Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 12, 1903, Page 6

AHA D \TLY BRI OCTOBER 12, 1903 COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL Prospeots of War in Par East Onused Bull- ish Sentiment in Wh.at. CORN MARKET WAS SOMEWHAT IRREGULAR Onts Market Was the Most Active of Any on the Board and Prices Advane Puyi B ZAGO, Oct 10.—The critical situation in the far east betwecn Kussia and Japan, SOBOLNEE W.Li W ROOD CAsn INALFy, We the principal factors in creating a bul, genuiment in wheat today. Ciwoslug p Were st.ong, with December up 4 ac Comber curn Was wiyne highe Oas Wi b IWaliee and/saniuacy piovidions ciwned rom b 1o lue hi There wis 0 kuou general demand for wheat througnout tne entire session and Prices anowed good gains. 1he opening was firm on the highe: pices In 1ore.gn markets, aue to the uncerney in regard 1o the troutle in the « nl ecemoer pe- Ing 4e to He highor ut (%@ 8 e, One of e DiOMINENt LUl OPEFALOrs WAS AN ary buyer and there was ulso buyi.§ by norih- wewst houses, wo wrried higher, Decem dvancing Local tragers ook vantage of the b pidoes to sell, intu. 1 by the excel. weather, and the market December weling down {0 the noon hour prices agamn started upward on a strong cash demand and th continued sirong the remander o #slon. After seliing up to i9%c Dec closed with a galn o1 a’l at W@ oke. Clearances of wheat and flour were ual 10 425,40 bushels. Primary receipis were M6.6m " bushels, against 1198209 busiels, Minneapolis _and Duluth reported receipts of 613 cars, which, with local receipts or 2 cars, 2 of contract grade, made to.al re- for the three polnts of 6% cars, 671 cars last week and 95 cars s £0. n easier tone prevalled in ti early in the day, due to selling favorable weather and Bradstr efop report. making an e Foars crop of 2 250,000, 0 Quaiity superior to last year. market advanced on the bull ex. g quite f the upturn. December closed with a gain of %@lc after ranging between 4ic and 46%c. Local recelpts were 4 cars, with 2% of contract grade. An_improvement in the cash situation eaused a sudden upturn In oats, while the trading was the livelicst of the its. Teading houses were on the uying side and the displayed caused shorts to become thoroughly fright ened and fhe demand was augmented ly by covering by were scattered, these peopie. Of December sold be- en J1@3T%e and e and closed 14a ic higher at 314c. Local racelpts we I'I cars. October lard was the only in the provision market, the rest of the list_ruling firm. The weakness in Octobor lard was due chiefly to lack of support There was fair locil buying of Januar: products based on an advance of 5ai0e in rices for hogs and pork und lard closed Ve higher at $11.95 and $6.77%. respecti anuary ribs were up 2 E ted receipts for Monday: Wheat, corn, 330 cars; oats, 315 cars; hoge, 00 e 5 "Whe leading futures ranged as follows Articles.| Open. | High . el heat .l\: *Corn— | Pac. 1614 .&-y |l i n L el ‘s annual on ths . with the ot the ent in ely on Low. | Close. Yes'y 3 RO a8, S8 223 233 =3 B 67 o 0 4% R—] i winter pate $3.90@ straights, $3.00@3.90; spring p-l.n!n, ll' nul.hu $3.60G3.90; bakers, \32.60 0@9%c; No. ZNo. 2, 45%c; No 2 yellow, E—No 2, lll/o" No. 3 white, 37 ;9': No, i, LRV oo eeding, 43G45c; falr to mllflnl, AT@58c. 1 flax, 9¢ eatern. nrrz prima timni nfi ade, $11.2511.35. OVISTIONS--Mess pork, Lard, per 100 Ihs: fld‘l (loose), $8.26@8. shoulders (boxed) $6 6047 #ides (boxed), $8.26@8.50. The following were the reccipts and ship- ments of flour and grain: Recelpts. Shipments, ur, bbls. . 16, 14,400 (»r'“'h o n, bu Oats, tve. bu 2,300 riey, bu p X000 the Produce exchange toflay the but- o market was steady; creamerles, 15%@ 2e; duirien, 1gike. Cheese. steady at 1lg W E steady; “at ‘mark, cases In- L NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET, spring, _No. 1 north- ) $2.80; clover, per hbl., $11.00 $6.67%, ' Short Dry " salted short clear % of the Day on Various Commodities. Nw YORK Oct. 10.-FLOUR-Reecipts. exports, K722 bbls; market quiet t mm-u infirm’ in thelr views: winter ts. $3.9004.30: winter straights, $3.706 winter _extras. $290G3.25: Minnesota 85: winter low grades, £2.706 firm; falr t0”good, 8.2 Quota: 0. 2 Western, 0ic; state and Jersoy. REBY—Quies; feeding, e o | jo: malting. s@dse c. 1. 1. Buffilo EA' none: exports, red, $ixc export ele- f. 0. b. afloat; No. portharn Duluth, %%e £ o, b, afloats No. 1 hard Manitoba, 92%¢c f. 0. b. afoat. There was & sharp opening advance in wheat 1 hy‘ based on m’her cables and a_bullish rpretation the Japanese-Russian B Tttt Seached Gnae ate fon long mmmt but naintuined u steady under- The market was finally nervous and ru on the strong cash situation, closin net higher: Max, &3iic closed iy ey n @860, closed Sbec CORN--Receipts. 4,600 bu.; exports, Paits sales, 80.000 bu.; futures. 40,000 b Spot, easy No. 2 blec elevator and o f 1. afloat: No. 3 yellow, bdlac; No. 2 white, &.- Optlons displayed opening steadiness, t soon gave way under considerable sell- {ug based cn tavorable weather map. The .h market was steadler, closing net un- nged. Mav closed at 80%e; December, 80,432 0.6 spat ports, 30168 standard 2 white, 42150; A6 good to state medium to choiee. to choice, 2G . 