TFIE OMAITA DAILY" BEE: SUNDAY, DECEMBEIJ
1904.
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r -CONDITION OF OMAHA'S TRADE
Volume of Bnsinesi for NoTembsr Better
Than Year Ago.
COLDER WEATHER A DECIDED ADVANTAGE
Markets la Good Healthy Coadltloa,
vHth Tendency at Prlees t award,
Wire aad Sails Apparently
Showing; Moat Strength.
The colder weather of last week had a
tlecldedly stimulating effect upon the de
mand for all seasonable linen. Jobbers
ro, . ,h Improvement In their orders,
tooth from Omaha and outside territory, the
orders coming n by telephone and tele-
Sraph, aa well as by mall. Ketallers have
een claiming for some time past that
trade was good on all lines except strictly
cold-weather goods, and all that was
needed to make those lines move freelv
was seasonable weather. The Improvement
noted last week convinced them they were
correct.
Taking the month of November as a
whole local Jobbers And that they have no
cause for complaint. In nearly all cases
they report a (rood substantial Increase
over last year, the averse amount being
from 10 to 15 per cent. When the fact Is
taken Into consider lion that a presidential
election was held during the month, which
naturally Interfered with trade during the
first two weeks. It is seen that this show
lna; la quite significant end Indicates an
exceptionally healthy condition of trade.
The prediction is mado In all quarters
that the quantity of goods sold during De
cember will be far ahead of the same
month of last year or of any other year.
Holiday lines have sold very freely so
far, with every indication of a continued
heavy demand.
Traveling men are still meeting with ex
ceptionally good auccesa In landing advance
orders for spring delivery and now that
business In the country Is on the Increase
they expect even better results. There
is little doubt but what they will go ahead
of their records of a year ago.
The general market situation Is very
satisfactory. There seems to be a general
hardening of prices on nearly all staple
goods and the upward movement Is most
apparent In the steel market, which In
liself Is a good Indication of a healthy con
dition. The general prediction is for
higher prices.
Collections are fairly satisfactory, but
an Improvement Is looked for now that
heavy goods are moving more freely.
Sugar In Strong- Position.
Wholesale grocers report trade for No
vember as showing a good Increase over
tha same month of last year. December
Is usually a quiet month with them on
staples, though of course there Is a big
demand for holiday lines. For the time
of year they say. that business la of very
satisfactory proportions. The market Is
also In a good healthy condition, but not
many quotable changes have gone into
effect during the week under review.
Sugar Is quoted the same as at last re
port, no change In prices or conditions
having taken place. The market, though,
may be said to be In a good strong posi
tion and higher prices are being predicted.
The market on syrups continues to ad
vance. The price on ton-pound cans has
teen advanced 10c per dozen and still
higher prices are looked for. Jobbers say
there is no doubt but what refiners have
been losing money for some time and they
are now determined to get prices on a
pitying basis.
The canned goods trade shows but little
change since last report. As announced a
week ago the Iowa corn packers have
yViamed prices on futures, but Jobbers still
refuse to be Interested. Spot corn and
tomatoes do not develop any material
strength In spite of the fact that statistic
ally they are In a strong- position. The
r eral belief Is that the greater portion of
wif -raae nas coverea requirements on to
itia fc.es.
Vr .ornla
V line.
me uemami is very gooa for
canned goods snd covers the en
Gallon Die Reaches are the Htiril.
st to obtain of all and In fact very few
' an be secured except In assorted cars and
J hen at prices ranging 60 cents above the
renins;.
The dried fruit market Is In a strong posi
tion, wun aavances on prunes and raisins,
the advance on the latter being particularly
marked on three and four-crown loose. The
amount of raisins In flrst-class condition Is
quite limited and shippers ss a result are
still taking chances by putting out rain
damaged goods to fill their contracts. Since
f the opening of the season the advance on
three crowns amounts to 1 cent per nound
and still higher prices are being predicted.
Jobbers are also clslmlns- that the oualltv
of a larre portion of the California walnuts
being offered tn proving unsatisfactory,
owing tn the excessive rains, which also
da "-need ra isins and prunes.
Some Redaetlona In Cotton Goods.
The cotton goods market as a whole Is In
a good, strong position, with every Indica
tion of Its remaining that way Indefinitely,
but a few reductions were made last week
which are claimed to be of a temporary
character. American Indlgoes were cut
cent, American black, white and silver
Brays cent and American shirting prints
" cent. Those were the only changes ot
jsa Importance that took place. As much con
tm fldence as ever Is being placed In the future
of the market on general lines.
Locally the trade situation Improved
greatly last week and particularly the lat
ter part. Tne colder weather stimulated
the demand for heavyweight goods, which
have been rather sluggish so far, and con
sequently retailers are doing no more com
plaining. With seasonable weather from
n'.'w on, .X are Vf,rv confident that they
will sell fully as much stock as they ex
pected to at the beginning of the season.
Thev figure that the fine fall weather has
enabled farmers ,to get In their corn In
good "hape and cold weather coming on
now will make December one of the best
months ever experienced. There Is no doubt
i.tiiWh,a,f?vm,et'."re ln food shape finan
cially and that being the case retajlera see
goods"00 y 'armers "hould not buy the
Wira aad Nails Very Firm.
Hardware jobbers are looking for a sharp
time. 0 One of their reasons for this pie
diction Is the announcement that the In
dependent nillla have advanced their prices
to.auDOtlnt s cen.u above the trust prices,
which has not been the case for a long
time past. The only explanation of this
condition la that there is to be a very
harp advance ln trust prices and Jobbers
?,r If.dlctln tht It will not be less thin
10 to la cents and some think It will be
even more than that. Well-posted retailers
have been sending in orders for some little
time In anticipation of higher prices and
a big demand Is looked for from now on.
Jobbers say that the merchants who antici
pate their wants will make a nice profit.
This unward movement of the price of
wire and nails is but a reflection of the
strength In practically all kinds of hard
ware. It Is thought that all lines will be
mure or less affected, so that hardware at
present prices la considered good prop
erty. Trade with local Jobbers Is
torv and considerably ahead of last year.
Although there has not been much cold
weather until last week all winter lines
Hiave moved freely and a good, brisk de
mand is looked for throughout the season
The activity of the market Is not attributed
to overbuying or to anticipation of future
requirements, as the goods are going into
consumption Instead of being stored away
In retailers' cellars.
Leather Goods Mora Active.
The demand for leather good showed
quite an Increase last week mid a good,
brisk market is looked for from now nn.
A generul snowstorm would of course, be
still better, but even as It Is retai.er re
ran trade as being In good slupd and
obbers have noted quite an Increase in
siting up orders. The demand for holiday
lines, such as slIriDers. hus been verv brisk.
and from present Indication will be con
siderably ahead of lust season.
Advance orders are being ireely placed
and nearly all of the traveling salesmen for
looal houses have dene better In that line
than they did a year ago. 1
The demand for rubber goods Is also on
tha Increase, owing to the colder weather,
but Johlers and retailers are hoping for a
good snowstorm. wM h, of course, would
make business rushing.
Fralts aaa Prod nee.
The demand last week waa quite satis
factory and In a short time the holiday
trade will set In, which promises to be thu
heaviest ever experienced Local house
have large stocks on hand and expect to
be In condition to till all orders promptly.
Prices changed but little lust week from
those In effect the previous Wick. Tha
same waa true of vegetables.
The demand for poultry ikis been rather
limited, as would be naturally expected
se soon after Thanksgiving. Receipt,
though, were not excessive, so that price
did not suffer materially, Buiter and vug
are in light supply and very firm lu price.
That Is particularly true of mgr. The
prices ruling on fruits, vegetables and ruod
U'.o 'lll be found In aiintiur column.
t, Loat4 Grata mmi Provisions.
en. , a... a IV II L' 1 Li 1 n h. .
D, lA'I'lO, (.'Hum ,
. X.. ...it, I, ... vatiir. XI 11U.' Imrli
II. 164; December. $I.1H. May, Il.riV,1..3.
No. 1 bard. UlubSl 12.
tHiKN-Uiwerj No. t cu nominal;
truck. 4'; December. 44,c: May, 43V.
