Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 17, 1910, Page 11

(A4IN AND PRODUCE MARRET Importance Attached to Reports of Rains in Kansas. PRICES ARE SLIGHTLY LOWER Genernl Tome of Market fs Nerve ous—Corn Trade Lacks Snap Cash Deals Are Slow. OMAHA, March 16, 1910 Considerable importance {s given reports| of light rams locally in Kansas. Prices ranged slightly lower early and the general tone on the market ruled nervous. C dietions _on the rain reports firmed m1 q:m Jater, but on the whole it was dul featuréless. e corn market lacked snap, cash dealors complaining of slow demand and shipping Market values show a tendency to here bein or no support on the buying side, ora was no change in the wheat sit- uation. Prices were narrow, but firm. The new crop futures ht gain over yesterday. Tr fifi;fl in crop news and the mar) 4 I ( “Corft:u'l-.d steady to shado weaker on slow demand and weaker cash conditions. The market throughout the day was dull and owed very little metivity, Lack of ship. ping demand ia keeping buyers out of e ’ fmary wheat receipts were 613,000 bu. and shipments were 000 bu., aguinst redeipta |-n year of 206,000 bu. and rhip- ta of 237,000 bu. imary corn rece s wers 603,000 bu. shipments were 594, ., Against re llLy-ur of | 430,000 B Vind” shipments of b learances were 112,000 bu. of corn, 220 b of cats and wheat and flour equal to u iverpaol ‘clossd %OWA highr on vheat %?oo igher on corn. | range of options: 18] 1o &,:r:' o o i A1%| i 61%) 4% afl 507 0y BAT_No. 3 hard, $1.064@1064; No 3 $1.9891.05; No. 4 hard No. MW@L08; No. 8 ‘spring, ok 0. 4 spring, V7 01; No. 2 durum, + No, 3 durum, grad i no e, RN-No. 3 white, ; No. 8 white, B0c; No. 4 white, : &?“n'yfifllfi.%' i N6 wlaese) Nor ot No. 3 'hll.‘ No. hig &"‘ E}nw!— . 4, 68@%hc; No, 1 feed, 510 YENo. 4 T4@Mc; No. 3, HKGTHHe. -(‘ll}voo GHRAIN AND PROVISIONS Wentures of the Trading and Closing hlo-l on Board ef Tre Ain v |fi kept on the down m mreaker 81 Around after frm | tinished uvcl and iand kept oats wnllc provisions, under hea: atl much of the time. bh@e! :g'/. ‘March IL-CWIMHI reports b" ‘wheat prices | N western firsts, free cases, 3%c. at mark; western current receipts, free cases, 22, at r CHEESE—Fijrm; New York full creams, cholce, 1T%e; fair to good, 18%dilic. NEwW Voll( GENERAL MARKET Quotations of the Day om Va € modities. NEW YORK, March 16-FLOUR—Mar- ket was steady, but quiet; spring patents, $.5056.80, winter patents, §5.50g6.0; | winter extras, No. 1 W Kan- Vuqu\rg‘(hu $5.00i5 20; M%;murnl hl"' a5, spring clears, W s winter | extras, No. 55, Receipis, 30,608 | bbls.; ‘shiprments, 5,470 bbis. Rys fiour was falr 10 good, $4.3004.45; choice rmcy u.mc. CORNMEAL—8teady; fie white and yel- \Iol $1.46@1.50; coarse, $1.35@1.40; kiln dried, RYMulnl No. 2 western, 0%c, nomi- nal, f. o. b, New York. WHEAT—fpot market unsettled; No. 2 red, §1.26%, c. |. £, to arrive and nominal £ 0. b anoat; No. I northern, Duluth, $1.25%, opening navigation; No. 2 hard winter, nominal. The option market was quiet and nervous and, after declining early under commission house selling on predic- tions of rains in the southwest, rallied in the afternoon on covering by shorts, and closed at unchanged to Mc net advance. May closed at ll 23%, July at $L16W and 11%. Recelpts, 37, bu.; ot market easy; steamer, 85%o, both " élevator, export Ql’fi:rl No. 1. b ‘2, 8%c, nominal, f. option MAFKEL was' without transactions, closing closed at T4c, July at G4 nel lower, May c and September at T6%c. Receipts, 118,125 bu. OATS8-8pot t steady; mlxnd. 2% to & 1bs., nominal ural whi 2 1bs., Boataise. elipped White. 34 to 43 1ba. b4c. The option market was without t. action cl‘.s;lnu 4o net lower. May, Slc. Re- A 2; No. L rime, $1.15@1 0. 