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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: AUGUST 3, 1913. 5-0 8 - GRAIN ANH PRnliilfll?. MJIPVKT III 11 A UlXllUVUl , Corn Market Now Being Qoverned , entirely oy weather. OLD GRAIN MEN LARGE HOLDERS Some of the Most Experienced Trnd era in the I'll Are Holding and Still atnklnu Purchases of Yellow Cereal. Th. ,. . OMAHA. Aug. 2, 1911 ...... fOUrS8.ot co was again skyward lesterday, with the prices the highest on tlie crop. As Hated In this column on several occasions of late, the corn market ?VJ co,n'i" wholly a weather affair, unu without a thorough wetting down or tho belt, prices will continue to gain in strength. One of the strongest fea tures of the corn market at Chicago is tlie fact that many old time speculators, men who have been in tho business for years, and who have watched the corn crop tfrom day to day during the time It is making, aro the heavy holders and the largest buyers from day to day. Among these may be mentioned James A. Pat ten, deorrfe II. Phillips, James K. Hior dan and other big traders. While it was known that the crop in the far southwest was damaged greatly by the drouth and high temperatures, It was not expected that tho losses In Okla homa would provo as great as officially reported. The August condition was placed by tho state bureau at 41 com pared with S3 on July 1, 73 a year ago and t last October, as furnished by Frank 1. Klnc of Toledo. Cash corn was lSlfto higher. Wheat vrem helped mora or less by the strength In corn yesterday, as it de veloped early In the day that tho market was In an oversold condition, and this caused many shorts to cover. Their purchases were liberal and the closing boll found the market with more bulls than bears for the first tlmo In many weeks. While It was not generally known In tho trade, the export business In wheat at tho seaboard was liberal yestarday; there were sales of sovcnty-tlve loads. Cash wheat was lo higher. The buying of oats was qulto Important yesterday and at no time was thoro any selling pleasure to speak of. Cash oats wore io higher. Clearances were: Wheat and flour equal to 147,000 bushels; corn, 22,000 bushels; oats. I.W0 bushels. Hoiiaay in Liverpool. Primary wheat receipts were 1,901,000 buslieU and shipments 919,000 bushels, 0 gainst receipts of 1,414,000 bushels and Shipments of 70.000 bushels last year. Pilrnary corn receipts wcro 373,000 bushels and shipments 4S5.000 bushels, against receipts of 610,000 bushels and shipments of 197,000, bushels last year. Primary oats receipts were 747,000 bushels and shipments 670,000 bushels, against receipts of 124,000 bushels and bhlpmcnU of 221,000 bushels last year. CAR1.0T KKCElPTd. Wheat. Corn. Oats Chicago 643 100 133 Minneapolis S3 Xuluth 64 Omaha 192 41 12 Kansas City .a. 403 49 19 St. I.ouls 147 34 43 WlnnipeB 101 The following cash sales were reported Wheat; No. 3 hard winter, l car (dark), S2ic; 1 car, 82V4o; G cars, Slftc; 8 cars, 8154c. No. 3 hard winter, 1 car, S2o; 2 cars, 81Uc; 2 cars, Sic; 2 cars, SOHo; no grade, 1 car (smutty), 78c. Rye: No. 2, 1 car, C5c. Corn: No. 3 white, 2 cars, 70Hc; No. 4 white, 1 car, OOVic; No. 2 yellow,' 2 cars, 70c; No. 3 yellow, 6 cars, 70c; No. 4 yellow, l car, C9Vic; No. 2 mixed, 3 cars, 70c; No. 3 mixed, 4 cars, 70c; 2 cars, 69c. Oats: No. 3 white, 8 cars, 40c; No. 4 white, 7 curs, 39Hc. umana uasn Prices Wheat: No. 2 hard. iiuiii.iiuM i-o. nring, i'araiic, nominal; No. 2 durum, 7H082c, nominal; No. i durum, 7848tc, nominal. Corn: 70-c. nominal; No. 3 white, 70V4c; No. 4 white, 63(gKVic: No. 2 yellow, 70c; No. 3 yellow. ,70o; No. 4 yellow, 69ti3Hc; No. 2, 70c; No. 3, Wi4j70c: No. 4, KS&c. nominal, oats: No. 2 white, 40V4c, nominal; stanJard 40Uc, nominal; No. 8 white, 40o; No. 4 white, 39?ic. Barley: Malting, KS65c, nominal; No. 1 feed, 3Sllc, nominal. Rye: No. 2. -622Hc, nominal; No. 4, 6lViG2c, nominal. CHICAGO GltAl?T AND PROVISIONS Features of the Trndlnn- and Closlnsr Prices on Ilonrrt of Trade. CHICAGO, Aug. 2. Buying; orders stormed Into the corn pit today and kept up tho excited prico advance that has now lasted a week. Crop destruction duo to record breaking drouth gave no sign of bel.ig stopped, and the close of the day left the market holding firmly at a level lo to lHOlft above lost night. Wheat finished at a guln of Mi,c to 3iGTic, and oats up c to T44jlc. In provisions tho outcome was ITHc to 22y&o decline. Coi l quotations camn within V,o of making1 good the predictions that the market would reach as high as 70c a bushel. There was no rain anywhere to day and the official forecast showed a prospect of eeveral days more of dry weather. Chances of further widespread Injury to the plant were Increased by signs of renewed high temperatures. Ono material setback in the corn mar ket took placo at the beginning of the last hour of tho session. When the ad vance In the September option had reached C9c, a point 8c above the pi ice a week ago, profit talcing became so general on the part of holders that a sharp fall ensued to 98C3V4c The ef fect, however, lasted only a few minutes. Aggressive buying quickly forced a rally, and was driving tho market upward again as the gone cleared the crowd from tho pit. All other grain was Influenced by the ac tion of corn. It was the popular view that farmers beyond the Missouri river would soon stop selling wheat, and would use that grain Instead of corn to feed stock. The fact that cutting of wheat has begun under favorablo conditions in the Canadian northwest gave a little of the en couragement to the bears at one time to day, but an offset developed In reports from New York that a large amount of vessel room had been engaged for ocean shipment of wheat, Oats ran up briskly with corn. Bales to arrive were far below the seasonable volume. Nearby deliveries of provisions suffered from liquidation Incident to the piling up of considerable stocks here. January op tions though were relatively firmer owing to the Btreugth of corn. Options closet? as follows: Article! Open, I Hleh.l Low. I (Jlob. Yst'y. I. ...! Sept. svtti bean 87 80 .KM CSV 6474 uec, May. Corn. Sept. Dec. May. Oats. soTiasi 91vS US',. C9KCfJ trtity bo J4 87 Vi 42 ' I Sept. 4H 46 21 i:h 13 2j 11 67 11 7(i 10 77 Dec. May, I'orK. Bent I I. 20 90 1 20 90 Jan.. 19 074 1 07HI Lard. aept. Oct., Jan.. Ribs. 11 11 bO 11 CO 11 CO 10 C7H- 10 72H: I Sept 11 47- 11 10 11 37U U CO 11 40 il TM 11 524- Oct. Jan. 11 tu 10 22(4 10 !7Vi 10 17H1 Chicago Cash Rrices Wheat: No. -2 red, new, 87t&S3Hc; No. 3 red, new, 878jc; No. 2 hard, new, 873i⪼ No. 3 hard, new, S78Sc; No. 1 northern, 91H'83Uc; No. 2 northern, SlQKc, No. 3 northern. kJij'Olc; No. 2 spring, 9l&fc; No. 3 sprln?, 161 c; No. 4 spring, 83tj89c; velvet chafe, rioc: No. 3 yellow. ChVSaWKQ. No. 4. ma; No, 4 white, C9H07to:; No. 4 yellow, 8t808ic. Oats; No. 2 white, new, 43,tff Oftc; No. 3, new, 40V4c; No. 3 white, new, 4Wic; No. 3 white, old, CxWKc: No. 4 white, new, 41H042c; No. 4 white, old, 41K&42c; standard, new, 42&43c, utand urd, old, 43c. Rye: No, 2, new. 6JHJ4e. Barley, 484j64c. Seeds; Timothy, i.Wtt 4.S0; clover, nominal. Provisions: Pork, ttt.SO; lard. 111. 