TT1E OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 1905. x
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TALE OF VIGILANTE TIMES
Cfficaey of Swift Hoote in Checking th
faot of Criminals.
CHAPTER OF MONTANA'S YOUNG LIFE
Fart Played ty the Ijttm Senator Han
dera la Cleaning Oat the Border
Roman I a feet I a Mining
Campa la Early Daya.
The story of the vigilantes of Montana la
an old one and has oft been told, but the
death of Wilbur Fink Bander, leader and
prosecutor for the organization, lend to
the record the human Interest that ever
attnrhea to a triumph of order over disor
der and crime. Ban Francisco had a simi
tar experience a decade before the Mon
tana camps were born. Similar methods
were employed In numerous western camps.
Summary punishment of criminals becamo
necessary as a measure of self-defense,
and out of the vortex of outlawry sprang
law and order, signalising the right of life,
liberty and property upon which civiliza
tion la founded.
' A correspondent of tTia New York Bun,
rerlthig the even's of forty-two years ago,
says In part:
Montana wns a part of Idnho In
when ColnnM Sanders arrived there. He
wns "9 years old, had studied law In Ohio
, nod hnd fought In the civil war. He set
tled at Cannock City, a mining camp,
where lie began to mako a living as a law
yer. Itannnck C'.'.y was only about a year old
and Virginia City and Nevada City, close
ly. were Just getting on the map. There
I were no livelier settlements than these on
I the face of the earth. The erase for gold
li.id collected there California gnmblers
and cutthroats, Mexican desperadoes, de
serter from both the federal and the Con
federate armies, fugitives from Justice of
a dozen countries, and last and almost
leaef. a few honest miners and peaceful
Immigrants. There was little government
end no law except a limited quantity of
the home-made article. It was here that
Colonel Banders became prosecuting attor
ney. Pin miner's Cans.
.. T4ere was trouble waiting for the sheriff.
Inry Plummer was the hend of a big
gang of rond agents and murderers. Plum-
fmer's gang was the only well organized
band of men In the community and con
sisted of about two dozen "bad men" and
a large number of spies, scouts and outside
correspondents. Those were the . rood
agents who prompted the writers of dime
Hovels to do their worst. In action they
"wore black silk handkerchiefs over their
faces, and their secret service system tcld
them of every expedition worth robbing.
Individually the members of Plummer'a
gang were murderers who put small valua
tion on human life. They killed for ven
geance sometimes, for personal dislike
sometimes, even for "luck." They fired at
women to frighten them and killed Indians
for no reason but pure wantonness.
Plummer himself was said to be the
quickest and surf.it revolver shot In the
mountains. He could shoot with either
hand and, according to report, could draw
Ms pistol and empty Its Ave chambers In
three seconds, making every bullet tell.
He came to the gold camp with a record
I of three murders In California and hnd
tnken part In an attack on a Wells-Forgo
bullion express.
When Snm T. Mauser, later governor of
the territory, started east with a load of
treasures Plummer gave him a red woolen
scarf to protect his throat from chill. The
red scirf Wer served to Inform Plum
mer's men th.it the wearer was the victim
the;- ,e.-raU"d ... . '
"Dutch John" and Steve Marsland of the
sheriff's band held un J. M. Bozenian
when he stnrted for Bait Lake City with
1"0 Q In gold, and Plummer himself first
Interviewed the passengers of Oliver's Bait
luke coach when It rolled Into Pnnnock
after having been held up by Plummer'a
men.
Fnrnmtlnn of the Ylnllnntr.
TI'ls was the gnnrr that engaged the at
tention of Colonel Banders, and the move
ment which brought about the hanging of
twenty-two of them. Including Plummer
himself, followed the formation of the
Montana vlg'lantes, of which Colonel
Banders was the active head.
The prosecution of George Ives was the
beginning of the end of Plummer and his
gang. In the few months preceding the
uprising there had been a reign of terror
In which bo man felt that his life was
..jgrafe. There had been no less than 102
known murders which were charged to tho
Plummor gang.
Ives was one of tho gong. He was sent
to buy two mules from a German Nicholas
Tbalt In the Stlnklngwater valley and
murdered the German to save paying for
the mules. He was caught redhandi-d, and
a crowd of citizens dragged him to Nevada
City. Ives didn't worry any over his ar
rest, but this time the miners were nroused,
and sent for Colonel Banders.
Tho trial took place In the open air before
a huge bonfire Into In the afternoon of
Deeermlier ft, 1863. Citizens rnme from
tulles around to attend. The .1udge sat In a
wagon. Colonel Banders had a clear case
against Ives, and he made the most pf
every bit of evidence. The Jury, which was
composed of the better element 'of miners,
found the prisoner guilty, and the prose
cutor moved thai tie be hanged at once.
Then for a few minutes It was a question
whether Banders or Ives would be the first
to die. la tho crowd were many friends of
the prisoner and of Plummer's sung. The
arrival of Plummer with a rescuing gang J
was momentarily expected, and part of the
mob made an attempt at rescue, but it was
repulsed. A pole was swung out of the
window of an unfinished house near by, and
In fifty-eight minutes after he waa con
victed the body of Ives swung on a rope
from the end of It. That was the beginning
of the campaign against Henry Plummer's
tar;.
Wholesale Hangings.
Colonel Bunders was backed up by the
Accent men In the vicinity and he made
the most of his first victory. With five men
In Virginia City, three others In Bannock
and one In Nevada City he formed the
Montana vigilantes, a secret tribunal which
for the next tmeiity years exerted a pow
erful Influence upon the territory. Within
two weeks the little band had a hold In
every settlement In the region. In a little
more than a month the vigilantes had cap
tured, sentenced to death and hanged t wen
two members of Plummer's band, Including
I'lupini.'r himself.
Tl.e vljllantes held no public trials, and
whoa the'.r work was done there was noth
ing le'i for a Judge to attend to.
A Igh-xn'o executions took place almost
dalh In Jnnuary, isst. ' Plummer and two
of hi men died In Bannock City on the
same tier, and four days later five mora
of his i-tid .were rut to dcitth In Virginia
City, The vigilantes were Judges, Jury
ami exevuMor.cr. all In one. The trials
were abcut as Lr'if as ran be imagined.
When a nm.-derer or thief iti caught the
tptain cf to vigilante band would say:
"All m favor of uUnglrg this man step
to the r.gM of the read: thise who are for
letng him go. step to the left."
Mi'.i tb riu.vii.er gang ofu of the way
the Li-il-v. prt of tbe work wa over, but
for wu.ut twenty eart they continued to
B run ir.e territory Hi tl a interest of peace
vl good Older by mean of the mask and
;ooe. I s :crado. thlei or criminals
Cut ounl In ;h nion.tng a iduca of wbtt
u 'board iUuea to their tent r posted
conspicuously In front of a ranch. The
cards measured exactly 7x9 Inches, and on
them. In very black Ink, appeared the
numerals. "a 7 77." The desperado who
found such a notice knew that It eime
from the vigilantes, and he knew that It
meant "Pack up and leave within twenty
four hours or swing on the second night."
The vigilantes never bluffed. When
they posted a warning they were ready to
enforce It. Perhaps a mistake was made
once In a long time, and In such case the
victim at once sought out Colonel Banders
or X. Peldler, his rleht hand man, or some
other prominent vigilante, and laid the
case before him as man to man. If the
plea seemed good the mldnlKht tribunal
reconsidered and sometimes reversed Itself.
Sometimes It reaffirmed the sentence by
a second placard, and In such a esse there
wns no appeal.
If the vlrtlm disregarded the card he
found himself on the second night In the
hands nt a crowd of very earnest armed
men. A hanging always followed.
The Trial of Mode. '
When Benator Sanders was In Washing
ton he told the story of tho execution of
the notorious Blade for "treason against
the territory of Montana."
"We had engineered forty or fifty hang
ings," he said, "when we became Imbued
with the Idea that a little more lawful
form of government would be to the better
Interests of Virginia City, so one evening
we gathered on the outskirts of tho town
In Informal mass meeting and proceeded to
choose from among ourselves officers for
our local government. Our organization
wns the simplest thing In the world. We
would turn to one of our members and
say: 'You nre a pretty square sort of a
fellow and we know you to be straight as
a string; you shall be our Judge. And to
another: Ton are a heavily .built chap,
with plenty of grit: you shall be marshal.'