OATO Loer; No. 3 cash. UK-; ti iii, 32c;
Dec-inber, 2,c; Muy, S1H.C, No, i "
kSKED Timothy, steady at $2 ot 46.
i- ihNMKAl-Steaiiy. S! 60.
FLOUR-Dull; red winter patents. 18.1
I SO- special brands, 85 40; extra fancy, 8S.7o
4Wi: clear. $4.1o4i4 4"-
BHAN Dull ; sacked, east track. SfiWc.
HAY Pull but firm; timothy, SS.OcalS.uO;
prairie. V.Wal(XS.
1KO.N COIION TIES 93e.
HAOOINO 7c.
HEMP TWINB-Wjo.
PROVISIONS Pork, steady: Jobbing,
111.76. Lard, easier; prime steam, 8 7-'-Bacon,
stesdy; extra shorts, f7.7B; clear
rllia. ISO"; short clear, 88.26.
PoLLI KY Firm; chickens, 7e; springs,
Uo; turkeys, 14c; ducks, be; geese.
BUTTER Firm; creamery, 2t8.c-.
dairy, 1;21c.
EUGS titeady, 24c, case count.
Receipts. Shipment".
Flour, bbls ooo IS mo
Wheat, bu 87 onn 104.'0
Corn, bu as not) 71. W0
Oats, bu 48,000 45.008
CHICAGO GRAIS AD PROVISIONS
Featares of the Trndlag and Closla
Prices oa Board of Trade.
CHICAGO, Dec I. Official confirmation,
of drouth damage In Ohio as shown by the
state crop report emphasised strength In
wheat here today. At the close the May
delivery was up 4e. Corn Is down 'aSc.
Oats are off He and provisions 2&7c.
As a result of bullish foreign news the
wheat market opened firm with May up
'ac to c. at 31.10 to ll.lOVfUl- Among
the factors that created strength abroad
were Indications of a decrease In world s
shipments. For a moment, however, the
domestic situation sppesred rather less bul
lish, snow having fallen In some sections
of the winter wheat country. Receipts in
the northwest were also somewhat larger
than last week. In consjquence many trad
ers, who were Inclined to Ignore foreign
conditions were quite liberal sellers early.
The result was a reaction in prices. May
declining to 31.10. But the weakness wa
only temporary, a rally quickly occurring
as soon as selling pressure subsided. The
anxiety regarding the winter wheat crop
was Increased bv the Ohio report, which
made the condition of growing wheat In
that state 75, a loss of 12 points within
a month. Throughout the last half of the
session sentiment In the pit was bullish
and prices gradually advanced. The market
closed practically at the highest point of
the day. After touching 31. 10, May closed
at 81.101il.l0. Clearances of wheat snd
flour were equal to 11.00 per 100 bu. Primary
receipts were KM. 900 bu.. compared with
&7H.0OO bu. a year ago. Minneapolis, Duluth
and Chicago reported receipts of ifil cars,
against 730 last week and 6.6 a year ago.
Expectations of large receipts In the near
future was the cause of persistent se ling
of May and December corn, and notwith
standing the firmness of wheat, the market
showed considerable weakness. Another
depressing factor was the excellent quality
of arrivals. Out of 373 cars received today
233 cars graded No. 3 or better and six were
on contract grade. A revised estimate by
the director of the weather and crop ser
vice of Iowa, showing- an Increase of 25,000,
000 In the total crop of the state was an
additional bear Influence. May opened un
changed to n shade higher at 45c to 45,a
4Mie. sold off to 46c and closed at 46(ft
46e. Influenced by weakness of corn, a
bear raid was made on the oats market,
resulting In a moderate decline In prices.
May opened a shade to He lower, at 31c to
81fF31c, "old between 30e and 81c and
closed at 31c. Local recelpta were 79 cars.
Profit taking by some of yesterday's buy
ers caused an easier tone In provisions.
Prospects of lower prices for corn was an
Influence contributing to the weakness. At
the close May pork was off 7c, at 313.12
013.16. Lard and ribs were each down 2c,
at 17.17 and (ti.mVi respectively.
Estimated receipts for Monday: Wheat,
76 cars; corn, 466 cars; oats, 82 cars; hogs,
44.0OO head.
The lending futures ranged as follows:
Artlcles.l Open. Hlgh. Low. Close. Yes'y.
Wheat
Dec.
Muy
July
Corn
Dec. May
July
Oats
I lee.
May
July
Pork
Jan. May
Lard
Jan. May
Rlhs
Jnn.
May
1 09U 1 004
1 08
1 10
1 09HI 1 w1
i m," ;i iovt
1 IB. 1 in-H
1 lflVrtil 1141
1 Hi'i.
99
4 4SH 474
477i49HtrH
46U 4.S
31 29'j,14
30?,31H(3V4
I
tD9k'0"iW!Mtr"4 '"A
K 4T,j4M.4j
2!)'4
29'4'28TiW!9
31 1 I 30
311
12 97HI
13 22Vx
700
7 20
am;304i
12 97H
12 S2H
12 85 I 12 97H
13 22V,
13 10
13 16 I 13 22H
7 02H
7 20
6 97
6 97
7 17
7 02
7 20
7 ID
6 60
6 SO
6 6?H 6 62HI
6 62 6 65
6 82 6 83
0 -V4. 6 bo
No. 2.
Cash quotation were as follows:
FLOUR Steady; winter patents, t5.1fl!9
6.20; straights. 14.80416 ft): spring patents,
4Wi&.4o; stralghtB, it.
1.80,4.90; bakers, 13.50
63 90,
WHEAT No. 2 spring, Stl.rS-fM.lG; No. 1,
tl.0.rr?1.12; No. 2 red. S1.12flU3.
CORN No. 2. 47c; No. 2 yellow. 48c.
OATS No. 2. 29c; No. S white, 30c.
RYE No. 8, 74c.
BARLEY Good feeding, 38c; fair to
choice malting, 42i&H9c.
SEEDS No1 flux, $1.16; No. 1 northwest
ern, 11.23; prime timothy, $2.70; clover, con
tract grade, xiiou.
PROVISIONS Mess pork, per bbl.. $11 SO
($11.65. Lard, per 100 lbs., $6.97. Short rlhs
sides .looseV "'"'' 6.75. Short clear sides
(boxed), $.87'6ff.l0.
Following were the receipts and ship
ments of flour and grain:
Kece-r. Bnipme"
Flour, bbls 29 600 10 900
Wheat, bu 39.10 60.300
Corn, bu 246.300
Oats, bi 187.800 88.300
Rve. bu 700
Barley, bu 87.600 21,800
On the Produce exchsnr forlay tbe (-.utter
market wns Arm: creameries, 16if"WAe;
dairies. 14iiffi;2c. Fgws. Arm, at mark,
cases included. 19ifi'24-: firsts. 24c; prlne
firsts. 26c; extras, 2Sc. Cheese, steady;
ll(&12c.
NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET
Quotations of the Day oa Varlons
Commodities.
NEW YORK. Dec. 8. b'lXVR Receipts,
16,15i bbls., exports, 7,693 bbls.: sales, J,2ihj
pkgt).; market dull and featureless; Minne
sota patents, I5.a6i246.lu; Minnesota bakers,
I4.twu-t.&, winter paiems, .buiu.; winter
snaig..ts, u..i.(y.j.4j; winter extras, Ki.tft'ov
4.30; winter low grades, $3.i.r.'(j4.W. Rye
flour, firm; sales, ooo bbis. ; fair to good,
I4.tx4l4.76; choice to fancy, $4.7ou6.00. Buck
wheat flour, quiet; per cwt., t-.iu2.'J.
COKNMEAU Bteady : yellow western,
$1.US1.1&: city, ll.ltyul.l8; kiln dried, U.vw
3.20.
it YE Nominal.
BARLBY VrfUlet; feeding. 44c, e. 1. f..
New York; malting, 45ir&2u, c. I. f., Buffalo.
WHEAT Receipts, 64,000 bu.; exports,
23,731 bu.; sales, 2,300,000 bu. futures. Spot,
steady; No. t red, 1.2-', f. o. b., etlout.
