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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 30, 1899)
THE OMAHA DA1LV 15EK : SATTRUAV , 1) HCEISI UEll 00. 181M ) . COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL Wheat Eitly Shows a Blight Gain , Oloilng at Unchanged Prices. STEADIED BY THE LIVERPOOL ADVANCE Corn Clones n Simile Lower nnd ( Hits I'lit.'linnilt'd IIKI ! < ItfiM'llitN oC Wliriit nml Corn Pro- i > IftlollN Stfllll ) . CHICAGO , Dec. 29-The Liverpool nd- \ance unel light lecolpls were n steadying influence to a. very quiet wheat market to dny , Mny closing unchanged from ycster- dny. Corn closed n shndo lower nnd oats unchanged. At the close provision" were jirnetlcnlly unehnngeil freim yestelelny. Animated by n desire to emulate the Liv erpool market , which exhibited some ntrength nnd with light rore'pts ' ns n sup port , wheat at the opening o far shook oft the holldny drowsiness as to show a shade gain , Mny nt G9V 9V4c Hnvlng ( stnbllshed n pathway Ho In width , the mnrket pro- reeded to keep within that innge , oce a- Klonully stopping to catch n few momeniK' filee-p The close was steady , rfnchanged from yesterday , Mny ut G9'c. The foreign tlemnnel was flat nnd the local but little better. New York reported twelve loads taken for export. Seaboard clearances were repml In wheat and flour to 451,000 bu Pri mary recqlptH were 110,000 bu , compared with 753,100 bu last year Minneapolis nnd Dtllulh reported 333 cars , against 110 last week and 4JS a year ago Local receipts were 119 car" , 20 of contract grade. Corn vvas steady , but notable principally fur Its dullness Retelpts were light , tleai- nnees liberal and country offerings small Klovalor people sold sparingly their offer ing ! ' being readily taken by shorts and the bull crowd us well ns" by rhlppers. Some thing of an outside demand developed about the mlddlei of the session. Local receipts ivero 217 cars Atlantic port exports for the day vve > rt91,000 bu. May rangeel from T234P to 327f73V { , , clewing a shade under ) cs- terelay at 32V OntH were quiet , within a range of only l-1fic for Mav Shorts bought a little , but offerings were small. Local receipts were 127 car.s. May closed unchanged from jo1- terday at 2-t5 ; f(2.114C ( Provisions were dull , but not as much HO as the. grain markets The tone was steady Initial figures were the best for the day , but the early gain was lost on moderate Belling by longs The bull crowd vvas npathctlo and generally tiado was of an nvenlng up character The range vvas therefore n.inow May pork sold from $10 I2Vto $10.55 and closed unchanged at $10.I7'4 , Mn > lard from $5 SO to $ " > 8" , closing unchanged at $5 X2'/j and Mav r'b" from $5 5314 to $5.57' ' , the close showing a shade " gain "over yesteiday at $505 Estimate * ! receipts for tomorrow : A\ heat , Ki ears , corn , 290 curs , oath , 1S5 cars ; hogs , M.OOO head The lending futures r.infioJ ns follows ; Article" . ! Open. | High. I Low. I Close I Ycs'v. Wheat Dec rc Cfi Mav JulV ifa'dll Corn Dec. 30-Ti 30UI SOU Jan. 30 % 30 % 30VW 30 % May 32 % 32 % i-12 ; Oats- May Pork- Jan. 10 17V4I 10 17'il ' 10 12V 10 12 % ! 10 17Vs May 1055 10 63 "l 10 42Vb 10 I7' j 10 47'fc Xiard Jan f. G7Vj | 5 fi" I 5 G7'5 ' | ( V > Mav OSS" BS3"i 580 i 5S2U.I 5 S2U Ribs- Jan r 35 5 si I 5 ia 4 | r > 35 \ r s > Mav 5 55 5 57HI 5 52'j. | 5 55 | 5 55 No 2 Cash nuotntlons were as follows : FLOUR Steady : winter pntents $3 4017150 ; Btrnlghts $30017320. clear $2 901T3 10 : snrlng Breclnls $3 90 < fi4 00. spring pntents , $1 OOftS So ; straights $2 NXT/3 00 ; bakers , $190 253 ; low CWdHEAT-No 2 red , G7'v17GSc. CORN No 2 , SOfi.llc , No. 2 ) ellovv , 110 31OATS-No. 2 , 22VWi22ic ; No. 2 white , 2l'i O25V > c ; No. 1 white , i. * c. RYK No - . 52 > ic. BARLEY No. 2. 3Sff41c. SEEDS No 1 IIux ecd find northwest. Jl 41 > ,4. " Tlmothv. $2.35. Clover , contract grade. $ S OOfilO 00. PROVlSIONS-Me s pork , per bbl , $ > , S.fl 10.20. Lard , per 100 Ibs . $5 lOfiS.GJVs. Short ribs s'deT ( loofce ) , $5 2Vfi ? > 41. Dry salted shoulders ( boxed > $1-.37i405.50. Short clear Hides ( boxed ) , $5 50Tff GO WHISKY Distillers' finished goods , on basis lilcb wines , per sal , $1 23Vz SUGARS-Cut leif , $570 , grnnulnted , $513 Following are the receipts nnd shipments \rtlcles' Receipts. Shlpm'ts Flour.bbls 34.001 21.W WluTit hll . . 'J ' " ' -iWH. 252000 79.00C t'orn bu . . - flats hi . . . . . 21900.1 11J.CO : Rye.'bu I ! ! [ .OOO U.OOO Barley. 1' " 75'000 , ! 1lflXI ! On the Produce exchange today the but ler mnrket stendv ; crc.imciles , lGf/2i.c ; Cheese , llrm nt 12/12c. / Eggs , firm , fresh , 13'io. MJW YOHK MAIIKUT. for lit > Day 011 VnrloiiH Coiiiitiodlfl ICM. NEW YORK. Dec -FLOrR-Recelpts , n,7K3 bbls. ; exports. 1,811 bbls. ; dull but Bt'eady ; winter patents , $3 55 1 75 ; winter fltalghts , SlSofill.l , winter extras , S" 55f)2 ( ) 90 , winter low grades , $ > 25q2.40 ; Minnesota - nesota pntents. J1RMJ40G , Minnesota bak ers $2SOf(310 ( Rvo Hour , steady , fair to Koo'el , J1W)325 ) , choice to fane } . J3 30 3 50. Buckwheat flour , dull at J2 105J2 25 CORNMEAI/ Quiet , vellow western , S2c ; city. 77c : Brandyvvlne , $225f2.35 | HYE-Dull ; No. 2 western. 00c f. o b I f New Ye > rk. car- nflemt ; state r > e , 5 e c ° BARLEY-Steudv , feeding , I3\c c. I f New York , malting , 4S'55c ' ! c. i f New HARLEY MALT Quiet , wcstein , 5"flb5t\ WHEAT Receipts , 1,2,900 bu , exports , SOOO bu ; spot , llrni ; No 2 red , spot , 75'de f o b atlout , No 2 noi them , Dnliith , 79'/se ) No 1 haul , Duluth - f o. b tilloat ( prompt ; luth , M'ic ' f o b afloat . No 2 red , 72c , elevator Options opened Ilimcr on bc'tti'i cubit's than expected , but l uled dull ami featurelchs all dav I'le-aiunci's were larger although the expoil trade still luekoe ! vigor , e-lohcd dull but stead ) at 'Hi/He / ni'l ndvanco , March , 7ti1B5l"5e\ closed ut 75e Mny , 74 n-H5fi7l 15-K.c , cliihcd ut 7l7 c July elosed at 71 < 4c : Decembei , 7. ! 