THE OMAHA DAILY KEE: MONDAY, DEOEMDEK 19, 1904
i
P0ST0FFICE NOTICE
(Shouit! be read oaiijr by all interested,
a coaii,. 1110 occur at tny Unie.i
roieiuo 11141. a lor Hie wet. enu,ng De
nmbcr i4, l:iu(, will close lKOMl'lLY In
oil tuhi l li.e ucfieial luioum 101
ioas: i Antttui-i-uai MAilo close one
liuur iiiltr tiiau closing lime shown be
luw. turccis-i ul malts lor ueriuany ccsf
at 6 p. m. December 19, per a. a. Jera, and
Lettui:r U. per a. a. Moilke.
Rcguisr ami Supplementary mshs clua
l roteigti Biaiion (comer of West and
Morion meets) Halt Hour later tnan cios
I ii K iiuir siioaii below, (except thai supple
mental y Mans tor aurope anu ceinial
Anient a, via Colon, close one nour later
at t-uieign elation).
Transatlantic Malla.
TUESDAY (20 At 11 a. m. for DENMARK
unto, pr . a. Hekia (mall inuai be di
rt cua per s. a. JleKla".
S EDNEbuA l (21) At :J0 a. m. f".- EU
ROPE, icr a. a. Majestic, via (jueen.mwn
and Liverpool; at 7:od a. m. Jjr Nfci'i HEll
LANDS uirett, per a. a. Rotterdam tmall
must be dlrettea "per s. b. KotPsrd mi
ut 11 a. m. for NORWAY PAUCEL8-
IHHT MAILS, per a. a. United 8 a-.e.i (rcg
Uiar mall for Denmark must oi ulrccied
"per a. a. United Slates ').
ThliRHDAV (22--At 7 a. m. for FRANCE.
SWITZERLAND, ITALY, SPAIN, WK
T1UAL, TURKEY, EGlfpr, GREECE
anil BRITISH INDIA, per . a. J.a Uui
cogne, via Havre (mall for other parti of
Europe muat be directed "p er a. a. I .a
Gawugne").
SATURDAY (24)-At 8:30 a. m. for IRE
LAND, per s. a. Umbrla, via Queenstown
(mall for other parts of Europe must be
directed "per a. a. Umbrla"); at 8 a. m. for
El'ROPE. per a. a. 8t. Paul, via Plymouth
and Cherbourg; at 8:30 a. m. for BEL
(II I'M direct, per a. a. Kroonland (mall
muat be directed "per a. . Kroonland").
Malla for Hoatk and Central America,
Writ lad lea, Etc.
Tt'ESDAY (20) At :30 n. m. (supplemen
tary 10:30 a. m.) for NH'AHAOUA (except
East Coast), HONDURAS (except East
Coast). SALVADOR, PANAMA, CANAL
ZONE, CAI'CA DEPARTMENT OK CO
LOMKIA. ECUADOR. PERU, BOLIVIA
and CHILI, per a. a. City of Washington,
la Colon (mall for Guatemala mimt be
directed "per a. a. City of Washington");
nt 11 n. m. for HAITI, per a. a. Prlns
Frederick Hendrlck (mall for Oonalves,
Curacao. Venexuela, Trinidad and Guiana
must be directed "per a. a. Prlna Fred
erick Hondrtck").
WEDNESDAY (21) At 9 a. m. for GRE
NADA, TRINIDAD and CIUDAD P.OLI
BAR. per a. a. Maraval; at 9:30 a. m.
(supplementary 10:30 a. m.) for INAOtIA,
HAITI. SANTA MARTA and other places
In MAODALENA DBI'A RTM ENT, CO
LOMBIA, per t. a. Adirondack; at 12:30
p. m. (supplementary 1 p. m.) for TURKS
ISLAND and DOMINICAN REPUBLIC,
per a. a. Cherokee; at 8:30 p. m. (supple
mentary 4:30 p. m ) for ST. THOMAS, ST.
CROIX. LEEWARD and WINDWARD
ISLANDS and OUIANA. per a. a. Korona.
THURSDAY (22 At 8 a. m. for CUBA,
YUCATAN and CAMPECHK. per "
Vlgllanola (mall for other parta of Mexico
muat be directed "per a. a. Vlgllnncla"):
nt 1S m. (supplementary 12:30 p. m.) for
BAHAMAS, per a. a. Seneca (mull for
Mexico, vln Tnmplco, must be directed
"per a. n. Seneca"): at 12 m. for YUCA
TAN and CAMPECHK, per a. a. TJomo.
FRIDAY mi At 7:30 a, m. for NEW
FOUNDLAND, per a. a. Rosnllnd; at 7
P. m. for BERMUDA, per ateamer from
Halifax.
SATURDAY (24)-At 6:30 a. m. for AR
GENTINE, URUGUAY and PARAGUAY,
per a. a. Virgil; at 8:30 n. m. (supplemen
tary :30 a. m.) for PORTO RICO, CURA
CAO and VENEZUELA, per a. a. Phil
adelphia (mall for Colombia, via Curacao,
must be directed "per a. a. Philadelphia");
at J;30 a. m. (supplementary 10:30 a. m.)
for FORTUNE ISLAND, JAMAICA and
COLOMBIA, except Magdalena and Cauca
Departmenta, per a. a. Sarnla (mail for
Coata Rica, via Llmon, muat be directed
"per a. a. Sarnla"); at 10 a. m. for CUBA,
?er a. a. Morro Castle, via Havana; at
2:30 p. m. for CUBA, per a. a. Curltyba,
via Matanzns (mall muat be directed "per
a. a. Curltyba").
NOTICE Five centa per naif ounce In ad
dition to the regular postage, muat be
prepaid on all letters forwarded by the
SUPPLEMENTARY MAILS, and letter
deposited in the drops marked "Letters
for Foreign Countries," after the CLOS
ING OF THE REGULAR MAIL, for dea
patch by a particular vessel, will not be
ho forwarded unless auch additional post
age la fully prepaid thereon by stamps.
Supplementary Transatlantic Malls are
also opened on the piers of the AMERI
CAN. ENGLISH and FRENCH ateamers,
whenever the aaillnga occur at 9 a. m. or
later; and lata mall may be deposited In
the mall boxe on the plera of the Ger
mun Lines soiling ;r"m Hoboken. The
ninlle on the pier open one hour and a
halt before sailing time, and close ten
minutes before sailing time. Only regu
lar poatnge (letters 5 centa a half ounce)
Is required on artlclea mailed on the
plera o( the American, White Star and
German (Sea Post) ateamers: double
postage (letters 10 centa a half ounce)
on other lines.
Malla Forwarded Overland, Etc., Ei
erpt Transpacific.
CUBA Via Port Tampa, Florida, closes at
thla office dally, except Thursday, at 4:30
a. m. (the connecting malla cloae here on
Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays).
MEXICO CITY Overland, unless specially
addressed for despatch by steamer, closes
at thla office daily, except Sunday, at 1:30
p. m. and 10:30 p. m. Sundays at 1 p. m.
and 10:30 p. m.
NEWFOUNDLAND (except Pnrcela-Post
Malls) By rnll to North Sydney nnd
thence by ateamer, close at this office
dally, except Sunday, at 7 p. m. ; Sunday
at 6:30 p. in. (connecting malla close here
every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday).
JAMAICA By rail to Boston and thence
by ateamer, close at this office at 7 p. m
Tuesday.
By rail to Philadelphia and thence by
ateamer, cloae at thla office at 10:80 p. m.,
Wednesday. ,
JuIQUELON By rail to Boston and thence
by ateamer cloae at thla office dally, ex
cept Sunday, at 7 p. m.; Sunday ut 6:30
R. m.
ITIBH HONDURAS. HONDURAS (Eaat
Coaat) AND GUATEMALA By rail to
New Orleana and thence by steamer,
cloae at thla office dally, except Sunday,
at 1:30 p. ni. and lo:; p. ni., Sunday at
II p. m. and 110:30 p. m. (connecting mull
closea here Mondays at 110:30 p. m.).
COSTA RICA-By rail to New Orleana and
thence by ateamer, close at thla office
dally, except Sun. lay, at 1:30 p. m. and
il0:3o p. m. Sundays at II p. m. and
i):iO p. m. (connecting mali cloaea here
uesduys at (10:30 p. m.).
NICARAGUA (East Coaat) By rail to New
Orleana and thence by ateamer, close at
this office d.illy, except aunaay, at 1:30
p. m. and 110:30 p. in.; Sundays at II p.
m. and 1 10.30 p. m. (connecting mall cloaea
here Thursdays at 110:30 p. m.).
IReglatered nuill closes at I p. ro. previous
day.
TraBapaclfle Malla Forwaifed Over,
land Dally.
The schedule of closing of Transpacific!
