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THE KANSAS CITY JOURNAL, SUNDAY. AUGUST 22, 1897.
S. jr. FJTZnUGII, Prett.
Directors:
IT. II. SEEGEh Cathier. H. C. SOIWITZGEBEL, Attt. Caihier.
National
Bank.
( Sidney McWHliams, W. N. Moore. Stuart Carkener. Phil E. Chap-
pell. Alex Gebhart. M. V. "Watson. H. P. Wright. Fred Huttig, Geo.
( Holmes. S. J. Fitzhugh, W. H. Seeger, H. C. Schwltzgebel.
CITIZENS
OLDEST NATIONAL
BANK IN THE CITY.
MissDuri.Kansas&TexasTmstCo.
Srrailh ami Wyandotte Streets,
JiAXSAS CITY, 3IO.
CAPITAL - SI, 350,000
Surplus and Undivided Profits. $1,260,000.
1 Nassau street. New York.
400 Chestnut street. Philadelphia. Pa.
149 Washington street. Boston, Mass.
Sandthorquia 2. Hamburg. Germany.
Slngel 23S. Amsterdam, Holland.
31 Lombard street, London, E. C. En
gland. Dorotheen-Strasse r.l. Berlin. Germany.
IS Rue du Louvre. Paris. France.
Arthur E. Stllwell. President. Vice Presi
dents: 1st, J. McD. Trimble: 2d. E. L.
Martin: 3d, W. S. Taylor; 4th. Jacques T.
Nolthenlus.
Arthur C. Robinson. Secretary: W. S.
Taylor. Treasurer: Frank B. Wilcox. Ass't
Treasurer: J. J. Cairnes. Ass't Secretary:
r. S. Mosher. Ass't Secretary; Trimble &
Braley. General Attorneys.
C. D. FRENCH. President. Est. 1S76.
W- T. Til linn "'(.A Prncf ti,1 So'V'.
French Bros. Commission Co.,
coat missiox jinucitA .via.
Grain. Provisions and Stocks. Private
wire to Chicago. St. Louis. New York. Min
neapolis and several Southern points.
Rooms 20 to 23. Exchange bldg., Kansas
city. Mo. Telephone 140. References Na-
nuiiai nanK oi commerce.
HOUSTON. FIBLE & GO..
Priiatc Wires. Quick Service.
ftnVPmmpnt NEW YORKSTOCKS and BONDS,
UUIGIIIIIIGIIl, GRAIN and PROVISIONS.
MtiniPinQl Dnnrlo Dealt In for Cash or
Sul UUIIUOi Carried on Margin.
ecurities. jSf&sr.
W. D. Charde & Co.
FINANCIAL BROKERS,
212-313 New Ridge Bldg. Tel. 1682.
Private wires to Chicago. St. Louis and
New York.
p'ewYork Stocks
and Bonds, Chi
cago Grain and
Provisions h a n -died
for cash or
carried on mar
gins. Special atten
tion to mail or
telegraph orders.
Government,
Municipal Bonds,
Bank Stocks,
Commercial Paper
Local Securities,
Mining Stocks.
DOLLAR WHEAT IN CHICAGO.
SEPTE3IBER SOLD AT THAT FOR A
FEW 3IINUTES YESTERDAY.
Opening Was at a Bin: Advance Over
Friday's Closing Corn and Oata
Have Joined the Doom Pro
vision Unchanged.
Chicago. Aug. 21. Dollar wheat was
reached In Chicago to-day. The September
option reached that figure a few minutes
before the close, and wound up an excited
day's session at SOVSc, an advance of 6V5c
since yesterday. December closed at an
equal gain. For the first time since the
recent phenomenal adyance began, leaders
of the bull clique let go of large blocks of
their holdings, which In a measure relieved
the strain. The excitement In wheat was
shared by all the other markets, trading in
corn especially being tremendous. Corn
closed at a 2c advance, and oats wound up
lc higher. Provisions, after an early
SF;ur.'. Eanlc back and closed unchanged to
"lie higher.
September wheat, which closed Friday at
sec. opened to-day anywhere from U7c to
irSc. and kept plunging around wildly for
an hour between those figures and 96ic.
December was equally erratic, opening at
9.39714c fan advance of about 44c), and
fluctuated between that price and 93'-c
Enormous quantities were sold at those ffg
ures by people who had previously bought
it, the sales of one of the best known spec
ulators. W. K. Linn, aggregating millions
of bushels. It was current opinion that
had he not come Into the market the long
looked for dollar mark would have been
reached in a very few minutes after the
opening. It was not difficult to account for
the remarkable opening advance. Liver
pool quoted spot American red winter
wheat at a 4?Jc advance, while California
wheat was TJic Per bushel higher. Crop
reports from the Northwest were even
worse than have heretofore been received,
some predictions placing the crop there at
not to exceed seven or eight bushels per
acre. The week's exports of wheat and
Hour from both coasts amounted to 3.21S.000
bushels, compared with 4.460,000 bushels the
week previous and 2,991.000 bushels the cor
responding week of the year liefore. The
clearances from Atlantic ports alone for
the last twenty-four hours were equal in
wheat and flour to 4,700,000 bushels. Chi
cago received 219 cars, only 13 of which
were of the contract grade. The shipments
hence were 212.000 bushels. Minneapolis and
Duluth received 213 cars, against 433 a year
ago. Argentina did not ship any wheat to
Europe this week, and by 11 o'clock the
market had assimilated all the earlier of
ferings, and hungered for more to such
extent that it rose again with more than
lis original voracity and leaped like a trout
at a fly to secure the September wheat
offered at 99c. May at the same time bring
ing $1. The Continental markets were
about as excited as the English markets,
and this fact had much to do with the
spurt from 97c. The Paris advance was
Miual to 4',Si3c per bushel, and Antwerp
Clic per bushel. About ten minutes before
the close a dollar was bid and accepted for
a block of September amid much excite
ment. This price was held only for an In
stant, however, plenty of wheat coming on
the market about this time, and at the
close' September was bringing 93',ic, while
DS'.ic was bid for December.
Business In the corn pit was on an Im
mense scale, millions of bushels changing
hands during the session. The pit was
crowded all day with excited speculators,
nnd price tluctuatlons were rapid and vio
lent. Shorts made a irnd rush to cover at
the opening and forced prices up 2'c over
vestcrdav's closing. Holders of long corn
t eo there, the selling being prompted by
predictions of warmer weather In the corn
bell. Elevator people also sold heavily on
the advance, nnd a 1c reaction ensued. The
market was Influenced greatly by wheat,
however, and prices again advanced. Lo
cal receipts were heavy 1.0i3 cars. Crop
reports were very poor. September opened
about l'ic higher at 31c. and sold between
30iii!i32c," The close was firm at SlflSliic
The buying craze was also manifest In
the oats market, and an extremely heavy
business was transacted. Shorts covered
laige lines, and all months were taken
frtely. Sympathy with wheat and corn
wan the chief influence. Local receipts
wore 616 cars. September opened He higher
at 19c which was the lowest pric of the
day It sold up to 20VJc. and closed at
lK.c
Provisions were also In great request, and
sharp advances all around were scored at
the opening. Armour's brokers bought
heavily of October ribs. Heavy selling by
CudahV and outsiders brought about a re
nction" later. Cablr-s were higher and the
hog market firm. At the close September
pork was unchanged at $.67i4. September
lard 7'sc higher at $4.63. and September ribs
TWSilOe higher at $5.30ti 5.3214.
Estimated receipts Monday: Wheat. 4W
cars: corn. 1.320 cars; oats, 815 cars; hogs,
33.000 head.
C S Lee. Pres. Geo. G.Lee, Sec and Trias.
C. S. LEE COMMISSION CO.,
Room 203. X. Y. Life Bldg.. Kansas City.Mo.
TELEPHONE 2436.
DEALERS IX OUAIS ASIt VllOriSIOXS,
KTOCKS ASlt JIOXI'S.
Reference, by permission: Midland Na
tional Hank, First National Bank, New
England Safe Deposit nnd Trust Co.
LOCAL GRAIN MARKET.
Another Exciting: Dny In Whent Corn
Higher and Oats Firm.
In store Wheat. 1.215.1GS bushels; corn,
246.783 bushels; oats. 118.993 bushels, and ryo.
.537 bushels.
Wheat.
