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Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-22
General Produce.

Saturday, Nov 20.
The roIlO,chlg prices arc J0r round lots Of
produce as sotd on the market today. The
quotations on fruits represent inc prices at,
tDiicil outside orders are httGd.
EGGs-The market is firm at 2ic.
BUTrER-The receipts continue light, while
the demand is good and the market firm.
Values remain about the same. Fresh
choice country, 290l24c; good country, POO
22c; fair, l4Gl5c; common, 6(8l2.
CHEESE Full cream flats, 2 in box 13c;
Young Americas, in box, l3hc; fancy
Swiss, l5c; Swiss. choice, l4c; brick, ,l2]a@l3c;
PoULTRY-T demand for live poultry is
very light and it is, slow sale. There is u
very fair demand for dressed poultry.
per ID, s!Ssc; fair to good, GCasc:
turkeys, choice, llGQl2c; fair to good, 9al0c;
ducks. choice, lie; geese, choice, lie. Live
old chickens choice per doz na
g., 2,5ol2.75; geese, S6.oO9s.oO; turkeys, 500
Ql9.0O.
GAME-The cold weather has stim-
Prairie chickens. choice per doz,
S3.50QS75; quail, Sl.75@p2.OO: snipe, plover
etc, sloo4l.25; ducks, mallard, Sl.75;
ducks, teal, sl.25; ducks, mixed, Sl.00; geese,
SS.OOGS5O; deer, saddles, perlb, llQl2c; deer,
carcasses, S@f9c; antelope, saddles ll@l2c;
antelope, carcasses, 7Cd9c; elk, saddles 100
lie; elk, carcasses, 6p7c; jack rabbits, per
doz, So. 50Cd4.00; small rabbits, per doz. S1,0O
lbs
ONIoNs-The market is we'll supplied but
there is great deal of poor stock in which is
slow sale. Choicer yellow onions sell well.
Onions, choice bulk, per bu, 754l9Oc: choice,
from store, 9OcGSl 90; choice, from store, per
bbl, So 759S.OO; choice yellow, per bush. Coco
Sl.00.
PorAToRs-Stocks are moving fairly well
and there is good many coming in, The
The storm and colder weather may tend to
hurry up those dealers who have not put in
their full winter stocks. Potatoes, choice,
per bu. 50855c; good, +5Gi7c.
SWEET PorAToEs-There has been very
few in the past week and the demand is good.
Choice homegrown, per lb &c; choice
Jersey, per bbl, $3.50.
APPLEs-The supply in the market Is lib
eral and the demand very good. A great
many apples have spoiled during the past
few weeks and that together with the fact
that stocks are not as large as last
year has led dealers to anticipate a strong
market in the near future. Choice Missouri
stock, S2.0O92,5o; Michigan stock, $3.50;
fancy Michigan. $500; in lO925 Dbl, lots,
S275.
CELERy-The glut is over and the receipts
are very light The market is higher Choice
| stock 40tG50c.
0YsrERs-The demand is good and prices
are very low. Country dealers who antlci-
| pate ordering would do well TO send in their
| orders several days in advance OF the time
| they are wanted Mediums, 25e; standards,
80; selects, S5c; n, Y. counts, SSc.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-22

