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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 29, 1898)
10 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : THURSDAY , DECEMBER 20 , 1898 , C01I1IERCIAL AND FINANCIAL Profit Qrabblng fa Trading in All Lines Oausei Moderate Decline , PROVISIONS OPEN STRONG AND CLOSE WEAK Wheat Drops Off Fourth of Cent , Corn Half Cent and Provision * from Five to Fifteen Cents Late In tha Day. CHICAGO , Dec. 28. A general desire to take profits today marked trading In all the grain and provision markets , and mod erate declines in everything resulted. The country wns especially active In the liqui dation. Wheat declined Vic , corn V4Q5-Sc and oats closed a shade lower. Provisions declined O 'lDc. For the first fifteen or twenty minutes of trading In wheat It looked as If the market was In for a wild day of It. The bull sen timent carried ovtr from yesterday was augmented by sharp early advances In the Liverpool and Paris marketu , which caused shorts some anxiety and drove hesitating bulls to action. The result was a regular scramble for wheat at the opening , with Initial prices varying considerably. May started at TlQTIUc. or 3-86-8c over yester day's closing price. But "wise" dealers , who hod been accumulating wheat for over two weeks for Just such a demand , poured In such quantities of the cereal that the market , after fluctuating for a few mln- utoa between 71c and 70 4c , broke with a crash , the May price being driven back to 703-8@70Hic , under the flood of offerings. During this decline , local holders did a great deal of liquidation , but most of the wheat came from the country. The heavi ness of outside selling In fact , waa the chief source of weakness at the time , as It was thought to indicate heavier receipts in the near future. Later cables continued to show strength and early figures Indi cated a decrease In the world's visible. Now York reported good continental ac ceptances of American wheat , but had a different story about the United Kingdom , bids from there being nearly out of line. Before 10:30 : , this market had quieted down greatly. Liquidation became Insignificant and traders who still had faith in higher prices bougtit enough to ca.ua o a gradual improvement In the price. The visible figures proved a disappoint ment , showing a moderate Increase , but the market was sustained by the huga clearances from Atlantic ports , amounting to 1,175,000 bu. Although prices fluctuate ! a good deal up to 12:30 : , the market tended generally In an upward direction. North west receipts were 567 cars , compared with 819 last week , and 441 a year ago. Chicago receipts were 192 cars , fifteen of contract trade. Advices from Argentine were moro favorable as regards crop Conditions aaA aid offerings were freer. In the last hour's trading the market again became weak , liquidation becoming heavy , partly under the Influence of a. late break In corn. Many arly buyers turned sellers. May had previously advanced to 70vft707-c , but It broke again to 06 7-Sc. Before the oloso It rallied to ? 03-8c and that was the final price. Corn was fully as Irregular and active tta wheat Gables were up sharply , and this and the opening strength of wheat started the market Irregular , but strong. But BO , 1 gtnerol and heavy was the profit taking that an Immediate and sharp decline re mitted. Country elllngr waa of much prom inence. After a long spell of norvouHnass the market became quieter and stronger on the heavy export engagements and the bet ter tone of wheat , but before , the olose the country selling again overwhelmed buyers and prices broke badly. The close found the market on another upturn , with part of the decline recovered. Receipts were 614 cars. Seaboard engagements were placed at eighty loads. May ranged from Sin to 39c and closed HU5-8c lower at 81 G-lc. There was a fairly large trade in oats , with the market showing much more steadi ness than wheat and corn. Opening firm , the market declined under liberal protlt taking , mostly by local longs. The good cash demand helped steady the market later. Receipts were 213 cars. May ranged from 277-8c to 2S6-8c and closed a shade tower at 28S1281-8c. Trading In provision ! was very large. The market In the main followed the trend of grain , opening strong and higher , but closing lower and ratlu > r weak. It was a ease of profit taking in which local and outside traders took part. Packers were free sellers. There was good buying all .day , but liquidation was too heavy for the market to stand up under. At the close May pork was IGc lower at $10:40 : ; May lard was 60 lower at 15.65 and May ribs tic lower at $5.16. Estimated receipts for Thursday : Wheat. 122 cars ; corn , 430 cars ; oats , 165 cars ; hogs , CO.OOO head. Leading futures ranged as follow * : Articles. Hlih. L w. Close. Ycst'y. uon 67M B8 71 ( > H 69M-70 70 H Ziii 00 U8W CBmiK S7 3 H 17 S7W SB S8H 27W 28 * Vi July. 27X U7 Port. Jan , . . . 1037W 1000 1002X 1020 May. . . 10 6& 1070 10874 1U4U lOOt Lard. Jan. . . . I H ' 540 G40 845 Way. . . 671 67S 6 5 670 Rlba. Jan . . . 602K 502H 4fl2W f , 00 JIuy. . . 6-JS 6TJH 620 " " Nor2 Cash quotations were as follows : FLOUR Firm : nominal ; winter pat ents. t3.608'3.70 ! : straights , $3.25ig > 3.30 ; spring special * . $4.10 ; spring patents. $1.203.60 ; strnlchts. $2.W03.00 ! ; bakers. $2.3032.45. WHEAT No. S spring , 6&g67i4c ; No. 2 red , TOc. TOc.CORN CORN No. 2 , 377-8c : No. 2 yellow , 38 l-8c. OATS-No. 2. 27 > io ; No. 2 white , 23',4c ; No. 3 white , 2829Uc. RYE No. 2. 64H54 ic. llARLEV-No. 2 , f. o. b. , 39g > 47c. BEED8-No. 1 niixrccd. $1.11 ; n. w. , $1.16. Prime timothy se d , $2,30. PROVISIONS-MOHH pork , per bbl. . $8.60-3 B.60 , Lnrd , per 100 Ibs. , } 5.35 < g5.65. Short ribs sides ( loose ) , $4.80115.00. Dry saltcil shoulders ( boxed ) , $4.25 4.3714. Short clear aides ( boxed ) , $ S.05Q5.10. WHISKY Dlstilleis' nnlshed goods , rer EH ) . Jl.iii. BUGARS-Cut loaf , $5.95 ; granulated. $5.26. Tht following were the receipts and ship ments for tonay. On the Produce exchange today th ; but- tt-r market was steady : creameries , H 20 c ; dairies 12K Wc. Chiene. quiet , Si He. Eggs , firm : fre h. 23ir'-1Wc. Dressed poultry , flrm ; turkeys. lOc ; chickens , C87c ; ducks , 6 < [ t7c. ' NEW YOHK RnXKKAL MARKET. Quotations far the Day oo General Commodltlm. NEW YORK. Dec. 2S.-FLOUR-Recept3 ] 47.000 bbls. ; exports , 35,001 bbls. ; fairly ac tive , with selling patents held a shade higher ; winter straights. $350 < ff3.70. CORNMEAL Firm ; yellow western. 80 ® E2o. RYE-Steady : No. t western , 63c , f. o. b. . afloat. UARLEY MALT Steady. cJPtAT Recelpts5077S buexports. ! . SOS.S5S bu. : spot easy ; No. 2 red. S01-8c. f ! o. b. , afloat. Options at the opening firmer on cables Immediately turned weak under heavy general realizing and were- unsettled all today. Foreign news was firmer , clearances largo and export trade active again between , but not until the last hour did It produce a steadying effect on prices and then for a brief period only , after which under renewed long selling the market broke again , closing Irregular at l-8o decline , except December , which on a late squeeze of shorts closed He higher December , 75 H-lCtf77 > ic. closed at 76 ic March. 