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THE
TOPEEA DAILY
STATE
JOURNAL. SATURDAY NIGHT.
I MANDOLIN
I 12 to 2:30 P. M.
MORROW
Sunday's
At
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WATER BATES STAHD.
CJhairmaii Green of Committee Ac
cepts Trustees' Mandate.
The schedule for water rates will
remain as first recommended by the
board of waterworks trustees. This
means that the minimum monthly
rate will be Increased from 25 cents
on a meter service to 40 cents and that
the laundrymen who have been ob
jecting to a raise in their rates will
have "to seek solace elsewhere. The
feoard of trustees met last evening
With the council committee on water
works. In the discussion the trustees
puileci this clause of the city water
works ordinance on the councilmen:
'And upon recommendation of said
board of trustees the mayor and coun
cil shall, by ordinance, fix such rates j
lor wau?r aw win msuic- i
sufficient" to provide for certain
tatd funds which are numerated.
"There is nothing for the council to
5o but accept the recommendation of
the board. The ordinance says we
shall' accept the recommendation of
the rates proposed by the board. This
obviates any fig-lit which can be made
on the minimum rate and Councilman
Hughes has given up the struggle,"
said Wm. Green, chairman of the
council committee on waterworks.
- think that the attitude of the
loard S3 right. They took their office
vnon the understanding that they
-, re to make a business administra
tion out of the department and they
are going ahead upon that basis. They
have been shouldered with the re
sponsibility of the management and
they should be given every oppor
tunity to make it a success. We said
when we established the department
that we desired to keep it divorced
from politics as far as possible. I un
derstand that there will be a fight
made by a number of the laundrymen
at the council meeting Monday even
Ines." "I don't know that there will be
much of a fight made," said Council
man Slmms, who is also proprietor of
the Gem steam laundry. "It's raising
the rate on us in the SO. 000 gallon
class a cent and a quarter per thou
sand. I shall just go in and pump my
own water. I think the board is not
ioing right. It is driving the Gem
and the "White Star laundries from
patronizing the waterworks just as
they have driven away in the past the
Mutual and the Toneka steam laun
dries. The White Star has been get
Ing a fiat rate of 2 5 cen :s."
ELKSilEMORlA.
Public Meeting at the Auditorium
Sunday.
The Elks' memorial exercises on
Funday afternoon at the Auditorium
offer an exceptionally fine programme.
Th meeting will be open to every one.
The programme follows:
Topeka Elks' March Marshall
Marshall's Band.
Kntrance of lodge members.
Descriptive Fantasia "The Dying
Poet," Gottsehalk
Marshall's Band.
Opening exercises By the Lodge
Music Pilgrims'. Chorus, from
Lomhardi Verdi
Marshall's Band.
Ritual service By the Officers
OPENING ODE.
Great Ruler of the universe, all-seeing
and benign,
Look down upon and bless our work,
and be all glory Thine.
And let this be our sign, O Elks, and
let this be our sign,
The Golden Rule our motto true, for
the days of "Auld Lang Syne."
Prayer By the Chaplain
Solo Invocation Alfred Batkin
Mrs. George W. Parkhurst.
Miss Gertrude Tracy, Accompanist.
TTulogy Brother W. J. Bailey
Music Intermezzo, from G. Bizet's
Suite L' Arlesierme Bizet
Marshall's Band.
Address Love vs. Law
Brother C. E. Foote
Solo Oh, Dry Those Tears. .Del Kiego
Mrs. George W. Parkhurst.
Closing services By the Lodge
Tioxology ....Audience Joining
Benediction Rev. C. A. Finch
Postlude, Blumenlied "Flower
Song" Lange
Marshall's Band.
AXOTinCR BAD C1IKCK.
Rooislius House Grafter Finds An
other Topeka Victim.
A check for $20 on the National
3erman bank of St. Paul. Minn., made
payable to F. H. Mitchell, came back
to the Bank of Topeka today branded
"Fraud." The check is one of the
many passed in Topeka and Lawrence
ffifi
fc
Br. Iliimplireys' SGTent y
Eoych fcrcats up Grip and
-M I,
A chill or creepy feeliug is the first
tfgn of a fresh Cold a single dose pf
7T" at tl lis time will break the chill.
If you wait for the Fever, the pains
lii the lleitd, Chest or Back, the Cougli,
Influenza or Sore Throat to develop
then many doses of -""" are required,
f;iit the use of '"77" will surely break
up your Cold.
A book on Dr. Humphreys' System
cf Cure mailed free.
- -r hreys' Horrio. Medicine Co , Cor.
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f -: -m . ' f - a i ' I .1 f. " k i 1 1 si t - J
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CLUB MUSIC
inner
The
within the past two weeks by a
smooth crook whose method is to rent
a room from some unsuspecting wo
man, give her a check and get the
change. The check sent back by the
St. Paul bank is one passed upon Mrs.
Hannah 10. Davis, of 117 West Tenth
street. The stranger rented a room,
and secured $10 in change on the
worthless check last Saturday.
