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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 18, 1889)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : StJNDAY , AUGUST 18 , 18S9.-TWELYE PAGES. 11 THE CONDITION OF TRADE , A Good Comand Fet Money Ko- portbd by Bnnkors. RATES RULE-SLIGHTLY HIGHER. Gcn'&rnl Trnilo Undcrcoine n Gcnulno Boom nnd AVns Never Better at Tills Tlmo of'onr OolTeo Finn. In Ijncnl Commoroinl Clrolos. > Bankers report n very good demand for money and rates are slightly higher , but there oooms to bo no doubt but what there \vlll bo a supply fully equal to the demand for tho-bnlanco of the year. The clearing bouse returns , as reported by Mr. Hughes , the manager , show a satisfactory increase , Viz ; Clearings , $ 1,031,013.G3 ; increase , 20 U-10 per cont. General trndo may bo said to bo fairly booming and was never bettor nt this season. There is hardly a jo bhlng house In the city Dbjo to keep up with its orders , and the Indi cations are that Omaha will do tho. largest trade In its history during the fall of'lSSO. Tha sugar market shows more firmness this week , and an advance of l-0@ } o is noted , with a good demand. Ulo coffees nro also Btrngor , and higher prlcoi nro looked for. Drlca fruits are active , and California goods are strong and vnry firm at quotations. Choaso Is advancing and is fully J c higher within the last forty-eight hours , with a brisk demand. The cranberry crop in Wis consin is said to bo a partial failure , owing ' to spring frosts nnd worms. The produce market Is steady , with a scarcity of choice and fancy table butter and a surfeit of low grades. > The Now York Prlco Current thus charac terizes the codec market : Values In Brazil coffee have shown a flrmor tendency since the close of last week , chloliy in sympathy with the higher prices cabled from Europe , but although the optidu market ut tlio close yesterday showed a not gain of " 0@0 ; ! points since last Friday , fluc tuations have been irregular nnd the market appears to have lacked staying qualities , for underneath tbo * surface indications of strength there has been more or less 'uncer tainty and hesitation. So far as in voices are concerned there tms-beou a good demand for desirable parcels , which now comprise the bettor grades , say from No. 0 upward , but the lower grades , from No , 7 downward , nro raiiro dllllcult of'salo , oven nt the rolntlvo difference in price that oxlstt. Thn temper of , buyers appears to be governed to a great extent by the fluctuations of option values , an ndvanco stimulating the ucslro to buy mid facilitating negotiations , wttilo this courage rapidly dis appears as soon as an easier feeling is devel oped. The dlfllculty of maintaining' an nd vance in the European market has an un favorable Influence and partly accounts tor the unsettled feeling hero , whllo the unwill ingness of country buyers to pay higher prices likewise tends'to restrict operations. The only firm offers from Klo nnd Santos that have met with any response have been those rotating to low grades , which uro ob tainable about on n parity of current values here , while the higher grades are hold too high to make business possible in the present .condition of affairs. "Cable advices from Rio have not reflected . .nny now feature of importance. Efforts to " .foreshadow the condition of the growing crop Kare still being made , tbo most of which are ol a bullish character and report unfavorable "Tweathor , but for reasons already explained Athens is very little reliance to bo placed upon these forecasts , and hence they attract only passing attention. A new batch of crop osti' mates has been sent forward , but they do not dUcloso any now features so far as tbo actual situation Is concerned , and only reveal the desire of some Rio firms either to reduce or roafllrm their former fig ures. The'tone of the Rio market continues firm , but this only applies to the bettor grades , for there 'has boon a willingness-to get rid of the lower grades , and for that pur pose to meet the views of the buyers. The direct sales reported have nil been of that character. With respect to the statistical position'of supplies , the receipts nt Rio have been moderutev but at Banjos largo but recent - cent purchases ana clearances have checkoil a further accumulation of ntock. .Tho nb < Bcnco of purchases for Europe is still a pronv inont feature of the situation. The local Jobbing demand has not beau very active during the past three days , and whllo the deliveries indicate a fair nb Borptlon of supplies from the prln rCipal seaports , buyers have displayed a good deal of caution and appear to hesitate , -in going beyond their current requirements , t'Thowarehouse deliveries from tbreo ports ' 'lost week aggregated -10.410 bags , of whicli ,40,515 do. are from this uort , 4.012 do. froir ' . ( Baltimore and 1.880 do. from Now Orleans , against a total the week previous of 50,47 ( -bags , The arrivals hnvn consisted of 4,18t bags Rio , par Ptolemy ; a5G75 do. Santos , poi . .Savour. , and 3,500 do. Santos from Hamburg. "Options have been moderately active nnc values have shown an upward tendency , closing quotations yesterday being 20 points higher than on Friday for the spot and near near months , and 80 points for tbo distant months , with the markets firmer ut the ad vance , although Hamburg nnd Havre botl declined from the highest point. " Tbo expenditures of the Uultcd States gov eminent for the fiscal yuars of 18SS and 18S ! were as follows : 18S9 1883. Customs 520,154,143 $20,359,45 ! Internal revenue 8,911,44(1 3,809,5.7 Diplomatic service. . . 1,897,025 1,814.47 : Treasury department. 41,817,717 85,220.831 Judiciary 4.403.3031 4,109.93' Interior department , civil 7,359,700 7,859.401 Total , civil ana mis cellaneous S 80,004,001 , J72,703,28 : War department 44.485,271 88,523,481 Navy department , . . . 21,378,809 10,020,48 Interior department , pensions 87,034,779 , 80,233,50 , ! Interior department , Indians 0,692,203 0,249,30 Premium on bonds. . . 17,293.303 8270.81 : Interest 31,001,454 44,715,00' , ' Total 5299,233,078 5207,075,80 , rour.iciN iMvoiiTa AT NKW YOKIC. JTor Week Aug. 10. 1833 1839. Pry goods $2,850,810 ? 2,8S1,9. ! ) General merchandise. . 5,318,753 0,897,42 Total 58,104,003 , 59,779,37 , Since Jan. 1. Dry goods $78,030,149 $31,723,14 General merchandise.200,039,310 219,473,09 Total 31 weeks . . . . 