Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 13, 1887, Page 7

SATURDAY MARKET FICURES. Wheat Dull With Speculative Values Tend: ing Downward, CORN MODERATELY May Pork Remains Immovable, But Lard Records a Big Drop—Hogs Active Both For Packing and Shipping. ACTIVE. CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET, CrICAGO, March 18.—Special Telegram to the Berk.)—Wheat market was dull to-day aud speculative values tended downward, though no serious break in prices occurred. More deferred futures were especially weak. The muscle under May gave to that month the appearance of firmness. Range was “2¢ at the ovening, $28%(c high, 817c low, and S at the close, Calves were quiet and seaboard and western markets exhibited signs of weakness, The wheat trade of the wlml_e country is elinging around the veck of Chi- Tago May instead of trying to stand alone. 'he prevailing beize! shat there {s a “deal” in May has induced quite a number of conserV= ative commission merchants to discourace further dealings in that month and to clear thelr books or trades in May as far as pos- sible. The general run of operators have not yet become accustomed to the later months, and a considerable percentage of those who had been induced to withdraw from May are watching the market and doing nothing. Scalpers, of course, continue to trade in May and thare Is yet considerable business being done in the way of closing up open trades in that month, but the May deal seems to be rapidly degenerat- ing Into a gamble. Statisticians were figuring on the visible to-day and the pre- dictions of the decrease for the week vary from 1,000,000 to 1,500,000 bushels. With one day yet to hear from, seaboard clearances ex- ceed 1,000,000 bushels, which is half a million less than last week, while western points re- ceipts exceed those of last week by a quan- tity nearly as large. Shipments from west- ern and interior points are also heavy, show- ing that the railroads are enconraging a free movement of grain before the inter-state commerce bill goes into effect. Corn was ‘moderately active and despite the efforts of local houses to bull the market 1t sazged quite heavily, leading futures cloilnfi S@die below last night. Trading was mainly of the scalping sort. ‘I'he offerings also included a 0od deal of the long corn bought several lays ago by the provision crowd. The ftine weather and estimates of 340 cars for Monday helpel matarially to weaken values. A firm here coatrolliug thirty elevators in Nebraska reports enormously larze deliveries from farmers’ hands this week and with western railroads offering very low rates from Mis- souri points it {3 regarded as certain that large amounts of corn will be shipped during the next twenty days that has been d for May delivery, The trade here at any rate 18 . basing its calculations upon a movement of this kind. May opened at 4le, sold off to 40ic an closed at 407 @303 .~ Oats ruled dull and a shade lower. May pork remained immovable to- day, but a big drop in lard and a moderate decline in rltfl occurred. The market opened steady at about the closing range for the preceding day, and no great desire t trade was shown in'any quarter. ‘The offerings of lard increased, however. A few thousand tierces of lard were dumped and the bears selzed upon the opportunity presented to make a drive at tho market, May was forced down from 8785 to ¥7.52)¢ and June from $7.90 to 7.55. May closed weak at the bottom and June at $7.60, May ribs declined sympa- thetically from $5.421¢ to $s.1 reacting to $3.35, again dropping to $5.175 and elosing at $5.20, A rattling trade was done in ribs and lard. : CUnrs, 2:20 p. m.—There was little doing on the curb and a generally easier feeling prevailed on the whole list. - May wheat was quoted at sticc and May corn at 403ce. Lard sold at $7.50 tor May, which was 2:gc off. CHICAGO LAV ESTOCK CricAGo, March 12.—[Speeial Telezram to tho Bee.]—Carrre—For some of the heavy cattle there was not mnuch competition, b ors preferring light and medium weights, but the entire supply was quite moderate and general trade showed no quotable change. ‘The market during the week has advanced 38 on handy, light and medium weigts, Shipping steers, 1350 to 1500 lbs, §4,70@5.00; 1200 to 1320 1bs, $4.20@4.75; 950 to 1200 1bs, 83,054, 5 and feeders, 82 and mixed, $1.50@ 3 mlob-led steers, $4.40004.7 HoGs—Active both on shipping and pack- ing account, with aslight down turn in rice. It was rather an uneven market, as n some of the divisions values were fully as strong _as at un{ time. Then again iu ofher parts of the yards salesmen general'y quoted a decline of 5@10¢, yet on paper theie seems little or nochange to note. Drices are about the same as last Saturday on_ best heavy. A few lots of fancy heavy sold at §6.05, good Kmklnz and mixed medinm lots at $5,50@ 95; butehers’ weight, $5.673¢616,00; commot 5.00¢5.75; light sorts sold at $3.50@5 8" ime porkers, 8550@5.60; pigs, $4. ights, §5.40@5.50, LIVE STOCK. Chicago, March 12.—The Drovers’ Jour- shippin 00; stockers eeders, $¢ .00 cows, bunlls and mixed, $11.0@3.70: bulk, §2.00@3.15; through Texas cattle, $3.10. Ilop—ll&cfilpl& 7,000; slow and a shade 1ok aad hivhin, 35,0600 Lt ‘$+108 ng and shipping, $5.! 3 light, $5. @507 skips. 830@1.20, @LID: western. 83100105, Texune $A40 .00, Wos! 2 3 Texans, 2300 4.00: [ambs, $4.00@5.50. National Stock Yards, FEast St Louis, 111, March 12—, Cattle—Receipts very light and market very strong; choice heavy native steers, $4.50@5.10; fair to good, shi ping steers, fair to good, $3.00@4.40; butcl: ers’ steers, fair to choice, $3.40(@4.20; feed - ers, fair to good, $2.90@3.70; stockers, fair to Receipts, 1,000; shipments, 1,500; marketactive but steady: choice heavy and butchers’ selection: N@6.00; packing, fair £5.060@5.76 rkers, medium to i pigs, comwon to good, Kansas City, March 12—Cattle—Recel pts, 00 shipiments, none; market strong for good common to clioice, $3.50@4.30; stockers, $2.45 25; foeding steers, $8.25@3.75; cows, $320 @40, 5,000; shipments, 8,000; Hogs—Recelpts, opened strong for good but closed weak; g«wmon to cholce, $5,10b.75; pigs, #.25@ AL !Special Telegram FINAN New YoRrg, March 12, twthe Bre.