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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMREU 15, 100. 1 3 1 I I CHIN AND PRODUCE MARIET l Cereals Open Bather Ball and Lit tle Trading it Cone. , CABLES SUSTAIN THE .PBICES Imu Sepsort la la Evidence and the) Y'alr Rnylnsr Offers SllmnUlon to lk Urifrtl Harkit. OMAHA. Doc. 14. Doc. and Wl grain opened rather dull til trMrllriff Wu rinna PHCPS very w ere- well utUlii'd on the strength In cables, .nd tl market responded quickly to all b'lylng. ' host ii some dull today, aa usual on f,"irdsys. , : re waa aome fair supnrt In evidence, " mover, and prices responded quickly to J fair buying. There waa no todies! i'muvo in the alt nation and wheat closed 'h.a o-ood strong undertone. May option it ..... A a CAU.. dnH finned at DOC f ,-, in irnni and more sctlve and 'trs.tSr were more Interested. Reportsof be,.r country receipts has given opratora tin opening and they are pn-parol to art things on short notice. The market Ida a Rood tone and a good advance ..a made. Way corn opened at 61"c. and sed at uIHc. i. were falrlv active, with a bUer r' -nand. There waa a rally when coriiinls- n houses took all offerings, and oats . d In Rood position. May option opened S2c and closed at ilc. f rlmary wheat receipts were 87O.0OT) buah 9 and shipments JNi.oon bushels, against 4pts last year of 812,000 buahels and 'pments of 2C7.O0O buahels. -orn receipts were 6O2.0U0 bushela and rments 3T.2.0O) bushels, against: receipts I yesr of 618.000 buahels and shipments TX.0 bushels. .'! ranees were 104.00rr bushels of corn. r , of oata. and wheat and flour equal 1 3 m bushels. Liverpool closed 4'id higher on wheat d unchanged on corn. Fealmard reported 16.(100 bushels of wheat end 40.110 bushels of corn taken for export. Jcsl range or options: . TrliclrB Open. Hlgh. Low. C1of YeVy. Wheat-! t re.... May... Jily.. Cc-fi- ! lr, .. MV.. July.. I Do's i Pee... May.. July.. I KM &1V. join iui Wl ST 95H K " SO 91 1 S3H Bft 50J lf M K', BP, I 52V, BIS 61-S 6P4! 61S Bf't WS 4H 4H 62 V bi B2 B2 4fiU .! lxl 46 4H f2 46S, Omaha Cash rrlcea. WIIKAT-No. 2 hard. 93'c: No. hard, V K;Ho; No. 4 hard, so'ciOuc; No. J aprlng, Wt)!l", no (rrade. H)fiSdi'. " COItN No. i new, 4o; No. 4, 47J4flc; no . rrade, Ut)4t'; No. 3 yellow, new, 49Ac; No. I whltnt new, 4c. OATS No. 3 mixed. 47&47V: No. 3 white, . No. J white. 4i4Uc; No. 4 white, 4Sa84c; itamnard. Vijs'tk. UTlsl-No. -i, 7i(i7Rc: No. 3, 74-8T5C Carlot Hecelpta. Wheat 2S 379 i 235 Corn. m Oats. 202 -3 i ?hlca-o , Minneapolis v Dnialia ..... Duhrtli .... 29 CHICAtiO GR11. ASD PROVlSIOJf Flat area of the Tradlna- Prlrea an Board of CTflCAfM), Dec. 14. The pi AT aaa l iosiaar f Trade. prospect of llKht arorWa shipmnts In the near future caused t Arm close to the local wheat market today. At the close wheat for May delivery waa up 4(f-V to V't'fco. corn was '(Tie htaher, oata were up '' ;v and provlslona Kurt friMn 10c to 17M hlKher. Tlie wheat market today opened firm on :he strength of higher marketo at Llver ool, which were based upon reports of rains, which are Interfering with harvesting in Argentina. Later this advance was rked because of liberal receipts In the wVhweat. The market was dull throuffh 9rr the session, the storm which has pre vailed here for twenty-four houra Interfer. na; with the suits of . cash wheat and ipnculatlve buylna; and selling being light. l-a(er, however, the announcement was made by an Kru?llnl expert that the pros pects are for light world's shipments In '.h near future. On the strength of this :he market rallied and closed nrm. May wheat opened Vffc to SfM higher at tLOOMrtO. sold Wween $l.i4 and Jl.01 tnd closed at H.Ul'Vul.OlV Clearancea of wheat and flour were eo.unl to 435.000 bu. Prlmarv reelts were NTO.ortO bu., niralnst 12,0( on the ume day Inst year. Minne- tpolls. Duluth and Chicago reported M'lpts of 63i cara, agalnat last week and one year ago. . Th curn market was exceedingly dull ill day and prices ranged hlirher because if the morms prevailing throughout the :ro belt, which waa liltelv to delay i Is or twcen 6o,c and Bi'x.'iaTc and closed nt iit latter figure. Locul receipts Were I" ts. with 14 of contract graUc. Trade In oats wus trnlay entirely local tnd the market dragired heavily. Just at he rlose prices advanced slightly In sym athy with wheat and corn. May oats ipened un'hanged to WO'ic higher at teltfi io to B34o. aold betwe'n MiV and 3c and closed at &!ft4(33,,c. Local re elpta wero VO ctlra. The provisions market opened weak on he expectation of n big run of hogs and ower prlcea for them. The atorm, how vr, licld the trains back and compara irrly few hogs came on aale. Huylng was rood and prices not only recovered the arly loss, but advanced besides. At the Jose May pork was un 17Sc at 113.15. lard M 15c higher at r7.Hfi and ribs were lort lite higher ot 7.0Mj7.07i. Eattmated receipts for Monday: Wheat 3 cars: corn, 144 curs; outs. 172 cars; hogs, t.MO head. rh leading futures ranged as follows: rtlrles.l Open. Hlh. lxw. Close. Yes-y. Vheat I 1 oi ',1 Sf.1,1 S34 MVi 1 tw'.l 0()U-, 1 OOVH 9S' sTl'i,! S6'i 55'. 5F Vi-! Way 1 oo,s! July (Vrn Dec. My Jolv Oats May h.Mav July bJuly ork Jan. Mny I B"S! KM 5vtAJi67V,ii, w-mii'iVS Wt 5tH, : i 1 53' 53iiH. 6ltifc K!iyff'4 avi'4. I'S MlilTI 4S I 4V op. 47S 4,s 45 V 47' i 45 12 47 12 !-'., 7 7? 7 M 45H, 44,1 I 12 47, 13 fe5 7 73 7 75 7, 12 75 13 20 7 R.7 1 93 S M 7 10 13 47VJ 12 75 11 15 i-i-Kt I Jan. May Uba Jan. May 7 75 I 7 wr ! 7 ;.j t I 7 75 I I 8) i I 0TV s ST", 72 No. I. aOld. bNew. Cash (imitations were as follows: KLOl'R Sieatiy; winter patents. $4 i7 .V); winter straitchts. t4 .tr.&; spring pat !. tsij jii; spiiiijf straixhts, H Vu4i. akers. $J Jm4.'. WHEAT No. 1 spring. JlOofll.iel: No. t iprlng. Kclttl US; No. i re.1. 8tSt.etkc l.'OhX No. KtS'fioi.-; No. 2 vellow. tiSc. Vi'-No. 2. B"c; No. 5 while. 4'toSc. Iltr-No. Tic. MARI.IiT Fair to choice malting, Sjaso FtlCliel J-la. No. 1 n.irthw.-aiern. tl U1 rime timothy. KHOi'M J5. Clover, contract O OVIbKlNS-Short tibs .ITlrs ,l,.e. .iirt..i. Mess purk. per l.bl.. l .S7mi'l S -rd. per 1; llu. . tvti. Hhort clear slues Kcllowino; were the receipts and shln oeats of flour and grain. Receipts. Shipments. "". . Ml Vheat. bu , '.T t) 'ore. bu i'0 lata. bu.. 3J3.1t ' bu 4.,i arley, bu 41. s.i 21.4") 4.6 O loo.n 1M ot i.ilkl r) the but- in the produce exchange today er ti-nrket was flriu; creair.erhs. ?.iviiU- t-- ."-ev """. at mark, t Included. 