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THK RKK: OMAHA. SATURDAY, OCTORHU P. 1D09. 13 GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET Shorti Still Actire CoYerinj Sales and Advance Pricei. ONLY FEATTJEE IN EARLY TRADES neat Report la Iuif4 at 1 a, mmd Reflected Fleam Aboat a Standoff for the Ball and Bears. OMAHA. Oct. . K-03. Phorti were still active In covering their sales again today and advanced value atlll higher. Thla proved to be the only feature In Jhe early trading In the wheat Pit. The government report was Issued at I P. m. and gave out figures that were con sidered about a standoff for boih the bears and bulla. Corn traders were still bearish on their market and continued to sell freely on all bulges that resulted from the strength In what. Wheat was firm early owing to the strong cash demand which has been ususualiy active for some days. After the govern ment report was Issued an easier feeling existed and a short decline resulted In soma selling. The government report was bullish on corn and values advanced sharply after holding steady all morning. Buying was general and of heavy character, forcing sorts to cover. Primary wheat receipts were l.fili.OOO bu. and shipments were 92".X1 bu.. against re ceipts last yesr of 1.4M.000 bu. and ship ments of SK9.000 bu. Primary corn receipts were 41,(H4) bu. and shipments were 4f.9.00O bu., against receipts last year ef 220, (MX) bu. and shipments of KM.Onr) bu. Clearances were 35,500 bu. of corn, 675 bu. of cats and wheat and flour equal to 110,000 bu. Liverpool closed unchanged to Hd lower on wheat and U'aVW lower on corn. Local range of options: Wheat, bu. t'"rn. b'l... Oats, bu.... ; o-i WW 7t.nn" M!W lORK URF.Rll. lltRKKT Articles I Open. High. I Low. fClose. Yes'v. Wheat Dec... May... Corn Dec... Mny... Oats Dec... I May... I I 95',i Wii M'il 97!, i ;: 7..l U't 66SI is j &ossj 3KSI i9J 29-, 7',i 'Jl i-G'.i! M's 3.', i Omaha Cash Prices. WHKAThsNo. 2 hard, II.03U 1 04; No. 3 hard, I.OOfcl.O.'; No. 4 hard, 9i4)9Sc; No. 3 spring, 7c'otl.0O. CORN !'MoMlic; No. I, & 54c; No. 4. 56c; No. I yellow, &SVc; No. 3 yellow, 6tiSc; No. i white, 57',:; No. 3 white, D7'i f uaTSNo. 3 mixed, 36c; No. 3 yellow, 3.c; No. 3 white, 37'ic; No. 4 white, 'Jc; standard. 38c. til IS No. 2. 00(&70c; No. 3, tSS'gSDc. Carlo! Rcctlf (. Wheat. Corn. Oats. Chicago ...v 33 3l 161 Miniu spoils U.S Omaha M Dtilutti 413 tHllAUO GKAIV AND PROVISIONS Features of the Trading; and Closing; Prices on Board of Trade. CHICAUO, Oct. 8. The government crop report failed to affect the wheat market to any great extent today, but caused a bulge of nearly 2c in prices, the official statistics Indicating a deterioration of nearly one point in the condition of the corn crop In the United Stales during Sep tember. The wheat market, however, was bullishly affected by the prevailing high premiums on the cash grain and cloned un changed to higher, compared with the previous close. Final quotations oil corn showed net gains of lV(j2'-c. Oats and provisions also closed firm. Cables were weak, rains were reported In several sections of the winter wheat belt and receipts In the northwest were again liberal, but bearish Influences were com pletely offset by the continued brisk de mand for cash wheat.) There was some selling late In the day on the showing of the government report, which Indicated a total orop for the I'nlted States of 724.76S.O0O , , bu. compared with 664,602.000 bu, the final estimate of last year. During the day De cember sold between tl.om and $l.02s. The msrket closed firm, with December at 11.02'i. Official statistics on the condition of the corn crop In the United States Indicated a deterioration of nearly 1 point since Sep tember 1. The unexpected falling off In condition caused a sharp bulge of more than lc In the final fifteen minutes, but prices reacted from the high point on profit-taking. The range on December for the day was between .K7c and 6!c. The close was strong, with December at BSSc. Oats rallied with wheat and corn and closed at net gains of c to H'&V. despite the government report. Provisions were strong all day. Prices at the close were unchanged to IOc higher. Leading quotations ranged as follows. 4i.ot.tlo. of the Day vo Yarloaa Commodities. NEW YOUR. Oct. S -FLOVR-Receipts bO.400 bbls.; exports, iAO bbls. Msrket wss firm, with r-tilet Jobbing trade; Minnesota patents. JSieV(i5 50; winter straights. I5.0UU 8.10; Minnesota bakers, 14 40i4.6; winter extras, H 20ft 1.60. winter patents, $:..lVif 8 50; winter low grades, 34 1014:); Kansas strafgnts, 84fmti5.1V five flour, firm: fair to good. 84 1WI 25; choice to fancv. 4 304.40.. COKNMKAL Steady: fin- w hile and el low, tl.Vtfl.63; coarse. ll.uOLSi; kiln dried. 83. SR. RYE Dull; No. I western, 78'fcc, nominal, f. o. b. New York. BARLEY Qui. t ; feedlrg, 8-'A:, nominal, c. I f.. New York. W HEAT-Receipts. 244. M0 bu. ; exports. 32.000 bu. Spot market steady; No. 2 red. 11.18, asked, domestic elevstor; No. 2 red, nominal f. o. b. afloat: No. 1 northern. Duluth, ll.im,. nominal, f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 hard winter, 111"",,, nominal, f. o. b. afloat. Light speculative offerings again proved ia leading bull factor in wheat to day, although smaller northwest receipts and bull support also had an Influence. Following the crop report at 2 o'clock the price eased off a little from top. but still closed S'n'S.c above yesterday's. December closed at $1.09"-, and Mv closed at 81 0'i- CORN Reeelnm 91 Ms) tin. Snot market firm; No. 2. 694jc. domestic, elevator, and W,c. delivered, nominal: No. 2. ftWe. spot, nominal; No. 2 yellow, 70'4c. nominal. The option market was without transactions, closing 4c net lower. December closed at 6'c. OATS Receipts. 35,000 bu. Spot market quiet; mixed. 