45. ribs, Jll-1 Jkttl2.12V4. UUTTHR Firm; creamery, OQtRc. POTATOES Higher at 08O5c; receipts, 10 cars. EQUS Unchanged; at mark, cases In cluded, 15 17c; ordinary firsts, ISftOlGHc; fltats. IHjUlSc. POUL,TitV-Aliv lower; hens. He; tprlnss, 17c, turkeys, 19c, MIlTvnnUer liruln llorttrt. MILWAUKEE, Wis. Aug 2 WHEAT -iso. 1 northern. Oa'Xw, No. 2 northern, S7H!4 mm stiew m WAVY i W CS54-0H (0 7',a 6SH 429 i 4Hi MVstr H ITtttlH 48 21 OE'i 21 03 ' 19 30 19 33 U 00-BJ 11 65 II 70 11 73 10 80 10 80 UGH 11 CS 11 10 11603 11 Ml 10 22V, 10 25 ?WiNhrd winter, mci Sep (amber, SSHc; December, 9lie. CUltM-Nn vallnw. U)tlr Vn .1 whll. I TOo; No. $, 89e; September. WHOWVc; De- "SjfS-Snfe, BAllUBY-a3. oHAiiA utsNKriA. MAmcsrr. . BUTTER No. I, l-ib. ca-on. 8e; No. t, 60-lb. tubs. 27Hc: No. 2. 2&Q. FISH White, fresh. Uc; trout, fresh, Uc; large crapptes, fresh, 18c Spanish mackersl, 15c; shad roe. per pair, 40c; ralmon, fresh, lc; halibut, fresh. 10c; buffalo. o; bullheads. 13cj channel cat fish, 13a; pike, 15a; pickerel, 11a. CUEKSE Imported Bwlss, ;Ga; AmerU Chn Bwlss, 2Cc; block Swiss, 24c; twins, 17o; daises. 17c: triplets, HViC Young Americas, ISo blue label brick 17c; Urn bergei. 2-lb., 22ci New Yotk. wuiu ISc, POULTRY-Brollers, 20H2SC per it). ; hens, 16c : cocks, UVtc; ducks. 18Q20O. ceese, I8u turkeys. 10325c; pigeon, per dox., 11. 1; rooeters, 9c; ducks, full fea thered, 12Vic: geese, full feuthorod, 13c; tquubs, No. 1. Il.uO: No. i. 60c. Beef cut prices: No. 1 ribs, 17Vic: No. 2 ribs, 15Hc; No. 3 ribs, 14c No. 1 loins, lsc; No. 2 loins. Hc; No. I loins, 16c. No, 1 chucks, llHc; No. 2 chucks, Ho; No. 8 chucks, lOHc. No. 1 rounds, 15c; No. 3 rounds, lt&c; No. 3 rounds, 14c. No. 1 plates, 7Vic, No. 2 plates, 7Hc; No. 3 plates. a The following prices are furnlshod by the Glllnsky Fruit company; FHUlTa-CalUornla beurre Hardy or Russett Bartletts, per box, U.Zo; 25-box lots, J2. 15; Wlckson large green plums, per crate, 32.00; plums, per box, 81.75; Grant plum, per crate, 12.09; large blue plums, per crate, 12.00. Pears: Bartletts, per box, 12.76; 5-box lots, 82.65. Peaches: Klbertu, 11.10. Apples: Duchess or Transparent, per bushel, owing to quality, 7Sciftl.u. Cantaloupes: Arlsona standard, per crate, 13.50; Arltona Poiiy, per crate, 83.00; Arizona Jumbo, per crate, 83.00. Red rasp berries: per 24-plnt case, 12. CO. Oranges: Extra flue Valencia. 126, 288 sizes, per box, 80.00; Sunkist volencias, 150, 18.60; 176, 200, 216, 250 sizes, per box, 87.00 Pota toes: Large Cobbler, per bushel, 90c. Grapefruit: Florida, Indian river, 4$, 54, 84 sizes, 110.00. Onions: California large yellow, per lb., 3c. Cranberries; Evapo rated, carton containing 36 packages, per carton. 82.70. Grapes: California, per crate, 32.00. Lemons: Extra fancy Sun kist, SOOs and 360s, per box. tlO.00", extra choice Red Ball, 30us and 860s, per box, 39.00. Tomatoes: Home grown, per mar ket basket crate C5c; 6-crate lots, 60c. VEOKTAUUiiB- roiuioes, large, cou rier, per bushel 90c. Onions, California, large yellow, per pound. 2Hc. Tomatoes, homegrown, per market basket, 6no; 3 crate lots, 60c. Watermelons, Alabama sweet, per pound, lMc; 5-crata lots, por pound, l'ic JU1SCKL.UANEOUS Roasting ears, per dozen, 15c; Michigan celery, per dozen 85c; Mott's cider, per keg, 83.60; Nehawka cider, per keg, 33.26; asparagus, per dozen, too; rhubarb, per dozen, 20u;, onions, per dozen, 20c; new beets, carrots, turnips per dozen, 30c; parsley, per dozen. 40c; tadlsh, per dozen, 20c; head lettuce, per dozen, 81.00; homegrown leaf lettuce, per dozen, 20c; green .peppers, por basket, 60c; wax or green beans, per basket, 81.00: hothouse cucumbers, ped doz., 40c to 50c; cauliflower, per pound, 10 to 12i4c; Venetian garlic, per pound. liVic; new cabbage, per pound, 3c; eggplant, per dozen, 81-0; horseradish 2 dozen bottles In case, per case, 31.90; Dromedary brand dates, package, 33.00; Anchor brand dates, package. 32.25; walnuts, No. 1 soft shell, per pound, 20c; medium pecans, per pound, 13ttc; Jumbo pecans, per pound, 15c; Blunt pecans, Louisiana paper shell, per pound, 25c; filberts, per pound, 15c; Drake al monds, per pound, 15o: paper shell. 18c: Brazils, per pound. lOo; large washed, per pound, 12c; black walnute, per pound, xttc; raw No. 1 peanuts, per pound, 7c; jumbo peanuts, per pound. 8c; roost pea nuts, per pound, 8V4c; snell bark hickory nuts, per pound, 4c: large hickory nuts, per pound, 3c; white rice popcorn, per pound, 4c; checkers, per 100-package case, 33.50; checkers, per 50-packago case, J1.7i; Lesllt berry bOes. quarts, per 1,000. 82.78. Corn and Wbeat Retftun nnlletln. United Btates Department of Agriculture, ueather bureau, for Omaha, for ttu twenty-four hours ending at I a. m.. 75th meridian time, Saturday, August 2, 1913: OMAHA DI8TRIC1 STATIONS. -Temp.- naW Station. High. Low. fall. 6kr. Ashland, Neb.. 93 64 .00 Cltar Auburn 92 54 .00 Clear Broken Bow.... 91 47 ,00 Clear Columbus ( 91 64 .00 Clear Culbertson 91 67- .00 Clear Jalrbury ....... 97 58 .00 Clear Fairmont 92 56 .00 Clear Grand Island.,, 94 65 .00 Clear Hartlngton .... 93 60 .00 Cloudy Hastings ....... 93 67 .00 Clear Holdrege 92 61 .00 Clear Lincoln 93 CO .00 Clear North Platte.. 