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The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-23
SIOUX CITY LIVESTOCK

The run Of cattle this week did not
quite come up to last weeks market
ing by about 500 head and receipts
foot up close to 5000. The tendency
Of the trade in all it's branches has
been lower and this is especially true
of stockers. The fat cattle market
ruled weaker and while the light steers
and short-fed cattle suffered about a
10@15c decline from last week, the
butcher stock has ruled about steady
if of desirable quality and the weak
ness was on the plain cows. The trade
has been active and the local packers
have taken care of the offerings in
good shape. The best of the beeves
sold this week at $5.75@6.25 with the
good short-fed steers at $5.25@5.75.
Light and warmed up steers sold at
$3.80@4.75. In butcher stock 1880
4.35 has been paid for the most de-
sirable of the offerings, but the fair to
good cows and heifers, comprising the
big share Of the weeks marketing,
sold at $2.50@3.50. Gamers and cut
ters sold at $1.75@230.,
The near approach Of the holidays,
while Mondays run of cattle sold
lO@l5c higher than the low time Of
last week this advance was entirely
lost later and towards the end Of the
week the market ruled very slow and
dragging. Yard traders would not load
up if they could help it and all en-
deavored to buy only when having a
place to put load Of cattle SO as not
to have any on hand at the close Of
the week Christmas day, falling on
Tuesday, will be holiday at the yards
and this fact will in all probability
curtail the supply Of cattle for the
week. Traders do not look for business
to resume the natural gait until the
New Year opens up. Feeders sold this
week at $3.8504.15 with the medium
weight stockers grading good at $3.4O
@3.75. Good yearlings sold up to 1885
with the offerings largely at $3@3.5O.
The common steers of all weights sold
at. range Of $2.50@3. Stocker heif-
ers sold at $2@2.75..
I. Hogs gs-Receipts of hogs have been
heavy and the largest week Of any
so far this fall. Close to $4,000 hogs
have been received, which is 5000
heavier than last week. The market has
shown quite little fluctuation and the
high point Of the week was Wednes-
day, with hogs selling 10c higher than
the close Of last. There was a decided
break in values later and the week
closes barely steady with last with
sales ranging from $5.95@6.15 and the
bulk Of the hogs at $6@605. r. 4
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-23
tatement as worked out fol-
HIDES, PELTs, FURs, WOOL
Review of the Market by the North
western Hide and Eur Company.

The Chicago Hide and Tallow Bull
!etln OF Dec. 20 says the hide market
IS exceedingly quiet, with sales from
sc less than last week and Nc less for
future deliver. No change this week
'here, but the coming week may see
Nc decline. There is certainly no >ad-.
vantage in holding shipments back for
further decline of g. cannot be de-
TER feeaea sinn Receipts are are heavy and in
e.; Tallow hdo1 market is active, especially
Furs-The market is now more firmly
esta6lghGd @artb 4Sia eaE We hays sold $4,000
were present. This settles values def
!!nltely for the present. We are revis-
ing our prices from our. late quotations,
reducing skunks 10 per cent, advancing
rats and mink 10 per cent: We think
these prices will prevail until the re-
ports of the January London sale. No
change on other furs. Receipts of this
market were never so heavy for this
month in previous years, showing ship
pers consider this the best market.
Some are .prophesying owing to the mild
weather In Europe and America up to
the present time that lower prices will
prevail after the January London sale,
but that is merely conjecture, nobody
knows. One thing is certain, present
prices are remuInerative on the whole
and shippers should be well satisfied.
furs are warned that unless they keep
them in cold, freezing-cold place con-
tinually they are very liable to spoil.
We have had few lots damaged half
their value by such carelessness. One
lot utterly worthless. g. ~ --1sA.t
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-23

