Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 25, 1889, Page 3

THE SPECULATIVE MARKETS |: Local Wheat Trade, as a Rule, Was Strong. CORN STILL FIRM, BUT DULL. In Provisions a Weak Feeling Pre- vails - Cattle Ranged Slo: Prices the Hogs. at Yet PRODUCE MARKET, CHICAG Jan cial The local wheat market jts to-d elegram 1o had one Citicaco, Tur Bee. | or 1wo sick s was strong. in weak and people in the renorts of the stat an increasing voluw being done, and the down to a shipping basis —ou an e with forcign importing ports. The froth on the sur! e has strong bearish coloring, but under the surface a frionilier fe for wheat arly generating, and experienced grain merchants moved at this time to recall to the attention of their frionds the fact that the foreiyr via bly “‘beat this country on a down hil wheat,”” and to the further fact that th eigners rarely show any 58 a8 b of wheat until our liow ts stop declin- ing and prices turn u Furthermore, the clam is strongly advanced by th osted men in the grain trade that whoeat in Chicago is on a parity with the other markets east and south of heve, taking ion the milling merits of the erain, This claim seems to b well foumded, as Chicazo is notoriously the only city in the try wh Bt les ve been kept religiot On little fl wheat for was twice broken down to 9, and on one of these occasions the price touched On the break a good deal of long whe 1e out on stop loss orders, and for a while the | situation looked very blue. There was class of buying on the breaks, however, the market was not iong recovering its tone of steadiness. Probably the most notic strictly local feature was the ost selling of wheat by Hutchinson's brok When this operator begins to advertise bis operations in ¢ coaspicuous fashion, the *“foxy" nclude that he is throwing dust in their faces, and one of their number observed: “Hutchinson throw dust in the eyes of the wd fast and more volunously than any oth Sy w York gubrious heless, business 18 to be en keel s, and the N xport trade send | of tr Nev of export oard se S0 ns ing is ol rs iny I race in for. best into considers coun- up wna in the world ' The very heavy” buy two days by Poole and others who quently used by Hutehinson, lent the suspicion that had found lodgment in the pit. Itis of course impossible in a market of the magnitude of this to tell what is going on deepdown, but the impression prevails among the well imformed people of good judgment that the enormous liquidation that has been in progress recoutly and _ the consequen readjustment of affairs has left the market ground much firmer foundation than it has month 1 that practically all long wheat that can be “shaken out” has been sold. The bears naturally combat this theory, and hold staunchly that it is foolish to talk about wheat being on a healthy basis above 90c. The tone of the market was stronger the la half hour of the sessiou than at any time pr nd the closing p S we only from the outside. May started off sold down to @6, rallied to broke to U5%¢ allied to 1 to 963 anged to quite a time, with 97c the tation, and towards the last ad 7140, or B opencd and closed at ¢ t Ste, ranged to Ssig about ‘¢ van than § ranged to nominal. @sf¢e, and closed at 897 c. There was again a firm feeling in the market, but business ruled dull and the vole ume of 1t was small. Thercceipts here were about 20 cars shor erday’s anticipa tions, but some increase is anticipated for morrow, the estimate being 100 cars. The exports vontinue on a liberal scale, but the English markets were quoted as tenaing down for American corn. 'The offerings from here are, of course, heavy, but the demand for shipment was again good, notwithstanding the discouraging advices. ' There was some anxiety by the shorts in Fobruar March, in view of the continued searcity of the grade required for the filling of specu- Intive sales. The character of the trading was of the usual local sealping de- scription, and presented no features of moment, outside of the scarcity of Februa and March, when they were inquired for by parties short on tho Tho ¢ ni quotations are from {e to 3g¢ hi near futures, and May improved was inactive. Five and one-half boat loads were bought in New York for export. Oats lapsed into dullness, with only a light trade at nearly steady prices. Tho few trading orders of any consequence that ap- od in May, which sold carly a decline of nearly