Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY J3JU1U SUJNUA * AITUJU 12 , 1SU1 TVVJU1XT
THE CONDITION OF TRADE ,
Mora Eeasonnble Weather Would Bo of Great
Benefit to Business Interests.
OMAHA WILL BE A GRAIN MARKET ,
A Ocncral Itnvlow oTttio Hiisliics mill
Flnnncinl Coiiilltlons 1'rcvnll-
Inc In Oinntia Tor tlio
Past AVcvk.
The best ovldcnco that money Is bccomlnR
ruoro plenty and that people Kcnerally are In
bGttcr shape lltianclalty Is the fact that col-
Icct'.ons have Improved very materially.
Since last fall poor collections have been the
cause o complaint ntnontr business
men of nil classes. The Jobbers complained
of the dlfllculty In collecting for the bills of
goods sold to the retullcfs and the retailers ,
In turn , were utmblo to collect from their
customers. The closeness of money forced
business men nnd Individuals of all classes to
punuo n system of retrenchment and econ
omy which has berne Rood fruit and which
Is largely responsible for the Improvement of
the money market In this section of the west.
From all portions of the country tributary to
Orimhn , como reports of improved conditions
prevailing in trade circles duo to the casing
up of .the inonoy market , nnd greater confi
dence in the outlook for the coming summer
nnd fall.
The commercial agencies have made public
data collected by them , showing the failures
in business for tno first quarter of 1S91. On
its face the showing for Nebraska is not
llnttcritiK , 170 llrms nnd business houses hav
ing closed their doors during the first three
months of l&'Jl. as nimlnst cigiuy-mnu firms
inunuis oi loin , against
for the corresponding months of IS'JO. In the
matter of liabilities the total jumped from
M2r , l > VJ In 1SOO to ? 1,111,201 In 1S9I. Ono-
thlrd of this incrcasu was duo to the failure
of a western bank. Wtillo at the best this is
ft heavy increase , it dooj not by any means
prove that the conditions prevailing in No-
bnuua have been so dlsastcrous
to mcrcantilo pursuits ns the figures
might seem to indicate. There were
n number of llrms in business that had been
living along from hand to mouth. struggling
hard to tnuko the two ends meet even when
the conditions were most favorable. Some
of them had started in business without suftl-
cicnt capital and others , through ignorance
of business principles , or from poor manage
ment , had run behind. The failure of such
firms cannot bo avoided , when there Is oven n
slight money stringency and every few years
witnesses n general cloaringout among them.
The lonpor such weak llrms continue in
business the greater the loss Is likely to be ,
nnd the sooner they go the bolter for the
business world at largo. In addition to the
failures noted above thcro was another
class In which the percentage of business re
verses was largo. * A good many retail deal
ers In the country loaded ub with heavy
stocks of goods , which they might have been
nbln to have sold out had tbo crops been good
' and money plenty , but with only a moderate
tnulo they were unublo to me < ! t the largo bills
which they had contracted and the only
thing leit wus to make nn assignment. Thcro
Is stlil nuothcr class which bus helped to
swell the number of business reverses cred
ited to Nebraska. There nro some men in
business who make It a point to fail when
ever dull trade , slow collections or nny ether
excuse arises , and the past throe mouths has
.furbished nn opportunity for n number
of such to go out of business. Take
out these Urns whoso failure was duo
to ono of the three causes mentioned ,
Insufllciont capital , Ignorance of the business
nnd dishonesty nnd the remainder will bo
found to bo very small. In other words , very
few llrms that were generally regarded ni in
good condition before the coinmencoment of
the money stringency have gene under.
WIIOI.USAI.K rninc.
Unseasonable weather , ns n rule. Is detri
mental to the best interests of trade , nnd the
Jobbing business of this city has without
doubt suffered some from that cause during
the post week. Warm weather nnd sunshine
Just now would bo most welcome to farmer
nnd merchant alike. In spite of all draw
backs , however , the iobbinfj trade of
Omaha Is really better nnd even the
most pessimistic of the Jobbers admit
that they have noticed nn improvement dur
ing thu past week. Besides the Improve
ment already noticeable a still better trndo Is
looked for as the season advances. It is to
bo doubted if tlio outlook for the late sum-
mor and fall trade was ever uny bettor at
this season of the year. The spring is rather
late , but the farmers have been able to com
mence their seeding nnd with anything like
fair weather from now on will have plenty
Sof tlmo to Ret the crops into the ground in
xcood slmpo. With the present bright out-
JCQk business mon have every reason to feel
as cheerful ns they do.
COU.NTKV J'KODUCR.
Thcro wns very llltlo In the produce mar
kets of last week of general interest to the
trade. Prices for the most part were nearly
, steady nnd , with the receipts Just about
equaling the demand , the arrivals of each
day wore sold with llttlo difllculty. Eggs ,
perhaps , showed more change than anything
else. The arrivals hero were not largo , but
eastern markets were lower , which prevented
shipping from this point nt the prices pre
vailing here , and the market had to come
down. A good many sales have been made
nbovo nnd a few. perhaps , below 1'Jc. but It
is safe to say that the majority of the sales
made during the week were nt that
prlco. The butter market wns weak and
not so many sales nro reported ntOo or
* above. Poultry commanded good firm prices
nil the week. The few live chickens which
have arrived hnvo sold very well and they
will bo in still bettor demand as the weather
becomes wanner. Game sells provided there.
Is not too much of It , as tbo demand Is lim
ited. The prices , however , nro low which is
duo In part to the poor quality of the receipts.
The hey market , if anything , snowed some
llttlo improvement , according to the host In
formation at hand ; hay Is not at nil plenty in
the country and dealers generally do not an
ticipate very liberal receipts lor the balance
of tbo season. Thcro are some who expect to
BCO it sell at above $15 , although It is hard
to got thot price now , oven for the best up
land.
OAl.lFOItXU FllUITS.
Omaha Is becoming a largo fruit market
nnd the quantity of fruit sold hero is rapidly
Increasing from year to year. This Is es
pecially true of California fruits , which ar
rive hero In excellent condition , thanks to
the rapid train service nnd the staying quail-
tics of the fruits themselves. California
oranges are considerably higher than thov
were lu California , but the largo stocks held
nt this point , and other interior cities has
tended to keep the prlco down hero. The ap
parent ronson for the upward tendency of
the market in California is that stocks are
mostly held oy n few largo dealers who aro.
of course , Interested in putting the
price up. Another reason. is to bo
found In the scarcity nnd poor
oimllty of the foreign and Florida fruit.
This has given California , ns it were , a sort
of corner on the markot. It is estimated that
l.NK ) car loans of oranges worn shipped outqf
California prior to April 1 , and that as many
moro will bo shipped during the present
month , leaving only n limited quantity for
May and Juno. The lemon market Is very
strong , nnd fancy lemons have made a big
Jump in Now York during the last ten days.
A local dealer remarked that ho would not bo
surprised to see a ttl.00 market hero before
long. Apples keep coming into the marKet in
small shipments , so that , whllo there uro no
great number on sain nt any one time , there
are always some to bo had.
Tiin au.ux TiunK.
