THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , "TANUAftY 8 , 1R93-STXTEEN PAGES. 11
CONDITION OF OMAHA TRADE
Thu Now Year Slarte Out with Flattering
Prospects.
JOBBERS AND RETAILERS QUITE BUSY
Tlif > lYolliiK Among HiulncM Mtn
( lno r ( ironlrrConllilrnre In tlio future
ol Iho Clty-lliin Talks About
the Lot-ill Slttmtlon.
The first week of the ycir cnn hardly bo
said to have developed any now features es
pecially peculiar to itself In the field of
trade. Trade started in the now year where
It left off In the old and has moved along
steadily In the old well beaten path. The
active holiday trade In the ountry tended to
reduce retail stocks and in thlit way stim
ulate the Jobbing trade. The Jobbers report
that their traveling men on their llrst trip
since tha holidays have generally been
fuvoted with liberal orders.
Trade starts In Hie now year with a rapid
pace , and If it keeps it up during the whole
twelve months there will be no cause for
complaint on the part of Jobbers nt least.
While It Is utterly Impossible to foretell
what the condition of things will bo next
summer and fall , It Is reasonably safe to
predict that there will bo an active business
from now on until the new crop Is In the
Kitiund After that time trade will depend
very largely upon the pi-nRi-css.mado by the
growing crops. If weather conditions are
all favorable there need be no fear of any
lot-up In the volume of business.
While the condition of trade In n Jobblm *
way Is ver.v satisfactory , the retail dealers
of Omaha have also keen doing fairly well.
The holiday trade was hirp' ' , and It was only
natural to anticipate a falllntroff after the
close of the holiday season. There has been
n decrease in the volume of business , but it
has not amounted to such a falling off as
frequently occurs after the arrival of the
now year. The cold weather and the fact
that the local husliu ss conditions have been
gradually Improving Is lending to keep up
the demand for poods'offiill kinds. Mer
chants are now beginning to'anticipate n
( rood business for the balance of the winlei
and during the spring. The amount
of work that Is being carried on in
Omaha , In spite of tile cold weather ,
nnd the work that is ready to bo undertaken
with the opening up of the spriiiKgivef
promise of prcat things for the city. In all
quartern there is evidence of renewed con
fidence in the prosperity of the city. Men
who were in doubt as lo the future a few
months ago now express themselves as con-
lldent that Omaha is about to cuter upon the
most prosperous period in her history thus
far. When business men have unbounded
confidence in the future of trade there is
usually nothimr to fear , as the ver.v fact that
they are confident will lead thorn to push
forward the dilTeicut enterprises to success ,
oven if the conditions were not all that could
bo desired.
Country Produce.
The product1 markets during the past week
have been in peculiar shape. The demand
has not been ver.v heavy and consequently
the market bus not been very active. At
the same time the receipts have been so
light there has not been any accumulation of
stocks , but on the contrary the supply has
been well cleaned up every day. The re
ceipts being so light the prices have been
well maintained and have even advanced in
some eases. The market may be said to be
in good shape as to prices but unsatisfactory
as to the volume of business.
Kpps have been especially scarce during
the week and prices consequently strong.
It does not require very many to supply the
demand. When prices arc up to the present
notch consumers do not appear to bo very
anxious for an egg diet , and apparently turn
their attention to something that docs not
taste so strongly of money.
Poultry , especially turkeys , are usually a
drug after the holidays and it requires some
little time for people to pet over the taste of
"their holiday leasts sufllciontly to again dc-
sire a turkey dinner. Chickens , however ,
which are little used during the holidays ,
are in hotter request after the holidays than
hcforo. During the pnst week the demand
for good chickens has been quite fair
and owing to the liyht receipts
the market has scored quite a substantial
advance. Geese and ducks sold about steady ,
though the tendency has been toward firmer
prices.
Eastern and southern markets have been
In bhnpo to take all thu surplus butter to bo
had on this market , and for that reason
there has been no oversupply here , although
the receipts have been liberal. The prices
obtained have not shown much change dur
ing the week , but there have undoubtedly
been fewer sales at the bottom prices than
during previous weeks.
In the different kinds of winter vegetables
there has not been much doing aside from the
sale of small lots from store. ' Apples have
also been quiet and have sold only in small
loti.
AS DUN KHH-j IT.
Lust Work an ljepl lonully ( iood Oni * in All
I.lues ul l.ocnl Trade.
W II. Koberson , manager of the mercan
tile agency of II. G. Dun & Co. of this city ,
In his review of local trade says :
"Usually the week succeeding the holidays
is n poor one for trade. The reaction inci
dent on holiday activity Is generally quite
marked. This week proves an exception
to the general rule. Keluil dealers gener
ally have been siirpilsed at the
extent of their sales , and the wholesale
houses report an average week for time of
the year In nearly every line , the exceptions
are liquor and lumber. The liquor
men iind collections bard and sales a
trillu disturbed on account of the strin
gency experienced by ail dealers incident
to the annual license which Is now payable.
The severe weather has checked building
operations and consequently tlio demand for
lumber is correspondingly reduced.
"Humors continue to lly about relative to
the establishment of another largo whole
sale dry goods house in llio city , but so far
as can be learned no doiinito steps have been
taken in this direction. Ono of the best
known dry goods men of the city ,
recently associated with a largo house ,
will shortly open n now store on
Douglas street. As an offset to this one of
the houses now on that street will go out of
business , The tendency appears very strong
toward conce.ntrating dealers In dry goods ,
fancy goods and millinery in the neighbor
hood of Sixteenth and Douglas streets.
With this In mind one of the largo down
tow n millinery stores is negotiating for
quarters in the vicinity named.
"The demand for oysters In this city lias
never been equal to that of this season anil
yet'tho oyster men are far from happy.
They have been doing business at n loss from
the opening of the season , owing to the
llcreo competition and inability to
agree upon a price , Ousters In Haiti more
have advanced cents a gallon dining thu
present week , and this means that Omaha
wholesale dealers are again selling at a loss
of about 17 cents per gallon , inasmuch as
they cannot agree upon un advance.
"Trade at most of the commission houses
has been very good nnd the high priced ut
which produce and fruits are selling will
make this a profitable season for commission
dealers.
"Hunkers report an Improved demand foi
their surplus funds since the first 6f the
year , and remark upon the fact that mone\
is easier in the west than at the seaboard
1-ocal brokers In securities have found busl
ness lu their line quite dull tor the bcttci
part of a month , owing to the strong dcmanil
for money in eastern iviitois.
"Tho proposed reorganization of the Hoari !
of Trade is awakening quite a good deal 01
hitcrest. Just what policy will ultimately
bo agreed upon cannot at present bo fore
seen. The sentiment of the bushiest
community is a trille divided , bu
agree to the general proposition that tin
lioard should assert itself with more vigoi
In business and municipal affairs. Tin
Iheory that a Hoard of Trudi
should bo u ' rental agency or ni
organized Junket docs not command fuvo :
with the level headed business men win
compose the organization. Oil the othe
hand the sentiment U equally btronj ; again *
converting the iiKUuulou into a bucko
bhop. Between these two extremes there 1 :
a golden incau which tlio majority of thi
members liopo to sco the board occupy.
They nro very much In earnest in their of-
Torts to put now lifo and new purpose into
the old organization and It is to the credit of
the defeated faction to say that they nro
fully ns much in favor of a more vigorous
ix > llcy as their successors.
"Comparatively little Interest 13 mani
fested in business circles In the opening of
the legislature. The feeling is general that
until the United States senator Is elected
very little practical legislation can bo ex
pected. Meantime the business Interests of
the city will bo thinking out amendments to
existing laws which should commend them
selves to Intelligent legislators. The Impor
tance of certain amendments to our col
lection laws already outlined in these weekly
discussions is so apparent that it is appre
hended very little diniculty will be experi
enced In securing them.
"In real estate circles the week hns been
marked by the transfer of large bodies of
land on the north bottoms to representatives
of the new terminal company which has
thus given the people of the city another
evidence that It means business.
"At South Omaha high priced hogs con
tinue to bo the essential feature of the mar
ket. Today hogs touched { 7.40 , which Is
more than 100 per cent above the price of a
year ago. The hog supply Is not equal to the
demand , nnd while the packers and buyers
are taking all that nro offered , the raisers
are regretting tlio shortness of the crop. "
l'0 < m ItAIUtOA ! )
.Mrrclmiits Complaining of the Tlmo Itc-
qnlrrd to < lct UoolU I'l-um Olimlm ,
Omaha traveling men who visit the south
eastern part of the state frequently com
plain that their customers arc unable to got
goods as promptly from Omaha as from
St. .loo , Kansas City or Atchlson.