The St. Paul bankers say that they
have received checks made out by the
same man, which were passed in Law
rence and other Kansas points.
no IRELAND PABDOfl.
Proceedings Will Have to Be Com
menced Over.
On account of the fact that notice
of the application for a pardon had not
been published as required by law, the
hearing of the A. E. Ireland case was
postponed by Governor Hoch this morn
ing until December 23.
Meantime, the attorneys and repre
sentatives of the American Federation
of Labor have been ordered to go to
Arkansas City for a conference, in the
hope of devising some plan by which
Ireland can be kept out of jail pending
the hearing of his application for a par
dor. Everything seemed to be in readiness
for the hearing to proceed this morn
ing, except the fact that it had not
been properly advertised. Ireland was
represented by C. T. Atkinson, general
attorney for Kansas for the American
Federation of Labor. The opponents to
the granting of a pardon were well rep
resented. Cowley county had its attor
neys, W. D. Kreamer and J. E. Tor
rence here, and the Santa Fe railroad
was represented by Judge W. R. Smith,
general attorney, and Judge Stewart of
Davenport, Iowa.
It is very evident from the way
things are lining up that there is to be
a stubborn fight made by both sides.
The Santa Fe is interested in the case
because it was one of its strike break
ers who was assaulted by Ireland. The
friends of Ireland claim that the whole
affair is the result of a deep laid plot
to get Ireland into jail and punish him
for making trouble for the Santa Fe.
Ireland was one of the leaders in the
machinists' strike, and had his head
quarters in Topeka for a long time.
C. T. Atkinson said this morning:
"At a meeting in Pittsburg, at the head
quarters of the American Federation of
Labor, it was decided last week to fight
for a pardon for Ireland with all the
power of the organization. President
Gompers will send representatives here
direct from Pittsburg to assist in pre
senting Ireland's case. We feel that
Governor Hoch should grant, the pardon
for the reason that this alleged crime
was committed, if committed at all, at
the instigation of a man named Devine,
a Santa Fe detective. This man Devine
fixed up this whole thing as a plot to
get Ireland into trouble. Ireland was
one of the most active and aggressive
leaders the strikers had, and Devine
wanted to get him out of the way and
discredit him. If Ireland did anything
at all which he should not have done,
it was done as the result of this con
spiracy. We believe that is a case
which merits the interference of the
governor of the state. At the first trial
of the case, the jury disagreed. At the
second trial, I don't believe the jury
understood what it was doing when It
returned a verdict of guilty."
Ireland was sentenced to serve a six
months' sentence in jail, the charge be
ing assault, without intent to kill.
IT WILL HOT DO.
Powers Decide to Reject the Sultan's
Counter Proposal.
Paris, Dec. 2. It was learned by
the Associated Press in the highest
government quarter today that the
powers after carefully examining the
sultan's latest counter proposals have
decided to reject them and actively re
sume the naval demonstration in
Turkish waters on Monday with the
probable seizure of the islands of
Lemnos and Imbros. No consideration
has been given to stopping the passage
of the Dardanelles owing to the inter
ruption of international commerce
which would follow.
After an examination of the sultan's
counter proposals all the powers came
to the conclusion that the propositions
were dilatory and entirely unsatisfac
tory. Turks Are Weakening.
Constantinople, Dec. 2. The unanimi
ty of the ambassadors is beginning to
have effect on the Ottoman authorities
Even the military men who are leading
the opposition against the acceptance
or tne uemancis ot the powers are
showing s-igns of weakening.
MILLIONS FOR FQLTPMENT.
Another Big Order for Cars Has Been
Placed by Rock Island.
Chicago, Dec. 2. More thai $10,
000.000 has been spent by the Chi
cago, Rock Island & Pacific railroad
this year for equipment. Orders
placed yesterday for freight and pas
senger cars to be delivered at once,
amounting to $1,142,000, brought the
total amount spent for equipment
during the year up to $10,792,000.
The orders were for 1,000 freight cars
costing $SOO,000 and for 400 stock
cars costing $300,000, ten cabooses
costing $lo,uoo. two passenger coaches
at $20,000 and two combination cars
at $12,000.
School Teacher Resigns.
Miss Stella French, the teacher in
scnool district number eighteen, has
been compelled to resign on account
of illness. Her place will be filled by
Miss Bertha Parr, a graduate of the
ropeka nign scnool.
Hanlon and Herman Sign.
Los Angeles, Dec. 2. Eddie Hanlon
and Kid Herman met last night and
signed articles, posting $500 forfeits, for
their battle before the Pacific Athletic
club on December 13. They will weigh
in at 1:3 pounds ana box 0 rounds.
Ofl THE HAVY'S SIDE.
President Roosevelt Views the Game
from Annapolis Stand.
Princeton, Dec. 2. The president's
special arrived at 12:22 o'clock. Presi
dent Woodrow Wilson boarded the
train and after greeting the president.
Mrs. Roosevelt, and other members of
the party, the start was made for the
drive to Prospect, the home of Dr.
