Evening times-Republican. [volume], December 14, 1909, Image 10

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WHEAT DECLINES RAPIDLY AF-
TER HIGH OPENING
PRICES.
(PECULATIONS TAKE PROFITS
AND PRICES QUICKLY RECEDE
Seneral Liquidation in Corn Results in
Declines of a Cent or More— Oats
Shows More Firmness Than Other
Tan
Cereals-Provisions Also Slump
General Market Conditions. New York Produce.
Xe«' York, Dec. 14.
Chicago, Dec. 14.—Sever® slumps
J,4
!ji l'j
f§ 2 higher.
Corn.
2
Wheat—No. 2 red. 1.25X.2S No. 3
red. 1.1S® 1.23U No. 2 hard, 1.14@
1.16 No. 3 hard, 1.07Q1.14.
Corn—No. 3. 61U No. 3 white 51^
.61% Xo. 3 yellow, 61-g61U
Oats—No. 2 white, No. 3 white,
44 ©44^ standard. 4445.
Range of Chicago Grain Prices.
Chicago. Dec. 14.
Wheat December, opened 1.14 f
1.14k. highest, 1.14^ lowest, 1.12^
closed, 1.13: May opened, 1.11%(5
l.ll^i and closed, l.iosi.
Corn—December opened 63^^64
highest, 64 lowest, 62H closed, 62^:
May opened.
66%.
Oats—December opened 44^ hl*h-,
Chicago Produce.
Cnicago, Dec. 14
Pork—January, 21.95.
12 92.
Lard—January
Ribs—January, 11.92.
Rye—Cash. 77.
Barley—5,5 7 2
Timothy—March. 3 ?5.
Clover—March 15 20.
Butter—Strong creameries,
dairies. 255 30.
Tremont block:
27t34
Eggs—Steady receipts. 3,100 a'
mark, cases included. 20»iig 25»s firsts,
29 prime firsts, 30=^.
Poultry—Easy turkeys, 17 chick
ens, 12^ springs, 12U.
Cheese—Firm daisies, 15H IS^i
twins. 16!Q"l6ii young americas, 16U
long horns, 16V£.
The Potato Market.
Chicago, Dec. 14.—Po:atoe=, steady.
Choice to fancy
Fair to good
Range ci Prices.
The following range of prices are •of permanent injury.
furnished by A. J. Ciark, broker, rnem-
ber Chicago board of trade, room 8
0
3
JJ -at oo%i 66
/8
Lard Ftook.
Jan.
I
July
~Rib»—
in:
»si«: ®siii: 11: 87|I5 oS!on
1 1
July .jll.40111.45^11.32111.37jll. 52
Minneapolis Cash Markets.
Minneapolis, Dec. 14.
[Furnished by E. J. Moore, grain mer
chant, 24 East Main street, 'phone
68.]
Wheat—Cash—No. 1 hard, 1.13%@
1.14% No. 1 northern, cash, and to
arrive, 1.12%@1.13% No. 2 northern
1.10%@1.11% to arrive, 1.10%@1.11%
No. 3 northern, 1.09%@1.10% No. 1
durum, cash and to arrive, 94%@95%
No. 2 durum, cash and to arrive, 93,%"
@94%.
Corn—No. 3 yellow, 62%@G3U to
arrive, 68%@5S% No. 3 mixed, 61%@
62%.
Oats—No. 8 white, 41% @42% to ar
rive, 41 No. 3 mixed, 38%@41%.
Barley—55@64!
Bye—72g)72% to arrive, 72%.
Flax—Cdsh-and to arive, 1.89%. 4%
Peoria Grain.
Feora, Dec. 14.
Corn—'No. 3, 60.
Minneapolis Wheat.
Minneapolis, Dec. 14.
Wheat—Cash, closed No. 1 hard,
1.13% @1.14ife No. 1 northern, 1.12~i
@1.13% No. 2 northern, l.lO-7^ @1.11^
No. 3 spring, 1.00 vs @'1.10%.
Kansas City Grain.
Kansas City, Dec. 14.
Wheat—No. 2 hard, l.07@1.13 De
cember, 1.07%.
Corn—No. 2 mixed, 65@65V4 Decem
ber, 62% bid.
Oats—No. 2 white, 44@46.
St. Louis Grain.
St. Louis. Dec. 14.
•Wheat—December, l.I3@1.13%.
Corn—62
Oats—4-3 ^4,
Butter—Firm receipts, 7,000 cream
ery specials, 35 third to extras, 27®
34 creamery hold, seconds to specials,
,occurred in grain and provisions 2o@32U state dairy, 25^33 process,
today, as a result of enor-mcrus 25H @2
v. factory, 23%@25
realizing sales. The break in. wheat. ereamery^26@28.
followed fresh bulge at the start,
which carried prices to new high
marks for the crop. Wheat opened ex
cited and strong,
T-, ,, Arm: chicken?. 13® 19 fowls, 13@17V
December started at lH®!5^ and May
$1.10a4. Receipts in Chicago, Minne
apolis and Duiuih were 317 cars.
