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Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09
Financial NOtrH.

BALTIMORE. Jan S.-Clearngs. S3.OS3,7 49, bal
ances, Si3i2l3
BOSTON, Jan. S.-Clearings, $l7,702. 4sl; bal
ances. S2,227,7iS.
NEW YORK. Jan. S.-Clearlngs, $9S.S2l 232;
balances, S.. .326,422.
PHILADELPHIA. Jan S.-Clearlngs, $685.
577: balances 81 335250.
MEMPHIS, Jan. S.-ClesrinEs. $3}36O3 bal
ances, &l,y91. New York exchange selling at II
premium.
ST LOUIS, Jan. S.-Clearlnss, 81 500. .OGG bal
ances. $S05. $50. Money. 547 per cent. New York
exchange, par bid; 25c premium asked.
CHICAGO. Jan. S.-Clearlngs, SIS 7SS 90
Money. steady and unchanged. New York eN-
change, 1Oc discount. Foreign exchange barely
steady; demand, $4S7; sixty days SLSi.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09
Gnnpc NinrI,ef.

NEW YORK, Jan. S-COFFEE-Options
opened steady at unchanged prices to 10 points
down; ruled dull with a weak undert0ne, follow
ing easier cables and lighter receipts at Rio
and SantCr. .TAe weakness was finally ar
rested by moderate foreign buying; closed dull
and unchanged to 10 points net decline; sales.
9,2oO bags, including: January, S9c5; March,
S9.SOI9.S5 Spot coffee, Rio, steady; No, Z, In
voice, SlO25; jobbing SlO75, Mild, steady; Cor
dova Sl5.501plLC0. Total warehouse deliveries
from the United States, lG,O22 bags. including
10 1886 bags from New YORK; New York stock
today, 3C5. .2sS bags; United States stock i22 iS7
bags: afloat for the United States 3f2 900 bags
total visible for the United States, IGi,iS7 bags.
against Cos 9e2 bags last year.
HAVRE, jar. S.--CoFFEE-Closed quiet at a
not loss Of Iif; sales 20 OCO bags.
SANTOS Jan. S--COFFEE-Firm good aver
age Santos 12,2oO rels; receipts, two days, 1900
bags: stock, 5s5.OCO bags
HAMBURG Jan. S.-COFFEE-Decllned 4
pfg; sales. 2l.CC0 bags.
RIO, Jan. S.-COFFEE-Firm; No Rio, II. go
reis; exchange. l7-S2d receipts 5000 bass;
cleared for the United states, 4.O0) bags; for
Europe, COCO bags; stock, 81. eco bage,
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09

NEW YORK, Jan. S.-R. G. Dun s. Cos
Weekly Review of Trade Will tomorrow
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09
Toledo Markets.


Toledo. Jan, s. -.WHEAT-Dull and steady;
No. cash. 93c: May, 9ibc.
CORN-Dul and steady; No. 2 mixed 22c.
OATS pu.: No. : mixed, 1Sc.
RYE-oulet: No cash, 3Sc.
CLOVER SEED-SIeady; prime cash. $3.50:
March. $:.ai.
Gil Unclaimed.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09
SfncIs In Sight.
txcIx scnsinn of Knishts of Lnbor.

Lively Session of knights of Labor.
PITTSBURG, Jan. S-One of the liveiest
conventions of the Pittsburg district began
in knights of Labor hai mt 10 o'clock.
There was Il wrangle over the seating of
some delegates and only thirty-three were
admitted During the morning some of the
delegates demanded an explanation of the
acts of the local organization This caused
quite a stir and the matter was under dis
Cussion when recess was taken for lunch.
1t is the annual meeting and officers are
TO be elected. but IL is not likely that an
election will be held until tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, Jan. S-W. ii G. Sim
mons, for several years past master work
man of District Assembly SO, knights of
Labor, the head of the knights in this city,
has been expelled from the order by tho
executive board for alleged violation of its
rules. Tho expulsion Is due TO the hostile
attitude of Simmons toward the board in n
recent controversy. Simmons announces
that he will sue the board for damages for
defamation of character.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09
New York Live stock.

