THE 0fAHA SUNDAY BEE: APBIL 19, 1914.
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GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET
Tariff Change is Losing Corn Trade
for Western Farmer.
SOUTHERN PRODUCT COMINQ
Vcllotv Cereal from Sonth America
1 ProTlnit n Strong; Factor
Upon the Eastern Sea
board Markets.
OMAHA. April 18. 1914.
The chance In tariff under the Wilson
administration has lost to the western
farmer the corn trado ho once enjoyed
In the east. Tho seaboard markets are
cither chock full of corn from the south
ern hemisphere or the corn Is coming for
ward In large amounts, and this fact has
completely supplanted the cereal raised
In the great corn belt of the United
States. The Argentine shipments thta
week were 4.412,000 bushela, which ex
ceeds the previous week by 1.827,000 bush
els. and Is 2,924,000 bushels larger than
for tho corresponding period a year ago.
Advices from that country say that
were It possible to securo additional ton
nage at this particular time, the shipment
out of that country would Indeed be enor
mous. There Is now In the Argentine
visible supply 8,910,000 bushels, showing an
Increase for tho week of 680,000 bushels
and reflecting the Increased movement
off the farms to the principal porta. A
year ago tho vlfllblo supply there was
1,783,000 bushels. .
Argentine has raised a crop of 4S.W
000 bushels of corn this year, and tho
exportable aurblua from that crop la
estimated at 240,000.000 bushels.
Cash handlers of this grain Jn our
country have backed away from the In
creased offerings and producer! have
met them at the declining He's.
There was further liquidation by longs
in corn yesterday and tho May suffered
a loss of ',c and from that price there
were losses of Tic down to Ho, with the
decline the least for tho deferred months.
It la believed there Is still a largo amount
of May corn to come upon the market
and that a great deal of this Is hold by
the country. leases are said to bo
shown In every bushel of It. Liverpool
was lower on corp. The weather Is
favorable for farm work and receipts
here amounted to only twenty-nine car
yesterday. Cash sales here were some
what larger at Z&.ooo bushels, which waa
fmuch In excess of any day for weeka
past.
There was a strong undercurrent in the
' wheat market and prices closed W8Mo
I higher. The world's shipments for this
'week wilt be small at 8,800,000 bushels,
while the. corresponding period a year
ago there were 1,454,000 bushels. In addi
tion to this as a bull help there will he
a fair decrease In tho amount of bread
stuffs on paseago to tho United Kingdom.
Northwest receipts were small.
There la now Jn tho Argentine visible
supply 1.24S.C00 bushels, while at this time
last year the total was 7,300,000 bushels.
Shipments from Australia, India and Ar
gentine tins ween were only 1,855,000 bu.,
compared with 7.476.000 bushels a vear
i ago. Cash transactions In wheat here yes-
luruay were small, at zu.uw du,
Oats held un fairly well In Drice In tho
face of sharp Drlce losses for other srralns.
There waa covering on the part of old
time shorts sellers and the offerings
were smaller, even on tho hard spots
and established.
Provlslons-r-Bhorts were buyers of pro
visions early, and in addition to thla
there was some support from packers.
A spell of liquidation satisfied tho early
demand and this continued throughout
the session, which brought about further
marked declines. The provision market
closed easy. A conspicuous feature of
trade was the buying of 10,000 barrels of
July pork by one of the larger private
wlro concerns. Some qf the buying or
July deliveries was credited to Pat
Cudahy, the Milwaukee packer.
Cash wheat waa Ho lower.
Cash corn was Uc to 2c lower.
Cash oats were Via lower.
Clearances: Wheat and 'flour equal to
22S.0C0 bushels, corn, 6,000 bushels, oats,
15,000 bushels.
Liverpool close; "Wheat, unchanged to
MA higher; corn, W lower. ,
Primary wheat receipts wero 300,000
bushels and shipments 300,000 bushels,
against receipts of 494,000 bushels and
shipments of 496.00O bushels lost year.
Primary corn receipts were 318,000 bush
els and Shipments 438,000 bushels, against
receipts of 333,000 bushels and shipments
of 900,000 bushels last .year.
Primary oats receipts were 314,000 bush
els and shipments 902,000 bushels, against
receipts of &I7.00 bushels and shipments
of 571,000 bushels last year.
CARLOT RECEIPT?.
Wheat. Corn. Oats.
Chicago 60 29 111
Minneapolis .......114 ... ...
Duluth 13
Omaha 11 86 12
Kansas City !U 21 35
St. Louis 30 IS 31
Winnipeg 239 ,
These cash sales were reported today:
AVheat No. 2 hard winter, 2 cars, Sine.
Xo. 3 hard winter, 1 car, S3V4c No. 3
durum; 1 car, 86c, Corn No. 3 white: 2
cars, 64c; H car, iSq. No. 4 white, 1 car,
fi3c No. 2 yellow: 1 car, 65Hc; cars, 86c.
No. 3 yellow. 2 cars, 6l4o; 4 cars, CIVic;
2 cars, 64Vio. No. 4 yellow: 1 car, 64c; 1
car, 6Sic. No. 2 mixed: 2 cars, 644c; 2
cars, 6tUc- No. 3 mixed: 1 car, 6tc; l car,
i3Xc; 1 caf, 63&c: 14 car, 63c. No. 4 mixed:
1 car. 63c: 1 car, 624c; 1 car, 62c No,
grade: 2 cars, 63c. Oats No. 3 white, 6
cars, 364c. Ho. 4 white: 1 cor, 3Sc
umana w.asn t'nees wneai: isn. s narci,
79i4S831c: No. 3 sorlnir. S6WC87e: No. 4
1 spring, 84fA5Vic; No. 2 durum, JKg7c;
.-mo. 6 aurum, tuwasec, corn: no, z wnite,
6464Hc; No. 3 white, 63S64c; No. 4 whit.
h203c; No. 2 yellow, OS65Kc; No. 1
yellow, 64dJ64T4o; No. 4 yellow, 63H64o;
No. 2, 64$644c: No. 3, 6361c: No. 4. 62-$
63c; no grade, t363c. Oats: No. 2 white,
Sii!437c; standard, S6U36Hc: No. 3 white,
SS38Vio; No. 4 white, 3503oc. Barley;
juaiting. oaa∾ ro. l reeti, iokmc. itye:
No, 2, 674&5Sc; Nov 3, 57E74c.
( IIICAOO CHAIN' AND PROVISIONS
Features of (ho Trading; and Clostna
1'rlcea on Uonrd of Trade.
CHICAGO, April 18.-Kaster selling than
has been seen for weeks, much of it be
lieved to bo for leading bulls, swept down
prices today In corn. Argentina offers
lower than ever and ideal weather to
preparo for the new domestic crop gave
the greater part of the Impetus. The
close was weak, ?ieric to IHc under last
night Wheat showed a net decline of
HyT, nnd oats c to V4'e. In the
provisions, tho outcome was an advance
of 7'tc to 15c.
C'brn mode an almost vertical drop from
start to finish. It was a day of liquida
tion on D. broad scale and no let up In
pny of the months, but with the severest
pressure on the May delivery. Brokers
who usually act for the principal houso
on the bull sldo, wore unloading ap
parently without limit and TPith but little
i' any regard for tlte effect on prices.
Whenever there teemed likely to be a
hroathlng place, prominent bears were
not Blow to throw all their weight on the
overburdened market
Official estlmnteH that the Argentine
crcp would amount to 324,500,000 bushels,
ns against 196,841,000 bushels last year, put
the corn bulls nt a special disadvantage.
