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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 18, 1904)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, DECEMBER IS, 190 23 CONDITION OF OMAHA'S TRADE Cold Wt aid Snow Greatly Impmtdtbt Dtmand for Senonable Liis. ALL HOLIDAY GOODS SELLING WELL Verr fw fnaaare In Rutins Prices Took Flare Last Week, bat Higher Priori Are Betas Freely Predicted. All seasonable and holiday llnss morefl Tnnre freely last week than for some time past. Weather conditions were much more Isvorable and aa a result both wholesalers and retailor are now entirely mtlstled with existing conditions. The snowstorm hss been quite general over thla section of the country, which will be beneficial to winter wheat and also make conditions Ideal for the holiday season. Merchants now aeem to be confident of doing the largest volume of business this week that hey have ever experienced. The fact that people have been putting off buying many lines of winter goods will make the rush this week all the greater and that, com ing In connection with the hollduy trade, will make the total volume of business enormous It Is thought there will be no further complaint from merchants re garding the slow movement of goods, and wholesalers are hopeful that they will still do a nice filling In business. Advance orders for spring are still com ing In very freely and there Is no doubt but what wholesalers will close the year with the largest number of advance or ders on their books that tliey have ever had. So far ns the markets are concerned, there Is little to be seild. as changes have been rare, the same as Is generally the case at this season of the year. There Is, however, a general feeling of firmness on nearly all lines and higher prices are be ing confidently expected In a number of cases. In other words, the belief Is that firp-es will go higher before they will go ower. Collections have only been fair, but a big Improvement Is looked for after the clone of the holiday seison and It Is ex pected that there will be few delinquent accounts at the close of the year. Tre number of failures among merchants this fall has been very small. Car Firm and Coffee Higher. Wholesale crocus report an enormous demand for holiday lines and trade on staples Is fully aa good us usual at thla season of the year. Plnce laat report the market on leading lines has changed but little Sugar Is quoted the Fame us It . was a week ago. but prices on refined J are very firm, raws neing quoted sirong In both New York and London. Every In dication points to still higher prices on refined. The coffee market still continues Its up ward course and an advance of ic has gone Into effect during the week under re view. All package coffees have been marked up Wholesalers are calling attention to the fact that pres-nt prices on coffee are not of a speculative char acter, being on a good sound basis. It will bo remembered that the big hlutnp In cof fee took place last February at the tine tho corner on cotton went to pieces. Profs kept going down until about June, when the low time was reached and the market again started upward. Aa compared with ruling prices In June the market Is now 2c higher. In canned goods there has been no change worthy of note. Th dennnl Is rather limited, the same ns usunl at this season. Hrled fruits, though are moving outavwy fretly, particularly such lines es raisins, which are particularly seasonable. No changes in the market, however, have taken place. All such lines as figs, dates, olives and all fancy groceries have been going Into consumption at n rapid rate and In fact trade on such lines has been considerably better than It was a year ago. Advance In Cotton Roods, There has been only one change during the week 111 the cotton goods market that Is worthy of rote. Reference Is made to an advance of c In the price of Ixinsdale bloached, which makes the price 7Vc. Changes In other lines are being looked for, but as yet they have not been an nounced. Bo far as business Is concerned local Jobbers report a great Improvement In the Immediate demund und also In the out look for the future. Retailers are not sell ing their heavy goods and pronpects ate favorable for very little stock being car ried over for next year. The Immediate orders are numerous, but rather small, showing that retailers' stocks are not very badly broken. In the aggregate, how ever, the volume of business is quite sat isfactory for the time of year. Traveling men report that the feeling In the country Is much better that it was a short tlmo ago and while merchants complain some what of their past trade they are very hopeful for the future. Their confidence In future business Is further shown by the liberality of their advance orders for spring. Traveling men almost without exception have broken their last year's record, so that the out look for spi'lpg business Is considered very encouraging. I Biff Demand for Sleighs and Skates. Local hardware jobbers report an enor mous demand for sleighs and akates. The recent snowstorm has made those l;nes vory opportune pr scnts for Christum und as a result retailers slocks are go.ng to pieces at a rapid rate und are sending in rush orders for more. The way It looks now jobbers will Kelt more of those ilics than they have in several years. All lines ot hardware that may be called season able are also going Into consumption at a rapid rate anil hcul houses are working their men overtime to keep up wltn thole orders. The demand for hardware all this fall has been unusually brisk and pre. nt Indications are that ihe samu will be true for Dome tlmu to come. Prices are practically the samn aa they were a week ago on such Huts as wire nails, Iron, etc., but higher j rices are being predicted with a good deal of con fidence. Local Jobbers, In fact, think there Is no doubt but what values will go toa slderably higher beforo tliey go lower. The demand seems to be good In all sec tions of the country, so that mjnuf icture. a ought not to have any troubla to dispose of their output. Rubber Goods Selling Well. Orders for rubber boots and shoes came pouring In from .all directions tho latter part of last week and local jobbers had all they could do to keep their ordttrs tilled promptly. 