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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 9, 1904)
October .1004. THE OMAHA ILLUSTRATED BEE. CONDITION OF OMAHA'S TRADE Hota of Enyen Armed Lat Week and Bought UetutuIIj Her,. MERCHANTS CONFIDENT OF GOOD TRADE Pew Market Changes Took Effect, bat Redaction Freight Rate oi agar Canoed Prices to Lower oa that Commodity. Omaha Jobbers and manufacturer! have been planning for some time past to do a lusning business durlr-g carnival week, hut they scarcely expected to do as much business aa was actually transacted last last week. There was a rush of buers In the city from Monday morning until Sat urday afternoon and tht-lr wants were numerous. A great many Omaha jobbers have been priulcting that the lata trade would tie a surprise owing to the tendency aiaplayed by many merchants to hold back at least part of their orders until a good corn crop was assured. The crop Is at last assured and as a result the buyers who were In the city last week bought very freely and. In fact. In most lines their oideis were heavier than were ever before placed this late In the season. Traveling men from Nebraska and surrounding stutea were In the city to look after the wants of their customera, so that although there were a good many buyers, they were given good attention. Last week of course practically completed the tail reason on a great many lines, aa future orders will be more In the nature of aorting up business. Looking back at the trade as a whole Jobbera agree that the demand for fall ana winter guods this season baa gone far ahead of their expecta tions. Not only that, but with the excel lent crops the demand In the country should be heavier than usual, so that a good re-order and sorting up business la expected by local Jobbers. Traveling men are also showing spring lines to the trade and ao far they havo met with exceptionally good results. From now on advance orders will undoubtedly be placed quite freely and traveling men bope to break their record for last year. The markets on practlcnlly all lines are In a good, healihy condition and b it few changes have taken place during the week und review and with but few excep tions no Important fluctuations are being predicted. Sasrar Tariff Reduced. One of the most Important changes In the line of groceries last week was the Crop In the price of sugar, amounting to 30 to 15 centa. This wss not brought about by any change in the market on either raws or refined, but by a reduction In freight ratea of 10 and 15 cents which was put into effect by both eastern and south ern rallroada. Just what the outcome of the present reduction will be Is hard to tell at the present time, but as long as the present rates remain effective It of course baa the same effect upon prices as would a correspondent break In the market. The cheese market Is in a very strong position, twins having been advanced 'i cent on the Wisconsin boards and in New York the advance amounted to to H cent. Voting Americas, however, remain unchanged. The ceffee market advanced slightly the first of the week, but later on weakened and closed 6 to 10 points lower than the prices in force the previous week. The general Impression, however. Is that when the demand from the Interior sets in that higher prices will rule. The moat noticeable feature of the canned goods market Is the light demand, partlc- ujuuy lur iruiis. iniH is accuumeu xor by the fact that housewives canned an enormous amount of fruit this season and that cannot help but lessen the demand for that line of goods for the next six months. Since last report there have been practically no changes In ruling prices. In the line of dried fruits, peachea are being firmly held and there Is a noticeable disposition on the part of packers to get more money for aeeded raisins of the 1IKI3 crop. These goods are showing up so well that many merchants are taking them rather than wait for the arrival of new goods. The demand for raisins and cur rants Is reported as being unusually good, while other lines of dried fruits are rather cjuiet. Dry Goods Men Maeh In Evidence. The Omaha dry goods market assumed an air of activity last week not often seen. In fact, there were undoubtedly more buy ers on the market lust week than during any former week. Both of the big houses wore crowded from the beglnlng until the close of the week, and while the orders that were placed were not exactly heavy, till for the time of the year they were unusually liberal. The aggregate of the sales was larger than expected. But while there was a rush of buyers there were also a good many house salesmen and traveling men on hand, so that buyers were given good attention. Merchants, as a general thing, were very confident regarding future business and seemed to feel that they would sell more goods this fall and Winter than ever before. They said that all clueses of people were unusually prosperous and under such conditions they could not help but ipend mors money than they generally do. Mall orders also came In more freely thfln AXnACteri n4 av11nar man krhit wava not in the city did a good business. Many of them are carrying spring lines, and so far have been rapturing more business than UH'ial this early In the season. The market on cotton goods Is In a good healthy condition, with prices firm on nearly all lines. An advance of Ho took place last week on kid cambrics, but that was the only change of Importance re ported. Those who are In a position to know say that they do not look for Im portant fluctuations. The price of cotton has eased off to some extent in the last several days, but Jobbers say that will r not weaken the price of manufactured lines, as cotton has been too high all along, as compared with the prices ruling en the finished products. Rardware Very Active., Local hardware Jobbers are still working their men overtime, ao as to keep up with their orders, so they have no cause for complaint regarding the condition of trade. Their aales are runnmg ahead of last year and present Indications are that auch will be the case for some time to come. The derr;."inrt la general for all seasonable and c 9" lines, so there Is no special feature to trade. A great many merchants -. the city, una while, as a rule, hard w.ne men do not place many orders when tney come to town, that was not the case last week. They were anxious for the goods and left their orders. Ths market Is in very satisfactory con dition. There Is a feeling of firmness all along ths line and that Is particularly noticeable in the steel market. The ten dency is upward rather than downwurd and those best posted say they would not be surprised to see soms advances put Into effect at most any time. Sheet sine was marked up 10c per 100 pounds lust week and solder advanoed lVe per pound. There were a few other changes, but they wars of minor Importance. Better Demand for Leather Goods. Leather goods Jobbers say that there has been a marked Improvement In the demand 'lor their line of gooda since the corn crop has been pronounced safe. As long as that was In doubt shoe men seemed to buy very cautiously, and. as a result, some of the Jobbers were complaining more or less of the condition of trade. The Inst two weeks, however, business has been brisk enough to make up for must of the lust time. Buyers who were In the oity last week left liberal orders, and ths malls also brought In a good many orders. It looks now as though merchants would buy fully as much stock as thev did a year ago and that they were simply hold ing back until they were sure that there would be a demand for It. A few orders for rubber goods ars slso being received In spite of the fact that the im.