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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL SATURDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 19. 1908.
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hen Do Need off - Coa
Please remember that we are
WHOLESALERS, MINERS and
RETAILERS of all kinds of coal.
Frontenac Lump and Nut a spe
cialty. Headquarter for Osage
and Burlingame Coals.
Tne JacKson
807 Kansas Avenue
Phones
Ind. 550 Bell 555
A Handful of One
Dollar Bills
make quite, a respectable
looking pile, but it is no
more than you can save in
the course of a year if you
will be as careful about look
ing into our bargains as-we
are about preparing the sales
for you. Our willingness to
take small profits in order
to make this the actual
'market place" of Topeka
means a great deal to you;
so much, in fact, that Ave are
willing to predict it 'will
amount to a good sized hand
fid of $1.00 bills in the short
period of a year. You can
save a dollar every Saturday
night in this list of staples.
Florida Grape Fruit, nature's tonic
and appetizer, thin skinned, juicy
and ripe, large 20c size, each... 10c
Pop Corn Fancy, 3 lbs. for IOcj
Pancake Flour, Young America, 3
packages , 25c
Cane and Refiners Syrup, with maple
flavor (2 lb. can . . 25o
California Navel Oranges, no seeds,
paper rind, dozen 2.v
Jonathan and Grimes Golden Apples,
fancy, peck 40c
Kew Dates, fancy, 2 lb 15c
Knglish Walnuts, large and fancy, 2
35c
Almonds, fancy, , 2 lbs 35c
J3raz!l Nuts, new, lb 15c
Raisins, Seedless Sultana. 2 lbs.. 35c
Rice, broken, but nice and clean lb.5c
Raisins, loose Muscatel, 4 lbs for 25c
New Prunes, small size, lb... 5c
.Van Duser's Extracts, highest grade,
orange, almond, strawberry, rasp
berry, rose, celery, lemon and van-
ila, 2 oz. bottle 30c
Mackeral, new, each ioc
F. F. O. G. Corn, highest grade, 2 cans
for 25c; dozen $1.35
Armour's Simon Pure Leaf Lard, No.
10 pall, $1.45; No. 5 pail, 75c; No
3 pail 50c
.Best Compound Lard, 3 lbs 25c
Pure Hog Lard in bulk, lb lie
Lee's Sensation Coffee, 35c values, for
lb 25c
Table Syrup, fancy in lb. can. 33o
Kansas Coal Oil, gal . ..10c
Best Gasoline, gallon 15c
Sugar 20 lba. granulated $1.00
Klour 48 lb sack White Lily ..$1.35
Potatoes 60 lb. Fancy Northern .. 85c
Corn, Triumph Sugar Com, 3 cans
25c; doz 85c
Tomatoes Regular size cans, 10c.
dozen i $1.05
Coffee Extra Fancy Rio, lb 15c
Tea Gunpowder, 40c grade lb... 29c
Butterine Armour's High Grade
"Buttercuo Brand," 25c value, two
lb. brick for S5c
Pickles, large Dill, doz 20c
Buterina Swift's "Lincoln Brand."
good quality, 2 lb. brick 25c
Toasted Oorn-fiake, Egg-O-See, 2
packages 15c
Rice Fancy Japan, 3 lbs. for 25c
Steak From Corn-fed Beef Chuck
10c; Round 15c; Sirloin 18c, Por
ter House 20c
Beans New Hand-Picked Navy 11
lbs 50c
Hama Fowler's Calumet, lb...l2$4c
Breakfast Bacon Armour's Banquet
by side, lb 16c
Ginger Snaps Fresh and good, lb 5c
Granulated Sugar 25 lbs. Si
With a S5 Grocery Order.
Fraser Bros.
C. O. D. Store
Southeast Cor. 6iii and Jackson St.
PILES CURED AT HOME BY
1NEW ABSORPTION METHOD.
If you suffer from bleeding, itching,
fclind or protruding Piles, send me your
address., and I will tell you how to cure
rourself at home by the new absorp
ion treatment; and will also send some
of this home treatment free for trial,
with references from your own local
ity if requested. Immediate reli-f and
permanent cure assured. Send no
rnoney, bu,t tell others of this offer.
Write today to Mrs. M. Summers. Box
P. South Bend, Ind,
- WaKier Coal
"The Topeka
TRY THEM
TRADE JSJBETTER.
