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New-York tribune., 1908-09-27

w til. .ee RI. srsaraer made made wide
t-ouslv backed water and came TO i
Wheezy halt i- rs own wake, the boats from
-ne various hotels -a--ounded 1t like lot OF
animated 5egga-- The blue one with yellow
-zlis and -ed cushions "a half-breeched boatnan. and
me s-g- Grand --al q Europe w-igged to the gang
way, and woman of strong. determined nien
boarded II after declining 10 pay tips. She was fol-
l2Eec by arl--e- built II similar mold, and still
others until u them possessed all the seats OF
ne rocking c--- Wildly pushing after them came
sTla- man E--- clothes ike the Sahara desert
-l- OF waste inside Of which he was a mere
1asls Wrath -. ---rity were inrerrningled IL his
-o3hs and So much baggage was perched. piled and
.1ld over h.~ that he -eserubled q moving van IL
NAY That Henry Meek victim Of cIrcum-
s.alces called E--ae-r hv his wife and Hank
He----- tl the grace ~ the boarmau. was per
mite 70 5s-a. e. -he bow on top Of the mountain
u l1s~a-e H lie had sHeated through France
1lc l-alE- a-. EH removed ms hat. 10 the ever
--9---- E .- -.e passengers for Gapri, who leaned
''e- r-s raj and made facetigus remarks II many
'lsIe= Neither -re comments. the banana peel.
'' ne peanut shells that they threw at his shining
-'--t provoked his wrath and he was set down as
aSil-ess ye-E without the saving grace ot TEN
-e- 30 o-e --a..zed that he was 50 accustomed
. I-lse-E that he auld bear with patience things
--@' would have rendered Job q mighty peevish
la-
rs --e boat landed al the foot Of the lofty cliff
= "f--- The -e perched. behind its fiowered and
--''-e- terrace. he was surrendering himself 10
-8 -Ie-rcasi. relief Of introspection; for he felt
1t - Inc rrlr had been reached, and here n these
'0- surroundings would rest the remains o1
* -. --eel Rest was what he wanted more than
: 5s and. artl tins last unfortunate period. he
'-'- -,2E back o- a prosperous and well spent life
L DI1rque. Iowa pronounced by Mrs Henry a.
1,"ag be had gained and held for forty
q The e1sl4ale credit Of being the best natuTed
II - --s--7est man III town. Why. everybody knew
s--.--zs --s---z-s or Hank" who was such a young
- aes-lce his sixty birthdays. He had been the
sitter ~ Ei,h the afflicted the ready poll
- -lT ward campaigns. and the emergency com
- 1-"ass ready 20 60 fishing His laugh had
- -'i-taglogs and he weighed exactly two hun
-. - pounds. with ms hair included on the slot
I-@---e scales where his socitous wife had driven
- u The DAY they sailed Now be weighed a
- hundred and forty was completely bald and
7ssL- sL- himself four inches shorter. His nerri-
70. s- i-1o deserted ham with the other embelsh-
49, -I'l he had forgotten how - laugh He
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27
BY ROY NORTON

7
appeared to settle into himself until he was
incased in his own fat
He wondered now why he had not fore
seen the end He shifted in his seat on the
terrace and called for the waiter He pantommed
he gesticulated he consulted dict1onary.-and
The waiter with a slow smile disappeared
Henry had become accustomed to the courier
English in all these foreign lands that when he
asked what time the train left for Rome and
politely told in reply Yes it will go yesterday if
tomorrow is a very nice day he evinced no sur
prise He was resigned to almost anything now.
from Mrs. Johnny's continual gushing to Mrs
Reber's domination He wished the waiter would
hurry and was quite nervous when the latter ap
peared and turned the sphOn into the other bever-
age which he drank hastily before shooIng the boy
away. Under the clarifying influence OF the draft
he settled back into his seat and began tallying up
the circumstances that had brought him to his
present distress
IT was after they had visited Westminster Abbey
in London ridden a Strand omnibus, and
stared at The Old Curiosity Shop. that Pllkington
-"G Good Old Pilk'-had received the Cabegram
calling him back to his bank. and had asked him to
do what he could for Mrs Pilkington. Pix did hate
TO rob her OF her long cherished foreign trip Natu-
rally he had agreed That made one
Mrs Biggs was left in his in Paris when Blggs
got next to that little manufacturing deal over IN
Birmingham which required his presence and the
rnent of his share of the trip Oh, Biggs would join
them later" but the clerk at Cooks had told him
how Biggs turned in the southern coupons OF his
ticket and thereby burned many bad bridges The
clerk had been sorry that Mr. Biggs couldn't go
along So had Henry However, that made two.
When Johnny Parslow was taken Ill in AInster-
darn.-nothing serious" Nav had insisted
Mrs Tohnny's staying right with the party She
was sure It wouldn't be bit OF bother for Hennery
to look after her. So Mrs Johnny came while her
husband recovered his health at various seaside
resorts where there was always a little something
doing to help q sick That made three.
George Osgood decided to stay with Johnny
Thought Johnny needed him Was quite 1t
was better for some one to be with Johnny Knew
it would never do to leave Johnny alone. Maybe
Johnny would suffer Thinking back over It, on
the terrace Henry was astonished at the solctude
George entertained for Johnny, but he had re-
mained although Mrs. George came right on with
the others. That made four
But Dick Harrel and Bill Reber had played him
the unforgivable trick What a nerve they had
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27

