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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; STOTDAY , NOVEMBER 4. 188B. biXTEENPAGES. . ' 11
THE' CONDITION OF TRADE ,
No Appreciable Ohango In tbo Fi
nancial Situation ,
MONEY STILL IN GOOD SUPPLY
Politics An Ahsorblnjj Topic Among
UiiHlnnflH Mcn-CiIlpetloiiH Only
. 1'ulr An Agreement on Con
tract Goods Notes.
'
Tlio Money Supply.
Thrre has brcn no appreciable chanpe In
flnnncial'affairs the past week. Hankers re-
l > ort money ( ] uito plentiful and one or two of
the heaviest institutions have u surplus hllo
larger than they wish , and rates are easier
than is usuaat thisscnson. Ten per cent Is ,
as n rule , demanded , though some few gilt
edged customers are taken care of at 8 per
cent. Exchange is steady at $1 per $1,000
premium.
General trade Is as peed as can be expected.
Politics are uppermost In men's minds , and
us the Oth of November approaches even the
most staid and conservative business men
nro Ineslstlbly drawn Into the vortex and
for the nonce buying and selling urc put In
aboyiinco.
Collections hold up fairly , but not wholly
( satisfactory. However , no uneasiness Is felt
ns thu country is believed to be In excellent
condition and able to meet Its liabilities In
full when the crops of the year are mur-
itctcd
Several of our Jobbers visited Kansas City
this week to confer with the merchants of
that city , St. Joseph , Atchison , and other
Missouri river points as to the propriety of
sustaining prices on "contract goods , " that
is , ponds which are sold under a contract be
tween the manufacturer nnd dealer requiring
prices to bo maintained at list. Thcso
prices have been generally cut by
salesmen to the detriment of their
principals and with no particular
benefit to anybody. It is understood that an
agreement wus reached by which this prac
tice will be effectually stopped. Prices * of
( staples are steady at quotations and no ma
terial changes are noted except on sugars ,
whicd arc lower. Sugar is slow of sale and
prices are not very strong. The Louisiana
crop is gathered and it will not be less than
I.UIO.IXH ) Ions. Not a whisper has been heard
about the electrically refined sugar scheme.
The ttado are beginning'to lose their interest
In it , as much has been promised and little
result is seen. The work of building the big
Philadelphia refinery Is going on. As indi
cative that the business is to be pushed un
der the Immediate supervision of the ewer ,
Mr Spreckles i * building a home in Phila
delphia.
CoiTce Is fairly active and prices nro strong ,
the market being completely controlled by
speculators. The simply of .lava , light as it
was two weeks ago , is still lighter. No
stocks can arrive for a couple of months yet.
and until the latter part of December the
market must be firm. Mild coffees are firm
in sympathy.
The California raisin trade is in a some
what , excited condition. The Lion brand of
California London raisins has been advanced
to $3.10 per box and a further raise to $ i.25 is
promised. A reliable authority says that nil
unsold California raisins are principally in
the hands of George W. Meade it Co. and
the .lohnsoli-Loeko Mercantile company.
The latter' firm are said to bo tlio largest
holders of unsold raisins , their stocks aggre
gating homo 7fiUX , ( ) to bO.OJO boxes. The situ
ation as It now stands is that most of the
crop Is out of growers' hands , most commis
sion houses nro sold out , and the advantage
of the present advance is being reaped by
two houses on the Pacific coast.
Mackerel are scarce and high. The Boston
Commercial Uulletin states that nothing of
consequence has been done by the mackerel
licet for the last week. The weirs on the capo
were pretty well tilled by the small mackerel ,
but no fish to speak of wore caught by seiners ,
nnd the landings foot up only about 1,000 bbls.
Vessels continue to haul up and the season
will soon 1)0 closed. The total catch to date
is S3Mil bbls , against 72,514 bbls for the same
period hist year , 75,744 bbls In 18iO , 317b58
bills in lt > J)5 ) and 411,068 bbls the like period in
Rico is rather active at the last advance.
Dan Talmnge's Sons & Co. write from New
Orleans as follows : "Tho damage to our
crop by the August storms is becoming moro
and moro apparent , not only In curtailment
of rough rice , but in the yield at the pound
ers , which shows a larger percentage of loss
than usual. The line promise of the midsum
mer has entirely disappeared , and it is ques
tionable whether the crop will equal that of
last year. Planters and all interested in the
crop nro beginning to realUo the situation ,
and the market Is hardening and every evi
dence favorable for a market advance , es
pecially on lower and medium grades. "
A Pennsylvania railroad official is reported
as saying that it is almost impossible to
place now orders for locomotives at the
present time , all the works being full , nmt
the railroads of the country everywhere
wanting moro cars. Largely increased earn
ings nro looked for when once the corn crop
is ftilrly in motion.
The American Banker states that the
counterfeit live-dollar United States rllver
certificates , which made their appearance
not long since In the northern and eastern
cities , are gradually working their way
south.
A trade journal calls attention to the fact
that less than the usual autumn movomontof
white pine lumber is going forward from lake
and river markets to Missouri river points.
Middle river shippers are finding that Arkan
sas dimension especially Is supplanting white
plno and Norway along the Missouri river
from Kansas City to Omaha. This means a
corresponding distribution of Kansas plno
throughout Kansas and Nebraska. In the
future lumber trade of the west the Michi
gan and Wisconsin operators will have to
leave out much of the trans-Missouri terri
tory , as It Is Inevitable that dimension and
much Inch stock will bo supplied thence from
southern resources.
OMAHA lilVB STOOIi.
Cat tic.
Saturday , Nov. 3 , 18SS.
As a rule Saturday is a very dull day on
the cattle market ; no one cares to buy cattle
to hold over until Monday and the actual re
quirements of the day are very small. To
day , however , the market was unusually
quiet and the sales wore small and far be
tween. In addition to being dull the market
wus easier In sympathy with eastern mar
kets. Just ns the market closed a few bunches
were rushed over the scales which helped to
make a better showing of the day's sales.
llngx.
The receipts were light and the demand
Rood and everything was sold out early al
steady prices. One very choice load reached
15.45.
Hlieep.
The offerings wcro liberal and quite a good
many changed hands.
.Ilecelpw.
Cnttlo , 1.2SC
Hops 2,70 (
Kheej ) . . . ; . „ _ „ _ . 1,531 ,
PruTallint ; Crloot.
The following is a table of prices p.ild In
thu maricet for the gruJui of stoo'.c ' men
tioned.
PnmoBtoers , 1300to 15001b . .f3.75 ( S4.50
Prime steers. 1100 to lUOO ibs. 3.50 tc44.00
Native feeders. . . " 2.50 (23.15 (
Western f eei-crs v 2.50 t'13.00
Rant/u steers , com'on to choice 2.50 yj3.50
Common to good cows 1.25 M2.00
Choice to fancy cows SJ.25 G2.SO
Common to choice bulls 1.25 di-.OO
Fair toonoico light IIORS 5.10 ( 5.25
Falrtochoico heavy t\oit 5.25 (35.45 (
Fair to choice mixed hogs 5.20 aJ5.30
llcprvitanuiUTU Salai.
