THE OMAHA DAtLr BTUE : SUNDAY JUNE 2. 3 889.-SIXTEEN PAGES. 15
THE CONDITION OF TRADE.
Money Reported .Easy nnd the Mar-
Icot Comfortable.
DEPOSITS COMING FROM OUTSIDE
Only Knlr For the Jobbers
The Cold Wenthor UjtfiivnrnDto
to Trade Woolen Will Go
Up Collections Good.
Tlio Local ItcfUitnc.
Bankers report n fair demand for money
/rom city traders , and call the mnrkot very
easy nnd comfortable. Iho largo surplus
now hold by our banks In excess of legal re
quirements Is the accumulation of country
depositors chiefly. The city has not moro
luonoy than usual on deposit. Clearances
for the flvo buslnoas days of the week were
? -,245,152.70 ! , n decrease of 0 10 per cent from
the sama week nnd simo number of pays
last , year. Balances woru $393,3JO 03.
Jobbers report trade only fair , though
Bomo lines claim to bo doing a
better business this year than last ,
but upon the uliolo It can only bo
Bald that trade lacks vitality , nnd while
there Is u fair movement of staples , the cool
nnd unsensoimblo weather which prevailed
lias made n perceptible lessoning m the gun-
oral volume of transactions the past season ,
ut Irast to this cause , more than nny oilier ,
is the prevalent dullness iittiUnited. Collec
tions nro pretty good , not exactly first rate ,
but us n good many remittances on uc-
couut come in , cicdit men nro fain
to bo satisfied. City trade is quiet ,
with llttlo demand for anything but
cheap stuples , nnd collectors have to make
several calls usually before they nro re
quested to receipt bills. Prices uio fairly
steady. Coffees uio firm at ( ] uotations and
Biigare nro somouhiit excited with a dispo
sition to advance. Granulated is 3-10o to Co
per pound higher than n week ago , and the
trade seem to bo firmly of the belief that tlio
trust will nmko the pi ice lOc per pound before -
fore long. Seer pipe dealers nro at logger
heads und prices have been cut to loss than
cost of production. Linseed oils uio very
Jinn , nnd in white leads donlois seem to feel
certain that the ti ust \ \ ill not succeed in
puichusliiB the St. Louis factories so that
prices will still bo controlled b ) supply and
demand. Lumber is quiet. Theio is a fair
demand for biilldci'n hardware , und prices
are Him ns n lulo. Diy uoods are quiet.
The trade has taken much interest In the
Inrgo auction sales of flannels held in Now
York this week , when 12,000 cases were sold
At figures ubout 5 per cent higher than in
18S8. The result was considered B itlsfac-
tory by the trade , but manufacturers claimed
that tlio advance in the price of wool was
not BUllleientlv iccognlzed , nnd Unit while
wool is up 20 to 25 per cent , flannels sola nt
3X@7.J per cent less than ngents have been
asking , and say further that unless higher
prices can be Mail , mills must close down.
Ono certain icsult of this sale m that all
grades of flannels and woolens will bo higher
this year than last
Heal estnto is somewhat dull , but good
property la held steady , and concessions to
effect sales are slight and grudgingly grant
ed , if at ull.
There wns n full supply of green groccis'
stuff on the mar.cot this week , both from
borne gardens and tno south , but the demand
was equal to the supply , and prices were
Bteady.
There was a pretty heavy frost felt on the
lands Thursday night , but the gioundas
BO dry that not much damage was done But-
tcr continues in excessive supply and prices
nro nominal packers are taking offei ings nt
7@8o for good fresh factory make , ami choice
table dairy is notwoith over 11 to 13 Cheese
is firm and stronger.
Eggs lire In demand at ll@12c for strictly
fresh.
It Is hard to account for the firmness that
is still displayed by holders of coffee , as the
demand Is characterized by great conserva
tism , causing largo accumulations of stocks.
Supplies at Kio have fallen oft , it is true , but
speculators uro indifferent und the entire
trade lacks snap.
Teas uro moving fairly at current prices.
A steamer has ai rived at San Francisco with
the first considerable parcel of nowciop
Japan teas , amounting to about 2.500 pack
ages in ull. The goods will bo divided be
t\veon the Chicago nnd Now York markets.
Dried fruits show moderate animation.
Raspberries sustain the recent jump they
took , with u prospect of a still further ad
vance. Stocks are light.
There is more lite in the llsh ti ado The
position of salt fish is unchanged in regard
to prices and receipts. 'Iho low prices me
moving off lake llsh in largo quantities.
' ! ho Now York Commercial Bulletin states
that "theio has been quite n full deal in
BUgar svi ups of lute , footing up nt least 5 000
barrels and possibly moro , all hnndled at
about rates for some time ruling. A portion
ivns talicn by local jobbers for Btcck and n
portion goes Into the hands of exporters. "
Tlio sugar trust people nro making hand
some profits by the bounty tbej are able to
levy on the people of this country by the aid
of the protective tariff. Bull talk on augur
trusts is very pronounced , it being claimed
that the trust is earning at least -0 per cent ,
nnd certificates uro selling at 0)7c. ( ! ) New
York ndvlcctt rcpoit late sales of over 25,000
bbls of icflncd sugar , there being nu unusu
nlly brisk demand , as another early advance
is expected by many people. Haw sugar is
on u strong basis through the statistical po-
Bitlon , but refiners are practically out of the
market for important quantities while using
their accumulations. Like sugar , Iho mo
lasses crop was much shorter than last year ,
nnd the firmness of the market U parallel to
that of sugar.
Advices from the China tea crop are as
yet somewhat monger. From the Hanltow
district ( Cougons ) , however , it is leninoc
that the bulk of the first crop has been
bought by the Hussmns at about 15 per cent
advance over last year.
OM.4.I1.X
Cuttle.
Satuidny , Juno 1.
The market wns not very active , the ic-
ports from eastern points not being partlcu-
laily encouraging , and yet about all the
cattle hero changid hands. Prices were not
materially altered , the ncnornl market being
nbout steady on ull grades. ' 1 ho beef steers
Bold at prices ranging from (3 45 to (4.15 , but
largely at $3.75@t 00. A bunch of llttlo
Hereford steers told at $4,05 , and a choice
bunch of 1451-lb. steers at 84 15. Butchers'
Btock was not very plenty , uud a good deal
Of the trading was In small lots , odds und
ends , Cows sold at $1.75@3 25 , but the bulk
wont nt $2 2.r @ 3 OJ. There were some very
good bulls on sale which sold as high as
| J 00.
The cattle market Is now In about as good
condition ns it liuj been this year , but how
longit will remain so depends largely upon the
receipts. The quality of the cattle coming to
f market is constantly improving , and common
cattle of all kinds uro neglected.
tlO 8.
The hog market broke away 10 ( < Jl5o under
the Influence of a similar decline at other
market points. The fact that it was Satur
day , and that the receipts \\o-re heavy ,
helped to bring ubout the decline , The mar
ket vvivs u little slow on account ol the reluc
tance nf salesmen to nmko the concession.
Iho hogs were ull sold , howovoi , befoio mid
day. The prices ranged from 54.00 to $1.15 ,
but fl 05 bought the ijie.it bulk of ull the
bogs hero.
Sliuup.
