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THE BEE: OMAHA. MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 1911. GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET Black Rust Damage in Northwett Etill Bemaini Ball Feature. MARKET BREAKS ON LARGE SALES More llalna AM Rer-lved Otff th torn Blt and Crop Advloea Ara Now romlni In Mora Fa vorahlr. OMAHA. AtiR. S. 1911. Th Liverpool market wm cloned to1y on a junt of the Auguat banking hollla in Kngland. . , . . Weather In the northwest reported war pier with prediction of clear weather. Hlack mat damage In the three to.g aprlng wheat atatea with the poMlblllty of dam aa to the Canadian crop, bullieh Kueelan iws and hlKher country acceptance. whf h have teen the ruling bull tatire were all overlooked In today a trading. Heavy nelllng broke the market. More ralna were received over the corn holt and crop advlcea are coming In more favorable. Salea of old corn are very light, while new corn for deferred ehlpmente are being freely contracted by country ""'lara. Crop condltlona are more encouraging and nentlment leana more to the bear ' . Wheat waa overbought on the late ad vance and weed-end profit taking 'oun2 the market with no buying "PIorV value, broka aharply. Cah wheat waa 2c 'Mor rain and late crop advlcea ahowlng a more favorable crop outlook and in break In wheat caused selling pressure in corn. Caah corn waa IfflVtC lower. 1'rlmary wheat recelpta were l.W,000 bushels and shlpmenU were Wb"hhe''j against receipt laM year of 1.079.000 bushels and shipments of 693.000 bushels. Primary corn recelpta were SM.000 bushels and ahlpmenta were H6B.00O bushels. analnst receipts last year of 642.000 buahels and ahlpmenta of 510,000 bushels. C learancea were 4,000 bushele of corn, 1000 bushels of oata and wheat and flour equal to KtD.OOO bushels. The following cash aalea were reported. WHEAT No. t hard. I cars, 87c; 1 car. 8c; No. hard, 3 care, 7c; I care, 86c, 1 car. 86c; 1 car. Sba; No. 4 hard, 1 car, 3c; No. S spring, 1 car. c; No. 2 mixed. 1 car, 87c: No. mixed, 1 car, 8c; 1 car, 87c, No. 4 mixed. 1 car, 83o. CORN No. 2 white, 1 car, 604e: No. 2 white. 2 care, 60c; No. 2 yellow 1 car. 6'c; No. 8 yellow. 1 car, 69c; 1 car, 6Mr, No. 2 mixed. 1 car, 6c; No. 3 mixed. 2 cars. TO'c; 1 car, (SSio. OATa-Btandard, 1 car, 400 ; No. 8 white, 6 cars, 40c; No. 4 white. 1 car, 89e; 1 car, no grade. 1 car, Sc. Oman Cash trlres. WHEAT No. 2 hard. fW&Wc; No. 3 hard. NVfrWic; No. 4 hard, 81iUSW4e; re jected hard, 7479c. CollN No. 2 white, eOfiOV4c. No. 8 white, iMfeuo; No. 4 white, WtftMc; No. 2 color, 6!M.'((Uc; No. 2 yellow, 61446lc; No. 3 yellow, 6ti'rqf,eVq; No. 4 yellow, 68S94c; No. 2, buiitfrc; No. 8, 89469VCi No. 4, B84 659c. OATS No 2 white, 4OU0tO4c; standard. OirtV; No. 8 white. KtVic; No. 4 white 3,t4Wc; No. 8 yellow, 3BV430qc; No. 4 yellow, 39-53940. BAIil.EV-No. , 8&890c; No. 4, 7&S80o. No. 1 feed, 6f75e; rejected, BOTaeBc. RYE No. 2, 7680c; No. 8. U&1HO. Cnrlot Itocrtpta. Wheat Corn. Oata. Chicago 18 13 814 Minneapolis 158 ... ... Omaha 49 40 14 Duluth CHICAGO ORAM AND PROVISIONS 1'cataret of the Trad In and Cloaln Prices on Board of Trade. CHICAOO, Aug. t.A. disposition on the part of crop experts to trim down sen sational estimates regarding black rust damage had a bearish effect today on the market for wheat. Closing prlcea were c to K&0 lower than laat night. In corn the outcome was Ho to lo decline and for oats a loss of Wo to He. Hog products varied from Be off to 70 up. . . . . .w"" IxrZ1' , Ti much notice, the black rust injury to wheat in North Dakota will not exceed 15 Der cent. Agalnat the bulls were re ports from India, telling of general rains and there were dispatches bringing word of excellent weather for the growing crops in Australia and the Argentine. From the outset, breaks In prices formed the rule. Appetite for wheat thrown overboard on atop loss Instructions caused a reaction, as did rumors of fresh discoveries of black rust In Manitoba. Besides news from Russia exhibited no Improvement, Odessa cables predicting that shipments would be 60 per cent smaller than last year, but not a great deal of the setback experienced could be overcome. During the day, Sep tember ranged from 91c to 93c, closing firm, but He net lower at 92924c. Corn suffered from week-end realizing. There waa, however, no heavy selling, such as noted in the wheat pit. The September option, which Increased Its premium over December, fluctuated between etVilffctHc and 63SiC, with the close easy at 64,c, a net loss of He. Cash grades were only in moderate demand. No. 2 yellow, finished at 64,,U64c. Prices for oata had to contend with an estimate placing thellllnola crop at 13,000,000 bushels in excess of )sst year. Outside limits touched by the September delivery were 42Sc and i2c. The closing figures at 42Vic, showed a fall of hio from last nlghu The provisions msrket with a weak un dertone closed about steady. The leading futures ranees as follows: Articles.! Open. I Hlgh. Low. Close. Tes y. Wheat- I 1 89'l 90 Aug... ' Sept... Dec... May... Corn Sept... Deo.... May... Ca;s Kept.. Dec... May... Pork Sept... 90WTH 90S KM 91 95 V, 1 01 I 92Vfl93 93 92(51929ma' 97iJ9T'4 97V 1 (KV,1 1 02 1 011t 1 02 Mff 65 C3 o ' 42V 46 47 17 76 16 47 00 9 00 8 27 8 72 9 37 26 8 40 tiZ'SHTO 63 62 b4l6 654 4; 64 42' 42SS-T4 42Tt 421 44 4.V4il 48 47 17 80 ' 16 66 8 95 00 3 90 17 75 17 80 17 76 16 40 8 85 8 90 t fa 8 60 Jan.... 1 47H 16 67 Lard Sept...! 8 90 02 ici. ... Dec... Jan.... 9 024j 8 271 8 27 8 76 8 76 35 25 8 46 8 67 9 32' 80 90 3 46 221 Oct.... V 10 8 36 9 20 8 45 Jan Cash, quotations were as follows' FLOUR Firm; winter patents. xSvr. SJfhL40Sl-!i!L."r,n "night.. H20 jf-w-sr, vn aci at, fu.iMA-n TWJ. RYE No. t. new, 86o. BARLEY Feed or mixing, 6585c; fair to choice malting, $1.031.13 SEKDS-Flax No. 1 southwestern, nomi nal; No. l northwestern, nominal: tlmothv $10.004112.76; clover. 