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DAILY WHEAT MOVEMENT, NOV. 81.
The following are the receipts and shipments
at the principal primary wheat markets:
GRAIN TRADE GOSSIP

Armour bought 800, 600 bu May corn.
Moore says: Think it time to buy in short
wheat. So
Jacobson says "I believe short wheat should
be covered this weak spell. On @-
Sidney. Love selling lot Of wheat.
Looks like Armour buying wheat on the breaks.
Liverpool close: Wheat ss@Sd lower; corn
3Ad lower to I'D higher.
St.. Louis stocks Of wheat are s,2s7, 1000 bu,
decrease 40, 600. *
The Chicago crowd has the idea thaht Armour
is big buyer of wheat and seller of corn.
Slaughter buying wheat.
Dennis says: The buying is not SO bad now.
1t is sufficient to- absorb the wheat. You viii
have to get continuance Of very bearish condi-
lions to get wheat much lower. 49,
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MISCELLANEOUS

NEW YORK COTTON, Nov. H.--The cotton
market opened easy at a decline Of z to 6 points
under HauiGation arising apparently from private
900 and 1,e4s 900 bales Gables were about a.
due on the New York close for Saturday, how
ever, and after the call there was good demand
professional was fairly active and prices during
the first hour ruled pretty steady at a point
south was fair, with the exception Of some rain
in the central belt and receipts promised to be
Cotton futures opened easy; November, e.Ac
bi O.; pse s e5ac January, 9.e2c; February,
961c bid; March, 9.76c; April. 9.8Oc bid: Nav.
e.soc; June. 9.s5c bid; July, 9.s9c ~
Cototn spot closed quiet and steady; middling
bales. .y4s3..3.s 4 J.. 49,,
At midday the market was firm and net 1@a
points higher. Spot cotton dull; middIing up.
lands 1oc; mtddling gulf, 10. 25c. + - -
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MONEY REPORTS

BERLIN. Nov. 21-Exchange on London, 20
marks 36A pigs for. checks: discount rates,
short and three months bills, per cent.
LONDON, Nov. 21.-Bullion amounting to
e25, 900 was taken into the Bank Of England
on balance today. ~ ok &c.. -.
ST: PAUL. Nov. q. Bank clearings today,
81 ,289, S15. S8. n'.s - =.
PARIS, Nov. 21.-Tbree per cent rentes 9Sf
soc for the account. Exchange on London, 25f
15c, for checks & ' 81 G,:. -:}
Z MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 21.-Bank clearings to-
day, So, S39, 644.51 New York exchange, selling
rate, Toe. premium; buying rate, 1Oc premium;
Chicago exchange. selling rate: COG premium
documentary exchange, .S41S. =
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THE FLOUR MARKET
INQUIRY BRIsK-wEEK OPENS WITH M-
PROVED OUTLOOK.

Every miller reported better outlook to
start the new week. increased interest in the
market and increased inquiry from widely scat
tered territory. The eastern and central states
buyers were more generally in touch with the big
mills and while the business actually entered up
to noon was not especially heavy there was
much business pending. Prices were unchanged
but strong as quoted. Millers agree that If the
market hardens around the present level and
shows indication of holding Or advancing, they
will do a big flour trade, many buyers need
-four but still fear decline in price, and will not
buy heavily.
Shipments, So CAT brls.
First patents are quotable at $5.95@6.O5; Sec
ond patents, $5.sO@5.9O; first clears, $4.35@
4.45, wood; second clears, $2.70@2.sO, in wood,
T in Minneapolis.
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number Of towns on the northern coast
telephone. The charge is 81 for three minutes.
San Jose, CAL, is about to have Its first Chris
ttan Science church, It will cost $25, 600 and
will be pure Greek in architecture, after the
temple OF, Ilysus It is expected to be ready
Tor occupation about the the first Of the year.
outing which the club has enjoyed.
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PROVISIONS