The market continued weak all day,
prospects of increased receipts having
a depressing effect the final half of the
ur cevs 3ig"5
at l.msg.1.121,i. Demand, however.
was soon satisfied •and prices declined Liverpool Grain.
rapidly on libera! profit taking. De-! Liverpool, Dec. 14.
heat—Firm spot, Ss l%d De
cember sold off to Jl.12^ and May to
ce
mber S* 'd
Corn—Firm spot, 5? lOd old, 5s
lid January, 5s 5 'a 5s 6fyd.
The Money Market,
session. Deut-mber rallied a trifle late,®, prime mercantile, 5 to oVi ex
in the da ., but the market in genera! change firm bankers
closed weak, with prices high- at sixty cays
er to "s lower. The final figures on mand.
December were $1.13, and on May
$1.10Sfe.
Corn was subjected to general liqui- change was at 15 premium.
daUon which resulted in declines of a
cent or more. December opened at 66^2 SOUTH DAKOTA CORN.
©66"s and dropped to 66. Receipts
were 45S cars. Yieid Next Year Expected to Be 100.-
Curn closed weak, with December 1% 000,000 Bushels.
lower a: 62
New York, Dec. 14.—Money firm, 4?i
May down Va at Brookings, S. D., Dec. 14.—That
Oats. South Dakota is forging to the front
Oats displayed relatively more firm-i
as a
ness than other grains, but prices de- shown by the fact that the crop for
clined because of profit taking. De- this year reached $6,339,000 bushels,
cember opened 44V declined to 43"g@ .and it is confidently expected that the
44. .May opened 45-54538, sold off tTo 'yield next year will exceed 100,000,000
44"-^ @45. Receipts were 1S4 cars
Libera! hog receipts caused slump in
provisions early today,
some instances being 371
declines in
Chicago Grain Close.
Chicago. Dec. 14.
count.iss
bills. 4.84.13
4.S7.S5 on dt~
New York Exchange.
Chicago, Dec. 1,4. New York ex-
great corn producing state is
bushels.
The interest in corn raising i? not
c°nfined
to the farmers. The subject
is being taken up in the public schools,
and corn judging contests are being ar
ranged by county superintendents.
Contests have been held at De Smer,
Sioux Falls and Canton with gratifying
results The superintendent of Brown
county had one at Aberdeen and otner
are
i\ ,, ic V.\* s\f tVio a c-ti ct" I
high-.,
expected to follow. The
corn is judged by one of the assistants
of the agronomy deparftment of the
state college, and an address is made
to the farmer boys, upon the most
scientific methods to be employed in
selecting seed, preparing the seed' bed
and in cultivating the crop.
Eastern South Dakota and especially
Brookings county, will be in a position
to supply many parts of the west with
seed corn, and the farmer who garner
ed his crop righf will be able to sell
seed corn at fancy prices. The demand
66%@66^ and closed is^^dyTarge'and 'will doubti^s in^
crease 35
4.3% closed, 43?j
«st, 44%: lowest.
May closed 44%.
approacneg'
News of Grinnell and Vicinity.
Special to Times-Republican.
1 Grinnell. Dec. 14.—The hitchrack
question still divides members of the
city council into two opposing and un
yielding groups notwithstanding that
jthe first motion which precipitated the
contest was withdrawn and a slightly
modified one presented as an approach
to a concession on the part of those
members who hold that the city should
provide the racks and pay for them.
The resolution now before the council
has been referred to a special commit
tee to be reported upon at the first
meeting in January.
There has been much inconvenience
to teamsters and others by the closing
of the block on Broad street between
Fourth and Fifth avenues, as it re
quires all teaming from the depot to
make a detour of three or more blocks,
The various accidents to the machinery
of the paving -cantractor, together with
the early and persistent winter storms,
40(543 has prevented the covering of the con
35®40 crete with the bitulithic top dressing
and the contractor has been anxious to
keep travel off the concrete for fear
?eem
the
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j.
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tr
o-
I I
Dec. 114
I
,114 ^2 112V113
112*4
May ns ill2:iul0%1110%,lir^ ^ail
July ....lOO^ilOlHj 98",' 99% 100:
Corn
Dec
May
JuJy
I
e«vi
But. as there
to be no prospect of finishing
there in the near future, and
on the petition of many interested per
sons, the barriers have been removed
in the one case and it is understood
they will be in the other.
The sheriff of Foster county, North
Dakota, accompanied by the state and
county attorney, who, in this case, are
one and the same person, arrived here
on Sunday and went to Des Moines
to secure extradition papers in the
case of Joe Slycord. who has been in
here for over a the
cc-. cl- 5?^*! (had been offered by the Masonic lodge
pc-l
l¥L at Carrington anS that the state of
North Dakota had doubled that amount
I I I I (but the officers from there state that
Dec 44% 4414' 43%: 43% 44% I no Reward has ever been offered.