prodding notwithstanding the fact that
in these sdmbrous lapses from high art he
appeared to settle into himself until he was
incased in his own fat
He wondered now why he had not fore
seen the end He shifted in his seat on the
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-01
Boston Stocks and Bonds.

BOSTON, July a.-Money, call loans, "a
Closing quotations on stocks and bonds:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-01
CAR BARN WILL BE LARGER
street Railway Company VIII Enlarge
,VintOn street station at
Heavy Cost.

At a cost Of 10000 the Omaha q Coun.
ell Bluffs Street Railway company will in
crease the size OF the Vinton street barn,
the work to be begun Immediately. The
extension will be 1lOxlss feet and will give
room for forty-eight more cars. IT will
be built on the north side Of the present
structure. Plans are being worked out
for the new car barn on South Tenth street
and at present It is thought a double
deck barn will be built. The northeast
corner OF the land is eighteen feet lower
than the southwest corner and II is now
proposed to run the cars Of the Thirteenth
street line in from the southwest corner
onto the second floor.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-01

Germ and wheat Region B~ulletin.
For the tw~enty-four hours ending at .
a. m, 18th meridian time, Friday, July 81,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-01
Total receipts ..,,..Sl
The disposition OF the days receipts was
as follows, each buyer purchasing the num-

CATTLE-Receipts OF cattle this mor1i-
ing were very light, even for a Friday, N
there was not enough cattle OF any KIND
to make a showing In the yards or a test
OF the market. 1t was, in fact, a typical
Fridays market. slow and extremely dull
from start to finish. II was very evident
that packers did not care enough for adj
ditional supplies to make much OF an
pearlng to think that they were not worth
bothering with. Hence 1t happened that
1t was more difficult to sell the few cattle
here today than ordinarily to sell twice or
three times as many. The prices. paid
were anywhere from steady to possibly a
little easier on some loans than yester-
day. This was true Of all kinds, both
steers and cows as well as feeders.
For the week the market shows. very
little change. 1t Will he that
all kinds q killers, steers and cow alike.
played by the market yesterday and the day
before practically. wipes out the decline.
leaving the market fully as good as II
was at the close Of last week. or possibly
a little tronge on good kinds OF fat range
OF the light receipts and better country de-
mand show considerable Improvement,
being around 1b9sSc higher than a week
Quotations on cattle: Good to choice
corn-fed steers, t6.4Oa7.5o; fair TO good
corn-fed steers, A.s6a5,40; good to choice
range steers, N.75@6. ~; fair to good range
steers, $4.256q,7b; common to fair range
steers. $s.b0d4.2b; good to choice fed cows
and heifers, S,O09s. e; common to fair cows
and heifers, $2.OOG5.0O; good to choice
stockers and feeders, A&Q4.S0; fair to
good stockers and feeders, &S.5cQ4,26; com
mon to fair stockers and feeders, 5000
$50; stock heifers, $2.b0GS.l0
1xVn 1alAa
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-01
stock in sight.
Receipts Of i've stock a. the six princIp.
Metal Market,

