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fTTE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1906. 13 DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE Strineemcj in Money Market Doe Not Interrupt Regular Biainesa. RETAIL DISTRIBUTION CONTINUES HEAVY BnlHIltn Operation Arr Onl Mulled T tho "apply of I.nhnr ami Materials Kadorlra Arc Generally Dun;. NEW YORK, April IS. R. O. Dun Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade tomorrow will say: The stringency In the money market lis caused no Interruptlnn to t lie whole some progress of trade and Industry, al though lending to d velop conservatism In Kperulattve departments. Weather con- lltlons accelerate the distribution of sea sonable merchandise and retail business is of large volume outside the Immediate vicinity of the coal mines and a few other places where local controversies have h"ir Influences. Building operations ajre only limited by the, supply or labor an 1 material which cause frequent delays and the heavy consumption of all commodities Is shown by the hlKhest level of mini, lions since February. 1884; Duns Index number of April being- 106.066 against lut.zus a month previous, and ,20 a ear ago. Mince the month opened there as been a further advance. Manufacturing plants are fully engaged; rig Iron production Is at the maximum. shipments of footwear from Boston ex ceed those of any previous year and a strong tone Is reported at the textile mills In response to the well maintained markets for raw materials. Railway earnings fop the first week of April were k. I per cent larger than last years, al though prices of securities have weakened aoinewhat in response to the highest money market at this season In many years. Official statistics of foreign com merce for the month of March indicate that exports of farm staples were valued at $S9,"uO,000, an increase of t2. 260,000, ss compared with the corresponding period lust year, when the movement was ex ceptionally heavy. Structural shapes and steel rails con tinue the permanent feature of the Iron and steel Industry, although every de partment has recently broadened In In terest. Failures this week numbered 19$ In the I'nlted states, against 211 last year and twenty In Canada, compared with twenty a year ago. HEPOFIT OP TUB CI.K Alt IfJ HOI E Transactions ( the Associated Banks for the Week. NEW YORK, April 13-The following table, complied by Mrudstreet, shows the bank clt.trinRs at the principal cities for I lie week i nur e! Apul 12. w ith the pi rcent huo of i:n ri:iN- ami ui reasc as compared with the con , Hf.oi,uiiii weeK last year: C IT IKS. Clearings. j Inc. Dec. New York Chicago boston Philadelphia St. Louis I'iUsburg Ban Francisco Baltimore Cincinnati Kansas City New Orleans Minneapolis Cleveland tjoulHVllle ldrolt Angeles MAIIA .Milwaukee Providence HiilY.ilii I iilt.i napolle "ft. I HUl 1 ion vi r Heattle i'tflllltiiH , I'ii.i Worth i.i' liiimnd i. mi, bus asi;iiiKt( n ei. Jutcph h i ,i".iulIi 'IVi-tiand, Ore -Albuny Mull iaike City lolrdo, O Rochester Atlanta Tuooma buokune. Wash Hartford Nashville Peoria l- Moines , New Haven Orand lUpids Norfolk Augusta. iu Sprlnglield. Mjf.-i Portland. Me Day ton Hloux City Kvansvillc Birmingham Worcester My rue use chat-lesion, 8. C Knoxvllle Jucksonvtllc, I'lii.... Wllnilngton, Del Wichita Wllkesbarre Chattanooga Davenport Little Rock Kalamazoo, Mich.... Topeka Wheeling. W. Va.... Macon Fprlngtleld. Ill Kali River Helena Lexington Fargo, N. D New Bedford Youngsiown Akron liovkford. Ill Cedar Rapids, la Canton, O Binghamton Chester, Pa , laiwell , Oreensburg, Pa Bloomlngton, 111 rlprlngfield, C) ijulncy. Ill Mitnsneld. rt Decatur. Ill , Sioux Full. 8. 11.... Jacksonville, 111 , Fremont, Neb IScmih Bend. Ind... Houston ralveetoii Port Wayne, Ind.... $2,120,366,644 215.964.52! Jta.027.Si7l 145,21 2. li J .76.42:l 53,118,711 41.243,26.1! 30.40N.1M 28.M8.3rj 2, 7115,64.1 17,f7,02i 16.6!9.55;i 17,52,522 12.37H.73oi 12,470.215 13.5fiO,22 9,329,323, 9.111,964 i,771,4m 7.692,278! 6.31.02 7,U'7,i6 6,420,552 o.mias1 6.264,172 6.t7S.3o.V 6.5-8.K9S 6,704. boo 6.128.757 6.456,544 4,16.460 6.693.5D9 6,13.71S (1,6(13,451 4,271.271 4.0X6,47fl 4.710.1731 3.810.4W 4.23V041 8,tC"997 6.191251 2,C)."i2.3'j2; 2. :v.'.;. j 2.a.n.iiiLi 2.2-8.1119' 2. l'7. 6611 2. Wj.334 1.9i,75, 2.1 14.693 1.9.'4.0l0l 1.o7.:,2 2.137.E78 1.5f.7.6u2!. I.24.8 1.197,478 . 1. 86!). 535 1.341.8 1,43,82 1,057.25 . 1. 215. 476 1.K47.7N5 1.26j,728 l,3W.44i; fco,23 kl,627j. 1,602,1591 B63.4.t'll 799.4121, WKS.OISI M,227 725.0M . 5o6.3.s:i, vit.xMj, 6--5.r 523.2IKI1 541.2V 679.544 1 F.-4,af.l I 646.4U01 5M,4: 494. 1M1 5K7,6' KW.127! 4",2Ml 655,867! 4"S.lf"1 SiiJ.UTV 375.484: 2.1. .8! 2V0.647 C77.CK' 17.710.y!"l 12.61t.O"t! 776,9111 3 8 13.5 .8' 10 6 2 1 2.1 19.4 18.1 6.0 6.4 9 2 6.6 1.3! 10. 81 38. o 14.3 11.6 10.21 24.3 "a!6 ) 71.9 2.1 4.6 34.11 1.8! 18. U 43.3 18.1 85.1 168.7 4 8 29.7' 25.2! 17.1 31.6 1 53.2 14 .91 15. V 66 21 26.61 12. ol 2 7 9.3 1 21 35.1 25!i 19.8 6.4 27 2 2417 31. 8 11.4 6.3 (.0 -8.6!. -:!, 19.6;, 12.2 2.3 1.9 41.7 I 47.11. S.91. 6.81. 39.8 B.lj. '&i!4': ).2i. 12.8'. 12.6 1(4 4.0 1'i.T 4.1 14 I i'.7 IS 10 7 18.3 13.6 The failure of arrangement to be rrached In the an'hraclts coal situation Is a tlraw ba k to trade In a certam restricted arta, but hope of arbitration has not been aban doned In cotton goods the situation Is unquestionably stronger. The hide, leather and shoe trades all report better business and stirrer prices. Business failures In the I'nl'ed fltntes for the week ending April 12 number 161 against 11 last week, 196 in the like we. k In 19im. 198 In 1X-4. 160 in ia and 193 In In Canada failures for the wck number 15 as against 17 last week and 23 in this week a yrar ago. Whent, Including fl'mr. exports from the T nl led States and Canada for the week emotiK April 12 are 2,362.347 bushels against U.'.6.8;S bushels last week, 1,292.301 bushels this week last year, 1.Z13.855 bushels In 1904 and 977.777 bushels In liKt. From July 1 to date the exports are 107,5u6,819 bushels against 49.810,624 bushels Inst year, 119.W7.-r- 9 bushels In 1904 and 179,781,6fd bushels In i:n. Corn exports for the week are 1. ,26.799 bushels against t bushels last week, :9&.7;7 bushels a venr no. UM.3:t9 bui'hels In 19o4 and 1.677. 621 bushels In 19(3. From July 1 to date (dp exports of corn are P9.- 1-9,139 bushels HKUMlM CI.144.9iO I'MShels in IV' 6. 47,118,511 bushels lu Hot and 61 ,i.."4,.".'3 bushels In 1903. OMIIM WHOI.KMI.K MARKET, t'oadltlva of Trade and ttuotatlons on Staple and Fancy I'rndace. ECK3S ttcceipls, liberal; fiesu stuck, cats count, 14VtC LIVE POULTRY liens. lie; old roosters, turkeys, iac; ducks, lie; young rooBtcrs, vv9c; geesu. 8c. DRESSKU POL'LTR V--TurKeys, lfdlSc; old torn.. iMleu: cinckens. I4l2c; old roost ers. 7c: ducks. 