Furthermore, domestic primary receipts
today exceeded to a material extent the
total at the corresponding time a year
ago and the primary shipments were
pearly 1,500,000 bushels less than then, al
though clearances from .here by the great
lakes began today.
General rains, particularly beyond the
Missouri river, took the wheat market
downgrade. The timely supply of mois
ture virtually stopped the drought talk
from both tht winter and the spring crop
belts. Seeding In the Dakotas and Min
nesota was reported as 60 to 76 per cent
complete. Corn weakness, too. Induced
considerable selling, notwithstanding
wheat statistics Monday were expected
to favor the bulls.
In oats, notwithstanding that ohorts
wore good buyers, the movement felt
the effect of tho aetback for corn.
Weather reporta tended also to depress
prices.
Scantineea of bog auppllea made pro
visions dull, regardless of Brain. Packers
bought freely.
Article. I Open. High.) Low. do.! TesTy
Wheatl
Mar.l
im:
as1!
C4U
ul
2
St
an
5V
Cor i,
Mar, i C4U 3W sy
try
!
854.
juiy.r taw ih
Oats
May- 3Si ZT 3S
Jury. srv 3Ci SfS
Pork 1
3
3
37
37
n
iiaj-j. a Eiira-EaKaB on, j.2aarc2a.fa
SO 00
Lard
May. 10 22H 10 26
July.) 10 4IHI W 44
nibs I i
10 20
10 40
10 25
10 45
10 17W
10 J7',i
10 $71,
11 054
May. I 10 90
July.' U 10
11 00 MOW Ml CO
i 11 20 I 11 07H! 11 SO
Chicago Cash Prices-Wheat: No. J
red. ?3H1Hi4Ho, No. J red. WH93Hc; No.
2 hard. 9MTMUrv Vn , hard. SlfifllUe: No.
2 northern, 94H16c: N6. 3 northern, 294e.
"v. s spring, jrtivivjc; ;o. 4 spring, wm
Q34c. Corn No. 2, 66c; No. 3. 64tt4lHc;
NO. 3 white. 66V.C: No. 3 vallow. ffic.
Oats: No. 2 -white, SSVioi No. .3 white,
MC3&HC standard, SSc. Rye: No. 2, tc.
Barley. 494565c. Timothy. I2.7MJ4.60. Clover.
JS.0og.i2.00. Pork, .10. Lard, Jia. Ribs,
iw.vxttn.m.
EQUS Hither; rccc nts. 23.071 canes 1
at mark, cases Included, ITUISc; ordinary
firsts, nsl,Hc; firsts. i7Htfisc.
HUTTBIV Lower; creameries, 184324c.
CHBESB Easy: daisies, lT$lT4ci
twins, leueWie; Americas, ISHVWlc;
long horns, l4lHc.
POTATOES-Lower; receipts. 5S cars!
Wisconsin, red, 65$r8o; Wisconsin, white,
oSflTOc
OMAHA GENERAX. MAIlKET
BUTTER No. 1, 1 lb. cartons, 25c; No.
1, 60-lb. tubs. S5a .
CHEEBB-lroported Swiss, 0c: Amer
ican Swiss. 24c; block BwIb, ao; twins,
Jlc; daisies, ilo; triplet. lo; Youua
Americas. 22c: blue label brick, 19c! 11m
burger. J-lb., 20c; New York whu, Jlo.
F1BH White, 11c; Uout, 22o; large crap
plea. 10c to 16c; SpahUh mackerel, 16c;
shad roe. per pair, 60c; salmon. Hc hal -but
13c; butfalo, 9c: channel catflsn, 14o,
pike, 12c: pickerel. c.
Ter cuu prices: No. 1 ribs. l.Hoi No.
2 ribs. 16HC! No. S ribs, UUc; No. I joins,
lie; No. 2 loins, 17c; No. loins. Wttc
No, 1 chucks, llo; No. 2 chucks. WHc;
No. S. chucks. 10c; No. 1 rounds, 13JAC;
No. S rounds, 13H.; No. 3 rounds. 13io;
No. plates. 8c; No. 2 platea. aho; No.
S plates. 8c. . . ,
cocks. c; ducks. 14c; geene. 1C: turhsy;
20c; plgoons, per aoien,
leathered, 14cj Kes. full feathered, 10c,
squabs. No, 1, 1.60Si2.00; No. t wOo.
Wholesale prices of beef cuts effective
today In Omaha are, as follows:
wiTTiTRrtrnEefl: Navel. '64. Br box.
i2.lt; SO, per box, .2S; 95, 100. 128, .190,
200, 316, 2w0 and 2SS, per box, 5250. Lemons:
KunKlst, sw ana sou, per uox, w.w. jv
Ball, SCO and m. per box, S4.60. Qrfcpe
mitt: as. U.S0! 46. 34.00: H. S4.C0: 64 and SO,
tS.OO. Apples: Extra fancy Colorado, Bon
Davis, per box, 32.28; Missouri pippin, per
box, 32.25. Pinapples: 24, 30, S6, N.00. Straw-
Dcrnes: per craie.
VEGETABLES Cabbage: New, ZMa per
lb., old, 2V4o per lb.; red globo onions, per
lb., 4c; imported onions, per crate, 12.00;
peppers, per basket, 60o; fancy Florida
tomatoes, tver crate. 34.00: choice, toma
toes, per crate, 33.60; cucumbers, per doz.;
11.00 to iresn beets, carrou, turnips,
radishes, parsely, per doz. GOc; heftdlet
tuce. per doc, 31.60; old beets, carrots,
turnips and parsnips, per lb.; 2c; honey,
per case, 33.00; cider, per keg, 33.00; rice
popcorn, per lb., 3c; sholled popcorn, per
lb., 4c; crackerfack, par cace, 33.60; half
case, $1.75; new potatoes, per hamper,
13.00; sweet potatoes per hamper, 2.00:
banas. set bunch. 31.60 to 13.60.
I '
Corn ond AVhent liealon Dnllatln.
Com and -wheat rezion bulletin of th
United States Department of Agriculture,
wi-aiuor Dureau, ai umana, lor tn twenty-four
hours ending .at I t. ra 75th
meridian time, Saturday, April 18:
OMAHA DISTRICT.
Tema.- Rain-
Stations. Hitch. Low. fall.
Sky.
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Pt. cloudy
Pt. cloudy
ruiplng
Pt. cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Raining
Cloudy
Cloudy
Ralninr
Cloudy
Clbudy
Raining
Cloudy
Cloudy .
Ashland. Neb.. 83 43
.09
Auburn, Neb... 66 62 .IS
B'ken BOW, Nb 70 42 ..00
Columbus, Nb.. 46 .22
Culbertson, Nb. 73 43 .00
Falrbury, Neb.. S4 46 .08
Fairmont. Neb. 79 45 .08
(3d. Island, Nb. 0 4S .00
Hartlngt'n. Nb Si 47 .00
HasUngs, Neb.. 81 40 .00
Holdrege, Neb. 79 47 .00
Lincoln, Neb... 83 49 .16
No. Platte, Nb 68 44 .00-
Oakdale, Neb., 81 47 .00
Omaha, Neb.... 85 60 .01
Tekamah. Neb. S7 49 .00
Valentine, Nb. 68 42 .03
Alta, IA. 81 48 .00
Carroll, la 83 42 .00
Clarlnda, la.... S3 66 .00
Sibley. Ia. 86 46 .00.