110.00 17 n ' l,mo,Br' faaJvIIPIPNS-VrTv.porii er bbl- ".S7 .. .. , .w o.Bm snort ribs. Sides, loose. $S.37ii9 35. Total clearances of wheat and fir.nr ...... equal to 3N9.O0O bushels. lTlmary receipts were 1.039.000 bushels compared with I.oTd'uOO unniinia inn i-nrrrnMinni ng oay a year ago Kstlmated receipts for Monday: Wheat' 227 cars; corn, 40 cars; oats, 237 cars; hogs' 28.0i head. ' Chicago Cash Prices: Wheat: No 2 red kiU90o; No. 3 red, 88,rie: No. I hard' W)mylc; No. 2 hard, 90Vflic : No $ hard' kSViiWc; No. 1 northern, l.09iffl .10; No I northern. $l.05)l.ii; No. 3 northern new $l.O0l.O6; No. 3 northern, 94ci&$l 00- No 3 northern, new, &3 98e; No. 3 spring old 90Wc; other grades no business. Corn No' t. 644c; No. 3 white. 67ii7c- No t yellow, 4i&c; No. 8. 3Mc: No i white, 6(i;6Tc; No. 3 yellow. UdiM'ic- a 4. 6303c; No. 4 white. 64-84c; No" 4 yellow. 63040. Oats: No. 2 white new 41ti41e: No. 3 white, 41o; No. 3 whits' new. 40.-41c; No. 4 white, new. Halc1 standard, new. Ti41c. Rye; No 2 8i'.c' Barley: Tictf81.U. Clover: $10.Xa:l7 5o' Timothy: $10 Ouy 12.75. bitter-No market KCrOS No market: receipts, 11.0K4 esses CHKKSK Steady; daisies, 13ri.lc twins. 12Sii'13o: young Americas, 1213c: long horns. 13-6130. POTATOB8 Stsdv; Jersevs. $1.401 45' Ilnnesots. $1.2:ul.26; receipts, 35 cars ' POULTRY Live, weak; turkeys, iac: ' ehlckens, llc: springs, 14c VEiAL Steady; 60 to 60 lbs.. Stf9c: 60 to 85 lbs.. 4il0c; (ft to 110 lbs., 11c. Daily movement of produce: Articles. ' Receipts. Shipments. Flour, bbls 21. 12 UIO Wheat, bu 34"Oi0 92 00 Corn, bu ono H7 q Oats, bu 642 001) 3M000 Rye. bu t.OM Barley, bu 2J.0U0 4,700 Carlot Receipts Wheat. 408 cars, with it ot contract grade; Corn. 43 cars, with 4 of contract grade; oats, 314 cars. Total re ceipts of wheat 'at Chicago. Minneapolis and Duluth today were 6l cars, compared wllth 937 cars last week and 367 ears the corresponding (ay a year ago. MCW VOHK CiKMHAL M A It K t'T (lantatleaa of the Day Vnrlona t'omnodltlrs. NEW YORK, Aug. t.-KlXHR Firm ; nun a i.r uade; spring patents. o 10 tio.Ai; nuer straiKhts, iv; lnier patents, t4.iviH.ou; spring clears, li.fr.'tH.M. olnur txiiaa, .no. 1, ti.Jonti.iM: winter ex tra, No. i. l3.lt.-ini.Jb. Kansas straight. t.l5'u43o. Kye Hour, barely steaoy; tair to good, t4.o"(i4.7u; choice to tancy, M.wd b.K. , CoRNMEALe-Steady; fine white and yel low, sl.4bal.4u; coarse, tl.ifcKfll.tt; h'ln dried. 13. M. vWirlAT Bpot market easy; No. 2 red. new, !mc, elevstor, and Jro4c, f. o. b., ailoat; No. 1 northern Duluth, 41.14, f. o. b., uf.oat. ihe market declined sharply at the outset under heavy liquidation and sell ing on stop loss orders, ciosing at c net decline, peptember closed at i?c; Decem ber, 1.01c. COh.N-opot market easy, export No. 2, 71'c. f. o. b., afloat; No. 2, 71c. elevator, domestic baaia to urrlve. Futures market was without transactions, closing "WVc net lower. September closed at 7W4C; De cember, 68c. OAi npot market steady; standard white, 47c; No. 2, 4c; No. i, 47c. NO. 4. 4fiV. Fjiuiee market was without trans actions, closing nominal. HAl-Hrm; prime. l.4B; No. t 31.40L46; No. t, tlfaltw; No I, BSxtfBOc. HIDES Dull; Central American, 20V4c; Bogota, 2iVc. LKA'i'HI-iit-Steady; hemlock fltata, 24H fia.c; Hcond, Wac; thlrda, Un'Ox:; re jects, lie. . . l-KO VISIONS Pork, firm; mesa, 118.60 19 00; family, 318.754 W; short clears, llti.W tee, firm; mess, m.60f(fll.OO; family. tii.ovon.6ii; beef hams. 28.'A'JO.0O. Cut meats, steady; pickled bellies 10 to 14 lbs., tlu.00ft4S.vu; pickled hams, $14.00. Lard, steady; middle west prime, Jd.iwy8.9u; re fined steady; continent, t W; South Amer ica, $10.26. compound, $7.0007-36. TA1JXJW Steady; prime city hhds., country, ttic. BUTTEK ftady ; creamery specials, 27c; extras. 26c; firsts. 23Vu34Mrc; seconds, HH3 Z3c; thirds, l20Vtc; process special, 2iio; extras, 21Vkc; firets. 20o20Vc; seconds, 1SQ lKVtc; factory, ourrent make, firsts, 3vo; seconds, lifcyHtyo. CHEESE Steady; skims, lMstftc. EC1UH Firm; fresh gathered extras, 223 24c; extra firsts, lic; firsts, 1718c; sec onds, ltfo: thirds. 14teloc: fresh gathered dirties, No. 1. 13S(fjl4ci No. 2. U4vl2c; poor to fair, 10c; fresh gathered onecaa, gooa to prime, 104tllc; poor to fair, per cass, $1.60fi2 70; refrigerator first season's stor age charges paid, 2!c; seconds, lBfc; iesterri gathered whites, 1923i. I'OVLTKY-Alive steady; western spring chickens, 16c; fowls, 13H4?14c; turkeys, 13o. Iressed quiet; western broilers, lSHftfieo; fowls, lOtaliSo; turkeys. 12016c. Corn and Wheat Kenton Bulletin. Record for the twenty-four hours ending at 8 a. m. Saturday, August 6, ml: OMAHA DISTRICT. Temp. ium Stallone. Max. Mln. fall. Skr. Pt. cloudy Pt. cloudy Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear Pt. cloudy Pt. cloudy Clear Clear Clear Cloudy Clear Clear Cloar Clear Clear Pt. cloudy Clear Ashland. Neb.... W 63 .06 Auburn. Neb 89 64 .00 .14 .00 1.21 .( .43 .86 .00 .21 .68 .01 .00 .00 .02 .00 .00 .00 .00 .01 B ken Bow, Neb. 0 bi Columbus, Neb... H6 63 tC'ulberts'n, Neb. 3 61 Falrbury, Neb... fl 6.1 Fairmont, Neb... 86 69 Or. Island, Neb.. 81 67 Hartlngton, Neb. 80 65 Lincoln, Neb 89 63 No. Platte. Neb. 82 64 Oakdale, Neb 79 6Q Omaha, Neb 8 68 Tekamah, Neb... 87 61 Valentine, Neb.. 76 66 Sioux City, la... 82 62 Alta. Ia 86 6 Carroll, Ia 8 Clarlnda, la...... 90 64 68 Sibley, Ia 81 Minimum temDsrature for twelve-hour period ending at 8 a. m. tNot Included in averages. DISTRICT AVERAGES. No. ot Temp. Raln- Pintrlct. Stations. Max. Mln. fall. Columbus. 0 17 , S8 64 . 60 Louisville, Ky 20 80 66 .20 Indianapolis, Ind.. It 88 63 .30 Chicago, 111 26 8 66 .20 8t. Louis, Mo 25 86 66 . 20 lies Moines, la.... 21 88 62 . 