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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 12, 1898)
0 THE OMAHA DAILY HKKi MONDAY , DEOEMliER IB , 1898. HOLIDAY PET APPROACHES Business Peels the Influence of the Obristmai Season , INTRINSIC FIRMNESS , HOWEVER , IS SHOWN Prmldrnl' * Mrimnue Windy Devoid of Hadlcnt nipniriiln nnd Mo linen Not Affect Undue * * Circle * Forrluu Trade llalnnue UnvournirliiK. NEW YORK , Dec. II. Henry Clews , head ef the banking house of Henry Clews & Co. , writes of the situation on Wall street u follows : As December advances the dullness In Wall ctrcct usually incident to that month becomes more apparent. Holiday Interrup tions , the maklnB up of yearly accounts , the settlement of annual balances and the reservation of operations for the January disbursement of earnings upon Investments each has Its Influence at the moment In postponing transactions. At present , there fore , and perhaps until the clcec upon the end of the monl'.i , business may be expected to remain quiet. There la , however , a very general feeling that , under the favorable conditions now existing In business at large and In all section * of the country , there should be a very active market at the open ing fcf the new year and a consequent rise In prices ; and It Is not Impossible that , In View of the Intrinsic flrnnicBS of the mar ket nnd the sniallness of the chancrs of any recession of price * , there may be some free buying later In this month In antici pation of a probable rise In prices In Jan uary. In any case there Is nothing that can bo construed into an argument for selling ; and , upon the whole , the probabilities serm to favor the prospect of at lest a moderate buying movement for the remainder of this year. The week was made Important by the virtual completion of the peace treaty with Bpaln , which yields < to th United States iho concessions so brilliantly won In our contest on land and water. Spain made ( ho beet struggle It could , but had finally to yield to the Inevitable. It has now met the same fate In the diplomatic encounter at Paris. This happy result consigns the Amer ican-Spanish war to history , nicking a proud record for this county , but a very sad otio for Spain. , Another important event was the meeting of congress , which brought out the presi dents' inossnge , which wus certainly , to say the least , a very conservative document. It was wisely devoid of all spread-eagleism. It was pimply a narrative of what had oc curred between the adjournment of the last congress and the meeting of the present , one a most historical and eventful period. Wall street was not sensationally affected by either of thene two Important matters , duo to the fact that as usual the full effects Of both bad been anticipated and discounted. Brltfht Outlook for New Year. The new year now near at hand will pre- wat a more brilliant outlook than almost any previous one. The disbursements for In terest and dividends will aggregate larger than ever before. Railroad earnings , judg ing from the amount of material in sight waiting to b * moved , will be equally encour aging. The prospective continued ease In the money market Is also a factor of no mall dimensions. If there was ever a gen uine reason for a January rise In the stock iparket It Is reasonable to expect Its advent at the opening of the new year. It Is ( rue that a good many stocks have already cored a large advance : but as during the deprenskm which prevailed for several years it was very evident that prices receded much below Intrinsic values , now , with the roverno conditions which confront us , prtcei tre not unlikely to reach figures before the end cornea OB much too high as they were too low during our mercantile and financial dark age period from March , 1892 , to 189G. In taking a view of the situation , our foreign trade balance which Is constantly Increasing must not be lost sight of , as It < the most remarkable showing ever made by any country. Its total for three years VP to date will be. Including the net exports AT silver , about 1976,000,000 ; deducting from Which the net imports of gold , 1156,000,000 , aud $600,000,000 for dnbtnr items , other than McurltlM , outside of the trade movement , we ihould have a net balance now in our f&yor of about $320,000,000. This haa been offset , however , in a meas ure , by our purchase of securities from Eu rope during the three years ; but exactly to What extent It Is Impossible to say. It U perhaps quite safe to say that the net Im port of securities does not suffice to offset fhe credit balance of $320,000uOO by a con- , ilderable sum ; so that Europe Is probably till matertally In debt to the United States ; and the Indebtedness due us from abroad fives this country a call on Europe for more ( old than they can spare without Incon- Venlenco. When our securities are de pressed they were returned to us from abroad in largo qirantttles Instead of sending us gold , and now the floating supply of our onda and stocks1 on the other side In the felndg of people willing to part with them Is comparatively small. With the Improved iotadltlon of affairs on this side and the prestige and high credit which this country flow possesses with foreigners , those whi hold American securities are not likely to e'll them. It Is therefore not going to be so easy In the future for nations in debt to ( pis country to liquidate th lr obligations excepting through gold payments. This gives this country the option of letting this Indebtedness remain at European centers at high rates of Interest or of drawing the yellow metal from them at any time It may be desirable to do so. We certainly