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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: AUGUST 4, 1912 5-C GRAIN AND PRODDGE MARKET Export Buying of Wheat Keeps Up Prices at the Close. CORN IN NEED OF MORE RAIN County Tributary to Chicago la Get ting! Dry -Bottom Price for the Year Are Reached oa Oata. OMAHA, Aug. 3. 1912. Even with some staggering crop figures to create bearish feeling Friday, there was a hall-cent good rally at the close because of export business done through Chicago amounting to nearly 1,000,000 bushels. The 3,000.000 bushels of hard wheat delivered the last week In July found buyers at once and cash sales this week have reached 8,000,000 bushels In Chicago. There is every in dication that the people across the At lantic are all attracted by the fine quality of the new crop on this side. These are all sustaining features. The market will have no run of soft wheat to take Care of. Receipts have fallen off sharply since the July contracts expired. Against all this is the bearish effect of the favor able northwest crop news. Many leaders in the trade think the selling side is pressed enough for the present. Cash wheat was unchanged. There is not much rain over the west ern corn belt, as suggested yesterday by the forecast. It is too cool for best pro gress of the corn crop over the big states tributary to Chicago. On the whole there is a sort of anxious feeling about the weather and crop news. Safe leaders in the local trade are friendly to the buy ing of September corn on reduced sup plies from the 19U crop. The trade Is In a position to toilow quickly, any strong leadership either way, but the weather for August will make or unmake the crop and the public will be guided accord ingly in the late corn months. Cash corn was c lower to 4c higher. Bottom prices for the year were made In oats futures just at the close Friday. Cash prices for the new oats had a re markable decline for the week. Harvest returns are very bearish and a run of bad weather is the only thing that can create bull talk. Cash &(lc lower. B. W. Snow, Bartlett-Frazier' crop ex pert, wires: "The returns of my local agents indicate a yield per acre of hay of 1.35 tons, against .95 ton last year and a total crop of 51,000.000 tons, against 37,000,000 tons last year. These figures do not include wild hay, which the govern rntnt includes in its report. On the gov ernment basis the crop should show about 62,000,000 tons, against 46.000,000 last year, making it about a normal hay crp in spite of a small reduction in acreage." Omaha Cain Prices. WHEAT No. 2 hard, S688sc; No. 3 hard, 85ii7c; No. 4 hard, 79V4S6c. CORN-No. 2 white, 75V4e; No. 3 white, 75c; No. 2 yellow, 724c; No. 3 yellow, 7lVc72c; No. 4 yellow, 7071c; No. 2, 7ic; No. 3, 71472c; No. 4, 70S71c; no grade, 6073c. OATS-No. 2 white, 33U33V4c; standard, 3333c; No. 3 white, 32l4(&33c; No. 4 white, 31320. BARLEY Malting, OOOc; No. 1 feed, 8545c RYE No. 2, 60Q2c; No. 4'. 6760c. Clearances, wheat and flour, 116,000 bushels; corn, none; oats, none. No market in Liverpool; holiday. Primary wheat receipts, l,414,0u0 bush els, compared with 1,039,000 bushels last year; shipments, 740,000 bushels, compared with 407,000 last year; corn receipts, 610,000 bushels, compared with 381,000 bushels last year; shipments, 197,000, compared with 259,000 bushels last year; oats re ceipts, 523,000 bushels, compared with 951, 000 bushels last year; shipments, 225,000 bushels, compared with otil.OOO bushels last year. The following cash sales were reported: Wheat No. 2 hard winter; 1 car dark, Zlifrc; 1 car, 87c; 14 cars, 87c; 13 cars, Sti&c. No. 3 hard winter: 1 car, dark, 874c; 3 cars, 86c; 2 cars, 86VtC No. 4 hard winter. 1 car, 81c. Corn No. 3 white: 5 cars, 75c. No. 2 yellow: 6 cars, 72&C. No. 3 yellow: 6 cars, 72c. No. .4 yellow: 1 car, 71c; 1 car, 70c. No. 2 mixed: 1 car, 72c. No. 2 mixed: 5 cars, 71c; 2 cars, 714e. No. 4 mixed: 1 car, 71c. No grade: 1 car, 73c; 1 car (very poor), 60c Oats No. 3 white: 3 cars, 33c; 1 car (poor), 324c No. 4 white: 1 car, 324c. Carlot Receipts. Wheat.Corn.Oats Chicago 101 184 163 Minneapolis 136 Omaha 79 42 7 Kansas City 416 32 11 St. Louis 425 49 37 Duluth 5 Winnipeg 122 . CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Features of the Trading and Closing Pricea on Board of Trade. CHICAGO, Aug. 3.-Statements that the edge of foreign demand was dulled had a weakening effect today on the price of wheat. The market closed irregu lar, Vc lower to &4c up. Later trading left corn unchanged to 4c lower, oats, 4c to 4c lower and provisions vary ing from 10c under to a shade higher. Although prospects were for niucti lighter world's shipments than a year ago, no responses came from Europe in answer to American' offers to export wheat. This fact with North Dakota advices that so far rust was not hurt ing crops proved disheartening to bulls. Dread of frost in Canada helped bring about a show of strength in wheat at the outset, but seemed to have noth ing to do with a bulge which made the September option conspicuous near the close. A local short in that future was covering on a liberal scale, but at the same time was actively re-selling December. September flucuated from 93934c to 934c, with last sales, Va&'Vic up at 93c. An estimate that the hay crop would be 18,000,000 torfs larger than a year ago, exerted a bearish influence on the corn market. September swung between 664c and 67667',fec, closed firm at 67ir'sc, Just the same as the night before. Cash demand was moderate. No. 2 yellow was quoted at 7474ViO. Oats reached a new level for the sea son. September ranged between 31c and 32c, with the close, 31c, a fall of 4&g net. Provisions dragged at the close; pork and lard were 5c to luc off, but bacon held unchanged. Closing quotations on futures were: Article! Open. Hlgh. Low. Close. Ves'y. "Wheat! j j j i Kept. 9293 93492(&)4 93 924H Dec. 93ft94 9341 974 TiOK mm. "7SiM7t,iSiJ 974 974 May.97?i 984; , Corn- Sept. l747T4 Dec May. Oats- I564&K 568 56564 66o04H p74l 82324 57 56 &7 674 S14l Slfcfflfc Sept Dec.33K4 3341 May. mmsshm 353354, i35454!35344 Pork.. Sept. Oct.. Jan.. Lard Sept: Dec. 17 974 17 974 18 674i 17 97 17 97 13 75 10 70 10 45 17 SO 17 95 17 90 18 05 13 70 10 674 10 474 10 724 10 45 17 92-95 17 974 18 60 10 624 10 42K 18 60 10 624 10 42i 10 70 10 45 Oct.. 10 774 10 77 10 67 W674I Jan.. Rib- S6Dt 10 60 j 10 60 10 40 10 55 10 60 10 40 10 AO 10 62-65 10 62-5! 