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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MAItCTI 27, 1910. 12, PANIC PLUGS MANY LEAKS Uilroad Money Spent for Trifle Suddenly Cut Oat BUTPLIES THAT CUT INTO mOflTS Trfow the Parrhaslag lenrtmete Keen Basy Whea, BuIimi Boom Effect of Btrkflt oa Bookkeeping. When "mmjwny'i money" It a vague and boundless something to be squandered In rsreles extravagance, supplies are ordered chiefly on the theory that It Is good for trade. When business was boom Inc. and prosperity stalked through the land, all the railroads were lavish In their purchasing department. But when the panic of 1907 came, the railroada felt that thla generous policy could not be a running mat with solvency. A careful and exhaustive sya tem sprang up among them as a result of this warning, and now railroad housekeep ing Is one of the hlghext developed branches of the science of railroading. Over 2,009 miles of lead pencils, 60,009 boxes of pens, 60 barrel of Ink, 4,000 pounds of plna these are what the employee of the average 6,000-mile railron use In a twelve-month. The railroads keep a strict guard, nowadays, on the consumption of even these trifling articles. They are econ omising In everything, especially by stop ping the numberless tiny leaks In their ex penditures that In the aggregate mount up Into millions. The Pennsylvania railroad, for instance, spent 110.000 In 1907 for rubber bands Just the ordinary kind that you slip around folded sheets of paper. In 1808 the Pennsyl vania employee had all the rubber bands they needed, but the supply cost about $10, 000 lees, largely because they were used more carefully. Tbe greatest businesses In America the railroads are today realising, more than ever, that their profits lie to a great extent In their economies. . Anybody can aee the big leaks. It . Is the little ones that the expenditure committees are now relent lessly hunting out. Nearly every large line In the country now haa such a committee, generally con sisting of several of the high executive officers, whose task It Is to see that ex Tenses are kept down to the lowest notch without impairing efficiency. In the mat- tei .upplles of all sorts, their Instruc tion. the department heads run sub stantially like this: "You can have what ever you need, but you must see that it is used economically." in no better way could the enormous possibilities of waste and consequent loss on the railroads be better shown than by telling the amount of material and sup piles thst they buy each year. There are several roads that consume more than $30, tOO.OOS worth annually. A Tea-Millloa Cot. There are at least nine railways that buy from 110.000.000 to $20,000,000, twenty-nine roads buy from $3,000,000 to $10,000,000 each and more than 100 railroada puchasa from $1)00,000 to $3,000,000 worth of material and supplies every tweve-month. The aggregate spent annually in this way does not fall far short of the stupendous total of $700,000,000. From this It will be Keen what this great movement toward the economical utilization of material Is likely to mean. curing me last rew prosperous years when the roads had all and sometimes more business than they could handle, they were lavish In their' purchase of every- thing, from stationery to steam engines, Business was booming, and the requisitions on the storekeeper were often generously large, owing principally to everyone being too busy to give them careful and Judl clous scrutiny, and to the human falling that goea with a full pocket Everyone was so rushed with work that there was not time to fix up tools or sup plies when they got the least bit out of order. Into the scrap-heap they went. Now, every requisition is having the acid teat applied to It by numerous eminent ex peris herore it gets to the expenditure committee; and after the goods are bought and Issued, they do not get Into the scrap flock until they are absolutely used up be yond repair and cannot be utilised for any other purpose. A Rare Welcome. On a big slytem the penny wastings run into thousands of dollars every year. The present movement. Inaugurated by the exe cutive heads, runs down through every de partment until even the humblest employ is enthusiastically doing his beat to help, There la no more welcome caller In the office of any head of department or even In that of the preaident himself than the man who has a new and practical Idea of now the road can save money. One of the principal tasks of the" ex pendlture committee is the scrutiny requisitions for supplies. The lists of re quisltlons come In from the purchaaln agent showing the number and kind of eac article wanted, the price, and the name of in arm irom wnom it will be purchased. The statistics on file as to the quantity of each Item In stock and Its monthly or annual consumption in the past are con sulted, as well as the prices hitherto paid for It. If everything la O. K., It goea through. The committees every doubt, however, haa to be cleared away before it Is passed. The necessity of using the utmost car and Judgment Is so strictly Impressed on everyone from the bottom to the top now aday, however, that most of the paring oown.or requirements Is done before the requisition is finally submitted to the com- I ml t tee. Micro rope for the President. Another part of their work Is the thor ough and searching scrutiny of all ae counta covering expendlturea outside of the purchase of supplies. These accounts are carefully analysed before being presented, and comparisons are made, so that their "true Inwardness" may be seen at a glance. Not even the president's expense account escapes the most rigid examination, and the commissary account of the president's private car Is no less submitted to the deadly parallel of comparison than that of any of his subordinates. Nothing Is too small to escape. One big trunk line spent some time making ex haustive experiments with pencil sharpen ed American pencil. rs In order to find out which was th best i nd most economical. -The way these little things are wasted Is not so strange when on comes to look closely Into it. Take rubber bands, for instance. Some roads used to buy these In pound boxes and issue them In that way to the-various departments. When a clerk wanted any, h would grab a handful and put them In the drawer of his desk, soma to bs used, and tha rest to gradually get mixed up with papers and slip out of sight or into ths waste-basket. Shortly necessitating another trip and an ther handful. Other roads supplied each, alse In a sep arate box. which resulted In nearly every Uerk who . used