Receipts past 24 hours 226.800
Same time last year 53.400
Shipments 149,400
The excitement ol Friday was not only
maintained but intensified yesterday. Spec
ulation was rampant everywhere and prices
went up by leaps, and Chicago reached $1,
2o higher than the opening and 7c above
Friday's close The cash market here was
quick to sympathize and kept pace with
speculative prices. The early sales of No.
2 hard were made at an advance of 2433c,
and late ones 4fi3c, and buying free at this
Improvement. Exporters and elevator men
both were buying. No. 2 red went to $1.01.
which Is 3c over the best price Friday. By
sample on track here at Kansas City: No.
2 hard, 13 cars early at 92ic, 3 cars at Kic,
10 cars at 4c, later 5 cars at 94.c. S cars
at 63c. 2 cars choice at 93i.4c; to arrive, 5,000
bushels at 90?jc. 3.000 bushels at 90c, 10,000
bushels at 91c. 10,000 bushels at Sl&c, and
late, 5,000 bushels at 91c; 3 cars spring at
924c; No. 3 hard, 6 cars early at Ol'.ic, 4
cars at 92c 5 cars at 92',-c. later. 33 cars at
S3c, 3 cars at S3ic and at the close 4 cars
choice at 91c; 1 car spring at 91c, 1 car at
91i4c; No. 4 hard, 7 cars early at P0c, 1 car
at 90!c, 4 cars at 91c, and later. 4 cars
at 91!c, 5 cars at 92c; rejected. 1 car at
SOe. 1 car at SSc. 1 car at 8Sc late;. No. 2
red. 1 car early at 97c, C cars at $1.00, 5 cars
at $1.01; No. 3 red. 1 car at 93c. 2 cars later
at 97c, 1 car choice at SSc; Wo. 4 red, 923
94e, 1 car at 93c
Corn.
Receipts past 24 hours 31,300
Same time last year 23,600
Shipments 39.900
There was not much life to the market
yesterday, but prices were again higher, in
sympathy with wheat, and a higher spec
ulative market, but buyers disposed to
take hold cautiously. By sample on track
here at Kansas City: No. 2 mixed, 1 car
early at 23c, 3 cars at 23Uc, and later C
cars at 26c; September. 13,000 bushels at
23c: No. 3 mixed, nominal at 21'ii23e; No.
4 mixed. 21322c: No. 2 white, nominal at
26S26!4c; No. 3 white, 5 cars at 231,c; No.
4 white, 2314324c.
Oats.
Receipts past 24 hours 11,000
Same time last year 21.0U0
Shipments 2.000
Receipts fair and market firm in sympa
thy with other grain. At the same time
trading Is slow, but little demand being
had save from local feed dealers. By sam
ple on track here at Kansas City: -No. 2
mixed, nominal at 1731Sc: No. 3 mixed,
13iSlGc; No. 4 mixed. 11313c: No. 2 white,
nominal at 19320c; No. 3 white. 1 car at
17c, 1 car choice at 19c; No. 4 white, 1G
Rye.
Receipts past 24 hours 1,200
Same time last year
Shipments
Demand good and market higher In sym
pathy with wheat. Prices nominal. By sam
ple on track here at Kansas City: No. 2,
47i4S4Sc: No. 3. 43346c
FLOOR Higher under the Influence of
the sharp advance In wheat, but sales
slow. Soft wheat, per barrel, patents, J4.50
(7J4.70: extra fancy, $4.2034.20: straights,
$4.0034.50; low grades, $3.4063.60. Hard
Patents, $4.3004.50; straights, $1.00514.20;
bakers', $3.40S3.S0: low grades, $2.S0fi3.20.
Established brands and city mills, 303j50c
per barrel higher.
CORNMEAL Quiet but firm. Quoted at
49030c per cwt.. bulk.
CORN CHOP-Steady but slow sale.
Quoted at 4314Cc per cwt., sacked.
FEEDSTUFFS Demand fair and prices
steady. Mixed feed. 44tt43e per cwt.,
sacked; straight bran, 4344c per cwt.,
sacked: bulk, 3C37c per cwt.
CASTOR BEANS-Selllng fairly. Car
lots. $L15 per bushel; less, $L10 per bushel.
FLAXSEED Excited and higher. Cash
and August, $1.03 per bushel upon the ba
sis of pure.
Hay.
Receipts past 21 hours 7S0 tons
Same time last year 160 tons
Shipments 90 tons
Dull and lower under free arrivals. Tim
othy suffering the most. We quote: New
prairie, choice, $3.73; No. 1. $4.73if5.23; No. 2,
$4.25ff4.75: no grade, $2.7503.23. Timothy
Choice, $7.50;. No. 1. $6.5037.00; No. 2, $3,500
6.00; No. 3, $3.005Z3.23. Clover Mixed, $5.75
6.23; No. 2, $1.7383.25.
Grnln Xotes.
A year ago Saturday the range of Sep
tember wheat In Chicago was 53iig36?8C
The Kelley & Lysle mill at Leavenworth
that has been Idle for several weeks under
going repairs will start up Monday.
The English farm deliveries the past week
were 396,000 bushels, and average price, 30s
4d. Previous week deliveries, 367,200 bush
els, and average price, 29s 9d.
It was noised about yesterday afternoon
that a milkman within the past week, with
$100. had cleaned up $13,000 by buying wheat
calls, which he cashed yesterday at the
highest point.
Yesterday's clearances for export at the
four Atlantic ports were 342,761 bushels of
wheat, 33,437 packages of flour, 237,966 bush
els of corn and 101,917 bushels of oats. To
tal wheat and flour clearances amount to
466.30S bushels.
A New York report says: "Exporters
took here Friday, in all positions and all
sorts of wheat. 1.240,000 bushels, and 496,000
bushels at outports, 41G.000 bushels of corn
and 96,000 bushels of oats here and 228,000
bushels of corn at outports."
A Beerbohm London cable says: "Indi
cated world's shipments for the week are
about 8,000.000 bushels; expect a large In
crease in the amount of wheat afloat, and
largo decrease in European stocks. Ar
gentine corn shipments, 112,000 bushels; no
wheat."
The primary market receipts for yester
day were S77.000 bushels of wheat, against
618,000 bushels a year ago; shipments were
637.000 bushels, last year 562,000 bushels;
corn, receipts, S33.000 bushels: a year ago.
463.0U0 bushels: shipments, 613,000 bushels;
last year, 915.000 bushels.
The exports of wheat and flour from both
coasts of the United States and Canada
In the seven weeks since July 1 amount
to 21,333.000 bushels, against 18,224,000 bush
els In the corresponding time a year ago,
12.437.000 bushels two years ago, and 20,
473,000 bushels three years ago.
Not satisfied with dollar wheat, W. D.
Charde, ex-secretary of the board of trade.
Is now claiming that we will yet see $1.23
wheat. With a shortage of 230.000,000 bushels
abroad, mainly to be supplied by tho Unit
ed States, he thinks this price not an un
reasonable one, and may look cheap before
the year Is out.
A recent message from New York saj-s:
When wheat was sailing around 64c. Phil
ip D. Armour, Chicago's multi-millionaire
pork packer, a man ivhose pre-eminence
as a wheat speculator Is unquestioned,
said: "We shall see dollar wheat by
Thanksgiving, and before Christmas It
well be a dollar and a half."
Showers fell Friday night In Eastern Ne
braska, Iowa. Northwest Missouri, and ex
treme Northeast Kansas. A light shower
fell in the eastern portion of South Da
kota. In all other sections the weather
has been fair, excepting alone the Gulf
coast, where rainy weather continues. The
Kansas uuy raimau was u.l of an inch.
Omaha reported 0.4S and Des Moines 0.1S.
Exports of Indian corn the past week are
exceptionally heavy, the largest since the
third week In April this year, amounting
to 3.923.035 bushels, as comnared tvlth S T.:. -
000 bushels last week, 2.763,ti00 bushels In tho
week a year ago. I.IKJ.OUO bushels two years
ago. 103.0110 bushels three years ago, and as
contrasted with 4,960,000 bushels In the cor
responding week ot is:.
Car lot receipts of grain:
w neat. uorn. uats.Kye.Flax.Hav.
Past wk....22ii 34S t fi 41 377
Prev. wk...22C6 4V 50 6 2S 116
2 wks ago. .2512 214 4S 2 20 211
A yr. ago.. 423 1.V.I CO 40 77
2 yrs. ago.. 312 277 52 3 K7 .104
3 yrs. ago.. C32 S3 92 47 57 2S9
Car lot receipts of wheat:
K.C. Chi. St.L. Mnls.Dlth.Tnt.