Buying of Holiday Goods Stim
ulates Business.
Volume in South, HoweTer, Is
Trailing Behind.
CONFINED TO CITIES.
More Failures Are Reported
During Past Week.
General Weekly Review of Dif
ferent Industries.
New York, Dec. 19. Bradstreefs to
day says:
Holiday trade shows further expan
sion and most cities report buying of
this character equal to or slightly in
excess of last year's.
In some sections, particularly in the
south, holiday trade is not so good as
in 1907. The larger centers are doing
well and armies of shoppers are in -evidence
but many small cities report a
relatively light business and demand
shifting to cheaper lines. In regular
retail lines unseasonably warm weath
er has been a drawback, particularly
in the southwest and south as for some
time past.
Wholesale trade is quieter and ex
cept for some hurry orders to sort up
depleted stocks jobbers also report less
doing. Inventories and stock takings
naturally predispose to less activity
from now till after January 1. Re
ports from leading industries are of
gradual gains and slow progress back
to normal. There are some orders for
steel rails from railroads and the tin
plate mills are busier; there is a bet
ter supply o- water in New England
and paper mills are running more
freely, eastern shoe manufacturers re
port three months orders ahead and
there is more demand for lumber,
some of this owing to railroad buy
ing, with firmer prices for yellow
pine. In the past week there have
been evidences of some lines of cotton
goods, such as' bleached fabrics and
gray goods, being offered at con
cessions, a possible result of the
easing in raw material, but well
known makes of cotton dress goods
are firmly held and closely sold up.
Business failures in the United
States for the week ending December'
17 number 310 against 298 last week;
300 in the like week of 1907; 227 in
1906; 235 in 1908, and 249 in 1904.
Business failures in Canada for the
week number 31 against 60 last week
and forty in this week of 1907.
Wheat, including flour, exports from
the United States and Canada for the
week ending December 17, aggregate 6,
645,285 bushels against 3,759,493 last week
and 4,861,122 this week last year.
For the 25 weeks ending December 17
this year the exports are 109,863.832 bushels
as against 107.721,745 in the corresponding
period last year.
Corn exports for the week are 1,660,120
bushels against 1,101,084 last week and 1.
021,779 in 1907. For the 25 weeks ending
December 17 corn exports are 8,063,871
bushels against 23,161,950 last year.
Bank Clearings. '
New York, Dec. 19. Bradstreefs bank
clearings report ' for the week ending
December 17 shows an aggregate of $3,
360,945,000 as against $3,118,384,000 last week
and $2,196,082,000- in the corresponding week
last year. The following is a list of the
cities: Pet. Pet.
Cities Amount. inc. dec.
New York $2,170,659,000 74.5
Chicago 261,530.000 37.1
Boston , 174.591.000 40.8 ....
Philadelphia 138,419.000 18.3
St. Louis 71,440,000 23.1
Pittsburg 41,296.000 8.8
San Francisco 40,839.000 30.9
Kansas City 42,326,000 36.2
Baltimore 27.978.000 7.6
Cincinnati 26.669,000 21.6
Minneapolis 22,844.000 .... 5.6
New Orleans 21.H59.000 .... 8.8
Cleveland 17,420,000 13.7
Detroit i 15.246,000 12.0 ....
Louisville 15.222.0u0 70.0
Los Angeles 12,331.000 70.5
Omaha 14.118.000 34.8
Milwaukee 12.375,000 14.2
Denver 10,569.000 46.8 ....
Indianapolis 9.262.000 51.9 ....
Fort- Worth 13.187.000 43.7
Providence 8,306.000 17.0
Portland, Ore 7.412,000 65.6
Albany 6,740.000 13.3
Richmond 7.212,000 .... 5.1
Washington. D. C. 6,310.000 27.8
Spokane.- Wash... 7.792.000 51.4
Salt Lake. City ... 6.782.000 142.2
Lincoln, Neb 1.358,000 19.0 '
Wichita 1,725.000 56.6 ....
TOPEKA 1,431,000 54.8 ....
Oklahoma -1.363.000 82.2
Houston 30.700.000 58.9
Galvestoq 16.740,000 18.0
TO PENSION TEAMSTERS.
Bill Introduced to Provtde for Mexican
AVer Survivors.
Washington. Dec. 19. If a bill which
Representative Alexander, of Missouri,
has introduced, become a law, the team
sters who were engaged as such during
the war with Mexico will be placed
upon the pension roll. The government
has heretofore refused to grant
pensions to teamsters, although pressed
niaicriai Go.
