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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-11
TWO THOUSAND LAWYERS.
Shawnee Heads the List of Kansas
Counties With 1873.

According to a new list of lawyers
of Kansas prepared by D. A. Valen-
tine, clerk of the supreme court. there
are now 1883 men and women in the
state who have been admitted to the
bar. The largest number of lawyers
is in Shawnee county, which has 1913.
Sedgwick is second with 121, Wyan-
dotte third with 101. Douglas county
seems to be the favorite resort of re-
tired lawyers. 1t sends in a list of 81
lawyers, but of 6 of these are retired.
Morton county, Stanton county and
Wallace county each have one lawyer.
Their name are, respectively, G. Por-
ter Craddock, George d. Rathbun and
w. E. Ward. In Wallace county Geo.
E. Ward is the county attorney, but
he is not a lawyer. Wallace county
is probably the only remaining coun-
ty in the state which does not have
for its county attorney a man who has
been admitted to the bar. though in
years past. there Swere a good many
such counties.
There are number of counties
with only two lawyers, including
Cheyenne, Grant. Haskell, Stevens
and Lane.
Saline county has total of Is laf-
yers, and number of other counties
in the Fifth and Sixth districts have
about the same number.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-11
HOW ADMIRE BANK OPENED.
Got the Necessary Cash and Resumed
Business

The Admire State bank IN Lyon coun-
ty, which closed it's doors last week as
q result OF the Bank of Commerce fail
ure, reopened for business this morn
ing.
This is the good news given out by
Bank Commissioner John Q. Royce to-
day 1t is also stated on good authority
that the little bank at Piedmont, Green
wood county. which had $1,000 on de-
post at the Commerce, will also re-
open in few days. This will clean UP
all the failures resulting from the Com
merce crash. Two small banks in Kan
sas City have already resumed bust
ness.
The Admire State bank had $4,000 in
the Bank of Commerce and failed to
get any of 1t out. 1t was a jolt which
the little bank could not stand. The
Kansas City bankers, however, arranged
that the account at the Commerce
should be transferred to another bank.
Ten thousand dollars was sent to the
Admire bank, and officials OF the bank
skirnished around among their stock
holders and raised $4,000 more. That.
made $4,000 for the relief of the bank,
which is about twice the amount which
was deemed absolutely necessary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-11
DEATH CAME QUICKLY.
First Official EIectrocution Takes
Place in New jersey.

Trenton, n. j., Dec. 1.-THE first
official electrocution in New Jersey
occurred in the state penitentiary here
a few minutes before a. m. today
when Serverio Di Giovanni, an Italian
paid the death penalty for the murder
of Joseph Samson, fellow country
man at Raritan last September. the
electrocution was pronounced a sue
cess in every way.
Giovanni, who UP until almost the
last minute had hoped for a reprieve,
was taken from his cell at five min
utes to o'clock. He was accompan-
led by two priests the Rev. Father
Fish, a prison chaplain and the Rev.
Father Meyer. One of the priests held
the crucif1x before Giovanni, who kept
repeating prayers. The condemned
man was placed in the chair at 5:57
o'clock and a second or two later the
current was turned on. DR.. Edward
a. Spitzka of Jefferson medical col
lege, Philadelphia, who was present
announced that death was instantan-
eous. Eighteen hundred volts were
turned on and the contact kept up for
a minute and eight seconds. The cur
rent was turned on a second time for
about four seconds. DR.. Spitzka at
terward explained that the current
was turned on the second time to quiet
the reflective muscular movement that
always occurs in a case of sudden
death.
The electrocution was in charge of
z. F. Davis, state electrician of New
York. The chair was made at Sing
Sing and was tested yesterday by the
use of side of a beef, the purpose to
be sure that the body would not burn
as the result of turning on the electri-
city. The current required for the
execution was furnished by the pub
lie service corporation. Giovanni kill
ed Samson. as the result of a quarrel.
He shot his victim three times as he
ran across a street and when Sansan
fell, Giovanni kicked him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-11
ELOPERS IN SALIVA JAIL
Wife of an Osborne County Stock
Man Leaves With a Neighbor.

