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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 18, 1900)
TIIE OMAHA. DAILY BEE: SUNDAY. MARCH 18, 1000. 21 CONDITION OF OMAHA'S TRADE Market Conditions Show Llttls 8inco a Week Aro. Obango All Grain and Provision Markets Bhow Strength and OIcbj Higher. WARM, WEATHER WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL Very Vnir Movement of Mcrelinndlse In Mont All JoIiIiIiik Ilepnptnieiit Il-'civ CliniiK'" of Any Kind Worth MrntloiiltiK. I.ocaltrndo conditions nre not materially different from wluit they were a week iigo, Jobbers In all llnrfl are Milt dolni: a biz buslncrs and are prophesying even greater gains In the volumo of trailo In the near future, The cold wave tho latter part of last week, of course, had a tendency to curtail t)iu movement of spring and sum mer noods, but It Is thought that tho loss of last week will bo moro than made up for at tho first nppearanco of warm weather. Report received from the coun try would lndlcato that retailers did nil immenso bin I new after tho roads wero frozen up, so that farmers could drlvo Into town with their produce, and If that Is truo local Jobbers say they will recelvo a flood of orders thin week. Thero Ib no doubt but what farmers have money to epenu this year and consequently every onn is counting on trade from that soureo toeing exceptionally .heavy. inn market as iv whole nre in mucn n!$ AND FINANCIAL SC.Wfi6.Si, Pork, steady. Tnllow, quiet; city. KB-lAfiGV; country. 6M?6l4c. IU'TTKR Receipts. L',313 psgs.; urn; western creamery, 20323c; factory, liH-iiOc. t.'HKlJ8I5 HerelutM. I.yfl8 Pkg.; llrm; fnnrv. lnra. wliltp. 13c: fancy, large. colored, 13113Uc; fancy, small, w-hlte, 13y rnnpv. miii. rn nrpu. i.im'ji uni:. i'r.nJipr,.iit .t.i tikes.: harelv steady; western, at mark, lie; southern, at 111,11 rt ivuiil , HICK Firm; domestic, rair to exirn, v.t jfi'c; Japan, 4f&c. MUlA8KB BlPaUy. CW UIICIUIB U1H.-II kpttte. ennil tn choice. 44H55C. llinKK rm. but uuiet: univosion, su ti rr. II. . ibUp! Cnllfnrnln. 21 to 25 IDS.. 21Up: Tpiih flrv. 2 to 30 lb.. lB'.dC. IjIiATIlKlt firm; ncmiucn re, ouenun Avrus, light to heavy weights, 2of)26ic; acid, 2MJ254c. , WOOl Dull; domestic fleece, 2532Sc; Texas, 15fIPc, I'll A T HtomlV I'M A N t'TS Steady : fancy hand-picked, Ainu.- nflinr domestic. S'dfl IC. I-JUJlulITS TO Liverpool, sii'iiuy; coi ton. by steam. 3'yl. MUTAI-S Tho brokers' price for lead Is SI. 15, and for copper iib.vi. OPENING IN WHEAT MARKED BY ACTIVITY Corn I'lrin nt Opening mid Close nud Wriikne Inters Plies Onln Shotr L'mmiinl Activity nnil .Scarpa Sninll Ailvniice, OMAHA WIIOI.13SA1.IJ MARKIITS. Condition of Triulo nml (lunlntlona on Simile nml I-'nncy rrnHice. EOOS Receipts light; fresh stock, 11c. DItKPSKD I'OuIntY Choice to fancy turkeys, SfjOc; ducks, SQOc; geese, s'tfOc: spring chickens, SfiS'c; hens, 8f&Mic; roos- LI VIS rouiriu-liens, ivaruic; spring .,l.lrlnna f.U.'il'.K: VnilHL' StnirCV and Oil! roosters, jii&c; uucas, wuou; scrac, iiii turKcys. .SM',4C UUITKU common io mir, lu'.ic; cnoice. rillCAao, March IT. All gra'n and pro vision markets rhowed strength today and closed at advances, provision making a now hlch mark for tho season. Wheat was nffected by continued cold weather, higher cables and heavy foreign engage ments, closing at an advanco of '4fliic. Corn advanced Me, oats UftUc and pro- virions closed from &07!4c to lZ'.jc higher. The opening In wheat was murked by a good deal of activity nntl strength. Liverpool showed n good ndvancc, follow ing the gain In prices hero yesterday, but tho chief factor for tho time being was tho continued cold weather In tho winter wheat belt and tho growing conviction umong traders that next week would bo marked by a flood of crop damuso reports and a corresponding advanco In tho prlco of wheut. May opened at C7Vfl07He and an advanco of V4ftMc over yesterday's close. tws advance was sumcient tor many . i I lllil. in I . - I v.. I . niiviu ...1- li. ...uv. . - . . nr.. . I. 1 . . I tho samo position thoy wero In a week iniisc; separator, iuc, Baiuciuu utumui, holders, ana renllzlng sales causeil a tem- tiKo, though a few lines have again been . , ,. porary setback, May reacting to C7V4C with ndvanccd. It Is to bo noticed that thero ".VTTmI?!. 'JliL ' ' considerable wheal changing hands at Is no weakness of Importance In any lino Xvwi?iT? VmiliiS nVr ean 19c stnnd- those Ilgurcs. Then the market again And all Indications seem to point to fully ..SX.k"3-1 turned upward and for tho remainder of steady If not hither arlccs. n.rt,i per can, -2c: bulk Btandard. per gal.. tno S,ort Hcslon buyers wero largely In Local retail merohanta had a big trade Jt.M; extra solects. per can. 30o; extra se- tne majority. During the last hour of tho first oart of last week, but the cold lects. per ga 1 Now ork counts. tr(l(,lnK a new IlIU, .jecldedly Influential ?Y- later on kept ..shoppers home. The u.Vc;p .f-'- factor developed In the engagement tor tween a conviction that the new bank cur rency and government bond refunding law was bound to result In an Invigorating flow Into the veins of the circulating medium and a doubt If tho effects would become operative soon enough to counteract the factors constricting the money supply In New York nnd threatening a pinch In the Immediate future. The continued dullness of the demand for stocks during tho latter part of the week has prompted some throwing over of stocks by tired holders, who had boueht to discount the effect of the new law and wer disappointed at the tardlneis of tho effect In manifesting Itself. There was some call ing of loans on account of the diminishing reserves of cash 'by tho banks and some selling of stocks In consequence. JJut the selling seemed to be confined to professional traders In stocks and those of lesser Im portance. Only part of the week's gains were lost and the general level of prices remains somewhat higher. While speculation has been quiescent thero has been some Invest ment buying, especially In the bond market, nffordlng an effective support to confidence In the Intrinsic valuo of securities, however they may be affected by tho Immediate ex igencies of the money mnrket. Tho difficulty In the New York money niarket was due to the continued drain ?f cash Into the United States stibtrearury. This week It tins amounted to $1,300,000, bringing the total for tho three weeks last past to over $16,000,000. As tho total sur plus of government revenues for the month Of March tlltlS fnr limnlllltd ntllv In Itnlu-rnn $6,C00,C00 nnd $,000,0i. It Is clear thnt thero have been liberal disbursements on gov ernment account at other points than New xork. Hut there Is a continued demand noverineiess in York for currc press with the Interior continuing lnrcelv III Its favor. Theso evidences of an nc tlvu demand for money, ns well