7TifW8\c , closed at 77lc ; May 74 S-8KV75HP , closed at 74ic. CORN Receipts. 325.650 bu. : exports. 270.- 009 bu. : spot quiet ; No. 2 , 45 l-S5f 45 3-Sc. f o. b. , afloat. Options opened firmer ot cable * , only to develop a pronounced , weak nets under realising-- which lasted all day and left final prices Uft3-So net lower December closed nt 436-Sc ; May , 431-81 > 44 l-8c , closed at 4S c. OATS Receipts. 102,000 bu. ; spot , firmer No. I. 33Hc. Options very quiet. BUTTKR-Recelpts. 6,731 pkcs. ; marke m ° : E'glnSt ' Slc . ESE-Recelpts. 6,455 pkgs. ; mark * firm ; large white , lOHc : small white. 10V Ollc : large colored , loy&c ; small colored 1049110. EGOS Receipts. 3.030 pkgs. : market flrm western , 26Hc : southern. 23925c. MBTALS The metal market generally continues to makn long strides In the way of Improvement In business and prices. The changes noted today were moat grati fying to idlers , copper and tin In particular scoring further galnn on urgent demand and light offerings. Ncwft from the mine * waa very encouraging and the general prospect Is all that could be desired. The Jx > ndon market continues to show a ready response to changes here. At the close the Metal exchange called pig Iron warrants firm Ht 17 uO nominal ; lake copper , firmer with $12.50 bid and $13.00 nflkoJ : tin , higher with J1S.&T bid and $18.70 asked ; lead , flrm with $3.85 bid and $3.90 asked ! spelter , dull at K.16 nominal ; lend was quoted at I3.87H and copper at $12.75 by the firm fixing the settling price for leading miners and smelters at the OMAHA UIJXUIIAL MARKET. Condition of Trno > nnil Qnotntloni an Stnplt > nnil Fancy Produce. EGGB Good stock. SOc. BUTTER-Common to fair. 12 Ho : choice , 1316c : separator , 20c : gathered creamery , 170180. . , . , _ POULTRY-Henfl. live. 4c ; dressed. t W9 So ; old roosters , live , 2c ; dressed , 3 < B4c ; spring chickens , live , 4c ; drcss'd. 6c : duck , live. 4V4 5o ; droned , 6 ® i4c : geese , live , 6 % Q6c ; dreieed. 77 4c ; turkeys , live , 7c ; dressed , BitlOc. . GAME Teal , blue wing , $1.7o ; green wlnr , $1.60 ; mixed , $1.752.25 ; prairie ehlckens. $5.00 ; quail , per doz. . $1.00 ; Jackrabblts , $1.2301.50 ; cottontail ? , 76c$1.00. 1MUEON8 Live , per doz. , 60c. VHAL Choice. fw c. . OYBTERB-Bulk Standards , ppr cat. , fl.ll ; Mediums , per can. 16c ; Standards , per can , 20c : Extra Selects- per can , 26o ; New York Counts , per can. 30c. VEGETABLES. CELERY-Cnllfornia , food stock. 23cj choice , 35c ; fancy. 50c ; extra large , 76c. CAULIFLOWER-Per crate , $2.75. ONIONS-Per bu. , 40 50c. BEANS Hand-picked , navy , per bu. , $1.80 POTATOES-ChoIce. Backed , 4650c ; > oorer stock , 40c < SWEET POTATOES-Per bbl. . $2.60. CABBAGE-Per lb. , crated , lUc. TROPICAL FRUlTS. LEMONS-Callfornia , fancy , $4.00 ; choice , 3.75. 3.75.ORANGEBMexIcans. . $3.60 ; Navels , ancy , $3.75 ; choice , $3.50 ; seedling * . $3.00. BANANAS-Cholce , large stock , per nmcli. $2-0032.25 ; medium sized bunches , 1.7582.00. FRUITS. APPLES Western Ben Davl , Genttoni ind Wlnesaps , per bbl. , $3.60 ; New York taldwlns , Greenings * and others , choice , per bbl. , $4. PEARS Bartlett. California , out of the market ; other varieties $2.$6. KTRAWBJCRRlES-Fer box. 80c. GRAPES Malaga , * r bbl. . $5179. CRANBBRWttf-Btll ft * Ulu , per bbl. . $7.50 ; Jersey , $6.aS6.69 ; per cflu. $2.25. MISCELLANEOUS. NUTS Almomi . per lb. , :7c ; Braalls , per b. , 9@lOc ; Bnellsh viinutt , par Jn.7 fftntfr , i ft shall. He ; standards , jlc ; flllMJrts. tfjr b. , lie ; pecan * , nollaha * . ® $ : CocetnJu , ter 100 , $4.60 : penut , raw , 6 # < Hc ; roasted , JTHc : chestnuts , $ tfjc. , MAPLE SYnUP-FVt-gal. . - - can. aaoh. $2.60 ; gal. cans , pure , per del. , $12.60 ; halt * gal. cans , $6.91 ; quart cans , U.60. FMS Imported , nane ; California , 10 > lb. boxes. $1.60. HONHY-Choice white , 12 < ,018e. , DATES HalUwee , 60 to 70-lb. boxes , t ® He ; Salr , 5t < . o ; Fardlb. . * xti , lOc , CIDER-Per half bbl. , $3.00fS.16. BAUBRKKAUT-Fer half bill. , $2.00. HIDES , TALLOW , ETC- HIDES No. 1 green hidts , 7o ; N . 2 gresn hides , 6c ; No. 1 salted hU i , gtfc ; No. 2 altcd hides , 7tfc ; No. 1 veal cart. 8 to 12 bs. , l p : No. 2 veal calf , 12 to 15 Ibs. . 80. TALLOW. GREASE. ETC.-Tallaw , No. , 3c ; tallow , No. 2. 2V4e ; rough tallow , IHa ; whit * grease. 2V @ 3c ; yellow and breWn grease , IH Jlie. 6HEBP PELTS Green salted , each , 153 " 5c : green salted shearings ( short wooled arly skins ) , each , 15o ; dry sh-lrtnjs ( start wooled early skins ) , N . 1 , each , 6c ; try flint , Kansas and Nebraska batcher wool lts , per lb , , actual wotgbt , 4ftflc ; flry fdnt , an as and Nebraska murrain wool pfllta , > or lb. , actual weight , SO4a ; dry flint , Ctto- adQ butcher wool p lt , per lb. , actual weight , 45c ; dry flint , Colorado murrain wool pelts , per lb. . actual weight , Jffl4c. FURS-MIik , 10t3c ; bear ( bla'clc or jrown ) , $5.00 20.00 ; otter , ll.fifSS.OO ; bearer , i.onrffe.oo : skunk. UOMio : ttuikrat , iOTo : accoon , 15OCCM ; red fox. 25c $ J 25 ; jfTay fox , 2550c : wolf ( frmber ) , S5$2.60 : well prairie ) , coyote , i $ % o ; wildcat , 10 < 325cj mdger , 6g40ci ( silver fox. $50.0ogi7 .00. IIIIBAK IN THO NEW YORK MARKHT Long Cora Thrown * n Market mad Prices Dr p Ost m CtVt. NEW YORK. Deo. 28. The iharp advance n wheat on Tuesday was followed by an qually pronounced break today , attended jy general unloading from both local and iutslde source ? , the public showing a dis position to duplicate the actions of profea- lonal operators In taking fair proflt * . From the high point of the morning 76Ho or May there was a break to 743-6c , with ho final figure * 74HC. Trading was tha most active In many Wteks , reaching sales of 4,07o,000 bu. futures during the day. Bulls ould B nothing In t e situation to justify ontlnued decline and regarded the reaction oday at a natural outcome of over-enthust- iam on the Ion * sld * . Two notable fea- urea of the day wore exceptionally large clearances and an export trade reaching 25 loads at all ports , later rtaultlng In the > reak In prices and confirming1 pr dlctlona hut European countries must have wheat onstantly from this country. Of thj clear ances fcOS.OOO bu. of wheat ware contributed "iy " New York , representing a record breaker or a flncle day. The amount scheduled for all European points Included a number of Mediterranean lorts generally supplied by Russia. This alter feature of the case assumes great Blgnlflcaneo In the rlso of the trade as tcnd- ng to offset bearish reports of a big Ru - Mnn crop. Bulls failed to make such ru mors harmonize with the exceptionally Ight shipments now being made by that country. The entire seaboard wheat and flour movement of the day 1,500,000 bu. was Itself well up toward record flgurss ilpo. At the same time the Interior movc- nont Is falling off steadily with receipts for three days this week about 700.000 bu. behind those of last weik , which In turn were considerably below figures of the pre- vioup week , Tha break In wheat wns followed by slml- nr declines In corn and provisions , notably the former. In which conditions ns to an ovcrloadsd trade were Identical with thoco of wheat. Long corn was thrown on the market all day and prices lost a full cent ptr bu. , May selling down to 43 l-8c , but closing a little steadier on covering at 43V4c. CHANGE ! ) IN THE GRAIN SUPPLY. Lnrite Iiipri-imcn In Stock * ( .North , tvoatrrn laicvittorn. NEW YORK. Dec. IS.