Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 8, 1894, Page 6

klil’llRT OF COUNTY AFFAIRS Busivess Transacted in the Name of the Peo- 1o During 1893, SACKETT'S COMPLETE CLERK SHOWING e Condition of the e County to Peopla Pay Keview 1 Various Funds Wihie Datan t af the Anunaal Fribute, Pursuing a custom inavgurated by this administration [ deem it my duty to presant to the public a bricf review of the businecss of tho official year just closed. [cannot re frain fro enting again upon the sery unsatisfactory and inconsistent provision of the statute of this state by virtueof which theofficial year and the fiscal year termi- nate ix months apart. In the event of an entiro change fn the administration in the midst of a flscal year greatconfusion 18 croated owing to the fact that the statute provides no system of accounts and pre- scribes no form for keeping the records, thereby leaving cach new administration spen to the adoption of such a system of tecords as suits its fancy and convenience. Amoug the many radical improvements that might be sugeested in our laws I belieye this to be themost important chauge needed to perfect the conduct of this ofiice ‘I'he business of this ofice during tho year 1403 very naturally reflected the depressed linancial condition to which tho whole coun try was subjected during that period, 1t having shown o marked decrease over the business of former year The following summary exhibits the bl ness of the county clerk’s oftice proper during the year ending December 81, 1803 Filings— Incorporations, 124: bills of sale, notaries pub physicians regis- 23; dentists registeved, 4; chattel rigages, 4,851; s (morteage liens), 5; cortifientes «issued, 666; partnerships miscellaneous instruments, 100, T'ota number of filings, 8,842 Total fees rollected on same, §4,100.30. “Fhe expense of maiktaining that portion of the oftice chagged against the fees 1 as fol- Jows: Salaries and clerk hire paid, $4.050; balance paid to county treasurer, $50.30. Total, $4.100.30. “'ie total amount of security represented Dy chattel mortgages filed in this oftice dur- Ing the year is $1,419,760.95, while cnattel mortgages amounting to $55,865.20 huve peen released during the same period. This, however, does not exhibit a irue condition of the facts, for the reason that a great wany mortgages filed represent rencwals, while a very large number of chattel mort- zages paid are never released upon the rec- ord, n com si- Board of County Commissioners. Tn my capacity as clerk of the Board of ‘ounty Commissioners I am able at this me to present quite a comprebensive state- ment of the busiicss of that body, During the year ending January 8, 1804, the Board 5f County Commissioners held threo regular and sixty-four adjourned meetings, and also at twenty-three days as a board of eq al- i These meetings were attendel by vious members of the hoard as follows : M. Stenberg, present 69 meet- ;. abscnt, 0. Commissioner G. R. Willlams, present 65 meetings; absent, 2. Commissioner Henry Livesey, ‘present 62 meetings; absent, 5. Commissioner Josoph W. Paddock, present 40 meetings; absent, excused, 1. Commissioner C. L. Van Camp, present 87 meetings; absent, 80, Meetings of the Board of Equalization— Commissioner Stenberg, present 23 days; absent, 0. Commissioner Williams, pres- ent 21 days; absent, 2. Commissioner Live- ¢, present 23 absent, 0. Commissioner Paddock, present 6 days: absent, 17. Com- missioner Van Camp, present 21 days; ab- sent, 2. Dilring the year 93 communications were received and referred to the vavious commit- tees, us follows: Committee of the whole, committee on roads, 115; committce on inance. 94; committec on bridges, 41; com- mittee on judiciary. 341; committee on poor farm, 40; committee on court house and jail, 3S; committee on construction, 1; committee on’ charities, $4; disposcd of by’ tho board, 219, There were made to the board by the vari- pus committecs G40 reports, distributed as follows: Committee of the whole, 75 com- mitiee on finance, 122; committee on roads, 74; commatee on judiciary, 222; committee on bridg committee on court house and Jail, 00; committee on poor favm, dd; committee on charities, b4; committee on construction, 1 One hundred and forty-one resolutions wero introduced and disposed of; 2,703 claims_were filed, of which number 2,666 havo been passed on and adjudicated and ninety-six are pending before the board. neos Although the year was one of almost uni- versal financial” depression it did not have the same effect upon the finapces of this county that it had upon most business enter- prises. Our condition financially is at its best, and while it is true thut at the present time cash for the redemption of warrants issued is not avaluble in all the funds, yet this does not, reflect any discredit upon’ the actual financial condition of the county. While this is a condition in itself unpleasant both to the officials in eharze and to the aolder of the warrants, yet it is the inovit- avle result of the provisions of the revenuo ww under which we exist at the present Aiwe. 1t is an cvil that can only be removed oy uprooting the cause. Upon the advent of the board to ofiice in January, 1803, claims to the amount of $15,- 147 wero pending before the board. Since that date cliims to the amount of £324,628.11 nave been filed, of which sum $321,55.60 