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Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28
NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET
ouotstiOns of the Day an Various
Commodities.


NEW YORK. Feb. T.-FLOUR-Receipts,
1900 bills; exports. 400 bbls. Market
firmer, with trading quiet. Minnesota pat
ents. &65d6.p0; winter straights. S.sSd5.5O:
Minnesota bakers. - fOa4.G; winter extras,
8.900A5O; winter patents, S4Od4B. winter
low grades, 8.so04.t0; Kansas ~straights,
Rye flour. firm fair TO good.
wheat flour. dun. ssioG2.sc per 100 lbs.
nominal.
CoRNMEAL-steady; fine white and yell
low, n.55a1.en; coarse, S1.5oQ1.5S; kiln dried.
RYE-Firm: No. 2 western. SIC, {. o. b.
BARLEY-ouiet: mating. 72a7so, c. 1. Z.
New York, feeding, Oq7lc, c. 1, (. New
York.
wHBAT-Receipts. 1890 bu. No. ? red,
81. 259s, elevator; No. 2 red, S1.26Ss, (. o. b.
afloat; No. / northern Duluth. S1.26A, ( o. b.
afloat: No. 2 hard winter, S1.24h, (. o. b.
aloat. New high records for wheat were
made at the opening today, following very
bullish foreign advices, but such heavy sell
ing orders appeared on the advance that a
lc break quickly followed. The close was
no more than steady at a partial Sc net
N.iSA.
CoRNJReceipts, LOO bu.; exports. 5000
bu. Spot market firm. No. 2, l41tc, eleva-
nor naI S and NO. 3 yellow, &c, {. o. b.
afloat. Options market was quiet but
steady, closing &c net higher. May closed
al f4C, July al fSAC ana SfpleHlDtI ~ 'S1N'
O~ATS-Receipts, 5000 bu. Spot market
quiet. Mixed, 70 to 80 lbs, 5TdSSc; natural
white, 8 to % lbs, 5Td6hc; clipped white,
"a TO a lbs, 5sd63c.
HIDEs-Dull; Bogota. 191sG9O1sc; Central
America, 3Ac.
LEATHER-Stesdy; 2sjh929c.
PROVISIONS-Beef, steady; family, N5.So
d16.O0; mess, S10.5oQ1i.Oo; beef hams, Sac
4o6.OO; packet. f14.0Od14.60; city extra India
mess. SO. 50d2400. Cut meats, quiet; pickled
bellies, S9.25d9.50; picked hams, S.5plO25.
Lard, firm. western, @.S5q9.@; refined
firm: continental, S1062; South America
1865: compound, $Ls7h. Pork, firm; family,
slS.00d19.00; short clear, $lS.5oq2o'S; mess
S175O41S.O0.
TALLOw-Steady; city $500 per pkg),
&c; country (pkgs. free). 5%@6hc.
RICE-Quiet; domestic, fair to extra, "a
Q6hc; japan, nominal.
POUL1RY-Alive steady; western chick
ems, 1sc; fowls, 2Oc; turkeys, l2qlsc. Dressed
steady; western chickens, 120l6c; fowls,
l41kd16c: turkeys, 5000.
BUTTER-Slightly lower and unsettled
creamery specials, 3OAc; creamery extras,
SOC; western factory, &c.
EGGS-Easier: state, Pennsylvanla ana
nearby fancy, selected. white, 2Sc; fair TO
choice, 26G27c; brown and mixed, fancy,
25D25hc; fair to choice. 2@24Ac; western
firsts, 24c; seconds, Zhc.
CHEESE-F1rm; state, full cream, spe-
ciais. 15h9161tc; state. fancy, loo; good 10
fine, 14%c.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28