No. 1 northern, Duluth, $1.21, r. o. h.,
afloat; No. 1 hard, Manitoba, $1.05, f. o. b.,
afloat. Very cold weather west, with little
or no precipitation, led to further strength
ln wheat today. Shorts were also alarmed
by the prospects for lighter world's ship
ments and the firm cables. Later the price
yielded to realising and closed partly c
higher. Sales Included No. 2 red. May,
at $112, closed at $1.124; July. $l.uH4bi.04,
closed at $1.03; December, l.i7a'l.If 6-16.
closed at $1.17.
CORN Receipts, 13,975 bu.; exports, 2,188
bu. ; sales, 26,ouO bu. futures and 15,000 bu.
spot. Spot, nominal: No, 2, 63o, elevator;
No. 2 white, 66c. Options were quiet and
barely Bteudy. owing to favorable weather
conditions. Closed (.o lower. . May, 61
65!c. closed at 61c.
OATS Receipts, 12 & bu.; exports, 106 bu.
Spot, dull; mixed oats, 26 to 32 lbs., SMe
35o; nutural white, 80 to 32 lbs., 3fi'i37c;
clipped white. $6 to 40 lbs., 374j3io. Options
were nominal.
FEED Steady ; spring bran, $20.00; mid
dlings. $1690; city, $17.uC&17.&0.
HOPS Quiet; etute, o, m n to choice
JS4 crop. 3)3c: 1903 crop, S"t5c; olds, 14c;
Pacific coast, ii crop, sotjssc; 1903 crop,
.,( . ; olds. 14417c.
HIDES Firm; Oalveston, 20 to 26 lbs.,
18c; California 20 to 25 lbs., 19c; Texas dry,
24 to 3 lbs.. 14c.
DEATH EU Steady ; acid, 24W26c.
PROVISIONS Beef. Ann; mess. $9.000fl61;
beef bams, $22.0ty'23.50; packet. Ilu ui'ij 10. jo;
city extra India mes, $U.50rul.5u. Cm
m'ats. steadv; pickled bellies. $V7510.26:
pickled shoulders. $7.5o; pickled hams, lit uo
9.50. Lard, dull; western steamed. $7.30;
December closed at $7.80, nominal; refined,
?ulet; continent, $7.35: compound. $0.37
.75. Pork, quiet; family, $15 OO'.i 16 50; short
clear HS.76tfl8.60; mees, $13,254(13.75.
TALLOW yulet; city i per pkg ), 4c;
country (pkgs. free), 46o.
RICE Quiet: 'i"m'suc, fair to extra, 2Vf
54c; Japan, nominal.
BUTTER Strong; street price, extra
creamery, 27c. Ornclnl prices: Creamery,
common to extra. 17!i(27c; atate dairy, com
mon to extra. 16?i25c. -
CHEESE Strong; state full cream, small,
September, colored and white, fancy, 12c;
state, lute made, poor to choice. 8illc;
state Inrge, September, colored and while,
fancy, lSc; state, late made, colored, good
to choice, liliHic; et;ite, late made, white,
f.nn,- ii'iic- stnte. nifir to nrlme. Hfiloc.
l.;fjrifl Strong: western. avel se best io.
POULTRY Alive, steady: we'tern chick
en. 11c; fowls. 11c; turkeyn. I"$(i2c; dressed
dull; western dickens. H4jl&i; fowl, lotf
He: turkeya, I8c. I
alllnaakao Grata Market.
MILWAUKEE. Dec. I. WHEAT Mar
ket lc higher; No. 1 northern. 11.13; So.
$ northern. $1 OMfl.10: May, $1.111!U 1 11
RTE Pull: No. 1, stiiutile.
BARLEY Easy; No. X, 64c; sample,
Ct'iRN-Easltcj No. t, 46J47ci May, 5't
46V4C U4m
aSEWYORE STOCKS AND BUNDS
Market it Stroig, but Daj'i Strength if
Unefenly Distributed,
MANY PROMINENT ISSUES CLOSE LOWER
Conditions la Coal, Cotton, Copper,
Iroa aad Steel Trades Are Fa
vorable to Industrial
Shares.
NEW TORK, Dec. 3. Today's stock mar
ket waa strong, but the strength was un
even and a tew of the most Important
stocks closed the day at fractional declines
from last nUht.
The sirenn.n in the market grew out of
conditions in the cotton, coal, copper and
Iron and steel trades. b,ven In the groups
affected by these trades there was some
profit-faking, as in Louisville Nash
ville, wiiicn closed lower alter erratic flue- ,
tuations. The government's estimate of a
cotton crop of considerably over 12.00u,0to
bales and the prospect thus afforded to the
cotton carriers of abundant trafllc, was
the sufficient ground for the movements
in that group. Some of the southerly trunk
lines are sharers in Ix.tli the cotton and
soft coal traffic and were In sympathy with
both groups. In the anthracite group both
Reading and Ontario & Western got the
benefit of conflicting surmises as to which
was to secure the Lehigh Coal and Naviga
tion company.
United Slates Steel preferred touched a
new high record for the year on account
of rumors of still further advances In prices
of steel products and the maintenance of
present prices for steel rails. The large
dividend declaration on Boston and Mon
tana, a subsidiary stock, was the motive
for the buying of Amalgamated Copper.
Outside of these quarters of the market
and of a list of miscellaneous specialties
the movement was Irregular, western grain
carriers especially showing a lagging ten
dency. The bank statement curried over
averages from last week's gold shipments
to Cuba, so that the ensh decrease ex
ceeds the estimates, but the $U,00o,0u0 loan
contraction modified the effect so as to
leave a nominal increase ln the surplus
reserve. In view of the week's large op
eration, Involving heavy capital outlay, it
is evident that the trust compnnies activ
ities in the money market are taking over
large accounts from the bank.
Total sules of bonds, par value, $.1,040,000.
Quotations ranged as follows on the New
York Stock exchange:
Open. High. Low. Close.
Atchison 7,6"0 KV 8 to'-f
do pfd 1,400 li 10LH 103
B. & 0 26,800 88 '. 8f
do pfd P5
Can. Pacific ,5oO 1.14 134 131
Central of N. J 100 191 1H1 11
Ches. A Ohio 7,C' 60 60 E0
Chicago & A 600 44 44 43
do pfd .. 80
Chicago Ot. Western 4,8"0 26 24 24
C. & N. W 600 2U 210 SlliV
C. M. & St. P 4,400 176 176 17S
do pfd KIO If 5 185 1 184
Chicago T. & T 800 13 13 13
do pfd 24
C. C, C. & St. L. ... 2o0 92 K S2
Colo. Southern 3u0 22 22 22
do 1st pfd 6814
do 2d pfd 100 35 85 84
Del. & Hudson 1,0"0 1S8 1S7 188
Del.. L. A W 800 343 340 340
D. & R. 0 33
do pfd 2.700 8S 87 St
Erie 13.&0 40 8: 39
do 1st pfd 2.SO0 74 73 7.!
