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Kansa. City Live stock Mnrket.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 14-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts, 1900 head, including 300 southerns.
Market for steers steady to loo lower; year
lings, COWS and stockers and feeders strong;
choice export and dressed beef steers, $5.7
QI.50; fair to good, A.60Q5.5 80; western
steers, SS.65Q6.00; stockers and feeders, $500
QS.lO; southern steers. $3.5Og5.S So; southern
cows, $2,2OQ3.75; native cows, $2.00q5.W; ma
tive heifers. sS.20a6.75; bulls, $2.60q4.OO;
calves, SO. 5007. 90.
HoGs-Receipts. 1900 head. Market for
lower; top, 1915; bulk of sales, $5.OO@5. so;
heavy $5.5595. 70; packers and butchers,
Sc: 60; light, $.0Q5. 20; pigs, S4OOQ5.OO.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts, 5000
head. Market for lambs strong, sheep 1Oc
loweri Colorado fed lambs, 1925; lambs.
s5OOd7.25 ewes and yearlings, A.00Q5.OO;
$3.SOQ4.S5; stockers ad feeders, g. 75Q4.40.
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Articles. open. HiFh.I Low close sat'y

CarlOt Receipts.
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FInnncInI.

LONDON, Dec. 14--Money was in fair
demand on the market today and discounts
We're steady. Paris secured the bulk of the
S3,OOO,OOO in gold at a reduction of SIC. The
stock exchange, despite the slack business,
soils touched 81 and this helped the other
gilt-edged securities, but home rails were
~lifeless. Foreigners and, Kaffirs improved
on the cheerful continental news. Diamond
American shares. in spite Of the poor New
York bank statement went to over parity
in the forenoon, United States Steel, Union
Pacific and some OF the low-priced shares
leading. A slight setback occurred after
the receipt of the New York opening, but
a recovery set In and the market finished
steady. s--r a. "
BERLIN, Dec. 14-PEices generally on
the Bourse today were, firm and trading
was quiet. Baltimore &AOhio was higher.
PARIS, Dec! 7f.-Prices on the Bourse to-
day were steady. - 10 rgatr-
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CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
of the Trading and Closing
Prices on Board of Trade.

Features of the Trading and Closing
Prices on Board of Trade.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1A-selling by local hold
ers caused today In the wheat
market, prices at the close showing net
declines OF %@Nc to 1hc. Corn, oats and
provisions closed steady.
Conditions similar to those which resulted
in a &c decline In wheat prices last week
were again in evidence today, several Of
the most prominent bulls selling moderately
lated free selling for short account, and
although prices rallied several times dur
ms the day, the prevailing tendency was
toward a lower level. Prices ~fluctuated
over a range of more than lc, May selling
between H.04& and H.06M and July between
975hc and $3.50. Final quotations were al
most at the bottom, May closing at $l.045Sq
1@ and July at W1AQS7hc. News of the day
Weather In Argentina was said to be favor
able for the continuance of harvest opera
t7pns, while in this county additional mois-
tnre was predicted for the winter wheat
Bolt. The visible supply of wheat in the
United States shows an Increase Of 243,0 900
bu. for the week and the amount on pas
sage decreased 1,96S,000 blu. Clearances of
wheat and flour were equal to $4,000 bu-
The corn market was firm nearly all day.
Am improved shipping demand for the cash
grain and an advance of A01ke in prices at
the sample tables were the chief bullish in
fiuenoes. The market closed steady, with
prices q shade to nc higher, compared with
the previous close, final quotations on May
being at 61Mo and on July 61%c.
Trade in oats was quiet and prices moved
withinfa narrow range, namely, kQAc. At
the close prices were &c below Saturdays
final quotations, May being at 52%c and
Provisions were firm. The market closed
steady, with prices 214Q71sc higher than the
previous close.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-15
Sc. Louis live Stock Market.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. observation-disclosures
1850 head, including 1,45O Texans Market
steady to 10c lower; native shipping and ex-
port steers, 4.50Q7.50 dressed beef and
butcher steers, A.0OQ6.25; steers under 1000
lbs, $S!7b96Oo: stockers and feeders, 1880
tS 9i1 S9 o and h ss 1sNT S'@g6Soi c ann rs:
Texas and Indian steers, S.0O46.50; cows
and heifers, $l.7564.60.
HOGS-Receipts, $500 head. Market was
steady TO &c lower; pigs and lights, $3.50
$40; packers, S.35q5.6; butchers and best
heavy, $5.6Oq5.S.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts, 2,350
head. Market steady; native muttons, $500
q4.50; lambs, $5.5047.65; culls and bucks,
S2.50q4.50; stockers, $2.25Q3.65.
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EvapOrated AppIeA and Dried Fruits.