rubber bands having a lumber of boxes In his desk at the same me. . Now, the practice Is to furnish them V ounce boxes of assorted slses, and to keep watch that no undue accumulation insue throughout the office.. It used to be th cas that any on could get from th clerk In charge of the sup- lies In esrh office half a dosen lesd- encils at a time if he wished; and if his fsncy required a particular kind of pencil It was forthcoming. Now the clerks get their pencils one at a time, and have to be careful of them. A still greater economy- saving of from $25,000 to $30.0O0 a year on good-slsod rosd Is now effected by every one using tha ssme kind and grade Pens are also dealt out Just as cacefully one or two at a time, Instead of by the box and these, too, have been standard ised, snd their cost cut In half. The pins the big railroads are using now sre msde f steel, Instesd of brass, and cost but one- ausrter of what they used to. . Vast quantities of letter-heads are used by a big railroad, for there Is a lot or cor respondence passing to snd fro continually. The day of the engraved letterhead and of bond paper has practically passed since these economies have been instituted. That ind of ststlonery Is still supplied to some f the high executives, but they restrict Its se to letters addressed to people outslds the company. The cheapest serviceable paper la what Is sed In company correspondence. Most roads are also vigorously urging the cur- aillng of letter-writing, and urging the asking of as many questions as possible verbally. This is to eliminate the writing of let ter to the man at the next desk "In order to get a record of it." as used to bs ths custom. A hundred thousand dollars a year is a moderate estimate of the saving this Item alone, aside from the time taken In dictating, reading, and signing letters. Clipping; the Station Agent. Station agents used to have generous sup plies of stationery, enough to last them two or three years In some cases. Now there are several men who travel over each road checking up and shipping back any urplus stock. A thirty days' supply Is now the maximum allowed on some roads. On a big system, made up of a number of different lines, there has been a vigorous movement to standardize all supplies and to bulk the purchases. Take the Item of way-bills, for example. Such a system uses perhaps $0,000,000 way-bills a year. They are now printed on paper of a uni form quality and ordered through one pur chasing agent, thus saving from $40,000 to $50,000 a year over what they ""cost when each line used a different form and had them printed separately. By standardising railroad tickets and mileage books, one eastern trunk line is now saving over $100,000 a year in Its printing bills. As an example of how much can be saved In the supplies furnished to general offices alone, It will be only necessary to cite the case of the Pennsylvania. In 1307, that road's general office expenses were $396,137. Economy and care cut this about $135,000 during 1908. Ninety per cent of the operating mate rial and supplies that a railroad purchases finally reaches the scrap-bins. That means that material originally costing $630,000,000, when It is more or less worn out, Is "scrapped." That Is where one of the greatest wastes, or the greatest economies of a railroad lies. Lately nothing haa been more closely watched. Hedaclng the Scrap Heap. Into the acrap-heap, at last, goes every bit of metal from lanterns to locomotives. One of the big eastern trunk lines . re ceives about $3,000,000 a year from the sale of this scrap metal. ' In the old days It was customary to offer It to buyer at so many tons of "miscellaneous scrap." The dealers bougnt and sorted It them selves, frequently realising enormous prof Its from so doing. They speculated on the quantity of each kind of the various ma terials each lot would contain. Now the speculative element is eliminated, for the railroads do their own sorting. It will surprise most people to learn that there are ninety-eight different kinds of scrap, according to the classification th railroads adopted In 1906, and each kind takes a different price. It Is In the rigid ness of Inspection, however, that the rail roada have been saving money of late. . Before the scrap is offered for sale now It is inspected by no less than four differ ent mechanical experts. Everything that it Is possible to utilize, either by repairing or In some other way. Is picked out. Twisted and bent rods are straightened so that they can bs used again. - If they are broken, they are cut up 1 Into bolts. Even the old bolts themselves are re- threaded, i Nothing that can be used over again by repairing, without deoreaslng Its- efficiency or taking up too much time. Is allowed to go Into the scrap to be sold. The result Is that, while the amount of scrap disposed of is less in tonnage. It brings, In the ag gregate, more than It did, owing to Its uruia bu camuuy buiicu iinu ins nmiiy different classes. Further, the material reclaimed, owing to the rigid Inspection, and used over again, on a big road run Into an enormous value how much of a saving none of the roads have been able to figure accurately owing to the lack of any standard of prices for second-hand material, but on a 'wrg system it must be several millions a year. From Brooms to Locomotive. Even bridge-stringers and cross-ties are turned to account after their original use fulness haa passed. The former are now used for crossing planks and all kinds of repairing purposes, and the latter are sold for firewood. Another paring down in expense Is being made by standardising everything from lead-pencils to locomotives. "Standardis ing," which means using the sam type or pattern of each article throughout the en ure system, is not a new thing, by any means; but It has never been carried to such an extent as It ha during th last two years. Take it In the unconsidered Item of tools for cleaning cars, stations, and offices. The Santa Fc system recently announced that it uses annually about 26,000 brooms, 26,000 hand-mops, 26,000 scrubbing-brushes, and 20,000 boxes of sosp. The brooms, mops and scrubbing-brushes are each of the same type and kind all over the line, and the soap Is all of ona quality. This Is true of nearly every other large railroad in the United States. i. The economical principle Is obvious: 26.000 brooms of the sam pattern cost less than that number of six different designs. Comparisons of Coat. in brooms and scrubbing-brushes, as well ss in other vaster Items of consumption, ths standard has not been decided upon until after long and exhaustive tests