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THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 31, 1905.
WEDDING MAKES TOWN DIZZY.
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At the stormy effort of our competitors to convince you that the Burg. E. Zeis
stock which we purchased and which we are closing out is "rubbish" and un
reliable brands. The public know the Zeis stock probably as thoroughly as
does anv competitor who wears a size 61. hat, and it is up to the people to
pay us $1.15 for Manhattan shirts, all new Spring of 1905 styles, many boxes
in l'pspvvp tIto sfrinora nnf vpf Vivolrpn from flip pnvprs shirts like VOU T)&Y
"corker" sales $1.50 and $2.50 for.
anhattan Shirts
May be rubbish, "Wilson Bros.' furnishings may be rubbish, Dunlap hats may
be rubbish, Steiner's night robes mar be rubbish, Monarch shirts may be rub
bish, Pen-ins' gloves ma- be rubbish, II. & P. suspenders and Keizer's neck
wear and Zeis' rain coats and fancy vests and No Name hats and Stetson hats
they may all be "rubbish," but grafter clothiers in Topeka who placard
their own honesty have spent almost twenty years and mairy dollars for news
paper space to tell vou that most of the above named brands are the "best on
earth."
Dunlap Hats
"Were given a body blow only a few days ago by a competitor who said that
the man who ever wears a Stetson will never buy a Knox or a Dunlap. But
if they had dreamed that the Zeis agency for Dunlap hats would be open
they would not have made the break, as their effort and failure to secure the
Dunlap agency proves. It sometimes pays to be consistent, and it always
paA's to play fair.
There's no excuse for any man to pay full price during the next sixty
days for hats, shirts, underwear, neckwear, hosiery, rain coats, fancy vests,
dress gloves, night robes, pajamas, caps, umbrellas, suspenders, opera
hats, suit cases, sweaters, or any other item carried in a first class store. Every
article in the Zeis stock must be sold safe, cash register, street cases, show
cases and fixtures for sale.
WATCH US GROW.
WATCH OUR BUSINESS METHODS WIN.
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DOXS BRKWEU'S TKOl'SERS.
Pretty Mrs. Ilollmnn Arouses Hus
band's Ire While Masquerading.
Green Bay. Wis., March 31. "I
don't know whether Mrs. Hollman had
on my pantaloons or not the time we
masqueraded in camp at Benderville
in 1903, but maybe she did." said
Henry Rahr, the millionaire brewer,
in court, when for the first time he
took the stand in the suit instituted
against him, asking $50,000 for the i
alleged alienation of the affections of
Mrs. Alice Geer Hollman.
"When Mr. Hollman saw Alice
emerge from the tent he said. 'You
had better go back.' and when she re
plied that she thought it was all
right, as the other women were doing
It, too, Mr. Hollman kicked her and
tumbled her head over heels " con
tinued the witness.
"I thought it was about time for me
to get out of the way, so I went in
swimming. After partially dressed I
lay down and lighted a cigar. A mo
ment later I heard a piercing scream.
Then I heard another. I ran to the
house as quickly as I could and saw
Mrs. Hollman runnin; as fast as her
limbs could carry her. Her husband
was only a few feet behind her. run
ning as fast as he could, and behind
him, also running, was his brother
Fred. She had almost got to where 1
was when her husband struck her in
the neck.
"Mrs. Hollman tumbled to the ground
and crawled around behind me. Fred
called his brother, this plaintiff, all
kinds of names. He said he was a
scoundrel and called him other names.
'AT grabbed his wife by the throat. I
think he was after a revolver. I told
his wife, who was on her knees at my
feet, and his brother, to try to pacify
him and to hide the weapon. Fred said
he had already hidden it. That was
what I saw of the trouble the night
the women dressed in the men's
clothe."
Mr. Rahr told of the presents he had
given to and received from the women
members of the camping party. One of
the pictures he received was labeled
'Earthly Paradise." He averred that
the bathing suit he bought from a local
dry eoods house in 1003 was not for
Mrs. Hollman, but for a Milwaukee
woman. A picture of the Milwaukee
woman was shown and was identified
by John Verheiden as that of a woman
lie had taken in a launch to Long Tail
point in company with Mr. Rahr for an
. eutlng.
Mr. Rahr testified that he supplied
the champagne for the outing party
end that Mrs. Hollman and other wo
men frequently went into restaurants
In Green Eay. where they were at lib
erty to have what they wanted. The
bills came to him, he said. Rahr de
clared that all this time he was on
friendly terms with the Hollman fam
ily and frequently saw Mrs. Hollman
and her husband at the same time.