Stoux City, la. 84 4$ .00
(Jiouay
Cloudy
Minimum temperature for twelve-hour
period ending at 8 a. m.
DISTRICT AVERAGES.
No. of Temo.
Rain
fall. District Stations. High. Low.
r . i i .. ,o
60
68
4
2
62
66
46
60
4
.00
Louisville, Ky... 22 82
Indlana'lls, lnd.i 13 78
Chicago, III -24 , 76
St Louis, Mo.... 18 82
Des Moines, la. 24 82
Minneapolis .... 62 S
Kan. ' City. Mo.. 82 SO
Omaha, Neb 17 80
The weather Is cooler In the western
and warmer in-the eastern portion of the
corn and wheat region, onowers wera
general in the western districts.. One Inch
of rain occurred at Aiinot. is D., and at
McPherson, Kan., and Oklahoma City.
Freezing weather -was recorded at four
stations in the Minneapolis district.
L. A. WELSH.
Local Forecaster, Weather Bureau.
Kansas Cltr drain anc Provisions.
KANSAS CITT. Anril 18. WHEAT
No. 3 hard, 84H60c! No. 2 red, 87H088Ho;
No. 3 red, 8ZH063c: July. BQMQWAo.
UOttNNO. 2 mixed. 67tKW0: NO. 3L ca
67c; No. 2 white, eo&iOa; No., 3, SlMWSMo;
Aiay, nimic; Juiy, w c
dath-wo. z white, ssc; no. z mixed,
37c.
TTER Creamen'i 24c: flrtts. 23a:
seconds, 22c; packing, 16c.
BOGS Firsts, 17c; seconds, 15c.
POULTRY Hens, 15c; springs. 15c.
Mlnmiavolla Grain Market.
MINNEAPOLIS. April 18. WHEAT
No. 1 hard, 93Mc: No. 1 northern, 90K9
92Hc; No. 3 northern, 8SUH4c; No. 8,
85H887Hc: May, 88c; July. 90fto.
FLOUR Unchanged,
BARLET-4Sr7c.
RYE 65i4at66c.
BRAN Unchanged.
CORN NO. 3 yellow, 61HB62C.
OATH Nrt. 3 white, 35Q35l4c. '
FLAX-1.63431.6SVi.
St. Louts General Market
BT. LOUIS, April 18,-WHEAT-No. 2
ta. saewc: No. 2 hard. 90fi84c: AIbv
MI.. T,,l. mil:
COBlx no. z, see; no, wnne, vuc; May,.
WttJiHy, wc.
OATBr-rso. 2, osnooac; ro. z white,
HCooS u-5r' 66Tto; July, 26Hc. .
RYE-lVic.
XtTerpool Grain Market.
LIVERPOOL. APril 18.-WHHAT
Spot, quiet: No. S red western winter, 7s
3d; No. 1 Manitoba, 7a 3d; No. 2, 7a 2d;
ro. i, (B ia; xuxures, sie&ay; Ma, 7a IHd:
July. 7s Hd: October, 7s W.
CORN Spot, oulet: American mixed.
6s 7d; La Plata futures, easy, July, 4s W,
Coffee Market.
NEW YORK, April 18. COFFEE
Higher European cables and reports of
slightly steadier cost and freight offers,
were followed by an opening advance of
o to ( points in coriee mis morning. There
was little demand, however., and prtOs
turned easier under renewed May liquida
tion and scattered selling. Market closed
steady, net 1 point lower to 2 points
higher. Bales, 46.000 bags. April, 8.61c;
May, 8.57a: July, 8.75c; August, 8.83c; Sep
tember, 8.91a; October, 8.96e: December,
.14c; January, 9.20c! March. .S4c
Spot, quiet; Rio No. 7. 8Vc: Santos 4s.
UMc Mild, quiet: Cordova, 12HtJlSV4c,
Cotton Market,
NEW YORK. April lt-COTTON-Fu
tures doed woaic. Mar. 12.40c: July,
12.234; August. ll.OEc; October U.Slc; De
cember, U.Sle; December. 11.45c; January,
11.33c: spot, quiet; middling, 13.10a; gulf,
11.S&C
TJVEnPOOL. Anril 1S.-4JOTTON Mar.
ket Bteadr; good middling, 7. tad; mid-
aiing. t.sk; low miaaiavg, .a, saiea.
4.000 bales.
Metal Market .
NEW YORK, April IS. MKTALS Tb
markets vtn dull ana practicaiir nomi
naL Lake copper. SIS, nominal: electro
lytic tU.KWlt.76: easting, 31IJ54714.37H:
Iron, enchanscd.
jCHW TOSK. JtgxU. Sr-aCIAR Raw..
taoicrc mninaOT. -.jrs aaunsnigaU 2.38c;
tafnsat, oil; it &ut. H.tBr; aruahad.
t.Xcr.. mould. A.. 4.00a: auhsa.. 4.1c: rtX5f
powdered, 4.05c powderod, 4c. fine gran-
lUatoa. J-wc. auunuiB a, lwc; coniec
tlmsra A. 1.S0C.
July. 20 02 U 20 17U; fo MSU. 20 IS
OMAHA LIYE STOCK MARKET
Some Cattle Higher and Others Are
Steady for the Week.
HOQS'FIVE TO TEN UP FOR WEEK
Sheep nnil I.nmha Higher linrty In
"Week, CloalnK TtltH AtUimce
Lost, but About Slendr Trlth
n Week. Atto.
SOUTH OMAHA. AprlUS.1914.
Receipts were: Cattle. Hobs. Sheen.
Official Monday 4,23$ 4.915 .5.924
Official Tuesday 4.05S J.t
Official Wedresday .. 3,3M 9,l
Official Thursday ..... 3,2 9,904
Official Friday 400 5,983
10.3D!
9.291
19.79J
3,783
estimate Saturday...,. 7
81x days this weck...lT2S7 42,901 49.111
Same days last week,. 12,274 47,912 56,491
Bame daya 2 wks ago..l2.25S 40,643 81.1S1
Same days 3 wks ago,. 14.699 66,949 63.016
Same days 4 wka ago. .18,188 61,629 68,304
Sumo days last year,..16.414 49,674 43.810
Tho, following table shows tho receipts
of cattle, hogs and sheep at the South
Omaha live stock market for the year
to date, as compared with last year:
1S14. 1913. Ino. Dec-
Cattle 256,634 276,644 W.010
Hogs 860,434 894,617 ...... 34,083
Sheep 812.313 684,996 127,318
The following table show tho range of
prlres for hogs at the Bouth Omaha live
stcck market for the last few days, with
comparisons:
Date.
1B14. 1918. 11912, 1911 11910. 1909.lt08.
Mar.
April
April
April
April
April
Ar.nl
81 4 Jovi 8 7
1. ISH S 86
2. t 4CH 6 S3
I. 8E1
4. U 8 77
5. S 74
6. 8.47 I
V. 4J 8 79
8. 8 47 S So
?. Jt I0H i 84
10 S61U I 81
11 S 57H 8 91
12 8 94
13 8 63
14 8 KM 8 00
16 8 68 8 76
18 8 H 8 68
IT 8 47 B 69
18 8 MH 8 79
6 28!
