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0 THE OMAHA DAILY FRIDAY , JANUARY 27 , 1803.
COMMERCIAL AS ! ) FINANCIAL
Pork Touched the Highest Point of the
Year Yesterday
WHEAT STARTED EASY , BUT BECAME FIRM
In Corn I'lrnt Trades Wrro n fraction
Under the rinnl riRiiri"t of tlio 1'ro-
irloun Si-union LnrnlTrmlo Took
tlio .Short bldo.
CiucAdo , III. , Jan. 20-Wlioat seemingly
pegging at 78n and pork touching tlO.no , the
high | Hlnt of the year , were the features
today. Kvcrythlng on the lUt closed with
gains over yesterday's resting prices , wheat ,
! 4e ! corn , 'ic In the July future ; oats , He :
pork , 17tc ! ; lard , 12'ic ' , and ribs , 7'ic.
Wheat started easy , but bccunni ( Inn near
the close. Cables came dull and a shade
lower , nnd the Price Current icported the
wheat well protected by snow. IIrails ) reel's
report of ( ho available supply was the most
bearish factor ; thu trade has been expecting
U would show a good decrease , but Instead of
that , It reported 1,750.1 KM ) bit. liicrcasn east of
the Itockles , and 131,000 bn. decrease on the
1'aclllo coast and added that thn elevator sys
tem had accumulated 4,000,000 bn. during thn
last month , which had not bt-en Included In
Hrad.street'H totals. This left thu trade In
doubt as ( o whether this big amount should
be added to the 1,700,000 bu. Increase or not ,
and made operators feel timid and bear
ish , riirnuin seemed to lend the selling ac
count. It was thought for Wright. Pardrldgo
bought freely and seemed disposed to cover a
portion nt lea l of Ids short line. During the
lat.s hour the ciowd began to pay less attention
to llradstieet'H leport and the advance In pro
visions also helped wheat some. Thu opening
was about Me lower than yesterday , advanced
He , the mat ket touching the closing llgure of
yesterday , then dec-lined 'n1 , or the lowest
point reached yesterday , at which decline the
market received considerable support In a
Kpccnlallvo way , then Improved again ! ie ,
ruled steady and Hie closing was about ! c
higher than yesterday.
in corn lust tunics were a fraction umVr
tno llnal llgnies of the prcvloiu session and
upon modelalely free offerings sold otT He.
thu iccdlpts overrunning the rsllmate.s and
the weather being bright and favorable , to
gether with the action of wheat , making the
local trade take the short side. Prices after
ward rallied from ' .c to 'je In sympat'iy with
wheat and provision * and II unify closed with
u slight gain.
An effort was made In the oats crowd to
foroopilcoslowcrbv ImycrVoll holdings. At ! .
docllno Ihu demand Improxod and there weio
many orders at 314' ' for May that brokers
Wiu ! unable to fill , owing to the llnillud olfor-
Ings. I'rlcos toactcd lie and the market closed
quint.
At the opening tlicto was every Indication
of a heavy and lifeless market. In provisions.
Ileforo the close of the day lard was run up to
about tlm highest point of yesterday , when
Jllniiin capitulated , and pork ' old 2'Je ever the
high point on tbo honsatlonal advance threu
weeks ago. Thu ho : ; lecolpts for the day were
28,000 and caused an easier feeling earlier.
The estimate for 1'rlday was but 20,000 and
Marled the buying. It was given out. by the
wlsi ! ones In thu tilt that Armour has thu pork
and 1'alrbanks HID budand that prices will go
just whoru they wish to put thi-ni.
I-'ortho day the buying nf pork was led by
Dunham , whi look about 10,0011 bbls. r'lovd
bought heavily as a sealpor. In bird tbo
H at olys st opped soil In ; ; and the shorts hi ought
the ] iiico up very ipilrUy. Klbs inovi-d up
less than oilier products. Provisions closed
Btrong at soinolhlng under bo.sl prices.
Kstlnintod recelptN for tomorrow : Wheat ,
230 cars ; corn , 300 cars ; oats , 102 cars ; hogs ,
20,000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows :
.AUTICI.ES.
Wheat No 1
January. . 73 ! < 73H nu
.Mny 78 78 7814 7814
July 77H 78)6 78
Corn No.2
January. . < : i 42H 42K
Kc-bruary. (211.
May
Ont , No. 2
January. . IWj '
T' gUf
rcbrunry. .10'd
May
We MI I'ork
Junimry I860 19 If. 19 10 If ) 8.- >
1'J IS 1U W 19 1U 19 40 It ) 25
I.nnl
January. . T1 M 11 4.1 , 11 SO 11 40 11 25
Mny 11 10 11 07H II ! W 11 ! - .
Bliort nibs-
January. . . 1000 10 1 997)4 ) 10 m 10 0)
May 10 17W 10 ( XI in is 10 U7W
( lush /imitations were as follows :
FLO tin Hull , unchanged ; winter patents ,
13.00(14.00 ; \rliitertitrulKhlst3.40A3.GO : spi In ; ;
intents , J3.75 < Tf,4.10 ; spring straights , $2.75-
0.00 ; bakers , $1.7U@2.20.
WIIBAT No. 2 spring , 73 ? c ; No. 3 spring ,
ClftGlic ; No. 2 red , 73'4'c.
Const No. a , 43)c ) ; No. 3 , cash , 40c ; Xo. 3
yollow-lHc. (
OATB-N'o. 2 , .tO'i ' < ft31c ; No. 2 white , 34'i
O.3ncon track ; No. 3 white , f.o. b. . 31M@33.Uc.
HVENo. . 2 , 50o.
llAid.KV No. 2. file ; No. 3 , f. o. b. , 4001e ;
No. 4 , f. o. b. . 38 < 2S7e.
KI.AX Sr.nu Nu. 1,81.14.
I'MIIK Muss , per lib ] . , * 17.87',518.00 ; lard ,
for 1(1(1 ( ( Ibs. , t ) 1.4(1 ( ; short ribs sides ( loosol ,
* 10.HKai0.2l ( ; dry salted shoulders ( boxed ) .
t'J.tm. ® 10.00 ; short clour sides ( boxed ) , $10.60
\Viiiskv Distillers' Mulshed goods , per gal. ,
Slid Alls Unchanged ; cut loaf , tJ'555Jej
Cumulated , 5'e ; standard "A.5- .
Tins following were thu receipts and ship
ments for today :
X iv York .Marld'ti.
Nnw YOIIK , .Ian. 20. 1'i.oiiit Itocolpts , 22-
042 pkgs. ; exports , ti.OSO bills. , 11'JMO sacks ;
bales , I'J.Hdtl pKgs. ; market about steady with
trade brands weak , moderately active.
COUN MllAir ( Julot , steady
HAIII.KV- Hull , llrm
H.MII.IV : M ALT Inactive.
WllKAT Hecelpts , 47,275 bn.j exports.2G.180
bu. ; sales , IHO.OOO Im. futures , 1GH.OOO bu.
spot. Spot llrm , fairly active ; No. 2 red In
Rtoro inid elivator , bOe ; alloat , tillo ; f. o. b. ,
HdQHPic ; No 1 northern , 84c ; No. 1 hard ,
89c ; No.2 northern , H2e : No. a.sprlng , 78'e. ' }
Options declined early ' . < ? iiC wlthtbn west and
on the largo Increasu east of thu Itocklos , ad
vanced UWie on cmerlng lioro anil at thu
west , closing llrm at ' ® ! ( over yesterday
with trading slow ; Kolniiary. 70379WC. clov-
Ing at 70Hc : March , 7U' (0HO11e ( ; ; , eloslni ; at
Hoots llrm , moderately active ; No. 2 , 63't ©
03 lie In elevator ; 54l45i5414'c alloat ; yellow ,
615tn41tC. Oullons were dull , opening at ' c
decline , advanced M < 3c , as following thu
west , and closing steady at \\\e \ over yester
day ; 1'ebruary. u31531c ? , closing at Win ;
March , uiU.ttfiS'.o , closing at 53'ic ; May ,
631/c , closing at & 3Uc ; July , u3a53y , closlni ;
Rt f > 3 ! c.
OATSItecelpts , 102.000bii. ; o\portsC30 bu. ;
eales,00.0001m. futures. 77tiOOIm. spot. Spots
dull , easier. Options dull , llrmer ; May , 30 U-1U
:10' : < C , closing at 3'J'to ; No. 2 spot , 42i42ic ! ;
No. 2 t'hlcago , Il'J'iSi.aU'ic ' ; No. 3 , 37'Jc ; No.