I was district attorney because I had a
smattering of law. and It was upon my
affidavits that all warrants were Issued.
"It seems strange In these days to think
of constituting a court In surh an off-hand
wsy without the slightest vestige of federal
authority, but we did It, and our court was
respected by all the citizens of Virginia
City that Is. most of them. After a while,
when they found that me were not hanging
so frequently as before, the lawless ele
ment grew bolder and more aggressive.
"The leader of this tough part of our
population was Blnde. He had a dozen
satellites, and it waa a favorite diversion
of theirs to spend a night In a disorderly
resort and then set It on Ore. Boon after
our court was organized we found that
Blade hnd burned a place, and we sent our
marshal to arrest him and bring htm to
Court. He came peaceably enough, and
the court fined him $26. He pnld. and In a
few days was up again for the Bame of
fense. "The fine was doubled this time and he
paid again, but he did not seem to profit
by these lessons, for he was frequently be
fore us, and each time his fine was doubled
until It reached the sumf $100.
"On that occasion he told the Judge he
didn't have the amount with him. and said
he would bring It the next time he came
to town. Well, he came to town several
times after that, but he did not offer to
pay the $400, and soon he was In trouble
again for the same old offense.
A III off that Failed.
"Our marshal got him, and he came along
quietly and stood while the Judge directed
the marshal to read the warrant. As the
marshal pulllrd out the document Blade,
quirk as a flash, sprang at him. Jerked It
out of his hands and pointed a revolver
at the Judge's heart. It was all done In a
second.
' 'Now,' said he, "I'm about tired of this
business. I am not going to be drained any
more and I'm not going to recognize your
authority; nor shall I puy that I WO. I shall,
hold you responsible for my personal
saftey, nnd If any of your committee at
tempts to touch me l it blow your heart
out. y
"While he was speaking I turned quietly
and walked out. On the street the first
man I met was a member of our vigilance
committee. I explained the situation to him
nnd asked him to ride to camp, about two
miles and tell th boys we needed them. He
rode off post luiKte, and I returned to the
court room. Blnde rede around town fir
a while and then returned there. He was
Inclined to he very proud of his defiance of
the orders of the court and was Insulting
to his honor. The next minute the room
was full of armed men and one of them
was saying: "We want you, Mr. Blade."
"He turned pale and weakened at once.
A crowd of his captors surrounded him.
and I left him In their keeping and went
home. I hadn't been there five minutes
when one of the boys came up and suid:
" 'Mr. Sunders, the boys have about con
cluded that they don't wnnt to l bothered
with Mr. Blade any longer and as there is no
place to keep him safely they nre going to
hang him whether tho court wills It or not.'
"I hurried to the court room and saw the
Judge ruid the marshal, and several others,
and wo'ucvced that as Mr. Blade wns bound
to bang anyway. It mas better to have him
executed by order of the court and thus
preserve our hold on the community. Bo wo
sentenced him to death for high treason,
for Inciting others to rebellion and for
seeking to overthrow our form of govern
ment. "So Mr. Blnde whs tnken to a hill over
looking a gulcli and a noose from a gnllows
was slipped around his neck and a barrel
placed under him. Then the barrel wns
kicked away, and Mr. Blade mas no more."
OSMOSIS FAMILIAR TO DUCK
John Darronitlis Duplicate a Story
on Animal Instinct with Oue
Riaally Wonderful.
John Purroughs. the naturalist, was 'aut fl
ing about the story, widely published not
long since, of a mild duck that got a salt
water mussel caught on Its tongue and had
Intelligence enough to fly from the salt to
the fresh water, mhere It dipped the mussel,
sickening It through osmosis, and thus
causing It to loosen Its firm grip.
"I believe that story of the duck thnt un
derstood the theory of osmosis," said Mr.
Purroughs. "I believe it as Implicitly as I
believe the story of the crippled lion and
the young lieutenant.
'A young lieutenant, during an African
campaign, came one day upon a badly
crippled lion. The great brute limped over
the tawny sand on three paws, holding Its
fourth paw In the air. And every now and
then, with a kind of groan. It m-ould pause
and lick the Injured paw plteously.
"When the lion saw the young lieutenant
It came slowly toward him. He stood his
ground, rifle In hand. But the beast meant
no harm. It drew close to him; It rubbed
against him with soft feline purrs; it ex
tended Its hurt paw.
"Th lieutenant examined the paw and
found that there waa a large thorn In It.
He extracted tli thorn, tne lion roaring
rn-nn pain, and he bound up the wound with
his handkerchief. Then, with every mani
festation of relief and gratitude, th animal
withdrew.
. . . 1- , . 1 . .
ii irrarmcrrrq us oeneractor. It was
gratefdl. And. In a practical may it rc
marded ths young man.
ini non ran over th regiment's list
of officers and ate all who were the lieu
tenant's superior In rank. Thus, In a Xew
weeks the young man, thanks to the astute
animal, becsme a colonel." Chicago Inter
urll
Katertalaiavj an Kaenjy.
jon 1 entertain a chronic, running sore
or wound. Cura U with, Buckien a Arnica
Calve; 2i cents; guaranteed. f,r gj, bf
GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET
Condition! in Wheat oo Eetene
Fiefiom Day,
of
SLUMP AT CLOSE; PRICES CENT OFF
Corn Down a Like Anoint-Oats
the Only Cereal Which Holds
Firm to tbe I.at
Forrlvn Market.
OMAHA, Aug. 26. 19(15.
Today's experience in tue wueat pit mas
the reverse of tout oi ) esteniHy. During
tne tirst half of the session mere whs con
suteiatue buying to cover unu price weie
Up. Juki be i ore tne cose a neiieiai selling
liiuvcmenl et in mnich moke prices lc
Ironi yesterday's close, witn a partial re
covery later. The mirkei was dull the
gieuur pint of tne session, witn no lealure
in tne new to turn speculative opinion,
except promise of rtiln In the norlnwest.
September closed at vc, the high point
being tic and the low i9". December
closed at 81',ulc ana May ul 84e.
iiade mas i;ght in corn and prices steady
the greater part of the session, witn no
nolleeubie piessure to sell until the m-heat
slump. This started corn und the maraet
sold lc off for Heptember delivery, without
any apparent cause. September closed at
63 c, old September, 5.c, Iccember at
4dc, old December at tc and May at
4J0.
Oats were the only cereal which did not
slump at the cloje. The market finished
firm with prices a shade higher. Bepiember
closed at 26c, December at itic and May
at 2!c.
Liverpool closed d higher on wheat and
'uVd lower on corn.
Clearances m-ere s.OOO bushels of wheat,
S.O barrels of flour, 57,000 bushels of corn
end 62.0uo bushels of oats. Primary mheat
receipts m'cre 74O,0cx husnels and shipments
4fi3.oii bushels, against receipts last jear
of 7K.1,0w bushels and shipments of 40o.oti0
bushels. Corn receipts were 637.0oO bushels
and shipments MH.CHiQ bushel, against re
ceipts last year of Wl.OoO bushels and ship
ments of Iui.UuO bushels.
Australian wheat shipments were 200.000
bushels this week, 334. wO last week and
t'lOOo" last year. The estimated world's
w heat shipments Monday are 8.100,000 busily
els. of which quantity Europe will take
about S.oou.non bushels. Total stocks of
wheat at Minneapolis are 1.072,747 bushels,
showing a decrease of 7J9.e3t) bushels for
the m-eek.
Premiums for rash wheat In Minne
apolis are weakening and large sales were
made yesterday to arrive at reduced prices.
An exporter bays that the country has ex
ported 3.5oi(,000 bushels less wheat and flour
sit.ee July 1 thHn for the same period last
year. Usually about 5,n bushels of whest
Is sold for export through gulf ports In
August and September, but this year prac
tically nothing has been done. The ex
port tradr In grain from the Black sea
ports Is paralyzed by lack of railway facili
ties, the government having retained all
the rolling stork for military contingencies.
The ware houses In south Russia are over
doming mltn grain awaiting transportation.
The corn trade Is talking of a shortage
of l2.0fi0.iO0 bushels at Chicago. Country
dealers do not seem to he anxious to sell
their corn and Patten, who Is short, says
they haven't much to sell.
