TTTE O r/VTTA DAILY BEE : SFNDAT , FAIKMT 12 ,
CONDii'lON OF OMAHA TRADE
Merchant * Are All' Well SatisGed with the
Spring Business.
MONEY PLENTY AND CUSTOMERS MANY
Indications All I'olnt to Our of tlic
, Mo t I'mapi'i OHB HCIIMIIIIN That
the Slnlo Ilnn 12 % er
Experienced.
The nr t two week1) ) In March haVe Wit-
jies = icii an active movement In practically all
0 r rimmls ot merchandising Tlu ! llder
\ \ ainor naturally turned the attention of
IAP umiiM In Uiu direction of spring pur-
ci t and a few warm daya would un-
d'.rntPdiy effect a large Improvement In
tin * retail trade , which Is already good. As
It is lending retailers of tile rity express
themselves us well wttlsiled with curent
b'islfoss and as more than pleased with
tii prospects of the near future. In the
j iiii.inu district only the most etirour.iglni ?
rnmrts are to bo hunrd on oveiy Hide.
13\Ty line of business appears to be In a
tn-'St nourishing condition , with the country
( I'm i ml of hiii.li liberal proportions as to
It ii I've ryono fully occupied. Money ap-
] ' "to be easy and consumers are seem-
I' i v in easy financial circumstances , no
ih'j are able to treat theniM Kes quite
1 ily lu tliu matter of puiclusrs With
- nt tin InesH of such u highly Batls-
f > i .i > character. It IB only natural that
n > Ii nits p'cture ' to themselves a most
I ) iti'liliiK business with the coming of roil
tpni K-lIKe ) weather. All tint they ask Is a
r > isrmnlily ( .ally spilng with conditions
fuorablo for the commenc mcnt of farm
work
The large falling off In bank clearings is
jio r' llotlon upon the condition of trade as
tt Is duo entirely to a change In clearing
licusr- methods through which the South
Uinulia busltuss Is held out.
I'lriu liioeiiry Mnrltct.
hole-sale. grocers report very favorably
n L mllng the condition of trade during the
Insi we. k On the warmui d.iys especially
tl > r w I1 * a big rush of business ami many
d all rs found they had about all they could
do I. ) lill their orders prompth The mai-
hot is in the same strong position It has
UP n In for s unu time pant and Just about
th < * usuiil number of advances were re-
jioiltd Among the more Impoitant changes
Is the advance In the entlru Hueof sugars
am nntlne to a full > 4 cent. The. market la
\ crstrnng at the advance and jobbers are
tnlting hold freely. The general opinion
HC n > s to bo th it still higher prices will rule
In tlio iK.ir lutiire Corn syrup was ail-
van 1 1 etnt pi i gillon last week owing to
11 msloc rablc liter useIn the demand , and
th. presi nt high price ot coin , lle.ins are
HI ill Ruing up tin advance last week
nm mnti cl to 2' ' , ; cents per bushel. The mal
ic. t on sonic brands of package coffee , how-
< v r , Is a trlllo weak , as is shown by the
tin Ine of H cent pel pound on the Arlosa
ami Bee bnmls.
'J h" market on Callfornl i evaporated fruits
continues to Ilrm up. especially Is this true
Ljof peaches , which are hlghoi than tliev
vv ic > a week ago , and thoie seems to be
jncrn buyers than sell is Anything Ilko
fumy stock Is very seaice and \ety dlf-
Jlcult to obtain. 1 ho effects of the high
pliers ithat have prc\ ailed for some time
pa-i on practically all kinds of dried ando
ipotated finits is b'glnnlng to be felt on
Ulu maiket for pi lines. The supply ot
prunes Is larger than that of mo'.t other
fruits and consequently the price has not
niH muni as rapldlj. Thib fact has
naturally Increased the consumption ot
prunes and prices are now llrinlng up and
Jilcher prices are anticipated for the. near
future Evaporated raplicrrlerf also ad-
\aiued ' < cent last week.
MniiiifacturcTN Ilc'liliitl OriU-rn.
Hardware men also cnioyed a nice trade
last week and say that the volume of thoii
business Is limited only by their ability
to weenie goods to sell. In s pite of the fact
that erv lactory in the. countiy is turnIng -
Ing out goods at , rapidly as possible , rftlll
there is a shortage , much more marked
than it was a year ago. In many lines of
bpimg goo < l and a few t.taples as % ve 1. The
whortago Is greatest In lion and steel goods
nnd In borne ca es amounts almost to a
1 imlne U Is said that mills -\\hlch aie in
n condition to make quick dellveiles can
obtain most any price they ask. The cost of
goods han oeabed to be the important point ,
us the diniculty now lies In iindlng a mill
whlih has anything to se'l It IH said that
sheet mills , plato mill' , pipe mil -j and In
fnct practically all kinds h.-ue so'd all
the coocls they can tui i out betTfcen now
and July The situatlc i is wol' shown by
the follow Ing , which is taken from a prlco
list sent out to the tiade : "Prices quoted
dn this report aio tluww prevailing at the
tlmu It Is written. Within forty-eight hours
thj may be $1 or $2 a ton too low. "
Hut , while the demand at the present time
Is creator than the capacity of the. mill- . .
otlll loc-a ! Jobbers are well piepared , as
they hu\o large stocltB on hand in moat
lines and consequently will bo able to
linndlo their ttade in good shape. The
mono Important advances which took plate
last week are as follows : Steel goods , 15
per cent , till and cabinet locks , 10 per cent.
iraKanUed Iron , 10 p'r cent , and bolts and
hinges , 15 per cent. There are many other
tiUvanc.es too numerous to mention
'iho mo t Mil prising feature of the tiade ,
however , -was the dec-lino of I4c per pound
on zinc For t ome time the zinc maiket
has boon In avery stiong position and
hus b ( en advancing the same as Iron , though
IchS rapld ! > . The diop of last week was
consequently rather unexpected. Local job-
bciii however , are not .ooklng for any
of the opinion that
Hir oils dec line and are
< lw. iccuit fall is cautjed by the market
I , , ing foiced up too rapidly. This Is the
onlj ia-0 , as far at teamed , Inwhich any
v , .ikncMi has developed.
The CM client condition of trade locally
Is well bhown by the statement made by
] . adlnu Jobbers , to the.olfeut . that the
vo umo of buslncsB so far this month Is 2j
in-r cent better than It was a jear ago ,
and last jear was one of the best years
over oxiieiicnced.
\Variu Wciitliisr Ilc-lps Out
Tlio diy goods trade Is booming riwht
along , the B-anu us it h.us been foi the last
jear of moie. Thowsum days of the last
week ha\o stimulated the buying ot sum
mer goods and Jobber. ! Una they hive
about all the business thev can handle- .
The vo umo of trade to far this year is way
ahead of what It was last year and pios-
luits for a continuation of .such conditions
aio apuarcntlj .very favoiablo. The mar
ket is. not much different fioni what It -\\.is
n week ago. Prices on cotton goods uio
Jlrm all aloiiK the line and advices fiom
oastcrn polnia ahow an extremely heathy
condition The volume of business actually
bung tiansactcd is not so cxcc.ssivo , but
there arc. plenty of Tnqulrles and the In
dependence of the sellers Is the only th ng
that piovonts more being so.d. woolen
dress goods are also advancing and storks
nro well sold up. Tills Is true of Bilks and
4n fact the sumo may be said of pi.ic-
tli-ally every line of goods on the market
Nothing of a veiy stalling nature took
iilaco last week with boot and bhoe Job
bers Trade conditions Beem to bo % eiy
eatls'factory and a big Improvement la
noted o\cr last jeui 'Hie bulk of the
ciirlnc ordeis aio now llllfd. but there are
ulwais a good many dealers who put off
mninir unit. Uiu last moment , but thu
waim weather of last \\uek bi ought winy
of the.se on the market. This has been u
ry mitisfactoo season \\Hh local Jol > -
beiH as busline hus come to them moio
"
.iblly than usual and lotallers put tlnough
thu country uio better prepared to pay lor
tht'lr stocks than e\ur before , whloli Is a
Kitsit help to thu wliol saer.
There Is not vuiy much doing Just at
sent in lubber goods , but c\oiy snow
pi t
biliiBS In H few aiders and when tlio
Hprlnl- iiiliw bugln there will Uoubtletis bo
ciulto a. trade ,
I.uiiilivr Slen UiilMK AVell.
The lumb-r situation Is also very satis-
fin tor ) Liberal orders are being rccchud
from o\ei > bcotlon anJ leading Joliiors say
thc > uru doing Su pur cent mor buslnuss
thun tlu-y did a > uar ugo. Hetulleia who
hu\o put off bu > inK until late In the season
llncl thiit their stock Is costing them con-
uldoriibly more than it would a few \\eekn
ago IK-i aubo of tlic nmnj ad\ances macio
li > manufiicturers local Jobbers udvancid
their lUts onMarch 1 to coi respond tu thu
agiw'd lists of both < thu yellow and \Vhlo :
j > rno inumifKctuuMd. Uy thia it is im-mt
that retailers In NebiasKa or surrounding
htales can buy lumber In Omaha for thu
wiime llRUie. tint tliej uan gut It for by
ordering dlrsetly from the inutiufaiturcrb
In the north or south , as u comparison of
the lists will show If retailers thoroughly
understood this point It Is doubtful If they
would place- their aiders In moiu distant
markets Omaha Is bound to become , an
Important lumber market anil the fcuon-r
dealers in the mrroundlng country bei ome
acqualnteil with the advantages offered SAG
lietter It will bo for all concerned
There la nothing to report regarding the
hida market. aH prlros romaln about steady
nnd trade rather dull.
