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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 15, 1900)
TJIJG OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, AFTUL 15, 100. L'l ONDITION OF OMAHA'S TRADE Uaiketi Show Little or No Grunge ti Com pared with Lait Week. BUSINESS IN A RETAIL WAY NEVER BETTER lohhrr Report Order from Country CnniliiK In Freely with Prospect iIot I'nvorulile for thr Coin iiiK Snnitncr Kcnsnn. Last week brought about no very tm portant changes In locul trade conditions, but at the same time there was a Rood active market for practically ull lines of mcrphandlse. Especially was this true of luch lines as aro Rotten up to supply the Easter trade. Reports received from the country show that while farmers aro busy with their field work still retailers nro en Joying a nlco trado and are doing much bettor than they were a year ogo at this time. They ull seem to be llgurlng on an unusually prosperous year and for that reason arc buying llbcrully from local Job bcrs. Tlicro were almost no changes at all last week In market quotations. Practically all lines aro In a good strong position, with Indications fuvorublc for their remaining so for somo time to come. In a. retail way trade was excentlonnllv rood last week in spite of tho rather un favorublo weather experienced the curly part of tho week. leading merchants say thoy never had a better Easter trade than thlB year and tho general feeling Is that business heio Is going to continue to show a good Increase over last year's figures. Groceries About Stonily. Wholesale grocers report trade condi tions as being about the same as they were a week ago. There Is still an unusually Ihcavy demand for this season of the year and all indications seem to point to a con tinued heavy consumption, Retailers out through the country nro In good shape nnd speak most encouragingly of tho prospects for future trade. Am far as market changes ore concerned there la very little to be Mild, ns nearly all lines are Quoted the same as they iwcro a week ago. Corn syrups, liowover, have been ndvunccd again and the murket Is now fully 2c per gallon higher than It was ten days ago. Navy ticuns have also stiffened up nnd some holders are nsklng 6c per bushol more than thoy were a week ago. The sugar market Is about whero It was nt last report, al though there is a very strong feeling nnd Indications are that higher prices will rule In tho near future. The market on canned roods, dried fruits and practically ull other staples not mentioned above Is Just about In Jho samo position It has been for some little time pant. llnrdwnrr Murket Active. The hardware murket ,wua rather devoid of special feutures last week In spite of tho fact that local Jobbers did an im mense "business. Tho prospects now uro that there will bo no very Important mar ket changes In tho near future und Jobbers urn looking for a good steady active mar ket for somo time to come. Just nt pres ent country merchants nro not doing a very ruBhlng business, but that Is ac counted for 'by tho fact that farmers are too busy -with their spring crops to make Improvement nt this tlmo. It is thought, liowcvcr, that boforo many days there will bo a big demand for all classes of spring goods nnd for that reason Jobbers, are re ceiving a large number of orders in an ticipation of this demand, Sellers Indifferent. Tho dry goods market Is also Just about where It wus a week ago, 'without any pros pect of thero 'being much change in. the near future. Reports received from east ern markets seem to show a tendency on the part of buyers to hold off and an In wirferenco on tho part of sellers to unload their goods, tho latter apparently being confident that fully steady prices will rule for some time. Locally trade conditions re still very entlsfactory, as Jobbcra are doing more business than they ever did ibsfor at this season of tho year: Fall lines aro also moving In good shape, bq Indications aro all favorablo Xor an excep tionally prosperous year. Winter Tans Golnir Out. Boot nnd shoo Jobbers aro also pleased with tho way business Is going. Rotallers oro selling moro goods than thoy have In a good many years, but at tho game time they aro buying cautiously, which Jobbers ay la a hotter Indication than when they iuy recklessly. If tho weather remains ifavornblo It will not take long nt tho pres ent rato for merchants to break up their stocks and then slzlng-up orders will begin to como In. Most of tho locnl Jobbers now have their men on tho road with fall goods, hut as yet I ttlo has been heard of what they are doing. It is thought, however. tnat tan Shoes Will not he an mimili.. (hi. winter an they have been boforo nnd that K.i wui -very largely taKO tnoir place Button shoes nro also coming back into style, especially In the higher-priced lines. Women fl Khnnfl tlnlnp. Miinnlln.1 .. . tips. Tho prlco lists remain practically un- In rubber goods thcro la llttlo to W said, s the traveling men have not been out long enough ns yet to teat tho situation. It IS OOUbtlCHn true, hntvnvnr V,,i chants aro not so overstocked with rubber K25d?. 1 w'is 'Ported a few weeks ngo and If that bo truo thero Is apparently no reason why local Jobbers should not have ns gopci a trade as ever. Immediate busl rr.h' ?f ,cu ?"'! "'Present, as the . i.lV " t 1,1,3 ?i""K "us ocen too dry to bring rubber goods into demand. i ho hldo market is some firmer than It was a'weokogo and, although prices have not been changed, local dealers any they would not bo surprised to uoe them ad vanced slightly within tho next few days. Fruit nnd Produce. Fruit nnd produce men reported trade ob being better last week than the w'eek be fore especially In green stuffs, and as re ceipts increase so that prices eun bo cut nZ'i ytiw ,len,n"1 undoubtedly be much heavier. A glance ut the tahtn nf n'jotatlons wm .Uo that price? are some what lower than they were a weok Sko and i,12erwr.!;,wJl! 1'rol.ably take the?n atlll iai.. are going down raD- Idly and the quality of the nei; ti quality of tho stock being L'i "A po -:'iuart caso and Loulsl case. Pineapples aro now on the market mid aro quoted at per doicn, SonVe new S?w'8.e,ro received last week, but the rnlcnskod wer. 100 nBh I" make them in JXiK. Brpat '""ninnd. California oViory Is getting scarco and will probably not last 'VJ!re U,un """thor week, it Is sell. market, however. Is not Ss high as It wni I week ago, ns holders are nnx oua tnfnS gut their stock before tho'arrlvnl of tswJi,b0S,!,Sw Is no change In oysters. ' inere MSW YOHIC fiKM3ll.lL MAItKlvr. Onatntlnn. for tlir Dny on Viirlo,,,. ('oinniiiilltlr. NEW YORK,. . April H.