14i 2m: : lirata. J.ir; prim tJ. It; ttlfti, :?c. Cheese, steady, 119 l. Loals Geaeral Market. ST. U)CIS. Dec. U-WIIEAT-Futures. Jhr; cash, lower; Irack. No. ? red rasa tVtSo'i.c: No. 2 hard. KiHtluil-- u.u' lW; July. Klc, , r " 'iR.V-Futures. higher; cash. lower; rtik. No. 1 cash. i.'vajc; Decern tier, 6l,c; P'v B4:,-n6i.'; No. 1 white, kiooa'c. tAT-eak: track No. I cash. 60c; May. .t; No. s white, fctc. Pol'LTRT-Dull; chickens. 7c; springs. I.'. turkeys, lo-; ducks. 7c'; ge, 7c. r lAru-l'u:l. red auiler paienis. litovt i; utrn fancy snd straUjiii, t4 204uo; :ur, u.TCenni. et'Flt Timothy, steady, tt t)4 10. tohSMKAUSlfuly; tlSJ. BRAN 11 in; sackod east track, 1106- J let riMYWloXS-Vork. lilshfr: lobblna ar. vr and cuuse further deterioration tn i i-rop. Arrivals today were unusually IV because of the heavy storm.. May n (ipened 1j-o hlrher at rb747c, sold H30D. 1-arrt. higher: prime steam, tT.TV Dry salt meats, steady; noted extra shorte. tt.-'S; rlcsr ribs. t50; short clears, HOO. Hscon, stesdv; boxed extra short, tS60; clear ribs, tn.JTVk; short clears, IS 87V HAT steady; timothy, rlo.uOyl7.50; pralrte. tt U 1 1 .no. I HON fOTTONTlBS-11.10. HA'XJINO 11 V. HfcVP TWINK-llo. UCTTER Steady: creamery, 22mi38c. EGGS Steady; 23c . Receirt. Shipments Flour, bbls ,' 10.'") Wheat, bu f1.tr Corn, bu tt.or IS.ono Oats, bu (fe.uuo 33.000 AEW YORK ORNKRAL MARKET Fealares of Trad las aad Prices oa Leading; Cosamodltlea. NEW YORK, Dec. 14 FI-OUR-IV-celpts, 23 1.J bbls.; exports. 9.K72 bbls. Market was dull and hout steady: Minnesota patents. lf..Kti5i0; winter straighu, M.4ft4i4.(; Min nesota bakers, HBofen.W; winter extras, S3 7514.10; winter patents. t4.8K'du.20; w inter lw grades, 13 VVa4 m. Rye flour, steady; fair to goDd, 4.W4r5.1E; choice to fancy, $B.rci5.40. Hurkwheat flour, quiet, t'i.4 31 i.er mo lbs. OIKNMEA I Steady: fine white and yel low. Il.36ul.37; coarse, Il.3o01.32; kiln dried, 3.55. KYE Easy; No. 2 western. Rc, f. o. b. New York. WHEAT Receipts. 1"1,""0 . bu. : exports, 28,P!U bu. Ppot market firm; Nk. 2 red, 31. (il1,. elevator, II V.'S. f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 northern. Iiuluth, tl.loU. f. o. b. afloat; No. 3 hard winter, ll.liw. f. o .b. afloat. Talk of small world shipments, firm ca bles and rain tn the Argentine explained a sharp advance In wheat today. Final prices were Vc net higher. December closed at 1102,; May, II oTMil. 1-16, closed 11.07; Julv closed at II. W1,. CORN Receipts, 40.850 bu.; exports, l.lfiO bu. 8iot market firm; No. t, 69c, elevator, and 8 f. o. b. afloat; No. 3 white, nom inal; No. 2 yellow, nominal, f. o. b. afloat. Option market was without transactions, closing lMflc higher. December closed at 69'tc. May closed at 6S-V- OATS Receipts. B7,tio bu. Bpot market teady; mixed. 26 to 32 lbs., 54c; natural white, 2 to 32 lbs., 67tf5914)C ; clipped white, 32 to 40 lbs., 5hV4'a;c. HAT Wulet; good to choice, 31.0391.10. HUPS yuiet; state, common to choice, 19i-7, U'tflTc; I!, u"oc; Faclnc coast, m7, 9'nllc: IK. 4fti".c. HIDES Eaxy: Bogota. lSVW&Uc; Central American. iritil9c. I'KOV 1(t IONS Beef steady: family. 115(10; mess. I10.ity! 11. 00; beef hams, i5.o(Vg 27.ni; packet, tl2.25ilil2.a0: extra India. t22.0iKcr23.00; cut meats steady; pickled bellies. I8.75"il0.50; ptcKied hams, tio.ooio.si). urn Dareiy steady; western prime. t.35'i.45; refined steady; continent, tn .0: Hotith America, 39 75; compound. t7.37Vft'7 KVk. fork, steady: family, tlS.li IS 5"; snort clears, tlb.i3' 18. 7f; mess: lli.(Ku05.7S. RICE Steady; domestic, fair to extra ZMtii'-ie: Japan, nominal. BL'TTER Dull; creamery extras, SSHiJ 21tc: nrocess. common to special. lilJjt. EGOS Firm; state. Pennsylvania and nearby fancy selected white, 50c; good to choice, 43!i4bc; Drown ana mixea isnry, 40c; average best, 364?3Sc; first to extra first, 3235c; western first, 31035c; seconds, 28i :tac. CHEESE Quiet; state full cream, small colored and white, fine, 15c; good to prime, 14V15c; later made, beat, HljJlJc; com mon to fair, 9HtllHc; large colored, 15-c; wnit. i2Hc: skims. Kxauc. POCLTRY Alive., dull: western chickens I2c; fowls. 14c; turkeys. 13VaC. Dressed, dull; western chickens, 12014c; turkeys, l&y hc; fowlh, IOsjISc. WEATHER IV THE URA1X BELT loon iaadar aad alight Drop ia the Trmperatare. ; OMAHA, Dec. 14. 1907. Tlia barometric deDreasion. central over the west gulf states Friday morning, is now central over tho middle Mississippi and lower Ohio valleys, and is causing gen erally unsoettled weather everywhere from the Rocky mountains east to the Atlantic roast. I.liiht snows are general In the Mis sourl and upper Mississippi valleys and lake region, and rains and snows tn mo unto valley and eastern states, with heavy rains tn the southersr states. Temperatures are generally higher' fn all portions, except on the Pacific slope, where colder weather it noted. The weather will continue unset tied, with probably light , snows, In this vicinity tonight and Sunday. wlLh sUghtly colder Sunday. Omalii record of temperature and pre cipitation compared with the corresponding day or ln last tnrea years: 1907. 190S. 190 1904. Minimum temoerature 30 13 22- Precipltatlon Ot .00 .00 T Normal temperature for today 28 degrees. Defti-iency In precipitation since March 1. 7.13 inches. Deticlency corresponding period In 1908, 4.47 Indies. Deficiency corref ponding period in 1906, 2.2S Inches. L. A. WEISH. Local Forecaster. Kansas City Grata aad Provlsloas. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 14 WHEAT - Mir, 9n4c; Julv, IOsVc: cash: No. 2 hr WtM.V; Sj. 3, 90094c; No. 2 red, 930-iMc; N S. K!M2r. CORN May. 6H4c: July, 51c: cash: No. 2 inlxtd. 5ii52r. No. 3. 4Mi0oOc; No. w',-ilte Soiii ."i2c : Nu 3. BirfUVjC. OATS (nchanged; No. 2 white. 60052c; No 2 mixed. lhWiU4fltc. HAY' Steady; choice timothy, $11.5001 U'.w; eholct prairlu, $P.001i9.oO. RYE 7tic. Rt'TTEH Extras, 27c: packing, 15c: EGOS Extras. 2oc: firsts. 24c. Receipts. Shipments Wheat, bu, hio.ikiO Ml.000 Corn, bu....... 78.000 M.OiiO Outs, bu 11,000 7.P00 Kansas City options: Open. Hlgh.l Low. Close.! Tes"y Wheat May .. July .. Corn May .. July ' . I 8SAI I 51V 61V 96 8T4 CI 61H 87 I B1HI 8SA 81 H Mlnaeapolla Grain Market. MlNNKArOLIS. Dec. 14 WIIKAT-'May I1.07: Julv. M.07T,1.on: no. 1 hard. Il.oiv No. 1 northern. tlOIV. No. t northern, II niVih 1.02V.: No. 3 northern. 