10 87-60 Oct. 10 66 10 56 10 62-56 10 65 Cash OUOtfttlnna ium n .tt fcLOLR-Steady; winter patents 84 30(8) 4.70; straights. $4.1004.60; spring naSntT strft,ghts RYE No. 2, 7273c. $lo8KmTmothy a-00" PROVISIONS-Mess pork, $17.7517 87 Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 110,000 bu. Primary re ceipts were 1,414,000 bu., compared with 1.089.000 bu. the corresponding day a year ago. Estimated receipts for tomorrow Wheat, 101 rant: corn, 248 cars; oats, 240 cars; hogs, 37,000 head. Chicago CaBh Prices Wheat: No. 2 red, $l.Ol71.03; No. 3 red, 9V"T$1.02: No. 2 hard. 98!5c: No. 3 hard. 82!934e: No. 1 northern, $1.051.11; No. 2 northern, $1.03 f&l.CS; No. 3 northern. $1.021.0K; No. 2 spring. $1.0fr&l07; No. 3 spring, 98ct$1.06: , No. 4 spring, 94c5$l.(H; velvet chaff, $1.0001.07; durum, $i.00l.O5 Oorn: No. I 2, 7340744c; No. I white, 764fi7i4c; No. 1 2 yellow.. 740744c; No. 3. 72fc0f?3c; No. 3 white, 74V73c: No. 3 yellow, 7S?i0744e; No. 4, 70-gTlc: No. 4 white. 70074c; No. 4 yellow. 714073c. Oats: No. 2, new. 3211 33c; No. 2 white, old. 54c; new. 33ft' 36c; No. 1,' new. 31c; No. 3 white, old, 4650c; new, 3234c No. 4 white, old, 444c; new, 3u832ttc; stanaara, 01a, si'soic; new, 334037c Rye. No. 2, 72073c. Barley, 4SS2c. Seed, clover, $10.00015.00. Timothy, $4,000 $.00. BUTTER No market. EGGS No market; receipts, 10,939 cases. CHEESE Steady; daisies. 1540154c: twins, 14415c; young Americas, 1540 164c; long horns, 1640154c POTATOES-Irregular; receipts, 48 cars; Illinois, 68072c; Kansas and Mis souri, 75T7c. POULTRY Alive, weak; turkeys, 12c; chickens, 13c; springs, 17019c. VISA L Steady at 9013c. NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET Quotations of the Day on Various Commodities. NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-FLOUR-Steady; spring patents. $5.1005.40; winter straights, $4.O04.8O; winter patents, $4.8065.25; spring clears, $4.6004.80; winter extras, No. l, .$4.1O04.i5; winter extras, No. 3, $4 00 410; Kansas straights, $4.3004.50. Rye flour, quiet; fair to good, $4.2ofc4.4U; choice to fancy, $4.4504.50. CORNMKAL Steady; fine white and yellow, $1.6601.70; coarse, $1.6001.66; kiln dried, $4.08. RYE Quiet; No. S western, 76c, c i. f. Buffalo. B A RLEY Nominal. WHEAT Snot market firm: No. 2 red. $1.07, c. i. f. track; No. 3 red, $1,084. t. o. b. afloat to arrive; No. 1 nortnern, new, Duluth, $1,134, t 0. b. afloat. Futures market closed net unchanged. September closed at $1,004; December, $1.01. CORN Spot market steady; export, 824c, f. o. b. afloat. OATS Spot market steady; standard white, 61c, on track; Nos. 2 and 3, 61c; No. 4, nominal; natural white and white clipped, nominal. uaiuii yi una, ,.w'. w , vv No. 2, $1.100.1.20: No. 3, 9Oc0$lOO. HIDES-Steady; Central America, 24c; Bogota, 24025c , LEATHER Firm ; hemlock firsts, 250 27c; seconds, 24026c; thirds, 21022c; re jects. 15c. PROVISIONS-Pork, firm; mess, $20.00 020.60; family, $20.00021.00; short clears, $19.25030.76. Beef, firm; mess. l6.00Sx'l&.w; family, $18.00018.60; beef hams, $23,000 31.00. Cut meats, steady; pickled bellies, 10 to 14 pounds, $11.00013.60; pickled hams, $13.00. Lard, steady; middle west prime, $10.60010.70; refined, quiet; continent, $11.10; South America, $11.85; compound, $8.2508.60. BUTTER-Steady; receipts, 8,240 tubs. Creamery, firsts, 2540264c; seconds, 24 025c. CHEESE Steady; receipts, 1,168 boxes; state, whole milk, new, white, 15c; skims, 340124c EGGS Steady; receipts, 8.659 cases; fresh gathered, extras, 23024c; extra firsts, 20022c; firsts, 194c; western gath ered, whites, 20024c POULTRY Alive, steady; western broilers, 20c; fowls, 14c; turkeys, 14c Dressed, Irregular; fresh killed western broilers, 19026c; fowls, 144017c; turkeys, 16017c Corn and Wheat Region Bulletin. United States Department of Agricul ture, weather bureau bulletin for the twenty-four hours ending at 8 a. m., 75th meridian time, Saturday, August 3, 1912: OMAHA DISTRICT. Temp. Rain Stations. High. Low. fall. Sky. Ashland, Neb.. 68 65 .01 Cloudy Auburn. Neb... 69 62 .04 Pt. cloudy Broken Bow .. 70 61 .00 Cloudy Columbus, Nb. 69 68 .00 Cloudy Culbertson, Nb. 71 . 57 .03 Cloudy Fairbury, Neb. 67 68 . 41 Pt. cloudy Fairmont, Neb. 68 61 .00 Cloudy Gr. Island, Nb. 89 67 .00 Cloudy Hartlngton, Nb 70 65 .00 Raining Hastings, Neb.. 68 B2 .00 Pt. cloudy Holdrege, Neb. 77 67 .00 Cloudy Lincoln, Neb... 69 55 .04 Cloudy No. Platte, Nb 66 6 .00 Cloudy Oakdale, Nb. 67 58 .04 Cloudy Omaha, Neb.... 78 62 .00 Cloudy Tekamah, Neb. 73 59 . 00 Cloudy Valentine, Nb. 60 54 .08 Cloudy Atta, la. .. 76 -48 .00 Clear Carroll, la 72 51 .00 Clear Clarinda, la.... 75 54 . 00 Pt. cloudy Sibley, la 74 47 .00 Clear Sioux City, la. C2 58 .00 Cloudy Minimum temperature for twelve-hou period ending at 8 a. m. "Not lnoluded In averages. DISTRICT AVERAGES. No. Temp. Baln Central. Stations. High. Low. fall. Columbus, 0 17 74 48 .40 Louisville, Ky... 21 82 68 .20 India'polls, Ind. 10 76 48 .30 Chicago, 111 19 72 46 .20 St. Louis, Mo... 18 80 66 .60 Des Moines, la. 21 74 48 .00 Minneapolis .... 44 70 44 . 30 Omaha, Neb 17 70 56 .40 The weather continues unseasonably cool throughout the corn and wheat region. ' Moderately good rains occurred In the southern portion and lighter show ers were scattered over the northern portion. I A. WELSH, Local Forecaster, Weather Bureau. ' ST. LOUIS. Aug. 3.-WHBAT-Cash firm; track, No. 2 red, $10101.03; No. 2 hard. 93095c. CORN-Lower; track, No. 2, 73c; No. 2 whit 80c. OATS Lower; track, No. 2, 300334c; No. 2 white, 374c RYE Unchanged, 764c. Closing prices of futures: WHEAT Firm; September, 924c; De cember, 934c. CORN Lower; September, 6740W4c; December, 54fc044c OATS Lower; September, 304c; Decem ber, 32c. FLOURr-Steady; red winter patents, $4.7506.06; extra fancy and straight, $4.16 04.66; hard winter clears, $3.6503.85. SEED Timothy, $10.00. CORNMEAL-$3.60. BRAN Unchanged; sacked east track, &C$1.05. HAY-Kirm; timothy, $12.00017.00; prai rie, $9.00012.54. PROVISIONS-Pork, higher; Jobbing, $16.50. Lard, higher; prime steam, $10,200 10.30. Dry salt meats, unchanged; boxed extra shorts, $10.76; clear ribs, $10.5; short clears, $11.00. Bacon, unchanged; boxed extra shorts, $11.75; clear ribs, $11.75; short clears. $12.00. POULTRY-Flrm; chickens, 12c; springs, 16018c; turkeys, 16030c; ducks, 94012c; geese. 6011c. BUTTER Steady ; creamery, 2240264c EGGS Steady, 16c. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, bbls 9,700 7.000 Wheat, bu 425,000 364,000 Corn, bu 40,000 14,000 Oats, bu. 94,000 n,O00 Kansas City Grain and Provisions. KANSAS CITY, Aug. 3. WHEAT Cash; unchanged to lc lower; No. 2 hard, 87091c; No. 3, 8603c; No. 2 red, 96097c; No. 3. 90096c CORN-4lc lower; No. 2 mixed, 754 07c; No. 3, 75c; No. 2 white, 79c; No. 3, 7so. OATS-102C lower; No. 2 white, 38040c; No. 2 mixed, 35036c Closing prices of futures: WHEAT September, 8740874c; De cember, 884c; May, 92c CORN September, 6714c; December. 544c; May, 654056c OATS September, 320324c; December, 3340. RYE 70c HAY Steady; choice timothy, $14,500 15.00; choice prairie, $9.2509.60. BUTTEit-Crearxery, 24c; firsts, 22c; seconds, 20c; packing stock, 20c EGGS Extras, 20c; firsts, 18c; seconds, 14c Receipts. Shipments. Wheat, bu. 416,000 234,000 Corn, bu 32,000 11,000 Oats, bu 11,000 4.000 Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 8. WHEAT September. 924c; December, 93o; May, 974c Cash, No. 1 hard, $1,074; No. 1 northern, $1,074; No. 3 northern, $1,064; No. 8, $1.01401.03. FLAX-11.774. BARLEY 46075c CORN No. 3 yellow, 74073c OATS-No. 8 white, 47C RYE No. 2, 664066c. BRAN In 100 pond sacks, $19.00010.60 FLOUR First patents. $5.10(88.45; sec ond patentB. $4.8606.10; first clears, $3.60 03.85; second clears, $2.6002.80. Peoria Market. PEORIA. Aug. 3.-CORN-Steady; No. 2 yellow. 74c; No. 8 yellow, 730734c; No. 4 yellow, 714c; No. 3 mixed, 73c; No. 4 mixed. 714c; sample, 67c. OATS 14c lower; No. 3 white, 33c; standard, 32c; No. 8 white, 314c; No. 4 white. 3O4031C NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Crop-Moving Railroads Lead Bull Movement Early in Day. REVERSAL COMES IN LAST HOUR More Spet-taoular Gains la Tobacco Storks, While National Btsicatt is Forced to Yield Part of Hlc. NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-Ufkler the lead of the Hill issues and a few other stocks, which play an Important part In crop movements, today's brief market session began with much promise to the bull side. Activity In Northern Pacific and Great Northern was much In ex cess of usual dealings, the movement later spreading to certain of the gran gers and the transcontinental group. In the final hour when demand for those stocks had run its course, the list suddenly reversed, turning many material gains to moderate net losses. There was heaviness In United States Steel, Amalgamated Copper and affiliated properties. Hard coal stocks appeared to be under pressure. There were some more spectacular gains in the tobaccos, while National Biscuit was forced to yield a part of its recent recovery. The bank statement was featureless. The only notable feature lay in the ex hibit of the banks and trust companies not connected with the clearing house, whose loans fell off by over $4,000,000. Bonds were firm. Total sales iar value, $1,236,000. United States govern ments were unchanged on call. Number of sales ana teactr.g quotations on stocks were as follows: AmIgmteil Copper ... 7.500 M4 83 u American Agricultural .. too H4 6114 i Am.rlcm Bmt Sugar 71u Amarloan Can t.WO Wjoi, S9 Amvioaa Can pfd $00 ISO US Amsrlcan C. & P too 614 mv4 M A mar lean Cotton Oil (00 51 62 52U Am. lot Securities American Linked jju American Locomotive .1 ' " tju American S. & R 1,000 S4 u" Sj2 Am. S. t R, pfd jQg Am. Sugar Iteflnlng "" American T. T '.. a00 Ut ut m American Tobacco J.joo 809 80S toau Anaconda Mining Co.... TOO 42 41 414, Atchison io,oo 10S?4 108 108 Atchiaon pU Atlantlo Coaat Line tot us jjj" 14114 Baltimore & Ohio 7o0 lOS'i 10s', 108 Bethlehem Steel J00 31 87e 37 Brooklyn Rapid Tr 2.300 83V, K 92 Canadian Paciflo 2,100 !76 31414 27414 Central Leather 300 26 2i 26', Chesapeake & Ohio 700 81 81 80"i Chicago C. W ig Chicago, U. & St. P.... 6.1W lOSVi 1074 107(4 Chicago St N. W M 143 Ul, 141 Colorado K. & 1 ( 30 Consolidated Gas 14414 Corn Products S00 HH 14V4 t4 Delaware ft Hudson igu Denver & Klo Grande i' D. & It. O. pfd jj Dletlllera' Securltlea .... 700 334, 33 32 Erie 4,200 36Vfc 86 88 Erie 1st pfd 600 84 Vi 54 54 Erie 2d pfd 200 44 444 4S4 General Electric 800 18254 12 181(4 Great Northern pfd 10,500 143 141 141' Great Northern Ore ctfs.. 1,100 44 H 44 434 Illinois Central , 4m m 131 131 Interborough Met 700 soil 20'4 2014 Inter. Met. p(d 1,800 59Vi 58 58 International Harvester ., 1,200 124 12311 Inter-Marine pfd 17(4 International Paper 3'K 161 16 16 International Pump J7 Kansas City Southern 25 Laclede Gas 100 I06t4 104 I'Miij Lehigh Valley ,8n0 171' 170 1701 Louisville & Nashville., 7110 180 10 100 M., St. P. St 8. 8. M... (00 1(7(1 160 150 Missouri, K. & f 2714 Missouri Paciflo 37 National Bltcult 1,600 140V4 137 137 National Lead 60(4 N. It. It. of M. 2d pfd 30'1 New York Central 200 117)4 117 N. Y.. 0. 4 W 3214 Norfolk & Western l.tHKJ 118H M Alt North American 100 82H 834 8214 Northern Paciflo 13,300 12814 126 12714 Pacific Mall lm 31 31 31 Pennsylvania 4 .10(1 124 124, 12414 People's Gas 200 11514 llo'j 115 P., C, C. & St. L f.00 lOOli, 1094 10914 Pittsburgh Coal 200 21 2114 21 Pullman Palace Car 160 Reading 19,3110 16; '4 166V4 166 Republic I. & S 200 27 27 27 Republic I. at 8. pfd.... 1,000 8614 80 JS'i Rock Island Co 400 28 25 25 Rock Island Co. pfd.... 200 61 5114 61 St. L. .& S. F. 24 pld.. 100 3M, 8514 3514 Seaboard Air Line 1,200 24 2l4 J- Seaboard A. L. pfd 100 5414 5414 6414 Slosa-Shetripld S. & 1 54 Southern Pacific 1,000 113 11114 111(4 Southern Railway 1(10 2914 294 2914 So. Railway pfd 100 7714 77(4 7714 Tennessee Copper 42 Texas & Pacific 200 22 23 2a Union Pacific 15,400 172 'A 171 171 Union Pacific pfd 100 90(4 0(4 90 United States Realty.... 200 84 84 84(4 linked States Rubber.... 300 53 52 62(4 United States Steel 10,600 72 71'4 '114 V. 8. Steel pfd 600 114 113 11,1 Utah Copper 2,100 62 6214 62H Va.-Carolina Chemical .. 300 4814 4814 48 . Wabash 4 to Wabash pfd 1 Western Maryland W. 68 Western Union , 40 82(4 V Westinghoune Electrlo .. 3,700 82 M(4 S24 Wheeling A L. E 614 Total sale lor the day, 194.100 shares. Hew York Money Market. NEW YORK, Aug. 3. MONEY On call nominal; time loans, steady; sixty days, SWai. Ier cent; ninety-bays, 3 tvi per cent; six months, 45 per cent. PRIME MERCANTILE PAPER-5 per CSTERL-INQ EXCHANGE Weak, with actual business in bankers' bills at $4.8450 for sixty-day bills and at $4.8690 for de mand. Commercial bills, $4.83. SILVER Bar, o9?8c; Mexican dollars, 48a BONDS Government, steady; railroad, firm. Closing quotations on bonds today were as follows: D. 8. ref. 2s, re...10O14 Japan 414s 91 do coupon 100(4 K. C. So. ref. 6s... 94 C. 8. la, reg 102 L. S. deb. 4s 1931.. 