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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-01
NARROW MARKET
ON WALL STREET
WITH LONDON MARKET CLOSED,
COMMITMENTS ARE FEW.
sagging Prices on Start Turn to More
Uniform Tendency as Day Advances
List Shows Sharp Rise at Mid

New York, Aug. with the London
stock market still closed today there was
no disposition to enter on new commit
ments here. Small changes Of 1s to " up
or down had no significance owing to the
smallness of the dealings and the narrow
ness of the market. Not over a dozen
stocks had opened in five minutes of trad
ing. Reading sagged ss on account of the
closing down of it's collieries. Minneapo-
lis, ST. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie lost a
point. United States Steel preferred
opened up b but sagged to below last
week.
more uniform tendency developed
after the opening, prices generally easing
off with Reading. Union Pacific Missouri
Pacific and United States Steel preferred
prominent Subsequent buying of Anal
gamat ted Copper created a better tone and
before II o'clock the list was rising
sharply. sAmalgamated Copper, Brooklyn
Transit, Metropolitan Street Railway and
Union Pacific sold V to n above Satur-
days closing and Atchison, st. Paul and
United States Steel preferred a smaller
fraction.
Small reactions followed the noon rise
and trading then became practically stag
nant until the buying was resumed at l
o'clock. Metropolitan street railway
touched 100 and there We're advances Of 1
to IL in Canadian Pacific and Virginia
Carolina Chemical stocks.
Trading in stocks was slight, but prices
moved irregularly upwards. Union Pa
cific and st. Paul made gains of "a, and
the Metropolitan fractions, Pressed Steel
Car preferred and st. Joseph & Grand
Island first preferred rose to IL. Bonds
We're dull and steady at noon.
Increasing frmness was displayed by a
few stocks during the afternoon, especial
ly Metropolitan Street Railway and the
grangers. Atchison was lifted a point on
the favorable June earnings. Buffalo &
Susquehanna preferred declined IL.
rise of ~ in United States Steel pre-
ferred on large orders covered some profit
taking in Union Pacific and the grangers.
Tennessee Coal rose and Colorado Fuel
1 IL in sympathy, and Amalgamated Cop.
per gained Us. Third Avenue advanced
II and ST. Louis Southwestern preferred
and Southern Pacific about point. There
was decline of in Minneapolis, st. Paul
& Sault Ste. Marie. The movement in
United States Steel preferred stiffened
prices all around and the closing was
quiet and firm.
Stock quotations reported for The Journal by
watson q Co., brokers' Chamber of Commerce,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-01
MONEY REPORTS

