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THE OMAHA DAILY NEE: TIIITItSDAY. MAHCII 10. 1003. tOilllERClAL AND FINANCIAL Buiineu Griwa Le i Aolire on Chicago Bca-d of Trade. WHEAT AND PROVISIONS RISE SLIGHTLY Cera and Oats Both Tnmblf, the Lat ter Heine; Largely Dlsconrns.nl at the Ulimp la For mer Grata. CHICAGO. March 1. -Trading In tho grain pits wji less active today and with the exception of wheat prices had mi .'aslr ton, May corn closing Vl4c lower and oat a shade lower. May neat was up 4c nd May provisions iiosed from i4c 10 Uc higher. ... There was only a moderate trade In wheat, but the market wus llrm. notwlth- MnHini the continued weakucts In corn. May opened unchanged t .' lower at 74a1i744 the ateadv tone being due to i iiivlv firm foreign markets. Iicnl traders were somewhat besrlslily Inclined at the start on the spring like weather and there was sume selling on thai nccount, which was added to later on the weakness In corn, resulting; In a decline to 74c. Lstl mates of small Argentine shipments, tog-ether with predictions of a cold wnve throughout portions of the went, induced considerable buying during the latter part of the session and the market became f'rm, closing at the top price of the day at .44c a rain of '4C. Clearances of wheul and flour were equal to I6s.f.i bu. Primary re ceipts were d. bu. against 3'.im a year ago. Mlnnecpolla ai d Dul'i'h reported re ce.pts of 235 cure, which, with local receipts of 15 cars, none of contract grade, made total receipts for the three points of 2.i0 cars, against 231 las', week and rJ a year "'settled conditions still governed the corn trad-, with weakness underlying the market. The opening wan easy on mem favorable weather for the movement and there was renewed liquidation of May, nearly every house In the trad- taking part In the selling. There was a good demand for July early In the day and that tie Ivcry was tlrm. The market was quite steady the latter part of the day and May closed VU!c lower at 44c, after selling between 434eT and 444c. There was a slight Improve ment In the cash demand and receipts were still small at 172 cars, none of which were of contract grade. There was a fair general trade In orts and ihe market exhibited considerable strength early In the day. but the weakness in corn later caused a decline. The Im provement In weather conditions were a weakening Influence and brought out quite liberal realising by outsiders The close was steady, with May a shade lower at 84V:. after ranging between 314c and 344. Local receipts were 118 cats. .,. Trading In provisions was on an active scale and after a small decline at the start influenced by the weaker ho market, prices advanced materially and a strong feeling prevailed. There was good buying by packers throughout the day and shorts also bought freely. The c lose was de cidedly strong with May poik 324c h'her at $17.5 May lard up 74c at $9.8.4 and ribs nvn'-'oc higher at 19 67 r&9.0. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, 15 cars; corn. 170 cars; oati, 115 cars; hogs, 23.000 head. , The leading futures ranged a follows. Artlcles.l Open. High. Low. Close.l YeTy. 74'V 7141 TO', 42.J 744S4I U 744 7H41jl 71 V t94 69Tij .o 714 6STai 43 I 42 42 42 4HI 45 44i4 43!43'Jil3H'j'Vi 44HWil 444; 434'0'4 i43T(&14 4241 4341 .43 4STa 334! 34 314,34 Vij 4 314 31VU 3444T4 34 344 314 241 314 284! 32 17 90 16 16 6o 28 V 17 4T IS 65 1 41) 17 35 16 50 17 87 17 624 Id c 16 874 16 324 j 16 50 16 BU 9 8741 9 724 9 7241 I 77H 9 nv 9 75 9 60 9 60 9 80 9 624 9 624 9 60 9 224 624' 9 66 9 75 9 70 9 50 9 60 50 35 9 474 9 70 9 45 9 C24I No. a. Cash quotations wern aa followi: KUOt'K Dull and ateady; winter patents, I3.80r&3.70. straights, 3.3C&3.4(; "prlng pat ents, 3.4093.W; straights, llo03.); bakers. 2.4K52 80. . . WHEAT No. spring. 76T7c; No. 8, 69 676c; No. 2 red, 72Sr724c. CORN No. 2, 42c; No 2 yellow. 42c. OATS-No. 2, 334c; No. 3 white, 334350. BYE No. 2, 494c HAKLklY Qooci feeding. 423c; fair to choice malting, 44Wlc BEKDS No. 1 liax. 1.10; No. 1 northwest ern. SI. 124. Clover, contract grade, 112.15. PROVISIONS Mess pork, per bbl., $17.75 817.874. Lard, per 1"0 lbs., 9.75&9.S5. Short ribs sides (loosel, $9.55ii.7U. Dry salted rhoulders (boxed), 8.874ti'9.00. Short clear bides (boxed), 310.3740 10&0. Following art the racalpta and shipments of tluur and grain: Hecelpts. 3S,9'iO 511.SC0 JJl.tfW 398.2IO Ii,6n0 1WS.9U0 Shipments. 37, 5i0 12,500 219.500 Flour, bbls. Wheat, bu.. Corn, bu.... Oats, bu Rye, bu Barley, bu.. 26,900 On the Produce exchange todny the but ter market was Arm; creameries. 18g2.-c; dairies, 144324c. Eggs, easier, at mark, cakes Included, 13Q lavt'. Cneesu, steady to firm, 13(8134c. HEW YORK (iKMORAL MAKKRT. Ciaotatloos of the Day , Various Commodities. NEW YORK. March IS. FLOUR Re ceipts, 20,854 bbls.; exports, 2.183 bbls.; mar ket steady, but buyers and sellers apart; Minnesota patents. $4.0014.30; Minnesota Bakers, $3.20'(i.4o; winter patents, $3.iilfj l.on; I alralghls, $3.6b(03a; clears. $.'.twj J.H'; low grades, $2.4c2.ii. Rye flour, du.i; fair tu loud, J.rJ 2ti; choice to fanov, $3.2.VU3.45. COR NMEAL Dull; yellow western, $1.10; 3lty. $1(; Urandywlne, $3 403.55. RYE Easy; No. 2 western. 604c, f. o. b., float: state, WfiutSoc, c. I. f. New York. BARLEY Quiet; leedlng. tic, c. I. f. BnfTi.lo; malting. I'2,4c5!tc. c. I. f. lljffalo. WHEAT Receipts. 49.SM bu.; exports, 6,0.'& bu. Siiot, steady; No. 2 red. 7:ic, elevator, and MHc, f. o, b., afloat; No. X northern, Duluth. 874c. f- o. b., atlo.11; No. 1 hard. Man. tuba, fic, f. o. b.. afloat. Options declined after the opening, but soon railed and fcr tbo rest of the day were fairly well sustained on a little foreign buying, export talk, cold weather predic tions and covering. The close was steady at unt hanged prices. Merch closed at 82c; May. 7Va794e. closed at 7!iV; July, 76;rft 76 15-lo, closed .1 ti,c; September, 754'0' 754e, closed at 75'4c CORN Receipts 17,000 bu. ; exports, 241. RI6 fen Knot ,tiv: No. " fi.Vv eli'vatnr. anil 61c, f. o. b., afloat; No. 2 yellow, 6341 No. 2 whits, 54c. The option market opened steady, but at or.ee weakened under liquida tion and held easy until the close, when export business, the wheat steadiness and covering caused a rally. Last prices were Ho net lower. March closed at 76c; Mar, 49-Qiuo4c, closed at jOc; July, 4sVu 1114c, closed at 44c OATS Receipts, 126.0U0 bu. : exports. 8.624 bu. Spot, quiet; No. 2. 434c; standard white. 444c: No. 3. 424e: No. 2 white, 444c No. 3 white. 44c; track mixed western, nominal; track white, 4344tc. Options were dull, but fairly steady. May closed HA1?trQulet; shipping. 65ij7oc; good to choice. 9vK'4j il.OY HOPS Quiet; state. common to choice, 1902, 2iWlc; lUni. 2Hi24c; olds. 8fJ 124c; Pacific coast, 1902. 24U'-ic; lUUl, 21dT 24c; olds, sfal24c. HIDES rlrm; Galveston. 20 to 25 Its.. lSe; Texas dry. ! to 3)1 lbs., 14c. LEATHER-Firm. PROVISIONS Beef, quiet; family, $14. (Wf $15.00; mess, $9 W43 10.50; be f hams, JJo S-'u ;!...; pack-'. 12.utan l.:.in; city, extra India mess, $'J3 iXsii 24 tXi. Cut meata. Arm; pickled bellies, $10.2o"n 11.50; pickled shoulders, $! 