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is DANIELS SUPERSTITIOUS ?
Slept in Room No. Ii One Night and
the Opera House Burnt.
New York Times.

New York Times.
Frank Daniels and a friend were taking
a spin in the comedians automobile in the
park the other day and the conversation
turned on superstition. --.
Am 1 superstitious repeated Daniels
as he regarded the steam gauge of the
machine he was driving and gave the
speed lever an extra inch "to the good"
"No, I can't say l am
mo faith in black cats, cross eyed
girls, ladders and 10, them,
"Well-well-they may be a little bad"
admitted Daniels. ..
why do you say so?"
well, in the old Little Puck days,
just before the opening of a certain sea-
son of mine, I walked under a ladder,
fell and broke my leg. 1t kept me in bed
and out of work for six weeks. Opening
had to be postponed, of course. First re-
hearsal went to a black cat ran across
the walk in front of me at the stage door.
Leading woman fell Ill next day, and had
to postpone opening again. Found new
leading lady, got her by correspondence,
and when I saw her I knew she wouldn't
do. Had cast in her left eye. Had to
pass her up and postpone opening again.
Finally got things going about Christ
mas time. Shipped all the scenery and
clothes and so forth to the town where
we were going to open. Had rehearsal
that afternoon and everything went great.
Went to my room at the hotel and
dreamed roseate dreams of a great sea-
son-much of It as there was left Got
up, saw a fine glow in the sky through
the shutters on my window and went
down to breakfast. Said to the landlord,
Fine sunrises you have in these parts.
That amt SUNRISE he said; that's
the Operyhouse burning up
Il had slept in room 13."
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LONDON FINANCIAL 49,. =
Consols and Quotations of American
Securities.

Londcn, March l9.-Consols for money,
SO 11-1e; consols for account, $685.; Anaconda,
6B; Atchison, 1915; Atchison preferred, e9!s
Baltimore & Ohio, lo9; Canadian Pacific,
1885; Chesapeake G Ohio, 4714; Chicago Great
Western, 24a4; Chicago Milwaukee & st. Paul,
1891; Denver & Rio Grande, 44M; Denver s,
Rio Grange preferred, "a; Erie, sSA Erie
first preferred, 10Y; Erie second preferred,
IS; Illinois Central, l4aA Louisville Nash
Missouri, Kansas 4 Texas preferred, 55I
New York Central, 1871; Norfolk & I'VE Western,
tario & Western, 1919; Pennsylvania, TIA;
Reading, 2sA; Reading first preferred, AZ
Railway, 1885; Southern Railway preferred.
s9A; Southern Pacific, 667a; Union Pacific;
1925; Union Pacific preferred, 8s%; United
States Steel, 4ass; United States Steel pre-
ferred, 97A Wabash 744: Wabash preferred.
49, Spanish fours,t TN; Rand mines, liz;
De Beers, s43. -ss-..A: r.: .'....
Bar silver, easy, "a 3-16d per ounce. Money.
21k@3 per cent. The rate of discount in the
open market for short bills is 211-16G2M per
cent for three months bills is 2es92 11-16
per cent. Gold premiums: Buenos Aires.
140.90; Madrid, 37.62.
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Receipts and Shipments.
March is.

Received-Wheat, $50 cars, 163, 400 blu; corn,
5000 bu; oats, 1890 blu; barley. 1870 bu !:
max, I, $50 bu; flour, 1,474 brls; millstuffs, 80
tons; hay, As tons; fuel oil, 19S,6oo gals; fruit
207, sos lbs: merchandise, 1,7oO,9S0 lbs; lum-
her, % ears; barrel stock. 6 cars; machinery,
BRICK d Il ooo lime, car; cement, $40 brIs:
pig iron, II cars; railroad iron, 2 cars; stone
and marble, 8 cars; live stock. 6 cars; dressed
meats. $4,000 lbs; butter, 10000 lbs; hides,
cars sundries, SO cars; car lots, SAT.
Shipped-Wheat, 81 cars, 1880 bu; corn
1850 bu; oats, 1860 bu: barley, $3.50 blu;
millstuffs, 1924 tons; hay, ri tons; fruit.
5000 lbs: merchandise, 2,561, ITO lbs: lumber,
20 cars; machinery. $500 lbs; lime, car;
cement, 100 brls; household goods. 100000 lbs;
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MONEY REPORTS

