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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 18, 1888)
If HE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY NOVEMBER 18 , 1888. M3IXTEJ3N PAGES. n THE CONDITION OF TRADE , Clearing Houao Rattirna Show a Fnlr Increase for the Wook. RESULT OF THE ELECTIONS. Tlic KourMarket ! IH Without M ft : , nml Mlllvrx nro Talking | > f Forming XriiHtH .Sugar In Wcnker ntul Declining. The result of the elections 1ms had no ap preciable effect on the money market hero more than elsewhere , nnd rate * ) are un changed nnd the supply equal to the demand. The movement of merchandise Is seuson- nhlu and trade is fully up to expectations , clearing house returns showing n fulr In crease over the corresponding week of last year. There has been no material change in prices. Sugar Is weaker nnd declinlnir , Hlo coffee Is In very liberal supply , and the tend- cnci of prices Is lower. Thu llmir market is without life , and millers tire talking of formIng - Ing trusts to curtail production. Minneap olis millers continue bullish , however , anil Mr. Pillshury Insists that Hour Is cheap "t present prices , nnd will be dearer before New Years , having written to Jobbers hereto to that effect. ' ' Tlio local product ) market Is fairly sup plied. There Is a strong demand for first class creamery and dairy butter , while poorer grades are neglected. According to the Cincinnati Price Current the yield of thu cereal croon in this country this year amounts to this following : Wheat , 4H)0H)0 ( ) ) ( ) ( ) bu. ; corn , lli'iU,000,000 ! bu , : oats , 300,000,1X10 bu. ; rye , 'J5XX,000 ( ) bu. ; barley , &y,000.000 bu. ; buckwheat , 11,000,000 , bu. , total for the six cereals , 8,163,0011,001) bu. This is the largest aggregate production re corded , the nearest to it being in 18S5 , when the total wnsiOIS : , 3 ( , , WK ) bu , In the production of pig iron Great liritain retains the lean over all competitors , al though she Is now being closely pressed by tlio fulled States. Germany is third in the list , but far below the two leaders. Franco Is fourth. The United States is perhaps the greatest consumer of lemons in thu world. One hun dred thousand boxes it Is estimated are used every week. Kach box contains from , ' ! 00 to 3ir > lemons. New York is the principal point of distribution. Since April 1 India has exported 20,000,000 bushels ol wheat , against 22,420,000 bushels In the sumo time in 1887. France , with n population of 3S)00,000 ( ) con- s'lines as much whcatcn bread as the United States , wltti a population of 03,000,000. The season for shipping western range cat- llo is nearly ended. On an average prices have been higher than during the season of 1887 , und as cattle are now in good condition and feed is plenty , the range business is In much better shape than n year ngo. Mon tana cattle have Hold far the best , though northern Wyoming ranges also at good prices , being much better in quality than hist year. Thu southern Wyoming and Col orado cattle have not improved so much in quality , and consequently they advanced If" " ? . ninckcrcl nro scarce and so high that the consumption is checked. The total catch will not foot up much , if any , over 10,00 J barrels , Just about half the catches of the two previous years. In 1S8. thu catch to ilati ) was 32'J,10i barrels , and in 1881 , 41S.418 . barrels. Coffee Is in fairly active demand , and mild grades are lirm at the recent advance , but Hio coffcis is plentier and not so strong. There aru 21)2,000 bags of coffee in Kio do Janeiro , nnd Havro' holds 303,000 b.igs , including 131,000 bugs of Brazilian coffee. The stocks of Brazilian coffee in llrst hands at the American seaboard und ulloat for our shores lire as follows : Hags. New York . 182,11)1 ) 1 5al limoro . 2 1 , .ISO New Orleans . 21,051 Total stock . 230,822 Afloat from Rio per steam . 151,000 Afloat from Uio per sail. . . . - . 8,000 Alloat from Santos per stcam and sail. 41,000 Total . 433,633 Same time last year. , . 410,321 The Electric Sugar liellnlng company's ! stock Is reported as Oeing quoted as low as t S'J or ! H ) ( par value 100) ) . If this report is true it shows a very decided break in prices , as 47r > C'.500 was quoted about two months ugo. The result of the electric refining scheme , should it prove successful , would bo highly important , as it is said that In that event a syndicate representing a conditionally pledged capital of $15,000,000 will at once build refineries in all the principal markets of Europe and America. Us representatives nro said to have already arrived in New I York , anil are waiting , together with repre sentatives of the English capital invested in if the process itself , for the developments prom , ised by the promoters. ' 'si The following table shows the stock of flaxsced in Chicago elevators on the dates named : Grade. Nov. 108S. Nov. 3'SS. Nov. 12'S7. ' No. 1 , bu . ! KlU.gO ! ) 23'J,210 315,1113 Hojccted , bu. 5,018 5,108 22,374 Nogradebu . . USO Total . 214,827 241,318 337,898 , Hallroad earnings appear on the surface to he quite satisfactory. The Financial Chron icle gives the gross earnings of 100 roads during October as J2',44S,058 ) , an increase of $123i > 83 ; of uinoty-suvcn roads from January 1 to October 31 , ? 2II,331,7H , an Increase of Pl,801 , a4 , and of 11 fly-six roads for the fourth week of October as < 5Hril2,4."i2 , an increase or J257,657 , or 4.13 per cent us compared with OMAHA. tSTOOli. On tile. Friday. Nov. 17. 