69.26; pickled hams, $11. lux 12.0U. Lcrd. steady: western teamd. $10.30; continent $10.40; louth America. $10.75; compound. $7 50 4r7.7!: refined, quiet. Pork, firm; funillv, $19 6030.00; short clear, $13.0020.50; r ts. $ll 004 18.50. TAIOXIW Firm; city, 54c; country, 6i? ". HICK Firm. BUTTER Receipts, 6.325 pkgs.; steady; staXe dairy. 2'a'J7c; creamery, extra, 29c; creamery, common to choice. 19'a2S4c. CHEESE Receipts, 2.742 pkgs; Arm: fancy, large, stats, full cream, fall mad", colored, 144814c; fsnoy, lame, state, full rream, fall made, white. 144tl44e; fancy, small, colored, l&c; fancy, small, white, 14c. EGGS Receipts 1.079 fkgs.; easy; stats and Pennsylvania, average best. 174c; w stern, fancy 17c. POULTRY Alive: 8:eadv, , hl.k-iia. 11c, turkeys, lie; fowls. 12c. Dressed: Irregti nt. western chickens, 14c; fowls, 134c; tuikeva, ltKal7o. M ETA I A Tin advanced 12s Id to 06 12s d for spot snd ill.17 for futures In tn Iuidcn market but here It was bwreiv steady and a llttlft lower at $-'k.aVu JO 10. i'oppar tvdvaocsd 17s id la Louduu to i.v 12s fid for spot snd V5 10s for futures, but remained li'iil, unsettled and nominal hr, with ftHncii.ru quoted at 1)4. lKe an. I e. -tro'.vt.c at ;i.7.rtl.Vi and ci.t:rg at $14. .0 Lead uc cllncd 2 tl to II.' 6s 'd n.r .'I'ot In londnn while t rcniRl:id e, ilct and UTic:an)cel t $l.6i' here, iJiiull'-r w.is n:'i :.ir l.i 1- ih1.it. rMrir 5", wl;h Fu t quote! at .3 )". In Ihe New Yivk mar ket, however. Ile lead, it was quiet and urn hanged at ?.'i iV Iron closed at 7i7s 3d In fliaagnw ard nt his td 111 .li.'.il.tlnfbornui.'li. The New York iron market was quiet and unennnted. with N . 1 northern foundry quoted at $:i T,jt5;i, N . 2 nurih-rn foundry at $::" ".'':.'. f'i :n.l No. 1 southern and No. 1 soutn rn suit at $7i3..iii'fJ24.bO. War rants were nominal. Oil II A 1 IIOI.KSAI i: MtnKllT, Condition of Trade nnd Quotation on staple nd raiicr I'ri-dtiee. j KGOS-Weak; fresh stock, WSKc. I.IVK J'Ol l.TK-li-n-, l..,i,..,c; old rooster., 4'!'jc; turkey, l.'itloc; duck. 8y He; gi pi', K.u9c: chlckiti. per lb.. Icl'ol 4e. DnKSSKl) I'l M'l.TH Y-Chlcke: llr,,; ."; hens. Il'il2c: turk y. l.Vifldc; cluck., 114il2c; g. e.-e. lKu inc. ItrTThH Packing eto. k. 124T13c: cholcj da.ry. In tu!.s, 1.yil7c; separator, 'u27c. I t.tYSTEHS Ptvdards. per con. extra Sil cto, pf it,,, :;"c; New Y'urk Cjunta. pc-r an, 4iC, 11 11 1 K, extra Meiects, per ga.., Sl.ib, bulk. Standard, per gal., M.3.7. FHf).i:N FRKSlT K1SH Trout. !K10c; herritiR. nc; pickerel. Re; Ike, V:j perc'.i, 6c; buff .In. dreesed, ".c; funfish, 5c; blu flits, Sc; whltetlsh. 9c; salmon, ltic; I'aodo'k, 11c; ccdtish, Kc; red-nipper, luc; lobfters, 'do led. per lb., 4 "c; lol).-t"rs, green, per lb., ouc; bul heads, 1'ic; cu'llsh, 14c; black bass, 2: c; hnhbat. l'c. HKAN Per ton. $ir,.ri0. HAY Prices ouoted by Omaha Wholesal Dialers asitoclatlon : Choice No. 1 upland, .; No. $7.5',; medium, $7; coarse, $6.;t. itye straw, $6. These prices are for hay of good color and quality. Demand fair; re ceipts light CORN-4:tc. OATS-3ac. r. YE No. 2. 4.-.C. VEGETABLES. NEW CELERY Kalamazoo, per dot.. 26c; Cai.tornln, per doz., 4iiy"oc. I'll TATWEo I'er bu., 4oc. SWEET POTATOES Jowa and Kansas, $2.oc. NEW PARSLEY Per doz. bunches, 45l 60c. NEW CARROTS Per doz. bunchea, 40c LETTUCE Per doz. bunches, 45c. MEETS New southern, per doz. bunche. 4"c; old, per bu., 4'k ClICL MBEHS-Hotho'lfe, per doz., $1.75. I'AKSNIPS Per bu., 40c. CAHrlOlS Per bu., 4uc. cl KEEN ONIONS Southern, per doi. bunches, 45c. RADISHES Southern, per doz. bunches, 45c. TURNIPS-Per bu.. 40c; Canada rutaba gas, per ib., 14c; new southern, per doz. bunches, utic. ONIONS--Red Wlsconln, per ib., 14c; white, per lb., 24c; Spanish, per crate, $1.76. SPINACH Southern, per doz. bunches, 50e. LEMONS California fancy, S3.25; choice, 3. NAVY BEANS Per bu., $2.50. WAX BEANS-Per bu. box, $$; strlna beans, per bit. box, $1.60 C ARB AGE Holland seed, per lb., 14e. TOMTOE9 New Florida, per 6-basket crate,- $4.5fKg6.0i CACLIFLOWER-Callfomla, per crate, $2. FRUITS. APPLES New York stock. $3 25; Cali fornia Rellflowers, per bu. box, $1.60. GRAPES Malagas, per keg, $6.0utf7.00. TROPICAL. FRUITS. FIGS California, per 10-lb. cartons, 80c; Turkish, per 35-lb. box, Hlso ORANGES California navels, fancy, $3.00 63.16; choice, $2.75; Mediterranean sweets, 2.26; sweet Jaffa, $2.50. DATES Persian, in 70-lb. boxee, per lb., (He; per case of no-lb. pkgs., $2.25. MISCELLANEOUS. POPCORN-Pet Ib., 2c; shelled. 4c. HIDES No 1 green, 64c; No. 2 green, 6c; No. 1 salted, 7c; No. 2 salted. 6c; No. 1 veal calf, 8 to 12 lbs., fc4c; No. 2 veal calf, 12 to 15 lbs., 6c; dry hides, 8012c; sheep pelts, &2j7oc; horse hides. $1,6022.50. NUTS Walnuts. No. 1 soft shell, per lb.. 15c; hard shell, per lb., 14c: No. 2 soft shell, per lb., 13c, No. 2 hard shell, per lb., 12c; Brazils, uer lb.. 12c: tilberta. Der lb.. 12c: almonds, soft shell, per lb., 16c; hard shell, per lb., 15c; pecans, large, per lb., 124c; small, per lb.. 11c; cocoanuts, per doz., 60c; chestnuts, pei lb., lc; peanuts, per lb., 64c; roasted peanuts, per lb., 7c; black walnuts, per bu., $1; hickory nuts, per bu., $1.50; cocoanuts, per loo, $4. OLD METALS, ETC. A. B. Alplm quotes the following prices: Iron, country mixed, per ton, $11; Iron, stove plate, per ton, $8; copper, per lb., 4e; brass, heavy, per lb., 840; braes, light, per lb., 64c; lead, per lb., 8c; zinc, per lb., 24c. . : MAPLE SUGAR Ohio, per lb., 10c. HONEY Utah, per 24-t ran , case, $3.25; Colorado, $3.60. St. Loala Grain and Provisions. ST. LOUIS, March 18. WHEAT Higher; No. 2 red, cash, elevator, 68ic, nominal; track. 72D75c; May, 694c; July, 684 e; No. 2 hard, 7o4f72c. CORN Higher; No. J, track, 40ISM2C; May, 42c; July 40c. 1 OATS Firm; No. 2 cash 35c, nominal; track, 35V.ifi3Hc; May, 334(Jj338c; July, 30c; No. 2 white, 3Sc. RYE Steady at 6Cc. FLOUR Steady; red winter patents, $3.33 fi 3.4.i ; extra fancy and straight, $3.003.25; c.ear. $2.754i-'.9i. SEED Timothy, steady at $2.0O2.8O; prime worth more. CORNMEAL Steady. $2.30. BRAN Dull and heavy; sacked, aast track, 7Ktc. HAY Steady to strong; timothy, $11.00)9 I6.00; prairie, $7.Sj 11.00. IRON COTTON TIES $105, RAGGING bQ 64c HEMP TWIN E 8c. ' PROVISIONS Pork, steady; Jobbing. Btundard mess. $17,874. 1-ard. higher at 4.6i4. Dry aalt meats, stronger; boxed extra shorts, $9.75; cear ribs, $10; sht ri cleors, $10,124. Bacon, stronger; boxel extra shorts, $10,624; clear ribs. $10.75; thort clear. $11. METALS Iod. firm at $4,574- Spelter, strong. $5.2.HS.8i4. POULTRY yulet; chickens, 10104c; turkeys, 13(14c; ducks, 15c; geese, 74c BUTTER Firm; creamery, 2ty294c; dulry, lS(f(21c. EGGS Steady at ll'.e. Receipts. Shipments. Hour, bbls H'.cOO 19.0)) Wheat, bu ,:it.ooo 48,001 Com, bu 91.000 8I.001 Oats, bu luo.000 66 00) Liverpool lira 1 11 and Provision. LIVERPOOL. March 18 WHEAT Spot: Quiet; No. 2 red western, winter, 6s 14d; No. 1 northern, npring. 6s 84d. Futures: ijulet; March, nominal; May, 6s 14d; Juiy. 6 14d. CORN Spot: American mixed, new, ateady, 4s 7d. Futures: Steady; March, nominal- May s 24d. FLOUR St. Lolls fancy, quiet at 8 .Id. PROVISIONS-Beef, easy; extra Indli mess, 87s tkl; Pork, firm; prime mess, 62a I'd. Ham, short cut, 14 to 1 lbs., steady, 5fs 6d. Bacon. Cumberland cut, 24 to 3"J lbs., llrm, 5.'1s 0d; short ribe, 16 to 24 lbs., steady, 5.'