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T1IE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY. At'OfST 6. 1906. rrtrthern. ttr: Reptember. 72c: Decem OMAHA LIVE STOCR MARKET 10 4 4 . . W ber, 7'JSc.' May. "M. OATS To arrive, on track and August, 80c. Ml ri . . t i IT T 40 in- a Hi 1 1 1 '.J' CRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET t bet Elavil cly IImtj and Eu Bo Ealljinc Power. ONLY SUPPORT IS GIVEN BY SHORTS Dealer Derlara They Mnmt Hav De aaaad from Earapa Son a or Frio B Lowtr-Cr Wnk aa Llaaldarloa. OMAHA. Au. 4. 1906. Wheat i exceedingly heavy an! throughout the day ihowed no rallying power whatever. The only support w m a llttla cohering by shorts and aome buy ing by commission house on resting or der. Holder seemed tired out ana dis gusted and many wore forced out of th ir trades today, While this market was weak, Minneapolis waa weaker. Advle Indicate that-harvesting avlll- b general In Manitoba by the mirtdl of next week, and report from our own northweat aia good. All thla decline haa not. apparently, erved to Interrupt buying from the coun try. Dealer Say they muat hat a Uo mand from Europe.' and a good one, bofor th spring wheal movement alarta, or lower prlcea may be expected. Corn waa weak on liquidation, which atarted on th weakness In wheat. Tne complaint from Illlnola are more in sistent than ever, but all other parte of the belt have had abundant rains aui (he prospects are- so food that It offset, the conamons in illlnola. country accept ance were aald to h rather light- i na forecast la for ahowera w-eat of the M, alaslppl rlvae and In the northern part of Illlnola. The Ohio reoort nhown an lmprovem of 1 point In the condition of oat alnca laat month, the present figures being 77, m against si a year ngu, Luuniry u ooptances are Increasing. Primary wheat receipt were 1. 111,00 bu. and ahlpmenta 575.000 bu , against re cetpt last year of 1 1. 000 bu. and sh'o. menta BOD, 000 bu., against receipts laat year of '642.000 bu. and shipments of 4io - 000 bu. Clearaacea were 230,000 bu. of wneat, zi.uuu dois. or nour, ou. di rurn enr-376-bu. of oata. Liverpool haa a noil dar. Broomhnll estimates world'a wheat ehlpment Monday at 7.872,000 bu., agalnit n.ooo.ono nu. last year. Large anantltln of cash wheat are bo leg sold at' Omaha. Seventy cara were hipped today, a large part of It going to Chicago, Minneapolis miller bought 200, 000 bu. 'of hard winter wheat In Omana Friday. Kansas had heavy rains Thursday, which are unusual at this season. Macksvllle had over ftve Inches. Great Bend three Inches, "and thr were general rains at other points. The ralna. while benefiting corn, will delay thrashing or wheat from wees: to ten flays. Local rang ot options; Articles. Open. IIigh. Low. Close. Yea'y Wheat-I I .- I t I Sept... 6A 6H1 6SHA 6."HB 6HB Dec....( 6JA 6&A.l 67HA 67A 68 va A Corn I (. I Kept... 45B 45B 444A 44NA MA May... I I 42fc. 42A - ii A asked. B hid. ' Omaha Cash Sale. WHEAT No. 2 hard. 3 oars, 66y,e; 1 car. W4C Omaha Caah Price. WHEAT No. 2 hard, 667o; No. I bard, K)&fttoc; No. 3 spring, 66c. CORN NOj. 3. 46c; No. 4, 46c; No. 3 yel lew. 46c: Vo. 3 white. 470. OAT8 No. 8 mixed, &Vc; Nc. 3 white. 'JaX L NO. 4 -Whit, Wc. RYE No. 2, 50c; No. 3, 49o. Carlot Receipt. Wheat. Corn. Oata Chicago . .... Kansas City Minneapolis Oma ha Duluth .,.. St. Louis ,. 4' 171 21 830 It 1MJ 41 : 157 60 83 is CHICAGO URAIX AND PROVISIONS 'Fcatura at the Trading? and Closing Price oa Board of Trade. . Chicago, Aug. 4.Large primary receipt 'inducea liberal liquidation of wneat here today and resulted In a decline of over lc evbuvbol. At. the close wheat for September -'delivery was oft lt&lVku- Corn was down W6bc. Oats showed a decline of c. Pro vision wftrfe'iVkrW lOWer at 106 higher. The wheat market was again under com plete control by the bears, who used their advantage to hammer the price down, to a new low record market (or the season. Cash houses were the principal sellers early In the dny, but toward the noon hour the selling became general and the market developed extreme weakness. The principal (actor in the situation waa the continued free movemcint of wheat from the farms, the total primary receipts today being 1. It l,0i JO bu., compared with U12.00O bu. the corresponding day a year ago. A de cline of nearly 2c a bushel In the price of wheat at St. Lou) a supplemented the heavy movement In Its depressing effect on the local market. The Ohio crop report, ..which showed the condition of the wneat crop to be Sec against tf7c on July 1, was another bearish factor. There were some bullish advlcea but these were apparently passed over.. Among these reports was one whlhc claimed that heavy rains In Kansas had caused wheat In the shocks to sprout and - had- resulted In considerable damage. The market closed very wenk, S rices being at the lowest point of tua ay. September opened VslfViO lower, at T3Vit)73ic. aold at 73-So and then declined to 71Ho- Final quotaliona were at 7174y72c. Clearance of wheat and flour were eiiual to 123,000 bu. Minneapolis, lniluth and Chl- coga reported receipt of (45 cars against 726 cars last week and 460 oars a year ago. An official forecast of ahowsra tonight In Illinois caused weajtne in the corn markwt. The sharp break in wheat also exerted a depressing effect. Covering by shorts caused some reaction from the low point.' buf sentiment In the nit waa bnarlah all day. September opened Ho lower, ot 4iwuHQ. sold off to 4Nfcc and closed at iKiiB-ti'Hc. Local recelpta ware 171 cars, with T cara of contract grade. Notwithstanding the weakness' of wheat and corn tha oat market waa fairly steady, on which claimed that heavy ralna in deace and offering were not lur Hon. . tsinber: opened . Ate higher, at Sllac. sold wiwwn ivnc ana aic ana closed at av'hc. Local receipts were M cars. i-rovisions were quiet and steady. A 8o advance In boas waa a hullth 4kh... ljbral ahtmnenta of lard also tended to tady the market. At tha close September porpj-wae unchanged, at 1.7H. Lard waa jnMIV&6c, at 8.tf. Rlba war loo higher at Estimated receipts for Monday: Wheat, -aua, inn, ao cars; nogs, 44,000 bead. ' Tha leading future ranged aa follows: Article I Open. I Hlgh. Low. Close. Tes'y. Wheat I - Sept. TO . 