An expenditure Of $4,000 is repre-
sented in contract which the H. :. N.
Leighton company is executing for, the
Sheffield Elevator company at its
plant on Milwaukee trackage at
TWenty-ninth street and Harriet ave-
nue.. Work began Aug. / and the job
will be completed Jan. l, 1907.
The contract called for ten rein
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-23
CHICAGO OPTIONS

is enough business for two roads in
their section Of the northwest, and
even if such were not the case, Hill is
too shrewd railroad magnate to be
beaten in the conflict. Much of the
information now being made public re-
garding the way the Northern Pacific
parallels the St. Paul is held to be in
spired by Hartman circles, the re.
cent slump in the Hill group being in
terpreted in much the same manner II
is said that determined effort is being
made to shake the confidence of the
shareholders of Hill roads, who have al
ways pinned their faith to the sagacity
of Hill-and not without cause.
AS the Hill following are standing
pat' in their investment, the constant
selling of these stocks on any strength
is attributed to Union Pacific, which,
according to it's last report, was still
large holder. If the Hartman road
is buying St. Paul stock it is logical
Inference that the funds are obtained
from sales Of Great Northern and
Northern Pacific. James j. Hill's de-
parture for the west was taken as an
indication that he would not bother
with the market for a while.
From all appearances the Hill inter
ests have stolen march on the less
active railroad managers, realizing that
the securities market will be flooded
with new offerings after the first of
the year. While in part perhaps due
to plans for acquiring new properties
the major portion of the new stock
issue will be expended in financing the
| necessary improvements and the pur-
| chase of new equipment on a large
scale to take care of the crying needs
Of the farming and business commun-
- - =. -
Three northwestern roads, Great
Northern, Northern Pacific and St.
Paul, have now brought out increases
of capitalization amounting in the ag,
gregate to approximately $252 ,oO0,o 900.
! One, large road of the same group, the
Chicago & North Western, has yet to
be heard from, but there is little doubt
that IT., too, will sooner or later make
| capital provisions for Improvement and
extensions in order to keep pace with
the growth Of business and the progress
Of it's neighbors. Assuming that
North-W Western purposes building to the
should conceal its purpose. and none
why it should reveal it until it has
secured. the property needed for the
enterprise. +
| One authority in the street says: "In
accepting the gage of battle thrown
down by President Hill of the Great
Northern Railway company the st.
Paul has done nothing more than was
expected, altho it was not anticipated
that the challenge would be taken so
soon. However, one time, perhaps, is
as good as another when it is known
that the fight must come, according to
Wall street, .
Never in the history of money brok-
ers has there been such extreme
scarcity of loanable funds, and while
there may be an easier trend after the
first of the year, nothing like normal
rates is expected until business reacts
or until there is wholesale liquidation
in the stock market. '.. =.
No fresh information is obtainable as
to what the United States Steel direc-
tors propose to do at their meeting
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-23

past few days the bulk showing a lOc
gain over a week ago.
Seventy-fve per cent of the offer
lngs here in the late days have been
sixty to ninety days. fed classes, and
this abundance of half-fat and medium
kinds furnished selection large
enough to afford buyers holding the
prices down to the low level. ;.
No strictly prime steers have been
among the offerings of late, such as
went at $40 Monday, and the best
sales above SO has been quite small.
The bulk of the sixty to ninety-day
cattle had to sell at $5@5.75, while the
plain to fair feshed warmed-up killers
went at $4.25@4.75, and tailings be-
Conditions. surrounding the hog mar
ket early this week were favorable to
the selling interests, tho the. increased
runs lately enabled the buyers to have
better control Of the trade. AT that,
however, prices showed a gain Of 10c
on one week ago. Packers paid the
higher prices this week under protest,
and quickly took advantage of every
opportunity to lower the cost of their
supplies. i. .....$. 1.r..
1t took prime class of butchers to
reach $3.50 since Thursday, and the
bulk of sales showed range Of $4,000
525, tho only. a poor class of mixed
packing and inferior grade of light
weights had to sell under $6.15. More
good smooth butchers arrived. here this
week than for some time. -
This has been a strenuous week for
the sellers of sheep. Between trying
to keep receipts down to moderate pro-
portions and striving to prevent the
markets from descending to a lower
level, they have had a hard time. While
they landed the bulk of their sheep and
yearlings l0@15c under one week ago,
prices for the lambs indicated a loss
Of 15@25c. e.s:s a ......@
: The market needs careful nursing at
this time. Most traders hope that the
receipts will be kept down to moderate
proportions next week, as the demand
then will be turned from the lamb
meats to poultry. and game. After the
first Of the year it is; generally believed
that the outlet will be materially i'm
proved and if the feeders will only
keep their habitat stock off The mar
ket, well-posted men in the trade be-
lieve a relatively strong price range
will be in force. ::.s' -.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-23
SOUTH ST. PAUL LIVESTOCK