Salina, Kan, Dec. lotto Logan and
Mrs. Alice Bliss of Osborne county.
were arrested in Salina Tuesday on a
warrant sworn out by Edward J. Bliss.
also of Osborne county, charging them
with adultery and they were locked UP
pending a hearing of the case
1t seems from what can be learned
of the affair that Edward J. Bliss is
stock man living on a ranch in Os-
borne county. He formerly had a
hired man, Otto Logan, who worked
for him about three years and of late
has been farming near the Bliss ranch
in a small way. The acquaintance of
Logan with Mrs. Bliss during his en-
ployment at the Bliss home seems to
have been more than ordinary friend
ship.
A few days ago Mrs. Bliss and Lo-
gan were missing. The fleeing ones
were found to have stopped in a num-
Der of places before coming to Salina
They arrived in Salina two or three
days ago and put up at a Salina hotel
as husband and wife.
According to the story told it is said
Mrs. Bliss has had free access to her
husbands bank account and has been
drawing on this to the amount of SOS
and $50 day at times. 1t is alleged
that great deal of this money has
gone into the hands of Logan.
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TODAY'S HARRIET REPORTS

Chicago. Dec. 11.-WHEAT-,Th wheat
market today opened weak because of
lower cables and the easy tone in the
stock market. Later prices rallied on
good buying by commission houses. Trad
ing was mostly in the May option. May
opened a shade to ss@hc lower, at $500
997sc, and then sold a $1.001A Minneap-
oils, Duluth and Chicago reported receipts
of 653 cars
The close was strong, with May up $50
NC, at $1.o0ss
CORN-The corn market was firm, the
chief factor being moderate advance at
Liverpool. May. corn was unchanged to
1sc lower, at 55@55%c, and sold at $3.50.
The close was strong, with May 1@1hc
higher, at 561sQ56Ac.
oATS-The oats market was dull, but
prices were firm. May oats opened I'M
changed, at 52zsc. and sold at 53Ac.
PROvIsIONS-The provisions market
was strong because of a 10@15c advance
in the price of live hogs. May pork open
ed 151g71Ac higher. at $500, and sold up
to $1312h. Lard was TIC to 71z010c
higher, at s7s21a to 81 s21a@7 So Ribs were
71@6121kc higher. at $7.00G7. 021z.
RYE-Cash: TIC.
BARLEY-Cash: 4G9Sc.
TIMOTHY-Cash: $3.6064.20.
CLOVER-Cash: 81. 0O@15.00.
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THE EDITOR SHOT HIM.
When He Went to See the Man ssWho
Wrote That Piece"

Goldfeld. New, Dec. 11.-Francis
L. Burton has been shot and killed at
Nina by ]. Hoffman Buck, editor and
proprietor of the Western Nevada
Miner
Buck printed in his paper an arti-
Gle asserting that Burton had been
run out of the town of Rawhide by
committee and counselling the same
treatment by the citizens of Nina
Burton took Buck to task and in the
quarrel ensuing the former was killed.
1t is alleged that several years ago
Burton was arrested in Massachusetts,
Tor fraud in connection with some
mining promotion. He was tried and
convicted and sent to the penitentiary
He persuaded the warden of the peni-
tertiary to invest $1,000 in one of
his schemes while still a prisoner,
and succeeded through the warden in
getting a parole. He went back to
Colorado, presumably to put through
his scheme. but in the meantime broke
his parole. The Massachusetts, au-
thoritfes attempted to extradite him
but before they could get action Bur-
ton was gone. Later he came to Ne
vada, where he has had a meteoric
career as a promoter of questionable
schemes.
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still more marked decrease in sick or
dead rats seen. OF the dead rats found
many were proved to have died as the
result OF the rat crusade now being
Waged. Late observations indicate that
the number of rats found on board YES
sells in the harbor of San Francisco is
being steadily reduced"
Passed Assistant Surgeon Rupert
BIue In charge of the plague campaign
In san Francisco will report that up
to December Z the number of cases re-
ported liz; total deaths 81; death rate
59S per cent. During the week ending
last Saturday 4S8 premises were in
spected for plague, 5S houses were dis
infected; 20 houses were DESTROYED Nv
fire or other means; SCI rats were found
dead In the city; 1911 rats were trap
PED and killed; of 81 rats bacteriologi-
cally examined, only one was found to
be injected with the plague bacillus"
The statistics show that in India from
april last to October there were $50, 557
cases or plague and 474914 deaths
therefrOm.
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Agents for Western Banks.