-FLOUP.-Re-colpts. fS.167 bbl.t. exports, 16.9SS bbls.- "rrniy held hut quiet; winter patents. J3 70 . ' :i":r ,Blru'Knii, t3.SW3.B5; winter cxtms. I2.W.0S; winter low gradPH, J2.25 U-.IO; Minnesota patents, J3.7083.95; Mln- ",u' uilltCTS, .'.J(3.lJ. Jlyo flOUr illlli' fair to irood. 12.30-,i.t.is. nffi;. rV.' !"'' U.an3.Bi). lots. .UARLEY-Strady Y?it'i?v11 : user- wmiI'W A'A'jT-nullf weiteril. B5.J756c, ISlMrt hA. ' 1t8', ,1'3i0 bu- exports, K !,bli ,SP., market strong; No. i red, Mvinr.0,vi- ',"'t lot; No. 3 rod. ?7Tic T, Vm; 0 1 "ortherii. Uuluth, 77'4o f. o ! -v to . r ri v ,v Options weaker for a time after thn ninin,. ,i,m..i, B.oll',1P. Inter fully rt'cov?red In svm- ivl..J w i i anA provisions. Shorts ?i.?t01! '"'Vrn on the rise. Tho holiday sport on 023 bll, Snot, fironir: K'n irs.-X . Swiat V.i 4,V 'ltor. Options at Mrst eusler with wheat, but subsequently feel Ing the Influence of a sham rise In nro- vuions recovered and becamo decidedly nirunK mm ciosen u rong, 't;,c net an I'AIII'n! MflV. ilfti'Tf iRt,, Klin July, f3'iH5sic, cIosxhI at 455io; September cloned ut 64c. OATS-Retclpts, 3fO,Kc) bii,; nxnorts, 3.V) bu, Spot, quiet. No. 2. 28s4'2Se; No. 3, CS, No. 2 while, 3U. No 3 wh''e, 30 ,0; track, mixed western, 29lj30c; truck, wftlta, rih.Ul:111 'r,1"; 'oIIw western, fflo; .flii. ! ,.rm: 3 wefttern, C2c f. o. b. float: stlltn fvn K7n n I . -, ,v v, , vlv lUrK car- . . ' llrm '' auvuncH ' ,V'i.rct'-np 0,1 "lr months; .May 25.'. si ' closed at ,3Hc; September. 7J 15-1C4J) 111-, IIUMX HI '. SSS HAY-Htendv. No. 2 shlntilnir. CMftOc. ' good to choice, mt'Jif HOPS Steady; state, common to choice, H96. Jfific; 1899, lOflSc, Pucltlc const. 189i, 3t5c, 1S99. 10ffl3c. HIDES-FIrm; Oulveston. 20 to 25 His., lOVic; CnUfornla, 21 to 23 lbs., 214c Texaj dry, 21 to 30 lb. 15c. LEATHER Steady, hemlock sole. Hue nan Ayres, light to heavyweights, KflWic; ucld. ivn&iHc. WOOL Dull: domestic lloece, 25!8c; iTexas, 1&318C I'HAl K I on, If PROVISIONS Beef, Ilrm; family, $12.00 ffU.O; mew. $10.firfiU.0O: beef hums, SIO.oO 22.00; packet, $11 W5J12.50; city, extra India mm, $18.5W22.f), Cut meats, llrmi pickled bellied, $7.60fl8.50; pickled shoulders, $7; pickled ham?, $10.6Vfll.W. Lanl, strong; western etenmcd, $7. to. 'efltied. Jtrong; continent. IS; South America, v-&i com round, $6.60. Pork, strong; family, Sll.Wf 15.00; short clear, JI3.23fll5.00i mess, $13.25 13. ib. Tallow, sieaajr; cuy, ovoi tuumiy, BUTTETt-Wcak; western creamery, 164 Ql&c; western factory, 14318c; Imltntlon creamery. 154fc'17e: state dairy, 163 ISc; atato creamery, K4f19c. CHEESE-Steady; fancy, large white, 12 12iic; fancy, large colored, 13e; fancy, smnfj white, 124912'ic; fancy, small col ored, IJWie, EOQ8 Firm; state and Pennsylvania, at mark, 124013c; southern, at murk, UTil2c; storago weatorn, 124c; regular packing, 12 13Vir. POTATOES-Steady; Jerseys, JI.3V1.50; 1ong Iwlandft Jl 5(31.75; Jersey sweets, 2.6Vrt3.(iO. KICH Steady; domestic, extra, 4K.fG4r; Japanese, I'lJtTic. MOLASSKS-Steady; New Orlean", open kettle, R-ood to choice, UVKiC. PEANUTS Stea-ly. fancy haiid-rlckod, aJilc: otner domestic, 3fJ34c. iiiKinilTM To Ij.vertKMK Hteadv: rot- ton by Htmm, 261; grain, by steam. ViiU Miri'ALS The i rokers' price for lend was $1.45 und for copper, 17!inVf'- OMAHA WIIOl.ESAM: 3IAHICI1TS. Condition of Truilr mill Uuntntloim on Stnplf mill Fnncy l'roiluec. EaOS-Reeelpts, liberal; fresh stock, Wt$ 104c LIVE POULTRY-IIens. 84c: roosters, according to ngo and slzo, 67c; ducks, 74c; geese, 74c; turkeys, 8c. HtJTTER Common to fair, 12c; choice, Uftl5c; separator, 22c; gathered creamery, 13c. OYSTERS Medium, per can, 18c; stand ard, per can, 22c, bulk standard, per gnl lon, J1.25; extra selects, per can. 30c; extra selects, per gal., t.60I1.75; New York counts, per can, 37c; Now York counts, per 100, JI.25. FISH Herring, per lb., 5c; round perch, 5c; sun, 6c; cod, 6c; haddock, 6c; blue pike, 6o; scaled and dressed perch, 6c; clscoes, 6c; medium dressed trout, "4c: cropnle, iw; pickerel, 74c; nnnnn nnuuies, iw; whlto llsh, So; yellow pike, dressed, '.ic; small trout, dressed, 9c; red snnpper, Do; smelts, 9c; smoked white llsh, 9c. PIOEONS-Llve, per doz.. jl. VEALS Choice, fWOc. HAY Per carload lots: Upland, choice, 16.50: midland choice, J5.50; lowlnnd, cholco, Vi; ryo Htraw, choice, J3; No. 3 corn, 354c; No. 3 white oats, 25c; cracked corn, per ton, 114.60; corn nnd oats, chopped, per ton, $15; bran, per ton, $13,50; shorts, per ton, J13.50. VEGETABLES. ASPARAai'B Per 1-3 bu. box, H NEW TURNIPS-Per doz. bunches, 60c. 8PINACH-Per box, Jl. NEW UEETS Per doz. bunches, 40fiSOc. LETTUCE Per doz. bunches. 35C40c; fancy head lettuce, per bbl., Jo. RADISHEB Per doz. bunches. 3W25c. BEED SWEET POTATOES-Pcr bbl., J2.2Wi2.DO: Kansns, eating, J2.7&. POTATOES-Per bu., choice, 2530c. CAI1UAOB California, per lb.. 24113c. CAULIFLOWER-Callfornla, per crate, "CELERY Per doz., 25Q30c; California, per bunch. 75c. TURNIPS-Rutabagas, per lb., 1'ic TOMATOES Florida, per six-basket crate, J1.50. MUSHROOMS Per lb. box, 50c. nHUIlARIl-Por lb., 839c. ONIONS-Retall. yellow, Jl; red, Jl.20ITl.ffi. FJlUlTS. . STRAWDERR1ES Texas, per 24-qt. ease, J5; Louisiana, per 21-itt. case, J2.KKf(2.75. APPLE8 Cholco western shipping stock, J4 50: Now York stock, J5; fancy, J5.50. ORAPES-Mnlaga, per bbl'.. J7.00y9.00. CRANDERRU3S Jerseys, per bbl., J10.50; per crate, 13.50. TROPICAL FRUITS. PINEAPPLES-Per doz.. $3. ORANOES California, fancy navels, per box, J3.2GO3.50; choice navels, J3: Mediter ranean Sweets, por box, J2.50ft2.75. LEMONS California, choice, per box. 13; funcy, J3.50;.Messlnas, cholco, per box, J3.50; fancy, Jl. BANANAS Per bunch, medium, J2.25 2.50; lurgc, J2.75S3.00. HIDES. HIDES No. 1 green hides, 7',ic; No. 2 green hides. 