Cattle receipts this week were moder-
ate,, running about the same as last
week, but considerably in advance of
those OF the corresponding week last
year. Prices were generally steady for
the better grades and offerings of such
moved readily. The average quality Of
the cattle offerings was not much above
common. Only few good punches
of granted cattle found their way into
the market. Butcher and bologna bulls
showed a stronger tone during the week
than at the close Of last week. Veal
calves were dull the best part of the
steady prices, while. the common Kind
dragged. Toward the close Of the week
It took better grade to bring the top
than at the beginning Of the week.
The hog run showed considerable
decrease over last week and the corre-
OF the offerings averaged fair to good,
with only a few of the best kind in the
pens. The week opened with prices
lOc higher than at Saturdays close.
and on Wednesday there was another
raise of 10c. Friday the price dropped
lOc, leaving it on that day 1Oc higher
than the opening. Buyers were active
during the entire week.
The sheep run showed about even
with last week and higher than the corr
responding week a year ago. The aver.
age of the offerings was common, with
few choice strings which topped the
market. One bunch Of spring lambs
sold at a premium of 15c .ss..
Stockers and feeders of the better
grades sold at steady prices during the
week, with common kinds dull. The
call was for good stuff, but there was
little OF 1t to meet the demand.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-23
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

Continued depression in values has
receipts and narrowing consumptiyee
demand producing a decidedly unsatis-.
factory situation in all but the heavy
fat classes. Values for the light and
half-fat beeves now show a 10@15c de-
cline from week ago, and a decline
of 25@50c is noted in comparison with
the opening sales last week. .a
. Marketing has been of big volume, a
total of $4,000 landing here against,
75,483 q week age. The better heavy
steers, however, havs sold ven u the
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-23
WHEAT GROUND

The requirements Of northwestern
mills in wheat for the year is a point
next in Importance to that of how,
large a crop was raised. With the
-four output of Minneapolis and Duluth
definitely known, the only uncertainty
has been as to the quantity of wheat
consumed by the interior mills of Min
nesota and the two Dakotas. The !" out
side Mills have developed wonderfully
bined -four output is conceded to make
a respectable showing in comparison
with that Of the Minneapolis and Du.
luth mills. s III " S
During the crop year from Sept. l.,
1905, to Aug. 81, 1906, the quantity of
wheat consumed by the interior mills
of Minnesota and North and South Da-
kota was approximately 68,3l9,OOO bu.
This fact has been ascertained by the
Northwestern Miller in collaboration
with the Minneapolis Chamber of Com
merce. .si.s - .c
For the crop year ended Sept. 1, 1908.
the Northwestern Miller made similar
estimate and found the wheat consump-
tion of the interior mills to have been
66,833, 600 bushels. On that occasion.
the consumption of about one-third Of
the mills, including some large ones,
had to be estimated. This year, re-
poIIS were ODCalned. from all the large
mills, while the number of small mills
not reporting was reduced to very
low point. AS prepared, the North
western Miller had the utmost conf
dence in the report for 1866, and in
this position it has the support Of the
Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce.
The statement was compiled from
confidential reports received from 349
mills: This left 1874 to be estimated,
al of which were of minor Importance.
When there was any question about a
given mill having been in operation in
the. period covered, it was wholly
omitted. Thus, where the most accu-
rate list of northwestern mills extant
shows 497 interior mills in the three
states, only 483 were taken into ac-
count. This places the conclusion ar
dation. '1'(' =.
The statement as worked out fol.
lows: ... - -
322 Minnesota mills ground. ........ 90, 200 51E
q North Dakota mills ground. 800. S,35944C
81 South Dakota mills ground. % $3.50 OH
Minneapolis mills ground. ). 65 61o o0C
Duluth-Superior mills ground:.. 49,. 4,5050O
|'Nt Grand total 122 ARK or
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-23

