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Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-30
Covering of short Contracts by Pro-
fessionnIs the Feature.

| NEW YORK, Aug 29.-The principal motive
| power in the stock speculation today was the
covering of short contracts by the professional
| dealers, caused by the improvement in the nnan-
cial situation based upon the gold imports
News of further engagements today brought the
aggregate, including actual arrivals, TO $l3 $50 =
600 The bank statement the week pre-
vious. was much less unfavorable than had been
anticipated the reserve showing n decrease Of
less than s. OC0. The exhibit caused something
Of a conflict Of opinion among experts. A slight
gain occurred from the increase In the circulation
was a recovered eco % by the banks direct from New o
Orleans in payment of advances on Sugar boun
the interior, which had been very heavy in the
first half, fell on very considerably In the last
the banks continuing to exercise great vigi-
lance in STRENGTHENING their position The for
ably the exports Of merchandise; increasing
slll73l46 and imports decreasing S2l 09S. OS0,
The publication of the statements referred to
encouraged the bulls to pa up prices in various
favorites A strengthening influence was i'm
parted also by support believed TO be from in
offset partially the effect OF some OF the less
satisfactory trafic returns presented. The closing
eral. The dominating factor in the weeks stock
market was a demoralzed condition OF the for
ders for gold a large scale. the aggregate en-
gagements up to the close OF business footing
as TO the legitimacy OF the break. but the low
prices for grain and the severe cuts In transpor-
Of very large sales to Europe and facilitated this
decline In exchange.
The point has also been cogently made that. as
the balance Of trade is now largely In favor Of
the United states, and as Europe is not selling
securities except In small way for short
account, Imports Of gold TO this country are
the Inevitable result II is reliably reported that
international freight room has. In consequence
Of the sales of commodities noted. been taken
up for several months to come. An additional
depressing influence upon exchange has been
eNerted by stim rates for money. The successive
announcement OF the amounts of gold In tran
sit stimulated bullish sentiment toward the
close OF the week and material gains over the
early low level resulted.
The drop IN exchange was to the lowest points
reached since 1898. Posted quotations also under
went sharp changes, fhe call money market
jumped to an extreme Is per cent, but later re-
ceded to per cent ON heavy offerings of local
and foreign funds and closed at the legal rate
as compared with 3 per cent last week The
market in general displayed considerable irregu-
larity. owing TO the varied influences at work
but the net results sharp gains in con-
trast with the early depression on account OF
the unfavorable mercantile situation. dlscourag-
ing traffic returIsN and strlngency In money
An advance In anthracite prices ordered for
September had stimulating effect upon the
coalsrs. while the depression In iron and steel
reflected in material declines in the prices
OF stocks OF companies affected. The bond mar
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-30
NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET.
Quotations of the Dny on Various
Comm mOlitics.

