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factun r' agent, oue large room, prefer
ably Btyve heated; need not rm In t li
center of the city. Address Y-l. care
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WANTED TO KENT
BY FIRPT clam party, 11 or 13-room house,
Suitable for roomers and boarders; must
be close In. AU.Ire.ia D 7, Hee.
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"WANTED Good modern house with large
yard and close In. to accommodate two
responsible families. F 3x9, cam Hen.
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WANTED to rent, June 1, for three
months, small well furnished cottage or
apartment, modern, clean, three adults,
references. F. H. Burtjn, 74.13 Vine St.,
Denver, Colo. (26)-M3 22x
WANTED Modern cottage with 6 rooms,
clna In and with good yard, at reason
able rent. Will occupy June t. Address
E. SS8. Bee. Wz1-1-
WANTED SITUATION
If AN with large experience as manager
and superintendent In building and con
tracting buslne.se. wants position. Ad
dress E-SSS. Bee. (H7) M&8 18
CORPORATIONS wishing to do business
In Oklahoma can have their business at
tended to and "resident representation"
for $10 a year. Brokers' Agency, Guthrie,
OkL a?)
WANTED Position Ms head miller. Ad
dress P-341 Bee. (27) MG9J 18x
EXPERIENCED STENOGRAPHER: (rood
references. Address F, Omaha Bee, li
Bcott tit., Council Bluffs, la. (Z7-3
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE SEALED BIDS WILT BE RE
oelved at the office of the secretary of
atate (or furnishing and Installing one
steam boiler, one steam engine and one
dynamo at the state penitentiary at Lin
coln, Nebraska; also one pump and motor
at Insane hospital at Lincoln. Bids close
Mao 22 at i o'clock p. m. Snecltioatlons
now on file. GEO, C. JUNKIN, Secretary
of Board P. L. and Bldgs. MKdutm
SEALED PROPOSALS will he received at
office of Treasurer, Battle Mountain Sani
tarium. N. H. D. V. 8.. Hot Springs, South
Dakota, until 13 o'clock m., May SI, 1907.
and then opened, for furnishing and de
livery of furniture, carpets, ranges, etc..
In acrordanoe with Instructions and
specifications, copies of which, with blank
firoposals and other Information, may be
iad upon application to W. A. Tucker,
Treasurer. Ml-22-2o
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NEWS FROM OMAHA SUBURBS
Reduced Etreet Bailwaj Tare tlcasts All
Ontsids Citii?n.
MORMON CHURCH TO ERECT MONUMENT
City Has Agreed to Tar for Old
Cemetery Once Shaft Is Erected
Gardening a Favorite
Pastime.
Florence.
Mrs. Robert Ooldlng Is spending a few
days visiting relatives In Blockton, la.
James Pliant of Bennington spent a
couple of days here this week visiting his
mother, Mrs. Mary Pliant.
F. Grimm is building a new house on
Main street. Just east of the City park,
on property purchased from J. 6. Paul.
Miss Prudence Tracy left Thursday even
ing lor Kreeport, III., to visit her sister,
Mis. 8. P. Wallace, for a week or ten days.
Mrs. Lillian Crabb, a former resident of
Florence, and who owns a small fruit farm
Just north of Florence, Is here visiting
friends.
Newel Burton Is getting his residence
on Fifth street along toward completion.
It is two stories and la made of cement
blocks.
Mrs. Wesley Pliant of Bennington, Neb.,
pent Thursday here visiting her mother,
Mrs. Mary Pliant. She returned to her
home Friday morning.
Mrs. Mitchell of Lincoln, Neb., Is here
for a few days visiting her daughter. Miss
Ura Bhepard, who Is teacher of music In
the Florence publlo schools.
The Florence bank Is gaining In business
to quite an extent the last two weeks,
especially in deposits, showing that the
country Is still in a prosperous condition
In the vicinity of Florence,
The Mormon church will erect a monu
ment In the old Mormon cemetery Just
west of Florenoe, or rather on West Suue
street. The old cemetery Is In the corporate
limits of Florence. The city council of
Florence lias agreed to take care of the
cemetery once the monument Is erected.
W. R. Wall and brother. Clarence, who
have been visiting friends In Indiana and
Missouri lor tne last two weens, returned
home Friday night. W. R. Wall, who Is
general manager of the Florence Canning
company, combined Dusiness wltn pleasure
and investigated the canning Industry at
several of the canning factories In south
ern Indiana.
The 5-cent fare between Florence and
Omaha took effect Wednesday morning.
The people of Florence are elated over tins
move on the part of the street car com
pany granting this. It Is true r'lprent-o
people were getting a 5-cent fare, but had
to use a book, while tenn e coming from
Omaha had to pay an extra fare If they
naa no oook ana naa a tendency to raise
trouble, as they did not understand tha
situation.
Weat Ambler.
Mrs. R. M. Henderson was the guest of
her daughter in North Omaha on Monday.
Rev. K. O. Hiller of Southwest church
here attended the district conference at
Kennard this week.
George Carlson and wife, from near
ttlverview park, were guests of home folks
here over Sunday.
Mrs. Bert Gantz entertained her aunt
and niece from Burlington, la., two days
of last week at her borne In Lckerman.
M. 8. Bartlett and family, who left here
for Banneck, Cal., two weeks ago, write
tlmt they are well pleased with their new
home.
Bherman Holmes and wife of Oakdala
were the guests of the latter's sister, Mrs.
M. Faverty and family, from Thursday
until Friday.
D. Shandy Is trying his hand at plowing,
etc, at his suburban home as a respite
from his many years service at tha Union
Paclflo shops.
MJss Stella Pickard attended the miscel
laneous shower given by Miaa Nellie Winn
In honor of one of the prospective brides.
Miss Bertha Kiopp.
Mrs. Muasalman of Norfolk, who has been
attending the Eastern Star convention at
Lincoln, spent a few days with her mother,
Mrs. Hickman, here.
Mrs. J. E. Aughe represented Phil Kear
ney Women's Relief corps as delegate to
the department convention at Fremont on
Thursday and Friday.
Rev. R, M. Henderson filled the pulpit
at Hansoom Park church on last Sabbath,
during the abaence of lr. Clsaell, who de
livered an Epworthtan address at Schuyler.
Henry Lefholts and Miss Nellie McCann
were married early Wednesday morning at
Holy Family church. They, with a large
circle of friends, went Immediately to their
new home on Nineteenth and Burdette,
where a most elaborate wedding breakfaat
was served. The decorations of their home
were an abundance of American Beauty
rosea The happy couple have the best
wishes of all, as they are very popular.
The bride la a cousin of Mrs. Frank 8.
Aughe.
Denson,
Mrs. W. H. Leoohner returned Monday
from a visit In Ashland.
Services will be held at all the churches
today at the usual hours.