3-HQ7J 7-lOc c'losed ut 7"me- CORN Ret elpts , 15 f.no bu , exports , 15,1 , . flJ ] bu ; spot , steadv , No 2 , 40V' , spot , 1 o I ) ullout unit P.l'e ' ( elcvatoi Option m.uki'i optMictl McadN and was held all dav nn ui oven basis , InlliteiH-cd by lilgher e-ables uni lilg cleurances , closed stendv at 'sc ml' Vance , Muy , a > > 7iitj39f , e lo.se d at 3'Jo , Do. . t't'inber , ! i1'nc OATS-lli'celpts , 1H,200 ) bu , exports. 971 bu : spot. dull. No 2. . " > c. No 3. 2SVic ; No 2 vvhlto , Hie. No .1 white , 30c ; tiacK. mlxee western , ' "iTi.M'ic ' , truck while , 3lj3ic | Options tiuli't HAY StrtuU shipping. C5ft75o ; good te a nc crop. I9'sc ' ; fc\a's"drv , 21 io 30 "ibs" , fornlu , 21 tei 25 Ibs , , 21'fet- LEATHER -Sterd ) : hcmlo-k Role Uiiono : Avits. light to heav ) weights , J3l(2-5'sc ( ' , : aeld " " i'ROVISIONS- , i-tead ) . familv , $120 J1I1300 ; nifb8. tlOoO , lieef li.im$225UJcilOO Poi'k , ' tlrm. Hales , ' 6sn bills , iiiv.- , , u , uv , . 1075 ; short clear. $12001(1225 ( , familv. $110 CjI20l. Talliiv1 , , Hlc.itl ) . city , 5c , countiy RICE Quiet ; dome.stli , fair to extra , 4c. C'so ; Japun , 4i)5o ( ) \im \ - > , --i iidv ; New Orleans opei kettle , goo I to choice , 32(40i' ( PEANUTS Stead ) . funev hand-picked othei domeHtlc , Il'iiilc Long I t W per W FREIHHTS-Tei Llveipool , dull ; cotton b ; Hi-am 25x , TIIII b ) Mtoirn , 3d , nominnl METALS Tin again ellKplayetl Iciidlni FtreiiKtli In the local market , but othc nii'tul * weie ellscourufingl ) t-low us a ml nnd destitute of Interesting feature Le.u lii'jil about steady ami spelter t > heiweel Ir jt'gulurltv. whllt- Iron wan heavv and neg Iccted At the elo n the Metal exehang * railed plB Iron wairantB lovvet for futures lake copper , unc-hunged at $1650 , ( In quit' n i id liim at $ J"iJ5jJ5 | W , leael stead ) a t .70S4.75i | fcpcltcr , cas ) ut $4 55J/4 tw. Th brokers' pilto for lend is $1 43 nnd for copper - per JlR5o OMAII v ( , I.MUAI < MAHKCT. Conilllloti of Trmlf niul ( Inotntlottx nn * nil . niul rnnp ) Protlucc. EGGS Roro | | > t < < light , fresh Htock. 16c DRi.SSED POULTRY - Choleo to fancy turkeys , 9fj9'4o ' , ducks , 6fi7i , geese , 7'4gSo ' ; prlng chlekens GftGHc , hens , Co ; roosters , 4flC > c LIVE POULTRY-Hcn- ; spring chicken - on * , oc , old and stagey roosters , 3c , ducks , " ' . . . ceose , G'i ' , , ttirkos. 7c. IU rrijR Common to fair , IfijilGHc ; choice , ISfiHf , hotmrator , ie ; gathered irramer ) , 22fitMr l'Pi ? ( i8T lvc > t > cr lloz' " 5c < VEALS-Chclcc. 9c. - , . . . . , . . n A M i- t- - i lj per cnn , 2Je ; bulk standard , per gal , n 2o , extra select ? , per cnn , 30c ; extra BClects , per gal. , $1.0) , New York counts , P. ° - cnn' 3C | < Xavr York counts , per 100 , 2- HAY-Uplnnd , choice. $6 BO ; mldlnnd , choice , $ fi , lowlnnd , choice. $3 , rye straw , choice , $550 , No P corn. 27c ; No 3 white oats , 22i4c , crncketl rorn , per ton , $12 , corn nnd oits , chopped , per ton , J1250 , bran , per ton , $13 , shorts per ton. $14. VEGETAHLES. SWEET POTATOES-Per bbl , Illinois , B. Jirsevs $1 , Hrge bbls , Kansas , $2,75. 1'OTATOES-Per , bu. , choice. SOfrlOc. CAHUAGE-Per Ib , 1'fcc. Holland seed , CAULIFLOWER-Pcr rrnto , $2 BO. CRANUERRIES-Ucll & Bugle , per bbl. , 5850 , Jer eys , $6.23 ONIONS-Rotall way , \ellow , 65c ; red , 73 BR-ic CELERY-Pcr doz , 25030c ; California , per bunch , 45c. TURNIPS- Rutabagas , per Ib. . lUc ; Cana- . ' / MUSHROOMS Per Ib. box. , 50c. TOMATOES-Plorldn. per 6-basket crate , M 50fC. ( 00 KPvUITS. A 1'PLES Cholco western shipping stock , t300tf350 , Now York stock. $37557400. GRAPES-Callfornla Emperor. $2 ; Cntaw- nnj , per small basket , ISc , Malaga grapes , Her bbl. . $700 900 TROPICAL FRUITS. ORANGES Mcxicnn. per box. $3 ; Cal ifornia navels per box , $150J3.75. LEMONS-Cnllfornln , fnnev , $ IOOJTI25 ; choice California , W75Q100 ; Messina , $1 BOS > MISCELLANEOUS. HONEY-Per 24-"ectlon case , $3.253.50. NUTS Hlckorv nuty , large , per bu. , $1 ; shell barks , $1 2V7I1 35 FlOS-Callfornln layers , ner 10-lb. box , (1. ( California cnrton per 10-lb , box , $1.10. MAPLE SUGAR Per Ib . 9c. HIDES , TALLOW. ETC. HlDES-No. 1 green hides , S',4c ; No. 2 cfreen hides , 7'4e ' , No 1 salted hides , lOc ; No 2 salted hides , 9c , No. 1 veal calf , 8 to 12 Ibs. , 9c , No. 2 veal calf , 12 to 13 Ibs. , Sc. TALLOW , GREASE. ETC.-Tnllow. No , I. 4c ; No. 2 3c ; rough , 2c ; white grease , ! > iQ3V4c , yellow and brown grease , 2',43c. ( CHRISTMAS GREENS. TREES-5-ft . per doz. , $3 , 5 to S-ft. , per Joz. , $250 , 7 to 9-ft , per doz. , $350 ; 8 to ll-ft , per doz , $4 50 , extra largo sizes , 12 lo 24-ft , $200 450 HOLLY URANCHES Per case of about M Ibs , $ ! 50fi500 ; per bbl. , $ l.50ffl.75. MISTLETOE HRANCHES Per Ib , 20c ; per 2o-lb box , $3.75 , wreathing , 20 yds. , 75c. St. l.onlN Crtilii anil rro\lnloiiH. ST LOUIS , Dec 29 WHEAT Better ; No 2 red , cash , elevntor , B9c ; track , 72c ; December. C'c ) , May. 71'c ( : July , fi8 > 4c ; No. 2 hard. GI'yiiGGc ' , recelptb , 10,500 bushels. CORN-Hlgher , No 2 cash , 31c ; track , SlUlfi.'il'i.c , December , 3Ic : May , 31HS31c. OATS Dull ; No 2 cash. 23'/c ; track , 21 ® 24'i.c ; December , 23's-c ; May , 24\c ; No. 2 white. 25'Afi2oc. RYE-Steady at 33c FLOUR-Qulet ; patents , ? 345@3.15 ; extra funey. $ ! 10i315. clear , $275fi290. ( SEEDS Timothy , $2.0002. 35. Flaxseed , nominal , $1 44. HRAN Firm , hacked , east track , G1fM3c HAY Steadv te ) linn ; timothy , $8.00 12.00. prairie $7 50fi8 50 WHISKY-Steady at $1.23H. COTTONTIKS-$1 05 . HEMP TWINE 3c PROVISIONS-Poik. tc.idy standard me s , jobbing , now , $11 00 ; old , $9 50. Lard , steady , prime steam , $5.32V4 ; choice , $5.35. Dry salt boxed men's , extra hhorts , $5.30 ; clear ribs , $562'i , clear sides , $5S7' < . Ba ron , extiu phort , v , clear ribs , $6.23 ; clear Aide's. $ fi.'i7. METALS Lead , steady nt $4.G2'A. Spelter quiet at J4.40. I'OULTRY riim ; chickens , Gc ; turkeys SVfec , ducks , GM.C , geese , 5Vic. RECEIPTS-Floui , 4,000 bbls ; wheat. 11.