CHICAGO, Feb observation-disclosures
estimated at 400 head: market steady;
beeves, $450a7.OO; Texas steers, ASOd6. 40;
western steers, A.i0d5. 60; stockers and feed
ers, 8.SaS.50. COWS and heifers. Sl.s0a6,65i
calves, SaOOdS.50.
HOGS-Receipts estimated at $1,000 head:
market shade lower; light. S.O0q6.45; mixed,
$6.l0a6.6i heavy s615Q6.6O 50; rough. S.lbq
$50; good to choice heavy, 8, sOQs.6o; pigs,
S,2Od610; bulk of sales, $6.s5d6.6.
SHEEP AND BAMBS-Reccipts esti-
mated at 1000 head; market STEADY; natives,
9.25d6.7 10; westerns, $3.50G565; yearltngs,
%.Ooa7 10; lambs, natives, S5.75qI75; west
ems, &.75d7.S5.
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OMAHA GENERAL MARKET.
Staple and Fancy Prices Far
nished by Buyers and Wholesalers.

BUTTER-Crsamery. No. l Delivered to
the retail trade In lib. cartons, Sic; No,
in 6O-ib. tubs, sO1hc; No. 2 in lib. cartons
CSC; in 6o-lb. tubs, 27xc; packing stock, 1sc;
fancy dairy. tubs. 2oQ2lc; common roll,
fresh made. zoe. Market changes every
Tuesday.
&c. No storage stock in Omaha market.
CHEESE-Finest Wisconsin full cream,
twins, lie; young Americas, . In hoop, l51tc
Isle; cream brick. full case, I5c; block
Swiss: l5c; full;eream limbuTser, l6c.
Beef aS GStS f-aISl no No : 1s !, iSf 81. No q !, l$e;
3, lie, Chuck. No. l, TIC; No. 2, SIC: No.
8, 6%c. Round. No |. sac; No. 2. sic; No.
8, NC. Plate, No. l. exc; No. 2. SIC; No.
POULTRY-Alive. springs, l2c; hens, loo
cocks. SIC; DUCKS, lO1tc; geeses- Sac: tur-
Dressed. hens, lie; springs. 12ql21sc: cocks.
sac; ducks; lsc; geese. lie; turkeys ale.
sA Eis 5aimOhi i6a: pit 5sof Sc; pld iSsi h s5gg7s;
trout, lOc; catfish, logic; halbut, &C.; red
snapper, 12c; black bass. Csc; crappies, go
&c; perch, Sc; Goldfish, 1sc; smells. &c. cells,
'e FRESH sGSi FRUITS Apples. New York
Pippins. SIS; Idaho Roam Beauties. -;
extra fancy Ben Davis, per box. $L6. Ba-
2, na mas s-bqnSn lots sSs per cG =; Oranges
s.. Grapes, Malagas, $50 per key. Florida
pineapples, per crate. SO.
VEGETABLES Kansas weetpotstoes
S2.75 per Dbl California celery, large, nc:
smaller, eoc. New York Holland seed cab
bage, INC per ID. Wisconsin Red Globe
onions, nc per ID. California cauiiflower,
50 per crate. Tomatoes. Floride, 6-basket
crate, $50; Cuba 6-basket crate. 81. Let
tuce. per doz., 4Oc. Old vegetables-par-
ships. turnips, carrots-$2. % per Dbl. Florida
new beets, carrots. parsnips. turnips. etc,
per doz., 75c.
sTRAWBERRIEs-4Oc per at.
HIDES-No. l green. 91Sc; No l cured. lOc.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28
city Live stock Market.

KANSAS CITY, Feb. 27.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts, 400 head. Market steady. Receipts
for the week. $500 head. Choice export
and dressed beef steers, $5.S0d6.0O; fair to
good, S.O0d5.9O: western steers, S4.5045.65;
stockers and feeders. S8.256n5.25 southern
steers, $4.25d6.OO; southern cows, $2.75q4.75,
native cows, $2O0d4.20; heifers, A.26q5.75i
bulls, S.O0d4.65; calves. $4.0Od5.O.
HOGS-Receipts. $3.50 head. Market
steady to DC lower. Receipts for the week,
IS, 500 head. Top, $645; bulk of sales, 5000
$40. Heavy, $6.35d6.45; packers and butch
ers, SO. 25d6. 40; light, s6.OOd6.S; pigs. A.75Q
SIS.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-None. Receipts
for the week, 41.OO head.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28
New York Money Market.

