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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-24
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agent during the session. Concerns
were very slow to bid to supply books
in 1897 on account of the low prices
fixed by the law, but they were all
on hand to bid this time, even though
the prices were the same as five years
ago. The following shows the, books
adopted, the prices to the local
agents and the concerns which cap
tured the contracts:
First reader, 10 cents, American
Book company.
Third reader, % cents, American
Book company.
Fourth reader, 30 cents, American
Book company.
Fifth reader, 40 cents, american
Book company.
Writing, cents, Crane & Co., To-
peka.
Speller, 10 cents, Rand, McNally &
Co., Chicago.
Mental arithmetic, 20 cents, CHM &
Co., Chicago.
Elementary arithmetic, 25 cents,
Scott, Foresman & Co., Chicago.
Advanced arithmetic, IS cents,
Scott, Foresman G. Co., Chicago.
Elementary geography, 80 cents,
American Book company.
Advanced geography, rs cents,
American Book company.
Elementary grammar, 20 cents,
American Book company.
Advanced grammar, "a cents, Crane
4 Co., Topeka.
United States history, 80 cents,
Scott, Foresman & Co., Chicago.
Physical geography, so cents, CHM
q Co., Chicago.
Algebra, so cents, CHM & Co, Chi
cago.
Physiology, 50 cents, American
Book company.
Physics, Allyn & Bacon Chicago.
Bookkeeping, 40 cents, Goodyear &
Marshall, Cedar Rapids, la.
The books are sold to the pupils
at ten per cent. above the price to
the agent. All the books now in use
must be taken in at half the price of
new books.
Better Have Died With the Secret.
In q certain Kansas town not long
since a widow came to die. She had
q daughter aged 20 and son aged
20. Just before breathing her last
she called them to her bedside and
told them that both were adopted
children and that they were not re-
lated in any manner to each other.
They had been adopted by herself
and her husband when they were in
fants. They had never heard 1t hint
ed that they were not brother and
sister and the offspring of their sup
posed parents. Since then the girl
has worried herself to shadow in
wondering who her parents were and
what her true name is. The son grew
sullen and morose and then went
away to some part unknown. And
the question is, did the dying widow
do right in telling them the TRUTH
Kansas City Journal.
A Fool Prank.
A prank was played at Baldwin
the other night which nearly resulted
in fatal accident. The NJ Alhpas,
q local girls fraternity, gave party
at the home of f. x. Jardon, four
miles northwest of town. The party
went out in three rigs, and when
they started home the right back
wheel of each vehicle came off; some
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GOOD TRADE IN WHEAT
A SMALL FRACTION ADDED TO THE
PRICE ON GOOD BUYING.
Corn Loses Nearly Two Cents and
Oats Are Fractionally Higher
Small Gains i'm Hog Products.

CHICAGO, Nov. 22-There was a fair
trade in wheat to-day and the market was
strong, December closing Aa2sc higher.
with May up &c. Corn closed 17sc lower
and oats BGAc higher. January provisions
closed TIC to 15c higher.
Wheat ruled strong. after an easier open
ing due to weak cables, liberal receipts and
favorable weather for the movement. The
chief supporting influences were buying by
the Northwest and a good export demand.
Local traders were unable to determine the
attitude of the leading longs, and in conse-
quence many of them kept out of the mar
ket. Selling at the opening caused a slight
decline, but buying which was credited to
big long started an upward movement. and
the market was strong throughout the day,
especially May, which closed SIC higher at
7612c. December opened &c lower at 745sc.
sold down to 74Ac, but rallied TO 75lsc and
closed A@2sc higher at 75d751sc Clearances
of wheat and flour were equal to $4,000 blu.
Primary receipts were 1,235, 900 blu, against
1,01S,O0o bu year ago. Minneapolis and
Duluth reported receipts of 95S cars, which,
with local receipts of ~ cars, nine of con-
tract grade, made a total of 1880 cars,
against 1867 last week and 9S7 year ago.
There was fair trade in corn, but prices
dropped under the influence of increased
receipts, better weather, lower cables and
weakness Of the cash article. December
and January were offered with special lib
crafty, and in turn affected May. The de-
cline brought out numerous stop loss or
ders. What demand there was came chiefly
from shorts who wished to play even
over Sunday. Receipts were 26O cars. De-
cember sold between 561kc and soc and
closed 17sc down at 55c
The oats market, while quiet, was steady.
