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Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-06
CHICAGO GRAIN

Special service TO The Herald by J. c. Will
son, member Of the Chicago board OF trade.
New York stock exchange and san Francisco
bond and stock exchange, sl2 West Fifth
street. Los Angeles.
CHICAGO, Dec. 5-Features in wheat today
nave been the relative weakness OF July. the
extremely light trade In December and de-
eiuedly ample supply of May wheat on sale
an DAY above 81. There was only a fair
Folune OF business doing. Northwestern peo-
PIE sofa mere and at home. Larger local longs
SOFA on the swells and apparently bought on
the declines General snow or rain fell over
me drought sections of the southwest and
liberal inert in primary market receipts
have counted some against values Foreign
statistics were bullish domestic bearish Crop
Expert Snow issued his December report show
lnk Nheat acreage goo against area of
90 IVY acres year ago Condition 1878 VS..
g5.6 We are still OF the opinion that wheat
Is purchase.
Trade in corn very lively with higher
prices early but reacted materially later Be
iated shorts were forced to cover on the
bulge while longs took profits Both Illinois
and Iowa sold more corn here today and it
is expected that the movement will increase
materially the end of this week or early next
one house alone reported purchases of 140 900
bushels from the country
oats higher early with corn but lost the
advance later. There was some indication that
the most urgent of the shorts had covered and
that the others We're not only disposed to fight
sales increasing
Provisions developed considerable strength
and ranged higher. There was a good COM
mission demand in addition to the fairly i'm
portant buying by a western packer. Offerings
mainly from scattered longs.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-06
coFFEE AND SUGAR

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.--coffee futures
closed s points up from the lowest on most
positions as a result of renewed covering.
part of which seemed to be from Europe.
and support of the months by trade
interests toward the close. Sales were re-
ported of 96,500 bags. Closing bids: De-
cember and January, $11; February, $1,000;
March, April, May and June. s10,s9; July,
s10S4; August, $10s1; September. slO.7S;
october, $10.74; November S10.73.
Spot coffee firm; Rio No. T. 13 Ia to
13 3-Sc; Santos No. 4. ,13 7-Sc.
Mild coffee firm; Cordova, 18% @15hc
Raw sugar firm; muscoyado, SO test,
s$s.43; centrifugal. 9s test. 1898; molasses
sugar, so test. $31S.
Refined sugar steady.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-06
CALIFORNIA DRIED FRUITS

NEW YORK. Dec. b.-Evaporated apples
were firmly held for both old and new
crop. Spot. fancy, 12e; choice, 10h @12&c;
prime, 9Gp16c; common to fair Sc.
Pruncs strong. with an upward tendency;
range from 6h @10%c for Calf
fornias up to s0-40s and s Il Q10c for Ore
gons to 6e-30s.
Apricots quiet; firm on small offerings;
choice, :s% @13o; extra choice, 1873 @ 13% c;
fancy, 1S& @14c.
Peaches innctive: firm on advices from
the coast; choice, 7@7hc; extra choice, s q
SIC; fancy. sls q &C.
aaisins firm in sympathy with the west;
loose muscatels 1-4Q7hc; choice to fancy
seeded, 1-4@7hc; seedless. S "a SC; London
LAYERS, $I.20@1.35.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-06
VISIBLE GRAIN SUPPLY

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-The visible supply
of grain in the United states December 8,
as compiled by the New York produce ex-
change. was as follows:
Wheat, 900 bushels; increase,
$4,000 bushels.
Corn, 1,545,O00 bushels; increase. SS,OOO
bushels
Oats 15,75S,00o bushelsi increase, 2b6,0OO
bushels
Rye, $4,000 bushels; increase, $4,000
bushels
Barley, 1,S49,000 busnelsi decrease $4,000
bushels
The visible supply of grain in Canada
Saturday, December 8. was 1928. 600
bushels a decrease of 1,s2s.0O0 bushels.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-06
FINANCIAL RECORD