NEW YORK, Aug. 29.-FLoUR-Receipts, H.
500 bbls.; exports, $500 bbls. The market was
steady but very quiet, except for winter
straights, which have n fair demand; winter
patents s3S5a3GO; Minnesota patents 50. .4OGD3 rs
winter straights. $3.2OG325; Minnesota bakers,
$2.3542.9O; winter low grades, slsOq205. Rye
-four, dull; superiine. 81 iOV2GO; fancy. s26O8
CORN MEAL-Quet; yellow western. 5sc.
RYE-9giet; No. western, ssM@iOc.
BARLEY MALfr-steady;' Steady western. SsHs9f 4scD52Hc
WHEAT,;Rscepts. 1675Oo, bn;;; exports, l6,9GC
cned under disappointing cables, foreign sell
ing and local liquidation. closing duh at from
l4c to %c net decline; September, opened sac;
coRN-Recepts, $500 bu.; exports. $3.50 bu.
No; g. 26Fsc. Options were fairly active and
sSgsr eptemSe %t Sss ss.e '''
OATS-Receipts, lGl, 800 bu.; exports. 13 1921 bu.
spot, dull; No. g. 2Ohc. options, quiet, but
seadier on covering, closing unchanged TO &c
higher; August closed 2o1kc; September, 20 7-16a
Hay -steady; shipping, CSC; good to choice,
HoPs@Qniet; state. common to choice, 1884,
HIDEs.ouiet; Galveston, lie; Ruenos Ayres
dry i9G ,ir1s3 TeSas dry; SAC; ani California; lsc
Ayres. light to heavy weights, 2O@2io and q
western dairy. SIE@iSc; western creamery, liEd
lGAg & EEns isS f9o1sTy iss Ggs g@IS r,.
large, 5aSo; small. case
EGSG-Receipts, 7,343 pkgs. market steady
fIl5c.
PROFESSIONALISM. quiet; beef hams, $l6.
Cut meats firm: picked bellies Az acc; picked
shoulders. Si4c; picked hams. s9.5Od1O 90. Bacon
boxed shoulders, $40: tongues, 1915; ribs, 81;
shorts, $i.l2h. Dry salt meats. boxed shoulders
and longs. $780, ribs. 1915: shorts. s3S7lk. Lard
steady; western steam, 1915, nominal: refined.
25: short clear. ss.OOdp9.5O; family. So 251lOOO
TALLoW-Firm; city (S2 per PACKAGE, 3Isc;
country packages free). SIC.
OILS-Cottonseed oil, firm; butter grades 26Gi
27c; prime summer yellow. 23c OFF summer yell
low. 22lsd2So Petroleum, quiet; United closed
slOGh. Turpentine. steady; 2ig2iAe. Rosin,
steady; strained, common to good $1.75RlSO.
RICE-Firm; domestic, fair to extra, 32gGc.
METALs-Pig iron, quiet; southern. so 259
1900; northern, slO.75al2.5O. Copper duh; brok-
ers. SlO75. Lead. steady; brokers, $3.50. Tin
plates, dull.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-30
APPLE cnor or THE UNITED STATES
Large In the East and Small in the
West. but Bigger Thnn 1SO5.

In its issue OF this week the Orange Judd
Farmer presents the result of its extensive in
vestigation regarding the apple crop in the
unevenly distributed, In general way the con-
dtiOns OF last year being reversed. Where
there was a large crop in 1895 there is this
year but small yield while the districts of
failure last year have this season abundant
crop. All indications now point to total crop
probably somewhat larger than that OF last
west and south, where summer and fall fruit
Is mainly grown and where facilities for TAX
ing OF the winter fruit poor. on that
account much wasted. rotted In orchards
fed to hogs and went to the cider mill so
that the commercial supply was by no means
in keeping with the large aggregate product.
This year the heavy crop Is in the north and
east. where orchGrdlng Is conducted on business
principles and where there is every dspOsi-
lion and facility TO take care Of the fruit on
this account even IL the total production be
clal supply of apples VIII be considerably larger.
The present returns lhow nearly perfect pros
peot In New England. fun crop in the apple
districts OF New York, unusually good in north
ern Ohio, but varying in the central and south
ern portions OF that state. Reports from Michi-
gan indicate never n larger crop better quail
tty the same being true to less degree of
ontario. The Indiana crop Is spotted and short
Illinois irregular, rather poor outlook in
crop smaller, The shortage abroad is serious
and there viii be II heavy export demand. but
II Is stlll impossible TO forecast prices II seems
wise general principles to work on fall va
rrtes freely whenever there Is fair pros
pect for winter apples.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-30
TranscOntincntHI Bicycle Race 1
Diverted from Its Course.