20 Minneapolis, Minn. 30 74 62 .10 Kansas City, Mo,, 24 86 64 . 80 Omaha, Neb 18 84 68 .60 The weather is slightly warmer and wheat region. mruuKiiuui win I QoodTalns euaan aa-nnavul In nanttial anil weBtern Nebraska. Kansas and Oklahoma, 1 ,na .nattered showers occurred In all other Dortlons. Rains of one Inch or more oc curred at the following stations: In Ne braska: Culbertson, 1.21. In Kansas: Hays, 1.40. In Oklahoma: Enid. 1.10. L. A. WELSH, Local Forecaster, Weather Bureau. St. Loots General Market. ST. LOUIS, Aug. 6. WHEAT Caah. lower; track. No. 2 red, 87Q88o; No. 3 hard. 90U99o; September, 89c; December, 94c. CORN Lower; track. No. 2. 65c; No. 2 white, 65466c; September, 66c; Decem ber, 61c. OATS Lower; track. No.. 2, 41o; No. 2 white, 42o; Beptember, 42o; December, 44c. KYE Higher, at 91c. FLOUR Firm; red winter patents, 84.10 4.i; extra fancy and straight, 3.7tKa4.10; hard winter clears, $2.7O8.10. 8 KED Timothy, $5.00y9.&0. CORN MEAL $2.60. BRAN Firm; sacked, east track, $1.05 LOT. HAY Steady; timothy. $16.00(883.00; prai rie, $16.004i'21.00. PROVISIONS Pork, unchanged: Jobbing. $17.75. Lard, unchanged; prime steam, $8.50 &4.80. Dry salt meats, uncnangea; Doxea extra shorts, $9.12; clear ribs, $8.12; short clears. $9.25. Bacon, unchanged; boxed extra short. J10.12V; clear nos, $1012; short clears, $10.28. POULTKx weaxer; cmcaens, witc; springs, 12c; turkeys. 16c; ducks, 10o; geesSj 60. i)UTTr.H L'un; creamery, iitfou EGOS Weak, at 13c. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, bbls 9.900 9.1100 Wheat, bu f&.ww , Corn bu 83.OU0 42.000 Oats, bu 82,000 106,000 Kansas City Grain and Provisions. KANSAS CITY, Aug. 6. WHEAT Cash, unchanged; No. 2 hard, 8997c; No. 8. Wt 96c; No. 3 red. 8fi';387c; No. 3, 8686c; September, 89V(?90c. CORN filc lower; No. 3 mixed, 62 3. "GHiHittc; September, 63g3c, selleraj December, 60c bid. OATS Unchanged; No. 2 white, 40941oi No. 2 mixed, 89a40o. RYB 87c. HAY 50o lower; choice timothy, $18.00 I860; choice oralrle. $16. 50 16.00 BUTT ER Creamery, 26c; firsts, 23o; seo onds, 21c; packing stock, 18c. lOlQS Extras, 19c; firsts, 16c; seconds, 11c Receipts. Shipments. Wheat, bu 137,000 31.000 Corn7 bu S 000 16,000 nt. hu 3,000 6,000 Minneapolis Grain Market. uivNC.ipni.lil. Au. S WHEAT Ben. ti njv. De.-emher. 31.O4Wfil.04 T May. $107: No 1 hard, $1.07; No. 1 northern. $106 l.Ortc; No. 2 northern. $1.001.06 ; No. 3. $1.':1.03. FLAX Closed at $2.16. BARLEY-ce1.04. CORN No. $ yellow. 63S4c OATS No. 3 white, 40Wlc. nvv No 1 due. i,u i K.'lr, i'(ir.lb sacks. 320.6013)71.00. FI.Ol'R First patents. 36.sra-4; second catents. $4.70ia4 96; 111 si Clears, Hiriui second clears, -.uo4.. iv. Philadelphia Prodoee Market. PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 8. BUTTER Firm; good demand; extra western cream t.'miilvirm riwil demand: Pennsylvania and other nearby firsts, free caaea. K00 per case; current receipts, iree c, " . western nrats. irre Mnalnti free oasea. 16. lUtO'0. 40. 1 1 . L ' . . . V ' . ... TT I. CHEEBK r Irm. gooa aemnnu, iw auik full creams, fancy, isuc; tair 10 vu. 124WB13C Milwaukee Grain Market. vcTr.TVATTV F.ra Au. S. WHEAT No. 1 northern. ll.Otxdl.M; No. 3 northern. J1-0MJ 107; No. 1 velvet cnari, ii.w-u-i.vo; velevt chaff. $1.16101; No. 3 hard, 90 83c; September. 2c; December, 86o, OATS 410-42c. BA RLEY-$1.0Ql-. Proris Market. . PEORIA. Aug. J,-CORN-8teady: No. 1 white. 6Ci No. 8 66c; No. 4 whits, 64c; No. 3 yellow. 66c; No. 3 yellow. 66o; No 3 mixed 66c; No. 4 mUed. 64c; no grade 60c. OATS Lower; No. 3 white. 40c; standard, S9Vi(o!toc; No. 3 white. 35J9; No. 4 white. 38c. Halntb Grain Market DIXUTH. Aug l WHEAT No, 1 hard, $1 06: No. 1 northern, si.uf; no. s nirn. ern. $t-02-ai 03; September. 11.04. asked OATS UWc; to arrive, m,c Bnsjar Market. NEW YORK. Aug. 6 -SUGAR Raw. firm; Muscovado, 89 test. 4.11c; centrifugal. teat, ic: moiasses sugar, M test, l.ftoc; refined, steady; crushed, 1.36c; grauuiated t.tbc; powdered, l.7be OMAHA LIYE STOCK MARKET Some Cattle Higher, Others Lower for the Week. HOGS MAKE GOOD WEEK ADVANCE Heavy Sheep sixty Cents Lower for Week, others Forty to Fifty Lower anil Lambs Quarter to Fifty Lower. SOUTH OMAHA, Aug. 6. 1911. Kecelpts were: cattle. Official Monday 7.611 Hogs. Sheep. 4.s:3 21.1 orriclal Tuesday 6.036 Orflclal Wednesday .... 6 805 Official Thursday 4.419 Official Frldav 1,296 Estimated Saturday 100 Six days this we-k 24.766 Ssme days lart week.... 19.6m Bams days 2 weeks ago..l3.iU8 Ssme days 3 weeks ago.. 17. 29 Same days 4 weeks ago. .16.691 Bams days last year 27,277 The following table shows the receipts of cattla. hogs and taetp at feuth Omana for tiie year to date as compared with last yr: im. imo. Inc. Cattle RS9 8S4 671.715 18.169 Hogs l,666.02n 1,315.074 34,9Si Shrep 919.818 914.673 4,745 The following table shows the average prlcea of hogs at South Omaha for the last several days, with comparisons: Date 1911. 1910.1909. 190S. 1907. IL906.I19O5. July 28... July 29-.. 6 63T4I S 31 7 371 071 I 461 t 61 6 69 7 7 98 T 27 6 14 8 041 July so... 7 71 7 40! 6 24 6 0rt 6 87 JUiy si. Aug, l., Aug. 2. Aug. 3.. Aug. 4.. Aug. (.. 6 6 6 63' 6 69 6 76 10.667 6.91" 9.930 ll.ST 9,62 t.-l 7.379 4.132 6. 0UO 7u0 4S.971 61.608 45.290 S3.3M 48.127 30.642 67.SS9 22.017 ro.003 10503 42.784 64.989 fi 01: 6 S2 6 92 8 16 C 68 t 69 6 91 I 6 111 6 73 t 36 1 6 23, 6 H2 6 22. 6 66 6 93 I 6 76 6 91 74 7 03 Sunday. Receipts and disposition of live stock at the Union stock yards. South Omaha for twenty-four hours ending at 3 o'clock p. m.. yesterday: RECEIPTS CARLOTS. c m. gt. p....c.!.t.ur:"eai8hee.p. HV!: iMinauun memo 4 1 union x-acuic l C. ft N. W., east C. A N. W., west 3 C.. St. P.. k. O C.. B. A Q., east C.. B. ft y., west 1 C., R. I. & p., east.. I Illinois Central C. O. W " 13 2 43 11 1 18 8 Total receipts... 36 10 DISPOSITION-HEAD. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. 628 8M3 1,471 44 610 1431 129 6.111 .... Omaha Packing Co., Swift and Company., Cudahy Packing Co.. Armour & Co Bchwarta-Bolen Co... Murphy Burr Meat Co Totals CATTLE-Recelpta of cattle today were limited to about three care, which, as a matter of course, was not sufficient to make a market. For the week receipts foot up 24,766 head, being the largest since the first week in December, when 27,537 head were received. Still receipts this week have hotbeeri large for this season of the year, as 27,277 head were received in the corre sponding week a year ago. In spite of the liberal receipts the mar ket this week on beef steers has been very satisfactory from start to finish. There has been an actie buying demand every day and prices have steadily firmed up until at the close of the week it u uf tn quote both cornfeds and grassers as 1525o uniicr man una weea ago. A reature of the trade has been the free hiivln nn ihn no ... of packers of common thin cattle that other j-iHu-B wouio. go to ieeoer buyers. While the demand for cows and heifers has been very good this week and sup plies have been kept well cleaned up the fact that receipts were larger and that prloes at the beginning of the week were unreasonably high as compared to other selling points caused a downward move ment In values until at the close of the week the market Is 15ti!26c lower than one week ago. Another cause for weaknesa In '" or cows and heifers was to be found in the fact noted ahnv that n.nb. er"ar.t.buy,ns a ood many of tDe common m.-M ii. in Biecn, wnicn, as a mater of course, are cheap beef producers and hence take the place of oow stuff. The large supply of cheap beef would naturallv weaken the market on cows and heifers. The better kinds of feeding cattle have been in fair demand and good, fleshy kinds held up remarkably well, so that prices are not far from steady wtlh a week ago On the other hand there has been a sur tUrt commo UBht and medium weight " lutner oruer ana prices have Ka?ua!ly e"1 " unt11 tney around 16(s)26o lower. Wuotations on cattle: OnnA in .hi. i t steers. $6.70iS7.15: fair tn rnnH ... $6,000-6.70; common to fair beef steers $4 40 6.00; good to choice heifers, $5.00Mi6.60; good v. .whilj; ifcLjr 10 gooa cows and he fers, $3.764 .40; common to fair cows and heifers. $2.5003.75; good to choice stack ers and feeders, $4.70.16 fair to good Blockers and feeders. $4.004 70; common to fnlr stockers and feeders, $3.25(24.00: stock hefers. 3.00-(r4.2: veal calvea, $3.00(S.00: bulls, stags, etc., $2.8536.00. HOGS Another advance. Just about equal to yesterday's high rise, was forced by hog salesmen, but the trade differed from yes terday s session In that the loft V came early Instead of late. Shipping hogs sold early at li20c advances and outside buyers furnished the main outlet at these r , , ler- er snipping and specu uhiiiimiu vauianea. inca.1 ntn ,.u. . .n tered the market and insisted upon an average cost no higher than strong to a rlZI ;.Mo8tof th ""pp'y bought on local killing orders moved at an average advanoe of a nickel. The demand early was active, becoming quiet and even dull toward the close Clearance was practically com plete at 10:30 o'clock. The run consisted of a short 100 loads and of this shippers purchased about forty- ... .w.uo. vuuunuw ueavy Duymg on out side orders amounts to an open admission on the part of Independent killers that sup- ade uate. Becoming in Bulk of business was done on a $6.96!p7.10 basis, good weighty lard grades selling as nigh as 37.16 in two or thru Inn.n... Choice bacon animals reached 37.80, a five months' record. February's top was $7.67 "iuib ma ironi ngure of all monthly tops until the late July limit has During the week the hoar trad hu hx moderately supplied with trend tn m-in.. decidedly higher. Current sales show net uiuiuci of joc over a week ago, this Improvement being partly due to a liberal shipping demand. About 16.000 bead of hogs, all weights, but good quanty. sold on shipping orders, fully 30 per cent of the weea s loiat. Representative sales: No. At. ss. Ft. No. 46 161 ... IK 71... 67 Ml MO 6 SO 46... A. Ek. Pr. ..141 l0 T 00 ..III ISO T 00 ..161 lto 1 00 ..164 10 T 00 . 144 40 1 00 ..141 ... TOO ..Ml 10 T 00 ..140 ... TOO ..211 100 T U0 ..121 00 T 00 ..l0 U0 T 00 ..171 ... TOI ..im mo t ot ..in ... 7 04 t-l M T M ..170 ... T06 ..101 110 T OS ..111 UO IN ..116 ... 7 05 . 1S4 110 1 10 ..IW 10 7 10 ..Ul too T 10 ..161 SuO T 10 .160 U0 T 10 ..Ib6 ... T 16 ..11 40 T 14 ..114 ... 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T M 40 T M 10 T M M T It 17 166 T IS T M It. ...ui no M. SHEEP Only three cars of sheep were reported in today and they were consigned though being held over hers only for feed and water, so that there was really nothing on sale. For the week recelpta foot up 61.606 head, being the largest of any wek since the third week In November. A feature of the week's receipts has been the large run of heavy wethers, as fully half of the recslpts consisted of that kind. As a result of tola excessive run of one kind prices broke badly and at the close of the week are around 60c lower. Handy ewes and yearlings are closing 4iqj60c lower than last week. Lambs were active some days, dull other 7 44 6 41 T 60 6 44 T 60 7 49 7 75 7 64 6 83 7 70 7 62 8 7 68 7 64 6 33 and altnr&aUgr strong and woak, but ths semrsl tendency of the msrket was down ward, and at the close of the week prices are 25fewc lower than last week. The best lambs sold up as high as $t An, with the ordinary kind!" rel!ln at $6ctft6 25. Demand for feeders was fully active s" prices ruled suau to possibly a little stronger during the week. Close to 20.m head were shipped out. Thin sheep made up the bulk of these shipments. Good feeder wethers sold as high as $3.25 with year ling touching $400 and lambs from $6.00 down. (Quotations on sheep and lambs: Lambs, good to choice. $.2nf6.85; fair to good Iambi, $i.6,v,i-'.26; feeder lambs. 