|—STock! tocks broke badly galn to-day, Rienmond Terminal being the ‘weakest spot in the whole market. Expeet. tion of & bad bank statement and the possi- bility of & light money market in the near future caused very heavy solling of the en- tire list by timid holders. The selling of Richmond Terminal was especialiy heavy, be- cause all the schemes whieh hiad Leen sprung by the Sully-Brice erowd to buil that stock and enable the pool to unload on the publie had failed. It was feared thatin the eveut of high rates for money there wonld be & grand collapse which might carry Richmond Terminal dowan 10to 20 pereent, “U'wo strong points !n the market were New Encland and eottonsead oil. New England was particu- larly elastie, rallying quickly from any tem- porary depression. ‘L'ne general list was more or less aifeeted by the drive at Rich- mond Terminal and a drop of X to X per cout had been secured before noom. When the bauk statement was announced the feel- ing had apparently steadied, and a decrease of only $1,8%,000 In the reserve was not re- @anied as especlally unfavorable, partienlarly A5 Ihis decrease was eutirely due to the de- erease in gpegle. Cotton seed oil was put up at thenpening 2 per cent by a Chicago pool, coriposed of Armour’s follow!ng. ‘The strike Beaticns were tbat it would soon extend to » \ 1 the entlie Erie system, At noon the market ‘was quict and rather firm, sales to that hour aggregating 158,000 shares, The market im- proved during the closing hour, Richmond Terminal gaining 1§ per cent. The story was that part of the Richmond Terminal crowd had sold out, but that the stock which came on the market was promptly taken care of by the othér members of the pool. The statement of the earnings of the Reading road for February, published to-day, showed an increase of 8300,000 oger the same month last year, and the steadiness of the stock around 33 was thought to indicate quiet buy- Ing by insiders. The closing rally was & sur- prise to room traders and caused rather free coverings, ‘The total sales were about 300,000 shares. GOVERNMENTsS—Government bonds were dull but steady. ESTERDAY'S QUOTATIONS, ... 1004 C, &N. W. g .ln;.:gh-rm] Canada South'n. Central Pacific. I Chicago & Alton. 144 do preferred...100 |1 C,B. & 38§ D, L. & 1 nion Paeitic * W St L&l . 5 Mo o~ CArL—FEasy at 31@5 per cent, closed offered at 3 per cent. PrivE PAPER—=516 per cent. STERLING IXCHANGE — Unchangeds $4.541¢ forsixty day bills; #4574 for demand. PRODUCE MARKET. Chicago, March tions are the Flour--Steady 12,—Following quota- 0 closing figures: and _unchanged; 4,24, southern. winter 4,10 Mipnesota bakers, 3 1 low grades, T, quiet at §3,25@2.403 in Bac rrels, $3 45,70, Wheat—>Moderately active business, mostly local: May closed 3¢ lower than yesterday: all deliveries beyond May ruled weak; cash, Blic; May,Se: June, S0'e., & Corn—Opened i @ie under yesterday and closed 3¢ below the close yesterday; cash, 85 5-16c; May, 40 11-16c: June, 4le. Oats—Steady, remaining at_inside tions of yesterday ; cash, 2ic; May, 23 L June, 29¢, Ryfi*fih‘ld{ at bdlge. Barley--Quiet at 49%5@30c. Timothy seed—Prime, $1.51@1.5% Flaxseed—$1.00, Whisky—§1,18, l’nrk—-(‘ulet and unchanged; cash, §20.10; May and June, £20.50, Lard—Moderately active but lower; cash, $7.40; May, June. 87.60, Bulk Meats—Shoulders, $6.00@6,05: short clear, $8,55@3.60: short ribs, $8.05a8.10, Butter—Easier; creame: i5@ile; dairy, lfié’l‘-&‘:flc. se—FEasier: full cream cheddars, 12@ 3 flats, 12@12'¢c; Young Americas, 115§ 2lgc; skims, 6@se. Eegs—Easier at 14@1414c. Tallow—Unchanged; No. 1 solid, 3 No. 2,2%¢; cake, 4c. Hides—Unchanged; Green, green salted, Tei salted bull, salted calf, 9c; dry salted hides, flint, 12@13c: deacons, 40c each. Receipts, Flour, bbls 00 Wheat, bu. Corn, Oats, bu Rye, bu. Barley, bu:. not 16¢ country, 6c: heavy 6c: green 10¢; dry Shipments. 5 000 115,000 110,000 none 16,000 12.— Wheat — Re- ceipts, 104,000; exports, spot, a shade lower, moderately active; options opened . later advanced a trifle, subsequently deelined 3cice, closing : ungraded red. %', @i c: No. 3 red,90e; N No. ©red, 91i3@lige in store, f. 0. b, W@wkge atloat; April closed a 91tge. Corn—! March eady and rather Lr‘ulel: ovened ¢ lower, and closed firm: recovered; receipts, 67,0005 exports, ungraded, 45%;@0%c; No. 2, 4da@40le in elevator, 5034(@303(c delivered: April closing at40ijc. Oats—Without change. receipts, 48, exports, none; mixed western, 33 white western, 57T@42c. Petroleum—Firm: United at 63c. Quiet'and generally steady. Cheese—Firmer and fair demand, Fggs—Firm; western, 17@17ie. Milwaukee, March 1%—\Wneat—Weak; Barley— Provision: March 12.—Wheat—Good demand; No. 2 red. Si@S45¢c, Corn—Barely steady; No. 2 mixed, 30}5@ Oats—Steady; No, 2 mixed, 20}@30c. Rye—Dull; No. 2, 59, Pork—Duli at $18.25, Lard—Lower at 87.574. Whisky-=Steady at $1.13, Liverpool, March 13.—Wheat—Flat; de- mand poor: holders offer freely. Corn—Dull; 8t. Lot Vheat—Unsettled and higer; cash, ie; May, 30%e. Corn—Lower; cash, 375¢c: May, 36%c, Oats—Dull; cash, 881¢¢; May, 2Sie. Rye—Firmer at 64c. Whisky—§L13, Pork—Quiet at $18.50, Lard—Nominal at $7.57%,@7.414, March 12.—Corn—Scarce le, Sc. $8.50. Hog Products—Dull aud dm‘nlnz: §18.25. Lard, refined tierce $7.1254@7. Bulk Meats—Shoulders,87.25, Long clear and clear rib, $3.02'¢, OMAHA LIVE STOCK. Satarday, March 12, Cattle. ‘The market opened active and stronger on good stock. Good heavy butchers’ swok was also stronger. Everything was sold, Hogs. ‘The receipts of hogs were liberal for Satur- day. The market was active and about steady. Everything sold. 'I'he packing houses bave been clearing up their surplus stock and xeu;‘-_-g in shape for an active market next weel Sheep. ‘There were none in to-day and no de- wand. Rereipts. Cattle. ... Hogs. 4 A Prevailing Prices. Showing the prevailing prices paid for live stock on this market Choice steers, 13550 to Ibs. Choien , 1100 10 1980 1bs... at e steer 950 th 1100 1bs. Good to eholea corn-fed cows choiea bulls. wm hos. eholee heavy [ogs. Good to cholee mixed hogs Clioiee sheep, % to 120 1bs. No. Pr. 60 16....13°6 19....1050 §83. 