W\ THE OMAHA DAILY BEliS : SUNDAY OANUARY 5 , 1800.S1XTEEN PAGES 11 I
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TUE COIIHON OF TRADE
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An Iccrcaso in the Gloarlntjs of
Omaha National Banks
\ A DRISK DEMAND FOR MONEY
The NcmicnrO | > tin up \ \ itli Plenty
or Ilorrnvtcrn I rnm llotti City
nnii Country Collcotiuns lie
lorlf > tl enrcc
In T/ocnl Commercial Circle * .
The clearings of the Associated National
banks of Omahu for the week , as reported
by Mr Hughes , manager of the clearing
house , foot , fi 99" ,3',0 SS , an Increase of 8 0 10
per cent over the snmo pcrlol of last vtar
Hates for prlmo pai or are 8 to 10 per cc it ,
Hankers soy the now } car opened with qulto
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an active doimn 1 for money , and borrowers
ire plentiful The call is as Intivj from the
country ns nt anj tlmo during the past Blxty
dajs nud the city wants Its full share , but
tliero Is no scarcity in the supply , If lcgttl-
innto wants alone bo considered There Is a
class of borrowers , howo\cr , with whom a
renewal Is tantamount to pajment and
whoso last thought is to produce thocurrcnc )
In final settlement , and this ctnss Is meeting
with n cold shoulder now idnys Hankers
hnvo u cuilosltv sometimes dormant ,
to know w hethcr their customers can pay in
legal ten icr , nnd ttii.ro scorns to bo Just now
a desire on their part to ascertain Just how
ensv It will bo to nwahon these casy-
golag people to a proper rcnllzitlon
L of their obligations Prompt piy
' crs howuvcr have no trouble In obtaining
alt they want Collections nro nrottj peed
not exactly brisk but about the usual frlst
arrives In cai.li mall nnd thcro is no serious
ton { laint as yet on this score Stil the con
tlnucd open wcithor lenders It certain tl nt
a peed deal of | crsunsion will be necessary
to obtain n liquidation of bal mccs duo for
purchases made during the last half of 1SS0
< rallurcs lm\onot been so numerous nor so
, large in amount durinir the past month as
thoj wcro In December , lfcSS andthootilrlon
seems to bo that the country merchants ,
wlillo burd up for funds feel themselves in
n tosltlon to pull through nnd pay up sitls
fuctorlly if atTordrd n llttlo extra tlmo , and
the disposition Is general on the part or our
bamccrs and morchunts to favor their cus
tomers liberally where thej can see that ul
rnatelv the proper results will obtain No-
braslia has fed larce , numbers of cattle ,
sheep and hogs during the last fall and
these will now bo going to market , but
returns in currency will not bo large
till along about the Qrst of February , so that
it m ly bo necessary to accommodate debtors
till then and this will bo done eticcifully if
the latter can show their ability to meet
tl eir obligations at the extended tlmo City
doaleis are In pretty ialr shape and while It
Is ndmittcd uv th in tu it they have not made
much money during lSbJ thoj claim to have
ltLut even end there have really been no
failures of amount the few firms which
have succumbed to the pressure have all
paid moro than uO cents on $1 and this is re
carded as a toud settlement A majority of
our traders nro taklnc stock and casting up
ttio piollts for tno your Salosroon uroover
-hnullng suniplo cases nnd meparing for an
other ciiini ) Ugn and the feeling that wo will
i do a hcavj trudo In 1SJ0 and make It a reck
\ onlng test in the history of the city seems
' * unlvorsal Iho Bales for 18s. ) wcro some
* whet disappointing as the sprmt months
\S crowed u consi lcrunlo decreuso and trade
r was dull while the fall months did rot
- .JlllQW footings as he wi ns wo anticipated
but wo did us w Ul if not better than our
neighbors nnd the growth of Omahu ns a
jobbing contcr has shown a normal increase
and wo do not flutter ourselves unduly
when wo take comfort in the assurance that
vo are alvvavs gaining and must within n
period short onoiith to satisfy even the im
patient take precodeneo of our sister cities
west of the Mississippi river as u jobbing
and manufacturing center Our position
there Is assuriod nnd in duo time wo will oo
tupy it -
Prices nro stca ly as a rule In tnnnufnc
turcd goods bugars nro stronger with
granulated quotable at 7 > { to 7 ' Coffee Is
unchanged though the disturbances in lira
M give an unsettled feeling to the market
and higher figures for Hio and Santos coffees
nro not impiobablo The windowflass trust
eccins to beery solid and In a position to
put the screws to the public and it will likely
ilo so
Thoproauco markets are liberally sup
Dlled and while butter is somewhat llrmor
thcro Is so much poor stuff coming in that
quotations nio necessarily shaded and lower ,
though cliolco goods are in demand Lggs
are very plentiful and have been sold at 15
r to lTo for Btrictly fresh , but should
> * the weather grow cold a sharp advance mav
bo looked for Pouluy is in libtsupply | nnd
prices are firm Game is about the Bjrao
though the demand is slack on account of
the soft weither Pork products and dried
bcof hams are lower
Holow wo glvo liuctuations m the stocks of
the principal Irans Mississippi roa Is
18j7 ! 1883 18St
Atchison MX bO'i 1
Ohio Uurllugtou "L Q 1-JK 110 % 107 (
Chlo Hurlmgton K.N Ct'f 50 40
Ohio , Mil tSt Paul 7 > A f3'if 70Jtf
Chicago & , iN .W 10 ? 10si \ \ \ ) <
Chicni o t ltotk Island U4lf OJJf 08X
Aloxican Central H 12'jj 17 %
Missouri PaUllo bST < 75 71 > <
Northern Paclile prof 408f CO 75
Oregon Imp 4j13 71"40
Oregon H&N 8Jf 03 1001/
Oregon Short Line 17 14' * 57
Oregon Trans , 21 > { 10 | * 5W
loxas t Paclllt AjiJ 2.5 31 } ?