D white , 40c ; mixed westurn , aaSiQ.tOc ;
white western. 30i 40c.
HAY ( jiilni , steady.
Hoi > s--Oulot , steady.
Hllius Valrly active , steady ; wet salted
New Orleans sulected,45 ami iiO Ins , , 4(4aOo ( ( ;
Texas selected , 50 and 00 His. , 5a7c.
I'lUivisKiNS-t'nt meats qulpl. llrm ; pickled
belllesllie ! ; middles iiulut , llrmer ; short clear ,
110.70. I.ard , iiulut , llrmer ; we.stt.-rn steam
closed at * U.7O bid ; sales. 250 tierces at
! HvJ0 < "PHpii MiU-K , 250 tierces ; .lanuary ,
II 1.70 ! March , * 11.05. eloslng at * tl.(35 ( bill
nnd $11.70 asked. I'ork. llrmer ; old mess ,
tlO.Ooa 10.25 ; now mess , J20.25 ; extra prime ,
nominal ,
CIIKKSU 1'ulr dunmml , ( Irm ; part skims. 4@
--firings , firmer ; western , fresh
. . > - . - ; - - ,
Bl > 3Jc ; receipts. l.HO'J pkgs.
KICK--Active , llrm.
Mot.ASSKS Now Oileans , open kettle , good
to choice , falrlv active , llrm.
SuuAii-ltaw , dull , llrm ; rellned , fairly ac
tive , steady.
I'm liiONQuiet ; American , * 12.75ai0.60.
tXil'lEliHull , steady : lake. 112.00.
JKAl > - Qllletj domestle. J3.a7'i.
TIN-Steady , ijulut : StraltM , W0.10.
KIIIISIIH City .Markt-U.
IVANSAR CITV , Mo. . Jan. 20. WIIK. T I'lriu.
Kd.2 hard. f,5v. < ami'o ; No. 2 red. 70&71C.
COUNI'iriu ; No. 2 mixed , : l4iia5c ,
OATS Steady ; No.2 mixed,20ni2Utc. !
ItVK Steady at 50o.
Km is Active and llrm at 20c.
Hun mi- Hull and unchanged ! creamery.
2Mc2Uc ; dairy. 174iJ < V.
l'l.A.\sKKl > - ijteady ; 11.0'J < 31. ( ) : ) ,
HAY Very weak and lower ; timothy , 18.00
QO.OOi ) iralrle , ( li.OiKaT.MI.
lliiAN Steady at 5b 50c.
HKCKii'TS Wheat , 7H.OOO bti. ; corn , 10,000
bu i oatx , 1MO ( ) tm ,
SiiiriiKNTS-Wheat , 10-1,000 bu. ; corn , 3,000
bu.i oats , none.
ColltonMurkrt. .
NEW YOIIK , Jan. 20. Options opened steady
fit & to 1U polutu down , cloiud barely ktuudjr
nt 10 polnt up to 10 down. Sale * 21 760 lmir ,
Including Tanu.iry , lit in. Ktbnmry , $ HV.HHI
March. tlG.ti > uli.ru. ; April. $ lt..35 10.40t
May , tH > .2.V < tlii.36 ; July. $ ln.2ii ; September ,
flO/JO ; October , tlO.Hlt December , $10,10 ®
10.2O. .Spot Itlo Mriuiy , model a to demand ;
No. 7.
Omaha I'rodurn Market.
The chanxn to zero weather had mime Influ
ence on the local market as might have htun
expecti'd. It kept every ono Indoorand helped
toglvn the market , u deserted appearance.
Moru than that It Htlmiilated thu egg market
and started pHi-os on the tuuriidu us will bo
noted from thu limitations given below. Asldo
from the chatiKo In tbo egg mat ket there were
mi \ cry Important features.
APPI.IMStocks are held at J3.50S4.00 for
fair to choice itock.
IIANAKAS Qiiolud tit f2.OOiir.2iCO per bunch.
HiiANst Choice navy , tj.UO&'J.'JA.
HrTTKii The market was steady at IQQSifc : .
i'iiriHY-l'erlo/,40c. : (
CAl.miitxiA CAiniAdi ; Owing to tbn high
prices at which cabbugo Is being held In southern -
orn C'allfoinla thu arrivals bero aru light.
Drumhead , 2t < c.
( . 'KANIICIIIIIIM Hell and cherry. fS.50 ; bell
nnd bugle , MO.OO ; Jersey Capo Cod. 80.50.
Kdo.-i--Light rooelpts ami thn expoctatloli
that the cold weather would still further re
duce the arrivals bad the natural elToct of
causing a ( Inner feeling In the market.
'I lie market nus without doubt higher
but Jit-a how much higher It
would bo dllllcult to say as limit
every dealer had u market of his own and they
did not tigroo very well. In the morning ( jiilto
a number of cases sold at ' .Mlo , the sellers actIng -
Ing on thu supposition thai thu cold snap
would nut last lung .ind that eggs would comu
piling In again In a day or two. These parties
thought that It would : iot bu wise lo iiioto |
above 20u- for fuar Hut Ihoi-ountry would ship
In n lot of eggs mid th'Milio disappointed In I heir
returns. Others advanced Ihelr prices It ! and
still ethers asked frum 2' . ' ! : to 2Uo but ad-
mltted that buyers did not scorn disposed to
take them at ihoso pilecs very freely. Stlli
others woruevoti moro bullish ami s.ild that
they wore not trying to s.-u oven ut the high
est iirli-OM named as they hulloicd that the
market would iru oven higher. The fart Is
that the market Is dependent utmost , entirely
upon the weather. The question Js whether
the cold wave will eontinuu Inn , ; uiumgli to
shut oir supplies from th" country.
Own : Small rabblt.-r. 75ci.lauics.tl.SO.
II.v Thu market did not show any change ,
the range continuing at fl3.001JO.5ll.
HIIIIM-NU. t salted-Die ; No. ' . ! . 3)c ) ; flint
Go.
Iloxr.v-Clmlcc to fancy white clover. Id ©
2do ; fair to good , Hilr.lHc.
SI uaiu ( JitAi'iNsstuady , ? f.50Jo.OO. )
Xrrs Large hlukory , M.U5 ; black wtilnuts ,
Jl .Oil1,25.
I.IIMIIN.S M.OOiJi.50.
OMONS Homo grown. $1.00 per bu hcl ;
Spanish , perr-rato , tl.OO'ir.2.00.
OltA.Nui.s The market Is well supplied wllh
Morlda oranges. Ilrlghts , $2.75SJ3.0U ; rut-sets ,
fJ.OOU2.7fj.
( Mvrniis Italtlmoro Is still blocked with lco-
and thesliii'illon Is unclianged. Quotations
bore tire 2Oiil2o per can.
I'OL'iriivChol.e chickens bring about 8c ,
but the iroiiblu just at present Is that thuru
are too many largo and coarse fowls arriving ,
which are too largo to suit the trade. A good
many of tlio largo fowls arriving go at 7c , al
though fat aid well dioss-'d. Koosters soil at
sllll lower iirlcos. Turkeys , 12e ; geese and
ducks , HfitOo. Uve poultry Is arriving In qulto
largu numbers for this season , but with the
cold weather they do not bull to as good ml-
vantagu as the dressed.
I'OTATOKS Only small lots moving from
store. Western Nebraska stock Is limited at
85c ; Utah and Colorado , OUoGH.lJU ; cholco
native. 75H80c.
SWIIT : : I'OTAIOKS There aru a few In the
market which are selling at 44.50.
YiiAir-Cholcu veal calves , b0c ; largo and
thin , 3tu.Cc.
I'llODL'CC POI.NTmtS.
The Now Orleans I'lcayuno gives the follow
ing table of banana Imports Into the United
States and Canada for each of tlio last two
years. The figures show that tlio city near thu
mouth of thu Mississippi loads all the rest.
