rtE'OMHS DAILY BEE: MONDAY, D-ECEMTVEK 0, 1J)01. BETTER OUTLOOK IN LONDON Ittck Excatif 11 Zrightin Oitinf to Priii deit'i 'Miiugi. MONEY SITUATION IS SATISFACTORY rhrrr l .n Pro. pert f .Mrlniieno.v in Srrr VnrU Volume nf llaslliess I" Mill Limited. LONDON. Dec. f,.-The outlook on the Slock rxch-nge was. somewhat ''Rnter during the. tnit week. owIiik to the rws sage irom President Roosevelt, the speech ot the prince of Wales an; t "nXe,n cdly heavy captures In South Africa Ih'so latter alio helped the market for mining shares Bnd Knfllrs rose s Ight y on In definite predictions of the termination of the South Afrlciin war. The money situation ,"' '''? !0ft and there whs no prospect of sir Jngciuj In New York. Paris ami tondon bills, whom the first of January the customary each returns from tho monetary renter., tromleo easy money for several ekj to tome. It Is thought thin P1 sUt a tlon. combined with tho present oif prion of all stocks, will stimulate both Invest ment and speculation. Vol nine of llnslnrnn Limited. The volume of business to dHto Is still limited, American securities weic lethal; gle, In spite of tlm Improvement of Wall street. Home rails had a brlBhter outlook on Improved traffic reports an'l the prom ises of the directors to Increase economies as well as the rfllclcncy of the roads dur ing the comlnK year, The silver situation Is still critical, al though sliver has recovered slightly from Its lowest quotations. Thn filluro of sliver Is said to depend entirely upon whether the t'nlted States refrains from pressing fur ther sales. ...... Consols strengthened considerably, during the week on the report that tho next gov rnmiit loan would take tho shape, of Transvaal 3 per cents, guaranteed by the Hrltl'h government. WALL STREET UNCHANGED xtrnnn nasi- C.len In llsn Tend ency hy IJontlnnetl Prosperity nit t.nrge Earnings. NK,1V YORK, pec. S. (Special.) Henry Clews of tho banking house of Henry Clows & Co. In his weekly letter says: The -Wall street situation Is practically unchanged. On the one side we sec Mocks powerfully concentrated In few hands anil At attempt made to raise values to a still higher level by means of various deals, bj encouraging easy money and by other artifices best known to skilful manlpila tors, Continued prosperity and large rail road earnings liavo afforded a strong basis for sunn a movement, and at the moment thero are no signs of pronounced weak ness, except the unsatisfactory develop ments In Amalgamated Copper, which have undoubtedly Imprded the efforts for a re newed bull campaign, The large Interests are unquestionably committed to the long side of 'the market; they have stocks to sell which the public are slow to buy unless they see more certainty of profit than lias beeu offered. Klmplc prosperity, some think, has been amply discounted, and reliance Is now often placed upon thn effects of deals which promise to Increase the dividend ca pacities nf certain securities. As a result the market Is strong only In spots, and weak spells are not Infrequent. Had tho market been allowed to settle down last summer to a lower level In nat.iral ro tiponse to the unfavorable Incidents which then occurred, we should have had a re covery and activity during the last two months which has been notably absent. Tho public, has wisely kept aloof from ex lenslvo commitments on the long side, con fining Its activities to quick trailing; and this Is likely to bo the safe courso for some time to come, or until natural Inlluenccs once more assert their sway. The situation In some respects Is very re markable. Never before wero stocks io highly concentrated, and the steadying Vower resulting from this processes highly significant. Apparently tho powers In con ittol arc able to hold tho market Impreg nable against all ordinary assaults, and while this situation lasts Judgment must be directed accordingly. At the same time slocks ate being slowly scattered, and tho latge sums nf money seeking Investment may enable the market leaders to success fully lighten the'r burden If prosperity con tinues sufficiently long, as some are bold enough to believe it will, Hut the business situation Is spotty. fSrcat activity Is ap parent in the Iron trade, whero tho physical revolution In railroad standards Is caus ing an abnormal demand for Iron. Thero Is also great prosperity In the coal trade, and an active demand at profitable prices for many artlclcH of food and clothing. Trices for these are the highest In ten years, and people are spending vastly more on luxuries and commodities appealing to aesthetic tastes than usual, Economy Is the exception and extravagance the rule, and how long this will continue no one knows. Thero are signs of reaction which only the blind will not see, anil they de mand caution. Wo will soon begin to visibly see the effect of thif corn crop fall nre and the consequent loss of freight to lines traversing the corn bell As a result prkes of cattle feed have risen abnormally. Another blow Is tho shrinkage In the cotton crop, which miJHt adversely a fleet Im portant sections of the south, High prices and scarcity are not conducive to con tinuous prosperity In spite of n delusion to the contrary which some people entertain. Still another unfavorable, feature has been the declines In our exports, which, though perhaps not permanent, Indicate a cessa tion of the oxcesslve, trade balances which have been a fruitful source of self-congratulation. Our exports of copper de clined about KJ.ooo.u'hi during the first ten months of 1001 and our exports of Iron manufactures showed a loss of KM.oOO.COO In the same period. Bilcli factors as these cannot be Ignored. They arc signs of our oeing at or near me top. mid cnmjnon prudence dictates caution In transactions entering Into the future. Those who anticipated a "strenuous" message from President Roosevelt were disappoinieq, i ne president s llrst message was a calm and conservative document, entirely free of radical or demagogical features. While his treatment of disputed questions could not be expected to please everybody, all agreed that his rrr.nmmeti. datlons were strictly within .the limits of safety. The financial community was chiefly Interested In his utterances regard ing trusts. Theso he treated In n frank. Judicial and tcmpernte spirit, nnd his Ideas upon publicity, neediest) to say. met with' unlvrmal approval, If such legislation as ho siggests were now force Wall street would be free today from one of It wnr.t uncertainties, and Amalgamated Copper nuuei ii, v ir- nn; p ni'r'KUHl ill mc inarKCl Many of the trust evils would lie eir.em. rectlve under reasonable publicity Tho prrsnu'iil ilinrrilll- eil mo ClirrenCV question to his able secretary, Mr. Gage, who treats this Important problem with unusual force and clearness in his annual report. There Is no domestic question of greater Importance for congress to wrestlo with than this one. The country needs u. clentlflc and automatic currency system In keeping with modern progress. The change can best bo made under prosperous condi tions. When reaction sots In and credit contracts, prejudice and Ignorance will be more difficult to overcome than now. Mr. Gage's remarks on the currency should he thoughtfully read by ever woll-wlsher of his country. The president's message Is n pronounce ment upon the great affairs of the day which