The governor's signature of the warehouses
bill Is regarded by grain men , and in fact by
all classes of business men who have looked
intd the subject , as the commencement of anew
now epoch of crosiwrity for Onialm. Whllo
It U only the first step In the building up of
nn important cr.iln industry at Omaha , the
Interest which the grain men have displayed
already is ample assurance that the matter
will bo pushed , as the baying U , for all there
Is in It , Some of the olavator men will leave
the city the tint of the week for n visit to thu
leading groin markets of the country , where )
they will examine mare closely the methods
of Inspection uud the grades of the different
cereals. Steps nro aUo t > olng taken , when
ithorightUino arrives , for aa oucu board ,
whcro the different furm products can bo
bought or sold.
The Chicago wheat market for the past
week has been a fine ono for the big scalp-
crs. having been a good sale on the bulges
nnd an equally good purchase on the breaks.
The fight still coutlnucs between those who
bclievo In the foreign situation , on tbo bull
side , and the others who nro equally confi
dent In the grand prospects of the growing
crops at homo , on the bear side. The closTwg
of the week is nt n slight advance over last
week's closing , but bus virtually been n
drawn battle.
Corn nnd oats have been comparatively
dull and trading light. Tim prices are too
high In these cereals to Induce very heavy
buyintr , nnd the lightness of stocks prevent
operators from putting out lines ol any mag
nitude on the short side.
Trading in provisions has boon compara
tively light nnd the market about steady.
The following table will show the highest
and lowest prices paid on each day of the
week under review , at Chicago and St. Louis ,
also the opening and closing prices of the
week. No session of the board was held at
Chicago on Tuesday. _ .
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OMAHA , April 11.
CATTLE Estimated receipts of cattle 1.300 , as
coniDiircd with 1,053 yesterday and MO
Saturday of la t week. The receipts during
the week have been about 8.500 , as compared
P.-IO last week. Tlio market was uctltoand
higher - on good hooves and active and firm to
lOo higher on others. All grades of mitchor
stock were nctlvu and stronger. All sold.
Feeders active auu In demand , at strong
prices ,
lions Estimated receipts of hois 3.100. us
compared with 3.013 yesterday and ( > , OKj
Saturday of last week , The receipts during
the weeek were about 20,000. as compared with
2C.f > 4i ( last week. The market opened actlvo
and 5u higher and closed weak to 5 to 10a
lower. The range of the prices paid was
$ i.7Xit5.1l ( ) . the bulk selllne at ll.tWS5.00. Pigs.
$ -.50iW.75j llBht-llghts. ! a75I44..V ) ; Unlit. $4.7ix3
4.93 ; heavy. $ I.9.VS5.10 ; mixed , M.KVS3.00. The
J4.95M us com-
average of the prices paid wus
compared with Jl.02 yesterday and $4.Gaj Sat
urday of lust week.
SliKEi1 Estimated receipts of sheep. 2.204. as
compared with ISO yesterday und3.lSfl Sutur-
day of last week. The receipts during the
week have been 3,330 , us compured with 0.184
lust week. The murkot was active and firm.
Natives , $2.7503.50 ; westerns , 52.00a5.50.
JtccclptB and Shipments.
Showing the odlclal receipts and shipments
of cattle , hogs and shocp on the dates Indi
cated :
HECE1PTP.
Stock Receipts.
Estimated Today. OOlcIal Yestoraav.
Cattle. . . 53 curs , 1.300 Cattlo. . . 45 cars. 1.05S
Hogs 44 cars. 3,100 Hogs. . . . 51 curs , 3,013
Sheep 11 curs , 2,204 Sheep. . . , . 1 cur , 1S0
Highest antl Lowest.
Today. Yesterday ,
Highest J5.10 Tllehest.
Lowest $1.70 Lowest. . . . . . . . . ! ! 4.03
Avernijo Price of Hoes.
Showing the nvoraeo ' price paid for loads
of heirs on the days 'indicated in ISsS , 1SS9 ,
1800 nnd 1S01.
I'reviiillnu Prices.
ThofollowliuU a table ot prlcoi paid on
thlsmarkot for the grade ot stock mentioned :
Pnncy steers , 13.V ) to 1003 Ibs $1.80
Prime steers , 12.V ) to 147J Ibs 4.0.5
( iood steers , 1150 to HIV ) U > s U.05
Hutclmrs'steers. 10V ) to K1'JOIbs. . . . 3.7.1
Falrhteow , 030 to 113) Ibs 3.50
Common steers , KXI to 1200 Ibs 3.00
Knlr to < oed cows l.no
Good to choice cows , 2.0J
Choice to fancy cows 3.25
Heifers 2.0)
Yearlings 2.CO
IVcdore 2.20
Stockers 1.23
Oannora 1.03
Hulls 1.75
O.xou 1.75
Stasa 1.50
Uulvos 1.53
Western cornfod steers. . . . , 2.50
Western steers 1.50
Western cows 1.00
nnd Lowest Silos of lines.
The following condensed table shows the
highest and lowest sales und highest and low
est uverago of the sales of hozs und the dates
at this market lu each month during tbo
months stated :
of 1'rlcvH.
The following tublo shows tbo prices paid
for a hoop :
I'rlmo fat sheep . $4 7.vft5 M
l iood fat shui-p . 4 2.V&4 M
Common to medium sheep . 2 751M &l
Weiteru . . . 2 704W 50
H.THKO or 1'rloea Paid for
TU.9 loUtvSii UlC * sitfwj ; lie xango ol
the prices paid for hogs on the days indi
cated :
Wednesday , April 1 , 4 noa4 7,1
Thursday , April 2 4 30 4 SS
Trlday. April 3 4 40414 M
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Saturday , April 4. . . . , 4C-O4 HO
Monday , April 0 40VC4 HO
Tuesday , April J ; il4 w
Wednesday , April f. . . MH W
Thursday , April B 40G&3 00
Krldav. April 10 &V25 15
Saturday , April II. . . . 7C&5 10
ljUosltlon of Stock.
Showing the number ot cattle , hozs and
sheep bought by the pickers nnd other buvors
on the market an shown by the books ot the
Union stock yards company !
CATTI.K.
IluycM. No.
SwIft&Co 2M
The ( I. H , Hammond company 147
The Cudahy packing company 130
5
The Omaha packing company
Shippers , feeders anl other buyers 022 '
'M
Leftover
Total 1,470
110(19.
The Cudahy packlnz company 027
The Uinuha packing company 4-S
fiwlft .V Co. . 674
ThoO. II. Hammond company i. . . KM
Shippers , feeders and other buyers U73
Leftover 240
Total 3,530
Deposition of Stook for the Week.
Showing the number of cattle , hogs and
sheep bought by the packers and other buyers
on the market as shown by the books of the
Union stock yards company for the week
ending Satuiday , April 11 , Is'Jl ' :
CATTLE.
PwlfutCo 2,044
ThoO. H. Hammond company Mil
The Cudahv packing company G79
Unialia 30
packing company
Shippers , feeders and other buyers 4,448
HOGS.
The Cudahy packing company. , Gf..a4
Umaha packing company 2(1,000
SwIfutC'o ? . 4,718
The O. H. llutnmond company 2i5C
Shippers , feeders unit other buyers 10,004
8IIELI' .
Swift .t Co 1.413
The Cudahy packing company 45'J '
The G. H. Hammond company 40
Shippers , feeders and other buyers 103
llcprcsontntlvc Sales.