Coaling Station"
CHAS. J. SMITH,
Manager
to do so In many cases connected with
the civil war.
It Is now urged that the men who
had charge of the wagons In the con
flict with Mexico performed a very es
sential service and in addition were
exposed to many risks at the hands of
Indians a3 well as regular enemy. It
is also stated that comparatively few
of these teamsters are left. If they
should succeed in obtaining recognition
it is probable that a similar effort In
the behalf of the drivers of the war
between the states would soon follow.
CONGRESSIONAL GIFTS.
Senator Ijong's Report on Next Census
Has Been Submitted.
Washington. Dec. 19. The appoint
ment of clerks and others needed for
work on the thirteenth national cen
sus will be congressional patronage
as in the case of taking of previous
censuses.
Senator Long, chairman of the com
mittee on census, today reported to
the senate the house bill providing for
noncompetitive examinations to bo
held throughout the country by means
of the civil service machinery, but
based on a form of examination to be
prescribed by Director North of the
census, and confined to persons de
signated bv senators and representa
tivea. Members of the civil service
commission contended for the use of
their classified lists, but the senate
committee on the census In its report
followed the lines laid down in the
bill passed by the house. There are
about 3.000 places to be filled and the
bill will prescribe that preference
shall be given to persons wno parti
cipated in previous censuses. The po
sitions will continue about three years.
It is expected that the bill will be
taken up Immediately after the holi
day recess. The senate committee
adopted a new section providing for
the purchase of the property now used
as quarters for the census bureau and
of an abandoned school bill from the
adjoining at the limit of cost of $430,
000. Provision is made also for the con
struction for new buildings not to ex
ceed $250,000 In cost.
PATHETIC LITTLE STORY.
Pennies Saved to Buy Papa Christmas
Gift Used for Funeral Wreath.
Chicago, Dec. 19. For weeks little
Margaret O'Leary, aged 4 years, had
been saving her pennies to buy her
father a Christmas present. She had
denied herself tandy and even visits
to a five cent theater. v
She has presented the long dreamed
of Christmas gift but in a manner not
dreamed of. It is a wreath of flowers,
and is placed on a gasket. The wreath
encircles letters formed out of blos
soms, which spell these words: ,
"Papa's last Christmas present."
Her father met death at a railroad
crossing.
THREE MYSTERIOUS DEATHS
Are Reported ITom Sioux City
Causes Unknown.
Sioux City. Ia., Dec. 19. Three deaths
under peculiar circumstances occurred
here.
EL W. Musgrave of Magnolia. Iowa, a
wealthy farmer, was found dead in a
resort early this morning, having been
asphyxiated by gas.
A. H. Scott, a stockman of Phillips,
Iowa, was found dead in his room in a.
hotel this afternoon. Heart failure
probably was the cause.
Peter Miller ex-ainerman ana wen
known citizen, dropped dead in a sa
loon late this afternoon.
Electric reading lamps at Jordan's.
BOYS'
Football Goods
25 to 33 OFF
Now Until Xmas
$1.00 Pants... 65c
$1.00 Helmets ,65c
Shin Guards. . . 20c up
Foot Balls. .... .50c up
H. B. HOWARD'S
710 Kansas Ave.
Athletic Outfitters
Pennants Away Down
ARE CONFIDENT,
Insurgents Have Made Progress
Daring Present Session.
Certain One Day Each Week Will
Be Giren to Calendar.
DEPENDS ON MINORITY
Revision Is Possible With Co
operation of Democrats.
Champ Clark Will Swing Forces
in Line at Proper Tim e.
AVashington, Dec. 19. The in
surgents against the present rules of
the house, are tearing Washington for
their homes jubilant over the pro
gress that they made in stirring up
an insurrection in the Republican
ranks. They will tell their con
stituents that before the end of the
session the rules will be amended.
One of the insurgents expressed
himself today as certain that at least
one change will be made in the rules.
He said that he believed that there
would be no opposition to it at a Re
publican caucus. :- That amendment
would provide for a day each week
for the call of committees of bills on
the union calendar and on the house
calendar.