CHICAGO PROVISIONS, Nov. H-Larger re-
ce1pts OF hogs than expected caused fair Iduida-
ton In provisions, resulting in trife easier
tone. January pork and lard were each OF
changed at $6.47h. T. 49, - ~
Close: Pork, November, $111o; December.
MILO; Jang "a H., s12.40: May. $12.52B Lard
"a san In 95; May, $7.121a. Ribs, January,
NEW YORK PROVISIONS, Nov. 21-Beef
steady Pork steady. Lard quiet; prime wes-
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Wales wants a capital, but tho the search
| has been going on for years, no city has yet
been found pre-eminently suited for the honor.
Germans, Syrians, Greeks, Danes, Rumanians
Swedes. Bulgarians and Russian Jews are pour
| ing into South Africa but the British work
| man cannot be induced to go there. Beer is toe
dear there.
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nn1.n sH1pMENrs

New York. Nov. 21.--I3azard Freezes have in
Ecreased their gold engagements for export to
| 81, $780, 900. Of this amount 100000 will be
shipped to Paris steamers leaving tomorrow
| and the balance on Thursday This exhausts the
supply Of gold bars at the assay office.
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FLAT JEWELLERS

Yonkers Statesman.
Patience thought you had collie
dog?
Patrice-I did before moved.
But this Is dachshund?"
les; had to make change; the
ceilings are so low
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NEW YORK SUGAR AND COFFEE, Nov. q
Sugar, raw firm; fair refining 3-16c; centrifr1.
gal 96-test, 11-16c; molasses sugar, 8 1916:
refined firm; crushed, 6.15c; powdered, 5.55c;
gaanuiated; o4ec: Coffee steady; No. Rio,
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THE DAYS REPORTS
CLOSING CASH PRICES


oats
to o
SOC od Ice new;b o 2
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GENERAL PRODUCE.

Official Quotations, Of the Minneapolis
R9aSSs 5N5 oI Corrected Up to Il NJ
BUTThR,-Receipts saturday 5000 lbs; cream
cries. cries. Seconds 2Ss ds9ss sxIss ds
1ss ais ssoc sseG s4 extras
EGGss-Receipts Saturday, 50 cases.. Strictly
laid ae neuded ee current
died. case count, cases included, dog, 23c; cold
s 11a d M esas d s 81 do gd
onds, per case Of 80 doz, $425; checks, per case
faiF to good e@7e; old fancy 1oe; dai has
ec fsney
pjqualtty and regular IN style, 1ac; Young Ameri.
burger Ss n no s @1se 10 naDa seshk 2
SWISS fancy loaf Bl Swiss, ehoiss e;
fsnss ps s sa sz,s aes Rsk soeE s s
,.PiGEONS~Tame, live young or old, doZ, SOC;
iso@ sm aahey sad
u Iiy t5, fat 1ss; o s toms.
ea 81 sses aae g.
fancy, 1ec; choice, l3@14e; old toms. 1sc; cults,
good and small, 6@7c: old BOOSTERS and culls,
&c. DUCKS fancy heads ducks
ffsSa t. s sssd sSsss fancy heads off, 1oe geese
@5e; mutton fancy, 5H@ec; i lambs, milk
fancy, 7@sc; lambs, milk, thin. 5@6c; hogs,
FdSH-Pickerel, &c: bullheads, &c; crappies
eFaS5ies R Rbs 7@so; sunhsh perch and small
M ch ,a1"qs sasf: @
| lAMd.D1ck0d i-r1oodi uro ir ma
to GOOD S0 s. m Ssoe caf tands
DRIED PEAS. Fancy yellow, bu. 81. 90; me.
@arnow $hfo green fancy $1eo medium s115
kihEs sas ans, DF snogs
Sen Davis Bs Rfss 3d. sissaags Ts
81 iSsss&': 49, na7s'
ot dEMoMs-c fancy, as to size, 1925
fada e %h1t$$ 5 Sections, 14c
1aRey sec Th1ts Up sections isc choice white
extracted white. in cans, &c. G', extracted amber
e eaRBAGEsNe large crates, s125; ton, S.
Ssar!ots, sacked Doc; red stock, CARROTS
sHa Ss &c i bul as
denns Ss,$ 81; Mascatines, $3.50: "o'''' wv
%SFs eosE Rss rEs lRs s1 se:,. nsr
$225@2: 80; ounces $1.75. p''l'' pef Do IVA
fancy Ass55SS 80: extra fancy keg &c.
BANANAs-Jumbo bunches. S2.75@3: large
ou 9S S $225@2 so; medium punches, s..
~ Ao!s.sl lEs-eoEarly Blacks bril- 1925
~ NEW vEGETABL Hs-Beans, string, 2-s bu
Sa; pteans, wax, 2-S bu, S.; beets, bu s5c
cry; K 25@s0c; c1eumbers. doz, SITS; egg plant
fuce b saddc ao@l2e lettuce doz Soc; let
shaaiilots, doz punches, 65c; parsley, doz, zoe
fEa aaa round, doz bunches 75c; squash, Hub
para, ton, SO; tomatoes, 1-3 bu, So; sturnfps bn
Coo; watercress, doz 90c ~ - w. -p0' ~
10-lb bags, $685. 70, ON-e'' 'eA
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ST, LOUIS GRAIN. NOV 21-C1osa- -1yhas
KANSAS oITY GRAIN. NOV. 21