Past wk....2223 1361 737 916 433 5752
Prev. wk..22W 1032 84 BS2 1054 5-0S
2 wks. ago.2S12 1131 S74 .SOI 933 6371
A yr. ago.. 423 1057 W7 Sf; J4S 4s.1l
2 yrs. ago.. 312 539 776 1633 fir," 2)1"
3 yrs. ago.. C32 3399 626 1119 319 G633
Car lot receipts of corn:
K.C. Chi. St.L. Tot.
Past week 31S 6167 576 7091
Previous week 42G 5S21' 569 C$16
2 weeks ago 314 6123 672 7iu1
A year ago 153 3320 10GS 4M7
2 years ago 277 37S3 136 4262
3 years ago S3 list 114 137S
Car lot receipts of oats:
., . , K.C. Chi. St.L. Tot.
Tast week 90 3335 206 4"31
Previous week 50 4010 sis Am
- weeks ago 48 3624 273 3313
A year agi 66 i.v,7 233 1SV6
2 years ago 52 ws; "-j j-,o-
3 years ago 92 2110 212 "Mil
W. W. Cowen has been lnokini- intn i,
past as to wheat prices and furnishes us
the following, representing the highest
prices for No. 2 cash wheat In Chicago for
the past eleven years.
1SSS. January uv
Mi
1SS7, June..
1SSS. September .
1SS9. February .,
1S90. August ....
1SS1. April
1S92. February ..
1833, April
1S34, April
JW5, May
1S36, November..
$100
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Low ltatcH and Hot 'Weather
Are here. A trip to Colorado doesn't cost
much now. and you may be comfortable In
a cooler climate. Aoply to George W. Hn
genbuch. P. and T. A.. Santa Fe Route,
for rates and copy of "A Colorado Summer."
MONEY, STOCKS AND BONDS,
STOCKS COXTIMJE TO SHOW A RE
ACTIOXAHY TENDENCY.
Trading Light and "Wlint Demand Had
Mill illy From Shorts Who Winhed
to Cover. Jlotlt Itnllivnys and
Induxtrlnl Lifeless.
There was a very good counter business
yesterday, but at the discount boards there
was little doing. Rates, however, remain
steady and firm at 7S per cent. Currency
shipments continue active. Bank clearings,
Jl.711.4tiG, against $1,442,031, an increase of
$263,335. a gain of 20 per cent. For the week.
$10,210,377, against $9,293,6b7, an increase of
$1,014,630, a gain of 10 per cent.
Eastern exchange steady.
Houston. Fible & Co., exchange brokers,
quote it as follows: New York,. 23c dis
count; Chicago, 23c discount; St. Louis, 23c
disccunt.
The New York bank statement Saturday
showed an increase in loans of $3,417,500; in
deposits, of $5,107,300; in specie of $533,3110; In
legal tender of $1,629,300. and In the surplus
reserve of SS70.723, making it now $39,733,530
above the 23 per cent rule.
The exports of specie from New York the
past week were; Silver, 51,001.723: no gold.
The Imports were: Gold. $I20,50S; silver,
$13,726.
Money nt Home nnd Abroad.
New York, Aug. 21. Money on call nom
inally lyiil'.i per cent: prime mercantile
paper, S3it4& per cent; sterling exchange
steady, with actual business in bankers'
hills at $4.S55sS4.S5ri for demand, and $I.S3',A
msr-l for sixty days; posted rates. $l.S4y2
4.S6 and $4.SG"iff4.S7: commercial bills. S1.S2.
London, Aug. 21. The rate of discount in
the open market for both short and three
months' bills is lliV-; per cent.
New York. Aug. 21. Clearings, $103,3SS,030;
balances, $6,230,436.
Boston. Aug. 21. Clearings, $14,336,117;
balances, $1,633,S13.
Philadelphia. Aug. 21.-Clearings. $9,961,
211; balances, $1,633,160.
Baltimore. Aug. 21. Clearings, $2,216,S63;
balances, $3S9.057.
Chicago. Aug. 21.-Clearings, $13,701,478.
New lork exchange 43c discount. Sterling
exchange, posted rates, $l.Sli and $l.S6'.i.
St. Louis. Aug. 21. Clearings, $3,373,415;
balances. $661,S24. Money 47 per cent. New
York exchange, $1.00 discount bid; 73c dis
count asked.
Cincinnati. Aug. 21. Money 2Wi6 per
cent. New York exchange 40c discount.
Clearings. $1,406,400.
New Orleans, Aug. 21. Clearings, $S93.534.
,?IeFnhIs' Tenn- -Aug. 21. CleUrings. $194,
03: balances. $66,783. New York exchange
selling at $1.50 premium.
State and Railroad BondN.
New York. Aug. 21. Closing quotations
on the New York Stock exchange: United
States 2s. registered. 974: United States 4s,
registered. 111?4; United States 4s. coupon,
tI":..H.iiI?3 States new 4s, registered. 125:
united States new 4s. coupon. 125: United
States 5s. registered, 113VS: United States 5s,
coupon. 113U; Pacific 6s of '33. 102; Alabama
class A. 107; Alabama, class B. 101; Ala
bama, class C, 9S; Alabama currency. 98;
Louisiana new consols, 4s. 96; Missouri 6
100; North Carolina 6s. 126; North Carolina
4s. 103; South Carolina non-fund. -; Ten
nessee new settlement 3s, 84i; Tennessee
new settlement 5s. 103; Tennessee old 6s. 60;
Virginia centuries. c4: Virginia centuries,
uefcrred, 4; Atchison 4s. S6Ti; Atchison 2d
A. 56tJ; Canada Southern 2ds, 103: Central
Pacific lsts of '93. I01i; D. & R. G. 4s. S3:
D. Sr R. G. 7s. 110: Erie 2ds, 70A; G., II. &.
S. A. 6s. 106: G.. H. & S. A. 7s. 110'A II. &
T. C. 5s. 103'.i: II. & T. C. 6s. 106: L. & N.
Uni. 4s. S3&: M., K. & T. 1st 4s. S3'-'.: M.. K.
& T. 2d 4s. 61i: Mutual Union Gs. 111U; New
Jersey Central general 5s. 113'A: Northern
Dnnlftn Ir..-. 11Cft'. T.- .1 V. t .. .
i-uiuis, -ii7R .ui iiiwesi. b. v . ueneniure us,
1174 : Oregon Navigation lsts, 112'A: Oregon
Navigation 4s, SS; Rio Grande Western lsts,
79: St. Paul consols. 7s. 13S".: St. P.. C. &
P. W. 5s. Illy.; St. L. & I. M. general 5s,
SG'.i: St. L. & S. F. general 6s. 113; Southern
Railway 5s. 94: Texas Pacific lsts. 9.V4:
Texas Pacific 2ds. S0',i: Union Pacific lsts
of 36, 101; West Shore 4s, 10SH.
Silver.
New York. Aug. 21. Bar silver, 51T&C, ana
Mexican dollars, 40c.
London, Aug. 21. Bar silver, 24d per
ounce.
Government Bonds
As reported yesterday by Houston, Fible
& Co.. over their private New York wire:
Due: Int. due. Bid. Ask.
Reg. 2 per cents.. ..Opt. Q. Mar. 97
Reg. 4 per cents 1S97 Q. Jan. lll?i 112VS
Coupon 4 per cents. .1837 Q. Jan. 112 I12U'
Reg. 5 per cents 1301 Q. Feb. 113',i llS
Coupon 5 per cents.. 1304 Q. Feb. H.Vi 113
Reg. 4 per cents 1323 Q. Feb. 123 125"
Coupon 4 per cents.. 1323 Q. Feb. 123 123s
Stock nnd llomlx.
New York. Aug. 21. The dominant tend
ency of to-day's stock market was still dis
tinctly reactionary, notwithstanding the
fact that the day's trading resulted In a
fractionally higher average of prices.
There was a large falling off in the
volume of trading and the rally which
brought prices up at the close was on com
paratively light purchases by the short
interest to cover over Sunday. There was
no evidence of any reawakening of the
largo speculative interest which has car
ried the market for so many weeks. For
tho first time in considerably over a month
no one stock sold to a total amount as
great as 20.000 shares. St. Paul leading the
list with sales of 17,000 shares. Burlington,
Leather preferred and Reading were the
only other stocks the sales of which
reached 10,000 shares. The total sales for
the day were considerably less than half
the total of Saturday a week ago.
