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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 30, 1889)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , CttJNE 30 , 1889 , SIXTEE3S" PAGES. CONDITION OF TRADE , [ aniconj Report the Local Finan cial Situation nn Oomforlablo. 1ONEY PLENTY AT OLD RATES. Jountry Collections Snltl to IJo Vorr Good A. Docllno In CofToo tlio I'ontnro of the drooory Plnrkcit. Tlio Imonl Ilcnumo. . Bankers ay thnt the local money market hews no quotable change. Funds IH-O plan- ill nnd the domnna U fully mot at the Eiinl ratos. Exchange Is In good itunply Irt the ilnnnclal situation is extremely com- Friable. The clearings Indicate n satisfac tory state of trade , showing nn Increase dur- Elng the past wcok of 841-10 per cent over the [ name period last year. Mr. Hughes , mnna- Bcrof the Omaha clearing homo , report * the footing for the wcok pastas W.259- . 093.43 , nnd the balances at $1,040,145.01. General trndo Is good so far as solos for ; Itnmcdlnto shipment show , nud leading Job- In nearly nil lines report thnt oruow for kfn'll trndo are very liberal , nnd thnt without [ doubt business will bo good during the ensuing season. City rotiill trndo Is quiet nnd collections slow. Country collections : nro sala to bo very good , ninny doubtful 1 nccounts hnvo bcon closed In good nhnpo , nnd tlio fooling among Jobbers Is tnnt the i country will bo nblo to buy liberally uud pay I promptly this fall. PTho decline In coffees has bcon the feature o'f the grocery market this wooit. Prices for Jlo have gone off \X ° per pound stnco Mon- Bft'y nnd the tone of advices Indicate n.f . ur- | hbr decline. Sugars uro llrm at quotations , ut there is not BO much , certainty ot prices olng higher'ns was felt a week slnco nnd orhnps the top has boon reached. It is Jrotty safe id say , however , that lower prices rill not coino till the preserving season is Ivor If then. , Iry ) goods are moving fairly ; prints show i tendency to lower figures ; canton and toolon flannels nro likely to bo 2@5 pur cent pghcr and some grades of muslins may open Jchor when the fall trade starts. /.Choro Is nn Increased demand fdr builders' hrdwaro and lumboi holds steady at quotn- The produce markets nro well supplied , but lie demand Is fully equal to receipts and Phttor Is somewhat flrmnr. Eggfl nro steady nnd green stuff Is cleaned up dally at full quotations. Chicago wholesale fish dealers state that the catch of salt-water fish is surprisingly \ small and codflsh have been phanfly ail- vriurod once moro. A leading flsh-houso re ceived n letter from a Gloucester merchant ( yesterday slating that hardly uny codllsh nro | jrrlv liig In that famous old Massachusetts Tailing port nnd thnt two weeks' good trndo will close out the supply thoro. Codllsh Just taken from the Hakes ave sold In Gloucester nt ? 4.75 per 100 Ibs for extra Georges nnd ut (3.75 for western bank , Coffee Is very dull und very weak. Buy ers nrn taking Just ns llttlo as possible and Klo coffee is sold at 15 > i20c per Ib , a further decline of Jc within n week. Sugar Is active and strong , but not any higher than u week ngo. Supplies of raw augur arc n good deal reduced nnd stooks lu Now York nro down to 7,335 hogsheads and 243.180 bags , ngalnst' 15.103 hogsheads and 3OOS7i3 bugs at thu corresponding tlmo last your. The stock of sugars In four ports of the United Kingdom Is 113,000 tons , ngnlnst 250.00 ( tons at the same time last year. Wholesale grbcors hall with Jov every ad vance in the prlco of rcllnud sugar , ns it in creases the percentage of their profits upon 'bo stooks they have provided In anticipation t Just such n condition of affairs. A year | jci salesman who had n largo poroontago of ; , tr among tholr customers' orders were iitcnily'ulniriad by their employers. Just Ew/tlio / situation is reversed , and the bigtrcr no sales the better the wholesale grocer Is llcnsed. f Although Juno Is nearly ended the receipts of now mackerel continue very small , and medium nnu large No. Us uro Bold $19.00 © 20.00 , which are prottydiigh price * . The do- tnund is not very largo. "An increased demand for stool ralla , " says tlio Railway As < o , "is roportbd from the "Is , nnd prices nro llrmly maintained nt nud § 37.uO nt the eastern mills nnd-nt bout CO nt Chicago. " Tfi some soctlons of Kansas sod corn is said | o over seven foot high along miles nnO i of railroads and ns far nway ns eye cm : 'Iho hay crop Is immense. Be salt trust ia getting Into working ( r nnd prices are expected to go up very i writes that the quality of the whqal Mvlll "depend on the weather of the noxl twenty days. Halna in the winter wbual licit during the last fourteen days have boor excessive , mid the tciidancy Btlll is to we [ weather. I think if farmers can realize 7 ( Icants for tholr wheat that it will move very Ifrcoly , but below that llsuro no onti will sell [ unless compelled to. . Thu reserves of olii [ wheat In fanners' bands nro much lowoi * hnn nt this tlmo last year. The Bprltu [ wheat crop of Minnesota nnd Dakota has ro- jcolvod a scorch from the drought which tin [ ralim can not efface , nnd the general pros Meets of the crop nro not as favorable as las fyoar. " 'An exchange says that.tho movement t < pomblno eight of the largest rubber concern ! bf the country Into a trust promises to hi uccossful. The companies nro : Goodyear 'ptalllc Kubbor Shoo company , of Nnugn ck , Conii.Myer and Now Jersey Uubbo impatileb , of Now Brunswick , N. J. , Woou 1tol Pai'u bCinpauy , Boston Rubber com my-and L , Candau & Co. , of Now Haven Iliu qgejit pf ono of the companies In Nov yirk Is'g'lvnn ns authority for the Btutomon 'ml only details nro yet to uo urrangod , am 'jptjier meeting will bo hold soon in Bosloi i complete the trust. OMAIliX jjlVK HTOOIC. Cattle * . k Saturday , Juno 20. There wan no market to speak of to-day Only eighteen loads were received , no Ghouch to make a market , but In the prcsqn condition of the trade light receipts are i boon. A few loads of very desirable natlvi beeves sold nt $3.05(33.85 ( , or n llttlo strongo jtlmn yostordny. Thu buyers wanted n lev cattle , nnd there were BO few hero that sales ttloil wrro nblo to obtain a llttlo bettor prices but , ns li salesman remarked , had there IKJOI forty loads here tbo market would have beoi lower. Some cuttle which wore shipped d fOr beef , but which were only hnlf fat , nni on the grassy order , were Bold for feeders n S3..tiilt.io ; , There was a small showing o butcher1 stuck , but n few cows sold nt § 2 0 (23.40. ( . The hog market was fairly nctlvo nt a dc lno of fie , tho-bulk of the offerings going a ( t.t)5. ) Tin ) reason for the decline is tn b nund In the heavy receipts nnd lower umi hits at pi\8tcru points , livorythlnc was BOI good season in the morning , and the pou pscd. At tlio opening uf the present woe ! i hogs Bold at $3.1)5C'i4.05nndon ) Tuesday n " "JK , withI.OOJJ4,03 ( ; > { the prcvalllu The raugo on Wednesday wus $1.0 > , und 4.1D the mo t iwpular price. O imluy the hogs sold ut f J,10@4.lidK , bu Fgclv ut W.IO < < $4.15. 