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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-02
CATTLE ABOUT STEADY
Fewer Choice Beeves Were
Offered Today, Such Grades
Showing Strength
GENERAL MARKET STEADY
Hogs Were Lower Today, Packers
Again Forcing Prices Downward -
Apparently. Determined Not to Let
Quotations Get Above the IS Mark
Sheep Active.

Chicago, March 2. - Receipts the
first half of the week We're $4,000 a.
gainst $4,000 last week. Fewer choice
beeves were offered today, such con-
signments showing plenty of strength.
The market was steady to firm on a
basis of 3.oO@4.o0 for common light
weights up to 5.OO@6.00 for best.
The supply of cattle during the
month of February was only few
thousand short of the receipts a year
ago and was the second largest for
the second month of the year. All
thru the month there was a strong
desire to rush cattle to market before
they were finished and it is doubtful
if the proportion of common to med
ium cattle was ever larger, compared
with the number Of choice steers fin
ished. Back Of it all was the desire
to save feed and many thoughtful
stockmen are beginning to wonder if
they have acted wisely. The general
opinion is that there will be a short
age of cattle later on because too
many immature cattle were marketed
during the past month.
Hogs.
Receipts the first half the week
were $4,000, against 161, 500 last week.
Once more packers are hracing prices,
as they have done for long period
every time values have climbed above
SIS. There were declines of about 10
today.
There has been an eager desire
among farmers all thru my part
of Iowa to get rid of cattle and hogs,
ever since the cold and stormy weather
set in,' reported o. w. Thompson,
farmer and feeder at Clarion, who was
here with a shipment of cattle and
hogs. "rhe main reason for this pro-
cedure was due entirely to the in
creased cost in carrying on feeding
operations under such climatic con-
ditions. This, in great measure, may
account for the poor class of cattle
showing up on the Chicago market, for
similar conditions most likely extend
to other parts of the corn belt"
Sheep.
Active at steady prices. Receipts
the first half of the week, $4,000 a.
gainst $4,000 last week.
II have lots of orders for feeding
lambs, but very few for feeding Sheep"
suggested an order buyer. This lack
of demand for thin sheep must be be-
cause of the well known fact that many
more sheep are in the feed lots than
lambs"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-02
is a considerable quantity.
Another method and q simple one

is a considerable quantity.
Another method, and simple one,
is to spread layer on the floor a few
inches deep, sprinkle them with a
water can or sprayer which makes a
fine spray, using the same solution
as has been given above. Add an
other layer and sprinkle as before,
then shovel over carefully as in the
former instance. Both methods have
been found effective, although it would
probably be correct to say that there
is an element of sureness about the
first method, that perhaps hardly APP
plies equally in degree to the second.
Care must be taken in sowing the
seed, which may usually be done in
"a to SO hours after treatment, to al
low for the swollen condition of the
grain. No less probably than twenty
per cent in bulk should be added to
the amounts of seed usually sown,
otherwise it may not come up thickly
enough. Some allow one-half bushel
more seed per acre in order to secure
a. stand of proper thickness. This
treatment is not very costly as for
malin should be bought at cost of
not more than fifty cents per pound,
an amount that should suffice for
probably fifty bushels of oats.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-02
Black Diamond Collection.

Mrs. Alfred Chaplin of New York, is
believed to own the finest collection of
black diamonds in the country. Most
of Mrs Chapin's sable gems come
from the province of Bahai, in Bra
I'll, and nearly all are of exceptional
beauty. They do not sparkle like
white diamonds, nor, tho, opaque, are
they as glossy as Jet, tho they have a
beauty of their own and their rarity
gives them additional charm in the
sight of the enthusiast. Black dia-
monds are found chiefly in the bed of
the San Jose river. 1t was there the
first of them was discovered in 1855
a stone of 10000 carats, which today
would be worth an enormous sum of
money. but which was thrown back
into the water, because the finders,
who were diggers for white diamonds,
had no idea of it's value.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-02
Artistic Marvel at Harvard.

One of the greatest artistic marvels
of the world is to he seen in the mus
cum at Harvard university. This cur
iosity consists of hundreds of speci-
mems of flowers and plants formed of
glass, but with such exquisite fidelity
to nature that they appear to be real.
every tint and marking every tiniest
detail, being faithfully reproduced.
They are made by a secret process, the
artists being father and son in Ger
many. who, it is said. may let their
secret die with them. AS an instance
of the wonderful workmanship, it may
be mentioned that the very hairs which
appear on the stems on certain plants
are reproduced on the glass limitations.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-02
Trick of travelling Women.

