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,2 tub TorzzA daily ctats jcuziTAir-iiDAr .cvzixra jixrr.: 2. 1:11 Tas i:e is w r Johnson Fights Desperately With Ills Brothers. " STOCK SHIPPERS f ....... :-. To loww Yomntlm Biwt RMoItolC . Peoria. Jan. 2. Charles A. John son, Peoria contractor, who disappear ed last July, has been found tn Rock Island by his two brothers, Albert and Fred, of Cambridge, 111. He did not recognise them as his mind is a blank. Johnson fought desperately with his; broher. when they followed onto at train. He claims that his name is ."Jack Johnson." ' 1 Johnson has been wandering about the country following his trade of . bridge carpenter. He was located as the result of a mysterious telephone message received by Chief of Police Rhosdes last night. - The chief was told that Johnson was In Rock Island, j but the informer refused -to divulge ( bib luenuiy. 1 . - inuufiui ai wa Johnson, who called up. , ... ... Many Idle Men. Albany, Jan. 2. Lack of work, not labor disputes, was responsible for an Increased percentage of idleness among anion workers in New Tork state dur ing 11U, according to a statement to day by Labor Commissioi-er Lynch. His report shows a greater percentage of idleness than for any year since 1886 with the exception of 1908. The number reported Idle was 101,000. a percentage Of U.O. - Only One "Dromo Quinine" That is Laxative Bromo Quinine. Look tor the signature of E. W. Grove. Cures a Cold In One Day, Cures Grip In Two Days, 28c. Adv. Travel with TeueU through Panama canal. Adv. CLAY, ROBINSON a CO. Ltrc Stock Commission MercbacSs, Stock Yers,Eaa.Cft7 We Also Have ha. Denver, Bk Pert Worth, Offices a4 Chicago, So. St. Jose-kh. Set. Oma- II So. M. BanL. K. mMd. K. M. Loads and II "Isn't It awful about poor Mr. Jones' trouble?" "I didn't hear about It." "Didn't Jou? Mrs. Gaddy told me Just now that Is son has turned out to be a criminal Meyer." Baltimore American. - K2n Vnn HEFulTS. Chicago, Jan. 2 WHKAT Wheat moved Ufnrard tnriav. Argentina atilnrnMitfl wimt meager, threshing returns disappointing, ' and winter conditions northwest indicated diminishing receipts. Opening prices were a shade to e up, with a subsequent material advance.. On advices that the winter crop was In almost perfect condition, the market dosed steady, He lower to HOKc net higher. CORN Unsettled weather put strength Into corn. Rural offerings were scanty. The market opened unchanged to HtH&e higher and scored a further sharp gain. OATS Oats hardened with other grain. The gain was not held. The close was weak; unchanged to ie net lower. PROVISIONS An advance In hog Prices gave steadiness to provisions. First sales varied from to lower to THc higher, with values apparently disposed to keep Within that range. Chicago Grain Market. The range of prices for grain futures on the Chicago Board or Trade as reported by Thos, J. Myers,- Broker. Columbian Bldg. Chicago, Jan. . . High Low Today Wed. WHEAT ; Dee. . .... 9H4 May .. siVfc 91 91 91 ' 91 July .. 87 87 87 87- 87- CORN . May .. 8- 99 98 6844 .68 July .. 67 68 67 67 67 OATS - Dec ;..; Si : i May .. 0 ! 41 40 40- 40- 1 July ..39 -40 ' 39 89 89 PORK Jan. ..20.E0 .58 - I0.S0 20.52 20.65 ' May ..21.00 21.00 20.92 20.92 20.92 day. Colorado Fuel rose one. These were the only Important changes. Trading was light and speculative leaders barely moved. ing of American Telephone with some weakness In Steel and New Tork Central finally proved effective and prices yield ed in the last hour to a level generally under Wednesday's close. New Tork Stocks. (Close of prices for the leading stocks en the New Tork Btock Exchange as re ported by Thee. J. Mr era. Broker, Colum bian Bldg. New Tork, Jan. 2. Cloa- Today. Wed. Am. Can, c 29 29 Am. Car and Foundry 46 44 Amal. Copper - 73 73 Am.. Locomotive, c 32 .... Am. R and R., c 63 62 Am. & and R. p '. 