This naturally llrlves a good many
retail dealers to those towns to buy
goods as prompt delivery is n big considera
tion with merchants , especially when they
are in n hurry for the goods. All this places
thu Omaha Jobbers at a disadvantage and
makes It just so much harder for the sales
men to bold their customers In that part of
the state.
A business man of Omaha who has been
looking up tills matter recently addressed a
number of letters to representative retail
dealers in that part of the state and asked
them if it was really a fact that they could
secure goods so much quicker from the
points enumerated above than from Omaha.
While he has not had time to expect many
answers , enough have been obtained to
show the condition of things.
The following will speak for themselves :
W. H. Wyatt , general merchandise , Stella.
It takes from four to live days to get goods
from Omaha after they have been delivered
to the depot. For instance , 1 bold a bill of
lading from , of Omaha , dated Decem
ber ! ! ! , which 1 received this morning ( .Ian.
I. ) If I order goods from St. Joe or Atchison
1 will got them the day after tomorrow at 10
a. in. When in a hurry for goods we never
order them from Omaha.
,1. I.i. Wilson , groceries , Wymorc. The
length of time required for freight from
Omaha it two days. From St. Joseph , Atchi
son or Kansas City one day.
Manger & IJauman , groceries , Falls City.
Wo Ilnd it takes from live to six days to get
freight from Omaha , never less than live
days. From Atchison , St. Joseph or Kansas
City wo always get it. the third day in the
morning. 1 have inquired of others and they
all say the same.
.1. W. House ! ; , general merchandise , Hum
Ixildt I can saj that it takes twice as long
to get goods from Omaha as it does to get
them from St. .Toe or Atchison. For instance
I order goods from St. .loo or Atchison 01
Monday and on Wednesday the goods are
here. If 1 order from Omaha on the same
day it takes good luck to have the goods
hero by Saturday night.
Morris Friend , general merchandise. Hum
boldl It takes from two to three daya to gel
goods through from. Omaha to this point
where it takes about twelve hours to gel
them from St. Joe , Kansas City or Atchison
James Iloworth & Son , general merchan
disc , Tccumseh It takes fourdays for goods
to come frcm Omaha , and only ouo or twc
days from St. Joseph or Atchisou. Wo havi
got goods ! from Omaha in two days , but i
seldom happens that way.
Heed Bros. , groceries , Pawnee City I
takes from three to six days to get freigh
from your town ( Omaha ) to this place
There is a great delay at some point bctwcer
hero and there. From St. Joe and Atehisoi
wo can get goods in two days from the tinn
we order. Goods are in transit from thos <
points hero only about live hours , and frou :
Kansas City a few hours longer.
Harrington Brothers , hardware. Pawnee
City -Goods , reach us from St. Joe. , Atclii-
son and Kansas City from a day and a half
to two days quicker than from Omaha.
HuxiiirKs .Moll iit'SfWitril.
John Lucbcii , boots and shoes , expresses
himself as iu sympathy with the homo
patronage movement.
, T. T. Anderson , groceries , handles a very
full line of home made goods and says that no
better are made anywhere.
H. Kohn , dry goods , boots and shoes ,
carries overalls , shirts , etc. , that are made
in the state. A brother-in-law of Mr. Kohn
is a pearl button manufacturer in Uohemiti
and before the McKinley hill went into ef
fect employed 1M ! men. Ho has now only
thirty men at work and has bushels of bul-
LOIIS on hiind for which there is no salo.
Goehncr Hrus. , general merchaiidi.se , have
: i good many different lines of homo made
O'oods in stock and believe that the only way
to build up Nebraska is for merchants to
Kitrouizo the factories we already have.
C. F. Kroeger , boots and shoes , reports
: hat his experience in handling Nebraska
undo goods in his line has been very satis
factory.
Hcdford & Sloucckcr carry a large line of
Nebraska groceries and lind them fully equal
to any in the market.
John Kribbler has lu stock most all the
different lines of furniture made in the state.
Ho couiDlains that some of the work is not
Itiito up to his ideas in the matter of tiiiish.
William Schultx has Nebraska made shoes
on his shelves , and says that the only way
to make this a great state is to build up the
manufacturing industries to a point where
they will afford a market for the products of
the farm.
A. H. Totten , in the drug business , carries
Nebraska paints , oils , and rubber goods. Ho
reports that his trade is very well pleased
with homo made goods.
Allgaier & Co. , in the general merchandise
business , report a very satisfactory expe
rience with such homo made goods as they
have handled. They Intend to add other
lines to those that they are now handling.
W. H. Davis & Sous , grocers , report that a
largo proportion of the goods on their shelves
arc produced In this state ,
K G. Johns , dry goods , is very favorable
to all Nebraska enterprises. Ho thinks that
some of the manufacturers In the state ask
more for their goods than the saino can bo
had for at other places but llnds the quality
good and is willing to pay a little more. Ho
believes that merchants can well afford to
pay a little more for homo made goods , if it
is necessary , in order to have the Industries
of the state developed.
W. P. Herdolet , in the clothing business ,
does not carry any Nebraska yooils at pres
ent , but would bu willing to If'tho manufac
turers can show him something that is ui > to
eastern goods * in price and quality.
Goehncr Hros. , hardware merchants , carry
a line of Nebraska tinware and report that
it is superior to anything that they have
been able to obtain from any other source ,
Tom Wake & Co , , druggists , buy every
thing that they can get iu the state in their
line and rcHirt | an Increase in the demand
for Home made goods.
Swan & Clark opened up In the dry goods
business in October and never had the sub
ject of homo patronage mentioned to them
before , but say that they will put in a lluu
of Nebraska goods.
G. F. Gcreke , druggist , buys all the goods
In his line that ho can in the state and is a
warm advocate of the home patronage idea ,
Thu Groff Clothing company are not hand
ling anything made in the state , but express
a willingness to do so if they can get goods
equal to what they now have lu stock.
A. M. Smith & Co. , grocers , have a good
many different lines of Nebraska goods on
their shelves , but they bcllovo that it is the
business of the manufacturers to create u
demand for their goods , us tlioy can do il
better than the retail merchanta , They PUJ
_ that . ! . , .1 they . . will 1 carry nil * anything V that thu . . . pee _
iilo demand. Their expci-icnco with No
biiisku wi.itcr wheat Hour has been very
satisfactory and they cannot see any reasoi
for Nebraska merchants handling anythliu
else.
else.J.
J. W. Bcott & Co. , ( ji-ocers , began huslnes !
December 1 , and bought their stock of tin
Jobbers and did not get any Nebraska poods
Tlioy express themselves us favorable U
homo mndo poods nnd in the future will
carry them In stock ,
O. Adlcr it Co , entry Nebraska shoes ,
overalls , shirts , etc. . nnd nro well satisfied
with them both ns to quality nnd price.
1'nrhs &Co. , Hour dealers , carry only Ne
braska brands. Minnesota parties h.ivo
tried to sell them but they believe In hand
ling tlio homo made article , especially when It
Is Just ns good ns can bo made In nny other
state.
Mohan Bros. , grocers , hnvo a full Hno of
Nebraska Roods , Mr. Mohan is the editor of
the Peoples Klchts , nn alliance newspaper ,
and says : "I belong to n party that is nc-
cused of not standlnp tin for Nebraska , but I
want It understood that that is the very
thing that wo do. "
S. 1C. Martin Lumber company buys all
their special mill work in the state , and
claim that they can pet work moro promptly ,
and work that is more satisfactory , than
when they send outside of the state for it.
E. H. Krford , In the lumber business , is
not at present handling anything made In
the state excepting paints. Ho says that ho
would bo glad to open up business relations
with Nebraska plaining mills and wall plas
ter companies , as ho believes in keeping us
much in the stale ns possible.
O. P , Simmons , editor of the Itcportcr , says
that ho attended the manufacturers' exposi
tion held In Omaha last year , nnd hopes to
como to the next one. Ho regards It as one
of the best expositions of the kind that he
oversaw , and thinks Omaha ought to hold
ono every year. The Hcporter stands up for
Nebraska , and is ready at all times to do
what it can to aid in the development of the
manufacturing interests of the state.