- X)0 ) bu , corn 47,000 bu ; oats , 25,000 bu. SHIPMENTS Flour , 7,000 bbls. ; wheat 59,000 bu , corn , 30,000 bu ; oats , 27,000 bu. ! ! tit < er , KKK ami Cliccwc Miirltrt. PHILADELPHIA , Dec. 29 BUTTER- Flrm ; fancy western creamery , 2Sc ; tancy western prints , 30c. EGGS Klrm. fresh nearby , 22c ; fre ° h ttCHtern , 22c ; fresh southeastern , 20c ; fresh bouthern , 20c. CHEESE-Qulet. NEW YORK , Dec 29 BUTTER Re ceipts 2227 | ) kgs. , strong ; western cream- erv , 23ifi2Sc' ; June creamery , 2 Q2Gc ; factory mr2\c \ CHEESP : Receipts , Sll pkgs ; llrm ; fall made , fancy , small , 12VtfiKc , fall made t.incy , large , la CTlSc , late made. , small , 1271 IJ'ic. huge late made , ll O c. EGGS Receipts , 5.LSI pkgs , steady ; vveht- etn , ungraded , at mark , 15Q20c , western , 23c , loss off ST. LOUIS , Dec 21. BUTTER-Steady creamery , 231i2CKc ; dairy , 19@23c. iGGS-Steady at 17c. CHICAGO , Dec 29 BUTTER Steady ; crcameiles. lGii/2fic ; dalrle-i , 16J/22c. EGGS Firm at 17k-c. KANSAS CITY Dec 29 BUTTHR- Cieamery. 21Ti24c ; dairy , 17c. EGGS Heavier lecelpts caused quiet mar. kets , ficsh Missouri and Kansas stock tlr"ts , 15Vic dozen , cuses returned , storage 10 } ? 14 c KIIIINIIH City ( imlii a nil I'rni Iftlonn. KANSAS CITY , Dec. 29 WHEAT-May , ClJc : cash , No. 2 hard. Gl'G5e ' ; No. 3 , 51iG2'fee. No 2 red , G9i70c ; No. 3 , G2QGSe ; leceiats. 37 cars. CORN May , 2TOsC ! cash. No. 2 mixed , 2Sc ; No 2 white' . 28J4T ( 1c ; No. 3 , 2S' > c. OATS-NO 2 white , 21821140. RYE No 2. 49c HAY Choleo timothy , $9.00g950 ; choice prairie , $7 Oflji7 50. RECEIPTS Wheat , 22,200 bu ; corn , 39,001 bu . onts , 12,000 bu. SHIPMENTShent. . 19,800 bu. ; corn , 37. OJJ bu , oath , 5 , ( > 00 bull llI'l'iiool ( irnln mill Pi LIVERPOOL Doc 23.-WIIEAT-Spot No 2 icd western winter , lirm , 5s lOd ; fu. lures cloi-cd Hte.iel ) , March , 5s lid , May , 01 CORN Spot , American inKed , steady , 3- 5'/sd , futures. December , nominnl ; Jimuiiy steaelv. 1. " 5'4il , Fthruiry , steady , 3s 0' < .il PROVISIONS Hunib , short tut steady 41 B icon. Cumberland cut , llrm , 31s ; cleai bellies , Mead ) , JJs Gel. lllniicnpill Wilful nml I'lnnr. MINNEAPOLIS , Die 2D-WHEAT-Ii ; store No 1 noi them , December , dl'-c ' , Mu ) , 1.6V. . . July. G7 4e' On track , No 1 hard , G7c , Ne 1 northein , G51 c , No. : northein , G3e FLOUR-Firft putenth , $ .1.IO&350 ; secolul pntents , $ .12 ii30 : , llrst cle.ir , $2.2082,30. BRAN-Ill bulk , $11005(1125 ( Toledo Mnrl.i'l , TOLEDO , O. Dec. 23 WHEAT Dull cash higher. No. 2 , cash and December KdU , Ma ) , 7JV- CORN Dull and stead ) ; No 2 mixed , .12c OATS Dull and stead ) , No. 2 mixed. 2lc CLOVERSEED Dull and steady ; prlnv ca ll old. $1 75 bid ; Dee ember , $5.57 > Match , $5.05 asked i'oorlii InrLrt , PEORIA , Dee. 29-CORN-Stcndy ; new No ,1 , 29' t ! . OATS-Stcudv. No 3 white. 23fj2Jiio WHISKY Finn , on the basis of $123 for HnlshcU gooels l.ciirnlu . MILWAUKEE , Dec ' - " > -WHEAT-Dull No I northein , ftiVje. No 2 northern , file. RYE-Lowei , No 1. 53fi5le UARLEY-Steud ) . No 2 , 45fclGc ; cample 3j'd ( I3V.C Dliliilh Win-ill DULfTII Minn , Dec 21.-WHEAT-NO I hard cash , Ci , c No 1 northern , -aMi f.lVe. DieembPl , Cl' c , May , fS'8e , July No 2 northern. 62'8e. No. 3 spring \v i-fUi ) NEW ORLEANS UP < - 29 Secrelar ) lies ter'i vveekly cotton Htntement fchnwn th umount brought In sight. 215.3H bale ° ugulnst 44S.7JA foi the seven d.i ) ( < enellni idils dale Kibt ) cui. 372,305 ) enr bitforo las nnd 2S1.261 the hnmo tlmo In U96 Tola movement fiom September t to date. 5.S1J 311 bales , ncainst 7.550,310 last ) ear. 7.161. & ) Siu before lust nnd G.721,201 the fame tim In 1SW Tan p.ovemenl hiiue September fhou > re tcii'U at all L'n'trd StulcH ports , 3,914,22 bales , ngaliibt 5,742.59. . ) last year 5.I5G57 > cni before latt and 4t > 35,95.1 the same Urn in 1V.H5 overland across the MlgsUsippI Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mill nnd Canndn , 71In1e . nKalnsl 71917 ! Inst jonr 675510 jenr before last and 5W the nme time In ! * Southern mill tnk. Ings , M4.SM bales ngnln t SIR.Sm Inst ) eir I G,071 yenr before last nnd 43071 ame Hint In U95 Nor hi-rn mill tak'ngs ' , 1 101199 bnlfs ngnlnst 1,151.021 last yenr Foreign export' for the week hnve been 111.195 biles , agnlnsi 303S79 last vear , making the totnl thus fal for the n on 2.5221G3 bales , against 4,0i.i 520 Inst year , n decrease of 1,551157 bales The supply to date Is 6,131 212 halts , ngnlnsl 7 , 27,9M for the name period last jear. .MKNT ! , OP STOCKS AMI HOM'S , llellef SlioMit b > HIililliiK I P of Price * Slight HoMfllon. NK\V YOHK , Dec 29 The Now Yort slock market tetlfled Its tellrf over the practical completion of the ) early nettle , ment by bidding up prices In a strlklnf manner todny. There were lgns ot hes | . tntlon nnd reaction nt one time when th ( money rate flurried to 10 per cent slmul. lancously with the nppearnilco of the state ment of November earnings of the Chicago Burlington fi Qulncy railroad Till" state , ment showed n decrease In the surplir earnings after ohnrcos for the month ol nver $215,000 , and coming on top of ) cstei- da ) s similar exhibit b ) the Chicago Mil. waukeo & St. Paul , made a natural Impies. slon on tvntlmrnl ns going to show the In evitable effect of the high prices of material upon the operating expenses of rnllroids The > grangers were most affected , but price" In the rn'lrond list generally ran down te nbout Inst night's level. The completion ol the period of mono ) pressure , however Dvershndowcd nil other consldcintions ami gnve rite to n feeling on the part of so- airily holders closelv nkln to c\ul ntlon About the tlmo the Ixindein Stock ex change closed the most notable movement tif the day was Innuguiated The fact thai the periodical Stock exchange settlement was completed with no failure of grenl Importnnce wus a gratlflng surprise In the llnnnclnl world. The International ntock In the Into buying were the favorites II anticipation of n demand tomorrow froiv London. Although the call money rate ad vanced sharply In London discount rute ilropped oft fully 'u per cent , with u 10- suiting advance in the long sterling rate In New York The privnte dlsiount rnte In Herlln nlso showed u further decline , so that the foreign markets In which a crisis hail Ijeen feared all showed clear skies In out own market lonn'i made today will eairj : > vor until ne\t Tuesday. It was this fact ivhlch ran the rate up to IS per cent A' favorable bank ntntotnent is countoel for tomorrow , In spite of the fact that s-omc ! G,000OCO of gold exports will tlguie in the statement On the regular express movement - ment of money to the Interior the prlnclpil lianks have gained upwaids of $2,500,000 anil in suhtieasury operations they have gained tl,453,000 Besides this there have been very large receipts of money by mall , estimate I ill the way from $1,000.000 to $7.000OK > sc [ hat net gain In cash from all souices l -stlmated at from $2,000COO upwaiel. In the late strength of the market the tiunk llne iv ere conspicuous , led bv the Baltlmote v Ohio and Norfolk .t Western stocks A rumor was circulated to the effect that the ; > lun for harmonizing trunk line Interest' ivas soon to be announced nnd thai It woulil include Norfolk & Western , ns well as Bal timore & Olilo. , . , Gnlns In the specialties were Inrgcr thnti In the rnllronds , c\cer > t that Sugnr anil Metropolitan Street Railwav vvele more pi less under pressure The New \ork City ? nh comp-inles , the coaler" . General Llec- trie. Pncllic Mall and the steel and iron iteicks bhe > w some striking gains and many at the railroads arc a point eir moie higher. A notable fenture of the day's trading w .li the number of odd lots dealt in. Some of the minor bonds showed do. dines , but the general tendency was up , ward Total sales , par value , $2,210,000 United States old 4" and 6s declined > i ane ! the 3s ' 4 per cent In the bid price. The followIne are the eiuotatlons for the leading stocks on the New York exchange today : AtoMson . . . . 1Q''i So. Ry. pfd 54 do lfd G1'4 Texas & Pacific. 15 Ba.L.mu.c vM O. Si * Union Pacific . . . 47U Canadian Pac. . . . 92 do pfd 74V4 Canada So 4Si4 Wabash S Ches. & Ohio. . . . 30' ! ; do pfd 21-fc Chicago G. W. . . . 12 * . Wheel. & L E M C. B" & Q . . . .121'i do 2d pfd . . 2G&fl Clil . Ind & L . . 1V > 4 WIs. Central . . . 1S > 4 . , . > * "t-y\ L .t N 79'i ' | elo pfel Manhattnn L. . . l7'4Federnl | Steel . Met. St. Ry. . . . 17GV&I do Dfd Mex. Central . . . _ _ lectrlc Minn. & St L 59V4 Glucose Sugar 1" > elo pfd 9 < W. elo nfd 9' Mis Pacific . . . Inter Paner . . r " Mobl | . & OVo . ; is Lnc'ede ' GAI ft ( Mil. . K & T . . . 10"2 National P-'scuit. : ! i do pfd . . . 12i * do nfd . W f N J Central IS'A National Lead 25 N. Y. Central do nfd . . .101 Norfolk K W _ . National teel 41i { elo pfd . . . . fiSV do pfd 12 No Pacific . . 5.1U.N. Y Air Brake.111 do pfd 73'No American . . 11' ' < Ontario & W 22 .Pnc'llo Const . . 4iVj Ore Ry ft Nav 12 do 1s pfd . . do pfd . . . 7G I do 2d nfd. . . G1 Pennsylvania .110 % Pacific Mull . 41 Pending . IS'A ' People's Gas 104 do 1st _ pfd 51 > ' Pirssed S Cnr. do 2d pfd ( JQ Pullman P. Car 1ST Rio G. W . . . . Ti Stnndird R. .t T si. do pfd . . . SI Sugar . 12S' . St. L Sr S F ? ' * do nfd 111 do 1 t pfd . ( , Tcnn. Coal fiL. . S" elo 2d pfd . IT S Lenther " St. L. Pouthw. 10 do pfd . . . 7'3 do pfel . . . U K Rubber 42 St. Paul do pfd 102 do pfd. . 171 Western Union. . * " " St P K' Omahu.ro Republic I & S. . 20i < Po. Pacific . . . 371 do pfel So. Railway . H"4 P C. C & St L 7Gt , Ex-dlvldend. "Offered. ! VVw Yorlc 3oiie > MfirUot. NEW YORK. Dec 29 MONEY-On call llrm at Gf18 ( | per cent , closing offoicd at 2 ner cent : nrimo me > rcantlle naiiet , G per cent STERLING EXCHANOE-F'rm.Vllh ne tunl buslne'.s in bankers' hills at $1 S7V.ii 1 S7 > 4 for demand anel at $4 811.fil J fo Htxtv davs ; Dosted Kites , $ lS21 flM am $4 SSU. commercial bills , $1 S0itf4 SO--4 SILVER Certificates fiSij159'so ? ; bur 50'/.c : Mexican dollars. 17Hc BONDS Governments weak , states weak rullroudi Irregular The following nro the closing quotation1 on bonds : D & R G Is do 4s 81 TO T V f O Is ini do 5s .121 Erl" gm 4h . G1 So Rv 5s. . r AV & D c IR 70 % T. rjen Electric 5s 111 iTenn n s. 3n 91 G II & S A GslOJ , 'lVx , < ; Pac. Is HIde do Is .101 Mo 2n 51 IT fr T c 5s 1011 ; Union Pacific 4s. 101 H' . - T C t ! G . 110 Wnbfish Is . . . . in la Central I * . 110 do 2s 91 K. C . P. & G. 1s GS' West Shorn 4s . 112' La n c. 4s . .IPS'i Ws | Central la . 12 L SN unl 4s 9 * . Vn. CentuilPs . . . SIde So. Pne-inc 4s W do elpfprrpel . \ . r < M . K & T 2s IS Co'o ' Ho. 4s 2) , _ do 4n . 91 Ex-dividend Vfirlc Mlnlmr Slookn. NEW YORK , Dec 21-Tho followliif nro the ofllelal closing nuotntlons for mln Ing hhnrcs : Kiirt'liin I'liiiiiiclul , LONDON. Dee. 29 Amerlcnn hecurltle1 opened Blendy , with prices above pnrlts level nnd remained gpncrally tlrm to tin close OperatorB were rather Inactive Tin close was firm The amount of bulllm taken Into the Bank of England on balarci todu ) was 158.000 , gold premium ai Buenos Ayres , 12S70 IJERLIN Dee 29 Prlcefc on the boursi toduy were tlrm In response to tmtibfactorj foreign ndvltev 'Lncnl serurltl''S were harder on bear toverlng Pilvato rnte ol dlse'ount , fi per rent , cxclmngo on London 10 mnrks 57 > j. pfgs for cheeks. CAI.crTTA , Dec 29-The rnte of dH- e-ount of the Bnnk of Bengal hns been ad vanced fiom 6 to 7 per cent PARIS. Dec 2i Three per eont rentes 9if I'te- ' for the nce-ount , erchnnge on Lou- don. Sf 3'ie for ihecks , SpunMi 4s clo ci ! MADRID Dec 29-Spanish Is cloned to dnv nt 7G.10 , gold wns quoted at 27 fiO BUENOS AYRES. Dec. 29-The gold quo tatlon todny w is 127 so llosttm slock UnoliitlotiN. BOSTON , Dec 29-Call loans. 6fi7 pet cent ; time loans , 5f < 6 per cent. Olllclnl cleislng iiuotatlons of stocks , bonds nnd mining shares. London Stock ( Inotnllon * . LONDON , Dec 21 4 p m Closing : i\-iights : HAH SILVKU-Sleady at 27'ld ' per ounce MON13V iWiSifc per cent The into o discount In the open market for short bills fi'iTHjMj per tent , for three months' bills , G'/i ( cjbU Per tent. - * llimk Cli'iirlnuN. PHILADnLPIHA , Dec. -Clearings ) , $ ir.lst,750. balances , $ i&s5,2n7. BALTlMOnn. Dec. -Clearings , $3,593- 761. balances , $5S'GOS ) ST LOflS , Dec. -Clearings , $7,313,111 ; balances , $1an5,322 , mone > , 4fi7 per cent ; New York exchange , par bid , 2Sc ptemium asked CHICAGO , Dec -Clearings , $23(775,7fti ; balances , $ lC3i,027 , posted exchange , $1 S2U ( ET4 SS'4 , New York exchange , 20c ptemium Ni\V YOUK , Dec -Clearings , $1S7,131 , 055 , balances , fC5s96. ! Or Ilic TrenNlirj . WASHINGTON Dec 23 - -Toda\ state. ment of the condition of the treasury Miows , Available cash balance , $2 7,500,0 , gold re.