Washington, Dec. 11.-Ihe New
England National bank of Kansas
City has been approved as reserve
agent for the Exchange National bank
of Cottonwood Falls, Kan, the Citf-
zens' National bank of Chil1icothe,
Mo, the Security National bank of
Harper Kan, and the First National
bank of Alva, Okla; the First Nation
al bank of Kansas City for the First
National bank Of Horton, Kan. and
the First National bank of Manhattan.
Kan; the Union National bank of
Kansas City for the First National
bank of Bristow, Okla. and the Me-
chanics' American National bank of
St. Louis for the First National bank
of Kiowa. Okla.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-11
MRS. PAYNE AGAIN PRESIDENT
Reelected as Head of Topeka Or
phans' Home Organization.

At an adjourned meeting of the To-
peka Orphans Home association held
at the residence of Mrs. b. T. Payne,
425 Clay street Monday afternoon,
December 9Th the election of officers
for the year 1908 was completed and
resulted as follows: Mrs. B. T. Payne,
president; first vice president, Mrs. O.
B. Martin; second vice president, Mrs.
B. F. Shumate; recording secretary,
Mrs. G. D. Stevenson; treasurer, Mrs.
H. o. Maddux; corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. Anthony; superintendent,
Mrs. j. E. Mooney; house physician
DR.. c. F. Menninger; attorney, A. B.
Quinton.
The trustees elected were: Mrs. o.
B. Martin, Mrs. G. D. Stevenson. Mrs.
B. F. Shumate. Mrs. A. L. Weekly,
Mrs. Samuel Lux, Mrs. H. o. Maddux,
Mrs. Tolman Bailey. Mrs. B. T. Payne
and Mrs. Anthony. The advisory
board which is composed of well
known Topeka men is as follows: A.
B. Quinton, Dean Kaye, Thomas Page,
E. H. Crosby, DR.. S. G.. Stewart, w. E.
Atchison, J. J. Schenck and F. M.
Kimball
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FAIR ASSOCIATION BEHIND.
Deficit for Lest Year Nearly Three
Thousand Dollars.

AT the annual meeting of the board
OF directors of the Kansas Exposition
company held at the Commercial club
rooms last night a committee of
ed TO decide upon officers for next
year and arrange plans for the race
meeting next fall. At the meeting of
TINS committee plans will be suggested
be interested in the event 1t has been
demonstrated by the success of the
hutchinson fair which is on the same
racing circuit as Topeka that an event
OF this kind can be made a success if
the farmers are interested.
Inc report of the secretary of the
association r. T. Kre1pe which was
read at the meeting last night shows
mat the meeting held last fall was far
from success, there being a deficit
OF $Z, ilO.66 as a result On the other
hand the Hutchinson fair proved a
success and left a nice surplus in the
hands of the treasurer of the asso-
citation after all salaries and expenses
were paid.
1t was stated at the meeting last
niGht that during the big day of the
Hutchinson fair that the admissions
were $4,000 which if any where nearly
correct indicates a woeful lack of pat
ronage as far as the Topeka fair is
concerned. The fact that there is a
deficit to be met by the Topeka ASSOC
citation while there is nice surplus in
Hutchinson fair association lends
strength to the statement
The only explanation offered for
this showing was made by r. I. Lee.
who said: For some reason for which
I am at a loss to account the farmers
of this community seem to be pre-
JUDGED against our fair and have
steadfastly refused us the patronage
which is due.
The committee which was selected
last night and will practically have
the handling of next years fair con-
sists Of NJ. A. Low, L. NJ. Penwell, w.
F. Jensen, H. A. Auerbach, ]. o. Van
Vechten. D. o. Orr. r. I. Lee. H. A.
Hodgins, H "A. Heath, Frank H. Fos-
ter, Geo. Burghart, c. E. Jewell, T. P.
Babst, E. H. Crosby. Chas. Wolff, jr.,
E. B. H. Remley, w. 1. Miller, Frank
Crane, DR.. w. c. Hamilton, John Tom
son, T. J.. Anderson Geo. C. Pritchard,
c.. T. Wood and r. T. ,Kreipe.
To this committee will belong the
credit for the success, or the blame
for the failure of the fair next year
as the selection of officers who will
manage it is left in their hands as
well as the arrangement of all details
for the event.
The following report of Secretary
Kreipe shows the receipts and dis
burSementS for the year just closed:
n III
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DAD RUST IS DEAD
Veteran Locomotive Engineer
Victim of Eright's Disease.
Pulled" the Fastest Trains on
Santa Fee.
HE MADE A RECORD.
In Twenty Years Never Cost
Railroad Company a Cent.
Left the Service Little Over a
HE MADE A RECORD.
Left the Service Little Over a
Year Ago.