These conditions left the market to a
large extent to hundreds of professional
traders, whose main object was to manipu
late prices to their own ends. The crop
prospect was the principal weapon of the
bears, as it has been all week, and in tho
condition presented of tho withdrawal of
the bulls for the time being from the
market, they were able to achieve sharp
declines In a number of nctlve stocks, the
grangers and tho internationals being
prominent examples.
The following was the range of prices
yesterday, as furnished by the C. S. Lee
Commission Company, 200 New York Life
building:
Closed
High. Low. Yes. Fri.
American Spirits 13i 13'J is4 1Z
Am. Sugar Refining. .14V-i 1474 llS'I 1K
American Tobacco ...Dl SOU SPi SOU
A.. T. & S. F., com.. 11", Il-ft U U
A.. T. & S. F.. pfd.... Wi 3014. SO"; 3o"i
Bay State Gas 14 13 13T1 11
Cln.. Burl. & Quinsy. 91T& 93'4 9Fi 9iu
C. C. C. & St. L., com 324 22'i 3214. 31xi
Chicago Gas I027J 102 lOivi 102'4
Chicago Great West.. IS 17W 17!i 17-S,
C. M. & St. P., com. 924 314 9214 92-r,
Chi. & Northwestem.HSti HSU USTi lisy.
Chicago. R. I. & P.... S3j H S3H S3 "
Chesapeake & Ohio.. 23's 22j 224 23
Consolidated Gas 189 1S3 ISO' 1SS1
C. St. P.. M. & O.... 67.A C7 G7'. 67
Del., Lack. & West '. 161
Delaware & Hudson llsu
Erie. Com 16S lGa 16; 161
General Electric 36'4 36 S64 36
Lake Shore 17
Louisville & Nash 53'4. 5Si 59Vi 5S"4
Manhattan 105 1044 10IV4 103
Missouri Pacific 31 30'6 31 20-
Mo.. Kas. & Tex., pfd 344 344 314 Si
New Jersey Central... 93 94. 944 93
New York Central. ...106',4 1054 106 1034
Northern Pacific, pfd'43 4S4 4S?i 43',-,
Pacific Mail 234 23'i 334 33
Phlla. & Reading .... 26; 26 26'4 26U
Southern Pacific 111 115 Il4 iit;
Tenn. Coal & Iron.... 27V. 27 27 2714
Union Pacific 11 111 ll'.A ir
V. S. Rubber, com.... 16 I3J 16" ..
U. S. Leather, pfd.... 63"; CS'4 63"4 67s
Wabash, pfd 174 17 174 17;;
Western Union 914 91 914 91
MARKETS IIY TELEGRAPH.
New York, Aug. 21. BUTTER Receipts.
3.G23 packages; firm: Western creamery. 12
iilSc; Elgins. 18c: factory. 7"4'!inc: imita
tion creamery, lOfflSe. CHEESE Receipts.
3.163 packages: steady: large white, SU
S'4c: large colored, SUSHc: small white,
SW5S4c; small colored. 9g9Uc: part skims
5fii64c; full sklms,3i.viT4c EGGS Receipts
3.X77 packages; firm; Western, 13c '
Chicago. Aug. 21. BUTTER Firm:
creameries. Hi!il7c: dairies, 105714c EGGS
Firm; fresh, 12!ic
St. Louis, Aug. 21. WHEAT Receipts
123,000 bushels; shipments. 53,000 bushels
Higher and excited. No. 2 red. cash, ele
vator. $1.02H.: track. $1.01'.4iJ1.02'.; No
hard, cash. 934c. track: August. $1.024
ncir.inal; September. $1.024. nominal; De
cember. $l.riii. CORN Receipts, 82 000
bushels: shipments. 120.000 bushels. Higher;
No. 2 cash. 27c bid: September. 2STic; May
33',ic OATS Receipts. 44.000 bushels; ship
ments, 6,0u0 bushels. Higher; No. 2, cash,
clivator. IOVjC bid: on track. 20c; No "
white. 23ii24c; No. 3 white. 20S22UC. PORK
Firm: standard mess. Jobbing" $3: old
$8.30. LARD Higher: prime steam, $4.47VA;
choice, $1.32'A. LARD-HIgher; prime
steam. $4.474; choice, $4.32'.i. BACON
Rcxed lots, extra short clear, $6.23: ribs
$6.23; shorts. $6.32'i. DRY SALT MEATS
Boxed shoulders, $3.00; short clear, $3 00;
ribs, $3.73.
Liverpool, Aug. 21. WHEAT No. 2 red
Western, winter, firm. Ss; No. 1 red North
ern, spring, firm, Ss Id. CORN American
mixed spot firm, 3s Hid; old. firm, 3s 34d;
August, nominal; September, quiet. 3s 3d;
October, quiet. 3s 4d. BEEF Extra India
mess, firm. 56s 3d. PORK Prime mess,
fine Western, 47s 6d; medium Western,
firm, 43s 9d. HAMS Short cut, 14 to 16
pounds, steady, 2Ss. BACON Cumberland
cut, 2S to 30 pounds, firm. 2Ss; short ribs,
20 to 24 pounds, firm, 2Ss 6d; long clear
middles, light, 33 to 3S pounds, firm. 2Ss 6d;
long clear middles, heavy, 40 to 43 pounds,
firm, 2Ss: short clear middles, heavy, 43 to
50. pounds, stocks exhausted; clear bellies.
12 to 14 pounds, firm. 31s 6d. SHOULDERS
Square, 12 to 14 pounds, steady, 2Ss. LARD
Spot firm, 23s 9d.
Flour.
New York. Aug. 21. FLOUR Receipts,
18.233: exports, 17.153. Quiet, but held de
cidedly higher. Minnesota patents, $5.50fi
6.00: bakers', $1.23'ii4.60; winter patents, $3.23
f?3.73: winter straights, $4.83&5.0O; winter
low grades. $3.40U3.50.
Liverpool, Aug. 21. FLOUR St. Louis
fancy winter, firm. 9s 9d.
St. Louis. Aug. 21. FLOUR Receipts, 3.
000; shipments, 5,030 barrels. Advanced to
conform with the rise In wheat. Patents.
$5.005.S3: straights. $1.6334.80; clear, $4.13
5.30: medium, $3.MJ3.90.
Chicago, Aug. 21. FLOUR Receipts, S,
000; shipments, S.OOO barrels. Active: win
ter patents. $1.SOTi3.00; straights. $4.604.S0:
spring specials, $5.75: spring patents. $4.60
u5.00; straights. $l.4jff4.C0; bakers', $3,500
3.70.
Baltimore. Aug. 21. FLOUR Firm: un
changed. Receipts. 11,877; exports. 2.719.
Cincinnati. Aug. 21. FLOUR Firm:
higher. Fancy, $I.S3ffl.G0; family, $3.60
Coffee nnd Sngnr.
New York. Aug. 21. COFFEE Options
opened steady at unchanged prices to 5
points decline: showed a weak undertone
following continued heavy receipts at Rio
and Santos and weakness 1n spot depart
ments; trading local and European advices
disappointing: closed dull, net unchanged
to 5 points decline. Sales. 7,000 bags, in
cluding September, G.43'S6.50c; December,
6.70(riC.75c. Mild Quiet and easy; Cordova,
10'-jlil6'ic. SUGAR Raw. firm: fair refin
ing. SUc; centrifugal. 96 test. 3ic Refined
Firm: mold A, 514c; standard A, 4)Jc;
confectioners' A. 4"fec: cut loaf, 54c; pow
dered, 514c; granulated, 5c; cubes. 5VJc.
New Orleans. Aug. 21. COFFEE Rio. or
dinary to low fair. 94iSllt.c. SUGAR Open
kettle quiet, 2'4ifi3Sc." Centrifugal Steady:
granulated. 4',','ff4 y-16c: whites, 3 13-lCifB
41-16c; yellows, 3ig3 13-16c; seconds, 233V4c.
Dry Gooil.