NEW YORK. Feb. s7.-MONEY-On cali.
nominal. Time loans. easy: sixty DAYS. 2h
per cent; ninety days, ~ per cent: six
months, 3 per cent.
PRIME MERCANTILE PAPER-sx@i
per cent.
actual buiness in bankers bills at s4ebsSU
1855 for sixty-day bills and at SAs750d
4sI5S for demand. Commercial bills, s4S5ls
G45L.
s~ILVER-Bar. 5Os<c; Mexican dollars, &C.
.BONDS-Government, steady; railroad,
firm.
Closing quotations on bonds were as fol-
I0u~a.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28

NEW YORK. Feb. 2T.-SUGAR-Raw.
steeady; fair refining. s.SSkc: centrifugal.
81 test, a7Slhc; molasses sugar, 2.sSIkc: re-
fined steady; No. 6. Also; No. Z, Aloe; No. s.
A6c; No. 3, AOOc; No. 10. S.S5c; Nc. II, aaoc:
No. ~, aSc; No. 49, 3SOc: No. H. a.SOc
confectioner's A, A46c; mould A, koOc.
cut loaf. h4Se; crushed, 6.s8e; powdered.
AIbc; graduated. A65c; cubes. 4.90c.
kettle. good to choice. 2sd4sc.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28
New York Mining Stocks.
49, -
Foreign

LONDON, Feb. 27.-Money was in good
market today and discounts were steady.
On the Stock exchange the Balkan situa-
ton continued TO exercise a favorable in
fluence on the market and induced cover
ing operations and new buying. under which
consols advanced Y per cent and foreigners
and Kaffirs hardened appreciably.
BERLIN. Feb. H.-Prices were strong in
all departments of the Bourse today on the
improved Au~stro-Servian situation.
PARIS, Feb H-Prices on the Bourse to-
day were firm.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28
ToIedo Seed Mnrket.

TOLEDO. Feb. T.-SEEDS-Clover, cash:
February and March, S5.521h; October,
$6.l2k; No. ?, S,s2ls; No. 3. $3.50; rejected.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28
CORee Market.

NEW York, Feb 2T-CoFrEE-The
market for coffee futures upened un-
changed to s points higher and closed in
active, net unchanged TO 5 points lower.
ing July at 00S0655c; September az 60c
and October at 5.Sc. Spot market firm; Rio
No. Z SIC; Santos No. 4, Sc; mild. STEADY,
Cordova. Shd1Sc
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Liverpool Grain Market.

LIVERPOOL. Feb. T-WHEAT-spot.
strong; No. ? red. western winter, SIS Cd.
Futures, steady; March, SIS Sd; May, s.
SID: July. SIS fhd.
CORN-Spot. steady; new American,
miEed via Galveston, IS 7&d. Futures
quiet; March, 5s Sad; Nav. IS 7isd.
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Kansa city Grain ana Provision.

Options at Kansas city
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Peoria Grain Market.

PEORIA. ILL.,, Feb. 2L-CORN-Firm: No.
. white, CSC; No. 4 white. sc; No. 2 yellow.
spA @65c; No. 3 yellow, 6Q64%c; No. 2. 64lAc:
No. 8, Nc; No. 4, CSC; no grade, 6Oc.
OATS-Higher; No. 2 white, 55d55hc: No.
3 white, 52A@Sc; No. 4 white, 5Sd63Ae;
standard, 54c,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28
Exports and Imports.

NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-Imports of mer-
chandise and dry goods at the seaport OF
Mew Iork, Tor the week ending February
specie for the port OF New York for the
week ending today were $4s,e2 silver, and
$61.O63. gold. Exports of specie from the
today were $1,Oeo,, gold, and 1884, 66l
silver.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28
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Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28
sioux city Live stock Market.

