10 THE OMAHA DAILY BEEt THTJHSDAV, DECEMJ3ER 10, 1001, COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL Qmlni nil FiOTiilm Eipcritnci Sharp llnrap. Wheat has a temporary advance HellliiK of Hnrly I'lirrhnsrs, f.nrk of Outside IltiyliiK Mini Ciencrnl llnl idny Dullne Ilnve lie-, lnciilliu llfTcrt. ccnlnt worn 77U.705 Int.. compared rlt, lust year. Seaboard clearances ririf'AOO, Dec. IS.-Numorous bearish Conditions, abetted by liberal selling, after n llrra opening. brought a sharp slump In all grains toilay, .May wheat closing ',ic down. .Mny corn Wnic lower and May oats Vt'il'iiC lower. Provisions closed 2'fc'uGc down. At tho outset nearly every bit of hows favored an upturn In wheat. Receipts, both local and northweetcrn, wero small mid promised to cotitlntio ho, becnuso of the cold wont her, ttnd mnny shorts wero buying. Tho trade wan not large, but tho general tono was on; of buoyancy at tho opening. May started a shnda to Vo up at W)o to KOHftfiO'ic and rapidly advanced to SOXiC. when tho wheat bought early lcgutt to como out for prollts thorn nlso rlcvoloped several bearish factors that at onco sent prices backward. The seaboard reported no export sules and oven Indicated that foreigners wero reselling there. Tim report of a disturbed Htato of affairs In tho JMlnneapolIn flour market and the conso fjuent reselling of Hour the.ro by millers nlso troubled bulls. Outsiders wero doing practically no buying" .and tho holiday dull ness provBlled against tho early advance. May wheat started on tho slldo downward ml touched 79Jc, closing weak, Mo lower, t 79W(73'4c. lcal reeelptB were only 14 cars, none "of contract (trade. Mlnneanolls pud Duluth reported DIG cars, making n otal for tho llirvo nolnts of 630 cars, ncnlnit yv lust week and 4fi.1 a year ago. Primary wnn In wheat and hour eoualed 217.000 bil. Torn wim actlvo for a Hhort tlmo nftcr tho opening, cnmmlMMlon housed taking a quantity at long property. The cabin lint mid tho stock shortage by reason of tho weather had the helpful lntluence that started an early firmness. Hut when wheat begun to slump com lost Its hold and fol lowed. The cash situation wnit not good and tho general Christmas dullness did the rest to press prlccH down. May opened Ftendy, sold up c, but reacted and closed weak, MWnZ lower, at 6Mc. ItccclptH wore only 37 cars. Oatsi wero rather dependent on tho other Strains and wero nulet. The ciudern de mand and the cash situation wero dull. Karly In tho day there was somo profes sional bulling, but on thu weakness In tho other pits May, which had shown fair early strength, declined nnd closed weak, Wilc down, at 4le. Receipts were Or, Provisions wero dull nnd followed grains. Tho lower prices for hogs at tho yards also depressed this murkut slightly. Tho opening woh steady, but u fair amount of reullzlng brought an easy close. May pork closed 2'4fc down at Jln.75ttlC.77H, May lard fie oft at J0.S3 and May ribs 2'4o lower at JS.OO. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: AVhent, 10 cars; corn, 70 cars; oats, 86 cars; hogs, 4l.ou) head. Tho leading futures ranged n follows: Article! Open. I High. Low. Close. Yes'y. Wheat Dec. May July Corn Dec. May July Oats Dec. May July I'ork Jau. May Lurd Jau. May Jllbs- Jan. Muy and futures at 1(0 1IW. Th tone was weak. Hero the market was also weak and a sympathetic low occurred, bringing spot down to I2I.CJS2I.7S. Thero wero sell ers of December at J2I.6", February at J23.00 and March at $23.20. Not much busi ness wan done. Lead In London eased oft 2s Od tn 10 7s Gd, but wnH dull and un changed hero at ii.SiM- Spelter was quiet nnd nominally unchanged at home and abroad, closing at 4,45 und 17, respec tively. Iron was without change, hut held steady In tono. Pig Iron wnrrnnts. jin.Bo GM1.50; No. 1 northern foundry, m.rwie.OJ: No, 2 southern foundry, JH.fioiilo.5o; Ni. 1 routhcrn foundry, Jlu.&ottlti.W: No. 1 south ern soft foundry, J15.feJii7.00. Olasgow Iron warrants closed at 60s and Mlddlesborotlgh closed nt 43s 3d. Omaha wiioi.esam: MAtticrr. Condltliui of Trnde nnd Cliiotiitloii on .Staple nnd fuller rrmliice. KOOS-Kecelpts, light: fresh stock, 21c. LIVE POULTIIV Hens, uUKOc; old roosters, 3lej turkeys, "(Ma; ducks and geese. Dftfytic; spring chickens, per lb., bi)ftE8SKD POULTUY-Turkeys, Wile; ducks and geese, 7Q8c; spring chickens, TV.fisi: hens, IftfMc llUTTEK-Common to fair, 13c; choice dairy, In tubs, 15ftl7e: separator, 231124c. I'UO.EN rlHH-IUnck bass, 13c; white bast, 10c; bluellsh, 12c; bullheads, loo; blue fins, 7c; buffaloes, 7c; cattish, 12c; cod, 11c; croppies, lip; halibut, 11c; herring, "c; had dock, 10c; pike. 10c; red snapper, loo. sal men, 14c; sunllsh, 6c; trout, 9c; whltetlsh, 9c; pickerel, 6c; fresh mackerel, each, Sofa 35c. OYHTEHS Mediums, per can, 22c; Htand nrds, per can, 23c; extra selects, per can, 83c; New York counts, per can, 40o; bulk Htundards, per gal.. J1.2n1.25: bulk extra selects, Jl.fifKffl.ff.; bulk, Now York counts, per pal., J1.76. PIOEONB-Llvc, per doz., COc. VEAI-Cbolce, &QSc. CHIU8TMAH DECOllATIONS. THEES I to ft feet, per doz.. .7S; 6 to 8 feet, per doz., J2.60; R to 9 feot, per doa., J3.&0; 10 to 14 feet, each, Jl.oO'ul.&O; 15 to 2o feet. each. J2.OOy-l.00. KVKlWltlJUN WHEATH1NO In colls of 20 yards, per coll, Jl; evergreen wrenths, No. 1 hard, TSUc; No. 1 northern, 75'ic! No. 2 northern, 7311g74c. ri.OtlK-Dull. first patents. J3.931t4.06: second patents, J3.S0ia 90; tlrst clears, fi.Wii 3.W; second clears, J2.C0. UltAN-ln bulk, J2. Philadelphia Produce .Market. PIMLADnLPItlA. Dec. lS.-HUTTEn-Market !ic higher; fancy western cream ery, i&e; fancy nearby prints, 2se. i:Oas-Klrm, 2c higher; fresh nearby, COc; fresh western, 30o; fresh southwestern, !0o; fresh southern, 28r2Ut. . . . CHi:i:si;-Plrm. good demand; Now York full creams, fancy small, 11c. MOVKMUNTsTx SI OCKS AXI) IIOXUS. Mrrntlc I'lnetiia t Ions of AtHiilxnnintrd Coivi' Is the I'lnolpnl Krnliirp. NKW YOHK, Dec. 18,-Tho principal ef fort of operators In stocks today continued to bo to koIvp tho enigma of the copper question. The erratic tluctuatlons of Amal gamated Copper retlected tho uncertainty of tho mind of the professional operntnrs, who largely monopolized the dealings. Traders of the class who usually depend upon the toss of a copper or tho aggressive leuders of large operators foi actuating motive talked glibly of technical conditions In tho trade. Tho weakness yesterday In Amalgamated .Copprr which continued this morning, was due to the assumption that thero would bo further declines In tho prlco of tho company's product. The rally of 44 points In the price of tho stock after the reduction of selling prices by tho United Metals .Selling company Indicated that yes terday's selling was by professional bears and wns overdone. Tho fact that tho former difference be tween Loke Superior and electrolytic cop per was nnrrowed by today's changes was taken ns an Indication of an adjustment of differences of opinion between the control ling Interests Iti Amalgamated Copper and Calumet ft Heclu, ua It has been supposed that tho latter Interests maintained that Amalgamated Copper had an unduo ad vantage from tho relative cheapness of electrolytic copper. Mnny rumors were In dustriously circulated of progress toward adjustment of all the Into unsettling In fluences In tho copper situation. J lie lowering or prices uy mo oominaiu balances, J2.73I.3I2; posted 4.S7tj, New York exchange, PHILADELPHIA, Dec. exchange, Jl.SlIf loo premium. IS. Clearings, Jls,IM,925; balances, $2,431,301; money, 6 per cent. 1IALTIM01U", Dee. lS.