have now , and will have for some time to come , the call on Europe. They not only appreciate our securities and want to keep what they fcavo , but they want to bold the gold which } hey owe us , too. We arc In a position , there- ore , to say to them , "You must either pay us so much Interest on what you owe us , or elio settle up. " Bank * Reduce Interest Rate. The movement among the savings banks to reduce their rate of Interest on deports Aurally attracts attention as a factor bear- ttf upon the value of securities. In recent years their interest allowance has averaged 4 to 4V , per cent. It Is now proposed to re duce the rate to 3V& per cent , which would represent a cutting down of fully cne-elghth , or 12ft per cent , In the Interest earnings of these Institutions. The proposition (9 ( tnarked by evidence of the tendency toward decline in the earnings of capital , which has been long evident in the Interest rate of the national banks , as well as in real state mortgages and new Issues of railroad bonds. The significance of thla tendency (9 the stock market Is very evident. For , so far as the rate of Interest is reduced , the relative value of the principal Is In creased ; and thus stocks having a fixed divi dend rate , of say 4 or 5 per cent , bring a higher price just In proportion as the dif ference botwetn their rate and the current average interest rate widens. Besides , a re duction In the interest return of any given Investment has a tendency to Induce the holder to rsallzs upon his security and In vest In something that yields a better result ; ana to it happens that railroad stocks are the principal available resource for making uch reinvestments. Upon the same prlnnl- plo We find the current demand for railroad mortgages running largely upon a grade of 4 per cent bonds selling at from 10 to 20 points below par. This drift of reinvestment has already reacted n point at which It must tell favorably upon the value of stock Issueu and I look for Its results in the future couruo cf the market. LONDON MOM3Y MARKET REVIEW. Seonrltlea Lower , Owing to I. nek of Continental Support. LONDON , Dec. 11. Business on the stock exchange generally has dwindled. Most of the gilt-edge home and foreign securities are lower , owing to the absence of conti nental support. American railway securities have dis played the principal activity during the last few days , but even here prices were Irreg ular in the early part of the week Just passed , although they closed stroeig and better all around , under the lead of St. Paul , Minneapolis and Manitoba , which rose 1 % points. Other Increases were Chicago. Mil waukee A St. Paul , 1 % points ; Wabash pre ferred , H4 points ; Wabash B debentures , )14 points ; Atchlson , Topeka & Santa Fa Adjustments , 1 point ; Atchlson , Topelta & Santa Fe pteferred , % point ; Louisville , Lakeehore & Northern , T4 point ; Central Pa cific , H point ; Chesapeake & Ohio , U point : Illinois Central , U point ; Heading gold 14 potnt ; Reading first preferred , M point ; Heading ordinary point , Union Pa. clflc , % point ; Union Pacific preferred , H point ; Denver . Ida Grande , U point ; New York Central & Hudson Itlvcr , ' 4 point , Erie , V4 point , IJrlc first preferred , H point ; Norfolk & Western preferred , U point ; Nor folk & Western ordinary , H point ; MUsourl , Kansas & Texas , ' p lnt ; Now .York , On tario & Western , ' ,4 point ; Southern , V4 point. Money was unsettled , the rate until Mon * ilay being 2 per cent , while three months' bills commanded from 3 3-10 to 3'/4 per cent. COMUTKO 01. ' XHW IttHK HANKS. of f lr < lllim ) lit l.unnn nnil NEW YOHIc ! Doc. 11. The Financier Rays : The stotcment of the New York clearing house bank for the week Indicates an ex pansion of $4,5G1.'JOO In loans and (7,262,200 In deposits. Tliu Increase In liabilities , how ever ; as shown In the latter Item , makes but little change In the total of the banks' reserves , thedecrease , amounting to about one-third of $1,000,000. It Is evident that the leans have gone to swell banking credits and , Incidentally , de posits , the gain in cash partly making up for the discrepancy between the two Item * . The net Increase In cash , in fact , very nearly supplied the added rcaervo require ment and the statement Is favorable from a banking standpoint , in that use has been found for all the money which came Into the institution last week. AH an exemplification of the theory of banking operation outlined by the secretary of the treasury In his annual report last week , the current exhibit of the banks Is peculiarly to the point. In detail the state ment presents nothing that throws light on the current situation. The expansion In loans can be traced to three or four of the larger banks and gains In deposits have been limited for the most Dart to about the same number. It Id evident that the loan Increase has besn due to sterling Investments and collateral buying , although there Is a steady absorption of commercial paper. The actual position of the banks wltn respect to cosh changes Is at variance with the week's operations. Currency from the Interior Is moving this way , as Is natural at this season. The amount will be Increased largely aa the Jan uary dividend period approaches. On the other hand , the banks are losing to the treasury about as much as they gain. The net Increase of $1,460.900 In cash for the week , therefore , was unexpected. The seem ing ability of the banks to extend their operations in proportion to the excess cash received IB an argument against lower rates , even If It does not forecast any de gree of firmness. The direction of the new leans , however. Is a matter