BERLIN, Aug. Exchange on London, 20
marks 40 pfennigs for checks. The rate of dis
count for short bills is per cent and for four
PARIS, Aug. THREE per cent rentes, eff
Zoe for the account. Exchange on London, 25f
Ac for checks.
ST. PAUL, Aug. 1.--Clearings, s961, l7e.72
& NEW YORK. Aug. Close: Prime mercan-
steady. with actual business in bankers bills
at, s. 81 60 for demand and at sas5 for 6o.day
4.ssk; commercial bills. $4.s45s; bar silver.
$3.50; Mexican dollars, .45Nc; government
bonds. steady; railroad bonds. steady.
& MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. bank cIearings to-
day, 81 sos. 2I2.o2. New York exchange, sell
ing rate, SOC, premium; buying rate. Soc pre-
MUM. Chicago exchange, selling rate, 60c pre-
MUM; buying rate, 10c premium. London CO.
day sight documentary exchange, $4.s4H.
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BUTTER-Receipts Saturday, 1926 lbs;
lo sts
S as erss5s u daries seconds i0e
EGGs-Reeeipts Saturday, see cases; candled,
per Of 80 doz $27o seconds per- case Of 81
doe SSas enssfs per ease Of 50 doz
to good a@4e Young Americas, fancy n1s' ii I
s. Patos SWISS No. IS blo pIm ise; So s%iss
N LIVE fd 5Gnn4SESsr Sei e 1o@,,c he,s
s soaa nse ar ROSTERS od Sec old ROSTERS SCI
ibs H. e. oio 1@sc; geese, DC; broilers, IN
f, DRESSED = SEQ MEATs-veal fancy, lb 7@7Ac
&c; mutton, fancy, 5@se lambs o yearIisgs ia
Oe Rk PlaaSs Pel n1he on EcaG. hogs
see; pike. 75se sunsh, perch and gmsi
SSSRRRRAASHHss ls SsE b. ssns &c., SIPS
mH BRfhB ger ph Ia sS s27S 2.,o -. -
medium s1.2O green, fancy ST 80; Du medium SiiEu
PIG E@oss5ss2yrfa Il live young Or old d.
or dead doz. ST. squads, small poor and thin
BEANS Quotations include sacks: Fancy
hh navy, Per bu 225; choice navy ST. medium
l.ZO, m4Q1unl,
mixed m,Sed and dirty, 65@75c; brown, fancy $375;
lib, &c. Ai iia' PEE
ApPLEs-Per brl, s425.
Characteristics Vaiencias, all sizes, 81 so;
MgTd r11naae Sweets, all sizes, 81.
h L;EMosNSS-California, fancy, as to size 81 Is:
cho1ce, ~; Messinas. S3.5O@4
,doNE1.-Fancy white, lib sections 12c.
cnoice wt1te, lib sections, 12c; amber 1Oc:
lOc extracted white, in cans, 7c ex,
:, VEST We COAST FRu1Ts-Apricots, per crate
= ~ peaches per box, S1.25; pums per crate,
$1.5O. ."ee' TA' Ao-qt case
R III I2r REsA4 AS s--14-qt case s1.7s.
81 81 EI RRIES--16-qt case, $1.5o.
IL B1h,AaCkBERRIES-18-q case, So.
EEACHES-Sx- basket crate ST as
.MAIERMELONS-Each Csc.
SuOK CiiERRIES-16-qt case ST. so.
IA, bANANAS-Jumbo punches, $3@3.35; large
ou M;' $2;50M275; medium bunches, $2@2 Is.
oo NEW VEGETABLES-Aspa doz. S56
y gS: bean beans, string. bu. 76e beans, wax, bu,
doz 12a @15c; cueumbers, ao@35c: cauiiiower,
doz, 19c@$l; egg plant, doz $15O@1. 49, lettuce,
aoz. loc lettuce, heads, 25c; mint, per doz, 40c;
onions, per doz punches, 15@2Oc; parsley. doz,
! S9c; p1eplant 100 lbs 81; green peas bu. 75c a
p; iutabagas: bu, Goo; radishes, round, doz
punches tas lo@2oe tomatoes fancy four-basket
crates, Goo; turnips. bu, 60c; watercress doz
soc; garlic, Id, 13li5c w.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-01
THE FLOUR MARKET

PRICES UP 2oc-MARKET STRONG AS
QUOTED.
ALI prices jumped up this morning. Nlillers
say conditions really warranted rise OH Satur.
day, but quotations were not then changed.
With the further advance in wheat the advance
IN flour could no longer be delayed and patents
are up zoe a barrel and clears Zoe. Demand is
not increasing much. The boom in wheat had
the usual effect and good many waiting orders
were booked but general inquiry is not much
heavier than last week
~ Shipments, 32,O54 brls
Fist patents are quoted at IS. s0@5 40; Sec
second clears 50 5Om2 90 5000
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The ice harvest in Maine

The ice harvest in Maine last winter
was one of the smallest ever gathered,
but the quality is good. The crop was
4S5.0O0 tons. A year ago it was 7O0 600
tons.
The most valuable almanac in the
world is preserved in the British Museum.
It is written in red ink on papyrus, and
is believed to be about three thousand
years old.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-01

ST. LOUIS GRAIN, Aug. Close: Wheat,
higher on spring wheat damage: No. 2 red, cash,
December. 925ac; No. 2 hard, 91l92c. Corn,
higher; No: 2 cash. nominal: track, 81 &c; Sep
tember 501sc; December, 44Ac. Oats. stronger;
No. p cash, nominal; track. 35@3sc; September.
32Ac; No. 2 white, 36@37c.
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cH1cAGo pRonncE Ana p,,... -

CHICAGO PRODUCE, Aug 1.-Butter, steady;
ssr re 81 ls@l7c; dairies 12@15c Eggs,
steady; daisies, s@skc; twins, II GSc; Young
A Anne s@sAc., Poultry, alive, weak; tur,
Keys, lo91lc; chickens. He. Springs, lac. Po-
Minnesota, 5s@6Oc; home grown, sacks, 75@s5c
veal, weak; 90 to 60-lb weights, e@7c; Is to
,7k@Sc. -es'
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OTHER GRAIN MARKETS