bave been passed upon and disposed of, eaving $18,480.51 pending before the com- missioners at this date. The availablo assets of the county January 1, 1803, were as follow: neral fund 24,331 06 890 17 18,800 & Lusuue Juden Soldiers relief fund ersvanane Bond sinking fund.. 501111 Total R ) 157,617 61 "o this must be added the current collec- tions and uccumulations outside of regular levy to July 1, 1803, us follows: Delinguent collections of levy of 1801 0 MiscellAncous roceipis § 9,994 93 28,779 21 Total to July 1, 1894 Thes wero B . $120,201 66 further enhanced in July, 1893, oy the levy for the current year, amounting 1 total to §350,788.82, of which amount thers was available and subject to draft by warrant the following amounts ob- tained by deducting the 15 per cont requirved by luw to bo withheld until 85 per cent the levy shall have been actually collected, to-wit: General fund Roud fund Bridge fund ldfers volfof fund Hond sinking fund {nsane fund $194,851 Total Plus curren tia Making the total availuble assots of the county, subject to the dix- posal of the Board of County Commissioners during the yoar 1803, Y $432,827 80 ‘The expeuditures. made during the year 1893, may be itemized as follows: ioneral Fand, ailablo for 1898 rod trom other funds $300, 52 wiscellaneons coilecs s of 1593 50 715 16 Total a Transt . 8260,145 08 5,000 00 Total 145 08 DISUURKENENTS, Distriet court, Poor furu Gouniy Juil urt house Indigent poor Miscoll Tranaforred (0 othor funds Balunco unoxpended These expenditures are speoific wributed as follows DISTRICT COURT. s and witnessos. ding prisoners... ... Boarding Jurors Ralliffs and cousta W in 8late cases Rent Total POOR FATI Miscetlancnns ftanis Mitk pp | Fael 1y gunds Furiltare | Tenatrs | tirugs Ment and clothing Total Miserlinne Furnitire Dry 200 Drugs Soup Boarding ‘and prisonces Boarding and committals one Boarding '~ and com Omuha prisoners Boarding and committals prisoners Salarics of ‘employes Total comniitinls connty ity pris- ittals South insune COUNTY COURT HOUSY, Miseellancons Furniture Repairs Postuge and recording. County surveyors salaries and siip- lies A Stationery and printing Fuel, Salafies count ~‘:I:xlrh 5 €0 alarles count office A/ Salaries county ployes alirles county « Salaries county attorney’s office Saluries county court y Totnl . Note ~Salaries of county court are now of that oftice and ha INDIGENT POOR Jnnissioners uditor's office superintendent’s fiouse ¢ court i rlc's office the employe: Transportation. .\ Dry goods and clothing Fucl Drugs Grocoric i Care of Indigent poor County agent s <ulary County physician's salary. Total MISCELLANEQUS ACCOUNTS. Insane. Tux lisis d 5 i Coroner's fees and post mortens Advert; i 7 Uity taxes Aid to agricultu I societies Elections, i Road wccounts, grading. .. Transferred to other funds Interments v Vorrorseass § 4,230 2,856 #40,012 885 700 2,620 0 2,624 1,923 8,800 1,043 8,862 7,859 2,607 . 10,450 2,650 1,766 12,617 s ot 763 1,009 8 05 2 ... 86,008 70 . 8.882 ¢ 2,270 5,905 1,144 8,285 4,018 750 7,685 00 | Balance unexy 00 85 90 00 17,004 25 78 93 A3 95 41 70 59 00 00 73 00 00 50 00 70 he aid from the fee fund been since July 1, 1893, 00 31 49 $21,006 75 G4 43 00 47 09 20 39 77 76 Koad Fund. Total availubls for 1893 DISBURSEMENTS, Overseors of highways Griding Culverts and bridges. . Appraisements and damiages. . Survoyinz. 7 iscellanvous. ... runsferred to other funds Balanco uncxpended. ... Total ... $30,390 12 400 1,610 80,390 46,028 80 57 The expenditures of the road fund are dis- tributed among the several precincts as fol- lows: CHICAGO PRECIN Miscellaneous rading. ... 5 ulverts and hridiees Overseers of highways. . Total ...... ® CLONTARF PRECINCT. Overseers of highways Total.. DOUGLAS PRECINCT. Miscellaneous. ... Grading. . o Overseers of highways T VIR S e e T .8 EAST OMAHA PRECINCT. Overseers of highways.... ELKHORN PRECINCT. Miscéllancous % Grading. oo Overseers of highwuys Total FLORE Miscellaneous uding Overseers of hig Total i o X JEFPERSON PRECINCT. iys Miscellaneous AR Wi Appraisenents and dama; Grudin Oversee Total, ... o MILLARD PRECINC of highways.. ... MISCOIANEOUS .. wov veeriaiveieaes o 8 Graain SVGEh D Oversesrs of Dighways. .11 Total.... ety MARDLE PRECINCT., AMisCellaneous, ..o and duniages. .00 Overseers of highways. .11 Total. PLATTE VALL Miscellaneous......... Appraisements and din Grading. Over Total Y PRECINCT, r5 of highway: UNION PRECINCT. Appraisements and damages........ ling. . . B Overseers of highways. ... U Hceoma i Ao WATERLOO PRECINCT. ollancous. i gy oo seers of highways. .00 Total eresensnessiseniinans WEST OMAHA PRECINCT. Miscellancous ’ 8 Appraisements and dumages B Grading. At Overscors of Highways.. Totul B 3 Surveylng (zeneral. s Bridgo . Total avallable for 1893 Y EXPENDITURES, Lumber reaut) Misco « ying i vseors of ighways Teh0) Pransferred to other fands.... 0 Balance unexpended Total The expenditures in the distributed an the county as follows Chicugo 5 Douglus Eist Ol West Omahi surveylng general). Soldiers' Rellof ptal availuble for 1893 DISBUBSEMENTS, £ of Indigent soldiers. ... unexpeaded - and, For rel Bulun Totul i e Hond Sinking Fund. 1o for 1803 DISBURSEMENTS, Bonds and interest paid usterred to other funds Bulunce unexpended otal ava Total Hospital Judgm Transfers to fromgeneral fund DISBURS $MBNDS, Jnexpended balauce. Insane Judgment Fund, Total avallable for 1593 DISHURSEMENTS. Paid to state on account of judg- ORB: 22100 0 s0ss Miscellaneous. ... o8 50 00 8,031 16 12 00 2,414 10 1,207 783 165 5 45 748 1,069 60 672 1,17 60 64 802 786 815 827 2,040 938 -8 2,166 86 00 26 75 81,863 00 00 40 48 45 .