Wilson, where the president's party
was entertained at luncheon. The re
mainder of the president's party, in
cluding Theodore Roosevelt, jr., and
Miss Ethel Roosevelt and the remain
der of the party had luncheon on the
train. Miss Alice Roosevelt did not
come to Princeton.
The Annapolis special train with the
naval cadets and J. Pierpont Morgan's
special from New Tork arrived short
ly after the president's train.
The gates to the university field were
opened at 11 o'clock to admit the crowd
that was already in waiting.
President Roosevelt reached the foot
ball field shortly after 2 o'clock, being
escorted thither from President Wil
son's residence by two score of Jersey
City policemen and some secret service
men. The president was given a tre
mendous cheer as he entered the field.
Prceded by two secret service men, he
walked briskly along the west stand
and took a seat in a private box on
the navy side of the field.
The West Point boys headed by the
army band entered the grounds at 2:16
and the navy a few minutes later
amidst cheers.
The army won the toss and chose the
south goal with a slight advantage in
the wind.
Decker kicked off for the navy at 2:35.
two youthfil. burglars.
Brothers Aged 12 and 7 Caught After
Breaking Into Store.
Two very small burglars were
arrested last night for breaking into
Hanley's grocery store in North To
peka. The boys are Ora Wallace, aged
12, and Claude Wallace, aged 7. They
entered the store by breaking a glass,
and were caught in the place by Mr.
Hanley. He called an officer to take
charge of them, and they were turned
over to the juvenile court today.
The police believe that the infantile
robbers are responsible for several
small burglaries in Shorey and the
North end. They say that the older
boy is an incorrigible, and that his
smaller brother does his bidding with
out protest. Both children are very
small for their age.
Mr. Hanley says that the same boys
broke into his store about a week ago.
Defective Flue Fire.
The season of fires which owe their
origin to defective flues is now on. This
noon the one and one-half story frame
double dwelling at 309 Van Buren street
was badly damaged by fire which
started from this cause. The fire was
discovered in the rear cf the house and
worked its way well through the attic
and roof before it could be put out.
There was a small loss to the contents
of the house. The total damage is in
the neighborhood of $500. The house is
owned by J. C. Gordon. 1
Why I Sleep in the Open.
The "open-air cure" has been advo
cated so much in recent years that we
give the experiences of a correspondent
who has tried its "advantages," and
writes:
"So long as you sleep out of doors in
the open you will never catch cold. You
might catch pneumonia, consumption
and rheumatism, but you w ill escape the
mild, inoffensive cold, and of the other
minor ailments mentioned, you will not
be able to keep them long enough to
take home as a trophy, for obvious rea
sons. The reason, of course, is that you
catch a new cold every night, and the
competition is suicidal for the colds.
"There is only one illness of any eon
sequence to the ordinary individual, and
that is a cold. Pneumonia may be an
awkward thing in a medical dictionary,
but it is the cold that counts.
"The writer has sleet out for many
weary years. He has been there; he has
seen the stars or plausible imitations
when rocks hav fallen on him and he
is prepared to vouch that as long as he
has maj3fe his couch in a ditch or hollow
convenient for the accumulation of rain,
he has never taken cold. He has been
content with consumption. When you
wake out of doors one hour in the
woods is as good as a night at home
the morning breeze is at w ork; ditto the
insects. And you will need to get busy,
too, for if you have failed to catch a
cold or even sleep, there Is one malady
that you will have caught with a ven
geance, and that is a healthy appetite."
Tatler.
Elks Notice.
All members of Topeka lodge 204 B.
P. O. E., are requested to meet at the
club quarters at 2 o'clock Sunday after
noon to attend memorial services.
All visiting Elks invited to meet with
us. L. M. FE N W ELL,
Exalted Ruler.
J. E. MORGAN', Secretary.
Important Notice.
All users of Block Lights may obtain
natural gas checks free of Central
Cycle and Supply company.
To Cure Cold in One Day.
Take LAXATIVE BROMO quinine tablets.
Druggists refund money if it fails to cure.
E. W. GROVE'S signature on each box.25c.
Sand Versus Signatures.
A Bulgy Bullfrog, sitting by his Own
Little Puddle conscientiously practicing
his Bass Notes, was approached by a
Wise Old Weasel, who remarked:
'Tour Noisy noise merely annoys.
That Silent But Active ant yonder is
worth more to the world."
"But," argued the Froy. in self-defense,
"he can't be heard. Now my
notes have a Wide Circulation and are
Sound."
"Only Sound," replied the Weasel.
"The Ant has Sand, if it is in Hills,
while you don't Meet your Notes when
they Fall Due."
Moral: Better own a Four-Room
House in the Suburbs than Sign Paper
for a Flat overlooking The Park. Los
Angeles Times.
DRIVE RATS AND MICE OUT OF DOORS
The objection to the ordinary rat
and mice poison in the past has been
that, while it kills the vermin, they
are name 10 orawi Detween the floors
and die, thus creating a disagreeable
oaor. a recent aiscovery of science
Stearns' Electric Rat and Roach Pasta'
contains a peculiar chemical that ac
tually burns up the stomach of the
rats and mice who eat it, and drives
them out of the house to die. It is
auie ucaiu, uu can ve aepenaed upon
to rid the home, barn or store of all
mis, mice, cuciii oacnes, water bugs
bed bugs, etc. '
aa.,.nAn . .
ji sent express
pi epaiu on receipt or price. Stearns'
Electric Paste Co., Chicago, 111. Small
size 2 5c, hotel size, eight time the
MARKETS TODAY.