NEW YORK, Dec. b.-Money on call easy.
3Q2A per cent; ruling rate and closing
bid, "a per cent offered at 2 5-S per cent.
Time loans stronger and active; sixty days
and ninety days. 4Q4 Ia per cent; six
months, 4@41-4 per cent.
Close: Prime mercantile paper, to "
per cent.
Sterling exchange heavy, with actual bus
mess in bankers bills at S4.82.65 q 4.82. 10
for sixty day bills and at s4.s6 for demand.
Commercial bills, s4.S2Q 4.S2A
Bar silver 50 Use.
Mexican dollars 4ee.
Government and railroad bonds steady.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-06
BUTTER. EGGS AND CHEESE

SAN FRANCISCO Dec. 5.-Butter-
Fancy creamery s5Mc; seconds. ssc; fancy
dairy, 30c.
cheese-New, 15@1shc; Young America.
161s 017c.
Eggs-Ranch, 42Mc; store Al &c.
CHICAGO, Dec 8. Butter-Steady;
creaneries 2s@sse; dairles, 2S@ 27e.
Eggs-Steady; receipts 1859 cases; at
mark cases included. 1917 Q22Ac; tirsts,
ale; prime firsts, 33c.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-06
CHICAGO Live STOCK

CHICAGO, Dec. 6.--cattle-Reeeipts esti-
mated at 1000; market steady. 10e off
heeves. s445@750; Texas steers, $4.15 q
< al. western steers, $420@625; stoekers
ana feeders, ss.25@ 5.7O cows and heifers
S2.20@6.15; calves, 1909.
Hogs-Receipts estimated at $4,000 mar
lxet steady; light $70T45 mixed. $7O5@
T.4b, heavy s7050Z6O; rough. $7.O5@12O;
good to choice heavy. $7206L5 pigs
ss.5o@7 40, bulk OF sales. s725@T40.
sheep Receipts estimated at $4,000; mar
kat 1Oe lower; native. S2.250 420; western
ss e0a415; yearlings. $f,1545.10s lambs. ma
tive, sL25G6.so; western, s4.50@6.So.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-06
PAwNeRoKER WANTS NoN-sUlT

Following the examination of III. Sec
combe, a pawnbroker with Offices in
the Los Angeles Trust building, charged
with embezzling $3.50 diamond ring
belonging to A. p. Boyce, the defense
moved for nonsuit in Police Judge
Frederickson's court yesterday after
noon. The court took the case under
adYisement until December l,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-06
TREASURY STATEMENT

WASHINGTON. Dec. Sat the begin
ming of business today the condition of the
United States treasury was
Working balance in treasury offices, s34,-
940170; In banks and Philippine treasury,
$33 393,471: the total balance in general
fund was SS7,046,155; ordinary receipts Sat
urday were $3.026.s01. with disbursements
of $1,696.S1o. The deficit this fiscal year
is $S,401. o25. as against $25.322.0 .059 at this
time last year. These figures exclude Pan
anna canal and public debt transactions.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-06
MARKET RANGES

NdsH QuOIalIUHs WeTe as IoIIOWs.
Flour steady; No. 2 rye S115 @82c; feed
or mixing barley, COG re; fair to choice
mailing, S14S6c; flax seed No. 1 south
western, $244 No. l northwestern, S2.57;
timothy seed. $40; clover, STATS; mess pork
per bbl., s1775@tS; lard per 100 lbs
$1,000; short ribs, sides (loose). Sg.50Q10;
short clear sides (boxed), $9.7501O.
Total clearances of wheat and flour were
equal to $4,000 bushels. Primary receipts
were 100000 bushels. compared with 740,-
900 bushels the corresponding day year
ago. The visible supply of wheat in the
United States increased $4,000 bushels for
the week. The amount of breadstuffs on
ocean passage decreased 3,184000 bushels.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-06
FRUIT MARKET

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 5.-Fancy apples,
6Oo; common apples. 40c; strawberries, So
as; blackberrles 1860; ordinary grapes,
S5c0S1.15; common pears, 75c; fancy pears,
$1.25; pomegranates. 75c@$1.25 persm-
mons. 5Oc@S1; navel oranges $1,000 $50;
Mexican lines $4.50Q5; common California
lemons, s2 do fancy, s4; bananas. 75cq$S;
pineapples, $2Q250.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-06
BANK cLEARiNGS

