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Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-20
New YORK. Live stock Marked.

NEW YORK. Aug. la.-BEEVEGRe-
ceipts, COZ head; a car Of native steers sold
az $50 and a bunch Of westerns al the
same price; stays, $3.50: dressed beef steady,
Saoies quoted American steers at I3aftc,
nn eS weight land refrigerator beef at
CAtXEs--Receipts, ses head; vsals sold
HoGs-Receipts, SS4 head; nOminally
SHEEP AND LAMBs-Receipts, 7,2ss
head; sheep dull and slightly easier; lambs
sIom hgnt common lower; sales OF all
grades average easier than Yesterday.
sheep sold at N.26G5.S0 per 100 lbs; cuiis.
L5o; lambs, $A5oGd75, with two cars At
S.VWIOoi. culls, $3.50; dressed mutton, 5d7c
per h.; dressed lambs. S6llc.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-20
Wool Market.

been considerable doing In the wool mar
ket, although a little quieter than last
week. The position is firm. with better
prices gradually obtaining. Territory wool
Increases in irmness The tendency Is still
upward with the wool dealers having wool
to sell that have cost them even above the
market price here at present. Fine staple
territorieS. 65q56c: strictly fine clothing,
6q55c; fine and fine medium, 50G52c; me-
dium, 4S446c. Texas wool is in a very
Fall cleaned basis, nominal, 45a4Sc: twelve
months, 55q5Sc; six TO eight months, spring,
52455c. Fine fleece woods are higher, but
the offerings are small. Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania xxx, nominal; Xxx and above, 2Sc;
X, 26q27c; Michigan X, 25926c. Delaine
So%SIo are hhGsPIio1 11iLgS oan! Ohio Deisine'
2Sd30c; No. 2, 27d2Sc: coarse. 24d26c.
ST. LOUIS. Aug. 19.-WOOL-Steady; me-
dium grades and combing, 13Gl8hc; light
nne, l2@lsse; heavy hne' lOq1sc; tub
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-20

CITY. Aug. ls.-CArTLE-Re-
esipts. 1850 natives, 400 Texans; calves,
steady to lower; good stockers and feed,
ers, STEADY 10 higher; choice export and
dressed beef steers, 1e6dS&; fair TO good.
N.VVnt.0i gtockers and feeders. a. al:
western-fed steers, 075d5.OO; Texas and
indian steers, N60G4,O0; Texas cows. S2.O
@SVo; native cows, s.. a696.5 50; native heifers,
$40: calves, $3OO6S.6O. ~
HQGS-Recelpts, $50; market, steady TO
aVS hlgher; top N10; bulk OF sales, S6.SO6p
b.gos. heavy. $6.S5@7.10; mixed packers. Ss Il
gg1ys; light, tS2SgS s7hi Workers., $500
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts. eeDO.
market, steady; native lambs "a MN eS,
western lambs, 100dS0O: native wethers'
SSaUg4 %; western wethers, S.SOaSsS; fed
S.OOg3S5; Texas, clipped sheen. t2' eo1s Ia;
stockers and feeders. s2.Soa2s0.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-20

HOGS-There was a liberal run Of hogs
here today, but under the influence OF 4
good demand the market opened active and
DC higher than yesterday. After about 40
market for a time was very quiet. When
trading started in again II was generally on
a basis OF a 211c advance, as compared with
yesterday, or In other words, the market
closed with part of the advance OF the
morning lost. There was more or less
unevenness from start to finish, so that
some sales looked considerably better tha
others. The bulk of the hogs sold at from
N,O to $l.7b. and as high as f.s6 was paid.
practically everything was disposed OF
81 9 reasonably early hour.
1t was very evident today hat the light
and butcher weight hogs were selling to
the best advantage, and In fact It was
difficult to get a bid on the heavy hogs
until the morning was well advanced.
Representative sales:
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-20
st. Louis Live stock M.,k.4