May 45%. 45%, 44% 44%| 45% O.'K. Cole has shipped his household
43 43 42%! 42-%| 43 goods to Chicago and Mrs. Cole and
Pork— I 1 the family will remove to their new
Jan {22.3sj22.35j21.95)21.9^'22.32 home there in a few days. At present
May |21.70|21.85j21.62j21.70j2l!97
are
visiting at the home of J. A.
S'gZ'ZS?
saturday
evening this w^k.«.«
nomination and election of officers for
I'
I 1 I the coming year will take place, the
Jll.07)11.96lll.S2|ll.92^11.97 same having been deferred for two
jll.35jll.40^11.35jl0.35111.52 weeks because df the bad weather.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Harpster,
mother of J. W. Harpster, of this city,
took place yesterday afternoon at 1
o'clock. Rev. Elias Handy, of the
Methodist church, conducting the
service. Mrs. Harpster was 83 years of
age. Interment was in Hazelwood cem
etery.
The funeral of N. W. Halter man took
place on Saturday last at the "home
in southwest Grinnell. Mr. Halterman
was about 74 years old and is said to
have died of nervous breakdown. The
body was buried In Hazelwood.
Mrs. D. C. Talbott of this
ccity,
DECLINE 5 CENTS AT OPENING
AND RECEDE STILL
MORE.
STEERS ALMOST UNSALABLE!
BUTCHER CATTLE WANTED
S
Market at No Time During Day Better I
Than Steady—Sheep Slow and Lower
Except for Prime
imitation
Eggs—Steady receipts. 9.900 extra
firsts. 33@3o firsts, 31@32 seconds,
27 (y' 30.
Poultry—Alive, firm chickens, 16
fowls, 16 turkeys, 15i§20 dressed,
Sorts Choice
Lambs Steady, Others Weak and Ir
regular.
Chicago, Dec. 14.—Hogs opened about
5 cents lower, but closed with the mar
ket a little under the opening level.
Last week's average weight of hogs
is figured at only 216 pounds, against
21S the previous week and 214 a year
ago, when light stuff was much more
abundant. This indicates how scarce
big hogs are, as pigs have been few
at the market. The run has carried a
lot of lS0!g'210-pound hogs of the new
crop, suggesting that growers are dis
posed neither to assume the risk nor
the feed bill, incidental to carrying
them longer.
Cattle,
Cattle were slow, steers being almost
unsalable at the start. Butcher cattle
sold to better advantage, but at no
time were they better than steady.
Sheep,
Sheep were slow and except for
prime sorts were lower. Lambs were
steady on choice lots, but weak and ir
regular on other classes. The best
price was $S. tho this morning prime
would probably have reached the top
of yesterday, which was $$J.0.
Chicago Livestock.
Chicago, Dec. 14.—Estimated receipts
for today, 11,000 weak.
Beeves
Stockers and feeders
Cows and heifers
Westerns
Texans 3.S0@4.70
Calves .... 7.00@9.50
60 mixed and butchers.
oS mixed and butchers,
53 good heavies
49 good heavies
37 gpood heavies
4S good heavies
4 rough heavies
5 rough heavies
7 rough heavies
2 rough heavies ......
61 light hogs
6S light hogs
71 light hogs
fi-i light hogs
Representative Cattle Sales.
Below are given a few
ti,ve cattle sales:
No.
1-6
stec-rs
steers
steers
steers
steers
17
14
18
19
17 steers
15 steers
15 steers
13 steers
11 steers
12 steers
16 steers
con"
fessed murderer of Frank Batesole.
near Carrington, N. D. A report has
been widely spread that a large reward
is
speeding the winter with her daughter,
Mrs. W.) B. Brush, in Thayer, Mo.
Th« Philosopher of Polly,
"A man who never bores you with
bis other troubles," says the Philos
opher of Folly, "can always be relied
on to teil you all about his Insomnia.''
sheep
4.00@8.50
Hogs—Estimated receipts for today,
26.000 steady.
Lig-h-t 8.10@8.55
•Mixed S.25@8.65
Heavy 6.30 @8.70
Rough S.30(g8.45
Good choice heavy S.45@8.70
8.45@S.60
Sheep—Estimated receipts for today,
21,000 weak.
Muttons
Lambs
3.50 @5.50
5.50@S.20
Representative Hog Sales,
Below are quoted a.few of the repre
sentative hog sales:
Average. Price
54 mixed and butchers.
57 mixed and butchers.... 204
216
224
279
296
307
^1S
359
392
404
402
139
143
158
161
8.4
8
971
99«
lOlfi
1K7
1046
1114
1063
1129
12S2
1267
1294"
1303
6
15 steers 1279
steers
steers
steers
steers
steers
steers
steers
The Horse Market.