-iression was tnat everyone who needel rubbers before winter set In had bought them previous to ths advances of last spring. Fruits and Frodaes. There was s brisk demand for fruits last week, and owing to the lateness of the season the tendency of jrlcea on such lines as peaches, prunes and plums was upward. Colorado and Utah peaches are now selling at hie per box sr.J will con tinue to advance Apples are rlnldly grow ing In popularity and the quality Is alao Improving. New York, aa well as home frown slock. Is now on the market. The ormer varieties sell from f .Ml to f 1 no per barrel, and the latter from 2. to I3.'j. Grapes are a little higher than they were a week afto, home grown stock being worth l.p and New loik and Ohio s. I.emom adyniced sharply last week and are now Silling from 13. to ! 50 per box, accord ing to Kl) and 'qii illty. New imported flss hsve also arrived and sell from 16c to lVo In pound p.ickigea. In ths line of vi jct-lahlrs there hss not been much change, l'oultry, etgs and but ter are also selling In much the umi notch, s they overs a ek aao. Th. uuUMona n Th dlfTereot Mne will t 1 II Ail I sa a w Kus 1 aa T Fnlladrlphla Fredaes Market. PHILADELPHIA. Oct. I.-BUTTFR-J'lrni, liu f.itp demand; extra western cieiiniery. He; itlrt nearby prints, :tc. I'.'tcjg-Bteady, fair demand; nearbv Truts. Li.(.'ic, t mark; western firsts, tofl He. at mark. ClifcfcaK-rtnn; New Tork full crtaraa. fancr. 1vifn0tte: choice, 10c; fair to guod, ifisVsc. , HEW YORK viiMJHAL MARKET (lactations of the Day oa Tarlens Caminodllles, NEW" YORK., Oct. a. KUJUR Receipts. 26.23 bbls.; exports. o,!V bbLi.; sales. iAt psgs.; market steady, but quiet; Ainine apoils patent, to.iuu i; Mnu.tuoia buaeis, K-tt; winter pavienia, : winter straights, to.-ijo.vj; winter extras, oi9 4 lu; winter low gradej, J3 o.am. h hour, tirm; ernes, ui uots. ; fir te good, V4.itf.tf J. u; choice to tone), n .by-i Jj. lu.a wheut Hour, quiet, pur iuo ios., tf ' C'UtNM-Au Sud; yiliow western, $1 Wtfl.Ui city, i.ui.H, ailii-uileo. 3.W H.YE Nominal. BAKLD Y yuiet; feeding, 42c, C 1. t, New York. wiltAT-Recelpta, 8.0C0 ba; sales, 2,100, 00U bu. luturtt. cpoi market quiet, but firm; No. i red, tl.iiiSt, f- o. b., uii.at; No. 1 northern Duiuth, ll.JOW. o. b, afloat; No. 1 hard Mnuoba. nominal, f. o. b., afloat, options opened l.rm on higher Liverpool cables and upor.txi unfavor.iole weather In Aua.ra la and Areruliie. i rlces advanced on covering and fore.gn Demand, whicii later turned to svlliiiK. in the ab sence of advices from Chicago, Si. Louis, Toledo and Jjetroit local operations were small and the market cloced quut. but tirm, and lVc net higher, bales l.nluded No. 1 red. May at 1.11 i.-lS'iji.ll-, closing at 11.111 December, i.i.iui JJj. ci s-u at (1.13V CUKN Receipts. 2,t25 bu.; expor s, 44, 129 bu.; saies, u.uuO bu. futures, bpot mar ket thin; No. 2, fco elevator and 6c f. o. b., afloat; No. 2 yellow, t8ic; No. z wil e, o'i-hc. Option maiket opened firm with wheat, but became inactive, closing dm! at Ho advance. May closed at t&ftc; ls- cemuer, 5o vyc, closed at oavsc OATS Kecelpis, a,y bu. ; exports, 10.20J bu. Spot market dull; mixed. zt to S3 iba, fci36c': natural white. S'J to K lbs.. 3bWt S7c; clipped white, 3 to 4 Ids., 37H'tl'uc. Options nominal December cloeed at 1' 12ED Irregular; spring bran, $1.S6; middlings, I'M.Hir, city. tin. i "5-24. uy. HAY Dull; ahipping, 'Sc; good to choice. Soc. HOPS tirm; state, common to choice 14. 2r'37c; !So3, i-iiiJ6c; olds, 14'cjlSc. Pa cllio coast, 2txtfJ3c; Idol. Zi'ui olua, 14 j 18c. HIDES Firm; Galveston, 20 to 25 lbs.. 17c; California, 21 to 25 lbs., lc; Texas (dry), 14 to XI lbs.. 14c. LEATHER Steady; acid. 24tT2c. PROVISIONS Beef. steady; faml'y, fl0.6Ull.pO; meee, fs.uOW..i; beef 11a nu. $.'4 00433.50; packet, 19.504(10.50; city, exert India mess. IH.bonj'l j.Oo. Cut meats, dull; pickled bellies, tSt.Tiii ll.Ou; pickled shoul ders, 17. W; pickled hnms. f9.76fi Ii.i5. i.arJ, quiet; western steamed, tx.Zo; Octooer closed at $8.20 nominal; refined, quiet; con tinent, $S.40; South Ameiica, $8.76; ex pound, W lVii'-2j. Poik. steadv; familv, short clear, flt.Oottf 17.00; nieas, 13 25 lS.7o. TALLOW Steady; city, 4Hc; country, (pkgs. free), 4-S.SPic. RICE Kirm; domestic, fair to extra, 234 65V4c; Japan. nominaL BUTTh.it Weak; street price, extra creamery, 20H421c; official price, creamery, common to extra, 13Si0tic. CHEESE Strong; state full cream, small fancy, colored and white, 10U,c; large, col ored and white, good to f.in.'y, SVi'tfluo; large white, poor to fancy, iH 'iic. EGOS Weuk; western fancy, selected, 21'a2.'c; average best, 20ffr21c. POULTRY Alive, steady; western chick ens, 12c; fowls, lie; turkey?. 12c; dres ed. steady; western chickens, 12'ul3c; fowls. 14c; turkeys, 10'aioc. OMAHA WHOLEJALE MARKET Condition of Trad and Quotations on tapis and Fancy Frodnce. EGGS Receipts moderate; candled stock, 19c. LIVE POULTRY Hens, 838Vjc; roosters, Ec; turkeys, lii'glL'c; ducks, tu9c; geese, 6c; spring chickens, SSS'ic. BUTTER Packing stock. 12c; choice to fancy dairy, 15(tflc; separator, ltc. PRESH FISH Trout, Wc; pickerel. 8c; pike, 10c; perch, 7c; bluefish, 12c; whlteflsh, 10c; salmon. 14c; redsnapper, 11c; lobster, green, 20c; iobster, boiled, 30c; bullheads, 11c; catfish, 14c; black bass, 20c; halibut, 10c; croppies, 12c; roe shad, fl; buffalo, 7c; white baas. 11c; frog legs, per dos., 36c. BRAN Per ton- $18. HAY Prices quoted by Omaha Wholesale Dealers' association: Choice No. 1 upland, t7.00; No. 2. $6.50; medium, 16.00: coarse, $6. SO. Rye straw, $5.00. These prices ars for hay of good color and quality. OYSTERS New York counts, per can, 45c; sxtra selects, per can, 37c; standards, per can, !3c; bulk standards, per gal., $1.35; bulk sxtra selects, per gal.. $176; bulk New York counts, per gal.. $'i.00. TROPICAL FHLITB. ORANGES Mexican, sizes 151, 176, 200, 11 6, 250, $4.00. LEMONS California fancy, 270, 800 and 300, $4.50; choice. $3.754.00. DATES Per box ot 30-lb. pkga., $2.00; Hallowl In 70-lb. box. per lb., 6c. FIQ8 California, per 10-lb. carton, 754JI 85c; Imported Smyrna, 2-crown, 12c; 5-crown, 14o; 7-crown. 