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THE KANSAS CITY JOUENAL, SUNDAY. MAY 16, 1897.
13
3. K. Burhham, Pres.
3. O. STRZAX.
METROPOLITAN
Capital, S500.O0O.0O. SurplU9, 537,092.21.
DIRECTORS:
TV. E. Hall. W. C. Glass. C. A. Pugsley. H. L. McElroy. Frank Hajrerman, Walton
H. Holmes. George P. Gates. W. B. Clarke, J. K. Burnham, C. S. Morey. Webster
Withers. L. R, Smith. J. G. Strcan.
ENTRIES now being received for J. W. Robertson & Co.s
special May sale of fancy saddlers, speed horses, with and
without records, road horses, coachers, teams, knee actors and
cobs (brood mares and colts
At 23d and Grand Avenue
-.- ...
Missouri.Kansas&TexasTrustCo.
Setenth and Wyandotte Streets,
KANSAS CITY. MO.
CAPITAli - Si. 350,000
Surplus and CndlTlded 1'roflti, $1,150,000.
36 Wall street. New York city.
400 Chestnut street, Philadelphia. Pa.
143 Washington htreet. Boston, -Mass.
Sandthorqula 2, Hamburg. Germany.
Slni-el 238. Amsterdam. Holland.
31 Lombard street, London, E. C, En
Eland. rerotheen-Strasse 54, Berlin. Germany.
13 Rue du Louvre. Paris. France.
Arthur E. Stllweli. President, Vice Presl
drnts: 1st. J. McD. Trimble; 2nd. E. L.
Martin: 3d. W. S. Taylor; 4th, Jacques T.
Nolthenlus.
Arthur C. Robinson. Secretary: W. S.
Taylor. Treasurer: Frank II. Wilcox. Ass t
Treasurer: J. J. Calrnes. Ass't Secretary:
K. S. Mosher, Ass't Secretary: Trimble &
Braley. General Attorneys.
C. C. Christie. Pres. E. J. Street. Vice Pres.
G. W. Kenney, Secretary.
Tou can buy or sell through us. for Imme
diate or future delivery, all com
modities traded In on any ex
change 'n the country.
Christie-Street Commission Co.,
Capital, $60,000, Full) Paid.
Grain, Provisions and Stocks,
Exchange Building, Kantat City. Ms.
Union National Bank. Kansas City, Mo.
Capital, $600,000.
Kansas City. Mo.. April 24, 1597.
We hereby certify that the Christie-Street
Commission Company has this day com
menced business with us by depositing Fif
ty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) In cash.
CHAS. H. V. LEWIS. Cashier.
C D. FRENCH President. Est. 1S76.
W. T. DILLON. Vice PresL and Secy.
French Bros. Commission Co.,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
Grain. Provisions and Stocks. Private
wire to Chicago, St. Louis and New York.
Rooms 20. Zl. 22. Exchange bldg.. Kansas
Cltv. Mo. Telephone 140. References Mid
land Nat'l bank. Metropolitan Nafl bank.
HOUSTON, FIBLE & CO.
BONDS STOCKS
PRIVATE WIRE TO NEW YORK.
New York Bonds and Stocks dealt In lor cath or
carried on margin; also, all Local Investments.
Tel. 2005. 720 Delaware Street.
WHEAT A TRIFLE LOWER.
LIOA'ID.VriOY CAUSED A SET LOSS
OF 1-lc IX JULY AT CHICAGO.
Sold hi Low nil 72 l-2c, Cloalnc at
72 7-Sc Corn. Weak and 3-8c
Lower OnU Actlve,"bnt Low
er Provisions "Weak.
Chicago, May 13. Liquidation of wheat
was the feature of that market to-day, but
at its height was only strong enough to
causo a !c break. By closing time all but
',4c of this had been recovered. The minor
markets wero relatively weaker than
wheat, corn declining yCic. oats the same
amount and provisions 74-gl0c
In wheat, tho market got a little encour
agement to begin with from Liverpool,
which appeared to have been removed by
the knowledge of yesterday' decline here,
that market closing at unchanged prices.
That appeared to be tho only bullish influ
ence, but it was strong enough to open
wheat at USHc advance, but the strength
faded almost Immediately. The majority
of tho speculators took more account of fa
vorable news, such as the showers in Cali
fornia were taken to be, than of steadiness
in Liverpool, which they knew would not
continue long In tho face of cheaper of
ferings from here. They supplied the early
demand and had more for sale which they
could get rid of only by shading the price
ever few minutes until the price of July
had tumbled from 73V4c. which was paid for
a few lots at the start, to T2'.4c. at which
there were sellers about 11 o'clock. The
shipment!, abroad of wheat and flour from
both coasts this week were equal to 2.183.
S70 bushels, against 1.799,000 bushels on tho
week before, and 1.903,000 bushels on tho
corresponding week last year. Argentine
shipped no wheat lo Europe this week. Re
ceipts at Minneapolis nnd Dulnth amounted
to 34C cars, against 2S3 last week and 347
11 year ago. Chicago receipts were reported
at seven cars. The liquidation, although
not heavy enough to make an active mar
ket, was still sufficient to keep prices down
until near the close, when some recovery
ensued on tho announcement that 230.000
bushels of cash wheat had been worked
here. The market on this advanced to
T2vtc. which was the closing price.
Corn was weak after the first few minutes
of the session. Country offerings were more
liberal, and short selling was freer than
any day this week, the generally favorable
weather making the crowd bearish. Tho
early strength was caused by the higher
Liverpool market. ExportH wero S01.000
bushels. July opened Uc higher, at 23"r-c.
Fold at 25Hc, and declined to 21;jc, closing
at 25a
Quite an active session was passed In
oats. A heavy feeling was npparent ami
prices dropped. local longs being chlelly re
sponsible. Commission houses bought free
Iv after tho first decline. Sellers were in
fluenced by the weakness of corn. July
opened a shade higher nt lS"c, declined to
ISc. and recovered to lS'c. where it closed.
Provisions wcro very weak. Heavy re
ceipts of hogs caused free selling from the
outset, and very little support was given
the market. Some stop loss orders were
received. At the close July pork was 10c
lower, at $8.43: July lard ISc lower, at
J3.S7N. and July ribs about 10c lower, nt
J4.K-i4.S7ts.
Estimated receipts Monday: Wheat, S
cars; corn, SO cars; oats, 183 cars; hogs,
43.000.
C B. Lee. Pres. Geo. G. Lee. Sec. and Treas.
C. S. LEE COMMISSION CO.
Room 209. N. Y. Life Bldg.. Kansas City. Mo.
TELEPHONE 2136.
DEALERS IN CRAIN AND PROVISIONS,
STOCKS AND BONDS.
Reference, by permission: Midland Na
tional Bnnk. First National Bank, New En
gland Safe Deposit nnd Trust Co.
LOCAL GRAIN MARKET.
Corn Lower nnd Wheat Slow nnd
Weak Oats Mendy.
In store Wheat. 174.59S bushels: corn.
136.711 bushels; oats, 166,127 bushels; and
rve. S.43S bushels.
"WHEAT Receipts past 24 hours 7,200
Same tlmo last year 5.400
Shipments 3.000
d Slow anu weaKcr mantel was nau jen
terday. There was but little on sale, but as
the news was generally bearish, buyers
held back and all low and medium grades
were lower to sell. What few samples of
choice No. 2 on sale, however, were much
the rame as Friday. By sample on track
here at Kansas City: No. 2 hard. SOffKc.
1 car at 82c: No. 2 spring, nominal, at SOW
S2c: No. 3 hard. 74i)77c; No. 3 spring, 74ST1
77c; No. 4 hard. CS&Tlc 3 cars very poor.
C3c: rejected, 55Q60c. 1 car spring. 60c; No.