8TEEU9 ,
No. Av. Pr. No Av. 1'r. No. Av. Pr.
1. . fc70iOO : 18..1198 $1 30 19. . 1177 $3 00
1. OH ) 350 17..1097 4 01 41..1220 510
11. . 7S5 3 OJ 23 . 871 4 70 34..1179 5 10
1. . 1110 400 1. J030 473 18..12tiJ 523
1. 743 400 3..119) 473 11. . 1230 533
12..1H95 410 20..1205 483 3U..13J 545
5. . 078 410 1..J21K ) 483 18..122.1 545
2.1063 425 11..11C3 400 38..1281 KM
23 . 89J 4 40 25. . 87'J 4 93 20 1U97 555
11.978 443 20..1141 49) 15..1.VJO 553
2 .lO'.O 450 18..1153 500 19..1413 4 05
1 . t30 460 38.1213 500 53. .1338 5 03
STEEUS ANUllEH'EllS.
17..1454 $3 70
8. . (25 ( 215 4. . 4DO 225 3. . 040 310
WESIEItN CATILE ,
No. Av. Pr.
J. M. nullentlne-
223 steers , hay-fed 1,303 $4 CO
4 steuts , hay-fed tailings 1,302 3 OJ
Lu Juuru uattlo com puny
54 uteurs. hay-feet 1,070 390
00 steers , hay-fed 1,104 4 C3
Standard cattle dompany
10 steers 1,150 450
Sidney Manning
23 heifers , huy-fuu 763 300
tioas.
No. Av. Sh. Pr. No. Av. Sh. Pr.
4 200 40 $4 00 bT 190 100 $4 93
rj\ ro ntn tn A ii\
1 mft i
P10S AND llOfOII.
4 115 40 300 31 00 325
55 OJ 100 3 25 4 220 400
sitccr.
No. . Av. Pr.
214 efw ewes , shorn U5 $415
Country Produce.
The week closed with the markets well
cleaned up. The supply of ectrs wus so llpht
that the market was u llttlo llrmer , but deal
ers do not look for any permanent Improve
ment , other kinds of pnxluce were about
steady.
Eocs Dealers generally were asking and
obtaining 12Vic.
HAY The best grades were quoted at $14.00 ®
14.50 per ton ,
GAMK A peed many ducks are arriving , but
they are still poor in llcsh and not much
souclit after , boino dealers are writing tholr
customers that tboy do not want them. The
small nnd mixed ducks sell right around { 1.00 ,
and mallards J2.00a--.50.
itccelpts were not heavy and the
market fully steady. Mvo chickens went at
* ' .504M.75 ; very choice , M.9J ; drowsed turkeys ,
1415c ; ducks and geese , choice , tHt2o.
IttiTTKit In ono way the market hero Is in
peculiar shape. The average receipts do not
appear to bo so very heavy , but eastern mar
kets are so low as to shut out the packers and
shippers and that Is weakening the market
here. A few of tbo choicest country rolls sell
as high as 20c , and occasionally n little above
that market. A very laruo proportion of the
receiuts has to bo sold ut HVSii-o.
Th ! > Iniprnvcinciit Record.
The following figures show the totals of
real cstnto transfers , building permits and
bank clearings for tbo past week :
IlCAb ESTATE TitASSrEllS.
Monday t 24.002
Tuesday 0,478
Wednesday 45.1X53
Thursday 23.C04
Friday 149.225
Saturday 40,370
Total 1291,782
BUII.UINO I'EIIMITS.
Monday t 3,1150
Tuesday 8,510
Wednesday 1S.5.V )
Thursday ROM
1'rltlay 0,000
Saturday I,1) )
Total t 53,045
BANK CLCAIU.NQ3.
Monday f 724.fiOO.41
Tuesday C42.5 7.0'i
Wednesday 5SO,490.fiO
Thursday 040,140.73
1'rlday MI.Kh.ai
Saturday 024,131.73
Total 13,744,114.41
A decrease of 21.J per cent from the corresponding
spending week of last vear.
Weekly Hank Statement.
Nr.w YOIIK , April 11. [ Special Telesram to
THE llKR.l The weekly bank statement bhows
the following changes :
Ilcscrvo. decrease f 775,020
Loans , Increase 1,078,100
Specie , decrease 4\itOO :
l.i'Kiil tenders , decrease I'.ruioO
Deposits. Increase 475,300
Circulation , Increase 2,200
The banks now hold t5.in2,9.Y ) In excess of
the requirements ot tbo 10 percent rule.
TUB UBAIjTY MAUKBT.
TXPTRUMENTS plaeeTon record April II ,
WAHU\STIT DEEOl.
Allx-rt Ilrown and wife to Illrd Crltch-
tlfld.lotH , blk 21. Orchard Hill } | , r200
G h Darker and wlfo to llutclilnson .V
Wend , lot 1:1 : , bk ! w , same C3)
J r l-'lack to I/11 launders , lot 2 , 1'lack's
sub ' . ' 50 ( )
S J rishernnd wlfo to K I ) Silborsteln ,
nnd > i lots 10 and 20. blk 2. Kllby Place 1,50 }
0 K Uoodmanand wlfo to L II llcclicr ,
lnt2S. blk It , Mapleton add 27i
A J lliuiscom und wlfo to Dai'lel Haiu-
bht r. lot 15 , blk 19. llanscom 1'laco. . . . 5.V )
B K Johnson and wife to U U and lluzo
llloiiult , lot u. blk 6 , Nowoort add SCO
Eatuu to M M Marshall , lot 17 , Albright
A Aylosworth'sld add I . .t . . . . . . 37J
K A Lindsay and husbatidl to Omahn
jiierchandlso compan .jvWfcct lot 2.
blkO. subof J I llcdlck's.jujd . S.OW
O I Mctus to same , lot 12 , Wk U. Ilcdford
Place , , . . . ! . vl. , . . . . . , , , WJ
J li Miles to llutclilnson & 'Wbul ! , lot 312 ,
blk 10 , Orchard Hill . ; .U . . CM
John MaRulro and wlfo to .rrcd Hnflvld
jr. sw so 10-15-10 , and < * H nwiio 10. and
other property In said sifjtlon . 3,50)
0 K Martls and wife to Mury.Onvln , w ! (
lot 17 , Haw's add , , , . . . . , ' . 1
MiirRarot Mortnnnn to Jolm Kuaus , 13.00
acres In sw cor 30-1(1-12 ( ' . ' . ; ; . TfO
0 II Mcrnmnn and wlfo to John Knaus ,
6'i ' acres In .sw30-IC-13m. . . 330
r J I'aln and wife to J 1' Hatrohl ' , lot 7 ,
blklO. Clifton lllll add. . . . , . . . 2,700
Jane Plckard to Clara \VcaVir , , lot 29 , blk
8. llanseom t'lnco . 5,500
0 ! ' Kumpll and wlfo to M' M .Marshall ,
lot 10. blk2lCarthaKoadd . 1,100
Li Schroodcr , trmtco. to Nils Thurn-
nuUt. lot 15 , blk 1:1. : Ilrown park . 300
li 1) launders to J V Klaok , lot 3 , blk 0 ,
SaunilersA : H'sadd to Walnut lllll. . . . CM
W A Saiindcrs to.1 Hack , lot 3 , blk "IV
Sauiulcrs.V H'sadd . 700
Union stockyards comnany to 1'rank
lllahn , lot V , blk 11 , 1st add to South
Omaha . COO
Union stockyards company to John
Chop , lots 17 nnd IS. blk II , 1st add to
South Omaha . 1
John Williamson to T J Shane , lot 23 ,
blk 6. Lake View . 205
John Weaver and wife to Jane I'lcknrd ,
und U w 45 ft lot 7 , blk74.South Omaha 6,000
Anna M Vatcs to U A 1'arktr , lot 2. blk
21 , nnd lot 10 , blk 10 , 1'oppleton I'ark. . . 3,000
QUIT CLAIM 11E1UI3.
