Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 August 1908 — NEWS FACTS IN OUTLINE [ARTICLE]

NEWS FACTS IN OUTLINE

President Schurman, of Cornell, says there Is only one man for the Republicans to nominate for governor of New York, and he Is Hughes. The third National Shoe and Leather Market Fair will be held at the Coliseum. Chicago, beginning Aug. 26. The government has accepted Capt. Baldwin’s dirigible baboon, but he gets only $5,737.50 because the balloon did not speed up to twenty miles an hour. One part of the Republican plan of campaign for president Is to organise Taft clubs in every college in the country. Bryhn has taken the trouble to deny a story that be had “sold out” to the Kerr faction in Pennsylvania and helped accomplish the defeat of the Guffey faction in consideration of $200,000 to be paid Into the Bryan campaign fund. The president has sent a cablegram of congratulation to Emperor Frandg Joseph of Austria-Hungary op the opcation of the emperor’s birthday anniversary today. Announcement is made by the Union Pacific and Burlington roads that th6y are prepared to handle the wheat and com movement. Treasurer Sheldon, of the Republican national committee, says that campaign contributions from corporations or their officers are not being accepted at Republican headquarters. President Roosevelt has agreed to take part by proxy in the ceremony of opening the National Welsh w celebration at Scranton, Pa., next Saturday. THE MARKETS \ Chicago Grain. Chicago, Aug. 17. Following were the qi of at ions on the Chicago Board of Trade today: Wheat — Open. High. Sept. .. /$ .92% $ .9.3% $ .92% $ .92% Dec. (nl .94% .94% .9.3%. .94 May .. . .98% .98% .98 .98% Corn— Sept. ... .75% .75% .75% .75% Dec 63% .63% .63% .63% May ... .62% .62% .62% .63% Oats— Sept... .45% .46% .45% .46% Dec. ... .46% .46% .46% .46% Slay ... .4«%| .49 .48% .49 Pork— Sept. ...15.17% 15.22%. 15.12!% 15.22% Oct. ...15.35 15.37% 15.25 15.37 Jan. ...16.15 16.17% 16.12%, 16.17% Short Ribs— Sept .. 8.80 8.82 8.80 8.82 Oct .. . 8.92% 8.92% B.STra B.*» Chicago Live StockX. Chicago, Aug. 17. Hogs—Receipts 22,000. Sales ranged st $6.80® 0.90 for choice heavy shipping. $6.50@'6.65 light mixed, $6.50® G. 75 mixed tracking, [email protected] heavy packing, $5.50®6.30 good to choice pigs. Cattle —Receipts 25,000. Quotations ranged at [email protected] for prime fat steers. $6.60® 7.40 good to choice steers, $4.00® 5.25 good to choice cows, [email protected] good to choice calves, $4.25 @4.50 selected feeders. Sheep—Receipts 32,000. Quotations ranged at [email protected] for good to choice wethers, $3.85®4.25 fair to good wethers. $4.75® 5.06 good to choice yearlings. $5.75® 6.60 fair to good spring lambs. East Buffalo Live Stock. East Buffalo. N. Y.. Aug. 17. Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock Commission Merchants, Tast Buffalo, N. Y.. quote as follows: Cattle—Receipts 140 ca.-s: market steady; export steers. [email protected]: best shipping steers. $5.50®6.00; heifers, [email protected]; fat cows. $3.00®4.25. Hogs—Receipts 60 cars; market higher; heavy, $7.00@ 7.10: Yorkers. [email protected]: pigs. $5.50. Sheep and Lambs—Receipts 20 cart; market strong; best lambs, $6.50; yearling*. $5.00® 5.25; wethers, [email protected]; ewM, [email protected]. Calves—Beat, $4.00