1-Vlday'B prices rmigo fmi ,00 < jj4.15 , with thoformor tha prevail ug prlco. ltrc ; ; v,3 uac a'load of sheep In the yn.-ds | iiotlnng to uiaku a market. lleoolpta. 80 ' " ' . .t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .t. . . . . ! . 8,00 ProvallliiH 1'rloos , i following U aUblo ot pricai p.Ud In ; market for the urailiu ot toolc ni n. bed : Ene steers , 1800 to 1000 Ibs , . f 3.00 C43.9U td steers , 1250 to 1450 Ibi , , . U.S5 id steers , 1050 10 1300 Ibi , , . a.40 IIIHOH cunnora , , 1.23 i nary to tair cow , . . 1.T5 to good oow . , U.IW I to choice cows 2.MJ [ lea to fancy cows , heM * , , . Tto k'ood bulls , . , , , ' , , , tto cuoloobulU..j. , . , , , , , Istoukunnad focd m , . . , i.W feeder * , 050 to HOalb * ' . . 8.00 Fnlr to cholco Unlit \\oaa > 4,00 Fair to choice heavy hogs. . . . . . 8.95 . . Fair to ohoica mixed hogs 3.90 @ 4.00 Shorn sheep , 3.00 (41.00 KoproBontatlyo Snlos. ETJtr.HS. Ijlvo Stock NntcN. A. W. Truuibu'.l , n feeder aad shipper near Chaise , brought in a load of hog3. J. F. Wonvor. vico-prosidout of tlio Camp bell Live Stock Commission company , was hero from Kansas City. H. C. Lydlck , a big feeder at Tekam.au , brought in a load of hogs. O. II. Babbitt , of Ashland , oamo in with a load of hogs. Oakland was represented by A. Beckman - man & Oo. with a load of hogs. A. Mauloy , a shipper from Manloy , was In with a car of hog Herman shippers , Messrs. Chambers & Van Yalon , brought In n load of hogs. Bukloy Bros. , who buy stock at Cal- hoini , were in with stock. Henry knot-sou , Codnr Rapids , marketed n load of hogs. Henry Coolc , n regular patron of this market , was over from Underwood , Ia. , with hogs. E. B. Hotchklsg. who foods near Riymond , wna on the market with a oar of cattlo. A. B. Todd , Plattaiuouth , was a visitor at thu yards. P. B. Arnold , Of Halo & Arnold , Battle Crook , was ou the raarkot with three cars of cuttle. C. W. Banks , n ronulni-patron of this market wiu ncro from MuPaul. la. , with two cars of cattlo. rmops. Gotham Mnldon "Oh , tlxcso nro yachts. Progress nnd poverty Driving street cai nt $1 n day. Pennsylvania will bo known from now or M the whlskoyatotio state. The only way to got a hen out of the gar den Is to go slow but ihoo'cr. The chlof Industries of Montana nro min ing , c.itllo-ralslng and betting on Spoknna. Plenty of sloop is conducive to beauty. Even n garment looks worn when it loses Hi nap. Among the various degrees that the son son has brought with It 90 In the shade forces itself most upon * the attention. The proposed r-hccpikin trust will probablj not Interfere with tlio college graduating ox- erclscH now under full sail. People always light shy of Iho youhg law yer. IIo itnows altogether too much about law to bo of any practical uso. Potter has taken the lend In society gnmea in liOEton , local paporu Btnto. Probably il Is the harmless version , plnyed with boatm , It Is only the phyalolau with a brand-nou diploma Who faints when called to rellovc the agony of a patient suffering from a BIOS- uulto blto. Tlio Reason nt Long Branch has oponoil brilliantly. U Is understood that the "limit * will only bo restricted by the hclghth of UK colling as before. Kentucky lina lost BO much money on Proo tor Knott tula year thnt It will have to coon , omizo on its drinka In oruor to keep the slier iff away from the donr. Doesn't It pay to strike t" shouted the era tor. "It depends on how much you strike for , " Bald the base ball enthusiast , "If it li a three-bagger it pays every time. " The Chicago Muldon "You Now Yorl girls wear bigger sl oa than ours do.V < haven't ' such a thing as a 70-footor , a 40-foot' or. or oven uU-footer ! ) In Chicago , " A itood deal of eastern capital IB going Intc Montana to bo Invented those days. Kvcrj tlmo Spokane runs a race that now stnto ox poricucos another big wave of prosperity. Bon Butler never lots his prejudices gel the better of his nppottto. Notwlthstandtn ; lib enmity to the rear admiral , ho dovoun portcrtiouso stcuk with the greatest gusto. In Iho state of Alabama there are twenty two republicans socking the ofUco of Unltci States marshal , The other ono ia BO slcl that ho IH unable to HRII | his name to un au plication. _ , A MuiuanifnUrior" tma recently Invented i novel bit of machinery for washing gold , line a Montana Btock-raUcr owns a tidy bit o : horse flesh for galulng gold. The Montana pcoplo glvo Jason points. A man named Flainm has ombozslod (33,001 fronMho Maine National bank nt PltUburg Wonder if ho is thu Inventor of the cclo bratod "Jllm-llam" gauio BO much In usi among the circus fakirs ! The natural soap tniue * ot Oweu Lake Cat , arc 'uccouhted for by the following theory i The w ter of the lake contains n strong solution of borax and soda. .In thoac water * thura broods a grub that becomes t fly. 'i'Uo Hies dlo m the water and drifts ashore , covering the ground to the duuth o n foot or more. The oily Buliatunco of thi illei blonds with the borax aud soda , um thu r nult U a , Uyerof pure ftoap. TUo i strutu , repeated frow" year to y * r , formMu oap uilnr * , where larrra tercet ot men r now employed. TbU theory , as the JtallMls uy , "It not true , U well tounded. " THE SPECULATIVE MARKETS , Wheat Avoragoa Higher and Aotlvo Trading Takes Plaoo. INCREASE IN CORN RECEIPTS. Trnillnir In CM u Shows No Kspcolnt Ktrcnqtli A. Fnlr IlnslnosR Trans acted In ProvlfiloilH Ton Many 1 1 OR * nnd liowor Prices. CHICAGO rnonuoE aiA.nitET9. CntOAOo , Juno B9. [ Special Telegram to TUB Br.n.j Wheat nvoracd higher than yesterday's ' close and was trodod In actively to-day. Towards the last the market got ralhcr soft nnd prices sought the lowest polut of thn day. As on yesterday , Dakota crop news was the absorbing topic of dUous- sion. Reports from there were similar In tenor to tho.io received yesterday , from the multiplication of advices from that quarter that nro