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Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-27
BoER PRISONERS IN BERMUDA
Hundreds of Them stm Refuse 90
swear Allegiance to
England.

Bermuda suffers from a plague OF Beers
Though the war was over eight years ago
these islands OF the blest are burdened with
hosts of poor prisoners Of war who are still
held here because they Will not swear al
legiance to his gracious majesty King
George V Of England.
Held by an implacable imperial govern
ment, driven here and there by angry in
sular authorities the wretched and des-
perate men are literally without a country.
Four thousand OF these unhappy men
chiefly OF General Prlnsloo's commando,
were exiled to Bermuda, and those who do
not lie In the bleak cemetery Of Hawkins
Island wander about the islands In a prac-
tically destitute condition.
When the prisoners arrived here they
were accommodated on Hawkins Island.
one of the many islands which compose the
Bermuda archipelago. Many and desperate
attempts were made by the prisoners to
escape the vigilance of the British regi-
ments which formed a Gordon around the
island BY night searchlights from men-of-
war illuminated the island and surrounding
waters, but nothing daunted by the OBJ
stacles to be overcome eleven men made
a bid for freedom. Nine Of them suo-
ceeded in eludlng the sentries, swimming
across to the mainland and making their
escape, II is supposed, to America OF the
remaining two, the tenth was recaptured
and the other a youth 10 years of age.
was shot through the back by a sentry and
instantly killed as he was climbing the
barbed wire Enclosure.
When liberty and transportation to South
Africa was offered the commando on the
one condition that the men swear allegiance
to the British crown over 200 refused to ac-
cept. Then the prison at Hawkins Island
was dismantled and the Irreconcllables
wandered through the streets of Hamilton
by day and found shelter under the
steamer sheds at the whArves at night.
Abandoned by the imperial government
the colonial authorities then asserted them
selves and gave the Beers twelve hours
in which to leave their quarters under the
sheds. The men stuck to their "laaEer"
The police were ordered out and troops
with ball cartridges wero held in readiness
to support the operations of the civil power.
No resistance, however, was encountered:
the 'laager" was broken up, the Beers
were dislodEed and. with their few effects
we're turned into Front street, the main
thOroughfare OF the city of Hamilton.
Every application made by the Beers for
assistance to return TO the Transvaal or
the Orange River Colony has been refused
until the necessary formality OF taking the
oath OF allegiance has been complied with
The latest development is a proposal TO
make a claim on the British government
for unlawful detentlon.-New York Amer
lean.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-27
.RATTLESNAKE INDUSTRY HIT
Careless Express Messenger Brings
the business 20 n stand
still.

In Swain county. North Carolina, an en-
terpTtsinE wOodsman succeeded in build
ing up a profitable business in shipping
Mathematics to the east. That section Of
North Carolina, II appears, produces a SUI
perior breed OF rattlesnake and New York
scientists and nAturaliSts have been paying
willingly IS apiece for good specimens Of
RATHER.
Manuel Weeks. the wideawake individual
who has been supplying the scientific world
With live and husky snakes, owns a large
body OF land In the North Carolina noun
tains. The most Of the land Is too poor
and too rugged 10 raise a fuss on. but Il
abounds in rattlesnakes. A New York pro,
fessor on a vacation. looking around for
specimens OF flora and fauna and other
things Of interest 10 nature lovers saw
some Of the snakes and wanted few for
his collection. Weeks agreed 10 catch them
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-27

and ship them and did 20. subsequently
the fame OF the North Carolina snakes
spread over New York and other natural
lists wanted specimens. Weeks was fur
nishlng them right along, boxing them up
and sending them 10y express from Bryson
city
The business was coins merrilv and re-
munerstivcly until one day a careless mes
senEer dropped box OF snakes and
smashed It on the floor " the express car.
The express messengers left the car In
haste and the whole train crew was sum
moned for q general snake killing. Il was
an exciting time aud It delayed traffic and
threw a number Of passengers into a con.
dition approaching nervous prostration.
Weeks not only failed to realize on that
particular consignment, but the express
company sent hurryup order to the agent
at Bryson city to accept no more snakes
for shipment. The next time that weeks
appeared with box OF snakes the agent
gave him the icy stare and suggested that
rnttlers we're very much persona non
grata and there didn't seem 20 be any in
dicauon Of the company warming up to
Weeks peculiar industry.
Weeks has sued the company for s. on
damages probably on the ground that It
is acting in restraint Of trade. In North
Carolina snakes are a drug on the mar
ket. 1t looks bad for the snake farm uu-
less ways and means for shipment Of its
products may he found Nevertheless the
express company and It's employees the
trsinmen and the travelling public must he
conceded to have some rights In the mat
ter.-Loulsvile Courier-Journal
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-27

