lAIU SUNDAY , JANUARY Ifl , 1B03-R1XTEEN PAGES.
CONDITION OF OMAHA TRADE
Local Jobbers Eopoit Plenty of Qood Country
Orders Arriving ,
REAL ESTATE DEALS SWELL CLEARINGS
Tluilnrm In n Uetnll Way Very Sntlr'nctory
Cold Weather Help * Out thn .VorrlinuU
mill Korp * Money Clrcutntlng
rrecly 1'rocluco Xotcii.
Omahn hns been singularly fortunntc for
some months past as respects her trade con-
dltlonn. Owing to tlio liberal amount of
money In ccncritl circulation In tlio country ,
resulting from the sulo of farm crops , thtru
was n very healthy domain ! for goods from
that source. Tills BIIVO the Jobbing trade of
Omaha a great boom and for months the
jobbers liuvc had. all that tlioy could do to
J < ccp up with the lloood of orders that came
flouring In from all directions.
At the same llmo tlio "manufacturers of
Onmha linvo enjoyed u most prosperous
trade owing to the ( tame causes that have
tended to 'ntncllt the Jobbing trade. In
addition the manufacturers have had the
naslstanco of the homo patronage movement
which has dorm much In the way of Intro
ducing them to the public.
These causes wore suftlclcnt to Ifcep trade
active during tlio past summer and fall.
Then cafno the early winter weather , an
other great Iwon to the business Intrrcstn of
the city. Trade In nil llnrs of seasonable
goods was greatly stimulated , when , with
mild and unseasonable , weather , It would
liavo been sure to have dragged more or less.
A prominent banker remarked the other
day that ho had reinirts of the year's busi
ness of a number of nunufncturltig and Job
bing houses and that the showing was aston
ishing. "It Is the tall : among the bankers , "
eald he , "that the Jobbers and manufactur
ers have done better than the bnnkn. " "t
notlco one thing , " said a manufacturer ,
"and that is that the bank" have a much
better opinion of the stability of Omaha
manufacturing establishments than they
did a year ago. ' 1 hey used to act
as if they thought that any flrm that was
doing a manufacturing business In Omaha
was a risky concern to loan money to from
the nature of its business. It is now very
plain to bo seen that men with money have
far more confidence in the manufacturing
enterprises of the city than they did a year
ago. "
ago.Vhllo the manufacturers and Jobbers have
experienced the greatest Improvement in
trade they arc not the only class of business
men that have como in for a share of the
bcncllts of a prosperous season.
The retail trade of Omaha was very dull ,
but the improved conditions prevailing in
the city gave the merchants a good holiday-
trade , and the cold weather 1'tis helped to
keep up the demand for winter goods of all
kinds ,
It is safe to say that the trade conditions
of Omaha were never better than at the
present time.taking all branches of business
into consideration. How. long It will con
tinue in this shape it is impossible to say.
Some Jobbers profess to anticipate n lot up
in the volume of business by the 1st of
March If not a little sooner. These same
Jobbers remark that money is not qtiito so
plenty in the country as it was , and that
tlioy have had sonic requests for an exten
sion of time from their customers , that
would indicate that the farmers arc not-as
good pay as they wcro earlier in the winter.
H is undoubtedly true that the amount of
money that has been required for fuel , owing
to the high prices of coal and the early winter -
tor , has kept down the volume of trade in
other lines , but the merchant's loss has been
the coal dealer's gain.
The local retail coal business has been of n
very satisfactory character during the past
week or morn. The weather has been dccid--
cdly on the side of the dealer and consumers
have been compelled to buy liberally. The
hiph price at which anthriclto coal Is
selling limits the consumption to seine
extent , or rather Induces people to
try various expedients to avoid the use of
BO much high priced coal. Some have tried
mixing coke and others are burning so-
called semi-anthracite , which is a kind of
lignite obtained south. However , the local
renditions iiavo been so much improved over
last year , and money is so much more plenty ,
that the amount of trade gained from that
source has about made up the loss of trade
owing to the high prices , West of
Omaha the Colorado anthriclto coal has
taken the place of the eastern article very
largely. 'VVhilo.thcro is not much likelihood
of an advance there is also 'ittlo ' prospect of
nny immediate decline and the best hard
coal still retails in Omaha at $11 per ton.
The general prevalence of cold weather
over the whole country has stimulated the
market , and has had a tendency to deplete
stocks very materially. At the same time
the transportation has been made more dim-
cult , both by rail and water , and the opera
tions In the anthracite regions have been In
terfered with by the heavy snows.
AH tlUX'KKKI'IT.
lunlno < is Oprim Up Very llrlslc fur tliu Year ,
unit tlio I'roiiilHit In ( Joocl.
W. II. Hobcrson , Omaha manager of the"
mercantile agency of U. O. Dun , t Co. in his
weekly review of local trade says :
"Tho week has not been marked by any
unusual developments In trade circles.
-In fact while business has ' been
quite active In seine lines , the
week Is very generally called dull.
Borne of the houses have not yet sent out
l\-i\r \ \ solicitors and only a few staple lines
ha.o a full force of traveling men in the
Hold. Nevertheless In. boots and shoes ,
clothing and dry goods orders are coming In
last. In hardware and groceries thevo has
been a continuous and healthy increase In
trade. Ono of the wholesale steve estab
lishments reports sales for 1802 50 per cent
ahead of IS'Jl , and though Just now nothing
Is doing , prospects are all that could bo
wished for in IbttJ.
"A dealer In agricultural Implements , and
not the heaviest in Onmha either , states
that his sales last year show an increase of
tSOO.OOO over the preceding year. As a great
depot of supplies of agricultural Implements
Omaha is rapidly taking high rank. All thu
great houses In the country are represented
licro and every house In the city is stocked
tip now with' the heaviest line of goods over
carried. Tlio notion has hitherto prevailed
that Omaha occupied an unimportant posi
tion In the implement trade , but Ib'.U will
Bhowifl&tt has not that this is ono of the
great centers of this business ,
"In retail circles most of the trade Is being
forced by clearing stiles , The regular sea-
poirls over , ami dealers are saerillclng a
Bharo of their profits to reduce stock. It Is
gratifying to know that in nearly all lines
'oITorts In this direction are bringing In hand-
BOino cash retm-iis. *
"Collections both In and out of the city are
peed , in the city better than usual for the
thnoof the year. The annual struggle for
cash to meet the heavy llccnsu foe has made
the saloon trade hard up , and many of the
local dealers are forced to call UIKJH manu
facturers and Jobbers to carry them over ,
hut the liquor men oxi > cct this and as the
date Is past are already experiencing an im
proved trado.
"At the banks the common report Is that
business Is quiet and money not In largo de
mand.
"At South Omaha business has been lively
and two or three now enterprises are in pros-
poet , which will add work and wages to that
already prosperous cltv. "
rituiioi ; : M
I'unn rrii < liiU In Light Supply mid 1'rlccn
Cnrrcvpoiidlncly High.
The past week In the produce market has
been devoid of any very striking features ,
1'ho conditions which were mentioned
at the close of the previous week continued
to exist during the past week. The
receipts of all kinds of produeo without ex
ception are very light and high prices do not
appear to cause any Increase. It Is easy to
infer from thtsthat the produce Is not in the
country or It would como moro freely , as the
prices of the past week have ccrtamly been
u BUfllcieut Inducement to cause shipments If
the produce was to bo had.
