" 1 THE OMAHA DAILY I5EK : SUN OCTOBER 17 , 185)7. ) 11 CONDITION OF OMAHA'S ' TRADE .Evorjone Doing a Largo and Entirely Satisfactory Business. MORE DISCOUNTERS THAN EVER B1FO E j Inru < * Hunk ClenrliiK DiliIn Part to Heavy < 4tuuk JU'oHplH nl .SoiiUi Omnlm Dry \Vrntlipr llt'lnn II it 11 LT ! 111 ! Miiiiiifnctiii'er . Prom every section of territory tributary to this murkut anil from every tlcpartmcnt of trade come reports that are moat urutl- fylr.KNot only hns IniHlnusn Improved In Nebraska where the crops ; Imve been large , lint In the fur wetttcrn Mates there U a coiTL poiulliig revival unit buslticHS men without exception are most urntllled at the present situation and future prospect. Not only Is the country buying freely , but what In better still It Is piiy.tu P > emi > tly for what It buys. Jobbers say that the number of merchants who discount their bills is greater than over before and that It Aould bo i. aril to Imagine a condition of buslnuis wherein collections could be uny more sat isfactory. TnrouKhoiu ull the territory within reach of Omaha there Is nio.t activity on the part of consumers than ever IK fore and stocks melt uway rapidly umlur the pressure of the demand. The great mass ot the people Is llnanclally uiuipped to supply all necessi ties ; ili I IIH ilure is evoty I ke.lnooJ of money becoming sull more plentiful us thu season advance. ) the future prospect Is very brign , . 1JAN1C CJ-UAHlXaS. Omaha bank deal-Inns for the last week iwere .nr er loan for t .0 ( previous week anil larger tnan a year afc'o by C3 per cent. Tnc ( , 11111 for the whole country outside of New Yoik was only Ul pur cent , Oimina. HhowlliK the heaviest Increase In clearings of any of the mriu cities. The clearlns lor thu six days a Omaha footed up } CL'30,717 ; SI. I'.iui , ft.tiNi.l.i'J , Indlatmpo.ls , ] . " ) , ! TU.'i.'o ; Denver , * - , - MuiUM ) , Milwaukee , flUlXII } , ! ; Uctrolt , lli.SI- : ! 7'Jl , and Cleveland , ? ' ! , IG'j.OVJ. . .Mlnne ipoils and Kansas city tire tno only cities of about UK1 same size as Omaha that lead this city In the volume ot cltarlngs. As to thu source of the larpo Increase In the banking business at Umiuia there can be no ilotib : but wliut a very considerable proportion of It can bo credited up to the Keneral Improvement In all departments of trade. Cashier Mcl'herson of the Union Ktoelc Yards bank points out that South Umah.i Is contributing no Inconsiderable eharc to the Omaha clearings , but jus ; ex actly ! U.\ much It Is Impossible to say. Hlni'i * the llrst of the year South ( Jm.thii has received stock to the value of 5:11,872,1,3:1. : : When It Is taken Into consideration that a good deal of the stock received changes hands twice before It leaves the yards , the possibility of a live stock market as' a builder up of clearings becomes very ap parent. TUADH AT SOUTH OMAHA. It may not be out of order to remark that the live stock business at South Omaha Is In a most nourishing condition , and bet ter than even the most sanguine dared to liopc for a yinr IIRO. Since the beginning of the year 1MI ? IxIo.uW cattle have been re ceived , as HKII.IISI 4211.000 for the same period last year. This Imnanse gain can hardly be a.-crlbed to the general Improvement In business throughout Imi west , mil rather to the Increased popularity among ship pers of the South Omaha market. Tilt- dry weather on the ranges kept the cattl. from accumulating fat , and Inmuid of hlp pingUK in to Chicago for beef , the owner. .sent them to South Omana to be sold at feedeis. The Union Stock Yards company has-- nlso put forth greater efforts than evei before to Eei tire the range business , ami much of the gain in receipts In due un doubtedly to that cause. General Managei Kenyon , who was formerly connected with the llurllngton & Northern , Is well ac quainted with condition * In Montana anu "Wyoming , and naturally gave a peed den. of attention to thofe states. The result was that In September the receipts ot cattle from Montana jumped from a paltry 2.G71 In isiiij to ll.fi jfi , while Wyoming showed up 31 , 1K ! ! , as against. 15L'S7 a yeni URO. In the hog department the showing 1 = equally favorable , the receipts ) for the year to date being1 l,2iUOm ) , a gain of 331.0UO over the corresponding period of last year. The receipts of sheep during the same period were double what they were last year. 1'mhr .such circumstances the friends of the South Omaha market can hardly help but feel considerably elated. NKimASKA I.KADS THEM AIU The great Inroads that South Omaha has been making this fall upon the range cat tle business has brought down the wrath of Kansas City , and the western country la Hooded with misrepresentations to the detriment of the former market. The bur den of all these attaiks Is that South Omaha does not pay as much money us Kansaji City , and on that ground stock men are urged to make their .shipments there. A letter of this kind came to hand yesterday which wii written by a Kansas City man to Hunter & Miller of ICcho , Nev , In which the writer , after a number of mls- etatcmcnls , ends up with this sweeping assertion : "Just comi > are tne two maikets by taking the actual mles on beef , feeders , COWH , helfern and bulls , anil If we do not beat them I cannot Kad 12nglUh. " It hap pened tlmt the recipient of this letter had already made up his mind to come to Sjtith Omaha , and he arrlvtd at that mailcot on Kilduy of the past week. The sainf day his partner reached Kansas City with n train of the same cattle , each navlng ab nit twenty c.irs. The * ' .eeiM sold In Omaha at prices that netted the fhlpper $1. while the train that went to Kaunas City brought only l.70f 13.75 per hundred. If the gt-ntlo- men follow thu advice of the Kansas City letter writer , It will be very easy for them to tee which Is the hotter market. Following the custom of the past eleven years , Mallory Sou it Xlmmcrinii'i com pany of South Omaha has compiled a llvt Btoclc report showing the percentage of cat tle and hogs In the country , a compared with a year ago. Nebraska shows a large Increase ot cattle with Kantvis next In the list , while all other states repartee ! Ehow u decrease , as compared with a year ago. Nebraska Is also the only one of the Im portant hog growing states that fhows an Increase In the number of hops. Wisconsin also Dhows a gain , but that Hate cuts a very fmall figure as a grower of hogs , The following ilgurcH represent the re sult of this year'H report , compared will. last year , taking 100 as a basis : Diseased Wales. Knt IIogH. Plus. C'mles. Cattle Illinois . W ! I'.i 21 II 21fcS lima . 92 JIT fcS ' Missouri . S > 03 ) 92 Wisconsin . to : 03K r. 92g ! K ) IS g | Smith Dakota . Mi S'J 7 Ki Kvhrutkii . 100 101 4.'i 12ii KruiKaH . 