-CIcnrlngs, $1,278, yJ4; balances, $366,703; monoy, 6 per cent. 1108TON, Dec. lS.-Clearlngs, $23,127,001; balances, $2,136,372. NKW YOIIK. Doc. lS.-Clearlngs, $233,056, 315; balances, $3,413,476. .w York Money Market, ' N13W YOIUC, Dec. lS.-MONEY-On coll, firm, 44ti! per cent; closing bid, nsked. 4 4V4 per -onti prime mercantile paper, ,CSTCItLINO KXCHANnK-Stcndy, with actual business In bankers' bills at H.SCi lor demand nnd nt $4.S3tH.83!S for sixty days; posted rates, $l.biy 4.S7V4; commercial bills. $.!2li4.S3U. , , SiIjVKK Ilur, fioHc; Mexican dollars, jiUNDS Government, Irregular; state, In active; railroad, tlrm. Tho closing quotations on. bonds nro as follows: U. S. ref. 2b, reg.l0SJi,M,. ft N tml. 4s..l02'i do coupon lW'ii'Mex. Central 4s. MV 10.1 do 3s. reg lovy do coupon IOSiVs do new 4s, reg .13UH do coupon 1S9; do old 4s, reg...lllV do coupon 112 ' do fis, reg 107-hi do coupon 1074 Atch. gen. 4s lO!, ,ld ndl. 4s !Mki llnl. & Ohio 4s... 1024 12 Inches In diameter, per dot., $1.D0; holly powem In tho trade Is believed to have cut wreaths, 12 Inches In diameter, per doz., $2. off the margin of prollt on production nf 76 76U 7CH 75V4757;g76 80i, W, 79H?jVf(4 79T41t80 I f.iu ra a ' fit , 06T4li7 C7i mil (WU CT 44 44'4 4l4 44i; 4IJ1 43U 45U 4lfl't 44'i 4.'H'iti 39 ml 3! 34 3!?I .);! 16 30 16 33 16 80 16 90 10 75 10 7714 16 SO 9 87V4 9 90 9 R3 9 SR 0 R7 9 90 9 0 N 9 k5 9 90 8 45 8 45 8 40 8 40 8 42U 8 02H 8 65 8 57V4 8 CO 8 62& white, 48Vi No 2. Cash nuotatlons were an follows: KLOUit Unsy; winter patent. X"0 H.90J straights, $3.70i'J.80; clears, J3.001I3.40; uprliig specials. $3.40; patents, $3.D0l!3.80; i htralghts, $3.103.30. WI I BAT No. 3 spring, 7Ui75Ho; No. 2 red, wwjfszttc. OATH No. 2, 46H(fr4S);c; No Cflimc; No. 3 whlto, 47i4ir49c. HYI'i JXO. i'. liC. IIAHLKY-lCalr to cholco malting, P9i? OlUc SKBDS-No. 1 flax. $1.54; No. 1 north western. $1.50. Prime timothy, $6.tC. Clover, 1 rn.ilrni.1 trrmif 1 ft flfl ' PHOVI8ION8 Mesa pork, per bbl $'15.10 Cx 15.20. Iird. per 100 lbs., rJ SDlC'.HVi. Short rilm Hides (iooso). JS.35ffS.45. Dry salted shoulders (boxeil). J7.37Wf7.60. Short clear Hides (boxed), $S.7Bf8.N. WHISKY llaslH of high wines, $1.32. The following are the receipt and ship ments or gram yesterday Articles. 1 rinur. bbls 1 AVheat, bu Corn, bu Oats, bu Jlye. bu Hurley, bu On the l'roduco exchange today tho but ter market was steady; creameries, 151ii 4Vie; dairies, 14f(20c. Cheese, steady, 9i4if lowo. ICggs, Htrong; fresh, 2sc. XHV YOIIK tin.VKUAI. MAHKICT. HOLLY HIlANCHliS-I'cr case of &0 lbs.. $3.00; tier btl,. $2.00. LONO NUUDLK PINUS-Pcr doz., J2.60W 3.0". MIBTLIJTOn UUANCHUS-Per lb 305? 10c. HAY Prices quoted by Omaha Whole sale Hay Dealors' onsoctatlor- Cholco up land, VJM; No. 2 upland, $S.fiO: medium, $S; coaras. $7.30. Hye strnw, J! Tneso prlcca are lor hay of good color nnd quality. De mand fair. Itocelpts, 3 cars. COriN Now, C7c; old, 07c. JJUAN-J23. OAT8-C2C. V ICO ETA n LttS. POTATOES Home grown, $1; northern, $1.10; Salt Like. $1.10; Colorado, $1.10. CAKllOTB-Per bu., UOc. IHCKTS-Pcr Vi-bu. basket, 80c Tl'UNlPH Pur bu.. 60e; llutabagas, per 100 lbs., $1.25. PAKSNII'S-Pcr bu., 01c CPCIIMnitiUS-Hothouse. per doz., Jl !S. LHTTUCI5 1 lead, per tbl $6.50; hothodo lettuce, per doz., 23c. PAUSLHY Per doz.. 25c. HA 1)1 SI IKS Per do,, 25c. SWUKT POTATOHS-Homo grown, per i., 2Mrc; Kansas, por bbl., $3.25. CAlillAOE-Holland seed, crated. lHc CAULH'LOWKU-I'er crate, $2.75. ONIONS Homo crown, nor lb.. 2f?2Uo: Spanish, per crate, $2; .Michigan rods, 3c per lb. I'lsm-iiii ;aiiiornia, ivnioc. NAVY IiEANS-Pcr btl., $3.15. FUUITS. APPLES Uon Davis, per bbl.. 34.00174.50: Wlnesaps, $3; Jonathan, $5.50; Iichetlowers, ncr box. $1.76. I'lSAiin viKcrs, ...u; iawrenco, w. OltAPES Malagas. Dor kee. r.fiva6.G0. CHANIIEUUIES-Pcr bbl., $7.508.00; per TIIOPICAL FUUITS. nn 4 .L' ti..l.l.,u r.cit en -.nitnM.i- navels, $3,2343.50; budded, $2.75. LEMONS Fancy. J3.fi0if3.75; choice. $3.00 DANANAS Per bunch, according to alzo. $2.2t2.75. FlOS California, now cartons, $1.00; Im porter, per iu., iJiinc, DATES Pondan, In CO-lb. boxes, per lb., DVJc; Salrs, Cc. MISCELLANEOUS. NUTS Now crop walnuts. No. 1 soft shell, per lb,, 12c; hard shell, per lb.. 11c; ltecelnts. Shipments. .... 9(5.000 35,000 ....llO.WI 4 1. COO .... 4S.0O0 101,000 ....1S6.000 323.000 .... 31.000 2l,('0O 61,000 15,000 till ntntioiiN of din liny (.'niiiinodltlrn, on Va rlii us iiintiv of the minor nroducers. inus lore. shadowing a decline In production. Tho pear contingent in tneso securities wero nlso npprehenslvo that the bottom point had been reached, as It Is obviously Pound to do at somo tlmo after Its extensive de cline. Tho tmsstblllty that all the bad news was out added to tno urgency or mo de mand from the shorts. Amalgamated Cop per closed at tho top price, 3 points above last night and 0 points above tho low rec ord prlco. l-urtner selling in mo ouisitie mamai, as low at $6.00, wns attributed ny Homo to the weakness In Amalgamated Copper. Tho general market showed a disposition to Ignore the early weakness In Amalgamated Conner. Tho motive for tho underlying strength In tho market wan tho easier tono in tno money maritet, nu lonns ruling ior tho most part at & per cent, l'cnrs or mr tlier cold extiorts Is subsiding and eonll- denco Is growing that tho period until tho tellux of funds into tno cnanneis ot me money market will bo safely tided over. The transcontinental nnd grnln carrying roads. estoclaliy m. rani nna union ra- cldc, were effective leaders In the advance ment of the cut in copper, wimo it urovo tho HhorlH to cover In that stock anil ral lied It effectually, caused a sharp reaction In thu general market. The bears centered their nttnek on Man hattan, forcing It 3', under tho best. The high-priced coalers and a numner or spe cialties, esneclallv tho cotton oil stocks. Western Union. Paclllc Mall, Colorado