2 to 32 lbs.. 42'4iTi4.1c: natural white, 26 to 32 lbs.. 4:.'4j'ic; clipped white, 84 to 42 lbs., W,nc. HAY-Firm; No. 3, 8j'n90c; good to choice, 95c&$1.0T. HOPS Firm; state, common to choice, 1909. 32f37c; 1MH, IB 21c; Pacific coast. 1909, 2i'nL'9c; 1908, 17i21c. HIDF.S Firm; Bogota, ?.0'921c; Central Aitirlcs. 21c I.KATHKR Steady; acid, 22ft 30c. PROVISIONS Beef, steady; family, $11.00914.50; mess. $1 1 .00 &' 1 1.60. Hams, 824.00 26.00; packet, $12.00 12.50; city extra India mess. $21.000 21.50. Cut meats, steady; pickled bellies. 3l4.00u 14.50: pickled bsm. $12.5Ot13.O0. Lard, firm; middle west, $12 x'n li.ui; refined, quiet; continent. $12.95; South America, $13.0: compound, $9.00oi9.2i. Pork, quiet; family. $.'.5OW27.00; short clears, $j.T.vy(i 23.60: mess. $25.501 2S.75. TALLOW Steady; city, 6M.c; country, CS pound, tJ 0O-(j9.25. Pork, steady; family, KICE Firm; domestic, tH7c; Japan, 5 Ht 6c. BUTTKR-Steady; special creamery. 31-g 31','iC; extras. 30'fi30Sc. CHf)ESE Steady; state, full cream spe cials, 16V((ltl-c: slate fancy, 15ic; state, common to good, UVutC; full to speciul, 5fri 13c. F;iJGS Firm; western, extra firsts, KV-'ff 26'-c; first 2Kff25c: seconds, 2Jfi23Hc POI LTRY Alive dull; western chickens, 16c; fowls, 16'ic; turkeys, 15c; dressed steady; western chickens, 14'8l8c; fowls, 12yo 16c. VtEVTIIKH IX THE URAIN BELT fhoners Probably Satarday ant Also Much folder That Day. OMAHA, Oct. 8, 1909. The low pressure repot ted extending along the eastern slope of the Rocky mountains Thursday morning now extends from Man itoba south over the central valleys to Texas. An area of pronouncedly high pres suie, following the low, has developed over the west and is accompanied by decidedly colder weather and has caused showers from the Missouri river west Into the mountains and throughout the northwest. Temperatures down to 16 degrees above zero are reported In Wyoming and Yellow stone park and anow is falling in northern Montana. The western high piesure will continue eastward and will cause showers in this vicinity tonight and probably Sat urday, with much colder tonight and Sat urday. Frosts are probable in Nebraska to night. The pressure continues high over tne eastern portion of the country and gen erally fair weather, with slight changes In temperature, still prevails east of the Mis sissippi river. Record of temperature and precipitation compared with the corresponding day of me last mree years,: s ... 1909. 1908. 1907. 1906. Mlnrmum temperature.... 55 37 39 44 Precipitation T .00 .00 .00 .Normal temperature for today. 18 degrees. Deficiency In precipitation since March 1. L66 Inches. Deficiency corresponding period In 1908, 3 1 Inches. Deflcency corresponding period In 1907, 5.S9 Inches. L. A. WELSH, , .. Local Forecaster. Arftcles.l Open. High.l Low. Close. Yes'y. Wheat till Dec. 1 01 1 02SI 1 01W 102', 101', May 1 OS'.-,1 1 04 -SI 1 03, 1 03 1 03 V...11- I Oct. lbW 61'al 5S, 61 59 D.C. 561-7'4 59 fi" 57'i May l59Vstl !'. 69Vj 61;69VJ Oats- I IV.-. 3SU 39 I 384 3R', 3SS May IHisiO;V&-MlsVlS&4 I'ork- 1 Oct ...! 23 00 Jsn. IS 274! IS 45 IS 274' 18 45 18 25 Lard- Oct. 12 174 12K4 12 15 12 15 12 124 Nov. U f5 11 7241 11 65 U 724 H 62'4 Jan. 10 75 10 824 10 75 10 S2V, 10 624 Ribs Oct.. 11 45 11 45 11 40 11 40 11 40 .Isn. 9 65 9 674 8 624 9 ti74 9 624 May 9 624 65 8 624l 65 8 60 No. 1 Cash quotations were as follows FLOUR Steady; winter patents, $4.R.VGJ 5.00; winter straights. $4.30ii4W; spring straights. $4.70i4 90; bakers, $3. 2tU 5.00. RYK-No. 2. 73e. ' BARLEY Feed or mixing. tOQ'Jk:; fair to choice malting. 544i63c. BE EDS Flax. No. 1 southwestern, $1.37: No. 1 northwestern. $1.47. Timothy, $2.50'a 3.23. Clover. $9 50414.25. . PROVISION'S Pork. mess, per bbl.. $24. .Lard, per 100 lbs . 112.224- Short ribs sides (loose. 8 1 1 i-ti 11 5 ; hort clear sides tboxedl, $12 Ooa 12 23. Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to H0.i bu. Exports for the week, as shown bv Itrudstreet's. were equal to 4.140.000 bu. Primary receipts were 1.512.0JO ho., compared with 1.4Ji.uuo bu. the corre sponding day a year ago. BUTTER Steady ; creameries, 29c; dais lea. 26c. EOUS Steady; receipts 6.40 cases at mark, cases Included ISc; firsts, 22c; prime firsts 24c. CHEESE Steady: daisies. 16i16'ic; twins. lVJilS'nc: young Americas. l.ii,felc; long horns. 15il6c. . POTATOES Easy : choice to fancy. 405 4sc; fair to good. 42o4:. POULTRY Easy ; turkeys, l.luc; chlck ' ens 124c: springs. 12c. VKAI Steady; W to 60-lb. weights. Mt 94c- 60 to 85-lh. weights. 4Wc; 85 to 110 Ib weights. 104fl2c. Fstlntated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat. 67 ars; corn. 319 cars; oats, 223 cars; hogs. 7 OU0 head. 8t. l.oals Geaeral Market. ST LOUIS. Oct. 8 WHEAT Higher, track No. 2 rod cash. $1 2ltil 22; No. t hard, $1 OVnll 114; December. $1.04t(i9 1.044; May, ''ctJKN Viim; track No. 2 cash. 60c; May. OVV: No. white. 60ii6lc. OATS Fit m: track, No. 2 cash. '-wc; lv.-.-mber, 3sc; May, 4Urti414c; Nu- -white. 414c HVE 73; nominal. FLOUR Unchanged; red winter patents. $3 .4uni.78; extra f am y and straight. $4.a j IU54U. iard winter clears. 84 00430.- SK.EI Tlmothv. $3.0u3.t0. MltXilKAL-H . HKAN-Weak: sacked east track. $10) 0102. HAY Weak; timothy, $13 Ot'tl 16.00; prairie, $10 tout; oo HAiltilXC-7c H EM P Twine, 7c PltoYISIONS-pork. unchanged; Jobbing. $.3 8.1. lrd. higher; prime steam. $11.15(1 1193. Dry salt meats, unchanged; baxd extra shorts. 812.874; clear nbs. 812 374; short clears. $12.62. Bacon, unchanged; boxed extra short. 813 374; clear riba, $11374: short clears, I3 1!4. IOl I.TIIY- Eacier; chukrns, l:c; tprings ; turkeys. 144? 15c; ducks. 10c; gee J-' BUTTER Weak: creameries. 24dc EOoS Weak; 2l'Tc Receipts. Shipin-nts Flour, bbls II. .ou U.t0J Kansas Clty?Graln aad Provisions. KANSAS' CITY. Oct. 8 WHEAT Un changed to 4c higher; No. hard, $1.06'rfl 1.0h4; No. 3. $1.0o'al.0&4; No. 2 red, $1.26; No. 3. $1.2Mrl.234- CORN Unchanged; No. 2 mixed, 694fh;0c; No. 3, 594'g60c; No. 2 white, 61ii14c: No. 3. 