It developed during the examina
tion that Mr. Rahr often played
"craps" with the women of the camp
ing party. On these occasions he was
always the banker and never lost less
than $2. He did not take advantage
of the percentage which the bank
holds in a genuine gambling estab
lishment. He did this to please the
women, he said. As evidence of his
intimacy with the Hollman family he
said he was on Postmaster Hollman's
bond to the sum of $20,000.
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Kubbell Bros., Fredonia.
!W. W. Yoe. Indeoendence. Z
Japan System to He Established at
Annapolis and West Point.
Washington, March ?,X. The war de
partment has made public the report of
the joint board of army and navy offi
cers convened by special orders of Feb
ruary 8, to take into consideration the
physical training of cadets at the mili
taiy academy and of midshipmen at
the naval academy. The report is en
dorsed by President Roosevelt, who di
rects that a further report on progress
be submitted him 60 days hence. Sec
retary Taft approves the recommenda
tions and Acting Secretary Darling ap
proves the recommendations except as
to the suggestion that the sword of the
army be made a part of the equipment
of every ship In the navy for the use of
officers and landing; parties.
The report is very long. Its most im
portant feature is the reoommendation
that the Japanese art ir, jiu Jitsu be in
corporated in the course with boxing
and wrestling. The board reports that
it is not of great value as a means of
physical development, but the know
ledge of the system would inspire the
individual with a degree of self confi
dence. The board recommended that
physical training be extended over the
four years' course at each academy in
stead of one year as at present. In
discussing the use of swords and after
recommending their use on ships to
which objection is made by Acting Sec
retary Darling, the report says:
"As regards the army it may be said
that as far as the evidence at the dis
posal of the board goes the sentiment
of the army is largely against the use
of any sword at all by officers in the
field, the idea being to replace the
sword by the revolver. This was the
practice in the Philippines, by almost
universal c6nsent and without any or
ders in connection therewith emanating
from superior authority.
"This widespread opinion against the
sword and in favor of the revolver only
is founded upon service under abnormal
conditions in a country largely under
brush, and against a foe who rarely
stood against a determined advance;
and with a sword which itself was an
inferior weapon.
"A careful examination of the events
in the Russo-Japanese war under mod
ern conditions as regards firearms and
under greatly improved conditions as
regards artillery fire, has shown con
clusively that the sword is not a
weapon of the past.
"The increased killing power of the
magazine rifle and rapid fire field guns
has operated to force both the Japanese
and Russian armies in order to mini
mize their losses to make many night
attacks. These night attacks are not
surprises by small bodies of troops, but
movements of divisions and armies in
battle formation. The report of this
development has been to force the fre
quent employment of the bayonet by
the enlisted man, and of the sword by
the officer and to increase their im
portance as fighting weapons. The loss
es due to 'cold steel' in this war proba
bly will never be accurately known, but
enough has already been reported offi
cially on both sides to show that the
sword has been effectively used, partic
ularly in t'lese attacks. These being
facts, it follows as a corallary that the
sword adopted for officers of the army
should be fighting weapons, and not
merely a badge of office."
Other points of interest contained in
the report are these:
The training of the students as future
instructors in the physical training.
"The board believes that the best
physical development can be obtained
only by a study of the physical condi
tion of each cadet or midshipman and
the use by him of exercises such as will
tend to remedy his physical defects.
This Involves the careful and periodical
examination and measurement of each
individual and the prescription of suita
ble exercises.
"The board Is thoroughly convinced
that in order to secure the proper
physical development of the average
student a minimum of time to be de
voted to compulsory physical exercise
is two hours each week throughout the
entire course.
"The regular practice of judicious and
healthful exercises by cadets and mid
shipmen throughout their four years'
course will develop habits and exercise
in youth which will tend to be prolong
ed into later life and thus have a
marked effect in raising the standard
of physical and splendid endurance in
the officers of the United States.
"The board finds that the present
force of Instructors in physical train
ing at each academy is inadequate to
its needs, even with the limited amount
of time now devoted to this work. With
the extension of time recommended
above at least three additional instruc
tors will be required at each academy."
THOSE REFINERY BONDS.
Bids for Their Purchase Will Be
Opened Saturday Afternoon.
Warden E. B. Jewett is over from
Lansing today conferring with Gov
ernor Hoch and Treasurer Kelly
about the issuance of the state re
finery bonds. Tomorrow is the date
for their issuance. The bids will be
opened tomorrow afternoon. It is
Governor Hoch's idea to distribute
them as widely as possible, and not
sell them to any one bidder. It is
said that a very large number of bids
are coming in, which is quite natural
as state bonds ought to be In great demand.