.s; lone clear middles, lii?ht. 2S to 31 lbs., steady, 6'is6d; long clear middles, heavy, 3"i to 4) 1 lbs., steuuv, 5.1s; short clear backs, 37 to 40 Iba , steady, 5.'s; clear bellies, 14 to 16 lbs., I llrm, Ms Od. Shoulders, square, 11 to 13 lbs., steady, 44s. Iard, prime western. Ill tierces, strong. 5Mk; American refined. In palls, steady, 50s. BliTTER Fine United Slates, nominal; goctl Untied States, steady, ios. V11EKSE S'roiiK ; Annrican finest white, 69s; American, finest coiored. t'K. TALLOW Prime city, 27s 6d; Australian In London, dull. 32s 6d. 1 Kansaa City Grain aud Provlalous. KANSAS CITY. March 18. WH E AT May, 644c; July. 62Sili24c; cash. No. 2 hard, 6tnij71c: No. 3. IWiihc; No. 4, 6S'(63c; rejected, t257c; No. 2 red. 7(Xu73c; No. i. CORN April. ?fc; May. St,c; July, 3Sc; cash. No. 2 mixed. St4'te; No. 2 white, 3Wri4tic; No. 3, 3tti'e. OATS No. 2 white, 354tj3ti.c; No. 2 mixd, 24c RYE No. 2. 45c. HAY Choice timothy, $12.50; choice prai rie, .&ol9W. BUTTER Creamery. 21025c; dairy, fancy, 19c EGGS Fresh, loc Keceipis. Biupments. Wheat, bu.. Corn, bu.... Oats, bu.... 4tV a. so i 74.J 2o,uOj K.WAt Toledo (iruls rod Seed. TOLHDO, March 18 -VIIEAT-Dull and hither; cash, 744c; Mav, 't4u July. 734e. CoHN Dull and steady; March, 4;4c; Mav. 424c; July, 434c OATS Dull and steady; March,, 3SVjc; Mac. :15c; July, il4ne. KYI'". Dull; No. '., i4c. SEEDS Clover, active and strong; cash, $7 40; Marvh. I7.E4; April. IT lu; October. $.-1.6.1. Prime timothy. l.tJ. Prime alaike, $7.M. Stllwaakev Graiu Slarket. MILWAUKEE. March IS. WH EAT Mar ket steady; No. 1 mrtherr. tXje m rthrn. 77r74'; My, 74e bid. No. 1 . RYE-K'isv: No. 1, 6!4ti:,c. BAULKY Steady; No. 2. 6i?32c; sample. i.ullK May, 44a bid. llinaeapalls Wheat, Klaar and Bran. MINNEAPOLIS. Msrch 18. WHEAT May, 74c, Jul', 74a4c Oa track; XSo. hard. "6c; No. 1 northern, 75c; No. I nor, hern, .4c. FL4.ll It rust patents. $3.7iii3.Si; second patents, K' yv.Ta; first clears, 2..5; second clears, -.oo'ii- P' ljRAN la bulk, $12.25. W K A It 1 J rttl AMI KI.UVATOIt CO. Omaha llraneh lln-111 Board of Trade llnildlaa-. CHICAGO, March 18. WHEAT-The mar ket has been qi.iet, but steady. Prices, however, clcj not fully respond to th? news. 'ihci e was pi eolct ions ol it ci.ld wave in.' Wt stern Kansaa, Nebraska and Iowa, but the leellnjc was Hie drop In temp, ratine would m,t be MiHIcienl in (lam.me wium. 'ihe estimate on the Argentine snipmints was only ),.. I' bu., cuiii,aiei v.itn last year and over 4.i",tt 111 l.""). i'mdIis were ui a iractlon. The shipping l"ni.i:. I hire Is not Improved. New lom reunitH 22 .oads taken for export, primary receipt. were 401. im bu., ngnUiM 1:1.1.010 nisi y.ar. Primary shipments w.re l..".i bu., agali.t 1.12. mo last year. Northwest receipts wore 2.(5 care, against 2H2 ia.t )mc. Clearances, Iftti.CW bu. Lor .11 leceiMts wire 15 cars, with none of contract graoe. Ktimntiy tor to- morrow, id ihts. COHN-j'lhf market has t.ot beer, a bro ad one and there has been continued liquida tion, ihe feature has been selling ot May and buying of July by Cuduhy houses and the Ju.y uieiount has bt-en reduced to c. Armour sold May In a moderate way nod there wu selling or July by Patten. Th-j cash market was practically unchanged and th? western uemand not Improved. The weather was unf avorable for corn move ment. Local receipts were 172 curs, wish none contract. Estimates mr lomonow, 170 cars. Clearances. 4.v.,0u0 bu. New YorK reports 22 loads taken for export. Primary receipts were oiTi.J bu., against 323.UOO last year. Primary shiiiment were 3io.i bu.. against 2:i7,ooo last year. OATS The feature In oats bus been sell ing of Jtny and buying of May by I'm ten houses. 'Ihe July discount under the May widened to 3c. Local receipts were lit cars, with 2 contract. Estimates for tomorrow, 115 cars. The cash market was 4c hlghrr. There was some improvement In the east ern inquiry, hut bius were low. We: tern offerings were rmsil. Tnere was some sell ing by elevator Interests. Clearances were 21, bu. PROVISIONS The market opened weak thrrmirh u luelr nl minor phHv l.ocnl buying and commission house orders started I tne mantel up hiiu a Kicai titai 01 ptieiijtiii was shown, and at times there was out little stuff onered on the market, mere were ?6,i hogs and the market was 6'oMc lower. Estimates for tomorrow, 23,Ouo heail. Hogs In the west today. 57.01') head, against 68.000 last week and ti,8nu last year. WEAHE GRAIN AND ELEVATOR CO. Philadelphia Produce Market. PHILADELPHIA. March 18. BUTTER Firm at 4&lc higher; extra western cream ery, 304c: nearby prints, 33c EGGS--Weak at it) lower; western, lo4c; southwestern, l4c; southern, 15c. CHEESE Firm and 4c higher. SEW YORK STOCKS AMI BO.M)S. Market Hardens Sllnhtlr, bat Kot gnfrlelenfly to Aid Spccnlators. NEW YORK, March 18 Stocks showed some hardness today and hopes were In dulged for a rise by a considerable specula tive party which Is watching the market closely for a recovery when the interior beglnB to send back funds to New York and mopvy becomes easier. Tha few scattering Indications of a relaxation of the money market did not appear sufficient to Induce buying much beyond the ranks of the professional shorts, who have been some what uneasy over the cessation of the liquidation In stocks and show anxiety to cover their shorts. The cessation of the recent peralstent selling of New York Cen tral and Pennsylvania waa u particularly favorable Influence In a negative way. The advocates of higher prices stand In dread of obstacles to be encountered In the way of selling orders on the part of the persons who are tied up In unmarketable ventures and who may desire to realize on securities with an active market to protect themselves In a possible money squeeze late In the year. It has been feared that the recent selling of pennsy Ivonla, waa for the purpose of making goAWl losses sus tained In a project that has come to grief. The recovery in those two standard rail road stocks Is therefore of great senti mental Influence on the market. Money conditions are undeniably less stringent. The doubt Is how far this Is due to the liquidation of stocks and the lessened demand for money In the stock market, and also to the transfer of ob ligations to foreign credltora whose de knands for reimbursement must be met in the future. The advancing course of for eign exchange Is a significance of the pres ent borrowing from lorelgners. The subtreasury yesterdav made another small contribution to the local money sup ply. Interior banks for some time past have arranged as far as possible for all obligations to the government to be paid to the New York subtreasury by draft on the New York banks. The lessened re quirement of the government Institution may be accepted In part as a more com pliant attitude on the part of the Jnterlor money centers toward New Ydrk. Of today's special movements that In the coalers was due to gossip that the report of the anthracite strike commission, pre sented to the president today, would prove to be favorable to the companies. The Influence of the sugar advance also came largely from Washington and dealt with the Cuban reciprocity treaty. Buyers of Tennessee Coal and Iron professed to have information of very large current earnings. Corn Products was bought on the de claration of Its first dividend. Southern Sacltlc furnished the only sensational fea ture of the day. There was heavy buying of the stock in the last half hour, which carried the price up 5 points, the net gain being only a fraction under the top figure. The stock loaned at a premium of 4c and there were rumors of important develop mnts In connection with the controversy between the pool and Union Pacific In terests. 