Malla la arranged on the presumption of
their uninterrupted overland tiunsli to port
of tailing. The llmil connecting malls (ex
cept Registered Tranapauirlo Malls, which
close at tl p. in. previous day) clone at the
General Postofrlce, New York, aa follows:
JAPAN (except Parcela-Poat Malls). CO
REA, CHINA and specially addieaKed
mall for PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, via
Vancouver and Victoria, B. C close at
t p. m., December 20, for despatch per
a a. Empress of India. I
Hawaii, japan, cokea, china and
specially addreased mail for PHILIPPINE
ISLANDS, via San Franclaco, chxu at
Ip. in., December 23, for deapalch per a. a
Mongolia.
Tahiti and Marquesas islands, via
San Francisco, clone at o p. in., December
2i, for dexpatch per a. a. Mariposa.
miLll-PlNg IbLANDS and GUAM, via
San Franclaco, clone at C p. m. December
'M for despatch per U. S. Transport.
HAWAII, via Ban Franclaco, close at 6 p.
m. Dot ember 26 for despatch per a. a.
Alameda.
FIJI ISLANDS, AUSTRALIA - (except
West) and NEW CALEDONIA, via Van
couver and Victoria, H. C, cloae at 6 p.
in. December U (or despatch per a. a.
Aorangl.
HAWAII. JAPAN. COR FA, CHINA and
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, via Sun Fran
cisco, close at 6 p. m., January 6, for dea
patch per a. a. China.
Htw Zealand, aubtkalia (except
West). NEW CALEDONIA. SAMOA, HA
WAIl AND FIJI ISLANDS, via Sun
r runclsco, cloee at 6 p. m., January 7,
for deapetch per a. a Sierra. (.If the
Cunurd ateumtr carrying the British mall
for New Ztaland doea not arrive in time
to connect with thla despatch, extra malls
closing at 5 30 a. m., :3o a. m. and 6
J. ni.; Sundays at 4:3. n. in., I a. in and
D- m. will be made up and forwarded
until the arrival of the Cunnrd steamer).
MANCHURIA (except Newchwang) and
EASTERN SIBERIA la ut prestut for
warded via Rusta.
KOTK Unlesa otherwise addressed. Weat
Auntraliu Is forwarded via Europe; New
ZctUanJ via San Francisco and certain
places In tl:e Chlneae Province of Yunnan,
via British India the qulckeat routes.
Philippines specially addrenxed "via Eu
rope'' muat be fully prepaid at the fur
iud raun. Hawaii la (orwurded Ma San
Franclv exi luslvely.
EDWARD M MORGAN.
Acting Postmaster.
Pctofflce, New Tork, N. Y., Decamber It,
TWENTIETH CENTURY FARMER
)t Ost Dollar m Year,
LEGAL NOTICES
PROPOSALS
for
PAPER FOR THE PUBLIC PRINTING
AND BINDING.
SEALED FKOitaSALtt will be received
until January 12. 1!M, at Ki.Ho o'clock a. ni.,
for f'lrnisding the PAPER for the PUBLIC
PRIMING and BINDING for the yeur
ending 2th of February, lfr. the said pro
posals to be opened before and the award
of ( tmtracts to be made by the Joint Com
mittee of Congress on Public printing to
the lowest ana best bidder lor the Interest
of the Government, the committee reserv
ing to Itself the right to reject any and all
bid., as Its Judgment of the best Interest
of the. Government may dictate.
Detailed schedules of the description,
qiatitity and quality of the paper required,
aieompamed by samples and blank pro
uoal. and aivinic Hie regulation with
i which bidders mu.t comply, can be obtained
J by addressing F. W. l'ainitr, l'ublic Printer,
asliinston, D. C.
The (intracts will be entered Into for
supplying such quantities of paper (is may
be needed during the year and no more.
The estimated quantities set forth In de
tail In the schedule comprise:
SW.uuo reams macliine-liuish printing paper,
i'4x.
20,000 reams machine-finish printing paper,
8x4.
86.309 reams sized and super-calendered
white or tinted printing paper, va
rious slles
400 reams antique machine-finish print
Ing paper.
82.600 reams white writing paper, varioua
sizes and weights.
8,800 reams colored writing paper, va
rioua sizes and welghta.
S.100 reania co er paper, varioua aizea
and weights.
10,ono pounds of best plate paper.
250.0O pounds of best map paper.
700,000 pounds superfine (slnglo and double)
coated book paper.
6,600 reams manlla paper, various sizes
and welichts.
154,000 pounds bond paper.
20,000 pounds artificial parchment, varioua
sizes.
4.ono pounds parchment deed.
10,000 sheets plated bullet patch, 16x21
Inches.
10.000 sheets high-finish onion akin, 19x24
Inches.
170,000 sheets cardboard, various colors,
sizes and weights.
8,600,000 sheets brlstol board, varioua color,
sizes and weights.
9,600 reams flrst-laas ledger paper, white
or blue, laid or wove, varioua sizes
and welghta.
9,200 reams second-class ledger paper,
white or blue, laid or wove, various
sizes and weights.
6,300 reams tissue and copying paper.
40 reams blottinr paper, any required
color and weight.
820 reams marble, comb and lining
paper, various sizes.
770 reama typewriter paper, various
slr.es and weights.
1,115 reams letter, note and quarto-post
pajier.
200 reama white French folio, 17x22
Inches.
25 reama extra S. and C. tissue paper,
25x: inches.
2.000 sheets parchment, 1Sx21 Inches.
Proposals will be received for one thou
sand reams or more.
By direction of the Joint Committee of
Concreaa on Public Printing.
F. W. PALMER,
Public Printer.
Washington, D. C December 12, 1904.
Dec-19-2t!-Jan-2.
Office of the City Clerk. Bouth Omaha,
Neb., December 6, 1K04. Sealed blda ad
dressed to the undersigned and plainly
marked "Proposals for uonds" will be re
ceived until 8 o'clock p. m. of December
19th, A. D. 1904, at the office of the city
clerk, South Omaha, Neb.:
For the purchase of the following Issues
of city bonds, these aald bonda ao offered
being general obligations of the city. .
First. Seventy Thousand (170.000) Dollar
of City Hall Bonda in denominations of
One Thousand ($1.0)0) Dollar, or Five
Hundred (iu00) Dollars each, at the option
of the purchaser, dated December 1, 1904,
payable In twenty (20; years after date,
Interest four (4) per cent per annum, pay
able semi-annually on the first duya of
Decemher and May of each year.
These are bonds to be issued and de
voted exclusively to the purchase of a site,
the erection and furnishing and equipment
of a cliy hall, and are optional after five
(6) years, interest coupona payable at Ne
braska fiscal agency. New York Clly, New
York. r
Second. Forty Thousand ($40,000) Dollars
of "Pars Bonds" In denominations of One
Thousand ($1,000) Dollars, or Five Hundred
($u00) Dollars each, at the option of the
purchasers, dated December 1, 1904, payable
twenty (20) yea re after dat. Ir.terest four
(4) per cent per annum, payable semi
annually on the first days of December and
May of each year.
These are bonds to be Issued and- de
voted to the purchasing of lota, lands end
f round within raid city, to be used and
mproved for park and park way pur
poses. Interest coupons povable at Ne
braska fiscal agency, New York City, New
York.
An annual tax upon all the taxable prop
erty of the cinty will be levied by the
city to pay the Interest nnd principal upon
these aa)-1 bonds at maturity. A sinking
fund being provided for that purpose.
The faith and credit, the revenue and
taxing powers nnd all the property of said
city being Irrevocably pledged for the
prompt payment thereof.
Each bid shall state separately the
amount offered as "Principal and Pre
mium." and that "Accrued Interest" will
be paid to date of delivery and payment of
bonda.
Knch bid must be accompanied bv a cer
tified check on a national or state bank
In the sum of One Thousand ($1,000) Dol
lars and made pavnhle to the cltv as evi
dence of good faith on the part of the
bidder.
The city council reservea unto Itself the
rlpht to reject any or all bids, or to waive
defects.
By order of the council
JOHN J GTLT.TV
DTdlStm City Clerk.
NOTICE TO WATER WORKS CON
TRACTORS WATER WORKS SYSTEM.
Sealed proposal!) will be received by the
chairman and Village Board of Osceola,
Neb., up to 8 o clock p. m., of December
26, 1904. for furnishing machinery, materlul
and labor for the construction of a water
works system for the Village of Osceola.
Neb.; the machinery and material to be
furnished are aa follows:
1. Sinking one 10 In. well about 200 ft.
deep.
2. Erecting one brick pumping station
complete.
8. Furnishing one 16 b. p. gasoline en
gine. Furnishing one deep well power pump.
4. Furnishing and erecting one ste,-l tank
on steel tower, or
Furnishing and ereotlng one steel stand
pip
e. complete.
. Furnishing and laying between three
and four miles of water mains with hy
drants, valves, etc., complete, all to be
done in accordance with the plans and
gueclflcatlona adopted by the Board of
Trustees.
A certified check of 10 per cent (but not
over $1,000.00) of amount of bid, must ac
company each proposal.
The plans and specifications are on file
end may be seen at the office of the Vil
lage Clerk, Osceola, or at the office of M.