-Special cable and telegraphic dispatches to Bradstrect's Indi cate the following changes In the visible supply of grain lost Saturday , as com pared with the preceding Saturday : Wheat , United States and Canada , east of the Rockies , decrease 707,000 bu. LiverPool - Pool Corn Trade News reports afloat for and In Europe , Increase 1,000,000 bu. : total supply Increas * 293.000 bu. Corn. United States nnd Canada , east of the Rocklos , incrcaBft 1,07(5,000 ( bu. Oats , United States and Canada , east of the Rockies , decrease 144,00) bu. Among thf > most Important changes re ported to BradBtreefs and not given In the official vluiblo statomant , are the KiUns of 601.000 bu. at Chicago private el - vatorn , 330,000 bu. at Ontario ; In storage , 39.000 bu. ; nt Louisville , 1C6.003 bu. : 100COO bu. nt northwestern Interior elevators. The principal dccrciiHea are those of 130.000 bu. at Galveston nnd 91,000 bu. at Jollet. Grulit HroflylH nt I'rlnclpnl Market * . MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 23.-Rocelpts : Wheat. 317 cars. DULUTH , Dec. 2S. Receipts : Wheat , 260 cars. ST. LOUIS , Dec. 2S.-Rcelpt : Wheat , 24 cars. CH'ICAGO. Dec. 2S. Estimated cars for tomorrow : Wheat , 122 ; corn , 430 ; oats , 163. KANSAS CITY. Dec , 2S.-Recelpts : Wheat. 7S cars. Receipts nt ( Primary Markets Wheat , 824,029 bushels ; corn. 729,650 bushels. ClnclunKtl Mnrket. CINCINNATI. Dec. 28. FLOUR Quiet. WHEAT Quiet ; No. 2 red. 70c. CORN Active and firm ; No. 2 mixed. 38c. OATS Strong and higher ; No. 2 mixed , 29'4c. RYE-Steady : No. 2 , 57c. PROVIBlONS-Lard. firm at $6.17H. Bulk meats , tlrm at $4.75. Uacon. steady at $5.76 , WHISKY-FIrm and higher at $1.27. SUGAR Quiet and lower ; hard refined , $4.3MJ5.15. KGGS-Flrm and higher at 21c. I'rarla Market. PEORIA. Dec. 2-CORN-Market firm and higher ; No. 2 , 36c. OATS Market flrm ; No. } white , 27J ® 28c. ' WHISKY Market flrm , on the basis of $1.27 for finished goods. Philadelphia Produce Market. PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 28.-BUTTER Steady ; fancy western creamery , S2o ; fancy western prints , 24c. EGGS Steady ; fresh nearby , 27c : fresh southwestern , 25c ; fresh southern , SSc. Knnan * Cltr Grain and Provision * . KANSAS CITY. Dec. M.-WHEAT Half a cent higher ; No. 2 bard , Mftff&Hc ; No. I , 2365e : No. 2 red , 70c : No. S , 64Q Sc ; No. S spring , 63flOSci No. 3 , MaC2c. CORN Firm ! No. 2 mixed , $4Hoj No. 2 White , 34Uc ; No. 3 , 34o. OAf 3-btcadyi No. 2 whit * , 28o. RYE-Steady ; No. 2. 61Ho. HAY Steady and unchanged. BUTTER Steady ; separator , 19c ; dairy , , o. EGGS Lower ; fresh , 20c. RECEIPTS-Wheat , 46,600 bu. : corn , 14- 300 but ; oats , 4,000 bu. SHIPMENTS Wheat , 82,400 bu. ; corn , 1,900 bu. ; oats , 3,000 bu. St. I.onln market. ST. LOUIS. Dec. 2S.-WHEAT-Optlons Irregular , with December and May 3-So higher and July & ; c lower ; spot higher ; No. 2 red , cash , elevator and traok , 72c : Decem ber , 73c oskod ; May , 74 l-8c ; July , 67J4c ; No. 2 hard , ttc. I CORN Options steady to firm and frac tions higher ; ipot nominally higher ; No. 2 , cash , 36Vic ; December , 3j } c ; January , 36Ho ; May. 367-8 < 837c. OATS Options a shade easier ; spot strong ; No. 2 , cash. 2SHc ; track , 2SUitM',4c : Dccembsr. 28c ; May , 2S028 7-8c ; No. 2 white. 30c. RYE Firm nt 64c. SEEDS Flaxsecd , nominally $1.10. Prime timothy seed , J2.30. BRAN-Strong ; sacked , east track , CORNMEAL J1.63JJ1.79. HAY-Tlmothy , steady at J5.60@ .60 ; prairie , dull and easy nt $5.0086.60. BUTTEB-Steady ; creamery , 18@2J4c ! ; dairy , 14lSc. KOQS-Htetdy at 19c. WHISKY-Higher at $1.27. ' METALS Lead , steady to stronjrer at $3.703.71Mi. Spelter , freely offered ftt $4.80. PROVIBIONS-Pork , rteady , old. $9 ; new , J10.12H. Lard , quiet ; prime , $5.20 ; choice , $6.30. Dry salt meats ( boxed ) , shoulders , $4.60 ; extra shorts , $5 ; ribs , $5.25 : shorts. $5.50. Bacon ( boxed ) , shoulders , $5 ; extra shorts. 15.60 ; ribs , $5.76 ; shorts , $5. POULTRY Blow ! chickens , 6c ; turkeys , 77Hc : gente , 6 SHe ; ducks. 6 ® c. RECEIPTS Flour , 4,000 bblr. ; wheat , 17- 600 bu. ; corn , 28,000 bu. ; oats , 46,000 bu. SHIPMENTS Flour , 15,000 bbls. ; wheat , 131,000 bu. ; corn , 229,000 bu. ; oats , 46,000 bu. Hnltlntore Market. BALTIMORE , Dec. 28. FLOUR More d lng : prices higher ; receipts , 32,780 bbls. ; exports , 2,713 bbls. WHEAT Quiet ; spot , month and Janu ary , t < ftlS"c : Bteamar No. 2 red , 7272Uo ; receipts. 68,223 bu. ; export * , none ; southern wheat , by sample , 72a"6c. CORN Unsettled ; spot and month , 43 i@ 437-8o ; December , new or old , 431-8@43Hc ; steamer , 403-8 V4 < : ; receipts , 214,356 bu. ; exports , 111,430 bu.i iouthern white and yel low corn , 40H643UC. OATS-Flrmer ; No. 2 white. 88V4C bid ; re ceipts , 15,310 bu. ; export * , none. Toledo Market. TOLEDO , O. , Dec. 2S.-WHEAT-Actlve and lower : No. t cash , TlWo ; May , 72Hc. CORN-ActlVfc and easy : No. 2 mixed , 38c. OATS Dull and steady ; No. 2 mixed , 28HC. RYE Dull ; No. 2 , caah , 660 sellers. CLOVJBR6BED Active and steady ; prime cash , old. $4.It asked ; new , cash and De cember , $4.60. Liverpool nraUi Market. LIYBRPOOL , Deo. 28. WHEAT-Ciulet , JWCZd higher ; Decembtr , 6s IHd ; MWch , 5 * llHd ; May , Ks H < I. qORN-rirm. lHild ? higher : December , 4s Id ; March , 4s Id ; May , 4s % d. OPEUATIONB IN STOCKS AND BONDS. Foreign Bering Active and Higher \Vhllc Home Market * Decllae. NEW YORK , Dec. 28. Contrary to the course of the stock market for some weeks prlee * showed a pronounced decline on the day's trading and thin was opposed to the tendency abroad , London having bought * ome 26,000 shares on balance. The volume of business wo * larro , although not up to yejterday' * rcord-brakln r figures. The greater part ft the huslne * * today ma * &r\ng \ the morning rise , while the afternoon's Aeclln * was also accompanied hurst of animation. There wan no In th * favorable tenor of the news > wt8e , except that the Vanderbllt re ports were not considered up to bullish expectation * . The