will meet with Instant nnd hearty approval both at home and abroad, Its eminent conservatism must dispel any ap prehension of radical recommendations that may perhaps have existed among a few The president's attitude toward the vast business Interests of the country Is nn earnest of sound Judgment and thorough understanding, Tho Interests of labor and rapltal have allkn and equally been con sidered, The policy of publicity In regard .to the affair of so-called trusts Ik a very snlitary recommendation, which must carry with It the opinion of nil falr-mlndeil men. TarlfT modification Is very wisely routined principally to the Hook of reci procity. In fact the entire message may he aid to bo a guarantee of stability and har mony in governmental and foreign nffalrs. mnd henco a promise of continued pros, purity. Tho executive and legislative branches of the government. It Is quite clear from the message, are to act in liar niony, not discord, which Is a most gratify ing assurance to tho business Interests of the country. ENGLISH CLOTH MARKET Owing (n IrregularlUc. or Amrrlenii Cotton Trade In l u ettleri. MANCHESTER. Dec. S.-The doth rm.r Vet was unsettled last week owing to Iho Irregularities of American cotton. The event of tho week was the low official et. mate of the current crop In the United States, which restricted operations in cloth, There has been considerable discussion ob int ccuon situation ana mucn diversity of opinion The bulls are of th opinion the ctop will not exceed lft.fio.oro bl. while the bears tlrmlv believe It will amount to in.&w.nno bales. It Is worths of notice, that the stock of American cotton at Liverpool and the quantity afloat of all kinds exceeds the record for the same period of If) by IS,rv boles and HS."0 bales, respectively. Tho demand for cloth from China l small and mainly restricted to sorting up. The Indian demand was Irregular. Offer? TXUL "J!'n,:,r"uL1V"t r,K I me anvnnce in oouun. A fair quantity of light prlntlnu and bleaching cloths was placed with producers who needed work. The markets of the leant nnd South America were Inactive. There as a willingness to biy nl the price, nut traders were reluctant to follow the advance, , It Is staled, however, that the Krazlllau trade Is more hopeful. The position of yarns was stronger. Snlnncrs refused to do business except on tlie full advance of cotton and buyers rarely obtained a reduc- tlon. INDUSTRALS ARE EXHAUSTED tier I Iti lloursr Mum Hull MuM'tneiit In IliinteMlIc, lint foreign Kcnlcs Arc In lleniiiiiil. niHlMN. Dec. V The ImlilH.. did not show n uniform tendeno during the last week, wlillo there was u dull movement In domestic shares nud Industrials were ex hausted, Forrlmi tcnles rout Itiiiol to rise nnd domestic banks likewise made further ad vances. These latter were supported by Vienna, while tho strong ileni nui'for rentes etianicd tlie Hanks or Herlin advan tageously to dispose or ineir holdings in there, securities, Iron and coal rhares continued strong until Krld.iy, when a rcuclloti began. This wns In response (o the renewed dismal news from the producing centers, which caused the falls in prices recorded on Fri day and Saturday nnd which brought quo- iniions trom to i points nciow uiose or the previous week. Tlie expected improvement In the iron market as a result of the better tendency of the bourse has been entirely disappoint ing. Yesterday the Milesian iron companies resolved upon a further reduction of wages and during the week several furnaces were reported as having blown out The only support for Iron shares was In the cabled reports from the I'nlted States, Trifl snares of Oceanic sleamsli hi com panies recehed a setback from the, mes sage of President Itoosevelt lo congress. They partially recovered, however, toward tne end or tlie week. Herman loans were tlrm nnd advancing slightly "-All the t per icnt rentes" says the Frankfurter Zeltung. "are eagerly bought by the banks for their customers, owing to the convic tion that the lime for I tier cent loans bus passed." in tins connection and since money ih o easy a number of newspapers comment upon the heavy return of Herman treasury bills from New t ork. The National Zei- tunc savn that American can tal s so largely In demand by trusts and other ilidcrtiiKings in'it it is unaiuo lo und per manent Investment nbruid. The Vosslsche cltimir says the hoastA.I assert on of t in Americans that the I'nlted .States has de veloped from a debtor to a creditor nation will remain a long lime unfulfilled. Turk ish rentes were wanted on demands from 1'nrU. l'o re Ik n I'lnnncliit. MADItm, Dec. S.-The report of ' the Hank of Spain for the week ended yester day shows the following; Gold In hand, increase, -.:.) pems; sliver in nanil, de cre:.e. 3.:n0.iin0 pesetns; notes in circula tion. Increase, 3,3SI.WJ pesetas. Tho cold quotation yesterday was 31.IJ. OMAHA WIIOI.nnAI.U .MAHKirr. Condition nf Trndr nnd Unotntlons on Stnplr nnd l'iiiie- Produce. ROOS-necelpts. light: fresh stock, 21c. LIVK POULTHY - liens, r He old roosters, ,1H4c; turkeys, "tfiic; ducks and geese, S'.hc; spring chickens, per lb,, DlttfSHKD POIIIrrtY Turknvs. fiffifle: ducks and geese. 7Sc; spring chickens,, ;fc'qnc; nens, i),t-5C. IIUTTBH-Common to fair. 13't-c; choice dairy. In tubs, 15W17c; sepnrator, 2;W2lc. 1'ltKHII I-'IHII Hlanc n.inr, lbc: whlto buss, 10o; bluefigh, 12c; bullheads, 10c: blue fins, 7e; buffaloes, 7c: catfish, 12c: cod, lie; crnnples, 11c: halibut, 11c; herring, Tcr had dock, IOcj pike, 10c: red snapper. lOr; sal mon, 14c: stinnsh. Co: trout, Oc; whltctlsh, So; iilckerol, 6c; fresh mackerol, each, Wf 3.e. OYST12HS Mediums, per can, 22c; Stand ards, per can, 25c; extra selects, per can, 33c; New York counts, pel can. 4oo; bulk Stnndards, per gal., $I,'ufil.25; bulk extra selects, J.l.rVifi.Gj; bulk. New York counts, per gal., $1.75. PIOEONS-l,ive. per doz.. 60c. VKALCholco. 6QSc. CIIIWSTMAS DKCOHATIONS. THEK8 I to 6 feet, per doz.. $1.75; fi to 8 feet, per doz., J2.50; R to !) feet, per doz.. tt..'J; 10 to II feet, each, Jl.UOJl.M; 15 to 20 feet, i-ach, J2.IO04.00. UVUHOHIiKN WHKATIIINO-In colls of 20 yards, per coll, II; evergreen wreaths. 12 Inches In diameter, per doz., $1.50; holly wreaths. 12 Inches In diameter, per doz.. .', HOLLY HHANC1IKB Per case of 50 lbs., $l.fj0; per bbl.. $2. LONCi NKKDLK PINKS-l'er doz.. $2.V))7. 3.00. MISTLETOK HRANCIIIJS-Por lb., "Ml 10c. HAY' Prices quoted by Omaha Wholosala Hay Dealers' association: Choice upl:ind, $9.50; No. 2 upland, JS.F30; medium, $!; coarse. $7.60. Hye siraw, $5, These prices are for hay of good color and quality. Demand fair. COHN-Ncw, (J5c, old, li'ic. HHAN-J22. OATS-Klc. r VECKTAnLKS. roTATOKS-Homc grown. $t: northern, i.iu; 1 1 iiKr, ii.w, uoioruuo, i.iv, CAH HOTS Per hu 5c. HKK'I S Per ij-hu. uasget, Sue. TL'nNIPS Per bu,, 50c; Ilutabasja, per 1P0 lbs., $1.25. CtKUJMUEIlS-Hothouse. per doz., M.25. l.KTTUCE Head, per bbl., ii'Jl; hotnotiae lettuee, per doz., 25 PARSLEY Per doz.. 23c. IIAD1KHES Per doz.. 25c. SWEET POTATOES-ltome grown, per lb., 2iio; genuine Virginia, per no!., $3.50; Kansas, per bbl., $3. CAHHAOE Holland seed, crated, lv,c, ONIONS Homo grown, tier lb.. 2'fl2Uc: Spanish, per crate, $2; Michigan reds, iVjc per in. CELERY Kalamazoo, per bunch, 'JVtjSSc; NTAlirnnlfn nr lilllieh. TAGIVtn' I'nllfnrnln , 40Sti0c. NAVY REANS-rer hii., $2.15. FRUITS. APPI.ES-Ren Davis, per bhl $4.00'a4.50; wlneMips, $5; Jonathan, 5.50; Helleflowers, per box, $l.i5. PEARS-Vlkcrs, $2.25; Lawronce, $2.25 2.C.O. URAPES-Malagas. per keg. $o.iV"ijiJ.50. CRAN HERRI US Per bbl., $7.30tS.CO; per crate, $2.7o. TllUr'lCAL. FRU1T8. ORANCES-Fionuus, $))25'a3.60; California navels, $.1.5043.75; budded, U. LKMONS "Oticj, iS.WUu.ia; cllolce, ii.W Q3.25. x HANANAS Per bunch, according to ize. $2.25412.75. FIOS California, now cartons, 70c; im ported, per lb., 12ft He. DATES Persian, In t-lli. boxes, per ib., 50; Salrs, 5c. Jl I Bf I'J I . I j A .X KU lj is. NUTS New crop walnuts. No. 1 sofl shell, per lb., 12c; hnrd shell, per lb., 12'jc; jo. soitsneii, ne; imi, . nam sneu, iu;c; liraills. ner Ib . lie: filberts, pee lb., ldoi nlniouds, soft shell, 17c: liaril shell, J5c; pecans, large, per lb 12e: small. 