Till: OMAHA SUNDAY HKl.: MAl.ni IP, 10 GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET Varied Crop Reports Start the Shorts to Covering:. T HEAT GAINS LN STRENGTH torn Helped ty Sympathetic rloa lash nnrtlllnna Show Signs of Imprmrmrnl. .vtt4.M' : No. 3. 44'4?44-'V; No. 2 white, !( "... ; No. .1. itlitPf. (ATS- I in -hanKcd; No. 2 hl(, .TV""-' : No 1 mixed. itvK-No. j. HAY Weak: . (w.. e timothy, lit""; dunce prairie. $l:i.i"(i 12.25. Hl'T'l KM-i rnmiry, Lis-: flr.i s. 2.V; ."-ec- onds. 2"c; pa i kirn sti i: 1GS Extras, 17c; Wheat. I)U Corn, bu . Oats, bu ... i k. I.",. . firsts. 15c Receipt. SI. 110 22..BS) 7!0"0 I NEW YORK STOCKS AND BONDS! ! i Traders Go Slow and Are Somewhat Conservative. A miiftil ft .ifiton litlit r t lum f-drr-iiiy N w York tt of nfr. ..jOMlHA LIVE STOCK shipments. M.om " ?(. 9.00 OMAHA Wl5il,liIAl.li I'RltKS. OMaHA. March 18. irl 1 . Short started covering early on mixed crop reports from the southwest. Values d vn need steadily on this buying. The fade hum ifni isl, lielng Included to fol low the damage reports at Ibis season of the year. The strength In wheat helped corn and Ifporta on actual Increase In the con sumption caused shorts to rover tlictr Bales following the earlv advance. The following caah sales wore reported: WHKAT-No. 3 hard: 1 car, 80c; No. 2 mixed: 1 car, 87. IWKN-No. 3 color: 1 car. 42c; No2 yel low: 2 cara, 42c; 1 car. 4'ic; No. 3 yellow: 3 cara. 42-1c; 4 cara, 42Mrc; cara. 42'c; 1 car, 42c. No. 2 mixed: 1 car, 42c; No. 3 mixed: 1 car (oldi, 42,tc; 1 car, 42'-c; 2 cara. 42c: 1 car. 41c. OATH No. 2 white: t car, I0e; standard: 1 car, 29c; No. 3 white: 3 cara, 2yVe. No. yellow: 1 car, 29c. Primary wheat receipts were 418 OnO bit. and shipment were 2o2.onO bn. against re ceipts last year of 813,000 bu. and shipments of 244.000 bu. Primary corn receipt a w ere 4i7O.O0O bu. and ahlpmenta were 3i'.iy bu. against re ceipts last year of 622,000 bu. and ahlpmenta of 473.OD0 bu. Clearance were 2S3.0CB) bu. or corn- none of oata and wheat and flour equal to lfift.nno bu. Liverpool closed , to lower on wheat and d lower on corn. The wheat market rallied quickly from opening values. The cauHe of the advance vh on leas favorable crop reports from Kansas, fash conditions show some signs of Improvement and Bales, today were re ported H-'ulc higher. The tone of the corn market was firm and prices were fractionally higher. Trade was active, receipts larger and the cash demand active. Cash sales were reported Wao higher. ' Omaha. Cash rrce. WHEAT No. 2 hard. MVSc; No- hard, S.V.iXTc; No. 4 hard. 74'(iMc; rejected bard 7KuX0'r: No. 3 spring. MVIiWc; No. 4 spring. 7"uHc; No. 2 durum, 82VVu8lc; No. 3 durum. Bl ifi f c. , , CORN No. 2 white, 42li.ru 43c ; No. 3 white 2'i-4i2r.i No. 4 White, 4H4'41!t4c: No. 3 color, 4lViifi42c; No. 2 yellow, 42'4'" "r; No. 3 yellow, K'at2c; No. 4 yellow. V( 4lHr: No. 2, 42Jij42Hc; No. 3, 41 V 42 Vic; No. OATS No. 2 white. 29H-ic: standard. 2Vy2S?ic; No. 3 white, 2vVi29Vr; No. 4 while. sniWXe; No. 3 yellow, 2tQAci , No. 4 yellow, 2WiS 2.c. t , HARI.Ijy-No. 3. wcoixtc; No. 4 barley. .0 fiHMv; No. 1 feed. KWiOc; rejected. iOc. lU'B-No. 2. WVuSlc; No. 3. 7800. Carlot Kcceipta. Wheat. Corn. Oata. 16 212 17 BUTTKR Creamery. No. 1. delivered to the retail trade tn l ib carton". 27c; No. !. No. 2, in 1-lb. cartons, solid pack. 14c: dairy, In Market change avrry In 30-lb. tubs. 26c; 2fic; packing stock, 6-lb. tubs, Itbunc. Tuesday. CH KKSK Twins, caa, ISVtc: dai-sies. lbc: limberser. luc CLEARINGS MAKE POOS SHOWING Interest Rates Drop Off early Two Per tent. While Some of tbr MocKs Shovr a liooil "A H lance. 17 91 18 Chicago Minneapolis Omaha Dulutb CHICAGO GRAIN A!U l'BOVISIO.S Featnrea of the Trading; an t'loalna; Prices on Hiiaril of T rade. rillCAlK), March 1R Kxcept for a brief dip during Initial trades wheat today ruled strong. The reason luy chiefly In peaslmlnti: crop reports from weaiern Kanmis by a Chicago expert, who yesterday wont for ward plowing dlapatches regarding the east half of the atate. Closing prices were Vo-Vj hiKher than.laat nlKht. In corn there was a net Rain of Vuc to He, oata were unchanged to c up, and provisions down 6'u7Vc to 20c. Attention to the telegrams concerning the western part of Kanxas developed acutely when It was noticed that the ex pert's employers here were purchasing on a large scale to cover short wheat. This decided many other aborts to reduce their commitments, and not hold the trades open over Sunday. The weak start was on favoring ralnx In a good portion of the winter crop belt, and because of disap pointing cablca. Besides receipts at the primary centers were more liberal than for the preceding seven days and there was no trace left of the alleged Improve ment la the demand for cash wheat. Such factors, however, were lost sight of In a hurry after Kansas took the center of tho stage. Steadiness prevailed at the close, which was almoat the top level leached. May touched as high and low limits, 91V: und 90V--, with lat sules Ho up at 91'c. Corn had special support from leading longa and their followers. For the May delivery, 'prices ranged between 4!' S and 4:i'n l!)7c, with closing figures at 4'JV 4:iV a gain of ViUfHc net. Cash corn was steady. No. 2 yellow finiahed at 47Vn4Nc. Oata displuyed a tendency to imitate corn, but commission offerings wero free on every bulgu. May ranged from 31V ' 31'V- to 31 V.- and In the end were a shade up at Sl-VtiSiVsc. Provisions weakened In view of a heavy run of hogs. 'When the pit was closed pork had sagged 17Vu20c, and lard and ribs Isuweun a nickel und a dime. Prlc-Mt In Chicago, turnlsned toy the Up alk Ural ii company. Telephone Dougiaa 24.4, 7os ttraudclB building, Omaha; lS'lfic; Young Ameri lii'yaUc; triplets. liVg No. 1 brick. Hi'V; Im ported Swiss, 82c; dumestlo bwiss, tie; block Swiss. l!c. l"Ol';I,TH Y Dressed broilers, under 2 lbs., $5 per doz. ; hens, lie; iock:i, He; ducks, lxc; geese. 15c; turkeys, 2jc; pigeons, per do., 11.20; homer squabs, per doi., $4 00; fancy squabs, per do., 13 60; No. 1, per dos., 13 00. Alive: Broilers, lbc: smooth leg, 10c; hens, HVc; stags, 13c; old roosters, 7o; old ducks, full feathered, 12c; eese. full feathered, Kc; turkeys, 17c; guinea fowls, 2uc each; pigeons, per dos.; tWc; homers, per dog., $.L0U; squabs, No. 1. per dos., 11.60; No. 2, per do.. uOc; capons, over 8 lbs., 14c; old turkeys. 17c. FISH tall frozen) Pickerel, 7c; white, 11c; pike. Ho; trout, lie; larg- crapples, 12floc; Spanish mackerel, 19c; eel, liic; haddock, 13c: flounders, 12c green catfish, 2c; roe ahad, SI each; shode roe, per pair, ic; frog legs, per doz., uuc; salmon, 11c; halibut, 10c; herring, tk:. HHKK CUTS No. 1 ribs, Wfcc: Xo. 2, 12V; No. 3, c; No. 1 loin, lc; No. 2, 13c; No. 3, 11c; No. 1 chuck. 7vc; No. 2, 7Vc; No. 3. 7c: No. 1 round, Hc; No. 2, 8c; No. 3, HV4c; No. 1 plate, tVc; No. 2, 6!ic; No. 3. 