Bearish Sentiment Prevails in
Wheat Pit,
Moderate Demand for Corn
Holds Prices Steady.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
CattleAre Strong XativesBring
$3.50 to $6.25.
Hogs Are Quoted at Fire Cents
Lower.
Chicago. Dec. 2. WHEAT Predictions
that weekly statistics will show a liberal
increase in the world's shipments of
wheat caused a bearish sentiment to pre
vail in the wheat market here today.
Smaller receipts in the northwest, howev
er, had some tendency towards checking
the pressure to sell. As a result the vol
ume of trading was small. Commission
houses were principal sellers. The May
option opened a shade higher, at &e
lower, at KsifcrtSic, and held around 88
(fiSSi.ie. Minneapolis, Dtiluth and Chicago
reported receipts of 446 cars against 751
cars a year ago.
The market became weak later in the
session, May going down to 87o. the
close being weak, with May oft yji, at
87raS7e.
CORN Moderate demand from commis
sion houses and shorts held the corn
market steady. Firm cables were one of
the main factors, although the market
was influenced somewhat by unsettled
weather throughout the corn belt. Trad
ing was very quiet. May opened unchang
ed to He lower, at 44ffl44"8C, and for a
time held within the opening range.
The market reacted in sympathy with
wheat. May going down to 43ti43c.Cov
ering by shorts caused a steadier feeling
and the close was steady, with May un
changed, at 443iu.
OTAS Notwithstanding fairly liberal
receipts the oats market was firm. A
feature of the trading was buying of May
by a leading bull. Some Improvement was
noted in both cash and export demand.
May opened unchanged to a shade higher
LORD'S SOn A THIEF.
Sentenced to Penitentiary for Stealing
an Overcoat.
Racine, Wis., Dec. 2. Jarnes Leslie,
law student of Liverpool, England, and
said to be the son of an English lord,
was today sentenced to one year in state
prison for stealing an overcoat and a
pair of gloves. He saTi? he committed the
theft because he was hungry and had
no money.
K. X. G. MARKSMAN QUITS.
Howard II. Sheeley Resigns First
Lieutenant's Commission.
Howard H. Sheeley, first lieutenant of
Company E, Second regiment of the
Kansas National (Jua'rd at Hutchinson,
today eetif-to the 'adjutant general the
resignation of hi commission. The rea
son assigned, fori .this action is "inter
ference with other business."
It is likely, however, that the real
reason is something else. A short time
ago, J. F. Lawson resigned the cap
taincy of the company to move to
Wichita. While Sheeley was next in
line for promotion, it seems that he was
passed over, and an outsider chosen.
There seems to be reason to think that
Sheeley has quit because he felt he had
been slighted.
Sheeley is one of the crack shots m
the guard, and was a member of the
Kansas team at Sea Girt last year.
iawson was also a member of the Sea
Girt team. With both of these men out
of the guard, two of the best shots on
the Kansas team are aisquaimeu tor
next year. A man must be a member
of the guard at least a year before he
can participate in a shoot.
Word was also received by Aujutam
General Hughes this morning that Ar
thur D. Smith has been elected first
lieutenant of Company F, Second regi
ment, at Larned.
JOINT WHISKY DID IT.
E. R. Winder, Mio Will Go to Prison,
Explains Downfall.
E. R. Winder, who pleaded guilty to
holding up a hack and robbing the
occupants about two months ago, is
one of the prisoners m tne county jau
who will be. taken to the penitentiary
next week by Sheriff Lucas. Since
pleading guilty he has made a confes
sion exonerating the hackman who
was arrested at the time as an accom
plice. Winder has been a man of some
standing in the community and was an
officer of the Bookbinders' union, and
his downfall he attributes to drinking
joint whisky and the use of drugs. In
view of this fact he was permitted to
plead guilty to larceny from the per
son instead of highway robbery. He
has been sentenced to the penitentiary
under the indeterminate sentence law,
which makes the penalty from one to
four years in the penitentiary at hard
labor.
LOCAL MENTION.
Marriage licenses have been granted
at Kansas City to the following Topeka
people: James E. Widner, age 45, and
Ida Emmons, age 30; John Spaulding,
age 39, and Alberta Izar, aga 28.
Governor Hoch has received from
Emporia a strong protest against
granting a parole to James N. Pendle
ton. The hearing is to come before the
prison board on December 5, but Em
poria people seem to be much opposed
to any favorable action. Pendleton has
several years yet to serve.
DEATHS AM) FCXEEALS.
Marius S. Beal. age 12 years, son of
L. G. Beal of 1103 Taylor street, died on
Friday afternoon of diphtheria. The
funeral will" take place from the house
on Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock and
will be private. Interment in Topeka
cemetery.
