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I MIMMMM THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TfEsDAY. JANUARY 2. 106. OHIO LEGISLATURE MEETS Bepnblietat Ortirm tha House tod tee Democrat! tha Ctotte. FAREWELL MESSAGE OF GOV. HERRICK kief Eseentlre Strongly Candemn Professional Iobby t4 th fto-Called Milking Rills. COLUMBUS. O., Jan. l.-Th eventy seventh general assembly of .. Ohio con vened today, th house being organized by the republicans, who hav alxty.two votes against fifty-nine for the democrats, and the senate being organised by the demo crats, who have nineteen votes, counting me Independent. Senator Lnmb of Lucas ounty. who voted with them, against eigh teen for the republicans. Lieutenant Gov ernor Harding presided In the senate. He will be succeeded on January 8 aa president "f the senate, hy Andrew U Harris, the republican lieutenant governor-elect. All tile democratic caucus nominations In the senate and all the republican nominations In the house were ratified without opposi tion. Several attempts were made to organ ize bolts, but all failed. Carmal A. Thompson of Lawrence county was elected speaker of the house, and in accepting the honor declared that economy wa the watchword. (lovrrnnr'a Message. In the afternoon the farewell message of (Governor Derrick wus read. It I a voluminous document and notable for Its strong declaration against graft In nil Ita forms. It says In part: I moxt earnestly recommend the abolish ment of the lobby In OIUo. It Is neither imsslble nor desirable to Isolate members f the general assembly from the people. It Is right and proper that executive and administrative officers of the state, who oe the servants of the people, should keep In close touch with the members ot the legislature. In order to ascertuln and carry nut their wishes. It Is necessary and de sirable that the public at large, or any cltixcna who are specially Interested In some subject of legislation, should have full op portunity to appear before the proper com mltteea In either house to be publicly heard In any manner affecting the welfare of the atate or the Interests of any business or class if people. But beyond these limita tions all contact between legislators and outsiders In the work of legislation should be stopped and all menus of soliciting. Importuning or demanding the enactment or repeal of Inws or the allowance of ap propriations should be prevented by the most rigid measures at the command of the general assembly. Milking Bills" Condemned. There Is a creature, however, who more richly deserves the scorn and contempt of men than the lobbyist. It is he who Is responsible for the so-called "milking bills" Introduced for the purpose of ex torting money from special Interests. He It is who often brings the lobbyists In self-defense to the legislature. Acting very naturally upon the law of self preservation and desiring to protect them selves from threatened ruin, the owners of legitimate industries or the proprietors of proper and lawful businesses are often compelled to send representatives to the legislature to watch the progress of threatened attacks upon their private In terests bv those whose sole motive is to arouse this anxiety. No legislation will reach this situation. The sole remedy for It lies In the wholesome contempt which all members of the legislature should feel and show towards those who dare to en gage In this pernicious practice. I spcuk of this evil because It Is urged as an ex cuse for the lobby, and there 'ought nni to be any excuse for the lobby. Inst System of Taxation. The people of Ohio have come to re gard as their state policy a system of taxation .which relieves real and personal property from the entire burden of state expenditures other than for educational purposes. This policy to relieve the homes and farms of the pcot ,e from taxation for state purposes and to place the bur den upon those who enjoy seclal privi leges from the state Is both wise and .lunt and should not be disturbed. It should he carried still farther, so that ultimately no tax whatever la Imposed upon real or personal - property for any Htale noed, I am earnestly In favor of the nomina tion of all county, municipal and other local i officers by a primary election. I believe that conventions for such purposes hIiouIiI be abolished and thst all aspirants for oftlce Kliould have an equal opportunity uv b nnminnted by a direct vote of the lieople. ' ... Tuere is no subject In which the people are more vitally Interested than the good government of their municipal corpora tions. That there should be a healthy IKilUtcal advancement and reform In our cities and vlllugea Is a mutter of genertil Interest nnd Insistent demand. The num ber of officers provided for the smaller municipalities should he reduced. The merit system should be extended to all departments of the city government. The business of a municipal corpora Hon should he managed like that of a private cor poration. There Is no reason why a man Hhould be employed In the waterworks de triment or the health department or In any other place In the city service be cause he la a democrat or republican. He ought to be chosen simply because he Is bniiest, sober, Industrious and capable, and he ought not to be discharged unless he ceases to be one of these things. He ought not to be required to support any political organisation and he ought not to be per mitted to contribute to any. Nothing would make bnssUm so unpopular and un attractive In our municipalities aa the re moval of the spoils of office. AGREE TO STOP REBATING lasuranre- 4 ompoale Doing Wnslnes In Missouri Promise to Quit Allowing; Drawbacks. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.. Jan. l.-Super-Ir.trndent V. D. Vandlver of the .iate In surance department tonight gave ut a statement concerning Insurance matters, In which he declared that he will hold Insur ance companlea to their promises to stop the practice of rebating, and that it la gratifying to him to know that the Mis souri companlea have decided to stop the practice of writing special contracts. The statement follows: The new year opens with the prospect of a number of practical linprovomunla In the method of Insurance business outside of the reforms that should come foni the New York investigation. Fur Instance, several of the large companies have as sured me that they will co-operate with our dtfHrtment In the effort to stop the practice of rebating. In fact, they assure m that they will discharge any agent found guilty of this practice, and I ixpect to bold them to It on the first case that is brought to my attention after thle date 'and before tbe companies get their II ceusea renewed March I. It I also gratify. Ing to be able to stale that the Missouri companlea have decided to stop the prac tice of writing board contracts or outside special contracts which, though they have not boen considered Illegal, are not ap proved by the best Insurance authorities. This will make It easier to stop the prac tice of outside companies. Honest business is to be the motto In Missouri this year. knights" of zion adjourn I. eon Kolotko of Caleago la Elected firaaa Master-West Meeting May o Held In Omaha. ST. LOUIS, Jan. l.