71T 71TS,7 734 J:a.4HW 7W,75iti- 7.9H 7Ii I riJ 7a 49S 4V 49H leo. May Onts Sept. lec. May pork- bent. 47Sii47- $li WI-,,Jt. 31l 3-W 34H 30jd ! 17 00 I 85 t K i97Hj ( 82W $r3 a 62 1 97M: 16 .i Lsnl- I BepL t 85 8 86 8 90 t.'HI 8 96 &2i Iki IKt. 6 Nov. Ribs Sept. Oct $ Ms! 9 12 I 26 86 9 12H 9 26 ti 9 15 S 9 90 a so Cash aaOtstlons were as follows: FLOUR Easy; winter patents. 33 S0O $340; ' sti aJglus, $3.ijl40; spring patents, UiilW, airalghts, 3i2vJ.75, bakeia, U-M WHEAT No. I spring. 70tf74e: No. 3 red Tow;.- ''. tOHN-Nfc 8, .49e; No.-. I yellow, 60a OAXa-No. 3, 0c: No. I white. 81U $2c; No. 3 whit,.VttliilVC. uAHLEY (iuod feeding. 3S39c; fair to no''-e malting, 42'04tc. 6KED3-NO. 1 flax. $107. No. 1 north veetern, 31. k). Prime timothy, $100. Clovur, ontruct grades, tl2.60. l'lt "S'lSlONS tilioi-t rlbn sides (loosel, li25. Mesa pork, per bbl.. 317.00. I-ard. m t lbs., Stioi t clear side iboxed, .5Wua.62H. FuLowing wr the rvceipts and ahlp- nieiiis of flour and giuln: . ! Receipta Shipments. Flour, bbls i 17. Wheat, bu. ,v432.2) Corn, bu. lM.eO 4'.v tiuts. bu f.7 117. "0 Rye. bu 3.00 I.011O llarley, bu 3.iu0 1.7u0 On the Produce exchange, todsy the but ter msrket was dm: creameries. lnr,.lc; dainea, IHt'ulle'. l-te, linn, at mark, eases included, l."-i it I. -.rt , fir-t. 15c; prime tirsts. tic. Cheese, Aim at HtiUc. filntkj Urnla Market. lri.TtT!-f tr 4.-WHIT4T-T-. .- ;W Nisa ou UJica. .No. 1 uorlueri. TlJ.c, No. 2 HEW YORK OEXER4L MARKET Qaatatlaaa of the Day aa Varloas Com mad1 1 ties. NEW YORK- iu 4 FI.OfR Re ceipts, 20,714 bbls ; exports, ,114 bbls ;.; maraet iull and lower to sen: ainnrnp"n patents, $4.264.60; Minnesota haKera, i.452.0; winter patents, $4 OOfM.; winter straights, H.5.S; winter ex. traa, ia.0ftS40; winter low grades. 12 tjl.60; rye Hour quiet; lair to gmu, O8 B0; choice to fancy, 13(694 10. CORNMEAl Firm, white and yellow. I1.204J1.26; coarae, ll.10tfl.12; drieJ, It 80ft 2.90. WHEAT Receipts, 1 OS, 000 bu.; spot market easy; No. 2 red. 7So, elevator; No. 2 red, 7c, f. o. o., anoat; ro. i nuruinn lniluth. 84 He f. o. b., afloat; No. 2 hard winter. 80 c. f. o. h.. afloat. fc.xcti tor a little ateaillness at me oponina, uu mini in the northwest, wheat was weak all the forenoon, reporting lowest prices of the season. The selling motives were big receipts, weakness in fu uouis sou a bearish Ohio state resort. Last prle showed Httle net loss. May, 4 S O ao, closed af 84Hc; September. 7 3-13 tf SOU.', closed at 79fc: Keccmber, 81 1J-16 82Sc, closed at 81 Tic. CORN Receipt, 88,050 bu.; exports, 442 bu.; spot market easy; No. 2. MV4c, elevator, and 66fcc. f. o. b., afloat; No. 2 yellow, 6Rc; No. 2 white, 69c. Option mar ket opened steady on dry weather, but turned weak on predictions for showers and with wheat closing Vc net lower. September, 654f58c, closed at RS'jC; De cember. 64So5c, closed at 64H OATS Receipts, 79,800 bu.; exports, S25 bu.; spot market quiet: mixed oats. 26 to 82 pounds, 38c; natural white. 81 Jo 88 pounds. 38fl39Hc; clipped white, 38 to 40 pounds, 4244Vc. HAY Steady; slipping, 6&0"5c: KOJ to choice, 10.00ll0.r0. HOPS Firmer; state, common in choice, 1905 crop, 10j 17c; 1904 crop, nom inal; olds, nominal; Pacific coast, 190u crop, 11018c; 1904 crop. Uc; olds, nom- lna1' ... uc HIDES Steady; Galveston, !0 to .'5 pounds. 20c; California. 21 to 25 rounds, 21c; Texas dry, 24 to 30 pounds. 19c. LEATHER Firm; acid. 2f:!7ttc. PROVISIONS Beef, steady; family, 310.5011.00; mess, $8.008'.S0; benf hama. 321.00t2.50; packet, 39.0060; city extra India mess, 31 5017.00. Cut meats, steady; pickled bellies. 1-6M 13.25: pickled shoulders, 88 258-7f: plcklod hams, 12. 2512.75. Lard, barely steady; western prime, 38.85418.95: refined steailv; continent, 39.40; South America, 310.00: compound, 87.12 '4 6-7.87 . Pork, steadv: family, 319.50; short clear. $17.00 19.00: mess, 318.25iri8.75. TALLOW Steady; city, 5c; country, 4T 4JRHc. RICE Steady; domestic, fair to extra, 3UWVic: Japan, nominal. Rt'TTKR Firmer; street price, extra creamerv, 21 g 21 He. Official prices: Cream ery, common to extra, 17g:ic; renovated, tommi.n to i xtra. l('W.21c; weatern fac tirv, common to firsts. lW17c: western Imitation creamery, extras. 18tt'819c; west ern firsts. 16917Ho. . , . CHEESE Steady; new atate. full cream. large, fancy. llc; fair to good. 10 "' : small, fancy, lHc; fair to good, 10410k,c; Inferior. K.ff9.c , , . T.aOS Steadr; state, Pennsylvania and nearby fancy selected white, iVaZSc; choice, $2'fl23c; mixed extra. 22323c; western Orsts. 1711c; seconds. lWieVtc-; southern 164tflo. POl'LTRY Live, nominal, unchanged; dressed, barely steady; western chickens. 