16c; fancy Imported, washed. In 1-lb. packers, lGitlSc BANANAS Per medium sized bunch, $2.0iif2.6O; Jumbo, $2.76&3.RO. FLORIDA PINEAPPLES-24 and 30 sire, per crtte, S3.7. FRUITS. APPLES Home-grown, Jonathan, per bbl , $S.0o; Ben Davis, $2 26; Nsw York Round Sweets, $3.00; New York Kings, $3.00; New York Pippins, $2.75; New York GpAcfiESColorado, psr box, 85o; Utah, per box, hie. , PLUMS Utah and Colorado plums and prunes. 7.W5c. . ... PEARS Utah, Colorado and California fall varieties, per box, $1.90(32.00. CANTELOUPE Genuine Colorado Rocky Fo.ds, per crate, $3.00. CELERY Per doz.. 253P:. GRAPF.H Hnm-eTwn. "r to -". basket, 17c; California Tokay, per case, tl.5uft1.65; York and Ohio, per 8-lb. CRANBERRIES Caps Cods, per bbl., 16 50: per box, 12.26. QUINCES California, per box, fl.60. VEGETABLES. POTATOES New home-grown, tn sacks, per bu.. 40c. NAVY BEANS Per bu., tl.75Sl.90. ONIONS Home-grown, in sacks, per bu.. 60c; Spanish, per crate, tl.60. TOMATOES Home-grown per market basket. 26&35C C ABB AO E Home-grown, per 100 lbs.. S5e. WAX BEANS Per market basket, 80c. SWEET POTATOES Home-prown, ner market basket, 40c; Virginia, per bbL, $2.60. GREEN PEPPERS Per bushel basket. 60c. FQHABH Home-STown. per dos., BOe. EGO PLANT Southern, per dot., $1.50. MISCELLANEOUS. HONEY Utah and Colorado, per case of U frames, $3 00. CHEKSE-Wisconsin twins, full cream, llo; Wisconsin Young America. 12c; block Swiss, new, 15c; old, 16'jfl7r; Wisconsin brick. 12Hc; Wisconsin lirnberger. ll'jo. NUTS Walnuts. No. 1 sof sh-11. per lh , 15c; hard shell, per lb., 14c; No. 1 soft shall, per lb.,' 13c; No. 2 hardfcUeiL per lj.. Lc; pecans, large, per It-, 12c. imal!. per lb., 10c; peanuts, per lb, 7c; roasted pevnuts, per lb.. $c; Chill walnuts, per Id., 12Cl3Vsc; almonds, soft shell, per lb., 15c; hard shell, lc. HIDES No. 1 green, Tc; No. 9 green, Co; No. 1 salted. $4c; No. 9 s.ilted, 'c; No. 1 veal calf. 9c; No. 9 veai calf, 7c; dry salted, l.iul.Sc; sheep pells, 26ci2$l.U0; horse hides, $l.k(j3.00. Chleagro Provision Market. CHICAGO, Oct. . Bl'TTER Steady; creamery, ntn; aatries. utniic. F.rjfSS Steady; at mark" cases Included, 14til74e. CHEESE Firm; daisies. 10410Hc; tw'ns, 10c; young Americas, lOlilOc. POULTRY-Allve, steady; turkeys, 12c; chickens, Sc; springs. lOVic Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. t. WHEAT De cember. I1.11H: May. fl,12H; No. 1 hard. $1.14"; No.-l northern, $1.12; No. 2 north ern, ii tw. FLOUR First patents. t810fi6.r.n: second patents, to.US (j first clears, $4.5t 60; second clenrs. $3.00fi3.10. BRAN In bulk. $15.00(16.25. Mllwnakee Grain Market. MILWAUKEE. Oct. . WHEAT lo higher; No. 1 northern, $1.14; No. t north ern. I1.0frfl.l3; May. $1.0fc'il.0'!. bid. RYE-V higher; No. 1, Sltic. BARLEY Steady; No. 2, u.c; sample, $59 63c. CORN Easy ; No. I, 6Hfc53c; May, Uc bid. " Vnlnth Grain Market. DT'LUTH, Oct. t. WHEAT To arrive: No. 1 hard, tl 11: No. 1 northern. $1 ,m; No. 9 northern. 1 04H- On track: No 1 northirn. $1 No. 1 northern. $1.04; De cember. $1 dS: May. $1 US OATS To arrive and ou track, 10c. Liverpool Grain and Provisions. LIVERPOOL, Oct. WHEAT-Spot. nominal, futures, firm; December, 7s 6Vtd; Mirrh, 7s 8d. CORN Spot, easy; American mixed, 4s 6d; futures, dull; December, 4s 6d. Holiday la Chlesato, CHICAOO, Oct. 8 Recsuse of It being Chfcgo duy at the St. Louis fair these was a holiday on the Ohlcago board of Uade today. Feorla Grain Market. PEORIA. Oct. 8-CnRN-Lowsrj No. $, (3c; No. t. He; no grade, Uu, NEW YORK STOCKS AND BONDS Muket Early in ths Dij it Irrsgular, Int OI066 if Strong aid Axtiva. STEEL PREFERRED IS AGAIN HIGHER foathwestern lUtilivsys Advanre on Reports of Heavy Cotton and Cora Crops Decline In Bank Cash Reserves, NEW TORK. Oct. f -The stock market made a strung demonstration to close the week and dissipated trie reactionary ap pearance which nad tuliowcd tne weeks opening strength. The features today were United States btcel fief erred and the southwesierns. '1 he movement in the for mer was apparently in connection with the sanguine lurecasts by persons having toiiiier offlclul connection with the trade. The rise In the southwesierns was at tributed to the Increasing estimates of the com and cotton yields which find currency in linaiiclal circles. Union PnMc's show ing 01 net earnings for August was helpful to that stock, 'the market was sluggish ana rather irregular until the appearunco of the bunk statement, in upprehen.non of what Its encct would be, and puces wav ered about the time ltapoearcd, but tho hnai deHilngs brought extensive buying and the market closed strong and uctive. Revised estimates were In circulation this morning which prepared sentiment for the heavier decline In cash reserves than was indicated by the known movements of cur rency. The increase In loans, altnough small, served to discountenance the view of heavy stock market liquidation during the week. The enormous credit balance of over fli.W'O.OuO at the clearing house today of one of the great banks reawakened the sur mises of great transactions between ths controlling interest in the railroad field. The weekly mercantile reviews wers cheerful to a degree that went far to cor roborate the growing belief in substantial Dusiness revival and the expansion of the weeks bank clearings the country over, was additional evidence for this view The reduction In surplus reserves to $l2,C3(ilo0 brings that item below that for the corre sponding period last year tor the first time this season, the figures for last year having been $16.7,Mli5. Total sales of bonds, par value, $1,775,000. " Wuotatlons on the New York Stock ex change ranged aa follows: bales. Hi ph. Low. Close. Atcnison 4,300 d? pfd 2 vco Baltimore & Ohio 3,i00 do Dfd . Js KIV4 3Vi l"U;a 91 100 90T loos. 91 93 is: 1K1 Canadian Pacific 700 iaiU iii" Central of N. J Chesapeake & Ohio... 2,000 Chicago & Alton .... 300 44 40 44 44 Vi 394 39 uu pia Chicago Gt. Western. 200 ioi so ItiH lt4 is it. o; iui iiiwebiern. . c, M. tc Bt. P do Dfd 7,900 166Sa 185 164 1S24 Chicago Term. A T do pfd C, C. C. fic St. L.... 1,000 Colorado Southern.,. S00 do 1st rfd ao pia Delaware & Hudson D., L. & Yv D. & R. O do pfd Erie do 1st pfd do 2d pfd Hocking Valley .... ao pia Illinois Central Iowa Central do pfd K. C. Southern do pfd J j. & N Manhattan Elevated.. Met. Securities Met. Street Ry Minneapolis & St. L. M., St. P. & S. Ete. M. do Dfd Missouri P.tciflo M., K. & T do pfd Nafl R. of Mex. N. Y. Centr:l . Norfolk A Western.. 3.300 do pfd Ontario Western Pennsylvania P.. C.l C. & St. Li. Reading do 1st pfd do 2d pfd Rock Island Co... ao prd ft L. S F. 2d pfd.. lit. Ii & s. w...... do pfd Southern Pacific . Southern Railway do pfd Texas & Pacific . T.. St. L. & W.. do pfd Union Pacific .... Wabash do pfd W. & L. B Wisconsin Central do pfd Mexican Central Adams Ex press .. 8: 94 834 81 60 94 20 42 174 19 44 13T4 230 210 116 231 624 234 82 294 90 7 S3 SO 26 96 664 1064 1324 10t4 6S4 86 211 154 70 24 171 8.SO0 14 13?. American Express IT. S. Express Wells-Farxo Express Amul. Copper 11,200 Am. Car it Foundry.. 400 do pfd 1,000 Am. Cotton Oil do pfd American Ice do Jta 300 Am. Linseed Oil do pfd Am. Locomotive 300 do pfd luO Am. Smelting & Ref. 60O do pfd 6?4 234s 824 62 8J 334 334 2H 95 664 264 96 66 Am. Sugar Refining. 