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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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..
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n..
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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, , .