1903, me- common to :dl IWI!L “il r""'“‘a{’}m1 3 2hac 50, ")m—‘llu Galveston. 0@ lbs., H nrn,h 295 1bs., 19%; Texas dry, MG ‘ Ibs.. EATHER—S8teady ; 23602, 1CE—8tead do Iy 100411000 1bs. 210002.300 1bs., n Indin mess. $14.00016.00: cut iy Bickied bellios. ' $.3G11.00; plckied WE5.76; pickied hams, $11.506 Lud. oasy: western steamed, §7.10 ; continent, $7.50; South Am 00; Sompound $T.174@1.37. P family #18.0M01980;" shiort “clear, 314 3 50 14..5. m; mess, ity ments, creamery, ¥e: ce, 166120440 Imi- 15619¢; tactory, 13 1ol ate, full cream fancy colored, 12¢; hite. 12 Peunsylvanta and Pennsyl- 0@ e, western ex- irds to seconds, 17g2%; 'f‘flow—qu.x, city $200 per package: dressed. asy fowls, 13c; ern e‘znrnnnx 1 Ngc tur- Provisions. EAT-De- h,_No City Grain a Oet. lu—w o | sitge; dic; 2 mixed 3. H0y@ie No. 2 mixed, W de RYE-No. TTAY prairie, $9.50610.00 1814a19%c; cholee - Creamery, dalry Kansas Steady: Miasouri cases returned, 18W: whitewood cases Included, 19¢. Receipts. Shipments. and new No, Wheat, bu Corn, bu Oats bu Staple and Fancy Produce. GS-@kresh stock, loss B LIVE POULTRY—Hens, fc; spring chick- wnle: ters, wecording 1o age. 13c; old ducks, 6c; young geese, Seic. SH--Packing etock, 1fe; cholce to fancy’dairy, in tubs, 16g18c: separator, “FresH FI8H--Fresh caugnt trout, lic; plekerel, Sc: pike, 10c; perch, 6c: buffalo, Figasc; blusiish, dbc: whitefih, 10¢; salmoy 1ic; haddock, 1bc; codfish, 12¢; redsnap) lic; lobsters, bolied, per 'Ib., e: lobsiers, green. per b, Z8c; 'bullheads. 11¢: catfish, black bass, 2042%c; halibut, Sc: crapples, : herring, 6c; white bass, 10c; biuefins, & YSTERS-New York vounts, per can, per gal., $2.00; extra selects, per can, ber €aly $.%5; standard, per can, Jo; " ton, $14.00 quoted by Omaha_Whole- sale Dealers' assoclation:” Choice No. 1 u land, $.0); No.. 2 38.50; medium, $5.00 coarse, §7.5). Rye straw, $1.00. These pric are for hay of good color and quality. L% mand falr and receipts light CORN-—-48 OATR-38¢ RYE—No. 2, b0 VEGETABLES. POTATOKS-(o o and bu., t0c: native, Toe SWEET POTATORS-Home grown, per basket, 60c; Virginias, per 3-bu. bbl., $5.%. BEANS—_ifcme grown, wax, per market basket. 10@50c; string, per murket basket, 404250c. sl CMATOEB—Home Boc. NAVY BEANS-Per bu. CELERY--Michigan, large ‘western, b 8—New home grown. iish, per crate, $1.65. FRUITS nd Colorado, $0c@8$1.00. ver box, $100° Silver, Dakota, per grown, §2.67. per doz., per bask 306360 drw, per ib., Colo- Sheldon, ! Utah Albertas. §1.00, SARS--Colorade. _ana _Utah Dutches, per box, $2.2562.50. CRABAPPLES-Per bbl.. 3400, APPLES-Jonathans and Grimes Golden 2 2.25; Michigan stock, .00 ,_per box, $1.50; New : Oregon Spitz, Green- freestones, 00c weak feature | fair to extra, | | ¢ den, per box, $1.15, —California Tokays, $1.50; Corin- . $1.2; New York, per Per bbl., $7.50; ALIFORNIA QUINCES—Per box, $1.65. TROP'ICAL FRUITS. | 126-150 sizes, $3.75; , LEMONS. Cafitormia tancy, 30 to 30 | 34:25; cholce, 240 to 210 wises, $4.0004.%. ¥ I(l Callfornia, per 10-1b. cartons, Sc. DATES-Persian, per box of 50 packages, per box, full Americas, brick, cream, 13%e i2ie: r 24 frames, §0. frames, $3.50. shell-d, 3gdic. case of qoz., Yeung Wisconsin W isconsin 1im! HONEY— P Uiah and Colorado, per POPCORN—Per ib,, 2 HORSE RADISH-Per vacked, S0 D =No. 1 jreen. e x«o"_flgrufig. 0. 1 salt salted, o No.'1 veal calf, 3 to 1z ibs No. 2 veal | If, 12 to 16 ibs., b4c; dry salted hides, S@ i sheep pelts, g hor-o hides, $1.30y “NUT8—Wainuts, No. 1 soft-shell, per, 1 17c; hard-shell, per 1b. 14c; No. 2 soft-she er 1b., 13c; No. 2 hard-shel . razile, per ib.. ife, filbert; almonds, soft- she per Bl er i) roasted p(lnul St nd Provistons. ST. LOUIS, Oct. 10.—W HEAT—Highe: 3,red. casn, olevtor, skc; track 7 December, ' So%@85%c ; NG hard, T84T CORN—Higher: No. 2 cash, 43%c; track, 444doc; December, 413%@41%c; May. {1%e. ATS-Higher; No. 2 cash, $ic; track, 3@ 39c: December, 37%c; May, ije; No, white, dlc. RYE—Steady at bdie, FLOUR—Qulet; red winter patents, $3.006 4.10; extra fancy and straight, $3.60@3.95; clear, $3.30613.40. SEED-Timothy, steady; $2.75@3.00. CORN MEAL-—Steady at $2.40. BRAN—Dull; sacked east track, T@17c. HAY—-Dull; "timothy, $8.00411250; prairie, $6,000210.00, TRON COTTON TTES-$1.05. BAGGING-—-5% @i HEMP TWINE— PROVISIONS—-Pork, firm; jobbing, stan- dard mess, $119. Lard, casier at $6.67%, Bacon, easier: boxed extra shorts, §.37%; clear_ribs, $9.50; short clear, $10.25. STALS-Tead quiet at’ $4.30 chickens, 10c; springs, ducks, WEBI0C; geese, creamery, 17@22¢; dalry, Ay, Spelter —-Sll‘nd\ e; i rreR—Quiet; 160120 BEGGS—Higher at 18c; Klour, bbls ... Wheat, bu Corn, bu Oats, bu Milwaukee Grain Marke MILWAUKEE, Oct. 10—~WHEAT—Steady: No. 1 northern, 8c; No. 2 northern, S2u8dc: December, Dge. RYE—-Steady: No. 1, 56@67 BARLEY-—-Steady; No. 2, 6c; sample, 4 @nic. CORN—December, 4%c bid Minneapolis Wheat, MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 10.