A. Earl, 1416 First National Bank Bldg.,
Chicago. 111.
The right Is reserved to reject any or all
bids. KEENE LUDDEN,
Chairman Board Trustees.
FRANK D. MILLS. Village Clerk.
M. A. EARL, Consulting Engineer.
Dttd lit
BIDS will be received by the State Print
ing Board at the office of the Secretary
of State at Lincoln, Nebraska, on or be
fore 11 o'clock a. m., Thursday, December
12. 1904. for printing and binding 60
copies biennial report of state librarian,
1,000 coplea biennial report of food com
mission, printing senate and house bills
and bill titles and miscellaneous printing
and atationery suppllea for superintendent
of public Instruction, commissioner of pub
lic lands und bulldingx. attorney general,
Hastings asylum and Grand Inland Sol
ulers nnd Sailors' Home.
Specifications for same can be found
on file In the office of the Secretary of
State.
All bids must be accompanied by a hond
equal In amount to the probable cost of
the work bid upon. The board reserves
the right to reject anv and all blda.
Lincoln, Nebraska, December 12. 1904
STATE PRINTING HOARD
By Lou W. Frailer, Secretary to the Board.
STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING.
Office of Lee-Glaaa-Andreesen Hardware
Company, Omaha, Neb., Dec. 11, 1904. No
tice Is hereby given to the stockholders of
the Lee-Glass-Andreesen Hardware com
pany that the annual meeting of the stock
holder of the company will be held at the
offices of the aald company, corner of 9th
and Harney atreeta. In the city of Omaha,
In the ntate of Nebraska, on Tuesday, Jan.
10, A. D.. 19o5. at 8 o'clock p. m., for the
purpoae of electing a board of directors for
the company to serve during the ensuing
year, and to transact such other business
as may be presented at such meeting
(Heal ) !I. J. LEE, President.
W M. GLASS. Secretary.
STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING.
Notice ia hereby given of the annual
meeting of the stockholders of The Bee
Building company will be held at 4 o'clock
p. in., Tuttaday, January 17, 1906, at the
office of said company In The Bee building,
Omaha, for the election of a board of di
re, tors for the ensuing ear and the trans
action of such other business aa may prop
erly come Iwfora auch meeting By order
of the pieeidenU C. C. ROSE WATER,
Secretary. I
GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET
December Whiat Showi a Slight Gain
Other rttnris 1-2 to 3-4 Declica.
CORN SLIGHTLY LOWER ON ALL FUTURES
Good Export Demand for Corn Oata
Hold Fairly Steady at Oae-KUhth
Loss General Improveaneat
la Stock Market Gossip.
OMAHA, Dec. 17. IDol.
Business on the umaha exchange la re
sincted because of the prices which Chi
cago buyers are stnding out every night
lor both torn and wheat, the ratter to
Keep the course of the Galveston route.
There Is not at this time the slightest
speculative fever in the Omaha market,
although the rule allowing for the delivery
of Chicago receipts, plus freignt charges,
haa been adopted and on the books for
some days. Sentiment with the local trade
is against continued higher prices for corn,
put the general Impre vsion seemed to be
In nvor of better fgutes for wheat.
WHEAT Liverpool was mic lower than
on Fiidiiy on what. Cables were generally
Indifferent regarding the American market.
There has been three davs of advancing
prices in values and the market is largely
on the scalping ordr. The Impression pre
vails that there is nothing In sight but the
lighter receipts to sustain a movement In
this direction. December managed to hold
Its own. but the deferred futures were
rather soft, bre;tklnr a point in the early
trades, but recoverli g when an attempt
was made to tuke in prices. The upturn
was only equal to ne-half of the decline,
although the net Iosh on May was 4c und
on July 'c. On December, where there
were a few aborts to get under cover,
there was 4c net gain. The fluctuations
were within a range of Tiic on December,,
IV on Mav and 4c on Julv.
CORN The action of the corn market re
flects a better outside demand, but this Is
demonstrated negatively by "ff net loss
In Chlcugo futures. Through the firmness
In the cash situation nnd the continued
export demand the break that trailers have
b-en expecting has not materialized. The
short Interest acts ns II It was getting tired
over the Impossibility of forcing December
below 41c. As a result thcro Is a rather
more hopeful feeling among the friends of
corn. All futures were exactly c lower.
The receipts were large and the grading
noius almost exclusively mo. a. Dryers
are working hard, hut the damp weather Is
rather against their work.
OATS After a day or two of action In
the market nnd cfi'i point advances,
thla trade haa gone back Into the ruts
and all futures were '-sc lower thnn on
Friday. There Is some Improvement in
the cash demand. Traders generally are
unfavorable to any advance In oata on ac
count of large stocks.
Omaha Cash Prices.
WHEAT No. 2 hard, $1 .OBffl.nfi: No. 8
hard. 97cfi$1.024: No. 4 hard. KfciMc; No. 3
spring. $1.04.
CORN No. 2. 3flc: No. 8. S9c; No. 4. 38c:
no grade, 83r?37e; No. 2 yellow. 39c: No. 3
yellow, 39c; No. 2 white, 30c; No. 3 white,
S9e.
OATS-No. 2 mixed. 28c; No. 8 mixed. 27c;
No. 4 mixed, 26c; No. 2 white. 29c; No. 3
white. 2tttc; No. 4 white, 27't4''-8o; standard,
28 Vic
Grain Markets Elsewhere.
Closing prices at the following markets
today and Friday were:
CHICAGO.
?los
Wheat
December May
July
Corn
December May
July
Oats
December
May
July
Today. Friday.
1.094 1.094
I.I04 1.1114
s4
4f4 4H
4f4 4,r.'i
45t 454
294 294
314 314
81 4 314
CHICAGO GRAIX AINU PROVISIONS
Features of the Trading and Closing
Prlcea on Board of Trade.
CHICAGO, Dec. 17 Moisture In the
southwest wa partly responsible for weak
ness here today In wheat. Increased re
ceipts In the northwest made the bearish
tendency more appurent. At the close May
wheat was down ii'bc. Corn Is off 4roliC
Oats are unchanged and provisions aftlOc
lower.
A weak undertone prevailed In the wheat
market from the start. As a reault of lower
cables and because of. Improved weather
conditions southwest there was quite gen
eral selling at the opening. Receipts In
the northwest were fairly liberal and this
contributed to hearlfh sentiment. Initial
quotations on May were down 4&c. to
Vtftsc at tLlOftl.ll. There was rather
light support to the market until May
had dropped to l.W'u 1.104. 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 thun of late, the demand for cash
wheat at Minneapolis being reported much
lighter. ProHpecta 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 was a slight net
advance in the price of that delivery. Dis
tant deliveries benefited to noma extent by
the compartlve firmness of December, but
the general underton ut the close was weak.
Final quotations on May were at Jl.iWi.
Clearances of wheat and flour were equal
to 153,100 bu. Primary receipts were lhd.lM)
bu., compared with t79,5oO bu. a year ago.
Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago reported
receipts of 641 cars, ugaitist 740 cars last
week and 873 cars a year ago.
Aside from good support by crmmlsslon
houses for the May option the ct:n mar
ket waa 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 diacount un
der the May option. Larg primary receipts
were a depressing factor, but prices showed
only slight losses. May opened a shade to
4c lower at 464ti4&4e to 464c, sold off to
46o and closed at 464c. Local receipts were
63$ cats, with 11 of contract grade.
Trading in outs was extremely quiet and
a steady tone prevailed throughout the day.
Weakness of other grains hud a depressing
Influence, but this was offset by small local
receipts. May opened a ehude lower to a
shade higher at 3144i31, eold oft to 314c
and cloned at 31 431 4c Local receipts
were 64 cars.
Provisions were easy on a lack of sup
port from packers. Trading was very quiet,
the large stocks of provisions holding tspec
ulatlon In check. At the close May pork
was off 10c at $12,824. Lard waa down 5c
at $7.07Vz. R'bs were 6Q74 lower at $6,724
(jti.75.
Estimated receipts for Monday: Wheat,
63 cars; corn, 773 cars; oats, 104 cara; hogs,
46,000 head.
The leading future ranged as follows:
Artlclea. I Open. High. I Low. Close-I Yes'y.
Wheat 1 I
Dec. 1 08 1 104 1 08Si 1 094 1 094
May 1 loW 1 11 1 10 ii 1 104 1HH
1 11 1 104
July 984U4 8, 9SH 98V
Corn I
Dec. 4&V84 454 45 454! 46",
May 4b4t'4l ft4 4a 4a4'4S4&"
July 4-i4oV44 45V464ij4i4oH.'
Oats I I
Dec. 2948M Z9' Vl,.'5,s
May 314t'a 314 814 SlVfl 4l il4t
July 31'vuy 314 814 3141 314
Pork I I
Jan. 12 53 13 55 12 474 12 4741 12 55
May 12 924 18 M 13 824 U 8-4; 13 824
Lard
Jan. 6 85 I 6 85 6 80 6 80 6 85
May 7 10 7 124 7 074 7 074 7 124
Ribs
Jan. 6 474! 8 474 6 424 6 45 6 50
May 6 774. 6 7741 6 724 75 6 80
No. 2.
