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Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-17
New York 1--we stock Market.

NEW YORK. April l6.--BEEV Es-Re-
seipts 4l10: steers slow and l04lbc lower;
some sales zoe lower; bologna bulls steady
TAT bulls lO6Il5c OF: cows slow; fat cows.
easter; steers S3.25d5.S5 bulls, So 4Oa4. 90;
cows. SS5d325. Liverpool and London
cables quoted live cattle steady. lO11Q l+c
per hound dressed weight. sheep, steady;
REFRIGERATOR beef higher al SIC per pound
exports tomorrow, 40 cattle and lOis sheep.
CALVES-Receipts, Sass head; market "a
7Ikc lower; veals, t4OOd7. 26; tops, S3b;
general sales. SOAK 90; culls, $3.50; dressed
calves. lower: city dressed veals 7hllc per
pound: country dressed. 6.asc.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts, 5.l3l
head; sheep steady; lambs, steady 10 a
shade lower; clipped sheep. S.01n6.65; few
choice, 1915; unshorn lambs, N.ogdI.2ai no
prime light lambs here; Kentucky spring
lambs $50 each.
HOGS-Receipts, SO2i head; market
steady; good state hogs, S.O0gIlO,
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-17
oils and Roain.

NEW YORK. April RECOLLECTION seed.
steady: prime crude (. O. b. mills Sd3Ol1C;
prime yellow. 37G37Ihc Petroleum, STEADY;
refined New York. SI6O; Philadelphia and
Baltimore. s5.55. refined in bulk, $500. Tur-
pentinc, quiet: 60d69l5c.
ROSIN-Steady, strained. common to
good. 81 qOa4.OO.
SAVANNAH. Ga, April 16.-OlLr-Tur-
pentine Arm; 65iSd66c
ROSIN-Firm: sales, 2S26 bbls. Quote:
4. b, c. $40: d, SS75; Y. $3.50; F, sass; @,
So 9O6iS Is: H. s. Is; l. $3.50; X, $40; NJ,
Sis; n, SO; VIC, $3.50; WV, $40.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-17
on Prices Advnnced,

CLEVELAND March 16-rhe Standard
Oil company today announced an additional
advance in the price of refined oil and
gasoline OF Nc per gallon. The new quota
lions, which took effect today, are as fol-
lows: Ohio state test refined oil. 9lkc; water
white, Ohio state test l055c; eocene, 12ISc;
varnish makers and painters naptha. l2Ac
deodorized stove gasoline, 1910; "A 10 7e
degree gasoline, 1910; SO degree gasoline
1870; 81 degree gasoline, 2Oc; SIS degree
GASOLINE 2lc.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-17

market strong; stocker steady; beevcs. a. g
1850. COWS bulls and mixed s. OOd 80:
stockers and feeders S2SOd45o. calves and
NCarungs. s. s5nt co.
HOGS Receipts. 600 head: market
strong; selling at s. 251G5o; bulk Of sales
ST. iOu6 A.
SHEEP AND LAMBs-Rcccipts IN head .
markell sLrnhN.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-17
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY. APRIL Il. 1906

4.S2S5 for 6O-day bills; posted rates, AS1
ASH and S4S6d4s6it; commercial bills.
SisZiad4S2&.
sILVER-Bar. 6fssc. Mexican dollars. Joc
BONDS-Governmeut. steady; railroad.
Irregular.
Closing quotations ON bonds today were
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Sugar and MoIasses.

NEW YORK, April 16-SUGAR-Raw
quiet; fair refining. 31-32dSc; centrifugal,
80 test. 3 l6-&q3iEc; molasses sugar, 1882
G2%c Refined quiet; No. 6, 4.l0c; No. =
No II. S.s5c; No. - $500; No. IL, 3.75c No.
IL 375c; confectloners A, 4.45c mould A,
4.95c; cut loaf 5.30c; crushed, 5.3Oc; pow
dered, 4.70c; gra .iulated, 46Oc; cubes, 4.s5c.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-17
Cnnee Market.