James Walsh has been quit sick at his
home during the last week.
Mrs. Devlne has returned from a visit
with her daughter In California.
Mrs. Theodore William Is recovering
from an attack of spinal meningitis,
Mrs. Arthur Merman of Bennington vis
ited tier mother, Mrs. Ryan, during the
week.
Mrs. Peter Graveri entertained a number
of young people at her home laat Sunday
at lunch.
Rev. 8. F. Marsh of Rochester, N. Y.,
will from today AH the pulpit at the Bap
tist church.
Walter Oongdon left last Monday for Des
Molrjes, where he will enter college ' at
HiKhland Park.
hi. A. Purrlne and Al Pangburn of
Crelghton, Neb., were visiting In Benson
last Wednesday.
B. C. Hodder, the city attorney, will take
Ejaaeasion of the Nevlna house and make
enaon his home.
L. W. Raber and family have returned
from a two weeks' trip in the western
part of Nebraska.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Raich have moved
with their daughter and family Into their
home neur the Country club.
Mr. and Mrs. James Degan were called
to Shenandoah, la., by the sickness and
death of Mrs. Degan father.
Miss Anna 1 jirsen ' of Benson and Mr.
Fred Williams were married last Wednes
day, They will reside In Omaha.
The Benson Boys Gymnasium club will
give another exhibit und entertainment at
their hall on the evening of May 25.
Miss Lltia Washburn entertained at her
home laat Sunday the Messrs. Wern and
Harry Clark and Miss Ella, Gravert.
The Benson fire department has made ar
rangements to Install an automatic electrlo
alarm system, also a new telephone systvm.
The Infant daughter of Mr. und Mrs.
Josse V. Long died soon after lis birth
last week. Mrs. Long Is slowly improv
ing. Mrs. Otto Ager entertained a number of
little tots at her home laat Tu-rxiay In
honor of her little daughter's first birth
day.
Mary Butler was taken to the Omaha
General hospital whfre aha was treated for
u aisiocuteo. elbow, which she received by
a fall.
Independent Order Odd Fellows will have
second degree work at Its meeting Monday
evening, and a large attendance Is ex
peeled. Mrs. Frank Llnder was surprised at
her home last Saturday by a number of
her friends In honor of her birthday an
niversary. Mr. Charles Tracy entertained at his
home laat Wedensday at a slag diuner In
honor of Mr. Uert NarTxlger, who Is the
gueat of C. finger.
Miss Beda Bui gland, who Is visiting at
the home of Mlsa Lily Peterson In lieu
son, was surprised by a number of Omaha
friends last Friday evening.
Mrs. Thomas Hull attended the encamp
ment of the veterans' and woman's organi
sations at Fremont, held on Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday of last week.
Teachers of Benson school gave a linen
shower at the home of MUs Bell oi
On. aha, In honor of Mlsa bea Huffman,
which was a compute surprlae to Mai
Hoffman.
The Methodist Ladles' Aid society met
at tne home of Mrs. F. E. Voung last
Wednesday afternoon, when the May fair
committees reported, and it was found
1100 was cleured at the fair.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Naffxlger spent the
last wfcek visiting at the home of the
lornier s uncle. C. Btlger. while on their
way to their home In Tremont, 111., alter
.. - nuj-jui j, iu rtniona, cat.
The celebration of the eighteenth an
niversary oi the Epworih league was held
lai au..uuy eeiinltf at the regular church
hour, when the Installation of nw cf-
7. i , . l0OK 'lce- A number of mue-
iikr.. .i e.e renaerej and reviia
tlns glv.n. Those Installed a uihcer.
were: Misses Anna Bellls, Georgia Mor
ton, Ella I 'avis. Be Hoffman and M.i iol
Peterson, Messrs. Jacob Gehrig. Will I'et
eraon, Roy Young and Barney Pavls.
The funeral services of Utile Jnhn Csn
Intlnd, who riled suddenly of spinal men
ingitis Sundiiy, last, was held Tuesday
morning at the family repldenre; Inter
ment at the German Catholic ccin-terv.
Mrs. F. E. Young entertained tha West
Fnrnam Kensington clti nt her home last j
Thursday afternoon, with all members
present. Mrs. Long.icre was the guvsf of '
the afternoon. Mrs Lyman of Omaha will j
Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Morrison entertained
during the week Mr. and Mrs. Will Uavls
of Kansus City, Mr. and Mrs. Wiley, Mr.
and Mrs. Will Hoyt, Mrs. W. W. Gamble
of Gretna, Neb.; Misses Williams of
Omaha and T. S. tnvis of Louisville, Neb.
Bellevne.
Ralph Starks of Lincoln spent Sunday
with his mother.
Judge John A. Ooss was called to Lincoln
Tuesday on business.
Paul Wi cox of Omaha is a guest at the
Fulcher home this week.
Miss Lynda Langhelne of Omaha spent
several days visiting with her parents here
this week.
Kip llaniblin, a student at the college,
vlalted with his parents In Tekomah over
lust Sunday.
Miss Nellie Lefler of South Omaha spent
several day tills week at the home of
Mrs. John Peters, Jr.
W. C. F. Adams, professor of philosophy
at the college, has twen nurturing from a
severe cold the laat week.
John W. Bhafer. a former orofessor at
the college, now at Indianapolis, Ind., spent
a couple of days In Bellevue this week.
John Hamilton, an old resident of Belle
vue, came down from Decatur, Neb.,
Wednesday to renew acquaintances.
Preparations are being made by the
Royai Neighbors to give a picnic in the
woods around the tavillon on Memorial
duy.
Willis Inglesby, while playing at school
Monday, so severely cut his cheek with a
barb wire thut medical attention was neces
sary. Invitations are out for the commence
ment exercises of the high school for next
Friday evening at the First Presbyterian
church.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Reed and grand
daughter, Lottie Johnson of Oiniha, were
visitors at the home of W. B. McDermitt
last Sunday.
The lnlerurban company has begun work
on the two stations to be erected in Belle
vue, one at the college and one on Six
teenth street
Marcus Lindsay, William Kearns, Bertha
Hutheld and Harriet Rice drove down to
La Plutte Sunday morning, where Mr. Lind
say preached.
The dike along the Larson property near
the river Is completed and will curry oft
the water caused by a change In the nat
ural drainage.
Miss Janet Fletcher, an alumnus of the
college who is now training tor a profes
suonul nurse In Chicago, is home on a six
weeks' vacation.
Misses Abble Robertson, Anna McClel
land and Harriet Rice, normal students at
the college, inspected the South Omaha
schools Tuesday.
The local lodge of Royal Neighbors gave
a weighing social last Thursday evening,
which waa well attended and netted tha
women a neat little sum of money.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Chadd, Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Hancock of South Omaha and Mrs.