H. G. Rust for forty years locomo-
tive engineer, and an old resident of
Topeka, died this morning at his
home, 209 East Eighth street of
Bright's disease at the age of 81 years
after an illness which has confined
him to his home for three weeks past.
He began railroading in the capacity
of a fireman on the old Cleveland &
Toledo line which is now portion of
the Lake Shore system in 1857 and
was continually in the railroad service
until April 6, 1906 when he re-
linquished his position with the Santa
Fe on account of failing eye sight.
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PITTS Is GIVEN A DIVORCE.
Wife Consented to the Decree and
Judge Dana Granted 1t.

3. E. Pitts was given a divorce from
May Belle Pitts in the district court
Monday. The case was not contested
by Mrs. Pitts, who seemed rather will
ing to meet the plaintiff half way in
the matter. She signed a waiver of
further notice, and did not appear at
the hearing, which was brief.
In his suit for divorce Pitts alleged
that when he removed to Topeka from
Troy. N. Y, his wife refused to follow
him and even refused to keep up
CORRESPONDENCE.
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New York Produce Market.

New York Dec. n.-BUTTER-MarK
firm. Creamery specials, 291zc; extras.
2sc; thirds to firsts. 21a2sc. held seconds
to specials, 2262Sc; state dairy. common to
fine 2T6Ie7c: o recess, common to specials,
i5G231lc; western factory, common to
first. 1562oc; imfta lion creamery, 2l922c.
CHEESE-Market steady. State full
cream small colored and white fine 15Ac;
ditto, good to prime. 141Aq15c; ditto late
made best, 11A@12c; ditto, common to
fair, 91a0111kc; ditto. large colored, 15szc;
ditto white, PFC; skins, 10q11c.
EGGS-Firm. Western firsts, SoUSzc'
seconds, 26@29c.
PPOULTRY-Dressed poultry was firm.
Western chickens, 13Q16c; turkeys, 15ql6c;
fowls .nM13c.
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Kansas CITY Produce Market.

Kansas City, Dec. I.-Close-W HEA.Tl-
Receipts go cars. Unchanged. Dec, Ss4c'
May, 96asc Cash: No. hard. 92q96c; NO;
8 hard. -s1@9a1sc; No. red. 0s9sslsc; NO
CORN GAc higher. Dec, 47a4c; May;
5ossc. Cash: No. mixed, 4SAc: NO; .
mixed, 4711@4Sc; No. white, 4S%QSoc; NO
8 white, 4SAc. .o,<
OATS-Unchanged. No. white, 491sc;
No. 2 mixed, 471aq4S1sc.
HAY-Choice timothy steady, $11.5oQ
ECO; choice prairie, s9.0o@9.5o.
BUTTER-Firm. Creamery, &c; pack
EGGS-Exttas, 2ec; firsts 15c.
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ADMIRE BANK REOPENS.
A Kansas Institution Closed by Com
merce Banks Failure.