The high prices tend greatly to reduce
thn demand , and under the combined Inlhi-
rncoof Ihjhl receipts and a moderate de
mand the market has hnd for its chief fea
ture dullness ,
In ono respect the market has been very
satisfactory -tho demand has kept fully up
to the supply and dealers have not been at
all troubled about keening stocks well
cleaned up. Prompt sales and quick re
turns have been the order of business
during the week.
While country produce has been coming In
so sparingly , the cold weather has prevented
nny very active trade In fruits or vegetables ,
so that the whole market has been , to a
great degree , Inactive.
Quito n good many of the produce commis
sion men of Omaha arc commencing to real-
Ire that Omaha ought to have a produce ex
change , and that the methods adopted at
other largo markets ought to bo in
troduced here. At the present time
the produeo business Is carried on hero
In the same manner as In a country village.
The consignment ! ! are delivered to tins
commission house and the- receiver starts
out to sell what ho has to the best ad
vantage possible. It Is every man for him
self. The coiiiinUsbn houses are scattered
about In different blocks and R Is very dim-
cult for one house to tell what the others
are doing. For that reason there can hardly
bo said to bo 11 regularly cstab-
llohed market on anything. Anyone
who bus inndo the rounds of the
market knows that there Is frequently a
wldo difference in prices at different houses
on the auno : day , which cannot bo avoided
so long as c.ich house is isolated from all the
others. If the houses wcro till lo
cated on ono street It would be
better , but there does not appear
to bo any reason why Omaha should not
have n produce exchange the same us other
cities and u regularly established market.
At tlm present time there is no way
of ascertaining the receipts of the
leading kinds of produce. As a com
mission man recently remarked : "If
our receipts nro vorv heavy on a certain line
we take It for granted that other houses also
have large receipt , and as wo are anxious to
sell , wo frequently lower the price when If
wo know the receipts , and other houses were
not overloaded , wo would keep prices up
where they belonged. For our part wo
would like to see the commission men of
Orunlm get togethe'r and act In harmony to
the extent of adopting methods that would
/nukfiu produce market in the same sense
that other cities have produce markets. "
FA < ; T < > uv rAtrrs.
Notes Concerning the Mm Who Male tlio
" , Wlicrl * ( io 'Hound.
The Drmnmond Carriage company has Is
sued a little buolt containing the "ten com
mandments for tlio care and preservation of
carriages. "
William Muchou , who operates a brewery
at Civte , is among the now applicants for
membership in the Manufacturers associa
tion. Ho does a large local business in his
line.
line.C.
C. C. White , the Crcto miller , has made
application for membership in the Manufac
turers association. He is operating two
mills on the Uliio to their full capacity and
has driven out of his vicinity all competition
from outside states.
The Lincoln 1'nlnt and Color company
has moved into their new four-story and
basement brick building. They are putting
in the litiest oftico Jlxturca of any paint com
pany in the country and the work Is being
done by a Lincoln planing mill.
The stockholders in the \Y. A. Page Soap
company held a meeting last week and
elected the following directors : AV. A. Page ,
C. H.Wagner , Alex ( . } . Charlton , fi. 13. Rent-
ley and S. A. Reynolds. Tlio business was
shown to bo in n most prosperous condition.
F. S. Johr.son Co. arc among the millers
who have lately applied for membership in
tlio Manufacturers association. Their mill
Is located at , Milford and has a capacity of
! ! 0 barrels per day. They have an elevator
of 100,000 bushels capacity in connection with
the mill.
The Credit Kovicwof Chicago in an article
on Omaha , gives a detailed account of the
growth tjf tlio homo patronage movement in
this city. It is spoken of as the most strik
ing feature regarding manufacturing in
Omaha , and the results of the movement are
such that men accustomed to old conserva
tive business methods can hardly believe.
Secretary Holmes of the Manufacturers
association spent a part of last week in the
country calling upon the retail dealers and
arguing homo patronage with them. Ho is
also feeling the public pulse as to the advisa
bility of holding another manufactur
ers' exposition in Omaha the coming
spring. lie reports that the retail dealers
generally are in favor of aiding in the de
velopment of Nebraska's manufacturim , ' re
sources by patronizing the factories in the
state , but all of them have not practiced it
in the past , generally because their
attention has not been called to the im
portance of so doing. A great m.iny retail
dealers are found who promise to practice
homo patronage In the future moro fully
than they have done in the past. Some idea
may bo trained of the extent to which No-
Drnskit made. ) goo.is are going into con
sumption from the notes regarding the
merchants of Crcto and Milford given below.
President Page of the Manufacturers as
sociation s\js : that the proposed union of his
association , the Hoard of Trade , Builders
and Traders exchange and Koal Ks-
tate Owners association , and the forma
tion of a Chamber of Commerce" is
Impracticable so far as his association
is concerned. The Manufacturers associa
tion is a state organization , and as such can
not enter into any arrangement that would
place it in u position of working for Omaha
only. The association might in cases
where the interests of tlio whole state were
concerned work in harmony with the pro
posed chamber of commerce , but they could
not Join with them as an association. The
manufacturers have organized for the solo
purpose of stimulating the consumption of
Nebraska manufactured goods and the mem
bership of the association is scattered all
over the state. Ono of the chief objects of
the proi > oseil chamber of commerce will bo to
secure better railroad rates for Omaha. If
the Manufacturers association was to take
part in such a move It would bo impossible
to avoid running in opposition to the
interests of some of its members
In other cities ofthe state. There
Is nothing to hinder the individual
members from Joining the Hoard of Tr.ido
and as a fact many of thu manufacturers are
already members of the Board of Trade ol
the different cities where their Interests are
especially centered.
About tli Oyster War.
Tlio distinction between the brand and
grade of oysters appears to bo very poorly
understood by some retail dealers as well
as by the general public. Oyster cans are
generally stamped ou the side with the
special brand of the house putting them up ,
as for example , the oysters put up in ono
house may all bear the imprint of a horseshoe -
shoo and oysters put up by another house
will bear the imprint of some other
device. In addition to the brand most
houses also stamp their cans with their
linn name. Thus an-Omana wholesale house
may stamp their cans with thu name of their
house and also the luiino of the Baltimore
house through which the oysters are ob
tained. When the oysters are of very low
grade the brand and name of the linn
are sometimes left an * with the Idea
that it would not bo a good advertisement
for the house to have their name associated
with such low grade goods. Tlio brand does
not indicate the tfratio of oysters in thu can ,
and that Is where many pcoplo make their
mistake as.they assume that all cans bear
ing the same brand are of the sumu grade.
Tlio Omaha houses each put up six or
swell different guides of oysters , which
' is also the rula in other cities.