e, and re covered Tater. June has not como into protai- nence yet, while_near futures continue al- most nomiinal. No. 2 oats in store were nej lected, thoughi quotably steady and firm at 24%@H3c. The wspected. receipts con tained about 25 per cent of the contract grade. In pr control corn ions o weak fecling again held There was 10 unusual pressure to 11, yet as the demana was limited the offe ings placed on sale found a slow market, and sellers were forced to make concessions, Trade was in a slumpy condition from tho start, and a much loy ange of prices was established all around. In pork the day's net decline amounted to 2714 30c, in lurd " to 21@7igc and in short ribs Lo 10c, CHI10AGO LIVE STO0K |Special Telegram to Carre—Ranged slow, and the prices were down to the lowest, yet so low that 1t 18 almost impossible to go lower, The buyers did not get out until late in the afte noon, and they wera entirely indifferent and secmed ratler move inclined 1o go back to the Exchange building than to get to wo The quality of the steer stock was rathe comimon, and there were v few lots that would come up to the standard, There were, however, large numbers of prime fat Leifers and cows that buy secmed to like better than the stoer stock at the provailing pric The top price for 1400 1b to 1600 Ibs steers is about #1.00(¢4.50, and some right good export s, sold at ary run of dressed beef stecrs selling at from 3,00 to $3.50, Faney heifers and cows, fed right along with the sieers, are selling ut §2.85@3.25, but the Buuof tho good fat cows are going at & 2.50, and canning stock at §1.40@1.90, are making $1.50@2%; stock ste 250 for light, and #3.00@@! feeders. A car milk Cows sold at from §18.00 &5.00 per bead. Choice to extra beeves, $1.0004.50; ium to good steers, 1,450t 1,500 ibs, 003 1,200 to 1,850 Ibs, $3.25@3.75; 050 10 1,200 1bs, §2.905.10; stockers and feeders, !-.' 10@3.35; cows, and mixed, §1.4 .10 bulk, 82.40@ exus steers, §2. 50w B.30; cows, §1.¥ Hoas--Values aga of to dropped 5@10¢, but 8t the decline there was a fair amount of business transacted. he bulk of mixed went at $.50 and along there, common mixed going down as low as $1.70@4.75, and best heavy at $1.85@4.90—only a small per cent at 84.90. Light sorts sold evenly at $4.00@5,00, FINANCIAL. NEw Youk, Jan, 24.—[Special Telogram to Tue Bes.)--Srocks—London quotations this morning showed an improvement over this market's floul figures of last evening. The market started off J@% per cent better Jor the general list. Trading, however, was very limited and aside from the transactions an St. Paul, Lackawanna and Atchison, trad- ing was almost uil, The extreme aullness Was owing to the uncertainty of the result of the presidents' meeting now in session in Cuicugo. Fullmau displayed some strength t later realizing transac e down )¢ per cent. Par the movement in Atchi appears to have has culminated the oper ties identified with son say that the ased and that the deciin They exp ers have beer and they g, b pressurc 8 the opir t better trafic retur and that the of I's condition, to next, will e less gencrally prom prominent bull Some one is ready sell them down of the r be A has id this morning to buy stocks when the There is no doubting the fact that strong parties are quietly buying up the stocks, ana the bears will find that they are unable to cover their short ts except atmuch higher Money cont ruie easy at 1ig@2 per ceat. notwithstanding the additional gold shipments to- The Lon louses were moderate buyers of St the forenoon, -and the bears selling Southwesterns, and Rock Island yielded 1 per cent. At noon the mar. v dulland prices were about afternoon trading was devoid of any . and the market closed irregu lar and dull. Pullman showed a net decline for the day of 2% per cent, Nortnwestern and Chicago, Burlington & Qui h show % per ccut while St Lackawanna show net T ngat Chica until this afterno prices, 108 to don Paul wore during steady. The loss, adjourned « were not racts until some nplished. The the day amonnted to ing St. Paul, 15,000 Northwestern, 12,0003 Reading, 93003 Erie, 4,000; Lake Shore, mee a n ne thing definite has been total transactions for 138,000 shares, includ Lackawanna, 24,0003 ngland, ); Missouri 8,500; Rock 1s e fo 108 Mo Lakeshore .. Michigan Caniral Missonri Pacitie . Mowey oN Cant—Easy at 2 per cent PRIME MERCANTILE PAPER—4 @) '{ par cent. SrerLiNe Excinayor—Active and firm; sixty days, $1.80; demaud $4.50. do prete Western Unlon, PRODUCE MARK 3 Wheat — 1" ‘m; cash, othing doing. wthy 31 £1.00. and cash February, I 3 cash and February, §6.85; riour te 6.50. adv and unchang 3,505 spring wheat, ¥1.70@ shoulders, §.00 5 hort ribs, & 3), wery, 16.