of Interest. As long as they are merely the tangible ex pression of deferred European credits they are dependent on fractional exchange quota tions and are liable to sudden contraction. For this reason it is difficult to Judge the future of the money market. The only In ference is that rates cannot go higher for more than a very brief period , since such a movement would almost Immediately de feat itself through gold Imports. LATE IMI'OHTS OF SUGAIl AND WOOL. For November Latter Shown Decrease and Former Increase. WASHINGTON. Dec.II. . The monthly statements of Imports Into the United States for the month of November made by the bureau of statistics shows that during that month the Imports of wool amounted to $647,384 , as against $1,062,384 for November , 1897. During the same month the Imports of tea aggregated $816,066 , as against $1- 685.040 , for November lost year. The Im ports of sugar , however Increased from $2- 276.247 In November. 1897. to $3,337.495 , or about 60 per cent. Statement of BanU of Spain. MADRID , Dec. 11. The Bank of Spain report for the week ended yesterday shows : Gold In hand , unchanged ; silver In hand , Increase 7,352,000 pesetas ; notes in circula tion , decrease 904,000 pesetas. OMAHA GK.NKIIAL , MARKET. Condition of Trade and Quotation * on Staple and Fancy Produce. EGOS Good stock , ZOc. BUTTER Common to fair , 10@12c ; choice , 10@16c ; separator , 22c ; gathered creamery 20C21c. POULTRY-Hens , live , 4c ; dressed. Be ; old roosters , live , 3Vic ; dressed. 4Vic ; spring chickens. live. 55c : dressed , 606Vic ; duck * , live , 6'/t6c ; dressed , 7c ; geese , lire , 6@6ic ! : dressed , 7c ; turkeys , live , 7@Se ; dressed , 9 ® lOc GAME Teal , blue wing , $1.75 ; green wing , { 1.60 ; mixed , I1.7S02.25 ; prairie chickens. | 6 ; quail , per doz. . $1.00@1.10 ; jack rablts , 75c$1.0Q ; cottontails , 40 50c. PIGEONB-Llve. per doz. , 60c. VEAL-Cholc * . SfcSc. VEGETABLES. ONIONS Per bu. . 40@50c BEANS Hand-picked , navy , per bu. , $1.30 POTATOES-Cholce stock , 45@50c ; sacked , 4660c ; poorer stock , 40c. SWEET POTATOES-Per bbl. . $2.50. CABBAOE-Per lb. . crated , IVic. CBLKRY Per bunch , 25U30c ; Colorado celery , 35@40c. TROPICAL FRUITS. LEMONS-Cullfornla , fancy , $4.00@4.25 ; choice , JJ.7504.00. ORANGES-MexIcuns , $4.00 ; small sizes. $3.75 ; Navels , fancy rose brand. $4.0034.25 ; Redland. choice. $3.754.00 ; seedlings , $3.60. BANANAB-ChoIce. Inrjie stock , p < r bunch , $2.00Q2.25 ; medium sized bunches , $1.7532.00. FRUITP. APPLEfi-Westcrn BF. Davis , Genltons and Wlnesaps , psr bbf. , $3.50 : New York Baldwins , Greenings and others , choice , per bbl. , $3.75fr4.00. PEARS Bartlett , California , out of the market ; other varieties. $2.25. BTRAWBERRIES-Per box. 30c. GRAPES Malaga , per bbl. , $7.60(38.50 ( ; Catawbas , per basket , 18c. CRANBERRIES Bell & Bugles , per bbl. , $7.50 ; Jersey , $6.50 ; per crate , $2.23. QUINUESPer box , $2.00. MISCELLANEOUS. CHRISTMAS GREENS Tres. . 4-5 feet , per doz.-r $2 ; 6-8 feet , per doz , $2.50 : 7-9 feet , per doz. , $3.60 ; 8-11 feet , per doz. . $4.50 ; ex tra large trees , for school and church pur poses. 12 to 24 fret , according to size and beauty , $2 to $5 each ; evergreen wreathing , In cells cf 20 yards , per cell , $1 ; holly branches. In cases 2x2x4 feet , about CO Ibs. , $4.50 ; In bbls. , per bbl. , $2 ; wreathes , crosses and horseshoes , per doz. , $1.60 ; long needle plr.es , 3 to 5 feet long , per doz. , $3.60 ; mistle toe. In boxes of about 25 Ibs. , per box , $3.76 ; In smaller quantities , per lb. , 20c. NUTS-Almonds. per lb. , 17c ; Brazils , per lb. , 9ilOc ; Engllih walnuts , per lb. , fancy soft shell , 12c ; standards , lie ; filberts , per lb. , lie ; pecan ? , polished , 7 ® So : coconnutH , per 100 , $4.60 ; peanuts , raw , 66 4c ; roasted. 7 j:7Hc : : chestnuts. Q9c. MAPLE SYRUP-Flve-ral. can , each. $2.50 ; gal. cans , pure , per doz. , $12 ; half-gal , cans , $0.25 ; quart cans , $3.60. FIGS Imported , none ; California , 10-lb. boxes. $1.60. HONEY Choice white , 12U@13c. DATES-llullowee , 60 to 70-lb. boxes , 6 ® 6V4c : Balr , 5jii ! c ; Fnrd , 9-lb. boxes , lOc. CIDER-Per half bbl. . $3.00S3.16. SAUERKRAUT Per half bbl. . $2.00 , HIDES. TALLOW. ETC. HIDES-No. 1 green hides. 7c ; No. 2 green hides. 6c ; No. 1 salted hides , 84o ; No. 2 salted hides. 7ic ; No , 1 veal calf. 8 to 12 Ibs. . 10o ; No. 2 veal calf , 12 to 15 Ibs. , 8c. TALLOW , GREASE. ETC. Tallow. No. 1 , 3c ; tallow. No. 2. 2yjc ; rough tallow. IHc ; white grease. 2HQ3c ; yellow and brown grease. iVifiJUc. SHEEP PELTS-Qreen salted , each. 15f ( 75c : green salted shearings ( short wooled early skins ) , oarh. 15c ; dry shearings ( short wooled early skliiH ) . No. 1 , each , 5c ; dry tllnt , Kansas und Nebraska butcher wool pelts , per lb. , actual weight , 4S5c ; dry Hint Kansas and Nebraska murrain wool pelts , per lb. . actual weight , 34c ; dry Hint , Colorado rado butcher wool peltB. per lb. , actual weight , 4i5c ; dry tllnt , Colorado murrain wool pflt . per lb. . actual weight. 3IT4c. FURS Mink. 10fi73c ( : bear ( biack or brown > . $3.001720.00 ; ottsr. $1.5&ff8.00 ; beaver , $1.00j6.0i ) : skunk , 15fi50c : muskrut , 307c ; raccoon , 15y50e ; red fox. 25c $1.25 ; gray fox , 25 < Q50c : wolf ( timber ) , :5c < HJ2.60 ; wolf ( prairie ) , i-oyote. IWffSOc ; wildcat , 10" badger , Sfl40c ; silver fox , $ oO.QOfl75.00. KIIIIKIIH City Ornlii and I'rovUlonB. KANSAS CITY , Dec. 10.-WHEAT- Steady ; No. 1 hard , 6HViG2c ? : jfo. 2 , 60' * < f # , 62c ; Nu. 3. 5S'-iJfGOV4c : No. 2 red. 67 > ic ; No.3 " , < CORN Steady ; No , 2 m'lx'ed , SOvWaOftc ; No. 2 white , SOUc : No. 3 , 30c. OATS-Stendy ; No. 2 white , 27'.4&2S'/4c. RYK-Steady ; No. 2. 