83 CS .00 Clear Oakdale 91 55 .00 Clear Omaha 92 67 .00 Clear Tokatnah 94 53 .00 Clear Valentine 90 62 .00 Clear Alta, la......... 92 62 .00 Clear Carroll 91 69 .00 Clear Clarlnda 94 61 .00 Clear Sibley 89 65 .00 Clear Sioux City 92 64 .00 Clear Minimum temperature for twelve hour period ending at 8 a. m. DISTRICT AVERAGES. District. Buttons. High. Low. fall. No. of -Temp.- Haln. Columbus 18 66 68 .00 Louisville 22 96 63 ,70 Indianapolis .... 14 88 68 .00 Chicago 24 8$ 68 .00 St Louis.., 19 92 62 .00 Des Moines 22 92 58 .00 Minneapolis .... 61 90 68 .00 Kansas City 23 92 63 ,00 Omaha 17 92 63 .00 High temperatures -again prevailed over the western portion of the corn and wheat region durinff Friday, and warmer weather Is extending over the entlro region this morning, The only rains oc curring with the last twenty-four hours were In the Louisville district, where they were quite general. The following heavy rains occurred in Kentucky: Richmond. 1.40 Inches, and Bowling Green. 1.00 Inch. L. A. WELSH, Local Forecaster Weather Bureau. Ne-ir York General Market. NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-SUOAR Raw. firm; MUscovado. 3.14c; centrifugal, s.ttlo; molasses,2.89c; refined, steady. BUTTER Steady; receipts, 4,407 tube; creamery extras, 2SHSp27c: firsts, 2Jfl 25Mo; state dairy, finest, 2&WSfl&01 good to price, 21if25c; process extras, JtHosSo; imitation creamery firsts, 2lc; factory, June make, firsts, 23Kc; factory, current make, firsts, Uc; packing stock, current make. No. 1, 21Hc. CHEESE Steady: receipts, 906 boxes; state whole milk fresh colored specials. 14Vi(&14Hu; state whole milk, rresh white specials, l4Vic; skims, Stfllc, EGGS Irregular: receipts, 4,751 cases; fresh gathered extras, 24027c: extra firsts, 2Sf23Hc; firsts, 202lc; Pennsyl vantan and neorby hennery vhltes, us to size and quality, 26333c; Pennsylvania and nearby hennery gathered whites, 23Q Sic; western gathered whites, 21027c. POULTRY pressed, steady; iresh killed western chickens, l$&22c; fowls, 16019ttc; turkeys, S19c. St. Louis General SlarUet. ST. LOUIS. Aug. 2-WHEAT No. 2 red, 86UttKc; No. 3 hard. 5HQ9fc; Sep tember. 96Hc; May, WWflDSy.c. CORN No. 2, 71Hc; No S whtte, 72Hc; RHUember. TOtfc: May. 69J0. OATB-No. 3, 40HU41c: No. 2 white, 42H fi43o; September, 4iHc; May, 47Hc RYE-&J4C. POULTRY Firm; chickens, ISc; springs. UMic; turkeys, ISc; ducks, llw, geese, 10c BUTTER Qultt; creamery, 2Cc. EGGS Stronger, 14c, 1 f Kansas City Grain and Provisions. KANSAS CITY. AUK. 1. WHEAT No. 2 hard. 63WS6WC-. No. 2 red. 83ttflMc: Sep- temuer, oTi'u ft; . wpwsmwr. cftc. CORN No. 2 white. 74ci Tio. 3. 73o: Sptnher. 72HnzUc; December. (5t4c. Bl'TTER-Creamery firsts, 25c; seconds, 24c pscktr.g, 20He. FGOS Firsts, ISflWo; seconds. 12c. POULTRY Hens, 12c: roosters, 9c; ducks, 10c; springs. 168160. Mlnnennolts Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 2. WHEAT No br. 87?46T!jo; December, 90c; May, 96Jc. FLOUR Unchanged. BRAN Unchanged. BARLEY-Unehanged. CORN-No. 2 yellow 8i84e. OATS No. 3 white, 40Hic RYE No. 2. bbtftrtc FLAX-81.40Hei.41U. BvniKir""'" pul" anil llrlrd Fruits NEW YORK. Aug. 2. EVAPORATED APPLES-Qulet. DRIED FRUITS-Prunes, quiet tnd steady Apricots, Firm for new crop. Peaches, inactive. RaJslns, steady. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET New Low Record for Midsummer Dullness Scored) WHEAT AND CORN OPTIONS UP In Early Heatings Lender Ltka Amalgamated, Ilendlntc and Cnna dlan raclflc Fall, bnt Oen erally llfcover. NEW TORK, Aug. !. A new low rec ord for midsummer dullness was scored by tho stock exchange today. Total business of the two hours approximated 63,503 shares, compared with 6,000 shares on July 11 last, that day breaking nil low records for something like sixteen rears. Tho market was without Its usual guide, us London was observing one of Its frequent holidays and continental ex changes were lifeless. About tho only Interesting nowB was conialned In dis patches from western nnd southern points to the effect that the Treasury de partment's plan for helping tho move ment of crops was mooting with favor. Wheat and corn options were higher as a result of the unbroken drouth in the southwest, although welcome rains wore reported from Texas. , In tho early dealings, leadors like Union Pacific, Steel, Amalgamated, Rcadlntr and Canadian Pacific fell, out recoveries were established In most In stances, Canadian Paolflo more than re gaining Its loss. Steel waa the only issue In which dealings approached the normal, a block of 6,500 shares changing hands at a price midway between the low and htsh. Tho fcaturo of tho bank tntementwas the actual cash loss of about 84,000,000 where a gain was expocted. Tho loan increase was nominal, while reserves were reduced by 3t.919.O0O. Bonds reflected tho apathy shown by stocks. United StateB 2s and Panama 2a advanced 1H Per cent on cad during tho weik. . United States 3s and Panama 3s reg istered declined H per cent, nnd l anamu coupon 8s H Pr cent. Total bond sales, par vnluc, wero 8430,000. Number of sales and closing quotations on stocks were: , t , . Slti. HUh. Low. Clojf. AmaUmatd Copper ... . K ' J? American Agricultural " American Beet Sugar ... J American Can . " Jitt Amertcan Can pfd J'JJ American C. & F American Cotton Oil.... 1.000 4H 4014. J4 Am. lea Becurltlea. "J American Llnteed Airerlcan bocomotlva ... M0 -IW 31 si American B. . K" wi .Sj American 8. & P ?x2 Am. Bugar netlnlng American T. T. American Tobacco 'u Atiaconaa Mlnln Co.... .. "JJ Atchlion , tw M' IS" Atchlaon Hi M4 Atlantlo Coast' Llae I Baltimore & Ohio Bethlehem Steel ; JJ Urooklyn IUpW Tr W ;J4 "H V Canadian Pacltlo 8.W0 JWS 21 SJ Central Leather ..... Chesapeake ft Ohio. 0 MJi HJi (4 Chicago O. W S0 I'H 1S Chicago, M. Bt. P.... JOO 106 10Ha M!i Chicago & N- W " Colorado Fuel A Iron "J Coneollaaua Qiu 100 131 in llltt Corn Producta JJ Delaware & Hudaon ; Denrer & Hlo Orande Jfji Denver & H. O. ptd JJJ4 DUtlllcra' Becurlttea ..... "S Erie 1st Ptd W J4 Erie Z4 ptd , U Oeneral Electric ' HOtt 181 Oreat Northern ptl 1M 12SH lVa .... Oreat Nurthorn Ore ctls W Illinois pentral 300 JOSH 1S itm Interborouth Met 100 154 Hi InterMet. pM 2u0 MH 5744 6714 International Harvester.. .., 103 Inler-Msrlna ptd "S International l'aper .... 200 10V4 1H 10'i International Pump V Kansas Otr Southern... 