6',lc; No. 1 salted hides, 8';c; No. 2 snlted hides, 7Vic: No. 1 veal calf, 8 to 12 lbs., So; No. 2 veal calf, 12 to 36 lbs., 8c. MISCELLANEOUS. NUTS-HIckory, large, per bu., J1.25; shellbarks, J1.35. HONEY Per 24-scctIon case, J3.60. St. Lonls Grain nnd Provisions. ST. IOUIS, April 14. WHEAT Lower; No. 2 red, cash, elevator, 71c; track, 73c; April 71c; May, 70ff704c: July. 671C74ci No. 2 hard, 64litic; receipts, 35,096 bushels. COHN Higher; No. a cash, 3S4c; track, 394c. April, 3S4c; May, 3S49:!ic; July, 394 c, OATS Lower; No. 2 cash, 23ic; track, 26Uc; April, 254c; May, 24Hc; July, 234 23Hc; No. 2 white, CSc. HYE Firm; 66c. 1 l.'t.ntlH Dull, iinchnnced. SEEDS Timothy, Ilrm: ordinary, J2.00fl' .30: nrlmo now to arrive, August, J2.50. Flax, steady. J1.70. CORNMEAL aleaiiy. -.-.uu-M". , BRAN Quiet; sacked lots, east trnrk, 71c. HAY - Stcudy: timothy, JIO.50013.00; prairie. J7.50SS.50. WHIHIVI nienuy, i.-va. IRON COTTONTIES-J1.30. BAaaiNa-6T4OTic HEMP TWINE 0c. M PROVISIONS Pork, steady; Jobbing, 113.P0, old: J13.60, new. Iard, higher: prime steam. i.; cnoice, i.iu. my nun nii-um (boxed), higher; extra shorts, J7.25: clear ribs, J7.374; clear sides, J7.E0. Bacon (boxed), higher; extra snorts, i.i; cirur nun, i.oira, clear Bides. J8. METALS leuu, nrm; i.Kitii.i.. ouem-r. firm: J4.55. POULTRY Easy; chickens. Sfj'Vjc; tur keys, 710c; ducks, Sc; geese, Sfltic. KilUB ixiwer; c. -., BUTTER Steady; creamery. 1Sfl2lc; dnlrv. Wrmc. . . . . Tr,rw!iPTfi l.'lnur. 15.000 bb s.: wheat. 3j,- 000 bu.: corn. 372,10 bu.; outs, 64.000 bu. SlUI'JlKlMS-! lOlir. O.WU uuin,, wiiL-iii, 31,000 bu.; corn, 230.0CO bu.; oats, 35.000 bu. Kiumnit City flrnln nnd Provisions. KANSAS CITY. April H.-WHEAT-May, coa'.. nnuh Vn i nam. U.C. No. 3. 6S4Wll4e; No. 2 reu, wc; .-o. o, m- wc. neceipis. -to mm. . CORN May. 30-ie; JUiy, JiV.c; cosii .ju. -mlxod, 36(fifl7c; No. 2 white, 3i4S3iNc; No. 3. 37M?i374c. UATS-AO. . WnilO, -1 Vjil ..if. i ' i v.. n r. . t , . HAY-Chbleo timothy. JtO.OOW10.50; cholco prairie. J7 .So'ji'7. io. 11 1 i-i-i' h: if ( Tn mprv n n ' iiiliia. nn(!S-Market fnlr'lv satisfactory; fro'h Mlsnirl and Kansns stock. 94e doz.. cases returned; new whlto wooct cases inciuin-u, UKL'l'illrlb liwo uuvnr 111:111, ui.uw ". corn. 74.100 uu. ; oaiH, ai.imu mi. SHIPMENTS Wheat, 21,000 bu.; corn, 30, 600 bu.; oats, 5,000 bu. A SlllwnnUee Cm In MnrUrt. xtn.WAI'KEK. Anrll 14. WHEAT Irreg ular; No, 1 northern, 674c: No. 2 northern. 65C. IIM1tlnrllnr! No. 1. R3e. BARLEY Steady ; No. 2, 44c; sample. 370 43c. MlnitrniiDllH Wheat mid Flour. MINNEAPOLIS, April 14. WHEAT in ninro: No. 1 northern. Anrll. C5c: May stie: July. C6riC6Vc; September. fiSMic. On track: No. 1 hard, C6.c; No. 1 northern tSc; No. 2 northern, wTc. FLOUR Dull and unchanged. llRAN-$U.76ij?12.W. Mnunr .Miirktt. NEW YORK. April 14.-SUOAR-Rnw Ilrm; fair refining. 1c; centrlfuunl, I'tl test ttn M,i!n,-s Hiiirnr. 3 13-16e: lellned. Ilrm standard A, JI.93; confectlonprs, J 1 95; m uild A. J5.40: cut oaf, J5.65; crushed. .V55; jiow- . ! . .-!. ,.,,,tnl...l t.-, IK- riilma tS :1C) uurcii, j.i, ft, v . IMillndcliililii Produce AlnrUrt, nun inHI.PIHA. Anrll 14. BUTTER- Steady; fancy, western creamery, 194J20c ..rlt.lr "If. ' EOOS Firm: fresh nearby unit western 13o: fresh southwestern, 13c; fresh southern r.,l-0. CI I EES K-U nchunced. Condition of.llie Trratury, WASHINOTON, April ll.-Toduy's stute ment of the treasury balances In the gen mA fSnd. excluslvo'of the JlM.OTM.OoO gold reserve In the division of redemption, shows? Available cash balance, $150,161,099; gold. $90,017,271. Dulnth tirnln Murket. DULUTH, April ll.-WHEAT -May closed at c . , . CORN AND OATd-Uni hanged. AND FINANCIAL Local Sentlnnnt and Conditions Govern the Qraln Market SESSION IN WHEAT PIT IS FAIRLY ACTIVE Corn Mnrkrl Opens llnslrr toiler I.ocmI liittni'iuTM ,ot n Soft Mpot In I'rovlslnn .MnrUrt Onts Are Unlet nnd limine .nrrorv. CHICAGO, April 14.-Local sentiment and conditions governed the groin markets to day, whllo provisions reflected tho higher prlco of hogs. May wheat cloffed un changed, May corn ?i04o "P and May oats Ufl-Hc lower. Provlilons closed from 20c Improved In pork to 274c up In May lard. May wheat opened HOttc depressed from Thursday at 064c to 66c and advanced to 64c, ut which prlco It closed, unchanged from Thursday. Instead of the stop-loss selling which many had looked for nt this point commission houses were able to pro duce many buying orders which had been lying around for weeks. Under this stimu lus and the strength of corn nnd provisions, together with a mild reiteration of tho damage reports from France, tho ndvanco took placo without a material setback. Considering tho closing of many markets and the curtailment of news the suslon was fairly nctlvc. Monday's statistic I are expected to bo bullish ruthor than bearish, but not strikingly so. The early loss was due principally to tho lino weather. Pri mary receipts for two days wero 770.U00 bushels, ugulnst 225,000 a year ngo. Minne apolis and Dututh reported 700 curs for a llko period, compared with 463 last week and 184 a year 1150, Local receipts wero 115 curs, 1 of contract grade. Atlantic port clearances for two days were oiuul in wheat nnd (lour to 670,0v0 bushels. The corn market opened ea.tr, Mm W'i Uc lower ut 3SHfl3SHo to &ittfrtfis. Tho In llticnccs wero purely local, there being noth ing In tliu wuy of news to stimulate the market and the shipping business was un important. A prominent speculator whore movements are closely watched nnd who was believed to have dumped out sotn-j long stuff, was on tho floor anil denied that he hud licen a seller, Instead ho bought openly und with this example and the Htrugth 'it provisions In consideration others uu the floor of tho 'change Joined tho lrnks of the purchasers. May accordingly milled to 39?ic and closed strong, 11 4c over Thursday nt 39Uc. Tho jrowd evidently unci gone pretty wen snort under tho sup position that the bell trader, so to call him, was with them, and they rebought with an 111 grncu. Local receipts wore 795 cars. Thero was not u soft spot In the tiro Islnns market. Hoes wern deeldedlv llieher at flip viird. fnrmlnir Min rlilnf 1u.1l influence. Tlure was, of course. irolll-tak-Ing, but such sales vers icrdl.y ubr.urbed at nearly all timos. Tho tuylng of lnnl was tho feature. May pork ranged fiom $12.80 to $12.95 nnd el.MAd LSo ,m nt May lard from $7.10 to $7,324. closing 274c Improved at $7,274. and May ribs from $7.10 10 ii.o, wiiu tno cios Who netter at li. Oats wero nulet and the rants nnrrow. May selling from 244c to 24c, closing at the latter price, y4(aii1c under Tnurvv Holidays in other markets curtailed bust ness. Mime snoits coveieu nfiu 1 ... i'ii was strong, but this failed to canie any buoyancy. Local receipts wero 376 cars. estimated receipts .Monday: Wh?at. 33 cars; corn, 1U cars; oats, sio cars; hogs, 28,000 head. The lending futures ranged as follows: Articles.! Open.) High. I Low. I Close.! Thur. . n . . . . - it w neat April May July Sent. 66U 66!i 64 66 664 64 . 