New York, Aug. 21. The dry goods mar
ket closed with firm and steady conditions
prevailing. The demand for both cotton and
woolen goods has shaded oft a trille towards
the close of the week, but in the opinion
of important sellers. It Is as strong as
ever, and a large week Is expected to open
Monday. In staple cottons there is still a
firm market for brown and bleached goods,
with talk of possible further advances. The
export trade has been light during the
week. Coarse colored cottons are in excel
lent shape. Prints are in very fair demand.
Woolens have maintained their strong po
sition during the week.
Rye and Seed.
St. Louis, Aug. 21. Rye Higher; SVA
52c, track. Flaxseed Higher at $1.16V2.
Timothy seed Prime, $2.70.
Chicago, Aug. 21. Rye Cash. 4Sc; "Sep
tember. 4Sc Flaxseed Cash. $1.13; Decem
ber. $1.14. Timothy seed Prime. $2.67"4.
Toledo, Aug. 21. Rye Higher: No. 2.
cash, 50c Clover seed Higher; cash, $4.23.
Cotton.
New Orleans, Aug. 21. COTTON Futures
steady; sal3. 17,000 bales. August, 7.00c
bid; September, 6.70'fi6.72c; October. 6.50ftf
6.52c; November, 6.51'f?6.53c; December, 6.52W
6.54c; January. 6.55176.57c; February. G.SS
6.60c; March, G.61ii6.53c; April, 6.61Jf6.6Cc.
Lend and Zinc.
New York. Aug. 21. LEAD Stronger:
brokers' price. $3.60; exchange price, $3.S5
3.90. Spelter Steady at $1.255i4.35.
St. Louis. Aug. 21. LEAD Higher at $3.70
bid. Spelter Dull at $4,12'..
A. J. GILLtoPIEj L. J. GILLESPIE.
& CO ) T- E- GILLESPIE
'' ( J. F. GILLESPIE.
COMMISSION' 3IERC11AZTS,
Jutnnna City Mock Yards.
Liberal advances made to parties feeding
stock. Buying feeding cattle or. orders a
specialty. Coirespondenco solicited. Tele
phone No. 1523.J
Yesterday's Chicago Mnrket.
Furnished by the French Bros. Commis
sion Company, room 22 Board of Trade
building:
L I I Close
Open. High. I Low. Close.l Fri.
Wheat 1
Sept $ 98 $1 00 $ 9614 $ 99Ul$ 93
Dec 9S 93; 93Vi SS1," 924
May 9314 1 OOli 97 1 0014 914
Corn
Sept 31 32 20V4 31; 29-4
Dec 33 34 324 33s 31U
May 36 36 338 33;i 33T4
Oats
Sept. .. .. 20 20U 19 194 1S14
Dec 204 214 204 21M 194
May .. .. '224 21V4 23 23, 224
Pork
Sept, .. .. S SO S SO 8 624 S 674 8 674
Dec S9714 8 9714 8 80 S 8214 8 80
Jan .- ' 955
Lard
Sept 4 S3 4 67H 4 63 4 65 4 B7V,
Dec 4 S2!4 4 82 4 77H 4 SO 4 7214
Oct 4 72H: 4 75 4 67Vi 4 70 4 63
S. Ribs
Sept 5 30 5 3714 5 30 5 30 S 2214
Dec 3 15 5 15 5 15 5 15 i 10
Oct 5 40 5 40 5 30 5 30 5 25
Chicago car lots Winter wheat. 163 cars:
contract. 6 cars. Spring wheat, 54 cars;
contract, 9 cars. Corn. 1,003 cars; contract.
761 cars. Oats, 646 cars; contract, 117 cars.
Estimated for Monday Wheat, 400 cars;
corn. 1,520 cars; oats,- S15 cars.
WHEAT Cosh No. 2 red. 93eS'$1.02; No. 3
red. 96Q99c; No. 2 hard, 99c; No. 3 hard 92
S97c
CORN Cash No. 2 mixed. 31i4c; No. 2
white. 3114c.
OATS Cash No. 2 mixed, 194'ff20c; No. 2
white, 204S21c.
WHERE THEFT IS LEGAL
Lnnd Where a Man Wears All Hl
Clothes In Order to Keep
Tliem.
A land where wholesale thieving Is legal
ized, and where the sixth commandment
has never had any recognition. Is the queer
little republic of Herero, situated In the
Damaealand region of South Africa, near
the domains of Paul Kruger, says the New
York Journal.
Neither love nor money in any quantity
could buy even an inch of ground In the
republic of Herero, for everything there Is
common property. Even the birds of the
air, the fishes of tho river, and all the
game of the woods aro common property.
One man cannot safely own even two
shirts in Herero. for so great is the liber
ality of communistic freedom that unless
I a man keeps his personal belongings di-
perfect liberty to help himself.
Rev. Carl G. Buttner. a German mission
ary, has made a study of these odd people,
and ho illustrates tho absurd lengths to
which the communistic principle is carried
by telling of an incident which happened
to him down there.
"A wealthy old chief, who had hundreds
of dependents, possessed numerous articles
of European clothing without owning one
complete suit of clothes, yet every timo he
went out from his hut ho would put on all
of his clothes, no matter how hot the
weather may be.
"He came to me one day to be photo
graphed, having on a pair of shoes, three
pairs of thick moleskin trousers, a waist
coat over an Indefinite number of shirts,
a large shawl around his neck, with a large
dressing gown over the whole, and on his
head a kerchief, a Calabrian cap, and a
velvet cap with pearl ornaments, and all
this In a heat In which his aboriginal nak
edness would have made him much more
comfortable.
"When 1 asked him why he wore so
manv things at once, he said he was afraid
that if he left the garments at home the
members of his household would appropri
ate them to their own use.
"If a man's clothing is to be put Into a
box or trunk and the cover is securely tied
down they would be entirely safe, for the
Herero law makes It stealing to take
clothing thus secured: but if the lid is left
open or Is not tied down, the law allows
anyone to help himself to whatever he
pleases.
"Anv man can build a house for him
self oh any plot he finds vacant, and the
house and plot are his own property as
long as he personally occupies them, and
no other man can come along and force the
first man out."
THE COOL MOUNTAIN RESORTS of
COLORADO can be readied most com
fortably by THE BURLINGTON ROUTE.
Only through car dining service. Train
leaves 10:40 a. m.
Liquor for Kansas.
Shipped daily In secured packages by
GEORGE EYSSELL, Druggist,
Opposite waiting room, union depot.
Tho cool summer resorts In the pine
woods of tho North can be reached by THE
BURLINGTON ROUTE. Two daily trains
to St. Paul and Minneapolis leave at 11:10
a. m. and 9:15 p. m.
LOCAL LIYE STOCK MARKET.
SATURDAY'S USUAL QUIET HI THE
CATTLE MARKET.
Hogs In Light Supply and Fairly Act
ive on Packing: Account and High
er Sheep Steady and In
Very Good Demand.
Western receipts the past week:
ICC. Chi. St. L. Oma,
Cattle 53,100 57,300 21.500 18.200
Hogs 43.4UO 145,200 26.400 10.100
Sheep 19,200 9S.300 11,100 10,100
Same time last year:
Cattle 37,800 56.900 17,900 16,500
Hogs 40,200 117,600 27.S00 6,100
Sheep 7.100 79.i 8,800 6.100
New Y.Tk. Aug. 21. No change in cables.
Exports. 1.3S2 beeves, 31 sheep, 4,350 quar
ters of beef.
CATTLE Movements for the period In
dicated: Re- Ship- Drlve-
, , ceipts. ments. outs.
Thursday. Aug. 19.... s.703 6.390 4.7S5
Friday, Aug. 20 9,722 6,240 3.713
Saturday, Aug. 21.... 401 5,246 5.956
Week thus far 1S.832 17.S76 14.455
Same time last wk.15.972 13,444 11.S91
CAIA ES Movements for the period In
dicated: Re- Ship- Drive-
, . ceipts. ments. outs.
Thursday. Aug. 19.... S23 350 579
Friday. Aug. 20 277 212 593
Saturday, Aug. 21.... 2SG 102 321
Week thus far 1,3S6 664 1,493
Same time last wk. 1,133 204 1.532
There was little or nothing done In this
market yesterday. In the native division
not a single carload lot of anything was
sold and prices were nominally steady with
Friday. In the Texas division, where most
of the receipts were yarded, there was
some little trading, but prices, as usual on
Saturday, were a shade lower. Milch cows
steady and in fair demand. Common. $15fi!
lmedIum t0 fair S-flffi: good to choice,
REPRESENTATIVE SALES.