'the mail were too slow In many cases to suit the retailers, so that a good many orders cume by telephone and telegraph. From all reports received from the country retailers are doing a rushing business and II the snow stays on for any length of time their stocks will not last long. Tho demand is nearly as good for leather goods, tut tho snow finds all the holua in footwear and turcea people to get heavyweight goods. Hoot and shoe men were beginning to get discouraged owing to the uniform pleasant wuather, but this wave of winter has relieved the situation gieatly and gone a lung way toward making up for loat time. The market on leather goods is still In a very strung pueltl'on, but no particular change lu the market has taken iuce since last report. Higher prices uio being looked or on many lines of goods. The belter trade in tne country will un doubtedly improve collections, which have beet rather slow for the last few weeks. Fruits and Vegetables. The hollduy demand for fruits started In fairly well lust week, but this week is wheu Jobliers expect the rush 1'iiiews the weather should become severely cold, which would interfere with shipments, jobbers look for the heaviest demand Uiey have ever ex perienced. All such lines as oranges, figs, dates, apples, inal.ig.i grapes and cran berries have been selling at a rapid rule. The price quoted on these different lines and also on vegetables will be found in another column. Christmas trees and decorations of vari ous kinds have also been selling excep tionally well. There bus not been a great deal of change lu the poultry market, but the colder weather has brought in a great deal of dressed stock and that will probably be still more abundant next week. The gen eral Impression seems to be that turkeys will sell in much the same notches they did. at Thanksgiving time and the same will be trui of other lines, with the pos sible exception of ducks and geese, which inny be a little Inwor. L.ggs were a tri.'le cheaper at the close of the week, but butter is hi in. Oysters are moving out fairly will and a big trade Is expected thla week. dot.; case count, BVtc per dog.; cases re turned, Vc per dot. less. BLTThK creamery. ili623c; dairy, ITc. Receipts. Shipments. Wheat, bu 4". tool 3S.( Corn, bu Ui,v"0 4.2"l' Oats, bu h,(M . H.vOQ CHICAGO CRAI AU PROVISIONS Fratares af the Trading aad Closing Prices oa Board of Trade. CHICAGO, Dee. 17 Moisture In the southwest tru partly responsible for weak ness here today in wheat. Increased re ceipts In the northwest made the bearish tendency more apparent. At the close May wheat waa down Vu7c. Corn is off "V(is,c. Oats are uncharged and provisions Wa lOc lower. A weak undertone prevailed In the wheat market from ihe start. As a result of lower cables and because of Improved wtather conditions southwest there was quite gen eral selilng at the opening. Receipts In the northwest were fairly liberal and this contributed to bearish sentiment. lnllia. quotations on May were down VftSo to V":ic at ll.10Vjil.il. There was rather light support to the market until May had dropped to 11 l'i'ul.h". Prices hovered around this point the greater part of the day with only a moderate volume of busi ness. News from the northwest was less bullish than of late, the demand for, cash wheat at Minneapolis being reported much lighter. Prospects of a large Increase In the visible supply Monday did not tend to encourage bull enthusiasm. A feature of trading was covering by shorts in the De cember option. The result wss a slight net advance In the rrice of that delivery. Dis tant deliveries benefited to some extent by the compartive firmness of December, but the general underton at the close was weak. Final quotations on May were at $llu". Clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 153,liitl bu. lYimary receipts were lufl bu., compared with 6i9.5i.iO bu. a year ago. Minneapolis, Puluth and Chicago reported receipts of fi41 cars, against 7t) cars last week and 373 cars a year ago. Aside from good support by commission houes for the May option the com mar ket was without special feature. Trading was mainly of a scalping nature and the volume of business was small. At one time the December delivery sold a discount un der the May option. Large primary receipts were a depressing factor, but prices showed only slight losfws. May opened a shade to He lower at 45, 'g 450 to toc, anbl off to 4.".c and closed at 4iic. Local receipts were Da3 cars, with 11 of contract grade. Trailing In oats was extremeiy quiet and a steady tone prevailed throughout the day. Weakness of other grains had a depressing Influence, but this was offset by mall local receipts May opened a rhade lower to a shade higher at 31V31Hi old n to 31lc nnd clored at aiUljillc- Local receipts were 64 cars. Provisions were easy on a luck of sup jHrt from parkers. Trailing was very quiet, the large stocks of provisions holding f-p-c-ulatlon In check. At the close May pork was off 10c at 12.S'.x. I-ard wa down on nt 17.117ft. Ribs were 5ft 7V lower at $).7iV4 fci.T5. Estimated receipts for Monday: Wheat, rj cars; corn, 773 cars; outs, lot car; hogs, 4t),mu head. The leading futures ranged as follows: NEWYORK STOCKS AND B8NDS Market Opens Higher, but ells Off ci Decline of Amalgamated Oeppsr. UNITED STATES iu.HEH IS WEAKER Lars Sales af This Stock Trade to Sbow that Holdrrs Arc Dlsaatlsfled with the Proposed Plaa ( Reorganisation. 0f'7.7fln, decresse t2.W,7; deposits SI. W. 117.5t. decrease l-1.9v:,6PO: circulation C 7 Sen, Increase t24t,; legl tenders 177. 433.400, Increase SS23.I00; specie S2U.142.0rtt, decrease Sfli.Wo; reserve JlS ?".nr decrease SJ.W; reserve required S-74. ".!. 176. decrease tV.4fr).(SJ5; surplus I14.o4t.S;i, Increase Sf,IM.-4-'5; sx-l'nited States deposits U0.36i,160, In crease IS, 1C0, 460. Boatoa Stork Market. POSTON. Pec. 17. Call loans. SHIM1 Pr cent; time loans, 4i6 rr cent, official closing of stocks and bond: Articles.l Open. HIgh. Low. Close. Yes y. Wheat Dec. May July Corn Dec. May July Oats Dec. May July Pork Jan. May Lard Jan. May Ribs Jan. May I I i 1 luVtf'i 1 u 4T.fW tbvs'O'1' 1 irtt l 11 I 454, 4i)V 4o4WcuVi 31VU-S 31 12 55 12 9 6 8.i 7 10 6 47W 6 77! 31V 31V 12 rr. 12 S3 6 fto 7 12V 6 47J 6 77V, 1 0S 10 w l i'H 4a 4.'i 1 09', 1 10 1 0P 1 11 981 8-V4 4BVx' BH 40) 46i4 ra 4fiV45S''fl'VxloVst(J-, 2 21429i'-H 31'31V.4i-W'ia 31VI 31Vtl S1V4 12 47'4j 12 f5 12 47V4 12 82'x 80 7 07V4 8 42H 6 72Vii 12 &JVi S 80 7 U7V4 6 45 ! 6 75 12 JVi 6 85 7 12V4 6 n 6 W No. 2. Cash quotations were as follows: FLOUR Steady: winter patents, 15.10 6.20; straights, 4.jiru 00; spring l atent-. $4.iWa5.50; Btralghts, $4.8. WW; bakers. $2.70 ro3.80. WHEAT No. 2 spring. $1.0831.H; No. 3, 93cti'$l.l; No. 2 red. $1 12&1.11H. CORN No. 2, 46'44pttic, No. 2 yellow, -45 46c. OATS No. 2, 2H'io; No. 3 white, 30ii39io. RYK No. 2, 73'&'74c. UAKI.LY Good feeding, fair to choice malting, 4Ko4Ke. SKKDS No. 1 flax. $1.1S; No. 1 north western. $1.26. Prime timothy, $2.72V4. Clo ver, contruct grade, $12.75. PROVISIONS Pork, per bbl., $11.25(9 11.37'x. Lard, per loo lbs., $8.75. Short rli.s sides (loose). $i).25rd6.50. Short clear sides (boxed), $6.ti2Vy&j.75. Recetpfs. Shipments Flour, bbls 18.400 6,700 Wl.o.t hn 0.1 ll 40 400 ! (Vrn, bu ..B21,n0 29!UU) ' Oats, bu 75,400 184,0 0 I Rye, bu 2,0u0 4.400 Rarley. bu 79,800 16, 0J On the Produce exchange today the but 1 ter market was ateady; creameries, 16ti2iic; 1 dairies, HWj22o. Kggs weaker, mark, caees in ' eluded. 191i23V,c; prime firsts, 26c; extras, 18c. Cheese steady, llfa'llSc. Kaasaa Cttr Uraln and Provisions. KANSAS CITY. Dec. 17 WH'KAT Mar ktt lower; Deceinler, $1.0.'; May, 1101 .4 1.0."; July, 97e. Cash: No. 2 bard, $l.u.Vi 105; No. 3. $lol?Vl.04; No. 2 lej, jlcvu'W. No. S. $1. 04ijl.ini. CORN Market lower; December, 41 V9 41V,e: May, 42c; July, 42tc. Cash: No mixed, 41Vic; No. 3. 4iyipilVc; No. I a bite. ilKtc; No. 3, 41(J41Vc. OATS Marktt steady ; No. I white, 31c; No. i mixed. 