' CATTLK.
No. Av. Pr.
Scows , - . 885 $1,75
4 cows i 1005 2.00
0 cows 1000 2.00
2 cows , caunorsr 700 2.00
Ocows ; canncrs 1005 2,15
14 cows 1057 2.30
SOstockcrs . . . 857 2.35
lOstockcrs. . . . , ; 1010 2.50
25 feeders 1120 2.70
17 calves ISO 2.75
' 40 calves , per head . - . 550
1UN01J CATTLE. .
Owner and No. ' Av. Pr.
fiwnn .Cheshire Co
E73 cows , westerns. . . . . . . , . , . . 000 frJ.lO ,
iltlirlo it Oakamp
44co\v § , wettcrns 1001 1.25
OMAHA WIIOLUHALH MAUKKTS.
Prndiiue , FfultH , Ftc. }
nt'TTEU Fancy , solid-packed creamery , 20
Ji23c ; choice countrv , 18ff2c ( ( ) : medium
rades , 14t ( < .17c ; common grades , 10flic. ( (
Fi.oun Nebraska patents , ? li.UOii7.50 ( ;
linncsota p.Uoits , $ fl.23@8.00 ; straight
.rades , M.OOC'i5.60 ' ; bakers' Hour , $5.25 ( 5.75
ier barrel.
PoTAior.s Nebraska , 25@40c per bushel ;
Colorado , 75 ( < Z80o.
S\VKIT : POTATOCM 2e per Ib.
Poti.TUY Live ( h.ekens , 82.50 ( < r2.75 per
lo/ . ; spring chickens , $2.50 3.0 ; ) ; dressed
chickens , lOc per Ib.
K i < is Strictly fresh , 19e candled.
Cosxoiin Gmt'Ks 30@IOu per 10-lb bas-
: et.
B\v\.v\s Common , $1 oO ( 2.25 per buncht
choico. $2.r > 0f < i 3.50.
. $5.60 per case.
: ! Jamaica , $5.00(7G.OO ( ( per box :
Florida , $4.tX' ( $ l.25.
CILIUV : : 25 ( i0c ! per dozen.
ONIONS 40iZ50o ( per bu.
CAIIIIUII : * 2.Wper ) 100.
Br.nrs lOc per bushel.
Tcusirs 30c per bushel.
SiiJiiu KIIAUT Bbls , $4.75 ; half bbls , $2.75.
Ari'i.r.s Choice , ? a50@2.75 per bbl ; fancy ,
$3 00 per bbl ; common , 81.5'(11.75 ) ( per bbl.
Cinnn Michigan , $0.00 0.50 per bbl of 32
gals : California pear cider , $15.00 per bbl.
Pol- Cons -Rice , 3@43 ; common , 2@3e.
CAiiitors 40o per bushel.
BKANS Choice eastern handpickcd navies ,
$2.00 per bushel : western hand picked na-
ies , $1.7fi@l.bO ; mediums , $ l.3u@1.40. Lima
jeans 5j per pound.
HAV F. o. b. cars , No. 1 upland , $0.00 ; No.
2 upland , $5.00.
BIIAN ? I5.0010.00. (
Ciioi-iMii ) Fr.un $14.00al5.00 ( per ton.
Cons 3lVi2o. ( :
O\T3 22@i'c. !
VixroAii Cider , 10@18c per gal. White
wine , 10@20c per gal.
CIIANIIEIIHIE.S 47.50(759.00 ( per bbl.
PUOVIMOXS Hams , No. 1 , 12o ; No. 2 ,
lie ; shoulders , 11)40 ; rib bacon , I)1'- ) ; clear
bacon , 12c ; picnic hams , lOe ; dried ef hams ,
lOJ-fc ; dry salted clears , short , 9' c ; extra
short , O o ; short ribs , O.Uc ; pickled pigs
fcet,15-lb kits , 80c ; lard , 9) ) @ 10o ; smoked
bausuge , Of Se per Ib ; hog casings , i7@18e.
GrocorB' Ijlst.
Revised prices nro as follows :
BUIOINO Stark A seamless , 22c ; Amos-
kcag , seamless , 17J e ; Lewiston A , seamless ,
19o ; American , seamless , I7o ; burlaps , 4 to 5
bu , ll@llc ; gunnies , single , 13c ; gunnies ,
double , 20c ; wool saclts , H5c. Twines Flax ,
3Sc ; extra sail , 20@21c ; sail B , 19@20c ; cot
ton , 2le ; jute , 9c.
UIIIKII FIIUITS Figs , In boxes , per Ib , 13@
IGc ; dates , in boxes , 7@10c ; London Malaga
layer raisins , per box. $2.50@3.75 ; Malaga
loose raisins , $2.30(32.50 ( ; new Valen
cia raisins , per Ib'Jfe ; California loose mus
catels , por-box , $1.00 ; California Londonsl88S
$1.45 ; pitted cherries , per Ib , lOc ; Califor
nia pitted plums , per Ib , 12(313c ( ;
dried blackberries , per Ib , 7 @Sc ; dried
rasbcrries ] , per Ib , 24V ( 2.'ic ; evaiorated ) ap
ples , 7J @lle ; California sun dried peaches ,
13c ; Culltornia unparcd evaporated jicachcs ,
15@18c ; evaporated California apricots , 18o ;
X.antec currants , 0 } ( ( 7c ; Turkish prunes ,
4) ) @ 4JCe : citron , 22j$24o ( ; orange peel , 15c ;
lemon peel , IGc ; California French prunes ,
llftlOc.
COFFURS Mocha , 25 < < ? 20c ; Rio , good , lf < di >
17c ; Mandahling , 20 < i2S : roasting Kio , 15j4 (
lOc ; O. G.Java , 24@2il : Java , interior , Z' ! ( < $
25c ; Rio , fancy , 1 ( > @ 1U ; Santos and Mara-
calbo. 17 ( < (19o ; Arbuckles , 21'/c ; MoLaugh-
lin's XXXX , UlWe.
Srci.ui Granulated , 7 ? c ; conf. A , 7fo ;
white extra C , 7 > c : extra C , 78c ; yellow
C , 0c ; powdered , S c ; cubes , HJffc.
HONKV 10@llo for Mb frames ; strained
honey , 10llo ( per Ib.
BIKSWAX : Choice yellow , SO@3s > Kc ; dark
colored , 18 < fM4C.
CIIKESIS Voung America , full cream , 12rtl !
12J c ; full cream Cheddars , ll@12c ; full
cream flats , 12Kc.
PICKI.BS Medium , in bbls , $ .1.00 ; do , in
half bbls , # 3.00 ; small , in bbls , $0.00 ; do , in
half bbls , $3.50 ; gherkins , in bbls , $7.00 ; do ,
halrbbls , (1.00.
Toiucco Plug , 2G(7t05c ( ; smoking , 10@19c.
JKI.UES $1.25 pcr30-lb pall.
SALT 1.30 ® 1.35 per bbl.
Roi-c-7-10 , lOJfc.