Regarding oats, the Inter Ocean Bays:
"Reports from a number of sections In
Illinois and Iowa received say that farmers
are not selling their new oats and are
not offering them to any extent. Here is
the way an oat trader and farmer puts the
situation: 'Oats at present prices pay
the fanner about $10 an acre for his land,
while the corn pays 25. The farmer Is
not going to sell his oats at this wide
difference. The price Is too low.' "
Omaha Cash Sates.
WHEAT-No. 2 hard, 2 cars. 78Uc; No.
hard, 1 car Sic; No. 4 hard, 1 car, 4o.
CORN No. 3, 4 Curs, 60c.
OATS No grade, 1 car, ilMc
Omaha t'aali Prices,
WHEAT No. 2 hnrd, 78c; No. 3 hard. 770
80c; No. 4 bird, 72'i74c; No. 3 spring, lc.
CORN No. 2. Blc: No. 3, 6V No. 4,
50c; :io grade, 44'o9c; No. 2 yellow, 6ic;
No. S yellow, 61ic; No. 2 white, 0lc; No.
S white. 61c.
OATS No. 2 mixed, D34c; No. S mixed,
23c; No. 4 mixed. 224c; No. 2 white, UMc;
No. 8 mhlte, 244c; No. 4 white. ZS'Ac; stan
dard, 24Vc.
Carlot Receipts.
Wheat. Corn. Oats.
Chicago 67 80S 258
Kansas City 318 M 15
Minneapolis 144
Omaha 45 ' 120 17
Duluth S6
St. I.oulB 78 21 55
Minneapolis Grain Market.
Superior quotations for Minneapolis de
livery. The iange of prices as reported by
the Edwards-Wood company, 110-111 Board
of Trade, building, mas:
Article. I Open. High. I Low. Close. Tes'y.
Wheat II II
Bept...!83-4 81 83 83 83
Deo.... ;82 n82 8-",, 81H 81 81
May...boft 85 84 84 84
SEW YORK. GENERAL MARKET
Quotation of the Day an Various
Commodities.
NEW YORK. Aug. M.-FLOUR-Recelpts,
10.989 bbls.; exports, 6.C42 bbls.; market dull
and unchanged; winter patents. $4.loj4.75;
winter straights, 84. oof, 4. 26; Minnesota pat
ents, $4.9076.60; winter extras, $2.N5'83.35;
Minnesota bakers, $3.601i4.OO; winter low
grades, $2.753.30. Rye flour, firm; fair to
good. I4.0o5j4.26; choice to funcv, $4.f.Vu4.fio.
COR N.MEAL Firm; fine mhlte and yel
low, $1.30; coarse, 11.161.18; kiln dried,
$3.1i53.:!0.
RYE Steady; No. 2 western, 64c, c. 1. f.,
New York.
PARLE If Steady; feeding, S9gM0c, C. 1. f.,
Buffalo.
WHEAT Receipts, 4.0)0 bu.; exports,
8,078 bu.; spot market firm; N,y 2 red. 86c.
elevator; No. i red. 87c, f. o. b., afloat;
No. 2 northern, Manitoba, 88c, f. o. b.,
afloat. The miieat market was generally
firm all dny and closed c net highey.
It mas Influenced principally by steadies
cables, strength In the noimeat and mod
erate commission house r.ujing. May, 89
ic, closed at 9e; September, 86 (i
87 3-16c, closed st 87c; December, 87'
881,0. closed at fcS'ie,
CORN Receipts, 54.SH5 bu.; exports. 88.637
bu.; spot market easy; No. 2, 61c, elevator,
and 61 o. f. o. b., afloat; No. 2 yellow,
61c; No. 2 white, 62c. Option market m-as
without transactions, closing net un
changed. September closed at 60c; De
cember closeil at 2yc.
OATS Receipts. 2O7.CO0 bu.; exports, 62,.
071 bu.; spot market steady; mixed oats,
&5 to 32 pounds, 2!i 11 2Sf je ; naturul white, 30
to 32 pounds, 30Hi31c; clipped white, 36 to 40
pounds, 33UKi 36c.
HAY Qutet; shipping, COc; good to choice,
&5ii7l.c.
HOI'S Easy; state, common to choice,
194 crop, 1Mi24c; 1903 crop, 184i2oc; olds.
HC'il'Jc; rnciflc coast. 1904 crop, 17(B'23c; 1903
crop, 17 19c; olds, 10Hii2c.
HIDES Firm; Galveston, 20 to pounds,
2('c; California. 21 to 25 pounds. 19c: Texas
dry, 24 to 30 pounds. 18c.
I'HUVIBIU.vm Heei tealv; family. $11 60
il2C0; mess, $St.S0frl0 .00; beef horns, $21.0TK(j
22 50; packet. lu.o0cull UO; city, extra India
mess, $lS.004J18.f 0. Cut meats, steady;
pickled bellies. Italic; pickled shoulders. 7
i7c; pftkled hnms, liyile. Lard, easy;
western steamed. (S10i8.26; refined, easy;
continent. $.; South America. $9.00; com
pound. $5.87'fli 0. Pork, firm; family,
$17 .-fun 18 .00; short clear, $14.0016.50; mesa.
$1 6. fOq 1(1.50.
TALLOW Steady; city (J2.00 per pkg.).
t-c ; eouniry tpagn. ireei, 'otC.
RICE Steady; domestic, fair to extra,
SV.fi fil e- Japan, nominal.
Pl'TTF.R Easy; unchanged.
CHEESE Strong; elate full cream, small.
colored, fancy. llc; fair to choice. loO
ll'.c: large colored and white, fancy, Uc.
EOUS-Weak; unchanged.
POl'LTRY Alive, quiet; western chick
ens. 15c; fowls. 3e; turkeys, )3c. Dressed,
quiet; younr chickens, 14c; fowls, 12&12c;
turkeys, 13 y 17c.
. Philadelphia Proline Market.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 16 BI'TTER
Firm; extra m estern creamery, 22c; extra
nenrbv pr'ms, 23c.
EC5CS Firm: nearby fresh, loss off 2?c;
nearby fre.'li. 21c at mark; mestern fresh,
2t.;5e st nark.
CllEESE-Flriu; New Tork full cream,
fancy, llrillc: New York full cream,
choice. ll'dllLe: New York full cream, fair
to good, 10jjl0c.
Peoria Mr-rket.
PEORIA. Aug. 26-CORN-Steady; No S
ye'dow. 65c; No. I, 55c; No. 4, 64c; no grade,
63c.
OATS Steady; No. 1 whits, :e; NO. 4
White, rSC.
WHISK Y On tho-baais of $l.a for fin
ished gocds.
Milwaukee Grain Market.
MILWAVKEE. Aug. 26 - WHEAT -Lomer;
No. 1 northern, 9ocfi$l (x; No. 2
northern. 97cfi $!.).
A RLE Y Steady; No. 2. 61c; sampls. 15
CORN Lomer; September, 64c bid.
Dalath brain Market.
DTTjI'TH, Aug. 26. WHEAT On track.
No. 1 northern, $1.08; to arrive. No. 1 north
ern tua', fcoWc; Kit. i northern. UHc; 8uj-
t em her old, KHc; September new, 79Hc ;
December, 77H"'.
A1 On track, to arrive and September,
26c.
CHICAGO On AM ATi TBOVIMO
Features of the Trading and Closing
Prices on Hoard of Trade.
CHICAGO, Aug. M A stampede of longs
bent upon reducing their holdings broke
mheat prices sharplj- here today. Septem
ber, after a sheer drop of ISc from the
top. closed at a net loss of Tc. September
corn is down ltjtSiC. tints are up a shade.
Provisions vary from a shade oft to 6c up.
Wheat exhibited meekness at the outset,
many local shorts who had covered during
the preceding session apparently seeing
nothing In the early situation to suggest
higher prices. The ease with which their
offering's mere absorbed, however, dis
couraged selling snd placed the market on
a firm footing. September, which mas off
In the initial quotations VCiSc at C''afoc,
advanced to Mc. .Although there mere In
dications of rains In the northwest, the
tenor of the crop riems was satisfactory
and the bullishness mas attributed chiefly
to firm cables and talk of large cash sales
From 81c the market for September de
livery m-ent off to 79V with but little op
position. An estimate of 7i cars for Kan
sas City by Monday, together mlth weak
ness developing In cash markets of the
northm-est, started a rush tt sell that took
all the eaily strength snd brought out stop
loss orders In great volume ior account
of earlier buyers. At the bottom there m'lns
sufficient covering to bring about a slightly
better tone. The close mas easy at i9c.