2,300 1324 132 Anaconda Mining .. 2.0C0 IO04 65. Brook. Rapid Transit. 4.4tO 68 &4 3 210 15 Colo. Fuel & Iron 300 3G4 Consolidated Gas .. Corn Products do pfd Distillers' Securities. General Electric .... International Paper. do pfd International Pump. do pfd National Lead North American Pacific Mall People's Gu.a Preased Steel Car .. do pfd Pullman Palace Car. Republic Steel do pfd Rubber Goods do pfd Tenn. Caal & Iron... U. 8. Leather do pfd U. S. Realty & Imp. U. 8. Rubber 4.1U0 2,500 2124 15V. 800 284 1C0 172 200 16 'ioo '79' ' 400 2J4 soo m lo0 l"-!", 600 35 600 . 81 4 284 172 164 17 834 784 2:, 90 33 10: S4T 81 2! UTs 61V, 204 834 484 J fil 334 lf.J 34 4,100 700 12-14 61 114 614 . 20 . 600 . 300 . 100 . 30 . 700 4S 94 874 614 23 604 184 75 48 94 874 614 23'4 aim 79 1S 76? do pfd ... U. 8. Steel do pfd . . .11.200 Westlnghouse Elect., loo I664 HIT 4 I654 wesicru union zoo vi vi hi Total sales for ths day, 84,600 shares. Claarlns; House Averages. NEW YORK, Oct. 8 The statement of averages of the clearing house bunks of this city for the week shows: Loans, fl, 145. S9.2ii0; Increase. $2. 936. Soo. Deposits, $1. 306.2;6.0oO; decrease, $7,521,100. Circulation, $41,791,000; Increase, 91.2U.O00. Legal tender, $76, 452,400; decrease. $2,293,209. Specie, $237, EfC.fW: decrease. MJ3.600. Reserve. $313.- 9f! 90rt: decrease, $9,15G.S. Reserve required, :it'1.3l8,ooo; flecrease, ji.SoV,2. surplus. Ki6.iCJ0; decrease. $7,27.6J5. Kx-tnlteri States deposits, $18,441,525; decrease, $7,287,500. The following are t tie dosing quotations on stocKs and Dont V. a. ref. 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Eels prior Has 4a T7iJ fnlon Paclno 4a 1WV, . l do con. 4s. .. t,4 '' BtMl Id la.. ih . 4 . "i 100V Watwoik la tt do dn. n , nK W & U E 4a.. do son. as.. r W. ft I). C. ls...1!H Vi la. Central 4a. Horalna Val. 44a... .10kU Cola. Pual a. la. L. ft N. uul. 4s 101 Offered. Farelgn rmanrlal. LONDON, Oct. I.-There was no demand for much of the money In the market to day, but the hardening tendenry at the r-rlncloal continental eentern barred anv owerlng of rates. Diaconnta wre not nnotably altered, but were distinctly firmer. There was a strong demand for gold for French and Oerrran accnunt. hot the mar. ket whs bare and will not be able to retnln anv of the gold arriving In the n;r fot ii Trices on the Stock exchange wer? firmer, but trading was Inactive escrt for a f1r Investment business, following the good Himrd "f Trade returns. Consols dropped being affected by ths Impending nsw Issues! H1 84 83H H V. 13i 19 60. . 2(y 20 26H 26V, . 1,100 174 17L'i 174J 2W) . 10 2S 2S . 100 SI 81 Sl .11.300 33 334 S.T . 2X 6i'H 69 SS'a . 000 47. 47V 47i, 80 S3 400 143 142 v, 143 900 lf 25 264 800 4t' 44 46V. 24 46H 1,300 12S 127H 1277i KhJ 164H 164 S.0I0 83 4 824 82t. 4.500 120H 120 120 W&, 700 817 a 81 l 132 20,200 ioot, 9914 iuot4 10.8H0 B6V 6?4 f.b pfd. 4ti0 SjkL S9"i 394 BOO 12tt 12iU IWit 724 71'i 714 904 600 H 34 34 10,900 133H 1334' 133i 71 31.600 724 71, 714 8i 78 9,500 J8 284 28 2O0 724 72 71V 200 58-i 68V4 tZ 1.800 r 21 212 , 2,000 4S 474 474 .10,100 69 684 64 . 2.900 S2V. s-:K . 2o0 944 94 .11,700 34 $24 . 600 31 904 . 800 604 604 . 1.3'XI 94 94 . 400 204 194 . 700 42 4 414 Home rails were Arm. owing to the encour sgmer.t f-irnlshed by the report of the Hoard of Trade. Americans opened steady and grew firmer to sbove parity. The variations were mixed and Inanlmated. lYlce closed fairly steady. Foreigners gen erally were firm. Japanese were heavy. Imperial Japanese government 6s of 1904 were quoted at 95. PARIS, Oct. S Ths lone on ths tonr todiv was firm snd business was rertrlctd. Russian Imperial 4s were quoted at M 15 and RnMn bonds of 19)4 at 6AV BERLIN. Oct. . The transactions on the bourse today were light and a quiet tone prevailed. Boston Stock Market. BOSTON. Oct. 9. Call loans, 1-33 per cent. Time loan, 4j per cent, om.iui cus. ng of forlti end twnas: Atchlsos ad). 4s H Wttn. rotnmoa . a 4 1l!HliJntur Mrl. rantrai 4l IT.AIIeUM Atrhumn isH 1 A miifimitrt da pM 1"".mrU-n Cine .. Po.ton A Allwny I4V A( Isntle DoMnn A Milne 1 nir,jhm R-n'oii Elpv.t1 15S(4'fl. A Heels FltPhhtirs r'd I" lcrtenll Mes. (nrri I'1 Totper RiUf V T M H H..irj ll Wnl .. n .. tn .. 11- .. ! .. II .. 11 .. M .6.10 .. .. 14' Pert Mirinett 7 "Dnm!non Coal .. Inlon rioinc iwn rrnu Amrr. Ari;p. CTiem ... is:rirnrr lo prd 77 I If !e RoT!t Ar.er. Pneo. Tube 44'Via. Mtnlnf Amer. S"r IMta' Mirli!s to BlA 1?! lMohk Amer. T A T l'"4 Mnnt. C. A C Airer. woelen 14 nl Doaninion So nut H' "oiK-fola .. 3H .. 14 .. .. ' .. t .. 44 .. 114 .. r .. .. t .. ..:: .. H .. 21s .. 10H .. 4!4 .. 4 .. .. ! Pf-nlnlon 1 A l',H Ptrret 1 Edlon Dee. Illu. . QmIiict Cleniral glectrlc ....170 SnannoT Mim. Klectrlc J "I iltiiraca to f!1 M Trinity Mass. () 4!", I'. 8. Mlnlns tnlnil Frtilt I! V- Oil Vnltt4 Shoe Mach.... t tah do pM t victoria P. 8. feel " 'Inona so pfd b Wolreriaa Bid. Asked. London Stork TCsrket. LONDON, Oct. f. Closing: Cenaolo, rooo.r ... M 7-H M. T. Central 12 da account 18 1-14 Norfolk A W 74 Anaconda do pfd Atchison !- Ontario A W li do pfd lc?4 TVnniylranla 61 1 Baltitnore A Ohio iS Ran4 Minei 1114 Canadian Pacific 1 Reading Cbra. A Ohio 4uJ do lat pfd 44 Chlca,o Ot. W JT I do Id pfd 4 C . M A St. P 170V Soulharn Rallwajr ... U't Deprrra do pfd 17 Penvar A R. O W :Puthern Pacido 0H do pfd 13V, Inloa Paclllc 104 Erie HVi- do pfd K do Irt pfd IIS V. I. SimI 114 do 2d pfd 4SV do pfd 1' Illinois Central 1461, Wabaab t',4 Loula. A N'aah lllHl do P'd 434 U.. K. A T SILVER Bar, quiet, 264d per ounce. MONK V l''j!4 I'er cent. The raie of dis count In the open market for short bills Is 2 1-I6SC4 per cent; for three months bills, 2;t24 per cent. New York Mining Stocks. NEW TORK, Oct. 8 The following are the closing prices on mining stocks: Adams Con to Alice (0 Breace 18 Brunawlck Con S Comatock Tunnel .... 10 Con. Cal. A Va 170 Horn Bilr 100 Iron Silver ifei Ltadvllla Cob 1 Little Cnlef ... Ontario Ophlr Phoenix Poloal Ravage Sierra NtTatla ?mall Hopes ... Standard 850 210 19 ;s 81 S4 XI 190 Dank Statement Interesting-. NEW TORK, Oct. 8 Bank officials were much Interested today In the tabulated statement of the clearing house banks, In which it was shown that the National Bank of Commerce has a balance to Its credit for tho day of $17,426,000. This Is a record brenklng flpure. No explanation was vouch safed bv officers of the Bank of Commerce, but in other ouarters the huge balance was believed to foreshadow some important financial transaction. Bfesr York Imports and Exports. NEW YORK, Oct. 8. Total Imports of dry goods and general merchandise at the port of New York for the week ending to day were valued at 912.561, 5S6. Exports of specie from New York for the week were 316,400 gold nnd $464,f91 silver. Imports of srecle) ot New York during the week were l2o.8S5; sliver, 999.982 gold. Trensnry Statement. WASHINGTON. Oct. 8 Today's state ment of tho balance In the general treas ury, exclusive of the $160,0u0.0j0 gold reserve In the division of redemption, shows: Avall i.bla cash balances, $152, 082, 153; gold, $77,096, 004. Wool Market. BOSTONi Oct. i. WOOLc-The Commer cial Bulletin today says; The market ts excited and the business of ths week has been oa a large scale. Large and small buyers have been operating. A few big lines of teritory and medium fleeces have been moved. Montana stapls sold at 214''f 24c. Three-eighths Ohio end Michigan sold freely at 2S(uv4c and choice quarter-blood at 29c. On the latter the price has been marked up to 30c. Prices on all grades ara firm and rising. Tho shipments of wool from Boston to date from December 91. 