92 do coupon 102 L. & fj. utl, 4.,.. 9S V. 8. 4s, reg 113M. K. T. 1st 4s.. t4 do coupon 113 do gen. 416 84 Panama 8s, coupon.. 101Mo. Pacific 4s 70 Alll-t'hal. 1st 6a.. 87 j0 con. 5s 85 Amer. Ag. 5s 101 14 N. R. R, 0f m. 4'ss 89 A. T. 4b T. c. 4s.. 11414 N. y. p. g, 3,. . g8 Am. Tobacco 6s.... 120 40 deb. 4s 94 Armour A Co. 414a. 9114 N. Y. N. H. & H. Atchison gen. 4s.... 97 cv. 814s 901J do ov. 4s I960 106 N. & W. 1st c. 4s. 9714 do cv. 5s 10t do cv. 4s 117(4 A. C L. 1st 4a 94 No. Pacific 4s 98 Bal. ai Ohio 4b 97VJ do 3s 69 do 3s 91 0. S. L. rfdg. 4s.... 9214 Brook. Tr. ov. 4s... WdPenn. cv. 1915.. 9714 Cen. ot Oa. 6s 10914 do con. 4 10314 Con. Leather 6s ... 9514Reading gen. 4s.... 97(4 Ches. & Ohio 4V4B. 9914 g, L. 4 8. F. fg. 4s 79 do con. 41? 9314 do gen. 6s SC Chicago & A. 8"4.. 85 8t. L. 8. W. c. 4S 80 C. B. 4V Q. . 4s... 94s. A. L. adj. 6s.... 79 do gen. 4s 96So. Pao. col. 4s... 89 C M 4V 8 P ov 414S.106 do cv. 4s 9414 C R. I. P- 4a. 6914 do 1st ref. 4s 94 do rfg. 4 88(4 So. Railway 6s 107 C. & S. r & e 414s 95 do gen. 4s 78 D. & H. cv. 4s 984 Union Tai-lllc 4s.. ..10214 D. & R. O. r. 5s.. 8Vi do cv. 4s 101 Distillers' 6a 3?4 "do 1st & ref. 4s 97 Erie p. I. 4s 89 u. S. Rubber 6s. ...10414 do gen. 4s 78 U. 8. Steel 2d 6s... 103 d cv. 4s. ser. B 78 Va.-Car. Chem. 5a.. (814 III. Cen. 1st ref. 4s 95V, Wabash Ut sV ox 4a 68 Inter. Met. 4s 2V4 Western Md. 4s 86 Inter. M. M. 4t. . 64 West. Elec. cv. 6a.. 94 Bid. "Offered. Wia. Central 4.... 91 Boston Stuck Market. BOSTON, Aug. 3. Closing quotations on stocks were as follows: Allouei 40 Mohawk 68 Atrial. Copper 83 Nevada Con 21 A. Z. L. 8 31 Niplsstng Mines ... 7 Ariiona Com. ... 5 11-loNorth Butto 29 B. & C. C. 4k 8. M. 7 North Lake 6 Cal. 4: Arlaona 75 Old Dominion 67 Cat. Hla 529 Osceola in Centennial ttlaQuincy 90 Cop. Range C. C. .. 6714 Shannon 1 Fast Butte C. M... 13 Superior i Franklin H Is Superior fe B. M... 114 Oiroux Con 5 Tamarack 44 Cranby Con 5 U. 8. 8. R. 4V M... 4814 Greene Cananea .... 974 do pfd 49 Isle Royal Copper.. 36 Utah Con 12 Kerr Lake 24 Utah Copper Co 62 Lake Copper 36 t Winona 6 14 La Salle Copper 6 Wolverine 107 Miami Copper 29 Xew York Mining Stocks. NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-Closln; quota tions on mining stocks were: Alice S50 Little Chief 4 Com. Tunnel atocjl. . 10 Mexican 20 do bonds 5 Ontario jjo Coo. Cal. eV Va.... 38 ophir ,v) Iron Silver 160 "standard lto Leadvlll Con 8 Yellow Jacket 100 Offered. I . London Stock Market. LONDON, Aug. 3. Moderate activity de veloped In most directions on the stock exchange during the week and there was a general advance In prices. Canadian Pacific was the feature in the American section. The slock advanced 9 points under vigorous International buy ing. Favorable crop reports and better trade advices gave the market a good tone. There was a fair demand for United States Sleet, Copper shares and Vnion Pacific. Investors paid attention to the gilt edged section, where prices gradually hardened. Government purchases ad vanced consols a quarter of a point, tmt this was lost later under profit taking. Statement of Clearing House Banks. NEW YORK. Aug. 3.-The statement of the actual condition of clearing house banks for the week shows that . the banks hold $20,398,950 reserve in excess of legal requirements. This Is an Increase of $1,160,450 in the proportionate cash re serve as compared with last week. The statement follows: DAILY AVERAGE. Amount. Decrease. Loans $2,041,422,000 $ 822,000 Specie 361,309.000 .STti.OOO Legal tenders S8.51S.0n0 290.000 Net deposits 1,911.019,000 U.IU.OOO Circulation 45,5X7,000 $02,000 Ex. lawful reserve.. S0.i52.lW M.4f0,350 Banks' cash reserve In vaults.. $JT,5sh,0iW Trust companies' cash reserve.. 73,141,000 Aggregate cash reserve $419,827,000 Trust companies reserve with clearing house members carrying $5 per cent cash reserve, $72.13(1.000. ACTUAL CONDITIONS. Amount. Decrease. loans $2,040,071,0110 $2,74t,000 Specie J8O.SW0.OOO 773.000 Legal tenders 57,701.000 647.000 Net deposits 1,904,37.000 J.4M.OO0 Circulation 45,S7T,000 892,000 fix. lawful reserve.. U0,m60 l,loo,iio Banks' cash reserve In vaults.. $378.002, (MO Trust companies' cash reserve.. 72,579,000 Aggregate cash reserve $448,681,000 Trust companies' reserve wtlh clearing house members carrying 25 per cent re serve, $71,481,000. Summary of state banks and trust com panies In Greater New York not reporting to the New York clearing1 house: Amount. Decrease Loans $612,574,000 $4,25,300 Specie 54.931,000 1,151,500 Legal tender 8,119,600 $23,400 Total deposits (97,927,400 586,500 lnoreate. Condition of Treasury. WASHINGTON, Aug. S.-AI the begin ning of business today the condition of the United States treasury was: Work ing balance In treasury offices, $J7,815,3tjo; In banks and Philippine treasury, $,- Hl5,7ti5: total of the general fund, $lfis. 442.062; receipts yesterday, $2,229,31S; dls- Dursements, $tti'2,406. The surplus this fiscal year was $1,134,077, against a deficit of SI6.117.3S6 at this time last year. These figures exclude the Panama canal and public debt transactions. I ' " OMAHA GENERAL, MARKET. BUTTER No. L l-ib. cartons, $7c: No. L in 60-lb. tubs, 27c; No. $, 26o; pack ing, 25c. CHEESE Imported Swiss, 83c; Ameri can Swiss, 25c; block Swiss. 24o: twins. 17Mjc; daisies, 18o; triplets, 18c; Young Americas, ivc; mue iarjei orick, Uftg; limberger, 2-lb., 20c; 1-lb., 22c. POULTRY-Brollers, 8640c per lb., hens, 15c; cocks, 910c; ducks, 18c; geese, 16o: turkeys, 23c; pigeons, per don. 11.50 Alive: Hens, 10llc; old roosters, 5ttu; stags, 6c; old ducks, full feathered, to; geese, full feathered, 5c; turkeys, lie; pigeons, per doz., 90c;. homers, $2.50; squabs, No. 1, $l.l0; No. t, 50c. BEEF CUT PRICES The wholesale prices of beef cuts, effective July 29, will k. a fnllnura Dike Ma 1 Qlli.A. XTa 16o; No. 3, ll.c. Loins No. 1, 24o; No. t, we; o. a, nc. unucKS imo. i, wc; No. 2, 7c; No. 3, Bftc. Round-No, 1, 14c; No. 2, 121294c; No. S, 10l0o. Plates-No. $c; No. 2. 6O6V10; No. 3. 66C fish tiresnr ricaerw, jc; white. 13c; pike, 15c; trout, 14c; large crapples, 12 loc; fepantsh mackerel, 19c; eel, 19c; had docks, 15c; flounders, 13c; green catfish, loo; rose shad, 55c each; shad roe, per pair, 45c; salmon, 15c; halibut. 