—WHEAT—De. cember, Tc: May, Wac: on track: N hard. $2%c: No. 1’ northern, 81%c: No. northern, %c: No. 3 northern, 7@ Tic. OUR--Strong; first, patents,” $4.5004.0; second_patents, $1.474.50. BRAN—In bulk, $13.5. Peorin Grain Market. PEORIA, Oct. 10.—CORN—Firm; No. e; No. 'd, TH-Steady; No. 3 white, 3@y 4 white, 36 Toledo Seed Market. TOLEDO, ©O.. Oct. 10.—-8EEDS—Clov. October. $6.50; December, $5.7214¢ 1. $5.72%%: Feotrua $6.75; Mureh, alsike, $6.40; prime timothy, §1 current receipts. Rw“%‘ Shipments. mm 44,000 i DUL track ey H, Oct. 10.—WH . 1" northern, Si%c December, 77%c: oats, oge: On northern, Je. Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Oct, 10.—COTTON--Murket d strong ut an advance of 6@11 points covering, as a result of higher cables ther. The temperatures were not considered low enough to do any ma- terial damage aside from interfering with late developments, However, und after ad- vancing to a level about S@I2 points higher on the active positions, demand fell off and the market ruled qulet, about 3 points off from the best: narket closed steady with prices 1010 points higher | NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 10,—COTTON—Fu- tures were quiet and steady X 9.06c; November. muary March,” 9 bales: ‘ord} low mida cling. 95-160; 5,089 bale: ST. middling, ; =it Ri 4 widd'in > fabr § 11°16c receipts, 95,713 bales. 10.~COTTON--Quiet: e . nome; recelpts, 68 ments, 668 bales; stock, bules 0L, ' Oct. 10.-COTTON—Spot, quiet, prices 2@é points lower; American middiing fair, 6d; middling, 6.100; good ordi- nary, ®i8d: ordinary, 4963. The sales of the day were 4,000 bales, of which 500 were for speculation and evport, and_mmcluded | 340 "Awerican. Receipts were 2100 bales, wll Amerioan. Futures opened easy: Ameri- can middYing, . o ¢ October. 28035, 20d ; taher-November, 5.070; November-Decem- ber, 5.01G.020; L'ec mber-Jaruary, 61: Janu- ary-February 485A495; February-March, 948 March-April ' 498 April-May, 4.946.000; May-June. 4.9995.00d. Metnl Market. aL 3430, Spe'ter steady at 8.4 NEW YORK, Oct. 10.—METALS—Demand quiet and no Chahges of importance. Tin 18 no more than steady at $35.90@%. for spot. Cupper brices were nominal an nged th |lll at "Jmll’. elactro- 1 osige lllfi captl $12 87 llld .u i‘ Epelter, 8 Tron 'nl‘-' !onl xr d Imports st New York. unchanged. NEW YORK, Oect. 10.—Total imports ol | Sept | number of head ST. LOUIS, Oct. 10.-METALS-Lead quiet | 4 ONAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET | All Desirable Grades of Oattle a Little | Bgher Than a Week Ago. HOGS MUCH LOWER THAN LAST WEEK beral Receipts of Sheep All Week, hut Demand Has Been Fully Equal to the Occasfon and Fat Stuft » Steady If at All Good. SOUTH OMAHA, Oct. 10, Cattie. Tlogs. Sheep 3" 2,401 Receipts we o Mond OfMclal Tuesday Official Wednesday Officiul Thursday Official Friday Official Saturday Weak Week Wesk W 10 ending Oct. ending Oct ending Sept. 2 ending Sept. 19, Week encing Sept. 12 Same week last year 1363 2 RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR TO DATE. The following table shows the receipts of cattle, hogs and shenp at South Omaha for the year to date and comparisons with last vear. 190 504,58 1,709,452 Cattle 719 1,841 price pald o 1 South Omaha for tle last several days with com- parisons: nau 190211901 11900 1898 AR R | 8.8] 623 4581 3710401 o e sI4B 3TN 198, 1808, [1807. Sept. ) sept Sept, Bent Sept Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept Sept Oct Oct Oct. Oct Oct Ot Oct. Oct. Oct Oct al,, * Indlcates Sundas The officlal number of cars of brought in today by each réad was: Cattle. Hoge. H'se: i 1 stock P M. & O. Ry . Ry IR I &P Great Western * ipta was ng the Total receipts .. The disposition of tho day as follows, each buver purch indicated: 1Hogs. | Omaha Packing Co.. 119 | Swift and Company 6 Armour & Co. Cudahy Packing Co Armour & Co., Sfoux C H. Standish v Total. . lLA]"ll JB—The same a8 day, in the yirds and not epougn Wi h to make o test of the markel. For the week receipts show very litte change either as compared with last week or w.th the same week Of iast year. With the ex- ception of last week, ‘which was just a | trifie heavier, and the week before, supplics this week have been the heaviest oo year, Considering that fact, toe mar has been in exceptionally g0od conaition. A noticeable feature of the wesiern run this season is than it has been distriouted more evenly through the week than usual In previous years the big bulk of the cat.le have come In the urst two days ot the week. ‘There has been a falr sprinkling of corn fed steers on sai this weck, and the best | gindes may be quoted strong and actl 'he part fat kinds, though, have been more | or les g are a irifle lowe B Cood 10 choice &F from $5.25 to $.60, | fair to g0od irom 3.u 10 $5.2, and short ie. and common Stuft srom $4.75 dow, “here nas peen a o 1 0L cows on sale, mostly western ranger: =pite of that tact of prices has beeu uUpward, with last Thursday, v day of year, tne advan 5 ., and as compared with the c.ose of last weéek prices are now about 10G15c higher. Al grades have joined in the navance. The same as has been the cuse for kome Ume pas., corn feas have been searce th.s werk. Anyihing de- cent wouid sell from $3.75 