18S3. There wcro plenty of cattle here , although the receipts were not so heavy as yesterday. Thu market was strong and opened moro nctlvo , quito a few cattlu changing hands bu- toro the midday. The backers were free biiycrH , and in addition to their purchases of bcof. cattle a ( rood many feeders changed bunds before the closo. The market was strong , but lOo lower and ac tive at thu decline. The market is still higher in proportion than other markets , and within fie of thu extreme top In Chicago , Every thing ottered on the market was sold , the pens being cleared before midday , Mlieop. There were only a tow here , ana they met with ready sale. lleccljus. Cnttlo . 1,200 Hogs . 300 400 Pruvallitii ; I'rlum. The folloxvlng is a table of prices p.iM la this mar tee t for tha gr.xjoi of stock men tioned I'nuiostoors. 1300to 1500 Ibs. . 14. 10 (35.00 ( Prime steers. 1100 to 1300 Ibs. . 4,00 iitl.M Native feeders . 2.50 (33.15 ( Western feeders . J.SO ! ( < ? 3.00 Kango Hteors , coin'on to choice 2.MJ C43,2. > Common to good cows . 1.25 ( c2.25 Choice to fancy cows . U.a'i C(2,80 Common to chotoo bulls . 1.25 ftl'.OO Fair toonoico light hoes . 6.BO i < J5.30 Fairtocnolco heuv.v tioss . 5.40 @ 'i,50 Pair to choice mixed hogs . & .30 ItcpruuiHitauvQ Salai. CATTLE. No. Av. Pr. i cow . wo fi.no 23 cows , northerns . U3 Icow. . . . ObO 2.25 7cow . 1,111 2.25 C2 coxvs nnil bulls . , . 1.041) 2.55 17 cows , natives . 1,027 2.25 1 cow . . . .1,040 2.40 B8CQWS . 1,034 U.40 14 cows . 1,015 a.40 20 cows , natives . WJ 2.50 160 feeders , westerns . U17 2.05 HANOI : CATTM : , Owner , No. Av. Pr. R O. ilutlor JOcows , westerns . 1,317 | 2.25 8 cows , western * , . , . , . .1,053 2.45 63 feeders , westerns . 1,127 2.60 Outhrio & Oskutnu 123 steers . 1,003 2.95 27cowi , . . .1,030 2,75 W S. PuKsley 2J steers , Colorado Tcxans. 1,038 2.70 F. P. Brnest- 42 steers , Colorado Tcxans. 1,020 2C5 J. Brush 111 steers , Colorado Tcxans. 1,070 2,70 1 steer , Colorado Texan.020 2,70 M. Uowling SI steers , Colorado Texans. 091 2X ( ) Mrdano Springs Cattle Co. 2t ) cows 050 2.00" U. II. Connor 7 cows IK" " ! 2.40 85 steers 1,103 2.M Tim Klnney 1"8 steers , westerns 1,305 3.C5 HOGS. 1'ncKcrs * 1'iirclinHQ * . Showing the number of hogs bought bjr thclcuding buvcrs on thu markut to-day : (1. H. Hammoml & Co 511 Omaha Packing Co 1,057 Armour-C. P. Co * 3,201 Cudahy Bros 250 IlittticHt and Ijowont. The following aru thu hi hast and lowest prices paid for hogs during the past few days and on the carruspjnding dat'ji one and two years ago : T Novns't. I Nov. . I Nov. is- r > (10 ( & > 4.pl 4 01 M } 3 OJ < K(11 \ & 10 to > 41 4 0.1 ( 1 5 3 fii ) itl ; > Sundn . 4 0.1 it I r , 4 10 4M ' . ' 5 3 fjT/ ! ® ! ( r 10 W > M Sumlay. 3 40 4M 70 5 : l < > t ' < Ki 4 10 l. . Buiulay 5 M I&I r 5 4 oc ) ( iit ill ! l (13 ( ® : | 70 { i 5 ( ( & .1 41 4 1 t&l 40 351 4 l 75 6 3) W * 41 4 31 lit I 51 3 ( M ( it I 80 .Sunday. 4 45 CM i15 a RSllW 83 r > ; w < ibi 4.1 4 0,1 < iM C.1 3 60 6Ct KO n su nw f Snniiiv. 3 7U C&l tO 5 1.1 C&.1 40 4 ! M Of M ' Sunday 5 nu ( iyi oj 4 10 &l 31 3 01 CW 85 Movement of Cattle. The folloxvlng table snows the receipts and shipments of cattle the past week at the cen ters mentioned , and totals for the preceding week and u year ago : Thu indicated net supply the past week was 49,000 , compared with 71,000 the preced ing weclt ; fur corresponding time last year the net supply was 4,1,000. Prices of cattle at Chicago compare with a year ago on grades mentioned as folloxvs : 1NW. 1887. flood to extra shipping. . ? ! 7S to ( I 2.1 Jl M ) to fi fiO Medium shipping 3U5to4li.1 ! l 2.1 to 4 411 ] lutchen > btvcr.4 aOto3M ( ) 27r.to30' ' ) Texans 22.1to400 2 ] u to 3 00 Cincinnati Price Current. OMAHA WHOliKSALiE MAUKET8. 1'rodiicc , Fruits , Etc. Bi'TTEii Fancy , solid-packed crcamer.v , 20 @ 23c ; choice conntry , I8@20c ; medium grades , 14 ( 17c ; common grades , 10(5)l(5c. ) ( FLOUH Nebraska patents , $6.00@7.50 : Minnesota patents , $ ( i.25S.OO ; straight grades , > .00@5..10 ; bakers' Hour , M.J5@5.73 ! per barrel. POTATOES Ncbra ka , 'JSOIOc per bushel ; Colorado , 75@SOc. S\VIBT : PoT\TOK-i 3c per lb. ' . $ . . Poi'i.TiiY--Livechickctis$2.50@2.75pcrdoz ; spring chickens , $ J.IiO@3.00 ; dressed chick ens , 8 < 3llOe per lb ; turkeys , 8@12c. KuisStrictly ( fresh , 2c ! candled. CONCOUIJ GuAi'Es 3040c per 10 lb bas ket. ket.MALAOA. . GIUVEI In kegs , SJJIOc per lb. BANANAS Common , SLuOJo per bunch ; ctioicc , $2.BO@i.fiO. : LKMONS $ .ri,5'J per case. OKAXOKS Florida , $4.00 ® 1.25 per box. GAME Per dozen : Mallards , $2.MJ.75 ; teal , $1.001.25 ; quail , $2.50 ; prairie chick ens , $3.50 ; rabbits , Jt.OO ; squirrels , tl.OO ; venison , ( > ( 10c per lb. CtiAXiiiiKiiius f7.r > 0$0.00 ( per bbl. PHOVIMONS Hams , No. 1 , ll a ; No.2 , lie ; shoulders , 7-fc ; ! ; rib bacon , lie ; clear bacon , lll c ; picnic hams. lOc ; dried beef hams , 10 > i o ; dry salted clears , short , 8) ) < c ; extra short. SUc ; short ribs , 8 } + c ; pickled pigs' feet. 15 lb kits , Site : lard , ! i > @ 10c ; smoked sausage , ( i5C ! per lb ; hog casings , 17@lSc. Cni.EiiY ! i" > C 30c per dozOn. ONIONS 40C < ? . " > Oe per bu. CAIIIIAQK-$2.00 per 1UO. UIKTS lOc per bu. TuuNira Site per bu , S.U'KU KiiAUr Ubls. $1.75 ; half bbls2.75. Ai'i'i.ns Choice , $2.iO ! ( < rJ.7.'i per bbl ; fancy , $3.1)0 ) per bbl ; common. ? l.50@1.7. " per bbl. Cnwit Michigan , ? ii.XfgU ( ) ( ( > 0 per bbl of 32 gals ; California pear cider , flH.OO per bbl. Poi'CoitX llico , JIGSlis ; common , 2@3c. CAIIHOTSIOO per bu. HIANS : Choice eastern handplcked navies , $2.00 per bushel ; western hand picked navies - vies , ? I.75S1.80 ( ; mediums , tl.30@1.40 ; Lima beans , 5e per lb , lUv F. o , b. cars , No. 1 upland , ? 