Some of the most optimistic claim
this is all that is necessary to get re
lief from the present rules. A call of
the committees would enable the com
mittee to get before the house all of
the Important bills of the various
kinds, it is urged, and would relieve
the speaker of liability to charges of
preventing legislation which was de
manded by the people. In so much as
the house would have an opportunity
to pass on the bills in the course of a
short period, surely during a session
of congress, the packing of a com
mittee against a bill would have no
other effect than the influence of the
opinion of its members upon those
who had not investigated the subject
thoroughly.
It is acknowledged by some of the
leaders of the insurgents that the only
hope of amending the rules lies in
the action of the minority. Ever
since congress ' convened, emissaries
from the insurgents have been In
conference with the Democrats. The
new minority leader. Representative
Champ Clark of Missouri, does not
feel himself bound in binding his
party to any programme until he
sees how the Republicans will line up.
He objects to forming an alliance with
the insurgents which he fears may
eventually be . broken when the
majority of them might recognize
they are losing and "leave the Demo
crats holding the bag while the Re
publicans would get all the glory.
The minority is willing to stand for
an amendment of the rules, it is un
derstood in accordance with the plat
form of the Denver convention, but
it would like to get just as much
credit as possible for the reforms.
WILIi GIVE PRIZES.
Pipe Organ Co. Offer Inducements for
Sale of Tickets for Messiah.
The Pipe Organ association have of
fered four valuable prizes to the mem
bers of the, Oratorio society who sell
trie most tickets for the "Messiah,"
which is to be given in the auditorium
Wednesday, Dec. 30. for the benefit, of
the organ fund. The lady wno sens
the most tickets will receive a do2en
sterling silver teaspoons, costing ten
dollars, and the lady selling the next
highest number, a half dozen costing
five dollars. The gentleman selling me
highest number will receive a beauti
ful traveling bag, costing ten collars,
and the one selling the next highest
number a toilet set costing five dollars.
WOULD HAVE KILLED KING.
Former Royal Detective Arrested for
Murderous Intent.
Lisbon. Dec. 19 Via the frontier. A
oleal newspaper publishes a story to
day to the effect that a former detec
tive implicated in the plot that re
sulted in the assassination of King
Carlos of Portugal and Crown Prince
Luiz, has been arrested. The man tried
to commit suicide but was preventer
After -he had been revived he confess
ed that on December 4. of last year he
took up a position near the raiiroaa
station at which the king was to re
turn from Oporto with, the purpose of
shooting his majesty but the contusion
attending the departure of the king and
the speed at which his carriage was
driven away made the attempt impos
sible.
WILL NOT RESIGN POSITION.
President of Russian Duma Will Make
Another Efffirt to Keep Job.
St. Petersburg, Dec. 19. M. Khom
yakhoff, who has been threatening to
resign from the presidency of the
duma because of disagreements and
unfavorable criticism on the part of
some of the deputies announced to
day that he had decided to make one
last effort to -continue to occupy the
office.
AN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT.
Dynamite Woke Citizens of Farley,
Mo. and Robbers Fled.
Leavenworth. Kan.. Dec. 19. An un
successful attempt to rob the bank at
Farley, Platte county. Mo., was made
early today. A charge of dynamite
blew the knob off the safe door and
awakened citizens who frightened the
robbers away. The charge was too
small to crack the safe and the thieves
secured no booty.
SWEDISH STEAMER SINKS.
Eight of the Crew Drowned Result
of Collision.
Dover. England. Dec. 19 The Swed
ish steamer Lindholmen, 803 tons, went
down off Goodwin Sands this morning,
following a collision with the German
steamer Friedricke-Mueller, 1,790 tons,
from Ormsby for Stockholm. Eight of
the crew of the Lindholmen wr
drowned. The survivors were landed
here. -
- Kodaks for Xmas, $1 to $25. Ros
ser Bros., 803 Kansas avenue.
COBrEJTS CHRISTMAS CARD
As Usual It Is Original and Artistic
and Is h Boost for Kansas.
In late years there have been many
souvenirs and famous sayings issuing
from the office of the secretary of the
board of agriculture and several of
them . have been accorded a national
reputation. F. D. Coburn has done
more .to make Kansas attractive on
paper as well as In reality than any
one else and his ever handy "Out There
in Kansas" is an ambitious word in the
east.
The latest work of art as well as
literature to appear from the office of
Secretary Coburn is a holiday card
about six inches square and tied with
a little blue ribbon hanger. It is called
"Kansas" and in very few facts and
figures tells the whole story of the
wealth and prosperity of the state.