Elevator interests bought December and
traders sold 1t against purchases OF May
at 1Q112c difference. On the rise in May
there was considerable selling of that de-
livery Receipts were 1S4 cars. December
closed at 301sQ31c and May at 315sc.
Provisions were steady on light hog re-
ceipts, but trade was quiet January pork
closed 1212c higher at $15.621z, lard 15c up
at $3.50 and ribs 71sc improved at $50.
Estimated receipts for Monday: Wheat,
145 cars; corn. $50; oats, 1S5; hogs, $1,000.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
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Butter, Cheese and Ees..

NEW YORK Nov 2.-Butter-Receipts. 2,242
packages; market firm; state dairy, 2Od26c' ex-
ira creamery, Csc; Western, common TO cholce'
2Gd271c. Cheese-Receipts. 3,174 packages; mar
colored, old. 12s4d new. 12hc; small white,
DID, 12%G13c new, 12i2c; large white, old, iSc ;
new, 12hc; large colored old 13c; new, Hizc
Eggs-Receipts, 5,621 packages; market quiet;
state and Pennsylvania average best 2SQ2s12c;
Western fancy candled 26G27c; poor TO prime,
21d25c; refrigerated. 1sG21c.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 22.-Butter dull and
weak; extra Western creamery, 2Sc; extra nearby
prints, 3Oc. Eggs firm but quiet; fresh nearby,
2sc. loss off; fresh Western. Csc; fresh South
western, 26q27c: fresh Southern, 25c. cheese
steady: New York full cream prime small, l3Ac:
New York full creams. fair to good small, l294q
13c: New York full creams. prime large, l3ql3hc;
d12%c.
BALTIMORE Nov. 22-Butter firm and un-
changed; fancy imitation, 2lq23c; fancy cream
cry, 2SG2S12c; fancy lade. 2oG22c; fancy roll lSq
22c; good roll. 17G19c; store packed. 16G1sc Eggs
firm and unchanged fresh, 27q2Sc. Cheese hrm
and unchanged: large. 12&ta1Slac; medium, 100
1850; small, 1874 413Ac.
CHICAGO, Nov. 22.-On the Produce Exchange
to-day the butter market was firm; creamery.
1s627c; dairy, 1sq23c. Cheese steady at uql2c.
Eggs firm; fresh, &c.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 22.-Eggs frmer; fresh
Missouri and Kansas stock, zoe per dozen, loss
off. cases returned; new No. 2 white wood cases
included. 2Olzc.
ST LOUIS Nov 22.-Buteer steady; creamery.
20G271ec; dairy. 17@21c. Eggs higher at 2o1zc'
loss off,
LOUISVILLE, Nov 22.-Butter-Common and
medium. 15917c per ID; good, 1Sq20c. Eggs. zoe.
CINCINNATI. Nov. Eggs steady at 21@
2Sc. Butter firm. Cheese steady; Ohio fiat, l2c
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The Industry Has Fallen Somewhat
from It's Former High Estate.
Brooklyn Eagle.


They say that there is not so much baggage
smashing as there a few years ago: that
the Central Federation of Baggage Busters has
valises go to their destination in practically the
condition in which they were sent The IkeIier
reason Is that, having found the smashers still
active, the trunkmafers are building stronger
than they did, and the strapping
and binding their property firmly. There
is no trunk like leather one. The smasher
jeers IL, in his inexperience, but when he
hurs it from the car to the station platform
when ne leaps upon it, when he grinds his teeth
and drops crate of provisions on IT, when he
up-ends it and rolls it with slam against a
stone wall. he thinks he has done what is ex-
pected of him, but, although the jar may have
broken the iady's perfume bottles. or me lud's
carefully acked bottle OF old port, emptyfng
their contents the silk skirt and Vanished
collars. the box resists the sincerest attentions
OF the man in the baggage
The other Cay number of crates conta lining
bottles unloaded at railroad station
young fellow. who dropped the first box from
the level of the floor to the platform, about
four feet. The bottles came down with a bang
The second crate he dropped on top OF the other
A third he dropped where he had flung the first
and, the pile grew, he would lift crate and
drop It, when IL would have been really more
easy TO slide IL along. Then he started a second
pile OF the boxes. and every one of these he al
lowed 10 fall with bang that shook the plat
passenger who watched this performance stroIled
UP and asked. In tone intended TO be sarcas-
tic. Have you left any Of them?'