13tai4c; turkeys. Iiai3c; fowls. U14c. St. Lonls General Market. ST. LOUIS, Aug. 4. WHEAT Lower; No. 2 rd, cash, elevator, 8c: track, 8 Sw fi9'c; aeptember, 68Sc; December, 71c; No. 2 hard, 7teihR9We. CORN Lower; No. 2 cash, 49c. nominnl. track. 60Vic; September, 47c bid; D cember, 43 c. , . OATS Lower; No. 2 caah, $0c; track, 80ic; September, 801c; December, J.c; No. 2 white, ityttytlc. pi ,-! ioo1v' red winter patents. $4.$3fe'4.50; extra Taney and straights, 33.75-tt 4.30; clears, 32.75 S '3.00 SEKl Timothy, steady; $3.75(9 4.00. CORNMKAL stenoy. "BRAN Dull; sacked, east track, 78 HAY Steady: umoiny, iu.vii.i Prairie. tJOOJ. 12,5 I II ' ITS ivi lun x .vw. BAOtllNO 9c. HEMP TWINE mc. PROVISIONS Pork, steady; Jobbing, 16 75. Lard, lower; prime steam. .ou. Dry salt meats, higher; boxed, exira shorts. 89 60: clear ribs, 39.75; ahort clears, 11.17, . Bacon. hlfhr; ojo. xtra snort, kiwi Uort clear, $10 62 H. . POCLTRY Steady; -ctifckens, la; prings. 12Vo; turkeys. 12Vci ducks, 8H; dairy. le20c. , EGQs Bteaoy; uc ce mmii. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, bbl. Wheat, bu. 6,000 .ou 157,00 ' ' 8.000 . , 78 000 36.000 !!... 106,000 47,000 Corn, bu. . Oat, bu. . Minneapolis Grain Market. uivvfipntta An. 4. FLOUR First tnffiiiv xecond Datents. 33.854$ 3.96; first clears, $3.264j3.45; second clears. $2.6("tl2.60. . BHAJN in DUia, ia.orui.i. a -t. T)rH of Trade auotatlons for Mlnneapoll and Chicago delivery). 1 h range of prices, as reported by F. D. Day & Co., 110-111 Board of Trade, was: Articles. Open. Hlgh. Low. Close. Yes y Wheat I May... Sept... Dec. . . . 7RH 784 72 76S 70' 76Ts;7SVVi 72j 74 74tfV 1 n 1 09 74H 1 124 72V! I 1 11 1 09 Flan- Sept... Oct.... 1 09 Minneapolis Caah Close-Wheat: No. 1 hard. 74c: No. 1 northern, 73'ic; ro. x northern. 7ic; rxo. nannern. wnwni., No 1 durum, 6c; No. 2 durum, 6Ac. Corn: No. 3 yellow, 46'c; No. 3, 4iSc Oats- No. 8 white. 304c; No. 3. 28429o. Barley: S4a4ac. Rye: 49Va'VtC. Flax: ll.WV Ktaui City Grata and Provisions. KANSAS CITT. Aug. 4.-WHEAT-8ep- tembar. 67c; December, TlVic; casn, no. t hard. 66H')70c; No. 3. 66V866Wc; No. 3 red, 67WHse; , ic. 1H1RN tjeptemoer, site; Lirtcuiirei, cash No. 3 mixed. 4.4.ttc; no. wnue wa-lic; No. 3, 46i747c. viAVHlBher! choice timothy. $10.25 10.50; choice prairie. $i.8&8S.0O. HVB-l MIIV MtTlD O, iv:na-Hihr: Mlsaourl and Kansas new. No. 2. whltewood rases Included, 18c; case count. 17c; cases returned. He less. HtlTTKH ITeamery. ac; pacKiua, n-c. RecelDts and shipments of grain today were as follows: Receipts. Shipments Wheat, bu 327 327,0nO Corn, bu 49 ooo 86.0n" Oats, bu 1.0U0 4.1M) Peoria Grain Market. PEORIA. Aug. 4. CORN Unchanged: No. 8 yellow and No. 3, 60Vc; Ne. 4, 49Vkc; No grade, HBHc. OATS Unchanged; No. 2 white, new, 80(a81Vc; No. 3 white, new, 30Vitr4L-; Mo t white, new. 2 V W 5 i) "A c WHISKY on tne oasis 01 ii.is lor finished goods. Mllwaakee Grain Market. MILWAUKEE. Aug. 4. WHEAT Mar ket steady; No. 1 northern. 7VjTc; No. 2 northern. TSaTTc: September, ,1V17?C hid BARLEY Dull; No, 1. 55'aic; sample. 40U640. CORN Lower; No. t cash, 49i50Hc; Sep tember, 4Wc. Philadelphia Proaue Market. PHILADELPHIA, Aug 4.-BI-TTER- Bteady: extra western creamery, a He; tra nMrhT nrints. 34c. EilOsJ-Firm; nesrby fresh and western freah, 19c at mark. Toledo Seed Market. mis-no O.. Aug. 4 SEED Clover, caah. $7.10; October and December. $7 Si. Prime timothy. $2.06. No. $ rje, 6eo. August alsike, $l-80. Wool Market. LONDON. Aug. 4 WOOL Th wool market waa quiet and unchanged. Ar rivals for the next aerlea number 47.587 hlea, Including 18.000 ferwarded direct. The Imports for the week: New South Wales. 6.517; Victorian. 3u2; New Zealand. 1. 574; Cap of Good Hope and Natal, 1.6e2; various. 2.H7 bales. bT. LOC1S. Aug. 4. WOOI Steady. Medium grades combing and clothing 2Sf tsc; light fine, llhllc; heavy fine, HJ 17c; tub washed. 32-H. ITottea Market. NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 4ooTTON Bpot closed quiet: sale 940 bales: low ordinary, ic. nominal; good ordinary, 8 11-luc; low middling. V: middling, I'Sc; good middling, 10c; middling fair, llV,c. nominal; (air, lle. nominal; re ceipt. 470 bale; stock, 17.45 bale. BT. LOI IS. Aug 4 I OTTOS - Dull; middling ",c. sls. 1 h'.S 1-1; re-c-lp,s. 7 b ne;- -shipments. It bales. slock, iJ.uil bale. Cattlo for tht Weak Tacidadlr towr All Botind. HOGS ABOUT STEADY ON AN AVERAGE Fairly Geo Raa of Sheep for Week, Trade la Very aatsl tartars Caadltloa Prices Iteaay to Stroaaer. BOVTH OMAHA. Aug. 4. 1906. Receipts were: Cattle. Hogs. Bheep ... 8.2 . t.3'1 ... 4.3SO 10.8 I. ... 3.6!H 1S.5S1 8.fc7 ... 1.626 8.KS2 4.0H6 ... 873 .91 4.6W ... 100 1.490 6 Ofltclal Monday .... Official Tuesday.... ortl.ial Wednesday Official Thursday . Official Friday Official Saturday ... This week 18.80. 61.077 25.770 lst week 17 4 47.13 Two weeks ago 15. "72 53.9f9 25, Three weeks ago 15.94 47, 6M 22.J99 Four weeks ago 9.023 42.223 13.757 6ame week laat year 13,646 37,040 40.026 RECEIPTS FOR THE TEAR TO DATE. The following table shows the receipts of cattle, hogs and sheep at 8outh Omaha tor tha year to date, compared with last year: 19 1906. Inc. Cattle IPS 502,009 47.M6 Hogs 16K4.4fl 1.561.4SS 133.0T3 Sheep 880, 7B3 878.419 4,333 CATTLE QUOTATIONS. Th following will snow the prlcea paid for th different kinds ot caltl on the Boutn Omaha market: Good to choice corn-fed ateert $5.5076 00 Fair to good corn-fed steers 4.6o?5 30 common to fair coin-fed steers.... t"ji CJ00U to choice cows and heifers... $ 4"ijU5 Fair to good cows and heifers $.id3 W Common to fair cows and heifers.. 