$,-3#l00. The closing trade of the
ye., is ex-pe.^ .to be quiet a* thftjatamp
lowest level of prices of the season,
intimated
i^etimatea receipts luuav 3ai horses,
0.
TIMES-REPUBLICAN, MARSHAXZLTOWIST, IOWA, DECEMBER 14, 190S
good many years, had four cars of cat
tle on Monday's market from Ringgold
county, in charge of P. A. Hunter.
August Swltzer, of Story City, had
hogs on Monday's market.
H. Thorsen, of T&or, a feeder of ex
perience, had some 5S.60 hogs' on Mon
day's market.
Behan & Rleger, regular shippers
from Masonville, marketed a load of
hogs.
"\V. A. Fisk, who feeds extensively In
Clay county, was here Monday with
a load of butcher s'tuff. accompanied by
his neighbor, Mr. Walker.
Donald McQueen, an extensive feeder
of Cherokee county, was here Monday
with two cars of cattle of his own
feeding.
Peter Ehrp, one of the most exten-
sive
dealers In the state of Iowa, was
here Monday with cattle, hogs and
shipped from Holstein. He re
ports lots of cattle going on feed in his
part of the country just at present.
C. D. McPherson, Fairfield, was here
with cattle. The following four from
the same vicinity were also here with
stock: R. and G. Whitmore, T. Law
son and H. Bigford. Grant Hudgel
sent in some cattle, but did not accom
pany the shipment. Not much fat stock
left in that section.
O. B. Bear, of Piano, was here with
a load of hogs. Mr. Bear says hogs are
scarce in his section of the state.
W. C. Reed, of Oskaloosa, had three
cars of cattle on Monday's market.
Chicago Hay Market
N
Chicago, Dec. 14.—The hay market
is steady receipts, 466 tons ship
ments, none.
Choice timothy—J18.00® 18.60.
No. 1 timothy—J16.o0@17.50.
No. 2 timothy and No. 2 mixed—$15.
50@16.50.
No. 3 timothy and No. 2 mixed
$12.00®'14.60.
Kansas and Oklahoma prairie hay,
choice—$13.50@14.00.
Kansas' and Oklahoma prairie hay,
No. 1—tl2.50@13.00.
Kansas and Oklahoma prairie hay,
No. 2—$11.00 @12.00.
Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and Da
kota, prairie, choice—S12.00@13.00.
Iowa. Minnesota, Nebraska and Da
kota, prairie, No. 1—Sll.00@12.00.
Iowa. Minnesota, Nebraska and Da
kota prairie, No. 2—S9.50@10.50.
Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin feed-
3.00@5.15 jng prairie hay—$7.00^9.00.
2.00@5.50 Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin pack
4.00!g 6.50 ling hay—$6.00@7.00.
Rye straw—$8.50@9.00.
Oats straw—$7.00@7.50.
Wheat straw—$6.00(36.50.
Kansas City Livestock.
Kansas City, Dec. 14.—Cattle—Esti
mated receipts for today, 16,000 steady
to 10 cents lower.
Natives 4.75@8.50
Cows and heifers 2.50®6.50
Stockers and feeders 3.25@5.25
Western 3.S0@6.00
Southern 3.35S5.50
Hogs—Estimated receipts for today,
16.000 strong to 5 cents higher.
Heavy 8.40®8.50
Packers and butchers .... 8.25®8.45
Light 7.90@8.35
Sheep—Estimated receipts for today.
197 8.25 S.000 steady.
8.35
8.50
8.55
8.45
8.50
8.80
8.65
8.30
Muttons 4.25@5.85
Lambs 6.00®8.00
Omaha Livestock.
Omaha, Dec. 14.—Cattle—Estimated
receipts for today, 7,500 opened 10
cents lower.
Natives
Cows and heifers
Western steers
5 45 I Stockers and feeders...,
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3.00@5.25
3.50 @G.20
2.75@'5.10
Hogs—Estimated receipts for today,
20 opened 5 to 10 cents lower.
'25Tleavy 8.25@8.30
835 Mixed S.20@8.25
Light 8.10@8.25
I Sheep—Estimated receipts for today,
representa- opened 10 to,20 cents lower.
Muttons 4.25(®6.S0
Lambs 6.50@7.75
Average' Price
4.50
5 00 St. Louis Livestock.
St. Louis, Dec. 14.—Cattle—Estimat
5 gg ed receipts for today, 6,500 opened
5 75' steady.
00
1
Natives 3.75@8.00
6 10
Clws an(J
6.75
6.90
7 00:
7.25
7.60
1.10
7.90
8.00
8.25
124fii
1-304
137»V
1452
1417
1396
1471
v.
heifers 3.15§6.70
9,5 Stockers and feeders ....^. 3.10@4.65 I
40 Hogs—Estimated receipts for today,
•g'jO 10,000 Opened strong.