063 HOO! 3 = Av. Shk, Pr. o Ay, s N An s b Range of Prices. Showing the highest and lowest prices paidfor loads of hozs on this market during the past seven days and for the same time last month and a vear ago. March 189, 8871 @IS Sunday 3w 3.9 @3.00 Shipments. Showinz the number of eattle, hozs and sticep shippad from the vards during the day. No. cars. Dest, 10... seeovn Ml Chicago Allsales of stock 11 tiis market are made perer: 1ive weleht uniess otherwise Stat Dead hogs sell at We per b, for all weights, “Skins,” or hogs welghi less than 100 [bs, no value. nant sows are dooked 40 los, and stags 50 1bs, by the public inspector. OMAHA WHOLESALE MARKETS Saturday, March 12, General Produce, The following prices are for round lots of produce,as sold on the market to-uaay. quotations on fruits represent the prie which outside orders are filled. BUTTER—Strictly choice butter is scarce and the market is a little firmer than a week ago. The demand is good for the chioice but- ter and more than equal to the receipts. The receipts of common and poor grades are large and at the same time the demand is light. Dealers iind it hard work to clear up thelr stocks of the poorer grades. An oc- casional package of fancy butter sells at bet- ter prices than those quoted below. Ohoice 15@i7c; fair to good, 12@l4c; com- 5e10c. <—The recelpts of ezgs have been lib- e 1 the week and more than equal to the gequirements of the retail trade. 'I'he ship- pers have been taking all the surplus stock, so that the market has been kept compara- tively clear. “The market, however, is lower than a week ago, but at the same time it is hicher than it was a year ago at this time. At the present time the bulk of the stock is moving at 1le. Diessed PovrTry—The receipts of poul- try nave been Jight during the past few days and the market {s stronger. ‘The demand for chickens is strong and cnoice stock has been selling readily at ®«@10c. On account of the scarcity of chic , turkeys have been taking their place to some extentand have been selling better, Choice stock, small e sold read! t 10c. Large coarse L ‘There have been very few geese and ducks in the market, Ducks are in fair request at 10c. eEsE—Full eream cheddars, single, 14¢; m flats, twins. 1Y, - cas, 145,@l4}4e: fancy imported, 25¢: Limbur; BeAxs—Inferi SLA0@1. 5 PROVISION 1 {1 bacon, rib, 9%;¢: breakfast bacon, plain, dry salt sides, Slg@~¥;c: dried beef, re ;dried beet, ham ' pieces, 14c 1b Fairbanks, i; 5-Ib cans, Fairbanks, b cans, Fairbanks, Sk Porarors—There has been considerable activity on the market during the past few days, "Home grown stock is selling well in 20 to 25 sack lots at i ock must be 2ood to bring those p liera are a few Salt Lake and a few t potatoes in, There s still a liberal supply of Colorado stock on the market which is very choice and s well. Home grown, from store, 60cei0c: Colorado, Rose, per bu., $1.05@1.10} Snowtlake, per bu., $L05@1.10; It Lake, £1.00; sweet, per Ib., Se. CanpaGr—There was a carof Colorado stock on the market which sold readily, The market 18 also well supplied with California stock both red and white. California, per 1b, se: Colorado, per b, 2ise. g Arr here has been no change in the market since last week. Choice to fanecy stock 1s Leld at 85005, There is some common stock on the vhich is selling at $4.50, without being repacked. ABLES—OId vegetables are moving Onions, choice stock, per bbl, 50, Beets, carrots, turnips, ete., per 2 California, ~ $2.00@225. —There is a small supply of green vegetables on the market butit'is not moving very readily as vet. Spinach, per bbl., $2.00. Top onions, per dozen bunches, 15@0c; celery, per dozen, 40 @45 California ery, per dozen, H caulitiower, per dozen, $150: radishes, per dozen bunches, 30@i0e. 3 Mediums, standard, 20c; 3 extra selects, 33; N, Y. counts, 386 GAME—Ducks have commenced to arrive on the market and are selling fairly well. ‘They are mostly teal and red heads. “There have been only a very few geese in. Mal- lard ducks. per dozen, $2.5023.00;: teal, per dozen, $2.00; mixed, per dozen, §2.00; geese, per dozen, #4.00@4.50. LEMONS—The weather is hardly warm enough to make a very active demand. Mes- ;I;“Aé per box, $5.00@5.50; choice, per box, OrANGES—Vaiencia and Florida oranges are becoming scarce. Valencia, per case, 50; California, Riverside, per box, $4.25; rnin, Los Angeles, per box, $275@5.00 Florida, bright, $3.754.00; Florida russets, $3,00w8.50. _BANaNAs—Largebunches, per bunch, $2.50 Nurs—Afew black walnuts are coming in from the country and are slow sale at 73¢ per bushel. The {ulln\nnf are the wholesala prices at which orders from the outsido are filled: Almonds, 20c: pe large polished, 14c: filberts, 143 Brazils, l4c;walny S, 20¢; wainuts, Chili, 14¢; peanuts, H, giuia, Se, FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFs—\inter wheat flour, best quality patent, $2.75; second qual- ity, $9.00@2,50: best quality spring wheat flour, patent, $2.40@2.0; bran, 70c per cwt; chopped feed, T5e per cwt: white corn meal, We: yellow corn, meal, Shwie per cwt; sereening, 50@ise per cwt; hominy, S1 shorts, 70c per cwt: graham, $1.75: hay, in s $7.00 per ton. L ‘orn, 27c; wheat, No. 2, 57¢; oats, 450, Grocer's Jiist, cKk1.Es—Medium, in bbls, $%.00: do, In [50; Eharking, ta bbls, 911001 do erkins, in h )| 0, i balt Dbis, 858, Sviar—Granulated, 6'@6ic; conf. A, 57¢ @hic; white extra C, 51@35¢e: extra C, 5@ Sige: yellow C, 43(@4ice: cut loat, 6} @83 powiered, 65287, Corrrrs—Ordinary grades, 147, @15 e fair 15, @1 c; prime, 16xc; cholce, 1a@lide; faney green and yellow. 16@17¢: old gov- ernment Java, interior Jaya, 16}5@ 2e; Mocha, 23ae;’ Arbuckle’s roasted 198/c; Melaughlin’s XXX X roasted, 19%c; Dilworth's. lu5e: Red Cross, 104,c. CANNED (:00DS—Oysters, standard, per case, $:4.155.25: strawberries, 2 1b. case, 82 raspberries, 2 lb, pe'r‘;’u, rzl.-'.; T case, .50% apricol T CAS 4, g Tles, per casc pums, per case, $3.85; biueberries percase, $1.55; %. per case, ¥3.50: pineapples, 1b, per_case 20@57: 1 b mackerel,'per doz, $1.10: 1b salmon, per doz, S1.50@1.55; 2 Ib, goose- berries, E” $L.75; 2 Ib string beans, per i 21b limabeaus, per case, .l.%: 2 b marrow fat peas, per case, 82502 603 2 1 early June peas, per case. $2.75: 3 b toma- $:502.601 2 Ib.corn $2.40@?2. 50. MArcaes—Per caddle, 25¢; square cases, $1.70: mule square, $1.2u. lon kegs, $1.20@1.25; New Urieatis ver eafon Suaie fnati New Orleans per lon i lnaple syrup, »ln.“nl-rllme " per gallon, Tie; {‘ll- Der $10.00; f gallon cans, per doz, $5.50: quart cans, $5.