6hares of thS latter company were moderately active at a point gain. O'her mrong stocks included St. Paul. Reading. Northwestern and Tennessee Coal. Prolit taklng toward the end caused a shading of prices and the close waa Irregular. In the speclul classes there waa an 8-polnt decline In American Express. The bond -narket showed steadiness throughout the day. but shared only a I slight extent In the strength of the. stock i market. Total salea, par value, $1,473,000. United States bonis were all unchanged on the last call. The following are the closing prices on the New York Stock exenange Airhlaon MH.Tciu V Pit- Atchlaon M Texae A PaclBc iS . do pld I U.l. . tlalo do ptd Canada' So I c hen. A Ohio I Chicago A Alton.. Toledo, lit. 1.. A V. ,, XI u 46i. ao pra i I'nlon PaclUc i uo pld Wabanh do pfd V. he, .lug AL E do 2d pfd Wia. Central .... 0 2Hy 4U4 do pia Chicago A U. W.. do it pfd do ZU pld Chicago at N. W . Chltaao Ter. ft Tr do pfd C. C. C. A 8t. L. Colorado ao do 1st pld do ?d pld Del. A liudtoa.... Del. L. A V l.,.tr A K. O... do pfd Krie do 1st pfd do JJ pld Great Nor. pfd Hoi-king Valiey ... do ptd Illloola Central ... ... ti'. do pi 1 . . . 18ii4 Adanu KAprcaa .. ...la Ani-, tipraa ... ... 3U I'. 14. Kxprem.. . . . ... HI hVe'.la-t'rrso Ex... .Hi .it.) . .. a.'p'Amal. Copper Aln-r. Cur Ac P....'. uo ptd Amcr. Lin. Oil do pfd American 8. A A..., . 40 ..170 ..21..I .. A1 .. c, So1. do ;ifd. . . 4iiviAnac. Mining Co.. . SkVlirtKiklyn K- T i o1. r uel A Iron.... U4 .11 .10: I one. aa .2t'5i, I'or.t. Tobacco pf4 lift. (irn. KU.trlc lj.i ..K'l4'lo. Una Coal Iowa Central . do pld Laka Kria A V. io M , L. A N Manhattan L... Met. St. Rr .. Max. Central . Maa. National Minn. A St. L. Mo. Pacific .... K. A T... uo pfd N. J. Central . N. V. Central. Norfolk AW.. do pfd Ontario A ... Pemif Ivania Heading do lat r'd... do td ptd St. L. A S r. do let ptd... do td pld St. L. a. w... do pfd St. Paul do pfd go. Purine .... So. Hallway .. do pfd Offered. Si Inter, t'per o4 I do pfd 41 ;I-a. IciW Uaa 1U National Hlaiult ... 121 JS'ational Lead 14.4 No. Ameruau ljl I'acldc Coast an-! Pacific Hall 17 ;s I'eople'a Oaa lnu j PrvaMd 8. Car lofts, do pld 254 Pullniau P. Car ai Kepul.lic Steel lsn . do pfd Wb-.Suicar -;iTenr.. Coal A Iron.. aa 1 1 nli. n Bag A P 31 I d.i pti! 14,L'. 8. L-ather 14l do pi, i M'i I'. 8. Rubber 7Jla do pltl i V. 8. Itieel I do pfo ... ... aJ Weatern I'nlon 24 Amcr. Ijo.-oiuotlve . 7 do pfd 1 K. C. Southern lull do pld ti Ro.k li-iand Ji' do pfd ...v j44 Canadian Pacific ... Pi' 4' i liiu'. .lt'2, . .1 .2M . 124 IS, 61' . 37 tvr York MlnTnr 4tocka. NEW YORK. March 18-The fcllowlnr sro the quotations on the the New Yo.k Stock exciiange: Adama Coo K ll.lltl Chlaf Alice I'l llntarlo wl llratu J Itiphtr Brunawlck Con I'j 1'hoenla fomato'-k Tunnel li pioal 4 too. Cal. A Va. 2:o lavage Horn Silver 1-j .sierra Nevada 1 Iron Sllvar li '.-.mall Hopea 'A Laad.llla Cos Sundrd -i' Rank ( learlnaa. OMAHA, March IS. -Bank clearings to day, (l lltil.4S2.iiC; decrease from that of cor responding dav last ear. $7'i.)'t?i.4fi. CHICAGO. March lS.-Clearlng. $.-8.LH.-7X3; talancea, tl. S.; New York ex caaogs, loo prtailum; foreign exchange sterling posted at $4 844 for sixty days and at 4Ai lor demand. NEW YiKK. March 1. Clearings, $.33, Hiti.eV In ancrl, $10 3.18 2.1. It A 1. TIM c lit el, March 18. Clearings, $!.4,); balances, 1513.6 6; mor.ey, 6 per cent. PHILADELPHIA. March 1. -Clearings. f2i.rM2.64rt; balances, $2,457,174; mony, 5 per cent. It.iSTON. March 18 C learlns, $24.343..-9; ba a rces. $J.i s.atil. i.'iM INNATI. March 18. Clearings. $.1.'iS'i.lt.i :; money, 44 to ii p r ten.; New Y'l-K xchange, Je'n."(c premium. ST. LOUIS. March IR.-Clearlnc. $7.ol. 91H; balances, 1,.,,.40; money, st ndy at n'!i t rer cent; New York exchange, 15c premium. rtr York Moar) Market. NEW YOPK. March 18.-MONEY-On call, firm at 516 per cent; clolng offprcd nt per cent; time money, easier; sixty city., :.t,ii'..4 per cent; ninety days, 54(i5'4 per cent; months. .,'ti'5 p r cent; prlm mercantile pnjier, 6 i.e.' cnt. STERLING EXCHANGE-fie.idy, with .actual business In bankers' bllis at $4.87iftH 4S.li for demand and at $4..i6.Vri4.M7o f T lxty-dny Villls; pi sled rate. $1,814 and J4,;i; commercial hi 1. 4.s;wi.S34. SILVER Rar, 4sc; Mexlcnn dollar. Htc. I?.' IN DS Government, steady; state, Inac tive; railroad, steady. The closing quotations on bonds are as follows: irf. 2. rrg 101 I,. & N. unl. 4 M4 Mx. Central 4.... '7 l Is Inc tit Mu.n. tc St. U 4. 11i M.. K. it T. 4b it', tjo 2m "'j N. Y. C. sen. S4...lojn, N. J. . gn. (.a 1111 No. I'aclfl. 4a 1 '2 do aa 724 N. W. ion. 4a ll on otipon . . . . . 1)11 :!, res do coupon do nflw 4s, rrg. do rnupolt . do old 4it, reg., tin iun;o.i do :,. rig dj iouoii AtchliMin (!. 4a do adj. 4a Pal A Ohio 4a. .. da '. do conv. 4a. . . , ...iu; ...tin ...u. ...IM ...WVl ...lu.t . ..1UJ ...in: -i'i lladln(r gen. 4a T I'. St. L. a I. M. c. i 114', .. 2 i,,Sl. 1.. 8. r . 4a 4 .101, Rt. L. 8. W. la.. ('annda So. 2a lu'i ,lo 2a. . . lu", ..iljt, M4 Orlral of Ha. 6a. ...lift, 8. A. 4 A. P. do la inc n. Parlflr 4a 4a. flies. A Ohio 44....1'.".V, So. Kuunr (a f. A A. 3'," 77 "Tail & I'aclBe la. Hi V , B A O n. 4a... 3t4 T.. St. L. A W. 4a.. 7J '', V A St P g. 4a.lliHltnlon Pacific 4a il2 ''. & N. V c. 7a. .1)1', do conv. 4a MJ! C, It. I. A P. 4a...l0T. Wlhaah la 114', r r r & 5t L (. 4..ioov "do !a io ( hlc ,go Ter. 4a... .l", do dab. 11 77 Colorado So. 4s 1.9, Shore 4a 110 "It nin A K. O. 4a. Wheel. I.. E. 4a... )4 Krle prior Hon 4a i Wla. Central 4a )l tin general 4a K4 Con. Tobacco 4a 4114 K. W. A D. C. Is. ...110 .Colo. Tuel con. 6a. M Hoiking Vallev 4t..107'4 Offered. Bid. Boston Storks and Bonds. BOSTON. March 18. Call loans. 54tf Pr cent; time loans, 54g per cent. Official closing 01 stocks tnd bonds: Atchison 4a 1U0 Allnuea Mt-x. Central 4a 7 lAmalgamated , . .. 7J4 .. 344 ..(4S .. avi .. 70 ..lit .. 114 .. ISVj .. 444 .. it Atchlaon . slblngliam 37VCal. A Hacla.. -3 ICentennlal .... .It4' c.'opper Range .144 Dominion Coal .110 ' Prnblln ...... do pfd Ronton A Albany Boston A Me.... Bunion Elevatrd N. V.. N. II A H t tchburg pfit 110 I Into Royals. ... I'nlon Paclnc n:I.Mohiwk Men. Central . 24 .Old Dominion American Sugar 124',-i tlaceola do prd 120 American T A T lb4'4 Dominion 1. A B Oeu. Electric 1934 Maes. Electric 81 Vnlted Fruit 1 V. 8. Steel J7 do pfd adV Weatlngb. Common.. 