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SMALL CHANGES
IN STOCK MARKET
WITH EXCEPTION OF UNION PA
ClFIc, WHICH GAINED POINT,
PRICES HELD SAME.

New York, Feb. 7.-(WaH Street.)-
Prices of the active stocks were niue
changed at the opening of the market
today with the exception of Union "a
ciflc which rose a point. Southern rail-
way preferred advanced IN on single
transaction. Louisville and NashVh1e
was the weakest stock, losing 70.
Bear traders got the upper hand IN
the market again and prices fell Sharply
In spots. Union Pacific lost It's ad.
vance, United States Steel sold poiht
under Yesterdays closing, and Reaoing
lost 1K. The pressure against Onlteo
states Steel was attributed IN part I"
the suggestion that officials OF tne
corporation might be prosecuted crlm,
lnally. Sears Roebuck lost 8, Lorlilaf"
1. and American Tobacco t..
Wide movement occurred IN some u
the usually inactive stocks but the gen
eral market was almost motlonless'
Sears Roebuck was down nearly nVs
points and Republic Steel preterreo
gained 1A. Dros+s
The market closed steady, Pronts
were sought In the final dealings ana
some Of the buyers at the carrier low
f1rures closed out. This selling causeu
q setback Of about half a point ia q
few Of the leaders but the rest OF the
list was not affected.
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M'FARLAND WON
OVER KID BURNS

New York, Feb. 7.-Packey McFar-
land, the Chicago lightweight, had the
better Of every round except the ninth
which was even, of ten round fight
with Kid Burns Of New York here last
night. The stock yards champion was
never forced to extend himself and at
the end had Burns very weak and
tired, and bleeding from nose and
mouth There were no knock downs.
Burns appeared to be afraid Of Nc
Farland, fighting very cautiously, while
Packey coolly measured his man, feint-
ed him into a lead and then drove in
lefts and rights to the face and body.
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five CENT DROP
IN PORK MARKET
FIVE WEIGHTS OF CHOICE HOGS
g.. HAVE DECLINED IN
fe, PRICE. ~ n-. ..

The only change in the local whole-
sale markets today is a five cent drop
in five weights of choice hogs. The top
figure on pork today is $3.50. The bal
ance of the markets remain unchang-
ed. The quotations follow:
Hcgs-120@150, $4S5; 1900 1870
s5.4o; 100000. s5.55; 2oo@22o, $50;
100000, $3.50; 800 and over, $3.50;
good packers, $3.50: fair packers, $500
Cattle--Cho!ce corn ted heicers, S4an
s: good heifers. Ss.50@4: common
20 fair light heifers, $2.50@3; choice
corn fed cows, :3.50@4a5: good cows,
@ SaS6 sSo,ce e1 cav T. fsr sST: eooS Ss
light calves. s5@5,5o; choice heavy
calves. $4,000; COMMON to fair heavy
calves. se.so0s5o
sheep-Choiee lambs. s4.5o@5: goo:
lambs. $4@4.50: cor1mon thin, liant
lambs. :s@s.5o: yearlinss ss@s,5o:
Grain and Hay.
47@4sc; straw, ton, s7@i1; corn
62@65c; hay, s16@22c; wheat, 90@S2c.
Hides. Wool and Tsiiow.
Hides-No: cured 10c; No. 2 cured
1oc; green No. l. Sc: green No. 2. &C.
Wool-Medium, unwashed. 10000;
coaFse. unwashed, 1s@1sAc. 49,
Oc00WdA dIlU IAllO"-ooS0"dAS A>O'
!. 27c: No. 2 22c;, tallow No. SAC;
Butter fat-No. ,. soc: grade No. =
6uttsr, Eggs and Poultry,
Creamery butter, s4@s6c: country
butter, grocers pay, 25@30c.
Eggs-Grocers pay, 28c. -.
the producer>-Hens, Sc; cocks. &c:
dark feathered. &c: turkeys. l2c; gnese
lb., &c: guineas, each, zoe: spring
chickens. &c.; stays SC.
Retaif Prices.
Flour ard Feed.
Flour and feed-Graham flour, Der
shorts per cwt:. s1:es; bran. Per
"a corn. per bu.. s5c; hay. ner cwt.
t1.1G: straw. per cwt.. Soc: oats. bu..
5oc: chicken feed, ground. 20 lb.. 35c;
clam she'll per cwt.. 6oc: flour per
sack $1.25@1.s6; corn meal 10 10.
sack, zoe; corn and oat chop. per cwt..
soc; oil meal. per cvt.: $40.
Butter. Eggs and Poultry.
butter. lb.. so@s5e; sept creamery
butter. 3S@40;c eggs ,doz., 3sc
Poultry-Geese, lb.. 12h @15c; tur-
keys, 18@25c; live springs. 12kc;
dressed springs. 15c: old hens. dressed
lb.. 15c; ducks, dressed. lb., 17h@20c.
Ss't flsh Mackerel. 10@25c;
white fish, pail 6oc: herring. &c;
Goldfish, 10@18c: lake fish. pail. soc;
flnnan haddie, lb.. M1bc.
Fresh fish-Catfish, h., zoe: trout.
17kc; halibut, 2oc; oysters. qt.. ]ac;
fresh herring. lb:: 1oc.
Fruits.
Fruits-Bananas. 15c; lemons, 30c;
oranges, 2o@5Oc: apples, PIX. 25@40c;
cranberries. at: 12ac. e.
veqetapIeS.-
Vegeta bles-Cabbage lb., 4c: cucum-
bers each. zoe: onions, lb,. 4r; parsley,
potatoes, $1.15; garlic, zoe; turnips, PIX,
Csc; peppers, doz, 4Oc; endive. bch, 1oc;
satisfy, bunch, 2 for 15c; CARROTS, PIX.
SOC; parsnips, PIX, soc; beets, PIX, Soc:
spinage, 15c: leek, 2 tor SC: celery. SO
1Qc,
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CENTRAL ASSN.
BASEBALL NOTES