I. S. IX and U. A. Atkins , handle Nebraska
harness , and have had mi excellent trade on
It during the past year.
AVImt York Morrh > iut < i me Doing ,
Wruck & Hehling , boots and shoes , carry
no homo made goods and Ilnd It haul work
to change , but would bo willing to add Ne
braska goods if it can be done profitably.
Sedgwick & Bagncll are not handling
homo made poods , but express a willingness
to do so ns they realize that it Is the only
way to build up the manufacturing interests
of the state.
C. U Mcisner , dry goods dealer , says that
pearl buttons are Iho only thing in his line
that Is made in the state and that he has not
asyet had an opportunity of putting them In.
Joseph Hoyer handles Nebraska paints and
oils In connection with his drug business and
reports a peed trade in them.
Woods Uros. , clothing dealers , say that
they have no Nebraska goods In stock at the
present time , but are under the impression
that Nebraska lines are not as complete as
they would want to carry. Prices are not
so much of an object with them as quality.
They say that they are perfectly willing lo
buy when the Nebraska manufacturers can
show that their goods are equal to anything
made elsewhere.
Charles Uaer & Co. carry about all the
different lines of furniture that are made in
the state mid arc well pleased with them.
Smith & Glover , confectioners , manufac
ture a line of candy , and buy other lines in
the state.
Chileoto & Co. , croccrs , carry a good line
of home made goods , and are willing to add
to it , as they believe in doing what they can
to help build up the industries of the state.
A , Bissell , groceries , has a very full line of
state goods and always gives them the pre
ference. Ho formerly sold a preat deal of
Minnesota Hour , hut is now handling ver.v
little. He says that since the farmers com
menced to raise winter wheat in Nebraska
the homo millers are making Hour that is
good enough for any one.
A. M. Thomas , iu the grocery business , is
a thorough Ncbraskan , having lived in the
stale a good many years and will do all in
liis power to advance the interests of the
state. Ho carries a full line of homo made
poods and says that any live merchant can
sell any line of goods that ho. wants to and
that it is the duty of Nebraska merchants to
push the sale of Nebraska goods.
Wiley & Williams , hard wuro merchants ,
were formerly in the grocery business at
Thirty-sixth and Farnam streets in Omaha ,
hut bought a stock of hardware in York last
fall. They are doing all they can to en
courage the Nebraska manufacturers. They
arc thinking of putting in a machine for the
manufacture of slat fencing the coming
spring.
T. 10. Sedgwick , editor of the daily and
weekly Times , says that we have the best
farming country in the world all that we
now need is factories to give employment to
people who will consume the products of the
farms. Ho estimates that it requires 25 per
cent of the value of the farm products to
ship them to eastern markets , which would
be saved to the farmers if wo had a market
nearat home. He also adds that there are a
good many farm products of a perishable na
ture that can not bo shipped but that could bo
raised with prollt if we had a homo market.
Tlio presence of factories in the state would
afford a market and make farming moro prof
itable and consequently land moro valuable ,
t William Brahmstadt has a stock of gro
ceries consisting largely of homo goods and
can sco no reason for going out of the
state for his supplies.
Oarl Ximmercr , in the general merchan
dise business , used to buy all his goods in
Chicago , but lately has transferred his pa
tronage to Nebraska manufacturers and job
bers , as ho linds ho can got just as good
goods besides saving time.
King ISros. , dealers in botl. groceries and
furniture , carry a good many different lines
of Nebraska poods.
W. 1C. Williams says that ho will give
homo made goods the preferenceovery time.
Hopkins & Co. carry a full line of Nebraska -
braska overalls , shirts , etc. Mr. Hopkins
owns land in York comity , and says
that the development of the Nebraska man
ufacturing industries will add to the value
of it , and he would like to sec every land
owner realize that fact.
FACTOKV FACTS.
What tlio 3Iaiiilicliirera ( ! Are Doing Tor
TliuiiiHuIvm and ( lie Stllle.
Seward has a broom factory , run by G.V. .
Fuller , that employs six people.
The Seward Oatmeal Works are putting
up their goods In bulk only and Omaha job
bers are handling a considerable proportion
of their output.
The Seward Cob Pipe Co , have succeeded
in potting their goods well Introduced to the
trade oven outside of the stato. They have
been successful in producing a cob in the
state that makes as good a pipe as the Mis
souri cob.
The York Fence works are being en
larged. The company has purchased a two-
story frame building , 10x100 feet , and are
putting in now machinery. Some idea of the
si/.o of the business may bo gained from the
fact that they recently contracted for boven-
ty-llvo carloads of oak slats. * *
It would sociii as If there was n good open
ing in Omaha for a woodenw.sro factory
that would turn out pails , kegs , half-barrels ,
etc. There are a good many packages of
this kind used in Omaha and the surrounding -
ing territory. Ono firm in Omaha , Farrcll &
Co , , uses a car load pur day ,
Hoyes. Dean & Co. , millers at Scwa.td are
among these who have applied for member
ship in the manufacturers'association during
the past week. They have a hundred-barrel
mill and are turning out u high grade of
winter wheat Hour. They conduct an eleva
tor iu connection with the mill and report
business good.
The Oxnard Root Sugar company of Grand
Island has applied for membership in the
manufacturers' association. Mr. Oxnard ex
presses himself as In favor of a state bounty
for the farmers who raise sugar beets and ho
would have it so fixed that the manufacturer
could not dock the farmer enough on the i
price to make up for the bounty ,
The Omaha Compressed Yeast company
have given up their business in Omaha and
have secured a location in San Francisco ,
The reason for the change Is that the largo
eastern companies have such n strong hold
in this territory that a now concern can not
get a foothold. The Pacillo coast is so far
distant from these eastern factories that
they can not ship yeast there , which is of a
perishable nature , Hence the Held Is open
there to all comers. If the retail grocers and
the bakers had so willed It this business might
have been n success lit Omaha , instead of
being driven out.
With the growth of the city and the increase -
crease of the manufacturing interests , the
smoke nuisance , as it Is called , becomes a
serious question , Wilson it Drake , makers
of boilers in Omaha , are of th3 opinion that
it is only a question of a little time when tlio
smoke question will come up in this city and
stops ho taken to compel the users of boilers
to either put In smoke consumers or use u
better grade of coal. It is claimed that a
smoke comsumlng arrangement can lw put in
more cheaply at the same time with the
boiler than at some later date. For that
reason they have made arrangements to put
Ui suioke consumers where they are wanted ,
COMMERCIAL ( AND ? FINANCIAL
Yesterday Was Another 'Lively Day on tlio
Chicago Board of Trade ,
PORK OPENED WITH M" ADVANCE
llrokcru "Were Inclined to Vrcdtct nn Open
ing 1'rlco ofNIneteetl Dolliirs n llnrrcl
for Mundny .Mnri'ilnR Stocks
nnil lloiuls.
CIHCAOO , 111. , Jan. 7. H wn * another lively
day on the Hoard of Trade. May pork sold up
to 118.75 , tlio fancy price cf a barrel and closed
stroiiR at H8.70 bid , llrokcrscto In POIIIO
cases hardy enough t < j predict nil opening ;
prlcoof 110.00 a barrel for Monday morning ,
As usual , the country was bullish and appre
ciating the fact that pork U scarce , they sent
In their orders early.
' When the bell tapped the brokers Jumped
for pork and the market opened nt , 1 18.CO , lOc
above last night's closing price. Cudahy was
n licnvy buyer and tlio market advanced
within a few minutes to $1H.70. Theiownsii
brluf re > | ) ltc and then thu men viho had
"loaded up" yesterday began to sell.
The price dropped to $1H.'J5 In short order
under the heavy Milling and "Charley" Wilght
wns among those who realized on the pur-
chasesof yesterday ,
As soon as the longs had "evened up" their
deals , the old clique mailo Its presence felt
and sent the prices up to S1H.75 again. During
the closing hour the market "MIS linn , and
them was little Inclination to sell short.
l.aril Is lUc higher thnn last night. Klbs are
unchanged. With only 13,00(1 ( hogs at the
yiuds , and an cM-lled Keinmblo for them at
another 15c to 20e advance over the. ptecedlng
day's price , and other features of the hog
movement of a no mom reassuring character ,
iilaiiiuntiong short bullets In pork was not
womU'iful.
The week's receipts were 1GO,8. > 8 head , com
pared with .M-MOu on the corresponding wenlc
n year ago , and packing to dutc. Is U'J'J.OOO '
head , against 1U21UOO for the similar period
of I lie previous season.