The smasher replied, in a matter Of fact tone:
H! Thems empties. 1t don't make no
difference"
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BOTTOM OF CARIBBEAN SEA
Said by Professor Heflprin to Have
Dropped Out.
Brooklyn Eagle.


Following. close on the appalling destruction of
st. Pierre by Pelee and the havoc wrought on
the Island of St Vincent by La Soufriere the
mala, is matter of the greatest possible inter
est TO scientists. Dr. Edward o. Hovey of the
American Museum of Natural History who was
one of the first en- the scene OF Martinique
disaster said that. while there was undoubtedly
some connection between the volcanic onthreaLss
in the West Indies and the volcanic outbreaL i5
Central America, IL was not clear Just what II
was In response TO an inquiry whether as a
result OF their Investigations into the tragedy of
St. Pierre scientists. had. evolved any new
theories about volcanic action. he replied sue
cinctly, punches of themi'' But he admitted
also, that the theories were merely theories and
that while there We're many of them as there
could as yet be regarded as sufficiently sub
stantiated for general scientific acceptance.
bro,essor HeIlprin: who made perhaps the most
Peee and Soufriere and was eyewitness to
time fesTnd fbat h as in,
OF them-regards the activity OF Santa Maria as
confrmation Of the theory to which his investiga-
wonted volcanic upheavals in tropical North
America all surface manifestations of exten
bed changes that will involve a considerah,a
subsistence OF the Caribbean sea-
. AeSoreing to Professor Helprin. the Lesser
northeasterly extension OF the Andean unountatn
range. The islands are merely the tops of par
ticuarly lofty peaks. To his mind the Andes
when they reach Colombia are divided. one
branch being shortly submerged and only here
she other the main Branch este lns sea level
entire Pacific coast line OF Central and North
Asia by way OF the Aeutian islands
This theory of the subsistence of the Caribbean
in that part OF the world. and its cracking as a.
settles. Through these great cracks IN Is he
lieved that the sea has leaked in upon the super
heated interior OF the earth and vast ouantities
of steam have been generated, which have forcs6
way out at various points In what biologists
call the Tine Of weakness'-that In. the line OF
least resistance. -
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Oils.

NEW YORK, Nov 22.-Petroleum firm: refined
New York, 7S0c; Philadelphia and Baltimore,
755c; Philadelphia and Baltimore. in bulk. soc.
Rosin firm; strained common to good, 81 75@1 tn.
Spirits Of turpentine dull at 53G53zc.
SAVANNAH Nov. 22-Turpentine firm at
50zc. Rosin firm; A, B, c, ID, s1.371s; e, $1.4211
F. sl.47la; G. s1.57l6: H. s6O; /, sos: ]. So 50:
s415
OIL CITY, Nov. 22.-Credit balances. s1.39; GER
tifcates, s1.41 bid, closed at s1.42 bid. Sales.
5000 brls. Shipments, 12f242 brls average, 49, S65
brls; runs, 81, 800 brls; average. 7s.5Os brls.
WILMINGTON, Nov. 22.-Spirts turpentine
firm at 49$c. Rosn firm at s12561.30. Crude
MONTPELIER Nov. 22.-Crude petroleum
strong: North Lima. $1.01; South Lima and Indi-
ana, 9Gc.
CHARLESTON, Nov. 22-Turpentine and rosin
unchanged.
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AT NEW YORK.
Flour Is Firm and Wheat Higher, but
Other Grains Are Lower.

NEW YORK, Nov. 22.-Flour-Receipts,
26,774 brls; exports, 2O,035 brls. Quiet but
firm; winter patents, $36013.90; winter
strafghts. S3.45G355; winter extras, s2S5Q
80; winter low grades, s.. 6562 80: Minneso-
ia patents, s3.90q4.15; Minnesota bakers,
$S25@3.40. Rye -four quiet; fair to good
s3O5q3.4O; choice to fancy, s3.50Q3.55. Buck
wheat flour quiet at 81. 9O02S5. spot and to
arrive. Corn meal steady; yellow Western,
SIPS; city, s1.23; Brandywine. sS.4OQS.55. Rye
dull; No. Western, 5S1ac f. o. b. afoat; No.