| The st. Joe Western league club
must want Comiskey to turn Baker
Borton back to 'em next season, II the
gentle knocks against Bort in the
morning Chicago papers are to be be.
lieved. The Tribune says:
Jack Holland, the st. Joe magnate.
said some glowing things about
Babe" Borton. the young first sacker
who is to have trial with the White
Sox, but at the same time informed
Manager Callahan that the boy may
need more experience. Ike can hit
without any doubt" said Holland, "but
think he is not as handy around first
base as Tex Jones. However, he may
overcome his weakness In fielding
with no trouble. Borton is just a big
kid and most willing worker. think
he's natural ball player and will pc
Il star In another year or two. Tex
Jones had it on him in the fielding
end Of the game last year, though.
! The Examiner hammers thusly:
! Mr.. O'NeilIs gentlemen appeared to
think it a cinch that Berger would
make good, but they were not SO con-
fident regarding First Baseman Bor.
ton. They were almost unanimous iD
the opinion that this lad lacks expe-
rience. They touted our old friend Tex
Jones highly and said he had improved
a lot.
Another calamity! Mike Webster,
formerly with Hannibal and later with
Kewanee, has refused to sign q Ke
vance contract for this season OWNS
10 salary differences
Pearl Holycross, who managed Mus.
catine toward the close Of last season,
is now claimed by the South Bend
club Of the Central league 1t is not
known here whether they have any
substantial claim to his services or
not.
The Denver Grizzlies is the only
team to start the 1912 season with ita
last years manager-Jack Hendricks
Wichita will have George Hughes;
Topeka, Dale Gear; Omaha, Arbogast;;
Sioux City, Andreas: st. Joseph, Jay
Andrews; Des Moines, Isbell, and Lin
coin is yet to name leader.
Baseball fans of Iowa City at mass
meeting last night voted to join
baseball league promoted by Belden
Hill, former manager Of the Cedar
Rapids team planned to embrace Iowa
City, Marshalltown, Cedar Rapids, Fl
Dodge Waterloo, Charles City, Clinton
and Mason City.
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Kansas Ctiv Live Stock.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. THE live
stock market follows:
Cattle-Market 10c lower; receipts.
1000, including 300 southerns; native
steers, s540@S.25; southern steers, $5@
$50: southern cows and heifers, $3.25@
5.25; native COWS and heifers, $3@6.50;
stockers and feeders, $450@6.75; bulls,
$4@55O; calves, $4@7.50; western
steers, s525@7.40; westerns, cows, 500
5.25.
Hogs-Market sc lower; receipts. 49,
900; bulk Of sales, 5.95@6.25; heavy,
$62O@6.30: packers and butchers, $50
@6.3O; lights, $5.sO@6.10; pigs, S4.25@
5.
Hogs-Market sc lower; receipts, l6,-
900; bulk Of sales, $5.95@6.25: heavy,
$6.2O@63O; packers and butchers, $6.l0
@630; lights, $5.S0@6.10; pigs. $4.25@
S.
Sheep-Market 10c lower; receipts.
5000; muttons, $3.25@4.6O: lambs, s5.25
@6.4O; fed wethers and yearlings, 1915
@550; fed ewes. $2.75@4.
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Omaha Live Stock.