5ply; ssHs; cash "; hard, s15s@1 :6S; No. ;,
No. 8, $1:03@1.05; No. 4, e0c@$1. Corn-De-
ee ein 4 42Ms; Nay 41ss@4le cash, Ne;
No: 8, 46@47c: Oats-No. 2 mixed, SOC; No.
white, 0R@031c -
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Saturday, Nov, 10:
Totals ...........5s

Prices generally 10c lower Heavy packing
ceipts fairly liberal. Average quality common
81 20 to sa4S 9 guE g9od saoise
s. 20 to $40. fair to choice heavy from 81. Is
s. 10 to $40 Sales :' A'io '..'l0l ~ - 'i''
90 H99gg s iSs p 25 g. lbs e. S1e lbs
So 5o S5 ips So 49, SS 200 5S ips g lbs
log IT, s:5s f e. Ssssiss
sS At $ itssSy $ ss
TssF: ysa1s &c lover: GOOD stock and Feeding
= s5s@1s
u.s. 1 $S9o 81 Is rs 81 g.; s5
lbs, $i;75; T. $50 lbs, s1:so; s 81 lbs, $1:So. ~
sShSE 5s s9 sa5 It'8f o56 iSs l' S. sf7? LTD
2sS Sff s., ssss 1 1sS lb bs l. 1850 lbs $751;
81 F. ii! = e e. 81 + q! q;
57 St Is spgs and Heifers1 500 lDs' s17S
H. 2s Fl s.
sheep and lambs selling in good demand at prices
steady with last weeks close. Feeding sheep
and lambs moving readily at steady to strong
prtces.: Sales included some Dakota lambs, with
| q pretty good killing top, as, feeders at 4 IS.
| Sales: -. r '' =.
killing Sheep and Lambs-1ss lambs, IS lbs,
$5.35; II lambs, SS lbs, $5.25; IL lambs, Is lbs
s.; IL lambs, rs lbs, So; 10 lambs, "a lbs, ST. 90
yearling wethers, 115 lbs, $4.10; Gull lambs
| 95 lbs, 81; 46 ewes, 1S5 lbs, 1885, II ewes, los
| lbs, So. GO. -. -, -.
| stockers and Feeders-12b lambs, 70 lbs IS;
l 1orah he he ho
Among the shippers on the market were: A.
Nelson Eagle Bend; NJ. E. Maynard Long
Prairie; M .. Sail Britton; ]. christopher,
Langford; A. G.. Stevens, Harlem; J. T.. Mitchell
81. o. Brown, P. q. Howall, Newark; J. r.
| Stephens, New Salem; L.. Christensen, Belfeld
Falls; Cahin Brothers, Albee; J. NJ. Hogan,
| Benson; H. R. Hanson, P. Egans, Benson; T,
Olson, G.. Stewart, Murdoch; P. Flynn, g. E.
| Brown Litchfeld; J. 81. Citing, Herman; r
| Hills, J. E. Peterson, Donnelly; B. A. Haight
| Morris-Rea Brothers, Townsend.
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ceipts, .as, 600. including 5000 westerns; steady
1HsF ESs ;'s 1d
ss2asss Ssstssn s}se4: $3.50
oWeq Pnd 2s9S
400; light, $4.eo@4.7o; bulk Of sales, $4,000
sheep-Receipts, %, 600; sheep and lambs,
steady; good to choice Wethers, 81 as; fair to
aaSs anss western is@eR
SIOUX CITY LIVESTOCK, Nov. a.-Receipts
co. 20 lbs s4s5; es 200 lbs, &C. l0S' $780,
sass SeeSes ss 1 q hssvs
COWS and heifers $50 lbs, $s.2S; Il cows and
lbs, So: So; ~ stockers and feeders, $50 lbs lbs
$ZeG; 70 stockers and feeders, 800 lbs, SO; 4s
nss ana loo lbs ss1
q yearlings $50 lbs, 1885,
:, SOUTH OMAHA A. LIVESTOCK, Nov: 21-cat-