Omaha Jobbers quite frequently re-
cclvu a complaint from a customer that bus
ordered two different grades , as for examplA
selects and mediums , that the oysters were
all ono grade because they all bore the same
brand , The grade of the oysters is stamped
on the cap , a round piece of tin ,
about the size of a silver dollar ,
on the top of the can. An examination
of this cup will show the gr.ulo of oysters in
the can. All houses put up special grades of
their own but these grades correspond to
each other In n great degree as to the
number In the can and as to the size of the
meats. The public Is most familiar with the
regular grades known as New York
counts , selects , standards , etc. , but
most houses have their own grades in addi
tion which uro known by different names.
Thus there nro to bo found In the market
selects , special selects , extra selects , etc. ,
which are put up for the purpose of meet
ing the different Ideas of buyers as to price.
Advices from Baltimore Indicate that
Chesitoako | bay and all Its tributaries are
covered with Ice owing to the severe cold
weather and the oyster business there h at
A standstill , While there Is At present
no scarcity of oysters In Omaha this con
dition of things will not continue very long
with the possibility of obtnlng supplies cut
of. As a rule It Is possible to ob
tain oysters at some price , but there
have been times when It was the next
thing to an Impossibility on account
of the Ice. During the season of 1870 and
1871 the harbor at Baltimore was covered
with Ice and remained BO for almost thirty
days. Again In 1882 It was frozen up for
about two weeks. Prices have already ad
vanced at Baltimore on account of thodiftl-
culty of obtaining supplies , and Now York
has advanced the price of counts.
Omnhn Iliink Cl
The slzo of the figures rcprcsenlng.tho
banlc clearings of Omaha for the past week
are rather surprlssng. The retail trade of
the city , at least , Is supposed to de
crease directly after the close of the
holidays and for that reason It would bo
natural to anticipate a falling off In the
clcariims but there baa been nothing of Iho
kind. Instead the clearings have shown a
very largo Increase. As will bo noted from
the figures given below tlio total for the past
week was * 7l > bU,5)f4 ) : being almost a million
In excess of thp best week In December.
The explanation offered for the rapid In
crease in the clearings when n decrease
would not have been surprising is to bo
found In the recent heavy real estate trans
fers. The purchase of largo lots of property
for railroad purposes is undoubtedly respon
sible for the showing made by the clearings ,
at least that is the opinion expressed by
bankers who are in a position to know.
The following will show the clearings for
each day of the week Just oloscd :
Monday . 11,543,030.81
TilCMlay . 1,180,007.00
Wednesday " . 1.500,335.74
Thursday" . 1.29H.547.UO
1'rldav . 1,195,470.84
Saturday . 1,259,931.28
Week ending January M . t7,989.932.J3 (
Week ending January 7 . 7,234,427.01
Weekending lleivmbcrai . 5,819,050.44
Week ending Deecmbur 24 . 0,780,174.23
Weekending December 17 . 7,070,004.01
Jtrtiill .llcrcliiiiitft nt G'rctr.
M. K. Haight , hardware , has Nebraska
tinware in stock and speaks highly of it.
Frank Ncdla , tlruttgist , siys that ho be- '
Hees in homo patronage and loses no op
portunity of practicing what ho believes.
C. S. Putt , dry goods , has in stock Ne
braska shirts , overalls , etc. , and says that
his customers are well pleased with them.
Kli Vore , grocer , has been buying Ne
braska goods for a long time and has found
them belter as a general thing than eastern
makes.
Frank J. Kuncl , general merchandise ,
realizes that the establishment of factories
means an increase in the business of the re
tailers.
Bnnton & Burkett , grocers , already have
a good many lines of homo made goods and
are willing to Increase their lines as fast as
possible.
H. M. Cole , grocer , believes that every
one ought to buy Nebraska goods in prefer
ence , as they are fully as good If not better
than other makes.
O. W. Biiltzley , dry goods , finds but fovv ar
ticles in ills line that are made in the state ,
but is .ilways ready to patronize homo Indus
try whenever it is possible.
F. ,1. Kodcmuchcr says that Nebraska fur
nlturo can not bo beat by any other tnn-u *
facturo either In price or quality. Hesldes
there is a big saving in freight.
Smith & Warnkc , general merchandise , bc-
liovo that the moro the home patronage idea
is followed by merchants and consumers the
better it will bo for all concerned.
Norris & Co. , hardware , aroliandling Ne
braska tinware , and say that if the manu
faeturcrs of their own state will sell Just as
cheaply as outsiders they can always have
their business.
E. , T. Steidl , druggist , is the secretary of
the Crete branch of the Nebraska State
Business Men's association and believes that
all business men should work together to
build up their state.
J. A. Grosscup , hardware , has only recently
opened up in that business. Ho was formerly
on the road for an eastern house , but fully
realizes the Importance of Nebraska mer
chants doing something for their state.
M. N. Alford , general merchandise , can't
quit all the old makes of goods In a day , but
is glad to work Into Nebraska ; goods , and
thinks that merchants should not lese
sight of tlio interests of their own state.
Hudolph Havlik , general merchandise ,
says he is willing to buv home-made goods ,
but that ho buys largely of the Jobbers and
many of them push eastern goods. Ho thirixs
the Jobbers ought to show more interest in
the welfare of Nebraska.
Shnrys & Stobbins , drugs , find it very
convenient to ha'ndlo Nebraska makes of
paints and oils , as It saves a great deal of
time when they happen to have on hand
only a few gallons of seine shade of paint
for which they receive a large order.
Theodore Iladcn , general merchandise ,
argues that eastern manufacturers have to
pay the freisht on the raw material from tlio
west and then ship the goods back west
again , and for that reason the Nebraska
manufacturer ought to bo able to produce a
bolter quality of goods for the same money.
J.'Spoier ' , clothtng.ithlnks that if the travelIng -
Ing men selling Nebraska goods , would call
the attention of merchants to tlio fact that
their goods are made in the state , that they
would sell moro. Ho wants the traveling
men to keep the homo iatronago movement
prominently before the merchants.
.M liniril .Mi'i-i'lmnt .
II. C. Atwood , drugs , says that during the
past live years ho has bought less than $100
worth of goods outside of the state in such
lines as jyo manufactured in Nenraskn.
Blackburn Bros. , general merchandise , al
ways buy goods of homo manufacture when
prices are all right and believe that that is
the true policy for every retail merchant of
the state.
W. T. Orcutt. general merchandise , says
that Nebraska Is coming to the front in good
shape on a good many lines of manufacture ,
especially Hour , and that there is no longer
any reason for going outside of the state for
that class of merchandise.
Chicago I.lye Stuck Murlcet.
UniOAiin , III. , Jan. 14. ISneclal Telegram to
THK llfin.l Them were ready buyers for the
few hundred head of cattle here today and at
pretty steady prices. Shippers wanted a fair
number and Inure was a quick demand for
what butchers' and canneiV stock was of
fered. . Thuro weio only n few loads of
steers , and scarcely enough trading was
done to give any fair Idea of market values.
Quotations range from $1.50 to $3 , 85 for poor
to choco cows and heifers and from { 3.25 to
ili.10 for poor to o.\tra steers.
The hog trade started In at stronger prlj-cs ,
but the close was hardly as good as for ! rltlayi
There did not seem to be thu usual dumnnil
either for local or shipping accounts , and after
the opening Hurry thu market was Hat. Al
though there were sales of lightweights as
high as S7.75 and of heavy sorts at $7.95 , clos
ing ( nictations were from $7.35 to $7.70 for
light ami from $7.50 to 7.90 for heavy.