Oats, Du. ........... ll3OC0 n.0o0
Rye bu. u........ 1000 1000
Barley, ,Du ...... 10000 none
New York, Nov. 2O.-Wheat-Fir and
higher; receipts, 207,400 exports, 4l,0O0; un-
graded red, sl@90]4c: No. 3 red, s4l@d1sc;
No. red, s9c; No. 9 red, s5}ic in elevator:
SOdSTc afloat; S5$4c 1. o. b; December closing
at S6lsc
Corn-Higher, closing steady; receipts
2os, 400 exports; ., 600; ungraded 44]3Ca46,4c;
46Y@iGs4c alloat; December closing at 46ssc.
Oats-A shade stronger; receipts, $4,000;
exports, 30; mixed western, 33935c; white
western, 35(d40c.
PetrOleum-Steady; united closed at 741Sc.
Eggs-Firn and in fair demand.
Pork-Steady but less active; old mess,
quoted Mt Sl0.OOGl0.25; new SlO.5Oa II. .W.
3 La MardLDnll western steam spot $e.2lce
Butter-Erm and in fair demand; west
ern, 12Q29c.
Cheese-Quiet and barely steady; western
fiat, llml24c.
Milwaukee. Nov. --Wheat-Strong;
cash and December, i3lsc; January, 74c.
Corn-Dull; No. ., 312c.
Oats-Steadier: No. ., 261Ic.
Rye-Scarce; No. !, 51l@c.
Barley-Iligher; No. ., 53i4c.
Provisions-E Easier; pork, November and
December 50. 50.
Cincinnati. Nov. 2o.-Wheat Quiet;
No. . red, ne.
Confirm; No 2mixed, SIC.
Oats-Easier; No. , mixed, 2oc.
Rye-Quiet and firm; No. 2, 5Sc.
Pork-Nominal at $3.50.
Lard-Fmmer
Whisky-Steady at Sll3.
Minneapolis. Nov 90 -Wheat-StrOnger
with free buying. closed 15@lc higher; No. l
1899; May, soc; No. l northern. cash and De
cember, Gsl &c; January, zoe; May, 7Gc,
Flour-PateDts, S4.l5@425; bakers, S3l5@
3.25.
pncaints What 20 nnn bu
ShipmentS--Wheat 4l,OOO bu.; -four 5000
bbls.
st. Louis, Noy. 2o.-wheat- Firm and
higher; No. red, cash, 7Gl4c; December,
Corn.Firm; No. 2, mixed, cash, $3.50
S414c; December. 34ssc; May, 3S1ac
Oats-Easy; No. =, mixed and cash, GOO
2Ghc.
Rye-Steady at Bic.
Whlsky-Frm AT 81, 13,
Pork-Steady at S9sil4@l0OO.
Lard Steady at S5.S5Gp59O.
27c; dairy, l5@25c.
Toledo, Nov. 2o.-Wheat-W Weak and
lower; cash: 761Sc bid.
Oats-Dull; cash, 3sc
Kansas City, Nov. -Wheat-Steady;
No. 2 red cash, .G2,Gc bid; November, 6296c
bid; May, 7lasc bid.
Corn-Strong; No. q cash, So16c bid; De-
ccmber, Sic; January, SlJsc bid.
Steady; 241sc for cash.
Liverpool, Nov. 0-Wheat-Firm with
good demand, and holders offer sparingly.
New Orleans, Nov. 20.-Corn-S Scarce
and firm; mixed and white. soc; yellow, so
(d5lc,
Oats-Firm at Soc
Cornmeal-Steady.
Hog Products-unsettled, but generally
lower
Pork-Sl0.37lS.
Jard-S6.OO
Bulk Meats = Shoulders, s5e5; long
clear and clear ribs $500.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-22
FINANCIAh

New York. Nov. 90 0-MoNEY-On call
active at 4(G6 per cent, closing at per cent
asked
PRIME MERCANTILE PArER-sd5 ter
cent
STERLING ExcHASoE-Steady; actual rates.
S4sl.l for sixty day bills; S4.sil1 for de-
mand.
GovERNMENrs-Gover bonds were
dull but steady.
SToCKs-Stocks opened active. The ner-
vousness and excitement caused by Richmond
4 West Point spread through the entire list.
First prices were hM35 higher than ycster-
days closing figures, but the advantage was
soon lost The rally brought prices up to
about the opening figures by noon, after
which a much better feeling prevailed until
toward the close, when everything gave way
under the lead of Jersey Central. The mar
ket closed active but weak The result of the
days business is decline i'll most of the
active stocks, while specialties show the most
advances. West Point is up ~, Memphis Il
Charleston ~, Chicago, st. Louis " Pitts.
burg ., and preferred 3I6 per cent. Jersey
Central Is down 80 per cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-22
LIVE STOCK.