6Vc. Fit l" ITS Apples: Washington extra fancv Wlnraps. 1M-173 slr.es, per box, $2.50; Washington Micsourl Pippins. 4'i tier, per box. $2.2o: Washington Red Cheek. Pippins, 54-64-MM12 sixes, per box, liTiO; Washington iiun,i4 iup i.nv X' "fi ' Tien Davis, per box. 12.10. Bananas: Fancy select, per bunch, ( T . . -c ! I2.2.-Vfli. Mi jumoo, per oniicii, iifii i. Dates: Anchor brand, new, 30 1-lb. pkgs, in box, per box, 2.0U; bulk, In 70-lb. boxes, per lb.. tiVic. Figs: Turkish, 7-crown, per lb.,' 1k-; 5-iiown, per lb., 14c; 4-crown, per lb.. 13c. tlrape fruit: Florida. 46-54-W-SO sizes, per box, 14.00; choice stock, 25o less. Lemons: I.imonelra brand, extra fancy, 3uk-3h0 sizes, per box, M.6K; fancy, 3oO-3hO sizes, per box. $4.00; 240 size 60o per box less. Oranges: Camella Redlands navels. SO-W, sizes, tier box, J3.no; 150, 178 and smaller sizes, U.25; choice navels, o-'.H-126 sizes. : VM and smaller sizes. 13.00. Tears: California Winter Nellia, per box, $2.75. Btrawberries: Louisiana, per-24-plnt case, 2.7.Vx:t.25. VKtJKTABI.KS Beans, string and wax, per hamper. 3.50ff4.50. Beets, per bu., 75c. Cabbage, New York, per lb., lVtc. Carrots, per bu., 75c. Celery, California Jumbo, per dos. bunches, 85c. Cucumbers, hothouse, ii and 2 doz. In box. per doz., 12.00rii2.25. Kgg plant. fancy Florida, per doz.. $2.00. Garlic, extra fancy, white, per Id., 15c. Lettuce, extra fancy leaf, per doz., 45c. Onions, Jowa red and yellow, per lb.. 2Vc; Indiana white, per lb.. 3c. Onion acts, white, per bu., 32 lbs., $L75; yellow. per bu.. 32 lbs., $1.50; red, per bu., 32 lbs., $1.50. Parsley, fancy southern, per doz. bunches, 5Wiil5c. Parsnips, per bu.. 75c. Potatoes, Karly Ohio seed, sand soil, in sacks, per bu., $1.0U; geunine lied River E. Ohio seed, per bu., $1.20 Iowa and Wisconsin white stock, per bu., 75c; Colorado, per bu., 90c. Rutabagas, per lb.. I'ac. Tomatoes, Flor ida, per 6-basket crate, fancy, $3.00; choice, $2.50. Turnips, per bu., 75c. M IHCKDINKAJUBAimonds, Caiitornia soft shell, per lb., 18c; Jn sack lots, lc less. Brazil nuts, per lb., 13c; In sack lots, lc less. Cocoanuts, per sack, $5.25; per doz., 80c. Filberts, per lb., 14c: In sack lots, lc less. lllckorynuts, large , per lb. 5c; small, per lb., 6c; Peanuts, roasted, per lb., 8c; raw, per lb., Vsc. Pecans, large, per lb., 16c., In sack lots, lc less. Walnuts, black, per lb., 2Vic; Cali fornia, per lb., lc; In sack lots, lc less. Cider, New York, Mott'a. per bbl., $ii.7. Honey, new 24 frames, $3.75, NEW lOHK UOEIIAL MARKET Quotations on Various Article. I Open. I lllgb. Law. Close. Yes'y. Wheat I May... 90-flV4.911SkaH July... l k', Sept.. .tsV tvH Corn May.. July.. Sept. Oa la- May. I 90SI l'il 90H l1 Vfl'v8SVi't 60'4 oo 61V il-! SlVn-flS! im!31'W31'Si1lV, July...3lV'S 31,0i V31V 17 20 lt 40 8 95 90 W 17 20 Hi 40 S 95 H 90 90 8ept...3lV'ul iUai i'ora I 1 LI.. . I? U 1 July... Lard I May...) July... Kept.... I H 1 bs May... 35 9 35 July... $ 90 8 90 Scpt... S KiVsl iV! il-s S1V! 17 05 16 27V S ' 8 NO I 8 80 I 8 82, 77V1 31.1 31 V, I 17 05 Id 8 90 I 8 82i 8 82V.J t 32H 8 85 8 tt2 49H 5UV 61 V 81 -i Sl, 31 V8 37 rvj IS 47V 9 00 8 90 8 92 i,i t 40 t 924 8 92Vi Casta quotations were as follows: FlaOl R Kasy ; winter patents, $3.90iji4.30; stialghla, $3.U0"i4.1u; spring straignts, $4.00 414.10; bakers, $.!.0i(j4.40. v RY F No. 2, 9HC BARL. ICY' Feed or mixing, 60g)78c; fair to choice mailing, $9.0tnu 10. 10. SEK1H Flax. No. 1 southwestern. I2R4V4; No. 1 northwestern. $3.ti7Vk; timothy, $11.60 U 11.70; clover, 816 00. PROVISIONS Mew pirk, per bbl., $18.25 (hlK.6: lard, per lot lbs., $,vk2Vt; sides, short ribs tUajse), $8.62Vt9.2.". . Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 1J6,0i0 bu. Primary reculpta were 418.UI0 bu., compai-ed with 613.0UO bu. the corresponding day a week ago. Ks timated receipts for tomorrow: N heat, 20 cars; corn. 244 cars; oats, 10l cars; hogs, 64.0UO bead. Chicago Cash Prices Wheat: No. 2 red. "Stisdc; No. 3 red. fcixuaoV:. No. 2 hard, $mijVic; No. 1 bard. NxyiKA; No. 1 north ern spring, WVotl.ul, No. 2 northern spring, vrti$iw; No. 1 spring, 97'nwh-'. Corn: No. 1 caah, 47t;47lc; No. 3 cash. 4uV'o4'-; N. 2 white, 47W4'iVc; No. 3 while, 45.y4tV: No. 2 yellow, ta-Un'l No. 3 yellow, 4.',rf ,c. Oats: No. 2 cash. 30l-; No. 2 white. 82M32V-; No. 3 white. 3l'i31'..e; No. 4 white, 30Vu31'4c; standaru, 31iMJl4c. BlTTt'll-yuiet; creameries, lti.o.2tc; dai ries. 1.V((21C. l-kiS Weak; receipts. 10.77J cases; at mark, cases included, 14til4Vac, firsts, 15Vc; prime firsts. lic. , CllKKSK Steady; daisies. IJtiU'.c; twins. HVul2c; young Americas. 13'ijUVic; long hiiriiH. I3's(il4c. I'OTAToss Steady : choice to fancy, 40 t talr to good. 3Mi.t&c. PoLl.TRY Kany ; turkeys, dressed, 18c; bens, live. 14-; springs, live, 140. I'.Al Steady; it) to W lt,s., 6V"6'c: SO to S5 lbs., Vtu,"c; !& to 110 )(.. Wyllo. R e.pia "J oday Wheat, lt cara, corn, 17$ cars: oata. 91 cars. Estimated Tomorrow Wheat, 20 cars; corn, 1:44 cars; oata. lOtj cara. of the Day t orn modi ties. NK.W YORK. March 18. FI-OfR Quiet; spring patents, $4.9iC(i5.15; winter straights, $J.mK!i4.U0; winter patents. $4.4.50; spring clears, $3.9001 4.25; winter extras. No. 3. $3.2u Si 3.50; winter extras. No. 2, $3.10i?i3.25; Kan sas straights, $4.2114.35. Rye flour, firm; fair to good, $4.2050-4.46; choice to fancy, $4.5C4.70. CORN M 10 A L Quiet; fine white and yel low, $1.15'tl.20; coarse, $1,0541.10: kiln dried. $2.0. WllKAT Spot market firm; No. 2 red. 96'c. elevator; and Vfa t. o. b. afloat; No. 1 northern Duluth, 904c; futures, market after a momentary decline at the opening, due to bearish news, rallied and was firm all day on less favorable crop advices clos ing to net higher. May closed 97'Ac; July closed Oovoc CORN Spot market firm: No. 2. 62h54c; futures closed c net higher; May closed 67c. OAT? Spot market steady; standard, 3iVtc; Xuturea market was without transac tions. HAY-Firm; prime. $11.55; No. L $11.10; No. 2, $11.00; No. $, $8.5O'ir9.00. HIDKS Steady; Central America, 20!-,c; Bogota, 21V4'u221c. LliATHKR Quiet; hemlock firsts. 23V4Jji 25',-iic, seconds, 21 V;l 23c ; thirds, 19tU20c; re jects, lt'iil7c. PROVISIONS Pork, quiet; mess, $22.00; family, $21.HO-b22.50; short clear, $18.50r,ia9.50. Reef, steady; mesa, $14.00 W.50; family. $Ui Wyjili.&o; beef hama. $27.0tKff29.00. Cut meats, steady; pickled bellies, IOJiU pounds, $11.2.i 12.75; pickled hams. $12.00. Ijird, easy; middle west prime, $st.0oi0.15; refined barely steady; continent, $9.60: South America, $10.50; compound, $7.67VMr7.75. TALLOW Dull; prime city hogsheads, U.f munlrv. tU.Fni.c. BUTTKR UMy, creamery ti)oiiii 26c; extras, 24',c; firsts, XuJ3c; aeo onds, lTil!c; creamery, held specials, 21 &22c; extras. l20c: tirats, 17'418Vto seconds. ltiMKauc; state oalry". finest, 24c; good to prime, 2tt(j23c; common to fair. ly-iisc; process bjh-vji,, vav.v, 18jil9o: llists, 16'Vinc; seconds, lblo; linl. tation creamery, firsts, 1718c; factory, current make, firsts, ltk16Vsc; seoonds, U 4TI5V.O. r;0iS F.aoy; fresh gathered, selected extras, l.xy.