124il3c; geese, 9c. BUTTER Packing stock, lltoc; choice to fancy dairy, l'ulsci creamer), Jiail'.jc. UAY-l'tlces quoted Dy umina r eea com pany: No. 1 upland, 17; medium, t W; coarse, $.0Xij6 5o. Rye straw, 16.60. BRAN Per ton, 117 60 NEW VkXJ EATABLES, TOMATO.B Florida. txr craie of 30 lba, net. 6 60. WAX PEAN& Per hamper or about 36 lbs , net. 6. BTR1NO BEANS Per hamper of about 30 lbs., net, 5.100 4 00. TUKNIPfc. BBET8 AND CARROTS Louisiana, per dos. bunches, 76o. 6HALLO T'1'3 Louisiana. per doxeh bunches. 76c. HEAD LETTUCE Louisiana, per bbL, $7.'.valo 00; per dox. beaus, ll.0uvl.2o. LEAF LETTUCE Hothouse, per dox. heuda, 45c. CUCUMBERS Hothouse, per dox, S1.75a S.25. ONIONS Home grown, yellow and red, per bu., 85c; Epanlah, per crate, $2.ii; Colo rado, red and yellow, per bu., JL TROPICAL mi; ITS. DATES i er box Of 30 1-lb. pkgs., $:.0O; Hallowe en. In 7o-lb. boxes, per lb., 6c; eay cts, per ll, 4c; walnut stuffed, 1-lb. pkus.. 32 (Xi Der dot.: 8-lh. boxes. 11.00. ORANQEB California, extra fancy Red- land navels, all sises. $3.2; fancy navels, 33 Ui, choice, ail sixes, X3. LEMONS Llmoniers, extra fancy, 244 size. 33.75; 300 to 360 sixe, 4.Zfi. FIGS California., iri: iO-t. carton, iniU tfic; Imported Smyrna, tUiee-crown. Ho; six crown. 13c. . BANANAS Per medium alxed bunch, L7I 62i; Jumbos, $2.aoia800. TANGERINES California, per box of about 125. S3.0O. ORAPR FRUIT Florida, per box. 7.0Oy J.60; Callfrrnla, per bo M w4.5Q. FRUIT PE".ARS-Wir.ter Nellie, 12.60. APPLE3--Callfornia Newton, Pippins and Baldwins, 32 per bu. box; iter Davis, 32 per bu. box; Wlriesaps, 2.o0 per bu. box; 12 8 13 1 Totals, V. S '$3,176,675.0:3! Outside N. Y. City. I l,066,2O8,378 6.7j... S 6 ... CANADA. Montreal Toronto Winnipeg Ottawa Halifax S'ancouver, B. C Quebec Hamilton St. John, N. B.. lyondon. Ont Victoria. B. C... .. $ 2X .08,1961 22.795. "12 8.S12.5211 2.6U.34o 1.647.IM2 2. 293, 709! 1.553.175! l.l'H.234 1.076.471 894.1761 47.1'.... 20.01.... 6.1 3.3 11.7 18.6 86.2 Totals. Canada... $ 71.667,1; T.6 Balances paid In rash. 'Not included In totals because containing 01 tier items than clearings. Not Included In total. ComparUona In complete. llRADSTHEETi REVIEW OF THAU Retail Baaiaesa aad Weather Con ditions Ceiatlne te lsnnroT. NEW YORK. April 13. Bradatreet'a to morrow will say: Trade displays more animation, weather conditions, retail business and to Bonis ex tent collections Improving In unison. Easter season influences have been a stimulus eveii where low temperature, heavy rains or bad roads have occurred and few 001 n- filainta as to retail trad are noted. These atter, by the way, are moat la tne east. Generally spaaklrig, the weather west and south haa been good and some lost ground has been regained In planting, though the crop planting season Is ailll fully leu days late. The spring Jobbing trade Is nearly over, but some re-orders are noted and there Is free buying of fall goods. Among the industries favorable features are the activ ity la building, the pa-rUa! aetUenienl. ad- tv g ran ted In the central and weatern bltundnous coal fields and betutr inquiry lor and stronger tone for pig Iron, the con sumption and production of which break all records. March railway earnings, though, of courae, not showing the per centage of gain reported in January and February, which compared with periods of weather blockades and traffic congest Ion, are stuj by far the beat ever recorded In Uarcfa. Cleaj-anaea show moderate in crease over lai year despite dull speculation- prices are strong aud close to the highest with widespread demand Indioated Uf the autnber and claaa of gain shown. other varieties, 32.oou2.6o pur bu.; New York apples, Baldwins ana Russets. 'i.ou per dui. UKAPt-H imported Malagas, to.uowi.au. POTATOES Home fcrown, per bu., tn4 Vic: flouth Dakota, per bu.. 75c. NAVY BEANS-Per bu.. 31.85; So. 2, $1.76. LIMA faKANS Per lb.. 6vo CABBAGE California, v. per lb.; Wis consin, In crates, per lb.. ZVi'u2c CELERY Calif 01 nla, $1 per dox. 8WEET POTATOES Illinois, per U-pk. bbl.. $4.60. CARROTS. PARSNIPS AND TURNIIo. Per bu., 65c. BEEF CUT&. No. 1 rib. 13c; No. k ribs, ll'ic; No. 3 ribs, 9Vtc; No. 1 loin. Ivc; No. 2 loin. 13c, No. 3 loin, llsc; No. i chuck, 6c; No. 2 chuck, 6Viv; No. 3 chuck, oc; No. I round, 8c; No. i round, 7Vic; No. 3 round, 7s,c. No. 1 plate, 4c; No. k plate, 3'jc; No. 3 plate, 3o. MlSCELUVNEOta CIDER-l'er keg, 3.t: per bbl., $6.74. HON E Y New, per 24 lbs., $3.60. CHEESE Swiss, new, ioc; Wisconsin brick, 16c; Wisconsin llmberger, 16c; twin. liac: Your.g Americas, 160. NUTS Walnuts, No. I soft shells, new crop, per lb., luVso; hard shells, per lb., 13ic. Pecans, large, per ib. 14c; amall, per lb., 12c. Peanuts, per 1!, 6Hc; roasted, per lb., so. Chill walnuts, per lb., 12tfl3c. Almonds, soft shells, per ID.. 17c; hard shells, per lb., 16c. Coooauuis, 34 per sack of loO. FRESH FISH. Trout, lie; halibut, l'.c; pickerel, dressed, 7c; whit bass, llo; sua huh. 6c; perch, skinned and di eased, 6c; pike, 9(iloc; redsuapper, lie; utlmon, 13u; crappies, 6c; eels. Iv-'i bmck baas, 22c; Whitehall, luulic; trog legs, per dox., 60c; lobsters, green, 38c; boiled lobsters, 4Jo, bluetlHh, luc; aerrlng. 5c; Spanish mackerel, 16c; haddoik, luc; shrimp, $l.uu per gallon, smells, 12c; cod, 12c; bullheads, 12c; cattish, loc; roe shad, 7uc; tloundere, 11c. MUSHRooMS-i;otlisuso, per lb, tO(U6oc. RADISHES Hu;iiuuse, pel dox. bunches. (lMa75c. oYBTBRS Freeh standard, $1.40 per gal.; shall oysters, $i.'A.oO per itu. Lltiie Neck clan s. 1.50 per lot SUGAR OranulaUd cene, in bbls., $5.06; granulated cane, in sacks, $5.01; granulated beel, in sacks, $4.91. 8VRUP In bairels. Hz per gal.; In casea I 10-lb. tans, il On; cases, 11 a-10. cans, 2.o, cases. 24 24-lb. cans. 31.18! COFFEE Roe-Hled: No. 85, 26Vo per lb.; No. So, 2oHo per lb.; No. 20, lhVaC per lb; No. 20, 16Hc per lb.. No. 21, 12 per lb. FLoUli (wholesale) Best high giau Ne braska, per twt, $1.90: best luth grade pat ent Minnesota, per c t., $2 3u; straight pat ent Nebraska, per cwt., $190; secoud pat nit Nebiatka. 31.80. CURED FISH Fainily Whitehall, per pt'l., luu 10s., vw, .ui way iiiacaerui, per bbl., SM) lbs., bloaters. $uuo; No. 1. $.vu; HO. It l- '-c: .'O. a, (ju.mi; ii'isu. o. A. J 10. 00; Htrnng, In bbls., 2W IDs. tori. Norway, 4k, $13.00; Norway, 3k, $13.uu; Hollund, mixed, $11 60; Holland herring, in kegs, mukers. Sic, kegs, mixed, iuc HIDES, PELTS AND TALIOW-No. 1 amen hides. 9c; No. 2. 8c: No. 1 salted. lie; No. 2. 10c; bull hides, 7!g8-4c; dry I.UHS, l.to-uc. noise niaes, large, J, amall, $2. fcbeep pelts, each 6iic'ii$1.25. Talluw, iSo. L 4c; No. 2. 3Ve: eough. ic CANNED OOnDS-Corn. standard west ern, 5f.'((tooc; Maine, $1.25. Tomatoes, 8-lb. cans. Si 2..U 1.60: 2-lb.. 97bcfiS1.00. Plneannles. grated, 2-ln.. $2.062.80; sliced, ii 902.20. Gallon applet, fancy, 33.50; California apri cot, $14"ti2o"; peara, $l75ti2.50; peaches. fancy, $t.7i.i2 40: II. C. jirachcs. 