10c, cocoa nuts, per cwt., $5; chestnuts, 12c. lliiMKV rer .'-seciion case, w.was.io, CIDER Nehawka, per bbl., $3; New Vork, 3.50. HIDES No, 1 green, lie; No. 2 green, 6c, No, 1 salted. 74c; No. 2 salted, flc; Nn. 1 veal ralf, S to 12'J lbs., !e; No. 2 veal calf. 12 to 15 lbs., 7c; dry hides, Sfi'lSo; sncep pelts. 2M127c; horse hides, $1.5(j2.25, SAUERKHAUT-Per ,i-bbl.; $3; per bbl.. ti.'o. Uvn porn ted Apple nnd Dried Kriilta. NEW YORK, Dec. 7. EVAPORATED APPLES The market ruled very quiet but about steady, st'ite, common to good, ft'tf 84c, prime, WV; choice, IHifjS-'ic, fancy, KKUJO'.ic. CALIFORNIA DRIED riHMTS-Market Itiictlve. Prunes. 3Vrt7c. Apricots. Royal, lOffllc; Moor Park, mvijl.le. Penchcs, peeled, J2W19CJ uupeeled, 71Hc .lll,TiuUec tirnln .InrKct. MILWAl'KEE, lee. 7.-WIIEAT-HlEher; No, 1 northern, 7St7sso; No. 2 nortlicrn, 75Hfl7-.He: May. K2Sc RYE-lllgher; No, 1. 3ie HAHLEY Steady , No. 2, 62c; sample, 59 Hjisic. Pro mine nl Wedding. Miss Helen Margaret Kelly, daughter of tho late Edward Kelly and granddaughter oi r.ugene ieny, was married to frank GiHild Monday afternoon. Frank ,1. Ootilil Is the yo ingest son of the Hte juy riould, Miss Kelly is In her lth year and Is a beautiful girl Sho and Mr. riould have known each other Miico they were children, Mlrs Kelly received n fortune from her grunntainer and sue alo inherited an es talc from her lute father. Her Income li between $50.0irt nnd $100,000 a year. Frank Could Is worth $lo.or,v, and ha an Income oi tw,vw a year. COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL TJntquattd Eithiaiaim Hm Foimiion if the Harktt. large country demand for grain ( itiiiiiilssloti Monies Iteceltr II Ik Or ders Hint Mum I nprecrilenleil t oll for Wlicul nml Ivln- dred t'erenls, CIIHAOO, Dec. ?. Pandemonium broke loose In grains today ami with it ti enthusi asm that li.is seldom If ever been equalled, inirleii everything beiorc them. It mm n wild day In inu pits, with wheal in the le ml. iih on other recent bulges, an In cissunt stream ot ouiug otucrs trom the country nrnught the advance, wheat juinpeq .'ifi.vc, corn ',e and oals lo, Uc cemlier wheat closed iVg'." up, May wheat 2"'4c up. December corn c hlgnor ii ml .May corn P4c Higher und May oats INC up. Provisions closed 2'sc to loiiHUc niuher. iiheiil easily foil nil utlir pits and set such it rapid pace that It was n tlltllcuit task to follow. As lias been the lasnlon for several lUys past the pit opened with a Jump mid disregarded the usual govern h'K inctnro. Dullish enthusiasm did every, thing I he country was crying lor huge quantities mil It was a ciuu ot buy, buy, buy. Much a market was n un-m tcmpta "'oil to holders ol long wheat and soon n lloort of It poured In f i out several sources, une prominent broker threw I.mv.imi bush els on the market and It had pracilcally no appreciable effect.. hero several large sellers were making fat profits there were ""'"'"J' others taking In all offerings with nudity, t ommlsiou houses had or ders that ilvmoiistritcd thai the public Was bigger than the professional. Tne regular trade was of the opinion yeterday that tho bull campaign was at un end nml that price wouin slump in u panic, 'tips havo been doing om to Kill everything. Hut to day s business showed the ..f,ii I was wasted. The country men and capitalists were getting into the market. And to add to the bullish side came news ot tho strength nt Liverpool nuo In the country markets. itrcelptH, especially northwest r"1' ,W "l!ll' oil. Uie weather was unsettled und in e irri,ioinlliig markets showed eoi responding strength. Dri-ember openeilVdl'c higher at 7t.-4'q7;Ue, cased oil to ,i.'c un the heavy pront-tiiklng, but In thrt last hour of business sailed upward and rlied very strong. ZVo-'i'' higher, nl ."".v opened wiiir lo H.ti V.,. h u wr fit suVilMSc, sagged to 40V. out near the last moliient of trado ran excitedly up to .c. establishing u nw crop tecord. The close was very Strom.- 2;e nlnhnr ni Mc Local recrliitHwnr,. r.i ....V. . !.. 3 conlract gr Ii M ne 3, I ' i f,, i reported Tm can..' m kl -""n ' .. rrl reported Too cars, making a total of :r.i I ! curs tor Ibr ihre.: ,...i ... ,...i.:L. V..-T.' :.' . wer!J Jn:.!.. '"'! ?IP i i. , .i ' "piii:ie, i unqmreu Willi mh'1 HU:,,".',, ,ll"4t y,,Br' Seaboard clear bus he s. Australian shlpmentN were lU'.nW bushels, ngulnst Pi,iJ the week preceding.. V,V,r 1 '.i V , 1 1 1 0 1 1 icO to be fully sympathetic ...'Anun.l , . . u hf iniw ill- ; . ,. ,r.? ! len,"l1l 'll0.l"'t few days on tho , mi, ainnnces, and the Inclination today was j! furlher profit-taking, which It Is ! ' ' u.iiui y uiu'rinLw linen III I..V, .5 . i "V "Hyv naii.i marKcd depress ,KnV"r1 'l1"1 "ul wl""nt "'Xon matlisj-s In m .ilirml" w" oialler than In wheat, r-.r V.I iwMCrVr l,,'Kl,cr "ml ofTcrlngs teml nn,i -.''J1'1 .rf. l,,S"lHC 01 llll w"'t de mnnd. i omnilsslon houses did . fair busi ness on both sides of tho market after tho opening rush, and the wheat spurt nt e end mainly brought the reaction from o !,."tJf'",in"t.l,l,1"" '" proilt-faklng D." comber opened W,lo Ifrllfcc up at 654St t.-1.!". eased off to 6l,c and closed strong. Nc higher .at iHT.c. May openeil iS then literally Jumped to B3c, it new record price, where it closed very strong l'ic up Receipts were l.'W cars. Thero was a good nll-around trade In oats at tlio opening, with prices well idvanced on aood buying, both' local nnd oi side. .nn-"61"' ('o'mlssloii houses still were filling country buying orders an l nToti? t,,k'.nrC;,! "" ," c raco" of s;r,rerk"Ji,!;!n",;.,,,rl,t'c n,iui iat " tn s .".f 'l,';,c' 11 olosei very strong. le un at I7.c. Reeelnts w,.r.. ft ....Ji" Provisions Inclined toward dullness curly " -tfi ua wpio iiucrai .mil heie was n good deal of early selling. O the strength In grains ami a revival or Si 'Jl1.1"1" l."'yl,,K l;,lL'p rencted smartly ond 17UC ...Rntoi e!U,U'ary I"?, closed m ". 1 n'Hb.S.., Jaiumry lard 2'o higher Isttm1I,'.,V, J."n,'"'-- rigs 5c lilghef at 1 receipts Monday; Wheat, C3 54(. head: alH' K0 car,,: " I'he leading futures ranged as follows: Articles. Open. HIkIi.owT CIohcTyTs7 Wheat I l-ii-e. h.ii'&'ii 7R-i76ifiHl Aluv S3 July Corn 1 cc May July Oals- Dcc. May July Poik- Jau. May Lnrd- Dec. Jan. May Rlbs- Jnn. Jlny ti2'sn7:'(iMI MIM , si V2s !.VC5'iS!4(aa, li'QI 'Ki'A I in BIT. (ill 4ilJ t;si, 7T 45 it; tl 16401, liS'i I 4Bj 47, 12d 6715 45 I6'4 ,l6'34r. ilMift: ISi I ik ny2 ii; 671, i tv 17 00 17 32$ 17 Oi 1ti S5 17 25 l in 70 17 05 D 70 I !l SO S 15 ! S iK'.sl I ? a so a 57U S 57'4' h 70 i a In I a 72ji K 45 I W !! 