34.10&5.10; fair to choice yearlings, J3.9fkii4.40; feeder yearlings, $.136)53.90; fair to choice wethers, $3.10(13.o0; feedtr wethers, $2.7f;-i 25; fair to choice ewes, $2.75&;S.85; feeder ewes, $2.26 Q2.7;; ewes, culls, $1.60i2.26. CHICAGO I.1VK STOCK MAHKET Demand for Cattle and Sheen Steady Hosts Illcher. CHICAGO, Aug. 5.-CATTLE-Recelpts, estimated at 20u head; market steady; beeves, $5.Ka7.35; Texas steers, t-40jj4.10; western steers, $4.0f(iti.lfl; stockers and feeders. $3.tMi5.36: cows and heifers, $2.10"f i.Sb; calves, $."i.fX(i7.75. HOGS Receipts, estimated at 10.000 head: market 5c ui: light. $7.O0t?7.60; mixed. le.SxgTGO; heavy, $6.i0ir7.o2; rough. $r..f5(fi I $6.90; good to choice heavy. J.ni.in.o2; pigs. $5.)jj7.4.r.; bulk of sales, $7.15-(j7.45. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, esti mated at 6,00u head; market steady; native. $2.2ftf4.00; western. 42.5)Vff4.1i; yearlings, $3.7u'ri4.TO; lambs, native, $3.7Wj90; western. $4.26.00. St. IO-nls Live Stock Market. KANSAS CTTT, Mo., Aug. 5. CATTLE Receipts, 400 head. Including 300 southerns; market steady; native steers, $5.00ir7.26; southern steers. $4.16ff6.10; southern cows and heifers, $2.Ki4.76; native cows and hflfers, $2.607.10; stockera and feeders. $3.25 &S.60; bulls, $3.2r4i'5.00; calves, $4.57.0O; western steers, $4.60fd.6O; weestern cows, $2.i5y4.75. HOGS Receipts, 1.500 head; market strong; bulk of sales. 37.2rytf7.40; heavy. $7.25 ?7.40; packers and butchers, $7.25)8.45; lights, $7,2047.40. SHEEP AND LAMB9 Receipts, 600 head; market steady; muttons, $3.00f(N.OO; lambs, $5.00tfi6.60; fed wethers and yearling. fS.404.6; f J western ewes, $2-503.60. Xew York Live Stork Market. NEW YORK. Aug. 6. BEEVES Re ceipts, 6,1'.'7 head; no trade In live cattle, feeling steady; dressed beef firm; exports, 817 cattle, and 1,290 quarters of beef. CALVES Receipts, 259 head; market steady; veals. Jti.SO-fiO.SO. culls, I5.00rfi6.00; common westerns, $4.75; dressed calves steady to firm; city dressed veals, 12ijl5c; country dressed, 8Vr13c. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 6.408 head; seventeen cars on cale; sheep slow; lambs steady; sheep. $2.003.50; lambs, $4.50 Q7.00; culls, $4.00. HOGS Receipts, 1.974 head; market weak. St. I.onls Live Stock Market. ST TOUIS. Aug. .6. CATTLE Receipts, 809 head, including 100 head of Texan. Market steady; nstlvo beef steers. $4.50fl 7.25: cows and heifers, $3.fl0)??6.65; stockers and feeders. $3.004.75; Texas and Indian steers, $4.0O1rC.2S', cows and heifers, $3.00fr 5.00; calves. In carload lota, $4.00i5.60. HOGS Receipts. 2,500 head. Market Re higher: pigs and lights, $4.007.30; packers, f'.35S7.50; butchers and best heavy, $7.50r 55. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. 300 head. Market steady; native muttons, $3.75 &4.75; lambs, 34.00&6.75. St. Joseph Live Stork Market. ST. JOSEPH, Aug. 5. CATTLE Receipts. 100 head: market steady; steers, $5.00(37.25; cows and heifers. $3.007.25; calves, tSOOigi 7.00. HOGS Receipts, 2,600 head; market 10c higher; top, $7.55; bulk of sales, fl.ZV&l.W. SHEEP AND LAMBS No receipts; market quotable steady, lambs, $5,504(6.75. Stork In Sla-ht. Receipts of live stock at the five princi pal western markets yesterday: Cattle, flora. Sheep. South Omaha 100 6.600 750 St. Joseph 100 2,600 Kansas City 400 1.600 600 St. Louis 300 2,600 300 Chicago 800 10,000 11,000 Totals 1.100 23,100 8,660 OMAHA GENERAL MARKET. BUTTER No. 1. In 1-Ib. cartons. 28c: No. L In 60-lb. tubs. 27c; No. 2, 26c; packing, 17o; dairy. 1820c. CHKEH1S lmportea Swiss. Sic; American Swiss, 22c; block Swiss, ISo; twins, 15o; triplets, 16c; daisies, 10c; young America, 18c; blue label brick, 16c; limburger (2 lb.) 18c; Umburger (1 lb.), 19o. POULTRY Broilers. 20c per lb.: hens. 13c; cocks, 9c; ducks. 20c; spring ducks, 20c; geese, 16c; turkeys, 24c; pigeons, per dor., $1.60. Alive: Broilers, 12c; hens, 9c; old roosters, 6c; old ducks, full feath ered, 10c; geese, loll leatnerea, oc; turkeys, lic; gulnta fowls, 16c each; pigeons, per doc., 90c; homers, per dos., $3.00; squibs, No. L per doc., $1.60; No. 2, per dos., 60c; hen turkeys, 16c FISH Pickerel, 10c; white, 15c; pike, 14c; trout. 16c; large crapptes, 620c; Spanish mackerel, 19c; eel, 18c; haddock, 13c; flound ers 13c; green catfish, 16c; roe shad, $1.00 each, shad ro. per pair, 60c; salmon, 15c; halibut, 10c; yellow perch, 9c; buffalo, 8c; bullheads. Ho. BEEF CUTa-Rlbs: No. 1, 16c: No. 3. 18c; No. 3, Lulu: No. 1, 18c; No. 3, 14c; No. 3. lie. Chuck: No. 1, 6c; No. 3, 6c; No. 3. 5c. Round: No. 1. 9c; No. 3, &o; No. 3, 8c. Plate: No. 1. 4c; No. 3, 4c. No. 8, 6e. FKUHB, HiTC Apples: Dutchess, per bbl., $3.76; per du. dsk., ii.3. bananas: Fancy select, per bunch, $2.2&s2.60; Jumbo, bunch, J2.7fyo-3.75. Cantaloupes: California, standard, 46 count, $2.76 per crate; pony crates, 64 count, $2.26; Jumbo, 27-33 size, $2.60: Arkansas, pony, per crate, $1.60; standard, per crate, $2.26. Dates: Anchor brand, new, 30 l ib. pkgs. In boxes, per box. 32.00. Grapes: Kansas, per 7-lb. bsk.. 30c. Lemons: Limonelra brand, extra fancy 300 size, per box, $6-60; 360 sice, per box. 36.60: Loma Limonelra. fancy. SuO slse. per box, 36.00; 360 size, per box, $6.00; 240 and 420 sues, ouc per dox less, granges; Niagara Redlands Valencia. 96-124 sices. per box, $4.25; 160-176-200-216-260 sizes, per box. $6.00: choice Valenclas, 80-96 sices, $3.76. Peaches: California, per box, $l.tf 1.36. Plums: California, per crate, 1186. Prunes: Traaety. Der 4-bsk. cvrate. $1.90. Pears: California, per 60-lb. box. $2.76. Watermelons: Georgia and Florida, per lh . 