Woolen Mill Sold.
This afternoon the Topeka Woolen
Mill company filed a deed in the regis
ter of deeds' office for the sale of its
plant northeast of the city to the
Harshberger-McAfee company of Kan
sas City, Mo., for a consideration of
$39,000.
BRIF.F BITS OF CITY NEWS.
A Collection of Important Para
graphs for Your Consideration.
There will be s. meeting of the
members of the Topeka Tennis club at
the Whist club rooms Saturday even
ing, April 1, at 8 o'clock.
The city council will grant the
Auditorium free for the use of the
meeting of the Federation of Women's
clubs of the state which will take
place here May IS.
The local United States weather
bureau will commence, with tomor
row, issuing daily crop bulletins.
The judiciary committee of the
council will meet this evening :it 7:30.
Charles Smith, formerly of Topeka,
where he was employed in newspaper
work, was married last night at Den
ver, Colo.
The city treasurer did a rushing
business with the owners of dosrs to
day. Beginning with tomorrow the
penalty will be added on the dos tax
and a great many appeared today to
pay up. Over 1,2 00 owners of dogs
have received the tag that saves their
dog-.
The following building permits were
issued this afternoon: W. L. Bush,
barn, 615 West Tenth street, cost
$100; T. Voiland. residence 816 Jack
son street, north, $1,200; John S win
son, residence, $1,500, lots 43-45 Tay
lor ttreet.
The Clio club will meet with Mrs.
W. H. Dowlby, 1724 Clay, Monday at
2:30 p. m.
Dr. John H. Outland. the physical
director at Washburn, is now in To
peka. Mr. and Mrs. Vandervetter, of Oak
land, were given a surprise party last
night at their home by about fifty
members of G. G. Gage post and
corps.
The trolley wire of the car line at
Eighth and Jackson parted about
noon today, allowing a great mass of
live wires to come to the ground. The
street car men and Policeman Mc
Elroy guarded the locality until the
wrecker wagon arrived.
Wool Mi-ket.
St. I,ouis. Mo., March 31. WOOL Mar
ket steady. Territory and western medi
ums, 22Sj23c; fine medium, lTjlSc; fine, 15
17c.
Bride's Father Finds Pot of Gold and
Celebrates Joyously.
Prescott, Mich., March 31. This town
is still dizzy and weak in the knees
from the wedding celebration of Mary
Ann Dooley and Allen E. Mullen this
week. Peter Docley, father of the oride,
found $40,000 in gold while excavating
in an old cellar, and as there was no
claimant he kept half himself, giving
the other half to his daughter for a
wedding present.
That wedding will long be"remember
ed in Prescott and vicinity. Dooley
gave everybody all the tobacco they
wanted, and in addition provided an
elaborate dinner for every inhabitant
of Prescott and all those hanging
around the edges of the town. No one
remembers what became of the former
occupants of the old house where the
money was found. It had been vacant
for many years.
The finding of the money was a god
send to Mullen and his bride. Both
families have always had rt hard strug
gle for existence, and the young couple
had built themselves a little two room
log cabin in the woods. Two chairs, a
table, and a bed, all the handicraft cf
the groom, constituted the furniture.
The gift of $20,000 has transformed
their lives as completely as if it were
the work of a fairy godmother with her
magic wand. They will now discard
the log cabin for what ft considered a
palatial residence here.
Meanwhile, if the curious and busy
neighbors should turn up a claimant for
the pot of gold', he or she will have
some difficulty in securing possession,
even if the title should prove clear.
INVESTIGATING Olli PRICES.
Department of Commerce and Iiabor
Asks Information of Dealers.
Washington, March 31. Fifteen
thousand circulars have been mailed
from the department of commerce and
labor to retail dealers in illuminating
oil in all parts of the United States.
Through, these circulars the depart
ment expects to ascertain just what
price is paid for oil in the" different
localities and the conditions which
control the trade. Similar inquiries
will be made in Canada for the pur
pose of comparison.
The investigation already has pro
ceeded far enough to show con
clusively that an arbitrary price has
been placed on oil. The price in dif
ferent localities, which cannot be ex
plained either by the cost of produc
tion or transportation, is said to vary
in a most remarkable degree. It Is the
purpese of the department to tabulate
these replies, and. having first ascer
tained the facts, investigate the rea
sons for the differences.
In all eleven questions are asked.