'I'lteto was a fairly active trade for the good
grades muttorfsnt full steady prices , while the
Inferior to fair grades of mixed stock went
slowly. Choice to fancy muttons bold ut
from J5.05 to 5.55 and the hulk of the lower
gradu Mock at from $2.75 to 14.50. The market
for lainhs stood without notable change. A
siring of good 05-11) . western Iambs went at
$5.75. C'holcu to prime Shropshire lambs would
have sold up to ? 0.25.
Itecrlpts : Cattle , 2.000 head ; hogs , 11,000
head ; sheep , 2,000 head.
C'lilriico I.lvti Slack Mnrhitt.
CiucAdo , 111 , , Jan , 14. The Evening Journal
reports :
t'ATTi.K ' Hoeelpts. 2,500 head ; shipments ,
1,11)0 head ; maiket. steady ; steers. 23.25(4 (
5.00 ; Mockers and feeders , $2.25 ® 1,00 ; cows ,
Il.60tt3.05. .
llous Ilccelpts , 11,000 head ; shlnmcnln ,
3,500 head ; market opened strong and closed
weak ; rough and common , } 7.3O37. 70 ; packIng -
Ing and mixed , I7.5O&7.70 ; prlmo heavy and
butchers , J7.70a7.80 ; new fancy at * 7.95 ;
sorted light , 87.00a7.05 ; pigs , ttl.OOSl7.25. -
SlliKl--UeculptN : , 2,000 head : fhlpinentx ,
900 head ; market steady ; prime wethers ,
J5.00ft5.50 : mixed. J4.25&J.85 ; western mut
tons , * 4.8Vff ( 5.40 ; It'll Texas , J5.50ft5.5S ; Mex
icans , ! 3. 75124.50' lumbs , $4.0013.0.25 ,
A Clly l.tvu .Stork Murkpt.
KANSAS CITY. Mo. , Jan. 14. OATTI.E He-
coipts , 3,300 head ; shipments , 1,800 head ;
market active , lOffil.V higher ; shipping
steer * , t3.0D < & 5.25 ; btockurs and feeders , $3.7o
U4.16 ,
linosItccclpts , 0,000 head ; shipments
3,200. head ; market active , 6u hlghvr ; all
grades. J5.HOa7,80 ; bulk , * 7.5Oa7.G5.
SiiBKi1 Kuculpts. bOO huad ; uhlpmontH.
none ; market nominally strong for good and
weak for poor sheep.
St. l.o uU Live Stuck Market.
ST. I/ouis , Mo. . Jan. M.-OATTI.G Receipts ,
1,000 head : shipments , 1,600 head ; market
strong ; natives , } 3,104.50 ; cows and ship
ping , 44.75615.00.
llongj-ltecelpts , 3,200 head ; shipments ,
2.30O head ; market steady ; prices ratifu 12.60
03.76.
03.76.i * None on sale.
COMMERCIAL flD FINANCIAL
Hour In the Wheat Pit Was Very Ex
citing , ' Yesterday ,
THAT CERfAL ADVANCED ONE CENT
i
iriilletho OffiTlngv Were T.i\rR tlioVhont
YV Ml Al)5 < > rlo < l iiml Still Price * Ad-
vnncoil ICravy llocclpU
for tlio Week ,
CIIICAOO , HI , , Jan14. . Wheat Jumped up
over Ic today , Thoila4t > hour In the pit was
Tory exciting and wheat \Tai very strong , and
n largo business was transacted. Tim market
opened about ye higher than yesterday , but
weakened about ? ic to ie , then ruled stronger
and advanced IHc , ruled flrnCnnd the closing
was within > { c of the opening , fables wcro
strong and higher , which brought about the
higher opening , but free offerings and quite
large rulings weakened thu market. Then
followed a steady recovery and advance to
outside prices , Inlluenced by heavy buying.
While the offerings were large the wheat , was
all absorbed and still prices advanced. There
was more outside business and orders were
mainly on the buying side. The
largo "bull" operators were cred
ited with buying and parties who had sold
were anxious to get some wheat again. The
"short" Interest covered quite freely , evi
dently apprehending a further advance.
The receipts for the week at primary markets -
kots were 900 000 bu. moro than during the
preceding week. The export clearances
wcro smaller from the Atlantic ports than
during tint preceding week , but It Is estimated
that the visible supply will show only a small
Increase and may poislbly show a trilling de
crease.
Corn ruled active and Irregular , price
changes being frequent and sudden. The
opening was strong with Increased out.sldo In
terest and llrst trades were at from' < i'to lic
over thu IImil quotations of yesterday , but on
the advance a good deal of "long" property
came out , and on reall/.ing and general sales
by local professionals the price was carried olT
JUc , the action of wheat assisting the decline.
At thu lueak the demand Improved , outside
Inlying orders became more numerous and thu
estimates for Monday coming In light started
thu early sellers to buying , resulting In lie re
covery , reacted later from He to ! ( c , ruled
somewhat irregular and closed with a. ? nC
advance.
i There was a good trade In May oats , but the
other features were neglected. The murket
opened stionger and from } jo to " ; e higher at
the top prices. The advance brought , selling
and prices receded from ' .e to 'ic. The late
strength and advance In other grains caused a
sharp rally lo nearly outside figures , and the
close was steady ut Intermediate llgures , with
a net gain of > Dc.
1'rovlslons were rather dull but tlrm and
closed steady at a llttlo higher llgures than
the day before. Receipts of hogs were no
larger than hud been looked for and the re
ports ftom the yard were that thu demand for
them was poor and prices lower.
There were some realizing sales early , but tone
no great "extent. " Outsldo orders were gen
erally to ibny and the packers wcro picking
up what ribs weio ottered without bidding for
them. I'lnctuiitlons were narrow.
Kstlmated receipts for Monday : Wheat ,
150 cars ; corn , 135 cars ; oats , 90 cars ; hogs ,
29,000 head.
The loading futures ranged as follows :
AKTICI.KS. oi1 EX. iiuiii i.un.
7C.M 77X 77 76
7781U
8IH 60asiH 81U
UM 42H
43H 4IVi ( m
4Svj 47'4'Bm
SIM am ;
32X1
18 R-i-i 1970 18 G2H 18 ftj 18 Mi !
19 07J < 19 IU IS U7.4 11901 ID 00
10 60 10 M 10 BO 10 85 10 SO
10 77H 10 77s ! 10 U7 10 TO 10 72H
9 75 97J 9 r , : >
9 85 ,985 , . 9 7fi 9 80
Cash quotations \vorc as follows :
Kt-ouit Strong ; winter patents , 83.0034.00 ;
wjntor.straights , $3.i0ft3.40 ! ; spring patents ,
f3.7JXa-l.10 ; hpring btralghts , 2.75 < a3.00 ;
bakers' , J2.00.
WHIIAT No. 2 spring , 7G4 < 277c ; No. 3 spring ,
62aC5o ; No.2j-ed.77c.
( JOHN No 2 , 43 c.
UATS-No. 2. 31'.iS ( > 32c ; . No. 2 whlto , StH&c & ;
No. 3 white , 3435He. " '
KYE No. 2.475c- !