974'ri99c. FIJl'R First patents. t5.40a6.oO: second patents, t5.3t4j6 40: first clears, ti. 305)4.40; iTiiml -lears. tl.JiVijS.BO. FLAX8KKI Fair demand; closing and to arrive, $1.1"V&. HRAN-In bulk, J0.7.t)21I. Liverpool Grata Market. I.IVF.RPOOL. Dec. 14.-WHEAT-Sp.it. weak; No. 2 red western winter. 7s td; futures, sieadv; December, nominal; March, 7s : d; May. 7a kVd. CORN Spot, quiet; prime mixed Ameri can. Ss id: Titures, steady; December, nominal: January, m 3d. Fl.Ol'R Winter patents, quiet; SOs 3d. Peoria Market. FFORI. 111. Dec. 14. CORN New, higher: No. yellow, 64iaoc; No. 3, Blc; No. 4. JVnnilHe; no grade, 47c. OATS-Hteady ; No. 3 white, 60i61c; No. 4 wlil'e i.V:. rtf:-duii. WHISKV-On the basis of tl 35 for tln lnshid goods. Mllwaakee Grain Market. MU-WAl KKK, Dec. 14. WHEAT Mar ket stejtiv; No. 1 northern, tl .07rl.: No. 2 northorn. $1 tf 17: May, tl 01 Virl.ing. HARLKY Dull; No. 2, tloo; samnle, 6& t,c. CORN Steady: No. S. new, B6Hc; No. 3, old, OV'-jC; May, 57i67c. I.oadoai rioarnar Storks. LONDON. Dec. 14. Closing quotations on stocks ,re: Consols, money .. 12 11-14 M . K A T Sf.n do a OUlt XI N. Y. Central iv Ans'-oBda .. Norfolk a w :, . . 71 do pfd ...: K3 .. s0,lr:o si W. 3J .. -i Pennaylvsnla 7 . -lia Raad Mine, t . . . Reading . . 7 Southern Railway .... liv ..H do pfd ,) .. 1 Southern PariSc 71 .. 'ilaloa Pacitc 1171, . . an d, pfd ,3 Atchlso, do pld Baltimore A Ohio.. Canadian PaclSc ... Chepek, Oato Chicago lit W C. M A St. P !) Beers it. a h. a d ptd Erie do 1st pfd do M pfd Grand Trunk Illinois Central ... Uoulsvtll, a si .. i4t r. a. gii . . t do pit .. H Wabash . is do pld ..lit Spanish pfd ... J 1i 10 19 " 81LVFR-Har. steady. yd per ounce. HuKEY 1 r-1 ta of 1 4 per cent 'Ilia rati of discount In the open market for short bills Is t per cent; fur ttir months' bills, tf, per cent. Bank Claariasa. OMAHA. Dec. 14 -Bank rlearlnas for to day aere tl.a.7i k4 and for the. col respond ing at, tast year ai.ite i.-i.tH. ISsK. lJot Monday t 1.9;.M1 63 1 1.744 S1 &C Tuesday 1.5o2.14i.(H l.KtS kS Wednesday 14.448 &3 2.0IH1M.M Thuraiiay l.tr.-SOi 17 " :.t70.&;i.04 Friday 1 !. 4ju H4 l.:i.4t7 Saturday l.ts.ioti.4 LJte.4V7.w4 Total tl0.72.ss) to t)l.l24.Tk9U Decrease oer Itia corrsapoodiug last year ?4.5JJ.n. SEW YORK STOCKS AND BONDS Brief Demonstration it Made Against Frices at Opening. . DAY'S MOVEMENT IS RABBOW Atteanals to Reach Stop Loss Orders Do Not Meet with acres Rank Stateraeat Is Favorable. NEW YORK, Dec. 14. -A brief demon stration aaa made against the market at the opening today, but the rest of the brief session was given to repairing the moderate losses then inflicted. On only a few stocks was the decline enough to call for notice and the narrowness of the day s movement effectually frustrated suc cessful trading operations. ine action or several stocKS wnicn nave recently been market factors received the moreaslon that they were overhem, as tney rallied easily when the bears found out they were nqj bringing out any long stock. Aiieinpis 10 reacu stop loss uiuns uiu um meet with success, which caused the early abandonment of the movement. Recent weak features, such as American Hugar. ! New York Centra and the Hill and Harrl- man stocks were foremost in the early de cline, but they. In common with most other stocks, subsequently recovered fully. Most of the limited business originated on the floor and when the market settled into a rut the traders found it difficult even to scalp some small fractions. Today's bank Statement bore Otit the optimistic views en tertained yesterday regarding the expected showing and the more general uplift In prices at the close today was also to tuts belief. With, a contraction in the deficit of over tK.uu0.CtO and again in ' cash of l4.OT0.0it) the position of the bankers slowly reached a level at which the question or the retirement of 'the clearing house cer tificates will be agitated. The bond market during the week showed evidence at times -at good inquiry for active speculative Issues as well as securities of a more stable character. 1 he marnei in general conformed rather closely to the de velopments In the stock market. I'nlted States 2s advanced a4. the Its 1 and the 4s lHi Per cent on call during the week. Number of sales and quotations on stocks were as follows: gain. High. Low. Cl"e. Ill 4'., J4 95 S5 1M 1H B 1", 35 M 691, ?c St, 2 1 M'.a 6.V, CO 74 Adamt Etprftt Amalgamated Copper B.W Am. O. A F 210 4.-'" 2V Am. C F. pfd Am. Cotton Oil Am. Cotton Oil pfd American Etpresa Am. H. 1 p:d American !' Securitlea. . Am. LlnMl Oil 1.0) llS 17S Am. Llnxeed Oil pfd Am. Locomotive Am. Loromttve Pfd 100 351, 331, Am. S. A H ( 404 Am. R. tt H. pfd It) Am. gusar Refining 13, Am. Tobaco pfd elfa I1) Anaronda Mining Co .4) Alchlwm l.oo T) W-S !, tHH ;s -014 , u 'aiil lt!r 2i 5 2?H m Atchison pfd 0 Atlantic Coaat Line iw Baltimore Ohio 1.109 Bal. a Ohio ptd llrooklyn Rapid Tr l.e Canadian Pacific 3 3T4 14 1 :s, 't 134 100'4 6 JO o2 19 45 36 2 10 (7 Wi 433 18 60 3U 16 33vt S3 Ceslrml ot N. J - Chrupemke A Ohio ?" Chicago G. W Chicago & N. w , "u Chicago. M. & t. P 'K Chicago T. A T 134 031 IK)', 1 Kl4 Chicago T. A T. pfd C C. C. a St. l Colorado F. A 1 Colorado A fo 1.40) 18 600 1H 300 Vt ' 34 "joi 'i.U4 'it :) ut i ' M 18' "ioi S"S uo n iss, "stio is ii 100 m nz Colo. A So. lt pfd Colo. So. td pfd Consolidated Uaa Cora Prcioucta Corn Producta pfd Delaware A Hudson.... Del.. U A W Denver A Hlo Grande. . D. A R. O. ptd tHatlllers' Securities .. Erie Erie lat pfd Erie Sd ptd finppal Klectrle 113 Illinois Central 121 International Paper Int. Paper pfd Int. Pump Int. Pump pfd. Iowa Cntral low, Ctntral pfd Kansas City 80 K. C. So. pfd Loulsvlll, A N.. tetlcn Central Minn. A BU L. M.. St.' P. A 8. 8. M. M . St. P. A 8. 8. M. Missouri Pacific S3 10 2 11 32 2i (2 89 14 24 78 1!2 W 344 57 3k 43 2. 31 4 ,4 43 It 11! 77 ft) It 14 9ot; 74 7 ' Id 44 14 M- 11 13 l.S'O 1.IU0 90 14 14 2i pfd.. 900 PW 300 iitioi) 100 60 24 57 39 '93 31 4K 24 17 38 2S 31 Missouri. K. A T M.. K. A T. pfd National bead N. R. R. of M. pfd, offered New York Central N. Y., O. A W Norfolk A W Norfolk A W. pfd- North American Pacific Mall Penneylvanl, People's Gas P.. L. C. A St. L, Pressed Steel Car Pressed S. O. ptd 100 t.40 111 14 no. Pullman Palace Car R-isding Heading lit pfd Resdlng id pfd Hcpubllc Btel Republic- Steel pfd Rn :k Island CO Rok Iiland Co. pfd St. L. A 8. K. Sd pfd... Si. Uoula 8 W St. U S. W. pfd Southern Pacific 80. PaclBc pld 80. Railway So.' Railway pfd Texas A Pacific Toledo. St. L A W T., St. L. A W. p'd t'nloa Pacific Union Paclac pld U. 8. Express V. 8. Realty U. 8. Ruhber V. 8. Rubber pfd U. 8. Steel V. 8. St'.,l pfd V,.