0.00 ; No. 2 upland. Sfi.OO. Hiu.v-15.00iMO.OO. ( CIUMTII : > l''HBlJl4.00 ( < ? 15,00 per ton. COIIN 3H-I32C. OAT.S ! iJ@-J3e. Vixcoui Cider , 10@lSc per gal. ; white wine , 10&WOo per gal. Gl'OCtM'H' lliflt , Hovlscd prices nro as follows : HACIOIXU--Stark A , seamless , 22c ; Amos- keag , seamless , 17 > ic ; Lewiston A , seamless , VJc ; American , seamless , ] 7c : burlaps , 4 to 5 bu , ll ( < 14c ; gunnies , single , 13c ; gunnies , double , 20c ; wool sack , "tto. Twines Flax , itto ; extra null'JO&'Jlo ; sail II , S0@21o : cot ton , SMo ; lute , 'Jc" . DIIIDU FIIUIT Fjgs , In boxes , per lb , 13Q lOc ; dates , In boxes , 7@10c ; London Malaga layer raisins , per box , f'J.50@3.75 ; Malaga loose nimins , $2.30 { < 2 > ' .j.5'J ; now Valencia raisins , per lb , 8o ; California loose musca tels , per box , $ 'J.iX$2.10 ) ( ; California Londons , 1SSS , $2.40 ; pitted cherries , Her lb , 10o ; Cali fornia pitted plums , par lb , 12Q13o ; dried blucKborrios. per lb , 7H@So ; dried raspber ries , per lb , .M@i5o ; evaporated apples , 7KQ lie ; California sun-dried peaches , I3o : Call' fornla nnpared evaporated peaches , ] 5$18o ( ; evaporated California apprfcots , ISc.antee ; currants , fiJsCSliV ; Turkish prunes , 4 > f@4Ji'o ; citron. 22@'J4o ; orange peel , 15o ; lemon peel , lUc ; California French prunes , 1 Keltic. Cor runs Mocha. 23f$2Gu ; Ulo , good , 10(31 ( 17o ; Manduhllng , 2 ( ' . ( 2Sc ; roasting Itio , ISC'J ' 10o ; O , G. Javo , ll ! ( < ? 2tio ; Java , Interior , 22 ® liTx : ; Hio , fanny , UWI'.tc ; Santos nnd Mur.i- calbo. 1701100 ! Arbuoklcs , 21J/c ; MoLaugh- lln's XXXX , ! MJe. Suou Granulated , 7Jfc ; conf. A , 7 } < c ; white extra G , 7 ? c ; extra C , 7J o ; yellow C. OJj'o ; powdered , SK" ! cubes , SJjo. HRKSXVAX Choicu yellow , 'JOC ? 'i2Wc ; dark colored , I3i3l4c CiiiiKSB Young America , full cream , 12 ( * 12 c ; full cronm chcddari , Hgl2c ; full cream Ilalj , 12Ve. PICKI.K * Mudium , In bbls , f.YOO : do , In half bblft , t3.CO ; small , In bbls , M.OO ; do. in half hhls , 13.60 ; gherkins , in bbls. 7.00 ; uo ' half bbU , I4.1X ) , TOBICCO 1'lufr , 28 05o ; smoking , 1 < X < $ | 0 . CHAUKBHB ( KSlOc per lb ; assorted cubes 8 @ 2Sc por'lbus per list. s-l , ! # per 30-lb pall. THE SPECULATIVE MARKETS" ; Wheat Opened Heavy and Closed a Few Cents Lower. CORN CLOSED WEAK AND LOWER. Provisions Attract Increased Atten tion Cattle About tlio Same JloRs Active anil Ten Cents Ijoxvcr Thou Yesterday. CHICAGO PRODUCE MAHKCT. CHICAGO , Nov. 17. [ Special Telegram to TUB UKE. ] The wheat market WAS heavy anil seemingly ready for a break nil tiny , yet it was n stubborn market mid resisted raids with stolid strength that sorely trieil the nerves of "short seller * . " This was the rase until the session was well advanced. Then the deluge. The first feature of note wns the rapid selling of n big line of wheat by Schwartz .t Dupee , with seeming deter mination to break the market. Largo lots were offered a shade under the market \intil \ May was pulled down from $1.11) ) to Jl.ii.'f : { (91.14. ( When the pressure from that source relaxed the price rebounded totl.ll'.f. It sub irquently worked baek to fl.ll , and for nn hour or more hung at 31.14@I.14 > . Then , shortly before 1 o'clock ' , pressure WAS put on , nnd the market was beaten down to 91.1' % . There was n strong light around 8 .11 % hut the market soon gave way , and fractions dropped oil rapidly. It took but a moment to traverse the distance from | I.l3f ! to l.li % . With scarcely n p.uiso the price went to $1.1 3'4' ' , Where.r.ftcr a trilling delaya start was made for $ 1.13. Thocloso wns : fl-l'X@l.13 ! for May , and fl.ll for December. This'makes n loss on the day of IJJfe for December and \\4 \ ( ffil c for May. The dealings wore hoav.y the last thirty minutes , and a declining ten dency overwhelming. A ray of light may bo found for bulls in the fact that the difference between contract wheat and No. 3 had nar rowed 2 } c in the lait two days. It was given out early that Fatrbank had unloaded the last of his big line of wheat through Schwartz & Dupco , but on the other hand , parties who are very close to that gentleman say that ho had expressed his intention be fore going east to hold on to his wheat , re gardless of immediate fluctuations. That , however , was before ho came into personal contact with the Intensely bearish crowd iti Now York. Ho may have modified his views since , In any event , the importance Of Fair- liank's ' position has been quoted at its full value. Ho is said to have been long only about 2,000.000 bushels , instead of 7,000,000or 8,000,001) bushels , as reported by gossipers. The llrst effect of the unauthorized announce ment that Fairbank had sold out was to btaco up the market , but later another view was taken of it and the crowd acted as though a terrifying bug-a-boo had been re moved. Short sellers operated with more confidence than usual. The bull-dog in their path had abandoned his post. Hutclilnson was on all sides of the market. Ho was buy ing and selling at every point , appearing sometimes in the guise of a raider , and again as a buyer at top prices. The crowd has ap parently given up trying to guess who lias been doing the .steady buying that was noted for two or three days , thejnysterious de mand having been seemingly satisfied around $1.14. For want of definite knowledge on the subject some of the wise ones attributed the buying to Armour , hut