Diverted from Its Course.
DENVER, Aug. ga special to the
Times from Ogden, Utah, says: The pack
age being transported to New York from
San Francisco by bicycle, in the Examiner
Journal transcontinental relay race, was in
terrupted at a point east OF this city early
today and spirited away through the noun
tains toward Echo, forty miles east on the
Union Pacific to the great disappointment
of long line of Salt Lake riders, who were
in waiting to take the package to the capital
for the governors signature.
Arrangements for the race through Utah
were in the hands of a Salt Lake man, who
laid out route west of the Great Salt lake
across the desert from Terrace, on the
Southern Pacific, to Salt Lake City, thereby
leaving Ogden off the route. The Ogden
wheelmen organized a volunteer division to
carry duplicate package north of the lake
through Ogden and undertook to deliver it
in Echo six hours ahead OF the Salt Lake
riders.
A heavy rain Thursday made the desert
route impossible and the Examiner mana
ger decided to change the route, having the
riders go through Ogden to Salt Lake and
then back to Echo.
At Terrace a collision occurred between
the rival Ilders. Their was a gun play, in
which the assembled cowboys participated
with the result that the package fell into
the hands of Ogden riders and was landed
at Echo at l:22 a. m, ahead of time, leav-
ing Salt Lake City high and dry. Threats
were made 10 send the riders to the peni-
tentary for interfering with the United
States mails. -''
The relay is ahead of time, however and
the manager is therefore in happy frame
of mind in spite of Ogden's coup.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-30

ket was quite active fpdsS, speculative issues
being specially strong. sales amounted TO $40
many stocks declining, Sales were 50. OoO
Government bonds were steady on moderate
A special to the Evening. Post from London
from the Bank OF England about $50 900 were
Withdrawn In time for shipment by the Cam
bank may raise its selling price " eagles. In
reliable quarters It is estimated that next week
market is stlii hardening and / learn today that
American bills to arrive here have gone as high
notably Americans on New Works support,
NEW YORK. Aug sg,LFhe New York Flnan.
out Of I'D the ' clearing hdat banks since july is
has reduced their deposits Sal 100000 and In the
600. Despite this heavy drain, however, the
bank statement for the current week Is repe-
ccding II and the banks at what might be called
the apex 9f the ood present gSa stringent situation
th,. the lay law requires o,rnuy u true that that
legal reserves. but the showing is encouraging
nbot iS cbSnres n the Srcspn pTusrs ss
similar to those Of the previous week. The
decrease in cash was smaller than had been
pected. The gain in specie seems to have been
among the large banks The sharp contraction
reflected through the statement is shown in the
order to maintain reserves The loan contrac-
tion and the loss of cash to the interior OF course
decreased deposits, but the shrnkage in that
item Is apparently larger than the operations
mentioned called for. The banks have been
taking out circulation fast possible.
1t is encouraging to note that the reserve is
still above the average at this season for n
long series of years preceding the 1893 panic.
The heavy inflow of foreign gold will have a
marked effect on succeeding bank statements
and money rates promise to fa materially at
the end of the An unforeseen panic
can put rates back to the figure they have held
for several weeks past.
The following the closing quotations on
the leading stocks of the New York exchange
lodi
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-30
The disposition of the days receipts was
as follows, each buyer purchasing the num-
bar of head Indicated,
Total ..,..,........,,..' ~ S'22S


CATTLE-There was fair run of cattle
ceipts amounting to 1,0l1 head, as against
2,2l7 Saturday a week ago. The total cattle
receipts for the week foot up 16SIS, as
against 1892 for the previous week.
smallest OF the week. there were more good
cornfed steers than have been seen in the
yards for a long time. There We're not
only more, but better cattle, one bunch
time, and others brought $3.50 and on down
to S.10, and under. For some little time
back there has been such a light run of
fat cattle that the packers are hungry Tor
good cattle were offered today they met
with ready sale at good, strong prices
Hardly enough cows and heifers We're
wha eW Isa es 81 sod the at rood
firm prices. piece of load of cornfed
helfers brought $40.
There We're hardly any feeders in first
readily. SPECTATORS had quite few cattle
out before the close of the market.
The cattle market of the past week has
on most days. been favorable to the selling
interests so far as the demand was con-
cerned. The week opened down, and values
suffered a still further reduction on Tues
day, which proved to be the low day, and
gradually improved until at the close of
the week the market can safely be quoted
15fr2Oc higher than 1t was on Tuesday. The
ers. but an active demand was developed
during the week, which kept the supply,
large as it was, well cleaned up. on Tues
day feeders sold 30Gp5Oc lower than at the
improved demand has given the market an
upward tendency, the advance during the
latter part of the week. on that kind of
cattle being 15a25c. Representative sales:
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-30
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
Not Enough Cattle Un Sale 10 Make :,
Murl,ct,