In response to a request from Henniker Hea-
ton, Mp, the postmaster general has fur
nished return to show the increase in Eng
lish foreign postage since the year 1877 RE-
turns for the United States in 1877 are not
available, and the year 1881 has therefore been
given. In that year we dispatched to the
states I, ,795, 900 letters and postcards, as con-
trasted witly d8. .5060 600 in 1905. In 1881 we
received frsSn the United States 7,465 600, as
aEainst 1s. 6s1 GOO In 190h.-Londun NeWa. @
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-23

forced concrete grain tanks. with a
steel and tile working room twelve
feet wide running the length of the
double row Of tanks, also steel train
shed. @ ...>.
Each tank is 2411a feet inside diam
eter and nd eighty feet high; The capacity
ing total of $50, 900 bushels.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-23

Before Listers antiseptic inventions the death
rate In amputations of the thigh was Al per
cent. It is now about 6. .,.~a
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-10-12
CARPENTERS NOMINATE.
Will Elect National Officers by Refer
endum Vote This lime

endur Vote This Time.
The Brotherhood of Carpenters at
their convention in Niagara Falls
wound up their business by nominating
William D. Huber, j. Schwartz and
Charles Mains for the presidency,
Frank Duffy was nominted for gen
eral secretary and Thomas A. Neale
for general treasurer. For vice-presi-
dent F. NJ. Guerin and II. c.. Fuller
were named, while the nominees for
second vice-president are Arthur A.
Quinn, Perth Amboy; N. J. Wilson,
Jacksonville; Frank G. Simson, Bal,
timore. Some surprise was created
by the fact that men have been nomi-
mated against all the principal officers,
and it is evident that the election will
be hotly contested. The election will
be by referendum vote, which will be-
come effective in this Brotherhood fol
the first time on February 1st. Hugh
Stevenson of Toronto asked that the
Canadian locals be requested to affili-
ate with the A. F. of L. in the United
States.-Michigan Union Advocate.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-10-12
MORAL SUASION.
Judge Pollock Says It May Be Used by
Sticking Linemen.

Topeka, kas.. Oct. S.-Judge Pollock
in the United States district. court last
Monday granted a permanent injunc-
ton against the members of the Eiec-
trical Workers union in Wichita pre-
venting them from Interfering with the
property and employees of the Missouri
& Kansas Telephone company A tenn
porary injunction was granted against
the union and it's members some time
ago. When the question of the perma
nent injunction was brought up the
court dismissed the injunction against
the union, but granted it as agains.
the men. Judge Pollock in his opin
ion says that it was impossible to eli.
Join the men from using moral sua-
sien, but they must not use violence
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-10-12
AN HUMBLE APOLOGY.
rendered in Deep Humility to the
Western Union TELEGRAPH Co.

rendered in Deep Humility to the
Western Union Telegraph Co.
short time ago The Wageworker
charged the Western Union Telegraph
company, doing business in Lincoln,
with violating the law by employing
messenger boys under the legal age.
The Wageworker was wrong The Tel
egraph company does nothing of the
kind, for the simple reason that Ne
braska has no child labor laws. The
Telegraph company can employ boys
three years old without violating any
statute law.
But just the same the Western Union
Telegraph company in Lincoln is vio-
lating every law of morality and hui
manity by employing little boys to de-
liver messages night and day, and de-
liver them to houses of i'll fame and
vile dens where they receive their
first lessons in debauchery that sets
them on the road to graduation into
lives Of crime and dissipation. 1t enl-
ploys boys in this work because It
would have to reduce it's liberal divi-
dends little bit in order to employ
young men. The eminent gentlemen
who control the Western Union Tele-
graph company do not give a tinker's
dam about the welfare of the boys.
They are concerned only in the max
ing Of big dividends The state can
look after the boys after they have
become criminals.
The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany in Lincoln is numbering the souls
Of boys every day in the year but The
Wageworker was wrong when it
charged the company with violating
any statute law. For the mistake we
apologize. In the meanwhile the soul
murder by the company goes on,
thanks to the criminal carelessness
of the people of Nebraska.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-10-12
THE OPEN SHOP.
Some Delightful Things it Secures for
Master and Man.