No. Av.wt. Price.lNo. Av.wt. Price.
COWS.
; 9.0 J 2 20 I 2 1163 $ 2 75
2 1115 2 90 I 3 1100 2 80
BULLS.
2 1463 2 60 I 1 1420 2 83
HEIFERS.
C37 3 33 I 1 960 3 73
CALVES.
2 Iff 8 00 I 2.... I!? 12 00
STOCKERS AND FEEDERS.
4 6S3 4 03 I
RANGE CATTLE TEXAS DIVISION.
TEXAS AND INDIAN COWS.
23 783 2 SO I 16 816 2 75
TEXAS AND INDIAN CALVES.
280 187 9 50 I
HOGS Movements for the period Indi
cated: Re- Ship- Drive-
,, ceipts. ments. outs.
Thursday. Aug. 19.... 6.463 G30 9 "04
Friday. Aug. 20 8.232 327 -,'si4
Saturday, Aug. 21.... 4,331 233 8,166
Week thus far 19.019 235 23 IS!
Same time last wk.20,023 3.373 25 54S
There was a stronger and fairly active
market yesterday. The run was light and
the markets east of us better, and provis
ions up again. The result was a good de
mand from packers and at a higher range
of prices. The early sales were at an ad
vance of 2i4oc and late ones 74fnoc, and
the pens were cleared early. Shippers,
hMWiT7Mr' a?,tlle Previous days of the week.
ofasaIes!-$3ES?a.ranBe' : bulk
REPRESENTATIVE SALES,
No.
151
6
12
91
63
.5.1
61
70
75
GO
G7
75
61
GS
77
4
SS
53
78
ra
71
Gl
G6
73
SO
70
Dk.
40
120
160
SO
40
160
120
120
SO
160
40
120
40
40
Av.
103
US
130
177
2S1
341
231
212
216
246
223
229
233
224
122
160
227
247
120
203
210
216
21S
212
-.
Price.
$1 25
3 23
3 70
375
3 SO
3 80
3 S2U
3 824
:: sr
3 83
3 83
C71Z
3 S71.Q
3 90
3 92V
3 60
3T3
3S0
3S0
3 S2!
3 S3
3 S3
.-. s.-;
3S214
3 !K1
390
INo. Dk.
6
61
33
51
GS
78
71
5S
77
66
72
SO
77
11
79
47
68
GO
69
7G
S2
SO
53
IT.
S4
40
SO
200
SO
2(0
160
SO
40
40
40
SO
120
SO
SO
SO
Av.
230
116
231
313
303
250
243
204
202
217
257
19S
208
207
111
194
203
197
251
262
249
241
246
302
253
202
Price
$2 75
3 63
3 75
3S0
3 SO
3 8214.
3 8214
3S5
3S3
3S5
3 83
3 S714
390
390
3 23
3 70
3S0
3 SO
3S214
3 821
3 S3
3 S3
3 S3
3 S24
3 Ml
SHEEP Movements for the period indi
cated:
Thursday. Aug. 19..
Friday. Aug. 20...
Saturday, Aug. 21..
Ship- Drlve-
ments. cuts.
519 1.537
3,023 1,496
295 1.8S4
Week thus far 7.41S 3.S33 4.917
Same time last wk. 9,636 1,139 10,056
The run was very good yesterday for the
last day of the week. They were mostly
from Colorado and Nevada, and mainly
lambs, and of good quality. They sold
readily and brought firm Friday's prices.
Feeders also continue in good request and
bring good figures.
REPRESENTATIVE SALES.
No. Av.Wu Price.
1107 Nevada lambs 64 $4 85
201 Nevada lambs 63 4 85
195 Colorado lambs 63 4 S3
21 lambs 71 4 ST,
43 Colorado ewes 82 3 00
HORSES AND MULES Movements for
the period indicated:
stk. Yds. Ud.Av.Sta
Thursday. Aug. 19.,
Friday, Aug. 20 ,
Saturday, Aug. 21...
Re.
Ship.
50
17
45
Re. Ship.
76 119
46 71
87 45
Week thus far 103 166 209 236
Same timo last wk..lS3 15 244 153
There was little doing yesterday, as Is
usual the last day of the week. Buyers
and sellers both disposed to hold back and
wait for the opening of the new week.
What few sales made however, were at
steady prices.
We quote:
HORSES Draft horses, good
1.230 to 1.430 pounds $40 00ft 65 00
Extra draft 75 00W100 00
Drivers, good 40 00ii 63 00
Drivers, extra 75 00-5110 00
Saddlers, common to good 20 OOiD 50 00
Saddlers, extra 60 OOfflOO 00
Southern mares and horses 15 OOfi) 40 00
Plugs 5 0015 00
MULES Mules, 13 to 14 hands.
4 to 7 years, good flesh and hair. 25 00S? 35 00
.uuies. 1 10 jo nanas. 4 10
years, good flesh nnd hair...,
Mules, 15 to 15V4 hands. 4 to
years, good flesh and hair....
Mules. 15y& to 16 hands. 4 to
years, good flesh and hair...,
-Mines. n 10 iU',-2 nanas,
good flesh and hair
40 00 50 00
7
. 50 00 70 00
, 65 000 SO 00
extra
S3 OO3110 00
LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET.
Staples Firm and in Fair Demand, but
Frnlts Draggy and Lott.
Quotations below are for job lots. On
small lots higher prices aro asked and ob
tained, enough being asked to cover extra
cost of caring for and filling them.
BUTTER Higher In sympathy with
an advance East, and best In fair demand.
Extra fancy separator. 1514c; firsts, 12013c;
dairy, fancy, 12c; fair, 9c; fresh packing
stock, Sc
EGGS Steady and In fair demand. Fresh
candled. Missouri and Kansas, lie per doz.
POULTRY Hens higher and springs
steady. Hens, Gc: springs, 1 to 2 pounds.
7-4c; old ducks. 5QGc; spring ducks, 7c: old
geese, 5c: goslings, 5?t6c; turkeys, 67c;
pigeons. 75c dozen.
BUTTERINE We quote: Dairy grades,
lie: medium grades, I2c; high grades,
13Vic; 1-pound rolls, bricks and prints, lc
over above prices: 2 and 3-pound rolls, 10
and 20-pound packages, J4c over above
prices.
CHEESE Quiet. New York and Ohio
full cream. 9ifrS10c: Wisconsin, fancy,
full cream, 99Vic per pound; Young Amer
ica, full cream. 99Hc; Missouri, Kansas
and Iowa, full cream, SS4c; Wisconsin,
part skimmed, new stock, 7c.
POTATOES Steady and demand fair
Poor to fair, 3035c per bushel; good to
choice. 40345c per bushel In car lots.
SWEET POTATOES-Qulet but un
changed. Quoted at $1.40 per bushel.
MELONS Market still glutted. Water
melons, $3.00(38.00 per 100; 60cffl$1.50 per doz
en. Canteloupes, draggy at Z'.'fMOc per doz
en for home grown; Rocky Ford, $2.00 per
crate.
GRAPES The market still overrun and
sell at 12i4g20c per basket and llHc per
pound.
PEACHES Offerings liberal and sales
slow. Home grown stock supply
ing the market. Only the best wanted.
Good to choice clings, 20p25c per
one-third bushel box; poor, 1015c. Good
to choice freestones, 3040o per one-third
bushel box; 40350c per 4-basket crate; OVU
75c per 6-basket crate. Home grown, 254S
35c per basket.
PEARS Selling slowly. Home grown. 45
55e per bushel box. California, $1.50
1.75 per bushel box.
APPLES A good many in and selling
slowly. Quoted at 2540c per bushel, as to
quality, and $1.0031.25 per barrel.
DAMSONS Steady and In fair demand.
Selling at 4045c per peck basket. Green
Gage plums. 35S40c per peck.
FRUITS-Lemons. Sicily, fancy. $3.2534.00;
California stock. $2.7503.50. Oranges. Rodi,
$3.5034.00; seedlings, $4.0034.25. Bananas,
shipping. $1.5032.00: peddler stock. 75cS$1.00.
California plums, $1.0031.25 per 4-box crate;
home grown, 50c per peck: Colorado. 50c
per 4-baskct crate. Mexican limes, $1 per
box.