1903, according to the same authority, ars 175.918,034 lbs., against 179.720,318 the same time last year. The receipts to date are 266,650.623 lbs., against 240,851,150 for the same period alst year. NEW YORK, Oct 8. WOOLe-Flnn; do mestic fleece, S2i235c. ST. LOL'13, Oct. 8. WOOL Steady, wltti tub washed higher; medium grades, comb ing and clothing, 2020c; light fine, ls'tf20c; heavy fine, 12gri6c; tub washed, 2236c. LONDON, Oct. 8. WOOL The arrivals of wool for the sixth series of auction sales amount to 14,431 bales. Including 8,5oO for warded direct to spinners. The imports this week were: New South Wales, 1.70!) bales; Queensland, 1.142; Victorias 813; Cape of Good Hope and Natal, 38; Brussels, 2,(57; China, 59; New York. 47. Cotton Hirket, NEW YORK, Oct. 8. COTTON Futures closed rteady; October, 10c; November, 10.04c: December, 10.11c; January, 10.16c; Fcbruarv. 10.21c; March. 10.21c; April, 10.25o; May, 10.27c. Spot, quiet; middling uplands, 10.4oc; middling gulf, 10.70c; sales, none. 3T. LOUIS. Oct. 8. COTTON Quiet, 4c higher; middling, 104c; sales, 40 bales; re ceipts, 1U8 bales; shipments, none; stock, 8NEv-"bRLDANS. Oct. 8. COTTON Quiet and steady; sales, 2,750 bales; ordi nary. 74c; good ordinary, 8 13-lf.c; low mid dling. 9 7-16o; middling, 10c; good middling, lOS-luc: middling inir, iuji-mc; receipts, 672 bales: stock, 100,659 bales. LIVERPOOL, Oct. 8. COTTON Spot, quiet; prices 6 points higher; American mid dling f;ir. 9.5Cd; good middling, 6.80d; mid dling, 6. 6; low middling, 6.40d; good ordi nary, 6.1bd; ordinary, 4.81d. The sales of the dey were 4.000 bales, of which 400 were for speculation and export and Included 3,200 American. Receipts, 6.000 bales. In cluding 2.:KK American. Futures opened steady and closed steady; American mid dling g. o. c. : October, 6.52d; October and November, 6 49d; November and December, 5.49d; December and January, 6.49d; Jan uary and February, 6.45J; February and March. 6.50d: March and April, 5.51d; April and May, 6.61(1; May and June, 6.52d. Oils and Rosin. NDW YORK, Oct , OILS Cottonseed oil llrm; prime firm, nominal; prime yellow, 29ifo30c. Petroleum quiet: refined. New York, $7.96; Philadelphia and Baltimore, $7.9"; refined In bulk, $5.00. Turpentine quiet, bo Rod IN Firm: strained common to good. $2.85. SAVANNAH. Ga., Oct- 8. TURPENTINB Quiet, 624u- KOSlSl-Firm; A, B, C. $2.60; D, $2 56; E, $2 60; F, $2 (ioiff2.674; O, $2.70; 11, $2,774; I, $2.9u; K, 13.66; M. 54.154i-i.17; N, $4,374; W. O. $4.ifi4.60LV, V, $4.80. OIL CITY, Pa., Oct. 8. OILS Credit bal ances, $1.56; certificate, no bid. Shipments, 77, 4b3 barrels, average 75.695; runs 73.337, average 72,215: shipments, Lima, 99,730, aver age 64,113; runs, Lima, 68.568. average, 5e,733. agar and Molasses. NEW YORK, Oct. 8.-SI.TOAR Raw quiet. Fair refining, 3,c: centrifugal, 96 test, 4 6-1 6c; molarses sugar, 84c. Refined quiet; No. 6. 4.60c: No. 7, 4 60c; No. 8. 4.50c; No. 9, 4 46c; No. 10. 4.4le; No. 11. 4.30c; No. 12, 4 25c; No. 13. 4 30c; No. 14, 4.20c: confectioners' A. 4 9"c; mould A. 6.40c; cut loaf, 6.75r; crushed, 6.75c; powdered, 6.15c; granulated, 6.05c; cubes 6.3oe. MOLAbSES Stesdy; New Orleans open kettle, good to choice, Slfe37c. NEW ORLEANS, Oct. S. SUGAR Strong; open kettle, JWttc; open kettle centrifugal, 4tjj44o: cantrlfugn.1 whites, 4 ll-lOc: yellows. 4T-T4c', seconds, 24u4o. MOI.ASHUcV-Noinlnal; open kettle, 200 90c: centrlfogul, loftloc. SYRUP-NomlnaT. Coffes Mark. NEW YORK. Oct. 8. COFFEE Msrket for futures opened steady at unchanged prices in sympathy with steady cables, but meeting continued scattered: liquida tion gradually tud off In ths ubaence of demand and closed steady at a net loss of live points on all positions except March and April, which were two points lower. Sales, 45,250 bags. Including October at 4 60c; December, 6.70c5i6 75; March. 7rij7.06; My, 7 lfc;;7.25; July. 7 30c&7 35; September, 7.50c. Snot Rio, steady; No. l invoice, &4c nilid, steady; Cordova, 10313c." Metal Mi rket. NEW YORK. Oct. 9 METALS Ths leaders were In modi rate demand In small lots wMh prices as a rul unchanged and stcidy. Ijtke copper, $13 4i'18 124; electro lytic. n :-:i(M!S.u; casting, 919 $!4n'19.7&. Tin. tllrJi.i'J. Spelter, i5.!ijj'-2u. ),ead, $4 2iX&4 t. Iron, firm and itucbtuifed fiom U t u.jotatlui.a, OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET Lighter Eectipti for the Week Caused Al Cattle to Advance. HOGS MOVING STEADILY DOWNWARD flood Fat Sheen and Lassbs Steady for the Week, Others a Trill Lower, Good Feeders Alao Steady, bat Ught Weight Umki Lower. SOUTH OMAHA. October 8, 1904. Receipts were: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Ofiiclitl Monday i.U5 i.-Jii il,624 Official Tuesday 9.80 6.441 I7.'i51 Official Wednesday J. 124 7..;-- W.542 OIlKi.nThuisuay J.-Jul C.iaJ 27,. M unicial Friday i.4;t ( 104 9.t4 Official Saturday 1.63 4,JtO 6oj Total last week .25.153 34.4i9 Sl.iU Total this week 36,129 Ki.fU cS).fr3 Total two weens ago ..M.iJo iki.9f b9.4 i Total three weeks ago.. 12. 70 33.w; 65,166 Total tour weeks sgo.,..16.4J 2S.9-J 41.301 Same week List year. .. .31.877 l,SiJ 91.66-) RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR TO DATE. The following tabic shows the receipts of cattle, hogs and sheep at feouth Om.uia for ti.e year to uate with comparisons: 1904. 19. Inc. Dec. Sheep 1.26K,o93 L.ive 69,o4 Cattie 6,,lil M.i&i 124..4 Hogs l.t,lu4o 1,'..9j0 i.o9 'Ine following luoie anoAS u.j aeat:e price of hogs at booth Umaha for ths last everaldajs with comparisons: Cats. I U04. lM.l)2.UoI.lM.U9i.lSM. 6ept. 19. Pept. 20. Sept. a. Sept. 92. ept. J.I. Sept. 24. Sept. 26. f-ept. 26. Sept. 27., oept. 2o'. Sept. 39.. Kept. ao. Oct. 1... Oct 9... Oct. 9... Oct. ... Oct 6... Oct 6... Oct. 7.... Oct 8.... 8 701 2 SI t 22 8 93 8 21 "I 5 1 t 16! 8 15 b 16 6 171 f 11 6 181 6 19 6 2u. 5 16, 5 Hi 4 a i XI 4 811 I 74 9 71 9 71 II 73 II 77 9 77 8 SI4 6 81 6 86! 8 764, 6 7i4 & 784 s 90 0 ; 8 74j 7 41 ( S'J e 84 4 25 7 61 7 681 7 56 7 87 7 841 ' T 32 7 it 7 16 7 20 7 S0 4 41 a 4 41 6 68 6 80' 5 874 ?64 6 71 6 44 t 5 J441 8 714: 5 744 6 764 'of4 6 644i 6 68: 6 761 8 791 6 M, I 117' 6 7F,1 ( 58' 4 59 6 67 6 52, 6 491 6 Sol 4 S 71 1 4 90 9 72 4.1 :: m 4 97 9 64 8 91 8 72 6 71, 8 63! 6 611 4 J-, I , 1 ; 71 4 99 4 42 4 37 4 31 4 34 4 251 . 