Los ANGELES, Dec Blank oearings
were 1897, ,464.09, increase of $472655.1 as
compared with the amount for the
spending date of last year Following is a
comparative statement:
1910 1909 1908
Monday ...$2 997 4640s s2524 sos. SO s2027 92S7 n
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-06
BONDS
DAILY MINING CALL

Official sales--100 Johnnie, 16
LISTED STOCKS
, CALIFORNIA Bid. Asked.
California Hills NJ Co .OSh
NEVADA
Johnnie Ming & Milling Co... .14A 1875
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-06
ST. LOUIS WOOL

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 5.--wool lower; medium
grades combing and clothing, 22@ 23c; light
fine, 2O@22c; heavy fine. 1bQl7c; tub
washed, 2o@ Ssc.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-06
SAN FRANCISCO STOCK
AND BOND EXCHANGE

Special service to The Herald by J. C. Will
son, 212 West Fifth street, Los Angeles, MEM
Of trade, stock and bond exchange Of San
Francisco.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-06
NEW YORK BONDS

Special service TO The Herald by j. c. Will
son. 212 West Fifth street. Los Angeles, mem
of trade, stock and bond exchange of San
Francisco.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-06
NEW YORK STOCKS

Special service to The Herald by J. Z. WIZ
SON 2l2 west Fifth street, Los Angeles, mem-
Der New York stock exchange, Chicago board
OF trade, stock and bond exchange OF san
Francisco.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-06
LATEST FINANCIAL COMMERCIAL REPORTS STOCKS AND BONDS

Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat,
rs cars; corn, 425 cars; oats, 62t cars; hogs,
had
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-06

Morning Morning saies-2OO0 Peoples SIS. esA 1000
CITY Elec Co, 5s s97s; Alaska, 87ls; 90 AS
sociated OIL, al: 115 :. 1875; 20 465s; 80
46@; 50 Cal Wine. 45A; 10 :. 45&s; 10 Giant. nt.
S4ls; 1o5 Hawaiian. 82h: 20 ORC water % 0S'
Afternoon sales-2oO0 S V Water 4s, sOB;
1000 Peoples SIS, eSA: 1000 Cal Gas & Eleo
Is, 99h; 5000 Cal Wine IS, eo1a; 1000 United
p As. 6eh; 25 Anglo & Bank, l5l;
OK Associated oil, 4e%; 20 Cal Fruit Can.
iOI; 20 Cal Wine, 451s; 25 Hawaiian sly; 80
Hutchinson, 1875; 20 Orc Water 6S; 800 Paau-
hau. 17A; 10 Pao Tel, pfd, e5h
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-06
FLOUR AND FEED

Following are the wholesale prices Tor
flour and feed as quoted by the Glooe draih
and Milling company, Los Angeles:
FAMILY FLOUR
Al flour, per barrel. ..:.'...... 49,. so'So
Al flour retails at $1.6b per ana
SIC per u sack.
Globe flour per barrel. ei..............., 500
Globe flour retalls- at $3.50 per y ana
95c per u sack. roo
Silver Star flour per barrel. ....''.'.'. o'Vo
Xxx flour per barrel. .........-... 4.49
Eighth barrels zoe per barrel higher.
BAKERS FLOUR
c,o,o Flour ner barrel. 30
Gtopo I5rn9 orebam fIour. per barrel..... $40
ste,l yboIe wheat flour, per barrel 6. 90
Eastern rye flour. per barrel....... 6.So
Bakers Al flour, per barrel. 1850. 5.4o
MEAIs AND CEREAL GOODS. PER 100
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-06
BUILDING PERMITS

Following are the permits issued
since the last publication of the list
and classified according to wards:
New-York tribune., 1910-02-13