5234,078,459 $301,201,84 OMAHA Sl'OOIC. Onttlu. Saturday , August 17. Among to-day's arrivals there were som Very desirable and choice beeves , both beav , and medium weights. The market on * al euch was practically steady , but when I cainu to the commoner grades , coarse orhal tat stuff , It was lower. The best cattle her received bids of 54.50 , which was1 refused but one pretty fair bunch sold at 51.30 am Oino lighter cattle nt$4.25. Hucchurs' stoc was seurco and steady prices were malt talued , Native cows brought 5l.lW ( < j)2.CH ) The fresh receipts of stocic cattle were -als light. The demand was very good for th last of the week , uud ttiura was oousidorabl trading In this branch of the cuttlo market In fact , about all the cattle available change bands , Quito a string of westerns breugt ' The hog market took an upward turn c fully Co tovor ydsterday's market. Th traao wai actlvo at the advance and the foi hogs onsalo were soon cleaned up. CatUs . 1,80 , Prevailing 1'rluos , The following I j aUblo of prloai paid to tula market fjr tuo graioa of stock meu tiouod : Prime steers , 1300 to 1000 Ibs.$4.15 Ml.60 Goodsteers. 1250 to 1450Ibs. . . 3.90 M4.40 Good steers. 1030 to 1300 Ibs. , . 8.50 Common cuunors. , , \M \ Ordinary to fair cowd. . . . . . . . 1.00 i.vo JTnlr V ) coed cowa , , . , l. J9 Good to cholco cows 2.23 Choice to fnncv cowsheifers. . 2.BO nt.l.Ot ) Palrto coed bulls. . . . . . . . l.BO ( < * 2.00 Good to cholco bulls. , 2.00 Q12.50 Light stockorj and feeders. . , . 2.35 ( < $3.75 Good feeders , 030 to 1100 Ibs. . 2.75 fffcU.oa fair to cholco lleht hos . ,1. . . . 8.95 ( (44.0.1 fair to choice heavy IIORS 8.83 ( (43.05 Common to fair heavy hogs. . . 3.80 @ 3.fK ) Fair to choice mixed hoes. , , . . , 3.90 (34.00 ( Kopresantfitlvo Halo ? . BTRC1W. No. Av. 1'r. No. Av. Pr. I. . .1110 53 05 3'j HSt 53 90 18. . , .1047 3 40 47..1100 4 05 40. . , .1023 40 05 nor 4 25 40. . , .1121 3 50 18 1423 4 25 21. . , . 973 3 05 21 1300 4 25 01. . , .1343 8 75 80. .1201 4 80 30. . , .1507 3 83 cows. 13. . 053 1 00 ! " ' . . . . .030 2 00 1. .1070 1 00 2 ' 050 2 00 STOOKEnS. 8 723 2 55 45 G-21 RO a 2010 2f,3 2. . , 900 Co 1 400 2 03 03OANxnns. OANxnns. . 930 150 0. . p. 775 1 75 STA03 , .1250 3 00 00rnr.ouus. rnr.ouus. I4vc Stuck tsotos. J. J. Miller , of Valley , had two cars of cattle tlo horo. Alf Moycra had cattle hero from Benedict. Wells Bros. , had 11 vo cars of catClo here from Benedict. J. Bouton , of Onaga , Kan. , was a visitor at the yards , J. L. Colomnn had hogs here from Fuller- ton. ton.H. H. C. Lollor came in with bogs from Splngflold. The week closed with the hog market 15o lower thmrthe close of last week , when the hogs sold largely at 84.05(34.15 ( , with the top at $4.20. The bogs sold on Monday of the present week at S3.95@4.17J , and Tuesday's range was $3.95@4.12) , with a few pieces at J285. On Wednesday $3.75@t.OM nought the full loads nnd on Thursday S3.70@3.9o. Friday's prices ranged from $3.05 to $ J.U0. For a Ipng time the range between strictly prime and common to fair loads of hogs was extremely small. The best loads would sell ut a price and the common loads would bring as much , or within 5c as much.It was an extremely poor load that had to sell lOc below - low the best. The present week's break has given the buyers an opportunity to boar the common hogs more than the others until the range in wider and more as it ought to bo. With a reasonable range all grades of bogs will sell more on their merits. The cattle barons of Wyoming have given way to the llockmasters. Sheep will nip the grass in the future where cattle roamed in the past. The country Is better suited to sheep than it was to cattlo. Field und Farni. Tlio exporters of live cattle who have con' traded nil the vessel room for the next month or two. have thereby undertaken the Job of exporting live cattle to the full capac ity of tbo ocean carriers. This ought to DC good for producers. Chicago Murket Re view. PEPPEUBI1NT DUOPS. A broken window hath no pane. When you got a horse at a bargain , drive your bargain. Heat will expand anything but a pocketbook - book or a flanntd shirt. The shoo which is In the hands of the boot black has a bright futuro. Cholera morbus aud gastric cello ore epi demic in prohibition states. Old Sol "So you have boon saying there are spots on mo , have you ) " A bootless attempt To get up-stairs with out being heard by your wlfo. What Is the matter with giving tha sur plus a dose of the elixir of Ufa } How much sooner it gets too dark to saw wood than it docs to play lawn tennis. Emperor evinces ono trait of the trulj great. Ho prefers a pipe to a cigarette. You don't look for motes in the eye of youi summer girl ; you look for the berimes , Llttlo boys are discovering that their sis tor's bustles make excellent baseball masks Wo don't like to tallc about the weather , but it's really getting to bo a Sirlus matter Wisdom does not always coma in tlio yel low loaf , but you'll ' generally llnd it in tb < seer. seer.Whon a vessel hugs the shore what fol lows } Why , a little smack on the beach , ti bo sure. U is perfectly safe to kiss a maiden wher she drops her oyos. Thenceforth she is o necessity blind. There seems to bo a strange relations ! ! ! ) between courting at the summer resort am the divorca court. Said the Blimglo to the oyclono ; You'r windy. Said the cyclone to the shingle : Aw couiooff the roof ! ThoPrlncoof Wales has gout ia such i violent form that nearly all the America i dudes are rather lame. Many people are now braving tbo terror * of lockjaw by going to Oconomowoc and Knnkakeu for pleasure. If we need n national flower why not talc the pansy ( It Indicate * the origin of th species the chimpanzee. A man may bo very great mid very good and than not attract half the attention thai a captured horsothiof docs. A baseball crank says the heaviest batte In the country is Buck Wheat. In the liu of discovery this takes the cako. When old Niagara gets harnessed , olde- trlalty iu western Now York will go voltint along as it has never done before. Ohio's "Calico Charley" Foster declare : that Sitting Bull is an old fraud. Slttini Bull's opinion of "Calico Charley" would b interesting. When tbo young woman with the go rot dress falls in love with the young man wltl the gourd head it Is another nxutnplo of tin eternal Illness of things. A young man in Adamsvillo , Pa. , has : strnugu hallucination. Ho thinks Satan I after him. Ton to ono ho would get well i his mother-in-law would move out. The president aocms to have taken his ap poiutmont mill with him to Bar Harboi Perhaps bo IK tired running it and Ml Blalno has volunteered to "spoil" bin awhile. Philadelphia's drinking supply is said ti contain about 25 per cent wartor ; the rout o it is sewage. With such a good showing a this , Chicago it wondering what Pulludel phians are < tlcklng about. "Many vacationists , " says the Troy Times "aro seeking the cities this summer Instoai