DULUTH GRAIN, Aug. 1:--some wheat was
sold to the east today, probably 10000 bu. Ex-
Rorters ). sold nothing but had reports Of 70
dull and the market strong. September opened
Ac off at nc and bulged steadily to 9sMc,
| and closed there, advance of 1Hc. Cash
wheat is quoted at 1oc over September for No.
northern. Flax was stronger most Of the
morning, being up 7ac but fell off and closed
unchanged. Oats advanced Ac to &c.
Grain In store at Duluth Saturday. July 80,
1904: Wheat, No: 1 northern. 225.o2e; No.
northern %, $50; No. 3 spring, 635; no grade
32e; special bin, e1es ss mnacaroni,, 1ee,e7o;
total. .O62. 693: increase. 81. 1928: stock year
ago, 2s5, $50. Coarse grain stocks: Corn 1000
bu, decrease 1000; oats 1898, decrease 2s,974;
rye lose, decrease 1876; barley 1904, decrease
8, 62s; fax Coll III. decrease 12471.
The close: Wheat to arrive, No. 1 northern,
sl.os%; No. 2 :. northern. eeMc; on track, No. i
northern S1O3 No northern, 99Rc; macaro.
nj No. L, s2Ae, No 2 SIC; September, 93skc:
December, S9%c; flax track, 81 2315; to ar
rive 81 .2sk; September, s1.24; october, s1.S4
November, 81; 24A;: December. $1.A; oats, on
track 371ac; to arrive 81 nc; September, 33 5hc;
to arrive in August, 35c; rye to arrive &c; on
track, 62e.
Cars inspected: Wheat. So, last year is; flax
oats, 1902; barley. s.1e1: rye, 437: fax, 9,417:
Shipments: Wheat, 2,s69; oats, 5,eo1; barley,
1O2: flax al 71S
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THE DAYS REPORTS
December Wheat
CLOSING CASH PRICES

s1OS; No s1o1K to arrive oil;
Y
No flax. $12s14; sac, new
No yellow No.
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MILWAUKEE, GRAIN AND FLOUR Aug

M1LwAUKEE GRAIN AND FLOUR, Aug. L.
Flour, dull. Wheat, firm; No. northern 81 .O3
al. o31a; No. 2. northern, s1@I.o1 Is: new Sep
tember 91Mc bid. Rye. lower; No. 1, 0@71c.
Barley. weak: No. 2, SIC; sample, 32@65c Oats,
firm; standard. 42c Corn. firm; No 5, 51@52c;
September, Ole asked. s
Wheat-Puts, 901ac bid; calls 93Ac asked.
Corn-Puts. 50KcS asked; calls, 51a &c.
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GENERAL PRODUCE

Official quotations Of the Minnaanolis
Produce Exchange, corrected up to IL M,
Monday, Aug. l.--Butter, steady. Eggs,
steady. Poultry, dull. Veal, firm.
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WINNIPEG GRAIN, Aug. 1.-The market was
December. SEC; May Doc. Close. August. 96i5c;
October, 891hc; December, SIC; May, 9OMc; cash
No. northern. 96Ec; No. 2 northern. 931hc; No.
northern. 9oAc; No: 4, soAc; No. feed,
see; No. feed. Sic. Puts. August. 96Ac; Oc-
tober, S9Ac. Calls, August 965sc: October,
s9Ac. Receipts. IS cars; year ago, 60c.
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NEW YORK SUGAR AND COFFEE, Aug. L.
Sugar. raw. firm: fair refining, SIC; centrifugal,
SO test, 3 15-16@4c; molasses sugar, SIC; re.
fined, firm; crushed, 5.75c; powdered, 5.15c;
granuleted, 5.O5c. Coffee, steady; No. Rio,
73sc. Molasses, steady; New Orleans, 31@37c.
NEW YORK OIL, Aug. Petroleum quiets
refined, all ports $7.65@7.70.
NEW YORK METAL, Aug. Lead and cop
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PUTS AND CALLS.
ASH SALES REPoRTEn Tonav