that tip was quite us ineffectual in bolstering up values as I'illsbury's letter. Tim Pillsbur.v epistle has developed its greatest power in its kick-liko- n-kauguroo. The market was weakest and most active the last half hour. In that time it broke a full cent and closed weak and limp at the bottom. Hutchinson was a big seller on the break. Indeed , ho started it on a report that the receipts of wheat In Minneapolis on Monday would he nearly seven hundred cars. On the break there was brisk selling on stop ord < * t "for long account. " It was generally supposed that cables wcro steady , but the situation abroad cannot bo said to bo favorable to the bulls. The domestic situation also seems to bo destitute of fresh bullish inspiration , and some of the best friends of wheat do not an ticipate a change for tho. better until the stocks of Hour are reduced considerably. The mills are very generally curtailing pro duction for the present. The receipts of cocn were 29 cars over the estimates made yesterday and 6,000 bushels more wcro added by canal. In to-day's in spection returns there were five cars of new corn and three of those graded No. 2. The weather was ugain clear and frosty , which is of course favorable to freer movement of this year's crop and to an improvement in its condition. The Liverpool market wns quoted dull and slight. A reduction was quoted for spot and November delivery , but more de ferred futures were unchanged. The prin cipal influence was the weather and its prob able effects , and those were not liv favor of higher prices. The business done was again very limited In amount. There were few outside orders and they , as fur as could bo ascertained , were principally to sell. A weakness developed in wheat was another clement of weakness which was felt most near the close. May future was in fairly good demand , though it suffered in price along with the others. November closed nt 39 0 to-day , neainst 40 } < o yesterday. De cember was ! ! 8c nt close , which is X ( i > : ! c lower than the resting price of yesterday , and May closing at 3SJ ; bid to-day is * { c under the closing prieo on Kridny. Provisions Attracted increased attention. Cash property was again in good demand , and in a speculative way trading was moro general and larger in volume than on any day during the week. On morning call , sales , made for future delivery , amounted to 23Mfa , barrels of pork , 0.500 tierces of lard and 250,000 Ibs. of short ribs. Increased buying by distributive trade , coupled with meager stocks here , has finally turned the tide , nud to-day the hull side was favored with a strong , as well as an active , market. Higher prices were realized with out trouble , and well maintained throughout. In imrk the not advance established was 7) < j ( $17Jie ; in lard , o7 c , guild til short ribs , f > o. CHICAGO laVB STOCK CHICAGO , Npv. 17. ( Special Telegram to THE Hiu. : } CATTLE The quality was poor and common , inado up largely of low-grade Texansand rangers , yet nearly all were sold ; and anything at all useful , cither in native , Texan or ranger line , sold equally as high as yesterday. A stock yard circular , referring to the business of the week , says : "Ourcattlo market opened this week with a fair supply of western and Texas cattle nud a largo sup- lily of natives , 'corn-fed' ' And while the re ceipts have been moderately quiet during the week , prices have advanced on westerns , i'cxans and native butcher stock , while corn- fed native cattle huvo declined from day to day until prices are 25c Ipwer. On Friday there were less cattle , and prices are a little stronger. Western cattlu are ubout in for the season , and hotter markets are looked for on native corn-fed , as our packers , as well as shippers of live cuttle will have to confine tholr purchases to this class. Tcxans will becoming coming forward the enttro year , but as a inn- ority go Into cans , they do not greatly inter fere with corn-fed cattle , The receipts include d.500 Texas and western cattle , Steady , choice to extra beeves , nominal at $5Xi4 ( ) ( 5.00 ; medium to good steers , 1350 to 1500 Ibs , ? l,00rJ5.00 ( ; 1200 to 18.VJ Ibs. fJ.50@I.OJ ; 050 to 1200 Ibs , $3.00@3,75 ; stockers and feeders. ? 2.00 < < Z % 10 ; cows , bulls and mixed , fl.40 ( < 1.00 ; bulk , ? 2.20@2.CO ; Texas cattle , steers , f3.50@U.OO ; cows , ? 1.S5@J.40 : western rangers , t2JKg4,10 ) ( , Hoes Trade was active but lOo lower ban the opening yesterday , closing steady vith all sold. Hulk of mixed sold within a angc of f3.30@,35 , and bust hdavy at * 5,40i ( 5.45 , a few fancy making $5.50@5.55. There was a heavy run of light with a limited du- nand , hence an ordinary run of 160 to 1'JO-lb ' averages sold at $5.80@:5.35 : ; light light sort sold largely at 35.00. which was higher tlinn any other class. The receipts so far this nonth , as compared with the same period ast year , show n largo decrease , In t-onso- luence packers did not enter into competition or offerings. Usually wo have largo receipts mil good markets this time of the year , und f the receipts wcro heavier business would ic better , The weather has been war ID , aud i that also ii ngamst u . I\VAh the present shipping demand and colder Weather. o packer * can handle hogs (0r ( product' , we can sec no reason why tire n arket should not hold up to the present prices. So far as learned there are not as many hogs ready for market as there should be nl this time of the rear , and it U thought Unit the bulk of the hops will bo marketed lntr In the season. It looks as If provisions would be light , and ex- iwrt dcmnml good. Slight fluctuations this week leave i the market about ISSVOc lower than last week. KINANCIAtj. NEW YOIIK , Nov. 17. ' [ Special Telegram to Tun Hr.r. ] STOCKS II-wns a very quiet day In stocks , with no important changes In prices. There was a firm tone on the belief that rate cutting troubles will bono worse and that an improvement is likely to occur nt nnv time. The opening was nt n little better figures than yesterday's close nnd n further small gain was made in most of the stocks in which there wns any trolling. The total salon wcro 5.V103 shares. The following wcro the closing quotations : U.S.4S regular. . . .I27 Northern 1'aclne. . Sfl'i U.S. 4scoupons _ 137' . doprererrcd . Hl'j . . U.K. 4'iRroupons..iaS' ' flo preferred , . . . ,14'J 1'nelflcCsof ' > . 