- bci\c , $23S,919,4S2 Ciittoii > lnrUi > t. NK\V YORK. Dec 23 COTTON ruture- closed steudj . , ! anuur > , < 7 A5 , Kobruar\ , $7,57 , March , J7 12. April , $710. Mny , $750 , June , $750 , Jul > . $75J , August , $750 , Sep. tcmber $701 , October , $ G1I , Novembei , $091 Spot , closed quiet , middling uplands , 7 Il-luc , middling gulf , 715-16C , hales , none Ni\V OHLHANS , Dec 29-COTTOX- Flrm : sales. 400 bales , ordln.uy , fi3-li.o , good ordlnau , ( ! 1-lbc ; low middling , 73-lbc , mid dling , 77-lflc ; good middling , 7sic ; nilddlliiB fair , 7 13-lOc , receipts 7,115 bales ; block , 401- Scptcanber , $ B7sfn > & 0 ; October , lOCS'abl ST LOUIS , Dec. -COTTON-Quiet ; sales , 201 bales ; middling. 711-lGc , receipts , 5k33 bales , shipments , 6,201 lules , stock , 101.41S bnle.s GALVKhTON , Tex. , Dec -COTTON- - Qulel at 74e LIVUIU'UOL. Dec. 29 COTTON - Model el ate. business , prices 1-lGd higher , Amei- kan middling lair , 4-l4d , good m'dilllng ' , 4 9-16d , middling , 4'2d ; low middling , 4 11-32(1 , good ordinary , 4 5-ti2d , otdlnary , , i31-12d The sales of the day were S WO bales , of which GOii b-ales weie for speculation and export and included 7,400 bales American , iccelnts , 140W b.ilefe , Includlni ; 2.SOO bales American Futures opened .steady nnd clobedery steady at the athancu , American mlddllns 1 in c , Janunrj , 4 L'0-Oltzl 2104daluo , January and February. 4 18-Gld , sellers , Feb ruary and Mnich , 115-bld , buyers , Mnich nnd April , 1 U-G4,1. bujeis , April and May , 1 ll-64d , sellers , Mny nnd June , 4 3-G4d , buy ers ; June and July , 4 7-015T4 b-64d , sellers ; July and August , 4 b-Gld , sellers ; August and Septomoor , 4 1-64&4 2-&ld , sellers ; September and October , 3 55-IJI5/3 5761dalue. . Codec . IiirUet. NK\V YOHK , Dec. 21 COFFKi : Future * opened steady , \\lth prices 5 points higher to 5 Dolnts lowe.r and ruled much mote ac- tl\o and gi nerally llrmei on co\eilng and so'iio incrcasu in speculuthe attention , fol lowing stronger pot market and smaller re ceipts , at Rio and Pantos , with pirtlal ieac- lions under light liquidation Hut the gen- etal undertone was tinner than for some time past The market closed Htm at net unchanged ptices to 5 points advance Total mild , In in ; Cordo\a , Mjl2'/ic Oil Miirkft. OIL CITY. Pa. Dec 29-OILS-CrcilI balances , $1 GO , certificates , no bid , ship ments , 131,032 ubls , a\eiage , 77,211 bbls. runs 8",151 bbls , u\eruge , SG13 ! bbls NI3\V YORK , Dec 21 ! OILS Cottonseed strong , prime countrv , 23'ifiMOLpi Into jel- low , 3 , ! ' fJ4c Petroleum , steady. Rosin steady , stlulned , common to good , $1 45 Turpentine , stiong at Kl'ti/jJe LONDON , Dec. 23-OILS-Linseed , 22- 1'i.d. I'ftrolfiun. Amoilc.in refined. "VI Turpentinu spliits , J7s I'/id LIVERPOOL , Dec 23 01 LS-Cottonscev ] Hull refined , Dcccmhei and April , mm , Ib-i 1'rlCfN of Hides. CHICAGO , Dec 29 The Shoe and Leathc Relew tomorrow will say : It H essentially .1 holiday mniket nm there Is neither dlspos'tlon to buy noi aux lety to s-ell The piickcin seem to Ihlnl there will be \lgorous demand caily li Japnaiy , while the tanners .11 c either mnk ing bids > f below the asking prlte or tht > ; are out of the mniket cnt'relj Quotation1 are nominal at lulii for natives , 12'jc fo butt biunds ] 2c for Colorado steers nm branded eowt' and U' lSc for heavy nni light nntl\e cows. Drg * < ioofln InrUi'l. Ni\V YORK , Dei 29-DRY GOODS Tin maiket has been without a new feature | r any dupiutment todnv. Uuser.s aie > doln ; no more than nec"H"uitocairy them uloiu and there' Is no pieasim * on the pail of sel leis In * tar > les or fnncj lines of cotton o ; woolen goods. Pilnt cloths Inictlve foi icgulnrs , but r.ithn more demand for exldi at pitvious pr'ces ' Linens still se-uree am Htrong HID laps < iuet ! but Him In price with limited sii'iplles t'nllfiiriili 111 leil PriillN. Ni\V : YORK , Doc 20C'A LI PORN I. ' DRUID ritl'ITS-nvaporated apples WOK moderuti.lv active and htci < h nt unchangei prices , ovuporuteil apples , common , r.tiGo choice , T'H'JiS'ic ' , fancy. Si * . < ! i1i4c > Prunes Si4c per pound , as to clze and fiualltj Ap rlcolii. Roval , 13f/15c. Mooi Park , ISfilSc Pcachcn , peeled , 20/22e , unpceled , 7Vj610c M'orlil's Siii | ; > l\ of Culloii , Ni\V ORLI3ANH , Dec -Sccmtarj Hesters statement of the woiId'H supply o cotton Hhows a total of 1,291 , 47l ! bales against 5.2'0.327 last weok. R.5C8.79J Illht Jeai anil 4i70b'J2ear ( ' bflorn last Of this tlii total of Ameiie.au cotton Is JG2'i,17ti b.ile .s against 3.MS.327 last week , IIH,7 ) 2 last > 0ti and 1,059,5(2 > c.ir before last NHW ORLEANS Be * 29S Qulet , open kettle , li'feftle , open kettle ion tilfugal , I'iTilUc , > cntilfug.il plantutloi giuuiila'ed , 19-lfie , whites , 4 ? ( % , yellow1 a'/jifl I'/je , seconels 2THlJ U' MOLASSKS Quiet e > pem Kettle , 37f ( I0c cciitilfugul , .MiitK Srup , none hero. Sl'IlOCll lit llcllllll I'l'llllUOUll'N. PHILADELPHIA. Dec 29 The thrci dayb1 seHhion of the se-voith annual con \entlon of the Nation Jl He heel of Donla Technics < ame to an end todd > Naslnllh was selei ted as the place of meeting 101 next > p.ir The oigunl7atlon will heneifortl bu known as the "Institute ff Deiita 1'e'dagoglcs ' A number of papers ci tcehnleal tiiibje' < t wc-re < read toehi } . AV r 'I'nv IMlH liiNiiriuici' Ciiniinl.N | NB\V YORK. Dei2'l - The Hureau of Jn ternnl Revenue has decided that Infuiraiin eompunles doing a tall loan biisliu-Hs' lr ( liable to the bankers tax Imposed bv tiv war revenue ) law The tompanie.s havlni theMr headejuartrrs In this eitj will reech' olll lal notlco of this dei Iclon today. A Illlnur to Mri'l HIM Pal. ' , ST LOI'IH. Dt't 29 A special to th J Ofit-DUpl ' 1i from Cairo 111 tMjs. \ \ II Hum Martin wan bunged In the louit hous- - beret toilu > for the murder of Joseph Lan elium laht Ot tuber On the Htnffold Mar tin exhibited womlerfiil mrvt IKtalkoi brlcll > expressing his wdllngncss to die am the belief that he was --aved OMAHA LIVE STOCK 11ARKEI Cornfed Steers Show a Little Strength , wit ! Fair Dermnd. SHEEP RECEIPTS LARGEST FOR THE WEE * HOKN . > < cll 2 l--'o Illtthcr , but > ell ll } ' Vvtltc nt AiHuiiiT i'pfi Sinn niul WrnK IVrilor AYiiuteil nt lllnli l rlccN , SOUTH OMAHA , Dei51. . Receipts were : CitMe. Hogs. Sheep Olllclnl Tllcsdny 2,011 4.S18 1.1. oniellil Wednesdny 2,250 6K5 2,3fi Olllclnl Thursday 1,559 6,578 .73 Olllcinl Frldny 1.35J 6,351 3.2-s Kho days this week . . . 