NEW YORK, Jan. BEEVES-Receipts Aha
head; common and best steers steady; others
lower; oxen lower; bulls firm; cows steady;
native stcelu. A00u4S5 stays and oxen, $4,000
4GO; bulls, S5.5OI1SO; cows. dry, $.iOU3 90. Ca
bles quote American steers at l00llc dressed
weight; sheep, Si3H9lsc; refrigerator beef, Sd9c;
exports Sl7 bceves; tomorrow, LILO bceves and
$50 quarters Of heef.
SHEEP AND LAMRS-Receipts. Sl3i head;
sheep firm at S300ui.37i5.
HoGs-Recelpts, 5,Sl7 head; steady at s3.SO8
4
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New York Dry Goods Market.

NEW YORK, Jan. S.--There was a little de-
adhc all around, and though the greater num-
cr of lnqdhies of the Information chGrac-
ter. many moderate purchases OF bleached ana
brown cOttons and seasUnabe speclalties re-
er;art ncnts returned n good volume OF busl-
mass. Printing cloths quiet and quota
tiOnA unchangpl
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09
DOMINION OF CANAL
BRADsTREETs STOCK REVIEW,


NEW YORK. Jan. s.--Bradstreet's re-
view of the stock market tomorrow VIII
say: .Hf.,.
In point OF activity the first week Of the new
year has proved disappointment 10 Wall
street. Not only have transactions continued
to be on very limited scale. but the quality Of
the actual trading has been entirely profes-
slonai. To compensate for this. the tone has
been. on the whole very strong throughout,
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09
London Wool snIes.

LONDON, Jan. Sat the sheepskn sales 1888
2Si Cape Of Good Hope and Natal skins were
offered, and OF this number 2.g2S with
drawn The demand was good and the home
trade the cIief buyers, Coarse wool was
nearly par, long wool was "a l4d lower ana others
We're AISd lower Lambs showed decline of
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09
Peoria Grain Market.

PEORIA, ILL.,, Jan. S-CoRN-Firm; No. 2,
2O&c
oATs-slow; Irregular: No. white. l7al GlGi4c,
RYE-Dull and nominal.
WHISKY-MarSet steady at $l.ls.
RECElPTS-Com ib.JJ1 bu,. oats. 1884 lu.
rye COO bu; whcHt, GC0 bu.
SHlPMENTS-Corn. i.IGf Iu. oats, so, ,2r9 lu.
whisky 675 bbls.; wheat 800 n
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09
81, Louis Live stocI..

ST. LOUIS, Jan. s.-CATTLE-Receipts, 5000
head; market Slow native beeyes S3.50u510;
stockers and feeders. $2.OCd375; cows and heif-
eti, S.I5G3e0; Texas and Indian steers, s26O6p
4C0 .., b. ...
HOGs-Reccipts, lOOOO head; market weak and
&c lower; light, S320a5.S0; mixed. S3.O5q3,S;
heavy $3OOm3.cO.
SHEEP-Reccipts, 1900 head market stronsi
tons. 81. Gnfi2. s.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09
NEW YORK GENERAL MARISET
Quotations of the Day on General
Commouities.

Commodities.
NEW YORK, Jan. S.--FLoUR-Receipts, IS, ,e6
bblA exports. 80. $40 hbls.: dull and lower &c
sell. in sympathy with the drop in wheat; winter
patents, SLS5q5.lo: Minnesota patents, A.6Oa4 s.
winter extras. SS3O99So Minneapolis bakers
s3.iOQ39e: winter low grades, s2.7593.lO. Rye
flour. steady; superhne. $2.75Q2.Se; fancy. s2.S5g
BuCKWHEAT-Steady at 35c.
CORN MEAI.-Qulet ut eoc.
, BARLEY-Dun feeding. ?SHG2Sac.
BAKi.EY MALT-Nominai; western 50g5Sc.
spot weak; No. 1 hurd. 95iac. options opened
UNCHANGED and at once sold OF under weak en-
ali day except for "a slight rally on continental
cables and export demand. closed ihHiasc lower
No 2 red. January. closed s9hc; May. SGsaSs9sc
conn Receipts, ss,25o bu.. exports, lss lso bu.
spS sIs S9 i 0PSnS oasnS SpInSd ,SSS
at @Ihc net decline; January. 29hG POSE, clos
Ing 29..c; May 3lQ3lNc, closing siNc.
spot. easler; No. 2, 22Ac. options, quiet and
lower with the other markets. closing ut laGfhc
net gain January. closed. 29e; May 29hG2lAc'
,HAi-ss,saiy; chipping. t2@9S54o; good tc
HoPs-stesdicr: 1855 crop 34c.
IIDEs-Dnll; Texas. dry, 9iac; California, sac.
LEATHiR--F'irm: helnlock SOLE Euenos Ayres
pEoVisIoNs-Deer steady; family ss.5od
1900; extra mess, $3.50; packet, Ss.0og9,oo; beet
4lg49,c; picllod shoulders, 4d4Ac picked hams.
SlaQ9c, Lard. irmer; western steam A.l5; re-
fined nrTner. Pork, active and iirmer; mess,
SS,25Qs.15: short clear ss.75qlO.OO; family. @509
1000.
BurTER-Recepts. 5000 pkgs.; steady; western
creamery lau20c. Elgrs, 20c factory 99lic.
CHEESE-Recepts. 1900 pkgs.; quiet; large
and small 7AUlie; part skins, 4gsc; full skins,
sAc.
EGGs-Receipts 900 plgs.: steady; state and
Pennsylvania. iS120c: western. lidllSc.
TAl4I4oW-Firm; city. 5-lec
OlLS-Petroleum, quiet: united closed at soc
bid. Rosin. steady; strained. common TO good.
sL7sk. Turpentine steady; 2TAG2Shc. COttonseed,
sieader; prime summer yellow, 23o; prime white.
27c.
RIcE--Steady; sH66Ac.
MoLASsEs-Quiet; New Orleans. open kettle,
?OG3ie.
METAI.s-PIg iron, aulet southern. slllO0
1870; northern. stl.o01i300 Copper. steady;
exchange Sll G0dtl.75. Tin nrmer; straits. f3. 90
plates quiet spelter, steady; domestic s39O9
to0 Lead. firmer with spot pig quoted at
ts.o2haSoTis on change, while n leading broker
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09
I<nnsns CITY Mnrhcts.