1, 81 mn % 06@1.10; No. 3, ¥« ‘m'\s 2%e; HI hEs—su Central Americ Bogoty, 21k@2uc. EA —¥irin; hemiock firsts, 200 .c,ll.comll B@7ic; thirds, 2G%c; rejected, 'ROVISIONS—Park, firm; mes; 17.00§27.99; short clell‘_ to g ! ady ; W family, g mi $24. .00. Cut ineats, firm; ‘pickled bellien, 10 to 14 Ibs, $16.00¢717.00; pickled hams, $15.5016.00. Lard, tirmer; middle west, prime, $14.70014.80; re- fined, firm; continent, $14.75; H;ou"l Ameri- clg, $is; < compound, $10.0010.5. TALLOW—Quiet; prime city, hhds., countey BX@TLo. RICE-stesdy; ‘domestic, 24@6%c; Japan, BOTTER-1rregular; %0; extras, 320; d second to specials, mon to finest, rOCess, Special, BGHIe; westorn factory: western imitation creamery, UW@2so. EES| ) tull cream, W fancy, 11'1% c; current, best, w/:"' 13g16c; skims, ~ful special, 1 0. PG Weas: western firsts, 2G7c; sec- onds, 22. POULTRY—AHLV’E, keys, 8. ressed, ly ohlehns 16@17c; fowls, 14@18%c; Te; creamery _specials, 21G81c; hel ate dal fall 00d 6¢; to tur- western turkeys, firm; fowls, 18c; WEATHER IN THE GRAIN BELT Fair T day, Probably Becoming Unsettled in South Portion, NEWYORK STOCKS AND BOND News Factors Have Little Effect on Business in Wall Street. SALES MOSTLY OUTSIDE EXCHANGE Western Speeulative Centers Contrib- ute Moat of Day's Transactions— Wage Troubles Back of Some Deals. NEW YORK, March 18.—~The stock mar- ket reflected of the mcul-uon today without much re- gard to news factors. The shrewd sus- picion that the ioet powerful speculative rees had sold heavily at the high levels last week, had withdrawn their benevolent even to see prices recede again, was har- bored in the minds of the professional ele- ment, which helped on the decline. The bulk of the sales was ascribed to wources outside of New York, mostly wi ern speculative centers. Creater contl- dence was professed about the Stock ex- change in the prospects of settlement of labor troubles, but the outside seomed to be prompted partly by, un- easiness over the ultimate outcome of the wage controversies, which are so numerous in_the railroad world. Yesterday's sharp break in prices in itself induced some further liquidation by timid holders and by those called on to put up additional margin. Signs of bear activity weré plainly seen. These lncluaed A vival of reports of J. in health and nln,ofl anioty over the phye- ical condition of the king of England. The pressure to sell United States Steel was a sympathetic influence. The public: tion of the pamphlet report of the co poration disclose the favorable detalls of the year's operations, which fuinished the avowed motives for the latest advance in the stock. The elaborate details of the report offered no striking additions to the main outline, as already known. The digestion of the facts of the steel report and the needs of the uncovered shorts contributed to the effective rally of the latter part of the d Much of that Was lost before the closing, which was weak. Bonds were weak. Total sales, par value, $2,006,000. United States bonds were un- changed on call. on stocks today were: Allls-Chalmers _pfd... American Sugar Ret . Amer. Tel. & Tel American Tobacco. pid i re falling this morning In Ok- | Gemima ‘'exas and at points on the Pacific weather is clear in the Missouri throughout the mountain reglon | Ch Conslderable cloudiness pre- vails in general everywhere in the east and south, and no precipitation, worthy of mention, has occurred east of the Missis- sippi river ‘since the preceding report. Tem- peratures are slightly lower. in the ex- treme upper Missouri coast and in the extrem are higher in all other sections, ed in the upper Mis- and Lak o temperature tonight e weather will continue fair tonight, but may possibly become unsettled R mpamun and glrodvlntln as com-~ pared with the last t) um temperaturs e Proelpl\l lon greatest re m the south- tnn u ol.rly l vld ltl bonom level ey one The 7 Bouppiied, May he mors lstant v Diunge. Cash o %o lower on a 3 Votlow mold at weak an off at @e. for cash oats kept prices on o grade. The more distant futures IHQWM symptoms of strength late in_the dag. July closing 3o off at do end amber unchan y dropped from Mu?ao And Glosed WAk At KORC do. cl provisions renewed demand for lard Prices to & finish 7y rln pork s0ld between $25.80 and flnuh i % o produota; Lard, 3is0; FHbe '(Illl!