The open shop" means porterhouse
steak for the employees and liver fot
the workman.
The ''open shcp means individual!
bargaining, so much desired by the oP
ponents of organized labor.
The open shop stands for the lin
fettered employment OF women and
children. .-,s
The open shop" means that the en-
ployer shall be the sole judge as to
what your labor is worth
The open shop" gives the employer
the privilege Of heing a member of an
organization intended to prevent the
payment OF better wages. but denies
the laborer the right to be member
of labor organization
The open shop" bars tie possibility
of solid front on the part of the
workers.
The open shop" declares tina, some
can enjoy better conditions while
others can enjoy the benefits withol,
cost.
The open shop denies men the
right 10 sell their labor under any con-
ditions they elect.
The open shop" declares there .
no diving line"-no minimum-for the
price of labor.
rhe open shop declares ii is Legal
for an individual to do an act that it
Is Illegal for q collection of individuals
10 attempt.
The open sAop" would place the SO
luton of factory sanitation and un-
guarded machinery in the hands of the
employer.
The open shop" stands for every
thing that will increase profits for the
employer and decrease the income oi
the employe.
The "open shop means tha, ;hc EN-
ployer will be the master and you will
be the slave-Minneapolis Union.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-10-12
GREETING TO UNIONS.
President Smith of Central Labor
Union Issues Address.

Union Issues Address.
To all unions affiliated with the Cen
tral Labor Union:
Do you realize that as union nien
YOU nave work before you into
which you should put all the energ%
you can spare? Do you know that a
proper effort Cn your part would place
organized labor in a position to great
ly benefit the cause of union labor. and
add very materially to the welfare and
comfort OF your own people and tl
mankind generally? Let me tell You
now mat as a body OF men united for
your own good, you are also an organ
i2ation that is in duty bound 10 work
with other organizations OF the coun-
try to better conditions in the indus
trial. world. You realize, of course,
that labor will not be able tc secure
from it's enemies what labor wants,
therefore you must act with others to
get what you desire. II unity there IS
strength, and in united and harmoni-
Gus ,ction lies victory. Therefore [
want 10 appeal to every union affiliated
with the Central Labor Union to not
only elect delegates to the central
body, but get men who Will attend the
central meetings, and see that they do
So We had much better attendance
at last Tuesdays meeting than we
have had for some time. but not nearly
the runiDer we should have. lmpol.
tani questions come up before the cen
tral body that you are directly and
vtally interested in, and YOU one it to
Yourselves to be represented. Let me
appeal 10 your unionism and your best
self to Immediately take steps TO be
represented in the central body.
promise you that If you will get alive
ana boost the attendance that the cen
trail Lody will he initiating measures
and moves that will place organized
labor in such position in the city
that il will be stronger and better, ard
more appreciated.
Let's work, and do something fo.
ourselves.
Yours fraternally,
HARRY w. SMITH,
President C. l.. L.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-10-12
CAPITAL AUXILIARY.

Capital Auxiliary No. IL to Lincoln
Typographical Urion No. 209 viii meet
Friday, 80 p. m, Oct. 10 at the home
OF Mrs. w. s. Bustard, 2536 II street.
There viii be an election held at the
home OF Mrs. c. Fl. Turner, i20a (
street, Monday afternoon from z p. M.
to u. m The election Is to vote on
the proposed amendments TO lite Goa
stitution of the Womans International
AiIxiliary. Monday, Oct Is, 1906.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-10-12
A Pertinent Question.

How would you like to smoke Il
cigar that has been t.mouthed" by a
dirty Chinaman? When you buy 4.
trust cigar you do that very same
thing. Cinnamon make large por-
ton OF them, and moisten the point
with eheir tongues to shape them up.
In a union shop no wcrkmen is allowed
to touch a cigar with his mouth, pure
vegetable glue being used to stick the
ends Be sanitary; see That the Blu }
label is on the box before buying q
cigar.-Sprin2Iield ILL.,, Tradesman.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-10-12

The arbitrators in the street railway
dispute in Hamilton, Ont, have award
ed the men 16 cents for the first year
and 90 cents as the maximum wage
after three years service The Dun
das men will also receive the raise.