2, 54Q5415c; track State, 54a541kc C. /. t.
New York. Barley steady; feeding 41c c.
!. I. Buffalo; mailing, $4,000 c. i. (. Buff
falo
-Wheats-Receipts. sl,s5O bu: exports. IT,
7Sc f. o. b. afioat: No. / northern Duluth
S312c I. o. b. afioat; No. 1 hard Manitoba
S419c f. o. b. afioat The. wheat market
developed considerable strength this morn
ing on scare of shorts prompted by a
good demand from Western sources cred
tied to the leading bull interests; closed
firm and partly 1sc net higher; May, 70 GIG
closed at Sole.
Corn-Receipts, 114,45O bu Spot dull; No
z, 6o12c elevator, 6612c af1oat; No. yellow
and white, Csc. Options were easier being
affected by clearing and colder weather
lower cables and some increase in the
movement; closed weak at 7s@1hc net de-
cine, January, o312u54c, closed at 53Ac
May 4i1sG4SAc, closed at 47Bc; December
5912d6O12c, closed at 591kc
Oats-Receipts, $4,000 bu; exports, 75,O77
bu. Spot steady; No. 2. SEC; standard white
Csc; No g. 35lac; No white CSC: No. 8
white, size; track white, 361bG42c. Options
dull and easier with corn. December closed
at 36Ac.
Hay, Hay steady; shipping. 55@7Oc; good to
Hops firm; State, common to choice, 1902
29G3Sc; 1901, 24G2sc; old, 7612hc; Pacific
coast, 1902, 25GF32c; 1901, 23G27c; old, 7d121sc
Hides steady; Galveston 20 TO % lbs lSc
California, q TO Is lbs. 19c; Texas dry. "a
TO 30 lbs, lac. Leather steady: acid 24G25l5c
Beef quiet; family. Sl5.50l1S; mess, sl0Gr
1880; beef hams, S2050G22; packet s14G16
city extra India mess s26d2S. Cut meats
quiet; picked bellies. s11Q12; picked shout
ders, SS.254S50; picked hams, s12Gl12 %.
Lard steady; Western steamed. sl150. Re-
fined steady; continental, S11.50; S. A, s12:
compound $75od1.75. Pork steady: family
$3.50; short clear, S21Q23; mess s1SG1S.5O.
Tallow steady; city, Csc; country. 61s61
csc. Cotton-seed oil firm; prime crude NOM
inal; prime yellow. 35lkQ36c.
Rice firm; domestic, fair to extra, 41L0
CSC; Japan, AZ. G5c. Molasses steady; New
Orleans open kettle. good to choice, 3OQ3sc
Coffee-Spot quiet: No invoice, SIC
Mild firm: Cordova, 734G12c.
Sugar-Raw firm; fair refining, 35-16c
centrifugal, &C test, 1850; molasses sugar
3 1-l6c. Refined firm; No. 6. 435c; No. Z.
4.30c: No. S, 4.25c; No. 9. 420c: No 10, 415c
No. IL, 4.10c; No. Il, 4O5c; No. 49, 4c; No.
IA, 3.95c; confactioners' A. 460c; mold A, Sc
cut-loaf, 5.35c; crushed. 535c; powdered
4S5c; graduated, 4-75c; cubes, &c.
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frequent fluctuations in pricee again this sweek,
but the changes were not extensive as here
tofore The week opened with slight improve
nent In prices over the close OF last week. but
the gain all lost on Tuesday and on
Wednesday there a further decline OF 100
15c. On Thursday there was a slight rally. but
this all lost Friday and. with further
decline OF 5d10c at the extreme close OF the
week, prices were for an average fully loo lower
than the close OF last week At current prices
there a very good demand from both local
and outside sources and trading at all times was
buyers seemed TO be satisfied with prices and
they cleared up the supplies promptly. The
quality has been good throughout the week,
and the average weight has been desirable.