ST. LOUIS, Aug. IA-CATTLE-Rac.,n..
6,aoo, head, including 5000 head Texana:
market steady. native shipping and export
steers, tS,OOqS.O0; dressed beef and butcher
steers, $475@7.O; steers under 1000 lbs. 81 75
qSVe; etockers and feeders, $3.00d5.@ cows
bulls, s2.5oGs.i IS; calves. sS.ooBS 90 - 'STg5 20;
and Indisn steers, s2w@S.SS; cows and
HoGs-Reeeipts, 1000 head; market s,eadv
90 strong and higher pigs n lights, 3e 2S
$50; packers, *S76@esO; butchers, kssO@
SHEEP AND LAMBs-ReceIpts. 1000
head; market steady to strong; native mutt
tons. *SSSSg42 Si lambs, $S.75@S.ei culis and
ans, 2O0d3,h. "' A0N
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Change. I'm Available supplies.

NEW YORK, Aug. ESPECIAL teIe-
graphic and cable communication received
by Bradstreet show the following changes
In available supplies compared with last
account:
WHEAT-United States and Canada, east
of Rockies. decrease. 1000 bu; ahoat for
and in Europe, increased. 1.200,O00; total
supply increased $4,000 bu.
CORN-United States and Canada, east
of Rockies, decreased, 1.l34,0 900 bu.
OATS-United States and Canada, east OF
Rockies. increased, 191. 900 bu.
Among the more important increases are
those OF 800, 900 bushels at New Orleans,
100000 bushels at northwestern interior
points, ISL. 600 bushels at Newport News.
10000 bushels at East st. Louis. 5000
bushels at Lincoln and $1,000 bushels at
Chicago private elevators.
Principal decreases are those OF 2S1 900
bushels at Depot Harbor and 125, 200 bush
els at Manitoba storage points.
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New York MininE auotntions.
bank CIearines.

CHICAGO, Aug. 19.-Clearings, S24, III, ssl.
balances, H,616,91 1; New York exchange
par to Toe discount; posted exchange, $I.St
sixty days and si.STn demand.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 19.-Clearings, A,743,.
OO9; balances, $671,212; money, 5 per cent.
NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-Exchanges, $2Ss,
400, 800; balances, SIS, $780, $50.
BOSTON. Aug. 19.-Exchanges, $21, 05S, 213i
balances, 1886, POI.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 19.-C1earinRs
S2O,S26, 1858; balances, $2,622,3S money, All
per cent.
ST LOUIS, Aug. 19.-Clearings, $7,O51,2 56;
balances, $9l6, 4S5: money, steady, SOS pei
cent; New York exchange, 15c discount.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 19.-Clearings, 81, 049,-
b59; money, 3hq6 per cent; New York ex-
change, 25c discount.
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New York Money MarL.t

NEW YORK. Aug. 1a.-MoNEy-or coil
nrm at Sh94% per cent, closing bid and
asked q per cent; prime mercantile pa
per, fA06 per cent.
STERLING EXCHANGELsteadv uith
actual business in bankers bills Al "a h
Ior demand and IS Is for ~sixty-day bills;
commercial bills. A.s3M644X, ~
41Hc. uoilarsi
BONDS = Government. STEADY. .,..o
easier; railroad. irregular. sN
. e,osing quotations on bonds are as
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cash quotations were as follows:
FLOUR-Easy; winter patents, $3.6Ods 60.
,ssPectals: A.2o; patents, ss.5OGS.H! straight
VIBRATING. Q spring, 79c: No. 8 spring.
S8c. ""'e' 'NN9
RYE-No. 2, 6Oha5lc.
BARLEY-Fair 10 choice mailing EEAe,.
l max. $1.87; No. 1 northwest.
ern; HE: clover. contract grade, 50.
,@iSsSSp isT9 5sr Ne pork per Dbl. 1855
ribs sides Qoose), sa.55a9.66. DRY sailed
shoulders Cboxed), s.. 75@s. s7h. Short clear
sides (boxed), 310.6061O. 67h, ~
s1.a. "sn "hes'
The following are the receipts and shin
menta. ~ my
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Toledo Grain ana seed.

