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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-27

0ur room is comparatively small, ano
W in order to make room for our large
fall line we are forced to close out every
pair of shoes now in stock.
Everybody knows that this sfOck
is new and up to date.
We have only been in business shor
time, and it has been our aim to carry
nothing but good shoes and to keep GU
stock always fresh and new.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-27
Low Shoes

Certainly the knife was never
used more freely in price cutting
than in this department.
Every oxford and pump in the
house is new, this seasons best
styles. and will 60 regard
less Of price or cost. Not
a pair will be carried over.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-04
BOB MONA WONlN
JIM SMITH MATCH.
MILWAUKEE PuolLIsT FORCED
OPPONENTS SECONDS 70
= THROW UP SPONGE in BOUT,

New York.. April Bob Mona =,
milwaukee,, battered Jim smith Of New
YORK SO badly in a scheduled ian
round bout at the National Sporting
cup mere last night that Smiths sec.
onds threw up the sponge to save their
man from knockout In the eighth
round. Moha has tossed his sombrrrn
IN the ring. The pudgy midtleweirht
from Milwaukee came out YESTERDAY
with an announcement that the mid.
aleWelght crown belongs to him.
WHAT'S more. he is willing ia most
substantial amount to back I'm hia cnn.
tention. So il any one Of the ASSURING
boys wants to battle a man who elarts
hlmseH champion he can get tho on.
portunity.
Moha in his first battle here made
sailor Burke appear like a novice His
debut impressed the experts. Mona
mas beaten all his revalR 40 FAR He
easily trimmed Billy Papke. though no
fought with bad hands. Again Moha
received two decisions over Jack hi.
Ion. the lad Frank Klaus harelv ont.
po,nted recently ma twenty round
fight on the coast. Moha has never
quite an accomplishment.
~ MONA desires to clash with Frank
Klaus particularly. though he does not
par any other middleweight. He viii
MAKE 1853 pounds for, Klaus and il
wiling to split the purse any way tho
latter chooses, providing the winner
gets a fat slice.
II Klaus Is willing to accept Moha.s
Den, he can come on here and battle
ten rounds or get action on the coast
~ twenty round encounter. All
mona wants to do is to show the pub.
nc that he is entitled to the champion.
ship crown. S--.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-04
STOCK MARKET
OPENS STRONG
GAINS ALONG ENTIRE LIST ARE
SHOWN IN DECIDEDLY AC.
TIVE MARKET.

New York, April s.-(Wall Street,
! The stock market was active ana Ne
cidedly strong at the opening TODAY
with gains of 2h points IN Canaolan
Pacific and one in Wabash preferrsu
and American Can preferred, Wnlle
other stocks rose one-hal1 TO .HEo
quarters Of a point. The movement IN
the American Can issues, both of when
went to new high prices, was re-
sumption of yesterdays late BUYING;
Initial dealings in U. S. Steel comprises.
block Of $500 shares at haif pony
advance. There were few declines Oh
Importance.
The bullish outburst at the opsning
7 continued in the greater part OF the
first hour with very large volume anu
breath OF operations United States
Steel was taken at a steady advance,
two lots Of 1000 and 5000 shores seiiing
1T 10, with fraction of its recent hlgn
price. Union Pacific also was strohs
but the movement did not take IN many
! Of the standard railway shares: Inc
further rise in Wabash securities was
@ascribed in part to the entrance r. OF on new
and important interests IN the com
5pany. The coal stocks were backward,
with some degree of strength IN the
copper shares There was q concertea
movement in the various tobacco
stocks with a gain of Ave points for
LiRget and Myer and 21s each Ior: LOT LOT,
lard and American Tobacco. OF the
other specialties International Harves-
/ ter and General Electric rose point OF
more.
e The market closed strong. Although
dealings fell off in the last hour, the
movement comprised standard issues.
Amalgamated Copper also added to It's
rise. Little attention was paid to the
Jump in call money to five per cent, IT
being due in part to the fact that
loans made today carry over until
Monday on account Of the intervening
holiday. a. .-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-04
Kansas City Live Stock.