92 'JO IS liM In. Ilium . ! i Ill ) 15 89 Michigan . 93 ! i 1 Ohio . 92 iM 3 i'O ' KuuthiTii xtatt-H . 90 101 TotalB 92 7 2,1 53 IH'SINKSS I1RIKFS. The Sheridan Fuel company Is putting an cxlmuxt fan In Us mlno which will be a great addition to the iplant. The \\Vnro Commission compony , which was established In IS'i- . being one of the oldest In the country , has opened olllces In the New York IJfe building In this city. The local manager Is Kloyd J. Campbell , formerly of .Minneapolis , The annual meeting of the Omaha mem bers of the Manufacturers' and Consumers' association of Nebraska will be held on Tue.'dny evening , October 21. N. II. K"nda'l ' , .president of the State Millers' association. will bo present and deliver a short address. Other prominent Nebraska business men am expeuted to be present and an Interest ing meeting Is promised. Siiulro l.oomls of l-'ort Dodge , remarkel n local business man the other day , U with out doubt ilui luckiest man In Iowa. lOverythlng tlmt he looks at turns Into gold l ast spring when there was not the re motest .prospect . of n shortage In butter this fall he commenced contrac-.lng at the cic-anierles and ho now has SiWO tubs In Htore upon i.vhleh ho cannot fall to make ut least JiWOvX ) . According : o the decision of Judge Sho- malter of the federal court at Chicago , tie millers of this state can ronllunu to brand their Hour "Mliuu'nnalU" l.vltlumt fear o' Iinuri'iitlun. Consumers appear to judge of the iiiiallty of Hour by the name on the sack. If I Is branded "Minneapolis , " they buy It and call It good , but If bramlt'il " .Nebraska , " they return It to the groom- mid complain of thu Quality. The Shain'.es company reports that farmers - ors are grasping the Idea of dHvrsllled In- duxtlles and Instead o ? binding all their ' . . to the t'r.eriv.es growing of u corn cron ulono are each year giving moro atti-n- tlon to t le dairy uiKlnrm. This U shown by tie constantly IncreanIiiK demand for timiill ft'parntora for dairy use. The cream. 4-ry nuestlon ! > . being discussed In all sec tions of the state and them are very . -ood rftisons for believing that It mill become ono of the great Industries In t ° il see- Ion of tht > country In thu near future. New cieamrrles are being established at Km- rrlek. Nuwman tlrove. Tililen. Orafton. Cook und Silver Creek and preparations are belntf made to build ono at Spauldlng this n'rhintiru.tih .of , ! he ° w "aylns that It U nn 111 wind that blown uo 0110 vood baa becu nga'n OPtnon trateil. The hot nnd dry ' weather that prevailed during the pnst month or fix < * oeVfl destroyed the oastures of the country and production of butter In nil sections cast , went nnd south , has been greatly curtailed , While this has been hard on the farmers nnd dairymen , It has been the opportunity of n lifetime to the butterlnp manufacturers. The boom came Just In time to gK-o n. new lease ot life to a hiidnr. 9 that was nil but done for by ' the hostile edicts of state legislature ? . , Omaha Is being supplied > by the Kansas City manufacturers , who are shipping In great quantities of the stuff nnd soiling It , contrary to the stnto law. There tire prob ably very fnv buyers of huttorlno otitslile of hotel nnd restaurant kcupers , but at the same lime It Is asserted that there are very few people In the city who nrc not eating butterlnc. It looks like butter , tastes like butter , nnd for nil that thny can tell. It Is butter. Genuine butter lit very scarce and country towns , which are generally sup. p'lcil by local farmers nnd hnvo n large surplus to ship , are now buyers. Towns like Weeping Water , I'lattsmouth , Gretna nnd many others have had butter shipped out to them from Omaha the past week. The rame Is true of Iowa towns nnd to a greater or less extent all over the country. The best creamery butter Is worth at whole sale markets about 23 cens ; and sells at retail at S : > ff2S cents. There are three grades ot butterlnp , which cost at whole sale 10W cents , 12i,4 cents and H',4 ' cents per pound. At rptall these three grades generally bring l"i ! , 20 and 2" > cents. The profit to the retailer on n pound of buttcr- Ino Is therefore 7 to 10 cent ? , while on n pound of butter he makes only 2 to & cents. itirrt it.v OK TIII : coon oi.n TIMKS. Diinn'n .MuniiKrr IlevleTVM tlio HIINIICHM | ' .Sltuatliiii. W. II. Hoberson , local manager of II. G. Dun ft Co.'s Mercantile agency , says : "For several years we have been kept busy removing names from our reference book In this dls rlct , but within thrcn months the tide has turned nnd now we have our Tuinds full of new linns. Scores and hundreds of new names arc coming to us from local correspondents. In Jobbing centers moro opening stocks are nt A sold In a week than were sold In the last c : > : months of 1S56. Dealers are no longer buy ing from hand to moir.h , but are tilling up their stores and sorting their stocks with entire confidence. Kor the six months end ing December 31 , 1SU7 , I expect to make a showing of new linns In Nebraska exceed ing any similar period In the last ten years. The beauty of the business , too. Is In the fact that credits are safer than at any time In tfn years and more dealers are taking their cash discounts than at any time In the commercial history of Ne braska. "The week's transactions In all wholesale and manufacturing Hues and at the banks have been very large. Everybody Is very busy. Purchases which three months ago would have been announced with a blare f trumpets are now accepted as a matter of course nnd > pass without comment. Busi ness men complacently contemplate their enormous sales and are surprised at noth ing. Having satl.slled themselves that pros perity Is here to stay , they arc buckl'ng ' their energies to the task of keeping the supply as nearly as possible equal to tla demand. "NebiaPka Is the most favored state In the union , though bnslneii prosi > orlty Is i-onlliifd to no .section. Noverthelc.m this state lead.1" them all In happy conditions. Newspapers and citizens cannot say too muih regarding our resources. We arc en titled to nil the becnllts which abundant crois and peed prices bring to a merlto- lous commonwealth. Theri.fi re we choiild keep It bi-fore the people that Nebraska rap- her cereals alone , are worth ti day on nir own "oil nt our own markets about 100,000,0(10 ( In ffold. to uny nothing of live lock , dairy products , sugar beets , chicory , v.inp , llax , vegetables and fruit. "In real estate circles there is less activity ban Mingulne operators anticlpited , but purchases for Improvements are frequent and some of the transactions are quite .arge. "In retail circles the weather Irresponsible "or n lagging trade In the clothing and' dry aods stores , though dealers In dally