- ranged as follows: .| Open.| High. | Low. | Close.| Yes' c ....... 235 F= b sm »L. “.rt b3 Bhort clear for tomorre Wheat, ow: U com 210 cars; oats, 200 cars; hogs, hud © Cash Prices—Wheat: No. 2 red, L21; No. & red, $L16g1.1 _Pfln'.h“-.rlfl_‘“n. ‘orn: 'No. 4 whit o, el No. 4 e N creameries, no:?'h-waa ot mark, cuses 190 e, 5 Orn l 4 white, 2@310; included, 48 cars; corn, 1-".% tomor- cars; oats, —— Gnll l-fln. ‘h .lp.lm.‘hll. L. Normal t ure for ency ,....,.umu Aot “chllehI:sy corresponding pericd in 1909, peticlency corresponding period in 1308, A. WELSH, Local Forecaster, §t, Louis Generanl Market. 8T. LOUIS, March l&—WHNT—C“h‘ ealk; unck. No. $1.22% 0L B et = lowc i track, No. 2, 62¢; No. 3 white, 64%c. Futures lower; May, S44@ 0; July, track, l\lluru. Yae. 't Last: lower; No. 3, dio; No. 3 v;hll(o, AT%@48%c; futures, lower; lly i July, RYE—Nominal, 50%c. Lolgb-unoh ed; red winter patents, uo# extra fancy and mmm. U0 6.80; hard winter clears $180G4.1 gfimo- Timothy, 004.50. BMN—UnehAnled. sacked east track, $1.1 B Unchlnlxed timothy, $17.00919.00; Drnnu-b BA g;BXONB—Pork unchanged; jobbing, lower; prime steam, $id. 15 , unchanged hoxod extra clear rib: shorts, Y hort clears, 4 aoon, unoheaged, Toed se tra shorts, $§16.12%; clear flbl. $16.12%; short ears, $13. POULTRY — Higher; _chickens, 15%c; springs, 18%c; turkeys, 20c; ducks, l4ie; L1 e, Recelpts. Shipments, Flour, bbl - 9100 12,300 ‘Wheat, bu. Corn, bu ats, bu. o o Kansas City Grain and Provisions. KANSAS CITY, March 16—WT'IEAT— u l": 0. 2 "'frfi 06@1.10; No. Nred? —Unchanged to i 3, 6O@s0H4c; :‘No.‘l lower; No. 34 No. 2 white, wiute, 46@4sc; banged; cholce - timothy, $14.00 ,u'u chom &nld LRG0, Shotos ol ceipts, $.50 & heat, -bu. Minneapolis Graim Market. MINNEAPOLIS, March IL—WHEAT— May, $L13%: .luly. $1.13%@1.18%, Cash: 1 hard, $1.14%6@1.15%; No. 1 northern, §1. mfi northern, §L.11%@1.12%; No. 3, an‘%{-&md at un‘«“ RN—No. § yello s_ PEORIA, March l‘—(}ORN—Bmfly. No. 2 white, 63c; No. Il\w No. 4, uy*ou‘ 0. “a No. 3 yellow, nm. mixed, gc; No. W no grade, u‘s—my. standard, 46%; No. 3 white, 45%e; No. 4, 4 Milwaunkee Gratn MILWAU:! March 16—~WHEAT-No. 1 northern, g*lll No. % northern, §.14 03*? July, §1. BARLEY- nriet. mple, Gl@7c. Hay Market. umn 16.~HAY--No. 1, llO rae, §8; ncll K"'r' 'zi"'h -u»ly [ aae o hay s heav! Ihu the OMAHA, & %: con of Toledo Seed Market. - P - FrE T N Natlonal Biscuit iationsl Lead Nat Ry, of Mexico 1w’ pld w_York Central Northe Pacitic Mail Pennsylvania People’s Gy Pittaburg, C. C. Preased Steel Car Pullmaa Palase car Steel Repubils #ieel " TRepubile Stesl ‘pid . Rock Ialand Rook Island m m St L. & 8. F. ) 8 T “soniavestes ' 8t Louis Southwest. pta Sloms-hattield 8. Southern Pacitio Sowbars Railwey Union Pacitio pfa . United States Realty United Btates Rubber . United Btates Btecl United Btates Btoel p LW v vfi'&.fl;‘fifl: iy 4] 00 100% TARutal salon for the day, Ti8,100 shares *Bx-div. Local Securities. Quotations furnished by Samuel Burns, e e For e Dludiny i VER—Bar, steady at d ON“—I iad W' 23%d per ounce. h. rlh o Al-nun\ In ‘the open market per cent; for th Tobntne: bilia. 34 197 Gent. y — WASHINGTON, March 16.