637
28
6 20
10 57 6 tW 8 78
10 60 6 73 3 76
10 61 6 73 6 79
0 76 6 67
10 60 Oil
10 4S 6 76
10 33 6 88 6 70
10 15 6 90 5 82
10 81 6 90 5 74
10 16 6 93 5 74
6 96 5 68
10 03 5 72
9 79 6 99
9 63 7 01 5 4
966 6 00 5 55
9 66 tt S3 5 43
9 66 6 88 5 37
6 93 5 43
9 14 5 52
7 73
7 79
7 '79
t ei1
. v.,
7 631
7 Sl
6 31
6 21
April
6 12
Apm
April
April
7 60
6 12!
7 61
7.66
5 94
April
April
7 4S
6 SS
6 85
7 66
April
April
7 65
a 93'
7 66
G 90
April
April
April
April
6 97
7 69
7 71
6 OS
6 05
7 70
Hunday,
Receipts and disposition of live stock at
the Union Stock Yards. South Omaha, for
twenty-four hours ending at 3 o clock
yesterday:
RECEIPTS CARS.
irogs.H'r's.
C, M. A St. P
Union Pacific
C. & N. W., east..
C. & N. Ww west....
C, Bt. P., M. & O...
C, B. & Q., west
C R. I. & P., east....,..
C, R. I. & P., west
Illinois Central i '.
Chicago Qtr.at Western
18
20
4
9
, 2
1
Total receipts..' 57
. DISPOSITION HEAD.
6
Morris & Co
Swift & Co
Cudahy Packing Co.
Armour & Co
Total 4,564
CATTLE There were no cattle hero of
any consequence, less than a load being
reported In the yards. For tho week re
ceipts foot up 14,237 head, being the larg
est since three weeks ago, but still
smaller than a year ago by over 2,000
head.
Owing to moderate receipts at most
selling points the market on beet steers
during tho week ha shown a little firm
ness, although no great or noteworthy
advances have been made. Prices as a
general thing are around 10a higher than
last week's close. Tne feeling la that
the consuming demand for the product Is
not yet .sufficiently broad to encourage
largo shipments of' fat cattle.
i food heirers and light cows on- tho
heifer order have been in good demand
all week and are closing loaiso higher
than! last week. Other kinds of cows have
shown little or no. change.
Btoexera ana feeders have been in
limited SUDD1V and moderate demand all
tho week, still tho feeling if anything Is
a muo stronger tnan a weeK ago.
Quotations on cattle: Good tn nrfma
yearlings. J8.0O8S.00; good to choice beef
steers. S8.30li8.8S: fair to mn hif iir.
88.1OB8.30; common to fair beef steers,
S7.604f8.10; good to choice cornfed heif
ers, 37.2508,00: good to choice esrnfed
cows, S8.757,2Jj fair to, good grades, $6.00
08.75; common to fair grades, S4.253S.00;
good to choice stockers and feeders. 17.75
O 8.00: fatr to good stockers and feeders.
? i. iu, rammon 10 iur stocKers and
eeders, S6.50U7.25i stock cows and heif
ers, $8.0037,60; stock calves. 18.60n.!fii
veal calves, 87.76C10.76; bulls, stags, etc..
SS.26O7.60,
HOGS Receipts were moderate; even
for a Saturday, and the mark nn,nM
out In fair shape. One packer started
put buying hogs at prices that were
largely a nickel higher, putting Up his
drove at S8.608.65. Other buyers wore
not Inclined to follow this lead, and
their first bids were no better than steady
to possibly a little stronger. After things
took this turn the trade became very
draggy, as sellers believed thoy were en
titled to five higher prices, but the edge
was off the market, and although sell
era held out until well along In the fore
noon, they finally had to cut loose at
flGures that were no better than strong
with Friday's average. The general mar
ket can be- quoted as a shade higher. It
was largely an JS.60 affair, with the
quotable bulk at S.4741.6Sfc, and sev
eral loads as high as $8.55. the top. After
the first rounds movement became very
dull, and tho forenoon waa well advanced
ucjore me moderate supply waa cleaned
For the week tho trade shows a decline
pf C10c, and today's top Is a flat dime
lower than a week ago. Ught supplies
on tho first two days of the week en
abled values to register a small gain,
but beginning with Wednesday the mar
ket took a down turn and from then on
p. c,??JJ,sllppd rapidly until at the close
?L Vfda-y .trade the average was fully
IS0, lower than the close of last weok.
Today s- small advance recovered a amall
fully 610o lower than last Saturday.
Today's supplies of 57 cars, or a little
over 4,100 head, brought tho week's total
up to 42.901 head. This Is 5,000 smaller
than last week, and 6,000 short of the
corresponding days last year.
Representative sales:
No,
41..
91...,
70...,
43...
SJ...,
71...,
...,
71...,
7,..,
:...,
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it...,
6J...,
32...,
U...
t..
...
7...,
70...
CO...
S:::;
.At.
....173
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....!H
....204
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(0
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I 40
S 4S
riM
i VH
i S
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7U
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I 60
I hi
a to
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t fct
1 10
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...211
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10 I 10
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... 1 SO
'to
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....37
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... 214 SM
... Ml
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74
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24
42
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JOT I W
....Ml 1M I (0
. ..JIT 110 t (0
. ..23 1J0 1(0
,...tM 130 I 10
....7 ... 8 40
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. .234 ... U
10
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. aa i2o s
.as i... ih
m ... its
SHEEP RecelDta this week wr f.lriv
aiKo, ucipe numaiw nv oooui 4,lll, at
compared with 35,491 last week, 51,181 two
weeks ago and 43,811 for the corresponding
period a year.ago.
A comrjaratirelr llsht run nt n.i
lamba on the first day of the woe It forced
prloea up 107320c all alone the line, when
ewes sold aa high at 88.80, a fresh top for
the season and since 37.00 was paid' a jroar
ago. From Tuesday until Thursday tho
rrceinis were ai rawer uoirai DroDortKuu
and prices dropped gradually, practically
wiping out all tho ad ranee made on lion-
cay. un Tuesday a new top, SS.40. tor the
year to datt waa aotabliahed on laraha,
the highest beore that being 3SJ0, trhlch
waa nald In Juno of last Mar. Ther m
an a vera re ran of both eve and lamtw
for a Friday- bar yeatardar. and
some Iambs scored a UttH advance, th
gvoeral tuarket waa mostly' steady. caa
qoentljr abowtatT no material ehaco (rota
the day Wore. With, iltrndaj- aobacaa-
tiat improwment tost ay tn don ml th
wk, tb general attsatXcn rinataa ttttla.
If any. changed from a wrvetc aan. Une. a
strong trndtrtrmo auaxaa to. fjxtDira tltit
trade
Tho wtUmwoC trade-in Bath: ultrini'. stock-
and an fawllng and shearing acemtnt was
rather amall tms weekand, thtnigtt valuas
may have fluctuated a little, the supply
really waa not large enough to effect any
alteration In iDUdatlona. A. faatura. waa
the preference on the part of the packer
for wooled offerings, wh.ch la explained
by the high prices and the healthy tono
prevailing op the wool market.
Quotations on sheen and lambs: Lambs.
Mexican. 37.S6AOIO; lambs, good to
choice western, 37.40i!.(W; lambs, fair to
good western. 7.15tr7 40- lainb. shorn.
J6.Wa7.00; lambs, pulls, IS.Wfl.(i0; year
lings, light, I7.354jr7.50; yearlings, heavy,
K.7Mr7.; wethers, good to rholee. iH'nf
7.00; wethers, fair to good. K3&S6.R0
ewes, good to choice, 16 4MJ6W; ewes,
fair to good, 3n.OOtiti.4K.