30V.C. HAY-Steady: choice timothy, Itt&ou 10.00; choice prairie. 7.76'ii8 00j HYK-Siwady at 71c. 1 KOGa htoudv; Missouri and Ksnt-ss. new Nu t wUUewoud cases lucludvU, 25c ii-T JkKW YORK tiKKHAL HAKKKT ((notations of the Day- on Varloas Commodities. NRW YORK, Dec. 17 FLOl'R Receipts, 17,7wi bbls.; exports, 7.bc3 bbis.; maraet quieter, bin nut quotahly lower; Minnesota patents, f.9o''iti.lo; Minnesota bakers, M"'if 4. 10; winter patents, .(; winter straights, $5.25(6.40; winter extras, $3.tio(i(4.0; winter low grades. $3. 45 11 4. 10. Ke Hour, steady; fair to good, $4 40i(i4.70; choice to fancy, $4.76100. Buckwheat flour, steady, $2.1tKy, 2.20. CORNMEAL Firm; fine white and yel low. $1 .3ogrl.&: coarse, $1.24)1.6; kiln dr.ed, $23.10. H K Nominal. RARLEY Steady; feeding. 44'ic, c. I. f., New York; malting, 44(fi51c, c. 1. f., Ruffao. Wli EAT Receipts, 16,000 bu. Spot market easy; No. 2 red, nominal, elevator; No. 2 red, $1.16, f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 northern Duliilh. $1.22',, f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 hard Manitoba, nominal, f. o. b. afloat. A sharp break occurred In wheat today, resulting from liberal northwest receipts, poor cables, weak outside markets and good snows In the west. The market closed c. net lower; Mav SI. 12W1.12, closed at $1.12',; Julv, $1.02Hl.h2V closed at I1.02V4; December closed at $1.16. CORN Receipts. 1M 100 bu.; exports. 115. 901 bu. Spot market firm: No. 2. 62c, eleva tor, and 54V.C, f o. b. afloat: No. 2 yellow. 54'4c; No. 2 white. 6414c. Option market whs dull and ensler with wheat closing tj 'S-'SkC net lower: May closed at 61Ve; Decem ber M;c. closed at R4; OAT-Recelnts. TTMn bu. : exports. 6.750 bu. Snot market steadv: mixed. 26 to 32 lbs.. SJKtfmUc : natural white 0 to 3? Mis., 3T'V-u.r: cllnned white. 36 to 40 lbs., 3C39c. HAY "e..dv; shipping. 60i)k5c; good to choice. 7."r?M.c. HOPS Quiet ; state, common to choice, 1904 crop, 29'i37c: 190S crop. 30433c; olds, 14c; Pacific cosst. 1904 crop, 29Q3Cc; 19 3 crop, 304i JV: olds. 14170. HIDES Quiet ; Oalveston, 20 to 25 lbs.. 18C; California. 21 to 25 lbs., 15c; Texas dry. 24 to 9" 1 ! I.KATHFR Firm; acid, 24(J26c. PROVISIONS Reef, firm: family. $1100 412 (10; mess. S9.invAfl.5o: beef hams. $2? flow 2S.!d; racket. Jlo.MWfH 00; city, extra In'ia mess, SM.Bo'li 16.60. Cut meals, quiet: pickled b"ll'es. S7.25W7.76: pickled shoulders. $6.76; pickled hams. $9. Lard, quiet; western steamed. $7.20; refined, steadv; continent. $7. :o: South American. $8; compound. $5 1"14 jrr.P0. Pork, steady; family. 114 50-15 00 short cle-r. $n 75W16 60; mesg. $13 OH'0 13.75 TALLOW Quiet; city, 4c; country, 4fT 4Hc. H ICE Quiet: domestic, fair to extra, T, St. T ipnn, nominal. IH'TT VRWea r r'roet price ex'ra c-eain-erv. ?r"SUc. Official prices: Creamery, common to extra, p'lilc: he'd, common to e"rs. 1Mi24c; state dalrv, common to extra 152'o (-vrtrn-qRTrtrn,. ,fat full rrr-'m. small September, colored and white, fancy. 12e; state, late made, poor to choice. 8Vj911c; state, larse. Seiitemher. colored nnd white! fancy. l,"ic: state, late made, colored. cod to cholc. lQiflc; stite, late mad", whl e. fancv. lOHc: state, poor to prime, EglOc. EC30S Weak; western fanc el c:ed 31 ((OOp. ,-prn uvr". best "i"Vlc POl'LTKY Alive, dull: western chickens 11c; fols. llV,c; turkeys, U-oISc; dressed' quiet; western chickens, 10Vxi)16c; fowls' HVjC. Milwaukee Urala Market. MILWAI KEB. Dec. 17.-WHKAT-Weak; No. 1 northern. $1 1: No. I northern, $1.04a 1.08: Mav. $1 10Mil.l4 asked. CORN Half a cent lower; No. S, 480144c: May. 43c. RYF-W euk. HAR1-1SY Weak: No. 2, 62c; sample, 3if 5Uc. Ilalath Grata Market. DI'LT'TH, Minn.. Dec. 17. WH RAT To arrive. No. 1 northern. $!',; No. 3 north ern. SIM1; on track. No. 1 northern, $l.(!Vk: December. $100; Slay. fl.l2. OATS To arrive and on track. 29c. Liverpool Urala Market. LIVERPOOL. Dec. 17. WH EAT Spot, noinitiHl; futures, dull; March, 7s IS J; May, 7s :'il CORN Spot, firm; American mixed, 4s lod; futures, dull, January, it 4Vd. March, is 3Sd. NEW YORK, Dec. 17. The stock market gave evidence of further strength and growth of confidence today, but when Amalgamated Copper began to run uo.n Hill in the Anal transactions, the wuole market promptly responded, thus demon strating the Influence silll htlu in the market by that slock and by the opera tions that have recently ctntered in li. Ihe closing was in consequence weak With the mobi conspicuous strength of the day shown by tne United States Steel s.ookj regarding which there were many re-riS current of an intenued resumpiiv'n of tpec u la live operations for a rise as well as of iaige orders for steel rails and other prod ucts. 1 ho announcement of the reorganisation plan or the United States Leather com pany was the signal tor some stlbng of those stocks which seemed to inuicate dissatisfaction with the plan on the part of the stockholders. The weakness of triers shares had some sentimental effect on the general list and the advancing tendency with which the market opened wa not resumed until effective support was of fered to the leather stocks, ihe filial sell ing movement left many stocks below last j night. The movement was rather narrow throughout except in special stocks lor thei most part not of first importance. The Iron g'nv.r Atchison ad. 4m.. do 4a Mei ontral 4a... Atrhtson do pfd poaton A Albany. "Bnttdll A Mains Fit hbura M ... sex. (.antral N T., N. H A H Pr Marqurtta . t'nton Parlflc Amer. Arga. Cham do pfd A bit. Pom. Tuba Amr. Sugar do pfd Amar. T ft T Amer. Woolen . do pfd Dominion I. A B... Killaon ElKtrlc Illu. jst Maaa. Eleetrle do pfd Maaa. Oaa 1 nltad rnilt I nltad Sioa Mai a. do pfd t'. S. StMl do pfd Wanting, common . Asked. "Hid Adrantar 101s Allouai 7ft 1 Amalgamatsd (HT,1 Amrl. an Zinc lo3 lAtlantlc 2.".2 Plngham 175 I'Cal. A IlfOa . .. 1 . . 84 S .(46 ll('rantenn'al tt' lliCoppar Ranaa .1T I'ala Waat . 7 fiomlnlon Coal lesSfninklln . aiivOrancjr . a 1 'Isle Rnraia (H:Maaa. Mining .. ,140 Mlrhlaan .1.11 :Mnhak 14.".4 Mont r. A C . fl Old riemlnton .. . t: (la'Kila ! Parrot Uulncy 14 Shannon fo iTamara'k I7' Trlnlta UttSir. S. Mining Ma t tah ai j Victoria Winona : "Wolvarlna v I MA .. II .. M .. 11 I 1-14 .. H .. fa .. t .. tOH .. 4 .. to .. ti4 .. ..II .. ..11 .. lf"4 .. .. 421, .. 4 .. 12'. ..10S Krw York Mining Storks. NEW YORK, Dec. 17. The following are the closing quotations on mining stocks: Adams Con Allra Breera Urunawlck Con .. CfimatoiX Tuunal Con. Cal. ft Vs.. Horn Silver 22.oi),tiw loan contraction disclosed oy the bank statement was the result of ihe sto.k market liquidation of the latter pari of last week and the first part of this, which would be reflected fully In the ave.agcs of this week. The nominal change In ihe cash Item waa about as expected. The raising of the surplus reserve Item by over S5.ooo.niO above the figure of the corre sponding week for two years past need not be a matter of Indifference with gold ex ports In progress and the end-year re quirements approaching. Kut the extreme easo of the present money market hails to neglect of the figures of the hank staie nient either way. It was alter the ap pearance of the statement that pricts be gan to droop. Sterling exchange was sirong and rose 25 points. Total sales of bonds, pur value, $J,OSO,000. The quotations on ihe New York Stock exchange ranged as follows: Sal.