10 $4.2, with com mon stuft from $87 down. Gocd to cnoice western_grass cows could be quot.d from $2.60 (o $315, fair to good from 32 40 o and canners and cutters from $1.50 to Bulls, veal calves and swgs have selling In just ubout ihe same noiches they did last week, There has been a brisk demand for stock- ors and feeders all the week, so tuat in spite of the tact that recelpis nave been liberal, prices are a little higl As com- pared with the close of last week the ad- vance amounts to about 10Glbe on all d sirable grades. Common cattle have bee easier to sell than they were last week, but the fmprovement in prices has not been 50 marked as in the case of the belter prades, The bost grades of fecders soll rgely from $3.50 to $4.00. fair o good, $3.15 10 £360, and common Stuff from $500 down. Most all of the feeders offered this week Were Western rangers, v few native eeders being on sale. There has been & good run of western grass beef steers on sale all the week, sut | the quality of the offerings has shown no improvement. Jn fact. good cattle hav been so scarce that it is hard to say what prices they would command. It is safe to auote good to cholce cattle, thouh, trom | $3.50 to $.35, fair to good from $3.15 to $3.00, | and the commoner kinds from $.0) down. | Western range ctows and stockers and feeders have been selling as noted above. HOGS—There was about an average run ge here for a Saturday at this tme of ear and as advices from other points | ere more favorable to the selling inter- | the market here Improved a little, | ight welghts advancea the most and close to oc higher than yesterday. heavy welghts, though, were slow all day and were all the way from steady to a nickel higher in sume cases. They sold from he medium welghts 30, and lights from The top prices were a very prime load weighing pounds. There was not much change in th market from start to finish, but of course the close was certalnly no’ better i "The recelpts of hogs for the week have peen a_little lighter than for last week but a trifie heavier than for the same week | of last year. The exact figures will be | found in the table at the head of the | column. The week opened with a strong | market, but from that time unt the clos of the market on Thursday there was succession of sensational breaks in the market. The decline for the week date | on Thursday amounted to close to but | the last iwo days the market has been a little stronger, ®o that closing prices_are 4c to 45c lower than a week ago. This has been the most radical change in prices that has gone into effect i Some time past. Representative sa No v. 8h Pr. “ % 518 [ 0515 Ex 81 t | | SHEEP—There were no fresh arrivals of sheep and lambs here this morning, but | for the week there has been an increase over last week of about 2.000 head, but as compared with the same week of last y there 18 & decrease wmounting to about | 9000 head. Considering the size of the | receipts the markei has been in very satisfactory condition “and 'in fact the | demand in nearly all cases has been iully m the supply to_quote the market on hoth fut aheap and. lambs of { §ood_auality fully steady for the week desirabie nwdpnl Bavs met’ with ready ssle and: very little | stuff has heen carried over from da day, OF courss in the case of common Stufl, such as feeders were not anxious for, the market was slow and perhaps weak There was also & I'beral demand for feeders all the week 30 that In spite of the fact that the bulk of the offeriugs was not fat enough for killers. there was very Exports ?31 for .-l‘ were valued at "fi'fiu m‘t little change fu the price of feeders. (iood y-.nu:s-r‘ in_ particular sold well and quoted fully st Weum- o b 5ot V. owing to Supply .I off about 141x. The comuon st | % fl {or | #3.0004, ™ | 84, gra |&r um = /\T'l‘ heay 1!l|e six principal western clties yesterday: Citles. Omaha | Chicago 8t St. | Sloux O paid | 2 | this elty for the week shows: 0 ouree suffered #T% most Foeder ewes f(lllers’ were also a trifle lower yunless very good. | $1.2 Quotations for grass stock: Cholce west. ern lambs, $4.755.00; falr to good lambs, $4.50014 cholce yearlinge, $3.00(3.85; tair 10 _good ‘yearlings, $3.40473.60; cholce wet ers, $3.95(13.60; fair to_good wethers, $3.15@ es, 2803 l0; fair (0 good M12.80; cholce feeder lambs, $4.1¢ 35: 'fair to good feader lambe, $3.5064.00; foeder vearlings, $3.5%3.00; feeder wethers, $2.0013. teedor ewes, SLOWWLN. Rep: resentutive sales: IlT LOUIS, Oct. 10.-WHISKY-Steady at "BEORIA. Oct.’ 10 WHISKY Steady, basis of §1.24 Bank Clearings for Week. OMAHA, Oct, 10.~Bank clearings for the eek ending today are $81:284.48, an in rense over the corresponding week of last year of $6%0,073,90. on Monday Tuesday ... Wednesday Thursday Friday ... Saturday . ICAGO LIVE !TOl’k MARKET. Ten Cents Higher Light and Butcher Stock. CHICAGO, Oct. 16— CATTLE—Receipts, 500 head; mo inal; good to prime o' medium, Hog iees for Totals ECHOES OF THE ANTE ROOM ’ HOUS. mor Re . 7000 head; estimated t 22,00; light und 'butcher: : others steady; mixed and bu 2%:; good to cholce heav: R 10; light. 