Fuel and the Distilling stocks, snowed noinuin strength. The buoyancy finally developed In Amalgamated copper rained mo general market and caused a tlrm closing, T in bond market was active nnu urm. Total sales, par vnlue, $2,115,000. United States old 4s, coupon, aim mo us. regis- ered. advanced v and os, coupon, ino 3s. coupon, declined U per cent on tho last call. . .... Tho commercial Advertisers inuou financial cablegram says; Tho stock mar ket today was more animated all around than for a long time. Tho closing was Imiu'nnl nn Hut L'nilll 11CWR from SOUtll Africa nnd the more definite rumors of nn enrjy peace. Tho Dally News, tho pro-lioer organ, ninis ni a huiiiuimuin. i ii.,niiuii-n on Sunday. Consols recovered, ndvanclng to v l-lu. I no American uuPiii iiuvni un proved throughout, closing strong. The ieaturo was union .t.i:.i ,mo strong, on a report that tno iinrrimun in- ro reuuying wieir rccem a.ut'n. Druzlls. por lb., 14c; tllbcrts, per lb., 13c; nimonus, son huoii, nc; nam sncii, lac; pecans, largo, per lb., 12c: small, 10c; cocoa nuts, per cwt., $5; chestnuts, 12c. HONEY Per 24-sectlon case, $3.6(VU'3.75. CiDDll Neiiawka, por bbl., $3; New York,'$3.&0. HIDES no. i greec, ea, mo. 2 green, 0c; 7n veal calf, 8 to ll'.i lus., uc; iso. 2 veal calf, No. 12 to 15 lbs.. 7c: dry pelts, 25S27c; home hides. 41, 1 1, IW,ll. X' 4.. t I' Ki 4 V I ll'lut Vi'jVI htils,; exports, M." bbls.; sales, 11,450 bbls,; market dull and barely steady; winter patents. $3,75174.00: winter straights. r.U.Vif.l.W: Minnesota patents, $3.S5h 1.10; winter extras, $2.SOJ3.10; Minnesota bakers, M I.WM ...I.t.. l,t., n.4,.u ! TJV:,', ?ll t , .... Hour, quiet; fair to good, $J.20f3,IO; cholco to fancy, $3.153.70. COHNMKAI. Steody: yellow western, li; my, ji.jo; iirandywine, .i ioyu.ii), 11YE Eusler: No. 2 western. 71c. f. o. h ntloat; state, CTifrtfc, c. 1. f.. Now York, carlots. PAULEY Dull; feeding. fi!lf6le. e. I. f., jiunain; mailing, rnic. o, i, r iiurraio, WHEAT-UecelntK. 61.750 bu. Snot mar ket easy: No. 2 red, S6c, f. o. b ntloat; No. 2 red. Ktijc, elevator; No, 1 northern, Duluth, M'ic, f. o. b., ntloat; No. 1 hard, Duiutn, iw. r. o. i ntloat. options qiH played moderate urtuuess for a, while on snuthwcHt strength, higher cables, small northwest receipts and local buying, Liter they turned weak under free realizing, prompted by small clearances nnd dullness ln cash circles. Closed weak ot HI) Ho net decline. March, SSVtiiSfic, closed at 5l; Slay, SPii-.c, closed at 84Hc; July. siJ,f 85ij,o. closed at 8;c; December, 82-HU83Hp, Closed at 824C. COHN-Hecclpto, 42,0IX) bu. Spot, easy; No. 2, 7(V;c, elevator, and 7P4e, f, o. b., afloat, Option market wns Arm during tho 'forenoon, on small receipts and the wheat upturn, but eventually yielded to unloading u Mil closed weak at Vic net loss, Mnv, "o, 4i71Hc, closed at 70-)io; December, 7tHi,ifiOTic, closed at 70'ic. OATS-llecelpts. S4,t bu. Spot, quiet; No. 2, 61c: No. 3, 604c; No. 2 white. 54e; No. 3 white, &3Vio; track mixed western, 6l1l5l4c; track wlilte, 621(57c. Option mar kel opened tlrm and then turned weak, following other markets. HAY Steady; shipping, COlf63"; goo'l to cholco. fcm'JGc. HOPS Steady; state, common to choice, 1W1 crop, lHilSUn; 19iO crop, Sfj.s'ie; 1S')U crop, O'o'.'c; Pacllic, coast, 1901 crop, lUTISc; loo crop. SffSKjo: 1S90 crop, 6ji9c. HIDES -Steady; nalvcston. 20 to 25 b.. ISc, California, 21 to 22 lbs., 19i(19iO; Texas dry. 24 tn 30 U.is.. MHc LEATHEH Dull . hemlock sole. Hucnos Ayros, light tn heavyweights. 2fir-'0l4c, WOOI Dull; domestic lleeco. 251f23o; Texas. 1HW17C. PHOVISIONS-Hecf, quiet; family. $11.(0 U1S.W; mess, J9.t0jjl0.00; beef hnms, J20.50 21,50; packet. J12; city extra India mes, $17.lV!i llt.W. Cut meatF. quiet; plcklo I bellies. JS.751) 10.25; jilekled shoulders. 7; plcklod hams, $9.75h 10.50, lird, ens ; western steamed, J10.20; compounil, !vif 8.26. retlned, easy; continent, J10 2; South America, $11. Pork, steady; family, $l6.flrl7 50; short clear, J1s.60ji.UoO; nies, jie?5ifi7.rA UPTTEH Hecelpts, S.418 pkgs.; tlrm; stato dairy. 15,123c; creamery. ltVfi:5o; Juno creamery, IfifU'lHc; factury. 12HV13l4c. ClIEESE-Hecelpts. 1.S33 pkgs.; tlrm; fancy largo September, lMitOc; fnncy smnu Beptemuer, u4Wiic; uesi inio moue, large, ae: best late made, small, lOijlOVic. EC108-Itocelpts. 1,502 pkgs,; strong; stnto nnd Pennsylvania. SVu'.fOo; western, at mark. Ktff29c; southern, nt mark, 22fr.No. POrLTHY-Drrssed. tlrm; springers. lOVjo: fowls, 9htfUV; turkeys. U4'if!2o. METAIi New local records wero estab lished for copper prices at homo and abroad. The refusal of copper houes to pay current prices resulted In a compromlpo nnd values were reduced about mij!e nt New York nnd 7 6d nt Ijnndon. Thus, Lake Superior wns brought to a level below what It was nt the beginning of the rear, or $14; electrolytic wns quoted at 13.37H and casting at $13. The market I wns rather unsettled nnd weak. Spot at London closed easy at 50. Tin was some what Irregular at lndon and llnlshcd the tfy 3 lower, with spot quoted at 107 10s hides, S5ll3a; sheep SAUEUKItAUT-Pcr li-bbl.. $3; per bbl.. 3.l6- St. Louis Grnln nnd Provisions, ST. LOUIS, Doc. 18. WHEAT Lower; no. 2 red, cusn, eiovaior, i.ic: tracK, stsr 8Eo: December. S2c: May. S2V4c: No. 2 hard. 78VMJ79C , 11, M T Tiwnr- Vn ! nnnfi G7n trnnlr 68V4U69c; Doccmber, 67c; Mny, tWTic; July, OATS Lower: No. 2 cash,, 47?ic: track, 449)iC! neceinuer, tic; aiuy, inai no. 2 white, Will&lc. HY1S Steady ut 65V4C FLOUIl Dull, steady; red winter pat cntH, t3.0txfpl.00; extra fancy and straight, j:i.4r,ira.K; clear, j;i.iwii;i...'). SEED Timothy, nominal, $6.0006.50. COHNMEAlr-Steady at $3.25. 1IHAN Dull: sacked, cast trnck. $1.12. HAY Firm; timothy, $12.001i 15.00; pralrlo, J14.&0. WHISICY'-$1.32. I HON COTTON TIES-93C. HAGGINCI-ivKifiiCVic. HEMP TWINE 9C. PUOV18IONS Pork, steady: Johblng. $16, Lard, lower, $9.70. Dry salt moats (boxed), heavy, extra shorts nnd clear ribs, $S.50; clear slues. J5.,. llncon (lioxed). heavy extra shorts und clear ribs, J9.37V4; clear sides. J'.p.u:. METALS-lad, unsettled at $1.13. Spal ter.'nulot nt $1.1714. I'OltLTHY Steady; chickens, 5c: springs, 6o: turkeys. 6h7c: ducks. lW7c: geese. 3fflc llUTTEK-Steudy; creamery, 20125l4c; dntry, l5':vc. KflflS Hteadv nt 21c. UECElPTS-Flour, 6,000 bbls.; wheat, 15,- ooo bu.: corn, fii.ooo nu,: oats. ;n.um nu. SHIPMENTS Flour. 7,000 bbls.: wheat, 21,000 uu.; com, us.uuo uu.; oats, 3o,wo nu. A tun tim mil tell Conner Is tcgnrded ns n hopeful and Important factor In the gen eral situation. Hlo tlntos sold nt 41 and copper at 50 a ton. .Money wns senrce. owing to a 750,000 call of loans. Gold to the amount, oi ju.