4Sc. HAY Lower : choice timothy , $7.00 ; choice prulrle. $ ( j"3i7.W. BUTTHR-Stendy ; separator , 19c ; dairy , 16c. 16c.KGQS KGQS Higher : fresh. 21c. Ul-X'UIPTd Wheat. 2J.OOO bu. : corn , 13 , 100 bu. : oats. 10,000 bu. SHIPMENTS Wheat. 7,200 bu. ; corn , 3.200 bu. ; eau , 7,000 bu. Haltlmore Blarket. BALTIMORE. pec. lO.-FLOUR-Dull and unchanged ; receipts , 21,237 bbls. ; ex port * . 12.001 bbls. WHHAT Klrmer : spot and month. 71if ? 71Uc ; May , 71Uti71V4c ; steamer , No. 2 red , jCSo bid : receipt * . HZ.'sfa blJ. ; export * , fa 276 'bu. , southern wheat by ( ample. C7U71',4c ; Kouthern on irulc , r,8V4'if71V4c. ' ruilN Slroiift ; spot nnd month. 394fiP S3 3-Sc ; December , now or old , .ti&iJiSS 7-sc ; M-nnicr mlxid , Zi' ' ISj 3-Sc ; receipts , 172 , > - 51 tut , : export * , 2tifiwo bu. ; cnutlimi white corn. 3rjivjc : southern yellow , 3V > 4fJ ! < > > ic. OATS-JJillli Nn. 2 white , 3Gc ; No. 2 mixed. 3103o ; receipts , 2,193 bu. ; exports , none. CIIIC.UJO ( illAI.V AMI PROVISIONS. Fentnro * of the 'I'm ill UK nnd I'rlcM" * on Sntiirilnr. CHICAGO , Doc. 10.-Wheat today ruled firm nnd rloaid nt an advance of 3-8c for Mny nnd ' ,4c for December. The continued shipping out by all rail of wheat delivered on December contracts nnd evidence of n decrease of farmers , ' dellverlls In the north west made shorts uneasy and catucd a more active demand. Corn and oats wtrc. ilrm vlthotit any noteworthy changes In prices. 'revisions were strong und advanuid'M \ The opening In wheat was barely steady , hough nt a slight advance over yesterday's : loslng prices. Crop reports , from. Argen- Ine were again unfavorable , advices from here stating thnt wheat was being dam- iged by rnlns , but thin wan offset In u meas- ire by the action of. thp , Llverppol market , \hich showed n closing decline of about id. The weakness of the' foreign market was rather unexpected and held buying in check for a time * , B Bldcs the .Liverpool Iccllno beam had to comfort them a very avorablc Michigan state crop report and a rery limited export demand at tne seaport. Advices from the northwest , however , vere practically unanimous In claiming that farmers' deliveries In that- section were sure to fall off sharply next week. That here wns some grounds .for , the , claims was hewn by Duluth and Minneapolis , reporting ui rivals of 83i cars today , compared with ,432 last week nnd CSS a year ngo. Chicago receipts were 195 earn , eight _ of contract grade. Shorts grew restive and 'covered extensively. OffiTlngs were limited and a great deal of difficulty was experienced In covering arge lines , the result being quite u sharp advance In prices during the llrst hour's rudlng. December showed the most strenth. The demand for December wheat was very good from the start , conllrmutlon of the reports that contract wheat was be- ng shipped out all-rail almost as fast as delivered revealing a situation thnt was lot at all to the liking of shorts. Later n the day the reports as to the Argentine ctop were contradicted , but any effect this might have had was offset by reports from California telling of high winds nnd dry weather , necessitating a lot of replanting. Outtide markets were all strong and this also helped to maintain prices , which , how ever , did not apparently need much outside assistance. Toward the close there wus a good deal of realizing , mostly from local raders. and the market eased off some what , but showed Hteadlness nt the close. May opened a shade higher nt 66 l-SipeSVic. advanced to 66c and eased off to 65VJC , where It closed. December ranged from 635-S@643-8c and closed at 640 4 5-8c. Corn was dull but Hrm. The visible de crease was small , only 250.000 bu. Cables were unchanged , and country advices sug gested a freer movement , but the wheat strength served to sustain prices. The cash demand was restricted by the inability to procure cars. Receipts were 324 cars. May ranged from 335-8933740 to 34c and closed l-8c higher at 337-8c. In the main oats followed wheat and corn , and for most of the session ruled firm and higher on a decidedly small vol ume of business. Trading was almost al together of a scalping nature. The mar ket eased off somewhat on Monday's rather liberal estimates and the favorable flip ping weather. Receipts were 347 cars. May ranged from 25 7-8 t > 26 l-8c and closed a shade higher at 26 7-8 < 32Gc. There was a good trade In provisions and prices from the start were higher. The conditions were practically the same 09 for several days past. Hog receipts were liberal , but packers fold reluctantly und buyers , of which there were plenty , had some difficulty In lining their contracts. The week's shipments of meats were lib eral , encouraging buyerst There was also some covering by shorts , who did not like the strength of grain. At the close May pork was 12V&C higher at $9.55 , May lard TVic higher at $ S.32V4 and May ribs % @ 10c hlh r at $4.SO@ > 4.82V& . Estimated receipts Monday : Wheat , 310 cars ; corn , 726 cars ; oats , 445 cars ; hogs , 60.000 head. Leading futures ranged as follows : Articles. Open. High. lx > w. Close. Ycstd'j Wheat. Den. . . . 6S KM 64H May. . . 65H July. . . Sft 044 84M 64Vt Corn. Dec. . . . S3 * saw 8 JJSSH Mar. . . July. . . 3IM Oats. Dee. . . . 2BH 14 May. . . 28M a * Perk. Jan. , . . Q22H 9 SB 9 KM 20 * - 845 960 84S SB 42W L.rSf- Jan. . . . 617K B17H CIS BIS B07K May. . . KB B36 SaS IS * a Bibs. J n . . . 4S7H 468 4S7M 406 4B7M May. . . 475 4 BUM 480 482K 472g No. 2. Cash quotations were as follows : FLOUR Steady ; winter - patenlfl$3.40 ® 3.75 : straights , J3.KVg3.20 ; spring specials , $3.40 < 34.00 ; spring patents , J3.20&3.50 ; bakers , I2.20il3.40. WHEAT-NO. 3 spring , 6iu63oi ; , NO. 2 red , 67U668c. CORN No. 2 , 33 3-8 33 5-8c. OATS-No. 2 , 20Vi I27c ; No. 2 white , 27i@ 28c ; No. 3 white , "g&c. RYE No. 2 , B4c. BAIIL.EY No. 2. 