-Th Order of Knlghta of Zion Antshed It annual convention this evening. A pressing Invitation was ex tended to hold tha neat convention at omalia. but the matter of selecting a place was left to the .executive committee. These officers were elected: Grand master, I. eon Zolotkoff of Chicago; vice grand musters. B. H. Horwlch of Chicago. Dr. Alexander Wolf of St. Iula and Rabbi II. SchoenfUht of Milwaukee; treasurer, Xathan D. ' Kaplan of Chicago; grand . rator. Philip P. Bregaloa of Chloago; lsar4 of directors, S. Goldman of St. Louis, B. Rablnowlch of Chicago, B. Horwlch of Chicago and L Nltter of Omaha. Mrs. Eatber W. Natkta of Chicago was chosen all airman of the junior organisation. AT THE PLAY HOUSES. strong heart" nt the Boyd. Robert F.desnn and company In "Strong heart." a drama In four acts, bv William C DeMllle: under direction of Henry B. Harris. The cast: Tsylor. a sophomore Harrison Void Ross, a, freshman HI hard Sterling Reads, a "gTlnrt " H. David Todd Thorne. a special Sldr.ev Alnswnrth Fred Sklnnei, a sport r A. Turner Frank Nelson, a senior -..Francis Bonn Dick IJvlngstnn. a Junior Frank Gheen "Hilly" Saunders, a senior by courtesy) Frank J. Mcfotyr Siegfried, a mascot .-...Bv Himself Boanaataha, known as "Btfongheart." a "P- ' Robert Bdesjn Mrs. Nelson. Frank's mother Kntherlne Riordan Molly Livingston. Dick's sister. Louise Drew Betty Rates, Molly chum . . Msrjoi le Wood Maud Weston, Molly's chum's friend Lucille Stanford Dorothy Nelson, Frank's sister Mary Roland Tad. a rubber John Mitchell Josh. a. trainer Purneil Pratt leriton, a guard (lay Bovd Buckley. heHd coach, a "glad". . . Ira Hards Farley, manager of the visiting team.... Madison Hmlth Butler, at Nelson's James Balfour Black Eagle, a messenger Ira Hards Ruth, the Moabltess, could say, "Thy people shall be my people," and could wed, first with Ma h ton and later with Boat, the Judeans; but Dorothy of New York could not say to Hoangutaha of "out west," "Whither thon guest, there I will go." for the low of race and convention Is stronger than love, stronger than' friendship, and stronger than anything cave a strong man's sense of honor. And, happily, the two run together. Sympathy rushes to the rescue and says, "Let the girl wed with the Indian: she loves him and he love her, and love' Is the first and ureatest law," aud retires weeping when- eomnon sense drags them 'apart, and sets them on their separate roads, alone. And we left the theater after the play. Just a little bit saddened to think that this must be so, yet r-allslng fully that duty is above all In life, and that all heroes and heroines are not happy. A word of thanks Is due here to Mr. DeMllle. for that lie lias had the courage to write a drama of genuine Interest, and to furnish It with a rational terminal and not the mushy "happy ending" other writers have deemed absolutely essential for American audiences. Let us hope that, now the way has been pioneered, the dramatists will credit us with being sen sible men and women, and cease to treat us as children, who must always end the meal with sweetmeats, no mutter what precedes. "Strongheart" Is an excellently conceived drama, prepared from material easily at hand, and without exhausting the aubjoct. not by several long Jumps. It ought to be a forerunner of a lot of mighty good pluys, dealing all with purely Ameri can topics. Our life Is not so crystallxed. maylK., as that of Europe, but surely It Is as complex, and In the varying degrees of democracy material as Interesting exists as ever was secured from the somewhat monotonous stratum or European aristoc racy. Mr. Edeaon showed more than ever last night his grasp on dramatic potentialities He evinces in the character of the Indian a sure understanding of the many minor ele ments that combine In the correct rf..ii.. Hon. of a given character, and by properly directing bis efforts gives us an Indian we can understand. And we know Injun pretty well at that. The childlike simplicity and trust of the red man Is a -most pronounced characteristic of Strongheart; his fearless manner and his Implicit faith are all parts of the same undeveloped nature thut Is not versed In the subtleties of white man's wayg and does not draw -distinctions with the nicety that prevails -among the civil ized peoples pf the world.. It la a -savage he wives us; veneered With civilisation, clothed In the garb of culture, and sur rounded by the atmosphere of ultra refine ment, but moving-to his object with sav age directness. He makes It clear why the girl could pot' marry the Indian, and he comes to understand It himself. It may be that In some aspects It Is the Indian of the. legend rather than the Indian of the reservation he gives -us; this is the fault of the author. In detail, Mr. Edesons Indian, is remarkably correct, too. His method of speech, his bearing, hia manner In all regards, Is accurate to a degree that la moat comforting to one who hag beoomo accustomed to see the red man misrepre sented on the stage. All In all. Mr. Ede son's work Is of the satisfying sort, and he surely has won the distinction that has come to him during the last two or three Seasons. Sharing honors with Mr. Kdeson la Mr Mclntyre. delightfully recalled aa "Mac" In "Soldiers of Fortune," In a comedy role that could easily be overdone and thereby spoiled; but It Is so cleverly presented that It deserves a place alongside that of the star. The other male parts are those of college boys, ranging In experlenoe from freshman to senior, and each a type and all good. Mls Roland Is not aa convincing aa one might wish Uj her role of the girl. In the final scene she reaches the climag aulte effectively, and by a bit of repression does much to redeem the uncertain quality of her earlier efforts. In Justice to her. though. It must be admitted that prior to the climax she has little of re.l tunlty. Miss Drew fairly sparkles as Mol lie Uvlngston. and la a flue