From Europe comes the story of a
curious custom among travelling wom-
en-. 1t appears that the women when
staying at hotels or the like do not
care to exhibit to the passers along
the corridors the exact size of their
feet, so they carefully carry with them
a couple of pairs of tiny, delicate shoes,
which, instead of those they are
wearing, they. place outside their doors
for the servants ITO take down and
clean. All the big boot shops in Paris
now make a speciality of this tiny
footgear, and pair or two form a
portion of the trousseau of every up
to-date bride. Madrid women are said
to have the smallest feet; Peruvian
women come next and the American
girls are a good third.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-02
Iearninu the Truth.


In his capacity as judge, Lord
Brampton, always insisted on the I'M
peratiye demand that every case
should be investigated, in it's minutest
details, says the London Daily Mail.
Upon small points the great issue OF
q case depends. AS exemplifying this
Lord Brampton cites curious case
that came before him on the western
circuit.
IA solicitor, was charged with forg-
ing the will of lady which devised 10
him a considerable amount of her
property; but as the case proceeded II
became clear to me that the VIII was
signed after the 1ady's death and then
with a dry pen held in the hand OF the
deceased by the accused himself, While
he guided it over a signature which ne
had craftily forged.
A woman was present when this
was done, and as she had attested the
execution of the will she was a neees-
sary witness for the prisoner, and IN
examination in chief she was very
clear indeed that it was by the hand
of the deceased that the will was sign
ed. and that she herself had seen the
deceased sign it. Suspicion only exist
ed as to what the real facts were until
this woman went into the box and then
a scene highly dramatic. occurred in
her cross discrimination. After getting
admission that the will was signed in
the bed, with the prisoner near by the
woman was asked:
Did you put the en- into her hand 2"
yes"
And assist her while she signed the
will?"
Yes"
Glow did he assist herr"
"By raising her in the bed and sup
porting her when he had raised her."
Did he guide her hand?"
NO"
"Did he touch her hand at all?"
81 think he did just touch her hand"
when he did touch her hand was
she dead?"
AT this last question the woman
turned terribly pale, was seen to falter
and fell in a swoon on the ground, and
SO revealed the truth which she had
tried to deny.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-02
The Horse Market.

The wonderful overflow of receipts
the first half of the week have met
with an active steady demand from all
quarters of ample proportions to hold
prices firm at last weeks quotations.
The advent of spring has increased or
ders from all quarters, and dealers an
ticipating broader inquiry have en-
couraged shipments, with the result
with an active steady demand from all
that Mondays arrivals OF 1885 were
the second largest on record and but
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-02
Streams Are High.

Onawa, March 2.-The West Fork
and Little Sioux rivers are very high
now and the West Fork is running out
in some of the low places. The Little
Sioux is reported nearly bank full from
Cherokee down, but it is generally be-
lieved there will be no flood at present.
There is vast amount of hay
stacked on the bottom lands that
would be injured by an overflow. Far
-mers are talking about sowing wheat
and seeders were taken out yes
terday. If the weather continues favor
able much wheat will be sown next
week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-02
Stockers and Feeders.

The demand for stockers and feeders
was good again yesterday and all the
cattle that had desirable quality soon
sold at steady to strong prices. AS
usual the demand conferred on the
good to choice feeders which had quail
ity and weight There were a good
many buyers here from the east and
business was lively for the top grades
of cattle. AS one went down the scale
the demand was of less consequence
and for the common light stocRers
the market was slow and rather dull.
There is not much demand for the
cattle that have to be fed a long time.
and the strongest inquiry is. for the
kind that can be finished up quickly.
Good to prime feeders .$3.SO@4.4O
Medium feeders 3.40@3.75
Medium to good stockers.. 2.75 @3.25
Inferior to fair stockers >. 2.25 02.6O
Stock heifers ............ 2.25@3.a0
Stock bulls .............. 2.OO@3.0O
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-02
Beware of the Tree Fakir.