NEW YORK. April l6.-COFFEE-Fu-
lures opened steady at unchanged prices
10 an advance of i've points I'm the absence
OF important offerings. There were no
cables owing TO the continued holiday in
the foreign markets and trading here was
very quiet except for some other switching
from May 10 later positions. The close was
duh net unchanged 10 i've points higher
Sales were reported OF s.. 500 bags including
May al 655d660c; July, 675c; September
Soc: December. 7.25c; March sc SPOT
Rio. quiet; No Rio s 1-l6c.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-17

NEW YORK, April 16-MONEY-On call
easier at Si1q6ia per cent: ruling rate. "a
~ per cent; closing bid. ga per cent.
offered, per cent Time loans steady: ei
PRIME MERCANTILE PAPER
per cent NV
STERLING EXCHANGE - Strong at
As6)a4S565 Tor demand ana al 81 s2sncS
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GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET
Wheat Easy on Better Weather Throughout
the Country.
FURTHER SLUMP ON WORLDS SHIPMENTS
Part of Loss Recovered Late in ses-
siOn-COrn strong and Active,
Advancing Three-ouarters
for Day-Oats weak.


OMAHA, April IS. 1905.
Wheat was weak the chief influence
being better weather in the northwest and
perfect weather in the winter wheat belt.
OIenIng prices were hqAc lower. Lack OF
shipments came much larger than expected
ana the decrease in the visible was small,
prices prices took further slump and were down
aDout &c from Saturdays close. At the
close there was a recovery Of &c.
Corn was strong and active, showing an
options: July gained but &c. Receipts
were light and the cash demand good.
\, trade Is light and It requires little buying
The good weather. today allowing seed
ing caused oats TO rule easy. Prices were
Primary wheat receipts were $4,000
bushels and shipments OF 241,0OO bushels
against receipts last year Of 49, 900 bushels
ances were 16l 600 bushels OF wheat. "a. 2ls
barrels Of flour. 1ss 900 bushels Of corn and
illZg9 bushels Of oats. Corn receipts were
S!s against receipts last year of 45S,000
bushels and shipments OF 312.OOO bushels
bushels, against 10. $1,000 bushels last week
and $4,000 bushels last year. Corn ship
inents were 2,5lO0OO bushels against 2,62O.OOO
Visible wheat decreased 81, 900 bushels
corn decreased $4,000 bushels ard oats
decreased S5S. 900 bushels
Omaha Cash Sales.
,-WHEAT---No. hard, car. 7Sc; / car,
CORN.-No. 3. cars, 40 4 C; 1 car, 431ac
/ car, 43c.
Omaha Cnsh Prices.
WHEAT--No ? hard. Iid1Sc No. 3
hard, 10g z3c; No. 4 hard, 63@7Oc; No.
72hc.
CORNING. 3, 43hc; No 4, 42la @48c;
no grade, 40@42c; No. yellow, 43ihc;
No. 3 white, 44d44hc
oATS-No. mixed, SOhc; No. 3 white,
Slc No. 4 white, 3OIa a 3OStC.
RYE--No. q SIC; No. 3. SAC.
Local range of options
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PHILADELPHIA, April ls.-BUTTER-
steady; extra western creamery, &c; extra
aearby prints, sc.
EGGS-l4c lower; nearby fresh and west
trn fresh l6,kc at mark
CHEESE-Firm: New York full creams
fancy. l3+Gltc; choice. isNalsIkc; fair 10
good l2i4fi3c.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-17

STOCKERs AND FFEDFRs'

uUGs-Hogs were free sellers this
morning at prices that were "a d5c
higher than the close OF last week Pack
ers all seemed to have liberal orders and
as the total receipts were small, as usual
on Monday IL dld not take them very
l9ng b 10 SmeS' se,S SlSsrsn'e Inc pig 9Ils
IL will be remembered that Al the close
OF last week almost everything sold at
S6.45. The top today. S655, was SC
higher than anything brought saturday
The market closed early and strong.
1t is hardly necessary To add that to-
days advance makes a new high record
fNr
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-17
NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET
Quotations of the Day on various
Commodttfes