sstSs sssss:rs .zs; and hsfers
nghf pigs, s4G45o; bulE Of Sales
s5iss ms5set .i sey
ST; LOUIS LIVE. STOCK, Nov. 21.-cattle-
Receipts, 5000, including $500 Texans; market
Lover; beef steers. 5000: go. with fancy up to
$efs "a and 9, heifers with fancy
sa ssst nes Rg.
t,vss ea soeo market steady;
J, KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK, Nov. 21.-cat-
tle-Receipts, 1000 including 1000 southeras:
market steady to loo lower; native steers So I'd
@ef5; native cows and heifers s15o@5; calves
Hogs Hogs. e 5ooo;. market sc lower: bulk
OF SALES sales. $a.40@4 20; pigs and lights, $4@4eO
tons 1anSs Rs5es5 steady
HIDES, PELTs. FuRs, WOOL.
Sheep pelts and wool continue strong, both
Cured Steer iy hide sn psasss 60 lbs or
Heavy COW hides. over 60 lbs ......... 9N So
Ba1a h Rtags under .e SO LBS
|sveal kip, Is to Is lbs ............1o & 81
Yea peae coe calves endas to ny % lbs lbs
Horse and mule hides, large each... $3.50 2.ao
Horse and mule hides, smedium. =. ESQ Ia
Horse and mule hides, small, EACH. 100 1 ia
Indian handled. over is lbs .17h
Montana butcher hides. short trim,
Montana butcher hides, short trim les
Montana sai butcher hides, long trim .10
Montana butcher hides, long trim, 10
nght :..:...: ..............
M snanaa atr esif under il:
Montana kip, 8 to u lbs ............1e
| Iowa. Minnesota, Dakota and Wis
Dakota and Wisconsin calf, under
4 ABB ii
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OTHER GRAIN MARKETS

DULUTH GRAIN, Nov. 21.-December wheat
more than the latter option. Both went off
sharply and were very weak under stress Of big
changed at $11OA and on the early market adj
vanced to $1.119 ", but scare set in and took 1t
on oss 81 TSe a e9s Groppsa IL
meantim. December broke to $1.Os. Flax was
stronger 5agsro during n o the morning - %. -,
bu, decrease g. 400 bu; oats 1890 Isl bu decrease
Las, 493 bu; barley 1,1O6 497 bu decrease 267 COS
2o4. o5s bu increase 81, 107 bu. ! AZ
Today's receipts: Wheat 211 cars; fax, PIT;
corn, /; oats, 81; rye Il; barley, 81. Cars on
track, 1,O27 Shipments: Wheat, 416, 816 blu;
oats, 4Os, 9e2 bu; barley, 4O9,92s bu; fax, $40,
I'll blu.
Close: Wheat cash, No. northern, 81 OS;
No. northern, 81; December, ST .O8; May,
$1.o9%; durum, 94@95c. Flax, cash, $1.1S;
December and to arrive, $1.16; May, $1.19. Rye,
TIC. Oats, 29kc. --' :. 81 !, :
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LIVERPOOL GRAIN, Nov. 21.-Close: Wheat
spot nominal; futures steady; December, rs I'D;
American mixed steady, As Cd; futures quiet;
December, As sgd; January, 4s 4Xd
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NEW YORK OIL, Nov. l21.-Petro1eum steady.
refined, all ports, $7.90@795.