Each recurring season brings not
only it's contingent of tree peddlers
but its tree fakirs as well. AS fast as
one scheme for swindling the public Is
exposed by the press, others equally
delusive and deceptive are concocted.
The Ohio experiment station has res
Gently issued a warning against a new
form of the plague which has broken.
out in that state, and our readers in
that part of the country will do well
to take note Of particulars.
This man, it is said, claims that he
represents the forestry department OF
the experiment station Of that state,
but soon gets down to business and
states that he also represents "a nur-
sery in Greenville, Indiana, which Is
connected in some way with the Ohio
experiment station. He asserts that
his nursery produces all the trees that
the experiment station sends out.
Also that the station has a contract to
pay for two hundred out of every one
thousand trees his firm sells IN the
state of Ohio. He winds up by Offer
ing to sell the farmer catalpa and
black locust trees at twenty dollars
per thousand.
The Ohio station says that any
man making such claims is a fraud
and should be arrested under the law
which provides for the punishment OF
those who get money under false pre-
lenses. There are SO many fakes
among the tree peddling fraternity
that we !, would very strongly advise
our readers generally to send direct
to some reliable nursery for such
trees as they want to plant. There
are al. kinds OF ways of !. working
frauds Even If the peddler Is stf-
icently honest to guard the purchaser
against mistakes as to the naming OF
varieties it is very often the case that
he. gets only second-class stock that
the .1urseryman would not send 70
his customers himself The best nur-
seryman will not sell this trash to
agents as they realize that it hurts
their business in the long run, but
there are enough of those that will
try to keep up the traffic.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-02
CHICAGO Livestock.

Chicago, March 2.
Hogs-Estimated receipts for today,
10000; market strong; good to prime
steers, 5.2e@6.o0; poor 10 medium, $50
$500; stockers and feeders, 2.40 q
44O; COWS, 3.OO@4.25;. heifers, ESQ q
Ats; Gamers, 1.50@2.50; bulls, 200 q
400; calves, 3.50@7.00.
Cattle Estimated receipts for today,
3s,OOD market SOLO lower; mixed and
butchers. 4.70@4.95; good to choice
heavy 4.S5@5.Oo; rough heavy, 4.75@
ASS; light 4.70@4.s5; bulk of sales, A.
S0@4.95.
Sheep-Estimated receipts for today
$4,000; sheep and lambs steady; good
to choice wethers, $3.50 @6.25; fair to
choice mixed, 5.25@5.75; western sheep,
5.25 @6.25; native lambs, 5.75@7S5;
western lambs, 6.7O@7S0.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-02
Hides, Woo, and Furs.

The following market is furnished by
Fl. Willard, Son s. Co., MarshalltoWn:
Hides.
Green country No. l, 6 cents.
Green country, No. 2, cents.
Green salt, No. Q, cured, cents.
Green salt bull, cents.
Horse hides from 81 to $3.50.
Hog skins, 10 cents.
Wool.
The market is very firm OH all grades
at the prices quoted below:
Fine, Is to IL cents.
Fine medium, Is to 10 cents.
Medium and quarter, 20 to 81 cents
Coatse, Is to 10 cents.
Chaffy. bury and cotted, to 8
cents less.
Tags. light, to s cents.
Sheep Pelts.
Full wool pelt. Is cents to $1.25.
Lamb skins SO to as cents.
Green shearlings, 80 to SO cents.
muskrat, 5. 5. and al T. cents
Raccoon, 25 cents to SLIPS. A
Skunk, 25 cents to $3.50.
Oppossum, 10 to 60 cents.
Wolf. IS cents to s1.25. )
Red fox, 81 to So.
Cray fox. so cents to $1.25.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-02
To Save the Hands.

A bill is introduced in the Indiana
legislature to prevent the manufacture
and sale of corn shredders without a
safety device to prevent their taking
in the hands and arms of those that
feed them. Such a law is needed, not
withstanding the fact that it sounds
a little cranky. 1t is bad enough for
a man to carry an empty coat sleeve
for his country, without carrying one
for few shredded cornstalks. Some
maintain that feeder does not need
to lose his hand in shredder and that
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-02

If this is true the corn belt has sew
eral hundred men that are paying the
penalty of carelessness. Careless or
not careless, the shredder gets their
hands just the same, as did the old
fashioned car coupling catch the fin
gers and hands Of the brakemen. The
brakemen are now protected by law
that required the railroads to use the
automatic coupling and the farm boys
are entitled to as much protection. In
proportion to their use, the shredder is
taking off more arms than did the
hand car coupler and should receive
check in it's wholesale slaughter OF
hands and arms.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-02
New York Excl
To Rebuilt BeImond Church.