Chicago, Nov. 9O.-rhe Droyer's Journal
Ieports as follows:
Cattle-Recepts, 1000; quiet; nominally
steady; shipping steers. S30Ud4.9o; stockers
and feeders, S2.0O(63.50; cows, bulls ana
mixed, sl;iS@S4o bulk, se,0o(@a. 40; through
TeXascattle strong at S2,25G34D.
Hogs-Receipts, 1900; sales 100000 lower;
Toughand mixed, SS5OC63.s0; packing and
shipping, sS70@4.oo; light, sS,5o94oO;
skips, S200(13.40
sheep Receipts, 1000; steady; good, $500
@4.00: common, S2.00Cd2 rs; western, 5000
500; Texans, ssOO8S. 20; lambs, sS.50a4.eO.
ST. Louis, Nov 2O.-Cattle-Receipt
ZOO; shipments, 500; market firm; choice
native steers, s43oa4,75; fair TO good
fair TO choice, s3,OOd4.l0; feeders, fair TO
good, sa55sS.so; stockers fair to good, sl.&@
Hogs-Receipts, 1000; shipments, none;
opened steady, gradually weakened and
closed Sc lower ON heavy and lOc on light;
choice heavy and butchers selections SS.96
@4l0; packing, medium TO best, So. s0G40 90;
Workers, fair TO choice, S.T0GS.90; pigs, com
mon TO good, ~. 5093.60.
Kansas City, Nov. 0.-Cattle-Receipts,
l,l00; shipments, none; market steady; !;
common to choice, ss.So@4.6o; stockers,
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-22
arocKs ON WALL srREEE
PRODUCE MARKET.

Chicago. Nov O.-Flour-Steady and
firm: winter wheat Hour, S4.05C14.10 10; south
crn, S3.90Cd4.OO; Wisconsin, S40O64. 10. Mich
igan soft spring wheat, S3.5OCd4.lO Minnesota
bakers, S3.5Od4 TO-; patents Si3O(g4.6O;
low grades,S l.i502i5 rye, flour: quiet at
s32jtd3.5O in barrels, and S3oO93.2O in
sacks.
Wheat-Strong at slightly advanced fig.
ures; opened nc higher and closed about &c
above yesterday: cash, 745s@I4]sc; De.
Corn-Quiet but irmer and a shade better;
opened steady, shown slight Improvement
over yesterday, ruled quiet and firm most of
of the session, closing about as yesterday;
cash, 3aSc; December, 3612c; January.
3631Gc; May, 4l16c.
change from yesterday; cash, 2GI4c; De
cember, 2Gssc. May, 30llc.
Rye-Steady at SIC.
Barley-Firn at b31Sc.
Timothy seed-Prme, Sl.Gs@1 CO.
FlaX-seed-g5CG931,c
WhIsky-S1.1S.
Pork-Easier: ruling weak, feeling easier
and prices declined 2I46t5c closing steady;
cash and December, $3.50; January SlO0iH.
Lard-Ofering small and prices easy;
cash, S5@i1; December, S5.Ma5.92}9; Jan
Bulk Meats-Shoulders, S.. lOd5 20; short
ribs: Sl.l5g511l4; January and short clear,
Sj.75015.S0.
Butter-Steady and firm; creamery, 2O@
21lGc; dairy. ls6024c.
Cheese-Steady and firm; full cream ched
dars and flats, 1lsiWl2c; young Americas,
12@l2Hc: skins. 6td6l{c.
Eggs-Firm at 16G223sc.
Hldes-lleavy green Salted, SIC: light,
s&agc; bull hides, 613c; dry salted, ll@l2c;
dry flint 13tal4c; calf skins, S@l014c; dea
cons, Doc each.
Tallow-No. country, SIC; No, 9
SLSc: cake. ySLc.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-22
Omaha,
Council Bluffs
And Chicago.

The only road to take for Des Moines. Mar.
shalltown, Cedar Rapids, Clinton, Dixie, Chica.
go, Milwaukee and all points east To the peo-
pie of Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah,
Idaho, New ada Oregon, Washington and Cali.
fornia, It oncrs superior advantages not posi-.
BILE by any other line.
Among a few of the numerous points Of SUI
periority enjoyed by the patrons OF this road
between Omaha and Chicago, are its two trains
day OF DAY COACHES which are the finest
that human art and ingenuity can create. Its
of comfort and elegance. Its PARLOR DRAW.
ING ROOM CARS, unsurpassed by any, and its
widely celebrated PALAT1AL DINING CARS,
the equal of which cannot be found elsewhere.
At Council Bluffs the trains Of the Union Paci.
fc Ry. connect in Union Depot with those of
the Chicago & Northwestern Ry, In Chicago
the trains of this line make close connection
with those of all eastern lines.
For Detroit, Columbus. Indianapolis, Cincin-
natl. Niagara Falls. Buffalo, Pittsburg, Toronto,
Montreal, Boston, New York Philadelphia Bal.
timors. Washington and all points in the east
ask the ticket agen for tickets via the
NORTHWESTERN"
II you wish the best accommodations. All
ticket agents sell tickets via THE line.
NJ. HUGHITT, Z. p. WILSON.
General Manager, Genl. Pass'r Agent.
Chicago, III. -
WIN BABCOCK L R. BOLLES,
Genl Wsctern hgt CitaSs Agt.
i4Omaha, Neb.P
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-22
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE MONDAY NOVEMBER 90 1885,