Union Pacific 57 i 04 CM ?
Wisconsin Central lij ltnv J)4 )
The Chlcuito > Trlbunc savs or the flaxseed
maik t !
_ 'llaxsoclwas oasj , tbouUi In fair ro-
• ' - • nucst , with the small cash offerings n eeting
ready disposition at tl Mi for No 1 , or > fc
_ _ i decllno No now business was developed in
. a speculate o waj with Muy salable at u
Tormcr llhuro of 51 10i January was
changed to A [ rll at 4e dittorenco , or nt $114
< # 1 88 resoectl\olj In timothy scod the
business was largelv in the way of settling
January contracts with a liberal number of
cars delivcrel , whllo samp'o offerings on
cash account wore rather nogloctnd and f u-
tuics in fair request atHia \ decline Tnnu
nri sold ntl 21t el si uud March at $1 J7lf ,
for next month tl li was bid Country Boed
sold by sample at * l UQ33 for common to
contraetprlmo Clovcrseod was quiet nnd
praetlcally stead } with sales of bag lots at
f. 00CCI JO for poor to nearly prime A sale
of Murch was reported at M 44
OMAHA lilVI hlOCIC
Cattu
Saturday Jan 4
The cattle market opened with a llttlo
boom , eouio dcsirablo bco\es soiling lOu
higher After the bujers had all got a few
thej dropped out and Intimated that they
would not buy the b tlaneo unless at a rcduo
Hon Iho market closed slow nud easier on
all grades and the general market would not
i ihpw mueh improvement over jesterdoy
-V The o | parent reason for the market not bold
lag unas well as It opened until the eloso
was the fear of a heavy run at the beginning
of next week liioro was ono bunoh of
beeves fcooa enough to bring | 4 15 The
prices uala were I175GJ75 , but the bulk
sold at (3 00G..70 1 here wcro a few stock
crs and feeders but not enough to cut rauth
of a ilt-uro in the market Ono small bunch
of feodum went at tJ M
llOS4
The packers sot out to hammer prices this
morning , blldiugf3 50 for the bulk of the
otlerlnirs riio sollcrs wanted M 55 for the
most of tholr holdings , and as neither party
• eouicd luellued to iiold the trade came to u
standstill lho sellers were forced to como
dawn and In the end $ J.50QJ.53 > bought tbe
bulk of the hogs The market was upon the
whole a shade to 5o lower than jesterda } ,
bliocp
The receipts wcro the hca\ lest of the week
and a oed many head changed hands
r ltecelpta
TrUattlo , . , , , , , , , 750
Y y Hogs , . . , . , , . . . , , , . , , . . . , , , , , 4 400
bliecp . . , , , , , , , , . . , , ( , 1,769
l'roviillln r I'rloes
The followlug is a table of prices paid In
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this market for the grades of stock men
tloncdl
Prlmo steers ItM to 1fi00 11 s 4 00 © 410
( lee 1 steers , 12..0 to 14V1 It s .TC0 ( rtlUO
Good stci rs lOoU to 1IJO lbs 3 2 > fd > 100
Common ltWO to 11 * ) lb steers 2 80 0323
Commoneannors . .100 ( tl'HJ
Ordlnar to fair eows . 1 o0 QA 80
Fair to good cows , , 180 Q3 10
Good to cliolco cows , 2 00 Uti 50
Choice to fancy cows . 2 50 QJ 00
h air to goo 1 bulls 1 50 @ 3 2 , " i
Mght stockers nn 1 Too lors 2 00 3 0
Peedcrs 0.0 to llK ( ) II s i i9 ® i 00
Pair to choleo light hogs T bj' f { 3 57 > tf
I air to choleo henv y ho s . 3W ( II G" >
Fair to choleo mixed hogs t 3 50 QJ 53
K-'prcscntntlvo Salr <
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Nn At Pr No Ar Pr
1 820 i ; 0 18 1104 1 40
1 1110 T 00 1 1110 T 40
5 H/3 T 00 .0 1133 3 50
1 H O 11 00 J > 1207 J 00
1 1200 T 1(0 ( 13 1173 11 05
2 112. - 1 1 10 22 1211 0 70