MAVLC SUOAII Bricks , ll@12o per Ib ;
penny cakes , ! ' , ' ( < I lie per Ib ; pure maple
syrup , Jl.OO per gal.
TUAS Young Hyson , common to fair. 18@
25e ; Young Hyson , good to fancy , 30@.j5o ;
Gunpowder , common to good , 2 @ . ! 5c ; Gun
powder , choice to fancy , 40 < 305c : Japan , com
mon to medium , IfKgSOo ; Japan , choice to
fancy , r0345c ; : Oolong , common to good , 25 ®
35c ; Oolong , choice to fancy , 5070o ; Imperial -
rial , common to medium , 2535o ; Imperial ,
good to fancy , 4K&M ( > c
NUTS Almond * . 15@17o ; filberts , 12i15c ( ;
Brazil , 910c ; walnuts , 12o ; pecans , 10@llo ;
peanuts , Gai > o.
CUACKKHS 5@10c per Ib ; assorted cakes , 7
® 25e per Ib. as per list.
CiNor Mixed. 8@lilo ; stick , 8 @ 9Kc |
rock candy , lOJjdSISc ; fancy candy , 7 < jf23.
Dry Good *
COTTOX FLINNBI.S 10 par cent dls.i LIj
5k'c ; CO , 04'o ; SS. 7jtfo ; Nameless , 60 ;
RX , 18os R , ! Wo ; No. Jo , 8X0 ; No. 40 , 10o
No. 00 , 12 > 'c ; No. 80 , UlWc ; No. 30. colored.yc
No. 60 , colored , 12o ; No. 70 , colgred , V'ko ;
Bristol , isjifc ; Union PaciCc , 17o
CAIIPET WARF-Uib White , l > o ; colored ,
H TT3 Standard , 80 ; Gem
Rlvcrpomt ,
w , Uw
xnond , 0fo ; Pacific , ,
PRINTS IJrcss Charter Oalt , > < fo
Rumuo. | 4 } ot Lodl , 5 > c ; Allen , Co ; Richmond
mend , OMO ; Windsor , ojjin Eddystone , 0 > fo
Pacific , SKc .
BLEACHED SUIKTISO Berkeley cambric
N * . C. a > tfo : Be t Yet , 4-4. Cjfc ; butter cloth
' . 4/ct Catot , 7JfcFarwell ; half bleached
met ' Fruit of . Loom , 9/c ' : Greene
G. 0l/c , ; llojc , 7j . King Philip Cam.
brie , He. Lonsdalo , . cambric , ll o ;
Lonsdatc , Uc ; NcwVork mllK lO c ;
" P w ? m * ? " > , &
, ,
Fi.A.xxr. < .3 , Plaid Raftsmen,20c ; Ooshcn
82 r ake 3tic Ir
iiuivn turn , > iu in. , i.j > $ c ; xorK. ; ij III , .
13fc ; Swift River , 8c ; Tliorndlko OO , 8X0 ;
Thorndlko BF , 8' cj Thorndiko 120 , ojU ;
B ! York. 7 oz ,
JaffreyB XA. l'sCJ WM. . . A X.X , i ;
Beaver Creek AA , 12c ; Beaver Crook
lie. Be wcr Creek CC , lOc.
s. Memorial , 15c : Dakota.
> , uieiicuuu * iujju , OLUVUIIS. oivi , * ; u
MUCKI.IANEOUS. 'Tauio on cion , $3.50 ;
plain Holland. 9 } ! l > ado Holland , I2)e. )
, Brown sheeting Atlantic A , 4-4 , 7K" ! * } 1'
Inntlc H , 4-4 , 7 fcs Atlantic U. 4-4 , 0)e ; At
lantic P , 4-4 , Oc ; Aurora LL , 4-4. Oc ; Aurora
C , 4-4 , 4&c ; Crown XXX , 4O'fe ; iloosier
LL , 4-4 , Gc ; Indian Head , 4-4 , 7 > c ; Law-
rcnco LL , 4-4 , Gc ; Old Dominion , 4-4 , rJ.c ;
Pepperell R , 4-4 , 7c ; Pepperell O , 4-4 , 6 fe ;
Pepperell. 8-4 , 18J c ; Pepperell , ( M , 21c ; Pep-
porell , I0-4,23c ; UtlcaC , 4-4 , 43fc ; Wnehusctt ,
4-.7Mo ; Aurora R. 4-4 , 7c , Aurora B , 4-4 ,
TJUCK West Point ! ? J m , 8 oz , lOJ c ;
Vest Point 23 in. lOoz , 1 e ; West Point
* ) in , 12 oz , IGc ; West Point 40 In , 11 oz , lOo.
FLAXVBI.S Red , C , 24 In , 15 ; E , 24 in ,
1 o ; G G , 21 In , Co ; II A F , % , 25o J U F ,
UIXOII\M PlunKettchecks , 71joVhltten ; -
on , 7M" ' , York , 7 } < fc ; Normandi cm-ss ,
: ic : Calcutta dress. S. ' o ; Whittcntoii dress ,
i c ; Renfrew dress , SJJ ( < gl2lio.
CAM nines Slater , 5'4c : Woods , G' c ;
Standard , 5ifc ; Peacock , 5'ic. '
PIIISTS ISDIOO ili.ur. Arnold , Ol < c ; Aincr-
cnn , OJIe : Gloucester , O' ' o : Arnold C long
loth , 9 : Arnold B long cloth , 10K : Arnold
Gold Seal , 10' ' < : Stlctcl A , 13 ; Windsor Gold
Ticket , 10K.
limits null Clicinlcvjls.
Miscr.i.i.vvr.ous-S'.ilpii. a2id , I'-iCo ; citric
icid , 60c ; tartarlo 50o ; bal. copayia , OSc ;
jorax , 12c ; chloroform , I7o ; glycerine , 2c ! ;
gum Arabic , select , $1.00 ; gum camphor , 35e ;
rum opium , $3.23 ; sulph. morphia , $ 'J.89 ;
ironiidc potassium , I'Jc.
OILS Carbon , lf > 0 = lO'/c / ; headlight , 175 =
! ' , ; gasoline , 7jo 12 e ; West Virginia
summer , liearo ; , 17c ; No. 1 golden ma
chine , 18c ; extra W. S. lard , 8le ; No. 1 lard ,
7c ; turpentine , G''o ; linseed raw , 55e ? ;
) oilcd , lile.
QUININE P. & W- , per oz , 55c ; German
) er 01 , 4Gc.
Ijcattier.
Hemlock solo , lb ( < eJ7o per Ib ; oak sole. 31@
Tc ] ) cr Ib ; oak harness , i0@ ! i2o per Ib ; selec-
cd oak and trace , 3 c per Ib ; oalt and hem-
ocK uior ) | , 20@22o per foot , ilo.nloclt calf
skin , No. 1 , & 0iJOo per Ib , according to
weight ; oak calf skin , No. 1. 9C@1.0U ( ) per
Ib ; Philadelphia calf skin , extra 81. < Kgl.lO ) (
> er Ib ; hemlock kip skin , No. 1 , ( K70ii ) per
b : oak kip skin , No1 1 , 70nbOc per Ib ; Phila
delphia kip skin , extra , 80@.He ' ) peril ) . French
calfskins , ( according to weight and quality ) ,
S1.15@1.7ancr lb * French kip skins do. 8Ue ( !