bolng received it Is beginning to bo understood that whllo the general average conditions of the crop of both Dakota nnd Minnesota Is low , there are some sections where the yield Is going to bo satis factory , based on present prospects. On the other hand , largo nrcas of wheat country will produce far bctow the average , nnd in some cases almost total de struction U roportod. The bad reports from Oregon nro bolng conflnnod. Ot the orders from the northwest n largo majority continue to bo on the buying side. Minneapolis prleos advanced ; i@3 > fo to-day. Winter wheat returns - turns nro favorable ns- usual , Ono enthusi astic correspondent in Katuas wired that n certain field had yielded sixty-live bushels to the ncro , nddlng , "This is extraordinary. " The reader may bo In doubt as to whether the term "extraordinary" applies to the story or the croo. Other ndvlccn , nlmost equally surprising , nro bain ? poured In , but It Is Just as wall to take such reports under advisement with the budget of "total ruin" dispatches from the northwest , nnd bring in n vordtot on the lot. There was big trading In the wheat pit , continuing nearly the whola of the session. July opened nt SO o and JJecombor nt Sl c. During the llrst hour there was heavy soilIng - Ing of both , the native futures' pressure upon December bolng heavier. John Bryant sold moro probably than nny other ono brolcor. The market was kept aown for ftl out nn hour , July going to SOJ o nnd De cember to SO ifc. It then bagan to strengthen nnd n period of heavy buylhg under the lend of Llndblom nnd others followed. July sold up to 81K ° nud December to. 81 c. July hung around Sic for a Ion ? tlai3 , but ut about that price a , great amount of property was pressed for salo. Considerable curi osity was manifested as to the source of this wheat that seems to come out every tlmo the price gets to Sic. Nobody was nblo to answer definitely , but the impression pre vailed in the Inner eirclo that one or two firms with Kansas connections nnd excep tional facilities in other directions were soil ing against a largo amount of wheat ' con tracted for In the southwest at u low 'prlco , expecting to deliver the grain in Chicago next month. The weakness became moro pronounced as the session draw toward Its close. July de clined to SOe nnd December to 80) 0 , with ik rntUmg lire of offerings all ulong the line. Tlio closing prices were as follows : June , 8U-ji' , July , 60 ; c , September , 78 ; > { c , December , SS e. As compared with yester day the record shows n gain of He In Juno , nud a loss of Jtfe In July , September nnd De cember. St. Louis keeps llring In boirtsh advices. At the sauio time it is noted that thn small amount of now wheat received there U snapped up greedily ut a premium , over uld. Now York reports little -now expert port business nnd good clearances. In the local cash market the only trade of impor tance reported was 60,000 bushels of fancy No a hard at 03o. This Is to go out at once , vessel room having been engaged for It. Pri vate warehouses had late reports of ram in the northwest. Hoculpts of corn have once moro begun tote to show by their Increasing volume that in terior handlers ot the article nro fro ? Boilers on the pro ent. outlook. There Is no abate ment lu the demand for foreign shipment or homo consumption , which Is natively main tained ut present iiguros , but offerings of moro than Is required for those purposes have n natural tendency to depress prices , oven thougheurront values urn accepted as being low. The business done was largely local , with , however , n few selling orders from the country , which came to the aid ot the local boar contingent. The ramie of prices was extremely narrow , while nearer do- llvorio ? were llrm , it decline of 1 1-Go In August and September w.u effected , the former closing at 35 85fo nud the latter at35K@35i c. Juno closed at : tr > ( H3j > o nnd July at 'J4c. O.its were not especially uetlve , though a fair aggregate of speculative business was recorded at nearly steady prices. Trade was larcob' in the way of nvojimt ; up July deals , as Interest Is growlnc outof that and extend ing to the longer months of September nnd May. There was covering of July shorts With that and the two buccoodlng months. The provision trade displayed fair activity. Cash buyers continued tholr buying with good freedom nnd in n speculatlvelwnv trad ing was on n scale to maintain moro thau ordinary interest. The early break in prices was duo largely to stock yard ndviceswhlch developed an unexpected demand from shorts , nnd , with their covering , the market promptly showed n strong front. A large business was also transacted by parties , en gaged In changing over July contracts out standing to September. Tncsa transfers were inado at n premium of 17V { < ft30o for pork and lard mid of l3Vf@15o ! for short ribs , cmo/vuo JIVK srooii. AiA.HU.i-n1. Cmcuoo , Juno CO. fSpocial Talogrnm to Tun BKI : . | CvrTi.KAmoiig the arrivals were about 1.500 Toxnns , leaving only about 500 fresh natives ou sale , but with the num ber carried over there were nearly 1,000 natives on sale , about all of which were sold nt nbout Friday's prices , some salesmen quoting slight advances on such us suited the shipping and dressed beef trade. TlioToxani wro nil Aold , ns were also the native cattle , Which nre 20QU5o lower than las ! Monday. Choica to oxtnt beeves , ? 3.S5 ( < i 4.40 ; medium to good steers , Iftol to 1500 lb , ? 3.70@1.15 ; 1300 to 11151 Jbs , $3.55t a.05 ! U50 to 1200 Ibs. 3.5i$3.75. ( Stackers and feeders were dull ntl..M(33.25 ) ( ; cows , bulls nnd mixed quiet nt $1.40(33.80 ( ; bulk. $ i.80. Texas steers , SU.20Q U.40 { bulk , W.OM33.00. lions Tlia extraordinary-run for Saturdaj sent prleos down again , the decline boiny c < iunl to 5o , making n drop of 10@3'Jo ' In twc days. The bulk of the mixed sold nround $4.tt7tf , a few fancy at W.35 and a few com mon at ? 