1.60j2.7 Oood to choice stockera feeders. 8.6o4.W Fair to good atockers and feedera.. 3 25.50 Common to fair atockers J.0i'3.23 Bulls, stags, etc I.BOigl.OO Veal calves $. 7546.75 The following table shutrs tha average price of iioga at Bourn Omaha for tha laat several days, with comparisons: Date, I 1306. 19O.lU4.l03.lO2.13Ol.1900. July 23...iJi I 441 l 911 4 91 July M...I 6 66 1 6 47 I 6 181 I 411 6 70) 6 U July 26.. k 65 6 041 6 06 7 53 6 74 6 06 6 02 6 06 6 13 5 08 6 0 5 16 July 28.. July S7.. July 36.. July 39.. Juiy ).. July 31.. Aug. i.. Aug. 3 . Aug. 3.. Aug. 4.. 6 49 6 60 6 11 7 62 6 69 e do 111 1U 6 59 i 61' I 19 4 W 1 63 611 I 7 66 6 08 6 06 7 47 i 501 S 47 6 3'H 82H 6 16 6 6" 6 61 i 67 5 68; 6 H9 5 73 6 02! ' 32 4 4 W 4 97 I 7 41 7 87 b 761 6 79 6 18 6 15 6 22V 5 621 4 94 4 99 I 6 66 6 06 6 02 7 39 6 10 'Sunday. RANGE OF PRICEa Cattle. Hogs. Omaha R.fXnrt.lS $6.06.S5 Chicago l.Ono 40 6 60fg6.77H Kanaas city 3. 006.16 5 25U6.40 St. Louis 2.0Oia'i.00 6 9086.60 Sioux City t.bVa.l& .95tf.40 TE8TERDATB SHIPMENTS. The following shows the number of cars ot atockers and feeders shipped to tha coun try ana their points or destination: CATTLEv Cara. W. M. Raker, Blair, Neb. M. A 0 1 John Halsch. Coin, la Wab C. M. Jones, White Cloud. Ia.-Wab.... Thomas Martin, Carson, la. R. I A. S. Swanson, Oakland, la R, I C. W. Hunt, Logan, la I. C T. Latison. Oakland, la, R. I B. L. Mead. Collins. la. Mil George Coulter, Auburn, Neb. M. P J. A. Crawford, Sidney, la. Q C. Travelute. Randolph, la. J a. M. t'ard. Randolph, la. tj 8. O. Wilson, Coleridge. Neb. M. A O.. A. Hrltton. Prescott, la. y W. Wild. Gllllat la O. W Thomas Agar. Wilson. Ia. R. I Olson & U.. Storv Cltv. la. N. W w. m. tverr, Mondamln, la. N. W 1 u. Klmmerman, York, Neb. F. E John H. Belser, Harrison, Neb. F. E. P. nostwlck, Woodbine, la I. C J. W. Beer, Waco, Neb. Q F. Hart well. Friend, Neb. Q L. A. Kuecera, Touhy, Neb. U. P E. F. Wilson, Wayne. Neb. M. & O.... 1 . 1 . 1 1 ..... 3 2 1 tock The official number of rra of brought la today by each road was Cattle, ixogs. She p. H r i, r M A. tt T 7 4 lo. P. Ry t U. P. system & N. W. (east!.. .. C. & N. W. (westi.. 1 C. St P., M. 4 6.. .. C, B. Q. (east).. .. C., B. & U. (west).. .. S., R. I. it P. (east).. .. C., R. I. & P. (west).. .. 33 6 7 30 . 6 1 1 106 Illinois central Chicago Gt. Western. .. Total recelpta .... The disposition of the day'a receipts was as follows, each buyer purchasing tha num ber ot neaa indicated: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Omsha Packing Co 1.014 Swift and Company .... 8 1.8M Cudahy Packing Co 3.174 2 Armour & Co i,lM Other buyers 525 Totals 8 7,227 806 CATTLE There were no fresh cattle In the yards of any consequence, It being, as usual on a Saturday, a holiday so fnr aa the trade in cattle waa concerned. The recelpta this week have run slightly ahead of last week being large for this time cf the year. This Is especially nollceaote when a comparison is made with the re ceipts of a year ago, when the run waa not nearly so large as this week. The weeg atarted out witn an un precedently heavy run for this season of the year, the receipts on Monday having been the largest of the year, with one single exception. i nroriunateiy otner market points had large runs the same day and broke badly. Under theae con ditions all kinds of cattle slumped badly here. Beet steers might be quoted for the week all of 25c lower, or 2650o lower than the high time ten day ago. After Monday the market cnangea very little. The market on cowa ana heifer haa been getting worse almost every day. Last weeg It waa quoted strive lower and this week there has been an additional break of 15 4 25c. making the market 0ii 76c. lower than tha high time ten days or two weeks ago. As a matter of course the break has been brought about by tna larae receipts of western grassers. A J cline of that kind Is nothing unusual for this season of the year. Heceints of Blockers and feeders were decidedly heavier this week than during any previous week so far this aaason. Speculators ana yara traders loaanu up heavily the first of the week, but later on. aa they found themselves unable to unload their cattle on tna country, tney oecame verv noor buvera and the market declined at the cloae ot the week 150 250 on the e-eneral run of fair to good feeders, with light and medium kinds 25ta0o lower than a week or ten aaya ago. Representative sale: HuGS After yesterday' wild market the trade steadied down somewhat today. tit 1 1 1 the movement waa not as activo as vesterdav and the general trade waa lack ing in snap, so that considerable time was consumed in disposing of the hundred odd loads received. As to prices it la no eaay matter to make comparisons with yesterday for the reason tnai yesterday s maraei was so very un esen. The feeling among sellers was tiiat light hogs, if anything, sold a little stronger than yesterday, barring possibly the extreme high time of yesterday. On the other hand heavy hogs did not sell quite as well as yesterday. Taking t h market aa a whole It waa not materially different from yeaterday's average mar ket, but as a matter of course It was possible to find plenty of sales, which were very different from some that were made yesterday. Verv choice light hog sold as high as $4 37H, which waa $Vio above yesterdsy's top. Receipts of hogs this week show a mod erate gain over last week and a very heavy Increase over the corresponding week of a year ago. The