-v.im, nan none Min u Malta. Tho straits settlements; aro buying silver, New York Holding orr. i-nris ex change IS -o.n: aim tjeinii -v. iv. Tllo IOIIOWlug lire me uiuwiih I'wira un tho New Y'ork Stock exchange: Atchison do ptd... Hnl. oi Ohio.... do Hid Canadian rue. Canada So...... Ches. .t Ohio... Chicago v A.. do Hid Chi.. Ind. &. L. do pta .... Chi. & E. 111... Chicago ti. w. do 1st pin 7hU St. 994 So. Paul pfd 187 i'uciuc VJ .AM So. Railway 33 .. 11aI do nfd VM ,..112hTux. & Paclllc... as rV4iTol., St. I,, ii. W. ls 40 run. u'ij 4S 74'i do nfd. Union Pacific do pfd Wabash tlo nfd .13l V. & L. E.... . do 2d nfd.... S7,4 Wis. Central do Is Ino M. & St. I.. 4s Jl., K, fi V. do 2s M.i N. Y. Central ls.l06h do gen. 3is....nw N. J. C. gen, 5S..13U1 No. Paclllc. 4s...l04$ do 3s 7J;x N. & V. c. 4s... 102 i Heading gen. 4s.. 3'jk do 34 v 7 St L ft I .M c. 6s.ll7Mi do e?nv. 4s.7....10l4St. L. ft 8. F. 4s. 97k Canada So. 2S...10H St. L. S. W. Is.... 9 Cent, of On. 5s. .,.100 dp ?........ 94 do Is Ino 70 8 Aft A P 4s.... H9W Ches. ft O. 4V43. ..100V4 Ho. Pnelflc 4 92Vi Chi. ft A. 3V4s.... 834 So. Hallway Cs..,123 C, n. ft Q. n. 4s. OSii'Tex. ft Pnc. ln..H8H fi.M ft S I' g. 4s.lll(4 T. St L ft W 4s.. 81 C. & N. V. c. 7s. 139H Union Paclllc 4s,. 100 4S.lHi;4, o' univ. in nonsn j ...iin do 2ds 113i do deli. 1) 6) West Shorn 4s... .114 W. ft L. E. 4s... 91i-i Wis. Central 4s. 90 Cons. Tob. 4s 61 n f 1 jp. 1 CCC ft S L g. 4s. 104 Chicago Ter 4s... S3 Colorado So. 4s... tvSTf, Den. ft it. u. 4s.iu;i4 Erie prior 1. 4s...l00t, do general 4s... 89 F. W. ft D. C. ls.lMV Hock. Vnl, 4Hs..l0S OMAHA LITE STOCl MARKET Qid Cattl. Hld Abmt St.r, bit Otktrt Blew aid Wtik. 1106 MARKET DULL AND LOWER Sheep llecelpfs Were Xot llcnvy To tiny, hut Trnde Slow nnd Tendency of l'rlcen Wnn Dimnwnrd n Iloth Sheep mill l.iinib. SOUTH OMAHA. Dec. 18. Hecelpts wtte: Cattle, Hogs, Sheep. Olllclnl Mon Jay 2,wl b,r2J ),'.": Otncliil Tuesday 3,ili ll.tt.O ua'i Othcml Wednesday 'i,Ki lo.i'io 2,t50 Three days this week.. 9,4sS 27.S2S G.WI Same days last week....ll,b92 3oy 9,912 Same week betore ll.avo 39,t.y 'M.hm Same three weeks ago.. 12,91s Jss.i-v 10,m5 Same tour weeKs ngu...la,S)l 36,161 3!.4oO wamo days last yeur 7,ot)l 27, aw! 11,902 Averagu prices paid fur hogs at South Omaha tho past, several days with comparisons; Date. I 1901. 1i0.1899.11S9S.187.189!1&9u. Hid. Offered, London Stock Uuntntlnns. LONDON, Dec. IS. 4 p. m. Closing: Cons., money.. 93 13-16 do nccount....'.'.) lft-ib Anaconda fiV Atchison no in nfd wi Hal. ft Ohio 105i Canadian Pno....lK dies, ft Ohio. (Jhlcago G. W.. C, M. ft St. P.. Denver & U. G. do pfd Erie do 1st prd do 2d nfd Illinois Central. L. ft N M K. ft T do pfd.. N . Central 170$i DellecrH 47: . 242 .1664 . 44 i . 90 . 43 . 73 57'.5 .111 .109, Mi Norfolk ft W 57t4 do 12d 93 No. l'acilic pta...iir.' Wll 1,1, .V t . Pennsylvania Heading do 1st pfd., do 2d pfd.. So Hallway do nfd So, Pdolllo .. Union Pncinc do pfd V. S, Steel .. do pfd Wabash do pfd Spanish 4s. ., Kami .Milieu ill: ... 754 ... H'fi ... 40 . . . 21H4 ... 3li ... 95i ... ...103 :::::: g? 23 m 10JS Mia do 2d pfd 471,41 tlo pfd. Chicago ft N. W.200 Adams Kx C. H I. ft P 150V4 American Ex.. Chi. Ter. ft Tr... lRU'U. S. Ex ,ir nf,l 30 Wei s-Forgo E 1.. C. C. C. ft St. Colorado So.... do 1st pro In "d nfd Del. ft Hudson. Del. L. ft V.... Denver ft It. G. do pfd Erie do 1st ptd do 2d Pfd Gt. Nor. pfd. I lock. Val do lira ,..101 :::Sii ... 18 ... 2S ... 20!i ,.. 411 ...190 ...201 ...90 X.1S0 v.. .. 29 ts3:s 15 42 .. 41 .. MM .. 62tj .i7V4'Anial. Copper. USAmer. Car ft F. 66 do pfd iSAmer. Lin. Oil.. 173',i lo pfd 24fi's Amer. S. & H.. 424,.' in pfd 93 -iAniie. Mill. Co.. , :i9?i Hrook'.vn H. T. 7Ui Colo. Fuel ft I... 8' Ml Coil. Gna 214?i 1S3 Con. Tob. pfd 1111,3 IB Gen. Electric ...,2M Mii tllncose Siiirnr 30iA Illinois Central. .l;wu Hocking Coal .... 15 Iowa Central .... :i .inter, i-aper .-u do nfd 70 no ptd 7 Lako Erie ft Vt'.. 7 Inter Power MU lo pfd 12S i.ucieuo uni ffi j 1,. N lo.-! National Illscult. 4;! Mnnhnttnn L 133'i National Lead .. 161$ ''A i HAH SILVEH-26Hd per ounco, MONEY-lU-: ncr cent. The rate of discount In tho open market for short and three months' bills Is 3H per cent. Cotton .Y.-nrhc. LIVEHPOOL. Dee. 18.-COTTON-Snot In fair demnnd, prices steady; American mid dling. iiiii. NEW YORIC, Dec. IS. COTTON Spot, closed quiet: middling upland, 8!c; mid dling gulf. kKc: pales. 2.085 bales. l-utures closed barely Hteody; Decembor. 8.10c; Janu ary, 8.11c; i-enruary, s.i;ie; .Miircn nnu April, ti.itic; May. is.kc: juno, s.ibc; Juiy, 8.15c; August. 8.01c. NEW OHLEANS. Dec. IS. COTTON Spot, quiet and stendy; sales, 2,850 bales; ordinary. 9-itic: good orinnnry. i-itw; low middling. 7N,c; middling, 8c; good middling, 8Vic: middling fair, 8 l-10c; receipts, 15.16) bales; stock, SVi.M bales, Futures, steady; December. 8.00fi8.O2e; January, 7.99o; Febru ary and Mnrch. h..hmk.06c: April, s.ihjws.oyc; JIay. S.OSliS.09c: June, S.O.sfTS.lOc; July. 8.10 8.11c. GALVESTON, Dec. 18. COTTON Market quiet at 8 l-16c. ST. LOUIS, Dec. I8.-COTTON-N0. sales; middling, 8c: receipts, 3,433 bales; ship ments, 2,673 bnles; stock, 52,742 bales. CotTco MnrUrt. NEW YOHK. Dec. lS.-COFFEE-Si)ot Hio, dull; No. 7 Invoice, IVJJc. Mild, quiet; Cordovn, 7V41T11C- Futures opened steady at a decline of 6 points under scattered selling by tho lpngn and shorts, and for the dav nnd a small movement at generally easier prices than prbvnllcd at tho starfln tho absence of nny support from local bulls or outside Interests. Tho dullness was partly explained by the nearness of tho holidays, which seemed to exert a depres sing lntluence on speculation. Tho close wns steady, tVff 10 points lower. Totnl snles wero 13.600 Jjngs. Including: December, O.Coc; January, 6.63gc.70c; March, fi.80fi6.90c; May, 7.0517.10c: Juno, 7.10c; September, 7.10 S7.43c. SiiKiir ,Mnrket. NEW OHLEANS, Dec. 18.-SUOAH-Stcody; open kettle, 2 9-lOJi.lc; open kettlo, centrifugal, 3mj3,4c; opon kettle, granu lated. 41Hc; whites, 3W3c; yellows, 3 7-101f34c; seconds, 2r(f.'IMiC. Molasses, steady; open iteme, aii.i;c; ccniruugai, ,ta 1c, Svrup, steady, xti-bc. NEW yohk. Dec. is. auuAK uaw. steady; fair refining, 3 9-32c: centrifugal, 96 est, 3-c. lieiineu, steady; no. 0, no. 4.100; no, . 4c; no. v, .i.;ioc; no. iu, No. 11. 