-Caro. Cnemlcftl Va.-Caro. Chera. pfd ahull Wabsah pfd Wella-Fargo Ex . offered Westlnghous, Electric . Western t'nton H) '. " 0j am) 145 145 49 Ki 4 60 Zi, 71 l'-7 " 34i 19 14 S3 1141, 79 90 41 l 73 M lbl, W 9 " SU0 41 !rl 1- 36 113 14 73 34', 1141, 1 I'1 W heeling A U E Wcoosln tentrsj Wis. Central pld.. Northers l'a lie Central lrfth"T Ventral Leather, pfd 8iOia-tfriefnid Steel ..... Great Northern pld Intcrliorough Me-. Int. Mel fid . rf York Money Market. NEW TORK. Dec. 14. MONET On call, nominal: time, loans, quiet; sixty days, ll per cent; ninety uaya. iouu per cent; six months. 7&l per cent. PRIME MERCANTILE fAftK-V8 per cent. STERIjI Nil EXCUANtit: 1'irrn. with ac tual business in bankers bills at tl . SiVTO for demand and at 14. iy.oni4.S0 Tor sixty-uay bills; commercial bills, H.t)U4s iA'. SILVER Bar. B37,c; Mexican doUars. 43c. BONDS Government, steady; railroad. steady. Closing quotations on Donas were as follows: U 8. ret. 2a. reg... 1041. A N. uol 4t 94 do ccupon HA Man. e. g. 4a 91 V. 8. ta. reg lulMet. Central 4 It do coupon .Itili ,0 lat luc .119 Minn. sV St. L. .119 M . K. A T. 4s . . do 2l . 9 N. R. R. of M. c . 90 N. Y. C. g 3s.. . kJ N. J. C. g. ,... . 4 No Pacific 4s . j do 3a .91 N. A W. c. 4s ... . O. 8. U rfg 4a.. . 96 Peon. ev. Sixa . i Reading gen. 4s . .44 St- U a 1 M. e. It V. 8. n. 4a. reg do eoupon Am. Tobacco 4a.. do 6a Atchison gvn. 4a do ad), ta.... Atlantic C. L. 4i Bal. a Otto 4s do 3a Brk. R. T e. 4i kt.. 15 .... 93 .... . 4a 71, .... 90 :i7 ' .... 47 .... 93 .... J-, . . . . k'.e .... 94 is. . lot 4a Tl Central of (ia tt. do 1st lac do 2d Inc do 3d Inc Che. a Ohio 4s st u a s. r. tg 93 1 ' ttt L. 8 W 4s... (1 Cnlrag A A. 3a.. "Seaboard A. L. 4s.. 47 .... ! .... kt 94 Iu4 4s.. ti .... 9 it .... to ....104 43 .... c: .... 74 .... 7 .... li .... 94 .... M C, B 4 n C. R. I. A P is ... 51 So. PaclSc 4a 4s ' da 1st 4s ctft. . . 744, So. Railway it... do col. ta CCC. 8t. L. g. Colo, bid- 6a. arr. i'olo. Mid. s Colo. A 80. 4s... ( uba ta O. A R. O. 4.. Pis. Sec. 6s KrU p. I. 4.... do ga. 4a .... Hock. VaJ. 4a.. JapaJl 4s do 4a ctft do id sefiea Bis. onnt. 4s. M Teua A P. Is ... A. 4:1 T . St. L a w. ... U lnlo,Pfic . ...91 do ct. ta ... 94 V. 8. Slevl 2U im ...90 e'ibui la ... St do deb. R ...ll 't'eititt Md. 4a ... 71 W. A L. E. ta ... 97 ls. ( eotral 4a ... 79 Atiklaoa ct. 4a... ... t da 9 ., ... St Int. Mac 4a... Fsrelga JKxehaagte. BER1JN. Dec. 14 -Esrhange on London 10 marks 64 pfgs. for checks- discount rates, short bills. ti per eent; three months bills. 7 per cent. PARIS. Dec. 14. Three per cent rentes. M francs 12 centimes for the account: ex change on London, 25 francs 20 centimes lor checks. Lara Saleo ot Daman Wheat. MINNEAPOLIS. Dec 14-Foreigners were liberal purchasers of durum wheal tn Minneapolis today. About Bui.ouu bushels were reported worked by elevator com punles. As this was to go "all rail" to the Atlantic coast It indicates aa exceedingly urgrut demand (or the Lara wheat. Tu 201) 29 29 4,) 71 70 107 107 !H It 12 00, 39 38 100 19 19 ' tiki 3 34 17. I'M 114, 113 '"400 'it '11 7b 7's 29t.OJ 2 24'i lk IIV " 10 42-' 42 HO M i4 10,30 114 113 KS) IS IS "i.itv in t 1 7 loO i it 72.tiOO ah, res. countries along the Mediterranean, where the bulk of the durum wheat Is consumed. re faring a general grain shortage. Steps have been taken to -lower the Import duties. Advlcs from Raltlmore tday said that a big demand was on fur wheat.' Bestoa stocks aad Roads. BOSTON, Deo. 14 Call loans. Tjiio per cent; time loans, t'nJ2 p r cent. Official closing on stocks nnd bonds Atrhlino ad). 4s II Putt Coalition 11 do 4a Ss North But!, JT Met. Central 4a. 71 Adventar, t Atrhlaon 70 Alton, . 2 di pfd t Ama if iraatd 4.'. Bston A Albany m Atlantic t ltoston A Maine li Bingham 41, Ponton Elvatrd l::.Cal. Hecla Fluhriurs pfd lit Centennial 33 Meilcan Central l1Coppr Hange .it N. T.. N. H. H...11i lalv West Per Marquette 11 Franklin 7 I nlon Pacific lHrant.v W Am. Pn-u. Tube 4 lal Roval IS Aim. Sugar 54 Ma fining 3 do pfd l MMrtitan Am. T. A T I n Mohawk 4'i Am. Woolen 13 Mont C. A C 1 do pfd 71 Old Dominion 2 Fdison F.W. 1 1 lu So Osceola II General Eloctrlc 110 Parrot Maa. Electric Oulncr do ptd ..' Si Shannon 9 Mi. Gtia 47 Tamarack 60 t'nltd Fnilt 113 Trln'tv 13 tolled 8. M l!lnlted Copper 7 do pfd :, t'. S. Mining (.1 t 8. Steel :6', r. 8. oil do pfd M-t Ctah 36 Aritona Com 10 Victoria J. 4 Nevada Mining 7 tnona ' 4 t:sl. A Arlions M Wolverine 1:1 Bid. A(ked. (lrarlns Hoaae Rank Statement. NEW TORK, Dec. 14 The statement of clearing house banks for the week shows that the banks hold t40.lol.173, less than the requirements of the IS per cent reserve rule. This Is an Increase of tti,109,17B In the proportionate cash reserve as cotn- fiared wltl, last week. The statement fol ows: Decrease. $1,175,029,900 !U.gh7.7O0 l,0f.ii,Mrio 7J"vVii 6f!97.i0 .VXS.SOO 4.460.') s;t.2io 177.1ia. ) 3.'.T6.6tm , r.'fi.615.:) 4.112.SHI Kt!.716.475 -1.Wi6.376 Toans Deposits Circulation Legal tender Rpucle) Kest-rve Reserve required .... Deficit Kx-l"nlted States de posits increase. 4,1U1.175 6.P9.17.. 30,o;4,9;i0 6.4S7.850 .Verr York Mining; Stocks. NKW YORK. Dec. 11. Closing quotations on tinning sioi-ks were: Adam, Con. t Mttle Chief ... .. r . .200 . lli .. ,1 .. 2i . . Vi . . ) ..lit) Alice Breece Brunswick Con. .. Comstock Tunnel. Con. I'll. & Vs.. Horn Silver Iron Silver L-sdvtiie ton. ... onired. .30 ,. 10 . so .. 19 . 2 .1"0 Ontario ophlr Poloel Savage Sierra Nevada Small Hopes .. Standard 1 Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. Dec. 14.-Today s stale ment of the treasury balances In the gen eral fund, exclusive of the tlSO.COO.KiO gold reserve, shows: Available cash balance, t2B9.762.312; gold coin and bullion, $30,645,011; gold certificates, $t.!40,640. Movements of Specie NKW for the ending I 470.075 g. TORK, Dec. 11 Imports of specie port or .Nc 1 ork ror the week ortay were t23S,n73 silver and R).- Id. Kxports of spiK'to from 1he port of New Tork for the week ending to day were 3KS,75j silver and t2.800 gold. OMAHA WHOLESALE 31 ARRET, Condition of Trade and (4 notations on Staple and Fancy Prodaee. ECJGfc Fresh selling eggs, cundled, 25c. 1 1'TTER Common, 15c? fancy tub n1 rolls, IS i 21c ; creamery, 31c. CHEESE New full cream. Wisconsin twins, 17 c; near full cream brick, 17c; do mestic, new Swiss. ISc; new llmburger, li 16c; young Americss, 17VaC. LIVE POULTRT-Springs. 