$1,810 38 00 00 80 18 871,102 48 85 00 00 00 8,620 75 809 204 194 12 6,668 412 7,180 1610 67,639 6,754 1,60 85 95 00 25 10,993 4 9,941 979 2,499 (1 35,501 8 77 $0.220 61,907 28,499 5.000 7,800 7,300 000 67,780 12 bridge fund are 1z the several precinots of $10,998 2 Y OUMATY . VU LIV O, 10T, 1,088 ‘otal POy 210,988 20 Mospital Bullding Fand, i'ranstors to from gonoral fund DISHUNSEM ENTS, Unexpended balance HECAPITULATION, Total avallable assets DISHURSEMENTS 1803, General tund ..9220,821 Road tund 26,740 6 Bridgo fund BLN8T Soldiers’ relfef fund 3,180 Bond sinking fund 28,400 Tusane judgment fund 0,000 135 395 432,827 Total disbursemonts 1803.... #321,680 DALANCES ON HAND, VIZ, General fund Koad fund Bridgo fund s Soldler's relief fund... Bond sinking fund Tnsano judgment fund. s Insane fund Hospital judgment fund Hospital bullding fund Totnl Plus the the 16 p For the le Tot fue 1898 In compiling this statement the 15 per cent reserve has been ignored, and I have treated as available assets of the county only the 85 per cent of the levy which the Board of County’ Commissioners aro per- mitted by law to expend, and such other current collections as wero received from time to time. In compiling a financial state- ment designed o exhibit the true condition of the finances of the county this reserve constitutes a very disturbinz element. It must of necessity be carrvied upon the books nominally as assets, but in fact, an itom whose value depends entirely upon whetlier it is ever paid or not. Under the present system of taxation it is probably a reasonably approximate estimate to assume that not over 50 per cent of this veserve can ever be collected. Another very serious difficulty that must be encountered i preparing a document like this under our present iaw is the fact that it is impossinle to harmonize the records and transactions of the treasurer’s office with this office. The fact that the law virtually authorizes the Board of County Commis: sioners to issue bonds of the county under limited restrictions to be paid at the conven- ience of the treasurer, creates a condition of affairs in the handling of the finances not fully appreciated by those unacquainted with the facts. Itis often very difficult for holders of county warrants to understand how warrants of the county can pe issued and not paid, while statements from this cffice and the treasurer’s office may indicate o large surplus of assets. Thisis a condition not easily explained, but it occurs by reason of the fact that the Board of County Com- missioners are autliorized to issue warrants against 85 per cent of each year's levy in July, August and Septewber, to pay which warrants the county treasurer cannot collect one dollar until after October of that year, therefore, if this be understood it will be ap- parent that unless the county has a large cash surplus warrants must inevitably be registorad and not paid during the first six months of every fiscal year under the pres- ent law. expended portion of sent levy of 1892 y of 1808 # 60,920 09 008 32 1assets as shown by th of the ledger, July Nonded Indebtedness, The bonded indebtedness of Douglas county at the close of the year 1863 was as follow ht per cent funding bonds issued July 2, 1877, refunded and called in August 24, 18587, but not yet presented for redeniptio .8 10,000 00 Six per cent court house bonds | sucd January 1, 1881, due Janu- ary 1, 1901 o ceners Five per cent funding bonds isued July 1, 1887, due July 1, 1907... Five per cent funding borlds issued July 1, 1891, due July 1, 1911.. 119,000 00 268,000 00 158,000 00 ceviven. 845,000 00 8 25,740 00 Total outstanding. . Total annual interest............ Bonds voted but not yetissued: Nebraska Central rallway, voted June 16, 1892 eresanieiens Road improvement bonds, voted Juno 16, 1892....... $600,000 00 150 000 00 ITotals st $650,000 00 Assessed Valuation, The total assessad valuation of Douglas county for as returned by the assessors ana_equalized by the board, 's §25,475,332.00, The levy of taxes made for the year 180 by the board of county commissioners is as follows: General fund, 9 mills. ... 1 fund, 2 iills Bridge fund, S Soldicrs relief fund, 2-10 mills. . Tasane fund, 3-10 mills. Bond sinkini fund, 15-10 Total Sl o s D SARDA G108 It may not come withiu the provinc position to comment upon the foregoing statement, but it occurs to me that after an experience of two years in the ofice of county clerk 1 might be competent to offer a few suggostions toward the improvement of the laws governing this office and I might comment intelligently upon the showing made in this statement. ‘This being the close of an oficial term it is but just to the admimstration whicn has conducted the uffairs of this county during the past two years thut they be given credit for whatever improvements they may have made in the methods of transact- ing business entrusted to them. It might be suid in brief that the financial condition of this county was never ina better condi- tion, notwithstanding the fact that there is at the present time a large number