61c. OATS Unchanged; No. 2 white, ZsVt'A 414c: No. 2 mixed, 38Q39C. RYE-7ff72c. HA Y Unchanged choice timothy, $11. jo 12.00; choice prairie, $S.i8.75; choice alfalfa. I15.30T( 16.00. BUTTER- Creamery extras, 234c; firsts, 24': seconds, 244-; packing stock, 21c EGGS1 Extras, 23c; firsts, 22c; seconds dirties. 17c; current receipts. 20c; southerns loss off 14c. Receipts. Shipments. Wheat, bu. 130.000 111000 Corn, bu. 27.0m) fci.oro Oats, bu 2S.0O0 10,000 Kansas City futures ranged a follows: Articles. Open. I High.l Low. Close Wheat- i j j December ...I 9i 9S4I 98'4A May 100'il 10141 1 00i 1 0tnA Corn- I I I'ecembcr ...f 6641 57f 564' 67HA May 5841 6041 041 V4B A Asked. B Bid. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Oct. 8. WHEAT De cember, 99-V; May, $1.024il.02i; cash. No. 1 hard, $1.0141.01; No. 1 norttiern, $1,014 Sil.01,; No. 2 northern, SWc; No. 3 northern, 974ifi9f,c. FLAX Closed, $1.42S- BRAN In 100 lb. sacks. $19 60 FLOUR Fit st patents, $3.20i5.30; second patents. 5.00",i5 10; flrsi clears, $4.D3t4.55 second clears, $3.10ft;3.30. Peoria Grain Market. PEORIA. Oct. S.-CORX-Unchanged; No. J yellow. 594c; No. 3 yellow. 39Uc; No 2, 594c: No. 3. 594c OATS Higher; No. ; white, standard. 3SV; No. 3 white, 24c. Mllwaakre Grata Market. MILWAUKEE. Oct. 8,-WHEAT-No. 1 northern. Sl.WTCa 1.074; No. 2 northern, $1,044 tl I.054. OATS Standdid. 40Tij41c. BARLEY Samples. 490664c. Toledo seed Market. TOLEDO. Oct. 8. SEEDS Clover cash $S.rti; "K-toher. $ 95; December. $.t.0.; March' $9.15; No. 2, $a.k; No. 3. $0624. Tlmothv! prime, JIM). Alfike, prime. s 15. i . Ualath Grain Market. DULUTH, Oct. 8 WHEAT-December. 994c; May. $102: No. 1 northern, $1,014; No. ! northern, U94c OATS 36 37c. NEW. YORK STOCKS AND BONDS Strngg-le to Maintain Pricei Meet with Poor Success. MONEY SITUATION TIGHTER Heavy Inroad oa Cash Reaoareea Threatens Deficit la Legal Reserve Prices oa Leading Issaes la l.orrest for W eek. w NEW YORK. Oct. 8 The struggle to maintain prices of storks met wltn pooor suciees today, although the effect oil the market was seen III me i-onetant fluctua tions whim kept alive tne spirit of tin eeitainlly in tne speculation throughout tne day. iarly prices generally were higher and after the fust relapse there were numerous renewals of the attempts to turn tne course of prices upwatds. The growing conviction of tile exigencies of the. money msrket situation prevailed over other cont-uieia-llotis and decided the downward letiuency 01 prices. Publications of the prelim. nury estimates of the week s currency movement diticiosed mi ntavy an Inroad on casli re sources of the banks as to threaten a de ficit In tne legal reserve, unless the posi tion nas been conserved by a drastic le ductlon of deposit liabilities through loan contractions. 'the express movement In the Interior seems to nave been at the expense of New Iitk to the extent oi upwaids of 82,010,- and the suhtreasury absorption has taken up 4.3:.iiu without counting U.omt, mm deposits with that Institution today for telegraphic ttatisfer to San Francisco and shipment to Japan. This transaction Is on London order, for meeting London Indebt edness to Japan, but is significant of lKndon's command of credits here to en aDie bankers to make the transaction. The exports of wheat for the week rose 816.OU0 bushels over those of last week,. London private discount rates held at yesterday's high point. The present situation Is the first when money has grown tight since the new law became effective obliging the trust companies 10 maintain 15 per cent of cash reserves In their own vaults. 'ihere was an expectation In Wall Street today that the I nlted States treasury would come Into the money market shortly with treaa-ury notes to make good defic iencies In the revenues. It Is believed the principal banks have been warned already of such an operation In the early future. The Incident calls attention to another change from the old custom of dependence on tne United States treasury for measures of relief for the money market with the recurring stringency each fall. The growing obstacles being Interposed to further borrowing abroad for slock market uses and the Indications that the New York banks would be forced to a policy of further loans contraction to keep pace with the inroads on their cash hold ings prompted further extensive liquida tion of stocks In the later dealings. The prices touched by the leading active storks were the lowest for the week. The government crop report was some what disappointing on corn, but considered good on spring wheat. It was of little ef fect on stocks, however, which rallied but slightly from the lowest prices. Bonds were Irregular. Total sales pa! value. $5,575,000. United States bonds were unchanged on call. Number of sales and leading quotations en stocks today were as follows; Im. Hiili. Low. ClOM. AHK-Chllmcrs pfd Amalgamated Copper ... A men. an Asrlcullural . Am. Beet Sugar Am. Can pfd Am. C. & k Am. Cotton oil Am. H. ft L. ptd Am. lea Securluee. American Linseed American Locomotive .. Am. 8. R Am. S. & R. pfd Am. Sugar Refining Am. T. a T Am. Tobacco pfd American Woolen Anaconda Mining Co Atchtaon ,. Atchlaon pfd Atlantic Coast Line Baltimore A Ohio.. Hal, a Ulilo pfd QfliMeliam Eteel 'Brooklyn Rapid Tr Canadian Pacific Central Leatber Central Leather pfd..'...' Central of N. J Chesapeake AY. Ohio Chicago A Alton cI(ko Great Western. Chicago N. W C. M. oV. Bt. P C, C, C. A Bt. L Colorado r. I Colorado A so Colo. So. let pfd Colo. AY 80. 2d pfd Consolidated Gaa Corn Products Delaware aY Hudson Iienver aY Rio Grande.- L. R. O. pfd maUUere Securities Krle Krle 1st pfd Krle 2d pfd General Klectrlc Great Northern pfd Great Northern the etfa.... Ilinula Central Interborough Met Int. Met. pfd International Harvester .. Int. Marine pfd .'