1.20@4.25. Light florU , J1.J5Q1.55 FINANCIAL. NBW Yonic , Juno 23. [ Special Telegram to TUB I3KB.1 Sfocits. The stock mnrko ! opened this morning with force enough K transact moro tlmn the ordinary Saturday business. The animation was partly duo U ! ro nmawod' strength ana traainjr in-trust ? The load trust was the most active , will nearly 80,000 shares traded In the first 'half hour. The regular list showed considerable wonhnesn nnd first prleos were gonorallj from If to % par cent below last nlght'i figures , whllo further concessions ot sllgh fractions wcro inado In early dealings , Trusts , however , were dooldodly strong , and lead , which opened up V per cent nl 33X , rose to SI , and sugar , which opened ut a like nmouni at 115 % , advanced to 117K < I' the regular Hit St. Paul and Lake Khoro tool the lend , and following the action of thi truttt , at the end of the hour prloos won lomqwhat Improved and hold at the bos1 figures of the morning , Chicago gas gold a C9J4@CO > B/ . Now England was the dullest foi UM week. Tbera wu le * butlaMi In , tocki during the hour to 13 o'clock and thi strength of the morals ? dloppoartid , except tu ugar trusts , whoa vreakucii came. St , ? aul nnd Atchlspn U&lP the lead. Last incos wcro not at tttaj'lowost figure , but TOTO a llttlo channdytfrom the opening. Sugar trusts closed dt'liSJ 1 , or over 3 ro'nts ' higher for tho-dny. The total sales tor the half-day were CVjJ95 shares. The following were thOjOlotln ? quotations i tJ. 8.4s rtgular. 12,1UNortnorn | Pftclflo. . SS U.S.Iscoupons..KtW rubproforred < M ? < U.a.4HsroKUlM..10flHlO > &N. W , 103H U. 8.4 > ( s coupons,10 u doprorerrod i PacliloRsot > i J..i.lH .ioiy Central I'AClno .11 i\ju.is . . . ; . . ; . M' Chicago & Alton. . , . IS ! Ucuklnlnnd. . . ! > . ' ) ? . ' a , M.&Bt , ! ' , . 70K ; lopTBforrau..M110 > l 'aul&Omahn. . 3 preforrod..M Dt ( ( . . in 1'nctno . OOH 10J , ' t. L. ftv . in I.ako Shore . 101 Michigan Ceatral. . Western Union . 8T > ) i Mlssourll'ttcino. . . . 73H Moxr.r On call easy , with no loans. PlIlME MlSUOANTILB Pil'HIl 4 3 per cent , innMNO EXOIIA.NOK Dull ; stoaOy ; sixty- day bills , $1.80X5 demand , PUOUUOK MA.llKMT3. Citioxoo , . tune 29. 1:16 : p. m. oloio Wheat " \Voak nud lower ; cash , 81 } oi July , December , SO o. Corn Firm ; cash , 03(335 ( l-lOo ; July , September , 33 9-lOa O.its Steady ; cash nnd July , 22fc ; September , 2c. Kyc 13c. liarlo.v Nothing doing. Prime Timothy SI. 50. Flax No. 1 , f 1.40. Whisky 51.03. Pork Steady ; cash , & 11:77 @ 11.SO ; July , Steady ; cash nud July , $0.50 ; Sop- tombur. $0.70. Flour Firm ; winter wheat $2.00il.75 ( ! ; . spring wkiMt , $ t.ao@3.7. > : rye , $3.r.0@3.9i. ; Dry Halt Meats Shoulders , S3.35 30rK ; short clear , $0.23l.8" ) ; short rib * , $3.9U ( fi C.93. C.93.Uuttor Uuttor Slow ; creamery ( 13310c ; dairy , 13@14c. Cheese Easy ; full cronm choddnrs , 7 / @ So ; flats , 7K@ i'c ; Younir Americas , Sc. Eggs Firm ; fresh , 13@14c. Hides Unchanged ; heavy and light graon salted , 5 , o ; salted dull , 4 > fo ; green salted cnlf , Oc ; dry Hint , 7o ; dry salted , 7o ; dry calf , 7 ( < ? 3o | deacons , 3 > o each. Tallow Unchanged ; No. 1 , solid paokoJ , 4o ; No. 3 , 3 o ; cake , 4 > c. Hocolots. Shipments. Flour . 0,000 12,000 Wheat . 11,000 47,000 Com . 272,000 245.000 Oats . t . 133.000 54,000 Now York , Juno 29. Wheat Receipts , 15,000 { exports , - ; spot quiet but Hrmor ; No. 2 , red , 8itf@30Xo ( In store , ullout , S7) @ 89 > o r. o. b. ; wo. 8 r 1 , nominal ; ungraded rod , 84) ) < | C@j0 o ; options dull , closing llrm at yesterday's ' prices ; July , ( Jjrn Uecoipts , 104,003 ; exports , 05,090 ; spat weaker but moderately uctlvo ; No. 2 , 42&0 In elevator ; 4 @ 4'ijfo atloat ; un graded mixed , 41 > f@43o ; options dull , weak und lower. Oats Hoceipts , 33,000 ; exports , - ; spot dull und unchanged ; "options , steady but quiet ; July , 2s > e ; August , 23 > c ; Septem ber , 83-'ifc. ' Coffee Ont closud-baroly steady , 25 to 50 points up ; sains , aJ.'JaU. bags ; July , $13.05 @ 13.9J ; August , $ l3.SjM.10 ; spot Uio dull ; lair cargoes , $10.25. i Petroleum Quiet , steady ; United closed nt . Kgg Steady but qillct ; western , 14(9 ( Poric Steady ; now.3T3.25313.50. Lard Dull und lower with no sales. Butter Quiet and oasjf } western dairy , 10 Cnooso Steady but fqllict ; woitorn , 7 X@ JviuiKns City , .Tuno 29T Who.it Strong ; No. 3 rod , cash , " \\fft \ \ bid ; August , CJc ; No. 3 soft , cash , 75c brdl August , O'JJ u bid. 3ca3li , 20o ; July , 20o - bid ; July , 10x0 bid. _ Cliiolnnnti , Juno 29.KrWhcnt Firm ; No. 3 rod , S9c. - . - . - fs - Cora Firm ; .No. 2 jnlxod , 33c. Oats Quiet ; No. 3 tujxej , 23Xc. Whisky Stcaay at 5l'J. ( ) Mlmioiiimlis , Juno \Vhoat-Snmplo wheat steady to flrru ; rocollts , 120 cars ; shipment * . 70 ears ? Closing' : No. 1 hard , June and July , 81.03 ; on track , 31,03 ; No. 1 northern , Juno and July , 93c ; on track , SOa ; No. 2 northern , Juno uud July , SSc ; on track , 83@92c. .HI i wan icon , Juno 39 , Wheat Easlor ; cash and July , 78 o. Corn Steady ; No. 3. 40 ? J. Oats Dull ; No. 3 , white , 28o. Uyo Firm ; No. 1 , 44 04 l c. Barley Quiet ; No. 3 , sl@33c. Provisions Easier ; porlt , c.vsh , 811.80. St. Ijouls , Juno 23. Wheat Irregular ; cash , S } { e ; July , 74fc. Corn Lower ; cish , 31c ; July , 3l c , Oats Nominal ; cash , 32 > $ c ; July , 2'c. Pork Dull nt 313.23. Lard Lower ? l.80. Whisky Sto-idy nt Sl.OJ. Uuttor Qulot , but unchanged ; creamery , 13@13c ; dairy , ll@12c. " Ijlvnfponl , Juno 29. Wheat Firm ; demand poor ; holders 'diTor sparingly ; Cali fornia , No. 1 , Os llfd(3)ri ( ) } { il per cental ; rod western , winter , Os 7i < il@d3 85tfd. Corn Steady and dum.ind Improving ; now mixed western , 3s 9d per cental. LiIVJG Sl'UUK. Oliloasn , Juaa 3D. The Drorard' Journal reports us follow * : * Cattle Uecelpta , l.DOO ; shipment , 1,000 ; inarkotuiuihftngod ; beeves.85@4.40 ; steers , $3.70@1.40 ; stoukora und feeders , * 1.9J@3.25 ; cows , bulls nnd mixed , $1.4033.80 ; Texas cat tle , 81.658.00. HOBS Kecolpts , 20,000 ; market weak and 5o lower ; mixed , $ J.20i 4.40 ; heavy , 84.15 ® 4.35 ; light , 1.20S 1.55. Sheep Receipts , , r > ,50) ) : market weak and lower ; unlives , $3.233.SO ! ; westerns , S3.2J ® 4.25 ; Texans , S'J.OO@.20 } ; lambs , 3.00 ( 1.00. K.IUIH-IS City , Juno 29. Oattlo Ko > cclpts , 510 ; shipments , 170 ; ho.ivy shipping steers neglected ; light nud medium in better demand nmi n shade stronger ; common to cholco corn fed steer * , S3.0Jit.OO ( ; stoukers und feeders qulot at f3.0l(23.10 ( ; cows , steady at 81.0032.90. Heirs Receipts , 7,593 ; shipments , 120 ; market gonornlly steady , light weights clos ing stronger , heavy weights weak : light , W.U3 > i@U7 ; heavy nnd mixed , $4.0004.10. National titoolc ITanlH , Mjut. Ht. Ijouls , Juno 33 , Cattle Receipts , 303 ; Bhlpmonts , 50J ; market steady ; fnlr to cholco heavy natlvo stociS , fJ. Btookem und feeders , 3.30@'J.35 ; corn-fed , $3.45 ( < { 3.00. Hogs liocolpts , 1,330 ; shipments , 500 : market steady ; eliol < J * ' > heavy butchors' selections , i.30@ > .40i''packlug ; , SI.151.30 : light grades , ? 