800 MH 5H ' M Laclede Oaa 100 95 ti 95 Lehigh Valley 100 110 14 149 LoulsTllla & Nashville 135H M St. P. ft S. 8te. M. J00 1HW 116 iXVt Mlaaourl. K. & T 100 22 ' 2 MH Missouri Pacltlo 00 I1U U 1V4 National DUcult H National Lead , 47 n. r. n or m. id pid -. 1014 New York Central 400 ti , l t7M t; v.. o. w too isii :v Norfolk & Weitern...... 100 103 105 103 1,'orth American U Northern raclllc 100 109( 109H 101 Paciflo Mall k 0 Pennsylvania TOO 11SS 11SU 11IH People's aaa SCO 11 4 114U lit I'., C, C. ft SU Z. ,.. I Pittsburgh Coal ..... II Pressed Steel Car....... ., , II Pullman Palace Car , ., ir: 'Reading 7.&00 ItSVi 111 1DIU Ilepublio I. ft 8 HVt Ttepublle I. & 8. pfd 10 Itock Island Co.... ..... ..... ItH nock Islsnd Co, pfd.... 30 ZT!i 9TU ti Bt. J- & S. F. 2d ptd KH So-a board Air Line it Reabosrd A. L. ptd.... il Btoss-ShetMeld S. ft I. 100 2 Js it Southern Pacltlo 3,100 tl, toll 1VI Southern Itallwar Hy, Bo. nallwsr p(d is Tenneasee Copper 304 I0U SO (OH Tezaa & Pacltlo 1BU Union Facltle 6.700 14114 1(7V 141 Union Pscirie ptd 100 14 14 113 United States TUaltr C0U United mates Kubber.... 100 f.T4 ti PH United Ststes Rteel If M iu U. 8. Bteel pfd ' 100 lost, loT4 10S Utah Copper MO sti 47H 47V Va.-Crollna Chemical ., 100 25 gi y, Wabash ,, ij Wabsrh pfd 100 7i 1 7K Western Marvland lo fH 4ou 40 Western Union , ;. .. , , (4 Westlnghouse Blectrte .. lot tt 2K U Wheeling A Mke Erl t.7, ..... t Total sales for th dar, 63.600 shares. Nerr Vorlc SIoiip Hfnrkct, NEW YOUK, Aug. a MONEY Oji call, nominal; no loans. Time loans, firm; sixty days, S34 per cent; ninety days. WH per cent; six months, 6ftQ6 p0 ceni. Closing quotations on bonds today were as follows: C. 8. re!. U. reg... 07 Japan Hs II to coupon M K. C. Bo. ref. ts... HV, U. S. s. ref 10114 L. 8. deb. 4 1H1 ttt'i do coupon mL. ft N, unl. 4a..,. !S C. 8. 4s. reg 110 H.. K. & T. 1st 4s 4o ooupon H4.,-1!0 "-.... 80S Panama 8a coupon.. Vi . Iacltle 4a.... (II A -C 1st 8s CM 49 . do conr. Ss 7tft Amer Ag ts.... ... 7ii!N. U.R. of M. 4i 60 a! T. ft T, c. 4S..1M N. Y. C , VAt.?.. 0 Am Tobacco Cs....HIV4 J" ... 89 Armour ft cS. 4Hs. T. N. II. A II. Attnlson gen. 4a.,.. H,.T' JJs ........... 73 4c, is lltO.. .. Ti W. 1st e. 4s,. A C. I.. 1st 4s r"'"5 ' Wvt d ius n... .--: ?'? Tlw,v Tr cv 4s... 8TS V"' 5Tl " "H Ches. & Ohio 4rls.. .. " " da eonr, " 'St. 1' a w i. 15 ht.rn A. IWs... M J"".'-."- T. ? . 77 . On, 1st r. 4s... wt.. if.. Inter. Met. 4H.. West. Blra cv I'." ii2 norton SIlnlnM ntcun. BOSTON, Aug. 2.-cioslnir quotations on Boston stocks and bonds: Alloass. J Mohawk 4m Amal. Copper t'.i Nevada Con ls2 A. Z. L. S 2., NlPlaslna: Mlnea ... IU Arlsona Com JH North Ilutte i B. ft C. C. & S.M. I 8.11 North Ijke ....,' lit Cal, & Arlsona 09 Old Dominion 4sd Pel ft Veala 41 Osceola !. rit3 rentennm .vH'ney Opper nsnge C C at Rkannon Fsst Butte C. M .. 1J BlPlrlor Mtf 7 Franklin OrsnbT fnn. . ..... Oreene Cananra ... Isle Ttovse Copper. Kerr t TItm Ooner ........ ll nepenor Sc D, IS... ju lit Tamarsek w2 n. &. 1S do rd 47U fi 1 in in 1 57;7J, Co 41 fM Ssll Copper.... 9t Winona Miami Copper tihi Wolverine 1U 44 Tierr York Mlnlnc Stocks. NKW YOIIK. Aur. Clofllmr quota tlcns on New York mining stooke: Com. Tunnel atosk... I Uttla Chief I do hemds UMeilean la.'. Con. Cal. & Va,,.,., HOatsrlo ,.Vn Iron Oliver !0Ophlr , 36 Isadvllle Con tTellow Jacket II Offered. rienrlnsr lloaise Ilank Htateutwnt. NEW YORK. Aug. ?.. Statement of the actual condition of the cleurlng house bank and trust companies for the week shows that they hold 1W.308.100 reserve In excess of legal requirements. This Is a 4 n vgvEfeiS: 1,y.-:nbii Krje p. I. 4s MJi it h. s,, m . ' do gen. 4s 7"HV..a Chem gs liii do T. 4S. ser, B. 71 Wsb. 1st :,:' fi' III. week. Defease, 88.800,000 KS.000 3,88&,000 7.058.000 108,000 l.W.000 8363,339,000 , 66,023,000 The statement follows; Amount I -cans 8l,i,38,ooo Specie 049.440,000 l.efc-nl tenders 79.913,00 Net deposits 1,779,891,000 Circulation I,9i,000 Mx. lawful rtserve av.MS.100 Banks' cash rcson'e In vaults., Trust companies' cosh reserve. Aggrcgato cash resene......H',Si3,C'00 Trust companies' reserve with clearing house members carrying IS per oent oaih reserve, 1M, 461,000. Summary of stats banks and trust com panies In (V.-cater New York, not Included In clearing' housa statement: Amount Decrease, Loans ,Q3l,2i $1,818,703 Hpecle 61,140,800 1,018,000 Legal tenders ........ 7,493,000 M.800 Total depcslU 617,333,600 o,Uo,700 Increase. Iron nnd Steel Iter I err. NEIW YOHIC, Aug. 3,-The average rate of operation- of tho steel mills of the United States Steel corporation In July was about W per cent, Indicating that I. 24K.OO0 tons of Ingots and 933,000 tons of rolled steel products were turned out The orders booked by tho subsidiary com panies durlug tlie same tlmo averaged close to M per cent of capacity, Indicating about 23,000 tons dally, or 638 tons tor tho twenty-six active dnys of tho month. It shipments wero equal to the output of rolled products there waa a decrease In unfilled orders of 334,000 tons last month The Independent steel companies ap parently havo not done as well us the corporation Interests for several wceka and last week was not an exception. The railroad orders for cars and loco motives In July were the smallest of any month this year or for many years. There was more activity In fabricated structural steel last week. The United States government will receive tendsrs on Tuesday for 14,000 tons of steel plates and structural shapes for the construc tion of a new battleship. , . The low prices prevailing for pig Iron finally developed something Uko a buying movement last week. Coffee Market. NEW YOHK, Aug. 8. COFFEE An expectedly bearish turn In supply sta tistics, weak foreign markets and heavy primary receipts led to heavy specula tion of coffee today, following a barely steady opening at a decline of 5 to 1 per cent. Prices sagged, closing at an 18 to 23-polnt decline. August, 8.72c: Septem ber, 8.8ic; October, 8.92c; November, 8.9.o: December, 9.03c: January, S.llci February, 9.17o; March, 9.34c: April, 0.30c; May, 9.34c June, 9.85c: July, 9.84c. Spot coffee easy: No. 7 Bio, Hoi No. 4 Bantos, lltto: mild, dull: Cordova, 13016HC. , Cotton ainrket. NEW YORK, Aug. 2. COTTON Futures closed steady, doming bids: August, II. 80c: 8eptembor, 11.24c: October. 