I'l-iilt mill 1 * roil no i' ,
Commission men as a general thing spoke
very favorably ot the. . condition of trade dur
ing the last week. There was more activity
to thu trade thun has been noted for somu
time patt u d U begins to look a ; though
thf January and February luM was about
or wan.
'Ihe main feature of last wfek'i trade was
the upward tendency of prices ort potatoes
\\hat Ims ) irr\ iou i > b on anld reiardlni !
the dlfllc ult > ' 'xi * nencc-d In securing stock
l slill trui and nhnt llttlo there Is to be
had Is lii-ld at almost fabulous price * This
Is especially true ( if Colorado stock At
th = preient time choice stock Barked Is
quoted her nt 65 c ents , nnd Minnesota ilur-
bunks at luj/sii cicjits while t'olorados ore
worth WttfiS cc-nt < < . i ; rly Ohio seed potatoes
are now on the miu-kut at $1.
I lorldft tomatoei re still to b had nnd
are quoted at $1 OOfW.SO Cabbage Is getting
rather scarce and Is .telling at 3 cents New
California cabbagi , howe\cr , Is beginning
to come and Is quoted about the same as
the old stock. .
Orangm nru bcglnnliijr to firm up , as an
ticipated , but noery marked change has
tnkun pla e ns yet ,
Kggs took quite a ttimlile last week , owing
to heavy receipts and not ncry active , de
mand Supplies In all market. * were liberal
and bujers all semned to bp wating for
lower prices. About the middle of the week
th market went down to12 cents , where It
remained the rest of the week. On Satur
day , however , there was a big local demand
and practically evtrything1 was cleared up
at 13 rents.
Poultry , on the other hand , was rather
scino , and the market was Ilrm nt quota
tions No change In butter was reported.
The demand for llsh Is still very hen\y ami
pome kinds of fresh wit r llsh were ad-
\ancMl the first of the Week. Still higher
prices ore expected Oj.stcrs nru the tame
as report = d a week ago.
OMAHA ( ; IMICAI : ; , M
Condition of Tritili * anil ( ) iioalons ( on
Staple- nil riuii-j 1'roiliiee.
Eons Receipts heavy , market , 12c.
IJUTTER-Common to fair. 11i12c ( ; choice ,
; separator , S0cj g-ithered creamery ,
.
POULTRY-Hen" , live. 7J(7 ( > ic ; dres cd , S
S7S' ' c ; old roosters , 11 % c , 4c ; dressed , r > c ;
spring chickens , 'Ive , 7 7Tl < ! c ; dressed , Sfj
1 < > c1 ducks , ll\e , C'i'ii'c , dressed , 9c , gvO8o ,
ll\c , r''i'cdressed , 9c ; turkejs , live , 7QSc ;
dies ed , Iflfdlo
I'KSKONS Live , per doz. , 75Q90C.
VnAIL'hoire , 8Ji9e.
OYSTiitS-Dulk Standard , per gal. , $1.10 ;
mediums per can , I3c , Standard , per can ,
JOc , n\tra Select , per can , 23c ; Xew York
Counts i r can , 30c.
nuSH WATHU FISH White fish , 9c ;
ake trout , 9c ; small trout , green , lOc ; yellow
lilkc , 7c ; plckere' . winter cauirht , 6c : silver
lierrlng , 4c ; perch , scaled and drcHSed. Cc ;
perch , skinned and driwcd , 7c ; nortiiern
crupple , lOc ; bullh ads , drcBScd , lOo ; black
: > ass , verv scaice , 13c.
SHA I.MSH Kloiindcrs , 8c ; haddock , Sc ;
Columbia river salmon , lie ; halibut. He ;
No. 1 smelts , lOc , blue llsh. lOc. Spanish
mackerel , lOc , red snapper , lOc ; extra largo
nackerel , 30c each.
each.IMIUITS.
IMIUITS.
APPLES-Ben Davl ° , per bill. , $4.505500 ;
Genltons , $1 ; New York Baldwins , Oreen-
ngs and others , choice , per bbl. , Jo , western
l3o\eil , $1 7 , " > ftl So
CUANHHUKIUS Jernay , JSOOSG.K ; large ,
> Gj01ii.75 , per crate , $2.23.
VKGETABLKS.
TOMATOKS Per crate , $4000450.
SPINACHNonu in market
LCTTUCn Home anwu. per doz.
bunches , lor
ONIONS Home grown , per doz. bunches ,
30cWATEncnnSS16qt. $1 CO
WATEncnnSS-16-qt. cases ,
rlJMJKY California , good stock , 25s ;
choice , 35c ; fane } , f > 0c , extra largo , 75c ;
MlchiKan , rhoicu stock , ST.1J3SC.
CAHBAOE Ciated. per lb. , 3c.
CAULlFLOWnil Per erate , $2.75.
ONIONS Per bu. , 90cQ$1.00.
UHANS Ilani'-picked , navy , per bu. , $1 CO
© ICO
POTA TOHS- Choice , sacked , C3c ; poorer
stock , COtifiOe : Minnesota Burbanks , 75JJSoc ( ;
Colorado , U05i 5c ; Uarly Ohio seed potatoes ,
$1.00.
SWEET POTATOnS Per bbl , $2 0052.23.
TROPICAL FRUITS.
LESIONS California , fancy , $1 75 4 00 ;
choice , $3.30ff3.757 ; Messina , tancy , $1 00fc4.23.
OIIANOUS Nnvels , fancv. $3 2oJ3 50 ,
cholc > . $ ,00 1 3.25 , seedlings , $2 33S2 50.
HAN ANAS Choice , ciated , largo stock ,
p r bunch , $2 OOQJ.25 ; madlum blzed bunches ,
$1 75ft.00. .
DATK Halloweo , CO to 70-'b. boxes , Cc ;
Salr , 3'i.c , raid , 9-lb bolOc. .
MISCELLANEOUS.
Nt'TS Almonds , per lb , 17c , Brazils , per
lb . 9'10 , English walnut" , per lb. , fancy
soft shel . llfdic , stand irds , lOc ; tilberts ,
per lb lie , pecans , polished , 7@Sc ; cocoanuts -
nuts , per JOO , $4 , peanuts. . , raw , BlJ.'Qeej '
10 isteil , t > 1ii7i - .
CHJElt Per half bbl , $3
SAt'EUKRAUT Per half bbl. , $2.
HONEY Choice white , IJcjlJi c.
MAPLE SMU'P Five-gal , cans , each ,
$2.50 , gal. cms , pure , per do , : , $12 ; half-gal.
cans , Jii.i'i , quart cans , $350.
JIAPLE Sl'GAIl Choice , in boxes. OSlOc.
KIGS unrorted , none , California , 10-lb.
boxes , $1.405150
HIDES , TALLOW. ETC.
HIDES No. 1 green hides , 7Ue ; No. 2
croen hides , CHc , No. 1 F.-uted hides.8vtc ;
No 2 salted hides , 73ic , No. 1 veal calf , S to
U Ibs , 10cNo. . 2 vc-jl calf 12 to 15 Ibs. , Sc.
TALLOW , GREASE , ETC. Tallow , No.
1 , 3Uc , tallow , No. 2 2c ; rough ta'low , 1'ic ;
white grease , i' oc , yellow and brown
gi < ase , IMirtWc.
PURS Mink , 10T(73c ( ; beir ( black or
brown ) , $300 < Q2000 , ott- 1 $1.50 800 ; beaver ,
$1 00f7i > 00 , skunk , 15'i75u ' ! , mn krat ,
raeeoon , InfiSOc ; led fox , 23c. il 25 , giay fox ,
ZJ ioOi welt ( tlmbei ) , 23c5t$2.50 ; wolf
( prill le ) , rojote , WiiZOc , wildcat , 10Q2gc ,
badgir , fifilOc , silvoi fox , ? 30 00fn3 00
SHEEP PKLTS Green salted , each , 13j >
73c , green baited shearings ( short woo'cd
odily skins ) , each , lijc , dry shearings ( shoit
woolcd c.uly skins ) . No 1 , each , 3e ; dry
Hint. Kansas and Nebraska butcher wool
pelts , per lb. , actual weight , 4fi5c , dry Hint ,
Kansas and NVbiaska murialn wool pelts ,
per lb. , acttia weight , Stllc , dry Hint , Colorado
rado butiher wool pelts , pei lb. , actual
weljrht , 4'Q3c , dry Hint , Colorado mm rain
wool pelts , per lb . actual weight , 3iflc.