HAHI.KV No. a , 05c ; No. 3 , ou track , C4c ;
No. 4 , on track , 4C4 c.-
KI.AX SIID-NO. 1,81.1 IV .
TIMOTHY SKIU : Prime , tl.0fi1.00.
1'OltK Mrs * , per hbl. . S17.7&17.85 ; short
ribs , sides ( loose ) , ? 0.75ffi9.80 ; dry salted
shoulders ( boxed ) , J9.87S4O10.00 ; short clear
sides ( loxull ) ( , no.8010.40.
" WHISKY Distillers' finished goods , per gal. ,
(1.35.
The following were the receipts and shlp-
nicnts today ;
On the Produce ) uxchangn todnv tlm butter
market wasstrongcroamiry,20Js23'ie ; ' ; dairy
19i3,28c. Eggs , excited ; strictly fresh , 30i31e .
Now York .Markets.
NRWYonK , Jan. 14. Ki.oun Kecolpts , 15- ,
540 pkgs. ; exports , 20.45O bbls. , 13,318 sacks ;
llrm , dull ; sales , 7,300 bbls. ; low extras , f'J.lO ®
3.35 ; winter wheat , low grades , * 2.1 ( > JJ.2.55 ;
fair to fancy. $2.552.75 ; patents. $3.85 ,4.25 ;
Minnesota clear , 2.505i3.40 ; straights , $3.00 ®
14.00 ; patents , $4.2505.00 ; rye mixtures , 82.90
(33.30.
( JOHN MEAI/ Steady ; yellow western , $2.75 ©
2.80.
2.80.WllKAT IJocelpts , 8,750 bu. ; exports , 112-
718 bu , ; sales , 1.5tOOOl > bu. futures ; 10,000
bu , rpot. Spots firmer , with options quiet ;
No. 2 red , 81(8lc ! In store and clovator ;
82 < 3824-o ! afloat ; HUSaiJfc f. o. b. ; No. 1
hard , 90i91c ; No. 2 northern , 83iQ.83Mc ! :
No. 3 spring. 78H0.78J.ic. Options opened
firm at ? © c advance on higher Chicago ,
foreign buying and shorts covering , declined
iiC on realizing , weaker west , advanced USc
on firm late cables and local covering , closing
firm nt UiQPnC up ; speculation moderate ;
No. 2 red , 80 iaiUc , closing at. SlUe ; March ,
82V382' e , closing at 82Sjc ; May , 84JJ < a85e ,
closing ut 84'uo ; July , B&iittBflMe , closing ut
85Jic.
Kvil Nominal ; western , B859c.
llAin.KY 1'alrly active , llrmj western GO ®
80c.
80c.HAIII.CY MALT Western , 70ctCanada ; , $1.00
© M.05.
Cons * Kecolpts O.GOO bu , ; exports , fl,400
bu. ; sales , 82ri,00u bu. futures : 125,000
bu. spot. Spots firmer. ; No. 2 , 52'452'ic ' In
elevator ; 53 ! < it531iC allout ; No. 3 , 51'c ;
steamer mixed , 511.53c. Options opened
steady and declined 16'aj c1 reacted ' 4'jc as
following wheat and thu west , closing llrm ,
Kobruary , 52i52 ? c , closing at 52Tie ; .March ,
53Q.53Uc ! , closing 53e ! ; .May , 03hl353ic1
closing at 53Sc.
OATS Heculpts , 38,850 bu. ; exports , 21Q
bu. ; sales , 75,000 bu. of futures , 34ooo bu.
spot. Spots quiet , stronger. Options , dull ,
firmer ; iV-brnary , 39tfa39'e ! , closji
40.1440'ic , closing at 40)ic ) ; spot No. 2
winto , 43c ; mixed western. 39is.40iie ; white ,
western. 41 ! . < ti4G'ic ; No. 2 Chicago 40 < \
HAY Dull , steady ; shipping , OOS05c ; good
to choice , 7590u.
Hoi'S-KuIr demand ; state common lo
choice , 20fi24e ; Paelllc coast , 2OjJ23e.
HUOAH Itaw , dull ; , fair rellnlng,3c ; centri
fugals , 37-10. " , rellne < l , moderately active ,
llrniMiir A , 4VSl ( e } mould A , 4 16-105'4i ; ;
standard A , 4 11-10144' O' , confectioners' A ,
4 0-10ii4'iccut ; loaf , 6 10ii5ie ( ! ; crushed ,
6 S-lG S e ; j > owdere ( | , , 4 15-10u5 > gc ; granu
lated , 4 l-10c : cubes , 5'ic. ,
MOLASSES I'orelgu , nqinliml ; Now Orleans ,
fairly active , steady ; open kettle , now , gooil
to choice. 28B,30c. J
KICK I'alr demand , firm ; domestic extra , 31i
© 5 > ie ; .Inpan , 41j 4\e. '
Koos I'lrm , fair deniufld ; western best , 35 ®
35'j ' , ' ; western , lutu iiathered , 32G33o ; m-
celpts , 1,30S iikiM. ,
llinw-Qulot , . stf-adyr wet sailed New
Orleans sclented 4& < iW > i > Ibs. , 5ffi7e ; Texas
selected , &OQGU Ibs.j Wtyc.
PltovtsiONS Pork , sturdy , ( inlet ; old mess ,
I17.50ttl7.75 ; new mess. $18.0i > 18.75 ; extra
prlmo nominal ; cut jneats firm , wanted ;
pickled bullies , tic' ' pickled shoulders ,
94c ! bid ; pickled - hums , 13Ul3Hc ;
middles , llrm ; bhort clear , * 10 50. ' Iurd
opened strong , , closed uusy ; westcrh
steam closed at JH iOi sales , 250 tlereces at.
(11.20 ; options , sales 1,000 tierces ; January ,
$11.00 ; May , $11.60. closing $11.00 ; Junu.
HO.D'JftlO.'Jr ) . closing $11.00 asked.
IIUTTKii Qulut , light receipts , firm : western
dairy , 17Ci2lc ; western creiimory 23ft23 ! > c ;
western factory , 17i 23c ; Elgin , 30j.
CHEKSK Firm : part sklins , 4ftOz.
I'm luo.v yulot , steady ; American , $12.75 ®
$15.50.
COfl'Kn-Oiilct ; luke , $12.00.
1'EAU-O.uIc.t ; domestic , $3.50.
TlN-li'lrm ; Straits , $19,50.
( Imiilm Produce Murkrt.
Tlio week closed without much cliango In the
conditions prevailing In thu local produeo
market.
Ai'i'i.KR-Stoeks are held at $3.5054.00 for
fair to cholco stock.
IIANANA8 Quoted at $2.Wi2.50 ( i > cr bunch.
llKANS-t'holco navy , $2.ooa2.15.
IIUTTKII Yhu market Is about steady , the
bulk of country roll folirat 10iilc In
straight , pnrkrtRo * . Select lots bring
nml nvcn ii high " " "
rilANiir.Kliuis Advice * from pattern point *
Indicate very light Mooki and n tendeiv-y on
the part ( if prices to advance Hell mill cherry ,
$ H.5US9.0I ( , bell nndimitlv , tlD.UOiuMO.bUi .ler-
scy rape Cod. J',5Unno.oo ) |
( 'KI.KIIV steady nt 3&iMV. (
' .ntis The market l very Mrong txml the
supply N extremely light. Some ( toilers sny
tlmi strictly fresh laid ess could bo sold nt 30c.