neces- Itlea report p-oocV sales. "At South Omi'ha trade Is better than 7ood and the magic suburb Is enjoying a very rapid growth , which the new enter prises have stimulated. The Stock Yards ompany will replace the cheap exchange i.ulldlng with a fc00,0000 ! structure. "It has not escaped observation that HtrecL corner polltlcn this year gathers only groups , where last year It attracted regi ments , anil few Idle men are now found on the street ? . In fact , any honest , capable man who really eleslres employment can jbtaln It Without dltliculty. " St. Louis ( ieiicrul .Mnrkftn. ST. LOUIS. Oct. 1C. FLOUR Dull und un- WllMAT Higher , but tame and very unsettled , closing c above yesterday for December , with May aIwut the same. December opened Uc lower , advanced le , Ml back ' ,4c , leaded He and later declined He , closing with buyers at that. Spot , steady ; No. 2 red cash , elevator , Ooc lild ; track , B.lii'JOc ; No. 1 ! hard cash , kGc ; Decem ber. Sfi'ifiC ' bid ; May. IKIKfiiHViu. COltN futures advanced with wheat , but Inter declined c and closed higher for May , but lieavy. Spot , steady ; No. 2 cash , 2l,4c asked ; December. 2'e lild ; May , 27ft26c. OATH Futures , stronger nnd higher. Spot , iteady ; No. 2 ciish. elevator , Ihijc bid ; Hack , 1'Jc ; No. 2 white , 21021 ' ,4c ; December , 19c bid ; May , llYE-Steady , 42'c. ' IlllAN Dull. In light demand ; buyers InldlnK If for lower prices ; sacked , east Irack , 47j4Sc bid for lids side. FLAX8EED Ixiwer , $1.0014. TIMOTHY SKMD-l'rlme , > 2.C5. HAY Firm for choice grades ; prnlri * . $6.75 ; Imotliy. $7.5'XjflO.SO. IIUTTKU Quiet ; creamery , lCfi23'/ic ; dairy. linos-Quiet. 13c. POULTRY C'ldckens , firm ; old hens , C'ic ; sprliiKH , fcc ; ducks , Ci ! ic ; geese , Cc ; turkeys , WHISKY $1.20. lOTTONTIUS 73e. IJAOHINCJ CUCWc. METALS I-enil , dull , declining $3.SOJ3.S5. Spelter , nominal , $1.00. PROVISIONS i'ork , steady ; standard mes-s , Joliblng , 1S.2.1. I.inl , lower ; prime steam , $4.15 ; holce , $1.2214. Uacon , extra short clear and ilbs ( boxed lots ) , $5.75 ; short clear and ribs , 5.37ii ; shorts , J5.DO. lll'X'UHTS Klour , C.OW bbls. : wheat , 38,000 bu corn. 133.000 Im. ; oats , f,6,000 bu. SHIPMENTS Klour , 8,000 bills. ; wheat. 38,000 bu. ; corn , SS.OOi ) bu. ; oats , 23.000 bu. Liverpool C rill M and ProvlHloiiH. I.lVHHPOOIj , Oct. 1C. WHEAT No. 2 red western , winter , steady at 7s Sd ; No. 1 red north- ! rn , rprlng , new , faleady at 7H S' d. l"OHN American mixed , spot , new , Meady nt Js lf d ; American mixed , spot , old , etcndy nt 3s Hiil ; October , iUlel | nt 2a I'.LI ; November , dull at. 3 Hid ; December , ciulet nt 3 2',4d. KI/JUU St. Louis fancy , winter , dull nt 10s. HOPS At Ijondon ( Pnclllc coast ) , steady at " " "PROVISIONS Uccf. extra India mes-s , dull at C7H r > d ; pilmc mess , dull at Ms 3d. Pork , prime mess , hue western , dull nt 50s ; prime mess , medium wcttern. dull nt 40s 3d. Hams , short cut , 14 to 1G Ilia. , steady at 2iu , 11.icon , short ribs , Heady al 33s ; long clear middles , light , steady nt 33s ; long clear middles , heavy , steady at 32s ; short clear backs , steady at Cos ; clear bellies , llrm at 3fs Cd , Shoulders , xiiuure , llrm at 2Cs , Lard , prime western fput , llrm nt 22s 4d. C11I3KHK American llnttt , white and colored , steady nt 4Js. TAI.I.OW Prime city , nominal. OIKS Cottonseed , Liverpool refined , dull at 15s 3d. Turpentine spirits , steady ut 24s Cd. liouln , common , dull at 4s Hid. IVIIIIMIH ( 'lly Mnrl.-clM. KANSAS CITY , Oet. 1C. WHEAT Hnnl , 1C higher , slow ; soft , llrm , slow ; No. 1 haid , E.ic ; No. 2 , b34iSIie ! ; No. 3. 7UfiS2Hc ; No. 4. IWftc ; No. 1 led , ! ' 0c ; No. 2. SSfisitc ; No. 3 , SliiSOo ; No. 4 , 8'Ki 2e ; No. 2 rprlng. t''ii c ; No. 3 , liHiSIHe. rOllN i c higher , fairly active ; No. 2 mixed , " OATH About steady , tlow ; No. 2 white , ISSf RYU-Klrni : No. 2 , 4lc. HAY HlKher ; cliolce timothy , $8.50 ; choice prairie , $ C.2.'i. lltJTTHR-Bti-aily , active ; creamery , 20S22c ; dairy , lliil'e. lOilOS I'nehangpd , demand Incrensliig ; Hi ? HM-c. HUi'EIPTS Wheat. K ,200 bu. ; corn , 23.900 bu. : on fr. 21.000 bu. SlIIP.MENTS-Whcat. 130.SOO hu. ; corn , 23.2CO bu. ; eaU , 1S.OCO bu , llnlllinori * 1lnrl < ilH , IIALTIMOHK. Oct. in.-KIXiL'H-Uutl and clii.nged : receipts , 15.513 bbhi. WHEAT Strong : No. 2 red. spot. I December. WiHfiWic ; tteamer No. 2 red , .He : lecelpts , 47b72 bu. ; expurt'J , 32(0) bu. ; touth- irn , by tninple , tlU7i' ) | . i COHN-StrotiK ; mlved rpat , 31C3l"ic ; November or December. 30Ti3Pe ; steamer mixed. 23if KHiis ; reeelpts , is.iijj bu. ; exports , none ; eouth- ern white , 31il33c. [ OATH Steady ; No. 2 while western , 2CVlj27c ; neelpts , 12.314 bu , HYK l-'lrmer ; No. 2 weslern , 5,4c : receipts , 25. .72 bu. H.VY-Steady ; choice timothy. J11.f < Uj:3.50. : C.HAIN KHKinilTS-l-'Irm nnd uneh.insed. PHODl't'E-llutter , llrm und unrlmnjjed. IKB , llrm and uncliangcil. Chi etc , teudy. firiiln lteci-lils nt ' - | I'l-lnrlpnl Miirlii- < . CHU-AOO. Del. le.-Hn-elpts : Wheat. 133 ears- run , M7 cars : tuits. 419 cars , llsllmated leee'pts Mondiiy : Wheat , 210 cars ; corn , SI ) earn ; uutfc , 300 cum. ST. LOI'IS. Oct. IC.-Rpcelpts : Wheat 5S car MlNNn.M'OLlS , Oct. 16.-Hecflpls : Whenti HS 1 l:0l"A : ; ? ' " ' > 6Relpts : Corn. Siw - bus. ; nail. 2C.7W bus. ; rye. 1 bun. : whisky none : i v-heal. 1 00 bus. Shipments : Vrn. 7.1W bun. ; oat , 21,000 bun. ; rye. none ; whltky. l.SOO bbl . - \\heut. none. KANSAS CITY , Oct. IC.-Hfcelpta : Wheat , 232 1'iMirlu ( irnln 1liirK-ft. . Oct. lG.-CORN-Actlve ; No , J , whlte- HOM c. Sroor plrlU , COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL , Small Offerings of December Wheat Cause a SliglrAdvance. . ONLY WEAKNESS IS AT THE OPENING Corn IN Firm , but Clu ot Utifl nml ( tnln > lnkc M Niiinliiiil < ! nln Vvllmv ! ' t-r l'r it Ixlnim. CHICAGO , Oct. 16. It wns n cnse ot dog cat ilof , In the wheat market today. Krom the scarcity of December offtrlngs and the quickness with which anything was taken , n badly consisted condition In tlmt option wns Indicated. The close wns llrm at a le advance. Halns went and disap pointing Liverpool cables caused a silent opening decline , the only weakness the mniket displayed. Corn was llrm , but closed unchanged. Oats wns a shade higher at the llnteh , Provisions were weak , prin cipally from the yellow fever scare , nnd closed from. 5c to 12'.4c ' lower. Wet weather throughout the greater part i of the winter and all of the spring wheat territory , disappointing foreign markets and a very marked Increase In the wheat re- celptH In the northwest confronted the wheat trade nt the opening. Though tliu effect was partially offset by the surpris ingly large exj > orts for the week , there ' was