St. I.iiulM
ST. LOUIS , Jluich 11 FLOUR-Steady ,
uiichnngcd
WHEAT Options weak , unsettled and
lower. Spot lower ; No 2 red , cash , ele
vator , 71' ( , track , 7Jfj73c ; March 71Hc ,
May , 73'/j(7J ! ( : sc , July , ( Mil'GG c bid ; No. 2
hard , (7c ( ,
CORN Options fractlonallv lower : spot
OOJM No 2 cash , 31c bid , track. 3lc , Jlarch ,
3i' o. Mav , 33fi3T bid , July , 'M" > c asked.
( j ATS futures easj ; fiactionally lower ;
ppot Him , No 2 c.ihh , 2Sc bid ; ti.ick , 29c ,
Mm ch , 2Sc ; Jlay , 27'4c' ' atked ; July , 2J'/ic
askul , No. 2 wlilte , 32c.
HY E Nominal , 58Cif'9c.
Sl'EDS Flax&eed , no market. Prime tim
othy. ? 2 ' 0
CORNMEAL $1 70Q1 75
I1RAN Weaker , sacked , east track , COc.
HAY Quiet , steady , timothy , $ bOO ; prai
rie , JlilOfiiSOD
HirpTER Flim ; creamery , lSJ(22c ( ; dairy ,
'
WHISKY Sleadvl 20.
PKOVlSlONS-Poik , steady ; Btnndard
mess , Jobbing , new , $ ) 2ri , old , $ S 37'i. ' Lard ,
quiet , prime hteam , J5 10. choice , $3 17'/ ' .
Dry salt nuats , boxed hhmilders , $4.23 ; e\ti.i
shorts , $4 75 : ribs , $1 87V' ' . shorts , $5,00.
liacon , boxul nhonldeis , $ , " > 00 ; extra , ohorts ,
$5J3 libtB17 < . shorts. J5 DO.
RECEIPTS-l'lout , 1,000 bbl ; wheat , 12-
000 bu , i 01 n 2S.OiiO Im ; oats , 29,000 bu.
SIllPMENTS-riour , 0,000 bbls ; wheat ,
20,000 bu. , coin , 4"i,000 , oath , 13,000 bu ,
llllUlliioi-i-
RALTIMORK , Mirch 11 FLOUR Du'l ,
unehantred , receipts , 10.4 0 bbls. ; exports ,
20 fW bbls
WHEAT Weak and lower : spot and
month , 74' < .fi7114c ; April , 74 ( ! T73i' : Slay ,
7l'uf'75c ; oleamer , No 2 red , "O'ii770-yic. ' re
ceipts , 10,720 bu ; exports , none , southern ,
by untile. 70Ci73'Jc.
CORN WeuK and lower ; spot and month ,
37'WfiV ' . Api 11. 37Vff3Sc ; May , 3S ( TffJo | ;
sKMmer mKeri , Sb SAVic- : receipts 10i,17sbu. ( ;
exports , 179,019 bu ; southern white and yel-
'ow , SS' ' e
OATS-null : No. 2 white , sr/ffflCc ; No. 2
mixed , 315)33'/.c ; icceiptB , 22,180 bu ; ex-
portn none ,
RYE Easier ; receipts , 2,237 bu , ; exports ,
none.
SUGAR Strong unchanged.
ISl'TTER-Steady , unchanged.
EliGS Finn. 12c
CHEESE-Steady , unchanged.
K.IIINIIN rit > Cii-nlii mill I'rovlNlnnN ,
KANSAS CITY March -WHEAT-l" < -'i ?
2e lowjr. No 2 haul , C2WfC2aic ( ; No , 3 cOi ?
No 2 red , 74Vic ; No. 3 , 69S72e ; No. 'J
"
CORN-Him : No 2 mixed , 32 lQ33cj No.
1 2 white , Sli-lc No 3 , j-2 . . * > .ifc. .
OATS-Dull'a No. 2 white , 29Hc.
RYE-Kjc up ; No 2. Sfi'/jc.
HAY Dull unc-hanged.
HUTT13K Unchanged
EHGW 3 lowei , fresh , 10'c ,
RErEIPTS-Wheat , 03,000 bu , ; corn. 14.-
CH ) bu ; out" r > ( iM bu
SHlPMENTS-Wheat , 4D.SOO bu.j corn ,
B.DOObll. , oats , 4,000 bu.
Toli'dn
TOLL'PO. O Starch 11
, -WHEAT-I/owcr
and weak No 2. ctJli 7U o. Slny , 72Hc
CORN ActUo and lower. No. 2 mixed. 31c.
OATS Dull and lower ; No. 2 mixed. 2Sc.
RYE Dull and stonily. No. 2 cash , 67"-c
CLQVnuSEED-Actlve nd lower ; prime
cabh. old $3.47',4 ; new. cash , Slarch and
April , $3.75.
IVorlu 'MiirUt-t.
PiORIA , Slarch 11. CORN Dull ; No. 2 ,
33e.
OATS-Dull : No. 3 white , 2SHc.
WHISKY-Ftrm , on the basin of 1.2fl for
finished goods.
COMMERCIAL AN'D FINANCIAL
Demoralization Sets in in Full Swing in the
Grain Markets.
NEARLY A CENT LOSS ON LARGE HOLDINGS
l'roIMotn CoinpnrntH ( . ) } Stcudy ,
CliisliiK Mlth n I.IIMM of PHc
nnd I.nril nml Itllii T\\o
mill n Unit CcnlH ,
CHICAGO , March 11. On Ing to the bear
ish government figures on faun reserve * !
UIio lonjrs In wheat , corn nnd uili threw
hands up today and al owf-d the shorts full
Hwlng. Tile losses for tlie day were "itleu !
bushel on 8,000,000 or 10,000,000 bushels whcttt ,
7fcc on from 4,000,000 to 6,000,000 bii'hels corn
nnd lUc on about 3 000,000 bushels oats.
Provisions were comparatively steady , pork
closing with a loss of Gc , and lard and ribs
Wuc < each.
The 19.000,000 bushels of wheat In farmers'
hands In this country March 1 , aw reported
by the government yestctdny , uas a good
deal moie than the national bureau was ex.-
peclcel to acknowledge nnd over 27,000,000
bushc'U in excess of the record-breaking
total of 1M > 2 The Liverpool market VMS
iiflectod to the c'xtent of n dec'lne In whcU
futuieM of Ti.d and 1'arls noted declines ot
from 30 to 40 centimes a. bushel. Under
such conditions May wheat started licie %
iilKc ( lower nt fiom C9Vu < i9'fcc , down to
GJ'fcc ' nnd the maikot became heavy , May
cettlii" down to l > 9c In the ; com so of an
hour troni the opening A vast quantity
of lonj : wheat was sold out and an cqu il
amount of shorts were covcicil the leadl-
ness with which the holders of thu bitter
contracts accepted the offering' being the
on y thing that prevented a mote surious
decline. Chicago received Ef > cai of whleli
8 were graded contract. Minneapolis and
Duluth receipts amounted to BIS carloads ,
compared with 376 the bume daj a year ago.
Prlmarv western market receipts amounted
to BM.OOO bushels , compared with 458,000
bushels last year. Atlantic port earances
weio 45iVX ( > bushels. The worlds ship
ments elm Ing the wee'k were estimated at
about 8,000000 , half ot which eamo from
this countiy. The general expectation re
garding the -visible supp y statement was
lor some Increase. Near the end of tlui
session May recovered from G9c to C018o and
closed at G91i'3G9'18c.
The government figures on corn reserves
of SOO.000,000 bushels were a surpilse , as It
had been expected the amount would be
le-s than last year's. Longs became dlH-
critsteel and sold out. The maiket ruled
heavv throughout , with shorts buying at
the dec Ine Receipts weio 3i9 cats Mav
onened VaHc lower nt from So'sc down to
S5'c. declined to 34 ic and closed with buy-
° lThet weakness of wheat and corn caused
a decline in the oats market Ihere was
general liquidation and everv drop In
ciders Receipts
prices brought out stop-lofs
begun \c
ceipts were huge , 230 cars May
to " 80 lower at fiom 27c down to 2tir > 8c nnd
diopped to 2G T i o , closing figure.
steady almost
Provisions were remarkably ,
most holding their own in spite ottho de
moralization In all the grain markets Buv-
by packers and better prlccH for hogs
ng
May
the strengthening intluonces
were opened a shade , lower at $9 lj , rose to
pork closed at $9.10 ®
J51 20. dec ined to $9.10 and
012U. 'Ihe range In lard and ribs was nar-
10Ts'tmated ! receipts for Monday : Wheat ,
IK carsTcorn , G05 cais. oaU. 270 cars ; hogs.
'LeadYifg ' 'futures ranged as follows-
Arllcles upon Hlh. Low. Oiose. Yoil'dy
oo CO 70' <
08
3BK 34 1 34Ti
3U aaj * 35 1 , SOU
ao
27 2GI2H 2GVi
2a
0 1C 920 n 10 912H 917K
035 B BO 930 9 J'-'h
537k- 537 637W 5 424
55'JK , 5 Cn s r ft 5'2't 5 f > 5
u U5 G03 607(4
475 477H 47a 477X
4 85 4 8.1
t. 00 500 4U7K 600
* No. 2.