Laura Sloan of Omaha were visitors at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Weslev Chadd last
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Benton and daugh
ter, Ruth, of Kansas City were guests at
the Chadd home tills week. Mr. Benton is
on his way to Idaho on government busi
ness and his family will remain here.
Alexis Alacijan addrevsed a large audi
ence in the First Presbyterian church
Tuesday evening in behalf of the move
ment to awaken American sympathy for
the Russian people. He was accompanied
by Judge Kennedy of Omaha, who presided
at the meeting.
At the town board meeting Monday even
ing the use of Washington park and the
streets surrounding it waa given to the
summer assembly association. A motion to
combine the offices of marshal and street
commissioner was laid on the tattle, as
was the appointment of a marshal.
Fort Crook.
FORT CROOK, Neb., May 18. Captain
J. G. Workiser, professor of military
science at the University of Nebraska,
Lincoln, was a visitor at the post during
the week.
Lieutenant George R. Guild, Thirtieth In
fantry, left the post on the 14th Instant for
Fort Riley, Kan., to be examined at that
post for promotion to the rank of first
lieutenant In the field artllllery.
Lieutenant Georgo E. Turner, Thirtieth
Infantry, left the post on the 14th Instant
for Fort Monroe, Va., to undergo examina
tion at that post for promotion to the rank
for first lieutenant of coast artillery.
Major Charles Byrne, Thirtieth Infantry,
left the post on the 16th Instant for Ocala,
Fla., taking advantage of one month's
leave of absence granted him, to visit rel
atives previous to leaving the United
States for service In the Philippines.
The following promotions were made In
the Thirtieth during the week: Corporal
Charles A. Musselman and Private Spur,
geon B. Allen, Company H, were promoted
sergeants; Privates Wendell H. Frymlre
and Frederick J. Smith, Company I, were
appointed corporals.
The Thirtieth Infantry base ball team
has arranged a gamo with the Independents
of North Omaha to be played at the post
on Sunday, May 19. The regimental team
will go to Peru, Neb., on Tuesday, May 21,
and play tha team of the State Normal
school of that town.
First Lieutenant E. R. Stone, battalion
adjutant Thirtieth Infantry, has been re
lieved from duty as post signal, ordnance
and engineer officer, and Captain J. C.
Minus, Sixteenth Infantry, has been detailed
to take over the duties of signal, ordnance
and engineer officer at the post.
Lieutenant Colonel A. C. Sharps, Thir
tieth Infantry, has been relived from duty
with the provisional governor of Cuba, and
ordered to report for duty with his regl-
mem. it is expeciea mat ioionei ana Mrs.
Shnrpe will arrive at Fort Crook In time to
leave with the Thirtieth for the Philippine
Islands.
A Dost council of administration, c m-
Stating of Captain H. L. Threlkeld, First
Lieutenant G. H. Sharon and Second Lieu-
tenant G. E. M. Kelly, Thirtieth infantry.
convened at the post today and disposed'
by auction the effects of the late cook
Charles W. Lanlus. Comnanv I. Th rtteth
Infantry, the proceeds from the sHle going
to the nearest relatives of the deceased.
The death of Lanlus i occurred at the home
of his sister at Richmond, Ind., where h
went to spend a two months' furlough In
April, the cause of death being neuhrlllH.
complicated with valvular disease of tha
heart. The notification of his death came
as a aurprlse and regret to hla comrades.
SPREAD OF GALVESTON PLAN
Gradual Extension of the Coin mis
sion system of Governing;
Cities.
The so-called Galveston plan of munici
pal government Is making rapid' progress
in this country. A few days ago the legis
lature of Iowa passed a bill permitting the
larger cities of that slate to reorganize
their governments after the Texas model.
Kansaa and South Dakota also have re
cently passed similar laws. Memphis Is
now planning to obtain a new charter pro
viding for a government like Galveston's,
and we believe other southern cities are
discussing the desirability of adopting the
idea. There is almost a rush to try the
new aystem which was worked so well in
Galveston and Houston.-
Galveston s government would be essen
tially like that of a business corporation
with a president and board of directors,
if corporation directors were salaried offi
cers and devoted all their time to the af
fairs of the corporation. Galveston is ruled
by a commission, consisting of a mayor
and four commissioners much as If in this
city we should do away with the Board of
Aldermen and other elective officials and
set op the Board of Estimate and Appor
tionment as the city government. The
commission took hold of Galveston Just
after the flood, and was remarkably suc
cessful in re-establishing the city. Hous
ton had an inefficient government of the
usual sort, and suffered from neglect, wafts
and dishonesty. The floating debt waa
8400,uuu. In a few years the commission
rttired the debt, paved the streets, built
schools, Improved the water supply, and
while doing all this reduced the tax rate.
In the comparatively small cities In
which the system has been tried the mayor
and commissioners each act aa heads of
departments, the mayor, for Instance, aa
head of the police and fire departments,
the other departments being; asslgued by
vote of the majority of the board to the
other commissioners. The commission acta
at the city legislature, the mayor having
no veto power. Subordinate city officials,
like city clerk, attorney, treasurer, auditor,
engineer and police Judges, are appointed
by the board. The obvious advantage of
the plan Is great centrallxation f au
thority. For Instance, no such confusion
could exist as exists In this city tegard
Ing responsibility for the shocking con
dition of the street pavements. The whole
board would be responsible, and particu
larly the Individual commissioner In whose
special chargo the maintenance of the
streets had been placed.
The Iowa plan, In which Dea Moines espe
cially is interested, provides for holding the
commissioners sharply to their responsibil
ity. It permits the "recall;" that Is, If a
commissioner's work Is not satisfactory,
the people can vote him out of office before
his term expires. There are also the Initi
ative and the referendum, so that the peo
ple can give their municipal commission In
structions whenever they like. The Des
Moines register says: "The city that 'solves
the problem of good government will be
as notable In the new world as Athena was
In the ancient world." We agree with It.
and aro quite willing that Des Molncs
should achieve such distinction, though
there la no assurance thut the commission
system mill prove the solution. Its success
In the Texns cities, however, leads ua to
watch Its progress with Interest. But the
real solution lies not In a system, but In the
, people themselves. If the people of a city
are earnest enough In wanting It to be well
governed It will be. Concentration of au
thority and responsibility, such as to make
the popular will effective, has been proved
to be necessary, and the Galveston plan
affords this concentration. New York Trib
une. BEST LIGHT FOR THE EYES
Old
Student I.nmp with Green Shade
For Better Thnn Late
Comers.