New Orleans 4 , < 3lbl : 'l,7i.Y3ll ; 747,510
vow York ; . . . . : i,7l5 , < ; v : > 3U .7KS H7.857
1'ldlaitclpliU lHW.iiS : lor.i.u : Tir.i.if.n
lloston I,8ID,51'J 1,710.0J5 130,514
llaltltuorn te5,0)7 ! iXr.i.as 15,41)9
MmiMIKlll 19U.UUO 7.I.SU'J 110.791
Mobile IMJ.'IJU ' 130,000 SU.OOO
Montreal 30,019 30019
( iulvcston 3,000 PJ.5I5
Tnmuti 43,000
Total 12.8.'i.V I9 lO.'Sn..Mn 2,007,191
Docromo Uiilveston , 8J.515 ; Tnmpn , 43.03J.
A bill has been Introdncod Into tlio Missouri
legislature prohibit Ing the sale or shipment of
qual ! or prulrlo chickens from any county In
HID state for a period of llvo years. The bill
does not prohibit the killing of qnall from
October 1 to January 1 , or pralrlo chicken
from August 15 to January l.lmt prohibits thu
shipment from the county In which they are
killed to any point In or out of the state. Thu
bill has been Introduced at the request of
numuroiis farmers who claim that In season
thuso birds are trapped and slaughtered by
the thousands and shipped lo St. l.otils to sup
ply the market , the consequence being that
tbo qnall and chickens are slowly but surely
being exterminated , Thu object of Hm bill Is
to prevent the wholesale slaughter of these
birds , bill does not prohibit thu killing of them
In season for family usu. As the farmers of
thostatu are very desirous that this bill should
become u law , and ns no party or parties
have any object to gain by lighting such a
measure , It will very likely pass thu honso
and bo concurred In by thu senate. If ( ho bill
does become n law It means that St. Louis Is
tobocutolTontlroIy from the game supply
from Missouri for a period of llvo years. As
southwest Missouri furnishes St. Louis with
threu-fourths of the game that Is disposed of
dull } ' , If the bill does become a law thu fact
will hu known to tlioso who are accustomed to
feasting on these much sought for birds by the
oxtravagaut prices asked. A similar law In
Illinois has cut olT supplies from that source
und It looks as If St. Louts would become u
good point for shipments from Omaha.
James S. Watson , secretary of 1'ortor Tires ,
company. Is quoted by tbu Minneapolis Pro
duce llnlletln as saying of the orangu crop In
I'lorlda : "Tint crop Is about halt destroyed ;
that Is. halt the fruit luff on tbo trees has
been frozen. Kortunately , a largu proportion
had been gathered , mid It Is estimated that
then-were not moro than 1,200,000 bo.es on
thu trees when Iho frost came , consequently
not moro than 000,000 weru destroyed.1' I'rom
other sources It was learned that the greater
part of the Indiana peach crop had bi-cn de
stroyed , as the thermometer registered above
20O below y.oro In the southern portion of the
statu buvural times during thu ruccnt cold
spcli.
IIUSI.NKSS IIUIFH. : :
Fred Muchow has disposed of his saloon at
Kearney.
Davis .V Johnson , druggists , at Wollflcut
have dissolved ,
.1. l.eii/.eu .t Him have sold out their grain
business at Howuo.se.
K. H. Hatty has been succeeded by May it
Martin In Hie Implement business at Alma.
v A. L. Itoper , In the implement business at
Helium has been succeeded by A. L. and K. E.
Hopur.
St. l.nnl-i .MurlioU.
ST. Lou IB , Mo. , Jan. 20. l-Yotm Unchanged.
WIIBAT At Udt'-c above yustorday ; cash ,
GO'.o ; May , O4'o ! July , O5'jc.
CHUN Cash lower , :18V : : options Uc above
yesterday ; Mny,43'o ; July , -i le. !
OATS-Cash nominal ; May better , 34Kc.
HYK Lower ; 55c askod.
liAiii.r.vOulut ' ; smallsalos ; Minnesota , 53c.
llUTTiii--l'nchanged : ; creamery , 2531c ;
dairy , 18i28o. (
Kous-HIghor , 34c.
I'liovisio.NS I'ork , hotter ; old jobbing at
$18.00 ; lard , higher , I11.3O.
ItKCEll'TS 1'hmr , 5,000 bbls ; wheat , 50,000
bu. : corn , 200,000 bu. ; oats , 38,000 bu. ; rye ,
3,000 bu. ; barloy. 0.000 bu.
SlIll'MKNTB Kfour , 5.000 bbls. ; wheat , 17-
000 Im. : corn , 77.000 bu. ; oats , 15,000 bu. ;
ry , 2,000.1)11. ; barley , 10.1)00. )
Oil Murliut.
New YOIIK , Jan. 20.-l'ETlioi.EO.M Certifi
cates were still entirely neglected at tbu Stock
oxchance , but 1,000 bbls. changed bunds on thu
Consolidated board at 53c. No feature Is to
bu noted In thu market and thu clbso was
steady at tbo figures mentioned.
TAI.I.OW I'alr demand , stronger ; city , ( $2.00
for pkgs.l , 7c bid.
COTTON SKUiiOuActlvo ami firmer ; crude ,
40f c07o.
ItosiN Hull but firm.
TuiiPUNTiNK-yulut and steady.
Cotton Market.
NKW Oiu.KANS. La. , Jan. 20. Steady ;
middling. O'c ; low middling , H\c ; good
ordinary , 8Jc ; gross receipts , 42,588 bales ;
shipments lo C.i-ent llrltalu , 0.8H5 bales ; bales ,
7,750 bales : stock , 354,385 bales.
NEW OIII.KA.SS. La. . Jan. 20. l-'iitnressteady ;
sales , Ol.OOO hales ; January , 10.22 bid ; Febru
ary. $0.10AU.20 ; March , iO.27yi50.28 ; April.
* 0.33ff.0.34 : May , $0.30a0.40 ; Juno , $0.45 ®
0.40 ; July , $0.5 ( 0.51.
I.U rpool Markets.
Livr.iu-ooi , Jan. 20.-WIIIIAT Steady ; do
main ! poor ; holders otTur moderatoly.
COIIN Steady ; demand fair ; mixed western ,
4s 7d per cental for old. '
UACO.N Long and short cleur , 50 fts , 51s Cd
per cwt.
LAUD I'l line western , 50s Od per cwt.
TAI.I.OW 1'lno American , 32s per cwt.
Mlhvaukt'it ( ir.ilu .Market.
Mll.WAfKCi : , WIs. . Jan. 20. WIIBAT Steady ;
May , 71V : No2 spring , CGc.
CHUN Hull ; No. 3,4le.
OATS-Qulut ; No. 2 whtto. 34 > | Ci No. 3 white.
TiAiii.KV Ensv ; No. 2 , 04c ; sample , 40aoic.
/ UYE-yulet ; No. l.OOo.
Nc York Dry ( iiiods .tlurkrt.
NKW YOIIK , Jan. 20. There was not much
change In the dry goods market. Homo of thu
spring specialties worn In Increasing demand.
Siaplii cottons were In demand for Illlln , ' In
wants with good Inquiry as tofuturo business.
1'rlcus generullv contliiuo llrm.
l.iiiulini riiniiH'UI Ki'tlmr.
( CapurlgMttHXtJ l > u Jivn',1 Gunlnn Itennttt. }
LosuoN.Jaii. 20-lNew York Herald Cable
Special to Tut : UEC. ] liuslnoss for the new
account lifts been rather quiet In HIP Hioek ex-
rhnitRC , lmt the tiMgivss of the settlement ,
continued to engage iiU iilloii. Consols Im
proved from I 1-ii tn l'f per cent. Colonial
corporation tock has also shown coiiHlderable
strength. Foreign governtm-nt nccurltle.s
cloicd fairly flrtn In reiponso to belter
advices from continental Imiirses. An Im
provement Is established In rgyptlaii" , ( Ireek ,
Italian , Portuguese. Spanish , Htisslnit four *
and most of the Turkish Issues. Argentine
and ditto funded have Improved ' per
com , not withstanding Hie premium on gold ad
vancing to 200 percent. Home rallxvnys , with
the exception of the Scotch lines , which were
dull , closed tolerably llrm. Hrlgliton deferred
has been more freely bid for ami Inn risen 'l
pfroont. Amorlcnnt huvoshnwn considerable
depression owing to a number of rcnllratlnns ,
Just at theeUmi tbo g'-neral tone Improved ,
but/ without any recovery In prices , so that
nearly u general decline Is established , Includ
ing 1 per cent In Chicago & Mil
waukee , Norfolk k western preference.