2 red, nominal, at 9GB3Sc: No. 3 red, 91
91c. 1 car. 92c; No. 4 red. S.fi90c
CORN Receipts past 21 hours 40.600
Same time last year 23.100
Shipments 63,000
There was less life and further weakness
In the market yesterday. A few early sales
were made at steady prices, but towards
the close there was a slight general de
cline, both In mixed and white. By sam
ple on track here at Kansas City: No. 2
mixed. 1 car early at 22c. 10 cars at 21iic
and later 2 cars at 2t4c 2 cars wltn spe
cial billing. "2iC and I car special billing.
22tc: May. 13,000 bushels at 30V4c: No. 3
mixed. 10 cars early nt 20'tc, later 2 cars
at 2U",4C. 3 cars at 20c, 1 car with specla1 1
Kansas wiiy. iuu., may u, 27, 20, ioyy.
Send for entry blanks at once. Entries close May 12. 'ST. ..
W. L, GACTS, Aest Cashier.
NATIONAL
BANK. .
4tV4444444
excluded). To be held 9
Horse and Mule Market,
o o
billing, at 21c. and 1 car yellow with spe
cial billing. 21c: No. 4 mixed, 8 cars at 18c,
2 cars at 19c, and 1 car at 1914c; no grade,
2 cars at 14c, 1 car at 144c, 1 car at 13c; No.
2 white. 1 car at 23TsC. 2 cars later at 23Sc.
and 1 car Just before the close at 2314c. and
1 car with special billing at 264c: No. 3
white. 2 cara at 23c, nnd 3 cars with spe
cial billing at 23'ic: No. 4 white, 1 car at
21c.
OATS-Recelpts past 21 hours 20.000
Same time last year 4.000
Shipments 9.000
There were a good many in yesterday,
but they were held steady notwithstand
ing the weakness In corn. Buyers, how
ever, wero disposed to go slow and trad
ing light. By sample on track here at
Kansas City: No. 2 mixed, 20S21ie, 1 car.
choice, at 21.c: No. 3 mixed. IS-SISc, 1 car
fancy, 194e; No. 4 mixed. 17818c: No. 2
white. 22ft23c: No, 3 white. 20V-21'4c; No.
4 white, 194J20c, 1 car at 20c.
RYE Receipts past 24 hours....." COO
Same time last year
Shipments
Very little coming In and market quiet.
Prices nominal. By sample on track here
at Kansas City: No. 2. 20-yiOUc; No. 3,
27-J29C.
FLOUR Fair demand from tho con
suming trade, but no buying ahead.
The quotations are as follows: Soft
wheat, per 100 pound sack, patents, J2.254J
2.50; extra fancy, Jl.MKj'iiO; fancy, Jl.SSli
2.00: choice, $L0i?LS0. Hard wheat, per 100
pound sack, patents, J2.oyjj2.10: straights,
Jl.90-T2.00.
CORNMEAL-Selling fairly at old prices.
Quoted at 4647c per cwt.. bulk.
CORN CHOP Slow sale, but steady.
Quoted at 43344c per cwt., sacked.
CASTOR BEANS No receipts, and prices
nominal. Car lots, J1.10; less, $1.00 per
bushel.
FLAXSEED Steady and In good de
mand. Cash, 6S&69C per bushel, upon the
basis of pure.
BRAN Murket quiet and lower. Sacked,
E2!33c per cwt.; bulk. 43?4So per cwt.
HAY Receipts past 24 hours 370 tons
Same time last year. 27u tons
Shipments 133 tens
Demand good and market steady.
We quote as follows: Prairie, choice, $6.30
I7.00; No. 1. J6.00H6.50; No. 2. $3.0003.50;
lower grades. J3.0Oii3.SO. Timothy, choice,
Jll.00-gll.50; No. 1. J9.5O01O.OU: No. 2, JS.50
9.00. Clover, mixed. No. 1, JG.75fi7.23; No.
2. $5.0086.50.
Yesterday's Chlcnsco Market.
Furnished by the French Bros. Commis
sion Company, room 22. Board of Trade
building:
CutUr.
till I Close
Open.lHlgh.l Low.lClose.l Fri.
Wheat I
May .. ..J 744 J 71i$ 73-; $ 74u!$ 74?J
July .. .. 73-, 7.T- 724 72?i, 'Z
Sept .. .. CZ 6SV5 67i 6SH 6SH
Dec 71'i 71i 70?, 70;i 71U
Corn
May .. .. 234 23U 24H 24V, 231
July .. .. 234 25H 24;i 234 23,
Sept .. .. 26 2S-i 26 26 26H
Oats
May .... 17T4 1774 IT' 17'4 18'4
July .. .. lSi4 lS'i IS KH 1SH
Sept .. .. lSjj 18S IS 1SV4 1S&
Pork
May .. .. g 424 8 4:ts S 42'i 8 42U 8 574
July .. .. S CO SCO 840 843 860
Sept .. .. 8 63 8 63 854 850 8 624
Lard
May .... 3 S3 3 83 3 824 3 824 3 90
July .... 3 93 3 93 3 874 3 Stt, 3 &
Sept .. .. 4 024 4 024 3 974 3 974 4 03
S. Ribs-
May .... 4 CO 4 CO 4 53 4 53 4 a'.
July .... 4 63 4 63 4 53 4 53 4 63
Sept .. .. 4 67'4I 4 674 4 CO 4 60 4 70
Chicago car lots Winter wheat, none.
Spring wheat, 7 cara; contract, 5 cars.
Corn, 105 cars; contract, 4 cars. Oats, 203
cars; contract. 30 cars.
Estimated for Monday Wheat, S cars;
corn. 90 cars; oats. 1S3 cars.
WHEAT Cash No. 2 red. 90-g92c; No. 3
red. 825a SSc: No. 2 hard, 73073c; No. 3 hard,
70 73c
CORN-Casli No. 2 mixed. 24;-j23c: No.
2 white. Sl4Si25Hc
OATS-Cash-No. 2 mixed, lS4c; No. 2
white, 22g234c
Grain Xotes.
A London estimate of the world's wheat
shipments for the week is 5,200,000 bushels.
Tho total exports of wheat and flom
for April were smaller than for nny othet
month since 1S91.
Out of 610,000 bushels of wheat shipped
frcm Chicago so far last week only 1S7.000
bushels went to Buffalo, the other being
taken by Western and Southern millers.
The four Atlantic ports clenred for ex
port yesterday 40,000 bushels of wheat, 17.
273 packages of flour, 279.404 bushels of
corn and 67,891 bushels of oats. Total
wheat and flour clearances amount to 10S,
701 bushels; corn. 301.S07 bushels. Philadel
phia not Included.
Exports of Indian corn amount to 3.09s,
834 bushels the past week, compared wltn
3.127.000 the previous week. 1.663,000 In the
week a yea,r ago. 1.210.000 In the week
two years ago, 1,111,000 three years ago and
as contrasted with 1.247,000 In the corre
sponding week of 1893.
The primary market receipts yesterday
were 274,000 bushels of wheat, against 237,
00) bushels a year ago. Shipments were
319,000 bushels; last year, 359,000 bushels.
Corn receipts, 272.000 bushels: a year ago.
224.000 bushels. Shipments, 631,000 bushels;
last year, 322.000 bushels.
Argentine wheat shipments for the past
week are none, against 24,000 bushels the
previous week, and 624,000 bushels a year
ago. In sixteen weeks Argentine wheat
shipments havo been only" 1.672,000 bushels,
against 13,234.000 bushels for the same
period last year.
The exports of wheat and flour from both
coasts of the United States and Canada in
the forty-five weeks since July 1 amount
t3 131.184,000 bushels, against IOS.239,000 bush
els in the corresponding time a year ago,
127,488,000 bushels two years ago and 131,
O0S.O0O bushels three years ago.
Exports of wheat (flour included as
wheat) from both coasts of tho United
States and from Montreal the past week
amount to 2.1S3.S73 bushels, as compared
with 1,799.000 bushels last week, 1,903.000
bushels in the week a year ago, 2,397.000
bushels In the week two years ago, 2,420.