SHEEP-Suppies OF sheep and lambs
were light this morning, the count early
being much less than the posted estimate.
only rev doubles were available at the
opening, as the arrival OF bulk was de-
layed by late freight service.
What few offerings We're on hand met
with a good, active demand and COM
msnded firm prices Ewes brought as
much as $500 and lambs sold up as high
as $50. As compared with last week 3
close, these prices indicate a general trade
that is Just about steady to loo higher all
around. Lambs show the advance, as a
rule, Tor the reason that last weeks lamb
market closed low, making any broad i'm
provement more noticeable in this branch
have been in poor request at all times
lately, weighty lambs on the native and
poor quality western order selling below
the $500 mark.
There were no good wethers or year
hngs on sale early and the market re-
NAMED quotaby steady. Handy Mexican
wethers are wanted at A150i25, while
good yearlings would probably sell around
S6.O Heavy, bury vearlings sold at $500
40 during the week.
After larger shipments arrived trade
weakened considerably and closed in poor
shape, Good ewes had to sell around $3.50
and 1t took toppy kind OF lambs to reach
$o.S5. As compared with the early mar
ket closing prices were about 15c lower,
Quotations on sneep and lambs. Good
TO choice lambs, S5.50lb6l0; fair to good
lambs, Nbd565; handy weight yearings,
AIOq5OO; heavy yearlings, N.85614.75; good
to choice wethers, AO09A25; fair to good
wethers, S3.65G4O0; good to choice ewes,
*S7594o; fair to good ewes, S525G3.75;
sheep. culls to feeders. S1.5OG3S5
ReDTeFenfafiva
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-27
new YORK STOCKS AND BONDS
Prices Rule Slightly Above the Pre-
vious Days Close.
TRADING LARGELY SPECULATIVE
Reduction OF Discount Rate by Bank
of England Proves Surprise, In
View of Threatened MONEY
strInRency.

NEW YORK. Jan. 26.-The stock market
Travelled today in the path which IL has
followed often In recent weeks, with some
showing OF spirit I'm the first hour and
little more than a pretense of conducting
business during the remainder OF the day.
Prices ruled slightly above yesterdays
and an immediate rally. were maintained
at dead level. with a few Isolated excep-
lions. The bulk OF trading was confined
to the speculative element on the floor and
the undertone was firm for the most part.
In the last hour prices moved up smarty
and the close was firm.
Reduction Of the discount rate by the
Bank OF England was something of a sur
prise, in view of the threatened stringency
IN the London money market and the up
ward course OF private discounts during
the last fortnight. Although technically Of
favorable Import, the change met with no
response in the local stock market.
Atchison and st. Paul were strong TEA
lures OF the railroad list the former on
account OF its satisfactory December show
ing and the latter by reason of the declara-
ton OF the regular semi-annual dividend
OF w per cent, despite misgivings in some
quarters. The Hartman stocks were again
under pressure. with a renewal OF reports
that an unfavoTable decision In the merger
case is imminent, but held firm during
most of the day and were conspicuouslv
strong at the close.
Bethlehem Steel moved up 3 points. the
Improvement being presumably due to
recent large orders for rails which the
corporation has received.
international financiers here were en-
couraged by the recent utterances of a
prominent English banker rejecting a
favorable view Of present economic condi-
tons in this country The only notable
features Of the weekly statement OF the
Bank OF France was its reduction of al
most l4,OOOO00 in loans and discounts
some advices from Paris report apprehen-
sion over the copper situation, which ap-
parently Is in an acute speculative stage.
UnoIficial dispatches from the French capi-
.nn hat -
securities are soon to be officially listed
on the Bourse found little credence here
and were denied so far as they had to do
with the Hartman issues
toreign exchange was easier I'm direct
response to the fall in the English hank
rate, the decline reaching 10 points.
Bonus were steady. Total sales par
unchanged on call
Number of sales and leading quotations
on stocks were as follows;
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-27
Total receipts .....16l ISL