Cnsh quotations v.ere ns follows:
FLOUR Steady; winter patents. f5.1flj
5.2n; straights, 4.8uuoOi: simng latent-.
$4.S6.&0; straights, $4.6. 4 90; Lakeia, $2.70
ii'3.80.
WHEAT No. I spring, $1.081.14; No. J,
95c71.10; No. 8 red. $1121.144.
CORN No. 2, 454&-4tic; No. 2 yellow, 4J
46c
OATS No. 2. 294c; No. 3 white, 80(tiS0e.
BARLEY Good reettrig, 37t(3Sc; fair to
choice malting, 41'4ic.
SEEDS No. I flax, $1.18; No. 1 north
western, $1.2. Prime timothy. $2,724. Clo
ver, contract grade, $12.75.
PROVISIONS Pork, per bbl., $11.25
11874. Lard, per 100 Iba., $6.75. Short rll a
sldea (loose), $6.256.50. Short clear sides
(boxed), ftl.t24(4i.76.
Receipts. Shipments
Flour, bbls 18,40 6,700
Wheat, bu 93,000 40,400
Corn, bu n 621ni 2i.2i)
Oats, bu. 76,400 14,0 0
Rye. bu !.'") 4.
Barley, bu 79.800 16,50)
On the Produce exchange today the but
ter market was steady; creameries, lt'4i '.tie ;
dalriea, v.KSc. Eggs weaker, mark, cores in
cluded. 19u234c; prime firsts, 2tkN extras,
2&c. Cheese steady, llftl2c.
Toledo Seed Market.
TOLEDO, Dec. 17 -SKEDS Clover, cash
and December, $7,874; February, $7 95;
March, 00; prime timothy, $1 3u; prime
alalke. $8.00.
Mlaaeaaolta Grain Markrt-
M1NNEAPOLIS. Deo. lT.-WHEAT-Cash,
$l.4i May. f.l2!i July, tUlMLUW,
'ON -OUTt njqJott t 'PN '"T it 'PJn I vvj
creams, 104c; choice, lljLY; Sew York
3 northern. $1,044.
FLOUR First patents, 85 SunSoft; second
patents, $S.70ti6 N: first clears, $t.pj4.3a;
second clears, 82.I04J2.M.
B KAN In bulk, 14.7ogl5.Qn.
SEW IOHK (1ESEHAL MARKET
Qaetatloaa of the Day on Varloaa
Commodities.
NEW YORK, Dec. 17rFLOUR-Recelpta,
17,766 bbls. ; exports. 7.5o3 hhla. ; market
quit ter, but not quotahly lower; Minnesota
patents. $5.9T.tl6.1ii; Minnesota bakers. $4.40ff
4.io: winter patents. $0.86; winter straights,
$5.25'(i0.4o; winter extras, $.'..61 4 3o; winter
low grades. 8J.4Mi4.lo. Re flour, steady;
fair to good, $4 Si4.70: choice to fartcv,
$4.756.00. Buckwheat flour, steady, $2.10
2.2H.
CORNMEAL Firm; fine white and vet
low. $1.3tijl.35; coarse. $1.24frl.26; kiln dr.ed,
$2Jl3.10.
RYE Nominal.
BARLEY Steadv; feeding. 4l'4c, c. 1. f..
New York: malting. 44i51o. c. I f.. Buffa'o.
WHEAT Receipts. lS.floO bu. Spot market
easy: No. 2 red, nominal, elevator; No. 2
red. $1.1H4. f. o. b. afloat: No. 1 northern
Duluth. $1.22... f. o. b. afloat: No. 1 hard
Manitoba, nominal, f. n. b. afloat. A sharp
break occurred In wheat today, resulting
from liberal northwest receipts, poor cables,
weak outside markets and good snows In
the weM. The market closed ,c net lower;
Mav 1 12fTl.l2.. closed st $1,124; Julv.
$l.o:sil.or. closed at $1,024; December
closed nt $1 MS.
CORN Receipts. 19,1(0 bu.: exports. 112.
pon bu. Snot market firm: No. I. 6?r, eleva
tor, and 54V,c. f. o. b. afloat: No. 2 yellow.
r.4'4c: No. 2 white. M(io. Option market
dull and enster with wriest closing 4
7Ne net lower; Mav closed at 514c; Decem
ber M,o closed at f4.c.
OATS-Recelnts. 73 500 bu.: exnorte, R.7K0
bu. Snof market stesdv: mixed. 2fi to 32
lbs.. .4U'f)3r.l4c: natural white. '0 to lbs
S.W3f,Ue; cllpr-ed white 2(5 to n lbs. aH-S.nc.
HAY Preirtv; shipping. fiOJc; good to
choice TT.tffSJUe.
HOPS Oulet: state, common to choice
1104 crop, 29fi37c: 1903 crop. .ViTiXV; olds 14c"
Pacific cosst. 1904 crop, 29'u3(ic; 1H crop'
SOTtMc; olds. 14il7c.
HIDES Quiet : Galveston. 20 to 25 lbs
1o; California. 21 to 25 lbs., 19c; Texas drv
24 to 30 U.s . lue
T .FATHER Firm: acid. 24tr?fic.
PROVISIONS Beef, firm: family. $11 ro
R12.00; mess, f.0ivi, 50; beef hams $22 oof?
23.n: packet. $1.5W11. 00; city, extra In Ila
mess. $14 SOftlfi 50. Cut ments. quiet: pickled
bellies. $7.2e(fi7.7.'i: pickled shoulders. $i;.7T;
pickled hnma. $9. Lard, quiet; western
steamed, $7.20; refined, steady; continent.
$7.20: South American. $fi: comoonntl tr, in
t (fifi.50. Pork, steady: famllv, $14 RO-ftlS 00:
point t-iejti. iv.iio, ioeTS, 41 1 ,1 ttt cf M. I a
TALLOW Quiet; city, 44c; country, 44'jT
4Ttc.
RICE Quiet: domestic, fair to extra, V1
5"c: Japan, nominal.
BUTTER Weak- street price extra cream
ery. 26-a24c. Officio! prices: Creamerv,
common to extra. K'ftlKc; held, common to
extra, 19&24c; state dairy, common to extra.
15f?2tc.
CH"EESE Firm; state full cresm. small.
September, colored and white, fancv, 12c;
state, late made, poor to choice, 843Uc;
state. Urge, Sf-ptember, colored and white,
fancy. 134c: state, late made, colored, good
to ehole. lol'ic; state, late made, whit,
fancy. 104c; state, poor to prime, S-fflOc.
EGGS Weak; western fancy sel-ctcd, 31
t?i2?c: western, average best. 2!)fi30c.
POULTRY Alive, dull; western chickens,
11c; fowls, 114c: turkeys, 12B13C; dressed,
quiet; western chickens, 104160; fowls,
114c
St. I.oula Grain and Provisions.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 17. WHEAT Lower;
No. 2 red cash, elevator, $1.11; track,
$1.141.15: May, $1.121.; July, 954f39o4c; No.
2 hard $I.10fil.l2.
CORN Weak; No. 2 cash. 42c; track, 433
434c; December, 42c; May, 42Vy 13c.
OATS Easier; No. 2 cash, 3oc; track. 31c;
December, 29-V; May, 31c; No. 2 white.
32c.
FLOUR Market better: red winter pat
ents, f5.205.3R: special brands, J5.45S5.6o;
extra fancy, $4. "(Kn 4 Ml; clear, $(.15'ti4 40
SEED Timothy steady at $2.00ti2.40.
CORNMEAL Steady at $2.40.
BRAN Strong; s tcked, east track, Wg90c.
HAY Steady; timothy, fs.ut.13.00; prairie,
f6.0tXi9.50.
IRON COTTON TIES-93C
BAGGING -7HC
HEMP TWINE 64o
PROVISIONS Pork l. wer; Jobbing, $11.50.
Irfird steady; prime steam, $6.50. Bacon
steady; boxed extra short. $7,624. Clear
rlhs, $7.S74: short clear. $8,124.
POULTRY Steady; chickens, 7c: springs,
9c: turkevs, 124c; ducks, 9c; geese, sc.
BUTTER Steady; creamery, 202Sc;
dolrv. 15(i23e.
EGGS Steady at 24c, case count.
'Receipts. Shipments.
Flour, bbls .... B.ono 14.000
Wheat, bu 1 . ..1 , .t.l.ono 47.000
Corn, bu... 43,ono 47,ono
Oata, bu 55,iXiO 34,000
Kansaa Clly Grain and Provisions.
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 17. -WHTEAT Mar
ket lower; December. $1.02; May. fl 02'.j
1.024: Julv, t94c. Cash: No. 2 hard. tl.03D
1.05; No. 3. tl.ol4tfl.04; No. 2 red, $1.00'1.08;
No. 8. tl.O4ffil.06.