-s.HlKh.Low.Close. 9.6H0 854 85 S&Wj 1,800 lWVs 102 l'C'Va & Ohio 14,41)0 101 100 LeadTlll Con 20 ... 40 ... 14 ...13 ... I ...HO ...Un ...10 ... I Llttla Chief Ontario Ophlr Pftornis PotoKl Bavaga Sierra Nevada Small Hopes ., Istandard t .WO .320 . . 14 . II . 42 . 2 .140 Atchison . do pfd . Baltimore do pfd . Canadian Pacific. 2,6"0 5,000 400 2.600 Central of N. J 100 Chesapeake A Ohio... I.Ooo Chicago fe Alton HoO do pfd Chicago Ot. Western. 7.600 C. A N. W 1,600 C. M. A St. P 6.800 do pfd 200 Chicago Term. & T... 100 do pfd C C. O. & St. L... Colo. Southern do 1st pfd do 2d pfd Delaware & Hudson LV, L. & W I. & Rio G pfd Erie do 1st pfd do 2d pfd Hocking Valley do pfd Illinois Central Iowa Central do pfd K. C. Southern do pfd Louis. A Nashville.. Manhattan L Met. Securities Met. St. Ry Minn, ft St. Louis.., M.. St. P. & 8. 8. M... do pfd Missouri Pacific M.. K. A T do pfd l.ioo N. R. R. of Mex. pfd. 100 N. Y. Central 7,4oo Norfolk A Western... 2,900 do pfd Ontario A Western Pennsylvania P.. C C. & St. L... Reading do 1st pfd do 2d pfd 100 Rock Island Co 15.900 do pfd St. L. ft S. F. 2d pfd.. 400 St. Louis 8. W 300 do pfd 4110 S. Pacific 12.800 do pfd 2 On) 8. Railway 5.200 do pfd 7oo Texas ft Pacific 1,500 T.. St. L. & W m do pfd 200 Union Pacific 2S.500 do pfd Wabash 1.000 do pfd 600 W. ft L. E Wisconsin Central ... Son do pfd 500 131 V4 ltl 48 '.4 43 '3" 207 1704 183 12i 217s 90 2iBa 1894 48 42 'iivi 204 169 4 183 12'i 214 904 2i4 600 186 . 1110 .19. m ,. 1.900 . 900 ROD . 300 . 5,5iiO . 600 '. "soo 400 . 6,900 . 400 '. L9oo 3"0 i'OO 100 6.700 l.lon 1.400 23,400 884 374 75 66 914 924 1564 29 544 1414 16 i214 64 S94 146 aT'i4 314 634 404 141 784 '444 137 1854 "ss" 37 744 554 90 92i 1544 29 294 M4 140 163 iiioii 634 89U 146 107H 31 634 404 1.194 784 '434 1364 .16,800 794 784 700 Mexican Central Adams Ex American Ex Cnlted States Ex.... We'l-Enriro Ex Amal. Conner Am. Car ft Foundry do pfd Am. Cotton OH Am. Ice do n'd , Am. T tnseerl Oil do pfd , Am. locomotive .... do nfd Am. Smelt, ft Refng do p'd Am. Puarnr Wefng... Anaconda M. Co.... Ttroolrt'n R. T Coin. Voel & Tron... Consolidated Has l.fXfl corn "ndticts do n'd ?nn distillers' trtirtfles. . Tin Oenernl Flect'lf 11 onn 82 33 '674 254 58 634 1184 354 964 354 364 544 1114 '224 444 214 454 214 83 33 '674 254 674 624 1184 344 964 344 364 644 1094 4 'jisj 444 214 100 ror4 2094 .3 100 . I.fino . 200 ! 2.vi . 600 . l.!"n . ?no . 1 TOO . V . noo . ? 400 .10 400 0 400 Tntsenstional Paper. do pfd TnternnHnnsl Pump... do pfd Vstlnnnl Ted Votii AvtArcan taolfl,. M,ll Teonleai Oni prvaaod fit pel Car... do vfd TuMfvtfn roptre Car pnnh'i Steel do nfd Pi'hh" Ooods do pfd Tsnn. Coal ft Iron. T fl T either do pfd TT. R R.,v IT S "obber do rfd T' q Qf.el do Vlf.l TfVstlnp-hcoas Flee.. 'r..r i'ntoii . i. . Total soles for tne dnv. 654.700 shares. ew York Monrv VarWt, NEW YORK. Dec. 17. MOVET On rail nominal; no loans. Time loans, easy sWtv dnv ninety days and six months. S4S34 per cent. PRIME MERCANTILE PAPER-4'r?4ii per cent. STFRT.TNO EXCHA VrJE "trong, wlh sctnal business In bnreri MPs at S4 IT750 for demand and nt $4 R480iT4 sr5 for sit. day hills: posted rates. $4,854 and S4KS commercln' bills, $4 8414.844. SILVER Rar, 804c; Mexican dollars 48'. c RONDS Government, steady; railroad f rv. The following are the quotations stocks snn nonas son 200 100 600 300 8"0 1 100 100 1O0 100 .. Ono .. 100 V'on jvt an) '. .12 200 'ftio ..n oo .70 000 50t 6fli; 924 394 rtM 10?4 804 H4 140 100.V, 614 4K'i 212 't4 a 7Tt; 404 101 u. 44 V, low 90V, Oil, 077 114 64 27 '7"4 16 1024 S4 S04 93 1! 04l( 674 33 924 33 10 804 1PS 14. a; 104 kit; 40 2014 15 9414 77V. lK'4 95V4 i;4 1K9 4S 424 78 224 2o4 b,4 182 12 214 904 224 67 35 185 s: 8S4 364 744 654 91 924 1544 284 554 29 534 140 1634 774 I204 634 89 14.14 1074 814 634 40 1404 78 43 4 1364 76 784 89 82 IB S3 23 57 624 1184 344 964 34V 364 63 4 H014 954 224 43i 14 214 45 214 238 in 18 118 239 6:4 ?3H 9"U S"4 7t; 384 16 39 33 10?4 794 11? V'04 ion PWJ . 46 7.1M4, 207, 71 186 04a( m.: Forelan Financial. LONDON, Dec. 17. There was no great demand for money in the market today. Hates would have been easier, but the outtluw to the provinces maintained quo tations. Discounts were firm. Trading on the Stock Kxcliange was fairly cheerful but Inactive, owing to the nearness ot Christmas. Consols hardened and home rails were generally quiet. Americans opened firm and were maintained well above parity. Dealings were restricted, tirand Trunk was dull on the traffic re turns, being rather disappointing. Impe rial Japanese government 6s of 1904 were quoted at 954. PARIS, Dec. 17. The tone on the Bourse today was very heavy and prices had a downward tendency, 1 rntes going off. Rio Tlntos, however, gained 14 francs. Rus sian Imperial 4s were quoted at 92, and Russian hond3 of 104 at 02. HKRLIN, Dec. 17. Prices on the Bourse today were firm, but business was quiet. New York ICxports and Imports. NEW YORK. Dec. 17. Total Imports of dry gooda nnd general merchandise ut the port of New York lor the week ending today were valued at 513.783.489. Exports ot specie from New York for tho week were $1,798,812 gold nnd $s,is,6.w silver. Im ports of specie at New York during the week were $8,038 silver and $608,877 gold. OilAIIA LIVE STOCK MARKET Cattle Market Slow All the Witt, with Prices Considerably Lower. HOGS AT HIGHEST FOINT IN SOME TIME Week nose valth Market oa Fat Sheep and I.araba Rather lovr and Part af Farly Advance Lost Feeders Strong- for Week. SOUTH OMAHA. Dec Receipts were: Official Monday..... Official Tuesday Official Wednesday Official Thursday ., c'utciai r miay Official Saturday.... Total this week.. Total last week Total meek before.. Same three weeks sgo...i4 613 S.ime four weks ago an. 35 4 Same week last year 18.775 RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR The following table thows the lece pis o. cattle, hogs and sheep at Souih tnuhi to: the year to date, with compares with last year: 1904. Cattle 9.1.7 Hogs 2.217.MI Sheep 1,7:6,309 ihe fcllowinu utiin price of hogs at South Omaha for the last several duys, with comparisons: . 17, 1904. j Cattle. Hogs, tsnvep. . 6 1 9 J.i4 4 4. . 6.227 S.66S 7.6:7 , . 6.169 10.2J6 7..'U3 . 4.154 1." S.Sot . 1.4T0 6.177 4 4-'T . S72 6.D00 2.617 I 46.6.".: 30.877 6&.6.V5 I3.2.M I 68.6'.'2 23 077 1 4!'.IM 3.-I.O.-7 I 41.5.9 43.36S , 67.833 :8.M6 TO DATE to weaken and that wss followed on Fri day by a further decline of fully a dime, so that about half of the advance has been loi-t. Psikers seemed to have about all they wanted on hand Just before Christmas ana consequently the week ciosea wun imd nc very dull. The demand for fteders was equal to the supply all the week and prices couia oe quoted strong as compared with a week ago. Quotations for fed slock: Good to choice yearlings. S6.2.