Cash quotations were as follows :
FLOUR Slow ; winter patents , $3.C5S3.iu ;
stiaights , SJ.33ifiJ.43 ; clears , $3.15Ii3.25 ;
.spring specials , $4 00tf4.10 , patents , $3.40ii
3.70 ; straights , $2.yOfi3.20 ; bakers. $2.25(52.60. (
WHEAT No 2 spring , < i74JGbc ; No. a
skiing. 02fiG7'/ic : ; No 2 red , 70c.
CO UN No. 2 , 33)4lie. . No. 2 yellow , 31 ®
34"-c
O'ATS No 2 , 2G' ! i72G c ; No. 2 white , ZWQ
30c ; No. 3 white , 2tj , ; < U2J'/.c. '
RYH No. 2. 5Jc
BARLEY No. 2 , S943c.
SEEDS-No 1 llae' d , $1.15U : northwest ,
$1.20' $ . Prlmo timothy , $2.40.
PROVISIONS Mess pork , per bbl. , $9.00
79.03. Lard , per 100 Ibh , $5.221 5.30. Short
ribs sides ( loose ) . $450 1.70. Dry baited
shoulders ( boxed ) . $ i 25&l.J7'/2. Short clear
sides ( bo\ed ) , $4.S5Q4.)0. ! )
WHISKY Distillers finished goods , per
EBUGARS Cut loaf , ? 3 S3 ; granulated , $5 13
rollowlng are the receipts and shipments :
Artkle-s Receipts. Shlpin'ts.
riciur bbis i3ouo nooo
Wheat bu 33 000 84,000
Corn iu 271 000 1-Jl 000
oatS ; bu. : : : : : .ooo su ,
1 > p i i ] . . . * uu\rt } -tUW
' ' ' ' ' '
Bit ley , bu' . . . . . CJWK ) 32,000
On th Produce exchange today the but-
tei mirket was steadv , crcnmeile-i , , lift1
] W.c ; dailies , lli/-t(17c. ( Eggs , st-aely , fiesh ,
12'/"c Cheese , i tc.ulv , crtamcrles , lO'jlijllvic.
Diesed poultiv , moderate demand , tuikejs ,
S'-l/llc ; chickens , O' filOe , ducks. Stifle.
.MJW YOUIC GKMlIlAIj 3IAUKKT.
( ( iioiatieiiiH for the Day m Ociioral
CeiniiiioilltlPN.
NEW YORK , March 11. FLOUR Re
ceipts , 15,557 bbls. ; exports , 4Sb2 bbU. Dull
and weak , at Gljlae decline , w Inter p.U-
enth , $ J70 ; winter mialghtH , $ J.50JfJ CO ;
Minnesota patents , $390&4.0 ! ; w Intel
exitai > $2.BOTi2 > .5. . Mlnnibota bakers , $ J 10 ®
3.2i , wlntr patents , $2 40Q2 G5.
CORNMEAL Easier , jellow western , S3Q >
S4c , city , S4T ( "e' .
RYE Dull , No. 2 western , CS' c , f. o. I ) . ,
allnat.
WHEAT Receipts , G2.400 bu. ; exports ,
1.2&S bu , , spot wenk. No 2 red , 77Vic , t o.
b , alloat , to at rive. Option * had .1 weak
nuclei tone- and light trade nil tlio morning
In response lo heavy goveinment llgurew on
faim receives , hiipplcmciKed by lower
cables and an absence ol distillblng crop
new ) rioseil weak nt liM c net lower
Milch , SU'k'fit.OVcloseel nt SOVe- , May , 7l'fc '
< f74 ! > 4 , closeel at 74VbC , July , 72''i | 7Jl,8C , closed
ab 72'C , September clo'-e-d at 70e.
CORN ReeelDts l > 0,095 bu , exports , 51,120
bu. Spot weak , No 2 , 43V.C. f. o b. , allont ,
old Opllons also weal ; all day , on thu gov
einment re'-civo llgures anil lliiuldatlon
Cleiseel weak Maich closcel at ll'/ju ; May ,
S'lVl/IOc. ' / closed at 39r c ; July , 40'i040- > ,
closed at 40'ic.
OATS Receipts , 90,000 bu. ; exportH , 20 510
bu. Spot dull , No. 2 , 3i'ic ' ; No. 2 white , 3ue' ,
Options dull
HOPS Quiet , state , common to choice ,
1S90 crop , 7f/Sc , 1S97 crop , lliJ13c ( , JS9S crop ,
17 < iilSe ; Pacllle coast , ISHu crop , 10 < Ifllc ; 1S97
ciop , Ili(12c ( ( , 1S9S crop , IbJ/lUi.
HIDES Steady ; ( liilveKon , 15 pounds , 10
f(17c. ( Texas , diy , ll J12c ; California , 21 to
25 pounds , U'-jC.
WOOlv-Firin ; domestic fleece , 17Q22o ;
Texas 134/15C
UU'rrER Receipts , 2,373 pkgs ; market ,
firm , wes em creamery , 15S-Oe'j Elglns , 20e ;
factory , 12f14V.-c |
CHEESE-riim. state , large , white , 12e ;
small white , 'jifl c ; colored , 12c ; small ,
colored 12'jfil24C (
EGGS-Stead > , 14c.
TALLOW Steady ; city (42c per package ) ,
4Vic ; country ( pu-hago free ) , 4'ifi4liaC.
RICE riim , fair to extra , 4' 'il5c ' ; Japan ,
MOLASSES-rirm ; New Orleans , open
Kettle good to choice , 32f(37c (
COTTONSEED OIL No trace of Impor
tance today anil pi lees nominally un
changed. Prime crude 21c , nominal , prlmo
crude fob. mills. ISTlUe ; pilme summer
yellow. R20Uc ; elf summer vellow , SSt ?
'SiVic ; butter gradefl Klf7J2e prlmo winter
jellow , 3K ( J2c prlmr whttf , 3Hy32c.
METALS The bickers' price for lead Is
$1 20 , and for copper Jib 00
.Mllvuiulvoe Cirnlii Market.
MILWAUKEE. Mircli 11 WHEAT
Lovv-er ; No. 1 northern , G9'ic ; No. 2 north
ern , GSc.
RYE Ixnver. No. 1 , M' . 'fi56s4c. '
HARLEY Weaker ; No. 2 , 4SfC2c ) ; sample ,
JOL'lCc.
\Vlifiit
MINNEAPOLIS. Mirch -WIIHAT
i.i y ; March , B7'Jc ; May , C7 G7'ae ; July ,
OaHc , No. 1 hard , on track , C71ic ; No. 1
northern , CG4C , No. 2 northern ,
N M1 orU lr > ( iiinlN " > Iin'Kt-t ,
NHW YORK. March 11 Print cloths have
sold during the week enl > In mall ciuantl-
tles No sales of regulars have been re
ported and odd foods have changed hands
to tlio extent of about IJOfOO p'.ei rs Mnm
of these were narrow goods. The prko
tone , however , hn.s remained \ery strong In
nearly n 1 grade . 'I he settlement of the
wage question for the time bdiiB. nt least ,
hns tended to make the market a more
stable one In print cloths In other lines
tlu > wek nan been a large one. The great
number of buvers In town nnd the Blend v
demand for stock tlllln ? purposes. In spite-
of the ndvanied prices has kept commis
sion men and ngent biwy throughout the
week i\port : goods have o d weak
through the week
PintA'l IONS I.N VIOCKS AM ) 1OMS.
( IttiiliittoiiN I'l-ai-lluiially Atint p Yoi-
ti't-elaj'M Clove anil M'lir llluhc-M ,
NEW YORK , March 10 Quotations on
the Slock exchange left oft fractionally
aboxo ycsterdaj's close and near the high
est.
Trading nt the outset was of a hei'ltatlng
character , showing a. disposition to follow
any lno\o in the specialties. This was in
dicated by a rise in Sugar , tlio movement
In tnis stock canct4ing me carilet el time.
1 no general niuiket moved , sjmpathetically
but narrowly , ttubseepientlv theio was a
raid on Metropolitan street Rativvaj , wnlcn
ilropp.d 6 points This incident stimulated
shoit sales in the other stocks , will ! oon-
cfcssions eiuito mateilal in Alannattan ,
Urookljn li.inslt , Sugar and Uay totale Gas.
'Iho latter was particuiaily Inlluciiced by
thu action ol the Uoston exchange autlioii-
ties in illscontlnuing u ailing in tlie stock ,
llils action was Mibseeiu IHIJ taken , bj tno
guveinors at thu local exchange. The- rail
way shares moved \c-iy sluggi'lily ntu * at
tempts to Imptovc them wuu letarded by
the he.iMn ss of the Union Pacllle issues ,
In which foreign belling was quite pio-
nouiiced. Various pessimistic expressions
nito iho probable chaiacter ol tlio bank
stalumciit , which had been rife during the
week , were partlj eiaellcutcd when tnu
btatc'inent was published. Thesallunt fea
ture of it was a eonti ictlon in suiplus ic-
servo of only $ lj5,125. The loin account
showed n. rcuuctluti ot over $3.000,000. Cash
decreased $1.413,000 , which lellectc-d sub-
tie-asiitj opeiatlons In connection with tlio
Cuitiiil Paclllc cfltlciiient. "Thu statement
was lecclvtid with considerable favor In the
stieet and Induced uctivu billing , i.iiBlng
tlie. general iuvel of prices above last nlglu.