-uc, frunii gati.. reu. lusts, l,-.-5Hi lkc: fresh gathered, seconds, 17c; fresh leathered thirds. 16c asked; fresh gathered, r . , . .:l .. . t. . t. ..th.iul 1 . , , No 3 liuhio: fresh gathered, checks, 14d 16c; western gathered, white, 18V20c; west ern duck. :r.t.i.ic; souinern, -."iij.-. POL'LTRY Alive steady; western chick ens 14al."c: fowls, loVt'(lc. turkeys, 13c; dressed, weak; fowls, 13V15o; turkeys, 15 4j20c. NF.W YORK, March IR.-iSpecial Tele i am.i Sla kenlng to a slight extent In the strength of business developed during the months of January and February was a dlMippoltitlng feature during the week. The course of trading was marked by a conservatism that was not manifested in the optimistic tendency during the early weeks of the year. F.ven In the west, w here optimism has frequently prevailed when pessimism dominated the situation In the east, trade rea'tlon Is plainly apparent. This Is i leal ly show n In the piling up of hank deposits to record figures, with the financial Institutions of Chicago, the stead ily Increasing number of Idle cars and the decrease In hank clenrlngs. which this week was nearly 16 per cent below those of last jenr. The monetary condition of the country constitutes an excellent barometer for the business status of the country. Just one mr ago call loans renewed on the stock exchange at 3 per tent; yesterday they re newed at 2V iht cent. At this time In 110 time money loaned at 4 per cent for sixty days. 4' per cent for ninety days and 4Vi to 4'i per cent for six months; yesterday these various maturities loaned at 2V4. - and 3 per cent, respectively. These fig ures represent III a striking manner the great decline in Interest rates from 1010. In this week of that year stocks were rul ing anywhere from five to twenty points above current quotations, and, daily tran saction.'i were fully three times rreater than at present. During the year 1!1I0 business was active In both the west and south. flanka Expand I.onns. The national banks In this city have ex panded loans In two months by $1flo,ono,oio and Chicago. Boston. St. Ixiuls, Pittsburg ami Cincinnati added make the total ex pansion for six cities alone $1 53.no0,0in. It was stated last week that the steel In dustry made the best exhibit of any branch of trade. This Is true of the current one. rilthuunh new orders thus far In March are alout 10 per cent below those of the corre, spondlng period In February. Still, the steel mills are working on a larger per (village- than tor months past, and some Important rail orders are expected to be booked In the near future. Further curtail ment by the cotton mills, both north anil south, took place this week, and its In fluence was felt In the dry goods market where business was on a conservative "oasis. The cold weather of the week Inter fered with the retail distribution of spring ann summer rabrlcs throughout the east and west. The shoe trade maintains its previous improvement. The local stock speculation requires very little comment. The market received with calmness tho decision of the supreme court sustaining the constitutionality of the cor- poration tax law and ' moved to a higher level, with a temporary Increase in activity. The cheapness of money and a large short Interest were the moving factors In the rise. Finally the market turned reactlonally and drifted back to a rut of dullness, with some apprehension that the supreme court decisions might 'be handed down on Mon day. Karly Losses Wiped Oat. With a decidedly stronger tone the stock market recovered admirably toward the close today. 'A mixture of short covering and buying orders operated to wipe out practically all of the early losses and In many Issues material gains were scored. I'nlon Pacific, I'nited States Steel and New York Central ail made gains of a point or more, and Missouri Pacific, which had been the distinctly weak issue of the day, completely recovered. Substantial gains were also made In National Biscuit, American Agricultural Chemical. Ameri can wool and the local traction stocks. American woolen common advanced sharply on today's vote of the directors of the company to reduce the outstanding capitalization by $10.m)0,000. According to reports from Boston all the stock to be retired has already been acquired by the company, so that none of the common stockholders will be called upon to part with their holdings. The actual week-end bank statement showed a slightly stronger position. Cash Increased $2,100,000, and since loans and de posits expanded very little, surplus re serves are left $1,300,000 larger. They ex ceed the surplus at this date In all of the dozen past years, except 1908. The state ment by daily averages Is less favorable; It shows larger loan expansion than the week-end showing, a loss instead of a gain in caah, and therefore decrease Instead of Increase In the surplus. But this means only that conditions were better In the second half of the week than In the first. Number of sales and leading quotations on stocks were as follows: Im. Hlsh. Low. Cl". 4 'i.n.xolfl. nionf ) . . . . M It.u'xilN- A K ... 11 do truunl M M . K. A- 'I -4 Amal. 'oin-er f N Y Central 11". Ana. ..n. J' Norfolk I"H Atrhl..i 1 1" a it. 1 pld 1 ! 4n pt lixi nmari., 4"i Haitlnmre Ohio. . .l - rnn) Ivania fi l anail an P the i'22 Htnil Mine It 1 "lirnpaka O Ml K-arttniC fhlinKi ). W ll- Southern llr Chi., Mil. St. IV.Ii-V, 4.1 pti j lrit tS s. initial n lrfi,- tIT'i llnrer A Hlo O U' tnlim ('.-llli- I. dn pfd 724 do pfd ! Kile S I', g. Steel ;'. 1. lt pli 4 do pfd 1 do Td pfd Mi, Wahinh I (Html T'unk JH'j do pfd r.V, Illinois iVnlul Spnlh ti W j t-l I.V'l'.R liflr. ri at 24 6-11 per ounce. I Cattle Are Steady to Easier for the Week. HOGS ARE FIFIEEN LOWER TODAY Ml rep 1 -vrnt-FIe leiiti lllaher for the Week. vlth l.aml.a Fifteen to Tnrnl)-Fltr I rnls , lllaher. Ml (NKY 2'4i:'-4 Hr cent. The rate of discount In the open ma:kcl for short bills la 2-fc per mm tns bllla, ;5-liS'tf2S per cent. OMAHA. Match 18. 1U Kill .... u.4 SOUTH Ueeei.... Ulflcial Monday I oiflclal Tuesday V.:::i nt; for three I A-J7."j '. 1 i-iiii ihi 1 nuiauu) -,iii lotticial Friday 947 I estimate Saturday c 1 nrk- ltine .;.ii.ri. NEW YORK. March 18.-MONi; On siv .lava 1 I.I. u eu can. noiiiiimi. 1 line umiiiv mum rim i"1' Smnn .lava ,.vM lS.iSsi li.149 I..!';.l 9!"1 9,i41 i bi.il: io..i;u 6u 3.4.7 2.3oi last sx!v nays, .-yi:-. I","-, "'"'' ,-aiuo uays 2 weeks ago. . 1 I '"I V " 1 1 1 , r-1 A HIKIIlti, ilM I I'1 vxnt. ; PRIMI-; MKRCANTILK I AI r.K lilt ... I per cent. STK.RI.INO r,.