&V40: fair to good year rrga 501n2i. R''od to choice wethers 14 9.15.15: fair to nuvl wMhera $4 65H 4 good to choice ewes. $4 16 4.35; fair to good ewes. I.1.WU4 1S; common to fair ewes. S3 fetfS 90; good to choice lambs. f tXi'yti 50 fair to good lambs. $5.75fi6.: feeder esr. lings. S4 2.a4.sn: o.,t,.r w.i tiers. $4 lSu 4; feeiler ewes. S:i.26d3.66: feeder lambs. $0 iJ 50. Representative sales: No- Wyo. range feeder lambs.. :9i Wyo. runifp feeder lambs.. 3k' Wyo. range feeder lanihs... A v. :o 60 60 rr. 5 :o 6 25 6 25 CHICAGO tlVS7 ITOIK MARKKT Are 21.590 .18.344 . ,20.6-i6 1903. 1.061.U63 2.146.3' 1. 822,747 shcs Inc. 71. 243 Da-. 129.17J the 96.373 average Data. I 1S04 lOS.U0I.l01.lSO0.lfS.18S 4 631 Trrssary Statement. WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. Today's state ment of the treasury balance in the gen eral fund, exclusive of the $150,UuO,ow gold reserve In the division of redemption, shows: Avnllablo cash balance, $115,676,981; gold, $85,486,368. Urala and Provisions. Lcc. li. WHcaT lwer; St. Louis ST. LoLIrf No. 2 red cash, elevator. 11.114: track $1.14fel.lS; May, $1,124; July, 9s4ti94c; No. t hard. $1.10jl.l2. CORN Weak; No. 2 cash. 42o; track, 43 434c; December, 42c; May, 424ici3e. OATS Easier; No. 2 csh. 3uc; track. 31c; December, 294c; May, 31c; No. 2 white, 32c. KLOl.'R Market better; red winter pat ents, $5.2V(6.35; special brands, $5.45i)C.6o; extra fancy, $4.7(Vg4 i0; clear, $4.1.Vo4.4o. SEED Timothy steady at $2,004(2.40. CORNMEAL Steady ut $2.40. BRAN strong; sucked, east track, KOtgSOc. Hay Steady; llmoihy, $8.0113.00; prairie, $6.00119.50. IRON COTTON TIE8-93C BAOQINO-7V.C. HEMP TWINE 64c, PROVISIONS Pork lower Lurd steady; prime steam, steady: boxed extra short. rll s. X7.87H: short clear. $8,124. POl'LTKY Steady : chickens. 7c; springs, 9c: turkeys, 124c; ducks, 9c; geese, 8c. creamery, iO'a:-c; Jobbing, $11.60. fh.pu. cactin $7,624. Clear UII RPJO, J?(. . 11 Bl.'TTER- Steady; dairy. 16'i(23c. EGOS Steady at 24c, Flour,, bbls Wheat, bu Coin, bu Oabs, bu case count. Receipts. Shipments. .... 5.000 14.000 ....61.000 47,000 ....43,000 47,000 ....55,000 34,000 404 851 4 ri 101 1004 441; 44 pv:'. io;n, 9(11, 70 004 0.1 isv, "id itfit; cut, t7 KV, qii; T1 7ft4 134 1 1x4 101 imu; 80 S?4 !ti ti'u, ol "Si . 001 4 " m k; ivl 114 4 94 Coffee Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 17. COFFEE Import ant support was still evident in the mar ket tor coffee futures. The eaily maraet was not encouraging, but the maiket, after opening 6 points lower on July and unchanged to 6 points higher on otner months, ruled generally active and firm. Perhaps buying was encouraged to some extent by rather smuller primary receipts and the advance of 75 rels at Rio, but otherwise cable news was without special feature, reporting a decline of 4 l'fgs. and a partial gain of 4f at Havre. New Or leans appeared to be selling 8om In the local market and Importers also sold at the opening, but there was a big d mand through street and comml-sion houses, as well as for the account of metal people, according to reports around tho floor, and the close was linn at a not gain of 610 fiolnts. Sales were reported of 138,0.0 bags, ncludlng January at 7.35i(7.45c; March, 7.65'f(7.75c; May. 7.95t(lj.0Oo.; July, 8.0.-Cfj8.15c; September, 8.25iffS.35c; October, 8.;!5c and November at 8.45c. Spot Rio. steady' No. 7 Invoice, 8.4c; mild, firm; Cordova, loifl3c. Wool Market. LONDON, Dec. 17. WOOL. The arrivals of wool for the next series of auction sales amount to 59.425 hales, including 21,otO for warded direct to spinners. The Imports of wool this week were: New South Wales, 3.246 hales; Queensland, 1,300 bales; Victoria, 3.268 bales; Soutli Australia. 2,772 bales; West Australia, 95 bales: New Zealand, 1,765 bales; Cape of Oood Hope and Natal, 2.963 bales; llnsreh, 2.907 bales; Marseilles. 1,697 bales; Singapore, 430 bales; various others, 99 bales. NEW YORK, Dec. 17 WOOL Market firm; domestic fleece, SSKSe. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 17 WOOL Steadv: me dium grades, combing and clothing. 23i"d29e; light fine. 18fr224o; heavy fine, ll'gUic; tUD washed, 27f41c. Dec. Dec. Dec Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec Iec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec 1.. 2 . J.. 4... 6... ... 7... 8... S... 10.. 11.. 12.. 13.. 14.. 15.. 16.. 17.. 4 4.4 4 4tr,l Jlytl 4 41 4I 4 3941 4 35 I 4 2841 314 4 384! 4 434 4 41 4 3V 4 4 3v, 4 41 4 36! I 321 4 41 4 43, 4 37 4 37 4 82 6 09' 6 U6 a 14; 6 221 S 24' ( 07 Cattle, Unas, Sheep and Lambs Steady Receipts l ight. CHICAGO, Dec. 17. CAT T I. K Receipts. 4i head: market steady; good to prime ."leers. $6.f 7. Oo: peer to medium. $3.76'f 5 .6: stockrrs and feeders, t.'.l -o 4 In: cows $1 i4.ln; heifers, $l.75'ii.Vi; dinners, fl.tHftf 2..f"; hulls. JJ.iMiM.ou; calves. $7V5('i7.iio. HOGS Receints. 19.000 head: estimated Monday. 4."..(NO heRd: market steady; mixed and butchers, $4.:'5 n4.ij ; good to choice heavy, $4.674ij4 6,"U; rough heavy, $I3.'i 4 45: light. $4.3V.a4 55; bulk of sales. $4.50 4.6". SHKKP AND l.A MRS Receipts. 3.000 head: mr.rket steadv: eod to choice wi th eis. $4.4i'ii6.25; fair to choice mixed. $3 6"i 4.'0; western sheep, $4 (Vo5 native lambs. $5.(07.15; Western lambs, $5.0oft6.73. 6 S6 6 0 5 S2i 6 05, S o; U 1 74i 3 2 S 711 S 21 I Kansas City Live "fork Market. KANSAS CITY. Mo., Dec. 17. CATTLE Receipts. 150 head. Market unchanged; choice export and dressed beef steers, $5 .00 (ii.5(: fair to irood. $3.50'(i5.i: western ted $3.n4i 5.5o; Blockers and feeders. $-.50 . j." a I (I 'lit I 0 ' Yl - ... lff4IMl' Hfinlhern steora 1- fMMn 4 fill : smltheril 4 6S 4 3 811 3 8" 3 ?7 4 331 6 W 4 4',' 6 1-' 4 47 4 49; 6 08 6 96 11 6 13 6 14i 6 16, 4 81 4 78 4 85 4 S2 4 77 i 6 881 6 21 ; 4 81 4 45 , 6 21 1 4 86 4 4', 6 09 I 4 84 4 28 ! 6 li', 6 26 4 45i,4 4 30 23 , 6 34 , 4 83 3 M 3 2S 3 ? S 30 3 9u, g : I 3 31 3 921 3 95! 3 37 3 90 ! 3 3 3 96 3 33 3 9i 3 27 4 01! 3 30 I 3 26 cows, $1 7,V!i3 25; native cows. $1 Receipts for the weok, i u 5 ai i v, I Hv heifers, $2.5Uju5 .00; bulls. T 1 ."' z i OMlvea. XX IKK mill Ji; mi- S2.lVtf4.li; Indicates Sunday. The official number of cars of stock brought in today bv each road was: Cattle. Hons. Sheep. Horses. C, M. & St. P 13 Wabash 2 I nlon Pac. system 6 15 4 2 Mo. Pac. Ry 1 c. A N. W. Uy V., E. & M. V 13 4 1 C, 8. P. M & O. .. 6 R & M. Ry 4 14 1 C, B. A Q. Ry S K. C. & S. J 6 Rock Island, east .. 3 1 Rock Islund, west .. 2 .. ChL Ot. Western. .. 1 Total receipts .. 15 . 91 9 4 1)9 The disposition of the day's receipts was as follows, each buyer purchasing the num ber or head indicated Buyers. Omaha Packing Co. swift and company .... Cudahy Packing Co Armour A Company .... Cudahy Co.. Sioux City. Armour & Co., Soo City W. 1. Stephen Lee Rothschild 8. & S Other buyers calves. $3 ootiti.fiu. 4li.''C0 tlCHJ. HOGS Receipts. 2.2iX head Market 5c hurlier: top. $4.t:1: bulk of sales, $4 35'n4 65 heavy, f .6o.;i4.24; packers, $1 4,'ni4 m; pigs and light. $3.9t'u4 50. Receipts for the week, 60.100 head. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. 