2.1 SKW 1 P 10 . 1393 3 75
1 1000 1 _ 5 4 . . 125 T " 5
1 10S0 II - . ) 4 1227 T 7ri
10 10 0 I 10 1 13J0 J 75
17 12nl T U ) 17 1373 3 l
34 1117 J 15 0 . 1100 1 8j
8 10 J 35 18 1.7J 4 15
cows
1 PU1 1 7" . 10 . . 183 2 40
1 11,0 1 75 11 . 10J8 3 II )
1 8 H 1 0 > 5 1.43 2 40
1 . . 11,0 - 00 7 . 1104 2 50
14 . 1018 "i 20 lfl . . 10 < 4 2 oO
2 11 U 3 20 13 1000 2 00
I 1070 3 - - . 13 IOjI 2 00
14 10 > b 3 10 21 . 1012 2 00
13 1027 3 I j IS 10U 3 Ol
1 040 3 10 20 1014 2 * 0
3 1IJ0 2 40 2 12U0 3 75
nuns
1 1410 1 n\i 1 15 0 3 10
I 14 K ) 2 OJ 3 1455 3 10
1 1lw0 2 00 1 1410 2 10
1 1 ) o 2 00 1 14.0 2 15
1 1 10 2 00 3 1715 2 . )
1 1210 2 00 2 1210 2 50
1 1 110 2 10 1 Ut > 0 2 liO
J ,10J0 2 10 1 UjO 3 75
ircDrits
0 -i 2 2 00 31 . . S00 2 43
8 < M > 0 3 20 3 , J3J 2 50
20 77J 2 30
ST\09
1 18 0 2 75 1 15 0 3 00
STOCKEltS
33 50 2 35
WhSTUtX CITTIE
OwnornndNo A\ . V *
1 ( . steers corn fed 1. a f3 40
1J steers , corn fed 1277 3 bo
A steei s corn fed lir3 3 7o
1 steer , corn fed 1730 3 75
HOGS
Not Off Pi Vo Wu Off Pr
" . ! 0 40 * ) 40 TO 315 200 $3 . * {
T. > 1 SI I'O 04 237 200 3 i - i
70 (0 ( 200 8 CO 53 282 80 3 5 '
b8 - " " 200 I ra 00 303 40 3 r2'j
40 210 lnJ 3 t ) 47 321 200 3L ) {
53 . .7 400 I 10 54 313 120 3 5
05 > 47 100 3 0 57 345 120 3 ' > * /
01 .SJ M ) I 0 0920 100 3 52 >
07 U 3 2M ) 1 TO (1 ( TO 100 3 5
01 Ji.00 I TO ' 310 80 3 I i $
oo i" 100 1 ft ) Tl 301 1.0 3 5 'f
71 .J 410 I 50 45 301 10 3 o %
57 II r00 I 10 UJ 3s9 120 1 ,
-I 2 7 40 I 0 d 2)7 200 3 o 4
00 217 80 I 50 > 2 321 120 i > 2 > f
r7 514 .00 3 2i 00 2b8 40 I j.K
02 .17 40 3 o0ij fJ 313 1.0 3 5' ,
(1 310 SO 1 t ' 1 < T l > 4 278 200 1 52
CI 3 > lbJ 1 r2 i 111 324 80 1 5i
> 9 2s0 I 53 ! . , 19 210 120 3 55
.0 . 384 1 0 1 K 43 HO 3 5j
fi 24S UK ) 1 V > X 54 2lS , ' *
57 ° 73 .00 1 o > . Irt 2.b 3 55
til 2 > l - 3 > 'K " • > ! v ° ' r > '
71 2 r ( K ) 3 > 17 .41 80 3 55
55 .14 340 I 13'i ' 40 403 40 5 5
00 3 2 4) ) 1 r . ' " 8 - < )4 lbO 3 5j
01 . .7140 i 5- ' 7U 22J 110 J oo
51 II'00 1 52'f 00 BOO 40 3 ro
5J 3 700 3 r > 2 > i 6) ) .13 40 3 to
U50J - 0 3 5" xri05 80 3 5j
48 -J ) 1.0 1 "i 51 339 80 3 il
bl J'3 40 1 5. 0' 343 120 3 o ' %
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52 131 3 1
Mien
.No Av Prices
043 westerns corn fed 9o $4 Oo
5o0 westerns corn fed 99 4 05
190 westerns corn fed 99 4 50
181 westerns corn fed 110 4 45
187 westerns corn led 1.0 4 55
rurohtsea ol Cattle
liujers No
Swift tCompnny . 227
bcorgo II Hammond \ . Co 178
The Aimour Cudahy Picking conipiuy 183
Hamilton , Stephens V Co 27
It 13eckoi 92
Nols Morris . 7
Shippers ind feeders .3
Omaha . 20
Purclmsos of Hois
Showing the number of hogs bought by
the i ickors and loading buyers on today s
mail et
Armoui Cuuihj Packlug comjianv 1034
Omaha Packing company . 151J
fawift & Conn any 401
Gcorgo 11 Hammond & , Company 494
J i ? Siuiiot S.Co
Hots aoi aQed yesterday -75 lbs and 03
to the car
Purchases ot Sheep
Armour . . . 190
Swift . 187
M V Dee . 820
Hamilton , S & . Co . 500
Puichasrs ot Ho * h for Week
Armour . Cudalij 0 414
Omaha Packing Co 0 117
iawift . Co 3 31 * )
G II Hammond & . Co . . . 2,7iT >
Tones & , Co . o2
I ivo Stock Notes
The Drovers Tologrim lho Kansas City
live stock oxcunngootcd jesterdav , by u
vote of 88 nnys to 17 ajes not to Join the
Nntional I Ivo Stock oxol.ango Displeasure
at Chicago was the leadingcauso of tbo nog
atlvo decision Another cause was the
opinion that the organization would ho use