2:3O O'Clock report:
Puts-September wheat, e115.
Calls-September wheat, 95Ac.
Curb-September wheat, 93kc.
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NEW YORK PRODUCE, Aug. 1.-Butter,
quiet but easy; receipts, 1857 pkgs; street
creamery, common to extra, 13@171ac; state
dairy, common to extra, 12@l7c. Cheese,
small colored, fancy, Sc; fair to good TX a
1886 small white fancy. 71a@7ac; fair to
good, 7@7Ac; poor, 81 @64c; large colored,
fancy, 7ssc; fair to good, 7@TAc; poor, 61a a
6Ac; skins, full to light, lie to Sc. Eggs, firm;
receipts, II, 400; Pennsylvania and nearby fancy
selected white 24@24Ksc; first. 1s@1elac; wes-
tern extra fine, 2O@21hc; average best, R1h@
19c; southern, 1914 @17ac.
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NEW YORK GRAIN AND FLOUR,

Flour receipts, 21,577; sales, 1000: firm but
600 bu; opened steady on light worlds ship
ments and quickly strengthened on foreign buy
gables, q decrease on passage and covering;
September 94i@ 0951ac; December: 931A @94Mc;
May. 95@954c. Rye, nominal. Corn, receipts,
50, $50 bu; sales. 10000 bu; firm on bullish
foreign advices. the wheat strength and cover
Oats, receipts. $4,000, nominal. -.
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KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK, Aug 1.-Cattle

KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK, Aug 1.-Cattlc
Receipts, $4,000, including 5000 southerns;
market 10c to 25c lower: native steers, $4@6:
@3.25: native cows and heifers, $1.75@5; calves
50. 5o14.75.
Hogs-Receipts, 5000: market 1Oc lower; bulk
Of Sales $51O@5.20; pigs and lights, 81. SOC 5.25.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000; market steady; NUT.
tons, 49, 25@4.75; lambs, $4@6.
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Stock quotations reported for The Journal By
Watson q Co., brokers' Chamber of Commerce
Minneapolis. Closing figures are bid.
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KANSAS CITY GRAIN.

KANSAS CITY GRAIN, Aug. Close:
Wheat, lower: September, so@so1sc; December,
s0Ac; May, s1Ac; cash, No. 2 hard, s4@s8c;
No 3, s1@s4c; No: 4, 7s@s1c; No. red, 81
@S9c; No. 3, S5@S7c. Corn, lower; September
471sc; December, ~ &c; May, 41A @41%c; cash
No. mixed 4S@49c; No. 3, 47@4Sc; No. z
white, sic; No. 3. 49@50c. Oats, lower; No. z
white, 40@42c; No. 3, 3Sc.
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK, AUG. H.

CHICAGO LIVE STOCK, Aug. 1.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, $4,000; loo to 25c lower; good to prime
steers, s5.25@6.25; poor to medium. s4.25@5;
stockers and feeders, $2@3.75; cows. 81. 5O@425;
$2@4; calves, $2@65o; Texas fed steers, $50
4.75.
Hogs-Receipts today, $4,000; tomorrow.
butchers $5.25@5.55; good to choice heavy,
$5.29@5.50; rough heavy, s4:so@5:2o light,
sheep-Receipts, 1900; lower; lambs, lower;
good to choice wethers, $3.75@4.25; fair to
choice mixed $3@3.75; western sheep. $2.40@
$4.5O16.75.
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OMAHA LIVE STOCK, Aug. 1-Cattle-Re-
steers, $4@5:s5; cows and heifers, $3@4.4o;
calves, $305.50.
Hogs-Receipts. $500: market 1oc lower:
light. s495@ OSLO; pigs, $4.5o@5; bulk Of sales,
$4.95 @5O5.
sheep--Recepts, 24oo; market shade lower;
lambs, $4.76@6.
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Harvey, N. D., Aug. 1.-The crops in
TINS vicinity are the best in years. Wheat
ana flax are looking well and will be
ready to harvest about the goth. Barley
IS being cut and one field of ninety acres
will be threshed this week.
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SIOUX CITY LIVE STOCK, Aug. Cattle,
500; hogs, 1000; hogs 10@15c lower. Sales:
$685.
Cattle. 1oc lower; stoekers; steady: beeves. ID;
1920 lbs 81. 80; 1G 1920 lbs So. so: COWS and
heifers 10, 800 lbs, 500; IA, 1.O2O lbs. s3.25;
Is, LAO lbs $3.50; stockers. 6. $40 lbs. S2.75;
I, e20 lbs, 1925: 9, 1,04O lbs $3.75: yearlings,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-01