Clearances of mheat end flour were equal
to 76,000 bushels. Primary receipts mere
47O.O00 bushels apalnst I.'HO bushels a year
ago. Minneapolis. Duluth and Chicago re-
fiorted receipts of 140 cars against 161 cars
ast m-eek and 2fio cars a year ago.
Corn ruled steady at slightly lower prices
during the first half of the session. Coun
try acceptances mere light and overcome
In a measure the bearish influences of
meather and crop nems. t'pon the collapse
of mhent values, weakness was marked
and values suffered. Bepteniber m-as oft
Vaic at 64'tic at the start and touched
64'iiC at Its best. The close mas weak at
the lorn- point for the day. 63H Local re
ceipts were 303 cars, of m'lilch 167 cars mere
of contract grade.
Oats mere steady with a good demand
from commission houses. Export demand
mas the sustaining influence. Bepteniber
rnnged between iH'a2JT closing firm at
2(ic. Local receipts mere 258 cars.
Trade In provisions w of small volume,
but prices mere sustained by packing house
and shipping deninnd. September pork Is
up Be at 814 87V4. Ird closed a shnde off
at 17.9; V Ribs are a shade higher at lt.00.
Estimated receipts for Monday: Wheat.
60 cers; corn, 377 cars; oats, 356 cars; hogs,
Sl.Oi'rt head.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Articles. I Open. High. L.ow. Closc.Tes'y.
Wheat I I
Bept. SOWS 81 79-SI 79 80
Dec. R1V2H SH SI 81VoS,S2'
May 85 8.V.. HV 5S
Corn
Sept. 64tiS 64 63 63 61
iSept. !S3V4, f3' 53V, 64i((f-
tDec. 4b 46 45 45 I 44
lDeo. 44f44Vk 44 43 4:i144ll
May 436444344 43H
Oats I I
Sept. 26 26,2ir26 26 26fi38
Dec. ' 27 2" 2'. 26 U
May 28i& 29 I 2 28! 28
Tork I f I
Bept 14 72 14 92 14 72 14 87 14 77
Oct. 14 75 14 92J 14 72 14 87 14 77
Lard- I .
Bept. 8 00 8 02' ? 97 7 97 8 00
Oct. 8 07 8 10 I 8 05 8 07 8 05
Nov. 7 77 7 77! 7 75 7 75 7 75
Ribs- 1
Sept. 9 00 9 01 9 00 9 00 9 00
Oct. 05 9 10 I 9 05 07 9 05
No. 2. tOld. JNew.
Cash quotations were as follows:
FI.OCR Steady; mlnter patents, 83.901?
4.30: stralithts. $3.S,"fi 1.10; spring patents,
84.iXrS5.25; straights, S3. 504.75; bakers, $J.40;f
S.30.
WHEAT No. 3 spring. 80rg9?c; No. 2 red..
79V."C.
CORN-No. 2. 64c; No. ! yellow, 64S
64c.
OATS-No. 2. 25!&5re: No. 2 white, 273
2Sc; No. 3 white, lty37C.
RYK-No. 2, 6Sc.
BARLEY Uood feeding, 87c; fair to
choice malting, 43(i47c.
SEEDS No. 1 flax, 81.09; No. 1 northwest
ern, 21. 16. Timothy, prime, $3.65. Clover,
contract grade, J11.75.
PROVISIONS Mess pork, per bbl., 214.85
14.90. Ijird. per 100 lbs., $7.97. Short
ribs sides (loose), $8 959.00; short cleur
sides (boxed), $8.87li9.12.
Receipts and shipments of flour and grain
were as follows:
Receipts. Shipments.
Flour, bbls i. 21.7110 6.90
Wheat, bu t,t K9.(.) Ik5.000
Corn, bu .,3'.'7,OiiO 7'iii.8O0
Oats, bu 4O3.1H0. 155.4O0
Rye, bu 9,ft)
Barley, bu 34.7U) 11.100
On the Produce exchange today the bub
iter market Tras steady; creameries. 17a21e:
dallies, 161il8c. Eggs, steady; at mark,
cases Included, 13jlCc. Cheese, Arm,
Kansas City Grain and Provisions.
KANSAS CITY. Aug. 25. WHEAT
Isomer; September. iHjs'&i December,
74&74; May. 7'&77c. Cash: No. 2 hard,
78'ti2c; No. 3, 76QS2c; No. red, 82c; No.
3. 77!i!ilc.
CORN September. 49!349ic: Decemher.
39c; May, 3!)c. Cash: No. 2 mixed, 61
61c; No. 2 mhlte. 51o.
OATS No. 2 white, 2Cfje7c; No. 2
mixed, 25c.
EQUS Im-er; Missouri and Kansas new
No. 2, whltewood cases Included, 17c; case
count, 16c; cases returned, c less.
BUTTER Higher; creamery, 18c; dairy,
17e.
HAY Steady; choice timothy, $9.0ff9.50;
cnoice prairie, tiraya. id.
KYE-Steady, 66c.
Receipts. Shipments
Wheat, bu 871.0O0 13.0M0
Corn, bu 122,000 102,0i0
Outs, bu 8,000 ' 17.UU0
The range of prices paid In Kansas City
as reported by tbe Edwards-Wood com
pany, uo-m tioara ut Trade building, was
Articles. I Open. Hgh. Low. Close. Tes'y,
Wheat
Sept..
Dec...,
May...
Corn
Sept..
Dec...
May..
Oats
Sept..,
Dec...
Fork
Sept..
Oct...
Lnrd
Sept..
Oct...
Ribs
Bept..
. Oct...
74 74 73 73 74
74r74 74 T3 73 71
76 77 76 76 77
49 49 48 4S 49
89 89 38 88 38
S9 39 88 88 88
25 2 25 25 25
24 24 24
14 67 14 82 14 60 14 80 14 70
14 67 14 82 14 62 14 77 14 C7
7 95 797 7!W 795 795
t 02 I 02 8 00 8 02 8 02
93 8 97 2 t 96 , 8 95
900 9 06 800 a 02 S02
t. Louta General Market.
ST. LOUIS. Aug. 25. WH EAT Higher;
No. I red, cash, elevator, 79'u84c; on track,
86&6c; Bepiember, 78c; December, 80c; No.
2 hard. &yu87c.
I ORN Futures, rteady; cash, higher; No
2 cash, 53c; on track, 64c; September, 6lc;
December, 41c.
OATS Quiet; No. i cash, 25c; on track
2i'c; September, 25c; Dtcember, 26c: No. 2
mhlte. l!.r2iV(.c. 1
FLOt'R Steady ; red winter patents. $4.10
64 35; extra fnncy and straight, tt.SMi4.15;
clear, $3.063.20.
SEED Timothy, steady; $3.32.
CORNMEALr-Steady; $!.6o.
BRAN Fafr demand; sucked, east track.
87ii68c.
HAY-Firm; timothy, I6.0OSU.00; prairie.
IRON COTTON TIES-99C.
HAtiOINO 6c.
HEMP TWINE c.
PROVISIONS Porg, higher; Jobbing
f!4.0.. Lard, steady; prime steam, $7.55'
ry salt meats, steady; boxed extra shorts
$8 87; clear ribs, $9.37; short clears!
$9i. Bacon, steady; boxed extra short.
$K.5o; clear ribs, $9.87; short clear, tin lw.
Pol LTRY-yuiet; chickens, 9c; spring"
liil2c; turkey, 3c; ducks. 789c; geese.
Ul'TTER Steady; creamery, 161322c; dai
ries; 141H7C.
EGOS Firm; 10c, cose count.
Receipts. Shipment.
10.000 13 0s
79.rm r8 ouo
22.000 2i,o
6i.0u fc),ju0
Flour, bbls.
Wheat, bu
Corn, bu..,
Oats, bu,,.