less Some of the nUlrmativo votes were
with a view of pelting on lighting grounds
merely
The annual mooting ot the Nebinska state
farmers alliance will moot nt Grand Island ,
commencing 'Inesdaj , January 7 , 1800
Cattle opened lleht , but closed weaker
Almost everything in the yards sold
15 F Cla\tonof Macedonia la , secretary
of the National I armors congress , was a
welcome \ isitor at the yards
Willi Cattle
On the market with cattle J Has
tie Cooke , J S Younir Douglas J Hastio ,
Wjomlng ; GoorKO P lieu Sihcr City la ,
John VunKork Silver City la , W J
Perrj , Way no , J I.unny , Huby J H
Dixon , Honnot , II r Warner , Hoca , J
Crabow , Orotna , M P Williams , Cedar
Creek , 1 A Allen , Itlslngs John rornow ,
Holstcin , Huns Thompson , Millard , Gcorgo
Hootol Millard 13 J Morris Western J
P Goodell A , Co , Western , Abe Cox Do
Witt , Hank of Coin , Coin , la , lames Ken
nedy & Co Rochester , Minn , J Dearn ,
Hooper , 1) Hen lerson Hasting , In , T A
Kan kin Pluttsuiouth , Peterson Urothrj-s
Weston la , 1 A Packard Manilla , la .
J Hastio lalmngo
With llo s
On the market with host ) Gcorgo
Aol h , V boil , lilslng , Mojeis A. Hop
kins Houedlct Clark , Hcaton , Co ,
\\eston , H A Nolto 1 llthorn : L E Good
oil AVestorn , W H runmoil , Swnnton ,
bpurck&Gictnwood Nelson It II Gilson
Minion , J I. Putt lustisM Cobbtunk :
Gund & . Co , liluo Hill , J. T Goodell & Co ,
\\estoru , M Hnthawaj , Itivor faloux In ,
J r MeCartnoy , Genuvat William Gchrko
bhlekleyN W & M Co.burpriso George
Leo , Stoekham , I ullor H A , P , Now man
Groso , A I btoufer , Dodo ( , U H bhop-
pard A. Co , West Point , II bohlnstoclc ,
West Point , O \ \ . I omont , In man , Coburn ,
Hill A. b , Atkinson , Howard & M , North
bore la , J It 13 Woodbine la , JV Stocker
or , I ojan la ; Wilson i Loss Lof.au la ,
It 10 Koberts , Arlington , btelter , Valentino
tine , W Dwoialc Vordgro , ! ! o I ellpr ,
Sirlngtleld , John Ossenkop , LouismIIo , O
13 Lauelts Hansen , Parsons & M , Lewis
la , a W Deep , Casey , Iu . Harms , < . J3 ,
HancncV , Jo , Uruon AII , Oakland , la , M
II Hcgnrly , Oakland la , btovous S * b ,
fcwpleton , la , II S. Kinsolla Panama la ,
J bmalL Persia , Ia.K&H , Neola , 11
Hammer , Mlnneola ; I , Johnsou , Hlalr ,
Newell At 11 , Hnrmnn I T. Kinsolla V Co
Crale , Anderson t I , Oaklind , Monngh & ,
Co , Dcnlson In , C Sprcchcr , Konlson , la ,
J M Cox , Hampton J W. Nicholson Mar
quette , H Jiiuot Mema , Woodruff A , It ,
Ulysses , llovnol la . Harris Central Clt > (
V Kropp bchujler , Inucrs' ' Co Oporntho
association , North llcnd , P 1) Goull
lullerton , A D Konjon , Dintiobrog )
August Arricsns , Uoolus , O V \\a } ,
North Loup _ _ _ _ _ _ _
With Sheep
On the market with shccpi Olbcrt
A , WInnett Hajmonl , beckctt S. Wide ,
Albion , P M bntkntt Albion
OMAHA WIlOIjLbVliL , "MAUKLrs
Groceries , Produce , rrulw , I ic
Eoas btrictly fresh 21i2Jo ( , cold storage ,
17cIlliiFS PrtTS Tauow Etp Green salted
biles 48/c , No 2 g s hides n o ; dry flint
hides 5j7e ( calf hides 4' ' 4' < c , damaged
hides , 2o less , sheep I cits grcon each 2.icrt
J1O0. sheep pelts , drj lor II 7@13 > c tal
low No 1 4o , No 3 KiTic , grease , whlto ,
4@4 < fo , vollow 2 > C83c
Huttpii Creamery fancy 23(32. ( "c , choleo
20@2lo Dairy , fane } 15@17c , choice 14@15a
Country , funcy 14jl5c ( , goo I to choice , 12j ( )
13c , fnlr lOQllo , inferior OQ'lc
Pickli s Medium per bbl , i 00 , Rimill ,