NEW YORK, July 3l.-METAIS-The
London tin market was higher today. with
spot tin closing AT RlSs los higher and flu
lures at ElSg los. Tie local market was
cheap but higher. in sympathy with the
foreign advance. spot being quoted at
S30b0G3Io. There was a further slight
gain in the London copper market. will
spot closing at e59 lis Cd; futures at $50
los Sd. Locally the market was firm and
a shade higher, with lakc quoted al S.3.l2ig
d13.8It4: tlectrolytic at Sl3lEAi3.25; casting
az S2.75d1S.M. Lead closed at R12 81 Bd
in London. The market locally was also
firm and higher at sLiaH4.0. 5pelter was
lower at els lis Cd i'm London. The local
n arket. however. was firm and unchanged
at N,7Oq4TS, Iron was higher In the local
market with Standard foundry quoted ct
49s Id and Cleveland warrants at COS 15d
The local market was unchanged. No. /
foundry northern, ~Si6.J0dt700; No, :, san
Ql6a6; No. ] southern and No. ! southern
soft, Sl6.6Odl7.25.
ST. LOCIs, July S.-METALs-Lead.
firm; N.421hi spelter, firm; 500
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-01
GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET
Liverpool Fails to Respond to Advance
and Nervousness Results.
VALUES START SOFT. CLOSE Low
Heavy Argentina Shipments Caused
Low Liverpool Market and
Gain of Thursday Was

OMAHA. July 81. 1903.
owing TO the failure OF Liverpool and
other foreign markets to respond to the
domestic advance yesterday some nervous
ness developed and values were some
softer during the early part Of the session.
Later a firmer feeling existed due TO light
otferings OF wheat and the general bullish
FEELING among corn traders and prices were
forced lower again at the close.
wheat became nervous shortly after the
opening and selling caused values to break.
Heavy Argentina shipments caused lower
Liverpool and foreign markets and the
gain made by our domestic market yester-
day was lost. July wheat opened at SInc
and closed at S6hc-
Corn held steady after a slight loss early
owing to the weakness shown by wheat.
Crop conditions are somewhat bullish from
feet that the growing crop is deteriorating.
Values were steady but unchanged at the
close. July corn opened at nhc and closed
at uhc.
Primary wheat receipts were 1,046. 900
bushels and shipments were 5000 bushels,
against receipts last year of e6S,NO bushels
and shipments Of $4,000 bushels.
Corn receipts were 100000 bushels and
shipments $4,000 bushels, against receipts
last year of 1888, 900 bushels and shipments
of 624.O 600 bushels.
Clearances were 1000 bushels OF corn,
none Of oats, and wheat and flour equal
to 1874, 900 bushels.
Liverpool closed I'D higher on wheat and
sd lower on corn,
Seaboard reported 5000 bushels of wheat
taken FOR export.
Local range OF options:
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CarIot Receipts.
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
Features of the Trading and Closing
Prices on board of Trade,

CHICAGO, July N.-Realizing on a lib
eral scale by longs caused weakness In
the local wheat market today, the Sep
TENDER delivery closing at a net loss OF
B@lc. September corn was off CSC and
visions were a shade lower to 2AG6c
higher. .
The wheat market opened easy and be-
close being almost the low point of the
day. Additional black rust reports were
received from the northwest, but many
the new crop Is now too far advanced to
be seriously injured by the blight. These
denials OF damage were chiefly responsible
for the heaviness Of the market, although
unrehponsiye cables a slaokening in ex-
port business and q decline at Minneapolis,
helped to depress prices. septsmber
S SPenS Sdva ad TO SIC a ,UTe then a. defined Tsf ID
TO 9OQ9Ol4c. The close was at 90Hc. Clear
ances Of wheat and flour were equal to
lSS, 700 bushels. Exports for the week as
shown by Bradstreets were equal 7.e06,-
0J bushels; primary receipts We . 0i6,00
bushels compared with 96s, 900 hu lis the
corresponding day q year ago. Minneap-
oils, Duluth and Chicago reported receipts
of 4S5 cars, against 4S cars last week and
The corn market was irregular the
greater part of the day. The September
delivery was rather weak and distant de-
liveries firm. Commission houses and local
bulls were active buyers of the new crop
months because Of crop damage reports
from. Illinois. Indiana and Missouri. The
. AANo VI NAh SNBN1AhAhNA bRNAbAA wa d0N
TO selling by cash houses. The weakness of
wheat had a depressing effect on the mar
ket in general late in the day and on the
whole, for the new crop months at the
close showed a slight gain, compared with
yesterday, the tone was barely steady. Sep
TENDER closed weak. September opened
. &c to Ac higher at 74Ac to 16c. sold off to
&c and closed at 141hc. Local receipts
were 2s cars, with 30 OF contract grade.
Oats were firm early in the day, but
weakened on realizing sales brought out
by the slump In wheat. The volume OF
trade was rather small. September opened
ho higher at sc. advanced to 45A@46kc
and then declined to &c. The close was al
449446c. Local receipts were 1T2 cars.
Provisions were strong at the outset be-
cause of a l5420c dvanc In live hogs
but the market eased off later in the day
en- profit taking. At the close September
pork was a shade lower at SIS. 750lb.T TN
lard, aIhdSc higher at 39.521z@9.55; ribs
21Q6c higher at S9.02h@9.6.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat
20 cars; corn. 1872 cars; oats, 1870 cars; hogs
10000 head.
Tne leading futures ranged as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-01