Lemons Messina per box 500; Malaga
S5.O006m.
ORASeEs-Florida choice, per box, $500;
Jamaicas, choice, per bbl, $500; Jamacas,
choice, per box, S4jJ. .
GRAPEs-Malaga, per Dbl, $500; Malaga,
5-l0 bbl lots, per bbl, $3.50; Catawba, 9 10
baskets. 15c. ...
Provisions - Ham, sugar-cured, 1lL@
113c; breakfast bacon, sugar-cure1,
boneless, lOc: shoulders, sugar-cured,
6l@c; clear side bacon, Sc; dry salted sides,
745c: dried beef, hams, l4c; dried beer, reg.
ular, 12c; mess pork, per Dbl. $3.50; lard, 40
ID cans, Fairbanks, nc; TO- and 3-lb
pals, Fairbanks 1l4mSc.
BEANs-Inferior stock sO.i5@1,oO; good
clean country, Sl0OCdl.25; medium, hand
picked, Sl.50dLGO; hand picked navy, SLIGO
hdl.6.
Flour AND MIrIsTuFFs--Winter wheat
-four best quality patent, So second quail
itv. S240; best quality spring wheat
flour, patent, s2.60; bran. SOC per cwt chopped
feed, 10c per cwt; white corn meal, v0c;
yellow corn meal, SIC per cwt; screening, G0c
per cwt; homny, $500 per cwt; shorts SOC
per cwt; graham, SLIGO; hay in bales, S5.508
GOO per ton.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-22
RECEIPTS.
Prevailing Prices.
Showing the prevailing prices paid for live
fs Il.


Showing the highest and lowest prices
paid for loads of hogs on this market during
the past seven days and for the same time
last year:
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-22
Oct. 1886.
Representative sales.
SHIPMENTS.

Showing the number of cars of cattle. hogs
and sheep shipped from South Omaha during
the day:
CATTLE.
No. cars. Route. Destination
3......--.-......C. B. d. Q............ Chicago
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-22

All sales of stock IN this market are made
per cwt. live weight unless otherwise stated.
Dead hogs sell at &c per h. for all weights.
"Skins," or hogs weighing less than 100 lbs,
no value. Pregnant sows are dOcked 40 lbs.
and stays 50 lbs, by the public inspector.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-22

s.. 25Cl2.75; feeding steers, SO. .sOCa3.60: cows,
Sl.50d2 90; grass range steers. 90 2jdS20.
Hogs-Receipts, 1890; shipments, 500;
opened l0c lower and closed ljd20c lower;
common to choice, s3.j0d40O.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-22
OMAHA LIVE STOCK.
Saturday Evening, NOV

Saturday Evening, Nov. %.
Cattle-There were few in to-day, but the
market was quiet.
1logs-1he receipts were heavy for Sat
urday and the market active. Values remain
about steady with yesterday. The demand
continues strong for light weights, but heavy
hogs are selling well. Everything that was
were cleared. Late in the day, after the
market had closed, n train of twenty-three
cars arrived. The market closed weak.
Sheep-rhere was nothing doing in the
market
RECEIPTS,
Iallle ..,.,,.......,...' ..'.'.''''.''''' ftV
logs............. ........................ 800
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-09
The Girl of the Period.