Wheat .started iiulte. strong , with cables a
shade bi'tter andonu' of the big provision
operators In thu pitas buyers. Hut the Indi
cations pointing to another Increase In the
visible supply , the soiling soon became gener
ous and prices gtadually weakened.
One of tin1 chief causes was the. dUcnvery
that Cudahy and others or the clique wcio
taking advantage of thu early stienglh to
market large amounts of wheat. The crowd
quickly tailed on , The opening was about ! oC
higher than yesterday's closing , eased oil' jte ,
and then advanced Ue , but subsequently be
came easier and prices declined .c , and the
closing was about ' c lower than yesterday.
Corn was sensitive. The. opening was linn
at yesterday's llnal quotations , and remained
so for a wlille , shorts being tlio principal buy
ers and support to tlio situation ; but. later on
the offering ! ! were greatly Increased , the coun
try selling as well as usual , Corn sympathized
with pork to some extent , selling oil' from Mete
to s > o , rallied from ! Bc to Uc , ruled steady , and
closed with Uc to ? c loss. Kecelpls overran
the predict Ions , but thu ustlmates for Monday
are somewhat , smaller.
In oats there was a moderate trade within
Ue range , and closing prices were at slightly
below yesterday's. Operators wuro not , dis
posed to take either side of the. innrket with
any degree of freedom , and this kept the mar
ket narrow.
Estimated receipts for Monday : Wheat ,
2f > 0 cars ; corn , 180 cars : oats.170 cars ; hogs ,
3(1.000 ( head.
The leading futures ransrd as follows :
AltTH'I.KS. yvts. IIIUU. CUISK. VKHT'V
I 73 mi 72f
7W4 7M < 78T4
r.n 77H 77 6
77Hme
me 41 KM 4191
M 43
( till
3H < SIH
18 17H 18 35 ,18 iji 18 no 18 07
18 CO 18 75 is 25 1870 13 17
10 85 10 M no BO 10 DO 10 SO
IU 05 ,10 52'j U ) 77 1U05
057 ! $
J 75 U 75 9 iO i ) 70 ! > 70
( 'ash quotation wereUs , follows :
I-'i-ouu Strong ut the Into advance , but no
much doing.
WIIKAT No. 2 Hprlng , 72Jic ; No. 3 spring ,
COKO'Jc ; No. 2 red , 7'J ? c.
COIIN No. 'J , 41'e ; No. 3 cash , 37c.
OATH No. 2 , 30i30''jo ; No. i ! white , 01
track , 34 < 23-H.o ; No. 3 white , 31'Jc.
KYK No , 2 , 53'ic.
HAHI.KV No. 2 , COc ; No , 3 , f. o , b , , 38 < 270c
No.t , 370.40C.
FI.AX SKKII No. lai.09H1.10.
TIMOTII v SEEII Prime. $1.'JB1.09.
I'OIIK Jless , per 1)1)1. ) . * 10.H7i@17.00 ! ; Inrd
pur 100 His. , J10.00 ; short ribs , sides ( loose )
* 9.DD9.1H ) ; dry wilted shoulders ( boxed ) ,
0.20vt0.37J4 ; short clear sides ( boxed ) , S10.10
ffiio.lfl.
YVmsKY Distillers' finished goods , per gal. ,
$1.30.
Sun Ait-Cut lonf , 545 ! , ' c ; granulated , 6Hc ;
standard "A , " 5c.
The following were the receipts and ship
ments today :
On thu Produce exchange today the butter
iniirkut wns llrm : creamery , 22S32c : dairy ,
216/.300 , Eggs , llrm ; strictly fresh , 28it2a ! c.
Now Yurie Miirkcts.
New VOIIK , .Tan 7. Fi.oun Itecelpts , 23- ,
170 ] ikgs , ; exports , 8,940 bhis. , 1,411) saoks ;
dull , steady ; sales , 8,400 bbls.j low extras ,
$2.10Q2.55 : winter wheat , low grades , $2.10ffc
2.55 ; fair to fancy. $2.25543.75 ; patents. $3.85.
t.25 ; Minnesota clear , $2.5 < Kr/3.40 ; straights/
J3. 00-34.00 ; patents , $1.2534.75 ; ryu mix-
titles , $2.90a3.50.
COILS MIAI. : Quiet , steady ; yellow western ,
$2.75SV,2,80.
WniiAT liocelpts , 8,525 bu. : exports , 39-
000 bu. ; sales , 345,000 bu. futures ; no spots.
Snots dull , lower , with options , closing steady ;
No , 2 red , 79'io ' In store and ulovutor ;
boo afloat ; 78'iQ.8 ' ( ) c f. o. b. ; No. 1
northern , H.V ; No. 1 hard , 88Jio ; No. 2
northern , 79V1c ; No , 3 spring , 74)sC. ) Options
were very dull and US "ie lower on local reul-
I/.Ing , and closing steady , May anil July most
active ; No. 2 red , January , 78c , closing at 78c ;
May , 82 (282 ( 13-10c , cliHlnf at 82'Jc ' ; July ,
b3 , , ' ( i83'c , closing lit 83 aC.
Itvi : Nominal ; western , 58 < 359n.
llAin.BV Iniiotlvoj wetitDrn , U0i480o ; No. 2
Toronto , 84 < Q , 5e.
llAiu.r.v MAI/T Quiet ; western , /oa82c ; city
Hindu Canada , gl.OofrUtt.
CHUN Itecelpls , 30,400 bu. ; exports , 0,123
hii. ; sales , 180,000 bu. futures : 8,000
bu. spot. Hpots dull , easier ; No. 2 , tojfe In
elevator ; OUtc afloat. Options wuie dull and
' : & ? o lower with thu west , and on reall7lng
closing steady ; .lanuaiy , SOi tSO'ic , closing
at 5Hio ( ; May , 51 ! iS 52-c ; , closing at 52Uc.
OATS Hecel pis , 28,350 bu. ; exports , 729
bu. ; halt's , 3tj,000 bu , futures , 38,000 bu.
spot. Spots dull , mixed firmer. Options dull ,
Hlendy ; January , 37ic ! ; May , 39o ; spot No.
2 , while , 42 < iu ; ml.\gd western , 37ft39i : ;
whltu western , 41 < a40o ! : No. 2 C'lilcago , 38tfc.
HAV Light demiindj hhlpplng , 05c ; good to
choice. 75'i'JOc. ! L
lloi'S Qulot , steady ; common locholco.23c ;
1'aclllc Coast , 21X5.230.1 i .
HUOAII Haw , iliill. flhii ; fair refining , 3c ;
centrifugals , 90 tcht.-trV-lGc . Hollned , llrm ;
fair demand ; oil' -I'S-Hoa-l 9-lOc.i mould A ,
4 l&-lGur < i1cbtiiiiiliir | ; > ml4 ll-lu 4c , , ! con
fectioners A , 4 U-llifr4Vo ; cut loaf. 5 5-llii't
5sc ( ; ciuvhed. 5 5-105t5U ( : ; iiowdiiieci , 5 15-10
4i5'8c ' ; aramiluted , 4'n-lU < aou ; cubes , 4 15-10
4 5 > ic.
MOI.AFSKS I'orelgn. nominal ; New Orleans ,
choice. 20Q.30C. [ W
Itici-.Stuuily ; falrjilfeiniindj domestic , 3i !
< 35c ; Japan , 4' , i4'er
Kfios-Qulut ; linn ; jCiHjsh western best , 30 ®
31e ; wcslitrn , hitu giithLTed , 28c.
lliiuS"Moduratel\-actlvt : ) ; wult salted Now
Orleans selected , 4unm50 Ibs. , 5'ii,7c ' ; Tuxas
selected , 60 to 00 Jbs. . WLlc ,
I'novisio.xs 1'ork , higher , wanted ; old
mess , I17.00ai7.25j 'nhw mess , $18,00 18,50 ;
uxtru prlinu. nominal : ' 'Out meats lu demand ,
strong ; pickled l > ullh's\1Utlc \ ; pickled shoulders ,
$9.00 bldiplckled hams , H2.00 ; middle * , llrm !
bliort clear , $9.40. Jjiint openi'd easy , closed
btuady ; westuru btcnni closed at )11,15 ; sales
nonu , Oiillon sales , 250 tierces ; January ,
tll.lU ; March. $10.35 ; May , $10.85 ,
JluiTEH Qulut , Urm ; wustoru dairy , 1724ci
wustern creamery. 'JOuUajic ; wustern factory ,
IMWSo ; KlBln , aJiic.