@%. : short clear, $6.62 Butter—Qui dairy, Cheese—Steady; full @11 fluts, ilwll,c 3 @12c. Jrizs —Weak Hides--Lower; cam cheddars, 105 Young Americas, fresh, 14}¢@1 and brauded 30¢ each; No. 1, 2 Shipments. 10,000 17,000 78,000 70,000 —Wheat—Quiet; 91c” bid} Receipts, Flour. bbls. . Wheat bu. Corn, vu, Oauts, bu... : Kansas City, Jan. 2 No. 9oc aske No. 2, : «%. bid'; Milwaukee, cash, 53¢; Ma, Corn—Iirm iger: No. 2, Provisions—Eisier; pork, Oincinnati, 4. —Wh lowe r; No. 2 red, Dull and 2, mixed, red, ~Firm; B A @ .w W lmk} —Steady at §1.03, Minneapolis, Jan. 24 whe and unsettled; lents, 33 cars January, §1.14; : No. 1 no ~Wheat—Sample north- ou track, $1.04@1.05 Louis, 24, ~Wheat ..-.n, ole Higher; Tigher; cash Pork—Dull at $12.15@ Lard—Nominal at 6 Whisky —$1.03 Butter—Quict and unchanged; creamery, dairy, 12@20¢ Livernool, Jan. 2f.—[Special Cablegram to Tug Bre]-3:30 p. m. close.—Pork— Poor demand;; prime mess, eastern, 718 3d, easy; do, western, 6 No. 2 winter, v 1is Gd. spot, 48, 8s 11}4d, ldur—In poor denii Corn—In fair demand January and Pebruary, March, 8s 11%d, steady. New York, Jan. 2. —Wheat—Receints, 20,666 exports, uone; spot irregular but No. 2 red, Y87 af%'ge in elevator, afloat, M@YK f. 0. b.; No. § nominal; options less active but firmer, closing at ly@'sc over yesterday; January closing at 937 Corn—R spot moderately & @bge higher; No, 41, @idige afloat] 2 G No. 4, #hig@ile; ungraded mixed, d@ide; options dull but firm and }{@!jc bigher, Uats—Recaipts, o exports, 10,000; spot active and st options Quict but Junuary 31 E; F @ 103 mixed wes pifoe--Options opened stead (@25 points above January, slyhfldl'n?\‘ M steady; fair car Petroleum—Quict closed at 853c. Eges—Dull und lower; Western, 16@10+ Pork—Dull and lower; new, 813,501 Lard—L u\\pr, western steaw, §7.80@i.3 January, Butter—ki m for choice; western 3@ 15c; western creawery, 160 b Chlcess—Strong; wester LIVE STOUM. steady stead) uary, spot Rio United but steady; iH dairy, ¢; Elgins, 10} @130, Chicago. Jan. ¢4 ~The Drovers' nal revorts as follows Cattle—Receipts, 1,500; market weak and a shade lower; beoves, $4.000@4.50; steers, $2.0021.90; stockers and foeders, §2.10w3.45; cows, bulls and mixed, $1.40@35.10; Texas cattle, §1.85@3.50, Hogs—Iteccipts, B¢ lower; $1.75@4.90; 00, -RReceipts 10,000 Jour- 15,000; market weak aud mixed, $1.70004 lieavy, light, #475@3.02}¢; skips, $3.00 “Sheep market irregular; n, corn-fed, §4.40 ty, la., Jan. 24 —[Speclal Tele- gram to Tue Bes|—Hogs—Receipts, 3.4)0; .wnluy, 1,910; opened 10@ lower than yesterday's close and closed steady; quality good. Quotations: Lightpand mixed, $i.85@ 4505 heavy, $4.50@i. yesterday, 520; mar- Cattle—Receipts, 155 ket quiet and steady; stockers and feeders in demand, Quotations unchanged: Prime cattle, 1,000@1,200 lbs.,, $.75@1% attle, 1,100@1,400 1bs. £2.40@ 2. % @2.65; covws, £1.00( 2 @2.60; bulls, $1.000 1 £.00, National Louis, Jan shipments heavy native steer £ood do, $3.50@4 dium to choice, @3 stockers and feeders, fair to wood, $LUNELS0; rangers corn-Fed, £3.00@3.50; grass-fed, $2.00 @2 %), Hogs—Receipts, 3,600; shipments, 1,000; market steady: choice heavy and native and butchers’ selections, $4. 70674 83 ; packing, 460014, light grades, £L60@4.70, Kansas City. Uattle—Receipts, 4,000; shipm, market dull and lower for dressed beef and shipping steers chioice cows about steady; common lower corn-fed, #1.00@4.30; stockers and feeding £2.000 3 cows, $1.25@3. 3. Hogs—Receipts, 5,000; shipments, none: market weak and its lower; good to choice, $4.00.04.85; common to medium, $4.3504.5, £3.23%@14.00; foeders stockers, ofie and two years, $1.7 cows, corn-fod, £.00 veal calves, $2.25 Stock Yards, Kast ~Cattie— Receipts, market slow $4.100604.60 butchers’ stec St. 4903 IV STOCK. Cartle. Chursday, Jan. 24, 1380, any time this seacon, man described the cattle pts were notso heavy but what market at least might have been looked for had 1t not been for the excessive receipts and demoral markets at eastern points, AS it was, with the ro- ports from Chicago indicating a_very un- favorable state of the trade, nothing but a heavy decline co 1 he