CATTLE-Recelpts OF cattle this morning
numbered 100 cars, which was a good,
liberal run for a Thursday The total for
the five days foots UP 5000 head, as
year ago. Conditions were not very favor
able to the selling interests. Buyers have
been complaining for the last day or two
that prices at this point have been too high
as compared with Chicago and other east
ern markets and It was very evident at the
beginning that they would take advantage
of liberal receipts to bear the market As
result the trade opened rather slow and
dun on the general run of cattle, both kill
ers and feeders The morning was well
advanced before much business had been
transacted.
While some of the most desirable light
beef steers may possibly have commanded
steady or close to steady prices the gen
eral tendency of the market was lower
and about the best to be said regarding
to 1Oc lower market.
Cows and heifers we're also slow 10 1Oc
lower as a general thing, but still there
was pretty fair demand and sellers In
buyers wanted thought they secured prices
that we're about steady.
Feeders were slow and weak, especially
stock cattle, and prices were around 1OC
lower or safely 25o lower than one week
ago.
Quotations on cattle: Good to choice
beef steers, S6.1046.6O; fair to good beef
steers, S5.50Q610; common to fair beef
steers, H.e0Q5 40; good to choice cows and
heifers, A7bQ6.66; fair to good cows and
heifers, S3.25Q4O0; good to choice stockera
and feeders. $6.26q5,90; fair to good stockerI
and feeders, A.75q6.2b; common to fair
stockers and feeders $A00q4.75; stock heif-
ers, tS.758L6O; veal calves. sLOo9s.6o; bulls.
stays. etc, fS.7bd5.O0.
RaDPRsenfa
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-27
Articles, open. HIGH Low clOso.l TSs'y


Cash quotations were follows;
FIOUR-Quiet; winter patents, 81. 5Q so;
tl5Odt,T0; bakers, S.7Oq5W
RYE-No. 2, Nb1c.
BARLEY Feed or mixing. e5G75c; fair to
choice mating, Nd9ac,
SEEDS-FIax. No. 1 southwestern. 81 S.;
No. 1 northwestern, $3.50. Timothy, $4,000
1910 Glover, $40.
S90.75. Lard. per 100 lbs, Ss.92ls. short ribs,
sides Qoose), SiO.O00lO5O; short clear sides
(boxed), Sil.50ai1.75.
Total clearsnces OF wheat and flour were
equal to 10000 bu. Primary receipts were
626 900 bu., compared with 1900 bu. the
corresponding day year ago.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat
10 cars; corn. ls3 cars; oats, lSl cars; hogs
Chicago Cash Prices-wheat: No. ? red
s1ay7So; No, red, s6gsle; No hard, $40
spring. u.O6aIOs; No. 5 northern spring
3l.O4Qi.0; No. spring, ti.OSal,O6. Corn
No. 3 cash, 47Qt7he; No, cash, 45lhq4sc
SAC. No yellow l7947Itc; No. 3 yellow
Shq45&c, oats; NO. : cash, S2ha32stc
No. white, sSAqslhc, No. white, Ssa
BGTTER--ystooa'i creameriss, l1q25c
dairies, 1907
mark, cases includt l7hQls55c; firsts
2Olac prime firsts, W.
CHEEsE-stssdy 6aIsies 15ql5Hc; twins
i3di34o yodnz AHauUcas, l5lta16c; Ions
Po5TAToEs~ Easy, rhoics to fancy. ga
sc; far g $500; t14Is; Turkey. Nv -.
dressed, re; hegG live, re; dressed iSo
springs, live iilio dressed, l2c.
SIC; 90 to &-pound weights lOlke; IS I,
uO-pOund weights. lllsc.
Carlot Receipts-Wneat. IS cars: cor,
al cars; oats, lOl cars. Estimated toTnor
row; Wheat. 10 cars; corn, ass cars; oats
i6l cars.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-27
Quotations Of the Day on various
Commodities.