32.002sO, Alaska svlmon, red, $1.16; pink, Sue; fane Chinook. F $3.10; fancy soekeye, F., $l.lw; sardines, Vi oil, $25o: mustarda, t2.ut $ 10. Sweet potatoes, $1 lWl.-'O; sauerkraut. $1.00; pumpkins, sOctitl-OO; wax beana. 2-lb., 7590c; limn beans. 2-lb., 75c,13s, spinach, JlSj-uiOU; cheap peas, 2-lb., ivc; em a, ,lJ toe; fancy. $1 S5il.5. DRuOMS-No. 1 carpet. $.V2a; No. 2 carpet, $2.40; No. 3 plain. $3 26. Wool Market. BOSTON. April IS. WOOL The Boston Commercial Bulletin will say tomorrow of the wool market. The market fully re tains Its strength, but less business Is being done. The lack of supplies Is pri marily responsible for the more quiet trad Ins. At the same time manufacturers are still closely watching the situation. It is quit evident that notwithstanding the bull ish position of the foreign and western markets, buyers have reached the price limit here for the present at least. The principal sales of the week are again In Australian and South American woola. Cross breds are being taken freely at 42c for New Zealand 46 a, or 63c, scoured. For 7o s merino 4-c, 42''' or S3c to 85c clean. Is being paid.. Argentina cross breds are very strong at 3Slvi39o for three-eighths and 37V; for high quarters. Territory wool I In decidedly limited supply, and transfers are necessarily of small Individual amounts. Prices, however, rre strong. A little fine medium Montana has been sold at 2&24c, grease, or 7tc scoured. Some tradts in new Arizona sre told of at 6"u70c, or about I60 In the grease. Fine etmle is worth 72 t7Sc, and fine medium, &Mi'7X'. Eastern merchants are now fully repre sented in the territories and tho buying season will soon tie 011 Shearing is lu progress in Utah und Nevada, with sales In the former state at 2W.r22c, and others In Nevada at 19i22e. I.ate advicea from Idaho state that 23c has been oftictally paid in certsln sections. The shipments of wool for Boston to date, from December 27, l'3. according to the same authority, are 70,2:1837 pounds, aaainst 7294 810 no'inds at the same time lst year. The receipts to dite are 76.177. $24 pounds, aaolnst s6.39?.76o pounds for the same period last year. Crede nil Prleea Hlaber. LIMA. O.. April IS. Crude oil was ad vsnced for all fields except Kentucky and Kansas by the Standard oil tompanv to day. The Chang was the tlrsi made in sit months and adds 3 cents a barrel to the eastern and 2 centa to the western pioduct. Continued dralna of over 600. 000 barrels monthly from the gross stock are the cause. North Lima oil is quoted al tie; South Lima and Indiana, tic. NEW YORK STOCKS AND BONDS Exchange Kept Open to Allow Traders to Arras.ee Loans Until Monday. MARKET IS DULL AND NOMINAL Foreign Kirhanaes Were Closed and Man) Broker Left the City Thursday to Remain t ntll Monday. NEW YORK, April 13 Todays stock market was not much more than nominal. The departure from the custom of keep ing the stock exchange open on Good Friday was not allowed to Interfere Willi the holiday of many members, v.-ho left Wall street district last night to remain until next Monday. The attendance, there fore, was stmt II and the dealing were left In the hnnds of habitual traders, who found the usual difficulty In making things go In a market of those restricted limits. Tho exchanges for othei commodities were Hii cloyed, aa were tho forclRti stock mar kets, the latter to be closed until next Tuesday. The New York stock exchange .is almost completely isolated from live contact with the world's markets. 1'nder theso circumstances there was no disposi tion 10 lane any important steps in tne market. The hnldlnas of the session waa designed In fart almost exclusively to ar range outstanding call loans, which carry over until Monday. The fear of attempts to arrange loans yesterday to carry over until Monday, which would have been necessary In the event of observing he holiday, waa what prompted the ODeiilng of the exchange for trading today. The arangement of loans was concluded at an early hour and was followed by the de parture of many brokers, leaving the mar ket In a condition of practical stagnation. The easier tone of the money market gave rise to a feojlng of confidence that yesterday s bank statement would show the deficit In the reserve below the legal (requirements made up. This was the ground underlying the firm tone In the stock market. Special strength In one of the two Individual stocks helped to sus tain the market. Amalganinted Copper rose on reiterated rumors of Intended div idend increase. The ground taken by the parties to the coal labor controversy that further confidence was In order, kept alive a hopeful sentiment for a settlement, which was reflected In the strength of Reading. The weakness of Baltimore A Ohio was an example of the small relish for additional cnpltHl Issues In the present temper of Wall street and the condition of the money market. The preferred stock of the company, however, which shared In the subscription privileges but not In the added liability to claims on the surplus for dividends, rose strongly. Operations of tho banks with the subtreasury have nearly balanced on the week, while the known movements of money V the Inter ior have yielded In the neighborhood of $2.000,or to New York. This estimate pre sumably includes gold received from Can adian sources. Stock market liquidation and the transfer of loans from New Y'ork to foreign money markets and to Interior banks have operated to relieve the loan account of the New Y'ork banks. How far these factors may have been offset by the new demand for credits upon tho New Y'ork banks will require the official bank statement to determine. But the easier tone of the money maket today indicated the restoration of a surplus in the reserves. Foreign exchange reacted slightly from the highest level of yesterday but be came steadv again and gave no Indication of falling ugaiu to the gold import level. The market closed with aome show of strength and activity and at the best prices of the day. Bonds were irregular. Total sales, par value, $.'.55o.t". I'nlted States bonds were all unchanged on call. The following was tne range of prices on the New Y'ork Stock exchange: 8ilei. Hib. Low. rina. Bank Clearing. Bank clearings for today were $1,351. 