CORN Market lower; December, 414
414c; May, 42c; Julv, 424c Cash: No. 2
mixed, 414c; No. S. 4144T414C; No. 2 white,
414c: No. 3, 4K&414C
OATS Market steady; No. 2 white. Sic;
No. 2 mixed. 304c
HAY Steady: choice timothy, 89.6010.00;
choice prairie, f7.76c&8.00.
RYE Steady at 71c
EGGS Steady; Mlrtsourl. and Kansas, new
No 2 whltewood cuses Included, 25c per
doz. ; case count, 234c per doz. ; cases re
turned, 4c per dox. less.
BUTTER Creamery, 21i23t:: dairy. 17c.
Receipts. Shipments.
Wheat, bu 40,000 39.000
Corn, bu ....112.000 4.200
Oata, bu 8,000 15,000
Philadelphia Produce Market.
PHILADELPHIA, Doc. 17. BUTTER
Steady; fulr demand; extra western cream
ery. 2c; extra nearby prlnta, 31c.
EGGS Dull and unchanged; nearby,
freih, 31c, at mark; market, fresh, 80c, at
mark; western, fresh, 291 30c, at mark.
CHEESE Firm, but quiet; New York
creams, fulr to good, 10 11c.
Milwaukee Grain Market.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 17.-WHEAT-Weak;
No. 1 northern, fl.12; No. 2 northern, fl.04
1.0S; May, fl.10Mjl.10 usked.
CORN Half a cent lower; No. 3, 43&44c;
Muy, 434c
BARLEY Weak; No. 2, 52c; sample, 36
60c.
Dnloth Grain Market.
T-T T-T-U Itlnn T ... 1 U' I II. I m rrx
I J t Ul ,,,,,,., 4-"-... ji. ,i zii-jAI JO
arrive, No. 1 northern, $1,094; No. 2 north
ern, $1,034; on track. No. 1 northern, $1,084;
, . . , , , , .. . . . , i
ilferiiiuri, amy.
OATS To arrive and on truck, 29c.
Liverpool Grain Market.
LIVERPOOL. Dec. 17. WHEAT Spot,
nominal; futures, dull; March, 7s 2Hd; May,
7s 24d.
CORN Spot, firm; American mixed, 4a
lOd; futures, dull; January, 4s 44d; March,
4s 34d.
Clearing House Average.
NEW YORK, Dee. 17.--The statement of
averages of the clearing houte banks of
this city for the week shows: Loans l.OflO,
067.700. decrease $22,031. 7o0; deposits $1,096,
117.600, decrease $21,922,500; circulation $42
780.5HO, Increase $24ii,4oO; legal tenders $77,
433.410, increase $523,300; specie $211,142 600
decrease f822.6oo; reserve $28S.576,0fO, decrease
$299,200; reserve required $274,029,375, decrease
$5,480,625; surplus $14,646,626. increase $5,1X1 -425;
ex-United States deposits $20,352,150 in
crease $5,160,460.
Foreign Financial.
LONDON, Dec. 17.-Th(ro was no great
demand for money in tho market today.
Rates would have Lesn easier, but the
outflow to the provinces maintained quo
tations. Discounts were firm. Trading on
the Stock Exchange waa fairly cheerful
but inactive, owing to (he ncarnesa of
Christmas. Consols hardened and home
rails were generally quiet. Amerlcuns
opened firm and were maintained well
above parity. Dealings were restricted.
Grand Trunk waa dull on the traffic re
turns, being rather dlsni pointing. Impe
rial Japanese government ta tf 1904 were
quoted at 954.
PARIS. Dec. 17. The tone on the Bourse
today was very heavy and prices had a
downward tendency, rentes going off. Rio
Tintos, however, gained 14 francs. Rus
slun imperial 4s were quoted ut 92 and
Russian bonds of 1904 at 502.
BERLIN. Dec. 17 Prices on the Bourse
today were firm, but business was quiet.
New York Exports and Imports.
NEW YORK. Dec. 17. Total Imports of
dry goods and general merchandise at the
port of New York for the week ending
today were valued at fia.TW.iim. Fxporla
of specie from New Ycrk lor the week
were $1,798,812 gold and $M8.53u sliver Im
port of specie at New York during the
week were 88,138 sliver and $tOS,8;7 gold.
Healer's t'utloa statement.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 17. Secretary Hea
ter's statement of the world'a visible
aupply of cotton shows a total visible of
4.44S.312. against 4.317.314 Ust week. Of this
the total American cotton Is 177Xti2
against 8.676.814 last week. ..-".
Treaanry Statement.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-Today'a state
ment of the treaaury balance In the gen
eral fund, exclusive of the $15o.0u0ooo gold
reserve In the division of redemption,
ahows: Available cash balance lu& wi
gold, $Jo.4M.M. - U...u.il,
OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET
Cattle Kirket Slow All the W.k, with
PricM Ooniidertbly Lower.
HOGS AT HIGHEST POINT IN SOME TIME
Week tlosed with Market on Fat
Sheep and l.amke Rather Slow and
Part of Early Advance Lost
Feed era Strong for Week.
SOUTH OMAHA. Dec. 17. 1904.
Receipts were: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Official Monday 6 W 3 o"4 4.4.t5
Official Tuesdav 6.227 . 7.627
Official Wednesday 6.164 l.2-'
Official Thursday 4.1..4 1".0!9 3.J
Official Friday 1,470 6.177 4 4:7
Official Saturday 372 6.900 2.5b
Total this week 21.690
Toial !ast week 11.314
Total wek before 20.6-.4
Same three weeks ago... 24 613
Same four weks ago .3f.4
Same week last year 1S.775
45.6T.2
55.652
6H.HJ2
49.13
41.529
57,Sil
30.877
13.256
23.077
33,027
4.i.36S
28.9(6
RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR TO DATE.
The following table thows tho rece pis Of
cattle, hogs and sheep at Sou'.h umuhi for
the year to date, with comparUoi.a with
last year:
,. . , 104. 1903. Inc. Da;.
tattle 9.1. NS7 1.0f.l.o63 129.10
Hga 2.217.611 2.H6.3i)8 71,243
Sheep 1.726.369 1.SC2.747 86.3.S
The fellow ing tabie shcs the avei aa
rrlce of hogs at Bouth Omaha for the last
several days, with comparisons:
Data. 1804. lf.18O3.l)l.lO0.a6.l.
Dec. j...
Dec. I...
Dec. 3...
Dec. 4 ...
Dec. 5....
Dec.
Dec 7....
Dec. 8...,
Dec. ...,
Dec. 10...
Dec. 11...
Dec. 12...
Dec. 13...
Dec. 14..,
Dec. 15.,,
Dec. 16..,
Dec 17...
i 424:
4 4!.
4 4iys,
I
4 4141
3f
4 36
241
4 31 4i
4 384
4 41U
4 41
4 3s,
4 3vj
4 41 l
4 464,
4 76!
4 32
4 4I
6 o;
6 0H
6 141
6 22
6 24
4 631
I 741 S 28
t 73 28
1 28
3 811
3 80" 3 77
8 8C t 35
Mi $ 28
$ S3 3 30
3 901 8 2
3 31
3 92
3 901 3 37
3 96 8 3
3 96i 3 33
8 9j 3 27
4 01 3 30
3 26
6 86
I
4 64,
4 68
4 77
4 841
t Ml
JI
06 i
6 0$
4 43
4 37
4 37
4 82
6 17
6 0b
6 11
6 13
4 81
6 07
6 06
6 121
4 7SI
4 33
4 46
4 47
4 49
4 S3
4 M2
8 OS:
6 96i
6 98)
I
6 09
6 161
6 23,
6 14
6 161 4 77
v
4 401
4 2X
4 35 1
6 21 4 81
6 21 4 86i
' Ml
6 26
6 34 4 83
Indicates Sunday.
The official number of cars of stock
brought in today by each road was:
Cat tie. Hogs. Sheep. Horses.
C, M. & St. P 23
Wabash 2
Union Par. system 6 13 ' 4 2
Mo. I'ac. Ry 1 .. ..
C. & N. W. Ry 6
F., E. & M. V 13 4 1
C, 8. P. M. & O. ..
H & M. Ry 4 14 1
C, B. & Q. Ry 6
K. C. & S. J 6
Rock Island, east ,. 3 1
Rock Island, west .. 2
Chi. Gt. Western. .. 1
Total receipts ..15 91 9 4
The disposition of the day's receipts was
as follows, each buyer purchasing the num
ber of head indicated:
vnia.in , tuning v. v. . ... iv ...
Swift and Company .... 119 1.054
i . . . . . i . . . , , ......
U11itll,V 1 (ICKllia 1.11 ... J,.PT ...