9- 98 Am. Sugar Ref 109 116 Am. TeL and T ...117 11 Am. Tobacco, c 24 .... Anaconda Mining 34 35 A. T. and 8. F.. e 93 93 Baltimore and Ohio 92 92 Brooklyn R. T... 88 88 Canadian Pacific 209 206 Central Leather 27 27 Chesapeake and Ohio 60 60 C. M. and St. P., c 99 100 Chicago and Northwestern 130 127 Chlno Copper 28 Colorado Fuel and Iron 28 .... Erie, e .. 28 28 General Electric 139 Great Northern, p 126 126 Illinois Central 108 .... tnsplraton IS 16 Inter Harvester ...101 101 K. C. Southern. 24 25 Lehigh Valley 149 149 Louisville and Nashville 133 Missouri Pacific 24 24 M. K. and T.. c 19 19 National Biscuit.. 122 Nev. Con Copper 16 ' 15 N. T. Central 90 92 N. T.. N. H. and H - 76 76 Norfolk and Western 76 76 Norfolk and Western 102 102 Northern Pacific 109 169 Penn. Railroad 109 109 Ray Con Copper 18 18 Reading, e 168 168 Rock Inland, c 13 Rock bland, p 20 21 Southern Pacific 88 88 Southern Railway, c 23 23 Tcnn. Copper 34 31 Union Pacific, c 165 154 Union pacific, p 86 85 U. 8. Steel, e 68 68 U. S. Steel, p 106 106 Utah Copper......... 50 60 Western Union 59 67 Westlnghouse Electric 64 64 Ex-Div. Anaconda Mining, 75c Kanaae Otv' Rratn Market. ' The range of prices for grain futures on the Kansas City Board of Trade as re- . ported by Thoa J.Myers, Broker, Co lumbian Bldg. ' Kansas City, Jan. 2. Close Open High Low Today Wed. WHEAT Dec. . .. - 82 May .. 86 87 86 86 . 86 July ..82 83 82 82- 82 CORN Dec 66 May .. 71 71 71 71 71 , July .. 70 70 , 70 70 70- . Chicago Grain Market,' ' Chicago. Jan. 2. WHEAT Close : May, lc; July, 87c. CORN May, 8c: July. 67c. OATS May, 40c; July, 39c. PORK January, 120.62; May, $20.92. LARD January. $1065; May, 81102. SHORT RIBS January, 810.82; May, $11. IX. Liverpool Grain Market. i , . vmvim c-.... ,t..i . uvenjfWI, rfan. fc-nniwii-oiwi, tuuii No. I red, western winter, 7s 4d; No. 1 Manitoba, 7s d; No. 2, 6s Ud; Mo. 8, 6s 10d. CORN Spot, firm; American mixed, 6s Sd. Kansas City Produce Market. Kansas City. Jan. 2. WHEAT Cash: Market unchanged to c higher. No . 2 hard, S88c; No. I. 817c; No. 2 red, 904R92c; No. 8, 8890c. CORN Market unchanged to lc higher. No. 2 mixed, 66967e; No. S, 6SJ66c; No. 2 white, 69c; No. 8. (8c. OATS Market unchanged. No. 2 white, 60e40c; No. 2 mixed, 3939c. RYE Market unchanged. HAY Market unchanged. , BUTTER Market unchanged. EGGS Market unchanged. POULTRY Market unchanged. . WHEAT Receipts 67 cars. CLOSE: WHEAT May, 86e; July. fSuRN-May, 71c; July, T0c OATS May, 4141c. New Tork Produce Market. New Tork, Jan. 2. BUTTER Market Steady. Creamery firsts, 29934c. CHEESE Market firm. State whole milk, held specials, 17017c; average fancy. le; fresh specials. I6016c. EOS Market steady. Refrigerator first, H632c; seconds, SMgSlc; state Pennsyl - vania and . nearby hennery browns, 870 : 88o. POULTRY Live, firm; western chick ens, 16c; fowls, 16c; turkeys, .18920c. ' Dressed, very quiet;- fresh killed western chickens, 13(6 23c; fowls. . 12918c; turkeys. 18e23C '- Chicago Produce Market. Chicago, Jan. I. BUTTER Market low er. Creamery, 22935c EGGS Market lower. At mark, cases Included. 