121 V. V. Central . liv Central I'nclflc. . . . a' IV , I ) . Ac U . 244 Clilcnim & Altou . .135 Uork Inlnnd . 107 Chlcnjto.tlurllngton c. . M. .vst. r . tnu * Quincv do preferred . IIH ! I ) . . I , . * W. . . . . . . .137 < J St. I'nuKt Omaha. . ; i Illinois Central..llfi I doprofurred 10.V4 1. , It. X\V IS Iminnl'rtCltlo 4 Si Kuims .VTexas. . . 1.l\iW..6t.Ij. | .VI1 l.l'i ' IjnkvShoro Wjl do preferred. . . . Efl'j Michigan Central. . M'i.Westcru Union MS Mlssourll'AClllo . . . 77' 1 MONET ON CAI.I , Kasy nt'lj per cent ; closed at 2 per cent. PKIMB MEHCANTILR PATCH 4 ! < f(3G ( per cent. STKUUNO EXCIUNOK Dull hut firm at $4.814' for sixty-day bills , and * 4.87for ! demand. _ PRODUCE. CIUCAOO , Nov. 17 Wheat Easier ; cash , Jl.lO's ' ; December , $1.11 ; January , { l.O'JJrf ' ; Mny , $1.12 ir.-lti. . Corn Steady cash , 393 c : December , , ' c ; January U7.'i-li'ic ; Mav , 33j/ . Oats Steady ; cash , 2js c ; December , OoJo ? ; ; May , 2-J e. Itye 5oc. liaricy Nothing doing. Prime Timothy Nothing doing. Flax $1.50. Whisky $1.20. Pork Steady ; cash , $14.80 ; December , S14.77K ; January , $14.87. ! $ ; May , $15.07Ji@ 15.10. Lard Steadrash ; , $3.40 ; December , $ S.27'tf ' ; January , * j.23 ! ; May , * S.37 > . Flour CJuict and unchanged. Hulk Meats Shoulders , $7.,17 ( < ? 750 ; short clear , | a.l2K@S.S3 ; short ribs , $7.50 ® 7.70. 7.70.Hutter Hutter Firm ; creamery , 21@29c ; dalrv , 15 < S'24c. ' Choose Firm : full cream Cheddars , 9J ( ffilO'/c ' ; flats , lO'tfgltyfe ; Voung Americas , Firm ; fresh , 10@20c. Hides Unchanged ; heavy green salted , c ; light green salted , O' o ; green , 5c ; salted bull , fi'fc ; green bull , 4VCc ; green dry flint , 71 ( i'jc ; dry calf , 7(5)8c ( ) ; br.indo.l hides , 15 percent off ; deacons , io@33c ! each ; dry salted. 10il" > c. Tallow Firm ; No. X solid packed , 5c ; No. 2 , 4e ; cake , 5c. Receipts. Shipments. Flour , hhls . " 12,000 11,000 Wheat bu . .V40.000 77,000 Corn , bu . 11H.OOO 269,000 Oats , bu . bO.OOO 00,000 Hyc , bu . . . . . Cincinnati. Nov. 17. Wheat Dull and weaker ; No. 2 red , SI. 04 , Corn Firm ; No. 2 mixed , 44'iT > 4 c. Oats Dull and barely-t toadyNo. ; 2 mixed , 27.V : . Whisky-Steady at $1.14. Minneapolis. Nov. 17. Wheat Specu lative maricets were lower and with pros pects of a still further decline , buyers holdIng - Ing to wait for hottom1 quotations ; No. 1 hard , cash , S1.2I1K ; December , $1.24 ; Mny , fcl.on ; tracit , $1.23 ; No. 1 northern , cash , $1.13 ; December$1.14 ! . , ' ; May , $1.17 ; on track , ? 1.13 ; No. ii northern , cash and December , $1.07 ; Mny , $1.12 ; on track , $1.07. Milwaukee , Nov. 17. Wheat Easy , cash , $1.04 % ; December , $1.05' ; January , $1.0(1 ( % . Corn Easier ; No. 3 , 42c. Oats Firm ; No. t ) white , 30@31c. Ilye Easy ; No. 1 , MJi'c. Barlcy-Kusy ; No. 2. 72 > ic. Provisions Firm ; pork , cash , $14.80. Kaunas City , Nov. 17. Wheat Steady ; No. 2 red , cash , no bids nor offerings ; De cember , 01 Vc bid ; May , 8 > e bid ; No. 3 red , cash , 7Sc bid ; No. 2 soft , cash , ( J7 c asked ; December , 05c hid. Corn Weaker ; No. 2 , cash , 23c hid ; December 2SJ c hid ; January , -Sjtf'c bid ; No. . ' ! , cash , 21o bid. Oats No. 2 , cash , SO e asked : May , 24Kc hid. St. Ijimls. Nov. 17. Wheat Lower ; cash , $1.05 ; December , $1.05 % . Corn Dull ; cash , 37c ; December , 34c. Oats Quiet ; cash , 25c ; Mav , 2013-lOc. Pork Easy at $15.00. Lard Firmer nt $ S.2o. Whiskey $1.14. Hutter Firm ; creamery , fancy , 2S@29c ; choice , 23tf20c ( ; dairy , choice to fancy , 22 ( 2lc. Mvorpool. Nov. 17. 2 p. m. [ Special Cablegram to THE HKB.J Close ; Pork Holders offer sparingly ; prime mess.eastern , S2s ( id , firm ; do western , 71s 3d , firm. Lard Holders offer sparingly ; spot 45s , firm ; November , 41s Od , firm ; December and January , 4Us ( id , firm. Wheat Holders offer freely ; now No. 2 , winter Ss 2 1. lirm : do , spring , 8s 3d , firm. Flour Holders offer moderately at 12s , flrm. flrm.Corn Corn Holders offer spot freely end futures moderately ; spot , 4s SJfd , dull ; November , 4s Od , dull ; January , 4s 7d , dull. New Vork. Nov. 17. Wheat Receipts , 25,100 ; exports , none ; spot market dull : WfeW lower and heavy ; No. 2 red , * 1.0S @l.l.lo ) In elevator ; $1.10Kc afloat. S1.10M 1.11 % f. o. b. . No , 3 red , $1.03 } ; un graded , $1.05 ( 1.101 ; No. 1 red , $ I.H5@1.1(5J ( . Options moderately active ; h@6c lower and weak ; No. 2 red and December , closing at $1.00 % . Corn Receipts , 193,300 ; exports , 92,300 ; spot market moderately active ; opened eas ier ; closing steadier ; No. 2 , 40' @UI > u in elevator ; 4Ul4@50 > c afloat ; 60 ? < ic f , o. b. ; un graded mixed , 4.jj50jfc. ! ) ! ( Options quiet and ' © ' /c lower , but steady ; December