'Ihe closing was ttiong and activt.
'Ihe stock siieculallon lor the week was
largely of a ptofcsslonal character , with
sales about $1,000.01,0 less than tlioau of the
pievlous week. Willie stocks showing ad
vancers vvtiu more numerous than those
flaming for declines , gains legisleied in tlio
lallwa.vs weio In obscure properties , thu
geneinl run of active .share * , paitlcularly
the grang-rs and Pacllics , losing giound.
Owing to the unusual pioinlnencu and sup-
poit extended to the specialties duiing thu
week many of these properties show liand-
bomo gains. A lluirjin tlu call money mar
ket , in which quotations for a time reached
4'fc , Is largely due to the- financing of Uiu
Central Paolllc settlcmunt with tlie go\em
inent , the Chicago & Alton deal and various
Industrial combinations
Til money to pay the Cuban troops had
no effect on the money maiket , as it was.
withdrawn from thu subtieasury. A large
amount of countrj bank balances reached
New York because of tlie llrmncss In the
money lat's , and theio wcie arrivals of
lound amount i of gold from the Pacliic
coast , and monev gradually eased oft from
its high level. While money was in piu-
tlcular demand the-re appeared a leflex eas
ing In ( sterling exchange , which again
strengthened , money became eabler.
Third A\enue became strong on the belief
that threatened hostile legislation was less
likely. Metropolitan retained a n = t gain of
U on expected favorable developments
Urookljn Transit wasi'trong on tlie lupoits
that It was to absorb Long Island railway
and the l.attei advanced 5 points Much In
terest attach.d to the declaiatlon of the
legular quarterly dividend on Sugar and
thu stock 'was strong in consequence. Some
speculative Inteiests professed disappoint
ment at St. Paul's declaration of only th-
icguiar dividend and bocauro of the last
dividend of 1'fe per cent on Union Pacllle
pieferred was not Increased These inci
dents , whIU tliej were not different from
what had been c'xpected In some quarters ,
had a depressing Influence on a number of
the railways. Continued reports of prog-
less in the so-call cl anthracite eleai were
given color by the strength display eel for
the most part of the week In these proper-
tics , Lackawanna retaining G polnLa of an
extreme rls of D At one time the political
tension In Europe over the adjustment of
questions ailslng in China had an unfavorable -
vorablo Influence fcentliiientally , but sub'e-
quently advices wer- > that the matters In
dispute had been amicably adjusted at least
for the present The Increases In expen-ts
Incurred by the lailways during the Feb-
mary stoims were expected to reduce the1
net showings for the month , in which the
gross earnings showed a slight falling oft ,
except In the case of th granger roads.
This Intelpretation of the railway showings
had made impressing Influence.
The continued good demand for Iron prod
ucts was nn example of the encouraging
tiad ? advices In many other industries.
The bond market followed the tendency of
stock prices pietty closely , which cnu.sed
consldcrablo irregularity In the dealings.
Thu market ns a whole showed aery nub-
tstantlal undeitono and some striking gains
were recorded In Issues , which do not fic-
qifntly assume much prominence in the
trading , particuiaily the Missouri Pacific
mortgages Special inlluences wero. instiu-
mental in effecting wide changes in numer
ous cases
United States old is , registered , declined
' / - ' pci cent , the new 4s * K , the 5 and tlio old
tJ , coupon , ai and the 3s > ,4 per cent In the
b'd pi Ice
The Commercial Advertiser's London
financial cablegram B.IV&"Tlio : markets
hero continue inactive , but the tone today
was good Ameileans were exceptionally
dull The bulls wtro disappointed by tlie
Union Pacific dividend. Union Paclllc and
Cential Paclllc were the weakest features ,
while tlie coalers , Noi them l > ac Hie , Atcni-
son picferie.il wer * steady. Spanish 1- were
htrong at 573i Coppeis weno Iractlonallv
lower The Credit Ljonnaise did Its llrst
arbitrage business in Anncondas , with New
Yoik todav. Eight thousand pounds ster
ling In gold arrived from Austiall.i "
'Ihe following are the closing quotations
for the leading stocks on the New York
exrlinnge today :
, AlciiiLjn ! ! l' > elo 2d iifel Si'J
ilo pfd . . . l l\j St L S , S. W . . . !
nilllinoie & Ohio. CO do ] > Jd 27 %
J lai idi I'4ijrt . . . 87'1 fct Paul 1271
CMnail i Souilmn . . Wi's do pM lf ' 'i
Ccnlral l'a < illo . . MV fat 1' . & - Oin
I'liesi. & . Ohio All do pfd. . . .
Chi .1. Alton 1" ! So. 1'nclllo Jin
C , H & Q . 13'js - > o Kallwaj 12V
Chi. & . U 111 C7Hdo I'M 4Si
do jifd 122 Te\us S , IMclllo. . . . " 4it
CTii nV l-'t Ijiilun Pacific 4i' '
( Jill Iml. & l < 8 do pld 78V
, lo pfd -13 "IT. T. U. .V O . 12
Gill & N W 141'ial > J8li i'/i
elo jifd 1'Jl do nrd i. 5Hi
c. c c. & . st. L . rijijinicoi. . & . L n. . . . nVj
do ] ifd tiC's uo T'fil 32Vs
I > el & Hudson. . . . IH'/a ' Vcteins U\ Ul
Del 1. & . \f 101 American Kx Ill
De-n. i. Illo Cl . . Sl'i Unltiel Mates Hx M'i
" " ' " ' '
irlo ( non ) . . . . . . ! 14 > 4 A c ot Oil S6h
do Jt > t pfil , . . . ' ' > I do J'f'l > -
1't Wayne 178 Amen. ! plilt3 35
lit Noi pfd Itn-Mj do pfd Wit
IloclthiK Vul 5K Amcr. 'Jcdiacco . .l 7V4
IlllnolH e'onuiil . . 114u elo pfil ll <
UiKo Drlc & . W. . . IS'i ' fans ( ! ' { h
do jifel tit Cam C\ible Co liS
Iiil-n Wiore 2 < ) i > Col r. Iron. . . . 3i'/4 '
Ixuils d Ntafcli. . . OTi eJiu pM ' 14
Jlanuitun L. . . 10J Ocn Hlewtrlo 118
Me'l f-l _ . . . -2 Havi-nll Com Co . 7SU
Mlihlirmi ctiitrul. . Ill IiiooKlyii 'llaiult. . OJ
Minn V SI L . . . 61 Inter Taper . . . . 62Va
do Isl pM. . . . W do pfil 0
Jlo 1'aelllc IS i Ln e'lcelo Dun f.2
MobileS. . Ohio . . . . "t " " ' ' ' ' ' ' '
Mo. K. & T U'2 ' Ilo . . . . . . . . . '
di > pfd l > it 1,111 oil 4Mi
N. .1 re-niral . . . . H2' ' < . , -uci. c Mali * * *
N Y. Central . . . 134'j I' , plt''n OHP J14V4
N. Y. Clil & HI L UVi I'ulli'.nii I'rl 158 ,
dii aet pM C-'i < llMr e'ert S ' 4
I ilo 2.1 pfd ! ! Sninilard 1' & T. . 84
Xor.Vcsl IS SiiKar IJJM.
No A n ii t _ o ( > o elD j.M---- '
Xo Paclllo II * . T c' & Iron . . . 47
do pfd 7k } ! U. S. leather
Ontario .v , W 17" do pM. . .
Ore. H S. Nnv 45 U. S HublxT
Ore Klioit Line . . . 42ij do
1'ac Coast 1st I'M. fS UVttcrn Union . . . . '
ilo 2J pfJ < < 1 il < T4l Sieel f > H4
i I'ltlDhiiru 1FO elo jifil S" i
lle.iillni ; "I Amir Steel & W. M ;
do fHt pfd . . . . Cii do Jifd 10I'
It. a. W SO Orei Nnv pfil 70
ilo pM . . . . . . . . . 75 1'ac Coast . . . . . . - , ; . , .
llock IfilunU 110 % do U pM"j '
bt. I . & h. r n t Colorado Southern. 7
do ) ) fa. . . 7U4I Ju Ptd Wts
"
Klrst asit. paid. * * Second aast. paid.
The total sale's of stocks today worn 315 400
hhaies , liiLlu-liiiK : Atohl on pieforred , 11-
675 ; Central Paclllc , 6,000 , Uiirllnaton , 3,893 ,
Jlanhattan , 4525 , .Miitropolltan Slrect Hall
way , 1,4(15 ; lUadlng 1st preferred. 'J,7uO ;
Union Paclllc , UUO ; Ontallo A : Weytein.