101 Adventure HVi Parrot Santa Fa Copper. Tamarack , Trlmountaln .... Trinity t'nlted SUtea .. t'tah .. Victoria Winona Wolverine . 324 . t4 ,1M . t)7 llH tr .. IS' London Stock Market. LONDON, March 18. Closing Tiotatlons: Conaola for money... 14 New York Central. ...140 do account 911 Norfolk A Weatern. 734 Anaconda 441 do pfd 2 814 73 11 14 34 87 1.1 4 444 3 i S7 nvk t 41 Atchlaon 84 ilo pld 100 Baltimore A Ohio.... M4 Canadian Pacific 131 Chranpeake A Ohio... 47 , Chicago O. W.v 244 Ontario A Weatern.. Pennaylvanla Rand Mlnea Reading do lat pfd do Id pfd C, M. & Bt. P 174 Southern Hallway.... Delteera 2J14 do pfd Denver A R. O. ...... lh do pfd 9', Erie 17'. do lat pfd t do Id pfd IS' Illinois Central 14 Loulavllla & Naah 124 Mlarourl. K. A T.... 20 Southern Pacific L'nlon Pacific do pfd.... L'nlted State Steel.. do pfd A'h baah do pfd BAR SI LVER Firm at 27 l-16d per ounce. MONEY 34.rt per cent. The rate of discount In the open market for short bills Is 3 ll-lbS. per cent and for three months' bills Ib 3Vfi3 11-16 per cent. Foreign Financial, . LONDON, March 18. The supply of money has Improved somewhat today and a considerable amount was refild to tne Bank of England. Discounts were slightly easier; operators Werenldle. The feature of the day was a severs fall In Uruguay securities. Consols were weak and lume rails were depressed, the traffic returns being mostly disappointing! Americans opened steady and little Interest was taken. Subsequently prices Improved and stocks closed firm. Grand Trunk rallied appre ciably, the traffic returns being much be yond expectations. Canadian Pacific wn tlrm. Rio tlntos were strong. The amount of bullion taken into the Bank of England on balance today was H218.KW. The sum ot 25,000 was withdrawn for shipment to booth America. PARIS, March 18. Prices on the bourse opened Orm today. There were a few rea. Uzattons, but they did not alter the tone of the market. Rio tlntoa were buoyant. In sympathy with copper. Brazilians and Argentines reacted, owing to the revolu tionary troubles in Uruguay. Later the whole Hat waa somewhat affected by the fall In, English consols. At the olose prices were steady. " Foreigners were generally heavy. Industrials were hesitating. Kaffirs closed weak on sealing for London account. The private rate of discount was 2 15-18 per cent Three per cent rentes, Wf 524c for the account; exchange on London, 2f 17c for checks. BERLIN, March 18. Exchange, 20m BOpfg for checks. Cotton Market. NEW ORLEANS, March 18.-COTTON-Easy; sales, S.750 bales; ordinary, 84c; good ordinary, 84c; low middling, 9 1-lbe; mid dling. 'Ac; good mlddlinir. lol-liic: middling fair, KHic; receipts, 4.U7J bales; stock, 256.337 bales. Futures, quiet; March 9.69f9.70e; April, 9.70ifi9.71c; May, 9.7019 71c;' June 9.74jl 9.4c; July, 9.74'b.75c; August, 9.a4fi9,5oc; ncpiriiine-r, s.antjo.sic; ocioner, s.4Ma.4Hc; November, 8 S6(ijS.oc; December, 8 HeyijS.OSc. c l cm v aiarcn IV COTTON Mar ket opened quiet, with first prices 1 point lower to 1 point higher, and ruled quiet during the entire sension. with prices fluctuating within a ten-point range. Fol lowing the call, the market Improved a little under covering, then turned easier, declining a matter of 4rti points from the best, under continued bear pressure ami liquidation, encouraged by the better weather, but after May had reached 9.72c and July 9.57c bulls again supported values end steadied the market to the close which was a recovery of 2'j3 points on the tctive options, and net 2o4 lower. The sales of futures were estimated at lOu.UOo bales. Cable news this morning came just about as expected and the initial transaction were larjely of an evenlng-up character, chiefly professional, commission house re pi.r'lns few orders from the outside for the day. The better weuther reported In the south ant! continued ubsenee of further damage news in connection with the flood situation, with lather full estimates for tomorrow's receipts at leading points, lead io rritilzint; after the Initial Kt!ns. Re ports of small stocks at Interior towns, tho comparatively steadiness of the various spot markets and full exports, amounting to 24.667 bales, against port receipts of 14 020 bales, were factc-s In the closing steadiness. The market showed little Im provement In point of actlvltv. ST. LOUIS. March IS. COTTON Steady ; middling. 9 13-ltic; receipts. 1.42 balet; ship ments, 2.1H5 bales; stock', 23.374 bales. LIVERPOOL, March 18. COTTON Spot, moderate business done; prices 2'Q4 points higher; American middling fair, 5.9txl; good middling. 5.52d; middling 8.3d; low mid dling, 5.22d; good ordinary, 6 hid; ordinary, 4 The sales of the clay were 7,'jU0 bales, of which 500 were fur speculation and ex port, and Included 6.PM) Amerlenn. Receipts were lS.tiw bales. Including 9.3o0 Arm rican. Futures opened firm and closed easy. Amer ican middling g. o. c. March 5.15d; March April, 5.15.1; April-May, 6.16d; May-June. 5.1d; June-Jul 5.1.-d; July-August, 5.1TS 5.1d; August-Feptember, 6 .litffS.lld: September-October, 4. Mil; October-November, 4.64d; November-December, 4.T9d. 1'taiioraletl Apples and Dried Fruits. NEW YORK. March 18 EVAPORATED APPLES Quiet and without change; com mon me quoted at 4'm .c; prime, 54j4e; choice. T,.'Titi4e 1 fincy, 7'o;74e. CALIFORNIA ORIEL FRUITS Spit prunes are attracting a little mm Jobbing demand, but prices are without charge. Quotation range from S'ldi'ic fcr all si uica. Apricots show a little firmer tone under a fair demand; boxes are quoted at T410c and bugs at 74'crUic. Peaches continue dull and are r:.thir easy as t i tone, though prices are jnchaneii at IZ'U ISc for peeled aod 6'a luc for un peeled. Oil and Rosin. SAVANNAH. Ga., March 18 Oily Tur pentine firm, 65c. Rosin, firm; A. B. C, 1. E, I2.K-.; F. J21.; G. t2 20; H. $2 V; I. 2.5: K. f!2o; M. 13 40; N, H60; WU. 83K; V. ti 26 NEW YORK. March 18. OI L Cottonfcn d. dull and stia.iy Pefoleum, steady. Tur pentine, quiet. 67V i 7c. Itosin, steady. TOI.EIMi. March Is Oil. No change. LONIaiN. March IS t;ll Cnlcjttn lln- ((!. si ot. 44s 6d. Linseed, 24a 3vL Turpen tine Si4rll, 44s 740. OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET Beef Steert god Cow in Actie Demand at Stronger Trices. HOG MARKET EASED OFF A LITTLE Sheep and Ijunbi Kot Quite as Itrlsk and Prices Paid Conld Be Quoted All the War from Alionl Steads- to a IMnie Loner. SOUTH OMAHA, March 18. Receipts were: Cattle. Hogs, ttlic- n. Official .Monday il.Odt 4,ifi7 lO.GJi Ohiclal I'ueeday 4.10) S.44 J.MM Otlic al Wednesday 4,ii0 6,c-J 9.0-t Three days this we ek. .11.9.S6 16.014 Sume days last week 1 j. itif lb.J4o Same week before lu,8oo 17.1KI Same three weeks agJ...14.0i Kvi.t'Ka bame lour weekj auo. . .lii.4io lld.6.(i' Mame days last year lu.luo 17,741 :7,49i 1.MI 1H.W7I HUM it.bU .ull KkCEIPTS FOK THE VKAK lO 1IAIK. The following table shows the receipts of cattle, hogs and aheep at South Oinana for the year to date, and comparisons with last year: 1903 Inc. Dec Cait.e 2no,7ol 17:i.llii 27,i'A; nogs 4:,<) bHi.turj Shep irps.Tou m.suts lio.auJ Average urlce Dala tor hogs at 9l,oss South Omaha or the last several aaya with com paribous: Date. 11M3. 