65 6 67 5 64 6 411 5 18 9 66 3 64 3 64 7 92 7 4' 3 63 3 58 3 59 7 ar 7 iil 6 08 Indicates Sunday. CATTLE There were a few cattle In the yards this morning, but no quotab.s change in the market took place, tor tne we?K receipts have been rather light as there is a decrease as compared with last week amounting to about 11,000 head and as compared with the same week of last year the falling off amounts to about 6.0oo head. In view of the light supply the tendency of prices has been upward. Corn fed steers have been in light supply and witli a good demand the market has ruled active and strong on all desirable grades. As high as $06 has been paid and something strictly prime would un doubtedly bn lg more then that. Common stuff such as comes In competition with westerns has not shown much change. Qood to choice cattle may bo quoted from $5.75 to $6.15, fair to good, $5.00 to $5.75 and the shorter fed cattie sell from $0.00 down. There his been a liberal sprinkling of western racge beef steers in the receipts all the week, but the demand has been fully equal to the supply and since Mon day prices have advanced fully a quarter. This gain Just about makes up for the loss of last week, ' so that prices are tn much the same notches they wore two weeks ago. Good to choice grades may be quoted from $3.75 to $4.50; fair to good, $3.25 to $3.75, and common to fair from $2.75 to $3.25. The cow market has advanced even more than steers, as supplies have been mod erate for the time of year and the demand quite liberal. Trading has ruled active all the week and prices show a net gain of 2540c. This carries the market back to where It was before the severe break last week. All kinds are In good demand, from canners to the choicest grades, so that a good clearance has been made each day. Oood to choice kinds may be quoted from $2.75 to $3.15; fair to good, $2.25:0 2.75, and canners and cutters from $1.75 to $2.25. Bulls sre a little higher for the week where the quality Is at all good. Common kinds, though, have not shown much im provement. Veal calves are also s little higher, the best grades selling up to $5.50. Ths supply of stockers and feeders has been limited this week and with a fairly good demand the market has ruled active and strong all the week. Light cattle In particular have sold to good advantage, so that the decline of last week has been reg ined. Farmers seem to have made up their minds that at the prices ruling on stockers and feeders they are a good In vestment and consequently purchsses have been more liberal. The top price of the week was $3.95, paid for very prime, high grade bunch of Polled Angus steers. Good to choice feeders could be quoted from $3.50 to $4.00; fair to good, $0.00 to $3.50, snd commoner kinds from $3.00 down. Representative sales: NEBRASKA. 1 cow 1250 2 65 1 cow 1280 9 50 1 bull 1210 1 95 1 COW 910 2 PS 10 cows 1109 2 40 1 cow 940 1 86 9 feeders.. 100S 3 15 HOGS Receipts of hogs were not heavy this morning, but the tendency of prices continued downward, as packers were bear ish at all points. The market here could be quoted weak to a nickel lower. The bulk of the hogs sold from $5,524 to $5,574, with a top at $5.60. Trading was not very active and besides that trains were very slow in arriving, so that It was late before the market came to a close. After packers had their more urgent orders filled they seemed to be even more bearish, so thnt the later ssles were largely around a nickel lower. Receipts for the week have been fairly liberal for the time of year, being slightly in excess of last week nnd as compared with the same week of Inst year there Is nn increase of aboiu 13,000 head. Prices have moved steadily downward and a net loss for the week amounting to about 20c Is noted. Packers are now looking more at quality than at weight, so that the range of prices Is not nearly so wide as was the case a short time ago. Representative sales: No. A v. Sh. Pr. No. At. Bo. pr. 1: SI ... 4 tl r ... I Kl tt I!0 MO I 10 62 2S1 40 I 61 (0 fl ... I 10 It 230 40 I M Tt rs ... i so ei 2si ... i es 11 t2 40 I S!4 11 tf.i ... I r,5 M Ml 40 I 62H II 241 40 III 17 tbl ... 124 2X2 ... I Kl 67 141 120 I (24 Dl 140 ... Ill 61 271 10 I 124 Kl 229 110 I IS II Ml ... 1 124 72 Mi ... Ill 44 226 900 I Mi t) 264 it I II 0 110 ... I It 64 271 140 I hi It 244 ... 1 114 71..: 226 40 It.!! 6C 1 ... I I24 17 141 40 Bn 44 270 IN) I It "4 III 171 M I l 61 240 40 I 124 17 24T 40 I M U IM 10 I II!' 40 141 100 I 61 62 ts 120 6 EJH Kl lit ... 6 67 4 66 201 tOO I l?4 61 241 M 174 60 143 100 I 65 74 Ill 120 I 674 67 244 ll I IS 64 221 40 I 674 aa at ... a a ti zm 110 a 67 II 7 SO I II 60 HI ... 6 174 1 04 10 I II Tl 237 140 I 674 II 161 140 III II Itt ... 1174 61 2S0 10 I 61 II 221 60 I 60 64 274 1 20 I II Tl 222 160 I 10 M set no i ii i tn lie l ao 14 r7 4M I II 14 tat ... I 10 tn 40 I IS Tl 221 ... I 60 44 Kl 40 I 61 SHEEP Tliers were a few bunches of sheep la the yards this morning, but no quotable change in the market took place. For the week receipts have been very lib eral, there being a gam over ast week arnuainung to aouui i.wj neuu auu us coin- fared with the same week of lust year here Is also a slight gain. The demand for good stuff, however, has been fully equal to the supply. Owing to ths fact that the quality of the offerings this week has not been very good the proportion of desirable fat sheep to the total receipts has been smalt Packers have all had liberal orders to nil and as a re sult the market on good to choice fat sheep may be quoted steady and active. The sup ply of fair to medium killers has been large and such kinds are perhaps around a dime lower than they were a week ago. Lambs have arrived quite freely and In fact the big end of the receipts has been made up of lambs. Desirable killers, how ever, have sold at just about steady prices all the week, with the commoner kinds a little weak. Feeding sheep may be quoted active and steady, as a large number of buyers have been on the maiket every day. Good feed ing lambs have also sold in much the same notches they did last week, but lightweight lambs, of which there have been a good ninny, have eased off 15&c. Quotations (or grass sheep nnd lambs: Good to choice yettrllngs. $3 653o5; fair to good yearlings. $3 4'rcJ 6o; good to rholce wethers, $3 26&3.60; fair to good wethers, $3 003.25; good to choice ewes. $3.0u-fi3 30; fair to good ewes, $2.754f3.u0; good to c-liol-e lambs, $4 5ik(j4 90; fair lu good lambs, $4.g 4 50; feeder Vearlings. Ulbijl&j; feeder wethers. $3 25e3:iO, feeder ewes, t2.0tatf.'.50: feeder lambs, $3.254.40; breeding ewes, $3.06 &3.1i. Kansas City Lies Stoek Msrket. KANSAS CITY. Mo., Oct. 9 CATTLE Receipts 2oa. Including 25 southerns. Mar Icet unchanged. Choice export and dressed beef steers, $5.('ut.l0; fair to good $4.00 5.00; western fed ters, $4.0f"j6.50; stockers nnd feeders, I-' 2f.nt.76; native rows, $1 60 53 7S; native heifers. $2.Soy4M; bulls, $1.76 63 26; mlves, $2.50U8.60; receipts for the week. 64, VA. Ill XJ8 Receipts, 2 tVO head. Market weak to to lowsr. Top, 85.86; bulk of sales, 5.6o pSSfl; heavy. $S7?7r5W; packers. I.8f6.0; pigs ard lights, $i.4(a; receipts for ths w.ek . 