3 77!i a so a 87! i i 1 R 57U S72!i X 50 X liT'.i S 0 No 2. i'",,l,,.inuoalons were as follows: r LOI II Strom?: wlntnt. ,..,... , -a 3.70: straights $.1 203.W; clears SS.MnMii; stralglits. $3.WKf3.2j. WHEAT No. 3, 755j75'ic; No. 2 red S3! aC. 80ff CORN No. 2 yellow, tMifiesc. TtYE-No. 2. R3c. HARCEY air to choice fi2'e. malting, iStf SEUDS-No. 1 (lax. $1.41 NVl 1 iinrlh. westein. $1.44; prime timothy, Jti.40WS.:0. Clover, contract grade. $a. 11 ' PROVISIONS-Mess pork, ner bbl.. $15 so SI5.r. Lard, per Ifw IbL Sa.TfHfiO.so! Hh,,vl mm Piue i;ihi?i, i.,ii7J.l.l-i, nrv salted shoulders tboxedl, $7,257.50; short clear sides (boxed). $S.S5flS.05. r whisk x Hasls of nigh wines. $1.32. The following are the reccints it ml l.ln. ments of grain yesterday: Articles, Receipts. Shipments. F our, bids 20.IW) 1 nrivui Wheat, hu !W,iiA. n'ooo Corn, bu lfit.iMp 7.T001 o.vs, nu 205.roo 25.Vflo uye, nu ii.oik) i nnn Hntlej-. bu 121.000 m un l tie rroouce exena uge today thn but ter market wad firm; crearnorlcs, i4f24Ue dairies, 1.1:ne. Cheese, steady, P'iiilOc' Eggs, flrm; fresh, 24c. 4" iV" xr.w oitit ;i:.i;iiai, market. Qiintntlnns nf (lie I)mj on Varlnn ('nniinodlllrK, NEW YORK, Dee. 7.-FLOLMlrieeini. 17570 bbls, ; exports. 13,5i bbls, .Market rainy active nun urni on tne wheat ad. vanre; winter patents. J3.iH?3.90; winter straights, 3.Mli3.ii'); Minnesota patents' $3.So'rH.I5; winter extras, J2.Siifja.iO; Mhmel sota bakers, $2.M1i3.35; winter low- grades $2.HVf2,f. Rye flour, steady; fair to good' $:i.l!4l 3.40; choice to fancy, $3. 151) 3,70, CORNMEAI.- Strong: yellow western $1.10: city. $1.3S; Rraiuiywlne. $3.55f(3.m. ' HYl'J nieany; ,-n. . western. TOUe, f 0 b.. ntlo.at: state, 67c, e, 1, f., New Vork. llARl.EY-Steady; feeding, KHiGic. e, I f.. Ullffnlo; mailing, ISMjiKr, r I, lliirfuin WIIEAT-Receiiits. 20,aoo bu. Spot. tlnii; No, 2 red. Si'c. t. o. b.. ndoat; No. 2 nil' S3e In elevator: No. 1 northern. Diilufli SSic f o, b .iflo.it; No. I hard, Diiluth' P3'c, f. o. b., nlloat. Options were strong and for a time excited on higher cables, a further scare of shorts and renewed out. side buying on .1 big scale, but later quieted down a little and closed strong at Mfl-e net advance; on the curb May advanced lo K7'e; March, sr. a-lMjSiV. closing at sr.'ic; May, viHiNie, closing at STe; De cember, 71t7l'c. closing nt 7l!e. CORN Receipts, Sli.OOn bu. ; exports, 30350 bu. Spot. Ilrm: No. 2, 73Uc In elevator and 73se. f- o. b.. nlloat. Option market has been fairly large trade and strong tone, reaching tho highest point thus far. Out side support, higher cables and a squeeze ot local shorts were the fcitures: dosed strong and CuTl'jo net higher: May closed nn the curb nt i3i,c; May. 721411 72'e. clos. lug at 72V; December. 72V'i73c. closing at ' OATS-Rccelpts. .-W.irt) W; exports, .15.871 hu, Spot, linn; No. 2, 52e; No 3. 31c; No. I while. 51 -so; No, 3 while, .Me; track, mixed western. 8lfjt.'r; track, white, 52yMc. op. tlons active and btronger. HOPS Ste.-fdy : state, common to choice, 1901 crop, HU154c; J!, S'ol2c; isaa. mine-. Paclllc coast. I!H crop, HUlSu; 10vj crop, PROVISIONS-Heef. steady; family. $11.00 V K-!'; mess. ;i.ik,iiii.ii; peer nams. ?)wn 21.50; p.ucKed, $W.5y5jl2.; city, $20; India mes, tlTfioginoo cut meats, steads, pick led bellies. nMjin.5; pickled short. ; pickled hams. j.nlO-i"1. I.nttl. firm; west crn steamed, jio.iu; rellned, steady; con tinental, Jio.sn, South America, H0.7S; mm pound, J7.:iTVrf".,7j. Pork, quiet; family, l?.itiir.2j; short clear, JlS.OetflJ.iO; mess, i6.::tt I?.:. . MIMKS- I'lrtrt; Galveston, 20 to 25 lbs., Mr. California, 21 to 15 lbs., 10'jci Texas, dry, U to .10 lbs., Ui-r. l.UATHKfl steady; hemlock sole. Huenos Ayres, light to heavy weights, : B'.'fi'tc WOOl.-ftleadj ; domestic llecce, 232tC, Texas, 16'alTc. coAI..plrm. m rTKIl-I'trm; creamery. K.fii.eV; fae lory. KHtjir-e; .lune creamery. ISti2.'e; Imi tation creamery llfjlS'.sc; state daily, la 'U2X14c , Clli:i:si:-Sleady; fancy, large, Septem ber, puiini.c: fnncv, small. September, pn, Sillc; late made, beat, large, 9'cj late made. best, smull, Kvyio'ic l-.ilii8-llrm; state and Pennsylvania, 2u li2,c; westrrn, at murk, 20o; southern, at mark, sifav. TAI,I)V -Steady; city (2 per pkg.l, 5'i, iiw, country (pkgs, free), iHitic. HICK Quiet; domestic, fair to extra, 1 liti'ji'i Jepaii. IV(tr,i,e. MKTAI.S-No new features were noted In metal circles today. Locally tin con tinued steady, but values were unchanged nt $;'.i.70ii2fi.CQ for spot. Copper was dull at $IHfiv(d7.i for i,,, superior and HS.371s'(i bl.62'4 for electrolytic and and 1U for cast ing. Lead and spelter remain dull and fea tureless at H.iijifc nnd ti.m respectively. Iron ruled steady at $IO..T)'oll.W for pig Iron warrants; No. northern' foundry. $I5.00 Ktjo; No, 2 southern foundry. 14.0y,tl5.JO; No. 1 southern foundry, IS.Siilfi.o; No. 1 soft southern foundry, llS.nmilT.no. The usual absence of news from London helped depress tho local market. mo i:.Mi:.vit.H or .stocks a.m ntus. Aclltp .Selling t'niises (fenernl Wrnli- ness In the .llnrkcl, SKV VUHK, Dec. T.-Specillators of stocks rushed to sell today and precipitated n vlohiit decline, which carried prices be low last Saturday's level, leaving no ves tige of the week's gains. Amalgamated Copper led the van, with Manhattan a close second. The copper stock touched 6I, n loss from last ulglit oft 53s. The scramble amongst the shorts to cover reduced the net hiss to 3'ic. In Manhattan the extreme decline, wns i and the net Iosh only U. Tho stock touched 1M several times In lis erratic fluctuations. On tho first break In the market many railroad slocks and the i'nlted States Steel stocks were little ar fee ted nud resisted the decline stoutly. On tho second break, atler the appearance ot the bank statement, the weakness became very general at declines of lu;i points. New York Central, tlreat Northern preferred, St. Paul, Chicago ,fc Northwestern, Hock Island, tlie Huftalo, Hoehester & Pittsburg stocks and (Tuifrnl Klcctrlc were es pecially weak. The bank statement was even weaker than expected. The loss In cash reserves reached over 7,WMi"J and an ltlll,',,lllon ,,f 0Vtr J5.cW.iJ00 n the loans I stretched the legal reserve . iequlre-nes o lliai uie surp.us wns rut in Hall nnd brought to I7.ooo.n00. Heavy losses In Amal gamated Copper necessitated sacrifices in other stocks, It was manifest that recent pool siituiurt In various stocks had been '.withdrawn, the Insiders having presumably taken their prollts on the wcck's rise. Tho irnusier oi ninus lor speculation to tun grain and cotton markets Infringes on tlie ii I ii.niifii'iu n,i vnt; ntuvft llliiinvi. Liquidation tor nccount of nn Important firm about to retire Is believed to flguro largely In the selling. The acute weakness nppiy nvauaoio lor inc siock market. of American lin i.an stocKs nn the curb was an Incident of the day's market. Thn closing was tevcrlsh, but slightly better than the worst. The Cnlted States refunding 2s advanced a, and the Ss, registered, ' per cent over the closing call ol last week. The following nre the closing prices on the New York Slock exchange: Atchison do pfd llaltlmore A: O.. do pfd Cananlan Pac... Couaila. So Cues, & Ohio.... Chicago iV A.... do pfd Chi., ind. & D... do ptd Chicago O. V... do 1st pfd do 2d pfd Chicago t N. , i7U So. Pacific 6Nsi . aa-s So. Hallway :!2' .Win do ptU Sd'Si . 