nevertheless a general selling out of wheat by timid 'holders , and the opening ' market was lowtr , December starting ut ! from 81 to PHic , as compared with yes | terday's closing price of .ilftUM1. * * ! : . The weakness was short lived , however , as the i lower prices stimulated strong buying nnd i caused a rally ot le per bu. In n very few i minutes' , December advancing to ! > 2ic. ! The I December future acts afi tnough it were considerably congested , as It sold nt 2".c premium over May. The Hradstreet's re- I pjrt shows wheat and Hour exports equal to O.Oia.OOO bu. , apalnst 4MHiCOO bu. a week previous , nnd l.loT.tMJ bu. for the corre- sKndlng | week lust year , llevlvul of the old rumors that I HIM In would prohibit wheat and rye exports nnd that France would abolish Its import duty on wheat created a little bullish Hurry an hour after the session opened and December advanced lo 'J-'ine , while the news was circulating : . The northwest receipts were l,17fi bu. at Minneapolis nnd Duluth , against 1,14.0 bu. a week ago and Mi bu , hut year. The re ceipts at all primary markets aggregated l,2o.JWO bu. , against 137,000 bu. for the cor- tetponding day a year ago. Chicago re ceipt. ' ) were 1U3 cars. Liverpool opened Xd higher , but closed only lid hlg'ner for near monlhs to I4d lower for deferred. I'arls closed unchanged to 10 centimes lower for wheat , but 11) to 40 centimes higher for Hour , and Antwerp quoted wheat unchanged to 12Vi centimes limner. Despite- the apathy shown In their own markets , however , there was evidence conclusive that the foreigners were nlso buying liberally to iover sales abroad , and the strong tone of the market for ocean freights Indicated that the cash stuff was going out. The advance for the day was tempting enough to Induce many owners of wheat to sell out and take their prollts rather than carry the property over to next week. The re sult was a slight reaction from top figures. D-cember wns selling ut 92',4c at the close. There twtis a fairly active trade In corn with thorts again liberal buyers. At the opening the market wns weak on the large local lecelpts 107 cars the rains west and poor weekly exports. There was a strong demand at the decline , and helped by the advance. In wheat , the market rallied sharply. The Inquiry droppe 1 oft toward the close and prices sank again. A large amount of changing- December contracts to May was done during the day. Decem ber ranged from 27'ic to 2fillj2CJic : , and closed unchanged nt IIC sc. The market for oats wns ilrm on a de cidedly narrow trade , confined mostly to exchanging. The tone , -with the exception of a lltttle weakness at the opening , was llrm and prices ruled a shade higher. Sympathy with wheat and corn nnd u re- nuwul of the cash demand were the In- Mtienccs. Receipts r.\ere liberal 111) ) cars Exports were over 200,000 bu. December ranged from 18c to JSHQlStfic , closing a shade higher at ISftc. It was 11 rather quiet day In the provision pit. The market ruled weak early on the lower hog prices nnd on the yellow fever news. There was commission house sell ing on a fair scale. There lans n partial rally In sympathy with the advance In wheat , but the general tone wns easier throughout. Stocks of lard are said to be under 200,00 } tierces ; ribs 13OVO ) pounds. At the close December pork was 12l/ie lnver at 17.73 ; December lard , 5c lower at Jl.27',1. and December ribs , lOc lower at $4.50. Estimated receipts Monday : Wheat. 210 cars ; corn. 040 cars ; oats , 3JO cars ; hogs , 33,000 head. Leading futures ranged as follows : Arllcles.1 Opon. | lll.'li. | Low. I Cloaj. | Yestdy. Wheat- Oct. . . . 02 Dec. . . . O'JM 1)1 H'JK May , . . HO H9 Coin Oct. . . SSJ * Dee. . . . 21114 UOU May. . . HUH auk SOMfflM OalB Ocl 18 IK ' ' ' May' . . ! VIM Ul'4 Cork- Dec. . . . 7 CO 7 80 7 70 7 S7' < Jan. . . . H T 8 77W 8 7SJX B 87 M : Lard- Dec. . . 4 IT. 4 IK ) 4 26 4 27K , 4 It'JH Jan . . . 4 4i ! 4 45 4 41) 4iJVt 4 it ) Sh'tHIbR Oct. . . . 4 fi2i ! 4 GO 4 2H 4 70 Dec. , 4 fir , 4 no 4 Cl ) 4 CO Jan. . . . 4 III ) 4 SJ- ! 4 57 H 4 OH No. 2. Cash quotations werens follows : FLO I'll Steady ; winter straights , $1.5004.70 ; spring patents , $4.905)5.00 ) ; bakers , $ J.bOT4.lHI. | WHEAT No. 2 spring , S7ffiic ; ; No. 3 spring , SOffkSc ; No. 2 red. 'Jl c. CORN No. 2 , K % < ti'KV c. OATS-No. 2 , IS'.ie. f. n. b. ; No. 2 white , 21 ® 22140 ; No. 3 white , 20i021c. HYK No. 2 , 45V4c. HAHLEY No. 2 , nominal : No. 4 , 25iiS2Sc. l-'LAXSHED No. 1 , $1.0Jfll.OO. TIMOTHY SKED-Prlme , $2.63. PROVISIONS Pork , mess , per Mil. . $7.750 7.fO. iJird , per 100 Ibs. . $4.234.27 . llacon , short ribs sides ( lo.ue ) , $ I.40J/4.70. Dry baited shoulders ( hoxfd ) , tl.75ffJ.00 ; short clear sides ( boxed ) , $4. ! < 7 > @ 5.CO. WHISKY Distillers' finished goods , per gal. , SUOAR Cut loaf , $5.56 ; granulated , $5.34. On the Produce exchange today the butter mir- ket WIIH Kteady ; creameries. 15 21' ' u ; dalrlet ) , ISKl'Je. Clieese , quiet at 6S8Vtc. EKKK. firm at H'.jc. Uve imultry , easy ; tuikevx , liiilUc ; chick en' ! , TV ; eprlrik'a , Tc ; ducks , xi\v : voitic MAHKUTS. < lu < ilntliiiiH of the liny un Gcnernl Coinniiiilllli.H , NK\V YOllK Oct. 1C. , KlXJUU-Ileceliits , 2C- CIO lilils. ; exports , 4,410 tililv. ; ( jult-t lull llrmer ; Minnesota patents , J5.00j55.40 ; Minnesota bakers , J3.4'J ' < i4.DU ; winter patents , } 5.0)i3.23 ; winter MralKlits , ll.COifl.70 ; winter extras , t3.20ij3.CJ. Hye lljur , ijultt ; fancy , J3.oa03.M. Duckwheat Hour , easy. 11.5'Jijl.CO. ' llt'CKWHHAT-Qulet , 400llc , Irack. ( . OUNMiAIIJull : ; yellow western , Clc. HYK Finn ; N < i. 2 uvblfin , 48'Ae. HAIII.KY Klnn ; feeding. 2S',4c. IIAIU.HY MAl.T-Wull ; western , 55BCc. WIIHAT IteeehilH , 173.SW hu. ; exp..rtii , 1SC.W3 bu. H | it. llrm ; N . 2 rid , ! > 9Vic. Oinlona opened Iliiner and udvaneed all the morning on llberul aeceptances. eold ueatlier rcpurtH , lur e weekly clearances from hutli coants , forelun hiiylng nnd local voivrlnK , cloned unchanied to o net IllKlier ; May , M 11-1C 'J3UP. cljbed Ki' c ; Deceiu- ler , iHH < rJ3 l.lCc , closed UlTic. roit.N'-lleceliils , 234.300 Im. h'iot | , llrm ; No. 2 , 3IT e. Oiillrna opd'ied Meady arid advanceii nn ce\eilnif Induced Ly hlKher cables and the rise In wheat , cloted ' ,4c hlKher ; May , 3 j'j i UJTic , eliotd 3j'.c ( ; December , SHaifSl'iC , cloned 3U c. OAT.S ItPcelptH , 224iiiil ) hu. ; eipjiis , 1J3.SCJ i.u. Fnctt utendy ; No. 2 , 221tJS3c. Options dull , but lilKhvr wltli corn , clostnt' UO'.tc net hlKher ; Uecunher closed 23 > ic. HAY Dull ; slilpplnB , t4.W'H.50 ' ; good tu clulee , tS.vofi7.bil. HOI'.S Quiet ; state , common to choice , Haj crop , 4iiCc ; IfcW crop , CtfSc ; 1K)7 ) crop , llfjlie ; Paclllc iimsl. U95 crop , 4ijOc ; 1E80 crop , CJi'Je ; 11S7 III'DUS steady ; Qalveiilun , ) J81Cc ; Texas dry. 12til2Uc ; California. 