The fourth question goes direct to the
merit of the inquiry as follows: State
below the price you paid per gallon
for your purchase nearest to Decem
ber 15, 1904. for each kind of oil and
gasoline which you handle, giving
name or brand of each. Give also all
the facts you know about the quality
of each oil. especially its color and de
gree of test. If you handle only one
grade of oil, indicate whether this is
the best or cheapest grade sold in
your town or a medium grade. Please
send purchase ticket or bills if you
have them. If you get a rebate from
the invoice price (aside from the re
turn of empty barrels), state the full
price and the rebate separately."
GOOSE ENVIOrS OF HEN'S FAME.
Bay State Bird Lays an Ejrs That
" Weighs Thirteen Ounces.
North Attlebord, Mass., March 31.
When the news reached here that an
ambitious hen up- in New Hampshire
had laid an egg that measured eight
and one-half inches in circumference
all the poultry in the neighborhood
got busy to beat the record.
Up to date only one notable achieve
ment has been reported. That comes
from Preston D. White's brown Afri
can goose, which, it seems, entered the
contest, though It did not belong to
the chicken class.
Mr. White brought the result to
town today, and it is the biggest egg
ever seen in North Attleboro. It is
eleven and seven-eighths inches
around the longest circumference and
ten inches around the shortest. The
eggs weighs thirteen ounces.
The goose began its laying career In
January, 1903, and the mammoth egg
was the ninety-ninth to her credit.
She is two and a half feet high, meas
ures five feet eight inches from tip to
tip. and weighs nineteen pounds.
Next!
MONTGOMERY VERY LOW.
Reported That the Physicians Have
Given Him Vp.
This morning Hill P. Wilson tele
phoned from Kansas City that Frank
Montgomery, who has been sick at the
Midland hotel in Kansas City for the
past two weeks, would probably not
live through the day. Mr. Wilson said
that the doctors - had given Mr. Mont
gomery up and that Air. Montgomery
himself believed he would not get well.
A later message to the State Journal
at noon from Mr. Irving W. Doolittle,
of the Midland, stated that Mr. Mont
gomery had rallied slightly, and while
he is in a very serious condition, there
is still a slight chance for his recovery.
Mr. Montgomery, whose home is in
Potwin, has been for several years an
editorial writer on the Kansas City
Journal, writing the "Kansas Topics"
column on the editorial page.
He is a brother-in-law of Hill P. Wil-son.
NO EXCITE3IENT
Follows Uie Visit of the Kaiser to
Tan-iier.
Faris. March 31. Emperor Wil
liam's departure from Tangier, Mo
rocco, without any notable incident led
the officials here and the public gen
erally to give a sigh of relief as it was
apprehended that his visit might pre
cipitate an embarrassing incident. His
majesty, while at Tangier had a cor
dial conference with the French
charge d'affaires, which attracts com
ment. The emperor's brief remarks
to the German delegation at Tangier
while somewhat significant of Ger
many's support of Morocco's sov
ereignty do not excite serious opposi
tion as they are regarded as a neutral
incident of a demonstrative greeting.
New York Money.
New York, March 31. MONEY Money
on call strong and higher, 33i'ff4V! per
cent, closing bid 44 and offered at 4hi per
cent: time loans firm: 60 and 90 days and 6
months. 24113 per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper, 34'S
4V, per cent: sterling exchange steady, with
actual business in bankers' bills at $4.8596
(fi4.S6 for demand and at $4.S4fi84.8410 for
60 dav bills: posted rates. $4.841ift4.S5 and
$4 StW.tfH.R7: commercial bills, $4.S3Hft4.S3?4.
SILVER Bar silver, 55c; Mexican dol
lars. ?3c.
BONDS Government bonds strong.
Cotton Market.
Galveston. Tex.. . March 31. COTTON
Market higher at 7 11-Kc per pound.
New York. March 31. COTTON Sales
todav, 2,460 bales. Spot cotton closed quiet.
Quotations per 100 pounds: Middling up
lands, $8.15; middling gulf. $S.4Q.
Mc Call's Patterns for
May Are Here.
Weather Forecast: Probably showers tonight and Saturday; variable winds.
Mills' Store News
Pcrrins Kid Gloves
for Easter Are Here.
Bag, Belt and Notion Section
J ust one item from each of these for Saturday such values as you cannot afford
to pass by.
Bags of walrus leather five styles, all new shapes, fitted with card case, large
coin pocket, some with three-piece fittings. Some call these $1.50 and $1.75
values we call them the best bags we have ever shown at $1.00.
Belts in great variety silk girdles in all colors, some shirred or plaited, with
or without buckles also leather belts for shirt waist wear are in great favor.
These come in all colors, several styles, at 50c each.