NEW YORK METALS, Nov. 21.-conper
strong; 14s7h@1b.12kc. Lead, firm; 400
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CHICAGO COARSE GRAIN AND SEEDS, Nov.
H.-Rye, December, 7Sc; May, SOC. Flax, cash,
northwest 81; 1871 southwest, 81 II; November,
Sill December, $1 III Timothy o November,
November, $12@12o0. Barley, cash, 3S@51c
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CHICAGO GRAIN
ADVANCE OF A GENT IN WHEAT ON THE
OPENING, *

Chicago, Nov. 21.-Acttye covering by shorts
caused an advance Of a cent in the price OF
buiiish Sentiment were co%paratveiy steady
cables in the face of severe break here Satur-
day and continued dry weather in the southwest Isl
smaller worlds shipments than expected being
q feature. At the opening December was up
rs to " at $1osA to $ios%, "a and May e; o9 %as
Buying by a prominent commission house started
an urgent demand from shorts, resulting in q
quick rally. December advanced to $1.09% and
cago reported receipts Of 12se cars, against
LOGO cars last week and !, 4O2 cars year ago.
Late in the day the market broke sharply on
tina twas supposed to be buying for eastern cap
italists: Before the decline was checked the
price Of December dropped to s1.06% and May to
tba cns made %
e e e HS $685. at $1077 @1'07 May was down
Cash wheat Nc RED da III No. red
$1.os @1.o9; No. L northern 81: is Oils; No.
northern, 1si.1o@1 IL; No: spring, 81 @1os;
$, G 0sss 4NlH a7c December sn.o7; May
4 Notwithstanding g increasing receipts the corn
market was firm, strength Of wheat being the
supporting influence December opened 1sc lower
hs shas at IS Nay oene
45Nc, and sold up to 457Sc. Local receipts were
In spite Of the break in wheat the market held
steady thruout the day. After touching ; 4Shc
Nay was up Nc ct 4SAc;
With small scalp1ng trade in oats the market
held steady. December opened unchanged at
2s5ac and sold at 2sAc:. May was Ac to * @ nc
higher at 31hc to Bis @31Ac.. Local receipts
Ciose-Oats. December, 2sM @2sAc; May,
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Flour, weak. Wheat 1c 4ower: No. north
ern, $11l 1@ Il; ao No nerthern, $1oe@l19;
say @s4c. Barley, dull. No. 2, Sac: sample,
37@51c. Oats, 1sc lower; standard, 31ik@31Ac.
Wheat-Puts, $1.O71s bid; calls, $1.o9N bid.
Corn-Puts, 45Mc bid; calls, 45ssc bid.
ST. LOUIS GRAIN, Nov. -C1ose-wheat,
loTer; dem s9a By bulls selling out: No.
fsa ebs sseyaoe S 9 Ha1 * ,S sdS@
No. 2 hard $1:1o. Corn, lower; No 2 cash, SOC;
track SIC; December, 44hc; May, ,4a1ae:. Oats,
cember, 29Ac; May, 81 hc; No. 2 white, IS -
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NEW YORK FLOUR AND GRAIN, Nov. 21.--
Flour receipts, % 655 brls; sales 500; quiet and
lower to sell; winter straights, $5.35@5.55; win
ter extras, $3@4.25; winter low grades, $4,000
4:05: Wheat receipts, $4,000 bu; sales, 1,2OO,-
Kansas state report, foreign buying. lighter
worlds shipments and covering; May, $1.1O 15-1 6
gl:12; July, $1;oS S& @1.osH, Rye nominal
Oats receipts, 2O6, 200 blu; nominal.
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haiiroads entering the yarsd reported receipts
Western, 2; Chicago, Milwaukee !! ST. Paul *:
lineage nlg st. Paul, Minneapolis ! Omaha, 5;
ei feat H999rthern 185; 500 lh, "a; Northern Pa
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ereameries, le@Mc; dairies, i5@s1o. EGGS Esgs'
6Fm at marx eases INCLUDED 1sA
iec; Young Americas, e~'ns o aG
alive easy; turkeys, 12c; chickens Sc; springs,
34@3sc; red stock, s7@89c. Veal. easy: 20 t.
so.le o. weights 5@6hc; e5 to 75-lb weights, e@
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NEW YORK PRODUCE, Nov. M.-Butter,
urn urn; receipts $500 pkgg official prices cream
receipts. 1,S41 pkgs; colored and white, fancy
lAc; late made colored, choice, 101Sc; good
to prime, 9% @10; late made white, fancy.
1oAc; good to prime, on @9Nc; poor to fair
afM@sAe rsc SKINS fql to light s@sAc
86@3sc; western selected, choice 29@Soc: az,
erage best, Csc; refrigerator, 19@22c. =,
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MIDWAY HORSE MARKET, Minnesota Trans.
fer, st. Paul. Mimi, Nov. 21.-Barrett & Zim.
norman report an active market Mules well
as horses sold actively. -Lumbermen were well
represented, and bought the heavy good kinds.
Values: Drafters, extra, S1SO@240; drafters,
@16o; farm mares. extra, s1s5@1s farm
mares, choice. $12o@135; farm mares, common
to good, $S0@120.
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KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK, Nov. 21.-cat-
te-Receipts, II ,OO0 including 1000 southern s:
market steady to 10c lower; native steers, So So
$2.25@5.75 = N"A' 90
.Hogs-Receipts. 1000; market &c lower: bulk
Of sales. $4.40@4.70; pigs and lights, $4@4 60.
Sheen-Receipts, 5000; market steady; NUT
tons, SIS. 75@4.50; lambs 81. 25@5, 3d.
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SIOUX CITY LIVESTOCK, Nov a.-Receipts