There were no froju. receipts , but a buuch
Of holdovers , common shorn Nobruakus ,
changed hands.
Cattle 1,700
frogs 0,500
I'rovalllug I'rloos.
TliofollowingU a table ot prloai palJ In
this market for tha grades of stojk men
tioned i
Prime atoora , 1800 to 1500 Ibs.$3 00 < < M.15
Coodntoors , 1250 to 1450 Uw. . . it.bO
Good Btoor , 1050 to 1300 Ibs. . . 3 05 @J.85
Ordinary to fair cows 203 M2.40
l-'alr to good cows , , , .2.40 M200
Good to choice cows , , , . 2U )
Choice to. fancy coyvs. bolters , . 300 (1.133 (
Fair to good bulls 200 (3)250 ( )
CiQodto choice bulls , . , . , 330 QoJ.00
UghtBtookorsund foodurs. , , . 3.70
tlood feeder * , 050 to 1100 Iba. . 3.00
fair to oholco light hogs 4.10
'air ' to choice ho-xvy hogs. . . . . . 4.00 . ,
' 'air to choice mixed hogs 4.00 W4.10
' 'air to medium native sheep. , 359 cw 1.2.5
lood to choice natlvo sheon. . . 4 OJ Ml,50
" "air to choice western sheep. . 323 @ICO
Shorn sheep 3.09 ( ( QUO
Itcprcscntnthc Sales.
BTCUII3.
Av > . Pr. No. AV. P- .
. . 030 S3.25 12 1230 $375
. 090 349 33 1320 3.75
, .10iO 3.40 2 , . ,1180 : ) .7"i
. .1024 3.43 . . . . . . . . 875
. .1103 . ' 150 15 037 37.5
. .1375 3.50 17 1217 3.75
. . IH7 350 20 1203 3.75
, . 107S 3.50 18 124 J 3.75
110J 3.50 10 1127 3.T7tf
20 12111 3.77K
, .104't ' ! i.f)5 37 1195 8.77K
. . U5'J 3 OJ 64 1243 3bO
. . i > 3 < ) 3.00 24 1125 3bO
. . 1130 SCO 30 1233 380
, .10'3 ' 800 5 1174 3.SO
. . o'tn sea 13 1553 3b5
. .1054 H.05 43 1307 3 65
. .1SOO 3.05 85 1480 3Sr
. .1310 it 05 35 1335 3.87J4
. 1003 305 80 1257 3'JO '
. .1075 . ' 1.70 oo urn I ) UO
. .1275 370 15 1417 300
. .1070 3.70 84 1420 3.i > 0
. .Ilb3 370 14 1203 300
. .12.50 370 s uy > 3.90
. .1315 370 IU 1130 3.1 > 5
. .1115 370 fi',1 1114 3.03
. . 072 370 7J 1343 4.00
. .1152 3.75 15 1100 405
) 1152 3.75 51 1431 4.13
cows.
1 8SO 1.75 1. .1170 3.75
1 740 200 4 .1103 2.75
2 10W 2.00 1.r . . bbO 2.75
1 10)1) ) ) 300 r > . .1100 2.75
1 1011 aa- 20. . 1195 2.60
1 1200 U23 4. .ll'53 ' a.yo
4.n
1 1130 2.25 n , . OS2 300
1 1150 2 25 i. . bOO 300
.7 051 2 Jo i.i. . .1100 300
2 1115 s ns .10JO 3.15
1 050 2 no . 870 3.15
1 870 2 no 1. .111)0 3.15
1 020 3.1)5 12. UlS y 15
1 HbO 1. .1150 3.23
5 13JJ 300 2 1505 200
1 1220 200 8 1515 365
1 10JJ 250 J 1775 275
2 1U10 250 1 1830 300
1 1430 250 2 IbOO 300
STAGS.
30U 1 1ISO 325
.15UO 30J 10 1430 8.50
cu.\i:3. :
. 140 400 8 134 4.25
. 230 4.25 3 105 425
111:11 BUS.
. ( WO 200 1 1230 3.25
. 025 300
300C
C VNXBIIS.
. 740 150 1 . SSO 1.75
o\t.s.
.1030 250 1 191)0 ) 350
STOCKI.U3.
. 750 300
BTl HIS , ll.IHil'OUD3. )
20 1180 405
STl hits , COIIV FE1J W KSTUUSS.
53 Bay State 1133 390
HOGS.
No. Av. Off. Pr. No. Av. Off. Pr.
18. . bO 30J 3 . .312 403
GO. . . .75 24 400 07. . . .275 300 403
50. . . .315 3JO 400 04. . .2111 10J 105
57. . . . OB IJJ 100 0) ) . . .2.IJ 40 405
03. . . .255 230 400 Ob. . .21U 100 103
r > .l. . . .252 40 400 ft . .200 UO 405
03. . . .251 120 4 00 71. . .232 100 105
00. . . .288 400 70. . .25J 405
00. . . .204 200 400 OJ. > - % > 200 4 03
53. . . .2:4 : 80 400 18. 2-40 403
53. . . .284 405 O'J. ' . . .253 80 403
O5..2ii ( 40 4 05 150. . . ' . ' 03 403
'J..24S 200 405 07. . .232 80 4.05
50..272 40 405 72. . .245 100 403
.251 100 405 (57. ( .230 SO 405
.25 ! 40 405 03. . .2i ! bO 4 05
.2i > 5 IU ) 55. . .243 SO 403
.22 120 403 01. . .249 405
OT. . . bO 405 70. . .254 10J 405
> ) . . , .278 200 403 75. . .25J 405
04. . , .25,1 4 05 70. . .201 120 405
02 . , 272 100 4 03 . .200 40 405
GG. . , ! i2fij bO 405 58. . .279 120 403
o ; . . .3U KM 405 01. . 2SJ 405
wj. . , .24'J 4(1 ( 4.05 03. . .210 80 107K
oo. . , .310 bO -105 71. . . ' 234 80 4.07Jif
1J3. .2t > 3 10J 405 bt. 80 4074
GJ. . , .341 bO 4.05 G3. .271 80 407K
04 . .310 120 405 04. .273 407K
.2(11 ( 403 G3. .245 100 4071/ ! ,
Wi. ! ! .201 100 4.05 G3. 201 bO 4071'i
7.1. . .277 120 405 70. . ' 275 bO
GO. . .301 80 405 OS .2.10 bO 407K
GJ. . .271 405 07. .270 4.07K
58. , 100 4.05 G3. .2iO 4.10
03. , 40 4.05 Os. .201 SO 4.10
54. , . .200 120 405 74. .257 120 4.10
52 . . . ,114 10J 405 ft' ) . 120 4.10
08. . . .22 ! 120 405 84. bO 4.10
70. . 12(1 ( 405 GJ 'J23 bO 4 10
1 > J. . 1GO 4.03 20. ,34 ! ) 4.10
til. , . . ) bU 405 1'J. .231 4 10
50. , . .230 120 405 54. .348 80 410
* > r. . . .JUl bO 405 UG. .270 40 4.1'J3lf
' . .210 100 403 G3. .240 4.r >
( W.'i 270 120 105 G3.VJ. . .210 SO 1.15
GO. , 200 4 05 41. .25 80 4.13
( X ) . , bO 105 17. .210 4 r.