1.UO ® .45 Sioux City , Juno W/l-CaUlo / Rsoalpts , 150 ; shipments , iJOjllirkot / unuhaiiRud ; fat steers , $3.033.80 ; .Blp kor * and foudors , . . . Uoga Receipts , S.iiOO ; market lower ; light and mixed , HUOii'I.Oj ; heavy , II.OJK A JMoynbln i/jlelioiio. / A patent for tolonhono iinurovotncnt was recently { rnxntoJuto Philo K. Iltill , of Detroit , Hays thojqujriml. of tlmt olty , It consists ot'U slniiilo's'tlovlco by which the telephone cun bc/A9ju8tod to nny ro- qulrod hulglit cauvaulmit to the poraon Bpotilcliif , ' , who oun aUa use it oitlior in tin erect or Bitting VM turo at will. It oun bo brought Jo , oftji opr by moans ot n ohuto through whioTi the telephone is nmdoto slide , thus * olfuctliifj a lurpo Buvitiff of money to llnna oocunyinpr on- tlro bulldliiKrt. lu olllco buildings , ono iiibtruinont Is mudo to do Bcrvico for un entire vurtioul row of olHuoB. Another fouturo of the patent > B a folding : shelf , which answers the double purpose of a rest for the nrm holding the receiver and ot a desk upon which notes can bo laid conveniently , und massages taken down oa rdcoivou. The doslc and urtn- rest are independent of oaoh other und cop. bo used separately , An Abiolnto Cure , The ORIGINAL ABIBTINB OINTMENT IB only put up In large two-ounco tin boxes , and Is nn absolute euro for old Bores , burns , wounds , chapped bauds , and nil skin orup. tlaus. Will positively cure all kind * of pllos- ABlt for.tho OUlQINAti AHIETINE O1NT- ME NT. Sold by Goodman Drug ncinpauy at M cent * per box by luait O'J couts , MILLIONS INBUILDINGS , A Boml-Annual Rovlovr of the Bulldlnff Op orations. THE OLEARINQ HOUSE REPORT. Stonily Vnluog nnil Nnniorous TrniiH- fora in Oinnlm finally \ Week or Business Chcor Other Itonia. Omalm'fl rtulldlnc Hoooril , Two million dollars is n big ptlo of money , but it only roprcsonU the amount required to construct tuo buildings lu this city for which permits have bcon issued In the nix months ending yesterday. Thojiormlts for the six m6nth ending with Juno were 1,000 In number nnd call for the construction of liulldtugs to cost $1,037,330. According to the estimates ot Building Superintendent Whitloolt , the actual cost of the buildings Is -fully 25 per cent moro than the amounts named In the permits. Accepting this estimate ns correct , the otst of the buildings croctod or In process of coustruo- tlon In Omulm , for which permit ! ) have boon Issued Blnco January 1 , 1SSO , would exceed two and a quarter million dollars. Of the .1,009 uormits Issued to date , 513 have uoon for Improvements north of JJo'dga street and-100 for buildings south ot that strcut. Of the ponnlts 3S6 wcro for cottages of $1,030 ouch , 3(53 ( for residences nnd other buildings costing from $1,500 to SlU.OtK ) onoh ; twenty-two residences nnd residence Hats were built , each costing $10,000 nnd upwards , and n Ilka number of business Improvements worn built or planned , on'ch to cos * nt least $10,000. The following comparative statement will show tlio number of permits und the cost of the buildings for the llrst six months of 18S8 , und a corresponding period of the present year : No. of 1SS3. Permits. Amount. " Jnuunry -44 $ 49,100 February 74 ( M,5M March 137 1.13,515 April. ; . . . . ; 253177,015 May ; 101 533.730 Juno 203 701,433 " Total . 001 $1,000,000 No. of 18S9. Penults. Amount. January 50 $ S2,20t February 07 41,90. ) March 233 400,070 April 200 445,807 May 207 503,812 Juno ISO 449,000 'Total 1009 § 1,027,350 Following Is a list of the residences nnd residence Hats constructed slnco the first of the year feasting at least . $10,000. The Im provements are of brick unless specified otherwise : O. M. CartcrrcsIdenceFnrnainnndThirty- flfth , § 13,000 ; A.V. . Qrillln. resilience , Twenty-sixth and St. Mury's , $10,000 ; J. J. Mullcr , residence , Hnrne.v , near Twentieth , S10.00J ; M. M. Dormott , residence flat , Six teenth and Nicholas , $10,000 ; O. L. Hart , residence Hats , 2023 F.muun , 810,000 ; C. C. Turner , residence Hats , Sixteenth , near Jones , $15,000 ; D. P. Boned let , frame resi dence. Twenty-third and California , $10,000 : W. J. Paul , residence Hats , Nltiotceulli and Chicago , $23,000 ; James Novlllo , tenement Hats , Seventeenth and Dodge and Seven teenth und Capitol avenue , $39,000 ; Joseph Krojlce , residence Hats , Fifteenth and Will- lams , $10OOJ ; D. Fltzpatnek , dwelling , Thirty-seventh and Irard , 410,000 ; A. T. Pokornoy , residence Hats , 122(5 ( South Thirteenth street , $10,000 ; H. W. Cromer , resiiloneo Huts , Fourteenth and Chicago , $10,000 ; E. F. Sciivor , rosl- denco.Twenty-elglith and Jackson , ? 1U,000A. ; L. Nields , frame residence. Mason near Thlrty-Hrst , $10.0W ; L. K Uoberts , residence Hats , Twentieth near Clark , $11,000 ; W. .T. Broatch , fr.imo residence , Dodgq near Twen- ty-tlfthj l.OOO ; Hev. J. MJJligan , rostdonco Hats , Twenty-sixth uvonuo anil St. Mary's ' avenue , $10,000 ; Alfred Millard , residence 2303 Farnam , & 10,000.T. ; II. Van Closter , brick llats.Purk uvonue near Pacific , 810,000 ; J. H. Hendrix , brick stores and flats , Hnrnov near Twenty-sixth , 813,000 ; J. ) { . Hendrlx , brick block of Hats , Twenty-sixth and Barney - noy , $30,000. The following are the business Improvn- nicnts made and projoowd , tlio cost of which exceeds $10,000 : E. H. Thayer , brick wnrohouso , Jones near Fourteenth , ? 15,00t ) ; Max Meyer , urlclc store , Eleventh and.Farnam , 3i3.000 ; N. O. Urown , brick warehouse. Twelfth nnd Nicholas , 812,000 ; Omaha Motor company , brlok power house , Twenty-second nnd Nicholas , $35,000 ; George Troutmnn , uriok warehouse , Lc.ivon- worttfnoar Ninth , $40,01)1) ) ; L. Kirsuhbraum , brick warehouse , 1207 Howard , SlO.OOOf D. H. Bowman , brick warehouse , 1207 How ard , 310,000 ; Frank TJollouo , brick hotel. Fourteenth and Capitol avenue , $50,000 ; J. H. Caltln and E. H. Thayer , brick stores , Howard near Fourteenth , $20,000 ; Mary Kali fiimn , brick block , stores and flats , Twpnty-.bighth nnd Jackson , 815,000 ; H. W. Cromur , brick block , stores , Twelfth and Harnoy. $20,000 ; I. Urown , brick store , 1203 Douglas. 810,000 ; Murphy Wusoy & Co. . brioK factory , Spauldiug und Thirty-second , $30.000 ; M. E. church , brick chufch building , Twenty-ninth and Daven port , $75,000 ; George Mills , brick storo. 