049.46 and for the coirespondltig date last ar $l,3i7,l'82.72. Adams El press Ainalsnmsled Copper ... Amerti-sn C. A F Amrrlran C. & F. pld... American Potion on Am. Colton Oil p(d Altierlf-nn Exprean American 11. & L. pM.. . American hie. wiurltles. American Llnaerd Oil Am. LliiMfd Oil rid American ixicomntlva Am. locomotive pfd Ainorl. in s. & R American 8. A R. phi American tfugar Heflnlng... Am. Tobacco pfd. ctfa Anaconda Mining Co Atclilaon Atchtion pfd Atlantic Cit Line baltlmore & Ohio nal. ft Ohio pfd Rrooklyn Rapid Trar.alt Canadian I'aclftp Central of New Jerwr Chcaapeaka A Ohio Chicnco & Alton Chicago ft Alton pfd rnlrage Great Weatfrn Chicago Northweatern.. .. Chicago. Mil. HI. Paul.. Chlcarr, T. A T Chicago T. & T. pfd C. C . C. ft St Iuil Colorado Yuvl ft Iron Colorado tk Southern Colo, ft 9n. lt pfd Colo, ft n. Cd pfd Consolidated Oaa Corn Troducta Corn Products pld Delawars ft Hudson lielaware, I.. 4; IV Denver ft Kio Grauds Denver ft R. O. pfd liintlllers' Securities Kris Rrls lirt pfd Krle td pfd General Electrlo Hocking Valley lilltiola Central International Paper International Taper pfd International Pump International Pump pfd Iowa Central fowa Central pfd Kansas City southern kansaa City Eo. pfd Louiiwills ft Nashville Manhattan L Metropolitan Street Ry Mexican Cantral Minneapolis ft Ft M , St. P. ft R. 8 M . St. I Si K. 8 Missouri Pa' iflc . Missouri, Kanhas ft Texas Missouri. K & T. pfd ... National Lead National K. R. of M New York Central... New Tork. n. ft VA., Norfolk ft Western.., Norfolk ft W. pfd... North American Pacific Mall Pennsylvania People's lias P . C . C. & St Pressed F'eel Car Preued Steel Car pfd Pullnan Palace Car Reading Reading 1st pfd Republic Sleel , Republic Steel pfd Hock Island Co Kr k Island Co. pfd Rubber Coeds Rubber Goods pfd St. U ft 8 K H pfd e-t. Toeuls Southwestern. . St. Louts 8 W. pld Southern Pacific Southern Ticinc pfd Southern Railway So. Railway pfd Tennessee Coal ft Iron... Texae ft Pa. 1 lie Toledo, St. L. ft W Toledo. St. L. ft W. pfd I nlon Pacific I'nton Pacific pfd t olled Slates Kipraae... tinted Slates Realty I'nlted States Rubber I'. 8 Rubber ptd Tnlted States Steel.. ... I nlled Elates 8oel pfd.. Va. -Carolina Chmlcai .. Va. -Carolina Chrin. pfd.. Wabash Wrbaen pfd Weile-Farso Eiprese .... Weailnphouse Klectrte .. Western luloa V heeling A. I,ake Erie . Wisconsin Central Wiai.iQin Central pfd... Northern Pacific Central leather Central Leather pfd 8!osa-Sheffleld Steel rs.SOO 113 1.000 4!v . 23.600 r9s S MHO M' 7 .400 110 3110 120-4 1.JO0 1.1UV, IS. soil 176' ' 600 KOi 100 mj 101) 1SD 11.300 HIS 00 S8..V4) 1.10O lM 840 llftV, HJ'S 43li 4V 101 UUj HO :js 1:04 Si 44 8 114 154 l-Jtl lsa4 102 1.3 1111 7 TVs 172 ir.j 13 400 6 300 2 m 3"0 2101a 1.800 177S4 100 i.ino 300 "00 no 2H 71S &!, 13. 1"0 HIV. (Ill 1,300 HVa 100 111 21 till 17H S4H 70', 49 13s MV, 211 100 t! 4: too 1,000 4LL, f(i4 44-4 300 ltS 1.100 Ub 12H4 t4 lot 11.3 111', t M 17i4 213 61 't II 11 11 21014 177 10V4 . 1001, IK." bo 140 J 14 ill 410 .' s8 f.4 4V4 S8'4 170V, l'.uS 400 1.800 844 47 175V4 I74V4 IV, 84 4CS 84'4 48 an Iula. . . M M pfd.. pfd.. Louis. 100 lo4 804 So4 6t v, 8714 8 000 148H 14SV4 140V, lil 116 4.S00 :.'. 2SV, 30 T.-v, 75 78 118 17-1 8'X) H MV, 100 84 H 84S lit 100 72 V, 72i 72 2.8O0 834 82V, 8.3 884 00 144V, 148 1444, 100 82 Vs 1.2 V, i.3 209 4 ,91, mv, so on M14 9v, m l 4:. 4.', 444, HI', 140S 141-4 100 4 4', 14 V, 2U0 83 82 81 6Vi 8SV, 5H7', H.TO0 US 137H 13,S lu 0 80 kn, art :0 108V, 103 lu.04 S' 27', 7S 274, 100 t 6S (, 100 K8V, line t MSlfMil.B for demand and at $4ii5S4:w for slxty-dsy bills; posted rates. $4S.V'ilM tiJ $4.Skiv,'(4 id; commer cial bills. $4 V. ?i .'. PRIM K MEKOANT1LE PAPER-SH lier cent. PILViJl-Bsr. MV: Mexican dollars, 60c. BONPB Government, steadv; railroad, irregular. Ronton gtoeks anel Rand BOSTON. April 13 Call loans, cent; time loses. 06 per cent, closing on stocks and bonds: 4v Adventure 104 Allou.i T 1 Amalgamated Atchlsoa adj do 4s Mex. Central 4s Atchison do pfd Boston ft Albany... Beaton ft Maine.... Rneton Elevated ... Fltchburg pfd Mexican Central ... N. V . N H. ft H. I'nlon Pacific API. Arge. Chera... do p'd Am. Pnen. Tube Airier. Sugar do pfd Am. T ft T Am. V'oolen do pfd Dominion 1. A 8... r:dlfnn Flee lllu. .. Masa. Klectrlc do pf.l Maea. Gas I Filled rrnll fnlted Shoe Mach.. do pfd Greene cc.fi V. 8. Steel do pfd Wenting. common . Asked. .. MV4 American Zinc ..loiv, Atlantic . .tf-4 IHInghata ..17 Ifsl. ft Heels.. ..18(4 Centennial ..144V, Copper Range . .. 25V. Dalr West Kranklls .1S7V, (iranby . 27 I Isle Rovale . . . . Imsss Xlluint . . 24 Mlchlrsn .Ujv, Muhaak U7V, Mont c ft C. lSS'i'ild 1. . .-minion . . 42 Osceola .17 ' Parrot . 82SjVulncv .248 Shannon . It" Tamarack . 4 I Trinity . 4r',.l'nited Copper .10S I 8 Mining . . 82i, V. B. Oil I'tnh . 31 . 42 V, 108 . 7k victoria .... Winona .... Wolverine .. North Butte 7ff per Official 7H 40 Ii2 104 ' v 704 tVi 1V4 144, 18 124, 21 vi V sav, 44 lot 88V4 Iv4 74 107 12'4 f (OV, is 34 ' 138 4H Forelan Financial. PARIS. April 13. Trading on the bourse today was inactive and prices were weak. On the report that all the details of the new Russian loan have been arranged the Issue was quoted at 3 per cent premium. Russian imperial 4s were quoted at 82.60 and Russian bonds of 1904 at 510.00. onin A.XD pnoDtcE market Good Friday n Holiday on the Omaha Exchange. OMAHA, April 18, I. Good Friday was a holiday on the Omaha exchange, as It was on all the other grain exchanges of the country. The wires were practically unused and little news was re ceived. Corlot receipts did not come. All Kuropean markets have adjourned until Tuesday. A report from Minneapolis said It rained all night there. Private advices from Okla homa agree with the topping Oklahoma re ports which put that territory at 100, except one county, which is 97. The weather map Is wet. It rained many places In the sirring wheat belt, and In others rain is threaten ing. iiost of those who lingered around the local exchange this morning were bulllsn on corn. The tendency to light movement will be Incrensed by wet weather. The farmers cannot haul In the rain, and when weather Is fair they are compelled by the lateness of the seeding season to work in the fleld. On wheat opinion was expressed both ways, though both bulla and bears were somewhat uncertain. A letter from Liverpool says Importers are beginning to doubt existence of the American surplus, as it Is very hard to get any wheat offered to I'nlted Klngjom.. At the close of business Thursday cash wheat was wnntc-d nt Chicago at lo over May for No. 1 northern and 14c over for No. 2 northern. too iiioo 2J, '9V4 Km 149 1"0 11s Jon loo g 40 H7H TOO to 100 f.214 Sort 1!2, 10.200 42', 200 1084, 4i I.i4 111 47 23 V, MS US', 117 '4 4ov, Ml, 147 83'4 Sr. 14 MV, 23 '4 's:4 '40 v, l4" S-.4, 3 1M', 4, 88 821, III 89 112V, 11; 42V. 42 J.1 ton 22 "4 i.0 100 824, I'M 1V, loo 3 l00 2l!, o 82 V, 107 H 'v VI " Wvi iS 117 Total sales for the dar. 417 0O0 shares. ion 49 V 112V, 22V, 4 : Wo V.8 ? 4 19 :i i.1'4 21, 44 4 K4V si Sever York Mining; stocks. NEW YORK, April U.-Closlng quota tions on mining stocks were: Adams Con Alice Hreere Brunswick Cos . Comstock Tunnel Con. Cal. ft Vs .. Hern Silver Iron Sliver Leadville Cos Offered. ... ti .. ai0 .... 