THE OMAHA DAILY REE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 103. AIN ASD PRODCCE MARKET Eeportatl Crii'i la tha Eur. PrtTailiBg Factor ia tha Grain Pit. WHEAT RULE3 FIRM ON BROAD MARKET STroo PreSI Taking la Oats Keeps Frier Bme, Wall Prevlias Ad vane Fairly Active . BaylaaT. CHICAOO Iee. 24. The crisis In tha far at waa tha almoat exclusive factor In grain market today. May wheat rioaed Si higher, May corn la up o, oata and provisions a shade to 7c higher. It waa a broad market In wheat and firtoes ruled firm. Shorts wera atlmulated nto buying by tha possibility that war might be declare between Russia and Japan before traders resumed business on Monday. Outalda markets wera also vinma. j no oig nuu operator waa a mod- I ?h? .I!!!Jr h'oTJ "."d ,h" ft" ,tro $rlnZn EtdJ." C'..??!!lln"! I r, - --- . , --.-, sx r. w t ay rimuy, V aw a i'.ll'Il T"! ,n f"rp'n markets and to the amall local rerelntn u. mmrA I a shada lo;r to He hlsher at I to MHf W H light offertnga Piioea ad-1 vanced rapidly and May soon sold at 8414c, I Wlth srood . profits In view pit traders xurnea active sellers snd the market de clined. No sreat weakneaa was manifested, however, and a firm feeltne; prevailed at . tha cloae. with May at 83V. Cleraiirea of wheat and flour wera equal to 471 two bushel. Primary recripta wera 1.119.0 . bushels, aralnat WS.9O0 bushels lant week, asrainst a holiday a year tin. Exports for the week, Ifcoeordlna; to. Brsdstreet's, were JKB.nna bushels. Minneapolis, Dulnth and Chlcaa reported recelpta of 887 care, aralnat 418 cars laat week. . , Shorts In corn were anxious to caver be cause of the strength In wheat and the fear of development In the Riisso-Jananeee miauon over the CThrlstmas holidays. Buying wnn on fl liber! fwnle antl oflferlnpri I era rather light, following aomo early telling by cnmmlwlnn houses. Weather was unfavorable for the movement, but tiredlctlona were for clear and colder. A feature In trading was moderate iiuvlng by ths asm Interest that Is long In wheat. Closing prlcea were strong. After ooeMng a 10 wirc nigner- st 44C to tlVxWl'.ic War sold between 44Uf444e, closing at 44 c4Vc . local recelpta wera V cars, with lour or contract grade. With other markets strong, oats ad vanced In sympathy. Free profit taking. however, kept prices bsck. The buvlng Jraa principally", try eeah and commission nouses snd was brought ou to soma ex. xenr ny wet weather. A firm tona prevalicl wj ke hlsrhefst sTUfliffye to YTKo Msv ranged 7WWeen t78nc and closed at 7c. Le- I ii in? none. An.r opening a ansae sr-receipia were 12B cars. Provisions showed fair advances' on ac tive buying bv commission houses. A strong hog market was an aarlv Influence wier in "h in. aireiiatn in gntina Increased the bullishness, Thera waa aome selling by English houses, with some profit tsklng, and part of the sdvsnca was lost. The close waa firm, with Mi v pork "d Isrd eeoh THo Meher at flJ.421 and MHO. Mar rlba were a shade hlrhsr st t8.62'"'M.M. Tlstlmated rece'nts for flstnrdav; Wheat. 80 cars; corn, 196 oars; oats, 130 cars; hogs. sj nea-a. i Ths board will be closed until Monday. The leading futures ranged as follows: Art Cloe. Open. High.! low.. ara. Tea y. Wheat I ' May July K 77 ....7?)k . Tiiwn. l 41 41 h '44 -44H 444,4. 48(B1 . 43 flVi 84 84 t7 . 87 7 84 14 -4 lttrr ioo ii os 1160 1140 1141 en .a iff a to K : 8 82 ) 8 82 i ' i X 80.. 811 tit Corn pec May July Oats peo.- May July Iork Jan. May lrdV Jan. May Sllbe Jan. May 44HffHl 43H 85 S7HQ14 ,e7si 1100 11 u TO oo 8 8 10 I K .7HI Si Cash quotations wera aa follows: . ,1 FLOUR Dull and easy: winter cat nts. 84.UMM.20: winter atralshts. tf T0S4.10: Spring patents, $4. 01 SO; spring straights. WHEAT No. I. 7Soc; No. I red, 829 SWJ. CORN No. 1 4 Jo: No. 1 yellow. 4SUo. .OAt 8 No. X 84gl4c; No. 8 while, HO 'rTF!-No. 1 S2He. BARLEY Good feeding, I6c; fair to thnlce malting, 44j"(-i6o. SEiTD No. 1 flax, s3o; No. i northwest. rn, 111 prime tl-nothy, 2.0: clover, con tract grade. 111.26. . . PROVISION Mess pork, per bbf . fllO) flM2. Lard, per 100 lba.. l-i 678.70. hort rlba sides (loose), $ ltj.17. Short viear aiaea tooxea;, u.ir..w. Following - were the recslpta and ship- iisji.s vr, iivur sou grain; I Recetnts. Shipments. in our, bbls. 67.00 9t.7tO M.809 Wheat ba Torn, bu pats, bu fly. bu liar ley, bu Stl.OiI) 116 Sol 2s6.0uO 12.KK) 129 SOI 8 .foO ,8U0 14.60) On tha Produce exchange todsv the but. ter market waa Steady. Creameries l '4i JS,i - dairies, U'vilc Eggs quk-4 st mark, cases tuoluded, eW2bo.. Ckeeac steady, luwl0c K8W YORK UKSKKAL MARKKT. Raetatlasta a 4ha Day aa Varleas CesaaaadUiea. .NEW YORK, Dec 24.-FLOUR-RS. celpts, 20,714 bbla 1 - exports, 20.478 bbls; aJa, 8,7'jO paukagua, TI, v,i w vauiivi, . uiaravt was Cull hut firmly hsid. Winter patenta, 84 W i,l Ui Mint.. K. . . . 1 , . . .it , .. . . 1 . 11 n wi.jw, asiiinv. Sola patnla, 4.se 4.76i winter extras, M IS au; wuinssota bakera S3.70U4.sb; win ter luw gradea, 82 frVfiLSl. Ry. riuur, steady; fair to guod. 6.2044.4u; choice lo fancy, S4.4MiSU. xtuukwheat flour, dull; J2.2ixui.34. fun N MEAL-DuU; yellow western, l.t; RtlU-NormaJ; Ne. 8 western, 8o; t tv, ariuat: stats and Jersey. few-0. , .iiu.ii iuii bus rfvrsujr, suusy. BARLKY-Uuiat; fssdlug. Sea. c. t f.. unsiu; malung, 4swo, c. I, f., Buffalo Wlii7AT Rsiilpta, lu.27S bu.: sxporta, 81.404 ou.: asuea t.xu.uuu bu. 'i he murk.t lor spot waa nrm; An, 3 red, KVo eia- alur and si,.o t u. b. .rt.t- 1 nnnh. srn Duluth. m&ti.a t. l a, .dml' k'a 1 hard AlaiiUoba, nominal f. o. b. afloat iiiere waa an auvaaua ef neary le in Wheat vu a senaatlunal war rumor and I higher cables, but the market evenlu- ally ylalaed to big receipts and realising anJ cH,eed Irrafular at ,io net advance. bales Included No. 2 red, May, S'U7 l-lo, oiuasd at soo; July tJjt3c, closed, -u; avvw-inuer, sa-ti tiso, cimswu. r.o. COll.M Reialula. S6.2UU Du.: aiuurta. 86. kSS bu.; aales. 86.000 bu.; futures. S4.0u0.bu. lba iuarkst for spot waa nrm: Ne. 2, 6.o elevator and abVn t i 1 anoat: No. I yellow, 6oi ungraded mixed. 6jVc. The 4btK'H markrt was more active and strong oaay n nigner oauiea, tna war scare, wheat ptrenaib. rain west and covering. The clue waa fciiSo bet higher. May, S.i4iv(!, tluaod, vj; DeceiuiMtr clusvJ, HAY Quirt: shiublng, ,.. aood to Choice, t"-'2'o. ItOPS f irin! slate, common .to choice lKJ crvp, 2vv4c; 14 crop, lKi-U-; olds. 7 1 13c; pa. tno cos, 1 erop, li.'sc; 19.4 4rop, iumc; eiaa, vaiu. HIDK.-i-FIrm: Galveston, 2 to 25 lite., lc; California, h U lba. 8v; Texas dry. ItA n ., ll.a lly. I.fATH r.A l-irm; acid. S26c PROVISIONS Beef, firm; family. :u uu Ell 0 metis. 6.Aq.00; beet hams. t"'b". uu. riiv extra India mess. lilOujI'm Cut meats. Irregular; pickled bellies. W fci 8.76; pic kled shuuldei. SJ.frt.Cf i -u; pick. el nrma, aiw wrai.,1. lira. steady; western stsamed. 