There has been probably a smaller proportion or
light hogs than heretofore. and there was not as
much difference between the top price for light
and heavy grades at the close of the week as al
week was $3.50 On Monday IL was $3.50 and at
the extreme close OF the week s6.32l9 The re-
ceipts to-day around loo smaller than a
week ago and over 2. 500 smaller than year ago:
The market opened with only a fair demand
from outside sources and local packers having
ly inclined TO be more independent and the bid
ding was irregular but generally lower. Occa-
sionally light hogs at the start sold at nearly
steady prices. but heavier grades were generally
reported around 10c lower, and before the close
OF the day the market was considered odloc
lower than yesterday, the change being less on
the light grades than others. Occasionally IL
claimed that bids zoe lower, but there
were probably no hogs sold on that basis. A few
loads that came in late were sold at the decline
in prices. Representative sales ranged from
g. 30 10 S. 32lz. and the bulk of the supply sold
at s6G6 20. although there were several sales
above that Quotations:
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THE SUNDAY JOURNAL
$3.50 PER YEAR.

like say IL. for fear OF offending. and vet IL
Is a TACT that have never been able 10 conduct
satisfactory rental relations with the female
owner OF mouse. i might go further than this
ana say that have never made any sort OF sat-
isfactory business deal with a woman Plainly
they have all been blunt. fat failures frequently
ending In perfect whirlwind OF unpleasant To-
quacity, bordering on denuncsation. and In bad
lseIlng generally They plausible
Ihey make me promises. but rarely keep them.
In business women are not reliable so far as my
experience goes do not mean 10 say that they
are wicked and designing in these matters They
simply promise too much. I suppose IL Is be-
cause they talk too much. Speaking much while
making trade is unwise IL you want the deal
TO stick The short categorical answer Is the
ming IN business But you can't hold A woman
down 10 this rule She Is too fond OF talking.
one cannot talk all day without committing one
SELF IN some way, but women do not seem 20
realize It. OF course there are some excep-
tons But. looking at the thing IN a general
way am inclined 70 commend the wisdom %
from man after his advertisement He's right
about II, and evidently speaks by the card
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clears. sl0D Bacon easier: boxed shorts and
flour r, soo brs w shss ~ *
bu; oats. soo1 bu- Shipments-Flour. Y GOO oris;
wheat 5000 bu: corn. $500 bu; cats. 4l."V pu
BALTIMORE. Nov 22--Irour steady and un-
changed Wheat easier spot and November seg
,sse; December; ss@7sHs; January "ga,s s
eTn by sample. s7lkG7ec; Southern grade. .2Q
,sS Corn weak spot new ssc new or S,n
sclsc asked February. 49s4c asked; steamer
pew Ss. sST5hesn white wht snd gs15S~
No mixed. sSlzgsic. Rye steady; No 2. 5slsg
&c; No Western 57.za;sc; Sugar an. hrm ana
LOUISVILLE, Nov. 22-wheat-No 2 red and
longberry. 72c; No. red and longberry. &c
Peaches 2sSsc. BeanssHNo ph hsnd-picked
$50 per bu Hay-Choice. in car lots, on track
Sens ss sGxs5 pe sC posatoe per
Northern potatoes, 5sn6oc per bu Onions. sZq
rs per brl New cabbage, soc per brl Peppers,
toes. s1.5oq2 per bu.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. ACKNOWLEDGING
s sse no s4ase No Gasp red sc: No 6
G64c Ccrn-November. 44c; December, 4lAc:
s Nay No &C. 'asa NO o mxeS 4z white ssse
Receipts-wheat, $4,000 blu; corn, $500 bu oats
2.so0 bu; oats, ll,0C0 bu.
CINCINNATI. Nov. Flour firm Wheat
Rye DUN No. 5 5iizc. lard quiet at $500
Bulk meats easy at $3.50 Bacon easy at sl2- 20
Whisky active at s132. Sugar steady. Receipts
Wheat 81, COO bu; corn, 49, 900 bu; oats 1900 bu
Shipments-Wheat. $4,000 blu; corn, $3.50 bu;
oats, 1i000 bu.