—The condition of the u‘llun‘:‘: the beginning of business lowi t 14 coln, $855,522,909; sl 488,109,000, ailver dollars Gf 189, ‘luv‘l’ certificates outstanding, Fund—Standard silver dollars v e E:‘mm. 3 ln ,3%; current ll.blmh-. g balance in treasury of- | banks to credit of treas- the further techmical course | g control of the market and were not averse selltng | Number of sales and principal quotations |2 a | Centennial OMAHA, THURSDAY MATN; sur- minor ecofn, fund, urer of the United States, -Mnry stiver 5%, total ith aH. 'r' York M baiancs In genernl y Market. NEW YORK, Ihnh K-—PRIII MER- CANTIL Il: PAPER- o STERLING BXC) H i i‘r”‘mu with Actual business in bankers' bills at H.W@ A:*ls for sixty day bills and at W tor Coxlrm‘uh BLLLS—$4.83% 04,844 SILVER—Bar, Siiec; Mexican doilars, e BONDS—Government, = stéady: raliroad, stead per cent; heavy. MONEY-On oall, y, 263 closing bld, 2 per ruling rate, 3 per cent; cent, offered at 2 per cent. LOANS-Time, firm; sixty-day and ninety day, 4 per cent; six months, 4@44 per cent Closing quotations on bonds today were as follows: IHI.A.“ l'{l LY @. " - Mo, Mar. " ia “ w Yy pe Iorwsing 3 s 1004* N, Y. & H. o T I ¢ do do ev. - A(llnlle C PAR - u\\o Pac. 48 {20 do 3 u l)r l L rd "y ml"ln v, 4e lIIM)T 4. By do con, s, Y 108% Readive gen, ‘. % Al 8% A0 st & el Dl l et ov. Wiy, 8. o “ Cretinery 5a as follows: 80 Miami Copp Mobawk [ imoid Dominton” Coalition Cal. & Arizona Oncecla | RuFarott 68 cal. & Hecla 22 Quincy 20% Shannen 5% Superior ¥ 10 Buperfor & B, M.. 1% Superior & P. C. Copper R. Con K. Butts Q. M 6% Winona ... 168 **Woivarine New York Curb Market. The following quotations: are furnished oy Logan & Bryan, 315 South Sixteenth street: Amecican Toases... §f Gisise. Citikase.. ration Bay State Gas. 19% Superior & Piits. i Nor.opah _ Minin Goldfield Cone. S Trinity - Copper. Goldfield Florence... 34 New York Minming Stocks. NEW YORK, March I&—Clollh! quota- tlons on mining stocks. wel 75 B’—C:urv;erv Not i adlivered to o 8. cartone, To; No. 1. o s e erion ng o ancy dairy Toll CflaflfgfiE—-‘l’Wl s, lflit ou! ADCP e 18%c: Daisy che Joige brick, dnmfltlo block, Bwiss:. Hhe 1 ?- 3: -ducke, goose, 11 tu\hered ic guinea fowls, §3 per dos.; doz, lronn)—florrlh’ Oc. 90;. whitefish, 180; catfish, 17c; large or smelts, Xbcficflplnlnh mackevel, salmon, quu No %4, mu. No. "(rtan/\m. 'S — Irish Eeed . Potat Genuine Red ‘river valley'And earl bu., Bc; westorn Neb Irl stock, Parsnips, carrot Ber b o, Garnc: Extra fancy, white, | 120, hern vegetables—Turnips per dos bunchu, B0c; Shallotts? Per oz unches, plant: matoes or Cuba, per 6- bek. crate, fancy. $1.00; onotce, $3.8) smy and wax 'beans: Per hamver, 35 Cucumbers: Jiot house, per do%. 0. Home Grown Vej bm—n.w-i: xtra tancy, per doz. bunches, Lattuoe: Extra tancy leaf, por dos. w00 uead Tattuce in" Rampers, &?& Paraley: Fancy home_ grown, on. bunches, 4de. 8 cans, Be; large, New 1ork counts, smal gallon, $1.95; standard: llrln. Bci gallon, 11.%; extra large standards, #1 Fnux'rs—.m.-nmm Plorida, per qt. California, N-voh.zx-“- box, 3260g2 216- 20 sizen, Ber box. $L00; hrand, $.0G3.75. Lemons: ~Exira faacy Limon: 300-360 lllel $4.75; cholce Loma, 300-330 \Ber box, o0 sides Ho per ess. lnlnl cy select, Biinch, SLTsaL 0, Jumpo. Ty s Grapes: Imported Floridi “-&'Dnlnl. m rull: Grape Fruit: AN alx i, r ‘bbl., Inesaps, per bbl., 3 $4.00; ¥ew York I!Adwln Russets and’ Spys, per bbl, $4.5. Californla W. W, Pearmains, per box, $2.00G2.3; olorads onathuns, per hox, §2; extra fancy, Colo« o R, Beautles, per box, §2.0; extrd faney Colorado ps, per box, §3.25 Cran- , Wwinter stock, per bbl. Anchor brand, ‘new, 30-b: . i box, per box, 3500 m- ornie, 60 Pkee Go siae 80 pkes. | 2.0 0c s | ICI.PLX‘.ANI:UUB—Cmnr' )r-' -bbl., l’lTl Honey: New, orseradisi doz. in case, $1.90. Wal- nuu Black, per 1b., 2c; California, No. 1, r b, 124¢. Hickorynuts: Large. per ib., «1. small, por Ib.. be. Cocoanuts: Per sack, $6.00; per dosz, 66e. Olls and Ros OIL CITY, Pa., March 16—OIL—Credit balances, $1.40; runs, 159,92 bbls.; average, 154,08 bbls.; shipments, 204,184 bbls.; aver- age, 107512 bbls. AVANNAIL Ga., March 16.