11.14o: November, 11.10c: December, 11.13o: Jan uary, ll.Oloi February, lLOOc; March, 11.13c; May, ll.llo. Spot cotton quiet: middling uplands, 12.00o; gulf, 12.2&0. Bales, none. Market closed steady at 19 to 29 points lower. Dry Goods Mnrket. ' NEW YORK. Aug. 2. DRY GOODS The cotton goods markets were somowhal firmer following the Issuing of tho gov ernment report on cotton. Tho retail de mand for domestics Is steady. Stocks continue very low. . 1 CHICAGO HVD STOCK SIAIIKET Cnttle Sloiv, Weak- Hogs Wenk, Lower Sheep Weak. CHICAGO. Aug. 2.-CATTt,E-Reoe!ptS, 100 head; market slow and weak; beeves $B.909.10; Texas steers, 38.7MJ7.80! west ern Bteers, $8.40ff7.8j; stockors and feed crs, 8j.S04j7,HO; cows and helfors, 13.CO0 8.00; calves, 88.0OS10.7B. , , HOas-llecelpts, 10,000 head: market weak and lOJiloc lower; bulk, 88.11040.0); light, $8.8089.25; mixed, IS.J; heavy. M.loSfl.10: rouirh. 38.103.30: pigs, $CO0J) 8.7B; . 1MA SHEEP ANU UAoiua iwjceuue, v,wv head; market weak to ISo lower; natives, $4.OOS6.O0; western, $4.105.0O; yearlings, mSS.oo native lambs. 8B.301I8.W; west ern, $5.7&g7.25. '-tinsns City Live Stock Market. KLVNBAS CITY, Aug. S.CA.TTIjE Re ceipts, 100 head: market steady; prime fed steers, $8.WO.00: dressed beef steers, $7.264iS.40; western steers, W.wl'ix 1 'Tir"' ...... i afjnn b' pnwm. 14.0OJD 7.00; heifers, $5,00380; stooker. and fwd- era, f3.iatti.vi, ouno, ,i,iu.i"i ...- Was-Recelpts. 2.W0 head; steady to c"ower: bulk, iuta: vy. tilt, 88.00jS8.9o; pigs, 87.0OBa.00, market steady; lambs, 6M-J Hf lings. $4.8066.60: wothers, M-OM-WS j 33.&0S4.W; stockors and feeders, Iw 4.25. St. Lonta Llvo Stock Market. ST. LOUIS. Aug, 2.ATTLE-Re-celpts, 400 head: market steady; good to choice steers, $7.2E(ff8.00; tockors and feed ers. $5.257.M: cows and heifers. 84.7BW southern steers! 18.2567.75; cows and helf- fioQSIlecelpts, 4,100 head; market steadyfp gs andHRhts, V.Wi9MimlMA Snrt hutchirs. 39.loa9.30; good heavy, $9.10 ?..80. 1 trnaT).alnta 9 firtO heBa,dfuttoT.".rye..ngs. 85To5 OO.00; lambs, 8B.5037.0). Sc. Joseph Lire Stock Mark. ST. JOSEPH. Aug. 2. CATTLE Re ceipt. 100 head; market steady : steeri. $6.5038.85: cows and heifers, 84.00ai8.ro; calves, $5.5039.60. . . M steady to weak; top, $8.95; bulk cf sales. 03. G0?t8, 85. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 200 head: market weak: lambs, M.tOg.SO. Plonx Cltr ltve Stock Market. SIOUX CITY. U., All. 1-CATTLE-Recclpts, 300 head: market steady; na tive steers, $8.2&ff875; cows and heifers, $5.768.00; canners, $3.7BQi5.&0. HOOS-Recelpts. 6.000 head; market steady to Co lower; heavy, $8.1038.45; mixed. $8.4508.60; light. $8.6O8.00. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 200 head; no quotations. REVEALS TRUE BRAIN FOOD noyal Road to Mental Gumption la Shown nt Conference of Editors. Just because the substanca of fish Is rich In phosphorus and the human brain contains also much phosphorus, scientific men have Ions held that fish Is a na tural brain food. In dolntr this, they ig nore the testimony of history, which falls to show that fish-eating peoples have ever been wiser or wittier or better than others. Now, however, a woman's pre science lias revealed the true brain food. It ts fried chicken. The announcement Is made by Mrs. Samuel Ralston, the wife of the governor of Indiana. Said Mrs. Ralston to the members of the Indiana Democratic Editorial association: "Every editor likes a woman who can give him good fried chicken, nice hot biscuits and peach cobbler. No woman should be afraid of honest work. It is lova In every man's home that counts.." As a boiled down symposium on woman, home and lova an olla podiida of life's Joys the foregoing ts destined to become a classic. The Introduction of fried chicken as the piece de resistance and hot biscuits and peach cobbler as accessories needs no defensa. They all go together. Rut the great point Is the unerring In stinct that gives the chicken the first place. When you come to think of tt, doesn't human experience Justify the order7 Haven't women always known this? Was there ever a great Journalist, or eloquent preacher, or gifted statesman, who didn't fall for some part of the "springer," each havlnr his peculiar choice, all the way from the drumstick to the gizzard! Washington Post. The Persistent and Judlttous Ui or Newspapsr Advertising u the llxuui to, Business Success, decrease of ll.9IS.600 from last OMAHA LIVE-STOCK MARKET Most Kinds of Cattle Fully Steady for the Week. HOGS UP TO TWENTY-ITVE OFT Knt Sheep and Feeder Lambs About Steady rvtth tho Close of Last Wek .Lambs Ara Forty to Fifty Lower. ' SOUTH OMAHA. Aug. S 1KL Receipts wereii Cattle. Hogs- UheP iTiirisi MAndsw i rvji r.x 13.T83 Official Tuesday 3,043 11,810 ll.SC 8,49 7.8l 6.847 6,673 8,704 6,77 ..... uuiciai Wednesday..., 1.I4S orrieiai Thursday l.m Official Friday L034 Estimate Saturday 33 Six days this week.. .11.857 41.558 47.896 n. a . . . . .m av esMte el s) VM oaiuo uiiyg last WeeK..lU,K Same days 2 w'ks ago. .11.477 65.129 81.635 UAH.. a . . . , . . tt KW ! 1 k vjnino uiLa a vv kb nro. "I'm Same days 4 w'ks ago.. 7,119 47,014 19,333 Bams days last year.. .11.878 40,863 Th following table mkws the receipt of cattle, hogs and tln.jp nt th) Sctith Omaha live stock narkst for Itw year to date as compared with last year. ISIS. inc. Cattle 468,701 478,614 Ml 'ue,o .,, .i,ivi,ii i,vi,Vii ...to Sheep 1.095,931 1.055,485 40,416 The following table shows the range ot prices for hogs at South Omaha tr the lAHt r w twliv, pnmmHinnl! Date. 1013. 11913. UU.m0.19-, 11908. .1307. July 24. July 25. July 26. July 27. 8 77 7 38 7 47 7 67 7 65 6 33 6 36 45 6 65 6 64 6 94 III 6 91 128 July 28. July 29. July 80.1 July 31. 8 69 6 8! 8 57 7 661 6 67 B K 7 67 6 7 78 7 761 7 85 6 01 6 91 (97 AUg. i. Aug. 2. 6 64 4S 6 69 Sunday. Receipts and disposition of live stock at tho Union stock yards, Bouth Omaha, for tha twenty-four hours ending at p. m. yesterday: nECEIPTS-CARLOADB. Cattle. Hogs. I1TB. C, M. Bt. P... Missouri Pnolfla s 3 Union Paciflo 16 8 S3 0 a 18 10 1 C. h N. W., east C. & N. W west C St P., M. & O C, U. ft Q., east., C B. & Q... west. C, R. I. & P, east., Illinois uentrat Total reoelDts 1 103 DISPOSITION HEAD. Hogs. Bhetp. Morris & Co... 881 Swift & Co 1.M3 307 Cudahy Packing Co 2,041 188 Armour tt Co 1,921 ... Sohworts St Co 112 ... J. w. Murphy sso Other buyers ... 