Out of the wh there w very few re beeves, The m of {he steers were medium weights, half fat, and_could wore approy ssed a8 feeders. One choice bunch of 1331-1b stecrs brought £1.70, but the packers did not pay over £3.40 for the bulk of their cattle. The market as & whole on beel cat- tle was ower, and was slow at the decline. Quite a number of cattle shipped in for beef cattle were sold_for feeders. ln fact, the feeders were, if anything, more nervy buyers thin the packers and would more foranything that suited th Th was not much change in the prices paid for feeders, the range being mostly $2.40003.10, Butchiers' stock, of which there fair supply, bout 10a@15e lower. though the market did not open until late ood proportion of the cattle changed bands before the close, “About is the market s 10) The receipts were past week or two, resulted i u drop of 10¢ the best hogs selling only bulk at £4.55w .60, ro rather ind nt and the trade was slow, but about eve up before the close. n average of the o break in provisions in the market here at $4.63, with the Sncep. The receipts were light slow, with an easicr feeling. and the market s Cattle Hows Sheep. . Prevaiing The foll)winz 18 a tisleof this mariet for tho grades tioned Prime staers, 1300 to 1500 1bs Primesteers, 110 10 1300 tbs. Natve fecder Western fecder: Common to wood coWS. Choiceto fancy cows Commonto choice balis Fair to cnou Fairto chowca hc it ¢ priz2 paid in of stocx mea- CATTLE. Pr. . 040 $1.50 3 cannel 1 bull. 1bull 17 cows and bull: 1 bull 1 vull 1 bull 1 cow 16 cows. .. 1 bull .. 18 cows. 4 stags... 6 heifers 1bull.. 17 cows 240 200 120 240 80 80 Live Stock Notos, Market lower on everything. Cattle take a big tumble, Hogs go still lower, Considerable trading in feeders, Sheep market slow. The packers have bought a good many sheep during the past two days and were not in need of many to-day. Omana 15 still s high in proportion as any otber market. Blufrs, 24, —Hogs—Re- $4.50@ At Counc Couxcrs BLuprs, la., Jan. ceipts, 8 cars, Sales—Heavy, 4.00; light, $1.50: 24.65: mixed, Burrer—C chaice print, @30c; choi Faney mu @12¢] low Y ( nEgse—Full cream cheddars, choice, 12@ 12}40; full cream flats, two in' Looj 130; full cream Y, American o B¢ off grades and skims, Saic 150; brick and Swiss, 14@ rictly fresh, 15¢. vLTRY—Chickens, per doz, 2. 8.00; ducks, der doz, #.75&4.00; doz, $8.50@0.00; turkeys, per 1b, 7@ Dressgp Pourtiy—Chickens, per 1b, 6@ So; turkeys, per Ib, 10@1lc; geese, per ib, U @100; ducks, 8@10o. Vear—Heavy grassers, 150 to 200 Ibs, 6@ 63ge; inferior calves, 50 to 00 1bs, 4 dium to good, 70 to 85 lbs, 5@GC; fancy, 100 to 130 1bs, 7@se. ¥ solid packe 190, Diar 18@14¢; good, 11 choice to per doz, $2.15@1.00; red 303,005 teal, per doz. €150 O doz, #0064 $L.00@ 1,505 rabbits, ek rabbits, per doz, v doz, T $1.00, New York and Gave—~Mallar tead, per do: (@l canvas b common small. per de per doz, £3.00@3 Michixan, £2.50; L WEIGN FRUITS 5 Ibs, 100 por Y3003 | 300 to 860, s, $4.00@ 1,50} o 400, '8, $3.00@ ht, per box, 3.5 bunch ida russetts CRANBERIIES—( £10.000010.50; fa choice, Che Inuts, H0@6ic; peanuts, Sws! eq cocoanuts, per 100, $5,00@ bickoryuuts, small pecans, plain, cheatnuts, 4 hazclnuts, (1503 1 polishe TANLF ado and Utah, cbraska and ; common, B0z bbl, #3503 70 Tow sweet potatoes, Je beets, per bu, SH@ic; carrots, cavbage, California, per crate, § snips, 50@doc; oajons, red choice silver skin, t turnips, % 3 ilitlower, choice 5@1.50; good, $1.00@ 1.25 S50 40e; lettue @ d0c; cucumbers, string beans, box, #1. ; radishes, 150} per No. 1, dabies flint, beese. nand picked, per by H country, $2.00(@? or poor stock, $1.00401.50; California 2,10, Cioer,—Michigan, New York, per bbl, per bbl, £5.00@H 50; hall bbly s --Per b, J0aeshe: mixed damp and musty, 1002 tie duck, 20@25¢t wild Saven Kmavr—-DPer £4.50: per half bbl, € Porcony —Per 1b, 1 1 Hox Ev—1 1b frames, choic prime live with reese— bbl, 80 T4 16es strained, 1061 JELLIES—4rd g0 per 1b; prese per 1b, es, 10 12¢; rers List, as follows: rk A, senmless, 17 Lewistown A, s an, scamless, 17 singie, keag, seamless, less, 19¢; Ameri 4105 bu,, e 14 13c; gun: 3 sail ED PRUTS dates, in boxes, T@10c layer raisins, per bo: Joose r California loose muscatels, per Im Londons, 1838, §2.40; ' fornin “alifornia sun-dried npaired cvaporated alifornia apr Turkish p: ;orange pe alifornin French prunes, 1 Medium, inbbl: § lkl small, in bbls, $6.0( : gherkmns, in bbls, §7 peiches, cote, 15¢ do, in do, in half bbls, 007 do, in half bbls, were—Mocha, Mandahling, ' %0 Rio, good 1@ roasted Rio, 1 va, interior, ntos and c Illl\l 170 14 lin's XXNX ) anulated, 7i@7 extra C, 6{c; extra C, powdered, Sti cubes, Sc Brrswax—~Choice yellow, 20w colored, Li@14c white 2ie; dark 4 hmuktllL’. 