5106, 50. LAMBS—Recelpts, mbs steady; good fair "to chc Last week was a busy one In the higher | Masonic circles in the United States, the | General Grand Council of the Royal and Belect Masters holding sessions at Little Rock, Ark.. October 5, and the thirty-second triennial convention of the General Grand Chapter of the Royal Arch Masons being PP $5.25%1 3,00 hea to choicy 0 mix sheep and finished goods, steady on basis 011 | west of New York stat Omaha visito during the Ak-Sar-Ben carni. ¥ the E. Frenct Pythian twenty records and member of a past grand chancellor order ‘in this state. for years the grand keepe al thie domain and the supreme lodge committe that pre the present beautiful ritw of the Knlghts of Pythlas, chairman of a committee to compile tory Nebraska lodge No. 1, had a continuous ecxistence since 12, 1868, and has furnished many 1o the higher places in the order 0. 1 ganized while the order was young and had no representa and it is prot mother of more lodges than iodge of the order, having ins the first lodges in Towa, Missouri the Dakotas and other western Hesides Mr. French No. | niest r e of A his of Augu able mer Nebrask: was any ftut states. Goss of Bellevue, George Crager of Neb., und J. 8. 8hropshire of Butte, all past grand chancellors, and a can be written ¥ Mon history held at the same place on the two follow- ing days. At both of these meetings Ne- brasl wera reprosented Gustave Anderson, who at this time is at Richmond, Va., where he attended the meeting of the Na- tional Masonic Rellef board. From thers Kansas City Live Stock Mrrket. KANSAS CITY, Oct. 10.—CATTI, spte, 90 head: market unchanged xport and dressed becf steers, $4 fair to good 14.50; 8 western-fed Indinn steers, : native cows, 0ad .0 nners, $1.00 0 calves, $1.0006.00, Cattle, 60,800; calves, heffers, 2,004 native triennial council of the Scottish Masons will be held this week The growth of the Council of Royal and Selact Masters is more rapld now than ever before. The report of the general grand treasurer shows that there are now 37,702 members of the lodge and that 23,111 of these have joined in the last twenty years. A closer analysis of the books would no doubt show that much more than half of these have joined within the last ten years and that the rate of increase is much larger now than at the beginning of the term. The degrees of this lodge are what are termed “side” degrees, that s, they are not required as steps to higher degrees in the Masonic order, but there is a strong sentiment on, the part of many to make them regular. placing them be- tween the chapter and the commandery. Receipts, 1,500 head; market was : top, .6 biilk of saies, $5.3007 mixed packers, %5.35@ Tilgli5.65; yorkers, $6.5565.60; Receipta for week, 29,000 LAMES--No_ recelpts; na. mbs, 8. %40 western lambs, $2.9 fed ewen, : Texas clipped Texas clippad sheep, and feeders, $2.00@3 l-v'k $31,100, Recelpts for Ive Stock Market. . Oct. 10.—CATTLE—Recelpts, including 40~ Texans: market native shipping and export steers. . the top for strictly fancy heavy beeves: dressed beef and bu $1.00@5.50; steers under 1.000 1bs., $3.50G5.25; stockers ‘and feeders, $240@4.00; cows and heifers. § 4.50, the top for corn-fed heif- ers; $1.75@2.00: bulls, $2.255@3.75: calves i Texas and Indian steers. fed, $2.6074.25; cows and market ac- $5.25(15.70: and best 400 head stead her ateers, anners, 52,5001 heifers, $2.00G 3 0. HOGE--Recéipts, tive and firm: _pig ckers, $5.0005.40; £5.3065.6T%. SAND LAMBS—Receipts, 800 head: native muttons, '$3.25@4.00 culls and bucks, 10. 2,000 head: and lights, nd, lights The Little Rock meeting was the eighth triennial assembly of the general grand council. The following officers were elected: Andrew P. Swanstron of St. ernl grand master; Henry O. Larabee of Baltimore, deputy 'general grand master: Olaf W, Macklin of Toledo, general grand grincipat conduotor; Charles H. Heaton of jontpelier, gt‘m-rnl grand treasurer; Henry W. 'Morghurst of Fort Wayne, Ind., general grand recorder: J. W. Blake of Hoston, general grand captain of the guard: Edward M. Wellington of Ellsworth, Kan.. general grand conductor of the counell George A. Newell of Medina, N. Y., generai grand marehal: Willlam K. Clevelund of Har'an, Ia., general grand sentinel. ket nominal: lambs, $4.%@ stockers, 32,006 Paul, gen- New York Live Stock Market. Oct. 10.~BEEVE! orted. sheep and market ; grass- aceipts, 427 head; <heep, §2 ; Canada lambs, § cipts, 1641 head: to head; Ives, $3.0 AND LAMBS- S Re The work of the general grand chapter required three days, as the membership is much larger and matters of great moment were considered at this meeting. Probably the most interesting question considered was that of the granting of dispensations for the organization of chapters in foreign lands and territory acquired by the United States. Cuba and the Philippines both had in applications, as did Porto Rico. As the R o g standing of Porto Rico in relation to the HOGS—Receipts, 2193 head; steady to 10c | United States is fixed a charter was granted higher; lght, $37%@5.