That the old student lamp, with Its soft
llpht and Its green shade, Is the best means
of Illumination within Its proper field, of
course that we hnve today, was the rather
startling outcome of the discussion of A
recent paper before the American Academy
of Arts and Sciences In this city. The
speaker of the evening was Dr. T.ouls Hell,
and he had been considering the rpiefitlon
of how light nfTeots the eye under the
technical title, "On the Physiological Basis
of Illumination." In this paper the speaker
brought out quite a number of curious
facts, that, for example, the human eyo is
best adapted to work In comparatively weak
light, that the great power of modern lllu
mlnants Is to a large extent misdirected.
and Instead of being a benefit It Is under
present conditions of use an Injury, and
that windows looking out. of doors are by
no means the yery bright spots that we
think they are.
The method of Investigation was by ex
perimenting In many different ways on the
effect of light upon the eye. As an In
strument the human eye has Its defects,
and the remark is credited to Helmholtz
that It Is so badly made that If It came
from a maker of apparatus we would send
it back. There are all sorts of defects and
all kinds of relationship between its differ
ent functions.
There was a claim rife among Intelli
gent men of the days of the old green
ahaded student lamp that It would rest
the tired eye if the light were diminished
and this old idea has really a basis In
fact. The color of the rays which are
most serviceable to us In vision la a com
plex problem and one that has not been
well understood. Some of the questions
have been cleared away. In tha usual
Illuminations with which we work It la
claimed that yellow light la that which
la best tor vision, while if the light . Is
dimmed, the green light then gives the
better Illumination. The diver who la
pursuing his vocation in twenty or thirty
feet of water has strained down to him
from the surface the green rays of light
and theae It happena are the onea that
are most effective when the general Illu
mination la alight. But practically this
advantage haa paased for now the diver
carries about with him a nice little elec
trlo light which la many tlmea brighter
than the subdued Illumination-, formerly
filtered to him through the water.
The outcome of Dr. Bell's Investiga
tions Is that the human eye has been
evolved. In such form as to make use of
moderate light rather than bright light.
In fact too much light Is an Injury to It.
In this age of naked Welsbachs and In
candescent lumps of twenty or thirty
candle power we are working with too
much light. The superiority of the stu
dent lamp lies not In the fact that Its
light la better, but that It Is better con
trolled. The kerosene lamp must be
set on the table and Its light Is Just
about, the height of the eye of the worker
and In self defense he is obliged to shade
It down. With electric lights In tho same
.,, hrl them also but such
, PBltlon we 8nBle , aI"' . 1
lampa are not the rule in our households.
our wall lampa or our gas mantles which
I ... imiml home Illumination are
! f ,.,.., hHrted We get bright
1 Imperfectly shaded. we get ,
1 filaments or brilliant mantles constantly
before us with the concentrated beams that
; (h throw, go that our illumination Is far
'
' from perfect, far from hygienic and errs
0n the side of too brilliant a light. With a
knowIe(lB(, f the conditions we can remedy
" ' , . , . ... ,, K
he difficulty and avoid the danger by
shading down the bright lignts to a aegree
that will make them our assistants rather
than our enemies, but practically nothing
that la scientific In character has been done
thus far In this dlrectlon.-Boeton Tran
acript. LIGHT
ON CHINESE "CHUCK"
Mystery of the Mongol Dill of
Par and the leal of
Prices.
"A good many Americans are often pus
hed over a bill of fare printed in French,
but for genuine mystery the bill of the
average Race street Chinese restaurant
has Monsieur le Chef beaten forty ways."
declared one who has trierl both. "If
you have a spare dollar in your Jeans you
can dine on 'chow gal ding.' which in
United. States means fried chicken, ham,
wateruuta and bamboo ahoots. For 76
cents you may order 'bor gal penn.' a
concoction of chicken and pineapple.
Twenty-five cents will pay for 'choong taw
chee yok, I. e., young pork and onions.
Flush persons sometimes try 'gol ap pa,
which Is eteamed whale flavored with the
Juice of aronge peels. This costs K.50.
Another txpenslve dish is 'klm yuen chee,
a mixture of ham, chicken, mushrooms
and shark's fins, for which $3 is charged.
The ordinary patron of the Chinese res
taurant, however, confines himself to chop
suey or yakamaia, which costs him ii and
5 cents. No one knows Just what chop
suey may be. but yakamaln Is nothing
but noodles and chicken flavored with
llcorlce'-Phlladelphla Record.
Heflertlona of a Bachelor.
The male population Is made up of fel
lows who patronise manicure parlors and
of men. . . ...
The neat hardest thing to getting a man
to take your advice la getting yourself to
take his
A girl rrsv admit to herself that she la
not beautiful, but there isn't one who
doesn't bellre she Is lovely.
If a man didn't ever have to go calling
with his wife on his holidays he'd think
this was a pretty romfortnhle world.
A woman's lda of a d-U- ious love storr
Is where the heroine suffers agony all
through, but It's a rtnen she will get over
i It in the last chapter.
NEW YORK STOCKS ASD BONDS
f rioei Art Generally Lower oi Knmort of
Further Nate lasnoi by Bailroais.
FALL IN WHEAT WITHOUT EFFECT
Decline la Values Continues Actively
While Reaction In Grain Is In
Progress Bonds Are
Easy.
NEW YORK, May II. The attention of
operators in storks today was turned ap
parently from the wheat market and was
diverted to troubles more nearly con
cerning Itself. The trouble of mind was
due mostly to rumors and to Inlerci.-'e
drawn from undefined reports rather thin
actual developments.
Prospects of additional note issues
seemed to bear heavily on the apoculHt I . e
side and unconfirmed rumors were aflo'it
of some Incursion Into the field by indus
trial corporations of the first class win;re
railroads hitherto have been the larg.'bt
seekers of accommodations. Infen u. "
was drawn from the report thut Now
York Central Interests were about to with
draw from the directorate of the Chcaa
peako A Ohio, which were hurtful to the
stock and by sympathy to the genu.ul
market. Some friction between New Vork
Central and Pennsylvania interests was
implied In the rumors current on this
transaction. Another center of depres
sion was the stocks of the New York
public utilities, for which there was t.o
clear explanation beyond the old sub
ject of the pending public utilities bill
at Albany. Tin- fall In prices of stoma
was in progress while wheat was react
ing sharply in response to profit-taking
on the wide advances.
The bank statement, while favorable,
presented no unexpected features, the
rosn increase conforming closely to the
preliminary estimates and the small loan
contraction helping the strength of the
position of the banks. Artiv ,l,.vl m.
merits In the forclpn exchange market ore
unusual on Saturday, but the tone of
market held firm here and fill n fraction
in Paris and kept alive tho dlscunslon
future"'ble cxp114 ot old ln ,l18 ettrl'
'ihe easy tone of the bond market was
an element in the general depression pre
vailing. Foreign holidays subtracted one
source of the usual participation In tho
market. Total sales of bonds, par vulue,
1)04,000.
8nles and quotations on the Stock ex
change today were:
Salrs. WrTi. Low. Clo.