NEW YORK. Dec. 14-EVAPORATED
quoted at shdskc, choice at 7SGsc. prime
at G%q7c and old crop fruit according to
grade.
DRIED FRUITSLPrunes are wanted in
a small quantity and limited interest Is
shown in offering. Quotations range from
4sc TO 7Ac for new crop California up to
4N5Os, and from SIC to TIC for Oregon
5-3Os. Apricots are ina strong position
stattstically, with choice quoted at 9hqe%c,
extra choice at lOQl0hc and fancy at liKd
l3lkc. Peaches are attracting more atten-
choice quoted at 7q7hc, extra choice at IA
qSc and fancy at 44dl1c. Raisins are UNI
settled, with loose muscatel quoted at 5kd
less at 4hq6c and London layers at s.. 50
Ql60
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-15

Sroo WIS
was not at all to the liking or sellers. Re-
celpts were large, but the quality was
poor and the trade as a whole was very
SLOW and the tendency on killers at least
downward. Ehere seemed to be some in
curry for desirable fat steers, but there
We're not enough of that kind to make
very much OF a showing and the general
trade was extremely slow and dull, with
prices shading down to. as much as loo
lover than last weeks close.
Vows and heifers were very dull from
start TO finish, with prices in the majority
OF cases as much as 10c lower than last
saturday. Buyers did not appear in any
struggle In many cases to get them to go
ana look at the. stuff. The forenoon was
very well advanced before any usine
or any CONSEQUENCES was transacted and 1t
was later than usual before anything like
a clearance was effected.
common cows and Gamers, or anything
on the thin and undesirable order, were
especially hard to sell, buyers talking that
that Kind has been way too high at this
point and that they were entitled to a
great pig concession in prices. AS a result
they did not try very hard to buy them
and the market on that kind was safely
l0Q20c lower.
There were a good many feeders included
IN the run, but there was a good
speculative demand consequent upon the
expectation that there would be free buy
Ing on the part OF, country visitors to the
Corn exposition. Hence the desirable
kinds of feeders at least sold at about
steady prices. but the common and inferior
stuff was rather dull and hard to move,
the same as has been the case all the win
ter to date.
Quotations on cattle: Good to choice
corn-fed steers, $6.40Q1.2 20; fair to good
corn-fed steers. $5,4OQ6.4O common to fair
corn-fed steers, s400Q5.4o: good to choice
range steers. $5.25Q6,OO fair to good range
steers, A00Q4.50; good to choice oorn-fed
cows and heifers.. A.0Oa4.65; good to choice
grass cows and heifers, $3.5094.35; fair to
good grass cows and heifers, $2.S5Q3. 80;
common to fair grass COWS and hcifers,
s2.3q2S; good to choice stockers and
feeders, A.60QS.25: fair to good stockers
and feeders, 50. 75Q4.6O; common TO fair
stockers and feeders. g. 1908 6; stock heif-
ers, $2.5OQ3.40; veal calves. $2.5095.7 70; bulls.
stays. etc.. $2.@9425.
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Cotton Market.

