: http://jsfiddle.net/JN8Pm/8/
var table = $('#detailContentPlaceholder_grdTransactions'),
trs = table.find('tr'),
headTr = table.find('.second'),
empHeader = $($(headTr).children('th')[1]);
table.width(table.width() + 300);
empHeader.css('background-color', 'red');
empHeader.width(300);
for (var i = 2; i < trs.length; i += 1) {
var td = $($(trs[i]).children('td')[1]);
td.css('background-color', 'red');
td.width(10);
}
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