Oils and Rosin.
NEW YORK. Aug. 2.-OIL8-Cottonseed,
firm; prime crude, nominal; prime yellow
3lc. Petroleum, steady; refined New
York, t90; Philadelphia and Baltimore
$6 85, prime In bulk, $8 96, Turpentine,
quiat at 634i63c.
ROSIN Steady; strained, common to
good. $3V"fj3.C6.
TOLEDO, Aug. M OII-North Lima,
86c; Bouth Lima and Indiana. 61c.
SAVANNAH. Oa., Aug. 2 OIL Turpen
tine, firm st t9c.
ROSIN Firm; quotations: A. B. C, $3 86;
D. $3 60; F, 14 05; (J, 84 10: H, $416; I, $4 2"
K. !4.:5, M, $4.35; N, $4.46; W O, $4.90, W W
ISM).
Liverpool Grain Market.
LIVERPOOL. Aug. 5s -WH EAlVPpot.
rloe-d nominal: futures steady ; September,
a 9d; December, 6 7d.
CORN Spot, firm; American mixed. Is
Ho; futures nosed quiet; Bepember, s 10d,
December, 4s 'd; January, now. 4a SWd.
OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET
Eeit NstWa 8teert Twenty-Fha Higher
for tbe Week.
HOGS SELL LOWER, WITH TRADING SLOW
Ko Sheep or l.ambs Here Today, hat
Market for the Week niaher on
Doth Killer and Feeder,
with Trading; Active.
BOt'TH OMAHA, Aug. 20, 1915.
Receipts mere:
Ofli.'ial Monduv ...
Official Tues.lav .
Oftlclal Wednesday
Official Thursday
Official Fiidnv
omclal Bnturday .
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
.. 0 . . 4.')1 ll'.o'
.. 7.337 6.772 1.7.3
.. 4. 71H 6.317 6.21
.. 1.SM4 t.l3 -2
.. 2,025 8.578 3,733
.. 175 6 052
Total this week 22.012 87.944 40907
Total last week 11.133 46.067 27.319
Total meek before 16.16 7 33.439 14,604
Total three m-eekit nm nud a; roo Anif.tt
Total four weeks ago. . '. .15o4S 5j34 39!s90
ciime m-ecg inst year. . .13,230 42,5; 4i.Un
RECEIPTS FOR THa YEAR TO DATE.
The follom'lnff tnhle ahnvi the t-eeelnts nf
cattle, hogs and sheen at South Omaha
for the year to date, comparing with last
year;
... I!. Jjoi. Inc.
cattle DR2.167 6:.40 33.757
floes ....... , -) My 1 ?i9 n aA
Sheen !.''" a-,'?HK 'utkit 1''.4S
ThC follom-ino- tnhle alwiua the Bvltmn
price of hogs at South Omaha for the last
several days, mlth comparisons:
Date. I 1005. 10i4. ,im. 11902. 11901. IJ900. ,1899.
Aug. 1...
Aug. I...
Aug. 1...
4...
Aug. 6...
Aug. ...
Aug 7...
Aug. 8...
Aug V...
Aug. 10...
Aug. li...
Aug. It..,
Aug. 13...
Aug. 14...
Aug. 15...
Aug.
Au 1,...
Aug. 18...
Aug. 19...
Aug. DO..,
Aug. ...
Aug. 22...
Aug. 23...
Auk. 24...
Aug. 26...
Aug. 26...
69' 4 99! 4 I7 7 411 6 6 6 161 4 II
I 72,' 4 I2 7 861 i 7( I 18 4 M
" 1 4 Ni 4 Ksi I ii 101
00 W 6 021 7 9i
I 101 4 43
4 46
04
'.
6 7541 6 061 6 04 7 J.'l 6 84
. 4 07( I 04; T 361 I
t lb7 I 1 b lui 7 27i 4 ol
I 84 6 10 6 11 It 17 6 86
i kSi 4 37
Kl 6 ( I 7 lol 6 '.2 tH 4 Si
M t 011 8 1? t 74 W 4 a
i 8l 4 S7 6 23 1 7 04) I
6 4 81; 6 ifui 7ii I 74! 4 85
I 4 94 6 16 I 8 (1 I I 77 4 6 m
i 96; 1 I 21 78 6 78 4 ol 4 4S
5 U t 01 I 26 68j I 77 4 97 4 44
6 I 02 it 6,-1 6 77 4 to 4 32
8i 4 HS fi 20 6 83 t 00 4 isJ
6 Ji 4 81 5 17 ( 67 4 96 4 47
6 to. 6 10 5 H 6 72 6 89 4 50
I 5 12 5 16 ( 791 6 86 , 6 03
84 I 1 & 23j 6 8) 1 6 78i 6 02 4 42
6 83 6 02 6 301 6 8i, 6 01 4 42 3 69
6 91, & 031 I 6 081 6 HI, 4 I'M 4 41
t 91. 6 04 1 6 46! 6 91 5 02 1 4 42
6 89' 6 13' 6 44! 7 10! I 5 05 4 40
I 6 22 6 82 7 l 6 97 I 4 is
Indicates Sunday.
The Official nnmhee rt eaea gt alnelt
brought "In today by each, roud was:
. cattle, iiogs. Horses.
C M. 4 St. P. Ry 2
Mo. P. Ry 2 1
L'. P. system 18
C. &. N. W. Ry 18..
V.. E. fe M. V. R. R SI 1
C, 8t. P.. M. 4 O. Ry 6
B. M. Ry 13 1
C, U. 4k y. Ry 2
C, R. I. Ac P. tiy., east.. .. 6
Illinois Central 2 ,.
Chi. Oreat Western 11
Total receipts 7 91 4
The disposition of the dav's recelnts was
as follows, each buyer purchasing the num-
uer 01 neaa inuicaiea;
Buyers. rattle, itoe
Onmna 1'acklng Co l36
owirt and Company 11 1,618
Armour & Co l,M
Cuilany ros. &. Co iJ
bquiro raii:lng Co toO
oiner buyers
11
22
Totals
4.906
CATTLE There mere not enoush cattle
here today to make a fair test of the mar
ket, mhlcn practically closed yesterday.
'the receipts for the week mere liberally
heavier tnan last week by about tmenty
eight loans and heavier than the same m'eok
last year about 354 cars. About four-fifths
of the cattle were western grassers and tlnj
remaining one-hfth were cornfeds of faiiiv
good quality.
ine market on beef steers was very sat
isfactory mi tne meek, conditions favoring
selling Interests. Oood native cattle sold
fuhy c higher for the week and there
mas a good, strong demand for this class
of Htuft. Buyers mere anxious for cattle
ana we ready to pay for anything show
ing quality, ine medium and common
kinds which come In competition mith the
westerns do not show any advance and are
steady to a shade lomer for the meek. Some
choice natives sold yesterday for $6.15, the
best prices paid on this market for cattle
since last May. Uood grassers ruled sen-
erally stronger for tho week and there was
a lair demand noted, but the common
grades were just about the same aa the
medium natives.
The cow and heifer trade m-as not as sat
isfactory as It might have been u .d there
mas a weak tone to the trade all through.
Along the first of the week the market
broke badly and the loss waa not wholly
regained, although the last two market
days there mas a better feeling and prices
picked up a little. On both natives and
grassers the market stands a dime lower.
although the real prime stuff may not be
on as mucn as mis. 1 ne liberal supply
jiein tne westerns down and the natives
mere hurt by the decline on grassers.
Bulls, veal calves and stags ruled just
about steady for the week.
The etocker and feeder trade was In good
shape all the week and there was a good,
strong demand for good cattle. There mere
plenty of order; and trading was active
almost every day. Uood heavy feeders were
stronger ror ine ween and common kinds
were tuny sieauy. Representative sales
COW3.
n. . r. k.
t 890 8 30 7
HEIFERS,
1 470 1 M 4
1 UU 1 M I
CALVES.
. ir.
... Ul 1 go
. K0 I 00
440 1 U
1 195 6 00
BULLS
1 1410 I SO
HOOS There m-as about the usual Satur
lav's run here, ninety loads being 011 sale.