NEW YORK. Dec. 14-CoTToN-Futures
opened barely, steady December, $3.50; Jan
s.67c; August. S.55c; October, S.46c.
Spot Gotten closed quiet: middling up-
lands, s.10c; ,middlihg gulf &b6c. Sales,
December, $500; January, 8.55c; February,
s,62c; March, s-62c: April, S.61o; May, $3.50;
June, soc; July, S:S7c; August. $3.50;
GALVESTON, Dec. 1LLGOTToN-Steady
at s 13-16c. a-1'
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 14@QOTTON-Lower
mlddling, &c; sales, 3S bales; receipts
5;ss5 bales; shipments, $3.50 bales; stock.
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 14-COTTON-
Spot quiet and steady: low ordinary a a. G.
nominal; ordinary, 5 3-16c, nominal; good
ordinary. csc; low middling, Sc: mid
ding, SIC; good middling, 9kc: mid
ding fair. sac; fair. 1Okc, nominal; re-
ceipts, 1857 bales; stock, 293,749 bales.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-15

MITCHELL, s. D., Dec. 1A-(special)-
There is much agitation over the reserva-
ton, particularly in Penningtons Meade and
Butte counties. concerning the repeal OF the
free range law, and efforts will be made
at the coming session OF the legislature to
have that body adopt a law restraining
cattle from running at-large that shall
apply with equal force I'm all parts OF the
state, this law applying now only 10 terri
tory east OF the Missouri river.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-15

NEW YORK, Deo 1f-MONEY-On call,
firm at 2hd31z per cent; ruling rate, ~
per cent; closing BID, - per cent; offered
at az per cent Time loans, stronger; sixty
months, 3& per cent.
PRIME MERCANTILE PAPER-@fN
per cent.
sTERLING notwithstanding. with
actual business in bankers bills at SAS5d
4.S51O for sixty-day bills and at SA.S71O for
demand commercial bills, A.s4Aa4Ak.
45c.
BoNDs-Government, steady; railroad,
irregular.
Closing quotations on New York bond.
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philadelphia Produce Market.

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 14.-BUTTER-
Firm and In good demand; extra western
creamery, SSc; extra nearby prints, 3bc.
EGGS-Steady but quiet; Pennsylvania
and other nearby fiTsts, cases free, sac
az mark; current receipts in returnable
free, sac at mark.
.cHEESE-Firm; New York full creams.
fair TO good, 136lSMc.
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sioux city Live Stock MARKET.

SIOUX CITY, Ia, Dec. 14.-(Special Tele-
ram.)-HOGS-Receipts. 400 head; market
6qlOc lower; age ;6.OOg6.5Os bulk of
sales, $5.25d6.35.
weak to lOc lower; beeves, A.5Oq7. 90; fat
cows and heifers, {4.OOa5.Oo; butchers stock.
$3.OOq40O; feeders, $3.00Q4.50; calves and
yearllngs, 50. 75Q375.
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St. Joseph 1--we Stock Market,

ST. JOSEPH. Dec. 14.-cATTLE-Re-
ceipts, 1900. Head; market weak to loo
lower: steers, sl.5Gq6.5O; cows and heifers,
81. o. 90; calves. $3.6Oq7. 60.
HOGS = Receipts, $500 head; market
steady; top, s.. 6O; bulk OF sales, S. 10d5. 80.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts, 5000
head; market steady; lambs, IS, Bq7.OO.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-15

have been added in the last year and thar
the total deposits in state. private and ma
tional banks, as shown by the last reports,
Is $A,965, 4S2.01, are interesting statements
in the annual eport of Public Examiner
John l.. Jones.
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CHICAGO LIvE STOCK MARKET
Cattle Ten Cents LOwer-Hogs Steady
Lower.

CHICAGO, Dec. 14-CATTLE-Receipts,
estimated at 5000 head. Market 10c lower:
steers, A.60Q7.S0; cows, $3.0Od5.2 %; .heifers,
2.5Ga4.6O; bulls. 50. 75G4.50; calves, $2.5OaS. 25;
stockers and feeders. $2.5OQ4.S5.
HOGS-Receipts. estimated at $4,000 head.
Market strong; choice heavy shipping, S. 70
q5SO; butchers, $5.65Q5.75; light mixed, $50
600; choice light, s., 35Q5. As; packing, $4,000
5.65.
SHEEP AND LAMBs-Receipts, 10000
mead Market loa90c lower sheep, 5000
300; lambs, $o,25Q7.7 20; yearlings, $4.25q6.50.
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sugar and N-IoInases.

NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-SUGAR-Raw
test, S.S5c; molasses sugar. Sllc. Refined
quiet; No. 6. 44Qc; No. T. A95c; No. 5
ISOc; No. 9. 425c; No. 10. 4.15c; No. II
Aloe; No. IL. 405c; No. 10. 4c; No. IA
2Sc; confectioners' A. 4.6Oc; mould A
5.15c, %cutloaf, soc; crushed, $500; pow
dered, Abe; granulated, 4.S0c; cubes, Bose
MOLASSES-Ffrm; New Orleans, opeT
kettle. good to choice. 2Sq42c.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-15

MADISON, s. D., Dec. H.-(special.)-
the South Dakota banks are doing a
volume OF business twice as large as five
years ago. that the number OF banks have
doubled In seven years. that ~thirty-nlns
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Coffee Market.

ket closed d1i mai -nnehanSed 70 & netnts
higher; sales were reported Of $500 bags,
including, March. 5.2c; spot coffee quiet,
No. 2 Rio. 6hqeSc; No. 4 santos, Tkqekc;
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-15
REEE STEERS

fUG5-RecelpIs OF hogs at this point
were very light, there not being enough in
sight TO- really make a market. 1t was in
experienced at this point In some time.
With 80 few hogs in sight buyers picked
ing prices that were generally sc higher than
saturday, and that, too, in the face of ad-
vices from other market points that were
none too encouraging. The hogs sold
largely at S5.30q5.45 and on up to a top OF
$50. 1t will be membeFed that on Satur-
day the hogs sold very largely at IS. 25Q5. As,
with a top at $5.55.
Davraaapf.tl,. IL.
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Articles.
MtnneapoIi. Grain Market.

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. l4-wHEAT-De-
cember N.O4a; May, qO7h; No, / hard.
u.Ol5si No. ! northern, sl.O6I; No. 2 north
ern! N-NAql.Oo1s; No, 3 northern, $l.OOM@
FLAXSEED-Closed at 81. 43x.
FLOUR-Ftrst patents, &.3Oi5.55; second
patents, $1,000 20; first clears, $.OOd4.l 10;
second clears, S295d2O5.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-15

-Four sample copies free OF the Copper,
Curb d Mining Outlook, a S2-page weekly,
devoted exclusively to mining rews'
Cobalt, Y~erington. Tintic, Bingham, PARK
city, Beaver County. Rawhids, Canadian
and all active camps. The most compre-
hensive and valuable mining paper pub
hshed Sent on request. ~ Trinity RtAoS,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-15

Corn, 4.5i2,0O0 bushels: decrease, 1900 BUSH
els. oats, e,1SS,OOO bushels; increase. 11S,OO0
bushels. Rye, Lib 900 bushels; increase,
ll,VO bushels. Barley, 6,1ll,OO bushels; de-
crease, $4,000 bushels. The visible supply
OF wheat in Canada on December u was
els.
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Peoria NIarxet.

PEORIA, Dec. I4-coRN-steady; No. 2
yellow, 5TAo; No. 8 yellow. STAG; No. p
5lhe; No. s. 674e; No. 4. 6Se; no grade.
oATs-Hlgher; stnsdrd. sic: No. 3 white,
bOhQ6lhc; No. 4 white. Soc.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-15
DuIuth GraIn Market.

DULUTH. Dec. H.-WHEAT-No. l north.
ern. n.O6; No. 2 northern, N.04; December,
S1.0; May. slO7; July, sLO7.
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Milwaukee Grain Market.