Shell Goods a large assortment of combs and hairpins. It seems that eveiy
shape and style in the best of quality are to be found in this lot. Just received,
combs ranging in price from . 15c to $5.00 each. Among the very special bargains are
Combs back and side, shell or amber, jeweled or plain. Values up to 50c will
be found on bargain table at 25c each. .
One of crar windows shows the latest Novelties in Spring Ribbons. Hat bows
and stock bows are tied on request at our Ribbon Section without charge.
Two Special Lines of Ribbons for Saturday
at 12& cents
Taffeta Silk Ribbon, No. 60 width
a very comprehensive range of color
ings to choose from, as well as black.
12c a yard.
pittm
at 25 cents
Dresden figured ribbons with
edge, Taffeta ribbons with satin polka I
dot, Fancy White ribbons, also Messaline
Taffeta ribbons in most desirable colors
No. 200 width. 25c a yard.
MARKETS TODAY.
Foreign Prices Give Wheat a
Brace.
This Has Little Effect on Corn
Price.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Steady Natives Bring
From $4.25 to $6.
Bulk of Hog Sales From 5.10
to $5.25.
Chicago, March 31. WHEAT An ad
vance of a penny a bushel in the price of
wheat at Liverpool, resulting from de
creased shipments from Argentina, had a
buoyant effect on the wheat market here
today. Commission houses were good
buyers, but offerings were comparatively
light. July opened Vi'&c to Vifc- high
er, at S9c. After touching 8a&S9V&c the
price reacted to S8c, but rallied again to
SH'ira Sc. Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago
reported receipts of 274 cars, against a
holiday last year.
July sold off to SSc and closed at 8Sc,
a shade lower than yesterday's final quo
tations. CORN Strength of wheat had little ef
fect on the corn market. May opened un
changed, at 47"c, sold at 47VAC, and then
reacted to 47i47Vic.
At the close May was up "5Vic, at 47
47ie.
OATS Mav osts opened a shade to c
higher, at 29i4i2-ysC to 2si-ysc, and sold at
2i(&2S'c. Local receipts were 142 cars.
PROVISIONS Provisions were firm. May
pork was up 5c, at $12.70. Lard and ribs
were up each 2i2ti5c, at $7.12 and $rt.97V-.
WHEAT Cash: No. 2 red, $1.13gl.l5:
No. 3 red, I1.06W1.12: No. hard, 1.13i)
1.14H: No. 3 hard. $1.00Jr l.mi; No. 1 north
ern, Jl.13'61.15: No. 2 northern, $1.0S
1.12; No. 3 springs. Sl.05--l.12.
CORN No. 2, 47fi 47Hc; No. 3, 461i'ft'47c.
OATS No. 2, 293i530c: No. 3, 29ii&2flt,c.
RYE March, 78Vic; May, 78T8V4c; Sept.,
60c
FLAX Cash: N.-W.. $1.37; S.-W.. $1.24;
Mav, fl.24; March, $1.2.
TIMOTHY March, $2.50; April, $2.90;
Sept.. $3.10.
CLOVER March, $13.50.
BARLEY Cash: 40M49c.
Range of Prices.
Furnished by J E. Gall, Commissions.
Grains. Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office 110 West Sixth street. Telephone
486. Correspondent Christy Grain and
Stock Co.. K.-msas City. Iilo.3
Open
WHEAT
May ...1 1314
Chieaeo. March 31.
High Low Close Ye
S3-
July ..
Sept ..
CORN
May ..
July ..
Sept ..
OATS
May ..
July ..
Sept .... 2S
FORK
May ....12 70
Julv 12 87
LARD
1 14 1 1314
89 SRi.4
84 84 83
1 131,4
88
83
1 12
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29-4 29 2.9 29-
29 ' 2S 28 2S-
May
July
Sept
July
Sept
7 12
7 27
7 40
.... 6 95
7 15
.... 7 32
12 92
7 17
7 32
7 42
12 67
12 85
7 12
7 27
7 40
12 70
12 90
12 65
12 80
7 12-17 7 07-10
7 30 7 22-25
7 42 7 37
7 00 fi 92-95 6 97 6 92-95
7 17 7 15 7 17 7 12
7 35 7 32 7 32-35 7 27-30
Kansas City Grain.
IFurnished by J. E. Gall. Commissions,
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office 110 West Sixth street. Telephone
486. Correspondent Curlsty Giain ana
Stock Co.. Kansas City, Mo.
Kansas City, March 31.
Open High Low Close Yes
WHEAT- , r 11 if
May .... 95-95 95 95 95 94J4-7-
Julv .... 7S 79 'S if ?