17tilSc. I , I.'ATHIMI Kteady ; heniUck Bole , Huenoa Ayrti , llshl to hmvy MelBhtu , 2U'i621Mc , ; acid , 2 < i'sU23c. \VHL nrm ; domollc lleece , I0027c ; Teias 1301'c. I'ltoVISlONS Ileef. ttefldy ; family , t9 ( fJJ050- extni mess. t7.MKS.CO ; Ltef ( iiini * . JZO.fORM.O')1 packed , iS.MKl9.CO. Cut meats , cjulet ; idckleii hellien , CUfih'ic ; pickled Bhoulderi1 , Cc ; pickled hnnm , Hil''tc. I.inl , steady ; weslern steam , 4 CD ; Ociolr , t4 M. numlnul ; reHned , iiuU-l. Purk. ijulet ; old mem. li.BlfcH.W ; new mffb. fa.w't'9.i6 ' ; kluTt cleur , tia.POU13.00 ; family , til 0) ei2. < X ) Tallow , dull ; city. SHi/3'jc ; country , 3vC , as in ijuallty. ill'rrKlt-Hecelpt * . 2,3de pkgs ; nrm ; western cieamcry. H0-3c , IJIglns. 23c. factury , * 8l3c. ( UiKSiltfiiptn : , 3,426 jikK . ; nuletj large , white , DC ; mn.ill , while. 'jUOs'sC , lurne , coloied Sc. small , colored , Ii4a94c ) ! , part iklnw. Cl ( ull bklma. 3'sO4c. KaOS-liecelpI * . J.676 pkgs.s quiet ; state and Pennsylvania. ItfflSUo ; westerns. ICHCHc. OlLS-1'ctroUum , dullj I'tnniylvanla crude , no m.nKi-t ti'itnlnslly i.M- li , iln , iM , n t K'nl , lltKftM.- , . 'In i'Mmr , 32'4 f 3.i lilli , > iir nl , naivi utitl n' lai M. dy. prlm'o trtul * . Stff70' c Prime i > umtner , . llutter nil. 2j'i : ' . | irini" wmtai y lkw 32c ' HU K-Strndy. ilonu-Ktlc , fnlr li extra , 4Ut ' , e ; JH | . II , 4Mfi'i- ' . MHI.ASSHS Mcady ; New OrlMnJ , open kcltlr , Roud to eholc * . 21frlc. MKTAl.S-1'IK Iron , qukt ; > ! , ul'tiprn , tlO.SW 11. as ; notlhMn. SIO.O'HH.n. ' ( Cippir , dull ; brnkoiB' , tll.lSH. I end stndr ' < , < ) ; brokers' . J3.7C. n , nult. . , , , Toi.Kho , Oct. K-\VIHAT ; i.uii , < - k ; NO. i cn h And October , M c ; Deftmt'OT , i4He < . OIIN Active , lilKhrr ; No. J lnUel , a.iic. CiATS-null. 'i-leiidy. HYK Dull. Bteady ; No. 2 Mrtf nnd October , 4"c. i " i I'UJVKHSKIJO Actlvpi prime. ta h nnd Octo ber , $3.35. , OII I'nrhnnRri ) . ' ' I'lillnilclplilii I'roiliiec ItnrUet. P1IH.AII-I.P1I1A , Oct. 16.-HCTTiil-Steady , hut iiulet ; fancy western creniniMj , 22c. KIUIS Stonily ; frten nearby , c. fresh west- cm. Ifil ilTc. Cl I KKsB t-'nclmnKcd. Sun I'rnm'NcoVlient Iliiotiitloim. SAN KltANCISlO , O.M. 16.-WllEAT-lnnctlve ; December. 1.4S > 1 ; Mny , tl.46. llAltMY-lnnctlve ; December , iCc. STO cKs A.\n no M > S. MnrUot IN Finn , lull There IN No iif Wlilfh Way I'rlffN will .lump. Ni\V YOHK , Oct. 16. Thrre was nothliiB to Indlcnlo any urpoul covering of short contracts n today's inatket. tuch as Iscry often cus- ternary nt the cloc of n weik of n bear cnm- palKti. The day's market plioued n Hun lone am mg the gieau-r I'.ut ' of the o.ij'n triuilng , but the nuctu.Uii.Ms \cry luuiuw and tnu clo > , u \\u at enmll utcnin-a Hum tiu-e. 'nicyeie in iyinpatliyMlli n. uieak ot v per inn iniiiu - luillan on short MI KB ana ol u polni in CIUCHKU ( Jan , ulncli "as tnc mo i strikinc ueinoimiaiiuii li > lliu bi.urs ituutig itio uu > . iuln parlies In tnu market fcvtmeu tuu.iliy upaihctio. uiou vvus bowl tm > ing in me. IAO uuinln ; upeclailies , Ciil- cngu tJaa and sucar , tile tonner triuully at- Iliuuteil lo u inirjiote ot llisluc interests to au- iltnlu block anu a inaluiui.- Miutize the shorts. .MUtouri I'ucliiv tuiftleo to tonic eMent , prob- ably in tjmpaihylili the unve. UKHIIISI .dan- liattan. Union I'aelllc exntblteu borne dfpres- Hun on account ol the cxptesgcd criticisms nf thu ininlmum bid agued to by the tio\eriiinciit lor ihu Mitiiluition or Its viulm iiKicemeiil to the lotcclobuio bale. London \MIB a bti er oil Lull a rue touiiy to u tmail extent and au'iiideit bomo suiiport lo the. mniktt. None of the lead ing stu. Ka show linportani net chanties , but must ot itiesc me gains. l.-xjieits hiiM- been watching the maiket now for sluiis that It hus turned upward ngiiln. ijueh n. process bus apiiienliy | been liuuiguiated luk-e ilurliiK tile unK , but the upwind COUIEU came to a blip with the closing of bhort con- tiactb and i ucllon tcsumeil Its sway. The le- aetlonary movement lias continued dominant lor u month , and the movement li.ia been aOnut halt the rite in tlic previous four months In tnc bull market. tatlbtcs : might , bu cited ut the pro portion of rencilon to decline lifter picvlous great bull lual kits' , but pic-.ediiits lire mislead ing and various. The main fact Is that even In the full tldu of thu conditions which Induce an ail\nr > ce In prices of bccmltits it is Invaria bly the lule that a. backward ewhiK occurs , cov ering a material purl , though not the whole of the advance. The professional traders bold out their t-tocks a month ago at the high pi Ices. und thi'j do not line to buy again bo lout ; a. I there is a prospect of further decline. During the week holders ot blocks who have been per t-latent In holdliiK on for a turn have become disgusted and have llcmlilalcd on a large bcalu to fa\e luithtr lets , thus KhltiK iin.tcrlal | is- slstancc to the bear party. The motives as signed for the pelllUB ale various anJ of llltle. real force , as In demonstrated by tlu > fact tlmv when the alleged cause is rtmoved tlirie Is no cessation In the decline. The reaction begun with expre Fcd fear of a stringency in the money market. There has been no stringency , and 11 Is now evident thai there will not he. The mo tive of lust week's * clllng 'wan ' alleged to bo fears of damage by the drouth , but the break ing of the drouth on last tjunday has not re stored conlidenee to buyers. Much lias been made of the unfavorable" , ' cffivt on rallroa ) values which would follow an. adverse decision by the supreme court In the Nebraska maximum Height rate ease , nnd Ihu John Tratllc astocla- llon case. Yet the prevalent/bellef in the street l that the right of the state of Nebraska to llx maximum fie'ght ' rates uMll 'ic' ' denied , and there has never been much doubt felt that the Joint Trnllli : association wlll'lfe1 declared llleg.il as was the Trancmlsrourl Fi eight association. There Is more sincerity 111 the aiiprehcnslun ex pressed that the Cuban problem will ultimately lead t a rupture with Spain. The substantial harm done by the yellaw fever outbieak and the consequent Interruption to rallrynd trallle Is brought In evidence by the decreased earnings shown by Iheiiilhoads In the territory affected. The admitted rate cutting by the railroads l uls.0 feared for Its elfect on earnings , as Is the falling off in the grain movement. The returns of ralhoad earnings ncverthtlni-a continue to make laige showings , said to be due to the movement of general merchandise nnd paa- s-engcrs. The trade icvlews itll report continued expansion In their lines , the Improvement In the Iron Industry being especially