1UC. VEGETABLES Beans: String and wax. per hamper, $2.60; per mm. ibk., i.w. uaD bage: Home grown, per lb., Sc. Cucum tiers: Home grown. 1 and 2 dos. in bsk. 65c Egg plant: rancy Florida, per doc, $1.50. Garlic: Extra fancy, white, per lb., 12c. Lettuce: Extra fancy leal, per doc., 40c. Onions: Home grown, white, per crate, $2.00; yellow, er crate. $1.75; Cali fornia, In sacks, per lb., 8c. Parsley: Fancy home grown, per dos. bunches. 46c T" i -.....,... . nalirn.nl, U'h It. all(.k in MB1 W ruiawoD. v-..v. ... .. ...... , - , nar hu.. 11. hO: Minnesota, per du., ii.ou. Radishes: Per doc. 20c. Tomatoes: Ten- n-a r.er 4-basket crate, 76c. MISCELLANEOUS Almonds: Califor nia soft shell, per lb., 18c; In sack lots, lc !. Uracil nuts: Per lb.. 13c; In sack lota, lo less. Filberts: Per lb., 14c; In sack lots, lc leas. Peanuts: Roasted, per lb., 8c; raw ner id., lc. recaue: uhkb, per m., iac: in sack lots, lc less. Walnuts: Cali fornia, per lb.; 19c;; In sack lots, lc lees, lioney; New, 24 frames, 33.76. Coffee Market. V77TW YORK. Aug. 6. COFFEE Futures opened steady at an advance of lt points In response to higher European cables, steady Brazilian markets, and reports of a better demana ror spui coiiee irum ieauui roasters late yesteraay. Musiness was moderately active tor saiuraay ana wnne the two near months held at the closing figures of yesterday, other deliveries ltn- f. roved during the later trading on cover ing and dull support with the close steady, net uncnangea to o poinis nigiirr. oaira. 62,760 bags; August, 11.60c; September, U.&8c; October, 11.20c; woverainr, ii.udc; iecem ber. January and February, 10.97c; March, 10.92c. April, May and June, 10.97c; July, in skVv Havre was franc higher; Hamburg lower to higher. Rio 60 rels higher at 71276: Santos to rels higher. 4s VlliO. 7s 61o. ItecelDts at the two Bractllan ports. 66 OOO bags against 4V,uuu last year;. Junaiany receipts. 37. mo bags sgainsi si.an last year. Rain was reported in all districts of Sao Paulo. New York warenouse deliveries yesterday, 8.264 bags against 11,159 last year. Spot, steady; Rio No. 7, 13c; Santos No. 4 13c. Mild, quiet; Cordova, 1416c, nominal. Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Aug. 6 COTTON Futures closed ateady. closing blda: August. 13.47c; September, 11.89c; October. 11.26a,; Novem ber. 11.36c; December, 11.26c; January, 11.72c: March. 11.30c: May. 11.8c. Spot closed quiet; middling uplands, 12 76c; middling gun, u.uuc; no saies. Wool Market. ST. LOUIS, Aug. I. WOOI.I Firm; terri tory and western mediums. 17fflSc; fins mediums, 16tj 17c; line. ii4P4c Oils nnH Roaln SAVANNAH. Aug. . OILS Turpsnttns nun st ivita. Kosia Uim; tw aod U, tAlV.3S, -a. -w c vi V Montrose County Has Many Records Western Slope of Colorado Will Ship More Fruit Than Any Section in Country. MONTROSE. Colo.. Aug. 4-(Speclal "The western slope of Colorsdo will ship to the outside world more products than many entire states will ship, and Mont rose county will lead them all," says F. W. Monell. "The great Gunnison tunnel, driven by the United States government, was completed a year ago and part of ths water has been available. The result has been to 'treble our output. While not so large in tbo fruit line SS some counties, Montroso will make a good showing. The Aahenfelter orchard will ahlp 15,000 boxes of peaches, 7,800 crates of prunes, several cars of apricots and 95.000 boxes of apples. Fraser & Hill on ninety acres will have 9,000 boxes of apples, our fruit will make about 300 cars, probably .'. 0 cars of which will be shipped. From potato buyers on the ground we learn the potato crop la figured at 630.000 sacks or 2,100 cars, which wilt bring us over $100,000. Onions will run into the thousands of sacks and so will cab base. Cattle will be around 400 cars and lambs about 600 enrs. Sugar beets never were better. This is an ideal country for them. The yield will average twenty-one tons to the aero. Three new beet dumps are being erected along the Denver & Rio Grande railway to handle this crop, which will take over 600 cars to move. The farm ers are paid on the sliding scale, accord ing to saccharine matter contained in the beets. "Montrose county holds the world's rec ord on cattle. Al A. Neale, with his short horns having won the world's champion ship twice in succession at the International at Chicago. At the Western Stock show Montrose county won everything In the forage department. At Columbus, O., It got the gold medals for wheat and barley, and made a good showing at Omaha. At Portland and all the late expositions It won many firsts. "Montrose county will, on a very conserv ative basis, contribute from farms $3,000,000 to the nation's prosperity. Its silver, copper and uranium, mines many thousands more, while its sawmills will be no small Item." Activity at Nyssa of Substantial Sort Short Line Being: Bushed to Comple tion and Crops Are in Excel lent Condition. NYS8A, Ore., Aug. 4. 