South Omaha, Nebr., Feb. THE live
stock, market follows:
Cattle-Market 10c lower; receipts
$500; native steers, S5.25@7.85; cows
and heifers, $3.30@6; western steers
$3S0@6S0; Texas steers, $3.60@5.30;
range cows and heifers, $3@5; Gamers
$2.5O@36O; stockers and feeders, $3.50
@6.25: calves, $4@775; bulls, stays,
etc. $3.75@5.50.
Hogs-Market to 10c lower: re-
ceipts, $4,000; heavy, $6@6.20; mixed,
s59O@6.O5; light, $5.60@6.10; pigs,
S4.5G@5.50; bulk of sales. S5.80@6.10.
Sheep-Market 10 to 15c lower; re-
ceipts, 10000; yearlings, s475@5.50;
wethers, s3.9O@4.4o; ewes. s3.15@415;
lambs, $5.25@6.s0.
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CHICAGO Live Stocks; Close.

Chicago, Feb. 1.-THE live stock close
follows:
Cattle-Market weak; receipts. 25,-
600; beeves, $4.70@8.50: Texas steers.
s4.6C@5.SO; western steers, $4.S5@7:
stockers and feeders, $3.s0@6; cows and
heifers. $2.1O@6.65; calves, s5.75@S.25.
Hogs-Market slow, cents lower;
receipts, $4,000; light, s5.s5@6.20; mix
ed, $5.90@6.3o: heavy, $5:95@6.32k
rough, $5.95@6.10; pigs, s4.25@5.S5:
bulk of sales, $6.10@6.25.
Sheep-Market steady; receipts, 3d.
900: natives, s3.15@4.65; westerns, 50. 40
OATS; yearlings, $4.70@5.60; lambs,
native, $4.25@6.6O; westerns, $4.50@ ..65.
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New York Money; Closing.

New York, Feb Mooney on call
Steady, 2A@2h%; ruling rate, IN
closing bid, 2%: offered at 21s.
Time loans-Easier; so days, 2h @
2N%; 80 days, IN; six months, 80
3A.
4 Prime mercantile paper-3k @4%.
Sterling exchange-Weak with actual
business in bankers bills at $4.S45O for
so day bills and at $4.S715 for demand.
Commercial bills-s4S3A.
Bar silver-5Shc.
Mexican dollars-47c.
Bonds-Government and railroad,
Steady
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Chicago Cash Grain.

Chicago. Feb. 1.-THE cash grain
market follows:
Wheat-No. red, st.oOh @1.01 n;
No. hard, s1.015s@1.o7: No. 3 hard, SO
@s1.O4; No. northern, s1.12@1.15;
No 2 northern. s1.os@1.14; No. 3 north
ern, $1.06@1.1S; No. spring, s1@1.09:
No. spring. ss@s1.osA No. 4 spring
90@$1O8; velvet chaff, 90@$10S;
durum. 9O@$1.07.
64% @65Ac: No. yellow, 64k @65Ac;
No. 4, 62@63c; No. 4 white, 62@64c;
No 4 yellow, 62@63Ac.
Oats-No. 2 white, 52A q SIC; No.
white, 51@52Ac; No. 4, 49@50hc; No
4 white, 47@51c: standard, 57A q 52Ac
Rye-No. 2, 94c.
Barley-80@$1.32
Timothy-S12@15.
,Clover-S15@22.50.
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Weather Report.