Sept .... 74 75 74 74 .4 -.a
CMav 43 44 43 44- 43-44
Julv 44 44- 43 44- 44
Sept I..: 43 43-44 43 43-44 43 -
Kansas City Live Stock.
Kansas City. Mo.. March S-fATTLE-Receipts
today, LOW head. Market steady.
Native steers. $4.25'5S.OO; southern steers,
S3 755 00: southern cows. $2.50i'4.ff: native
cows and heifers, $2.255.25: sto.'kers and
feeders. $3.0(5.00: bulls. $2.6C-t.4.2o: calves.
$2.&Ji6.00; western fed steers, $4.o05.60,
western fed cows, $3.25,a4.90.
HOGS Receipts today. 5.000 head. Mar
ket steady to strong. Bulk of sales fcJOJ
6 25- heavv. $5.25'n5.30: packers, $u.15io.25,
pigs and lights, 4.3&a5.20.
SHEEP Receipts today, 2.000 head.
Market steady. Muttons. $5.005.90: lambs,
$.5(Wi7.50; fed range wethers, fo.a0ab.S0,
fed ewes, $5.0(Kj25.75.
St. Louts Live Stoofc.
St. Louis, Mo.. March 31. RATTLE Re
ceipts today, 1.200 head. Market steady.
Beef steers. $3.25-i.15: stockers and feea
frV $2 50M.E0; cows and heifers, $2.04.8:
Texas' steers. S3.50S5.25; Texas cows and
hHOGSSipts today. 5,000 head - Mar
ket steady to strong. Pigs and lights, $3.o0
(55.15; packers'. $5.25g5.40; butchers' and
Heavy, 5.-.rfcut.43.
SHEEP Receipts today, 500 head
Market steady. Natives, $3.005.75; lambs,
$4.00ii7.00.
Chlcaeo Live Stock Market.
Chicago, March 31. CATTLE Receipts
today, 2,500 head. Market steady. Good
to prime steers, $o.35&--: poor to meoium,
$4.25'&5.2o: stockers and feeders, $3.OCxa.O0;
cows, $3.0064.90; heifers, $3.25'&5.25; c sin
ners, $1.75&2.50; bulls, $2.50(64.25; calves,
$3.0056.65.
HOGS Reeeints todav. 17.000 head: esti
mated Saturday, 9,000 head. Market 5c
higher. Mixed and butchers , U-iwo-aa;
irrur tn ririre hw. JLt . 30?J 5. 40 : TOUgh
heavy, $5.15fi5.25; light, $5.&5.27; bulk of
sales. 5d.2,vg.A).
SHEEP-Recetots todav. 7.000 head.
Sheep and lambs steady. Good to choice
wethers. $5.756.25; fair to choice mixed,
$4.5O-5.50; western sheep, $4.506.25: native
lambs, $o.50a7.60; western lamDs, jo.sofli.io.
Chicago Produce Market.
Chicago, March 31 BUTTER Market
stejidv. Creamery. 22-a25lc: dairy, 21 25c.
EGGS Market easy. At mark, cases in-
CHEESE Market steady. Daisies, 131?-
i;ilc; .twins, Lifiiiftc; xuung AiucnL-ao,
(& 13c
T.rv-m pnn.TRT Marltpt firmer. Tur
keys, 13-513c; chickens, 13c; springs, 13rg
13ifeC.
Kansas City Produce Market.
Kansas City, Mo., March 31. Close
WHEAT Receipts today, 49 cars. Quota
tions were steady to nigner, as ioiiows.
Mav, 96e; July. 7SC. L'asn: lo. -a naru
wwvfiii fA- Nr s hard, flficffi $1.02: No. 4 hard
8597c: No. 2 red, $l.S'al.07; No. 3 red. $1.09
1.05: No. 4 red, S5c&$l.oi.
CORN Market firm. May, 44-?T44c: Ju
lv jj.f744i,o Cash: No. 2 mixed. 45434514c
No. 3 mixed, 45c; No. 2 white, 4545Vsc;
No. 3 white, 45c. '
OATS Market steady. No. 2 white, 31
32c: No. 2 mixed, 2Sfc30c.
RVT-' Mr-lfot stMHv. 7firf5'78c.
HAY Choice timothy, $9.5010.00; choice
prairie, ?7.5'8S.0U.
BUTTER Creamery, 22W2WC.
EGGS Market steady, 15c
New Jfork Stocks.