NEW YORK, March 1s.--Money on call firm
at 4 to per cent; closing bid and asked,
1905 per cent; prime mercantile paper, AZ
as per cent. Sterling exchange frmer. with
actual business in bankers bills at $4.871a
for demand and at 81 So for 60 days; posted,
s4.ss and 81. ssh commercial bills, $40
4.s5; bar silver 53%c; Mexican dollars, 4sAc;
government bonds, steady; state bonds, cas-
Ter; railroad bonds, irregular Exchanges,
s24S, 653, 093; balances, $1S, 102, 2e7
MINNEAPOLIS = Bank clearings. 81, 1928,
450.S4; New York exchange. selling rate, zoe
premium, buying rate 3oc discount: Chicago
exchange, selling rate. 1oc premium, buying
rate, 40c discount; London 6O-day sight docu-
mentary, S4.s4k.
ST. PAUL-Clearings. $685., 1851.
BOSTON. March 19.-Clearances, $22, 187, 200
balances. 81. 1863. 157.
PARIS. March 19.-Three per cent rentes
100f G21ec for the account. Exchange on Lon
don, 2tf 16c for checks. Spanish As, 77.S7.
BERLIN.lMa 1s.-Exchange on London,
90 marks 1854 pigs for checks. Discount rates,
short bills 2A per cent. three months bills
per cent.
CHICAGO March 19.-Clearings. s16 279, 226;
balances, 81. 07s. SIS. Posted exchange, S4.sd
for go days. $4.Ss on demand. New York ex-
change at par.
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Northern Pacific earnings for the first week
in March increased $116, 81; from July /, in
crease, St, ,921. -.
A Denver dispatch quotes Paul Morton, vice.
president of the Atchison, as making a posi-
tive statement that the Colorado Southern
railway had been sold in New York. EX-
Governor Grant, director of the American
Smelling company, quotes J: J. Mitchell, Of
Chicago, as make the same statement to him.
Neither Mr.. Morton nor Mr.. Grant profess to
know to whom the road has been sold.
Waldorf gossip to Watson: The feeling in
financial circles is chat prices will continue
to creep upward. The buying of stocks is
better than the selling, observing brokers
ton Of stocks by substantial interests. This
IS particularly true of issues like the Coalers,
Peoples Gas, Wabash, Brooklyn Rapid Tran
Steel common. 1t is argued that special con-
dltions favor nearly all these properties Thus
the Coa!ers are helped by the reported settle
Followers of the First National Bank party
are very bullish on Readings, and Of late
have largely increased their holdings of the
common. The brokers of Morgan and Keene
have also bought this stock extensively and
! the outlook is for big speculation in it the
coming summer, the favorable Incentives be-
and the expiration Of the voting trust Mean
time, earnings are the principal bull argu-
ment. A.. -. .! 80
+ A. M. Day wired Whallon, Case & Co. from
New York The sentiment is surely changing
here. Market is broadening and strengthen
ing. The large operators who make the mar
ket are decided in their opinions that market
is on the eve of an Improvement. The money
situation is certainly free from any signs
Of trouble and we have the assurance of the
largest banks here that there will be no
strngency. Morgan. has been buying Read
ing for the past three days. Belief is that
there is some short interest in Colorado Fuel
bonds, which will have to be bought to-day.
1t seems pretty sure that buying Of the stock
for the past ten days has been for very
prominent interests and that bonds sold yes
terday went to the same place. Those most
interested in Northern Securities case ex-
press themselves as hopeful that they will
win in the government suit and also claim
that suit was brought against the opinion of
Mr.. Knox. One Of the largest trunk lines OF
the west has earned in seven months it's
fixed charges and dividend for the year.
These are some Of the facts that the leading
operators are getting hold of and are work.
ing on. When they gradually get to the
knowledge of the street we will get a good
| market. Public is here and ready to trade.
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New York Grain.