marked. The In- citMisu In the output of pig Iron and the de crease In the stocks Indicates that the rate of consumption lias Increased about 40 per cent since July 1. Further engagements of gold for lni | irt were expected to have been made this week , but Ihe purchases of exchange bills ngalnsl last week's engagements have kepi Ihe rale of exchange above the Import point. This polnl has also been lowered by Hie advance In Ihe pi Ice of gojd bullion in L/indon nnd by Ihe rise. in discount rates nt Ijondon , Purls and ISerlln. A very heavy movement of gold before the sea son ends is consldeied inevitable. I indon has ceased to sell American securities In the New- York market nnd thin week has been a buyer. The government's trno > statement for Septeml > er shows a balance of trade for the month In favor of lids country of over JG2.000.000. The move ment of cotton , which Is but just gahiln ? full tide , ! expected to give a heavy balance for October In this country's favor. It la to be borne In mind , however , that the low price of cotton prevailing- will make n great difference In tlie amount of exchange demanded to pay for Die exports. Today'B stateinenl of impnrls nt New- York for the week nlso show n 'striking In crease. over last week , of $2,883,551 , while the ex ports from thlB port for this week fell off J2.454- 304. This must mndlfy the Internal exchange situation to an appreciable extent. In the In crease In specie of fXMi nO bhown by today's hank statement there Is included only $700,000 received from IJurope. Yesterdnv's receipts of Jl.OOO.OM nnd today' of nearly JI.IOO.O'V ' ) in gold by In coming steamers are not 'ncluded In the return. The return IM a strong one without this , thf In crease in surplus reserve being due largely lo Increase In cash nnd In les < degree lo decrease In deposits limn hns been the cnse of late. An nctual Increase In legal tenders Is a. surprise and Is a measure of the * large diminution In the demand for money from Interior points , ll.inks of western nnd central cities have been bidding In New' York for commercial paper and the de crease In loans of $2,014,100 may bo accounted for In parl by Ihls fact. Theweek's drcllnes have been heaviest In the sneclaltlcs. HiKtnr nnd Tobacco lending with C',4 nnd & ' , } . respectively. De. dines In the railroad list range from 1 to 3 per cent , the grang * is , southern nnd southwestern roads leading. Chicago Gas sold as low ns 87''j , but recovered to 04. Railroad bonds were less active nnd wealc In sympathy with sloclm , 1m t the declines were less Important. Total miles , tlO fiSO.doO. United States liondH have been sliomj nnd higher , the new 4s , coupon , selling nt 12716 , a new high record. The Evening Post's I-onflon financial cablegram says : "The Block markets were good today. The feature wan the revival In Americans and Kalilrs. In tbe former Central PncillcM were es pecially good , A strong pool Is fald to be formed In them. NmhhiK definite Is yet known In the city about the cabinet meeting to frame Ihe answer to the bimetallic commission , but nt the time of cabling sliver is being uold freely for forward delivery. " The1 following were the doling quotation * on the leading Blocks of the Neiv York exchange today : 1.1 St. P.-iul ( VIde do pfd iiH : ! ( llalllmorn.t Ohio. , in St. P. d Om 77'ii ' Canada Pacific . Hlk ; do pfd 141) ) Canada Soiitliurn. . A4 St. P. M. AM 121 Central Pact He . lll 4 So. Pacific HIM Chi'H.i.Olilo . ' - > H < So. Ilillwny 10 Chicago A , Alton. . . .ini do pfd : iM ( ) O. . II. .tQ . tl TfX.iH.fc Pacific. . . . 11 O.AK. I . fill Union Paclllc 'J0 ? ( c. o. c. .t St. ii . a i U. 1 > . I > . .VO 7 < WnlMili 7I < D.l..vHud on lift do | iM. 1H ? ( Del. L. & W Iflt WheeL.V L. K Ui ( DeiL.VltloO 1- do pfd 1IU do pfd 411 AdnuiH U\ Iflt Krlo ( nmvl l.r > ' < Kx Ill ) KrliilHtpfd : I7 < 4 UilllvdStatus Kx. . . VI. Wnvno UI7 WollH rariro KX..10S ( J real Northern ufj. IM , "i A. Cfil.Oll -'Hi Hnrkln ? Vallnv. . . . "Hi ( loipfd.f 74 IlllnolHCentr.il. . . . 101 Am'ji Spirits , . llli ) | ' do pfd. ' . ! } ' ' " ' ' ' ' ' , 'do'pfd . . . . . . . . . . . 74 > ( An Tirtfaeco Nl flo pfd . _ 111 ! ) ' ' ' ' ' ' MaiVliXt'tan L" . . . . idOli'dinti ' , UIIK . . . . . . . . . 'Jib Met. Traction. . . . I''O | Cd'l ' | . C.lblnCo 175 Michigan Central..lOIK'Col. ' R ft Iron ' . " . ' Minn. .V Si. Ill ) do 1st nfd HI . Kluetrlo . nal < Mo.Puctllu W , . -MobllD.vnhlo . . . . ' . ' . ' . I..TdiM'1'OaH ' . 4'JU MO.K..VT 14 i.eoii. ' . . ' . : side : > do pfd 3o : < ilo.nrd. 111:1 : Now Alb. A Chi. . . . ' < Knt , 14 > l-Oil ill ilopfil Sl 'Orl'POif ImpCo 14J ( N.J. Cmilral O'Jhi I Pacific Mall : ! ' < N.Y.Camr.il lUilN'l'uHui ' iliI'al iT'J K. Y. Ulil. * St. It. . IHt lHllv rCtrtlllral ! H. . M duliit pfd 71) i8niil < li < | P'J AT . . . I ) do''dpfd 3:1 : 'Suirar ' 13 1J Nor oU fc Wiwtern 14 ! < ! < lo pfd HiP * No. Amer.Co 4t < T. CVA Iron ' 'llti No. I'aultlc IHHiU. > > . leather 7 do pfd S1V dopfil ii : < Ontario A W lili ) II. S. Itubher Ore , H. A Nnv 'J dp.iifd 01 Orj. Short Line It ) Wi'Hleru IT unit h'7l I'lllsuint- icn fhl. ! ( it. Wiwt-Jrii. . . 1SV jbi.'aiiiii t + . unimt'Htern i-n Itoclt Inland t'5U dopfd Hii : S.LouiBjiS. P 4Hi Hlullraiid Went. . . . ' 'a do pfd II i iloiiM 44 Total sales of ktocks today cre 136,100 shares , Includlm ; : ClilcaKO , ilurllnttcll A : Cjufi cy , H,2iJ ; l , ul vllle k .Nanlullle , 3,010 ; Nurlhern Pacific preferrid. 5,425 ; Hocli Itlanil , 3Sr. ; St. Pnul , 10 , . IM ; t'nlon I'acllic. k.f'/J ; Amerlean Tobacco , C.1C4 ; Hay State Gas. 7,300 ; fllli-nno Unv , 2JUS ; Sub-iir , K.ulO ; C'hlcucu Grtat Western. 3 , 0. Ainrrlcaii ScrnrllK-H In I.oniliiii. IX5NDON. Oet. 16.-The marliet for American srcurlller , ufltr n moderate ilurtuatlon , ttieiK h end ] on nn Improved general feelliiK. Tliv lone wan meady und thu demand moderate , AVrclily Hunk .Statement. NEW YOllK. Oct. 16. The weekly bank stale- mem bhoHit the following changes : Burj > lu te- lerve , Increase fll2'jW > ; loao , decrea < J2C14- ' ' 100 ; Kr 'ic. incroan tM.SM. lejnl londfrx. In - .r.-iisc $ H.4fX ) ; ilrn ll , iKvrei$457f. . . clreil- Ifttloil , InciYnre t CK < 0. The bnnks now hold llt < 14X ! In emu of the nilremi-nti ot the K ppr cent lulc. Xrw A'ork MIIIII * } ' Jlnrkrt. NKW YOHK , O.-t. Id. MONKY ON .CAl.tr- Nfinlm lly 2iki8'3 per cnt. PHIMU MK1ICANT1LK P.\Piit-4i4fl4'i : tr Cftll. BTKUMNO CxntAXdi : Mnrkol llrm , with nctunl btiFlncts In bankers' bills nl SI ? m for dMimnd nnd II f2'itf4 SSh for flxty d y ; poMed riiter , Jl.St'iJll.SS'j and JI > SH ; commercial bills , I4.SI. yii.vnn rHHTiFirATns-ci.wea at tsttssuc. ll.MI SllA'KH-tSVjC. .MT.X1CAN l > OU.AHS-4mo. PONDS Stnte Unids ritilcl ; rnllrond and gov ernment bonds drm. Closing quotations on txmd.i were ns follows : j ' I I'IIIII IK-1 111lltPH. . NE\V OHLUANS , Oct. 1C. Cleurlnes , J1.SC2- 475. 