F,-erv time that Halleys comet mas Noiiie
within sight Of the earth 1t has causeu a
.,ere The simple peoples of long ago.
knowing little Of the comets charac'e' -
habits. imagined. among other weird 1illllss,
that il was going to strike the ear'h anu
KNOCK this sphere into snithereens- SCI
once has dissipated many OF these CFIuS
s6ess hut has not failed 10 supply ne"
ones II, their plare. The latest report
made ,,tll,li, last week. Is that the speo-
sr,7,,, of she comet reaveels bands or c! alt'-
gen. Cyanocen gas in combination Win
the hydrogen of our air is deadly pols"'i'
and If the tail of the comet. when our
earth masses through il on May s .nth"
proves TO contain cyanogen gas in large
Quantities any holy man who breatheS II
will probably know all about comets IN a
Jew moments Cnholy men who breathe IL
will have 10 take the consequences
Able scientists. seated in comfortable
studies. rot wishing TO be disturbed in their
rIeasant associations or see the price OF
stocks further depressed, have not been
slow to poohpooh any such unpleasant
.dea as wholesale asphyNiation for our
race next May: but. ali the same. the bare
nossibility that such thing might happen
will alarm enough people TO keep UP the
<risky comets record as the champion
tugaboo of the skies in all ages.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-13
sAvAeEs OF NEW GUINEA

In the course Of lecture on L-7
Savases of New Guinea sr the LONDON
Institution. \ H DuuniuS referred 70 Ut
Chalmers the great missionary VHo ol9I
in the island. and said that for many years
there was no Photograph Of the GoaTioaiu-i
tribe which murdered him He placed Oh
the screen q portrait Of a savage VINO "iS
not only a member of the tribe. but re had
reason to believe vas the actual man W.o
struck Dr. Chalmers down. and EsiPvI -
eat him \ profile photograph OF tAe S3--9 5.~
native showed an extraordinary t7ty-.--9
forehead. the sign OF a low ~ 7e Or - -
itv The savage was taken PRISONER ~ -
course of governmental PNQed}ilHi tt -
cover the remains Of Dr chalmers -
low victim Mr. TompkiuS. erf NJ w.
generally stated hv th@ other nsINV> ~
b+a the man who struck the missionary -
Mr. DJnninE gave an dinNSi.i~ -
Of his adventures amouE the @tNa@ vr.,--
of his stories relating q NoIf.N t. S-,--+
smelling salts The 1r>t man WH' S-l;
under the impression that " was -
mans love charm was - startled titt -
fetched friend 20 Try Then tt7y lu.sj
the salts into a sort Of trust and SC'L.SS--
the neiChhorHOod for recruits y - -
gave the show away. I0eN Nr'a-. .,zI
peopIe M one after the 0tH-E- PyEIts
them up against tree. ana Sa' iu-.- iu-.,i+
ChriStv ministries t0 wait Igt 'Ne S-svv
kissing or fOudIjuS was unknown '.. 49,,
Guinea until the advent Nt th7 -..,l,i;-
aries These were seen klS~i5S s.-I -,
dren and the custom spread "a ...-, ia
kissed nv oily natives. he preJsfivL
old StVle of SalutltlOD -LOn-oN L0''7-'
New-York tribune., 1910-02-13
Ex-senator Thompsons Slogan in the Fight
Against High Prices for Food Is
Back to the Farm