of warrants registerod and unpaid for want of funds. “The present administration assumed chargo of the affairs of this county January 7, 1802, with an availuble balance in the various funas amounting to $4 It also in- herited from the previous administratian un- paid claims to the amount of over $56,744, During the year 1802 the disbursements for all purposes amounted to 63.850.72, in- cluded in which amount was #00,175.91, the amount paid on claims incurred prior to their assuming the ofice, leaving the current ex- penscs for the year 1802 §204,083.81. The total disuursements for the year 1893 smount to 321,550.60. Of this amount but a small portion has been apphed to the payment of claims carried over from tho year 1801, An expenditure of about 0,000 has been made, however, in_ rebuilding a portion of the county hospital, which sum cannot be charged entirely to current expenses. An- other expenditure, amounting to §7,500, has been mude by the present administration in the redemption of warrants outstanding at the time thisadministration assumed charge, which warrants were drawn against funds bankrupt atthe time of theirissue. A further expenditure of $0,000 has beea made in the payment of that sum upon a judgment held by the state, incurred prior to January, 1502, Deducting these amounts from the expenses of this year 1t leaves as the amount which might properly be charged as current ,080.60, showing a slight reduc n the current expenses for the year as against those of 1802, which indicates that tho Board of County Commissioners have endcavored to conduct the affairs of this county upon the same business principal that bas been made necessary in all finan- cial enterprises owiug to the unusual strin- geney of the financial affuirs in the nation, District Court. One item of expense that las been steal- ily increesing during all the past years, and shows no sign of decreasiug ¢ during a time of great financial distress, is the ex- pense of maintaining the district court in this county. The funds for maintaining this court are provided partially from the state, partially from the county and tially from fees created in dischurging its functions. That portion drawn from th county during the year 18 800.50, during the year view of tho apparently increasing amount of litigation, aided by the fact that the juris- diction for maintaining the district court is vested in the legislature, composed largely of men not conversant with the condition of the finances of this county, it scems appar- ent that some udditional provision must be made’n the statutes soon, in order Lo pro- vide for raising the necessary funds to main- tain this branch of our goverament. That it is & nocessary de; artment of government must be generally admitted, but it would seem that some provision wight be made whereby it could be made nearer self-sus taning, and thereby relieve the taxpayers, who in & large measure are not the parties always beunelited by the expenses of this court. now impased upon them in providing tho funds for its maintenance. Of the $46,000, the sum exvended in this department, $34,- 430,85 has been paid to jurors and witnesses during the your 18 Charity. Another item that involves 229,077 99 60,950 66 50,950 66 1l 88, the most 20 | sorious consideration of the Hoard of County Commissioners of this county, and most especially at tho present time, s the ques tion of aftording Jpdfhnd adequate relief to the indigent poor of this county outside of those cared for af thecounty hospital. Dur ing the year 1802 §16.482.53 was expended in this department. /i The soldiers relief com- mission expended during the same yoar 3, 480,15; during the year 1803 #21,00050 has been expended byothelBoard of County Com missioners and $3,1689.45 by the soldior's re- lief commission. 'In the distribution of this very large sum deyotea entirely to charity the utmost diligefide dnd care has been exer- cised by the officers charged with that duty 10 the end that nounworthy applicant might enroll himself as & public charge and that no worthy sufforer siibuid apply for relief in vain. 1t is without doubt a most unfavor- able time in_the history of this county to draw compurisons i this department. The county is at the présent time cariig for more thau 800 families who but for assist- ance received from the Board of County Commissioners must apparently starve, Un- doubtedly a very large sum of money {8 ex- pended by the different organizations inde- pendently, which might by a united effort of all charitable organizations be distributed more judiciously. ‘This, however, is a ques- tion that has agitated the public for ages, and one which from my experience will not warrant me in suzgesting a method of con- ducting, | desire morely to call the atten- tion of the public to the important position that this element in society occupies in rela- tion to the disbursement of the public finances, Tax List and Assessments. The cost of levying the assessment and compiling the tax lists in this county and city amounts to a very large sum of money in the ageregate. During the year 182 this expense in the county amotited t0§14.244.0., during the year 1803 to $14,314.90. To this amount must be added, in order to ascertain the cost to the taxpayers of Douzlas county of compiling the entire assessment of Doug- las county. that of the city