have been made. Statiatica are being amplified to show what ties have tha longest Ufa and give the least troubls from spiking. From tha records of th spikes the de sign requiring the least renewals and work ing the least Injury to the ties Is deter mined. From the records of fire-boxes the design and character of sheets giving long est life and best service per unit of first cost and repairs ar learned. From the fuel records the value of dif ferent kinds of coal ar known, and a rec ord of th performance aa to tonnage and mileage Is at hand as between various classes of engines and ngin arews. And so It goes all through th Hat. Everything la being most carefully supervised . and watched In th most systematic way that can b devised. Of course, ths vast masses of compara tive statistics necessary for these soonomy committee cost a great deal of money; also the army of supervisors whose duty It Is to be continually on the watch agslnst wsste. But It Is already apparent thst the cost of saving these millions is lnflnlteslmsl compsred with the huge result. Railroad Man's Magazine. PLAINSMAN FIGHTS FOR ESTATE forth Dakota Man Starts Will Con test la Maeaaehaaetta that Rats lata Fortane. A hundred dsys" wrangle over the right ful claimant of the $750,000 estate of the late Daniel Russell of Melrose. Mass., has not only marked the ca.se as the Jsrndyce vs. Jsrndyce of Massachusetts Jurlspru dei ce, but has developed sufficient testi mony to warrant criminal action, no matter which way the scales of Justice fall. A tall, dark-haired, well tannd man from the plains of North Dakota stands before the Middlesex probate court, either as the long lost son of th father, or one of the most accomplished lmposters In the legsl annals of the state. He say he l Dsnlel Blake Russell, the second son of Daniel Russell. He disappeared when A boy, he claims, and did not hear of his father's death until a year after the estate had been practically settled. Opposite stands Wllllsm C. Russell, th elder son and principal beneficiary under the will, surrounded by an array of th highest priced lawyer In the state, who set up the defense that the North Dakota giant Is really James Rousseau of Malone, N. Y., and that he hss been backed In his fight for the Russell property by a par ticularly clever group of men In or about Dickinson, N. D. The charges on both sides have been sensational and cannot be disregarded by either the prosecuting attorneys of the stale or the nation. If the claimant's case Is upheld, the postofflce authorities will be warranted In arresting some of the other side for forging cancellation dates and riflli.g the mails. If, on the other hand, the estate wins, the claimant whose name will therefore be Rousseau and not Russell, stands as a perjurer and one who has attempted to ob tain money under, false pretenses. Two postofflce Inspectors have been at every hearing since the case began. A representative .of the district attorney of Middlesex county has been in constant at tendance also. The climax seems as far off as when the opening words were spoken on September 20. seven lawyers have missed scarcely a session. They have been assisted by more than fifty detectives. These seven lawyers and more than 100 witnesses have spoken more than 3,000,000 words. Ten handwriting experts have given their opinions, and 312 exhibits have been introduced. It Is estt mated that the case has cost to date $200, 000. Brooklyn Eagle. GOING UP IN THE AIR Projected Hotel In Chicago to .Rise Above the Smoke floods. Harry C. Moir has given out the details of the plan for his proposed new thirty story hotel, which he announced several months ago that he contemplated building in Chicago. "We have Just finished the working out of , the details for the hotel," Mr. Moir said. "It will have a frontage of 100 feet on both Clark and Madison streets. I have a ninety-nine-year lease on the property. Under the lease provisions the corner al ways must be known a the Morrison hotel or Morrison block. "We are going to have a place with some 800 rooms, each equipped with a bath, and they are going. to be let to guests for $2 a day," he said. "They won't be pigeon holes, either. We will have a restaurant, the biggest In the city, with a seating capacity of 2,000." A feature of the building will he pneu- matlo tubes running -from the office to every guest room, so that mall may be sent up the moment of Its arrival at the desk. -A system of dumb waiters which will run from the kitchen to the top floor is planned, for the purpose of eliminating the running up and downstairs of a big corps of bell boys. Chicago Tribune. I t engineers Demand More Pay. NEW YORK, March 26. Demands are to be made on all railroads In the east by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers for Increases in wages.' The demands, the en gineers said today, are more In the form of 'requests" for a readjustment of wages. There is no strike talk. Local Secorltles. Quotations furnished by Samuel Burns, Jr., 614 New York Life building Bid. Aaked. 100 100 101 ti lw id it tt 100 100 sv4 74 ' M 104 4 OS 7H Alma, Nab., ell of 1KH4 'iiv, . 1011 V4 . it 100 ! 'ii , , stv, , . M , 14 . 74 . M'4- , a . 104 I Cudahr radons Co. 6a. Columbus B. L, ft rat nut, to nt .. Lons Hell Umbtr OA. (a, 1931 Nebraska Tal. Stork, North Piatt Val. Irrl. (o. 4a. 1521) Oraahs Watar Co. 6a, 11 Omaha WaUr Co. (a, IMS Omaha Watar Co. 3d pia Omaha Oaa ts, 117 Omaha ft. I. P. ta. IMS Omaha B. U. pfd. Omaha Su Br. ts, 114 Omaha a C. B. St. Ry. 6a, ia Omaha C. B. St. Ry. pfd, as-d.lv.... Omaha aV C. B. ft. Ry., com Omaha at C. B. Ry. A B. ptd raelllo T. at T. fta, 193T tloui City Stock Yard., pfd St. Lout Brewing Co Shravaport O. It 4a, 1W0 So. Ry. Co. 4a. aq 1112-14, nt 44 L'aloo Stock Yard Stork, So. Omaha.. Oils and Itoala. OIL CITY, Pa.. March 26. OILS Credit balancea, $1.40; runs. March 23 and 24. 430.- 643 bbls.;. average, 158.63S bbla.; shipments. I, ... CXI 1. 1 1 ... miu an.. -VLTI,WV UUII.) a. C I tl t-f i, 840 bbla. SAVANNAH, Ga.. March 26-011.8 Turpentine, firm. 60c; receipts. 2.208 bbls.; shipments. L020 bbls.; stock, 9.703 bbls. ROSIN Firm; sales, 619 boxes; receipts, 1.871 boxes; shipments, 1,733 boxes; stocks, 90.087 boxes. Quote: B. $4-36: D, $4.43; K, K, $4 70; i, $4.80; H. $4.80; I, $4 90; FC, $5.90; M, $6.t0j N, $6.40; WO, $6.75; WW, $7.00. Philadelphia Prod are Market. PHILADELPHIA. March 26 Bl'TTER Firm, good demand: extra weaUsrn cream- ery, XiVic; naarby prints. Soc. EUKia yulet. Dut steady; Pennsylvania and other nearby first, tfree cases) 22c st mark; current receipts, .