tO 00 gherkins $ -00 , C A , 11 chow chow ,
qts 15 85 , pts W8'i
Potatoes - (150o ( for choleo
Onions IOCiOOo ,
Saulu KiuUT HbU tl 75 , half bbls S3 85
bbOAits Cut loaf , 8o , cut loaf cubes ,
Slfo , stmdard powdered , B'fc \\\X
powdered Do granulitel standard " c ,
confectioners A , 7Uo , whlto extra C 0 > Jc ,
extra U Neb 0' c | anibor , 0'be , Ctlifornla
golden C b'fc '
Hcei levin LS-Salt , bbls , 120 00
Hn-3 00@0 00
Cnol 1 i kd 1.00
HiUS ? 10 00
Cons lc ! )
0\T8 17c
Aim Chotce , medium Biro "G1 o , cliolco
heavy 3fE4c
Lvi-I17o@4 50
Lib PintoN" Per uor SI 50
Provisions Hims No 1 10 1bnvcrae (
OJfc 30 to 22 11)3 S'Jo , 13 to 14 lbs 100 ,
shoulders 5a breakfast bacon No 1 SVie
ham sausage 9c dried beef hams 8c beef
tongues $0 00 per dozen dr\ salt me its l" } $
( / " " ci er lb ham rjuletto 0 > e , udd lo per
lb for small lots
Mtss Pouk Per bbl $10 23
13an\nas According to size , per bunch ,
} 3 00G3 00
13UTTEIUNF Tubs 13c rolls 14o
CoeotNUrs Per 100 , t5 00
All IP UUTT1.1I Oc
CiOEH 13bls $ i50 , hfbbls $300
Mvin biflAH 12t Qldcpcr lb
C\Mir 0l C'3'o tier lb
CitAMif linn s Capo Cod ? lo OOQU 00
OitA\OES-llorlda | er box , $ .1OOQ > 00
13i cuwiirAT Plowii Per bbl to 50G0 00
Wool Pine n\cnge 22J-3c medium
n\erago 21G- quarter blood average .0
21c , coarse avcra o 15@17c cotts aud
rough uvorago , llQlbc
buns Heaver icr lb , S2 TOifM 00 otter ,
each ft 00ftj7 ( H ) wolf , each 50c(3tl ( , coon ,
each 2 > ( T)75o ) , mldk each l'igbOo , muskrat
fa 1 5QJo Bkunk rot , 25G00c badger rat
- , > (080o , deer skins fall , jer lb , l ( j | } 7o ,
winter 12Q. 3c
Uians Choleo hand picked navy , ? 1 75Q
1 80 choice hm d picked medium SI 05g ( ]
1 " 0 , choieo han 1 lilcked country fl 50G1 0o ,
clem country , $1 50f51 ( 00 inferior couutrj
Si 00G1 25
Gaml Priirio chickens S4 00 mallard
ducks * .100iJ50 ( , mixed ducks $1 T0Q2 00 ,
teal tl 2V1 0 jacksmpo $1 00CB1 25 , quail ,
tt2 ( < $175 Jack rabbits 51000)4 ) 50 small
rabbits M O0@l 20 , suiirrcls , * 1 00 Jl 10 ,
plovoi , 75eitl 00cdIsou siddles ll@13c ,
carcasses 0C010
11 moss lancy , J5 60Q" 0 , choice f3 60
( < ? j 00
CriEitPer do ? 30c „ ,
CvLltonsiA GitAirs $2 00
Salsoih lJHC < 4Ko per lb
bTAitcn 4"1@Se tor lb
bTO\ Poi isii t2 00CI > 87 per gross
Uiiooms 4 tie * 2 00 J tlo , $2.0 , stables
$3 80 , common , $1 fOJ17i (
Linn Tierces Hetlnod rJ < o puree leaf ,
0 c kcttlo ron lorod , f c Add ' < o to X °
foi smaller quantities
FAUINACEObS Goons Railov 3@3Uc ,
furma , 4' e peas 3c oat meal -"i@jc ,
macaroni lie vermicelli , lie , rico 8KCB
5c sago and tapioca , 0Q7o , lima beans ,
2c v
Con nr Hoisted Arbueklo s Arlosa
24c McLautnliu's XXXX 21 0 , GOrmau
24 8o , Dilworth 2P o Alaroma iVa
CorirE Groeu b inov old golden Rio ,
2lo fancy old peaberry Tao Hio cliolco to
fanci2o , Rio prime 21c , Rio good 19c ,
Mocha , 2Jc , Java fancy Mandohling 27c ,
Java jood lutorior 24c African 20'c
CANNro tisu Urooktrout I B > $ .40 snl
mon trout 2 lu , $2 25 , clams , 1 lb , * 1 25 ,
clams 2 1b $3 00 clam chowder J tt > $1 3j ,
deviled crabs I lb , $2 .5 deviled crabs 21b ,
$150 , codllsh balls 3 1b tl 71 cavior , M lb
$2.3 eels lib $ .3 40 , lobsters 1 lb $190 ,
lobsters 2 1b $ 95 lobsters deviled & lb
$ .2 5 , mackerel 111 $175 , mackerel must
ard sauce 1 lb $2 00 mackerel tomato
sauce , 3 1b $2 ( > 0 , ovstora 1 lb $110 , oys-
ttrs 3 lb $1J0 , salmon C It 1 lb $1 JO
salmon C It , - lb , $2 SO salmon Alaska , 1