second for the awkward, slangy wayg of Billy Saun ders. College men and women by the score sat through the play last night, and aurely showed their enthusiasm by tbe demon stration at the close of the second act, when the stirring Incidents In connection with the foot ball game were unrolled. The earnest profanity of Buckley aa ha ex horted his men In the dressing room, the sterling honesty of Farley, the coach for the other fellows, and the Intensely dra matic scene that followed the denunciation of Strongheart by the real culprit, were so typical of college life that folks seemed to be far away from tha theater, and back at "alma mater" once more. Then a very pretty bit of melodramatic work ensuea In the description of the game by Strong heart for the benefit of the Injured player who writhes on the floor In his helpless ness. All of this brought out the feeling of the audience In such a storm of applause aa la seldom heard In a theater. It was not stilled until Mr. Bdeson, breathless, came before the curtain and spoke a few words of appreciation and thanks. "Btronghoait" will be offered again this evening and on Wednesday evening, and also at a Wednesday matinee. It should not be missed by any who love a fine play presented by a fine company. Panto Averted. In case of constipation, peritonitis, etc., panic Is avertsd by curing yourself with Dr. Kings New Life Pilla; ft ceota. For sale by Sherman at McConnel! Drug Co. Wife Mnrder and nlelde. MANQl'M, Okl.. Jan. 1 -At Duke, twenty nillea from here, today. W. Goodnight shot and killed his wife and then himself. He "It" fc?louf r'- Goodnight waa it vears old. 1 hey had been married but a few daya. LOCAL BREVITIES. Joint Installation of officers of lodges No i"' ,i,fo-?.nd KOk la- Indeoendent Order of Odd Fellows, will be held.Wednes- fnli T&S,.,t.0d. 'io"' hJ. Tour&nVh and Dodge streets. iW'"ttTn 8tV 1,odr- N nd Keystone lodge No. C Knlghta of Pythlaa. held mi" nutria I services Sunday afternoon at the hall. Fourteenth and Dodge streets. The speaker were Rev. Mr. Uriscuo, H Johnson ai4 Eiucn- -i9d WOMAN U CLUB ANO CHARITY Now that the holldsys are over the club work will be resumed. Practically all of the d'lwrtments of the Omaha Woman's club and the other organisations will hold their meetings on tho next regular meet ing days, beginning this week. It has been more than a month since some of the clubs bate met, an with their minds cleared of holiday preparation the club women will take up thetr work again with enthusiasm. Through the generosity if a number of Omaha people, solicited by a few women. Miis Magee is going to have sufficient funds to carry on clas work at the City mission that had been dropped through want of funds to kep It up. Through the efforts of these friend a sum has been deposited In one of the banks, from which Miss Magee may draw 825 a month for her work. Resides this the Women's Christian Temperance union Is contribut ing support to temperance and sonic of the Industrial classes, and this additional help will enable the city missionary to do more effective work than ever. The Woman's Federation of Elmlra, N. Y.. Is soon to have a fine new club buildlrg. Ground valued at tio.onn has been donated by Congressman Fassett and his wife has given 835.000 toward the build ing. The building will include, among other departments, a kindergarten where mothers who work may leave their chil dren during the day. and a completely equipped laundry where- women having no facilities for working at home may do their washing easily and at small expense. Besides these the building will house sev eral other charities. One of the most Interesting and hotly waged campaigns n the history of woman's struggle for the ballot Is now In progress In Oregon. Not only the "radicals." as the woman suffragists are often called, but the club women, regardless of the purpose for which their clubs were or ganised and practically every organisation of women iti the state, has joined in the truggle. It Is under the provisions of the Initiative and referendum law that the women hope to gain their end. and tho sec retary of atate of Oregon has accepted the petition for the submission of the equal suffragist amendment and pro nounced It one of the best prepared peti tions that, has ever come to his attention. It . took the combined skill of Miss Gall Laughlln and some of the best legal au thorities of the state, however, to pre- j m5 I'viiiiuu in i-ui nn.i it-gui Buape, as every possible effort was made to de feat It through some technical Irregularity. If the Hi. Paul cluh women make good all of the promises of their press commit tee, the delegates and visitors to the next biennial of the General Federation of Women's Clubs will have a glorious time. All of the wonderful natural attractions of that vicinity are to be called Into requi sition for the entertainment and pleasure of the convention's guests in addition to all the'oliier usual accomplishments of the biennial. A trip to 'Yellowstone park Is also being arranged at greatly reduced rats to follow the convention. Mrs. Decker recently spent several days in St. Paul conferring with the local board, and the new; armory lias, been decided upon as the place of meeting. Entertainment, lodging and board promise to be much more reasonable thun they were at St. Louis and It Is estimated that delegates will be able to cover the meeting at half the expanse of that occasion. - -., SUP. LETTER BOX. On the Cnttleman'a Hide. OMAHA, Dec. SO. To, the Editor of The Bee: I read the Interview with C. F. Stew art of Cody, Neb., on the land fencing proposition a printed In your paper Fri day and us a cattleman I want to thunk The Bee for allowing this side of the ques tion to be go fairly and fully stated throilgh Its columns. I speak In behalf of every cattleman In the western part of the atate, I think, when I aay that the statements as presented In that Interview are correct and afford a public exposition of our side of the case, which has hitherto been unavail able. We reallxe that The Bee has its own views on thla question and we are willing to concede to The Bee Ita way of thinking, but nevertheless we Insist theie are two sides to the question and we be lieve The Bee will concede to us our right of opinion. This It has Indicated by allow ing Mr. Stewart, with whom I am well acquainted, to state our case. It la not my desire to Impose on your kindness by taking up much of -:ur valu able space, but I want to ask. the privi lege of merely saying a few words. I want to preface my remarks by this as sertion: Let It be