( II A Mi h, II I til. wnn actual business In bankers bills at Jt.sin 4S4I5 for lxl-dav bills and at $4 825 fori demand; commercial bills. $4 X.Ai 1.s:.'4 S1LVF.R Bar, 52c; 45c. BONDS liovcrnnii nt, Irregular. Closing quutatlons on m follows: V. a. ref. Us, rm do coupon I . s. itk do inupon f . rt. 4. ri-g do coupon AIH-I'lil lt Am. Ag. 6 Am. T T. :t Am. Tobacco 4a.... do Armour A Co. 4a Atchison zen. 4... do cv. 4n do cy. 6h A. C b. 1st 4 linl - Ohio 4s do 3Vk iln S. V.'. H'i" nrook. Tr. tv. 4.. I'l-n. of lia. 6a in. lkther & C of N. .1 g. s. . LTiea. Ohio 4',. do ref. bp Chicago A A. 3 C. JJ. & . J. 4e... do Ken. 4h C. M ft B P. ( ISl ti27 C. R. I. & P. c. 4.. .3 do rfg. 4a Colo. Ind. 5a Colo. Mid. 4s c. & s. r. - 44a. I. & H. i v. 4b D. A K. O. 4a do ref. 6s Diatlllen' 6l Erie p. I. 4a do aan. 4a . do cv. 4a, aer. do acrlca B.. Mexican dollars. steady; railroad, bends today were ."".1124 71.418 41 .'2K24 M.2MI a.i.i.'al Vi.l fiJ.sst.1 .ll.'.ail cu.oe uays ;i weeks igo..li.--5 w.. oi.o-ai .-a. ok uays 4 net ks ago..2.l.lin lt;2 31,0ul fa.ni ouys lasl jcar 21, s. ai.s-.s 3j,244 . ..w- -.... ... v . ..w - ,ect,,is ol inltit, iicViid micap ill MiJtu Omaha 'or the year to date, us coinpartd with last year: p.n. PHI' inc. Ik II 4s. .tot'i Int. M M. 4'ia- .lolU Japan 4a ....I"2 do 4!a .. . . ir! K. 1. 80. lal :t ....il.Vi 1.. S. (lob. 4s IMI... ....ll:.(4 1' N. unl. 4 .... 7 .M. K. A T 1st 4 lit '4 do gon. 4'tn 4s..li'7S 'Mo. Pacific 4a .... ., N. I:. R. of M 4'a ....1(17. N. Y. C. g 3'ta... . . :t do deb. is . N. Y.. N. II. ..108V T. b ..Ill) N. : V. 1st . . f :lva no cv. 4t. . . 9 No. Paclfl,: 4s .. M do 3s .. W3 O. 8. L. tMg 4.. , . S4 Pann. cv. .lfcj l?i: ..1ii74 d con. 4r . . 99 Reading gen. 4s. . . .rail, St. L. A 8. K. Ig l-K) do gen. 4s S'., Sf U S. W. con. 4s 70V do 1st gold 4s .Vti S. A. I 4S OT So. Pc. col. 4s.... do cv. 4 do In nt. 4s Ssj 'fo. Railway it ., 7.S4 do gen. 4s... .. 5 Union Pacific 4s. . Wit, do cv. 4s !H, do 1st A ref. 4s 2, I . . Rubber s . .... K V. 8. Fleet d 6s. .... 7s Va.-1'ar. inicm. ; .... soVs VVabaeh 1st .Sa tr.V do 1st & ex. 4s. A.. 761 Western Md. 4s.. K9 wtal. Kl M 4S 74 B.1V 111) 97 ', 77 Caltla 2;,1.570 22.4'0 9.1.4) ' Hons 5;U.2S2 J01.S93 si: I Sheep 3St,233 321,655 te.6J8 1 I itf joiioi.ing lalile shos toe lanne 01 prices on hogs at South Omaha for tho last several days, with comparisons: Dates. 1 1911. lio.llJO. 11908. 1W7.1!W. 19U7.. well s'latelncd. In spite of the fact that total re. Oi.ta Were rather large. TlielV . aa a Hub- easier tone to lambs ea.l 1 in tin' Week, but slircu 1 ille.l stea.lv Ii higher from stmt to finish and closed al verv fair advances. Demand for lntnb- on late tlas was also 1gor011a atiu prcniiccu unite a lltle improvement In the scale of 1 prices. 1 (iood iwcs and wethers finished at the px iiiVVV 1 1 y hiKheat fu-ures paid thus far this year. 1 f-r making a top of $4 ( and wethers selling as high as $4 S5 The former sale Is not only the highest for the year to d lie. but is also the bes' one on record since .lime of last ear. rMtllnss. weigh ing 102 noutids, reached $...iV cterday. I Tills figure breaks as many monthly rec i ords as the $4 so ewe sale, as It Is necea j sary to go back to June to find a higher 1 one. Viewing sheep trade as a whole, cur rent prices ate about 2.: higher than those quoted a week ago. Lambs are selling about 1Vj2"o higher than similar offerings at lat week's close. Choice Mexicans reached ti yesterday, the highest price pnld thus far this year. Oood westerns sold tip to $6.20 and shearer stock Is quotable at moderate margins under the $ii.00 mark. Heavy weight Is avoided In fat lambs, of course, raid strings with loo much finish arc neg lected more or less by packers. Qimtatwis mi sheep and lambs: lmd to choice laiiios, . l'fiih.40; fair to good lambs, 40 il.lu; handy weight yearlings. .i.2.Vi ;...": heavy n curlings. II syit6.2.: good to choice wethers. $4.75'rt5.oD; fair to good wethers. $4.4"4i4.75: good 10 choice cwts. $i.4"fn4..MI; lair to good ewes. I.1j:j4.4o; beep culls 10 feeders, $3.wu4.vu. ADJUSTING COST OF nig iiusiue.b bia 10 Ue UUU to bee an Improvement. 13 iuJ ONE-SIDED tlai ked Decline Reported lu liolf- alc Price, of t'niiiinwdlllra Mccl trust tlperatlnna on Im mruae Settle. Mar. 74i,:iO 2! Ml 4 3si I S 111 4 NS Aiar. II.. U MP...I0 271 401 4 341 t 7.M I J Mar. 12.. I 110 37! 6 481 4 361 6 t 6 091 .Msr. liia I J ! Msr. 15.. I 6 r0'4j.f 4." .; 401 I I Mar. hi.. I 73 110 ii .Mi 4 45 Mar. 17.. j 6 67 ilO 3.1 1 6 55 1 24; Mr. i.'. ., u2't I" 1,4 4i .'! 4 a US ..111" . . illi .. 7ii, .. M', .. W's . .1014 . . ST 4l DP, ' 7., fU 74 i 9.3,. 47 4 3i fW I l-i ' I 4 4.il B r-.Si b ill 4 81 6 5'l 6 04 4 !"l U 4SI 6 07 4 94 I 6 111 4 9S U 4S I 5 01 I Sutnliiy. I Receipts and disposition of live stock at the Union Stock Yards. South Omaha. Neb., lor twenty-four hours ending at 3 o clock yesterday: 1.KCIC1PTF. s 'nt t le. Hogs. IUKII.II 1.1F. STOCK 1IAKKKT Demaiid ...li . 9- 1 .1.1:1 : mi 1, i C. M. & St. P Wabash Missouri Pacific .... I'nlon I aelfic C. efc N. W., east ... C. A- N. W.. west.... St. P. M. At O. ... H. A- Q.. easi.... H. & Q.. west K. I. At P.. cast. Illinois Central C. O. W Total receipts 44fcloSl 1 ICTt for tattle- mill Shcrp steady Hogs Loner., CIIICAOO. March IS C ATT LI'. Re ceipts, i-timatcd at 5"0 head. Market steadv: beeves. li.iWii.8o: 'I extis steer.", $4.4ii5.ti,1; western steers, $4.7."'ao.: ': Block ers and feeders. $4.lKsit"i 80: cows and lieif era. $:! tX'ji.l.W; calves. $rt LTus.ryi. IK KiS-K ccipts, estimated at lil.OuO head. Matket 5c lower; l.ghl. !l.:Kf.i7 mixed, fii 7tKo7.tH; luavv. $i.u.Ki4i.9S; rough. $i'i. ..'n 6.7": good to choice heavy. $ 7rtii.'..!1; piss, $1; fliii 7 1.1; bulk of sales. $i;.8ofnti.!i.1. SIIKI'.P AND LAMRS-llecelpts. c-ill-mated at 0. .ns head. Market steady. Native. $;;. :ri5 .1.1; western. $ I.2''ii1."r.: year lings. tt.T.vwr,.!,". Laiubs: Name. SiiUuu.oO; wtntetn. l."i.25'(iG.C0. Knnma t Ity l.lvr Stock Xlnrkel. KANSAS CITY. March IK CATTLK 1 Receipts. 2n0 head, no sunt herns. Market ' steady; native steers. rf,..,ii'.it;.ti0; southern 1 steers. Ji.T.Vn'i.oO; southern cows and helf 2i I crs. $:l.2.V'i ..2.1: native cows and heifers, t I $:i.",i(t,.2.i; Mockers and feeders. $1 rwf.SM; 39 'bulls. x4.ti.i.2;i: calv.-s. 4..ki7.Vi; v-estern l" ' steers. $I.7..'iI.2j; wi stern cow s, $ :. 2111 5.10. 2 I I n HIS R rvipts. 4.iV head. Market 5c 31 ! lower; bulk or sales, $ti.7.1no : heavy, $ii.70 7l'oii.Mi: pack.-rs and butchers. ii.oJliti'; 2 ' lights. $ii.tniti 'si. t! SIIKKP AND LAMBS Receipts. .fJ ' head. Market stiadv: mnltonn. J1.0s.Sij 2 ; lambs. ,,.Mtii 4u: fid wethers and year I41; Oen. Klec. cv. 5 147 ill. Ccn. bl ref. 4a. int. Met. 4Hs 7 Bid. Ottered. WlB. Mo. etltrat Pac. cv. Clearing House Bank Statement. NEW YORK, March IS. The statement of the clearing house banks for the week shows the banks hold $:!l.3,5.275 more than the requirement of the 25 per cent reserve rule. This Is a decrease o .i.2j4.loo In the proportionate cash reserve as compared with last wet-K. nw siatemenc ionowa SSI. 92 I .'I ! Omaha Packing Co.. 11 1 .Nwbt ano company jCuoahy racking t o.. Armour Co... Mill & Hon Lee Rothschild K Mo. Kan. -Calf. Co Otner buyers Cattle, llogs. i'.m l."IIS lings, 75. $4.2;,")J.'i fed western ewes. $l.Wif ST M. I.onls LULL- 3 ii.':i 4 20 Dally Average Loans Specie Legal tenders .. Kx-deposlts Circulation Reset ve Reserve required Surplus Kx-U. S. Actual Ixians Specie Ix-gan tenders .. Ex-deposlts Circulation Reserva Reserve required Surplus Amount. ..