New York, March 9.-Flour-Receipts, 3d.
a aa 5rls; sales, $500 pkgs; holders of flour
ness and buyers 5@10c out of line; Minnesota
patents, Sssog4; winter straights, $380@ssO;
Minnesota bakers $2.s5@2.3O; winter extras,
low grades, s2.e0931O. Wheat-Receipts,. $500
bu: sales. 10000 blu; opened easy on cables,
rallied with outside markets, and then weak
50 15-16c; July, s1@s1Ac; September, 500
S01kc Rye-Dull; state, 60@61c elf. New
York car lots: No. western, 64Ac fob.
900 blu; opened about steady, but was soon
affected by the wheat decline and large arriy-
ais at Chicago: May, 66 13-16@67Ac: July,
661s@665ac; September, 64%@65c. Oats-Re-
ceipts, 127,50O bu; oats experienced depression
and weakness. following corn: track white.
53@5Sc.
Close: Wheat-May, soc; July, $685. Corn
May, 667sc; July, 65%c.
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State Grain Inspection.
! March IS.

- 4 Marcn Is.
Inspected In-Wheat-Cars--
Great Northern-No. northern, Z; No. 2
northern, IA; No. 3, 8: rejected, l; no grade,
Miiwaukee-No / northern, A. No. north
ern. SO; No. 8, 13; rejected, z; no grade, /.
ST. Iouis-No. northern, 1; No. north
ern, ~; No 8, Ia; rejected, |. -
500 Line-No. northern, 4; No. g. 2; re-
jected. I. .
Northern Pacifc--No. 1 northern, 5: NO. 2
northern, 2. ,a.4,.,
Chicago Great Western-No. 3. l..
Minnesota Transfer-No northern, 1: No.
8, 3 cars.
Total-No. l northern, II: No. 2 northern,
81; No. 3, A; rejected, 10; no grade 3.
other Grans-No. corn. car; no grade
corn. q No. 3 white oats. 8; No. white oats,
2: No. 8 oats, /; No. 2 rye, 2; 3 rye, l.;
No. / fax, 2; rejected flax, .; no grade fax, 2.
Cars Inspected Out-No. / hard wheat, 2;
No. 4 northern, %; No, 2 northern, 107; No. g.
4OSrejected, g.; no grade, 8; No. yellow corn,
1; No. 8 corn, No. 4 corn. 3; No. oats.
4; No. / fax. 49,
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PROVISIONS
Chicago Provisions

Chicago, March 1s.-Provisions were quiet
and steady early. Hog receipts were as estt-
mated and packers bought. There was some
commission house buying and there was not
much stuff offered. May pork opened I'M
changed at S15s7h and sold between that and
$15.35; May lard 21sc higher at $9.371a, and
May ribs unchanged at IS. 40, and advanced a
shade. Close: Pork, March, s15.27A; May,
s15.421a; July, s15.e21k. Lard, March, 50. !;
May, 1910; July, $9.527s; September, $3.50.
Ribs, March, $40; May, $40 July, ss.573a;
September, $50.
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Liverpool Grain.

LIVERPOOL, March 1s-Wheat spot No. 2
red western winter, dull, IS 1ad; No. north
firm, Is 4d; futures steady; March, IS l1kd;
May, Is 11ed; July, IS. Corn, spot, firm !;
American mixed, new, IS 2l2d; American
mixed. old, IS Sgd; futures, quiet: May, 5s
21ad; July, 5s I'd -.. ,-...5 :,
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5.75; Gamers. s125@2.so; bulls. s2.5oa5;
calves, $1,000; Texas fed steers. s4-75a6
Hogs. receipts to-day, $4,000; tomorrow,
GOO; left over 5,212; stronger; mixed ana
butchers, $6.10H655; good to choice heavy,
S640@6.6O; rough heavy, s6.1O@635; light, S6Gp
$50 bulk Of sales, s6.25@6.45.
Sheep, receipts, $4,000; sheep anG lambs,
strong; good to choice wethers, $4.75@550:
fair to choice mixed, 81 25@6; western sheep
and yearlings, $4.75@6; native lambs, S4@6.S0;
western lambs s5.25@S,75.
Official yesterday: Receipts, cattle. 5.12O;
hogs, 1o,1l5; sheep, IL, 126: shipments, cattle,
{, 552: hogs, 1868: sheep, 2,OSS -
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Toledo Grain.