of the country. They are looking for dr ; places. " If that U the object they shouli Ultj in so mu ICanao * town * . THE SPECULATIVE MARKEIS , Wheat Opens Up Finn , but Later Shows an Easier Pooling. QUIET BUSINESS IN THECOF1N PIT Oats Modorntoly Active , Chlcllf In May Properly Wenknoss A nlii In Control In Provisions- Cnttlo Very Dull. CHICAGO PRODUCE 3IAIIH.I3T9. CHICAGO , August 17 , [ Special Telegram to Tun Ur.E.l The wheat market , was firm at yesterday's improvement early la the day m the shipment of 805,000 bushels from Now York , but later it eased off , chiefly on au- count of advices from the northwest , whore iriccs have boon lot down oy millers and ele vator people. The most Influential news of the day came from the northwest. H nr- rivcd first In the farm of a report that cash wheat had slumped r > @ ( So per bushel. Later dispatches , in reply to in quiries , Drought the intelligence that country lirlccs were reduced 2o per bushel on now wheat to-day , but that Minneapolis prices , voro only lu lower on No. 1 hard ; old No. 2 inrd Is off 2c , however. Additional Informa tion was vouchsafed that frco receipts were expected next week , and that a determined effort will be made by millers and elevator companies , acting in unison , to lower coun try prices to a basis of 75o. The big buyers nnd consumers feel that they would like to see the now crop year begin with low prices ruling , nnd it is safe to say that their Influ ence will bo exerted In that direction until n [ lotnt is reached where they have to bid against foreigners for grain. When that point is arrived at values up In that section may reasonably bo expected to Improve. At this Juncture millers and elevators are in control , nnd their bearish position is strongth- eneu by the fact that there is a stock of undesirable old wheat knocking about in the northwest , for which customers are wanted very badly. This stuff will bo a drug until It is worked out of sight. It amounts to 2- 000,000 or 3.000,000 bushels , possibly. The great northwest Is attracting its full share of attention for the , moment , more- possibly than it deserves. That part of the country is in about the satno port of tremor that was on Joyed by the winter wheat trade before the crop began to movo. Values were de pressed in anticipation , out no sooner did the wheat start than the discovery was made that it was .wanted , and the tone of the market at once improved. It is Just barely possible that the same experience may bo repeated with regard to spring wheat , which b.v all accounts is of excellent quality , with the harvest progressing favorably. A dispatch was sent out from Washington that the printing of the agricultural bulletin for August had been delayed by late oQlcial news of importance from Russia , emphasiz ing thn damage reports from that quarter. December opened at 78 0 , made a gum of 1-lOc , reacted to 78).fc , advanced sharply to 73c and brolco to 78o on the Minneapolis advices mentioned above , with active trad ing on the decline. The market rallied frac tionally , but It subsequently settled to 77c , recovering , however , to 78o and sticking close to that quotation to the and. The last price was 73c. September opened at 7 < > fc , ranged from 77J o high' to 70J o low , and closed at 70c. August started m nt 77c , sold down to 77 > c , 'iip to 78o and down to 77) < c , closing at 77 ° ' Operations in fu tures were on a moderate scale. Great activity was not general , noi * Iqug con tinued. There was a rather quiet business in the corn pit and but llttlo variation in prices. The publication in a morning paper of the weather being unfavorable and the crop backward in all the region east of the Mis sissippi helped to hold the market In the face of au assured good crop in the more western states und the poomlso of Increas ing receipts and the not unlikely possibility or the weather being such as to change pres ent appearances in Illinois , Indiana and Ohio. The possibility of frost catching some of the late corn prevents free selling. The range for September was 85t @ 'J5 c , open ing firm nt 35) ) c , advancing to 33 c , selling oft to 8ofc } nnd closing ut 35X0 Oats were moderately active , chiefly in May. Receipts continued largo and with 323 cars estimated for Monday , the speculative offerings were fairly liberal and easiness en sued. At 24c there was a good aoinand for May , whllo next month sold off a to 20M@20 ; c. The grading was fair , with 113 cars of contract in u total of 314 cars In spected in , while withdrawals for dhlpmont were also liberal , aggregating 194,881 bush ols. Car lots to go to store were in largo supply , with No. a soiling chiefly at 2f ) c. ' In provisions the old wcokness resumo'd control. The opening was quite strong and initiatory transactions were even made at a small advance. The Improvement witnessed , however , was short-lived. In trade the un derlying feeling was bearish and when be lievers in lower prices commenced to put out now lines of shorts concessions had to be mado. Offerings of all classes of property exceeded thy demand , and the entire inarkat suffered a severe tumble. Uascd on yester day's ilnal quotations the declines shown at the close of business reached 20e on Septem ber pork , 15o on October pork , lOc on Octa bor short ribs , 7Ko on September short ribs and different douveries.of lard. lOoon Janu ary pork and Co on January short ribs. CHICAGO ijivK srooa. CHICAGO , August 17. [ Special Telegram to THE Hsu. j CATTLE. Business was exceed ingly dull , oven for Saturday. The great number that arrived daring the week gave all the buyers u chance to fill their orders , The few good cattle on sale to-day , as well as the Texans , found an outlet at about steady prices , but common to medium could not gel a bid. Five thousand bead of grassy , tlosby grades that had accumulated from day tc day this week were still in the pens unsold at the finish of to-day's trade. Sov crul buyers offered to take cattle at reductions of 40 to 05 cents from price ; current about ten days ago , but salesmen generally refused. During the past wool good to cholco cattle have been unusually plentiful and dresand beef and shlppinc buyers filled most of their orders from thl ; class , neglecting common to medium grades. Cholco to extra beeves , nominal ut $4.00(0 ( 4.90 ; medium to good steers , 1351 to 1500 Ibs. , 54.50 ; 1200 to l.15 ( Ibs. , * 8.GO@4.20 ; 950 to 1200 Ibs. $3.30@J.GO ; slackers and feeders , $3.00@3.15 cows , bulls and mixed , $1.20@3.00j bulk. * l.8 ( © 2.25 ; slop-tod steers , 53.ltOffl4.50j Texas steers , 52.40(83.00 ( ; cows , 51.75QS2.80 ; native ! and half-breeds$3.00 3.80. HOOK. The .market