CIIEKSE Mouoratu demand , flnn ; part skims
15.50.
Coi'i'Eii Dull , stondyi lake , $12.20.
LKAD-Qulot ; ilomuijtlc. $3.85 ,
TIN Steady Straits , $10,75.
Oiuuhu 1'voiliiru .Murkut.
The week closed with the market wol
cleaned up and with prices generally llnu 01
about all Kinds of country produce.
Al'IM.KS-Ktocks uro hold ut S3. 50 .4.00 foi
fulr to choic .
llAVANAB-g noted at 82.00U2.50 per hunch.
IlUTTKU Thu fact that custom and southuri
markets aru In tire.tty good sliapo creates i
bhlpiitugdemanili that keeptf nil surplus stock
on IfdK mitrket cleaned up. .Straight package *
of country roll t > e.ll largely ut 10u. unit bcluui
lots at 17M.1 Be , and evun us high us 20c.
CIIAMIKIIKIKS Quotations uru : Dull am
cherry , (8,50 per bbl , : bell itnd buglu , $9,005) )
10.00 ; Jurioy Capo Cod , f'J.&O.
OII.IUYIVr : : doz. bunchus , 3Sc.
Eous TUo uurkft iv vury poorly iuppllct d
with fr < Mh stock nnd prices nro very firm. The
so-cnlled fresh pegs nro soiling nt 26p mid
them wns some tnlk thnt stlctly fresh Inkl epgs
would brine oven more.
rnr.su VittETAni.ra-Locn ! growers nro
bringing In n few fresh vegetnblos of hothouoo
growth. Now onions , 20Ji25c per dozen
bunches ; lottuno. 40a45cs radishes , 50c. *
OAMK Squlrn'M nro nlmost tuiiahiblo nnd
hardly worth shipping at the present state of
the mnrkrt. Jack rithhlt * nro itonurnlly
quoted .it } 1.50 nndomnll rnbblt.int 75c ,
HONBY Oooil whlto clover is quoted nil the
wny from 17 ( 200.
l < KMOXs-Ouotatlon nro J4.00StG.OO.
M.M.AOA OiiAi'ES Unchanged nt $9.00 per
keg.MJTS
MJTS T.nrgo hickory nuts , H.05 ; black wal
nuts , $1.25.
OVSTRHS I'rK'cs nt Omaha still remain nt
ONIONS The market 1 < * qulot. Homo grown ,
B5c per bushel , nnd Siianlsh J 1.00 per crate.
OIIANOM The innrket Is still supplied with
Morldn oranges only , llrlghts are quoted nt.
$3,25 for Mintlo cn o lots nnd S3.DO for live to
ten case lots. Kussots nro 25o choapor.
1'otn.Tiiv C'hlckeni were scarce nnd sold
from waiuc ; gucso and ducks , 9aiOc ; turkeys ,
"i'OTATOKS The trade U limited to the sale
of small lots from stores. Western Nebraska
stock Is quoted at 80o and Utah and Colorado
at 90c.
SWIIT : : I'oiATOrs The supply Is very light
and they are held at $4.25.
VKAI < Veul calves , choice , 7c : largo nnd
thin , Wttbe , A lingo and thin veal calf Is
about the hardest thing on the market lo dis
pose of , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
London I'hninehil ltelev. .
M Ini Joints llunliin Jtciiiidf.l
LONDON , Jon. 7.- [ Now York Herald Cnblc
Special to Tin : llr.r.Tho ] stock inarkrt.s were
Innctlvo and Irregular In tone today. The
main feature was weakness In forelcn govern
ment securities. ' Owing to the condition of
the 1'jirls botiiso Krelich lentes opened better
but afterward gavu w y. Argentine. Issues
were also decidedly lint. Spanish bonds fell
9. ( per cent. 'Homo tallways were
fairly steady. Southeastern deferred ,
Metropolitan , lireat Knsteru itdviincvd
! t to ? { per cent. In the American
market tbn prlneltnil change' was a sharp re
covery In Denver Issues , Other descriptions
were also weak. Silver was unaltered but
rupee paper ImproNcd VI. Consols left olT 'jd
lower. Although heavy repayments weremado
ut thn bank , call money was cheap , Kven at
' to 1 percent most of It was quite , untenable.
The discount rales however was slightly
hauler , I1 ! pur cent bolng now thu working
rule fur threu months bills.
St. I.onli Mitrltcts.
KT. Lotus , Mo.'Jan. 7. 1'i.ouu ' Vnrhaiiced.
WIIIIAT "jlt'ic below yesltu-day ; caili , 07'jOj
January , ( ifi'ic ; May , 74'tc.
Cons " e uiide.1- yesterday's ; 1'ubiuary ,
3Hjc ! ; May , 41 He.
OATS Lower ! .sample lots , cash , 32c ; May ,
3-4 He.
Uvu Higher ; 51'652c east track.
llAiti.r.v Quiet ; sales , Minnesota , 55Q57c.
UtiTTimrni'hanced. .
KllHS- Higher ; 24'c.
I'oitK IMriii ; old , J17.00 ; nuw , J18.25 ; lard ,
hlu'lier. $1.HO. ( )
Uiciil : : > is 1'lour , 3,000 bbls. ; wheat , 3-1,000
bu , ; corn , 133,000 bu. ; oats , 31,000 bu. ; rye ,
none ; barley , none.
SllIl'MUXTS I'Mimr , 0,000 bbK ; wheat , 20,000
bu. ; corn , 140,000 bu. ; oats , 10,000 bu. ; ryu ,
3,000 bu , ; barley , none.
Oil MlirUrt.
Nrw YOIIK , .Ian. 7. I'ISTIIOMHJM ( Julot ,
steady ; crude In barrels parkers , $5.35 ; crude
In bulk , J2.85 ; Itellnud Now York , * 5.40 ; Phil
adelphia and Italtlinorp , $5.35 ; Philadelphia
and llnltlmoro in bulk , i2.H5 < it2.0 ( ) .
COTTONSKKD Oii < I'lrmerj wanted ; crude ,
43 < fi44c ; yellow , 4Hc.
TAM.OW Strong ; city ( $2.00 for pkgs , ) 5jc !
bid.
bid.HOSIN
HOSIN Dull , steady ; strained common to
itood , Jl.i2 : > i 1.30.
Timi'KNTixi : Quiet , steady at 30'sG31c.
LONDON , Jan. 7. LiNsiiooiir : ; 19s pur cwt.
Knnsas City .Mut-lieM.
ICANSAR CITV. Mo. . Jan. 7. WIIHAT Irrcsti-
lar ; No. 2 hard , G5T . ( i6'Jo ' ; No. 2 rod , G5".c.
UOHN Klrm to higher ; No. 2 mlxud , 33 ®
' '
'OATS Sloadv : No.2 mixed , aojjc.
KYI' I'lrin ; S"o. 2 , 51'5 < 252c.
IIUTTEK rnchnngod ; creamery , 25fl28c ;
dairy , 17miKc.
Koos Strictly fresti , 23'ic.
ItKCKli'is-Wheat , 50,000 bu. ; corn , 70,000
bu. ; outs , 1,000 bu.
Sllil'.MKNrs-Wheat , 02,000 bu. ; corn , 3,000
bu. ; outs , none.
Liverpool Markets.
lavr.nrooi. , Jan.7. WliiAT-Stuadydeniani ;
fair ; holders utrer inoduiiituly.
COIIN Sleady ; demand fair.
IjAllli I'rlmecslein , 5-ls Gd per cwt.
l : ip ; Kxlra India , mess 7s per tierce.
POIIK I'rlmo mess , wusleru line , H3s Od pel
bnrrel.
KACON l.onff and short clear , 550 pounds
51s | iur cwt. ; long clear , 450 pounds , Us.
1'KAB Canadian , 5s Id per cental.
CoflVo aiarkot.
New YOIIK , Jan. 7. Options ononod at If
points up , closing steady , 525u
points up. Pales 42,750 bans , Ill-
eluding January , $15.b ( ) © 15UL > Kob
ruarv , $17.b ( 18.00 ; March , J15.80S.15.75
April , $15.55.May ; * 15.40Til5.55 : June , if5.40
July , 15.45 ; Suptembor. 815.40S15.OOj Deetim
bur , $15.40(315.55. ( iipot lilo , dull , easy. No
7 , $10.75.
