Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-12
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Upward Trend of Prices of Cattle
and Hogs Is Expected.
SPRING WORK CUTS SHIPMENTS
Falling off Contains Nothing OF
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Price
of Eight Dollars for sheep
Recorded.

The week ending April 10 has been re-
markable at the South Omaha market by
the strong upward trend of prices, espe-
clally in hogs, but marked also in cattle
and sheep. The receipts dropped off about
20 per cent from the previous week owing
to the rapid advance of spring work on
the farms, which Is usually a poor time
for marketing.
The receipts as compared to one year
ago in the same week show in case of hogs,
cattle and sheep gains of 20 to 30 per cent
have been made. The receipts OF hogs and
cattle for the first three months of the
year show a slight decrease. In hogs
1000 and in cattle 5000. This decrease
has during March and April been lessened
gradually until the figures are not signi-
ficant. The average price OF hogs for the
week will with the record prices OF the
last three days, be close to $500. The top
price for hogs paid Thursday was $7.15,
Friday 1t was $7.17h, and Saturday II was
$3.50. Each successive DAY made a better
price than had been recorded at the yards
in six years.
Prices Of cattle have been fair and are
about steady with the prices quoted a week
ago. Sheep rose to a top OF $500 at one
time during the week which is considered
a land mark price.
Firemen Keep on Jump.
Yesterday was a busy day for the South
Omaha firemen. Five or six alarms were
turned in and all were due to fires, which
except for prompt action, would have been
serious. The departments were especially
alert and the men were expecting the calls
on account of the high wind. One Of the
firnf upoa az the ITnIop DanifiC fraiOht danof
where a quantity Of drugs took fire by
spontaneous combustion. During the after
noon a banana wagon at Twenty-sixth and
Q streets took fire and burned. The wagon
was run by an industrious %huckster,
who in excitedly telling of the burning Of
his wagon said: when next week so
better was than the week behind this one
for better is, so l hope me nothing, what?''
The policeman who heard this speech in
terpreted it to mean; IF next week is as
good as the week before last, ! won't care
much for the loss OF the wagon"
fire was discovered in a barn at Four
tenth and Jefferson streets at s p. m. The
barn was ruined, but it was a small affair
and the damage was light. A fire broke
out in Syndicate park during the afternoon
and caused a run In that direction.
The fire whistle of the Omaha Packing
plant sounded the alarm at 1915 p. m, but
it was simply a test of the fire company of
the plant, there was no fire.
Magic City Gossip.
Press feeder wanted at c. c. Howe's,
Twenty-fourth and M.
letters Gold Top Beer delivered to any
part of the city. Telephone No. s
Miss Agnes Wilson of Dakota City Is a
guest of the family of ]. j. Breen.
L. b. Patterson of the National Packing
company is visiting the South Omaha plant.
Fred FOWL, who has been out on the Elk
horn, returned home last night to spend
Sunday.
Fred Paul left yesterday for a visit to
Omaha Monday.
Superior lodge No. 1893, Degree of Honor,
will give a card party at the Workmen
temple, April H.
Take your Easter dinner Of roast turkey
at the Burton restaurant today and re-
joice with the season.
officer d. d. Ringer has been called to
Dennison, Ia, by the illness OF his mother,
who is said to be dying.
Howard Grsmlich has returned from the
State university school OF agriculture to
spend the spring vacation at home.
The engagement of Florence Grayce
Quinn to DR.. m Putlitz is announced.
The wedding will be in the near future.
Harry Kohl is recovering from an attack
Of appendicitis at the South Omaha hos
pital, where he underwent an operation.
John Woodward, who has been seriously
III with pneumonia. is said TO be recover
ing, He is at the South Omaha hospital.
Mrs. Huntzberger and son OF Fender were
the guests OF Mrs. HuntZbeTger's daughter,
Miss Eta Huntzberger OF this city, Friday.
The city expended S4 for street time last
week. The new charter provides 5000 for
cleaning the city streets, a new item In the
fixed expenditures.
The Methodist church will observe Easter
both morning and evening. The Sunday
school and choir will render a formal pro-
gram in the evening.
The city council will soon be Obliged to
consider the redistrictinE OF the city 10 pro-
vide for the Seventh ward, which is a fea-
ture Of the new charter.
Mrs Jesse Thompson Is able to he about
after having been confined for a week by
INJURIES received in an accidental fall on
the back stairs of the residence.
Mrs. C. r. Allen entertained several OF