000 three years ngo and as contrasted with
3,833.000 bushels In the like week of 1S93.
'I do not feel bullish on wheat at this
moment." said A J. Weil, who has been
prominent In the Chicago market of late.
"Outsiders in the market and professionals
ara not to be relied upon for a very long
pull In n bull campaign. When they mak
n profit on the long tide, they are In a
hurry to get it and to get back Into their
uotural position, the bear side."
F. G. Logan wired Houston. Flble & Co.
yesterday. "I am inclined to think that
the difference will narrow between July
and September -aheat. About tho only
short interest, in my Judgment, is in Sep
tember, and I think there Is quite a large
interest that Is long on July and short
September. The new rule to take effect
October 1, throwing out No. 2 spring, has
caused some selling of September. I ad
vise caution In selling September nnd buy
ing July at the prevailing difference."
Car lot receipts of grain In Kansas City:
Wheat.Corn.Oats.Rye.Flax.Hay.
Past week. .113 761 112 2 10 223
Prev. weck.HS 1151 93 2 2 212
2 w'ks ago.. 70 61.1 61 6 147
A year ago. 6S 214 31 3 3 230
2 years ago.144 139 19 2 215
3 years ago.147 230 34 2 1 72
4 years ago.32 166 73 6 89
5 years'Tago.263 183 31 13 81
Car lot receipts of wheat:
K.C. Chi. SLL. .Mpls. Dlth. Tot.
Past week..H3 66 245 1203 993 2623
Prev. week.118 101 163 1438 6SS 2S40
2 w'ks ago.. 70 69 S3 16.13 5S3 2302
A year ago. CS 53 133 913 1218 2387
2 years ago.144 153 4W 533 542 1622
3 years ago.147 347 51 1026 524 109S
4 years ago.342 141S 8 819 149 2S04
5 years ago.263 590 157 75S 19S 199S
Car lot receipts of corn:
K.C. ChLSt.UTot.
Past week 761 1006 64S 2415
Previous week 1131 959 534 2674
Two weeks ngo 613 S2 33S 1793
A year ago 214 M0 342 1445
Two years ago 139 272 128 sm
Three years ngo 230 913 829 2U04
Four years ngo 16S 1033 Ml 2200
Five years ago 1S3 1311 729 1998
Car lot receipts of oats:
K.C. Chi. St.L. Tot.
Past week 112 940 22S 12S0
Previous week 93 1408 199 1700
Two weeks ago 61 1203 128 1392
A year ago 31 937 140 1I2S
Two years ago 19 issj 131 21
Three years ago 31 1113 217 1366
MONEY, STOCKS AND BONDS.
THE MARKET IX WALL STREET
A HESITATING ONE.
But Little Trading and the near Con
tinue to Shape Prices Caution
Continues the Watchword
" With Everyone.
Yesterday at the banks was much a repe
tition of the previous days of the week. A
good counter business was had. but there
was very little call for money from any
source. Rates remain unchanged nt .is
per cent. Shipments of currency to the
country "eht. Deposits holding up well.
Bank clearings. $l,913,9tS; same day last
year, Jl,305.19!; an Increase of JG0..4.0, a
gain of 46 per cent. I-or the week. $11,463.
29.': same lime last year. J9.139,3!2; an in
crease of J2.323.910; a gain of 23 per cent
Eastern exchange nulet and weaker.
Houston. Fible &. Co.. exchange brokers,
quote it is follows: New York. c pre
mium; Chicago. rar; St. Loul, par.
The gold reserve yesterday was JIli.
631 )
The' New York bank statement of Satur
day showed an increase in loans of fi-0-jl.-OW,
in specie of $361,500. in deposits $1.1.500.
in legal tenders $293 000, and In the surplus
reserve $391,323. making it now $11,490,500 in
excess of the 23 per cent rule.
Tho gold exports from New York the past
weeit were k,w,w "" ,j .-, ,V. iT..i
The imports were: Gold, $.1,641; silver,
$61,163.
Money nt Home nnd Abroad.
New York. May 13. Money on call easy
at liQ2 per cent. Prime mercantile paper.
314't4. Sterling exchange, easy with actual
business In bankers' bill'' at $l.ivyl''4
for demand, and $4.86'4-5 4.864 for Jxty
days: posted rates. $4.87 nnd $4.SSQI.SS',':.
Commercial bills. $4.S3Ul4.S3;i.
London. May 1C Money 4 per cent. The
rato of discount in tho open market for
short bills. 13-16 per cent. The rate of
discount In the open market for three
months bilU. 1 per cent. ,,,..
New York. May 13. Clearings, $93,816,602;
balances, $3,813,126. , .
Bostcn, May 13. Clearings, $l...5,'"i;
balances. $1,913,263. .,,.
Philadelphia. May 13. Clearings, J9.5.0.614;
balances, $1,246,043. ,
Baltimore. May 13. Clearings, J2,47S,2o3;
balances. $331,139.
Cincinnati, May 13. Money, ?"& per
cent. New York exchange, 40c premium.
Clearings, $1,562,550. ...--,.
Chicago. May 15. Clearings, $12.0i2.j14.
New York exchange, 70c premium; foreign
exchange dull; demand, $4.8TH: sixty days,
$4.86!i.
St. Louis. May 13. Clearings, $3.3S3,6S1;
balances. $369,029. Money. 4i7 per cent.
New York exchange, C0c premium bid, 80c
premium asked.
New Orleans, May 13. Clearings, $1,104.
931. Memphis. May 13. New York exchange
selling at $1.50 premium. Clearings, $292,337;
balances, $47,849.
Stnte and Railroad Bond.
New York. May 13. Closing quotations on
tho New York Stock exchange wero: Pa
cific Cs. of '95, 104V1; Ala., class A, 107; Ala.,
class B. 106; Ala., class C. 10054: Ala. cur
rency. 100; La., new consols. 4s, 96; Missouri
6s, 100: North Carolina 6s. 121; North Caro
lina 4s, 103; South Carolina non-fund, "4;
Tennessee new settlement 6s, SI; Tennessee,
new settlement 5s, 105; Tennessee old settle
ment 6s. 60; Virginia centuries, 6414; Vir
ginia deferred, 4: Atchison 4s, 804: Atchl
sor.d 2d A. 41Ti; Canada Southern 2ds, 1064;
Central Pacific Ists of '93, 102'4: Denver &
Rio Grande 7s, 110: Denver & Rio Grande
4s, 874: Erie 2ds, 62V4; Galveston. Harris
burg & San Antonio 6s. 102: Galveston,
Harrisburg &. San Antonio 7s, 110; Houston
& Texas Central 5s, 110: Houston & Texa3
Central Cs. 101; Missouri. Kansas & Texas
1st 4s. 84; Missouri, Kansas & Texas 2d 4s,
56; Mutual Union 6s. 107: New Jersey
Central general 5s, 11014: Northern Pacific
lsts. 117; Northern Pacific 2ds. 524: North
western consols, 14414: Northwestern S. F.
debenture 5s. U3; Rio Grande Western lsts.
73U: St. Paul consols, 7s, 132: St. Paul. C.
& P. W. 6s. 116: St. Louis & Iron Moun
tain general 5s, 67V6: St. Louis & San Fran
cisco general 6s, 111'.',: Texas Pacific lsts, 89;
Texas Pacific 2ds. SOU: Union Pacific lsts
of '95, 102T; West Shore 4s, ICO.
Government Bonds
As reported yesterday by Houston,
& Co.. over their privatj New York
Duv 1nt.due. Bid.
Reg. 2 per cents Opt. Q Mar. 96
Reg. 4 per cents 1907 Q. Jan. 1104
Coupon 4 per cents.,1907 Q. Jan. 112H
Reg. 5 per cents. ...1904 Q. Feb. 113
Coupon C per cents..l904 U. Feb. 1134
Reg. 4 per cents. ...1923 Q. Feb. 122H
Coupon 4 per cents.,1923 Q. Feb. 123!j
7lble
wire:
Ask.
imi
iuu
11314
113(4
323
13
Silver.