A N Orant to August Stone , lot" , blk 0 ,
I.yniaii I'liico . 6W
1' N Orant et al to A N Grant , n ! ! lot 8.
blkfi. Lynian I'liice . 230
A X Grant to I' N Grant s ! J lot 8 , blk 0 ,
Lyman 1'laco . > 0
J 1' Hoycl , shorlff. to Klmball & Champ ,
tra lota , blkX Central Park 300
J T lloyd , shcrlir. to Joseph Stein , lot 4 ,
Iilk2. rowlcrl'laco ICG
J 1' lloyd. shurllT , to K K t rvnch , lot 10 ,
blk 8. Lake View 607
V J Kaspar ct al to public , plat ot Kas-
par's add
Total amount of transfers t 40,310
TJ1K HACK 1UOT.
Ofllcers Ncwntnn ami Gustnf on De
cide to ItcHlun.
Tno board of fire and police commission
met yesterday nftcrnoon to hear the charges
ngalnst Officers Newman and Gustafson
for their part in the riot ut tbo
Keystone chop house on April 1.
When the cases were called the accused
officers presented their defense In the form
of resignations , which were accepted by the
board ,
Commissioner Gilbert said that ho did not
want the resignation of Officer Newman ac
cepted. "As the charges against this officer
nro of a very serious nature I do not think ho
should bo allowed to resign , but should bo
tried by this board and discharged , "
Tbo question of accepting the resignation
was debated at some length , Mr. Gilbert
still holding out. Finally it wns decided thut
the easiest way out of the matter was to ac
cept the resignation. None of the commis
sioners were anxious to listen to n thrco or
four hours' trial which would slmoly be
u repetition of the police court trial. The
general impression among the commission
was that thcro was no show for Nowmnn ,
and all were anxious to got the matter out of
the way.
When the resignation .had been accepted
the committco on fitmnca made a report in
rcfcrenco to the condition of the police fund.
The hoard has ? 7i > ,000 to run the police force
n year. Taking the expenses of last year
into consideration , it wus uecldcd that the
fund would not allow tno appointment of any
additional patrolmen beyond keeping the
quota of men up to ninety-four.
of the department
Last year tbo average pxponscs
partment per month wns w,400 for ninety-
four men. Slnco the resignation of Newman
and Gustafson there nre'but nlnety-ono men
on the force. The number will bo increased
to ninety-four , but not abo\'o that.
Alter Policeman iN'cwimn ,
James H. O'Neil ' has brought suit to re
cover ? l.OOO damages from Officer Jesse New
man and his bondsmen. The trouble grows
out of tbo recent chop house riot. In support
of his claim , O'Neil charges that without Just
cause or provocation , tNowinan , ns a police
man , fired a bullet into his arm , crippling
him for lifo.
UXDIill TUfc , OAH.
A Section Mnn Badly Hurt While
AVorkliis Near Albright.
Just before noon yesterday a section man
named Olsen was run over and seriously hurt
hurt by a Union Pacific hand car near Al
bright.
The injured man was a member of a sec
tion gang nnd had Just commenced work. He
with tlos and fell
\vas on a hand car loaded
off in front of the car. Before a stop could
bo made the car had passed over the man
breaking ono of his legs and badly mutilating
ono of his bands.
Mr. Olsen is a stranger in the city. Ho
was removed to St. Joseph's hospital.
*
AVorin Eating Plant.
Now Zealand produces a peculiar sort
of missing link between nnimal and
vegetable lire. It Is called the bulrush-
caterpillar. The caterpillar part is just
an ordinary every dtiy caterpillar. The
bulrush part ol it grows out of the back
of the worm's head , and but for the fact
that it has a fork in it it could poseas a
miniature American bulrush of the kind
commonly known as cattails.
It is about eight inches high , and has
'whiskers" nt the tip just ns a cattail
has.
has.Tho caterpillar is only three inches
long.
Careful dissection of a specimen
showed that the root of the bulrush had
eaten out every particle of the worm's
interior , so that tno hairy liitlo simply
formed a shell to cover the root.
The plant is scientifically known as
motrosideros robusta , Whllo the bul
rushes are frequently found without the
catorpilur , It Is seldom that the cater
pillar is found without some bulrush Is
using him for a vegetation pot , and the
extra sizes of the rush that spring from
the caterpillar betokened that there is a
natural affinity for llesh on the part of
the plant
These who have Investigated the sub
ject of the strange combination state
that the caterpillar burrows in vegetable
soil prior to Us metamorphosis , nnd in
its burrowimr gets some of the minute
seeds of the bulrush lodged In the scales
of the neck. Nourished by the warmth ,
moisture and richness of the insect's
body , the seeds strike root Into the un
fortunate caterpillar's brain. The
change into chrysalis is titonco stopped ,
and after a few clays the caterpillar dies ,
whereupon the bulrtish proceeds to con
vert the entire nnimal substance Into
plant llfo , The hide undergoes this
change also , but doe * not lese Its form ,
and many specimens possess the
horns , legs and ' 'claws intact but
for the transformation of substance
from animal to vegetable. The bulrush
pursues its way uninterrupted until
every particle of the caterpillar is
transformed , when it too. dies , and the
bunch of seeds at th'e' top blows away to
chase ether worm victims.
The native N w Zbalandor is very fond
of the combination whan it Is fresh for
food , and when evolution Is complete for
coloring matter to bo used In tholr tat
tooing. Decomposition has never been
known to exist in a case whcro the rush
completed Us deadly work. The plant
usually completes It , too. for If the stalk
is broken off durintr growth a second ono
sprouts Immediately bo low the wound.
Ilnlilcj Gnin : Up In the World.
In many parts of Germany , Franco
and Holland , as well ns in some places
in the Hrltlsh Isles , It is considered
very important that nn infant should "go
up" before It goes down in the world ,
Bays the Irish Times. Then , if n child
is born in the lower story of a house it
is immediately bundled up by ono of
the old women and carried up stairs ; if
the event occurs in the upper story the
same old womim is expected to take the
child in her arms and clamber upon tlio
top of the table , chest of drawers or
oven a chair anything to ; got the little
ono up in the world ,
The Government Crop Eoport Failed to
Affect Wheat Trade.
CORN CLOSED WITH A FAIR ADVANCE ,
Provision Prices Hotter , nntt Cattle
Ilcnch tlio Highest Point of tbo
Week HOB Trailo
Itntlicr Slow.