(returnable cases) 21c at mark; western firsts, (free cases) Uc at mark; current receipts (free cases) 21c at mark. CHEESE Firm, quiet: INew ot k full creams, choice, 174c; fair to good. 16t 17c. Dry Goods Market. NEW YORK. March 24. DRY C.OOD8 Sales of Fruits of ths Loom bleached cot tons, which were reduced from 10c to 9c early In the week, have been so large that agents hsve now placed the goods "at value, this evidence or larger ouainess fol lowing the namliis of lower prices is sup plemented by similar reports on some of the beat known branded cottons. Fine and fancy cottons are moving better, and some fair slsed contracts have been entered for delivery from July forward. Bssk of Gersaaar Statement. BERLIN. March 26 The weekly state ment of the Imperial Baak of Germany shows the following changes: Cash In hand Increased 23,016.0(10 marks, loans decreased 4.029.OUO marks, discounts increased. 63.2xl.ooo marks, treasury bills Inoreased 4.6 XH mark, notes Indroulatloa Increased 4S.6&2.0UO mark a. deposits Incraasaa s.btts.suo marks, gold In hand Increased 17,636, OoO marks. Peoria Market. PEORIA, March 2. CORN Staady; No. $ white, tdo; No. 1 yellow, 6940; No. $ yellow, 684o; No. 8, 64; No. 4, 66c; no grade, 6Qt5to. OATS Higher; No. I white, 4444e. Toledo teed Market. - TOLFDO. Mareh - $. SEKDS Clover, oash. $7 86; March, $7 76; April, $..; Oc tober, $.. Ttmathy, prime. $2.4)0: March, $2 Ou. Aistks, prtuua, $7.70, Marcb. $7.70. GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET Report! of Bain in Wheat Belt In- ducei Heavy Selling. 1 STEADY TAKING OF PROFITS Better Rapport for torn, Which tihowa Strength genaallnnnl Weakness at Opening, with I.Ike I lose. OMAHA, March 26, 1510. Reported light showers snd cloudy weather over the whest belt wss the csuse of heavy selling st the opening. Prices started lower and profit taking during the day kept the market on the decline for the flay. The corn market was better supported and showed good strength. Improved de mand gave buyers confidence snd liberal cash offerings were readily absorbed. Wheat was sensationally weak at the stsrt on reported rain and profit taking was general during the session. Prices were soft during the short session and closv-d weak on the low point for the day, Liberal receipts have eased cash values and demand cannot be called good. After a atrong opening corn eased off with the weaker wheat market. Selling was general at the close, pi ires closing on the low point. cash stuff was firm to c mgner nesjuie liberal receipts. A good demand U expected for next weH. Primary wheat receipts were 989.0)0 bushels and shipments were 942.000 bushel", against receipts for last year of 163,000 bushela and shipments of 440.000 bushels. Primary corn receipts were 783.000 bushels and shipments were trtO.000 bushels, against receipts last year of 659.00) bushels and shipments of (47.000 bushels. Clearances were 386.000 bushels of corn. 4.000 bushels of oats and Wheat and flour equal to 243.000 bushels. There was no Liverpool market today. Local range of options: Articles.l Open I High. I Low. ChM. Yes'y. Wheat- I May... 1 08 108 1 OSH July... 104 Corn May... 69 59ij 69 July... 61 Oats May... 43 43 VS July... 4U4 41V4 Hl4 1 08, 1 09 1 04 1 04 59 5S4 61 Wt 437, 43 41' 41'A Omaha Casta Trices. WHEAT No. 3 hard, $1.0SVj'S-1.07V; No. 8 hard, $1.061.06; No. 4 hard, $l.tWff 1.05; No. 2 spring, $1.08107; No. 8 spring, $1 03SK5-1 06; No. 4 spring, 9Xci&4)1.04; No. 2 durum, 90c; No. 3 durum, 89(6 90c. CORN No. 2 white, BMjosttc: No. 3 white, 67VitJ58c; No. 4 white. bb'VftfifJjr No. 2 color. 57Vl158e: No. 3 color. !WV66ic; No. 4 color, 6a',4'&56c; No. 2 yellow, 664c; No. 2 yellow, 66-gfi6ic; No. 4 yellow, &3'-tj54c; No. 2, 68Hc; No. 3. &64-56c; No. 4, 6364c; no grade, 43960c. OATS Standard. 4&W42Ve: No. 3 white, 4H(&42Hc; No. 4 yellow, 40H41Vc; No. 3 yellow, 40Vi(8'4mc; No. 4 yellow, 4040yc; No. 3 mixed, tOSyjlc. BARLEY No. 4, 634i&54Vic; No. 1 feed, 63St63'4c; rejected. 50rcj;2c. ' RYE No. 2, 76?75fcc; No. 3. 744"i5c. t'arlot Receipts. . Wheat. Corn. Oats. Chicago ..... Minneapolis Omaha Duluth SO 153 176 118 S7 30 lie. '34 CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Feat urea of the Trading and t losing Prices on Board of Trajde. CHICAGO. March 26. Rain in Illinois and sections of the southwest prompted general selling of wheat today, which re sulted In material declines, the net losses at the close being V(3o to lfflHc. Corn and oats after . displaying co;.f 'durable strength, closed steady. Provistoi.j T're firm all day. ; Prices In wheat Were Inclined to sj More favorable weather conditions for tht new crop, as Indicated from private and official sources, formed the basis of the Belling pressure which centered on the September delivery. The market opened weak with prices iV4c to lc below Thurs day's final figures, the slump being due mainly to reports of rafln In Illinois and Kansas. Fresh reports of damage by lrouth tended to restrain sellers. The range en September for the day was between 1.064 and $1.0t". July sold between ii.w,, ana $1.084, and May between ana i.n The market closed at almost the bottom with September at $1.0f,1.06. Final fig ures on July were $1.07T4 ana mw 11.13. Corn displayed slight weakness at the start, but soon became strong owing to brisk demand by a leading elevator Inter est. On the rally prices advanced nearly, lc. Cash corn was up lc, owing to a fair demand and only moderate offerings. No. 3 yellow sold at 60V44i 60?ic. The market for futures lost some of Its strength In the final hour and at the close prices were unchanged to He higher, compared with the previous close, with May at 03c. Oats were governed principally by corn. but the market showed relatively more weakness. The market closed steady, with prices unchanged to He lower. Final quota lions on May delivery were 44c. Provisions closed Vic lower to 17t4c higher, with May pork at $6.45. Lard for May delivery closed at $14.10 and ribs at $13.96. Chicago Cash Prices Wheat: No. 2 red, $1.18tjpl. 20; No. 3 red. $1.13H1-17: No. 2 hard $1.137)1 MH; -No. 3 hard, si.utxQi.14; No. northern spring, $1.17V4M8; No. 2 north em spring, $1.1S8'1.16; No. "3 spring, $1.08 1.14. Corn: No. 8 cash, e0HtSc: No. cash. 66&&6H-c; No. 3 white, 61Vi62c; No, 4 white, 68iS60c; No. i yellow. WWhqaHc No. 4 yellow. 67 58c. Oata: No. 2 cash 43if44c; No. 2 white. 4647c: No. 8 white, 42344c; No. 4 white, 40g42c; standard 4M4iic. BUTTER Steady; creameries, 2632c dairies. 23B27c. EGGS Steady, at mark, cases Included 17Hl9c; receipts, 20,462 cases; firsts, 20c; prirrrt firsts, 21c. CHEESE: Steady: daisies. lVO 16He; twins, laitpi&Hc; young Americas. 