%; medium and | for o chapter In San Juan, but it is not 5,06425.65, known at this time what actlon was taken SHERP AND LAMBS—Recelpts, 477 head; market steady. in rogard to the twosother insular applica- tons. n{-k Market. recial Tele- market cows, bulls | « and feed- carlings, $2.5@ 400; market 5c higher, b 05 10, St. Joseph Live Stock Market. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Oct. 10.—CATTLE—Re- coves, mlwd $2.50413. HOGS—Receipts, selling at $5.0065.20; and calves ‘and Stoek Sight. Following are the recipts of live stock at | .y oo T retary showed a total membership of 219,965, The !mportance of the ohapter can be seen by the financlal statement, which showed tctal recelpts in three years of $438,331 and expenditures of $374,442. On the second day of the convocation the following officers were elected: Past high priest, Arthur G. Pollard of Lowel!, Mass.; high priest, Joseph E. Dyas of Paris, 111; king, Willlam Swain of Mil- waukee, Wis.; scribe. Nathan Kingsley of Austin, Minn.; treasurer, John M. Carter of Baltimore, Md.; secretary, Christopher G. Fox of Buffalo, N. Y.; captain of the host, Bernard G. Witt of Henderson, Ky. principal sojourner, George E. Corson of Washington, D. C.; royal arch captain Frederick W. Craig of Des Moines, Ia.; master of the third veil, William F. Kuhn of Kansas City; master of the second vell, Bestor G. Brown of Topeka. No reports have been recelved from the meéeting of the Masonic relief board and it is not likely that much of the proceedings will be made publie, as the work of this board is of a strictly confidential nature, it coming before the public only when frauds are to be exposed. The local Omaha board is seldom noticed, but it annually spends hundreds of dollars in its regular routine work, being cnabled to better as- sist worthy brothers and their families by keeping a systematic watch for the un- | worthy. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. 536 Kansas City Loute osel fiv Totals Foreign Firane H LONDON, Oct. 10.—Money was plentiful market today. Discounts hardened t of the condition of foreign ex- sldes anticipation of an import- ant isste casury bille and withdrawals of gold for Egypt. Business on the Stock exchange was inactive. Operators were hervous pending the ontcome of the settle- ment. Some laquidation in mines was ap- parent. Consolx were a shade harder on investment support ericans opened fr« régular and mostly . but trading was stagnant - and the auiet. Grand Trunk was dull on the increase in_ traffic relations being considerably below expecti tions. The amount of bulllon taken into the Bank of England today was £45,000 and the withdrawals were the largest for some time past. including £3.250,000 for Egypt and £400 00 for South Africa. BERLIN, Oct. 10.—Prices on the bourse today wore weak, althouh the market was not much affected by the report from Lon- don that Japan had sent an ultimatum to Russia on the subject of the evacuation of Manchuria. £xchange on London was 3m iitpfgs for checks. The discount rate ‘for short bills was 2% per cent and for three months 3% per_cent, RIS, Oct. 10.--Prices on the bourse to- day opened firm, but later became hesitat- ing and heavy. Internationals were steady. T the close trading was inactive and the ket calm. The private rate of discount 2 13-16 per cent. Three per cent rentes, 97f 63c_for the account. Exchange on'Lon: don, 251 12c for checks. Coffec Market. W YORK, Oct. 10.—COFFE steady; No. 2 invoice. b 9-léc, Mo Cordova, e, utures opened at lln(‘hulgu prices to an.advance ints on December and at first ruled in keeping with rather featureless news .and lost the initial gain, on ber under realizing. later, however, becam. e active and a good nd developed of the character recently ed and prices advanced, The close was 10715 points higher. Sales, 34,000 bags, uding November at 0Gi5.10c; January March Considerable Interest ir. manifest in the Scottish Rite of the state over the pro- ceedings of the supreme council, and many are wondering who will recelve the hon- orary degrees which are usually passed around upon the return ot Judge Anderson from his triennial visit to Washington. of 3 quiet Clan Gordon Clans, was' busy at No. 63, Order of Scottish its meeting Tuesday evening. Three new members were initi. ated and a fine lot of fellows they were { Also one new man passed the ballot box. r, b ! 2 The Independent Order of Foresters held | its state convention in this city Tues A The meeting was held in the Anclent Order of United Workmen temple. W. A. Wyatt ! of Omaha was elected H. C. R. G. H Thorpe of Broken Bow H. V, C. R, "A. L. ould ‘A, 5c; cut loaf, 6.350; crushed, | gehnurr of Omaha H. 8. and A, L. Hu wdered, A8 BTANUIAted. tencs|of South Omaha delegate to the supreme " . good to cholce, 316 i2¢. court. NEW ORLEANS, Oct. |-':l‘ AR-Duli; pen. kettle, o i, 31403 al 3 ow. 3 13- w}f nonlrllulul Sugar and Mola; W YORK ot 10.-BUGAR.-Raw, fair refining m'vlu h tes! M e firm; No 15, 4 el Novii 1, dci No. 14, 6.85¢; confectioners The second biennial convention of the - | grand lodge of Nebrasks, Bankerp Union lot the World, was held in Myrtle hall on Weekly Bank | Wednesday un{d Thur)ld.