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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-22
WHEAT CLOSES WEAK
After a Bulge on Good For
eign Demand.
CORN AN EIGHTH LOWER
Oats Market a Shade Better
Provisions Mixed.

Chicago, March 1.-The wheat market,
forged upward for a time today, but re-
acted when this demand was satisfied,
and closed weak, May 3sq1kc under yes
terday. May corn closed 4sc lower and
May oats a shade better. Provisions at
the close were &c lower for May pork to
&c higher for May ribs.
May wheat opened a shade down at 66ls
@669sc and eased quickly to $3.50, inf1u-
enced by the prediction Of heavy Argen-
tine shipments. A cable from that coun-
try said that 80 boat loads were being
loaded. At the decline matters took
better aspect and a reaction followed,
May selling to 6534G66Bc The seaboard
reported a good demand both from Eng
! land and the continent and $1,000 bushels
were reported here for export. Bids for
10000 were in the hands Of cash people.
| Liverpool was steady and Paris higher
! The bulge met profit-taking, however,
and the demand having apparently been
satisfied the markets turned tail, slump
! ing to 661kc The close was weak, May
| %61kc depressed at 661sQS614c. Trade on
| the whole was rather dull and feeling
| bearish. Atlantic port clearances in
wheat and -four were equal to 261,0OO
| bushels. Primary receipts were $4,000
! bushels, against 10000 last year. Local
| receipts were 80 cars, l of contract grade.
| The cash wheat bids were all right, but
| differences arose concerning shipping
! terms, as bidders clamored for prompt
| shipment while brokers asked for delay,
pleading lack of cars.
Trade in corn was altogether local in
character and at that there was not a
! great deal of it. Country offerings were
small, but the shipping demand was also
! light 10000 bushels were reported sold
! here for shipment to the seaboard and
! New York reported 81 loads taken for
export Local receipts were 284 cars. May
ranged from 81 to 374c, and closed 1sc
down. at 371sc.
The oats market was steady, helped by
some demand from shippers and the
| small eastern stocks. The range, howev-
| err, was narrow and the session quiet.
Local receipts were 101 cars. May sod
from "a to 21sc, closing a shade up, at
| 24d241Ac.
The povisions market, save IN May
| pork was firm. Pork scored an advance
/ in sympathy with lard and ribs. shorts
covering, but lost it and closed weak.
For lard and ribs there was good cash
! demand. The opening was rather easy in
sympathy with lower hogs. May pork
closed &C under yesterday, at sl1.3 5; May
lard 21hc up, at 81. 071A and Nay ribs &C
improved, at 1913.
Estimated receipts tomorrow: Wheat,
46 cars; corn, 305; oats, 120; hogs. $500
head.
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DRY GOODS Markets

New York, March 21.-The spot market
for cotton goods has been dull today in
all departments. Mohawk Valley wide
sheetings advanced to q basis of Csc for
10-4 bleached; no change in A bleached
cottons. Fair mail orders recorded.
Heavy brown sheetings and drills barely
steady for futures: fine browns firm.
Print cloah yarn goods slow and I'M
changed. Prints firm, but business mod
crate. Firm market for ginghams and
coarse colored cottons. Wooden and wor-
sted dress goods in fair demand for good
STYLE fancies. Plain fabrics quiet but
firm. Silks are without change in prices
81 S+aDla lines
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METAL MARKET.

New York, March N-Business was slow
in the metal market today, Gables were
about as expected. Locally, tin reacted
A partial 121a points from yesterdays de-
cline, ruling steady all day. The close
was quiet at So bid and S32 asked.
Pig iron warrants were quiet (no quota
ton given. Copper ruled quiet and un-
changed, closing at $3.50. Lead was I'M
changed, at s4.6719 bid and s4.7214 asked.
Spelter, while quiet, ruled shade easier
closing easy at $50 bid and $3.50 asked.
The brokers' price for lead was s4.45 and
for CONFER SIG 80
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COTTON.