7,171 22.312 9.R7 Five days last week. . . 10,3sG I'.IUS 7,15 Sumo dns week licfori'.14iHi ) 37.141 I'.fo Same three Weeks ago 16,001 37,979 13.1W1 Average price paid for hogs for the las several dnH with Indicates Sunday. Holiday. The olllcial number ot cars ot stocl brought in today by each road was : Cattle. Hogs Sheep C , M & St P Ry O it St L. Rv 1 MIssoiiil Paclllc Ry lr > Union Paclllc system 7 II I C .t N W. Ry 2 3 F , E , t M. V. R. R 9 SI S C. A : P R ) 2 C.St P. , M .tO Ry t B. te M. it. R R U 21 : C , B & Q Ry I 11 C , R 1 ti P. Ry , cast 1 1 I C , R. 1. .t P. Ry. , wcbt 1 J . Total receipts 51 S2 1 Tin- disposition of the dav's receipts WT as follows , each buyer purchasing the num. ber of head indicated : Biiers. Cnttle. Hogs Sheqp Omaha , Packing Co 19 G H Hammond Co 172 1 07fi I1 Swift and Company 211 1,191 nv Cuduhv Packing Co 202 US7 Armour & Co . or. 1 2W Omaha Pnck. Co , K C. . 21 Cudahy Pack Co , K. C. . 191 Swift and Co , countrv. . . . R. liecker & Degan Ill Vansant & Co 6 Huston & Co 10 Livingstone & Sehaller . . . 30 H L Dennis & Co 41 Other bujcrs 31 311 Totals 1,312 5.724 2,911 CATTLE There were very few cattle hero today of any kind and hardlv enougl to make much of a test of the market Ol the few reported In eleven loaels wete con. gigncHl direct to packers and not offered foi sale There was a little better feeling prevalent on the market and the tendency was on the side of stronger prlce.s Buyer * were out earl ) ami they seemed to want nl the fat cattle to be had , but there vvas nothing choice and the most of the offer ings weie decidedly on the commonlsl order. Still they took them , pa ) Ing strong prices. In some cases salesmen though ! the ) got iiulte a little more than yosterdav li-ut it would be enough to call It simply strong. Cows ami heifers seemed to be in gooe ! elcmanel ami practically cverv'thlng clnngci : hunels in very good season The prices pale : were strong as compared with yesterdav As a rule selleis were well pleased wltli the results of the day's trading In thai kind of cattle Feeders were in active tie- mnnd anil the few to be had brought very htrong pi Ices There ore a good many orders for cattle of that kind In the hand * of Lommlsblon men and anything at ui : desirable. Is snapped up In short order al very good prices , Representative tales : BEEF STEERS. No. No. Av. Pr. 1 1020 I 1,5 1082 4 90 m 5 00 1117 5 00 .1648 r , 10 IfiU 5 HI .1651 5 10 1G21 5 10 1105 5 00 1311 5 40 .1000 1 10 110 I1W 1110 3 25 1070 ! ? ' o 1011 ' S70 ) 25 921 .1 25 1120 3 25 11IK ) 3 10 1012 1 10 9IM , 3 10 1010 ! 10 1020 1 11 10SO 3 50 1120 1 fil 1191 3 50 1290 3 50 S20 ! fO ion : : so 1110 3 55 9S2 : : GO inn . ! 1.0 1120 3 10 1077 1 Ii5 1017 3 70 99ti 2 TO H90 1200 1200 1010 3 71 ' 8-1 985 1 91 1127 4 00 1270 1 00 11M ) 1 00 ns 11EG 4 10 1021 4 20 1005 I 01 914 I 10 111G I 20 871 I 21 9S2 * 5.10 4 ,10 790 1 r. 1170 4 50 1200 3 M 1320 3 m 1270 3 40 1120 r r.o 7fO 350 1470 o > HbO i < r 17SO 2 R5 1410 1 0 800 4 00 970 4 00 1W 075 15.1 7 00 T2S 3 7" 723 1 00 Gso l ( in C91 4 20 no 4 700 I 21 9 ill 4 35 4(1 4 40 G14 I 41 901 1 Ml S07 I Wl SOI I 01 1330 W SI2 I SO IFERH 351 J R5 HOGS Todav'K hog market was 2ise higher than venterda > 'b general ninrket If comparisons weip. to bo made with the tlrpe jesteiday it might show a little more advanee In some eases The market was bv means attlvo at the advame thoiiKl no half or two-thirds of the hogs soM In ,1 thort time after the market openeil Scllen were In main < ases inking more money th.in bujer * nee-med dlspoipd t" IMV a ml Hi the * , \mv- time Home of the ira'nw ' y.trt late In .trilvlm ? which wus partlv 'o ' blame for Hie marKet noi being morn active- I lii Ttosl of th hoKt > changed hjnd- < tl IMi 417'j , as against ! l 12'/4 la sesterUu > ( hnlce IK \ \ ( hoi p light nnd choir luili'ior wdgnt hogs eold nt Jl Ji\ the prlr beiut ; determined In the iiuallt > rather thai bthe we'ght ' It'will l o be noied thu while ch dee light hogs sell nt the tor irashv light and rough lljrhl mKNl load sell nt Ihe bottom The average plKo r > nil the hogs sold was the hlghe't of th < month to tlate Repiesentntlve SHI2I3P There were more shepp here thai for scvernl dnvs past , but while theie wn a fair detnnnd , It elld not nppear to be vor ; urgent , j-o thn' the mniket wns n little In dined to ilrng and the feeling was weik Quotations Hood to choice fed yearling flUlilfiO , good te > choice heavy wethois $4 lOliM 10 , good to . holce light wethers , $1 2. ( ii I 50 , good to choice fed ewes , J3 75N 00 fair to good fed ewes. J3405f365 , good ti choli e native lambs Jo2iMi5GO good te choice fed western lambs , f5 2TTB , ! 50 , fair le good feel western lambs. J | sififi 15 , fee > de : wethers , Jl 75'iiy ! < > ) , feeder yearlings. $100 423 , good to choice feeder Inmbs , $ t I.Vfi 4 f,0 fair to good feeding lambs , Jl OOJT1 25 , fecdc ewes , $2250300 Re'piescntatlvo sales. No Av. Pr 1 buck 110 $ .1 ( V ) ! native ewes 110 301 30 native ewes 110 390 191 S Dakota ewes and wethers.107 4 21 500 wester jcarllngs 10G I 40 211 western jenrlings 105 I Irt 302 Mexican jeaillngs 77 I 50 20 native wethors US 4(0 ( , ! 5 westein lambs 77 5 IH ) fiS ewes n ; 350 21 ewes lOis 3 ( if ) 1 ewe IM 3 Ml I vsestorn lambs i > Hi ) 11 lun.b * rs 410 250 wethers 92 I 21 UOveirllng wethers SI 1-11 31 w eastern lambs t > 5 I o Sveailtng lambs 9S 450 12 wcsturn lambs 7s 5 ( ) 20 lambs . . . 