7.1JU , St Paul , 10,055 : Amei lean Steel and
Wire , lU.OSO , Amei lean Spliits preferitd ,
Tennebbco Coal and lion , S.COO ,
Illlllllllllll ,
NEW YORK , Slarch 11 The. following are
the losing prle era fur mining bhaics :
. . .
I'rottii I'olnl . 1" . Oilhlr . 100
Con I'nl anj Ya . 160 1'lymuiitli . . . l"
neacluocxl . 45
( Jouia & Currje ; . . 35 dp i > M . o >
llala & . Xorcrow , 30 li-rra Xovaclu . . . . IS1 *
H'andari . 3VO
Silver . W I'nion Con . 45
Mexican . 05 Yellow Jiul.et . . . 15
IVe-eMj Haul ; Stali'lili'iit ,
NEW YORK. March 11Tho weekly bank
late-incut tshovv the following changed.
Surplus ro1tf decrease , 1137' IZu loons ,
drore adif,1 nf-.on
rt v re ! < se Jl.ZOfi 900 , de-
posin ' decrease. l lirOtX > . circulation , de
crease. $26 701 The batiks now hold $33,203-
000 In KCP < S of legal roqulrcmpnts
Ni-vi \ ork Moiipy MnrUct.
Ni\V YOllK. Mann 11-MONMJY ON
TALI/ Steady , at 2'sfi,1) ) p'r cent ; last
loan , 3 per rent
PillMH MimCANTIt.n PAPnil-3
per cent.
9T13HL1NO DXCHANCJn Steady. \vlth
actual buiiness In bankers' bills at $1 $ SB 4W
4 1 15\ for demand and at $1 3siT.g4 | fejr f V
divs , posted rates , $ l.x4'4tf4 , and $1 bC < sW
4S7 , commercial bills , $1 M'fcifM.SI
SILVKU CI3KTlKICATiS : Nominally
.
llAR SILi-c.
MEXICAN not.IARS-li'4e. ' „
liONUS CIov erturiein bond ? , easy : roll-
road bonds , easier , ftilt'rt States 3" , 107 ;
Sun Priim-fNru MlnliiK ( luotiitlotiN.
SAX FRANCISCO , Match 11. Th ofllclal
closing quotations for mlnlim stocks today
were as follows :
Slhcr bars , 59sjc ; Moxu-an dollars , < 7V > ®
4Sc. Urafts , sig-ht , IGc , telegraph ,
I.iiluloli Moulc ( tiKitntloiiD.
LONDON , Match 11. 4. p. m Closing :
Con 'o ! s , money. . 110 7-1C V. Central
Conol" , nect . UO"B
c j mid Ian l'.w.illo . 90'i '
15-lo . . . . lti < , Union Pac pfd
ilo 1st pfJ . . . S %
llllntils I'Miiral n , , I. \ . V
N'oriheni 1'uc ptd st' . Grand Trunk
bt 1'aul amiunon liO %
BAR SILVHR Steady at 27d. .
MONh\- , per cent.
Rate of discount in open market for short
and three months' bills , 214Q21i per cent.
Kliiniioinlntci. .
NEW YORK , Match 11 The Imports of
specie hist wok were J.,719 ! in gold and
W.1CO in silver The oxpoits of gold and
slher from this port to all countries for
this -week aggregate ; SI , 121,447 , silver bars
and coin , and J.iOj.WI gold
NEW ORLEANS. March 11. Clearings ,
SlB31S.'l ; New York exchange , bank , $1 pie-
mliim , conim rclal , 25c premium.
CINCINNATI. March II. Moncv , ZWSS
per cent. New Yoik exchange , 33c discount ,
ST LOUIS , March 11 Clearings , $3,769-
7T ? , balances , SDUI.Sa'J , mono , oti7 per cent ;
Now York exchange , 15c discount bid , par
asked
OHK'AGO , Mnich 11. Stocks active ;
Straw bonid , 32 , Allev L , 7tJIi- , Diamond
Match , H7 , Nortli Plilcago , 220 , West Chicago
cage , 91'i , National Biscuit , common , 50'J ;
National BIcult , preterrcd , 11J , clearings ,
SlS.t,1) ) " 307 , bilanees , $2,803 , 93 ; New Yoik e\-
ihangre , 30c discount , sterling exchange ,
posted rates , ? l Sj'fl.S7 ' ( , actual rates , $4.Wi
t < 4 S B , ti\ty da\s , Jl.SSfrl S4" . .
I'HILADULPHIAHich 11. Clearings ,
J1B.70010I. balances. $2 001.7M.
XI5W YOliK , Maiih -dealings , $213-
SuSu9'J , bilanees , JlttMi4 10s.
BOSTON Much 11. Clearings , $22,848,371 ;
balances , , $2,5S1CM.
! ' < > rt-Imi I'ln.-ini-liil.
PARIS , M-irch 11 Pikes - ere nrm on
the bom so today , Spanish 4s ilslng substan
tially undei the inlluenec of otions | , spec u-
lution in view of appioicli'iiK settlement
and hoa\y bear co\eiliiis Othci Intel na
tional sicuiltlos were -laB'nant Rio llntos
weio heja\j on the r poi t of a laige holder
of these se'curitles De Beers woie in good
demand and reecneied Kalllrs weio Ilrm ,
with th1 exception of Hast Rands Char
tered securities were In Rood demand on
Cecil Rhodes' vls't ' to Berlin Three per
cent rentes , 101f 17'ic t'oi the account , e\-
ch ingj on London J > s 21c for checks. Span-
lull 4- closed nt 5S W.
IXJNDON , Manh 11. Oold premium at
Buenos A\res. lid JO. Amount of bullion
taken Into the Bunk of Ihml.mJ cm bilaiints
today. JLS.OOO The market for American so-
vuiltlts , after a dull and rather weak open
ing on Now Yoik selling oid iwas
ilimer , but the close was weaker. Spanish
Is closed at 74.73
BU11LIN , Mot ch 11 International securi
ties were Ilrm on the bourse today and
Spanish 4.5 advanced fihnply In i espouse
to w tern niUlces. Amer'c-aiis and Cann-
dan ! Parities were dull. Ix > ual bccmltles
were Ilrm.
AVoul
LONDON , Mnich -Tho b = st selection
of the borles was offered at the wool aur-
tlon salm today. The offcilnjrs were ] J 41W
bales , Inelinllng good lines < if llne-lnliul
Now South Wii'cs , QueeiiHlind and Vlitorli
merinos , which w ° ie laicelv taken by the
rrench , German and Belt'l in buyois after
a spliited competition A f i w c-holco Rus
sian orossbrrds and some grades of Oee-
IOIIK weio taken prlnclnilh by the home
trade. During tlu week Dii 000 Inle-s wuo
sold To lowing me today" s-alis , NI w
South W le.i 9 'WO biles , sroured. Oil ,0s ;
greasy , 4' ' ( Kilsld Qiieeii'lind 1UO bales ;
scoured Is'uls J'-.d. ' grinsv. 6fj9d Victor ! i ,
1,200 bales , scouit'd 10' . .d5Is 2'-.d . ; greasy ,
CM/ South Austral ! i , (0) ( bales , grca v ,
fiUf(7l ( > , \VtstAustrala "CO bales , scoured ,
ln"lUiftilB3 > < d. N w Zealand , 3S"0 biles ,
scoured , ( , Uil5ls2d. | greasy , l 4Q10'jd ' t'apo
of Good Hope and Nitnl , 1 WX ) bale's ,
sc-omed , fld'iliiM ; ureusy , b'S'siO'id.
The oneilnss fai ne\t wvek's Bales
amount to 75,700 bales ' 1 arilvals to date
for the next werli s cons'st of 7.1 MJ bales ,
ln ' udlng 23500 bales lorwarded direct. Im
ports dining the week wire afl follows : Now
South \\uhB , l'Ji,53 , liti-H , Queensland , 2,837
bales ; Melbourne , < < 92S bales , .SniUh Aus-
tralli , 3J1 ( bhle- , New Xt-iland 3liO : ! ba 03 ;
Capo of quod Hope and N.Uti . b iil bales ,
Biisith , 931 bales , Slntrupore , 1,001 bales ;
Dmiklik 719 bales , ilnewhoie , 72ri bules
ST LOUIS , March -WOOJ.r-Dull and
cju'et ; medium ISftlM-.c. light Ijnt * . 12ulDc ;
heavy line , { Jjl3c , tub waslod , liftluc.
NHW YORK. Man h -C'Oin''in-pp- -
thns ste-udy nt unehungeff prleos , and while
quiet H showed a hcalthj undertone
thioughovt the session Foreign cnblos
were difuppolntlini. , Iiiuzllinn roctlpts full
and spot demand 'lafk , l u these factoiH
were offpot l > y jiHte-rdij'B big reduction In
th" long IntMviPs very heavy warehouse )
delUerios and the- belief that short account
was unlubllflublv large Ploged steady , un
changed to 0 pulnls higher Sale * , 9,750
bags , ineludlmr March $3 CO Apr I. $5 00.