Kansas City, Mo-, April 4.-The live
stoc kmarket follows: ....,st
Cattle-Market steady to strong, Csc
higher than Monday; receipts, $500 in
Guiding 900 southerns; native steers,
$6@8.50; southern steers, $5.60@750:
southern cosw and heifers. $s.50@5.75;
native cows and heifers, $3.50@7.10;
stockers and feeders. $4.50@6.75; bulls,
$4.25@5.B; calves, $4.75@S: western
steers, $5.75@s; western cows. $500
s. 4. Ers
Hogs-Market steady to &c lower;
receipts, 5000; bulk Of sales, $1,000
100: heavy. $7.s5@s; packers and
butchers, $7.70@795: light, 37.4O@775:
pigs, $5.50@6.50. n
Sheep-Market 10c higher: receipts
1000; Colorado lambs, IS; muttons,
$3.50 @6.35; lambs, $s.60@S; fed weth-
ers and yearlings, 35@7.15; fed ewes,
1906. ~.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-04
Boat Owners Will Attend Regatta On the
Mississippi In July---Moha Is a Conner
.OTTUMWA BOAT
men INTERESTED
MANY WATER DOGS FROM THIS
CITY EXPECT TO ATTEND RE-
GATTA IN DAVENPORT.

To witness the fast speed boats
skipping over the Mississippi river is
going to be a big attraction at Daven-
port July 4, and s, when the Missis-
sippi Valley Power Boat association
holds it's regatta. A number OF OF
tumwa water dogs are already laying
plans to attend, and Pop" Miller may
enter his new boat in one Of the events
Concerning the regatta, the Davenport
Times writes:
The coming OF the Dixie W., the
champion which ran ashore in race
on the Atlantic coast Is prophesied by
w. v. Kidder, secretary of the M. ".
p. B. A., and esditor of the "Cpen Ex-
haust." Mr., K1dder Is also Of the opin-
ion that the '"Disturber" owned by
Commodore Pugh Of Chicago will also
enter in the races. ~
Among the freak boats to be entered
will be the hydroplane owned by Chas.
Pabst OF Lacrosse. L. La Chapelle OF
Wabasha, Wis, will also be in the
freak class with his new air syphon
|hydroplane. :,
]. j. Ryan will have the Reliance"
in the races and judging by the wagers
he is offering he must have some
thing" in his boat. The new RE
lance" a 2O-footer is said to be even
speedier than the first. w. P. Cleve-
land of Galena, ILL.,, will enter the
|"Leading Lady,, which has been re-
built and has new hull.
Walter D. Beauvais. the we'll known
st. Louis designer Of speed boats Is
now busy on four new ones. Each OF
~ fo,,,,e o,,orantood fO olive * miles
per hour. The owners OF these crafts
are not given out by the designer.
Several dark horses are being con.
structed along the Mississippi for the
regatta races.
The Rock Island Boat club will as
sist in the entertainment Of the many
visitors. A large percentage Of the
visitors will have friends in the Is.
land City, who will entertain them
during the regatta.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-04
Grain Held up on Great Lakes.

Duluth, Mimi, April 4.-Fort Will.
liam, Ont, is awaiting the first chance
to push its flrst steamer laden with
Canadian grain toward the 500. In
the harbor there are 100000 bushels
of wheat stored in boats, the elevators
are filed to capacity and three thou
sand cars are standing in the railroad
yards loaded with grain, aggregating
something like 100000 bushels wait
ing to be moved. Meanwhile two big
tugs that have been breaking lane
through the heavy ice are proceeding
several miles day.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-04

NEWS THAT LIVERPOOL HAD &C.
CEPTED CANADIAN OFFERS
---s H#5t #s-& y & ! r.
CAUSE. ......... -

Chicago, April 4.-Wheat advanced
today as a result of news that Liver
pool had freely accepted Canadian Of
ferings and was seeking cargoes from
the Pacific coast of the United states.
Reports were at hand too that the
weather in Argentina was unfaVorabie
for the movement of the crop and that
grown conditions throughout India
had been somewhat adverse. More
over, the crowd in the wheat pit SEEM
ed disinclined to press the selling side,
there being too much apparent uncer-
tainy connected with operations in the
Nav delivery. Initial prices were the
same as last night to non up. July
started at s51s to 95s. a shade to h@
Nc UP. touched 95H and rallied to IS 70.
Shorts covered. believing that, after
five days continuous decline, the mar
ket would naturally have different
swing. Accordingly prices went higher.
The close was firm at 96B @ 96% for
July, Y c above last night.
An easy feeling prevailed regarding
corn because of the fine weather. The
firmness Of wheat, however, led to a
little reaction. May opened 1s@A to 4
@ Is lower at IAN to Is, sold ct lax
and then recovered to 75h @75A.
A decided upturn followed when 1t
was found that all offers Of May were
being taken on resting orders by ele-
vators. The close was firm with May
M@1Ac net higher at 1850.
Oats were poorly supported until the
market had made dip. At that juno
ture commission houses took to the
buying side. May started unchanged to
sixteenth of at 54% @54A, declined
to 54h and later turned back to 54Ac.
Buyers Of provisions seemed to be
keeping in strict seclusion. In the alb
sence of demand quotations suffered.
First sales were IN to 2214c down with
July $17.40 to $3.50 for pork, SO to
s10.02h for lard and $9.S2h for ribs.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-04
Good Horses Sell at Strong Prices.