Gail Hamilton in New York World:
She has been duly and amply fore
warned. She has read about herself
till it might well seem that whatever
solid virtue she should attempt unto,
all sweet spontaneity would be utter
ly impossible. Not quarterly re-
viewer, not monthly magazinist not
a weekly religious and family newspa-
per, scarcely a daily morning reporter,
ton, her development, her weakness,
her costuming. From thousand
sources she knew therisk she raninlov-
ing fine clothes and yachting, and crink
ling hair and the Episcopal church.
But she went gayly on crinkling her
hair and reading her prayers. She
knew-for she had perused it -
hundred times-that she ought
to stay at home and knead bread
and sweep the house and make it
pleasant for her brothers; instead of
which she went to school herself,
studied Greek and the higher mathe-
MATES and graduated just like a boy.
Even that did her no good. She had
learned her anatomy perfectly we'll
just how many bones she had, where
they were single and where they were
double; where they were iointed with
ball and socket and where they
were jointed with hinge; what they
were expected to do and what would
be the terrible consequences if they
were compressed. Yet she laced them
in just as vigorously and relentlessly
as had her Granddaughter before her
who had never a bone on her con-
science, and lied about it Just as mno-
Gently, reiteratedly and unconvincing-
ly Nay, with all the abtruse meta
physics and mathematics and all the
concrete science and languages which
she had, as it were, taken aboard, and
danced along her butterfly life, loving
her dance and hec butterfiydom no
less for her dainty dalliance with
science, for which, in truth, she never
possessed a grand passion, and only
wished she could be more OF a butter
fly than fate had permitted. So need
less is all anxiety lestby any tortuous
process whatever sow's ear can
evolve itself out OF silk purse!
And then, of course, to point the
moral, she made foolish marriage.
Reared not only with refined tastes
which is desirable-but with expen-
sive tastes-which is ualucky-she
must needs fall in love with a young
man similarly reared, who had cor
respondingly fallen in love with her
banged and blooming face, with her
light feet, her ready laugh, her merry
voice--a young man who had no for
tune to maintain her in the fiowery
paths she loved, who had nothing to
help himself with but his fresh young
manhood. unassoiled. trained by a
good education, good blood in his
veins. good principles in his will, good
habits behind him and a stout heart
for what should lie before. While the
novelty lasted the glamour lasted and
the heavens smiled, but when the
stress OF life began; when new little
soul looked helpless and unknowing
into their own she knew, both knew,
that the reign of the butterfly was
over. The young man mustfare forth
for bread the wide world over. Then
arose the young woman-a girl no
longer, but a youthful mother OF the
period, with her child in her arms
and Jared forth by his side.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-09
OF Interest to young Men.

Suppose man begins life with eco
nomical habits, and by rigid self-denial
accumulates $4,000 by the time he
is twenty-five. This sum viii have in
creased to a competency when he de-
sires to be free from the cares of bust
ness, and he can then, and indeed for
years before, have the pleasure of lay
ing out his money freely aud without
fear in gratifying his taste or doing
good. But if he is inclined to humor
his tastes when youug-to buy, we
will say, expensive furniture, or to
mingle too freely in society, so that he
never saves at all until he is five and
forty what good will $40, 900 do HIM
them 1t is, of course, good in itself,
but as the foundation ofacompetency
such a sum is wholly inadequate. Il
would amount to only $4,000 at
sixty-ive, and not a competency till
long after three score and ten. One
dollar at twenty-one is worth $50 at
ninty, and 500 spent in foolery and
tinery before five and twenty is simply
$4,000 thrown away from that pro-
vision which should be made for the
time when work must be burden
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-09
SeIf-Purifying Power of Flowing
Water.

Some time ago experiments We're
made to ascertain the proportion OF
oxygen in the River Thames, at low
water. 1t being found that as it run
through London the quantity of oxy-
gen diminishes, as compared with the
proportion it contains at Richmond.
about twelve or thirteen tons of oxy-
gen being lost between Richmond bridge
and the Somerset House. Recent
tests OF the Thames water show that
near the sewage outfall it contains
but about half cubic inch of oxygen
per gallon, as above hecity; but low
er down the proportion OF oxygen ris-
es again until the water is within 10
per cent. of its richness in oxygen at
Richmond Thus the considerable
power which flowing water possesses
OF keeping itself sweet and clean is re-
earded as positively proved though
the power, great as it is, may be and
often Is overtaxed when the organic
matter is uon-living. As to whether
it has the power of destroying those
minute living organisms which are the
germs OF certain diseases, different
opinions exist among scientists.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-09
WHY Thcx Loved Hin.