16-'aliHc; long horns, l16Vic. POTATOES-Weak; choic to fancy, 26 27c; fair to good. 2226c. POULTRY Eaay; turkeys, 16Hc; chick ens. 17c; springs, 17c. VEAL Steady; 60 to 60-lb welsrhts, 9910c; 60 to 85-lb weights, lOgllHc; 86 to 110-lb. weights. imgl2'Ac. Chicago Receipts Wheat, 30 cars; corn, 16$ cars; oats, 118 cars. Estlmsted Tomor rowWheat, 46 cara; corn, 314 cars; oats, 213 cars. The leading futures rsnged ss follows: Articles.! Open.l High. I Low. I Close. I Yes'y. I- Wheat I I May 1 13V 1 14 1 134 1 13S 1 14V.U July II 1084 I07'i 1 07'i 1 0V Sept. llO80'i 106 1 05VI Ob 107 Corn I tMay 62t,tf 3462,Sl 61 W July 1641-4'ftSl . 65, 64Vi 6IS 64 Sept. I654W- 4 664! 054! 654 I 'Oats- I I May l43'??TCl 44'4 43V 41 44 July 4-(9I2 424 414 42 42'i Sept. 394S4 W 394 89 391 26 50 26 60 26 46 26 45 26 36 July 26 86. 25 96 2 85 25 924 25 75 Sept. 25 65 16 674 25 45 2i 46 26 47 4 Lard Mav 14 10 14 15 14 10 14 10 It 07 July 13 90 13 95 13 874 13 874 18 824 Sept. IS 80 13 85 13 75 I 13 73 13 70 Ribs I May 13 974 H 00 13 9'.'4I 13 95 13 90 Jlllv 13 60 13 574 13 60 I 13 65 13 45 Sept. 13 374 13 4241 13 374! 13 40 13 30 No. 2. tNew. Cash "notations were aa follows FLOUR Steadv: wirier patents, $5.fi 5.60; winter straights. $4.30-tr5 90: spring straights. 4 ,ltfA 95; naKera, J3.artf5.30. HYM-N11. 7'.ffi !0o. UARI.KY Feed or mixing, 53'd57c; fair to choice malting, bwie SEEDS Flax. No. 1 southwestern. $?.?0; No. 1 notthweatern. $230. Timothy, $.. v lover. ni F ROVISION8 Mess pork, per bbl., $26.50 C26.75. Lard, per 100 lbs . $14 J6. Short rlh sdes. loose. $H.5TOi'l3.5. Short clear sides, boxd. $14 25&14 50 Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 143 000 bu. Exports for the week. as shown by Rradstreet's. were equal 10 1 1 639,000 bu. Primary receipts were 9x9.001 bu., compared with 942,000 the correspond ing aay a year ago. Estimated recelpta for Mondav: Wheat, 46 cars; corn, 114 cars; oats, 213 cars; hogs 24.0U0 head. Mlaneapolls Orala Market MINNEAPOLIS, March 34. WH EAT May. $1.14; July. $1,144- Cash. No. 1 hard, $1. 1646 1.16t; No. 1 northern, $1 UViS1.164; No. $ northern. $1.13481.144; No. $ north ern. $1.0841 124 FLAXSEED Closed a f?.3nV CORN No. $ yellow. 6Rfef584c. OATS No 1 white. 41a424ko- FLOl.Tt First patents, in wood, f o. b Mianeapolls, $o.a.0; eeeond patents, $6 fi6 40; flrt clears, $4 ST-fit 46; second clears. II Ift-T an RVrV-No. t. 7r744r. BRAN In 100-lb. sacks. $2100. , OMAHA GBirF.RAX. MARKET. Staple aad Fancy Prodaee Prices Fee alshed by Bayers aad Whelesaler. BUTTER Creamery. No. 1. delivered to th retail trade In 1-lb. cartons. SSc; No 1, In 60-lb. tuba. 32tc: No. 2. In 1-lb. cartons, 81c; In 60-lb. tub.. 30'v; packlnn stock, solid park, ISVjr; fancy dairy roll, 20c. Market, changes evei y Tuesday. CHEESE Twlra. 5"c; young America. ISc; Daisy cheese. 1 'C; Llrr.i-erger. 18Sc, brick. 18c: domestic bloCK, Swiss, 19c; Im ported Swiss, SPc. I'Ol' LT R Y I res sod broilers. $7 50 a dos ; for stotage. $5; for fresh springs, 17c; hens, 17c; corks, lie; ducks. 18c; geese, lie; turkeys. c; pigeons per dox., $1.70; Homer squaha, $4 per dny ; fancy squnbs, $3 50 per dos ; No. 1. $2.01' per dos Alive: Brollers, from to l1 lbs, S5c; lMi to 2 lbs., 20c; hens, 13r; cocks, 8c; aucss. lull festhertd, 13c, geese, full feathered. lc: turkeys, 18c: Kulma fowls, W per oos.; pigeons, 60 per dos. FISH (all frozen I Salmon, lie; pickerel. 9c; whlteflsh. 13c; pike, 10c; trout, 13c; cat fish, He; large crappies. ltvgiac; aninir. 15c; Spanish macherel. 18c; ell, 18c; had dock, 13c; flounders, 12c. REEF CUTS-Riba. No. 1. luc; no. i. 12H.c; No. 3. 10c. Loin, No. 1. 18c; No. 14WC; wo. . lzo. criucK. ino. i. tn. No. 2. R'4c; No. 3, Sc. Round. No. 1. loc; No. 2. 8Vc; No. 3. 9'c. Plate, No. 1. 74c; No. 2, Hc; No. S, 7c. VEGETABLES Irish Seed Potatoes: Genuine Red river vslley -nd early Ohio, per bu., 85c; western Nebraska and north ern siock, per du., nnc; yeiiow jermry sweets. per bbl., $1 90; Wisconsin an- native. ' per bu , 0o, Colorado. per bu.. wwrroc. S'reot potatoes: Kansas, per bbl., $1.73. Cauliflower: California, 24 to !$ heads. Der irate. I; 60. Rutabaaao: Canada. per lb.. lHc. Cabbage: Wisconsin, Holland seed, per in, zu. celery, Fionas, in Muir, s ana s-aox. cases, m wi u-:o. ouncn, sua. Onions, red. per lb.. 2St3c. Old vegetables: Psrsnlps, carrots. bet. turnips. In sacks, per lb., 2c. Garhc: Fxtra fancy, white, per lb., 16c. New aouthern vegetsbles Turnips per cos. nuncns. w.: tnaiious: r-er noi bunches. 60o. tfplnach: Per bu., $'. . Egg plant: Fancy Flo.ida, dos.. $1.50413.00. To metoos: Fancy Florida or Cuba, per . bsk. crate, fancy. $1.00; choice, $3.S0. String fl mix he-tin; ier nsiuw so.wgiw.oq, Cucumbers: Hot house, per dos.. $1.76:10. luiuii uionn v e,Biaole itsdisnes: Extra fancy, per doz. bunches, 35c. lettuce: Extra fancy leaf, per doz., 40c; head lettuce In hampers, $3 605.oe. parsley: fancy home grown. Der . bunchea, 0c. FRUITS atrawberrlea: Floriaa, per qt.. 60c. Oranges: California, Navels, 80-9t- 112-126 sires, per Sox. w otijri to; loo-iou-zit-50 sizes, per box. 83.00; Camb' hranJ. $3.26. Lemons: Extra fancy Llmon erias, 800-360 sizes, $4.i6; cnolce Loms. 90-3 4 alzes, per box. $4.00; 240-4IM sizes. 60c per box less. Bananas: Fancy select, per bunch, $1.7fr!.oo; Jumi.o, bunch, f3.76-fri.7-x Grapes: Imported Malagas, per keg. f.ftVj? 6 M). orape f ruit: r lonoa. m-di-mi kizz, Indian River Grape Fruit: All sizes. $V0O. Apples: Jonathan, per bbl., $6.60; Ben Davis, per bbl., $3.60&4 00; Genltan, per bbl., $4.00; Wlnesaps, per bbl.. S4.60; Ganu, per bbl.,. $4.00; i.'ew York Baldwins. Russet and Spys, per bbl., $4 26. California W. W. Pearnialns, per box, $2.00l2.2j: ''olortdj Jonathans, per box. $2; extra fancy, Colo rado R. Beauties, per box. $2.60; extra fai.cy Colorado Wlnesaps, per box. $2.6. Cran berries: Jersey, winter stocK, per DDL. $6.00. Dates: Anchor brand, new, 30-lb. ukgs. in dox. per oox, iaw rigs: Cali fornia. 60 pkgs, 5c size. SO pkgs. In bos, $11.00; 13 pkgs.. inn alee. 80c. mihckllaiv buus-cuier: iew yora. ner H-bbl.. $3.75. Honey: New. 24 frsmes. $3.60. Horseradish: $ dos. in case. $1.90. Wal nuts: BlacK. per lb. zo: camornia, iso. L per lb., U"c. Hlckorynuts: Large. -per lb.. 4c; small, per id., oa. lutuauuu. rr ;, $5 00; per doz,' 66c NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET Quotations of the .Day on Various Commodities. . NEW YORK. March 26-FIOUR-Mar- ket steady; spring patents, $6.507i5.8l; straights. $6.3005.40; winter patents. K.oOfr, 6.00; spring clears, $4.504.75; winter extras, No. l,. $4.ntKS)4.!K); w inter extras. Ko, 2, $4.30 4.45, Kansss straights. $5.005.20. Re ceipts, 84,iM2 bu.: shipments, 18.638 bu. Rye flour, aulet: fair to good, 4.3wi4.4o: choice to fancy; $4.60tf4.66. CORNMBAU-Steady; fine white and yel low. $!.4fil.50: coarse. $1,354(1.40; kiln dried. $3.36. KYK Steady ; no. z western, swvic, nom inal, f. o. b. New York. WHEAT Spot market quiet: No. 2 red. $1.26, nom.'