Northern Paclllc preference nnd AtcliNoti , and
U to 'i percent in other" . Ohio & Mississippi
was exceptionally higher. Canadians were
weak In sympathy. Canadian I'aclllc lias
given way > percent , and ( Irani ! Trunk Issues
[ I to M percent. Mexlcaiiordlnaiy preference
leiiVn oil' iU per cent higher. The directors of
the Hank ut Kngland icduccd the. minimum
rate of Interest to 2'i per cent. Money was In
superabundant supply. Short loans were ob
tained at ! i per cent. Thu discount market
wasqulet , two and three months bills weru
quoted at I'.f lo 1 0-10 per cent. The princi
pal discount houses reduced their allowance
for deposits to K percental call , 1 per cunt
not leu. _
STOCKS AVI ) IIONDS.
Industrials Did .Most of thu iu lnes In
SccurlttcM.
Nr.w 'Yuan , Jan. 20. Considerably over
one-half of the whole business In stocks today
was In ( ho two Industrials Sugar and His-
( liters. Thu shares actually made thu ( one of
the market from Ihn opening lo the close ,
showing that tin1 speculative Interests have
been turticd principally lo the Industrial
stocks. There were comparatively largo
transactions In Heading , but In nothing else
that could be called real activity. The pros
pect of a largo outgo of gold on Saturday seems
lo havu been without Inlluenco upon the
course of prices , although the estimates of the
amount now reach smnethlng over * 1,000,000.
There was very little outside business done ,
the dealings Irjfng cnnllned principally to the
trading element and thu Insiders In thu differ
ent autlvu specialties.
Itumors were thick In the early morning of a
disagreement between the principal manipu
lators of sugar refineries , and although buying
orders were plentiful , the selling was ex
tremely urgent , and from 12 to 12:1)0 : a great
deal of evlu ment occurred. There was con
siderable selling of Distillers for Washington
account and the drive at thu stock was
almost equally as vicious as that against
Sugar , and from -18 It. went to 40 , the lowest
iirico icached oil thedecllii" . Toward noon It
hecamu evident that thu liquidation In thesu
stocks was ab.nit over. Then followed com
parative dullness , with steady appreciating
prices , followed by un urgent demand In both
and .a renewal of thu excitement which
carried Sugar from 125 to I'J'i'i and
Distillers from 40 to 40' ; . Thp lat
ter afterward retired ? per cent
closing with a loss of ' per cent , hut Sugar
closest at 125 , with a gain of 14. The other
Industrial stocks followed the lead of the tuo
principal stocks , but without their marked
llucluatlons. Manhattan was again a feature
at the opening , then stories of a disagreement
umungtne hoard of directors over the proposed
Nuw \ ork & Northern deal , leading to con
tinual liquidation In that stock and with the
help of Mime stop orders , It was driven down
from 101 to IBM. It shared In the general
rally , however , later In the day and rose 0 per
cent from Its lowe-tt price , closing at Its best
llgurus , with a gain of Jt per cent for the day.
The Post says : Today the Industrials woru
used for the llr.st stocks likely to h Inlluenced
by the attacks by the hears who believe In a
combine and who are looking for weak spots.
Naturally thu general list yielded a little In
sympathy , but a good undertone was observed
which permitted general declines of but small
fractions. There appeared no signs yet that
the conlldencu In the settlement of our cur
rency problems hi this or In the succeeding
administration which led to the activity of
the past week has been much shaken.
The following are the closing quotations of
the leading stocks on the New York Stock ux-
changu today :
The total sales of stocks today were 485.133
shares , Including : Atchlson , ( i/JOO ; Hurllng-
ton , 0,000 ; Chicago Gas , 1H.1200 ; Consolidated ,
( Jas , 4,000 ; Delaware it Hudson , 7,300 : Dis
tilling , 811,400 ! Erie , 0,300 ; l.oulsvlllu & Nash
ville. 4,200 ; Manhattan , 10,800 ; National
Lead , 5,200 ; Now Kngland. 104,000 ; Heading ,
45.000 ; Ulchmond Terminal , 5,100 ; Itock
Island , 4,000 ; St I'aul. 12,000 ; .Sugar , 5,000 ;
Union I'aclllc. 12.000 ; Western Union. 8,000.
Nt'iv York -Money Market.
Niw Vonic , Jan. 20. MOXBV ON CAM. Easy
at. I'iffi2 JII-K cent ; last loan , 2 per cent ;
closed offered at 2 percent.
I'uiMK MKIICANTII.B I'.ii'Kii ll ( flO percent.
f STI : I.INU KXCIIANUK Qnlot but steady with
actual business at $4.60 for sixty day bank
er * ' hills and $1.87 for demand.
UOVKKNMRST Ito.Mis Hull and firm. Htato
bonds neglected.
The closing limitations on bonds :
per cent rxclmiiKO on Now York ,
premium. _ _ _
NBW Uiti.KANO , lift ' Jan. 20.-Clenrlni ; , IV
OI'J.UI4. ) " 'j
ITY , Mo. . , Jan. 20.-Cloarln , 12-
NKW YOIIK , , Tnn. ' fcff. t'lonrlng't , 1135,893-
330 ! balance * . ! O.R70.J.MH.
ItAt.TtMonn , Mil.mi , sn , Clcnrlnito , $2,186-
I31i balancei , UilH.HiVT. HateU pt'rcent ,
Plllt.AiiKt.vilf A , I'M.dnn.'jn. ricarlnKsM.V
4ss.U03j tialancp' * , jllnT'J.aaa. Money. 4ii per
cunt. j . ; '
MIMI'III. : , Tenn.itiin. an. rienrlnjr , * lf > l-
OIKt ! balain-e-i , } llis4.1 ; < ) . New York uxcliiiiigu
selllns alll.no.
CiNt'is.v.m , ( ) . . Jan. 20. Money , cay nt
.0 per cent ) New- York i'\chamc , iar. )
ItKllt.t.N , Jan. 'JO , The statement of the Im
perial Hank n ( Cermany show ; , an Increase In
speck' or m , 112,000 mark' * .
llowix. Mass. . Jan. 'JO.-dlearliiKs , $10,125-
04'J ; balances , fi.HtJiVJUI. Money , a pur cent.
KxchaiiKo on Now York , par to lee discount.
NKW YoitK , Jan. 20. ( special Telctfi-am to
TUB ItEl' . ] - Ku'lmnjju xvas iuoteil | as follows
today : ( 'htcnRo , Ufa1 discount ; Itostou. par to
lOc discount ; SI. I.ouls , 40JOc ( ! premium.
ClIHMno. 111. , Jan. 20. Clenrlnei , $15,740.-
744. New York. exchamse sold at l3c premium.
Sterling exelnitiKo , stundyt sixty day bills ,
II.HO'i ! for demand , $ J.H8. Money easy at u
percent.
1'Allls , Jan. 26. The weekly statement of
the Hank of Prance shows u decrease of 44-
Nir : > .IKH ) fran , -s ttold. and an Increase of 2,27f > . -
000 francs silver. Tlireo tier cent rentes Uif ,
H''c for the account.
LONDON , Jan. 'JO. Hnlllon In the Hank of
Kn land Increased .II41H.OOO durliii : the past
week. The iiroporllon of the Hank of Knu-
land's reserve to liability , which last week
was 43.8'J per cent , Is now 47.00.
MVI ; STDCIC i
On ttlcT null ! Wci : Ir , Dull anil I.owc-r Hogs
( 'lost' Steady mid Stroiif ; .
OMAHA , Jan. -Ueeelpts for the past four
days , compared with the llrst four days of last
week , show a decrease of 3,000 cattle and
l.noohogi and an Increase of about 1,000
sheep.
The run of cattle was rather smaller than
anticipated and the general quality of the of
ferings was helow the average. Huslness was
slow throughout and on all hut tlio really dii-
slnible offerings prices shaded lower. As
usual on Thursday , there was no slilpplm : or
speculative demand , so that local buyers were
In no hurry to III ! their orders , even at easier
pi-Ices. There was nothing strictly llrst class
here , but fair to very good l.ioil to l.ilOO-lb.
steers sold ut from $3.00 to tf4.05. with fair to
poor s tu IV at from M.70 down to fi.35. : There
was no life or snan to tlio trade and business
was slow and unsatisfactory throughout.