Galveston, March 21.-Cotton-steady;
S 9-1ec.
New Orleans, March N.-Cotton-Qulet'
sales, 1000; middling, fair, csc.
Liverpool. March 21-Spot cotton fair
demand; prices higher; American mid
ding, 9-16d.
New York, March N.-Cotton-Spot
closed quiet and steady; middling uplands
csc; middling gulf 101sc; sales, 2,16S
bales. Futures closed steady; March,
50. AZ; April, $9.41; May, 50. 40; June, 1874;
July, 1892; August, 500; September,
$S.S7; October, $S.O5; November, 1874; De-
cember, 1874; January, 1874; February,
81 "a
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HOGS WERE LOVER
Market Was Weak to 2 IL
Cents Off Yesterday.
TOP PRICE WAS $3.50
Top Load Was an Extra Choice
Lot of Hogs.

The market yesterday was weak and
z1z cerxs lower. The close was weak and
advices from other markets were rather
discouraging and the decline was es-
tabished in a short time. The close was
Comparatively steady. Trading was ac-
tive all day and all the hogs in were
cleaned up at an early hour.
The top Of the market yesterday was
81 80, an advance of 211 cents over the top
OF the previous day. The higher top was
due to the better quality Of the hogs. Inc
market was 21k cents lower. although the
TOD was a nickel higher. The bulk Of
the hogs yesterday sold at 81. 70g4. T6. The
bulk showed a slight decline over the
previous day.
The quality yesterday was very mixed.
There was one extra fancy load in which
sold for the top price of the day and for
that matter the top of the year. thus far.
The general run was mixed. There were
some good hogs, but the majority Of
the cars were made Of mixed lots, while
some could be called nothing else than
common.
The receipts yesterday were light for a
Wednesday, only about 800 being in. The
receipts of a week ago were about dou-
bic. There were few wagon hogs in for
some reason. What few did come in were
cleaned up early in the morning. The
market compared well with other west
ern ones. Chicago quoted hogs as TO
10c lower, while Kansas City and st.
Louis quoted hogs as a fat sc lower.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
Light packing hogs, $50 to 200
los. "a 6594 70
Medium weight packers, 200 to
go lbs. 65G4 70
Heavy packing hogs, 80 to S25
lbs. .......................4 1904 80
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THE WEATHE L.
Wichita. Kan, March q.

Wichita Kan, March q. 1900.
During the past - hours. ending al :
n. NJ. the highest temperature has been
20 the lowest - a range OF IS degrees.
and the mean has been 81, which is IL
degrees colder than the normal tempera-
ture for the day as deduced from the
observations at this station for the past
eleven years. with gradually increasing
cleanliness. light south TO fresh south west
wind and high barometer, with light,
misty rain at night. a sun dog was seen
al g m.
Since the first of the month the av-
erst-e temnsrature has been =, which IS
nearly one degree above the normal. and
the total rainfall IS inch. which IS IS
inch less than the normal.
since the first of the year the rainfall
has been ? IS inches. which is l-ee inches
less than the normal.
FRED L. JOHNSON, Observer
washington. March I.-Fozecast for
Thursday and Friday;
Kansas-Generally fair Thursday and
Friday; warmer Thursday; south 10 west
winds
Oklahoma and Indian Territory-Gener-
ally fair Thursday and Friday; essteriy
/ winds.
Every failure carries guide book TO sac
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WHY HE WENT OUT.

The benefit afforded by RIPANS Tabule IL 30 marked In
cases Of wife has than made
between the to acrothe street to
druggist a cigar stand for scent carton Of KPANS She
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Drunkenness Cured
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How to Quit Tobacco

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-22

Calcutta. March 2a.-The euoon4c plague
Is fast Increasing. In Bengal 40 deaths
occurred last week These included - n
Calcutta ard ze.l In Psfra TIE viesroy
Lori Curz3n q Kedlest0n- yestere az
visited the medical coaeEe, which IS e
oua q Ire infected 6.sSTtczs q CaicuSta-
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One-Fare Rate for shriners

washington. March so.-The trunk line
association has given & rate of one IA
SINCE tickets f5r round tip from al
parts OF the United States ard Canada
Tor the session % the Imperial Council.
Ancient Arabic Order. MOBILES q the Mys-
tic Shrine. TO b held II Washington Ire
week OF May ., $50.
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Boy Kills His Drunken Father