uiderabiy ahead OF a year ago. The arriv.
ais consisted about equally OF sheep and
lambs. practically all Of them from the
There was a good active demand for sheep
ana the market on anything of that de
scription opened early and II did not take
buyers Ions TO exhaust the supply The
prices paid looked steady to strong as COM
pared with yesterday. Lambs on the other
hand were not quite such. active sci ers and
the feeling was no more than s,eady. w o.
ming ewes sold as high as M.lb and pretty
decent Idaho lambs at $3.50, There were no
wethers or yearlings of any consequence
on sale.
Quotations on range or grass sheep and
lambs: Good to choice lambs, &lh96boi
fair to good lambs, t8.0066.l5; flooding lambs,
34.50d5.O0; good to choice light yearlings,
N.65d6,00; good to choice heavy ~yearlings,
s4.40d4.65; fair to good yearlings, SA00QAb0;
feding yearlings, 175ai00; good to choice
wethers, Al5q45; fair to good wethers,
%. 7bd4 Is; feeding wethers, S,26Q3b0; good
to choice ewes, G.S5d4.lb; fair to good ewes,
S.50dS,s5j fedins ewes, t2.5odS.o0; culls and
bucks, $2.0O0D9. 90.
napPaaanfafiVa 1Glaat
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-01
DISTRICT AVERAGES.

Minimum temperature for twelve-hour
period ending at s a. m.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-01
NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET
Quotations of the Day on Various
Commodities.


NEW YORK, July u.-FLOUR-Receipts,
IS, 800 bbls. exports, 1000 bbls. Market was
quiet and about steady; Minnesota pat,
s S.ss; M s1iSSSs; ia S Sinssr ssISashss; H inter
extras. 50. +093.G0; winter patents, A40dDL75;
winter low grades, S3-Soo8.6o. Rye -four,
steady: fair 70 good. tAlkg4-SO; choice to
CoRNMBAL-Firm; fine white and yell
low, N.6Sql.7o; coarse, n.eOQl.sb; kiln dried.
RYE-Dyll; No. . western, sc; nominal
wHEATlReceipts. 1884, 500 bu; exports,
OSLO, ell sIeS SpGS and ssSS. + o. S B. afiISSSt; no ~.
No. . hard winter, N,0iE' I Q: B.. aflost',
on reports OF heavy Unloading at Chicago,
a conviction that rust news had been sx-
a nsss. tss c HSS shfssRRSInS SS4e sr Iess. july
A0oA8l;@k; September, 9S &tbaeshc. closed
es$e; December, n9cN91.@s BID closed
CokN~Receipts, Ssh but.; exports, LOO
bu. Spot market easy; No, 2 SAVE. nominal.
%T HIssYas opt,o and mS sSG; nominal waD w,f & 2; b affect s6lOSt.
closed at Saac and pseemSer Closed sHS 81 NEE
bu. Spot market steady; mixed oats, 9s to
sageSGi clipped White 9 10 g iSs, ssg7sc.
choice, soGeoc. S" s'0U ~
HoPs-0uist; state. common to choice,
loyl crop, A4oCI 1910 crop, NQoCt FAclIlC coast,
1901 crop. bqsc; 1908 crop, S66c.
HIDEs-Firm; Bosota, 2Sc; Central Amer
LEATHER-steady, acid. 24A92s.
PE0VlsIoNsIBeef quiet family. tlS
300; packet, N6.0009l60o; city extra India
mess, $24.00426.M Cut meats. dull; picked
bellles, % .169il.OO; picked hams, y3.569la0.
Lard, firm western. se.0o@e.7 70; refined, firm;
continent, 1900; South America, fo.T5 COM
pound, S.254s.bO. Pork, steady; family,
tls 0oc91s 60 short clears, S7.So@ls.SO; mess.
TALLOW-steady; city CSa per pkg. J,
5 1-1eci country tpkg. free), 5hGSAc.
RlCE-Steady; domestic, fair to extra, 3&
06xc; Japan, nominal.
CHEEsE-Easy; state, full cream. spe-
Gals, lnSp1Skc small, colored or white,
fancy, nc; large, colored or white. fancy.
Lho; good to prime, llQ11hc: common
9k@1OKc.
POULTRY-AlIve. firm; spring chickens,
Ice; fowls, l4c; turkeys, lie. Dressed,
easier; western spring chickens, 1t62lc;
fowls, 1S014c.
BUTTER-Easy; unchanged.
i74kc.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-01
OMAHA wHOLBsALB MARKET.
of Trade ana Quotations On
Afnnla and Fancy PEoAnoa.