One of the most notable English of
fcers. Who fell in Egypt was q young
Lieutenant de Isle, for whom the
whole navy mourned. although he was
not a man of great individual power,
influence, or wealth, The secret OF
this remarkable popularity has a
special significance for boys.
sfHe was the most truthful and the
most friendly man in the service, "
says another officer.
ssHe was so direct and downright
that his word had theforce ofan oath,
says another.
When he was midshipman OF six
teen, a storm occurred during his
watch, in which mast was swept
away The captain came ON board
in fury.
Way did you not send up man
to reef the sail?" he demanded OF the
boy.
II should have lost my own life il
had gone TO reef it. was the reply, and
/ will not send one OF the crew where
dare not go myself. A mast is not
worth so much as mans life"
The captain replied by a yolley Of
oaths. The next day, however, he
came to the little midshipman in the
presence of the crew and said, "You
were right, and / was wrong. A mans
life is worth more than a mast"
Throughout his life he had as tender
care for the meanest of his men as If be
had been his brother.
He had indomitable courage in risk
ing his own lie, but he was aeoward
for Others.
The man" says Goethe, s.who
would have friends must show himself
friendly"
The world" says another great
German, comes to serve the true
tongue and loving heart. "-Youth's
Companion.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-09

From. de Boston Post.

From The Boston Post.
The bees sting is en- exceedingly com.
plicated weapon. When it is used as
sucII, theslieafh makes the first wound.
Inside it. so arranged as to include 8
tube-like space, down which the poi
sonruns, aretwo beautifully construct
ed darts. The poison is gummy, but
is prevented from clogging the appa
ratus by gland that secretes a lubri
eating oil. The queen bee.neyer stings
save in a conflict with rival queen
The worker usually leaves its sting in
the wound it makes and dies sub
seauentiy from the loss. This, how.
ever. is owing to the impotence of the
person bitten. II the victim will only
endure the pain with fortitude the in.
sect will work its tiny spear around
and around until it is able to With.
draw without Inconvenience. Aqueen
will live five years, but she mates but
once, in early youth, and after time
the eggs she lays; being uninpregnated
produce only drones. The queen grub
IS fed upon a Jelly ofhoney and pollen,
which IS carefully digested by the
nurse before it is given to the royal
infant.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-09
Cheerfnl People.

God bless the cheerful people-man.
woman or child, old or young, Hitter
ate or educated, handsome or homely.
Over and above every other social
trait stands cheerfulness. What the
sun is to nature-what God is to the
stricken heart which knows how &c
lean upon Hlm-are cheerful persons
who 60 in the house and by the way
side. They go unobtrusiyely and I'M
consciously about their silent mission;
Frightening up society around them
with happiness beaning from their
faces. We love to sit near them; we
love the expression Of the eye, the
tone of their voice. Little children
find them out, OH SO quickly; amid
the densest crowd. and passing by the
knitted brow and compressed lip,
glide near, and laying confding lit
fle hand on their knee, lift their clear
young eyes to those loving faces.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-09
First Horses and Mules.

The first horses ever brought into
any part OF the land now known US
the United States were landed in Flor.
ida by Cabeca de VEGA, in 1927, forty
two in number-all of which persisted.
Florida also. received the second Inn
portation, brought by De Soto. in
1889. In 1909 the English landed at
jamestown, in Virginia. having seven
horses with them. In 1929 Higginson
imported horses and other domestic
animals into the colony of Massachu-
sets bay. -Four years earlier the
Dutch company had imported them
to New York. Up to 1873 scarcely
any mules were to be found in the
American confederation. In 1888,
upon Gen. Wsshington's first retire
ment, be became convinced that the
work animals used in the agriculture
of southern states were not equal to
the demands made on them, so he set
TO work to remedy the defect. He in-
PRODUCED mules in the place of horses,
the mule, it was thought, being found
to live longer, require less food, be
less liable to disease and prove more
economical for the aericulturist. As
soon as the views of this illustrious
farmer were made known, the king of
Spain sent him a present OF a fine
jack and two lennies, chosen from the
royal stud at Madrid At the same
time Lafayette sent out jack and
jennets from the island of Malta
This jack, called the knight OF Malta,
was superb black animal, with the
form OF a stag and the ferocity of a
tiger. The Spanish animal, the Roy
al Gift, was sixteen hands high, gray,
heavily made and sluggish in disposi-
ton. Washington crossed the breeds
and obtained a favorite Jack, called
Compound, which united the size and
strength OF the Gift with the courage
and activity OF the Knight One wag-
on-team offour mules, the offspring
otCompound and Gen. Washinston's
coach mares, brought, at the sale of
Washington's effects, $500.