understood at the outset that th cattlemen of Nebraska moan to be a law abiding set of men and did not think they were violating the law In fen. ting this land for the reason that years' of practice has made this a common law of th west. They also want to build up Nebraska and Nebraska interests and not tear them down. They believe they hav don a great deal toward the upbuilding of Nebraska's Interests; have been the means Of establishing in the metropolis of this state a packing Industry which makes Omaha never lea than third and part of th year second greatest packing center In th world. This industry Is no dearer to Omaha than to the rangers of the western nd of the state through whose efforts, largely. It waa mad possible. People may say others would hav seised our oppor tunity and built up th same Industry. Perhaps so. And people may aay the cat tlemen hav grown rich themselves while building up Omaha and Nebraska. Some have, that la true; other hav not. But vert If all had that would not destroy tho force of the fact that In building up public and private fortunes these cattlemen have suffered privation and hardship and have risked life and fortune such as time has proven others were not willing to risk. When this state begun to settle up why didn't Immigrants go on this land which cattleman hav fenced? Why didn't they tak their families and make those places thlr homea? Now to then questions there Is Just on answer as everyone familiar with th facts knows, and that is this Those Immigrants knew th land wasn't fit for homesteads, that they couldn't live on It. that In som instances they couldn't get water within twenty miles distance. Therefor they passed by this land and nt farther west. What was th result? Why th cattlemen took hold of th land, faced all these hardships which th Im migrants refused to faoo, endured all the sacrifices and privation of personal com fort and often safety and planted an In dustry on those bleak and ba'rren plains which made Nebraska a great state and has don mora than can be estimated n bringing settlers Into such portions of it as ar habitable. And for this do you say ths cattlemen shall be charged and con victed of crime? Of what crime, helping to build up a commonwealth by braving diffi culties which fainter hearts shunned, by risking what little money they had in a oountry so barren of vegetable life that thi 9opl looking for weslsiu uuuie re- fused to accept? Is It of such crimes that these men are to be convicted? It is not my Intention to attempt to pass upon the Justice of any law or the alleged violation of any law, but I do urge the peo ple of Nebraska and the country at large to believe that there Is merit to our ca.e, that becatiKe of the popular demand for dei-ent government, for rig'd enforcement of law. in all of which I most heartily con cur, they ought not to be caught in th whirl of excitement ' and judge the cases of the cattlemen without tlte tnont Impartial consideration of all the facts at their com mand. We have faith in the integrity and loftv desires of the president and the I'c partment of Justice and we 1. I eve that be fore a ju-jt tribunal a fnlr and Impartial presentation of all the facts in the esses will not fall to etshllh the freedom from culpability of the cattlemen who have, In pursuing their business, refrained from In timidation or other forms of violence. As a public organ and the mouthpleie of the people of Nebraska, as well aa the me dium of news, we ask Th- Ree pleiife to give space to this letter. Yours very truly. Hyunnis, Neb. R. M. MORAN. DEMOCRATS HOLD OPEN HOUSE Jackaenlaas Have w Yeor Herep tlon vlth Many of the Faithful Present. The Jacksonlau club held open house New Yesr's day In its rooms on Farnatn street, and several hundred accepted the invitation to call, during the hours set. lo a. m. to 1 p. m.. to renew acquaintances with the old-line democrats and talk over old times. The reception was entirely In formal and all were made to feel at home by the reception committee, which consisted of all the members of the club. The rooms were well illled during the hours set for the reception and the refreshments, of light punch and cigars, were enjoved. The principal topic of conversation among the members was the annual Jackson lan club banquet which will be held January 8. Speakers for this banquet will be an nounced Wednesday, ne the list will not be complete until that time. The principal local speaker will be li. I. Smith, who was assigned the subject. "What I would Do If I Were Mayor." This will give Mr. Smith an opportunity to give his platform, as this Is considered the best way to an nounce It since the new primary law has gone Into effect. ACCUSED ALL GIVE BONDS Two Prttljuhna and Tucker Brought to Omaha by Federnl Officers. Deputy United States Marshals Allan and Moore returned Sunday night from Valentine and Rushvllle, where they had been sent to arrest J. C. Pettljohn, former receiver of the Valentine land office; County Attorney J. M. Tucker of Cherry county and, Carlson Pettijohn for alleged complicity in the land frauds In that lo cality: also H. C. Dale, cnshler of the Stockmen's bank of Rushvllle. and V. C. Smoot, gowrnment fanner at the Pine Ridge agency, for like offenses. The parties gave bonds lefore I'nlted States Commis sioner Slattery at Chadmn for their ap pearance before the federa I grand Jury, which meets In Omaha In May. Another arrest was that of Charles Mun ville of South Dakota, who Is charged with stealing a horse, pair of spurs and a bridle from Joseph Brown at the Pine Ridge ugency. Mnnvllle was brought down to Omaha by Deputy Marshal Allan and was placed In the Doug), cMinty jail for safe keeping until he can lie Kent to South Da kota to answer for hisKfjrenHe. MISS BUSCH GOES TO COUNTRY Marriage of Brewer's Uanghter to German IJeatenaat Did ot Take Place ns Announced. . ST. LOl'IS. Jan. 1 The announcement last Friday, following the frustrated elop- l mcnt of Miss Wllhelmina Buscli. daughter of Adolphus Bunch, and Lieutenant Eduard Bcharrer of Stuttgart, Germany, that they would be quietly married at the Butsch i mansion today, was not carried out. In stead Miss Bunch has gone to the Grant farm to spend some time, and her father has asserted that there Is no engagement between his daughrer nnd the lieutenant. An air of mystery seems to pervade the affair,. Lieutenant Bcharrer, when seen to day at his hotel, declined to discuss the matter. Adolphus Bunch said he had nothing to make public as to the plans for his daughter, who Is now at the home of her brother, Augustus