3.83c; No. 12, 3.85c; No, 13, 3,S0c; No. 14, 3.80c. Molasses, steady. Dec. 1.... Dec 2.... Deo. i.... Dec. 4.... Dec. Doc. Dec, 7.... Dec. 8.... Dec. 9....I Dec. 10... Dec. 11... Dec. 12... Dec. 13... Dec. 14... Dec. 15... Dec. 16... Dec. 17... I Dec. IS... I 4 63) 3 74 3 23 3 23 3 19 6 96H I 3 76 3 ail 3 26 1 J W J J5 5 bHVt 64 13 3 191 3 23 3 41 0 92H 4 68 3 81 3 21 3 1 3 39 t 06 4 77 3 80 3 37 1 3 091 3 1 6 W 4 841 3 861 3 35 3 25 3 Ji 6 16i 4 77) 3 95 3 37 ,3 2vi 3 31 6 21'Al 4 81l 3 Ml 3 381 3 20 3 33 6 riVl 4 86 3 96 3 33 3 23) 3 281 3 39 I 4 84 3 931 3 27 3 24 3 17 6 26Hl ' I 4 Oil 3 301 3 29l 3 171 3 37 6 3H, 4 831 13 261 3 31 3 IT 3 40 4 73 3 98 3 31 3 16 3 36 Indicates Sunday. Tho ortlclal number of cars of stock brought In today by each road was; Cattle. HOk'S.Sh'n. ai, v nt. i'. ny.., O. & St. L. Hy Missouri Paclllc Hy.. Union Paclllc system u. iv n. w. ny 11 Hy F., E. ft M. V. H. C, St. P., M. ft O. U. ft M. H. Hy.... C, H. ft Q. Hy K. C. ft St. J C. It. I. ft P.. east... C. H. 1. ft 1'., west.. Illinois Central , 6 16 11 ; 21 6 3 IS 20 17 14 5 !t 1 17 12 15 6 15 Totnl receipts 153 The disposition of the day's receipts wus as follows, each buyer purchasing the number ot head Indicated: Huyers. Cattle. Hogs. Slicop. Omaha. Packing Co. O. H. Hammond Co Swift und Co Cuduhy Packing Co Armour ft Co Omaha P. Co.. Sioux City vnnsutu & Co bs W. I. Stephen 47 Ueiiton A: Underwood 117 Livingstone ft Scluillcr.... 2S Hamilton ft Rothschild... H. L. Dennis ft Co Wolf ft M tiny an Other buycrn 181 303 D93 761 610 68 41 10 195 1,338 2,614 2,408 3,743 849 297 137 975 311 260 Totultt 2,991 10.S74 2,280 CATTLE Thero was a fair run of cattle here today, receipts being about the tuuno as they were ono nnd two weeks ago. The heavy fall of snow mndo the cattle show up In bad form, and ns 11 result packers In n great many lnstunces trlul to buy their supplies at a llttlo lower prices than they did yesterday. Another bear intluonoo were tho reports rrom Chicago showing the gen eral market there to be a illmo lower. There wero very few cornfed steers In tlio yards of good to choice quality, and as a result packers paid about steady prices for bundle answering to that de scription. Tho commoner grades, however, did not move any too freely. In some cases they brought steady prices, while In others they sold a shade lower. The cow market was fairly active this morning on the better grades, und prices were not far from steady. Packers seemed to want what was offered and paid Just about tho same prices they did yesterday. The nu-dlum grades and canners wero not quite us ready sellers und occasionally had to take 'less money than they sold for yes terday. Thero wns hardly enough chnngo In tho prices paid for bulls, veal calves und stags tn he worthy of mention. Whero tho dual ity was ut nil sntlsfuctory tho market held just about steady. Stockers und feeders wero scarco this morning and tho better grades sold at strong prices. Anything weighing from 80 pounds up sold ut very satisfactory prices, as high as $1.10 and $4.20 being paid for somo cnttle of good quality. Cattle weighing under 800 pounds wero rather neg lected and in some cases sold lower. Hepro fK'lltatlvo sales: JJEEF STEEHS. lley Mnnhnttnn L 133'i National Lead .. lfit Met. St, Hy lOH, No. American ... 92u Mex. Central 23 Paclllc Coast 73' Mex. National ... 13!a I'aclllc Mull -t t Minn, ft St. L....107 People's Gas 99, Liverpool Grnln nnd Provisions. LIVEHPOOL. Dec. 18,-WHEAT-Spot No. 2 red western winter, steady. 6s Id: No. 1 northern spring, steady, 6s Id; No. 1 California, tlrm, 6s 3d. Futures: Quiet; Mnr?h. 0h 2d: Mnv. 6s 2Td. CORN Spot: Firm; Amerlcnn mixed, old, 6s 7d. Futures: Steady; January, 5s 5id; March. 6s 4d; May, fis 4d, FLOUH-St. I.ouls fancy winter, firm, is 9d. I'EAS Canadian, strnnc. 6s HUd. HOPS At Umdon, Paclllc coast, steady, 3 6tf3 15s, PROVISIONS Pee. tlrm; extra India mess, 75s 9d. Pork, steady; prlnio mess western, th. uirci, steady; American re tlned. In nails. 45s 6d: prime wcMcrn. In tierces. 49s 6d. Hnms, short cut, 14 to 16 lbs., dull, 47s 6d, llncon, dull; Cumberland cut, 26 to 30 lbs., 43s; short ribs, quiet, 16 to 24 lbs., 47s; long clear middles, light, quiet, 28 to 34 lbs,, 46s; long clear middles, heavy. 35 to 40 lbs,, 45s 6d; clear belller, dull, 14 to hi lbs., 53h; shoulders, sqiriri I'Ul, 11 10 in inn., Mcimi. if. IH'TTER-Steaily; finest United States, nos od. CHEESE-Flrm; American llnest white. 46s 6d; American, nnost colored, lis. Kuimita City (irnln mid Provisions, KANSAS CITY, Dec. lS.-WHEAT-De- comber. 73V.e: May. 77V,c. Cash: No. hard, "mffii'.ie: No. 3. 74c: No. 2 red. SOW 8614c: No. a. .Sin'il83c; No, 2 spring, 'tit 74c: No. 3. 72Il72..c, CORN December, CSIiOSWo; Jnnuary. 6Se; May, ilxSc Cash: No. 2 mixed. iTTVu" la'.jc; no. 2 wnite, mw; no. a, oiiii4C. OATS-No. 2 white, 171(1'. HYE No. 2. fkiiiOOe. HAY-Cholce timothy. $13.50; choice prnlrle. Jl3.i5Cll4.0O. HUTTER-Creumcry. lSJ722c; dairy, fancy, EGGS Higher: arrivals of freth light fresh Missouri and Kansas stock quoted on 'change at 24c doz., loss off, cases returned; enntilvv held ei?i?H 10c. REC't.lPTS-Whent. 67.000 bu.; corn, 107.2CO tin. ; oom. ln.onj nu. HlllPMENTn Wheat, O.poj tm.; corn, fti.ooi uu.; oats, 2t,o,.o mi. Mo. Paclllo M.. K. ft T do pfd N. J. Central.. N. v. central.. Norfolk ft W.. do nfd No. Paclllc nfd Ontario ft w.. Pennsylvania . KCIUUIIg 110 ist prd do 2d nfd St. L. ft S. F do Ist pfd do 2d nfd St. L. Southw.... do nfd St. Paul ll)3Vj Pressed S, Car.. m'4 i; piu 80i 6rt. fill, Pullman P. Car.. 211 lfC itepuniic aieci 100'xl h I'M 91 991 33V 147U 4.8ft 'ill Kits IVO4 82 Ten II. Coal ft I.. Union Hag ft P,. no mo U. H. Leather.. MS 121 61 11U do pfd M)U U. 8, Rubber .... 13; uo pin 4:1 U. S. Steel 41i do pfd BHs Western Union... 93 27'; Amer. Locomo... Sflij, :,vv, 110 pin h,-v, 162H1 Ilonton fitoek Ouotntlona. HOSTON, Dec. 18. Call loans, 41,5 per cent; t ino loans, iwut per cent, oiliciai closing: Atchison 4s Gas Is Mex. Ccn. 4s N. E. G. ft C... Atchison do pfd Huston ft Alb'y. Huston ft M .... lloston Elevated N Y. N II ft II. Fltchburg pfd... Union Paclllo .. Mex. Central .. Amer. Sugar ... Amer. t. iV: t.. Dom. Iron ft 8. Gen. Electric .. Mass. Electric. do ptd N. E. (',. ft C... United Fruit ... U. S. Steel do nfd Westlngh. Com. ..102 I Ad venture 17S .. M'.i'Allouez 3 .. 80 Amalgamated'.... i'.6'i .. 57't,Hlnghum 21 .. 7S iCal. ft Heclu, 596 .. 99SiCeutciinlal . 12VJ ..23S 1 Dom. Coal 4SS .lMi l raiiKiin ii .166 Isle Hoyulo 19 ,210',4 Mohnwk A 30 .111 1 ui woimiliuil .... t4 . lOHi Osceola 81 . 23V& Parrot 29H .1.1 uuiiiuy uu .162 'Santa Fo Cop.... 2V . 2i'i Tamarack 235 .2mj Trimoiintaln 29 . 32 Trinity Kin 91 , United States ... 13W 1 inn ...) j;i'.4 icioria 4 Winona 2 Wolvcrlno 49 92 41. 73 rrr lurk MlnliiK Stock. NEW YOHK. Dec. IS. Tho following are tho closing prices nn mining siocks: Con.. Milvtnuiirc Gritln Market. 1111 11' AiiePL' tv... ic enn ir t-i.... I ,ll'(,,,i ,4-v-, 1 I , r (till , V11 1 mirlliorii 714,?1Ij.a. Vrt nnrtliiirii ?. iB7ii'e; .May, Tl'iiT9iC. RYE Higher; No. 2, 3c; sample. Ml?62c . UHN.Mtty, Wi-sC. Adams Allco llreece Hrunswlek Con Comstock Tun. Cnn Cnl. Vn I vacr.vood Terra. 