$1.10 per Ib. Coruovan russett , Ibc ; satin
finish , 20o per foot ; welt leather , $3.504.X ( )
or side ; moro cos , ( pebble goat ) , 20 ( < ! 30o
l > er foot ; moroccos , boot leg , 25Qt3lo ) ixr
loot ; glove calf skins , 20il30c ( per foot ;
Douglas kid , 30@-IOi3 per foot ; kangaroo
skins , 40@50c jer foot , according to quality.
Toppings , $3.IK(721 ) ( ( > .OJ psr dozen ; linings ,
$5.00@9.00 per dozen ; apron skins , $10.00 ®
12.00 per docn.
Luinbci' .
First and second clear. 1'4 in.$49 00@5l 00
First and second clour , I'flu. . 47 0i50 ( 00
Third clealV < UJi in 43 00c < i40 OJ
A select , 1U@IK in 37 00ffi39 ( 00
B select , 1'f © IX In 35 00 ( 37 00
A stock boards , 12 ( < T > 10 feet , 12 in 40 ( X )
Bstock boards , 12 ( 10 foot , 12 in 41 00
C stock boards , 12MIO feet , 12 in 30 00
D stock boards , 12a ( > 10 feet , 12 in 23 00
Flooring , first common , 0 iu ! U 00
Flooring , second common , G in 32 00
Select fencing flooring Ill 00
Siding , first and second clear , 14iiiO ( ; ft 25 00
Siding , first common , 10 feet 22 03
Siding , second common 19 ( XI
Common boards 10 00
No. ! i boards , all lengths 14 50
Fencing No 1,12S20 ( feet 10 BO
Fencing No. 2 , I'J , 14 and 18 feet 15 50
Joists and scantling , 2x4 , 14 ® 10 feet 10 00
Timber , 4\4 , 8x8. 12 ( < S10 feet 17 00
Pickets , D and H flat 22 00
Pickets. D and H square 25 00
Shingles , extra A 280
Shingles , standard A 2 CO
Shingles , No. 1 160
Lath 240
O. G. Halts , 2 In 70
O. G. Batts , } $ x3 , S. I. S 40
3 In Well tubing , D. and M. bcv 23 00
Metals and Tinners' Stock.
Block tin , small pig $ .23
Block tin , bar 29
Copper , planished boiler sizes ! t4
Copper , cold rolled 31
Copper , sheathing 30
Copper , pltts 80
THU KEAI/rV MARKET.
Internments Placed nn Recoril Dur
ing Yesterdny.
11 E Kloke and wife to J S Mowrer. lot 17 ,
blk2.Cl ! ' 11 Hoggs' add. wd . $500
V Oleson Jr and wlfo to K Christiansen ,
lot 7 , bit J , Clarendon , w d . 3,600
r li Cottrollto I A Cottrell. und > , ' of ICf.x
! M4 ft. and IttO ft o of sw of u\v of wu U-15-
Hlqo d . 1
A 1. Hotchklss to i ; H Corbutt , lot : . ' ! , blk
4 1'ottPr Jt Cobb's nilrt , w d . 3,000
I1 H Hrron and wire to J S McCormlcket
allofil , blk . Deer 1'nrk.qed . 750
C F Fans to (1 W Wlckf rsham , lot IS , blK
114. South Omaha , w d . 1,000
C I < Itoblnson U ) I' K Gardner , lot 11 , blUSI ,
Dubolt I'lnco , wd . 1,000
A S I'addock and wlfo to II A I'nddock ,
lots aiuU'l , blk 10 , Highland i'luci- ,
wd . 1
I'll Davis and wlfo to M 1'lechenberg.
w y lot 15 , hlk 0 , KounUe 4th add , w d. . 3,000
J \V Paul to Nebraska Savings bank , lot
II. blk ill } , and lot U' , blk U , lledrord
1'laco.wd . 1,200
South Umuha Land Co to C 8 Vorfner , lot
; i , blk ( H , South Omuna , wd . 275
C S Vogner and wife to John l-'ox , lot J ,
blkfll. South Omaha , w d . 2,000
F M Hammond to N O llrown , ICl'jxl.V. tt.
8"j tt s or no cor lot 2 , Coburu's sub , q
c d . 1
I , V Hammond and ulfe to K M Hammond
mend , 4-'xlV , ft , lot and all lot 1 , Co-
bum's sub , n o d . 1
J I- Miles et al to U O Tronp , lot 19 , blk
IT.Orclmrd HUl.wd . COO
A W Maxa and wife to U T 8axelots 4 aud
6. Utica 1'laee. w d . V'.fOO
O W Loomla , ndmr , to J Jacobsen. lot SI ,
OalcIIlll.wd . 223
K C Calkins to It U King , lot 13 , blk 8 , Al-
brlpht's annex , w d . 850
It (1 King and wire to Chas Corbett.lot 15 ,
Albright's annex , w d . 000
Nineteen transfers
DECREASED TEXAS * VOTE.
A Political Quarrel Lends to the Mur
der of Throe Men.
CANTON , Tex. , Nov. 3. James Bell , Ben
Russell and George W. GriQln ( colored )
were killed In Van Zandt county Wednesday
night. Russell was accused of a misdemeanor
meaner , and W. L. Hayes , Sam Standford
Claud Standford and Will James went to ar
rest him. Tbo three negroes were met to
gether , and ordered to throw up their
hands. Before they could comply they
were shot down. Friends of the dead men
assert they were killed as the result of a po
litical quarrel. An investigation is being
made.
Mrs. Howmnn's Divorce.
CIIICAOO , Nov. 3. Judge Tulloy charged
the Jury in the Bowman divorce case this
morning and tbo Jury brought in a verdict
finding in tavor of the complainant , estab
lishing the validity of Mrs. Bowman's com
mon law marriage and granting her a di
vorce.
Closed For Elpotlon Day.
' NEW YonK , Nov. 3. All the down-towa
exchanges will close from Monday night
until Wednesday morning. The custom house
will bo open from 0 to 10 a. m. election day
for receiving' entries and granting clearances
"
of vessels. _
Jams' 1877 Brandy.purest.sufest&bost.
THE SPECULAI MARKETS ,
a j i.
Boars Oontlquo tliri Dominant Fac
tor-in the WJioat Pit.
CORN MAKES ! 'A SLIGHT GAIN
Sales ofOaU Not Much Done
in Provisions Cattle Stilt Uti-
nsually SIoW- Too Much
Political * Talk.
CHICAGO I'UObuCE MAUKET.