CIIICAOO , April U , ( .Special Tclccram to
TIIK HKE.I The crop report fell flat so far as
affecting tlio speculative markets on 'change
this morning. The very excellent condition
of wheat was known and fully discounted in
advance. The market started about steady
atll.Ot'i for May. ami a llttlo off atil.OJ'ifor
July. Durinp the first hour prices turned note
to J1.0l j nnd JI.03 for May and July. Corn was
a narrow market and llttlo changed from lust
night. Uats sold a llttlo higher. Provisions
opened steady nnd moved up 5o to lOc all
around on early trading. The wheat market
did not surprise anyone today except these
who sold heavily on short and expected to FCO
a break of So or DC. Kveryono expected n
favorable showing from Wnshlngton llcures ,
and they got It , The market started as If
thcro had been no report Riving winter wheat
conditions nearly IS points better than a year
ago. This , barring all adversities yet to como ,
represents a crop of perhaps : i3VHKiCOD ( bushels
of winter wheat , asalnst less that 200,000,000 on
the present crop. lint the present wheat sup
ply and hungry Europe are llio vital points In
the present situation. This was what gnvo
prices a lift of nearly Ic at one tlmo today on
the government report. Not on homo erop ,
but on foreign crops. 1'ranco was represented
ns2 , " > toJMpor cent short. Holland and Hol-
Kluin the siinio as last year , Gurtnanj only
fair , Italy satisfactory , with Kussla doubtful ,
but generally unfavorable. Oablo news for
the day was loss bullish. Liverpool early
cables were lid lower for cash nnd future's
English home-grown wheat was higher ,
runners' deliveries were at an average
of 37s9d , or Is4d up for the month. 1'arls was
strong , with wheat 10 to oO centimes up , and
Ilour25 to 50 centimes higher , llcrlln was > i
mark up on near options and 2J ! marks lower
on distant months. English weather was cold ,
1'crlmps the best bull news of tlio day was In
the o.xport clearances and sales of cash vhoat
for later shipments , four Atlantic ports
cleared for the week G02.000 bushels of wheat
and 'JS4.00J packages ot Hour. Tlio Increase In
wheat and Hour over last week was cnual to
about ffiO.OJO bushels of wheat. Sow York and
Huston yesterday alone cleared 57,000 bushels
of wheat and K > ,0.0 packages of Hour. St.
Louis today reported 200,000 bushels loading
In hargt-a. William Dunn & Co. today
reported 24 boat loads worked for
export shipment from May to Sep
tember. The action of the market for
the urlnclpal months was : May opened at
tl.03U , sold to ei.OI ? , , to JI.OIIS , to 31.01V. to
$1.04)4 ) to 81.04i ! at 1 o'clock. July , $1.02' $ , to
JUKI , to JUK , to ll.OJM. toJU M , tolUBH.
Mllmlno-llodniau , S. V. White V Co. , and the
crowd led the buying , llutclilnson sold long
wheat. lUoom offered wheat for a time , but
took VX,000 bushels of May from Hutchluson
at the top price of the day. Wheat closed
with excellent support , and with an advance
of 'ie from last night for May at $1.04 , ' ; , and
but ' { cup for July at Jl.O't. April was quoted
at the close at tl.lXPi. Now York reported 1014
boat loads worked for export.
Tlio corn market was a moderate ono. It
showed good support , however , and like wheat
closed with a fair advance for May , with
July less buoyant. The receipts were 26C
cars. The estimate for Monday Is 270 cars.
Tlio bear element Is dolnp ; all In Its power to
create a stampede on the Impression that the
receipts will Increase largely. St. Louis sent
dispatches saying that trarollng a-jonts flnd
that corn will now begin to move quite freely.
The bulls still hold the market nt its high
point , us the receipts are not moro than the
requirements. April corn at the close was
07io. May sold at 680 to 07Uo at the opening
and sold up toC7 ? ® 07ic , and closed at07iO
July closed atlil c , to G4ic , to C4ie ! at the
close. May corn puts were quoted ut 07io ! and
calls ut GSUc.
The oats market was unlet today with op
tions soiling within a range of ! ic and closing
at the top prlco of the day. 11. I'owlcr
sold a lutr quantity of long oats
on July delivery. May opened at Ho above
yesterday's closing prices at 54 ! . c , at
which amount the close was made. Juno sold
from ! > 'l ? . o toMfic toMUc ut the close. July
opened at 51 lie. sold down to 51 ? e , und from
thcnco up toStJic , the closing price. August
closed uttiSiic. und September at lU c. The
receipts were 125 cars , of which 77 cars were
graded contract. Shipments aggregated 118,720
bushels , the greater part being ot No. 2 grade.
All predictions about a stampede among
holders of May products are vanishing In the
air. In fact , the sentiment In the provision
market appears to bo working tlio other way.
In this pit , as In the grain markets , there was
today buying for May and soiling for July.
This was seen In the closing prices. May pork
wus upl2Jc. ! JulyTHc : May lard r > e and July
2\c. I'ork opened ut the low point of the day ,
uU12.5oai2.00 for May and July , sold to $12.0- ;
fflia.07i. ! and closed at il2.GOSia.OO. May lard
sold atM.7oaO.77ii , and closed nt Jrt.7. > : July ,
$ ; .00 to I7.07li , unit elo > od at J7.02iltlb ! * sold
' time and closed about
ut . > o higher at one
steady.
I'ltlCES AT CHICAGO.
Showing the ranso of prices In the loading
options , us reported by Cookaell Brothers :
CQHMomTr.lOpon. I lllgn. I lav. | Clo o. I Voal'r
PHICEJ AT 8T. LOUIS.
COMMODITY I Upon. | illitli. I low. | Closo. | Vesl'y
NotCH and Oosslp.
Minneapolis : Curs Wheat , 188.
Estlmutud hos nt Chicago Monday , 30,000.
Exports from Now York , wheat and flour ,
135,017.
Kansas City receipts : Wheat , 29 ; corn , 130 ;
oats , 21.
Kcd wheat Rolling ut Chicago at May prices
from sample tables.
Estimated curs ut Chicago Monday ; Wheat ,
40 ; Corn , 273 ; outs , 110.
I'nts at Chicago were offered on May wheat
. , ' for $123 1,000.
for Monday , Sl.O ? * , per ,
St. Louis receipts : Wheat , 24,000 bushels ;
corn , 08.000 bushels ; oats , 3I.003 bushels.
Chicago receipts : Wheat , 27,731 bushels ;
corn , bUxt : ) bushels ; oats. 10I.K80 bushels. Ship
ments : Wheat. 13.B7S bushels ; corn , 08,170
bushels ; oats , iu , bi7 uuslivls.
Ilucrbolim's cable : Liverpool wheat slow
and ! i to Id lower , corn llrm and lid higher ,
Mark Lane wheat prices unchanged. Un
, passage steady. Un coast steady. Waiting
sale 1'runch country markets unchanged ,
Ilradstreot's reports : Kxport.s both coasts
this week 2.uui'i52 : bushels , against 2li > 4lbj
bushels last week und 2CNt,7l'J bushels last
year. July 1 to date equal 71,171,411 bushels ,
against M.241.037 last year and G'J.270,00)ms ) \ -
m lit 16s' . ) . The available stocks of wheat In
Europe then-fore und lu America U equal to
W.b' ,115 bushels.