Mlmicupolls Whcut .Murlet.
JIiNNilAi'OMS , Minn. , Jan. 7. May oponci
iit71sa497Pjc ; clo-ud 7Uio. There was sonu
trading In July for tbu llrst tlmo , "
11,11 UMU * isii lilii\ . . o. Ilitlll , unc ;
northurn , GOJjC ; No. 2 northern , 01fi04c (
Cotton j\Iurl < ut.
NKWOiii.KASS , f.a.Jan. 7. Quint and steady ;
middlings , 9 io ; low inlddllng , 9U ; good
. > llliiukf < t Cralli
M'iijWAUiir. : . Wls. . Jan. 7. WIIKAT Steady ;
May , 7l' ( e ; No. 2 spring , 05c.
COILS I'lrm : No. 3 , 38c.
OATSQulut ; No. 2 white , 3K333C ; Xo. 3 ,
S2 < a34c.
llAIII.UY G4C.
HYB-57 ? C. _
Itallliiiiirii Criiinlarket. \ .
llAM'nioui : , Mil. Jan. 7. WIIIIAT Qulot ;
No. 2 led spot 77'sC.
COIIN HI rong ; mixed , spot , fiO'ic. '
OATS steady ; No. 2wu.stuin , 4041c ,
STOCKS ANI > IIONDS.
SorurlllesYrrn I'liusinilly Stroiif ; for u
Siiturdii ] ' nnd Sliou-i-d Mncli Slreiif-b. !
Nr.w YOIIK , Jun. 7.--Tho .stock market
today was unusually active for a Saturday
and showed decided strength from opening to
1lioelo > u. Thu strength , however , can In only
asmall ( hxroo bo attributed to now buying
esDcclully by uiilnldu hticculiitors , as thu trad
ing rumahis prorusstonal In moHt , parts of thu
list. The covering of shorts , however ,
thioughout thu wholomarkut , has bcun steady
for tlio hist two days and It Is estimated that
yesterday anil today sonio 50,000 shares of
Heading have been bought tn for the short ac
count. The activity lu.llio market Is still eon-
lined , principally , lo Industrials and among
thuni htisnr and Distillers' . Sugar was thu
strong point In iho inarkut today , advancing
2J4 percent , transactions bulng extremely
large nnd the advnnco ranld ,
Distillers' at one tliiin showed a material ad-
vancu , but It was not held , Thu bank state
ment was the great factor In thu lalo dealings ,
supporting tins inarkut when a disposition to
reufl/.olnid appeared , It was somuwhut of a
MirprNo , being moru fiivernblu than oxpeeted ,
sbowlng an Increiiso In cash of nearly $5,000-
000 and a deposit to somelhln ovnr $10,000-
000 Increase. Tills Increase of suipln lusurvo
of over $2,000.000 and a lurgo Incroasu lu
loans amounted lo $3,500,000 , Indicated that
lenders wuro Inclined to bu more liberal with
Iliulr customers.
In the ralhoad list Heading still occupied
Unit place In polnl of activity , but whllo
strong gained only a fraction. Thu bunrs ,
howuvcr , nio evidently preparing for thu
icport to bu Issued on Monday , and
claim that thu results of thu coal
combination have not been up to
the predictions mudu a year ago. In Jersey
Central ihuru has been a largo decrease hi
gross and nut earnings , Thn Heading report ,
thu buars are already assenting , will show that
many Hems which have been clwrgid lo Ihu
Improvement account , should Imvu counted
under opciallng expenses , and that thoao
Items , If propurly prcsuulc.d , would show that
the road cannot liavo earned tlio'Interest on
, thu Incomu bonds. They further claim that thu
now Issuu of bonds Incruuso iho llxed charges1
nbuad of both stocks and Incomes and uru
likely ( o prevent any f urthur attempts on thu
thlids. Still ( hey hint that llio securities uro
now bolng manipulated for tlio purpose of
nniklnu' a market for thu nuw bonds
The feeling on tliu market , bouover , was so
bullish over the financial situation that Ihu
prices advanced without hlmlruncu right up
to tins closo. At tlio same time thuru were no
wldu lluctuutlon.s , u.xcept In Manhattan , which
rose U ! . per cunt will the It/dustrluls. / I'rlcen
worolilgnur thiougliout the list wlthulargu
huiiliiuh-i considering thu length of thu season
without special niovoiac.nt of note. . Thu mar-
kut closed actlvo and btrong , conuiully ut th <
best jirlces.
Thu i'ost says ; The general i-ondltlon ol
uflulrs wuslnlfrpiotod ; is'.ivorublu today 01
thu stock inarkut , In the llrst' jilnco the golt
shipment > diiy had been liberally discounted
The ochangu was homuwhut uaslt-r on In-
croused foreign buying. Hut peihaps over
shadowing | hue conditions was the grimlim
bullufcspoclully shown In ordursfiom itbioad
that leKUIallon will MHIII lake plaeu to remedy
tbu situation a * rcKardHhllvcr. That liieiaai--
kut was quite Mionu us bliown by thu facl
that the most concerted attuckn wvio pio-
, ductlvu of binull results.
i The following uru the closing quotations ol
The total sales of Mockstoduv were 173,000
shares , Includlnc Atchison , rt.UOO ; rhleuco
lias , H.OOO ; DKtlllliiK , 22.70O : Manhattan ,
3,200 ; Northern I'ncllic , 5,700 ; New imaml : ! ,
7.HOO ; Iteadlnir. 25,340 ; StiKar , 41,200 ; Union
1'aclllc , 4,800 ; Western ITnimi , 0,100.
rllinnrllll Niilei.
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Jan. 7. UloarhiKs , $1-
I'.Ulis , Jan. -Three per cent rentes , 04f
loc for ( ho nccount ,
Nr.w YOIIK , Jan. 7. novcrnment bonds
dull and llrm ; stale bonds necleeled
r HAI.TIMOIII : . Mil. . Jail 7.-'loarlnjm. ( $2,453-
080 ; balances , j3USS23. liate , 0 per cent.
MKMIMUS , Tenn , , Jan. 7. I'lenrlniis' , J525-
4SO ; balances , H32.371. Now VorK'exchange
M'lllnintpar.
Nr.w YOIIK , Jan. 7. r'leailn t , $139MO,051 ;
biilauces , t,71 ) l.rH7. 1'or iheeiU , clearlnir.s ,
$775,047,1)1)4 ) ; balances , J37S-I2,05'J.
ST. Lot-is , Mo. . Jan. 7. Clearlnus , M.OSK'i-
Gl > 8 ; balances , f53U.ri3t ) . Money , uulet at ( if 7
per cent ; exchan o on New York. 2oc preniliiin.
I'liii.Aiir.i.i'iiiA , I'n. , Jim , 7. I'li'iirlnas ,
$13. < JUO.O'J3 biilanccs . '
; , tj2.n71.114. 1'tir the
wi'i'k , clearliiKM. $ H9,08S073 ; balance.s , $12-
1U5.004 , .Money , 5 per cent ,
Niw : YijiiK.Jiin SpcclalTi'leijram [ toTltr.
Uir.l : New Yoik i'xchainii wns quoled us
follows : I'lilciiKO. 75c. pteniium ; Huston , ' " "
lie dUcounl ; ft. Louis , 25c prcnilum.
HOSIONMass. . , Jan. 7.-I'li-ai-lnss. # 17,075-
420 ; balances , $ lCi'J4.15. ( Money , 5percent ;
excbanjiu on New York , 5W10c discount. I'or
the week , clcarhms , 8118,253,25.1 ; balances ,
$14.71)1,432. ) .
C'IIICAIIO , 111 , , Jan 7. ricarliiKf , $10.011-
015 ; for liiu xveck , $115,1)37,218 ) , im'alnst J11I5-
008,551 for the correspondlni ; week last year.
Now York e.xclianne , 75c preniluin.
StorlhiK exchatiKO. llrm , sixty day bills , fj.mi ;
hlKht drafts , 1-1,88. Money .steady at G pui
cent.
1.1 VU STOCK M.tltlCliTS ,
.Scnsiitloiml Slarler C'ul by tlio Ni'w Ymr
for tln I'licklni ; lluiiso I'ouplr. .