6 65 P'gs
ani^
lights 6.50@8.5®
Packers 8.25®8.55'
Butchers and best heavy... 8.30@8.70
Sheep—Estimated receipts f#r today,
2,500 opened steady to 10 cents lower.
Muttons 3.75ffi5.50
Lambs 6.70@8.00
FOR BROADER LAWS.
Secretary Nagel Would Nationalize
Corporate Life.
Washington, Dec. 13.—The report of
Secretary Nagel, of the department of
commerce and labor, just made public,
contains two very important recom
mendations. The first is for the devel-
Chicago, Dec. 14.—The market open
ed with a liberal attendance of outside
buyers, but demand did not appear to
be particularly urgent. Buyers .bid
feebly on the bulk of the offerings and
no advance over the closing low prices opment and advancement of the bu
of two weeks ago was reported. There
1
reau of corporations Into an agency to
was a general disposition to hedge perform for the whole country what it
and hold values down to the lowest has been doing in special instances,
possible point, as eastern dealers con- I Secretary Nagel's recommendations in
•tend that western prices rule too high that respect suggest an agency to which
for their customers. The best sale 1 the management and condition of all
relatively of the forenoon auction was interstate corporations must be report
$215, bid for an elegant 1,500 pound! ed. The need for knowledge concern
expresser, while many good 1,600 pound ing business secrets is realized. The
draft animals changed hands at $185 secretary draws the comparison that
fi207.o0. Medium-weight chunks rang- (the commercial and financial life of the
ing around 1,200 to 1,400 pounds sold nation has become nationalized and
at a range of $S0(g 167.50 and a few suggests that it is now in order to na
good 1,500 pound^ chunks changed tionalize its corporate life.
hands at $155®17i.50. Small southern .Another important recommendation is
offerings were in steady request at
made by
against 12 last Monday, 905 the same. no law aeainst trans
period a year ago and fifty-one the cor-
is moderately acttive at the following
auction prices:
isfc
Poor Good
to fair, to choice.
$115@165 $175@275
110@165 175 @225
170@2?5
170@300
19fr@325
400 @650
200@500
75@125
17o@300
Drafters
Expressers ...
Loggers and feeders 60 @160
Drivers 100@1&0
Actors and coachers 110@180
Carriage pairs 225@380
Saddlers 125@175
Western branded.. 20@ 70
Mules^ 75 @150
lowans at the Yards.
Joseph O'Brien, a good feeder rrom
L»ets, was in Monday with a consign
ment of cattle.
Armstrong & Smith, regular shippers
from Lake View, had two cars of hogs
on Monday's market.
Irwin & Lewis, extensive shippers
from Sac county, had a consignment of
hops on Monday's market.
L. D. Kelly & Co., extensive dealers
in livestock from Decatur county, had
a consignment of battle here Monday.
P. A. Hunter & Sons, who have been
regular shippers to this market
tor
a
Secretary Nagel in his report,
for broader
and more efficient laws to
out
the white slave traffic. While
the present statutes prohibit the im-
portation of women for immoral par-
p0®fs- l"®
responding date in 1907. The market!1*^ -H!?"1.* J? 2"*
Is n0 law
against trans
0ther Wlthin the borders of the
aH"
coun"
try.
The secretary says it must be real
ized that the white slave trade is a de
veloped business and that "tighter laws
are needed to enable the federal au
thorities to fight it successfully.
Reviewing the work of its divisions
and bureaus, the report tells the his
tory of a year of progress in all di
rections.
Corning Church Dedication.
Corning, Dec. 14.—The dedication of
the flne new Methodist church, which
has been erected here this year at a
cost of more than $20,000, will be held
Jan. 9. The date was set for early
in November, tout delay in putting in
the windows caused postponement.
Bishop Robert MolTityre of St. Piaul,
Minn., will be here and deliver the ad
dress at the morning service and make
•the formal dedication.
Jn the afternoon fhere will toe a plat
form service in wtrieh the- pastors of
the various churches of the city will
participate. In the evening the address
es will be made by former pastors of
the churcfa who can attend.
MONTANA SENATOR DECLARES
EXPLORER IS A COLOSSAL
FAKIR.
SAYS COOK DID NOT ASCEND
MT. M'KINLEY OR REACH POLE
Dixon Acted as 'Mediator at Meeting
at Which Cook and Barrill Were
•Brought Face to Face—-Declares
Cook Needed the Money and Wanted
the Notoriety.
[Special Correspondence.]
Washington, Dec. 14.—Senator Jo
seph Dixon, of Montana, is the arctic
expert of the upper chamber. He
knows all about the Cook-Peary con
troversy, understands the Mount Mc
Kinley controversy, and declares his
uiiQuaJifled conclusion that Cook is "a
monumental faker."