I > gan & Co. to Toncray k Ilryan ; Gen
eral expcctutlons were that wheat would
soil loner on the llatturlng report by
the government of the growing winter
wheat. It opened at about the closing prlco
yesterday. 1.0J4. The buying by a local
scalper was heavy und on bis purchase the
market advanced to tl.Ol1 . ills wants Hiip-
pllud , tha market broke olT to $1.04 > i. The
close Is $ l.04S&l.ol' . Hcrllu cables como
higher ; Trench , steady ; English , lower , and
with line weather this side of the Atlantic , we
look for homo decline from present prices. Wo
cannot learn of uny Inquiry for either winter
or spring for shipment today. We look for u
pause In the contlnuntul excitement and
recommend tuklng moderate profits on other
side. We think that until moro is known of
the needing In the northwest the market will
bo a sculping one , and to buy on breaks the
afo course. Corn oucned at C7Hoi May sold
11
up to 67Vc Anil closed at CTHc. From th
country west and southwest bolter receipt * of
corn arc proml cd. Provision * . Inactive. July
pork cloned at 113.00 ! lard , 17.02 : rib * . M.W.
Kcnnott , Hopkins & Co. to 8. A. MeWhorter
The wheat crop report as Indicated In our
advice * yesterday cut no figure In today's
operation * . It Ims boon discounted , nnd tlio
local crowd were generally short In anllclpa-
tlonof lower prices. They found lonss Just
as confident as over and not disposed to part
with tholr wheat , except at bettor rates. After
homing tlio markets down for two hour * , dur
ing which tlmo there was very Ditto aetlon ,
the shorts decided to cover , nnd In doing so
advanced tlio prlco about la. The govern-
incut rupert of the foreign outlook for wheat ,
which was not gunurnlly known until rather
late , gave the boars some uneasiness. It Is
regarded n a bullish factor. Mr. Dodge's
determination to give out no report of wheat
ucro.igo until June Is commended by the bulls
and denounced by the bears. A Rood export
business for the week has boon done and the
demand for future shipment shows nosljn of
abatement. With wnrm , brlisht weather on
Monday prices arc likely to rule some lower.
Corn and outs have ruled rather.M rons on bad
weather for seeding. St. Louis received nearly
100.000 bushels ot corn and leportcd country
holders anxious for bids , Indicating. It wns
argued , a freer movement shortly. A wore
ronlldent feeling prevails among speculative
holders , and If the weather should continue
cold and backward wo may cot 'somewhat
higher ptlces temporarily , The provision mar
ket has been quiet , Hading mostly of local
scalping onler , tiltlioitghou the small advance
thcro was a moro IP aural disposition to sell.
InocuHlnit was rather strong In sympathy
with wheat.
McCormluk .V Co. to V. 0. SwarU & Co. : The
government report giving the condition of
winter wheat iixn and Indicating that the
acrcago was largely Increased was certainly a
bearish document , from tlio standpoint of
America nlonn. It menus that If wo have a
Rood spring wheat crop , that of winter und
! < prttig combine Is llkoly to ho the largest \so
' to em
ovcriwrvesied. it's a fact that serves
phasise the position of our local trade on the
market , or In other words proves that they be-
lli'vo the serious Injury to foreign crops will
glvo us higher prices , no matter
how much wheat wo have at chome.
and that all of our .surplus will
ho needed for export. The light between
the bulls und the bears which hits continued
MI violently throughout the week winds up
with but llttlo advantage to cither party.
Ilradstreot's report that the available supply
of the world was U.OOO.OOO bushels moro than
last year had hut llttlo effect. Exports for the
week reported ut2,9JO.OuO bushels from both
sides of the Itoeklcs. Uecelpts at cloven prl-
mary points wore 231.00J , shipments 115.000.
The United Kingdom reports fanner's deliv
eries showing an average advance from a
week ago of Is , Gd. The Liverpool market
shows a decline of from Vi penny to 1'S penny
percental. The close of the market Is appar
ently strong , but wo notice that It leisures a
constant stimulus In the way of strong cables
and damage ncwn from abroad to sustain
prices. It Isdllllcult toadvUn under the cir
cumstances , hut wo bcllovo that If sales arc
made on good bulges or purchases on good
breaks the trader will make money , In brluf ,
that for the present wo arc liable to have a
scalping market within a range of 2or3eents.
Corn anil oats were dull with trading chlelly
local. Indications arc that the spring plantIng -
Ing of oats will bo done very soon and In good
shape. Advices from the west state that of
ferings of corn are Increasing rapldlv and In
dications point to Increased receipts. When
wo consider tint July oats sold last year
under Me and July corn about 3Jo present
prices look very high In the face
of the probability of good crops lu I'Ol.
Provisions weio r.iihcr dull and the marxet
looked weak , although wo had one or two
small l > nlies In sympathy with the advance In
grain. Wo bclievo that the May liquidation ,
which has been generally expected , has been
to a great extent accomplished. In that event
wo look for but llttlo further break so long as
hogs continue linn.
CiflVAIlO MilVK NTOCK Jl.litiCKT.
CiiiCAOn , April II. [ Special telegram to TIIK
HER.Cattle A few loads of fulr to good
steers among the arrivals sold quick and at
the highest prices for the week. The run
being comparatively light for the week , und
8,000 less than lust week , w\s the pi-lino cnuse.
ns the foreign markets are no butter than last
week , and exporters , especially of live eattlo ,
are practically out of the market at present.
Should the run bo at all moderate next week
prices are bound to go substantially ( higher.
Quotations wore about as follows : Extra
steers , KOOQ.6.35 ; prime , $3.75'j.03 ; good to
choice , ? 3.2.Vil3.S3j medium , $4.8535.23jcomnion ,
$ l.oo4.50 ; cows and heifers. $ 'I.OCS4.25. (
lions Trade In a general way wus ruthcr
slow und prices 5 to 10o lower on rough und
common , but. about uteudy on Bhlppers und
light. Almost every salesman had few rough
and common on hand and as there was prac
tically only ono buyer , thov had to take what
wns uttered and the ruling llgures were Jl.OXii
4.6(1 ( , while fair to good packers hold ut $4.806ft
5.10 ; iiriino heavy an1 ! butcher weights , $3.15 ®
5i3llght. : ; H.IKKS3.15 ; light-light , Sl.OJQ.4.50 ;
pigs , $1.7503.75.
Coffee Option * .
NEW YORK , April II. [ Special Teloiram to
THE nnE.l COKKEK Options opened steady
5 points down to 10 points up , And closed
dull and unchanged to 5 points up. The sales
were 4fiOO bags , Including May. $17.13 ; July ,
I10.7510.SO ; September. $ r .93 ; December.
$14.05. Spot Hlo , quiet , steady ; fair cargoes ,
{ 20.00 ; No. 7 , $18.00.
Export of Specie.
NEW YOIIK , April II. [ Special Telegram to
THE HUE. ] The exports of specie from the
port of New York Inst week amounted to
$4,410.037. of which $4,003,700 was In gold and
)10.i37 : In silver. Of the total exports 14,032,200
In gold and K''J.OOJ In silver went to Kuropo ,
nnd $11,500 In gold uul $17.3117 In silver to West
Indian and South American ports. The Im
ports of specie during the week amounted to
KI2.3I9. of which Sll.OlO was In gold and $21,330
In silver.
STOCKS A\n UOXOS.