Belmond, March 2.-The Congrega-
tional church of Belmond will be en-
larged and thoroughly rebuilt this
spring. It will be called the Sands
Memorial church. in memory of Rev.
John D. Sands, pastor emeritus, who
lays down the work at the advanced
age of SO years. Father, Sands has
been very active in Wright county for
many years in building UP the institu-
tons Of the church. He was ordained
in 1913 and called to this church in
1869. The present pastor, under whose
energetic leadership the new movement
is being carried forward, is the Rev.
William U. Parks. Ground will be
broken soon after Easter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-02
THE DAY BEFORE
FLOR Compa1ison.)

Chicago, March /.
Cattle-Estimated receipts for today,
$4,000; market steady; good to prime
steers, 5.S5@6.4O; poor to medium, 800
@5.75; stockers and feeders, 2.50@4.4O;
cows, 1.25@4.50; Gamers, 1.25@270;
heifers, 2.O0@5OO; bulls, 2.00@4.10:
calves, 3.50@7.50.
Hogs-Estimated receipts for today,
$4,000; market steady to weak; mixed
and butchers, 4.sO@5.05; good to choice
heavy, 5.O0@5.121s; rough heavy, 1850
495; light, 475@4.95; bulk Of sales,
4.90@5.00.
sheep-Estimated receipts for today,
22,GcO; sheep strong; lambs steady;
good to choice wethers. 5.S0@6.25; fair
to choice mixed, 4.60@5.5O; western
sheep, 5.O0@6.25; native lambs, $3.50
7.75; western lambs, 5.75@7.S0.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-02

forty head below the record for one
days receipts. Farm mares and chunks
are in larger request at sS0@125, with
orders being executed from all quar-
tiers. Drafters are more active but not
quotable higher at S175@22 for good
to choice and s125 @165 for common
and medium kinds. Drivers are feeling
the stimulus of the spring demand and
are more active and unevenly higher
at $70@35O and upward for common to
extra desirable offerings.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-02
sh;ns 1000 Sheep to Chicago.

Rock Rapids, Ia, Mare. I'll. Boom
garden shipped fourteen cars of sheep
to the Chicago market. There were
1850 sheep in the bunch, and this was
the third lot shipped during the week.
The first lot sold at fancy, figures In
Chicago, and it is expected that equally
high figures will be secured for the
last two lots. He has about 5000 head
left for shipment later.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-02
HARDIN COUNTY SALE.

Fifty Cattle and Forty Hogs Will be
Sold at Thompson Farm.
On March 6, next Monday, r.. s.
Thompson and r. p. Hughes will hold
a sale on the Thompson farm, seven
miles northwest of Eldora. There will
be offered for sale fifty head of cattle,
forty hogs, nine horses, farm machin-
cry, and household goods. Usual
terms. D. M. Goetty, auctioneer; and
Ellis Robb, clerk.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-02
St. Loui. Livestock.

st. Louis, March 2.
Cattle-Estimated receipts for today.
1000; steady; steers 3.25@5.9O; stock
ers and feeders 2.5O@4.65; cows and
heifers 2.0O@4.50.
Hogs-Estimated receipts for today.
$685. lower; pigs and lights 1000
4.sO; packers 4.s5@ 500; butchers and
best heavy 5.00@5.10.
Sheep-Estimated receipts for today.
1900; steady; 4.OO@6.25; lambs 40o@
IT'S.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-02
South Omaha Livestock.

ONIdIId, NIeICII 70
Estimated receipts for today,
$500; strong to 10 higher; native
steers S.50@5.3O; COWS and heifers 2.75
@4.OO; stockers and feeders 2.50@4.3O.
Hogs = Estimated receipts for today.
11,2OO; lower; heavy 4.70@4.S5; mix
ed 4.7O@4.75; light 4.50@4.75.
Sheep-Estimated receipts for today,
10000; steady; 4.75@6.9O; lambs $3.50
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-02
Trxinn 70 Boom Oats.

II think oats are the next in line
for a bull turn" said q bull. Here
there are only $4,000 blu. of contract
oats in store compared with 100000
blu, last year. and visible supplies are
melting away fast. OF course stocks
are larger than last year. but l don't
think there are many back in the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-02
New York Produce.

New York, March 2.
Wheat-May, LAS.
Corn-May, 53ss.
Butter-creamery 25@s1; held $50
81; renovated 2o@27; factory 2O@27;
imitation 24M29.
Eggs Westerns 35@36.
Poultry 12M14; fowls 1919
OH; turkeys 1921.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-02

country. We canvassed Illinois pretty
thoroughly and fortyfour towns re-
ported they had only 100 per. cent of
the amount of last years stocks in ele-
vators. Twenty-Five towns reported
stocks about the same as last year. In
Iowa there are about as many oats
back as last year. A good many oats
have been fed this year because mill
feed has been high"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-02
WHEAT A TR|FLE HIGHER
An Active Demand From Shorts
For May Gave the Market a
Firm Undertone
SELLING BY THE TRADERS
The Selling Was Largely the Result of
Liberal Argentine Shipments and
Increased Receipts in the Northwest
- Sentiment in Corn Was Bullish
and Close Was Higher.