KANSAS CITY. Jan. -WHEAT--Dull and
about lc lower; No hard. 77c No. 2 red. one
car fancy 9Sc: No. spring, nomnally 7l17jc.
CORN-Firm; No. white lSkc.
OATS-Slow; No white. nommally 14@lc.
RYE-Ncmnaly 32c, for No. 2.
HAY-Steady and unchanged.
BUTTER-Steady but slow; creamery, 17dlsc;
dairy. 1Gfl3c.
Enthusiastically lower on oversto,k at l3c
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09
Surnr Market.

NEW YORK. Jan s.-suGAR--Raw. quiet;
fair refining. l3-l6c; centrifugal % test 3-l6c
sales. "a tons Museovado, 50 test at l9-l6c. Re
fined, quiet but steady.
LONDON. Jan. s,-sudAR-Cane. steady: cen
trifugai Java, lis Sd; Muscovado, fair refining
9s % Beet. dull and inanmate; january.
% s@d.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09

On the Produce exchange today the butter mar
ket WAS steady: creamery l5dl9c; dairy, 90
lie. EseB, easy; fresh, ld}ac. Cheese, steady;
SlpMAkc
PouLTRY-stead turkeys. lie; chickens. Sc;
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09
WESTERNS.
WYOMING.
IDAIo

ltOcS-'lhc arrivals OF hogs fell short Of yestef-
days ligurc. but alill there was fair run.
Everything. however, was against tho selling
interest, ndyices from other markets being lower
The trade opened al tlls point lower and 1t coon
developed into u 5Gi0c decline For a lower
market the trade fairly active and the offer
lngs w5re nl taken In rcaaonnby good season.
liaAvy hoss sold largely at S0jG3.I0, as against
S3.l0fi3.l5 yesterday. while ,ho Hight and medium
weights brought !}l5g32Iis To-Day and S3.2j13 IS
y"gtnrday,
TodnyE decline carries tho market 10 The
lunn.I nnlnl Inllnlnl nlncn lecnmhar Ze
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09

The total salen OF stocks today were $50 GAO
shares. including; American Sugar ii,0O0; Bur
llhgton, l5,2o0; Louisville & Nashville. $500.
Manhattan Consolidated. 5000; Reading, coo;
81. Paul. H.2cO; Tennessee Coal and Iron. 100
Union Pacific. $500; Wabash * Lake Erie,
600.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09
Nnncb.ster Textile Market.


MANCHESTER, Jan. S.--The market for clot,
Is quiet with limited inquiry, The yarn
market Is firm. but little is doing
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09
st. Louis GeneraI MARKETS.