.. International Paper International Pump Iowa Central Kansas City Bo K. C. 80. pfd. Loulevllle AY N Minn, a St. L M., 8t. P. AY 8. 8. M Missouri Pacific M.. K. AY T M., K. aY T. pfd National Biscuit National Lead N. R. R. of M. 1st pfd.. New York Central N. Y.. O. aY W Norfolk 4 Western North American Northern Pacific, su-iilv Pacific Mali Pennsylvania People Uaa P.. C, C. AY St. L Pressed Steel Car Pullman Palace Car Railway Steel Spring Reading Republic Steel Republic Steel pfd.. Roils Island Co Rock lelaud Co. ptd St. L. a 8. r. 2d pfd... Bt. Louis 8. W St. L. 8. W. pfd Sloss-Sbeffleld S. aY I... Southern Pacific Southern Railway So. Railway pfd Tennessee Copper Teiaa Pacific T . 8t. L. A W V.. 8t. L. AY W. pfd t'nlon Pacific Colon Pacific pfd I'. b. Realty I'. 8. Rubber t. 8. Steel t . 8. Steel pfd I'tah Copper Va. -Carolina Chemical . Wabash Wabash pfd Weetern Maryland W'estlnghnuae Electric Western I'nlon Wheeling AY L E Wisconsin Central e&econd assessment paid. Total sales lor the day, 1.0"l,oo aharee 6J4 4 4.V M'a '? 74 S 4iS U !, s ft 111V, . I.fll 1Z3 131i 131 . 10, WO 14!Vi 142 M lot ions 100 is 47V. . it.aoo 123 lk 1!1' . 1.700 I0i4 l'HS. 104 l'.O IJSl, 1I5 111 X 117H IKS 14 1.41)0 10,000 ' i'.ioo 2) I. sou 1.80 100 M0 100 600 r jo . 63', Us 48H 3H 70 U 41 M test, 40 It 63 47'i 12 6i 7S 41 25', 4.S 4SSa 500 - S.oot) 34 7S S3Vk M 78 3.'0 1M, 113 m 32.:0o 61 4!"4 H'i 1,00 1 lo4 110 41.400 ') ft Local Securities). . Quota:ons furnished by Samuel Burns, jr.. ul4 N. Y. Life liidg.. Omaha: Hid. Asked. Armour AY Co. 4Se aiH City at Umatis Cil (ltlil Iu2la Cudakr packlns t tn luu Colvmbua tNe.( glee. Ughl ea . h i He ludspeiident Telephone k tOouoa) 2 te inleruatlonal tonstructlon Co 44 Kansas CHr, Mea. AY Orient pfC lit, u aVanasa City. Mea. at OrloM cuei 10 U fceli. Telephone etc-Ji, w. ss-dlv it p9(, urns us tiaa sa (!.! ft) Oauha Klec. Llgnt a rower 6 (lio . xvj luost Oaisna e-iec. Lirt snd power pfd al M Omaha C . St. Ry. La t..l aj lw OissU A C. B. St. Ry. ea (Pit). loo kil Ouuba AY C. U. be Ry. ptJ., ti u Omaha AY C. B St. Ry. en., t 71 74 Omaha Water Co. ea (l4s a M- Uiuatua Water Co. as tlelal ... stv, luo Omaha Water Co. let pfd e sa ia St. Losla ea tlll M Ju toltt aad Company Stuck lo ne touih Omaha aewcr 4s CKi) oo il toua City stock Yards pfd.. t as eu tsloa Stxk laraa. Oaaaka. t'i tl al s ew York Mlalagr flocks. NEW YORK. Oct. I. Closing quotations in mining slo.ks were as follows: ,11... 17 Leadllle on. eorunswU-k C t.ltle thiol I Cam. Tunnel sieve... 'A Men van 1 do h.-noa Outno Coa. al. Va. ... I" tM hir 1,", Mora Silver 'J Siendard ... eu ' Iron Silver K6 Yellow Jacket 1 vXfeltJ. i SOU 14 o0 1) 190 . 12. HO 10 1M 77 45 4j too 1300 7ri 44 1.700 Hi 144 1.5J0 '.2H a 'a 3' mt la .-, 10KU 110 IKSa 151 Va it1 44 71 7S 144 !4 600 ?'0 4.il 6") 2'X 40 S4S 49s 41 W 33H 4S4 4.114 45 14 44j 41'a 4i4 coin. $1X77. iwo. Total balance In general fund, $:.im. 4.t&. i.int) lCi'4 lljU laui. 6.e00 16j 15IV 161 4, l.OCO 161 1.4-10 4. I'M 100 MO 100 400 134 4ti Sola 23 47S 2', 46V, 91 61 16)t4 150 15', i 21 1 4?S 41 64 "0 153 2o OKI 3 139 6' 43 '4 74S IS o in 41 K 44 70S, lol', 161 64 V, 136 aavi 43 74'4 114', S 674k. 40,200 H0', 13aH 13-H 11.701 100 42, 7t 1,I0 614, US, 4.4, WW sot. ... 4.30O 15J 163 ... l,on 1, 35 ... H. 7irt 14SH 147 ... 1,700 115S 115 ... 1,400 :., llj 4a too 2, too POO 1,300 1 7'4 m a 115 S4 4 100 19U. liiSi isk, ) 41 41 41 101. K) ll, iMa, !, 41 4 4 VI0 10i 14.100 17', 2.700 1,000 75 V, 6,', 2i lot JUS 74 6'i 2s'A 00 -.", Hi l'4 V4 74 '4 64 a 71, 1H CaiiO 13144 l.:H 1-HSi 1.3IKI 20) '.00 Its) aoo 300 eo 4', 3i 25 52 1 S3V 61 eai as 35 Mew York Moors- Market. NEW YORK. Oct. 8 MONEY On call, strung. 4'rii per rent; ruling rate. 4, per cent; closing hid. 4 per cent; offered at 6 per cent. Time loans firm: slty days, 4V94H per cent and !0 days, 4S Per cent; six months. 4Hi per cent. t'HIMK MERCANTILE fAPER-STjS per cent. STERLING EXCHANGE SwAely. with actual business In bunkers' bills at $' Sl-Vrt 4 8X'5 for sixty-day bills and at $4.K7i for demand: commercial bills. $4.fc!Vt 4 M. SILVER Ha r. 51c: Mexican dollars. 43c. BUNDS Government, steady; railroad, irregular. The following are the closing quotations on stocks and bonds: U. s. ref. 2, reg...-..l'- int. Met. 4's 1 do coupon loeint. M M. 44 "''i I S Is. re IUHjeran e 'i dn coupon 101 '6 do 4l4 V. . 4s. reg H- K. C. So. 1st 3 74S do coupon H7'4 L 8. deb. 4, 1MI Allle-Chal. l,t 6s..... tv L AY N. unl. 4 Am. A 5e 1"5 m , K. AY T. 1st 4s 1W Am, T A T. cr. 4,...Kv, no ,,n 41,, pov, Am. Tobacco 4, Ht Mo. Pacific 4s " do , 110, s. R. H. it M. 4'e.. 4', Armour Co. 414a... W n y. C. g. 3i ' Atrhleon gen. 4s 1'S do deb. 4 3'4 do ct. 4s 1 0V, fj. Y., N. H. H. do ce. le 120 c, a, 112 At. C. L. 1-t 4s 5Hx. w. 1st c. 4a.... M', Ilal. Ohio 4s do er. 4. 1"2V do 3',e 5i jCo Ps-tflc 4a tot1 do 8 W. 3V,I Pi", do 3s Brk. Tr. tr. 4, IT', rj S. L rH 4s S3', Oen. of Oa. 6s 1"T renn. ct. 3,i 1... t en. Leether 6s H')1 do con. 4 104', C of N. J. g. .... HI Res-ling gen. 4s Mi, Chea. AY Ohio 4,e....U4 gt. 1,. g. s. fg. 4a. 114 do ref. ee l''-fc do gen. M S Chlcego AY A. J,e.... 75S 8'. L. 8. W. e. 4a ... 71 C, B. AY Q J. 4e.... 7 eerto i,t gold 4e.... do gen. 4s Mi board A. L 4a ... ) C. M. AY 8. P. g 3'-,, MHf0. Pacific col. 4l... C. R. I. a P. c. 4a.. T7V, do ct. 4a 1014j co'- do 1st ref. 4a iH do rfdg 4s ",8o. Railway is 110 Colo. Ind. 6a 84 do gen. 4s SO Colo. Mid. 4s liVnlon Pacific 4e lh;i C P r. a a. 4V,e. ssv, do ct. 4e ins D. aY H. CT. 4a 103H do 1st AY ref. 4,.... D. Ar R. O. 4s W I'. S. Rubber s 105 do ref. 6a H f. 8. Steel 2d 5a le, ristlllers' is 75 Va ( sro. Cbem. 6a... M Krle p. I. 4s 17 Wsba.h 1st 6a 112H do gen. 4a 75"i do lat AY e,. 4s ... 73'4 do ct. 4e. ear. A... 3Vi Western Md. 4a.... Rfi do eerlea B 76 Weal. Klec. ct. 6,... 