SIOUX CITY, Ia, Feb. 2Ty-(Special Tele-
gram. )-CATTLE-Receipts, 800 head, mar
ket steady; beeves, $4.5OQ6.OO; cows and
heifers, S3.60q5.OO; feeders, ~$40oaS.l5; year
lings, $3.OO04.25,
HOGS 49, Receipts. 1000 head; market
steady to loo over; range of prices, $500
$50; bulk OF sales, s5.e5d615
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Minneapolis Grain Market.

MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 2L-WHEAT-May,
s1.i4Ss; July, $1.15; No. / hard. N.ll%@l.ll{s;
No. / northern, $1.15S@1.l5It; No. 2 north
ern, 81. 13ssml. 1870; No. 2 northern N.l0d1.l2.
FLAX-Ciosed at $l.69ss.
~FLOUR-First patents, $.S5d5.95; second
patents, S.7Od5.S0; first clears, A.50Q47 70;
second clears. S315d8, %.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28
Articles. open. High, Low. Close. Yes'y.

mo. J.
Cash quotations were as follows;
BUTTER Steady; creamery, 22u9Sisc;
dairy. 2oq25c.
~EGGs-Easy; at mark. cases Included. p
d23hc; fiTSts, Hc; prime flrsts, 24c.
CHEESE-Strong daisies, i51k9l6c; twins,
horns. i6k@is,sc.
POTATOES-Steady: choice to fancy. 81
Goec per blu. fair TO good. S5aSSc per hu.
POTLTRY-Steady: turkeys, lie; chick
ems. lac; springs, l5hc,
VE~AL-Steady, 80 TO 6O-lb. weights. SIN
&c per 10, so 70 sS-lh, weights. sdac per is;
IS TO iio-lb. weights. 9deiOhc per In.
FLOUR-Firm; winter patents. IS. 9Od5. so;
s%traights, s5.0c@63o spring patents, s.. TOa
80; strsights' NlOuo.sS; bakers, 2.sOQL5O.
BARLEY-Feed or mixing, 64lsaS5Ikc; fair
20 choice mating. Slhd66c,
No ! ~1ortbMes,s SG, ,i seashT T,motSv sl;ssa'
Glover. $9.lO.
PRovIsIoNs-Pork. mess, per bbl. SIG IS
@l6S Lard, per 100 lbs, s9.55. Short ribs,
Sizes uoosel sSgS''o; short clear sides
Total clearances OF wheat and flour were
equal To 3lS0O bu. Primary receipts were
responding day a year ago. Estimated re-
ceipts for Monday; Wheat. 70 cars; corn.
rs cars oats sss cars hogs $1,000 head.
Kansas City Grain and Provisions.
KANSAS CITY. Feb. %.-wHEAT-Un-
changed; No. 2 hard, SlO9dI16; No. 3 hard.
sl.@6ilt; No. 2 red, ..1.sSGLSO; No. 5 red.
f1.2Sd1e9.
NJ cORN-Unchanged; No. 2 mixed, sc; No
3 mixed. 1%qs2c; No. ? white, CSC: No.
white. CSC.
oATs-Unehanged; No, 2 white, 54a5se
No. . mixed. Bl062c.
RYE-No. 2. soc.
HAY-Stsady; choice timothy. So T5aiO 90
choice prairie. tS.Soq676; choice alfalfa,
2lkO0@1dW.
BUTTER-creamery. &c, firsts. 27so;
seconds, S6hci packing stock. 1s'bc,
EGGS-Extras, sc, current receipts. flat
BOO; seconds and dlrties. l3c.
Options at Kansas City;
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28
Sc. Joseph Live stock Market.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo, Feb. H-CATTLE-
$.7bd66O; COWS and heifers. 100000;
calves, $S.50dS.00.
HOGs-Receipts, 1000 head: market
opened &c lower; top, $6.%; bulk of sales,
$SO6G6.30.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-None on sale.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28
Milwaukee Grain Market.