160090¢. icks, ¢ per @2 pe , 12 1b: pure w syrup, $1.00 per gal. TE\5—Young Hyson, common to Young Hyson, good to_ fan npowder, common to good, vowder, choice to fancy, 4! common to medium, 15@20c; J to fancy, H0@4de; Oolong, commo 10@35¢: Oolong, choice to far Tmperial, comumon, to medjum, perial, good to fancy, 40@50c. CRACKERS—G@ e per 1k c per Ib as per Mixed, Japan, n, “choice ln wood, assorted cakes, 9141 Dry Goods. 15—10 per cent dis. ameless, 5 No. 40, 10 g No. 30, colo No. b0, ('\IIUH)(‘ l’c, A\o 0, Bristol, 3 Union Pacific, Chnber Waie —Bid, white, 19¢; colored, 1s—Standard, S¢; Gem, 3 Boone, lc; | Prixts—Solid colg Ge; Berhin ofl, 6c; Garner oil, Prixts—Pink and Kobes erpoint, 5 eel River, Gije: 5 Ghyey Pacil Prixrs—Dr apo, 4'jeq 1 Ge; Windsor, 6i5¢; 6lc. Biescnen No. 60, 00, 4ic;" Cabot, 734 bleached, 3 Fruit Greene G, te: Hop cambric. Ilc; Lonsdale camt Jo: Lons- dale, SYe; New York milis, 104c; Pepperell, 2in., 11¢; Pepperell, 46-in., 12¢;' Pepperell, 16c; Pepperell, 84, 21c; Pepperell, y-4 se; Pepperell, 10-4, 25c; Canton, 4.4 0 ritmph, be; Wamsuita, 11c; Vailey, "LANNELS - Plaid—Raftsmen, 20c¢ Clear Lalte c; Iron —White— BH, No 10c; Beauty, s —Charter Oak, 5i{c; Ram- 4e; Allen, 6Gc; Richmond, Eddystone, 6i5c; Pacific, SuerTiNG —Berkeley cambric, i g Loom, 0c; King Phillip Gosnen, Mountain, kport, 63¢¢; Conestog York, #0-in York. Swift rive L, 4¢3 "Thorndik ¢} Thorndik } Cordis, No. Thorndilke, , 16¢; Cordis, No, , 10} THE REALTY MARKET Instruments Placed on Record Dur- ing Yesterday. W L Selby and_wite to 8 [, Bosworth, lot ik %, Ambler place, w d 3 Backiny to 8 Rilodes and wite, § acres 815 ne dedid, wd. ... etter and wi to Barbar , Dl b, Jetter's udd to South Omihay d o JA Vanidenborg and wite 1o L H Viida berg undivided 3 lot 4, bl (, Horbuch's 2d add, wd GJV mlunlnarg and w ife to L H Vi anden- Dergundivided i3 ioj 4, blk b, Horbach's add, w d M Spellman wid st (6 18 Cirroll, 10t 1k 7, Bedford place, w 3 1k Bhotord and wits to x i Carnichisl, lots 14 and 19, bik 12, and 17 and 1%, bIK 13, Albright's annex 0 Soutn Oulalia, wd nna Cor G Flitach » 15 0f e 5O 1y € Wi D R Aschier aad wite to C Ii Boboetker, pt lot 14, Giise's add, w d D R Ascuer and wite to W i uubmn- pt lot 104, Glse's add, wd. ... ... D Black and wife to A Phiilip and 11, bik 2 of sub of bik 40, add to South Omaha, w 4 € Holln and wife to b6, ucr BW b6 b1 ET Woltlors to 1 toii 1ot ii'and blk 5, Boggs & Hill'sadd, g cd H W Pennock to P R Pulllam, ot 13, bik 4, Carthage add, w d tedman (o W illiam 8 Wr 10, w d . J Kuven and wife to Ira Van ( ump, lot !t blk 6, Van ( nln[n add, wd J L Miles M lllunull lot 20, vk & Orcimra T W a, willlawm G Alurfgut "and wite o JUA Doxle. Tov Lt blk 2 Hoppe's Honinza add to South Omatia, w d 500 2,00 2,600 1,600 jeo Parks, ot 0, blk i, ta souti Omaha, w d and M Hestl, 62 -15:13, 10 e 34 of e 5§ of o g 3,00 Nincteen transfers. Thefollowing building permits wera issued yesterday : Ll- Augustol, one-story frame cottage, Thirteenth and Valley streets Curist Hoysen, ome and one-half story frame diton to llntlllnu. Ontario near Nineteenth street TWO permits aggregating.. «.o.oveieiin | The | vided for THE TEXT BOOK QUESTION. How the Law Concerning it Works in California. THE CHANCES FOR BIG JOBS. Itself With tut Doos Best State SaddCles Enormons Expense Not Procure tha Material, an In Tur Suxpay Beeof the 20th inst. ap- peared a letter from our special correspond ent at Los Angeles, Cal,, upon the law under which school textbooks are compiled and published by that state. The demaud for ex tra coves of Tis Bee containing this letter has exhausted the regular issue, and has made it necessary to reproduce the letter, as | follows: Los ANGELES, Jan. 14 —At the session of 1885, the legislature of California passed a law ‘that the state should compile, publish and sell its own textbooks. The first act pro. three readers, one speiler, one arithmetic, one gramumar, one United States history and one geography sy works on arithm by and @ book hyeien added re compiled under of the state board of education, who i authorized