as tho continued .demand for loans upon the New York banks, really go to show tho strength oi me Business situation to tno countrv weather, however, served as a good In dication of what may bo expected when spring weather does set In, II I IT Trade In (Iroccrlrs. Tho demand for groceries In a wholesale r.c: hum. Be! cod. Co: haddock. Co: bluo pike. r.c; scaled nntl urcsscu percn. uc; ciscoes, 6c; medium dressed trout. "14c; clopple, 7Hc: pickerel, "',-Jc; flnnnn baddies. "4c; wtuto nsn, yc; yenow pikc, uressru, uu, j small trout, dressed. Oc; red snapper, 9c; wn. rttt,l.,ii. 4i tw. AVr.r.r.tlnniillt liofiw fnr 1 emnUtt. flrt ? umnllml U'llltn fish. SC. this season of the year. Leading Jobbers HAY Per carload lots: Upland, choice, say that thoy aro continually Increasing tneir worKing mrces, inn sun uava an uiry run .In tn keen tin with their order. In regard to mnrket fluctuations there Is not much to bo said, ns most lines nro about -ivliern thev wern a week aco. Tho coffee market Is unchanged, so fnr ns quotations aro concerned, but at tho name tlmo prices are firm anu tnose wno arc in a. osiiion in knntv env Hint hlchcr nrlces lire bound to rule In tho near future, Ilcllned rugar Is quotetl the same as It was n week ago, but raws havo advanced 1-Kxs nnd tho market Is quoted ationg at tho. advanco. Any farther rise would probably causa an up ward movement on reilned grades. Corn svnms. on account of recent ndvnnces In corn liavo stiffened up and aro now quoted li?J2fl per gallon higher than they n-nm . wmV ucn I'lio elippso market x also In a very strong position and especially Is this truo of fancy October mndo goods. Stocks. It is said, nro pretty well cleaned up. Canned goous anu urieu iruua uro unchanged. llnrdwnre Sells Well. Ical hardware men had nothing Pnrt'p1' $8; midland, choice, $3.r,0; lowland, cnoice, 5; ryo straw, cnoice, i.uu; j ui, oiv. londs at the seaboard, whllo foreigners were good buyers of future!. May wheat reacted to CWc, and at tho close was In demand lit trrSOTVic. Chicago receipts wero twentv-llvo cars. Minneapolis nml Duluth receipts wero &ll ears, compared with Ml ust week and 367 a year ago. Total primary receipts were M7.000 bu. At lantic iiort ciearnnces oi wnciii nun imur wero nut at 210.000 bu. it wos estimated No. 3 white oats, 23c; cracked corn, per tmt tho world's shipments would be around ton. 1U.W, corn and oais, cunppeu, ier n.u, c,7DO,oi)0 nil larly new to report regarding tho condition 0nlos pCr 1,1,1 jo'2 of trade. Thero seems, however, to be nn . ii.. . MmAmnii n r nnAHu rnr1 I S13.M1; bran, per ton, $13.00; Bhorts, per ton, 3.- VKUKTAUlitO. ASPARAOUS-Calirornln, per Ib 20c. NBW TUltNIPS Per doz. bunches, 60c. HPINACII-I'er box, $1. NM.-nv nuKTS-l'er doz bunches. M5C0c. t.KTTUCK-Per doz. hunches, 10c; fancy head lettuce, per dpi.. .. SWHKT POTATOES - Per bbl., Illinois, $3; Jerseys, $5; large bbls.. Kansas, :.(t. rOTATUBS-riT Dll , Clliucr. jvuivc. fiATtnAnn Holland seed. S'-iHSVic. CAULIKLOWKH California, per crate, UKLISIIJ i er QOZ., M'UMOi LUllluium, vi bunch, 4Wf75c. Tiiitivii'H liuifinairaH. nor iu.. ic. TOMATO 138 Florida, per six-basket crate, $3.50. MUSIIHUU.MS-rer 10. box, iaic. TlItllHAllH Per doz.. GGfoTfic. ONIONS llotall. yellow, 75c; red, 8500c: V'nrti u'ii. firm ni ho nneiilni: nnd at thn cinn. wiih Hnnin weoKness inierveiuiiK. Tho strengfi of wheat nnd light country offerings, coupled witn a neiiei inai uquniu- tlon had ceased, causeo 11 niuu " lnir advancn nnd n show of strength for somn time nftcrwnrd. Then liberal real izing, involving important iniercnif l-hu.i a reaction, hut toward the close the mnr ket again became strong, helped some by provisions, and continued so to the close. Considerable activity was shown all day. A gooil cash demand was reported. Receipts wero m cm. .m( ''."'" 37a to 37ic and closed (ic hlshcr at 37HC OMAHA LIVE STUCK MARKET Very Tew Cattle, bat Few Hogs and No 8htp Among Arrivals. CATTLE SELL IN ABOUT FRIDAY'S NOTCHES Sheep nnd I.ntnbs Lower for the Week Href Cnttlp Trn Cents l.niver Tlmn I, nut Week-Hok Open Higher, Close loner, Itccelnts wero: Oniclal Monday Utilclnl Tuesday Ofllclal Wednesday Offlclal Thursday ., Ofllclal Friday Official Baturday ., SOUTH u.MAHA, March 1". Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. .. 1.920 4.MS R.Slll .. 3,911 8,713 10,270 .. 3.6S9 11.3S6 4,'JTJ ... 2,193 9.W1 3.&91 ,.. 1.235 0.15S 3,r.H) ... 201 4,Gj3 mere is a continued demnnu 1 mH 1 from Interior points on New I mSS rency, tho movement by ex- I I March 4... I March 6... I March ... March 7... . March ft. And they are so accepted In Wall street. I S2iil T Aiucn cnniitcttng opinion continues to be 1 v:"'"'.' Total this week 13,2(0 4,4i 2S.3S5 Week ending March 10.. 9.C1S 89,109 33.9W Week ending March 3... 9,935 40.WS4 30,973 Wtek ending Keb. 24.... 13,276 42.7S2 31.994 Woek eliding Keb, 17.... 13,330 33,629 37.S3S Average price paid for hogs for tho last several days with comparisons: H900.U99.IiD3.lSD7.,lS96.!lS33. 11594, , seemed to slacken and nil of a sudden buy ers I'nme to he ennrluslnn either thnt they had nil they wanted for the time being or else that they were paying too much money. All day Friday the market was a drag, buy ers not seeming to try to bu" the stun Still the market nt the closo of tho week could hardly bo said to have been more than 10c lower than the close of the previous week. Kwes at the closo of the week seemed to be In poor request nnd some sold ns much ns 2V lower If receipts nro not too hivivy operators look for a fairly good market the coming week, Quotations: Choice handy weight year lings, SrS.I5-CTC.Sfi; good to choice fed year lings, $fi.00f(fi,15: fair to good yenrilngs. $.".Nfffi.0i); good to choice wethers, $.VfioffS.OO; fair to gooil wethers. S5.fyvg6.75; good to cholco fed ewes, $.".l.V(j6.35; fair to good ewes, Jl.90fl5.15; good to choice native lambs, $7.00.117.10; good to cholco western lambs, $.S5fr,00; fair to good western lambs, J6.5iH16.75; feeder wethers, SI.RWiS-00; feeder yenrilngs. $5.ilTS.G0; good to choice) feeder lambs, $5.2300.00. sales: No 23S western ewes 2f. cull lamliH 3M western ewes 2.1v western wethers 3 wnstcm lambs ernl fund, exclusive of tho $l&0.0OO,60O gold reserve liv tho division of redemption shows: Available cash balance, $187.7.9. gold reserve, $9,6lo,399. York Money Mnrket. N'l'.W YOIllf. Mnnh IT-MONK Y-On call. firm, at 5 per cent; prime mercantile paper. ffl3' per cent. STKltl.INO i: Representative offered from moro or less expert sources regai-uins me extent to wnicn uank circu lation will be expanded under tho new law, and as to Its effect on prices and business. The conviction Is general that there will Iw a liberal expansion of bank note Issues and that tho effect on the money market will promptly be felt to the ex tent of tho 10 per cent Increase In the cir culation of