87 lu: refined, steady; continent. name, liowo 10.75. Lard, nria; wri.tr rn steamed, t; lit: refined, firm: continent. 17 &; South Aa.rrlca, 8 7 75; compound IL 't ti. Pork. firm; family, US ITvi 16 so; snort ciear, 8i3.om4.tpo: mesa, nx.7bOl3.so. , c stum.; uo'ietic, lair to extra, nc; Jspan. nomlnsl. ti L . 7 .i T ALLO W Firm , city. 6c; country. 40 )o. HITTER Receipts, 1844 pkgs : quiet; crramerr. lo F-Ac: slats nairy. 14iu2ug. tats full creamery fancy lim a'nd arasll colored and while, Heptiembt r, lie; late In os. 10c. Ko'" -Receipts. 1.688 pkgs. I qulst; west- am. eriiiRH.-. POI Li KY Alive, stesdv: western ehl, k ana. loo: fowls, 11c: turksis. 12.uO-: dressrd. quiet; western chickens, 11.:; fowls. Uc: I Jviraija, wiin- . Kansas C4ty tirala sal Pravlsleaa. I KANSAS CITY. Dec tl-WHEAT-Ps- Ci-uiiTr. s-ir, a)v ,.; cssh n J hard. 8e"'t lc- Ko. 2 eii.fws,-: No 4. a-tsac: re- led, Slavic; No. I led, a.&4i-; No. 2. TiJ fci-Si-Decenibey, 7c; May. ri. J7c; (I IT. X? .. l.i. w nm ft . r . . ui. .,, .i. rvT ? . Ti . V- '" track, P.O. 1 nara, ;c; jno. 1 nonnern. Pre . -, , . . v , f)'c: no. 8 nortnera, ic; io- s norvnern, 1 d I. 430; standard-white, 43; No. I. 4"c; I 7,, ... -t. P I t Xio 1 white, 4K-: No. 8 wh te, 4Sc; traca FIXIUR-Flrst patenta. 84 45474 56: second I Re wnne. , western. wHOi track While. Slate, ptm. , 40"; -rat Clears, S3..31.40; s.uws... uituuiia wsrsi uuiiiuiai. 1 - , i rwi. a.- i raah No. I mixed. l336o; No. t white, 86 tjlic; No. 8, ni.to. oath No. a wuiia, 86 37c; No. 2 mixed, HA i -Choice timothy, I0fg9&0; eholca prairie, 7.ti 7.7S. hh-etentiy; No. I. 4c. KlK)8-Hrm. Missouri and Kanaaa cases returned, 24o; nw No. 1 whltewovd caaee Included, 82aV . i BbTi EH creamery, 021c; dairy, fancy, lo. Receipts, Shipments. Wheat, bu ).) 156.k) Crn, bu. s&.l") " 2."0 Oats, bu t.uuO lu.uuu OMAHA WUOLEIiiLI MARKET, Coadltloa of Trad ail (Isolations Mayla aad Faarr Frodae. EOQS Receipts mora liberai; fraah stock. itrBZ'C. LIVB POULTRY Hens. Tcf spring Chlrkena, nc; rooatera. according to age. Itlir; turkeys, 12c: ducks, tVc; geese, fcfclw. DHH.NbKJ) PUULThY-Heceipts, libersl; turkeys, l(i16c; old toms. 14c; ducks, kifl 11c: ff. IMilur: rhlikena. stive. til' 1 1 t-it racking stock. li'VOi; cnoica 1 to fancy dairy, In tuba, 14lc; separator, I zc- I 'RESH FIRM Trout 10c: nlrkereL SC: I put. vc; percn, c; iiiuensu, 10c; wmiensii, 1 ftp: uimnn. lie- ukAA-i. 1 1. An.h is.. redanapper, lie; lobsters, boiled, per It... ' !.'. f "-... bullhead.. Jit": fH T 11 H Fl . nlAPIf risl MhWJaf! ! Isl II f Ml I. o crapplea, 12o; herrtiifc c. whlta bass, v;..- ' ' OYSTERS New York count a. per can 43c; per sal., K.OO; extra aelecte, per caa, 16c; tr gal., 11.71; atandard, per can, 1170 BRA N Per ton. 11 4. SO. HAV Prlcea auoteri li Omaha Whola sale rjealera' association. Choice No, 1 up land. 87 60: -No. 2. i'.OO: medium. K.601 coarae, .00. Rya atrr.w, K.Kl. Theae prlcea are ror nay or ajcoo color ana quality. Demard fair and receipts light. OAT8-17C. i Rat E No. t Fr. YEO FTTA BLB.S. tWIi 1 shamm J-t , . a, a a I f07wTtreBSol,rJ!70-Vv-B,o: Dlk0U' Pr kaa 11 I t"u iiHj riniivv, JJU'L 7KT5c: natlvai. udiZ(k t BWtliT PuTATOc-i ti .2b. 1 via uiinoiA. pr DDL, NAVY HP.AN8 Par. bu.. 8J.. t EL.ERY Hmall, per doa., MPbci laxga c?!l?LnJ.'t? 7- ONION& New home rrnmn. drv. tier lb.. ,c, apamsn, per crate, l.M; (Juloraao yci' low and red, J Wo. . CABBAOK Wisconsin Holland. tHo. TURMI'S Carkait. rutibuu. bar IK. jc: wnne. per bu., ioc. CARROTS Per bu., tOc PARSNIPS Per bu., 60a BEKT8 Per bu.. Mo. CAULIFIjOWKH l-Mllfnmte nee erst a. . tomatoes California, per 4-baaket CUCUMBERS Per dos.. H. rRIIITfl . APPLKS T'stlfAmlA HullltA.ni nee Kav. 1 t: New York Oreenlugs, Baldwins and oiner varieties, Xi6t Pt9PH.nj' i?!5?Jl?' Imported 1 Mi '"f "?t,"rk? ; e5 00.(n, CDlL'bDDtL 3 " r r.r7R.Ri;-Je7,!t .P"' ,rlf! 5f.nJu,7.7KiJi?n""1 nd Bul i ulTfMr'!rTA!Ll. . w-w UUINCES-Californla, per bo. .11.36. TROPICAL, FRUITS. ORANGES Florida Rrlanta and Ttnsaeta I Ui 5'."v-!?-,B; P"T'" Jsrge sUs. U.Wal.te. I liLMONB-California . fancy, 8u0 to JM I Hztm, t4; cholo. .'40 t 270 sixes. $3.60. uiAq ... " . i .. " " I r l(Jr -Cftliffirnlft rvt 1A..K. rai rtnnal KSLr I Imported Smyrna, t-crowo, 14oj a-crown, 16c; '"ff.'.l'K-.- ... - - I COCOANUT8-Per sack, $4; per dos.; 0o, rlTtr!lP.pl.. nn kn. ... -.1. , per lb.. In 40-lb. boxes. 6c; Oriental stalled uai.es. wr dos. xz.au. BANANAS Per medlum-alael bunck xtoH v.su, dumoo, z nxu.m. MISCELLANEOUS. CHEEflE-Wl.nnn.iti lain. full imi. 012Ho; Wisconsin Young Americas. lci " w, UI.UUUU1 orioa, uyQi nimin.in iimovrger, lc. HORSB RADlSli 1'bt case of 2 do- packed. 80c. NUTS Walnuts, No. 1 soft shell, per lb., , 15c; hard shell, per lb., 14f; No. 1 soft shell, ! per lb., ISc; No. 2, hard shell, per lb., Uci tiraaus, per lb., lie: Alberta, per lb., 11c; almonds, soft shell, ner lb.. 15c: hard shell. bee IK 19c n im. , i . Im IK IV.. am. II psr id., uc; peanuts, per id.. -c; roaeteg uc.iiui., iicr iu., iv; vmu waiuuis. ki'V 10 large hickory nuts, per bu.. 81.10: shell bsrks, per bu., 12; black walnuts, per bu., si.A, iistian cneainuia, per 10., 32c. njur.n-NQ. L sreen acs ka. z s isimb as No. 1 suited, 7c; No. t salted, ec; No. 1 veal calf, a to IS lbs., 8c: No. 1 veal calf. II to u loa., s-jijc; dry aaltod hides. I''12c; snecf peiia, mintiua, uorae niusa, sijtuxw. t. Lanta Orala sad Provlaloaa. 8T. LOUIS. Dae. 24 WHEAT Steady: iso. 1 iea casn. elevator, nominal: track. 812c: Uscember, 8'c; May, &2c; July, c; No. J haid, 75477c. CORN-HI. her: No. 2 cash. 43c: track. tie; December. 4aci May, Luvi:,c; July, 4Ve. oath-Higher; No. I cash. 86e: track. M lr 41 if) 1138 AUsj 41 V fa f-1 1 . srfAI. . 4.1 t Wt, He89cKeCemer' iay' N" FLOL'R-Steady In firm. Red winter pat- ents. S4.6(i4 36; extrs fancy and straight, 23 iHKff4 20; clear, 83.4O4j2.60. SEED Timothy, steady at t2.26lfjt.S0; prime, nigner. iimN m r.ALr Btraa v si wz.nu. BRAN r Irm; aacked. eaet track. thicc HAY Quiet: timothy. 8o.0o612.U0: prulrie. xn.uxtiV.MI. IRON COTTON TIES 81.05. B A ad 1 N O 64. ifi cT HEMP TWINE 60. PROVISIONS Pork, higher; jobbing, 1 112.474. Ijird. hlsher. brlrns steamed. 16 C Baoou. steady; Boxed extra shorts, $7.6; clear libs. 87.60: short clear. 27.26. POULTRY Steady; . chickens. gc: springs. ic; turkeys, 12c; ducks, 10c; see-e. 7C BUTTER riemsnd fair; creamery, 18 xac: nniry. ugne. jrflCS Steady at ZTC. esse count. - Receipts. Shipments. Flour, bbls.... 14.0ns 74.H) Wheat, bu 163 000 4S,ono Corn, bu 42.0HO f.9.000 Oats bu 1 wm wl II.UUU Zl.UUU Evauarated Applea aad Dried Fralta, NEW YORK. Dee. 24. EVAPORATED APPI.KB The market la auieter now that December contracts have been pretty wn arranged for. and nrtcsa are rather, easy. Common are quirted at 4irrSc. prime at S C.I'Vift' I CAI.I bote at aaWM and fancv at 70. XIRNI A DRIED FRUITS prunes I - -' ' ----. - , Plr to n attracting A fair Jobbing and I eome export demand, ruling firm at prices ranging from e to o for various srades nd I Auricula are In moderate dem-nd and I steaoy. tnoice n. qmnn v-v . e- I tra choice at 9ftl0c snd fancv at 116T6C. I Paaehaa are In light simply and Arm. with choice quoted at 71a7,7.o extra. choice at I 7u!ao ana iancy at svwac I Philadelphia Prsdaes Market I vtxtr inrt duta tw S4.BTrrTER ..r1.?" 