opened strong am actlvo , with prices for heavy 5ulOo ( ) hlghoi than yesterday , light selling firm. Sales o packing grades were largely around $3.90Vi ( M.10 , shipping shapes of heavy S4.15@4.20 selected butcnors' S1.20@l,80 , und ussortei light mostly around $1.00. riNANOl.VU NKW VOIIK , August 17. [ Special Tolograu to TUB HKE.J STOCKS There was a spurl of activity in stocks , at the opening to-day The opinion was freely circulated last nigh that the upward movement started ycstcrdu ] had co mo to stay. The unfavorable Atchison reports , which bad served tbo purpose ol helping Interested parties to cover short stock , were la part exploded nnd cleared the way for freer buying of other shares. Tin trade sees evidences of Gould support in Wabash , and foreign buying of Erie aiu others icdlcato an Improved fooling abroad regarding American securities. TboChicagi buying of Burlington , Northwestern , Kocl Island and other standard shares gives cou fldonco among professionals. London flg urea came higher this morning and sent buy- lug orders in Union Paaltlc. First price : were generally a fraction bettor than la * night and tbo tendency of prices to advanc was opposed by professionals , who prodlctei a poor bauk statement. Tlio action wa : Justified , for the bank itntomcnt announced before the close slMvU ? < l a decrease In re serves of nearly { $ $ ( $030. On the early animation Cleveland yolumbus , Cincinnati A : St Loul * advancedJKper ! cent over last night to 77.f , Chicago &iKnstorn Illinois pre ferred to 1U5 , and Lattrf'Shoro gained ? tf per cent to 104Jf. Amonfc the western stocks Burlington und Qulncy was a loader , going to 105J ( ( and closing nt via host point of the week , a distinction shared by no other stock on the list. Atchison mid St , Paul made Blight not gains. Northwestern touched llU-f , closing } 4 per cent 'VQUfcr at 111 } . Union Pacific touched 03 , ckwjpk 'M per cent higher atC2Jf. ChlcapoGas.wasjorratic , going to 01 , off to ( SOU , up to OU.fr closing but } { per cent better at 01. The total number of shares for the half day were 73,2(511 ( The following worn the elating quotation * : t ) . S.43 rcRular. 12i , iNoi'thorn 1'aclflc. . ! M4 ! U.8.4icoupons..123 .Idqpreferred 07 U.8.4HsrogulRr..iaV .U ir.i : N. W lit U.R.4H8 coupons..lon.'i . J j > rolorrcd 14U I'aclllMlsof W 118 N. .V.t'ontral 10 U Central Pacific 35 1MX.VK Si ChlcuRoA : Alton Itocklslnnd TO4 ! O..M. % oui' . * . , . . . doproferred 113'i ' n..L.&W. . . . . . II5N 8t.'nul&OmRhB. . n Illinois Cnntral tinti doproferred 1" * I. , 1J. & \V..i OW Union Pacllio K1V , Kansas &Taxas. . . . 1-H \V..8t. Ij. * I' m { I.nko Shore. . I04 > doproforred F" " Michigan Coutral. . S'.i Western Union , , . . E MlssourU'ncltlo. . . . Moxur On call , easy ; 2Xporcont. PJIIME MsiidvNTiLis PAt-an W@7 per cent. STKitLtKO ExcnvNOB Dull but steady ; sixty-day bills , ? 4.8 < K ; demand , ? 4.S7tf. Stocks. Niw Yonic , August 17. [ Special Telegram to Tun BKn.l The following nro the min ing stock quotations : Ainador 100 Mexican 315 Aspon. . . . MX ) Mutual HO Caledonia II , H..UIU Ontario 3100 Con. Cat , ft Va..7U5 Ophlr . .485 Commonwealth. , .air. Occidental 1ST. Desidwood T. HO Plymouth 40J Kurokn Con lr : > Savngo " 10 KICrlsto KKJ Sierra Nevada 2tM Gould ac Curry."M Standard 110 Halo & Norcross.- ! ! ) Sullivan 110 Homoitnko IKK ) Union Consollda'd.IHO Horn Silver. . . . > . . .110 Ward CousoHdiiU.140 Iron Sliver 1W ) .Yellow Jacket 30. ) t'ilODUCK CHICAGO , August 17. 1:15 : p. m. close- Wheat Lower ; cash , 77 o ; December , 78o ; May , 821/c. Corn Lower ; cash and Sojitoinber,33 5-lCo ; December , 34 13-lGo. Oats Easy ; cash , 20J o ; September , 20 5-10c ; December , 20 0. i Hyo Not quoted. ' Barley September , Ol o. Prime Timothy $1.40. Flax Seed Cash , $1.22 ; September , $1.20. Whisky ? 1.02. Pork Steady ; cash nnd September , ? 9.52 > ; January , $3.50. Lard Steady ; cash , ? 0.17 ; September , ? 0.17K@I5.20 ; October , 80.00 . Flour Steady ; winter wheat , ? 2.00@4.50 ; spring wheat , § 1.3005.50 ; Hyo , $2.00@2.85. Dry Salt Meats In light request and prices easier ; short ribs , $5.05@5.15. Butter Steady ; creamery , ll@17c ; dairy , 9@14c. Cheese Steady ; full croain Cheddars nnd flats , 7 % ( < J > Sc ; Young Americas , SQS c. Eggs Steady ; fresh , 14@15c. Hides Unchanged. Tallow Unchanged ; No. I solid packed , 4@4 } c ; cake , 4 > c. Receipts. Shipments. Flour . - . HOJO 14,000 Wheat . f.8S,000 194,000 Corn . 300,000 413.000 Oats . i..il93,000 319,000 Now York , August 17. Wheat Receipts , 84,000 ; exports , 205,200 ; spot weaker , quiet No. 2 rod , S0@87c in elevator , 878So afloat , 88 @SSXo f. o. b. ; No. " ' red , 83o ; steamer No. 3 red , 77c ; options dull , easy ; No. 2 rod , August , closing at 8t5Vo , Corn Receipts , 77,500 bushels ; exports , 121,800 bushels ; spot steady , moderately active : No. 2.44 > c in elevator , 44o afloat ; ungraded mixed , 43 > < @ 44o ; options dull and steady ; October closing at 44 o. Oats Receipts , 80,20-exports ( | ; , none ; spot , dull and unchangcd'options ' , dull and lower ; September closing at ; 20 > < 0i spot , No. 2 white , 29&32 > o ; mixed western , 25@29o ; white western , 23@3'Jc ; No. 2 Chicago , V29e. Coffee Optionb opeaod barely steady , B @ 10 points down and closed dull ; sales , 10,250 bags ; September , $10.23 ; November , 815.23 ; December , $15.30 ; spot Rio , barely steady , quiet ; fair- cargoes , $18,50. Petroleum Firmer ; United closed at99Jo for September. Eggs Firm ; western , 10H < J17o. Pork Steady ; Inspected mess , S11.75@ 12.00 ; uninspected , $1150. Lard Opened dull , about noninal ; west ern steam $0.00 ; September closing , S0.55. Butter Fine grades" firm ; others easy ; western , dairy , 9@12 } c ; creamery , ll@17 } c. Choose Firm ; western , 0@7o. Ijlvcrpool , August 17. Wheat Holders offer moderately. Corn Firm demand ; poor , now mixed , 4s 2d per cental. St. Louis. August 17. Wheat Lower ; cash , 74d'c ; September , 74X@74c. Corn Lower ; cash , ! * o ; September , Oats Lower ; cash , 18 } < o ; September , 19o. Pork Dull and lower at ? 10.23. Lard Lower at $5.90. Whisky Steady , $1.0.3. Butter Steady ; creamery , 10@l8o ; dairy , 14@15o. Kansas City. August 17. Wheat- Steady ; cashOSc ; August , 04 > c ; September , Corn Quiet ; No. 2 , cash , 25J c bid ; Au gust , 25c bid ; year , 23) ) c bid. Oats No. 2 cash , 1'Jc. Cincinnati. August 17. Wheat Dull ; No. 2 rod , 70@77c. Corn Easier ; No. 2 mixed , 880. Oats Dull ; No. 2 mixed , 20c. Whisky Actlvo'and firm at $1.02. Atlnnoapolii , August 17 , Sample wheat dull : receipts 102 cars ; shipments 31 cars. Closing : No. 1 hard , on track , 85@92c ; No , 1 northern , cash. 80c ; August , 77.fc } ; Sep tember , 94) o ; December , 77o ; on track 78u ( ] 92c ; No 2 northern , on tarck , 75@79o. Milwaukee , August 17. Wheat Easy ; cash 755 o ; September. 