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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-01
LIVE STOCK MARKET
Hog Prices Advance Another
Full Nickel.
THE TOP PRICE WAS $4.55
Cattle Market Shows a Little
More Strength.
THE TOP PRICE WAS S4.55

Hog receipts were light yesterday as
compared with the two days previous,
the combined receipts of Tuesday and
Wednesday being about 1000 The mar
ket yesterday was strong nickel higher.
The accommodations of the previous night
were all taken at Wednesdays prices
and the fresh receipts got the benefit
to celebrate New Years day at home,
as all reports Indicated light receipts last
night and today 1t seems to be the
expectation Of all connected with the mar
ket that prices for hogs win gradually
advance after today. However il is us
ually the unexpected that happens but
this may be one of the times in which
that rule does not apply. The top price
yesterday was S455 This was seven and
- half cents higher than the quotations
under the head OF early sales, but they
were well finished heavy hogs.
Hog Sales.
By an arrangement between the packers
and commission men, hogs arriving late
In the night are fed, watered and
weighed UP on arrival and the next morn
Ing sold at the previous days prices.
These hogs are quoted under the head
of earl sales" and the fresh receipts,
teh sale of which is governed ny the
market for the day on which they are
sold, are quoted under the head of ''iata
sales
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-01

the market was rather due to absence
of pressure than to any active show OF
ctrength The most prominent stock IN
the speculation was Amalgamated Copper,
which rose to a new high level of the
movement The only news bearing on
the stock was the report of large for
eign buying of copper. the December ex-
ports. it was said, promising TO show the
largest figures for any month OF the cal
erdar year. The report that the United
Copper syndicate had dissolved had
favorable effect on Amalgamated Copper
London reflected a depressing influence
upon this market The year-end money
pressure showed in London and Paris
as well as here, but Berlin's condition
was reported TO be Unexpectedly easy
The weekly statements of the great Tor
eign banks showed the enormous ex-
pansion OF credits usual at the end OF
the year and which are contracted against
much more promptly in the foreign money
markets than here. The interior move
ment of currency seems 20 have been
largely in New York's favor again this
week but the changes IN the bank state
rnent will be most largely affected by
special movements OF cash. Much interest
attaches to the amount of the expected
loan expansion. The increase in net earn
ings of the Union Pacific for November
is regarded a good showing.
Some comment was given to the num-
Der of railroad accidents in the recent
past and the important trains which
have been effected. The eliminating hor-
ror of the Chicago disaster gave force
o.. 49, consideration Of accidents as de-
structive factors. The closing tone was
dull and heavy.
Bonds were in light demand, but hrm
in tone Total sales, par value, slsSo,"o,
United States bonds were unchanged on
CALL
Quotations We're as follows:
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FAR REACHING RULING.
Judge Hands Down Railroad Decision
- Cre74 I-rror-zrce

Fsttshurg Pa. Dee n--In THE Trited
States circuit court today JEdEr AchsEon
hausea down az 0Yinlon IN ths caae q
William Boyle vs. the Baltimore aas Ohio
railroad which VII be ifksiy far Racing
IL It's EJECT. Judge AcSeson virtually
holds that u-der Ire TTesen; rsetnoes q
doing business a railroad company - re-
speus.hse Tor the FAN value q E1o-4s }pEt
II transit. notzfthsrsnssia< lie pTl-tiHE
OF stamping q $ cssuse q The tace =
TIE bin q lsalrg calling far = raElznar1
allowance for rsi@zss. urless tke agvse-
rnxnt IS 70 value shall hare been Easfe
between The railroad zzd IRE shipper ard
also agreement zs - freiEE. rate ard
the signature % the shlsp~v seczrs1 e
the zgresre1t
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-01
STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York. Dec. Sl.-Nothing more was
attempted in todsy's stock market than
10 hold prices This attempt was evil
IDENTIFY successful. the market becoming
hard and unyieldiag. Great power II re-
ssstsnce was required. IN fact for the
pressure upon the market was the light
est
The running up Of the money rate late
in the day. the highest movement was
not unexpected ard was Of little influence
in stocks. The rise was much less than
often happens a. this period 81 the year
ard speculative commitments are appar-
entity net over extended and not IN weak
lands. 50 that the shifting Of loans dis
lodged little stock.
There was 10 buying demand Of i'm
portance for stocks and the irnness Of
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MUST ALLURE DIVORCE.
Justice Won't Marry People Who viii
Not So &C.