CIIICAOO , Nov. 3. [ Special Telegram to
Tun HUE. ] The panic was not out of wheat
to-day and the tendency of values was down
most of the time , though there were , of
course , sharp rallies during the course of the
session. Yesterday there were some very
largo buying orders In the hands of commis
sion merchants a little way under the mar
ket at the inside range. To-day these orders
seem to have been withdrawn or else the
limits reduced. The bears operated with
greater confidence than they have displayed
for u month , and to their astonishment they
met with less resistance than they have been
accustomed to encountering of Into. The
selling seemed to bo led by Linn , whoso
views are very pronounced , and who operates
courageously when he engages in a campaign.
The bull leaders , on the other hand , seemed
Indisposed at present to contest the tend
ency to a decline , though the strongest
of them nro sutd to be buying on a largo
scale. The short Interest has certainly been
largely increased by the dealings of the past
few days. Whether that Is au element of
weakness is exceedingly questionable In
view of the lightness of stocks and the lim
ited forward movement. The receipts at
primary markets are small , and although the
northwest Is Hooding speculative centers
with dispatches telling of a largely nug-
montrd movement the receipts at the prin
cipal points do not yet show It. The sudden
revolution In the character of news from
t'mt quarter , the change from famine to a
troublesome plenty in a day , is viewed with
natural suspicion , especially in view of the
fact that n quiet canvass shows that some of
the big men up there have sold out and are
presumably anxious for a break to get in
again. It may bo mentioned in this connec
tion , however , that if they had not llrst
felt warranted from a review of the
situation to anticipate a reaction ,
they would not have sold out ,
probably. The bulls and bears alike may ex
tract comfort from the operations of the
northwestcrncra. Cables wore rather better
In tone and New York reported buying for
foreign account in that market. Heretofore
New York has led every other market on
downturns , but to-day it actually pulled
back. Minneapolis reported the execution of
good sized orders for flour export. Those
reports could not ba verified , however. Open
ing trades were around $1.17'jf for May ,
though S1.17'4'gl. ' ( 1.J ( would probably more
correctly represent the initial riingo. The
market then sold down to ? l.liyf , up to
? 1.17 > 'NofTto$1.10X , up to (11.17V , , back to
SI.1 ( % , up again to Sl.UfiU.n'i. ' , down to
f 1.10 , up to SMOJrffiJI.lO'f , off to $1 15 , up to
? l.l5'i ' and sharply down to $1.14. The net
decline on the day was about He and the
weakness became cmpljasi/ied as the session
advanced. It was very sick right at the close.
Hutchlnson was a liberal seller all day.
It-was reported -early in the day that
nowenthouio lastTnight long on a larger
line of wheat than any day yet , but If this
be true ho sccuis at'the present moment
to bo perfectly willingi to see a further de
cline. Lyon and 'one or two parties \\oro
free sellers of December , early getting rid of
considerable lines , December averaged % e
under May when i.thu market was settled ,
but on the slump December was lost sight
of , quotations being notninal. Closing prices
were fl.lSV 'for DeV'fniber and 1.14 for
May. This is tho'M&W point of the day and
week and maUcs a decline of 8c from the outside -
side quotations mudo on the late advance.
During the lust hour the crowd wus suffered
to trade without assistance or opposition
from Hutchlnson , who sat complacently
through the "razzlo daz/lo" as though ho
hadn't a cent's worth on the market.
The receipts of corn were 83 curs over the
ttmatcs , but inspection out of store was un
usually heavy , and experts continue to show
up respectable quantities going forward from
Atlantic ports. There wore also fresh orders
for export on the New York market to-day ,
resulting in the taking of eight boats early
with probably more being worked later in
the day. The opening of the market was
characterised by a fair amount of activity at
about the closing prices of yesterday. There
was a moderate amount of buying for ac
count of nn Influential operator , and ho took
a fair quantity of the December , January
and May deliveries. Fluctuations were hold
withi'i narrow bounds and the total amount
of transactions wore light , and principally
on local account. The market was quiet and
steady during the greater part of the day , an
excellent demand for shipment doing much
to sustain it. Closing quotations show a
slight gain on all futures. November , which
closed at 33c is ? 8'e higher ; December at
JtS c , or 1 l-tto higher ; January at 37c , 'fc
higher , and May at y'Jc ' , J4'c higher than the
respective closing prices on Friday.
Oats were sold rather sparingly within a'
narrow and uninteresting range , not dillcr-
Ing materially from yesterday , and receipts
were fairly liberal , the inspection sheet show-
Ins 51 cars of contract grade out of a total of
2117 cars. Near futures were neglected , with
this and the next months saleable at yester
day's prices and decreased trading in May
at 2SJ < < ii2lf ! , ono trade touching 29ii29'4'c. ( '
Cash outs sold sparingly at 24 } o for No. 2 in
store , or > o improvement , with trading
chiefly in samples.
In provisions the day's business was some
what contracted. Sales for immediate deliv
ery were spasmodic , slow and without special
feature. There were no individual move
ments to mention and with the general run
of traders an undecided feeling held control.
In the market , however , a stronu undertone
was manifested , though lard , January short
ribs and the different deliveries of pork , ex
cept January , closed the same as yesterday.
January pork was advanced oc , and for No
vember short ribs the quotations reported
showed a nominal Improvement of lOc.
CHICAGO lilVE STOCK
Cinctoo.Nov' . 3. [ Special Telegram to Tim
HEE.I CATTLG Business was unusually
slow , even for Saturday. The bulk of stock
on sale was mudo up of Tcxans and rangers.
There wcro scarcely half a dozen heads of
decent natives on said. Neither shippers or
beef packers seemed to want that class of
stock , and the chuncon wcro that more than
half of the arrivals would have to bo carried
over for Monday's market. Buyers were
satisfied with thcjpriges asked , but they did
not want cattle and eastern and European
markets wcro rci\orto'fl \ full of dressed beef
and prices there on the decline. General
trade closes for the week demoralized. Re
ceipts for the past three weeks will aggregate
nearly 190,000. C.ow stock and the common
grades of natives are down to the lowest
prices ever known and are liable
to remain there till the run
of rangers and Tpxans gets up to fair proper
tions. The stockcr apd feeder trade has been
dull from the opoulog to the close. No ono
scorns to want to- , buy either with the pros
pects ahead Justr now ; natives , ? 2.0@4.75 ! ? ;
Tcxans , Jl.40Q3.83 ; cows , bulls and mixed ,
$1.50(28.35. ( ,
HOGS Business opened slow with a down
turn of 5@10c on some easy sales , showing a
reduction of 15c , but at the decline there vraa
an active demand and about everything on
the market was sold out , late arrivals only
remaining unsold. Common mixed sold down
to t5.4CXJi5.45 and best mixed largely at (5.60 ,
with best heavy marking * 5.GO@5.05 ; light
sorts , $5.40@5.50. There was more politics
than business in the yards this mprulug.
'
FINANCIAL.
NEW YORK , Nov. 3. [ Special Telegram
to TUB BEE. ] STOCKS The week closed
with a qulot and Inconsequential stock mar
ket. The opening was at or Dear the final
prices of yesterday and values did not 'got
far away from these figures during the short
session. Missouri Pacific and one or two
other securities figured up a little on stories
about Gould fixing up an agreement with
The following wcro the closing quotations :
IT.H.49 regular , . . . 127 Northern 1'ncltlc.