bonds at present deposited to sccuro outstanding circulation nnd of the premium on the same bonds, payable upon their conversion into the new 2 per cents. Assurance ls felt that the payment of this premium will be made out of the funds In tho treasury If necessary to avoid dis turbance In the money market, rather than by draft on tho government's dcnoslts In national banks. Hut even In the event of drafts on theso deposits. It In evident that the government bonds placed by the banks with the United State.H treasury as security for theso deposits will bo thereby released and made available ns a basis for nddltlonnl circulation. The circular Issued by the Trpnsury department ex plaining tho provisions of the New York law clenrly demonstrates a margin of prollt on circulation, nnd even at tho present high prices ruling for government bonds, which Is equivalent to upward of 106 for the new 2s when Issnled. When ruling prices for the bonds have proved sufllelently attractive to bring large nfTerlncs from Investment holders. Includ ing savings bnnKs, to wnom tney are 1101 March 11.. March 12... Aiarcn 13.. March 14.. March 15.. March 16., March 17.. 4 631 4 CC 1 w: 4 74 4 701 4 71 4 72 4 71 4 73 4 4 4 4 79' I 851 I HI 3 51) 3 7SI 3 CD 3 671 3 62 3 54 3 CO 3 0.1 3 r,s 3 63 3 69! 3 62 3 63 3 59 3 01 3 Go, 3 85) 3 SS 3 S7 3 S3 I 3 S9 3 76 3 761 3 80 3 79 3 74 3 C9 3 f.s 3 70 3 71 3 CO! 3 47 3 ' 3 lit 3 f0 3 IS 3 55 3 65 3 6' 3 601 3 Co 3 61 3 70 3 7S 3 S7 3 SV 3 SS 3 79 3 80 3 SI 3 84 3 fi 3 fcO 3 79 3 S 3 r i 01 3 S3 4 77 4 69 4 77 3 SSI 3 ! I 3 91 3 S7l 3 92 4 W 4 06 4 03 4 10 4 16: 4 20 4 2S 1 ; 4 381 4 3S 1 27 4 17 4 13 Av. 9i! r.i 105 10.1 76 Pr $1 f,5 5 00 6 ul r. 70 6 25 CIIICAtiO I.IVU STOCK MAHICKT. Cntlle Wenk IttiKN lUtclier Xlicep nml l.iiinbs About Sternly. C1UCAOO. March 17.-CATTL11--He-eolpts, 100; wenk; receipts smallest of the year; quality poor to good, no strictly choice; closed with 11 good tone. Natives, good to choice, Arm nt Sl.75ff5.75; poor to XCIIANCIK-Strady. with actual business In bankers' bills at SI.&5N for demand und nt $4.f2 for sixty days: Costed rates, Jt.JJU, and $1.87; commercial Ills, suiuimm;, SILVUIl-Certlllcntes, COUStfHic; bar, 60c; Mexican dollars, 47!te. HONDS State bonds, easy; rallrond bonds. Irregular; government bonds, steady. United States refunding 2s (when lsuedi. W6; 2s, reg, 101; 3s. reg.. 1UU; coupon, 111: new Is, reg. and coupon, 136; old 4s, rog . 115: coupon, 116H: 5s, reg. and coupon, U.-.H. The following nro tho doling quotations on bonds: IJ. 8, Ci, reg 10U4 do 4s 91 do rcf. 2s twhen N. Y. V. Is U0'a Issued) 10"j N. J. C. grn. 5s. .123' do 3s, reg UIV4 No. Carolina 6..,127 do coupon Ill I do 4s 1M do new 44, reg. 135 'No. I'aclllc 3.... til's do coupon 135 do 4s ll" do old 4s, nK-.llMt N.Y.C. & St.L Is.tOS do cotiiwu 116i4 N. & W. con. 4s.. 96 do 5, reg U3Wi do gen. 6s 132 do coupon . ...113'4 Ore. Nnv. Is ICS D. of C. 3 (1&S....119 do 4 102 Atchison gen. 4S.10H4 Oie. H. L. fis 1274 do ndj. Is SIM do con-ol 3s. ...113 Canada So. Os. . . .106 Heading gen. 4s.. M Ches. d O. 4'as.. 97UIlo tl. W. Is too do 5s l'nt,St.L. Ji I.M. o.5s.lllTs C. Si N. W. o. 7s 142 St.L. & S.K. g.6s.!20 do S. 1-'. d. 5s.. 121 St. P. consoi's ...lt iiiedliim. Ml.-infv nt ll.404.60: se ected feed- Chleaeo Tor. Is.. 94lSt.P.. C. & P. 1S.1VW4 . . ers, strong nt $!.20!f4.iO; mixed stoekers, I I). It. (1. Is ...tOtU do 5s 120 4 71 U.40W4.00; cows. $3.00fil.25i heifers, S3.S5W .,'" Vc"i , g0'. """JtV 0---" UlN-Mi canners. $2.25',f2.90; bulls. Wff4.i J & -2j h. I . .t I. , M..... . 4 74 calves, $l.505.10i Texnns. two cars; for tho 1 &r'Cv KJM'n A' "ii" & 't v 't, li U ' eek, C.Provlous wk. 3.800; Texas f-1 apl N ; .,J? rZi:. 4 W siecrs. Hiroiig iii o. ..w. u.,.,.-,, ITiilon Puclfle 4s.. 4 61 1 50 Indicates Sunday. Tho ofllclal number of enrs of stock brought In today by each road was: Cattle. Hogs. Horses. P. Itv. Hy Oa'tn showed moro activity than of Into 1 avullable to tnko out circulation, tho 26. .ittTitma exceptionally heavy movement of goody for HTnAwnKnR1EB .11 n .. i n nn nnflmnil. 1 P Til n Till wheil Ttl OTO nettlel weather sets In. It Is thought that a good deal oc nuiiumr win nc uunu .nri, in unlin nf tho hlch nr ces on ma- .riniu nf nil kinds nnd If thnt Is done thore. will b a big demand for builders a n.tri tnniii. A lilc run on steel goods IS also lOOKeii ior uun n 111c nvi. from arriving Tmi nml Klnrldii: ner nt.. tWiGOc. ap MiKS-rnoico western sninninK biuck $4.50; New York stock, $1,50; fancy, JJ.iSij! 0.00. . ORAPB8-Malaga, per oui ti.wu CKANIlKllltlKS Jerseys per out jiiwl enred a small advance. Itt ln "9 I., 1m n Trttte session thero was Jieavy uutwj "t " ,," prom nent traders, 'n""1"".,;'1 strength of corn nnd higher bids from Uio continent. Kleyntor people were mod erato sellers. Receipts were 231 cars. Maj ranged from 23c to 21',ic nnd closed !lS5,:l nlvo and rtttw .inVhm.t nnd new high prices for the season wero recorded. The advance n nog CckrwVro fetors "in tho trencth displayed, nnd In spite o nra no commlsfJon houses Belling, prices uma im, At tho elnso Mnv pork was l.Ho Ht $812'U61G and May ribs VAc filgher at nnr rniln. Slt.fiO. l-C "imated receipts for Monday: Whea . fornla serdUnRH. per box, S2.tVii: kuwi'1 m..i.. i ry k vrnir f'niirnrnin to any leWuV h. thV vol. mot bu hjes ."fi0' "EVS f 1 BKn Tor some iima vu tui rhnnires nf ImDortallCO last week, though prices tho line. Dry CSnoda Mark Ttrv crnnilS moll TOllOrt trade in staples nnd there business in spring anu 1 1.1 ntntiA aViiir t I"" " XXT" it Is onlvii question l i i tl. v; nit-.-- -i. ' . . . rt " , ,,,111 of a icw days, nowever, umu c u.uw.-t, ...... I:' !7 .riit in- ocrntn roe bines, ribbons Dram imv'? A" -;, n 1'hn snri nil oilier in vn ,k o.- 1 " - lu hnt thn nutlonk for trade was never more favorablo than nt i"e present time , and consctiucntly local jobbers.aro carryiiK.. .,7 1 ero it W W - a wk atro. though advices from tho east show theio is T tho samo shortage of stocks, and as result prices are continually firming : . . .. 1 ,AttnTC- rn.n n niininn npr nnv. s.it i .tHfu iiruu, . in market quotations . "-"""Sr'",,"'""Lt " "1 i Viin. n-hn lnnrilnc futures ranged as wero Arm all along rancy, iicsiiiu. t.iu.i.c. i.v. .v. . lYes'y. I fnmv tl. a.i..Im nnnll. Hlch. IlW. 1 lOT.I tiAiMA war-Per bunch, medium. S1.7S f :' " . . ' i I I ctFlrm. 2.00i fancy. S2.0O-u2.25. Meh . CTO a. good, steady HIDES. i)?"' K:i;u 67 67',i 07? A . was nlso a big inDiigNo. 1 green hides. 7c: No. 2 ,u,y 6S5j6S',i 6SH dTk .!! r-uiinnoi ho .r(!Cn hides, 6c; iNO. 1 baiicu niuun, ot, . , i i nff thn itrmnnit for K"2 tij 7... xt i .,,.! lf a In I ' . . I 36'kl 3.i!4 - i Men. i -.7i May 37H'dH "5 37 SSI Ik 13 lbs,. 9c: No. 2 veal clt. 12 to lo lbs., 8c. ALl3in,LiiA.r.vuo. trnvrv rr !4. nent Inn ease. S3. SO. ntits .Hickory, large, per bu $1.25; BlieunurKS,- ji.