Cleveland. O, Dec. a--Justice of the
Peace John V Giniey is determined 20
discourage divorce. He has printed
form in his desk which he asks those
TO sign who come TO him 70 get married.
The form follows:
Whereas. We have entered Into the
solemn pact OF marriage. promising be-
fore Almighty God 10 live together as
nan and wife III death do - part: there
fore. We agree. in consideration q the
premises. 10 waive all legal rights for d.
vorce as being inconsistent with our SOL
eran agreement al marriage"
Justice Ginley saws no BRIDE or bride
groom has consented 20 sign the aocu-
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otal sales for the day, 366, 800 shares
New York Money Market.

New York. Dec. 31.-Close: Prime mer-
camille paper. 512Q6 per cent Sterling
exchange firm, with actual business in
bankers bills at 4S4d4s410 for demand
and at 4S1G4sl. 10 for 60-day bills. Posted
rates, 4S112@4S2 and 4S5G4S5l2 CONNER
cial bills 4S0d4s0.
Bar silver. 5614c; Mexican dollars, 4S c.
Government bonds steady; railroad
bonds firm.
Money on call strong. 6G9 per cent:
closing. ~ per cent; offered at S1a per
cent. Time loans steady: GO and 80 days,
per cent; six months Az per cent.
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tons were as follows:
Eggs-Steady. 25G2Sc.
Cheese-Stesdy, 10dl0l2c
Butter-Steady. Creameries, 16d23l2c;
diaries, i4Q21c.
Kansas City.
Kansas City. Dec 31.-Close: Wheat
Steady December. 662sc; May. 70lac;
cash. No hard. 7eG71c; No. 5, 65Q6Sc;
No. {. e0GS5c; rejected. 55q6lc; No 2
red. S29s3c; No. ). 79QS1c. Receipts of
wheat. 262 cars
Bran, 7ic; shorts. 73d7Sc.
Corn-One-half to / cent higher. De-
cember. CSC; MAY. $3.50; cash. No. .
mixed 37G37l6c; No. > white, Sc; No 3.
S6a57c.
mixed. S4GS5c.
Rye-No. = 41c.
Butter-Steady. Creamery, 1890; fam
cy dairy. lSc.
Eggs-Lower. Fresh. &c
ST. Louis.
St Louis, Dec 3l-Close: Wheat
Strong No. red. cash. elevator. higher;
track. s2c. December &c; May, S21sc;
July. 7Slse: No. hard, 1855.
corn-Stronger. No. ,. cash, 44iec: De-
cernber. &c: May. ssssc; July. 4s'Sc.
Oats-Steady. No :. cash, S5G37i2c;
MAY sSi.c: No white, &C.
I.ead-Firra $417iz bid
Spelter-Steady sac bid
Pouitry-Higher Chickens. SIC; spring,
SIC: turkeys. I5c; ducks 1ec; geese. Sc
Butter-Steady. Creamery, iSq25c; dali
", 13d2ec
Egg-Steady, &c.
New York Produce.
New York. Dec. 31--BuIteT-Receipt
500 packages. Market firm. Creamery.
f5G23iec: state dairy. 1fG20c.
Cheese-R Receipts, lice pEcka ges. Mar
ket quiet. unchanged
Eggs-Receipts. S.so9 packages. Market
STEADY. Western. S1657c-
Sugar-Raw. nominal: fair refining. SC;
centrifugal % test SIC, Holasses sugar.
CSC Refined quiet. crushed. SOC; pow
dered. i.55c; graduated. $50.
CoTee-Qaiet No. . Rio. &c.
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nent. hence he has earned no marriage