It seems that when Dr. Cook went
out to Montana to meet Burrell and
JTince, his (Mount McKlnley guides,
and face them and their charges in
their own home, Senator Dixon was re
quired to act as moderator at the town
meeting which sat on "the matter at
Hamilton. That experience convinced
the senator that Cook was a fraud.
"He had told down east," said the
senator today, "thait he was going to
face and denounce the men who
charged him with not getting to the
mountain's top. Well, he appeared to
make his speech, and the house was
jammed. What he really did was to
deliver his regular north pole lecture
and then to devote about two dozen
words to a reference to the contro
versy about. Mount ^McKlnley, and to
say that he regretted'!it but that any
how Mount 'McKinlgy'wasn't the pole.
"That didn't satisfy the audience,
and when the Doctor left the stage
they insisted that he face Burrell and
Prince, who were in the audience. I
was rather forced into the situation,
and went to Cook, urging him to go
back on the stage.
"No, I don't want to get into any
unseemly controversy iti isn't neces
sary,' replied Cook.
'But you've got to go on and meet
these men, or your whole case fails,' I
insisted.
"Cook didn't want to do it but fin
ally he was led out on the stage. The
crowd applauded his reappearance.
Kow,' I said, addressing the au
dience, 'Is Fred Bursell here?'
"About six feet four inches of a huge,
strapping lumberman whom I had
never seen, unlimbered and rose in a
seat clo^e to the platform.
"'Are you Burrell?' I asked.
am,' was the reply.
Is this the man who acted as your
guide on the Mount McKinley trip?'
I asked, turning to Doctor Cook.
1
es, it is,' he replied rather
weakly.
'Burrell,' I said, 'did you go to the
top of the mountain?'
'No, we went about one-third of
the way up, and took some pictures,'
he replied.
"Then I turned to Prince, and went
thru the same catechism with him and
Cook. Prince told the same story. No
body who heard them, and saw the
weak and seemingly unwilling protest
which Doctor Cook made, had any
doubt about that part of the affair.
They never got to the top of the moun
tain at all, and those men declare that
nobody else ever did they don't be-i
lieve anybody ever will. Now, I haven't 1
any doubt whatever about Cook. He
never scaled that mountain, and he
never went to the pole, and he will be
proved a faker in both cases. He need
ed the money and he wanted the no
toriety, and he figured that he might
be able t^ get away with the fake
that's all there is to it. Out in our
state he practically ran away from!
his accusers he would have run awav
from them entirely if he hadn't been
practically forced to face them for a
few moments and he lost his case
with everybody."
...
Edward A. Moselgy, secretary of the
interstate commerce commission, is
the most devoted union labor man in
the public service. The "charge is con
stantly made by non-union people that
Moseley will have none but unfon men
in the division of safety appliance in
spectors. of which he is the head and.
Moseley always admits the charge and
defends his position and he always
carries his point, too.
Moseley is credited with having a]
big share of influence in convincing the
railroad voters that Taft deserved their
support. The other day he went to the
White House to see the president, and
on leaving a friend asked after his
health.
"Never better," replied Moseley.
"You were mighty sick about two
years ago," observed the friend, "but
seem to be better than ever now."
"Yes," replied the secretary, "I am
a firm believer in the brotherhood of
marr and in all good works, and no
malicious animal magnetism ever gets
action on me."
"Um, yes," replied his friend, "but I
guess you're a still more devoted be
lifever in the Brotherhood of Locomo
tive Engineers."
BUSINESS AT LEADING POINTS.
Retail Trade Booming But Quiet Pre
vails in Jobbing Lines.
New York, Dec. 13.—The near ad
vent of the holiday and the close of
the year naturally curtails operations
in most primary markets, tho retail
trade is correspondingly augmented
and every indication points to a very
large distribution of merchandise. The
fact of a return of business to the
normal point of prosperity Is now at
tested by the president of the United
States in hi^ annual message to con
gress, and it is significant that in this
connection th'e president discusses tho
question of the prevailing high prices,
especially of raw materials and food
products, attributing as one of the
causes of this development the big gold.,
production. The high prices constitute
a most unfavorable featu're of the bus
iness outlook, but the wealth of the
country, and especially of the farmers,
is so great and is growing so rapidly,
that the tide of prosperity in 1810 may
easily rise above every obstacle. Not
only has prosperity returned to the.
normal but it is also a fact of funda
mental importance that-the structure
of business, thru the better organiza
tion of credits and Industry, is strong
er than ever before.'
Chicago.—Snowstorms and zero
weather thruout the west interfered
with crop marketings and movements
of heavy freight, but seasonable goods'
are now in sharp demand and the lead
ing retail lines enjoy an improved ac
tivity and satisfactory reduction of
stocks. Heavy weight apparel, furs,
jewelry and Christmas wares are free
ly bought, and there are urgent re
quests fr^m the interior for Immediate
forwardings to replace broken lines.