25. , . .HJ1 120 4.1 5 70. 4 15
70.OT..22'J
80 . .2lt5 ! 240 405 OT..22'J ' 40 4 15
81..315 UO 403 53..214 4.15
250 Nebraskns , shorn 00 3.15
Tlio Month's Kcport ,
Showing the number of cattle , hogs and
shct-p purchased by the different buyers on
this market during the past month :
CVTTLK.
Swift & Co 14,380
U. H. Hammond & Co 5bOl
Armour-Cudahy i * company 3,1)93 )
Omaha Packing Co 213
Stephen , Hamilton & Co 273
Shippers und feeders 10,451
Local 108
Total for May 44.017
Total for April 45,354
Total for March 80,512
Total for Februaiy 27,151
Total for Jauuary 24,11'J ,
11003.
Armour-Cudahy Packing company. . . . 45,073
Otnnlm Packing company IllSI ! )
George H. Hammond & Co 11,340
Swift te Co 3,03'J
Squires & Co 10.G91
Klngun&Co 1,913
E. W. Davis 259
Cleveland Packing and P Co 171
Local
Total for May 104,930
Totul for April 02,903
Total for March 85,200
Total for February 82,475
Total for January 79,059
surer.
Swift&Co 4,237
Q. H. Hammond ft Co 010
Koynolds&Co 120
Armour-Cudahy Packing company , . . . 00
Omaha PuekingCo 233
J 1C Hunt & Co DO
Otnors
Total for May 5,299
Totul for April 4,457
Totul for March 10031
Total for February 10,052
Total for January 10,011
Ijlvo Block Notes.
Cattle linn.
Hogs 10@15o lower.
No liesli sheep receipts.
C. W , Crane , Dotchester , brought Iu cattle
mid hogs.
H. L. Wessuer , South Bend , was in with a
car of cattle. "
T. J. Taylor , Shelton , cuuio in with four
cars of cattlo.
Uocrgo Hootel , Millard , came in with cattle
tlo nnd hogs ,
H. C. Oldbam , Murray , brought in two
loads of cattle from Union.
U. 1C. Potter , Elm Creek , wag iu with flvo
car * of cattle and n car of hogs.
W. H. Pavton marketed u bunch of half-
blood Hereford steers at (4.05. 'Ihoy weighed
only llbO pounds.
An Ainnrlonii Cnlnhrity ,
Morolmnt Traveler : "Who Is that
distinguished looking1 gentleman over
thoroy"
"That is General AJrbloun , the great
military nmn. "
' Ah , the grunt military num. I buvo
hoard of him. Wluvt battle wua ho in ? "
"What battloV I don't know , I'm
surf. He's a muffuilno writer , you
know. "
OMAHA nriAti ESTATE.
Stcellcnt 1'rooFs of the City's I'ro-
jjf.qs I'criiiitH nnd Transfers.
A number of cltbcns who nro fortunate
assessors of largo landed Interests In Omaha
ro taking moro Interest than Is generally
upposod In the efforts that are being put
orth to provide a suitable park system for
Omaha. The plan referred to in TUB UBK ,
vlieu the park commissioners wcro first
hoson , of securing n chain of parks extend-
ng from South Omahn to Tloronco , nnd
onncctcd by n boulevard nt lonst 150 feet
vide , Is meeting with especial favor , and an
iffort Is bi'lng mndo to Induce property own-
rs along the proposed line to contribute
grounds for park purposes. It Is thought
hat n number of land owners will make do-
ations of grounds for parks to bo nnmocl
nftcr the donois , nnd but llttlo difficulty is
xnccted In securing n number of parks cm-
jraclng fiom ono to llvo acres of land that
vill bo fitting additions to the several Inrgo
larks \\hlch the commissioners propose to
istnblisli.
The rioionco & Omaha Land company Is
ho first institution to Blurt the ball rolling
n the matter of donations of ground forpirk
mrposos 'Ihis company , under certain con-
litlons , proposes to donate forty acres , n
) cuitiful tract , lying Just north of I'oiest
. . wn cemetery. Dr. Alorcor is mentioned
, s being favorable to a syndicito park in the
Iclnity of Walnut Hill. Noith of Cummg
trcct , nnd adjacent to the proposed bouloj
nrd , Mi. George P. Homis has large real
istnto interests , wlillo south of Cumlng nnd
vest of riilrty-Blxth street Bishop O'Connor
ind Hj ron Hf > od have largo propeity posses-
ions. Ail of thcso gentlemen nro public-
pintod citizens , who now have u chance to
jorpotunto their names and to beautify the
jity by lending n hand to the work of nark
mprovomcnt. A mooting of cltl/ons will bo
cillcd at nn early date to dovlso schemes for
liding the park commissioners m the further
ance of their plans.
Itcal estate during the past week has had
, n upward teddoncy , all transfers being
natio at an advance over lust week's ' prices.
\uiong the representative sales made during
ho week were these :
L. V. Morse sold to T. 0. Brunor six lota
n Omaha View , two In Clarendon , ono In
Stride's second addition und lot U , block 5 ,
Douglas' addition , the consideration balng
' . '
sui.'OO.
M. L. Jnynos sold to M. L. Lauplicor , lot
S in block 0 , Sulphur Springs , for $7,200.
J. \Vinstinloy sold to W. U tloman
, wo lots In block 14 , Walnut Hill , for 510,000.
E Hengoii sold to C. Nebor , lot 7 , bloek S3 ,
Cipital Hill. forl2,000
The week's transfers total as follows :
louday § 71,800.50
Tuesday 87,804.00
Wednesday 3J,8W.OO (
Thursday
Friday 4r > ,330.00
Saturday 27,501.00
Total " u 5215,974.50
The niillillna : Kocnrtt.
The statistics of the supormtnadent of
wildings' department show n flittering in
crease in the amount of building over last
j oar , and furnish an excellent proof of the
lity's ' progress in this substantial respect.
Not only is the number of permits issued
his yoir in execs * of last .ye ir'a showing ,
ml the character of the buildings erected
ire far superior , In tbo first flvo months of
(538 ( the values totaled S7C3,40 ° > , us follows :
J.inuity , $4U,100 ; rebruary , $03,575 ; March ,
? iar ,015 ; April , $410,745 ; May , S5J5.530. . Tno
same months this .year show u total of
C'l.403,105 50 , the months sharing in this
wise : January , 5SV-01 ; robrui.ry , 511,090 ;
March , 5400,070 f)0 : April , S145i07 : May ,
? IoU-ir. , In the five months named , last
\ ear , Or'0 permits were issued , ugainst 850
'or the simo pcuod of the present year.
The record of penults for the pas > t week Is
follows :
Monday $ IS.fiOO
Tuesday 7,000
Wednesday 1J.450
Thursday
Fuday 14,800
Satui day 0,700
Total SG1.140
The permits issued by Superintendent
Whltlock , yesterday , are as follows :
Nels Jorgensen , one story frame cot
tage , Sixteenth , near Commercial. . ? 700
li. J. Smiley , one story frame cot
tage , Johnson , neat Thirty-sixth. . . 1,000
Andrew Nelson , addition to dwelling ,
Twenty-ninth and Frannlin 500
J. H KraiscUu , frame addition to
store , Twenty-ninth and MoGratb. . . 500
H. J. Pruyn , three ono aud ono half
story fiatno dwellings , Alandorson
and Twenty-first 3,000
Hans Dcckenliolil , ono und one-half
stoiy frame dwelling , Thompson ,
near Thirtieth 1,000
Eight permits . $ 0,700
THE BPIJ has already published a list of
the unpoitant buildings in course of erection
no to last baturday. Among the permits
issued during the past week the following
\veto prominent :
Mrs b.irali Hove is building two model
biick tenement houses on bouth UiKhteenth
stieet , near Spring , to cost S7.00J The
houses arc built on the Gorman plan , and
arc models of neatness.