(u. CANDY—Mixed, Sis@llc: stick, B{@de. CRACKELS—Garneau’s soda, butter and plenle. 8ige: creams, 8ige; ginger snaps, Sieq city soda. Th . STarcu--Mirror gloss, 1 Ib, 6e; wirror b.o-. 3 b, 3 raves corn, 1 Te: Ringsford’s gloss, 1 ib. Tci imlnn?n e ln:.l‘l..m';" Ui rd's pure, ‘3 buik, to half Bige; savon perial, mo: i Kl &?‘R‘"‘ 8305 ian, irk's white- , 83,85; washboard, $3.10; Marxeots. Lrels, per gallon; — rurnlk : furnitute, No. 1, $1.00; conch, No. 1, $1.20; Da- 1 Japan, 70c; 'asphaitam, $3.50; hard oil tinish, rate $2.50: ast, 4ty 0 corucible steel, fige 150 w kes, per set, 3 25 felloes. 3 ; tongues, each, H ols. each, Toc: sauardnuts, per coil chain, per by, 1°¢;, malleable.~@lue; iron wedges, 6¢; clowoars, fe; harrow teeth, ¢ie, steel, * 1@ Burden's horse shoes, Burden’s ule_shoes, $5.75 Barbed in eartots, $4.00 per 100 Ibs. Nal 10 to 50, $.°0: ateel nails, 82, 1 buekshot, £1.85; oriental powaer, & l‘mlr k;za.s 00; do. quarter biasting, kegs, fuse, per 10 . lead bar, 815 ¥ PAINTS—White les Parie whiting, 3¢ whiting, com’l, manstown, 12¢; -1 rk cap, $6.50; do! white cloud. § ture, extra, coach extra, AT, extra, extra S5e: Lo HEAVY I, plow steels cast tool whitin, ¢ lampbi ck, ordinar green, genuine. 25 mon, 22; chrome W H vermillion American inan raw aud burnt umber, 1 $ cans, (205 raw and burnt sienna, 12:_ vandyke brown, lie: re- fined lampblack 1 coach black and ivory black, 10¢: drop biack, 16c; Prussian biue, 40c: ultramarine black. 15¢; ehrome ereen, L., M, & D, 16e; blind and shutter groen, L., M. & D, 16c: Paris_green, 15¢; Indian red, 1503 Venetian red, %; Tusecan, : American 2 yellow ochre, 2e: L. tire, l"fi: paten ar, Sc; eralnlng cotor, 11ghit oak, dark oak, walnit. chestnut and ash. T 3 _DRUGS AND UHEMICATS.—Ac d carbolic & tartaric, 5%; balsam copaiba, per per r $1.25: epsom salts, per B, Sige; glycerine pure, per Ib,_80c: 'lead, acetate. 'er B, e oil, eastor, No. 1, per gal., - $1.50; ofl eastor, No. 2 per gal., §1.40; oil olive, per gal., §1.40; oil origannum, 0c; opium, $1.70: quinine P. & W.and K. &S, per iodide, per B, $3.5:'salicin, per oz, phate morphine, per oz, $.15: sulphur, per . 4c; strychnine. ver oz, 81.2). e FAINTS 1§ Or—White lead. Omaha, P I, €' o: white lead, St. Louis, ey Mar seilles, gree 1b cans, 2 ereen | seal, 123 French zinc, red seal, ‘rench zine, in varnish asst, We: ke e: vermillion, English, " in oil, ¢: ehrome yellow, genuine, 2 chrome low, K, 12¢; ochre, rochelle. 3 ochre, rench, 2%c; _ochre, American, 1i0; Winter's mineral, 2ie; Lenigh brown, 2iqe; Spanish brown, 2}§e; Prince’s mineral, Spirits—Cologne spirits, 188 proof, $1 do 161 proof, $1.13; spirits, second qualit, 101 proof, SL17: do 158 proot, 8116~ Aleal 188 proor, § wine eallon. Redistilled whiskies, SL. . biended, $1.50 2.00: Kentuel 0.00 tocky and Pennsy yes, $2.000236.50; Golden Sheaf bourbon and rye whiskies, $1.50@35.06, Brandles, imported, 85,.00@8.50% domestie, $1.30@8.00. (Giins, importea, $4.50 @6.00; domestic, 81,253, Champagnes, imported, per case, £5,00@33.00; American, per case, $10.00@18.00. HIDES—Green butchers, 5{@6e; green cured. dry tlint, 11@ drv salt, 9@10c; calf skins, Sbg maged nides, two-thirds prices Tallow—sige. Grease— Prime wigge, yellow, 2yc; brown, 1% Sheen PETs, 25@; 5. R FURS AND SEINS—'Ihe following price are for prime, wéll handled skins: Beaver, prime, clean per pound, SL30@3.00: fall, SL.25 00 meaty ana inferior, S1.00@1. 1 and ©grizely, $5.00@8.00 vearlings, $200$.00. “Badzer, b0 wild, 20a@s0ct, domestic, black, 10@ise mestie, sundty cofors, s@se. Fox, red, 81.00 @1 -0ss, §2,00@4.00. 404500 ilver, $10.00@40.00. | Fisher, $4.003,00. Otte r,54.00 00, Martin, S1.00@L75, M ats win large, 1ue: fakl, 503 Kitt, Mink, large @20c. Rae- and inferior, o Wolf, bro coon, lar, e nmon, vote or prairie inter, per pound pound 20c, Ory Lumber. ¥ FENCING. No. 1, 4&0 inch, 12 and 14 ft.. rough No. 2, 4 & 6inch, 12 and 14 ft., rough, SIDING fi. 12 14and 15 ft. i3 in White Pine Ceiling. in Norway Pine Ceiling... FLOOTING. A 6inch, white pine, E 6ineh, * A A12inchs. 1s, 45, K No. Al.' com. 12 in 8. }s.,l PIN 1stand 2d. clear, 1} 3d, clear, 1inch, 5.3 8 $45 clear, 1 inct 2 iy No. 1, plain, Sand 10 1n SOUTHERN YEL Com, 4 and 6 in. flooring Clear. finish, 1and 11 in. corrugated ewiling, Yellow pine easing an PICKETS, Pickets, D and H flat & i D & 1 5q.820.50 SHINGLES, LATH. XX clear. .. standard. . C..o (Sel Fen'g). CK BOARDS. 0C .. 835,50 & 14 £20: 16 119,00 4 POSTS, White Cedar. 6 iu., %s. 12'¢e: 0 in. qr L DLV 11i5e; 8 in. gr: LIME Quincy white li Akron cement, 2,753 hair . - - THE LOST HEIRLOOM. A Story Proving the Fuatility of Cir- cumstantial Evidence. New York Times: A singular story comes from an up-town flat going to prove the futlity of circumstantial evi- dence. A well-known gentleman has apartments n_a desirable locality. He has means saflicient to gratify luxurious tastes and jog wlong lite's roud comfort- ably. His demestic habit is to partially dress in the-moruing and open the win- dows of hus nm\pin;; rooms for ventila- tion, while Fms his mocha and reads his paper id anbther apartment. Mean- while the attendant comes and * up’’ his dressing room for the One 1n whom he had the gres fidence mu\;&(ll! test con- left his service to better her conditi Her departure was so sudden thg (in the emergency the vacancy was Jilled withont ordinary consideratior as to the applicant’s quali- fieations or mmendations. Unfortu- nately her personal appearunce was not caleulated togimpress her employer fuvorably, and pe instinstively distrusted her from the dfy she came. However, he discovered fnothing to justify s suspicions tin§ ste was untruthful or dishonest., The other morning he received a most violent shoel, which for a brief period threatened grief to the new chamber- maid. Whil: the gentleman was indulg- ing in his eatly sicsta the thought flashed across his mind that he had left a dia- mond collar-sutton lying on his dressing- case, and that the umllurluokiu* maid would be terpted to appropriate it if in a peculative mood. Just then he heard her enter the vedroom to do her morning's work. His first impulse was to rush in and snateh femptation frowa her view, but on a second thought he made up his mind to put her to the test. He said to himself: *If her evil genius prompts the girl to tace the precious