7 ... 21 ,...m ...s. 15 ... 4J5 .... $ Little Chief ... Ontario Opblr Phoenix Polos! Savage Sierra Kerads lS:uall lloyes Standard ... I ...t2l ...SiJVJ 17 ... Je ... 28 ... M Treasury tatenseat. WASHINGTON. April 11 Today' sute nient of the treasury balances In the gen eral fund, exclusive of the $l.V).'il.irt gold reserve, shows: Available cash balance, $!j 443.975: gold coin and bullion, $:,130,12b gold certificates, $b7,g74.Jit). Hew York Money Market. NEW TORK. April 1J. MONET On rail, steady at 4vti per eent; ruling rate. 64 per cent; closing bid. 4 per cent; offered at 4V, per cent- Tim loans, easier; sixty and ninety day and six months, per VtERUNQ KXCHANOE Steady at e- CHICAfiO LIVE STOCK MARKET Cattle Steady, Hoar Strong; to Higher, Sheep Steady. CHICAGO, April 13.-CATTLE-Recelpts, l.Wio head; market ntoady: common to prime steers, $I.OOi6.4o; cows, $3.2.Vn 4.60; heifers. $2.7.Va6.00; bulls, $J.7iiVu4 25; calves, $2.75ift!.10; stockers and feeders, $2.75'4 73. HOGS Receipts. l(i.) hmd; market strong to Sc hluher: choice to prim heavy, $5.60(it.fi5; medium to good heavy, eW.OCKEctJ.dO; butcher weights. $i j6i&'..6LS; good to choice heavv mixed. ;.5,ifiej.b: ivtckers, $fi.80ii.''io. BHEEP AND UAMBS-Recelpts, fi.UD head: market steady; sheep, $5.2.ri!T(f.50; yearlings, $6.00iti.o; lambs, $4.75.'iti.65. Kansas City Live Stock Market. KANSAS CITT, Mo., April 13. OATTI.B Receipts. 400 bead, including 100 south erns; market steady: iholre rxport and dressed beef steers, $5.SM6.BI: fair to good, $4.26iti5.S; western fed steers, $3.7ojo.J6; stockers and feeders. $3.iKt4.0; southern steers, $3.75''u6O0: southern cows, t2.ufktj4.2u; nntlvo cows, $2.rK"4.60; nutive heifers, $3.W ifi.OO; bulls, $r,.0C64.26; calves, $3.0CK'gi6.60. ' HOGS Receipts. 6,i0 head; market strong to 5c higher; top. $i.d0. highest In three years; bulk of sales, $i;.35'56.4o; heavy $M5''au.(V; packers, tti.37H'iivl.4&; pigs and lights. $.i.50fieiX. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 2,100 head; market strong to 10c higher; native lambs, $5.0fd6.6o; western lambs, $5.0ou6 60; ewes and yearlings, $4.60fi6.lO; western fed vearllngs, to.O-Kfjvj.o; western fed sheep, il.oCjivj.OO; stockers and feeders, tCiO.&O. St. I.onls Live Stork Market. ST. LOT'IS. Mo.. April IS CATTLE Re ceipts. l.Soo head. Including f"0 Texans; market steady: native shipping and expcirt steers, $4 frivfui (1; dressed beef and butcher f leers, $3.7tn'au.fO; steers under 1.000 pounds, $3.2i.n4.7o; Blockers and feeders. $2.4o'i4.4t; cows and lielfrrs. $2,1015.01); fanners, $1.75 ?2.26; liulla. 2.4"a.4o; calves. $2.45'uvJ70; Texas and Indian titeers, $3.ot"y4.70; cow and heifers. $2.104.25. HOGS Receipts. 3,ii0 head: market 5c higher; pigs and lights. $5.706.50; packers. $!i.l5'u.55; butchers and best heavy, $6.40i) 6.0O. SHEEP AND LAM RS Receipts, 1,000 head; market steady; native muttons, $4.00 (16.60; lambs, $u.50t(ti.75. Mom City Live Stork Market. SIOUX CITY, April 13. (Special Tele gram.) CATTLE Receipts, 200 head; market strong to 6c higher; beeves, $4 25 U6.S0; cows, bulls and mixed. $3. 00" 4. 60; Blockers and feeders. $3.r0vi 4.i0; calves and yearlings, 13.26 V4. 40. HOGS Receipts, 2.500 head; market strong to 6c higher: selling at b.j0'u 6.42; bulk of sales. $t.304 6.35. HOW SHE ALWAYS KNEW Lonely Old Maid Explain How She Kept Case on Town (;ossi:. All atone on the hilltop lived Hannah Jan Spriggins, mid a lonely life she led. this ancient maid. Much to the wonder of the good people of the village of Muddybetnps, Me., she was never at a loss for nows, and when neighbors called with stray bits ut information, Hannah Jane u.1 way knew It long before it had been spread broadcast through the town. Say, did ye know Sam Wliitten' Anue had a shock?" volunteered an excited fe male, dropping in on Hannah Jane early one evening. Just a that peaceful soul waa sipping her nightly brew of tea. "Taken at ! o'clock this afternoon," calmly replied that lady, aerenely, "had to send for that know-nothing critter of a Dr. Smith, 'cause Dr. Brown wasn't home. Got Sam Ketchum's Tabltha for a nurse." "For the land's sukes, Hannah, how'd ye know It?" gasped the astounded caller. "You ain't had time to go down to tho vil lage and back since it happened." Han nah Jane shook her head In mysterious fashion. "You do beat all getting the news first," continued the neighbor, with an injured air. "How In time's sake do ye manage?" Hun- I nah Jane meditated moment, then beck oned to her guest, who was one of lid' oldest friends, and led her In solemn si lence up the winding stair that led to a turret chamber at the top of the house. This room had been made for her father, an old sea captain of the town, so that he could watch the vessels as they sailed into the harbor. From an ancient bureau in tli corner of the room Hannah Jane drew forth some thing wrapped carefully In tissue paper. "Opery glasaes," she explained briefly, as she took out her treaaure from the num erous wrappings. "Niece Ellen sent 'em to me Ave years ago; and a great comfort they have been, too," she added feelingly. "There not many a place in town but what I can make out with these op pery glasses, and there not much going on that 1 don't know," finished this origi nal being triumphantly, who in this novel fashion kept herself well In touch with the rest of the world. Iewiston Journal. OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET Cattle Values Steady, but Trade Blow and Very Dull. HOGS SCORE ANOTHER HIGH RECORD .Not Enough Sheen or l.asnhs la Sight to Make Mark of a Teat of Values Market Generally looted Steady. FOVTH OMAHA. April It, 19T. Receipts were: Cattle. Hogs. 8heep. Official Monday $ 744 4.174 14. 'WO Ofclal Tuesday 6 611 7.(vJ . OfTiclat Wednesday ;. 7.1ii l.(r)g Official Thursday 2.K37 2.'9 Official Friday 8:8 60O 1170 30. Ml 4'..;4 7.71R 64 HS.IW !ts.61 S4.121 $2,710 52043 47.r'.3 61.S17 33.671 Five days this week. . .IBM Same days Isst week 14.143 8nme two weeks ago IK. 133 Same three weeks ago.. 21, 613 Prime four weks ago. ..19.217 Same days last vear. . .2n.l42 The following fable shows the receipts of cattle, hogs and sheep at South Omaha for the year to date, compared with lust year: Haw. 1. Inc. Cattle 27S.676 237. KS9 41. a'? Hogs 76!.4f.4 67.ii74 S2.7K1 Sheep 632,409 4M,$43 4S.066 CATTLE QUOTATIONS. The following will show the prices paid for the different kinds of cattle on the South Omaha market: Good to choice corn-fed steer. ...t4 iOfo .50 Fair to choice corn-fed steer 4 6vy4 90 Common to cholc corn-fed steers.. 4 0043 Good to choice cow and heifer.. 753'4 5o Fair to good cow and heifers t.2ort3.i Common to fair cows and heifer.. 1.76 a 3 2S Good to choice feder l"4 SO Fair to good stockers and feeder, t fVM 10 Common to fair stockers t.753.60 Bulls, stags, eto 2.60,4.00 RANGE OF PRICES, Cattle. Sl.76tift.75 1. 