Albert James, a member of Fort Pil
low Post G. A- R died of old age at
Christ hospital Friday. The funeral
service will be held from tne B Street
Baptist church at 2 p. m. and will be
in charge of FortFi'low Post.
Lena Sails Again.
Honolulu Dec 2. The Russian
crufsTr Lena Dwhich was interned at
Mare Island. San Francisco bay aur
ing the Russo-Japanese war, sailed to
day for Vladivostok.
A Guaranteed Cure for Piles.
Itohhis. blind, bleeding, protruding- p.!
Tour drEist wiU retund mo It P AZO
OlNTSiSlN? fails core m o-to U ca,s. foo.
at 32(&'32Vgc to 3c, and held at the open
ing range.
PROVISIONS Provisions were a trifle
on moderate realizing. A decline of 5c in
the price of live hogs had a depressing ef
fect. May pork was unchanged to 2I,c
lower, at $13. SO'y 13.52. Lard and ribs
were -F&ch down 2c, at $7.30 and tl.lZhi
respectively.
WHEAT Cash: No. 2 red, 86HT874o;
No. 3 red. 85'S6Hc; No. 2 hard, W-ic;
No. S hard. siKaSfAc; No. 1 northern," STe;
No. 2 northern, Sofghic; No. 3 spring, SijJ
S7c.
CORN No. 3, 42; c.
OATS No. 2, 30ra30',4c; No. 3, 29M,S29Hc.
RTE Cash: 68c; Dec, 63c; May, 71
71'ic
FLAX Cash: N.-W., $1.00; S.-W., 94c.
TIMOTHY March, $3.47.
CLOVER Cash: $13.00.
BARLEY Cash: 8654c.
Chicago Markets.
Furnished by J. B. Gall, Commissions.
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office 110 West Sixth street. Telephone
466. Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co., Kansas City, Mo.
Chicago, Dec. 2.
Open
WHEAT
Dec So',,
May ... KS'.i
July ... 84-Vfe
CORN
Dec ... 4i
May ... 441
July High . Lew Close Yes
ST, SVA St1 85-
S.S S7S 87- 884-
Hxs-Vi S3- S3- 84V4
44-45 44- 44 44
: 44 444- 44 44
44 44
OATS
Dec . .
May ..
PORK
2!
32-
29-30 29
32 31
29-
32-
Jan ....13 65
May ...13 50
13 65
13 52
13 40
13 27
13 52
13 42
13 65
13 51-55
LARD
Jan
May
RIBS
Jan ...
May ..
7 15
7 30
7 15
7 30
7 07
7 25
7 12
7 27
7 20
7 32
6 92
7 12
6 92
7 15
6 90 6 90 6 95
7 10-12 7 10-12 7 15
National Board or Trade, Kansas City.
Furnished by J. K. Gall, commissions.
Grains. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks.
Office 110 West Sixth street. Telephone
4S6. Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co., Kansas City, Mo.J
Kansas City, Dec. 2.
High Low Close Yes
Open
w HBAT-
Dec ...
s
7S 7S 7S 7'J
S0 80 80 80
76 76 76 7u
May ..
July ..
CORN
Dec . .
May ..
July ..
8(1.
76
. 39
. 40
. 39
39 39- 39 39
40 39 40 40-
39-40 39- 39-40 40-
OATS
Dec .
May .
.'. 30-
',4 30-ti 30- 30- 30
3U-J4
So- 3u- 30- 30-
PORK
Jan 13 55
May ...13 42
13 55 13 40 13 42 13 57
13 42 13 30 13 32 13 45
7 12 7 07 7 07 7 15
7 25 7 22 7 22 7 27
6 S7 6 82-85 6 S2-85 6 92
I 7 07-10 7 05 7 05 7 12-15
LARD
Jan ...
May . .
RIBS
Jan ...
May ..
in
6 87
7 07-:
Kansas City Live Stock Market.
Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 2. CATTLE
Receipts today, 1.000 head. Market strong.
Native steers, $3.50?6.2; southern steers,
$2.5O"S4.0O; southern cows, $2.00'S3.25; na
tive cows and heifers, $2.vsr..00; stockers
and feeders. $2.504.50; bulls, 004.00;
calves. $2.o('5'6.50: western steers, $3.00
3.6"; western cows, $2.6z3.50.
HOGS Receipts today, 6,000 head. Mar
ket 5c lower. Bulk of sales, $4.S5Si4.95;
heavy, J4.!HVi?5.00; packers', $4.S54.97;
pigs and lights. $4.604.90.
SHEEP Receipts today, 500 head.
Market steady. Muttons. $4.50'fff.00: lambs,
$5.50'U.7.25; range wethers, $4.5o;i5.95; fed
ewes, $3,504(5.10.
Chicago Live Stock Market.
Chicago, Dec. 2. CATTLE Receipts to
day, 6,CX) head. Market steady. Beeves,
$3.MS6.70; cows, S1.40U4.50; heifers, $2.25
4.90; calves. $5.0Oftj7.OO; good to prime
steers, $5.35ti6.70; poor to medium, $3.30
5.25; stockers and feeders, $2. 204. 15.