article, which I prize as an heirloom, 1t will go hard with her. Nobody else can bave stolen it but her, if it s missing, and there will be uo trouble recovering the property and proving her the thief by eclrcumstantial evidenoe.” The maid seemed unusually slow in making up the room, and the time drageed heavily on her employer's mind. All things have an ending, and in due course the girl tinisned her work and went out, siznaling her departure by slamming the door. The gentleman waited & few minutes lest she should re turn, and then, concluding that she would not, he leaped to his feet and bolted for the bedroom. Was the diamond collar button gon N But the sight that met the owner's gaze brought him to a sudden halt. As lie reached the threshold a_ frightened monkey skipped nimbly off the dressing- case with tiie collar-button, to the window-sill, evidently thi which the grimacing little thief tered. He gave one glance at the hur oceupant of the room, and disappe down the side of the building in the n ngr and with the speed peculiar to kind. The gentlom in pursued he could go, and called v to monke yme back with the price button. The kling diamond appar- ently had facination for the four legged thicf, and, like a_shrewd robber, it caught his eye when he climbed into the room, and he grabbed it without looking for other treusures on the prem- 1808, It turned out afterward that the monkey was a pet of one of the neigh- vors. It was caught after a long chase, but the diamond collar button has not been found yet. There is a suspicion that the thicf swallowed it, or put it in pawn as sneaks are given to doing when they want to get rid of their boodle. Not even the pawn ticket can be found, and we monkey stands a g cl of being kidiaped and eut wids epen, 1ne gentleman who mourns the los of his heirloom has more faith in human nature now than he had before this experience, he wishes the sinister- looking chambermaid bad taken the disnmond when she had the chance, el The Uses of Electricity. Boston Herald: “Electricity and Some of the Things Which can Be Done With 1 formed the topic from which Mr. liam J. Hammer, manager and elec- tison Elcetrie Light com- an interesting and novel lecture at the Chiristian Union b i trated by many entertaining ex The stage was literally covered with dynumos, batteries, re- ceivers, distributors, and a wide range of mechanical appliances,as well as a piano, drum, toy balloon, and Christmas tree, ull indicative of the wide range which the lecturer promised to cover. As a prelude to the lecture a piano solo was played by Mr. 1. H, K. Downes upon an electrical piano, which, by means of an extra setof hammers connected by wires with a powerful battery, produced a long tone as each note was struck, the whole effect resembling the playing of an otgan or a string orchestra. The lec- turer opened by illustrating the several methods of producing electricity—by means of chemicals, friction, dynamos, magnetic radiation. Power for conduct- ing the experiments wasderived from the Edison central station at the rear of Park theater, and the novel combination of a light and power producidg device in con- nection with ti running of a sewing machine was received h interest and approval. In the running of a machine Edison dynamo and a Sprague gener- wtor were used. A light turning lathe was also successfully run by a Sprague machine, At this point Mr. Hammer read a tele- gram from President Johnson, of the “dison company, refuting the reported lunacy and feeble condition of Mr. Edi- son. The lecturer did not claim for Mr. Edison the origin of incandescent light- ing, Messrs. Storr & King baving pat- euted such a lamp in 18 Mr. Hammer described at length the varions kinds of incandescent light, with special refer- ence to the assumed superiority of the Edison patents. The first arc light, re. marked Me. Hummer, was devised in 1502 by Mr. Humphrey Davies m England, 1ce been undergoing constant improyements lass tube of German manufacture W d to demonstrate eleetrie disch: , which suggests that the aurora borealis phenomena_are but the demonstrations of electrical dis- turbances. A set of variously colored incandescent lamps attached to a balloon was shown as being a valuable aevice for signal systems in times of war. Gun bores can also be illumined and investi- gated by the use of the incandescent light, as was demonstrated by = huge pupier mache tube in the smaller end of which a tiny film was placed. An amusing exhibition of the possibili- ties of the Edison phonograph was next given by the lecturer, who talked, inughed and spouted poetry into the machine, and afterward imitated vari- ous birds and animals. The sounds were afterward reproduced by the machine with remarkable fidelity, to "the delight of the audience. A perfect roar of continuous laughter was evoked when, after singing into the machine—the original foil being again used—a perfect babel of sound was emitted. ~ A Christmas tree connected with an electric motor was setto revoly- ing, and so arranged as to be illuminated )’\ariously colored lamps alternately. Goldfish atiached to the end of an mcan- descent wire were set to swimming about in a globe, and were brilliantly illumi- nated, thongh not as perfectly as was hoped by the lecturer, owing to the pre- mature burning out ot the lamp. The adaptability of incandescent lamps to the practice of dentistry and surgery was also shown. As proving the slight ger from fire pertaining to the in- candescent light, a lighted lamp was wrapped by the lecturer in a handker- chief, and broken into atoms by a sharp blow, without damage to the handker- chief. This was possible, because the instant the glass was brol the rush of oxygen immediately quenched the light, and, in fact, shattered the filaments of carbon in small particles. A number of electrical toys and a sample of the Edi- son electric meter were next exhibited, and the enterisinment concluded with a “‘dark seance,” during which a big white skull bobbed up out of a box, a drum tat- too was beat and all sorts of strange sounds were emitted by toe several elec- trical appiiances. - Great Incomes from Novel Writing. V The Profits of Novel W March Cosmopolitan, Mr. William Westall, the well-known English novelist, says It may be said that these