8HREP snd I. A MRS Receipts. SX) head. Market unchanged; native lambs. $i Cv4f 8.10; native wethers. $3 rh3Vi native ewes, $j.t'.7J 80; wetrrn lambs, 14 0Vrf,.in; western )esrlinss, 9.2a43.7$: western sheep, P1WV)3Sr.; stockers and feeders. $2 ir'jt W. Receipts for the wek. 41.000 head. CHICAGO LIVE TOCK MAIlKEt Cattle, Hegs, (keep and I.ambs steady Receipts Light. CHICAGO, Oct. . CATTLE Receipts. sH head; market steadv: good to prime steers, $3.756 60; poor to medium, $3.7Sfl5.i: stock ers and feeders. $13oi)4.15; cows, $l.r&4.6l; heifers, $2.0Hii.oO; canners. $1.6ou2.4o; bulls. $J."HiH.5ft; calves. $3 5,150: Texas fed steers. tX.0O9t.6t; western steers. $3.0iif4.7. 1UH3S Receipts, 9A4) bend; market Steady; good to choice heavy. $5y6 10; nilxe.1 and butchers. Jo 6(i6.15; rough heavy, fi fnrS ni; light, $.".7o'i;i.id; bulk of sales, $; SW.j (0. MHSB1 AND IA MPS Receipts. 4.000 head; market lor rheep nnrl limbs s'ndy; good to choice wethers. $.t 'Virt.SO; fair lo choice mixed, $3.25ifr3.7o; western slie-p. $3.io JN .15; native lambs, $4.0wj5 So; western lambs, $I.Ot14.!5. . I. on Is lire Stork Msrket. BT. LOUIS. MO.. Oct. 8. CATTT.E Re ceipts. 600 bead, including Z'iO Texsns. Market strong and rteady. Native shlp- f'lng and export steers, $4.tVw?4 ; dreseed ieef end butchers steers, $.25';iS.M; steers under l.ivo pounds. $S 5ii6.2fi; stockers snd feeders, j;0Hi3 3o; cows and heifers. $2.?5'ii 4 75; canners. $1.2S'a2.25; hulls, 2.00u3.'Ju; reives. $2.25&7.2S; Texas and Indtr.n steers, $3.10T73 5" for grass with fed higher; cows and heifers. $2 0f(g2.60. HO'iS Receipts, 2,000 head. Market Steady. Pies and lights, $4 .5t"o0 .60; packers. $5.ou6.00; butchers and best heavy, $5 ?v:m;.10. KHKEP and LAMHS RecelDts 1.000 head. Market stesdy. Native muttons, $3.754i 4 50; lambs, $3.6Kl .00: culls and bucks. t-Mieifj'4.00; btockers, $2.004,5. 26; Texans, $3.00 4.00. Ktw York LIto stock Market. NEW TORK. Oct. 8. PEEVES-Recelpls. none; dressed beef steady at 64ft'.'4e ler lh. for natives. Exports 1,118 cattle and 8.42S quarters of beef. CALVES Receipts, none; feeling steady; city dressed veals selling at 74lS4o per lb. HOGS Receipts, 1,075 head. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 8.078 head; market active nnd llrm tor both sheep snd lamLs; sheep $3 50Si4.S5 per 10 lbs.: lambs. $5 6KiI6.i5: Canadian lnmbo. 85.75; dressed mutton, steady at 5Sj8c per lb. Dressed lambs, '8tilo4c. Exports, 30 sueep. Stonx City Live Stock Market. SIOUX CITY, la., Oct. 8. tSpeclal Tele gram.) CATTLE Receipts, 200 head; mar ket steady; beeves. $6.015.60: cows, bulla and mixed. $2. 0139 60; stockers and feeders, $2. ("Sit. 60: calves and yearlings. $2.2i&3.00. HOGS Receipts. l.ftKi head; market steady, selling at $5.tVb'5.65; bulk, $6.5515.60. St. Joseph Llye ?oe:c rfurket. ST. JOSEPH. Mo., Oct. 8 CATTLE Re ceipts. 365 head. Market steady. HOGS Receipts, 3,764 head. Market steady to lower. Llpht. $5.901io.724; medium and heavy, $5.674'a5 8f. SHEBP and LAMBS Receipts none. Stoek In Sight. Receipts of live stock at the sis principal western cities yesterday - were: llttK nogs, onecp. South Omnha Sioux City ... Kansas City . St. Louis St. Joseph ... Chicago Total 263 4. SOO i.m 9.000 2,000 8,761 9,0. 605 2X 2i0 600 305 too "soo 1.000 V.63 ..9.12S 22,664 6.9J5 Evaporated Apples and Dried Frnlts. NEW YORK, Oct. 9. EVAPORATED APPLES Market shows no Improvement; old fruit Is pretty well cleaned up and moderate offerings of new crop are selling slowly. Common are quoted at 4U44C; prime, 4466c; choice-. 64(gi;c; fancy, 64i&Tc. CALIFORNIA DRIED FRUITS Prunes show no change with the more desirable shies ruling firm and the general range unchanged at from 8 to 64c according to grade. Apricots are In a strong position and the tone of the market favors prices. Choice, are quoted at 94c; extra choice, 104(rno4c; fancy. llr'13c. Peaches are In limited supply and held firmly, with choice ?uoted at 84o4c; extra oliolce, SVa9o; ancy, 94&10c. , Dry Gooda Market. NEW YORK. Oct. 8 DRY GOODS Market conditions show little improvement and both first and second hands report a disinclination on the part of buyers to operate with freedom and yet where goods are on order a general disposition to has ten deliveries Is evident. Stocks are not large either In manufacturers hands or among Jobbers and yet there seems to be lltt'.e fear regarding the future on the part of buyers. j COMPLAIN OF THE TRANSPORT Quartermaster General of Arnay Is Im Testlgatlnar Condnet of ths Service. BAN FTtANCISCO, Oct 8. The Cajl today stated that complaint has been made to Brigadier General Humphrey, quartermas ter general, regarding the conduct of tho transport service end that a searchln'g In vestigation is being made by a board con sisting of three army officers. It Is asserted that an upheaval In the department Is an ticipated. WASHINGTON. Oct 8. Quartermaster General Humphrey stated that no com plaint has been received at the War de partment of the transport of service on ths Pacific and that no general In vestigation has been ordered. He further stated that a board of officers make a rigid Inspection of each transport as It cornea Into port, that an inspection (tlso made of Its personnel and that In addition It devolves on the senior officer arriving on the transport to make a fuH-and complete report on the vessel and the trip. General Humphrey says that a board was ap pointed to San Francisco to pass upon soms hay that was being delivered by a contractor and that this may hsve led to the report that a general Investigation Of the service was being roads. OUT OP THE ORDINARY. There ars 900,000 Finns in the United States. Powerful alcoholic beverages can be dis tilled from bananas, the milk of cocoanut, rice and peas. The banana produces to ths acre forty four times more food than tho potato and 130 times mure thsn wheat. Telegraphing In Abysslanla Is dons under difficulties. The monkeys swing on the wires and the elephants use the poles for scariching posts. One of tho governmental chemists has discovered that very much of the pate-de-fole-grag Imported into this country at an average price ot $2 a pound is nothing but chopped veal. A Scottish minister states, what Is quits likely to be true, that rats may be driven from any premises they may be Infesting Dy tne playing oi Dagpipes. Eight thousand gallons of fresh water ars used In a large battleship dally. About two thirds of this is taken up by the boilers, and the remainder is used for drinking, washing, stc. For stopping work at Murton colliery, Eeaham Harbor, England, without notice on three dates In August, 148 miners have been fined $1.26 each a day damages aiid condemned to pay cos la of court. An apple of this year's growth, weighing thirty ounces, and measuring eighteen Inches in circumference, Is exhibited at the World's fair at the office of Secretary Mar chant of the Oklahoma commission. Panama, little as It looks upon the map, has the area of Maine and the population of