A. Busch, on the Grant farm. All that the father would say was "Lieutenant Bcharrer and I are still very good friends." BEGIN FIGHT ON PAINT LAW Mannfaetnrers Allege that fcew orth Dakota Statute la 1'ncon. atltntlonal. KAROO. N. D.. Jan. 1. Judge Amldon of the I'nlted States circuit court will to morrow be requested issue an order re straining President J. li. Worst of the I'nlted States experiment station at Fargo, and Commissioner K. F. Ladd, from en forcing the North Dakota paint law, on the ground that It violates the United States constitution In that It provides for the taking of propery without due process of law and denies the equal protection of the law to the manufacturers and sellers of mixed paints. Attorneys Spalding and Stainbaugli will make an application for th restraining order on behalf of ninety-seven manufac turers and dealers in paints from all over the United Blates. The paint law went into force today. The law Is the most drastic ever pas-d and practically excludes mixed paints from the state. CHORUS CALLS ON CONRIED Opera Director gays Members of His Company Are Boand by Indi vidual Contracts. NkiW YORK. Jan. 1. A delegation from the Metropolitan opera house chorus called on Director Conrled today and made a do-1 mand for the Immediate increase of the wage of the members of the chorus. Mr. Conrled refused to recognise members of his chorus aa belonging to any union and Insisted that they were bound by th in dividual contraots made with tlie manage ment. He told them, however, that If they pledged themselves to keep their contracts he would consider what could be done to lmprovo their positions. H announced that any member of th chorus who broke his contract would not be re-employed. The delegation announced that It would report thla to a meeting of the local union tomor row and abide by its decision. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS Miss Ktta Bchnelder of Fremont and a student of Wellesley college Is visiting In Omaha, the guent of Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Mathewa. sn South Thlrty-aecond avenue. U W' Morsman and C. U Mills have been appointed to succeed Police Surgeons Lang don and Og, whose terms at tha police station expired December II. Messrs. More man and Mills began their new duties yes 0MAI1A LIVE STOCK MARKET 8tMTi tnd Cow, Lowr for th Wek and Fatten Highir, HOGS AVERAGE CONSIDERAIlY HIGHER Wry .Moderate Receipts of gheeu nnd lamb for the Week, -with Practically n Qaotahle t'hanae In Prices. HOI'TH OMAHA. Dec. 30, l!. ..il''.11'1 w": Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Ofllctal Mondav ... . Official Tuesday Official Wednesday 2.7it Official Thursday 2,slS Official Friday l ;o Official Saturday M Total this week I.Mi Total lust week Id,?.' game week before S.0H9 Patne three weeks ago..2171 f-ame lour weeks ago..lS.K'J Same week Inst year 9,!T1 RECEIPTS FOR TUB VKAF KM) 2.4.V 12. 'K! i.i'is 7.774 ill 7..w ; 39, 230 .11 1.1 17.213 &S.1O0 -VfrW 61. MT M.77il 80172 33.75 TO DATK. The followine tnhle hnw the recetnta of cattle, hogs and sheep at South omahu ror the year to date, comparing with last ,-ewV ! 1. Oeu. Inc. tul 1.0VMW fM'i.etT 86.7NI K.SWi.ai 2.!.6'J7 I.KJ Bhep 2,l.i 1,76M71 281. ,Th following table shows the prices paid at the river markets for cattle: tood to choice corn-fed steers lo.UOtjS.M Fair to good corn-fed steers 4 43 00 Common to fair corn-fed steers.... l.7.Mtf4.40 Good to choice cows and timers.... I i(j( Fair to good cows and heifers 1.4vS.j; Canners and cutters 1.7D-J.40 Good to choice Blockers & feeders.. Mini 4. TO Fair to good stockers and feeders.. 8.u"(tt0.40 Common to fair feeders S-OCft 3.0" Ve.il caives utio6.W The following table shows the average price of liogs at South Omaha for the last several das. with comparisons: Date. I 1905. 19U4.;1903. 11902. 191. ilJ0.l. Dec. 15.. teo. Jl., Dec i7.. Dec. 18.. Dec. !.. Dfe. M., Dec, 21.. Dec. . . Dec. :3.. Dec. 24.. Doc. S5.. Deo. Dec. 27.. Dec. 2(j.. Dec. :'.. Dec. 30.. Dfc. SI.. Jan. 1.. 4 SIHi 4 3R 4 41 4 4u 4 39! 4 2k 4 84 6 (' C 14 e a 6 Hi 6 01 t! 07 I 1 4 84' 8 MJ I 4 UX 4 83) l 73: 3 PS 4 77 3 'J-' 4 791 94 4 ll 4 HI 4 80 4 OS 4 04 1 v 4 6K 6 S4 ai li A 04 6 (W: 6 9; 4 i6 4vt: 4 6 1 4 Sg 4 4 97 4 Oil 4 44 4 :w- 4 i A it ' 4 24; 4 iS 4 4ij 4 47 ii 18: 2t w II 4 42 4 :,i 4 IW I u (5 E (t) 4.53' 4 i 4 47 1 & nil 4 A2 4 64 341 6 44 6 19 4 S9I 4 M' 4 17 4 09 I 14 4 16 4 14 4 21 II Mi l 8 2 ; 4 92 6 01 5 OS 4 50 4 77 4 81 4 65 5 41 4 47 Ml 6 .111 C 2ft! S3; 8 S'. 6 lKi 6 22 4 1K 5 1HV 4 w Indicates Sunday. indicates holiday. range of PRiCiCS. Cattle. Hogs. Omaha S4.;;54H.17j ; " "u 81.iW06.tM Kansas City 2,i0.0i 8t. Louis 2.0ny6.it Sioux City 2.505.60 4.1mfi. 4.6045. 17j 4. if i)0.3O 4. JtVu5.lt) FRIDAY'S SHIPMENTS The following list shows the number of care of feeders shipped to the country Fri day and their poinu of destination: CATTI.K. Ckis. John Iluniiiietti, Olenw'ood. la. 14. ... ...... 1 K. B. Hall, Curnlnir. la. y 2 C. V. Day. Villlseu. la. j 1 R. V. Heyuolos. Fronton t. Neb. F. K.... 1 6. A. Perkins, Arlington. Neb. F. K I W. I Keller, Kearney, Neb. I". V 1 A. N. Kurgstrom, Raymond, Neb. 1". P.. I J. P. Carlisle, McClelland, la. O. V 2 William .Molilsou, Waasa, Neb. M. & O.. 1 llic oinciai iiiimiier ot cars of sioclt brought in today by each road was: Hogs. Sheep. Horses. C, M. & St. P. Ry 2 Wabash , 5 ,. M 1'. i'. system li .. C. & N. V. Ry., east C. .- N. W. Hy., wen ., 2ij 1 C, Ml. P., M. & O. Ry.. 9 C, M. &t W, Ry., cast .... li ., ,, C, B. i y. Ry.. west.... lu 4 C, R. i. V P. Rv-., east.. 5 C H. I. P. Ry.. west.. Illinois Central 2 .. 