Illinois and Missouri-Fair tonight and
Thursday; colder tonight.
Wisconsin-Fair tonight and Thursday;
colder tonight in east portion.
Iowa-Fair tonight and Thursday;
colder tonight in extreme east por-
ton; warmer in west portion Thurs
day. az ---s
Wyoming-1G Generally fair tonight and
Thursday.
Nebraska-Generall fair tonight and
Thursday: warmer in east portion
Thursday.
Kansas-Generally fair tonight and
Thursday; colder in east portion to-
night
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Kansas City Cash Grain.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. THE cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-Steady: No. 2 hard, $1.04@
1.10; No. 8, s1.02@1.0Sh; No. 2 red,
s1.01; No. 3, 971a @99kc.
Corn-Unchanged No. 2 mixed. $50
6SA1c; No. 3, Csc; No. 2 white, 6S@69c;
No. 3. 651 II @66c.
Oats-Steady; No. white, 53A @54c;
No. mixed, 51k @52c.
Rye-95c.
Hay-Steady to soc higher; choice
timothy s21@22; choice prairie,' $14.5O
OILS
Receipts-Wheat, 35 cars.
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Horse Market ia Firm,

Chicago, Feb. 7.-Horses sold at 4
higher range Of prices Tuesday the
improvements over Monday averaging
about SO per head. Trading was not as
brisk as Tuesday, the higher price
level dampening the ardor Of many
buyers. but bidding was by no means
slow, and sufficient selling was done
to maintain a firm market. Fresh re-
ceipts were Aberal and there was a
large number of horses offered, with
quality generally satisfactory, though y
large number Of good farm chunks
would have pleased the trade. The
auction ring was crowded with buyers.
though not as many as Monday, and /
good percentage of them were from the
east, the latter taking the bulk Of the
offerings.
Private sales were fairly active and
the feeling here was also firm. Receipts
of horses for two days, including yes
terday's estimate of 500 head, were L.
446 head, which compares with 1911
head for two days last week and 1899
heda for the same period year ago.
Quotations:
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St. Louia Live Stocks,

st. Louis, Feb. 7.-Cattle-Marke1
steady; receipts $500, including 500
Texans: native beef steers, $4.75@ 8.65;
cows and heifers. s3@6.75; stockers and
feeders, $3.5O@5.75; Texas and Indian
steers, $5@7; COWS and heifers, 1905;
calves, in carload lots, S5@7.50.
Hogs-Market steady; receipts, 5000;
pigs and lights, $4.5o@6.25; mixed and
butchers, $6.1O@6.40; good heavy $6.25
@6%0.
Sheep-Market steady; receipts, g.
900; native muttons, $3.75@4.55; lambs,
S5m675
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Omaha Cash Grain.

Omaha, Nebr., Feb. 1.-THE cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-Market " to 1Ac higher;
No. hard, $1.02A @1.04k; No. 3 hard,
$101h @1.0Sh.
Corn-Unchanged to 1c higher; Ne
3 white, 62A @63c: No. yellow, 62A q
62Ac:~ No. 3, 62@62hc.
Oats-Market n to NC higher; No
white, 501a a 50Ac; No. yellow, 5OA
@501ac.
Receipts-Wheat, 1S; corn, 70; oats
49,.
Wheat, 80; corn, 50; oats
21
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Chicago Live Stock; Opening.