Buyers were In an extremely . bearish mood
this morning and were asking concessions
mhlch sellers mere slow to make snd the
result mas a slow, dull, aiaegy market all
through the morning. Salesmen mlth heavy
weights found conditions aeciuraiy against
them and some could not even get buls on
their holdings. Uood. light, medium und
shipping grades sold fairly m-ell, but at a
decline of 2ft5c. As the morning advanced
buyers became more bearish and the mar
ket m-eakened still more. After the first
round or two. and after the more urgent
orders had been tilled, trading came tu a
standstill, with about one-half of the hogs
sold. The market mas long-druwn-out, but
about everything mus dually picked up at
the decline noted above. Representative
sales:
Ha A, sk, P.
Ut ... t 0
71 iS 10 4 0
ii im ... iivt
44 !4i 40 ?
tt XI ltd U
SI.
41....
63...
71....
10....
77....
10....
tit
47....
14....
....
64....
11....
tl....
64....
66....
Tl....
11 ...
4.
k. rr.
40 I 11
40 I 17
40 I 17
... til
..tl
.280
.111
...;;, 40 t 17
...144 160 I 17
...lit H'l I 7
...tht 40 I 17
11 tit ... t M
II 240 M I W
61..
IZh 140 I 64
141 iilO I 66
w..
tu..
0..
41..
44..
7t..
It..
H..
61..
S..
67..
ID..
17..
10..
11..
..146
.116
..216
.131
..111
60 I 17
... 4 to
40 t DO
m is
160 i 60
60 6 10
60 i M
,...li6 60 t 65
....liO ... 6 66
... j:i 60 I 66
....tit- W III
....lit 160 I 66
....126 ... I &
....WO 160 I 64
...Zil ... i to
....lit 120 I 5
... 241 ... I 66
....214 160 I t
... tul ... I 66
244 40 i U
130 ... 6 66
....t 160 I Silt
.,..l4 IH) t I7
... 141 160 I II
...141 ItO 6 IT
..111
.166
111 KM) I to
110 U0 to
231 40 I 60
216 ... I tl
lt ... 6 63
127 80 t 12
120 120 t 62
211 ... 6 t2
211 110 I tl
10 ... I 66
1S1 tt 6 15
ttl ... I 17
61...
II...
&..
61..
60..
II..
16...
66...
!..
II..
SHEEP There were no fresh arrivals to
day, and as everything mas cleaned up yes
terday the big barn was deserted. While
the receipts fur the meek were light, they
were heavier than last m-eek, but not of
such good quality. The market was In a
very satisfactory condition all the week,
the only dram-back being the light receipts.
Theie mas a good strong rail from all
sources and the supply has hardly equaled
the demand. On Monday the market broke
luii15c all around and trading was slow
and dull, but from then on values had an
upward tendency and the lovs wss more
than regained. Bheep and yearlings for
the week are a little stronger than the
close of last m-eek and some salesmen call
them 10t115e higher. Ijimbs are fully
steady and tha highest price of the season,
$7.40, was paid during the meek.
There m-ere not near enough feeder sheep
and lambs here to meet tl.e requirement
of the trade and feeder buyer were not
able to do much. There i a strong de
mand for feeders here and there are plenty
of orders malting to be filled On this
class of sheep the market Is iojjl5c higher
for the week, with the trade In good active
condition.
Quotations en tsf he and limbs: flood
fo choice lainbs. 8A.6in7.40; good to choice
yearling wethers. $l.90y5 25; uood to choice
bid wetbeis, $6.(Xu-o.Ui good tu choice ,
$4 5ofc6 .00.
Quotations on feeder sheep and lamhst
Gobi ceding lambs, 6 Tt-i.o- .good, (ding
yearlings, I4 7S47SOO: good feeding wethers,
14-54.76; feeding ewes, tis440u; brt-iiliiig
ewes, $4r5a"4.7&.
CHICAGO I.1VF. STIM'K JUHKKT
Cattle, aheep and lamb steady
Hobs Steady to Strong.
CHICAGO. Aug. 2K. CATTLE- Receipts,
FoO h.'ad Market sternly; good to Piiine
steers. I5 5i,r6.:; poor to medium, $4i'
6.26: stockers and feeder. $:.:iu( 30; com-,
$2.6Wr4 60; heifers, t; 2""ii4 ;5; bulls. $.' 2-t
4.0"; csnners. $i.25;i2 4o, calves. laoiT .V';
Texss fed steers, $3.j6u4..r4; mcsteiu stern,
$3 fyvyS 00.
IioilS Receipts, 1I.0T0 hend; estimated
Monday, 36.00u head. Market steady to
strong; mixed and butchers, $u.75uA.35;
good to choice henrv, $; 'Mi 3"1; roiiKii
heavy, T,.7v"UV96; light. .'..8,vtj6.35; bulk of
sales. $5.SHii(t.i6.
SHEEP AND I.AMBS-Recelpts, S.O0
head. Market steady; good to choice m-et ti
ers, $S.26ii6.6u; full to choice mixed. $4 i,f
6 0o; wester:! sheep. $5 iti5 6"; native lamb,
$5.6t;l7.tH); western lsmbs. J" 264 7.65.
Kansas City I. Me Stock Market.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 26. CATTLE
Receipts, 109 head; market, unchanged;
choice export and dressed beef steers, II. CO
tffi.00; fair to good. 83.4utM.50; western
steers, $2.75'(f4 25; stockers and feeders, $2.66
ti-4.25; southern sleets, $2.6'ji'4.26; southern
corns. $l.75rj3.0O; nstlve corns, $l.J.VfT4 n; na
tive heifers. $2 JO-fto.25; bulls, 2.2fffrO .50;
calves, $3.0ia6.6. Receipts for the week.
63,200 head.
IK HiS Receipts, 5,000 head; market,
steady; top. $6.17; bulk of sales, $6.tiii6.15;
heavy, t4.vo4iA.10; packers, I6.00ti6.15; pigs
and lights, $11 oi'u.17.
SHEEP AND LAM US Receipts, 500 hend;
market, strong; native lambs. ViXti7?S;
western lambs $6.0ti 7.25; fed ewes snd year
lings, $4.60tj.75; mestern yearlliiRs. $5.2.if
6.75: m-estern sheeTi, $4.4to.l5; stockers and
feeders, $3.764.60.
St. I-onl Live Stock Market.
BT. LOl'IS. Aug. t CATTLE Receipts,
800 head, Including Texans. Market was
steady; native shipping and export steers,
$4 85 6 70; dressed beef and butcher steers.
$3 75'(t6 60; steers under l.OoO lbs., $3 50ii4 00;
stockers and feeders. $2.(4)4.00; cows and
heifers. $2.6ot5.00; fanners, $1502.85; bulls,
$2 504i2.6T; calves, I2.u0jj6.60; Texas and In
dian steers, $2.254.O0; corns and helfeis,
2.0iKii3iO.
Hi 10s Receipts. 3,500 head. Market was
steudv: Diss and lishts. $6 166 30: Duckets.
5.5oiu6.25; butchers and best heavy, $6.15tf
C.35.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. 6"0 head.
Market steady: native muttons, $4.75It5.m);
lambs. $5.OiKu6.50; culls and buckB, iJ 7m
4.60; stockers. $3.8T,'d4.85; Texans, $4.25f) 5,(X).
New York I. Ire Stock Market.
NEW YORK. Ausr. 26 BEEVES Re
ceipts, 422 head. Nothing doing and mar
ket feeling meak. Cables steady. Exports,
1,608 head cattle and 6.899 quarters of beef.
CADVES No fresh arrivals and nothing
doing; feeling stendy; dressed calves quiet;
city dressed veals. 8 12c per lb. j country
dressed. 8'flllc per lb.
HOGS-Receipts, 1.S45 head. Market mas
nominally steady; no sales.
SHEEP AND LA M HS Receipts, 3.815
head. Bheep In light supply and steady;
lambs In fair demand but easier; good
lambs, WSiSc lower; medium grades 26c off;
sheep, $3.5Oy6.00; lambs, $6.ioWi.io; culls,
$4.706.00.
St. Joseph Live Stork Market.
ST. JOSEPH. Aug. 26.-tCATTI-.K- Re
ceipts, 225 head. Market stronger: natives,
$3.76'urt.OO; cows and heifers, $1.504)4. 9u;
Blockers and feeders, $3.00i(H.16.