Chicago Lire Stock Market.
CHICAGO. April 18.-OATTLE-Recelpts
104 head; market, steady; beeves. IMS9
9-5J; Texas steers, I'.SiSJS.SO: western
steers. 37.10TJ8.20; stockers and feeders,
3.60K.15; cows and heifers, 33.7MXS.70l
calves, 36.00ia9.26.
HOas Receipts 4.000 head: market
strong to 5 cents above yesterday's av
erage, bulk, 3S.frtffS.70; light, M0HJ.T2H;
mixed, W.4Mf?.7; heavy. 38.a0Cfl.73Hl
rough. tA20fl,S0; pigs, l7.2StrM0.
8HKEP AND IAMB9 necelpts 600
head; market, steady; native, 36.40rN.50;
westerns, 3&50irj.OO; yearlings. I5.80O7.50:
lambs, native, l6.2SflS.26; Westerns, JiSMf
Kansna City Live. Stock Market,
KAN8AS CITT, Mo.. April 1S.-CAT-TLE
Receipts 1(M head; market, steady',
prime fed steers, 38.604J9.40; dressed bf
steers, 7.5OB.50: western steers, rr.OOfli
8.. 6; southern steers, lS.t04rS.2S: cows. 34.60
67.75; heifers. 36.76CO.00: stockers and
HS-Recelpts 800 head: market,
steady; bulk, SS.40ff4.6S; heavy, t8.554JS.eo;
paokera and butchers, 8.454,60; light,
S.!K6.M; pigs. 87.KVfI.S5. '
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, none:
market, steady; lambs, 16. 7038.28; year
u.n.K,iJa;anMi others. 3S.75&6.78; owes.
4.76rG 40.
St. Lonla Lire stock Market.
T yi. April 18. CATTLEJ Re
ceipts, 200 head; market steady; beet
steers, S7.50tf8.25; cows and heifers. 84.23
stoakers and feeders, js.OOSS.OO;
southern steers. $5. 75718. 10; cows and htlf
ers. 34.60376.65, calves, t..00jjio,fi0,
HOas-Recclpts, 1,700 head; market So
higher: pigs and lights, 37.0OO.H)i mlxel
and butchers, IS.70i8fl.RO; good heavy, 33,70
(&W.75,
CU HEP AND LAMnS-Recelpts, 500
hoad; market steady; muttons, $S.7642ti.7S;
lambs, 36.75$r8.10.
Nt, Joacph I.Itc Stock Market.
ST. JOSEPH, April ll-CATTLK-Ro-celptH,
100 head; market steady; steers,
37.00ti0.25; cows and helfors, 4.0O8.75:
calves, S3.7MJ9.00.
iiouB-iiocoipts, 1,600 head; market
steady to strong; top, J8.6&; bulk, 8S.42H
68. W.
BHBBP AND LAMBS No- recc Pta:
markot steady; lambs, 37.36Q6.2o.
STOCKS AND BONDS.
neTicrr of Operatlona on Stock Ex-
vhanire Dnrliiff the Pay.
NEW YORK. Anril IS. The deellns In
stocks was resumed at tho opening' to
day. Reading and Union Paoffle, which
lost a point each, sold at tho lowest
figures of the year. Can. Northern Pa-
cuio ana Canadian pad t la receded a
point or more, Missouri Pacific and Le-
opened fractionally higher, but later sold
off to below yesterday's close.
Concerted support stopped the raiding
of the bears after a number of stocks
naa been driven down 1 to 2 points to
tho year's low levels. Short bought
heavily, causing full recoveries In some
cases.
The market closed firm. Tho action
of the market Indicated that the aelllnr
movement had run its course for the time
Doing, naiaing tactics r the bears failed
to bring out more long stock and after
the early decline the market made a con
sistently good showing.
At the end of the session prices rangod
around yesterday's close. Heavy covering-
of IjQhlgh Valley and Missouri Pa
cific sent them up sharply. The an
nouncement of plans for meeting the
Missouri Pacific and New HaVen notes
which soon fall due waa of s-ood effect
on those stocks and stimulated buying
elsewhere. Bonds wero steady.
Number of sales and leading quotations
on stocks were as follows:
tUlu. llltti. Iv, Clcae.
AmalitmtUd Cncixr
Amerfcui Airlcultural
Amrrlcjin Brtt Buor
10,400 "IS It's
IV4
32U
Amerloin Can ........... 12,400
Amrlcn Caa pfd . 1,200
AraarlcaA C. & F... 300
JJ4
4i
U
tasi
"iivi
sli
AmtrlcB Ootton Oil
Am. Ica Seetirltlti.,.,...
American Llnwed ..1....
Anurlcw IoomotlT ...
Amerlun 8, a R
Amorictn H. te R. ptd...
Amfr. nunr tUtlnlni...
American T. T...'
Amtrlcnn Tobacco .......
AntconOc Minlns Co
Atctalton ....
AtchUon ?tl
Atltntle Uout Un
ntltlmor a Ohio
Delhltbtm Steel .........
Drooklirn !UI6 Tr......
40W
(4
SOte
C
IW'4
400 t
soo
300
t04i
.
too 10014
), 100
taivs
40)
too
34
14
111
l
Hie
800
i.too,
tut
Mt.
sot
Cuudlan Pacltlc
8, tOO
im lit
Central lather
2,000 KM,
ctieuvtakt a onto
JO)
too
too
Mi
12
7.
MH
nv
9IH
1UH
21U
10
H
143W
SO
it
SS
It
144
mtf.
iifi
no
14 H
0fc
101
H
I
H
34
cnic(o o, w u '-'
11
MH
unietso, u. c: at, t .. .
ChleMo N. W
rxilorjLdo Vutl ie Iron....
IontollilAtea On ,
i'-om 1'roducti
too tvi m
Delaware fir Huaaon
Denver ft Itlo Urarnle....
Denver & It. (1. pM.,..
Dlttlllere' SecuHtlce ....
Erla
900
00
s.too
1M4
icu
Ills
11
Krle let ptd
Erie 2d iitil
Oeneml Electric
Qreet Northern fti
Oreat Northern Ore ctfi.
Illinois Central
Interhorouah Met
InterboroUKli Met. rtil...
International lUrveeter, .
i,i) m ui'
(no
soo
300
noti no
1IH MM
61 II
Inter-Marine pm ........
International I'tixr
International Pump ....
Kaneae City Routhern,..,
lcleije Ge .,,
00 !
IS
Lrfhllh vallff
Loulivllle A Kaabrllle..
M., tit. P. & 8. KU St.
Mletourl, K. & T
Mlteourl Pacltlo
National niecvlt
National Iad
N. K, R. of M, Id Pta..
New York Central
N. y t). t w.
Norfolk a Weatern
North American
Northern Paclflo
11, COO 1JIH 14V4 j'Vj
13.600 20 H Hi
-lit J
m
u
it
m
a
IDS'
loH
:t4
41 H
141
leiti
!h
it
tll
. l.ta) "MH
jy ioj
' "im i,oit.
'. ioi
; "ioo 'HU
i iV.im isili
. 0 H
IH
2
101
ioti
IMH
"t'i
Ui"
MH
racuie van
Penntilvanla
People's Oae
P.. C. O. Bt L
PltUbursh Coal
Pressed Reel Car
Pullman Palace Car...
Res4tns
Kepubllo Iron & Steel
iteputiiie 1. & H. pro. ..