reyuUr dividend * were declared on V&nOerbllt itocks and American Tobacco. Ti ffle report * were generally gratifying. Burllnrton'B * urnlus for November In creased nearly $23 > ,000 , New Jersey Cen tral's November net earnings increased 181,009 , while the net Increase of the North ern Paoltto for five month * was over $390- 000. While stock * were strong at the openIng - Ing , New York prices ware not up to those of Londen. where American * were buoy ant. International Paper , General Electric and * 6me other Industrials made new high priced records. The. granger * and coaler * were streng. The advance In the latter stocks , a great part of which waa retained throughout , was perhaps explained by a subsequent announcement that Anthracite prices had been ordered advanced at Buffalo and Chicago. It became evident that there had been large realising sales on yesterday' * and today's bulges In price * and traders attacked the general list with considerable success. Price * rallied some what from the lowest , but a sharp nurry In cfell money , which for a time advanced to 6 per cent , although > ubsequently it eased off to about yesterday's quotations , gave the bear * an opportunity to effect marked declines In price * , but the s curl- tlM * &ld ware readily absorbed. Sugar waa weak , owing to the trade * lt- wttlen , in the early dealings , when the rest of the Hit waa strong , and at the clone waa tin exception to the general weakness. Mttsburg , Cincinnati , Chicago A St. Louis waa etrengon the Idea that the Pennsyl vania system waa to be unified In a. man ner similar to that In progress In the Van- ilerbllts. An Incident of the speculation at the outf.t wan the apparent subsidence of interest In Federal Steel. The transactions were In small amounts and In marked contrast to yesterday's enormous dealing at theODenlpff. . The strength soon nianl * rested , weakness and late In the day as sumed prominence , on the reaction offerings being on a large scale. The * end market was Irregular in spots but active liauca suffered somewhat In the late transactions. Total sales , J5.4GO.OOO. United States old 4s , coupon , advanced % per cent In the bid price. The Commercial Advertiser's London financial cablegram says : The markets here were buoyant today , particularly In | homo rails and Americans. London bought the latter freely. New York took profits , enuring a relapoe from H to % of a point , but the close was very active and the tone good. There was heavy continental buying , but country Investors are holding off. The favorite was Norfolk & Western preferred. Union Pacific waa weak. Continuations were off at eHC1 * . closing at 6' ' , < 7. The carry-over wan not completed , Th ? banks are not letting out fresh money and are charging 4V4 P r cent and 6 per cent for new loans , BUggestlng a ragged account. Cop per * harrs were Htrong. The amount bought by the bank waa 130,000 of gold In bars. The prices then relapsed to 77s lUid. German end of the year require ments were satisfied. London money rates were slightly easier , but there was heavy borrowing. The Bank of Bombay raised Its discount rate from 5 per cent to 8 per cent. The gold outflow thtB week was 258,000. The following are the closing quotations of the leading stocks on the New York market today : do 2,1 ofd . 33t Jo Dfd Mtt St. Paul . US' * B : & 0 67 % 1)0 ) pM . 1C Canada. IVcIno . . . m Rt. P. & Ode Canada Southern. . . ( Oft do pfd . . . . . .IM Ontral Pacific 41 at. t . M. & M . 172 Oi & Ohio K fit. L. & 8.V . 7i4 Chicago & Alton. . . do Dfd . 17 r. . U. & U 3. Pacific . M14 O. & K. Ill > n S. Hallway . lHi ) do pTd ItO do | > M . 4l c. a. w i Texas & Pacific. . . . 1S % Chi. Ind. & L 7H Union . tlo pfd 3i do | > M . 72k Chi. 4 N. W. "U. P. . D. & a. . . . 1C * do Dfd l 7 C. C. . C. & St. It. . do old do pfd ) \Vhiitl. & U E , . . . 01. A. Ht > i on do pfd . \V 149'4 Adams Exprets . . .W Dor. & Kto Q American Ex . 14.1 Un'led State * Bx. . . 5Z ! EJ * ( now * . 14 Jt IVellKa4KO K . . , .12 do 1st Dfd . 3'U Cotton Oil . MV Ft , Wayne . H5 co Dfd Qt. Nor. pM . Am. Spirits . W Hocklnic Valley . . . . & do Dfd . 37 Illinois Ontral . . . .IliT \m. Tobacco . H3 U E. & W . Jl Dfd . 130 do Dfd . .74 Qaa lake Shore . Mitt Com. CUble Co 175 I.ouU. i Na h . C4Vi olo. F. 4 Iron. . . , . 31ft ljnha.tton L . jMi ilo pdVI , . , , . . , , S3 Met. 8t. Kv . W 3en. Blcctric OIH Mlohlpui Ontxal.,111 Hawaii Com. Oo. . . CS Minn. SL Si. L. . X Inteni'l 1'upsr > 1 do lit l > td . C'3 do I > M aiC Mo. Paclflo . 444 Clede Oaa Itl 61 Mobile i Ohio . Jl 4 l ad S7 : * M , . K. & T . ' 4 io pfd .uj do t > fd. . . , . ! 7' Nat. IJn. Oil SV i N. J. Central . J4 1'trlfto Mall 4tf , N. Y. Central . l-S I'eoole'a Oa ! 63U . N. Y. . C. i St. U. 14'A inillmon 1'alace . . . , U1 do lat ofd . 70 Sliver C rt 63Vi do M pfd mandanl It. & T. . . Nor. & Wait . II N. Am r. Co . ! _ - - P'd lilVi N. Paetnc . 4 T. C. & Iron SC4 do Dfd . 77 U. H. Leather 7H Qnt&fo * W . 17H do Dfd 71 On. R. & Nar . M U. 8. Ilubb r mi On. Stu > rt IJne. . . . < H4 do Dfd 110 ! Pac. Coa t lit pfd. \V atern Union . . . . . W do U pfd Kcd Tal Steel 47 % PltUburg . 1 do cfd 13' , 11JH tt. P. ofj T J do Irt Dfd . 48H Ore , Nav. pfd , . , , , , 70 n. o. w . x l cinc Coa t 4iU Dfd Colo. ISoutb 7 nock Wand do it pfd. . . . . . w &i."L. * R7 * , . . . . . . Mi do W pfd 18 % do pfd 8TH Offered. "Second aiaessment paid. Total salts of stock today w re OZ.TOO shares. Including Atchlson 7,145 ! Atchlson preferred , 25,130 ; Chicago , Burlington & Qulncy , 14,680 ; Dtnver & nio Grande pre ferred , 8.830 ; Illinois Central , 5,725 ; Louis ville & Nashville , 10.S20 ; Manhattan , 4.0HO ; Metropolitan , 3,900 : Reading nreforred , 23- 010 ; Missouri Pacific. 16,220 : Jllssourl , Kan sas At Texas preferred , 3,820 ; Northern ! ' . - cinc , M.320 ; Northern Pacific preferred , 6,420 ; Heading , 8,420 ; Rock Island , 26,070 ; Union Pacific , 19,920 ; St. Paul , 3ii,7Zn ; Southern - ern preferred , 6,520 ; Texas Pacinc. 13,720 ; Union Pacific preferred , 2'i,220 ' ; Lake Lrlo & Western. 3,030 ; Paper , 17,317 : Cotton Oil. 12.190 : American Spirits , 3.S30 ; Tobacco , 9,720 ; Federal Bteel , 440.020 ; People's Gas , 14.220 ; Colorado Fuel and Iron , 6,100 ; Lead , 6.015 ; Pacific Mall. 12.SJ5 ! Sugar. 46.020 ; Ten- Coal & Iron. 11.500 ; Tcnncsseg Coal & Iron preferred , 17,520 : St. Louis & South western preferred , 4.9JO ; Chicago Great Western , 12,410. _ _ _ New York Money MnrUet. NEW YORK , Dec. 28. MONEY ON CALL per cent. . . STERLING EXCHANGE-Market steady , with actual business In bankers bills nt $4.8 ' /ilff4.84V4 for demand nnd at $ I.81 ? @ 4.S2 for sixty days : posted rates , I4.S2J4 nnd 4.83W ; commercial bills. W.SpJMM.SW. SILVER-Certltlcatcs , 69V4fifiOttc ; bar silver , 69Uo : Mexican dollars. 