\ A :.rn n;":Jm 2 |of delegates from the subordinate lodge e O e Celearing housa banks of | throughout the state attended and consider Loans. $913.- | able business of importance to the order Deposits, S87T616- | wye (ransacted. The election o grand | i|lodge officers for the next blennial jerm vesulted as follows: Grand president, Ezra E. Howard of Edgar; grand vice president, W. 8. Chmelir of Crete; grand secreta Dr. Albert Fensch of Omaha; grand banker, “harles L. Hopper of Omaha; grand ehap- jain, Mrs. Emma Riddell of David City; grand overseer, C. M. Barber of Humboldt; grand guard, W. A. Riddle of Lincols grand sentinel, Theodore Botbman of Grand Island; graud trustees, E. C. Wolcott of | Omah Lo Troyer of Lincoln and Mrs. | §. J. Perryman of Edgar. Dr. Albert Fensch was elected delegate to the supreme | lodge, which meets in Omaha next May. aull; 101,600; increase, $198 400, 1000 increase, $400,70. Circulation, {ncrease, $40.10. ‘Legal tenders rease, 3846000, Specle, $17 ase, $5.085.300. Reserve, $240,980,90: ase, $2.189,600. Reserve required, 224,400 increase Surplus, $16,671,12 increase, -United 'States 'de- posits, 2,64, Wool Market, ST. LOUIS, Oect. 10.—WOOIL-—8teady to firm. without change in price; medium grades, combing and clothing, 17@2ic; light fine, 15@iTc: “neavy fine, " 1@l tub o, G, FLONDON: Get. '10.-WOOL~The_arrivals for the sixth series of auction sales amount 1 bales, including 6600 forwarded direct’ to spinners. The imports of wool during the week wers: New Houth Walew 1.3°5 bales; ¥ ictoris, 220 bales: Cape a's grand council and grand chapter | | thira he will go to Washington, D. C., where the | Rite | | four children, living that would be fmpossible o | henc A class of three for Pythian honors have conferred upon them the first and third ranks on the first, seco Monday nights of Octeber tively, by Nebraska lodge No. 1 respec The Knights of Pythias were in avidenc on the carnival grounds on Tuesday that date having been designated Ak-Sar-Ben management as Pythian nig A Hurt Never Rur After Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil Is ap- plied. Relleves pain instantly and heals at | the same time. For man or beast. Price, %e. LA MOTT HELD AS A SUSPECT |1 New York Man Taken by Omaha De- tectives Who Think He is n Hotel Thief. Harry La Mott of New York City, exceptionally this city that he is not SBamuel alias John H. Wheaton, liberty during the next few days. La Mott was picked up on the street last night by Detectives McCarthy and Ferris, He was in company with James Harris, who gives his address as Cleve- land, O. A picture and description sent out from Asbury Park, N. to the minutest detail, and the local police believe that he is undoubtedly the man who took $,000 worth of jewelry from the Plaza hotel in that eity, where he was employed as a clerk. The theft was com- mitted August 21 In the description it is sald La Mott has filled, at different times, positions as chemist, hotel clerk and photographer. He Is also known among the theatrical profession as an ac- tor. At 0dd times he has filled in by in- troducing a new method in photography. The man who robbed the New Jersey hostelry secured the fewelry from the Gross, safe, where it hed been placed in his care for safe keeping. La Mott will be held until the authorities at Asbury Park can ¢ he turns out to be communicated with. be the man wanted there Detectives Mo- Carthy and Ferris will be just $300 ahead, as that is the reward offered for his ap- prehension. ! DEATH OF FORMER OMAHAN John Carton Hughew. Resident Here, Kansas, nt Ome Time Dies in John Carton Hughes, who died at Pitts- | burg, Kan., October 2. of 78 years, was at onc | a resident of Omaha and was very widely known among the business men of the city, having lived here for ten years. He was born at Car- thage, Tenn., In 18% and is survived by two of whom still reside in this city. They are George L. Hughes, with Iler & Company, Amy L. Hughes, a teacher in the Cass school, John H. Hughes Yukon territory and Mre. Con A. Miller of Pittsburg, Kan. Mr. Hughes was a brother of the late Colonel Willlam B. Hughes of the United States army, Robert Hughes of Tennessee and of Former Gov- ernor Simon P. Hughes of Little Rock, Ark. at t“e advanced age KENNEDY RISES TO EXPLAIN! Produces Resolution Passed hy Demo. Committee on Ticket. cratic Judie the . Kennedy, secretary of the demo- judicial commijttee, says misleading statements have been made concerning a suggested change in the makeup of the democratic judicial ticket. That these false rumors may be set at rest he requests the publication of this resolution, ‘“unani mously adopted by the democratic judicial campalgn committee:" Resolved, It Is t ensc of thix com- mittee that no vacancy exists upon th judicial ticket nominated by the demo- cratle district convention of the Fourth Judiclal district of Nebrasks, and that no action should, or will, be taken coutem plating u change therein. J. A cratic .-Low the has boen made which hae Colorado, 1 has other mem- bers who have been active since the incep- tion of the lodge in the persons of John Q.