TOLEDO, o., Aug. 1a.-wHEAT-Dull
stronger; cash, 1&c; September, u%c, bid.
December, 7O5sc; May, 721hc.
CORN-Dull, stronger: cash, sec; Sep
TENDER, 62Jsc; December, 4Ohc.
OATS-Dull, strongi September. S3%c.
December, Nkc.
SEED-Clover, dull, firm; October, $50
bid; January, 1870, bid; prime alsike, 81. 4O
No. 2 timothy, S2.O0.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-20
y Market.

NEW YORK, Aug. ls.-sUGAR-Raw,
test, S%e; molasses sugar, zSc. Refined
firm.
NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 1s.-sUGAR-Mar-
ket strong: open kettle. 2hQ3 S-i6c; open
kettle centrifugal, 3d3zc; centrifugal yell
low, Shq4 1-16c; seconds. 1SdSkc. Molasses.
dull; centrifugal. 5d15c.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-20
PhIIadeIphia Prodpce M.rLet.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1s.-BUTTER-
&c lower; creamery, 2Shc; nearby prints,
&c.
EGGS-Steady; fresh nearby, &c, loss of
fresh western, 21c, loss Of; fresh south
tic, loss off.
CHEEsE-steady; New York full creams,
prime small. 10h610Mc; New York full
creams, fair to good, 9hd10c.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-20

LONDON. Aug. D.-Gold premium AT
Rome IL quoted at szh. Money was not
pIenuinl IN the market today. but was IN
sooo oemsnd IN connection with the nav
ment OF calls 70 recent new issues OF can't
tal. to about 100000 Discounts
"ers urn There was no prospect OF rates
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-20
St. Joseph Live Stock M.rke..

ST. JOSEPH. Aug. n.-CATTLE-Re-
seipts, S,s5i heSi; best active and ytssSy,
1907 cows and helters. h.5O@S.@;
(. HOGS-Receipts, L957 head. i~ht ard
light mixed, iS.75a6SO; medium and SseaSvSsxe
$6;S041;l 10: pigs, $S.75@6.B bulk, IS. Oa6'eS -
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts, S,Eo
to weak; Idaho lambs, S6.25.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-20
OF End ROsIn.

OIL CITY, Pa, Aug. Is.-oIL-Credit bal
ances. n.22; certificates. no bid; shipments
100 ls6 bills average, so,2A bills; runs
II, 2b7 bblA average, 1855 bbls.
NEW YORK, Aug l9-OIL@Cottonseed
dun, Petroleum, steady. Resin. steady
TurDentine. steady. fQ47he
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Peoria Market.

PEORIA Ill, Aug. 1s-CoRN-slow and
easy; No. 3, SIC.
,oATS-Easy; new No. 3 white, 3Sc, billed
through.
whIsKY-sl.d for finished goods.
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TENDER. 66hc; December, 6hc; on track,
No. I hard, Bhc; No. 1 northern. 76Mc:
No. 2 northern, Hikc.
FLoUR-Vnchangedi first patents, $3.50
1.O06f3.10; second clears, 2D. '
BRAN-In bulk. d1.O0G1L.B.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-20
Condition OF the Treasurx.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 19.-Today's state
ment of the treasury alliances in the gem
eral fund, exclusive OF the $4,000 ,0OO gold
reserve In the division of redemption,
shows; Available cash balance, 500, $685.
TAG; gold, 500, 321, 64.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-20
Liverpool Grain and Provisions.

LIVERPOOL. Aug. 1s.-wHEAT-spot:
quiet; no. I northern spring, 6 I'd; No. i
CALIFORNIA, os I'd. Futures; Quiet; 5eptem-
Der. 5s llAd; December. IS 1Od.
CORN-Spot: Quiet; American mixed, IS
October g ehd; January, IS 11%d.
PROVISlONS-Beef, strong; extra India
western; strong Sss Cd. Hams. short cut
u TO l6 lbs, quiet, SIS. Bacon, Cumber-
land cut. e to 80 lbs, quiet. SIS Cd; short
middles; light, q to "a lbs. quiet. SIS;
long, clear middles, heavy, IS 10 40 lbs.
quiet, 5ls Cd; short clear backs. is to %
lbs, quiet, SIS; clear bellies, II to Is lbs.
steady, ,62s. Shoulders, square cut, II to Is
lbs, quiet. as Cd. Lard, dull; prime west
ern,. IN tierees, dull, Sis Sd; American re-
nned, In pals, dull, Sis Sd.
CHEESEIQuiet: American finest white.
steady, 4Is Sd: American finest coiored.
TALLoW-Prime city. quiet. as; Aus
tralian. In London, dull, as.
FLoUR-st Louis fancy winter, steady,
.HoPs-At London Pacific ooasn, steady,
BUTTER-Nominal.
PEAS-Canadian, steady, IS Sd.
Imports OF grain into LIVERPOOL for the
last three days were as follows: Wheat.
n4.OO %centals, including ISL. 900 American:
corn American. 1880 centals.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-20
Duluth Grain MARKET.