and of the city of South Omaha. In very few states in the union ave separate tax lists made for cities within the county. Ata very small increase over the cost of compiling any one of the tax lists compiled in the county all the taxes of the city could he extended wpon one list and collected by ono treasurer. Not- withstanding the fact that the citizens of Omaha at the last session of the legislature advocated the establishment of scparate department for the assessment of property within the city limits of the city of Omaha, which would very materially increase the cos>. Such a system as is in vogue 1n illinois and Wisconsin, and many other states in the union, if adopted by the state of Nebraska, would save the taxpayers of this statea very large sum of money annually 1t seems to me that this would be o very appropriate method of compiling the tax lists, for the reason that all delinquent taxes in the county are returned to and col- lected by the county treasurer. This is evidence that if the taxes are not paid when due voluntarily there is added the expense of transcribing them and making the dupli- cate lisy for the use of county treasurer and the necessary reports required in the further process of their collection. Other suggestions present_themselves to my mind, but inasmuch as it may appear that T am assuming too much to undertake to correct all the existing evils I submit the foregoing for your consideration. Frin J. Sackerr. County Clerk. —————— PRODUCE POINTERS. B. F. Troxel of Chicago, formerly in the commission business at Omaha, is 1n the ecity calling upon old acquaintauces in tho produce district. The last issue of the Chicago Produce Trade Reporter quotes at considerable length from a recent article from the pen of I5. B. Branch and refers to the author as “Colonel” Branch of Omaha. J. H. Evans says that the commercial agencies put too low an estimate upon the amount of capital employed in the manu- facture of shirts ta ordpr in Omaha, Two years ago the great majority of Omaha men \ho wear shirts made 'to order had their work done in the east. Since that time there has been a great change in this re- spect, and this work is now nearly all done in Omaha. As a result, the business has developea so rapldiy that it has been a difi- cult matwer for the commercial agencies or any one else to keep up with it. W. W. tenton, who b: been out on the road all the fall and® winter thus far, re- marks that shippers in Nebraska appear to understand the objects and aims of the National League of Commission Merchants. He noticed that many of them had a roster of the league and when the name of some firm was mentioned they would cxamine it to see if the firm was in the league. They secm to regard a membership in_the leagus as an indication that the firm in question was of good standing and reliablo. M. Henton is of the opinion that it is of great advantage firm to belong to the league. A new refrigerator car for the Shipment of fruit is on cxhibition here, says the Los Angeles Times, and is being examined with much interest by the orange growers. Mr. T, I2. Langley of Cook & Langley, fruit shippers, brought it here, and it was made by & Mr. Barton of the Cook & Langloy com- pany. Crates made of slats, ironbound and ibout nine inches deep, with_an air space of avout two inches between each two. Fach crate will hold about pounds of fruit, an the car contains about 195 of these, making the capacity of the car nearly 80,000 pounds of fruit, net. The car will probably find ex- tensive use, as good ventilation is secured. 1t is really surprising the amount of butter and eggs, especially the former, that 1s brought into the city ana distributed by people whose business takes them out into the country. Almost every express mes- sengor and a great many railvoad conductors brakemen and postal clerks are doing a but- ter and egg business, ~Some of them only bring in enough to supply their friends, ile others make a business of getting up of regular custome Some retail ¢ supplied to a considerable extent in this way. If it were possible to ascertain the amount of butter brought in and distrib- uted in this manner the fizures would with- out doubt ocension surprise. “Ihe local branch of the National League sion Merchants met on Wednes- y of the past week and elected the follow- ing officers for the ensuing year: President, k. B. Branch; retary, (. W. Icken; vice president, A. Riddell; treasurer, A, J. Clark: chairman of executive committee, H. (. Streight. The following are the acle- ates to the national convention: Messrs, Bemis, Streight, Ieken, Riddell, Branch and B. Whitney, alternate. It is proposed that tle delegates leave Omaha on Monday afte noon, January 8, spend Tuesday in visiting the commission district of St.” Louis, arri ing in Cincinnati on the morning of January 10, the cay set for the convening of the con- vention. Omaha will have a full delegation. When eggs are most plenty and cheavest during the spring large quantities are put in cold storago and limed or pickled, to be carried until the fall and winter months, when the production is light and prices high enough to allow speculators to clean up thelv old held stock ata prewmium, says the New York Bulletin. last r the weather was unusually severe, and there was no material inceease in the production until late in the winter, causing