.ial, elevator, c. I. f ; No. 1 northern. $1.264 Option ' market was easier under liquidation on predictiona of rain In the southwest and under general selling by con mission houses, although trading was quiet and of a holiday charac ter. Prices at the close were Mtoc net lower. May closed at 31.24V, July closed nt U.16; September, $1 13'Ch 1.13V4. closed at $1.134. Receipts, 103,200 bu.; shipments. 8,099 bu. CORN Spot market, steady; steamer, 64c and No. 4, 62V?. elevator, export basis; export No. 2, 654c, nominal. Option market was aulet. but firmer, on small receipts and light offerings, closing net higher. May closed at 72c; July, i4'c; September closed at 74c. Receipts, 88,200 bu.: shioments. 80.486 bu. OATS Spot market dull; mixed oats, 26 to 32 . pounds, nominal; natural white, 26 to 32 pounds. 4tt;u61c; clipped white, 34 to 42 pounds, 60V453c. May closed at 494c, Receipts, 77,775 bu.; shipments. 4,456 bu. FEED Quiet ; western spring bran, 100 nound sacks. $24.2T&'24.75. HAY Dull; prime. $1.16; No. 1. $1.10161.15; No. 2, $1.0StR1.10; ISO. , fi.W0i.wi. HIDES Firm; Central America, 22Vsc Roe-ota 224c. LEATHER Firm: hemlock firsts. 26' 29c; seconds. 234f27c;- thirds, 22gac; re lertert 20??21c. PROVISIONS Pork, firm; mess. $27.00; familv. kzi.mtfii8.00:' short clear. $2b.0O4j28 50. Beef, firm: mess. $14 5015.00; fajnlly. $19.00 tnl9.60; Deer nams, 124.umpit1.uu. -i nn, steadyr pickled bellies, 10 to 14 pounds, $16.6OW17.00. Lard, steady; middle west, prime, $14.701fl4.80; refined, firm; continent $15.00; South America, $15.45; compound, tin ?Affno 50 TALLOW Firm; prime city, hhds., 7Vc; country, 677V. M , POULTRY Alive, strady; fowls, 19(ff20c; turkeva. 14fi21c. Dressed, dull; western chickens, 16&17c; fowls, 15&18Vsc; turkeys, a 23c. BUTTER Steady; creamery, third to first 26fc 32c. I EUOS Steady ; western jiraio regular packed, 21&21V:. St. I.oals Produce Market ST. LOVIS. March 26 WHEAT Futures closed weak; May. fi.u; Juiy. ii.pi; cash steady; track No. 2 red, $1.2031.22; No. 2 hard, $1.12&l l. , i -nHN Futures firm: May. 68Tc; July 654fa64c; cash, firm; track. No. 2 white, 6646ec; no. a, two. OATS Futures steady: May, Kc,; July 424c; cash stesdy; trsck. No. t, 44c; No 2 white, 4!ii47c. HYF. H Kher. s c. SM.ot'R ITnchanaed: red winter patents. $5.406.60; extra fancy and straight, $4.70'gi 6.40; hard winter clears, .i mg.w. SEED Timothy. 3.uu((jJ.ti. I'l lRKUf.AI 13 25. BRAN Firm; sacked, east track, $1.12'8 1 11 HA Y Timothy, fif.waia.ou; prairio, ai-ou 14.00. U h M w -1 w 1 1 r. provisions Pork. steady: jobbing $26.00. Lard, higher; prime steam. fl4.nwq) 14 TTijL. urv salt meats, uocohiikcu, uuacu extra shorts. $15,374; clear ribs, $15,374 hnri rltara. I15.621. Bacon, unchanged hoxed extra short, $16624; clear ribs, tifin-u.- ahort clears. $16.(74. POUl.Trti rum; criicneiiB, inu, eiiugo 20c: turkeys. 21c; oucks, mc; geese, ic BUTTEK steady; creamery, iuac. V.C.CIH Lower. 19c. Kei-r ots. nnmrnt-niii. . Flour, bbls.. .... 1.600 8,3 0 .... 46.300 18.HI0 1 ....185.SOO 66 101 Wheat, bu.. Corn, bu.... Oats, bu 81,200 67,100 Kansas City Prod nee Market. WAVrtAS CITY. Msrch 26 WHEAT May, $1,084: July, $1,034; September. $1,024. Cash unchsnged to lc lower; No. 2 hsrd. $1 10a1 12; No. 3. $!.0S(&1.11; No. 2 "ed, $1174$ 1.21; No. 3, fi. 12V 1.1s. CORN May. 624c July. 684c: September. 6'ijr6'.'4c. Cash 4'plc higher; No. 3 mixed, 614Ctf62c; No. 3. 60461c; No. $ whits, 624 621c; No. 3. 814fJt2c OATS Unchsnged; No. 3 white, 44tj46c; No. 2 mixed. 43fq44c. BUTTER Unchanged: creamery, extras, 314c; firsts, 294c; seconds, 274c; packing stock. 21c. EGGS Unchanged ; current receipts, $6.90 a case. R Y E 75c. HA Y Unchanged; choice timothy, $14.j0 C16 00; choice prairie, $11.25'5f 11.60; choice alfalfa, $17.0tm 18.00. Receipts. Shipments Wheat, bu 79.0O1 62,ut) Corn bu 46.000 68 . Oats, bu 8.000 U.VJQ New fork Prodaee Market. NEW YORK, Msrch 26.-POULTRY- Alive steady; fowls, lrrjjoc; turkeys, u'uiic; dressed dull; western chickens, 16"al7o; fowls, 15fi!84; turkeys. I7U23C. BUTTER titesdy; cresmery, third to first. J64J32C. F.GGs Stesdy ; .. western first, regular $4 I packed. 110-140. OUAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET Cuttle of All Kinds Sharply Lower for the Week. HOGS STRONGER FOR THE WEEK Beat Kinds of Fat l.amb Fifteen to Twenty-Five Higher for the Week, with Other Kinds Steady. POI TH OMAHA. March 26. 1910. I.ere-.pts Were: OtftnlaV Monday Official Turxlsv ... Official Wednesday Official Thursday . Official Frldsy Estimate Saturday . Cattle. Ilea. She-p .. 6 704 $.043 10.170 .. 6.M'1 9 210 1 . 11 VO X.0-S 7. I .. 3 9?6 7.1'V" 7.S47 , 1 OH 6 010 2.7;! S9 4.6."9 8 Six davs this wefk 22.971 Same days last week 51.6x7 Same days 2 w eek-sngo. .20.914 Same (lavs 3 weeks ago..2I.C4 Same days 4 weeks sgo..?.15st Same daya last year 16.648 84.312 3.-..2U 27 3T3 26 6.4 37,117 Tho following table shows the recelpta of cattle, hogs and sheep at South Omaha for th year to deV, compsrtd with last Near. 1910. 1 '.. lne. Deo. Cattle 246.413 220.409 25.004 Hogs 64V2SO 679.300 134.140 Sheep 3M.973 84.622 41.619 The following tahie shows the averace price of hogs st South Omaha for the last several dsys, with comparisons: Dsts. l!10. 1909. 190S. 11907. 1 1908. 1190J. 11904. March ,15.110 391 6 40 II M 0I 4 9t J a March 18. 10 ii. S M 4 48 s j "i ri o io Match 17.l0 361 6 6S 64 I C 111 4 IB 6 04 111 4 9 6 01 I H i nl ox' March I8.10f.1 Ml 4 ft 4H 44 4 63l I 48' 5 04 4 98 Msrch 19. W 60, March 20. 6 441 4 661 6 40, March 21. 10 6:V 4 73 I 26 19 6 11 4 92 4 95 4 97 6 02 6 06 March 22 10 : 64 6 181 6 OS 6 201 6 01 Msrch 23 10 n. 6 f 4 9' 16 March 24.110 65V4I 6 611 4 80 6 24 6 08 March 26. 10 . I 6 68 ; 4 89i 6 081 5 lb Match 26.110 txVl 6 67 6 1 03' 6 201 I 5 U Sunday. Receipts mid disposition of live stock at the I'nlon Stock yards, South Omaha. Neb., for twenty-tour hours ending at 3 p. m., yesterday : RKCKIPTS. Cattle iiogs. Sheep. H r s. Missouri Pacific $ Union Pacific ... C. & N. W., east C. & N. W.. west C. St. P. M. & O. C. H. & Q., east.. C. B. & Q.. west.. Illinois Central .. C. G. W 12 6 21 ii 19 1 1 66- Total receipts DISPOSITION". Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Omaha Packing Co Swift & Company Cudahy Packing Co..... Armour A Comany Schwartz-Bolen Co Murphy shippers Cudahy from K. C Other buyers Total 860 1.274 ' I 1.302 776 122 312 ..... 