60 Horn silver 19) Iron Silver CO Leadvllle Con 5 20 45 73 16 6 15U Little Chief ... Ontario Oniilr 1 Phoenix ,1'otosl Savage Sierra Nevada Small Hopes . Standard I . ,800 .. 60 . 13 . 49 .313 I'uledii (irnln nnd Seed, 18,-WIIEAT-Dull :-iC, TOLEDO. Dec. cember. SiV; May. 85',c, CORN Dull: May, 67ic. OATS-December. 10o; May, 46ic. SEED-Clover, December, $3.75; $5.S3. Dc- March, .MIiiiirHpolU Wheat, Flour nnil llrnn. MINNRiU'OLIS. Dec. lS.-WHEAT-Cash. 75ic; ay, 75?4c; July, "64c. On track: Ilnnk ClenrliiKs. OMAHA. Dec. IS. Hank clearlnirn for to day. $1,110,023.20; for corresponding day Ins year. $1,127,717.66: decreafe. $17,694.46. ST. LOUIS. Dec. lS.-Clearlnirs. IS.22n.tM6 oaiances, ji.r.i.n'i; money, uiovj per cent New lork exchange, 15c tiremlum. CINCINNATI. Dec. IS. Clearlncs. J2.90I 3i money, 4406 per cent; New York ex change, 20c premium- CHICAGO, Deo. lS.-Clenrlngs. $37,211,071 llry Roods Mnrkct. VRW vnillf. nee. IS DRY GOODS The tendency of the market for coarse colqred cottons Is shown by an open advance to day In Homo Jeans. Tho demand is moder ate, but the market Is of rendy supplies Hrown sheetings and drills nro quiet nnu uuchunged. somo eastern iiucks advanced Uc. ltleached cottons unaltered. Prints and print cloths quiet and tlrm. In woolen goods overcoatings nnd cioaaings nre in good demand In now lines of heavyweight suitings for men's wenr quiet, but tlrm. nil nml lloln. LIVERPOOL Dec. 18.-OIL-Cottonsced, "ha'vaNNAH. Gil. Dec. lS.-OIISplrlts turpentine, linn, .W.Sje. Rosin, steady. I OIjEIH), U., UOC. is. i i Norm 1.111m, S5e: South Lima nnd Indiana, 80c. NEW YORK. Dec. in ui i-l nuonseeo, easy; prime yeuow, itw, i-eiruieum, easy. Ros 11. steadv; strained, common 10 good, $1.65W1.57H. Turpentine, steady, RS'if Evaporated nnd Drlril Fruits. NF.W YORK. Dec. 1S.-EVAPOHATED APPLES Market ruled quiet, but about steady. State, common to good, Mjtuc; prime, 09Uc; choice, 9Hfl9c; fnncy, IDA CAUH'OIINIA IMlltili i' iuiin-.mi inlet. Prunes, 3W4c. Apricots, Royal. 10 il4e: Moor Park. PH13c.- Pcnches, peeled, 12190; unpeeled, 7flO'4c. Wool SlnrUrt. ht tniTIS. Dec. 18. WOOI-Steady: m,.rllnni irrndea. 134i 1714c; light fine. ' U'i 15c; heavy line. Wfl2c; tub washrd, 14iT:4c. CONNOR 0'KELLY SENTENCED Tna Mnnllia linprlsoninent for Hold ing 1 or tin Mrs mill llellvrrliiH: In tliiililntlnur Speeehrs. CASTLKI1AH, Ireland. Dec. 18. The henrlng of the chnrgo of holding meetings nnd delivering Intimidating speeches in de flnnco of tho pollco brought against Connor O'Kelly, M. P., chairman of tho Mayo county council, nnd several other officials of Mayo county, whr concluded today. Mr. O'Kelly wns sentenced to two months' Imprisonment nnd four other defendants were sentenced to terms of imprisonment ranging from n fortnight to a month. All the sentences Imposed wero without hard labor. The court refused the demand of tho defendants for lenvo to appeal from the iurlsdlctlon of tho court. Tho refusal ot tho court wns duo to tho fact that de fondants roftined to promise not to speak publicly In the Interim. OBJECTS TO M0DIFICATI0N Humored Hint Chill Will Xot Agree to I'ropoftiMl Alterations In Her Arurntliie Xote, I1UENOS AYMKS, Dec. IS. (Via fialves ton, Tex.) It is rumored hero that Chill will not ngroo to the proposed modification nf Us recent note to Argentine, as outlined In tho recent communication from tho Ar gentlno government, Tho Naclnn belloves thnt If this U true, tho situation will be come more serlmm, An Uruguayan volun teer legion is to be organized here. No. 30 , 27 , :7... 10 9 j 20 14 27 14 11 20 6 :3 23 Av. .... 810 .... 936 .... 10 ....1360 ....1092 ....1140 .... 982 ....1000 ...'.1011 ....1013 .... 939 ....1095 ....1078 ....10SO ....1076 9V.I Pr. 3 30 3 83 3 90 4 25 4 23 4 30 4 33 4 40 4 40 4 40 4 65 4 60 4 60 4 til 4 6," 4 80 No. 6... T!.' I. .. 20... 4... 39... II. .. is... 15... 35... 1... 35... 17... 62... Av. . 96S .1036 120) 710 1137 1325 1091 1167 ..,..1203 1185 1273 1210 1230 1091 1310 STEEHS AND HEIFERS. 1... 1... 8... 4... 3... 1... o 5... 1... 1... 10... 21... 3... n I'.'.'. 3... 1... 1... 6.... 9.... 1.... 3.... :i.... 9.... 6,... 1.... 1.... 1.... 1.... 3.... 1.... 1.... 3.... 20.... 14,... 17.... 6.... 1.... 2 . 3.... 1..., 1..., 1.... 1..., l'.'.'.', 1..., 1..., 1..., 1..., 1 I'.'.'.. 814 , 824 , 1025 716 , 1069 , 760 , 610 900 930 770 706 970 900 90S 1001 IOoO 970 720 919 1006 1010 9SS 796 1(100 920 1050 990 10W 1020 1160 1133 tic) 1025 1163 1030 1330 1350 1060 1113 1060 1170 1140 977 1020 950 696 510 603 1460 550 1050 740 870 870 1510 ......1200 , 900 12M) 1540 1110 , 1220 13S0 250 100 3 93 4 10 4 13 4 25 4 60 2 00 11... 18... 15... 18... COWS. 9.S5 ...1041 ... 92S ...1153 Pr. 4 83 4 90 5 00 5 00 6 10 5 23 5 35 6 60 C 60 5 60 5 63 6 75 5 90 6 90 6 85 4 73 4 75 4 90 5 75 14 8.. 8.. 6.. 5.. 1.. 1.. 1.. 11.. 15.. 13.. 1.. 21.. 20 10 1 13 6 4 IS 4 13 8. 23. 5 15 1 6 20 15 1 1 4 10 21 1 11... 7... 7... IS. 2 43 2 60 2 60 2 60 2 60 2 61) 2 60 2 60 2 03 2 r." 2 83 2 63 2 65 2 70 2 75 2 75 2 75 2 73 2 80 2 80 2 85 2 85 2 90 2 90 2 90 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 (0 3 00 3 10 3 10 3 15 3 15 3 15 3 15 HEIFERS. 2 55 2 2 75 2...-,., 2 75 2 3 25 6 3 60 1 HULLS. 757 1110 931 1UV6 9S0 10.7) 1230 910 960 986 69S 1370 293 ..1056 ..10S2 1210 1000 103") 1155 874 1030 If 02 1030 1040 1170 1066 76) 1170 893 .103S .1420 ...1300 ...1047 ...1011 ...1023 ...1310 ...1041 ...1240 ...1065 ...1263 ... 890 ... 755 ... 460 ... 716 ... 830 3 13 3 20 3 20 3 20 3 20 3 25 3 23 3 25 3 25 3 35 3 33 3 40 3 40 3 60 3 60 .". 50 3 55 3 60 3 65 3 05 3 65 2 40 2 50 2 60 2 65 2 75 iu 1 3.. 3 (0 3 00 3 00 3 If, 3 15 CALVES. 4 60 1..,. ..1360 ..1630 ..1630 ..1270 ..1420 ..1230 ..1550 1520 1 14U) 1 1170 1 1530 3 75 3 75 3 75 3 73 3 73 3 73 3 75 3 80 3 85 3 85 3 83 3 85 3 95 I () 4 10 4 20 4 20 4 40 3 65 3 75 3 75 4 00 5 00 3 25 3 25 3 23 3 40 3 50 3 60 3 75 3 SO 3 85 4 00 4 00 170 6 00 1490 t SO HEIFEH0. 721 2 80 3S0 3 () FEEDERS. 803 3 6.'. 880 3 63 40 4 15 890 4 20 Av. Sh . . 61 ... 89 . . . i .195 ... ...127 ... ...133 ... ... 96 ...145 ...161 ...166 ...151 ...116 ...167 ...175 ...170 ...lss ...106 ...IV. ...152 ...1M . . .251 ...183 ...190 ...1SS ...1S5 ...ir.s ...192 ...175 ...ISO ...183 ...m ...173 ...196 T..192 ...226 ...217 ...206 ...211 ...189 ...196 . . .205 ...189 ...225 . . .208 ...194 ...219 ...211 ...193 .. 235 . . .221 ...21S ...W 40 10) 40 120 120 weights nnd light hogs s vn. Representative snles. Pr. No. Av. Sh. Pr. 4 00 t.6 200 40 6 JO 4 00 C.l ,...2illl 40 ti 20 5 20 49 213 80 6 20 C 33 101.... 19 ... 6 20 5 65 7N 233 80 ti 20 4 90 T2 231 ... ti 25 5 50 87 215 40 6 25 6 90 M 22 ... 6 25 fi 90 49 21S ... 6 25 5 90 34 255 80 (! 25 5 95 80 211 ... ti 23 6 00 61 222 ... tl 25 6 00 75 201 ... ti 25 6 il 72 213 ... ('.;) ti 00 69 233 120 6 30 ti l"l 69 237 120 6 30 6 ID 70 215 ... 