Amsljamittd Copper ...
Am. C. & F
Am. c. r. pfd...!!!!!'.
Am. Cotton oil
Am. Cotton (HI pfd
American Express
Am. H. A U pid
Amerirsn Ics ,
Am. L,insffi Oil
Am. LInKerd (III pfd
Am. Locomotive
Am. Locomotive pfd.
Am. 8. A H
Am. 8. R. ptd
Am. 8u?ar Refining
Atm. Tohacco nfd etfa....
Anaconda Mining Co
Atrblson
Atchison pfd
Atlantlo Coast Line
haltlmore Ai Ohio
BjI. A Ohio pfd
Brooklyn Rapid Tr
Canadian Pacific
Central of New Jerser...
lS.ino
4
t4
87
run
8n,
w
I'S
20
67
11
25 Si
6114
106
l:.-H
1"
124 Si
n
6ZI
100(4
twi
m
17ZH
178
sstt
400
37
u.6"0 u';" usn
ax Hi i
l.aoo ti
&.n gv
I'M 4
2m n-i4
1.100
1400 'jiiii
1.C00 174
4
It""
172H
Chesapeake A Ohio .nn 37
Chicago Ot. V (no )1
10',
( hlrago A N. w 1.110
1.W4 IMt
C. M. A St. P
Chicago T. & T
11,000 13114 1214 K'9
19
Chlcsjo T. A T. pfd
C, C, C. A St. L, UK,
Colorado F. A I l,7juo
Colorado A 80
69 f 674
814 81H 11 H
Colo. A Bo. 1st pfd
Colo. A So. Id pfd
Consolidated Uas 700 U3
Corn Products Jno It
Corn Products pfd , 200 76'4
Delawaro A Hudson 600 177
Pel., L. A W inn t
Denver A R. O (00 814
D. A R. O. pfd .:
a
46
1314 1H4
ii'e
14
it
r.t
411
7Vk
4
66
10
1764
4(8
284
73
674
284
66
88
1424
186
4
724
28
76
164
41
26
684
116
4
4
100
126
73t
14
634
644
62
1134
864
76
76
4
26
1214
M 4
70y,
834
1
165
lulu
80
80
4
85
0
maimers' Securities 600
Erlo 6"0
Krle 1st pfd 100
Erlo id of
66
General Electric () 1454 143
Illinois Central ,,
International Paper
Int. Paper pfd...
Int. Pump 100 IS X
lot. Pump pfd ,
Iowa Central
Iowa Central pfd
Kansas Cltr 80
K. C. Bo. pfd
Louisville A N
Mexican Cantral
Minn. A 8t. L.
M., St. P, A 8. 8. M
M . St. P. A 8. 8. M. pfd.
Missouri Paclflo
M, K. A T
M . K. A T. pfd
National Lead
N. R. R. of M. pfd
New York Central
N. T , O. A W
Norfolk A W
Norfolk A W. pfd
North American
Pacific MaU
Pennsylvania w
People's Gas
P., C, C. A St. L
Pressed 8. C
pretaed 3. C. pfd
Pullman Palaca Car
Reading
Reading 1st pfd
Reading 2d ptd
Republic Steel
Republic Steel pfd
Rock Island Co
Rock Island ('o. pfd
St. U A 8. r. 2d pfd
St. Louis 8. W
St. Louis 8. W. pfd
100 164 K4
'"ioo 1154 iiiii
"ioo ioo" joe"
" f0 '744 '7814
l.f'O 344 34
10 ) 64 64
TOO 664 4
'1,700 iis iis4
too 864 U4
too ; 74
'"ioo 9 'n 4
10 21 2
4. 000 1224 121 H
'"iiio '704 'wj
6tK 14 84
4!i6ii 1694 ioi'i
6O0 24 1
400 85 4 86
l.loo 214 14
100 46 46
46
88
20
64
Southern Pacific 1.T0 Kl 8:14 x:4
So. Pacific pfd 600 118 1114 1121
80. Railway S. n 2014 i4 10V,
80. Railway pfd 1.200 (104 cm tH
Texas A Pacific 600 284 88 27V
T.. Bt. L. A W 80
T., at. L. a w. pfd 200 634 "4 M4
t'nlon Paclflo 37.600 1434 142 4 143
Union Pacific pfd 88
P. 8. Eipretl 83
tt. 8. Realty 600 61 64 ;
U. 8. Rubber 40
U. 8. Rubber pfd
II. 8. Steel
V. 8. Steel pfd
Va.-Caro. Chemical
Va.-Caro. Chem. pfd
Wabaph
Wabaeh pfd
Welta-Fargo Express ....
Weal Inghouso Eiectrlo ...
Weetern t'nlon
Wheeling A U B
Wisconsin IVntrsI
Wis Central nfd
Northern Psclfto
Central Leather
Central leather pfd
Slnaa-ShefTleld Steel
Groat Northern pfd
Int. Metropolitan
1004
8614
8 14
244
1044
13
2f.4
n
14.11
654
'11
164
7
128
W14
4
61
14,700
1.400
100
"ioo
100
864
M'i
274
'l84
264
364
8I
274
'124
100 17
17
I8.7vi nn, i;
800 27 2
4.T"4 1?!4 1304 18014
7.700
8 200
214
184
Int. Met. pfd.
M4
S34
4
Total sales for tha day, 229.400 shares.
Boston Stocks and flonrte.
BOSTON, May IS Call loans. per
cent; time loans, l''Ko4 per cent. Official
closing on stocks nnd bonds:
Atchison ad. 4a to Bingham 17
do 4a ft4ra. A lie. la 8U
Mei. Central 4s 17 Centennial 24
AO'hiaon 8"i4 Copper Ha one 81
do ptd HS, Ilaljr Weat 164
'Ronton A Albany t'W Kranklm 17
Boston A Maine
1W (iranliy 1111
I4 Irle Hovale 14
171 Mnaa. Mining 81
Meilcaa Central ..
N T.. N. H. A H
t'nlon Pai-lfle 143 Michigan
14
81
Am. Pneu. Tube 74 Mohgvk
Amer. Sugar
do pfd . . .
....li4 Mont. C. A C 8
....124 Old Dominion 834
Am. T. ft T m
Am. Woolen 1
do fd 83
Utreula lvi
Parrot 21
JulncT ...
..121
.. 17t,
..118
.. 214
.. 624
.. HI
.. 8?4
:: i
v
.. 24
.. 14(4
..114
.. 254
Ediaon Eler. Hill 216
srannon
Tamarack
Trinity
V. 8. Mining...
I'. 8. Oil
t'tah
Maes. Electrle ..
do pfd
Masa. Gas
I'nited r'rult ....