504;. 30 2 6t-(i6 90 tlf'tlOO j.ooae.so The following to hie. chows the average price of hog at South Omaha for tU last several days, with comparison: Omaha Chicago Kansas City St. Louis .... 8loux City Hogs. $8 So-ul 42H b totii.62Vi 6.26(11!. 60 6 id'ri 6.1W . 3036.42 Date, j 1904. jlW6.im.lM.llstt.1801. 1100. Men. 17.. ( fi 1S Mch. 2.. )W4 I 10r 6 17 Men. 2.. tr 6 0s t 14 Mch. 0.. 6 SO-H 6 09j t 07 Moh. $1.. I 86 ill IM Apr. 1... 6 16 t 04 Apr. 2... ( 80l e 6(jo Apr. t... 27H S It Apr. 4... $ 22 6 21 S 14 '.pr. I... t 21 6 2 5 07 npr. ... 21 t 3 00 Apr. T... t 21 6 2' 4 8 Apr. I... 6 25 4 9) A nr. ... I 2S4 4 III Ape. 10... 3'V 25 ' Apr. 11... t asVif 5 28 4 961 Apr. 12... 6 lHVl 6 31 4 801 Apr. 13 6 28 4 l t 28 1 tv e T 21 T 281 7 ! 7 aol 7 94 7 26i 1 7 26! 7 24 7 27 7 7 J6 7 IS- 7 IS t 121 111 06 I 7 t t tW 63 M 62 e 6 68 6 64 67! 6 ) ft 901 13 4 I 4 7 I St1 t 6 381 i 17 6 21 6 U I 18 t It I Ml IK 001 t Ml 6 99 i 6 77 e I Oil I 92 t 26 6 $0 i 30 6 27 e 6 S4 tt; lit 5 92; 6 3 6 W 6 33 04 6 40 Bundar THURSDAY'S BHIPMENT8. The following shows the number of cars of stockers and feeders shipped to the coun try and their points of destination: CATTLE. Cars. A. II. Phllson, 1-eigh-F. E C. C. Geggy, Riverside. la. R. 1 1 Kd Haker. Clarlnda. la. Q 4 L. F. Hall, t'nlon M. P 1 S. B. Brohaw, Manilla, la. Mil 1 R. A. Templeton. '1'ekamah M. & 0 1 O. McGee, ralinyra 1 1 E. V. Thorp. Pllgcr-K. R 1 William Clark, Hancock R. I R. llooth. Arcadia, la. N. W 1 John Fleneran, Denlson, la. 1. C 1 T. H. NiclMls. Mexico. Mo. Wab 1 A. A. Btormy, Creston F. E 1 Ed Eno, O'Neill K. K J. M. Idneen, Madison 1'. V J. P. Bailee. Callaway 1'. P 4 The official number of cars of etcck brought In today bv each rod was: Cattle. Hogs.Shoep.H'r's. C, M. A Bt. P 1 Wabash 2 Missouri Pacific 1 .. 5 1 I'nton Pacttie system i 15 4 C. N. W., east 4 C. ft N. W., west 14 15 C. St. P., M. & 0 2 6 1.. C, B. & Q., east 1 4 C, B. & W., west 13 10 C, R. I. & P., east 6 C, R. I. & P.. west... 3 1 Illinois Central 2 Chicago Gt. Western .. 2 Total receipts 39 69 10 5 The disposition of the day's receipts was as follows, each buyer purchaaing the num ber of head Indicated: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Omaha Packing Co.... Swift and Company... Cuduhy Packing Co... Armour & Co bobmun & Co I.. F. Husz Mike Haggcrty Hoffman Packing Co.. Other buyers Totals CATTLE Receipts cf cattle this morning were very small, only forty cars being re ported In, still the receipts were about as large aa a week ago. The arrivals con sisted largely of beef steers, with only a sprinkling of other kinds. There is not very much to be said re garding the day's trade It was one of those alow, indifferent kind of markets met with oulte frequently on a Friday. The number of beef steers on sale was small and so were the wants of buyers. Where some one Just happened to want a certain kind of cattle it as a comparatively easy mat ter to obtain steady prlcs. hut on the other band the demand was so limited that the general market was very slow and In some esses It was hard wori to effect a clearance. There were not to exceed a half dozen Kinds of cows on the market, the offerings consisting almost entirely of a few odds and end'v, prluclpnlly old cows on the dairy order. As might be expected under such conditions the trade was slow and there was not enough doing nt any one time to really call It a market or to make It pos sible to get a correct estimate of values. To call if dull but steady would be about as near as one could get at It. , There were no stockers or feeders of any consequence on sale add so far as could be judged none were wanted. Speculators had quite a number of cattle on hand and were not anxious for any more until they were dispoM-d of. Representative rales: BEEF STEERS. No. Av. Pr. No. Av. Pr 1 J0 5 SS t IIM 4 74 4 (HO 4 14 19 US4 4 70 I lti 4 4 lion 4 70 1) S14 4 XI II 1174 4 ID U 110 4 it 1 lost 4 70 1 1104 4 10 20 11S0 4 M IIK ISO 14 1161 1 l"O0 4 eft 4. ..11140 4 SO H . mo 4 to 3f .. '! 4 SO SS 131'S ..1340 4 S3 40 140 t ! .12!l 4 te S4 1364 I 10 ii llil S It 6J 321 1.2 405 310 1.672 453 21 1.264 126 26 1 3 223 1'6 .... 1.186 "802 6,000 7.1 1 . uii.i m 1 t 1 im. u 1 l .. 1... 1.. I. . IS.. II. . 4 X .mt ( 00 ni 1 00 .mo 1 ee i 01 ....n: 4 40 ....lilt 4 70 It.'. I . 1. .. 110 1 IS MO S 00 COWS. I. . 414 I It .1170 t SO 1 lil I 10 It 4 t oo n 1000 t 00 14 16 t 00 I sts t on 1 1040 $40 4 tit I 4" 1 Hfct J 40 i :o s 711 HEIFERS S4S S eo 1 BVLI. 1424 t 76 1 12 .10 8 04 1 14M) JO 1 14i0 40 1 1170 I o 1 100 I to CALVES. 1O0 t 00 1 (4 t 64 154 4 SO 1 140 4 00 STOCKERS AND FEEDERS. :o t u 1 4 o 4MI t ST IS 1071 4 00 tii t i) 10 4 It 171 I 5 t 1170 4 10 M W 14 174 4 It IHS I ss .1111 4 00 .loot 4 .1001 4 04 .117Q 4 00 1'iH 4 10 .1..S1 4 10 1244 4 10 .1090 4 44 ..HtO I TS . 17M1 t o ..1M0 t .1411 I SO .18 JO 10 Ltsd Frand Indictment. TOPEKA. Kan.. April 13-Th federal grand Jury adjourned this afternoon after finding four Indictments against persons for Illegal land fencing arid atvixure. The nire . f the Indicted persons were not given out. HOGS Hog sold today 2V&io rusher nearly everything going at $4 37'4'!jv5 40, a against $e..'CS4i435 yesterday. While th market sua not particularly active every thing changed hands in very good season la the morning. The narrow range in prices Is due to the fact that light and heavy hogs are selling practically at the same prl.es and Hie only distinction that buyers make between loads Is laed on the quality, the weight cutting comparatively little figure Todaj advance makes a new high mark for th nar. he average today being the highest that it haa been any time In about three years. It will be noted tlutt the re ceipts continue very light, theie being a heavy falling off as compared m it h last week and a slight decrease as compared with a year ago. As pointed out already in these columns, the light receipts are due iuiueHtloiiu.hly to the fart that furmers have been very busy In the fields Representative sales: 1 No. 79 . St . 47 M 77. 77. Av. .11 t7 ...140 . . I7 . ISO . . ss rr U 4 34 44 4 SS jl 4 ... 4 ' SO 4 St ... fi Av St. 24 11 t44 l. 4 ITkj 174 SO 4 J7 4 17'4 114 .124 r-l .lit .141 ni .171 40 4 171. 4 4 S7H ... 4S714J 44 4 S7S ... 4 171, 0 tT 17 1 ;t4j BHKE1 4) IN 4 ITVt ,14 10 4 IT! 141 Ml 4S IM 12 240 114 114 US 11 so ir 121 110 4 J714, . . . ii, 40 I SIVtj ... 4I7V ... 4 171, 0 4 17k, S0 I S7V, Receipts ... irrv, so 4 rn 44 I 171, to 4 17 S 44 4 7i4j so I I S ... t t;i ... 4S7V, 10 4 171, 2t ;i4 .in .174 4S i:t 4! to.. 44 44. 74. 41. SI Fl. tl n. 44., 44.. II. SO . Tl.. 44. 71., ., St 71. 41. 71. 44. 14 71. 44. .HI 40 4 17V, T 114 I 40 ll .174 111 .14 .14 ,.P S4 ! 4S .IS! ITT II l' II 174 r;t let 1 4 40 4 to 4 44 0 4 40 ..4 4 .. 4 44 SO 4 40 .. 