OMAHA , Jan. 7. If receipts for the llrst week
of 1803 are to bo any linlev to the total re
celpls for the year there will bu a very icspect-
able increase. In the number of cat tic nnd sheer
marketed , while thuro will bu .scarcely half as
many boss recuhud as dmlni ; lHfl.2. . .If tin
condition of the markets the past week Is to bo
a .sample of what wo are Kohm ( o have this
year , packers nuiy as well get ready to gn out
of business or Into bankruptcy lonj ; hefoiu the
llrst of next year , for It has been a bull week
for all kinds of stock , Tliu cattle market
closes 20c to 40 < : higher than last wrek , while
liog.s are all of 75u higher than a week aj-'d.
Cattle. HOKS. Hlicep
llect'lpts tills week M.32H 2(1,535 ( 2.H58
Heculptsla.st week 13,302 17,17 ! ) 2,1H'
Hamo week last year 13 87 ! ) 50,072 731
The week closes with a Rood , llrm , ncllvi
market. Keceints were vury fair for 11 Satur
day , aboul GOO ncaler than a week IIKO but
tills was moro tliiiu counterbalanced bv tbu
linprove.d demand from all sources. Price'
could hardly hemiotod nslannlbly higher thai
Friday but coninarcd with thuextruinuly mem
prices paid last Saturday thu markul was tiny-
wlieru from 20c. to 40c. higher on anything
either In the beef steer or bulchi'i.Vsluok llnu
Shippers and speculators have .shown more In-
luiest In Ihu inarkut tliiiu for weeks
and Oils bus improved Ihu deniuni
fiom local houses. ( ! oed to choh'L
1,200 to 1,700-lb. Meers sold all Ihe way iron
$ 1.25 up to $5.00. I'ulr to Rood 3,000 I o 1,300
II ) . steers sold from f3.55 to i4.25 with poor to
fair siiitt from $3.00 ito S3.50. It was a Rood ,
healthy trade throughout and bv noon nearly
overytnlni ; at all duslrablo had changed
haiHls.
It was tlio same way astocow.s and mixed
stuff. Theio was plenty of It Here , upward of
forty loads , but Ihu demand was ioinl and
while prices were a Irlllu uneven tlniy were In
Ibu main fully steady wllh 1'ilday mid fiom
J'H : to 50c liluher than \teek n o. Tbu tradu
lo-od up rather weak , ( iood to choice cin\s
mil buifi't-.s sold from J2.H5 up to * 3.4 ( ) ; fair to
n'ood sttiir lat-Ki'ly at from 2.25 to $2.75 with
oinnion and canning Krades from 1.35 to
2.10. There was a Kood doinand for , and
irlces ruled stion er on KiiiLih.lull' bulls ,
iM'ii and stags sellliiKtrecly at from $1.75 to
II.5(1. Coninion litru ; to choice veal calves
sold : it fully steady prices fi inn $2.25 to } 5.0ii.
Stockurs and feeders have sold at oed
stiong prices nil week. Oll'crlngs have been
soniiM\lnil llnilled. Thu lniiilry | from thu
ountrv , wlille not at all exle'islxe , lias been
norotlian sulllcle.nt to sustain values. Keg-
ilardealnrs nro cleaned up about aselosuas
liey dare be , and desirable offerings sell
cnillly at good long llgures , Theru was not
iiiich going on Irf'tlils branch of the tradu to-
lay , sales bulng mostly of odds nnd ends wllh
egulardealurstliuprincipalbuj-er.s. K\-tremu
mil's weie from 12.00 lo $3.25 , with tlio bulk
if thu fair to good stuff at from 2.50 to i3.20.
tuprcsuntatlvu bales :
I'r.
? 3 80
3 HO
3 tit )
3 85
3 85
3 ! )5
4 00
4 05
4 10
4 15
4 20
4 25
4 25
4 40
4 40
4 50
4 5O
4 05
4 70
4 70
4 25
5 00
2 00
2 111) )
2 ( ill
2 05
2 05
2 05
2 05
2 05
2 70
2 70
2 70
2 70
2 70
2 75
2 75
2 75
2 75
2 75
2 75
2 HO
2 HO
2 H5
2 H5
1 ! H5
2 H5
2 00
2'JO
2 00
2 Oil
2 00
2 00
2 00
2 00
3 III )
U 00
: i oo
3 00
a oo
3 05
a in
3 10
a MI
: i 15
a 20
: i 25
3 25
a 35
a 4 < i
J 50
2 H5
2 00
, a 25
5 (10 (
n oo
r , no
n no
r > oo
5 00
UUl.l.P.
1 1370 175 1 ,14hO 230
1 &UO 179 4 14bO 2 20
l..t,1470 i en ,1 10SO
4 1102 i oo j 1330
1 1200 i no 1 1690
1 1450 1 oo 2 40ft
3..1080 a oo 1 1400
a 1190 J ( H ) 1 U.40 i V\ *
a 1200 2 00 1 1300 I 60
1 1370 2 00 1 1500 i r.o
1 1450 a os 1 . . . . .1820
4 1385 2 10 1 1300
a 1200 2 10 . . . .1550
1 1540 2 15 . . . .1300
1 1380 2 15 . . . .1500
1. 1020 a 25 . . . .1620
1. . ,2000 a 25 . . . .1940
U. . . .1S30 3 23 . . . .1720
1. . .1070 2 30
8TAC19.
23. . .ma a &o
OXKN.
a , . .1235 3 f > 0 '
sTOCKi-.ns AND rnr.nTin ? .
11. . . 2 00 11. . r.r.0 a no
1. . . . . -too J 2S r. . . 745 2 90
1. . . . . 750 2 an 010 B 00
" . . 770 2 Jilt 620 3 DO
in" ! . . 575 2 lit ) 7GO B ( H )
. . 020 2 f > 3 . 771 B 0.1
IH. ; ; . . 320 2 r.5 V. . S33 H 10
A"- . .1010 2 fit ) 7. . 7I > 7 B 1O
. . - 020 2 on H17 B 10
' . . 500 2 05 " S110 B 15
20' ; ; . . 737 2 fir. IH" 7711 fl 20
4. . . . . 000 2 75 l. . sui ; B 25
5. . . . .1014 2 8(1 ( o. . 895 3 25
20. . . 017 2 90
lions The week has witnessed sonm SOIHIX-
lloual adMinces In hog prices , us well as In
lime pioducts , and the inarket closes fully 76o
higher than u Meek ago , ami to all appear
ances thi < advance has been strictly legiti
mate , occasioned nmlnly. If notfittlrclv , by the
short supply , and eonseiuenl | strong demand
for hogs. I'iiehi'1-s having l.-ecn hoping for In
creased supplies after the llrst of I he > ear , but
they are doomed lo disappointment. lUu-elpts
at rhlcago this week vteiv sllithtlv heavier
Ihiiu last , but foil 110,000 'short of the llrst
\\eeKof.lanimrvhist vear. IJceelpts he-re for
Ihe week , while only about 0,300 heavier than
during the holiday eek , were more than
30,000 short of the corresponding week
hist year. The slmrtago In the east
Is even more appaicnt , and custom
packers and fresh moat houses have all been
tree buyers at westetu marKcH. This adds to
the ulbnlatlons of thn local packers , MI that
when all buyers get after the hogs with strict
orders to gel some at any cost , prices are
bound lo feel It and lespoml.
The unit hot todav for a Using one was the
wildest In tin' history of llio yards , In fuel n
buyer who has hud over llfleen years' experi
ence In iho hog markets at Chicago and South
Unmhii , says he never saw a sharper advance
of Iliu same magnitude. Opening prlcoH
weio anywlu'ro from 200 to ilOc
higher than I'rlday's average trade , and
thu lings went like , hot cakes. After
Ihe llrsl excitement bad sonu-what subsided
the market weakened , and although some
strength wan developed at the elost , tlio late
hogs failed to sell \\ltlilu 5c lo lOcof llio early
morning prices. On t lie early market fair to
good butcher and heavy hogs sold mostly at
S-7.30 to7.35 , with a top of $7.40 , Mght ami
mixed hogs went MTV largely at $7.25 anil
J7.30 , with some at $7.15 nnd J7.20. On tlio
Into market It was * 7.2U and $7.25 , mostly
$ 7.25 , for fair to good hogs. About everything
dually sold , the bulk at V7.25 to $7.30 , against
$7.110 to J7.05 Kriday and $0.00 to0.00 lastSat-
urday , liupro.sentatlvu sales.
No. Av. Sh. I'r. Nil. Av. Sh. Pr.