75c. Corn Dull ; No. 3 , 30 > fc. Oats Dull ; No. 2 white , 2 Rye Easier ; No. 1 , 43c. Barley Quiet ; No , 2 , September , 59o. Provisions Easy ; pork.$9.00. lilVtS STOCK. . Ohloauo , August * 17. The Drovers' Journal reports as follows : Cattle Receipts , 3,000 ; market steady ; beeves , $1 W4.90 ) ; steers , $3.39 ( 1.50 ; fltooit- ers and feeders , S2.00@3.15 ; cows , bulls nnd mixed , $1.20@3.00 ; Texas cattle , $1.75@3.00 ; natives and half-orocas , $3.00@3.80. Hogs Receipts , 0.000 ; market strong and Co higher ; mixed , $4.00@4.10 ; heavy , $3.85@4.20 ; skips , $5.50@4,40. Sheep Receipts , 3,000 ; market steady ; natives , $ 'J.50C'4.80 ; westerns , $3.00@4.00 ; Texans , $3.75J 1.10 ; laihOs , $1.90@0.00V Sioux Olty , August 17. Cattle Roc3ipts , 150 ; shipments , none ; jnarkct stead v : fat steers , $3.00@3,5Q ; i stackers , $2,30@2.00 ; feeders , $2.40@2.80 ; Dinners aud bulls. 73c@1.25 ; veal calves , f 3.50@3.00. Hogs Receipts , 10P ; market 2V@3o high er ; light and mixed , Kiin < ianGltvAuKUstl7.--CaUlo-.Rocalts ; | , 220 ; shipments , 20pj' ] market generally about steady commpn to choice corn-fed steers , $3.0u@4.20 ; stookers and feeders , $1.UO@3.00 ; cows , $1.50@i.05 ; grass range steers , $1.70@2.75. ? Hogs Receipts , 2,45.9 ; shipments. 520 ; market strong to lOc higher ; light , SUSQ 4.25 ; heavy and mixed , J'J.75@ 1.10. National rit" > jic XariiJOiut St. IjoiilM , August 17 Cnttlo Receipts , 1,000 ; shipments , . 1,400 ; market steady ; cholco heavy native steers , ' $4.10@4.CO ; fair to good , $3.90@1,15 ; atockors und feeders , $2.20 @ 3.15 ; rangers , $ ? .30@3,3p , Hogs Receipts , 5JJ ; shipments , 1,330 ; market higher ; hcavv , fl.l@t.30 ; packing , SI. 1001.23 ; light grades , 1.35@1.55. 1-Mro anil Pol I oo , The police and lire commissioners decided at tha meeting yesterday afternoon to ineel on Monday at ternooa to listen to any chargei that may be mada against members of the police force. Sergeant Johnson was given a fifteen days leave of ubsonco on account of his wounded arm , which hug boon causing him trouble again. W. F , Sldeli and James Vanderford , fire men , were given each a ton days' leave ol absence. Mr * , Seavoy was given a month's leave 01 absence from August 5 without pay , WEEKLY BUSINESS REVIEW , The Money , Market Is Temporarily Erujlor at Present _ t LOANABLE FUNDS INCREASED. a Hankers Kxpitct n Firmer I'YolliiR ' In tlio Near Futttro ami * Show Koinn ItullaitnBltlon to Muko Ijontts. Triulo Ovnr tlio Country. CntoAao , August 17. | Special Telegram to Tun Unit.The ] demand for monetary assistance Increases rather slowly , nnd the market Is In about the same condition as for .several weeks past. The grain trade is not absorbing u great deal of money , and the provision business Is in ubout the same con dition. This Is duo to the fact that although .hero is a great deal of gr.un movement , the accumulation nt any western point Is BO slight that but Jttlo financial assistance is required to carry , t. The demand from the mercantile trade is good , but the supply of loanable funas has increased slnco the 1st of the month , and the market is temporarily easier. Calls for cur rency from the interior were slightly larger , tUt not of suftlclcnt volume to crcato special comment. The regular bank rate on call loans was C per cent , but this was frequently shaded } { per cent. In some instances there was an indisposition to make long time loans , as bankers think tuut the market will bo firmer m the near future and bettor rates can b secured. On the * street loans were in.ido at 4 per cent nnd there were more funds socking investment than for some time past. Time loans were made at Q@S per cont. The markets in the east nro quiet and stoudy , though the advance In the 13ank of England rate has a tendency to strengthen the feeling , both on this and the other sldo of the Atlantic. Now York exchange was a drug on the market most of the week. Sales ranged nt 2575o discount per Sl.OUO and closed at COc. Foreign exchange was weaker and a shndo lower , due to the Increased offerings of bills drawn against shipments of wheat , corn and provisions. Documentary sterling bills on London sold nt $4.824.83 > and closed at the Inside. The animation wliloh character ized the Now York stock market during the preceding week nearly all disappeared dur ing the ono Just closed , and the transactions were on a greatly reduced scale. London was strong most of the time , and higher prices were recorded on Erie , Louisville & Nashville and a few other specialities which foreigners trade in quite freely. The ad vances , however , had llttlo or no cffact on the market in Wall street. The fooling on the whole was nervous , and although prlco fluctuations followed each other in rapid succession they were confined to a narrow range. " 13ig Four" and Chesapeake & Ohio wore heavy most of the time under free realizing. But tbo losses were not severe compared with the amount of business transacted in them.Vnbash pre ferred , Wheeling & Lake Eriu , Lake Erie & Western and Chicago & Eastern Illinois were purchased quite freely on the report that there was a consolidation schema going on that would absorb thorn in the Big Four system. However , after the advance they reacted. Grangers were com paratively steady on reports of good earn ings. Atchison , however , was weakened by tbo report that aissentions had arisen among its officers and that President Strong would resign. This caused free selling and a mod erate decline. Sugar trusts declined over 2 points on soiling , caused by the application of the receiver of the North River Sugar Refining company for an Injunction to re strain the payment of dwidondsbut a reaction followed the decline. Coal stocks were quiet and easy and without .now features. The largest traders , as a rule , were not in the market to any extent and it was chiefly a small traders' market. The closing prices on a majority of the properties show little change from these of the preceding week. Bonds were slow and without special fea tures. The aggregate sales on the Now York stock exchange for the week were 951,201 shares. la speculative circles during the past week there was rather less business transacted. Trading was curtailed materially in grain and somewhat enlarged in provisions , In grain considerable steadiness was mani fested , but in provisions there was a decid edly weak and unsettled feeling , accompa nied with a substantial reduction in prices. The arrivals of grain at the