3850c. SEEDS No. 1 Haxseed , Jl.01Ql.OGVi ; prime timothy seed. $2.25. PUOVISIONS-Mess pork , per bbl. , J8.05 © 10.00. Lard , per 100 Ibs. , $5.06J5.12V4. Short ribs sides ( loose ) , J4.5W4.75. Dry called shoulders ( boxed ) . $4.25@4.32Vi ; short clear sides ( boxed ) , 14.80 4.85. WHISKY Distillers' finished goods , per gal. S1.26. SUGARS Cut loaf , $3 95 ; granulated , 15.45. The following were the receipts and ship ments for today. St. LonU Market. ST. LOUIS , Dec. lO.-WHEAT-Strong nnd hlghsr for options , with spot Vic up ; No. 2 red. cash , elevator , 69c bid ; track. 69 ® C9Vic ; December , C9V c bid ; May , 693-8c bid ; July , C4c ; No. 2 hard , cash. 646 5c. CORN Futures Ilrm and higher ; spot higher ; No. 2 , cash , 31 c bid ; December , 3Uic ; May. 32J4W32 3-8c. OATS Options opened fractionally higher ; spot steady to higher ; No. 2. cash , 27Hc bid ; track , 27Wc : December , 27Uc bid ; May , 271-8c ; No. 2 white. 29Vic. RYK-Qulet at 62c. SEEDS Flaxseed. firm at Me. Prime tim othy. $2.30 nominal. CORNMEAL $1.5S@1.60. BRAN Firm ; east track , sacked , B6c. HAY Dull and firm ; prairie , $7.60@7.T5 ; timothy. $7.5 38.50. POULTRY Firm ; chickens , 6H6o ; ducks , CfiCMic ; ceese , BSBVic ; turkeys , SQSUc. BAGGING © V4c. WHISKY Steady at $1.28. BUTTER Weak ; creamery , 17Q22c ; dairy , EGGS-FIrm at 19c. METALS Lead. quiet at $3.SO3.62 . Spelter , dull nt | 5.12 < 4. PROVISION8-Pork , higher ; standard mess , jobbing , $ S.32V& . Lard , higher ; prime stenm. $5.05 ; choice. $5.10. Dry salt meats ( boxed ) , shoulders. $4.23 ; extra shorts , $4.75 ; ribs. $5 ; shorts. $5.12HBncon. . ( boxed ) , shoulders. $5 , extra Hhorts , $5.50 ; ribs , $5.C2Vf : shorts , $5.75 , RECEIITS-Klour. 2.000 bblg. ; wheat , 28- 000 bu. : corn. 67,000 bu. ; oats. 38.000 bu. SHIPMENTS-Flour. 7,000 bbl ? . ; wheat , 26.000 bu. ; corn , 27,000 bu. ; oats , 12,000 bu. Duliitli r.rnln Mnrkrt. DULUTH. Dec. lO.-WHEAT-No. 1 hard , cash , fiSHo ; December , 64 1-Sc : Mny. GS'ttc bill ; No. 1 northern , cash. 626-8c bid ; Do- cember. 621-Scj May , 64c bid : No. 2 north ern. 685-Sc : No. 2 spring , 555-Sc. To arrive ; No. 1 hnrcl. fi35-Sc ; No. 1 northern , C25-8c ; receipts , 391.900 bu. ; shipments , 469,400 bu. OATS-26)4iij27c. RYK-50c. - B A R LE Y 3C ® 42c. FLAX-tl.om ; TJecember ; $1.01 ; May. $1.05 4. . CORN 311-Sc. * Oral n Urcrliitu ai l > rlueliril MINNEAPOLIS , Dec. 10. - Uecelpta : Wh'nt , 03 cars. DULUTH. Dec. lO.-Rccelpts : Wheat , 431 cars. ST. LOUIS , Dec. 10. .Receipts : Wheat , 139 cars. CHICAGO. Dec. 10. Recelpfs JVheat , J95 cars ; corn. 324 cnrs ; oat ; 317 cars. Estimated for Monday : Wheat , 310 cars ; corn , 72 : cnrs : oats. 455 cars. KANSAS CITY , Dec. lO.-Recelpts : T ' * Wheat , 10.2 cars. _ Clucluniitl Murbrf. CINCINNATI , Doc. 10. WHEAT-QuIet ; No. 2 red. nominal at 674c. CORN Eacy ; No. 2 mixed , 2Slc. RYE-Stemly : No. 2 , 67c. PROVISlONfS-Lnrd , steady at H.W. Bulk meats , steady at $4.70. Bacon , easy at $3.75. 'OlilAHA ' LIVgltoCK MARKET Ol * \ Cattle Trade Olosw , HUB Week in Very Good 'doiilition. Jflff LIGHT RECEIPTS AND GOOD DEMAND fJfiicrilUJ' SntUfnotorj- Kxiierlence ' Uneventful Anollier Slid Hun n ( HOK * FlndH He- B | nnl io I f' I' l > OMAHA , Dec. 10. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Receipts toJay . 818 10,669 1,459 Oltlclnl Monday . 1.739 U.233 2.627 OIHclal Tuesday . 1.C59 8.759 2.920 omclal Wednesday . 2.8JI 14,044 1.171 Official Thursday . . 1.911 12.W5 3,005 OIHclal Friday . . . ! . 2,192 8,329 1,095 Total this week . 11,180 68,031 12,337 Week ending Dee 3 . 14,941 4UC3 10,841 Week ending Nov. 26. . . . 11,207 4G.S20 9.730 Week ending Nov. 19. . . .15,767 60,277 16.00(5 ( Week ending Nov. 12. . . .14,322 39,670 28.344 Average price paid for hos tor the last everal days , with comparisons : | 1598.1897.1896. | | | > 835.1894.1893.1S32. | | | Nov. 25 S 38 | 3 20 3 16 3461 6 36 5 63 Nov. 26 - ' - 3 24 3 U 3601 425 Nov. 27 3 28 3 25 3 43 4 30 621 Nov. 28 3 20 332 337 440 616 6 6 * Nov. 29 3 19 3 30 6 14 6 76 Nov. 30 3 21 327 338 8 40 | 4 39 * 6 69 Dec. 1 a 25 3 23 3 19 4 41 629 6 70 Dec. 2 3 2S 3 25 3 09 335 579 Dec. 3 3 29 3 19 3 23 3 42 4 47 6 X3 3ec. 4 1 316 3 39 4 38 B 13 Dec. 5 3 37 3 09 3 39 4 27 ; 5 14 6 91 Dec. 6 3 34 3 25 3 33 4 35 5 03 | C 05 Dec. 7 3 27 3 22 3 09 3 36 4 35 5 08 6 01 Dec. 8 3 29 3 17 3 19 V4 614 6 93 Dec. . . , . - . . 3 29 3 13 321 3 32 6 15 6 86 Dec. 10 331 313 321 335 4 20 C 00 Indicates Sunday. Holldav. The official number of cars of Block brought In today by each road was : _ , Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. H'r's. C. , M.-'ft St. P. Ry. . . . 17 O. & . St. L. Ry 4 Missouri Pacific Ry. . 16 11 Union Pacific System 28 3 1 C. & N. W. Ry. . 4 P. , E. & M. V. R. R. 8 28 2 3. C. & P. Ry 2 S C. , St. P. , M. & O. Ry. . . ' 4 B. & M. R. R. R. . . . . . 18 C. , B. & Q. Ry 2 22 K. C. & St. J 1 . . 13 Total receipts . . . . 26 151 6 3 The disposition of the day's receipts was as follows , each buyer purchasing the num ber of head Indicated : Buyers Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Omaha Packing Co 13 1075 . . . . The G. H. Hammond.Co. . . 62 823 125 Swift and Company 26 1670 213 The Cudahy Packing Co. . . 130 3062 276 Armour & Co S5 19J5 Vansant & Co 1 Armour , from Biouic City 712 Armour , from Kansas City 114 Hammond , from Kan. City . . . 267 . . . Cudahy P. Co. , from 1C. C. . 253 1049 Other buyers 5 . . . . 