County Commissioner O'ICoofo is building
a handsome M.OUO home on South Fourteenth
street
George N. Hides is building three resi
dences on Popploton avenue , near Thirty-
third stieet , each to cost * 1,0 JO.
Alfred Millard Is building an $3,000 resi
dence nt 250 ) Fai nam. *
T. H. IConnard is building a block of one-
story brick stores at the corner of Four
teenth and Harnoy. The walls are built of
sufficient size to support two or three addi
tional Btorios , which will bo added whun
needed.
_ _
MONSTER SHARKS.
The nijj Tales 'lolil by Two Yankee
Cnptamw.
Some heavy shark stories were told
by two captains who arrived in port to
day says a Boston dispatch to the Chicago
cage Hoi aid. The sharks are declared
to bo of unusual size _ and seem to be
nearer land. Captain Thurston , of the
fishing schooner Sisters , reports
that on Saturday a weolc ago ho wns
fishing about twenty miles off Yar
mouth , N. S. , when a huge shark was
hooked by the nosu with a cod hook.
They jfot the monster to the surface
alongside tlio vessel and tried to got a
stout now rope over his head , but ho bit
the rope right through again and again ,
as though it were cut with a sharp ax.
Then they drove a harpoon into the
back of his nock und hold him while
they got into a boat and attacked him
with axes , killing him at tor a desperate
struggle. The shark proved to bo too
largo to take on board , so they cutout
his liver , which tilled two and a half
barrels , and took aboard the head and
tail , letting the body go. This is ono
of the largest of the specioj over seen
in these waters being twenty-live foot
lontr and estimated to weigh over two
tons. His huiid was us large as u hogs
head nnd weighed between 000 and 700
pounds. A good-sized boy could crawl
inside its mouth. The schooner Minnie
U. , Captain John Siiundors , captured u
largo shark ton miles oil Yarmouth
light house a few days later. The shark
took the bait and was hauled to the
surface and harpooned , After half an
hour's hard struggle ho was finally se
cured. He measured twenty-live feet
in length and weighed ubout two tons.
Grulifl on tlio llackN of Cattlo.
As the spring advances small lumps
or tumors will bo found on tlio bucks of
the cuttle , und in such a large whlto
grub will ho found. These grubs uro
of tun called wolves und other local
names , but they are really the larva of
n largo hot or grad-tly which lays eggs
in the skin , which it punctures or
stings with its ovipositor , sayp tlio Fort
Worth ( Tex. ) Gtuotto. ThobO flies tor
ment the cattle in July or August ; be
sides , the hides nra seriously damaged.
A day may be well spent in destroying
the grubs , which are now nearly ready
to emerge from the holes in the skin
through which they breatho. By care
fully squeezing the tumor they may bo
forced out und killed ; or a few drops ol
oil bqueozod In from a snuirt can will
*
kill them. If this could bo generally
done the pests would soon bo got rid of.
THE SPEUUTIVE MARKETS ,
a 11
p . '
Whoat'Mndo a Bad Bronk In Ohl-
u 'y '
cage Yostordny.
THE Ld.NGS DROP THEIR BURDEN.
CuttlnR 6Jr Tlulcor Itoiiorls Favors
tlio Jlcnrs Oorn Tends Downward
'I'rfovlHloiifl nnil Oaitlo
Follow Suit.
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cmoAC/b / I'ltonuoia MA. HURTS.
CHICAGO * . ituno 1. [ Special Telegram to
Tun BEK.I There was an outpouring of
eng wheat to dny , and break In prices of
about I cent. The market was heavy from
jognmlng to oml. The session did not com-
nonce until 10:30 : o'clock , and the docllno In
trices was precipitous. Fractions dropped
of ! rapidly- The first sales of .Fulv wore
, and It was not long until the prleo was
75ifc. Juno , at the same time , ran down
'rom 70J.fc to 75Je , and December from
to75ifc. Rallies took the market back
n" "round , but the tone throughout
the day wo * soft and heavy. Juno , though ,
wonted up neatly le , and stayed thoro.
31e iring weather was assigned a * Iho prlncl-
ial reason for the discouragement of the
Dulls. The cutting oft of quotations from
, lie outsldo world also had something to do
with the free selling , miscellaneous oper
ators getting out of the dr-.xls because they
could not learn as promptly as usual the
louise of the maikot. This 13 only to have
jeen expected , but the annoyance from that
source should bo only temporaiy. The
effect to-day was to assist In general do-
iresslon , as the country , generally , is long ,
and It was long wheat that waa sold. The
outsldo news was not of a startling char
acter , but it looked as though that which
was most Influential favored the bear side.
dispatch from Minneapolis to Dun
ham gave the May reduction in
country elevator stocks at 95,000 bushels ,
making the present total loss than 300,000
jushols. Now York clearances foot up to
15,1,000 bushels and no now business is re
ported. Freight room was engaged hero for
103,000 bushels , and there Is more or less
milling and shipping Inquiry for wheat. The
deliveries on Juno contracts were insig
nificant. The estimates on the decrease in
the visible supply range from 050,000 to
300,000 bushels , llmt most worthies * of all
alleged grain authorities , Uradstrcot'B ,
sprung an estimate on the tr.\do , purporting
to bo an approximation of the "invisible re-
servo" on July 1 , which was boailsh in Its
tenor. This was one of the Items made to
do service In the absence of more important
news. The few private cables that were
received J noted a rather stronger feeling
abroad on continental crop prospect- ) ,
but there is very llttlo life
to the foreign news these days.
The local market was quite active most "of
the session. ' 1 bo individual trade was not
conspicuously sensational. The general
crowd had wjieat for sale , and tbo general
crowd clearli * loans to the bear side now.
The best * buying was to All shorts , a circum
stance th.lt did notcontributo to the strength
of tlio undertone. After July rallied to
75fe it did not wander from that fraction.
Once the price got b ick to 7. > > c , but it only
stuck theio a moment. It How up to 75 c ,
and olthnmrli the market looked and noted
weak , it did not actually yield. The closing
quotations wcio as follows : Juno 70JaC , July
75 ( iJ7jjO , September 74c , December 75 }
( )7. ) > % c. This is an average shrinkage in
values of about Ir , as compaied with yoster-
dny , and Is ' practically the lowest range
touched since lat > t September , more than
eight months ago. Tlio muikot was broken
by very heavy i eceipts and the failure ot
frost proUictJons to materialize. Tiado was
fairly active , with short sellers putting out
moUoraUi lines , iiud the disoouraned longs
selling outjibiu there was no appearance of
much new business from outside sources.
ho wnather was not entirely satisfac
tory , but it was showing some
signs of improvement especially In the mat
ter of temperature. The board of trade was
without regular cable dispatches , but private
advices reported u bettor fooling as prevail
ing in Liverpool.
ihoro woio numerous dispatches and let
ters received from various carts of tnis stito
and Iowa , complaining of serious datnugo to
growing tern from frost and wet , but specu
lators appeared to ignore any items of news
unfavorable to the boir side of tlio market.