6Hc: hen tVrc; roosters. 3c; ducks. 8c; gaese, 8c; tur keys. 13t ; pigeons, 60c per dos. DKKSbED l'OULTRT Springs, fancy, 8c; hens, 808jc; roosters, 4c; ducks, Dc; g"ese 9c; turkeys, 16c, HAT-Cholce No. 1 upland. tlO.OO; me dium, tS OO; No. I .bottom, to.00: off grades, from $5.60 to 1S.W; ryu atraw, !7.ou; Na 1 alfalfa, tU.00. FRUITa - - APPLES New Tort Klr.g-s, per barrel, $5.50; "None Such," per barrel, $5.25; M ounce Pippins, per barrel, $52a; Maiden Blush, per barrel, $5.00; Baldwins. per barrel, $5.00; Greenings,' per barrel, $5.00; western box apples, Colorado Jonathans, per uox, j.io; (.oioraao i.rime, uoiuerui. per box, $3.25; Idaho Jonathans, per bog, HOO; Idaho Winter Bananas, per boa, $3 00; Washington Bern Davis. J2.0o; Wash ton Northern Spy, per box. t2.00: Washing ton Greenings, per box. t2.(: Washington Baldwins, per box, $2.00; Washington Rome Beauty, per box, $2.25; Washington fall ap ples, assorted, per box. 31.7541.8 VEGETABLES. POTATOES Per bu., 66 13 lie. v. CABBAGE Holland seed, per lb, 10 ONIONS Red Globe, per bu., tsetse; Den I a, per crate, tl.Bo- SWEET POTATOES Small bbL, $2.80. CARROTS Per. bu., 76c. TL'RNIPS Pr bushe!, 50c. PARSNIPS-Per bushel. 7Bc CELERT-r-Michigan, per bunch. :5I5a NAVY E.Ni Per bu.. No. J. $2.90 per bu.; Lima, 7c per lb. TROPICAL FRUITS. ORANGES F'lorida. per box. $3.00; California-Washington navels. 13.00; Florida Grape Fruit, per box, $B.75&&00. GRAPES Concords, per basket. zsnpSOe; Malaga, heavy weights, per keg, $5.00(9 5.50; Malagas, medium weights, per keg, 14 rVXSB.OO. RA N A N AS- -Port Llmona, per bunch. $2.uCU3.00. FIGS AND ' DATES Smyrna figs, T crown, per pound, 14fjllc; Smyrna figs, (-crown, per pound, 12tfl3c; Smyrna figs, 4-crown, pur pound, i'llc: California figs, boxes, 10 cartons, SBc; California figs, boxes, 12 ca'tona. S5c; California';;,, bolk, per pound, S'so; Hailowi dates, per pound, (He; Khadrawi dales, per bound, tc; air dales, pe pound, 5!c; Frd dates, 13 o'md iioxes, per pound, ii. LEMONS-Fancy. 3U) and 3 sizer per box. $4.BOiu6.0O; extra choice. 300 and 360 sire, per hox, $1.WtJ4.. COCOANL'TS-Pei sack, $4 B0; -per dogen, tOc. BEEF CUTS. i No. ribs. llHc; No. 2 ribs, uuc; Ko. f rtbs. 7Ho; No. 1 loin, 19c; No. 2 loin. 13c; No. 3 loin. 84c; No. 1 ciiuck. 6',4c; No. ! chuck, B4c; No. S chuck, 5c; No. 1 round, ec; No. 2 round, 7c; No. i round, 64c; No. 1 plate, BV.c; No. 2 plate. 6c; No. 3 plate, 4',o. MISCELUANEOl'M. CALIFORNIA DRIED FRL ITS Prunes are somewhat unsettled by freer otTeriims from soennd hands, who seem desirous of moving supplies of immediate, grsjdea. quo tations range from 6c to 9c for California fruit and from B',c to bu fur Oregon. Peaches very firm, with fancy yellows quoted at 13:. CANNED GOODS Corn, standard west ern. 75c. Tomatoes, fancy 3-pound cais, $1.15; standaid 3-pound cans, $1 2u. pine apples, grated, -pound. $2.20ia2.3o; sliced, $1.;.'2.35. (iu.iwn apples. 4I.W. Cslifurnta aprtioU. 2 ij$u. Pear,, $2.ioSJ.16. Peaches. tl.9".l 15. L. C. peaches, t2 1041 3.15. AiasKa aulinon, lad, tl.4o; fancy Chinook, flat, 1x15; fancy sockeye, flat, 12.15. Sardines, quarter oil, 3 ou; three quarters inustatd, $3.35. Sweet potntoes. ll.i.tfl.Sa. Duuerkraut, ... x-umjyklns, boc 4jtl 00. Lima bans, 2-pound, 75tl.27. boMKen peat', r-pouno, ajc; fancy, i:.r.Vj.45. NUTS Ca'lfornia walnuts, per lb. lc; Impoited walnuts, per iU.. 12ill,c; Tarra gons almonds, per lb., ISc; filberts, per lb, 13c; Brazils, per lb., 13 it 14c; Pecans, per lb., Ii413c; peanuts, raw. j,r lb.. Jc; peanuts, lousted, ler lb., c; Italian chest nuts, per lb., a lil kvc. COFFEE Roasted, No. ZZ, 2c; No. 30, lie; No. 25. lac; No. 20, J4Vic rL'UAK-CranuUled. citne, per sack, $5.4:0 beet, IS; cut loaf. t-c; cum, powdered. A 16c. FISH Halibut, lie; trout. 13c; pickerel. 10c: pike, 1 4c; pike, fresh fiose-. 12c; -vvhltetinh. 14txlCc, bL.Tlo, 14c; bullheads, skinned and tlresfied, t3c; catfish, dressed, 17c; white perch. 7c; whits bass. 15c; blat k bass. 25e; aunlslt. tKrxi; crapples. itytc ; large crapples, 15c; herring, fresh frozeru tc; whiterttQ, froxen. 13ulBc; pikerel. Irenh frosen, 13c; red snapper, 12c; floundsrs, mackerel, 134336c per ruh; codfish, fresh frosen, 12u; red snapper, 12c; flounders, debit frozen. 12c; haddo, k fresh froxen, 12c smelts, 13c; shad roe, 4Sz p Ih.; frog legs, li-c per dcs. ; gren scs Lirtle meat. 5e per lb. HIDES AND TALLOW-Oreen salted. ISO. 1, ic; ro. 1, 7,jc; nun noes, sr ; green hides. No. 1. c; No. 2. 6c; horse, $L&0iS.5C; sheep pelts, toctrti.a. Tallow. No. L sheep No. t SVsc. Wool, latino. Metal .Market. - NEW TORK. Dec. 14--METALj As usual in the absence of cables, the metal markets were qun I and showed no ma terial changes. Tin was weak at 127.753 28.25. Copi-r was reported easy, with lake quoted at t!J t"13 25. electrolytic at tl2 75ijf 13.00 and ru'.lfit at SIS 5ui L2.7&. Ltutd waa unchanged at t .-,'.). tfc. Spelter was un changed at $4 2o-a4 3u. Iron was pominally unchanged. ST. IAJlIS. Dec. 14.-METAL8 Lead, dull. $1.75 bpelter. dull. $4.20. Oils aad Itoaln. . OIL CITT, Dec. H.-OlLr-Credlt balsnces. $1 7K Runs. 1S3.7U bbls.. average 132.762 bbls.; Bhtputenis. IJiSit Libia, ajftrsga Isu.- 2-t OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET Cattle of All Kinds Quarter Lower for the Week. HOGS 35 TO 40 COTS LOWER Wethers, trarllng, and Ewes S3 Cents or More Lower for 'Week, With Lambs Fifteen to m Qaartrr Loner. SOI TII OMAHA. December 14. 1907 Receipts Mere: Cattle, lioffs. Sheep Official Monday Official Tuesday UfTicial Wednesday .. Official Thursday.... Official Friday Estimate Saturday .. 4.71)1 B.1J 12.6SS t 1 4.744 B.Sffi , 1.3.to , lot) s.ltS! B.700 7.7S 3,7 ,51 4.7-4 6.0OU .3o0 - Six days this week . .. .22.251 4T.(V! 31.87u Same days last week. .. .li. 443 33.M1 29.243 fHine daya 2 weeks ago. .LUX! 14. BW 28,677 Same davs 3 weeks ago.. 20,171 27.343 2.4tO Same days 4 weeks ago.. 20.3 17.149 bl.k Same days lust year 31,817 45.131 B8.32S The following table shows the receipts of cattle, hogs and sneep at South Omaha for the year to date, compared with laat year: 151;. ji. Inc. Dec. Cattle 1,131,083 1.042.fitW 8?.OU0 Hogs 2.174. S'4 2.J.Bri5 1:43.391 Sheep 2.010.331 2,111,31)1 101,0511 The following table liiWs the averago price, of hogs at South Ontoha for the last several days, with comparisons: Date. I 1907. 1906.1903.19C. 11903. 