HOUS Receipts, 3.4fl head. Market ac
tive and steady; light, $i!.OiV26.15; medium
and heavy, $5.906.10; bulk of sales, $6.0uif
$.10.
SHEEP AND LAM BS Receipts, none.
Demand strong.
Sioux City Live Stork Market.
SIOUX CITY. Io.. Aug. 26.-(8neclnl Tel
egram. ) CATTLE Receipts, 100 head; mar
ket, strong; peeves, .t.iitii.io; bulls and
mixed, $2.2&iff3.00; stockers nnd feeders, $2.75
Sj38o; calves and yearlings, $2.5018.60.
HOUS Receipts, g.noo head; market, 6c
lower; selling at $5.70&6.90; bulk of sales,
$5.7536.80.
Stock In Sight.
Receipts of livestock at the alz principal
western markets yesterday:
;attie. lings. Bheep.
South Omaha
Sioux City ..
Kansas City
St. Joseph ...
St. Louis
Chicago
176
6.062
l'0
100
225
8"0
600
3.600
2,000
8.469
2.5"0
11,000
600
"506
3.U00
Two
Total 1,900 31.521
Wool Market.
NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-WOOL Market
firm; domestic fleece, 35 39c.
BOSTON, Aug. 26.-WOOL The Com
merclal Bulletin says of the wool
market that a large amount of terri
tory wools, Including new sales and de
liveries on contract, has changed hands,
which Is estimated at 12.000 to I6.O1M)
pounds. Prices are tendli.g upm-ard and
the market Is very strong and stesi -.
The larger mills are again buying 1 i
future requirements. It Is understood, miule
the smaller manufacturers ore not In evi
dence. Sales have been made In fleeces
at slight concessions and It Is said by
some that the movement has been
heavy, while others take the position that
conditions preclude substantial contrac
tions. Pulled wools, m-henever available,
sell readily at top prices. The season for
Australian and Bouth American wools is
r radically over, although It Is said from
600 to 2,000 bales of Australian Merinos
have been sold during the m-eek. The for
eign markets are stiffening with particular
strength In Austrllan 40 and Merinos. The
Australian acd Bouth American markets
will be the scenes of activity In a little
more than a month, when the sales at the
different places will open. The shipments
of wool from Boston to date, from Decem
ber 28, 1904, are 153,823.202 pounds against
139,356,874 pounds at the same time last
year. The receipts to date are 26S,3.T0,440
pounds against sos,zi8,44i) pounds ror the
same period last year.
LONDON. Aug. 26 WOOL During the
m-eek m-nol was firm mith unchanged rates.
Arrivals for the next series number 66,bW
bales. Imports m-ere as follows: New South
Wales. 70 bales: (Queensland. 18 bales: Vic
torla, 35 bales; South Australia (Smyra),
798 bales; various, 208 bales.
ST. LOII8. Aug. 26. WOOL Steadv:
medium grades, combing and clothing. 26
fi31c; light fine, 21(u26c; heavy fin?, 18fj22c;
tuo masiiea, o-u fu.
Foreign Financial.
London. Aug. zti. Money today was
plentiful, further dividend distributions off
setting the payments In connection mith
treasury bills. Discounts were firm. The
Stock exchange was dull, awaiting peine
developments. Some week-end realigations
snd a lack of support were responsible for
the sagging tendency. Consols eased 11 troe
tlon. American securities opened steady at
alMHit parity and closed quiet. Foreign se
curltles were Inactive. Japanese were ills
posed to harden and Russians were n fi.ade
easier. Japanese Imperial 6s of 1904 wio
quoted at 104.
BERLIN. Aug. 26. The bourse was gen
erally lower today. There was much celling
on account or 111a uncertainly as 10 ro con
clusion of peace. At the close, however.
the market was stronger on London and Bt.
Petersburg reports.
PARIS, Aug. 26. The bourse today was
dull. Russian bonds of 1901 fell CO centimes
and bonds of 1904 fell a frano. The close
m-us hnsltatlng. Russian Imperial Is wrre
quoted at 88 60 and Russian bonds q 1904 at
GUI.
Cotton Market.
NEW YORK. Aug. 26 COTTON-Fu-tures
steady; August, 10 75c; September,
10.7BC-, octoDer. iu.wsc; movemner, id wo
December. II.ic; January, 11 Use; Feb
ruary, 11.13c; March, 1116c; April, 11.18c
May, 11.20c. Spot cotton doted steadv
middling uplands, 11.15c; middling gulf
11 4iic; sales, none.
LIVERPOOL. Aug. 26. COTTON-Spot.
dull; prices lower; America middling fair,
6 27d; good middling. 6.01d; middling, 5 Sid;
low nilddllng, 6.6M; good ordinary, 6 51d;
ordinary, 6.35d. The sales of the day were
StrnO bales, of which 2' mere for specula
tion and export, and Included 2.800 Ameri
can. Receipts, 4,000 bales. Including 6.9XI
American.
ST. IXJUIB. Aug. 26-COTTON-Btnady;
middling. 10r; soles, 84 bales; shipments,
777 bales; stock, 11.449 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. Aug 26 COTTON
Quiet; tales. 4o0 bales; ordinary. 7 13-16;
good ordinary. o; low middling. c; mid
dling, 10c; good middling, 10 13-TSc; mid
dling fair. llc; receipts, 496 bales; stork,
74,797 bales.
Evaporated Apples sad Dried Frnlts.
NEW YORK. Aug. 26 EVAPORATED
APPLES Market continues quiet with buy
ers and sellers apart In their views snd
neither Inclined to alter their position. Com
mon to good are quoted at 4?J6c, prime at
77wc. choice at "c and fnncv at Co.
CALIFORNIA DRIED FRVITfl-Prunea
continue firm with a moderute demand lor
spot. Quotations rnnpe from 4'e to tf'nc.
according to grade. Apricot nre unchanged
mith choice held at 8it.c. extra thone at
8f8c and fsncey at 91il0c. Peaches
continue scarce so far as soot supplies are
concerned, with fancy In limited amounts
at llc. Raisins are firm; loose Muscatel
are ouoted at 4i6c. seeded raisins at
l't.7c and Ixindon layers at tlO'Tfl 15.
Movements of B'rrrhandlae.
NEW YORK. Aug. 26-Total Imports of
merchandise and dry goods at tl.e port of
New York for the week ending today mer
Valued at $12.67.737. Total Imports of specie
at th port of New York for the week eujfc-
Ing todnv m ere C .7.4:5 slher and $1?4,'T
gold. Ti.Ml rxpoits f sinte fimn Ne4
k ei k toi the wees, emi.iig Uxi.iy mii'4
$x .:; silver and llu.Vo id.
OMlllt IVIIOI.KIUl: M4.nii.KT.
Condition of Trc.de nnd Qnoiatlon on
Mnple nnd la n Produce.
EOG- neicipt. tan, iiihi ket te.dy
camiied slock, luc.
LIV E I'OI Li R Y-Hens. 9c; roosters.
fite, luikis, l.',,L,(.' ducks. c; spring
uncus, .h', si'i;,i chicken, h-tillc.
UL I TEii -.Mm ket In . 11. ta King stock.
Kuc; choice to fancy dairy, lStfimj; cream
ny. .Iti.Uyo. punts. 21c.
Si'OAK-titulii:-d granulated, in barrel.
15 1 l"t int., cubes, to 50 cr cmt.; cut
loat, le.su per tut.; No 6 ex'.ra C. $5.60 per
cw ; No. ..1 extra C, $j.3C' per cel.; No. U
teij.iw. $5.".t per ovi.. li powderoeX
ti .w per cat.
FRKSll FISH-Trout. 11c; halibut, llcj
budalo (diesseu'., Sc. pickerel (drersed), scj
White bass (dressedi. I.e. suntish. He; perva .
(scaled and dressed), 8c; pine. 11c; cat Us a.
luc, red snapper, bc; salmon. 11c; crappU,
12c; eels, b-j builheads. lie; black ba.
26c; mhltetlsb. 11c; frog leiis. per dos., 36c;
lobsters, green, 27c, boiled iub(ei, vc;
shnd roe, 45c; blueflsh, o
HAY Prices quoted by Omaha Vholesata
Hoy Deslers' association: Choice, $7; No.