1 Chicago Ureat Western., 1 Total receipts 96 5 1 The disposition of the clay's receipt w.is as follows, uaoh buyer purchasing the numhor of head indicated: Cattle. Hogs.8licep. Omaha Packing Co l.zwj Bwlft ami Company 2 l.titl Cudahy Packing Co iiM l.H Armour & Co Swift, from cuuntry 22i Klngau yij Hulinian UK Totals 1.444 1.1K CATTI.K There was the usual Insfciiitl cant SsLurdiiy's run. of cattle today and not enough of any consequence to make a market. Suppllea for the week have also been light evcy day, the total reaching l.uU) head, as against 19.232 head last week. The run was also a tritle smaller for the Same week one year ago. Tuere hus been considerable warincd-up or short-fed and common catllH on the market, with only a few loads of really good to choice long fed stock. The market for cattle has been in de cidedly unsatisfactory Miape ull week and the trend of prices has oaen lower from start to finish. Monday was a holiday and no trading was dune on that day, and this, combined with the holiday season, has cut the supply down. The mild wealhei conditions, coupled with the gonerous sup ply ot game and poultry to be had, has cut down the demand for fresh meat, with the result thai packers hjvo not been wanting much of a supply of beef cattle. Then, too. the quality of the offerings has been quite common all through the week. Fortunately, while the demand has been small, the supply has also been miner lignt. Willi the result that prices have not slumped as much as they might have, hud there been a liberal run. Packers have been decidedly bearish at all times, so that tho week closes with prices on beef steers I61j2ftc lower fur the week. The market on cows and heifers has beep in Just about the mine condition as the beef steer trade. The run has been light, slso the demand. The quality of the offer ings consisted largely of warmed-up and common Cattle moat of the time. Packers appeared to have about all tills kind of stock that they cared for and forced prices down some, but not to the same extent as on beeves. Truding has been dull and dragffy at a decline of l'f16o. The market on Blockers and feeders ha been in a little better condition. There has he-n a moderate supply and the qtiallitr of the offering has been pretty fair. There has been a good demand for any cfood to choice stockers and feeders and the week closes with an advance shown. The mar ket on this kind of cattle has really been In a good healthy condition all week sud the close today Indicates that this Kind of stuff Is strong to a dime higher than lust week's cloe. HOGS Tner was a moderate tun ot hogs on the market tills morning, iui cars, about 7,0io head being reported In up to noon. The receipts for the week total about 89,036 head, which Is smaller than last week by about 22,tf73 head, w hlle on the other hand this week's run Is larger than for the corresponding week lat year by about 9,941 head. The receipts today arc smaller than last Saturday by l.JuO head and also smaller than for the same day one year ago by about 8.U00 head. Trading this 'morning opened brisk and active with prices generally a dime higher. Later the market eased off a little and imdlng was somewhat dull. Oood choice heavyweight hogs, however, were given the preference over light stuff. Some light weight hugs sold at prices that were hardly more than steady with yesterday. Generally speaking the market waa 6&10c higher than yester day. The bulk of the stock brought In the neighberhood of 5.07yri6.UH The top price paid for prime heavyweights was 85.174. The average price of the lost today Is the highest for any day this month. Th market has been In a good healthy condi tion all this week and there has been an advance of about 10c over last week's close, Monday was a holiday aud Tuesday saw an advance while there waa a decline tho next two days followed with another ad vance on Friday and Saturday. Prlcea here compare favorably with those at Chicago. No. Av th. Pr Vo. Av Bh. Pr 29 82 ... 4 J.". t U 160 8 10 49 153 ... 4 90 M 6 40 5 10 104 147 40 4 96 52 27 1) t 10 78 179 ... 8 00 '74 13u 5 10 92 197 80 5 On 68 2tf 0 5 10. 84 Ih6 ... 6 00 S2 342 80 i l 90 178 40 8 on 75 223 ... 5 10 (4 166 ... 6 (tf'-i 71 22 40 5 111 66 d 80 5 02i 74 212 M 5 10 62 192 80 6 02', 71 JM 80 I 10 9 11 SO 5 06 64 236 ... I lo 80 214 NO 5 00 70 &',9 80 5 1'. 71 214 SO I On 72 .16 ... i 10 70 240 'JOti I '6 56 266 120 5 10 70 223 80 6 06 68 19 40 5 1 0 69 236 ... 5 06 64 277 80 6 In 48 2tt 0 I tm, 71 2 ton 5 lo 76 IIC 40 5 OTiJ 71 367 1,0 5 10 74 SO ... I 07 'i 40 271 120 5 10 69 231 ... 5 07 77 335 80 i 10 59 224 130 5 07U 58 27 130 5 10 ft 2U 60 07i 61. m to 5 10 2 2o 1 6 071, K7 223 40 5 10 W 886 5 07H fl 6 40 5 10 to ' t'7i W -.1' 1 J M :il st t u !' IMS ... 6 in A L'4 10 I lij l.V i )( W Mil 1J0 I pi 7 S4i w to 1 : i2v & in i ! ... ill 4o s 10 ... o 1 i 5 4u t i.'u ... i 1-", z4o r l.-i o i:v ... ai.i . b !.- ... 5 U I 15 ... t .', ...,:'4j .... i'4" ....i.v'1 ....US ... ill .... 411 M 2U mi I n w r.i s: 6 r; 73 :-4i 6 2M 5 l't 4... 40 1 in 40 i It 40 5 1" l.. ... 8 ID The'd wa imlv five cmI'4. uhout siibfcr need of n.-M on tne market tnIS morning, and tour ot tnes . composed oi eaniiiss and weHu-rs, were so,d ' arrive. I tie w einers sold tor fo.' wnue me ar 10, as hrouKiit ta.:K 1 tie remaining load id readily at steady prices, ine siito of shop and IhiiiOs on tne maraet tins weea luis been utute Small and at t.ie ssiue litov t iert fiii not tM-en inucn of a .icnuml. 'I l.'O It-'clli'. tnr Ihn t.u li.li.l l,uki m.-m.I i wiucn is iu..ny more tnan half tne site 01 me run Iiii toe previous ween. However, tne lect that Monnay was 0 noiiday probn wy served to cut tne sis of tne iceeipts down coiiKiueruoiy. Tne receipts tor tne ('oiTeMiiiiinig week one year ago wcl smaller tnan for tins week bv several ttiou sand nrau. Tne run tins wecK Is tne small est since l lie second wees. In June. As has lieeii noted previously tins week has marked the usual holiday dullness wlilcn always settles down on the market about this time of tne joar. The packers liad hiled all of their holiday orders and were rot car lug lor any titncy stoc to speak of. Nettner is tnere mucii ot a uemand tor cneap i.iutloit tt this time of year. I'tices on Mi"ep and lambs have hela up pretty well ull nuiing the wceK and iherc lias been no mtotahie change from one dav to anothtr at any lime. Tne demand was rather luht at ail times and fortunately the suppl; ass ulso limited. Tho packers were not niiying much except ss they needed it for their fiesh meat trade and this has brm rattier light 011 all kinds of meat. Tne boiiuay season and the weather conditions, coupled witn a plentiful supply of game and ou.lry has cut tho demand for meats. There have been hut lew feeders on the market this week and these f-.-w- sold readily at steady prices. The range eason Is over and the onlv kind to be had from now on will bo warmed-up tintlnlsncd stuff coming from the corn fields that tire not good enough for the packers. Wuotutini.s for ted slieep and limbs av s follows: Oood to choice lambs, Colo rados. I7.2r.4t7 -Vi; westerns, 7.ihj i ,i; year llhgs 8s.iwjt.H5; wethers. $6.4i4ji.i5; ewes, l4.Jii5.4t. Quotations for feeder sheep and lambs: Oood feeding lambs, !.'.7oli.35; yearling, 4.7&1i5.40; wethers, 4.jtniifc iVi; ewes, 8:'..7c3 4.30; breeding ewes, Jt.fO'ai.W. Representative sales! No. 4 western cull ewes W western ewes i-'.i Colorado wethers . 298 Colorado yearlings 16"! Colorado yearlings 136 western lambs Aver. Price. 3 80 114 102 90 9n . 81 .