loading markets have boon quite largo , and the shipping move ment was liberal , especially by the lake route. Advices from abroad have shown little change and were not particularly en couraging to holders , though orders from that quarter for gram wore larger than for some months past. Crop advices from nbr td were less favorable , and indicated a smaller yield in most cases than heretofore reported of all kinds of grain. The supplies of grain in European markets are gradually decreas ing , but the prospects of good supplies of now grain tend to chcclc any very substan tial strength in tno markets. Evidently merchants abroad are willing to pay about current prices lor the supplies they require. but are not inclined to follow any material advance m prices. The crops of small grain in this countrv are being secured in good condition generally , and corn is slowly improving. The visible supply of grain is gradually increasing , ex cepting of corn , and the export movement Is quite largo somewhat in excess of the cor responding time of last year. The shipping demand for grain was quite brisk , and liberal sales were made of all Kinds. Receivers have experienced little dlQIoulty in disposing ol their consignments and at figures generally deemed satisfactory by interior shippers. Seeds were more active , with prices favor ing buyers. Provisions were quite weak , with frca offerings , and lowoi prices were accepted on all the leading artl cles. The receipts of hogs , cattle and sheet : were quito liberal at the western markott aud sellers , as a rule , were compelled to ao ccpt lower nriccs. The packing of the west shows a further material increase and now shows an aggregate of 933,000 bogs over th ( returns of last season to date. Weekly Dank Statement. NEW YOUK , Augu&t 17. | Special Telegram to TUB UEE.I The wooitly statement of the associated banks shows the following changes : Reserve , decrease . S3,410COi Loans , Increase . , . 1,434,20 < Specie , decrease . 2,505iO , ( ( Lepal tenders , dccrcas . 1,4 ID , ( MM Deposits , decrease . 2,179,001 Circulation , decrease . 41.5W Banks now hold . 3,852,52 ! lu excess o25 per cent rule. IU'JAJ/ry IN JMIDSU.MMRIl. The Usual Uie Weekly Deal Tin llullcllii Ueonrtl. There are usually about two big real ostati deals each week , oven during these dul summer months. They oamo yesterday lat < in the afternoon , and helped to swell an al ready big showing In the realty market , inosi of tliu deals in which have boon confined U outside property. By the terms of the first deal Mr. W. R. Vaughan sells to Nolllo Mc- Urido for J 12,600 lots 'iT , blook 9 , and lots 15 10 and 17 in block 3 , und lot 1 in block 0 , al in Qrlggs 1'laco. The other proscribes that Mr. Vaughat shall give f85,000 and shoulder u largo bun die of mortgages amounting in the nggrcguU to $55,902.31 , , for the privilege of possessing the north one-half of lot D , and the north ono. half of the west ono-tlilrd of lot 0 , blook 13d , satno being the Thirteenth street proponj recently transferred by Nellie Molirldo to J , Woods Smith , who aa attorney , made .venter day's sale for the real ownor.Nolllo McUridu The lota lie back of the First National bank and are ut present occupied by the St. Loui ; restaurant , The transfers for the week are as follows Monday , . , . , , . . , . . , . I 60,85- Tuesday . , . . , , . 20,47 ( Wednesday . 10,891 Thursday , . . . , . , . JW.&u : Friday . , . 83,11' Saturday . , , , . , . 193,501 Total . t'lWW The Untlitlng Kcoorit. The WOOK closing yesterday was the joomcr ono for the year In the matter of julldlnp permits for residences. Among .ho permits the following are prominent : Latoy & Benson , brick flats. Tvvonty-llrst and llurdotto , W.OOOj . W. a. Wlllard , resi dence. Twenty-fourth nnd Howard , $5,000 ; Andrew Riggs. roMdonco , Hurnoy , near forty-third street , $5,01)0 ; John A. Smiley , jrlck warehouses , Sherman avenue and Men- derson , $3OUO ; John Patterson , residence , Thirty-second nnd Dodge , f3OJO ; O. A. Olsen - sen , residence , Newton , near Twenty-fifth , f3,000 ; C. T , Taylor , two-story brick stores and Hats , Twenty-fourth and Grace , $13,000 ; Mrs. Mary IJocko , two-story basement brick store and Hats , northwest corner Twentieth nnd Caslollar streets , $18,000 ; Samuel Tin- ilo , six two-story frauiu residences , Nine teenth. avenue , between Corbv and Nine teenth streets , $18,000 ; Charles Bohno , seven two-story frame residences , Twentieth , near Corby streets , 821,000 : Albert Miller , seven two-story frame residences , Nineteenth nnd Ohio streets , $21,0011 ; H. W. Howott , novon two-story frame residences. Nineteenth nn.l Locust streets , $21,000 ; Thomas Whyto , seven two-story frame residences , Nine teenth nnd Ohio streets , & ! l,00i ) . The permits for the wooic show the follow ing totals : Monday . . . 5 4,150 Tuesday . 2,5W Wednesday . 134,000 Thursday . 17,800 Friday . 4,41X1 Saturday . * . . . 181.23J Total . $181,235 Tlio The clearings for the wo ok amounted to $1,031,0-13.63 , nn Increase of 20.3 per cent over the corresponding week of last year. MUSICAL AND OHAJIATIO. Mrs , Lnngtry Is , lookl ng for a theater in London , mid will play there next season. Emma Abbott aud her recently purchased $1,000 Parisian costuuio nro to be hero In a few days. Fanny Rico hones to regain her voice b.v a four weeks' holiday up among the high hills of Now Hampshire. Margaret Mather will urobnuly appear In W. S. Gilbert's ' "Gretchen" while she Is at the Baldwin theater in San Francisco. Friends of Fay Tomploton announce that she is to return hero lu the holiday season and go to starring in a musical comedy. Miss Eastlake , who will again accompany Wilson Barrett In his coming American tour , is achieving quite n reputation in Lon don as a billiardist. The loading tenor of the world to-day , Tn- ningno , is about forty years of age , and orig inally assisted his father in the manufacture of mineral waters in Turin. Carl Hertz , tha magician , who was to bo toured around the world as u rival to Herr mann , b.v "Nick" Roberts , who abandoned the venture before It was really begun , Is now playing lu Spain , Ho is to icturn hero In a year. J. AV. Plgcott will come over from London lu about three weeks to supervise the re hearsal nnd production of his comedy , "Tho Bookmaker , " which Nat Goodwin has agreed positively to produce in tha fall. The tour which the London Gaiety Uur- lesquo company in "Faust uu to Data" will make under the direction of Henry E. Abbey , to fill the dates loft vacant by the Illness of Mary Anderson , will lust twouty- ilvo weeks. Fanny Davenport will remain in California until late in September , recuperating for