500 head. Market steadv: native lanihs. $j ii'i6 65: na tive wethera, $4.60416.1)0: native ewes, S4.'"" 4 75; western lambs. $.Vli'rtti.5'; western year lings. $4.6o1i5.25: western sheep, S3.,54.6; stockers and feeders. $2 504 4.50. Receipts for the week, la,5o0 bead. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. lllo 1.054 1.506 675 134 261 641 798 443 1.294 Totals 261 6,722 1,294 CATTLE There were several cars of cattle reported this morning, but they were mostly canners and common cattle, so that the market was extremely dull with prices, If anything lower than they were yesterday. For the week receipts have been quite liberal, there being an Increase over lust week and the same week of last year of about 3,000 head. In view of the limited demand for anything except the choicest grades, such as would do for the Christ mas trade, the market has been extremely dull with prices much lower than a week ago There were a good many corn fed steers Included In the offerings all the week, but they were mostly of common to medium quality. Well finished cattle were scarce and there was practically nothing that could be called prime on sale. Prices have gone steadily downward all the week, the warmedup and common stuff showing the greatest loss. It Is safe to call those kinds 25c lower than a week ago and in extreme cases the loss lias been as much as 40c. The better the quality the less the decline, so that the choicest grades would probably have sold not, a great deal lower than a week ago. The market that has been ex perienced this week is characteristic of the time of year when the demand for poultry injuries the sale of all other classes of meats, with the exception of the choicest cuts. Good to choice steers may lie quoted from $6.00 to $0.00, and something prime would undoubtedly bring more than that. Fulr to good, $4 to $5 and the common and warmed up stuff sells under $4. A few shipments of western rangers have arrived this week, but not enough to make a market so that the season on tliat class of stock is practically closed. The cow market has also heen in oaa shape this week and prices on all kinds have, suffered, though canners and ihe medium grades show the greatest loss and can be quoted fully 25'ii40c. lower. Even the choicest grades, though are fully 15'dJ6c lower. Good to choice cattle mav be quoted from $2.60 to $3 26, fair to good $2.00 to $2.50 and canners and cutters from $1.35 to $2. The market on fat bulls has been rather uneven and prices are a little lower. They sell all the way from $2.25 to $3.25. Feeder bulls have held about steady and so have the better grades of veal calves, the latter selling as high ns $5.60. The demand for Blockers and feeders has been rather limited this week, but the supnly has also been moderate. The choicest grades, of which very few are coming forward, may not be a great deal lower, but the general run of cattle are 15c to 25c lower and some of the common light cattle have suffered more than that. Representative sales: MONTANA. St. Loots Live Stork Market. ST. LOl IS. Dec. 17. CATTLE Receipts. 80n head, Including 70o Texana; market steadv; native shipping and export steers, $5.(4Kii6.50, llh fancy grades up to $7.H(j CO; dressed beef and bulcners steers, $4.OOm6.0o; steers under 1.000 pounds, $3.0Of(fo.0n; stock ers and feeders, 12oo93.90; cow.- and heifers, $2.25'n6.25, the top for fancv heifers; can ners, $1.6if(2.00; bulls, $2.ti04.00; calves, $3.oo'e7.5o; Texas and Indian steers, U-W'a 4.30; cows and heifers, $1.5o'a3.00. HOUS Reeclpts, 4.000 head; market steadv; pigs and lights, $3.75Jj4.60; packers, $4.45'34.56; butchers and best heavy, $4.60tf 4.60. SHEEP AND LAMBS None on sale; market nominally steady: native muttons, $3.7.VrH.9h; lambs, $1 .5n7.0: culls and bucks, $iiKii4.25; Blockers, $2.0O&3.25; Texuns, $3.00 u5.t4). Xew York NEW YORK relots. 107 ket feeling Live Stork Market. Dec. 17.-BEEVES-Re- head; no trading today; mar- weak; dressed steady at iVJc extra beef, 94j!k; exports today. 6S0 cat tle, 40 sheep and 7,5a0 quarters or neer. CALVES Receipts, 08 heoa; no mles re ported: market feeling steady; country drowsed veals steady at 10irl34c. HOGS Receipts, 4.3U0 bead; market feel ins nominally steady. SHEEP AND L AM RS Receipts, 2.840 head; market for sheep and lambs lower; sheep sold at $4.00; good to prime lambs. $6.87111 7.50; dressed mutton steady at 7 94c; "dressed lambs weak at 94tille.. loos City Live Stork Market. SIOI'X CITY Dec. 17. (Special Telegram.) CATTLE Receipts, loo head; market un changed; beeves, $3-a"n6 0; cows, bulls and mixed, $2.2o0i3.25; stockers and feeders, $2.75'5(3 60; calves and yearlings, $2.25'03 26. HOGS Receipts. 6.000 head; market about 6c higher; sellings, $4.354.50; bulk, $4.424'u) 4.46. 29 cows 904 4 cows 967 1 cow 1150 6 cows. ,...1045 9 cows 942 4 cows 1090 S3 cows 983 1 cow 910 HOGS-There 2 6o 2 00 2 00 2 65 1 76 2 40 2 65 2 36 was 5 cows. 1 cow.. 3 cows. 1 calf.. 1 stag. . . 966 . 930 .1023 . 170 ...1060 1 steer Htm 1 cow 920 1 75 2 00 2 65 2 25 2 75 3 66 'i 75 of hogs here this good .oca! demand Sngrar and Molasses. NEW YORK. Dec. 17.-8COAR-Raw firm; fair refined, 44c; centrifugal, 96 test, 44c; molasses sugar, 44c; refined firm; No. 6, 6.05u; No. 7. 7c: No. S. 4 90c; No. 9, 4.5o; No. 10, 4.80c; N.i. 11, 4.70c; No. 12. 4.66c; No. 13. 4 55c: No. 14. 4 60c; confec tioners' A, 5.50c: mould A, 6c; cut loaf, 6.65c; crushed, 6.35c; powdered, 6.76c; gran ulated, 6.65c; cubes, 5.70c MOLASSES Steady; New Orleans, open kettle, good to choice, 30037c, NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 17. SVGA R Steady; open kettle, centrifugal, 44ii44rl centrifugal, whites, 4 15-lbc; yellows, 44p 4 13-16c; seconds, 34i'u44c. MOI ASSES- Dull; open kettle, 15t2So; centrifugal, Tit 20c. fiyrtip steadv at 'SKii 26c. on rag. rag. V. 8. rat. ta. 6n rAUSoa So 9a. rag. 6o roupon Oo new 4s ill amines do ola 4a. rag oa roupon Atrhnoa gaa. 4a... Aa a4J. Atlantic C L 4s.. Bal. Ohio 4s da Is Central ot Ga. la . do 1st tar. Ch-a 4 Ohio mi., Ch!eao A k. tVa.. C. B. U n 4,.. r M. s p. a a r. a n. w . To.. C. H. 1. & P. 4a.. So col. ta roc. a St. L. i 4o Chlcaao Tar. 4o ('on Tobafvo 4a PoIk. Sn. 4a r a k o 4a Erla prior llau 4a.. do sen. 4a r. w. a n. c ia Hoktn Val. 4Vta L. a N un. 4a.. Offered. 10414 ..104S ..104 ..104 . .130 ..W ..1V ..1S ..10JS ., SO .. . . .101" .. HI. ..111 ..114 .. it . .Wa l.. 1104 . ISO .. Ill Manhattan e. a 4i Mi ('antral 4a... do lot Inc Minn. aV 8t L 4a. M . K H T. 4 ... do ta M B R. of M. e. N. Y. C. g. . No. Pacific 4a do 3a N. A W. e. 4, O 8. L 4a par. Hasn. eoatr m,a... RoaiUn aan 4a... St. I.. A I M st. i.. s r. f. HI L 8. W. la" Seaboard A L. 4a S'V PH.c 4a S". Hallway (a... 1laa ak P. la ... 101 4T, St. L AW.. M llnlna Pu-ltlc 4a.. Tllal do conv. 4a .... to I'. 8 Ktral td ta nuv, Wabaah la Ulli1 du dab. B t W AL E 4a... lliT Wia. C antral 4a... . .Ill .Colo Kuai . ta. .. ..luj'jl ...1044 ... 74 ... tJ(4 ... M4 ...1t"H4 ... W0 4a. (IS4, ...10H4 ...m ...10x14 ... 75H ...1I'4 ...1ini 1(ij4 10?, la.. 114U. 4a. Ulj .... 