DULUTH, Aug. B.-wHEAT-Cash, No.
1 hard, 7bAc; NO. 2 northern, 70tc; No. /
portheEn. 72bc; September. 6ssc; Decem-
OATs-september. s11hc: December. 2sAc.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-20
sioux City live stock Market.

SIOUX CITY. Ia, Aug. is.-(snecial T.l.-
gram .)-CATTLE-Receipts, l,o0; market
steady: beeves. $5.7567.5o: cows, bulls and
mixed, R.50614.60; stockers and feeders. s2.75
$500; yeariings and calves, s2.5O@I.O0.
HOG6-Receipts. $500; market baioc
higher; selling. $e.t0fpS. 70; bulk, 36.606f6B.
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Milwaukee Grain Market.

MILWAUKEE, Aug. Is. WHEAT
Steady; No. l northern. T7aTSc; No. ,
northern. 7sn7Ie; September. 6gEc
RlE-Firm; No. J., 5Hc.
bARLEY-F1rm; No. 2, 7Oa75c; sampla.
Od60c ~
coRN-september. nKe.
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st. Louis Grain ana Provisions.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 1s.-wHEAT-Higher
No. 2 red cash, elevator, 63%c; track, &h9
sssHS: september ss$SSsEc; December.
.CoRN-Higher; No. 2 cash, sc; track. $50;
September, 4Sc; December, 35%c.
OATS-Higher; No. 2 cash. 2hc; track,
2!1Aa2sci September, 26c; December, 25Hc;
No. 2 white, 38G3Sc.
RYE-steady at 4Sh949c.
.FLOUR-Firm; new red winter patents,
s.. 20; extra fancy and straight, $500
3.0o; clear, $2.6592.76.
SEED-Tlmothy, nominal, S3.009425.
CORNMEAL-Steedy, $3.05.
BRAN-Firm; sacked east track, 60462c.
HAY-Steady; timothy. $s.OOQ11.0O prairie,
WHISKY-Steady; $1.31. "
IRON COTTON TIES-Higher, S.O7h
BAGGING-Better, 6 5-16G7 1-16c.
HEMP TWINE-9c.
PROVISIONS-Pork. higher: jobbing, old.
$16,06; new. s1645. Lard, higher. S1O.l5. Dry
salt meats Cboxed), quiet; extra shorts and
clear ribs, $40; short. clear, 1880. Bacon
(boxed), quiet; extra shorts and clear ribs
1913; short clear, $11.37h.
METALS-Lead: Firm at $500 Spelter:
PoULTRY-Firm; chickens, SIC; springs.
i2HqlSc; turkeys. i29l3c; ducks, &c: geese,
BUTTERSsteady; creamery. 17aa1c:
80 taadv ~ fan L..
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-20
Kansas city Grain and Provisions.

KANSAS CITY. Aug. l9.-wHEAT-sep-
TENDER, 6she; December, 62hGe2se: cash
No. 2 hard. 65G65tc: No. 3, 6id6ic: No 4
rcd, 64he; No. 5, 6lhdGsc.
COkN-September. 42%d42hc; December.
8hnS9sc: cash. No. 2 mixed. lsd49hc: No
2 white, @hQ6c; No. 3. 54kQ5c.
OATS-NO. 2 white, Sc.
RYE-No. 2, 46c.
prairie. 800. N'
BUTTER-Creamery. 19c: fancy dairy. lie.
sas Stock l4&e loss on cases returned.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-20
London stock Market.
quotations.