-w. St. I.onls llrnln nnd l'rnvlslnns. ST. LOUIS, March 17. Wit HAT Higher; No. 2 red. cash, elevator, 72c; track. 73fc ISU.r: Mureh. 72'ie: Mav. 71Uc: July. 67'ifa bushels. ... , up. Especially Is thl true of cotton fcoods. j.,, M sSQM'dc: July. 36c. which nre ln big demand, and as tb ' BUPP'y OATS firm: No. 2 ensh. 250; track, M14c; is limited miycr ..tv. March, 20c; .May, 24'?iro'-'4ic; rso. - wnue. own nanus. 27V40, Prennrlnir Tnll Snmplcs. HYB Sternly: bow. ... -. ,t..i i injniTii H'lrm una lineiiaiicen. v. l aimn innnern nro cciutiK xiirn i - ii.v .i n .- joaui. """-"", nml In tlireo or four S13KUH Uimoiny, easy; uriiiimry, i. '. "a"1S ci.r.C-tt,iL.",lnn iranvMH?iVi 2.36: prlmo worth more; flax, nominally f.TiA'Ji in cations now aro that at $1.00. ,..,.. . ., M 11111 MMniw . - . t 1 I 'Mlf I 11 I'.A I j nil'lllIV HL ll.UUIta.W. n nnn will bo, atiouu, tno same nutc r,r.;v; ui... iVvt. ",., trnr-u- ummer weight goods. As regards immwi- rn"-"'" ate business J" riK,? iVSba- . rtAYflteady; timothy. $9.5011.70; prairio, mane. ""-". o,,,i inrtP. T7.5OcWJ.60. 123? 21 ?7; 11 20 i 11 13 fi 10 C 17":! 6 12V4 6 15 2i'.;l 23 11 35 U 30 I 6 13 I 6 22V4I I 6 17'.i 6 20 I 23'4 22 11 20 11 15 6 10 6 1714! I fi 12'Xi 6 12'.4I 21U 11 32',' U 27'j fi 15 6 224 fi 15 6 17HI 37 37 SS'stf'i ,23fi21 It 15 11 10 G 07i 6 15 G 07',4 6 10 nmp.-.xlH nf thesn sales seeking rolllVCPt ment have made an unusually active mar ket for high grade railroad bonds and nro llkeli- to continue lo do so If nrlces do not reach prohibitory figures. It has been nrgued that the bank notes nro likely to go quickly out of circulation when the demand for hand-to-hand use of currency falls oft and tho flow of money turns from tho Interior toward New York, owing to tho fact thnt they cannot bo counted to mnke un the required reserve of lawful money against deposit liabilities, while at in., Mimn tlmo irolnc to swell tho deposits. Hut It must be remembered thnt even at times when tho net shipments of currency nro lame ! In favor or isew xora uieru C, M. ,fc St. U. & St. L. Mo. P. Itv. . IT. P. system I, K. & M. V. It. It.. C, St. P.. At. & O. Hy. II. M. It. It. It... C, 11. fi Q. Hy C, H. I. it P.. eaM. C, It. 1. & P., west. Total receipts 10 1 11 13 4 17 9 1 66 llrm at $3.203.70, HOUS Hccelpts today, ILOiX); tomorrow, 2S,0oo estimated: loft over, 1.100; average 5o higher; closed weak: top, $5.20; mixed and butchers. $l.905.17V4; good to choice, heavy, J6.O54JR.I0: rough, heavy, Sl.fKKiiR.OO; light, SI.S5il3.10. bulk of sales. J5.fl0f5.12'V. SHi;i;P AND LAMllS-ltecelpts, 600; sheep and lnmbs nbout sternly; good to choice wethers. $3.76fT6.00; fair tn choice mixed, $5.25115.75; western sheep, $5.50fl.M; yearlings, J5.lHVfj6.60: native lambs, JV.Wft 7.25; western lambs. $6.001i7.25. Hecelpts this week: Cattle, 5I.SW; hogs, 114,600; sheep, 69.S00. Hecelpts previous week: Cattle, 66.000; hogs, 151,000; sheep, 66,000. Kiiiihiim City Live Stock. KANSAS CITY, March 17. CATTLU Hecelpts, 250; nominal prices; moderate supply tins nctlvo dem tlvn steers weights. Sl.00fj5.00; stoekers and feeders. IOT. do 2s 107 Wiibnsh Is 116 H. Si T. C. 5s.... 11015, do 2s fiO'i do con. ns 110 West Shoro ls...U3'S la. Central Is.,.. 114 WlA Central Is,. 914 K. ('.. P. .t (I. is. HiVi.Vn. Centuries ... sn'j La. new con. 4s. .107 1 do deferred ... 10 L. N. unl. 4s.. 99 Coo. So. 4s 83 M.. K. T. 2s 66 So. Pacific 4s.... S3 llostnn Milling SIocUn. HOSTON March 17.-Call loanr, 3'4fll per cent Jmo loans, tfiC per cent. Closing prices for stocks, bonds nnd mining shares: A.. T. St S. V ... 2.1'f do prd ra Amer. Sugar 1024 do pfd 10H lloll TWephoie..3l5 Hos-ton S: Alb'y. 239 :w; unininni prices niuuei.nu i.-t,,vti t 117 s week (28,000) met with good, l. UVe nnd ut steady values, heavy t.a- f.'n ,t O 137t Yl,!inB,,!B . ""55T5i, '.'B'i1 Dominion Coal.'.' 42? 13 Tli rttannwltlnn nf thn rtnv'a r(.ietntu n'ni i - Jiin,..i Ai. i,, ....VAT.. 0rn,;ViVn .iiiV.i. Kl.iiiftf.2d; nutclier cows anil lienors, w..: Wlr n hol,,C? Uitr I,urchu8l"K 1110 "unl- ! Sl.RO; canners. J2.r,0J3.25; fed westerns. $1.00 b H,.yerl?:"d lm,'CaUd- Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. ; ll western feeders, J3.50f,UO; Toxnns. Omaha PttclOng Co. SI 0 j HO(lSJ-Hecelpt8. 4.20O: mnrket active nnd SLif ' ,nrt !-J ' " J,?i? t( JilKhcr: although supply this P'minhC dnS n "Vn "1 i hw , week wiih liberal, prices advanced about Cuuahy Packing Co, .. 21 1,20s 4'A .. ..,;i.. i-,..,,i,, ti iukj-. ivr.- Armour St Co. Cudnhy Pkg. Co., K. C ir. L. Dennis & Co. ... Other buyers , Totals 175 3 20 267 4,173 S79 mixed. JI.75i4.90; lights, Jl.C0ff4.S0; pigs, Jl.30.Tf4.CO. 81IK1CP AND LAMHS-Hecclpts. 620; Htcady prices; was very little change ln values this week; good fed lambs were . . . .1 - ... , . . . 1 . I I ..tl..... ..w . .1 . . ., V CATTLI2 There were not enough cattle , " " - " fl fi uo at.o' sT Colorado lamim nrougnt m-wauAw; year- to make nny test of the market today, but so far ns could bo seen the few head on snlo brought Just about tho samo prices as yesterday. Tho cattle market this week has not been cnttnroly to tho liking of sellers ln that prices have not been high enough nnd thero is no doubt but what a largo proportion of tho cattle that have been sold at nil market points have lost money, or at the best bandy paid out. On Monday the kill ing rattle of nil kinds sold at lust about steady prices. On Tuesday receipts at all .-?".".P"2r. ""VV,..n,,.n,la nml. lllrtc ior that class of goods is going to bo un uwally heavy throughout tho season. Col Isotlons at the present tlmo are In good K Snd retailers seem to bo on a bettor baSrflnanolally than they have been for a ttUdomand for rubber goods is still rather light and probably wtll ba until somo $rt weather Is experienced. , It Is Impos sible for Jobbers to tell much about what kind or a -trade they are going to have, as ma much depends upon tho weather, but they feol contldent that with a normnl epring business with them will bo fully up "$SM?$li Quoted the samo as It was a week ago. but the tendency is for lower prices, ifnstern markets aro wenk Lnd local dealors aro rather looking tor a linn locni ,. j.lrlnir .i,b next fow decnno oi nn"".. tv. -dayS' Krnlt nml Produce. Vmlt nnd produce men had Just about h.ir iisiin l amount of business bust week S SSWK to'the TrVlfc or Important changes In prices. SSaar,r?,r' Tho supply of fresh vegetables is 2uBthe i.uTreaso.Tut prices are about whero th5S .r're"uVof thoBcold weather .receipts As a refill oi l"" " tll0 wi.,k ablv causo tlifinnrw i M '" , U WBS Ul" ",, nrle ?!u7tearTs in quito freely, but Is ilrm Poultry was also In light remm n - "H Butter Is coming at tho quotations NBW YOHIC C.BXBHAl- M.VltKBT. onotntlons for the liny n Various Coiimiudltles. NBW YORK, March 17.-KLOUIt-no-celptB, 18.892 bbls.; exports, 28,739 bbls.; oulet. but llrmly hold at yesterday's nd vancc. 