Chicago, April 4.-While all grades
Of horses are selling comparatively
high the quality is decidedly poor at
present. Approximately but one-fifth
of the receipts are what could be term
ed good horses, and SO urgent is the de-
mand for this class Of stuff that they
are eagerly purchased at strong prices.
Estimated receipts Of horses yester-
day were 400 head. For the week thus
far Chicago received 2,209 horses, COM
pared with 1885 the first three DAYS
last week and 2,062 the corresponding
period year ago.
However, the demand for the fuzzy
haired farm animals which have been
shipped in such large numbers to this
market of late, has been falling off
greatly, and it is with difficulty that
the poorer grades of animals are dis
posed of, and when they do sell the re-
cessions are heavy and the price paid
looks small to the shipper. At the pres
ent writing good horses are salable at
Chicago at strong prices and there is
little or no demand for the poorer
grades. Quotations.:
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-04
GEORGE CARPENTER
OUTPOINTED GUNTHER

Paris, April 4.-George Carpenter.
the 19-year-old French boxer who Is
the idol of the sporting public, out
pointed Gunther, the Australian
negro fighter in twenty round 90 last
night. The decision was popular one
but it's business was questioned by
many experts, who favored draw.
The negro did all the leading. Car
pentier's lodging and ducking were
better than his hitting. The fight took
place in the Cirque Paris, which has a
seating capacity Of 1000. It was
crowded to the doors with sports who
paid all the way from one to twenty
dollars for seat. The winner got 60
per cent of $4,000 purse.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-04
Chicago Live Stock; Closing

Chicago, April 4.-The closing live
stock market follows:
Cattle-Market steady; receipts, A.
900; beeves, S5.30@8.65; Texas steers,
$460@5.90; western steers, $5.35@6.s5;
stockers and feeders, $4.25@6.60; cows
and heifers, $2.5o@6.7o; calves, $3.50
$50.
Hogs-Market weak to SC lower than
opening; receipts, $4,000; light, $500
100; mixed, $7.6O@7.95; heavy, 1850
7.95: rough, $7:65@7.75; pigs, $3.50
$50: bulk Of sales, $7.75@770.
Sheep-Market steady: receipts, H.
600; natives, $4.40@6.50; westerns,
$4.5o@7; yearlings, $5.75@7: lambs,
native, $5.65@7S0; westerns, $3.50
$40. n
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-04
RANGE OF HOG PRICES.
Range Of hog prices at Chicago foS
the past two weeks with comparisons:
- ~. Mixed and LiRhk
Mixed and Light
st. Louis Live Stock,

st. Louis, Mo-, April 4.-The live
stock market follows:
Cattle-Market steady; receipts, L.
400, including 100 Texans; native beef
steers, $5@S.50; cows and heifers, 500
$50: stockers and feeders, $3.75@6.25;
Texas and Indian steers, $5@7; cows
and heifers, $3.50@6: calves in carload
lots, 1907.
Hogs-Market steady; receipts, L.
900; pigs and lights. $5.50@7.95; mixed
and butchers, $7s0@S.o5; good heavy,
$S@S.05.
Sheep-Market steady; receipts, g.
500: native muttons, s4.35@6.25; lambs
$6.25@8.25.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-04
SILVER LOVING CUP
TO BOSS WOLVERTON

New York, April A silver loving
cup, sent by fans in Oakland, Cal, to
be presented to Manager Wolverton
of, the New York American league
baseball team on the opening day,
April II, at the hilltop, has just ar
rived at the clubs headquarters. The
cup is fifteen inches high, lined with
gold and will hold enough to quench
anybody's thirst 1t Is inscribed: ITO
Harry S. Wolverton, from his friends
in Oakland, Cal, 1872" Wolverton
managed the Oakland team last year
and his departure from the coast was
generally regretted.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-04
JOHNSON ACCUSED
OF SMUGGLING GEMS