NUTS Cocoanuts, $3.2333.50 per 100; small
lots, 30c per dozen. Pecans. Texas. 639c.
according to size: polished. 6310c: Mexican.
739c. Peanuts. Virginia, white, raw. 4QGc
per pound; Tennessee, raw, 435c; roasted,
6143. c; Kansas. 2$ic
VEGETABLES Market well supplied.
Home grown cabbage. 403S0c per dozen.
Onions, 50360c per bushel. Tomatoes, home
grown. $1.0031.50 per bushel. Bets. 30c per
bushel. Turnips. 23c per bushel. Carrots.
30333c per bushel. Cucumbers, 50c per
bushel. Lima beans, new. 20c per quart.
Green and wax beans, $1.00 per bushel.
Lettuce. $1.00 per bushel. Celery, Michigan
stock. 30350c Hubbard squash. $1.00 per
dozen In a small way.
AVool, Hides and Pelts.
WOOL Steady and In good demand.
Missouri and similar Fine. 10312c; combing,
15317c: coarse, 11316c Kansas. Nebraska
and Indlt-n Territory Fine. S311c: fine me
dium, 9312c; medium. 13315c; combing. 14
316c; coarse, 11313c. Colorado Fine, S311c:
line medium. 11313c; medium. 12314c: coarse
and carpet, ll(iil3c; extra heavy and sandy,
73Sc: burry. 230 less.
HIDES AND PELTS Market firm and
demand fair. We quote prices as follows:
Green and salted, free of brands, per pound.
No. 1, Si,4c; No. 2, 7!c: Hat, Nos. 1 and 2.
around Sc; green salted kips, 15 to 23
pounds. No. 1. SJic; No. 2. TKc: green salted
calf, 8 to 15 pounds. No. 1. 9Uc: No. 2. SHc;
green uncured. No. 1. 7c Sheep pelts,
green. 23365c: dry. 4V433',4c per pound.
St. Louis. Mo., Aug. 21. WOOL Steady.
Medium. 14318c: light fine, 10312i4.c: heavy
fine, &310HC: tub washed. 1332614c
Provisions.
The feeling in this, as well as the grain
market, yesterday, was bullish. Lard and
ribs were both higher in Chicago and cash
stuff here was firmer in sympathy and de
mand very fair from the consuming trade.
We quote in car lots:
GREEN MEATS-Shoulders, $4.5034.73 per
cwt.; hams. $7.0011 7.624.
LARD Cash. $4.33: August. $4.33.
SWEET PICKLED MEATS Hams, $7.50
37.73; shoulders, $3.0035.23.
DRY SALT MEATS Shoulders, cash.
$3.0035.10 per cwt.; short rib sides, cash,
$3.13; long clear sides, $5.15; short clear
sides, $5.2035.30.
Geo.R.Barse,Prcs. J.H.Walte.Sec&Treas.
RARQP LIVE COMMISSION
DftndtSTOCKUOMPANY..
Rooms 159-160, Live Stock Exchange bldg.
Capital Slock, S'-!SO,O00. i'oM Up.
Buying Stockers and Fcedera given special
attention.
Reasonable Advances to Feeders. Tel. 1S49.
LIVE STOCK BY TELEGRAPH.
South Omaha. Aug. 21. CATTLE Re
ceipts. 1,000. Market dull and lower. Beeves,
$4.0034.80: stockers and feeders, $3.0034.40;
cows, $2.003.75.
HOGS-Recelpts. 5.000. Market 5310c high
er. Top. $3.85. Bulk of sales. $3.7533.80.
SHEEP Receipts, 1,400. Market steady.
St. Louis, Aug. 21. CATTLE-Receipts.
100. Market steady. Native beeves, $4.00
4 50
'HOGS Receipts, 2,700. Market 10c hlsher.
Top. $4.4214.
SHEEP Receipts, 100. Market steady.
Chicago. Aug. 21. CATTLE Receipts,
GOO. Prices for to-day, as is usual on Satur
day, were largely nominal, there being too
few cattle in the pens to make a market.
Sales in most cases were at prices un
changed from yesterday. Large receipts of
rangers. Texans and nati-es are looked for
Monday.
HOGS Receipts, 15.000. Buyers took hold
freely at an advance of 5310c. and the sup
ply was well taken. Sales of hogs were at
an extreme range of $3.5534.22V5. largely at
$3.9034.10. and pigs sold largely at $3.23
4.1214. Prices were about 557&c higher
than a week ago. The quality of the pres
ent receipts Is uneven, but averages very
well, although there is a good percentage
of hogs and pigs.
SHEEP Receipts, 3,000. Prices have slid
down 15323c this week, under heavy re
ceipts. To-day feeding lots of range sheep
brought $3.5033.60. Some heavy Western
sheep were taken at $3.63. and the best na
tives sold In a small way at $3.7534.00.
Lambs sold at $3.5035.23. and yearlings, at
$3.3034.10. Feeding lambs brought $1.0031.25.
MODERN WANDERING JEW,
He Has Lived for Seventy Years in
the Pennsylvania Wilds.
There Is now living in the Alleghenlan
wilds, near Man's Choice, Pa., a character
who. If what he says be true, is of Interna
tional Interest, and the discovery of his
Identity will cause profound discussion
both in religious circles and among those
Interested In the mysticism of history.
This strange, weird old man, bent with
the weight of many years, bearded like an
Arab sheik, living by himself and a wan
derer on the face of the globe, known as
the "mountain hermit" In -this section, says
that he Is the Wandering Jew, that myster
ious character of all the ages, who Is forced
to live on forever.
One week ago came a tragic event In the
rife of this strange old man. and his Identity
was revealed in a delirious state to two
reputable hunters, James Raymond and
Thomas Nutley.
At that time he was taken HI and was
found by these two hunters in his cabin in
an unconscious state. By the aid of whisky
he was revived, and when he came to his
face had a terrible look upon it. Tho hunt
ers suggested that a physician be sent for,
but he emphatically refused, stating that
as he had lived for nearly 2.000 years, he
was hardly likely to die; in fact, he could
not die. And then he told the two men the
terrible story of how he had reviled Christ
while the Savior was going to His mar
tyrdom on the cross; how he had been pun
ished by our Lord by being condemned to
a never-ending life on the earth; how he
had wandered over land and sea. through
years and years, seeing centuries with
their records of nations born, of old gov
ernments dismembered, of war and peace,
sink back into the abyss of the past. He
told of his wanderings to the uttermost
parts of the globe, and never death, never
death. Now in China, then in France. Pal
estine, Armenia anywhere, everywhere
but death could never come. Finally, near
ly seventy years ago, he had come to Man's
Choice, and there would live, away from
man. his conquests, fame and troubles.
This wondrous story or the Wandering
Jew was listened to with bated breath by
the two Nimrods. and so lucidly, so posi
tively did the hermit speak that they were
actually convinced of the entire truth of
nis statements.
Two days after his weird prostration the
hermit recovered, and since has resolutely
refused to discuss the strange story which
he gave to the two men. and who quickly
spread it all about the country side.
There Is an old Romish legend to the ef
fect that once every century the Wander
ing Jew must reveal his identity and then
remain silent on the subject for a. hundred
years.
K. C F. S. & M., MEMPHIS ROUTE
Change in Passenger Train Schedules.
Beginning Sunday, August 22, train No.
5 for Olathe, Paola, Pleasanton, Fort
Scott and Intermediate stations, will leave
Kansas Ciy at 5:30 p. m., dally. Instead of
5:45 p. m., as heretofore.
Beginning Monday. August 23, train No.
105 will leave for Belton, Harrlsonville,
Clinton and intermediate stations, daily,
except Sunday, at 5:30 p. m.. Instead of
5:45 p. m. J. E. LOCKWOOD.
General Passenger Agent.
H0MESEEKERS' EXCURSIONS
Via the Short Line, Knty Route.
On August 17. September 7 and 21,
October 5 and 19. the Missouri. Kan
sas & Texas Railway will sell tickets to all
points in Texas and to points in Louisiana
west of Lafayette at very low rates. For
further Information call at ticket ofllces. 823
Main street, 1044 Union nvenue and Union
depot, or address T. J. FITZGERALD.
Passenger and Ticket Agent.
OF INTEREST TO STOCKMEN.
91O.00 St. Louis and Return $10.00
Via Chicago & Alton Railroad.