-~TURPEN- 150- ‘ame''a fisen, ‘per obl, ano, per York, lnm'l. Dry Geods Market. NEW YORK, Iwch“ll —DRY The Sosten irregular rrl }ol‘ business s ‘oln( the flnllh-d lines, but at very low prices. The inquiry for llm 00d! e Linoes, os are’ small Underwen are Q\Il.( imary di. Viston: ~ Sales’ are modrately” setive ‘in houses handilng speciaitios, fouldrds | shantungs, ete. DE— in the ision. MARCH 1 1910. OMAHA LIVE STOCK IARKET Desirable Kinds of Cattle Mostly 'l"l Cents Higher, ADVANCE IN HOG VALUES HALTED Fat Sheep Active Strong Sellers, While Fat Lambs Are Fually Ten to Fifteen Cents Three days this week Same anyn I wosk.. h celpts of 4 sheep at louth Omnl for the year to date, cflmngro‘ with last year: 1910. 909. Ine. Deec. c-mc 25, m m.n 1512 ogs | St The following table lho'n the average price of hoga at South Omaha for the last Several days. with comparisons: “Date. | 1910, (1000, (180, (1907|1905, (1905 (1904, March ’fllt[‘(!l‘ T8 6 10| 4 88 6 2 March 9 o | ¢ : 1 arch , | 5l et 53BERS & B3IBTES —eromn - sneana *Sunday. Receipts and disposition of live stook at the Union stock yaras, wouth Omana, for twenty-four hours ending at 3 o'clock, p. m., March 18: RECEIPTS—~CARS, . (east).... L (west).. & O LAEBa’ o Q. (east).... & Q. (west).. R I & P. (east).. finois 'Central Ry.. lcago Gt. Western 3 Tofal receipus ... %8 19 DSPOSITION-HEAD. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. 1318 1,108 wFEe N - Omaha Packing Co. Swift and Company Cudahy Packing Co. Armour & Co. Schwartz-Bolen Ci Schwartz'd & Sulsber'r. uurvhy shipper . B. Lewls Huston & Co. . ETTTS 4 & 8. Wertheimer M. Hagerty .. Sullivan Bros. Rothschild Mo. & Km Calt 'Co. lol uenn =% ssHenx 1,865 Totals . L6802 11,662 7,00 CATTLE—Receipts of cattle this morning ‘were llr&o 280 cars being reported in. This makes the total for the three d h Other buyers W the Eonne fasi week 17,028 head, a sli, week and an increase of over the corresponding week of last year. In spite of the fact that receipts of beef steers were considerably larger than ex. Pegted. the demand was 5o good that th Offerings proved none too large. In ;ddl- tlnn to the requirements of local pac ere several shipping ordoru. @ cattle changed hands about t as buyers could get to them. Under the influence of this good demand the market was strong to 10c higher, in fact, mostly 10c higher on the d-lnhh" kinds. Good cattle sold up as hy, ows and heifers showed the same ad- vance as beef wteers they too were active sellers at th advance. There was a sprinkling of stook cattle and f'ed!rl. the latter being In pecially good demand at prices that wei anywhere from strong to quite a little higher. Stodkers were in fair demand at fully steady prices. Quolations on cattle: Good to cholce steers, $7.0098.00; falr to good corn- fed steers, $8.50@7.00; common to fair corn- : §00d to choice cows .35, falr to good cows 50@6.26; common to fair cows so ood to cholce stock- fair to good itackors and. tesdere T8 Siohas 0 . ®; common fo) fale. toakers Sl Fhedey 4.0; ock heifers, $3.76@4.50; veal o-\vu?oa.wo $4.006.00. 3 I~y o '=_3'8§S=S sTEasss RERERSSRREEREY 558 xE33nR3Iss SreuspENES Eoeeza ] a R 0 ancatcn R Rs8sSSEs > [} =y prreree . -...