almost an egg mine in February lust, as the held stock s exhausted and high prices prevailed. This caused a larger quantity to ho put away for this season’s use, and, with the consump- tion less than ‘usual, there hus been o very moderate outlet, hold- ers finding it o limpossible to’ clean up with the nsual profile. and in many cast largo losses huve been incurred, holders los- ing confidence in the situation and cleaning up before fresh southern vecame plenty. One reason of tho small consumption of eggs of late is belioved to'be because such a large quantity of ice house stock has been worked into consumptive channels. ‘The quality of the ico house goods is uncertain: many are fine and perfectly sweet, but others are more or less off and tasty; snd all lack flavor and richness to a certaiy extent, which tends to lower the consumption for table use toa very low point. While the low prices on held goods have caused some decline in fresh, latter are comparatively scarce and held pretty high when of positively choice qual- ity. “Stock Quotations, Cloge: B Mex B ke 74d | New York Central 143 | Penusylvan| 74% | Reading. ... 93 | Mex. Cen new 48 MONEY-—b3 per cent. The rate of discount in the open for both short and three months bills, 19 per cent. — DeWitt's Witch Hazel saive ¢ Lond LoNDON, Juu, 6 G i 1013 P 1044 [33 norainary. market 16 03 piles, OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKETS Receipts for the Week Fall Into the Aver- ago Notoh Easily. BETTER TONE TO THE CATTLE TRADE Improvement in Quality, Demand and Price Noted—Ilogs Continue to Afford Puzzle for the Packers—Sheep Trade Active. Satrrpay, Jan, 0, There has been a fair avers run of cat- tle this week for the first week in January The figures, compared with last week and a year ago, are as follows: Oattlo, 13,971 243 14,328 Hogs. $heop. Receipts this weok Receipts lnst weok, ... Same week last year There has been a very gratifying improve- ment in the cattle market this wock. K coipts have been vory fair and the quality of the cattle offered has been getting better right along. The demand from local houses has boen of o more pressing kind, and in addition to this shippers, speculators and export buyers have been in the fleld after supplies. There have been no sensational advances, but a steady improvement all along the line from day to day. Prices nave advanced dur- ing the week anywhere from 20c to 35c onall suitable offerings. Thero have o really choice cattle here to test the market, but dressed beef men have not been so par: ticulag as for the past twoor three weeks, and there is & more healthy feeling in all branches of the trade, Got n Dime Raise, been The market today was a very satisfactory one from tho seller's standpoint. Receipts were not excessive, and, with a good demand from all sources, seliers were cncbled to realize prices fully a dime better than Friday for good to choice stock. while all prades showed substantial gains, Good becves weighing from 1,100 up to 1,350 Ibs. sold at from 4.15 up Lo #.40, while' fair to good 950 00-1b. steers sold freely at from §5.50 to §. ' Very common stuff and odds aud ends sold from that down to €. By noon nearly everything at all desirable had changed 5. e cow market w trade in fat cattle, as, indeed week. There was yards, and a good deal like the it lias been all wood line of buyers in the us the entire supply did not con 5 cars the business was lively and 800N ovel Good fat cows and heifers were vickea up freely at from $2.80 up to £3.50 and fair to good butchers’ cows sold at from 9,95 to $2.75, while from $1.75 to $2.25 bought most of the common and canning grades. Common heavy to choice veal calves soid all the way from §1.40 to &, or fully steady prices. Rough stock of all kinds, when fat, was in active demand and strong, while all grades commanded fully Poor to prime bulls, oxen sold from $1.50 up to $4. the usual light business in fecdors. Only a mode ber of fresh le were roc and these sold readily to yard specula- tors at good, strong prices. The trade has boen light, ~ with _ the market potentially stroag ail week. Prices today are quotably all of 10¢ to 20c higher than on last Saturday. Good to choice fecders are quoted av from $3 to €3.60; 2ood nd lighter, com- moner erades av from $2.70 down. Pork Still u Puzzle, Nothing has occurred this week to throw any new Light on the hog situation. A charp decline_today makes_prices about a nickel lower than the ciose of last week, but ingon- eral prices have been fairly well maintained all week. Packers are still complaining, but still buying freely and thus sustaining values in spito of the lack of the usual interest among shippers. Up to date packing overations for the winter have fallen off fully 10 per cent, an aggregate decrease at all western points of about 285,000 hogs. Even this fact, together with the known shortage in “'stocks on hand,"” has failed to stimulato the speculative elenient in_provisions to any ap- pre ble extent, and this circumstance, as well as the uncertainty concerning the fu- ture supply of hogs, has and continues to act as a damper on the trade, The maricet today was active, with pric. be to 10¢, generally a flat 10¢, lower than Fri- dny. Chicago was lower, with the heaviest Saturday's Tun of hogs in over two years, ana there was an insignificant demand from shippers. Local