Chicago. March sa-GSorge EiHch, day
labo-ez living IN Austin. > suburb q Chs
caxo. was tonigh, SHOT ard ins;aa'ly
killed By his ls-year-sid sen A.s-rs- IA
eIsier Finch w2s intoxicated ard EA'
making : Enurssr0Gs attack uDan hil
vase
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On the Produce Exchange, today, the
market closed as follows:
Butter-Easy; creamery. 19g2Slzc; dairy,
16G2c.
Cheese-Firm: 12d1Sc.
Egga-Steady; fresh, PC.
Dressed poultry-Easy; turkeys, SIG
11jkc: chickens, Sl2G9c.
KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City, No, March H--Wheat-
Nav. 62I.c; cash. No. . hard, 6S1zc; No.
3. 5ads2lbc: No. red, sec; No. 3, 64GsSc,
Corn-May, sac; cash, No ? mixed, S424
625c; No. white. 35c; No. 3 5434c.
Oats-No. white, 25I4G26c-
Rye-No. ?, sc.
Hay-Choice timothy, Slo.ooal0.5o; praI-
RE, 81 .2517-50.
Butter-Creamery. 2oG23c; dairy, 1sc-
Egg-Fresh, SIC
ST. LOUIS
ST. Louis. March I-Receipts-Flour,
4.OQo; wheat, 1890; corn. $500; oats, &c.
Oro
shipments-Frour, 1000; wheat, 1850;
corn. $500; oats, 14,ooo
ST. LOUIS.
Wheat-Lower; No. red cash. eleva-
tor, 71Isc; track, 7lg72s4c; March 7lc; May
7Olsc; July. 65;sqvoc; No , hard. ESQ
Corn-weak: No. : cash. Sic: track.
S6i.c; March. S5lzc; May. sac; July. s6asc-
Oats-weak; No. cash, &c; track. "a
eslsc; May, 2isac; July. 21-c; No. white,
a6s. a77c.
RyeEasier; sc
NEW YORK.
New York. March 21.-Butter-Receipts
s.h2l packages; firm; western creamery,
ME95c; factory, lSESc-
Cheese-Reeei pts. ass packages: hrrni
fancy larse- White. Islsc; fancy larEe. COL
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CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
pPOvTSrON MARKET

The provision market was rather err
ratio yesterday. Cash and May pork de-
clined cents, while July future adj
vanced 10 cents. Lard advanced 21a
cents. while ribs made a gain of nickel.
The close WAS steady.
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LIGHTS. CULLs AND PIGS.
CATTLE.

The market yesterday was inactive
owing to light receipts. Only few
trades had been made at the closing
hour. The receipts do not begin to fill
the demand. Prices were steady yester-
daV.
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CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
Flour-Steady.
Wheat-No. 2 red, 6S19c.
Corn-No. 2, 3612c; No. yellow, $500
$3.50
oats-No. 2, 24c: No. white. 2S15G27c;
No. white, 2614d2634c.
Rye-No. 2, 55Q551kc.
Barley-No. 3 3Sa42c.
Flax seed-No. !, $1.65.
Timothy seed-Prime. g. 40d2.5o.
Mess pork-Per Dbl, so. 75q11. 40.
I.ard-Per 100 lbs, s.. 90d6 %.
Short rib sides Goose s. .o5d5.3 dry
salted shoulders Cboxed), 6AG612; short
clear sides (boxed), s5.3565. As.
Whisky-Distillers finished goods. per
gal, s1.2415.
sugar-Cut loaf, $500; granulated, s5.A.
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New york MoneyMarket.

New York. March M.-Money on call
steady at AZ per cent; prime mercantile
paper, 5d51A per cent. Sterling exchange
weak, with actual business in bankers
bills at 81 S5@s04. s59s for demand and at
81. S2A for 50 days; posted rates, si.SS9
4831s and 81. 8612G4. 81; commercial bills,
s4S1AG4.S2; silver certificates, 60AG6lk
bar silver 60; Mexican dollars. 47%- Gov
eminent bonds easier; United States re-
funding 2s, when issued, 104; Is register
ed, fe1: 3s registered. 1914; coupon, 1872;
new As registered, 1874; coupon, 1874; old
As registered. rs; coupon, 1loi regis
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ored, Is613Ac; fancy small white, 1SqiSA;
fancy small, colored, 1314G1315c-
Eggs-Receipts, 1851 packages; firm;
western. at mark, 15lzd16c; southern, at
marx 14IM 153. G.
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Every failure carries a guide book TO sax
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GRAIN AND PRODUCE Markets
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO.
Chicago, March 21.-The leading futures
ronDad ac follows.
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Dealings s. ssnds we're smaller ssd
p-.ce rA2ESss Ee-s irregular
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-31
WASHINGTON
City NEWS
Senator Baeon's Great Speech on
the Philippines Question.
TIE WORK OF CONGRESS
ITO Discusses Expansion TIA All rss
Phrases ana Points gu, tito rrns,.
of Imperinli>m-An Unpica.an,
Trn,h-she Revolution ia tho
philippines ana Its Fru,t. a
Lively CoiIoquy KIN the Isou,c.