MILWAUKEE,. Feb. 27.-wHEAT-Firm;
No, / northern, SLl9d120; No, 2 northern,
1.t1dl Is: May, H.lSls.
CORN-Firm; May, 66Itq66Nc bid.
BARLEY-Firm; standard, 66hc; sample,
63l4d66c.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28
Treasury statement.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-Today's state
ment of the treasury balances in the gem
eral fund, exclusive of the $50, COG, 900 gold
reserve, shows: Available cash balance,
1888, 80, l62; gold coin and bullion, $3S, 1888, $40;
gold certificates, $40, 290.3l9.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28

The percentage Of actual reserve Of the
clearing house banks today was &.0.
The statement OF banks and trust COM
panles Of Greater New York not reporting
to the clearing house shows that these in
situations have aggregate deposits OF 1885,
01S.No. total cash on hand sl54,SS 400 and
loans amounting to t1,0s7,02s. 800.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28
Duluth Grain Market.

DULUTH, Feb. 27-WHEAT-May. Sl.14A,
July, si16h; No. l northern. s1.lSA; No. I:
northern, M.l3%.
OATS-51Mc.
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Minimum MIN, s,,d temperature g . g 4. dss
st. Louis General Market.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. ,gL-WHEAT-Weak;
track, No. 2 red, cash, H.29Ada.3 80; No. 2
hard. $l14@1.1lh; May. s1.lSh; July SlO2h
a1O2ss.
CORN-Futures lower; cash steady;
track. No. 2 cash. CSC; No. 2 white, $40
&C: May, 65hG65hc; July, 6sQ65Ac.
OATS-Steady; track, No. 2 cash 641Sc;
No. 2 white, 551kc; May, 64lsc; july, 4S%c.
HAY-Firm; timothy, NOOOql5.OO; prairie
$S.O0q10.50.
~BRAN-strong; sacked, east track sl.23
OILS. 80
FLOUR-Higher; red winter patents, 1915
d6O0; extra fancy and straight,
hard winter clears, $3.7544A
SEED-Timothy, S.0Oa3.45.
CORNMEAL-$8.0
IRON COTTON TIESSl.O.
BAGGING-6Ac.
PROVISIONS - Pork, lower; Jobolng,
1914. Lard, higher; prime steam, 1915.
Dry salt meats, lower; boxed extra shorts
800: clear ribs. ss.121k; short clears, S9Slzs,
Bacon. lower; boxed extra short, $lO.2o
clear ribs, Sl0.l2h; short clears. a0S1h,
FoULTRI-Steady; chickens, l2c; spLlngs,
l4c; turkeys, zoe; ducks, l3c; geese, &c,
BCTTER-Steady; creamery 22dSOc.
EGGS-Lower, 2lc, case count.
n-aAN@s GhtnRAAnfa
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Sl2,24s.5ls.I
Clearing House hank Statement.

NEW YORK, Feb THE statement OF
clearing house banks for the week olive
days. shows that the banks hold sl3 .ss.N
more than the requirements OF the IS per
cent reserve rule. This Is an Increase OF
ssS4soo in the proportionate cash reserve as
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28
Metal

NEW YORK. Feb. a.-METALS-Mar-
kets were quiet and nominally unchanged
in the absence of cables. Tin was dull at
SIS. 4Od2S. 10. Copper was quiet. with lake
quoted at $l2.62h. electrolytic al So. 25dl2.5g
unchanged at S292lha3.97h and spelter was
quiet at sac. Iron was nominal at recent
prices.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 27.-METALS-Lead.
weak; S4.67M. Spelter, lower: $3.50.
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oils and RosIn.

OIL CITY. Feb. 2~T.-OIL-Credlt balances.
81. rs. Runs, 2Ss, 3l2 bills, average 154, 2Ss
bbls. shipments, 1871, $40 bbls.. average, 1885,
762 bbls.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28
Wool Mnrkef-

ST. LOUIS. Feb. H.-wOoL-Nominal;
medium grades. combing and clothing, is6
24c; light fine, l663Oc: heavy fine, 108isc;
tub washed. S0d32c.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28

PhnAaeIDhia Produce Market.