1310 Farnam , $10,000 ; Commercial National bank , stone bank building , Sixteenth and Farnam , i 5,000 ; W. A. Patton. brloit hotel , Itanium , near Fifteenth. $30,030 ; Latoy & Bonann , brick stores. Sixteenth , near Costollar , $10- OCX.A. ) ; C. Powell , brick blocic of stores , Six teenth nnd Jones , 310,003 ; J. F. Dillon , brick warehouse , Eleventh und Nicholas , $30,000 ; Thomas Davis , four-story brlok warehouse , Ninth nnd Howard , $25,000 ; Omaha Street Hallway company , power building , Twentieth und Izard , $35.000. Air.oug the improvements of the past week the following ore prominent : Permit was issued yesterday to the Omaha street railway company for tliu construction of n brick power house at Twentieth and Nicholas streets , to cost $30,000. The lot has alreaUv beou brought to grade , and work upon tlio structure will bo commenced nt once. Contractor Thomas Bronnnn Is building n $3,500 homo at Thirty-first and Cass streets. J. H. Van Clostor has decided to put $10,000 In a block of Hats at the corner of Park avcnuo und Puclflo street. John T. Dillon will build a $30OOD brick warehouse at Eleventh nnd Nicholas st.ruoU. The Fowler Elevator company will make a & 5.00U addition to their building , at the corner of Tenth nnd Charles strooti. John T. Hopkins will build a 14,000 house on Dodge street , near Fortieth , J. H. Huudrix will build a thrco story brick block of residences ot T.woniy-sixth and Harnoy streets. The record of the permits for the week IB as follows ! MonUay % 000 Tuesday/ , - 8,000 Wednesday 43,050 Tuursday 81,000 Friday , . . . 400 Saturday. , 89,500 , Total $100,650 Big deals and u steady advance In pricon were the distinguishing fctituro.1 of the real estate murltet during the past week. 'Itiu transfers of business property at biu pricci have averaged ono-u day for the weak , wlillu a largo business In residence property is ru- ported at advanced prices. Many more largo deals nro bolntr talked of nnd what will be the largest deal of the season Is hanging fire pending the adjustment of eomo deals. If the deal is complotod.lt moans the bringing into Ojiinhu many thousand dollars of a Phi ladelphia syndicate. While tbore U u very healthful advance In property In all parts of the city there Is at present nothing to cause excitement In any particular locality , lint should It bo author itatively announced that the motor or cable Hues U to bo completed to South Omaha this summer , there will be u big salu of property in ono of the handsomest portions of the city In which there hasjbeen practically nothing done fort he past two years , This Is the hnndiouio plateau lying north of the syndi cate's possessions and uouth of Csatnllor street. This property , which adjoins the beautiful Spring Lalto park , ia laid out In largo lots , ' four to the aero , with broad street * und is especially desirable for retldence locations und Is Uold at much lower prices than property la other dlrecu lions at a UUo distance from the central part of the city , The sale has boon greatly re tarded owing to the lack of udequate trans portation facilities In this direction. "TUore- more money on hand for real csfatomvcsttui.ru thuu there has been lor years. " sold lending ronl estate broker. ' 'Capitalists nro ooglnning to find out that first mortgage nocurttlos , although safo. are not always easily secured. You BOO , thoio capitalists who have boon collecting money on 8 per cent mortgages , find that customers want It on n now loan nt 0 per cent nnd they nro finding that nn Investment la Omalm dirt brings bolter returns. If the Interest rnto keeps declining , moro money will Hnd its way into Omaha realty. " And this Is only a sample ot the way In which money men nro beginning to look nt matters. Holders of property In Dundee nnd north western portions of the city nro ndrvously walling for work to bo commenced upon the promised Metropolitan cable lino. Manager Kurtz , of the Patrick Land company , Mates that the company has given bonds to the eastern capitalists , from Whom money for the ontocprlsowas scoured , guaranteeing the construction of Iho lino. As soon ns It is authoritatively announced nnd work actu ally begun , property in the northwfcstorn additions to the city will Cxporlonoo a big advance In price. President E. M. Morstnau has purchased n slto nt the corner of Fourteenth and Harnoy for a headquarters building for the Pacltla Express company. The lot was bought from G. M. Hitchcock for § 33,000. The deal was ono of the largest of the week In business property. . Trio transfer of the % J. W. Griffith property at the corner of SU Mary's nvcnuo and TwcnUY-ilxth , to E. A. Cudahy for $20,000 , was recorded on Monday. , C. A. Purcupllo purchased from Otto Lnngo n part of lots 1 and 2 , in block 0 , Im provement association addition , for $10.001) . Sheriff Cobnru sold M. Durham one-third of lot 4 , in block 142 , for $12,000. The third largest deal of the week , on Insldn property , was the purchase by G. M. Hitchcock from Augustus Pratt of the three-story brlclc building at ltl2Fiirnam street , throe doors east Ot Boyd's opera house , forS'M.OO ) . The lot Is 23x132. E. L , Jnynes has purchased lot 8 , block 3 , Capital Hill addition for $12,000. H. J. Pruyn paid $3,000 for a lot in Plaln- vlow. ' Four lots In La Villa place Avero purchased by T. 11. Slmnton for 53.500. Lot 3 In block S. Ltrlggs place , was purchased - chased by T. J. Hollander for $3,50J. Lot 5 In bluclc 10 , Kountzn's addition , was purchased by J. Kondls for $0,000. Clark Woodman purcliasod Hvo lots In Highland place , nt the corner of Thirty- Hovunth nnd Farnam , paying therefor $10- COO , the largest transaction of the -week. M. Donnelly pnnl $3,000 for lot 8 , block 11 , Hood's First addition , H. T. Taylor purchased the north half of lot 5 , block 100 , for $155,000. The Clearance Knoonl. The bank clearings for the wcok were ns follows : Monday . $ 729,77-1.07 Tuesday . 853,537.59 Wednesday . . . . 597,323.70 Thursday . 070.241.45 Friday . , 713,220.19 Saturday . 090,001.3(5 ( Total . $ ,2MIC93.43 Increase over corresponding week for last year , 34.2 per cent , The transfers for the wcok were as fol low * : Monday . $ 09,213 Tu osd ay . 5(5 ( , 173 Wednesday . 09,0155 Thursday . 31.S35 Friday . 41,511 Saturday . 81,440 Total . $379,272 The folio wmir lUiMilti 'varo Ismal by Building Inspector Whltlook yostordavi Jcns.Jonson , thrco 1-story Tramo cot tages , Thirty-third and Lake streots.S 3,000 Kobert Pliynlx , 1-story frame kitchen ndditlon.to cottage , Thirty-third and Pinkncy streets . 