closed at 40 c. Oats Receipts , 93,000 ; exports ,35 ; spot quiet and firmer ; options dull and easy ; December closing at 31't'c ; spot No. 2 white , 85(335J ( < c ; mixed western , 2D @ 32 } o ; white western , 31c. Coffco Options steady ; sales , 35,250 hags , including November , $13.75 ; Decem ber , $ li,35@13.55 ! ; January , $13.2.'i < $13,45 ; February , $13.15 ( < 13.355 Sfiot Rio , Jinn ; fair cargoes $15.50. ' ' ( Petroleum StcadyUnlted closed at 85-tf c. Eggs Steady for cubice , and in fair de mand ; western , 2. " > ) jO , . Pork Quiet but sfJrm ; mess , $10.00 (310.75. Lard Fairly active ; western steam quoted nt $3.80@S.K5 ; December $3.58. Hutter Firm and active ; western dairy , 12 } < i'(320c ( ; western creamery , 17@28o ; Elgins , 2Uc. 2Uc.Cheese Cheese Fancy higher but quiet ; western , , LilVB , 'STCOUH. . Chicago , Nov. 17 , The Drovers' Jour nal reports as follows : , Cattle Receipts , 5,060 ; market steady ; hooves , $5.00ii5.0'J ' ; steers , $3.00 ( ' 5.00 ; stockera and feeders , $2,00@3.00 ; cows , bulls mid mixed , $1.40@3.00 ; Texas steers , $1.85 Q13.70 ; western rangers , $ 'J.90@4,10. Hogs Receipts , 13,000 ; market steady ; mixed $5.25 < Vi5.50 ; ; heavy. $ .5.30 5.55 ; light , $5.30 ( 5.55 ; skips , $3.50 ® 5. 15. National Stock Yurdu , I-jutu St. lioulw , Nov. 17. Cattle Receipts , 900 ; shipments , SIX ) ; market steady ; choice heavy native steers , fS.OOftft.GO ; fair to good native steers , $1.40515.10 ; butchers' . . . Hogs Receipts , 1,303 , ; Hhlpmcnts , 4,000 : market slow ; choice heavy and butchers' selections , t5.20@5.40 : packing , medium to prlino , $5.00@5.20 ; light grades , ordinary to good , f5.005.25. Kauunu City , Nov. 17 , Cattle Receipts crcrx1 OTJT. The Best Way to Get a Home , "is on the ten Year Plan of The IV ! , K , &T , Real Estate Trust Co , , OF KANSAS CITY. OFFICERS : J. E. McKBIQHAN , President. OH AS. E. HASDROOK , 2cl Vlco President. M. O. CURTIS , Treasurer. A. E. ST1LWELL , lat Vice Proa't. L. E. DAVISON , 3d Vlco Prosldont E. J. DAVIDSON , Secretory. 500,000. n f This company proposes to assist people to procure homes. It builds houses costing from $2,000 to $10,000 on lots owned by the iippliciint. on monthly payments ; or it buys lots and builds houses for thorn on n payment of twenty per conl. of the cost of the house and lot , nnd the biilancu in mouthy payments ; these monthly payments extending over u period of ten years. In tlio event of the purchaser's death , prior to tlto completion of the ton years , the whole of the balance of the debt renmiimijr unpaid is cancelled and the homb becomes the absolute property of the heirs. This plan places a homo within the reach of every man ; at a lower cost than by nnv other plan , the payments not ox ccediiiff a fair rent. Best of all , in the event of death , the debt is cancelled , thus securing the family a homo under any circumstances. Every citizen of Council Bluffs ami Omaha is invited to call at our olllco and examine plan. Nebraska State Agent , Frank B Hochsfeller , , Room 509 First National Bank Building , 5,000 ; shipments , 5SuS ; native beef steers steady ; grass range active and steady ; native cows strong ! good to choice corn- fed , $4.7ouV.5 ( ! ! ; common to medium , S3.'J.1 @ 4.50 ; stockers und lenders , fl.50.il3.50 ; grass range stcors , * 1.5J@1.0J ; cows , $1.00 Hogs Receipts , 9,000 ; shipments , 210 ; market opened 5c lower , closing strong and fiifijlOc higher ; good to choice , $ ,1.30 OM.40 ; common to medium , $1.CO@5.'JO ; skips and pigs , $3.00ii4.40. ( ! n'hnt Knirlnml Thinks About It. EnKlish papers arc good huinorcdly scoldinfj1 Chamberlain for fjoinp across the sea for a second wife , even thoufih she is a lineal descendant of the 1'il- fjrim Fathers. The Pall Mall Gazette says : The advent of the American girl into English society at first was a curiosity. It boon became a portent. It is now as suming the dimensions of a menace. Before long it will be recognized as a calamity. Of all forms of competition there .is none so deadly as this. Wo can stand our farmers being ruined by American corn ; 'we can listen un moved to wails of the graziers made bankrupt by the influx of American beet , but the American girl is too much. Already wo hear the murmur of the cry of the drawing-room , of the despairing Belgnivin mother who sees season after season American girls swoop down upon the most eligible partners and cut our native girls out before - fore the eyes of their distracted par ents. That cry is growing , and before long will rival the lament of the Pacific coast of America over the influx of the heathen Chinee. We are being ruined , not by Chinese cheap labor , but by the bounty-fed compotion of the Amer ican girl. Now , can wo cope with it ? What is to be doncV Are wo to impose a prohibitive tariIT on this description of American produce ? The Prince of Wales of course is most to blame in this matter. Instead of discouraging the disastrous influx of American beauty , as was his bqumlen duty to every good Briton , this unconscionable prince took the fair intruders under his .special patronage. An ingenious correspondent lias re cently sent us a suggestion that the true way in which to give the Ameri cans tit for their recent tat in the Saclc- villo owisodo was for his royal highness to boycott the American element in London. We fear the prince is too much of a free-trader to listen for a mo ment to any suggestion of reprisals , and wo must look elsewhere for remedies , if remedies there may bo , for this intoler able competition. The