NEW YORK. Jan. 26-FLOUR-Quiet;
spring patents, t5.2Oq55O winter straights.
- 25dAS5; winter patents. Nt5d4s5; spring
aSo wnteT eSir %inf So 'S'Ts az KAN s
sas straights, 81 iOd4.75. Rye flour steady
sss straights, h4gqtI5. Rye flour firm
- t0a4. so. Buckwheat flour. steady; Ameri-
can, l2c c. T. Z. New York; Canadian 56'zc,
C. g. r New York for export
I CORNMEAL-Steady; fine white and yell
low, N2Odl.25; coarse, H.l5qi2o; kiln dried
.wHEAT-spot irregular; No. red. 99c
elevator. and s9ihc T. o. b. afloat; No. I
northern Duluth, 81 2O1s Z. o. b. afloat. Fu-
lures market was dull with small price
an absence Of pressure due to moderate
export sales, closing &c net lower. May,
y GlRdl 0Z5s; closed, HO2lz July CLOSED
lOlA Receipts. 81, 900 bushels; shipments,
1000 bushels.
CORN-spot. steady; new No. ?, 53i4c;
nominal T. o. b. afloat. Futures market was
without transactions, closing at &c net
decline. Nav. closed, 5s3sc. Receipts, I0,S5
bushels; shipments, 3153 bushels.
OATS-Spot, quiet, futures market was
without transactions. closing i4d9sc net
lower. January, closed, Csc; May, 4Olsc;
July, lChc. Receipts. ss,45o; shipments
lIAY...stsady; prime p.lst4; No. l. 1859
lgI1yai No; 2. s5c; No 3. soc. 80 -.
,oid o iso5 Tao 1909 ilg2sc; Pacific coast
-HIDEs-DuIi Central America, 2iAc;
&c; thtlds, l9q20c; rejects, 16a17c.
PRONlSlONS-Pork, steady; mess, 22.25
@225O; family. S2S.5Oq25OO; short clears,
$50 OoG2.OO. Beef, firm; mess. $4,000
40; family, S6.5Oal7OO; beef hams, $3.50
| $3.50 Cut meats, steady; picked bellies,
10 to - lbs, SIC 75n13.75; picked hams,
tl2.5Oql3O0 Lard, steady; middle west prime,
N90 l5gl025; refined steady; continent,
$. 5O0lS75.
TALLow - Easy; prime city, hhds.,
t-l6c; country, 7d7Mc
BUTTER-Easy; held creamery, third to
special. l7d25c; state dairy, common to fin
est. 17d25c; factory held 1slAG171hc: cur
rent make. 161Rd1IiRc.
CHEESE-Steady; state whole milk spe-
| cial, l51kd17c; state whole milk, fancy, 15d
| l5hc; state whole milk, summer and fail
make, 14d14IRc; state whole milk. late fall.
| good to prime, 13a14c state whole milk,
winter made, common to fair, s0l1c; skins
| 2d12c.
| EGGS-Weak; fresh gathered selected ex-
| tras, 22q23c firsts, 21d211kc; seconds, 100
! zoe; fresh gathered dirties No. l. 17Glsc;
No. 2 l5ql6c; refrigerator firsts, 16ql7c;
| seconds. 14d15c
| POULTRY-Alive, irregular: western
chickens. 1SQl31ao; fowls, l51fQ16c; turkeys
| 15Qfl8c. Dressed. dull: western chickens
i4qisc; fowls, 1Sha16lAc; turkeys. lsa25c.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-27

NEW YORK, Jan. as.-COFFEE-Futures
opened steady at a decline of 3dIO points
In response 10 disappointing European
cables. Offerings were no quite so aEgres-
sive as recently. During the early trading
prices were pretty well maintained Later
however, the selling became more active
and with the demand limited the market
broke sharply. closing barely steady at a
net loss Of from Is to 30 points. Sales, IS 900
bags January, 1880; February, 10 96c;
March lIO2c; April, Hose; May, 1l0ec;
September. 1880; October, lO71c; Novem-
Der, .lO.64c; December. l05sc.
Havre closed net unchanged to Y higher
after having opened at an advance OF a T.
Hamburg was unchanged to Z pfg
higher. Rio unchanged at 1850 Brazilian
exchange on London unchanged at I6 S-i6d
Owing to the holidays there were no cables
from santos. New York warehouse deliver
les yesterday. 10.7O9 bags. against, 1852.
Spot coffee quiet. Rio No. T. l95k7iSikc g;
Santos No. A. BAG Mild coffee quiet Cor
dova. l3a0i5Ac, nominal
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-27

ST. LOUIS, Jan. Receipts,
1900 head, including 100 head Texans; mar
ket steady; native shipping and export
steers, S660Q7,00; dressed beef and butcher
steers, S600a6,b0; steers under 1000 pounds
S6.25d676; stockers and feeders, t37635. 90;
SS5: bulls, $S.76a5.5O; calves, S5.0OaS. 81;
Texas and Indian steers, S5.00d6.50; COWS
and hsifers &3.00d4.75.
HOG6-Receipts, 10000 head; market
steady; pigs and lights, S7.6O69S.1O; packers
E.50a710; butchers and best heavy, $760d
1855.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts, ASOC
head; market slow native muttons $3.50
40; lambs, S560d6. IS; culls and bucks 50 &
$500; stockers, {2.5OG7325.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-27
Metal Market.