Cows sold t prices steady to a dime lower
than Wednesday. The decline was on the fair
to good si tiff , which sold around J'J.30 and
8'J.HOv b I Io good I o choice cows and heifers
at ! f-J.'JO to3.fiO. and canning grades at from
il.7o to $ 'J. 25 shoncd little or no change. 'J'lus
movement was very sluggish. Kough stock
.seemed to sell fully as well as at any time
lately , poor to prlmo Imlls , o\en ami stags
selling at from jfl.fiil to $3.1)0. ) There was a
ready wale for good to choice veal calves at
from $3.00 toJO.OO.
Slockers and feeders sold readily at steady
tosttong prices , both yard speculators ami
outsiders inlying freely. The demand Is very
active , and It Is very common stulV that has to
sell at under J3.00 , while some uholco polled
Angus western yearlings sold quickly today at
J4.UO. Hepre&entallvu .sales :
imissin : : IIEKC.
No. Av. 1'r. No. Av. Pr.
V ! . 1050 $325 10 . HUM 1300
J . 075 3 35 19 . 1100 3 'JO
1 . 87O 335 7 . 1130 800
8 . 707 3 30 84 . 1000 4 OO
1 . 10'JO 3 00 . 1 . 1140 4 10
i . 1100 3 no is. . . . iaot 4 ao
1 . 030 300"7 . llhO 400
1 . 000 300 ' 12 . 12.11 405
4 . 1010 300 10 . 1334 400
0 . H30 3"70 ' 4 . 1377 4 80
17 . 880 3 70
SIlll'l'lNd AND KXI'OIIT.
15 . 000 30- ) , . ' 15 . 1001 405
STKI.US ) AND STACJS.
14 . 1031 4 25
COWS.
3 . 700 1 8.1 ! i 15 . 1013 245
1 . 7O ! ) 200. " 0 . 1111 240
a . 010 200 2 . 1000 240
1 ! . OH ) 200 14 . 1030 200
14 . 700 200 , 5 . 1000 200
1 . 72O 20x' ( ) 2 . 070 200
2 . 830 200 , 1 . 080 2 OO
4 . 000 200 2 . 1030 200
0 . 700 S 10- 1 . 1030 200
14 . 714 210'17 . 827 200
0 . 841 210 20 . 774 200
14 . 872210 - . 22 . 030 200
0 . 1014 220'lv 4 ; . OHO 200
21 . S3H 220" ' 10 . 800 200
2 . 010 220 17 . 702 200
20 . 801 220 .13 . 008 200
1 . 1000 220 18 . 008 200
10 . 824 220 4 . 1070 200
4 . 077 225 24 . 802 200
0 . . ' 140. 22.5 1 . 038 200
3 . 800 220 18 . 005 200
1 . 040 225 7 . ! )72 ) 200
2. . . . . . .1080 225 1 . 1200 270
1 . 820 225 23 . 1130 275
1 . 000 225 11 . 834 275
1 . 840 230 1 . 1000 275
5 . 008 230 9 . 033 280
1 . 880 230 10 . 1084 280
7 . 1002 230 10 . 074 280
14 . 1000 230 22 . 1040 280
3 . 007 235 2 . 1033 285
25 . 804 235 0 . 1100 200
10 . 1001 230 0 . 1030 200
25 . 803 235 1 . 1100 200
22 . 800 230 10 . 888 200
20 . 770 240 20 . 871 200
1 . 1100 240 1 . 1100 800
0 . 884 240 1 . 010 300
13 . 840 240 0 . 1000 300
0 . 1054 240 10 . 1171 305
4 . 1080 240 1 . 1300 310
20 . 073 240 47 . 837 310
23 . 018 240 00 . 1000 310
28 . 828 240 0 . 1880 320
27 . 870 240 0 . 030 340
20 . 803 240 1 . 1140 300
0 . 030 2 40
inmits. : :
4 . 380 250 10 . 020 320
4 . 330 200 13070 340
1 . 400 200 8 . 1417 405
40 . 002 2 80
CAIvr. . .
0 . 312 2 00 1 . 80 4 70
1 . 380 800 1 . 100 000
3 . 280 8 00 7 . 107 0 25
1 . 410 3 00 1 . 140 0 25
1 . 00 4 00 1 . 100 0 00
2 . 100 4 00
1IUI.I.S.
1 . 1220 100 1 . 1320 200
4 . 1270 220 1 . 1-J'JO 200
1 . 000 220 2 . 1030 270
1 . 1300 225 1 . 1350 275
1 . 12r < 0 225 4 . 030 270
1 . 1200 225 1 . 1010 270
1 . 110O 220 1 . 1300 275
3 . 1233 280 1 . 1440 280
2 . 1240 235 1 . 1000 280
2 . 1485 235 1 . 1420 800
1 . 1370 230 1 . 1220 300
1 . 1070 240 1 . 1000 300
4 . 1470 240 1 . 1400 300
1 . 1030 240 3 . 1580 800
1 . 820 250 2 . 1470 820
1 . 1100 200 * 1 . 1700 320
1 . H70 200 7 . 1814 330
1 . 1000 200 1 . 1870 800
a . 850 200 1 . 1700 3 CO
a . 1430 200 1 . 1000 370
1 . 1400 200 2 . 1030 380
1 . 1300 2 00
_ OXKN.
7 . 1430 275 1 . 2020 390
STAGS. .
1 . 1300 275 '
STOCK 1:113 AND FEr.nniis.
1 . 020 1 75 1 . 020 3 10
1 . 000 220 I 0 . 704 310
1 . 000 225 18 . 084 325
2 . 430 230 - 7 . 080 320
' 0 . 800 2 30t 1 . 810 330
3 . 333 241) ) 0 . 818 340
8 . 300 240 " 10 . 704 340
41 . . . . 701 2 OO * s 20 . 805 340
1 . 070 275 8 . 858 300
1 . 880 2707 ; 10 . 800 300
1 . U40 280 < A 2 . 1020 300
20 . 418 285 ( > . 803 300
a . 1010 300 - a . ooo 300
0 . 003 3 01) . ' 14 . 1020 300
1 . 010 3tli" ) 3 . 1080 305
0 . 400 300 20 . 1000 370
1 . 000 310. . , , 01 . 1107 370
1 . 700 3 10 , 11 . 057 880
MII.KKIt * AND SI'ni.NOK.HS.
1 cow and calf . 12500
1 springer . ' . . ! ' . 2000
COI-OllAtJO CATTI.U.
No. Av. Pr. . . . No. Av. 1'r.
82 cows. . . 701 $20 < } , ? 17fdra. . 020 $400
' Tli.X.\iCATTI.K.
20strs. . 1008 2 Ottl72 sirs' . 034 200
lines The market opened active and llrmer
on light receipts ami cncmiruglng advices
from Chicago , hut with no shipping or Kpecu-
latlvo demand to sustain values prices noon
weakened and ruled weak to a nickel lower
than WcdiiLsday. As the supply , however.
failed to come up to dealers' expectations and
both hogs and provisions ntrengtlumuil In Chicago -
cage local laiyers had to bus Ho to lilt thclror-
der.s , and the marU t cloieil up veryMronR.
fJood to choice butcher weight , and heivy
hogs sold ut from * 7.&n up to * 7 .0 j , w hllo fair to
good light and \edhogssnhl at from 17.3'J't '
un toJ7.00. The r.ingo was exactly Ilia KIIIIIO
Hi on Wednesday , and as on Wednesday the
bulk of tlio hogs Mild at * 7.0 o and * 7.r > j lu
against $7.30 to t7.40 one week ago. Hepro-
sentntlve Miles.
No Av Sh. I'r. No. Av. Sh. Pr.
74 ' i 811 * ' 7 a-'li 1110. . . 210 - $7 60
80""l74 120 7 30 88 , .20 1 4O 7 50
I " iA- > ' 740 02 .2.Ui 100 750
lfil"IO ) " ' ' " 80 7 42'i (17. ( . .202 200 700
04 " 'Ml 40 740 60. .271 200 7624
05 " ' 0"- 745 07. . .230 - . 7 S2 i
B4 " " " " ( ) _ 7 47'i 74. . .223 fell 7 5ai !