$l,34fl,K;7.tin0 .. 3W.ti.iil.7o) 72.MH.I.OU .. 1.384.37ri.luu 4t.i'ei0.taai .. J'.7.4i'.3.SflO . . 348.094.025 31.37.7.277 l,t55,200 Increase. $ 1.4.tO.8"0 1,871.00.' 1.176.90) KUMb.OilO ti4.M H?j.!0-) 2.1.i:nitil . 3,254.I(h 62.i'Oi Totals .t. CATTLK Receipts light this morning. lets.rrca in t his uiings lor- the week verv close of cattle only one the total to 21.ISIO w ere car 9.(03 very being receipts neaa. l.lvr Stock Market. March IS.-CATTLlv-Ke- Icclpls, 2" bead: market steady; name ilieef steei s. J.l.oo'if li. ..1: cow s and heifers, !$4.liT6.."iO: Blockers and feeders, i.",.Avo. m; iTexus and Indian ste.--8. $l.5O'ti5.0u; cows .and hellers. H.j0(n5.oo; calves In carload lots. r,.i(V,,s.0.i. , I lit (OS - Receipts. S.500 head; market lKlen.lv- T;i .111,1 lirjhts Sli . S.'.'l I 7 . 10 pllcltCIS, l.i .-..I, i7 ti, lunelors anil best heavy, $ti.!wy ! .10. No sheep. at. I.oala Geseral Market ST. LOUIS. March 18. WHEAT Futures higher; Mar. Wac; July. 8,T,e. Cash: steady; track. No. 2 red, 90'u94c; No. 2 hard. 8SVi,y.Wc. CORN No. 2. May, 4Sc; July, 4V4c. Cash: Firm; track. No. 2. 47c; No. 2 white, 4.7(11 47 VC. OATS May. Slc: July. Sfic'. Cash: Firm; track, No. 2. il c; No. 2 wtnlo, RYK Firm at 91c. FLOUR Dull; red winter patents. $4.3tf 4 85; extra fancy and straight, $3.70-,a 4.10; hard minter clears. 11.tayu3.40. SEKla Timothy, $5.0oxa.j0. CtiRNMKAL $2.30. BRAN Firm; sacked (east track), $1.08 1.(4). HAY Easy; timothy. $13.0txs 18.00; prairie. $11 oni'is.(io. PROVISIONS Pork, unchanged; Jobbing, $17.75. Lard, unchanged; prime, steam, $8 721V&8.77l-. Dry salt meats, unchanged; boxed, extra shorts. $9.50; clear ribs. $9.50; short clears, $9 S2V4. Bacon, unchanged; boxed, extra shorts. $10.75; clear ribs, $10.75; short clears, $10 87V. POULTRY Firm; chickens. ISc: springs, 15c: turkeys. 14rtl5c; ducks, 15c; geese, Sc. Rl'TTER Steadv: creamery, 19hj27c. ElKJS Steady at 15V40. iieceipts Flour, bbls Wheat, bu . Corn, bu .. Oats, bu ., 6 4. "I .. M l O .. .85.0IS) ...Bl.OUtf Shipments. 9 Hllwaake irala Market. MINNEAPOLIS, .March 18. WHEAT May. 87c; July. 9HV; Bepiember. twi. Cash: No. 1 bard. !t-ic; No 1 northern, 9.si,ifJ,4c: No. t northern, 94t7l4c; No. I, iUVlBti'.C. RKKD Flax, closed at $2.84. Colt N No. 3 yellow, 44c. tiATS-No. 3 white. 2u29Uc. RVE-No. 2. a.-oSc. BRAN In lOO-lb. backs. 130. OUaf 21.00L F1UR Klrst patciila. $4.tjn4lij; aecond patents, $4 5j'(4k5: first clears, $3.(lKij3.ao; ovuiid clears, $2.uuy2.70. Kaaaas City t.rala sad Prsit laloas. KANSAS CITY. March IS WHEAT till. Kii'aC bid: July. MV"84V bid: caaall. on. hanged . No. 2 bard. s;iHu-; No. 3. hMi94-; No. 2 Ird. 904.11 Mc; No. 3. aJuiv..-. 4 URN May. ivo'e' bid; July, 441 4c'aO, sellers, cash, unchanged, No. I mixed. Peoria Grata Market. PEORIA, March 11 CORN Higher; No. $ white. 46o; No. 4 whlta, 44c: No. yel low, 4Mj4"N,c; No. $ yellow. 4614c; No. 4 yellow, 4.ic; No. I mlxad. 46V.:; No. $ mixed, 4Mc; No. 4 mixed, 43c; bo grade 41c. OATS Standard, $l'e: No. 3 white, J0c; No. 4 white, iwc; no grade. c. I.k-raal ftrala Market. I.IVEHPOOU March ll-WH EAT 8ot dull; No. I red western winter, no stock; futures quiet; March, s 8 'ad. May, (a 9-Sd; July. s trSd. CORN Spot steady: American mixed, new. 4s V-.d: American mixed, old. an; futures dull; iliy 4a 4'd. July, 4i li. Allla-Obalmsrs pfd .., Amalgamated Coppar American Agricultural . American Boet Sugar American Co American ('. & F American Cotton Oil American H. U pfd Am. Ice Securities American Unaeed American LoconioStT ..... American f ai K. Am. S. A R. pfd Am. Steal Foundrie Am. Sugar Refining American T. A T American Tobaoco pfd American Woolen Anaconda Mining Oa Atchison Aichlaon pfd Atlantic Coast Line Baltimore A Ohio. Bel hi Ahem Steel Brooklyn Rapid Tr Canadian Pacific Central tatha- Central Leather pfd Central of New J eras 7 Chesapeake A Ohio Clilcago A Alton Chicago 01-eat weslarn C. O W. pfd Chicago A N. W 0., M. A St. P C. C, C. A Bt !. Colorado F. A I Colorado A Southern Consolidated Gas Torn Product Ileiawara A Hudaon Denver A Rio Grande p. A R. O. pf4 iHstlllem' Beourttlea Erie Kite let pti Ed 2d pfd Oeneral Electntc Great Northern pfd . Great Northern Ore oil a. Illinois Gentral Inurborougb. Met. Int. Met. pfd ImamatioruU Harvetr ... Int. Marine pfd International Paper International Pump ........ Iowa l 'antral Kansas Our go- K. O. SO. pfd ....... Laclede Ga IxHilavlll A Naahvllla Minn. A 8t. Louie M., hM. P. A I. 8. M M.. K, A T M.. K. A T. pf4 Missouri Pacino National Biauult National lail N. R K. of M i pfd New York Contra! N . T . O. A W Norfolk A Weatera North American Northern Pacltta pacific Mall Pennavlvanta People'a Gaa P., C, C. A 8t. L Pittaburf Co4tl 1rad Steel Car Pullnuin Palaca Cr Railway meal laprtng Heading Hepubllc Steel Hepublle Steel td R,Kk. laland Co Hock Island Co. pfd St. U A 8. r M Pi 81. Ujula S W ''oft , Bloaa-Sheffleld 8. A I 1 Southern Pacific 41.001) 1 souihern Rallwaf Haliwar pi TenneMee t opper Teaaa A Pacific T . St. L. A W T , ftt. U A W. pld I'nlon Paclite tnioo Pacitle p'd t nlled IMataa RealtT I nlted Blalea llubbar tolled tMelae Steel I . S. Mel pfd t tak t opper Va -Carolina Caamlcal ... Wabash iun pfd waalara Marjlsn Weellligbiiuaa Elstctrl .... Waslcm tnlon Wi.eeling A L. K Lelilth Valley total aalcw for tba dev. dep. Included Condition $1,347,255,700 . 305.(178.2(10 7.1..148.900 . 1.3X5.W4.:l(i0 4ti.tl02.3tX) . $78.1125, 100 . 316,4.11,075 32,174.025 K.x-1'. S. dep. included 1.732.200 Summary of state banks and trust com panies in Greater New York not reporting to Hie New iorg clearing house a rnoun 1 . Loans $1.113.8.i:!.l(V) Specie 114.1,4,800 Legal tenders 2-1.10l.4HO Total deposit 1,218,758,100 Decrease. $1,976.9)0 l.(i:12.vl0 1.072. ts) 3. "it.,."! 45.200 i 2.1H.1.4W 773.9 HI i.r;3i,..i Increase. $ 6.724, 401) 90.4. 1 0D il.tmu 12.951.80? l.sort 130 ft SI auo 68 44 :iV 56 V 44 4 600 ov 6:'i 200 7n0 10 1.7'X 1(H) " silo auo 23 Vi ll7 as 75 104 ii' 146 l.ks) l.soo iisi 100 ino ' si 1,201) M0 I1SW 103 V -T7 216 28 23 II ai 76 lo4 in" 140 4 107 111 103 29 H 1,000 13 II 2O0 100 "ioi 'l40 " 100 100 tva) TOO 1,7'X) Its) too I ) l.Vx) 1) 8i ka) 44 144; m '12 143 i7 11 ls 4 1J7 t 13$ 1 fe 116-4J lit 48 144 111 "ui 143 167 II 28 47 116 be 1X6 1 n. 1!S lt 1 a 1 4 XK) 111 111 4 aisl 100 KIM ,la"0 147 4 'i ISO (2 U 147 i: 1 i.rya) io iv TOO lis) IfXH) 'i.'ioo 3u0 "ino s) as) 107 11 124 iiTi lot 'it " 11 1(1 10S 71 1M ii'4 lv4 21 " U 161 I. MO 147 1U5 Perslstrnt Advertuung la the Big Return Road to lis) I.fcX) t. in K lis) 17. bat 4 400 :i.io rsi 1.4.S) . ) 2 11 o s 2S U 11 17i 1 42 7S 114 ! 