95 Tex. & Pacific... 3y .112ai Tol., St. L. & AV. 19!S M do nrd... :r.'' 41514 Union Pacific ."!5 do pfd 1C0 .Vila 21-S 40t. IS 21114 20U 200 m 1 1 74 45U wauasii do old 74'; W. & L. E.... 22' ,S7 do 2d pfd Wis. Central do nfd Ml Adams Ex... C, 11. l. M i lisij American Ex.. Chi. Tor. & Tr.. 15-., U. 8. Ex do nrd 23l Wclls-Farco Ex lao c. c. a & st. i. :ii'5;.nuu. i.opper.... li'i's, II 'Amcr. Car .t F.. 23" i r.M .In . Inlnrnilo o do 1st Pfd 50' i do pfd do 2d pfd 2' Anier. Lin. Oil. Del. fs Hudson.. 170i do pfd Del. L. .t W 241 .Arner. S. fc R.. Deliver Ai H. U... 41 do prd no piu Erlo do 1st pfd do 2d pfd Gt. Nor. nfd.... Docking Valley do pld Illinois Central Iowa Central .. do nfd . tf-',s .iiue. .iin. wo.,., 4IU . 40H Hrooklyu R. T... K!4. . 71 iColo. Fuel fc I... !a!a . Jti'j'Con, Oas 215':. .IMI'Con. Tob. pfd... 117 uj) oen, liiectric ;y)y wtimmu OIIKUI .. UJA Mlocklni,- Conl.. 16- Inter. Paper 20' 4 . do pfd 7s' Inter. Power .... M Laclede Gas so Nn. Rlscuit 43 National Lead.... 17U Na. Salt pfd Ii2 No, American ... K2 Paclllc Coast .... 73 Pacific Mall 44K. People's Gas asfi Pressed S. Car... 42 do pfd K Pu man P. Cnr ..sis .137'V . jli'.s 72 . IS Luke Erie & V do nfd 120 L. & N KHi'i Manhattan L l.'ioT, Met. si. uy lBUlh JIcx Central Mex. National ... 14 Minn. & St. L....100 Mo. iMcltlc .... M K. &. T.... do pfd N. J. Central. N. Y. Central. Norfo'k Ai W. -I'll ll!l liiH; RepUbllc Steel ... 15 Jill' "o PIU liSi do pfd sugar i'im, No, Pacilic pfd. Outnrlo & W... loo'ii . 31 I .ml icnn. con.1 &. 1., 2ii Union Hag & p.. 217 do pfd.. . 7414 Pennsylvania Reading do 1st Pfd... .7, iilllllT.., do pfd U. S. Rubber.... do pfd U. S. Steel do pfd Western Union. Amer. Locomo.. do pfd IP), m; 15 51 ; 1 91 31 SS . ij do 2d pfd St. L. & S. F do 1st pfd do 2d pfd St. ft. South w.... do pfd .St. Paul uo piu 1S5 Offered. "Last sale. ."Voir York Money Mnrkct. NEW YORK, Dec. 7.-MONEY-On call, nominal; no loans today; prime mcrcantllo paper, 4Min5 per cent. STERLING EXCHANGE Heavy, with actual business In bankers' bills nt $4.R7' tor demand mid $I.SI for sixty days; posted rntes, $!.R5fy l.SSltj commercial bills $4.S3U 4.K3i. SlLVER-Br. fi51,c; Mexican dollars, 43Je. HONDS Government, steady; state, In active; railroad. Irregular. Closed: Re funding 2s, registered, U'SV4; coupon, 103; 3s, registered and coupon, ICS; new 4s, regis tered and coupon, 13a'4; old Is, registered, UUj; coupon, 112',;, 5s, registered and cou Von. IO714. The closing quotij"-lons on bona are as follows: U. S. rof. 2s, rcg..lOS do coupon lir. do 3s. rcg 10S 1 1, 1 rnininil 1UM li. n, 11111. ia..,lll.u .Mex. Central 4s.. Iiiij nu ini lliu 3(l',2 M. St. L. 4s...im(i M.. K. & T. 4s... do 2s (,i. N. Y. Central Is. 105?, do general 3'4i.ioji. N. J. C. gen, 5s..l3li; Nn. Pacific 4s 105 do .Is 721 N. AV. eon. 4s.lCi2 Reading gen. 4s. aau S L & 1 M o Ss. .11(5 St. L, K- S. lVls.. a;u rln new 4s. reg .Vi'Mi do coupon lilt do old 4s. reg. ..11114 do coupon 112(4 do 6s, reg I07' .In enunon IOi'i Ateh. cen. Is 103i4 do nil J. ,s ei; Hal. A- unio 1H...1IM-4 do li'.s do coin. 4s 105 C, H AV Q n, 4s. .. as Tex. Pacific Is.llSU C M A S P g. 4.11ijT. S L Al- W 4s... SI C. AV. N. W. c. 7s. 139 Lnlon Pac. Is....l0nj, C, R. I. AV P. ts,..106T do cony. 4s CCC & S L g, 4s.l03U.AVabash is ngiZ Chicago Tcr. 4s.. SSl!, 10 2s jtU Co'o. So. Is S9',; no deb, West Shore 4s... 114 w. av l. e. 4s.::: "Ni J Is, iVntral 4s... 91 Con. Tob, 4s sail Den. AV R. fi. 4s,.103li Erie prior 1. 4s...KH do general is... w( P W. AV D, C. Is. 10SW Hock. Val. 4US...10S Offered. .VriT York Mining Slonk. NEW YORK. Dee. 7. -The following are the closing prices on mining stocks: Adams Con IS Alice J.' Hrecco 5 Rrunswlck Con... 11 Comstock Tun. .. 6 Con. Cnl. AV A'a. ..133 Deadwood Tirn. 50 Horn silver 10) Iron Silver 60 Lcadvtllu Con.... 5 Little Chief ... . 12 .) . 64 . h . 1 . 3 . 5 . 40 .375 Ontario Ophlr Phoenix Potosi .Savage ' Sierra Nevada Small Hopes . Standard I Toledo firnlii nnd Seed. TOLEDU. Dee. 7. WHEAT-Strnng and nctlve; cash, s5c; December. Ssio; May. S7'e rortN-Strong; December. B9e; .May, 70e. OATS-Strong; December. (So; May, ISiir. SEEDS-Clnver. Dull but firm; December, $5.70; March, $0.S0. Illl nml llosln. OIL C1TA'. Dec. 7.-OIL-Crerilt balances. $1.30; certificates, no bid: shipments, JlO.lfifi bbls.; average, 91.666 bbls,; runj, 81,5)1 t annua on. -n. . , .i,-,. .ji. n. n, i . is... :). Cent, of On. 5S...106U do 2s 7;)iJ do Is Inc 7.V.I S a A P 4s.... s9i Chew. & O. 4',s.,.!07s So. Pacific 4s 92. rhl. A. 3!,s So, Railway 5s... .121 bbls.; iveraue, 73, 1 U bun, OMAHA LITE STOCK MARKET chort Fid SUen Highor Tkti Ltit Wetk, bn lt Qrtdn Abont lie&dj. HOGS EASED OFF A UTILE TODAY Mirep ltceelils I'nlrly Liberal Cor the WccU, but Prices Han c .ot Minin .Much ( hnivgc tin IHlhcr Miccp or I, n 111 Its. ' SOUTH OMAHA. Ucc. 7 Receipts were: Cut tie, nos. nticep. Olilcial iiiomuiy Ullirial 'I uesoaj ouiciai WtMinesuny... Othcinl Thuihd.iy .... Oincial erid.iy Official Saturdjy I.I5S ,,vll lV.u'll 1.1 1,10! , 1.0-i 23,011 12, 12U 40,i2(i lu.oul a, 1:0 17,U.'J bun. 11 , Total this week 15,272 Weeg ending Nov. Ol. ...lb,Wi Wcm ttnjliw Nov. .'J. . . .:j,dIi 'leK cnuiiifV iKiv. it....2,,3ij NN'eek ending Nov, S 20, AH Mil, II.. (.' ,,,!. , r . I.. 7ti,54S tKl.llU 'iJ,.U.' :ti '.ii 4i,:n 1U71 jvui Il,-V eiiii;u prices paio lor nogs i.i numi Omana tne past buverai days, with coin ,w . ioviis, Date. 1 iar. 7lijo.lisaa.tisus.!is9?. isM.iikas. Nov, Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov, Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec Dec' Dec. Dec. 6 67HI 4 S2 3 90 3 5 6 iS;, 4 90,' li Mi 3 &! j 4 821 3 7 3 3t 5 i3!4 ! 3 ttil t "i 6 634 4 7S I 3 2i i ii I 4 75 3 SSl I 3 27 3 31, 3 i2, 3 6il 3 3l 3 3t I 3 39 3 27 3 27 3 30 3 241 3M 3 30 3 27 3 23, 3 2.il .1 191 3 21, 1 3 -te 3 IS 3 45 3 H ' i 4 3 41 j lbi 3 ;y 3 13 3 4; 3 la 3 4. 1 3 &j 3 211 3 41 J 211 3 lb, 3 ii 3 24 3 &) 3 35 3 43 3 321 3 3 " 3 3 3 40 3 1D 3 03 1 3 35 3 231 3 42 3 1H 3 3'J 3 09! 3 19 3 .16 3 3 2'5 I 5 81 j 4 7D 3 M' 3 31 h Vo'il ( lb a Mi ill, 5 6b(, 4 7i 3 5 3 44 j 5 S6 3 t2 3 40 0 76'4 , 3 771 3 3s I 6 -S; 4 ST 3 231 23... 24... '' i 20... 27.. 2,., 2a... so... fa: u 73 I 4 761 3 76; , 71, 3 73 4 74 3 tVs 4 & I 71, 1 ll 3 1 4 3 76 3 20, f. 85H I 3 19! 3 211 6 VI 3 25 3 2S 3 2a 5 9.1S .1, . . a sn 1 I 6 !)-ii I lJ 3 M, 1 I f 111 1 4 .71 3 M) 3 3i l oa 4 tl! ii tii .1 iJ-'l I 6 01M I SI 3 SI 1 3 SSI 3 23 Indicates Sunday. Holiday. The ofllcldl number of ears of brought In today by each road wnsi stock H'r's. 'i Cuttle. Hogs. Sheep C, M. & St IV Ry... 10 abash Mo. P. Ry V. V. system 1 . & N. W. Ry 1, E. M. V. H. H. C, St. P., M. Ac O. Ry It. M. R. R. It.... C. U. Q. R.....V... C., It. 1. : P., east.. C. R. I. K P.. west., llllnola Central 1 4 3D M 2S 1.1 21 Total receipts The disposition of tho daj's receipts was as follows, each buyer purchasing tho num ber or ncnil indicated: Huycrs. Omaliii P,iek(iig Co..,, ;. Ml. llammpnd Co . Swift and Company .. Cudahy Packing Co. Armour Co Other buyers l'owler . . . . Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. 