the fatigue of her next tour , which is to begin ut Rochester , N. Y. , on November ? , and to end thirty weeks later. Marco Kcun and A L. Erlangor remain in chago of bor business in terests. Mrs. Blalnc , Jr. , is of the opinion that she will appear to the best possibio advantage in comedy , and for that reason she is endeavor ing to And a suitable comedy in which to make her debut us a star. As her tour is to begin on the 23d prox. she must make bor selection very soon. Mark Twain's "Princo nnd Pauper , " which is to bring out little Elsie Leslie m a dual role this winter , will require ubout sixty people in its presentation. It is more pretentious as a stage drama than "Llttlo Lord Fauntleroy , " and it takes place during the reign of Henry the VII. Director Edmund C. Stnnton has mapped out an unusually orillmnt programme for the season at the Metropolitan opera house in New York , which begins November 27 and continues until the following March. It will bo a season of opera in Gorman , but not , strictly speaking , German opera , as out of the thirty-one weeks that are in contempla tion , liftcen only can be said to belong to the German school and of these llfteen , ton are Wagnerlan tu& remainder being represen tative of either French or Italian. The com pany engaged is particularly strong , among the now members being several singers of world-wide fame. Kate Claxton is becoming an extensive speculator in plays. Shu has disposed of the ' -The Two " and rights to playThe Orphans" "Woman Against Woman" on royalty and is to supply tlio capital for the road tour of "Captain Swift. " If "Booties' Buby" makes a run at the Madison Square she will dispose of the road rights to it. The syndicate of Her Majesty's theater has decided to open that house next season for grand Italian opera , Mr. Mayer having consented to act as imprcssario. The fact that Signor Bovignani and Signer Facclo ( of La Scala. Milan ) have signed contracts to bo the conductors , gives confident hopes of the success of the undertaking. Janauschok will not uivo up the stage for at least another season. Her manager an nounces that she will start again on the 10th prox. , and keep ut it for thirty-live weeks. Charles Wyndam made his farewell appear ance in London before his American tour in n revival of "Wild Oats. " Ho will play "Tho Headless Man , " "Wild Outs , " and "Betsy" in America. Emma ifueli designs many of her concert nnd opera costumes. Her Ideas uro exe cuted through the medium of n local dress maker , of whom Miss Juch is very proud. Instead of spending a number of weeks In crowded Parisian stores Miss Juch has sent her dressmaker abroad to bring back about forty costumes for homo wear , street and stage USD , Miss Juch regards this as u very easy way of doing her shopping. Tdo latest report from Paris Is that a now theater lyritiuo is being projected there for the production of operas nnd ballots not in cluded iu the present repertory of the grand opera. Some of the works mentioned ore "Kassio , " byDelibes ; "Lo Feu , " by Gui- raud ; "Namouna , " by Lalo ; "Lo Rol do Lahore , " by Massenet ; "Mophistooholcs , " by Boito , and "Lohengrin , " by Wagner. Anton Rubinstein , the composer , will bo tendered n great colouration In St. Peters burg on the 30th of November m honor of the completion of fifty yours dcivoted to art , A subscription has boon started to raise for him a testimonial fund. The czar Is inter ested iu the project. The president of the committee having the affair in clmrgo is Uuko Gcorgo of Meuklonburg-Strolltz. Americans who wish to contribute should address the president at Michael palace , St , Petersburg. Salvlnl will boisin his next American tout at Palmer's , on October 7 , with u perform. ' unco of ' 'Othello , " which will bo presontcil twice in each of the four weeks that ho re mains there. "Tho Gladiator" will also be played twice during the opening week ol the engagement , und on October 14 "Sam son" will be given. Those three plays con- Btitutu the repertoire which the Itallai ; tragedian will use on his tour , which IH tc lust twenty weeks , in which ho will appeal eighty times. Jlnnricom J'nrlc Klro The Hanscom pane fire brigade held t meeting nt the residence of Mr. G , W. Hold rcgo lust Saturday night and oloatod the fol lowing oDIeora : W. J. Kennedy , president ; A. D. Jones , vlco-prcsldont ; G. W. Holdroiro , foreman ; W. R. Vuughun , first assistant foreman ; Fred. Montmoroncy , second assist ant foreman ; Frank Montmoronoy , secreta ry and treasurer ; C. W. Holdroge , W. Holmes aud Alex. Campbell , trustees. Tlia company is composed of thirty members and will bo furnished with a hose carriage und 4iX ) feet of hose by the city. For the present they will inaico use of Mr. Montmoronoy'a burn for a hose house. It is expected tuut ul some remote period a hose house will be erected by tue city at Thirty-Third aud Reeo streets. Georgia Hlou Crop. The rloo crop in Georgia itfloolclnj ; well , and u largo yield is anticipated , A BIG RUCTION OVER RATES , The Missouri Pnolflo and the Union Shook Yards Company. IS IT CHEATED OF ITS RIGHTS * Mr. Hnticook Snys No ami Character * IZCH Its Complaint ntt n High- Hniulcil Attempt tn Dlo- tuto to tlio Yni'Us , A Disturbance at South Oinnhn. All Interesting ntul complicated as Veil ai > far-reaching freight rnto question has boon brewing for some days among railroad com panies centering nt South Ouinlm. The luustlon bids fair to go to the Interstnto commerce - morco commission for final lottlcmont. \Vliilo the sum a condition of fuels occur dally the case Unit brought the mutter to aa l sue occurred on Thursday. "Thoro 1ms boon n systematic and contln- tied cutting of freight rates , " siitd a pro mi- iiunt railroad oflleial , "In tin Ingenious \vny by the Union Paoille , the H. & M. . and , In fact , by Hourly nil ttio other nulroia : com * pantos , to evade tlio spirit If not the lottur-of ' tlio intor-slntu commerce law. Tlio.fncls In the case In iiuostlon tire : "Seven carloads of cattle were shipped from Auburn uvor the Missouri Pnclllc , via , the Chicago , Rock Inland & Paclllo road. At South Omaha this stock was sold , and the buyers Swift & Co. among thorn wanted to shit ) them to Chicago over the 13. & . \l. road. The Hock Island considered it still , hud control of tlio stock mid refused to relinquish it claim. Our road so tiotlllcd ttio stock yards company mid n claim \vlll bo Hied for our freight charges. You will BCO the Im portance of this when you understand that all of our local rates nro less than our , pro portion of the through Chicago rnto. The figures explain this matter better thnii anything - thing also. The through rate