17 17 a ll ' 7 7 1 171 II "'k 77 11, V-i, 11 s.r. ba 1 44 68 0 23 23 ll-vt 8 7.1 104 47 1I 14 M 34 r 107 102 ll 103 81 77 216 28 24 K2 33 111 44 144 131 (a t 143 14 167 31 n 84 T T 141 laai. fa) Us 1 64 114 1 10 0 1 4 rf 111 144 147 81 47 (1 ISO 6! 4 107C 41 17 70 113 24 116 Ins 81 23 160 8 1M 82 ' en 1 1 47 13 116 e 4 'V IS fjl 173 il 7i 4: 7s II-', I.ocal Securities. Quotations furnished by Burn. Brlnker A Co.. 449 New Omaha National bank building. Bid. Beatrice Creamers- pfd 18 Burrougha Adding Machine 258 Benson School District .is. 1:I0 Columbus. Neb.. R. U 19-4 K' Cleveland Kallwa us. l4i C., M. Ik 8. P. Ry. -o- 4a. 1848 ti lalrmont creanierr lat g. 4 par cant. Iowa Portland (Cement lat mtg. 4s... Kanaa City R. A L. oa. 1913 K. C, M. A O. 4a, 1851, bonus Llv Stuck Nat. Bank, South Omaha Met. 81. Ry. K. C us, 1813 Omaha Etectrlo Light pld Omalia Kletalor aiock Omaha Country Club as. 1121 Omaha Water (1, 1844 Omaha A C. B. Bt. Ky ta. 128 Omaha A C. B. at. Ry. pfd a p. e.. Omalia A (.'. B. Ry. A B Pacific T. 4 T. k, 1833 8beiidan Coal Co Bloux City Telephone 4a Hoiks Mountain Bell Phone Trt-St&le Land Co. pid and bonus... Trl-Olty Ry. A I ta Union Block Yarde stock 8 7 86 110 81 H 81 87 18 43 7 7s M 44 'i 81 Asked 80 lot M lni 100 H 88 '" R3 100 KM) 8t 17 83 5 80 Boston Closlaat stocks. BOSTON, March 18. Closing quotations 011 mocks were as iohows: ...23 Motiaak ... 43 Nevada Con. .. ...2a Niplssmc Mines ... 14 North Lake .... ... 4 Old Dominion .. M. 12 Osceola ... 17 Psrrott 8. A C .... (0 Qulncy . . . 600 bhannon . . . . 2 Superior C. 12 Superior A B. 1 . ... 64 Superior A P. 12 Tamurack ... . 8 V. 8. I '. A O.. .. I 7-11 V. 8. S. R. A I .... 33 do pfd 4 H uh Con 12 t'tah Copper ... 6 Winona 34 Wolverine Allouez Atnal. Copper ... A. Z. L. A a.... Atisona Com. .. Atlantic B. A C. C A 8. Butte Coalition Cal. A Arizona Cal. A Hecla Centennial Copper Hang C. C. East Uutte C. M ... Pranklln Glrosis Con. N... Gl anby Con Greene Onanea .... Isle Royale Cupper.. Kerr 1-sks Lake Copper .....'... La Halle Copper Miami Copper hix-dlv. Uld. Bank Clearlug. OMAHA. March 18. Bank clearings for today were $2.3K.03?.51 and for the corre sponding date last year 2,84i. 409.1i. ClearinKs for the week ending today ware $10,486,929.71 and for the corresponding week last year $18.9M.5s7.l5. DAILY. VLsliArtirsvJB. 1910. I.'ll. I J,142.Go5.07 $ S 019 4U5 02 2,769.211 08 3,288 0M.35 $.123,914,311 2.646.40.1.13 J. 4. 409.13 2 414,Fvi8.2ii 2.584.201 15 2.1837X3 71 2 Sti'2 678.76 2.389.032.51 Monday ... Tuesday Wednesday Thursday . Friday Saturday .. Totals... New York Mlnlagr Storks. XKW YORK, March 18. Closing quota tions on mining stocks Alice slight falling otf a cuniai ru with last unit anu a year ago. Receipts the beginning of the week were very heavy and on Monuav and Tuesday the market on beef steers broke guile sharply. , receipts let up during the two day tollowlng prices recover.il a good mare of the loss, so that al the close of tne week the market at the worst could not be limited more than weak to Kc lower, as compared .with last week's close. Some woulu not admit even that much decline. One very choice bunch of cattle arrived which sold up to $ii.u0. the highest price of j tne year to oat. I Cons and belters did not show so much llt.olln. H. t ... . , ... . - Hl 8J I wi.-.- rici-is uuriiiK me cat iy part j 1 Kur. -iiini si tne ciose iney arc practically steady with one week ago. The uemand has been very good for cow stuff throughout the week and the trade In a good healthy condition. Veal calves have sold well throughout Hie week, but they arc around 25c lower than lat week. Hulls and stags have ai.so cancel at a utile. Stockers and feeders have been in fair demand, although the volume okbusiness doing has not been very large. The so called "green" cattle that nave had no corn or other feed have commanded steady prices all the week and as high as 10 was paid for bee. western. On tne oilier hand the medium hen . 1.1 1. v.rnrirx of both stock cattle and warmed-up feeders had a ,60slla., , . . . ...SC lower for the week. 4-.-... , ...I.-. clooa tu clinic eef steers. K.Wti 6.3.7: fair to aood heef steers, $5.7oio.lO; common 10 lair beef steers, $4.75tt5.70; good to choice cows and heutis otw..,i, iu.r to guuu cows sua heifers. $4.3f..-:4 70: cominon to lair cow 4 and heifers, $:i.00.'g4.30; good to cliolce stock ers and feeders, $5.o0'fli.:j; fair to good 6tt.ci.-, tutu lutoci, iu .w.5u, common l (air mocker and leei'iers. 84.20W.5 ilu: aior-i- heifers, $3.754j4.50; veal calves, $4.00ij7,75; bu., a. il.. v.t.. t w ju.. HOGS Packers claimed an Innning in the hog yards this morning, the market ruling right around luc lower under pres sure of combined bearish effort. Some business was done early at figures no worse than ltsijlot: lower, but values grad ually weakened from these declines until the late trade averged a flat 2uc lower than bulk of sales yesterday. Buyers for packing concerns were largely responsible for a clearance, as the shipping and specu lative demand was practically dead, the sharp slump In general trade today Is credited to heavy supplies at all the lead ing slaughter points, South omana in cluded. Long strings went at a narrow spread of $6.50Xr(i.55, a large portion of butcher weight offerings moving at these figures. Heavies dropped to $6.46 and less, and best bacon animals made a top of $6.65, as com pared with yesterday's high price of $6.80. t'ntil today, the trade this week has acted very creditably under very heavy receipts. Right around 71.000 head of ani mals arrived in all, a supply that Is larger by far than any weekly total since the second week of March, 1900. About 74,000 head were credited to the six days ending March 13. two years ago. This , week s run. however, includes a dally record that is even older. Tuesday's supply of 18.ti-.ti iiead was tiie heaviest recorded on any single day since May 22. 19u8, when over 19,tjo head were received. Each day's clearance this week has been reasonably early and practically complete, the market changing slightly from time to time. Today's severe break leavea prices about l&aJOc lower than they were a week ago. Representative sales: St. Joseph l.lse Stock Market. CT 11, -tl I'll Mnr.-h 18. CATTLK Re - !ceipt. Wtl bead:' market steady: steers. $.1.50 Ui.A0: cows and heil'-rs. 3.5tKt6.ts); calves. !l.lii7..".0. tlotlS-Receipts. 5.500 head: 0: lower; top. $ii.o; bulk HY I KIJSTti.S C. WDAMS. NLW YORK, .dan 11 1 .. -tec. c.a. lo 1 "0 Heel It n.nl) iiiok.- a- liio.if.li il 1 com ot living n l.emnniiu i aujiiel .-. It no tnnt tin- aii-imi', inuch inn. ue a-'ic 10 spend u ui.aiti. occ.i i,.i n wiiooiit man lug II the sulijcct ni 11 ,am:ly i.niei'i ncc ami prayerlul .oiisio.i at mil. It im u gooil inttig lor business lout mis Is so. Recoil, pi ot-iei ity lias l.ci n 11 ,, one ,-nleu auu not of a character . hti o in.iiies tot ti.ai Meany iiimi ii.uiii'ii 01 -, ..uiiKiiiit us vi.lhuui which luisiiii-.