advantages of the American girl in the marriage market are briefly these : She has more intelligence anil moro money. She is not kept ip a band box , but has practical experience in af fairs. Her education , as a rule , is bet ter , and if her complexion is not always to good she makes up for itby a fortune. It is curious that so many of the English who have married Americans hnvo tried an English wife before tho.y ventured upon marrying her American rival. Mr. Chamborlnin is a case in point. Poor John It. Siilllvnn. Boston Herald : Yesterday John L. Sullivan was a happy man. He walked from his homo at the South l nd down Washington street with his face wreathed in smiles. His devoted nurse , Hayes , walked by his side , but only as a cplnpanion , because John needed no as sistance to got along , und seemed stronger in the legs than he lias boon nt any time since his illness. . To a llor- ald man , who mot him , Sullivan looked as well , if not bolter , than for a long time before his recent illness , nnd said he was fust recovering his health and strength. He had thrown his crutches away , and hoped ho would never have occasion to use thorn again. Tlio sore ness had nearly all left his legs , and lie felt strong enough to go and got a Turkish bath , which ho thought would help him very materially. He got the bath , and afterward went home feeling like a now man , and looking just as chubby and contented as ho did early in the iluy when he loft his homo with out his crutches for the first time since his illness. Now that he is able to go around again without assistance , his friends conlldontly hope his recovery will bo more rapid than it lias been , and ho will soon ho able to show them that ho is as vigorous and powerful as ho wns in his younger days. Cotton Mill Itimu.'cl. LONDON , Nov. 17. The lirothcrton cotton mill at Preston has burued , causing a lusa of 40,000. , WRFKIY RI1OTSS RFYIFW ilJjLllLl 1)U JliiljuJ lYlJilLUi Condition of Trade All Over the World. SALES ON NEW YORK EXCHANGE. Our Kccklcss Hull road i''rlilitcii Kiiropcan Stock holders Into Sending Their Stocks Home Discounts. Cnic.ioo , Nov. 17. ( Special Telegram to TUB BHB.I The situation in monetary circles is much tlio sauio as last week , .Hunkers report a good healthy demand for ] discounts from nearly all lines of business , the only diminution in calls compared with the preceding three or four weeks was from grain operators hero and at interior points. The decreasou call from such borrowers was mainly due to the had weather , which dimin ished the fanners' deliveries to a material extent , but the small demand from such cus tomers was largely madu up by enlarged calls from other sources. The indications are favorable for an early recovery in de mand from interior borrowers , as the close of the lake navigation may be expected within another week or ten days , aud the accumulating supplies of grain that follows will necessitate an enlarged demand for money witli which to carry it. Pork paek- incr at all the leading western points Is also absorbing money with considerable freedom , and all the indications favor an active and strong loan market for some time to come. There are , few reasons for predicting an llncomnarahlo stringency during the next four or llvo mouths , unless European holders of Ameri can railway nnd other stocks become frlght- cncu tu. the unbusinesslike management of many of our leading roads and send thnir shares homo in sullicicnt volume to draw large sums of gold from this side. Discount rates arc strong at 0@J per cent , 7@3 per cent being the ruling figures for time loans. The shipments of currency to the country were fair and wcro mainly to tlio live stock districts. New York exchange w.is m mod erate supply and sold at 2.1 per cunt discount to 40 per cent premium per 1,030 , and Closed nt 25 per cent discount and at 30 per cent pre mium. Foreign exchange was lirm on thu basis of S4.S3@.83 ! > for shippers , ISO-day's documentary bills on London closing at The mercantile jobb ing trade in all leading lines of goods , although n trifle better than last week , was slow. The sales wcro mainly confined to lllling orders , and tno demand of dry goods was lessened by the absence of a sufficiently low temperature to increase con sumption of lieavj fabrics , A largo business was transacted on thn Now Vork tttoek mar ket during tlio past week. An unsettled feeling prevailed , and prices on the majority of nctlvo properties HUfCcrod some deprecia tions , The chief exceptions , however , were Nuw England's , which advanced four points on rumors that the Vanderbilts wcro trying to secure iln control , and Cotton OH certlll- cates and Chicago gas trusts , Tlio last two named wore bought fruely on the cry that they were Intrinsically worth moro than thulr present selling value and would soon bo paying handsome dividends , Although no nutnority was tflvon for such statements they were bought with such freedom that prices advanced 2 ( < i3 points in tlio face of a de clining market for other securities. The dis turbing fuaturo in the general list , was the cut of 30 © 10 per cent in west hound rates by Vandorbllts. The reduction was Immediately followed by further cuts by the Pennsylvania ana other linos. Holdorti of securities bccumu scared and sold frnuly. London and largo bear pro fessionals also took a 1mm ! and Hold heavily , und n largo decline resulted. An attempt on the part of the "shorts" to cover checked the downward current and started prices up ward , and fair rallies resulted. Stocks which showed