Wall St., New York, March 31. STOCKS
The opening trading in siocks were qui.-y
and the changes were small but nearly all
were advances. A few of the specialties
eVirtTOoa aaino nntablv: International
Power. Sloss-Sheff ield Steel, Rubber Goods
preferred and Toledo Railways which rose
1 to 1 points.
The reduced volume dealings did not Im
nair the strength of the market and prom
inent stocks were brought on a rising
scale, western stocks displayed tne most
strength in the railroad list, but Union
Pacihc was tne oniy seock inai samru
t. Rerent active specialties
were bousht confidently. Rubber Goods
preferred improved 4 points, North Amer
ican 2 points and Amalgamated Copper,
Rubber Goods, Realty, Metropolitan Se
curities and Atlantic Coast une 1 point.
Third Avenue dropped 1 points.
The demand slackened and some pres
sure developed against the southern iron
stocks. Tennessee Coal lost 1 point, Sloss
Sheffield Steel 1 points and the gains
elsewhere were reduced or wiped out. Lies
Moines and Fort Dodge fell 2 points and
Northwestern 2 points. Brooklyn Rapid
Transit rose 1 points. Lead 1 points
and Delaware and Hudson and Rock Is
land preferred. Smelting and Linseed a
point Prices rallied again before noon,
Sloss-Sheffield Steel rebounding to 1V6
points over last night.
Bonds were firm at noon.
Transactions increased in the represen
tative railroad stocks, especially New
York Central, Pennsylvania and Union
Pacific. Prices generally were higher all
around and business showed some degree
of activitv. Union Pacific touched 130 and
New York Central, Pennsylvania. St.
Paul, Colorado Southern second preferred,
United States Steel preferred, Sugar and
Hocking Coal gained a point and Rubber
Goods 2 points.
Aside from the spasmodic buying of
standard stocks the market received lib
eral stimulation from demand for the in
dustrials and specialties. The midday sup
port of Tennessee Coal carried it a point
above yesterday's closing and Lead was
extensively taken up to 46.
Ka litre of Prices on Stocks.
Furnished by J. E. Gall. Commissions,
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office 110 West Sixth street. Telephone
4S6. Correspondent Christy Grain and
Stock Co., Kansas City. Mo.l
New York, March 31.
Stocks Op'n High Low Cl'se Yes
Sugar HI 142 141 142 141
People's Gas Ill 112 111 1117 HI
Amal. Copper ....-79 79 79 79 79
B R T 67 68 67 67 '4 67
T' c" I H 99'4 97 97
U" S.' Steel 35 36 35 35 35
U. S. Steel, pfd .. 95 95Vi to1-
Atchison, com 87 88 85i !g '?
Atchison, pfd .... 1"2 102 W 102 H&y
C G W. 23 23 23 23 23
St Paul 175 175 174 175 175
R.' 1 . com 33 34 V3 34 33
Wabash, com .... 23 23 23 23 2"k
Wabash, pfd 47 47 4i 4, i
Mo Pacific 106 107 10S 107 l'
Western Union .. 93 93 93 ? 93
Manhattan 167 167 1HJ 1 l'.-
N Y. Central ... 160 161 1 1"'
Texas Pacific .... 3S 38 38 38 38
So. Pacific 67 67 g. 6, 67
Reading 94 91 M 94 93
Frje .." 45 '5 4n 4o
Union Pacific .... 129 130 12 130
C ft 0 57 57 5, . J'4
B I O 1"SV 108 ! 11 107
L & N 1 142 141 141 141
Katy 65 65 65 65 65
Pennsylvania .... 142 143 142 143 142
U. S. Leather .... 13 13 13 13 13--,
C p. 1 57 58 5 oi 5'
Ex-dividend 1 M' cent.
Snear and Collee In New Yorv
New York. March 31. SUGAR Raw su
gar firm. Fair refining, 4c; centrifugal,
t MONEY TALKS I
If you speculate In grain or
stocks, do so with responsible j
J brokers, where you get fair J
J treatment, and where your mar- 34.
M gins and profits can be obtained i
the minute you cloBe your deals.
J I offer you the highest banking
i and commercial references, and
I references and testimonials of .
well known people who have 4.
made -a great deal of money
through my advice. J
THOMAS J. MYERS, Broker.
J Grain, Stocks, and Bonds.
5 Ground floor, Columbian bldg., J
it Topeka, Kas.
W. W. Cowen, Broker.
Established 1S79 . 307-308 Board of Trads
bldg., Kansas City, Mo. Member K. C.
Board Trade. Both phones 197S.