large receipts, both here and at other market points, enabled packers to bear th market, with the reaull that price tended rapidly down. ward, until yesterday, wnen mere was a very sharp reaction. On Thursday th bogs sold on an average of 35c lower than t the close of the previous week. After allowing for yesterday's reaction the mar ket tolay Is itiilic lower than one week ago. After the more urgent orders were filled the trade became even less active than It was early. About that time thirteen ad ditirnal c irs arrived at the yards and buveis who were still on the market took advantage of the situation to pound prices somewhat, (food ngnt nogs aid not sell so much lower, but heavy hogs were in many caaes as much as 5&10r lower than the early sale. It would be hard work to Imaalne a more uneven market than that which has revalled here tor th laat two or three days Representative sale: Ko A as r No. A sh r t SIN . :--4 s m to ... ta If. I'T ... I W 4! 1 .140 t 4 tt et J a 11 n 4 r6 rV. So 4 lis ;4 i 4 l;i n 4 M 1:1 ... 4 IS 147 I in ... n 15 ... 4 U V-9 M 4 15 m in in 71 t. t n Si 71. tw U I I) 14 140 4 IS fit M I ... I II 14 . t4 ... I II II . Z1 ... I 1IV4 M., 1 44 I II 74., IM ... 4 II !., f'.7 40 I II 71.. S4I 11 t tn HI R I It .. I II . I ! K I IS ill in .? TI ... Ill 14 m 40 u 111 ... I II I") SO I 1ft t?T 4 I IS tt it Tft.. l .. 1 .. 44... 7... It... I .. 40... 71... 7t... TI... 74... 71 ... 7... H .. SO... 17... 7... n... m... 77... i .. 4... 74... 71... 7... 111 m in . i'7 . . in ..fa M 4 T4 . ut ... 4 Its ..117 SO I 2" ..M7 ... I f7V4j .111 ... 44 . ! 40 IS . IM H IS" .141 too tn .." 40 I 10 . ! M M ,.1M 1M 4 10 ..! ... I 10 . "1 ... I SO .11 . . 4 in ..114 IM 4 114 .114 110 (US ..ill M lt ..ill 10 II 4j ..174 40 I II ..u ... 1 n ..im ... 1 at ..in ... 4 13 . 14 110 1 .110 ... Ill ..lit 40 4 I'S M ti IK I II 61 171 170 I 18 J..- l0 I II 70 IM in I IS It 114 SO I 16 n rM 10 I 11 I 11 110 I ITS 71 117 40 I M I Kl 100 I 10 It tt so to 1 Ml Ml I 10 II., til MIS 71 lit 1 10 I 10 0 Ill ltn I 10 1 IW SO I to 70 140 ... I M 4 141 M I K 0 14 ... I TO M 141 ... I 10 71 141 40 4 t 44 144 ... 4 10 II 171 IN I 10 71 t41 100 I 10 1 ! 10 I to U A ... I N BOARS. 1 440 ... I 60 SHEEP Contrarf to the usual custom there were a few sheep In the yards today, three fresh cars being reported in. They sold at Just about steady prices and the market waa without noteworthy chang". Receipts of sheep have been 'quit lib eial this week, although several thouoand short of the record for last week. As compared with a year ago there was a very heavy falling off, aa will be noted from tha tabl ahowlng comparative re ceipts. The market has beea in very satisfac tory condition all the week, there being a good, active demand for all kluda ot dehlrahle sheer and lambs, both killers and feeders. The trade on most days has been fairly , active and It has been no trouble at all for receivers to dispose of everything that could be graded as do sirable. As to prices, no verv great flue tustlons took place during the week, the market on most days being quoted steady or strong. 8 rich changes as have taket place have been on tha side of bettor prices. For example, ewes have sold very well and are generally qrtoted aa a lltt'o higher. Wethers and yearlings have, also been bringing very satisfactory prices and tliey, too, looked high a compared with tne tan eno or last weeg. There have been plenty of feeder buyer in the yards all the week; In fact, mora nuyers than sheen. An abundance of feed in tne sneen reeding neit is making Teed era vary anxious for sheep ana everything inai tney could use is met witn uuick takers at good prlcea. As a matter of fact buyers complained a good deal because supplies were not larger, and the way the feeling I at this point at the present time it would not seem as It anyone couid afford to ship the stuff by this point. Operators on the market are nil looking forward to a very good trade tha coming weeg. in ract every indication would seem to point to an increase In the feeder demand as the season advances, and at this season of the year the feeder trade Is 1 the life of tha sheep market, aa everyone Knows Quotations on killers: Good to choice spring lambs, 36.7BtJ7.40; fair to good spring iambs, 86.2fyu6 75; good to choice yearlings, $6. 36-5. 75; fair to goad yearlings, $S.0Ot) 6.36; good to choice wethers, $4.75'a5.00; fair to good wethers. 34.6094.75: rood to choice ewes, $4.30SH.7f; fair to good awes, 3.!'a4.3". Quotations on feeders Lambs, $5.50-3 4.75: ewes. $3 5073416. Representative saiea: No. Av. Pr. 3 50 "4 50 4 70 5 60 2 cull wethers 1'" 155 Idaho ewes 106 525 Oregon wethers , 99 123 Idaho yearlings S2 CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET Cattle and Bheep Steady Hog Steady to Strong. CHICAOO. Aur. . --CATTLE Receipts, 40(1 head: market steadv: beeves. $3.756.40; cows and heifers, l.oio.; stocaers ana feeders. 22 40474.26: calves. $5.00a7.00. MOOS Receipts, 8.000 head; estimated Monday, 40.000 bead; market steady to strong; mixed and butchers, $6.l6tr6u; good heavy, $.15i?f.62H: rough heavy, $6.S6 b-i6: light. W sai i.'-i; . pigs, 10.aucaa.4u; bulk of sales. 18.2IWj6.45. BHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. I.ono, netiu; maraet steady b sneep, w yearlings, $5.40tj.lO; lambs. H507.75. Kansas City Lira Stock Market. KANSAS CITT.. Aug. p 4, CATTLE Re ceipts, 100 head; market Unchanged; choice export and dressed beef steers, $5.60f6.13; fair to good. $4.00iS.3; Western fed ateers, 33.60ti6.00; atockers and feeders. $2.2534. 