50 Samuel .T. Howcll , IJstory brick sta ble , Thirty-sixth and Park streets. . . 1COO Omaha , Street Railway company , 1- story briek iiowor house , Nineteenth mid Nicholas streets , . , . . . . . . . . . 85,000 W. II. Austin , ljf-story frame dwell ing , Twoaty-cisrhth and Pinknoy streets . 2,000 Five permits , aggregating . $11,530 THE VISALTY W1ARKET. placoa on roojiU during JLyostordnv. J il Kclimiat Aud vrtfo to W H Austin , lots K.and is , blfc J , Uo.llcit Imrk , v d . . fc'.iuj D L Thomas nna wKe to U 1) Iteed , no30- J -1U , qed . : . 2 IF D Uood toV Jil'eabody , no : tOl10 , q cd . , . 1,00) II lUseomb amwlfn to O .T IMckaru , lots Jl ) and B.I , blk 37 , West Side aaa.wd. . . . l.uoo U W Lioomls and -wit * to M Jl Kvans , lot 1 Btuuton place , w d . i 00 W N Orantto H A UoUloman , lot 5. blk 8 , Parkur'rt add , w d . . . 4.000 Wm Coburn , sheriir , to ,7 11 II nd Hold , lot i : ; , blk U , Hxcliaugo plilco , sherlir A , . . . 400 C JlcArthur to A itlnger , wi } w uo 0-H- 12. wd . % . S.OJO South Onmhii Land Oo to 11 Uochlar , lot 10 , bIK 13) ) . Houtti Omnha , wu. . . . . . CIO J 1' Adams to V N Jaynna , lots 23 , S3 and Si , blk I , M.iyuo place , rj od . 1 \V 1C 1'ntterson to 0 Kmpsy , lot 10 , ulk 8 , Dodtord I'lacP , w d . . . . 750 J Jl Koodla und wlfo to A II Williams , lot CO , North Side ndfl , wd. , . 1.G03 A V Wood , trustee , to K A Uyder , lots 2J uud 24. blk 1 , Howling Green , w d . SW KA Itydurand wife to OliChaiullor , lots : ! . ! nd : . ' ! , lillc 1 , Howling Ureon , w d . . 000 Edward Sixvago nnd wlfu to A J Stanley , lot 11 , 1'oiniun 1'lace , wd . 3,000 South Oinulm Land Co to Thomas Unary , lots , blKSI , Soutll Omtihft , wd . 010 South Omaha Land Co to Thomas Geary , Iot4 , blklll. South Onuha , wrt . < D2j L W McOrixwto AAilgld , lot "A , " Mor- ton's suurd , . . . . . . . 1,100 Omaha Jtoal Kstato and Trust Co to 0 O LlndHtrnin , lota " 1 audai , blkU , Sann- dero & Hlmubaugn's add toWJalnut Hill , w a . . . 1,250 L Loiaor unrt wlfo to li Q Ilolsciinar ot al , lot 1 , Wlboa'B add to Kountza placu , wd . Oil J W OrlllltU at al to Mrs K Mo.VciH , pt lot ] . " , . blk 7 , Ilnrkor place , w d . 475 II W Yutf H and wlto to H Wlieutluy ut al , lot)7. blkil. IHllHtdo No2. wrt. . . . . . 1,500 Henry St Kullx und wlto to 1' J Tniynor , \f 12 ft of lot 3 nnd lot I and 20 ft adj lot 4. Ulk : ) ! 7 , Omaha , w d . 24,003 P J Traynor anu husband to Henry 8t Felix , u a ! ft ot lot 1 , bile 21U , Omaha , wd . 16.000 Mbl'owoll toB WhniUlH- W lot 17 , blk ; i. IllllDldB No. 3 , W d . 7M K Whe.itloy to M I. Tovoll o 1-3 lot 17 , blkit. Illlfsldo No 2. wil . 750 H I ) I'l-utt to JlA Moyoi , lot 2 , blk 7 , aub- divot -llodick'8 add. wd . 3,703 K H 1 lowland and wire to W It Bauo ot al , pt lot f. blk 6 , Ut add to South Omalm. wd . SOT J SJJatthowi nnd wlfo to W I ) Hray , lot 18. hlk J17. Dumlno 1'lacn , wd . . . . . . 1,250 J H Muttliow.Y and wife to U IliUlor , lot 17. bile 117 , nundeo I'liic" , w'rt . . . . . . 1.2SO SJ llowoll and wlfo to J A Wukollold. 0.1 HII ft at no cor lot 1 , bit 1.1 , KounUo . .V Iditii's add. w ell . m J Jlmio\vlt ! .andhUHl > iinil toT W Binltli , lot blKL ; . Hnrtford 1'lnco , wd . i. . . COJ I K8t ven and wlfo to O 0 BpotHWOod , pt no so 41511v d . . . 17,000 K Tullar and wlfo to J II O'Callalian , lot 0 , bllca , llodford 1'laco , w d . 3.000 Thirty-four transfon. . . . . . . ( Bl.ilO Anottor dog , owned by Ilobort llrudon , of Hristol , Pu. , lias Just been found after hav ing bcon locked up lu a barn without food or water for n period of alx weeks. When dis covered the dog was ns thin as a shingle and unablu to stand ui > . Ho , however , soon re vived on 'jolng fed. Mr * . Marie Glvons , nnred lavcnty years , of Brazil , Ind. , met with n pocullar accident u few days ngo that came near resulting fatally. Shu was pocked on * the back of the 'loft hand by nn Infuriated lion , Hlood- poisoning resulted , and It required skillful mcdiunl attention to siwu vor life. For Bovorar yearr-inuro-was" n standing offer of 310 for a partridge's nest containing moro than twelve eggs , the records at the Smithsonian iustitutton giving that as the greatest number of eggs of that spccios to n nest. A party of Worclieslur glrU recently won the mouuy by finding n neat with Uftecn eggs. Hichard Chandler , a prominent and wealthy resident of the town of Irvingn , few miles south of ( Hack Ulver Fall , WIs. , Is ou tlio verge of the gruvo , as the result of uli nflllctlon' that has puzzled the doctors nnd Which Elands unlcpio In the record * of med ical history. For several years Chandler's mouth bun boon gradually growing together , until now the orltloo Is only about the elzo of a smell marble. All efforts to check the strange growth have boon unavailing , Chandler U now unable to UUo nuftlelent nourlthment to satisfy the demand * of his system. It U proposed to cut hit mouth open and prevent iU further closing by arti ficial moin , but the u tlcmt nayi hUutlllctlon is a forewarning of bis approaolilng dissolu tion , uud wiUuot allow hU physician to operate ou auu. WEEKLY BUSINESS REVIEW , Moro Demand For Flrmnolal Pnvora the Past Six Days. MONEY DRAWN FROM TrJE WEST. * I MM Trusts Cut Quito n Figure ou 'tho ' Now York Btook KxoliniiKO Moro Interest Tlmn Usunl Mnnl > fostctl In Urnln. In tlio FlnnnotiU AVorld. Cmavoo , III. , Juno 29. f Special Tologrnui to TUB Unit. ] There baa boon moro demand , for financial favors during the week , duo to the fact that merchants and grain And pro * vision operators nro preparing for their regu lar monthly nnd soml.nnmml settlements. \Vhllo \ the supply ot loanable funds Is mnplo , there Is aufllclcnt demand to keep the sur plus funds of the banks fairly loaned up. There has bcon moro money loaned ou stock * and bonds of late than at any tlmo previous on record , Chicago gas trust especially being loaned ou heavily. Thcso nro call loaVis , mostly placed nt 4 per cent. The general feeling regarding rates Is llrmor , and n bank having a , largo Hue of call loans out at 4 par cant notified Its borrowers that they must pay 5 per cent on July 1. Other banks have done the same thing , und in one Instance where loans were out at B per cent they were raised to 0 par cent , ThU Indicate * that bankoM nro disposed to go n little slow In granting loans in the near future except nt higher rates. Discount rates were 530 per cent on call nnd G3 per cunt on time loans. Money bus boon drawn from the west to the cast lu Increased volume , but It will return in the course of a few woolen in dividends and Interest. Hates of Interest in tfow York advanced slightly mid ranged nt 3 < 34 per cant , nnd occasionally B per cent was paid on call. Now York exchange mot with good demand , nnd the supply bo\ng \ small , rates advanced sharply. Transactions wore mudo at 40@70 cents pre mium par $1,000 , nud closed ut 50 cents. Foreign exchange weakened under Increased offerings of bills drawn against exports of corn and provisions , nnd rates receded slightly. Sixty days' docutnontn.