The net results of the day's operations was a
decline of ifc in ull active futures.
Oats wore onlv moderately active , and
barely steady. The weakening Influences
were the big receipts , aggregating 410 cars
and 21r)00 bushuls by canal , and tnn improve
ment in the waathor. Deliveries were small.
There wns considerable changing of Juuo
into Juiy at % to XB diCferenco and into
September at nearly le. Iho last named
was nearly steady at 2J2 < 32JJ o , with
July easing off to 23 > c ,
followed bj n mild recovery , while Juno was
a shade easier. No 2 , to go in store , was %
to MC lower , at 3lJ c. and sales of No. 8 ,
white , to go in store , wore libcial nt23X
M20c.
In the provision trade n quiet feeling held
control. Deliverioi on Juno contracts wore
lighter , If uni thing , thau was expected.
Between 0,000 and b.000 tierces of lard came
out ; but of the short ribs passed around.
there was scatcely one twentieth of the
stock in first , hanus , While little or no
pork made its anpoaranee , June deliveries
teitainly failed to clear away the mysterious
sun oundings of the market , and , in lieu of
anything moro plausible , traders excused
their reluctance to day to trade to the uncer
tainly of Monday's stock showing. In all
bi anches of the deal a slow state of affairs
existed , and there was no development to
'change or to throw any light upon the
gen oral situation. Prices , however , were
pi etty well supported , though laid declined
5o and short libs 3"
CHICAGO 1,1 vi ; srooiL
CiiiCAao. Juno 1. [ Special Telegram to
TUB HER 1 CITTI.E. The run for the day
was much larger than wns anticipated , hence
there was a slow trade ana a shade lower
prices on even the best steers , with the
chances that some HOI ts would bo hold ever ,
dressed beef people buying only n few and
shippers scarcely anything , on account of the
washouts on some eastern roads. The esti
mated run of Texans was 70 cars , or
about 1,000 , quite a large number
of which arrival rather too late for
market. Anything good sold Btoady. but
dinners sold lower. Butcher stock about
steady for the best ; canners going lower and
lower , from day to day. Nothing doing in
stackers nndfeeders. Steers , 1,330 , to 1.500
Ibs , f.l)0@430 ) ; 1,200 to 1,350 Ibs , $3.7.5@
4.25 ; 95Qi tit , 1,200 Ibs , $3 50(34 ( 00 ; mockers
and feeders , dull at $ J.50800 ( ; cows , bulls
and mlxedr weak nt1.75@285 ; bulk , JJ.40
@ 2 80 ; TuxiU cattlo'weak at * 1.80@8 40.
lions Tbe'fuarkot opened at a sharp down
turn of Woi finally settling down to a dcclino
of 15a to 'JOo.wlth some common to fair puckers
soiling ui low as W.25@l 27 , the best not
' " " ' " " "
overftnOQl'Mj a few heavy sold early ut
fl.45 , but \Kiifbulk : of the best heavy sold at
SI 40. Eight stores sola at u decline of lOp ,
hugely nt 4r50. About all the hogs In llrat
bands w'Ari tsoid , but speculators carried
ever qultd'ar'number , The run was larger
than on | any Saturday In May , indicating u
heavy supply for the coming we on.
" Tfc n F1NANO1A.U
NKW Yonit , Juno 1. [ Special Telegram
to TUB UIE. : | STOCKS Business In stocks
this mornlnf was light and unsatisfactory.
The orders of the governorsof the exchange ,
shutting oft tickers , wont into effect and
somewhat demoralized business. The mar
ket opened steady with n tendency to weak *
ness but at the end of the half hour bushes
was almostat a stand-still. Members maclo
but llttlo effort to send out quotations and
the consolidated exchange posted what pur
ported to bo stock exchange quotations for
a basis to trade on. During the first thirty
minutes Uurllngton sold oft at 102 % , yt per
cent lower1 , Missouri Pacific at 71Ja , H for
cent lowor. , , Northwestern from 113 , went
off to lll j Atchison fiomIU off to
Reading from 4"V oft to 4\J ( i nock Islnnd
was ; V Per cent lower nt 09. St. Paul was
nctlvo nt the opening V I'01" cent minor nt
73J/ , touching 73 % nnd Up to 74 , nnd oft too
Northern Pacific , preferred , wns firm
nt 07 , and Union Pacific nt 031 At the end
of the hour everything wns decidedly mixed
with no significant action.
The following were the closing quotations :
tJ. 8.4s regular. 1S9 Northurn I'ftClUc 29
U.S. 4s coupons . . ' itonrofeired noy
IT. 8.4s } regular. C. AN. W lll ,
. . . doprororrcd I4 , " {
1'ftclllousor' . . 119 N.Y.Contral 10- * ? .
Central IVwItle. ; id'tl'.lK 24U
ChicagoAlton .1J5 Hortclalnml IW'4 '
Chlcncollurllngton 0. . M. XBt.1' 7
AQuincy . . . . 102M dopreformd IIS
TJ..UA.W. 143' , SU'nlllAOtnivhft " '
Illinois Cnntrnl . 114 . . doproforrcd . . .
I. , 11. ft W. , . B
ICnnsm At Texas .107S \V..8t. L. & V 15
I.akoShoro . . . . IdjU dopreforrod . . . . 28
Michigan Central OJ WeatornUnion. . . . 871
Missouri Pftclllo 74'i
Moxnv Kosy with no loans.
PRIME MEUCVVTILB PAVKII ; 135 > J per
cent.
nuvo nvciuvoK Dull but stoicty ;
nlxty-day bills , $1. 87' ; demand , fl.SO.
rnouuci : MA me UTS.
CHICAGO , Juno 1. 1:15 : p. in. close Wheat
steady ; cash , 70 Vc ; July , 5 ? " > ] . ( c.
Corn Lo\\or ; Julv , 4o ; August , aie } .
Oats About steady ; July , BJT-lCc ; bop-
tomber , 2J 13.1c. ( )
Kyo 83 > < c June.
Harlov Nothing doing.
Prime Timothy ? 1.23.
Flax $1 W.
Whisky $1.03.
Pork Steady ; Julv , 111.85 ; August ,
l.U * * ; .
Lard Irregular ; July , $0.72 } ; August.
10 S7X.
Flour Quiet and unchanged ; winter
wheat , $3.00@3.75 ; spring wheat , fl.SOigS 60 ;
rye , $2.4r.05.
Dry Salt Meats Shoulders , $3.12K@5 25 ;
short clear , fO 00SO ( I'Ji ; short ribs , $5.05
@o.70.
Uuttor Unchanged ; creamery , ll@10c ;
dairy , 8@l4c.
Cheese Unchanged ; full cream cheddnri ,
flats , 7 f@7JXc ; Young Americas ,
Eggs tTnclinngcd ; fresh , ll@12c.
Hides Unchanged ; heavy and light green
salted , 5)fo ; salted dull , 4' c ; gioon salted
calf , Oc ; dry flint , 7c ; dry salted , 7o ;
dry calf , 7So ; deacons , 25o o iclk
Tallow Unchanged ; No. 1 , solid packed ,
4o ; No. 2 , 3c ; cake , 4 0.