SOUTH OMAHA LIVESTOCK, Nov. 21.-Cat
tle-Receipts, 6, POO; market &c to 1Oc lower;
native steers, $3.s0@e.4O; cows and heifers,
$2;40@s.s5; calves $2.5o@5.5O.
Hogs-Rece1pts, $500; market 5@7Ac lower;
light, s. 5o@4571s; pigs, $4@4.5o; bulk of sales,
Sheep-Receipts, 1850; market slow to Zoe
lower; sheep, $25O@41o; lambs. $5@5.s5.
The Washington times., 1904-02-16
Tibet Explorers Path
Not Strewn With Roses
w. w. RoCkhil Says British Expedition Has Sc
IeCted the Most Difficult ROute-Bftterest
Cold Ever Experienced by Man.

In the opinion Of w. w. Rockhill. eX-
plorer of Tibet, the British expedition
now operating in the land Of the Lhama.
is destined 10 reveal secrets of incalcula-
bic value TO the scientific world. Him
self one Of the few men OF the eau
casian race who has ever traveTsed that
region. Mr.. Rockhiil is naturally follow
ing with great interest the reported ad-
vance OF Colonel Youngnus5ap5 and his
men.
The members Of the party said he
will undoubtedly be subjected TO the
seVerest sort of hardship-suCh suffering
from cold and Dust and famine as is sci
dom Vouchsafod TO moItals. The route
Of the British is different from that
which / undertook, though both were
previously uneNplored. The object or
my trips was to come into Tibet from
the north ana go as far south as POSI-
bic. Thousands of miles were covered
and IL was my good fortune 20 pass
safely through part of a country which
had never been revealed TO explorers Dc
fore.
'Thc British, on the contrary, are en-
The Washington times., 1904-02-16