---—-B..qq. CenaTars bastse CNEOTLALASL HuTaEN AR ERReGafOcRARARARtadis Zrssopssesasss sanetass enps¥sanz W R RN Lindsy, Bll;n L. 8. HOGS—Under the triple Influence of Iiberal runs, ness of provistons unfavorable advices from the east, 8 were all strongly vearish in thel this morning and what few bids were ade dur!n? early rounds, looked to be nbont ower than fiosterday's average ost of the selling force did not r-.ua these offers very seriously at the opening, however, and some nuln business was done on & f-cent lower is. On) selected loads of good hutchcr- were wanted at the least declln' and demand Wwas by no means broad, with the result that it was well ‘kml in the morning fore enough hi bsen sold to rord an adequate ult nl values. Later in roing after rukorl started to fill l.h'lr larger orders an ment became more active, the full decline was gene! rent on their purchases, but such §00d heavies that suited the needs of order buyers sajd fully as well as at any time during early hours, or in other words, lbmll & nickel lower 79| their feed-lots p | 34 western ewes esterday. Quality on an average l‘ Il| many days. resentative sales was the Y Y P T EE ) e 00 01 tions are the regular thing eep n this season, and today xoeption. Nebraska-fed Mexican hed $.65. a dime higher than top, and the Ollis Mexicans that rought $9.60 yesterday, went to $9.75. There I8 Do precedént for tMece prices and even higher values are predicted after the first of April. Colorado feeders intend to have tty well emptied by that vold assessment, and the lary opeérators in mnrkn\ln; freely during the As compared with yesterday' prices. today's lamb sales were about 1 higher, with demand active and bro at the advance. Bupply was fully normal There were only a few mix lots of common shorn stock included in early re- ceipts, but even these sold to very good ntage; in fact, cheap stuff has been boosted“to a relatively higher level than uality in an etfort to lessen cost of pro- uct Good grades of sheep moved freely usual but a8 prices have already advanced to almost prohibitive levels, killers are no desiré to pay inote mioney. fheaking, salesmen had no dif osing’ of sheep offerings at yesterday's figures, Thus far this week, the supply of sheep and lambs has been fairly liberal with the bulk of the run consisting of lambs, largely Mexicans. Demand for high-dressers has been urgent at all times, however, and rices have advanced about a quarter over ast week's close, There has been little Tmmn» change in sheep prices, some of he beiter grades selling probably a dime higher. Quotations on sheep and lambs: Good to choice lambs, 39, fair to good lambs, $.0000%0; good ligt Jearlings, " .00GSE! vy dahriings, $WOEH; fair ve good to cholce wether: i fair to good wethers. §7.00G7.60; good lfl enoice ewes, §1.50G7.90; falir to xnud 7.50 time In order to KOO« heuv lings, 7.5 N!{opruentnlve sales: 480 Mexican lambs.. 21 western, lambs . 1 western lambs. 9 western 14 western ewés 57 Mexican lambs 55 Mexican lambs 222 western ewes. 200 western 30 Wyoming ewes, 101 Idaho lambs, f 0 Idaho ewes 68 1daho ewes, 472 Colorado lambs. 413 Colorado lambs. Colorado lambs. 36 western yearlings 23 western ewes and | 20 spring lambs... CHICAGO BcoenIBaCIeSIoenente. EELEPEEREEEPEE 2k LIVE STOCK Cattle Market Higher—Hogs Lower —Sheep Strong and H: CHICAGO, March 16.—CATTLE—Recelpts, gstimated 1300 head; market, 10Glic 8008, 40; cows, $4.00G%.25; $4.006.50; bulls, $4.650@6.10; calves, $3.00910.00; stockers and feeders, $4.4008.00. Hous—necelpn, estimated 21,000 head; m-rkac 10@15¢ lower; cholce: Heavy, §10.85a butchers, $10.80@10.90; light ' mixed, 010 cholce lights, $10. 1073 chk- mso plis, 3i0.250 of SH P AM) LAMBB—Reoelma. ast- mated um head; rharket, strong to' ise ef, higher; &heep, $2.6008.25; lambs, $.76@10.20; yearlings, $7.65@9. Kennaw Olty Live Stook Market. KANSAS CITY| March 16.—CATTLE—Re- ceipts, 7,00 head, including 500 southerns market for steers, 10g20c higher; for others etrong to higher; choice :xport and ef stoers, 37.4008.50; falr to good $0.2007.35; western steers, $6.0047.75; stock- ors SudTesdacn, $40000%8; southorn steeee $6.5007.580; southern cows, $3.1046.00; native cow 75, native heifers, H.6507.; bulls, $4.8@8.00; caives, $.60(9.00. HOGfivRe(elvll‘ 8,000 head; market, 100 lowe: . $10.5; bulk of sates, $10.25 Jorm: " heavyr HOBGHONG: ° packors butchers, mwmso light, $10.26@10. $9.0009.50. SHEEP AND _LAMBS—Receipts, head; market, 10@15c higher; lambi @10.05; veariings, 185080.5: wethors, 15; ewes, $6.75G7. $5.00G6.50. MARKET And $7.504 .80; stockers and feeders, St. Louis Live Stock Market. §T. UIS, March 16.