71 5 (0 ( 3 lambs SO 5 20 CHICAGO M\I : yrocic CnKlp ficncmll > Ton CII H lloir.s I p , Slirrit l/ovvt-r. CHICAGO , Dec -CATTLU-Strong active and gcneially lOc higher. Including Texan.s , butcher t1 stock and canncrs , feed ers , strong , good to choice , J535SJG50 , pool to medium , XI 15 525 , mixed slockcrs , J3.0I ( S3 SB , selected tceelers , $425f/4Si , good te choice cows , $ .llOfi400 , helfois , f,100 > ri4nO canners. $200 110 , bulls , J250JT450. calves $ IOOfi43T , ted Texas beeves , $ | 25f535 HOGS Active and 5o higher , top , J4 45 good cleaiancc , mixed and butchers , % \ lOfi 4 42'/j ' , good to choice lu > avv , $1251(415 ( lough heavv , $4 lofi.4 20 , light , $ ll01M4f ) bulk of sales , $1 25fi4 Jl SlinnP AND LAMHS-Sheep , slow te lOc hlghei , lambs , ] 0ftl5c lov\er , except foi cholee , native wetliers , $4 15ft4 fin , lambs $100 571 , western vsethcrs , $110 (401) ( ) , v\est- crn lambs , $1 25f < 5 7.1 RiCniPTS-Cattle , ,1,000 head , hogs , 27 , . 000 head , sheep , 11,000 head > \orU Iiln Stork. NC\V YORK , Dec 29-HElCVCS-Rc. celpts , 3,011 head , good steels .stiong , other" steadj closing slow , oulls , Hrm ; cows steadv to stronK , stcei.s , SlSO iGlO , oxen $3 25 , bulls , $ .1 23 < fii3 25 , i-ow s , J2 OOii t 50. Cable' emote. American cattle Him at 11W12' , c tops ut London. 12 e , dressed weights , re- friKcrator beef hlghei at 10Bc , live Hhoei selling at lliiTil2 > 4C , la-nhs at 11Hfll'4c diesscd weight , shipments tomorrow , l,12t head cattle nnd fi 100 quarter ? of beef CALViS-Rccf < ! pts , 27G head , veals , firm burn jard c.ilves. higher ; veals , $500f(900 littleculveh , $100 450 , birn j.irel eahc" > $300f/4 50 SHiiP AND LAM US-Receipts , 5 79 ! head , s/heej ) , elull and easy , lambs , ISfc'Joe lower , G'4 cars stock unsold , common te good sheen ? 275g > 425 , lumbs , $550J825 } , ne Canada lambs HOGP ItecclplH. 1S < 5 head ; verj few on sale , Hrm at $ lbOfii70 ; htate pigs , $170 1 SO KANSAS CITY Mo. Dec 21 CATTLE- Rcceljits , 5,610 heuel natives , 700 head Tex- alls , choice eludes "ictlve , lOfiloc higher , others strong , heavy native .steeis , $323 ® 5 1,1 : lightweights , $ IGOJ)5b5 ) , Mockers anil feedeis , $ .ioOf/500 , butchers' co\\s and helf. ers , $3 15fi4 75. canne-rs , $250fi,115 , fed west- eMiis , $ IOi > Ti523 , western feeders , $1fiOfl4.CO , Tfxnns , $ ) 30fi I S5 HOOS Receipts , S 200 head , market uc- live , 2'4foe ( hk-lier tally , gained strength , closing 1057 ! 3e higher , heavv nnd mlxpel $4 22Vl I M. light , $1 0051 1 .M , pin's , $3 00ft t CO. SHCEP AND IAMISSReceipt" , 2,10. . liend good genet al demand at stcadv pi'ees ' , limbs , Jl.OOfcS 40 , muttons , $ J SKi 4 GO , ttockeis anil feeders , $2.75' ' & 1.00 , culls $1 SO J 00 St. lmilN l\o ( Mtit'U. ST LOl'lS , Mo , Dec -CATTLlZ-Re- - celpts , 1,600 head. Including SOO heael Tt > x- uns ; market strong , with no top cattle lieTe' , unlive shipping and export steers , $1 75ffi 07r ) , with fanrj , let vr woith $721 , dresscj beef and butchei steers , $14nf/550 ( , steers under 1,000 His , $ i50Il ; ( ,0 , mockers and feed eis , $130T(150 ( , eows and helfpin , $200I75 , tanner$150fi ( ! . bulls $27VfIOO ( , Te.xans and Indian steers , $333fj4M ) , cow.s and helfeis , $2iOJ(35l ( IIOiS Ret eipts , 5b' ) head , market EC hlghei , pigs and lights , $1 0 4.35 , puekcis , $4 25 1 .i.1 , bute hers , $1 .W < M 41 SIiniJP-Resie-lpts , 900 head , market strong and active , native muttons , $ j " 6jj , 4 , K , lambs , $ | 75 < iji1k5 M , .loNi'pli IU iSitit'K. . SOUTH ST JOSEPH , Mo , De-c 29 - ( Special cial ) The Journal quests. CATTLE Reet Ipts , t/iO lieael ; miilKet ac tive' and htrong to lOc higher , natives , $4 > J(5 ( 75 , Tex.l" anil wcstenm , $1lf(5 < ( 75 , tow and heifer * $2 00ft4 lie , bulls anil stags , $ . ; i > ( Fi4 60. yearlings and calves , $1.71'/ ( / 1 & 0 stockerp and feeders , J32oftl.EO ; veals , $ | .f ( fl'.WI IlOIJriRecPlpt ? 4,200 head , murUct 5i hlghei. all gnidps , Jl-n' ill-li ; bulk ol sales. Jl 22' ' il W > hlllCEP Receipts , , ! 00 heael , market 10 lilghei. Stoi-U III Following are the leco'uH ' at the four principal westnin markets for December 29. Cattlei Hogs Bhrop Houth Omaha . I .in o HI l 'i Phiengo . JOOO 27,0/0 ll.MX KunwiH City . 0300 8,200 2.1IK ; St LoulH . .J.OW ji.CUJ : W Totals . . . . 12i251 16.151 17.2M PlttHliiiri : I'llnltTK SlrlKt * Almir. P1TTSBURG. 1'a , Dec 21The printers' htrlKeIn Pilthburg has not affected tlm seven dull ) papers The Mereeit ) perb rn- fui-cd to go out when ordered to by the In- lernat'onal T ) pographlc il union The tr- | culai nf Presldi nl Dotimll ) of the Inter national Tviio'jinphleul union dotlurlng all the mtithlim-th < 2000lii in number ) to b" "iiitH ' has cnliHtcd th it bodv In favor of thei publlhlKiH ind theli elreul.ir letter under the heal of their organl/ition Is being dis- U United among I ho other labor organlzi- tlons TV pogrnphkal union No 7 thn lo.nl organization having had no vofee In Uiu ordering of the htrlki' . i-erms to be vvalt'nt ; eirelcrH fiom International In aeltpi triers , a' IntllanupeiUx Meanwhile- their potltlmiti air being nipMlv Illlnl The Allied Piliitins Tr.nles nml GUiHVorkcrs' union have re- fiife i to lountciniiue Ihe slrlkt The bo- eott eftorlH of the nr'ntnrB baxi fallen flat , both In Hie tin illation mil advertising ilc- purtmenls lllHlOrllIMN ( illt'NlN Of lllll' liril , CAMBRIDGE , Ma > s , Dte 29The mem hers of thei American lllhtorleal sorlctj uiiro gui-bts of llumtiil unlvi'rxlty toda ) The' met'tliiKS wi 10 transferred from BJS ton 10 this ell ) 'Itio follow'ng ullli e > n ui'in fit. ti'd President. Edwnnl Eggles ton , vlte presidents MOHPP Cell Talor ane Charles Fraiiclb Ailains , geeietar ) , Euntlf B AduniH , trcaaurci , ClHicnee W Bmvdi'ii t'xeeiitlve iiuintll. Andrew D While Chnrlt-B K Adams W W Ht-ni ) , Jumi H F Rhodes Ht'iiry Ames George I' Hoar Rlelmid P Fterrn James 8'houler Ge-orKi It Adam..Mf'vllli ' U I'ljlltr , Albtii B Hart Pettr U hue | 'iuf Andien S M. Lfj'igbll'i ' Pr. f \ \ A Punning Gcc/igc p I' . 