bo much strength early bocanio weaker , as tlio general list advanced , und moderate rcalUIng produced a good decline , and about all early gains In Gas Trust and Cotton Oil certificates was lost. Grangers were effected to a moderate uxtont by the cutting of rates on cattle and packing liouso products from Missouri rlvur points , und fair declines were recordoil , Total sules on tlio Nuw York exchange during the week wcro 1,435.103 shares. Considerable business was transacted In produce circles during the past week , yet the market exhibited no particular excitement , nnd changes In prices were slight. In thu speculative branch ot trade there was no par. liciilnr activity and no features wcro pro- scitoil of bufilcient Importance to have any marked influence on the course of the markets. In ( .hipping circles about the usual volume of business was transacted , ordi-ra from casters markets being received In fair numbers , though mainly from Interior poiuts. Until within the past day or two the weather has been somewhat warm and un seasonable , and farmers have given their fall work , which hus been delayed some what ; rather more attention. Now that the weather has turned colder the Increase in the receipts of farm produce at interior points may be looked for nnd the quality of the new corn is somewhat improved. The receipts of grain at leadinir western markets were fair for the season of the year , and shipments wcro quito liberal. The supplies in leading grain contcrs show an increase of wheat and rye , and a decrease of corn , cats and barley. The export move ment in grain has boon light , excepting of corn , while in provisions there has been a considerables mcroaso in all articles. Tlio prices of grain have advanced slightly , but arc not of suflleicnt interest to attract much attention. Provisions ruled higher early in the week , hut closed easier ncain. ' Seeds have shown a little moro strength , with prices rather more favorable to sellers. The receipts of live stock were larger at all the principal western markets , but are still loss than for the corresponding time last year. The packmgof the west shows a further decrease - crease , and is now estimated at 202,000 , hogs less than the returns of lust season , to date. AaiHtocralic GoneroHlty. Chicago Tribune : Ho had evidently risen from a good dinner a few minutes before , had the tall , portly man who strode down Dearborn avenue about 8 o'clock. There was a contented ex pression on his ruddycountonance. Ho was smoking an exquisitely flavored cigar of the kind that costs 125 cents apiece. Altogether , ho presented a picture of prosperity that attracted a shabby individual who slunk out of an alloy. lie stood with cap pulled well down over his eyes , shivering in his thin coat. "Excuse me , sir/he / said. "Could I speak to you a minute ? " Without waiting to receive permis sion , ho plunged into his story. The first words of it brought the diner-out to a standstill. "I'm just out of the .Toilet peniton- lentiavy. J won't say I was innocent , for I was guilty. t was drink that leu ino to steal. I want to leave my pass life behind me , sir. I want to got work and begin anew. But I can't , 1'vo walked the streets thirty hours without > deoj ) and without food. Once I wan near having a job , when I saw the po liceman tlmt arrested mo coming up the street , and 1 went away. I'm tired with cold and hunger. I never bogged before. Will you liclj ) me , sir ? " There was a glare in his otyos and a hollow eagerness in his voice. Tha diner-out had listened intently. "My friend , " said he , "I don't know whether you are tolling tlio truth or not. I hope you aro. If you liavo fallen into evil ways and been punished for it there is no reason in that why you should despair. You have life loft , and while there is lifo there is hope. It 'is ' never too late to mond. Some of the best und greatest men have risen to glory out of the ashes of tholr former lives of corruption. "Take this , " and he balanced a coin between his lingers , , 'hut don't sponit it for drink , Lot it help you to bo a man. Determine to bo one , and to make the world look up to yon instead of down upon you. Good night. " Ho dropped the coin in the trnmp'a outstretched hand and entered tlio darkness. The unfortunate hastened to the nearest gas lamp and looked at thu coin which lay in his hand and Jilled his heart with such wild hopes. It wns a nickel. s = 3"r > OO a IMnto For I co Cronin. Now York Hun : Lucia A. Moore , a magnx.lno writer known as .Mrs. A. El- more , in the court of common pleas , be fore Judge Allen and a jury , yestcr.day recovered a verdict of 8" > 00 as damages against Kichurd and John Shea , restau rant hoopers ut 7(11 ( ! Broadway. On Juno 1(1 ( Mrs , Moore ordered ice croum there , and , it Is charged , the waitof , Thomas Kerans , gava her a pinto that had boon standing in the window , and was too soft to cat. She did not pay for it , but left the restaurant , and the waiter fol lowed her and sol/.ed her umbrella. Proprietor Kichnrd Shea was at tha desk , and told her that she would hava to pay for it or ho would Iceop the um brella , Mrs. Moore paid for the cream under protest , and sued tlio proprietor to recover 82,100 foi % assault by tha waiter. The jury gave her $500. King ntilnn'u LONDON , Nov. 17. The Vienna corra * Epondontof the Tim cstclcgrnpli8 | that KlnB Milair has offered to confirm the right ol ex-Quean Natallo to the title of majesty provided she foregoes her Intended protest to thu European courts and udiultb thu ity of the divorce ,