40 .. I 40 to 4 4 4 4 40 .. 4 40 .. 4 44) ..4 4 til in m t!l 40 I 40 .. 44) 44 t 40 40 I 40 .. 40 .. I 40 40 4 40 .141 100 4 40 .t.st I 44 were small even on paper this morning and still smaller m reality as there was very little In the way of really desirable killers among the ar rivals. Thre cars of those reported were feeder lambs, sold to arrive, which were weighed up at $6 35. There were a few ewe good enough to bring $5.60 and other at $0 .to and f 49. Outsloe of tne one hunca of ewes, mere was practically nothing lit the way of strictly good or choice killer on sale. Hucli as there were here for the most part sold In good season In the morn ing and the market could not be quoted other than steady. It uiigiit be said of the market for the week that good to cholc sheep have been free sellers every day and al fully steady Trices. Lambs, on the other hand, hav shown some strength and although th market was slow and easier yesterday for the week It Is quite a little stronger, a much as lffcil&c higher than th latter part of last week. Quotations: Good to choice native lamb, $t.2li4S)t.W; good to choice light western lambs, a j7.t( 60, good to cholc heavy lambs, $ti. 1x14m. 40. fair to good lambs. $4.0 tttl 26, cull lambs, $4.601j6.6u; good to cholc light yearlings, $5.7o.15; good to choice heavy yearlings, $d.tjj4) 20; fair to good heavy yearlings. $6.6046.76; good to choice wther. $o Hoii 6. 20, fair to good wethers, $6. 4041(5.66; good to choice heavy ewe. $6.40 476.76; good to choice light ewes, 6 wtf 4; fair to good ewe, $4. 606. 00; cull sheep ana bucks, t3.OOi(i4.00. Reoreseniatlve sale: No. Av. 262 western ewes clipped tl 6 western ewe and culls M 200 western yearlings and wetners cupped st Pr. 36 4 86 126 western ewes t western lambs. 116 western ewes . 229 western ewes . loO western ewe . 3) western ewes . bi western enes . 1 western lambs . 94 western lamb 1 western erne ... 4 80 ... 9 4 62 t 10 107 6 85 97 t 40 106 6 40 109 6 60 106 6 60 76 t 10 7') 10 100 6 60 St. Joseph Lire Stock Market. ST. JOSEPH. Mo.. April 1S.-CATTLB-Receipts, 2!t head; market steady; natives, t4.404ivj.or; cows and heifers. tl.7ji4.60; bull and stags, $2o0&4.60; stockers and feeders, $3. 26$ 4. 40. HOGS Receipts, 4.033 head: market, steady; light. $6.806.371,; medium and heavv, $6.35(jr3 45. BHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 2,861 head; market steady; lambs, $4.46. Stock In Slarht. Receipts of live stock at the six princi pal western markets yesterduy: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep South Omaha 828 6.O1KI 2,170 Sioux City 2o0 2,500 Kansas City 400 5,000 2,10) St. Joseph l3 4n 2.361 Bt. Louis 1,3) 3.("1 1.0 41 Chicago 1,600 10.133 8.0OO Total 4,197 30,133 15.G24 STONE THE MOST DURABLE Modern Bridge Builder Going; Bark to the Material teed by the Roman. There is a great hope for the future de velopment of bridges In that there seems to be a tendency among financiers more closely to consider the question of main tenance as related to original cost in. large construction enterprises, and this will un questionably Induce them to build more largely of stone and brick than ha been the case until this generation. In the construction of stone bridges the Roman were the first great builders. Bridge building was. In fact, one of the most interesting problem they had to solve. In architecture and construction they were, indeed, a most original and artlstjc people; too little appreciated find studied by modern Anglo-Saxons. They were the forerunners of our present con struction. I'ntll their time the Greeks had reached that- measure of perfection, now so much considered, and their wa the culmination of the slow artistic develop ment through tho ages. The Romans, however, had presented to them untried problems to be solved which culled for new methods of construction and of thoso the bridge or aqueduct was one of the most interesting. They were practically the tlrst people to use the principle of the arch and vnussolr construct ion. The ufe of the arch principle, while sometimes attrib uted to the Chinese, whs practically un known to the ancients of the western civ ilization until the Roman conquest. Such wonderful bridges aa the one built by Caesar Augustus at Rimini or the Pont du Gard, the great aqueduct situated about twenty miles from Ntmes built acrosa the River Gard and attributed to Agrlppa; the bridge of 81. Augustus at Rome, started by Adrian, and many others too numerous to mention have scarcely ever been surpassed. There seems to have been a period between this time and the twelfth century when few bridge of Importance were built, and It wa between the years of 1171 and 1188 that the famour bridge of St. Bennet at Avig non was built. Several other beautiful bridges soon followed similar to it In con struction. Thin came the early Renaissance bridges, also too numerous to mention th old Pont Neuf being, perhaps, the first in Paris, the famous bridge attributed to Ammanatl, the architect, In the sixteenth century at Flor ence, also the largest atone bridge ever built In the world with a span of 183 feet and a rise of sixty feet over the Alitor at Viellie Breonde, France, or the bridge at Chester over the Dee, forty feet high, with 200-feet (pan. Metropolitan Magaslne. t4 t4a :iS SO 17 k, . 4 ;s 40 4 17', WOMAN'S "NO" COMES HIGH Mining; Deal In Which Charley Hrhnah Mmm Obliged to Raise the Limit. All th gold fields country tell th story of how a woman wit and her emphatic "No" cost Charles M. Schwab tl.OOO.COO and made hr husband that much wealthier. Th woman who said It Is th wife of Rob ert Montgomery, a mining expert and pros pector, who had had his up and down In search for yellow metal and finally came Into possession of a mln In th Tonopah region In Nevada. Much ha beta written of the fortunes which, have been made in tliat Eldorado, of the varying luck of the men who sought precious ores In th des ert, and of the many companies which In turn were exploited being the only guides to success. Robert Montgomery was on of th first who acquired claims in the new land of gold. He had partner with whom he had differences, and lawsuits and other compli cations bad a discouraging tendency, but he still retained his Interest. Hi wife told him 1 hat there wa a future In Nevada mining, and that if he only held tsn long enough he would certainly find he would not be the loser. Charb M. Schwab became Interested In gold mining companies ami hecam con vinced that Nevada had a bright future. In taking a survey of the mineral resources of the stat he encoutered "Bob" Mont gomeiy. a plain-spoken man, and the Mont gomery Shoshone mine. "I offered hlin a million for It about two years ago." said Mr. Schwab In speaking of the transaction, "and b wa about lo take It. In fact, I considered the deal closed. He