to employ competent’ persons. for the purpose, and to fix the remuncration of the compilers. It was also provided iu the law that if any individual saw fit 1o dona text-book with a copyright, und the exclus privilege of sale to the state, that the board might ptthe gift. The designs for cuts and engraving ave all prepared under the dircetion of the state board, and the printing is all done at the state capital, under the supervision of of the state printer ts are obtained by the state boar stem is forced upon all distr on pt to the list the direction appropriation was £20,000 for com- and 150,000 for the puret 1 and pay of employes. legislature appropriated $10,000 house in which to store books deficiency of the 000 for compiling the 000 for materiul, nses of publishing, 1 of appropriations to d scheme, The books are furnished to the sehool dist- riets through the county superintendents mainly, und the county boards of supervisors are compelled to provide the superintendent with i revolving fund to be used inconduct ing the school book trade. The county supe intendents, principals of normal sehools and seeretaries or elorks of school districts order their books s<h the state superintendent ices of books 1, and the cash The state ion, al additional and other grand total 0 for the ing te of by the stay company eachorde board of education un ler enish the books to pupils at the cost price in Sacra- mento, A margin is allowed dealers about al to the cost_of mailing the books, if ailed direct to individuals. A dealer desir- gz to handle the books forwards an afidavit as follows: “In_consideration of receiving for upon the inclosed, orupon any future order, the series of sehool text books, or any part thercof, published by the state of Californ 1 hereby ugree that I will not sell to any per son or persons for the purpose of being sold or to any person or persons beyond limits of the state of California, I will not sell said s of text books, or any vart or portion thel at a price exceeding the pr fixed by the state board of education.’ The following table shows the prices of books so far prepared and ready for use wof, | Name of Book. 1dng 03 aojad oustoesy wag “aeIva(l TIvIT WOa) First Reades Second Reade Third Reade Speller l'l'umuy No.Lesns, Advance dArith'tic English Grammu U. 8. History i, K 1t will be scen that the dealer is al very narrow margiu of profit. The only rea- son why any dealer is willing to handle the ooks i5 found in the indircct benefit result- ing from having them in stock. “rhe whole thing is looked upon by think: men in this state as a gigantic job. The ben cfits arising are two: Lrst, uni- formity of text books; second, cheaphcss to the pupil. The disadvantages of the sches are numerous, and recognized very gene by educators outside of the state board. Some of the books admirable, but they do not all come up to that standurd of excel- lence achicved by castern publsiier Nearly every teacher thinks it a disadvan to be limited to the selection of text-books to the production of the fraternity in this state. The gram- ar, for instance, is commended by one cher who regards the United States his- and uninteresting work, too he for clementu students, and lacks that brightness which gives reputation to some of the works pub- v York and Chicago cents, cents, cents, cents. ) ¢ engages him to v be a superior teacher and @ wretehed cditor, His book comes before the bourd, is examinied and u pressure brought 10 bealr at the right time seeures its endorse- ment. The compiler ued the job through his political friends, and forces the result of his labors upon the state by the gamo method. The principle s adittedly The language of the law shuts out compe- tition, for it offers no bonus for excellence in the preparation of a text book. The compila- tion s done by some teachers in the state who are paid a per diem. 11 it opened the compilation to competition of ecastern ex- ce and knowledg the results would more satisfactory. The city of San Francisco, with its board of cducation, its skilled teach is not permitted to sclect the series of books to be used in its public schools, It takes the state books, good or bad. The a text expense to the state is enormous, 'l'm character of printing, not altogether lent; the opportunity for jobbery un leled in the history of state printing” schemes, The state board of education, which is sup- posed to