Chicago Live Stock; Opening.
Chicago, Feb. 1.-THE opening live
stock market follows:
Cattle-Market slow, 10 to 25c lower:
receipts. $4,000; beeves, $4.7o@S.5O;
Texas steers, s4.60@5.s0; western steers
$4.85@7; stockers and feeders, $3.50 q
g. cows and heifers, $2.10@6.65; calves
$5.75@8.25. A.
Hogs-Market weak to sc lower; re-
ceipts, 47.0OO; light, s5.S5@6.25; mixed
s5.9C@6.32h; heavy, $5.o5@6.37h
rough, $5.95@6.10; pigs, $4.25@5.S5
bulk Of sales, $6.10@6.30.
Sheep-Market weak, 10 to 15c lower;
receipts, 10000; natives, s3.15@4.65:
westerns, $S.4o@4.75; yearlings, $4.70@
$50; lambs, native, $4.25@6.60; west
erns, .$4.50@6.65.
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iowa Freshmen Ira

iowa Freshmen Track Team Coming.
Iowa City, Feb. 7.-Director Nelson
A Kellog of the Iowa athletic depart
ment is arranging for dual field meet
between Iowa and Chicago "freshies." "
The event will take place in the spring
on the Maroon field, and will be fol-
lowed by a return meet at Iowa City
but not until the following year, in all
probability. .--a-
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A tough scrap of bowlers will be the
order of the evening at the Mission al
leys tonight when the crack Courier pin
men and the Edgerly stars will meet In
three games. The Courier men have de-
feated the druggists, but they expect a
tight battle tonight.
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Poor Choice
$4,000 Offer to Gotch,

New York, Feb. 7.-Determined ef-
forts are being made to match Frank
Gotch, worlds champion wrestler,
with the winner of the Zbyszko-Race
vich match here next Monday night.
A Salt Lake City club has offered a
pursed of $4,000 for the match. The
champion is on his way to Cuba, but
the promoters hope to induce him to
return soon.
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Peoria Cash Grain.

Peoria, Ill.,. Feb. 1.-The cash grain
market follows:
Corn-Unchanged: No. 3 yellow. 621z
@63Ac: No. 3 yellow, 61kc; No. mix
ed, 62k @63Ac; No. mixed, 61R %
62Ac; sample, 4S% q soc.
Oats-Steady: No. white, 51&c;
standard, ~51hc; No. 3 white, Sic; No
white. 50 &c. ...r
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PHILIP NEWBERG
BROKE THE RECORD

Iowa City, Feb. 7.-Philip New
berg of Iowa City high school rifle
team is believed to have broken the
worlds record for individual inter
scholastic shooting here yesterday,
when in the schools competition
against the Southern high school of
Philadelphia, he shot a standing score
of 95 and a prone score of 100. The
teams total score against Philadelphia
was 954.
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Ten Rounds In Brooklyn.

New York, Feb Louis De Pom
thieu, the French lightweight, and Joe
Coster of Brooklyn fought ten fast
rounds in Brooklyn last night. The con-
census of opinion was that Coster out
pointed him.
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, Foreign Grain; Closing.

Liverpool, Eng, Feb. 1.-THE closing
grain market follows:
Wheat-Spot, strong; No. Mani
toba. Ss8hd; No. 2 Manitoba SsSkd;
No. 3 Manitoba ss4kd; futures, strong;
March, 7s11&d; May, 7s7Ad; July, Is
7%d.
Corn-Spot, firm: American mixed,
new, esd; American mixed new kiln
dried, 6s8d; old, Is; futures, strong;
Feb, 6s3Ad; March, 6s11hd.
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NOTES OF THE WORK
OF CITY BOWLERS

The South Ottumwa bowlers defeat
ed the Mission alley pin men last even
ing in fast contest on the Mission al
leys. The Mission alley team were
weakened by the absence OF Graham
and Martin, both being out of the city.
Art Hill Of the south side team bowled
220 for high score and had high average
with 615 Lee Nelson Of the South Side
team and Par/ Stoltz of the Mission
team also bowled good games with 5S4
and 572 respectively. Following is the
score of last evenings game.
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Markets Of the World
RECORD PRICE
" FOR STEERS
LOAD OF ILLINOIS FED STEERS
SELL At 50; HIGHEST PRICE
OF YEAR.

Chicago, Feb. 1.-THE highest price
of the year for steers was reached to-
day when a packer paid 50 for a load
of Illinois fed animals. The general
trade, however, was lower.
An excessive run of hogs caused a
decline of to 10 cents.
Lambs Were weaker with bulk OF
sales down 10 tolls cents. Sheep were
steady.
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Chicago Produce.