'Winter patents. $3.6503.90; wdntcr straights, S3.45ff3.60; winter extras, $2.00 2 95: winter low grades, J3.2olJ2.40: Minne sota patents. $3.75!Tf 1.00; Minnesota bakers'. f Rrjff.t oo live flour, Btendy; fair to good, kiofrsiso'r Jlwic? to Voncy. "la.wjia.tw. "uck wheat flour, steady at il.WU HUCKWHEAT-Dull, nt 50c, o. 1. f., NCOHNM15AI-Flrm; yellow w.stern, S5c; city, sic: nrandywine; $2.20ji2.30. ivt'ui.,iv- Un a western. 63V4C f. o, b. atloat ; state "rye. 5Su&9o c. I. f. New York '"llA'nLKY-Stcady: feeding, t3W46c, New- York: malting, 49fi5lo. New rk-.-r- HAHLHY MALT Dull; western, fiejc. u'liuiT-liAralnln. 115.400 bll.: exports 23,987 bu, Spot, Ilrm: No, 2 red, SO'.io f. o. b. afloat: No. 2 red, 78Vio elevator; Nti. 1 Tiidntli. 7UMC f. o. b. afloat, op tions opened llrmer on cold weather news and stronger English cables. Subsequent !,.,. I ,.nt-r-rln? nriters with foreign buying sustained the market nit morning. The close was Ilrm ut ffo not udvance. March closed at Tl'ic; May. 73Q71c; closed at 73T4e; July, 73 ll-16tf73Tic; closed at 73T4c: September closed nt 73Hc, CORN-Hecelpts, 118,900 bu.; exports, 40. 703 bu. Spot, firm: No. 2, 41V4c f. o, b. afloat and 44Wc elevutor. Option murkot opened firm nnd wns aided during tho forenoon by strong cables, the rise In wheat and light offerings. It closed steady at Vic net advance.- May closed at 42c; July closed ut 42V.C. OATS-Ilecelnts, 02,300 bu.; exports, 10,OV bu, Spot, steady: No. '-. '-s'io: N- 3. -'s',,: No. 2 white. 32c: No. 3 white. 31Wc: track mixed western, 29f30Vo; track whlto 31W (f.Wic. Options quiet, but firm. 11 AY Klrm: shtplng, C5f70c: good to Choice, MVUdTiiC A , , HOP8 Steady: state, common to choice. 1K96 crop. Go: 159S crop, 79o. 1S99 crop, 12ff 13c: Pnelflo const, isw crop, 4fi6o; 1S9S crop, TifiDc: 1S99 crop, 12ifl3C PROVISIONS lleef quiet: family, $11.00 4113.00: mess. SlO.OOflO.SO beef hams, 00 i22.t packet Sll,Uffll 75, city extra India mess, $S.OO(j22.00. Cut meats, steady, pickled bellies, 6fj"Uo, pickled shoulder, WHIBICY-Steady, S1.24V4. COTTONT1ES-S1.S0. HAQOI NO-6Tif 7Hc. HRMP TWINK 9e. PROVISIONS-iPork, steady; Jobbing, J10.70, old; $11.50. new. Lard, higher; prime alnnm K.ROl choice. So.fci. DrV Salt bOXfd meats, nigner; exira Hiinrin, . ribs. J6.31V4: olear sides. $6.60. Hacon (boxed), higher: extra shorts. $6.75; clear ribs, $6.S7!4; clear sides. $7. METALS Lend, steady; $1.57V4. Spelter, steady; $4.46. POULTRY Dull; chickens. 6fifc; turkeys. Gec: ducks, 8c; geese, 5J4j'6c, KGOB-Steady; 13V4c. .., HUTTICR-atendy; creamery, 208'24'c; dairy, 16(if20e. It KCRI PI'S Flour, 4,000 bbls,; wheat, 13,- 000 bu.; corn. Bl.ooo mi,; outs, is.wu ou. SlIIPMUNTS-nour, 7.VW DDIs.; wneat, UO.uoO bu,; corn, 132,000 bu.; oatB, 82,000 bu, Liverpool Crnlti nnil rro vlnlniiH. L1VKHPOOL. March 17. WHHAT-Spot, firm; No. 1 northern, spring, 6s 3d. Futures, llrm; March, nominal; Muy, 6sl0d; July, 5s9V4d. , , , COltlN Spot, steady: American mixed, now, 3sllUo: American mixed, om, js ii-tn. Futures, quiet;- May, 3s UHd; July, 3s lO-hnl. b Lull it St. lAiuis inncy wiiuur, sieuuy at 7s 3d. HOPS At London (Paclllo coast), steady nt 3Q3 1Sb. PKAS-Canndlan, 6 iVid, PHOVISIONS-lleef. llrm: extra India mess, 78s 9d; prlmo moss, 72s i'l. Pork, Arm; nriino western mess. 56s 3d. Hams, short cut, 14 to 16 lbs., easy at 48s. Hucon, Cum berland cut, 2 to m ius., steuuy nt ;sssoii; short ribs. IS to 20 lbs., llrm ut 3Gs; long elnnr middles. Ilitht. 30 to X lbs., sternly at tiHOd: long cienr miauics neavy, jj to v lhK . Ktendv at 37s: short clear bucks. 16 to 18 lbs., steady at :is6d; clear bellies, 14 to 16 lbs, easy at 37s fid. Shoulders, square, 12 to M 10H,, urm ni ji. kuiii, iirin; priinn iwcstcrn, In tierces. 31s 3d; American ro tlned. In nails. 33s 3d. nUTTUR Finest and good United States. nominal. CHKKSK Steady; American finest white. 60s fid; American finest colored, 638. TALLUW i'nme city, urm in ;-.-s; Aus tralian ln Indon, steudy at 29s 3d. Knnsnn City C.rnln mill Provisions. KANSAS CITY, March 17. WHKAT May, 63c; cash, No. 2 hard, fil',4c; No. 3, C0fT6lc; No, 2 red, 71c; No. 3, 66ff70c; receipts, 5S cars, OOItS' Muy, 34Uo: cash, No. 2 mixed, 3501 No. 2 while. 35',4e; No. 3, 35c. OATS-No. 2 white. 25U26e. RYK-No. 2, 54c. HAY-Cholee timothy, SlO.OOfj 10.50; cholco prairie. S7.25f77.CO. lU'TTHlt-Creamery. 20f23c; dairy, 19c. KOC.S Fresh. U!ie. ICOOS Firm; fresh Missouri and Kansas stock, lUfee. oases returned; new white wood cases Included, 12c. Kggs scarce today and otrerings soio nuicKiy at a premium. HKCKIPTH-Wheat. 3t,bW bu.; corn, 12,300 bu.: oats, 2,oro bu. SHIPMUNTS-Whent, 23,100 bll.; com, 7.100 bu.; oats, 1,000 bu. Tnledn llnrket. TOLKDO, March U.-WIIMAT-Actlve nnd higher; No. 2 cash. 72Vic; Muy. 73'.c. CORN Active and higher; No. 2 mixed, 37V.C. OATS-Dull; No, 2 mixed, 2l'.o. RYK-Dull; Nn, 2 cash. 5So. CLOVKHSllKD-Actlvo: higher; prlmo cash, old, S5.00; March, new, S5.67H; Octo her, $5.20; No. 2 seed. $1.6085.00, No. 2 yellow, 36 :6t4 May July p. ' -May July 1- May July R May July , a lt.. ntnen nm T A 1 1 H TV H ! FLOUR-Stea dy ' winter' patents. $1. 100 3.6tf: sVralghts, $2.9Of,3.30; spr ,11'nspech. . $3.80; spring, Pn'01"?, ja" ' $2.601i3.UO; naaers , . WHKAT No. 3 spring, $6.! M-fi doc . Jo- - rod. O'JViQ'Oc. CORN-No. 2, 30c OATS-No. 2,.2302lc; No 2 white. ff2SV,c; No. :i wnue. a?.uv4- RYK-Ko- 2. B5HB56 4c. iiiiil PY No. 2. 36'Af44c. SKKDS-Flaxseed, No. 1 nnd northwest. Sllra Prime timothy. $2.45. Clover, contract :r"!i$?J?I&t0lMess nork. ner bbl.. $10.70 (fill 35 Lard, per 100 lbs., S5.95B6.10. Short Jii.s sides (loose). S6.00ra6.25. Dry sa ted &d. (boxe.1' $6256.50. Short clear bfintlnToaPfr tk-.-gVanulated. Following are the receipts and shipments for today. u.-.mts. Shlnm'ts. ti:',oi 39,000 159,000 29-'.00O 5,000 17.000 continues n large volume of shipments In market points wero largely Increased, and response to Interior demands. This ln , there was a general weakening of values. January and February of 1895, while tho net i on Wednesday the heavy run kept up, nnd receipts of currency from the Interior by values went still lower. Chicago reported New York hanks amounted to $30,66S,0flO, I the noorer erodes of cnttlo Helling that thero were actual shipments of currency jny o5(, owcr than nt the opening of the to tno interior or wn,w. nun ""; a margin for a process of sorting ana selection which would nfford opportunity for keeping the bank notes out. Tl-.eso promised benellts of the now law nre tho potent Influence ln keeping tho price of stocks llrm, In spite of the. 1m medlnto exigencies of the money market. Snt -ivnikhr. for larce specu lative buying, but holders are unwHHnif . to mako concessions to sell. The result I nml fltmi1(iB. 1 "confldence in the business, outlook Is un- . cows nnd ne.rerH Impaired. and la strengtneneu ny xnc ru. .- , ........ -- ---- week. Tho decline at this point did not amount to quito that much, but the market on Wednesday wns bad enough. On Thurs day there was a llttlo better feullng and still moro Improvement took place on Fri day, so that fully half or moro of tho decline of Tuesday und Wednesday wns recovered. At the close of the week it is safe to say that tho market Is not over 10c lower on beef cnttlo than It wns nt tho elnsn of the nrevlous week. Cows nnd noirers experienced nnniit mo steers m Tuesday anu best cornfed cows and impaireu uuu ?""'Jl";"? showing both Wednesday. The best cornfed cows and ary fore g.i trade statement, showing Dotn j much ns Uje mo, the t''J,S;f..e"J,boyoml all dlum kinds, which were hit hard. At tho jLffKJ-SrmnnXSJt. of the closo of the week the best kinds of ran- precedents for that month. Bvonts of the weeK inuicnte mai 'V'"''V war In South Africa has been brought measurcably near and the resumption of the gold sUDPly from the So uth African mines, whenever It shnll bo In, any sort Msured, l bound to havo a stimulating arfetor"1 tsbe'moro -?T.hve tUSnVt for mocks, for the ; reasons tiers are nrottv nearly back lo where they were before the break. The medium kinds, which wero pounded down tho most, aro still a llttlo lower than they were lust week. A surprising feature of the week's trade has been tho very good demand for feed ing cattle, which sold well all the week nnd at nrlces fully nn hlch as nnv tlmo ' this season In spite of tho sharp break on rrne recuer miyers iook a goon At.- 1 .... I..., ? .. . . . , States coupon, 1: me om . jo. " many oi inn witrnieu-uii n iwii-mi 6s nnd 3s, coupon. 1. anu unuru ni.in- jor wnicn iney wouiu pay n cui registered, Vi In tho bid price. better prices thun tho packers. Tho beef Tho Commercial Advertiser s Ivindon market would undoubtedly have been much financial cablegram say?; Tho SVio, . worse than it was had it not been for the ere wero busy todny celebrating St. Pat- , fgct ,hat hp fePdpr buyers reieVed tho rick's day. Otherwise, they wero Idle, hut . market of so many of the half-fat steers, the tone wns hard on tho resorted col- I Tno mnrkst on buIa ent off nl he laose of the Free State resistance. 1 1 . is pnrno time that the market broke on other hoped that the Trnnsvnalers will fllw . uinds of cattle, but when the market re sult. Tho wnr loan was at 111 Tne a , COv(,rp(1 on other kinds It did not Improve lotment Is expected .on """""V. liulls. Tho demand for fut bulls seems cans wore very quiet. V"nnnnHed tintos. to be limited and buyers claim that they upward. Paris strongly s"Pnor 1 have been selling too high. Not many which rose 1. The bank b ought i ,tock bulls are coming, and the demand gold In bars. Money was a shade easier. Representative sales: ttif nf thn larce amount due tlie oanK ' ,,,r..r,e w2S..r?,'d.:.m nr. the nuotatlons for the leading stocks on the New York exchange a r'iadj- stated: and iVrte'hjJV' "Xli " "' r United States new 4s declined Vi. Un"1 , fat cattle. States coupon. 1: the old 4s. : the i 2s , many of I lings, SO.OOfjO.SO; muttons. $4.f-0"(5.ri5; stoek ers und feeders, Sl.OOJfO.O); culls, $;l.00(ffl.00. New York Live Stock. NBW YOHIC. Murch H.-HRICVKS-Ho- celpts. 2,158 head; nothing doing; feeling steady; cables unchnnged; exports, 409 head cattle nnd 2,000 quarters nf beef. CALV1CS Hecelpts. 11 head; little trade; feeling steudy; common to good veals, $1.00 ifO.60. S11KHP AND LAM US - Receipts. 1.690 head; sheep, steady; lambs, slow and rftendy to lower; sheep. $I.2T16.00; medium to cholco lnmbs, $7.00fi7.90; clipped lambs, $5.65. HOGS Receipts, 2,417 head; none for sale; nominally llrm. St. I.onls Live Stock. ST. LOUIS, March 17. - CATTLE He etdnta. 400 bead: market dull und steady. with few top cattle on sale; native shipping and export steers, $1.0)176.75; dresBed beef and 'butcher steers. J4.10Ir4.T3; steers under 1.000 lbs., J3.2.VH1.75; stoekers and feeders, $3.2534. SO; cows nnd helfors, $2.00fN.45; din ners, $1.50312.85; hulls, S2.W4.2Ti; Texas nnd 1 ml Inn steers, $3.401.70; cows and heifers, I2.3Vfi3.R0 IlOdS Receipts. 4,600 head; mnrket onened fie higher, closing with advance lost; pigs anil iignts, ji.wuo.wu; paeaers, mp 5.10: butchers and best heavy, $3.00flG.2O. SIIUKP AND LA MUS Hecelpts, nn nend; market steady: natlvo muttons, $5.006.75; lambs, $'j.35fj7.00; culls and .bucks, $l.25fj4.73. St. .loneiih Live Slock. SOUTH ST. JOSEPH. March 17. (Spe cial.) The Journal quotes: CATTLE Receipts, 200 head; market nom inal; demnnd strong for all kinds. MOOS Receipts, 3.700 head; market 6f?7',ic higher; nil grades, $I.8GJJ6.03; hulk of sales, $1.90Jf 1.9714. SHEEP AND LAMPS Receipts, 900 head; lambs. $3.O0fT7.0G; yearlings, $3.35!r6.30; sheep nnd yenrilngs, J5.03ff3.75; ewes, $4.Oi)fi5.40. Stock In SIrIiI. Following aro the receipts at tho four principal western mnrkets for March 17: Cattle. Hons. Sheep. South Omaha 261 4,i,3 Chicago 100 11,001 60,1 Kansas City 250 4,200 620 St. Louis 400 4,600 60) 1,011 24,383 1,720 do Pfd. Fltchburg pfd. Gen. Klcutric do pfd . . . Ed. Mice. 111. ..lliu ..132 ..12.W 115 .203 Mexican Central. 1IL Mich. Telephone. loo N. E. CI. Sl C... 17 Old Colony 205V iiutipor - Union Pacific ... 49 Union Land 2 West End 91 Westlngh. EVc. 4I'4 avis, central .... ir Atchison Is PJ'i N. E. tl. C. 5.. 69 Adventure 4'j Mlouez Mill. Co. !- Amul. Coiitier ... 9:tli Mnintlc 2:1 llostnn A Mont.. 29 Untie & Huston. 63 Unl. St llecln ...735 Centennial 17'.4 ""In 14 Osceola 05' 4 i ,n rot IH4 Qulncy 132 sanin l'o copper. i'4 Tnmar-iek 184 Utah Mining .:.. 2) Winona 2'4 Wolverines 40 I'lilliiilelplilii I'rmliire .Mnrket, PHILADELPHIA. Pa.. March 17.-I1UT- TEH Quiet but steady; fancy western creamery, 2."(C.iic ; fancy prints, 27c. EGGS Firm nnd 1c higher; fresh, nenr by. ISc, fros'i western, ISc; southwestern, 18c. southern. 17c. CHEESE Unchanged. today: 42.000 36,000 370.000 390,000 8,000 17,000 Flour, bbls. Wheat, bu. Corn, bu. . Oats, bu, . Rye. bu. .. X ) -t n 1,11. On the Produce exchange today the but ter market was easy; creameries mtity, dairies. 1622c. Cheese, llrm, 12'ifl3c. Eggs, Ilrm; fresh, 15V4fJ16c. MOVEMENTS OF STOCKS AMI IIONI1S. Stock Mnrket Stnys Mostly In Profes nlounl llnuils. NEW YORK, March 17. The stock mar ke't continued almost entirely In profes slonal hands today. Thero wero erratic fluctuations nnd nctlvo speculation In Third Avenue over a range of 3tc and Sugar con tinued to share with that stock the largest amount of attention. , Tenncsseo Coal advanced 3 points nnd gave sympathetic strength to other Iron and steel stocks on the action of the dl- rectorH in placing me cuiiuuuii nutn. ... ..., dividend list by ordering a 'llsbursement of Atchison do Pfd-----IW.Umoro ft O Cnnndlan Pnc. Cannda So..... Ches, & unio 23U Texas & Pacific, 68 Union Pncltlo ... C3H do pfd 93 Wnbash icu. do nfd 2S4 Wheel. St L. E. V Icago a W.". MH do W Pfd.... C H St Q........lS7Vi Wis. Central .... Chi.! ,lnd. L... 2l'i Adams F.x do Pfd... 63 V. S. LX.......... Chicago & N. W.1M American Kx.... v.. iv. . .... rr.T -, .... . r p. at I . U lllll Colorado bo...... "Jt ""','""', ..;t . a v. lif AlllUI . 