On one side of the card is the word
"Kansas" framed in wheat and corn
and printed in a dark blue ink. The
cut resembles a half tone extension let.
tering with wheat and corn as an en
closure. Below this cut are the figures
showing the agricultural and live stock
products in the year 1908.
On the other side of the card Is a half
tone of a branch of peaches on a table
with two pictures of young boys in the
background. Under all was the ex
pression: "Yes. the Peerless Peaches
grow out there in Kansas."
The statistical tables on the little
Christmas card tell in brief the story of
Mr. Coburn's last and most optimistic
Kansas crop report.
A WESTINGHOUSE DIVIDEND.
Air Brake Company Pays Usual Quar
terly Profits.
Pittsburg, Pa., Dec. 19. The direc
tors of the Westinghouse Air Brake
company today declared the regular
quarterly dividend of 2 per cent,
payable January 9.
The regular quarterly dividend of 3
per cent on the common and preferred
stock of the Union Switch & Signal
company also was declared today.
GUNBOAT GROUNDED.
Was the Hist, But Was Floated Again
In Delaware River.
Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 19. The gunboat
Hist which cleared from this port on
Thursday for Charleston and which
grounded in the Delaware river yesterday,
was floated last night and proceeded un
damaged. TODAY'S MARKET REPORT?.
Chicago. Dec. 19? WHEAT Ideal har
vesting weather in Argentina, a further
slump in coarse grain here caused weak
ness in the wheat market today. Many
pit traders who had bought on the closing
bulgs yesterday had wheat for sale today,
but demand was not urgent. European
markets were a disappointment to the
bulls, especially the Liverpool market,
which closed at a decline of d to d.
Prices at the opening were off c to
He and during early trading declined
nearly another c. May opened at $1.05
a.wi to i.uai ana sola on to i.06Vft.
The market continued weak the entire
session and closed at almost the lowest
point with May "&c lower at $1.06l.O5,.
CORN Active selling of corn by several
leading elevator interests caused renewed
weakness for that grain.' Increased re
ceipts were largely responsible for the
selling pressure. Arrivals her today were
644 cars which was more than 300 cars
in excess of what had been estimated.
Prices at the start were unchanged to Vci
lower. May opening at 60c to 60aw4c.
Later May sold on to 5Mic.
Selling continued free all day and senti
ment was bearish the remainder of the
session. The close was weak with May
He lower at 60e.
OATS Oats were also weak on selling
by elevator interests and cash houses
based on more liberal receipts. May
openeaa ve to c lower at D0c to c and
sold oft to 50Hc.
PROVISIONS Provisions were full and
firm. There was moderate buying by local
packers. Prices at the opening were 2c
to 10c hieher.
RYE Cash: 76c: December, 74c; May, 79c
BARLEY Cash: 5764c.
TIMOTHY December. $3.75; March, $3.85.
CLOVER December. $9.30; March, $9.50.
Chicago Grain Market.
(Furnished by J. E. Gail, Commissions,
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stock.
Office 110 West Sixth at. Phone 486.
Chicago, Dec. 19.
Open High Lo Close Ye
WHEAT
Dec. ...100i 1004. 100 100
May ...105-105 105H 106V-il06
July ... 97H- 97 97-H 97VA-9b 97?i-
CORN
Dec. ... 66- 56 66 ' 56 56
May ... 60-60 60-H 59 60 60'4
Julv ... 60-60 60 59 60- 60
OATS
Dec. ... 4S 48 4S3J 4S 4S
May . .. 50- 50 50 5o-T4 51
July ...45 46 45- 45 46
PORK
Jan. ...15.80 15.82 15. SO 15. SO 15.70
May ...16.15 16.17 . 16.15 16.15 16.07
LARD
Jan 9.22 9.15
May ... 9.42 9.45 9.42 9.45 9.37
It IBS
Jan 8.20 8.15
May ... 8.50 8.52 8.50 , 8.52 S.47
Kansas City Grain Market.
rFurniahed bj J. E. Gall. Commissions,
Grains. Provisions, Cotton and Slock.
Office 110 West Sixth St. Phone 45.6.1
Kansas City, Dec. 19.
Open High Low .Cioto Ye .
WHEAT-.
Dec. .
May .
July .
CORN
Dec. .
May .
July .