U.S. 49Coiipons.127 dojiffferrcd ni'i
lI.B.4 > isreKUlftr.,107M C.AN.W lll'i
. U. S. 4 > l coupons. . 108 > , do preferred -.143
I'arlOcesof'V5..MS N. A' . Central j.UW
< Central I'aclflc. . . . n.r > V I'.I.AK 254
Chicago & Alton..134 Hock Inland 107'i '
Clilcngo.llurllngton C. . M.&HUP Mk
cy H0 j do preferred.,100i !
D..UA . . . . . . . . . St.l'auKtOrunhn. . UMi
.llilnoli Central. . . . ) ] .dopref erred 104
1..H.&W 17'5 ITnlonl'ncinc C4H
Kansas , VTexas. . . 1-U Hst.U * ! Wi
LakeShore 103 do preferred. . . . " 7
Mlchlgnn Central Western Union M
Mlmonrll'aciHc . . . 77H
llld.
MONKT os CAU. Easv , with no loans
reported ; closed offered at 2- per cent.
PUIME MEIICANTILE PAVEII W'iiUi ' per
cent.
STCIILIXO EXCIMXOE Dull but steady at
fl.S4 for sixty-day bills , and f4.Si.tf lor
demand.
PHOOUCE.
Cturino. Nov. 3. Wheat Weak , lower ;
cash , $1.11 } * ; December , $1.13 > bc : January ,
$ l.ll'4'e ' ; May , $1.14c.
Corn Steady ; c.ish aud December , 3S c ;
January , 37 jTc ; May. 39c.
O.its Steady ; cash , 24Kc ; December ,
23c ; May , 28 15-lGc.
Rye 55c.
IJarley Nominal.
Prime Timothy Nominal.
Wliisky $1.20.
Pork Finn : cash and December , $14.55 ;
January M4.8'Jf ' May , $15.02.
Lard Steady ; cash , $3.17K ; December ,
$4.10 ; January , $ S.12 } ; May , .17) ' .
Flour Unchanged.
Bulk Aleuts Shoulders , $ S.OO@S.25 ; short
clear , $3.12K@3.2.V. short ribs , ? 7.4 : > @ 7 50.
Butter unchanged ; creauicryll ) } ( g2'
dairy , i : H < H2.v.
Cheese Dull ; full cream Cheddars , 10@
10'4c ' ; fiats , lOJiXglltfo ; Young Americas ,
ll4f'12c. ! ( '
Kggs Firm at lS ; @ 19c.
Hides Unchanged ; heavy green salted ,
OUc ; light green salted , Osfc ; green , 5c ;
salted bull. 5'ic ' ; green bull , 4'4c ; green
dry Hint , 7'fff5H ( ; ; dry calf , 7 ( < ? Sc ; branded
hides , 15 per cent oft ; deacons , 2oG30e each ;
dry salted. 10 15c.
Tallow Unchanged ; No. 1 , solid pricked ,
4 } e ; No. 2 , 3'tfe ' ; calte , 5c.
Kecfaipts. Shipments.
Flour. bWs . 7,000 7,000
Wheat bu . 40.000 23,000
Corn , bu . i'll.lKX ) 463,000
Oats , bu . 210,000 bO.OOO
Hyo. bu . . . . .
Milwaukee , Nov. 3. Wheat Weak ;
cash , $1.05 , ' ; December , ? 1.0t5J ; January ,
* l.075i.
Corn Lower ; No. 3 , 3Sc.
Outs Ouiot ; No. 2 white , 23J < jC
Hye Weak ; No. 1 , CO c.
Barley Easy ; No. 2 ,
Provisions Steady ; pork , cish , $14.00.
IklinnoapoliH. Nov. 3. Wheat Receipts
wcro 351 cars ; shipments , 50 cars. Sellers
wore holding at about yesterday's prices ,
with scarcely anything doing in the fore part
of the sossion. Some few lots were taken to
go to mill in Wisconsin , but city millers ap
peared to be out of the market. The weak
ness In the speculative maricet reflected upon
supplies and sales were slow. Closing quo
tations : No. 1 hard , November , $ I.2J ; De
cember , $1.2i ; May , S1.27 ; on track , $1.22 ;
No. 1 northern , November , SI. 10 ; Decem
ber , 81. 11V May , $1.10 { ; on track , fl.lil ®
1.14 ; No. 2 northern , November , $1.05 ; De
cember , $1.0ti ; May , ? 1 12 ; on track , 51.00 ®
1.0 $ .
Cincinnati. Nov. 3. Whc.it In light
demand ; No , 2 red , fl.Oli.
Corn Dull and irregular ; No. 2 mixcd,44) ) < i'
Oc.
Oats Dull ; No. 2 mixed , 20 > c.
Uye Weaker ; No. 2 , 5Sc.
Pork Dull ; * 1 .75@15 00.
Lard Weaker ; $3.00 < jK05.
Whisky Steady and firm at $1.14.
St. Ijoiils. Nov. 3. Wheat Lower ;
cash , fl.OS ; November , SI. 00 ; December ,
81.0'J.
Corn Dull ; cash , 37@'JSc ; November ,
} fo ; December , IKt'ic.
Oats Qulot ; cash and November , 22o ;
May , 2S24'0'JS ; c.
Pork 15 00.
Lard-S.12J ; .
Whiskey $1.14.
Butter Firm ; fancy , 2fi@27c ; choice , 20@
2le ; dairy , 22 ( < (24c. (
L1VB .STOCK.
Chicago. Nov. 2. The Drovers' Jour
nal rcuorts as follows :
Cattle Receipts , 4.500 : market dull
and slow ; natives , $2.30$4.55 ( ; Texans , $1.40
@ : ) .35 ; cows , bulls aud mixed , $1.50@3.35.
Hogs Ueceipts , 10,000 ; market lower ;
mixed , $5.45ii)5.50 ) : heavy. S1.00fi5.05 ; light ,
$5.40015.50 ; skips , $5.00 < tf5.00.
Sheep Hcceipts , 2,000 ; market lower ;
natives , $2..7.4 ) 25 ; westerns , $ UO@3.50 ;
Texans , $2.75if3.M ( ; lambs , $1.50 5.25.
A llldo on An Ambulance.
Now York Telegram : Few people
have an adequate idea of the extent and
perfection of the hospital service in
Now York city. Thousands of patients
are annually treated in the wards , and
no doubt hundreds arc cured who would
die of neglect it obliged to weather out
their illness in their own homes. In
addition to this the dispensaries are
daily ministering to the ailments and
dressing the wounds of hundreds of
people whoso diseases or injuries are so
slight ns to enable them to continue
their usual vocations.
There are in Now York city thirty-
nine hospitals. The system employed
in these institutions is the most perfect
in the world.
At every police station and at every
engine house of the lire department
there are ambulance calls. Tlio system
of electrie currents is no constructed
that whenever a fire alarm or ambu-
lauco eall is sounded every boll on the
entire circuit is rung. When twenty
strokes are sounded the hospital near
est the .station sounding the alarm fur
nishes an ambulance. When twcnty-
llvo strokes are sounded every hospital
sends every ambulance and wagon on
its ground * , for this is the signal that
some great disaster has occurred. Such
< in alarm MIS bounded when the wiillu
of the Madison Square garden fell years
ago , and later when the accident hap-
poncd on the Brooklyn bridge.