NEW YORK, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
10 - Dds exports, 1895 bbls. Market was
$50 Minnesota bakers. So iCas Is: winter
patents, S3.9OG425; winter straights, 1850
49, winter extras S215d3.35; winter low
to good. s3.35dSso; choice to fancy, $3.50
CoRNMEAI-Firm: fine white and yell
low. Nlb; coarse. H.OSal07; kiln dried, t-0
RYE-Dgll; No. western, 7oc, asked,
.BARLEY-Firm; feeding. 46Sc f. o. b.,
.. WHEAT-Receipts LOO bushels; exports,
g mSTfe 9u ess sse go 4sS 9S f ggTSs sE9
2 red, @9sc, I. o. b., af1oat; No / northern
Duluth, ,S99sc. I. o. b.. sfioat. Options
opened nc lower and increased the de-
cline to &c under bearish weather, bearish
statistics and liquidatons. Later the mar
ket rallied partially. on the strength OF
&c as compared with the official close Of
Saturday. May, S61sqSIhc, closed at S65sc'
July sis.qS5i4c closed at Sc; September,
S32sdS3 i5-l6c. closed at S3izc.
CORN-Receipts. I2,025 bu.; exports, q 1886
bu.; sales 10000 bu., futures. Spot market
s 90 s S noRSi a S StfESSor 55 aRd
No. 2, white, 55&.c. Option market opened
Nc lower but quickly firmed up on fear of
port in face OF the favorable weather for
spring farm work. The close was tlrm and
a. partial &c net higher. May 53Ag64lsc
September, 5Ssd52lzc, closed at 531zc; De
cember closed at 52lRC
OATS-Receipts, 1850 bu.; exports. 81,
$50 bu.; spot steady. mixed oats, rs TO 30
pounds, 3iq37hc; natural white, 30 to 80
pounds. SsaS9c; clipped white, IS to 40
.HAY-steady; shipping, 5Oa55c; good to
choice. s5d9Oc
HOPs-Quiet: state, common to choice
1906 crop, iOQl4c; 1904 crop, 7d9c. olds. 5d &c.
Pacific coast, 1905 crop. SGlSc; 1894 crop 20
HIDES-Quiet; Galveston, % to 25 lbs,
20c; California, n 20 % lbs, BIC; Texas dry
"a to 30 lbs. l9c.
LEATHER-Steady; acid, 261kd271ac.
PROVISIONS-Beef steady; family, 81. 30
2l.5O; packet, S10.5Odl100; city extra India
mess, SS.O0d1s.5O. Cut meats, firm; picked
bellies, So 25q105O picked shoulders, S.OOfi
80; picked hams, $ll.OOQ1l.5O; Lard, nrm;
western steamed, S.9dSS; refined, hrm'
continent, $40; South America, $40; COM
pound, S675q73 Pork firm; family, $3.50
TALLOW-steady; city, 5lsc; country, GA
q59sc
q6c: Japan nominal
creamery 2ldaI4c; official prices; creamery
common to extra 14dHc held, 14Q191sc;
renovated common to extra, llalSc; west
ern factory common to first 13ul5l2c; west
ern imitation creamery firsts lie.
CHEESE-Firmi state, tull cream, large
and small colored and white fancy, l4Ac;
state good to prime 1SS4d14c; state, common
to fair, 1ld13c.
EGGS-Unsettled; state, Pennsylvania and
near by fancy selected white, 2Oc; state
lsIkd19c; western firsts. ll19c western
second, l7dlTAc; southerns 151kd17c.
POULTRY - Dressed STEADY; western
chickens, 10c; turkeys. l6qlSzc.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-17
FI,In nu,ter Nnrket.

ELGIN. Ill. April l6.--BUTTER-Marke
ruled hrm and unchanged from last week
at 2lc a pound today. Sales for the week
were 464, COO pounds.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-17

ST JOSEPH. Mo. April i6.-CATTLE-
Receipts. 2OE head; market steady: ma
uves, N.fout.OO. cows and hclfers, N.55ul6O,
stOCkcrs and feeders. G.&U4O.
HO0S-ReCeipts, 1872, market steady;
light, IS WdG.fle, medium and heavy, S6.t2is
l6 5-is bulk. 81 Na65O.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. as,
head; market strong to lOc higher lambs.
1855
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milwaukee Grain Market.