- :u 5 9ft 5 90 a 90 7 30 Ken York. I Ive Block Market. NEW YORK. Jan. l.-CATTI.E- Receipts, 4,124 head: 56 cars on sate; market for steers slow: top grades eteady to a shade higher; mtdlum arades slow to u shade lower; bulls it ml cows, steady; bologna cows stroiia: about ull sold; steers, 1.9u!' S..; bulls. t2.7644.tT; cows, 11. 754i0.ini: Uv. I erpool ami lxindon cables quoted catllo aieauy ut ii'VUii-ie per pound, dressed weight; expoits toda, none; estimated tomorrow. 7i csMle. CAf.VKS Receipts. l.K head; market, less active: yen Is. uiiioc lower; barnyard and easterns slow lo Jflc ofT; all sold, veals, 8R,iHti9.50. lops. $! 77: little calves, ::.f.iy-4 1V1; barnyard calves, Ii.nta4.u0; year lings. $2.h"r.'.7S; wcet.-rns. W.SnfU'.TJ: dressed calves, easier at MlJ'-jc per pound for city dressed veals and 8'(j12c for country dressed. HHKKP AND LAMHH .ttocelpta, 8.481 head; 14 cars on snlc; sheep Hun to higher; lambs, JoiftnOo hla.'ier- one car held over; hep, IS.&ixiifi.jO; .lis, 2.oOi3.oo; InniUf, 87,'K,-(8.25: culls. 85.0 . IfOOS-Reeelpts, W57H htad: 370 on Hale; market, hlrher; stale and Pennsylvania hogs. 8&.7Et6.90. ions City Live Mtock Market. SlOl'X CITY. Ia.. Jan. l.-tSpeclnl Tele gram.) CATTI.K Receipts, 2.300 head; market strong; Mockers, l'n- higher; beeves, W.fKjio.W); cows, bulls and mlxud, I2.a"f3.5"; stockers und feeders, 2.7ni:i.7a; calves and eHrllngs. 2.0O'V3.60. HO IS Receipts. S.OeO head: murkel. 5c higher: selling at I5.nrt).15; bulk of sales, 5.i1fr6.tr7. 4IMAII4 HOl.tSSAl.tJ MAHKF.T. Condition of Trade and tnutaJona on Maple and Fancy Prodncr. KtJ'iS-Fresh receipts, candled stock. 'Jjc IJVK POl'l-TR V Hers. 11 He; roosters, Jo; turkeys, l.lc; ducks, 8c; spring chick ens, 7,y,(c; geese, tWi9e. ORhtiSfcn POL'Li RY-Ttirkeys, l.v16c; old toms. Hfrlbc; chickens, K'n'.ic; old roost ers, 7c; ducks. 11c; geese, lmfiUe. BIJTTKH Packing stock, lie; choice to fancy dairy, I8trl9c; creamery, il4fiu; prints, 2Hc. SI OAR-Standard granulated, In fibls , 16.21 per cwt.; culies. 8ti.u6 per ewt.; cut loaf, t'.fo per cwt.; No. 6 extra C. bags or bhls., 8S.0S w r cwt.; No. in, extra C, bug orN, 84.90 per cwt.; No. 1ft yellow, hags oniv, I4 86 per cwt.; XXXX powdered, 85.95 per owl. FREHH FISH-Trout. Millc: halibut. 13i : buffalo, dressed. ; pickerel, dressed. UVc; white bass, dressed. 12c; suiillsh, 9c; perch, sealed and dressed. 8c; pike, 10c; cattish, 13c; red snsnper, loe: Halmon. lie; crapples, 12e; eels, lite; bullheads. 11c; black bass, .'he; whltertah. 12c; frog legs, per dos.. iticj lobsters, green. 27c; boiled lobsters. 30c; shad roe. 45c; bin. fish, 15e; herring. 4c. HAY Prices quoted by Omaha. Feed com puny: No. 1 upland. 17.60; medium, 17.00; coarse. Irt.mvas.Drt. Rye straw, ti.M. BRAN Per ton, 115.50. TROPICAL FRCITS. DATK8 Per box of 30 1-lb. pkges.. ti.w; Hallowe'en, in 70-lb. boxes, per lb., 5c; Bayers, per lb., 5c; walnut-stuffed, 1-lb. pkgs., 12.00 per dos.. 9-lb boxes, II. 0U ORANUBSCallfornia navels, oil sixes. --76; Florida, all slice, 12.50. MCMONS Lliiionlers, extra ' fancy, 240 Bile. 3 !5; 3m) (o 8uo sizes. 83.75. F1QS California, per 10-lb. carton, "SfT 86'; Imported Smyrna, two-crown, 12c; 6 crown, 14c. RANANASPer medlum-slsed bunch, 11.75 "ft2.2ft; Jumbos. t2.5tMi3.ni. TA NUHR1NKS Florida, per box of about IX. 82.50. ORAPK FRl'IT Per box. 877.50. FRl'ITB. PRARS Lawrence and Mount Vernon, 12.50. APPLES California Bellflowers, 11.40 per bu. box; Colorado Jonathans, 12.00 per bu. box; Ben Davis, 11.66 per bu. box; Wine saps, 82io per bu. box: other varieties. 2.u per bu.; New York apples, 14.50 per bbl. CRANBKRRIE8 Jersevs, 112.00 per bbl : Bell and Bugle, 112.60. O RAPES imported Malagas. 83.5'Vfiil.OO. OLD -VEOKTABLK8. POTATOES Home-grown, per bu., OtVil 66c: South Dakota, per bu., 75c. ONIONS -Home-grown, yellow and red, per bu., 85c;. Spanish, per orate, 11.75. NAVY BKANS-Per bu.. liOO. LIMA BKANS Per lb., 6V CAHBAUUlinme-grow-u and Wisconsin, In crates, pr lb.. Iti2c. CARROTS. PARSNIPS AND TURNIPS Per bu., 6&j75c. CKLKRY Kalanuixoo, per dos., 25c. S WtlKT Poi'Ai OK) Kansas, per 8-bu. bbl., 11.79. NEW VEGETABLES. C AC LI FLOWER Per crate, t2.76 TOMATOK44 California, per crate of 20 lbs.. 84.50. WAX BEANS Per hamper of about 80 lba. net, 13.50. STRING BEANS Per hamper of about 3b lbs. net, 8304uo. EGG PLANT-Florida, per dos.. II. 260150 URF.EN PEPPKHS-Florlda, per hamper or about 10 dos.. 12 50. Tl RNU'ot Ixjulslaua, dos. bunches, 45c. S H A L L O T T 8-Louisiana, per dos. bunches, 75c. HEAD LETTl'CE Louisiana, per bbl.. e.wim.w, cei ui'l. fieuaa, II. UM. l-fcAf LfclTt I. tr-UOl nou 12 to 16 heads. 65c. per box of OJ'C'VMBERS-Hot house, per dos., 1.25 &1.50. RADISHES Hot house, per dos. bunches lie. Ml'SHROOMS-Hot house, per lb., Hic. BEEF CUTS. No. 1 rib. 12Hc: No. t rlD iVic. No r,b 6c; No. 1 loin. 16c: No. 2 loin. WUc: No. 1 loin. 7V; No. 1 chucks. 5c: No. 1 chucks 4c; No. 3 cnucks. 8c: No. 1 round, 7c; No. 2 round, 6V; No. i round, 5'c; No. 1 plate 4c; No. 2 plate, 8c; No. 8 plate, 2c. MISCELLANEOUS. CIDER Per keg. 83.75: per bid., 86.75. HONE Y New. per 24 lbs.. W.&0. I'HEEBK Swiss. new, 15c; Wisconsin brick, 14c; Wisconsin lltiitiet ger, 13c; twins, Mc; young Americas, 1'. M, TS alnuts. No. 1 soft shells, new crop, per lb.. l&V; bard shells, per lb.. 13V- Pecans, large, per lb., 14c; small, per lb., 12c. Peanuts, per lb., ic; roasted, per lb.. Chili walnuts, per lb., 12'qi;:V- Al monds, soft sheiu. per lb.. 17c; hard shells, per lb. lac. biiellbaik hickory nuts, per bu.. 12.25; large hickory nuts, per bu.. tl.fsi Chestnuts, per lb., 15c. Cocoanuts, 84. 5o per sack f loo. HIDES-No. 1 green. 9c; No. II green. 8c No. 1 salted. 11c: No. t salted. 10c; No. 1 veal calf, lie; No. 2 veal calf, 9c; dry salted, 7& 14c; aheev pelts, 16ca1.00: horse lild- s, 1 &v4 xi. i CHAIN AM) PRODUCE MARKET Pern.ut Eull Iffa; OiTdi Firm Taia Vsh-a'. COLLAPSE Cr DECiMIER CORN DEAL turrrnl Deliver) sells at Liberal Die rnaul I ndrr May and Right Cent J Melon Pre Ion DayTien 1 eral Market .Mews. OMAHA, Dec. 30. 