(By Telegraph to Virginiun- Pilot.)
Washington. Jan. Gothic speech OF
Mr.. Bacon, of Georgia, on the Philip
pine rolicy was the feature of to-day's
session OF the scpatc. At its conclu-
sion there was a spicy colloquy over n
suggested declaration for self-govern-
ment of the Philippines similar to the
Teller declaration as TO Cuban self-gov-
ernment
The bill presenting TO the city of
NASHVILLE the cannon on The gunbo,t
Nashville, from which was fired the
first shot in the Spanish war, was pass
ed.
MI Hoar offered n resolution direct
ms the Committee on Rules to consider
whether some suitable plan could not
be adopted for the enlargement OF tbs.
Capitol. and for providing for the
transaction OF public business other
than legislative business elsewhere.
After some debate, the resolution was
agreed TO.
a resolution presented by AIR. Hoar.
providing that Thursday. February 30.
Washington's farewell address be read
to the Senate, in accordance with lis
annual custom, by Senator Foraker. of
Ohio, was adopted.
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Opened By the Reading Of Queen
Victoria's Speech.
WAR in SOUTH AFRICA
Grieved That SO Many Valuable Lives
Have Fallen Sacrifice, blu,
Pleased with the rromptnos.
shown by Her Subjects in ne.
spending 60 the Cali for Soldiers
kosebers,' Fiery speech.

(By Telegraph 10 Virginan- Pilot)
London. Jan. 30.-Thc seventh scs-
sion OF the fourteenth Parliament of
Queen Victoria opened al . p. NJ. after
the customary formalities. The gentle
man usher of the Black Rod, General
Sir NJ. S. Riddulph. summoned the
Commons to the House of Lords at 2:o5
p. M. where the Lord High Chancellor
Carl Halsbury) read the Queens
speech. The Queens speech follows:
"My Lords and Gentlemen:
Tho peace which has recently been
broken in South Africa. when last ad :
dressed you. has, unhapnily, not been
restored, but otherwise my relations
with other States arc friendly. In re-
sisting the invasion OF my South Afri-
can colonies by the South African Re
public and Orange Free State my poo
Pic have responded with devotion and
enthusiasm 10 the appeal which have
made to them. and the heroism OF my
soldiers In the field and my sailors and
marines who were landed to co-operatc
with them, has not fallen short of the
noblest traditions OF our military his
tory.
DEEPLY GRIENED.
II am deeply ericvcd that so many
valuable lives should have fallen sac
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The other Boer forces are reported
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-31
MIR. PErr1GREw.s INQUIRY.