27932e; ordinary firsts," 990 Sic; firsts, 32c CHEESE Market unchanged. POTATOES Market unchanged. ' POULTRY Alive, unchanged. . . Hew Tork Stock Market. Wall St., New Tork. Jan. 2. STOCKS Announcement that the partners In the banking house of J. P. Morgan and com pany had retired from the boards of over a scope -oc railroads, -banks, trust-companies. Industrial corporations' and ' utll . tties companies did not become pubne un til shortly before midday, prior to which time the market had shown some, firm, sees on light dealings. The strongest Issues were Canadian Pa cific and New Haven with substantial gains in Northwestern and Readng. The market leaders were under early pressure but soon rose above the previous close. Bonds were steady. American . ' Telephone And Consolidated Qas declined a point at the opening to- New Tork Mnwi Market. New York, Jan. 2. MONEY Money on call firm, 49 per cent; ruling rate, 4 per cent; closing 5(S6 per cent. Time loans, firmer; 60 and 90 days and 6 months 45 per cent Mercantile paper, 696 per cent. CLOSE: Sterling exchange, steady; 60 days, 84.82; demand, 84.5.60; commercial bills, $4.80. .. e ; SILVER Bar silver, Sflfcc; Mexican dol lars. 441.4c. - - BONDS Government bonds strong, rail road bonds. Irregular. - ' -Wichita Lire Stock Market. " Wichita, Jan. 2. HOGS Receipts 1,500. Market higher. Top. 87.90; bulk of sales. $7.6097.80. CATTLE Receipts 600. Market steady. Native steers. $6.6098.25; cows and heifers, 85.0098.00; stockers and feeders, $6.6097.60; stockers and hirers, $4.5096.60; bulls. $4.25 96.60; calves. 66.006 10-00. St. Joseph Live Stock Market St Joseph, Mo.. Jsn. 3. HOGS Re ceipts 1,000. Market 6910c higher. Top, $8.00; bulk of sales. $7.6597.90. , CATTLE Receipt 300. Market steady. Steers, $6.2598.90; cows and heifers. $4,260 8.15; calves. 96.00SW.6O SHEEP Receipts 1.000. . Market steady. Lambs. 67.5098.10. ' New Tork "near Market, New York, Jan. 2. SUGAR Raw. steady; Muscovado, 2.82(92.72; Centrifugal, 3.1293.34; molasses, 2.8792-48; refined, un settled. , Chicago Live Stock Market Chicago, Jan. $. HOGS Receipts 28.000. Market strong; mostly 10c above Wednes day's average. Bulk of sales, $7.9598.10; light 87.7098.10; mixed, $7.7506.15; heavy, $7.7598.20; rough, 87.7607.86; pigs. $6.7507.75. CATTLE Receipts 4,000. Market steady to a shade higher. No fancy offerings. Beeves, $6.7099.40; Texas steers, $6.9097.90; western steers, $6.2898.25; stockers nd feeders, $5.0097.45; cows and heifers, $3,500 8.60; calves, $7.00 11.40 . SHEEP Receipts 16,009. Market steady to strong. Native. $4.7006.10; western, $7.00 9B.ZU, - - Kansas City Live tfk Mre Kansas City, Jan. 2. HOGS Receipts 4,00. Market 10c to 15c higher. Bulk of sales, $7.7598.05; heavy. $8.058.10; packers ana omcnen, i.vwvo.w;- ufus t.wvwwt pigs, $6.7697.36. , , . CATTLE Recpiptg 600 including 'M southerns. Market strong. Prime fed eteers. 68.6099.00; dressed b?ef steers, $7.26 98.40; western steers. $6.6098.00; southern steers. $6.0um8.00; cows, M.5097-00: heifers. $6.5099.00; stockers and feeders, $6.6097.60; bulls $5.60&7.25; calves, 16. 604i 11.00. SHEEP Receipts 2.009. Market 10C high er. Lambs, t7.SMz8.56:; yearlings $4.0 7.26: wethers. $5.0096.00: ewes, $4.6096.26; stockers and feeders. $3.5006.25. Kansas City Live Stock Sales. The following - sales were made this morning at the Stock Yards, Kansas City, and reported ovr long distance telephone direct to the State Journal by Clay. Robinson A Co., live stock ' com mission merchants, with offices at all markets. Kansas City, Jan. S CATTLE Receipts 600 head. Market strong. HOGS Receipts 4,009 head. Market So to Me higher. Bulk of sales,. $7.7096.00; top, $6.05. . . SHEEP Receipts 3.009 head. Market strong. Lambs, 68.10. HORSES AND MULES Receipts 