-s may i.ot .-a.u to uv mu Dial and lummy. 'It- ticc.inc in tin sx 1 1 il. --ate prices of commodities, 111h 11, it 1 10 inu t xccp- tions. is - iiiarkcu. the suipius tu recent ciops o .1 11, .im tllati- .1, 111, ...us .ot ctin siitoptton mi.-- ti-iio. .1 H..tni-t iiiotiuct.d accuinuiuti.il. 11101 tiu- c. -1 ot liviui; imgiil lo decline 111 a 1 u: . spoiuniiK va.. Whether tne consiiilu i- ins )i 1 ten the lo.i ben.-tit by rctlucttoti in s i . I i nn- in a" apprclaulu ili wrec is iu. .. miiun v. the aujustnii til belli,; a mow pioi iss uiiot-,n the t tiritius iiiii.s ot tnsi. ii.tiltiiii. Si.nie articles ol fooil. limn t i 1, na e uniloiilu edly falh-ii ill price lmnieti l . K- be ing, gencraly fpiuKin, worth only 2 cciu-fj apuec, where a ti-w mm. tin Hti" tin " ere letctutiK ,7 cents. Rut t r, cm . m-. floiu . tho staples of hie, are ail ciuapci. litougu meal lias not shown much 01 a real o cllne. Accoriliiig to liil's.ui s In. lex uuiu bcrs. which rtcont the lugii mars of 113 7 In -x lull l;i0. att.r tin 111I1 mice ilolil 983 in I'm., which m.i onlv uroKcn by the li.iiiilatioti loilnwiim tn-.' panic ot l:sr7. Since ineii the decline bus been .slow but continuous, ami number t.ow Miin.iitig at l7. a lotul incliitliiii; all tootl '. clollitng. minerals ami iiiis'-i liuneous. It Is piol.hl.lc th.it In certain lines there will be Mill further declines. W heat, for Instance, tl.unlis to record brciiKlng crops In Russia, Inns lair to make 1 miner re ductions, nnil will. 1 11 11 1 ti 1 1 1 1 1 1 mid cheap corn It is imt unliable that even ine meat trust will he able In maintain the higu level admitting tt lias that desire Operation of Steel Trust, 1'Tgures recently prepared colic, 1 ,iins th" operations of the steel trust are beyond tiie Imnglnmlon of the nn'imi' num. A recent analysis of the corporation's opcrutions jiince April I. 1!H. the date of organization, reveals Hie follow im;: dross earnihf;M. imorc tmn the ptescnt conibln.'d naiional bank deposits of the country 1. .$.". SH. 271.iil Total net ealllliius. tenual to the total pa d In caiilttil of the country s national hanks).. 1, 202. SOS,"." Allowed for depreciation and extranrd nary replacements 2uf. M2t.8K Paid tnr Interest on bonds 2'iH.7.'2 2mi Total preferred dividends paid. (eiitul fo ni:ulv 75 per cent on the preferred stnehi '"! 411.93 Total common dividends paid, (equal to nearly 27 per cent on the common sine's) 121511.18s) Appropriated or espeti'led for new const rt;. U 11 ami ai-'V'tsl-tlon of pi opertioM. (including $::ii.r00.l for the Oarv plant 1... '.'1127:1.188 Wages paid, lor nearly Sl.lo.m)). ts0 more than tntnl net earnings) 44- S4 83 market hale. 5fr SHi;t:P AND LA MRS-Receipts, 101) head; market steady; lambs. $d.85(jii.35. stool. In Mahi. Receipts of live stock at the five principal western markets yesterday Cattle, lions. Sheep. 9.ti Kl South Omaha " St. Joseph 101) b 50c Kansas City 2k 4.5no Ft. Louis '-'I' 5.5"0 Chicago 5,0 ,,i'00" 100 500 2.5i'0 43 18 11 ;s 104 13 66 10 S.i 4 14 4s 34 SI', 47 U 44 7 113 ..$18,964,587.16 JIG. 484, 829.71 Sljin ...160 Tunnel atock. ti ado bonds Con. Cal. A Va. Horn Silver Iron Sliver Leadvllle Con. Ollered. 1 .. K .. H ..160 .. 14 were: Little Chief . M cili an Ontario Ophlr btandard Tallow Jackal . 6 .ISO . l.SU .107 . ti totals 1.0H0 40.500 3,100 Dry ttooila Mnrkrl. NK.W YORK. March 18.-1 VtY GOODS A reduction nas liven ma .. ... .nc price of p'rult of the Loom. 1-4 bleached cottons. 1 cent a vard to a basis ol V,fc cents, lit which a limited quantity wil' be sold. The price will he advanced to lc and there will then be a guarantee ..n that tne new price will hoM for the present season, ending June 1. Tills action follows the Jobbers' reduction In cotton goods prices announced vesterday. The market gives promise of a large movement 01 mercnaii dtse. but tit prices below the current cost of replacement by mills, l-'ine and fancy printed cottons' are In steady demand. Linens are firm and high with a fair de mand reported. Burlap! rule steady and quiet. Terpentine and Hosln. I SAVANNAH. Oa.. March 1K.-TCRPKN- TINK $1. CO" 1.01; sales. 112 bbls.; receipts. 117 bbls.; shipments, 4 bbls.; stot?k, 1,386 bbls. ROSIN Klrm: sales. 508 bbls.; receipts, 3iiS bbls.: shipments, 308 bbls; stocks. 55.0ol bbls. Quotations: B. $3.70: D, $7.01; K, $802- F ts.07: 1. $8.10; H. $815; 1. $8.17',-; K. $8.20; M, $8.36; N. $4.27Vi; WG, $8.31; WAV, $8.35. . Coffee Market. NEW YORK. March 18. COKFEK Futures closed quiet, net 2 points lower to 3 points lower. Sales, 2.600 Dags, Marcn, .prll and May. 10.55c; June, 10.51c; July, 10 48c; August. 10.40c:. September 10.27c; Oc tober 10.07c; November, 10.01c; December and January, 9.94c: February, 9 93c. pot coffee, quiet; Nd. 1 Rio, 13c; No. 4 Santos. 13:c: mild, dull; Cordova, 13V0 1534C nominal. I'lillndelphla Prod ace Market. PITIIADEIsPHIA, March 18. B1TTTER lc lower, extra western creamery, 27c; nearbv prints, 28c. KGfJS Steady ; unchanged. CHEBSK Steady; New York full creams, fancv. September, VXSlZ'c; fair to good, 12ft 12C linnrnpolls fraln Market. MILWAUKEE. March 1S.-FLOUR- Steady. WHEAT No. 1 northern. $l.01il0IVi; No. 1 northern. 98V4'ii1t9V4c: May, 91c bid. OATS Standard, 81V4i32c. BARLEY Samples, 95c4j$1.00. i.::v)o 0.I11-1 Tons. 1SI.V,88 2 1 4S4 7..4 1 HI.'.Md 21 tl ?i:.r".'. ! 2;.8i,2 il C ex too Market. NEW YORK. March 18.-4X)TTON-Fu-tures closed very steady; March. 14 39c; April 14 4c; May. 14 63c; June, 14.37o; July, 14 3bc; August. 13. 86c; September. 13 04c; October 12.64c; November, 12.5c; liecem ber 12 53c; January. 12.51c. Spot closed aulet 10 points lower; middling uplands, It boc': middlng gulf. 14.8oc. No sales. LIVERPOOL, March 18.-COTD N-Spot, aulet price 1 iolnt higher; American middling, fair. 8.24d; good middling. 7.92d: middling, 7.76d; low middling. 7.5Hd; good ordinary, 7.3od; ordinary. 7 Oad. The sales of the day were 90uo bales, of which l.fsJn were for speculation and exKrt and In cluded 8.70O American. Receipts. .s) baloe; no Ametican .nTTnV Hi 'In, XV 1 all tJ 1 1 IOr. - ' ' vs.w V-i 11- changed; middling. 14c; sales. 16 bales; receipts. 1.4o8 bales; shlpmetits, 1,097 bales; Stock. 22.283 bales. furnished New Yorg Sixteenth 44 44 16 87 60 200 6 40 64 ; 4 . tao 171 172 17: 163 i ahatea. New York cotton market a by Logan Bryan, members Cotton exchange. 316 South street. Omaha: ! Month. I Open.! High. I Low. Close. Yes y. I.a4aa slock Maskel. Ta")N1m)N. March 18 Only limited amount of business was done In in Aincr-,8 10. I 14 44 14 ox 14 34 13 88 11 63 14 44 14 bo 14 38 13 87 13 t I 14 : I 14 46 14 JO 15 81 11 63 I 14 89 14 53 14 : 13 M 13 64 14 81 14 66 14 39 13 87 12 70 No. Av. 8h. Pr. No. Av. 8k. Pr. 1.' 44.) ... 1 10 63 372 ... 1 63 1 :'o ... 8 46 68 Ssl ... 