MILWAUKEE,, April l6 - WHEAT
Easier; No 1 northern, aHqS2c; No,
northern, 77dSlc; May, 1850 bid.
RYE-Steady; No, l. 6oc.
BARLEY-steady; No. p 55c; sample,
coRN-steady; No. cash, 47a4714c; May.
1910 asked.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-17
Treasury statement.

WASHINGTON, April 16.-Today's state
ment of the treasury balances in the gen
eral fund, exclusive Of the S150OOO,OOO gold
reserve shows Available cash balance.
$3.50, COS 640 gold coin and bullion, SIS 524, 621
gold certificates, 81, O64, $50.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-17
nuIuth GraIn Market.

DULUTH, April l6.-WHEAT-To arrive,
No. l northern, 76ikc; No. northern, T1ac;
on track. No / northern, 79l4C; No. north
ern. Tlzc; May, 791zc; July, sOlsc.
OATS-TO arrive, on track and May,
a)4.c
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-17
new York Mining stocks.
NEW YORK. April l6.-Closing quotations
on mining stocks were:
Bank CIearinEs.
New YORK Money EIarI-.,

OMAHA, April l6.-Bank clearinEs for
today were N.654, 124I4 and for the CO..
responding date last year 8. 4Ss, sll. IS.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-17

ST. LOUIS, Mo. April l6-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts $500 head, including 700 Texans;
market for natives, slow; Texans, strong;
native shipping and export steers, A.65dl
500; dressed beef and butcher steers $500
500: steers under 1000 pounds, S.i5d4l5i
stockers and feeders s. 40GA40; cows and
heifers. 3llOd5OO; Gamers. 81 .766f2. % bulls,
s. 4O6f4 90; calves, S2.5Oq6.5O; Texas and In
dian steers. s3.OOa4.7o; COWS ana heifers,
S2lOdA25
HOGS Receipts. 400 head; market Sc
higher: pigs and lights IS svI8.6O, packers,
S615d665; butchers and best heavy $3.50
go
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts, 800 head,
market steady; native muttons. AC0a6O'
lambs $5.5OQ6.75; culls and bucks, S.OpS.JJ.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-17

decrease. $4,000 bu. oats 1S.S15.O00
bu.; decrease. $500 bu. Rye. l.gsb,O 600
bu.; decrease, 1900 bu. Barley. 2.ggS, 600
bu.i decrease, 200 bu.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-17

KANSAS CITY, April 16-WHEAT-Mdy,
751kc; July, nnc September, 7Ohc; cash,
No. 2 hard, 7sQS4c; No. 3, 74lAqSOc; No. ?
red 9SIsQ95c; No. 8. SSd94c.
CORN-May, 46stc; July, 42Ac; September,
429Sc; cash, No. mixed, 45S4Q46c; No. >
white, 47c; No. 3, 451Rl4Ic.
OATS-No white, 3S1sc,
RYE-Steady; No. :, 56lSSc.
HAY-Strong; choice timothy, $l2.50q 1890;
choice prairie, flO.O0.
EGGS-Firm. Missouri and Kansas new
No. whitewood cases included lS1ac; case
count, l3c; cases returned, Nc less.
BUTTER-Creamery, lgc; packing, 1kc.
Receipts ship m is
Wheat bushels. 900 "a 90
Corn bushels. $1,000 5000
Oats bushels. 900 1900
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-17

NEW YORK April 1.-THE visible sup
ply OF grain Saturday, April -. IS COM
was as follows Wheat. 46.1aS000 bu.s
decrease. ia, 900 bu. Corn. .SSs, 600 bu
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-17
Wool Market.

ST. LOUIS. No. April l6-WOOI-steadv.
medium grades combing and clothing. "a
@2sc; light hne, 2oq24c; heavy dne, Is14c
tub washed. HQSSc.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-17
Sugar Prices Lower.