MILWAUKEE,. Dec. H-wHEAT-Mar-
ket lower; No. l northern, N.O9dl. O9b; No.
2 northern, N.07ql07h; May, A.6, asked.
CORN-Steady; May, 6l961hc, asked.
BARLEY-Steady; standard, 65Ika66c /:
samnle. hIndfc-
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LiveFpooI GRAIN Marcel.

LIVERPOOL Dec. M-wHEAT-spot,
duli No 2 red western winter. Is iihd;
March. 7s 7Ad; May, Is SD.
CoRN-Spot, quiet; American mixed.
new. CtA Galgeston). 80 I'd; futures, quiet:
January, S. 4kd; March. 6s Sad.
PEASDCanRdian. steady at Is "a.
FLOUR-Winter patents, firm at sos.
HOPS-In London, Pacific coast, firm at
R2d0 IS.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-15
r~reaaury %statement.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1A-Today's state
ment Of the treasury balances in the gen
eral fund, exclusive OF the $3.50, 900. 900 gold
reserve shows; Available cash balance,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-15
Now York Mining stocks.
DIRK, Dec. lA-Closing quotations
Bank ClearIngs.

OMAHA. Dec. l4-Bank clearings for To-
spending date last year, 81, las. S7l.S.
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London Buniohl Market.
LONDON; Dec. I4.IGorD@Bar, rs load,
American eagles, les 5Mdq %1l
OMAHA GENERAL MARKET.
Condition of Trade and Quotations on
Staple and Fancy Produce.

BUTTER7Creamery. No. L. delivered to
retail trade in cartons, Sic; No. l in 6O-lb.
tubs, 6Oc; No. 2 in 60lb. tubs, 2Sc; No. 2
in 30-lb. tubs, 2Sc; No: 9 IN lib. cartons,
stock, zoe.
BGGs-Fresh candIed, ssc; storage, Csc.
CHEESE-F1nest Wisconsin full cream,
twins, 15c; young Americas, 4 in hoop, 151kc;
f~avortte, s in hoop, 16c; daisies, 20 in hoop.
1619c; cream brick, full case, 15c; block
swiss, 15c; full cream rmburger, Ice. ra'
nhc; No. 3 ribs, &c; No. 1 loins, zoe; No. 2
loins, 13c; No. 3 loins, &C., No. l chuck, &c;
No. chuck. SCI No. 8 chuck, 4Ac; No. i
round, SIC; No. 2 round, &c; No. 3. round,
SIC; No, I plate, 61Ec: No, 2 plate, 4hc; No.
DRESSED PoULrRY-Dressed hens, 1oc
springs, lie; ducks, ,12e; geese, 10c; tur-
keys, 1Sc; squads, $220Q23 per doz.
SUGAR-Coarse graduated, 5.5Oc; fine
graduated, 5.70c;l cubes, 6.eoc; powdered,
FRESH FRUITs-Apples, ss.25Q4.2 % per
bu- box. Lemons, 2SOd4.00 Oranges, Cal
%ifornia, $3.0Oq3. Is. Bananas, M.7544.W per
bunch. Grapes. Malaga. S,50a6.5O per keg;
California Emperor, 4-box crates, $1.65Q
LIS. 't tr'
VEGETABLES-Celery, Michigan, per
doz,, &c; other, 60q90c. Beans, navy. per
bu; No. /. $2.50a2. 60; lima, SIC per Id.
Cabbage, 21Sc per ID. Potatoes, 60d65c. To-
matoes, per basket, crate, S1.5O. Cucum-
beers, per doz., $l,50q1. 20. Onions, Spanish,
crate. Lettuce, per dor, 45c. Peppers,
southern, 800 per crate. ~Caulflower, $3.50
per crate; Egyptian, $40 per doz. Brussels
sprouts, SOC per at. Kumduats, S5c per at.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-15

LONDON, Dec. 14-American securities
were quiet and featureless during the early
session today. At noon the market was
steady, with prices from Is below to 4
above Saturdays New York closing,
London closing stocks:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-15
VtaihIe suppIr of GrnIn.