4610. GOVERNMENT BONDS-Mnrket firmer ; new 4s , reg. , 128 % : coupon , 128 > i : 4s , 111 % ; coupon ; 113 % 2s , sW : 6s"reg. . , 112 % ; coupon , 112 % ; Pacific 6s of ' 99 , 102 % . U.B.new3s 1071 N.J.C. A * lift H ! a. S. new 4s. reff..l9 N. C.8B ISO U. P. do coup Itfl N.C. 48 104 0.8. 4s , Tfg ll'J No. Pacific 1BIS..110 U.S. oo coup 114 No. Pacldo 3 * R9K U. S.sds. rer Pft No. Facile s 10'JH I ) . 8. fit , rer J. T. C. It St. I * 4S..10UH U.S. 6R , coup . A W. SB 138 Districts. 86s 118 N. W. Consols 146 Ala. , class A 108 N. W. Deb. fi 119H Ala. , class B 108 Ore. N. lata Aln. . clues 0 100 Br * * N ' 4k Ala. , Currency 1 ° ° . , O. 8. t , . Oa V.V. . . . . . . i 10" Atchleon4s DDK o.S. L. 8s t. r. . . . . .Ill Oo. ad ) . 4s 70 Pacific 8a of 05 10211 Canada So. 2ds 118 Roadlnr4a C. * 0.4ks BOH R. O. W. lata Chi. Terms. . 4s Ill' St. L. & I. M. eon IS a 10f C. 40. 6 117W St. L. * 3. P. ( Jen. f C. U. * D. 48 104H St. P.Conxola . D.4R. a 1st ! 108 St. P.O. * P. llts..l21H D. 4. B.Q. 4s 103 St. P. C. A P. Ba. .121" EantTenn. litsi.,107i < 80. Ry. la 1U ErlAQen. 4s 764 n. R. &T.8B 8 * . V. W. A D. lets. t. r. S& * Tenn. new aet 91. . . 88 Gen. Eloc. 9s 10 ! T. P. L. Q. lats 100 G. H.iS. A. 0(1 107 T. P. Rr. 2a 47 * O.K. A3.A. 5d . . . 103 U. P. D. * O. Ists. . 87 4 H.T. Cent. 6 11JM Wnh. 1st SB mtt H.&T.O.con.6i..ll9 Wab. Ida JUH lawaaiits 106 W. Shore 4s m Lu. New Con. 4S..109H Vn. Genuine * 8itt ! L.AN. Unl. 4 t > 7 * Vtt. aaferred 7H Missouri 0 * 100 Wl * . Cent. 1st 63 U.K. AT. 2di. . . . COM U. P. 4s lU4i M. K. AT. 48 SI Colorado South'n 4s ROM N.T. C. Uts . .117K Offered. Beaten Stock Quotation * . BOSTON , Dec. 28.-Call loans , 23 per cent ; time loans , 3@4 per cent. Closing quotations on stocks , bond * and mining chares : A. . T. ft St. Fe ISM , Gen. Elec. pfd. . . .158 Am. Burar lltd .Uohlnon pfd MTi do pfd 111H AtchlBon 4s SS'j Bay State Oaa 3Vi Ws. Central Is 60 Uell Teleohone J77 Alloticz Mlnlns Co. . H Boston & Albany..247 Atlnntlo 31 Btton & Mlna..l70 Boston & Mont 2M B ai l L , 82 Ituttn & Do-iton. . . . . 91 C. . D. & Q U3 % Calumet & IIecla..C35 Fltchburg 107 Centennial 31 On. Electric 9314 l < Yanklln 20 Mexican Central . . . 6 , oicl , Dominion 35& N. Y. & N. Enjf. . . . 99 Osceola 84 Old Colony 19S Qulncy HI Ore. Short Line 41 Tamarack 182 Ilubber 4414 'TVolvorlne ' 3 < Union Pacific 42'a ' rarroU 3-IV4 West End M1 ; HunVboldt 2 % Weutlngh. Elec. . . . .ISHi Aiivemure OH do Pfd 62 Union Land 10 Ed. Elec , Tel 195 iWlnona T4 Bali Frnnclaco Mlnlnv < lnotntlon * . SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 28. The official closing quotations for mining stocks to day were as follows : Alta f Justice 14 Alpha Coo 3 Kentucky Con 9 Andes 4 Mcxtoan 23 Belcher 19 Oocfllental Con 52 Beet St Belcher. . . . S3 Oplllr 43 Bullion 2 Overman S Caledonia M Potoi.1 13 Challence Con 14 Savage w Chollar 14 Sierra Nevada 86 Confidence 00 Union Con 15 Con. Gil. & Va 110 Utah Con Crown Point 15 Yellow Jacket 23 Oould & Curr'e. . . . . 24 Standard 260 Uale & Norcroaii. Stiver bars , 69 l-8c ; Mexican dollars , 47 % @ 47c. Drafts. sght | , 15c ; telegraph , 17V4c. New Yorlt-'jMlnlnar Quotation * . NEW YOHK , Dec. 28. The following are the closing quotations'on mining stocks ; Oholor . --7-10 Ontario 500 Crown Point A 12 Ophir 40 Con. Cal. & Va 110 Plymouth 1 Dtadwood r45 Qulckrlver ISO Oould & Cjirrt . . . . , tt do pfd 450 H le and Norcros * . 10 Slerra Nevada ' 55 Homestake 5.000 Standard " -0 iron Silver C2 Union Con 12 Mloan 27 Yellow Jacket 20 Financial ISote * . OMAHA , Dec. 28. Bank clsarlngs today , $1,407,201.10 ; balances. J10049C..59. One year neo the clearings were J7S9.001.19 : balances , Jll9,719.29 ; Increase in clearings , J818.199.91. WASHINGTON , Dec. 28. Today's state ment of the condition of the treasury ehows : Available cash balance. J292.340.639 ; gold reserve. J245.189.815. . . , , CHICAGO , Dec. 2S.-Clearlngs , J2o,727lS2 ; balances , 11.757,172. New York exchange. par : sterling exchange , posted rates , $4.8 > 'A ? 4.S5tt. Btcnsk * active and irregular , fol lowing Wall Street. Alley L. 74 ; Biscuit. 40'fc : Biscuit preferred , 104 % ; Strawboard , 33 ; Lake Street U 13 % ; West Chicago , 93 ; Diamond Match , 143& . NEW YORK. Dec. 28. Clearings , $199.411- 212 : balances , $10,219.664. . , . . , . BOSTON. Deo. 28. Clearing * , $25,452,217 ; balances , J3.748.M5. , PHILADELPHIA , Dec. 28. Clearings , $28.229.297 ; balances , $3,543,961. BALTIMORE. DPC. 28. Clearings , $3,969- 057 : balances , $568.079. , . , , . . ST. LOUIS. Dec. 2S.-Clearlngs , $5.372fi22 ; balances , $328,367 ; money. 4S7 per cent ; New York exchange , 20o discount bid , lOc dls- CONEVoRLEA'NS , Dec. 28.-Clearlngs , $1.- 468,008 : New York exchange , bank , par ; commercial. $1 per 11.006 discount. CINCINNATI ; Dec. 28. Money. 2 % 6 per cent ; New York exchange , 20c und 2ac dis count. Clearings , $2,015,700. Cotton MnrUot. NEW YORK , Dec. 28. The market for cotton futures was active today. Liverpool advices were practically unchanged. The fact that spot sales In the English market reached only 71,000 was a disappointment , but the Liverpool future liBt at least held its own and consequent covering here rausd a better average of prices at the opening. In the afternoon trading was quita tlack. with the tone firm , having made a sharp rlBo at the close on a spurt for cov ering. Spot steady ; middling , 67-8c. Iset I receipts. 47 bales ; gross receipts. 8.130 bales ; sales. 200 bales ; etock. 8,647 bales ; exports to Great Britain , 6 2J bales : to the con tinent , 753 bales. Total today : Net re ceipts , 82.278 bales : export * to Great Britain. 17,011 bales : to France. 160 bales : to the continent. 20.949 bales ; Block , 1,830.003 bales. Consolidated : Net receipts. 212.849 bales ; exports to Great Britain , 106,683 bales to France , 25.124 bales ; to the continent , 61.35 'bales. Total * lnco September 1 : Not re ceipts. 6,659.173 bales ; exports to C3wU Brit ain 2074.644 bales ; to France , 456,713 bales ; to the continent , 1,468,231 bales. NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 28.-COTTON-FU- tures steady : December nominal ; January. $ fi.0645.07 ; February. $5.1105.12 ; March. J5.li < tf3.15 ; April. $5.WI5.20 : May , J5.25f6.2o | ; ' i June , $5.W .3l ! July. $5.3lfiJ5.35 ; August. J5.344i6.35 ; September. $5.2S bid ; Octobor. $5.30fj3.32. Spot steady : sales , 4.000 bales ; ordinary , 318-16c ; good ordinary , 43-Sc ; lows i s middling. 53-fic ; sales , 30 bales : receipts , 17,700 nalfs ; shipments , 16,653 bales ; stock , 76,472 bales. I Coffee MnrUct. NEW YORK. Dec. 28.