Hccclpts. Shipments.
Flour 11,000 14,000
Wheat 12,000 19,000
Corn 433,000 Sbl.OOO
Outs 234.000 14J.OOO
Now York , June 1. Wheat Receipts
73,500 ; exports , 15',000 ) ; spot market dull ,
wcalt and } @ , ' .Cc lower ; No. 2 red , 80e
in store ; 81JJ > c afloat ; SV @So \ f. o.
b. ; No. 8iod , 74j c bid ; ungraded rod , 81@
81 > c ; options , unusually active for Saturday
notwithstanding the absence of Chlcaco quo
tations , which failed to disturb dealers ma
terially ; prices 3 @ 5fc lower , closing \vead ;
No 2 led , Juno closing bO ) c ; August closing
Corn Hcceipts , 109,700 ; exports , 803,700 ;
suet market dull but steady : No. 2 , 40 > fc In
elevator ; 41$4l ( ) c afloat ; No. 2 white , 42o ;
No 3 , nominal ; ungiadcd mixed , 311 ®
43 > o ; steamer mixed , 42j o ; options , dull
but flrm ; June , 4UJ c ; August closing ut 42c.
Oats Heceipts , 8S.300 ; exports , 274 ;
spot market steady and moderately active ;
options , fairly active andllrm ; Juno closing
at27Xo ; spot , No. 2\vhito,34o ; mixed west-
ein. 2b@30c.
Coffee Ontions dull , unchanged to 5 points
down ; sales , 11.000 bags ; June , $1(550 ( ; Julv ,
S1005 ; September , § 101)0 ) ; October , $17.05 ;
spot Uio , quiet but llrin ; fair cargoes. * 18 7 > .
Petroleum Steady but quiet ; United
closed nt S.'U.fe.
Eggs Weak out quiet ; western , 13 ( < §
Pork Quiet ; mess , $1325@1350.
Lard Inactive and lower ; western steam ,
Butter Quiet , choice steady ; western
dairy , OfiJldc ; creamery , l.'i@17j ; western
factory , 7J < @ 12.
Cheese strong ; western , 7@8c.
KiniHus Oily , Juno 1. Wheat Quiet ;
No. J rod , cash , 74c asked ; August , 60c
asked ; No. 2 , soft , cash , 70c.
Corn Weaker ; No. 2 , cash , 20J c asked ;
No. 3 white , cash , 27c bid.
Oats No. 2 cash , 19 > o bid , 20 fc asked.
St. Linuls , Juno 1. Wheat Lower ; cash ,
70Ko ; July , 7Ui'@n ; < c.
Corn Dull ; otih , 31 , ' c ; July , 31c.
Oats Lower ; cash , 2JXc ; July , 2Uc asked.
Pork-i-412 00 12 ft'-f.
Lard Nnommal at SO 40.
Whisky $1.03.
Mllwuulto , June 1. Wheat Easy ;
cash , 74c ; July , 75c.
Corn Dull ; No. 3 , 33c.
Oats Dull ; No. S. white , 20j c.
itye Quiet : No. 1 , 41Kc.
Barley Quiet ; No. 2 , 57c.
Ciuuiiinati , Juno 1. Wheat Quiet ; No.
2 rod , 80c.
Oorn Firm ; No. 2 mixed , 35c.
Oats Steady ; No. 2 mixed , 25o.
Whisky-Sl.OJ.
Aliiinuiipolix , Juno 1. Wheat Unsettled
and lower ; receipts. 185 cars ; shipments 51
cars. Closing : No. 1 hard , May , 90c ; July , lUc :
No. 1 northern , May , Slo ; on track , 81@ 3c ;
No. 2 northern , May , 7Jc.
Liverpool , Juno 1. Wheat Qalet ;
holders offer moderately ; red western spring ,
7s 2Kd@7s a > d Pcr cental ; do winter. 7s 5d
@ 0s r > i4d.
iCorn Quiet and unchanged.
L.1V1S STOCK.
Ohloazo , Juno l. l'ho Drovers' Journal
reports as follows :
Cattle Receipts , 2bOO ; market moder
ately active and unchanged : atoors , fj.r)0@
430 ; stockers and feeders , ( lull , $ J50tcJ.iO ( ;
cows , bulls anil mixed , fl.75iiJ. ) , " > ; Texuns ,
.
Hogs Receipts , 23,000 ; market active
and 10 to 15 cents lower ; mixed , St.'JIl.tS :
ho-u-y , $420@440 ; light , * .804.00 ( | ; skips ,
Sheep Receipts. 1,500 ; market steady
and unchanged ; natives. § .J.35@4.75 ; Tox-
uns , W J5@J 00 ; lambs , * J 25@i 10.
ICnnniis Oily , Juno 1. Cattle Re
ceipts , 2,200 ; shfpmcntR , 1,000 : ushado lower ;
good to choice corn-fed , $ J 80@1,00 ; common
to medium , $ J.25aJ.70 ; stockura and feeding
steers , &m@4UO.
Ho/s Receipts , 13,500 ; shipments , 1OM , ;
weak and lower ; good to cboico light , & 4.20@
4 25 ; heavy and mixed , W.90@4.15.
.Satliin il Stock Vjril < , Knit Bt.
Ijouls , Juno 1. Cattle Receipts , 1,000 ;
shipments , none ; strong ; fair to choice
heavy native steers , ? . ' ) 10 4 40 ; stockers and
feeders , fJ.20C < W.15 , rangers , corn-fed , &i 80
( SJOO.
Hogs Receipts , 3,000 ; shipments , none ;
lower ; choice heavy and butchers' selections ,
! ! OQ4.10 ; packing , .15@J 30 ; light grades ,
$4 3JV 4 15.
Public Parks ot Chicago.
CuiOAGO , May 29. [ Special Corrcs-
poudonco of TUB BKE. ] The board of
South park commissioners wua creutod
by an act of the legislature in 1800 , far
tlio purpose of establishing u systoni of
parlcH and boulevards in the towns of
South Chicago , Hyde Park and Lake.
Those tovns have ucon annexed to Chicago
cage , and the parks and boulevards are
part of the system of pleasuto resorts ,
and driveways of the city , though the
hoard remains in undisturbed control.
The board consists ot five members ,
appointed by tlio governor. The origi-
nnl act gave the board authority to he-
loot and condemn land for paries
and to establish "park districts. "
After the selection of the ground and
the designation of the district the ques
tion of issuing bonds /or / payment of the
land , and to improve ana maintain the
park was submitted to the votoru.
Taxes nro levied on the districts for
maintaining the respective parks , and
the bonds authorized were received in
payment of taxes.
In the twenty years of its existence
the board acquired and now controls the
following parks and boulevards :
Jaokson park , 580 acres , South Fifty-
sixth stroot.
Washington park , 371 acres , on South
Park avenue.
Cairo jaarlc , twenty acres , on Wobtern
nvomio.