are gray his voice IS low. and his manner
is leisurely and reserved
Black rust got into the wheat during the
carly summer Of 1897. Interest money on
mortgages came due in the autumn But
there was financial panic. and banks UP
and down and across the country had Sus-
pended cash payments \ mercenary man,
keeping within the letter of all the CanOns
of business. might have foreclosed and
bought himself rich at the cost of his
delinquents. But the Cando money lender,
simply factor for Eastern capitalists,
advanced the interest out of his own
pocket and waited tho next harvest. A
cheerful incident, but not mentioned TO RE
by himself, nor limited So Fountain /.
Thompson, large of hands, chin and mouth,
is also big-hearted-
without a particle Of art or any of the
f7rmmery of self-complimcnt or moralistic
speculation. Mr.. Thompson solemnly gave
the reasons that Influenced him to aban-
don the legal PROFESSION His father was
a country merchant at Scottsyille. in I'LL
nOis.
Il worked on farms and clerked in a
bank during my boyhood.' he said While
in the employ Of nay father ] read law
With an uncle | was admitted to the bar.
but | made no effort to practise Business
suited me better. At the age of twenty
four, Il specialist iii St. Louis ordered me
out of doors, saying | had bronchitis and
possibly tuberculosis. Therefore. with cash
and credits amounting TO about $4,000 |
moved to North Dakota. taking up a quar-
ter section OF land. in the hope that living
in the air would cure my ailinE throat and
lungs. After had built a one-room shack
of rough boards and had poughed the land
| returned to Illinois for the winter In
the spring I took my family a number Of
horses and some machinery to Dakota. /
bought and pre-empted more land and set
tied down to live ana die a farmer
In three years ! was elected Probate
Judge Of Towner County, and moved to
Cando, seven miles distant. The country
was new. the settlers were young. and there
were few orphans and widows and no Wills
10 tile estates to settle. The fees Of the
Probate Judge. accordingly. were hardly
worth mentioning So / began to loan
money and deal in real estate. The people
were poor. the land was being broken 10
the plough. and the prices of farm products
were so low that there was very little profit
in agriculture. No money came in from
the outside until the year 1897. Since then
We have not had any difficulty In getting all
the capital needed to develop the country"
You own d great deal OF land yourself"
/ said. Docs 1t payI"
New-York tribune., 1910-02-13
JoT spR1vcs NOW Has IN EXCHANGE.

one hundred we'll known men from both r.
side and outside OF the citv. It's expenses
are covered by dues from the members. as
TO transactions can be made over the leased
wires which are used for the receiving %
quotations and general information pertain
ing 10 exchange matters.
II is in the Arlington Hotel and has al
the conveniences OF a modern Office q its
kind a special telegraph service has been
installed for the convenience Of visitors Who
desire quick communication with The ont
side. All general information will CONS
over this wire, such. for instance. as the
death of public men or any news OF sisnif-
canoe to the markets. and all this infornla-
tfon will be at the service OF the visiting
public free of all cost
Scarcely second in Importance to the op-
ening of the Board Of Trade IS the con-
struction OF the golf links and clubhouse
The first Of March should witness their
dedication TO tbs, American public
The attractive clubhouse i situated upon
the highest spot in this basin OF The Ozarks-
II is onrv mile and a half from The heart
Of the city. and is reached over the best and
prettiest of roads. And once there the view
is charming.
The grounds consist o. go acres. and
when finished will comprise full eighteen
hole course. only nine holes viii be ready
for play this season. however. The location
was selected by Willie Anderson. formerly
open golf champion. as almost IDEAL and tie
links have been laid OUT with ali that sreat
experts ingenuity and skill
New-York tribune., 1910-02-13

In North Dakota. at least, if the land IS
good and ones renters are energetic men,
the returns of agriculture ought 10 he CON
siderably more than 10 per cent annually.
Some of my renters have been with me for
sixteen years Several of them have farms
of their own but they rent to others and re-
main with me. \ mean landlord seldom
makes any money. He pinches his tenants.
and, without knowing it, pinches himself
In my country it is the practice OF the
land owner to supply the seed and 10 pay
half of the cost Of thrashing. The crops
are divided equally between him and the
tenant. A renter, if he is worth anything
at all. wants to make money. Such man
is the one to keep. The livestock belongs
To him and he is supposed 10 feed it out OF
his share OF the crops. II Is well, there
fore. TO encourage him TO increase the mum
her OF his cattle, pigs and horses-to give
him every opportunity, in short, 10 become
d capitalist Farms managed in that way
are very profitable investments.
How do YOU explain the dear prices oi
food"
Il might attribute the high cost OF "hat
one eats to the protective tariH MI
IADlal4Son aASmsIea. ''sAtlI you could la"o
New-York tribune., 1910-02-13