0 30 0 00 74 219 80 ti 30 fi 03 72 HI! 160 G 30 6 03 79 227 ... 6 .l 6 05 71 207 ... 6 30 6 10 07 221 80 ti 30 C 10 33 215 ... 6 30 fill) 112 263 ... fi 35 6 10 83 201 80 G If. fi 10 G2 2fiO 40 ti 35 6 10 66 285 80 G 10 .fi 10 68 247 ... 6 40 fi 10 00 265 121) fi 45 till) 66 30S ... fi 50 0 10 70 209 40 fi 60 6 10 Cd 267 80 fi 60 fi 12U fi2 313 80 fi 53 ti 15 10 307 80 G 53 6 15 23 311 ... 6 65 6 15 62 .TOH ... 0 60 6 15 K 302 21") fi 60 6 15 00 281 160 fi 60 fi 15 43 320 ... 6 60 0 15 01 333 120 60 6 15 60 297 ... G 65 6 15 49 352 160 6 65 fi 15 55 302 ... G IV. fi 17!4 19 352 160 6 65 0 20 41 396 200 8 65 0 20 14 29) ... 6 65 6 20 43 291 ... 6 63 6 20 12 430 ... 6 65 6 20 fir, 275 80 6 65 6 20 04 321 SO 6 70 6 20 from No. 20 ... II ,.. J ... 96.... 90. . . . IS..., 106... m. . . . 71.... 74.... 106. . . IOO... 93.... 80.... 95.... 101... 43.... 91.... 92.... 06. . . , 99.... 78.... 31.... 81.... 80.... 91.... 88.... 89.... 95.... 69.... 84.... 81..., 90...I 87.... 69. . . . 63.... II..., 93... 97... 61.. 93. . 65.. 33.. 80,. fiS. . IS.. 80. . 69.. (ft. . 80 . 30.. SHEEP There were only a few cars of sheep and lambs hero todny, but reports from other markets were unfavorable to the selling Interests nnd the market nt this point was a little slow and weak. In some cases sales were made that looked about nteady, while In other Instances tho mar ket wns undoubtedly lower. Lambs In par ticular were hard to move nt steady prices and anything that was not strictly choice sold quite a little lower than yesterday. There wero very few feeders on the mar ket this morning nnd no particular chutigo In the Munition wan noted. Quotutlous: Cholco lightweight yearlings, $1.00111.25; good to choice medium weight yearlings. Mayn't.!"); fair to good yenrllngs. 3.60g3,75; choice wethers, $3.6'iH.0O; fair to good wethers. $3,301(3.60; cholco ewes, J3.101F 3.40; fair to good ewes. $2.8O'u3.10; common owes, $1.00f2.00; choice lnnibs, $5.H(5.40; fair to good lambs, $1 lVM7C.0O; feeder weth ers, $2.&i!i(3.15, feeder lambs, $3.ooy3.50. Hep- reseniniive sales; No.. 15 culls 47 native ewes 73 native ewes 4IS native wethers... 297 native lambs 16 natHu ewes 210 native owes 15 cull lambs.., 97 native lambs 66 native lambs Av 84 83 9S 118 69 95 99 66 120 70 Pr. $1 60 3 () 3 15 4 0) 4 80 1 60 2 87!4 3 00 3 16 4 75 CHICAGO I.I VI? STOCK MARKET. Cnttle l.on r r HiijKM I, Hirer nnd Slier p Lower. CHICAGO. Dec. lS.-CATTLE-ITecclpts, 21,0110 hend natives, 250 head Texnns; west erns generally 15li25o lower: good to prime, $6.25i7.35; poor to medium, $3.75tr6.9i5; stock ers and feeders, $2.OO5("4.50; cows, $1.0oH.G3; heifers. $2.00f(5.25; canners. jl.Oone.W; bulls. $1,755(1.30; calves, $2,605(5.75; Texus fed Steers, $1.305.25, HOGS-Rocelpts, 4S,0n0 head; estimated tomorrow, 40.0"O head; left over, 10,000 hend; steady to 6c lower; mixed and butchers, $5.83(0.55; good to choice heavy, $6.25fifi.70; rough heavy, $5.9ofiifi.l5; light, $5.004(i.9; bulk of sales, $5.81 I'll 6.20. SHEEP AND LAM HS Receipts, 22,000 head, sheep, 10c lower; lambs, 151i25c lower; good to choice wethers, $3.75iel.40; fair to choice mixed, $2.7W(3.60; western sheep, $3.00 (Jf I.(i0; native lambs, $2.fi0(?i6.55; western lambs, $2.(i 1.00. RECEIPTS-Ofllclnl: Cnttle, 60,032 hend; hogs, 32.017 hend; sheep, 15.377 head. SHIPMENTS-Olllclnl: Cnttle, 1,520 head; liogs, 1,410 head; sheep, 964 head. K nil mix City Live .Stuck Mnrkrr. KANSAS CITY. Dec. 18. CATTLE Re ceipts, 7,0110 head natives. 800 head Texans, 160 head calves; market lofrlCc lower: choice export und dressed beef steers, JSfifiO: fair to good, $4.65((15.70; stockers and feed ers. $2.Soift..G0;, western fed steers, $l.505j) 6.00; western range steers, JS.OXiH.TS; Texas and Indian steers, $3,003(4.20; Texas cows, $2.25fi3.25; native cows. $2.70114.60: heifer. $3.(H(J'5.25; canners, $1.76f(2.60; bulls, $2.60 4.25; calves. $3.6Hft-3.25. HOGS Receipts. 18,000 head; mnrket loCT 16c lower; top, $6.75; bulk of sales. $5.75W 6.60; heavy. $6.67T6.75; mixed packers, $6.00 6.60; light, $o.25fl6.33; pigs, $4.26'i(C.iN). SHEEP AND LAMPS Receipts, 3.000 head; mnrket strong to loo higher; nntlvo Iambs, $4.75q5.40; western lambs, $l.50ff 5.10: native wethers, $3.70TTI.5O; western wethers, $3.fi0fi-l.23; owes, $3.00Q3.S5; culls and feeders, $1.25fr3.50. .St. I. mils Live Stock Mnrket. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 18,-CATTLB-Recelpts. 7,0iO head. Including 5,ooo head Texans; mar ket slow. dull, but steady on best natives; native shipping and export steers. $5.ooie 6.40, with cholco to fancy $7.0Oii8.60; dressed beef und butcher steers, $3.75!jti.25; steers under l.OoO lbs.. $3,0013.00; stockers nnd feeders. $2.40(ft3.40; cows nnd heifers, $2.U0ifl 4,75; runners, $1.60(25; bulls. $2.3(V,(I.40; Texas und Indian steers, $4.0ofr5.16, fed; grousers, i'MWa 1.30; cows und heifers, $2.10 3.60. HOGS Receipts, 10,800 hend; market, dull, slow, 10c lower; pigs and lights. $3.95C.1S; packers. $0.15fifi.4O; butchers. $6.3.Vfifi.63. SHEEP AND LAMPS Receipts, 2,000 head; market 151(250 lower; native muttons, $3.10i!M.fiO; lambs, Jl.75ftu.50; culls nnd bucks, $2,234(3.00. .St. .fosepli 1.1 vc Stock .Mnrket. ST. JOSEPH. Dec. 1S.-CATTLE Re celpts, 1,910 head; steady; natives, $3.25ig 7,15; cows and heifers, $l.(Kg5.25: veals, $2.50 4K..25; stockers and feeders, $2.0u4.25, HOGS Receipts, 11,000 hend; weak to 10c lower; light vnd light mixed, $5.80fi8.6O; medium and henvy, $6.251jti.75; pigs, $3.75W 4.25. SHEEP AND LAMHS-Recolpts, 300 head; WIKo higher: top lambs, $3.25; top wethers, $4; top ewes, $2.60. Slock In SlKbt. Tho following tnble shows the receipts of cattle, hogs and sheep nt tho live principal murKetH ior ueccmoer is: Cnttle South 'Omaha 2.898 Chicago 21.250 Kansas v-uy siu St. Louis 7.000 St. Josoph 1,900 STAGS. 1 12-10 3 76 16.... STOCK cows ant: 2 6S0 2 2o 15 6 621 2 10 1 STOCK CALVES. 1 3.7) 3 25 STOCKERS AND 19 700 3 10 28. 1 370 3 25 3 3 636 3 25 1. g 6S3 3 33 68. HOOS There was a good nverage run of linun here today, and, us all other markets were lower, the tendency of prices ut this point was also downward. The met that hogs cost moro here yesterday than they did In Chicago naturally mude buyers very benrlsh. Sellers wero not willing to tuke off very much and us n result the market was very flow nnd It was Into before tho bulk of the offerings wns disposed of It wns a very uneven market, i.jwever, so that In renllty hogs sold nil t wny from nenMy steady to 15c lower The decline was general on notn heavy and light hogs. Oood to choice heavyweight hogs sold largely from J6 50 to $6.63, The medluir weights brought mostly from $6.20 to 56.04c Hogs. Sheep 48,000 18,000 10,800 11.000 2.750 22.00) 3,000 2.000 300 Totals ..40,818 97,800 30,000 Xrv York Live 8' ! Mnrket. Vr.