father the idea, is obliged to appear before the legislature s lobbyists in order secure the appropriations required, original plant and cost of compilation fixed charge, and the expense of priftin books depends upon the skill, economy and honesty of the printing department. The stateusurps a business properly belonging to private enterprise, and_all on the piea of saving money to the school children, = A vet ter plan would have been to invite competi- tion from eastern houses first as to the char acter of the text books, and second as to the cost of producing thew, A still better pian would be to keep out of the scliool book busi ness entirely, and leave it where it belongs— to men who make it a business, and who are forced by competition to offer the best goods at the lowest pricos. T W. ——— Sick headache is the bane of lives; to cure and prevent thisannc complaint use Dr. J. H. McL Liver and Kidney Pillets, they ugrecable to take and gentle in their action, ¢ BLACKBUKN many - Unsavory 1 Tne caso brought aguinst Martin Walker, the street car ariver, by the friends of Amelia Busch, was beard in Justice Ander- son's court yesterday afternoon, and resulted in the discharge of the prisoncr. This was accasioned by the refusal of the girl's father to appear as complaining witness. In Justice RReed's court the case of R. M Patterson, cha with @ siwilar offcuse, was coutinued for two days, ———e cured, health and breath secured by Shiloh’s Cat. Remedy, Price 60 cents, Nasal In- ctor free. For sale by Goodman rug Co., tle Case Catarrh W I'wo years lator, | OMAHAJOBBERS DIRECTORY turai implements, CHURCHILL PARKER, Dealer in Agricultaral [mplements, Wagons, Carringes and Rugglen. Jones Street. hetwoen b and 100, Oioalia. NeUraska, " LININGER & METUCALF CO., | Agricultaral [mplements, Wagons, Carriages Wholesale. LUMBER, G N l)l[-_l"l. Dealer in All Kinds I Lumber, Bth and California Stroets, Ol OMAHAJOBBERS HIR]:[;T__Y | FRED W. Gk Lumber, Limg, Cement, Ete., Bte, Oomet an o Do JugIAS Sta.. Omahme Millinery and Notions. AY, Ruggies, Bte. OmAba, Nebraska “PARLIN, ORENDORF & MARTIN, “ Wholesie 1. OBERFELDER & CO., Agricultaral Imnlemcms Wagnns&Bnflglrs Trporters & Jobbers in Millinery & Notiond 1, G, %06 and 07 Jones Street, Omaha 20, 210 and ath P. P. MAST & CO., Mannra»mrcrs 0f Buckeye DI‘IH\ Seeders, Caltivators, fay Rakes, Cider Nills ang Luban Pub Vertters. Cor. 14th Abd Nichols Srects, WINONA IMPLEMENT CO., Wholesale AEI‘ICM[HI‘I’.] Imulrmcnh ‘{lauans & Buggies Yy At OMAHA DRANCH. J. F. SEIBERLING & CO., Akron, Ohio. Harvesting Machivery and Binder Twine. W. B Mead, Manacer, 1215 Leavenworth st Omalia MOLINE,MILBURN&STODDARD Co Nanufacturers and Jobbers i Wagars, Bugges, Rakes, Plows Elc A HL)SPF. Jn,l ATtists' Materials, Pian 1517 Douzine Stroet, Ona! Mats, Caps, W. L. PARROTTE S Cfl[ls dn Mardware. ARKS BROS. SAD Whole Saddlery & Jo Aud Leattior, 1403, & coy Straw Goods Neb. DLERY COy salo MRnufActurers of hors of Saddlery Hardwara G A L Larmey 8t Umabay . B Notiona J.T.ROBINSON NOTION CO. salo Notions and Furnishing Goods 3 And €06 Scuth 10th St Omabia, VINYARD & SCHNEIDER, jons and Gent's Furnishing Goodg, 1108 Hrney Stroet, Omaha Who esale Ha 1107 Nai Wlml Overalla. CANFIELD MANUFACTURING CO., Mannfacturers of Overails, Jeans Bants, Shirts, Kt 1 Douglas Streat, Ouaha. Kb, —— e Otfico Fixtures. SIMMONDS MANUFACTURING €O, Mannfacturess of Bank, Office and Saloon lemrca.. Manties, Sidetonr.s, Book ¢ Casos, Partitions, Ruil 1S 210 Sh0CS | _Leuih i o, 104 & 1108 Booksellers and St H. M, & S. W, Successorsto A T. Keason & o, Booksellers aid § Fine Wedding Sintioners, Comnie Douging Streat. Omalin Wholesale & Rotail ationers, cinl Stationery Nev, THE Boote and Shoe; KIRKENDALL, JONES & CO., Whelesale Mannfscturers of Bo CONSOLIDATED TANK LINE CO,, Wholsale Reined and Lubricating Oils X Paints and les R CUMMINGS & N «Wholesale Do Paints, 0ls, Window Glas Elc. 1112 Faruam Strast, Omaha, Neob. W. V. MORSE & CO.. Jabhers of Boots and Shoes. 1101, 11081106 llvu..'l;:l:«“.“iLu;:v‘:‘m“yn. ufactory, Sum ______Coal, Coke and Lime. OMAHA COAL, COKE & LIME LO Jouvers of Hard and Seft Coal. 209 South 13th Street, Omaha, Nebraska. NEBRASKA FU[-L co., Shi Dnsrs of Ceal aml Cuu. J. T, JOIINSON & CO., Manufactuvers o Ll]l]u, Couk. Coment, Piuster, Time S Papeor. CARPENTER PAPER CT., Wholesale Pmr Dealers, stock of I ping wnd Wr el attont It o omtar Storage, Forwarding & Commission ARMSTRONG, PETTIS & CO., Storage, Forwarding and lemmswn Carry ani Pa,ar HiN And shipy brain Dry Goode ana Notions. M. E SMITH & CO., Dry Goods, Purnishing Goods and Notions. 