8c; yellow perch, 8c; buffalo, 8c; bullheads, 80. FRUITS, ETC New apples In bbls.. $3.50. Spanish onions, per case, $1.00; Strawberries, per case 1A qts., J4.0U. Bananas, fancy select, per bunch, $2.25 2.50; Jumbo, per bunch, $2.753.75. Dates, Anchor brand, new, 30 1-lb. pkgs. In box, ner box. 82.25: Dromedary brand, new. 80 1-lb. pkgs. in box, per box, $3.00. Figs, Cali fornia, per case of 12 No. 12 pkgs., 85c; por case of 36 No. 12 pkgs., $2.60; per case of 50 No. 6 pkgs., $2.00; bulk, in '25 and 60-lb. boxes, per lb., loc; new TurkiB'h, 5-crown, in 20-1 b. boxes, per lb., lc; 6 erown, In 20-lb. boxes, per lb., 16c; 7 crown, in 80-lb. boxes, per lb., 17c. Lemons, Limoniera, selected brand, extra fancy, 300-300 sizes, per box, $7.50; Loma Llmoncira, fancy, 300-300 sizes, per box, $6.50; 240-420 sizes, 60 per box loss; Cali fornia, choice, 300-3W) sizes, per box, $5.60. Oranges, California Elephant brand, extra fancy, 90-126 sizes, por box,, $3.75; extra fancy, all sizes, per box, $4.25; Valencia oranges, all sizes, $4.00. Peaches, California. 85c. Wax beans, tier basket. 75c; green beam, per basket, $1.00. Canta loupes, Lailiornia, 40 sue, $3.00. water melons, per lb., l'4c. Peaches, Texas, 4 baskets, 66c; bu. baskets, $1.30. VEGETABLESr-Cabbage, home grown, per lb., lc. Celery, Michigan, per doz., 35c. Cucumbers, hot house, per doz., 60c. Egg plant, fancy Florida, per dos., $2.00. Garlic, extra fancy, white, per doz., 15c. Lettuce, extra fancy, white, per dos., 26c. Onions, white, In crate, $1.00; yellow, per crate, 90c. Parsley, fancy southerns, per doz. bunches, 603)76o. Potatoes, home grown, new, per bu., 76c. Tomatoes, home grown, per 4-basket carrier, 75c. Dry Good Market. NEW YORK, Aug. J. DRY GOODS- The cotton goods markets rule firm, with the demand broadening. Fruit of the loom 4-4 bleached goods, which have been at value, have been advanced to 47c. Jobbers report a more aotive trade in cotton goods and dress goods. Men wear and dress goods in first hands are in demand. J Milwaukee Grain Market. MILWAUKEE. Aug. 1-WH EAT No. 1 northern, $mu1.12tt; ! 2 northern, $1.07W(1.10V6; No. hard winter, 94006c; September. 93c; December. 93Ao. CORN-No. 3 yellow, nwomo; No. S white, 7c; no. 2, 757&ttc; September, 67c; December, w&wc. OAT8-8tandard, 65c. BA RLEY Malting, 60g80c. ' Cotton Market. - NEW YORK. Aug. 8.-COTTON- Futures closed steady. Closing bids: August, 12.J0o; September. 1136c; October, 12.61c; November, 12.49c; December, 1156c; January, 12.62o; February, 12.56c; March, 12.60c; May, 12.67c. Spot closed quiet; middling uplands, 12.90c; middling gulf, 13.15c; sale 47 bales Metal Market. ' NEW YORK, Aug. 3. METALS Mar kets were dull and nominal. Lake cop per, $17.76; electrolytic, $17.75; casting, $17 12V4Q17.25. Iron, quiet and unchanged. ST. LOUIS, Aug. $. M ET ALB Lead, steady at $4.60$.62V- Spelter, quiet At $6.95. I Omaha Hay Market. 1YAUA 111 9 11 i V.V.W K? . $11.0011.50; No. I $10.003111.00; No. 3 '$8.00 610.00: No. 1 midland, 110.50311.00: No. 1 $9.60&10.00; NO. $, $8.00G9.00; No, 1 low land, I9.0UJP10.W; rso. 3, $8.0000.00; No. I. $a.oo8.oo. Coffee Market. NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-COFFEE-Market closed steady, 9 to 12 points net lower; sales, 34,250 bags. Spot coffee, No. 7, Uio, 14e; Santos, No. 4, 164c; mild, dull; Cordova, 1618c. Sugar Market. NEW YORK. Aug. 3.-8UGARRw steady; muscovado, 8 test, 8.56c; rentrif- ucnl. 96 tent. 4-flfin: mnteaua aa 3.30. Refined, steady; crushed, 6.8O0; granuiatea, o.iuc; powaerea, o.aoc. Oil and Rosin. SAVANNAH, Ga.. Aug. $. TURPEN TINE Firm at 431i43Vic. ROSIN-Firm; type F. $8.66: tvie G. $6.70. lock In Slht. Receipts of live stock at the five nH. clpal western markets yesterday: cattle. Hoas. Sheep. South Omaha 100 6.W0 St. Joseph 250 4,700 600 Kansas City 100 1,500 Pt. Louis 900 4.000 500 Chicago 300 7,000 4,000 Totals .......-,....1,650 24,000 (,000 OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET Fat Cattle Quarter to Fifty Higher for Week. HOGS QUARTER-THIRTY HIGHER Good Lambs Steady for Week, Others Lower, With Best Sheep Ten to Fifteen Lower, Others Steady to Lower. SOUTH OMAHA, Aug. S, 1912. Rw,1n1. u nr. ..I. fin.. Uli.nri .-. . . . wi.vw-. Official tVTnnilnv i A Oil 1111 Official Tuesday 3.056 8,639 9.205 umciai Wednesday.... 2.0M 6.209 Vi.VU Official Thursday 1,967 7.007 8,11" Official Friday 715 6.907 774 csumaiea Saturday... ill 6,"uo Six days this week..ll.38 40.593 45,686 Same days last week.. 11.979 46.697 82.W2 Same days 3 w'ks ago.. 12.835 65,788 Bame days 2 w'ks ago.. 7.076 61.043 27,5X3 Same days 4 w'ks sko.. 7.SS3 61.1:3 15.777 Same days last year.. 24.818 48,670 61.605 The following UbU shows the receipt of cattle, hogs and sheep at South Omaha for the year to date as compared with last year; mil. 1911. Inc. Pea. Cattle 474JH7 638,4 M.T71 Hog 2,086.737 1.042,046 444.691 Sheep 1,066,285 914,438 140,847 The following table shows the range of prices for hogs at South Omaha for the last few days, with comparisons: Date. 1912. ltll.U8l0.1909.11i)08.19O7.1906. July 24). 7 tVH 6 45 8 37 7 Sit 1 5 8 60 July 27. July 28. July 29. July SO. 7 644 76!4 6 551 8 31 7 451 8 18 6 971 $44 6 64 8 83 7 6 07, 6 4$ 6 67 7 7 27 6 14 6 04 7 66 7 7117 401 6 241 6 Obi 6 37 July 31. 7 72l 8) 7 44 6 411 6 01! 6 85 Aug. 1.. 7 75HI 6 64 7 60 I 44 6 69 7 60 7 49 76 7 75 7 641 6 33 5 m u i& 5 91 6 n 6 o 6 23 Aug. 2 7 ra 7 98 Aug. 3.. Sunday. Receipts and disposition of live stock at the Union Stock Yards, South Omaha, for twenty-four hours ending at 3 o'clock yes terday. RECEIPTS-CARLOADS. Cattle. Hogs. Horsos. Klilnn I'lirlfln 1 12 1 C. & N. W., east 10 .. C. & N. W.. west 3 31 9 C, St. P., M. fc O C, B. & east 2 r It. A-, o wrt 16 .. C, R. I. & P.. east 7 C., R. I. P.. west .. i Illinois Central C. G. W Total receipts 8 83 10 DISPOSITION-HEAD. Cattle. Hogs. 690 l,tiS5 816 2,206 246 Omaha Packing Co Swift and Company Cudahy Packing Co - 5 Armour & Co v Schwarti-Bolen Co .1 H ttriot Jfe L'O H Other buyers.... 