11902. 11901. 11900. 11S10. , 1893. 1S97. March March March March March March March March March March March March March March March March March March 1 2 I 6 01 5 22j 5 2Si a I 6 82 6 M 6 34, 6 J7 6 39 641 4 4 C6, 4 2i ! 4 7i 4 71 1 4 72 4 711 3 ail 5 d2 i t9 3 Oi I 3 54 4 60 3 HI. 3 5s 3 53 3 59, Tsol a 63 3 5a 1 3 b. 3 tM 3 o 1 3 181 I aJ I 85 t 47 a 73 a 2') 3 811 a 43 3 mi a v I a 5 3 8i 3 76, 3 67 3 76 3 81 3 80, 3 6.' 3 TH, 3 61 3 74 3 70 1 S 78 a 69, 3 68j 3 8) 3 70 3 87 3 7l 3 91 3 73) 3 81 9S4 l24' t 73 t-l 0141 a 07 1 l H4i 0 97 1 6 J " si 5 99 7 lol 1541 8.1 144 25 j 6 97 ( 09 11 j, 181 23-41 6 201 2S4 S 13; I 6 11 19V I 1041 6 15 A4l 8 21 . lu 4 3 "I 6 40 I 12 0 4., 6 45! 4 781 131 1 lit ' 17 7 1S 7 4 79 6 65 4 75 4 79 5 btl 5 56 4 K.I1 4 91 6 65 I Indicates 8unday. The official number of cars of stock brought In today by each road was: Cattle.H0gs.8h p. U ses. C, M. & SL P. Ry.. 6 Wabash Ry Missouri Pacific Ry.. 5 Union Pacific system 60 C. N. W. Ry 8 F.. E. & M. V. Ry.... 49 C, St. P., M. & O. Ry 35 B. & M. Ry 34 C, B. & W. Ky 10 K. C. & St. J. Ry C, 11. I. & P., east... 7 C, R I. & P.. west... 1 6 2 3 22 18 22 is i 13 '4 !! 2 '.! !! 92 40 1 Total receipts ....210 The disposition of the day's receipts was as follows, each buyer purchasing tne num ber of head Indicated: Buyers. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Omaha Packing Co 4112 748 bua Swift and Company &S7 1,265 6,2u9 Armour & Co 1,293 1.709 4 Cudahy Packing Co l.utJS 1,939 667 Armour, from Sioux City 6 bis Lobman A Co W. 1. Stephen Hill & Huntzlnger Livingstone & Shaller... 33 92 1 SO 45 114 lee Rothschild L. F. Huss. Wolf & Murnan. B. F. Hobblck... Other buyers .... Den ..... Werth S. & S Hamilton Morton & Q 7 (75 19 864 6 71 1,804 850 Total S.029 6,829 8,403 CATTLE There waa a good brisk de mand this morning for all desirable grades of beef cattle, so that, although receipts were quite liberal, the bulk ot the cattle was out ot first hands In good season and ths prices paid were very satisfactory to the selling interests. Beef steer buyers all started out early and It soon became evident that they had liberal orders to fill. The market could bafely be quoted strong and active and the kinds that suited tha buyers sold In most caaes 64 10c higher. There were quite a few good cattle In the yards, so that the market on paper makes a better shuwlug than usjal. Aa has been the caSe for some time past trains were slow In arriving, which delayed the market- to quite on ex tent, but still the cattle sold about as fast as offered and a gocsl clearance was made. The cow market waa also active and strong. The demand seemed to be good for all kinds, so that sellers found It an easy matter to dispose of the cannera and cut ters at satisfactory prices, as well as of the better grades of cows and heifers. The sup ply of cow stuff, aa compared with the total receipts, was not particularly large, which, of course, helped out the market to quite an extent. Bulls, veal calves and stags all sold at steady to strong prices. The demand for stockers and feeders con tinued of liberal proportions, while the supply was rather limited. The market ruled sctlve and steady to strong on any thing at all desirable and everything an swering to that description was soon als posed of. The common kinds were more or less neglected, the same as usual, and sold at rather uneven prlcea. Representative sales; BEEF 8TEERS. No. l 1 Av. Pr. No. At. Ft. 600 1 60 1 11 17 4 40 ... 742 t SS 12J0 4 4V 1077 4 40 1124 4 40 liW 4 40 112 4 40 ..... (10 4 00 940 4 00 DUO 4 00 1030 4 00 1200 4 16 1U 4 20 11 4i....- U it ..120 4 46 ..11,4 4 45 ..1241 4 46 10 .. 124 4 20 ..1024 4 26 ..1171 4 26 .. M7 4 25 ..1043 4 26 .. ila 4 25 ..119 4 2i ..11"6 4 10 ..loui 4 10 ..1124 4 30 t 4 1 1218 4 45 2 4 a 4 12 Alt It'.. 1176 4 45 23 129. 4 45 13 12 11 ..1192 4 60 ..1304 4 60 ..!:'" 4 50 ..1274 4 00 t:..:::.: 26 12"9 4 51 17. .... 4.... SO 12.... 1U4 4 60 ll.ij 4 60 12:0 4 60 3 loin 4 10 II 1..1053 4 10 t 977 4 10 1 940 4 30 21 1133 4 30 30 tvi 4 30 IK 1103 4 35 19 1140 4 35 22 901 4 35 II 1033 4 86 14 1077 4 35 12 1164 4 15 13 Wl IIS 11 1139 4 U 2 li,) 4 35 17 1156 4 15 1 1107 4 36 19 1194 4 35 1007 4 40 I llkli 4 4o 13 1077 4 40 4 1195 4 4o I IK 4 40 11 1095 4 4' 81 j 1170 4 40 1240 4 60 24... 1112 4 60 4 1332 4 60 34. . .110 4 to 20... 21... 21... ....Ult 4 65 Uiil 4 40 ....1214 4 eo 7.. ...lmn 4 aO 40 12J2 4 40 2 H.u 4 40 4 12'.J 4 ',5 20 1103 4 45 37 l:,9 4 Co 19. ..1324 4 (.6 1. It. 13t,0 4 45 1311 4 70 19 1370 4 75 10. .. .1422 4 Io IS. .1313 4 '! 14 1516 4 S6 If 14 .1171 4 J 1563 6 o STEERS AND HEIFERS. 10 Uliio 4 15 4 1-ii 4 65 21 92 4 S: 12 11J7 4 65 8TEERS AND COWS. to 7" 1 to COWS. 1 950 f 00 7 10;4 i r.o 1 900 J 25 " 9 1027 I 50 I Hi' 2 2S 11 !)5 1 60 4 9i.6 2 4U 6 9J.4 3 61 1 70 2 60 1 12J.I 1 60 963 I 60 t I'.iO I 60 1 J0 2 60 2 Iwi J 60 125 i 60 1 910 I 55 1 60 I to 24 1034 I 55 1 940 I 60 1 1123 I 65 1 a.v 2 76 t 9u2 1 4ii 1.-. 1170 t 76 17 1153 3 SO 2 Iua5 2 76 t 9 .4 1 J Mt I H 11 119.1 I 65 1 I'J 2 75 4 llf, I 3 64 1 960 2 10 6 1044 3 ti 1 KO0 2 90 4 1176 I 15 1 9'-' 2 1 1090 3 45 17 936 1 00 1 1170 I 65 1 9.'i0 1 00 11 9al I 70 1 lonO I 00 9 1!ll 70 2 910 I 00 2 1121 I 76 1 2) 1 00 12 li.25 I 75 1 l'J&o I 00 1 hm 2 75 1 lltO I 00 2S 12.11 3 75 1 930 I 00 1 976 3 75 1 13SH I 04 3 1125 1 75 1 1010 I uu 1 1U..S 75 1 645 1 Ou II 11' I 75 1 li3 1 00 1 10.-6 1 76 I 93il 3 00 19 1IK7 3 HO 1 9liO 1 Oil 4 lt'92 I HU I M0 I 00 19 lil6 1 S'l 10 943 I 10 4 l.'l I 0 I iti3 1 II 3 lm'.0 1 90 1 1170 1 16 17. A 474 1 90 1... 1070 3 15 1 1161 I ao 1 r.i i 20 I net to II 715 I JJ 1 14'n 1 60 1 ll'tO 1 25 14 Ilia;, VI 4 76 I 25 9 PAi I ao 4 !"'. I tu 11 9- l I 90 1 S I 27, 1 115) I 67, 4 107.5 I 26 10 ;..U 3 k. 4 105 3 25 1 lli-i 1 65 14 941 I 25 40 li,,o 90 2 140 1 30 10 6(4 3 90 10 970 I 10 19 9't I 90 1 1100 I 15 t l!ii I 90 1 11 i'l I 15 I -' 1 90 i into I 36 1 112". 1 90 7 M IS 1 9.4 3 95 11 1171 1 4" 1 1"" 4 CO 4 1002 I 40 I '.27 a 4 00 11 f44 I 60 1 Hvl 4 00 4 til I til 14 17'67 4 It 1 6VJ I 5 1 110 4 26 CALVES. I :m 4 i i.'.s so 1 H III 1 110 4 M 1 fto rip T la I so 1 1 S t 145 e 1 o t in 1 140 2 I loo M 1 I" 2 t J30 7S 1 Uf M BULLS. 1 4J0 1 TS 1 17 I 40 1 77il I l 1 IIM I 1 141H I 5 1 1HI 4S I..., 122U I (Kl 1 1! 40 1 12i) i is 1 1MII I 4S 1. son 2o 1 1"D 1 Ml 1 14MI I 2S 1 110 M 1 1. Tu 3 2S I MO I HI Ill" 3 25 HEIFERS. 1 410 l l 2 f.0 I SO 1 440 I 10 I M I bo 1 am) J kS 1 HiO 1 Ml 1 C.MI t IS 4 7SS I 60 1 ecu 1 ou 2 7o 1 an 13 4SJ 1 IW 1 lo I an 1 Mil I to 4 726 t 1 7.MI J in I, 70 1 70 10 Hti2 I ?o 1 son J TH 1 72.1 2 2.', I 1041 I 76 1 7.10 I :'5 17 844 t S5 1 M 2 21, 1 160 4 60 1 2411 .ITi STAGS. 1 70 3 6 1 1140 4 00 S3 12.'.a 3 6 STOCK CALVES. 1 SKO .1 ;h 1 J70 4 60 STOCK COWS AND HEIFERS. 2 430 75 2 40 1 00 74) 76 1 740 I 00 1 7!H 2 75 STOCKERS AND FEEDERS. 