L'nlted 8. M
.... 17
.... 81
.... 82
....!('
.... (2
do pfd
. 274 Victoria
. 8;-S Winona
. 4 N'nrra Rutte ....
, 8 ftu'te Coalition
. 68 Nevada
. M4 Cal. A Arliona.
. 12 Arliona Cora. ..
V 8. Steel....
do pfd
Adventuro ...
Alloues
Amalgamated
Atlantic
Asked.
Jew Vork Mining; atoeks.
NEW TORK. May 18 Closing quotations
on mining stocks were:
Adams Cob 10 Little Chief T
Alice 400 wnlano 800
breec 20 Ophlr ltd
Hrunswlrk Con 40 Potoal 18
I Cornel ork Tunnel 28 Savage 41
Con. Cal. A Va. bierra Nevada 27
Hum Silver 16v Pr.iall Hopes 85
Iron Silver 240 standard tii
Leedville Con 11
ofieied.
ttank Clearing;.
OMAHA, May 18 -Bank clearings for to
day were $l,s,4ui 44 nnd for tne corres
ponding date laat year $1. 441,230.42.
r 1S07. 1&J
Monday $ l.cmi.hfiO St ll.Si-T.Getf ,79
Tuesday 1.W& M?
Wednesday l,7Tt.Srtl 17
Thursday .Oo.ir71.18
Friday l.to75.9u
Saturday IMii.tvlM
Totals $11.477, 907. 71 $,71o,4tn.50
Increase over the corresponding week
last year. $Ue440.$2.
("carina House liaak Statement
NEW TORK. May 1$. The statement of
the clearti.- bouse banks tor the week
ehows that the banks hold 811471878 more
than the legal reserve requirements. This
Is an Increase of 82,9W.4.V, as compared
with last week. The statement follows:
increase,
Loans
Deposits
Circulation
Legal tenders
Specie
Beserve
Beseive required..
Surplus
Ex-U. 8. deposits.
Decrease.
.81,134 .? 1.414W
. 1,10. lout") l.tl.
71 37,7i0 11 5"0
., ?lfvO0 ?.f76io
. 17 K7 9I0 8.4O.ll0
. 2;tl.6Ji.2-.'5
I1.472.S75 S..tf-l
. lf,&.2S J.Wi6.83f)
JSew Tork Money Market.
NFW YORK. May 18.-MONEY-On coll.
nominal. Time loans, steadv; sixty days,
t per cent; ninety days, 4 per cent; six
iii'imin, iinii it r cent.
PHI MB M KHC A
-ANTI LB rAPKU-6V4 per
cent.
STKRLINQ EXCH ANGB Firm, with
actual business In bankers' bills at $4
4 S7 for demand and at I4 S4.'4 8410 for sixty,
day bills; posted rates, 14 tel. and I4.S7M,;
commercial bills, $4 S.Ht'gH.M.
SILVER Bar, 6S7,c; Mexican dollars,
SOJtc,
lit NPS Government, steady; railroad,
easy.
Closing quotations on bonds today were
as ioiiows:
V, 8. nf. !
r.
104 Jtptn Aa. M Ifrln
1"! Mo im rtfi
1'5 do 4Vii Md
102 o li rlrt
10! HI. N unl ii...
do coupon
04
t'. S, rr
do coupon
t' S old 4s, rrg
:'4
!
do coupon
....toiHt Min. c. . 44.
U. 8. nw 4a. rrg lfJi4Mn Ontrsl 4
do coupon 12914 do 1st Inc
1
11
Am. Tobacco 4s 71 Minn. At Ft. U 4s
do 10 M . K. T. 4s 7
Atchison gen. 4s. ST do Is S4
do sdl. 4i
0'4 N. R. R. of M. C. 4t 5
Ai:ntl c. L. 4s.
Psl. A Ohio 4s
do SH
Ork. K. T. c. 4s...
Cfcl'tral of Os. &s. .
do 1st Inc
Jo Sd Inc
do Id Inc
Ches. A Ohio 4Hs.
tnlrsgo A A. ls
C, B. A 0. n. 4s.
C. H I. A t. 4a
M N T. C. g. v,s 14
M N. J. C. g. 6 1
3 No. Paclflo 4s W'H
H do Ss 12
1' N A W. c. 4s
t o. 8. L. rfdg. 4s M
7t I'enn. cone. 3Ss 8." 4
SO Reading sen. 4s 7
10181. L 1 1. K. c. 6s.. 1104
St. U 8 r. fg. 4 tU4
3St. h. 8. W. . 4s.. 7
'Seaboard A. I 4s...
do col. 6s mv
CCC. t it. U r 4s.. Ml
fo. Paclflo 4
do 1st 4s ctfs H4
l 010. Ind. Gs,
ser. A. KftUAo Rillwsv 6s ll'J
Colo. Mid.
4S S7 T, A P ! ll.U
Colo & 80. 4s MHT.. Bt. U A W. 4s. "
r1'" l'Om'nlon Psolflo 4s 100
7 O 4s !4C S Pleel 2d 6s 4
oec. 08 K3 wsneah Is
Er" p. I. H dn ,leh n ...
do ken. 4e M'UWs.tern Md. 4s...
Ho. kln Vsl. 4VtS...104'4, W. A L R. 4s..
Japan (is S"s4 Wis. Central 4s...
iid. ufTtred.
..107W
.. rv,
. . 75
.. II
.. 644
London Stock Rjclinnae Closed.
LONDON, Mny l&.-The T,ondon Stock
and Iviverpdol Cotton exchanges are closed
todav.
MAK BILVER-Market quiet at 307d per
ounce.
Cotton Market.
NEW YORK, Msy IS COTTON Spot
closed steady: middling upland, 12.15c; mid
dling gulf, ll.ifc; no sales.
GALVESTON, May 18.-COTTON-Stcady
at 12Vjc.
NEW ORLEANS, May IS COTTON
Bpot market closd steady; sales, B2S bales;
low ordinary, 7 S-ISc, nominal; ordinary,
8 S-16C nominal; good ordinary. PH nomi
nal: low middling, 1011-ldc; middling, 12k;
good middling, 12c; middling luir, 137v,
nominal; fair, 144c nominal. Receipts,
6H1 bales; stock, 111.344 bales.
FT. LOUIS, May 18. COTTON Steady;
middling, 11 16-ltic. Rales, 2.090 bales, te
celpts St hales; shipments, 690 bales; stock,
81,775 bales.
Oils nnd Rosin.
NEW TORK, May 18. OILB-Cottonseed.
firm; prime crude, f. o. b. mills. 43c; yel
low, 5tc. 1'etroleum. Arm; Philadelphia and
Ilultlmore, J.V0O; Philadelphia and Balti
more, In bulk, 14 70. Turpentine, quiet; 64
4(640.
ROSIN Firm; strained, common to good.