CRn0ANA0n OF AEaa0 ans N8uONlNA0M0 ~
staple and Fancy ProAues.
BUTTER-Creamery. No. /, deliver Cd to
retail trade in cartons, 2sc; No. /, In so
y y In ! soeiS: S Tubs, q w.; i Ss. 10 !: IN -. ;S::
No. !. in Carload lots. S1Me; No. 3, In car.
load lots. 199ishoi country. fancy, tubs
EGGsmFresh candled. I5e doEen.
CHEESE~Finest Wisconsin full cream.
twins, 14ho; Young American, 4 IN hoop,
ti . o sSv0f5S J" cream TSS SPick. fS niiI CASE ~
ishc; half case, 13%c; half dozen bricks.
lac. No quotations on Swiss nor umbers-
LIVE PoULTRY-Hens, exc; b~roilers,
tic; roosters. &c; oapons, 1bc; ducks, Shc;
geese. &c; turkeys. i4e; pigeons, Sbe doseni
DRESSED POULTRY - Squads. s.@
BEEF CUISINE. / ribs. IT4c, No. Q ribs,
llc; No. 3 ribs. i0hej No. 1 loin. 2ooi No. !
loin, Ice; No. 3 loln, tshc. No; ! chuck, Thci
No; : G iS: no. ri TSSpS 7 ssaes No. 81 r nS; I
SC; No. | plate. sci No. { plate. SO; No. !
VSoEFABLEs - Celery. MiChlEsn, Per
= ihl ss'p Gu i,m Sa.t 81 per- Per ls nAv e.p Bar eI l. Per per-
t y; r psr seSssk nsW ssrs per s SS.' M Val; TG%s.
AS@30c. CAntalopes, California, N.bO0a0
per crate. AsParaGas. per doz.. zoe; GU
Mushrooms, cultivated, per lb.. 5c, Lett
tuce. per doE.. &c. PEPPERS. southern. IL
FRESH FRuITs-Apples. sa.7kae.OO per
buahel box. Lemons, S4.5046.0. oranges,
SA.OO96 90. Bananas, tc per. ID, Pluuls, N.@
i-basket crate. Peaches. California. N&seo
box; Texas, 4-bAsket crate, 607oc. Pears.
SI.6O 4-besket crate. Blackberrtes. "A. Rasp-
berries. sAOO. cherriOa. S.n. currsnts. 500
Gooseberries. $500.
sTSxRI3ccsTss srsnulaseS: S;SOSi fine
NUTS - Almonds, l7he: filberts. l2hc;
walnuts. Ice; Brazil nuts, lac; pecans. lSc
DRIED FRuIrs-Raisins. loose Muscatsl.
Slhc; fancy seeded, lib. carton, 100. Cur
rants, unclaimed, shc; cleaned So; carton,
90 per 10. Prunes, 40450c per sack; 7ho
per ID. ApricotE, 2o-ib, boxes, Sc per ID.
Peaches, California choice, Sc; fancy boxes.
lie per ID. Pears, California. lie. Dates.
Persian, 6hc. Figs, layers, choice, l0hc.
Citron, 10000. Lemon peel. lsc. Orange
FisH-Hanbut, &c; trout. l4c; piekerel, 100;
pike. l3c; bullheads. skinned and dreGsed.
bass. 26c; crappies. l5c; white fish, lac;
red snapper. lac; founders, lac; mackerel
lie; goldfish, fresh frozen, Use; shad roe, 4sei
smells, l3c; frog legs. 45c; green sea turtle
meat, l6c; catfish. lee.
HIDEs-Quotations by J. s.; Smith 4
Co. Green sailed, No. !, SIC; No. Z, .iaci
bull hides. 6Mc; green, No. /, 6itc; No. 2
bhc; horse, $3.50 each; sheep pelts,. green
and sailed, 2Sc9Sl. 80; dry pelts. iG9lSc pei
10. Dry Hint, butcher hides. leoi fallen
Gldes, l0ci sailed. yc-
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-01