Armour & Company 575
Cudahv Co., Sioux Cltv. ... 641
Armour & Co., Soo City ... 79S
W. 1. Stephen 3
Lee Rothschild 6
8. & 8 443
Other buyers 134 ... 1.294
Totals
261
6,722
1.294
CATTLE There were several cara of
cattle reported thla morning, but they were
mohtly canners and common cattle, so that
the market was extremely dull with price.
If anything lower than they were yesterday.
For the week receipts nave been quite
liberal, there being an increase over last
week and tha 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. Prlcea have
gono ateadily downward all the week, the
warmedup and common stuff showing the
greatest loss. It la safe to call those kinds
25c lower than a week ago and In extreme
canes the loss has been as much us 40c.
The better the quality the less the decline,
ho 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 clauses of
meats, with the exception of the choicest
cuts. Good to choice steers may be quoted
from $5.00 to $6.00, and something prime
would undoubtedly bring more than that.
Fair 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 that class
of stock is practicully closed.
The cow market has also been In bad
yhape this week and prlcea on ull kinds
have suflered, though canners and the
medium grades show the greatest loss and
can be quoted fully 25i((Oc lower. Even
the choicest grades, though are fully 13 o 23c
lower. Good to choice cattle may bo
quoted from $2.60 to $3.25, 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 :y from $2.25 to $3.25. Feeder
bulls have t old about steady and so have
the better grades of veal calves, the latter
selling as high as $5.60.
The demand for stockers and feeders haa
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
16c to 25c lower and some of the common
light cattle have suffered more than that.
Representative oales:
MONTANA.
29 cows..
4 cows..
1 cow...
8 cows..
9 cows..
4 cows..
33 cows..
.. 904 2 50
5 cows
. 956 1 75
..967 2 00
.1130 2 00
..1045 2 65
.. 942 1 75
..1090 2 40
.. VKi 2 66
.. 910 2 36
1 cow.
930 2 00
3 cows
1 calf.,
.1023 2 65
170 2 26
1 stag 1060
2 75
1 steer 10) 3 55
1 cow 820 2 75
1 cow. .
HOGS There was not an excessive run
of hogs here this morning, and with a
rood local demand the market advanced
4'fl5c. Trading was fairly active ut the
advance and us a result all the early ar
rivals were disposed of In fairly good seu
son. About the middle of the forenoon,
however, a few cara arrived, and aa puckers
hud their more argent orders tilled, the
extreme close was hardly as good. The
bulk of all the sales went from $4,424 to
f4.474. with a top at f4.50. The heavy hogs
showed the greatest advance this morning
as the kind that sold yesterday at ft 40
sold largely at f4.46 today, with some nt
$4 424.
Receipts of hogs this week hnve been
quite moderate, ns there Is a decrease us
compared with last week of about 10.000
head, und as compared with the same week
of last year the falling off is about 12.000
head. The week opened with a stronger
murket, but in the middle of the week
packers pounded prices a little. On Fri
day und Saturday, however, the movement
was nirnln upward and closing prices are
about 6410o higher than a week ago, and, In
fact, prices are now nt the highest point
reached since December 3. Representative
sales:
No. At. Sk. Pr. No. At.
70 2 J2 4 40 61 S74
7 12 40 4 40 I! 22J
63 244 1K0 4 40 64 ItO
75 266 60 4 424 262
6H 264 40 4 4t'4j 4 271
4 322 0 4 42'4j 70 247
4t ill iOO 4 42 W tt 171
71 244 120 4 4214, 6 5
60 .261 ... 4 42 71 232
(( 2H 240 4 42t 41 266
67 t 120 4 42S 71 214
M 24 ... 4 42 41 301
61 2M 40 4 45 6 121
(1 261 2K 4 46 40 (41
61 262 100 4 41 261
k3 214 tut) 4 45 7ll 271
7 17 ... 4 45 (6 24
70 217 W 4 46 64 177
60 3i 40 4 46 76 14
44 25 40 45 41 241
62 2'.6 60 4 45 81 171
61 274 160 4 46 41 224
61 Jul 200 4 46 14 1112
t.l 277 4"0 4 46 II 2K1
68 3") 160 4 46 244
66 M 80 4 45 (6 24
65 130 2iK 4 45 61 57
67 !-f 120 4 46 64 264
71 241 120 4 46 41 230
67 3V4 10 4 46 71 2iil
61 210 ... 4 45 41 27
(1 t;l ... 4 45 41 1W
44 HI 80 4 46 61 231
61 tut 44) 4 W 40 2w
80 4 (I
... 4 4S
ZhO 4 45
40 4 46
... 4 46
40 4 46
to 4 46
40 4 46
40 4 46
... 4 45
... 4 46
- . 4 46
10 4 46
110 4 46
40 4 46
10 4 474
... 4 47
... 4 47'4
60 4 47U
40 - 4 47
SO 4 47
40 4 474
140 4 47
40 4 47
M 4 47
40 4 60
140 4 60
40 4 6
SHEEP There were several cars of sheep
reported this morning, but most of them
were either billed through or consigned
direct to packers, so there was no change
In the market. For the week receipts
have been about the same aa during the
corresponding week of last year. An In-
re 1 me of about 7,iN) head la noted over the
receipts of last week.
The demand waa fully equal to the supply
the early part of the week and price moved
atexdlly upward until there waa an ad
vance of fully 23.. 011 all dealrable grade.
On Thursday, however, the uuuket begun
to w-eaken and that was followed on Fri
day by a fuither decline cf fully a dime, ao
that about half of the advance has been
lost. Parkers seemed to have about all
ther wanted on hand Just before Christmas
and consequents the week closed with
trailing very dull.
The demand for feeders was equak to the
supply all the week nnd prices could be
quoted strong as compared with a week
ago.
yuotatlons for fed stock: Good to hoi e
yearlings. $S.2ftfi40; fair to good year
lings. otij5 23. good to choice wethers.
$4iff-:.15; fair to good wethers. $4 6.vp4
good to choice rwes. $4.1Mi4.36: fair to good
ernes. $!.i0i4.16; common to talr ewt'.
f :.5-u3.90; good to choice lombs. 6HHiS6o.
fair to good lambs. $.V75fi6.si; feeder ear
lings. $4 .2.MJ4.0O; feeder wethers. $4.IMH 4;
feeder ewes, $.".2tiS.66; feeder lambs, $6 00
'R.S0. Representative sales:
No. Av. Pr
t Wyo. range feeder lambs - 26
294 Wyo. range feeder lambs.... W 0 2
3H) Wyo. range feeder lambs 6" 5 2o
f llK ACiO LIVE STOCK M IIIKET
Cattle, Hogs, 'hers and I.nmba Are
Steady Reeelpta Light.
CHICAGO. Dec'. 17. CATTLE Receipts.
4' head; market steady; good to prime
steers. $6 0Ku7.; poor to medium, fil.inii
6 75; stockers nnd feeders. $2.1ei4.15; cows.
$1 t4.1"; heifers. $1.7n'i6.oO; canners. fl.Oe'tj
2.3o; bulls, $2 t'0'o4.(); calves, $3.3o'u 7.0".
HOGS Receipts. 19.0i) head; estimated
Monthly, 43.0-10 head; market steady; mixed
and butchers, $1 :54.K5; gootl to choice
heuvv, JI 67S'j 4 671,; rough heavy, $4.3.V
4 45; light, f4.3ti)4.65; bulk of sales, $4.5u'q
4.(V.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts. 3.000
head; market steadv: good to choice weth
ers. $(.4"h6.25: fair to choice mixed, $3 5-'1f
4.10; western sheep, $4.00 6 50; native lambs,
$5.iiVu-7.15; wratern lambs, $3.tiiH. 75.
Kansas City live Stork Market.
KANSAS CITY. Mo , Dec. 17. CATTLE
Receipts. 150 head. Market unchanged;
choice export and dressed beef steers. $3. 00
fo.50; fair to good. $3.60ii6.u0; western fed
steers, $:l 5f"i5 50; stockers and feeders. $2.50
i4.0o; southern ateers, 2.5i'u4 50; southern
cows, $l.75'(i3.25; notlve cows, $1. 75ti4.iT; na
tive heifers. $26oli5.0O; bulls, $2.oori4."o;
calves, $3 0O'n6.5o. Receipts for the week,
46.W0 head.
HOGS Receipts, 2.200 head. Market 5o
hlirher; ton. $4.62'-,; bulk of sales, $4 33'n 4.(i;
heavv. $4.Bnti4.62',; packers. f4.4fWl4.6l); pigs
and light. f3.8v4y4.tV. Receipts for the wok.
60.100 head.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Rccelpts. 500 head.
Market steady: native lambs. $5.oiHi0.6f: na
tive wethers, M.&Wft.OO; native ewes, $4.oo'u
4.75; western lambs, $o.tHi6.30; western year
linns, $4.5Cti6.26; western sheep, $3.7511 4.75;
stockers nnd feeders. $2.5vy 4.50. Receipts
for the week, 15,500 head.
St. l.oola I.lve Stork Market.
ST. I.OUIS. Dec. 17 CATTLE Receipts,
800 head. Including 700 Texans; market
sternly; native shipping and export steers.