4'4j On. Klec. ct. se 54 wis. Central 4s KV, III. Cen. 1st ref. 4a.. V Bid. offered. IM.KO0 Ml, 203 V, w.'j-. ri Ji 5V Boston Storks and Bonds. BOSTON, Oct. 8. Money, call loans, 44 fio per cent; time loans, 4Wtf3 per cent. Closing quotations on stocks and bonds were: Atrhleon adj. 4s 314Arliona Com 45"4 do 4, We. Atlantic S', Atchison R. R i:i' Butte Coalition 24'i do pfd :04V, c,t, AY Arliona 194 tkwton AY Albany 231 Centennial 33V4 ttoeton a Maine 149 r 1 pper Range 71 Boston Klevated l-'S ep,r WMt , . Kltchburg pfd 181 Frarklln ll4 I'tilr-n Pacific 2ivSGranby N Am. Arte. Chem 44 Greene Cananea 10V, do ptd loiviisie Rorale 23V, Am. Pneu. Tube I'lVm. Mining 1 Amer. Sugar 132 Michigan 10 do pfd 127 Mohawk 40 Am. T. T 142V, Mont. C. AY C 20 Amer. Woolen 31 Nevada US P' 103V,old Domlnlos 62 Pom. I. AY 8 67 Oeceola 166 Edison Elec. Illu 152 Parrot 10 General Electric l.1Qulncy 67 Mesa. Electric 17V,8hennon 16 lo pfd H Tamarack M Maaa. Gaa 6VV, Trinity .' liu I t.lted Krult i;a V. 9, Mining 60? t'nlted S. M 9'i V. 8. oil KIV V. 8. Steel r? ftah ijtj uo pfd 127 Victoria IS Adventure Winona 7 AHoues 67 North Butta 6SS Amalgamated 80V, Foreign Financial. LONDON. Oct. 8 Money was In nulet demand and moderate supply on the mar ket today, while discounts were firm. Trading on the Stock exchange was steady. There was small business, chiefly In Kaf firs and foreigners. Paris supporting Its specialties, especially Peruvians. Home rails eased on profit-taking. Consols re mained at a fraction over 83, while the prospective new Issues checked operations In standard and gilt edged securities. Cop per shares were weak, owing to the uncertain-position of the metal. Americans opened with a slight advance and mod erate buying of Union Pacific and United States Steel sustained prices In the rest of the list. At noon the market was steady and from tfc to above yesterday's New York closing. Americans were fairly steady, until the late trade, when New York sold the leading stock down from 1 to 2 points. MERLIN, Oct. 8. Pi-Ices on the Bourse today were rather weak, due to appre hension of a scarcity of monev. .PAKIS. Oct- 8. Prices on this Bourse to d,ay were firm. Bank Clearlngra. flf i IT i Crt D 13 .... 1, .. 1 1 ............ ... iiuiiiv cirsi uisa mr 10- day were $2,587,441.77 and for the corre- usis tn j urn to. Metal Market. NEW YORK, Oct. 8. METALS Stand ard copper on the Metal exchange today showed contlnuad weakness, with a further decline of 5 points on some positions. Spot, October and November closed at $I2.2V4 lz.tr.; December and January. $12.3fi12.50. There were no sales. The London market also developed a weaker tone, spot closing at 57 17s 6d and futures at 58 17s Sd. Spot sales were 3W tons and futures 900 tons. Copper In the local street market was nominally unchanged, although It was said that It might be shaded. Lake. $13.00fi 13.25 electrolytic. $12.62"i'd'12.87H; casting, 12.50'ai l-'.ii; tin recovered all of yesterday's de cline and on the metal exchange today was quoted at $30. iVa 30. for spot and Octo ber, M. 460.55 for November, $.' 45-g 30 60 for December and $3O.4,Va30.HO for January No sales reported. The Ixjndon market was unchanged for the dav, spot closing at 139 2s tkl and futures at 140 7g 6d. Lead was quiet at 2 points decline on the market price today on the Metal exchange closed at $4.30in 4.37Vj; East rlt. Louis was reported, $4 2lKfi4.274j. London lead declined Is 3d to 13 3s 9d. Spelter showed no change locally, closing at $5.85io.95, while St. Louis was quoted at $6.751t5.So. Ixmdon Iron declined 4V?d to Ms 9d for Cleveland warrants. Locally prices on northern grades were shaded about 25c a ton. No 1 foundry northern being quoted at $19.00 18.50 and No. 2 foundry flS.Wa 19.00. South ern grades remain unchanged. No. 1 foun dry southern and No. 1 southern soft, $19 20 i5. MO . J.400 .30J." V a.v, US 51 4.4O0 L': 127V, 60 4M, 4S 46', mv, 60 21 1 1.300 1 H-l 6.IKI too DUO 46S 4'J', !!' Hu', 62 V, h-S 45 liS M 74 S I.ondca tork Market. LONDON, Oct. . American securities opened with a slight advance today. Mod erate buying of Union Pacific and United Statea Steel sustained prices In the rest of the list. At noon this market was steady and from la to above yesterday's New Yoric close. London closing stocks: Consols, money i Louisville AY N 157 do account 13 1-14 M., K. A T 43T, A ma I Copper 13V, N. Y. Central 144 Anaconda 4 . Norfolk AY W ts Atrhlaoa do pfd 13 do pfd 17V, Ontario AY w i Baitlmora A Ohio 12o Pennsylvania 7v, Canadian Pacific 1S Rand Mine, t Cheuspeake AY 0 11 Reading IV, Chicago G. W... U Southern Ry Chi.. Mil. AY St. P. ..IMS do pfd 70V, Da Bear, j HSIouthern Pacific... .134 , lenver a Rio 0 47v,lnloa Pacific Jirv, do pfd 87 S pfd l'Js Erie 34ll'. 8. Steel n i, do lat pfd Jlv, do pfd 13S do 2d pfd 4. Wabash w Grand Trunk 23Vj do pfd 61 lllici..:, Central lotSisalsn Is 5 tilLVEK Bar, quiet at 23 U-lod per os. MONEY ltfl'a per cent. The rate of discount In the .open market for short bills Is 2 per cent; tor three months' bills. 32T per cent. Treason Rtateaaaat. WASHINGTON. Oct. 8. -The condition of the treasury at the beginning of busi ness today was as follows: Trust funds Gold coin. $vjl.49.e03; silver dollais. 4S5.Ji.OuO. silver dollars of I -CO. $4,067 Out): silver certificates outstanding $4r4.9.3.000. General fund Standard silver dollars In general fund. $4&lv?Mi. cut rent liabilities. tl(l.773,sTjl: working balance lit tr.a-iury offices. $27.1i3 7:; In bank to ertdit of treasurer of the UnL.d States. t01.'9 0 subsidiary silver com, $J0,osw,4s, uiiUji Coffee Market. NEW YORK. Oct. 8-COKFEE-The murket had an Indifferent opening with prices unchanged to 5 points lower owing to a lack of nade Interest. Later prices gained 10 to 15 points, owing to buying for a new long account, supposed to be by Wall street interests in Sympathy with valoraixing. Another bullish pulnt was the belief that a Kocd rise was due owing to the prolonged inactivity in a speculative way. It Is said that country iohher i more buying interest and street prices tunee were materially advanced. Toward the close there was no buvlng support, with considerable coffee offered in Inundation and prices broke until they were even with about the opening figures or ne t unchanged to 5 points lower, ales were 30.250 bags, including October at 5.75i( 5.70c; November. 