—CATTLE—Re- celpts, 3, ead, including 800 Texans; markst. W0e to 166 higher: hativeshipping and export steers, 36.60@6.30; dressed beet lnd bulchnr steers, 36. eers under . stockers and_feeders, cows und helfers, $3.5037.20; can- $2.60@3.45; bulls, $3.95@6.20; calves, 33.40 Texas and Indlan steers, $.30@7.10; cows and heifers, §.105.60. HOGE—Recelpta, 6,600 head; market, 10c to g apd lights, §7. 0; pack- WGI0TS; butchers. and best ‘heavy, EP AND LAMBS—Recelpts, 700 head; market, strong; native mutions, $4.9068.50; lambs, '$7.90@9.75; eulls and bucks, $4.60G 6.10; stoekers, $4.0036.00. St. Joseph Live Stock Market. ST. JOSEPH, March 16—CATTLE—Re- celpts, 1600 head; market active, 150 hl(he ; Bteers, $5.0036.00; cows and heifers, crlves, 3 HOGs—Rculpl-. 6,000 head; market 10c lower; (7 xlo i bulk of sales, $1035010.55, BHEE! LAMBS-—Receipts, %0 head; mlrkel m higher; lambs, $5.0069.5. Stoux City Live Stock Market. BIOUX CITY, Ia., March 1 ’%S Ttlal‘l‘.m )—C TTLE—Receipts, her; feeders, ulow yelr- w eeding cows and heifers, Receipts 4,700 head; market 5@10c H lower; range of prices, $10.%@10.56; bulk of &W.G. it sales, $10, Stock in Sight. Reoceipts of 1ive stock at the six principal gestern markets yesterday: South Omaha Chicago Total otfee Market. NEW YORK, reh 18.—COFFBE—~Mar- ket closed dull, unchanged to 5 points lower. Bales were reported of 2,000 bags, all for December dellvery, at 7.5, Clowe Maroh, 6.90¢; May, §.85¢; June, \ October and Januvary and February market, qulet; Rio, No. 7, 8 11-16G8%¢; tos, No. & $i40 Mid, auiet; Cordova: BKGIP. Cot Market. NEW YORK, March 16.—-COTTON—After a quiet and fairly steady morning the cotton market weakened during today's later trading and while the final tone was steady last prices showed a loss of from 8 to 11 points for the day. | The market opened steady, with unchanged, but with the other months from 6 to 7 points lower, In response to Alsappointing cables, talk of rain In the southwest and soattered liguidation. Seli- Ing for. short account was checked, how- ever, by reports indicating that only show= ers had occurred in Texas, with the pre- cipitation neither heavy enough nor suf- ficlently general to maleriaily modify new crop prospects, and shortly after the open- ing the market firmed up on a renewal of southern bull support md covering. May contracts advanced from to |148%c and tho active months generally showed a net gain of about 1 to 2 points at one time during the forenoon. Hut it was rumored that Ir‘ndln( bull Interests, while giving the market some Support openly, were reducing their lines through brokers, the rally appearcd to be brioging in no fresh outside biying of consequence and after ruling very dull within a point or two of last night's finals, during the middle of the day the market broke under & renewal of selling rlml.\'\\N from the same brokers, who sold the leading bulls 30,000 bules yesterday morning and lquida- tion by early buyers. The close was only a point or two up trom the lowest on spring and summer months. The improvement during the morning was encouraged by reports of a continued demand for goods from China and cables from Liverpool reiterated claims of an improved business in Manchester, while the decline In the later trading may have been partly due to claims that prie vate eables had been recelved stating that Liverpool _might ship 60,000 bales of cotton to New York for delivery on May ocon- tracts, Southern spot unchanged ST. LOUIS, middling, 16c; March markets were generally 16,.