HOGS Receipts today, 22,000 head: esti
mated Monday, 4S.000 head. Market strong
and 5c lower. Mixed and butchers', $4.95
ftS.OO; good heavy, $4.S5ff.5.00; rough heavy,
$4.S4.S0; light. $4.6C54.90; pigs, $4.15&4.S5;
bulk o sales. $4.S04.95.
SHEEP Receipts today, 2.000 head.
Market strong. Sheep, $3.5035.80; year
lings, $5.4o(u 6.15; lambs, $5.75!ji7.75.
Kansas City Produce Market.
Kansas City, Dec. 2. Close WHEAT
Receipts today, to cars. Quotations
were firm and as follows: Dec, 7Sc;
May. SO'ic; Julv. 76'ic. Cash: No. 2 hard,
81VSR4e; No. 3 hard. 77r,i82c; No. 2 red,
SMriOc; No. 3 red, S4?SSe.
CORN Market firm. Dec, 39c; May,
39c; July. 39c. Cash: No. 2 mixed, 41c;
No. 2 white, 41c; No. 3 white, 41c.
OATS Market steady. No. 2 white, 32
32c; No. 2 mixed, 30rg'3Oc.
RYE Market steady, 62fff4c.
HAY" Market steady. Choice timothv,
$11.0'!( 11.25; choice prairie, $9.0009.50.
BUTTER Market steady. Creamery,
22c; dairy. 19c.
EGGS Market steady. Fresh, 26c.
Chicago Produce Market.
Chicago. 111.. Dec. 2. BCTTER Market
for fancy butter firm, with others weak.
Dairy. Ii(a20c; creamery, ljtfi23c.
EGGS Market firm. At mark, cases in
eluded. lSfa24c.
CHEESE Market steady. Daisies. 135S
13c; a wins, Jlgi2c; Young Americas,
13'n 13140.
POULTRY Alive poultrv strong. Tur
keys, 13c; chickens, 10c; springs, llllc
New Tork Produce Market.
New York, Dec. 2. BUTTER Market
steady. Street price: Extra creamery,
24c. Official prices: Creamery, common
to extra. lCff24c; state dairv. common to
extra, 16 23c: western imitation cream
ery, extra, 18019c; firsts, 17!S18c; reno-
vnttiu, common 10 extra, ib'a20c; western
factory, common to firsts. lSifriTiir-
EGGS Market unsettled. State Penn-
sj ivnnm ann nearoy.tancy selected white,
3S.fr40e: state Pennsylvania anl ncj .hi-
choice, 35-5 37c; state Pennsylvania arid
nearny. mixed extra, 35c; western finest,
3-c; western firsts, 30g31c; southern, 21
H.1.VJC.
POULTRY Alive, quiet; western chick
ens. 10c; fowls. 11c: turkeys. 13c. Dressed
unsettled. Western chickens, 13J'..'ai5c;
turkeys, 14S20c; fowls, llgl3c.
Market Gossip.
rFurnisherl hv lh. A it --t
Misslon Co., Stocks, Grains, Provisions
?nh,mk- i j ; securities. Room 12,
Liverpool closing cables: Wheat d
higher: corn d higher.
Grain receipts at Chicago: Wheat, 70
i-ci-,. iuumi, j-a. corn, 32 cars; graded
2. Oats, 319 cars; graded, 35. sraaea
Weekly Market. Trpttm.
Furnished by J. E. Gall. Commissions,
u, (., . -j . .j.vmo, v,uiiun anu ritoevB
486. Correspondent Christy Grain and
Duii. s.cmscis v 1 1 y , iuo.J
Kansas Citv. Mo.. Dec 1 iiwk
WHEAT The strength in the whQV,r
market has been very marked through
out the week and prices last night were
over a cent higher than the close of a
week ago. The news has been mixed. Our
visible supply increased more than the
same date a year ago, the world's ship
ments have been of good volume. Russia
seems to nave stui a idige supply ior ex
ports, the receipts at primary markets r,n
this side have been factors equally as
strong and ttie marKei responuea easily
to the bullish influences. Rains in Argen
tina have caused anxiety in that quarter
0F EVERY DESCRIPTION
CLEANING
DYEING
PRESSING...
Good Work Quick
I TOPEKA LAUNDRY CO.
(laundering)
i
u
that A. .W . AAZ.r'' .o.Btf'.M, '
and renewed fears of internal Russian
troubles are arising as a bugbear to the
market. The cold weather of the past two
days Is stimulating the bullish sentiment,
as the winter wheat being still uncovered
could be much damaged by a severe cold
snap right now. While the export de
mand has not been large, there has been
enough of late to show that foreigners
are not entirely indifferent. Prices are
now nearer a basis where sales should re
sult for shipment aboard, home consump
tion is at the same time of a volume to
take care of a large part of our surplus,
and wheat looks cheap enough around
these prices. Without an impetus other
than is now apparent in the market. we do
not look for any sudden advance, but be
lieve prices may be expected to show a
gradual improve ment from this time on.