II $1 0 > , salmon llasfa 21b , $2 ( j , shrimps ,
1 lb * 2 OU
Dmru I neil Currints now 0c , prunes
casks 1300 lbs 4l c , prunes bbls or bacs
4 > nO citron puel drums .0 lbs 2lo , lemon
peel drums 20 lbs , 20c , fard dates , boxes 12
lbs Jo , apricots , choleo evaporated 14c ,
apricots jolly , cuiod io lb boxes 15c uprl
rots fancy Mount Hamilton 25 lb boxes ,
lOo , apricots choleo bags bO II s 14'c ap
pics evaporated Alden 50 lb boxes O c
ni pies , star 8'uo , apples , fancy , Aldcn , 5 lb
10c , apples fancy , Alden , 3 lb , lOJtfc , Salt
Lake O c , blackberries , evaporated , 50 1b
boxes , 5 > G'I'jO ' ohorncs pitted dry cured
14c , pears , < allforniuf incy l4s boxes 25 1b ,
12o po-iches Cal No 1 , fancy tfa unp bags
bl ) It s ] ro , nectarines red , lie , neitnrincs
silver boxes 15c pitted plums , Cal 2o 11 s
boxes 8' < ( c , raspberries cvup N VT now ,
20e prunes Cal It C 90 100 boxes , 2j lbs
7o , prurcs Cal , It C 0)70 ) , 0c , orange peel
15c raisins Cilifornia Loudons crop 159
ti 5 , raisins Cal loose muscatels crop 1889
$3 10 A alenchs 1838 8 } q , Valencias now ,
7c. Cal seedless , sks 7(4o (
Nuts Almonds , is icc , Hrazlls 12' cf
Alberts 12Xo , pecans llo , walnuts l. } o ,
peanut cocks , 8 > o , roasted llo , Lcnnossoo
peanuts 7o
bAtsioE Hologna 4G-1KC | Frankfort,7c ,
toncuo 8c summer , .0o , hea leboese , 0c
PouiTity Chickens per doz llvo hens ,
$2 25 sprint , $3 50a ( > 2 75 dressed i er lb ,
QSo , turkeys Jive 85510 dressed 8 < ll0c ,
ducks live , per d07 , $2 50Q3 00 dressed per
lb OQUo , geese llvo , per doz $3 0009 00 ,
dressed , per lb , Si < $9c
An i es Per bbl common $2 00@2 25 ,
choic" , J63 50@4 00 fancy , tl 005 ( 00
Miser Mpat 20 lb cans 7c
Hem y l o per lb for cliolco
Piilsehv 1.8 ikOHOo p < r lb
Jem ies 4Wo I er lb
IIeuswax No 1 , li @Uo
Ciiocolatb and Cocoa 31@37o per bl
German chlckory red , 8o
Pias I < jjet Pickled , kits 7ro , spiced pigs
tonguox kits $2 35 , plcklod tripe kits , 05o ,
piculod IIC tripe , kits 85o , spiead pigs
hocks kits tl 15
CiiBEsr Young Amerltasfullcrnam 12J o ,
actory twins , 11 Q12Ko , off grades 7G8o
Van Itosscn Kdom , $11 50 per doz , sap sugo ,
23o , brick , 12 } u , llmbur er llo , domestic
Swiss Uftillo
Wiiaiiiso Pai eu Straw , per lb V4Q
2Ko , rair 2J o , innnllln , 1J 5Q0 > o , No
I,7o.
I,7o.Haos
Haos Union bquaro , 35 per oont oft list
SAiT-Duiry SbUlbsIn bbl , bulk , $3 10 ,
best grade , 00 5s , $3.50 , besterado , 100 8s ,
$3 40 best irado , 23 10s , $3 30 , rock salt
crushed , tlbO , dairy suit , Ashlon , 50 lb
bags , b5o , bulk , 334 Id bags , $3 35 , common ,
In bbls $1 2 %
I coun-btuto $4 00Q3 00 , fauoy $5 OOQ
5 40
40Pisil Dried codfish 4i(38o ( ( sealed her
ring 30o per box , hoi herring , dom , 55o ,
Hamburg , spiced herring tl 50liol herring ,
Imp , bOo , mackerel , No 1 shore $11 50 ,
faucv mess , $13.00 tier 100 lbs , wliito Hsb ,
No 1 $7 00 , family $3 75 , trout , $5 35 , sal
mon $8 50 , ancbovios , 85c
Ons-Koroseno-P W , 9 0 , WV , 12c ,
headlight , 131 jo , gasoline , 74o 12 ! , lard No
1,44c , No 2,40o , , salad oil , ? 125j9 0O per
dozen
bOAis-Ca&tllo mottled , per lb , 8@10o ,
castllo , white , [ or lb , 13 15o
Ivvlnes anil Hope
nivpEiis' TwiNE-blsal , 13o , Hf d. Hf
Ho , manilla , 15c
CcOTUKSiiNrs Cotton 50 ft $117 coltou ,
00 ft , $1.15 jute , 50 ft POc jute 00 ft , $100
Cotton 1\\ISK 1 Ino , 20o , modluin , IVo ,
heavy hemp , Ho light hemp 10c.