Toledo, Ohio, March 10. Notwithstanding. and
excited; closed weak and lower Corn-Fair-
ly active, weak and lower; cash, 601ac; May,
615sc; July, slice, Oats-DuH, fairly steady;
cash, 1870; May, 1885,. July, s36ac. Glover
seed-Steady and firm cash and March,
S. .471a; April, s.. SO: october, s5.227a; No.
alsyAe, $3.50; No. 2 timothy S2.9
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THE FLOUR MARKET
decided 1mDrovement-Dem In
creasinS-GCOd Outlook


This morning brought the larges. run of
orders for some time, and the outlook is for
continuance OF the present good demand
Millers have at last been able to get on an
export basis and the quantity of foreign bust
ness entered yesterday and to-day is larger
than for the preceding two weeks. Domestic
buyers are also coming in, freely and are in
creaslng the size of their orders. Shipping
instructions for. old orders are coming in aud
mucn or the old business is being cleaned up
Shipments for the day were 1913 brs.
First patents are quotable $3.SO@3.9O; Sec
ond patents, S3.70Q3SO; first clears, $2.5O92. So
second clears. $2.20@2.25 -.
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South Omaha Live Stock.

South Omaha, March 19.-Cattle-Receipts,
200; steady; beef steers, s4.2o@6.60; Texans.
S.76G14.75; cows and heifers, S550G5.40; can
ners, $1.50@325; stockers and feeders, S2.15
@4.75. -.
Hogg-Receipts. $500; steady to strong:
heavy. $6.2096.45; mixed, $6.1066.25: pigs,
$4.50@5. so. '.+s - -7-:s... IN, -'-.e.- -
: 'Sheep-Receipts, 5000; active and stronger:
sheep, SS60. So; lambs, S.. 50G6. 90.
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St. LOuis Grain.

st. Louis, March 9:-Wheat-Lower; No. 2
red, cash, elevator, S11sc; May, s054c; July.
73s@731ac; No. hard. 15@77c. Corn-Lower;
No.. 2, cash, 6O12c; May, Gle; July, 6OAc. Oats
Lower; No. 2. cash, 451ac; May, 1880; July,
345sc; No. 2 white. 47kc
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MISCELLANEOUS
Cotton.

New York, March 1e.-Cotton opened steady
with prices 1 toi2 points higher. Futures
closed quiet; March, $3.50; April, $3.50; May,
September, s.27c; october, s.11c; November.
sole; December, sole. The cotton exchange
will be closed Friday, March %, and Satur-
day March 90
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Kansas City Grain,

Kansas City, No., March 19.--Wheat, May.
Tic; July, 711sc; cash No. hard, 71h@72c;
No red, 7s0791ac; No. 2 spring. zoe. Corn,
May, 611kc; September, 5SAc; cash No. 3
mixed, &c. Oats, May, Aye.
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St. LOuis Live stock.

st. Louis, March 19.-CattIe-Recepts, 2 900;
strong; beef steers, So. 55@6.75; Texans, $40
G6.40; stockers and feeders, $2.sO@4.s5; COWS
and heifers, 81. 25@5 80.
Hogs-Receipts, 1000; steady; pigs, SEQ
els; packers, Sc. 1896 40; butchers, $3.50
6.5712.
sheep--Receipts, LOO: steady; sheep. $40
M5. 40; lambs, s.. 5017.
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Among the shippers on the market were:
Riley Bros. Ellsworth; John Bowers, Garvin;
c. H. Cleveland. Bethel; S. P. Hanson, Sank
Center; o. r. signahess. starbuck: NJ T.
Dill, Prescott; F. J. schilling, Red Wing; E.
Mark I; s Co., Princeton; W. Stokes. Month
Bros, Delano: Lott & Sayles. Austin: ]. s.
Larson. Northaeld: L. Wooders. Red Wing;
Citizens bank of Pine Island, Zumbrota: II.
H. Holton, Kenyon: r. Gibbons. West Con-
cord and Mantorville: Charles Black, Welcj;
Schneider Bros. Alma; J. j. Madden. Pine
Oorquodale, Delhi and Echo: n. o. Fundring-
stand, Madison: I. n. Brown, Boyd; Moen &
Olson. ClarkaeQd; R. H Kempton. Morton;
Wittsack & KOCH Waconia: B. F. Miller,
Mortified; q. o. Lee, Medford; c. NJ, zierke,
Glencoe; NJ. Christensen: Sleepy Eye: l.
RUPERT Jordan: C. 'Heinke. New Prague;
J. j. Lenertz. Darfur. Odin and st. James;
John Hegerle chaska;.L H; Termath, W J.
Northrop; G. w. Dodge, Madelia; W. R.Jef-
fers & Co.. letters.
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me VARIOUS railroads entering the yards
reported receipts for the day by loads as fol-
milwaukee & St. Paul, Il; Minneapolis & St.
Louis, IS: Chicago, st: Paul, Minneapolis &
omaha, 10; Great Northern, Z; Chicago, Bur-
Pacific g. Total ~ ..'-' 800
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Wheat Movement by Roads.