NEW YORK. Dec. 1.-THE visible supply
OF grain as compiled by the New York
Pnoduce exehanG was as follows: Wheat,
6s@Ao9 bushels; increase. l7a,Oo bushels
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WEATHER IN THE GRAIN BELT
Fair Tuesday After a Night OF Lower
Temperature.
; OMAHA. Dec. IA, 1908.

OMAHA, Dec. IA, 1903.
The pressure is highest over the middle
and south Atlantic states and on the Pa
cific slope. A depression extends from the
Canadian provinces south over the central
valleys to the west gulf states. Generally
cloudy weather prevails in all portions, ex-
cept 1t Is clear in the lower Missouri val
ley and on the middle and southern Rocky
mountain slope. Rainy and unsettled
weather continues on the north Pacific
coast and very light and scattered precipl-
tatfon occurred in the lower lake region
and upper Ohio valley within the last
twenty-four hours. Moderate temperatures
continue general in all sections, but some
what cooler weather prevails over the mid
die Rocky mountain slope this morning,
and it will be slightly cooler in this vicinity
tonight, with continued fair tonight and
Tuesday. A
Omaha record of temperature and pre-
cipitation compared with the corresponding
day of the last three years:
& 1905. 1907. 1906. 1906.
Minimum temperature. 30 80 u %
Normal temperature for today, Is degrees.
Deficiency in precipitation since March l
4.06 inches.
Deficiency corresponding period in 1901.
lib inches.
Deficiency corresponding period in 1906.
All inches.
i. A. WELSH, Local ForecasteT.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-15

ti4,610,6l7; gold coin and bullion. SG. 446, sOl:
gold coin certificates, S53,14S,TSO.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-15
Date. 1908. 1891. 1895. 1895. 1904, 1905, IlsOa.
Sunday.

GATTLEE.The cattle market this morning
Ine ottlclal number of cars OF stock
prought IN today by each road was as fol-
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-15

SILNER-Bar, quiet at 221ad per ounce.
MONEY! 2k per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open mar
for short bills is 2% per cent; for
three months bills ~ per cent,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-15
Metal Market,

NEW YORK, Dec. ,14.-The London tin
market closed easy, with spot quoted at
el30 and futures at e132 5s. The local
market was weak and lower in sympathy
with the foreign decline, with spot quoted
at S2S .621aa2S.S7A. Copper was lower In Lon
don, with spot closing easy at e62 l2s and
futures at e63 12s Cd. The local market was
easy and unchanged, with lake quoted at
sl4.25ql4.5 so; electrolytic. S14. OO@14 Is; cast
ing, $l3.S71kq14. 12h. Lead was lower in
was weak. but unchanged. at "a. 22hQ4. Is.
Spelter was unchanged TO $50 lbs Cd in
London and at s4,l0qA15 locally. Iron was a
dry quoted at AIS Sd and Cleveland war
rants at AIS Sd. Locally the market was
unchanged. No. / foundry northern, $LOOd
l7,5O. No ] southern and No. l southern
ST. LOUIS, Dec. H-METALS-Lead.
dull; at $ll2A. Spelter. dull at 500.
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Articles.I Open. High Low. 4 close.l Salty.

Cash quotations were as follows;
FIOUR-Easy; winter patents, A6096.10
RtraiRhts, A8m4O; clears, $3.S0n4.OO;
spring patents. Ss.SO95.eo; straights. AO@
WHEAT-No Z spring. s1yo60l.osM; No. 3,
pscG$. 6; No. 2 red, $L0O0l.01&.
CORNING 2 6SkG6s1te; No. 2 yellow,
6xTS-NO . white. 62ci No. 8 white. sou
@62hc.
RYE-No. 2 74@74hc.
BARLEY-qood feeding, $4,000; fair to
choice mailing, 60hq63xc,
SEEDS-F1ax, No. / northwestern, $1.45jk.
Timothy, prime. $685. Glover. contract
grades, 1910.
Professionalism ribs sides Qoose),
S7.SI1k6&&. Mess pork, per bbl, S14.454
iLM lard. per 100 lbs, $s.lb. Short clear
sides Oboxed), $S.S7h9S.62h.
nL.l~tu ma ahtnpnanga - flo,,~ "a -r.t,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-15

BOSTON, Dec E.-Money, call loans. 2L
@315 per cent; time loans, skG4h per cent.
Closing prices on stocks and bonds were as
follows:
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st. Louis General Market.