22Wc: extra naarby prints. 23lo. 7 : 1 . EGG 41 lull and 3C lower; rresn nearby, fie at mark: freah western. 82o. loss off: fresh southwestern. 1032o, lose off; fresh southern, 80e, loss o!T. CH tKHK etesdy : Mew Tors run creams, fancv. HVc: New York full creams, choice. ll". : New York full creams, fair to good. imc. Maaeaells Wheal, Floar aad Braa. MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 24 WHEAT De- oember. Sis; May, tCSc; July,- 82t2c. jjRAjj-lN bulk. S11754T14.00. Llveraael G rala Market. LIVERPOOU Dec. 24. WHEAT Boot, ftr.a! Kit. f red western winter Sa Xil I futures steady: Deceinbex, 8s id; March, Is j 4wi . June 6s S'4d. CORN SiHit. steady: American mixed. Id: futures uuist: January and March. nominal. Mlleraakee Grata Market. MILWAUKEE Dec. 24 WHEAT Firm. No. 1 northern. 8f.'rivc; No. 1 uorih.ern.-ki ti iwe; .tny. ssi Kjq. RYK-MeaOV. NO. 1. 6HT?C. BAKLEV-DulU No. 2. 63c: samnle. at SJIWC. CUK-steady, mo. a, suqczc; stay, 44n. Dalatk Grata Market. DULUTH. Dec. 24. WHEAT On track No. 1 aorthtrn. 81c; No. 2 northern, iso. 1 annua-. ,otc: ro. v. ,c: ivo. t 66t:: Deerrtr sue: U.i. SJVtc OA IS on track and to airlva. 8So. Taleda Seed Market. TOLFDO. O., Dec. 24 -8 Fr Da-Clover. rafch 8' I4; Iteoember. 8,.(l); January. 87 UU: February. ITui'-: Man h. IT U,1. Pnn.a auika. 4 .aa. -rluae tuuothy, 1 4U. rtUii Ssxktt. baxla of 8) ZI fur distillers tl.-isl.cd aooda. CHICAOO. Dsc. 24 V H1SK T-Miaadv on bams of liiKh wines, 1127. 1 CINCINNATI. 24 WIIISKT-Dh-ri- lel riiL-rie-l miutl oulrt 00 tubals of ll 27. rT. LoLll). Dec 21. W lileK I-Hliiji at rtjn mi in e bra ss a. Dee M rramea IS 1 tab and Colorado, par U framea, 8150. M'um;T vnio..... MAPLfi SUUAR-5hlo, per lb., l(to. I P'I .V': CllJER-Per bbl.. 86.75; per -bbl., 88 . "n- j-rV ' POPCORN Per lb., svic: sh.iii Wua 1 Cent, of New Jersey.. NEW TORE STOCKS AND BOXDSf?. Etoo Loot Qniat Get a Mora oa Thain- alrta ia FaatiTa Season. RUMORS OF INCREASE IN DIVIDENDS Cottoa. Reaches tki Highest Prlea Im Haw Tork aiaea Civil Mar, Af- feetlng Wall Street laveet seats. NEW YORK. Dec 4 Tndav'a atnr-k market ahowed points of strength scat tered all throuah It. but the room tradera Who had the market all to themaelvea ae. cepted this ss a part of Ihe Christmas cele- nraiion, aimoat as murn aa the strains of the bra as band that enlivened the proceed- on me noor or tha Stock exrhanse during the last hour of the session. Of the Btocas whim moved notablv. one or two onlv were In the Hat r i 1 1 a llr nrAmln,.! inr ,jn many casea the gains noted were In stocks that had not moved for weeks. Just why It should conduce to the gaity of the holiday celebration to awaken theae sleeping securities from a long quiet and rush them up points at a time must ne len 10 tna inscrutable minds or stork brokers on a frolic. Here and thera the disposition to tske pro fit a on the rise aeemed to be Irrepressible, but this was irownea upon as throwing a dampening spirit upon the occasion. The lingering effect of the Increase announced yesterday In the Lake Shore dividend was manifest In movements of a handful of high grade stocks., some In the railroad and some In the Industrial list. Rumors of Dosalble dlvl- aena increases accompanied some or these aavancea and with others there went sug gestions of a coming distribution of surplus known to be In the treasuries or the com panlea. There was obviously a speculative fvex si le-xv, 4 I J VI t3 W SJ Ul ItlljIPly a riTITJ IK I t VI contest In Oeneral Klectrlc and Westing house Electric, the price of the latter being Dia up serosa the former, thus making good predictions current for some time past. Dut relapsing ssain to below the Dsrltr. In some of the more obscure stocks It was evident that the current disfavor of selling movements waa taken advantage of to bid up the market without opposition. The sctlon of tha cotton and wheat mar kets In response to the war rumors, which took on an alarming tone, waa not piicti as to suggest harmful results to American interests even In the vent or war. cotton sold In New York af the hla-heat nHre In December since the civil war and the price reached ry wheat waa tna nigneat lor sev eral years Dast. Call money rates were heavy in the race or Uje requirements to carry over until next Monday, and all the Indications point to a decided Improvement In the Condition to be shown by the banks In next Satur day's bank statement by the time trading Is resumed In stocks. Tha movement of currency from the Interior and . the stib- tressury operations sre estlmsted to have treasury operations sru eniinisi yielded upward of $J,0.Ono of ac serves to the banks already sin "y- -i Is In spite of the h amuonai re- ce last Bat heavy trans- fern to New Orleana. which have run tip to 12.760,000 since the last bsnk statement The ,1.. .,.rllr.. ..K. nl,, tinned hesvy today, notwithstanding the reduction of over 110.800.000 for the week In the Bnk of England reerve. Dlnoounts tn gaisa ,i Esl i pa igg ig irowi Vi .a - i j.it A ..u, what aurprislngly. There was an Irregular reaction late In tha day and the market closed lrreaular The bond market was nrm, put noi very active. Total sales, par value, 82,015.000. United States Is and old 4's have ad vanced per cent and ths new 4's have de clined per cent on, call ourmg me weea, Following are tha cloalng quotations on ins new irn biuvs Bales Hlh. Low. Close Atchison. 11.760 68 67 67 do Pfd.. J 82 7S 92 610 7 84 11H 161 83 600 110 120 162 800 S3 Chicago II Alton . do prd sno 71 ChlOreat Western... 100 16 16 ' IS do B pfd .... I' "4 1C8 169 78 Chi. Northwestern. 1,010 168 Chi. Term. & Trans... a 8 do lad .... r ""9 ' " Colorado Southern.... 840 14 14 ' It 62 62 do 1st pfd liv ti An A rt MO 23 a 12 Delaware Hudson.. 2.670 160 J6T 16 1 rel.. Lack. A West. . . l.two xoo im Deliver A Bio Oranda .-j do Pfd J' 71 IM. . 9 860 74 291 29 dO 1st Pfd !. . ?"'7 rto td ofd 1.800 61 61 61 nwMt Km-thern tifd... .... .... 160 Hnrklns VaJlev 72 do, pfd ...... l' 84 84 84 Illinois Central l.u 130 130 ISO Iowa Central....... do pfd .... .... ..-V 88 Kan. City Southern - .... do pla OT7x Louis. A Nashville.... 8,100 ion liti ii I - . . . T 4 PATt SJ aA M?" St. "y.Hei'-div!).' tSJS 13 Minn. A St. Louis .... I.MU 14 1V1- 122 123 121 w I 94 94 7 17 17 an- 29 Missouri Psclflc 14105 94 Mo.. Kansss A Texas "3 1' I.-, nfd a:' Nat. H. R. Mex. pfd.. 100 s m New York Central.... w.n't 12'"4 ii4 Ontario A Western... 1.825 i2 22 22 Norfolk A Western... 