I Wheat movement by Roads.
Observation-Disclosures, II cars; Omaha, q;
st. Louis, %; Great Northern, SO; 500, g.;
Northern Pacific TO- Great Western, 1. --
Shipped-MilWaukee, Z; Omaha, g. Wiscon-
sin Central, 1; st. Louis. 2; Great Northern
5; Great Western, g. .,-.=.,
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Kansas City Live Stock.

Kansas City, March .-CattIe-Receipts,
5000: strong; beef steers, S6.35@6.70: Texans,
81 G5@575; cows and heifers, So. 25a6. 25;
stockers and feeders, $325Q5.20.
QG.55; packers, Sc 15@6. 80; medium So 40
workers.. s6.25Q640. pigs, S. 1905. 60.
Sheep-Receipts, 1000; strong; sheep, S4.6o
o.. 65; lambs, $625@6.50.
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Sugar and Coffee, !.

New York, March 19.-sugar-Raw, STEADY;
fair refining, 29-32c; centrifugal, 9l-test,
B 1920; molasses sugar, 2 21-32c; r filmed,
steady; tSEshed, 5.25c; powdered, s4.85ca gran
ulated, IS5c Enthusiastically; NV Or
leans, ak7A1c. Coffee suffered a setback this
Of disappointing European cables and heavy
movements at primary points. The market
had an irregular undertone all the forenoon
amounted to but II 900 bags, including: March,
5.10c; May 5.30c; June, 640c; July, 550c;
September, 5.70c. Prices at that hour were
about even with the opening. Spot was dull
FOR invoice lots of No. I Rio Rio. market
firm. No. Z Rio, 4@5.5oc; exchange, 12 1-32d.
Receipts, 10000 bags. 4s,F y
Lead,
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Milwaukee Grain.

Milwaukee, March 1s.-Flour-steady.
close, No.. l northern, 100
7532c; No.2 northern, 74@747ac; May, 747sc.
Rye-Steady; No. l, Soc. Barley-Firm;
No. 2, G51ac. Oats-Dull; No. white, 45aa
@46c. Corn-May, 611sc. ..'i
Wheat-Puts, 1880; calls, 741ac.
Corn-Puts, 605sc; calls, 61Ac.
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!: :CATTLE-Butcher cattle active at steady to
strong prices. Feeders and best stock steers
steady. Stock heifers slow Stock calves
slow. at prices 1O@15c lower. Mich COWS
steady. Sales: ..
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- 'iAo Oiiiod StOChy Us lO-uay CdllIS,
73
The following table shows the receipts from
Jan. |, 1902, to date, compared with the
same period in 1901:
Year Cattle Calves Hogs. Sheep. Horses. Cars
1S2.. q, 4o5 60S6 159, 2SS 12s,91S 246 3,S71
I9ol..... e, 33e 6,402 1912 62,425 40s 3,127
Dec.... $50, 36S i60
me following table shows the receipts thus
Rod in 1901 -
lear; ear Cattle. Calves. Hogs Sheep Horses Cars
1SO2.. e,46l 1881 2S626 21,SO3 SO Sol
1901" 49o7 1929 24,852 6, 45S Z o5t
me-: 4,544 552 3774 Il, 345 81 2i7
.OIucla1 receipts tor the past week are as
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wheat. $500 bu;, corn, $3.50; cats, 2,545; tax:
8,41t.s Close: No. l hard cash, f47sc; No. l
northern, cash and arrive, 717sc; May, 7eBc;
July 1890; No z northern, $3.50; mo- 3, 67asc;
Manitoba cash. 701ac; May, 711ec; No. ., 671ac;
corn, ,601ac; flax, cash and arrive, $1.73; May,
$1.75i September, 81. 80; oats, Ale; rye, SIC.
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RANGE OF WHEAT PRICE in MlNNEAPoLl