1 520 2 50 7 Wl 4 20 1 I'oO 3 26 6 62 4 20 1 311 3 25 24 96 4 25 1 two 3 25 1 670 4 25 3 3 60 10 773 4 25 1 290 3 IV) 4 Sko 4 25 sir. J :.o 6 1020 4 25 4 847 3 68 2 S40 4 25 4 607 8 70 16 51 4 2 3 8S3 3 75 2t 4 35 5 410 3 75 J io 4 25 11 6o2 4 00 2 745 4 30 2 6tX 4 00 19 Oi') 4 35 2 370 4 00 13 476 4 35 14 , 6K8 4 05 46 478 4 40 3 416 4 10 H 647 4 40 1 670 4 10 14 640 4 40 6 626 4 10 ,s " 1 Va 4 IS "fl 4 45 1 7X4 4 It 13 M4 4 60 1 2S 4 15 HOGS There was another light run of hogs hro today, but, as other points were quoted lower, the tendency of prices con tinued downward. It Is difficult to make comparisons with yesterday, owing to the rapidly declining market that was experi enced. There is not much change today from yesterday's close, but as compared with yesterday's general msrket the de cline amounts to about a nickel. The good heavy hogs sold mostly from $7.10 to 17.15 and as high as $7.20 was paid for a prime hecivy load. The medium weights sold largely from $7.06 to $7.10 and the light stult from $7.00 down. Trading was fairly ac tive after buyers and sellers finally agreed on terms, so that practically everything was sold In good season. On the extreme close there was quite a spurt, so that the last sales were the best of the day, and In fact some of the last arrivals sold a nickel higher than hogs sold earlier In the morning. Representa tive sales: NO. Av. 6h. Tr. NO. Av. Sh. Pr. 66 186 ... 6 75 18 248 ... 7 05 65 199 80 90 40 260 ... 7 06 79 212 ... 6 924 25 266 80 7 06 67 193 ... 6 92 4 29 274 ... 7 06 41 221 80 6 95 88 239 40 7 05 69 2"9 160 6 95 68 34 40 7 06 81 202 ... 6 95 71 2t6 ... 7 05 60 2,12 80 6 974 6S 264 ... 7 074 22 220 80 7 00 76 232 ... 7 07 4 62 212 ... 7 00 75 236 80 7 074 73 222 80 7 00 74 278 200 7 074 63 223 ... 7 00 68 242 ... 7 07 4 60 229 240 7 00 , 25 276 40 7 074 73 218 80 7 00 40 256 80 7 074 47 215 ... 7 00 74 231 ... 7 07 4 46 228 120 7 00 69 243 ... 7 074 31 203 ... 7 00 71 248 80 7 07 4 46 202 80 7 00 39 248 ... 7 074 69 217 120 7 024 65 260 40 7 10 67 241 ... 7 05 60 29 80 7 10 63 219 ... 7 05 73 267 ... 7 10 70 221 ... 7 06 65 257 ... 7 10 7u 2S5 40 7 06 63 262 ... 7 10 42 239 80 7 06 72 275 ... 7 10 81 21(9 80 7 05 74 258 ... 7 10 66 232 80 7 05 77 223 120 7 10 75 221 ... 7 (6 72 236 ... 7 10 36 219 ... 7 06 48 236 80 7 10 64 231 ... 7 05 67 281 820 7 10 60 216 ... 7 (6 70 231 40 7 10 35 221 ... 7 06 40 230 ... 7 10 60 226 ... 7 05 69 276 40 7 124 66 219 ... 7 06 66 263 ... 7 124' 60 272 200 7 05 60 22 ... 7 16 60 242 ... 7 05 69 276 ... 7 15 69 244 40 7 06 65 286 ... 7 15 66 Si3 ... 7 05 66 272 ... 7 15 67 278 80 7 05 67 267 40 7 15 44 254 ... 7 06 64 368 ... 7 20 SHEEP There was not an excessive run of sheep and lambs here today, but the feeling at all markets did not seem to be ouite as irood as If was VMterdAV. The market here was steady to weak, and some saies were as mucn aa a dime tower. in bulk of the offerings changed hands In good season, but at the same time there was not the life to the trade that was noticed yesterday. Ewes sold as high as $5.60, and yearlings brought $6.25. There were no prime lambs offered to test the market, but from the way buyers acted the opinion was that they would have bought good lambs at fully steady prices. Feeders were again scare and there was r.o quotable change In the market. Quotations; Choice weatern lambs, $6,509 6.76; fall to good lambs, S5.60fa6.25; choice Colorado lambs, 6.6oii7.00; choice light weight yearlings, $6.0u6.25; choice heavy yearlings, $n.6Ur6.76; fair to good yearlings, $5.0(Vij5.50; choice wethers, $5.6n(ij6.75; fair to good. $o.0fr6.j0; choice ewes, $j.0Ojo.25; fair to good ewes, I4.2.v4.75; feeder lambs, $4.75 tjS.fc; feeder yearilngs, $4.2i4.75; feeder wethers, $4 0034.6o; feeder ewes, $3.0043. 60. Representative sales: No. Av. Pr. ' 60 cull ewes 89 2 26 6 cull ewes 98 I 25 23 cull ewes SO 2 60 I 3 cull ewes 64 2 50 12 cull ewes 79 2 60 3 cull ewes 71 2 60 138 shorn western ewes 96 8 25 1 western ewe 80 3 60 ' 2 western ewes 70 3 50 26 cull lambs 46 4 00 27 western ewes 97 4 25 114 western ewes 87 4 60 5 western ewes 80 4 50 2 western wethers 70 4 76 22 shorn lambs and yearlings... 73 6 00 22 yearling ewes 64 6 00 3n0 western ewes Ill 5 25 6 western ewes 85 6 26 66 western lambs 53 6 30 13 western ewes 92 5 35 330 western ewes 130 5 60 8 western wethers 90 6 76 61 western lambs 64 6 00 4114 western wethers and yerlgs. 89 6 00 646 weatern yearlings 91 6 26 487 western ewes 99 6 06 3 western yearilngs w 5 to 179 western yearlings 94 6 05 1 western ewe low o w 4 yearlings and lambs 65 6 10 647 yearl.ng and Iambs 66 6 10 3 western lamns so s is 775 western ewes 94 I 15 CII1CAUO I.IVK STOCK M4.RKKT. Cattle are Higher, Hon Firmer and Sheep are Active and strong. CHICAtlO. March 18. CATTLE Re ceipts, 16.0141 head; market strong .o l.c higher; good to prime steers, $j.10'ii6. 70; poor to medium, M.itij 1.75; Blockers and feeders. J3.7.H 1 .80; cows, il.nnjf I.Titl; heifers, I2.2u4jr4.76; canncrs. $l.5o2.70; bulls, $2.2fVif 4 2.'.; calves, yi.W'it1 75; Texas fed steers, $7!.75r,4.50. lUHiS Receipts today. 25,UOO; estimated tomorrow, 2',m head; left over. 4,0J head; nrir.ti't opened loc lower and closed firmer; mixed and butcht rs. $7.1'Kii7.i; rooj to chi.lce heavy, $i.3oH 7.45; rough heavy $7.10 ti7.:4u; light, ii 'Mf 7.16; bulk ot sales, $7.00r) 7.". SHEEP AND LAMBS Reclpts, 20.001 head: active and strong; good to choice wethers. 5.l5f(i 2o; fair to ch .lce mixed. $l.-i Of j.2i; weatern fheep, $.'i.0o'i6.t; native iambs. $j.25fi'i.4o; western lumb.i, $5.5o(ii7.50. official yesterday: Receipts. Shipments Cattle S.Ohu 2,:t6i Hogs 19.132 4.99! Sheep 14.9u3 2.M7 Kansas Illy Live Htoek Market. KANSAS CITY. March 18. CATTLE Receipts. ",' J natives. 5l Trims; cal . es, 4in natives; corn cattle opened steady and cloyed weak; cows and heifers, weak to luc lower; quarantine steady; Blockers and f"eilers, firm; choice export and dressed beef steers. $l.5ii6.25; fair to good. $4 li(i 4 50; stockers and feeders. $3.iet4.t; weat ern fed steers. JJ.9-'q.j.no; Texas and Indian steers, .l (!. j io; Texas cows, $l.76'fi3 P; native cows. $1.7.'.i4 2.7; native heifers, $2 8i Cti4 6.i; cum. em. $1 V fc'2.25; bulls, $2.75j3.tV; c. lives. $2 25'ii6 5ii. HOGS Receipts. 8,500 head; market 74ti' !' lower; top, $7..V.; bulk of sales. $7 a 7.2.".; heavy, t7.6'.i7.:r; mixed packer. $'. 8 43 7.26; IKl'it. $6.7i'n7.1i; yorkers, $7.001(7. 15. pigs. $6 2.10,16.75. feMEEH AND LA MRS Reclpts, 6.500 head; market, sheep loe higher; lambs, rirong; natlcc lambs $4.0o'i,7.il; weaieru lnmbs, $4 5i7.ii; fed ewes, $' 40446.01: na tive wethers. $3.)rf46.9; western wethers. 3.7i 4u.!5. atockcrs and f--deri, $:'.(( 4 01. St. 1. 011 Is lite Rlocli Market. ST. UTIS, Munh 18 CATTLE Re cep ts. 2,5"" head, including l.fi Texiina; market steady to strong and falrlv sctlvi ; native shipping and export steers. 84 7i t I 'd. with strictly fancy quoted up to $5 75, il-c.sed beef and bulclirr steers. $4. oil .0 1; atee-i under l.''l lbs.. $3 i'ii 4.25 ; Blocker and feci lira, $2 3' q t ii ; cown and heifers. 2 2.'.'fj4 U'4. canncrs. $2.2.V' I on; bulls, $2 fo'it J.f; calves. $71 5i 'ei 8 la; Texas and Indian t-r. $.1611 4 I"; cows tnd hellers, 2.SW 3.2". ilOUS Receipts. 1.500 head: market tAilu.- lower- p!gs and lights, $; 7fvfi'7.0O; packers, $6 117 2,1. butchers. $7 l"n7 4i. SHEEP AND I.AM MS -Hecelpts. 