Mail and road orders compare favor
ably with a year ago in dry goods,
footwear, clothing, men's furnishings,
food products, furniture and art sup
plies. Lake navigation is virtually
closed for the season. Receipts of iron
ore, lumber, minor metals and coal
have been remarkably large. The
switchmen's strike in the northwest re
mains unsettled, but difficulties In
moving freight have been largely ov
ercome. There Is, however, complaint
as to slow deliveries and trouble in
getting adequate car service. New
equipment is being installed rapidly
and the outlook improves for more
prompt deliveries. Factory outputs in
the principal industries in some re
spects exceed all former aggregates
and there is pressure to complete con
tracts calling for delivery before the
year closes. Specifications assure con
siderable forward employment at rail
mills, furnaces, forges and car shops.
New demands are steadily accumulat
ing in railway requirements. Leather
remains steady and the shoe factories,
belting and novelty branches remain
quite busy on orders for spring needs.
Philadelphia.—Altho trade at present
is a little slow, attributed to the high
price of cotton, dry goods commission
houses state that the season has-been
quite satisfactory. Similar conditions
exist with cloak and sylt manufactur
ers, who report business fain, Tne
outlook for spring trade is encourag
ing, altho collections are Inclined to be
slow. Millinery is dull, {is usual at this
season, but indications point to an ac
tive spring. Prices of leather continue
high and the market is strong.' The
supply is limited and there ia a good
demand for all heavy grades, while
glazed kid kelis well, and manufactur
ers are working to full capacity.
W!ulegale .whoe dealers roport present
sales Sbout normal, b«t th^e for fu
ture delivery showing marked Im
provement.
Pittsburg.—There Is a fair holiday
trade and dealers anticipate better
sales than last year. Cold weather has
stimulated the dry goods and clothing
business. Groceries are fairly steady
and collection are improving slightly.
Provision prices are high, but the
movement is fair. Coal prices have
been advanced from $1.10 to $1.15 for
run of mine coal. f. o. b. at mines, and
revised quotations are $1.25 for one
half inch screened and $1.35 for one
and three-fourths inch screeded. There
is some probability of a combination
of Independent glass factories, stocks
are somewhat reduced and there is
slightly more strength to the market.
Lumber is in fair demand, especially
oak, poplar and pine, and better prices
are being obtained. Some fair con
tracts for lumber were recently placed.
Minneapolis—The strike of railway
switchmen still has more or less bear
ing on local shipping facilities, but
conditions are being steadily improved
and freight is being accepted quite
generally by the different roads. The
opening of terminal congestion has re
sulted in renewed activity among man
ufacturers and jobbers, and trade con
ditions in general continue favorable.
Retail trade Improved considerably
with colder weather, aside from the
usual activity attending the approach
of the holiday season. The lumber
market is rather inactive, but there is
still a good local demand for mill work.
Saa Francisco—The rains have been
seasonable and general, and farm work
is progressing favorably. Stock of best
grades of canned salmon in first "hands
is practically exhausted, and most of
the catch has been shipped away from
the coast. Small lots of Alaska red in
second hands are now held at $1.30 and
medium red at $1.15. The record sal
mon cargo from the coast was carried
by the British steamer Magdalla, which
cleared from the sound last month with
169.553 cases, equal to 300 car loads,
valued at over $800,000.
Atlanta—Trade conditions in most
lines are good and jobbing business for
November and the first part of Decem
ber was in Excess of last year. Col
lections are coming in well and season
ably cold weather has improved retail
trade considerably. Manufacturers of
clothing, overalls and other men's wear
are well Supplied with orders and fut
ure business in dry goods and shoe* is
coming in well.
NO COAL FAMINE IN SIGHT.
"fS. "v Like a Man.
is
Railway Officials Declare Strike
Not Serious.
St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 13.—The strike
of the switchmen was enlivened by
rumors of a Minneapolis coal famine,
and the report here that a score of
the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen,
who have been among the striking
switchmen, would return to work to
day.
A coal famine in Minneapolis is not
a matter *to be feared, according to
railroad officials and the officials of
some ef the largest coal companies.
The managers of the railroads quote
figures to show how many cars of coal
are being delivered.
"It is probably true tha/t the rail
roads are bringing coal into the yards,"
was remarked by one of, the coal com
pany managers, ''but the trouble is to
find them and have them switched in
to yards."
General Sales Ajgent Smith, of the
Northwestern Fuel Company, which
has the laigest number of yards in
the twin city, said there was positive
ly no danger of a coal famine either at
St. Paul or Minneapolis, and added:
"The conditions are nearly normal
with us, and there is not the least
danger of anybody suffering from lack
of coal in either city. There is some
difficulty In syitching the cars into the
coal yards. But they are coming every
day."