| bbon, v while the old men are w years wilt | night, will either have to change his face, or bring good proof to the police of it he gains his J., fits La Mott 'ROOSE\'ELT 0N Of10 FIGHT I Roturn of Hauna to Semate Ooncerns Qou i try As a Whole. WRITES LETTER 70 SECRETARY SHAW [ ¥ | i | | { inet Member Given Permibanion 1o Age in Campalgn in that Steie and Others, ¥nding Teip CLEVELAND, | tomorrow 1og |the [ vert | patin | The August am in Hanna, The Leader morning will publish the foliow corresponder between Secretary ol pusury Shaw and President R concerning the pending Ohlo ¢ an T Washington President: | easury Department, 18— My Dear My recelpt of a lettor from Semator invitilg me fo take some part in the Ohto campalgn now about to open. 1f agrecable to you 1 should ke to accept. | am ulso fnvited to make a few talks in Kentucky and one o two other states aic { With your consent, should Iike to spend t Inst week or 0 of the campaign In my own | state. Tt now secms prot that the | tiefield this year will in Ohlo, and | vour political rents elect to mdke thei 1] Tull showin strength ‘1 see 0o roason 1] why vour friends should wot atcept tho |challenge. United States senators renresent far more thun the particilar states to which they are uccredited, and in A large sense the people of Towa are as much | | terested us the people of Ohto that o wis jand patrotic statesman 1ike Mr. Hanna be | returned to the senate. Thie, to my mind fs another and sufficlent justification for my request for vour permission. With kind {est regards, I am very truly yours. ) SHAW Oyster Bay, N 1908—M v I Dear Secretary Rhaw d you are gofng to Ohlo and 1 agree most heartih with all that you say Che return of Mr Hanna te the senate and the triumphs of {the principles for which he stands are | things thet concern not merely ourselves ‘mu our countr e a whole, and T congrat te you upon having the chance to o our share, to secure not merely the trf umph_but ‘the decisive and overwhelming {iriumph of Senator Hanna and the cius: } which he represents. Sincepely v THEODORE ROC Chicago Great Western Rallway. Short line to Minden, Harlan, Manning, | Carroll and Fort Dodge. Two trains each way. Leave Omaha at 6:2 a. m. and 2:45 p. m. Leave Council Bluffs at 6:45 n. m. and 3:10 p. m. For nformation appiy to Geo. F. Thomas, Gen'l Agt, toom 313, Omaha National Bank lullding, Omaha, Neb., and 3% Pearl 8t., Council Bluffs, Ia. WHEAT,GATS.CORN We have the largest private wire system in AR ca, and will glve you the latest telegraph prices at Chicago, Mirneapolls and Duluth Orders for future dellvery executed at the market; service given. Commissions: W..t.l 16¢ bu; on oats and corn, 1-8¢c 3 on stocks, 1-4 per cent. s HIP US YR JuEAT Ao ‘We guarantee highest fll‘l Pl'lm um Dmml\l returns, paying drafts in advance upon con- signments. Commissions, ijc per bushel. No Interest Charged for Carrying Long Stocks. COMMISSION CO; CAPBSURPLUS $300.000 GRAIN ® STOCKS QENERAL OFFICES: NEW YORK 1 /75 LD, MINNEAPOLIS. ROBT. VANCE, Correspondent, 1618 Farnam St, Omaha. Tel, 3467, EDWARDS, WooD & C0. CHICAGO—OMAHA~MINNEAPOLIS |l 8T. PAUL~DULUTH-WINNIPEG, ‘M 6rains, Stocks, Provisions RBought and sold In all markets for cash or on reasonable margins. MEMBERS OF LEADING XCHANGES. Private Wires. Write for our daily market letter and private telegraph oipher—mailed free. SHIP YOUR CRAIN TO US. Best Facllities, Liberal Advances. Prompt Returns. Telephone 8514, Bide, Omaha. 1 109 B ' WEARE GRAIN ©O0. 110-111 Board of Trade OMAHA, NEB. Sword, Manager. W Tel. 1510, Rate.. HOMESEEKERS'EXCURSIONS Tuesdays VIA THE y Novem! October 20th 1903 ber 3d and I17th «+AND IRON MOUNTAIN To Certain WEST AND ROUTE. Points in the SOUTHWEST e A et ORE FARE FORTH The two South Omaha lodges of the Royal Arcanum, Cass council and Knoxall council, have consolidated under the name of Xnox- all councll No. 1464, and these officers Hope and Natal, 611; elsewhere, 1,434 bales. Evapor d Apples a Dried Fruits, NEW YORK, Oct. 10.-EVAPORATED Al’Pl:}'JS-QuI:l. and ||Ilmn|| n;l s NL':?;:::I around recent ' quotation Common P b, , oo o chotoe ot | elected: Regent, H. J. res- TN 4 . ent, L. P. Beechey; orator, Willilam P, AR I e':{‘;,lmf;‘l\')‘;- McDavitt; eollector, E. R. Lelgh; treasurer, AT (o Tefor all grades Abricats firm af | C. M. Rich: chaplain, J. W, Roebuck; guide, i goige Tor chaice, $0G10f0 for extra choice | Herman Steinbers; warden, Ben H. Elliou; o ey e iy, dbige, | sentry, Joseph A, McKee; organiat, €, & ,.,.‘,',."m‘,_' = B. Meade, W. H. Whisky Market. e o JCHICAGO, Oct. 0—~WHIBKY-8teudy | 3 W, Tesgurden, grand regent of . the INNATL Oct. 10.~WHISKY—Dis- | Royel Arcasum of Nebrasks, wis an S e Campbell; trustees, N. Jones and J. M. Mills. Final Limit of Tickets, E ROUND TRIP (PLUS $2.0) 21 Days. Stopovers will be allowed within transit limit of 15 days going after reaching first homeseel route, FOR FURTHER IN point en-route, ORMATION or land pamphlets, folders, maps, etc., address any agent of the compauy, or T. F. GODFREY, Passenger and Ticket Agent, TOM HUGHES, Travel ing Passenger Agent, OMAHA, H. C. TOWNSEND, Oeneral Passenger and Ticket Agent, St. Louls, No.