New York. May 13. Bar silver, 61Uc per
ounce. Mexican dollars. 4k.
Ixindon, May 13. Bar bilver, 28 l-16d per
ounce.
Stocks and Honda.
New York. May 13. Chicago Gas and Su
gar absorbed over one-third of the total
sales at the short session of the Stock ex
change to-day. the dealings being about
equally divided between them. There was
so little to encourage selling In the course
of the price for Chicago Gas that the mo
tive for it must be attributed to doubts of
tho value of the stock being equal to the
price. There were, in fact, evidences of
heavy liquidation in that stock, based on
apprehensions that the consolidation meas
ure will fall of enactment In the Illinois
legislature, and with it tho arrangement
for division of territory with a rival compa
ny, which was made contingent upon its
passage. Stop orders were reached on the
way down, bringing large blocks of the
stock upon the sagging market. Sugar al
so showed weakness on the probable effect
of pending proceedings against members of
the company for contempt of the senate,
but recovered the loss. The grangers also
were subjected to special attack by the
bears, on account of the weakness of the
wheat market. There was but little encour
agement to buy In the course of the London
market, where Americans wero largely neg
lected and prices were weak. There was
manifest apprehension also as to what
phase the Cuban question may have taken
on by the time trading is resumed Monday.
The impression prevailed In the street that
the Intention of the administration to
wards Cuba were In a formative state,
with a possibility of taking on an aggress
ive tone.
Tho bond market was quiet during the
week and suffered some sharp declines in
the usually dormant bonds. The undertone
of the general market was fairly good,
with purchases for foreign account exert
ing qulto a sustaining Influence.
The following was the range
vesterday. as furnished by tho
Commission Company, 200 New
building:
of prices
H. ST Lee
York Life
Closed
Yes. Frl.
.... 10U
112i 112
70S 71
10ii 10i
79U M?2
High.
American Spirits
American Sugar 112j
American Tobacco ... 70i
A.. T. &. S. F. com... 10U
C. B. & Q 73.
C. C. C. Ai St. L. com 2T,
Chicago Gas Sl
C M. & St. P. com... 735
C. & N. W 10l'i
C. R. I. & P IS
Consolidated Gas 1601J
D.. I & W 14S
Delaware & Hudson. .104s4
General Electric 31
Louisville & Nashville 4.1"i
Manhattan S3
Missouri Pacific 13
M., K. & T 27
New Jersey Central... 73"Si
Northern Pacific pfd.. "M
Pacific Mail 27'4
Phil. & Reading 1SU
Tennessee Coal & Iron 19i
IT. S. Leather pfd 5.1U
Western Union T7"-!
Low.
li2i
7UJ4
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
New York. May 13. BUTTER Receipts.
5.306 packages. Dull; Western creamery,
1114014c: Elglns, 14c: factory THillc.
CHEESE Receipts. 817 packages. Quiet;
state, large, S-filOc: state, small, loailc;
part skims, 4&75ic: full skims, 34aJc
EGGS Receipts. 7,319 packages; steady;
Western. lOH-SlOl
Chicago, May 15. FLOUR Receipts, 7.000
barrels, and shipments, 4.000 barrels. De
mand better and market higher. Winter
patents, $4.6004.70: straights. J4.40ffl.60;
spring patents. J4.005J4.30: straights. $3,700
3.90: bakers' grades. $2J0f?3.25. BUTTER
Unchanged: creamery, lOfJHHc; dairy, 70
12c. EGGS Steady at SS4c
St. Louis, May 15. FLOUR Receipts,
4.000 barrels, and shipments. 3,000 barrels.
Dull. Patents, J4.73H4.90; extra fancy. $4.40
fa4.50: fancy. J3.S0S3.93: choice. J3.23-i3.33.
WHEAT Receipts. 13,000 bushels, and ship
ments. 22,000 bushels. Spot dull, steady;
No. 2 red. cash elevator. 90c bid; track, 93c:
July, 77vc: August. 75Hc: September. 74TJO
bid. CORN Receipts, 73,000 bushels, and
shipments., 60,000 bushels. Futures opened
firm, but became heavy and declined, clos
ing fractions under yesterday. Spot lower;
No. 3 cash, 22c asked; July, 22"ic OATS
Recelpts. 5,700 bushels and shipments. 17.
000 bushels; weaker! No. 2 cash. 20c asked;
July, 19c BRAN Quiet, nominally un
changed. HAY Unchanged. BUTTER
Weak: creamery, llfatfijc: dairy. 6&12C
PORK Dull: standard mess. Jobbing. $8.40
-99.W. LARD Ixwer: prime steam, $3.70;
choice, J3.75. BACON Boxed shoulders,
$3.10; extra short clear, $3.59; ribs, $5.40;
shorts. $3.53. DRY SALT SIEATS Boxed
shoulders and extra short clear, J1.90; ribs,
J3.05; shorts, $5.15.
Liverpool. May 13. WHEAT No. 2.
Western winter, no stock: No. 1 red. North
ern spring, firm at 6s 4!4d. CORN Ameri
can mixed, spot, new, firm, 2s 74d; old,
firm. 2s &!4d: May steady. 2s 8d: June
steady. 2s Si4d; July steady. 2s 9Jd. FLOUR
St. Louis fancy winter, tirra. 83 6d. BEEF
Extra India mess, firm, 56s 3d; prime
Arm. 47s 6d. PORK Prime mess, tine
Western, firm, COs: prime mess, medium
Western, 43s. HAMS Short cut. 14 to 16
pounds, dull, 43s. BACON Cumberland
cut. 23 to 3) pounds, firm, as Cd; short ribs.
20 to 24 pounds, steady, 27s Cd: long clear
middles. 40 to 45 pounds, steady. 23s Cd;
short clear middles. 43 to 60 pounds, steady,
25s; clear bellies, square, 12 to 14 pounds,
firm, 27s 6d. LAUD Spot dull, 21s.
Coffee anil Sugnr.
New York. May 15. COFFEE-Optlons
opened steady to 5 points higher; further
advanced 5 points on local buying. Cables
were satisfactory. Brazilian rfcepts mod
erate: warehouse deliveries fair: closed
quiet, 3&10 points higher. Sales. 3,000 bags,
including May. 7.53c; September. 7.65c.
Closed. May, 7.5337.G0C. Spot coffee Rio,
dull: No. 7, Invoice. Sc: Jobbing. 814c. Mild,
steady; Cordova, lli,i'ril2-ic. SUGAR Raw.
steady; fair refining. 2'ac; centrifugal. 9j
test, 3 13-16c. Refined sfady: No. 6. 41 ,c;
No. 7. 4 l-llc; No. X, 3 15-16: No. 9. 3 13-16c:
No. 10. 3sir: No. 11. 5?;c; No. 12. 31,4c; No.
13. Sic: No. 14. 3 5-16c: mold A, 4 13-16c;
standard A. 4 7-16c; confectioners' A.4 7-16c;
cut loaf, 5 3-16c; crushed. 3 5-16c: powdered,
4 3-16c; granulated, 4 9-16c: culws. 4 13-16c.
New Orleans. May 13. COFFEE Rio. or
dinary to low fair. 10145T13C. SUGAR Open
kettle steady, 2h'S2 13-16c; centrifugals qui
et: whites, 3 H-16-j3ic: yellows. 3Ui3i4c:
seconds, l;-ri3!ic. MOLASSES Steady;
centrifugal, 4j9e.
Cotton.
New Orleans. May 15. COTTON Futures
dull: sales, 5,490 bales: May, 7.37 bid; June.
7.32'97.34c; July. 7.3607.37c: August, 7.15'Tf
7.17c; September, 7.2ff7.C3c; October, (LZXt
6.59; November, C.39ii6.61: January. C.C5
e.dic; j-euruary, ti.wi,ij..uc.
Rye and Seeds.