19CS.190l. Dee. 4.... Dec. 6 ... Dec. 8.... Deo. 7.... Dec. 8... Dec. J.... Dec. 10... Dec. 11... Dec. 12... Dec. 13... Dec. 14... SuniTuy. 4 B?V 13 4 81 4 84 4 44i e mi B91 6 06 6 09 6 OS ie 6 14 4 67S, 6 i: 4 421 4 38, 6 24 17 0 4 70H, 6 It 4 83 4 401 4 2i 4 35 4 $7 4 871 4 29 4 32 4 63 6 21 S IB 4 47 4 Mi 4 321 4 34 6 06' 4 6 21 4 4M 14; 4 7ovi o;t I 4 38 4 4tv 6 12 4 791 4 83 4 4.1 4 4 6 OKI i 4 4! 6 Mi 6 11 6 !, 6 22 I 6 U 4 4hW 6 (til 4 Mil 4 41 4 251 6 0; 4 S5 4 3i) 4 46 The official numlier of cars of stock brought In today by each road tat: Cattle. I logs. Horses. C. M. & St. P 4 Wabash 4 I'nion l'acltlo svstem.... 2 SI 1 C. & N. W.. east 2 C. & N. W.. west 41 C, Kt. P.. M. & 0 6 C, R. A Q., east 1 9 C. H. U . west 1 31 C, R. I. Ar P., east 14.. C. It. I. A P., west 1 Illinois Central 2 Total receipts S 137 1 The disposition of the difj-'s receipts was as follows, each buyer purchasing the num ber 01 lu-ad Indicated: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. 313 Oninlia Packlntr Co.... Swift and Company... 4B 854 50 2.S45 1,554 2,828 cudany Packing Co Armour & Ce Cudahy, from Fort Worth. 14S Kingan & Co V. A. Hrltton Cudahy Bros. & Co... Other buyers 170 23S 1.0H2 K2 2.1H2 Totals VJ3 8,4;i9 CATTLE There were no cattle of any consetjutnee this miirning and so far as could Lu observed none wanted, It being as usual 011 Saturday a holiday in the cattle division. The receipts for the Week have bten quite liberal, allowing a elight tain over tho previous week, ut still there lias been a tailing oil of about 10.0U0 head, as compared witu the corresponding wecK last year. The arrivals hav-b consisted Very laiguly of natives and fed westerns, wiln quite a Utile sprinkling of runge stuff. The fed cattlesliiave been almost ntirair on the wanned tip ordur, there being Very few strictly goou killers received. The wecK started out about ateady on beef steers and during the first two days the trade was In pietty fair shape, al though the demanu was not sufficiently urgent to make a good active market. Ou Wcdhesday and Thursday prices went down hill very rapidly and Friday'a market was very weak. Thus at the close it la safe to quote the general market 2oc lower than a v. eek ago. The highest price paid for beef steers during the week was 46.75 for one lot of very choice Christmas cattle. The fact that It takes very good, well finished cattle to bring $5.4o will give some idea of the usnditlon 01 tho market. Packers complained that the consuming demand Is very poor in ull sections of the country and the fact, that tiiey do not appear to want Very many cattle would seem to bear out their statements. The feeling at the close ot the week Is by no means encourag ing and at present writing there is nothing in sight to warrant a belief In any very material or lasting Improvement in tho market. Light runs for several days In succession as a matter of course might lead to a sharp reaction in prices, but such reaction could haruly be expected lu oc permanent. hat has been said regarding beef sfeers would apply in the mam to ine cow and heiter trade. lucre seemed to be a very fair demand for the better grades of tut cows. Mjui as are selling from $3.25 and upwards, but the tradu all the week has been vury slow and dull on the common to medium kinds, closing 25c lower than last week. Tho fade in stockera and feeders this Week has been the dullest and most un satisfactory -of tho suason. With the tat cattle marKet in such a discouraging condi tion and with the price of corn nigh feeders must necessarily have lots of nerve to buy cattle even at prevailing low prices. That the number having the courage Is comparatively small was thoroughly proven this wet-K, ine uemana lor teeners aiul stockera cattle having been very light. As a result cattle of that description have de- ..I; I In ua.r,., . , I,, . l I u t, . nulll. IMIIITU III .lie i ti.,i, d .a. i- u 1 1 1' . the market being 2uc lower at the close of the week on the fair to good kinds. Tlio common light cattle have been extremely hard to sell at still lower prices. limitations 011 cattle: Good to choice corn-fed steers, $4 wnB.50; fair to good coin-ted steers, $4. 354(4. N); common to fair corn-fed steers, t3.2u4.3u; good to cholc range steers, t4.00s4.5o; fair to good range Bteeis, t3.4o'!i4.o0; common to fair range steers, $3.('u3.40; good to choice cows and heifers, 33.-584 W; lair 10 good cows and heifers. 2.4'u3.2a; common to fair cows and heifers, $'.'.ukij2.4o; good to choice stockera and feeders, 3.76'j4.25; fair to good Blockers and feedeis, $3.2oa3.75. com mon to fair mockers and feeders, $2.5ttu 3.25. HOGS Hogs opened ioc lower than yes- tetiiay moininj.', with other market points repotting as large or larger declines, ll wus one of those cases a here nothing could be gained by holding on and sellers Cordingly cul loose In pretty fair season in tho morning. 1 he early trade was fairly active at the decline noted. The hogs sold mostly between $4.'.tj and H.iiO that Is, very largely at and riglil around 14.25 while, yesterday morning the most popular ranuo was tljtit.v.'. Aiinniiii the re ceipts were much larger than expected. beiiit; tip heaviest of any uay since Sep tember lo, the bulk changed hands before lo o clock In the morning. As soon as the more urgent orders were filled tho trade slowed up, becoming dull and weak at the an'llne Tlie pftal receipts lor the week foot up 'iB.oib head, being the largest since the financial disturbance started and slightly larger than for the corri-spniuluis; week of a year ai;o. The market has been wild and erratic during the whole week. It started out witn a sharp decline, which was followed uj on Tuesday, carrying the mark, t to a point 20c lower than the close of the previous week. On Wednesday and Thursday the market shot upward, showing an advance lor me iwo uays or s;rc. xes lerday and today the market went down with even more rapidity, the loss in the two days amounting on an average to not far from 45c. Thus tlie week closes at the low point, being 35u4oc lower than the close of last week and the lowest of any time since November 27. Representative sales: No. At. Co. pr. No. at. 8h. It ! 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OFFERS TO INVESTORS FIRST MORTGAGE 30-YEAR GOLD BONDS DENOMINATIONS: SI.000.S300.S100 AX PRICES 7 rf TO YIELD d JO DsscriptlTS Circulars Upon Bsqnsst. Intsrriows XnTltsd. W. O. POOR, 1014 Harney St. Boycc Commission Co. STOCKS. GRAIN nnd PROVISIONS Room 4 N. Y. Life Bldg. Tel. Douglas) TS4S Margins 1 cent on grain, $2 00 on stock. Public and prlrate rooms for customers. Best service in Omaba. A reliable company. 