$5.u"6.50, with fancy grades up to $?."WIY(;
dressed beef and buicuers steers, $4.oo;u6.oo;
steers under 1.000 pounds, $3.0liio.ii0; stock
ers and feeders, 12 wxi3.90: cows and heifers,
$2.25fqS.25, the top for fancy heifers; can
tiers. $1.5Oji2.00; bulla, $2.00ii-4.00: calves,
f3.00'u7.6o; Texas and Indian steers, f2.0WU
4.30; cows and heifers, fl.60ft3.oo.
HOGS Receipts, 4.000 head; market
steady; pigs nnd lights, t3.76HV4.50; packers.
$(.4f4i4.5o; butchers and best heavy, (.5t."ti
4.60.
SHEEP AND LAMBS None on sale;
market nominally steadv: native muttons,
$3.75'ii4.90; lambs, $4.5o'-ii7.00- culls and bucks.
$2.1X14.26; stockers, $2.0iKo3.26; Texans, $3.00
4(5.00.
New York Live Stork Market.
NEW YORK. Dec. 17.-BEEVES-Re-celpts,
107 head; no trading today; mar
ket feeling weak; dressed steady at 7ti9c;
extra beef, 9rol0c; exports today, (ISO cat
tle, 40 sheep and 7.550 quarters of beef.
CALVES Receipts, 68 head; no sales re
ported; market reeling steady; country
drcsed veals steady at 1011134c.
HOGS Receipts. 4.310 head; market feel
ing nominally steody.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 2,8(0
head; market for sheep and lambs lower;
sheep sold st $4.00; good to prime lambs,
Srt S741J7.60; dressed mutton steatly at 7'cf
94c; dressed lambs weak at 9Vxljllc.
Slonx City I.lve Stork Market.
SIOUX CITY Dec. 17. (Special Telegram.)
CATTLE Receipts, 100 head; market un
changed; beeves, $3,50036.00; cows, bulls and
mixed, $2.2041:1.26; stockers and feeders,
$2,754(3.60; calves and yearlings, f2.254i3.26.
HOGS Receipts, 6.000 head; market about
6c higher; sellings, 34.8501 4.60; bulk, f4.424U
4.45.
St. Joseph Live Stock Market.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo., Dec. 17. CATTLE
Receipts, 54 head; market steady: natives,
t3.764i5.75; cows and heifers, $1. 76-1)4. 23;
Blockers 'and feeders, t2.50fi3 90.
HOGS Receipts, 9,671 head; market
opened steady to 6c higher, later the ad
vance!" Wps Inst: light, f4.30&4.50; medium
and heavy, $4.40ff 4.60.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, none;
demand strong. Lambs, $5.60; wethers,
$5.15.'
Stock In Sight.
Receipts of live stock at the six principal
western cities yesterday were as follows:
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
South Omaha 372 6.900 2,517
Sioux City loo 6.000
Kansas City 160 2,2oO 600
St. Louis 3(0 4.01O ....
St. Joseph , 6X4 9.571
Chicago 400 19.000 3.000
Totals 1.906 45,671 6,047
Cotton Market.
NEW YORK. Dec. 17.-OOTTON-Fu-tures
closed steady; December, 7.56c; Janu
ary, 7.61c; February, 7.7oc; March, 7. Hoc;
April 7.87c; May, 7.93c: June, 7.99c; July,
8.04c; August, 8.o3c; October, 7.9Xc. Spot
closed quiet; middling uplands, 8.05c; mid
dling gulf. 8.30c. Sales, none.
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 17. COTTON
Market quiet. Sales, 2,330 baits. Ordinary,
5 l-16c; good ordinary, 6Sjc; low middling,
7Vc; middling. 74r7 8-16c; good middling,
713-lHc; middling fair. 8 5-ltic. Receipts,
8,150 bales; stocky 196,151 bales.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 17. COTTON Spot
market oulet; prices 4 points higher; Amer
ican middling fair, 4.57d; good middling,
4.33d; middling, 4.23d; low middling, 4.11d;
good ordinary, 8.97d; ordinary, 8.81d. The
sales of the day were fi.000 bales, of which
1,000 were for speculation and export, and
included 6.600 American. Receipts. 31 000
bales. Including 30.300 American. Futures
opened quiet and closed steady; American
middling, g. o. a. December. 4.16d; December-January.
416d: Juiiunry-Fthruary,
4 Did; February-March, 4.22d; Murch-Aprll,
4.2fid; April-May, 4.29d; May-June, 4.32d;
June-July. 4.84d; July-August, 4.36d; Aug-ust-Beptember,
4.36d; September-October,
4 33d; October-November, 4 32d.
ST IOUIS, Dec. 17. COTTON Quiet and
unchanged; middling, lc. Sales, 16 bales;
receipts, 300 bales; shipments, 441 bales;
stock, 33,426 bales.
CutTee Market.
NEW YORK. Dec. 17. COFFEE Import
ant support was still evident In the mar
ket for coffee futures. The early market
waa not encouraging, but the market,
after opening 6 points lower on July and
unchanged to 6 points higher on other
months, ruled generally active and firm.
Perhaps buying was encouraged to aome
extent by rather Bmaller primary receipts
and the advance of 75 Tela at Rio, but
otherwise cable news was without special
feature, reporting a decline of 14 pfgs. and
a partial gain of 4f at Havre. New Or
leans appeared to be selling aome in the
local market and Importers also sold at the
opening, but there was a big d. maud
through street and commission houses, as
well as for the account of metal people,
according to reports around the floor, and
the cloee was firm at a net gain of 51il0
points. Sales were reported of 138,0fO bHgs,
Including January at 7.35(fi7.46c; March,
7.604(7.76c; Mav. T-WUS-OOc; July, 8.0rr,(8.i5(.;
September, 8.25t(.S5c: October. 8.25c and
November at 8.46o. Spot Rio, steady: No. 7
Invoice, hc; mild, firm; Cordova, KXijl3c.
ogar and Molasses.
NEW YORK Dec. 17.-8UOAR-Ra w
firm; fair refined, cenrrlfugal, 96 test,
4'c; molasses sugar, 44c; refined firm;
No. 6, 6.06c; No. 7. 7c; No. 8, 49oc; No. 9,
4 85c; No. 10, 4.80e; No. 11. 4.70c; No. 12.
4.66c; No. 13, 4.55c: No. 14, 4.60c; confec
tioners' A, 6.60c; mould A, 6c; cut loaf,
6.66c; crushed, 6.36c; powdered, 6.76c; gran
ulated, 6 05c; cubes, 0.70c
MOLASSES Steady; New Orleana, open
kettle, good to choice, 3041 37c.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 17. SUGAR
Steady; open kettle, centrifugal, 4V44e;
centrifugal, whites, 4 )5-lbc; yellows, 44'ti
4 13-16c; seconds, 344j44c
MOLASSES Dull; open kettle, 15i2k;
centrifugal, 7i20c. Syrup steady at 224j)
25c.
Metal Market.
NEW YORK, Dee. 17. M ETALS Lical
markets were dull today without reflect
ing any change In general tone or price
from last report. Iron shows a firm under
tone; quotations uuchx lifted. Copper dull
und nominal, with official quotatlona aa
followa: Luke. $14 874.1 16 124 ; tleclrolvtic.
$14 761 15.00; casting. tU.&KuM .5. Tin. spot
f29 10. Lead, $4.6oj4 .74). Spelter, $6.76.fi(i .874
ST. LOUIS. Leo. 17.-METAI,S-Leud.
ateady at $4.55fi4.t24; spelter, easier at
$3,724-
Dry Goods Msrkrt.
NEW YORK. Iec. 17-DRY OOODS
Market for the week enda with continued
firmness In all dlrectlona. and, although
buyers are not operating to any Increaanl
extent, the aalea which are being made
are generally at top tigurea with little dis
position to giant tuutefcsluu la order to
force business. Jobbers are operating eiy
consrrvatlv'eiy.
OMMIA XYIIOI.F. AI.F. MARKET.
Condition of Trade and Quotations on
ataple and Fane Pronaef.
EOGS-Candled stock. 23c.
L1VU POUL'I RY-Hens. Sc; roasters. Sc;
tiirkea, 14c; ducks, c: geese, S.jifc; spring
chit kens 84c.
DRESSED POULTRY Turkeys. 19c;
dinks. 11c; geese, ltv; hens, 9c, spring
chickens. 10c; roosters. 6c
BI TTER-Pn. king st, k. I.V: choice li-
fmcy aniry, 17jjlc; cr amary. 223 2$ ; fancy
IT" t SiC.
FRFSH FROZEN ?"!3H Trcut 1-: nl"k
erel. c: piae. rerc-'. ": b;uensn. 12o;
whl'.eflgh, !.; saimo.-., 14c; redsnspper, lie;
lobster (gres-n). 2c: lobster (boi.edt. Sue;
bullheads, lie: catfish, ltc; biack r-HSa 2"e;
halibut. 10c; crapiie. 12c; toe shsd, $1;
buffalo. 7c; white bass. !lc; frog legs, per
d.'J . 23c.