Ma > , $310 , July , Su25 , .September , jj 15 , Oc
tober , J."if.O ; No\ umber , $3K. Dcconiber ,
J5CS Spot i-offie , Rio. dull1 No. 7 invoice ,
UH.C ; No. 7 Jobbing , C5ic Mild , ciulet ; Coi-
dova ,
Drli'tl I'rultx ,
NISW YORK March ll.-CALU'ORNIA
DR113D 1'UUITS Steady. livapniatcd ap.
ple . common , DttTe : chulcc' , aHJiO c. fancy ,
[ tfcSjlOc. 1'runes l&10c Ajuliot.s , Rojal ,
12M" Mror Pirk IWITcPeachcu , un-
peeled. Ofille ; po ltd. 23ii2tC.
OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET
Jinn of Oattlo Is Fair for a Sat-
urday.
PRICES ON GOOD STUFF HOLD UP WELL
> K Arc In fiuiiil Drmuiul with ( In *
Value * Up Unit a nlnio llluher
'I'll II u I'.nrlj lit Ihu
Week.
SOUTH OMAHA , Mnrcl ) 11.
Catll ; . Hogs Shocp.
Receipts today . 334 P.2IO 4l ! >
OlllclnlMoiulny . S o 1,131 t.lJo
Uillclal Tuesday . . . . . 2,17f B.OIO 4.254
Olllclnl Wednesday . 2,0b2 C.K.2 12,3 3
Olllelal Thin sda > . 2,213 , S.227 C.Jll
Olllclal Friday . 1.405 S.3SS 2,32.1
SK days this week . ! Uo7 3 637 30131
Same dnys last week . . .12,145 39.2M 3JM > 2
Samp davs week liefore. . fi sua 32,104 30.7IS
Siuno tlirco weeks a no .12.3IG 30t,93 30i)2s
Average price paid for IIOKS for the last
se\cral days with comparisons :
Indicates Simdai.
The olllclal number of cars of block
biought In today by each road was :
, , . . Cattle. Hogs.
O. o r
& St. L. Uy
Missouri Pacific 4 "
Union Paclllcn System 1 10 1
C & N W. Uy i
F , E k M. V U U C 12
B. & M. U. U U 7 ID
C. , B. & Q Uy 4
C. . U , I. & P. Uy. , W . . 4 ! !
Clippies and driven In 13 40 190
Total cars l7 Si l
The disposition of the day's receipts was
as follows each bujer pinchablng the num
ber of head Indicated :
Cattlo. Hogs Sheep
Omaha Packing Co 497
Tlie G. II. Hammond Co. . 21 1,000
Swift and Company 39 710
The ) Cudahy Packing- . . &S 41
P D. Aimoui 15 1,057
Vuiibant iS Co 14
Lobman & Hothtclillds . . . 9
W. 1 Stephens 2
Huston & Co 4
Hill & Huntzltmer 2
L. F. Husz 70
Livingston & Sohaler . . . . 1
Swift , from the country 250
Other buyers S3
Totals 354 4,155 291
CATTLE-Once- sreat while cattle sell
well on a Satind y but It it not often and
shippers are foolish to stnd cattle on the
last day of the week to this maiket or any
other Ihere IB no reason whj packeis
should buy cattle on Saturday to be carried
over until Monda ) unless they could bu >
them at a reduction. For that reason It had
come * to. be the cnse in all the markets of
the country that there is practically no mar
ket on the last da > of the week
Today there were only a few cattle of any
kind hero and few were wanted. In other
woids , it was a tjplcal Saturday's marn.e't.
No one seemed to care for the five or sl\
loads of beef cattle In the yaids and there
was practically no maikot.
There hns been a fair run of cattle this
weuk , as compared with recent weeks The
market on all kinds of beef steers excepting
good cattle Is 10f(13c lower than last wccit.
As there Is only occasionally a load of gond
cattle coming to this market almost c\en-
thing sold lower the last of the we.k In
the wnj of beef steers
The maiket on desirable kinds of cows
and heifers has not been \ery much low T
this neck , but on the general run salues
aie about 10iil5c lower. The most noticeable
change of the wtek has been in the case
of luills , which have declined on an a\ciigo
fully 25e nnd were \ory slow sale at that.
Veal calves sold well all the week at the
sam * old prices , that Is at JU.50S6.75 lor the
best
Stockers and feeders , If choice , were good
sellers all the week , the demand be ng
especially actlv for good light yen ling
stuff. Prices on that kinds of stock cattlj art-
very high. On one or two days of the week
feeder liuyers took hold of the warmed-up
cattle quite wll and in that way helped out
the beef market Representative sales.
cncr STUURS.
HOCiS Today's imirkct was 3 7'ic '
tlmu yoitorilny and fairly activeat the ad
vance , so that practically all HIP hosj-i
chantrod hnmlt In Bond Mason The prlct <
nald tniiKCd from $ T " > to $370 , as afrilnit
} l 42'-jJViJf'iteiilav ! ' ! ) ( LlKlltandllRlit inlved
loads Hold today lit $ .ICVii3(0 ( , and vcsttiiluv
the hfime v\clfi-hlH lnaiiKllt W 421L0 ! & < , < Thu. .
hi'iivlor mixed loads old todiy at $1 ( Mt
3 OJ'i , and jesteuhi ) they went at $ ! rJli ) i
3571.- Some ffood IIP ivy loud- and KJU !
hutclier vvelnhtB bold up to $ J Cl , with one
nilnie lifavy at $ i"0 , wlilch was the top , na
iiRainst $ ! .K'i. M.steiday.
The lioif in.irltpt this week Rtnrtod out
vvlth v lines rather ow. and gradually
viorked hlKlie'r until on Wfil'iesilaj , when
the hlKh point of UKvvcek vs m tone IK cl
Then values ea'i'il off until 1'rlilny , v\lun
the low iioint of the week was reached
\\Ith tlio dote uf tlip vvtek v.ilueH nro just
about 5c liighu than tltu > "wore at the opn-
In ' A careful examination eif tlie accom-
panyiiiK t iljlo ol aveiage prlc-e- . v\lll Hliovv
the amount of the \irlatlon In values fium
SHI3I3P Ther * was nolhlng hero to make
a market The one car recelve-d wan con
signed direct to a packer and wab not
olfcred for gale , BO that tlic-ro was ( lutlupg
to make a test of the market.
The sheep market this week has not been
In bad shape by any means , though on iomu
days It WBB lather slow. One thing la
certain and that Is that the South Omaha
market would compare favorably whn any
othf > r mnrkft Hnndj weight ihefp hnvt
be-on In good deniHliel on limit lay.n if the
work and have sold nt fun ; , itc.i Iv PIICM.
Hc.u > sheep litiv > be en ne lc i M to emi >
evtrnt bv packers and In all probability
would luive sold lower had It not been for
mitildo Mippott lo the market Ai it wins
lieavv sliwp were barely steady for th
w rek.
Lnmln have been good sellixfl. anel the
miikct Is 1M20c hlRher than If wns a ve k
ago \7oslern lambs that sold last v.itk
at M7rt went n.i high as JI.W un Frleliy of
this week
Quotations areOood to choice fed west
ern wethers , $ ! 20fil26 , fair to gooel , 51 1 W
4 2(1 ( , choice \vesterii vearllliK''i $ l.20B4S- " ! O
fnlr to Ronl western jearllngs. $1,15 420 ;
good to chnlceveiiern e-w s , f370f3iO ? ! , fnlr
to good western ewe * , ft BOJTH 70 ; good to
choice native lambs. $ lWei4.90 ; good to
clio'c-e ' vvosirrn Inml s , $ | 76 f4 < 5 , fnlr lo KOOd
. .VTJo.r2.lini' ] W1T.0 fppor wfttprs ,
} l COeTl S5 ; feeder lnmb < r $1 OOff I 40. cull * HotMi.
$2 eons 00 ; cull lambs. } 3 00 3 60. itciircsonia *
MVP sales :
No AV. l r.
, f ) mil ewes 93 tj p , )
2 Intnlw CO 4 W
MV1J .STOCK .MAIlKMl' .
Cattle Se-lt nt t iH'liiuiue-tl l'rlcellnnn
In Ai'tl\r lli'iiuiiid ,
CIlIOAno , March 11. The few offprint " , )
of cattle that came on HIP market toilnj'
weio sold nt uiiphaiiRpd prices , lulos lielntf
on a b.islt of $1V.Ij590 . for the roniliioncst
to tlio best Blades of nillvc sleers.
There1 wns nn active dpmnml fet IIOBH fit
nn advance of 2V. Bale * bilnir nt $3 fOJf3.i'i ! )
for commoner lnt up to $1Wi395 for the
best dimes. The bulk of offerings solel nt
$ i75y390 and plijjj went lartfely at $3.131 ?
[ J63
! Most ot the sheep and lambs received to
day wore consignee ! direct to packets , so
, there w re few cattle on the market. Prices
Were Uliehaimeel , sheep being quotable ) tit
$1TO'i4 ( la , jearllngs , $1 10Tf4. 0 , and lambs nt
Rpci-Ipis : Cattle' , 400 head ; hogs , 21t 0
head , sheep , 4,000 lipnel
KaiimiN flt.t l.ltu s < oeli.