Unyurd avenue , Drexel boulevard ,
200 feet wide ; FHty-sovontu street , Oar-
flold bouloviml , 200 foot wide ; Grand
boulevard , 108 foot wide ; Lixfiuotto two-
mio. Mlihuiy I'liiistuiro , Michignn nvo-
mio boulevard , from .InoUdun street to
Gnrflold boulevard ; Onkwood boulevard ,
Palmof uvoinio , Thlrty-llfth nnd Western -
orn avenue boulevard's and Dro.xol en
trance.
The totnl nron of the territory om-
briu-ud within Uio limits of the South
pat-Us and boulevards Is 1,308.85 ncrOs.
There are 1,057 acres of parka , toSaoroa
oC which nro improved , and contain
125.20 miles of driveways. The totnl
length of boulevard is Hi.it" imlos.
The nnnuivl report of the board for
1888 shows that the land coat 9.1ni3 ! ,
151,20 ; improvements nnd maintonanuo.
$ -1,028,502.20. Other Hems swell the
total cost of the system to $10,121 , < J3 .77.
To moot these expenses there was u
park tax collectedamounting to $3,115-
417.00 ; park assosstnontcolloctod$4.2.1U-
i8.42 ) ; receipts from sundry sources ,
$174,637.51. in the last seven yours the
bo.ird wiped out a debt of SI ,078,000.
There yet remains n bonded debt of
$ , " 00,000 , and no lloating debt.
Quito a revenue is derived from the
use of the boats on the lake , from the
sale of liny , rental of wagons , and from
other sources amounting to 810.152.51
last year. Twenty-six policemen are
employed in winter nnd forty-one in
summer , and an average ot ill I work
men employed.
The rules and regulations governing
Lho buslne-iS of the bo.ird are similar to
these of the city council. Regular
meetings nro held and business
ti.insacted in open session. The
olllcors are president , secretary
and treasurer , and superintendent
attorney , engineer and gardener ,
elected annually. The board is vested
with full control Of the parks and boule
vards within its district , employs its
own police , nnd regulates the laying of
all pipes for \\ator , g.is and sanitary
purposes in the streets under its juris-
iliulion. Its powers are absolute. liven
railroad corporations can not trench
upon the premises without a contract
with the board.
The south pnrlc system embraces
about ono-half tlio territory in the city
reserved for the pleasure of the people.
It is located in the southern and south
western part of the city. In the north ,
the principal one is Lincoln park nnd
connecting boulevards , the details nnd
management of which is reserved for
another letter.
SECOND-STORY BAR-ROOMS.
Ono or the IVciillur Results of Pro
hibition in KiTe
To outward appearances prohibition
is bettor enforced in Kansas than any
other state that has tried it , says a cor
respondent of the Philadelphia Record.
Here in Atchison the saloons do not
stand wide open in contemptuous disre
gard of the law , as they do in Iowa ,
Maine and Khodo Island. That there
me plenty of them is shown by the num
ber of boor wagons lolling th-ougn the
streets from place to place , but the
causual stranger in town is pu/ led to
know where they arc.
The mystery is easily solved. Thov
are nearly all up stairs in the second
and third btorios , sometimes oven the
fourth of buildings. They nro popu
larly known as "joints , " but under any
name they are the same. They have
bars and b.ir-ko pors , and the people of
Atchison Iind in them drinks to ttioir
taste. It is difficult to say just how
many of these "joints" there are. There
may bo 100of them , perhaps more. They
are especially thick along Commercial
street , the main business thoroughfare ,
but thov are to be found in every part
of the city. As a rule it is necessary to
have a key in order to have the entree
to one of these places as the doors art )
kept locked.
"The principal effect of prohibition
here , " said a genttemaii thoroughly
conversant with alTairs in Atchison ,
* 'has boon to drive the saloons from the
first to tno second lloor. Yes ; there is
one other olToct. Peoulo drink more
than they used to. When a man has
taken the trouble to get into a 'joint'lie
is not satisfied with a single drink as lie
would bo in a baleen , but sits down and
has several drinks. The consequence
is that more liquor is drank than over' '
before. "
These are the words ot an avowed
scofTor at prohibition. Ho pronounces
the law n Hat failure in Kansas -in
Atohison at least. Perhaps ho is prej
udiced , but still he has very good pro
hibition authority to back him up in
his statements. This authority is no
less than that of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union qt Atohison.
Just previous to the municipal election
in April the members of the Union in
terested in reforming the city govern
ment hired a column in the Daily Pa
triot , and proceeded to demonstrate to
every ono that prohibition was a failure ,
though that wns not their loading pur
pose. They addressed an open letter to
the 10public.in city marshal upbraiding
him for his dereliction of duty.
"With the numerous 'joints' and
whisky dens in this city running in
open violation of the law , what say
you ? " ttioy asked. "Guilty or not
guilty1 ! What say the members of
your force that frequent whisky and
boor donsV Guilty or not guiltyy"
AB might have been expected , the
marshal nnd his.mon s.ud nothing. A
few days later the temperance union
women poured in moro hot shot , with
this btateinont of how prohibition work
in Atchison :
"It had long been an open secretoven
to the unitinted , that Aschison ( like
many other Kansas towns ) was honey
combed with places \vhero intoxicating
liquors wore sold by the drink , and that
all classes of cituons who indulged in
ardent spirits had their resorts. The
rush of boor delivery wagons through
the alloys and streets proves it. The
old bums know it ; the hoodlums know
it ; the editors knowing men eould.
and undoubtedly most of them do know
it. It is the duty of the police to know
it. The plea of ignorance will not avail.
Tlio'Atohison man who does not believe
it Is very ignorant or ho is a hypocrite. "
These articles did not please the city
nmrnhul , and ho gave notice that lie
would hold the paper responsible ,
Thereupon this plain answer was made ,
which is intoiosting as showing uhat
oven in prohibitory Kansas all olllcinlu
nro not saints , and that here , as In less
regenerate states , they wink at viola
tion ot the law :
"Marshal Price knows , and has
known every dny slnco ho wa ap
pointed , of the existence of 'Joints' in
Atohison. Ho iu a frequenter ot thorn.
Ho is personally rogni/anl of violations
of the prohibitory law , Ho is iv mem
ber of more or loss joints , and carries
their keys as tokens of tils atUliation.
Ho could poisunnily testify to moro
violations of the liquor enactments
than any other man in Atchison. "
The signilicanco ot this controversy
is Unit it shows that prohibition does
not prohibit in one of the oldest cities
of Kansas , and that public opinion is
not sulUciontly strong to compel the
municipal authorities to enforce the
law. The city marshal is not the only
oltlcer of Atchison to violate the law.
The Women's Christian Temperance
Union might nave named oflloinls of
much greater Importance who do just
as ho dooij. So far us the promotion of
ompernnco goes , prohibition is a dis-
inct failure in Amarlcu.
WEEKLY BUSINESS REVIEW ,
Bankers Oomplalu of au Exoosso J |
Money to Loud ,
H
NEW YORK STOCK SPECULATION.
ICiigllsh CntiltnllRtfl Absorbing Ameri
can Securities ( Jooil Crops ttnvo
Tlio I r liifliicnoo Tame
Markets.
Trmlo Over the Country.
CHICAGO , Juno 1. [ Special Telegram to
TIIK UKK.J Although the dully bank clear
ings show nn Incronso In the aggregate
volume of transactions ever those for tha
corresponding tluio In 1SSO , and ulso In pre
ceding jours , bankers , ns n rule complain
that the demand for favors from desirable
customers Is small , compared to Uio supply
ot funds nvniliiblo for discounting' paper.