BAR sILvER-steady at "a s-1sd per
ounce.
MONEY-2h per cent. The rate of dis
count in the open market for short bills
Is 2h per cent; for three months bills,
z u-16Q2A per cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-20

Or the Produce exchange today the but-
ter market was weak; creameries. i5ilSc:
carries, lSnQlSc. Cheese, steady, IO1lIc'
Eggs. steady; fresh, l7Ac. ~
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-20
OMAHA WHOLESALE MARKETS
Conditions of Trade and Quotations
on staple and Fancy Produce.

EGGs-Candled stock, 16c.
LIVE POULTRY-Hens. 9h910c; r~oosters
ducks and geese. 6asc; spring csickenHs' pei
BUTfERgPaeklng stock, 12hG1se; chOic.
FREsH CX1uGHTS FtissRnTrolt' Y5c; her.
ring. &C., pickerel, SC; pike, &C.. perch, &c;
halibut, lie; salmon, lee; haddoek, lie, ca,
psr b.. Zee &c? i IdbSRteTs' gre STeen rOOS p ! ib DOl asS,
o9ilhesds; Joe.
OATS-54c.
BRAN-Per ton, SIS.
-HAY-Prices quoted by Omaha wholesale
H Upland po; 3; N S''G Z maGIum, cs ss'sS:' Nc. !
/ coarse, IS. Rye straw, $3.50. These prices
are for hay Of good color and quality. De-
VEGETABLES.
NEW CELERY-Kalamazoo, SOC.
GREEN 6 oNToSs.- Per boz Soaa.. sG Seccrdinx to
size Of punches, 15920c.
TURNIPS-Per bu., 3oc.
BEETS-Per basket, 40c.
GREEN CORN-Per dog, &c.
CUCUMBERS-Per bu., CSC.
1ETTUCE-Per doz. punches, zoo.
RADISHES-Per doz., iOc.
WAX BEANs-Home grown. per market
basket, 25c; string beans, per market bas-
CABBAGE-Caifornia or home grown,
oNNIoNs-New home grown. in sacks. per
ToMAToEsMPeE market basket. 1880.
NAVY BEANsF Fn9II ST, sA1b,
.PEAcHEs-callfornia Late crawfords,
nc; Arkansas Elbertas, per four-basket
crate, &c; per six-basket crate. s1zS.
crate. fancy. 81; Japanese, in peach boxes,
~; Kelsey Japan. per four-basket crate.
b.lC G, Trsse1y, sOOi peach plumS. 400; P.
PRUNEs-Per box, SOc.
PEARs-Cslifornia, per box. n.7S; Ciapp's
APPLEs-summer varieties. per Dbl.
CRXBAPPLEs-per bbl., $3.50.
CANTALoUPE-Texas. per crate. N.7b;
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 10000.
GRAPEs-Southern Catawbas, per 2o-lb.
crate, $50; homegrown. per s-lb. bas-
TROPICAL FRUITS.
BAEANAs-Per bunch, according to sise,
oRANGEs-valsncias. A.B96.oo; Mediter-
LEMoNs.caafoSnla Limonsira. $.oO0
as; MeSsinSMs tiscS gegs, At,o,,s
CIDER-New York, @75.
nHipE rs I sree 2. sAcc; No: |, green:
No. l veal calf, s to III lbs, Sc: No. i
sheep peits, .75e; horse hides, SttSo9s.5S.
ETUTeOWSshinrustss. no. e. i soft sne, she'll. 'G per H..
.seill, h ioci s sRsisi h RsT l Shelf liS &c: b SS; I I pst
shelf, lee: hard shell, i5c; pecans' large
per h., I2c; small, 1oc; ~cocoanuts, per doz.,
OLD METALs-A. B.. Alpern quotes the
following prices; Iron, country mixed. per
copper, per ID, SMo: brass, heavy, per 10,
ssea0; ai Rfa' per nT fb.. { 8s6 iP Paib S5sG; i psT ib per s5 IS;.
7b9Soc; Arkansas Elbertas. per four-basket
crate, SSqSOc; per slx-basket crate, $50.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-20
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARK
cattle Duil, HoE. higher end Sheer
LaWer.