Agents of the state railroad commis
sion, who investigated the freight situ
ation in the twin city yards, reported:
"The companies are making tevei
efforts to keep less than carload mer
chandise shipments moving, with fair
ly good results, but the amount of car
load freight handled is very much cur
tailed. Receivers~are experiencing dif
ficulty in having carload freight prop
erly placed for unloading, but condi
tions are gradually improving In that
respect." ..
Pooling Onions.
Peel onions from the root upward
and they will not make your eyes wa
ter and smart.
Father—Bobb.v, I'm sufprlaed to tee
yon crying because a bee stung youl
Brace up and act like a man! Bobby—
Y-yes, an' then y-you'd gimme a l-lick
ln\ Y-you told me w-wbat you'd do to
me if you e-ever beard me u-u«!n' that
kind of l-Ianfmage.—Chicago News.
IOWA STOCKERS AND PEEDER8.
60 head averaging 1020 lbs.
68 head averaging 770 lbs.
64 head averaging 900 lbs.
78 head averaging 90 lbs.
All selected Shorthorns, to full
bloods,, deep reds, dehorned, heavy
honed, no better quality In Iowa. Will
sell your choice one load or all at
low price. Address Van V. Baldwin,
Selma, Van Buren county, Iowa.
Public Sale
The undersigned having decided to
locate in Nebraska will sell at Publio
Sale at his residence on the H. A- Ful-'
ler farm 2% miles northeast of jFergu
son 8 miles southeast of Marshals
town .7
Friday, December 17, '09
Commencing at 10:80 a» m. sharp tha
following personal property:
9 HEAD HORSES gf
Consisting of two brown geldings 9
and 6 years old, weight about 2600
one bay gelding
4
years old, weight
1300 one good team of mares, 8 years
old, one black and one brown, wo'rH
well together, both have been bred,
weight 2400 one brown gelding 7 years
old, 1150 one brown coK coming 3
years old, a good one one brown geld
ing coming 2 years old one spring,
mare colt.
40 HEAD OF CATTLE 40
Consisting of seven milch cows, two
giving milk, balance will be fresh soon
seven heifers coming 2 years old, all
bred seven 2-year-old steers six 1
year-old steers twelve spring calves,
seven steers and Ave heifers.
FARM MACHINERY.
Two lumber wagons one nearly
new one spring wagon one bobsled
one McCormlck binder one MoCormicle
mower one Hoosier seeder one disc
one 3-sectlon harrow one hay rake
one hay rack two corn plows two
stirring plows one walking, one rid
ing one grindstone three sets double
wo^k harness.
SOME HOUSEHOLD GOODS.
1,500 BUSHELS OF CORN IN CRIB
25 BUSHEL8 GOOD POTATOES.
Usual Terms.
JOHN F. VAJGRT.,
W. P. MAULSBY, Auctioneer.
T. J. SHOEMAKER, Clerk.
Public Sale of Seal Estate
Notice is hereby given that at 1
o'clock in the afternoon of the
20th Day of Dec. A. D. 1909,
the Under­
signed will sell at public sale to tha
highest bidder on the terms hereafter
named the Coppersmith farm In Logan
township, Marshall county, Iowa, which
is more particularly described as the
northeast quarter of section thirty-five
(35), in townshiri .:ty-two (8?)
north, range nineteen (19) west of the
5 th P. 1L of Iowa.
SALE TO TAKE PLACE ON
THE PREMISES.
The undersigned, A. F. Coppersmith,
as agent for the owners reserves UM
right to reject any or all bids.
The terms of this sale are that 19
per cent of the bid of the one who Is
accepted as purchaser by the under*
signed must be paid in cash or its
equivalent on the day of the sale to tha
undersigned, and the balance on or be
fore March 1, 1910.
A warranty deed for the premises ac
companied by an abstract showing
merchantable title will be given tha
purchaser when all the purchase prica
has been paid.
A. F. Coppersmith, agent for the
owners.
V. E. Miller, auctioneer,
A. J. CLARK,
Commission Merchant
and Cash Grain
Broker
MEMBER CHICAGO BOARD OP
TRAtffc.
We Solicit Your Cash Consignments*
Ask For Our Daily Market Letter.
Telephone 168.
ROOM8^ AND 2 TREMONT BLOCK
MARSHALLTOWN. IOWA.
E. J. MOORE
GRAIN MERCHANT
Member Chicago Board of Trade.
Correspondent of
Lsmson Bros. & Co.
6 Board of Trade, Chicago, III.
Marshalltown Office
•24 East Main Street, 'Phone 8.
Market letter daily on request
Consignments solicited. Track Mds.
Gervich Bros.
60! East Main 7I5 East Halo
Buyers of Hides and Fort
Marshalltown, Iowa.
GREEN HIDES, NO. 1 T.. ,.10 cent*
MUSKRATS 82 to 3*
SKUNK8 FROM *1.50 te *2.51
I WE PAY HIGH PRICE5 F9R MINK
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