Whenever a call comes in night or
day the surgeon detailed for this duty is
required to bo ready and meet the am
bulance at the door of the hospital as it
is driven past. Often this necessitates
the exit of the doctor in n state of des
habille and to the completion of his
toilet as ho is whirled through the
streets. The ambulance has right of
way next to the Hro engines and United
States mails , and the drivers usually
make use of their prerogative , oven
when the case is not urgent , as it is im
portant that no call shall bo received
at the hospital which en n not ho an
swered because of the prolonged ab-
bonco of the ambulance.
A reporter recently interviewed sev
eral doctors who have served the brief
tormTeqnirod by the hospitals for this
vuri ( y of work , and listened to the re
cital of some incidents of their amhu-
lancing which show that the doctor on
the "llyor" leads as exciting nlifo as the
fireman.
"During my first week at Bellevue , "
said Dr. Robinson , of Fifty-seventh
street , "I was detailed for night service
on the ambulance. Ono night , as I sat
reading in my room , there came the fa
miliar twenty strokes on the boll , and
the circuit number of the Tombs soon
followed. I picked up mycaso of Instru
ments and a bandage , and with my hat
and coat in my hands , ran down the
stops just in time to catch the wagon.
"Wo whisked through the streets , the
bell clanging and the driver shouting
to the teamsters who crossed our path ,
and after a short but intensely exciting
drive , reached the gates of the city
prison. Hero I met with an entirely
novel phase of service. A delirious
man was brought out to bo convoyed to
the hospital. . Wo had not gone far
when lie vras seized with a lit , the vie
lence of which I ImVo never seen ex
ceeded.
"The patient finally recovered , and I
looked out of the window into the dark.
The curtains wei'o down in front , to
that'tho-driver could not ? co what took
place in the ambulance.
"W.hcn I looked npaln I saw that the
man had got possession of a 'strfotchor
iron. ' He attuuked me. I evaded the
blow and grappled with him. Then be
gan a desperate struggle. . Together
wo fell to the bottom of the wngon. uach
grasping the other's throat and twisting1
and turning in a light for lifu. All un
conscious of the sOeno behind him , this
driver dashed on up the street.
"A fireman stood at the door of nn en
gine house as wo rattled by and caught
a glimpse of the o'cupnnts. Compre
hending the situation at n glance , he
sprang , with the agility characteristic
of his calling , upon the footboard and
gnvo mo his assistance. Jt required
our united strength to subdue the pa
tient. Help came just in time ; for the
maniac Imd almost overpowered me ,
and before we could have reached the
hospital I would hnvo been killed.
"Tho service rendered by young phy
sicians in the ambulance practice of
Now York is seldom fully appreciated.
Appointments to positions in the hos
pitals and dispensaries nro made only
after a thorough examination , and the
physician who rides in an ambulance ,
nltnoiigh he may be young In years , is
often bettor road in the theory of his
profession than many a practitioner
whiwhas been twenty years out of col-
lego. Every earnest student of medi
cine appreciates the value of hospital
service and is glad to avail himeolf of
it , for ho realizes that the great number
of cases coming under his observation
in the hospital wards and the opportu
nity thus alTordcd for the study of any
specialty ho may choose gives him a
great advantage over the physician
who lias only the experience allordcd
by his private practice. "
The Washington Monument Movcu.
Washington Star : Great care is
taken to note the movements of the
Washington monument , for it does
move. The law of contraction and ex
pansion of material by hent and cold
operates hero as well as elsewhere.
When the sun shines full on the east
ern face in the morning the stones on
that side expand and throw the shaft
slightly to the west. Then the sun
goes round to the south and the apex of
the monument makes a corresponding
swing to the north. As the orb creeps
about the sky to its final setting in the
evening the glittering point on top of
the monument makes a contrn-movo-
mont around half a circle , gradually
settling back to its normal position
after the rays of the sun have lost their
power. This movement has never been
calculated , but is undoubtedly very
slight. The wind , too , has an elTcct
upon the structure. From the center
of gravity of the shaft , located 174 feet
and 10 inches ironi the Door , is a cross
beam , from which is suspended a fine
steel wire , protected by a galvanized
iron tube about four inches in diameter.
This hangs to the lloor at the northwest
corner of the elevator well. At the
bottom is a plumb bob weighing twenty-
five pounds , suspended by means of the
wire , and hanging in water. An iron
cylinder protects the instrument from
injury , and a little iron house , about
four feet high , keeps oil' the draught.
Through the cylinder is u telescopic
eyepiece , in one end of which are two
vertical wires about one-quarter of an
inch apart. Wh n a candle is held at
an opening in the side of the box and
the cyo is applied to the outside end of
the tube , the plumb line can bo scon
a fine line between the vertical marks.
Any movement in the bhnft is recorded
by a corresponding movement in the
lino. When the structure is at rest ,
and in its normal position , the line
hangs still , midway between the others ,
but when the shaft is disturbed by the
action of the wind it sways back and
forth like the pendulum of a clock , al
ways coining to rest in tho-contor. This
is observed every diy _ , and if the custo
dian should ever notice the line hang
ing still at any p.oint outside of the two
cross-lines he will then know that the
monument has been permanently moved
from its level position. Until then ,
however , no ono need bo alarmed by the
oscillations of the shaft from the action
of the wind or the inlluenco of the sun.
It Puzzled the General.
"General " said aide
, an , addressing
General Scholiold a few days ago , ac
cording to the Baltimore American's
Washington correspondent , "are you
aware that you are violating a recent
order by Secretary Endicott , which for
bids smoking in tlio department build
ing ? "
"That is a joke , " said the general.
"Jt is a fact , sir , " said the young of
ficer , who showed the order.
After General Schofield read it he
threw his cigar away , remarking :
"Well , if he can stand it I judge that I
should. Much obliged to you for the in
formation. "
The general felt rather blue over the
fact that ho had to bo told of the order.
Later an officer appeared before him
smoking a cigar.
"Aro you aware , sir , " said the gen
eral , that there is an order forbidding
smoking in the building ? "
"No , sir. "
"Thero is , sir. "
"Excuse.mo , fair. There was sir , an
order , but it has been revoked. "
"Tho deuce it has , " said the now mys
tified general , who hastened into the
secretary's room to got full particulars
of an order that was an order and yel
not ono.
The trouble was that some subordi
nate had the ill-manners to smoke
a three cent "undertaker's hope"
in the presence of the secretary , who
is an avowed enemy of tobacco.
The nauseating odor bo incensed the
aristocratic secretary that ho determ
ined to break up the practice of smok
ing in the building. The secretary ,
however , learned that the clerks in the
navy and state departments could stain ]
on the boundary lines of the corridors
separating them from his department
and could blow the odor of their
"tufors" across the halls. This ho hail
not considered when ho issued his order
forbidding smoking in the war depart
ment , and as the secretaries of the
state and navy don't care whether the
clerks smoke or not. the secretary ol
war was compelled to countermand his
order.
m
I'rlntinK a Kin Magazine.