I. $6.60; No. 2, 4, course, $5. These prlc
are for hav of good color and quality.
BRAN Per ton. Hi
TROPICAL -RUlT.
ORANOES Valencia, all sixes, $5.0Ot36.64
LEMONS Liiiioiiiria, extra tanc,
Size, $7.75; 300 and 360 sizes, $."0u8.(.
DATES ler txx ol M 1-.-. psss., $2
Halloween, in 7v-lu. boxes., per lb., to.
FIGS California, per 10-lo. carton, 753
86c; Imported omyruu, t-crown, He;
crown, 12c.
BANANAS Per medium-sited bunch, $1.74
02.26: Jumbos. I-VKkuS-Oi
FRUITS AND MELONS.
PEARS California Rartlett, per 50-lb.
box. $2 11013.00; I tuh. $2.6ttl2.76; Colorado,
$:.8f'2.90.
I Li 'MS California, per 4-bssket crats
$1 50nil 75; grubs prunes, $1.7u; Hungarians.
$1.75.
I'EACHES California freestonea. per bog,
$1.15; Elbcrtas, $12; California Balm-ays, tU
CANTALul Ph.S-Tex.ts, iier crate, 8100;
Texas, Rocky Ford seed, $2.60.
WA I'WlMKl.O.NH-Alaoaina BwoetS, U3
26c each; crated, lc per lb.
API'LES -liutchess. Wealthy and Cobb
Pippins, in 3 bu. bbls., 82.75V3 00; In bu.
babels, 11
BLl EBERRIEB Sixteen qts., $2.25.
H I'CK LEBEHR1 ES Sixteen qts., tl.V9
$1.76.
VEGETABLES
WAX MEANS lir Xj-mi. basket, 25C5o
strlnu bennn. per -bu. box, svVo.
POTATOES New, p- bu., jktoo.
BEANS Navy, per l u , $2.
CUCUMBERS Per dox.. 25o.
TOMATOES Home-gi own, -bu. baskets.
3611 60c.
CA iii.AUE-llome-grown, in crates, p
lb.. lc. ....
pj 11 inr-nome-srown, veiiuw. rea ana
white, tier bu., 60c.
HKKTB--New. yr pu.. Ttie.
CELERY kHlumnxoo. per dox., Kc.
SWEET POTATOES Virginia, per 1-bli.
bbl.. $3.60.
M ISCELl.AM'.Ui a
CHEESE Swiss, new, i5c; Wisconsin
brick, 13c; Wisconsin limberger, lie;
Twins, 12c; Young Americas, le.
ki ts walnuts, nil, 1 sort sneua. new
crop, per lb., 15c: hard snells, per lb., 13c;
ISO. X soil sneus, per 111., iv , no. c nri
rhelU, per lb., 12c. Pecans, Istge, per lb.
12c; small, per in., 10c, reanuik, per 10., (c;
roasted, per lb., 8c. Chill m-alnuts, per lb..
K'CilSHc. Almonds, soft shells. pr lb., 17c;
hard uncus, per 10., iko. cnenoaia nicsory
nuts, per bu., $1.76; largo hickory puis, por
bu.Jl.50.
1 1 IDES No. 1 areen. c: iso. z green, sc:
No. 1 salted. loc: No. 2 salted. 0c: No 1
veal calf, 11c; No. 2 veal calf, 9c; diy salted.
7'aHc; sheep pelts, 26ctji.ou; nurse moos.
tl.blKU3.00.
Sngnr nnd Molnses.
NEW YORK. Aug. 26 SUGAR Raw,
easy; fair refining. c; centnrugai, m lest.
3 31-82(i-4c; molasses sugar, 3c; refined,
quiet; No. 6, 4.70c; No. 7. 4 6T.c; No. 8, 4.55c;
ISO. . 4.00c: .o. 111, 4.4.K"; iso. 11, 1 jot; inu.
12, 4.30c; No. 13, 4.20c; No. 14, 4.15c; con
fectioners A, R.lhC; mouia a, o.noc; cui
loof, fi-: crushed, 6c; powdered, D.40c;
granulated, 5.3'V; cubes, 6.65c.
molasses firm; .-sew iirieans open
kettle, good to choice, LfS35o.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 26. BIHAR
roil.it nnn kettle cent riflliral. AtfM'Acl
centrifugal m-hltes, 4 15-16(65 l-16c; yelloms,
4'(i4c; seconds. zlV(3c
M O Li a Sh !- H in om 1 nui ;
open kettla, 13(9
16-; centrifugal. 6tjl4e.
SYRUP Nominal. 30c.
Clearing House Averages.
NEW YORK. Aug. 26 The statement
Of the averages of the clearing house banks
of this pity for the week shows: Loans,
$1,144,607,900; decrease, $1,493,600. Deposits,
$1,181,084,600; decrease, $7.4VtOO. Circula
tion, $52,310,700: Increase, $718.oTT. Legal ten
ders, $84,799,000; decrease. $4W.70O. Specie,
$-19,450,300; decrease, $1,744,500. Reserve,
$3o4.249.3fO; decrease, $2.244.2iiO. Reserve re
quired, :w 271.126; decrease, $1.8.7(I0. Sur
plus, $8,978,176; decrease, $377,600. Ex
Unlted States deposits, $11,094,876; decrease,
$374,400.
Bank Clearing for the Week.
OMAHA, Aug. 26. Rank clearings for to
day were $1,267.0X3.04, and for tha corre
sponding date last year. $922,222.96.
1905. 1904.
Monday ...
I1.706.6S9.B1 tl.811.liTB.7T
Tuesday ..
1.3.'.nmM
I,266.3f0.82
, 1, 200.046.64
, 1.294.401 32
, 1,297,083.04
1.134.7WS.R8
1.06".S6S.4
1.114.916 60
l.txft.ro.M
Wednesday
Thursday .
Friday ....
Saturday .
Totals ...
Increase ..
992.222.9
$6,676.770.0
..$1,629,36219
.$8,156,132.27
Metal Market.
NEW TORK. Aug. 26. METALS Tha
metsl markets were quiet. Tin was quoted
at $33.37: 33.62 on spot. Both lake and
electrolytic copper are generally quoted at
tl6.axfflK.rT0. casting at $16.875 15.60. I -en, I
was quiet at $4.85(74.90. Spelter. $6.65415.76.
The general tone of the Iron market Is firm,
with northern hardening, while outelda
prices of southern appear to be shaded. No.
2 foundry northern In quoted at $16.00016.76;
No. 2 foundry southern, $15.75.
BT. LOUIS. Aug. 26.-M ETAL8 Lead,
higher, $4.80. Spelter, higher. $6 60.
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Coffee Market.
NEW YORK, Aug. 26. COFFET5 Mar
ket for futures opened unsteady to an ad
vance of 5 points on steady Euronean "'' -bles
and light Interior Santos receipts. Th
market closed steady to 6 points higher.
Sales were reported of 143.675 bags. Includ
ing September at 7.iOQ7.25 October at
7 3T.c, December at 7 60c, January at 7 70o,
March at 7.y7.S5o, Julv at 8 10c. Bpot Rio,
steady; No. 7 Invoice, 8c; Cordova, 10(.l24.
Dry Goods Market.
NEW YORK. Aug. 26. DRY GOODS
Business In the dry goods market was ac
tive today, especially In the jobbing mar
ket. Next week special sales are to be held
of wash goods and dress goods, and another
large Influx of merchants Is expected. Linen
manufacturers have arrived from the other
side and have received good Initial orders. .
Burlaps have advanced and are scares.
Jute Is easier.
For Old Times.
"Say. mlBter," began Ruffon TCratt,
"cen't j'e "
"O drop that mendicant m-hlne, you slimy
old rascal," Interrupted Fellalre formerly
Rusty Rufus "and straighten up, as If you
had some pride In your vocation. The typa
of hobo that Infests the country In these de
generate days fills me with a sense of waart
nes!" Grabbing lilm by the shoulders and turn-
Tig him around, he straightened him up
witn a kick , tosseo a Dig, sinning oonar m
him, wiped his hands on a white silk hand
kerchief, threw the handkerchief away, and
m'alked on with a meloncholy sigh for tha
old, careless days that were (on forever.
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