2.ISI 125 51 .T.052 .1.971 3.SI7 "iso 1,027 Totals 5S 11,235 1.027 CATTLE Thero were Just a few small bunches of eattlo on sale this morning, so that practically no test of the market was made. For the week receipts have been fairly literal, a slight Increase being noted over the corresponding week of last year. As compared with last week, however, there Is, a slight decrease. The demnnd from nil sources has been active, so that prices have advanced 011 desirable kinds. The supply of corn-fed steers wus very light all the week nnd the general market may be quoted IS'g'JSe higher thaif It was a week ago. It Is noticeable, however, that the greatest advance has been on tho short fed cattle, owing to the fact that the run of westerns Is now over with. Tho fin ished c.ittlo have not changed much, prices being about the same as they wero a week ago. Good to choice heavyweight cattle may be quoted from $0.15 to $7.00. Kalr to good steers arc worth from $5.50 to $0.15 nnd short-fed cnttlo are selling from $5.0 down. The cow market has also been very ac tive and prices have advanced all the way ftom 15c to 30c, The, market, however, has been more or less uneven, ,owlng to the rnpldljy with which prices have advanced. The greatest Improvement hns been on tho heavyweight fed cows of good quality, which may be quoted from $4,25 to i$4.75. The medium nnd light cattle have not ad vanced ns much, tint at the same tlmo prices uro better than they were a week ago. There has been nn nctlve demand for eannors nnd prices nro considerably .higher than they were n week ago, At some other points, however, the market eased off to wnrd the close of tho week, so that prices for tho coming week depend very largely upon receipts. Hulls, venl calves and stngs have also sold frely and prices are stronger than they were a week ago. There have beeu very few stockcrs and feeders nt the yards this week and ns tho demand for the choicer grades was liberal prices nro fully as high ns they were a week ago. The. demand continues best for the heavyweight cattle showing quality and also for prime yearlings, Tho common grades of all weights have moved very slnwlv. the demand from the country for that clans of cattle being extremely light. Good to choice feeders nro quotable from $1.75 to $1.25; fair to good, $3.00 to $3.75 and common from $3.00 dpwu. A'cry few western rattle are now coming oil the matket and most of those that do arrive are of common quality. Packers nro now nearly as anxious for the beef slecre ns they wero two weeks ngof thong!. tho better granca a.;u at very satisfactory prices, Cow stuff and feeders have fluctu ated .lust about tho same as Is noted nbovo for" natives, , HOGS There was n liberal run of hogs hero todny nnd as other markets were quoted lower prices at this point took a drop. Good, heavy hogs sold fully a nickel lower, whllo the, lightweights were hard to dispose of nnd were Hiil5e lower than yesterday and sometimes tho decline was even greater. Tho best heavy hogs, weighing .".( pounds nnd over, sold largely from $0.15 to W.'.'o. Good, heavy mixed hogs sold largely trom $6.0714 to $6.15. Tho bulk of tho lightweights went from $5.60 to $6.01). AVhllo the market was fairly active 011 tho heavyweights, tho light hogs sold very slowly and were left until tho last. Receipts of hogs this week have been fairly liberal, a good gain being noted pver the preceding wcck ano a sun greater over tho corresponding fweek of last year. In spite of the liberal run the tendency of prices has been upward and at tho close of tho week values aro about a shade higher than lliey wero iusi wcck. i no nign nay of the week was l-rlday, when values reached about l'i.30. which Is the hlnhest point since October. Representative tales: No. Av. tsn. yr. No. 74... til... S7... v. Sh. Pr 15. . 62 .110 v" .125 .1) 4 7,0 . ,22S SO li 03 ..214 ... COS ,.20a 210 (i 113 ..229 120 6 05 ..230 2i lilt! ..231 12iJ 0.i 12.... 10,... 19.... 125... 4 75 I 75 4 SO 5 35 5 10 3 50 5 lit 5 i 1.1. . . St.... 73.... 7S.... 66. . . . 57..., 67. . . . 95.... ss:::: SI..,. 73.... 111.... 71.... S4.... tfi. ... SI.... 10S.. 103 129 .2.TI 120 6 115 103.. 110 139 24S 120 6 or, 120 6 111 10 (i 01 160 li Ul ... li 05 ... 6 03 ... 6 03 120 6 113 SO 6 05 ... 6 Ol 120 6 07U 73... SO... 110.. !'fi... 121.. 7S... 91... 70... 79... R7... .231 .227 .217 .221 ,.iw ,.20!) , .223 .162 .155 .157 .159 .150 .169 . n 1 6 70 10 ... o i, 160 5 75 40 5 75 ... 5 SO ... 5 SO 160 5 S5 40 5 S3 ....1SI ....ISO ....159 ....170 ....177 ....160 ....193 ....170 ....175 ....tfl ....179 ....1R9 ....181 ....176 97 ai. 62. 5 S5 ...217 120 n 071; ,..231 ... (Mflif , . .250 1t (i 1171; ?? ,. -l? r S3 5 S5 5 90 5 00 5 90 SO 160 "0... 71... 69... Sli... 71... 45... K3-. 75,. . SI... S7... 99... 95... as... SI... 90... 60... 93... 91... S1... SO... 65. . . 90. . , so . . S6... S2... .229 .225 AH 6 07U, 120 6 07i; ... 6 07W 40 li mL 210 6 n?u ... 6 07$ 2S0 6 07U 210 6 071J ... 5 lJ 120 6 an SO 5 90 160 5 90 10 5 90 ... 5 9215 10 5 95 SO 5 95 40 5 95 Dil 5 !I5 74. .250 S'2 20.1 66.. 24 76.... 67.... 59. . . . 06. . . . fill . . . 77. . . . 71.... 53. . . . 61.... 111.... 59. . . . 6S.... 76. . . , 7S.... 71.... 61 ... . 6S.... 62.... 6.1. . . . 73..,. 66. . . . 70.... 64..., 74.... 61 72.... 55. . . . 57.. . 69 .., 53 ... 59. . . , 47.... 47... TO.... 56. . . OOj : '.251 ..2S2 ..241 . .251 ::$' . .307 ..2S1 . .293 ..279 ..240 ..256 25'' :!;5.i ,.2il ..24.1 ..211 ..211 ..21S . .' 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I61 11,311 6 12ft 6 12H 6 12l ... 6 1214 ... 6 12H SO 6 15 10 6 15 120 6 15 175. .,.,131 020 6 W 61 2M IS S 15 HI 21 6 15 SI.. .. 213 10 6 02), 49 20S 101 6 15 ? b-i ,. 20H ... fiOJIj 6) 263 $0 n 15 K. ...211 2lO SOJli, 51 31R 2il 6 15 SO J.'i SO ml M 326 10 6 ITU So W 120 6 0". M 3sx ... (SKI- Slf B(V, 37 .193 ... 6 25 51 .271 l'1 6 03 SHEEP About four ears of sheep and lambs iirilxed tmlaji, but two of them were consigned direct to 11 local packer. The other two cars were offered on the market and sold at Just about steady prices. ho receipts for the last week have been ttilrly liberal, n good gain being noted over the previous week and also over the same, week or last year. The demand has been Just about equal to the supply, so that prices lisle not changed materially. Tho week opened with the market strong and active n,!d then toward tho middle of the week the feeling was' not so good, and prices cased ofT a trifle, Tho last two days, however, the market has been strong again, so that prices arc now back to Just about where they were at the close of last week, This Is truo of sheep ns well ns of lambs. The hulk of the offerings, now helng re ceived consists of feilstuff, so that tho feeder market Is rather quiet. So far ns prices f,re concerned, thero has not been much change. The demand as well as tho supply has been of small proportions. Quotations; Choice lightweight yearlings, $...9Wl.in; pond to choice medium weight joarllngs, i3.iinj3.Mi fair to good yearlings, $3.30113.60; choice wether. $3.3.VTf.1.tVi; fair to good wethers. $.1.t Oft 3.35, choice ewes, $2.!ft 3.2.1, fair to good ewes. $2 40'n2.rK common ew;es. $1.00'ij2.0"; choice himbs, Il.tWiH.TS; fair to good lambs, $4.25Hl.r; feeder weth ers. $2.9"'ij3.5; feeder lambs, $3.0oH3.50. Rep resentative sales: Av. Pr. P., western fed yearlings Ra $3 So 21 western fed lambs .VI 4 fO 532 Mexican sheep SI 3 75 Cllll A(i( I.IVH STOCK 31 A UK nr. Cuttle Mrndj Hogs l,o,er Sheep Mend? . CHICAGO, Dee. T CATTI,K Receipts, 3,on head, nn Tcxnns; westerns steady: good to prime, $'l.G0aT.50, nominal; poor to medium, $l.iv(i0.25: stockers nnd feeders. $2.2.V(it.;iO; cows, $l.25'!i4.T5; heifers. 