72 1 8 76 4.636 ' 8 CATTLE The msrket, ss usual on a Sat urday, was bare of cattle, but the total re ceipts for the week have been very liberal, i-.,nlni tittle ahead of last week's total and larger than a year ago by-over 7,000 head. - , . . The present week started out with a good strong market on beef steers, but U Be came apparent early In the week that the market after the sensational advance of $l.uurjl.50 per hundred was becoming de- cldedlv .topheavy. inis ietiing, wmnmi with liberal receipts at all market points, brought about a very natural reaction. Prlces began breaking Wednesday and traveled down hill rapidly during the re mainder of the week. At the Close of the week it Is safe to quote a decline of 1526c on the more desirable beef steers, as com pared with the close of last week, and a drop of 3050c on the medium and common kinds. ... Cows and heifers, and in tact an ainaa of . butcher stock, have suffered in pro portion with beef steers. At the close of tho week the more desirable kinds sre around 25c lower than last week, with the common and medium kinds, such as the feeder buyers were taking ar. one 50o or more lower. The medium kinds or bulls have suffsred a sharp reaction ana 11 takes good calves at the close of the week to bring $8. Htockers ana reeaers si ine unguiume the week were selling at wild prices, val ues had been advancing at a rapta pae for three weeks or more until a point had been reached where prices were entirely beyond all reason. It seemed as If buyers came to thla conclusion all of a sudden. .lth tha result that the maraei nuriua. the latter half of the week went off quite rapidly, the good kinds or reeaers aecm um about 26c, with the common to medium lilnrf. aa miiih as MIC. lower. Considering the amount 01 lavinc. . . a I - .V.a. has taken place auring me mm i,. weeks the msrket at the close of the pres ent week, even after the severe orii. noted above, is still In s very satisfactory condition as viewed from a seller's stand point. . . Quotations on cattle: uooa 10 cnoitu cornfed steers. $7.2x&S16; fair to good corn fed steers, $fi.757.25; common to fair corn fed steers, $5.75ff8.76: good to choice cows mot heifers IS .7Mf.ll. In: tiir to aooa cum and heifers, $4.605.25; common to fslr cows and heifers, $2.25(64.60; good to choice Blockers and feeders. $6.00t7.00: fair to good stockers and feeders. $5.00i36.00: com nii,n to fair storkers and feeders. $4.00i5.00 stock heifers, $3 60a4.&0; veal calves, $4.00 8.00; hulls, stags, etc.. $3.764r6.25. HOGS It was another slow oeai in ine hni virrli this mornina on a light supply- Packers needed a few hogs, but they wanted them at generally steady prices and most of the early business was tran sacted on this basis. A few selected losds of good butchers were sold at nuotably strong figures, but demand was limited and buyers inclined to discriminate In favor of the heavy, smooth lots. The ship ping outlet was very narrow, ss usual, only a few loads being purchased on outside orders. As the morning advanced the slow. 'drsggy tone to movement became more pronounced and prices on most of the later sales looked to be weak to a shade lower, as compared wltn yesterday s general trade. In soma Instances sellers, declared that the best money obtainable on their holdings was as much ss a nickel lower. For the week receipts show a decided de crease as compared with last week's run and a much larger decrease as compared with supply during the same week last year. Shipping orders have been notably absent on most days and packers have taken advantage of the lack of competition whenever it was possible. Still, aside from more or less weakness during the first two dsys, prices have 'held up very well. Pres ent values range from strong to 5c higher, as compared with a week ago. Representative sales: STAGS. No. 1... 1... 1... 1... 1... I. .. 1 .. il... ... 14... 17... 44... ... 1... 1. .. 74... M... 28... t... Ti... It. .. .. 78. . . 74... II. .. n... it ., 47... M... 77... '.., 74... 40... U.. 1. ., ' Ar. ....470 ....W0 ...J0 4Q 410 Mil ...H ....111 ....114 ...AH ....114 ....217 ....UU ...ill ,...2I ....21 ....! ....17 ....221 .... ....Ill tut ....f!i ..,.1M ....r ....321 ...Ill ...,1M ...2UI ....W4 ... ....til ...127 .... ....144 ah. Ft. No. . Bh. Pr. to 11 00 i 244 ID 10 44 M 11 10 61 243 40 10 0 to u 10 ;i 2: . . . io o SO 11 10 41 !S1 10 10 14 M 11 10 71 2.14 ... 10 160 11 It l 22t 14 10 424 10 11 15 141 ... 10 424 to 10 tO M I I ... 10 St, 40 10 to 71 226 ... 10 M 40 10 W 41 2t ... 10 44 40 10 M 70 ... 10 at ...10 t24 to .. 10 S . 10 65 71 291 40 10 ti ... 10 tt in I ... 10 M 77 2 40 10 6 40 '0 tt 71 237 1" ... 10 M 40 224 ... 10 at 40 10 U 6t 2M to 10 45 40 10 5A 111 27 20 10 4 10 10 t74 ta HI ... : 47' ... 10 40 44 ... I 74 I0t ......-.$ .- I 4TI4 .V. 10 40 44 0 40 10 I7'd 40 10 ) a 1 .. 10 40 l 210 1 87 -40 10 4.) 43 22 ... 10 70 40 10 40 4 2t ... 10 70 . 10 SO J "4 40 10 70 10 40 M7 ... 10 TO ,;. 10 at 11 HI ... 10 7t 40 10 40 47 274 ... 10 71 10 40 40 17 ... ' It 120 10 40 41 S4 ... 10 7t 10 0 74 V 120 It 10 to 10 to ts ri . . 10 It 40 10 SO W 140 SO 10 U 12.. khkep There was nothing received to day In ths wsy of sheep or lambs and ths market remained nominally stesdy. Plenty of lambs and few sheep hsve been coming to msrket this week, but total supply Is little different from last week's run or the same week last year. Mexican stock from Colorado feed lots hss been especially abundant and high dressing strings scored nominal advances during the firat part of the week, but closln Irads hss been more or less dlssppo.'nting to shippers. Practically all of the early ad vance haa been wiped out except, per hsps, on selected grades of high dreasera snd these are no better than lkitS&c higher than a week ago. Tha best Mexicans here lately topped at $10.46 and a small string of spring lambs broke all price records at $18.60. Heavy lambs have been slow sals at all times. Ths sheep and of the trade haa acted more creditably, owing to a very limit Svipplv. Good ewes In the fleece have beerj selling st $8 OW 2S. yearlings well ove,$!0 and wethers up to $ MV Nothing of rnnse. quence In the way of shorn Roods has been received, such small bunches of sheep and lambs as were on sale Rotng at the usual f 1 00 sptead In prlocs Itiislness In the f. eder branch or the trade haa peen ve . oulel. A few strings were taken back Inly the country to be sheared, hut supply h i been Inadequate and the volume of Inli limited. Prices on suitable ara.les If shearer stock sre quotahly stesdy with la.' wek. Quotations and sheep and lamhs: Spring, lambs, choice. $I.VtVii 19.00; spring lamhs, Medium. U "'i 16 "0; gooil to choice lamhs, $IOOOrU10 40; fair to goorilamhs, $9 tV'tf Hi 00; good light vearllngs, $!00tr9.4n; good heavy rearllngs, $xUt9U); good to choice wethers, tl.v,i8 60. fair to good v. ethers. $7.66$ L In : good to choice ewes. $;.90ys.4t; fair to good , $7.60117.90. thlratto I. He Stork Market. CHICAGO. March 26 CATTt.tt-ReoelPtg estimated at SoO tud; market steady; beeves. $."i.7.vi8 10; Texas steers. $YI0'(J6.6O; western steers. $T.lv,f 7.00; stock era arid feeders. $3.W'i x0; cow and heifers, $. 