2S1 Left over 400 " Totals 689 10,603 1,294 CATTLE What was Raid about last Sat urday's cattle market would apply equally well today us all Saturdays are about alike. "Light receipts jind a nominally steady market" tells thq whole story. A consider able proportion of the cattle reported In were consigned direct to packers and were not offered for sale , , so that there la not much to report In the way of actual trans actions. A three-load bunch of choice 1,260- Ib. branded cattle brought $5.20 , and eomo good natives went at $5.06. The market on cow stuff , feeder * , etc. , was unchanged. Taken all In all this has been rather an uneventful week In- the cattle trade as values have shown -very little change In either direction. Receipts have been light and the demand fOr'klllers good , so good. In fact , that packers have been forced to ship in a large number of dressed beet steers , aswell as- canners from Kansas City. Values on the kind ol fat cattle re ceived here iiave been right up to , or bet ter than In competing markets , and the only reason that the'top ' has not shown up so well as at Chicago or Kansas City Is due to the fact that we have not been re ceiving as-good cattle ; There has not been a single load of prime cattle in these yards this winter , such as would"be considered toppy cattle at either Chicago or Kansas City. Cows and -heifers have been good sellers ) all the week , and at prices entirely satisfactory to shippers. In the.feeder di vision general stagnation has been the rule all the week. Few cattle that would answer to that description have been coming for ward , and few have been wanted , and un less present Indications point in the'wrong direction , there Is not liable to be any marked Improvement for some little to come. HOGS There was a good , liberal run of hogs today for a Saturday , more than a week ago , though not so many as two weeks ago. The market opened active at steady price * and the early arrivals , numbering over 100 cars , were all sold before 9 o'clock In the morning. The prices paid were the same as yesterday. , that Is , heavy packing hogs largely at $3.27H , prime heavy largely at $3.30 , mixed loads , medium to heavy weights , $3.273-30 , good light mixed , $3.30 4J3.35. Although It was the last of the week and late trains came In as heavily loaded as expected , the market Improved toward the last. Buyers seemed to come to the con clusion that they -wanted the hogs and Ranted them badly. They went down to the chutes and bought the hogs as they came out of the cars at prices fully EC higher than the early market. That Is , hogs that brought $3.274@3.30 on the open ing went at $3.32'/43.35 at the close. Of the hogs reported In there were eleven single decks from Sioux City and seven double decks from Kansas City consigned direct to packers. One fact has stood forth very prominently this week , and that Is what thp , packers want the hogs at current prices. They not only want all that are arriving , but could use a good munyt more. Although over 60,000 hogs have been received at this point this week , complulnts have been constant among buyers of the shortness of the sup ply. They could use a good many more , and are disappointed that more are not arriving. Almost eveiy day this week some buyer has been left and forced to go with out his order filled. Tlte natural result of this condition is that South Omaha has been the best market In the country. Prices are so close to Chicago that a good many Iowa hogs are coming this way , but not enough. Packers have purchased large numbers of hogs In Kansas City , which has served the double purpose of making up the deficiency In the receipts and at the same time cheapening up packers' droves. During the early port of the week there was a decided bulge in prices , as will be noted from the table of averoga prices , but the gain was all lost on Tuesday and Wednesday , and the week closed with the market just where it was at the close of last week. All In all , sellers have been very well pleased with the : .market. SHEEP The sheep market looked deserted today , as there was practically nothing to make a market. Three loads of good yearling weathers were brought In from Fremont to be dipped , but not to be offered on the market. Alt this week the market on Rheep , and lambs has been quiet and entirely idevold of especially newer or Interesting features , partly on account of the small receipts-and partly because of the poor quality of the most of the offer- Ings. Good muttons are about steady and lambs a little Iqwcrjibut prices very high as compared with other selling points. Lambs that would bring $3.15 here are not selling for more than $5.25 In Chicago , and the heavy wethers that are going at $3.80 hero would not-bring to exceed $3.8533.90. The fact that thlswarket Is so much out of line Is another reason why the market has been a little Inclined to drag , as tome of the parkers have held back on account of the prevailing high } prices. In the feeder diNlgijpn the trade has been very quiet , as buyers have been few and far apart. Vjil-.ii Quotations are : Good cornfed western wethers , $3.7& 3.95a.OUr : to good , $3.60 3.75 ; good to choice Mexican yearlings. $4.35 < ; ; 4.50 ; choice westqrnli yearlings. $4.1Sff4.25 ; fair to good western yearlings , $4.00 4.16 ; fed ewes , $3.2&fi)4iigood ) to choice l.imlw , $5.00(35.15 ( ; fair to good lambs , $4.G5ft4.90 ; feeder yearllnga , $3.75 3.85 ; feeder lambs , M.20f4.40 ; cull sheep , $2.0033.00 ; cull lambs , $3.004.00. { KANSAS C1TV LIVE STOCK MAIIKHT Ordinary Cat lie Price * Uuelmnitf d IIOKo Klve Cunt * Up. KANSAS CITY , Dec. 10. CATTLE Re ceipts , 250 head. Prices unchanged. Im proved demand this week for fancy dressed beef steer and butcher stock advanced prices from lOc to 25c. Common half-fat cattle slow , at about steady prices. The supply of stockerH ; uul feeders too light to satisfy demands nnd selling 10o to 15o higher. Late Halts : Choice native steers , Jo.CWTi5.Gf. ; medium , J4.2Mi5.TO ; lightweights , $4.0035.00 * ! stackers and feeders , $3. < Mi4.EO ; butcher cows and heifers , $2.65I4.50 ; butcher bulls. K.65&3.75 ; veal calves. $ S.OOft 12.50 ; western steers , $3.000-1.b5 ; western stock cows. $2.7M3,75 ; Texas steen ) , $2.90 ® 4.85 ; Texas butcher cows , $2.S&03.60 ; canning stock , $1.