5.8o- 5.75c; December, 5 S5 ..7.ic: March. 5.!5c; May. 1i.O04j6.OOe; July 6.0yuo.0ic; September. t!.10-(i6.C0-. The loi-iii spot maiket nas firmer, with reported """i nu vt.renotise ooiiveries were quite liberal, amounting to li soo bags at New Yotk yesterday. Kio No. 7 spots were quoted at 7H't7",c; Santos. No. 4 8c. Mild coffee was fairly active and firm, w ith Cordova quoted at kfati Lie. NEW YORK, Oct. . -COTTON Futures opened steady; October. 13.20c; December. 13. SSc; January. 13.Sc; March, 13.42c; May, 1.143c; July. 13.9c. Spot closed quiet. S points lower; mid dling uplands. 13.55c; middling gulf, 13 80c; sales, 1,300 bales. Futures closed weak. Closing bids: Oc tober, 13-ltio : November, 11 lie; Ieoeiiiber. l.t r.'c: January. 13.20c: February. 13 le: I February. 13.1Kc; March. U 27c; April. 13.28u; way, iajic; June, lSiac; July, 13.2c; Au gust. 12 ":c: September. 1J.3IV. UALYESTON, Oct. 8. COTTON Higher; 13 1-lic. ST. LOUIS. Oct. 8. COTTON Stead v; middling, lovc: sales. 272 b.ilest receipts. 1 IX bales; shipments, 1,126 bales; sto-k. 10 10 bules. NEW It LEANS. Oct. 8. COTTON Spot opened hiKtier. but rinsed at. ail v and un chancd; middling. 13 3-lfk-; sales on the spot were 1.300 bales; to arrive. l.SuO bales. Wool Market. BOSTON. Oct. 8 WtMJL The Commer cial bulletin of Boston will say of the wool market Saturday: Business of the week is about 5out1Ou0 pounds. The market Is strong and stoefcs of domestic wool are at a delivery low fx.inl. The shipment of wtsil from Boston to October 7. Inclusive, were aul.S-jti.iiHl pounds, against J37.2i 264 pounds fur the same tiinr last year. The receipts to October 7. Inclusive, were 355.. 426 5 pounds, against 215,569. 722 pounds the same period last ear. If oil have a:.., ;u.ut; to sell or trad and want quick action, advertise It to Tb B Want Ad columns. OMAHA LIVE ST6CK MARKET ra.441ata Ciaasa 4. T-4. elas. aw.J laXat All viLic tjicauj xiiuaj mu uvva an the Week. HOGS STK0N0 TO FIVE HIGHER Sheep and l.arnba Gearratio- Mead? Friday, bat for the Week Feeal laa; l.arnba Are Stronger Other Klaels Lamer. SOUTH OMAHA, Oct. 8, 1309. Receipts were: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Official Monday 12.415 3.195 S.-0 Official Tuesday .. .ttfjj 3..42 S8.0k Official Wednesday .&.. 5.31 22.674 Official Thursday 7,25 5. 812 lK.OOr Estimate Friday 1.Z00 4.500 14.0i0 Five dsys this week. ...40.164 Same days last week 36.1.17 Same days 3 weeks ago.. 32.322 Same days 3 weeks ago..S4.H8 Same days 4 weeks sgo...875 Same, days last year 36,Ot8 The following table shows the receipts of cattl.;, hogs and sheep at South Omaha for the year to date, compared with last ear: is). icos. inc. Cattle WJ.VIt 763.610 S8.931 Hogs 1.R36.W5 l.4.7?l 1'P 1,6.,757 1.524,406 2S,JV1 The following table shows the averse price of hogs at South Omaha for the last several days with comparisons: 22.8S0 1S2K 22 009 1.40.2 tS 1.7S8 102.207 17.1H0 .;H! 26,S?i '64.765 26.821 33.295 Dec. tt- I 190. U08.lW.790.lOS.!lJO4.l!0l. Sept 29.. Sept. 80 Oct. 1... Oct. 2... Oct. 8... Oct. 4... Oct. 6... Oct. a... Oct. 7... Oct. 8... 7 7S 6b 211 7 88 I t 68 03! 7 87HI W t Oil 1 7 S6-s 63 6 82 25 I S 621 l 811 I 21 $7 82SI 'I 5 84! 6 2 7 80 ! 6 461 6 01 2 7 671 6 81 I t 81 7 64 I S 151 6 921 7 57V41 151 $ 98! 6 32 t 1, t (51 t 73 ( IS It 69 7 71 I 6 741 I 62 6 18 $ 61 6 10 i T2 i M b 081 8 74 - 5 761 S 67 6 03 I 05 6 b8 6 40 6 Mj 8 19 Sunday v Receipts and disposition of live stock at the Union Stock yards, South Omaha, for twenty-four hours ending at $ c'cloclc yes terday afternoon: RECEIPTS. Cattle. Hoes. Sheen. Hrs. C, M. A St. P 1 1 Wabash .. i Missouri Pacific .... t 3 ITnlon Pacific 21 16 32 C. & N. W., east.... 1 2 1 C. & N. W.. west.... 18 22 C, St. P., M. 0 5 C, B. A y., east 2 C...B. AV Q . west.... 22 9 20 Illinois Central 2 c. a. w l , Total receipts .... 65 62 54 1 DISPOSITION. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Omaha Packing Co 130 923 1,902 Cudahy Packing Co.:. ...1,029 719 1,464 Swift and Company 9S3 1,064 799 Armour A Co 331 910 1,974 Cudahy, from Denver 513 Omaha, from Denver 145 Benton, Vansant A Lush. 54 Hill & Son 103 F. B. Lewis Huston Co 22 J. B. Root A Co 2 J. H. Bulla 42 L. Wolf 10 McCreary & Carey 119 S. Werthlmer 16 H. F. Hamilton 61 Sullivan Bros 24 Lee Rothschild 1 Mo-Kan. Co 66 Christie, Kline & Smith. 68 Smith & Polsley 18 Other buyers 674 ..... 14,015 Total $.798 3.616 20,667 CATTLE There was a very Cecent run of cattle here for a Friday, but still not enough to really Interest buyers. Still buy ers seemed to have need of all the cattle In sight and the trade-as a wnole was In sat isfactory condition, with prices at least steady with yesterday. The market all this week has been In very satisfactory condition. Receipts have been large, but In spite of that fact the demand has been so good that the trade every day has been reasonably active on all desirable kinds' of cattle. Even the common to me dium grades have sold to pretty fair ad vantage. Under the Influence of the good demand prices have been well maintained, being fully steady on killing cattle. Feed ers advanced somewhat the early part of tha week under the very active demand, easing off later on, and they are perhaps 10ft 15c lower than last week. Quotations on cattle: Oood to choice cornfed steers, $7.26(8.00; fair to good corn fed steers, 14.2567.25; common to fair corn fed steers, 4.7tVu6.26; good to choice range steers, $6.25&&40; fair to good range steers. $4.4055.25; common to fair rang steers, 13 tO(T4.40; good to choice cornfed cows and heifers. $4 0Cku 5.00; fair to good cornfed cows and heifers, $.t2bft4.00: common to fair cornfed cows and heifers, $2.0093.26: good to choice range cows and heifers, $3.7514.26; fair to good range cows and heifers, $3.25 $.76; common to fair range cows and heif ers, $2 2oi( 3.2; good to choice atock ers and feeders, $4.0035.85; fair to good stockers and feeders. $3.404 00; com mon to fair stockers and feeders. $2.7647-3.40; stock heifers, $2.86g36&; veal calves, $1,509 1.75; bulls, stags, etc., $2.75474.75. Representative sales: Wi.h l l.KISS-IS CiUKAHKA, i steers.... fOS 2 40 6 heifers... 