NEW YORK, Jan. 8-METAL.S-Stand-
ard copper, weak; January and February,
81 S6a1205; March and spot April, 81. 500
12lO; London market quiet; spot, R55; fu-
York today, 10 tons; custom house re-
turns show exports OF 24,lSl tons so far
this month; lake copper. 81. 62if1l2 S75a ;
slsctrolytlc. Sl2s7hQi2'56; casting, N2iiiba
l26's. Tin, easy; spot January, February.
March, April, May and June. tl2.50iD43 90;
els4 Us Cd. Lead. dull; a. l0q45O New York
N.2d4.& East St. Louis; London market
spot, El2 Us ID. Spelter, easy; spot S. 36d
as New York; B.9Od5 Is East 81. Louis.
Iron, Cleveland warrants, Es li4d in Lon
don; locally iron was steady: No. ] foundry
I southern and No. I southern soft. SIS 2
/ Ql5Tb.
lower, AZ tAS2h. speitsr, weak. ~ Nm.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-27

Kansas City Grain and Provisions.
KANSAS CITY. Jan. 26-wHEAT-May.
95ILG952sc, sellers; July, 91991hc, sellers:
cash unchanged; No. 2 hard, s2cdS1 90; No
8 92q9sc; No. red, Sl.00a1O2; No. 8 CSC
CORN-May, 4S7Sc sellers July, 4sX8
495sc. sellers; cash unchanged to &c lower:
No. mixed, 45lkc; No. 9, 44d4IIIc: No. ]
white, 46c; No. g 44%c
OATS-Unchanged No. white. s2IL6B
S3lSc; No. mixed 3i6S2c.
RYE-No. 2, 7417sc.
HAY Unchanged; choice timothy. tiAOO;
choice prairie, $500
BUTTER-Creamery nc; firsts, PIC; sec
onds Ice; packing stock 13c
EGGS-Extra, &c; firsts. l9c; seconds,
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-27
Kansas city Live stock Market.

KANSAS CITY, Jan. 9.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts, 1900 head, including 800 southerns
market steady to 10c lower; dressed beef
and export steers, $6.0Oa6. 90; fair TO good
IS. 1895 SO; western steers, S .OOQ6. 90; stock
ers and feeders, "a. 5OGJ6 90; southern steers
cows, s.. 25GI5. Is; native heifers "a '603s rs
bulls, $3.O0Gt3.75 calves, 81 0Oa8. 40
HOGS-Receipts, 5000 head; market weak
to loo lower; bulk Of sales, 81 .65d7. IS
heavy, S7.55Q7 .65; packers and butchers
81 .65Gg7.70; lights, T.66d7.B
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts, 1O,OOC
head market l5c lower; lambs, IS 60a6. 90
yearlings. A.76g6 30; wethers, s. 16Gp4. IS
ewes, &4.OO94 %; stOckers and feeders, $40
q4O0.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-27
T indicator trace of prscipitation'
a. Louis General Market.

ST LOUIS, Jan. 2e-wHEAT-Lower:
May, 99hc; July. 93Nq93%c; cash steady;
track; No. red. Sl0s1Aaf.O4 No. 2 hard,
CoRN-Lower: May, 1910; July. 5OKc;
s6Gl461kc.
oATS-Steady May, S4%c; cash steady;
track. No. 2, 3Sc; No. 2 white. S41kc.
RYE-Unchanged SIC.
FLOUR-Dull; red winter patents, A706
lis; extra fancy and straight &1004 60;
hard winter clears, SS.50G450.
SEED-Timothy, S5O0695O.
CORNMEAL-S23 80
BRAN-Firm; sacked. east track, u11a
ia
HAY-steady; timothy, SlS5Oq1s.5o; prai-
rie, t11.O0Q15.O0
PROVISIONS-Pork, unchanged; jobbing
19.6k. Lard, unchanged; prime steam,
50. GQ9.S5. Dry salt meats (boxed), un.
changed; extra shorts, Sl01ls; clear ribs
n0.S7h; short clears SLIGO. Bacon (boxed)
unchanged; extra shorts. Sl212ik; clear
ribs, Sl2 l2lz; short clears, Sl4.25.
POULTRY-Firm; chickens, Ike; springs
1Sc; turkeys, 1870; ducks 16c; geese, Sc
BUTTER-Steady; creamery, 2lq25c.
EGGS-Steady 19c
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-27
AND FEEDERS