Chicago, Feb. 1.-THE produce market
follows:
Butter-Steady: creameries. 29@32c;
dairies, 24@30c.
Eggs-Easier; receipts, 1876 cases
at market, cases included. 30@32c; or
binary firsts, $40 33c; prime firsts, 35c
Cheese-Market steady; dairies, 17A
@17hc; Twins. 1914 @16Ac; Young
Americas. Tx @17kc; Long Horns
17A @17kc.
Potatoes-Easier; receipts, SO cars;
choice to fancy, $1.02@10S.
Poultry-Steady; turkeys, live, 14@
19c: hens, live, 12h q lac; springs, live
14hm15c.
Veal-Firrn, 7@11c.
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EDMUNDLAM HURT {
\ BY FALL ON ICE

Saranac Lake, N. Y, Feb. Ed
mund Lamy, who won the professional
skating championship last week from
Morris Wood, fell on the ice here yes
terday and will be unabel to skate
for several weeks, and probably the
rest of the season He was acci-
dentally tripped by another skater. He
wrenched his ankle and bruised his
thigh.
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Now York Poultry.

Nav York, Feb. 7.-Poultry-Alive,
srm. western chickens, 12R "a l3c;
fowls, 13@14c; turkeys. 15@16c;
Dressed-Steady; western chickens
812A@15c; fowls, 12A A@16c; turkeys
sf2m21c
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St. Louis Grain Futures.

St. Louis, Mo-, Feb. 1.-The closing
grain futures follow:
Wheat--Weak; May, $1.01 h @1.01A !;
July. 95% @95kc.
Corn-Weak; May, 69Ac; July, 6S1s
@6Shc.
Oats-Lower; May. 52Ac; July, 47c.
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St, Louis Cash Grain.

st. Louis, Mo-, Feb. 1.-THE cash
grain market follows:
/. Wheat-Strong; track, No. 2 red,
$1O2A @1.02H; No. 2 hard, $1.03@
1.12.
Corn-Higher: track, No. 2, 52kc;
No. 2 white, SO u @54Rc.
Rye-Unchanged, 96Ac.
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Savior and Daniels Sign.

st. Louis, Mo-, Feb. T. Milton
tYoung) Saylor of Indianapolis and
Freddie Daniels of st. Joseph, Mo-,
have been matched to fight six rounds
before the ST. Louis Athletic club Feb
ruary Is. They will meet at 1873 pounds.
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MINNEAPOLIS Closing Wheat.

Minneapolis, Mimi. Feb. THE clos
ing wheat market-May, $1.07A; July,
$1.08..s ~.
Cash-No. hard, $1.0SA; NO. !
northern, $1.07A @1.07%; NO. north
ern, $1.05A @1O5%; No. wheat $l.O3 a
@$1.03A.
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Nav York Produce.

New York, Feb. 7.-Butter-F1rm.
Cheese-Firm.
Eggs-Weak; fresh gathered extras.
lOm42c: frsts, 38@39c; refrigerator
firsts, 36c; western gathered White ~
m43C
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k,n... City Butter and Eggs.

kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 7.-Butter-
creamery, 32c; f1rsts, 3Oc; seconds, 2Sc;
packing stock, 23h @24c.
Eegs-Extras, sic; firsts, 2S@E9c
rooonds 23c.
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kirkwood Shades Kaufman.

Oakland, Cal, Feb. 7.-George Kirk
wood, of San Francisco, was awarded
the decision over Benny Kaufman, OF
Philadelphia, after ten rounds Of fast
boxing here last night.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-02-08
Kansas City Closing Grain.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. THE clos
ing grain futures follow:
Wheat-May. s102k @ 1.O25s, bid;
July, 94K @95c., bid.
Corn-May, 6S%c., sellers; July, 67A
M67Ac sellers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-02-08
St. Joseph Live Stocks.