TOLEDO Nov 22-wheat dull and higher:
cash, 79Ac; December, soc; May. S0Ac Corn
fairly active and lower: December. i&c; May.
4Sc Oats dull and steady; December, sc; May,
327sc Rye-No. 2, 5Ikc. Glover seed dull and
lower; November, s6.s2i1; January, $3.50: March,
S6.S7ls; prime timothy. H15 alsike $3.50
DULUTH Nov. 22.-wheat-Cash, No hard;
76lsc: No. 2 northern 72ssc; to arrive, No. 1
northern, 1850; November. use; December, 72ssc;
May, 4Ac. Oats-December. on track and to
arrive. 3O12c: May, 31l2c,
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
72Ssc: May. 74A@74Sc: on track. No. hard. 15lsc;
No. northern, 7i1sc; No. northern. 72ssc.
MILWAUKEE. Nov. 22.-Barley steady; No. 2.
e6lbc; sample, 35G6Sc.
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TRADE IN GENERAL.
Quotations at ST. Louis, Baltimore,
Cincinnati and Other Places.

LIVERPOOL, Nov. 22-Wheat-Spot firm; No.
2 red Western winter, IS 1od; No. i northern
spring. Is Id No. California. SAID. Corn-Spot
quiet; American mixed. 5s Sd. Flour-St. Louis
fancy winter quiet at SIS Sd. Beef strong; extra
India mess, 115s. Pork strong. prime mess. West
ern, 95s. Hams-ShCrt cut, IA 10 Is lbs, quiet at
55s Sd. Baccn-Cumberland cut. rs TO 30 lbs
steady at SIS Cd; short ribs 16 10 "a lbs steady
al SOS: long clear middles. heavy. ss to 40 lbs.
dull at SIS: short backs. Is to 20 lbs. firm
SOS: clear bellies. IA TO Is lbs steady at SIS 3d.
Shoulders-SQuare. IL to 13 lbs. quiet at SIS. Lard
strong; prime Western, In tierces. Cos; American
refined, in pals. els Cd. Butter nominal Cheese
strong: American finest white 59s; American I'm
est coored. SOS. Tallow firm; prime city, 2ss Cd;
Australian in London, 34s Sd.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 22.-Flour dull: red winter
PATENTS So 3063.50; extra fancy and straight S31
325: clear. So s5a295 Timothy seed. steady. 81 20
$50. Cornmeal steady at $40. Bran firm;
othy, s1e61s.50: prairie. sail Whisky steady at
s1s2 Iron cotton ties. $-0h Bagging. 5-ls6
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Hogs-Receipts, 1000; shipments, 900. The re-
ceipts of hogs this week have been fairly lib
eral showing increase OF over 5000 compared
with last week, but decrease OF about $500
compared with the same week year ago and
an increase OF l.ooO over the corresponding week
two years ago. Thus far this year the receipts
are 1850 smaller than the same period last
year and the receipts thus far this month are a
little less than 5000 smaller than the same
period last year. For the week ending yesterday
the leading local packers bought total OF 80 6sl
against ao.7a2 the preceding week and So. 800 the
same week year ago The shipments during the
same period were comparatively liberal being
the corresponding week year ago. There were
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-Representative Sales

Sheep-Receipts $50; shipments small. The re-
ceipts of sheep and lambs this week have been
small, showing decrease of over 900 compared
with last week. nearly 100 compared with
the same week year ago and an increase
of 1000 over the corresponding week two years
ago. Thus far this year the receipts are over
e. 900 smaller than the same period last year.
and the receipts thus far this month are a little
less than 2 500 smaller than the period a
year ago. The supplies have been just about
large enough TO accommodate the local butcher
trade and on that account there has been very
little fiuctuation in prices. At times the market
appeared to be shade easier and occasionally
little more strength developed, but the average
for the week not materially changed COM
pared with prices current at the close Oh last
week. On account of the moderate supplies
shippers not much in evidence. but 1t is
hardly probable that they could have paid cur
rent prices on account of those prevailing else
where. The highest prices reported this week
were So for lambs and $3.50 for sheep. The re-
ceipts to-day as usual on Saturday. were small,
and all were soon sold at steady prices COM
pared with those current heretofore this week.
Lambs sold from 81 to IS and sheep from 81 to