; Shares High Low Bid. Bid.
est. 4 est. IJuly3OlA
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Humboldt, Iowa, Aug. 1ur,,,.
county Will have bountifuI cron Tha
nay fs all put UP and is in good conditio,,
Eariy oats. which are fair Weld are
also secure. Two weeks Of dry weather
came at just the right time for the har bar.
vest. Corn is doing fine and notatoas
are a large crop. iiu po'aeoes
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-01

I Railroads entering the yards reported receipts
| for the day by loads as follows:
| Great Western, 1; Milwaukee, %; St. Louis,
i; Omaha, 10; Great Northern, 3d. 500 Line, Is;
Northern Pacific, 50. Total, 1923.
| Disposition of stock Saturday, July 80.
Firm. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Swift & Co ........... 199 500 1,1%0
w. G. Bronson %
Simmer & Thomas 9
IL. B. Fitzgerald ....... 3 49,.
| Country buyers ....... so -. IL
Totals .............. 313 1863 1,151
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webster, S. D.. Aug. Prospects are
Tor 70 one OF the largest crops ever harvested
m Day county. This applies to wheat.
begin in about ten days. 'is VIII
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La Crosse, Wis, Aug. IA severe
storm passed over this vicinity last night.
u o.an thousands , OF dollars Of damage to
crops. The storm consisted of wind and
a downpour Of rain, which fattanad anu a1't
grain and washed away fences and sn,a II
buildings It was the worst Of the season si
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o. Kennedy, Mimi, Aug. I'm snite 30
the cold. wet summer the crop outlook Is
good. The grain is heading out nice,,,
and some fields have started to turn
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WEEK OPENS EASY
IN LIVE STOCK
CATTLE ABOUT rs CENTS UNDER
LAST WEEK.
A Good Many Western Range Cattle
in the run-Hogs Also Turn Lower,
Altto Receipts Not Heavy for Mon
day-sheep Hold Fairly Steady for
Good Killing Lots.

South st. Paul, Mimi, Aug. 1.-Estimated re-
2 1926; calves, 100; hogs, 1,75O; sheep, 75U;
horses, %; cars 123.
The following table shows the receipts from
Jan. l, 1904 to date, as compared with the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-01

Green sailed branded, 1c per lib less than free
of brands. =
Green sailed horse mule hides.
urge So % 2,25
Green, sailed horse or mule hides.
medlum -. 250@1.75
Green salted horse or mule hides,
Dry flint Montana, Oregon. Wash
fngton and Idaho hides, fiat 14 615H
Montana bulls and fallen hides. 10 ali =
Dry flint Minnesota. Dakota, Wiscon-
Dry hint calfskins ..................16 IA
Green salted pelts. large to small,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-22

Rev. Herrinton has Joined n Mime
sot,, conference and is located at st.
Vincent.
n. +. While, as delegate, from Will
Hams. attended the grand lodge, I. O.
O. r. at Mason City this week.
p. Rolling has returned from his trip
to Miller, S. D..
John Tomlinson, Of Alden. visited his
children here this week.
+. w. Pitzer, Of Ellsworth, assisted
Arthur Wallace this week In the Wasp
office. The editor and his wife are
at the worlds fair this week.
Bert Maxon OF Woodstock has bought
out the Miller barber shop. Mr.. Mil
Ter goes to Wellsburgh.
C. M. Stevens mother of Lacrosse,
wisconsin, Is here to spend the win
ter with him.
G. M. Stevens and family and the
Misses Grace and HELEN Robertson
are going to the worlds fair next
week
There was snow in the air Friday
John Hayse has traded his 800 acre
farm near Rockwell to James Il. Duff
fy for his 200 acre farm northwest Of
town. Possession will be given March
1.
Rockwell land Is valued at SIS per
acre and Williams land at $50 per acre.
!. j. Rick Is In Minnesota and Char
les Stipp is in South Dakota prospect
ing this week.
The Gade Manufacturing Company
OF Iowa Falls have put in at the town
we'll one of their three horse power
gasoline engines. 1t is giving good
satisfaction.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-22
THE GRlNNELL NEWS.