12.501 5.50; eanners. $l.25ff2.30; bulls, $2.0ili4.75: inlves, $2.60'j'6.00i Texas fed steers, $I.Wii 5.25. HOCiS-Recelpls. 2S.000 head; estimated Monday, 50.nn0; left over, 2.500; market 5ff I'V lower for bulk; mixed nnd butchers, 11.(0 WttfH good to choice heavy, $5.S,VfS.I0; rough heavy. $5.ii(ij5.s5j light, $5.25fl5.9o; bulk Of sales. $5.Mi!j6.20. SHEEP AND LAMHS-Rccelpts, 1,500 head; market steady; good to choice wet ti ers, $3.50',f4,l5. fair to choice mixed, 12.75ft 3.50; westein sheep, $3.0i14,(: native lambs, $2.5iv, 5.25; western lambs, $2.'"3 1.25. Olilcial yesterday: Receipts Cattle, 6.701 head; hogs, 2,952 head; sheep, 6,577 head. Shipments-Cattle, 4.6M head; hoga, 1,&5 head; sheep, 5,135 head. Mi l.onls 1,1, p NmcU MnrUel, ST. LOLMS. Dec. 7. CATTLE Receipts, 1.U head, including pivuTexnns, Market steady to strong; native shipping nnd ex port rteers, $1,051)7.25, the top being ob tained for fancy heavy grades, with Iho genet a! run $5.40iiS.5, .dressed beef and butcher steers, 13,fiKi?5.S5; steers under ll.ona lbs., $2.75ft5.2; Mockers and feeders, $2.35 3.T3; cows and helfors, 2.0ij5.C); bulls, 2.IOti.l,75; runner. $1.50Sj2.R5; Texas and liw Vllau steers. $4.(vh5.35: ted, $2.25tM.30, grass; cows and heifers, $2.fiO'(3.40. HOGS-Receipts, 1,100 head. Market Re lower; pigs and lights, J3.S3fi6.00; packers, 1'i.aofjii.io; butchers, $ti.10fjti..15. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 200 head. Market steady; native muttons, 13.2G 63.T5; Ininbs. $4.25fi5.10; culls nnd bucks, nril-150. St. Joseph l,lvr Mock Market. ST. JOSEPH. Dec. T.-CATTLB-Recclpts, .too head; steady. HOGS Receipts, 9,000 head; steady to lOo lower: light and light mixed, $5.T0ffi.30; pigs. $3.750.10. SHEEP Receipts, 20) head; steady. Mock in Sluht. Tho following tnhle shows thfl receipts of cattle, hogs and sheep at the five principal markets for December 7: Cattle. Hobs. Sheep. South Omaha 157 11.311 1,027 Chicago ; 3,400 2S.ni') 1,500 Kansas City 300 12,000 6X) St. Louis 1,100 4,100 ?O0 St. Joseph 300 a.oiO 200 Total 257 67,111 3,527 .si, l.onls Ornln nnd Provision. ST. LOUIS. Dec. 7. AV HEAT-HI g her and excited: No. 2 red cash, elevator, SIo; track. Sl'lfiSjc: Dcccmbtir. Sl'.ic: May. S4?i M'dc; No. 2 hard, SOc. cuuis uigne nun strong; .-so. i casn, 7Ho; track, iJ9'.4(S70c; 15ecemhcr, 6Te; May, VJiiC. OATS Higher und strong; No. 2 cash, 49Hc; track, 49c; December, 194c; May, 48Tic RYE-Hlgher at GSc. FUOPR-Hlghcr; red winter patents. 13.S3 (Rl.no; extra fancy nnd straight, $3.436"3.('i0; clear, $3.10ft.1.25. SEED Timothy, nominal; held at $6.00 C.50. CORNMEAI Steady. $3.25. HRAN Scarco nnd higher; sacked, east track, 11.10S1.13. HAY Timothy, steady. 113.00Sll.50; prill rlc, senrre. firm, $12.0014.00. WHISKA Steady at $1.32. IRON COTTON TIES-93C. HAGOING-r.is(rn'c. HEMP TWINE 9c. TROl'ISIONS - Pork, higher; Jobbing. 116.30. Iird, higher, 19.07H. Dry salt meats (boxed), steady; extra shorts and clear ribs, 1S.50; clear sides, 1S.75. Hacon (boxed), steady; extra shorts and clear ribs, $9,374; clenr sides. $9.62" 1. M ETA LS Lend, steady at $.255JI.27',4. Si elter. strong nud unchanged. POULTRY Steady; chickens, 6c; springs. 7c; turkeys, 6'4S"ci ducks, 68, c; geese, 3J iZ!5c. BI'TTKR - Steady; creamery, 20325V4c; dairy. I5fi20c. EGGS-Stendy at 22c. RECEIPTS-Plour. 5,000 bbls.: wheat. 34,000 bu.; corn, 54.0i0 bu,: oats, 46,000 bu. SHIPMENTS-ITour, 9,dW bbls.: wheat, 35,(X) bu.; corn, I3,0"0 bu.; oats. 32.CK") bu. Kanan Cltr Grain nnd Provisions. KANSAS CITY. Dec. 7. AV 1 1 EAT De cember, 75Hc; May, 79'ic: cash. No. 2 hard, 76U1(77c; No. 3, 76c; No. 2 red, 85c: No. 3, S3liSlo; No. 2 spring, S3e; No. 3, S2',4c CORN December, 72c; May, 70T4o; Jan uary. 70'Ho; cash. No. 2 mixed, 705?71'.ic; No, 2 white 74Uc; No. 3. IMi'iVAk OATH No. 2 white, 49'.siD604c. RYE No, 2. 66c. HAY Choice timothy, $13.50; choice pral rle, $13.50(!15.OO. HCTTER-Creamcry. lS1C2c; dairy, fancy, EGOS Plrm: fresh Missouri nnd Kansas stock, quoted on 'chnngo at 11c. doz,, loss off. enses returned; country, hold nt 16c. RECEIPTS Wheat, 47,300 hu.; corn, S7, 300 bu!; oats. 19,0i hu. SHIPMENTS Wheat, 17,600 bu.; corn, 37.M) hu.; oats, S.ono bu. C0II011 Murkrl, NEW YORK. Dc. T.-COTTON-Spot closed (inlet, I-I60 higher; middling upland, SV; middling gulf. So; no sales. Futures closed firm; December. S.tt'o; .lanunry, S.oic; Kebruarv. S.OTc; March. S.09c; April, 8.OS0; May, S.(i9c; June, 8,07c; July, S.02c; August, 7,!"le. NEW ORLEANS, Dec 7-Cp.TTON-Very steady; sales, 7,950 bales; ordinary, Mo; good ordinary. 6 I5-I6e; low middling, 7',ie; middling, 7He; good mlodllng, SUc; middling fair. S9-16c; receipts, 11,033 hales; stock, 267,620 boles. ST. I.OIMS. Dec. 7. f'OTTON-Stendy; sales, 300 bales: middling. ,7je: receipts, 1,276 bales; shipments, 4,o5I bales; stock, 52,707 bales. MtiinciipnllK AVhrnl, I'lonr nnd nmn. MINNV:AP0L1S, Dee. 7.-WHEAT-Cash, 77140; December. 76iW76V4c; My, 7Sio; on track, No. 1 hard. Mr.', No, 1 northern, 77ic; No. 2 northern, 76c. KLOCR-Hlgher; first patents, $(,0ojM. 10; second patents, $.1.S53.9.i; first clears, $2.00 (H3 00: second clears, $2.60. aRRAN-Hlgher, In bulk, $20,20.50, AA'onl .Murkrl, ST I.OITS, Dec. 7 WOOL--Steady ; me dium grades. 13'ijlTWe; light fine. l2U'rfl5c; heavy line. Pi(12c; tub washed, H5j2llic, lloslou Dlocli t(iintniin, noSTON. Dec. 7-Call loans, I'rfm per cent: time loans, 4'.ijo per cent. Official closing: AtchlFon ts Mex. on.-'-N. E. G. AV C .. Atchison do 1'fd Roston AV Alb 5 Ronton AV Me . . Iloslon J'.lo N Y. N H AV H 1'ltchburg pfd.. Cnlnn Paelfle Mex. Central .102 'Amalgamated . . SO iRaltlc . 57 iRIugham . 16VC11I. Ai Hecla... 66U , 33 , 28 ,625 134 . 5S . I6U . 114 . 20 . .16 . 23 W'i.centennial .237 Copper Range 1S9V5 .107 .213 IHli . :i'ii 221 4 worn. 1 ori rnink n Isle Rnvalo Mohawk Old Dominion . Osceola Allier. niiKin Anier. T AV 1...... I X. M 1-0'J .160 . 2li .279 Parrot T... Qulnoy 1.7) .Hi 1,1,111. . ' Gen. IJectrle nania ro iopper, pfd . 731,4 . S9VJ . 414 1 n inn 1 .1 i n . , Trlmountaln . :260' . 3,1 : IF . 20 . 5 l"i 1'nlied I'rult Trinity l' n. nieei . do pfd Adventure .. Allouei rolled Slates I'tah A'lctorla Winona i'.'Vs . 4 30S 120 s on 1M so 00 CONDITION OF OMAHA'S TRADE BttUr Did for Gold Wt&thsr Gtttli Lut Wnk Thin fir Soroi Timi Put. VERY FEW IMPORTANT CHANGES IN PRICES .llrrrhnnts .Meeting; Their III1U Mnre Proiuptl) Tbnn lApccted In Vlnr nf Ciifinornhlr AVrnther, A' hi eh Itediierd .Snles, OMAHA. Dec. T. The total volume of business tnnsncted last week by local Jobbers was consider ably In excess ot that for the previous week. That was probably owing to a great extent to thn fact that the weather was colder, at least part ot tho time, than It has been of late. The snowstorm which visited ti largo part of the territory tribu tary lo this market also Improved trado on a good many lines, but principally on leather nnd rubber goods. The hollday trutlo also assumed very liberal prnpoi tlous last week, as merchants now tcnll.o that Christmas is close at hand and thai they urn going to sell more stock this year than over before. As 11 result they aro placing liberal orders for nil kinds of hol iday lines nnd Jobbers are rushed with mall orders of that character. Traveling men also picked up a good many orders In making their rounds, Thero wero comparatively few merchants on thn market last week, as tho majority of