94.... ".... 19.... 65.... 92.... M ... 48 ... 74.... ...19 ...Ml ...910 ...S1 ...197 ...324 ...3ft ...206 ...245 ...213 ...244 ...270 ...237 ...2J4 ,...215 ...25 ...T7 4 4 4 ti 4 29 4 K 4 23 4 36 4 26 4 35 Tt.... 9.... 7.... 91.... M.... 41.... 90.... SO... 4 ... 6 ... 6 ... S9.r.. 49.... 73.... 61.... so.... 49. ... 71.... ..m ..rjs ..et-t ..2-'9 ..Wl . 3' 6 ..7 ..no ..393 . I J ,.3 ..21 ..39 ,.29 ..3.13 ,.J7 ..329 ..330 ..243 0 40 ) 90 90 120 120 90 titl vo i) i 320 40 i 0 4 9 4 JO 4 90 4 30 4 30 4 30 4 ) 4 90 4 90 4 90 4 9 4 30 ' 4 .10 4 SO 4 30 4 30 4 90 4 4 30 IT. . . .... 4 35 It.... 14U- 4 23 ) 4 25 '!.... 74.... 1 ... lto 40 ifo VA 40 uo 4 :.i 4 23 4 25 4 rt 4 K 1(3... 91 . . . . 7... 7 . . . . 74... SHEEP-There were no fresh receipts of sheep this mornlns;. but there, were nine or ten loads carried over from yosterdny. Included among the numDer wu a strlns: of six cars of Idaho ewes which sold to a packer at t3.fl0. I he receipts of sheep this week have been sllfthtly lartrer than last week and very close to a normal run for this season of the year, the decrease as compared with a year nxo amounting; to only about 6,000 head. The market, however, has been In very unsatisfactory condition throughout the week, both here and at all other mar Ket points. The demand on the part of packers has been smaller than usual owinK, according; to their reports, to the aje. rreased demand on the part of consumers. in consequence or the slacK puying- ins market everywhere has worked downward. At the close of the week yearlintrs, weth ers and ewes are fully 2.c lower and In some cases as much as 4oc lower than a week ago. The decline lias not been lim ited to inferior trradi-s, but even the beet kinds have suffered along; with others. Lambs, possibly on account of the moder ate supply, have not experienced quite as much decline, but still they are lhusic lower than a week ano,' the common to medium" kinds showing; the most loss. Quotations on Rood, to choice fed sheep nd lambs: Lambs. t5.1Mi5.8o: yearling: wethers. 14.2Wt4.50; wethers, UMii4.2S: ewes. t3.5nrp4.00. Representative' sales: No. Av. Pr. 4 20 4 20 3 fiO 2 50 3 60 5 t S 64 301 western wethers 118 2S western wethers 113 238 Idaho ewe 9 6 Idaho ewes KS 425 Idaho 3i.- Idaho 500 Idaho ewes Hii ewes 9 ewes 78 CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKIJT Cattle Steady Hobs Five to Twenty- FIT Cents Lower. CHICAGO, Dec. 14.-CATTLK Receipts. 600 head; market steady; beeves, t3.151i6.15; cows and heifers, Sl.inV4.S0; Texans, t:i.00gi 4.75; calves, t4.7iVi.75; westerns, t3.10'l.75; Blockers and feaders. t2.2otji4.lo. HOGS Receipts, .TO.U") head; market 5 O", 11..1., 1 1 1 T.., . r". ... v .1 n 1 MR. . . I T. l . IIKIIl, ,T,I-,,,U, , , butchers, t4.2.i4.65: heavy, t-20iS4.65; rough, t4.2Ti4.3ii; pigs. U.94.40; bulk of sales, t4.4'u4.45. BHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. 2,C'i0 head; market steady; natives, ?2.'S4.s.:i; westerns, t2.00f34.s0; yearlings, tl )6o.30; lambs, 3.70'o6.; westerns, t2.75Q6.lS. Kansas City Lire Stock Market.' KANSAS CITV. Dec. 14.-CATTLJ--Ri?- celpts, ouO head; market unchanged: choice export and dressed beef steers. to.0Cr6.r5; fair to jrooa, H.ooflBo.aj; western steers, J.u (4.7o; stock,er8 and feeders, 1 3. (Mil. 00; southern steers, t3.5ii4.o; southern co t2.2.S43.75; native cows. tl.lWH.fti; natlv heifers. tS.i5i.i.OO; bulls, i3."h4.(W: calves. t4.i(!.60; receipts for tlie week, Ui.lVt head. HCMJS Keceijits, lii.tioo head; market ac lower; top, ti !; bulk of sales. t4 15.1.35; heavy. 4.t)"i 4 5); packers. t4.ouQ4.60; plus and Ugh' $3.75ij4.1&; receipts for the week, 7.?00 hcnil. SHFZEP AND LAMBS Receipts, none; market nominally steady; lambs. ih.Wit 6.00; ewes and yearlings, t4.25W5.00; western yearlings, 4.uito.&o; western sneep, s.i.oo'ui 4 3ii: HtrMbrs And fw.i1irfl 1? florn A Vt : m. celpts for the week, 8.100 head. ew York Lire Stock Market. NEW TORK. Dec. 14. BKKTVKS-Re- celpts, 2.104 hrad, all for slaughterers and Importers direct; nothing doing; feeling steady: exports today, 144 cattle and 3.000 quarters of beef. I'Aiv neceipis, 14 neau: msrKei steady but dull for barnyard and western calves: medium calves, t: barnyard, t-',50; good western, t4. HOGS Receipts. 6.016 head, all for slaughterers; no sales on live weight;- nom inally lower on Buffalo advices. SHEEP AND LAMBS iKecelpts. 2.843 head; sheep steady: lambs firm,, quality considered, sheep, t3.7&u4.62; lambs, ti.iAfiH 7.0m; no prime Block here. St. Loals Live stock Market. ST. IXIVIS. Dec. 14. CATTLE Receipts, 70u head, including 250 head of Texans; market steady; native shipping and export steers, 5 Df'irS .25; dressed lieef and butcher st-ers. to-OOfia-ii: steers under l.lr0 pounds. t-10" 4.50; Blockers and feeders, t2.2T'i4.iS; cows and heifers. fS.OiiS.Oo; canners, tl 5"f 2.20, bulls. t2.ir)i4.SO; calves, tl.0(-'ii7.J; Texrns and Indian steers, t2.65ig5.10; cows and heifers, tl.251i2.75. HOGS Receipts. 7,500 head: market "KxiJ 50c lower; pigs and lights, 13.90414.40; pack ers, ta f4il.3o; butchers and best heavy, t4.kiyfi4.o0. No Bheep on sale. t. Joseph Live Stock Market. ST. JOSEPH. Dec. 14 CATTLE Re ceijits, f0o head; market nominal: natives, tl.oC-lKi.00; cows and heifers. tl.75i4.t; Blockers and feeders, f3.2fV4.). HOGS-V Receipts, 13,SS9 head; market 25Q 45c lovrer1; top, t4.30; bulk of sales, t.W(f 4.35. BHEEP AND LA MRS Receipts, none; market nominal; Is nibs, tn.2M(C.0o; year llnxs. t4.25si4.5; wethers, tl.0u(u4.65; ewes, t3.w4i4.00. Slonx City Lire Stock , Market. SIOUX CITY, la." Dec. 14 (Spetlal Tele-irtm.l-CATTLE Receipts, l't) head: mar ket unchanged: lieeves. t3.50ji.4O; cows and heifers. t2ft(i3.76 stockers and feeders. ti75 tfi3.60: calves and yearlings. 12.5H41.1. HOGS Receipts. .4nO head; market 25c lower; selling at t4.15-i'4.35; bulk, t4.2-Vgf 4.30. Stock In Slant Receipts of live stock st the six prin cipal western markets yesteraay: Cat tie. i I oes. Sheep South Omaha 1"0 S.o Sioux City 1"0 Kansas City fro St. Joseph t St. liuls 7i Chicago- 5 ti.4"0 10.1 sal 15,ti 7.6") tO.Ot-0 Total .'.tto 78. fe!) 2.000 Ccttava Market. x-tr-ru T-ntaic Dec. 14. COTTON Fu tures iiprnva sieauy, jaiiuMir, i'i.il-. March June. 1113c; April. 