1.1U0 61 67 b.Vi TVnnylvanVa"".;":!;iB;4u6 118 lis lis Pitta . a . C. A St. L. Reading s.V 46 46 do 1st pro. .... do Id Dfd Rock Island... 10.770 a is 60 60 46 " .13 . 134 do prd i, Bt. ll A H V. 1st pfd .... do 2d pfd 1.610 St. L. Southwestern... 120 rin nr il Bt. Paul U4S0 144' 144 do Dfd '. no 1 SLniiihern PasifiO 1.370 Southern Railway l.0 2o dn nfd HJ ' Texas Paclno "Irs) Toldo, Bt. L. A West 600 23 Ss 7 w" 37 dO Pfd l.aou Union Patlflo, 14.360 do pfd Wabash !" do nfd. U9 Wheel. A Lake Rrie , .... Wisconsin Central v da pfd .... .... Adams Express 4. .... " American Express.... iw w IT. S. Express 20 110 Welle-Fargo Express. .... .... A mat. Copper " " aL Copier si. me -saj -ob Brrr I Foundry. 2.3'i0 20 1H 1 Amn do pfd Amn Unaeed Oil... luO 6a C8 87 do pfd . J 18 79 49 29 8 Amn. IocomoUve .. JlT-ej to du pia i Zri Amn. Smett. ft Kenn. s,is 49 90 do pfd tex-oivi I Amn. Sugar Refln. ....18.670 Mining Co. 1.4U0 irr 78 126 126'4 77 73 S2 IS ''In . ..il Trans 28.140 63 6i0 27 610- 14 I'nln FSiel A Iron. 27 Colum. A Hock Coal 14 Conaolldated uas.... 24i 1W 16 ins ITS 168 194 171 Oeneral Electric... Inter. Paper 10 do pfd , 63 27 69 27 14 Inter. Pump 100 100 28 10 ii" 78 . 70 ii" 77 - SS 87 do pro National Biscuit National Lead 660 aU 7H ' ?4 North American Pacific Mail , People Oas.... 2 seed Daeei ist ' 67 o pia -A-"" " llman Palace Car.. .... Zlt nubile Steel ".. 40 do pia Rubber Qooda do pfd Tenn. Coal A Iron. . 40 . 110, .10,675 . 1M . 9u0 18 72 87 7 n H 78 84 7 76 17 71 86 7 76 U. 8. leather do Plii U. 8. Rubber. 1 39 tT aP tst'i I UV V.d do pfd I 209 la,3ui 10 10 66 10 66 86 Western Union . 1 srlll,a a " J. .-I M .k.r.S Total saiea ior wa r ,, rsrelga FlaaaelaL, LONDON. Dec. X MONET Was In In creased ianilday demand la the market to day and the aupplles exceeded the require ments, the bsnks Wilding freely. The trad n tha Hiock exchange was Inactive. Tie movements were largely due to closing us engagemetiU In anticipation of the holl daya. Attendance was small. Consols werj fairly sieady and neglected. They closed easier. Americana opned with a cheerful tone la response to New York sdvances. be came easier sua cioeea say. uranu '"" - x,.,...,.i. was auii on iramc m.... ."s " --""i" ii An trame returns ieiiia u 1 I'li'iiu- Ing. Operators. However, wars oii"i gnait tne nuvcuuvi i.'.uiiv - - KorlKHrs were steadier ani Argentines were the feature. The wer'aly statement c.f the Bank tif England ehowa ths following et.ansrs. luiai 1 " - 1 '". ".,. inMiuil A677 Owl. bullion de ne- 8111 oiner su. other denoslta tneress 4. oil ., public deposits Increased a . notes rs- curitlMS uncnangen ins p,.ii bank's reserve to liability this week la 86 sat per cent, as compares, wua Vx T, T s tw. 14 Prices on the bourse to day opened etnng snd sieady, but later si,-ka became hravy on the reirts tbat Japan Is lnU.si4Me4 to tuake concrselolis to i t. nea. a tjnio nssla. Iter thera was an Improvement nd the market closed Arm. The private rate of discount was 116-14 per cent The weekly statement of the Hank or France show the following charges: Notee In circulation Increased l,7WVfti francs, treaa- tiry accounts current Increased is.Rid.k-o francs, aold In hand Increased 75.IV-0 franca. bills dlwounted decreased 11.2TA-0 franca, sliver In hand decreased 8,S76.uO francs. Three tr cent rentes. 7f. 61H0 fof th account; exchange on London, 2if, 16o for Checsa. BERLIN. rec. 24 Trading on the bourse today was quiet, but prices were firm. Ex change on Ixmdon, snm 3piga ror cnecss. IMscount rates: Short hilla, 1 per cent; three months' bills, 8 per cent. ' New Yerkc Xfoaey Market. riC.W TUKI-i, 1 mur.l-vn run. steady, I per cent, closing bid snd offered st 4. lime loans, easy, a per ni 101 an dates. ' STERLING FXCHANOE Weak, with actual business In bankers' Mils at 4.80SVi IM for demand, and at 49fi4f4 for sixty day bills; posted rales. 4 81'4.ii2 and 4.87x3 4.S5-4; commercial bills, 4.V PRIME MERCANTILE! FAl fiK 6 per cent. SILVER Bar. B6c; Mexican dollars, .to. BONUS Oovernment, steady; railroad, firm. The closing quotations on bonds sre as follows: O. 8. ref. U, rag....l iU A N. s. 4a....l" (lo emiM loH 'M.nh.tl.a co. g. 4S.10I-4 So Is. raa l" , v.itosB o. i So enuDoa so 1st In..- )44 Ss as 4a, rst..-lH Ss enupea 1-4 sli 4s. r 1014 ee enapea ..lin'4 So . na 1011a So eossos 1114 M. a St U 4s.... 7 M.. K. S T. 4a.... Its tos ' si M. mh. s.. n ' N. Y. c. sea. 4 N. 1. C. tea. 8s...1" Nor. Pa. 4a I s H -. 1. W. eoa. 4s.... MVt O. g. U 4a as4 a.. l raa. eoa. IH KI4 Resialns asfl. 4s tt St. L A I. M. a. Rs 111 st. u a. r. fg. a u Atrhlsna !. 4s as i. a si Atlantis C U U.... M B. m O. 4 101 Ss IVM M Central of Oa. ta..los 9 1st Inc M Hies. A o. 4-a KM-4 C. a A. l-s 7S-4 U B'. lsts n C, B. A Q a. t... A U 4s.. .. Tt :., si. a st. r. siio-4!S. r. m C. A N. W. e. H Hi's 'a. Br. Ss , C, R. I. A r. 4s. a. tHT A P. lsts ..1144 ..HH4 4 ..iiH Jo. eos. ts 74-a .T.. St. k w, rcc. A St. La x. 4a. St V. P. 4a hi. Terminal 4a... T7 I ee eon. 4 On. Toh.rco 4m MVtlP. S. Stesl M ts Cel. A So. 4s Mvt:Wsan lata ' 11414 414 m 14 D. A It. O 4s Mi'4 1 Ao tf'b. B Kris pHnr llsa 4s.... A L K. 4a... Kris (enerai 4s.....s. M .s'ls. C." 4s P. W. A U. C. 1st. .lot C. P. A I. ss...... Hoi-ktng V. 4Hs 104 Si Offered. Bid. Bastaa atoek QSetatlaaa. , BOSTON, "Dec. 24 -Call loani 51 cent; time lpana, 6 per cent. C closing prices on stocks and bonds: Atrhlsna 4s S I Allows Mrs. Csntral 4s H I AmslEsmated .... A-hlsmi 7 Mlnrh.ro 4a pfd KVtiril. A Herkla... 'fl per mcial .. m ,.4M .. 14 .. 44 .. 4Vt .. t .. t4 .. .. n .. 10 . t .. ti .. M .. IVj .. ts .. 4 .. It .. 8 .. 1H ... Bnstna A Albay...J44 jrsntennlal Bnstoa A Maln......l Hostoa F.ltJ ....140 Copper Range . . Onlr Went nwnlnloa Coal. Pranklla N. T . K. H. A H..1M Pltchbnrg p(4. .AM t'nloa Psclflc kfx. Central .. amer. Sugar... do pfd . T4!tals Royals . s'Monswa ,13a Old Domlnloa ... .IK Oaceola Amer. T. A T 1T7 Parrot Don. I. A S IV, Oea. Kleetrle 170 sun Kloctrla 1 do pfd 71. Taltet Pralt in IT. 8. Steal 10S V. 8. Steal pfd UUj Westlnshoss earn... W AdTsstsrs I4 Qulncy Rant a Pa Copper Tamarack TrIMtr t'nlted Btatss .... t'tah Victoria WtDooa Wolierlne ........ Asked. Ex-dlvldend. Lsslos Steels Martial. LONDON, Dee. 24. Closing: Consols for aioaey.. M N. Y.. Central.. ..IM14 .. tt .. SO .. tl .. 41 .. .. n .. 40S4 .. II .. -I .. 8014 .. 4SI4 Cocaola for aooouut. m N, Ansronda fT4 AtrhlsoB 7 s pfd 5U. B. aV O..: so4 Canadian PaclSs ....1124 Ck-s. A O M Chi. O. W 1 C. M. A BU P.... 14 ! Bfr4Tt iin.iii D. A R. O ti!4 s pfd 14 Kris . do .1st pfd 70 14 do Id pfd ii Illinois Csntral ....1S4 U A N I1014 do nfd Ontario A W. Pennwylranla Rand Mtnss ... Rsadlni do 1st pfd.. do td p(d... 8a. Ratissy ... so pfd So. PsrISe ... Vslos Psctfle . do j)fd to 4 a. Steal 4,. UVj OO pis ,M 61 Wabash t6 do . pfd ... 