CHICAGO, Aug. observation-disclosures.
$500, including 1900 westerners: market
very dull, Good 70 prime steers. s.o9
and feeders, S2.50dS.6O; cows, n.sOfpS. 7b:
helfers, R.50d6.0o; Gamers, N.50da.b0; bulls.
R.2SdS0; calves, 2.5Od7.5O; Texas-fed
steers, 2.O0dS.50: western steers, A.5Od6 %.
HOGS-Receipts, 1900; estimated tomor-
row, 5000; left over. 1000; market, Sc to
loc higher. Mixed and butchers, t62d7. 10;
heavy sslOQS7 IS; light. @SOa7W; bulk OF
SHEEP AND LAMBs-Receipts, n 900:
sheep, lower; lambs, choice duh; others,
lower; good to choice wethers, 87b1A.OO;
tair to choice mixed, t25O9a50: western
sneep, 26Q2S5i native lambs, N7596@;
Ohicial yesterdays. Raoeinta ahtn
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Minneapolis wheat. Flour aAd Bran.
AINNEAPoLIS Aus. n-wHEAr-sep-
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stock In sight.

tt following table shows the receipts OF
cattle, hegs and sheep at the 1--WE principal
markets for August 10:
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BOSTON, Aug. 1e.-Call loans. s11dfh per
'ent; time loans, 4hd5 per cent. Oficial
of RtOcka ann hnnda.
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FROM OMAHA

tickets. ~ "NP
W-Ddtes OF sale: Aug. l-l5th, inc; Sept.
l-lOth, incl. Return, Oct. 31st. on other
days IN July and August rate will be one
turn. Oct. 3lst.
0)-Dates OF sale: August s-7th, inclusive.
Also circuit tours via Duluth or ChicaRo
excursion rates 10 many other points IN
Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota ana
eastern points.
Write us where you are going ana vs
will be CAD 10 give you full Informal ion
Let us make your Sleeping Car or steSUss.
reservations IN advance,
Call at Illinois Central City Ticket once
No. 1902 Farnam Street, or adress,
". II. BRILL.
DIST. Pahs. AGt.s III. Cent. n. Il
Omaha. Heh
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Good to Choice Cattle Sold About Steady,
but Others Were a Little Lower.
HOG MARKET STRONG TO FIVE HIGHER
Heaviest Run of sheep for the Year to
Date, but wethers and YearIinEs
Sold at steady PrIces-Lambs
Ten 20 FIfteen Lower.
SOUTH OMAHA Aug

III ILATN To DAIE.
The following table shows the REGENTS Of
catte, hogs and sheep at South Omaha for
the year to date and comparisons with last
1902. 1901. Inc. Dec
cattle ........... 474,24S 44O,1 100 BIAS -,
hogs ............1,619 ,O54 L,56S, 275 5O,779 $500,
sheep .,....".... 49,S43 $751; 400 ...... 2S,5OI
Inc following table SHOWS the average
price Of hogs sold on the South Omaha
MARKET the last Sc veral days, with com
parsons with former years:
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. Indicates Sunday


The disposition of the days receipts was
Der of head Indicated:
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Articles.I open.l High Low. Closet Yes'y.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-19

~ terrible wrong Of both the past aud
the present.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-19
THE OTHER SIDE.