00; southern steers, fi.ibtnio: soutnern vows, $2.00fi3.2S: native cows, $2 0-&4.28; native holt era, liitue.as; bulls, . l2.ooji3.bo: calves. $2. 50135.60. Receipts for' the week, 41, Oh) Head. HOGS Receipts. 3,000 head: market steady; top. $6.00; bulk of salea. $6 2ffr6 35; neavy, .;ixii.ao; packers. 8S.ivq3iV,: light, $6.30S.4o; pigs. $5.086.50. Receipts ror tne week, si.7U nend. BHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. 600 head: market unchanged: lambs, $5.60b:7.50; fed ewes and sheep. 84.2Va6.26: western fed yearlings, $4.75&6.7B; western fed sheep. I4.uxaa.iu; stockers ana Teeners, HiS a. St. I.oal Lire Stock Markt't. ST. LOUIS. Aug. 4. CATTLE Re ceipts, 100 head; no Texans; market steadv; native shipping and export steers $4.80 6.00; dressed beef and butcher steers, . $3.60a 5.40; steers under 1,000 pounds, J3. 25 4,50; stockera and feedera, 32. 0064. 25: cows and heifers. 82. 2605.60 canners, 31. 0092.00; bulls, $2.4064.60 calves, $3.006.00; Texas and Indian steers. 83.35 r 5 00; cows and belters. $2.03 3.36. HOQS Receipts. 2.000 head: market strong; pigs and lights, IS.HOti 4.60: pack era, t5.90U 6.60; butchers and best heavy, S6.4&1R g.ru. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 600 head: market steady: native muttons. $3.009 5.60; lambs, $4.00&8.00; culls and bucks, 83.00ifi3.25; stockers, 84.000 5.25 Xew York Lire Stork Market. NEW YORK, Aug. 4. BEEVES Re celpts, 234 head: no trading: market feel Ing steady; dressed beef, steady at 7'&to per pound for native sides. No later cable advlcea. r-x ports, 1,310 oaltle and 7.010 guar ters of bef. CALVES Receipts, none; market feeling nominally steady; city dressed veaia, steady at XV11120 per pound; country dressed, slow at frb'ioHo. HOOS Recelpta. 1.374 bead; market feel ing steady. BHEEP AND IJt MBS Receipts, 2.3n9 head; market steady; all sold; sheep sold a W.umO-t.i; la mo, Ki.r'flB St. Jeaeah Lira Stack Market. ST. JOSEPH. Aug. 4. CATTLE Re ceipt. 13 head; market steady: natives, $4.0001.90; cows and heifers. $1.50 to 4.25 stockers and feeders. I3.00V8.75. HOGS Receipt. 3.130 bead: market steady; light, t 1564 35; medium and heavy. $6.1006 36. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 1 head; market steady; wethers, $4.66. SIOT'X CITT. Ia.. Aug. 4. (Special Tol eeram.l CATTLE Receipts. 100 head market steady; beeves, $4.6096.15; cows, bulls and mixed. Ili.btnUM.Ya; stockers an feeders, $3.0004.00; calves and yearlings $2.75fi 3 85. HOGS Receipts, 6.000 head; market steady, selling at $5.85-3 6 40; bulk of sales $6.006 6.15. Stork la Sight Receipts of live stock at the six prln dual western markets yesterday: lattie. nogs, eneep South Omaha l'i Sioux Citv 100 Kansaa City 1 St. Joseph 13 St. Iiula 100 Chicago 4H0 Totals 813 7.490 16 6.000 j,r) frio 9 139 IS I.ono sort 9.000 4.000 30,629 6,830 Coffee Market. NEW YORK. Aua. 4--COFFEE Marke for futures opened steady at unrhangred prlcea to an advance of 6 points and ruled very steady. The opening was better tha due on th low cables from Europe an Hrasil and reneeted a good demand from some of the sellers of the earlier wrck and covering. Prices recovered the earl loss during the middle session, but broke again before the close, when there was heavy selling by Europe and a renewal of local liquidation. The market was finally weak st a net decline of mlO points. Bales for the half session were report.! of.76.oi Uigs. Including September. 6.K'a6.96c; Ie cember. 7.1oc: March, 7 S0c; May. 7 50f 7 6tc; July, 7 bb&7 66c. Bpot, steady; No. 7 Rio, HtC Metal Market. NEW YORK. Aug 4 -METALS In the hsenc of cable ther wa no change nf consequence In the meal markets. Spot tin waa quiet at 13S 5f i :tf Copper waa firm, with llt aiii4 at III ?UI 76 elec tronic, $lo 2;',..3U iw, caatinga, M-OvaU.ii. V. ) (EdDiii H JJ O 0 Tills Sraiiiier ? F YOU ARE, why not arrange to have THE OMAHA BEE sent to you by mail? The address may be changed as often as desired .03 The subscription price to any address in the ,United States, Canada or Mexico, payable in advance, is. .35 for two weeks .70 for one month 1.50 for three months 3.00 for six months Postage to foreign countries, 60c a month additional FILL, OUT THIS FORM AND OlVft TO YOUR CANRIIR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT OMAHA. NEB. Dear Sir: Pleas und THE BEE r beginning with iaaut of 1906 tome at ike following addrew: Name Town State e-e-e Lead waa quiet at 16.76; spelter dull, at $6.00 4)6 10. Iron waa firm at recent prlcea. BT. LOUIB. Aug. 4. MET A La Lead, quiet; 35.66. Spelter, quiet: 35.32H- OMAHA wholesale: market. Condition dt Trade aa Quotations oa Staple and Fancy Prodac. EGGS-Receipts. liberal; fresh stock. 15. LIVE POl'ITRT Hens. c: roosters. 5c: turkeys, 1213c; ducks, 7c; aprlng chickens, 11c per lb. Bl'TTER Packing stock, 14VK: choice fanry dairy, 1543 16c; creamery, 2121He. iiAt t-rices quoted Dy omana rnu cum- pany: Choice upland. I960; medium, 3.oo; cosrse, 33.0033.61). Rye straw. $6.507.00. uka.14 fer ton, ns.uo. VEGETABLES. TOMATOES Home crown, per basket ot tO lb.t &0-n60c. WAX BEANS Per market basket or about 15 lbs., Uo. TI RNII'S. BEETS AND CARROTS Per bu. Wc&fl.OO. LEAP LETTUCE Hothouse, per dos. neuds, 30C. Cl'CL'MBERS Home urown. per dos . ONION'S Home grown, lc pet GREEN ONIONS Per doi bunches. 20c. RA DISHES Per dox. bunches, lie POTATOES Per bu., 65c. NAVY BEANS Per bu., $1.85; No. 1, tl.75. LIMA BEANS Per lb., Vo. GIIEEN PEPPERS Per market basket. 