97 97-
99- 99-
90- 91
55 56
56 56
56- 56
99
90
99
91
55
56
50
99
90
55
56
56
55
56
56
Kansas City Uve Stock.
Kansas Citv. Mo.. Dec. 19. CATTLE
Receipts 100. Market steady. Native
steers. $4.507.25; southern steers, $3.50
5.50: southern cows, $2.25g4.00; native cows
and heifers. $2.00fi5.75: stockers and feed
ers. $3.OOeS.00; bulls. $2.504.35; calves, $4.00
tn-vo; western steers, fZ.fatuh.M; western
cows, $2.504.50.
HOGS Receipts 4.000. Market steady to
stronir. Bulk of sales. $5.00(Se6.60: heavy.
$5.50(86.70: packers and butchers, $5.20
5.60: light. $4.S0530; pigs, $3.754.75.
SHEEP RecelDts none. Market nom
inally steady. Muttons. J4.0O-ii-4.tiO; lambs.
$5.006.75: range wethers, $3.75g&.50; fed
ewes. $2.50(54.25. .
Chicago Produce Market.
rtrtao-r. ro 1Q HATTI.F Dnnnlnto
estimated at 4.000. Market steady. Beeves,
$3!40j6!50; stockers' and feeders. $2.604.70;
S 50
I jYi a UMulMa estimator 1 1 IWl UTarlrnt
a shade higher. Light. J4.75UH6.50; mixed,
$5.15(S5.75: heavy, $5.205.80; rough. $5.20
5.35: good to choice heavy, $5.351j6.S0; pigs,
$3.504.65: :bulk of sales. $5.30(&5.65.
SHEEP Receipts estimated 2.000. Mar
ket steady. Native. $2.5014.70; western,
rjV,-. 7". - i.n-j .linoa H "i.Vfi 7:"i Inmhn na
tive, $4.257.25: western. $4.6O7.10.
Kansas City Produce Market.
Varigna City. Mo.. Dec. 19. WHEAT
Market unchanged to lc lower. December,
97c; Mav. 99c; July. 90c Cash: No. 2
hard, 9og11.03; No. 3, 96caH.01; No. 2
red. $1.0461.06: No. 3, $l.OWfc'1.03. .
CORN Market unchanged to c lower.
December. 55c: May. 56c; July. 56c.
Cash: No. 2 mixed. se'SSe: No. 3, 55
56e: No. 2 white. 6757c: No. 3, 57c.
OATS Market uncnangea. rxo. i wnne,
48&61c; No. 3 mixed, 48i50c.
KYIS (3C. .
TTAV UarVpt iiTichnnfired to 25c lower.
Choice timothy. $9.7510.00; choice prairie,
$8.50&S.75. -
BUTTER Market steady. . Creamery,
30c: .packing. 18c
EGGS Market nc nigner. r res a exuas,.
This The Store
For Late
Christmas Shoppers
Emery, Bird, Thayer's is the store for early Christmas
hoppers, too, but especially so for those who still have
their gift lists to complete.
Take it from the point of TIME.
You save not minutes but hours In being able to confine
yourself to one store, to Christmas stocks all under one
big roof.
Take it from the point of VARIETY.
You get a bigger variety here in dependable, worthy
Christmas merchandise than you would get in the stocks
of several other Kansas City stores combined. QUANTITY
is not always accompanied by QUALITY. It is here.
Take it from the point of STYLE.
We never allow old goods to - accumulate. They are
marked down and closed out before getting old and out-of-date.
That's why the whole store, seven floors,
atretching from Walnut street tb Grand Avenue, always,
year in and year out, apears so neat ana clean and fresh.
Take It from the point of PRICE.
Our prices are as low as, or lower, quality considered,
than elsewhere. Shop around. See for yourself. That's
the best test.
Take it from the point of store ACCOMMODATIONS.
No store in Kansas City takes sruch good care of its pa
trons as this one. You can spend an entire day here
without once going outside and do it pleasantly and
with profit. .
Where will you coriiplete your Christmas shopping?
Furnishers to the Entire Family and Outfitters
Complete to the Home. v
STOCK SHIPPERS
To Insurp Yourselves Best Results Consign To
Clay. Robinson & Co..
L!v9 Stock Commission Msrcfessts. Stock Yards, Kansas City. '
31c: current receipts. 26c.
WHEAT Receipts, 86 cars.
f .