67' 67H7?;J m?i 684 6J4 6iH'04 684 384 384 39H 384&H 394 38i 40H 394&4 40Vi 39&Ri4 41 404 40TiW41 404 24 4 24 24 2IV40H 244 234 24 244 23H 234 234 234 12 95 12 80 12 874 12 674 13 15 12 924 13 05 12 (0 7 32W 7 10 7 274 7 00 7 424 7 15 7 35 7 074 7 60 7 25 7 45 7 174 7 25 7 10 7 22 7 00 7 25 7 05 7 224 7 (0 7 224 7 124 7 20 7 00 66fl'.l Corn- April May July Sent. 334194 404414 Oats- May July Sent. 244 234 Pork- May 12 90 July 12 92 H t.ara May 7 10 July 7 16 Sent. 7 25 Ribs- May 7 224 July 7 05 Sept. 7 1241 No. 2. Cash Quotations were as follows: FLOUR Slow: winter patents. $3.60S3.70: straights, $2.95:33.40; clears. $2.703.20; spring specials, .i.; paienis, jj.iurtJ.iu; straignis, $2.G03.0O: bakers. J2.WJ12.45. WHEAT No. 3 snrlni. 6l064?ic: No. 2 ivjiw. .-mo, J3u; jno, yeiiow, oauc. OATS-No. 2. 21?i25Uc: No. 2 white. 282) ssac; ino. a wnue, iwuunc. 11 YE NO. 2. 66C BARLEY No, 2, 41JT43C. SEEDS Flaxseed. No. 1 and northwest. J1.73. Timothy seed, prime, J2.40. Clover, contract graae, i.uii.uu. PROVISIONS Mass porK. per bbl.. 112.30 12.95. Lard, per 100 lbs.. J7.10i))7.274. Short vlViti ulil.. Mnn.nl I? id Tip.. .nl...l ..Vn I , II ......... . . ...V CU1LVU shouldars (boxed). ja.7516.874. Short clear sides (boxed). 7.aofl7.40. WHISKY Distillers finished coods. ner gai.. n.&Yj. SUQARS-Cut loaf, J6.00; granulated, $5.44. Following are the receipts and shipments for today: Articles. RecelptB. Shipm ts. Flour, bbls 43.000 81.000 Wheat, bu 95,000 178,000 Corn, bu 649.000 491,000 uats. uu zifti.wu 43:1.1109 Rye. bu 16.0J0 16,00) Barley, bu 65,000 62,000 On the Produco exchange today the but ter market was firm: crtamerlrs. It'BISc: nairies, i.iirioc. uneese, nrm at vt'awc, Eggs, steady; rresn, 114c. Foreign Flnannlal. PARIS. Anrll 14. Business was nultt on the bourse today. Spanish 4s and Rln tintoa attain advanced at the oncnlnr. but later realizations oaused a decline. DeBeers opened firm, but ws&kened toward the close. Kaffirs were Inactive. Thrte per rout rentes, lOOf 40c for the account, fix chance on London. 25f 204c for checks. Spanish 4s closed at 73.20. i.u.-suuin, April 11. iioney, aj per cent. Discount, short bills. 4644 per cent: three months' bills, 4T44 P'r cent. The nmount of bullion withdrawn from tho Bank of England on balance today was JUP.ooo. BERLIN, April 14,-On the bourso today buslnuss was quiet, with the exception of mlno shares, which were active, owing to repurchases. American securities wero mnlntntlied. Finnnrlal otc, PHILADELPHIA. Anrll 14.-Cleiirlnirs. J18.233.398; balances, J2,778,616. HAiri.MUUi;. April 14. Clearings, .r),3oj, 96: balances, 1766.150. NEW YORK. Anrll 14.-Clearlncs. J90.074.- 684; balances. J8,755,?30. BOBTON. Anrl 14.-C ear iiks. J18.347.999: bnlonces. Jl. 698,254. BT. LOUIS. Anrll ll.-CleurlnES. J4.775.lll: balances. J2S3,69. Money, 5JI7 1 er cent. New voru exchange, 20c discount bid; Jl nsnea. Oil MnrUrt. NEW YORK. April 14. OILS Cotton seed, Ilrm; prime crude. 3l3l4c; prime yollow. 374S3Sc. Petroleum quiet; retlned New York, J9.40; Philadelphia and Balti more. J9.S3: Philadelphia nnd Baltimore. In bulk. J3.70. Rosin, steady; strained, com mon to good, ji.70. Turpentine, easy at B54US60. ANTWERP, April 14,-OILS-Petroleum, 22f 25c, paid and sellers. BREMEN. April 14. OILS-Petroleirm, 7 marks 65 pfgs. Dry floods Mnrket. NEW YORK, April 14.-DRY GOODS-Tho week closes with the dry goods murket de cidedly dull throughout; export demand for heavy brown cottons nnd home buying light; prices without quotable chance. Blenched cottons slow, but generally stoidy. Coarse colored cottons senrec; demand limited. Print cloths neglected and prices nominal. Prints dull; fancies Irregular. Olnghnms Ilrm. Linens In quiet domnnd, but Arm in price. Cotton yarns quiet und tend in favor ot nuyers. Toledo Mnrkctt TOLEDO, O.. April H.-WHEAT-Dull, lower; no. - ensn, i;c; aiuy, ii"c. CORN Weak, lower: No. 2 cosh, lie. OATS Dull, unchanged; No. 2 cash. 25c. RYE Dull, unchanged: No. 2 cash. 5Sc. SEEDS Clover, Arm, unchanged; prime cash, old, J4.K5; prime, now, J5.15; April, J5.15; uctouer, o. in; iso, t.wi i.uu. Sew York Export nnd Imports. NEW YORK. April 14. The Imports of dry goods nt the port of New York this week amounted to J2.161,064, und the imports of general merchandise to i(,bsi,tun. The Imports of snecle during the week wero JlS.poo In itold and J93.221 In sliver. The exports wero J529.220 In gold and J610.12O In sliver. California Dried Fruits. NEW YORK. Anrll 14.-CALIFORNIA DRIED FRUITS-Dull and nominal, Busl- ness very quiet today In evaporated apples, owing to tho seml-holldny conditions pre vailing, Stnte evaporated npples, common, 445c. prime, 5;fi$c; cholro. 7?74c, fnncv, 7'i'ft84c. Dried prunes, 34T7c per lb. Apri cots, Royal, lJIlBe. Moor Park, IMilSc Peaches, peeled, 182Sc; unpcelcd. i4g9c WecUly llnnlc tntcnirut. NEW YORK. April 14. -The weekly bank statement shows tho following changes 1 Surplus reserve. Increase, $3.015.4,5; loans, Increase, $6,101,200; specie. Increase, $5,447, 300; legal tenders, Increase, 1616,400; de posit, Increase. $ll.S32,9i; circulation, In crease. $155,300; the banks now hold $10. 950,275 In excess of the requirements of tho Si per cent ruie. Prorln Mnruct. PEORIA, April lt-CORN-QuIet: No. 2, oats-uuici: .o. j wuhc, -uu.umi.-. WHISK V Firm, on the busis of $1.2o4 for finished goods. Coffee MnrUrt. NEW YORK. Anrll ll.-COFI'EE-Spot. tlln. nnmlnnl: No. 7 Invoice. 