ST LOUIS Jan. S.--FLOUR-DulI. weak and
unchanged patents, AG0G475 extra fancy, A.1Od
4.20; fancy, $3.40aSJ0: choice, S,G0d3.l0
WHEAT-Dull weak and lower account of
dscouragng cables from Liverpool. a disposi-
tiou to sell short also had its effect on the mar
ket. There was quite rush to sell at the start,
but the activity did not last long, and the
business was light. The close lhG2c under
red. cash, elevator. SIC asked track. S9Gr9lc;
No. hard, cash nominal; May, SI7sGSSc July,
75c.
contributes, duh and weak at the open
ine, with but little trading, at lower prices than
yesterday Snot steady; No 2 cash. 209sc: May
OATS-Futures, dull, weak, with specu-
lativc demand; spot. steady; No. cash, lie;
May, l9asc bid.
RYE-Dull and nominal; s5c, track.
CORN MEAI--si35.
BRAN-Dull. but steady; sacked, east track.
3SGp4oc.
FLAXsEEp-Easy; 72hc.
TIMOTHY SEED-Prime 2Oc.
HAY--oulet; steady timothy s5.6Oa1O.o);
BUTTER- Steady; unchanged; creamery. no
coke: dairy. l2Il5c
EGGS--Lowcr: 12c.
WHISKY-SL1s
dull: sass asked.
COTTON TIES-Unchanged
BAGGING-Unchanged
pROVISIONS-Pork. higher; standard mess.
sLeO1s.1o. Lard. higher; prime steam. sS.724;
extra short clear, N,o2s; ribs. s47O shorts.
s4s2i5 Dry salt meats (boxed), shoulders. 81;
extra short clear si.l2h ribs, 3i.37h; shorts,
''I; 'RIE;crrPTs-Flour. 5000 bbIs.; wheat, 1000
SHIPMENTS-Flo 1900 bbls.: wheat, 900
hi corn 100 900 bu. oats, I, coo bu,
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09

i5c Tor the account, Exchange on London. 25t
CSC Tor checks.
LoEDoN, Jan. s.-Gold Is quoted at Buenos
Ayres today ut 1870; Lisbon, 3Sli Rome, iN.6o.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09
NEW YORK, Jan. S.-The
closing mining quotations:
London stock Quotations.
Jan. 81 p. III. closing;
BAR GoLD-T7s rs

BAR SILSER-29 IL 16d per ounce
MONEY.-2I2h per cent.
Tho rate of discount in the open market for
short and three months bills is 3is per cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09
,Erinnn Whcnl.

FALL RIVER, Mars. Jan. s-l'rint c,alhs
lull at 2hc. nominal.
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Print CIoths Mnrket.

OIL CITY Jan. s.-Credit balances 0pc Ger.
tlheatcs. no bids; shipments. s5,9Os bbls,; rams
- go bbls
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09
MinncnpoIIs ,whent MnrItct,

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. S.-WIIEAT-Closed:
January, 77c; May. 7SiGc on track; No, north
orn. SSAc; No. northern re; receipts, liS
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09
THE REALTY MARKET.
INSTRUMENTS placed on record Friday.
January s. 1897:
WARRANTY DEEDS.


WARRANTY DEEDS.
Union Land company to W. Il. Gro
gan lots II to II, block I, Kcndalrs..S
block !, and lot l, block 4, Wet
Joan Ring and wife to L. nj. Gardntr, wv
lot 90, block Q, Brigg2 Place. ... -. l
l.. NJ. Gardner TO @. w. Boyd. same.
Bank of Minnesota to r.. "A. SsYm)ur
ct al, receivers, lot 4, block M,
L. 81, stenbcrg and Wit, to iiiiimiimiti
MtslSuf, lots G. / IS and 10 b,nek :;
and varlous other lots In Rose Elm;
lot Q. block Is, Kount2e' ID atl,l..... 1GCC0
\; w Street ana wife to B. X. Hast
ings. lot /, block a25. Omaha..... =. 1850
u. j.. French ard wife to j. j. Mo-
nell G5yli55 feet Mt point on south
line Dodge street; 81 9 feet east OF
,w"5t line of Tweniy-feul;a street.
Gateg lot l. block g. Creighton
G. y. Tabs and wife to Xilmie tiiiif 'V'
han, " of lot 8. block 50. Sou h
Omaha ,...............,.... .... -. 100
Annie Gaughan to Mar.aret Currdn,
same .,.,..,,,...,,.... -. ...-..,... 1.@O
DEEDS
Of lot S2 Nelson's i add.,,....,. '''1'' " = l74o
Special master to Andrew Mics c,.-
ecutor, ct a.. lot II block ~; lot ii,
block 30; lot book 4G lot 8. block
10. South Omaha; dots is, 2, u, H. 3,
T. 3, -, II and ., Sweinam's slb
ulV '''''''..'.''..'''. ''.''.'''''.''.'.-. O,iGD
Total amount Of :ransfers..........s .s9s1s9
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09
OIL CItY AInrI,et.