CHICAGO, Aug. 20 There wc"e not enough
cattle here today 10 make IuaIl'et Tile fcw
that We're offered for sale were disposed Of
readily at unchanged prices. quotations are as
follows: Fancy boeve8, at from }I.0g 10 s.: fair
10 prime steers. at fron 1915 to 81 IS. stockeis
and feeders. at from S2.Jo 90 S3Gj; bulls. COWS
and heifers. at from Sl.75 10 sass; rulyas at
from $3.50 10 s9l0i Texans and westerns. ~
uGw $40 10 $3.50.
Today's hog market UI8 active and stronger.
but the outlook for any permanent Improvement
Is mot very bright. The heavy receipts have
upset the short crop theory, aud liberal re, cipis
art expected rlght along. SIies were made toiny
Dr heavy hog8 AZ from SEQ to $s25. mu,Iluin
weights at from Aegj To 81. il and llght Lous
AZ from Sa.25 "a S3.i5
Sheep sold AT steady prices to-day, The market
retaining The ilrmnesS characteristic Of the week
Sales are mo-" Inadc A. from 81. - 10 50 Nv fur
common 70 choice Westerns selling in large auln-
heen sc9rco ~ from s.. 80 - t215. Lambs have
bsru nttpl aud all not sell well MS sheen.
curt"nt sales being ot from 80 to- $3.50 win
freding llichs wanted al from s3.2i 20 81 -.
Receipts; tDttc. 900 heat; hogs, l5 ON hcud
5,l4cep. Lea Head.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-30
TnoNTIEnsMEN TO FIGHT BANDITS
United States Marshal Takes Ma
Chnnces with EcderuI Irnona.

~ Chances with Federal Troops.
SILVER CITY, N. NJ, Aug 29.-Owing to
the roughness Of the country, United States
Marshal Hall has deemed it better to rely
upon experienced frontiersmen in the at
tempt to capture the bandits entrenched in
Skeleton canyon, near the New Mexico line,
and has recruited sufficient deputies to make
an attack without the assistance Of troops,
which. have been ordered to return to Fort
Bayard and Fort Grant.
Marshal Hall and force will reach the
stronghold of the robbers tonight and expects
to attack it early tomorrow morning, accord
ing to present plans. 1t is now definitely
known that the leader of the bandits Is the
notorious George who headed the band
which held UP the Southern Pacific train
near STEMS pass, in this territory, about one
year ago. and who escaped from the Colorado
authorities. 1t Is said that the reason the
robbers are remaining in the canyon is to
care for two men who were wounded In a
recent fight with the sheriff's posse at
Nogales.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-30
W ES 7 EKN ,.
NEBR
WYOMING.
Ogalalla Cattle Co.
DSh ? On 1EO anvvg

cows....... 9S6 2 90 152 cows. ...... $50 . co
lIOGS-The week closed with a good liberal
run OF hogs, 3,l3S being reported, against
Isis Yesterday and 3,46l on Saturday week go.
The total receipts for the week were IL i3O ms
against 252aG last week and 1853 for the pre- vlous
week.
The market opened strong to DC higher, and
under the influence OF good demand the trade
was active and the yards were soon cleared.
Heavy hogs were about &c higher, selling largely
at 2,5f2.sc. as against $2.1Olu2.75 yesterday.
The medium weights and mixed brought So S5H
$50 and light mixed S2.g5G3U5 The bulk OF
all the hogs sold at S2 .JM29O.
The hog market Of the past week has shown
considerable change, values fluctnating quite
widely. Ths, market at the lowest point
on record at the commencement OF the week
but advanced sharply on Tuesday, only to fall
back again on Wednesday ana Thursday. on
Friday and Saturday the tendency was upward,
and the week closed with the average sa lc,
showing an advance FOR the week OF l5c.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-30
OMAHA GENERAL MARKET.
Condition of Trade and Quotations
ON StmnIe md Enncy Produce.