1102 and 1104 Douglas, C aha, Neb. or. 11th 8t.. Om: to the pupil | KILPATRICK-KOCH DRY GOODS Co Tmporters and Jobbers in Dry Go Gents' Furaishing Goods. Corner 11th St3., Owalia, Nebraskn. HELIN, THOMPSON & Inporters und Jobbers WflDlEllS and Tailos’ Trim 15th Street. Ot Furnltum DEWEY & STONE, Wholesale Dealers in Furnitre. Farnam Street, Omahn N-hraska. CHARLES SHIVERICK, niture . Nebraska. s, Notions aud Haines bTORZ & ILER, Lager Beer Brewers, octh igthteonth Streot, Omnhn, Neb. Cornice. JLE CORNICE W M'!I]llfficlll]m% [ qu?fll'l[}'l Iron CUI‘lllGfl Windorw-cap: co. ings, Printers’ Materials. WESTERN NEWSPAPER UNIUN. Anxiliary Publishers, Dualers in Ty i I'mI 8 and Printors’ upplics. XOS. JOHN L. WILKIE, PFUDI‘IC?DI‘ Omaha Paper Box Factory. Nos. 1317 snd 139 Douglas St, Owmnlm, Neb, Spices, Etc. CU “Coffeos, CLARKE COFF ‘Grunhia Coffec &nd Teas, Coffces, Spices, BaxmgP Flavoribg Extracts, Luundry Biue, ks, D arney Biroet, Gahn: Nebruski, Crockery and Glassware. W. L. WRIGHT, Agent for the Manufucturers and Importers of Crockery, Glissware, Lamps, Climaeys, Ko om sth 8./ Ominka, Nobraska. “TPERKINS, GATLH & LAUMAN, Creckery, Glassware, Lays, Siverware Hte, 1514 Feraam St ton Building. Commission and Storage. " RIDDELL & RIDDELL. Storage and Commission Merch Specialtics Titer, Fgas Checce, Poultry, Game, 112 Howard Street, Omaha GEO. SCHROEZER & CO., Buccessors to McShane & Schroeder.) Produce Commission and Cold Storage, u Omahs, No = oo D O ey Groceries. d PAXTON, GALLAGHER & CO., “Wholesale Groceries and Provisions. Wlsile roeres and PROYSIOS | Steon and Water i, —— | Halidey Wind Mille. 918 and 920 Famnum St., Qb McCORD, BRADY & CO., = G FL Ross, Acting Mans sale G 0ers, . BROWNELL & CO, ad Lovoamort Bsaets, Ot Fngins, Boilers and (xDIIl‘l‘ll M[l"]l]]'fl')’, sneatin Work Stowm Fan b R, % fron Worke, STEAM BOILER WORKS, Carter & o, Prop's. Manufacturors of i kinds Steam Boilers, Tants and Shoet Tron Work Works th and 15, & M. Crossing b SAU TTAVIOR —— | T PAXTON & VIERLING TRON WORKS, Buiders’ adwaroand Sl Repasto, | Wrought aud st 1ron Buling Y’“”‘, Mechanics' Tools and Buifalo Scales. 146 Douglar neksiuith Wor Omtiee und Works, U, 1% Ry, Hirect, Owmnhu, Nobraska. ¥ A T 7 RECTOR, WILHELMY & CO., OMAHA WIRE & IRUN WORKS, Wholesale Hard Manufactorers of Wire and Lron Railings fth and Tlarne it Desk talls, Window Guarde, Flowor tuuda, Wire wot, Ommrba. Manufanlnrers 1 Deal il Clotbing and Leatber Belicg, ~__8asnh, Doors, Eto, _ M. A. DISBROV Sush, Durs, Bins n Monldngs, Mftice, 12th and Luurd Stroets, Omah, BOHN MANUFACTURING CO. Fanufacturers of Ssh, Dunrs Blinds, Fittings, Pumps, L. STRANG CO. Pum's Pies and Engines, steam, Water, lmlwny and Min snlion, Owithin. HCHILL PUMP CO.,, & Pomps, Pipe, Flltmg! 3team and Water Supn il U. 5, WIND CN(.INE & PUMF (404. Eto, braska, Heavy Hardware. W. J. BROATCH, raware, Iron dllfl Stecl, #priags, Weaon Stook, Hardware, Lumber, Wi aud 1211 Harney 8trovt, Omnba, o Agente LEE, CLARKE. WARE COMF ANV Wholesale Hardware, Cutlery, Tin Plate, Metuls, Sheet [ron, etc., Agonts £or flowe Scalos, Miazai Powder aud Lymin labed wire, Omalis, Nebraski, O'VIAHA SAFE and IRON WURKb. Han'fes of Fire & Burglar Pmuf Safeg | Yaults, Juil Work Bigns, Eto, G. Andrecn, 1 CHAMPION IR()N and WIR WORKB Tron and Wire Fences, Railings, Guards ns. {01 banks, offices.stores; residences, 610, o Lockamith Ml und Vorks. 405 South 14 St Vil Awnli LUMBER Co., P Al f mflflfBfllllfllE .Mm”f”fl‘ 'Whl," FlI‘c‘dI]{lhfi itgiar Broof Safe ""’l'ffii'c Luck& e 3 for Dioold Safe wid Lock Company's BRADFORD, 4 L, g 8, —n— Y kd W11 [lMAHA e 7.0 LA S Ca PALMER, RICHMAN & CO. h Live Stock Commission Mf‘lflllflfl[S Ofice - Rogw 24 puarite Kxchango Hulldiog, Vaton Block Yards, b, -JIIMLX\.WI STERFIELD & MAL Live Stock Commission, 5, K Uou Btok Yunisy N STOCY YARDS CO, 0f Omeha, Limited, doha £ Bos¢, Buberintoudents LOuIS Dealer in Lumb Dours, Ete, Yards Cors WLl wd HARVEY LUMBER C To Dealers Ouly. OMce. 1405 Farnum Stroet, Omahn JOHN A. WAKEFIELD, Wholesale Lumber, Elc, Imported and Ameriean Portiund Cement. Sta Agent for Milwaukee ydraulic Cement nnd o Quitiey White Tl CHAS. R. LEE Degler in Hardwood Lnmber, Wood Carpets aud Purquel Klooriug. 9t and Douglas 1ing