-COFFEE-Optlons ' opened steady at 6 points advance ruled more nctlve and generally flrmer on Invest ment buylnc and covering , European and Brazilian cables b-lntr lers unfavorable than expected. Leading bears sold on the advance following- Increase In American vis ible , heavy clearances for this country and sluggish spot demand. Closed steady , un- chonefd to 6 points hlchor ; sales , 2S.750 bass , including December at $5.65 ; January. $5.50 ; February , $5.60 ; March. $5.76 ; April. $5.80 Moy , $5.85 ; June. $6.90 ; July. $5.90i ( ) 5.W. Spot coffee. Rio , quiet : No. 7 , Invoice. $6.75 ; No. 7. Jobbing , $7.25. Mild , quiet ; Cordova - dova , $7.76(515 ( 00. Dividend * Declared. NEW YORK. Dec. 28. The directors of the Michigan Central railroad today de clared the regular semi-annual dividend of The directors of the Lake Shore & Michi gan Southern railroad have declared a reu- ular semi-annual dividend of 3V4 per cnt. The director * of the American Tobacco company have declared a 2 per cent dlvl- dend on the common and preferred stocks. Wheat Clearing * Brruk lleoord. > NEW YORK. Dec. 28. The clearances of 808CM bu. of whiat from New York today break all records In the hlitory of the Produce exchange. The wheat U doatim-d for general distribution In Europe , includ- lag Mediterranean ports. LIVE STOCK MARKET Otttla Becoipta Remarkably Light at th Local Yards , NICE PRICES FOR GOOD CORNFEDS Proper Staff Fctche * f3.2R and Every thing Sell * Well Hog * Take a Sharp Torn Upward with Hnpplr in Sight. SOUTH OMAHA , Dec. 28. CaUie. HOKS. Sheep. Receipts today 1,663 15,621 1,536 Official Monday 457 4,833 1,631 Official Tuesday 1,743 10GS7 809 Three days this week. . . . 3,862 31,061 3,976 Sumo days last week. . . . 4,352 29,662 3.773 Bamo days week before. . 7.5S3 41,010 7,920 Bame three weeks ugo , . 6 , 3 25,633 6,718 Average price paid for nogs tor the last several days , wlta comparisons : I18SI. | 1S97.11SW. I1SJ5.11S94.11893. | U92. Dec. 10. . . 3 13 3 21 336 4 29 600 Dec. 11. . , 3 15 317 3 28 4 20 6 10 6 Dec. 12. . . 3 37 3 20 331 4 25 5 01 6 11 Dec. 13. . , 3 38 3 20 * 333 4 20 so ; 611 Dec. 14. . . 333 3 23 328 3 38 4 23 6 14 6 17 Dec. 16. . 327 324 3 17 V * & 0 6 21 Dec. 16. . 330 3 29 3 17 337 4 2 6 3S Dec. 17. . 3 2i ( 3.11 3 17 3 40 413 6 tt I Dec , 18. . 3 16 3 36 4 13 4 90 I ' Dec. 19. . 328 331 4 07 4 51 6 33 'Dec. j. . 3 28 3 33 3 32 4 11 473 6 34 Dec. 21. . 3 31 328 3 17 327 4 15 4 74 6 27 Dec. 22. . 3 33 3 24 3 14 4 14 40 6 26 Dec. 23. . 3 36 3 21 3 17 327 4 98 6 29 Dec. 21. . 3 4 3 26 3 19 3 311 4 13 6 Dec. 25. . * Dec. 26. . 349 320 333 4 17 6 11 627 Dec. 27. . 3 44 3 30 3 33 4 13 510 6 41 Dec. 28. . 3 47 3 301 33S [ 4 13 610 641 Indicates Sundav. The official number of cars of Block brought in today by each road was : C. , M. A St. P. Ry. O. & St , L. Ry. . . . . . . . . . Missouri Pacific Ry . 30 4 Union Pacific System . 4 27 C. > & N. W. Ry . 1 3 C. , B. & Q. Ry 33 C. , R. I. & P. R E 18 c. , R. i. & p. Ry. I Total receipts 66 231 6 The disposition of the day's receipts was as follows , each buyer purchasing ; the number of head indicated : Buyers. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Omaha Packing Co ' 2194 The G. H. Hammond'Coi ! ii6 2573 Swift and Company 212 3172 91 The Cudahy Packing Co. . 36S 2933 1431 Armour & Co 73 3449 R , Becker and Began 21 Huston & Co 31 Armour , from Sioux City 917 Armour from Kansas City 93 ' Hammond , from Kan. City 115 'iii Omaha , from Kansas City 45 Cudahy , P. Co. , from K. C. 350 Other buyers 47 Left over 50 Totals . .J. U20"isiifte & CATTLE Light receipts have been the rule for so many days and are llke-ly to prevail for so many days' ' to come that It Is hardly necessary to say every morning that the run Is again small. Such were the facts this morning , and , more than that , of the cattle here Cudahy had fifteen loads , Hammond 11 vo louds , Armour four loads and the Omaha two loads , direct from Kan sas City. It would appear therefore that there were very few cattle on se. ! The supply of corn-fed steen , while very small , contained some better , cattle than have been Been here for a few days back , which added Interest to the trade , but stilt a large percentage of the offerings con sisted of warmed-up steers. A bunch of the T. B. Herd cattle sold at $4.25 and other westerns brought $5.16. Warmed-up and half fat cattle sold around $4.70@4.$0. All these prices looked high and it would be safe to say that it was a good , steady mar ket , as compared with yesterday , but higher than a week ago. The demand was active for desirable killers , but as a matter of course buyers do not fall over each other to get the warmed-up cattle. Only eight or ten loads of cows nnd hclf- ers were in the yard * and as the demand was active , they were all sold in good sea son and at prices not materially different from yesterday. Medium to fair heifers ar bringing about $3.50 S.7B , good cows J3.25 < iM.G3 and canners $2.00S2.76. Bulls , stags , etc. , were in fair demand at steady prices. In the feeder division there was very lit tle doing for the very good reason that there was very little on sale. There IB a moderate demand all the time and desirable kinds of feeders nnd stock cattle are bring ing good prices. Representative sales : BEEF STEERS. No. Av. Pr. No Av. 1'r. No. APr. . 14. . SS8 $4 15 18..1147 $4 70 6..1203 J4 85 20..1057 4 33 12..1150 4 75 24..1292 485 33..1177 4 50 20..1304 4 SO 20. . 1)55 ) 4 8..1040 4 60 1 .1270 4 SO 18..1547 515 21..1147 4 CO 10..1211 4 80 20..1SCS 6 15 6. . 616 4 60 9..1220 4 SO 36..1541 625 1..1300 4 65 STEERS AND HEIFERS. 2. . 7S5 4 15 1 ! ) . . 505 4 35 COWS. 1. . 930 2 10 1..1230 273 1..10SO 3 15 1..1220 210 1..1IWO 275 1..1MO 3 15 1..1030 2 25 1..1350 2 80 2 .1010 3 20 1. . 9fiO 2 25 12. . 1054 2 K 1..1020 3 23 2. . 815 2 25 9.1140 2 8-5 1..10CO 3 83 1. . SDO 2 26 Z..1050 2 90 1..1090 3 23 1. . 910 2 25 1. . 970 2 SO 1..12IO 3 25 1..1160 2 40 11..1027 2 90 3. 1000 3 25 1..1140 2 50 1. . 800 2 90 1..1170 3 23 1. . 780 2 60 1. . 930 300 2..1215 3 35 2 50 3..1060 3 00 1..1030 2 40 1. . 7W 260 4..1125 3 00 1..10SO 3 40 1. . 910 2 50 12..1047 3 00 1..1220 3 50 1. . 990 2 55 2..12.TO 3 00 4..1097 350 1..1020 2 f.O 1..12.30 3 00 1..11CO 3 BO 1..1050 2 60 3..1070 300 4..1072 350 5. . 920 2 CO I. . 910 3 00 1..1330 3 no 1. . 9JO 2 CO 1. . 000 3 00 1. . 970 3 50 5. . 934 2 60 1. .11,10 3 05 3. . 1141 360 6. . 976 2 5 1. . 800 3 Oo 4. . 823 3 CO 1..1030 275 5..1016 3 05 4..1217 3 00 1. . S30 2 75 L. 870 3 10 35..10SS 3 CO 1. . 840 2 75 3..1016 310 1..1230 3 GO 2..10M 275 1..1090 310 1..1170 3 C5 6..inns 2 75 3..1110 3 10 2. . 12ft ) 3 ( 3..1050 275 2..10SO 3 10 2..1330 3 C5 1..1000 275 1..10SO 3 10 22..1030 3 90 L. 900 275 BULLS. 1..1630 2 60 1..1250 3 15 1..1R20 3 60 1..1170 300 1..1010 3 25 1..1100 3 75 1..1320 315 6..1326 3 25 1..1320 3 85 1..11SO 3 15 1..1470 3 CO HEIFERS 2. . 905 3 00 SO. 717 350 18. 813 3 65 ' ' MO 3 25 1. . 800 3 50 14. 903 ro 3' . 76 3 25 3. . 790 3 50 8..1012 3 SO 20. . SOO 3 35 1. . 7fiO 3 65 800 3 S5 S. . 970 3 40 1. . 920 3 CO 7. . S77 4 10 6. . 735 3 DO 12. . 734 3 CO 1. . 750 4 15 S. . C33 3 50 3. . . ' 03 3 C5 1. . SCO 4 25 20. . 741 350 6. . 1016 365 CALVES. 240 4 00 1. . 90 6 00 1. . 130 650 2SO 4 25 1. . 370 6 00 1. . ISO 650 430 4 75 1 ISO 650 1. . ISO 675 STAGfi. 111 ! ( HO 343 13. . SCO 390 17. . 