St. Louis. Mo., May 15. Rye 34o. track.
Flaxseed 744c Timothy seed Prime, $2.50
4T2.C0.
Chicago, May 13. Rve Cash, 34U; July,
33c. Flaxseed Cash, 77c; July, 75c. Tim
othy seed Prime, $2.90.
Lend nnd Zlne.
New York, May 13. LEAD Brokers'
price, 33.12.ii: exchange price. $3.274,33.32iA.
Spelter Steady; domestic. JI.1CWT4.20.
St. Louis, May 13. LEAD Easy at J3.10
3.13. Spelter Firm at J4.00.
h I filllFSPIF ( J-gillespie.
n. u. u--.L-.ui is. j
U J. GILLESPIE.
1 T. E. GILLESPIE,
I J. F. GILLESPIE.
&.CO.
Commission Merchants. Kansas City
Stock Yards.
Libera advances made to parties feeding
stock. Buying feeding cattle on orders a
specialty. Correspondence solicited. Tele
phone No. 1523.
WHEN STIFF PLAYERS MEET.
Morrlssey nnd Scovel, One With Two
Jacks nnd the Other With a
Bobtail Flush.
From the Troy Observer.
The passing of the Crystal saloon. Gone,
but not forgotten. Erected in 1798. Razed
only a few days ago. The Crystal saloon,
which adjoined the Frear house, was for
over forty years tho principal and about
the only rendezvous for sporting men in
this city. It was the resort of such well
Known men as John Morrissey, John Daly,
Colonel Jim Scovel and others. Stories
have been told of plays of faro when the
limit was the sky, and where the checks
were piled on a card as high as tho celling.
Many good stories are told of big games
played in tho Crystal. One of the best Is
of the great poker game In whirh the late
John Morrissey and Colonel Jim Scovel
were the two Important players. It was
near thirty years ago. It was a. bleak De
cember night. This was before Scovel was
sent to tho United States senato by the
Jerseyites, and when Morrissey was at tho
height of his prominence. It was a six
handed game of draw. The game had been
lagging on for three hours without any
excitement. Morrissey was about J3,Oi)
winner. Scovel was loser of about half
that much. The play which made this
story came up about 2 o'clock In tho morn
ing. John was the dealer. Scovel sat to
his left and was the first man to speak.
It was a $20 "jack."
"Pas3." said the big colonel, never look
ing at his hand.,
The next man did the same as Scovel.
but the player who followed him opened
It foi $120, the size of the pot. The next
man stayed, the next passed, and when It
came to Morrissey, he tilted It $350. It
was now Scovel's turn. There was $520
now in the center. Scovel was a poker
plajer of the old school. He would lay
down four aces as quickly as the amateur
would draw four cards to an ace when It
cost $100, and he would play a thrce-carJ
flush if the pot was worth winning at all.
Scoel looked at his hand when Morrissey
had finished putting in tho checks. He
stared at John for a few moments, ail the
time fumbling his checks, and then in a
cool way went down In his Inside pocket
and pulled out a large wallet.
"I'll raiso you $810." Jim said.
The man who had opened the pot saw
both raises, for he sat with a nice pat
straight In his hand, and the next fellow
put In his $1,170. Morrissey was nonplussed
when it came to him. It was at least fif
teen minute'! before he put in the JSI0.
"I'm In so much. I might as well stay,"
he remarked as ho picked up the deck.
"Ifcw many, Jim?"
"Three." answered Scovel, "and see that
they are good ones."
"Oh! I've got you beat." chirped John,
as hi- dealt out the required number.
"I'll play these," was the answer of the
man who held tho pat straight.
"That's a good thing." said Morrissey,
looking in a surprised way at the man.
"Give me two," was the order of the
next man, and ho got them.
"Well. I only want one. and I don't need
It at that." remarked Morrissey, as he
took tho top card.
Tho man who had opened was one of
these fellows who are always afraid of a
one-card draw, and he merely chipped in
23 cents. The next man was there with
threo aces cold and he threw a $30 green
back In the center. It was now Morrlssey's
turn. He had "skinned" his hand off two
or three times.
"Five hundred better," said he, without
moving a muscle.
During the play Scovel had been leaning
hack In his chair watching his opponents.
The "gallery," which Is the nnrae used for
the spectators who congregate around the
table, was more excited than the players.
The center of tho table was plied with
bills.
"It seems like a shame, exclaimed Sco
vel, "but I'm going to raise you $2,500.
John." and suiting the action to the word
he counted off that amount In bills and
threw it in the middle. , ,
The man with the pat straight passed
without hesitating, and the next with three
aces concluded that his hand wasn't worth
$3,000 any more, so he. too. dropped out.
"How about splitting tho pot, Jim?"
asked Morrissey.
"Never." replied Scovel. "but I'll let you
take your last raise out."
"Mako it $1,000," said Morrissey, "and Til
go you."
"All right." said Scovel, "what'd you
have?" , , . .
"A lalla-pa-loosa." answered big John
and threw his hand to Scovel. There was a
Jack, and the deuce, trey, four and five of
diamonds.
Scovel turned his hand over and showed
tho jack and ten of diamonds, queen of
hearts, jack of clubs and aco of spades.
He had a solitary pair of Jacks. Talk about
consternation. Tho man who had passed
with threo aces made the air blue, and tho
pat-straight fellow fell unconscious. Sco
vel treated the house and took a cab to
Albany. "If I had only thought you was
bluffing." said Morrissey. "I'd have sent
you to Philadelphia on a freight train."
There was $8,071 in the pot, which Scovel
won with a pair of Jacks.
Pusslinir the Royal Society.
Frcm Harper's Round Table.
Tl.o proceedings of the Royal Society of
London were not taken so seriously a hun
dred and fifty years ago as they are now.
A sailor who had broken his leg was ad
vised to send to the Royal Society an ac
count of the remarkable manner in which
ho had healed the fracture. He did so. His
story was that, having fractured his leg by
falling from the top of a mast, he had
dressed it with nothing but tar and
oakum, which had proved so wonderfully
efficacious that in three days he was able
to walk as well as before the accident.
This remarkable story naturally caused
some excitement among the members of
tho society. No one had previously sus
pected tar and oakum of poiscsslng such
miraculous healing powers. The society
wrote for further particulars, and doubted.
Indeed, whether the leg had been really
fractured. Tho truth of this part of the
story, however, was proved beyond the
shadow of a doubt. Several lettc-s passed
between the Royal Society and the humble
sailor, who continued to assert most sol
emnly that his broken leg had been treated
with tar and oakum, and with these two
applications only. The society might hav
remained puzzled for an indefinite period
haJ not the honest sailor remarked in a
postscript to his last letter:
"I forgot to tell your honors that the leg
was a wooden one.
LOCAL LIVE STOCK MARKET.
TUB USUAL SATURDAY'S DIILLXESS
IX CATTLE.
An Active- and Firm Hon Market
Good Receipts, but All Sold by
the Close, Packers and Slilp
Itera Both Iluylnc
Western receipts for the past 21 hours:
K.C. Chi. SLL. Oma.
Cattle 33.500 44.W0 12.900 13.000
Hogs 92.400 159.500 40.000 30.100
Sheop 21.900 61,200 16.CW 16.000
Same time last year: ,
Cattle 23.4U0 43,400 12.000 9.000
H053 61.9-10 1IS.NJ0 41.400 18,000
Sheep 27,700 74.0) 30,000 21.500
New York, May 13. Cables quote Amer
ican steers nt llt?12c: sheep, 10ViS13c: re
frigerator beef at !ii9c; exports, 9o0
beeves, and 4.333 quarters of beef.
CATTLE Movements past 21 hours
Cattle. Calves.
Receipts 192 13
Shipments 3.164
Drive-outs 2,749 1j3
Theie was the usual Saturday's dullness
yesterday. But a few fresh cattle on sale
and they of all kinds, hence thero was
nothing to Induce trade. What few scat
tering sales made wero at Friday's prices.