Emporia. Kan, Dec 1.-THE State
bank of Admire, at Admire, Lyon
county, which closed it's doors follow
ing the failure of the National Bank of
Commerce in Kansas City, opened for
business again today. President Her
bert Miller, of the Admire bank, fol-
lowing the agreement made by Kansas
City banks to protect Kansas institu-
lions, secured $4,000. which is suf-
ficient to insure the bank against
further trouble. The Admire bank
had $2S, 900 on deposit in the Bank of
Commerce, when the latter closed its
doors
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sunf,ower,s silver Anniversary.

Sunfower Camp No. $50, Modern
Woodmen of America, will celebrate
the silver anniversary of the order
January s, 1908. with banquet to it's
members. In March the camp will
celebrate the eighteenth anniversary
of Sunfower camp with an open meet
ing at the Auditorium. All the head
camn officers will be present. This
will also be a celebration of the thou
sand mark by this camp. which now
has 1909 members.
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ROOFING OUT THE PLAGUE.
The Government Has Improved the
Conditions in Frisco.

washington, Dec. 1.-THE next re-
port of the public health and marine
hospital service will contain the official
statement by passed assistant surgeon,
Hobdoy. that bubonic plague infection
us still generally distributed in San
Francisco but the percentage is very
much lower than was at first reported.
Investigation along the water front,
he adds, shows that there is consid-
arabic diminution of rats present and a.
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Changers for Prohibition.

Saginaw, Mich, Dec. 1.-THE state
grange at its annual meeting here
yesterday adopted resolution calling
upon the constitutional convention
now in session at Lansing, to insert a
clause in the new constitution pro-
hibitfng all traffic in liquor The
Michigan grange has a membership
of $1,000 and 400 delegates are in at
tendance at the session here.
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Burned 10000 Bushels of Wheat.

Hopkinsville. KY, Dec. 1.-THE
Pembroke, KY, was burned early to-
day. The building contained 10000
bushels of wheat, but no tobacco.
Loss about $4,000. The fire caught
from a defective f1ue. The news Of
the fire caused great alarm,
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New York Stock Market.

Wall ST., New York. Dec. 11.-STOCKS--
Initial prices of stocks today as a rule
did not vary much from yesterdays clos
ing but the general tone was easy. Su-
gar was offered freely and dropped
points. There were few notable eXcep-
lions to the tendency, including Northern
Pacific, which improved 1 point, and
American Smelling IA points.
Stocks came on the market in more
abundant supply. The strained monetary
condition and the expectation of reduced
dividends on several stocks prompted the
selling. American Sugar lost 3A points,
American Telephone and Telegraph ~
points, Pacific Mail IA points. missouri
Pacific 1s points, Union Pacific and Bal
timore and Ohio H. points and Southern
Pacific New York Central, Anaconda and
American Tobacco preferred point.
American Smelling surrendered it's open
ing advance but the metal stocks gener-
ally offered resistance to the pressure.
Call loans were made at 20 per cent and
the professionals began to sell stocks
more freely. Almost every stock of rec
ognized prominence was forced down a
point or more. Liquidation in American
Sugar exerted a very unfavorable effect
on the industrial group. American Sugar
sagged points and Reading, Missouri
Pacific and Distillers' Securities points.
Baltimore and Ohio advanced q poist-
Bonds were heavy.
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Chicago Produce Market.