7Tc: No. 7 Jobbing, SHc; mild, steady; Cordova, 94 11c. STREET CAR COMPANIES UNITE Meeting Held to Comollilntc Tto C'lilonno Oi unnlrntlons Into One Vnst System. CHICAGO. April 14. Meetings held today by tho directors of tho Chicago Unlou Trac tion company and tho slockholdoro of tho Chicago Consolidated Traction company It Is understood practically concluded negotia tions which havo boen In jirogress for sev eral weeks for tho consolidation of tho two organizations Into one vast syttem of street rnllways, tho Consolidated Traction com pany bolng absorbed by t. Union Traction company. Tho former company consists of several systems of cross-town at;a suburban llnce, Including tho Chicago Electric Transit com pany, the North Sldo Electric company, the North Chicago Electric company nnd the Evanaton Electric company on the North Sldo, nnd the Ogden Street Railway com pany, tho Cicero & Proviso company and tho Chicago & Jefferson tlrban company on the West Side. Tho directors of the Union Traction com pany at their meeting passed resolutions empowering the officers of tho company to make and carry out tho agreement for tho cinsolldatlon of tho two systems and for tho execution of a trust deed with the Equltablo Trust company of New York. W. L. Elltlns of Philadelphia resigned as a di rector In tho company and J. M. Honch, present general manager of tho company, was elected In his place. Tho directors will meet again 'Monday to complcto the dotnlls of tho consolidation. Iater In tho day tho fockholdcrs of tho Consolidated Traction company met and orapowcrcd tho officers of tho company to carry out tho plans for tho absorption of 4he company by tho Union Traction. RAILROAD STRIKE SPREADS Wires Itt-portcd Cut nnd Muny Pnnsrn. cr Trnliis In South Ilnve to lie Abandoned. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., April 14, A bul let In issued by the striking operators of tho Southern railway today Insists that the ro ports received by wire and long-distance telephone show that the strike Is growing raplaly, and that more oporatorn aro joining the strikers every day. Tho Southern railway officials this morn ing state that the wires havo beeu cut on the Memphis, Knoxvlllo and Atlanta dlvl slons of tho Southern railway, and that there Is considerable Interference with th operation of tralne, especially on the Knox vllle division. Tho passenger train from Washington, due here at 8:40 thin morning, was annulled on a count of trouble on the Ashovllle division. The local from Blrmlng ham was on time this morning. Indicating that the Birmingham division has not been aeriously disturbed. Forces of linemen were sent out from this city over the various divisions and the Southern railway officials are taking steps to arrest and prosecute persona who cut the wlrea or otherwise in terfere with tho traffic of the system. Tho claim Is mado hero 1y representatives or tho Order of Railway Trainmen that th loss to tbo Southern railway in perishable freights since the strlko already amounts to $300,000. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., April 14. Tho offices of the Southern railway and Alabnma South em state, that they are moving all trains on schedule tlmo today. Whllo all tho striking leiegrapners- piacea have not been filled sufficient oporutors have been uecured to handle all trains and the officials cxpo:t that wunin a few daye all signs of the strlko will have disappeared. On tho other hand, the strikers assert that tney are gaining strength dally nnd that many of the now men are deserting. Nlicrlfr Untile with striker. NEW YORK, April 14.-HostiIltlos he twocn the strikers and the sheriff's forces at Croton dam, at Croton-on-the-Hudson, began early this mornlnsr. A nsrtv of mn alleged to be strikers made at attempt to tut me caoio at one end of the usnenlnn bridge and were charged upon by th deputy shorlffi. Thoro was a lively fight nnd tho nmraudors were driven away from the vlcin "y or the bridge. They were armed with revolvers, neavy sticks, knives, stone, and other weapons. Th deputy sheriffs wero an armed with revolvers. In the conflict two neputlrs were wounded, Sheriff William D. Molloy went to White Plains, having announced bin Intention of calling out the militia. ASK CHANGE UF RECEIVERS Bondholder of Oiiinliii, Kniiaun City Euatcrn Appi-ur Before Judge Tlinyer. ST. LOUIS, April 14. Tho Guardian Trust company and the Provident Trust company of New York, representing tho bondholders of tbo Omaha, Kansas City & Eastern rail road, today appeared 'beforo Judgo Amos M. Thayer of the United States circuit court. In chambers, and naked that Receivers Chappel and Hopkins bo dismissed and that others living lu Kansas City be appointed In their places. Judgo Thayer postponed the hear ing of the case Indefinitely. Permission to barrow $125,000 on receiv ers certlncatfo was denied, but tho court authorized tho payment of taxes amounting to $45,000. KANSANS FIND A GOLD MINE Orrnt Excitement Over Discovery of '., n tliiRiitlty of the I'rculou Metul. JOPL1N, Mo., April II. J. C. Murdoch and others of Galena, Kan., near hero, chlm to havo found gold In quartz formation within two mllcj of that place that .issiys $40 to $80 a ton. Tho iissnyn are said to havo been mado In St. Louis. An effort to leaso or buy the land, the exact location of which Is not disclosed, but which is said to be ineludod within tho great Galena zinc ami lead belt, Is bolng made. Excitement over the alleged llnd Is Intense. PENSION I'OH WESTERN' VETERAN'S, Wur Survivor Remembered li- the firnnrnl Gin eminent. WASHINGTON, April 14. (Special.) Tho following pensions havo been granted: Issue of March 29: Nebraska: Original William H. Imus, Olive, $6; Charles S, Bailey. Shelton, 16. In creaseJohn White, Lincoln, J6 4o J8. Or iginal widows, etc. (special uccrued March 31)-Mary Armlltld, Wayne. JS. Iowa: Increase CharleH V. Hull, Coggon, J6 to J8. Samuel Klskadnn, Osceola, J6 to JS, Jumes M. Price, bearing, J10 to Jl7. South Dakota: Increasc--Jeru A. Hovey, Hot Springs, $8 to J 12. OMAHA LIVE STUCK MARKET 8 Not Cattle Enough on Sate to Establish QuoUHodj. CATTLE SHOW LITTLE CHANGE FOR WLEK .So hliccM Here, but the Market Is Ten to Fifteen Cents IIIkIht for the Week IIok Close Ten Cent Higher, SOUTH OMAHA. Anrll 14 Receipts were: Cuttle. Hogs. Sheep Oillclal Mondav 2,123 4,672 3.7t4 3,110 4,744 4,833 ,3oii 5,20 2,193 85 2U91 Olllclal Tuesday . Oillclal Wednesilav 9,168 IO.OmT 9,773 6.714 7,fc9 3l,5i 31,337 46,081 Olllclal Thursday Oillclal Friday ..... Olllclal Saturday . .. 