Milch cows dull nnd lower. Common, $15S
IS; medium to fair, $22&2S, and good to
choice, $32.508 12.50.
REPRESENTATIVE SALES.
No.
Av.Wt Price. No. Av.Wt. Price.
DRESSED BEEF AND EXPORT STEERS
3 1470.... $1 CO
COWS.
2 50 I 1 1050.... $2 50
3 13 1 1420.... 3 43
3 65 1'. 102O.... 2 30
2 73 2 U20.... 3 30
3 40 1 1110.... 3 S3
BULLS.
2 23 I 2 1110.... 3 20
HEIFERS.
3 40 I 1 820...
3 73 1 530...
3 63 1 900...
CALVES.
3 15
250
6 33 4 & .... 4 50
RANGE CATTLE NATIVE DIVISION.
TEXAS STEERS.
17 1124.... 4 10 I 1 10SO.... 3 70
ARIZONA COWS.
19 816.... 3 13 I
RANGE CATTLE TEXAS DIVISION.
TEXAS AND INDIAN STEERS.
S 1010.... 3 23 I 9 873.... 3 40
TEXAS AND INDIAN COWS.
71 722.... 2 73 16 768.... 3 05
HOGS 'Movements the past 24 hours:
Receipts 9.153
Shipments 1.146
Drive-outs . i7.S13
There was a good run yesterday and
1.000 holdovers, yet they were all wanted.
The market was fairly active notwithstand
ing it was Saturday. There was more
shipping demand than for some days and
packers made good purchases and the best
light hogs were a little firmer and the pens
were cleared early. T he extreme range
was $2.503.70; bulk of sales, $3.6033.65.
Good to choice heavy $3 53 (33 63
Common heavy and light 2 00 (3 45
Good to choice lights, 150 to 200
pounds 3 GO 3 70
Good to choice mixed packing,
23S to 250 pounds 3 571-.5T3 6714
REPRESENTATIVE SALES.
1 1150...
1 930...,
L 1150...,
2 1030....
1 950...,
1 520...,
2 950...,
lstk.. 440...,
1 360...,
No. Av.Wt. Price. No. Av.Wt. Price.
34 107.... $2 50 23 90.... $2 50
81 sw.. 240.... 3 40 72 233.... 3 60
S3 210.... 2C3 114 190.... 3 674
88 190.... 3 70 81 176.... 3 50
77 234.... 3 60 52 233.... 3 65
CO 226.... 3 70 65 200.... 3 70
SHEEP Movements the past 24 hours:
Receipts 1
Shipments 1,375
Drive-outs 3.S94
There was nothing In yesterday witli
which to make a market. If here good sheep
and fat lambs would have sold very well
and brought steady prices.
HORSES AND MULES-MovemenU the-
past 21 hours:
Stock Grand ave.
Yards. Stables.
Receipts 5 27
Shipments 34 38
Thero was nothing doing in this class
of stock yesterday. But few fresh arrivils
and it being the last day of the week buy
ers were disposed to hold back and wait
over Sunday. Prices, however, nominally
steady.
Wo quote:
HORSES Draft horses, good
1.250 to 1.430 pounds $10 OOff GO 01
Extra draft G3 OOtlnO 00
Drivers, good 33 00W 60 00
Drivers, extra 70 COBIOO 00
Saddlers, common to good 20 00i 50 00
Saddlers, extra 60 OOfllOO 00
Southern mares and horses 10 oott 35 00
Plug"- 5 00015 00
MULES Mules. 13 to 14 hands,
4 to 7 years, good flesh and hair. 15 00 25 CO
Mules, 14 to 15 hands, 4 to 7
years, good flesh and hair 57 50 43 00
Mules. 15 to 15!4 hands, 4 to 7
years, good flesh and hair 43 009 CO CO
Mules. l;Vb to 16 hands, 4 to 7
years, good flesh and hair 60 00 75 CO
Mules. 16 to I614 hands, extra
good flesh and hair 73 00 115 00
L. F. CALHOUN,
Livery, Feed and Sale.
Saddle Horses a Specialty.
Flrst-Class Livery. Horses
Bought and Sold.
413 and 415 Wyandotte St.
LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET.
Little More Life nnd Prices Generally
Sternly.
Quotations below are for Job lots. On
small lots higher prices are asked and ob
tained, enough being asked to cover extra
cost of caring for and filling them.
BUTTER The market Is still weak and
sales slow. Wo quote as follows: Fancy
separator, 13ijc; nrsts, 12c; dairy fancy,
10'ullc: fair, 9c: fresh packing stock, 7c.
EGGS Steady and in fair demand. Kan
sas and Missouri, fresh, 7c per dozen.
POULTRY Receipts light and market
stronger. Quoted as follows: Hens, oc;
broilers, 14 to 3 pounds, 13317c per pound;
large springs, Sc; capons. So; slips, 5c. Tur
keys, hens, 7c: old gobblers, 6c; young gob
blers. 6c; ducks, 6cj geese, 5c. Pigeons, 75c
dozen.
BUTTERINE We quote: Dairy grades,
lie: medium grades, 12c: high grades, 1314c;
1-pound rolls, bricks and prints, lc over
above prices: 2 and 3-pound rolls, 10 nnd 20
pound packages. He over above prices.
CHEESE Higher. New York and Ohio
full cream. 13fol4c: Wisconsin fancy, full
cream, 10t12Vic; light skim, 5fj7c per lb.;
Herkimer, full cream, 12c: Young America
full cream, 13014c; Missouri, Kansas and
Iowa full cream, S-a9c.
POTATOES Firm and In very good de
mand. The quotations are as follows:
New, $1.50 per bushel In a small way; homo
grown, 25c per bushel in a small way. Wis
consin nnd Minnesota Burbanks. 34'?35c In
car bulk lots, 40c in a small way: Pearls.
345335c; Early Ohlos. 2c more: Iowa stock,
21&280 in car bulk lots, 30935c In a small
mnlt W5IV 4"U
SWEET POTATOES Still dull. Choice
table, 30c, and irv323c for culls in a small
wav: for seed, Mi40c a. bushel.
STRAWBERRIES Most or the morning
trains were late and offerings light. Prices
ranged early from $2.50 to $3.23. Late re
ceipts wero better and sold lower.
GOOSEBERRIES Selling slowly; green
Arkansas. Jl.5O-j2.u0 per case.
FRUITS Lemons, Sicily, fancy, JX50:
choice. $3 in a small way: California stock,
J2.50ti2.75 a box. Seedlings, fancy. tZSVti
2.85: choice. $2.0032.50. Bananas, shipping,
J1.50Q2.00: peddler stock, 9uc&$1.20. Turkish
layer figs, 10yi3c; same, quarter pound
ovals. 13.00 per 100, or 40c dozen.
APPLES Getting scarce and higher.
Cold storage stock. WInesaps, JJ.09W
15.00 per barrel; other fancy tabic stock.
Willow Twig and Genlton. extra fancy,
J3.O0S4J0; Ben Davis, fancy. J2..3-a3.23;
fancy eating stock, J2.50S5.00, according to
NUTS Cocoanuts. J3.23fi3.50 per 100: rmall
lots, 50c dozen. Pecans Texas, 6"j";-accord-lng
to size; polished, Cf.lOc; Mexican, 7
9c. Peanuts. Virginia, white raw, 4S5c per
pound; Tennessee, raw, 4'05c: roasted, 6jS
427c: Kansas. 24c Hickory nuts (large
shellbark), 83eii$l per bushel; small Mis
souri stock. 353 43c. Native walnuts, o0c
per bushel. PInon nuts, 125jllc pound. But
ternuts. 73c buhcl.