18 M., K. A T II SILVER-Bar,' firm, a 13-lRd per ounce. MONEY 333 per cent. ,The rata of dis count in the open market for short bills Is 2 per cent; the rats of .discount In the open market for three months' ..pills is 8 per cent. , ' -J,Tr.. York Mlalac.4Aaiaatlaas. . NEW. YORK. Dee. 24. tHa.' following are ths closing quotations on, nilnlhg stocks: Adams Coa ...A--.-- 81 Alloa 16 Brsses II Brsaasick Coa 4 Coawtock TwsbsI..,.. IV4 UtUs Cklsf ... Ontatle .... 8 ....to Ophle5f.n1 ....,., 14 Pborpfi v.. U Potoat It u .. Con. cal. A Vs.... s Hora Bilvsr IroB Sllvsr ...... .106 KMsrra Nsvsda 41 ,.lsi Small Uopse ........ 14 . I I Standard IM Offered. 1 - , Lasdvllle Csa Ex-dlvldend. Waal Market. BOSTON. Deo. 24. Tha Commercial Bui let In Saturday will say: Wool has had 1 quiet week, with little buyjng during the past two or three daya. Lata laat week some good slxed transactions In territory were Closed ana ior tne weeg. taererore. the business is fslrly satisfactory. Sales have been In small lots.' The market as strong on all good wool, with the tendency against tne Buyers. Alter tne turn of the year a more active Dusiness is expected, Foreign advices nrm. A shortage of 76.. UU0 bales this year as compared with last is reported from Australia. South American markets are higher, with Buenos Ay era up fully a ceut from recent lowest point. Ths shipments of wool from Boston to data from December -, 1902, are 232,886,05 pounds against 270,968,426 pounds at tha aame date last year. The receipts to date are 274,136.. 840 pounds against 211.133,861 pounds for me same penou last year. NEW T6RK. Dec. 24. WOOL Firm; do mestic fleece. 284i.32c BOSTON. Dee. 34 WOOL Among tha current quotations are trie following: Ter- ninrv , 11 u n nn. ,iuut:i nrm ... , i . ... 16(17o; medium. 1&41SX:, Wyoming, fine, li tjlic: fine, medium, 16 17c; medium, lava1 19c; Utah and Nevada, fine 14'(T6c; flue medium, 16t17o; medium, 19 20c; Dakota, fine, I5tcl6c; nne medium. lGul7c; medium. 19i,20c; Montana, fine choice, 19U20c; fine medium ehoiae. lij'20e: average. 18a ISc: , . . . 1 1 Q. 1 'Mi... .1 ...... I 11,11.. w. M.w, - - - - , .m cu. nil, ini , jruwu, BT. LOUIS, Dec. 24 WOOL Quiet. Ms dlura grades, combing and clothing, 17&ile; ugnt nne, itTiittc; neavy nne, 13U14,sc; tub wasnea, aruuo. ' Metal Market. NEW YORK. Dec tl. METALS Tin was very firm In Ixmdon. advancing 1 16a to siso for spot and 131 bs for futures. La- cally tin was also Hrmer with soot a no tod at 828.60J29.00. Copoer advanced 7s 6d to 4.B7 for spot and 44 12s 6d for futuree In London, but remslned unchanged end quiet hers st 812.27V4& 12.62 for lake, IllSM 12.W for electrolytlu and casting at 8li.l2&12.37 ior casting. ieaa was uncnanged in ln don at 4.21 6s and 8 5 00 In the local mar. keL Iron closed at 4a 6d In Glasgow and at 42a 104 In Middles boro. LeVally Iron was quiet. No. 1 foundry northern Is quoted at 816 (tnS.OO; No. 1 foundry north ern at Si4.0o4jl6.O0; No. 1 foundry aouthern and No. 1 foundry southern soft at 113. ton) 14.00. The New York Metal exchange will remain ciosea until saonaay. BT. LOUIS. Dec 24. METALS Lead. urmer at ea iiis; apnitsr. mguer at et.i. Cstte Atarket. NEW YORK, Deo. 24. COFFEE B pot Rio. firm: No. 7 Invoice. 7c: mild, firm: Cordova, 84il3c. The market for futures opened firm on good buying from EuroDran and outside sources, which waa met by fur ther liquidations on the part of room longs. Cables were higher, helping the advance and primary receipts were moderate. Until about midday the market continued firm at the opening level, in tr.e afternoon, how ever, the market was heavier and, with shorts less active buyers, prices sagged off with the market finally steady, net un changed to k points lower. Bales were 1. 000 bags. Including December at S8)c- Jnn uarv. 4 8f.fcliBic: February. 4!456.o: March, T.WnuT.lRc; April. Tc; May. 7 "4j T 4t)c; July 7 46r7.66c: September. 7 fcW7BOcj October, 7.80o;7.b6c. . and November, 7 8jc i Oil and ttaala. NEW YORK. Dec. 24. OILS Cottonseed, firm; prime crude nominal: prime yellow, 87c. petroleum, steady; refined New York, 8330 Philadelphia and Baltimore, 8U.2J; prime In bulk. 86.25. ROSIN Steady; strained common to good. 12 66. TURPENTINE Quiet at S7r6S SAVANNAH, Dec. 24 TURPENTINE Finn at 66Sc Sales-160 bbla; exports 146 bbls. ROSIN Firm. A. B. C, D. E. F, S2 25; O. 2S'; H. 8136: I. 12 56; K, so; M. Sij; N. ju6: W. O. S2.2B; W. W. 83 60. OIL CITY. Dec 34 OIL Credit bhlances, 81 90; certificate, no bid. Shipmenta 81.320 bbls., average. 77 813 bbU.; runs, loj.196 bbls.,' average, bbla.' -Shipments. Lima, 79.. 749 bbls.. average. 88 tii bbla.. runa, Lima, 71.681 bbla., average, U.JaH bbla ' Dry Ossli rltrhtt. NEW YORK, Dec 24.-DRY OOOD8 Tha day was paitly holiday In dry goods, a Ereat nuany houses closing early whlie uyers consi'lcuoua by their absence. A number ot aiivaucr havs IcMloaed the furtr.ee htirh levels reachsd in the tx.ttoa marABt and buyers are paying auaaUig Vrn.cs wliciever placing vfder. - , UMADA LIVE STOCR MARKET Tarj Light Eia of Cattla and Prioea Held rally 8Uady. . HOGS SOLD A TRIFLE STRONGER I I Thera Wera Only m Pew Cars at 8fcerp a Bala and aa tha Desaaad Waa la Oaaa Iksfe tha Market Ceald Ba tjaated Btraag. . SOUTH OMAHA. Dec. i4. ReoelDt were: Cattle. Hogs. heei. Official Monday Z,T1 o.l.U liis OfPclal Tuesday 1.870 7.t73 S.1W umctai ri eonesoay 1,2.. s..Ti 1,3. Ufflcial Thursday 678 7.124 702 Four days this week.... 8.401 29.227 15.ti4S Same days Inst week....16.' 41.3.H ii.Va Same week before 17.178 84.908 9.Sf. Same three weeks ago. ...18.45 81. 6- 6.1.4" Same four weeks, ago 16.061 23.160 26,1KJ Same daya last year 8.301 1$,769 11. CM RECEIPTS -FOR THE YEAR TO DATE. The following table ahowa the recelpta of rattle, hogs and sheep at Couth Omaha for tha year to data and comparisons with last year: 1902. ' 1802. Tne. Deo. Cattla 1.060.068 06.010 - 84,0! Hogs j.lfO.l.tt 2.3HS.2X 18,101 Sheep 1.842.604 1,721. JS U8.268 Average prices paid tor hogs at South Omaha for tha last several days with com parisons: Data. I 1808. (l0t. ln. 1M0. lUai 1887. Ds 1... Dee. t... Dec 8... Dec. 4... pec. 8... Dea. 8... Deo. ?... Dec. 8... Dec 8... Dec 10.. Dec. 11.. Dec. 12.. Dec. It.. 8 841 081 1 :i IN s m 0 i ti. I 17 8 11 111 1 16 4 II 4 40 4 4t 4 17 1 4 26 4 82, 4 XI 4 4fS 8 01 s 8 24 Ml 8 07 8 06 4 121 4 47 4 48 4 44 4 8t t 4 2X s ira S 86 pec. 14... Dec 18... Deo. Deo. 17.... ll c 8 14 01 8 07 s 4 841 Dec 18.. 4 26 1 11 s Dec. It. .J 4 SO s ' 4 24 Iec 2". Dec. 21. Dec 12. Dec. 23. Deo. 24. t 82 I li 1 24 8 21 4 89 4 46 4 47 16 IS 2411 2 24 Indicates Sunday. The othclal number of cars of stock brought in by each road waa: Cattle. Hogs. Bheep.H r's. C. M. A BU P 4 it Wabash - 4 .. .. MlHSHiurl Bciho. 1 .. Lnlon Paclno aystem .. 11 .. 1 c. a n. w a 11 F.. K. As M. V.. 1 21V .. , 1 C Bt P.j ti. 4 O.... . 4 1 .. to, M .. . a 11 1 C, B. st Q .. K C. at SU J t .. .. ' .. C. R. L & P., east.. I .. C. R. I. A P.. west.. .. 