-y sterling on London sold at $ I.S5 > f ( l.6t ) und closed nt On the iNosv York stock exchange trading was active , but the was volume considerably loss than durlngtho proccodlngwcoks. Opera tors concentrated their attention chiefly to the "trusts" sugar and load bolng tbo favorites and In the former the uxcltomont at times ran high. Thn sentiment was bullish , but thu domnnd cnmo chiefly from parties buying on slender margins , as prices have advanced above the point at which investors care to buy to any extent. The "trust" comprises nil the sugar rofln- cries In this country , but four. At this sea son the consumptive domnnd fur sugar is heavy nnd the "trust" Is said to bo making $100,000 profit per day. The total capitaliza tion Is $50,000,000. The bidding was so spirited that prices were rushed Up 11 % points. The selling to i-enllzo profits struck stop orders , and n decline of 13 points oc curred In less tune than was re quired to force prices up. Sharp fluctuations marked trading the rest of the wcok , but the closing prices wcro slightly above those of the previous wcok. Load "trusts" wcro moro heavily traded In than nny other property , nnd for the first tlmo In history thu sales of unlisted stock exceeded these of the listed , The nc- qulsitlon of the Atlantic rollnory nt Brooklyn Induced free buying and an advance of uoarly 5 points , which was in turn followed by a recession of 8 points. Cotton oils appreciated over 3 poluts and Gas "trusts" 3 points , but the udvanco was not maintained. "Coalers" were traded In fairl.v nnd advanced J < j@l/4 points. Western stocks were , rather slow , as advices regarding crops wcro too uncertain to Induce operators to give them special attention. Uiiccrtalntity over the future rates also acted as n damper on buyers , nnd although moderate advances were recorded early , all disappeared , nnd moderate not losses were recorded nt the close. The aggregate Bales un the Now York Stock exchange for the woolrcnding to-day were 1,010,000 shares. Rather moro Interest than usual wat > man ifested in the lending grain markets during the week Just closed , nud snocumtlvo tradIng - Ing was quito brisk. Outsldo parties for warded luoroasod orders nnd local operators were disposed to trade with moro frco'dom. A nervous and unsettled fcohng prevailed during u greater portion of the time and prices ruled with considerable irregularity. The bull contingent appeared to have con trol during the early and middle p.irt of tno wcnlt , but toward the close the fooling was not so strong nnd prices receded on nil the loading articles. The market was vir tually aweather ono. " Crop reports from all sources were very conflicting , but the reported ilnmago by nun nnd Insects had considerable effect on the markets for smaller grains. Advlcos from abroad were not BO encouraging. In fact , re port * from eastern Europe were wore dis couraging than over. Receipts of grain ut the principal w.eslorn markets were moderate - orate , as farmers uro engaged In harvesting operations and cultivating tholr corn. Ship ments of corn and oats were moderately free to eastern markets , mainly oy .tho lake route , The shipping branch of the trade was fairly active , but buyers were rather Blow to meet the views of sailers. Ordorn to forward grain to smaller Interior points were moderately froo. Provisions were fairly active ' and .prices were ndvnnccd un nil tno leading 'itpbculatlvu articles , but not supported to the close. Ar ticles required for the shipping branch of the trade were In active request und gold nt a further advance In prices. Rucalpt * of cattla nnd live liogi weru quite largo at ull thu principal western markets , a good percent age of iho former being Texans , Pnoking'ln the west shows a fm thor Increase , wltti the quality well maintained. SoodB were stronger and higher on reports of diunugo to the A fair exchange Is no robbery , unless it bo a churoh fair exchange , The fact that the administration wont-fish- Ing On Sunday did not Interfere with ivllg- IOUH service * in other status. Priest ( to n very sick man ) Now , If you have any earnest , desire In your honrt , uuma It. Sick Mnn I want to get well. Electricity had made but llttlo headway at the tlmo of the Hood. What Noah most needed nud could uot got was un uro motor. Teacher And now , Hong Fey , can you toll uio the moaning of tliu words 'go to , ' iu frequently found In tno holy scriptures. Hung Fey Yc oo mum. Him ulloe suwoy 'come off. ' A California "boy proafihor" named Leo has bcon committed tu tliu lunatic asylum. Let the rest take warning , for , verily , u long-suffering public nmy ulto the lilut uud loci : them all up , Minister's Wlfo You haven't boon out of youi-Htudy an hour this Week. Wiutt U the matter ) Minister Some of the congrega tion tay my sermons nro too long , and I've bcon trying to write n short ono , There Ss-s sssr ! r I'Jstt , I's. , wlia jsys ho can make shoos with movable noles , so that when one solo Is worn out It can bo replaced by unothcr. If his schumo does not nuccuod ho can start out us a ruvivuIUt nnd aiiaot his Idea to religion. It U told of a pious , woll-inounlng man hero that upon nna occaalou lu Sunday school ho prayed : "And bless tliu superintendent of this acliool , who bus led uuul , a long , tedious Christian life. " Even the nuporln- tondont could not suppress n omllo. Uov. Drybono Mr. Hooty , I can't see nny roiton in your coming to church , You go to sleep every tlmu und ft Is impossible fur mute to do you nny good. Mr , Boozy Hut you nro doing me good , llov. Drybouu ; ut least you are succeeding much batter than pr. Uoesmup did. Hov , U. I don't understand you. Mr. H. Why , I'm troubled with in- ftotunlu. The a ay after the Hood at Marietta Mrs. Bulttbauh found a three-foot snuko covered with mud drying lUolt in her cooU stove , tihu win going to pick it up for drift wood , whim it ruUcd IU huitu aud eyed her ,