Ilock Island Oo
nock Island Oo. cfd
Bt. 1 H. V. 3d ptd...
ftee,bftanl Air Una
sOO
IH
IH
'tis
84
iiii
400
too
.....
tsu
.....
u
i't.
flabcnl A- 'I pfd
nioenerneia n. a 1 ..
Southern I'scltlc
Southern rtallwar ......
Po. Railway ptd
Tennessee Copper
Teiw a racitlc. ........ .
t'nlon Pacific
Union 1 aciflc ptd
United Hi am Healtjr...
United States Rubber,..
United mates Meal
V. 8, Steel pfd
Utah Copper
Vs. -Carolina Chemical .,
Wabash .. ,
Wabash pfd
Western Maryland ......
Westsrn Union
Weetlnichouse Electric ..
Wheellnc Lake Erlo...
China Copper
Iter Con. Copper
N. T.. K. II. Ac II
Total rale for the day,
t.soO
404
200
15
it
14.S00 IMH lttu lltU'
II
l
iil
0lt.
44.au)
"isoo
" SOO
too
300
700
SV0
itu
"ri
4H
ii'.'
4
ftH
?l!t vi ti
..... ..... K
l.ooo
SO)
1.500
0V
4iW
21 tl
OH MH
1M.400 harts.
Local bMarltiea,
jj9,i?Uli,nV,"r,UVi f ""P"1 Ur'Br a Co.
Oeatrlee Creamery pfd,
DeauBont, Tex., Is ,
Council lllafla, la., O. At (. s
Peer 4 Co. I per ten I note. iu,
Deere a On. pfd
Bid. Aaked.
4
ioj imu
n m
. M WA
IM ',
1ST Hi
"K
Fremont U. A K. ia
V'airmoot Creasnery pta..,.
... lev
a ammms uwisry, coos.
IM 1
uiiaas, il, en, in,, iMt.Q I II
n.i is., Waa. U4 la. uu IM 1KB
iu. ir J?-Li w.. im
Mow stela SUla T. a T sj uu
Omhsi B- U a P Ie. lUi .. M
CUr - oenaha linear i'eA. ..,. M4 leW
Cttr af Oeaaaa . m tat
foafa C. B. fct. Rj. afit TJ Slv4
CmaJta a C. O. R. a a.. 45 n
StaUa ot Call torn ta ea. aa tf it, I
SlaMtstk. a, U.w Sa. sj jpa
ut V Ck.. ta, UK t7 1
iwlrt A Co.. attntt. , t)u miu
Swim sriunt aa. Btt...... DU nB
enatsir sTomer- RkcraJt. rMAtstinaiQt.
NB7W" YORK. Anril IfL Tho BtHlnmmnt
or uie ncjuai ocmuition ai cdeanng hnusa
banks and rmat otanpanlea ahomw that
tnerv tiuuu moosxeo. rseecva. Ill,
legal requirement. This Is an Increase
of 32,945,450 from last week Tho stale
ment follow:
Actual condition Amount. Increase.
Iani 32.130,734.000 3S6.964.00O
Specie 4O7.S4S.O00 5,211.00)
Legal tenders i&.mv.ww
Net deposits 2.035.811,000 3S.S8J.OCO
circulation 42,116,000 t9fO.X)
Excess lawful reserve 31,678.400 S.MV4S0
Hanks' cash reserve In vaults... I412,29,000
Trust companies' cash reserve
In vault 70.826,000
Aggregate cash reservo 4SJ,.S8,000
Trust companies' reserve with
clearing house membors carry
lug S4 per cent cosh reierve. .3.9Si.0O0
Summary of state banks and trust com
panies In Greater New York not In
cluded In clearing houoe statement:
Amount, incroanr.
Loans 1
Specie
..$Mo,00S.W 36,111.005
.. e4.64S.10) 1.3M.KW
,. sIlSI.OW MVMO0
.. W.007,10) (.131,(4)0
iegal tenders . .
Total deposits ...
Decroaec.
London Stock; Market.
tj-vtvv. Ani! 1 American securi
ties opened unchanged and attor ntoMng
Irregularly closed undecided, with pni'
ranging from H above to S below parltj.
There waa a gooa supply 01 mi
discount rates wore ay. .
Consols for money. 76ti account, o u-iv.
Union Pacific. 1B7H. o ,
Amal. Op per . . Tminterbof.-Met. ptd. . 1
ASer. DeS Tsueer 3JtlMer. Ilmalir.. WtK
Amer. Cotton Oil
Araer. B. ltef
Amer. Huxar Het
Aener. Tel. A. Tel
4'4Me. Paclllo t JH
tOIHMo., K. a T...... H
ItOil-hltli Valler- ,. ..4H
Anac. Mlnlns Co
Aloklson .... .
2ttKaiionei iso... .
MN Y, Central...
llOHNorfelk a W...
U-i. Northern l'sclllo
MSi ennsyltanla .
isa.tPMni'a Uae...
Atlantlo it i..
lultlraore a o.. ..
Urooklyn R. T . .
lol
10m
I0H
IMVl
Caa&dlen Taclflo.
Cneeapeake ft u
nhlcro A N. W..lliunsadlns leiit
Chi., Mil. a St. P. MS Rock lslnad Co IH
Colo. Fuel A Iron , MS do pfd. . . H
Colo. A Southern
siuruiuinem iciiic. i
Del. a Hudson. . .
Deaer nie O..
lttHeouthern Hr ...
ItUUnlon Paclllo...
IJtsl". S. tteel..
114 do ptd
lil Wapash
IIHWestern Union,.
110 New ItaMu.. .
14V,
It
llH
.. Il4
,.10
.. 14
,. lti
.. Ut4
Brl
Sen. JCteolrie. ....
at. Nor. pfd.
Ot. Nor. Ore ctfs..
Illinois Central. . .
Int'"'r.Mtt. ....
Uld.
HII.VV.tt Ilnr. nulet. 2i ll-H d
MONEJV TiOHs per centi short
bills,
W per centi throe months, 2 1-16 per cent.
Dank Clearings.
nMlUA Anril lt.-Tlunk clearinKB for
Omaha today were 11,638.300.98, and for
tho corresponding day last year U.S10,
1.W. Tho summary of the bank clear
ings for tho weok and the corresponding
woek.last year Is as follows:
unis lour, xjani icn.
.... 3,88,S06.4J 2,768,U5.M
.... 2.BS9.44S.13 S,eio.705.2
.... 2,a,4W,ia 8,14,)M.M
8.M47S1.1S .003,Tl.te
.... 2,7O5,M0,48 8,038,116.66
.... 2,S8,a.(Ml l,810,ai.M
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Totals ...UC6SO.l66.6l 17.75.1S5.IS
Nctt YorkMotoy Market.
NEW YORK, April W.-rMONEY-Call,
DTIMb' LOANSSteftdy: CO ar.,.sv
8H per cent! W days. 2i per cent; sis
TBrlT.lSVAPKn-aWi PT cent.
BTBRLINO BXCHANOK-Steady: sixty
days, 4.rM0l "'""K'M.t
8,VlCR-nar, MUc; Mexican dollars,
tfVONl3S Oovornment, easy, railroad,
teady. ,
Dry Goods Market.
NJTVV' YORK, April 13.-DRY OOODH
Wool and wool goods closed tho week
firm. 811ks wero qulot. Cotton goods
wero steady and quiet. Yarns wero dull.