The egg market made quite squirt the past
week, but settled back little at the close.
The week closed with a large supply OF
poultry ON hand and lower market.
According to Chicago Produce exports of butter
from this country are certainly encouraging al
present, 1t Is estimated that this weeks move
nnd tb se MN na1 OF Al ast o M
besides the shipments that are going by the way
bsaeo or dnea sooa %Sn @ g the s9d 51
because at certain times there better re-
frserator accommodations from that point thar
The country can spare the butter and 1t is &c
be hoped the export trade will keep up. Quota
EGGs.Gholce stock, loc..
BuTrER-Common to fair. &c: choice to fancy.
country, ll1fl2c; separator creamery, 15q1Gc;
gathered cream. i2al3c,
berger, fancy, per H., 9iic; Roquefort h-lb.
jars. per doz,. $3.50; Young Americas. sac twins.
.eyEAI.-c Choice, fat so to 100 lbs, Is quoted at
5Qsc; large and coarse, 4djc.
PouLTRY.Live hens, 5iiqGc; cocks, Sc; spring
chickens, 717hc; spring ducks. Sc.
HAY~upland. $50; midi midamd' % 800; o. lowiand a
$500: rye straw siOp; color makes the price on
hay light bales sell the best: only top grades
nRooM CORN. Extremely slow sale; new
running to huri. 2iio: common. lho.
VEGETABLES.
The season appears 10 have been unfavora BILE
Tor the production OF line favored watGrmelons
and mushmelons. Some good melons are offered,
bnt there are sood many others that are about
as poor as anything could be- Quotations;
o. WI EtsssMhE6.llSSNs-Per ss h6.lS doz. Grated according
CANTALoUPEs-P doz. Grated 5O975c.
TON T3MiATnoEs-Per nPer h-bu basket, s5aiOc; ,s-bu.
SSunc,r.MnERs-Per doz,, sogsSc,
LIMA lEANS-pcr lb &c.
EEANS~Hand picked navy per hu.. 81, 4OQ I. 50
.CAbbAGE-Home grown. per hundred, 76c4
CELERY-Per don. 25asOc; fancy mammoth.
sbISOc.
PoTAToEs-Sew potatoes per bu.. 2Sc.
FRUITS.
In its Issue OF this week the New England
Homestead viii present tho result Of It's extern
sNe investigation regarding the apple crop I'm
the United States and Canada. II hnds the crop
EneNenly distributed In a general way the con-
dItions OF last year being reversed. Where there
WAS 4 large crop In 1895 there Is tlig year but q
small yield. willie fhe districts OF failure last
year havo this season an abundant crop All
indications now point 20 total crop probably
rhe crop las, year was largely in the west ana
south who're summer and fall fiuii Il mainly
grown ana wlare facilities for taking care .; tho
winter frlit are poor. on that acc unt mitch was
wasted, rottsd In orchards, WAS fed % E2gs srd
went 10 the cider mill so that the commercial
supply WAS by no means In keeping Ni.h tie
large aggregate product, This year the heavy
crop s In the north and east whore oTchaillnk
Is conducted on business principles ana Vhcre
there y every dls2eslten and facility TO take
on this account even n the total production
no NO larger than last year. the resulting COM
,nsreial supply OF apples viii - considerably
pset In New Enxiand a full erol IN App.s dls-
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-30
wIpT LIKE A CHILD Ar THE NEWS.
Grief of n Man over the Death of Wife
and Children.