ST. LOUIS. Jan. -WoOI,-Unchanged
NEW YORK, jan S,-WOoL-Quleti fleece
I5G2Ooi pulled, l51lSc.
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LlYcrnnoI Grnin nn1 ProyisIons.

LIVERPOOL. Jan. S.-WHEAT-Spot quiet; de-
mand poor: No. red, spring 6s lid No
California. Us 2iAd. Futures opened steady. with
near and distant positions unchanged. but later
weakened and closed steady, with January Isd
lower and other months Nd lower; business about
equally distributed; January, Gs SAd; February,
6s 9Ad March and May. Gs lloyd
CORN-Spot quiet; American mixed. new, Is
lohd Futures opened duh and closed quiet,
with near and distant positions unchanged from
ysterlays closing prices; business heaviest on
middle months; January. 2s 9Ad: February and
March, 2s l0d: April. 2s 1Ohd. May. 2s lloyd.
FLouR-Steady: demand poor; ST. Louis fancy
winter. as "a.
PRoNlSloNS-nacon steady; demand moder-
ate. Cumberland cut. 2S to 80 lbs, 27s; short
ribs 20 10 q lbs. 26s Cd; long clear light. 35
TO IS lla,, ais: long clear heavy 40 to Is lbs.
2Gs; short clear backs light IS lbs, 26s Cd short
clear middlea, heavy 10 to 80 lbs 2is; clear bel
lies, IA 10 10 lbs. 27s Shoulders square l2 to IS
lbs. PCS Hams. short cut. POS. Tallow fine
North American, i9s. Beef. extra India mess.
62s Cd: prime mess. 50s, Pork. prime mess,
fine western ass Cd; medium western Ais Sd.
Lard, dun; prime western, 2Cb 9d; refined In
pals, 22s.
cHEEsE-Flrm: demand moderate; finest
American white and oolored, September. 5ls 81.
BUTTEIi-F.nest United States. sos; good, Cos.
OILS-Linseed. as 10d Petroleum, refined GIsd.
REFRIGERATION DEEF-Quet
HOPS-At London (Paclnc coasO, ca Cd.
Receipts past three days; Wheat. 2s3 900 CEN
tails. including l2i 900 eentaB Americana; Amori,
corn. 10,l00 centgls.
Weather dull.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09
Foreign FInnncinI.

BERLIN. Jan. o.-EAehanse ON London. 81
marks 81 Ifs.
PARIS. Jan. a.--Tkree per cent rentes. 1927
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09
WEEKLY CLEARING HOUSE TOTALS
Aggregate of business Transacted b,.
the Associated Hanks

NEW YORK, Jan. s.-The following table
complied by Bradstreets, shows the total clear.
ances at the principal cities and the percentage
OF increase or decrease, as compared with the
corresponding week last year:
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09
New York Mining auotntions.

Silver bars. 6Ihc; Mexican dollars, % G52J6c.
Sight drafs, l2lac; telegraphlc, lJc.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09
Cotton Market.

NEW YORK, Jan. s-coTToN-Spot, closed
quiet; middling. uplands. slice; middling, gulf,
l-i6o; sales 90 bales, Futures closed firm;
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09
RAILWAY BONDS--Firm.
Closing quotations on bonds were as follows:


BOSTON. Jan. s.-Can loans. "a % per cent?
time loans. 3Jps4iS per ceut. Closing priccl for
stocks bonds and mining shares:
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. -wHEAT-Qu!et;
May sl57h.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09

Cash quotations were aa follows:
FLOCR-Dun: winter patents sI5Odi "a.
stIhshts, Sv9gi,'5; spring specials. 81 so; spring
a3.1O6t3.15 '
..WliEAT-Eo 2 spring, 77947Sc; No. 3 cpring
13MIGc; No. red. S6MGS7lhc.
225sc
oATs-No, 2 i6he; No: white. I. o. b.. 2Oc /;
No. white T. o. b., 1ThGl9hc
RYE-No. 2, 97&c
HARLEY-No, :, nominal No. 8. f. o. b..
24l3ic; No. 4. +. o. b., 2ic.
FLA%SEED-No. /. 73GlT5Ac.
TIMOTHY SEED--Prime 50 Go.
pROVISIONS-Mess pork. per bbl., s.. 1907 10 +;
lard per 100 lbs. ss.s7IsQ39O; short ribs sides
0oosel, s3.s0Gi05; dry salted shoulders boxed)
sI25G450: short clear sides (boxed) 81. .0OG4 I2s.
WHISIY-Dis;illers' finished goods. per gal,
sI.lS.
SCGARs-Cut loaf. $500: granulated. s463.
The following were the receipts and shipments
fnllA
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09