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. e7.-BUTTER-
steady. fair demand; extra western cream
cry Sc; extra nearby prints. sc.
EGGS-Weak and &c lower; Pennsylvania
and other nearby firsts. free cases. 2Sc, at
mark Pennsylvania and other nearby cur
rent rsceiptA. In r~eturnabls cases, 22e. at
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28

mark; western firsts. free cases, 2sc. ~
mark; western current receipts, free cases,
2i022c. at mark.
CHEEsE-ft rm. good demand; New York
full creams, choice. NAdi5o, New York fun
creams. fair TO good. ttdifiFc.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28
Omaha Cab Prices.

wHEAT-No. 2 hard, S.10a1.11h; No. 3
hard, N.O61zd1 .0sh; No. 1 hard, N.O21g1.0o;
No. 3 spring, N.07g110.
CORNING. 8, 59kd60c; No. 4, bSMn59hci
No. 3 yellow, 6Od60kc; No. 3 white, 6S96Sc.
oATS-No. 3 mixed, 51@61hc; No. 8 vel
low. 51%0521ac; No. 3 white, 52n5211c; No.
4 white, 5lhu62c; standard, 621kc.
RYE-No. 3 74c; No. 3, 73c.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28
London stock Market.

LONDON, Feb. Pin response to Wall
street, American securities opened here
above parity and gathered strength during
the session on fair support. The close was
firm, with the leading issues from 1 to 2
points better than yesterday.
London closing stocks.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28
Rank Cl-arInrn.

OMAHA, Feb. 27.-Bank clearings for 10,
day were g. s96, 7sl, ~ and for the correspond
ing date last year s1.s59. 1884
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WEATHER IN THE GRAIN BELT
Fair sunday and Not Much Change in
Temperature.
OMAHA, Neb., Feb. q,

OMAHA, Neb., FEB. -, l9VS.
The area of low pressure everything the
upper valleys and upper Lake region Fri
dsv morning. now overlies the lower Lake
region, upper Ohio valley and eastern
states. and generally cloudy weather pre-
states. Very light precipitation occurred
in the Ohio valley and Lake region during
the last twenty-four hours, and light rains
ing. Light SHOWS occurred In the extreme
upper Mississippi and upper Missouri val
leys during Friday, and generally cloudy
morning. Cooler weather prevails from the
upper Lake region west over the central
valleys to the mountains. 1t is warmer
east of the Mississippi river, and In the
extreme northwest and on the Pacific slope.
Fair weather with moderate temperature,
will continue in this vicinity tonight and
Sunday.
Record of temperature and precipitation
compared with the corresponding day OF
the last three years:
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28

" anna 900. bHt
SILVER-Bar, steady at 23 5-16d per or
MONEY-2h@2% per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market
for short bills is 2h per cent; for three
months bills. 2h@2 5-16 per cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28

Bee Want Ads Are business Boosters
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28
Boston STOCKS ard Bopd.,

BOSTON, Feb. 2L-Money, call loans. 2p
d31k per cent; time loans, Sd4 per cent
Official quotations on stocks and bonds;
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stock in Sight.

Receipts of live stock at the six principal
western markets yesterday:
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1909. llsOS. l1sO7. l19Os. 1906 1894 1893,
Sunday.

The official number of cars Of stock
brought in today by each road was as fol-
lnVvgs
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-20
VAST FORESTS OF
RUSSIA CONSERVED
Forestry Principles First APP
piled More Than ESQ
Years Ago
Abolition of SerfdOm in 1861
Led to Inauguration of
Present Laws