90 J 7. :'.": calves. $8 2519.78. HOGS Receipts estimated at 8.000 head! market taw to Se lilarher: lishts. $10 6,V,f HI. 90; mixed. $10 6611 U.0; heavy. $10.7011-061 roiiah. $10.7041 10.80: good to choice heavy, $IOvoll On; pigs, $9.8010.76; bulk of sales, $ III 8Vi 10.96. SHKKP AND IAMKS-Hecelpts es;lm.tel at 1,000 head; market steady; native, $S i$ 9 10; western. $.yko-,i!).1S; yearlings, 38 flth 9 60; lambs, native, $8.7&ti 10.50, wewfrn. $7.50fi 10. t. Kansas t'lty l.lve Stock Market. KANSAS CITY, March I6.-CATTl.K-He-celpts.. 200 head, no southerns; market steady; native steers. $ii.4tfg.6; southern steers, $6.tH7.76; southern cows. $X(viiv00i native cows and heifers. $1.VKI7.'.S; stock era and feeders. $4.60'ti6.66; bulls. $ 2V,6 Oil. calves. $4.nOti9.00; western steers. $6.0tvn8.2S; western cows, $4.00ftti.n0. H KJS Kecelpis. 2.000 hesd: market So higher; hulk of sales. $IO.J('a 10.85; henvy, $1". 80i 10.90; packers and butchers. $10 70iJ 10 85. light. $10. 4(o 10 6h; pigs, $9,751) IO00. SHEEP ANI LAMHS- Receipts. 2 000 head; market steadv; muttons, $7.26.6i; laml). $9.0iki 10.25; fed western wethers and yearlings, $7. 75'yi).50; fed western ewes, $7. St. l.onls I,le Stock Market. ST. LOUIS. Marcli 26 CATTLE Re ceipt.'. 150 head. Including M Texans; mri,rt , steadv; native beef steers. $.6iwd.50: C' lfje and heifers. $3.50.ji7.25; stockers and feedy ers. $400frj6.00; Texas and Indian steers. $5.357.8.45; cows and heifers. $3.00a'7.00; calves. In carload lots. $3.2.Va9.76. . 1 HOUK Receipt. 1.800 head: marset. steadv: pigs and lights. $7. 50m 10.75; packers. 1 1 $10.60'a 10.90; butchers and best heavy, $10.6j fill 1 1.00. SHEEP AND LAMBS None. Rt. Joseph Live Stock Market. ST. JOSEPH. March 26 CATTLE Re ceipts, 100 head; market stesdy; steers, $7.J 8.60; cows and heifers, $3.2.W7.25; calves. $4 00Co9.00. . . HOGS Receipts. 1.500 head; market, steady to 5c higher; top, $10.90; bulk of". sales, fl0.63Cf-10.76. Sloax City Live Stork Market. SIOUX CITY. la.. March l.-(9peclal Telegram.) CATTLE-Receipts. 100 head; market unchanged; beevea, $.70Q7.I75; cows and heifers, $4.765.80; stockers and feed ers. $4.85(&6 10. HOGS Receipts, 2,500 head; market, strong to 6c higher; range of prices, $10.63 C 10.90; bulk of sales, $10.70(3 10. 75. Stock In Sight. Receipts of live stock at the six prlncl" pal western markets yesterday. catne.Mogs.Bnerp. i South Omaha, 89 4.599 Sioux City St. Joseph , ...100 ...ion ...200 ...150 ...300 2.500 1.600 2,000 1.800 5.000 2.(4 iljoi Kansas City,. b,. Louis Chicago Totals .... WEATHER 939 17.399 $,(! IN THE GRAIN BELT Showers and Thunderstorms and Colder on Sunday. OMAHA, March 26. 1910. Thunder showers are reported in central and eaatern Iowa -this morning, and light rains are falling In western Nebraska and western South Dakota. A barometric de pression, with its center over eastern Colo rado, overlies the mountain district and eastern slope, and generally unsettled weather prevails from the mountslns east to the Mississippi river. This disturbance will continue eastward over the central valleys during the next twenty-fouf- tl thirty-six hours, and the outlook Is ver favorable for showers and thunderstorm! In this vicinity tonight or Sunday. Tem peratures are lower In the Ohio valley. ilo valley, a, and thi ther In thJ ilsslppl am lower lake reaion. eastern states. extreme southwest. They are highe tmner lake region, the upper Missis Missouri valleys, and throughout thai northwest. The condition that make thunder showers probsbly will cause cooled weather in this vicinity tonight and Sun day. The Missouri river continues to fall at aB points from Kansas City north. Temperature and precipitation as com' pared with the last three yeara: 1910. 1909. 1908. 11X17, Minimum temperature.... 60 36 27 4 Precipitation 00 T .00 .is Normal temperature for today, 41 degree Deficiency In precipitation since March I 1.02 inches. Deficiency corrf spondlng period in i:r.i .58 inches. Deficiency .70 Inches. L. A. corresponding period in 190! WELSH, Local Forecaster. Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, March 26 -The conditio! of the treasure a' the beginning of business today was as follows: Trust Funds (oiu coin. $853,279,827; silver dollara. $489,793,000; silver dollars of HM, $3.80C.OOO; -silver certificates outstanding, $489,793,000. General Fund Standard silver dollars lit general fund, $2,002.7)26; current liabilities, or- total balance in genera,) fund. $84,543,$U I llnnk t lenrliigs. OMAHA. March 26. -Hank clearings for today were .2.374 7fl:.70. and for the cor responding date last year were $2,042.101 71. 1910. 19119. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday $ 3.389.320.TH $ 2.8J9.193.M .... 2.543.269.W 2.103.8H820 C.W2.855 68 2.8MV808 13 .... 3.124,263 94 2.230.676 47 .... 2.866.558.65 2.390.727.14 .... 2,374.700.70 2.042.101.71 Totala $17,290,977.80 $13,976,411.48 Increase over the corresponding week last year, $.1,314,566.32. ( New York Money Market. NEW YORK, March 26. MONEY tin call, nominal; no loans. Time loans, nom inal; sixty dsys, 34ft 4 per cent; 90 days, 4 per cent; six months. 4'94'i per cent. PRIME MERCANTILE PAPER-4W per cent. STERLING EXCHANGE Nominal, with artiial business in bankers' bills st $4. 8375 i4XH) for sixty-day bills and at $4. 1,708 for demand. Commercial bills, $4.S3Vlj4.S3V liar Market. OMAHA, March 26. HAY No. 1, $10 00; No. 2, $900; packing, $6.00. Straw: Wheat, $7.00; rye and oat, $8.00. Alfalfa, $13 00. The aupply of poor hay is heavier than the demand. Herbert E. Gooch Co Brokers and Dealers OBAIaT, OYXSIOXrS, STOCKS', Omaha Off lost 113 Hoard of Trade Bldsr. Bell Telephone, Douglas eai Independent, A-Siaai. Oldest and largsst Bouse la the Stats. FORTUNES MADE IN WHEAT C I A buys options nr. (10,000 bu. of wheat. Will '"r"1"' Risk. Each lc. movement w from option price makes you $100. 2c-$00 5c:''. etc. Write for free circulars? COLONIAL riltJl-K. & GKA1N CO. Cleveland. Ohio. In southern Nevada. 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