FIIKOII Viir.TAittr.Top : onions , 20J 26o
I T tlnzen bunches ; lettuce , 4 ( > iM5c ! radishes ,
<
(1 AMITlio ; market Is steady : small rabbits ,
05c : Jacks. $1.00.
MIPM-NII 1 Halted. 4 ! < p ; No , Q. 9i < cj nintCc.
llONKV-lood ! whlto clover , 1US200.
IUMONS-.tl.OO < a4.50.
MAI.AOA UHAi-ns-Uncnanged ut $9.00 per
keg.NUTS
NUTS t.argo hickory mils , $ lfl)5 ; black wal-
OV'STRUS Prices at Omaha still remain nl 13
© 35c per can.
ONION * -Homo grown , tl.OO per bu hcl :
Spanish , per crate , * 1.90jD2.00.
OIIAMIIMllrlght" , medium sires. $3.25 for
single case lots , and M.w for lots of live to ten
cases ; russets are 2.V per case cheaper. A
discount of 25c or the box Is also made for ex
tra large or small sizes ,
1'otM.Titv Tlm supply continues very light
mm prices tire llrm. Thickens nro soiling at
8I4UV for d rested , and 7 < f.Mc for live. Turkeys
go at 12--U3C and gec-.e and ducks at OiMOc.
POTATOES The trade Is limited to the saleof
small lots from stores. Western Nebraska
stock Is limited at 80c ami Utah and Colorado
nt Ode.
SWIXT POTATOKI There are n few In the
market which nro selling at $4.50.
VIAI ; < Votil calves , choice , 7c ; largo and
thin , 3it5e. A largo and thin veal calf Is
about the baldest thing on thu market to dis
pose of.
M. Pylo's general store at Julian has burned
out.
out.K.
K. W. Smith , In the commission business at
llcatrlcr , has discontinued.
W. I , . McJeo. hardware. North Plutte , bus
been succeeded by A. L. Davis.
O. R Husband , who has been In the grocery
business ut Madison , has sold out.
lliinsu .t Shorer , In the grocery business at
Kearney , have been succeeded by lluusf &
Son.
Son.Carl
Carl lioth has succeeded to the confection-
cry and restaurant business of Hall * Roberts
ul Holdrege.
The Columbian Tailoring company of Lin
coln and Tojieka , Ivan. , has been attached for
$ l,40Oln Topeku.
F. I. Hull , lu the Implement and hardware
business at Creston , Nub. , Is about lo sell out
his hardware stock.
Frank H. Crowell , In thn book and stationery
business at Itealrlee , lias been closed on a
chattel mortgage of $1,900.
Thuliatu City Carriage 'works of Omaha
have Incorporated , the capital stoiik being
placed at f'J5,0')0. ) The Incorporutors uroW.
M. , II. W. and ( ieorgo 1 , . ( lould.
A telegram lo It. ( i. Dun & Co. announces
that \ . II. llaldwln , who has been In the con
fectionery business ut Ashland , has turned
over his assets to his father and disappeared
It Isstated that the assets are no moro than
will cover the father's clnlni.
St. l.ouii .Markets.
ST. Lotus , Mo. , Jan. 14. 1'i.ouit Higher ;
choice , $2.25'2.35 ; extra fancy. $3.153.25 ;
patent , $3.45'a3.iO. (
WIIISAT ' ( ? for May and IMC for July above
yesterday ; cash , 71c ; May closed at 77 ° , e ;
July , 78'iy.
C'oit.vFirmer , but slow ; cash , SSJic ; Febru
ary , 39JiV ; May , 43 ! ( < S43 ie.
OATS-rnchanged ; cush,33o ; May , 35j < c.
KYU Strong and held at Otic ; no sales.
HAHI.IJY Uulut ; Minnesota , 5557c.
IIUTTKII Unchanged.
Kdds Higher at 2G27c.
KECEtl'TriFlour , 21,000 bbls. ; wheat , 30,000
bu. ; corn , 10J.OOO bu. ; oats , 19,000 bu. ; rye
7,000 bu. ; barlev , 4,000 bu.
Sllli-MllNTS-Flonr , 5,000 , bbls. ; wheat , 31,000
IKK : corn , 95,000 bu.j oats , 14,000 bu. ; rye ,
9.000 bu. ; barley , l.OOObu.
New York Dry ( iimds Market.
NEW YOIIK , Jan. 14. While the request for
dry goods was restricted by the half holiday
character of ( ho day , It was evident from t bo
business doing that there was a steady under
current of Improvement In both demand and
tone. Jobbers are In a position to take a part
of the package business and the combined op
erations make a good movement for the period
which Is still to be regaided as between sea
sons. A dullness of agents made thu follow
ing prices of prints : Delmarlno mournings
and grays. G'ie ' ; Harmony fancies. 5 > 5c , and
Carter Oak fancies , OUe.
KUIIKUH City .Harkuts.
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Jan. 14. WIIKAT Firm
and higher ; No. 2 red , 71ic ! ; No. 2 hard , 07
4iG7'Je- .
COIIN Actlvo and higher ; No. 2 white , 35i !
® 3Gc ;
OATS Higher ; No. 2 mixed , 3030ic. !
KYI : Firm ; No. 2 , GGe.
HUTTKU Unchanged ; creamery , 2528c ;
dairy , KWJlSc ,
Koos 2027c.
KKCEIPTS Wheat , 50,000 bu. ; corn , 2,000
bu. ; oats , none.
-SnifMBNTS-Wheat. 97,000 bu. ; corn , 11,000
bu. ; oats.'none. _
Oil MurUel.
Nnw YOIIK , Jan. 14. PKTIIOI.KUM Outot and
steady ; crude In barrels , Parkers , $5.35 ; cruilo
Inbuilt , $2.85 ; refined New York , $5.30 ; Phila
delphia and Haltlmoro , $5.25 ; Philadelphia
and Haltlmoro In bulk , 2.762.80. United ,
no sales.
COTTON SncuOu/ Quiet and steady ; crude ,
4344c. Y How , 48o lld.
TALLOW Fork , scarce ; city ( $2.00 for pkgs , )
5c.
5c.KosiN Steady ; strained , common to good ,
81.30 © ! . 32'j ,
Tuui'E.vn.Ni : Quiet and firm at 3134'ic.
Collet.Murli t.
Nnw YOIIK , Jan. 14. Options onened quiet ,
unclianged to 5 points down , closed at 2O ®
25 points up. Sales , 23,500 lings , Including
January , $10.251G.3 ( ) ; February , ? lfi.20 ;
March , $1(1.00(51(1.15 ( ( ; April , $16.85 ; May.
$15.75 < ai5.90 ; July.15.90 ; September , $15.70
W15.90 ; October. * 15.H5 ; December , * 15.70 ©
15.85. Spot Itlo. llrm and dull ; .No. 7 , $17. DO.
Liverpool .Market.