SHEEr-Thc receipts OF sheep were not large
but Idyices from other markets were sufficiently
uniavorablc to force values down about lCc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-05
FACTORY FOR A DOLLAR.
Big Buildings Dirt Cheap in One Sec
ton of New York.

New York, Aug. 5.-Houses were sold
Eastside today, the occasion being the
auction of the tenements on the site
of another small park.
It was a curious, foreign looking
throng that gathered in Pitt street long
before the auctioneer appeared in a
buggy. 1t was made up chiefly of res
idents of the tenements outlined for
destruction, with here and there a con-
tractor, builder, or second hand mater
ial man who had come to bid on the
old structures. Young and old Scram-
bled about the street, pushing and NUT
tering strange jargon to each other.All
were keenly interested spectators and
commentators on the scene. The con-
ditionS of the sale were that the buy
ers should begin tearing down within
20 days and that all buildings must be
down within 40 days. Another condi-
ton was that buyers could not collect
rents.
The sale was started at a four story
brick tenement on the corner. 1t was
knocked down for $45. A little brick
building went for $3.50, it's immediate
neighbOrs' prices ranging in the same
order. One rear three story factory
was sold for 81.
Houses with fire escapes in front
brought from IS to 81 more than those
without. The highest price realized to-
stone front tenement and store that
had seen better days. The sale will
continue for several days, as over 200
buildings, consisting of brownstOne and
brick flats and tenement houses, are to
be disposed of.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-05
WHEAT KLONDIKE
A Syndicate Which Has Been
Manipulating the Market
Has Cleared Up 100000 in
the Past 60 Days.
FOLLOWED THE TURN
Bought on Declines and Sold ON
the Rises.
Wall Street Man Managed the
Dealings.
FOLLOWED THE TURN

Chicago, Aug. 5-The Inter-Ocean
says:
Six hundred thousand dollars have
been taken out of the wheat market on
the long side in the past 60 days by a
syndicate of traders who are working
here through a young New Yorker,
Geo. B. French.
The syndicate is mainly composed of
wealthy Wall street men. A number of
st. Louis traders and Joseph Letter of
this city are also said to be interested.
Ihey started a bull campaign in wheat
over 60 days ago, buying July wheat
when prices were 10 to Is cents lower
than at present They made no demon
Stration of their operations, but bought
wheat whenever the local traders had
a selling fit. When the shorts tried to
cover they found that there was very
little wheat to be had, and the syndi-
cate quickly sat down on their holdings
and let the short sellers get the prices
up.
They accumulated a line of over s.
100000 bushels, and the price was run
up 10 cents. They took special pains
to sell on the sharp advances and while
there were great many "tailers'' who
expected that they would hold the mar
ket stiff up to the last, the French syn
dictate quietly worked out of its hold
ings Friday, making a profit of $780,
OO0
They replaced their line with Septem-
Der around 20 cents, and in the past
three days have sold 1000, 900 bushels at
a profit that Melted them 5000, 200, MAX
ing their aggregate winnings 100000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-05
HAS LARGE POPULATION.
Eighth In diana District, With 81
President iaI Postohices.

Anderson, Ind, Aug. 5.-Washington
correspondents have lately discovered
that the new Eighth Indiana congress-
iona1 district, represented at present by
Congressman Charles L. Henry of this
city, has the largest voting population
of any district in the union, and that
it also ranks second in point of presi-
Dental pOstOffices.
The total vote of the district at the
last election was 7,45S, and it is con-
servatively estimated that there are
now $4,000 voters in the new district
The number of presidential postoffices
is 81, which is one short of a Michigan
district.
The district lies along the east CEN
trail Ohio line section and includes the
principal part of the Indiana gas belt
and the Indiana oil territory.
Congressman Henry has more trou-
BILE than anyone, with q presidential
postoffices on his hands, to say nothing
of the half hundred smaller offices to be
filled.