retailers arc too busy to leuvo their stores, Thoso who wer In. however, spoke very encouragingly both of Immediate bus iness and of tho prospects for future trade All they ask for Is seasonable weather for the rest of the winter, and with that they nre confident they will have a gooii, brisk demand. Traveling men are still meeting with good success In landing advance orders for spring, snd In fnct It is safe to say that thero Is not a Jobbing house in tho city which will not start In the. new year with more spring goods sold than over before. Thero have been very few Important market changes during the week, as most lines have, held steady. The markets as n whole aro In a good, healthy condition, with a tlrm undertone to tho trade. Mo More Chrnp Mugnr. Thn effects of tho sugar war nro tin longer felt in this territory. It may be said that practically all tho cheap sugar that was shipped Into tho Missouri rivet markets has been cleaned up, so that thero Is now a good, oven market, with all rentiers selling on tho Mini) basis they wero before the price-cutting was started. The market Is considerably tinner than It wns a week ago, owing to thn fact that the raw market has advanced 11 rhade. It Is predicted with a good deal of confidence that a corresponding advance In reftnni sugars will tnko placo In tho near future. In farinaceous goods thero has been 11 slight ndvance In oatmeal nnd hominy owing to the high prices ruling on oats and corn. It Is thought that stilt higher prices will ptevull In tho near future. Syrup hns also strengthened up for the same reason. Tho coffeo ninrknt Is In practically the same position It was 11 week ago. Prices aro fluctuating back and forth to somo e.. tent, but thero has been no permanent chnngo, In either direction. The ten mar kel Is also about the same as It was a week ago. Owing to tho light supply of both foreign mid domestic nuts prices are Arming up and still higher quotations arc looked for hi tho future. There luis been no Important chnngo In tho ennnen goods situation. Both corn and tomatoes continue, strong and those who aro posted say that higher prices will pre vail at no vecy distant date. Oysters urn also held nt Ilrm prices, owing to the fact that Ralttmnro packers arc unable to get enough stock to supply existing orders. The only chnngo In dried fruits Is 11 slight advance In currants. Other lines of dried fruits remain steady, with the demand rather quiet. Nulls MnrUed Down Ten Outs. The most Important chnngo In the hard ware market Inst week 'was tho drop In nails, amounting to"10 ccnis per keg. it Is claimed that this drop does not Indicate any general weakness In the Iron or steel market, hut is brought about through com petition between tho Independent manufac turers nnd tho trust. The capacity of the different mills Is considerably in excess of consumption, so that the Independent manufacturers have been cutting prices for tho purpose of moving their goods. Prices on hnrbwlro are tho samo ns they were, a week ago, ns tho supply and demand of that article Is morn nearly equal. Other lines of hardwate handled by local Jobbers are In about tho same position they wero a week ago, with the exception of lin seed oil, which eased off 2 cents. Raw Is now quoted at 52 cents and boiled nt , t cents. Turpentine Is steady at 43 cents and gloss Is olso selling nt tho same prices It was a week ugo. Tho demand for seasonable lines of hard ware last week was heavier than It has been for somo time past, which Is taken as nn Indication, by local Jobbers, that under normal conditions their trado would bo very heavy. Even under present condi tions they aro selling fully as much stock as they were a year ago, so they are doing no complaining. Dry Gnodn Move More Frrrly. There wns more activity to thn dry goodt market last week, but still the weather hns not been cold enough yet to mako tho demand for winter weight goods very brisk. Jobbers report a good mnny mall orders coming forward, but us a general thing they am rather small, showing that re tnllers have not sold as much of their stock as usuul at this time of year. When ever the tcmperaturo docs take a drop wholesalers notice n big Improvement In their sales, so that they figure It would not tako merchants long to clean up their stocks If settled cold weather should bo ex perienced, Thero Is practically no market news to report, ns all lines ojc In a good, strong position. Eastern markets aro rather quiet, with neither huycrs or sellers very anxious, nnd as a result but comparatively little business Is being transacted. Every one. however, seems to have a good deal of con fidence In future values, as It Is thought tho demand will continue exceptionally heavy throughout the coming season. Good ririunnd for Footuenr. Tho weather was very favorable last week for a brisk trade In both leather and rubber goods, The snow made heavy weight shoos fell at a rapid rate In tho country and nil kinds of rubber footwear also sold more freely than at any time this season, As a result Jobbers received rujli orders from all directions and sold morn stock than for a good many weeks pnsi. Retailers have been doing considerable complaining about tho weather nil this fall, but according to all reports received from the country they sold enough slock last week to go a, long way toward m'iklug up for lost time. Rubber bills fell due on December 1 and tho credit tnon of the different wholesalo houses say that collections aro coming In more freely than they exported hi view of tno light demand In tho country for rubber goods, It Is quite likely that thero will be a still greater improvement this week owing to the big sales of last week. There nro always a good ninny requests for exfep. slons of tlmo and this year Is no exception to tho general rule, but so far bills aro being paid up fully as promptly as they were a year ago.x Very few business fail ures have token place this season, so that jobbers' losses from that source have been very light nnd no trouble Is expected for retailers will bo lu excellent condition in soon as cold weather orrlvrs. Fruits mill Prndiier, Thero were almost no Important changes at all last week In the, prices quoted 011 fresh fruits and vegetables, Huslnem was not exactly rushing, but still there was a very fair demand both from tho country and thn city. Jobbers are shipping out Im mense quantities nf nuts, and that class of goods for tho Christmas trade and they look for n big rush from now until tho holidays, Christmas decorations have arrived nnd thn prices nt which the trees, holly and evergreen wreathing nud the vnilpushthcr - lines are selling win ii" niunu 111 uie limi tations given In another column. A big. do. mand for that class of goods Is looked for this season, so that stocks In Oils city aro unusually large. .... Tho egg market Is holding Just about steady. Very little strictly fresh stock Is arriving on in nijisn, ju-u ui; 10--mand Ik sufficient to tnko nil that Is of fered nl good, firm prices. The. demand for poultry was fairly liberal last week, while the supply was light, and prices firmed up considerably. Uutter Is also 0 shade higher Tetepkaa lOIttl, Boyd Commission Co Successors to Jtmei E. Bojfd & C., OMAHA, NER. COMMISSION UWAIN, PHOVIIIIONS AND STOCK. Board of Trade Balldta. Street vires to Chicago tad N Tor It, 9tntffluiat4 John A ,Wrrt Ct 1