~COTTON—Dull: snles, none; receipts, 309 bales; shipments, 668 bales 42,24 bales. stock, GALVESTON. March 16.—COTTON—Mar- ket, steady, 14%c, March Metal Market. NEW YORK, March 16-MBETALS—Stand- ard col was dull and unchanged. Lon- rarke lower and_olosed easy 13.%. Tin wl; stead English market was cany futures, £145 16s. Lead was dull; spot, $1.50 @460, “The London market was unchan od at £13 3s 9d. Spelter closed dull at $. 5.0, The London market was Unchadeed, with spot quoted at £23. Iron was unchanged at G1s_6d for Cleveland warrants in Lou- don. Locally the market was unahanged. LOUIS, March 16.—MBTALS—Lead, wealk at $a2. Spelter, Quil at §6.0@0.57%. ) e i Game Warden Must Move. WATERTOWN, 8. D, March 16.—(Sper olal)—W. F. Bancroft, state game warden, has received word from R. 8§, Vessey, gov- ernor, that the office of the game warden must be moved from this city to Plerre, the state capital, by June 1, and though the order gives the warden considerable time, It is expected that the office will be moved some time in April. The state administration will have all the state offices In the new capitol buila- ings, and as soon as a room for the office of game warden is complete, it will be moved frim this city: Mrs Bancroft will continue to make his home in Watertown. Adjutant General C. H. Englesby is not expecting that he will ‘be dalled upon to move his offices because the permanent camping ground of the state militia 1s within a few miles of this eity, near Lake Kampeska. Content for Lyon Kntate. HURON, §. D. March 16.—~(Special)= Partles fn New York have notified Mrs. Grace Sutphen, wife of Bugineer John H. 'Sutphen of this city (0 ‘dtfend a ingeting of the Lyon family to be held in New York next month. The purpose Is for members of the family to establish thelr claims to estate left by General Lyon and his wife, Mary Lyon, founders of Mt Holyoke college, to the three Lyon broth- ers and thelr familles. One of these Allen M. Lyon, late ~ this city, who death occurred here (wo .Or tiaree years ago, Mrs. Sutphen beldg hid daughter. At this time Mrs. Sutphen and husband are visiting In the east, but will be present at the New York meeting. Womens' Board Reappointed. PIERRE, S. D., March ' 16.—(8pecial)= Governor Vessey today reappointed all the members of the Woman's Board of Investi- gation of the state charitable and penal ‘| nstitutions, the 1ist’ being: Mrs. Carrie Cleveland, Carthage; Mrs. L. B. Eastwood, | Watertown; Miss Emmer Cook; Huron. He also appointed Johh Vorseth of Vienna & member of the State Live Stock commis- sion to fijl vacancy caused by the death of J.'W. Cong of Waubay. ) He appointed A. C. Byrum of Onida a8 county judge of Sully county to fill the vacancy in that office, caused by the death of Andrew McFall. Golden Wedding at Ethan, 8. D, SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., March 16.—A few days ago Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Reinarts, prominent ploneer residénts of the little town of Ethan, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. Mr. Relnartz s 74 years of age, while his wife is two years older. Both are enjoying the best of health and expect to celebrate a numbes of Wed- aing anndversaries. Girl’s Assatlan{ Sentenced. WATERTOWN, 8. D., March * 16.—(Sps- clal)—Louls Roberts, convicted of assault on a 7-year-old girl, has been sentenced to serve seven years in the state penitentiary. This case is the last of the criminal calen- dar of the regular March term of circult court for this county. Judge Marquis has taken up the civil calendar, there Dbeing some twenty cases to come up for trial. Herbert E. 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BROWN. & B Established 1868, ROS., 45 Wall St., New York Members of N, Y. Stock Exchange.