07 "To - 747JJ 01. . . .270 bO 7 W'
0SOf - - 7 47'k ' H3 TOJ 40 7 65
Oh 230 80 7 47' OH v'.TJ 40 7 00
HO 1HI 40 7 47' | 73 204 HO 7 00
7. .240 7 00 OH . 244 10(1 7 05
07..1HO 40 70(1 ( 50..284 120 700
72.27 40 700 72 . . .260 120 705
73.-J20 40 700 72..270 12SO 766
00. . ai)0 ) 280 700 14..270 40 765
OH..200 100 706 00..248 40 760
07..208 80 756 60..250 80 760
(10..2.10. ( 120 760 01..283 320 760
51..215 80 760 72..252 - 760
07..254 240 760 77..238 760
84..222 120 750 00. . . 272 7 67'i
00..218 700 07..202 7 00
70..202 100 7 00 73..200 320 7 00
05..260 120 760 07..207 120 700
72..247 100 700 OO . .280 702"
77..242 200 700 62..351 100 7 02'i '
100..204 7 CO 64..374 7 05
00 . 240 40 7 50
Sinti : : Itecolpts consisted of two double-
decks of common Colorado fed lambs. They
averaged 00 pounds and s-old readily tor $4.00.
There Is no apparent change In the situation.
Hood stuff In good demand and strong.
1'alr to good natives , $3.70315.00) ) fair to good
westerns , $3.60tt5.00 ; common and stock
sheep , $2.20513.70s good to choice 40 to
100-Ili. lambs , Jt.OOitO.OO. Itoprcsontatlvo
sales :
No. Av. Pr.
202 Colorado fed lambs 00 ft 00
207 Colorado fed lambs 00 400
Kerr'IpU iiml Disposition of Stork ,
oniclal receipts and disposition of Mock as
shown by the book * of the I'tilonStock YimU
company for the twenty-four hours , ondlng at 5
o'clock p. in , January 20 , 1803 :
llt-CKIPT ! " .
niarosmo.v.
( 'lileilgo Ilie Stoeli Market.
Clll'A0. ( III. , Jan. 2G.-lSpeclal Telegram to
I in ; llii-There ; : | was a quiet and generally
weak cattle market. The supply waslanre.
amounting tonhoul 22,000 head , Including the
number left over from yesterday , ami buyers
Insisted upon concessions. Theio was no Im
portant decline In any grade , but there was
more or less shading of prices all around.
Sales were largely at from J3.70 to $0.10 for
steers and at from $2.10 to i3.20 for cows and
bulls. The extreme range was fiom 91.25 to
$ ii.oo. A good manv cattle were In sellers'
hands at the close. Itecelpts , 17,000 head.
1'rlces for hogs were about the same as at
the close c f business yesterday. The feeling
was linn so farasgoodgradcs were concerned ,
but poor , light and common light mixed weie
not icadlly moved at that ( lav's quotations.
Sales were at fioin J7.10to t < .00 for poor to
prlmo lots averaging tinder 200 His. , and at
from $7.40 to 7.05 for very common toe\tra
medium and heavy. There was lilt le business
at better than * 7.85 , and only a limited
amount below J7.40. Itecelpts , 2S.OOO head.
The sheep market was Mat , as was to be ex
pected , In view of the continued enormous
receipts. An average for four consecutive
days of nearly 12,001) ) Is altogether too big a
dose even for the Chicago market. Prices
dropped down another lOctolOc , or tofiom
W.OO to $0.30 for poor to choice. The lamb
market also was weaker. It was quoted olT to
from $4.00 to $0.10 for poor to prime qualities.
The pens were full of unsold sheep at the
close of business , ami the outlook for the re
mainder of the week Is discouraging. Ko-
celiits , 11,000.
The Kvenlng Journal icports :
CATTI.IJ-Receipts. 18,000 head ; .shipments ,
4,000 ; market slow , steady on prime steers
others lower : choice to prlmo steers , $0.00
CtO.OO ; others. $0.4O'i > j.40 ; feeders$3.1024.20 ;
stackers. $3.2O5.3.-O ! ! ; cows , $3.OKi(3.00. (
lloos-Ueeclpts. 2S.OOO head ; shipments.
8,000 ; market falrlv active , steady ; mixed
and packers , $7.-ldT&7.70 ; pi-lino heavy and
butchers' weights , i7.70W , . ! 10 ; prime light.
$7.0W-7.00 ( ; other lights , * 7.1Vit7.30.
hJimi'-Receipts : , o.OOO head ; shipments , 000 ;
market dull , 20fi.20c lower ; good western
sheep , tO.OOQO.10 ; lambs , 3.701JO.OO.
N > \v York l.lvo Stock .Market.
Nr.w YOIIK , Jan. 20. IIIIVKS : : Itecelpts 804
head , all for exporters and slaugh.erers ; no
trade ; feeling linn ; dressed beef steady at
BSJ'J'Je ' per Ib. Shipments today , 401 beeves
and 20 sheep.
OAI.VCS Itecelpts , 400 head ; market steady ;
veals , $7.00(30.00 ( per 100 Ibs. ; western calves ,
Hmini' AMI fM.Miis Itecelpts , 4,107 head ;
market dull , but steady ; sheep , J4.00&0.00
per 100 Ibs. ; iambs , J0.12'iffiO.OO.
lions Receipts , 4,124 head , consigned di
rect ; nominally steady at $7.008.1O pur 100
Ibs.
Kansu * City l.lve Stock Mnrliot.
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Jan. 20. CATTLE-Re
ceipts , 3,400 head ; shipments , 2.OOO hcad ;
good strong ; others weak ; feeders , dull , weak ,
lOc lower ; shipping steers , $3.80(20.30 ( ;
Mockers and feeders , $2.80144.20.
lions Receipts,0,300 headshipments , 1,000
head ; market steady , Oc higher ; all grades
$4.003.7.70 ; bulk , S7.307.40.
Snnr.l'- Receipts , 700 head : shipments , 1,200
head ; market dull and weak.
St. r.onU I.lvit Stock Murkct.
ST. Louis , Mo. , Jan. 20. OATTMJ Receipts ,
1,800 ; shipments , 1,000 ; market ( inlet ; natives ,
$3.000.00j fed Texas steers , $3.OOJf.4.00.
Hods Receipts , 0,300 ; s'hlpments.l.COO ; mar
ket lOc lower ; heavy. $7.4037,00 ; packing ,
$7.10fi)7.CO ) ; light , $7.2O7.00.
ClSllBKl' Receipts , 000 ; shipments , 200 ;
market steady : natives , $3.0031.00 ; choice
muttons. $4.700.20.
A .V.YO VXtiKM KSTS.
"Gloriana , " a three-act comedy farce , by
James Mortimer , and acted by onoof Charles
Frohman's selected companies of artists ,
will bo the attraction at Bo.yd's theater for
three nights , commencing Sunday evening
noxt. The play is founded upon the French
"Lo True d'Arthur , " and Is full of absurd
situations growing out of almost endless
complications. There is a languishing widow ,
and with her a Jealous lover , and it follows
naturally that there should bo ample oppor
tunity for the green-eyed monster to feed
himself. The confusion is precipitated by
the widow's former admirer , ivj\v on tlio
brink of matrimony with another , masquer
ading as his valet , the valet assuming the
role of master , and is further confounded by
a similar exchange of places on the p.irt of
the widow and her maid. The company is
made "p of good material and the perform
ance is one that can bo looked back upon
with pleasure. The sale of seats will open
nt 0 o'clock .Saturday morning.
"Tho Fairies' Well , " written by Con T.
Murphy , is one of the strongest of Irish
plays now before the public. It tells a re
markably bright and refreshing story of
Irish life , dealing with the higher elements
of peasantry and aristocracy of Hie Kmerald
Islo. It Is full of interest , fresh and inspir
ing , with strong scones and plenty of novel
and original episodes. The story is of n
young girl reared in luxury , whoso father ,
owing to his indulgence in drink , is forced to
mortgage his estate , which Iris been In the
family for generations. Ho reforms and
goes to America to seek his fortune In the
gold mines , but Just as bis dream is realized
ho dies , lirst having intrusted a frien 1 with
his money and a letter , which he bids him
take to his daughter In Ireland. The friend
arrives in Ireland In time to frustrate the
designs of unscrupulous vilhins who are
about to foreclose the mortgage and urivo
the young girl homeless into the world. The
company Is one of the bast which Mr. Power
has over brought together. The scenery Is
elaborate and is carried by the company.
The Farnam Street theater all next week ,
beginning with matinee Sunday , January
20. Usual matinees WcdnesJay and Satur
day.