114 do pfd. 177'4 Am. Spirits 19V4 no. pin. dn do 2d pfd Del. & Hudson not I, Sr. W.. Denver & P G R. pfd 71V6 Amer. do lflrln do 1st Pfd. nt. Nor. Pfd . . 37i Amer. ..157 do Hocking Cool ... 1 Amer. Hocking Valley.. 33 do ,,n...,u Ponimi ..113 Amer. f istt, do. mil. "nVn'"' 50 " Anae.' Mill K. C., P. & a.... lfiHUrooklyn R. T... I F & W 20vjcolo. Fueil St I. do pfd 85HCon. Tobncco . 164 4) 74 20V4 10i 27',4 16V4 114 45 122 ,150 33'.i 94 5 24 , 39W . 01V4 , 3 17 . 35' 80 50T4 91 11BEF STEERS, No. 4... 6... No. 35.. Av. ..1190 1... 1... O ttt 1... 1... Av. Pr. .. 842 $3 85 ..888 3 90 COWS. ,.. 780 2 00 1 1070 ..910 2 50 2 1115 ,.. 866 2 60 1 1080 ,..1020 3 00 9 1127 ,..1220 3 20 MS II' liKS. 4 00 I4ULL8. 3C5 !.... 3 40 CALVES. 7 25 STOCK CALVES. 310 4 10 STOCK COWS 1000 3 00 610 3 90 830 3 90 Pr. 4 65 ..1120 ..1140 ..1050 .. 150 3 40 3 50 3 50 3 60 ...1320 3 45 Chester B, Lawrence, Jr MEM HER Consolidated Stock Exchange. COMMISSION ORDERS iolldtcd for tho PURCHASE or SALE of Stocks, Bonds, Grain, Cotton In nny amount for Investment on murgln, Accounts opened In amounts not less than $100. 11HANC1I OFFICES l,:tOC HroiKlwny. Corner Itltli St.. N. A. (11 llrnaduiiy, Cor. Iliiiistnn St., .V. V. Main OlllceiM, :IU A III llrnudwny, . V. SPECIAL LADIES DEPT. at HHANCHES. Very correct market letters Issued dally. OUT-OF-TOWN ORDERS V SPECI ALT V. Call or send for our SPECIAL REPORTS on our fuvorlto stocks, Also vulunhlo HOOK LET containing nil tho spcculatlvn and Investment statistics and price ranges. Send for valuable treatise on SPECULATION, entitled "WHY PEOPLE SPECI'LVUV "WHY PEOPLE SHOULD SPECI LATE." "HOW PEOPLE SHALL SPECULATE." An lnvnlnable nld tu the speculntlvo op erator. Prlco 10 cents free to present or prospective customers. Totals Lnndnn Stock Unotntlnns. LONDON, March 17. 4 p. m.-ClosIng: Cons., money.. 101 1-16 Pennsylvania ... 69',i do account.. .101 5-16 Reading 9 Canadian Pnc... 97si No. Pacific pfd... 76Vi Erie 134 Atchison 24 do 1st pfd... 39 Loulsvlllo 84V4 llllnnln Central.. .116",! Grand Trunk ... &i,i Union Pnc. pfd. . 76'4 Anaconda SJH . oi St. -SteSady nt 27 tl-16d per Lake Shoro 2 per cen after providing for the claims of Lake snoro . . rireferred stockholders to the accumulation - f-n' ' '.. 'lo of several years' dividends. . 1 m itv. .160 Gen. El Thero. wns a good mar get or Amer l-. ii -' - C(rnlrfli. hgIucoho Su in Lonoon iuiu iu, ...iij ........n. ... ,in & at l,. cjit uo pru hy here, but the weakness of tho Minn. ni. . . , stocks sympathy 8. Hoop. pfd S. & W. nfd Tin Plate. 33V4 nfd 80 , Tobacco.. .105 I 135 Co.. 47 I 00 29V4 I 60H i 71U i 125 6t 98 18 nfd. Htce .. pfd eotric .. sugar .., ..,n!.o nn.l nnnqy n,.u nvpr lJ ii. . local triiciiun .ui Pncltlc 40Vii do piu nin tho bank statement caused a sagging mar- ?hlll ""ohto . 41',i' Ixicledo Glus ... 74',5 ket up to the tlmo of the wwruncfi ot the PK& r?.0, '.'. Natlonnl Hlscult. 35'. statement, when there came ;n smart rally. , ,v-A ;j2u j0 pfd 91 A sudden drop ln Third Avenue ' ra road ilo tvi Vai': llNatlona Lead ..23Vi to below 63 and renowed weakness 1 tho Jy l;,t'ral" iW42' do nfd 103 other traction stocks checked the nuance N. v t. n n '''J Natlonul Steel .. 13'4 nnd unsettK-d sentiment. Hut tho closing i rs0r.'nOIK ',. " l70J do pfd 83'4 was fairly steady and howed net BnlnH k. ',0P ' 0 . 53 N. Y, Air Hrukc-125 AVonnt i n few stocks. The bank stntement I o. i at-nu' t .....innn un. no imi n7,i,u, n,.,H wns n surprise In many particulars. Wagers had been freely made mat mo surplus wonm be entirely wiped out. Tho fact that It was reduced little more than one-half therefore had n sentimental effect ugalnst tho bears. Hut the surplus .s ho small In any event ns to lenve no great dlffe.renco In tho con dition reflected by the banks. What wns of special slgnlllcunce wus tho loan con traction of $11,311,400. This can only moan ii,., h iiriiress nf llnuldntloii liaH com menced of tho extenslvo loans taken out by thn banks hero and elsewhere to buy gov ernment bonds for tho purpose of taking advantage of the new refunding law. chiefly from this cause the loans of the New S'ork clearing house bunks were ex panded from Jnmuiry 13 to March 10 no less than $0,9O5,OOO. Tho lnrge applications mak ing to tho Treasury department for con version of present bonds Into tho new 2s gives promise of prompt relief for the money mnrket by the disbursement pf the premiums on the old bonds. It Is highly significant nli-o that the- Now ork sub lliiuury 'begins to reflect the payment of pensions ln Its reduced drain on the bunks, ii.iw nrninlslnrr relief from the fnctor that has caused most uneasiness regarding tha dn nfd Ontario St W. O. H. & N do pfd Pennsylvania Rending -. .In lit llfil .1.. ",1 nfd.... 2S?i do o W &3V4 Pullman P, 21 iPaclllo Coast . 42 do 1st pm. . 70 I do 2d pfd . . . .131V Puclllc Mall . 17'4 People's Gas 50A4 Pressed S. Cor. . 50 82 60 97t AND HEIFERS. 4 637 3 90 1 660 4 00 1 610 4 10 STOCKERS AND FEEDERS. 4 747 4 25 7 900 4 30 HOGS The week closed with a moderate run of hogs, but with a wild market. At the opening prices wero nil of 6iJ10c higher and the early sales wero Inrgely at $I.92V4 T'4.07V4, with c few good loads at $5.00. Uo foro salesmen could all let go Chicago came lower and buyers hero seemed tn come to tho conclusion thnt thoy did not want tho hogs so badly after all. Tho market weakened and closed with tho most of the odvnnco lost. The hog market has been nil right this week ns regards the selling Interests. Tho week opened with nn advance nnd on Tues day tho market wns still higher. On Wednesday It dropped back almost Cc, but recovered on Thursday and went still higher nn Friday. The week closed with the mnrket ot the highest point touched n far this year, and nt tho highest nolnt touched during the month of March since 1893. The demnnd has been good ull tho week and nrrlvals, though lnrger than usual, have met with ready sale on most dnys at current prices. A glance nt the table of avfjrngo prices will show tho nvcr niro nrlce nold on each dny of the week, as well as comparisons with corresponding weeks of previous years. Representative sales; P. common.. 127 Hnnd Mines Y. Central ...138U HAH SILVER ounce. MONEY-r.lvt'iH per cent Tho rate of discount In the open market for both short und three-months' bills Is 4 per cent. Condition nf the Trensnry. WASHINGTON. March 17. Today's state ment of the treasury balances In thn gen- pfd Sttf MliiDcupnllN W hr nt Market. MINNEAPOLIS, Mnrch 17. WHEAT No. 1 northern, March, w.e: May. ;',4c; i m0,,py mnrket. On these accounts the he July, C6MWi!4c. On truck. No. 1 hard, I ,lcf ,J nc,j llmt today's statement marks tlu culmination oi mu un-mit in uio nuiiuua 67Vo; No, 1 northern, OOo; No. 2 northern, FLOUR-Hlghcr; first patents. $3.63; sec ond pntents, $3.45; llrst cleurs. $2.70; second clears. $2.15, URAN-In buU $lL25fill,60. Peorlu Market, PEORIA. March 17 -CORN Firm, No. 2 white. 