Now York Truth : In conversation
with an attache of Harper Brothers I
learned a simple fact connected with the
printing of the monthly magazine thai
appears almost incredible , and explains
at the same time the extraordinary de
lay in the publication of accepted arti
cles. The attache informed mo that the
monthly is printed eighteen months in
advance of Us publication date , and a
the present moment the issue of April
1800 , is on the press. Of course one or
two forms are loft to complete eacl
Is'auo , that timely events maybe treatei
as they occur. At tlio same time my in
formant told mo the Christmas issues o :
the weeklies are printed usually In the
previous March or April.
Plenty of whitewash should bo used
not only for the brighter appearance
but also as n. disinfectant. Hot white
wash on the inside of barns , stables
poultry nous9B and pig quarters , will
aid in preventing vermin anA insects
WEEKLY BUSINESS REVIEW ,
Au Improved Dgmmul For Lonns
From Sovornl Sources.
T.HE OUTLOOK VERY PHOMISINO.
General Trade Subordinated to PnlU
tics Only Mi > < lcriit Aotivlty In
HtockH-rSoiito Iniiirovoiiient In '
the ProvlHlon Trade.
Blore Money AVnntcil.
Cincvoo , Nov. 3. [ Special Telegram Ip
Tun Br.rj. ] The chief feature of the niohcy
market since the close of last week 'was the
Improved demand for loans from grain and
miscellaneous business circles , the former
beingvnrtly due to the monthly settlement
on the board of trade. In some cases , some
round sums were wanted for special purpose *
and borrowers were readily accommodated.
There is some demand from parties who are
buying wheat at other points to hold through
the winter or convert into Hour , and also lor
meeting maturing obligations Unit are usu
ally larger at this season of the year than
the receipts from collections on cash s.iles.
Cattle dealers and corn crlbbcrs have also
asked for n little moro money. The aggre
gate offerings of paper from various soiiroe.s
were about equal to the ability of the \mnkti
to accept and Interest was rather firm at 0
per cent for call loans on fancy collaterals ,
and OJ @S per cent on thirty days to four
months paper. All previous loans below 0
per cent were raised to that figure or called
In. The outlook for n strong market during
the next six months is good , as the channel *
for the employment of money promise to
broaden moro rapidly than the increase In
the supply. The fact that considerable sums
will bo distributed during the first half of
the current month on interest and dividend ! )
due on the 1st lust. , really amounts to little ,
ns corporations having obligations of a simi
lar diameter maturing January I , Ibb'J , will
soon commence ] to hoard funds for that pur
pose. Legitimate business Interests will also
absorb liberal amounts of money that
will bo slow to find their way back
whc .they can again bo available for dis
counting paper , but while the demand for
money promises to bo sufficient to maintain
interest rates on tlio basis of the figures
quoted above , n material advance or stringent
market is unlikely. In brief , money is likely
to bo firm but not uncomfortably close. Ship
ments of money to the country were up to
recent average. The bulk as usual went to
the wheat flections of the west and north
west. Now York exchange met n better de
mand. Offerings were light and rates ad
vanced from 6 ) c discount to 25o premium per
$1,000. Foreign exchange was quiet with
little variation in prices. Shippers' 00-day
documentary sterling bills on London were
quoted at $ l.b2 @l.82t and closed on tha
outside.
Dry goods and general trade has suffered
from the temporary attention given to poli
tical affairs. Purchases by city and interior
retailers were in the main restricted to the
goods wanted for immediate sale and no im
provement Is looked for until after the next
week. Collections were moderate , but are
expected to increase when trade becomes
moro active.
The New York stock market has shown
modest activity , but the poor oxhiolt made
by the Atchison , Topeka is , Santa Fo follow
ing ns it did the shrinkage In earning of
other lines , coupled with rumors of a con
tinued largo decrease in the Philadelphia &
Reading's income c uised increased distrust
in the value of railwav shares. There was
also the absence of outside buying support
and every effort to realize on largo blocks of
stocks almost juvarlably resulted In
sharp declines. The situation was
further aggravated by an almost
entire absence of outsldo buying support , anil
room professionals , who , as a rule , are loaded
up with non-dividend paying stocks , found it
difllcult to prevent further recessions in
prices. Reliable Wall street advices speak
discouragingly ot the outlook and predict
lower prices in the near future. Aggregate
sales on the Now York stock exchange for
the week ending Friday wcro 1,075,000
shares.
Speculative trading in the leading markets ,
both grain and provisions , exhibited consid
erable activity since the last weekly review ,
yet attention was given mainly to specialties ,
operalors , as a rule , transferring their con
tracts ahead as much as possible or confining
their operations to deferred deliveries
where there was the least probability
of a "squeeze. " Fluctuations in prices
wcro moro frequent and In some
instances extended throuch a wider range
than usual. Margins were called with con
siderable freedom , ns parties who are mak
ing trades for outsldo parties are inclined to
fortify their position as much as possible anil
guard against financial diDlcultlcs. In
grain , wheat has been about the only article )
which has shown any particular strength ,
and outside prices for that article have not
been maintained. Other cereals have shown
n weakening tendency and sold at
'
lower prices. Provisions wcro' stronger
owing to the mcagro supply of
hogs , and prices ruled higher , but outsldo
prices wcro not supported to the closo. Re-
cclpts of grain at all the principal western
markets have been moderately free. Deliv
eries at small stations have been compara
tive light , as farmers are taking advantage
of the mild weather to perform their fall
work. Shipments of grain from lake ports
wcro moderately free , especially of corn and
oats. The export movement of both grain
and provisions is moderate and con
siderably less than at this time
last year. Deliveries on November
contracts wore small , mid the property
tendered was readily accepted by well
known firms and promptly paid for. The
shipping demand for grain was rather moro
active , as parties were anxious to cnhirgo
their supplies in the eastern and middle
states before hike navigation ceases. Seeds
have shown n little activity and prices have
ruled irregular , within a smitll rangp. The
receipts of cattle and sheep continue liberal
at all principal western points , but the sup
ply of hogs Is light. Packing for the sum
mer season shows a reduction of 510,000
hogs as compared with the teturns of Jast
fccason ,
An Unoxpeclcd Doiiiniul.
Thlcago Tribune : "I tlinnk you , fol 1
low eiti/eiiB , " biiid tlio palo , Hoholnrly
president of the fomulo seminary , who
hntl been called upon to preside nt n rat
ification meeting1 , "for this unlnohcdfor
honor. Wo have mot to express our
hourly indorsement of the party candi
dates presented for our suffrages. Anil
now what is the pleasure of this assctn-
blyy
' 'What's the mutter with Ferguson ? "
called out a boy in the back beat , and
the audience , as one man , rcbpondcd.
vociferously :
"He's all right ! "
"If Mr. Heesall Wright is in the au
dience , " said the bewildered chairman ,
"ho will please come forward to the
platform. "
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