7 ... US .... l ....l'UVi ....11914 is., n ....ll4 ....1104, ... tm ....11714 .... i .... j .... MH Clearing: lions Artrii. NEW YORK, Dee. 17-Th statement cf averascs of the clearing house banks of tills city for the week shows; Loan L06O,. Metal Market. NEW YORK, Deo. 17-METALS-LocaI markets were dull today without reflect ing any change In general tone or price from last report. Iron shows a firm under tone; quotations unchanged. Copper dull and nominal, with official quotations as follows: Lake. $14.874'r 15 124; electrolytic 814.7515.00; casting. $14.5cib 14 75. Tin. spot, 129 80. Lead. 4.6o':H.7o. Spelter. $5.75ii6.674. 8T. Lol13. 1 ec. 17-MKTAL8-Lad. stesdy at I4.55ot4.624; spelter, easier at S5.724- Philadelphia Pro'lnc Market. PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 17.-BL'TTBR Steadv; fair demand: extra western cream ery. 28c; extra nearby prints. 31c. EGGS Dull and unchanged; nearby, freih, 31c, at mark: market, freah, 30c, at mark; wes:ern. fresh. 291i30c, at mark! CHEESE Firm, but quiet; New York creams,, 1114c; choice. HVql2c; New Yolk creams, fair to good, luullc. not an excessive run morning, and with n the market advanced 24ti6c. Trading was fairly active at the advance and as" a result all the early ar rivals were disposed 01 In fairly good sea son. About the middle of the fotcru'on, howexer, a few cars arrived, and as packers had their more urgent orders filled, the extreme close was hardly a good. The bulk of all the sales went from $4,424 to $4,474. with a top at $4.60. The henvy hog showed the greatest advance this morning, as, the kind that sold yesterday at $i.4o sold largely at $4.45 today, with some at $4,424- Receipts of hogs this week have been quite moderate, as there Is a decrease as compared with lust week of about IO.O00 head, and as compared with the same week of last vear the falling off is about 12 000 head. The week opened with a stronger market, but in the middle of the week packers pounded prices a llltle. On Fri day and Saturday, however, the movement was apnln upward and clos'ng prices are about 6fll0c hlgl er than a Wfek pn, and. In fact, prices are now at the highest point reached since December 3. Representative s iles: Minneapolis Urala Market MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 17. WHEAT-Cnsh. $1,074; Muy. $1,124; July, $1.114fG.114; No. 1 hard, $1 12; No. 1 northern, $1 lo- No 2 northern. $1,044. FLOl'R First patents, $5.Kf, (i; second patents, $5.7o'0 5 ': first clears, $4.1ifi4.Ji; second clears, f27of52 85. lilt AN In bulk, $11.75015.00. No. At. 8k. Pr. No. Ar. 8 k pr. 70 t 120 4 40 a f?4 140 4 41 97 IS 40 4 40 82 t!3 1J0 4 46 3 144 It" 4 40 H :r.O (0 4 45 It It HO 4 411 ( 2f,l ... 4 45 (, 2i8 40 4 424 04 271 80 4 46 4t 123 0 4 42 70 247 40 4 46 49 318 200 4 424 f4 171 ... 4 46 71 144 ISO 4 421, 44 m 40 4 46 Hi 261 ... 4 4 2H Tl 131 80 4 46 HI 18 240 4 42" 41 246 W lit 67 t5 120 4 42'4 T3 234 40 4 46 34 2t4 ... 4 42Vi 44 3ul ... 4 46 61 2l 40 4 45 41 32 ... 4 46 61. 241 200 4 46 ta 141 ... 4 46 61 22 200 4 45 M 201 140 4 45 HI I I 00 4 46 70 27 121) (( K7 179 ... 4 46 5 Ml 40 4 45 70 27 80 4 45 f 4 277. t:o 4 46 40 3' 40 4 46 75 263 120 4 46 44 .26 40 4 46 M 241 Hu 4 47(4 (2 265 8(1 4 46 81 171 lm 4 47(4 12 274 1C0 4 45 48 2:4 2(Ki 4 4?(, II 314 1'KI til 11 1J ... 4 47 W 64 277 4() 4 45 S3 2U ... 44714 68 3l 10 4 45 41 244 10 4 47 1, 66 2.M M 4 46 45 249 40 4 4 . , t,i 330 Ice 4 46 f. 2 .7 M 4 4TW 67 37 120 4 45 64 :. 40 4 47(4 11 241 120 4 46 61 20 )IW 4 47 1., 57 214 80 4 46 71 21.! 411 4 47'7 5S Sou ... 4 4,', II 2f7 all 4 47' 63 161 ... 4 46 43 Ik! 41 4 60 64 312 80 4 46 43 2'(5 llil 4 60 It 104 40 4 46 10 2Mt 40 4 60 Whisky Market. CINCINNATI. Dec. 17.-W1U8KY-Dlstil-lers' finished goods, steady, on a basis of ST. IXn-18 Detv 17.-WHISKY-H!gh wines, un btuils of $1.27. Toledo Seed 41-irkrt. TOLEDO. De. 17 REEDS Clover cash nd December. $7.S74; February $7 96; alslk1 ' uVk '' VTim Uu4th'' W1. M'" 8HEEiJ There were several i ara of sheep reported this morning but moat of them re either billed through or ci.nsigned direct to packers, so I here was no change in the market. For tl.e week receipts have been abiuit the same as during the corresponding week of Inst year. An In tre'se of about T.000 head Is nuted over the re elpts of last week. The demand fullv equ'l to ihe sunlv the early fart of t lie week mid priu a moved ste'dlly upward until there was an ad vance of fully 25c on all desirable gradea. Oa Thursday, however, the market began OMAHA WHOLESALE MARKET. Condition of Trade and Quotations on Maple and Fanes- Produce. EOGS Candled stock, 25c. LlVtil POULTRY Hens, 8c; roosters, 6c; turkeys. 14c; ducks, 9c; geese, 8'4'Jc; spring chickens, 84c. DRESSED POULTRY Turkeys, 19c; ducks, 11c; geese, 10c; hens, 9c; spring chickens, 10c; roosters, 6c. R UTTER Packing stock. 15c; choice to fancy dairy, 17llc; creamery, 2326i; fancy pr t.-. E.c. FRESH FROZEN FISH Trout. 10c: nick erel, 8c; i;ia. lucr perc, 7c; bmetlsn. 12c; whlteflsh, ivc: tanner., :4c; rcdsnapper, 11c; lobster (gren), 2oc; lobster (bol.ed). 30c; oullheads, lie: catflj-h, 14c; b:ack tmsa. 2oc; halibut, 10c; vrupnles, 12c; ro shad, $1; buffalo. 7c; whuo bass. 11c; frog leg, ptr dos.. 25c. BRAN Per tou. $15.00. HAY Prices quoted by Omaha Wholesale Deal' rs" afsoclatl -r: Cholc No. 1 'iplmd, 18 50; No. 2. $6 00; medium. $5.50; coarse. $5 00 Rye straw, J5. 60. The e prices ara for huy of good color and quality. OYSTERS New York counts, per can, 45c; extra selects, per cai, 37c; atandanla, fier can, 3-'c; bulk (standards), per gal., 1.35: bulk (extra selects), per gal $1.75; bulk (New YTk tounts). per gal.. $2 00. CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. CHRISTMAS TREES--3 10 6 feet, per doz., $1.75; 5 to 7 feet, per dux., $2 5u; 7 to 9 feet, per doz., $3.60; 9 lo 11 feet, per doz., $4.50. Large school and church purp.. each II to $i.60; extra large, 15 to 20 teei, each $2 to $5. EVERGREEN WREATHING In colls of 20 yaid-, rer coll, 8..c to $1. WREATHS Magnolli and galix wra hs per doz., $1.2ii(jl.60; evergreen wreitla, pur doz., $I.2iyl.io, holly wreaih.1, per doz., $1.2o3i.60. HOLLY BRANCH ES Per case of 24x2x1 feet, about 60 Int.. $4.60; pi r bbl., $2.00. LONG NEEDLE PINES r-er Hut., $2,000 2.50. MISTLETOE Mlst'etoe branches, per 6 Ib. box, $1.25; per 1- , 30c TROPICAL FR-.MT. ORANGES Flo Ida. si.es lt. 154J. 176 200. 216 and 260, $2.01412 25; Cullforniu Redland navels, all sizos, $3.00; choice navels, $2.60 U27G. LEMONS-Callfornla fncy, $2.71; 300 and Sfr'i. $4.2.1; choice. $3.5C DATES Per box of 3o-lb. rkrs.. $2.00; Ilallowl In 70-lb. box. per lb., 540'c FIGS California per 10-lh cur.on. 75H 85c; imported Smyrna. 