8,065 Totals .6,6-3 2,601 CATTLE There were no fresh receipts ot cattle today, at lew none of any con sequence. For tho week receipts have been very fair, showlnc a slight gain over the previous week with a small de create as compared with a yoar ago. In spite ot the fact that eastern mar kets have boen In a more or loss demor alizing condition during the lost wsek, tha 1'jchI deinnnd for good fat beeves has been qulto liberal, with tha result that steady or even firm prices have born maintained, although the trade on soma days was a little slow. Common to medium grades of cattle have, if any. thing, had a lltta easier tendency as they came Into direct competition with the westprn rangers. Good range cattle hiive been strong sellers all the week. Cows and heifers have also been In good' demand throughout the week and steady prices havo been maintained. Earlier In the week stock cattlo .and feeders advanced 15QC5o under free buy ing, but later on, as tho demand fell off, the market weakened, much ot tha ad vance, If not all ot it, belns lost before the close of the week, quotations on cattle: Qood to choloe beef steers, 8S.859.00; fair to good beef steers, W. 0038.86; common to fair beef steers, 87.5008.00; good to choice heifers, $6.76K25; good to choloo cows, 36.60tf7.23; fair to goad grades, $5.2506.50: common to fair grades, $3.26(36.25; good to .choice stockors and feeders, $7,25(3.75; fair to good stookers and feeders. $6,603)7.25: com mon to fair stockers and feeders, $6,000 6.60; stock cows and heifers, 84.7fctffl.60; Veal calves, 87.0010.60; bulls, stags, etc., $4.7507.25. CALVES. Kc. At. Pr. Ko. At. Pr. 1...,, 840 IW 4 119 10 U 1 140 19 0t ... HOUS-Reoaipts numtwed about 103 cars or 6,747 head, making the week's total 44.858 head. This Is a Shortage of over 5,000 head aa compared with last Vrsek, but Is over 4,000 head largor than for tha corresponding week last year. snipping nogs sola aDoui tne same as on Friday, Tha best Price paid was ffbO. Packer buyers started out In very much the same manner as they have on pre vious days ot the week. , For the first hour after tho market opened practically nothing was done, and when tha first bids wero mode prloea offered wye gen erally 6a lower. Some few salts Were made at this docllno, but the most ot the salesmen were inclined to hold out for steady money. A llttlo later on, la stead ot Improving, tho market took a turn for the worse. Prices quoted at this tlmo wero tVQlOc lower, and aa there was a feeling that values might go lower Still, a uood share of the oflednss move at this decline. Moot ot the sales were made at a range of t8.4OS8.60. On the extreme -close it weakened still more, last sales being fully 10c, and In extreme cases 10 15c lower. Aa a rule, It was the heavy packing that received the big end of tha break. During tha early rounds buyers picked up the best hogs, refusing to bid on the others, and on the close they bought the roughest end of the supply at almost their own f 'rices. Trade was very slow all mom ug. and It was nearly midday before a clearance was finally made. From tho seller's standpoint the week's trade has been most unsatisfactory. In spite of the fact that receipts have been moderate, tho market has slumped steadily, and at the close of today's trade values are all ot 20Q26o lower than they were a week ago. Shipping hogs are also some lower, and, while they havo not suffered quits so mucn as the pack ing grades, thty are all of 10915c lower than last Hatuiday, The trend of the market has' been downward for two weeks,. and today's figures show a de cline of nearly 60s as compared with two weens ago. No. At. Sb. Ft. No. At. ! tCI II VA It 117 ni th. Pr. 40 10 I 45 M 141 40 I 41 io i rs ... I 19 49 I 19 ... lUtt 1 T... 44.... it... .til 119 I 81 IT.. tit 110 I 49 i vn 44 141 0 807 II III ... Ill It I IS ... I 19 1 V4 to i nu M I 17 VI M 149 40 I 49 ... I 49 U M7 II $71 W 141 49 I 41 II UO 110 I 49 II l 40 I 41 W ill W IU M tM M I 41 It Mi M I 41 C4 t!2 64 trr ei m ii ..in el 144 7i m il Ml 44 W0 IT t4l 10 I 41 13 X21 120 I it a.. .240 I 41 I 40 87 IM 100 I 41 70 1 119 3 19 IM 149 I (9 Ill 19 I 40 1. 2.1 ICO I 49 111 1S 89 I 49 4I.......Z99 ... I 49 11 Ml 149 I 49 CO 171 140 I 40 77 2i 140 I 49 Tl. ....ill u I TU I 4tVi t.. .,171 W II. ei. ..ill s o ,nt no i it 17 Ill 139 I ID 79. ..W I (9 I... 14... II... 17... II... ...2l ...ti ...111 ...nt M I to 10 I 10 40 I 10 ,.. I 89 11 I 10 II 119 II 119 41 ,.m I 10 I 40 ..i I 40 44.. 149 I 49 ov.,,,,,buv ,,, see 71 110 40 I tt 40 111 ... I 14 I IS U M7 I 49 u JiO 110 I 10 trr za too t t II. ......341 140 S OVi M 2i iOO I 44 71 JJ0 110 4( tt 341 ... I U II 7 M0 I II 71. ..,. 40 I II 19 IM liO I II I 219 19 I M M ill 19 144 17 371 ... I 49 73 Ill 140 I 19 M.......1I7 t9 14$ II 211 I 41 II, .its .341 .ill .141 .2C4 H 111 ,.. I 41 10 I 41 40 8 41 19 8 41 HI III 70,,, 4S.. II.. 44.. 1 141 ... I 19 U S31 II IM 71 ill II 300 71 117 71., .....711 tt iol a0...,.,.lt0 II Ill io.. 17,. ,.,,.111 I 12 10 I II 49 I II 40 I M ... I IS M I 44 40 I TO 40 I 10 .. IK) 40 I ItH II, ....117 71 Ul 1(0 I 41 II 171 .. s ss 49 I 41 .. I 41 .. 41 .. I 41 .. I 41 . 8 tl til M.......I1I l, ill II 117 a M I W 41 191 I 41 M.......1II 8HEKP There was nothing new to re port on sheep and lambs this morning as there were no fresh arrivals. It might be mentioned, however, thkt right at the close of the market yesterday prices were weaK to a time lower compsrea wnun trade earlier In the day. Unevenness was a marked feature during the whole day 7 67 6 81 S tS i 24 827 7 61 8 31 7 45 6 13 8 23 7 87 6 07 7 M 7 37 6 14 7 71 7 40 6 24 7 44 6 41 7 60 44 7 00 7 49 and this has been true of the market on almost every day this week. Considering yestrrday's mean close fat lambs are quotably 40SC0a lower than a week ago and the feeding lambs are barely steady. Late In tha day yesterday, some fairly good feeding lambs. Wt Ighlng around fifty pounds were bought nt $4.86 nnd $6.40. Tho trend ot prlcei Tor fat lambs has been steadily downward nearly every day, while feeders advanced lMflso In the fore part of the week, but dropped down on Thursday and Friday to about