KANSAS CITY, Aug. 29.-Charles w.
Green. travelling passenger agent OF the Big
Four railroad reached here this morning
from Denver. Friends from the city had
gone to Topeka TO meet him. and broke the
news of the terrible loss of his family to
him as gently as possible. Green was over
come by the blow and wept like a child When
told of the destruction OF his loved ones. lie
said he could understand no reason for the
act having been committed.
There are no new developments in the
case, and the supposition expressed yeSter-
day. that Mrs. Green while temporarily de-
ranged had killed her children and then her
self, is still adhered to.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-30
New York Mining quotations.
asked.
London Stocks sQuoIations. q

LONDON, Aug. s9.-IP.liI. elosln:i
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-30
nank Forgers send rp for tifc.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 29.-Carl Beckcr
and James Creegan, the Nevada bank
forgers, have been sentenced to life I'M
prisonment by Judge Wallace, Becker
Croegan and A. II. Dean concocted a scheme
to rob the Nevada bank. They raised a
draft drawn through the Bank OF Woodland
from Sl2 10 $4,000, Dean cashed The check
at the Nevada bank. where he haa a de-
posit, claiming to be 4 broker. Becker Is
said to be the most skllful forger IN the
country and Creegan was The capitalist who
furnished the money with which 20 operate
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-30

KANSAS CITY. Aug. ga special to the
Star from Perry, Ok.. says Mrs. j. c.
eagles formerly Madden) and her son.
Charles Madden. have been arrested south-
east OF Perry 10y a deputy marshal from
Paris, Tex, on a charge OF murder COM
mittcd near Caddo, l. T., several years
arrest of another son of Mrs eagles, hut
he has so far eludcd the officers. The al
legged crime Is the murder of n wealthy
man named Jeffrics and 1t is charged that
the Maddcns, with the assistance of their
mother, killed him for his money. Mrs.
eagles is a widow and wealthy. The ar
rcsts haNo CAMsed mmch eXNllcmeni
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-30
Methodist Pastor ExpcIIed.

DENVER, Aug. 29.--The Colorado Mcthod-
ist Episcopal conference has expelled Rev.
+. f. Passmore from the ministry because
he accused Bishop Warren with being in
league with saloon keepers and gamblers
Mr. Passmore takes the ground that in voting
or working for republican or democratic
tickets minister of the gospel practically
leagues himself with the saloon element, and
his position is against that canon OF the
Methodist discipline which asserts that the
licensing of the liquor traffic is a sin.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-30

PORTLAND, Ore, Aug, 29.-Forest fires
are raging between Oak Point and Eagle
Cliff, on the Washington shore of the Coz
lumbia river. An area three miles square
has already been burned over. 1t Is re-
ported that dozens of cattle have been
burned. one rumor placing the number at
200. Many millions of feet of lumber have
been burned, estimates running as high as
2OOOO,OO Benson's logging and numbering
camp, with all the buildings, was destroyed.
Many animals dropped dead from the excess
siya heat
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-30

SIS. 5.2T7.7G2; balances $5a1ht2i
ances, 81, ,9i6. ~
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 29.-Clearings, IS, s53.-
T5 balances. 81 l47 637; for week S35 545 iG9 bal
ances, N.416, l59.
BALTIMORE, Aug 29.--Clearlngs, 81, so9, ,25o;
balances, $40 $40; for the week, l6iS22; bal
ances. 81. 1893 500
ST LOUIS, Aug. 29-Clearings, 50 O75, 5iS; bal
anoes, sS59.l02; money, on call, SOS per cent;
on time, 7gS per cent; New York exchange, 81
discount bid Zoe asked.
CHICAGO. Aug 29.-Cearlngs. s9G7i5Os;
money, firm; call loans. 6q7 per cent; com
mercial paper per cent; New York exchange
sL20 discounts foreign exchange unchanged;
demand, 81. Sls; sixty days, SiS2&.
NEW YORK, Aug, 29-'The exports Of specie
from the port of New York for the week aggre-
gated u, 800 IN silver no gold. Imports We're:
Gold S. ,s2S silver, S2l.53; dry goods, Sc 2iG
$40; general merchandise. S540i674 Clearlngs,
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-30
Dend in n Tnrkish nnth Room.

MINNEAPOLIS Aug. 29,-James Cullen,
saloon keeper, was found dead in the hot
steam room of the Guaranty Loan Turkish
bath rooms here early this morning. He
was intoxicated when he entered the estab
lishment. While the attendants claim that
he was in the hot room only twenty min
utes. the skin was badly blistered. An
Investigation Is in progress.