750 head. Prices firm. KILLING STlSaiKB. No. Wt PrleelNo. Wt - Topeka Market . ' iFumlshid by the Chaa. Wolff packing Co, yaids close at noon Saturday. We cannot eee pigs, tiua sews or hog weighing leas than 170 lbs. Do not mar. ket hogs uuless same are well finished as we cannot ue half fat stuff. We give below prices effective at once, until fur - that notice. - - Tl JT Topeka, Kan, Jan. 2. - HOGS. MIXED AND BUTCHERS 7.8507 J6 HEAVY 4.7.367lo ROUGH HEAVY 7.1097.20 LIGHT 7.30tt746 STElLRb. Prime $.5&er7 m Goo to choice (corn fed. iiouu rah, to o4-......6.wi............ tSSt.;, Prime 6.6506.21 Good to cholce (corn fed) 4.a506.&t Kair to good 8.8004.50 Common to fair................ 3.2&.75 HEIFERS. prime 6.esai.T6 Good to choice (corn ted).....;.... 4.8006.69 Fair o good 4.0i&4.75 Common to fair. ...... 6 snAi BULLS. 1 Prime tat Ceora fed) t.6606.69 Fleshy 4.36U6.9 Mediums .......j............. 9M9. TEAx CALVES. I Prime tat ktanoiat Medium good S.60-6.69 Fair 4OaA09 SHEEP AND LAMBS. Fat wethers Wi le Fat ewes kooaat Fst lambs. - 16006.1 Positively cannot use sheep or lambs unless fat I Don't send In rough, thin, unfinished hogs or pigs, as we cannot use them for packing purposes end will have to buy at stock hog prices and-low enough to en able us to reshlp to the River, market so it to your advantage as well as ours, te keep them beck until finished. Cannot use grass cattle unless strictly good. Market price paid for dry lot cattle. ' If you will favor us with your Inquiries cdvlslne number of head, quality, age snd length of time on feed, we will make you an offer or arrange for ear bnyers to call on you. Topeka Fruit and Prod ace Market. Selling prices by Sam'! jr. Lux. whole sale Fruit and Produce Topeka, Kan.. Jan. 1 APPLES Extra Fancy Jonathans, per box $2.35; Fancy Jonathans, per box $2.25; Choice Jonathans, per box 81.75; Extra Fancy Roman Beauties, per box 82.38: Fancy Roman Beauties, per box K IE Choice Roman Beauties, per box 81.7E Extra Fancy Winesaps, per box $2.35 : Fancy Winesaps, per box $2.26; Choice Winesaps. per box $1.75; Extra Fancy Lawvers, per box $2.59; Fancy Lawyers, per box, $2.35; Extra Fancy Genoa, per box $2.25; Fancy Genoa, per box $2.00- Ex tra Fancy Ben Davis, per box $2.00; Fancy Ben Davis, per box $1.25; Extra Fancy Genitons. per box $2.00; Fancy Genltons. per box $1.75. ALMERIA GRApfiS Per bbl.. 86.7S. CRANBERRIES Per box ( bbl ) M S6. FIKlUA GRAFS FRUIT-Per bofc $3.1093.75. PACKAGE FIGS Per box, fie. DATES Per lb., 70. . ; NEW PACKAGE DATES Per boxATEO SWEET ORANGE S-Per boxT iTso COLORADO HON EY Per case TiSl LEMONS Per box. H6906.O9T COCOANUT8 Per doa. 60c; per sack. rDu..V$t.5oT OT watoIes- CABBAGE Holland, per, lb. tua.' ' BANANAS Extra fancy, per lb lvte fancy, per lb., 8c; choice, per lb. 'atT ONIONS Red. per bu., 61.SS SPANISH ONIONS-Per orate. 8H6: per case. $3.66. ; - . r"' RED RIVER EARLY OHIO Per bit. HOT HOUSE LETTUCEPer basket BOTTLED HORSERADISH per dox., CARROTS Per bu.. tl.fB. avi' TURNIPS-Per bu.. 26o, - BEETS Per bu., lOe, - , PA RPNIPS Per btt.. 90c. , ' RUTABAGAS Per lb.. lc; lots Of 609 lbs. or more, par lb.. leT - CELERY Jumbo. 69c doa.; Mammoth. 90c dos. OYS" -"S-Standarda u, Plain Si. rets, per can. 45c; Extra Selesta per can. 50c; New York Count, pel 65c; Bulk Oysters, Standards, n-r eJ $1.50; Plain Selects, per gal., nJ Kt Selects, per gal.. 82.10 ' KxtT CHEESE 189KV&C. Batter and EfcSA (FurnUhed by The Continental Creamery Co., Topeka, Kan. wr. CHICAGO EG3J3SKan-' NEW YORK EGG3-Sjsc. CREAMERY BUTaERCnica0 i ...1204 88.60 I 2 966 29 1273 8.50 2.. 