instances con- flict with the opinion I have already ex- pressed as to the difficulty of getting books published. On the contrary, they contirm that opinion. Getiin is one thing, ge ’lf them sol another. Little as Trollope made by his first literary ventures, he probably made wmore than his publishers. They were not a success because the Yublic refused to buy them, and if Trollope had not béen ‘a man of dogged resolution he would have given in long before the tide turned. It by no means follows, how ever that every one who perseveres with equal resolution will be equally saccessful, or, indeed, achieve any success at all; for though by practice a man may ac the knack of writing readable Eng no amount of perseverance, without im- agination will make a novelist. It is true that some writers appear to succeed at the first attempt. Like By- ron, they waken and find themsely: famous. ~ ‘L hese instances are, however, very few, and when careful inquistion is made it will generally be found that there was previous preparation and that suc- oess was preceded by failure. Charlotte Bronte sprung at a bound into the first rank of living novelists; but her great natural gifts has been assiduously culti- vated for years. From her very echild- hood she had been studying the art of fiction and wriling works of imagination. “JO-HE’ The above is the name of a MAGNETIC OIL, which flows from the rocks in Texa and that, I confidently believe possesses more REAL MERIT AS A CURATIV than ALL OTHER REMEDIES. [ believe the people of lowa and Nebraska will agree with me in this after having tested its MAGICAL HEALING POWERS, But to expect you to endorse the above in full without first having used ityourself, or on some of your family, would be presuming too much, so all T'ask is that you carefully read over the evidence submitted herein, and test the virtues of “Jo. He" for yourselves, and if it does you good, tell it to your friends, it no good TEL& 11, ~THE TRUTH 1S WHAT WE WANT, I subjoin a few extracts from letters received, also & few testimonials. Read care- 1‘1\1:1\ and write to any ot these parties enclosing a stamp for reply, and learn what they will say . Allow me to say in conclusion that T have the general ag ney for lowa and Nebrase kafor a term of ten years, and shall make Omaha my home for that time, so that all will have an opportunity to test the merits or demerits of King “‘Jo-He." The distressed who are too poor to pay full price this GREAT CURATIVE, will on proper vouching be allowed a reduction of one-half the regular price, beliceve in Jo-He and wouldn't offer a can of it for sale if I did not. ing outside this city, in Nebraska or Iowa, can have it sent them with safety, or express. Price of large cans, $2.50, small trial size, one-fourth poun i1 B. Jones, of Burtoa, Washington county, Texas, discoverer and sole proprietor, T. B. FORGY, Agent for Iowa and Nebraska, Omaha, Neb, ROOM 5 ARCADE HOTEL. Extracts from a wtter_ from Mr. H. B, Jones, written February, 19, 1557 “Mr. Forgy: Yours rece to hear of the success of tell you it is not rheumatism an it is 500 per cen 4 ). still it i the only rhicumatism noWn to man to-duy ., and L always speak what I know is true, For asth A sup, diphtheria, me: of all kinds. 1 tell you, my doear 0 your people on ow what this y does whove il others on earth you can't 1 out “ast enough to the peop.c of lowa ebra ..." 1,184, Mrs Dr. R. 8 Tenney writes “There are out few physicians who are ng to step out of the old beaten track to o n remedy that has the protection of a pa- cut onit. 1 have been thére and know how it is, and had it not been for the fact that a friend of mine who used to practice medicine had vis ited ninety-thires people who had been oa the use of this new remedy and wrote me of the wonderful cures that had come from its use 1should not have examined it. 1felt bound to investigate it, and_am daily glad that Tdid, It requires considerable moral courage to break 1oose from the code of medical ethics and issue circulars and advertise in the papers what “Jo-He' will 4o, but I foel that it is right to onll the attention of the people to a remedy that will down congestion, thus saving my life. And 1 more fully convinced of its marveloug powers since 1 Was 40 quickly curod of pneus monia and pleurisy on my arrival here o No- vember, (he pain of which was %0 intonse that 1 was foreed to moan nloud OB cvery attempt to draw a full breath the many lotters recelved 10w duily speaking of its wonderful cures In 80 many {nstances, neute s that had baffed Al medical wid wind pronounced hopol Iversal, unvaryiog and powerful netons remad al fuent soems 10 kBOW no bounde i e lioving disenses of whatever character; it deed the marvel of the nincteenth cent And 1 must say aleo that however {mpossivl {100s scom that those results could be At through the azency of this remedy. fully impressed that Mr i uinde for seifish ends, but he is sincers in desire to beaefit suering humanity, 1 huve xperimented with the erude o, tne basls of Jo-He.” magnotizing needies in a few moments powerfully, ind in & shaded room the oil, by boing ugitated, cluninated beautitul lights showing great magnetic power, AlY FANNIN BARNES. Kan., Dec. 20, 18%.—Dr, H. B. Jones—Duar Doctor: The remedy was recoived U. K. You have mado grent improvements in your remody, especially comparing with the Brst received. A few duys ago I contracted & s that ay else fuils in, And cold, which first affected wy head, then 110 6thios,” it settled oil my luugs, producing pain in my ; S, v, | bead ana back, efecting corebro, spinal nerv- T DR o 1| ous system, wiso causing pain in iny chiest, pr ws taken with inflamatory rhoumatism in its | di & clills und rigor, foliowed by fever: in most violent form, knee, ankle and arm joiuts (A the symptoms present 0 pneumonia being swollen to almost twice their normal size | 8nd its complicated symptoms which often acking my entiro system. The | Proves very serious in case of prostration of {on of your wonderful remedy | the cerebro, spinul nervous system. 