450 440 HOGS The receipts of hogs were largo this morning at this point and at all market points. Chicago reported 42.000 l.ond : Kansiis City , 15OuO head ; St. Joseph , 7,000 head , and St. Louis , B.OOO htnd. The size of the receipti > , however , did not cut much llgure In comparison to the sharp ad- \nnce In the provision market yesterday and the situation was rnther bullish. Buy ers seemed to fesl that the hogs were worth the money and the market opened 2'itCc ( higher on heavy and mixed packers , but ubout steady - > n light loads. It was practically a $3.4i3 50 market , as against u S3 4Mf3.50markot yesterday. Heavy and mixed hogs sold very 'largely at $3.4 : > ? i3 4H. nnd ecod light at $3.50. Under the Influence of the good demand the hogs chanced hands rapidly and the trade was decidedly active. At one tim , OH some of the largo packers appeared to b afraid that they would not get hots enough to nil orders , the market got a little stronger nnd most anything would brlnr $3.47K nnd some prime light broiiKht $3.C2'/4. ' Later trains cam * in heavily loaded and as the Chicago provision I market onme lower , the. hoc trade cased off and $3.45 became the popular bid , which it was hard to raise. . Considering the large run of hogs tha market as a whole was In good condition nnd the most of the hogs sold In good sea son The scales were crowded all the fore noon , thf hogs selling faster than they could be weighed. A glance at the table of lleureH at head of column will show that while a portion of Tuesday's decline was rnndo up , not all of it wns recovered , but that the market l 15c higher than It was a week ago Representative sal s : No. Av. Sh. Pr. No. Av. Sh. Pr. K1 100 . . . $310 70 291 . . . 3 47V5 72. . . . .162 UO $3 40 GO 272 120 347" " * 12 SC3 80 3 42H 63 341 60 S 47 > ,5 01 317 120 345 74 2i4 320 2 47W 17 150 . . . 3 45 19 323 80 3 47'5 ' 16. . . . .221 3 45 62 ' ' " ' ' 291 . . . 3 47' ? C7. . . . .394 3 45 7r.2 ( > 2 210 3 4JV M. . . . .411 100 3 43 47 . 3il W 85. . . . .217 120 345 13 . 3CI 40 3 47 17 334 3 45 66 3.10 31 274 3 45 71 313 60 332 348 60 304 51 3 4o 76 303 42M 3 45 74 234 M 3 45 66 301 * 7 3 45 . . . .339 42 252 341 . . . .241 43 2C5 3 43 64 261 11 129 345 6 * 313 69 215 3 45 66 217 37 291 3 45 66 333 67 293 3 45 71 36ti 60 314 3 45 71 1E > 0 49. . . .317 3 45 S3 253 66 . 330 3 45 12 244 . 342 3 45 69 310 93 . 2.io 77. . , S3 . 28fl 29 . 334 67 . 2S8 ' ' ' I 61.293 ! 120 ! 347 4 34714 347 % 347 $ 847(1 ( 347 3 4i 3 47 3 47 3 4 3 4 34 347 3 4 * 347 3 47 3 47 347V4 3 47 347 347 3 47 341 3 47' ' . 347 % . . . 347 40 3 4 240 3 200 3 47 200 160 3 . . . 3 4 3 47 < 200 .214 200 .290 3 40 .273 3 4 , .350 3 4 .158 3 45 , .404 345 .2C5 1 46 .310 S 4S SHEEP There were a few sheep and lambs In the yards and but few wanted. Such us the buyers happened to want they would pay steady pricei for. but there was no life to the market and viewed from a f-olKr B Htandpolnt the situation U far from encouraging. A * was remarked yesterday them Is very little- encouragement for a shipper to send In supplies and without ex ception commission men ar advising their patronn to hold back until the eastern mut ton market Is cleared up and until packers show some little hunger aftw fresh supplies. Representative sales : No. Xv. Pr. 6 native lamb * 60 $4 00 12 nathrs lambs , oornfed K 600 W native lambs , cornfed 2 8 00 SJIMeoccnn yearling * 14 4 00 604 Mexican yearling * , 82 4 26 3 native wethers 106 487 % CHICAGO LIVB STOCK MARKET. Light " Receipt * of Cattle Rosalt ! a * Btronf Mnrket. CHICAGO , Deo. 28.-Llght receipt * of cat tle today resulted In a strong market and most of the rather mediocre offerings were easily dlypoBed of at good prices. Com moner grades changed hands at $3.904.60 ; fairly good to strictly prime droves selling at $5.0095.70 ; the greater part of the. offer ings sold at $4.SOiff5.50 ; fancy cattle were very nominal at $5.76S .00 ; stookers and feeders were slow but steady nt about un changed prices ; calves were scarce , best grndis brlnRlng $ s.00 < g > 7.00. | Trr.de in hogs was active and prices av eraged c higher ; the Chicago packers did " "M ° A-o. lUJ'lnK' , the lulk of sales being $3.&W3. iO ; hoes sold at an extreme range ' ' hSghTat33'1118 Btrons welghtsPsleillng the Thre was not a very good demand for sheep and lambs , but prices were kept from wenltenlnK by continued light offerings ; # -SVm , . nt. * 2-r' < > S3.00 for the poorest to 3.&U4.00 for the choicest lots , the offerings pflng mostly fed westerns : few sold below $3.50 ; yearling sheep brought $4.1004.50 and himbs sold at $4.0006.25 ; largely at $3.10 ® Receipts : Cattle. 12.000 head ; hogs , 44,000 > i head ; sheep , 10,000 head. KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK MARKET. Demand for Cattle Onod , Hnir * Scarce nnd Sheep Active. KANSAS CITY. Dec. 28.-CATTLE-Re- celpts , 5,860 head natives. 1.090 head Tex- ane. The demand was excellent , all grades selling active at steady to shade higher prices. Heavy native steers. $6.1005.30 ; me dium. $ l.2&8 > 5.10 ; lightweights , $4.0 (500 ; stockers and feeders , $3 23W4.45 ; butcher COWB and heifers , $2.7594,23 : western sleers , $36004.0. ) ; Texas steers. $3.75iff4. ; Texas butcher cows , $2.7603.50 ; canning stock , " . . HOGS-Receipts. 15,300 head. Although the offerings were llber.il , they dlil not sat isfy the demandn and prices advanced from aS'lOo | n uonaequrnco. Heavies 135503,70 : mixed. $3.30@3.t24 ; } ; lights , $1.2Sg3.50 ; pigs ! SHKEP Receipts , 2,115 head ; quality of supply very common ; trading active at lOc higher prices ; lambs. $50i > ftS.50 : muttons. $3.7J4.25 ; feeding lambs , V3AWS.20 : feeding sheep , $3.25ff4.00 ; stookers , $2.2&S3.60. SI. l.oulN I.lve Mock. ST. LOUIS , Dec. 2S.-CATTLE-Recelpts , 2,300 head , Including 000 head Texans ; Phtp- mcnts , 300 head ; market Bttady but Blow : fair to fancy native shipping and export Btcors. .J4.25W5.75 , bulk of Halts , S4.7&Q0.40 ; dressed beef and hutchor slfers , $3.75'S ' < > .25 , bulk of sales , tl.BOfifi.lS ; Etecrs , under 1,000 pounds , $3.0 > B4.CO , bulk of rales , J3.3S04.25 : Mockers and feeders , $2.4&jM.50 , bulk of nates , J2.30S3.45 ; cows and heifers , 12.00 ® 4.40 , lulk of heifers. $3WCM. 0. bulk of cows. J2.25-33.40 ; Texas und Indian steers , $3.HW/4&0 ; cows und heifers , $2.H > fi360. HOGS RecelptH , 10,600 head ; shipments , 500 head ; market strong to 5c higher ; pigs and lights. M SVI73.40 ; packers , J3503.65 ; butcherB. $3.6 < tfi3.0. SHEEP-KecelptH , BOO head ; shipments , 100 heud ; market steady : native muttonB , $3.50(84.00 ( ; lambs , J4.00ft5.80. YurK I.lve HtocU. NEW YORK , Dec. 2S.-riEBVES Re ceipts , 331 head ; market nctlvo and strong. nulls and cows , lfri15o higher ; stcero , JI.50 fio.40 : tops , J590 ; good to extra oxen , $3.00 { < > 520 ; COWB , poor to fair. J2.COf3.40. Cables weak : exports today , 41 cattle , 70 sheip and 2,400 quarters of beef : estimated to morrow , 13 cattle and 17 sheep. CALVK8 Receipts , C.S7 head. Go d veals firm : others steady ; poor to prime veals , } 4 fiOJjS.Wi : barnyard calves , $3.50"3355 " ; west erns , J4 CO. SHEUP AND LAMPS Receipts. 