3.116 .. 1,391 .. 362 ..15.43$ Total this work Total last wolf .U,6S 19.663 vjecK ending March 31.. 12,798 Week ending March 24.. 13.274 Week endlnc March 17 .13.209 ih .nt I 'Vol I ! 27,3;J Average price paid for hogs ror inn lasi severul days with comparisons: 1900.1899.;i898.l&97. 1836. 1896.U94. March 25.. 3 57, 3 671 3 931 3 69 4 71 March 26... March 27... March 2)1... 4 89 4 9f 3 651 3 91. 3 66 4 6 4 47 4 45 4 53 4 63 4 51 4 63 4 43 4 51 4 61 4 69 4 77 4 74 SO 3 66 3 W 3 63 3 69, 3 61 I 3 86 3 71 4 74 6 05 3 67 3 70 4 82, 4 0i V March 29 .. 5 It, 6 12 3 601 3 83 March 30.. 3 C6 .March 31.. April 1 6 10 ' j 6 03 6 15 5 26 3 621 3 91 3 N 3 Im; 3 9: 3 54 3 64 4 601 April z April 3 April 4 3 67 3 9J 3 91 4 84 4 S3 3 65 3 66 3 56 3 52 3 73 4 76 April 6 April 6 6 301 3 63 6 301 3 62 3 79 3 79 3 90 3 So 4 8! 4 81 April 7 April 8 D 27 3 6 3 72 3 71 3 83 3 59 I 3 66 3 SO! 3 61 4 891 4 81! 4 81 April 9 6 33 3 73 3 85 3 62 3 90. 3 M1 April 10.... 6 38 5 36 5 33 3 6S 3 671 4 77' n "J April 11.... April 12.... I 3 571 4 721 D 01 G3 3 97 ' I 4 76 4 86 a M7i 3 Ml I 7bl 6 VI April 13.... 5 401 3 611 3 67 April 14.... 6 4S 3 67 3 70; 3 85! 3 49 I 3 Indicates Suuuny. Tho oniclal number of cars of stock brought In today by each road was: Cattle. Hoes. C M. & St. P. Ry 5 u. : nt. U Ity 3 Union Pnclllc svstem 29 C. &. N. W. Ry 2 F., 13. & M. V. R. R 33 S. C, Si P. Ry 1 C, St. P.. M. & O. Ry 6 11. ti M. R. R. R 1 20 C, B. & Q, Ry 2 K. C. & St. J. Ry. C, R. I. & P. Ry. C R. I. & P. Ry, 12 oust. West. Total receipts 13 107 Thn disposition of tho days receipts wus as follows, each buyer purchasing the num ber of head Indlculed: Buyers. Cattle. Hogs Omaha Packing Co 960 u. 11. Hammond 1.0 Swift und Company Cuduhy Packing Co Armour & Co Cudahy. from Kansas City... Other buyers 761 1,740 2,175 2,077 '163 7.SO0 5 8 12 271 20 Totals 311 CATTLE It wns n holiday and no mistake lu tho cattle yards today. Only thirteen loads of cuttle were reported this morning, and of that number twelve cnr were consigned direct to packers, leaving only one load nnd a few odda nnd ends on sale. In other words there wan nothing to make a markot. 8ellers have reason to feel very much gratified over tho cattle market this week. Values have been well mnlntnlrd In splto of large run's, there not being chungo enough from day to day to admit of any change In quotations. It has been a long tlmo since, w hnvo had a week of such steady markets, and that, too, in the faco of largely Increased receipts at practically all market points, Buysrs havo seemed to want tho cattle and havo bought freely every day, so that the trade has been actlvo all tho week at current prices, Tho middle of the week tho market may have been a little easier, but It was fully made up the latter part of the wek. This has been true of practically all kinds of killing cattle with very few exceptions. Among the ex ceptions might bo mentioned old, paunchy cows, which havo not sold quite so well this week owing to tho fact that there nro moro good cows and heifers coming for ward at the present time. Fat bulls, owing to the lateness of tho season, are low and tho demand is rather limited, so that the market on most days was Inclined to be n llttlo slow, though prices are Just as good as last week. 'Stock cuttle and feeders were not In very large supply at any time during the week, but thero were enough to go the rounds and supply what demand there wns from the country. The cooler weather seemed to Ishut off to somo extont the buying de mand, nnd during the latter half of the week speculators compUlncd that It was hard work to dlsposo of their holdings and the tendency of the mnrKet w.is n little easlor owing to that fact. Stock heifers, which sold very high during the latter part of last week and tho first of this week, eased off nnd nt the close of the week aro safely 25c lower than tho high point. Rep resentative sales: BEEF STEERS. No. Av. Pr. No. Av. Pr. 2 833 J4 40 2 UOO 1 TO tows. 1... 1... n l'.'.'. 1... 9... .. 900 .. 930 ..1060 ..1000 .. 930 ..1017 2 00 1.... ,. 930 . 940 ,.1117 . .loss . .1015 .. 930 3 25 3 25 3 30 3 75 3 " 3 85 2 75 2 90 3 00 3 00 1.... 4.... 2.... n 3 15 1. HEIFERS, 4 o 5; ; ! ; ! '. 1 .. 970 .. 73.-. ..1176 3) 1 640 4 35 4 01 8 733 4 50 4 25 BULLS. 2 8T. 1 1070 3 45 ..1210 STOCK CALVES. 1.... 300 3 50 2 600 4 50 STOCIf COWS AND HEU'ERS. 2'. 915 2 00 1 1060 2 SO 1 740 2 4 604 3 00 1 1000 2 73 8TOCKERS AND FEEDERS. 1 6)0 4 45 1 420 I 90 HOGS The week closed with a good run of hogs, and with a most satisfactory mar ket, viewed from n seller's standpoint, ttvftrvnne wns out carls' tlita morning, with largo orders In hnnd, nnd they were not long In getting down to business. The market was not only nctlve, but fully tlfilOe hla-hcr. mostly 10c hlchcr. A few light hnirst. iieh ns sold nt Si.Ss yesterday, went at J5.40 today; some light mixed sold nt J6.4B. with the long string of mixed loads nt J5.474J75.50. Yenterdny tho bulk went ut iKfnuinr. 40 T'ndpr the Influence of the iiood demand buyers were not long in clearing the vnrds, nnu overyimug was soki unu woli.iif.rl un nt nn early hour. This has been high week In tho hog mnrket, and nt the same tlmo recelptH have shown a largo gain over previous week. Thn week opened with the market 11 stronc 5o higher. On Tuesday nnothor 5c was added, but on Wednesday th" mur simile lower, and riculn on Thurs. day they took off a little. Thursday prnvod tO DO ine low liny ui m' -i.-i, tilc ii".i on Hint day selling In the same notehoi ns on Monday. On Friday the market took a shnrp upturn, recovering all the loss and more, too. On Saturday the advance was continued, the weok closing 20Ii25e higher ! thnn the previous ween, nnu eiose to iuc I higher thnn two weeks ago. In addition to being high, there has been a good dn ! mand nil the week, and on most days the market has been reasonably ctlve, so thnt , the trudo ns n whole bus tieen entirely to , tho IlKlng or sniicrs. iicpretieniniivo saies: No. 86.... 47.... 63.... 11.... Av. Sh. Pr, No. 71..., 80... 61... 69.... 78... 98... 80.... 68. . . 78,... 77.... 77... 74... 62. . . 