ment, hence he has earned no marriage
fees.
In law" said Mr. Ginley today. mar
riage is a contract The statutory form
by which a judge performs marriage
ceremony includes a promise by both
parties TO live together TIL death. Isn't
that q contract? II the statutory form Is
to be consistent with the law il should
read till death or divorce do rs part I
do not think the annulment Of the mar
riac-a contract IS legal"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-01
COTTON MARKET.

New York. Dec, SL-The cotton mar
ket opened at a decline of 15s32 points.
and closed very steady. at about the
best of the session. or net l point lower
on January TO IS points higher.
Spot closed quiet Mi6dling uplands,
Is ste; niddling gulf. 1876. Sales. $3.50
bales.
Futures opened weak. January. 12-Sc;
March. lS6c. April. 1900; May, 1S.lsc:
June. 1880; July. lS07c.
Futures closed very steady January.
i a9c: February. 1920; March. 1850;
April. 1850: May, lS-4sc: June. 3.42c;
July. 1s.45c.
Galveston. Dec. G--Couon-Steady,
ISiSc.
New orleans. Dec. 31--Cotton-ouiet-
Middling. 1Sltc-
Liverpool. Dec. 3l.-Cotton-Spot. quiet;
prices y points lower. American mid
ding. esd.
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Total Treasury Operations.

New York, Dec. 3l.-TOtal Operations OF
the United States sub-treasury for the
year today. estimated. aggregated S3591,-
927, POP. compared with $3,427, 1927. s07 last
year. Customs receipts for the year show
a failing off of sS,H9.63S. compared with
1902, while payments for pensions were
S1,52S, 292 in excess of last year.
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DRY GOODS MARKET.

New York Dec S1.-The day in dry
goods was a short one and buyers were
conspicuous by their absence The fur
Their stifTening OF prices has been general
and the market has not felt any weak
enins effort from any decline which has
reslrlted in The raw cotton market
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CASH QUOTATIONS.

Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour-Firm.
Wheat-No. spring, S1GSSc; No. 3,
72a7Sc; No. red. S315@S614c
Corn-No. 2, 425sc; No. yellow, 44i2c.
Oats-No. 2. 36d36Ac; No. white, 36q3Sc.
Rye-No. 2, SIC.
Barley-Good feeding, S4G37c.
Flax Seed-No. 1. $3.50; No. north
western, SLOPE.
Timothy Seed-Prime, $3.50.
Provisions-Mess pork. per bbl., S12621s
dl2.75; lard. per 100 lbs. Sc. Sed6 S2l2; short
ribs sides Ooose). s5.3712a6 short clear
sides Cboxed). s6371.G6.5O
Whiskey-Basis of high wines, $.27.
Clovar-Contract grade S1125.
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WOOL MARKET.

ST. Louis. Dec. si.-Weol-NoIninal Me-
dunn grades combing and clothing I7fi2ic:
light fine. I5Gl7isc; heavy fine, Eai4i.c;
tub washed. Sic.
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Cattle.

Cattle receipts continue light, but the
market shows a little stronger for all
grades except good stockers and feeders,
which are about five to ten cents higher
than week ago.
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OTHER LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
Chicago.