Culls to meet the regular monthly snttlo-
monts , on the board of trndo and hi other
business circles , \\cro not up to the custom-
n\cuigo , nnd those who pi cscntod desir
able signatures or convcrtablc collaterals
were supplied with funds nt low * rates ,
'Iho Increase hi the stock 'and
bond speculation lias created a
demand for call loam * from parties who
nro cm rymg largo lines , and they pay 4 per
cent , call loans for other purposes were
mnilo at 4@l' per cent , nnd occasionally 5
per cent. Good business names generally
commanded 0$7 ( per cent , nnu only 'fall '
names 8 per cent. There was n modornto
call for curioncy from the west ) where llvo
stock ami corn Is moving to nmrUol freely.
Deposits , ns n nile , nro Increasing. Tholonn
market nt custom financial centers continues
in the same condition noted for several
weeks past. Money Is abundant nt 2$3 ( per
cent on call for stock and bond collaterals ,
and 47 per uent for tliuo lounn on business
sigimttues. Tno heavy exports of gold dur
ing the past ten dins , have not , so for ,
caused any uneasiness among the tluaucccrs ,
and nro not likely to do so unless
the drain continues for some time ,
the aggregate for this year bo Ing only a llt
tlo over f 18,500,000 Fuither exports seem
unlikely , as the demand for American stock *
is increasing In Europe and should present a
strong tone. If our homo markets continue
as they nro no shall bo exporting stocks in
lieu ot gold Now Yoik exchange wns In
good request , and , on ing to the small offer
ings , n firm feeling prevailed , und sales were
close to tlio shipping basis ut 00 ( < $70c pre
mium per $1,000. Foieign oxchaugu was
steady. The supply of bills wns slightly
larger , but a sufficient demand existed to
hold the market steady , and sales -of sixty
days documentary steilimr bills on London
were made atl.bO@4.80 } , The
stock mniket during the past week ,
broadened perceptibly and the commission
houses uoro more freely supplied with orders
than at any previous time in ninny months-
Speculation appeals to have taken hold with
such surprising freedom that despite the
strongest possible efforts on the part of the
bmiis they were unable to make any decided
effect on values and the courbo during the
greater part of the week \\as upwuril. Tbo
\\est was again a lendiiiL'factor in the mar
ket and their advices nnd operations at- * !
traded moie attention than these of any > tether
other class. London bought heavily nnd the ] %
buying cr.i o was evidently on in full forco. } j
llvory stock on the list was advanced
(
slightly , and on some the gains were docldf
cdlv marked. "Granger properties , " espec
ially St Paul uud tlio'Trusts , " Chicago
Gas , Leid , and Cotton oil whore the
moot conspicuous. Chicago Gas was helped
by thoadjouinmont of the Illinois legisla
ture , without taking hostile uetlon. Others
were bought moro on sentiment than any
thing else. London bought Yillards and J
Northern Pacific preterrod , which helped
that property. St. Paul received considorai \
bio assistance from the favorable April report -
port Specialties ulso came In for moro at
tention und prices moved up with but llttlo
exertion on the part of bujors. There was a
heavy reali/ing on all the bulges , but during
the first half of the week the offerings were
absorbed with surprising rapidity. The last
two days , however , witnessed a change.
The continued heavy realizing of
profits began to have Its effect and
recessions followed and the impression
prevailed in some miarters that the "bull"
icelir.g had received a sot-back for the pres
ent. Uuports from tlio west of damage to
crops fiom frosts and the prospects of a rate
war , owing to the reduction of about 25 per
cent in rates from Chicago to St. Paul , by
the Chicago , Builington Ac Northern , xvhich
is not n member of the Inter-state Commerce
association , and can reduce rates without
Hiving the ten days' uotico necessary under
the rules ot that nssocution , had u tendency
to assist the downward movement. Bonds
were fairly active , but generall. " firm. The
aggregate sales for the tlvo days ending
Friday were 1.604,000 shares.
Considerable interest was manifested In
the leading produce markets during the past
week , still trade was somewhat restricted )
'Iho leading operators were not inclined to .
do much business , their attention being-dl- { |
icctod somewhat to trading In stocks , bonds
etc , and trade in a general way was confined
to speculators in small quantities , or "room
trading" Interest. The undertone tovtho
grain markets indicated an easier fooling ,
influence , to Homo extent , by liberal supplies
at the central western markets , und 'tho n
favorable outlook for the growing crops.
The weather has been somowhut unsousona-
ulo , but no particular du'iiacro fianbeen'ro-
portud , excepting to corn , fruits and vege
tables. Winter sown gialn is reported iu
good condition generally , and the outlook la
favoiublo for n good yield , both In quantity
nnd ( | uallty. Prices have ruled
lower for all loading cereals nnd
the markets closed rather tamo.
Shipments of grain faoin nil western points
have boon considerable , though largely of
corn and oats , which have been moved freely
In nil directions The visible supply of grain
show * n further reduction in nearly ull de
scriptions , excepting of corn , and the move
ment to Interior Rtatlous is well maintained.
Arrivals of llvo stock were qulto llberul ,
especially of cattle nnd hogs. Advices )
from nbioad Indio.ua a good out
look for the growing crops nnd
the grain markets uro Inclined in fuvor of
buyers. StookH m foreign markets are re
ported mod-jratcly large und ampleto meet
nil requirements. The merchants , as n rule ,
nro morolyJ u.ving to meet current wants/
The cxpoi t movement of flour unit grain was
moderate , excepting of corn ; and the export
of provisions wa * qulto liberal , nf ull kinds.
Prices of provisions were somewhat Irregu
lar nnd closed lower than ono
week ngo. Tno packing of tha
west for the week showed a further
inoioubo and quality of hogs is considerably
batter tlmn nt this tune last year * . Seeders
havii been quiet , with prices favoring buyers.
The sugar mm kot was very quiet to-day nnd
little doing , with raw and refined both quiet.
In dry goods to duy u fair business was dona
in flannels , which appears easy to soil. The
tone is strong ull along the lines. AgonU
have mudo the following advanced prices of
bleached shirting : Cobol. ; < ? , ( % ij ; do 4-4 ,
7&o ; Now York mill , 1-1 , 10o ; Fitchvlllo ,
1 I , 7Jc.
/Violin / !
II' . 11' Coofcfii CVifcai/o Herald ,
Isles of a summer sea ,
liright mo thy mnllos to mo ;
l-'alr bound thy waters fruo.
Peerless und mountain born ,
Gems on thy bosom shlnu.
Pearls deck thy flashing brine J
Could there bo a moctor nhiino
For Joys of heaven buorui
Yet in thy vallovs green
I in my heart did glean
Thoughts of u dearer mlon : v
Softlv my spirit hoard ,
Murmuiod by duuuy tlirpats ,
Souring through huppy notes , '
iiioakliiK In mourning rotes ,
Deeply onotfoaiy worJ , *
When in that state I lay ,
Just on the verge of duy ,
Only ono thought away '
I'Vom a fair future bright ,
Uroutho un iilohii. sud „
Soul , for the tfaru yo had }
Joy to u heaven glud
That tuou art freed of nl&ht
Uono.ulu , . " '