On August 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 24th the
CHICAGO & ALTON R. R. will sell ex
cursion tickets to St. Louis and return at
$10.00. Tickets will be good to return Until
August 2Sth.
Kansas City ticket ofllces: Grand Junc
tion ticket office. 9th, Main and Delaware
1038 Union avenue, Union depot and Grand
avenue depot. A, HILTON,
General Agent Passenger Department,
Take the Burlington Route
to
MACKINAC, HARBOR SPRINGS, PETOS
KY, CHARLEVOIX and all Lako resorts.
via
Chicago and Steamer Manltou, or all rail
lines through." Splendid New ELI
leaves 6:10 p. sv
PHEXOMEyAL RECEIPTS OF CATTLH
HERE FOR THE PAST WEEK,
Beat St. Louis and Omaha Combined
and Pushed Chicago Hard Big
Tumble in Mexican Cattle
Trade In Wltn Stock.
Ju3t think of Kansas City having 53,109
cattle receipts in one week! Such were her
arrivals the past week, 15,300 more than tha
same time last year, and 13,400 more than at
St. Louis and Omaha combined, and within
4,200 as many as were received In Chicago,
where the receipts were 400 greater than tho
same week last year.
The Mexican cattle trade seems to hava
been pretty well knocked out by the new
tariff bill. For the first week in August, as
shown by reports ot Colonel Albert Dean,
of the bureau of animal Industry here, only
twenty-six cattle crossed tho Mexican bor
der Into the United States, arid they at No
gales, A. T., for Immediate slaughter. Tho
second week, nothing, and for the third
week, up to August IS. there were 522 cattlo
admitted, all at Eagle Pass.. Tex., 405 for
grazing and 117 for slaughter.
S. L. Frank, of Berlin, Germany, has ar
rived in New York. It Is said he comes
after American horses and wants 5.000 o
them If he can get them to suit.
Arthur Rubles, who has just returned
from Wabaunsee county, Kas.. reports that
county In a most prosperous condition. Ha
says grass is fine and corn good, and tha
feed lots full of cattle, doing unusually
well, and what selling bring such prices as
guarantee good profits.
Breck Green, who has been special po
liceman at tho yards for tho past three
years, resigned his position yesterday, and
will trade on the yards. He has been a
faithful officer, and made many friends by
his gentlemanly conduct and discharge ot
duty who wish him success in his new
field of labor. Pap Logan will succeed him
for the present. J
Visitors at the Yards With Stock.
M. M. Barnes & Co.. I nolo, I. T., had In
cattle yesterday.
D. C. Jones, Reading, Kas., came In yes
terday with hogs.
J. W. Longfellow, Hardy, Neb., was hera
yesterday with hogs.
A. W. Bradley. Henrietta, Kas.. came In
yesterday with hogs.
Charles Gorton, Norman, O. T., was hera
yesterday with cattle.
S. S. Healy. Steele City. Neb., was at tho
yards yesterday with hogs.
F. E. Whyman. Adams. Neb., was on tho
yards yesterday with hogs.
Lou Thompson, Olathe, Kas.. was on tha
yaids yesterday with hogs.
Edgar Wood. Minneapolis. Kas., was on
the yards yesterday with hogs.
S. A. Cooper. Clay Center. Kas.. was at
the yards yesterday with hogs.
Farris & Bowman, Stafford. Kas., had.
In a load ot choice hogs yesterday that
sold at $3.90.
P. C. Jansen. Wausache, U.. was In yes
terday with quite a string of Utah lambs
that sold at $1.75 per cwt.
HENRY'S DIPLOMACY.
It Tickled the Old Sinn and Saved
the Office Hoy Ills Sit
uation. From the Cleveland Leader.
Henry was not a pretty boy. and therl
are good reasons for believing that he is
glad of it. He has freckles, a prominent
nose, large ears and straight hair. If the
truth must bo told. Henry. In addition to
being a rather plain looking boy. chews to
bacco and occasionally uses harsh lan
guage. The other day, Henry's employer, who
has an office In the Society for Savings
building, sent him out on an errand. Hen
ry was gone two hours, when he might
have accomplished his mission In fifteen
minutes. Upon his return the office boy
was Intercepted by one or the clerks, who
told him that the "old man" was furious,
and had decided to discharge him.
For a moment Henry was speechless,
and a pathetic look overspread his counte
nance, but he braced up before long, havlns
apparently decided to go down with colors
Hying.
After luncheon Henry was summoned to
the private office, but he tossed a careless
wink at tho typewriter as he went In.
"Henry," said "the boss." "you have been
here now for a little more than six months.
When you started In I had great hopes for
you and expected you to give a good ac
count of yourself. Recently, however, you
seem to have"
"Say," Henry Interrupted. "I guess you
better look around for another ofllce boy.
I'm tired of this job and made up me mind
ylsterday to quit."
Henry's employer looked at him In
amazement for a moment and then askedt
"How was It that you didn't como to ma
at once and offer your resignation?"
"Well." said Henry. "I didn't like to
break It to you so sudden. I wanted to
kind of let you down easy. So this morn
ln when you sent mo out, I thought I'd
work It so you'd be kind of mad. and then
you wouldn't feel so disappointed when I
come and told you I was goln to quit."
, "The boss" did not reply Immediately,
He sat and gazed at Henry and studied his
face. At last a twinkle appeared in his
eyes, and he said:
"Henry, don't you quit. I still believe you
have something in you that is worth de
veloping." So Henry reluctantly consented to re
main and as he passed the smiling type
writer he whispered:
"You ought 'a' seen me throw it into
1ml"
PENSIONS.
Washington. Aug. 21. The following- pen
sions have been granted:
MISSOURI.
Original Wallace A- Francis. Byron;
William H. Fortune, Clarksville; John
Honeycutt, Hamilton.
Restoration and Increase Joseph B. Old
ham, Burlington Junction,
Increase Simon McKlnstray, Brownlny.
Original, widow, etc Julia A. Keney,
Jarvls; Sarah Brown. Garrison: Martha E,
Marsh. Springfield: minors ot John A. ToU
lvar. Cane Hill; Susan Slmonls, Golden
Elizabeth M. GIpson. Crane.
Mexican war widow Mahals. J. Sights
Llnneus.
KANSAS.
Additional Abner Ferguson. Emporia,
Renewal Frederick AV. Hllderbrandti
National Military home, Leavenworth.
Increase William W. Jones. Baxter
Springs; Francis si. Gosnen. Tribune; Bit
ram H. McAfee, Bonner Springs: James
Hensley. Burden; Wesley Simmonds. Ma
hflshn
Reissue and increase Stansburg S. Tracy,
Achilles.
Original, widow, etc. Sarah Fry, 8prlng
Hill; Margaret Laplant, Delphos.
OKLAHOMA TERRITORY.
Increase Stephen B. Cowen. Crescent.
Original, widow, etc. Margaret S. Coul
ter. Concord.
Got the Wrong Leg.
From the Atlanta Constitution.
A Georgia drummer had a customer
whose namo was Legg. The latter failed
In business, and the drummer, who hap
pened to be on hand at tha time, tele
graphed his firm:
"Legg has broke."
The firm placed the wrong construction
on the telegram and replied:
"Sorry. See a physician and keep sober.'
Couldn't Lose That Chance.
From the Cleveland Loader.
Surgeon "Hurry up! Get the Instruments
In readiness. We'll amputate his leg."
Student "But It seems to be nothlne
more than a simple, fracture. I should thlnlt
the leg might be saved."
Surgeon "Certainly It might; but don'8
you see that he's unconscious?"
A Compromise.
From the Washington Star.
"Did you say." said the dramatic critic,
"that this pugilistic star Is in the habit at
making a punching bag of anybody who
speaks slightingly of hl3 histrionic talentT"
"That's nis custom."
"I don't like to mislead the public I
guess the best thing to do will be to refec
to him as 'an actor of great power.' "
4 The Bitter Part.
From the Indianapolis Journal.
"It was all due to the whisky," said th
prisoner.
"But." said the captious visitor, "I no,
tlce that you. Instead of the whisky, are In
here."
"And that nln't the worst of It, neither.
They left the booze outside."
Extra Steamers Sailing for Alaska,
The Burlington Route can guarantee res
ervations on steamers Seattle, sailing Au
gust 29th, and Alkl. sailing September 1st,
for Dyea from Seattle. For Information
call at ticket office. S23 Main St., or 1041
Union avenue.