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Market. wheat-no. i May, 9S,c; July, Iron ore mined Coal mined $ti.t5 if I Coke manufactures i ctrteni. t Barrels i Limestone uuui-i l-'l Barrels of cement nrodnc d In 1910. nearly s.onnono Estimated number of tons of ittn ore In sluht, (including about 2 OOi.Otm.ioO m the Luke Superior regions. ;)0o.isj tons n t;e Great North-rn ore lands and 7u'.(t O.toi tu" south ern ore Wilding) AO.OHO Railroad mileage operated, (this compares favorably with some of tho country's important rail road systems) 3 5n0 Cars owned, over . 45 om Steamers 8f) Barges '. 115 New earnings per ton of steel sold, nearly. $ 33 Problem for atock Kiehanae. What will the stock exchange governors do now that New York City has thrown down the gauntlet to them by awarding the contract for engraving the new munici pal bonds to a concern which has been for years tubooed by the exchange? It seems scarcely credible that the governors will persist in their refusal to list these bonus. No Incident has of late excited more gossip as to what goes on under cover In the financial district. Every one Is ' wondering .lust how the large profits made by the American Bank Note company are allocated. Who are the largest stockhold ers? Are any of them represented on the management of the New York Stock ex- hange? The champions of the exchange ontend that unconscionable confusion would arise should every printing and en graving establishment In the I'nited States be permitted to turn out certificates ad lib, and that the exchuiige Is merely act ing In the ber.t interest of everyone con cerned when it exercises the strictest super vision over the securities prof feted for listing. No Cause for I'eaalnilsui. One of the foremost financiers in Amer ica, In course of conversation recently, made the following statement, which la likely to cause comment s'ince It Is so very different from the pessimistic utterances now prevalent: No one of responsibility cares to make predictions, and I am glad I am not called upon to do so. If 1 were to express my views, however, they would not be peslmls- tlc. The greutest single factor In the whole, situation Is the coming harvest, if and this Is a big If nt, this stage If nature does her duty satisfactorily, and If nothing calamitous now entirely unfnrteen occurs in anypart of the world. I think we should have a boom, or perhaps I should rather call It a boomlet, before the close of ths year. Conditions are tending In that direc tion. An adverse decision in the supreme court cases would be extremely awkward, but would not permanently affect economlo conditions. 1 am not at all worried over the extra session of congress. The Union Pacific merger ruling, which may come at any time, will lie appealed no matter which way It goes. The railroad freight decisions have not caused me to modify my atti tude towards the future. 1 do not car to venture an opinion as to how securities may fluctuate during the next month or two. but looking farther ahead, say four or five months. 1 feel that trade will be come very active and that security values will Improve. Oils mm Huila. SAVANNAH. : March lS.-OILS-Tur-pe.i.tme. firm, at 98c KOMS-HI'IU, l 4c r. eo.vu, vs, fo.v174.4e Satvar Market. NEW YORK, March 18 SITOAR Raw, steady: muscovado, 89 test, 1.33c; centrif ugal, 98 test. 3.83o; molasses, 89 test, 3.08c; refined, steady; crushed, 6.50c; granulated, 4 80c; powdered, 4.90c Wool Market. ST. TXHJIS. March 18 WOOL -I n- 01. unveil- territory and western mediums. 19i22c: fine mediums, ltxanc; ime, ui. How He Met tarn James Boys. Of the thousands of remlnscences of the lava of Jesse James and his protner which have been awaksned by the death of Mrs. Zerelda Samuels, their mother, an inMiisnt In the memory of James A. Glllis la noiliuhlv the most distinct. l.v.rtv vun aero Gillls had lust come to KunsHi Cltv from bis home In the east ....a 1. la firi notfitlnn here was 8bS room clerk at the old Rt. James hotel. On his second -nlarht on duty two men rode up to i.. i,o.l and realstered as Jesse and i.-,..i. i.m-M At that time rewards ag gregatlng many thousands of dollars wers offered ?or the capture of the two men, . .. . h-i- rentitavtlons had brought them n .11 nana of the I'nited States Gillls then a young man. was so fright r.i that ha could barely have the men shown to their rooms, but he did muster ..n .nniorh ruurane to notify the sheriff tint thev were In the house. The sheriff, who had a wholesome re gard for the prowess of the brothers, lay In wait for them the next morning, but made no effort to disturb them when thev apissared to mount their horaes and gallop a tndenendence avenue. The Incident ....v.,4 1. nils as an Introduction to the ar and It was many years, he say be fore he overcame Its effect upon him Kansas City Journal. Trial PoBtpoard. Va, March 18 When in ttie sheep barn this morning resulted In a lack of any kind of a market prices remaining nominally steady with those of yesterday. I During the week trade has been very ( Mrs. Kcheak's a'liv.FI.IN'fl W. .v.. ..r Mra laura Fa rn worth Schrnk charged with attempting the life of ber millionaire husband. John O. Schenk. came on for trial today In criminal court. It was post mined until the May term on motion of Prosecuting Attorney llandla The prosecutor said the 'barge wo ;'1 t t be dropped. snd was re- tsolngr or Coming. A train was reported forty minutes lata. and after the time had elapsed a would-ue passenger Inquired: ' How late la tnat train? "Oh, about an hour late." The hour passed away and the query was repeated. Well, they 11 be snout an nour twenty minutes late here." Patience reigned until the query justly renewed and the railroad man plied: 'Well. sir. 1 tnink mat train will be near two hours laie. Yhereuion the passenger said: "Say, mister, will you kindly tell me which way that train Is going? "Portland Oregonlan. Headlines We Never gee. Pugilist Refuses to Talk. All Quiet In Honduras. Actors Celebrate Golden Wedding Anni versary. Wench Count Weds Poor American Olrl. Murderer Pass Penalty on Scaffold. Apartment House Burns Many Children Rescued. Aviator Falls on Plrawalack-Right Side ITp with Care H. Bhaplnaky's Clothing stoje Burns-No Insurance. Dtas Resigns. Provisions Cheaper -- Dollar lirn-n Much Further Now. Hearse Runs Into Auto -Chauffeur Killed. Suffragettes Idsperse Quietly-Judge. STOCKS FOR SALE 100 Auto Press, preferred 25 Old Line Lite Insurance 100 Pioneer Life Insurance. 111. 200 anier. Telegraph Typewriter iouo Bulck OH o.. ( iiltonila 5011O Lucky Calumet, Idaho 10 Oxf rd Linen "A", with convert a. 30H0 I'nlveraal Pneumatic Transm'n. 500 El Favor, Mex , 1400 F.I Tajo. Mex , 1200 Kelv n-Sullaiiii (pooled) .... lnuO Wellington Mines, 'Ireog . I IS It 00 ID 50 .1.00 . .42 .04 4, lino is- "26 09 70 oxford Linen "A", 1 convertible 13. OS Wittarn Stock & Bond Company 185 XsaBaUa St., Chicago. 1 (