Chfcago. III, Dec. 11.-CHEESE-Mark
steady. Daisies, 111Ad12c; Twins, 11Q1112c;
Young Americas, 1119Q12c.
POJJLTRY-Alive poultry steady. Tur-
KEYS Sd12c; chickens, &c; springs, SC.
BUTTERLMarket steady. Creamery, 20
FSGGSNSteady At mark, cases included,
fresh laid stocks. 24@25c; others as low as
1Sc
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day about g, 900 head. Market 10c lower.
Beeves, So. 20Q6 30; cows, 81: 15d4.60; Texans,
$300Q3. IS; calves, $4.75Q6.75; westerns, $S-l5
@490; stockers and feeders, $2.0Q4O.
HOGS-Receipts about $1,000 head Mar
ket 1O@15c higher. Light, $4.20@4.671 mix
@4.3O; pigs. $3.70@4.5O; bulk of sales, $45og
4.65.
SHEEP-Receipts today were about 20
600 head. Market steady. Native, $2..0g
ABS western, $2O0Q4. 80; yearlings. $500
1886; lambs, IS. 1906 20; western, $375Q6.15
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THIRTY ROUNDS TO A DRAW.
Bout at Colma Between Murphy and
Frayne Went the Limit,

San Francisco, Dec. 1.-THE thirty
round battle between Johnny Murphy
and Johnny Frayne, the lightweight
boxers at Colma last night, resulted
in q draw.
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Delaware Democrats for GRAY.

F Dover, Del. Dec. 1.-THE Demo-
cratic state committee has passed a
resolution endorsing Judge George
Gray of Delaware for the presidency.
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Sos Refined sugar quiet. Crushed, $3.50;
powdered, $3.50; granulated, $3.50,
OFFEE-Quiet No. Rio, &c; No.
Santos, TIC.
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Liverpool opening cables: Wheat sd
lower; corn 1sd lower.
Liverpool second cables: Wheat AqAd
lower; corn Nd higher.
Car lots at X. c.: Wheat 100; corn, ";
oats, 9.
Estimated car lots at K. c. tomorrow
Wheat, II; corn, 209; oats, 3S.
Car lots at Chicago: Wheat, II; corn,
2O1; oats, S.
Receipts of wheat in the northwest to-
day were 636 cars. Last year $40 cars:
Liverpool closing cables: Wheat 40
I'D lower; corn I'D lower.
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Kansas City, Dec. II.
Open High Low Close Yes
Kansas City Live Stock siarket.

Kansas City, Mo-. Dec. 11-CATTLE--
Receipts today 10000 head, including 200
head southerns. Market steady to weak.
Native steers, s400Q6. 70; southern steers,
s. 256459; southern. cows. s2.Oo0S. 90; native
feeders. s.. O06I75: bulls, 81 3@4 10; calves,
S. 50@6 so; western steers, 50. 25@So0; west
HOGS@Receipts today 1900 head. Mar
ket SC higher Bulk of sales. 81. 1904 40;
heavy, $4,000. so; packers, "a. SQ4.50; pigs
anad light, $4.00G4.4 40.
SHEEP-Receipts today 5000 head. Mar
ket steady to strong. Muttons. 81 25Qo. 10;
lambs s.. 25G6. Is; range wethers, 3d. 10000;
fed ewes, $3.01@4.25.
Chicago Live Stock Market.
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building, Topeka Kan.l
Topeka, Kan, Dec. 10.
WHEAT-The news covering the wheat
market just at this time is principally
bearish The government report, issued
yesterday, making the condition OF the
growing winter wheat crop at GIL was UNI
important The same report one year
ago made the condition al. The ten year
average made up in December is SO.
The area sown to winter wheat is 81,
o69 OOO a decrease of 10 per cent or $4,000
acres, as compared with the area sown a
year ago, though it is 100000 acres more
than the area reported remaining for
harvest last summer. The report OF 81
indicates a crop of winter wheat for the
coming sea son at 403, S97, 900 bushels. The
estimate crop harvested last fall was 409.-
500, 900 bushels. The actual crop In 1906
was ,492. SsS, 900 bushels. The worlds ship
ment of wheat in bushels from the var
ious exporting countries for the week
ending on the dates named are here
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New York Sugar and Coffee

| New York, Dec. 11.-SUGAR-Raw sugar
| firm Fair refining, $4,000 So; centrifu-
gal. 96 test. $s.s5; molasses sugar. 5000