houses all wanted supplies, however, at the decline, aud the move- ment was free from start to finish, There was a very narrow range of prices. Good to choice hogs of 1 weights sold largely at £.10, while the popular price for fal to good stock was .06 A few loads of inferior stuff sold down at $5. Every- thing sold in good season, the bulk going at $5.05 and £5.10, as inst £5.10 to $5.20 yes- terday and .10 to .15 one week ago today. Sheep Trade Active. There was a fair run of sheep and a strong active market, Some mixed Mexi- cans hrought $2.40 and fair native ewes sold for $230. Tho rest of the receipts were billed -direct to a local slaugh- terer and not offered on the marknt. The demand has been very fair all weak and prices are full a quarter better than last week. [air to good natives, § @3.50; far o good westerns, common and stock sheep, #1502 choice 40 to 100-1b. lambs, &2.50w Saturda good to 50. Receipts and Disposition of Stock. Oficlal receiptsand dispasition of stocle as shown by the Dok 0f ths Dalon Stocle Yur.is company for the twenty-four hours eadiug at 50 clock p. m., January 6, 1893 e H. Hammond 0o Swit& Co.....0 The Cudahy Picl Nelson Morris R. Becker & Degon ! P, D. Armou ) P. & P s and feedors. ng ... hicago Li ), Jan, 6.—The cattle n quict and easy. Buyers wero inclined to wait Wntil Monduy before muking purchuses, w thoy hope to' fill their orders at lowor prices thun p led Eriday. They are looking for aliovy run for Monday, but receipts yestor- dny and today at westorn points do not indi- cuto any unusual supply. There was slow market, but ubout overything wis worked off and ut nominally unciiwnged prices, thow the general foellg was weak. Recolpts woro estimated at 1,000 hend, making 41,149 for tho wook wgainst 86, woek, 52,910 your ago, 72, go und 61,729 in CI Tho wiy hogs rolled In today was o surprise yhbody, the count reaching fully 20,000 O COUGH DON'T DELAY| 1t Curgs Colds, Coug enza, Whooping Oough, Brenchitis and A certain oure for Consumption in frat stages, and s sure relief a advances stages. Ui Fou will ses the exceliont effect after tak grat dese. Sold by deal h boitles 50 ceats aad §1.99, rto | | This anns of the goodl mArket opere foro L Jof 1o becar sot | the los: oty dny% chin ably s woel foot up 088 f0 51,9 il tant ¢ ply, o Receipt in; wook § hend sheen, Reer head T'he CAT follow Extra #4010 Hot: 800 hie and b iteher wolghts, $0.20@ .30 Sirrep ship towes, 1,00 lambs 5.00. KAN 8,700 siondy shippl 5.10 Snee marke S, head yoster @440 arzo supply for the last day Liipon pricos wis not standvolnt. The ho market wies stopped thers was w fall AL tho Prices buying ) o -t reaction and, toward \ b of had been recovered, the close being and strc Tiie wes for Mon Fun_ are about ) hand, but tho o8 are that t Al will tall consider Nort of that Roceipts for the out 167,000 head nga )9, - last: week, 137,450 hoad o year ago, s hoad 1n 1HO2, uihd 268,260 n 1801 s of sheep did not_indicito any fnipor Nange ln values, Thers wis n [ght sup wited demand and a stoady foeling. Cimnted 1t 1,000 heid, mak woek, Thi total for last wnd for lust your 40,422 from #1.20 to 365" for 75 to $4.50 for lambs, Ipts: Catile, 1,000 head; ealves, Hoks, 20,000 head: sheep, 1,000 head Evening Journal 1eports e - Rocoipts, 1,000 hewd; xlipments, wl; whint few ontsale raled steady. i about tho eurrent " fair, 4601 pr Toxuns, ¥ to good Texans, § ¢ et 000 hedd; shig vl Yy 10@15e lowors vayy b mised and 10 heavy, 5.30; 11 Wi (e o fron viewed TS wore 140 for tho wits 53,000 hea Prices rar and from %2, 190 1gh Ree 1,000 mark dy mixed 3 western wothor wostorn, $3,0008.00; ) $4.7500.00; fair to good Lanib AND LANRS K00 head §4,00075, 000 0 hond vrime 363,76 £3.70 prime £.508 v Marke! ATTLE- Re 2,700 head $2.4570 xis and native tock, $2,76@4.15 Konsas City Liv aAs Crry, fan, € head; shipnients, to strong: Toxis g steers, $4.000,0.45 @8.65; buiclier 6900 head: - €hipments, wweak 10 100 ) heavies, packing Yorl nd o Cp-—Reedipts, 200 head; shipuients, none st dull, woak wnd dragging. St St Louis Live Stock Market, Louts, Jun. 6. CATTLY hipments, 600 head i i fair to good natiy atecrs, #3.6063.70; 108,30} cows, $1.90% ~Receipts, 800 markot fifm at xi 2100 head; shipments, B 10e tower; butehers $4.90@6.25; light, Roceipts, a: market 15.30: mixed, 1005 SHEE mark #4.60 SAN guotiions for wiluing low 0 i Best & Bodie a8 eipts, 100 head: shipments, none: firm at yesterday's prices; jcep, $4.25 fambs, eaneis FrANCISCO, Mintug Quotutions Jan. 6. ~The official elosi stocks today were S 10 ie.chior F =0 Bulwer Chollar con. ¢ Crown uld Hale & New Union Con Ut i & Va Point & Curry Noreross. Tow Ji w York Miulng Guotations. York, Jan. 6.—Tlhe followlng aro the mining quotations Cholor Crown Con. Cal. Deads ould Hale & Homestike Mexic Ontarig Recelipts of 11y 160 10 101 126 100 10 Point g & Va Nevada....\ G0/ Standard. 5 yellow Tron Sil T 50 Quick Silvor 12 do prefd 1000 lwe 5 5 & COrry.. ACKCE. n a0 D¥tessi 500/ 1 K an g stack ap e four p western, markets Saturday, Junuary 6: South Chicago IKansi St. Lo Total dren. Cattle. 