66. . . 61..., 71... 79..., no..., 75... rn... 68..., Av. Kb. Pr. .102 40 Jl 00 .220 ISO 3 174 5 474 5 474 5 474 6 474 5 174 6 174 n 60 5 50 5 60 .154 .231 229 251 80 5 4i4 5 15 6 45 6 45 5 45 5 45 5 45 5 45 S 43 5 45 5 45 5 45 5 15 6 174 5 474 5 474 5 '7'i 6 171 .274 4't .'J02 .219 25 .'?4S 231 '.244 .242 .271 .257 .203 .2)7 .255 .286 .268 .268 .218 83.... ..183 . .201 ..181 ..210 ..21C . .226 ..227 ..218 ..230 ..236 ..201 ..218 ..207 in 6.... 91.... 79.... 82.... 62.... 61.... 67.... 63.... 43..., 40 to 'io '46 to 120 80 5 60 5 30 3 .',0 fi 60 6 60 5 51 6 60 5 50 6 50 r, no r. 60 r, ;o 5 ,V) r. 50 5 60 3 50 r. rn 5 so 5 r,o 5 r.o 6 m l i 50 5 SO 5 ro fi V) 5 60 li 60 .5 60 5 50 3 60 80.. 1M- 120 "io 'in so 200 '40 '40 200 120 120 80 80 84. tv'" '..'.247 "0 239 k 11; 5 474 83.., o-rj ! '. iah . . .216 . . .263 ...232 ; ; !5i9 ;!!i?47 . . .204 ...237 '.'.'.202 ...23fi ...202 ...215 ...203 . . .277 . . .237 ...217 . . .229 ' .' .' .2M ...223 II llVj III 111 5 474 73 242 5 474 70 252 5 47 4 67 2'I1 61. 2ro 77.. 86.. 61.. 73.. 74.. 67.. f.. 6S. . 79.. 74.. 46.. 75.. 5.. 82.. 91.. 98.. 74.. 69., 61., 76., 72. 70. S3, 200 80 40 5 474 75... 5 474 80... 5 474 ... .23 ( .181 .237 .240 5 174 5 174 3 174 R 47'. 68.. 63.. 69.. 57.. 62.. ....227 ....267 ....217 ; . . . .sio ....271 ....216 ....272 ....vn ....230 ....240 .. 231 . . .217 . . 271 . ?tl .223 SO 160 80 80 160 40 10 '80 40 40 40 VI 111,1 80 '46 2on 80 5 474 75. , 6 474 71 . . 5 174 66. 5 J714 67.. 5 174 62., 174 67. I7U 74 5 'ft 5 .V) 6 V) r ro 5 50 40 5 474 65. 5 474 72 6 474 70 SO (0 6 44 81) 6 174 80 5 174 120 5 474 160 6 474 STO 5 474 80 5 474 .. 6 474 69 (6. 64 61. 60 77 61 63.. 27 . 0 . .281 . 240 J6 206 ..JM .301 5 D24 b 534 6 524 5 -.24 b M 6 5.i 5 55 6 is 86 . 77 . 80.. 81 1,2 10 . 78 .221 SO 5 474 . riitr ir no fresh receipts today, nnd nothing to make a mnrket. The market on both sheep and lambs has been good nil this week, nnd It Is not stretching the truth In the least to nlflrm that It lms been the best market In the country. Buy ers have nil wanted supplies, and havo wanted nil that were coming, and more, too. Every day the market has been strong nnd active so that the offerings havo met with ready sale. For thn week It I safe to say that the market Is fdlly 10615c higher on nil kinds. A large proportion of tho stuff coming forward at the present time Is clipped. As high ns J7.35 wus paid for Colorado wooled lambs. The ouotatlotis below will show the prices paid for the different kinds of stuff. Quotations; Cholco yearlings, J.15f?6 30; fair to good yearling, J6.0Oj6.l5; clipped yearlings, J3 50iJ5.S0; good to choice weth ers, J6.tXI?6.15, fair to good wethers, J5..5W 5.90; clipped wethers. J5.40fl5.70; good to cnoico fed ewes, J5.WITli,i5; fair 10 goon ewes, J5.00ft5.40; clipped ewes, 4.60SiS.S5; good to cliolre native lambs, $7.00tt7,35; irnotl to rhn Kooit to choice western lambs, $7,153)7.35; inir in enn wrniprn 111111113. .w .m. clipped lambs, $6.M'G.40, feeder wethers, $4.W5.O0; feeder yearlings, $5.tf(5.60: good 1 to cholco feeder lambs, $o.25u'6(0. Iteprc- 1 scniaiive sales: CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET, Cuttle Generally Sternly Hob Still Mly lllKher Sheep Slendy. CHICAGO. April 14-CATTLE-Recclpts, 100 bend; nominally steady; natives, good to prime steers, $5.00j6.90; poor to medium. $4.ktf4 S6; selected foeders, $1,2054.90; mlxod stockcrs, $1.40fl3.90; cows. $3.001.50; heif ers, $3.WT4.5; dinners, $2.0i(2.S0; bulls, $2.70 5H.2C; calves, $4.C017 25. Texas fed steers, $4.(KV(;f,.2fl; Texas bulls. J3.25if8.T6. HOGS Receipts, today, 12.CKO head; Mon day. 28.000 head, estimated; left over. 2,600 betid, generally MilOe higher; top. $5.80; mixed and butchers, $5.4j5.76; good to choice heavy, J5.0Ort6.80; rough heavy. JV1J OO.fC; light. J5.40'(l6.65. bulk of sales, Jo. CO filC.Ufj. SHEEP AND LAMBS - Receipts, 1,500 head; genernlly steady; good to cholco wethers, J6UM16.6O; fair to choice mixed, Jo.WjtO.OO; western sheep, J6.OOflS.40; year lings, J6.0Ci!t;.6O; native lambs, JS.oO'trf.&O; western lambs, JO.OikSTGO, Kniisu City Uu Stoek. KANSAS CITY, April 14.-CATTLK-Ko-celpts, 100 head; prices largely nominal; while week's supply wns liberal best fin ished cuttle of all classes advanced about 10c, with plainer grades steady; heavy nn- tlv-i. uln-ru II .vSfift f.O- Ho lilivoti'htN. It tMt 6.15; stockcrs and feeders, J3.S0fi6.3u; butcher cows nnd heifers, $3.35176.00; din ners, J2.75ftr,.r.0, fed westerns, J3.T5fu.23; Texans, J3. 104(5.00. HOUH Rece nls. 4.000 head: mnrKet very active at CulOc advance; heavy hogs. J5.60Jr d.ui; mixen, ta.iioUo.tu; limit, j..'oi(u.4f '.j; pigs, l.Wiib 16. S11EEP AND LAMBS Recelnts. 760 head: values continue to advance, the net gain this week amount nir to l.u'JiV for nil classes; spring lambs, J7.00tfi8.60; Colorado lambs. J6.S5li7.20: muttons. JG.90iifl.33: stock crs and feeder, Jt.50ri0.25; culls, J3.50y4.60; clipped stock, 60ft75c lower thnn above quo tations. St, I, mil I.lve Stock. ST. LOUIS. Anrll 14. CATTLE Rocelots, 1,900 head; steady; native shipping nnd ex port steers, Jt.a0fi6.75; dressed beef and butcher steers. J4.1tk&6.25: steers under 1.000 lbs., J3.60fi4.76; stockers nnd feeders, J3.60W 4.90; cows and heifers, J2.00A4.K; dinners, Jl.60tfJ2.86; bulls, J3.00tfr4.75; Texas und In dian steers. J3.,5fl6.(io. with fancy bringing moro; cows and heifers, J2.S6tfi3.S5. HOGS Recelnts. 13.0o0 bend: market 6S5T IOj higher; closing weaker, pigs and llrhts, J3.Wuij.Go, packers, J5.45Ciri.65; butchers, $5.60 SHEEP AND I.A'MBS Recelnts. 2.600 head; market stead; native muttons, J5.25 tf?6.30; lambs, J6.00ft7.25; culls and bucks, J3.00tfjfi.2G; Texas sheep, J5.C6; Texas spring lUIUUS. jt.wi. .Vcw Vork I. Ire Stoek. NEW YORK. Anrll H.-BEEVES-Rc- celpts, S23 head, all exporters and slaughter ers; Bieuny; exports, 1,045 head cattls and 10,226 quarters of beef. UAI.VEH-Receipts, none; nothing doing; feeling steady. SHEEP AND I.AMBS Rece ntfl. 3.266 bend. Sheep, quiet. Lambs, weak and lower: unshorn, nominal: medium dinned. J4.00tffl.25; unshorn, J7.358.60; clipped, J6.35W 6.60; unshorn culls, J6; clipped culls, JI.75; spring muni", nominal. iiuuH Koccipts, 729 head; none for sale; nominally Arm. St. Joseph I.lve Stoek. SOUTH ST. JOSEPH. Mo., April 14.