05. . .235 120 7 15 70. .211 200 7 30
58. . .250 280 7 20 43 .300 100 7 30
7H. . .200 40 7 20 75. .272 100 7 30
88. . . 1 HO 120 7 20 82. .231 40 7 30
48. . .210 40 7 20 00. .234 320 7 no
11. . .331) ) 7 20 01. .230 200 7 30
80. . .240 28O 7 20 50. .271 40 7 30
04. . .213 120 7 25 00. .207 200 30
81. . .210 40 7 20 72 .202 280 30
72. . .230 100 7 22'- ' - 47 ; 255 100 30
00. . .235 100 7 25 07. .104 80 30
87. . .181 7 25 80. .257 210 30
50. . .240 20O 7 25 03. .257 440 30
4 ! ) . . , .203 120 7 25 02. .234 120 30
12. . .107 7 25 01. , .232 80 no
73. . .255 Tiio 7 25 0 ! ) . .205 200 30
74. . 80 7 25 74. .225 280 30
04. . 320 7 25 73. , .254 100 7 30
8O. . .217 200 7 25 HO. . .245 100 7 ill )
5U. .200 7 25 73. . .230 200 7
52..238 240 7 25 05..214 120 7 32JS
72. . . . 232 7 32J4
.253 100 7 25 OI..228 80 7 3214
212 10 7 2ft 10..300 80 7 35
.223 7 25 08. .235 200 7 35
2U3 040 7 25 40 .208 80 7 35
.221 7 25 70. .233 120 7 35
.185 80 7 25 80. .231 240 7 35
05. . .257 210 7 25 HI .230 40 7 35
71. . .2-10 2OO 7 25 04. .201 80 7 35
82. . .221 24O 7 25 55. .24 ! ) 100 7 35
( Hi. . .234 2-10 7 25 03. .200 200 7 35
70. . .238 320 7 25 /i : . . .205 120 7 35
75. . .210 120 7 25 07. . .288 40 7 37H
07. . .2011 10O 7 27'5 ' 10 . .207 7 40
112. .227 100 7 27'5 00. . .280 280 7 40
02. . .233 7 30
rids AND noutiii.
01. . . . 114 0 00
Sin-1 : ! ! Tlireu loads of eomnionlsh westerns
wuro received and olVored , The market , was
quiet and prices nominally sle.udy. Pair to
good unlives , J3.50i.1t.75 ; fair lo good west
erns , i3.2511i-l.50 ; common and mock sheep ,
i2.25U3.50 ; good tocliolco 40 lo 100-lb lambs ,
If 1.00U5.50. ICupresvntatlve sales :
No. Av. I'r.
127 Mexicans 85 $375
Receipts nml Disposition ofStoclc.
Oniclal receipts and dlsposlt Ion of stock u
shown by the. books of the Union Slock Yards
Company for twenty-four hours , ending ute
o'clock p. m. January 7 , 1803 ,
lv < > Stock :
( ! niMD ( > , 111. , .Ian 7. [ Hpeolal Te.legram fa
Tun ltii.l : ; t'nttin weio in very small supply ,
estimated at l.ooo head. They weru In unu
sually good demand for thu last day of the
week , nnd as thuru tire no Indica
tions of excessive arrivals for Monday
Iho offerings \vern IiiKcn at strong prices , tlio
n vi'i-agu being a trillu higher than lor Kriday.
Tliu Mipply consisted mostly of butchers and
( miners ilock and fiom $2,25 lo $3.50 look llio
bulk of It. Quotations am from $3,25 to 90 for
common to u\ri ( ; steers , J2.25 lo $3.75 for
sto.-'kers and feeders and from il.50 to $3.70
for cows , heifers and hulls.
The hog inarl-el presented niuc.li Iho same
fcauic3 ! us on Iliu piecedlng days of thu week ,
lluyeis weru us hungry as buforo , and wllh
only 1,20O head hero to meet thu de
mand , sellers easily remained "on top , "
They held their consignments from
15i : to 25c abovn yesterday's prices
and to their s-iirprlj-o found eager buyers at
thai advance , Iliu arrivals lining swallowed up
at $7.30 lo $7.75 for very common to extra
medium to heavy weights , and nt from 17.00 to
J7.05 for poor to prlnio light. . There were only
scattering sales of heavy boas bulow $7.50 and
Iho hulk of thn light weights brought from
$7.25 to { 7.50 , These quotations are an ad
vance on last week's 4 > rlcus of from 7f : to SDc
pur 100 His , About 1,500 sheep arrived for
today's markets. Thu limited supply con
tained few lots of desirable quality and thu
tra'du was quiet , and devoid of Inleiustlrig fea
tures. Huyoi-H M'umed IndUVcionl and tlio fwv
sales wuro made at about Moody prices. There
was MIIIIO inquiry for good standard full west
ern muttons , liil ) few at hand weru of silltublo
quality ,
The lamb inarkol shows no tendency toward
react Inn as yet , Trade continues dull and un
satisfactory , with tliu choicest giadn of lumhi
selling mound $0.00 and fair to good chlully at
frumto.oo toif5GO. nest nallvu mutton * are
quotable at fiom J5OU to 55.40 ; good tocliolco
fed westerns at , from % 1,00 to 45,20 ; fair to
mixed unlives at fiom if 1.00 to $1,00 , and uulli
and thin feeders at f i inn W.oo to * 3.75. Itu-
celpts-l'atlle , 1,000 head ; sheep , 12,000 head I
boas 1,500 head.
Thu Kvi'iilni ; Journal reports :
I'Arn.K.-KecclptB ' , 1,100 huadi shipments ,
000 head ; market dull , nominally steady ;
c.lmlcu steers. i5.30US.75j others , * 3.25a0.lO |
btoekurs * 2.25',35 ( ; ) ! COWS , tlA'KlS.W.
lloos Keculpts , 12,000 head ; shipments ,
5,000 head ; market acllve , Knil5e higher :
loiiglinnd common , tU.UOft7.U5i packing and
iiil.\ed , J7.30147.50 ; Nhlpplngand heavyI7.4WB
7.0(1 ( ; prime heavy and hiiU-hers' wolghts ,
J7.55&7.75 ; light , * 7.30547.52Ki pigs , J0.60i6
7.20.
HIIIKI : > Receipts , 2,000 bond ; hlilpment.i ,
750 head ; market steady ut venlerday'tf
prices ; uwes , * : ) , H5'i4.20 ( : mixed , * 4.5W,4,75j (
all olhor.s. ? 4.75U5,25scsterns ; , 4.H5U5.1& |
luiiilik , $5.25 0.0 ( ) ! nutlves.3.H5T5.2ai yuar-
lings , $5.75ttO.OO ! wuthurs. 81.70 5.25.
, Ht. I.ouh l.lv.i Stock Mitrlciit.
KT , Louis , Mo. , Juu. 7. OATTJ.K Hocolpti ,
1,200 head : shipments.- huud ; llrm uifu
higher ; natives , < : i.OOJt5,05j gruss fed range
steers , $2.1Kii3.25 ( ,
Iloiis HuculplH , J1.100 lioad ; hlilpmenis ,
3,500 liead ; inarkut to < ! higher : huuvy ,
7.WKO > 7.40i packing , 7.)0ri7.i0i ) ; lljlit [ , 7.15fifl
HiiKKi1 Kocolutii , 400h ! ad ; slilpmenm , none )
market llrm ; nutlvuk , ta.UiKal.bu ; choice muttons -
tons , 1 1,0 JiiiJ.OU ,
KitiiHuri ( 'lty l.lvo Stock .Market. ,
KANSAS C'ITY , Mo. , Jun , 7. OATTI.'Kn -
celiits . , 2,000 head ; ililinneiils , 4 no hcu
market stiong lo actlvo , lou hlgb ( > rfeedi ; ' *
qlllc.t , Mcudy ; shipping hteer.s , i3,50U5,2& |
Moclturrf nnd feeder * , $3.30it3U5 ,
lloos-ltecolpts. 4,000 lidud : ( , liliiienj | | ( ,
3,400 head ; market ucllvo and 20 , ; higher !
oxucum raiiK'1 , $5.8UJo7.26 ; bulk , IV.OOftV.lO ,
Huma1 Kucclptu , 100 head ; khlpimmls ,
4,500 buudiiiiurkut steady tUkU-ouK ) cuiuuun !
muttoiib sola at r8.60a3.76.