$4 90
SAVANNAH. Oa., May
pontine, firm, 60Vio,
KOS1N Klrm; sales. I,9fl6
A, B, C. 14.30; D, 4.60; E,
G. 14.86; H. $4.9; I. 15.20; K,
U.-OIL Tur-
easks; quote:
14.70; F, $4.75;
$5.26; N, $6.65;
W U. 5. 7n; W W, I6.8U.
OIL CITY, Pa., May 18.-OIL Credit
balances, $1.78. Runs, 179,815 bbls; average,
148.081 bbls.; shipments, 171,020 bbls.; aver
age, 172,077 bbls.
Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON, Mar 18 Today's state
ment of the treasury balances In the gen
eral fund, exclusive of the $150,000,000 gold
reserve, shows: Available cash balance.
$258,627,267; gold coin and bullion, $H6,685,914;
gold certificates, $4S,7S2,9J0.
Wool Market.
ST. LOUIS, May 1$. WOOL Steady:
medium grades combing and clothing, 14g
7Mtc; light fine, eiigmc; heavy fine, 15017c;
tub washed, 305370.
Dnlnth Grain Market.
DULUTH. May I8.-WHEAT-N0. I
northern, 99c; No. 1 northern, 97Hc; May,
9SHc; July, B9c; Septemher, M4c.
OATS On track, 43c; May, 43c.
A CITY OF PRECIOUS STONES
Romance of the ' Town of Klmberler
Where Children Piny with
Diamonds.
A prosperous world expends every year
$25,000,000 in rough diamonds, and such of
them as do not come from the mines of
Kimberley may be considered a negligible
quantity. A very dreary town, this Kim
berley, dumped on the desolate African
veldt that produces not an ear of corn.
Little better than a desert, in fact, where
artificial irrigation ' la everywhere neces
sary. The city's streets stretch like protecting
arms around the precious cavta which In
a few years have yielded more than twelve
tons weight of diamonds, valued at half a
billion dollars. Look baok on the story of
this desert patch and you hava a Strang
romance. It begins with two little bands
! of Boer emlgranta fleeing out of Cape
i Colony a generation ago to escape British
1 nnn,tlnn flnA nt them bv some itrnnm
1 - u e i.
iiaie seiu.a on . p-.. u. .......
ln extent, which has since become the
! famous Rand, and yields $100,000,000 every
year in the precious metal.
! On the other hand. Burgher Jacoba off.
' aaddlrd on 100 acres ot diamonds, and his
little claim today contains an absolute
i monopoly of the world In these gems. His
' children used to play in the sand with
bright pebbles for marbles. Neighbor
Schalk Van Nelkirk saw one ef the stones,
took It from tha little ones with the re
mark that it might be valuable and the
I following year it was on show at the Uni
versal exposition or fans aa a magnificent
diamond of twenty-one karats.
Two years later old Van Ntlklrk himself
1 picked out of the mud plaster of Neighbor
: Du Tolt's hut the famous "Btsr of Africa,"
1 which sold for $58,000. That waa the be
I ginning of the diamond mines which today
' employ 15,000 Kaffirs and 4.000 Europeans
"All thla for the vanity of women," aa
i Lord Randolph Churchill remarked on his
! first viflt to the diggings.
Altogether tha magic eaves of South
Africa turn out at leaat $20.0O0,0u0 worth
I of atonea every year, and the De Beers
' people are naturally the power of the Af
: rlcan continent.
Careful official calculation haa It that
fashionable New Tork alona wears $150,.
j 000.000 in precious stones. As to diamond,
I alona $57,000,000 worth of them In the rough
' were admitted into New York within the
laat five or six years. It is estimated that
the duty on stones brought Into America's
greatest city during IX will amount t
more than $4,000,000. or nearly half the n-
tire appropriation for th. expense, of the
custom house. World Today.
would act some rest.'
' lh, you mm so: asaea tne aocror.
Well, we will see. Bring me some cold
wafer nnd a rloth."
tlent and stocoed
"Yes. deur John, what Is It that troubles
voi"'" s"i his wife
The only thing that troubles me." he
replied, "is that If everything goe to the
dotrs what will become of the poor cuts? '
Denver Post.
The Blek Man'a Harden advance, anu wiuie 11 is not a
n-K. r,.ti.nt wa. mutferlnar eleltrto,..1v. '"V1 there wll be any great c
7 tood'sousT aro4 " lh' d " -? Ei
'"r.V'y. dy.ainhne1wlfe. "there g" e "edW l7yr0c!r,di,n.
think if ho were able to free his mind he .liK?,,nJ.n.kT"-. J"l"1'l
l.S'.S.sa'.U 70 fare, and soon a look of sanity crept ovr , ' " Norwegian U I elm a ild at tl W 1 ...
l.r.61 (.;. bis features, and he lookl Inquiringly Into Ne Found land al t car mil!, nf
l,..Mi.7 the faces of the group around him. !"",',-"J.. f0" n ,Jf. . abr.m and t
iu38 w;'"yomuyw?edl.1ty,"?r'' "what " "- '- 'tt'i's
l,44d,UM.4$ was It you wished to "y;, ,h nine advaneed 70 tents per pcund and Ut
s sv - . . - . .... - " - : rtaxinir S A ;; I r U Aft I sr liuar s, 1 1 1 aa .t4lB-
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OMAHA TRADE CONDITIONS
UnfaToraV.8 Weather Aci FroT8 Ira
" portact Factor in Jobbiue Circles.
DRY G00OS AND SUGM? PRICES ADVANCE
Unit Trade Renorled hy Rome Job
bers on Arronat of linckwsr
wenlhrr, bnt Better
Trade Anticipated.
Weather conditions have again played an
Important part ln the trade of hual Job
bers during the last week, and while the
trade has been seriously affected by th
cold and backward spring. It Is believed
that the general outcome of the went her
will be of ultimate benefit to the trad.i.
III be of ultimate b
Dollar wheat Is the factor that will bo if
the most importance and the rapid rls.
of rrlces in the wheat markets of tho
world has been the cause of much con
gritulatkin by the local Jobbers.
The recent rapid increase In wheat, corn
and oats nrleea will eventuaJIv redound
I to the benefit of wholesale houses by ln-
1 creasing the buvln nower of the farmers
Immensely and If present high prices are
sustained an unusuallv large volume of
business Is anticipated for next fall.
Hie immediate result of the backward
and cold spring, however, has not hud Its
advantages, as many dealers complain of
dullness ln business, but the trade of Job
bers t, miist lines has not been seriously
affected, Rnd that affected will only bo
'nr 'n; present, as Inter trade will un
doubtedly be Inre enough to discount the
present dullness.