MvF.ui'OOi. , Jan. 14. WIIKAT Stond : de
mand fair ; holders offer modurelely ; No. 1 ,
California , GsllGs 5d per cental ; red western ,
spring , Os ldUs 2d ; No. 2 ted winter , 5s 10dO
5s 10id. !
COIIN Kaoj ; demand fair ; western , 4s Gd
per cental.
LAUD Prime western , 54s Gd percwt.
Mil wntihi'O Ornin Market.
MILWAUKEE. WIs. . Jan. 14. WHEAT Firm ;
No. 2 spring , G8c ; Mar , 7 : > * jc.
CotiN-Hlgher ; No. 3 , 41c.
OATS Higher ; No. 2 white , 3Gc ; No. 3 , 34i ! ®
35c.
11AH1.KY G4c.
Kvu-Olc. _
Cotton Market.
NEW Oitr.EANS , T.a. , Jan. 14. Du' ! : middling ,
0 7-lGc ; low middling , 9 l-lJc ( ; good ordinary ,
89-lGc ; net receipts , 8,003 bales ; gross , 8,484
bales ; coastwise , 2.428 bales ; exports to Great
Britain , 5,200 biiles ; to the continent , 7,073
bales ; sales , 150 bales ; stock , 328,700 bales.
STOCKS AND IIONIH.
Trading la Securities Yesterday AVas More
Artlvo'l'lmn mi Trliluy ,
NEW YoitK.Jnn. 14. Trading In stocks during
the short session today was moro actlvo oven
than yesterday , and the total sales of nearly
380,000 shares In twohotirs have certainly not
been equalled in years , The market also
broadened materially and commission houses
are pretty busy In receiving orders from out
siders In railway shares. The trading , how
ever , was still , for Iho most part , of a pro
fessional and local nature , thou < ; h London
was a buyer to some extent. Dealing In Distill
ers was attributed principally to u liquida
tion by ti westein pool. Tlio prospect of a
change In the Interstate commerce law Is also
making n decidedly boiler feeling for till
classes ot securltes.
Thu features of Iho day were Distillers and
Manhattan , and while the transactions In the
latter were by no means to bo compared to
these In the former , its dccflno was nearly us
great. Unusual weaxne.ss attended thu trans
action and a loss of 4 per cent , which was
ufterwurds Increased , was the result. Thu
whisky trust IsanVeted by threatened legisla
tive action In Washington looking to the
breaking' up of the concern. Liquidations
were liivvy all along thu line , and
whllu thu demand was very urgent
and suflleed lo rally thu market com
pletely In thn curly dealings , thu trading element -
ment showed a disposition after realizing to
operate for a decline. There us considerable
pressure of long stock In Heading , arising
from thu belief In some quarters that the pub
lic have been trilled with In all legal actions
against thu combination and that thu senti
ment of thu pcoplo Is soarouscd that somu du-
clslvn action will havu to bo taken to break up
the combination. Prices In moil of thu list ,
moved over u narrow range , but a few excep
tions were noted , espueluily Consolidated , ( 'us.
Louisville and Manhattan. Consolidated rose
lit and dropped 2 percent , but Its Until guln
was ? 4 per cent. Actlilty In Louisville .t
Nashville , New Albany & Chicago attracted
considerable attention , and It U learned that
thu directors hu\u decided to carry out thoplun
for thoclasslllcutlon of thn present slock. Thu
plan Is to chunire thu present capital of $12-
OOO.ooo Info $ : ) , OOOOOO 0 percent preferred
and $9,000ooo common. Manhattan declined
from 174 to 109but clo > ed 1 ? percent higher ,
with a loss of 3'i per cent. Thu hank state
ment showed an unusual accumulation of
cash , u largo proimrtlon of which was specie ,
while thu addition of $0,000,000 to the surplus
reserve sufllclently accounted for thu
cheapness of money during thueuk. .
Its publication did something to check the
r'ullzing In thu last hour and most stocks ut
thu close shovTudu substantial rally from thu
limcst llguri'N. Activity In Now Knglund ,
Heading , Western Union and thu BrauKurt In
neon , lint In nit CMOS tlicro wcro only frac-
tlnnnl elinuget , ( ho drcllno I MIIR general
The Post says Munlmttiiii declined r >
points. The recent ndvnnco In thin tock
has bt'oti very Important uiul rnpld , so Hint
the temptation to tnkp profits proved too
strong to IK > resisted , especially us thn In-
utrlnslc basis for no large an advance has not
yet been dPlliilicly made public. Pressure to
sell was seen among other stock * which ) mvi <
recently been strongly held , though the Hue-
millions worn ns a rule within largo limits
while the strength ot the undertone was not
to bo mistaken , I'urther buying of n dmrur-
' .er not lately secii In the market wai noted ,
sales of bonds for Kuropcati account having a
peed oflVcl. Considering that Saturday Is the
last day of the week the general list showed
nmnmil activity with n somewhat broadening
elTeot ii | in the whole market.
The following are the closing u not at Ions of
the leading stocks on the Now York Stock ex
change today :
Thn total sales of stocks today won1 , t79.OilO
sh'ires , liieludlngAmerlean Cotton 1)11. ) IH.TOO ;
Atrhison. 7,800 ; Chlcaico lias. H.iUiO ; Consoli
dated ( fas. 7,400 ; DNllllhu , 12-lnMI ( ; Krle ,
7,100 ; hake Krle , V WesliMn , : i,7H ( > : Manhat
tan , 12,100 ; Mls-ourl Pacific , fi.KHl ; New
Kngland , 18,400 ; Northern 1'acltii.l.KKi ;
Heading , 2h,700 ; Itlchmoml * West Point.
8,100 ; liork Maud , 7.10O ! ; St. Paul , 11'JOO ;
Union 1'aclllc , H HOI ) ; Western Union , 20,700.
NIMV Vork Money Mitrket.
NF.W YOKK , Jan. 1-1. MONUV ox O.u.t ,
Easy at ! l percent ,
I'UIMI ! MKKCANTII.Bl'APKK QUvT'i'i ' per Cent.
Knui.iM : ! H.XCHANUKJnlet , but steady ,
with actual business at J4.MO for 00 day
bankers' bills and II.SHfor demand.
Tlio closing quotations on honcls :
1,1 Vi : HTOOIC MAKKHTN.
Receipts Orowlng Nicely Kvrrytlilni ;
Higher HIIJJS Nenrlnq : ICIght Dollars.