do 2d pfd "0 67 6 6i
Hocking Valley 300 90 89 80
do pfd 200 91 91 91U
111. Central 21.5W 158 lo7- r-7
Iowa Central loO 30 81 30
do pfd 100 5 66 58
K. C. Southern 3o0 30 3o 80
do pfd 400 53 62 52
L. & N 28,300 118 14B 14
Manhattan L 1.700 1S ltw 167
Met. Securities 40 2 N2 82
Met. St. Ry...T 7,500 125i 121 24i
Minn. & St. L 2'l0 03 63 63
M.. St. P. & 8. Ste. M. 200 91 91 90
do pfd 145
Mo. Pacific 12,200 111 110 110
M., K. A T 1.300 31 33 33
do pfd 800 63 63 63
Nat l R. R. of M. pfd 8 42 42 41
N. Y. Central 1,0IK) 141 140 140
Norfolk kW 7,300 7t '.& 7i
do pfd 80
Ontario & W 18,600 45 43 44
pLnnsylvania 2,.S0i 139 IM 13S'
P.. C, C. it. St. 1,. ... 1.4U0 7S 76 78
Reading 110,700 79 78 79
do 1st pfd 300 69 89 r8
do 2d pfd.... 1,200 82 80 81
Rock Island Co 8,2'JO 86 36 36
do pfd 100 86 k6 84
St. L. & S. F. 2d pfd 100 & 64
St. U S. W 1.6U0 27'x 27 27
do pfd 3,900 69 68 6s
Bo. Pacific 6.600 7 66 66
Bo. Railway 77.i00 36 36 3ti
do pfd 4,300 96 95 96
Texas & Pueifle 2,5v0 87 37 87
Tol St. I &. W 2)0 3', 36 36
do pfd 630 6i 55 55
Union Puciflc 13,700 116 115 1,6
do pfd 600 95 96' 94
Wabash 3u0 23 23 23
do Pfd 1,000 47 46 46
W. & Lake Erie 100 20 20 19
Wis. Central 600 24 23 23
do Pfd ,. 3110 47 47 47
Mex. Central 6,300 22 22 22
do pfd 400 117 117 117
Adams Ex 240
American Ex 1. 210
U. S. Ex 120
Wells-Fargo Ex 240
Amul. Copper 69,300 82 81 81
Amer. car m r o. hvb v m-
do pfd 800 93 92 92
Amer. Cotton Oil 6'J0 SI 33 83
do pfd 92
Amer! Ice 1.3'X) 8 8 8
do pfd 400 88 87 38
Amer. Unseed OH .. 16
do pfd 88
Amer locomotive... 2,100 85 34 31
do pfd 103
Amer. Smelt. & R.... 6.7O0 82 81 81
do pfd 200 113 112 112
Amer. Sugar Ref 4,900 149 148 148
Anaconda M. Co 700 117 116 115
Brooklyn R. T 2.200 6. 67 67
Colo. Fuel & 1 4,600 67 66 66
Con. Giis 3,41)0 215 214 215
Corn Products 3.500 23 23 22
do pfd 1.000 80 80 79
Distillers' Securities. 2,"0 59 30 8.1
den. Electric 500 191 191 191
Inter. Paper 1.4"0 2' 20 20
do pfd.T. 1,000 78 77 77
Inter. Pump 100 40 40 89
do pfd 85
Nat l Lend 300 24 24 21
No. American 400 104 104 104
Puciflc Mull 70 4t 47 47
People's Gas 8,8"0 112 111 111
Pressed Steel Car.... 1.000 41 40 40
do pfd 4O0 91 90 91
Pullman P. Car 100 240 240 239
Renubl'c Steel 2.0t 17 17 17' '
do pfd 200 71 70 70
Rubber Goods 7,00 2S 27 21
do pfd 200 97 97 96
Tenn. Coal & I S S0 76 7' 76
U. 8. Leather 61 RoO is 14 lt
do pfd 700 98 97 98
TT. S. R'-I'y A Imp.. 100 82 82 81
U. 8. Rubber 100 83 S3 83
do pfd 800 93 : 92 92
U. S. Pteel 74.100 82 I 82 82
do pfd 63.300 95 94 96
West'""h Elctrtc... ?m 1k4 1M 1"2
Western Union 100 92 9.' 82
Total salea for the day. f90.!00 shares.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK. Dec. S. MONEY-On call,
nominal; no loans; time loans, firm; sixty
days, ninety days and six months, 4 per
UCpRIMK MERCANTILE PAPER 4f(M
STERLING EXCHANGE Steady, with
actual business iu bankers' bills at $4.86Ti0
for demand and at $4.K)75iSj4.836u for sixty
day bills; posted rates, $4.84 and $4 87;
commercial bills, $4.834.S3.
SILVER-v-Biir, 69c; Mexican dollars,
47c.
BONDS Government, steady; railroad,
The following are the quotations on
stocks and bonds:
VJ g. ref. la, ref
do coupon
do la. reg......
do coupon .....
du new 4s. re I
.104 Manhattan c. a 4s...5
..104 Mm. Central 4s If
..104 do let Ine 24
..104 Minn. A St. L. 4s ... rf
..110 M . K. A T. 4s 1(1
do coupou
,l!il do Is W
do old 4S, re 105N R. R. 1 M. c. is. II
do coupon
lo N. Y. C. g. !a
....101
Atchison gen. 4s.
do adj. 4s
Atlantic c. L 4s
Bal A Ohio 4s...
do la
Central of Ga. fja
do Ut Inc
lot N. J C. I. 3...
M' No. Pacltto 4s...
W do 3s
....1S4
!'i-
.... 15
....101
.... 1014
....101
li'oN. A W. . 4s
). B. 4s ft par
Penn. conv. 3a
Heading L-ea. 4s
..111
00
.102
Chea. A Ohio 4s. ..
Ht. L. A I. M c 5a.. 1U
Chicago a a. am.... u
C, h A I), n. 4a....lolt
C. M. A St P. s 4s.. 110
C. A N. W. e. ta....l2H
C, R. I. a P. 4s ... SI
io col. 4a It
ccc. A St. L. . 4s.. 1" I
Chloagu Ter. 4 14
Con. Tohacco 4a W
Colo. A So. 4s si
I). A R a. 4a ion,
Erie prior lien 4s. ...lot
do S"H. 4a VI4,
It W AD. C. 1st Kla
lioikln Valley' 4a..lll
Mt U A 8 F. fg. 4a. t
(It. L. 8. W. Is 17
Sealioard A. L. 4a.... M
So. I'ai Iflo 4a
So Railway 5s no
Tease A P Is 1 1"-
T . St. L. A W. 4s.. t'
Union Pacln 4a 104
do ronv. 4a nr.
If. 8. 8terl Id &e
Wabash lets 117
do deb. H at
V A I.. K 4a
Wla. Central 4a i
Culo. Fuel e. as so
L. A N. unl. 4a 103
f learlag House Avarages.
NEW YORK. Dee. S -The slat nicnt of
averuues of tl clearing house banks of
this city for the week shows: Iians.
$1.X f'V.rlO; decreuse, $1 llt.in. Iieposita.
ll.127.87s.P6; decrease. $16 334.41. Clrcuhi
tlon, $4i,li.iiio. Lj-gul ttnder, $77.947,fto'i;
Incrcaae, til 470.SOO. Bpecle, $12 561 JtiO; de
crease, $5.SU6.!iA Rekeive, $jjotia-6uw ile
cresse, $3.4o,9U. Rrserve required, $2nl -
9W.525: decrease, 4.flJ.sW. "tirplus. t.630.
076; Increase. $iS7,7'0. Ex-United Btates de
posits. $14,372,375; Increase, $147,550.
.Note circulation ssme as last week no
Increase or decrease.
Boatoa Btoek Markat.
BO8TON, Dec I Call loana, $114 per
cent; time loans, 40 per cent. Official
closing of stocks and bonds:
Atrhiaoa adj. 4s 'H Adrentars m
4o 4s 1U Allonei It
Mrilraa fratral 4a.. TI AmilnmitM 114
Atchlpon l" Amrlcn Ztne Ill
so pI4 l1 Aiiamic u
Boston A Albany 1-1 Plnhm 17
Dnston A Main let 'lumrt A Harl...7t
Hot'oi ElTatM lei Continental ;4
Flti-hbura ofd Illti Conper Rants (Ia
Mllcan Ontral Vt Daly Writ It
N. Y., N. H. A H.. 17 "iiominioo IHI .... as
t'nlon Pacific 116 Franklin II
Amer. Arcs. them... 23 Oranrr i
4o plil , (f lale Rnral t
American Sutar .... H'a Mining tS
do ptl 137 Mlrhlfan I
Amer. T. A T 14; Mohaak (4
Amer. Woolen S3 Mont. C. A C 4
do pfd 4 Old Dominion 17
Pomlnlon I. A S ... 1 Oecenla
Kdlaon Elee. Ulu...iSI Parrot 10
General Klettrle :u jlncT 114
Mim Rlertrtc 15 Shannon IT4
do pfd 2 (maracll 125
Maw. Oaa Trlnltr I.'
I nlted Fruit 104 it'. 9 Mining H
United Xhue Mach... ill I'. S. Oil 11
do pfd It I'tah 45
U. 8 Steel 12 Victoria 4
do pfd Winona II
Wentlna- common ... 3 -Wolverine 107
Asked. "Rid.
London Stark Qaotatloas.
LONDON, Dec. 3. Closing:
Consols, money ...
do account
Anaconda
Atchlaon
do pfd
Baltimore A Ohio.
Canadian Pacific .
Chea A Ohio
Ohlraso Ot. W
C, M. A 8t. P....