Chicago, Dec. 31.-Cattle-Receipts 1900
Market strong to 15c higher. Good tc
prime steers. s5OOG515; poor to medium
s.. 50d5.00; stockers and feeders, S2.00d4.10
heifers. $2.006475; Gamers. A.75Q2- 40
bulls, $2.0Oa425; calves, $2.5ea5.75.
HOgs-Receipts today, 22,000; tomorrow
% 900 Market steady TO higher. Mixed
and butchers, $f.60Q49O; good to choice
heavy, $475d490; rough heavy, s4.4Gd4.70
light. S4.35d470; bulk of sales, s460a4.75.
Sheep-Receipts. 1900 Market CLOSED
lower; lambs closed lower Good tc
choice wethers. $3.75d450; fair to choice
mixed, $S.00sIS. 10; western sheep S3.4504. 80
native lambs, s4.25G6.35; western lambs
Si50d6.00
Kansas City.
Kansas City. Dec acknowledgements
1900. Including 80 southerners. Market
steady TO 15c higher Export and dressed
beef steers, S420Q4S5; fair to good. S3.1;
GALS; western fed steers So 25d4.15; stock
ers and feeders steady, s2.5oa4Oo; south
ern steers strong. 81 4e0410: southern
cows strong, S1.5Gd2.50 native cow:
strong. S1.5ed4O0; native heifers strong
s260G400; bulls strong. $250d3.50; calves
steady, S2.50d5.60. Receipts for the year
1852 900
Hogs-Receipts, $500. Market 5d1Oc
higher Top. $i72I5: bulk of sales. si.5'
d47o; heavy, S46712G47212; packers, $4.5'
al 20; pigs and light 81. 4e1 462i2 Re-
CENTS for the year. 1s695eD.
Sheep-Receipts. 2.00o. Market strong
Native lambs. S3.75G415; fed ewes. s2.7
d3.60: western fed yearlings. SS.59di.25
stockers and feeders. S2.50G3.65 Receipt:
for the year, 1,l5l,s00.
ST Louis.
St Louis. Dec. 31-Cattle-Receipts
$500. Market strong. Beef steers, 81
G525; stocllers and feeders. s.. 9ea 60
cows and heifers. s2.25G4oo: Texas steers
s.. 40d4O0: cows and heifers, s2-1oGS.00
Hogs-Receipts. s.00o. Market s0l0
higher. Pigs and light. s43od445; pack
ers. s44eGA65; butchers and best heavy
$460G4S5
sheep-Receipts. 500 Market strong
Natives. IS. 25Gi4 10; lambs. s4,4oGI55o.
ST. Joseph.
St Joseph Dec. 3l.-Cattle-Receipts
1.00e Market loo higher. Natives. S2-5'
G5.s5. cows and heifers. S.5Ga435; stock
ers and feeders. S2.75d4.25.
Hogs Receipts. 4So0. Market &c lower
Light. A.5eG47o; medium and heavy, A.2'
"a 121s.
Sheep-Receipts. 1000. Market 1oC
hisher. Lambs. $500; yearlings. $50
wethers. $40; ewes. $50.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-01

This private hospital 10 now one OF the
best equipped institutions In the Soutn-
west Tor the treatment OF both reoscSi
and surgical cascs Specla! attention ~
given TO the various forms 81 stomach
and liver troubles diseasts peculiar 10
women. q lBeaseS Of the rectum and genito-
urinary organs. chronic ruaisTial poison
ing. rheumatism. nervous disorders DID,
eases q TIRE throat. lungs. heart nd Kid
nevs. rostre and vsricoceie cured one
floor is reserved for maternity apart
rnent and In Some inEiances bones VII
30 found Go- children For a short tire
only a ward VIII - set apart FOR tao
treatment Of the morphine. opium. CO
caine and Vhisksy habits
Resident PhyEicia-s. able medical stan.
cuiet and hsalfhful location. extensive
grounds with fne shade home comforts.
terms reasonable No contagious c.seaSes
admitted Write for particulars.
The THOMAS SANlTARlUM
Corner Tenth ard 81. Francis Avcaus
WICHITA KANSAS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-01