8peclal.) There is a great deal of activity in all kinds of business In the vicinity of Nyssa. The Short Line is rushing to completion the section of their water-grade railroad from Nyssa, Ore., to Homedale, Idaho, and to accommodate the growing business DES MOINES BALL TEAM SOLD Higgins Announces Transfer of Fran chise to Unnamed Purchasers. WILL PLAY GAMES AT HOME New Management Will Trr to Pat Team Aaraln on a Popular Basis at Home and Dwyer Re mains Manaaer. Announcement waa made Saturday of the aale of the Dea Molnea bass ball team hv Prealdent John F. HlKKlnS. Who the purchasers of the team are and where thev hall from is at Dresent unknown to the public and will be kept a secret pending the transfer of stock and purchase price. That the new purchasers, wno are two in number, are in rood with the Dea Moines fans Is an established fact acoordlng to Mr. Hlggins. Tha aala nf tha team came after a con ference with the new purchasers for three days. The sals pnoe was in excess " tiRonn and tha three players, who were not supposed to go with the sale were thrown in. The three players are, weni, ha alar twlrlet:. Mattlck. th heavy hit ting and clever centerflelder, and TJlatow- skl, touted around th clroult as the best catcher In the league. President Hlggins soma time ago stated that he wouin sen tha tam for $18,000 without the three play ers, or for 821.000 with the three players. It la not thought that 321.000 was paid for th team, but that a compromise was amiably settled upon. The purchasers of th team are said to be practical base ball men, having been connected with base ball for the last eight nr tan veara and are familiar with the business end ot the game. President Hlg gins said h was glad to get r .f tne team to men who wer In good i indlne with th Des Moines fans and who would soon put th team on a paying basis with tha en.nnarmilon of ths Des Moines peopl. Acoordlng to Mr. Iliggtas, he Is glad to get out of bass ball and. louowing ine final dianoaa.1 of the team, he will return to Chicago, whera h ha lived several years. Gramas Go Back to Dea Motor. All games which were scheduled to be niavawt a.t Des Moines and whloh were transferred th early part of last week to th other towns tn the league wno were io play at Des Moines, will b transferred to th Iowa capital. Th thre games which ar to be played with St Joseph the nrt nf this week, may not be played at Des Moines, unless the car Strike is settled, or arrangement made to carry the fans to th park. For ttl fisw owners It was stated that strike conditions tn the Iowa city would not prejudice th closing of the deal, but that It probably would not be possible to play th early scheduled games there unless trafflo becomes normal. City Will Han a Nw Park. It was also snnounced last night that arrangement were practically completed for a new downtown park at Des Moines and that plana had been drawn for the erection of th gaaHdatand. It la thought by the purchasers that te erecting of a new park would bring ouT a better crowd than the park out In th outskirts of twn. When the sale has been completed word will b sent to rush the work on th nw park. "BUI" Dwjter, who has managsd th Da Molnea team all season, and who la a great favorite with th Ds Moines fans and peopls at largs. will still retain ths office of manager, and Is personally ac quainted with th new owner, and 1 of the opinion that with th hearty co-opsra-tlon of ths people of tb Iowa capital cn pull ths team from fM cllar position to on ktearer th top. It was stated that th nw owner would Start at one to strengthen th crippled team, although th team Is said to bs in better condition han at any ons time this season. Ths deal is reported to have th approval of President Tip O'NelU o th WeAtern ' 1 are putting In over two miles of sidetrack at Nyssa. St. Paul capitalists are furnishing money to pump water from the Snake river at a point Just above Nyssa to the lands above ths Owyhee ditch and extending down the river to cover 10.000 acres or more back of Nyssa and Ontario. Another project that will irrigate about 4.0H0 acres lying Just above the mouth of the Owyhee river an1 along the new section of the Short Line Is financed by Chicago people. Farm crops were never better. Oats will yield from sixty to 100 bushels pef sere, wheat from thirty to sixty bushels per acre, barley about sixty-five bushels per acre. The first cutting of alfalfa and clover Is In the stack and the second rut ting has Just commenced. Many fields here are devoted to alfalfa seed and the prospects are for a yield of from eight to twelve bushels per sere. Annual rainfall here does not exceed eight Inches; therefore "dry farming" pays only when much of this moisture comes In the spring. As It happened this year, the dry farmer is exceedingly happy. Beet Sugar Industry Booms at Billings Acreage This Year is Greatest on Record, and Hills Will Bun Four Months. BILLINGS, Mont., Aug. 4, (Special.) Reports received from every section of the district where sugar beets are being cul tivated are to tbe effect that the crop Is In the best possible condition and that the largest harvest In the history of the In dustry In Montana Is promised. Not only will the yield per acre be en tirely satisfactory to the growers, but ths aggregate will be such that the big mill will be kept running to capacity day and night for four months or more the long est season since it began operations in October, 1906. The fact that the mill will be able to operate through a four months' campaign Is because the acreage cultivated to beets this year is also the greatest 6n record, and, according to those In position to make such statement, fully 18,000 acres are being grown In the Yellowstone, the Clark Fork and adjacent valleys and the Big Horn country of Wyoming. An idea of the manner in whtoh the In dustry has expanded can be gained when It Is remembered that not to exceed 6.000 acres furnished the beets which went Into the maw of the factory during its initial campaign. According to those who have been keep ing posted on farming conditions, some of the best beets produced are those coming from the Huntley project, and. realizing that their lands seemed peculiarly adapted to ths crop, the settlers have acted ac cordingly, with ths result that hundreds of acres of beets are growing there today, the area being mors than twice that of last season. league. That th Des Moines team will have a chanc to show what It Is made of and what a nw management can do for It, Is shown by th faot that th team will b home practically tb rest of th base ball season. WINSTON GAINS CHAMPIONSHIP Defeats Cannon for