BRAN-Per tots. IIS no-
HAY 1'ilces quoted by Omaha Whol-ssla
Dealt rv association: Choice No. 1 Mplind,
16 30; No. 2. $6 i0; m-dlum. 3.50; rore. $". ta
Ky striw, $5 60. The e prices ara for huy
of Hood col.tr and quality.
OYSTERS New Ycrk counts, r-er can.
43c; extra selects, per fa", S7c; a:andrr!B,
fer can. 82c: bulk (standards), per gal.,
I 3S; bulk (extra selects!, per gal . $!.;
bulk (New Ycrk counts!, per gal.. $3.00.
CHRISTMAS I KCO RAT IONS.
CHRISTMAS TREES--3 to 5 feet, per
dox., $1.75; 5 to 7 feet, per dos., $2 601 7 to f
feet, per dos.. t3.iO; 9 to 11 feet, per dox.
$1.30. Large school and church purp.. each
41 to $1.30; extra large, 13 to 2o leei, each
$2 to $3.
EVERGREEN WREATHING In coils of
20 vstdx, t.er coil, two to $1.
W RE ATI IS - M;tgnolla nnd gal is wreahs.
per dor.. $123'yl.3o; evergreen wreatla. per
doz.. $ l.25u 1 60; holly wreaths, per doa.,
fj 'i gi.5o.
HOLLY BRANCHES Per case of 24f2xt
feet, about 5c lbs. Jlw'; per bbl., $2.00.
LONG NEEDLE PINES Irr o.. $20tIf
2.50
MISTLETOE Mlst'etoe branches, p'
lb. box. $1 25; per ir , 30o
TROPICAL FRv'TS)
OR A NGKS - Florida. Blses 126. lr.. 176 2,
216 and .30. f2.0"ti2 25; California Redland
navels, nil sizes, fj.it'; choice navels, $2 30
412.75.
LE.MONS-Callfornla fapej., $;ts, 300 and
f(R $1 25; choice, $3 51..
DATES Per box of SO-lh. rkas . $2 00;
Hallow I, In 70 lb. box. per lb.. JV-sT'.c.
FIGS California, per 10-lb canon, "oil
85c; imported Smyrna. 4-crown. i2'iv, 6
crown, 14c; 7-crown. 16c; faney Imported
(washed). In 1-lb. pkgs.. 16'ulrc; Caliiornla,
per rae of 36 pkgs.. f2 26
BANANAS Per medium-sized bunch,
$2 .nnr'.ro; jumbos. $2 75473. 50.
GRAPE 1-RUIT-Per box of U to 64,
$5.0t.4i3.i0.
FRU1T3.
APPLES Home-grown Jonathans, par
bbl.. $3 25; Ben Davla, $2.25: New York
Kings, $3 25; New York Pippins. $2.76; New
York Greenings. $2.60; New York Bald
wins, $2.75; Colorado Jonathans, $1 63; Win
Sops, per bu. box. $1.60
PEARS Utah, Colorado and California,
fall varieties, per box. $1.76?2.sc.
CRANBERRIES W.aconsin Bell and
Bugle, per bbl.. $8.50; Wisconsin Bell
and Cherry and Jeraeya, per bbl., $7.76; per
box. $2 75.
GRAPES Imported Malagas, per keg,
0 1 6 I4
TANGERINES Florida or California, per
4 box. $2.50.
VEGETAPLFS.
POTATOES-New home grown. In sacks,
par bu., ,ic; Colorado, per bu., 60c.
i'i 'RN1PS Per bu., 3ac; Canada ruta-
bagas. per lb., lc.
CARROTS Per bu.. 40e.
PARSNIPS Per bu., 40e.
BEETS Per bu.. 40c.
NAVY BEANS Per bu.. $1.95ir2.00.
ONIONS - Home grown. In sacks, per bu.,
9Oc4i$1.O0: Spanish, per crate, $2.00.
CUCUMBERS Per dox.. $1.754j2.00.
TOMATOES California, per 4-basket
crac. $2. 76li 3.00.
CABBAGE Holland seed, per lb., Vic
SWEET POTATOES Kansus klln-drled,
per bbl., $2.26.
SQUASH Home grown, per dot . 60c.
CELERY Per dux., 2C00c; California.
45c.
RADISHES Per dox., 90c.
LETTUCE Hot house, per dot., iOQWc;
MISCELLANEOUS.
BAUER KRAU1 Wisconsin, per keg,
$2.50.
CIDER New York, per bbl., $5.20; per H
bbl.. $3.26.
HIDES No. 1 green, 7e; No. i green, c:
No. 1 salted, 84c; No. 2 salted 74c; No, 1
veal calf, 8c; No. 2 veal calf, 7c: dry salted,
104115c; sheep pelts, 25c4j$1.00; horse hides,
$1.6114)3 00.
CHEESE Wisconsin twins, full cream.
124c; Wisconsin Young Amrrlea, 13c; block
Swiss, new, 15c; old, 164jT,c; Wisconsin
brick. '4c; Wisconsin llmburger, 13c.
NUTS Walnuts, No. 1, soft shell, new
crop, per lb., 14c; hard shell, per lb., 13c;
No. 2, soft shell, per lb.. 12c; No. 2 hard
shell, per lb.. 12c; pecans, large, per lb.,
12c; small, per lb., 10c; peanuts, per lb,, 7c;
roasted peanuts, per 10., oc; 1 inn walnuts.
iter in.. ii"d i.t'Ac: aimnnns. son ane 1. rier
lb., 17c; hard shell, per lb., 15c; chestnuts,
per 4b., 1244) 13c; new black walnuts, per'
,. Tkftftine- ulte inn rir nicuorv nuts
$1.76; large hickory nuts, per bu., $
Oils and Iloatn.
NEW YORK. Dec. 17. OILS Cottonseed,
barely Bteady; prime crude, nominal; prima
yellow, 254J254C. Petroleum, aieady; re
fined New York, $7.50; Philadelphia and
Baltimore, $7.75; Philadelphia und Balti
more In bulk, $4.65. Turpentine, Arm; tl
)614c
Hi S1N Quiet ; strained, common to good,
$2.4j2-824-
OIL CITY, Pa.. Dec. 17.-OIL8 Credit
balances, $l.r; certificates, no bid. Ship
ments. 62,979 bbls., average 76 226 bbls.; runs,
79,667 bbls.. averuge 9.5o;i bbls.; phlpuients.
Lima, 6X.191 bbls., average E9.70H bbls.; runa,
Lima. 65.194 bbls.. average 57.509 bbls.
SAVANNAH, Ga., Dec. 17. OILS Tur
pentine, firm, 484c.
ROSIN-Firm; A, B, C. $2,474: D, $JW;
E, f2.5-'4; F. f2.55; O. f2.60; II, f2.75; I,
$3.25; K. t4.00; M. f4.30; N, $4.50; W O.
f4.75; W W, t3.15;
Wool Market.
LONDON, Dec. 17. WOOL The arrival
of wool for the next scries of auction sales
amount to 59.425 bales, including 21,000 for
warded direct to spinners. Tim Imports of
wool this week were: New South Walea,
3,246 bales; Queensland, l,3u0 bales; Victoria,
8.26K bales; South Australia, 2,772 bales;
West Australia, 95 bales; New Zealand,
1.765 bales; Cape of Good Hope and Natal,
2.963 bales; Iliisreh. 2.907 bales; Marseilles,
1.697 bales; Singapore, 430 bales; vurlous
others. 99 bales.
NEW YORK. Dec. 17 WOOL Market
firm: domestic fleece, 234i25e.
ST. IXJl'IS. Dec. 17. WOOI Steady:
dium grades, combing and clothing. 234
light fine. 1MI-224C; neavy nne, hqjibc
wuBhed, Zi(U4Ic.
Kvanorated Apples and Dried Frnlta.
NEW YORK, Dec. 17 EVAPORATED
APPLES Market continues quint. Com
mon, 34i(4Wc; prime, 4VuXci. choice, Gi
6lo ; fancy, 61i4c.
CALIFORNIA DRIED FRUITS Pruneo
show no change either as to general con
dition or In point of quotation, which rang
from 24nlo for California grades, with Ore
gon varieties ranging up to fic for the
larger sixes. Peaches quiet with choice at
94c; extra, 1044illc: fancy, ll',44i12c. Aprl-.
cots Hi'd llrm on small offerings; choice,
10c; extra choice, 104'ullc; fancy, 1144jl6e.
Whisky Market.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 17. WHIBKY-Dlstll.
lers' finished goods, steady, on a basis of
$1.?4.
ST. LOUIS, Dee. i7.-WHISKY-Hlgh
wines, on basis of $1.27.
Peoria Market.
PEORIA. Dec. 17 CORN Market steady;
No. 3. 43c; No. 4, 43c; 'No. 4. 42c; no grade,
404f42c.
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