Oils and Tlosln.
xrr-rt' rnnl Anrlt 18 TOTTONSBTSD
Oil-Steady; prime summer yellow, i.40
VJ.80: May. I7.4J! Jul, J7.W! Septem-
per,
ROBIN Quiet.
TURPKNTINE Bteady.
Switzerland Hans
to Get Food for Army
From United States
GENEVA, April 18. The flwUs govern
ment is considering Jhe idea of an ar
raniroment wltlt the grain lntercsta In
thd United 8tate whereby the Swiss.
might bV supplied- with' American wheat
if tho powers which surrounu ino muo
i,trl -t)iiblla were at war, Tho for
elgn office Is r negotiating first with tho
French and Italian governments to uarn
what assurances may be had that such
grain shipments would not bo molested
In passing through these countries In
time of war.
The problem of wheat supply for tho
Swiss army, becamo acute during tho
Balkan war. when tho closing of tho
Dardanelles cut off much of the usual
Importations from tho cast and prices
soared tremendously high. Kmergency
shipments from the United States then
relieved the situation.
At present tho government keeps stores
of wheat sufficient to feed tht whole
moblilied force of tho country, upward
of 500,000 men, for several' months, Tho
grain Is stored In the capitals of eleven
cantons and Is never allowed to remain
In storsgo more than three months, sup
plies being constantly taken out and re
newed. A distinguished of I leer of tho Hniee.
general staff has advlsud the government
to come to' an urrangement with neigh
boring power on iv novel basis. In the
event of war Switzerland should be al
lowed to receive Its food supplies through
any of tho countries on Its frontiers on
condition that tho Swiss government re
ceived 109,000 sick and wounded soldiers
and took care of them until the end of
the war. Dr. Hardy of Geneva, who was
a snrgeon In thj Balkan wur, says that
nil the hotels in Hwltrrrlsnd would have
to bo turned into hospitals to caro for
100,000 men, and that there are not
enough doctors and nurses In tho coun
try. Tho cost In preparation nnd in main
tenance fori a year would, he estimates,
be $34,000,000, and he ndds that It would
bo far. better for Switzerland to spend
the money on the army.
St. Bernard Monks
Shelter and Feed
Forty Thousand
GENEVA, Switzerland, April 1. The
St. Bernard monks gave Bhejter and food
to nearly 40,000 persons last year. Th
average voluntary contribution droppel
Into the box at the gate was equivalent
to 2 cents a person. The monastery finds
Itsolf in financial difficulties and th
chapter is considering whether a fixed
charm roust not be made In the future
for tho rich travelers who visit tho raon.
astery during fine weather, stay for the
week-end and drop a frano or two Into
the box in paynuni for themselves and
chauffeur for two days' keep.
Tho monks have carried on their char
Jtr for nine centurieo without asking any
rlsttor to pay. They hare been able to
do so by the Income from lands rested In
the mooasterr. Rot during the last tea
rears the eoejt oX Trythinr has gone up
a boot 40 per rent. vfaJie rental have re
marrred stationary .
"VSa hope to unntuxna." says tha Abbot,
Bourgeois, the hrjnil tC the chapter, "girth-
free bospitaflrr aa wo hars duna sine
tho oleTenth qantury. Itlrough u the
burden bncormui too heavy tor our means
wo shall be uiUlged to uharxn a utrmll
sum, ntudi uKainat aur ImdlmUlan. ami,
2tJ omr nrilrdfjuw.'
PLANS DEFENSE OF EMPIRE
British Dominions Expected to Par
ticipate in Conference.
CANADA IS HOLDING BACK
Annirnlln nn.l err Zenlnnd Take
narrptlon to Mntrntrnt that
.lalianrtc Atlnnce Will
Protect Them.
LONDON, April l.-rians for
ind n j
fenno conference of Great Ilritaln and
dominions a to rapidly assuming form, and'
will be complete when the consent of Can
ada Is gained. Australia and Nw Zealand
have already announced their desire for
such a conforento and since tho problem
of the Pacific will be tho chief lople con
sidered by the meeting II is believed that
Canada will join tho other dominions.
As the result of- Iho trip which a par
liamentary committee tpade to tho dom
inions. It "as found that Australian and
Now Zealand statesmen believe, firmly
that tho problem of tho coming decade
will be tho maintenance ot supremacy
for the white rare In tho Pacific. It waa
pointed out to tho committee that Japan
is making preparations to develop trado
and emigration toward tho antipodes, and
that thero la. a constant flow ot Chinese.
to the Islands of tho Pacific. France has
already largely Increased tt steamship
facilities with those islands, and Ger
many, Holland and the United States
also am aotlve in tho same regions.
Tho determination ot the govornmeont
to bring about tho conference has been
Increased by reports from fllr Maurice
FHtmuUrlce, who has been advising tho
commonwealth govornrhent on naval root-
tors, and Sir Jan Hamilton, Inspector
general of bvre& forces. It has not yet
been decided whethtir the conference will
bo held In Tndon, Canada or Australia.
but the Idyi Is growing, and when tho
meeting Is finally held It Is likely that
all of tho Rritleh dominions will have
delegates present.
Attacks Clmrehlll'a Speech.
Australia and Now Zealand have not
taken kindly to tho suggestion mad a by
Winston Churchill, first lord of tho ad
miralty, In his speech Introducing tho
naval cstlmutes, that the safety of thoQ
two countries was secured by tho Anglo-
Japanese alliance. William Ferguson
'Maiaey, prime minister of New Zealand,
ted an attack on the first lord In a recent
spocch at Groymouth. In which he sold
ho did not bellove the alllanco hud se
cured the safety of tho Drills)! dominions
In tho antipodes.
J. Itu mo Cook, prime minister, of tho
commonwealth of Australia, who atatetl
tho case for the dominions at greater
longth, said; '
"Wo are told by Imperial statesmen
that tho Paolflo Is being mado safe and
socure, not by tho might and tho majesty
ot tho British fleet, but by the Angl6
Japanese alliance. That raise for Aus
tralia a very serious question. I hop
that Australia always will )o pn friendly
terms with Japan and get closer to it
In tho relations ot trade and commerce
and the peaceful acta ot'clvlllsatlon, and
that the treaty wilt continue) In Its pres
ent form, for I believe It to be a grant
power for peace, but when Australia is
naked .In rely un the Anelo-JabaneM
treaty for the defense of th faolflo'a
ory serious situation Is created. Japan
Is a nation whoso people Australia does
not admit to Its Hide. While Aus
trdlla' ideals must be defended at all
costs as"o,.cardlnal principle of Australian'
political belief. Japanese civilization 'dlr
fern radically from that In Australia,
which Is compelled to" see no mixing of
races to Its territory. "l
Problem la Dual One. ,
'Whilst It 1 true, aa Mr. qhwnborlalrt
aId. that tho naval forces should bo cori
centratcd under , a united command . bn
tho chief theaters of operation, It Khc-uld
not bo forgotten that the empire's naval
problem Is a dual one. Not only should
tho imperial power bo doveloped In rela
tion to tha world problem In order that
thero should bo an Imperial navy, to fight
In any and every sea where Imperial
Interests are threatened, but world-wide
preparations must bo combined to make
Jt possible to concentrate forces at
point wherever tho dominions have tho
greatest menace.' Australia hopes that
tho Imperial floet will be so developed
and organized that this, country shall be
in no way dependent absolutely on treaty
obligations "with any foreign power what
ever. "The government is anxious for a coh
ferenco of solf.goventlng dorslnl'onij In
cluding Canada and South Africa. The
first Australian .fleet unit Is bolng com
pleted, but to what point I Australian
policy developing? Mr. Churchill has de
parted from tho agreement by: which the
Imperial government -undertook to send
to tho Pacific a ship for eVery ship put
Into commission by Australia. Mr.