2,448 100 8,700 300 Hows, 4,837 26,000 6,900 2,100 Sheep 1,221 1,000 200 100 Omaha......... Ot ui: 7,448 DANGER JUSE ANEAD. t Professor Speaks Abont the Ihreatoning Things Abi Thin Time of the Year. omine nt aip sufe eulds and “Tt 18 surprising how wany people toring todny from so-calied cou influenza,’ The remark was made by n ver; prominent professor conuncted with ono of the leading Now York hospitals. Oontlnuing, ho sald “It 18 not tiiese things that arc troubling poople, but 1t is an advanced form of our old \omy, tho erip. People feel out of sorte sneeze, huve pains in the muscios and bones have no appetite, loss all interest in the world and wonder what (s the mattor. 1t is the grip nothing ol Now, all aymptoms need to have prompt trontment. Tha attack must be met and repellod at once, o it 18 cortaln to run into somothing seruius. T know of but ona wiy to cortainly avold thesy troubtes which HOW O commnion that (s to im \ely counteract ther by using a pure, strong stimuiant. Noth'ng the ordinary Kind, but somothing puro and sctentific. Ko this purpos RS aver caunted Duity's Pure Malt which 18 neknowledgol today nd selontific people to bo th Tigin v whiskoy \ T'ho Words of the professor ur enrry & wonderful me ning to many men and wonien who iro suffering with the first symp: toms of grip, or cleo krip in {18 advaocod stagos, For ull such people we offer & word of mdvice: which 1s to take the best means ta overconie theso troubies and do not permil Any donier to SWOFve you [rom your purpose 10 have that which hus proyen Itseit by years of uso tobe the best wnd purest stimwlant o tho world DOCTOR SEARLES & SEARLES, SPECIALISTS gthronic Nervous Privats and Spacial )iseasss. THEATMENL 1Y MALL Consnitation Froe. We ours Catarrh, All DI oases of thy o3, Laroat, 1oyt Stomaoh, Livec Blood, Skin and Kidnoy Disoisos, Fo malo 'Wonlknpssos, L0it Manhoi Stricture, Hydraoate, Verinoosls, Bto VILE< LISTORA AND IE AL ULORRS ourol without painor datention fro n business. . Tclpis, frst SLAY vay SOt Of PO office. room 7 Soarlas, 13 South t3th St WE Dr. Searles HMATANE 8 —— e SOU L G ALLA, Union Stosk Yards Compaug, South Omahas Best Cattle 1o and Shesy markstia t an.imxsn i “H_q:l{}.;. Wood Brotaars, Live Stosk Commisilon Marchante Soath Omaha—Telopo1a 1ivi, Citosts JOLN D DADLIAN, | WALTER B, Wo0), | Measgers sby mail and wire cheerful application. Market rop arnished upos Castoria is Dr. Samuel Pitcher’s prescription for Infants and Children. It contains neither Opium, 1forpline nor other Narcotic substance. It is a harmless substitute for Parecgoric, Drops, Soothing Syrups, and Castor Oil. It is Pleasant. Xts guarantce is thirty years’ use by Millions of Mothers. Castoria destroys Worms and allays feverishness. Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Curd, cures Diarrhea and Wind Colic. Castorin relieves tecthing troubles, cures constipation and flatuleney. Castoria assimilates the food, regulates the stomach and bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Case toria is tho Children’s Panacea—the Mother’s Friend, Castoria, ‘an excellent medicine for chil- have repeatedly told me of its Castorla is Mothe: good effect upon their childre Da. G. C. Osaoop, Lowell, Mass, Castoria is the best remedy for children of which I am acquainted. Ihopo the day is not fnterest of their children st destroying their loved ones, by forcing opi morphine, soothing syrup and other hu agents down their throats, therel them to premature graves. tmport Tirers of flour sacks, burlap BAGS & TWINES | 3 Bemis Omaha Bag |Omah ) enmothers will consider thereal nd uso Castoria in: chare m, tful sending ead of the various quack nostrums wh Da. J. F. KINCRELOE, Conway, Ark. Castoria. # Castoria is 5o well adapted to children thas 1 recomment it assuperior toany prescription kuown to me," . A, Ancnen, M. D, 111 8o, Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y. “Our physiciang in the children’s depart- ment have spoken highly -of their experi- ence in their outside practice with Castoria, and although we ouly have among our medical supplies what is known as regular products, yet we are freo to conless Seas she merits of Castoria las wor = ta look with favor upon it." Usirep Hose DisoENaANRY, Doston, Mass. ALiex C. Switn, Pres., The Centanr Company, T1 Murray Street, Now York City. - Manufacturers ¢ Jobbers Drectory HARDWARE. Lobeck & Lina, 078 10 s Twora aud hunies' t00la 1434 Dougl s Stevae TENTS, ETC. 1 Tent-Awning CoMIA COMPANY THCRSE VRS twine 1.1 Farnam Strost BOOTS AND SHCQES, Bal We are tho ONLY Bhoeal A Konara room aad OMce Morse-Coe Shoz Company. Manufasturers of Boots and n tho stais of Nebras Tavitation 1s extendd to all Lo Inspaok our now factory. Kirke ocoM i it M E PANY. ndall, Jones & Wholosal agonts Boston r Shoo Co. 1103 100 Harney Streot DRY GOODS. Smith & Co. | Amer, Hand-Sewed SO CO. and rub 1510 1w boots, shoes o KOO, 1508 y Hire st Dry goods. nottons, fur- Bishl 1t % oods, coroer wa $lowara sts. i COATL o Johnson Bros, WHOLESALE COAL. 1008 Faruum Sirvel, Qmiaka, oo Rector & Wilhelmy Corner 10th and Jackson ”lm HATS, ETC. | W.A L. Gibbon& Co | J Wh Hats. caps, 5 Kloves, miitens and Harney btrests. AW goods 1:th | LUMBER. John A, Wakefield, Lmportad, Amerlean Porte 1and comont, Milwai: wad Quiacy to lima. | STOVE REPAIRS Omani Stove Repair WORKS. Stove repiics A0 wator attachmo: for any kinlof sova WAl VA7 ougiis s i OILS. Standard 0il Co. Hened sod labriostias Qlls, Axie groase, o0 9 IQUORS. o Erick & Herbert, Wholesalo liquor dealers 1001 Farnam St ?VPAPER i Carpenter Paper Co Carey o full stook of Printinkl wrapplog and WOLOE PADOie, Gard BapeLs, b8