On the Produce Exchange today QUOTA
tons were as follows:
E,ggs-Steady. 25G2Sc.
Cheese-Stesdy, 10di0l2c.
Butter-Steady. Creameries, 16d23l2c;
dsiriaS T4m9Tc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-06
BURT IS RETURNING.
Former Union Pacific President Made
Money in Russia

With 100000 Russian dollars in his
pocket. Horace G. Burt, former presi-
dent of the Union Pacific, is 11omeward
bound from st. Petersburg and will
pass through Denver about New Years
day on his way to New York, where he
will assume the management of the
Grand Trunk.
Mr.. Burt about year ago started on
a tour of the world, ostensibly for rest,
but on reaching the Russian capital, at
the personal request of the car, under
took and carried out most successfully
the reorganization of the various rail-
way lines in that country. especially
the TTanssiberian road, which was in
poor shape to meet the extraordinary
demands Of the war which was then
imminent
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CHICAGO GETS 1T.
@. ii. & d. Traffic Headquarters VIII
Be Moved to Windy City.

Traffic headquarters of the Great
Central Route will be located in Chi
cago after the first of the year.
This fact has been known for some
time and has not been denied officially
in c. H & D. circles.
The appointment of a new second vice
president in charge of traffic, made
necessary by the death of Mr. Parker
presents a favorable opportunity to
make the change, and Frederic Wann,
the new traffic chief, will continue to
make Chicago his home. directing traf-
fic affairs from there. He has lived in
Chicago many years. The traffic de-
partments of nearly all the lines with
which the Great Central will exchange
business are located there, which facili-
tates the quick exchange of cOrrespon-
dence and the dispatch of the multi
tudinOus affairs which come up for ad-
justment between connecting lines
Mr.. Parker would undoubtedly have
taken headquarters to Chicago had he
lived. He admitted to several acquaint-
ances that his residence in Cincinnati
was only temporary.
All other departments will remain in
Cincinnati, as is shown by the removal
of the accounting and other offices to
the city, as well as the decision to add
two stories to the general office build
ing.
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NO MYSTERY IN MEX. CENTRAL.
Director Says Gold Standard VIII
Greatly Benefit Road.

A director of the Mexican Central Rail-
way says:
wall street has been trying to make
much mystery oHt of the Mexican Central
situation, where no mystery exists.
THE control of the Mexican Central was
years ago because Henry Clay Pierce the
leading American business man of Mex
leo saw a prosperous future ahead of the
republic and believed that the country
would go upon gold basis, and that this
situation would add millions of dollars to
the value of Mexicos leading railroad
systems. The situation is just now com
ing to pass.
New York banking interests thought
they saw chance to force a receivership
of the property and reorganization in the
interest of other Mexican railroad proper
ties, but we succeeded in STRENGTHENING
our fences and that fate was safely
avoided.
Mexican Central securities have ad-
vanced in common with the rest of the
market, but the motive power back of the
advance is the fact that Mexico will soon
have a stable 50-cent dollar, and this
means difference of 81, 100000 per annum
in gold to the Mexican Central railroad
This year the average price received for
the Mexican dollar has been Al cents E.v-
cry cent advance in the price of Mexican
dollars means a difference of $500, 600 gold
to the Mexican Central railroad per an
mum, and the maintenance of a 50-cent
dollar would amount to just 81, 10000.
There is no railroad in the United
States that has made such progress in
gross earnings as has the Mexican Cen
ably prosperous and will no doubt con-
tinue to show a steady growth, all of
which will accrue TO the benefit of the
Mexican Central"
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FOR SHORTER HOURS.
@. 6 n. Promulgates New Rules fol-
Operating Department.