from Auburn to Chicago Is $ G..25 ) and tliu local rate to South Omaha Is S'M.20 , leaving only $39.05 for the haul to Chicago , while the local ratu to Chicago is $37.50. Our -ID per cent of the through rnto is $25.30 , while the local rates wo get is only § 24.20. As the two local rates arc ? -S1.7u the practice complained of is not only u violation of the iutor-stato law in cut- tine the rates to $18.45 but actually takes our business out of our hands mid then gives us less compensation than the contract with our shippers and connecting lines allow us. " Acting President \V. N , Babcoeh , of tlio Union Stock Yards company , on having his attention culled to the mutter Bald : "This case Is n now emu and tlio claims of the Mis souri Pacific company can not bo ucceacd to orovcn entertained fora moment. Tlio facts la the case speak for themselves , and nro sim ply these : Seven curs of cattle wore shipped from Auburn over the Missouri Pacific rail road to Chicago via the Chicago , Uock Island & Pacllic , with notation on the billing 'with privilege of trying South Omnlm market.1 Thn stock in question was sold hero to Swift & Co. and J. K. Conklln & Co. Tbo local freight ruto of the Missouri Pacific , us given us by the locil agent from Auburn to this point , was collected and Is uo\v ready to bo turned over to that company. "Both Swift & Co. and J. It. Conklln & Co. had had shipments of cattle originating on the B. & M. , and to save the expense of mi extra shipment this stock tvas nllowod to follow their Chicago , Burlington & Qulncy shipments. The latter roau , not having any through billIng - Ing arrangements with lines east of the Mis souri river , shipments , from west of the river , must necessarily follow that Hue east of the river. "Messrs. Swift & Co. and J. U. Conklln & Co , , showing ownership of this stock.ordorod the Union Stock Yards company to put it in Chicago , Burlington & Qulncy cars , which was done , and the stock xvas loaded nnd shipped. The Stock Yards company has no authority to dictate what route shippers shall patronize in. forwarding their Block from these yards. It is little less than a high-handed plcco of dictation on the part of the Missouri Pacitic otlldivls. "Wo collect nil the freight charges for the railroad companies centering hero , acting us s\ sort of u freight charges clearing h'ouso , paying all the various railroad companies nil freight charges weekly for rocoluts at the yards and Bottling with * the commission men once each week. This Is done as a mutter of convenience for our patrons , and not of proilt for ourselves , lor the company does not got u cent for it. "After the Chicago , Burlington t Qulncy cars wore ordered lii by the stock purchasers Mr. J. O. Phillipm telephoned our oQlco not to let the stock co out on that road , but that it must go over the Chicago , Hock Island Si Pacllic road. This I coulu not comply with. We must lot the shippers select their routes. "Ab to laying in a clnlm for its pro-rato shuro of the through freight charges , the Missouri Pacific , which brings' in the least and takes out the most freight , is the last one to complain. Tha additional sum would only bo about dollar. Any way that com pany has through billing rates with all lines cast of the Missouri river. The unbroken practice of till the centering lines , and oven the Missouri Paciliu Itself , Is to accept local freight rates to this point ana allow tno shippers to select the route on east dosircd. The matter has been adjusted , and the Mis souri Pnclfle people have requested us to handle their stock as heretofore , and \va have consented to do no. " Tlio I'nric CominUHioncrs. The park commissioners held an informal scbslon yesterday afternoon to consider tbo suggestion of Mr. Cleveland concoriiing the hill at the south end of Hanscom nark. The grading of Creighton avenue loft uu ouibunk- mont thirty feet high on the south side of this hill , and the commissioners nro tn doubt us to the best plan for beautifying this par ticular spot. Mr. Cleveland supirostod that tua 1.111 bo cut away entirely , leaving u level plat about six acres in extent. This is ob jected to on the ground that U will destroy a great many valuable trees , and will also do away with n beautiful feature of the park. Mr. Andrew Hosuwator has been em ployed to survey the spot nnd render an esti mate of the cost of cutting away the hill , and also the practicability of cutting u series of terraces on the south side , The commissioner * also discussed the mat ter of material for permanent roadways. It was thought that gravel would not provo satisfactory in the long run , and the stuto- mont was made that cinders could not bo ob tained in sufilciont quantities for this pur pose. The advisability of using stone was discussed at some length. TH2 REALTY MARKET. _ INSTHUMUNTd ptaoud on record during yesterday. 11 O DovrioH nnd wlfo to 0 W Duck , lot 5 , blka . "Comer , " wd . . . 9 5 1(080 ( McSImno to AV llobber. lot.s 78 to K. and luI to l&l. North uUlu lulil , wit. . . . CO ) Uoo II Italic ana wife to A J Iluiucuin , e K kail , bile I I'J ' , Omnlm , w < l . ; KWJ W H UoburtH to Am oi Phillips. lotx S to 13 , Wllson'b udil to Kount/.o 1'lnco , w < ! , , . . 1,1 o V M I'Jillino and husband to (1 N lllcKn. mid ; r > B-ia fact lots IS uud 10 , Yutox & Heud's sub , w d . . . 3,503 Jno A McSliuno too H J'nrrotto. mid H lotn 1 anil 8. Dlf-'otM. Omahn. wd . 0,100 A 0 Hush and wlfo tn.M Mcl/onilm , n / of lotr > , blteU , HurlMck'w 2J nil. w d . . . . . . . .1,630 J I * Thomas unJ wlfo to Jan Howard , Its U3 and - ' ) . blk - ' , Highland Nlow. w d , . . . ,1 1'ThomoH and wlfu to Jus Howard. Its 7nndi < . blkiMllRbUnd View , wd . 1.001 W H Vaughn and wire to Nolllo Mcltrlilo , lot 7 , 1)IK v , lots l.i , 1 > I anil IT. bit a , and lot 11. blk H. llriiws 1'luco , w d. , . , . . . . 4' 500 NulllH Mc-lirlde to W it Vaughn , n > i of ' lot A and n ' / w 1-0 of lot u , Oik itn , Umaha.wd . . . bOtOO O II J.altu and wlfo to 41 A Lake , tOta ; ft at mv cor v.M und Douiflussu , wd . 13 W T ( iraluiin anil wife to J o Wucliou. lot 4. Ulkr. , I'Julnvlaw , w d . | ,0) ) J W llllcrunil wifato J M Ullor , lot ) II I and H , Ulk III , ami lots I and i , bile fi , Won Omnlm , w d , . . , . . . 4.00 J M Bwutnum ut ul to J Illggor , lot D. bllc2 , LtMVVimworth Turrnco , w d . , , . . . . UU 1'lftuen transfers I'oriniti. The f ill.vii r piraltt IVKJ litnl Building Inspector Whltlna't v'iMtjr.lavi T. J. I.owroy , additional story to . .well- tlilt , l IJBaveiitli HVunue , , , $ M. M. Aluclootl , 1-ntory frame cot ayes. Bouth 'Iwonty-Huvouth , uour Hickory S.OOO ' ' ' H. B. 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