'her ABLE TO CONTROL THE PLAGUE Honolulu \ntlinrlllpi Tnltp Promiii Acdon Not .SerltiUHlj Alnrtnpili SAN KUANCISrO , Dec. 20 Mull nd- \lrcs from Honolulu to the Associate , ! Press regarding the hiihonlc plnsiio * ltu- ntlon sny President Dole , whllo reilir- Ing HIP seriousness of the situation , clt M not bellcvo Ihero Is mtich cnttso for nlnrm. The president thinks there Is no danger to those whoso IIOUSPP , persons nnd food nro clcnnly. He has unbounded condelctico In the ability of the Honnl of Health to quickly stump out the dlsenso. V Sonic phvsli'lans pay thnt the disease Is not blnck plague Public opinion Is di vided also Many hellevo thnt If the pl.iRiio were present In Honolulu Ihe Inhnbltnnti of Chinatown would ho carried off by the hundreds on nccount of the filthy condi tion of the district. Another Interesting plmsn of the cnso In the fnct that no jnpnneso have been nttncked. They live In largo numbers In Ilio quarantined dis trict The council of stnto met In oxtrnordlnnry s-ca-ilon on December 12 nnd appropriated $25,000 for Immediate use of the Hoard of Henlth in combating the plnituo. All of the district * outside ot Honolulu are In a clean condition nnd there Is llttlo danger thnt the plnguo will gain a foot hold In the other Islands. WASHINGTON , Dec. 29 This telegram has been received by the supervising sur geon general of the United States ninrlnn hospltnl service from Surgeon Cnrmlchnol nt Honolulu. "HONOLULU. H I . Dec. 20. Via Vic toria , H. C. , Dec. 28. ) There- are two cases of reported plague nt Honolulu ; two deaths December 12 No new onsen to December 20 Quainntino against infection raised De cember 19. " Surgeon ( Jenoral Wymnn , in referring to the eUwputrh , said ho did not consider tha situation ciltlcat In any respect. He said also thnt Honolulu had a competent bonrd of health. This organisation had In times past manifested ability to take good cnm of the public welfare In the mnttcr of hcnlth nnd he hml no doubt It would prove equal to the emergency in the piceant In stance. Dr.Vym.in said thnt Pacific const parts In the t'nltcd States had been notified of the reports fiom Honolulu nnd that for the present no measures would bo resorted to be ) end the exercise of extremevlgllalico on the part of the health officials. LAWYERS MEET AND FEAST .sunU DnUolii IlnrBRIICII | < | OII lloltln UN vnnniil SPNHIIII n < Milclicll UHlcerN Nnnietl , MITCHELL , S D. , Dec 29. ( Special Tele gram. ) The South Dakota Uar association held Ho second nnnunl session in this city and adjourned this evening. The executive committee made an oral icport on the num ber of new members received elnce the meet ing one year ago. Twenty attorneys hnvo mnele application for membership. An execu tive council was appointed , embracing the president and secretary as e\-officlo mem bers nnd one member from each circuit. The election of officers resulted. President. Kdwnid Van Cise , Deadwood ; vice presidents , C H. Dillon , Ynnkton , Thomas Sterling , Redflcld ; secretary , J H. Voorhocs , Sioux Falls , treasurer , Ivan AV. Goodlier , Pierre. The afternoon was spent In listening to the addrews of President Crawford and the re port of Hartlett Trlpp , as a delegate to the American Dnr association. This evening Ed ward Van Clso delivered the principal ad dress. At 10 30 o'clock a banquet was ten- del oil visiting members by thn local bar. which took plnce at the Mitchell , A. K. Hitchcock acting as toaetmaster. Thcaei toasta were responded to : "Tho Bench and Har , " Judge Rlchird Hnncy ; "Law as Re- Hectlng Public Opinion , " Thomns Sterling ; "The Lawjcr in Politics , " John M. Pease ; "The Technical I/iwyer , His Strength nnd Weakness , " Coe I. Ciawford ; "Is the Lavv- jer a Necessary nvll' " Ddwnrd Van Clse ; "Tho Temple of Justice May the Political Dictator Never Rule Within Its Portals , " Hartlett Trlpp. Viill-Snloon IjPiiKiK * Mrt'tN. MITCHELL , S. D. , Dec. 29. ( Special. ) The executive committee of the Anti-Saloon league of South Dakota concluded a meeting hen > yesterday. These members attended : Itcv. W. H. Thrnll , Huron , Rev. H. P. Car son , Scotland , D. Jl. Hutt , Brltton ; R A. Logget , 1'leiie ; Rev. A. E Carhart , Rev. W. W Havens and Rev. D R. Tomlln , Mitchell , nnd Dr. J. C. Thorns , New Ymk. The Voters' union , which was otnrted a shoit time before the fall election , nnd the Hureau of Information , which worked In conjunction with it , received the hearty in- iloisemont of the committee. The Bureau of Information , however , was changed to an advisory board for the benefit of the Vet ers' union , the object of which IB to ascer tain the fitness , morally , of n candidate to the position for which he has been nominated by any political pnrty. Mnt- OIIIIKVimicn Tnkr the \t-II. ABERDEEN , S. D. , Dec. 20. ( Special ) \ A class of nine young women took the veil of the Sisterhood of the Presentation order at the Presentntion ncademy today. Very Rev Dean Mousing odlclatcd , assisted by Rev. O'Hara of Aberdeen , Rev. Shcelian of ElKton , Rev Desmond of Huron and Rev. Cosgiove of St. Stephens' church , St. Paul. Huron linn dull : 'n mi ill-led. HURON , S D. , Dec 21 ( Special ) F. H. Kent , proprietor of the Depot hotel , served n game supper1 to members of the Huron Gun club and other sportsmen. The menu Included oysters , lobstorH , brook trout , roant antelope , roast blnck bear , ronst mal- latd , redhead and canvas duck , mast turkey , bralBcd quail nnd many dcllcncleh , 'I'u .lull for Manor Sclllinc , SIOUX FALLS , S D. , Dec. 21 ( Special Telegram. ) John A. Stewart , who IIJB lived nt Webster several months , appeared before Juelgo Caildiid and pleaded guilty to the charge of Bailing liquor without a govein- mcnt license Ho was fined $100 and sen tenced to thirty days' Imprlbonmcnt In tbn Beadle county jail ut Huron. Tnu Trill UN Collide. PALMHER LAKE , Cole , Doc 29-A Cejo- | lade Midland passenger trnln , northbound and a Santa Fn ftul ht tra'n had n head- i-nd eollhli'i 'wo mlli tomb of this pliu-e Fireman Edgar Junes of the Bantu FO belli , ? killed and Knglmorn I -u/Itt and Tuik hi'liiK cirlouHly hurt No pihsengers wereInjuied The eaiiBo of the coll'Mou is not yet known Ciiiiililnt' ( o I'liclil din Triml. BAN FRANCISCO , D29The Exam iner says that live Independent eastern lo- baeio fae turli s have combined to flglu the 'lobniiii trust and hnvo mndo arrangements lor un aggrp'-she mmpTlgn on this coast The mimes of the companies aiu not given , rwnb * imr RRPEMMEYaCO. BRANCH lOSail I'MCOLn Mtft JflFflES E- BOYD & CO , , 'J clcplionu lei ; ! . OmnlMj. . , COMMISSION , ( JKAIN. 1'KOVISIONS .uul STOCKS iioAitii OK TiiAni : . Correspondence John A Warren & Co Direct wires to Chiiaeo and New York.