1 rubbed Jo-He” neted at once in a most marveious | in a good application of the' Intest improved relieving the pain almost instantly. Jo-Ho,"” und alao taken a dose. 1 rested splen- By advice of physicians tie oniy internal or | didiy, slept disinterrupted, and woke np foeling ofhor remedy used. Was for the purpose of | fresh'und new. Let it bo what it will, or called what it will, its therapoutical actions are cer- tainly wonderful and direct and cortain. As & sedutive, it allays pains, subdues intlammation , arrests conwestion of the blood: &S u norveotic (nerve medicine), 1t regulates the innervation: 88 A1 expectorant, it removes the muens sec- reted by the glunds of the mucus membrane in the lungs, bronchia; In pneumonin, it stunds at the very head of all medical agents, 1 always liko to oxporiment on my own person. 1 oa observe and notice more correctly and dis- !m‘vllylllv" |||(\]n-n|4 .‘rlru-r, and also the therap- euticnl nctions which it produces. Happy hear of your doserved suc % PR ours truly, 8. Ind niways but let 1 suis and ine ARTRYE, 1 snali do O throwing off the urick neid. T wasable to leave my bod comparatively free from pain on the ninth qay after being prostrated as above Stited On “Monday the 2igt instant, the at- tonding physiciau pronoutced me &lmost en- tirely free from rheumatic troubio und stated that but for nervous prostration I would bave been free from wil effects of rheumatism dass bofore. 1 am now feeling well and entirely free from pain and shali start on & journey of 50 miles to-night. 1 fecl thiat | owe my recovery to the use of your invaluable romedy and desire that you use this lettor us you dcem most ef- Tective in sproading the truly wonderful virtues of yourremedy Most thankfully youss, GEO, H StewaRT, Passencer conductor Chicaxo & Alton ralroad. ‘Addross, Normal, Llls., box 76, Rochgsrkit, Minn., Feb. 15, 1 Forgy: Yours of the 12th inst. re BRI well believe all f"" tell mo about “Jo-He. am suro it was that that helped mother 3o wi derfully when she had that bad attac monin. She hud the most dist; over heard and could not dra out a groan t after using fow hours she bocame egsier and Soon stopped coughing and could sieep well. 1find it a grand, kood remedy wherever I have tricd it and sm convinced it has no equal. Yours respectfully. Mits. KITTi K. JORDAN. Mrs. Jordan's mother 18 over 1ty yeurs old, atid both she and her daughter have known the subscriber for twenty ¥ Mr, C. E. Holliday, hving at 102 Webster ot, Omaha, will tell you that o application t “Jo-He'" gave him reliof when he was sutler- Wwith rhoumstiam in bis knce wad loss than ntirely cured him. anpahan, one 0f Omah's polico m ‘Browxe, M. D, The nbove is from Dr. 8. C, Browne, ot Abi- lene, Kansas, who nearly eighteen months ago, was cured of jerato case of rheumatism from a few montus’ use of *Jo-He,” after his cense was said to be hopeless: “honco he found out the powers to heal n this remedy which has no equal on enrth that man yet knows of, and [ take more real plensure in_curing_such ' noble mens of God's grundest work that have lonesty und muniness to come out with the whole truth, let it piease or offend whom it No suni of money could oqual the plense QU 'y 1 was ros duced from a powerlul man to a skeloton, and suffered the torments of the demnod, nnd would have died, Tam sure? had it not beécu for the timely urrival of your' great remedy. 1 have no Words to express iy high opinions of it, and for which t0o much ¢ innot be swid. No pain can long stay where “Jo-He " goes. Your nwme will ever be remewb ered by Your friend, 0. A, TAYLOR, 1s, Mont., Oct. 20, 154-The X Stuart, Presient of tock Grow. 4 ers’ Assaciation, ol Fort Maginnis, Mont., writes face was badly eut and bruised, all the result of | thus: H. B, Jones, M. D.—Dear Sirs 1 4o cer- & fall when trying to make an arreston the | ufy to the miraculous cure of O, A. Taylor by night of February 4, 187, gour wondertul romedy witer il hopes b A F. Milier, of Grafton, Neb., writes me of | Boen wiven up, and ne was roducod from a the good work done b{‘thli grand remedy in | jargo, strong man to & pertect skeleton, and suf- healinz his little girls' hands and a; hen | fering interaally up o the hour your remedy they were in_such & condition that ot was upplied. He is entirely cured. This ment failed to do any remarkable cure of y observas Waioo, Neb., M Mr, T. B. Forgy | tion, and | can willinzly testify to the ard- —Dear Sir:_Our r years old had @ | of virtues of Mr. H. B. Jones *Jo-He." bad sore throat, being groatly fanalsciadating GRANVILLE STUART, 14 d in the evening, we mi 0 q 3 tons of *Jo-io" bathing it in with & sack of | FovsTox, Tex., Feb. 7,1557.—To whom it may hot salt after which he went to sleep and was | concern nnd for the benefit of sufforing humans a8 well a8 usual next morning. A young man | ity: | wish to stato that [ was afllicted with a friend of ours, was stopping n few duys with th lexs and feot, and aftor teying. us whose eyes were sore und inflamed and after soveral other mcdicines and doc- three applications of ‘““Jo-He" the intlamation of king *“Jo-H was all gone and ho was_so well pleased with | work in restoring me pertect the titlo it justly deserves. Gun and Hardware Store, Main St. CORRIGAN, Polk Co., Tex., Dec. 24, 1538, —Mr. it that he got_some of “Jo-He" to tuke with H. B. Jones '—8ir: Having nsed or tested *‘Jo- Dan can teli you how quickly “Jo-He reliof when his arms and bands were swollen he could not move one of them. Fort M Hon. Granvi him when he left. Also, mv wife got her fect #ix months, [ um now ready to badly frosted so much so that she could hardly walk, and after using “Jo-He" on them two or tho sorencss was_ all zone without usunl disngreeable itehing sonsation | acknowledge a specific for mnlarial und_“ull flls Yours truly, tlesh 8 hoir to.” 1t has cured me of malarial, biood pofson and_erysipolas. 1t has restored two muscies for my nephew, Ned Connor, who disea ne muscle bad shrank away, W. H. Moore. OxAnA, Neb., March 3, 1887.—Mr. T. B. Forgy, u and the other had been badly lnceratod from an instrument Lo had worn. Now o muisties Omaha, Neb.—Desr Sir:” For two 'ysars 1 was are sound and fully developed. three ds ieaving the common in such cases. troubled with a buneh on my wrist, causing me more or less trouble. A part of one small can of your “Jo He’ has removed it entirely, I also used this wondertal oil fora bad burn on my child's hand and in & few noments all tho fire was drawn out. Yours Respectfully, J. F. NxsuEr. With Lee, Ptied & Co. T, 8. Torsy: I have used “Jo-He' in my family for the last toree months. We have used it for pneumonia, croub, colds, sore throat and corns, and it has cured ench and everyone of the wbove disenses. I cannot do without it in my family. Igiadly and cheer- fully recommend it to oyorybody. Respectfully, J M. Arxovr, South Seventeetn street, near Vinton, OMAnA, Neb,, March 11, 1887.