KANSAS CITY , Mnrrh 11-CATTLE
llpcelpts 90 head , supplv too llKht to KO
nround , prices unchanged Active demand
this week for llnlshed MUniRhterlnir Htock ,
nil ill sit able offtrinss splllni ; remit v ot
lirin prices Liberal Hiipply of imtlnfsheel
cattle that were slow si p and omo of the
le-a t desirable binichrs 'nt lov\er prlcet.
Ilea\y natlvp Hirers , $5 ififiif.O ; . , ineelliim
steers $ I40T(5,15. llKht\volht ( stpprs. $120S ( )
C.OO , stoiKri.M and fee'ders , $ .1GOT(5nO ( ; oan-
1101" . $22VilOO , bulls , $ TOOfi425. eu ves. $ j.fO
(17GOO ( KM e-\\t. western steers , $37iV3r > 00 ;
Tesaus } 3 S-'iliB 00
UOCtS Rei lits. | 43TO head Market
openexl hluher , rioted weak with the ad
vance lost. The lliht Kiipplv thl week liai
slightly stlmil ated pi Ices the net liiernihe
inaltie nmountliiR to about Be. Sales to
dav Heavv , $ Jf,31SO. . iiii\ed packeis ,
$3 fwfi.l 75 , lights 53 15j3 TO.
SHIMReielpto ! , Js5 head. Prices
stead } , model ate MJpplv of sheep this week
Htrenglheiipil the demand and piopcrly
ilnlshed lambs advanceil 205i25e Good unit-
tons active at Htm pi Ices Limlit , $1 EOW
4 D , Mnr'lngs. $120111 50 wethers. $3 705JI
425 , ewes , JJ.OOSJs , " , stoekeis and feeders ,
$2 OOIj I 25.
St. I. mil * ll\e Slin-l. .
ST I.OflS , March 11 CATTLE ne-
ceipts , , ; iw heud , includliiK 100 Texans Mar f
ket practically unchanged from one week
ago icji natives , TP.VUIS stroiis mid lilghei :
fair lo fancy native shipping and e\poit
steers. $ IV fjB75. bulk of wiles , $476fi5r 0 ;
dressed beef and butcher sneer * . $375yr > 10.
bulk of hales40Til75 ! , steers , under l.OuO
Ibs , $ Tlri1i4lO bulk of sules J4.00i74 25 ;
stocKcis and feeelers , $325ii4S5 , bulk of
Mies , $ ' ! 5y > il50 cows and heifers , $200j4iiOt }
bulk of cows , $2 "Sal 10 , bulk of heifers $1 ( > i )
ft I 00 cniinlng I'ows , $150Si275. bullss f 2 35W
4 75 , Texas and Indian steers , $ J 00f5 10 , bulk
of "ales , $1300470 ; cows and heifers , $235
( Sioo
HOGS Receipts. R 100 head Market
stioiiK , plgb and lights , fl r,013 75 , packois ,
$3 fw-iiS SO , butchers $3 Vi " ! l.Vj
SlinUP Receipts. 900" head Market
titp.idv , natlvo mutton' . $ I2.WI50 ; lamlis
$5 OO'iio 30 , bucks. $2 75ii3.75 , Texas' ' and Mexi
can blicep , $3601(4.00 (
NEW YORK. March 11 HEnVES Re
ceipt , 2C1 hend , nolhlmr cloini ; ; feeling
stead ) expoits , 010 head cattle , 20 head
bhecp and j ! ii > quaiteis of beef.
CALVES Receipts , 2 head , nominal ; veal ,
$075
SHEEP AND LAMDS Steady. Lnmbs
' .owcr , t-hf-ep $42505.00 , lambs , $5.45T5.S3 ;
mainly. $ ? thiTf fi STi
HOGS Receipts , 1,702 head ; none for sale ;
quotitloiibj , $1 101i I 25
Cliicliiniill I.It ( ! Moc'Ir.
CINCINNATf. March 11. HOGS-Strong ,
higher. $ i25T90
CATTLE Stfndy. $2 75175.10
SHEEP AND L-AMHS Sheep , steady ,
$2.25ii425. Lambs , .steady , $ IOO'ff535.
Stock In
Following are the receipts at the four
principal western markets foi March 11 :
C.'ttle. Hogs. Sheep.
Omaha Til 9.J11 44S
ChliMgo 400 21,00) ) 4,001
Kansas City 90 4310
St. Louis 300 H10J
Totals 1,121 39.CI9
ll\ ( iriiiii ami I'roi | HIIIIN.
LIVERPOOL , M.uch 11 WHEAT Dull ,
Tifild lower. March , 5s D'4d , May , Cs 5'id ;
Juh , SriVl
CORN Hull rid lower ; March , 3s Gd ;
JI.iv Is 4'Hd Julv 3s Oil
PROVISIONS rice f , dull ; extra India
moss , nis , pi line mess , COs Pork , dull , prlmo
m ss , line wcstein , 47s Od , pr'mo ' me\s- , me
dium western Ij-i Hams , slioit cut , steady ,
33s Cd I ! u on , short libs Ilrm 27s Od , long
cleir middles he-avv , bteid.v. 27s , long clear
middle , light , steadj , 27s ( d , short clear
backs , US lo lb Ibs. , steady. 27s Cd , clear bel-
Iks , stc'iely , ills Id Shoulders , siiuuru ,
si ady , 21s. Laid , inline vvestern , easy , 273
Del P LOUR St. Louis fancy winter , steady ,
'
HOPS At London ( Paclllo coast ) , firm , 4
15sfS , r.s
CIirrSE rirmAinorlean ; finest whlto
and coined , KOs
TALLOW Prlmo steam , clly , 23s Cd
OILS < "ottonsced. Llvcipool rellntd , Ilrm ,
IGs 9d Linseed , 1'Jf.
UUTTKR Flncbt United States , 1)03 ) ; goo4.
S3sI'EASCanadlan , fs 10.1.
CIlK'Inlilltl Mltrl.el.
CINCINNATI , Mnrth H.-PLOUR-Dull ,
' "
\\IEAT | Ea"y ; No 2 red 73c
CORN teaelv. No. 2 mUoel , HGo.
OA'lH-Stenih No. ! > mixed , M'/.c. '
RYE Easy. No 2 , GOe
PROVIMONK Lnid. e isy1 12' ' * . Hulk
meat ! ' Him , $17" Huron , qultt , 3ii,70 ,
WHISK Y Stenly , $1.20.
UUlTEH-Qllle't
EC1H" E isier lOc.
-Mlniii-Mii.ills Win-lit
MINNEAPOLIS. March II FLOUR
Sti'iul ) . Hi1 ! patents , \K \ > lii3tr , . second pat
en IN $ l45TCirir. Ilrtt e-lenr $2TOt(2.70. (
HIIAN III hulk , $11007(1130.
l'lillllilllih In I'roeliii'i *
PHILADELPHIA. March 11 - HUTTER
Slemb fumy wcHt'rn cii'iuneiy , 2Qc.
EGGK Weak and 2u lowei , we-tern , 12'/4c. '
CllEESK-rirm.
NEW YORK , March 11-SUGAR-RaW ,
strong , with niiw irel lend ncy , filr irflnlng ,
llfi-lCe , ic'iitllfiignl , W te-st 4 13-IGc : mo-
\uneu \ Hii ar , 31.-10o ! Re-lined Hi in ; No. 6 ,
49-lCc No 7 , l''C ' , No X , 17-llc , No. 9 ,
HkC , No 10. 4)ie , No 11 , 15-10 , No 12 ,
IG-li > p No H , lfi-1Gc. No. 4 I G-1G < ; mniild
A 53-IGr , Htandaid A , Bi. confi'ctloneifi A ,
Cc , cut oaf , f/U. crushed Cr' ' P , powdered ,
5'ic- granulated , T.'KC ' , i lilies , 5''iC. '
NEVV" ORLEANS Manh II-SUGAR
Open kettle , 37ie , open kettle , rantrifuenl ,
arl-init ( o-loi , ceiitiirii'jal yellow I > 4Jp
411-lle si'c onels , 2l4/ii | 15-lGc. Mo'.ahHC'S ,
centilfusal , lirm , 75jlOe
mm DDYD * G9. ,
'J'clcpliotiu lo ; ! ! ) . Oninli.t , Neb
COMMISSION ,
CHAIN , I'HOVISJONS and STOCKS
UOAII ) 01' TIIAIIl ! .
Dlrcl wir * < * lt > eiiiiui ! . , -'i New York.
John A Warrtr. tt Co.
rot.r 1053
HRPEHMEYaCO.
RPOrMHnirEBLDQ. BRANCH I03BH&T
OrUllA ntD UHCOUt MED
SHARES SOLD V
Something m-w In aloekii and IjondB , pa >
200 per cent pf-r > ear on lu\-Htini nt ; tiny
iiiiiouni , investors < oturcd , payable any
( line , no speculation , beat re.feronc'i Write
for particulars. Investors' Truut , 1221 Arch
Bt. , Philadelphia , I'o.