1110c; May, U.lw; 11.15c btn; July, 11.17c; Aujs-ust, of- fered Preo. loa-uc. ... . ,. -'. f utures ci" -.rm , . . , January. 10 2c; February, lu Use; March, ?. i-:l 11 11... Uuv II lur, ji.'-sc; aini, J - -, 11.12c: July, ll.ibc: August, lo 85c. SiKit closed steady; niiuaiins ui'isnus. t.ivt.-, imu dllng gulf. 12 S6c; sales, 7J2 bains. GALV tSTON, Texas. Dec. 14. COTTON Steady. 12c. LlV EltPtKlL. Dec. 14. COTTON Spot, In fair demand, prices 7 points lower; Ameri can middling fair. t.IDd: good middling, 6 5id; middling, 6 31d; low middling. Slrki; good ordinary, t.iid; ordinary. 4 t)Td. The sales of the day were lO.Ot) bales, for which l.uuo bales were for speculation and export, and Included &.00O bales American. Re ceipts. 2C.0U) hales. Including 2.3) bales Aiuerlcao, Futures optied steady and '4 W. Farnam Smith & Co. Stocks, Bonds, Investment Securities. Ws offer, subject to sals, IS shsrss ! Stock Tards. 1320 Farnam St.. Tel. Douglas 10 64 Phone Doug. 2830. Qco. Suoliart, Mgr. Omaha Commission Company Dealers In Grain, Provisions, Stocks and Bonds Os OOMKIBSIOir. 204 N. Y. Life Bldg. OMAHA, NEB. Correspondents of Morehead & Co., lino, Cincinnati, Ohio. Fast Wire Service. closed very steady; American middling, g. o. c, Decemlx-r, 5.ihU January and De cember, 5.90d; January and February, S.92d; February and March, ft. Rid; March and April, 6.94d; April and May, B.J1; May and June, S.95d; June and July, (LiMVid; Julv and August, R.DlVtd. NEW OKLKAN8. Dec. 14 COTTON Spot; steady; low ordinary, 7c, nofninal; ordinary, 8 D-lSc, nominal; good ordinary, 0c, nominal; low middling, 11c; middling, ll?,c; good middling, 12c;mlddllng fair, 12V' ; fair, 13,c, nominal. Hales, 2.050 hales; receipts. 17,02 bales; stock, 2ixl. n7 bales. ST. LOIIS. Dec. 14.--COTTON guiet; mid lling, llc. Bales, 421 bales; receipts, 473 bales; shipments, ti"6 bales; stock, lo,2!)i bales. j Evaporated Apples and Dried Fralts. Ni:V YORK. Dec. 14.-KVAPORATKD APPLKS Market quiet, with fancy quoted at llVgllitjt!; choice, loc; prime, SltOStc; IStifi fruit at 7VHe. DRIKD FRUITS Irunes are reported In light demand In some Instances; It Is re ported that concessions are obtainable; quotations rangu from 4'Vnltio for Callfor nla fruit and from T'tt 7i for Oregons from 60-30S. Apricots ore quiet, with choioS) quoted at 22c; extra choice, 3c; fancy, 'It inl'y. Praches meet with an occasional de mand for small lots, but general business is dull, although prices are firmly held. Choice are quoted at 12rl2?c; extra choice, 121,'13Hc: fancy, 13Aii:iV; extra funcy, 11 iil4c. Raisins are unchuhged. with loose Mum-atel quoted at 7'u7c and London lay ers ut tl.70jr.BO. Coffee Market. NKW YORK, Dec. 14.-COKFKK Market for coffee lutun-s opened quiet at un changed prices, which was about as on His Kuropean markets, lirazillan re-ipis con tlnued very light, but there was only a moderate demand. Prices here eased off slightly during the session, with the close quiet, net unchanged to 5 points lower. Sales, 8,500 lings, including December at 6.&0C, January at 5.7ie. May at 6.uuc, July at 6.05c and September at 6.15c. Spot, quiet; Rio, No. 7, 7Tc; Santos, No. 4, 8c. Suvar and Molattes. NEW YORK, Dec. H.-SPCAR-Raw, firm; refining, 3.30dl3.35c; centrifugal W test, 3.85c; molasses sugar. 3. wu 3.05c. Re fined, steady; crushed, 5.0c; powdered 4. Hoc; granulafcd, 4.8oc. Wool Market. ST. LOl'IS, Dec. 14 WOOI Steady : me dium grades, combing and clothing. 2fii2;ic; light fine, l!Kn2oc; heavy fine, 158lc; tub washed, 26ij33c. Dulath CSraln Market. DULT'TH, Dec. 14 W 1 1 EAT No. 1 north em, tl.03t; n. 2 northern, $1.01V; Decem ber, tl ois; May, tl.08V OATS 48"c. .1 Evidence by Phoaoarrapla. A resident of Portland, Me., told of rase that was tried recently tiefore one of the civil com is of his city, and in which a phonograph played the principal part. "It was a little matter of a debt that brought tho parties before the Judge," he. said, "and the man sued stoutly de nied ever having borrowid n cent. It was alleged by the plaintiff that the trans action look place In his ro ms, and that the defendant had given a verbal promise to pay inside a montn. "After the defendant had sworn sol emnly that the whole thing was a fabri cation, the plaintiff s lawyer quietly pro duced a phonograph which his client bad In his rooms on the day the debt was claimed to have- been contracted, and set It in motion. "Immediately the conversation In ques tion was rejieated, both tlie defendant's and plaintiff s voices being clearly recog nizable. The defendant had to pay up. "I was In court at tho tune, and I never saw any man aMjr so devilishly embar rassed as the accused when he was com pelled to sdmlt that he had deliberately lied." New York Times. Conversational Fro Ik. "Old chap, what's the matter? You're looking thin and pale." "No wonder. I've been ailing." "You don't look It. You're neither brewrt nor stout. Sure you haven't b-n gin flzx Ing?" "I'm not w'lnlng, anvhow." "Now you are talking straight. Or would your ailing be belter fur a little cocktaillng?" "Yes, If you'll go and do It alone." Thereupon the other made a rye face and went. Hut the man who bad been only ailing didn't budge. Chicago Tribune. Month African Fanner'. Worst F.nemr. Millions and miliums of locusts settle, and millions and millions continue flying to Bit tie farther on. They have been set tling In myralds fur luo.milis and more, and yet enough are left flying to hide the sun. On the ground that nothing ran b se-n but locusts t thickly do they pack tiiat not a square Inch of earth or grass Is visible. As you walk through them a nar row wake Is left for a few seconds In your track where they have flown out of your way, and as they rise In thousands befor your t ,-et the muse of their wings is like aa electric power station. Strand Mugaslne. An laintMluar Slajht. The sight of six pairs of elephants simultaneously at work capturing a half dozen struggling. trumieting inau-s g au imosiiig one. Like a pair of animal po licemen arresting a primmer, the great beasts sidle alongside, a victim, take him, between them, and Jostle and sqUMfie and worry him, tall first, to nurd a tre. FAery Inch is contested by tho herculean fighters, until nearing a stout tree or stump the 111 tits brown elephant calibers slide froirr their mounts to the ground, crawl under tho ponderous bellies and shuttling, kick ing feet, slip cable slings about a l.lnj foot, and take a turn axuuuil a, tree. Lou duo Mall.