6 Totals S 6.M2 CATTLE There were no cattle of any nnntianri in the vards this morning and absolutely nothing to make a market. For the weK receipts nave oeeii moderate although not very much differ ent from last week. As compared with the corresponding week of last year there has been a tailing off of over one-halt, which will give a very good idea. of the nntl HhnrtaKH that is being experienced at the leading markets of tlie country. Owing to the moderate runs ana a iir buying demand the market on beef steers ha hnn verv stromt all the week, and notwithstanding the tact that the market was already the highest on reoora a sun further advance was made this week. Prices on all grades have gradually rirmnrl iin and at the close of the week are 26jy4oo higher than last week. Owing to tlie scarcity OI gooa cornicu tauu no high record has been made for tops, but the feellnt; Is that a strictly good to choice buncii ot beeves would sell as high as $9..'6. There has been quite a sprinkling of western beef and as high as $8.25 was paid tor range grass steers. Cows and heifers have been In excep tionally good (kmand as compared to the light receipts and prices are generally 60c higher on practically all klnos. Trade has been active every day and In a very healthy condition as viewed from a seller's standpoint. Stock cattle and feeders have moved somewhat more freely this week. As It becomes apparent that there will be plenty of feed this fall the country Is showing more anxiety for feeding cattle and buviiisr orders are coming in more freely than any time thus fur this sea son. Tlie lact mat yuoyio generally are coming to realize that there will be a scarcity of feeding cattle this fall Is naturally making would-be buyers more anxious to secure wuai nicy wo.ui aim thus avoid the rush to buy tnat is likely to be a teature of the trade later In the season. Prices have shown strength this week under a free buying demand and are at the present time Kxgtio higher than the low spot last week. Quotations on Native Cattle: Good to choice beef steers, $8.759.76; fair to good beet steers, $7.758.76; common to fair beef steers, 86.760tf7.76; good to choice heifers, $.267.26; good to choice cows, $6.76ttt.75; fair to good cows, $4.505.76; common to fair cows, $2.7604.60; good to choice stockers and feeders, $5.407.00; fair to good stockers and feeders, $4.76 65.40; common to fair stockers and feed ers, $3.7644.76; stock cows and heifers, $3.5065.00; veal .calves, $4.0O$.O9; bulls, stags, etc., $3.76tt.60. . Quotations on Range Cattle: Godd to choice beef steers, $7.o0$8.25; fair to food beet steers, 16.607.50; common to fair beet steers, $6.6O6r.60. HOGS Receipts of hogs were not very large this morning and buyers bougnt hogs steady to a nickel higher than yes terday's market right at tne start, i nip pers tilling a good many of their orders early. As shippers and speculators bougnt fully one-nan ot tne receipts ana tne supply being rather small trade improved as the morning advanced. Prices for good shlPDlng hogs and the mixed and packing kinds sold fully 6jjl0c higher at the good time, trade generally remaining on this basts until practically eveoining was disposed of by 9:80 o'clock. Hogs sold readily, as the demand was good tor ail kinds, there being a preference as a matter or course on tne pari or tne ouy ers for anything showing quality. Tuu proportion of cnolce hogs Is gradually getting smaller, and this fact enables salesmen to tell tne less desirable kluus to better advantage. A load of good Ugiu hogs made a top at $8.16, the hignest pilce paid lor a car oi nogs since itiovemuer, 1910, when $8.66 was paid. The general market might be described as averaging pretty close to a dime higher than yes terday. Hogs at the end of this week are about 36iji30o higher than the close of last week, the bulk selling today at $7.8ut&s.0o, as compared with $7.65'u'7.76 last Saturday. Top a week ago was $7.87, as against $8.16 this morning. Representative sates No. 41.. M.. !.. II.. M.. 47.. 44.. 7.. 40.. .. n.. .. 44.. 41.. 7J.. M.. 72.. 69.. 40.. 57.. 11... 44.. (4.. 69.. if,.. At. Jr. No. At. Pr. 40 7 10 ... 7 W U 7 W ... 7 10 40 7 10 ... 7 M ..M4 ..Ml ..171 ..2l ... T H 1 10 40 1 80 30 7 M 71.. 10.. 70.. 71.. 41.. 74.. .241 ..2U ..331 .161 ..244 ..117 ..206 17 140 7 it) 100 110 X ... 710 Ml M 1 40 It 44 40 7 10 ..134 120 7 10 ..IS4 ..Ml ..Ml 40 7 SO M 1 0 20 1 44 ... 1 M 234 40 1 10 .. ft 10 IKi .. 1 M 40 7 K 171 211 117 191 247 211 240 77.. 14.. 11.. 42.. 78.. 68.. M.. 83.. II.. 61.. 61.. 74.. ..140 U4 too i n 24S 240 7 IS 240 40 7 86 2K 40 7 15 144 100 1 IS at 160 7 SG til 40 1 lb 7 16 7 M 1 IS .176 80 7 15 .221 180 1 5 .262 130 7 95 .222 ... 7 95 -31 140 7 IS ....222 ,...240 ....14 ....fit ,...268 .. 1 M M 1 M .. 1 II .. 1 S 40 1 15 80 7 15 Ml 200 7 16 214 so 7 n 10 7 95 .. 8 00 7 261 13 223 ,...287 2S1 160 7 8714 265 1M 1 87 73 14 227 110 8 00 lit 120 100 K... 47... ... 16... 44... 46... (I... ...234 ...218 ...239 ...247 ...268 ... 7 0 ... 190 10 1 to 40 1 0 80 1 to 80 7 W 61.. 71.. to.. 77.. 12.. 14.. 71.. .. .. 77.. 72.. 71.. 18.. ...260 ....213 ....211 M 8 00 .. S 00 10 1 00 ....224 240 1 00 ...116 40 8 00 ,..167 ...20 140 IO0 ...Ml 10 100 ...346 140 I 00 ...14 ... 106 ...218 340 8 05 47... 17... 71... 261 110 7 to .220 80 7 M .14 .221 10 1 10 .. 710 .. 7 10 42... 49... 12... ..111 ..251 1 05 ..147 140 7 to .343 .224 10 I 06 ... 110 40 I 10 10 1 10 ... 8 10 40 1 10 40 1 16 ... 1 It ... 1 16 ... 1 U 4 ....140 ... 7 to ....214 120 7 10 ....242 40 1 to SO. 77 311 11. 74. 14. 17. 43. II. 41 89. ....104 ..238 ..111 ..ill .. 7 10 40 7 90 80 1 fl 60.. 17.. 78.. .. ..371 ..210 ..171 ..190 217 140 7 to 2! 40 7 10 11 1 57 209 .231 7 to 10 25 240 1 40 SHEEP There was no trade in sheep and lambs today, as none arrived on the market, consequently values remain nom inally the same as on yesterday. Offerings of fat sheep were consider ably more numerous this week than any time previously this season, wethers com prising the bulk of the receipts. Quite a few wethers were of a good class, but showed too much weight to be ready sell ers, packers as a rule favoring choice handy weights. At the close of the week prices on the best kinds were all of in 16c lower than a week ago. As the less desirable killers wrre in abundant supply trade was slow and dull, -ut prices gen erally held up comparatively well, being anywhere from steady to HW25c below the prices prevailing at the close of last week. Notwithstanding the slowness of the general trade demand has- been good for anything that would make really good killers. A little better trade was noted In the lamb market In comparison with the fat sheep. The situation was generally sat isfactory to sellers, especially on choice lambs, when considering the lower trend of values for nearly ail other kinds ot sheep and lambs. Prices tor the beat kinds at the end ot the week were fully