DcHcera
Denver A R. O...
do pfd
Brie
do lit pfd
do 2d pfd
Illlnola Central ...
Louisville A Nash
7 N. T. Csntral..
..144
.. 7S
.. K
71 vl
.. II
.. 4I
.. 45
.. 41
.. 17
.. ID
.. 8
8 Norfolk A w...
do pfd
II Ontario A W...
1M Pennaylvanla ...
102 Hand Mines ....
U7 Readme.
ti do let pfd ...
M ' do 2d ptd
111 Southern Ry
Is do pfd
t4 Routhtrn Pacific
I'll Inn Pacific .
41 do pfd
75 I'. 8. Steel ....
KH do pfd
! Wabaeh
150 do pfd
..lie.
.. 7I
. . M
..
.. 24
.. 47
M . K. A T
It
SILVFR Pnr. firm, 27 7-16d per ounce.
MONEY 1 per cent.
The riie o dlco nt in the open market
for Fhort billa Is 2fi3 per pent; for three
months' bills, 22 16-16 per cent.
evr York Mlnlnic Stnrki.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3 The following are
the closing Quotations on mining mocks:
Adams Con 25 Little Chief I
Alice Ontario 3f.o
Brccce H Ophlr 146
Brunswick Con 1" "Phoenix 17
Comslock Tunnel .... I Polosl 1
Con. Cal, A Va 1o Savage il
Horn Silver 116 tlerr Nevada 45
Iron Silver Suo Small Hopes :4
Lssdvills Con Standard 10
Bid.
Foreign Flnaaclal.
LONDON. Dec. 3. Owing to the ease
of money discounts were weak ln the
market today. Trading on the stock ex
change was dull on profit, taking. Consols
were easier. Americans opened steady
and rallied to a fraction over parity. A
moderate amount of business 1 trans
acted. Baltimore & Ohio and Louisville
& NaFhvllle were the featuies. Prices
closed steady. Grand Trunk Improved at
the opening, but afterwards was Irregu
lar. Japanese hnrdened. Imperial Japa
nese 6s of 1904 were quoted at 9i.
PARIS, Dec. 3. Trading on the Bourse
today was calm and prices were steady.
Rio Tlntos gained 19 points. Rusnian im
perial 4s were quoted at 91.10 and Russian
bonds of 1904 at 5"2. The private rate of
discount was 2 5-16 per cent.
BERLIN, Dec. 3. Priced on the Bourse
today were firm and higher throughout,
partlulllv due to the news from London
that the German, British, French and
Relfrlnn steel rail mills have rlgned a
price agreement.
New York I'xports and Imports.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3 Total Imports of
dry goods and general merchandise at the
port of New York for the week ending
today were valued at $12,649,125. Exports of
specie from New York for the week were
$1 953.000 gold and $338,074 sliver. Imports of
specie at New York during the week were
$9,370 silver and $617,769 gold.
Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 8. Today's state
ment of the treasury balance In the gen
eral fund, exclusive of the $lo0,u00.0o0 gold
reserve In the division of redemption,
shows: Available cash balance, $142,244,
626; gold, $81,924,082.
Wool Market.
LONDON, Dec. 8.-WOOL8 The arrivals
of wool for the first series of 1906 auction
sales amount to 32,643 bales, Including 7.500
bales forwarded direct to spinners. The
Imports for the week follows: New South
W.,les. 10,847 bales; Queensland, 1.702 bales;
Victoria, 2,024 bales; South Australia, 90
bales; Cape of Good Hope and Natal, 873
bales and various, 1,195 bales.
BT LOUIS, Dec. 3. WOOL Strong, with
fair offerings; medium grades combing and
clothing, 2iu29c; light fine, l?ia;c; heavy
fine, 14ii18c; tub washed. 26Q40c.
BOSTON, Dec. 8 WOOLr-The Com
mercial Bulletin says: The wool mar
ket is quiet and very Arm. Buyers
are after all wools of medium character,
and the best business of the week has been
In them. About 600.000 pounds of one-quarter
and three-elghtha fleece sold at 31
32c. Medium territory haa been taken ln
the range of 24'j27c. Stocks and selections
are poor, some of the largest houses having
the Hmalle&t unsold supply on record at
this time. Contracting In the west for the
1(iS clln has stoDDcd for the time being.
Foreign advices are strong aside from the
I decline of 5 per cent In merinos at Mel
bourne. Crossbreds are strong everywhere.
The Argentina strike has temporarily, at
least, eupended business at Buenos Ayres.
The shipments of wool from Ronton, to
date from December 31, 1903. acco ding to
, the same authorities, are 233,479,415 lbs.,
against 218,872,196 lbs. at the same time lust
year. The receipts to date are 296,866.807
; lbs., against 266.376,212 lb. for the aamo
period last year.
Cotton Market.
NEW YORK, Dec. . COTTON Futures
closed barely steady; December, 7.91c; Jun
uary, 7.8oc; February. 8.10c; March, 8.2oc;
April, 8.25c; Muy, 8.31c; June, 8.c; July,
8.3T.c; August, 8.23c. Spot closed quiet, 40
points decline; middling uplands, 8.6uc; mid
dling gulf, 8.85c. Hales, none.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 3.-COTTON-Spot,
flood business; prices 9 points lower; Amer.
can middling fair, 5d; good middling, 4.7ad;
i middling, 4.6Sd; low middling, 4.66d; good
ordinary, 4.42d; ordinary, .Ma. Bales were
10,000 bales, of which 2.000 were for specula
tion and export and Included 9.600 American.
Receipts, 62,200 bulea. Including 61,600 Amer
ican. ST. LOT7IS, Dec. S. COTTON Weak and
c lower; middling, 8',o. Salea, none: re
ceipts, 8(0 bales; shipments, 3S4 bales; stock,
bales.
Oils and Rosin.
NEW YORK, Dec. J. OILS Cottonseed
nil, easy ; prime crude nrminal; yellow, 26
4ttc. Petroleum steady; refined New
York, $7.96; Philadelphia and Baltimore,
$7.90; bulk, $7.00. Turpentine, firm at bCjj)
tOSIN Steady.
OIL CITY, Dec. 8. OIL Credit balances,
$1.60 Certificates, no bid. Shipments, 60.606
bbls.; average, 93,460 bbls.; runs, December
1, 81.906 bbln. ; shipments. Lima, 66 300 bbls.;
average, 64,036 bbls.; runs, December 1, 61,
049 bbls.
SAVANNAH. Dee. 8. TL RPENTINE
Firm. 47c.
ROSTN-FIrm: A, B. C. $; E. 12.55; F,
r;.i G. 2.65; H. $2 80; I, $3 3, ; K. $;i.&0; M,
$4.o; N, $4.50; WG, $4.76; WW, $5.10.
Evaporated Apples and Dried Fruits.
NEW YORK. Dec. 8 EVAPORATED
APPLES Market shows no material
change. Common, 3".p4c; prime, 4V,c;
tiholce, r.tu5Mjc; fancy, 6d.
CALIFORNIA DRIED FRUITS Prunes
moving out fairly well In small lots as
a result of a scattering d.nmnd from
Jobbers, yuotutlons from 24j6c. according
to grade. Apricots in moderately good
demand and steady; choice. 9iloc: extra
choice, 10(fjlt'c, fancy, llfilSc. Peaches
are bringing full quoted prices with mod
erate purchases; choice, 9'i9je; extra
choice. 945'lOc; fancy. 10&Uo.
Sagar and Molaaaes.
NEW YORK. Dec. 3. BI 'GAR Raw was
firm; fair rertnlng, 4c; centrifugal, 96 test.
4c; molasses sugar, 4c. Refined, Arm; No.
8, 6.05c; No. 7. 6c; No. 8. 4.9oc; No. , 4.85c;
No. 10. 4.6oc: No. 11, 4.70e: No 12, 4.66c; No.
14 4.60c; confectioners' A, 5 Sic- cut loaf,
lRc; crushed, 6 15c; powdered, 6.60c; granu
lated 6.V'o; cubes. J. Toe.
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 3 Bl'GAR Mar
ket easy; open kettle, Z'q4c; open kettle
centrifugal, 41t,41c; centrifugal whites,
418-16e; yellows. 41.u4c; seconds, Su4'c.