-lt VMJl.- T- .. Tlt-.T-.,-r, celnts. 2.661 hend: steers bt adv to 10c lower. hullo firm, cows steady; steers, $4.00fitf.26; oxen and sings, ji.wuu.tv; nuns, YZMiUS.tss', cows. SI, tH(3 1 5. Cub es tlrm: sh nments. 4,210 quarters of beef. CALVES licce nts. 778 head: vea s. 25ffl 60c higher; barnyard calves higher; veals, $1.5008.60; lltUo calves, $1; barnyard calves, $3,001(4.00; western calves, t I0OW4..5, SHEEP AND LAMHrf-Hooetpts. 7,667 head; sheen steady for choice, others W?c owor. lambs opened weak to 16c lower and cloied 2fiif35c lower, sheep, $2.2W3,i5; extra, $3.1), culls, $2; lambs, $4.u01itiOo; culls. $3.(0 H4.K); CutuuU lntnbs, $5.30&( .00. HOOS-Hecelpts, fi.nOJ head; steady; state hogs, $6,26l6,40; westerns, nominal. AGREE TO REPORT FAVORABLY Sennte Committee Accept" All but n 1"mt of the Army Xoinl-nntloni. WASHINGTON, Dee. IS. The sctinto com mittee on military affairs agreed to report favorably nil tho army nominations before it except thoso to stnff positions, concerning which questions hnvo been raised. Tho ex ceptions which wero not passed upon were tho nominations of Captnln William Groiler to bo chief of the ordnance bureau with tho rank of brigadier general; Colouol Gcorgo L. nillisplo, to bo chief of engineers, and (leu crul Gcorgo H. Davis, to bo Judge advocnto general, and other nominations dependent upon thoso three, Owing to tho fact that tho committee will not meet again beforo tho adjournment for tho holidays action by tho eonato on theso nominations will necessarily bo postponed until after tho reconvening ot congress on January 6. It Is specifically stated by mem bers of tho committee that tho delay Is only for tho purpose of Investigating the circum stances attending the various nominations. Tho nominations to bo favorably reported Include several hundreds. Among them is that of General Funston, to be a brigadier general. R AIIAVAV TIME CAItn. UNION STATION-IOTII AND MAIICV. Illinois Centrnl. Leave. Arrive. Chicago Expre's a 7:10 am a 6:10 pm Chicago, Minneapolis & St, Paul Limited a 7:50 pm a 8:20 am Minneapolis ft St, Paul Express b 7:10 nm b 9:40 pm Fort Dodge Local, from Council UlufTs a 6:00 am (nil. a I'liellli'. Overland Limited a 8;60 am a 7:30 pm Fust Mull a 9:00 am a 3:25 pm California Express a 4:2T. pm Paclllo Express all:20 pm Eastern Express a 4:35 pm Atlantic Express a 7:05 am Llncoln-Stromsburg ix.h 4:05 pm bl2:30 pm Grand Island L0c.1l u 6:3'j pm b 9:36 am L'hlciiKii A. Aortlm extern, "The Northwestern Line." Chicago Special u 7:20 am allilO pm Chisago I'upsenger a 4:1a pm Eustern Expriss Eustcrn special Fast .Mail .. .al0:56 um ...a 4:55 pm .11 n:ou pm Oiuuhu-Chtcngo L't'd ..a 7:45 pm a 8:00 nm a 4:05 pm .1 4:05 pm a 2:45 pm a 8:40 am a 6:30 pm al0:2& pm u 8:15 um a 3:53 pm Fast Mall a 8:30 am Cedar Knpldr Pass Twin City Lxpress a 7:10 nm Twin City Limited a 7:65 pm Sioux City Local a 8:00 am a Dally. MlNNliirl riieltle. St. Louis Express al0:00 am a 6;2j p. K. C. ft St, L. Express. al0:50 pm a 6:15 am ChleiiKO, Hook Inland fc l'nclflc. EAST. Des Monies nnd Dav enport Local a 7:33 am a 9:35 pm Chicugo Express bll:15 um a 4:55 pm Des Moines Local a 4:20 pm bll:50 un Chicugo Fast Express.. u 6:00 pin a 1:25 pm Des Moines, Hock Isl and und Chicago a 7:10 pm a 8:23 am WEST. Lincoln, Colo. Springs. Denver, Pueblo and West a 1:30 pm a 4:15 pm Colorado, Oklahoma ft Texus Flyer a 5:20 pm a 9:50 am Clilcnifo, MlMvnuUee V ht. l'oul. Chicago Limited n 6:00 pm a 8:05 am Chicago ft Uinulia Ex.. b 7:15 um b 3:40 pm Wlllinxll. 1 St. Luuls "Cannon Pad" Express a 6:15 pm St. Louts Local, Council Uluffs a.l0:00 am UCHL1XUTO.V STATION IOTM a 8:20 am al0:30 pm It 31 A SOX Arrive, a 7:33 pm llurllimtnn .1 MUaourl Itlver ' Leavo. Nebraska Express a 8:40 um Wvmnre. lleatrlco and Lincoln a 8:40 am bll:55 am Denver Limited u 4:25 pm a 3:00 pm lllack Hill" and Puget Sound, Denver Con nection a 9:00 pm a 6:45 am Lincoln Fust Mull b 3 00 pm a 9:17 am Fort Crook and Platts- mouth b 3:20 pm bli:05 am Ilelluvuo ft I'aclllc Jet.. a 7:40 pm a 8:20 am llellevue ft P(cllla Jet. .a 3:00 am Kiiiiniih Cll, ui. tiNf.li ,v Council lllllffN. Kansas City Day Ex. ...a 9:20 am a 0:08 pm Kansas City Night Ex.,al0:30 pm a 6:15 inn Bt. Louis Flyer a 6:10 pm nli:ii am ChleiiKO, lliirlluuiou A: Uulticy. Chicago Special a 7:00 am alO:20 pm Chicago Vcstlbuled Ex.. u 4:00 pm a 7;45 am Chicugo, Local a 9:3o am a 4;o5 pm Chicago Limited a 7:50 pm u 7:45 um Fast Mull a 2:40 pm a Dally, b Dally except Sunday. WEnSTKH DISrOT l.Vl'11 fc WKHSTKIl Fremont, Etkhnrii .V Mlssonrl Vey Leave. Arrlv Ulack Hills, Dcadwood, Hot Springs a 3:00 pm a 6:00 pm Wyoming, Casper and Do jglaa d 3:00 pm e 5:00 pm HnstlngH, York, David City Superior, Geneva, Exctor and SewarJ....b 3;00 pm b 5:00 pm Norfolk, Lincoln and Fremont b 7:30 am b 10:23 am Fremont Local o 7:30 am ChleiiKO, St. 1'anl, MluucAiiolla .V: Omnlin. Twin City I'assenrer....a 6:00 nm 9:10 pm Sioux City Passenger. ..a 2:45 pin all:10 am EmerBon Local b 6:30 pm b 8:30 am MIsHt.iirt I'ncltlc. Nebraska Local, Via Weeping Water b 4:10 pm al0:25 am n Dally b Dally except Sunday, o Sun day only, d Dally except Saturday, Dally except Monday. TpkB 10m. Boyd Commiision Co lUocMiara to jamti E. Bar! A C., OMAHA. NIB. COMMISSION UBAIN. rnovnio.il axb stock a. Bo of Tra4aBall4Ua. Dlraot wires to Chlcaga sad Naw York, CorietTondtno, John A. Warren A Co. for XMAS GIFT of ustihq val le That will produce tho means for many a'Mcrry Xtnan for YEARS TO COMI INVEST IN 8TOCK OF THE MOUNT GHASTA GOLD MINES CORPORATION Whoso Prlco Advnncos 25 Por Cont Doo. 21st. Not Only Will 25 Por Cont Bo Mndo at Onco, but tho Big Yoarly Dividends will a constant pleasant remlndor of tho giver, it:::::::::: INVESTORS AND MONEY-SAVERS OUailT NOT TO OVEIILOOK THIB MARVELOUS OPPORTUNITY To buy tho advancing stock of this Company, that owns one-half of DULLY HILL, tho most wonderful discovery of the age, whoso other half already pays yearly ' $1,200,000 ABOVE EXPENSES Shares of Sl.00 Par Value Only 8 Cants UNTIL DEC. 21 You cnn buy till Monk nt nliovo prlcr by pnyliiR- doivn 1-4. on nine, Ilalance Only three days left to mnko 25 IEH CENT ON THIH STOCK which will bo tho greatest money-maker In tho history of mining. ' wnlcn Send subscriptions and address for uttruotlvo prospectus giving full d. scrlption Iu details of this wonderful property. Hiving run a. SANFORD MAKEEVER, Fiscal ARent, 84 Adams St., Chicago. III. Iong Dtstunco Harrison 1540, Phono W. A. MESSICK, 514 N. Y. Life Bldg., Omaha, Nab I uiithorlKil to furiil.li priiNpretiise unit ndilltli.Tfiil Informutfon ZZi" to accept ulicrlptlon In Oninlut and irroiiudliiit territory,