tha same notches as on Friday of last week. The bearish Influence In tho killing end of the trade wna attributed to the liberal supply here and also to the liberal sup plies at most outside points. As to feed ers, trade reached a position where the country was beginning to balk at the prices, and while commission men hold quite a few orders, purchases must be mad at a level about the same as at the close of last 'k. On tho whoie, matured muttons have been In rather moderate supply and It waa largely duo to this that the packers were fairly good competitors and trade showed considerable strength on some days. Though, as in the case of lambs, prices seemed to easo off a little at the week end, leaving the market about the same as at last week's close. Feeder sheep w.ere scarce and the trade In them took ahout the same course as feeder lambs. The total receipts for tha week amount to about 46.W2 head, being around 8,491 head mora than lost woek and about 1,000 head more than n year ago. It Is esti mated at 14,333 head of feeder sheep and lambs were sent to the country during the week, aa against 8,076 head tha week previous. Quotations on sheep ana lambs: ldtmbs, Boo,7 t?5.holce' tf.0W.ai lambs, fair to good, .65f.oo; lambs, culls, 85.C03a.Oo; lambs, feeders, $0,0060; yearlings, good '"'i?!?-'.6-00' .yearlings, fair to rood, $5.S5C(5; yearlings, feeders, $4,75 5.86; wethers, good to choice. $4,7543.1$; wethers, fair to good, $4,1544.75; wethers. af?a'S,;W'S4tM-00i Stood to choice, $t.l6M.7ti ewes, fair to good. $3.60(04.15; ewes, feeders, $2,7613.25; cull sheep, 1X0 INVENTOR PROVED TOO MUCH Melancholy Finish of tho Man Who Invented Malleable Crystal, It Is an Interesting foot that the an cients knew the secret ot maltoablo crystal. In tho time ot Tiberius on or tlsan Invented malleable alnsa, and tho shop In which he worked was wreoked for fear that his discovery would bring about a reduction In the price of bronio, Sold and .silverware. 1'lli.y refers to this legend and years after another author relates the same story with variations. According to him, the artisan who woe also an ar chitect, restored from partial ruin one of the handsomest of Roman porches. Tiberius, having a notorious Jealousy ot any man who surpassed hlmiolf even In matters entirely outside his province, took a violent dislike to one who, h said, waa trying to undermine tha well established order ot things, Tiberius painted out that, if tho ancient porch had not been restored, hundreds ot workmen might have been given labor In the construction of a new one. The man was, accordingly, banished. Nat urally, the architect reasoned that If he Ooujd convince the bead of the state of the rood that might result from the numerous Ideas he had evolved, the em poror would modify his opinion and even assist him In the maturing of certain of his plana, 80 he went back to Rome and obtained an interview with Tiberius. The emperor Is described as listening patiently to what he had to say and finally demanding proof. For answer the man flung to ike floor a crystal goblet, which dented, and bent It back Into share with his own hands. He was thereupon condemned to death. Btlli another version la that Tiberius, In a rage at the impudence of onn who claimed to do what a Caesar could not. mashed the crystal and sat spellbound when the artisan took a hammer and, twitting It as If it wero copper, mude a vasa of it. The emperor then calmly asked him what else h, could do in tho way of wonders, and. being tojd that this waa oil, had tho man exeouted. Harper'B Weekly. INDIAN RACE FROM SIBERIA? Attempt to rrorej Red Man Xramt- rratea to This Country ' front Asia. A problem of much interna, anil r. a good deal before the public, is that of um orjgin 01 me American aborigine, in Other Words, tha nntlua tnl.. ill. , "- .Mumii. All Wl IN connection the recent investigations of nrancua, curator of physical anthrODolorr. Nut Inn 1. 1 vi.i, t..i r' . . tviiu 10 prove that the native American Imml. jn-aiea to wis country m a post-glacial period, and Is - - --e,a w V UtJ overflow from northeastern Siberia, where " " ciossiy reiatea both mentally and physically to the yellow.brown peoples ot Asia and Polynesia. Among tho Interesting sites explored by Dr. Hrdlicka are the burial mounds, or "koursans." as they on the banks of tho Yenisei and Selenga rivers ana tneir tributaries, and along the streams of northern Mongolia, espe cially on the banks of tha Kerulan. Oddly enough the date of tho mounds is estaoiisnea quite as readily as if the date Of Construction were en r veil An o tone, (or the different objects Uncovered, oe tney goia, copper, iron, bronx or Btone, identify the orlsln of th mound from which they came as tolling' vrtiuiii uuunue urns limits. Most of thl "kourgana" appear to represent nearly recent times, cormtiondinr to tirrian Turk or "Tartar" elements, aa well as moaern oiongouan. The skulls of tho skeletons taken from these more recent mounds are of (he brachycephallo type, Bhort, somewhat spherical skulls, which occasionally closely resemble the same form of American crania, but tha "knur. gans" of earlier date, containing no metal ODjects, yield skuus resembling the do UchncephRlla type, loner and narraw, ami much like the American Indian skulls of mis type. It is difficult to assert to Just what race the older skeletons and skulls long, and yet, on the banks of the lower lemsci nver, ana in eeveral other locali ties, living dolichocephalic types ore not unusual, and such natives frequently bear a strong physical resemblance to our na tive Indians, Further burial spots are known to be located In caverns among the mountains bordering the Yenisei river, wjiien, however, Pr. Hrdlicka was not able to Investigate, The most imoortant Dart nf tha avnlnrii. tlon and study was that pertaining to the living aescenaanta or the old races. Among these people the Investigator waa fortunate enough to come into contact with representatives of many tribes from the banks of the Yenisei and Abacan rivers, also Burials, Mongolians, Tibet ans, Chinese and some Manchurlans. He was hnnn'lv rireaent at a L'reat relluimiB rrmnnv at tha Yjtmalat mnnRatarlea In the neighborhood ot Urge, where 7,000 Mongolians irom an parts ot