75c. ORANGES Mediterranean swteta. all si sea. 11.00414.50: Valencia, all slsea. 15.000 LEMONS Limoniers. extra fancy. 210 alze. 16.00; 100 to 660 sise, $7.00; other brands, $1.0t less. bananas Per medlum-sised - bunco. $1 7512.25: Jumbos. $2. 603.00. PIN'EAPPLES-Florlda. sites. 21 30 and 36, 12.5U. FRUITS. PEACHES Yellow freestone. $1.00: Texas Elbertas. per 4-banket crate. 75c; 6-basket. $1.26. PLUMS California, $1.6091. 75. BIACKBERRIES Per 24-qt. crate. $2.25. PEARS-Callfornia. 13.50 per box. MELONS. WATERMELONS Per lb.. lUc. or about lojj&c each. t ANlLliUl PES Colorado and Arson a. per crate (standard.!. to.fr ponies, 12. 5u: Texas, per crate (about 45 melons), $J.7i; ponies, 4U.w. CUT BEEF PRICES. No. 1 ribs. 12c. No. 1 rlba. 10c: No. 1 ribs. 6c; No. 1 loin, 15c; No. t loin, lsc; No. 1 I r , i 1 1 On Ko 1 fhtir.1. f.1 n Kir. . h.l, L.- No. 1 chuck, 4c; No 1 round, 8c; No. i rouna, c; no. s round, c; No. 1 plate, ci No. 3 plat, tc. No. 1 plate, 2a MISCELLANEOUS. CIDER Per keg, $3 76. per bbl., $6.74. ll.ONEY-New. per 14 lb.. $3.eui CHEESE Swiss, new, lac; Wisconsin brick, 12c; Wiscousln llmbcrger, 12c; twius, UViC; young Americas, 15c. iN LIS W alnuts, No. I. soft shells, new crop, per lb., uHc; hard shells, per lb., ijvc. pecans, lui-., per lb.. 14c; small, per lb., 12c. ChlU vlinjls, per lb., 12mi2. Almonds, soft shells, per lb.. 17c; hard siiells, per lb., 15c. Cocoanuts. $400 ler sack or i'ju. SUGAR Granulated cane. In bbls.. 16.16; granulated cane. In sacks, $6.21; granulated beet, In aacks, $6.11. 8VRLP In bbls., 27c per gal.; In cases. 1 10-10. cans, 61. i0; cs-svs. 11 6-1 p. cans, ll.su cases, 24 2-lb cant, $1.65. CUKFEE KuasleU. No. 35. 2Wc per lb. No. 2o4jc per lb.; No. 25. lsc per lb.; No. zu, ioho per id.; no. xi, izso per lo. Cl'KKU FISIl-Famlly whltensn. per quarter dui., km ma, 4.uu; norway mack erel, No. 1, $2H.00; No. 2, $26-00; No. 1, tao.oo; Irish, No. I, 116 uu; herring, in bhla., .uo lbs, each. Norway. 4k. 112.00; Norway. 3k, 113.00; Holland, mixed. $11. uo; Holland herring. In keES. milkers, aw; Kega, mixed. 70c. CANNED (!rKl'S-4'orn, standard west ern, toil too: Maine, $1.15. Tomatoes, lib. cans. 11.Ud4i1.4o: S-iD , ,rui.uo. pineap plea, arated. 2-lb.. 11062.3ii; sliced. !l 2.20; gallon apples, fancy. 18 00; California apricots. II 752.00; pears, i vt.i.o; piaciies fancy. $1.7402.401 H C. peaches. $2V(i2W, Alaska salmon, red, $1 28; fancy Chinook, F $2 10; fancy sockeye. P., $1 S5; sardines, V oil, 12 oO; Symunara. nvtaziv. nweet po tstoes. tl.li.'ul 25; eaucrkiaut, 1100; pump kins, 8Oci6$1.00; wax beans. !-lb., "ii'ii'; lima beans, 2-lb., 75catl 35; spinach, $135; cheap peas, 2-lb.. 6"c; extra, .bi'inuc; fancy tl 3ii 1 7 H1UEH AND TALLOW Green salted No. 1. K'Sc; No. 1, 11W-; full hlVs. IHUkc green hides. No. 1, 10c: No 1 c: tao'.e, tl atmiBfi; sheep celts. 50c1.2. Tallow, No 1. 4-; No. r. sc. WOOL Per lb.. UflSc. Evaporated Aaalr and Dried Fralts NEW YORK. Aug. 4 EVAPORATED APPLES For future shipment sre a shade easier under more liberal offerings from the Interior snd December deliveries are quoted around i". The spot market Is unchanged, with prime quoted at House choice. im-fillc: fancy, l?c CALIFORNA DRIED FRUITS-Prunea are in verv limited supply on spot snd quotations are firmly held with California 7 o e'ireo at mnv. ana resn to 20 t ao. Apricot art mora vr Oil I Towi less nominal with fancy quoted at lbe. Peaches are unchanged with choice at 10Hailc; extra choice, im311Hc, fancy, HVtfl2c; extra fancy. l312Hc. Rslslns are firm on spot with loose muscatel quoted at 67a'37e; seeded raisins, 6tic; London layers, nominal. Oila and Hosla. NEW YORK. Aug.. 4. -OILS Cottonseed II, dull; prime crude, f. o. b., mills. 26 2c; prime yellow, SS'SOTUc- Petroleum, easy; refined New York. $7.60; Philadel phia and Baltimore. $7.65: prime In bulk, $4.46. Turpentine, steady. 60460H ROSIN Steady; strained common to good, $4.06. OIL CITY, Pa., Aug. 4.-OILB Credit balancea, $158. Shipments, 55.610 bbls.; average, 43,180 bbls.; runs, 60.131: average 69.774. Shipments: Lima, 102.140; aver age, 56.38. Runs: Lima, 86,841; aver age, 36,874. SAVANNAH. Oa,. Aug. 4 OIL8-Tur- pentlne firm; 6c. ROSIN-Firm: sales 2.W3: receipts 8,904: shipments Mil: stock 46.687. Quote: A, H. C. I3.Ki13.k; u, 4.uu; h id; r, ...id; G, $4.30; H, $4.25 4 30; I, $4.35: K. 4.6rg! 4.70; M, $4.80h4.0; N, fo.W. wu, 6.10; WW, $6.25. Saarar and Molasae. N'BW YORK. Aua-. 4 SUGAR Raw. firm; fair refining, $c; centrifugal. 6 test, 3T4)C; molasea augar. 3v,c. fined, steady: No. 6. 4.20c; No. 7. 4.16c; No. 8, 410c; No. , 4.06c; No. 10, 400c; No. 11. 8.96c; No. 12, 8.90c; No. 13. 8.86c: No. 14, 5.85c: confectioners. A. 4.65c; mould A. 5.15c: cut loaf, 5.30c; crushed. 5.50c; pow dered, 4.90c; granulated, .suc; siki, 6.05c. MOLASSES Steady ; New Orleans open kettle, good to choice, 80ii38c. NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 4.-SUQAR- Duil. open kettle centrif . 