Chicago, April 4.-Jack Johnson,
worlds champion puglist, will be
prosecuted by the United States gov
erpment for smuggling unless the sum
OF $4,000 is paid as penalty for secret
ly bringing, according to the govern
ment's allegation, diamond necklace
into this country from Europe without
paying duty. 5
The treasury department charges he
smuggled diamond necklace valued
at $4,000 into this country when he re-
turned from his recent visit to Lon
don.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-04
Kansas CITY ca.h Grain

Kansas City, Mo-, April 4.-The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-Unchanged to 1zc higher;
No. 2 hard, $1.03h@$109h: No. 8,
$L01h @L07kA No. red, 5000
1.O2k; No. 3, 99@$1.01. ~
Corn-Unchanged to Nc higher; No.
mixed, tn @7Skc; No. 3. 77@77hc;
No. white, TIN @7shc; No. 3, 1850
TIC.
Oats-Steady: No. white, 56@
56hc; No. 2 mixed, 55@56c. :
Rye-94@95c. ..
Hay-steady; choice timothy, s23;
choice prairie, $21.75@22. ,.-..
Receipts-Wheat, 81 cars.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-04
Chicago Cash Grain.

Chicago, April 4.-The cash grain
market follows: -#
Wheat-No. 2 red, $1.o1@1o4: No.
red, 98@$1.03; No. 2 hard, $1.01h q
1.04h; No. 3 hard, 9s@$1.o3; No. l
northern, $1.08@1.12; No. 2 northern,
sI0s@1.10;- No. 8 northern, $1.03@1.10;
No. 2 spring, 9Sh@$1.07; No. 8 spring,
9S@$1.05: No. spring. 9o@$1.06; vel
Corn-No. 3, 73k @74c; No. white,
75k @76c; No.s3 yellow, 74M@75c: No.
4, az @72hc; No. white, 74@74hc;
No.4 yellow, II h@73c.
Oats-No. 2, 54%c; No. 2 white, ssh
@55Ac; No. 3 white, 54k@55Ac; No.
4 white, $50 55c; standard, 55@55kc.
Rye--No. g.. 91c.
Barley-S5@$1.40.
Timothy-$8@12. .s,-.--.. ....... ,..-..
Clover-$16@21.50
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-04
Chicago Live Stock; OPENING.

= Chicago I've Stock; Opening.
Chicago, April 4.-The opening live
stock market follows:
Cattle-Market generally steady; re-
ceipts, 1000; beeves, $5.30@6.85; Texas
steers, 34.60@5.90; western steers, $685.
@6.S5; stockers. and feeders $4.25@6.60;
cows and heifers, $2.50@6.70; calves,
$5.75@8.50.
Hogs-Market quiet and steady; re-
ceipts, 10000; light, $7.55@7.95; mixed
$L65@s; heavy, $7.7o@s; rough, $40
@7.S0; pigs, $5.25@7.50; bulk Of sales,
$I75@7.95.
Sheep-Market steady; receipts, H.
600: natives, 34.40@6.50: westerns,
$450@7; yearlings, $5.75@7: lambs,
native, $5.65@7.S0; westerns, $6.25@
$50. '.t "
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-04
Omaha Live Stock,

South Omaha, Nebr., April 4.-The
live stock market follows:
Catlte-Market steady to lower; re-
ceipts, 5000; native steers, $6@s; cows
and heifers. s3.50@6.6O; western steers
34.40@7; Texas steers, $4.25@5.25;
range cows and heifers, $3.25@5.25;
Gamers $2.75@3.s5; stockers and feed
ers, $4.50@6. so; calves, $4@S: bulls,
stays, etc, $4,25@5.75.
Hogs-Market 10 to 15c lower; re-
ceipts, 10000; heavy, s7.6O@7.7O; mix
ed, $7.60@7.75; light, S750@7.65; pigs,
$6@7.50; bulk Of sales, $7.60@7.S5.
Sheep-Market steady; receipts, A.
500; yearlings, $5.50@7; wethers, $3.50
@6.25; ewes, $4.sO@6; lambs, $6.50@
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-04
n 0 Adv AIN &c
IN HOG MARKET
WHOLESALE PRICE FOR HOGS Is
SAME AS YESTERDAYS
QUOTATIONS.