VEGETABLES Receipts increasing: sales
slow. Cabbage, fancy New York Holland,
J2.00iJ2.23 per 100 pounds; Southern
stock, Jl.50iil.63: California stock. J2.23
a small way; J2.00 to tho Jobbing trade;
Florida stock. J1.73 per 100 pounds. Onions,
scarce; flat Globe, yellow, fancy. In 10-peck
barrels, J5.00, or J2.50 per bushel; Bermuda
onions. J2.00 per crate. Texas onions. $1.50
per crate. Florida tomatoes. J3.O0473.50 per
crate. Beets, 50-560C per bushel: Bermuda
beets, 50c per dozen bunches in a small
way. Parsnips, 25ii30c ber bushel. Let
tuce, fresh. 13!23c per bushel. Ar
kansas cauliflower. 3 dozen In crate. $2,000
2.23. Salsify, 13c dozen, 2 dozen 23c In a
small way. Homo grown radishes. 5c for 2
dozen bunches in a small way. Young
onions, 3 and 4 dozen bunches for 23c. Pie
plant, native grown, &JI10c dozen bunches in
a small way. Spinach, home grown, 10O
15c per bushel. Arkansas cucumbers. &
50c doz. Hand picked navy beans, $1(1.10 bu.
Asparagus, 23c a dozen bunches for homo
grown. Leek, 13c dozen; Texas wax beans,
73-JSOc per one-third bushel box: Texas
green flat beans, C3c. Peas, Arkansas. 63c
one-half bushel box. New peas. J2.00ff2.50
bushel box. Kale, 20325c a busheL Summer
squash, 2333c dozen. Mustard greens, 15
20c per bushel.
Wool, Hides and Pelts.
WOOL Dull, but unchanged. We quote:
Missouri and similar Fine. SiSlOc; combine.
10il3c; coarse, 12Q12c Kansas. Nebraska,
and Indian Territory Fine, CTiSc; fine me
dium, 7firl0c; medium. SfglSc; combing, vm
14c: coarse. &-310C. Colorado Fine. 10c:
fin medium. 9fillci medium, ltKa2c: eoarso
nnd carpet, 9jl0c: extra heavy and sandy,
.-fife Hurry, 2f3c less.
HIDES AND PELTS Market quiet and
weak. Green and salted, free of brands,
pjr pound. No. 1. 7c: No. 2. Gc; flat. Nos. 1
nnd 2. around Clic; No. 2. 5c; green salted
kips, 13 to 23 pounds. No. 1, 7c; No. 2, 6c;
green salted calf. S to 15 pounds. No. 1. Sc:
No. 2, 7c: green, uncured. No. 1. 5Uc Sheep
pelts, green, 23-u65c; dry, 4!4B5!4c per
pound.
St. Louis, Mo.. May 15. WOOL Dull and
lower. Straight combing. 15c; medium. 13ij
14kc: light fine. !iJ12c; heavy fine, 7010c;
tub washed, 17&22c.
Provisions.
The free movement of hogs to market
and prospects of continued liberal receipts
next week had a bearish influence upon
trade in product. Cash demand was mod
erate and little doing In car lot-t Hence,
values were generally weak, though pack
ers were slow to glvo way.
We quote car lots:
GREEN MEATS-Shoulders. J4.50S1.75 per
rot; hams. $8.0ufiS.75.
LARD Cash. $3.63: May. rLG3.
SWEET PICKLED MEATS Hams. $S.0O
C8.73: shoulders, I3.00fi3.23.
DRY SALT MEATS Shoulders, cash,
$3.0035.23 per cwt.; short ribs sides, cash.
$I.GOi-4.65: long clear sides, J4.60S4.C5; short
clear sides, J4.90g4.90.
Geo.R.Barse, Pres. J.ILWalte, Sec. & Treas.
BARSE&CafION
Rooms 159-160 Live Stock Exchange bldg.
CAPITAL STOCK $230.f)C0, PAID UP.
Buying Stockers and Feeders given special
attention.
Reasonable Advances to Feeders. TeL 1S1J.
LIVE STOCK BY TELEGRAPH.
South Omaha, May 13. CATTLE Re
ceipts. 1.200. Market steady. Beeves, $3.55-gi
4.50; stockers and feeders, $3.0031.40; cows,
$2.0033.63.
HOGS Receipts. 4.300. Market steady.
Top. $3.63; bulk, $3.6041 3.624.
SHEEP Receipts, 1,700. Market firm.
St. Louis. May 13.-CATTLE-Recelpts,
100. Market steady. Native beeves. $3.S33jf
4.50.
HOGS Receipts, 2,000. Market steady to
easy. Top, $3.73.
SilEEP-Rcceipts, 1.SC0. Mostly to Swift.
Chicago. May 15. CATTLE Receipts,
200. Receipts dwindled to almost nothing
to-day and the market, as a consequence,
was practically nominal. The feeling was
firm, as has been the case nearly all week,
and tho few scattering offerings were dis
posed of easily enough at strong prices.
HOGS Receipts, 16,000. The offerings
were well taken, but prices suffered a
further reduction of about 24c per 100
pounds, and closed 10013c lower than a
week ago. Sales were made at an extreme
range of $3.1003.83. largely at $3.T7463.S0.
Coarse sows and stags were discriminated
against.
SHEEP Receipts. 3,000. The small re
ceipts of sheep sold at firm prices. Sheep
were salable at $2.2534.65. sales being most
ly at $3.804.50. with Texans and Westerns
predominating. Texans sold around J3.S0-W
3.90. and Westerns at $4.0061.50. Lambs
sold at $3.2533.40.
STORIES OF ANDREW JACKSON.
A Tavern Bill That Was Wiped Out
by the Battle ot New
Orleans.
From the New York Sun.
When Andrew Jackson practiced law in
Guilford county. N. C, tho fees that re
warded him were meager enough, and the
joung barrister was not always ablo to
make his cash balance with his expense
account. He practiced In Surrey as well
as in Guilford, and often spent a week at
a time In the old tavern at Rockford. the
county seat. This old town Is now almost
In ruins, but the older Inhabitants who
knew It in other days recall the stories
Jackson's friends told of him.
Emanuel Cranor kept the Rockford tav
ern. Often Jackson was unable to pay his
tavern bill, and the landlord would let the
amount go over until next time. When
Jackson departed from Guilford for his
new home in Tennessee, he left a bill of
$24 due the tavern. Cranor sent him one
dun after another, carefully noting on the
book that no reply had been received.
When the newspapers containing the ac
counts ot tho battle of New Orleans ar
rived Cranor read the story through. He
then walked across to the register, and
wrote in red across tho page besldo Jack
son's name:
"To balance In full by the battle of New
Orleans."
The book Is said to be In existence to
this day.
Judge Fuller, of the United States court
of land claims, says that the idea that
Jackson was rough and uncouth Is entirely
incorrect. He was well versed in tho law,
and the opinions written by him while a
Judge of the supreme court of Tennessee
are said to be models of their kind.
It has just been discovered in the
archives of Guilford county that Jackson
was once a constable, with the rank of
deputy sheriff. His oath and bond are now
on file In the county documents, and one
of the old citizens recalls the fact that the
"oldest inhabitant" told him In his boy
hood how Jackson was assistant to tho
high sheriff.
The old minute docket shows that An
drew Jackson Was admitted to the Guilford
bar in 17S7 and was appointed constable in
17S9. two years after. He resigned as con
stable In 1791. The bond as constable Is
payablo to the governor of North Carolina
in the sum of 500, with John Ross and
James Maxwell as sureties.
The records show that constables were
required to appear once n year In open
court, each with a wand or staff six feet
long, one and one-half Inches in diameter,
the top painted black. The high sheriff,
was required to carry a staff eight feet
long. Thi9 long and solemn procession
wended its way down tho principal street
and into the court room, where tho records
of the officers were reviewed.
Whether tho scarcity of cases at law In
duced Jackson to become a constable, so
as to add to his small income, or he wanted
the honor of marching In this imposing
annual procession Is not recorded.
Froc Freaks With Five Leg,.
Frcm the Philadelphia Press.