758 8 35 3 bulls 646 S 00 6 heifers... 610 2 66 6 steers.... 334 4 00 3 calves... 416 3 76 6 steers.... K76V 3 80 13 steers. ...121 4 65 cows 927 2 60 8 steers... .1126 4 '5 13 cows 963 2 95 13 feeders.. 740 S 70 6 cows 1041 4 40 4 cows 870 2 60 35 cows 830 2 80 13 cows 882 $ 39 5 htlfers... 722 8 56 Ed Lemmer Neb. 17 calves... 11 6 60 13 calves... 220 4 50 43 cows 913 3 40 12 cows SSI 3 10 11 cows 828 2 74 C. L. Hall-Neb. 11 steers.. ..WO 4 75, 16 cows 1027 1 60 11 cows 904 2 (5 P. M. Beeler Neb. 1$ steers.... 612 3 75 20 steers. ... 272 . 4 IS Platte Yallev Farm r Cattle Co. Neb. 79 fe di-rs.. 984 4 0 23 feeders.. 1041 3 86 1 feeder... 1030 3 25 20 feeders.. 1027 4 15 Thomas Stephenson Wyo. 21 feeders.. 9:8 4 40 2 cows 1000 $ 65- 2 cows 1105 3 90 Gus Nelson Wyo. 34 f eiders.. 911 4 40 6 steers. ...1180 4 66 4 cows 1012 2 65 8 cows 976 3 90 Wood & Ward 8. D. 17 feeders. .1106 4 75 11 feeders.. 9S9 4 20 3 heifers... S:6 3 85 7 heifers... 640 3 SO 6 feeders.. 680 4 20 4 calves... 256 4 76 4 calves... 1D5 6 f0 14 cows..... 945 2 80 13 steers. ...1106 4 50 5 feeders. .107$ . 4 74 C'liailes Walker Idaho. 'iZ steers.... 972 4 25 21 heifers... 907 4 06 22 cows 1015 4 10 13 cows 936 I 40 J. C. Wllklns-Idaho. 54 steers. ...1004 4 40 Of' p 1 swwmmemmm 1 ijav 4. we- lasU-f IT IS Good Insurance to hoop valtiabl papers, Jawolry and sllvarwar, that you uao but occasionally, In a Safety Vault Lot ua show you tho various alios of boxos, alao tho Vaulta for tho atoraco of largor - parcels, trunks, ate. Inlrarts to SAFETY DEPOSIT VAULTS I at 307 Ssuth ISth Street. 1 i ; a f, j - 6 steer..., 6 steers..., 6 steers.... 4 cows.... cows. E 913 4 00 W-8 . 4 J5 874 945 976 3 60 H. Clem Colo. 4 steers.. ..1007 4 35 8 steers.... 876 4 00 6 cows lioo 3 (0 cows.,... 9H5- 8 00- 25 cows 917 3 25 4 00 $ 60 HOGS After being u noted lower every day this week, the market halted In - Its downward movement, being strong to 5c nigner this morning. W hile the trade was ot especially active at the advance noted, verythlng In sight changed hands In verv good season In the morning. A consider able proportion of all the hogs sold at $7.66457.60, while yesterday the long string was at ii.ua. In spite of the little reaction In prices to day, the feeling among buyers at least Is that the market has not yet touched bot tom and there la no qeustlon but what they will continue their bear tactics. Representative sales: No. At. Sh. Tr. Ke. at. Ph. Pr. 4 M 40 7 JS I 4 120 7 671, J4 4t ... 7 SO ; 200 1 20 7 17', 41 1 ... 1 40 Jl nt 10 7 6Ti, f ...11 SO J 45 gl 31 1J0 7 57S, 45 J4I 4 7 4 73 :3 ... 7 (0 70 Ml 40 7 H 44 !1 40 7 SO U M7 ... 1 to 47 27 1 441 7 to 7J 7 840 7 44 74 tf4J ... 7 0 IJ IM ... 1 45 - . 27 0 7 ) 4 134 140 7 44 71 ! SO 7 40 70 171 110 I 74 243 ... 7 40 :t 2M SO 7 44 M :n ap 7 n 44 ... IH 7 114 .7. 7 0 74. J41 40 7 4S 47 !1 ... 7 40 44 207 ... 1 N ti t7 120 7 40 44 04 140 7 44 64 nt lno 7 to 17 ,...7 10 7 44 7: S1 S80 7 4o 4 4 120 7 174 41 ... 7 40 to U 120 7 57Uj 42 2J4 130 7 40 48 247 SO 7 47W, 74 J SO 7 40 44 27 120 7 S7V4 74 241 Si) 7 40 45 177 40 7 471, 7(1 ... (m gfi 164 40 7 47t 41 tl ... 7 to 44 16 ... 7 F7i 17 JOI ... 7 (0 4 ... 7 471, 74 250 1 7 40 47 f47 ... 7 474 7 24 ... 7 60 44 144 10 7 674 44 !M 40 7 40 47 174 too 7 67H 44 J01 100 7 44 74 Ul 40 7 474 SHEEP Good steady to strong prices were realised on the big bulk of yester day's quota of both feeding and killing stock and a pretty fair clearance was made, only a few odds and ends remaining unsold. Desirable thin lambs. If anything, sold a little higher than on tha previous day. This morning's run was only of moderate proportions for a Friday, about 14.000 head being reported in. Opening trade was rather quiet, but after the market was onco under way, buyers became more ac tive and all kinds of stock changed hands at generally firm prices. Today's estimate Included tha receipts for the week are about 3.000 head heavier than last week's "run, which was the lar gest week's run thus far thts'year. Two causes are conceded to.be at least partially responsible for flood runs of the last few days. Ak-Sar-Ben festivities have brought he. several shippers who otherwise- might have waited until later, and 'Wyoming dis tricts, soon to be quarantined, according to a recent "dip law," have been gattlng rid of therr stuff as fast as possible. The semi-official count this week Is right around 133,000 head, as compared with 130,000 head of last week and 39.000 head for the corresponding period of last year. ' Despite large supplies, the market on anything desirable has held up splendidly. Enough feeder buyers have been on hand each day to absorb the big end of thin stock and, as a general rule, pens were pretty well sold out on the day of arrival. Prices were closing right around steady to easier on feeding sheep, with suitable feed ing lambs a shade higher than last week's close. The advance on the latter, how ever. Is not appreciable enough to warrant much of a change In quotations. Killing sheep, even though the demand has been broad on moat days, have shown an easier tendency. Current quotations are right around a dime lower than last Saturday. There have been very few choice fat lambs on sale this week, but values on all classes of young killers ore admittedly lower. For the week It Is safe to call the fat lamb market weak to 26c lower. Quotations on fat sheep and lambs: Oood to chglqa lambs. e6.5Cii6.75; fair to good lambs, $S.2tvh6.60; good light yearlings, 4.D0 &5.20; good heavy yearlings, $4.65$i4.90; good to choice wethers. $4.15ii4.40; fair to good . wethers. . $3.9054.15; good to choice ewes, $4004.15; fair to good ewes, 3.Wt 1.00. Quotations on feeder stock;" Good to choice lambs. .0O4i.35: fair to good lambs, $5.256.00; light yearlings. $5.0006.10; heavy yearlings. 