Chicago Iilve Stock, v
Chicago. Dec. 19. CHEESE Market
strong. Daisies. 1415c; twins, 1414c;
young Americas. 14c.
POULTR Alive, steady; turkeys, 14c;
chickens. 9c; springs. 11c.
, POTATOES Market firm.s 6277c.
- New Xork Produce Market.
New York, Dec 19. BUTTER Market
steady. Creamery,' third to firsts, 23!30c.
CHEESE Market firm. State full
cream specials. 1415c; ditto, Septem
ber large and Bmall colored or white tancy,
14c; ditto, October best, 13c; late made
small best. 13c: good to prime, U12c;
common to fair, 10llc; skims, lull to
special, 2311c.
EGGS Market firmer. Western firsts,
ZlWa'Slc; seconds, 30g31c.
POULTRY Alive, dull: dressed, firm;
western spring chickens, 20fMc: fowls, 11
14c; spring turkeys, lbeuc.
Market Gossip.
Furnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions,
Grains. Provisions. Cotton and Stucks.
Office 110 West Sixth St. Phono 486.J
Liverpool cables: Wheat, d lower;
corn. &d lower.
Kansas City car lots today: Wheat 68,
corn 26. oats 11.
Kansas City estimated car lots Mon
day: Wheat 86. corn 50. oats 21.
Chicasro car lots today: Wheat 52, corn
644, oats 313.
Ranse of Prices on Stocks.
IFurnisned by J. E. Gall, Commission
Grains. Provisions. Cotion and Stock
Office 110 West Sixth St. fhoue 446-1
Van, Vrtlr T(V 19.
Stock s-
Op'n Hir h Low Cl'se Yes.
..12S 128 128 128 .128
, 100
.. 79 80 7S 78 79
fM Fix 5HA
Suxar
Gas
Copper ......
Am. Car & Fndy
U. S. Steel, Com.
it 8 situpl Vfd..
'. 45 46 45 46 46
;.. M;. 53
..111 112 111 1U 111
.. 96 96'4 95 95 96
..102 102 101 101 102
.. 471A 48 47 47 48
Ati-hisnn. Com...
Atchison. Pfd....
Anaconda ..
fit PMlll
...148 14S 147 147 148
Rock Island
Great Northern..
. SSz 22V4 -'-'&
.144V 144 143 144 144
. 47 4S 47 47 47
. 63 64 63 63V 63
.situ. R1 71. 7934 79
Wabash, fia
1iHROiiri Pacific.
A in Ampltine
Northern Pacific
N. Y. Central
Totuo Pacific
..14 140 140 140 140
..liM. 11 IIS 113 JJ"
;!ii9 119 117 117
..13X 139 138 138 139
.. 33 33 32 32 33
.. 24 24 24 24 24
..ISO !. ITS ITS 180
Southern' Pacific.
Reading
Erie. Com
So. Railway
Union Pacific
C. & O
B. & O
L. & N
Katy
Pennsylvania ....
Can. Pacific
National Lead...
C. F. & I
Rock Island. Pfd
. 56 56 555 55 bb
..109 109 10S 108 lOS
. .121 121 121 121 121
VI Tl Tt 71
.!i29 129 12S 128 129
..lii J.73 1 1IO Joi
.. 77 77 77 77 77
37 38 37 37 37
.. 58 58 57 67 58
New York Stock Market.
' Wall St.. New ork. Dec. 19. STOCKS
The opening tone in stocks was uncertain,
but the mixed character of changes were
generally narrow. . American Smelting
opened to higher on running sales ot
1.4u0 shares. Colorado and Southern gain
ed L, and Brooklyn Transit .
The market closed weak. There were
some notable price advances but these
were not in stocks of great influence to
the tone of the market. A general re
action followed later. Colorado and South
ern Securities advanced further, with ad
missions of a passing of the property 10
control of the Chicago. Burlington and
Quincy. the four half per cent bonds ris
ing 6. Norfolk and Western and Ameri
can Car preferred rose 1 and a number
of stocks a point or more. Lnited Rail
ways and Investment oref erred sold at : a
decline of 7. Union Pacific sold off 2.
Rock Island preferred and St. Paul 1.
Consolidated Gas 1. Southern Pacific 1
and Reading and Great Northern Ore
certificates a point.