36Hc OATS Steady. X? 3 white SSi. WHISKY Firm, on tho basis of $12i'.- for finished goods. rp.ftrvpn. Tho quotations made In today's market were hardly more than nominal, as loans made on tho Stock exchunge on Frlduy aft ernoon carry over until Monduy Not tho least surprise In the bank statement '.v is tho fact thnt us n result of the llrst weok the new- bank curren-y law is Ii operation there Is nil actual derreuso recorded In the circulation of New York banks nf $62,500. SixKiilutlve scntlmtrt In the stock market has been suspended during the week be- i do pro... St. L. & S. F. do 1st pui do 2d pfd. St. L. Southw do pin-... St. Paul iln mil St. P. St Omaha. 107V4 vi id.. Oil' I'll! MIL' 91 S R. & T... 10'm Sugnr 69 do pfd Car.. 183 ... 34 ... io; . .. 29 ...123i .173 Tenir. Coal St I U. h, Leatner do pru U. 8. Rubber .. do nfd Western Union.. M' So. Hal way do pra... 6',l ..102U .108 . WH . 12'.4 . 71 Jl"l Rep. I. St 8 21i 13l do pfd 65 5Si,i P. C. C. & St. L. W New York Mining Slocks, NEW YORK, March 17. The following nro tho oillcul closing quotations for mining t-haus: lOntnrlo S50 i jniii Chollar ?2 Crown Point 13 Con. Ca. St Va.-170 Deadwood 60 Gould & Currle.. IS Hale St NorcrosH. 23 Homestako 0000 Iron Silver fit Mexican SO P yniouth ...... .Quicksilver ... do nfd 'Sierra, Nevada Stnndurd .Union Con..'... lYellow Jacket 86 .. 12 ..150 ..750 .. 60 ..300 Oft 16 I No. Av. Sh. Pr. No. Av 8h. Pr. 1 85 1S2 40 $4 85 67 270 40 4 92Vj I g 263 80 4 85 71 215 40 4 93 "rfl 194 ... 4 85 71 233 ... 4 95 I k9 184 40 4 85 77 253 120 4 95 S3 200 ... 4 87'4 69 231 ... 4 93 81 174 4 0 4 87. 76 261 ... 4 03 (3 214 80 4 87'J 60 202 80 4 95 SO 198 ... 4 hVi CO 262 160 4 35 S3 186 ... 4 90 70 225 ... 4 93 ! S2 229 80 4 90 61 216 ... 4 93 79 193 ... 4 90 64 262 40 4 93 82 191 ... 4 90 78 262 120- 4 0-3 60 279 80 4 90 67 211 40 4 93 SO 203 ... 4 9214 69 217 ... 4 93 75 238 SO 4 02 61 248 ... 4 93 53 36 ... 4 92'5 50 2S3 ... 4 95 Si! 209 40 4 92V4 81 237 80 4 93 84 203 120 4 92'5 81 236 60 4 95 67 225 40 4 92'7. 67 233 40 4 93 07 248 SO t 92'A 65 236 ... 4 97 'A 69 274 1C0 4 92'4 64 261 ... 4 97 Vi 71 212 ... t 9214 62 237 ... 4 97H r,n 221) ... 4 fl2'i 66 214 ... 4 97 'A 68 261 210 4 92'4 74 264 4 0 73 230 4 0 4 92 '64 254 .,. 74 235 80 4 92'A 69 259 10 C9 2D I ... 4 02',5 69 2)0 SO 17 272 ... 4 92W 32 258 ... 61 231 ... 4 92V4 65 256 SO .3 ... 1 2.'." Weekly Hunk Statement. NEW YORK. March 17. Today's bank statement Is as follows: Reserves, decrease, $2,"i9,9o0; loans, decrease, $11,311,400: specie, decrease. $5,153,100; legal tenders, de rease, $1,372,600, deposits, decrcaue, $15,343,000; circulation, decrease, $62,O0. r. oo 5 oo 5 no 5 oo 6 ro 5 (0 miMMP-Thprn were no fresh receipts and not many hold-overs In the yards, so that thero was not much of nnythlng to make n market. A tow loads curried oyer frnm vestorilnv sold, some ewes bringing $o.CK). which wns 25r less than they have been selling for. but possibly tno quality was no null., nn Bond. Tho kIipimi market was In sood shano ull the week untl Friday, when the demand H.RP SfofcKS in ROOrMflY LIFE BUDG. MEY&CO. L N L-l 1 i it j ATiiiviuj-as - BRANCH lOJtULST UtICOUl NW JAMES E BOYD & CO., Telephone 1030. Oinlr.i, Nib COMMISSION, GRAIN, PROVISIONS and STOCKS HOARD OF TRADE:. Correspondence: John A Wnrren & Co. Direct wires to Chicago and New York, ARE YOU INTERESTER iN WHEAT? If so, communicate with mo nt once, havo something that will interest you. JOHN II. VON DUKUl.i:, 50 Bron.tlv'ny, Now York. International Zinc Co., Ltd. OF JOPLIN, MO. personal Investigation by two of the com pany's directors, DR. IRA II. CIJSIIINR of Ilostoii. Mnss.. and HON. ('HAH 1'. HBN NHTT of Providence, It I., and are con firmed by George 1-;. Qulnby, stnto luspec- Synopsis of IHieotniM' Report on rniiertles of (lie l i i,u. i minn y.ic ro.. I. til. 48-ncre tract at Oalena, known as the Mnvno Mine, ill mil o neniiiun, .ni- ui lor r , ,1P r the .itntn nf MlKsnurl. Th finest mills In the Jop In umrici. i&o torn. r(.pnrt ,n w, ,)(, g0I), l(J ( nildro(1!, capacity; an Inexhaustible supply of 7 per nn ,)Picnton to either of tho olllces of cent ore. I tho company's fiscal agents, Jnshuii Ilrown tiitimt on double shin inns St Co., ns given below pep eok, ill is.n i. IxpfiiNi- of riinnlnu; per eek.. l,a(M Xet'prollt pep werU 5 1 ,!). HO-ncre trnet south of Webb City; v reo Coinage Mine. An enormous deposit or oro over the entiro iraci m mu iu-hi , lovcl. ' llltpnl DO ("" l''r "Pru I" i?.nr..-...i" MxpeiiMe pep Hfl'l. . . . . i, -nn Xet prolU per tveek $l,.00 The nmount of ore on this tract will keep :0 100-ton mills running easily. 24'A-acre tract ut Curtervlllo; Rlue U Ing iin ai ir.,.fnnt leve niiueurs i" i- un solid mass of zinc and lead ore. "1IIIMII . . 1 Intiirnnl lnn.il .an.ilnllim n n tt.Ht .x-u ..r ,1... T'J imiM nf mine oep urrh 111 .,,,w,f .,, 7 lOIIB in . ! fumnnn.) nml Imv,. In mt tri nrl ... ' ' ' ' . . nii.ll. II of this stock nro now offered at par. 1.00 PER SHARE. fully paid and non-assessnble. The company pays regular monthly div idends of niio per cent and all shareholders of record March 24th will recelvo tho regu lar monthly dividend payable April 1st. Nn Investor can afford lo Ignore thn nbovo ligures nor tho pecurlty guaranteed to his Investment by tho company's pe cullur feature of having all Its accounts audited and certllled quarterly. A well Known urm oi cnurtort-u accountants or ifitd Slid tons of lend ill l.ttHO Total ''''!! Kineiise liep iioi'k i.n" Xet prollt pep iveek -,ll-IO Total net prollt pep wcew iroiu the tliree- properties ii,.in Allowing four weeks' phut- down during tno yenr. I'otnl Xet prollt pep nil mini IN eek- lj:iO,7UO iti,.. nm r.nnHnrvnttvn estimates of the octual returns from tho International prop erties, madu after careful and thorough nudlt all ouiirterly accounts of earnings nnd net profits before tho samo are Issued to shareholders. Send for prospectus and directors' report, Applications for stock, iiccompunled by remittance, will bo received hy the fiscal ugetits, JOSHUA BROWN & GO. 400 Tho Rookery, Cliica,o. 4r, ii ml .17 AVnll HI., XeiT York. I'Jl (.'hcstmil HI., Phllndelplilii. SI) Stllte Nt.. Ilnstoii. DO YOU SPECULATE? If so, speculate successfully. Send your orders to a reliable house, whero they will be placed In tho open mnrket. Wo can mako for you In one month moro Interest on your monoy than nny bank will pay you In a ycur. Bend for our book on spec ulation. It Is free. J. K. Comstock & Co, Itoom -;t Triulerx' IIIiIk.. Ohluuvo.