&SSS.CO. HOaS-Recelpts , 7.CCO head. Market steady to 5c higher. Whllo supply for the week was liberal , demand was equally as good. Trading today active at same price * as fhlK < 1 # l < m"wb . Itcnvy , M.2M3.40 ? ! nilxi-tl , $ .1.20113.33 : lights. J3.ir.U3.no. Bill-tap Rf-rdiiK 100 hand. Prices tin- changed. Supply thl week Of good slaught ering stock not emml to dcinandi ; most desirable lambs xelllng ! 5o higher. Good mutton firmly , active nt from uteiuly to plmdo higher price * . Cold weather checked the demand lor Mockern and feeders , the best bunches selling about steady. Com mon lots slow 11 nd lovser. Lamb * , K.WU fi.GO ; mutton * . $3.60114.2 $ : common killers , $3.25fJ3.i5 ! : feeding lambs. J3.75TN23 : feeding sheep , $3.2503.80 ; fllockcrs. 2.50f3.50. CHICAGO 1.1VK STOCK MA11KET. Good Snlc far ItccvcH , llou * Steml- niul glieep .Viintlmil. CHICAGO , .Dec. 10.-The cattle market today was little more tluft a nominal one. Very few lots were offered and they were disposed of at prices unchanged from yes terday. Tha week has been a good one for sellers of well fattened beeves , holiday cattle tlo bringing high prices. Hut receipts of half-fat cattle have been much ton Iarg and prices for such lots have declined sharply. The market as a whole closed In fairly good condition. There was a. good demand for hogs from Chicago packers nnd prices ruled steady , with vales at $3.2on3.40 for common to cholco light and $3.25 3.45 for poor to prim ? heavy weights , the bulk of the hogu Helling at $3.32 > , ilt3.37il. The best hogs gold 214u lower than A week ago. Most of the plgn sold at $3.15 ? 3.30. .Receipts of sheep and lambs were very light and the marlcet In consequence WUH almost nominal. Lambs were quoted at $3.50fi ,30 for Inferior to prime flocks. Ycarllngft sold nt $4.Will.C5 and sheep at $2.0004.30 , few going over $4.10. Receipts : Cattle , 100 head ; hogs , 28,000 head ; sheep , 5,000 head. St. LanlN Lire Stock. ST. LOUIS , Dec. lO.-CATTLB-Rerelpts , 600 head. Including 160 Texans ; shipments , 1,100 head. Market steady to tlrm for choice to extra native steers ; others lower and Texans 15c oft for thp week ; fair to fancy native shipping nnd export Btoerp , $4.25fiiC,40. bulk of sales. $ I.G5ft5.25 ; dreSFCii beef and butcher stectft , $3.50QS.30 , bulk of ealeR. H.13ft4.75 ; steers , under 1,00 Ibs. , $3.00 ( H.23 , bulk of sales. * ,1.GOft3.95 ; Htockers and feeder , $2,2uriT4.45 , bulk of sale ? . $2.90 4.00 ; cows and heifers , $2.0&If4.25 , bulk of rows. $2.25@3.00 ; Texas and Indian BtrerR , $2.60 4.25. bulk of sales , $3.8004.20 ; cows and heifers , J2.35ijI3.60. HOGS Receipts , B.OOO head ; nhlpments , 600 head. Market strong ; yorker ? . $3.in < y > 3.30 ; packers , $3.3003.40 ; butcher , H.r.JTMo. SHEEP Receipts , 100 head ; shipments , none. Market dull , steady ; native muttons , $4. < Wf4.10 ; culls and buck.s. J3.75ff3.CO ; mock ers , Jl.ky32.50 ; lambs , $4.0005.50. \ew York Mve Stock. NEW YORK. Dec. 10-BEEVES-Rc- celpts , 116 head ; no trading ; feeling c-asy ; cables unchanged ; exports , 893 cattle , 60 sheep and 4,670 quarters of beef ; calves , re ceipts. 616 head. mainly direct ; feeling steady ; veals , $5.00iJr5.75 ; common westerns , $2.60. SHEEP AND LAMBS-RecelptP , 3,134 head ; sheep steady ; lambs. $5.45@5.90 ; Bhaen. $3.004.50 ; bulls ) J2.00&2.60. HOGS Receipts , 1,224 head ; nominally firm at $3.CO@3.75. St. Jonepli Live Stock. ST. JOSEPH , Dec. 10. ( Speclal.-CAT- ) TLE Receipts , 5,100 head. Market nominal ; natives , J3.7JJT5.10 ; Texans and westerns , $2.754.60 ; cows and heifers , $1.60@4.20 ; stackers and feeders. $2.4004.10. HOGS Receipts , 3,700 head. Market ac tive and Be higher , selling at $3.2503.40 , bulk at $3.27V4 ? 3.35. SHEEP Receipts , none. Strong demand for killers. Cincinnati Live Stock. CINCINNATI , Dec. lO.-HOGS-Actlve , steady ; $2.903.25. CATTLE Steady ; $2.50 4.75. SHEEP Steady ; $2.254.00. Stock In Slicht. Following are the receipts at the four principal markets for December 10 : Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Omaha 813 106C9 1.459 Chicago 100 28.000 6,000 Kansas City 250 7,050 100 St. Louis 600 5.000 100 Total * 1.763 60,619 6,659 Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 10. WHEAT Strong ; December. 62 ic ; May , 63 > & < 8G1 3-8c ; on 'track , No. 1 hard , 64c ; No. 1 northern , 63c ; No. 2 northern , 61c. FLOUR Millers have done a suitable business in flour during the last week. For eign and domestic buying had been good and millers , have sold their output and more ; first patents$3.6003.65 : second pat ents , $3.3503.45 ; flrst clears , J2.CCKg2.70. Toledo Market. TOLEDO. Dec. 10. WHEAT Higher ; No. 2 cash and December , 62c ; May , 69 3-8c. CORN Dull and steady ; No , 2 mixed , 34V c. OATS Dull and steady ; No. 2 mixed , cash and May. 27c. Liverpool Grain Market. LIVERPOOL. Dec. lO.-WHEAT-Qulet , unchanged to Ud lower ; December , 6s 9'/4d ; March , 5s SUd ; May , nominal. CORN Quiet and unchanged ; December , 3s 8 8-8d ; March , 3s 3d ; May , nominal. Milwaukee Grain Market. MILWAUKEE. Dec. lO.