Tho famous Calaveras county frog has
found a legitimate successor. This ono also
lives in California, making his homo near
CoJcma. His claim to fame lies in the f.-.ct
that ho has five legs and Is credited with
the ability to understand the English lan
guage. This Is, more correctly speaking,
his principal claim to fame: ho Is also re
markable for his toes. He has nineteen of
these three on each hind foot, four on
each of the other feet and five on the
foot belonging to the extra leg. Thli leg
Joins his body somewhat forward of the
normal front leg and is supplied with reg
ular bones and joints. The connection
with tho body Is apparently perfect. In
other respects the frog is like any other
frog.
Illi style of traveling, however, is pecu
liar With three less on the left side and
but two on the other, his course continual
ly veers to the right, so that after making
a certain number of Jumps he arrives at
his starting point. It is this curious meth
od of locomotion that led to his discovery.
James O'Connor, his owner, had occasion
to pass the Holy Cross cemetery, at Col
oma. when his attention wa3 attracted by
the little reptile's efforts to move about,
which resulted merely In his describing a
series of circles.
After dragging himself about In this fash
Ion for a few moments, at an extraordinary
rate of speed for a frog, he began to move
In an odd way toward a pond close by,
walking solely on his two front feet. Mr.
O'Connor following him up under the im
pression that he had been Injured In some
way, then perceived tho extra leg, and
realizing that a genuine curiosity was
within reach, promptly captured tho creat
ure. A series of experiments soon demon
strated his ability to perform tho strang
est antics of which any frog was ever guil
ty. In fact, so intelligent did he seem, it
was promptly decided that he must be the
very batrachlan immortalized in the fa
miliar college song.
Domestic Aggravatloni.
From the Chicago Record.
"There's a bigger nuisance than the wife
who keeps her husband waiting."
"What Is It?"
"It Is the wife who gets ready first and
sits down in the hall calling for her hus
band to hurry up,"
OF INTEREST TO STOCKMEN.
WEEK'S RECEIPTS SHOW A BIG G.UX
OVER. CHICAGO.
In Trade Growth Kansas City Leads
AH tho .Western Markets Stock
Yards Xotes nnd Per
onnl Gossip.
The story of receipts the past week was
another interesting one to Kansas City.
They showed a gain la tho cattle here of
10,100. while In Chicago it was but 1,400; in
Omaha, 4,000, and in St. Louis, 900. In hogs
there was an Increase here of 30,500; in Chi
cago. 10.700; in Omaha, 12,100, and in St.
Louis a decrease of 1,400. In sheep, however,
thero was a general decrease. A falling off
here of 2.SO0; In Chicago, 12,600; in Omaha,
5,500. and in St. Louis, 14,000.
Kansas City. It will readily be seen
by these figures, continues to lead all other
Western markets In its tiado growth, and
where a loss was made it was noticeably
light compared with Its neighboring cities.
Tho inspection feo of 2c per head on all
cattle shipped into Kansas which for a
time has been levied and collected by tho
Kansas live stock sanitary board, was dis
continued yesterday.
The George R. Barse Live Stock Commis
sion Company has been seeking to learn
through inquiries of the various banks In
Kansas the number of cattle now on feed
and likely to come forward during the next
ninety days and during the October mar
keting. A number of replies have been re
ceived, which we aro kindly permitted to
produce below:
Pottowatomle county. St. Mary's
First National bank Not as many
on full feed for an early market as last
year, but about an equal number lor Oc
tober. First National bank. Wamego Not so
many cattle on full feed as last year.
Jewell county. Bramwell & Co.. bankers.
Randall A good man-,' fat cattle In this
county, but can't give exact numbers.
Russell county. First National bank, Rus
sell There are er-0 cattle on full feed, to
be run In sixty days, and 7,000 to come by
October.
Reno county. Farmers' State bank. Pret
ty Prairie Fully VX) now on full feed to
come during the next ninety days. This la
25 per cent less than last year.
Ottawa county. Bank of Tcscott About
50 per cent of the cattle to come forward.
Minneapolis National bank Can't give cor
rect figures. Think there are now 1.000
cattle on feed to go the next ninety days
and 6,000 to 7,000 more cattle In the county
than last year. ,
Linn county, Linn County bank Not
more than 50 per cent as many cattle on
feed in this county as last year.
Sumner county, Wellington National
hank Can't give reliable figures. Think
about two-thirds of the cattle have been
run from this county and one-third to go
In ninety days.
Logan county. Bank of Oakley No cat
tle on feed In this county. All cattle here
run on tho range. Will be more cattle for
sale next fall than last.
Ness county. State bank, Ness City No
cattlo fed In this .county. All cattle run
off the range.
Osage county. Osago County bank Very
few cattle to go the next ninety days; can't
give numbers. First National bank. Osaga
City Nearly all full fed cattle have been
shipped from this part of the county; not
over 130 left.
Franklin county. People's National bank,
Ottawa Not well posted, but think thero
ore 1,000 cattle to go In ninety days.
Labette county Oswego State bank Not
nore than 23 per cent as many cattle on
feed a3 last year; I don't know of but 139
to go from this section.
Stafford county. First National bank, St.
John Can't give numbers, but fewer cat
tle on feed than last year.
Chase county. Strong City bank Less
cattle In Chase county than for the past
four or five years.
Chautauqua county. First National bank.
Sedan Only 1M cattle on feed in this neigh
borhood; can't give number for county.
Crawford county. State Bank ot Walnut
There are 50 per cent more cattle on feed
to go in ninety days than last year.
Nemaha county. State bank, of Seneca
In tills part of the county there are 2,000
cattle to go out of feed lots in sixty to
ninety days, which is 500 more than last
year.
Lincoln county. Sylvan State bank. Syl
van Grove About fifteen cars of cattle to
go from this section in next sixty days.
Marlon county. First National bank. Pea
body There are 1.000 cattle to go to mar
ket In the next ninety days, but less on
lato feed than last year.
Phillips county. W. D. Granger, Phllllps
burg, Kas. There are 2,000 cattle on full
feed In this county to come In tho next
nirety days.
I-ratt county. Farmers' nnd Mechanics'
bank. Pratt Not over 100 cattlo on full feed
to be run In ninety days.
Dcnlphan county. Bank of White Cloud
There will bo 500 to go to market from
this section in ninety days.
Visitors at the Yards With Stock.
Pack & Jones. Mound Ridge, Kas., had In
hogs yesterday.
Feck & Barton, Jamestown, Kas., .had In
hogs yesterday.
Potter & Blodgett, Potter. Kas,, had in
hogs yesterday.
Gilbert Barr, Kearney, Mo., was In yes
terday with hogs.
Clelland & Parish, Ashervllle, Kas., had
In hogs yesterday.
7,. Gardner, De Soto, Kas., came In yes
terday with hogs.
W. P. Heath, Douglas, Kas., was hero
yesterday with. hogs.
Frank Hobart, Glen Elder, Kas., was
at the yards yesterday with hogs.
W. W. Graham. Blackman. Kas., was at
tho yards yesterday with hogs. He says
cattlo are short In Johnson county. Hogi
about an average. Grass backward. Corn
about all planted and farmers well alone
with their work.
Conldu't Stop Her.
From the Cincinnati Tribune.
"Madame." said the conductor of the
cable car, "don't you see that sign? It says
'Passengers must not talk to the motor
man.' "
"What!" exclaimed the madame. "I guess
you don't know who I am, young man. I'm
his wife!" , , M
And the conductor forgot to shake down;
three fares, he was so confused.
A Splnnlnic Son.
She smiled at me as she swiftly passed.
Over the handle bar:
That sunny smile was the maiden's last.
Over th handle bar:
She cannoned hard on a naughty stone.
She took a header she couldn t postpone.
And her twinkling heels in the moonlight
shone.
Over the handle bar.
Irish Cyclist.
The Darlington Ronte.
The best line to Chicago.
Xot the Same.
From the Indianapolis Journal.
"But you said sho sung beautifully.
"No. I didn't."
"What did you say"
"I said she was a beautiful singer."
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