a resolution offered yesterday by Mr.
Pettigrew calling upon the President
for information as to whether the peo-
pie OF Samoa We're consulted on the re-
cent Samoan treaty, etc, was referred
to the Committee on Foreign Relations
by vote of 80 to %.
Mr.. Pettigrew then asked unanimous
consent to have printed as a public doc
ument q statement by Agulnaldo giving
a history Of the revolt OF the Filipinos
against the Spaniards. He said it was
a document of great interest to the
senate and to the country, but on OBJ
lection the question went over.
MINOR MATTERS.
When the pension calendar was taken
up the bills passed included one grant
ing to Annie e. Brumby, mother of
Lieutenant Brumby. who was Admiral
Dewey's flag lieutenant. $50 a month
Mr.. Money {AIississippD presented his
colleague. w V. Sullivan. recently
elected as Senator from Mississippi. and
the oath was administered to him.
THE PHILIPPINE QUESTION.
Mr.. Bacon (Georgia) was then recog-
nized to deliver his previously an
nounced speech on the Philippine cues
ton. He was accorded particularly
cioSe ATTENTION Dy MS colleagues and
by his auditors in the crowded CALLER
les. his position on the Foreign Rela-
tons Committee making his deliver
ance of Importance. particularly to the
minority in the Senate.
SENATOR BACON'S SPEECH.
Mr.. Bacon, after discussing some
preliminary points, said in part:
Under these resolutions, If adopted.
the United States win do for the Phil
ippines practically the same as they
have undertaken to DO for Cuba.
The question presented may be con-
cisely stated as follows: When the
conditions are rpe, when peace has
been restored and the authority of the
United States is no longer resisted in
the Philippines. shall the United States
then accord a free government to the
Filipinos to be Independently exercised
by them. or will the United States
thereafter retain the possession. domin-
ion and sovereignty OF the Philippine
Islands, with the view to their perma-
nent retention as part of the terri
tory of the United States"
After discussing previous acquisitions
OF territory. Mr.. Bacon said:
Sin each Of these vast acquisitions
and in the uses made of them there
was expansion. and Ngreat expansion.
Continued m . "a Onff
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revolvers and one big knife. A quick
examination of the revoivers showed
that none of the cartridges had heenl
used, and there was no powder smut'
upon any part OF his weapons, proving
conciusively TINT he could not have
used any OF his three revolvers. In adj
dition to this. all those who heard the
shots joined In the statement that they
were from rifle and from a smaller
weapon. f5 81
Whitaker was quickly led away and
placed in the jail. while a guard was
placed at the outer entrance to keep
out all people who had no direct con-
ncrtion with the institution. @a
The prisoner Is Il man slightly oyer
the medium size. with sandy hair and
moustachc. He was disposed to take
things calmly, although he repeated
again and again that he knew nothing
whatever about the shooting.
HIS STATEMENT.
II was on the first floor of the build
Ing, said he, when heard Governor
Taylor tell that man Davis. the Capitols
Policeman to go over at once to- see
General Collier. l said would go with
MIN. and that was where L was going. i
wanted TO know. too. what the shooting
was about. When I stepped outside
''"e 'i''' b, aopsu ME. ana that's I'LL i
know, and that's fact" l
NOT BELIEVED GUILTY.
Few Feople believe that Whitaker is;
guilty OF the crime but the fact that
he was hastily leaving the building
from which the shooting was done was
enough to make trouble for him. rs
That man Davis TO whom Whitta-s
ker referred is Colonel John Davis. the
-.
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rlfice. but / have witnessed with pride
and with heartiest qualification the
patriotic eagernesS and spontaneous
loyalty with which my subjects in all
parts Of my domInlons have come for
| ward 10 share In the common defense
of their imperial interests. l am con-
fident that 1 shall not look to them in
vain when ehort them to sustain and
renew their exertions until they have
brought this struggle for the mante-
nance of the empire and the assertion
of its supremacy In South Africa to a
victorious conclusion.
TREATY WITH GERMANY
"a treaty has been concluded with
the German Emperor for the adjust
ment of the rights claimed by the two
countries in Samoa, Tonga and othe,
Islands in the Pacific. To portion Of
those stlpulations the Government of
the United States has also been party.
FEDERATION OF AUSTRALIA.
"A bill will be introduced at an early
date to give effect to the scheme of
federation which has been adopted
after most careful consideration by five
of my Australian colonies.
Il have watched with cordial salts
iaction the gradual development Of nv
greater colonies into self-govcrnino
communities. feel confident thar
establishment of the great federation
of Australia will prove advantar eons
not only TO the colonies immedia eIv
concerned. but also to the empire Ar
large.
PRAISE FOR SOLDIERS
The brilliant courage and soldier.
like Qualities of the colonial forces or.
gagged in South Africa have aIread,,
earned high admiration, and patriotio
offers of assistance which it was nor
possible to accept have come from other
colonies with populations of various
races. have received from tho ruin %
chiefs of native States of India MIN
erous offers to place their troons and
the resources of their states at my die
posal for service in South Afri1,a
These proofs of their loyalty to mvscl,
and their devotion to the cause of nv
empire have afforded me much grain.
cation. e. - -
FAMINE IN INDIA.
II regret that owing to insuficisr
rainfall In the autumn over n grea,a,
part of Western and Central Inflio tha
harvest and pasturage have failed -
such an extent as to create a famine
Timely measures have been taken bv
my government and by the rulers Of
the native States affected to relieve Inc
suffering and prevent starvation.