18uu. Hull effort in a maraet rattier oar of ottering ,ave a firm tone and somewhat higuer prices (luring tne greater part of the session. Capital Is being made cf the iii ts of wet wiatner In Argentina, and of IHwuhilitira t.f huii developments If the 1 evolution continues in Russia. Neither le.ituie seems to be taken seriously ahruad. aitnougn r.uropean mat sets wert) steady. IJvetpool closed d lower. lue uistant inoiiins In corn held steadv . whtiM tne December Iwal went tne wev ot many anotner In the past. The deal col lapsed and iHith deliveries sold at a material discount under the May, und the new and out li.ccinocr were witnin Sc of each otner at on time. Uverpool was 0d lower mo it-ported depressed from excessive sup plus. Tnere Is considerable buJ talk m lespect to the May d-nvery and inissibiv an attempt may lie made tne rtrst ot th year to advance prices, but under the con ditions existing an advance cannot go far. Decern tier snorts ran the current oais de livery up to ioc early In the lav, but the price was let down later to under .Uo. 1 lie May meanwiille was steady, rtecelpts ure iiuHieiuin and domestic demand good. Dceenilr wheat closed at SJ-c, May at Si ,. nnd Juiy nt s4',c. December corn closeq a 41c. old December at 4c. May at 44-Mc. and July at 44V- December oats cios.il at 6IV1 May at ltujc, and July at SOHtrfJoV- l-iiniaiy wneut leceipts WKre 1MI,000 bush els and shipments In;. Km husht-is, against receipts last year of 6, 4.0m bushels and snipments or 2i.i9.0no busheli. Corn receipts were fc(6.ct)0 busnels and snipments 4iS.ut busiiles, against receipts last year or 644,uv bushels und shipments of t'.m.tiOO bushels. Hroomi all csttmates the world wheat shipments Monday will be about ISOO.uoo bushels, of which Europe will take about i.-'u ,m,i bushels. lst week stiiincnts were ll.24.MOi husnels, and last year .M.,ii0 bush els. There will be a moderat decrease ot tne quantity on passage. A letter just received ot Chicago from St. Petcrslitng says pressure Is being brought to bear on the executive to Issue at once a uknse prohibiting grain exports Thla contli uia famine statement of Dr. Dil lon. St. Petersburg correspondent of the New York Dally Telegraph. There Is no Improvement In the car situa tion; the railroads ar In bad shape. It Is lielteved Chicago receipts will be lighter sfter the December option is out of the way. Tne Von Dorn Urain company, through Prlngle. Fitch 4- Rankin, received news from Argentina saying the harvest has been delayed by rains In many parts. According 10 the Tribune a Chicago com mission hotiue Iihs sent out the following: "We are of the opinion speculation will make Its appearance In grains sfter Janu ary 1. Stocks In New York and Boston have held the stage for a good many niontliN. The money situation, as we see It. will tend to restrict operations in this district, ps It serins unlikely rates will reach a normal basis within sixty days. Wheat, corn and oats have beer 'eglected. nnd to our mind should be watt-bed closely, as conditions the world over are such as to warrant a material advance all along the line." Omaha 4 ash Sale. WHEAT No. 2 hard. 1 car. 79c; No. 3 hnrd. 1 car. 79c; No. 4 hard, 1 car, 75o. CORN No. 3, 1 tar, J7V OATS-Btandurd, 1 car, 2So. Omaha Cash Price. WH EAT No 3 hard. 77i(N0c: No. t hard. 7D'977Ve; No. 4 hard, 70ffJ73V. No- 2 spring, 7bi7V: No. 3 spring, 734175V. COiiN-Nn. 3. 3c; fso. 2. SijtilSc; No. 4. atViic; no grade, afrtfMc; No. 8 yellow, ..7( .:; No. : wnlte, 37V038c. OATS No. 3 mixed, 2Si,c: No. t white, ikVti.t'V: No. 4 white, Sbms-SSc. it E No. 2, Ulc; No. 8, tjiic. Carlot Receipts. Wheat, Com. Oats. Chicago 24 521 158 Kansas City 51 1) 37 Minneapolis 622 ' ... ... Omaha ;6 Iti 43 Duluih 77 Ht. Louis .. 81 54 46 Kansas City (Jralit nnd Provisions.. ' KANSAS CITY, Dec. SO. WHEAT Steady; December, 77V; May, HOc; July, 7t-c; rush. No. 2 hard. 79iSlWc: No. 3. 77V is V: No. 2 red, 8s'aS9c; No. 3. 3d87c. CORN Lower. December, 39 V; May, 39V; July, 40c; cash, No, 3 mixed, 40c; No 1 2 white, 40c; J,o. 3, 40c. ' OATS Kteudy; No. 2 white, SlflSlo; No. 2 mixed, 31c KUliS Steady ', Missouri and Kansas, nw No. 2 whltewood cases Included, 22c; case count, -0c; cuses returned, V less. HAY Choice timothy, 112.2612.50; choke prulrle, t!i.'i54jlO.0u. RYE Hteud ; 61c. RL'TTEK Meuoy, creamery, 22e. Recelpta, Shipment. Wheat, bu 126,im 50.0v' forn. bu rO.OOO 172.J01' Oats, bu 17,000 23,04i The leading futures at Kansas City, aa reported by the Von Dorn Grain ctMngiaa, ranged as follows:, Articles. I Open. Hlgh.l Low. Clo. Tes y. Whcat-j I ec. . . . May... July... Corn Dec... May... July... Oats Dec.... May... Pork Jan.... May... Lard Jan.... May... 77',; WVi: 6!! 40,l ' 40-, 77V, o'l 76V,i 40'.i! 401, I7 7648 80 79V, 76! 7 7 40i, 29Vk 30', 39. 40 r 2fs' 29 Vi 29'4 ' 80 1.1 45 18 72 7 27 7 46 29V 30V0S " 80S 13 45 13 72 7 27 7 45 I 13 82 1.1 65 7 22 7 87 13 85 18 67 7 26 7 a T a"., T42 Kansas City I. Ive glock Market. KANSAS CITY. Jan. 1. CATTLE Re ceipts, 4.500 head; no southern; fed steers, ltii2nc higher; other cattle strong to 10c higher; choice export and dressed beat steers, to.2.Vtt.00; fair to good. S3.76fff6.00; Western red steers, t3.26fT.YOO; stocker and reeders. 2 7"14 .60: southern steers. 12 Soift I CO,' southern cows. I2.0uti325; natlv cows, I2.0iti4 do; native heifers. 3.iK'oi.OO; bulls, $2.26V4.00; calves. 82.7M7.00. HOGS Receipts. 8.5fT head; market. h iV higher; closed weak; top price. 8522U; bulk or sales, 65 if8f.2; heavy, 85.15ftfo.22V packers, f.oofu 2"; pigs and light, 84.5ivtj, SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 4. MO bead: market, strong to 10c higher; native lambs. I6.oofi7.00; western lambs. MOOtr7.60; fed ewes and yearling, 84.5Wi6.00; Western fed yearlings, li.754r6.6o; western fed sheep, 84 5OV6.00; Blockers and feeders, 11.266.00. Foreign Flnnnelnl. UINDON. Jan. 1-8ILVER-Bar. steady at 30 1-ld. GOLD Bars, 77s lo',d; American eagles, 76s 6'td MONET-m per cent. DISCOUNT RATES-Sliort bills, 8i per cent; tliree moiiihs bills, i'i per cent. Dulntki Uraln Market. DULUTH, Minn.. Dec. 90. WHEAT To arrive. No. 1 northern, 83Sc; No. 2 north ern, S0",c; on track No. 1 northern, 83V; No. 2 northern, 8u7,c; December, 82,c; May, aaVc. OATS To arrive and on traik. 80c. Toledo Seed Market. TOLEDO, O., Dec. 30 HEEDS Clover, cash, December and January, 8K.30; Feb ruary, 88 37; March. 842 Timothy, prime, ll.&i. Alslke, prime, $.. UNITED COPPER COMPANY - Tlie United Copper Company, having set aside out of the net earnings for the year 19"6 the entire amount necessary for tlie payment of the regular dividend on vh pre ferred stock during the year lfO. il amounting to t,oT'i, baa declared a regu lar quarterly dividend of l' on its com mon stock, and an extra dividend of H . payable January 31st. l'.". to stockholders Of record January 8th, Trat.sfer bcoks close January 8th, 197$, at 3 o clock p. in. and reopen February 1st, 'M. at lo o'clock a. m. F. AUGUSTUS HEINZE, President.' F. D. Day & Co. Oealers In Stocks. Grain, Provision kip Your Crnla to Is. Brnnch oce, llu-tll Board of Trad nidg.. Omaha, W, Telenkan MI4. 313-214 Exchang Bldg.. South Omaha ' Ball l'hon lit. Independent 'Phon 1.