1.50 head; market strong and higher; native muttons. 3.6t"ii5 Ml; lambs. $7.(a 7.40; culls and bucks. $2.i"ti4.f4i; stockers, $1..h30i; Texsns, $3."(Vi4.Ai. Xrw York I. Ire tock Market, NEW YORK, March 18. CATTLE Re celpts, 1.950 head; steers stoutly to a trltlo Arm; bulls and common ai d medium cows, Hiil.ic lower; g.Kid cows shade lower; steers. $4.2o6iV2ii oxen. $4 2.vp4 nt'; bulls, $71. loll l.oii; cows. $1 .: 5iji.l 6i; cables slow, live cattle 12nl:tc, dressed weight; refrig erator beef, 9'ri04e; exports, 8o3 cattle, l.V'.il sheep nnd M.l.'iO quarters of beef. CALVES Receipts, 2. 242 head; giod stuck firm; medium and common steady; venls. $,'i. "Hi o.l."i; tops. $:l.,"0; little calves, $.i". 4 mi; few fed calves, $4; city dressed ve.ils. Ii',rl4c per lb. SHEEP AND LAMHS-Rcceipts. R.!".M head; sheep firm to hlghrr; good lnmbs steady; medium slow; sheep, 61 .'iKiri ,'iH; choice, $7' limbs. $6.MiS ,i:i-.; culls .i. HOGS Receipts, 1.7?S head; hogs liifjil.V lower; state, $7.7.V(r7.M; mixed westerns, nominal. St. Joseph I. lie Stock Mnrket. ST. JOSEPH. March 18. CATTLE - Re ceipts, 2.314 head; cows and h.Mfers. ston.lv to loc lower; natives. $3. vVufiiVi; cows and heifers, $2.254Pl.i0; veals, 3.u0 y6.75; stocker.i and feeder?, $3.35tr4.65. HOUS Receipts. 4,636 head; steady to strong; top Kansas lambs, $7,124; Mlssour, wethers, $6; Kansaa ewes, $5.50. i loom Itr l ive Stork Market. BIOUX CITY. March 18, (Special Tele gram.) CATTLE Receipts. 8i head; steady; beeves, $;l.75icftvOO; cows, bulls snd mixed, $2.04i l.U5; stockers and feeders. $2.75 tpt.50: yearilngs and calves. $2.60'u4 .15. HOGS Receipts, l.ono head; steady, Sell ing at $6.Soy7.15; balk, $6.857.10. Stork In Sight. Following were the receipts of live stock at the six principal western cities yejter oay: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Omaha 4,m0 6,ni 9,1101 Chicago 16 K 26.000 2n.0l Kansas City 7.50 8,5'" 6,5fi Bt. lxuls 2,nX) 5.50i 4.510 St. Joseph 2,314 6.644 4,6 i Sioux C,lty 8U0 l.OiO Totals 33,914 62,444 43.616 Wool Market. ST. LOUIS. March 18 WOOL-Qnlet : medium grades and combing. Ii'iiri94r; light fine. 15KT8c; heavy tine. 10 14c; tub washed. 19 29c. NEW YORK, March 18. WOOL Firm; domestic fleece, 28,32c. ivtJNDON. March 18. WOOL The rffet Inge at the auction sales today numhere 1 14,252 bales; demand was good and merinos and fine crosobreds sold briskly, broken lots reaching extreme rates; lnmbs' wool In keen demand at an advance of 6c; Amer ican buyers took a few parcels of line merinos and crossbreds. Si.les In dt t ill as follows: New South Walea. 2.11m bales; scoured, llddls 94d; greasy, K4diile 2d. Queensland, 1,300 bales; scoured, lldn Is 94d; greasy. 6VdUls 4d. Victoria., 2.10' bales; scoured, 6dais 14d: greasy, 44i1fiji Is 2d. South Australia, 700 bales; greasy. 4(311 d. West Australia, 100 bales; greasy. 449d. New Zealand, 6,50) bales; scoured 6d'als 84d; greasy, 44d'Sls Id. Cspe of Good Hope snd Natal, l,3tN bales; scoured, 8dls 84d; greasy, 64&04d. Sna-ar and Molasses. NEW ORLEANS, Mpreh 18.-8UOAR-Steady; open kettle, Zta'Zc: open kettle, centrifugal, 84S'35c; centrifugal whites, 4 6-16c; yellows, 84SN1-16C; seconds, 2441' 34e. MOLASSES Open kettle, nominal, 13 26c: centrifugal. 6'318c. BYRUP-Nomlnal. 19S26e. NEW YORK. March lS.-StTOAR -Raw. quiet; fair refining, 34c; centrifugal, 96 test, 32 3-32c; molasses sugar, 3c; rellned steady. MOLASSES Firm. Coffee Market. NEW YORK, March 18. COFFEE-Spot, quiet; No. 7 Invoice, 64c Futures opened steady at unchanged prices and rule.j gen erally dull and featureless, but fairly steady until near the finish, when trudlni; became more active under liquidation and fresh sales by leading bear Interests lead ing to a partial decline of 5 points, the market closing quiet and steady on that basis; sales were reported of 31,000 bags, Including: April, 4.3cc : May, 4.3,"c; July, 4.66c; August, 4.65c; September, 4.7IK-; Oc O ber. 4.75c; November, 4.8k-; December, b.ihtp 5.10c. Whlskr Market. PEORIA, March 18 WHISKY-$1.30 for, finished goods. CHICAGO. March 18.-WKISKY-Steadv. 1.0. ST. LOUIS, March 18. WHISKY-Steady, 11.30. CINCINNATI, March 18. WHISKY-Dls-tlllers' finished goods quiet on basis of $1.30. Drr Goods Market. NEW YORK. March 18. DRY GOODS Malntalned values with regularity and buyers And It difficult to secure prompt de liveries. Collections are reported unfavor able, buyers taking their full limit of timo Peoria Market. PORIA. 111., March 18.-CORN Lower; No 8. 38c. OATS Dull ; No. 8 white, 32c. Starts on a Trial Trip. BRIDGEPORT, Conn.. March 18. Th-? coast defense monitor. Flor da, with th-) government trial board, of which Captain C. J. Train Is chairman, on board, l.-i t here shortly after 11 o clock today mid headed for the Long Island shore to begin Its official trial run. The starting point U inree mil s norm ui me mhik isunu snor; and about south of Stratford shoal. The run will be twice over a course of eleven and a half knots. Navlaatlon on Lake Opens. CHICAGO, March 18. The navigation season on Iake Michigan has been opened by the steamers Bioux c ity anil Alice star ford. The former made Its first trip to St. Joseph last night, the latter leaving for Grand Haven. All the steamship com panies are making preparations for a large business during the summer. Bardlrk Inquest Postponed. RUFFALO. N. Y.. March 18.-The Uur- dlck inquest has been postponed until next Monday. District Attorney Coatsworth is suffering from a sore throat and cannot) speak without great difficulty. TUB HUALTV MAHK.KT. INSTRUMENTS placed on record Wednes day, Munh 18: Warranty Deeds. T. B. Garllck and wife to Joseph Garllck, s4 lot 13, block 10. Wilcox add $ 1 Josephine A. Reynolds and husband to K. J. Wlcherl, part lota 7 and 8, block 6. Improve ment Association add 1.460 A. G. Hollander and wife to Morris and C. R Hough, lot 8. block ."34, South Omaha 200 Julia M. Went and husband to C. H. Jensen, lot 1, block 2, Armstrong s 2d add 6ou Elizubeth Keller and husband to Peter Koehler, 3l leel of w4 lot 6, block 13. Improvement Association add 700 Peter Koehler and wife to Jacob Kel ler, 850 feet of ri65 feet of W142 feet lot 7, block 14, Improvement Associa tion add 700 A. W. Haxter snd wife to Olive H Partridge, lot 6, block l, Kxcounge Place I Philadelphia Mortgage and Trust com pany to 14. r . 1'arx, suuiot 4 in p 15-18 1.500 Hans Hansen and wife to Gust Itrson, 66x13s feet in norinenai corner bloc 14. 8. K. Rogers' add 1,800 Byron Reed company to A. M. Shean, lot 4. block 3, Saunders & II. s add., 7V Quit Claim Deeds. Gustav Boh I man to Augusta Bohlman, part lot 63, Oklahoma 1 Deeds. O. M. Reynolds and wife to Conti nental National bank, n4 lot 4. block 44 and n4 lot 8, block 148, Omaha.... 1 Total amount of transfers $8,801 WEARE GRAIN & ELEVATOR COMPANY Members Principal Exchanges, Private Wires. BRANCH OFFICE OMAHA. NEB. 110-111 lizard of Trade. W. E. WARD. Mgr. Telephnns 1516 BUCKET SHOPS have been put out of bualness bv persons trading on my stock anil grain information. I'my me after profU-laklnx. Handle your awn money. Trade where yon pleaee. For particulars address W. P. CROSbY, IJ4 Via Buret! St., CHICAGO