Churchill hs proclaimed that ships of
an Inferior calibre will do very well for
tho Pacific. Australia is ontitiea to some
thing more) than that statement. It is
entitled to free and full discussion ot Im
perial defense with; every unit of tho
omplro."
Australia I building Its. own. fleet, while,
New Zealand,, who gave Its dreadnought
to the mother country, has decided" to
start doing tho samft unless tho Imperial
government carries out Its obligations to
strengthen tho fleet In the Pacific.
Minimum Wage in
Australia Should Be
Twelve Per Week
IjOKDONi April 1&-A definition or the
living minimum wage In Australia has
Just been embodied In a decree- delivered
by Justlco Heydon, president of tho im
perial arbitration court uf Now ,South
Wales, who, nUer an oxhaustlvo Inquiry
Into the cost of living In Sydney, specifloa
that the lowest -class of unskilled labor
must rsoelvo ?12 a woelt. Thla sum Is
basrsl on tho existence and needs of a
family of two parents and two dependent
children. Ho found that the minimum
rate for rnnt n Sydney waa M a weok,
miscellaneous expenses, Including fuel,
light, clothing and Insurance, was" W.M.
while tho remainder of the III waa con
sumed In food.
In his decuuon tho Judge was guided
largely by tho now famous decision of
Justice nigginz. who In the Harvester
case decided that ITOJSO weekly was a
fair and reasonable" standard to meet
tha normal needs ot the average employe,
regarded as a human bring tiring- in a
efTftfreX country."
Some Bntttsa (M-ttor.
Did jqo ever notice that the White fox
battlruf order contains an earnest .and
devout appeal for th .oenuturxui or
Sl.ano ColHns. U Boualar aotflnUfisr'
First Uireft- namta are- "licd, CSmae, Ou -
Una.
WILL CUT WAGES ON CANAL
Skilled Workers Preparing to Re
list Prpposcd Rsduotio-.i,
METAL TRADES' 0R0ANIZIN0
Parent Orrtnnlcallnna In t'nlterl
fltatra Will tie Aaked to .Snnti
tlon Strike .Jlanr Un
skilled .M,n Idle;
PANAMA; April IJ.-Much opposition to
reductions In tho wage acalo of skilled
labor on tho canal has arisen since; tne
new wage seal was protnuIgs.td, In
conformity with an executive ardr Is
sued by President WItorron February i,
to heoom operative on April 1, when tho
permanent government ot the Panama
canal went Into effect.
The skilled workers have Jeen In com
munication wth tho parent unions In the
United States, with the result that tho
metal trades department- of the American
Federation of Labor has Instructed the
unions on tho Uthmva to immemlately
begin the formation ot a metal; trades
council In Panama. Several meetings at
ready have been held at which strong
opposition to any wage reduction was1
voiced.
Under the terms of tho Adamson act,
establishing tho parent government bt
tho Fanorna canal, It li provided that no
one on the canal forco shall be paid
more' than ii per cent In excess of. tho
avorar. wage for similar work paid In
tho United Btats. In conformity with this
provision Colonel Oeorge W. Goethal, t
governor pf tho "Panama Canal, Issued -a.
circular establishing a now wage scale
This provided for considerable reductions
all along tho One.
It Is understood hre that 'Cononel
Gcethals jwosonally 'favors the continua
tion of the present wage acclo until tho
period ot construction snail havo been
ended. It this 1 dons tha reductions -will
become effective gradually and not until
after tho construction ot tha canal hu
bten fully comploted.
Aak BtrlUo Hitnetloii,
The various labor unions represented
on tha Isthmus, It ts understood, hajo
communicated or will .communicate with
their parent organizations with tho view
of obtaining strike sanction. H Is not tiro,
Immediate Intention, According to labor1 a
lenders here, to make use ot the alr!ke
weapon to forco the continuation of tho t
preesnt scale, but only In an emergency .
ot such a character as to rnake Its use
a necessity. .
It Is not anticipated' that any opposl- ,
tlon to tho now scale' wilt come from tho
numerous clerks and other unorganised v
employes on the canal force,- As. yet
no active opposition has, "appeared among'
them, although It la said, that many of
them contemplate resigning and return
ing to the states and aoeklng other em-
plOymont. Thla class of employes In any
event wtlt suffer considerable shrinkage
through the) gradual reduction In 'forco
mado necessary by the completion ot
construction, work;
Unskilled Workers Idle,
a A serious problem also confronts tha, ' -
authorities of tho canal sono and. tho Ro-
publlo of Panama because of thencrcas-
Ing nunfba'r'of unemployed Won, vi'r
Within tho "laat year thousands ot unrrit t
akllled anal porkers hyv ben thrpwrf' V,"
upon inoir own resouruw- movkubv iiiBtqf
was 'no more work for them, In almost
every case they hay saved no money fur
a rainy day, The toault h beon an In
creasing amount ot lawleiansss. runfylug "
particularly Into ,the lino of. petty bu, ,
Klartea,
ITor unskilled labor thero Is now re
solutely, no dtn)nd, either on tVi lath
inue, tho outlying 'pro'vlnpoil of th re
public or tho neighboring rpubllea if
Contra! 'and' South 'Atnerlea,' Tlio pro
p6aed government railway in tha Jfovlne
Of Chlrlquo is expeoted tft afford nome ro
ller, but tho hope ot It early start s not
at all bright hsra. . . r
Thero la little or no other eomlruatton
worlc lit progress, puhllq. work, with, tho s
execpttpri pt tho National expedition,
practically 1 fit a stanlM,. Un t,b Jioij
tho roads nro being nonstrttctod by .lit
prisoner In tho penitentiary, This aW 0
Is tho east In the -Panama republfo,
Doth Panama City and Colon, ti two t
most Important cltlss In the Panama re- ,
public, are filled with Idle negroes wltu a
am looked upon as mere ot les ot a
menace by tho ttvo. polloa foroea, rfhw
Panamanian authorities say that tht, ?
problem Is ono for solution by the canal
government,
Wctrroe" Want to Slay,
The" question, of the, Unemployed JK
matcan negib Is simple.' Whn ho left hli
native sh" to come fo lS,nsiha to-worU
on the canal ho yt compelled to deposit ,
H for his 'return naagago when his lob
here was dons,
Many of thm, ltoYvr Co not wish to
return for tho reason that they ora no
aeoustomod ta larger was thin thoy
have aver been ablo to earn In Jamaica. 3
Beside, they say, the Island already Is
I overpoputattd.
Tho nutation of higher wages and over,
population also U true of the .other West
Indian Islands. Then, too, thero Is at
presopt lttla or no demand or thht clasi
of tabor In any of the West India, wlti
the possible' exception ot i 'lib and Portu
III co, acoordlng to Informatlbn ham,
It It anticipated that tho ontlro qtiaatlon
probably will have to be submitted to. the
governments of tha various countries
from which those laborers earns.
Mutilates His Own
Face with a Knife
CSTVTUUa, La., April Jl.-Jame
Kuwer, aged JJ, In an Inaatvo frensy twl'ay
took a knife and mutilated his own face
almost, beyond recognition.
It bgan slashing hmsolf near his own
home and treatened with, hla knife neigh
bors who-approached. Ho was captured
by the police after a desperate struggle.
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