OMAHA , .tan. 14.-Itccclpts this week com
pared with liihtMiow a substantial and satis
factory Increase In all kinds of block. There
were In round numbers : H.OOO moro cattle ,
0,000 moid hogs and 2,000 more sheep. Com
pared with the niinio week last year theio
lias been thu very healthy Increase of uliout
O.OOO ciittlu and 2,000 sheep , whllu hog re
ceipts fall nearly 22,000 hhort of last year's
record. Wo far tills year , compared ivltfi last ,
there has been an Incteaso uf about H.ooo
cattloand fi.ODD sheep and a falling oil'of
about. 47.OOO hogs. Thu em-ouraglng feature
of this record is the fact thai receipts show
any Itu'iease at all , as both Chicago and Kau
nas City report a Miortagu In receipts of ul.
kinds of stock compared with last year. The
olltelal tlgutcs aru as follows :
Tattle. Hogs. Sheep.
llccelpts the past woolc..21,1)14 ) 30.M02 4,600
Kuculpts previous week..14,328 20,51(5 2,887
Same week last year 17.2MO 52,9117 2,485
Receipts so far tills year.30,242 57,337 7,31)3 )
Same tlmo last year 28,700 104,592 2,307
The past has been a decidedly bull week In
everything. Cattle are from 25o to 50c higher
than last week and hogs have advanceil 30c
nearer the J3.00 mark. Sheep are also 15n to
25c higher than a weekjigo. This In the face
of Increased supplies of uirklmls Is taken nb a
very favorable sign at least from the seller's
standpoint.
Itccelpts of cattle today were the heaviest
Saturday's receipts In over eight months ,
there being nearly 4,000 cattle on sale. Nat
urally at thu opening the feeling was weak or
uncertain , to put It mildly , but us on tlm threu
preceding days the llrm tone to easlerir mar
kets and the nctlvo shipping and speculative-
demand strengthened the tradu and the re
ceipts changed hands fieely at. Htcady to
strong prices. Good to choice 1,200 to 1,550-
II ) . beeves sold at from J4.50 to J5.35 ; fair to
good 950 to 1,150-11) ) . steers at from J3.85 to
? 4.45. with poor to fair 750 lo 1,000-lb. htulf at
from J3.25 to $3.05.
In butchurs' stock and canners Iho adranco
was more marked. Prices ruled strong to lee
higher than Friday and trading ivus actlvo at
the advance. CJood to choice cows and
holfurs sold at from $3.00 up to $3.50
and poor to fair stuir at from $1.5O
to $2.40. The bulk of tlm fair to
good cows sold at from 82.50 to J3.25. There
was a good demand for bulls , oxen and stags
at stronger prices. Sales were , at from J2.OO
\iptoJ3.70. Uood to cholco veal calves \\uro
actlvp and stronger ut from $3.25 to ? 5. ( > o.
Thu tendency of prices has been upward all
week In hplfc. of the heavy rivclpts. l.onil
houses have attempted to depress values
huvurnl times , hut In each WISH tley | were prevented -
vented hy netlvu purchases for shipping and
speculative account. The good rlpu eornfeil
cattle aio not coming forward as
freely as anticipated and killers appear to begetting
getting a llltlo nervous. Fair to good beef
hteers liaui averaged from 25e to 40e this
week , whllu the general run of cows and mixed
slock Is selling 30c to 5uc butler than u week
The sfoeker and feeder business has nlsn
been good all week , and although trade today
was as Is usuaNy the case on Saturday , very
limited prlees wont fully as strong as on thu
preceding days. The country Is beginning to
wiint feeders , and as a result of this Incicnscd
demand prices have advanced this week lOiilo
25e on all but tlm commonest light grades.
Itcprebont at ivo sales :
IlllUSSKt ) DKltf.
6 10
e > 10
520
6 26
4 74'
478
4 00
4 00
& 09
0 OB
a 70
2 70
2 76
U 7fi
2 7G
a 70
a 7F-
a 70
a 75
a 75
a so
2 80
2 HO
2 85
2 85
2 H5
2 85
2 5
2 85
2 H5
2 85
2 86
2 00
2 00
2 00
2 00
2 ! IO
2 05
3 00
3 00
tl 00
H 00
3 GO
3 00
3 00
3 00
! ) 10
3 10
3 H )
3 10
3 1O
3 10
3 15
3 15
U 15
3 20
3 20
3 20
3 20
3 25
3 25
3 25
3 25
3 30
3 30
3 30
3 30
3 40
3 40
3 4 < >
3 50
3 CO
3 50
8 CO
fl 25
3 26
4 40
fi 00
5 00
5 00
5 00
5 00
6 00
2 60
2 CO
2 05
2 05
2 76
a 75
2 75
2 76
2 85
2 85
2 00
2 00
3 00
3 10
3 10
3 10
8 25
Q 60
S 60
3 70
3 60
3 00
a oo
3 05
3 10
3 10
3 16
3 10
3 30
0 30
8 30
8 60
a &a
I lees There Is only u quarter of a dollar bo
tweenpruscnthotf prices and tlio $8.00 mark.
Receipts today were very fiilr , elghty-tiireil
cars , mid thoqimllty the best for weeks. Th <
market averaged n slmilo to 5c higher thati
Krldny , tliumlruncu being gieutest on the best !
hogs. Theru was no shipping or speculative
demand , but loosil houses all wanted the hogj
and boiiKlit freely , lliu feeling being
linn throughout In splto of con
flicting reports from Chicago. Good
lo choice heavy mid butchur weight
hogssold at$7.GO to $7.75 , with fair to Rood
light and mixed loads at. $7.50 to $7.00 , and
common underweight Ktuir as low as $7.45.
The inaikut rather strengthened as the mora
ine advanced , hut on some late arrivals wna ,
rathur weak. About everything sold , however -
over , I ho hulk at from $7.56 to$7.u5 , as against )
$7.55107.00 Friday , and 5 > 7.20 to $7.36 hint )
Kattirduy. The. market for the week clo.ses30o
higher than a week ago , $1.50 higher than a
month ago and $3.75 higher than ono year ago.
There Is apparently no change. InihOHltun.-
tlon and although prices aru 3Uc higher than u ,
week ago conditions tire Just us favorable for
further advance as they weio then. ' AccordIng -
Ing lo the Cincinnati I'rlco Current the. total
packing In the west since November 1 la
3.O8Ono ( ) hogs , compared with 5,210,000 : i
year ago dining the Mime period , u defi
ciency of 2,130,000 hogs , u fallin oll'.of 41 per
cent. The same conservative Journal estimates
the total pack for thu four months ending
.March 1 at 5,000,000 hogs , as against 7.701-
OOO for the "old winter packing season'1 last
year , a decrease of approximately 2,701,000
nogs , or about 30 p < y cent for thu tour whiter
months. ( Inod Judges hero at the yards say
this estimate Isenllioly too low , hut it gives a
fair general Jdea of the nil nation and cer
tainly does not. Indicate a Hit urn to low prices
within the coming threu or four mouthy. Kcu-
rohentatlvu bales :
I'KIR ANIMIOUOH.
64..105 0 60
KUKRI' Only two loads wnro received , and
they weru very 'common. Demand good for
desirable muttons , Market qiiolahly un
changed. I'alr to good natives , $3,76&6.00 ;
fair to good rwcstnrns , i3.50ii4.76 ; common
and stock sheep , $2.25 3.50 ; good to cholco
40 to 100-tti lambs , t4OO&5,60. Representa
tive sales :
No. Av. Pr.
114 natives , owes. . . : 105 $4 25
1 wetlmr 160 500
81 mixed B4 400
Itccelpts and DUpoHltlon of Stock.
Odlclal receipts and disposition of stock as
shown by thu books of the Union Stock Vurdy
company for twenty-four hours , ending ut { .
o'clock p. m. January 14 , 1893i
IIU'EU'TH ,
IIIHI'OHITIII.V.