tne country were In attendance. Among all these tribes and clans there were individuals who apparently repre sent the older population, pre-Mohgollan and pre-Chlnese, and who belong partly to the brachycephallo type, though in n smaller extent to the clollchocephalla type. These men and women are practi cally Identical with the American Indiana of similar ljcad form. The particular In dividuals are brown in color, with straight black hair, dork brown eyes and facial nnd bodily features which are strikingly Ilka those of tha natlvs American. Tha men are practically beardless. Borne ol these people, If dressed in the costumes: and regalia of an Indian, and placed among them, could not be distinguished from them. At least Dr. Hrdlicka states that there are no means at the disposal of the anthropologist by which to maks such a distinction. It la not only In out ward appearances that these natives ol Siberia resemble the Indians, but men tally as well, and In numerous heblbt and customs which different environment and time seem not to have effaced-Sci entific American. PUT "POISON" ON THE LABEL Needed" Amendment to Federal Iewr for Protection Arralnst Dan serous Medicines. For tha purpose ot safeguarding th( publlo against the dangers ot poisons, Mr, French of Idaho haa Introduced Into tha house ot representatives a proposed amendment to the federal food and druga act. The amendment which refers to tha labels and containers ot poisons declares that a drug shall be deemed mlsbranded: "tt the contents of the package bo o. virulent poison and shall not be plaoed In a container labeled 'Poison' and shall not contain on the label at least one suit able anttdoto and the name of tha per son, firm or corporation dispensing the substances, and in the case ot liquids, In nddttlon thereto, said container shall be a colorod glass roughened bottle of a typo described by tha secretary ot tho treasury, the secretary of agriculture and the secretary of commerco." Idaho is to be congratulated on having a representative whoso solicitude tor tha publlo safety may be the means of strengthening the food and druga act "In the past," says the Journal of the American Medical Association, "it haa been altogether too easy tor careless or unscrupulous manufacturers to sell pow erful drugs without giving tha purchaser any hint aa to the potency of the product he was buying. Another amendment should be made, or the proposed one mod ified, to aa to protect the publlo still fur ther. All 'patent medicines' containing poisonous drugs should ba required to be labeled 'Poison.' Tho protective action ot such an amendment would Boon W demonstrated. In Great Britain, where there Is such a legal requirement, prepa rations like "Wine-low's Soothing Byrup, containing such Insidious poisons aa mor phln, have to be labeled 'Poison.' As a result the Wlnslow concern has takon tha morphln out ot its British product and has substituted a drug that la not listed in tha schedule of poisons. But Wlnslow's Soothing Byrup still goea to American babies with its deadly morphln. The value of the requirement Ilea in tho fact that the word 'Poison' haa a very reel and definite meaning to any person that reads English. The name cannot be sold of the chemical names for the various poisons. Thue the most ignorant bf mothers would hesitate to give her child a "patent medicine' that was labeled 'Pat eon,' but she would pay little attention to the statement that it conalned mor phln, for Instance. The weakness of tha present federal law has been referred to many times. As the law now stands, 'patent medicines' may go to the publlo containing such deadly poisons aa strych nin, atropln, prusslo acid, arsehlo, etc, with no warning or hint ot the presence of these drugs." SUN AND MAIL ARE YEARLY no.ro Joys Far tP in the Arotlo Circle b experienced by a Woman, "Tlie sun is eomlngl The mall is com- lnirl These am the. Iwn evsnls nf tha yoar we look forward to, and they both como In January." So Bay residents ,pt upper Alaska, according to an American woman, Mrs. Samuel R. Sprlggs, who haa lived etEht years at Point Barron1, itmnntr the Eskimo Indians, in the most northern Inhabited point, 500 miles within tho Aro Uo circle. But three times a year. now. since mv. ot communication have been improved. the man reaches Point Barrow. In Jan uary comes the rirat-olasa mell; In April It comes osoln. and on Aueuit 1 tha em. ond-closs mall arrives. It is all brought over from Nome by dog trains and rcln deor. Onco a year it U then the news papers from home are delivered at the door. Tourists can go to Nome from June to October, but no tourists visit Point Barrow. One revenue outter goes there annually, and a supply vessel, with sup plies tor missionaries and qthers, visits it once a year. Perhaps three steam whalers touch the Point In twelve months. The government haa a school and finely-equipped building there, which Has about 100 pupils. The Presbyterian Mis sionary society has a school for both boys and girls, and a well-established church that was organized about twenty years ago. The people trap and fish. The white fox Is the principal fur-bearinar animal, and lynx and polar bears are also taken. When asked about the homes of the people, Mrs. Sprlggs soldi "Their houses are half sunken In the around nnd built of driftwood, sodded over. They are entered through a tunnel made in the ground. The part of the house that Is above the ground has one window in it. and this window is covered with skin sewed in strips together. The Eskimos have smalt families, averaging only three. Hair seal Is the staple article of diet, though, through traders, the natives are learning to use our products. The traders teach them how to prepare them." Naw York Post. The Persistent and Judicious Use of Newspaper Advertising la the Road to Business Success. "ot an Hipirimwn 8XXV TO h. P0EHLER co. SstaMlsned USa. GRAIN COMMISSION ISsmd for Dally Market Zttsr." lOMUBArozxu an&tm ODD LOTS of Tffsw Tork Stock Exchange securi ties bought for investors on the Par tial Payment Plan. From one share upward, rree from Karket Silks or fear of Margin Calls. Send for cir cular, B-41. L. R. LATROBE 111 Broadway. 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