8 7-15c; yellow 344xa4Vi,c; seconds, 2HA3V4jC. MOLASSES Firm, syrup, zwgKio. Export and Import. NEW YORK. Aua. 4. Total Import of merchandise and dry goods at the port of New York for the week ending today were valued at $11,298,736. Total Imports of specie at tha nnrl of New York for the week enrt- I . . n a. .. . . . A-n due ing loasy were -u.i- silver ikj i,vi.o gold. Total exports of specie from the port of New York for the week ending today were $726,770 silver ana -..wu goia, OLD METHODSIN SPELLING Applicants for Positions oa Chicago Police Force Show Hopeless Orthouraphy. When tha civil servlc commission com pletes the marking of the examination papers of 79 applicant for positions on the police force who wrestled with the question recently at the Robert Waller High achool It will be In a poamon to furnish the world with a new dictionary a weird and terrifying volume. The ex amlnatlon papera filed with the commia alon reveal new possibilities fur or- thographera and the advocates of ad vancrd spelling and open a limitless field of research for etymologists. For the ap- pllcanta put forth some specimens of spell Ing and definition that would turn a achool ma'am's hair white. Until tha markings of the papers are torn plated the world cannot know the workings of all the mentalities that tackled the ques tlona prepared by the commission. But a glance at some of the answers might in terest. If not amuse, the members of the board of education, and Incite them to make additional appropriations for the cause of education. If the compilation of a new dictionary should be undertaken, with the examination papers as authority for definition and cor rect spelling. Its psges would contain the following bright and shining examples of Interpretation of words: ALIBI "An additional name to a person;' "a false oath for which a person can be Imprisoned " FELONY "A case in which a person msy try to get wnat is unlawfully due tu him. such as money; a fellow who Is caugh stealing. GAMING "Killing game without license;" "making fun of people." HOMICIDE "Leaving wife and children under 16 wrhout a home,' "a person rommittnr imseir; to ruin a person face." PERJURY- viiifitly defaming the char acter or at i Ter; trying to beat th state law." One aspirant for a atar and club proh ably spoiled all hla chances. If he had any at alt. when he wrote his answer to th Question: "Stat what la th duty o an officer when he finds a person seriously li! f v s gVVl K i TI CO) iS'J Injured as the result of an aocldent." Ha couldn't think of calling an ambulance or a doctor. His answer waa: "Arrest that person." Another would-be policeman. when called Upon to give his understand ing of tha term "hold-up man," laboriously wrote, "Carrying concealed weapon It a hold-up man." - - The spelling test showed some Ingenious efforts to make mistakes, and revealed th weakeat polnta of the applicant. Eighteen words were submitted to the els as of 7M, and one of th papers showed tha follow. Ing answers: . . . Offlser, for officer. Wepon, for weapon. Dletrect. for district. Arest, for arrest. Balut, for salute. Iresent, for precinct F.larm, for alarm. Not is, for notice. Allest, for assist. Reddy, for ready. Acuse, for accuse. The word "ready," which was In tha lisl of eighteen, proved a terrific stumbling block for the applicants. Ther tripped us on It by apelllng It "reddy" and "raddle." Chicago Record-Herald. THOSE NIGHT WORKING HENS Flock oa East Side la Kaasaa City that Catehe Baa hy Elec tric Light. I have the smartest flock of hens In Kanaas City," aald a man who Uvea on Eaat Fifteenth street recently. 'Lay boiled egg, I suppose," ventured his friend. 'No, sir, they don't. But they hav learned the best time to work and' ought to have credit for It." "Learn It from you?" "Well, maybe they did you a," he continued. "I work night and when I came home on th two o'clock owl. car this morning I waa surprised to sea my flock of hens darting about under tha aro light in front of the house, catching bugs that were attracted by tha light. They may have been waiting for ma, for soon after I entered the houae they returned orderly to their rooeta. Today tbey wera aleepy and didn't leava th hen house on-, til afternoon." 'Aren't you afraid your chickens will ruin their health working nights T" asked tha friend," "No," replied the proud poultry owner. "Whenever th hen atoi laying I shall hav to Insist that they work days." Kao aaa City Star. Poker Player' Pedal Extremities. There Is an enterprising dealer In men's ahoe In Boaton who, at on time, waa ac customed to display sticking out of each pair of shoes In hla windows three new $1 bills. The accompanying announcement used to read aomethlng Ilka this: "Thre of a kind beat tw pair." On one occasion a blight young maa undertook to get the better of tha dealer. Entering th store, he said to tha proprie tor: "You aell shoes according to tha rules of poker, I see." "Yes," waa th reply. "I wear sise No. I," said tha bright yoaiui man; "wrap me up two pairs of them." When he had received th ahoe ha ten dered In payment therefor $8. "Pardon, ma," aald tha proprietor, "hut those irhoes com to 16." "Not according to Hoyla," aald tha bright young man. with a triumphant grin, Hhra of a kind beat two pair." "Very true." responded the suava pro prietor, "but they don't beat four nines. Six dollars, please." Harper's Weekly. Practical Chemistry tar Girls. In tha Iowa of Dessau a school for tha purpose of training girls ' In chemistry, connected with the augar refining Indus try, wa opened some time ago and has answered so well that similar training schools connected with soap factories, pa per works and other Industries requiring thorough laboratory training ar now be ing organised. Th young ladle In ques tion are all girls of tha better statlona In life and all who entered aa original puplL of the first achool hav passed tlialr re cent examinations aa satisfactorily as ta hav found posts at once. rail kUU Qa setts,