bAii lwiSK 1) sail , 20o , Calcutta , 14o ,
manilla rope , 14o , sisal rope , U'Jo , now
process , 8 > fu , Jute , O fo , cotton , Wo , hide
rope , 17u
rilESl > EGULt\riVEl MARKETS
i
Qovornmonfc Orop3 Report a Do-
prosslnp ; Factor1 In Wheat
CORN WEAK AND NEGLECTED
r
Only n Moth rnto Iltislucs ? Trans
acted In I ho Prmlitoii Pit Caitlo
and llo > { fl A alnlii , aoiIto
Doniaiid
CIUCAOO PllODUOli ! VIAUKETS
Chioauo Jan 4 [ Special Telegram to
Tup lSrs | fho government crop report ,
malting the crop of whe rt 490 000 000 bush
els , was a depressing factor In speculation
todnv The whoU market opened this
morning weak and dcmorvllzlng with M-vy
quoted nt 8J e It spoedilv ran down to
'sc ' , which point was bumped nc&lnst , sev
eral times Pvrdrldgo bought bo ivlly below
S'lo and Hutchinson also boiicM froclj
biibscqucntly ho took offerings on n largo
scilo and ho was nlso accre lite 1 with being
atilgbuvorof wheat lubt Louis His pur
chases there woroplnood by some as high as
1 000 000 bushels an 1 a number of wild esti
mates of the extent of his operations here
vvoronlloat ufownnmlng,000 000 bushels
ns the measure ot his buying The natural
result of this heavy concontrUod absorption
of oITi rings was an advance in the market to
the point from which the decline started
Mnv woi ked tin from 82\'o to S2 G3T < c
Latci it snc.god bad tob.J G825fc nut dur
ing the last twenty minutes ot the session
the market experienced a sharp boom going
to 83' < c and closing at 82i4G8 Ke , or only
'sG'fe below vestordays close January
ranged nt 77'JQ 8c and leftolT nt 78e , which
wus a tnllo hotter than jestordaj Uujors
were not altogether dissatisfied with affairs
lho ending was hotter than they expected
from the proceedings early In the day Ihoy
qulto recovered their nerve before the oloso
lho news for the most | irt was bullish
Cnblcs rollccted f ilrsteallness abroad
The corn market vvns weak n id dull nnd
In n croat mc isuro noglectc I by speculators
Receipts hero were 033 cars Receipts nt
other points wcio not excessive butaccum
ulatmg stocks are being reported f i om ov ory
where and that had its ( ffect upon to days
prices Uradstreots' ligurcs showing an in
crease of about 0 000 000 bushels In stocks In
sight nt points covered In their enumeration
helped the declining teudenev and the
weakness of the wheat market tlso assisted
In the snmo direction Speculators are alBO
ooklug for an Increase in Mondny a
vlslblo supply of grain of about 3 000 000
bushels , nu 1 point to the price at which No
3 Is Belling In the cash marl ct when nskel
tholr opinion of the pi csent prices for Mnv
Trading was limited to the doings ot the
scilpors in n very great moasuio but now
and again a line of long corn was dropped by
some tlic 1 hohb r The closing prices show
some recovery from the lowest point of the
duy but urc at about 'ife under thojo of the
day before and as follows lunuary 33' ' o
Februiry 29' c nna May * ll' c
Oits wcro quiet and c isj ihcro vv as mod
erato trading in Maj but operators aid not
seem to tukoanv inmost in nearer deliver
les with little or nothing doing In consequence
quenco iu the month named lho market
sagged 1tfo to 22c but th6ro w as sufllciont
sui port at that point to pio\cnt u dcclttio
1 hi receipts were about .Is expected md
withdrawals from store Were Increased to
30 010 bushels all No 2 I Jtcguhn oits were
inactive at 20o and cash tl ailing wa ) con
lined to samples
In the provision pit onlj a moderate spec
ulative busmess was tiinsui ted and the only
notable foiluro of the session was the pur
chase by Norton A Wdrthlngton of some
seven thousand barrels of May pork at
around $9 70 Of this amount 5 000 barrels
was spld by W ) lff vv ho \ , bunched ' several
orders to sell at that once , lho remaining
2 000 banois of the purchase were scattering
lots These transactions oxcltod some com
ment because it Is | art evidently of a largo
buyini Older which has been here for sev
eral days nnd under which about flftj
thousand barrels ot May pork have been ac-
cumulrtodbv Norton & Worthlngton Logan
A , Co , and Poole A. Co The general tone nt
the opening wns ono of firmness nnd in early
dealings moss pork worked up 5Q7' May
going to $9 72 > Later a reaction of 7& @
10c occurred and the un lertoi o thereattoi
was easier the final closings being 31 G' > o
below these of yesterday Lard and libs wcro
weaker relatively than pork Pi Ices for
hogs at the stock yards wcro well main