NEW YOIXK , April 11. [ Special Telegram to
THE HKK. ] This country alone hussont nearly
$300,000 In gold to Germany since the first of
this year. Moro than KOO.OOO of this wont to
day , but the German appetite for gold "Is
voraclbus at the present tlmo. This morning
cables from London Indicated that 100,000
had been withdrawn from the Hank of Kng-
land today for export to Germany und thatnn
advance In the bank's discount rate U ex
pected. This had the effect of making the
London speculators sell stock , hciico our mur-
knt was weaker tills morning despite the remarkably -
markably favorable government crop report
Indicates
Issued yesterday. This report
of winter
a most phenomenal crop
ter wheat , which. In conjuctlon
with the shortness of the Kuropean crops ,
would seem to Implv that the summer of 1MI1
will ho of great prosperity for the farmer ,
railroads und the country at large. The hank
statement showed a decrease of $777,023 In tlio
surplus reserve. This wns less than had been
expected , hence prices advanced after It , but
the closings were generally below yesterday.
Chicago lias was a weak feature of today s
dealings. Much of the selling of stocks was
duo to a belief that It was a good tlmo for a
reaction preparatory for another upward
movement next week. Atchlson and San
Kranclsco cross earnings for .March showed au
Increase of $73 , 133.
Kuniiett , Hopkins ft Co , , to S. A. MoWhortor.
There was a rumor last evening up town
that Commack had turned boar on stocks , hut
the old gent turned up In poi-Min at the
Wlndhor to deny It , Ho salu he wasn't down
town yesterday und was hardly expected to
come down today. Ho remarked that the gold
shipment engagements were very large. It
was expected that the hank statement would
hhow soiuo further reduction In reserves , us
Bomn largo shipments of currency have been
iniido again to the middle states. The mag
nificent government crop report for April ,
whluh came out last night and was In private
circulation after the uuslness hours , encour
aged holders of granzor slocks , und It was re
garded as the most favorahlo ono ever Issued.
Hrokers discussing at the Windsor last evenIng -
Ing wore not generally bearish , on the con
trary , they thought whllo Mocks closed Irregu
lar und few of them slightly lower , the market
us a whole was not weak. The advancii In Pa
cific Mall to UO yesterday was caused by the
purchase of 0X1 shares by a bold
now street trader und lie would
havn carried It above .Si , except for the
liquidation which set In about that time ow
ing to big exports , consequently he let It all
go again just In tlmo to escape a Jug of stock
from the .Mill building gair < who hail It on the
lloorto slug him with. Westurn Associated
press tolegrums are still unsettling this morn
ing and It seems that the southwest lines are
nil up In arms again on account of the action
of the Alton for cuttlni ? rates from Chicago
und ToxnH. The Alton Is to ho boycotted. It
Is claimed I'lill Armour's brokers have un
loaded about 15,000 shares of St. I'uut ubovo CO.
The stock murkut has hud u reactionary
tendency today following up the condition
under which It closed yesterday , It has never
theless shown unmlHliikablo strength and the
declines have been less unquestionably than
traders expected. The government report on
crops published lute yesterday afternoon , to
gether with the account of foreign crops from
the same source. Is. decidedly u hull argument
of the railroad stocks of this county and
probably has to some extent checked realizing
sales today. The Industrial stocks huvucusud
olT. Chicago gatt qulto heavy. A good deal of
the stock has boon gold by those disappointed
with the action taken at the lust mooting of
the Oth lust. ItHoemsto leave everything In
the dark without any Intelligence of allulMof
the comnany by which tho. uveraga man can
judge. The bank statement was rattier better
than expected , the loss In reserve of $ ? 77.00
fulling below estimates , but the bunks urn
undoubtedly not so well olT as the statement
( .hows , us large shipments of gold today were
not counted In the avorago.s The block mar
ket Improved a little after the bank state
ment was published , but cloaol dull. Total
sales 125,350.
I-ondon prices ; Northern 1'aolfle , profcrrcil
71U , dcucuso Ji Erie 20U , decrease Ul Luke
Phot * 113V. decrease < t Lout Tllle&NniihYlll
, decrease ? , ; St. I'uulOlvj , decrease Hi At-
lSi advance V.
N W YOIIK STOCKS.
Btocki. O'pn. | I lllib. dun * .
Hot-Una Vai 55
Manlialinn. . 107
Wabash pfJ.
Krlo
Canada So. .
I'aclnc.MMI. M
| j\ke Shore. 1114 1114
KAN *
I.piul Truit. f i
r. . 0.0 cut
NorlliwcM'n 107 1 < ' 101 u
Mo. I'aclflc . TOU
Un. I'ncltlf , . lot * 47H
N. I'ao I'M. ' n > H
S. I'ao. com.
O II. AO
Itock land
M. MH wu
M.West. 113 in U > 4
113SIH
West. Union SIH MM
1) . U A. W. . .
Am. yr. Urn
Jersey Cent. IKS in .
Now Knit , . . . 37H S7 >
S7KH
lllchTVrin. . I'H KH
Atchljon . . . 31
Chicago Uaa : > <
Hc.-utlut : . . . . .
Del. A Itud. 1SIH
No. Am '
w w M'
A. ( % Oil. . .
Tcnn , U. & I. 80'i
The following are the closing quotations !
t ) . a , u rivl'toro t .m Norlhorn I'acino 20 fOe
U.S. 4 coupon * .in Oo pretorreit 09
U.9. 0. . N. A W 107M
U. . 4S coupe . do profit ( otillT.Utlt )
1'BClOcilsof 'M m New York Central. . . .10.1
CcntrM I'acine mJ > < ! „ I ) A K SN
ChlcnW A Alton 1V < Itock MHn.l 7SH
Clilcntfo , UtirlliiKtua l'.M , A St. I1 JV4
Agulncy Ml < Jo inoforro'l Ill
IV , l7V IW > t. I'Aill A Onialm. . . . 5. > u
Illinois Cenlral 1'7 ' Jo ptefornvt 81
1. , 11. AW Union I'aclilo 47
MONEV ON OAU , Easy ; closed offered at 3
per cent.
1'iii.ME MEIIOANTH.E VAI-EH 54J7 per cent.
bTKiit.iND KXCHANOK Quiet , steady ; sixty-
day bills , H.bUVi ! demand , II. MH.
Stock * .
NEW VOHK , April 11. [ Special Tnlcsram to
TIIK llBa.1 The following are tha n.lntiiE
stock ( iiiotatlons :
Mfjtonvca.
CMICAOO , April II. Wheat Clo o Steadyi
eash , ; May , $1.04 i < ai.04'i ; Jufy ,
Corn Steady ; cash. 09c ; July , Gl'c.
Oats-KIrm ; cash , 53yo ; Muy , 6lie ! ; July ,
UyoGc. .
Harley -7MJSOc.
1'rlme Tlmothy-$1.2331.20.
Klax-l.22.
\Vnlsky-tl.l6.
I'ork-Utoady ; eash. $12.50 ; May , $12.60 ; July ,
813.00.
Iard-Hteady ; cash , M.02Js ! May. tO.75 ; July ,
? .02'iT.05.
Siiort Hlbs Steady ; cash , M.IO ; lay. $8.15 ®
G.17J ! ; July , $0.50.
1'lnur tfnchanced.