475.HOSTON HOSTON , Oct. 1C. ClearliiKa , J23,804,371 ; bal- nnces , 2KW,510. NKW YOHK. Oct. 1C. Clearings , $130,713,100 ; balances. $0.470.010. 11ALTIMOHH , Oct. 1C. Clearings , } 3,001,221 ! ; balances. } 31'J.212. PIIlLAni-lLI'lllA. Oct. 1C. Clearings , 12,027- Ml : balances. J1.3M.SS.8. . CINCINNATI. Oct. 10. Money. 2iQO ! per cent ; New York exchniige , par. ClenrliiKS , J1.777.SSO. MICMP11IK. Oct. 1C. Clearings. J41R.SS4 ; bal- nnces , $ T'4&y4 , New York exchanRe selling : at par. par.ST. . LOUIS , Oct. 1C. Clearings , $3,656.279 bni- imcm , S40ti.CS7. Money , f.iffs per eent ; New York excbiiiiKe , 25o discount lild ; par licked. C'lriCAOO , Oct. 1C. Clearings. $16,724,332. New York exclinnKe. par to 10c dlfcoiint ; posted rates. $4.S3fi4.S.Vi. Trading In Ftocks Is cnnllneil mostly to West C'lilctiKT nnd New York Hlsciilt : cloylnt prices : North Chlcngo. 228 ; West C'hlcago , lOP-i : Slniwlionrd. 3014 New York Hlr-ult , < U < A ; Dlri- monil Match , 148'A ; I-nke Street L , 19) ; ; Alley L , Cl. ForclKii KlnniK'Iiil. PARIS , Oct. 1C. Tlnee per cent rentes , 103f 5e for the account. IIHKLIN , Oct. 16. Hxchanso on London , 20 marks 3l'j ' pfKS. fur cheeks. Wool .Mil rlcclH. I/JNDON , Oct. 10. WOOIThe arrivals of wool to dale for the sixth series of the wool unles , which will open November 2. , nre as follows - lows : New South Wales , 1..WJ liHles ; Queensland , 3.MKI bales ; Vlclorla , 10' ' ) bales ; South Australia , 300 bales ; New Zealand , 4,200 bales ; C'npe of Cliod Hope and Nutiil , 4.r > 00 iuiIeR. The Imports for tbe week aggregated 13,4j | bales. NKW YOHK. Oct. 1C. WOOL Klrm ; domestic lleecc , 20ff27c , steady and linciiunged ; Texas , 13 f7c. ST. IXUIS , Oct. 16. WOOIQulet. . steady and unchanged ; medium , ir.jj.'lo ; lUht line , lieavy line , 10S14c ; tub wnaiied , 2Ji Oil LONDON , Oct. 1C. OIL Turpentine spirits , Cl I.\HLU.STON , Oct. 1C. Oll-Tiirpentlni > , iiulet. 2'Jc. Hosln. Urm. SAVANNAH , Oct. 16OIL Turpentine , firm , W/- ; i-nles. 1,211 bbls. , at SOUc nnd 3.r.fl bbls. ut SOVic ; neelpts , 1,078 bblf. Hosln , firm ; sales , 1,700 libls. ; receipts , 2.S.V ) bbls. WILMINOTON. N. C' . . Oet. 1C.-OII , Turpen tine , notblng doing ; unchanged. HoHlii. llrm , $ l.lDm.20. Crude turpentine , linn , $1.10 2.bO. Tar , llrm. $1.W. OIL CITY. Pa. , Oct. 16.-Credlt balances , C7c ; ccrtllicates. cloi-t'd at C7c ; hldi > mvitH and runi : not reiwrted , \ MV YorU Dry Hood * .tlnrki't. NKW YOHK. Oet. 1C. The woeli bus been Kitlhfactory In dry goods. Hellern , however , do not believe Unit the continuance of quiet condi tions Is to bo expeete ) . The net weakness ill print cloths lias had n bail effect on the market generally. In staple cotton lines the demand hurt been quirt. Coarse colored goods arc with out feature In-any grade. Print clolhs are quite dull , considering the i'ity maiket. Prints nnd glnKhnms are llrm. Woolen and wonted good * arc without change. StiKiir Mnrlii-IM. IXNION. Oet 16 Kl'clAH fleet , October , 8s 7Hd : March , fs IP,4d. NiW YOHK , O-t. 16. - SCO.HHnw , nominal ; fnlr rellnlng , 3 C-lCc ; eenlrlfugal , US lest , 3 I'M Co. Hellned , steady ; nlnmlurl A , ro ; conCtctluncru' A. r , ; cut loaf , fi'lo ; granulateil , CUc. NKW OHLKANS , Oct. 16.-Sr AH-Qillet ; open kettle. 'iWtfir ; centrlfusal whites. 3 15-16 4 3-lCc ; jellows.3ijfi3Ti ; bc-conds , 2jl',4c ; hyriip , 25Q29C. KIIIIHIIH Cllj- Live Sloi-k. KANSAS C'lTY , O.'t. IC.-OATTLK-Heeelpts , 2,000 bend. moKtly Hmthern ilock ; market iiom- iniilly unehanied ; Texas mers , J200H4.0J ; Texas cows , $1 7W.MO ; native steels , $ 'I.GCjj.03 ; native rows and heifers , $1. 0 3.7.1 ; slockers und feid- CTB. > 2.7 : l.25 ; hulls , $2 10f3.l' ' ) . IIOOS Hfcelpts. B.OOO bend : market weak to 60 Irwer ; bulk of sales. I3.CO3.70 | ; heavies. I3.50C ? 3.674 ; pacKeis. $1. IVfiJCS ; mixed. $3601/375 ; IlKlitH. 13Kj3.r > ; Yorkers , t3.70ft3.7J ; pigs , 13. W ft3.72'i. KIIiiil : > HecrlpU , 1,500 hend : market nrm ; lambs , J2.a001. 5 ; muttons , (2.COff4 ( CO. V < > \ YorU llvi * Sdicl- . NiW : YORK , Oct. 1f. Ilii-Vid-Rcrpplii. : : | 1,450 head ; no trading. Kunpean eablen quote Air.erK-nn steers at loyifill'io ' ; rt-frlKCrntor txff. 7Tific ; export * , 1.7tO bt-cves and 4,000 quarleru of l eef. C'AI.VIU Receipts , 233 bend ; very dull ; veal * . SI1KKP AND LAMUS-RccelPts. 1.CO head' lnw and steady ; Mieep , JS.f.dfil.OO ; lambs. J5.tVj 5 . llOCS-Utc < litJ ; , l.MC head : tteady at 14.109 lOiini iiiiirniii 1.1visiiMu. . IART IHTKAIOct. . w. rATTi B-uu y. HOOS-Yoikera. good to chnler. tl 2004.M roughs , common to good , $3.C.4j3.fi , plg . Jl.OC 4 10. HHKRP AND I.AMlS-I.amb choice to extra. J.3i.W culls to fjlr , i .U6K ( ) , Khtti > , choice to 'OMAHA LIVE STUCK MARKET Only a Handful of fluff is on Srtlo for Ibo Eay. CATTLE BU3INF.SS PRACTICALLY DEAD Only 11(10 ( Itci'clvtMl nml Mnn > - of Tin-ill Are Coiisl iuMl Direct lion" I.ONC n Molifl a lid CliniiKc SOUTH OMAHA. Oct. 10.-Hccslps : for the days Indicated were : Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Horses October 16 6:3 3 , : 7 4.4W October 15 2,7'S 3155 6S4 October 11 GKG ! 3.3C3 1.W1 1 October 13 3.9U 3.ZNS 705 October 12 C.11S 6,03 . . . . October 11 7.433 1.4&J 4Sa 3 Octobers 1,019 3.672 511 October S 1.771 4.H75 1,361 o October 7 4,910 6,5:6 S'J09 26 October 6 5,9:6 5,713 l.tSS October 5 7.374 5.M1 2.S10 19 October 4 6.3C6 1S75 J-51 lf > October 'J f.51 6,777 126 26 October 1 2,2iG 5,317 2.120 The olllclnl number ot cars of stock brought In today by each road was : Cattle. Hous. Slice ) ) . O. & St. U lly 1 Mo. Pnc. lly 13 7 Union 1'acllio system . . . . 7 8 16 'C. & N. W. llv 1 ! ' . 13. K. M. V. lly 4 IS C. , St. I1. , M. & 0. lly . . . . . . 11. & M. H. 11. 11 S 15 C. H. .t Q. lly 5 K. C. & St. J 10 1 1 C. H. I. & V. lly. , west. . . . 1 Total Hecclpts 45 69 17 The disposition of the day's receipts was as follows , eaciii buyer purchasing the num. bur of head Indicated : Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Omaha Packing Co ' < 75 n. H. Hammond Co Ill 7'JJ Swift and Company . . . . M S31 C'tidahy P. Co. , K. C. . . 311 Cudahy Packing Co. . . . 63 1'05 ' 533 It. Decker and Degan . . 273 J. L. Carey 409 Cndahy P. Co. . K. C. . 311 rianklnton , Milwaukee 176 Other buyers 337 Left over 350 . . . . Tola's 1,323 S.C2S 531 CATTU5 There were only eight loads of cattle on sale this morning , the balance of the receipts being consigned direct to pack ers. Consequently there was no market , the few cattle that changed handa selling on about yesterday's basis , licprcscnlullvc sales : NATIVES. uciiF sTiins. : No. Av. Pr. Nn. Av. Pr. No. Av. 1'r. 1. . . . SHO J3 23 1S..142S M Co 18..1 M 75 cows 1. . . . 610 175 1. . . . 