2 .. .. lliinola Central 1 .. . .. Chicago Ot, Western .. Total receipts 22 111 ' 1 The dlsooBltlon of tha day'a receipts was as follows, each buyer purchasing tha num ber 01 bead indicated.: . .. CBllie. xiogs. puerp. Omaha Packing Co 178 1,144 Swift and company 97 Cudahy Packing co 94 Armour A 10 lis Armour, from Sioux City 27 Vansant A Co 3 I.60I 1,61 1,718 1.HW Lobman A Co...... s H. F. Hamilton... S Irf-e Rothschild 4 Other buyers to ... 266 Totals BIT Tr279 1.207 CATTLE There was such A small run ot cattle here thia morning .that a lair teat of tha market was hardly mads.. All the buyers though wanted a tew caiue ana as a result the market was active and fully steady on all grades, an early olearano rielnar mane. Thera wars a faw loads of eornfed ateerB on sale and they could safely be quoted steady to strong with yesterday or 264400 higher than a week ago. ins receipts nave been so light sll the week that psckers have had a hard tim to get enough to fill their immediate- orders and as a result salesmen have been able to force prlcea up to quite a.n, extent. The improvement has been general on all grades, tha short frda advancing as well as the good cattle. As high aa K.9S was paid today for eoms cattle of pretty good quality. A well tin-' Ished bunch would not bring considerably over $5.00. The cow market was very uneven mis rhornlns- aa there wera only a few on sale and buyers all wanted them. It would be sara to quote tne mamec tuny stesay on tha average or all of 16'o2&c higher than a week ago. The greatest advance as noted yesterday has been on ths grades selling Around 12.60. Choice cattle are also higher and so are cannera but trier advance on those kinds has not been as great as on ths fair to good rattle. It will be remem be red, however, that It was the fair to good cattle that Buffered the greatest de cline last week. ' Bulls could be Quoted steady today or !Wrl5c higher than at the close of last week. Veal calves have teld about steady 11 the week. ' There were not enough stackers and feeders on sale today to make a market. Not many were wanted, though, on the day before Christmas, tor the week all desirable grades may be Quoted stronsr and active, ana yeamnge or goon quality are perhaps a little higher. Common cattla have shown practically no changa Repre sentative saiea: BEKF SIXERS. Da 1... Av. Pr. Ne As. p. .414 8 ts) .... .1111 8 84 14... .lis 4 ... .1444 4 4 11... ...IMS 4 tO ...IM 4 ...1M4 4 ?4 ...USt 4 98 4t... 11... 4... COWS. 1 st IN ...117 I Td ".IW I 14 1 ... 0 I 44 a a 10 1 10M 8 IS 6 ml 8 1 1 lass I M I Mt IX 1 1 I U 1 UN I 44 ... I... 1414 I IS 1014 I TI 84.... 14 I as 1 1"4 I U 1 1144 I t I..........141S 8 K 1 lr 3 Tt 1. .......... .1444 4 10 ..Ml IU ..164 III BULLS. !... IM I It 1 1! I la) 1 1404 I 9 1 ....144 I M CALVES. -I W IM 1 14 8 48 BTOCKER9 AND FEEDERS. 4 1U 111 HOGS Under tha Influence of a good local demand ths market this morning started out a little higher and several loads sold strong to 60 higher. After the fl-st round, however, trading wsa not aa brisk and ths bulk of the hogs only sold a shade higher. The bulk of all the hints went from 84 46 to M M. Heavy hogs sold larssly at 64.47 and 64 60 with a top at S4 65. Mixed nose sola largely at w 46 ana M.titt w light stuff from 1' 40 dwn. The lighter the hogs the less they bring and the harder they are to sell, com ml anion men are ad fsing their shippers to look out for the pigs ss It only takes a few In a, load to Injure tne sals of It to a marked degree. Although trading wss not active toward the close of the market still a good clear. ance was made In fairly good season. Rep resentative sales: a. as. aa 1.., Ae. Bk. Tt. ' ... in 40 4 4?H ....tl ... 4 4714 .. ... W4 1st 4 47', IM 14 4 41 '4 .....r its 4 474 IS 140 4 r"i K0 4 474 til ... 44714 n BO 4 4714 ttl SO 4 47i4 4 4 t' 14 Ml 40 4 60 in 90 4 40 tv 14 IU .....Iv tf lit r 8 4 4 . ti ... 4 4 tx N I H 0 BO 4 M " 10 4 It tt eo 4 M ti lfO 4 40 n .. 104.. It... W... 41... T... TI... (4... SS... U... Tt... TS... 44. .. 44... tt... St... 41... .. T .. IK .. 4 M 4 4 N IS .... M .,..144 ....1'4 ....1U4 las ....IX .....in 1T ,... 7.... 1... 44... ... 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SHEEP There wera only three cars on sale thla morning and tha market again ruled active and fully ateady on anything at ail Arja'Tiible. Tha rwcaiipts this week have bettu liaiii as still hm swu ? 1 1. table above and aa ths demand has been In good shape for the better gra.iss ths market for ths week may be quoted a latle stronger Handy weight yearling snd laoibs silil sell to ths bast au.antase lisavy tiiftrs and lambs as writ as the part fat kind are rattier neglsv'ted and are no mors than steady with ths close ot I 4 62) I T 2 25 S 80 1 76 I 28 I 88 4 84 IB t M 4 H 1 81 06 4T7 180 IT v 484 18u 186 04 4 M I 61 S 18 4 TIM I 81 8 80 11 1 isM I 2 I1IIR I 81 14 4 62 I 82 8 16 477 86 827 II 4 81 1 96 8 it- 21 4 M 8 'i 1 S I 4 64 IK 8 27 8 26 4 01 8 j 84 4 K1 82! 8 26 4 78 8 98 8 1-' 4 77 8 92 1 28 8 04 4 79 I 94 S 2 8 06 4 81 4 Oil 8 82 4 80 4 3 I 84 06 4 04 1 87 09 4 88 1 47 laat week. There la. however, a little I better ton to the trade In general owing I tn the fart that the more mo-1emte receipt I thin week have given pachera a chance to I Clean up soma of their surplus ttork. I Keeders have neen In lia-ht imiii v all tne I week anil no quotable change In prlcea baa I taken place. Wuotatlona for corn-fed stock: Choice western lambs. W; fair to good 1 Inrrbfl, $4 V00; tonrl to choice jMrVif, r;.e4 26; fair to good yearling-. UlTS; good to choice wethers, SliMiS-nO; fair to good wethers, H0iV.; good to choice ewes. ix.vijj.iu; rair to good ewes, vi ftri so: 1 choice feeder lamhs. 3 wtft lu. lair to goM f-eder lambs, (8 IMil.aO; baby lambs, IS 011 Inn: feeder venrlinss tl-!F,T3b): feeiler wethers. 8 IS-iSTi; feeder ewes. 11.7752.26; ...11. a, -i 11 1 . 1 culls, ll.0Otil.7S, Representative sales: Av. Price. 173 western ewes .. ml I 90 2"S western ewes 1 S 00 18 western wethers luS S 40 65 western rearllnss 82 4 On 499 western yearlings 66 4 26 CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET. Fair Rerelpts af Btwck, with Lower Prices for Cattla. 8.0ia) bead. The market was lower; good to prime steers. 85.0t"!j5.76: poor to medium. t3.2M6 00; stockera and feeders, 11.16414 '; cows, ii.sotit.oo; cannera, ll.tvuZ-tJ; bulls, snrtTf.a; caivea. i. .mm. a. ..-'v.k. i-MT',i 11r.11, "IIIVIIl' 1 16.0(a) head. The market waa steady. Mixtd and butchers, S1.ii4.70; good to choice heavy. I4 6664 66; rough heavy, 4 86714.50; light, 4 1064 46; bulk of sales, S4.4trfi4.b3. DnAiCir A N J MM HH KecelntS X.000 head. Ths market for sheen waa steady to strong: ior lamns. steady to strong. Uood 10 cnoioe, wemors, e3.amtit.oo; fair to Cholos mtva SO?t7VQ ....... I, Int, 1 Ihl, ' I . ,,"HW.w, nirill I Pfir.,. . I V"V ' , native lambs. 