the District of Columbia. Its people are nearly all colored or mestlTi; 40.0OO ot them are Jamaicans, in color black and by al 1 glance British subjects. There are 2,uo0 Chinamen. Perhaps the most remarkable old man in the world Is stationed at Fort St. George, Calcutta, India. His name Is Salkah lni.i muddu, regimental chaplain to the Eight eenth Native Bengal infantry, its is 1J0 rars old and still lends without spectacles. Iidy Marcus Beresford, who founded England's cat club, is said to have the beat cutlery known. It contains over 150 felines, bhe has, of course the choicest breeds, nirs Persians, chinchillas with tnelr bushy tails and Manx cats without any talis what ever. She has a cat cottage, whers every provision has been made for comfort and, cleanliness. ventilation and warmth. August I.utti ken, who has been running a bumble fish and oyster business In K.ist bt. Ixiuls. has received word from a firm of re putable English lawyers that a Liverpool sea captain, recently deceased, has left lilm $i,Otio. Eighteen years ngo, while rounding Copo Horn in the P.rllinh merchantman Westgate, be saved Captain Watklna from bring swept overboard in a tierce sto.-m. The captain died recently and left the sum named Ij the man who preserved bis life lung years ago. GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET Holidaj in Leaclir g Grain Markets, Minor Markets Verj 8trong. SHORTS GET NLRVOUS AND COVER FREELY Llverpoc I, MlnneapoLs and Mllrrankss Aaote XeaHy Tvo Cents Rise oa Wheat Corn Firmer Uosslp oa Stocks, ) OMAHA, Ot t, m. Locsl grain markets were closed, In ac cord wltji the Chicago clcsing, for tha observance of "Chicago day" at the bc. Louis exposition, rium the few markets that were uoicg busiuesss, Milwaukee and Minneapolis, it was plainly seen that the gieat liquidation of Friday had cleared the speculative stmosphere In wheat and had also ne.pod corn. There were millions of long wheat liquidated yesterday and the establishment ot a snort interest was for the betterment of the market generally. The first note of healtnler conditions cams this morning from Liverpool, where there was a sharp advance on tlie eflorts of the shorts there to transfer their profits from paper to rash. 'i'nis brought l4jl4o ad vanes there. Milwaue started the advance In Ameri can markets with a Jump from an opening at tl.0M to $1.0ie4 lor the December fu ture. aii d then a slight reaction, these fig ures comparing with $1.14 at tne cloi yesterday. Muy opened at $1,094. a gain of 4c, and kept the strength throughout, touciilng $1,104 and closing slightly below the outside figures. December corn waui fractionally higher there and the May fu ture was also firmer. Minneapolis responded with an advance to 1.J lor December wheat, as compared with Friday's close st $1.101: May advanc ing to $1,134, or 2c a bushel. The shorts made conlderble effort to cover in Duluth and New York and tha tone at the close was diametrically op posite that of last night. Commercial Gossip. Minneapolis says: "Understand about 100.W0 barrels of flour sold yesterday, ten of it for export." J. Ogden Armour said yesterday: "I look for lower prices for both wheat and corn. As to the eltuat:on In provisions it seems to be quite healthy." Exchange Grain Company Bradstit report exports of wheat and flour this week at l.luS.OOO bu.; July 1 to date, 8.16L OoO bu.; some time year ago, 13,s28,0o bu. There ts a good scattered domestic de mand for flour at slightly lower prtota, The decline has amounted to about iilK in the last few days. . Slocks are low in all directions. Minneapolis wire cald: "The traveling; superintendent of the Royal Klovator company, operating on the Soo road, says the wheat crop .from Knderlln to Portal will average eighteen bushels to the acts." Edwards, Wood Co. say: "Nothing" has developed over night to stimulate a movement in the stock market In either di rection. The Indications favor an Irregular market, with profit taking tmual to ths evening up at the end ot the week and some stilling In anticipation of a bad banic statement. Continued heavy buying of Keadirg la looked for and this promisee lo hold any selling movement In the gen eral market In check. The Harrltnan stocks are receiving support, but the buy ing of Uiem Is not aggressive. A further advance In Amalgamated Copper preferred Is promised. Financial Gossip. Dun's review says business outlook grows steadily brighter. The Illinois Central annual report show 9.33 per cent on capital stock. Tho Ontario & Western stockholders' pro tective committee will not oppose finan cing plan. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Deeds filed for record October 8, 1904, as furnished by the Midland Guaranty and Trust company, bonded abstracter, 1014 Farnam street, to The Bee: L. G. Psycant and wife to A. T. Knapp, e4 sw4 se4 24-16-8 1 9,950 Union Trust company to Milton Trust company, lots 1 and 2, Cherry Gar den 1 F. M. Kittredge to O. W. Knight, rart of se4 nw4 3S-10-12 68 Tukey Land company to A. Millard, trustee, lots 17 and 18, A. P. Tukey'a replat of block 2, Bemls park ,700 Sophia Fleishman to H. Freldman, lot 6, block . Kountze's 4th sup , 1 W. H. Griswold et al to C. Unltt, part lot 6, block U, Lowe's add CO B. f. Madsen to JenFlne O'Donnell, part lots 6 and 6, block 215, Omaha.. 1,600 Ellen M. Hicks et al to A. L. Patrick, lots 4 to 10. block 9, Jerome park.... 1 A. L. Patrick and wife to F. J. Flts cerald, undlvH of lots 1 to 6, block 10, and other property, Joroms park 1 MINNEAPOLIS OMAHA Ifth and Robert Sti, ST. PAUL. MINN. DEALERS iN Stocks, Grain, Provisions Bought and sold lor caah or carried ,m rci aonabts margiao, upon which there will be a cnargs oi ft oa gram. H oa stocks . Write lor our market lettw. S 41 ' COKffilSIICN HEROKANTI IN CAR 10TI Ship Your Grain To Us BasTFaciLiTtsa. Prom rt Rstpsss, LlSKSAL AnVANCKa. DULUTH WINNIPEG Branch O ffl.es, 110-111 Bosrf af Trade, thona 8814. OMAHA, NED. V. Farnam Smith & Go. STOCKS, BONDS, INVESTMENT SECURITIES. 1320 Farnam St. Tel. 106 We buy and sell South fimaha Union Stock Yards Stock. The Merchants National Bank of Omaha, Net. IL (. DtMdMrj Capital and Surplus. $600,000 riANC MUHY. Pros. LUTH11 DRAKE. Caihler. FUNK T. HAUIT01. Ant. CasBlar. Raaaiva aaaoants ol tauka. bankars, eorpar. otiuDO, grot tadlrtduals aa favaraole larma. Forslfn Bsrhania touffct as 4 aoti. Lauara ot erulit Uauxl, araiUMe Is all Sana of tka worm. Interaat paid sr. Tlma Cartltcataa of Dopaalt. Caliactlnna mada prooiptlr OAS oooaenuoally. Wo ro,ioat corrrayoudauue. Funds for Investment AMOl'NT OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC! I TNIH on hand for Invest ment In develop. 1 p; ..j crtk-a and sstab ilahud Industries. Apply to IIKHV J. IIKKTB'I. COL'NSHLLOri AT I..t.v. r.2 BROADWAY, N t,V YOR.D GEO. l.-ADAVSjGRAIH CO. CHAIN BUYERS arid SHIPPERS Members: C'lili'ago, Omaha, Kansas City and 81. Louis fcxebanges. Transactions lor future dsllvsr gtvea careful ettantlnu. Sis sia,.rtf Trad Bis. Tel. 19. main orr.ee I I (iltCOtrOXATBD)