ST. LOUIS. Dec. 14.-wHBAT-Lower;
track, No; 2 red. cash. $1.O6hgl. O1A; No.
hard, $1.O21fQl. 07; May, 81 LOSS; July, 959sc.
CORN-Flrm; track, No. 2 cash, 5Sha
6Ss4e; No. 2 white, soc; May, 6Ohc; July.
60xq609sc.
oATs-LoweT; track, No. 2 cash. soc; No.
2 white, SIC; May, 5lSc; July, 46%c.
FLOUR-Steady; red winter patents, $3.50
Q6.l0; extra fancy and straight, A.16Q4. 70;
hard winter, clear, $3.50.
SEED-Tfmothy, $2.50G3, 40.
CORNMEAL-$3.a I.
BRAN-LOwer; sacked. east track, N.O29
1.Q.
HAY.Lower; timothy, sS,OOa14OO; prairie.
IRON COTTON TIEs-N.O.
HEMP TWINE-7c.
PROVISIONS-Pork, steady: iobbinR.
s15.121A. Lard. higher; prime steam, IS. 97Kd
9.0lk. Dry salt meats, unchanged; boxed,
extra shorts, $9.37k; clear ribs, $9.S7hs;
short clears, $S.62h. &. Bacon, unchanged,
boxed, extra short, S1O.S; clear ribs,
$10.3; short clears, 5000.
POULTRY Easy; chickens. Shq9c;
springs. s1kc; turkeys, 1So; ducks. SIC;
geese, &c.
BgTTER-steady; creamery. '2hasOc.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-15
EIEin Rutter Mnrket.
Condition OF Dakota hanks.

ELGIN, Dec. 14.-BUTTER-Ffrm at 2OC
Sales for the week, $50, 100 lbs.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-15
Kansas City Grain and ProvisIOna.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. l4.-WHEAT-Un-
changed to &c lower; December, 95hc;
May, $3.50; July, 91%c; cash, No. 2 hard,
SsAcqSl.02h; No. 3 hard, 96hcd$1.01h; No.
2 red, SL0Q1O6; No. 3 red.s $.OoQl.O5.
~CORN-kcQlhc lower; December. 55Hc;
May, 61hc; July, b7%c; cash, No. 2 mixed.
65hq66c; No. 3 mixed. 55ha56c; No. 2
white, 66hQ67c; No. 3 white. 56kd5Tc.
OATS-Unchanged; No. 2 white, lS961c;
No. 2 mixed, 4Sq5Oc.
RYE-73977c. "
HAY-Steady; choice timothy, $s.75ql0.O 90;
choice prairie, S.75qs.0O; choice alfalfa,
$13.5OQ1450.
BUTTER-steadyi creamery. soc; pack
ing stock, 19c.
EGGs-Weak; fresh extras, 2sc; current
receipts, 2+c. Receipts. Shipments.
wheat 10000 $1,000
corn .pu''''''.,'....,...l9,OO b,OO
Oats, u..,..........u.,.., 1900 5000
options at Kansas City:
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1908-11-04
Gave Excellent Shows.

The Curtiss Comedy company
left today for Nez Perce after having
given several fine theatrical perform
ances in this city the past week.
The production of Camille" Friday
night was without doubt the finest
piece of its kind ever given here.
Miss Leota Howard, as Camille, -
was most excellent, giving an exceed
ingly interesting and impressive in
terpretation of the part The work
of Mr.. Melville Mayo pleased Grange
vile theatregoers very much as did
also the efforts of S. M. Curtiss, who
is an old favorite here. The other
plays presented by the company dur
ing the closing dates of the engage
ment were also good.