@. & N. PromulgateS New Rules for
Operating Department.
The management of the Chicago &
Northwestern road is taking extraord-
mary precautions not only to prevent
long hours of labor in the operating
department. but also to see to it that
operating employees take needed rest.
The new regulations have been in
augurated on account of the public
criticism that many railroad wrecks
are caused by men working contin-
uously SO many hours as to impair
their efficiency. From the general
managers Office a circular has been is
sued addressed to all superintendent
See that a minimum time is alb
solutely afforded train and engine
crews for rest, as follows:
Men ten hours or less on duty,
eight hours, rest minimum.
Men twelve hours on duty, ten
hours, rest, minimum.
Men fourteen hours on duty or
more, twelve hours rest, minimum.
Keep before the train dispatcher
such record of movement of crews as
absolutely will prevent an engineman
or trafnman from going out on run
without the full allotted time for
rest.
Check this matter up personally to
see that the rule is being carried out,
examining reports periodically as to
rest actually allowed"
In order that a check may be main
tanned, the proper officials at the ter
minals are being provided with what
is known as a "reSt book" in which
the records of every train crew and
engine crew are to be kept in detail
In this way the officials will know ex-
actly the time each man in the ope-
rating service has been on duty and
the time which elapses before he goes
on duty again.
1t is understood that the matter of
long hours is being generally consid-
cred by the arrangements of railroads
centering in Chicago. None, however,
has gone so far as the Northwestern
in the matter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-06
NEARLY A TRAGEDY.
Whole Train Came Near Running Into
River at Beaumont.


What would have been one of the
worst railroad accidents that ever hap
pened in Texas was only averted in a
most miraculous manner recently on
the Kansas City Southern, when the
through passenger train from Kansas
City came near plunging through the
open draw of the bridge across the
river Neches and into the murky
waters of that stream at Beaumont.
The cause of the accident is al
legged to be due to the failure of the
engine crew to observe a signal in the
shape of a red flag, which signal pro-
claimed the fact that the draw was
open, until it was almost too late, and
had it not been for the pilot of the
locomotive hitting one of the arms of
the draw as it was just closing, it is
more than liable that the entire train
would have plunged down into the
river, a distance of nearly forty feet
The pilot of the train was completely
wrecked as a result of its collision with
the arm of the draw. 1t is said that
as soon as the engineer noticed the
mistake he reversed his engine and
applied the air brakes, but was too
close to the mouth of the chasm to
have prevented a tragedy had it not
been for the fact that the draw of the
bridge was just about to settle into
place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-06
RAILROAD NOTES.


The modern locomotive costs from 200
to $4,000.
There are seven miles of railroad for
each 100 of area.
teams to do the work now done by the
railroads.
Business is dull on the Santa Fe at the
board at La Junta has been reduced to
four men; Engineers, Jim Smith and
Charles Tuggle have been transferred to
the extra board at Dodge City.
Railroad note in the personal column of
the Ell Paso News: Ben Williams, the
Fe. having his hea dquarters at La Jun 1itsl,
Col, came down to the city this morning
He stated that he did not have anything
but then Mr.. Williams is like joey Bag
stock-'sly, sir; devilish sly
Some of the western railroads are ex-
perimenting with cement pillars, rein
forced with iron, for fence posts. Timber
for fence posts and ties is becoming
der ordinary circumstances fence posts
last much longer than ties, but a great
fires ii Started by engine &c SPARKS .iy THIS Is
means the practical rebuilding of fences,
an immense sum. Two advantages of the
cement or concrete posts are that they
will not decay or burn.
1t is estimated that fully $4,000 steel cars
have been ordered by the railroads since
September. This involves a demand for
half million tons of steel plates. The rail-
IOdu equipment companies are unQer
heavy pressure in all directions The
shares of Athe Car and Foundry, Locomo-
tive and Pressed Steel Car companies
have recovered fully Sc per cent from the
lowest prices.
B. I. McClain left Kansas City for New
York. He will at once take up his new
duties as general eastern passenger agent
of the Chicago and Alton. His office will
be at POI Broadway. Mr.. McClain is sue
ceeded as general agent of the passenger
department of the Alton in Kansas City
by t. J. Burns, who goes to Kansas City
from Bloomington, Ill.