steady with last week's close. The com mon to medium grades that sold as kill ers might be quoted as weak to a little lower. Good feeding lambs and sheep were not In large enough supply to meet the grow lug demand, prices paid being strong to a Httle higher than last week. Mostly all feeding stuff on the common to me dium order was about steady with last week's prices. Receipt were little If any larger than a week ago, the bulk con sisting of medium stock. Quotations on sheep and lambs: Mrnbs, good to choice, t7.0fJ7 BO; lambs, fair to good, $6.0Oft7.00; lambs, feeders, $5.74W 6.65: yearlings, good to choice light. $4.75 9t6.15; -earllng. good to choice heavy, S4.60S4.75; yearlings, feeders, $3.6084.26; wethers, good te choice, $4.O09j4.85; wetn ers, fair to good, $3.6.Vrr4.A0; wethers, feed ers, $3.003 3.75; ewet, good to choice, $3.ij4I 4.00; ewes, fair to good, $3.00'3.7&; ewes, feeders, $2.C0Q3.00. CHICAGO I.1VK STOCK. M4.IIKIST Demand tor latlle Steady -Hobs lllBhrSh-ep Slow. CHICAGO, Aug. 3. CATTLE Receipts, 300 head. Market strsrty; beeves. $5,753' 985; Texas cteorn, J5.0OIJ7.10; western steer, $5.s5i(f7.tiO; stockers and feetlors, $4.tAtf.!Ki; cows and heifers, $2.768.40; calve, $6.75iU10.$5. HOGS-Rccelpts. 7.0(0 head. Market generally 60 up; light, $7.RO(r8.4: mixed, $7.35fl8.40; heavy. $7.208.25; rough, $7.20i 7.40; pigs, $6.7O3U0; bulk Of sales, $7.ttr 8.20. SHEEP AND LAMBS-Reoeipt". 4,000 head. Market slow and steady; natives, $3.3004.75; westerns, $3.t04.65; yearling!, 4.60tj6.fW; native lambs, $!.60iif7;6; west erns, $4.04ji7.85. Kaunas City Live Stock Market. KANSAS CITY, Aug. 8. CATTLE Re ceipts, 100 head, Including 60 head souih erns: market strona: native steers, $6.60 $.75; southern steers, $4 76fi6.75; southern oowa and heifers, J3.6Kl.ciO; native cows and heifers, $3.25(0 50; stockers and feed ers, $4.25(57.40; bulls, $3.766.00; calves, $5.0008.75; western steers, $6.5O8.90; west ern cows, $8.25iS6.00. HOGS Receipts, 1,600 head; market strona: bulk of salsa. 88.05(8.20: heavy. $7.808.00; packers and mitohers, $8.00&8.26; lights. 88.00tip.25; pigs, 56OO97.OU SHEEP AND LA MBS Receipts, none; market steady; muttons, $3,50)4.50; lambs, $6.K7.50; range wethers and yearlings, $3.tM$.0Oi range ewes, $2.60i&4.00. St. Leali Live Stoek Market. ST. LOUIS, Aug. 3. CATTLE. Re ceipts, 900 head; Including 400, Ttxsns: market steady; native beef steers, $6.56 frilft: cows and heifers, $4.00.7l; Hook ers and feeders, $3.76i6.50; Texas and In dian steers, $8.008.50; oowa and heifers, $4.7668.75; calves in carload lots, $4.50 Q7.60. HOGS Receipts, 4,000 head; market steady; pigs and lights, $8.50(8.46; mixed and butchers, $8.30j8.60; good heavy, $g.20 8.45. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 600 head; market steady; native muttons, $3.75(i5.25; lambs, $6.507.75. SI. Joseph Live Stock Market. ST. JOSEPH, Aug. 3. CATTLE Re ceipts, 250 head. Market steady; steers, $6.509.65; cowh and heifers, $3.00(99.00; calves, $5.00(a8.76. HOOS-Recelpts, 4,700 head. Market le higher; top, $8.80; bulk of sales, $8.008.16. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 600 head. Market steady; iambs. $6.7&&7.50. I Wool Market. ST. LOUIS, Aug. S.-WOOL-tUeady; territory and western mediums, 80O24o; fine mediums, 18620c; fine. 13170. BETS FORTUNE ON A SHOWER Kansas Wheat King- Wagrered SUO,. OOO to O,000 that It Wowld ltaln, aad Woa. "Jim" Flke, the Kansas wheat king, bet $20,000 during August and September last year that rain would fall on his 7,000 acres of wheat In Northwest Kansas before the middle of May. And he has won almost five to one, and his winnings may be seven or eight to one. Flke never had such a wheat prospect in fif teen years as he has at the present time, It he has only the average Kansas yield of wheat he stands to clean up more than $90,000 on the one wheat crop. If rains continue during May and the early part of June, be stands to beat this by $20,000 to $30,000. For five years Flke has been plunging In wheat, and he is now the biggest winter wheat grower in the country. Three years ago he had 180,000 acres of winter wheat that averaged eight bushels an acre, and sowed 16,000 acrei of wheat and lost every cent he had put into it. He did not harvest enough wheat to get seed for the crop that offers so fine a prospeot at this time. Gambling on the weather has been Flke's method of chasing the festive dol lar for years. He was once a Kansas railroad commissioner, elected during the populist days. He has bet more than $250,000 In the last ten years that rain would fall at the proper time, and he never lost entirely , until last year, lie had a bumper crop on 2,000 acres in 1303, and a crop that earned him $20,000 In 1908. Since that year he has not had less than 8,000 acres In wheat in any year. But last year, after the most dis astrous season he had ever experienced, Flke was forced to cut down his wheat acreage just half that of the former year. Last summer Flke put In his wheat with extraordinary care, He bought the best Russian hard winter wheat teed he could get on the Kansas Agricultural college farms. He plowed two inches deeper than ever before. He has four thlrty-horse-power steam plowing en gines and two twenty-horsepower gaso lene enfrtnes to plow his fields. He plowed five inches Instead of the usual three Inches, and used two seta of har rows to smooth the ground after each plow. Everyone In Kansas has been watch ing the rain reports from the western part of the state. Kansas people are In terested In Flke and his weather gam bling. They want him to win and make a big "killing." Everybody is pulling for him. There were so many calls In the Topeka newspaper office aa to whether there had been rain at Colby, where Flke Uvea., that the correspondents there were directed to wire rain storlee for every shower. The Rock Island rail way gener&l offices for Kansas directed its agent at Colby to report apeciflcally every day on rain, and the government weather offloes loaned the railway agent somo rain gauges. Flke is just like the chap playing the fare bank. He hat worked out his system and Just keeps on gambling Until he breaks the bank. Flke has not made a real "killing" stnee 1908, although TTa made a lot of money in 1008 and has made some money each year until 19U. But this year he will hit the market in v ay that Kansas will be talking about ; it for years. Incidentally there are ai 1 lot of other Kansans who "" uk! '. ; a lot ot money from the r wUeat fields.! St. Louis Post-DIspatcb. . KNIGHTS OF DOUBLE CR0SS( An Expose of eat Devise In Com man !' for Fleecing the I'd wary. It all happened In the back room of popular cafe, and as back rooms are not popular In New Tork six days out of th , week, It is perhaps unnecessary to add. ' that it happened on a warm Sabbat' afternoon. 