Prof. John Reynolds , the groU mns-norht ,
has been engaged to give a series of his e. .
tertainments for six nights at Young Men's
Christian association hall next week. This
Is Prof. Uuynolds' llr.st trip to the west , ani
lie brings with him the endorsements of the
clergy and medical profession of the cast ,
The entertainments are Intensely amusing
as well as scientillcally Interesting. The
jalu of seats opens Saturday morning at
Chase & Kddys.
"Tho Streets of New York , " the play pre
sented nt Wonderland and liljou theater , Is
attracting good house1 ? . It abounds with
comedy and sensation , introduces a very
realistic lire SCCTIH and Is ono of the best
ple.isers produced at this house. Today is
devoted to the ladles and Is known us sou
venir day. ISvory lady attending will bo
presented with n very handsome celluloid
mounted blotting pad.
I'ile. % of people nave piles , nut DaWltt s
Witch Hazel salvo will euro them.
- * -
ItodilelllK' thn U'llltkv Output.
Ci'ir.uio , 111. , Jar. . ! . The Whisky trust
has decreased the output of spirits in the
local distilleries , Including the Calumet , Shu-
feldl and Hlx-crsldo. Notice has been nivon
the department of luturnal revenue that
from tod.iy the output of tluwo distilleries
will he reduced by : itiOO gallons daily.
Constipation cured oy UoU'ltt'3 Uarly
Uiswa.
DELL TELEPHONE PATENTS.
They Will Ktplrr In Icm Tlmn 11 Month -
I'rrrrlng Out Competitors.
In lew than n month the most Important
of nil the Hell Telephone company's patent ! *
will expire. The gigantic mono | > ely that the
eoriHiratlon has held for so many years will
then probably receive Its death blow , nnd
other companies will bo given n lighting
chnneo to servo the public with the Indispen
sable "hello boxes. " ' Kxorbltunt telephone
rentals may then , and probably will , beewmo
n thing of the past , and the ordinary person
of moderato means will be able to talk to his
friend across the city without mortgaging
his furnlturo to pay the bill , says the Ulobo-
Democrat.
The American Hell Telephone company
will still be a mighty big power to light , for
It owns several valuable patents on the ap
paratus that are still In forco. Ono of the
most Important is the "Hlako transmitter , "
a little device made of carbon that Is Invalu
able In carrying the voice to the wire. Per
haps by this time the Hell company has
bought some of the old enemies' patents , as
It has a fashion of doing very effective work
In a very silent manner.
The patent expiring Is one cranted to
Alexamler Graham Hell , Hied February 14 ,
ISTiJ. By law a patent continues the prop
erty of Its Inventor for a period of seventeen
years. Congress may extend this limit. No
Hiich thing will bo done in the case of the
Hell Telephone company's patent , however ,
for no body of men In Hie national govern
ment could bo persuaded to believe that the
owners have failed to reap all legitimate
benefits from the invention. Instead of that ,
every one who knows the least nbout current
affairs Is certain that the Hell company has
amassed millions of dollars under the pro
tection of the patent laws , and has at all
times maintained notoriously robber rates
for the service it has given. Realizing the
hopelessness of such n remiest , the Hell
company , It Is understood , will not petition
congress for an extension , but will attempt
to still freeze out competition with Its le-
nuilnlng patents and Its "bar'l. "
The history of tlio invention and perfection
of the telephone and the famous ( rials of the
"telephone cases" would make volumes of
Interesting reading. Hell's patent of Febru
ary 14 , IhTO , was the foundation stone upon
which was built the. telephone monopoly. If ,
wan a comprehensive document , wltnesso.l
by Thomas 1C. Harry and P. D. Hlchards , and
giving the inventor's place of abode as
Salem. Mass. The man had no Idea at the
time that he was Inventing a telephone.
Like hundreds of other discoverers. Hell was
after something else when ho dropped upon
the idea. The petition for n patent was
headed "An improvement in telegraphy. "
The meat in the discovery , and the rock
upon which the Hell company has held its
monopoly so many years , is the following
paragraph :
My present Invention consists In the em-
plovment of a vibratory or undulnlory cnr-
icnt of electricity In contindlstlnciloii to a
meiely Intermittent or pulsatory current , and
a method of and apparatus for producing
electrical undulations upon the line wire.
In another portion of his specifications the
inventor said , speaking of his "improvement
in telegraphy : "
1 desire heio to remark that there are many
other uses to which these Instruments may be
put , such as the simultaneous transmission of
musical notes , differing In loudness as well as
In pitch , and the telegraphic Iraiibinlssion of
noises , or sounds of any kind.
This was an extremely lucky stumble for
Mr. Hell and the corporation thai heirs his
name. When the lull import of the dis
covery became known tlio Hell company
claimed "the earth , " as applied to things
telephonic. Inventions by the score and
corporations by the dozen sprung up in the
United States and in foreign lands , all with
discoveries of the telephone and it parts.
Some of these had pretty good proofs , by the
way , that their inventions antedated Mr.
Hell's by conniderablo lengths of time.
Klisha Gray of Chicago was olio of Hell's
most formidable rivals , and others , with
moro or less important discoveries relating
to the subject , were heard from in the per
sons of Hlake , McDonough. Dolbcnr , Keis ,
Uerlincr and forty others. The organizing of
telephone companies became an almost every
day affair ami was limited apparently only
by the numberof men who believed they had
invented the apparatus. The Hell company
brought suits for infringement and interfer
ence and damages in several states against
ns many of these concerns , and in retalia
tion thesQ corporations brought suit against
the Hell company in other states. Hero and
there the United States circuit court of some
state would hand down a decision on ono of
these suits , and invariably the company that
got the worst of it would appeal to the
supreme court of the union.
Finally the battle of the giants was waged
In tlio supreme court in the October term ,
18S7. It was the Hell Telephone Company
octopus against the world , and the Hell won.
The trial stands as the cause celebro of all
the suits contested before that tribunal. The
record occupies entire volume l'-0 of the
odlclal reports , moro than twice ns much
space as sulllccd for the famous Dred
Scott decision , up to then the largest
on record. When brought Into court the
written documents made a pile live feet In
height. The argument consumed three
weeks of ttio supreme court's time. An
Idea of the magnitude of the contest may bo
obtained by this when It is known that the
limit of time usually allowed for arguing a
case in the supreme court Is two hours. The
most brilliant legal lights that could be found
in tne country were employed on either side.
Somoof the speeches were sensational In the
extreme. The opposars of the Hell company
made the direct charge of fraud and forgery
against Mr. Hell and his attorneys. They
claimed in the forgery charge that between
February 14 and II" " , 18TO , after Hell had Hied
his application for patent , his attorneys
obtained knowledge of the contents of a
OMAHA
AWHINGSAHD TENTS
Omaha Tent-Awning
COMl'ANV.
IIOH8K COVKtl ? ,
IIU rarnniu SL
flAOS AND TWIN'SBlOfCU ) .
B3mis Omilia Bag M. 0. Daxon ,
COMl'ANV-
Importer ! and inati.fri. Itlcrclei > ol < l on monthly
Hour sacki , burUpi ,
twine. I2JN.15UI.
BOOTS \ND SHO-J ,
Morss-Coa Sh03' Company ,
Howard troit.
Factory curnorlltli and Ujiijtiii'llrjBJ
We are miking clo a p'rlo ia lo c nil Ini7or . ail ara
laai ofx > > odj nhlcli I , very
wllb merchanti.
Kirkendall , Jones & Am jr. Iland-Sewol
COMl'ANV. Wluluialo
mfra. ncjnt lljsfui unl rubit'rK. ! Ji. UJi-
lluubor Mlioa Co . ll'Jl- IU10 Hurnuy dt.
HUI-IIOiJ IHrnuy St.
COAL ,
Omaha Coal , Coke & Eagle Comics Works
I.1MK CO.bnrd ainMoft Mfri. valvanlittl Iron
roal.S K cat. Uli ! ! an I cornlci. wlaliw o. p < ,
Uouilaj ait. mci'illlu sliiliKhts , ele.
1110-1112 IMI J-I.
DRYOOODS.
M. E , Smith & Co. , KilpatrlcX-Kocl Dry
( iO K > S CO ,
Dry Kood ) , notions , fur- Notion * . 4 < jnt * ' furnlih-
nlihlni ; imod * . eirnir Irnnjo li.eur. lll.i an I
llth und H nv.ir.l Sli. llnrnjrftj. .