Russia's forests are of vast extent.
More than 575.O00.0OO acres, or SO per
cent of European Russia is forest. and
the Siberian forests of Asiatic Russia
contain about $50 200, 900 acres In the
more WOODED provinces of European
Russia the government owns about SO
per cent OF the forest land. 1t owns
S5.7 per cent of the total forest area.
In general. the untouched timber re-
sources of Russia comprise two thirds
of the whole forest area of Europe.
More than $30.00O,000 worth of wood
is exported annually
Russia began to apply forestry prin-
ciples before the time of want had ar
rived. More than $50 years ago Cars
Michael and Alexis undertook to settle
property, rights and make provision
against fire and theft. At the begin
ming of the eighteenth century more
careful use of the forests yielding ship
timbers was insisted upon by Peter the
Great
The immediate cause which led to the
present administration was the forest
devastation which followed the aboli-
ton of serfdom (1S61). and the parti-
ton among the liberated serfs of much
forest property. Complaints were IlIt
in 1864 and several laws were after
ward promulgated. the last of which
passed in 1883. provided a comprehen-
sive plan for the conservation Of both
public and private forests.
Forests which hold shifting sands
or protect the shores of rivers, canals
and other waters, as we'll as those
which serve to prevent erosion and ava
lanches in the mountain districts, are
classed as protection forests. which
may not. be converted to agriculture
or cleared or used as pasture. If OF
natural growth. protection forests are
free from taxation forever; II planted
they are not taxed for 80 years.
Private forests not classed as protee
tion may be cleared only on certain
conditions, which, as rule, provide
for returning the land to forest or a
least for offsetting the clearing BY
growing a plantation. Private >fores
owners may secure expert advice oil
forestry without charge. Seedlings are
distributed and working plans for pro
tective forests are made free of cost.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-20
TRIES TWICE IN ONE
NIGHT TO END LIFE
F. ZeIogher Seizes Vial of Acid
and SIasheS Throat

After making two spectacular at
tempts at suicide. Ferdinand Zelogher,
30 years old. mechanic living at %
Vincent street, was taken to the har-
Dor emergency hospital last night,
where the attending physicians said
he would recover
Following an evening of conviviality
at home, Zelogher got into an argu-
ment with his wife as an outcome of
which he attempted to swallow the
contents of a vial of carbolic acid.
His wife's timely action in wrestling
the bottle from his grasp saved him,
and he promised not to try to end his
life again.
Almost at the next moment Zelogher
seized a razor and slashed his throat
He was carried bleeding, but not fatally
injured. to the hospital. where he was
soon pronounced out OF danger.
Sinaid Vecoli. an Italian laborer. at
tempted suicide last night in his home
at % Vincent street, both by drinking
carbolic acid and by cutting his throat
For the last year he has been suffer
ing from sore eyes and was on this
account unable to work.
Meanwhile his wife had been sup
porting him and their year old child
His helplessness proved on hts mind
At the harbor hospital, to which he
was removed, Vecoli was found to be
weak from loss of blood. AS he swal-
lowed none of the acid. he stands A
good chance of recovery His mouth
was badly burned and his throat
gashed.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-20
LOWER PRICE ON
CEMENT is SOUGHT
President of Harbor Commission
Asks for Figures on Contract

President Stafford at yesterdays
meeting of the harbor commissioners
read TO the board an article from
Sacramento newspaper to the effect
that State Engineer y. Ellery had
broken the cement trust and compelled
the octopus to sell cement to the
state at $1.50 a barrel at the factory
At Stafford's suggestion a letter was
sent to Ellery, calling his attention to
the fact that the harbor board bought
cement at s1.75 a barrel and that the
contract specified that if any cement
was sold on the market at a lower
price the price to the harbor board
should be pondingly reduced. Ell
lery was requested to forward copies
of bills for the cement he bought at
$3.50. so that the state can take ad-
vantage of the reduction on it's harbor
board contract.
The attorney of the board was di-
rected to prepare specifications and adj
vertisements for leasing seawall lot "a
in subdivisions and lot % as a whole
Engineer Barker, in reply to COM
plants as to the condition of the road
way in the vicinity of pier 40, re-
ported that he had already begun the
construction of a board roadway which
will serve until the completion of con-
struction work now under way makes
it possible to build a permanent road
way.
The board denied the application of
Stanley Adderley for space in the ferry
depot in which to install a sponge
stand