This writer seemingly meant 70 represent
the situation from a standpoint Of the facts
In tho case as well as he could gather
them at his remoteness from the scene IN
tho same publication Of date September -
correspondent or individual nearer by
al Sharon Hin, Pa, throws more light o.
the absorbing topic in the following in
tereEting as well as educating letter.
The Root OF the Trouble--ro the Editor
OF The Chutchmau; In the ChurChman Of
September 20 You say. The root OF the
trouble In the anthracite region is that
there is not enough work 70 20 round.
This, II seems 70 me, Is not the root OF the
trouble That the supply OF workers Is ia
excess OF the demand is true, but u Is also
true Of other occupations without result
Ing In the tlccclng OF the public through ex-
tortionate prices. The output OF coal Is
limited by artificial restrictions not by
natural limit OF demand. For example. aftee
Standing the various consecutive raises OF
70 cents Il ton until they amounted to ST.
found II necessary last winter 10 re-
duce the amount OF coal | formerly used,
by leaving some rooms unhoated Yet OF
this Increased price none went to the work
ers; the whole amount went To swell the
already fun Golfers Of the coal monopulists
The report Of the Pennsylvania state
bureau Of mines shows that In 1901 there
were mined d0,o0O00o tons OF anthracite
coal and thnt the total wages paid 10 all
employees NJ the mines aggregated some,
thing over SS6O0O,0o0; q labor cost VI
about go cents. ton. OF the So 30 ton |
tallers profit dncludlng the cost of dis
trihutonl would be large allowance The
railroad freight charges were Sl.T0 a ton,
IRIS IN more than cent a ton per mile,
taxing the average haul; yet tho railroads
haul soft coal for mills per ton per mile,
aud make money; while they haul other
freight at rates which would make 80 cents
a ton on coal big price.
The root OF the trouble Is that the rail.
road combination, hy means Of suh,idiary
companies whose stock Is held hy the rail-
roads themselves, controls over 30 per cent
or the anthracite coal land. that there ara
only some 100 individual owners whose
output IL dictated monthly by the rairond
combination. which cuforces It's rule by
REFUSING to furnish moro than certain
number or cars. and that this trust Is en-,
Qhled 10 hold vast areas 81 mining land
Idle because when unused II is only taxed
On IT'S surface or agricultural value If
these Idle lands were assessed as other real
estate on a basis OF real value the lax
wonld be too high to admit ~ prohtablv
keeping them idle, snd enough coal would
re put on the market 10 supply the normal
demand az moderate price.
=, Ihoom9s FOWLER president Of the
New York, Ontario and Western testified
march IA, 1900, that II az independent ran.
road was given permission 70 construct It's
!ihe 70 udewater. coal would be drug "a
me market NJ 81 ton To prevent this
motors or this line. the Pennsylvania Coal
company, In December Of that year Win
empty coal bns and winter close al hand
those or us who are not plutocrats wouid
IKE change 70 Invest In the drug at 81
q ton.--A, &. PieydpV - 80 - y
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uncommonly big business In that llne' s y,
transient neighborhood like ibis 49,
even the houses give one the impis, I.
that they are apt to pick up ana NOV nov, n ~
moments notice, the drug store Is 49, 49,,
only institution that has any appeaiL'-s ~
peTmanepcy Hence, when peops ri
other parts of the city come over ns -. Is.
ing and End that their friends have - \. b
In the shuttle. they inquire OF :"
their whereabouts. -
"Boarders and dodgers eho mo' y, VIZ n
have learned that the drug store 70 N ,hsy
est place to leave their address, 80 ~
trust 1t with the people In the ng = Vii y
are leaving the chances are tnat y Tha
lost or forgotten In less than q Wa "a BE-
neighbors are equally unreliabie, n n
postman doesn't dare 10 tell, even III. Y
knows. That leaves nobody put ny z M
man ON the beat and the druggls' nat
back on, and, SIS very few. peoptee' oa.naasp
ter how innocent, care to neconJi ch,cs
tial with an officer, they natufa"
us as the lesser evil. "a "a
when we began to supply ~ an h
wanderers on a large scale we kerl..esos 4
rectory In a hRphazard way q ssIussi
cards and slips of paper. but as ~ .rrssssed y
upon our time and patience ~ ~ nrstht
found that system an unmltigale,a.n NJ
and so adopted our present nsve cii
adays when anybody comes ana .bes
YOU tell me II Mr.. A. Smith liFes s1 Ss,s =
In this neIchborhood nowT all w w. rln
do Is 10 say, There, SIR ana ~ Ne a.
the directory. IL the name Is tns.s az
ind II. aud IL II isn't we don ,sn n,'l
thing about Mr.. A. Smith. Inc - siqli
us no end Of trouble, and an
ought to try t."