84.004i6.76: western lam ha. 41 00 .au. . lew Yark Live Stock Market. NEW YORK. Dec 24. BEEVES Re ceipts, 22 head. Ths market for dressed beef waa steady; city drensed native sides, general sales, 6(SSo per lb. Cables quoted Amerleen steers st 11i12c dressed weight; reirigerstor beer, 8vc. uai,y r. KeceiDts. 163 head. The market for veals rated slow snd easier. Reported sales of vcala were $6 uo4f7.87 per 100 lbs.; city dressed veals, 7l2c per lb. HOOS Receipts. 4,034 head. oini,b.r- Aiu mmh-Receipts. 4. wis 1 jus in.inri itpr siir-j was wrma a 11 11 very dull; lambs slow with the average of Bales slightly below yesterday. SheD sold si n.'.tiu per 1111 ins.; ismDs at o.biK(ia.zo one car at xo.sn; culls. 84.00. pressed mut ton, ownfc; dressed lambs, Bsjioc. iteporteo exports for today, 2uo cattle. . St. Leala Ll va Stark Market. ST. Iifta ri,w. ai r- a Ytt v- r--ini. 4,000 head. Including B) head of Texans. the market was strong early, closing steady to easy, native snipping and export steers S4.24rS.40; dressed beef and butcher steers. 1(46 16; steers under l.ouO pounds, S3.7.CC aso; stocgers anil feeders, EMiw; raws and heifers 12.245.00; canners, ll.7Sifj2.10; bulls, SS 2f.OS.86; calves. t3.etsl.b'; loxas and Indian steers, S2. 404.10; cows and neiiers, 2. tiiuz.so. HOGS Receipts, 2,600 head. The market was steady to strong and higher. Pigs and lights. l4.3infM.46: packers I4.4u4i4.a0: butch- era and best heavy. I4.45fi4.70. nau.tLf Anu uiMMS-Receipts, xuo nena. 1 from the recruiting lendesvous at jerrr The market waa steady. Native muttona. I rm Rarracka. Mo. for ssslgnment to. the 18 204.00; lambs, St.lwire.fin; culls and bucks, 82.0wo4.00; stockers, 82.00tj2.00. Kansas City Live Stock Market. KANSAS CITY. Dec S4 CATTLE Re ceipts, t.ouo neaa. xne marget waa stea!y. Export and dressed beef steers, I4.10U4.66; fair to good, ,15'Ktj4.06; western fed steers, S3.264j4.16; Stockers and feeders, SX6ot4.00; southern steers, 82.5iiiS.aO: southern cowa, S1.6ntt2.66: native cows. II. 64 01: native heifers. S2.6u4.00; bulla, S2.UOS.40; calves, u, 1. 1!4tj ovinia a Km hasd The market was steady, closed weak; top. 84 57; bulk Of sales. 84.42tJ4.67: packers. 64.424.66; Tk'SFfB sann 1 1 ST r r U I .- .a aIA. IrfEEP AND LAMBRecelpta. 8,000 head The market waa ataadv. Nstlva lambs. S4.6iKfr(: western lamha. I4.255r5 00: fed ewes, 82.70(150; western fed yearlings, ei.M'V't.vu; siocaers ana leeaers, itAUJ.oy, St. Joseph Live Stock Market. . BT. JOSEPH, Dee. 24. CATTLE Ka celpta, 147 head. The market was steady to 16c lower. Natives, 63.3u4.20; cows and heifers, L2i1.71, stockers and feeders, xz.ou.iii. HOGS Reoeinta. 2.010 head. The mar- kt was steady to 60 higher. Top, S4.80; puik. vypi.w. . - SHEEP AND LAM88 Receipts, none. f 11 Blasrg City Live Stock Market. BIOUX CITY, Ia., Dec 24. (Special Tele gram.) CATTLE Receipts, 800 head. The market waa steady; beeves. S3. 7&tl ; cows, bulla and mixed. S2.OO04 60; Blockers snd feeders. 82.603.40: calves and yearlings, 82 25113 26. HOGS Receipts, M0 head. Tli market waa strong. Belling at St.aojpl.oO; hulk. Si. 40. Stock la flight, Following nrs ths receipts of live stocks at the six principal western cities yesler aay ; . Cattle. Omsha 678 Chlcsgo louo Kansas City 4,000 Bt. Louis 4,000 Bt. Jortrph 847 Sioux City SoO Hogs. 7.12' Bheen. 702 8.100 S.IO0 2u0 Totals ..U.226 43,134 16,902 HOLIDAY TRADE IS GOOD. Sales Eaaal or Exceed Tboso of Last Year at Most Markats. NEW YORK. Deo. 24. Brads treat's to morrow will say: Activity In holiday trade, with sales equal to or In excess of last year at most mar keta. autet In wholesale linea. aa usual at this period, wnn lair reoraers irom joo - ners ana exceptionally strong ana active markets for speculative deals tn staples, notably cotton, wheat and ooffee, are the salient features of ths week. Other points brought out are ths sustained better feel trig la Iron and steel and exceptional esse In money at a Urns when disbursement preparations might ba expected to lead ts his-h rates. nign prioes ior raw textiles are a Draw back, with which the cotton manufsctur. Ing trade particularly Is struggling. Hides, leather and wool are stronger In tone. In industrial lines ths features ars ths ending of the Co.ora.lo coal strikes and ths grad. ual downward readlustmenl of wages in ooal, coke. Iron and steel to meet changed conditions of supply and demand. The year Is, however, closing In many linea with a rather mora cheariui tons loan aeemed noeaible eome time aso. neamrming 01 unlet, piaia ana nrocnjrai steal prices has given a more confident tone to some lines despite criticism that ruling quotations discourage new business. This tendency of mtnsfaciurers to "stand pat" on prices la another evidence of tha growth In confidence of late, but it might be observed that finished Iron and steel did not rise as high aa crude material and therefore did not have as great a dls- tanos to fall. Large buying Is -not i ae!rnUcotonr mlUsnot well supplied witn co 1 tun ars uurma .iwiuiiio. Cotton soods are stronser. forced by the atrength of raw cotton, but prospective buyers are told tnat orors ior two montna aneaa is all that will bs taken at current quota ttona. . The eastern shoe trade Is finishing well wllh a gain of 14 per cent lo shipments over lisTzT and 4 er cent over 19ul. Hides are stronger and leather feela tha stimulus though current bustncKs Is seasonably light. Wheat, including flour, snorts for the week ended December 14 segregate 1 S35. 6"8 bu., sgslnst 8,863,036 last week, S.660.4x this week last vear, 4.291.648 in 14 and 8 868.1 In 1900. For twenty-five weeks cf ths cereal year they aggregate M.rlS,47a bu against 126.719.021 In Uu!, 140.4u2.eb4 In lHul and K..9&0.6A4 In 1300. Corn exDorta for the week aggregate S18.4&4 bu., sgalnst 837.667 last week. 1. 6-2.1 s year sgo, 4i4 j-ts in i'i ana o.uii.iio in 19d0. For twenty-five weeks of the present r.n-t7KOT.oM-M 60 -69 7-1 In 19r). Bus'ness failures In the t'nlted States for the five dave ending with December 21 number 243. agxlnst 239 last w-ek. In4 in ths like week a lvuS, 219 In lHoL 211 la 19ow and 230 In 19. In Canada fal'ures for the five days end. Ins with December 23 number IS. compared with 23 last week and IS in ths like week at 1902. Cottosi Market. NEW YORK. Dec. 24 COTTON--Tha market opened firm at a decline of S points to an advance of 12 point and following their call ruled firm for a time, selling up to a net gain of What points on asgrea. sive New Orleans buying and covering by parties who sold on the late break-of the previous dav. The sdvance was encouraged by cables that were a shade better than expected and Ihe outlook for smaller re ceipts on account ofS unfavorable weather, but en account of the early morning sen sational reports being circulated on the out Ic.'s la ;".3 U.t efcst. and sc-cn af:?r reach ing the point referred to there was a par tial reaction undee realising with some of the room again taking the short side for a turn. As prices siloped tack. howrvrr, the local boll leader bnn buying ys-res-slveiv and between tils tuklnga and tire nf New Orleans the market was Basin bvostsd, and prices for ths third succeerit riV thin wk Wera Boon beyond all era rlim hlRh murk. January at this time sold St ll.SOr: March, 12 81c, and May and July, lSlc. Then as tha rata yesterdsy thera wss heavy real is ne- that neeame more sggreaeiva aa the session prog reseed. and toward the end of the laat half hour prices had been de- r re seed to nearly last night's flnala In he last ten minutes, however, the market waa rallied sharply by a renewal of bull support and covering by shorts. Ths close was Irregular and unsettled, but net 1 to 16 points hlsher. Bales were estimated At l.flnfi.ono hales. BT. IX5LIS. Dec. 24 COTTON Firm, un changed. Middling. livc. Pales 14 bales; receipts, 8V) bales; shipments, 247 bales; stock. 