MOLASSES Steady; open kettle, lMi30c;
centrifugal, 7i(21c. Syrup, steady, 24'26o.
Coffee Market.
NEW YORK. Dec. 8. COFFEE Market
for futures opened steady at an advance of
6g 10 point on a little larger decrease In
I he worlds vlHible supply than hud been
anticipated. There was bullish news from
Brazil to the effect that Interior stations
were stripped bnre of supplies by the recent
heavy shipments to the ports. Sules were
reported of 3.160 b.igs. January, 6 h6c;
M irt h, 7.1a-i7.1.w; May. 7 'q 7.4c; Julv,
7 btx. ; September, 7 7ift 7.75c. Hpot Rio.
steady: No. 7 Invoice, 8c. Mild, atsady;
Cordova, lOfjISo.
IMAH1 L1YE ST8CR MARKET
All Desirable Cattle from Tei CsnU to a
Quarter Higher for the Week.
HOGS TRIFLE LOWER THAN WEEK AGO
Receipts of Sheep aad Lambs Ex
tremely Llgat All the Week aad
Tradlaa- Aetlya, with All Klada
Tea to Flfteea Higher.
SOUTH OMAHA, Dec. 8. 1904.
Receipts wera: Cattie. Hogs. Sheep.
Official Monday u,6 ?
Oftleial Tuesdav 4.0I 10.7'S .11
OfTiolal Wednesday 6.312 12 1 'l
Official Thursday 3.299 11.292 1.040
Ofllclal Friday l,fciJ 8.3u7 3
Official BAturday two ll.uwO JX
Total this week 20.223 6808 23.077
Total last week 24.613 49.1X3 3o.01f7
Total week before 30.364 41.69 43.368
Same three weeks ago..l4.4'!9 34.r6 3t.04
Same four weeks ago. ...26.182 32.816 6i.4.4
B.ime week last year. .. .19,360 45.315 66.461
RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR TO DATE.
The following table shows the receipts of
cattle, hogs snd hetp at South Omaha 'Or
the year to date, with comparison with last
year:
1904. 1M. Inc. I'
Cattle 881.610 1, 013.630 ir.1-0
flog 2.116403 J.03S.542 77.861
Sheep 1,672,236 1,748,990
16.754
1'h fnltnwln lain aHnLe I tlS SVeTOgS
price of hogs at South OmaT.e ror the last
several days with comparisons:
Data. "lM.'la.lsX)2.lrul.ltvO.i llM
4
4 67
a j
4 66!
28'
38
6 $9' 4 tn
i 671 4 821
( M! 4 801
1 4 -.
$ 121 8 41
3 l 8 W
I 841 8 36
3 .i I 3
8 86 $ 35
13 2
3 8
3 89i s r:
8 86 I 8 37
fit 8 44
! 811 $ 4
:i iii 8 jtl
i 3 23
8 761
3 731 8 20
S fi' 8 19
8 711 8 21
3 74 3 25
3 78 3 28
3 2D
4 63!
4
4 ,1
4 46
6 41
31
6 29
4 6.;
4 19
5 3
6 63
6 Sll
S 75
o 60
I
5 76
6 7
6 731
4 63,
4 45
4 78
4 ..!
4 7"
4 7(
4 7
86
Arl
4 761
4 711
4 Tti
4 691
4 46
V4I
4 (17
8 24!
6 26
4
n isi
6 04;
& 99
4 51
4 49
4 31'
4 to
.
4 to
424!
4 84
4 J .
4 32
4 41
4 47,
4 62
4 49l
4 Sty
44
4 47',
ae
02
6 19
6 85
I
6 09,
6 (ks
6 14,
6 00
I 4WI
6 86
6 os
4 64,
Indicates Sunday. Indicates holiday.
The oiuciui nuiiioer oi cars ui stock
brought in today oy eucn ruau was:
v aiiie.nobB-o" p.n e.
C. M. A St. P. Ry
waoasn
Missouri Paclnc Ry
Union Pacinc system....
C. ot N. W. rly
F.i E. A M. V . H. R
C, St. P., M. & O. Ry...
B. t M. Ry
C, B. A Q. Ry
K. C. Bt. J
C. R. 1. A P. Rv.. east.
t
1
Lo
11
17
7
18
16
C, R. 1. A P. Ry., west 1
Illinois Central
Chicago Gt. Western
Total receipts 34 168 7 3
The dispus.t.un ot uiu u.j'n receipts waa
as follows, each buyer puicliusing the num
ber ut head Indicuted:
Buyers. Cattle. Hogs.
Oniuha Packing Co 1,173
Swift and Company 3 1.974
Cudahy Packing Co 1.762
Armour & Co 27 1.908
Cudahy Packing Co., K. C 61
Cudahy Packing Co., Denver.. 157
Swift and Company, K. C 22
Armour & Co., Sioux City 2,445
S. A 8 190
Cudahy Pack. Co., Sioux City 1,252
Other buyers 120
Totals 873 10,754
CATTLE There were a few bunches of
cattle here this morning, but no quotable
change ln the market took place. For the
week recelpta have been Just slightly In ex
cess of the same week of last year, but as
oompared wlih last week there is a loss of
about 6,000 head The demand from all
sources has been In good shape and as a
result the general tendency of prices has
been upward.
Very few cornfed steers have been re
ceived this week, and most of those that
did arrive were of the shortfed variety.
Anything at all desirable, though, changed
hands very readily at strong prices, and it
Is probably safe to quote the market on
such kinds 10di20c hither for the week.
I Common and warmed-up grades, though,
I have been more or less neglected and are
1 selling In much the same notches they
I were a week ago. Good to choice steers
! may be quoted from $6.76 to $6.26: fair lo
i good, $4.9(6.60, and the warmed-up and
I shorter fed kinds, $3.604.60.
There was a marncd decrease this week
in the supply of western range beef steers
and as packers all needed supplies, com
petition wua keen at stronger prices. ln
view of the short supply packors bought
freely cattle that a short time ago they
classed as feeders. This, of course, brought
feeder buyers and puckers into competi
tion. The general market can safely be
quoted 16'y2Ic higher than It waa a week
ago. all kinds Joining In the advance.
Good to choice grades may be quoted from
$3.85 to $5.00; fair to good, $3.40(3.75, and the
commoner kinds, mostly from $2.75 to $3.40.
Quite a liberal proportion, of the recelpta
last week consisted of cow stuff, but the
demand was fully equal to the occasion
and an active and strong market waa ex
perienced on most days. The net gain
for the week amounted to 15Q20c, the most
improvement being In the more desirable
Sradus. Canners nave not shown a great
eal of change in either direction for some
little time. Uulte a few cornfed cows are
showing up in the receipts, but most of
them have been on feed but a short time
.and consequently they are not much better
than choice grassera. Good to choice
cornfed cows could be quoted from $3.00 to
$3.76; good to choice grass cows, from $2.76
to $3.26; fair to good grass cows, $2.26 to
$2.75. and canners and cutters, from $1.50
to 2 "6- .
nulla veal cnlvns and stars have shown
1 very little change for some time past.
The demand for Blockers and feeders of
good quality was brisk last week and a lit
tle in excess of the supply. At the close
of the week nn advance of 10tfi20o as com
pared with the close of the previous week
was noted, moit of the Improvement being
on desirable grades. Good to choice cattle
may be quoted from $3.75 to $4.10; fair to
ood. $3.60 to $3 76, and common to fair,
irom lu e-.u-. ..rinrocuovno emon.
BEEF a in. lilt a,
A. IT. No. At. Pr.
,w 1 "cowaV ,0M M
M llM 'Wxa.
1 lilt) I M
1 CALVES.
1 tso 1 ti
t. T. Cattle C0.-C0I0.
t bulls 1285 t 10 10 cows 860 8 10
t bulls 1200 1 75
J. U Williams-Colo.
18 cowa 899 1 55 1 bull 840 $ 00
1 cow 8X0 2 56 1 bull 820 i 60
8 cowa 9f 2 00 1 cow 1220 8 65
HOGS Theirs was a liberal run of hogs
reported this morning, but of that number
about sixty cars were billed direct to pack
ors, so there were only about 100 loads
actually on sale. The general market held
about steady and trading was active on
most of the eurly arrivals. It was notice
able, however, that the demand wa.t beit
for the lightweight hogs and In fact some
of the buyers would not even bid on heavy
f tacking grades. As a result some of the
stter were left until the close of the
market, and they were very slow sale
and 2c to 5c lower than the same kinds
sold early. The bulk of the hogs sold from
84 45 to $4.50, with a top at $4.5j. The lato
sales, however, of hesvy packers sold
largely from $4 40 to $4.45 and It was very
hard to get over $4.42 unless they were
prime. As salesmen did nut like the idea
of taking off that much, the close was
rather slow.