tering from the south and are moving
rorthward. their object, it is said. being
to reach Thiben. They are travelling in
the highest attitudes and the cold IS so
bitter that it simply cannot be conceived
unless experienced.
The most difficult feature Of the Brit
ish expedition / imagine. must be the
transportation OF their supplies.
Il remember during the widest part
Of my journey that We crossed -four
chains OF mountains Of an average al
titudc Of about is. 0e0 feet. Between eacn
OF thes Sc IN broad valleys running from
west 70 east flowed shallow river over
beds Of soft sand or gravel in which We
were forever getting begged. Though II
was in may and June We mad snomstorms
daily. the nights were bitterly cold, and in
the middle Of the day the thermometers
rose 10 the nineties. With no fuel and
hardly any grass for our animals. to
which we had daily 20 feed balls Of our
uarched barley meal. IL was no wonder
we made slow progress. Perhaps the
British expedition may encounter more
favorable conditions but it IS certain
the party will have to endure hardshlps
which will test it severely"
The Washington times., 1904-02-16

the ordinary Chinese salutation, so
greatly is long life priced by them.
The first call was made at the store
Of Lee Kim. $40 Pennsylvania Avenue
There the reporter was welcomed by
Charlie Levy, an English-speaking. in
telligent Chinaman. who IS appealed 70
by every brother Celestial who runs
against the Geary act, or otherwise gets
in trouble Charlie is a great friend Of
Detective Larry O'Dea, who was for
merly on this beat, and is regarded
highly by all the Cinnamon. Detective
O'Dea was with the reporter, and was
doubtless responsible TO a large degree
for the cordiality of his reception.
New Year Greeting.
Charlie was asked to write a New
Year sentiment for The Times, and,
dipping a camels hair brush in India
ink. he speedily traced the inscription
reproduced IN another column, after
ward translating it into the Chinese
soHnds and the English meaning.
next door an equally hearty reception
was accorded by Lee Len. manager %
the Wah Chong Company Here a de-
Iicious spiced blackberry wine was
served. and while IL was being drunk a
dirninutive Chinaman. clad in tho pic
turesque garments Of his race. with n
gaudy cap bearing Chinese ms q )tions.
entered with a manner that Indicated
proprietorship of the store. holiday and
ali. 1t proved to be Lee Pom. the seven
year-old son of Lee Len. who was duly
elated over the fact that his round OF
calls had Melted him a tidy sum from
the money-bearing packages on the
tables
Across the street is the wholesale
house Of Kim Lai Yuen. at 325 Penn
sylvania Avenue. where group Of chi
nese shook hands and exchanged salu-
tations OF the day. Not satisfied with
the ordinary courtesies. Lee Ling in
sisted on the callers taxing away a
package Of candieG fruits. Here. as
everywhere. following the custom which
Caucasian races have since adopted. tho
visitor left his card on a table. and
took with him one OF the firm and OF
each member and attache Next door IS
the laundry of Quong Kee. who Is now
The Washington times., 1904-02-16
NATIONAL GUARD
TO Be INSPECTED
Local Boys Must Parade
% Per Cent"
FOUR NIGHTS IN MARCH
Preliminary to Inspection by Regular
Army Ofheer-OIder of
the Even-s.
FOUR NIGHTS IN MARCH

Adjt. Gen. Lloyd NJ Brett of the Ma
tional Guard Of he District. has issued
a general order relative TO the regular
annual inspection Of the organization.
The inspection viii continue TOUR nights,
beginning March II and ending March
Is. The inspectors viii be Colonel Brett.
Major Ourand. and Major h. II. Neu-
meyer. 1t is stated in the order that
any command paraGing less than 10 per
cent will have to undergo a second in
spection.
This inspection is preliminary to the
one to be held in April, at which
regular army officer. as yet to be desig-
mated by the War Department. will be
in charge. The standing of the local
Guard with the militia OF the States
will then be determined. and the ny les
placed on record at the War Depart
ment.