-WHEAT-Dull ; No. 1 northern , 66c ; No. 2 northern , 64V4c. RYE Firm : No. 1 , 63-33V4c. BARLEY Lower ; No. 2 , 48@48&c ; sam ple , 41@48Uc. Pearla Market. PEORIA. Dec. lO.-CORN-Steady ; No. 2 , 33V4c. OATS Quiet , Irregular ; No. 8 , 2626Hc. WHISKY Firm at $1.26. TOLD OF LITTLE WILHBLMINA. How the Queen of Holland When a Child Snyed a Servant. Dr. Kuyper of Holland , upon his recent visit to Rochester , N. Y. , related an Inter esting story connected with the early life of the young Queen Wilhelmlna , which Is significant as Illustrating the character of the queen. It occurred when she was not more than 7 years old. Her father , the late king , was presented with a beautiful and very choice set of cups and saucers and so highly did he prize the gift that he solemnly impressed upon his servants and the members of his household that If the pieces were destroyed or injured In any way the unfortunate person respon sible for the accident should be severely punished. It happened that some time later a footman , in carrying the dishes from the room In which be had been serving , acci dentally broke one of the cupa. He was horrified and filled with grief at the mis fortune , which be knew would cost him bis position and bis home. Happening at that moment to meet the little princess , be said to her with sobs : ' 'Goodbye , I have got to go. I have broken one of the cups. " Tbe little lady expressed her regret and asked why , and the footman explained to her the decree of the king. Tbe princess became thoughtful and finally said : "I will help you out of this trouble and ril tell you what , to do. You get some glue and fasten the pieces together and to morrow you bring the cup to me filled with tea , but be sure , It is cold tea , and I will see what I can do about It. " The' footman , much relieved , obeyed the Jlttle prfncess and the following evening the footman handed her the cup of cold tea. In a moment she managed to let It 'fall. The cup of course broke Into a thousand pieces. Tbe king was furiously angry. Little Wllhelmtna ran to him and , throwing her arms around bis neck , said : "Goodby , father , I am going. " What do you mean ? " asked the king , perplexrdj. "Why , you said the first person who broke one of these cups was to be banished , so I am going. " At this the king , who worshiped his little daughter > took her In his arms and forgave her and he never knew that the child bad committed the act to save the footman. Jimt HCMV Jt Happened , Kansas City Journal : What is probably one of the mottt reinarkuble accidents on record Is back of the suit of William Hen derson againsttho. . city for $15,000 dam ages , which Is on trial In Judge Oaten' court. Last summur Kreil Krlrkson was wiping the plslonrod of one of the- big uiwlncs at th Turkey Crc k pumping Htu- tlott of the city water workti. Ills hand wan caught by the. drvlng wheel and his arm torn off. Atmlstant Police Surgeon Plorca was nt cnoe summoned and after ho had hastily dressed the wounded arm Inquired Into the cause of the accident , William Henderuon , a young man who helped about the engines , stepped up to Uie nlHtonrod and said : "I'll show you Just how It happened. " Ho started to glvo a practical Illustration of the. exact manner In which the accident occurred when his own band was caught JOBBERS ANB MANUFACTURERS OF OMAHA. BOILER AND SHEET IRON WORKS | hrake , Wilson j u & Williams1 Snrccmorn Wllnon & Drake. Manufacturers holler * , xmoko Macks and ( trccchlngs , pressure , rendering , sheep dip , lard and water tanks , boiler tubes con- itantly on hand , xerond hnnd boilers bought and pold. Special and prompt to repairs In city or country. 19th and Pierce. BOOTS-SHOES-RUBBERS , mirican Hand Stwed Shoe Co I Jobbers of Foot Wear WKS1RRM AOBNTI FOR Th Joseph Banigau Bubber Go. r H. Spragui & Co. , Rubbers and Mackintoshes Cor. Eleventh & Fiirnniu 8t . , Oiunlin. f .P. Kirkendall & Co Boots , Shoes and Rubbers alttroooM UM-1104-UM Bsrntr CARRIAGES. Sldo bpiiug .tiUiTmuent No Horse Motion. Get a Simpson Bugiy with the Atkinson Sprint best and easiest rider In the world. 1400-11 Dodnc Street. CHICORY he American T Chicory Go. Ofowtrs and manufacturer * ot all form * of Chicory Omaha-Fremont-O'Ncll. DRUGS. Di iehard ton Drug Co. go-oo6 Jackson St. I. a RICHARDSON , Prett a F. WELLBR. V. FrMt. .E. Bruce & Co. Druggists and Stationers , View BM" ( Mclaltl * * Wtow and Brandt * * All summer they sold for twenty-five cents. They won't last long. Get them now. Forty-eight views , (5x7 ( inches ) of the Exposition. At the Business Office of The Omaha Bee 2f. J3. .By mails cents extra for postagt. * * In the self-same way and his nrm torn off. Both maimed men were put Into the same ambulance unit taken to the hospital. On the way , iicoonlliiK to the testimony of Dr Pierce yesttnluy , they tried to COM- tiolu each other and remarked on the strange manner of the double accident. Aluuir Wfll Totfc-llicr. Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Can you oblige mo with a sheet of paper ? " "Yep. " "And an envelope ? " "Yes. " "And a postage stnmp ? " "No , but here's two ccnta. " "Thank you , that will do Juat as well. " "Don't you want mu to bring you u letter "I'm afraid It will be too much trouble. " "Not at all. If you'll wait around hero half a minute I'll call up the I'outal de partment at Washington. " "May I nsk what for ? " "I'm going to refluent them to put the poHtottlce on wheels and have It follow you around. ' " "How kind. I'm afraid this package In a little heavy for ono stump. Haven't you two cents more ? " A New Woman. Detroit Free Press : Ho naked her In yearning , pleading tones If be could not DRY GOODS. 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