NEW YORK. April Is.-An grades Of re-
pounds today.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-17

TOLEDO, April is-SEED-Clover. cash
and April. $50: October f606. timothy
N.52; alsike. 20.
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET
Cattle sIOw-HORS strong TO five
Cents HiEher-SheeP steady.

Cent? HtRher-sheep sIeHuI'
CHICAGO, April l6.---CATTLE-Re
mon TO prime steers, t4.0046.4O; cows
s$.25Q4Se heifers, i255qE 6 S:SS; ,o 6Gsls
HOGS-Receipts, $4,000 head; market
strong to SC higher; choice to prime heavy,
Ss7O2s75; medium to good heavy, 1856
GT7O; butcher weights, t6,1046.I5; good
TO choice heavy mixed, S6.65Qb.1O; pack
ing. S5.sOq670. o.
head: market steady; sheep, S4254 $40;
warnings, S5.OO66.25 lambs, H.15 6.25
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-17
Minneapolis Grain Market.

WNuHCH UUNNH VTWHN NUT HNNN'
MINNEAPOLIS. April 16-FLOUR-First
patents SlOd4. 20; second patents, $500
400; first clears SS.5Od36O; second clears,
81. 40G255.
BRAN-In bulk, $3.50.
(Superior Boaro of Trade quotations for
MINNEAPOLIS and Chicago delivery. The
range OF prices, furnished by +. ID. Day
& Co. llO-lll Board of Trade building. was
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Date laoe. lls05. ll9o.. zee. lg02. lsOl. Lls00
SUNDAY
SATURDAYS SHIPMENTS.
CATTLE

The following shows the number of
cars of stoCkers ana feeders shipped to
the country and their points Of destina-
ton:
CATTLE. Cars.
John Bromwell, Tara, Ia. C.........
j. NJ. Arms trong, Albion, Neb.-M Z. -. l
1 J. Taylor Council Blufrs. Ia.-R. L..
The official number OF cars OF stock
brought IN today by each road was
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-17
knn.n. 90 Lire stock Market.

KANSAS CITY. Mo, April l6-CATTLE-
Receipts, 5000 including go southerns; mar
ket steady TO strong; top quarantine, Abgi
d5 90: fair TO good, A.25a6.25. western fed
steers t3.75a6.3; stockers and feeders, aoOO
d4T5; southern steers, S3lbQo0O' soulheIn
cows 81 5Off4 Is; native COWS, f2-59u4Do;
native heifers s26cG5.0o; bulls, S0Oa4 q
calves &3.O0d6.5O.
HOGS-Receipts, $3.50 headi market
steady. TOP. SEQ bulk OF sales. t6.40q6.b0;
heavy. s. Sac co. packers t6i2iSd5. %; pigs
and lights, S5.25d6fh.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts, ECO
head; market strong 10 i0c higher; native
lambs G00Qd60. western lambs. H.Vyap.Oo;
ewes and yearlings Ab0a6.o. western TED
yearlings &Old6B: western fed sheep,
81 $500: stockers and feeders tOOQA.o'
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-17
Articles. open, High. Low. Close salty.
cash quotations we're as follows:

Cash quotations were as follows:
FLOUR-Dull and steady: winter patents
f3.5oH390 winter straights S330a3eO; spring
patents. So 55q3. so: spring straights a IO8
$3.50; bakers, s.. SOa2s0
WHEAT-No. 2 spring, 79dS2c: No &
T5QSlc; No. red SSGS97kc
CORNING. 2, 41isc; No ? yellow, sic
OATS-No. 2 AAdSl5kc; No. white SSlsa
sac; No. white, 9lhaS3c
RYE-No. 2. 6ld62c.
BARLEY-Good feeding 3Si4d4Oc: fair to
choice mailing, $4,000.
SEEDS-No. l fax, S.09; No. l north
western, via Timothy, prime S3l7h
Clover contract grade 81. g.
PROVISIONS-Mess pork per bbl. Nslb
0l6.a. Lard, per 100 lbs, SS75dS. M. short
RIBS sides Qoosel, S.7OGS.S so. Short clear
nlAns LnnNnIA 90 lnlIa IL -.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-17
ST. Louis General Market.