For the week receipts of hogs have been
oulte liberal titers being an Increase ovar
last week of about 8.000 head and as cont
oured with the 'same week of last year
there Is an Increase of about 13,000 head.
Parkers continued their bearish tactics the
early pert of the week and on Wednesday
and Thursday the average price here waa
down to $4 42. which la the low point so
far this season. Packers seemed to wnt
the hogs from that time on and closing
ra about ic higher than tha low
nolnt and about 5o lower Ihan the close
f last week.
Representative sales:
a. as
AT. Sll.
..Mi
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..lit
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.III
M 4 4I4
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41...
41...
It...
t...
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64...
74...
44...
41...
41...
101.
71...
40...
II...
II...
44...
l. .,
. ..
71...
61'. . .
II...
44 . ..
'I ..
II..
Ill
l'14
40 4 47U
0 4 I4
40 4 41V,
to .4 41 14)
UO 4 41 v
U Hi
41 4 41
140 4 471,
M0 4 4T
40 4 47
171
1.4
! 240 4 414
4 41 U
, in
.174
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SHEEP There were a few cars of sheep
reported this morning, but the bulk ot
them were feeders, which sold at fully
steady prices. There were three cars of
fat lambs included in the reveip.a, but
they were late lu arriving, and owing to
Its being Saturday packers were not very
anxious for them, as there were not enougn
klhers In sight to pay packers to handle
them today.
For the week receipts have been very
light, there being a decrease as compared
with last week of about 2.0UH head and ai
compared with the same week of list year
the decrease Is about 34.000 head, ln other
words, the receipts this week have been
lews than halt as large as they were a
year ngo.
In view of the light receipts and liberal
demand the market tins ruled active and
strong all the week and closing prices are
about lOfgloc higher on nil desirable grades
of both fut sheep and lambs. Quite a
large proportion of the rec.lpta havs b en
on feed for a rhort time, but unless they
are choice they command Just about the
same prices as choice western rangers.
The demand for feeders has been active
all the week, and, In fact, In excess of
the supply and prices on anything ut all
desirable are safely lOffjl&c higher.
Quotations: Oood to choice yearling,
$4.6..ti6.00; fair to good yearlings, $4.4t'4f-t.U5;
good to choice wethers, 8t.4oiU4.76; lair to
good wethers. $4 2f't4.40; good to choice
ewes, $4 261I4 60: fair to good ewes, $4.0t
4.2t; good to choice lambs. $r.7.Mf6.on; fair
to good lambs, 86. jO(r,i,76; feeder jearlings.
84.0tu4.3."; feeder wethers, $4.0i'(jd.25; feeder
ewf. 83.0041 J.60; feeder lambs, 4.Wo6.1o.
Representative sales:
No. A v. Pr.
26 Colorado feeder ewes 70 2 00
2;il Colorado feeder ewes 70 3 00
1MI Colorado feeder ewes
640 Wyoming feeder ewes 83
380 Wyoming feeder lambs 47
25
4 80
CHICAGO L1VK STOCK MARKET
Cattle Kteady, Hogs Stronger, Sheep
Steady aad Lambs Straasj.
CHICAGO, Dec. 3. CATTLE Receipts,
400 head; market steady; good to prime
sleers, $6.1(V(7.25; poor lo medium. $3.76W
6.9o: Blockers and feeders, 2.26Sf4-25; cows,
$1.60494.10; heifers, $2.OlKu6.00; canners, $1.3641)
2.40; bulls. $2.0ogvj.t5; calves, $3.60tif7.O0; can
ners. $1.36iij2.40: bulls, $2.006.26; western
steers, $S.5og6.00. , . .
HOGS Receipts, 22,000 head; estimated
Monday, 43,000 head; market stronger;
mixed and butchers, $4.4644.70; good to
choice heavy. $4.60(ff4.72; rough heavy,
$4.4i,(tj4.55; light. $4.46a-4-6o; bulk of aales,
$4.6K(j4.65. .
SHEEP AND IAMBS-Recelpts, 8.00J
head; sheep, steady; lambs, strong; good
to choice wethers, $4.40(36.00; fair to choice
mixed. $3.5(iil.3o; western sheep. 83.00(64.90;
native lambs, $4.5v6.16; western lambs,
$4.6OC.0O.
Kansas City Live stock Market.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 8. CATTLE Re
ceipts, 1,100 head, Including 200 southerns
Market steady; choice export and dreesed
beer steers, jo.ootiw.a); rair to goou, oc
6.00; western fed steers, $3.60(65.60; stockers
and feeders. $2.50774.00; southern steers, -.oo
ttj4.2fi; southern cows, $t.50ft!3.k5; native cows,
. $1.6o3.76; native heifers, $2.6txii5.00; bulls.
I $2.0O;y3.60; calves. $2,504(6.26; receipts for the
1 week. 65,500 head.
1 HOGS Receipts, 4.700 head. Market strong
1 to 5o higher; top, $4.70; bulk of sales $4.8d8
4.65; heavy, $4.60i4 70; packers, $4.60C4.65;
pigs and lights, $4.00i84.60. Receipts for tha
week 77,2oO head. t .
' SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. 250 hoad.
Market unchanged; native lambs, $4 60(J)
6.00; native wethers, $4.2644.75: native ewes,
$4.O0(f(4.; western lambs, $4.5t(6.00; western
sheep, $4.2565.00; western yearlings, $3,754,
. 4 411: Blockers and feeders. $2.50('a4.2S. Re
ceipts for the week, 27,800 head.
St. Loots Live Stock Market.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 3. CATTLO Receipts,
1,500 head, including 700 Texans. Market
steady to strong; native shipping and ex
port steers. $4.5037.00, the top for strictly
fancy when obtainable; dressed beef and
butcher steers, $4.00((i6.40; steers under 1,000
lbs., $3.0tKli6.00; Blockers and feeders, $2,261
S.76; cows and heifers. $2.2o3.50, with
strictly fancy worth up to $6.00; canners,
$1.2oi62.15; bulls, $l.of3.65; calves, $-'.1031
6.76; Texas and Indian steers, $2.604j4.26;
cows and heifers, 82.0fKipt.80.
HOGS Receipts, 3,6uo head. Market waa
steady: pigs and lights, $3.504.26; packers.
$4.4u&4.60; butchers' and best heavy, $4-5o4f
4 SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 600 head.
Market steady: na.tlve muttons, $3.60J'4.75:
lambs. $4.50i45-O0; culls and bueks, $2.26j
3.76; atockers, $2.008.00; Texans, $3.00&.0O.
Nevr York Live Stock Market.
NEW YORK, Dec. 8 BEEVES Re
ceipts, none; dressed beef unchanged at 74
9c for native sides. Cables steady; ex
ports. 699 head cattle, 90 head sheep and 820
quarters of beef.
CALVES Receipts, 118 head, all western;
market feeling steady; city dressed veals,
Steady, 7(fel3c.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Recelpta, 566 head:
sheep, steadv; lambs. 10c lower; sheep sold
ut $4.40; dressed muttons, 'steady, 6ytsc;
dressed lambs, 89c.
HOGS Receipts, 3,675 head; market feel
ing nominally lower; good Pennsylvania,
$4.50.
Sloaz City Live Stock Market.
SIOUX CITY, la.. Dec. 3. (Special Tele
gram. 1 CATTLE Receipts. 8.000 head:
I market steadv; beeves. $3.50ff41.00: cows,
bulls and mixed, $2.25(33.45; atockers and
; feeders. $2.tkKa3.46; calves and yearlings,
1 en ne.4 Qi
e.a'U O.OV.
HOGS Receipts, 7.500 head: market about
Bteudy, selling at 84.80igt.60; bulk, 84.404.45.
St. Joseph Live Stock Market.