1 had Just ordered a er seltzer and lemon and was feeling In my pocket for the money to pay for it when the first man entered and took a seat at my table. He called for beer and bad drawn th4 heavy matoh-safe toward him with the Intent of lighting up, when the secon man entered and seated himself at a ta ble nearby. If they were acquainted they gave no sign. If they had designs upon our pocketbooks the were at least in not Immediate hurry about It The newcomer was red-headed an stout. He was In the middle of hia second, rtckey, when he suddenly turned around In his chair and surveyed the occupant of the room. . , "Gentlemen," he began, in a low, per suaslve tone. "I came in here this after noon, not only for a couple of cool drinks,' but also for a piece of change." So saying, he drew out a handful of coins from one of his pockets and built a small stack of nickels upon the table be-j fore him. Returning some of the aolnS to his pocket, he then produced a smalt dice and handed It to me. "Look at It; It ain't goin to bite you., he Invited ma. "Bet tor yourself that lt't$ solid, has six sides and that all the spot are regular from the ace to the sis." Tho dlco seemed regular in every rW spect. and I passed it to my neighbor, atf tall, thin man, with a bronzed face. By;! this Unit other patron became interested! and hitched their chairs closer to the red4 haired speaker. . "There' no deception about this, m( friends," he want on. a the dice waW passed from hand to hand. "I want on of you to lay that dice upon the top ofl that stack ot nickels with the ac spot up." Wondering what was to come next, on ot the customers laid the dice upon the sTack of coin as requested. A small aoi leather die box with a small hole In the closed end wa then passed around for Inspection. It seemed to be a ordinary as the dice, and all hand unanimously, pronounced It to b all right. "Now, If one ot you gents will plac that dice box over the dloe and the colnd I'll proceed to explain the game." After one of the "gents" had accommo dated him, th man with the auburn half came In with th explanation, BimuW taneously producing a short straw front' an upper coat pocket. "It's animal magnetism," he declared as he waved the Btraw. "I make one stall i with this straw through the little hole In, the top of th dice box. I think real hard that I want the dice to flop over and show (he six spots up. There's no elec-i triolty about It, and you can search ma for batteries If you think I've got any, on me." He glanced around the circle as he paused tor breath and then rolled up hi sleeves to the elbow. Grasping the dice box between a thumb and finger, he, raised It enough to show u that th die ; was still resting with the ace side up' ward, and then covered it up again. He; then made one quick jab at the little hole with hi straw and drew out a roll ot bills. "If you don't want to lose your moneyr keep out of it," he was frank enough td lay. "At the ame time, If any of you are ltchln' for quick action, I'm bettln'l anywhere from one to a hundred dollars: that that little dice Is now restln' on th coin with the six spot up instead of th ace." ; Th bronze man at my table felt in hla pocket and finally produced a $5 bank note folded several times. I wa on the) point of restraining him with a word, about the foolishness of the man who at-; tempts to beat another man at his ownh game, when something told me to hoIrXj my tongue. 1 "1'lt be) $3 out of this $5 that the UttltM dice on the coins Isn't six spots up," ipokatj up my neighbor. j The bill wa changed. Then the boxU was raised and, a I had anticipated, thetj six black spot wer uppermost and thttj man with th red hair pocketed th beuj "Any of you want to try It again?" hej asked, shaking up the coin and dice In hit) freckled hand. "I've only got this $3 left," said that loser, "but if you can do that trick witbjl the Btraw again you can win th $2." "Sorry to take your last two-spot, uttj I need the mony," said the sure-thtnglj artist as he rearranged the coins and dlcou The box wa then passed around as be- fore and the stack covered. "Pardon me while I get a straw fromJ th bartender," apologized the red-headeda man as he looked In vain for Til straw. and then turned toward the door leading Into the bar. His back had scarcely been turned for the fraction of a second before the man at my table reached over, lifted thcW leather box, removed the dice from the top of the pile of coin and then replaced the box. Slyly exhibiting the die to me,, he then winked knowingly at the clrcla( of faces. In the meantime the faker had obtained his straw and was back in our midst.; Making another little jab at the hole in' the bottom of the dice box, he invited ua to get down our bets. "What' the bet?" asked th corner; butcher, a he hitched his chair still1 closer. He had observed the action of' the sunburnt man at my table. ; "I'm bettln' from on to a hundred; dollar that when I raise this dice box it'll disclose a dice restln upon the top of that stack of nickel with six spots, up," wa the answer. It looked good to me, but unluckily I. was short of ready cash. It also looked, attractive to the butcher, who fortun--ately had a habit of carrying around hia Saturday receipts with him until Mont' day banking hour. ; "I'll take $50 worth ot that easy money," declared the butcher, 'as h pro-' duced hi roll and peeled off the bill,' with on eye on th die which he sun burnt man wa cautlonsly displaying be; neatli the table. Evidently there wa no one el on tho . premise who had a dollar to invest. ; after an impressive silence th red-headedh man gently squeezed the sides of the-' leather box and raised it ; Nestling very comfortably upon the toj' of the stack of nickels an ivory die wan disclosed, it six-spotted side uppermost. , , All of which may have something- to)' do with the high price of meat In my neighborhood for the two weeks last pas and the fact that the corner butcher satf : recently been ttingy with hi incIosur3 of gtsrt. New Tork Telegraph, , .