-(Spe-cial.) The Journal quotes: CATTLE Rocclpts, 200 head; market steady, natives. 4.00tf5.40; Texas nnd west erns, J3.76tfi5.35; cows and heifers, J.'.25tfJI."0; bulls nnd stags, J2.00tfi4.70; yearlings and calves, JI.O0tfJ5.20; stockers nnd feeders, J3.50 G4.75; venls, J5.0Oij7.O0. HOOS-Recclpts, 4.000 bend; market 74 to 10e higher; all grades. J5.42405.65; bulk of sales, $5 474fiB.5S. SHEEP AND t.AMBS-Reeelpts. 100 head. Lambs. J6.00G7.35; wethers, J5.50y6.15; year lings. J5.75tf6.35; ewes, J5.00 5.75. Stock In Slcht. Following nre the receipts at the four principal western markets for April 14: Cattle. Hogs. Sheen. south umana Chicago Kansas City St. Louis Totals . 302 .221 203 . 221 . 222 .219 .202 0 223 7.896 85 100 12,000 1,600 100 4,000 760 1,900 13,000 2,500 2,425 26.896 4.S45 HUSTLING FOR SHOW MONEY St. I. oiil" Mnkliiu; n Strong Fund for It Hi poHltlon. Pull for ST. LOUIS, April 14. Secretary James Cox of tho St. Louis World's Fair commit tee has beeu Instructed to notify tho gov- , crnors of all tho states In the Louisiana pur- 1 chuso thut the congressional committee ' would meet In Washington on April 27 and j Inviting them to Join the delegation when j It appears before tho commlttoe to ask for an appropriation of $5,000,000 for tho World's fair to bo held In 1903. Tho delegation will be mndo up of two rcprescntatlve of each ! state In tho Ixiulslnna purchase, chosen from ' tho executive committee appointed by tho original convention, which met In this city to start tho movoment. Ex-Governor Frnnrls Is chairman of this committee. In addition to tho two members to which Mis souri will bo entitled on tho delegation a number of prominent World's fair workers from St. Louis, KansaH City and other parts of tho state will go to Washington. By this array of Influences It Is hoped to convince the special commlttco and cvon tunlly congress thnt tho $5,000,000 appropri ation should be made without delay. A special effort will bo mado to get all of the snventcen governors of the Ixnilslnna purchase n'.ntes to go to Washington with tho delegation. Suit Agn I it t G rn ml .lory. ST. LOUIS, April H. -Fred C. Meier, sup ply commissioner for St. Louis, today tiled suit In tho circuit court for $50.0up actual und $50,000 punitive dumages ugainst tho members of tho February grand Jury as Individuals. , . , , , , The Tietltlon nlleges that the defendants nn March 26 published concerning him cer tain statements thnt were calculated to do him Irrertnrablo Injury. Tho statement assorts thnt Meier totally disregarded the ordinances concerning ine purcmine ui uy supplies by paying exorbitant prices for gOOUK 10 a lew lUVIirill' Ilium wiuumi ,,- Irur any effort to secure lower bids from competing concerns. The granu jury huh iuiuiupi.-u ui iuuuh ncnt business men of St. Louis. II1111111111 .lohliei'N Combine. CHICAGO, Apill 14. The name of tho, new corporation organized by the banana deal ers In this city last night Is tho National Banuna Jobbers nnd Importers' association. The membership of tho now orcanlzntion will bo confined to the list of those be longing to the old Nutlotml Banana Job bers' association. When fully organized the western people will, it Is said, control tw per cent of the trade west of Pennsylvania, tho object being to cover all New Orlenns Importations. It Is expected that ten vessels will bo eharteted. DO YOU SPECULATE? LORD ROBERTS TO WIN OCT British Pablio Relj on the Mllitm Skill ol the Oornminder. BULLER AWAITING AN OPPORTUNITY Belief (icnrrnl Hint liner Force Will lie Cut (111 l.j the Advancing Armies Mm cnieitt of Troop. LONDON. April 11.-2:07 p. in The only development reported thus far today In the cable dispatches received here from South Africa Is the heavy bombardment of tho British trenches at Warrentoi; April 13, but which resulted In no damage, tho lloeis ap parently being under the Imprcsclon that the British meditated an attack. Major General Sir Frederick Carrlnnton, accompanied by detachments ot busliliicn and Scotch Rcouts, sailed today from C.ipo lown for Bclra, Portugueio East Africa Prince Adolphus of Teck has icturnrd to Bloemfontcln otter a short visit to Cape town. From Iloer sources it Is learned thnt Oen cral Botha has returned from tho lighting lines at (llcncoc and reports that tho British bavo removed their cump In tho direction of Elandslaagte. As the British camp has been situated at that place for some time tho significance of (lonernl Botha's statement Is not qulto clear. (rent Itnllnuec Plneril 011 Robert. Tho reassuring reports from Blocmfontelu published In this morning's papers have done much to rcstoro confidence In London. All the correspondents seem agreed that Iord Roberls knows what ho Is nbout. Tho crit ics of tho afternoon papers eagerly specu lato on tho possibilities ot the Boer com mands at Wepcner being cut off. This seems qulto possible, ns tho force from Uloemfonteln la advancing by way ot Dd Wet's dorp. General Cbormsldc Is Hearing tbo objective with tho Third division by way of Rcddcrsburg, and General Brabant's force is moving from Allwnl North by way of Rouxvlllo and Budhmnn kop, while across tho border a strong forco of Basutos Is closely watching events. In tho meanwhile General Bundle's division Is concentrating at Sprlngfonteln, I.ord Methucn's force Is trying to get to Hoopstad. and It Is be lieved that Ceneral Hunter's division will strengthen the British left at Fourteen Streams. Tho weakening of floneral Roller's forco by the withdrawal of tho Union and Irish brigades now under (irtieral Hunter Is at tributed to the fact that the general com manding In Natal has decided that tho forcing of his troops is Imprnctlcablo and that ho will merely nttempt to maintain tho status quo until Lord Roberts' main ad vance opens his road through Lalng's nek. Beyond the mysterious Capetown hint re garding the: early expectation of good newj about Mafeklng there Is no further Informa tion at hand In connection with that be leaguered town, which now must bo In great straits. French Cruiser n Hummer. TOULON, April 14. The new French first-claps cruiser Chatenurenault in Its speed trials yesterday mado twenty-five knots. 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