South st. Joseph, Mo-, Feb. 7.-Cat-
tle-Market steady; receipts, 1000;
steers, $5.25@8t cows and heifers, 1926
@6.50; calves $4@7.50.
Hogs-Market slow; receipts, 11,000;
ton. $3.50; bulk of sales. $5.95 q $40.
Sheep-Market slow; receipts, 1900;
lambs, $5@6.50.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-02-08
81 Louis Wool.

st. Louis, Mo-, Feb. .-Wool-MarKet
steady: territory and western mediums
16@1Sc; fine mediums, 15@l7c; hne'
100 15c
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-02-08
Nau York SUGAR.

New York, Feb. Raw sugar
Firm; Muscova do SO test, 3.s2@3.Soc;
centrifugal 96 test 4.42@4.4oc; molasses
So test, 3.67@3.7Oc.
Enthusiastically.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-02-08
RANGE OF HOG PRICES.

Range OF hog prices at Chicago 2os
the past two weeks with comparisons:
8 Mixed and LIGHT
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-02-08
81 Louis Produca.

ST. Louis, Mo-. Feb. Poultry
Firm; chickens, lie; springs, 12kc:
turkeys, 15kc; ducks, lac; geese, &c.
Butter-Dull; creamery, 26@2Sc.
Eggs-Lower, 27c.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-02-08
A Pleasant Surprise

follows the first dose of DR.. Kings
New Life Pills; the painless regula-
tors that strengthen you. Guaranteed.
25c-F. B. Clark -
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-02-08
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS

Receipts-Wheat, 35 cars.
Evening journal., 1912-08-21
LEAVE VACANCY
ON FORCE OPEN
ANOTHER WEEK

The Board of Police Commission
ers yesterday afternoon did not name
q successor TO Patrolmen Walter F@'
Hall, who resigned from the force 4
last Saturday. Commissioners Jones
and Stayton were at the meeting
Mr.Bowers still being on his vacationt
and It was at the request of the lat
ter, who desired to be present when
the appointment was made., that the .
other members of the board deferred
action until his return.
That efforts are being made to =,
have a colored man named to fill
the vacancy is evident. DR.. Samuel d.
G. Elbert and DR.. Conwell Banton,
colored physicians, conferred with
Mr.. Jones before the meeting, and /,
urged the appointment of a colored
man to the place. Mr.. Jones. how
ever, would not commit himself La /,
ter the physicians and Dr. j. Bacon (
Stubs, also colored doctor, ap-
peared before the board. apparently
anxious to see Mr.. Bowers, and whene
they learned he would not be at
the meeting, all three left without
making any remarks to the boards
When questioned by a reporter Oh
the matter Of appointing a COLI
ored man on the force Commission
er Jones would not commit himself.
Evening journal., 1912-08-21
BABIES, FAT.
LEAN, PRETTY
WIN PRIZES
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Continued from First Page)
street. a diamond ring; second prize
Stanley Collision, Marshallton, dia-
mond ring
Plumpest baby-First prize. Mir
lam Wiley, No. 1919 Lowering ave-
nue.. bracelet; second prize. Edwin
b. Palmer, No. zoos West Fifth street
baby set.
Cutest baby-First prize. Virginia
Kahn Springs, rattle; second prize
Florence Ralph, No. ia East Thif-
teenth street. bib holder.
Prettiest Frances and Leona
Mathews, No. 230 Maryland avenue
lockot and chain; second prize Row
ena and Marie Lumbach, No. All Rod
ney street. bracelet.
Most fancy dressed boy or girl
First prize. Wrances Driscoll, No
1928 Grantz street Philadelphia. low
ing cup; second prize. Frances Laf-
fcrty. No 2601 South Bouvier street
Philadelphia loving cup.
frettiest dressed doll-First prize
Mildred Elliott. No. 1923 Lowering ave
nue., child's set. Second prize, Flor.
ence McIntire, No. 2S3 Tatnall street
mug
Biggest doll-Florence Hoffman
No. 6029 Torresdale avenue. PhIla-
delphia, child's set Second prize
Dorothy Gubbins. No. 2124 East SOM
erset street, Philadelphia, mug.
Antique doll-Mrs Theodore Smith
Cedars. loving CUP Margaret Denni-
son, No. S27 Clayton street.