HOGS-AnOther heavy supply and fresh
declines IN prices features the hog trade
this morning. Bulk moved around 5alOe
lower than yesterdays bulk, but movement
was rather hating and II was well along
complete clearance was made.
Packers purchased the big end OF the re-
ceipts as usual, the speculative inquiry
being hardly broad enough TO afford very
much support TO the trade as a whole.
Quality OF offerings was good and butcher
weights were the rule, with rough packing
grades the exception.
Animals suited for lard manufacture met
with more or less prejudice. the same a.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-27
Carlos Receipts.
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
Features of the Trading and Closing
Prices on Hoard of Trnde.

Prices on BOARD OF Ifhue'
CHICAGO. Jan. 26-Confronted with
week and treble the record year ago, the
wheat market today turned nervous ana
weak Latest figures showed a net loss OF
isdKc to ssQ1ac. Corn closed &c to sc
down and oats isc to iApho. AT the tnish
provisions were PIC off to 10c advance.
IL was announced that Argentine wheat
shipments for January to date were 3,Oo,OCO
bushels more than for the entire month
corresponding in 1910. In this connecuon
authoritative figures we're expected to
show that world shipments had averaged
10 $4,000 bushels a week and that only
1852, 600 bushels average would be re-
quired for the remainder OF the SEASON..
Russia and the Danubiau ports have been
shipping at the rate of more than 100000
bushels week. At the same time, the new
crops of the Argentine. as wei as aus
traiia and India, have not yet been touched.
Domestic developments also appeared TO
favor chiefly the bears. Cash wheat was
weak in all directions, with Kansas city
and Omaha complaining of lack OF storage
room and with the seaboard selling by
the boat load at we'll under the price OF
Chicago May delivery. The range for that
optiop here today was from aSSsc to 96ku
Soc with the close AmIhc net lower az se1tc.
Corn sold off under local pressure ooth
for long and short account MAY varied
between 5OIkc and 50&c, closing haSc down
AZ bOik Gi5O3sc. Cash corn was easy; No.
yellow finished at F6471sc.
Poor shipping call depressed oats. May
had as high as low points, A9t9S45sc and
s4lhq35esc, with final safes bg@c OH AT
In provisions. strength was attributed
10 lack of offerings. At the end OF the
day pork was 2l2c lower to &c up lard
unchanged TO 2kc higher and ribs the same
as last night to an added cost of lOc.
Prices In Chicago. furnished by the Up
alike Grain company. 108 Brandels building,
Omaha, telephone Douglas A1S;
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-27

NEW YORK, Jan 26-MONEY-Ou call
steady. 22i4a22ih per cent ruling rate, ~
per cent closing bid, "a per cent; offered
at 81 per cent. Time loans, easy; 90 days
offered at per cent and 20 days, Sh per
cent: six months. 31A per cent.
PRIME MERCANTILE PAPER-4d4h
per cent.
STERLING ENCHANGE-Steady with
actual business in bankers bills at A82753
l. $3.50 for 6O.day bills, and at Sass for de-
mand. Commercial bills, ASlLG4S2h
SILVEIt-Bar, 43c. Mexican dollars, 45c
BONDS-Government, steady; railroad
steady.
Closing quotations on bonds today were
Ill
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-27

recently. and had to sell At the low figures.
Weighty hogs. n good. moved around $40
while desirable mixed sold at and around
S.45. Best bacon and butcher grades COM
manded S.b56ID. the latter price being
the highest paid
Freer liquidation bv producers has been
evident at all the leading hog markets
thus far this week, which condition has
enabled packers to cheaper cost Current
prices are pretty close to a quarter lower
than those noted at last weeks close.
RepresentatiVe sales.