-T. B Forsy, Omana, Neb.—Dear 8ir:' 1_have for several winters been troubled with rheumatism and es- pecinlly this past winter. T have been conflued to my bed for a number of days. I have used a number of remedies, | h consulted numer- have afforded me hay f ipel itonit Vint Fovag ay fever, erysipeins, peritonitis, malarial fover and every wcho or paih that AMice tawmily or claims to b ing Thomases may ask: Whenco this marvel ous power? Any eiectro therapeutist npon testing it can prove it to bo ful! of electricity; therofore, its grout vitalizing power. You are at liberty 0 publish this,ns [ am anxious all should know of its merits and what & boon to man it is if only used a8 you direct. Yours truly Miss CONNOR. AvsTiy, Texas, Oct. 8, 186, —This is to certity thut T wad budly seatdod whilo handiing, boling water, and was fnduced to try *Jo-He,” an with astonishment, in & few minutes aftée plying the medicine I feit no puin at all, and on rising the mornig following I could not tell that | was evor aculded, and ali_ foflammation one. 1 heartily recommend it for senlds and urns. J.S. A, WhiGnT. e aboye case came under iy Gheervatio, and Lean fuily endorse sume. Will say that *Jo-He™ is equaliy efticucious in fresh cuts, N1SHET. God bless our ministering angels, Nine times in ton it is the ladies that start the good work which s relieving mankind truly, promptly apd no humbug or mistukes, and saving lite by the score. They kre not ufter the dollars 8o much s to truly do 200d, 806 what Mrs. Comstock suys, wifo ot Hon, C. C. Comstock, reprosentas from Grand Rapids, Mich. : REPKESENTATIVEE, WASHINGTON, Dr. 1. B. Jones -Doar Sirt *is truly & wonderful remedy. My reluctantly consente 13 hankful that 1 did, for after using two cans I aw now able to wu'k without crutches or canes and am able 10 do my own colleeting knd do uot suffer any inconvenience therefrom and | most cheertully recommend “*Jo-He™ suffering from rhenmatism, Respectfuily yours, TSuARL Frank, 1617 South 1uth St., Omaba, Neb, Osamia, Neb., Feb. 12, 1887, —To whom it muy concern:' Some weeks since my eyos bocame very badly intlamed cndewore very. pamtul in- deed. A part of one smuil can of *Jo-He” has cured them At A cost o nts caused from an ingrowlg nail. It looked dark Figp St 1314 Douglas St. blue, &s though she wus Y tentoned with erysip- BuRrtoN, Washington Cv, Tox., Jan. 24, 187, ,'and spoke of sending for a doctor, but I —At home of H. B. Jones, Burton, Having ac: | saii'we wiil try *Jo-He.” Tho firat night we put ceptod Mr. Jones'Kin invitation to speml the | it on it took out all intismmation and prevent winter months in the more conkenial climate | muchsufforing. We roceived the inst order of than my home in Davenport, Ta., will say that | “Jo-He." Accept our thanks for your generos- having read several thousand of the letters Mir. | ity. Itook acan to tho president with one of Jones received from those whom he Las cured | yoir circulurs, 1 also wuve And sent remoay to the Iast two years, for the | widow and she told me last eve purpose of arranging them in° alphabetionl ? a soverc attack of intummato order, 1 must say for the benefit of suferers sm, for which sho gave me the exalt and justice to Mr. Jones aiso, that not ! per | name of her minkstoring anxel, when 1 did not cent. of uil theso letiers but speale iu the uighest | doserve the crodit nt all. Her gratitud priuse of his truiy wondertu) diseovery. Tum | to you. Ourlit' grandchild feil ove sure this small proportion can bo accointed for | rocker, ehair and all, and_bruised the by ltheir misundorstanding its pro I | bly; but “Jo-Ho" sodn made it ali right. know it has dons for me what no Iremain mosi respectfully, could have dote, bealing my lungs, koeping Mits. € €. CousroeK. to everyone duaughter came on from Grand Rapide, Mich, ul i " with u sore foot, which pa'ned ler considorably, The late Hugh Conway another in- stance of the same sort, though bi jus was of a fur inferior order, “Called Back" took the conntry by storm and ereated a rage for shilling horrors, which is now ounly beginning to subside, Yet though “Called Back"” was the first work he published, 1t was not by a long way the first he wrote. He must have quite a large stock on hand; two, I think have been pbulished since his death; and 1 know a publister who refused one of Hugh Conwuy's stories years before the publie heard of his existence. It would thus appear that to profit hy authorship, in tha ordinary sense of the word, som ething more is required than a mere shutting n? the eyes and an open- ing of the mouth. There must be special aptitude, patience, perseverance and in- dustry. These, with 2 love of literature for its own sake, will probably be suf- ficient 10 ordinary circumstances to in- sure a fair measure of success. Brilliant suceess and enduring fame are for genuis alone, and the man who hopes to make a fortune by lus pen must be sanguine in- deed. True. Scott did great things in that way. Dickens accumulaied hall & million dollars (ana killed himself in the effort), and Trollope sold for $15,000 novels that he wrote in two titisnot every novelist that pos- sesses the zenius of Dickens or the fertil- ity of Trollop:, and there is at present probably not one English writer who ean command the prices that he readily ob- tained. More movels are now written than ever, and the nverage price paid to authors has suffered a woful diminution. I have been told that when the Graphic began its prosperous career, its rietor paid as wuch as §7,7%00 for the | rights of its long stories. The; seldom puy more than a third ol sum. now that ST, PETERSBU K send tirand Duke Viadimer sed Grand Duke Michae), together with a large suit, to Herl | on the oceasion of ¥mperor W iiliam’s birth- ary, as a mark of hiscordiatity. N, Mareh 1L —Blswarek gavaa dins ner last night to the leaders of the yarious E:d. s who hed voted for the septennate