Chicago, March Am active de-
mand from shorts for May impaired q
strong undertone to wheat today. At
the start the market was rather weak,
there being considerable selling by
traders as the result of liberal ship
ments from Argentina, and increased
receipts in the northwest. May open
ed at 1.14A to 1.14B, July at 9Sss to
9s%. May advanced to 1.153s and re-
acted to 1.15A @1.15%. After selling
at 1914, July declined to 9sM @99. Min
neapolis, Duluth and Chicago receipts
were 3S4 cars.
Trading was exceedingly quiet dur
ing the last half of the session. May
closed A@A higher at 1.15A @1.15A,
July shade higher at 9S7s @99.
Sentiment in corn was bullish and
little disposition to sell was manifest
ed. Reports from the country indicat-
ing probable decrease in receipts was
one of the main reasons for strength.
Gables were also firm. May opened at
475s to 47A, advanced to 4S1s and re-
acted to ATS gas. Receipts We're 447
cars.
Corn held firm, May closing as high
er at 4S.
Trading in oats was Of all influential
character. AS a result of higher pric-
es at, the sample tables the market
had firm undertone. May opened 311a
to 31A and sold to 31B. Receiuts were
142 cars.
Provisions.
Provisions were steady on fair de-
mand for. lard A prominent packer
was the principal buyer.
Chicago Grain.
Chicago, March 2.
Wheat-No, 2 red, 1.16@01.17; No. 3
red, 1.1O@1.15; No 2 hard, 1.13@1.16;
No. hard, 1.O7@1.15; July, 9SB @s9;
May opened, 1.14A @1.1AB; highest,
1.15M; lowest, 1.14A; closing, 1.15A
@1.15A.
Corn-No. 2, No. 8 yellow, ASH; No.
3, 451s; No. 2 yellow, No. white. 46;
No. white, 45A @46; July, 4SA; May
opened 47% @47%; highest, 4SB; low
est, 475s; closing, 4S.
pats-No. Q, s1@31A; No. 3, 3oM;
No. 2 white, S21s @33; No. 3 white, BIZ
@32; July, Biz; May opened, s11s q
315s; highest, 317s; lowest, 311s; clos
ing, 311s @31Hs.
Chicago Produce.
Chicago, March 2.
Pork-May, 12.52k @12.55; July,
12.677a.
Lard-May, 6e5@6.971A; July, 40.
Ribs-May, e75@e:77A; July, $50
@6.921a.
Rye-March 78.
Clover-12.6O.
Timothy-S.0
Flax-Cash, 1.26A@1.37k.
Barley-40@49-
Butter-Easy; creameries 24@32;
diaries 24@29.
Eggs-Steady; 26@27.
Poultry-Easy; turkeys IA; chickens
IL; springs u.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-02

D. S. Morrill, of Chicago and Moline
capitalists purchased the straw paper
wrapping mill in Rock Falls, Ill, for
100000 from CODE & Mckinnon Of
Chicago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-02
Range of Prices

Range of Prices
The following, range of prices are
furnished by A. ]. Clark broker, over
the private wire of the Donovan Com
mission Co., office over 5 West Main:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-02
New York Stocks.

The following range of prices are
furnished by A. ]. Clark, broker, over
the private wire of the Donovan Com
mission Co., office over 5 West Main:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-02
Liverpool Grain.

Liverpool, March 9
Wheat = Steady; March IS 11&d;
May IS HID; July 6s 11ssd.
Corn-Steady; spot As 2d@4s lid;
March As Esd; May As 3Ad.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-02
Peoria Groin.
Peoria. March 2.
corn-No. 9, 44M.
.ansas City Grain.

Kansas, City, March 2.
wheat-May 1929; July S91a.
Corn-May 451s @45a; July ASS %
45k.
oats-No. 2 white 80.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-02
Money Market.

Money Market.
New York, March 2.-Money ~ q
2A; prime mercantile, 81 OFF, sterl-
ing firmer; 4.s6.70@4.S6.75 demand;
4.S4.65@4.S4.70 sixty days.
New York Exchange.
Chicago, March New York ex-
change at Is premium.