910 2 < X > 1..11SO 300 1..1100 .1 W 1. . . . SCO 210 1 UCO 2 W ) r. . . . . W8 2 SO 1. . . . SIO 3 W 1 1070 3 15 20..10'JS 3 23 nti > i > s. 1..1230 2 90 1..1140 2 M OA1.VKS. 1. . . . 330 S 23 I. . . . 335 3 SO 1. . . . 1M > 5:5 3. . . . 140 5 M STOCKKIl.S AND KUEDKHP. 2. . . . C93 340 2. . . . MB ICO 1. . . . 470 400 C. . . . 415 4 50 I. . . . f0 3 3 WHSTKHNS. WYOM1NO. No. Av. 1'r. No. Av. Pr. 1 bull urn J2 r.0 1 feeder C.HI } 3 50 12 bull ? 1217 2 CO 1 feeder 1050 353 1 bill ! HM ) 2 CO 4 feeders. . . . WlO 3 53 Z cow ? 730 270 1 MnK C40 3 S3 8 eowa > 2S 2 70 11 feeders. . . . ( Xi7 4 CO I litlfir fCO 310 1 culf 310 4 & 0 3 heifers KIG .1 25 1 Clllf 3.0 4 75 II feeders. . . . 7C1 3 00 NlItirtARKA. 3 cows S33 2K ) 2 cowvt IC33 323 1 cjw 1C20 2 50 ZU feeders ! > ; 3 I 10 1 bull 1KO 2 50 50NRVAOA. NRVAOA. 1 bull 1300 2 ( X ) 1 tnlllnp 1230 300 HOGS The. reeelpts of boss were lair for the last dny cif the week , nnd the innrKet opened ulKjilt steady. 11 did not , however , lemnln long In tlmt condition , but dropped about 5c under tbe Intluence of the reported break In valuen nt Chicago. Tbe demand was lenponably K > "d at Ibe decline , and un uarly clearance wan vf- fected. The best boss cold up to J3.73. the top being the Fame us yesterday. On tbe Inte. market heavy lings Bold largely at f3.OJ73.63. The sales us a whole averaged Hie lower than yesterday. The bop market of the pa t week was devoid of any especially IntcrestliiB features , and while theiv was some fluctuation In values , the ranne was narrow. The market opened the week with an advance of 5e , wan u shade hlcber on Tues day , 5c lower on Wednesday , steady mi Thurs day. 5c ( duller on Friday und nhnde lower on Saturday. It lias been tbe low week of the month to date. The demand for hotts Avas KOOI ! all tbe week nl prevailing prices , nnd all arri vals generally met with ready sale. Representa tive rales : No. Av. Sh. Pr. No. Av. Sh. Pr. 41 3CS 1-0 J3 50 44 312 . . .J3CO 46 314 S1) ) 350 54 300 80 360 57 3C4 SSO 350 4S 315 . . . 3 f0 M 320 40 35214 f.0 2:2 120 3(0 ( 33 310 40 3 52'4 65 291 . . . 3 ffl BO 324 120 3 B2V4 M 301 SO 3 f.0 4H 331 . . . 3KU < , 53 308 ICO 3 M 37 SOS 40 3 f,2'.i , 5S 307 120 3 CO' 47 326 tO 35S4 ! fG 31S 40 3(0 52 333 40 353 57 ! 2 40 3 fiO 51 321 120 353 52 297 40 SCO 53 321 ICO 353 74 217 . . . 3 C2J ! C2 330 Kl 353 50 21'2 . . . 3 C2'-i 57 32S ICO 36.1 H ) 2S7 ICO 3 ( i2"j Rl 2S9 120 355 6S 20 ! SO 3 C3 m 2S9 40 363 67 277 40 3 C3 43 333 SO 365 EG 270 210 3 f3 21 2SO 40 353 C4 2U1 HI 3 03 M 310 1C1) 365 47 Sll ! . . . 3 ? > f.7 2ir ! M ) 353 7S 2(13 ( 40 SIS 43 341 . . . 353 6S 273 . . . 3 C3 31 322 120 353 CO SCS . . . 3 G" 65 333 40 SCO 7fl 231 40 3 C3 31 239 2fO 3 00 69 250 SO 3 C7'4 73 2S1 M SCO l 275 40 3 C7'4 CO 311 K.O 3 CO 09 231 40 3 70 49 2S7 tO SCO C4 207 . . . 370 U . 795 40 SCO U. , . t71 , , . 1 61 . ! 71 50 S CO I'lClSODDS AND KN1 > 3. I . SM . . . 1 M 5 . 41S 4) S 4 1 . l . . . ! M Cl . 109 . . . JM 1 . K > > . . . JW 1 . 27 * . . . J M'.l IS . 103 . . . 335 SI1K1IP Thciv ci * moro hpp thAn nnvthlnR clue In the > nnl , but out of nil the rrfflpls only two lends were .iffnfd for fnle , nnd thry Mid nlrtniR. Itciire.ootitatltc * ale i No. Av. Pr. iis Mexlrnn mixed . ill SI M SS7 Mcxlcnn Ininlis . SI 4 25 UIIIOAIUI 1.IVK STOCK SI A It 1C KT. l-'orpo llojts | ) IM\II \oirh _ Stu-i-p Mend- . OIUOAOO. Oct. It-The nmikrt for cattle , m l UMial on fnt unlay.vn nhnont ( ntltcly nom * hint. IA'M than & 00 hrndverj > received , nrnrly nil wojtfrnK. Three were tllnpirnl of ( lowly at > e leriliiyii prcvnllhiR nrlcec. In IIOKS p.U'krri held hack nnd vuccrrdcd In forchiR prices tMV ( < lowrr. Bjlcs weie nt frtim J.I.IM in } l. W , the puorot rrlllnK nt from J3.S to f3. 3 nnd the rhulcent nt trvim 1 1. Hi to (4,10. 1-iito siiles were So below enily uno , packers Kolng lniKely nt trein M.R5 to J3.lw nnd better drovta nt from n. ' < l to $1.00. M.ifcp wrre utoady nt the rprrnt nilvnnco , being fallible at from H.W t- > > ? .M fur the poorest nn- tUen up to from M.li to J4.r > 0 fur c od to citra llocksi. Western rniiKer plicfp wri-c t.Hlnblr nt from (3.4U to 14.10 , tredeiHif > \ \ InrKely nl from J3.W to J3.70 , Iwimba were III dcnmiid at from II ( H ) to } 3,7.'i for the poorert to fiom S5.W ) to JB.OO for the bet. choice weslirim n-lllns nt J5.W nnd feedcts nt from JI.40 to 11.75. Receipts : IMttie , 3M bend ; IIORS. 16 , ( 0 head ! K.ieep , 4 , POO hend. .St. l.ouU Llvt > Murk. ST. LOl'lS , Oct. lG.-CATTLi--Hpcrlpl : . 1,000 hend ; fhlpmcnls , l.oto liend ; maiket ituotcil Mcndy on whnt wns mdd ; no Rood dock or Texan cattle here ; fair to choice unlive ship * pine and export fleer * , ll.35ffu.lSbulk of snlei , J4.4S04.J5 ; dresned beef and biiteher steer * , H.fO < f4.7.'i ; bulk of snips. J4.WN.CO ; Fleers under l.OX ) poumlK , M.r.Olfl.25 : bulk of cnlcs , J3.W1J 4.M ; stockcrs nnd fecdeis , J2.40(74.10 ; bulk ot sales. .00(74.fO ; cows nnd heifers , JJ.OHif4.30 ; hulk of row * , 12.40(73. .1 vnnnltiK rows , > l.'Pf 2.fO ; bulls , J2.10if3.CO ; Texns nil I Indian lcfr . J..JOffl.r , ' ) ; bulk of sales , tJ.3SU3.rO ; ecw * nr.d helfcr . J2.o (3.25. ( HOCJS-Hecelpts , 4,000 bend ; shlpmcnls. 3.000 hend ; mnrket steady ; IlKht. 3..K > tjI.W ; mixed , t3.M > 4fI.liO heavy , } 3.fO 4.00. SIIKKP HerelptK. f.Od . hmd ; shipment * . 400 bend ; market stendy ; unlive muttons. ? 3 > 10 If3.n ! ) ; culls nnd bucks. i1.4flf3. * > 0 ; slockers , J3.40 (12.W ; InmbH , JI.Vi.3 ( : , . Stoi'U III SUOit. llcconl of rceol | > ts of live Ft irk nl the four prlnclpnl mnrkets for October tfi : Cittle. Hoes. Sheep ; Omaha < -1" " < < < Clile.iKO . 310 K.iOi ) 4.000 KniiFiiH Hly 2.010 fiOM 1,6(0 ( St. Louis 1.000 4,000 KK > Totnls CHRISTIE-STREET Oiipllnl. tjtr.lKid. Fully I'nld. Stocks , Grainand Provisions , ItoDlll 111 lItiinril of TrailItlilK. . ( Tel. 1135. ) U. C. CIHISTIts I'resiaent K. J. STUI313T Vice rrcsldcnl O.V. . KKNNHY Secrctury David T. Heals. Preet. No 3C27. F. 1' . Ncnl.Vlce J'res I'lilonntloiiiil llnnk Chas. II. V. Lewis , Cash. Capital. JtiOO.OOO. KANSAS CITV , Mo. . April U , 1S97. We hereby certify th.it the Chrlntln-StMct C'omniiKSlon Company has llilp dny coimi.il.ceJ tu lticsa with UF by de'tltlHB | Kitty Thousand Dolbira ( JJi.DW.OO ) In cnt-li. ( Dlctateo. ) CllAltl.HS II. V no , , Telephone ! ( ) : ) . Omolia , Nib COMMISSION , CHAIN , PROVISIONS ami STOCKS lllMl ) OP TIA1)B. Diroot wiviBti Chleajo and New York. CorrtuiionuKiitH. . . i , . rrenJLCo. C. H. MAGOON S CO. Stocks , Grain and Provisions , 314 Jouti loth St. OMAHA. NEB. H. E. MONTGOMERY. GEO. WM. SMITH. nnm u * _ uiiH Banker and Brokers , 47 imOADWAY , NEW YORK. INVESTMENT SECUIUTIES. STOCKS , 110NDS GRAIN , COTTON. NOUGHT OR SOLI ) KOH CASH OR ON MARGIN. 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