6,561 head. Ehrep dull and barely steady. Lambs steady to a shude lower. Poor to choice sheep , $260fi4EO ; culle. $2.25 ; Iambs , J3.2W5.S7M : Canada lambs , $1 53&S.G5. HOOB Receipts , 6,231 head ; nominal at J3.COfl3.8S. In SlKlit. Following are the receipt ) ) at the four principal western markets for December 2S : Cattlo. Ho ? # . Bheep. Omaha . 1.M2 16021 1.536 Chicago . 12.0CO 4 , ( iOO 10,000 Knnxas City . 600 ! 15,360 2,115 BtV Wula . . . 2,300 10,600 600 Totals . 22.912 85,681 14,251 Cluplunml Mvr Hlook. CINCINNATI. O. . Dec. 2S.-HOaS-Acttvo and higher at I3.10g3.60. CATTI E-Steady at I2.WWJ4.85. SHEEP-Btcady at J2.2&84.00 ; lambs , steady at J4.00ft6.35. _ HI. Jtix-lih Live Htook. ST. JOSEPH. Mo. , Dec , 28.-(8peclal. ( ) CATTLE-Recelpta , iOO head ; market very r.ctlvo and steady to itroni : nstlven. JJ.SOIt 6.26 ; Texnns and wrsternc , J3.2ofl4IO ; cows and heifers , J1.7MJ4.25 ; atorkers and feeders , I J3.C > W .30. lIOOS-Rccclpts , 7,100 head ; market ac tive and strong to 6c higher , selling from I3.40U3.60 ; bulk at J3.43il3.65. BHEEP No receipt * ; demand Mronc for good killers. Wool Market , BOSTON , Dec. 28. The Wool and Cotton Reporter In Its annual report , which com prise * a survey of the wool situation In th United States In 1898 In all Its features , will pay ; To briefly summarize- there are 29,319,01 ! pounds of wool In the United States outilde of manufacturer * ' hands , against 223.719.29I pouiiilj at tlio close of 1897. The amount In the throe principal markets Is 144,671,44J J'oumiB , against 15S.744.2W a year ngo and 144S31,7SS two years ago. It will be noted that while the stocks In the. three leading markets arj 14.182.S50 pounds ( mailer than a year ago , the stocks throughout the entire country arc 55,56,721 pounds larger. Wool lias coino forward from the west much more slowly than usual. This may be Illus trated by the fact that the receipts of do mestic wool this year at Boston have amounted to only S0,9fi,000 pounds , against 1GO. ! | ,400 pounds In U97 , a falling off of practically 60 per cent. In fact th sales In Boston during 1S97 were. 13,540.4 > i6 pound * larger than the total receipts of bolh do mestic and foreign. The sale * In Boston Wtro 141,132.510 pounds , against 361,632,100 pounds In the previous year. The sales In the three leading markets of the country were 230,480,385 ixninds , agalnn 627,055.374 In 1&97. The sales in IMS were the smallest so far during the last decade of the nine teenth century. Except those for 1S93 , which amounted to only 199,504,33. The av- erag > weekly sales In th throe trading mar kets were about 4,500,000 pounds , compared with over 10.000,000 pounds In 1K37. Nominal quotations on wool were fairly well main tained during the larger part of the year. But In the last quarter there was a decline to a lower level , In which even foreign wools shared. At the opening of the year flno and fine medium territory wa quoted on a clean basin of & 0c , against 42U43 at the close of December. BOSTON , Dec. 28 The American Wool and Cotton Reporter will Buy tomorrow of the wool trade : The last week of the year ha * been char acterized by a good Inquiry for wool and with fully aa good a feeling as baa been noticed for months. All eyes are now turned toward the goods market and never was the opening of a heavyweight aea'on awaited with more Interest than that which U now at hand. All nro looking for an Im provement In the demand for fabrics , which If It develops will bring a larger volume of bualncBa Into the wool market In the course of the next month or two. The demand for domestic wools during the last week has run principally to territory , Texas and pulled wool ? , while in foreign wools the chief feature * have been the sales of some round lot * of Australian wools. In quarter and three-eighths blood a good movement Is also noticed. Fleece , as a , rule , has been quiet. The sale * of the week In Boston were 3,650,000 pound * domestic and 1,043,000 pounds foreign , mak ing a total of 3,793,000 pounds , against a total of 6,624,000 pounds for the previous week and a total of 7,396,000 pounds for the corresponding- week last year. Sales since January 1 , 1S98 , amount to 141,132,610 pound * , against 569,028,100 pounds last year at this time. fiftr York Dry Good * Market. NEW YORK. Dec. 28.-Thc general de mand for cotton good * was > quiet today , with buyers confining attention to opera tive requirements until after the new year. The tone continues quite strong and the upward tendency In prices unchecked. Print cloths are very strong , with wide odds at 3V c for 38U Inches 64squares , and at 3 5-Sc for 3) inches. There wan no business In regulars. Woolen and worsted good * Im proved somewhat and some important lines are practically out of stock for the present reason. Piece silk * are firm and the tendency of the market favorsi higher prices. Sncnr Market. NEW ORLEANS , Dec. 28. SUGARS Quiet ; open kettle , 3 < ? 39-16c ; open knttlo , centrifugal. 3G-85J4 1-lfic ; c itrlfugal granu lated. 4 .16 > 45-8c : whiteHi < tt46-So : yel- lows. 4ff46-16c : seconds. ? ft37-8c. MOLASSES Steady : o ; kettle , 20 < # 32c ; centrifugal , 7R19c ( ; syrup. > j27o. LONDON. Dec. 18.-BEET 8UOAR-De- cemtier. 4s 6d. NEW YORK. Dec. 28.-BUCJAK Raw , Irregular ; fair refining , 37-Pc : centrifugal. 90 test , 43-Sc : molasses mgar , S5-8c ; re fined , demoralised and tending downward. Oil Market. OIL CITY , Dec. Z8.-CredU balances , H.lgj certificates , no bids ; no sales ; shipment * B3.551 bbls. ; runs. 93,331 bbls. SAVANNAH , Oa. . Dec. 28.-OIL Spirit * of turpentine , firm at 4ZHc. WILMINGTON. N. C. . Dec. 2S.-OIL8- Spirits of turpentine , firm at 4J 42c Crude turpentine , firm at $1.800 .30. Tar , firm at $1.10. Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 2 * . WHEAT Bteadv ; May , 67 6-Sc ; on track , No. 1 hard , 67'fcc ; No. 2 northern , 64c. FLOUR Higher ; first patent * , J3.80rS3.M : second patents , J3.60Qf3.70 ; first clear , J2.70JJ "BRAN-In bulk , lower , $8.7609.23. California Drleil Fruit * . NEW YORK , Dec. 2S. CALIFORNIA DRIED FRUITS-Qenerallv steady. Evap orated apples , common.7ltif8c ? : choice , fiif } 9Vtr ; fancy , 10c. Prunes. 6ylOc. Apricots , Moor Pane , 13@17c. Peaches , unpeeled , 119 llc ; peeled , 19c. Milwaukee ( train Mnrket. MILWAUKEE , Dec. 83. WHEAT-fa higher ; No. 1 northern , 68 > 49 9c ; No. I northern. 6767Vc. RYE-8teidy ; No. 1. MijQttUc. BARLEY-Vic higher ; No. 2 , 49c ; * amplt , 40@49c. Dnlnth Wlient Mnrket. DULUTH , Dec. 2S.-WHEAT-No. 1 hard n h. 68ic ; No. 1 northern cash , Cflcj May , Mcrrliuiitu' Bean Club Notice. A new rule has been adopted that no per son can deposit more than three coupons with any one merchant on the s me day. 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