Articles Open. High. Low. Close. Yes'y.
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5 n FEED
20 RIR al

HOGS | neNpeCtedly light receipts at
practically all selling points has had a
Cago, which expected 1900 hogs on Wednes-
day, got lT,0N head. Yesterday, when 2l,ooo
head we're tXFecttd, only 1900 arrived, and
1000 appeared. such a heavy falling off at
Chicago, with light receipts at western
points, gave the market this morning a
sharp upturn all along the line. Prices here
were fully lbc higher than yesterday and
the trade Was active at the advanoe so
that everything in sight changed hands in
good season in the morning. The hogs sold
largely at and right around $40 while
ony t6.:6' Good hogs sold Lp 10 $50 toiay.
as against a top OF IS IS yesterday.
Today's advance makes up Tor the recent
decline, carrying the market to the highest
point touched since July II, wien the av-
e.ase price paid for all the hogs at this
polnt was g, Ah.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-01
Kansan CitY 1.-Two stock Market.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July S1.-CATTLE-
erns; market steady; beef steers. $6.Oo@7 rs
fair to good, &.0oG6.1 rs; western steers, $S.7
$500; stockers and feeders, S.00g4.60;
S10OGs. so; native cows, $2.0OQ4.25; native
heiters, 8,0d5.76; bulls, s25OdS,5o; calves,
$4.00G6.H.
to 26c higher; top. 1855; bulk OF sales. $6.b
@S.e0; heavy, S6.Ssq16.96: packers and butch
ers. $.6O96.s5; lights, @.E3q6.7 rs; pigs, N.0o
@&76
SHEEP AND LAMBs-Receipts, 2,7OC
head; market strong to t0c higher; lambs,
s4.D0p6.40 ewes and ~yearlings, A0OQA.6Oi
Texas ~yeariings, A.60@5.00; Texas sheep,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-01
WEATHER IN THE GRAIN BELT
Fair and Warmer L. the Prediction
for Saturday.

OMAHA, July n, 1905.
The area of high pressure reported NOV
ing down over the Missouri valley Thurs
day, has extended over the upper lakes,
upper Mississippi and lower Missouri val
ieys ana eastern Rocky mountain slope.
The cool wave accompanying the high
pressure has spread over the central val
leys and Is extending over the lake region
this morning. A lower pressure. with ris-
ing temperature, lie moving down from the
northwest and will succeed the high pres
sure over the central valleys, causing
warmer weather in this vicinity Saturday
with fair tonight and Saturday. Showers
occurred since the preceding report in the
mountains and were scattered throughout
the valleys and heavy rains fell at points
in the west gulf states.
Omaha record Of temperature and pre-
cipitation, compared with the correspond
ing day of the last three years:
Minimum temperature. 81 "a s. IS
Precipitation .............., % 90 80 90
Normal temperature for today, 70 de-
grees.
Excess in precipitation since March l,
ISe inches.
Deficiency corresponding period in 1907,
4q2 inches.
Deficiency corresponding period in 1905,
362 inches. L A. WELSH,
Local Forecaster.
Germ ana wheat Region Bulletin.
For the twenty-four hours ending At .
a. m, 18th meridian time, Friday, July 81,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-01
Gotten Market,

NEW YORK, July 3,.-COTTON-The
spot market closed quiet; middling uplands,
TO- lOc; middl!ng gull, 1880; sales, 1850
NEW ORLEANS. July a.-COTToN-
Spots, quiet and easy. with prices un-
changed; Middling. loNe; sales were 2O
ST. LOUIS, july g.ECorTON-Duu:
middling. 1Ohc; sales. 100 bales; receipts, s
bales; shipments, s bales; stock, BT72
bales.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-01
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET
Cattle SteAdy-HOEs Hisher-sheep
Steady TO strong.

CHICAGO, July observation-disclosures,
about 1850 head; market steady; steers,
t6.0OGS.00; cows, S3.4OQ5.Sb; heifers, $500
calves, 81, 6007. Is; bulls, S.O0d6.00
stockers and feeders, Ss.Oo94.N5.
HOGS-Receipts, estimated about 10000
head; market loQ2Oc higher; choice heavy
shipping, .S%gl@t; light mixed !ssSg 5s S SS;
packing, R.7546.S5; pigs, A.6Ode.S; bulk Of
sales, 50 46dpS.e 90.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts, esti-
mated about 5000 head; market steady to
strong; sheep, $S.50Q460; lambs, ABG7.Mi
yearlings, SA36d76 q.