1110 44 916 6.90 24 1015 28 885 6.85 COWS AND HED7ER8. 1........ 660 7.76 1.. ...... 650 4.75 L .1410 6.40 .. 870 6.76 ... 933 6.26 6.16 1.. 8.. 27.. Price. $7.76 7.76 7.16 4 1076 6.69 23 811 4.26 2 ...1015 6.10 866 4.50 2. .... 975 M 2 930 6.16 STOCKERS AND FEEDERS. 68 717 7.20 1 26 721 6 86 43 . 646 6.60 f 1 710 C26 CALVES 6.. 118 9.25 I L. ...... 880 7.06 1. ....... 230 6.75 1........ 209 6.78 BULLS. 1....... J180 6.00 I 1 1646 6.66 1 900 6.26 I 1..-......U6 6.26 I........ 680- 6.00 I 1 796 M HOGS 192 250 606 I 64 245 600 11. ....... 96 7.10 I 63 172 7-90 8 2F8 7.90 I 15 127 M 16........ M 7J Topeka Batter. fp and Ponltrv (Furnished by the Topeka Packlnr caj EGGS Fresh coun?ai?aB- 3lta- POULTRY-Hens, 3 lb. and over under 3 lbs 9c; springs, over Jiff broilersl lbs. and under7l4"u;kIb";v": to young toms, 15c; old torn turkeys. 55" ducks, 10c; geese. 8c; stags. lOcl : BI1TTRB Paokta. X. . m ira Toneka Grain Mww trunU"bSa.b:vl- hFX1. Kan. NEW CORN-TO" OATS 40c WHEAT 76080c. OLD CORN 75c. . Topeka Bay Market Furnished by T. A. Beck, 212-214 & 6th. PRAIRIE HAT-Nkl' S2i. . $13.06. ' VM.Ei AMraLTA-cnoloe. B7.st; Na 1. Toneka Hide MarW t rQ.uoU.dons furnished by James C Smltb 1 Hide Co.. 108 East Third gjj1 ropeka, Kan.. t, , BALT CURED HIDES Salt cureodes m v i4c; Ko. 18c; salt cured k.T."5 ind stags No. 1. 11 6 no. .Uo:-d. brands under 40 lb. flat No. L lie; aide branded SSlls and stags Oat No. 1. 10c; aaUcured fcSaJSf 1. WW fTrT. than same sxsde ennt VV v 1. $2.0993.50: horse hTXL. 5 X5C01.W; Ttoe-. tallcw VZlliii bees wax. uesae. tiSy HIDES Dry flint butcher ho... no to 28c; dry runt fallen heary, tOo tb gc; dry flint under 1 lb., lie u facTdr, runt culls Oat Ute: dry salt heavy over Ji W. 17c to 18c; dry salt light 14c. to Mc over lb. OatVo. t 12c; sldT brands WkNSAS. NEBRASKA AND OKLA HOMA-Brlght - medium. J6-WC; dark medium. lS15c: Ught flae. node; heavy One. 9916c COLORADO. NEW MEXICO. UTAH tUML nSfie; heavy fine. 9j6c. r-ic-j W I I f I . I 1 vU iyL rZV, Jy 1 vU i & Bmiy a HSgEn 1 c ; . . , , . j-, V, file Qoskg Houirs of the Credites' Sale OPEN TOMQH1T ' Cost and profit have ; been trampled under foot during this sale. Nothing was con sidered: except the: fact that we had to raise $40,000.00 to satisfy the insistent demands of our creditors. We have lost, but the public has gained. WARNING! I wish to assure everyone that the sale now brtns; conducted for the benefit of my creditors will posi tively be brovght to a close in a short time. Under no conditions will the present prices continue after that time. Tonight and tomorrow may be your last opportun ity to purchase merchandise from this hlajh grade stock at such remarkably iow prices. My earnest an J sincere advice to all In to avail your selves NOW, for yon will never again have an op portunity to bay Suits and Overcoats, made by the finest manufacturers in the country, at S7.&0. But once in a lifetime an op portunity of this nature comes. Think of being able to buy a Suit or Overcoat for $7.50! Suits and Overcoats made by the best tailors in the most skillful manner, this year's styles, and marked to sell the country over at $23 $25, $22.50 and $20. As a mark of appreciation to our patrons for their strong sup port during the closing hours of our Big Creditors' Sale, we are going to give every purchaser of a Suit or Overcoat, today and tomorrow, a handsome One Dollar Silk Necktie. Remember, this offer is for today and tomorrow only a $1.00 . SILK NECKTIE FREE. . F-j iwl i & A! . Fe'sasfags One-Half FTTH Price! IJJVUIU UliU XlVClUwUeJ iVUUUC only rlotliing