'Hie tntfe Kitimtlon Is the siihleet of
much concern by Jobbers In certain linns
ana tne congested romlltl tin nf alilnmant.
f ..- . PJ" h."." Wn mitcrlal handicap
;,ki- f t '.,he r"roi'is are appar.-ntlv
nnnhlo to handhi the lmm.ns.. nnmunt of
it!, E rt ofr"'d '""m nnd shipments of
stoc k from the enst are In trsnsit about
t"lit"" i"K "s tne ,:s""' ,lme .illuwed.
Scarcity of cars available for oulgxln
shipments has been nn Important factor
during the last week and the c:ir situation
is, If anything, even worse than during
the last month.
The trade of local drv grvnds lohbers has
been quite dull during the Inst ten flnvs on
account of tho unfavornhht weather ex
perienced. Retailers are complnlnlng to
their local correspondents that the unsea
sonable weather his checked sales of spring
roods and particularly of thin wash goods.
The rtdvnnco orders for fall business con
tinue heavy and Omaha houses report large
Increases ln this rcsrect over the business
of laut year. The distribution extends to
all lines, Including hlnnkets. flannels. Can
ton flannels and nip gno.ls of all descrip
tion. The market for cotton goods is still
very strong nnd no relief by lower prices
In sight, but deliveries are Improving.
Cpbot bleached and hnlf-bieached sheeting
advanced during the week to 301 cents and
advance are also looked for In other
brands of this grade. Buyers expect that
staple prints will he advanced in price in
he near f Jture and liberal orders are belnoj
placed bv well-Informed retnllers. Collec
tions have been very satisfactory, with the
prospect of ihtif continuing so for on in
definite period.
Bhoe Jobbsts are elnted over the more fa
vorable and warmer weather conditions
prevailing during the last few davs, al
though the cool weather nf the first part of
the week had bnd effect on the trnrtV.
The warmer weather has undoubtedly
caused a much larger demand for Oxford
shoes of all grades, styles nnd qualities,
and the result of the heavier sales will
soon begin to be apparent to local Jobbers
by Increased orders and second shipments.
Retail merchants have stocked up well on
all kinds of Oxford shoes, which are occu
pying the attention of all d"lers at the
present seasonable perloo. and have had
difficulty In disposing of them during the
cold and disagreeable spring weather, with
the result that an enormous and sudden
demand Is expected for this stvle of foot
gear. Dame Fashion's demand for tan
leathers hs not been evident to nnv extent
by Omaha Jobbers and fancy shoes, such
aa those with cloth tops of various styles,
have not apparently met with ready saie.
The trade ln rubber goods has decreased
to almost nothing and little appreciation
In this request is anticipated until next
fall or late aummer. Collections contlnua
to be very good, notwithstanding hail
weather, and Is an Indication that the trade
of country merchants haa been above nor
mal thla spring.
1 1 1 v iddl iwu wtem naa nnpn vprv null t
iiiu uaiioiie uu ill 1 1 1 m. tpnuri I miumniin
01 uu mo ess wunin a snort time. iiusinss
iiavn wm quirt in ine way or Dom srnp
ments and orders, which are not correlative
In this business, and sales for future ship
ment nave osen siow.
It Is said that farmers are nearly through
planting ln the territory covered by Omaha
merchants and will be finished early next
week, which will react to the benefit of
merchants, aa the farmers have been too
busy to even contemplate buying Imple
ments for future use. Retailers are slow
about giving- orders even though the busi
ness In sight Is large, but defer ordering
until the last possible moment Some 19o8
prices are being mnde by manufacturers
to Jobbers and others will be made this
week. The prices that have been made
range from 6 to 10 per cent higher than
prlcea during the present season on some
goods ln the Implement lines, which Is an
Indication that higher prlcea on other lines
will prevail.
Hardware Jobbers complain that the car
situation Is becoming worse, both ns to
shipments and receipts, but more trouble
Is experienced with slow shipments.
Shipments from Chicago are in transit
from ten to twenty days. The trade of
Jobbers ha been better than at any time
during the present busy souson and all de-
fartments tu e worhing to their capacity,
t is nearly Impossible to fill orders even
on standard lines of goods. Nails are in
better situation and full stocks have now
been secured, which will materially reliovo
the shortage experienced in this lino of
goods during the last munth. Poultry net
ting continues to be very scarce and orders
are many months in arrears with manu
facturers unable to All even tirgitit telt
graphio orders. Collections have been bet
ter than at any time this yeur and mer
chants are meeting their obligations) Willi
I facility
The coffee market has been very steady
and there haa been no change in prices dur
ing the period under review. Coffee con
tinues to come in very freely, but it la ot
very poor grades.
Of b.&O.l'O of spot stock In New Torlc
over $3.(iT0.)0 is held for the emeculative In
terest of Brazil. Trado has betn of large
volume and the cold weather of tho spring
luut done much to lncreae It. but Jolihem
exect business to increase materially when
the farmers will huvu an opportunity to buy
their provisions.
The suijar market opened very strong
early Ir. the week with a sharp advance ujs
prices B'i- now ruling from 10 to 'M renta
per hundred pounds higher than one weolt
ago. Market conditions at this time indicate
that higher prices will rule In th nnar
furture. The clieee market continues very
strong and slock la very scarce, owing tu
the cold and backward aprlng. Where there
should have been four inches of grass a
week ago In the cheese producing unction
of Wisconsin there were eiiiht Inches of
snow, but the general volume of bualuesa
has been very satisfactory.
Many new articles are coming Into the
fresh fruit and vegetable market. Cuban,
pineapples are very plentiful and the first
fresh peas of the season were received last
week from . Arkansas. The crop cutloxdc
for ainall fruit Is very discouraging as there
haa been extensive damage to the crupa by
frost In most of the fruit producing sec
tions, but the local situation is urn hanged
and the supply f local green stuff will b
about normal, as the damage ln this sec
tion has not been marked.
There is an active demand throughout tha
went for everything In the paint line and
j nk.t .oodfurUnTln." haV VlighUy
cuned und in now at 70 cents. Unseed oil
is exceedingly firm at lost week's quota-
VnolVr U.uePof Vh r'
Prices for the most part are decidedly
' firm. There has only been one decline dur.
: ,n ,he wt'"k' m!'nl"f haying dropped I
8rUnTlon ulf".
; venred ln price 1 cent per pound. The
: opium maraei remains quiet at the receu
he recet(gV
ritlrfpalafe
hangs u
I ounce, with the usual advance for smaller
!,. ...,.i. ,1 . ;. i. .vri
.TV, ".,,V7 . n ' . Y.7. '-ewS7
up dO c-ms pf r ounce, tha nw nct.ftilulti
Toledo Seed Market.
TOLEDO, O., May 18. SKED Clover,
cash, $y.l0; October, $7 77 s; December,
17.77 4; March. $7.80; ulsika. $7.70; tlio-
i,othy. $2.20.
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