ST. LOUIS, April 16.-WHEAT-Lower
No. red cash, elevator. SIQS6c, track, 96Gf
SIC; May, 7sRc; July, 764q767sc; No. ?
hard, S0aS6c.
CORN-Futures, lower: cash, strong; No.
cash, nominal; track, 4Slkc; May, HAc;
July, aye.
OATs.Futures. weak; cash, steady; No.
cash, &c; track S21zd33c; May, 317sc;
July. 31c: No. 2 white, 3ihc.
FLOUR-Steady; red winter patents,
S43O@l4.4 40; extra fancy and straight 50 75q
sEED-Timotfy. Steady; s2.5Od2.7O.
CORNMEAL-Steady; $3.50
BRAN-Steady; sacked, east track 95cd
500 .
s6OOd11.O0.
IRON COTTON TIES-$1.Ol.
BAGGING-SHc
HEMP TWINE-7Ikc.
PROVISIONS-Pork. higher; 1obblng,
SIS M Lard higher? prime steam, $50
Dry salt meats. higher; boxed extra shorts
$500; clear ribs, $9.121a; short clears, SOB
Bacon, higher; boxed extra short $40;
clear ribs, $9.S7ik. short clear $1,000.
POULTRY-Weak; chickens SIC; tur-
keys 141kc; ducks. l2c; geese, &c.
BUTTER-Dull; creamery, l6q22c; dairy
14qlSc.
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Fat Steers Steady, with Cows and Feeders
Steady to Strong,
HOGS TWO AND HALF TO FIVE HIGHER
Very Large Receipts Of sheen and
Lambs, hut Half Consigned
Through Trade Fairly.
Active, Fully steady.
souTH OMAHA. Anrn le. Lea
CATTLE QUOTATIONS.

The following will show the prices paid
for the different kincs or cattle on the
South Omaha market:
Good to choice coTn-fed steers. .s49Od5. 50
Fair to choice corn-fed steers. 465d4 80
Common TO choice Corn-fed steers Au0fi4 s.
Good 10 choice cows and heifers. S75QI4 so
Fair to good cows and heifers...... 3.OOFlS. 10
Common to fair cows and heifers. 15O6iSC 90
Good to Choice feeders. ......,..... 4OOSi4 so
Fair to good stockers and feeders 35O(i4 10
Common to fair stockers. 80. . 75GI3 50
Bulls stays, etc.......................a 5Od4.0 90
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-17

on the Produce exchange today the but
ter market was firm; creameries l4a
2Oiac dairies, lfdlSc. Eggs, firm; at mark
cases included. ifi4c; hrsts l4iLc: prime
nrsts, l5iac; extras, lie. Cheese, easy;
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Articles. Open. High Low. Close

Wheat
May. 72hB TAB 72A 725s 731kA
July. TIA IA uhBl 1MBl TIA
Corn
May. 42hB S2Akqx 42ItB 4211BI 42hA
July. 42A AZ 4lAhB AZ 4lhA
Oats
May. ....... 3hAI ........
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A asked. b bid.

A asked. b bid.
Car Lot Receipts.
Wheat Corn. Oats.
Jmaha ......,.,... ...s...... % II
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
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ENGLISH SHOES GO UNsHlNED.
London Observer Admits Truth Of
American Indictment.

An English reporter, fired with pat
riotism on seeing the assertion made
by an American visitor that London
ers polished their boots less frequent
ly than the people Of any other oun
try in the world, set out to disprove
the charge.
He visited a number of well-known
shoeblacks at important points in
London, but what he learned all tend
ed to confirm the allegation made by
the American.
One shoeblack said he had custom
ers who look like millionaires but get
only one shine a week. After hearing
similar stories from other shoeblacks
the newspaper man took up a position
in Piccadilly Circus and examined the
boots of passersby.
He confesses that Of so people who
passed, the boots of 60 looked as If
they had not been polished for a
week. Twelve of them had their
boots well polished, but the remaining
eight had to be labeled indifferent.
After that, nothing was left but to
acknowledge that the indictment Of
the American had some foundation
N. Y. Sun.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-16
FISH IN NEW PLACES.
Wild Ducks Found to Bear Fish Eggs
Ready to Hatch.