ST. JOSEPH. Dec. !. CATTLE Receipts.
253 head. Market steady; natives. $3.o(3
6.50; cows and heifers, $1.8731(4.36; atockers
and feeders, $2.6or"(j3.40.
HOGS Receipts, 6.249 head. Market 6
10c higher; light. $4-35(8 1.66; medium am
heavy. $4.50(84.72.
SHEEP AMU LAM
BS Receipts, none.
Stock In Sight.
Receipts of live stock at the six principal
western cities yesterday were
ss toiiowa:
Cattle. Hogs.
South Omaha 600 11,000
Sioux City 8.000 7,6o0
Kansas City 1.100 4 700
St. Louis 1,600 8.600
St. Joseph 263 (.249
Chicago 400 22,000
Sheep.
2,128
"26O
600
i.W
8.873
Totals
.6,753 54.949
Kansas City Grain and Provisions.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 8. WHEAT Firm;
December. 8103; May. 31 03'81.08ii; Bep
tember. STefiOlc; cash. No. 2 hard. 81.04(8
1.05; No. 8. 81.O3fl.04; No. 4. 9Sc$91.ol; No. J
red. $l.ffi1.07; No. 3, 81.02(8-1.04; No 4, 95c(&
81.00; receipts. 91 cars.
CORN Lower; December. 41(8k1o; May,
4lVfffi41c; cash. No. 2 mixed, 42c; No, 8,
41o: No. 2 white, 42c; No. 8. 41S42c.
OATS No. 2 white, 3fl'iii!30c ; No. 2
tnWed Vi
HAY Bleidy: choice timothy, $9.0069.50;
choice prairie. 87.60fi7.75.
RYK Steady at 74c.
IiGi'18 Su-ady. Mlvsourl and Kanaaa, new
No. 2 whltewood cases included, 26c; case
count. yv.c; cases returned. c less.
Bl'TTER Steady; creamery, 2123c;
dairy. 17c.
epeinTs.onipm"1
; Wheat, bu 7 ono ffl.ono
I Corn, bu 88 S'K) 18.4H0
! Oats, bu 14,000 ,000
Philadelphia Prodece Market. '
PHILADELPHIA. Dec 8. BUTTER
Market Arm und c higher; extra west
ern creamery, 27c: extra neurby prints,
80c.
EGOS Market firm and good demand;
nearby fresh, 33c at mark; western fresh,
S.jCcltr' at mark:
fHFK8E-Market firm and fair demnd:
New York full creams, fancv, 11c; New
York full crams, choice. lHifi)1lc: Vew
York full creams, fair to good, 1' zi'8'ilc.
Mlnneaeollr Grria Market.
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 8 WHEAT De
cember. 81.111: May. $1.14 : Julv. 8113:
September. re: No. 1 hard. 11 1- No. 1
northern. $1 13: No. 2 northern. $' "
FLOI'R First patents, $5.ii.oo: sec
ond patents. 8fi.7o4C.8o: first clears, U.'it
4.8r.: second dears, (2.752.8.).
BRAN Bulk, 14c.
Dalath Grain Market.
DCLUTH. Minn., Dec. , 3 -WHEAT-To
arrive.: No. I northern, 11.13; No. 8
northern, II 00. On Inirk: No. 1 northern,
81.13; No. 2 northern, $1.05; December,
$113: Miv. 81 14.
OATH To arrive and on track, tic.
. Liverpool Grata aad Prin inliini,
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 8 WHEAT Rpot,
nominal; futures, quiet: December, 7s Jvl;
Mereli. 7s 4d; May, 7s 4I
CORN fpot. firm; Anuilcau mixed. 4a
lOd; futurtb, quiet; January, 4s 4d; May,
4s 8d.
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GRAIN AM PRODUCE MARKET
Gftoti DsmtBd for May Falnr Caiuts tn
Adrtics of 0ns Cent,
CORN FUTURES WEAK AND ONE-HALF LOWER
Flae Weather tor Materia Corn
Crop a Rear Faeter Oats
Ara Latter fiosslp ot
the Pits.
OMAHA. Dec. 8. 1904.
It was a slowly dexeloplng wi.eat mar
ket, with the preference In favor of the
strong side, despite the fact thit .he Indi
cations as to weatuer Were all favor ibis
for the breaking of the drouth. Armour s
buying was emphaslici Ii the May fuura.
wlih less than usual ardor In December. In
dicating to a .a. ge degree tho settlement of
that delivery. 1 he out-loe mrk.- a wera
all stronger, Minneapolis mid D iluth blax
Ing the way. M I r.-, after bidding off for
some lime, have . pi arenUy ue. bleii that
Ii they want wheat they niut mret tha
competition in tne open niatket, and were
free buyers. Fiom all fiuart.rs came re-
Sorts of the Immediate enolng of the
routh. snow and lain be.i g pfd 1 tel.
but this did not Ftrrntithrn the po Hons of
the shorts, made nervous by ihe good
buying f,om mi lers 1 nd other. I'mler lh!4
demand cash ami December advanced S
the future sell.ng in Chicago to 1.'9V
Minneapolis advanc.d nearly aid ail
other ma.keta were .-trorg r. May was th
epeclal feature, advancing to $1.11. or
full rnlnt higher. There was a weak epell
midway In the short eea.on. but tills wii
displaced by the rhow of strength at In
closing. Julv ai i4c higher. In OmaiiA
prices were nominally sleady.
CORN There was a general disposition In
all markets to look for lower prices for
this staple. The weather was the chief In
fluence. As n result it declined in Chicago
c for December delivery t.nd c for May.
Buyers here representing Kansas City low
ered their bids materially. Farmers ara
holding back corn for Hctter prices, but tha
receipts are lurire enough to break values.
May sold at 4aiHfi' ,c, closing at 46e;
December closed ut 47e.
OATS The market was slow and (IfiO
lower; December, 29c; May, 31c, and Julv.
30C.
Omaha Cash Sales.
WHEAT 1 car No. 3 hard. 64 lbs.. 94o;
1 car No. 3 hard, 57 lbs., 81.01; 1 cur No. X
tl.CT)
CORN 1 car No. 3 yellow, 41c; 1 csr No.
8 mixed, 3!c.
Car I Ait Receipts.
Wheat. Corn. Cats
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City..
Minneapolis ..
Duluth
Omaha
34
373
3
an
96
11$
113
11
23
77
47
10
Orala Markets Elsewhere.
Closing prices at the following markets
today and Friday were:
CHICAGO. '
lose-
Wheat
December May
July
Corn
December May ,
July
Krlday.
1.09
1.10
99
48
45
45
29
31
31
, Oats
I'ecemoer
Mav
July
Wheat
December May
Corn
December May
ST. LOUIS.
1.10
1.13B
1.09'
1.10
4414
48
43
KANSAS CITY.
Wheat
December . 1.03
May 1.03
Corn
December 41B
May 41U
MINNEAPOLIS.
Wheat
December 1.11
May 1.14
DULUTH.
Wheat
December 1.13
May 1.14
1.02
1.02
41
42
1.09
1.13
1.11H
1.13
Peoria Grain Market.
PEORIA, Dec. 8. CORN Quoted lower;
No. 8. new, 4343c; No. 4, new, 42&42c;
no grade, new, 41c.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Deeds filed for record December 3 aa fur
nished by the Midland Guarantee & Trust
company, bonded abstracter, 1614 Farnani
street, for The Beo:
E. Elster and wife to P. C. Petersen,
e. 25 feet of w. 75 feet of lot 1, block 80
and other land In South Omaha ....8 1
P. C. Petersen and wife to F. J. Dcla
Vega, same 4.000
O. L. Cassidy and wife to H. Wilson,
lot 6 Dennett sub 3a
Michigan university to Ellen G. Wilson,
sub. lot 1 of tax lot 42 ln sw of sw
10-15-13 1.600
H. Kennedy. Jr.. and wife to Mary
Vargska, lot 11, block 138, South
Omaha 600
I O. Barnum and wife to E. R. Hen
son. n lot 12, block 9, E. V. Smith s
add 1,000
E. R. Benson to 8. Goldsmith, same.... 1,060
Edwards -Wood Co-
(Incorporated.)
ruin Office: Fifth and Robert Streets,
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