CORN Corn closed fractionally higher
than a week ago in sympathy with wheat
and also influenced for the time being by
the cold wave preventing marketing of
the crop. This, following the wet weather
of earlier in the week, has materially mod
ified the bearish sentiment. That there is
a large crop Is undoubted, and that it
must in time come to market Is also true,
but aside from this there seems little that
is bearish in the situation. Prices for
feeding are attractive to the farmer, and
he Is in position to hold his corn for a
price that will net him as much as he can
get at home. Corn seems to us In a
healthy position, and we advise buying
on the declines.
OATS Though lacking the foreign de
mand necessary to cause an advance in
dependent of the other grains, oats have
shown a disposition to sympathize with
wheat and corn, and have ruled strong
all the week. The visible supply in the
U. S. and Canada increased nearly 700,000
bushels last week, and the total visible is
very large. Notwithstanding these bear
ish facts the market shows an undertone
of strength and unless corn and wheat
decline materially, we do not look for any
serious setback in the price of oatB. xWe
would, however, advise taking profit on
strong spots in the absence of anything
more bullish than is now evident.
PROVISIONS A decided bulge in pro
visions has awakened speculative Interest
in all hog products. Pork closed last
night with an advance of about 75c. a
barrel for the January option over the
close of a week ago, after having been
over $1 per barrel up. The May option is
not as strong relatively as the January.
There is a good cash demand and some of
the best buying Is said to be lor packers.
The demand Is said to be especially good.
Offflrins-s are not large, and there is lia
ble to be considerable activity in this
market for a time. Would deem it advis
able to take profits, waiting for a setback
to buv, after such a sudden advance.
CHRISTIE GRAIN & STOCK CO.
New York Stocks.
Wall St., New York, Dec. 2. STOCKS
Opening dealings in the stock market to
day Wre moderately active and prices
generally lower. One or two specialties,
however, showed conspicuous gains. The
notable changes on both sides were
amongst the specialties. Lead rose 1
points and Republic Steel . Amongst the
declines St. Louis and San Francisco sec
ond preferred fell 1 points. Brooklyn
Rapid Transit, Smelting preferred, Paper
preferred. Erie second preferred and Na
tional Railway of Mexico lost a point and
Amalgamated Copper, Sloss-Sheffield
Steel and Wabash preferred large frac
tions. ,
Isolated points of strength such as that
in Lend had no Immediate influence in ar
resting the decline which reached large
figures in some eases. Northern Pacific
yielded ' points, Great Northern prefer
red 2 points, Brooklyn Rapid Transit 1
points and Canadian Pacific, St. Louis
Southwestern preferred. Smelting. Repub
lic Steel preferred, Tennessee- Coal, Hock
ing Coal and Anaconda 1 to 1 points.
Lead reached 79, but was not very well
held at the higher level. A brisk rally in
Reading which brought iifup nearly a
point from ths lowest, had a steadying
effect on the entire market at 11 o'clock.
Virginia-Carolina Chemical moved up 1
points and American Ice 1 points.
Prices were marked up here and there
with some further declines shown at oth
er points. The general list was inclined
to harden and wavered slightly when the
bank statement appeared. Rock Island
rose 1 point, the preferred 2 points, Peo
ria and Eastern 1 points, Pittsburg Coal
preferred 1 point, Tennessee Coal and U.
S Steel Pipe 1 points and American Ice
2 points. Delaware and Hudson and Pa
cific Coast fell 2 points, Consolidated Gas
and Vulvan Detinnir g 1 points and At
lantic Coast, Cleveland. C, C. and St. L.,
Sloss-Sheffield Steel. Locomotive prefer
red and New York Dock fell 1 to 1
points. Lead lost nearly all of its rise.
The general advance was resumed i the
late dealings and the close was firm.
Range or Prices on Stocks.
Furnished by J. E. Gall, Comm'sslon
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office 110 West Sixth street. Telephone
4S6. Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co.. Kansas City, Mo.
New York,
Op'n High Low
. 139 140 139
. 102 1(3 10'J
. 89 9" 89
. 86 86 85
. 122 123 121
. 86- 3 3
. 103 103 103
Dec.
Cl'se
Stocks
Sugar People's Gas ..
Amal Copper ..
B. R. T
T. C. I
IT. S. Steel
U. S. Steel, pfd
Atchison, com .
Atchison, pfd ..
C. G, W
Yes
139
108
89
85
123
3fi
103
140
103
89
87
122
103
86
ir;
20-r
. oo-ii 835 bam
.. 103
li
II
B
I
St. Paul
R. I., com
Wabash, com ,
Wabash, pfd .
Mo. Pacific ...
N. Y. Central ,
Texas Pacific ,
So. Pacific ....
Reading
Erie
Union Pacific .