A correspondent from Safl wrote in
our June issue expressing his mysti.
fication as to how small fish come to
be in inclosed waters. A naturalist
suggests IN explanation. He says:
IF the wild ducks, etc, of Morocco
are similar TO those elsewhere there is
no mystery. For some years there
was open-mouthed wonder as to how
perch, Dream and crayfish could get
into newly cut dams near the Mac
quarie river in New South Wales.
I'm some cases the water had hardly
settled after the rain had filed the
dam than the fish were observed, and
the farmers started a large theory Of
| spontaneous production.
This obtained till a Sydney profes'
sor CHANGED to pick UP a wild duck
and found its breast feathers and
webbed feet well dotted with fertile
and almost Matched fish-ova, On which
the spontaneous production theory
was promptly withdrawn Cham.
bers' Journal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-16
CHURCH PEW HIS BED.
Tramp Finds Rest for His Weary
Bones in House Of Worship.

The janitor of one Of P~ortsmouth's
largest churches was given a big sur
prise Sunday morning as he stepped
into the auditorium after opening the
big front doors to allow of the usual
airing out. He came face to face with
a strange and tough-looking man. At
first the ~ianitor feared a touch of the
chills, but he finally brought himself
together and inquired of the man what
he had been doing.
The fellow said that he had been en-
joying a nights rest on the cushions
of a pew away down front. Saturday
night he was attracted to the church
by the singing of the choir during re-
hearsal. He found the door open,
walked in and sat down.
The music had that soothing effect
and the wanderer fell asleep. He knew
nothing more until daylight, when he
awcke wondering where he was at. He
said that in all his life he had never
found a more comfortable bed.
The "janitor looked about, saw that
nothing was disturbed and then al
lowed the stranger to go.--Portsmouth,
N. H., Times.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-16

HOW TO LEVEL OlLSTONE.
Method by Which the Prime Condition
of Stone Can Be Restored.

For use in properly truing up oil
stones a block of cast iron one and
one-half inches thick, nine inches
wide and II inches long, with a pro-
jeCting ledge one-half inch wide and
one.half inch high on one side, this
to keep the block from slipping when
on the bench. Plane the block up
true on both sides and the three
edges, says the Patternmaker, and
place on the bench convenient to sink
water; also provide coarse and fine
emery powder.
To true up an oilstone or slip,
place a small quantity of the coarse
emery powder in the middle of the
block, pour on a little water and rub
the oilstone back and forth until its
surface is level; then repeat the oper.
alton, using fine emery powder with
water. To true the round side of a
stone, and preserve its original
radius, turn the stone while rubbing
This method will entirely remove
all the glaze, so Objectionable in oil.
stones, and leave a nice surface SINH
lar to that obtained by grinding
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-16

seems TO have been successful, a large
barn being filed with practically one
solid cake of ice.
The process of freezing ice in this
way is as follows: A large ice house
Is built with two Of the opposite walls
hinged, allowing them to be opened
by folding up during cold weather.
and closed during milder weather,
thus preventing the ice from melting.
To begin operations a number of
strings are suspended from the raft
crs at distances of two or three feet
apart. The strings hang down and
touch the floor. as shown In Fig. l,
and the first cold night they are
sprayed with water, which forms large
icicles reaching from the floor to the
top, as shown in Fig. 2. A quantity
of water is then flowed into the ice
house. rs shown in Fig. 3, and allowed
to freeze.
When the ice is one inch thick the
water Is pumped from underneath 1t
and flowed on top, as shown in Fig. 4,
When the upper layer OF water has
frozen one inch the remaining water
is again pumped above the ice, leav,
ing an inch as before and adding
enough extra water to compensate for
the inch that is left each time. This
makes three surfaces exposed to the
weather, as shown in Fig. s. This