4-crown. i2:ic; 5 crown, 14c, 7-crown, 16c; faney Importtd iwuiiieoi, in l-io. pggs.. looirc; ualiioinia, per cae of 36 pkgs., $2 26. HAN ANAS Per medium-sized; bunch. $2 ."oiiVfl; Jnmho. $2.75(Zj3.50. GRAPE KRUIT-Pcr box of 64 t 64. tb.V-JUQ.M. FRU1T3. APPLES Homt-gtown Jonathans, per bbl., $3 J5; Ren Davis, $2.26; New Yolk Kings, $3.25; New York Pippins. $2.76; New York Greenings. $2.60; New York Paid wins. $2.76; Colorado Jonathans, $1.66; Wins Sups, per bu. box, $1.60 PEARS Utah, Coio' ado nnd California, fall verb t es, per b'.x, $1.7R2.2i ItA.SHKURf K3 - (.''HcocMii Rell snd Bugle, per bbl.. $8.5o; Wisconsin Bell and Cherry and Jerseys, per bbl., S7.75; ptr box. $2.7o. GRAPES-Imported Malagas, per keg. jr, ;. ! TANGERINES Florida or California, per 4 box, $2.60. VEGETAHLf S POTATOE.evw home giuwn. In sacks, par bu.. -.ic; Colorado, per bu., 60c. i KNll's i ei bu., jc, Canada ruta- bagus. per lb.. 1c. CARROTS Per bu.. 40c. PARSNIPS Per bu.. 40o. BEETS Per hu.. 40e. NAVY REANS Per bu.. $1.95W2.O0. ONIONS-Home grown, In sacks per bu., SOc'iiSl.Ofl; Spanish, per crate, $:' .00. Cl'CL'MBERS Per doz., $1.76132.00. TOMA'u .KS California, per 4-basket crae. $2.75183.00. CARRAGE Holland seed, per lh., 14c. SWEET POTATOES Kansas kiln-dried, per bbl., $2.26. SQUASH Horn grown, per do., 60c. i ELERY Par doz.. LSgiOc; California, 45c. RADISH KS- Per do., 90c. LETTl'CE - Hot bouse, iier doz.. 404760c. MISCELLANIOTS. BAUER KRAI l Wisconsin, per keg, $ Oo "CIDER New York, per bbl., $5.20; per u bir .6. HIDES No 1 green, 7e; No. green. c; No. 1 aalted. 4c; No. 2 tailed 74c; No. 1 veal calf. 9i ; No. 2 ve.d call, 7c; dry sal el. 1il - theep pelts, i5( iill.oo; home hldss. $1.6003.00. ChEi-.bE Wisconsin In Ins. fuil cream 1'.'4c; Wisconsin Youna Amerlsa. 13c; block bwiss, new, ioc; oiu, joni.c; Wisconsin brii k. '1c; Wisconsin limhurge.-, rte NUTS-Walnuts, No. 1, soft shell, new crop, per lb.. 14c; hard shell, per ib. ij. No. 2. soft shell, per lb., 12c; No. I hsroi shell, per lb., 12c; pecans, large, per II), 12c; small, per lb., 10c; peanuts, per lb 7c ruasled peanuts, per lb., Xc; Chll) walnuis' per II). 12iil34c; almomls. sift shell, per lb., ITc, hard shell, per lb.,- 15c;- cl.jatnuta per lb., :ililbf, new black walnuts, per bu , 7iuU0c; ilieilbaik bk-kory nuts, jer bu $1.T6, large hickory nuts, per bu., $1.60. GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET Decsmber Whsat Shows a Slight Gain Othfr Fatnrts 1-2 to 3-4 Declics. CORN SLIGHTLY LOWER ON ALL FUTURES Good Kiport Demand for Cera Oats Hold S'alrly steady at Oae-Elghth Loss 4;eneral Improvement la Stork Market Uasslp. OMAHA, Dec. 17, 1904. Business on the innai.a exenenge Is re stricted because of the prices winch Chi na u buyeia are seiiuing out every night !" lota (oin and snnt, the latter to seep tne ooura- of the u.4lveston route. 1 here Is not at this time the silgntsst speculailve fevr In the tmiaiu market, aithkUgli the rme allowing lor the delivery of tli ad rece.pis, piu freigm cnarges, lias been adopted and on the books lor some (la), (sentiment with the local trad is ag niiat continued nigiier prices lor corn, but the general iniprsslon seemed to be In favor of better figuiea for wheat. WHEA i Liverpool was SuV lower than on K.ld.iy on w hi at. tables were generally JridiOcrent it garding the American market. 1'lier lias tweti tlnee das ol advancinc prices in va.ues and the null ket is largely on the s.allng t'r.l.r. The Impression pre vails that iheie Is nothing In ngnt but th lighter receipts to sustain a movement in this direction. December managed to hold its own. but the deferred futures wer lather soft, breaking u point In the early trades, but recovering when an attempt was mads to take in prices. Tne upturn wss only-equal to one-half of the decline, although the net loss on May was c and on July ti'. cm December, where there were a few shorts to get under cover, there was Ho net gain. The fluctuations were within a range of Tc on December, I'm'- on .May and c on July. CORN The action of the corn market re flects a better outside demand, but this Is demonstrated negatively by He net loss In Chicago futims. Through the firmness in the cash situation and the continued export demand the break that traders hav been npi'rlins hns not materia zed. The short interest nets ns if it ao getting tired over the impossibility of forcing December oeiow c. as a result there is a rniner more hopeful feeling among the friends of corn. All futures were exactlv L-c lower. The receipts were large and the grading hold almost exclusively No. S. Dryers are working hard, but the dump weather la rather against their work. OA 1 After a dav or two of action in the market and KoCfy'j point advances, this trade has gone back Into the ruts and all futures were lc lower than on Friday. There Is some Improvement In the cash demand. Traders generally ar unfavorable to any advance in oats on ac count of large stocks. Omaha Cash Prices. WHEAT-No. 2 hard. $1 03ft 1.05; No. S hard. l7-f $1 .024: No. 4 hard, feriiyoc: No. I spring. $1.04. coio-iNo. i'. sue isn. ;t, jtw jno. a. sac: no grade, 33?i37c; No. 3 yellow. 39c; No. S yellow. 3c; No. S white. 3iic; No. 3 white. 81c OATS No. 2 mixed. 2Sc: No. S mixed. 27c: No. 4 mixed, 'J0c; No. 2 white. i!9e; No. S white. a'-4c; No. 4 white, ZiWaMc; standard. Grain Market F.tsewtiere. Closing prices at the following markets today and Erldny were: CHICAGO. Wheat- December l.oni I.ooh May 1.U0 l.lli. July SH W)L Corn December 46t4 41 May 45V, 4614 July 45H 46 Oats December ?t4 2SU May m 81 July 31V. 31V4 Hester's Cotton statement. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 17,-Secretary Hes ters statement of the world's visible supply or cotton shows a total visible or 4.44X.312, against 4.317,314 last week. Of this the total American cotton is t,iis,zu. against 3,670,314 laat week. St. Joseph Live Stock Market. ST. JOSEPH. Mo, Dec. 17. CATTLE Receipts. 684 head: market steady; natives. 1-3.7.51(6.75; cows and heifers, $1,7514.26; Blockers and feeders, $2.60h3.HO. HOGS Receipts, 9.571 bend: market opened steady to 5c higher, hi tor the ad vance was lost: light, $4.30r!4.6o: medium nnd heavy, $4.404.60. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, none: detnund strong. Lambs, $5.60; wethers. $5.15. Stock In Sight. Receipts of live stock at the six principal western cltlea yesterday were as follows: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. South Omaha 372 6 0 2,647 Sioux Cltv loo R.ooo Kansas City 150 2.200 600 St. Louis 300 4.0 .... St. Joseph '. 6x4 9.571 Chicago 4'"0 19.000 3 W0 Totals l,fl 5,S71 6,047 REAL ESTATU TRANSFERS. Deeds filed for record December 17, a furnished by the Midland (iuarante ana Trust company, bonded abstracter, 16U Earnam street, for The Bee: C. 41. Fisher and wlfo to A. R. Par- dun, ot 2. mock 213V4. city I o.ooy S. Pruyn and wife to W. D. Pruyn. nart lot 29. W. A. Kecllck s add 1 YV. V. Pruyn to Tlllle Pruyn, some .. 1 Edwards -Wood Go- (Incorporated.) Pain Office: Fifth and Roberts Streets ST. PAUL, niNN. DEALtR8 IN Stocks. Grain, Provisions Ship Your Grain to Us Draneh Office, 110-111 Board of Trade llldtr.. Omaha, Neb. Telephone SB 14. 212-214 Exchange Rldg.. South Omaha. Bell 'Phone 21d Independent 'Phone k Farnam Smith & Go. STOCKS, BONDS, INVESTMENT SECURITIES, 1320 Farnam St. Tel. 106 We buy and sell South Omaha Union Slock Yards Bonds. ' The Merchants National Bank of Omaha, (Sob. U. I Dstltss Capital aad Surplus. 600.000 MANX stLIKflY. Prss. U"aLlt DRAKE. Csthkr. msil T. 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