Grain, Provisions, Stocks, Cotton,
representing Shearson, Hammill & Co.,
bankers and brokers, 71 Broadway, N. Y.;
238-240 LaSalle st., Chicago; members Chi
cago Board of Trade, New York Stock and
Cotton exchanges. Private wires.
96 test, 4c; molasses sugar, 4c. Refined
sugar steady. Crushed, $6.75; powdered,
$6.15; granulated. $ti.06.
COFFEE Market steady. No. 7 Rio,
75ic.
New York Butter.
New York, March 31. BUTTER Market
unchanged.
Market Gossip.
Furnished by A. M. McDermott Commis
sion Co., Stocks, Grains, Provisions and
liiestment Securities. Room 12, Colum
bian building.J
Liverpool opening cables: Wheat d
higher; corn unchanged.
Liverpool, 1:30 p. m. : Wheat Id higher;
corn i'a'd higher.
Grain receipts at Chicago: Wheat, 23
cars; corn. 25o cars: oats, 142 cars.
Northwest grain receipts today: Minne
apolis, 226 cars; Duluth, 25 cars. A year
ago: Minneapolis and Duluth both had
a holiday.
Liverpool closing cables: Wheat Id
higher; corn -d lower.
Topeka Market.
Topeka, March 31.
rFurnished by Charles Woiit Packing uo.
1 HOGS.
MIXED AND BUTCHERS' ..$4.80 -p4.90
HnAVY 4.92-'a4 .97
LIGHT 4 io 4.87
CORN FED CATTLE.
Furnished by Charles Wolff packing Co.
COWS I3.50&3.7S
STEERS Joi-yf oO
HEIFERS 8.u?4.00
BULLS 2iy.,:i.0O
LIGHT CALVES 3.& ,;4.25
HEAVY CALVES 2.50U3.W
GRAIN.
rFurnished by J. L. Billard, Central
Mills. 534 North Kansas Ave. J
NO. 2 WHEAT Mo
NO. 3 WHEAT iia
NO. 4 WHEAT 80
x-n r:RADE WHEAT 8lS!si
CORN 4j
NO. 2 OA la oza
NO. 3 OATS 30c
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Furnished by s-lLV1Xg 21u Kilnl- Ave.J
ORANGES Navels, $2.i'&2.96 per box.
LEMONS California, $2.. 5 per box.
BANANAS $2.0U'3.00 per bunch.
APPLES Fancy, $3.75ji4.25 per bbl.
HONEY $2.40 per 24-rack case.
FIGS 70c per box.
GRAPE FKL'1T-$I.00 per box.
NEW DATES l;-4'c per lb.
CALIFORNIA TANGEKlNKS-$2.25 per
boX" VEGETABLES.
PARSNIPS 5oc per bu.
POTATOES-Colorado. 43c per bu.
SWEFT POTATOES 85c per bu.
CABBAGE $1-35 per cwt.
TURNIPS 5c per bu.
CARKOTS-58C per bu.
ONIONS $l-3o I'er Du
CR 4VKERRIES $0.50 per bbl.
CELERY Jumbo.. 0i per bunch; Blue
BSbEED 7pOTATOKEarIy Ohio, 55 3 70fl
EVWEKT'OTiTOES-Per bbl,
VETTUCE-Per basket, 90c.
MFw YORK COUNTS 45c per can.
NEW YORK EXTRA SELECTS 35c per
can. T5TT.K OYSTERS.
STANDARDS $1.40 per gallon.
Jvtpa SELECTS SI. 60 ptr gallon.
FULL CREAM UHKESii.
KANSAS Y. A- l-l!,2c per lb.
NEW YORK STATE-(VVllite). 15c per
lb. ,h
LIMBUKGER 15'4c per lb
a?K SWISS 15"c per lb.
1 BUTTER, EGGS, POULTRY.
(Jobbers' Prices.)
Furnished by Cope& Co., 134 Kansas
POULTRY Hens, loc lb.; springs, large,
. . 1 n.t,q i2u,c lb.: turkevs. nobler.
fee 1U. . u'.' - .
12c lb.: hons, 15c lb.
-trfiiis Fresh, loo.
COUNTRY BUTTER-1SS20C per lb.
Furnished by City Hay Market, 417 Quin-
PRAIPIE Loose, per ton $7.0tvf? g r0
PR AIKlc. 5UieJ l"v 0
Sil.FA-Loose 9.0-.U.OO
Vi MOTHY ?-Y?"i '
CANE 6.00
STRAW Per ton i.avi. o.snj
Topeka Hide Market.
1 T.,Un -If-ml. -,
Prices paid in Topeka this week, based
.or-rw QAT.T CURED 9o
NO. l' TALLOW 40