Large purchasing orders were distribut
ed and prices advanced vigorously, l ne
Colorado and Southern issues were heav
ily bought, and there was also a DrisK
demand for some of the high priced rail
roads especially Union Pacific. Ameri
can Smelting was rushed up WaboZ'i
yesterday's final price, but showed some
heaviness at the higher level. Colorado
and Southern gained 1. the first pref.-r-red
1, the second preferred 3 anrt th"
4 per cent bond Uu-" moUu. Ore
I
wnw vv. 47. lujtrn.
SI. PAUL. E. BUFFALO.
ESTABLISHED 1863
ABSOUILLY THE BEST
GIVE US A TEST
HIDE AND FUR
Shipments should be tagged to
us, if you want to realize the most
on them. Write for our Fur List,
mention Journal.
James C. Smith & Co.
Topeha, Kansas
Northern preferred. General Electric, Wa
bash preferred. National Lead and Press
ed Steel Car moved up a point.
New Tork Money Market.
New York. Dec. 19. MONEY Money on
call nominal. Time loans dull and steady;
60 days and 90 days. 3 per cent; six
months.' 3 i4 per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper. 4&4
per cent.
Sterling exchange strong with actual
business in bankers' bills at $4.85fr4.S5.10
for 60 day bills and at $4.K7.flfM74 87.1 for
demand: commercial bills. $4.M&4.S4.
SILVER Bar silver. 4!e; Mexican dol
lars. 45o.
BONDS Government bonds. steady;
railroad bonds, strong.
Sew York Susnr and Coffee Market.
New. York. Dec. 19. SUGAR Raw.
easy; fair refining. $3.27; cpntrifugal. 96
test. $3.77: molnsses susrar. $3.02; refinPd.
steady: crushed. $5.46; powdered. $4.S5;
granulated. $4.75.
COFFEE Market aufet. No. 7 Rio, 6?
6c: No. 4 Santos. 7Sic.
Cotton Market.
New York. Dec. 19. COTTON Spot
closed auiet: 10 points advance: middling
uplands. $9.10: middling gulf, $9.4i No
"Galveston. Tex.. Dec. 19. COTTON
Market steady. 8c
Topeka Hide Market.
rouotations furnished by James C. Smith
lw & Co.. 108 East Third st.J
Toneka. Kan., Dec. 19.
HIDES No. 1 G. S. hides. 10c; No. i
G S hides. 9c; side brands. &c flat;
glue hides. 5c flat; No. 1 G. S. bull hides,
Jc- ;'o. 2 G. S. bul hides, 8c; Deacon. 25o
to 33c: slunks, 15c to 25c; No. 1 horse
hides. $2.50: No. 2 horse hides. $1.50; No. 3
horse hides. 75c: dry flint butcher, heavies,
14c- drv flint fallen. 13c: dry flint lights.
l"c- dry salts, lie; dry culls. 10c. Tallow
No. 1. 5c: No. 2. 4c.
FUR PRICE LIST.
FURS Mink. No. 1 large, $3.25; No. 1
medium. $2.25; No. 1 small, $l.Gv&; No. 2
large. $1.5u; No. 2 medium and small, $1.00;
No. 3. 60c; No. 4, 25c; prime, large and
i large. $100; medium, 60c; email, 30c: No.
2 large, VC; liirujuin, -. " w, , i.v.
r: V ..... 1. .. r. .1 A,tra rif.rlr tl Kl. ') 0T1
Mu'skrat. No. 1. large. 25c: medium, 15c;
small, iuc, mis. - . - -" . a.
larKe. 75c; medium. 50c; small. 21c; No. 2.
medium.$1.25: small. 75c: No. 2 large. $1.00:
color)'. $15.00ft 10.00. Wild cat. No. 1 large.
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Civit cat. No. 1, laree. 40c; medium, 30c; -small.
15c; No. 2. larpe. ai; medium and
larfce. 25c: w.editim. 12c; Email, 5c; No. 2
medium and small. 2c: trash, no value.
Badger. No. 1. lan?e. R?c; medium, &5c;
small 25c: No larKe. 10c. Skunk-
Black orimc. 9ftc7J1.26; short. Ge to We;
narrow. ofc to 70c: brond. 10c to 30c. Lynx,
OWIhK lO SliK:. -J-V' I" o.-.-. i vn nig
to fvze fur. etc.. J7.00 to $!. Bear, fin
o 'i ... 94 AA tn Q (V4 fr f tl.v.Ka
r00 to SI AO; prairie. $1.00 to 25c. Quota-
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