Mlaaoart Valley Tennis Leadership. K ANSA 8 CITY. Mo.. Aug. . -James H Winston of Norfolk today became tannla champlop of th Missouri valley by de- ieaung jack cannon of Kansas City, who held that title. The match was the final In the singles In the last dav's olnv nf th tenth Missouri valley championship tennis tournament The contest was for three sets out of flv and th Virginia) took them In order. The first set went for nineteen games, but the second and third wer easily won by Winston. In a class by itself As an office building, there is not another in the city which will compare in the solidity and beauty of construction with THE BEE BUILDING Everything has been and is being done to make this fine building thoroughly comfortable for tenants who office here. New elevators with the most modern equipment have been installed, greatly facilitating the transit of hundreds of passengers daily. The magnificent court and lobby have been altered and redecorated, as well as the corridors throughout the building. It has been the aim of the management to keep a high class of tenants in the building and to do that it necessarily follows that the accomodations must be the best. If you are looking for a permanent office, we invite you to pay us a visit and see for yourself the advantages we offer. We list a few offices va cant at the present time: BOOM 640 A very attractive gpace on tbe sixth floor, facing Seven teenth; having In connection a commodloua vault which affords apace for stationery, valuable papers, etc. This room renta at, per month , .$18.00 BOOM 548 Waa especially designed aa a suite desirable for law) ere. There are three rooms of good size, having solid tile partition between all the apartments. The suite is In the southeast corner of tbe building, looking out on Farnam and Seventeenth streets; Is conveniently located to tbe elevators and all the court rooms of Douglas county, affording every convenience, Per month, fflO.00 ROOM 440 Directly opposite tbe new Court House facing Farnam street Our front offices are much in demand oo account of the prominent location. This room is 13Vixl9t. feet In slse, and fs subdivided with frame and glass partition, giving two offices In one. Rental price, per month $30.00 ROOM 820 Is a choice corner office having a nortii and west expos ure making this space attractive at any season of the year' on ac count of good light and ventilation. We will arrange tbjs apace, 19x20, suitable for tenant, and there being a vault la the room U affords extra protection for valuables. Rental, per month 940. OO The Bee Building Company Bee Business Office. 17th and Farnam Sts. Prize Barley Grown ! in Gallatin County Pabst Cup for Brewing; Barley Was Won by the Manhattan Company. noZEMAN. Mont.. Aug. 4.-Spclal.) The best barley In the Tnlted Wales Is grown In the Gallatin vaHsy and tbe Man hattan company has proof of the fact in the large, costly and beautiful Pabst cup, which their exhibit of barley won "for the best brewing barley grown In America." Reports of 192 fields of Irrigated grain covering 14.000 acres have bew collected and show an average yield or 58.1 bushels per acre and an average value of 338.28 per acre for the crop. The average crop ylsltls were: Oats, 76.4 bushels; barley, I8.T bush els; wheat, 44.2 bushels, and potatoes, 1.4 bushels. So much for Irrigated land. For forty years the farmers of Gallatin county have been growing crops without Irrigation and did not know that they were doing any thing remarkable or founding a new sci ence, that of dry land farming. The acre age In cultivation above the ditches has Increased every year until now It Is larger than the area under irrigation. Reports of seventy-six fields of grain embracing 7.490 of non-Irrigated acres show an average yield of forty-two bushels and an average value per acre of crop of 3SS.33. In addition to the staple crops Gallatin val ley farmers realise large sums from 6lry products, poultry, .gga, berries, fruits and live stock. This favored valley Is one of unequalled natural beauty. Robert Ingersoll called It "a dimple on the face ot nature." It has pure water, pure air and a delightful and healthy climate. New settlers are pouring Into the vacant public lands and In a year or two a cry of distress may go up from soma of ths new towns like that which was wired from Belgrade, a center of the grain region of Gallatin county, via: "Hurry up those automobiles; I can't meat the demand from farmers." Friction Between Wiley and McCabe Copy of Letter from Solicitor to Chemist is Placed in Evidence by Doctor's Attorney. WASHINGTON, Aug. . Serious friction between Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, chief chem ist, and George P. McCabe, solicitor of tha Department of Agrlcuture, prior to ths transfer to McCabe of authority to deter mine what pure food cases should be pros secuted, was Indicated today before th house Investigating committee. Counsel' ' for Dr. Wiley placed tn the record a copy of a letter written by Mr. McCabe to Dr. Wiley on January 29, 1910, In which McCabe demanded to know why Dr. Wiley per mitted certain "cut rate patent medicines" -to be sold in Washington drug stores. Koch and McKay Lose to Dakotans Branson and Barton Defeat Omaha Men in Doubles at Sioux City. 8IOUX CITT. Ia., Aug. , Ray U Bran son of Mitchell, S. D., and John Barton of Sioux Falls won the championship doubles In the trl-state tennis tournament her today, from Koch and McKay , of Omaha 6-1, 6-1, 7-9, 6-8. In th forenoon, th Omaha pair defeated Hicks and Howell of Slou City. FOR COUNTY TREASURED. W. G. URE ) V lit I" mi! ont d- to w fk ik 1 ' be wti bu Of ' ' th She rot to t pet 111) . th eft tea out wa f llkt the sul ths ho til fee tt. ths tlos hla ) t,; 7 i al m; t col am c we wif lln mf chi In( art I Si