I car; linseed OIL 60 brls; oil cake, 426 900
lbs; railroad materials, car; sundries, q
cars; car, lots, 800. -.s a,5 !.
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New York Provisions

New York. March 19.-Beef-Firm. Pork
Steady Lard-Quiet; prime western steam
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Sioux City Live Stock.
Sioux City, Iowa. March 19.-Receipts-Cat-
tie, 1850; hogs, $500.
Hogs-About steady. Sales:
Chicago Live stock.

Chicago, March 19.-Cattle receipts, q, 600;
steady: good to prime steers, $4,000. TO-; poor
to medium, $4.25@6.40: stockers and feeders,
s2.50@5.25; cows, $125@6.50; heifers, $2.509
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Chicago Seed and Coarse Grains.

Chicago March 19.-Flax-Cash northwest,
S172; southwest, s1.6s; May, Sill. Rye
March, SEC; May, sc; July, 56Ac. Barley
Cash, 60965c. Timothy-March, $50. Glover
March, $S.75@8.80
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INVESTMENT GOSSIP

New York to c. E. Lewis: The general
trend OF prices is upward. OF course a
serious possible coal strike threatens. Aside
from this, it is fairly plain sailing. q. 49,.
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Wheat Movement,

- March 10. IL 1zt,>, ~
The following are the receipts and ship
ments at the principal primary wheat mar
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cow, $37 E. ".-
l cow and 1 calf, $3.50.
l cow, $24 .---
HOGs-Market weak to &c lower than Tues
day morning. Receipts liberal and quality
fair. Best hogs a little better than Tuesdays
tops. Range in prices, $6.10@6.4O; bulk, Sc. 10
@6.20. Sales:
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Lead.

ST. Louis, March 1s.-Lead--FIrm; s.. o21hQ
4.05. Spelter-Dull: f4.10.
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SHEEP-Receipts light. killing sheep and
lambs in excellent demand at steady to strong
prices. Stock and feeding stuff slow Sales:
Killing Sheen and LaanhR-
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WEAK TO sc LOWER
Receipts of Hogs Are Liberal and
Quality Fair.
BUTCHER CATTLE ARE ACTIVE
Best Stock Steers and Feeders Are
Steady-Stock Calves
Are Lower. ).
BUTCHER CATTLE ARE ACTIVE

south st. Paul, March 19.-Estimated re-
cepts at the Union stockyards to-day: Cattle,
80; calves, S25; hogs, $500; sheep, $50; cars
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Northern Pacific earnings for the first week
in March increased $118, 81; from July l, in
crease 49,
Arizona republican., 1902-11-12
Too Much Legislation.

A glance over the summary of legis- lation in the several states accom- plished by those state assemblies that were in session in the early part of this year is both instructive and diverting. The average legislator is disposed to re- sent seriously the jokes of paragraph CTS who figure them as sponsors of foolish and futile legislation, but there are few among themselves who would not join the laugh if they could see unrolled, as in a panorama, the full roster of things that have been done by legislatures, to say nothing of the multitudes of cranky proposals that were slaughtered between the commit tee rooms and the executive veto block. There is unquestionably a strong tang of suggestive wisdom in the saying that that people is governed best that is governed least" when the aphorism is applied to the work of legislative bodies. And if the people themselves would only be truer in action than in sentiment toward the demand so often voiced for fewer laws and better laws" every state in the union would be profited in most tangible ways.
 Frequent legislation, however, multi plies statutes of doubtful character and experimental purpose. Many of these statutes are fads, many are vaIueless except in rare cases, and too many of them cast in the form of general laws when they are only sought to cover To- cal instances. It is not, therefore strange that political economists are agitatinS some system that will devolve local legislation entirely upon the af- fected localities and take away from state assemblies the burden and ex- pense of considering private and local bills. The demand for this reform is not so urgent in New England and and those northwestern states that have adopted the town meeting, or county legislative systems, but in the older commonwealths it is growing an- nually more needful that general as semblies should nave some such meas ure of relief.-Atlanta Constitution.