84.75ig5.00; old wethers. 4.00'(ji 4.28; good to choice ewes. $2.75'o3.15; breed ing ewes, $1.76(6.60; yearling breeding ewes, $5.50r&6.00. Representative sales: No. A v. Price. 4(4 Wyoming ewes, feeders 94 170 Wyoming ewes 108 t-2 Wyoming lambs, feeders 67 102 Wyoming lambs U Idaho yearlings, feeders...,, fit) Idaho lambs, culls, feeders.. 108 Idaho lambs, culls, feeders. 1 Idaho lambs, feeders 60 Idaho lambs, culls, feeders. 6K0 Idaho lambs, feeders 6 Idaho lambs 374 Idaho lambs 248 Wyoming lambs, feeders 129 Idaho ewes, feeders 302 Idaho lambs . -XUSJa, Idaho lambs, feeders '57 6 80 ; Idaho yearlings 86 4 76 , Idaho lambs, feeders ,'67 6 86 Idaho lambs.- feeders 67 6 85 ! Wyoming ewes, e feeders 91 3 85 ' Wyoming ewes M 8 90 1 Wyoming yearlings 90 4 50 1 Wyoming yearlings- . 97 4 50 1 Wyoming lambs, feeders 49 6 35 I Wyoming lambs 70 6 50 ' Wyoming lambs, , feeders 4 & 35 1 Wyoming lambs, feeders 48 t 35 I Wyoming lambs, feeders 48 5 85 1 Wyoming lambs, feeders. ..... 48 6 36 CHICAGO Llll! STOCK MARKET tattle .trong Hogs Illsher Sheea and Lambs Steady. ' CHICAGO. Oct. 8. CATTLE Receipts, estimated at 2.000 head; market strong; steers. 6.6O'iiS.0; cows. $3.60W5.26: heifers, $3.5tift 00; bulls, $lOCK(j4.85; calves, $3.0Ota9.O0; stockers and feeders, $2.75'ifi.oO. HOGS Receipts, estimated 9.000 head; market, 6c ' to 10c higher; choice heavv, $7.uS4i'8.05: butchers. $7.OC(iS05: light mixed. $7.4teir7.66; choice light, 7.764i7 .86; packing, I7.70tr7.0; pigs, $6.00&7.t)0; bulk of sales, $7.fHVit7.85. SHKKi AND LA MBS -Receipts, esti mated at 12.000 head; market, steady; sheep, $4.005.60; Iambs, $6.00(87.00; year lings, e5.00-tj6.40. Kansaa City Ll Stock Market. KANSAS CITY, Oct. 8. CATTLE Re ceipts, 1,700 head. Including 600 southerns; market, steady; choice export and dressed beef steers. $6.758.60; fnlr to good, $4.60 8.60; western steers. S3.7Cxixti.7K; stockers and feeders, $3.00fi5.00; southern steers, $3.26C( 4.76; southern cows. $2.rXiS.80: native cows, $2.25fl4.25; native heifers. $3.00iju.25; bulls, $2.tya40O; calves, $3.5Oi8.00. HOGS Receipts, 7 000 head; market, lOo to 20o higher; top. $7.76; bulk of sales. $7.20 7.70; heavy, $7.tAr37.76; packers and butch ers $7.20-o7. 70; light, $7.007.60; pigs, $5.23 H-7u. SHEEP AND LAMBSRecelpts 4 000 head; market, strong; lambs, Sn.ftOpS.sx); yearlings. $4.50S?6.26; wethers, $4.O0(j46S: ewes, ja.TSVSrt.tO; stockers and feeders, $2.90 la? 4.75. Sloax City Lire Stock Market. SIOI7X CITT. Ia.. Oct. 8.-(Speclal Tele gram ) CATTLE Receipts, 600 head; mar ket firm; beeves, 4. 25(37. 60; cows, $.1.0fr? 4.50; feeders, $4.00Q6.40; yearlings, $3.00 HOGS Receipts, 1,100 head; market steady; range of prices, $7.30ca7.66; bulk of sales, $7.5037.5"). t. Joseph Lire Stock Market. ST. JOSEPH. Oct. 8. CATTLE Receipts. 1.000 liend;. market steady; steers, $4 609 8.00: Cows and heifers, $2.6Kr6.S0; calves. $J.fVWi8.00. HOGS Receipts, $.508 head; market fvfMOo higher; top, $7.85; bulk of sales, $7.4057.66. No sheep oil sale. . No St. Loots Cattle - Market. 8T. LOUIS. Oct. $. There was no cattle market today, on account of centennial celebrations. Stock In Sight. Receipts of live stock at the five principal westetn markets yesterday: Cattle. Hogs. Sheeo. Kouth Omaha 1,300 4. 600 1 0J Sioux City 600 2 ino . St. Joseph 1,000 s.yin Kansas City 1.700 7.0V 4 006 Chicago 2.000 9,000 12 070 'V 67 80 48 60 60 49 M 71 71 40 91 65 2 70 4 00 6 65 30 4 75 4 80 6 25 E 75 6 00 6 75 6 45 45 4 90 3 50 8 40 Totals 6.600 26,100 $0,000 Soath Dakota Dentists Meet. MITCHELL. S. D.. Oct. 8.-Speclal.)-The twenty-eighth annual convention of the South Dakota Baptist association will be held In this city, beginning Wednesday, October 13, and closing on Sunday. The officers of the association are: 'president, John F. Schrader. Rapid City; vice presi dent, J. J. Allen, Sioux Falls; second vice president. Rev. J. F. Bryant, Parker; sec retary. Rev. W. C. King, Sioux Falls; treasurer, J. J. Allen, Hloux Falls. The executive committee Is made up .of C. 8. Thorns, chairman; W. C. King, secretary; II. Jl. Best. J. J. Allen, 8. Nelson, A. A. Rowen, G. A. t'line. The officers In charge of the local end of the convention are: J. W. Broadbent, chairman; C. W. Gills, sec retary; E. A. Loomls, treasurer; Rev. E. M. Jeffers, pastor of the church. 'The con vention will open Wednesday nvprnlng with a session of "the women's round table con ference, which will be presided over by Mrs.' C. F. Hacket of Parker. Addresses will be made by Mrs. J. T. brown of Mont rose, Mrs. E. M. Jeffers of Mitchell, Mrs. Cary Gunderson of Vermilion, Mrs. Rath burn of Parker, Mrs. Foster of Sioux Falls, If you have anything o sell' or trade and want quick action, advertise It In The Bee Want Ad columns. vSi-v m (II rlf (1 ll (Of yuoyujiLyuo i Steel Reclining Chair Cars Pullman Construction EFFECTIVE AT ONCE. The Illinois Central Railroad Company will place all eteel reclining chair cars in service in jta trains Kos. 1 and 2 between Omaha and Chicago. Train No. 2, carrying this steel equipment, leaves Omaha at 6:00 p. m. daily for Chicago and all points east. Tickets and detailed information at CITY TICKET OFFICE, 1402 FARNAM STREET, OMAHA. NEB. ar