1,!N5 bsles t 1 1'ni 1. 1 , IVRRlitOI. ivec. 24 a-COTTON Snot. quiet; prices 8 points lower. American m'd illlng fair. 7.44,1; good middling. 7.2d; mid dling. 7 I'd: low middling. ?.12d; good or dinary, 7.02l: ordinary. S.SM. The sales cf the dsy were 8.000 bsles. nf which 9 were for special at Ion and export and Included 8.VW American. Receipts, ll.nno bales. In cluding 10.300 American. Futurea opened steady and closed steady. American mid dllng. g. o. c. Decern Ivor. 714ii7 IM; De-Cember-Januarr, 7.10d: January-February, 7.07d: Kebmarv-March, 7O5'ii7.06d; March- April. Th4d: Anrll-May.' T.fOd; May-Jura. 7.02d; June-Julv, 7 0nd; Julv. August, a.979 ld: August-September, ,S2d. NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 24 COTTON Steady: sales. S.7) bahB. Ordloery, 18 9-16c; good ordinary, llc: low minniing, lyho; middling, 131So; good middling. It 7-!cj middling fair. IS 13-le. Recelpta 121T1 bales: stock, SR7.6T8 bales. Futures were . steady. Deee-nber, 12 42c bid; January, IS 41 4il2 44e: March. IS SliTS.82c; April. 18 92 loiUe; Mir, 14 00<ulc; June, 14 0"4J14.0c; July. 14 US 14.14c. Sagar Aad Molasaea, ' NEW YORK. Dee. 24 -BUOAR-Raw. quiet: fair refining. 8 1-16i3o; centrifugal, P6 test. 8 9-16o; molasses sugar. 3 13-16-, 2 '4c: refined, nu et: No. 8. 4 06c: No. 4c; No. 8. 8.96c; No. 9. S No. 10. S.c. No. 11. l.snc: no. 12, 375c: no. is. a.7oc no. 14, 185c; confectioners' A. 4.80c; mould A, 4.70c: cut loaf. B.05c: crushed, b.obc; row. dered, 4 66c: granulated. 4 46o; cubes, 4.70c molasses r rirm. rvew unsans open kettle good to choice. SlfiSSc NEW ORLEANS. Iec. 24. SUGAR Steady; open kettle, 2SCSc; open kettle I centrlfuaraL 8 8-164i3U,e: centrifugal whites. I 87 3 8-16c; yellows, SSSU-16c; seconds, I SW3c I MOLASSES-Oulet; open kettts, lJ2c; 1 centrifugal, 01c; syrup, dull, 200. v Pe-nrla Grala Market.' PEOHU. Dee l4.-CORN-Stegar: No! 1 17c; No. 4. 86c. Notes frosa Araay tleadaartra Ms lor Smith B. Isch. chief rtiglneer of- . fleer of the Department of the Missouri, now at Fort Leavenworth, has been or- dered to Omaha on business connected with his offlcs. Leavre of absence havs been granted for seven days each so Captain eorge O, Cress, Fourth United States cavalry, and Captain Eugene P. Jervey, Tenth United States cavalry. Or d era have lust been Issued from tha War department that graduates of the Oen eral Service and Staff college should ba per mitted. If they so elect, to lake a soona I year's course st the officers' schools at oosta. so that they may graduate thla year. I Fifty cavalry recults have beesr ordered Third United States cavalry at Fort Aa- slnlbolns - and fifteen recruits to Fort Apache. Arts., ror assignment to tne Fourth United States cavalry. TTrvon the recommendation of ths chief surgeon of the Department of ths Missouri, Sergeant Iisnlel ' i'onovan ana r irsti isss Private James M. Rosa, hospital corps. Fort Niobrara, sr.d First Class Private F,d wsrd J. Boring, hospital corpa. Fort Crook, now at Fort Des Moines, are aasigned per manently to that post. Private Iwls A. Henderson" Of Troop D. I Tenth United States cavalrv. who was re- cently convicted by a ren-ral coiirt-martlal a jr on iLooinsun i-i "y..T'"" 2"m"a. I Hill IIPIBB urril tar-i in ll.ru V uinin'll"! sins; (Vitas charge, forfeiture of all pay nd allowances and five years Imprisonment. At. Fort Leavenworth military prison. Marriage Licenses. Name and Residence. Are. D. W. Dickinson, Omaha...............'.,... 24 Nennle M. Carletom. omana..... y..'xx Mvron O. Arnotit, Omaha....' 81 Edna Howell, Sou'.h Omaha............... 21 AlUe Garrett, Slrorr.smirg, Neo 11 Edith Payton. Strcrsburg, Neb 11 W. 1. Knowles. Partpn. 22 Mary A. Epreltser, poutti gmjii.t..M. i Charles A. Munshaw, Omaha 19 A. M. Collins, noutn omana....... 11 A. P Johnson. Omaha..' 45 Annie Frederlcksen, Omaha '. S HEAJU ESTATE TEAS BFERS. Deeds filed for record yesterday, as fur-. Dished by . tha Midland u us ran tee and Trust oompany, tontled abstractar, X414 Farnam street: - John W. Cotton to Florence company, " lots 11. is ana so, 1:00c iu, r lorence, and otner land 8 ' 1 ' Florence company to Harvey J. Grove r ne nw and u se nw nw. 12-16-12 1 ' Harvey J. Grove and wife to Hana V. Anderson, part nw4 nw, u-10-11.,,, i,b , Sums to Vernon B. Smith, part same.. 1,401) Q. Plantou Middle ton and wife to Clar ence E. Parsona, n t0 w 240, lot la rkountse s rvecoun aau ssmv Julius A. Perkins et sX, to Anton Tunla, lot 5, block 7, Campbell's add.. Sao Ella F. Sullivan and hustand to Rob- ' ert L. Bailey, lot a, rspiai or oiock a, Ren. Is Park 1.800 John Ooodiett, sr., and wife to Thomas Johnson, una. H bud 101 111 ana syt lot 9. tax lot 66. 10-16-13 Sll Seymour E. Williamson acd wife to Edward H. Benson, lots a una 11, 1 Beilair 42S 1 CHICAGO MISSEAFOLia Mala OBre Manhallaa Bid. T. FAIL, MINN. S SI mm aar B : 'ilaalors !.. Stcck, drain, Provhlcns Bought acd o6 for cash or carried oa reasonable margins, upon which a commis sion will be charged of on grain, on stocks and on flax. Private Wives. Writs for our market letter and private telegraph cipher mailed tree. VP 8 mi si I SHI?. YOU! GUrUiS TO US ' Prompt Returns. Best Facilities. Liberai Aavancea. t-'sual commissions. BRANCH OFFICES! OMAHA 10S Bee Bldg. 'Phone 1611, SOUTH OMAHA 323 and S2S Kxo hangs . . Bldg. 'Phono 73. COUNCIL BLUFFS 406 and 49 Sepp bldg. 'Phone 874. LIHCOLH. . . . DEST MOIBE8. . Approved Manufacturing Proprt!es Incorporated and Financed Large Issues of Industrial ani Bonds Underwritt Write Oar Bead Dept., for List LoROY DAVIDSON, Bankers and Fiscal Agents, CHARLOTTE, X. C Boons 218, SO Broadway, Now York, . Y. MEDICAL. EC3nnssia:i STOCKS AND ISONOS GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Wa have ever la cm ess. AWfaa snuasi bums b.4 rtat'l alalia our aaiRvicia is mm mT. Oat af Ten a B istassa aWlkStsd. 0iA kWaaaAxl 6418 rWaa 8H TaA4V4W - ' rrr : j