C. & O
B. & O
L. & N
Pennsylvania
C. F. I
Met. Traction
176 176 176
24 25 24
20 20 20
40 40 404
99 100 99
149 149 14S
179
21 243J
20
41
100 100
14l uH
3S 32
67 67
135 135M
47 47
135 135
53 54
111 111
150 150
139 138
46 464
118 118
. 67
. 135
. 47
. 134
. 53
111
, 149
138
. 45
, 118
67 67
135 135
47 47
135 134
53 63
111 111
150 149
139 138
45 45
118 115
New York Money.
New York, Dec 2. MONEY Money on
call nominal; no loans; time loans firm:
60 days, 6 per cent; 90 days, 56 per
cent; 6 months, 55 per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper, R"?1
5 per cent; sterling exchange weak, with
actual Dusmess m oanxers Dins at ..-
4.8 for demand and at $4.82 for 60
day bills: posted rates, $4.83 and $4.S6'3
4.87; commercial bills, $4.81(.4.S2.
SILVLK liar silver, M-jfcc; Mexican dol
lars, 50c.
BONDS Government bonds eteady.
Sugar and Coffee at New York.
New York, Dec. 2. SUGAR Raw sugar
firm. Fair refining,, 8c; centrifugal, 96
test, 3 9-16c; molasses sugar, 2c. Refined
sugar firm. Crushed, $5.40; powdered,
$4.80; granulated. $4.70.
COFFEE Market steady. No. 7 Rio,
8 5-ltic.
Cotton Market.
New York, Dec. 2. COTTON Sales to
day, 34 bales. Spot cotton closed dull with
quotations as follows per 100 pounds: Mid
dling uplands, $11.65; middling gulf, $11 90.
Galveston, Tex., Dec 2. COTTON
Market steady, at llc per pound.
Topeka Market.
Topeka, Dec. 2.
fFurnlshea by Charles Wolit Packing Co.
Yards close at noon on Saturdays.
HOGS.
MIXED AND BUTCHERS' ..$4.45 4.60
iipivv 4.60 (?4.63
LIGHT -56
CORN FED CATTLE.
STEERS $3.50"34.B0
heifers
cows ll'l
BULLS ITS' I
CALVES .00.3. la
FAT CALVES (150200 lbs.) 4.00
Send In only good calves, not half fat
stock
Furnished by X B. Blllard, Central
Mills, 834 North. Kansas Ave.)
NO. 2 WHEAT J'?Jfa
NO. WHEAT 7la;73o
NO 4 WHEAT 6So
NO GRADE WHEAT 63o
CORN 333!o
NO. 2 OATS 0o
v,-. OATS 5G
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
Furnished by S. E. Lux. 210 Kansas are.
FRUITS.
OOCOANUTS Per doz., 65c.
HICKORY NUTS-Pcr bu., $1.4A1.45.
FLORIDA GRAPE FRUIT Per box,
$5ORANGES-Per box, $3.00!?3.25.
APPLE8-Per bbl., $4.004.50.
LEMONS-Per box. $4.25:35.00.
PEARS Per box, $2.25.
GRAPES Catawba, 20c; Almeria, per
CRAN-MRRIES-Per bbl., $11.00.
ttiGS Per box, 7085c.
vt x TslAN AS $2.005 2.8a per bunch.
SfW DATES-Per lb., 5c.
NEW VEGETABLES.
SPINACH Per bu.. SSc
PET FRY Blue ribbon, per bunch, K"c.
POTATOES Kaw Valley, per bu., 65c;
Colorado, per bu., 80c; Nebraska, per bu.,
SWEET POTATOES Per bu 70c
CABBAGE-Per cwt 75.
OXTONS Per SCSoc.
SPANISH ONIONS Per crate. $3,00.
FULL CREAM CHEESE. ,
TTANSAS Y. A 14c lb.
W YORK STATE whlte)-15e 15.
BLOCK SWISS-16e lb. ,
BRICK-ISC lbjYgT.5R3
NEW YORK EXTRA ' (SELECTS Per
CapTANDARD-Per can, 2Se.
NEW YORK COUNTS-Per can, 43o.
BULK OYSTERS.
STANDARDS Per gal., $1.40. - '
TTXTRA SELECTS Per gal.. tl.7l
BUTTER. EGGS, POULTRY.
Webbers' prices Furnished by Cope a
1,1 Co., 134 Kansas Ave
POULTRY Hene, Te lb.; large sprliMr.
7c lb medium to small, 8'aiOc Jo.; tr
keys.' live, 12c; ducks, live, 9c; geese, live,
i-GOS Fresh. 25e per do.
COUNTRY BUTTER Fresh, lS20e Ih,
HAY.
rFumished by the City Hay Market, 4!7
1 CJuincy street.
iTOTf T rs(,.;(- flPT ton ? tVrZlT ffn
"PRAIRIE Baled T.Be' S.'wj
ALFAL( A-"wo. a.4j 9 Sal
CANE gtj
ALFALFA Baled 10 M
STRAW Per ton , 5
KAFFIR CORN-Baled oo
Topeka Hide Market.
. , . Topeka, Dec. Z.
Prices paid !n Topeka th'-n weisk, bed
on Boston Quotations.
CF.EEN SALT CURED ..Ju,
NO. 1 TALI-OW .......t:-j