Special to Times Republican.
Grtnnell, Oct 22.-At 8 o'clock this
afternoon the Davenport high school
team meets the Grinnell high school
at Athletic park in the annual football
contest between these two.
Grinnell has been the victory for many
years and expects to be today.
H. M. Bray received kick in the
chest from horse near which he was
standing recently, which gave him
considerable pair, and it was feared
for time might prove serious in
jury, but he is on the street again
looking after business.
Professor E. A. Steiner is on the pro-
gram for a sermon before the State
Y. M. C. A. convention at Ames to-
morrow evening, the closing session OF
the convention.
President H. w. Spaulding and Man.
ager J. C. Goodrich have returned from
Moline, where they went to inspect
and purchase further machinery for
the Grinnell manufacturing company's
plant here.
A very large and somewhat rare
specimen has oeen recently shown
here by a Rock Creek resident, being
a pelican measuring over six feet from
tip to tip Of wings.
Manager o. h. Cole Of the electric
light and heating company, feels jus
titled now in promising heat thru the
mains by the middle Of next week. The
merchants say IT cannot come too soon
to suit them, II the temperature of
today is to continue.
W. j. Rapson. p. A. Marsh, 6. w.
Cole and Lyman Longley and family
expect to start on Monday for a study
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-22
RATES ARE ADVANCED
Conaested Districts in East and West
Des Moines Must Pay Higher Rate
of Insurance or Improve Their Fire
bottles free.

Protection.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Oct. 22.--An advance OF
20 per cent in fire insurance rates In
the congested districts OF East and
West Des Moines has been ordered by
all insurance companies, writing busi-
ness in the city, to take effect on De-
cember l. Agents have been instruct
ed that cancelling and rewriting poll
cies before December l to avoid the
advance will not be permitted by THE
companies. The advance, therefore,
becomes, effective practically at once.
The congested districts, defined by
the insurance companies, are as fol-
lows:
West Des Moines-From the river to
Ninth street; from High street and
Grand avenue on the north to Market
street on the south.
East Des Moines Fourth to Sixth
streets and Grand avenue to Walnut
street.
-Four separate charges of per cent
each are added to the old rates, on
account Of deficient water supply and
street mains; fire department and
building ordinance; unprotected verti
cal openings; and unprotected side and
rear wall, door and window openings.
For each OF these deficiencies in fire
protection, the companies aff1x a
charge of per cent additional to the
present rates.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-22
A UNIQUE CONVENTION
State Meeting of All the Far
mers' Cooperative Societies
In Iowa
WILL BE HELD AT ROCKWELL
Home of the Most Successful of the
Farmers COOPERATIVE Concerns to
be Meeting Place Of First State
Convention of Kindred Societies -
Other News.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Rockwell, Oct. 22.-J. II. Brown,
president Of the Farmers Incorporated
Cooperative Society, of Rockwell, is
authority for the statement that the
first state convention of the farmers
cooperative societies Of Iowa will be
held at this place Thursday, November
3. 1904. It Is expected and desired
that every cooperative society in Iowa
shall be represented at this convention.
Matters Of considerable importance to
the cooperative movement will be up
for q plain and outspoken discussion.
This convention has been precip1tated,
it is thought, by the recent action of
the Iowa Grain Dealers Association
In attempting to force the commission
firms of Chicago into a practical boy
colt Of cooperative concerns, and the
alleged freight rebate enjoyed by some
lire companies. Such topics as these
will furnish fruitful themes for dis
cussion and 1t may be said with safety
that this first state convention will not
be lacking In interest.
Rockwell Is the home Of the largest
and most successful cooperative So
ciety in the United States. and it is
eminently proper and natural that the
first state meeting should be held here.
1t is safe to say that the success Of the
Rockwell society has done more for the
cause Of cooperation than any other
one agency It's reputation has ex-
tended far and wide; its success is
viewed with satisfaction and pride
by the members of the society and the
business interests of Rockwell Here
in the birthplace of successful coop
GRAFTON. representatives from every so
oisty In Iowa will find the warm hand
Of fellowship extended by President
Brown, Agent Frank Campbell and the
individual membership Of the society,"
and from the business men and citizens
of Rockwell a welcome none the less
cordial