Hulk Jleats-Shonlders. $5.00J15.10 ; short
clear. Ki.l ( > ao. < 5 ; short ribs. JO.10aO.12S5.
Iluttcr I'liehunged.
Cheese I'lrm : full cream Cheddars , ll ®
ll'ie ; Hats , ; Young Americas , 13
rryii'Mirv
Hides - . Kosy ; heavy and light green salted ,
S'li'li-Vi ; isreon salted , 4'ic5t44 ! ; Halted bulk ,
434'e ; creen salted calf. Be : dry Hint , fcc ; dry
salted , Co ; dry calf. httOc.
Tallow-Steady ; I. solid packed , 4Ue ; 2 , 3o ;
cake , 4lc. ! „
HooelptR. Rhlpnicntn.
[ 'lour . 11.000 7.000
Wheat , hu . 18.000 13.0JO
Corn , hn . M.,000 09,000
Oats.bu . 103.000 107,000
New YOIIK. April 11. Wheat Uecelpts. 12,000
bushels ; ovports. 21.830 bushels ; spot dull ;
No. ! ! red , Sl.lO'JUI.lS In elevator ; Jl.UiS alloatl
M.lSJiSit.-'Oii f. o. b. Options closed ster.dy
and nnclmtiKed to ! o up ; No. " red , May ,
closed at tl.ii : ? { .
Corn Itecolpts , 25,300 bushels ; exports. 3,000
buHhels ; Htiot llrnior ; No. 2 , 'IWl'ta In eleva
tor ; "lie afloat ; ungraded mixed , 77dtSOc. Op
tions higher , May olosina ivt74ic. !
Oats Keeclpts , VWO ) biHhuls ; exports , 700
usliclH ; spot weaker ; No. 2 white. OjJ KSOKoi
mixed western. ft'ttOic : white western , IWi'Jlo.
Options llrmer ; May closed
SiiRar Itaw. llrni , but quiet ; domestic , 83
test , 4ic ; rotlned , llrm and active.
Petroleum Steady. United closed , May ,
72c.KBRS Steady ; western , t.Vj.
I'ork ti'lrm ; now mess , tn.n0314.tiO.
Lard Opened weak ; closed iflnn , western
steam , W.03.
lluttor Steady ; western dairy ,
western creamery , 21'ire ; Klgln,27c.
Cheese l-'lrm ; skims.
ST. Louis , April 11. Wheiit Firm and
cr ; cash , Jl.avj ; May , 11.03 ! } .
Corn Klrin ; cash , GSUc ; May , 05VJc.
Oats Unsettled ; cash. 55o ; May , file.
I'ork Steady at $12.50.
Lard Steady ut 80.50.
Whlsky-ll.lO.
lliitter Lower ; creamery , 2323o ; dairy , 18
G2-'o. _
M iNNEAi'OUS , April 11. Wheat Fairdernand
and Kood niUilni ; ; wheat sales. No. 1 northern
ranging l'/iil2c ( over May ; poor wheat slow.
Kccolpts , 100 cars ; Bhlpinciits , 75 cars.
Oloso : No. 1 hard. April , and on track ,
$1.00 ; No. 1 northern , April , JLOHi ; May , ! 1.02 > i
© 1.02S : on track , Jl.0m1.04 : ; No. 2 northern ,
April , il.Ol ; on tr.ick , 11.02.
KANSAS CITV. April \ \ . Wheat Quiet ; No. 2
hard , cash , Illc ; April , U3o bid ; No. 2 , red , cash ,
Jl.QJ.
Corn Weaker ; No. 2 , cash , OMo bid ; April ,
53150. Oais-Qulot ; No. 2 cash , Sljio bid ; April , 61io !
bid. _
KANSAS CITV. April ll.-Oattlo Kccoliitg ,
OxK ) ; shipments. 70i ( ; market lilshnr ; steers , fcl.70
Cia-jo ; cows , il.75ai.3J ; stockera and feeders ,
J2.2.r > 'SI.20.
Hess Itecolpts , 7.4M : shipments , . 1,300 ; mar
ket lower ; all grades , KL305.00.
CINCINNATI , April 11. Wheat No. 2 rod ,
{ I , US ! } .
Corn Steady ; No. 2 mixed. VXynHo.
Outs In fair demand ; No. mixed , 5so. '
Whlsky-Jl.Hi.
MII.WAUKKK. April 11. Wheat Firms No. 3 ,
sprlns , cash , tl.0j@t.02 : > } ; May. l.OlJi.
Oorn Klrm ; No. : t , CSVic.
Oats Firms No. 2. white. MHSW'c.
Provisions Qnletj pork , May , (12.53.
LtVKUi'OOi , , April 11. Wheat Demand good ;
California No. 1 , t"i 7d per cental.
Corn Market llrm , doiuaud rood ; mixed
western. Os lyd per cental.
ItlVE NTOCK.
OillCAdO. April 10. Oatilo Receipts. 1,000 ;
at highest prices of the week , steers , J4.8.vao.00 |
btocUcrs , iJ.b.Mi.l.M ! ; ; COWH und bulU , fl.'Mi
4.23.
4.23.ST. . Louis , April 11. Cattle Receipts , 400 ;
shipments , 'Jut : ; market steady ; fair to
fancy native steers , 14.5 > 20.2-j ; Blookors and
feeders , il.lMtt4.(0. (
Hogs Uecelpts , 1,500 : shipments , 3,000 ; mar
ket hteady ; heavy , e3.W > to.l5 ; mixed , tl.frMt
5.00 ; llRht. I4.5JUI.23.
Hogs Receipts , 15,000 ; market steady to
lower ; packers and shippers , JI.OIK&.M2SJ !
skips and selected light , tl.75Q5.2U ; prime
paoKersand butcher weights , HIMl5.i5. :
Sheep Receipts , I1.00J ; market llrm ; west
erns. t3.GoO5.B3 ; natives , J3.W > a5.70 ; lambs ,
Jo.50 < SO.OO.
Ho Out tlio Cnno.
The uldcrinun ( rotn Cleveland rmtur-
nlly ileslring to ttiUo advnntngo of the
occasion , was biowinp ) the boya a gold
wutch which his appreciative constituents -
onts lind presented him for heavy work
done in tlio interests of his ward. Buys
the Now York Sun. It WUB still passing
around , when a man in the corner , with
a satchel botwcou his fcot , handed out a
gold-hcudcd cano , with the remark :
"Boya , I micht as well show oil , too.
Tills wasnt presented to mo , but I ( jot it
on a fair , square vote of a whole town I
full of pcoplo. "
It was a heavy stick , with a massive
gold head , and on the latter was an in
scription to the oiled that the cano had
been presented to the handsomest man
in a curtain town in Kansas. Ono of the
crowd looked at the man und the cano
and blurted out :
"Great shakes ! but you don't claim
that this was voted to you as the hand
somest manV"
" 1 do , sir , " wns the quick reply.
"Hut you don't como within forty
miles of oven being common good look-
Ing. "
"That's also true , sir.1
"Then how on oartli did you get it ? "
"I was the only man in town who had
over put up Ids dukes in a Kcrap , nirand
when I entered the ruco for the cano the
forty other tellers tumbled all over onh
ether in their hurry to withdraw. Tha
purfosh is always respected whcro It rolj
B peels itself. ' '