The wholesale price for choice hogs
and all the other wholesale prices
and all the retail quotations remain the
same as yesterday. Following are the
prices: se.
-12o@15o, $3.50; 15o@1so 1890;
500, $3.50: 800 and over, $7.45; good
packers, $3.50: fair packers, 1888.
Cattle-Choice corn fed heifers, $4.75
@5.25; good heifers, $4@450; common
to fair light heifers, $3.50: choice corn
fed cows. $4.50@b; good cows, $4@4.50;
common to fair cows, $3@3.50: Gamers
$2.50@3; bologna bulls, $4@4.50: but
ter bulls, $4.50@b; choice light calves,
s425@4.5o: good light calves, 35@5.5o;
to fair heavy. calves, 34.25@4.50.
Sheep--Choice lambs. $6@650: good
lambs, s5.5o@6.0o; common thin light
lambs, s415; yearlings, $45o@5; ewes
$A25@475.
Grain and Hay.
Grain and hay--St:es. rsicsa, -IfAta
4S@ soc; straw, ton. $7611; corn, $50
zoe; hay, s1s@24;. wheat. so@s2c.
Hides. Wool ana Taiiow.
1oc: green No. !. Sc: green No. :, &c.
No. I, Sc
Wooi-Medium. unwashed, 100 zoe:
coarse, unwashed. l8@1Shc
!. Beeswax and taliow-B esswax. Ma
!. S7c: No. 2ec: tailow No 5hc:
No. 2. &c.
Butter fat-No /, SOC; No. :. &c.
outts!; EeHs :nd eou'tsy.
butter. grocers pay. 25@soc.
EgEs-Grocers pay, zoe.
Ponltry-(Thess pr'reA are oaie 10
the producer -Hens, 10c; ducks white
ieathered, 10c; ducks, dark feathered,
Be; turkeys, lac: geese, h., &c: guineas
each zoe: stays. SC: smooth springs,
Zoe: old BOOSTERS, &c. E
RetaiT Prices. .".~.
Flour and feed-Graham flour. Der
shorts psr cwt., >i.s5: bran, per
cwt. $3.50; ear corn per blu. eoc; she'll
ed corn, per blu, soc: hay, per cwt..
e1.lt; straw. per cwt. Soc: oats. br.,
soc: chicken feed. ground. 20. h., s5c:
saa she BsI s-t gee; e.; o =" e
ssek. ;oc: corn ana ost chop, per g ow :"
s1.75: oat straw, bale. 6oc: barley.
&c: oil meal. per cwt. $40.
Butter. Esss and Poultry.
butter. h.. seosSc: sept rrssms:y
butter. s5c; eggs. per doz., &c.
p. PoultrymGeese, h.. 12h @1sc; !1r.
AoySs 4oVSOSs ANS 0pIIu8U, A10CS
dressed springs 17hc; old hens dressed
h., THO: ducks, dressed, 17h@20c.
Set. nsh - MackereI. lo036c:
white hsh. pan. coo: herring, Sc;
goldfish, 100 1sc: lake fish. pail. soc;
flnnan haddie. h.. 1Sc.
Fresh fish-Catfsh, h., 1Sc; trout,
12kc; halibut, zoe; oysters. at, 40c:
fresh herring. h., loc. ~.
Fruits.
Fruits-Bananas, 15c: lemons, SOC;
oranges, 20@50c; apples. PIX. $50 4oc;
cTanberries. qtal12hc.
Y Vegeta bles-C Cabbage. h.. &c: cucum-
bers, each, 20c: onions. h., Sc: parsley.
bunch, &c: cauliflower, head, 10000;
potatoes. $3.50; garlic. zoe; turnips.
40c; peppers, doz... 40c: endive, bch l0c:
satisfy. bunch. 2 for Ice; CARROTS. PIX,
4oc: parsnips, soc; beets. pr. loc:
spinase, 15c: leeks, 2 for SC: celery 13c.
AVG.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-04
JOE HERRICK TO
MIX WITH CONKEY

Chicago, April 4.-Joe Herrick, the
hard hitting middleweight from the
Gilmore stable, has been matched to
meet George Conkey in a scheduled
ten round bout at Fort Wayne, Ind, on
April 10. Herrick is a fast, clever fell
low and carries pile driver wallop.
Conkey fought Jack Dillon of Indian
apolis a ten round draw three months
ago. II Herrick beats Conkey he will
be matched to meet Dillon before the
same clue.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-04
Weather Report.