had sisnalized its approach to the sun, IL
emerged from his rays an almost naked
body betrayins evidence OF the operation
of some powerful physical agency which
had wrought an entire transformation or
It's whole structure In the body OF the
comet was seen miniature comet, pos
sessed of a vivid nucleus. having head
and tail OF its own. considerably more dis
tinct In outline than the outer comet. ana
In the head Of the smaller one was point
OF a brightness so intense as to resemble
small star shining amidst a dense cheVe-
lure. AS the comet receded furtner from
the sun It gradually became larger, the
nebulosity expanding and becoming denser
as it sped on its dark. mysterious way At
last, shrouded in dense coma, tt faded
from terrestrial view.
A comparison OF old recorded appear
ances OF Halley's comet with the appear
ance 1t presented in 1885 leads to the con-
clusion that 1t is gradually wasting away
The veteran computist NJ. de Pontecoul-
ant made an investigation Of the comets
movement, with the view Of determining
the date when it would again reach us
periielion. So early as 1854 he announced
that the next arrival at perihelion would
be on May "a, 1910 Two able cornputists
OF the Royal Observatory. Greenwich
Messrs Cowell and Crommelin-reached
the conclusion that the comet would arrive
at perihelion eleven days earlier IMAM
Pontecoulant has assigned. Further IN
vestisation enabled Mr. Cron1melin TO an
nounce the most probable date to be April
16. 1910. 1t will pass round the sun with the
speed Of about eighteen hundred miles
minute. and with extremely rapid geocen-
trio motion will approach the earth's oroit
within the comfortable distance OF ABOUT
ten millions of miles. II 1t would delSn
while passing outward TO give the 'earth d
tilt. doubtless It would settle many inter-
national difficulties, and confound our own
and other peoples politics. 1t will be an
evening star in Pisces at the beginning OF
the year-in March and again IN May
New-York tribune., 1910-02-13
TOO MANY CONSUNTERS AND NOT ENOUGH PRODUCERS

his place and wages; that no boss can builE
him; that customers come 10 him with the
money in their hands; that he has instant
sale for everything he produces and thdI
wheat corn. beef and cotton never go out
of fashion So they return TO the nome
farms md are competent and enthusiastic.
They work with their heads and hands
They get tangible and Immediate results
and tie intellectual interest and exercise
that is necessary if one is 10 take any JOY
in his work.
Furthermore. the young college aSrl-
culturfst soon has the old men IN the
neighborhood running TO him for ADVICE
and instruction He finds that he mas be
come leader and a teacher. and IN the
winter ne arrances for lectures on farming.
fruit growing and the care of livestock
Perbans lie establishes a question box or
edits column in the Village newspaper.
He discusses roadrrak king and dairying. and
walks away with most OF the premiums at
the county fair Thus his father is CON
tent 10 hunt the eggs weed the garden
nnc chop the family wood: also 10 brds
about his son whenever he goes to town.
The antiauated farmer worked 365 days
in the wear and carried a lantern that he
might work at night Physically. he went
to the Itmit intellectually. he was either
sodden or dead. j have heard a story of
A man who carried a pile of stones from
one side of a lot to the other month after
month for good wages Finally he went
crazy The college farmer is an enterpris-
ing and happy man. He answers the ques-
tions YOU asked OF me.
What Kind of a Democrat are your l
inquired
II am an old fashioned man i'll my poll
ties having voted my ticket steadily and
straight for more than generation. |
supported Bryan. although ] differed from
him with respect To free silver
How can the party be successful at
Presidential election?
1t can't be successful with long plat
form Of radical planks. The voters in this
country are sensible and conservative men
We have tried to please all kinds of rati-
cal thinkers and have Weakened our
national tickets. \ lengthy declaration
OF numerous party principles is never heip-
full before the people. because men VIII
pick tho planks they don't Ike and then
condemn the rest.
Democrat as | am. Confessing that
vote my ticket straight. yet l am pound
to say that we would now be In the midst
of a terrible business panic had Bryan
been elected In lsts and made serious at
tempts to put his radical views into opera
uon. The Democratic party must reduce
and modernize it's issues IL cannot carry
the country either with free trade or free
silver. The people are too intelligent 10
vote for free trade. Nor viii they support
any such foolishness as tho guaranteeing
or national bank deposits. a proposition
that opens wide The door 10 wildcat BANK
ing" -