FURNITURE.
Omaha Upholstering B33b33 & Rinyai
CO. , upholitHrDd furni FUliNITUKK CO.firaco
ture. HJillOl Nlchiilm
tit. Wliolotaleonly. and 13th hi.
OROCERIES. DRU33 , ETC.
cm-wit ntmt by Kllslm Gray , Hint they then
stole Hell's written nppllrntlon from the
patent ofllce , tU.Miotirstly rewrote It , or n
part of It , Insi-rUtiK n description of liquid
traii.Hinlttor learned from Oraya i-aroat ,
addition claim IHIHIH ! thereon , niul then dis
honestly replaced the application with Its
il heets In the patent onieo.
After Hell learned of his lawyer's action , tlit )
apposition elnlmetl , ho tipplamlo.l the iwurao
taken , nnd did further crooked work of the
same kind.
The supreme eourt wns divided on the do-
elslon. .notices Watte , Miller , Matthews ,
( Iray , lllatehford nnd l < nmar found for the
Hell company. .Imtleos field , Hradlev anil
I larlan handed down n minority decision
which showed how they stood , but had no
particular effect. This decision was the last
that Chtuf .Justice ! Morrison It. Walto rcn *
ecrcd bcforo his death.
ANTI-VICE FORCES.
I'etltlnn I'rrimriMt by the MlnUtrr.i li ! (
ocUliiB IliindrriU of SlRimturra ,
The nntl-vlco movement seems to bo getting - i
ting In Its work so far a * Hie securing of j
names to the petition that will b. > presented
to the city council Is concerned. / <
The committee app.ilntoil at the meeting j
of the Ministerial union ami the I'shora as. 1
aoclatlon last Monda\ take the matter of '
circulating the petition In hand has Is * ,
sued GOO copies of the potltl.m mi'l ' the same
number of circular letters , whlrh arc being |
sent out to ropresrntatlvo < Iti/.ons i > u < l prom *
Inent chiuvh workers all over tu- ! . -it. * The
circular letter reads ; is follows :
Ii-ar Sir : Wo Im-losc heron IHi Hv < . pr 1 1 lions
which fully ovDlaln HuMii'.i'lvi'-i. i m m to be
lulled by votur.s only , tlu < nthor l > y i i iti" , and
ii'lnori.
It li tin ; desire of the t'shors n.i , , atlon
and the Ministerial iinlnii tliat you > . - . uro us
many SK. ! . attires iiinsllik' at any umo and
place unit also have llu1 pt-HH n ut your
rlinrcli next Simdiiy , Hie 'J'JIli In-i . and tlio
Sunday following , then return tlinn l < > C \ .
Starr , room 1(11 ( Hoe hulMlmr. nut luior tliaii
Thm-Mliiy , I'Vbruary ! ) . I'leasitrUu Hu mat
ter prompt and careful attention , aso want
the slKtiaturoMOf i-M-ry lii'i'Min In Omaha who
Is In fuuirof the lirllllun.
Those who have started out wl'h the peti
tion have succeeded in Bellini ; sinit ) HITS very
rapidly although sumo object to the proposed
lltiht against the present methnd of rcffiitnt *
iiiK houses of ill-fame , rearing th.it if an ut-
tempt Is made to drive them on ) , of tuo city
they will only bo scattered and biv.uno nn
intolerable nuisance to respect iible < ItUcnd ,
At the present r.ito of seourini. sijrn itures
the committc ; estimator that the string of
names on tne petition will be lonjr i'in > 'i > ; ii by
February 0 to tfo several times arouiitl thp
council uhainhor.
TgnoiMiico of the merits of PoWIit's Little )
ICarly liisers is a misforluuo. These little
pUl.-t rojjitlato the liver , euro headache , dys
pepsia , bad breath , constipation aiul bilious-
nuss.
o
The following in irriage licenses wcro It-
sued by County Judge Kllor yesterday :
Name and mlili-CH * . An * .
( William l.lllard , Omaha . . .24
"l Uosu Majors Omaha . 23
( llrnust Meyers , Onmhii . 23
I Doru Shannon , South Omaha . IB
I John Kyblii , South Omahn . 20
i Itnv.i llalac , South ( iniaha . 20
J Kdraid Schnii'liNt-r , South Omaha . 40
I Mariimtlia ] l.anxo , South Onmhn. 54
( Mbcrt lloardnmn Cornell , llrooUlyn. N.Y. lit }
) riimilorVldcii I'abst. Omaha . iU !
I CarMin l.amhiccht , Mlllard , Neb . 20
1 Annlo Mah-liort , Mlllard , Neb . i3 !
( Sorcn A. Iliillinan. Sutherland , Neb . . . 00
] llanna Carlson , North 1'latte , Nub . . . 30
I Sherman T. HallOniiilm . -0
i llertha MiNsauk , Omaha . . 20
Perfect [ ict.uti ant pji'font ; heillU rosul
from the usoof U.'U'itt's Little li.irly Ulsurs
A perfect little pill.
Ho I' Not Known In Chicago ,
CIIICAOO , 111. , Jan. ' _ ' < > . The Chicago direc
tory docs not coiitiiii ; the nnmo of William
Morccmu , the alleged wealthy Chlcagoan
said to have elo | > ud with Alice Stahl. the 10-
year-old daughter of n prominent resident 01
liinghamton , N. V.
If out of order use Ueecham's Pills.
WANTED
.Total Iliut-l of CITIES ,
COUNTIES , SCHOOL
_ jDIGTniCTS. WATER
COMPANIES , ST.R.R.OOMPANIEO.eto.
CorrMponclonco nollcltcd.
H.W.HARRIS &GOMPflMYBanker3 ,
(03-103 ( Dearborn Street , CHICAGO.
IB Wall Street , NEW YORK.
7O Stoto fit. , BOSTON *
SOUTH OAIAJrTA.
Union Stock. Yards Company ,
South Ornalia *
Dent Cattle IIo and Sheep market In tliorost. .
COMMISSION HOUSES.
Wood Brothers.
1,1 vo Block Commission Merchants ,
South Umalia Tclnplionu ll ! > 7. Chicago
JOHN I ) . IIAWXMAN , I „ , . . . .
" „ „ „ „
WAI/riill I ! . WOOD , P"mah0r
Market Ilcports by mull nid : wlro oliojrf Jllr I
ulstied upon application
IIARD//\RE.
Rector & Willielniy Lobeck& Linn ,
COMl'ANV ,
Dealer" In hardware anil
Corner 10th and Jackson mcclinnlo ' tixili
dtr outi.
HATS , ETC.
W. A. L. Gibbon & Co. oraaba Safe and Iron
Wholuialo WIHIICH.
Hall , capt , > tr4 r m > 11. Hnle , v.-iull . jnll work ,
Kloven. nilltuni. 'li Iron shiillurB and IIru
and Hnrnojr nt > . tupoi. Andruui A ( Jar *
tt , Kill and Jackion.
LUMBER.
John A. Charles R.
Im portoiLAmarlotn Curl Hardwood hi u r. wool
limit eniint. Miliu- Cirpott .III 1 plrq.141
lloorliiK
wuUolluiu. Dtli and DoutUJ.
UQUOR3 , MIlUHEBJf , _ _ _
I. OM ) ! ! ) ' 43) )
Inpirtin an I iJi" )
\Vholosalolliaordoaturi at nllllnrr. n m >
.Mall o.-.l3ri ii-j n i' .
1001 Farnam Bl. I. lltti St.
PAPER. OILS.
Carpenter Paper Co. Standard Oil Co. ,
Carry ft full "too * of
prlnllnu , wrapping an 1 Iteflncd anil lilbrlcutlas
nrltlni : papjrj , card
uapur , eta oils , ailo uroaio , ole.
PRODU3E C3MMI33I3I.
Branch & Co. , Jas , A. Clark & Co. ,
Produce , frulti of a Jluttor. cheoie. etf * >
poultry untl irume ,
kinds , iijrite'i. 31. S. l.llh at.
STOVE REPAIRS. SASH. OOORJ
Omaha StoveRapilr
\VOIIKJ. ( tore roi3lr Mnniif.ioiururi of i > h
anil w ur attaoluaaili duort , till ml * aal
Tor anr kind of ( lord miuldlnji , lirancti of
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