went to Ban Francisco, and the first thing I knew Mrs. Montgomery had persuaded him to withdraw from the ne gotiations. Nothing more was heard of the matter for nearly a year and I made another trip out there. It seemed to ro as though something could he made out of th butlnes and negotiations with Mont gomery were carried on. Mrs. Montgom ery kept on saying 'No' and finally I ac quired th property on a basl of $J.CO0.m. Her 'No' cost m four millions. The Mont gomery went again to Ban Francisco, where they are now living, and I often wonder how they are (pending the money." Mr. and Mrs. Robert Montgomery are thoroughly enjoying life. Their home Is the St. Francis hotel, and they are for t lie present not giving much attention to th mining Industry. Th hotel where they live Is something like the Waldorf-Astoria In New Tork, and there Is something mors alluring about life there than In the desert, where there 1 nothing but stretches of al kali earth and mountains suspected of hav ing gold deposits. They occasionally go to the regions whence they derive the wealth which en able them to make existence a long holi day If thoy would, but they find tnoit est In life at the Golden Gate. Mrs. Montgom ery was at the Hotel Bt. Franel when I saw her. Bh Is sn energetic, magnetlo woman, a California by birth, and In her unconven tional mariner reveal the daughter of the west. Bh wears diamond earring In th morning because she like them and be cause with her it la a matter of sentiment. Her husband presented the gem to her In day when It waa more difficult for him to acquire diamond than It is at present. She 1 a trifle inclined to embonpoint, a fact which is mentioned In order to allow that the report that represent her as 4o pounds of energy and decision Is exaggerated. New York Herald. WHY HE DID NOT GROWL Story Told by On of a Party of Konr Trying; to Rat a Tough 'Beefsteak. Four men sitting around a restaurant table eating a very tough beefsteak and all growling fiercely except one. "Why don't you holler?" said one of the growlers to the silent one. "Do you like tough beefsteak?" "No better than anybody else," said the fourth man, "but I had an experience once over tough beefsteak that ha made me shy about growling about It ever since. "At a restaurant where a party of us were taking our meals at that time, in a town In California, we had, every day, beefsteak that would call this tender alongside of it. I think It must have been tanned or prepared In ome way be cause It was like a thick hide for tough ness. "And we used to growl over that beef steak, Just as you follows hav been doing here, and finally we 'gut real grumpy over it, so that we were always sour at the table. Then I thought I'd liven things up a little, and maybe even get the boys to smile once more they were naturally a cheerful lot by making a little Joke over the meals. "80 one day I brought In a hatchet with m under my coat, and when our regular slabs of beefsteak cam on I got the hatchet out and laid It on the table. And that actually did make the boys smile a little. "But It didn't affect the proprietor that way. Ho spied the hatchet aa soon as 1 laid It on tho table and came right over. '" 'What you carrying that hatchet 'round for?' he says. 'Are you a lather?' " 'No,' I says, 'I brought that In to cut up the beefsteak with.' "He was a blr man, had been a miner, and he was strong and able, and a fighter and I knew this; but I'd brought that hatchet in Just for a little joke. I had not meant anything terrible by it and 1 didn't feel that I had done him any great wrong and so I spoke up good and bold. " 'What's the matter with the steak?' lie snyfl, his face getting harder all the time. 'Is it tough?' "'It. Is too tough.' I said. 'Why.' and then: because by this time I was getting to be quite warmed up, I tried to tell him. "I tried to convey to him as clearly as I could Just how tough it was. with hlin telling me before I got through that I'd better get right out and go somewhere where the steaks would suit me better, and startlnrt finally to put me out when I didn't go. "And then, of course, my friends came In and then the wsiters butted lu to help the boss. And then for quite a spell we certainty' did have a strenuous time there. But they put us out finally and I lost my hatchet and In the -ourse of the row, which had started over that little Joke of mine, I got a handling that waa a gotid deal tougher than the beefsteak. I didn't get around again for three weeks. "And the moral effect of that little Inci dent, which happened eighteen years ago this month, ha remained with me ever since, I may occasionally growl at some other things, and I think very likely we could do up this outfit here, but I never growl myself st tough beefsteak." New Tork Sun. RKAL ESTATE TTR A 1 8 fTK R B. Allen M. Brown and husband to Adel bert B. Tarbox et al., lot 14, Cain Place $&0O Joseph L. Otteman and wife to James C. Mlchelsen, lot 8, block 4, Spring Lake Park 750 Agnes B. 4!bert and husband to Oeorgla Bentlinger, lot 4, block 10, Myers, Richards A Ttlden' tTt Elizabeth Papex and husband to J. C. Brewer, lot 3, block 73. Bouth Omaha. 5.160 George A. Tuskell to Christian A. Schmidt, lot 11. and w't of lot 12, block 5, Boggs Hill's 1st add...... 1,000 Anna Morbek to Karen Ooodmau, part ef lots 1 and t, block I, Jetter's 1st add KX) John Power, sheriff, to Ellery R. Hume, lot 12, block , Carthage 214 William J. Menzies to John B. Dooly, lots 7 and 8, block 2, Isaacs 4V Bel den's i Robert I., darlichs to Omaha Realty company, strip north line of Farnsni Ht. and south line of lot t. block 4. Boggs & Hill's 2d 10 Lyda li. Gregory and husband to Her man Blxton, lot 6, block 11, Briggs' Place J.0 John F. Sullivan and wife to William J. Hullivan, part of lot 1 and 2, block 40, South Omaha Alex B M''C'a utiles? and wife to Sadie E. and James A. McCandlets. S In terest lot 1. block fc. Isabel add t.Otl W. N. fhumbers 10 W. a. Chambers, wl2 feet of lot 3, block 8, Capital add LtoO Atlantic Realty association to Mariu Borensen. lot "A," replat block 4, lienus Park 700 Lester C. Mudge and wife to Bunder lan.l Bios', coiiii.any, lota 10, 11 and 12. block 7. Isabel add 1.20 I-8tcr C. Mudge and wife to same, lot I. 2 and 3. block 7, and other lots. Isabel add 2.664) Theodore J. Im-ki-cp lo same, lots 4. h and . block 1, and otiier land, Isabel add 1 1 14 Baine to same, strip through blocks T and i. IshIkI ndd Iyester ('. Mudge and wife to stint, tracts In Isabel add P. Da Day & Co. Stock. Or In. Provision Shin loar 4Srala fa Ca. I Gn-tiguUi commission on Ciisln, on I quarter ui. Blocus. Prompt and careful attention given lu outside accounts. Writ for cur dally Msrksi Latter, mailed free. I Main Orhc. I 1 tO-lll Board of Trad Bid. ' OMAHA. IBB. I Lena DUlanoo 'rkstt, Denala hnle.