Illinois and Wisconsin-Fair tonight
and Friday; warmer tonight.
Missouri and Iowa-Fair tonight and
Friday; warmer in east portion to-
night.
; North Dakota-Fair tonight and Fri
day; warmer in east and central por-
tons tonight.
South Dakota-Fair tonight and Fri
day.
3 Nebraska-Fair tonight and Friday;
warmer in southwest portion tonight.
Kansas-Fair tonight and Friday;
not much chance in temperature.
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Omaha Cash Grain,

Omaha, Nebr.. April 4.-The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-Unchanged: No. 2 hard, SIG
1.03; No. 8 hard, 99@$1.02.
Corn-Unchanged; No. white, 1870
aye: No. 3 yellow, 73@73hc; No. 5
72A @73Ac.
Oats-Market Il c higher; No. white
53A @53h c; No. 3 yellow. 53A @53hc.
Receipts-Wheat, s. corn, 8; oats, 8.
Shipnents-Wheat, 49,: corn, 81;
oats, As. -
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-04

When Frank Beaurepaires. the Aus.
tralian swimmer, swan $50 meters In
2 hours and 80 minutes, it was thought
that the record would hold for many
years to come, but now new cham
pion jumps into the limelight in Bret
ting, who on February 20, in Berlin.
swan $50 meters in 2 hours and "a
minutes, thus chopping 6 minutes
from the best previous record. Bret
ting will be in the Olympic games and
is looked upon as one of the strong
est contenders.
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OFFER $4,000 FOR
MURPHY-CROSS GO

New York, April Am offer of
$4,000 purse was responsible for a
match being clinched yesterday be-
tween Harlem Tommy Murphy and
Leach Cross, the fighting dentist.
They will come together in a ten
round bout at 1875 pounds, weigh in at
the ringside, at a local club on the
night Of April II.
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Chicago Provisions.

Chicago, April 4.-Butter-Steady;
creameries, ,27@3oc; diaries, 23@27c.
Eggs-Firm; receipts, 14,700 cases;
at market, cases included, 1Shc; or
binary firsts, 18k@19c; prime firsts,
1910.
19c. @ ,
Potatoes-Easier: receipts, II cars:
Wisconsins, s1.3S@1.42; Michigans and
Minnesotas, $1.40@1.43.
Poultry-Steady; turkeys, live, lac:
hens, live, 16kc: springs, live, 15kc.
Veal-Steady 7@11kc.
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HOG MARKET
LOWER TODAY
SUPPORT FROM THE BIG KILLERS
WAS POOR. CAUSING S TO 4
! 10 CENT DECREASE,

Chicago, April 4.-Hogs closed lower,
Prices were to 10c under the best
time of the previous session, support
from the big packers being poor. Top
was So. 'E.#a3 .
Cattle were steady in the steer
branch though the market was slow.
Butcher stun opened steady, then
slumped. Z
Sheep and lambs were quoted largely
steady though some lambs showed de-
cline of 10c. ~. -...s.,--.,
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New York Money; CLOSING.

New York, April 4.-Prime mercan-
tile paper-4A @41A%.
Sterling exchange-Easy with actual
business in bankers bills at $4.S3.75 for
so day bills and at $4.S6.95 for demand
Commercial bills-$4.83. Eat
Mexican dollars-47c.
Mexican dollars-47c.
Bonds-Government, steady; railroad
bonds firm.
Money on call-Firmer, 3k@5%
ruling rate, 31z closing bid, An; OFFER
ed at AZ.
Time loans-Firm; 60 days, $40
3A%; 80 days, 81 @; six months, So
"a.
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Peoria Cash Grain.

Peoria, III, April tile cash grain
market follows:
Corn-steady; No. yellow, 75hc:
No. 4 yellow, 74hc; No. mixed, Is Nc;
No. 4 mixed, 74hc.
Oats STEADY: No. 2 white, 55c: No.
g white, 541zc; No. Awhile, SAC.
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Matched for Ten Rounds.

Kansas City, April 4.-Clarence
Ferns Of Kansas City, who claims the
welterweight championship, and
Charlie Pierson Of Denver. were
matched here last night to fight ten
rounds here the night Of April IL.
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ST. Louis Cash Grain.

: st. Louis, Mo-, April 4.-The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-Firm; track, No. 2 red,
$1.041 No. 2 hard, $1@1.12. #tt
Corn-Higher; track NO. 3, 76c; No.
3 white, TN @7S1kc.
Z Oats-Steady; track, No. 2, 55@56c;
No. white, 56@56hc. A..
Rye-Unchanged, csc.