talned but a run of from 1C5 000 to 17o 000 Is
being figured on foi next week and this was
tbo principal cause of the easier closing to
day The net loss in both lard and rib
fuiuros was 'kfe > c fho May future of
lard showed the greatest weakness lho
latest quotations foi May property stood nt
$9 ( < GJ05 for pork SO 00t 02 > for lard
and * 1 b-K for ribs Jiaitcru markets were
steady and only a limited shipping demand
was roporte 1 Cash sales embraced lard at
SjSO lb pound ( icon Hams for January delivery
livery nt 7Co and 10 pound sweet plcklod
hams at S S' ' c
CHICAGO I/1VL. SIOOK
CniOAao Jan 4 [ bpooial Telegram to
TnEHEEl Cattib lho demand was ngam
active nnd prices ruled as strong as yesterday
day or any diy this week Ihoro were a
few Texans on the mailtot , but not a sufll
ciont number to intcrforo with tno price or
demand for native butchers stock , hence
the same sold 'ully as strong ns yesterday
There was u fair demand and steady prices
for stockers and feeders A party of buyers
arrived from Virginia yesterday and were
looking over stock today Choieo to extra
bcovos $4 G0@5 20 medium to good steers ,
15o0 to P00 lbs $1 00@1 Jl , 12 to 1150 lbs
$ .150G4 " > 0 , 950 to 1200 lbs $3 00@U 90 Stock
crs nnd feeders $2 2J'3110 cow < bulls and
mixed , $1 40@3 20 , bulk , s.1 20TJ3 00 , iffxas
bteors * 3 40C42 Kcows ) $3 O0Q3 15
The demand was active aud prlcos about
the same as yesterday on best packers and
I rime heavy , while light mixed nnd assorted
light sold noout it nickel lower Packers
paid $3 O0Q3 7V-A largely $3 70 and a few
common sold as low as $ .1 55 (3 57W Shippers
pors paid $3 70@3 7j for selncto 1 heavy and
prlmo butcher weights soil at $3 70 ( 5 75
Light sorts sold largely at $1 GO to tJ 05
1 INANClAIi
New Yonn , Jan 4 | Special Telegram to
Tub IIee I Stocks Trjoro is much halt
ing betwocn opinions la1 Uio stock market
lhoro la much difterencd pr opinion regard
ing the money key to tbo situation The pub
llo and a greater part , of tijo trade believe
that much ot the apparent stringency results
from manipulation A few bankers and op
craters attempt to show , haf money is soarco
and active Mr Nat Jonei ismco his return
from the west , is not so decidedly boarlsb ,
aud now bo concedes1 that with low
priced stocks aud the money market
likely to settle oasqr { , the shorts
may bo forced to oovqr , There was not
much snap to buslnoss tihj ) morning but the
bulls were successful in , af uiuti way during
the early trading ThOnpuslnoss done was
very vvoll distributed umo-ig the leading active
tivo shares , though bulls wore moro proml
nont thau usual of late First prlcos as
compared with these of last evening were
rather Irregular but generally hlghei , and
the advances extended to fi per cent The
demand tor stoclcs was so urgent during tbo
tlrst few minutes of trading that
oyer ) thing traded in was forced
up small fractions further on
comparatively largo < business , but the
only Important upwurd movemeut wus In
Coloi ado Cool , which spurted up sharply
and at 43J was 21/ per cent bottei than last
nights closiug figures I rusts , with tbo exception
ception ot Hngar , were llrm with tbo regular
list , and Sugar again developed marked
wcakuoss and dropped from 59 to UTtf ,
against t0 } ( last night Prices reacted from
the highest point toward the middle of the
hour , but the demand was lovivod later and
many stocks reached still higher
figures and Sugar regained the
greater portion of its loss The
closing hour brought no gCclnl | activity to
the market , but the tlrm tone continued
Hio Mnk statement wns not very fnvorvblo ,
showing n small uccrensoin reserves Money
wascoslorthan for some tlmo with last
loins at I per tent lho closing prices were
about the host of the day nnd the Dull load
crs prodlctod that the tlmo has como for n
general ndvunco
fho following wore the closing quotitionsi
tl 8 4s remilsr I2 Noithorn 1 sclHo 11U
I ) s Is coupons 1 [ om-oferrft ] IB' ,
IJ .4Usragnisr loty o. V N VV 111" *
I' ' s 'jS : coupons 10l > 4 doprererred HJ
lacltHiNor I ) tin V \ Central . 1KIV (
Central I aclflc IVil'Dlh . 18
Chicago * Alton 152 Hock Man i W
Cblcniro Ilurllngton U. M V. SLV , , " 0 ? ,
Atilncv H7H douroferrol Ills '
J > I VW itrM ) ail vomaha fl'S
llllnolsC9ntr l IIP uoproforron ! H ' 4
J H t H , o i tltlonl'vciao es , ,
Kansas * l'exia 11MW St Ij VI 1IIV4
[ skoShore 10.1 * , notreferrel r'a
Michigan Leitral n. \ \ \ estorn Union M'i '
Missouri I s lllc T3'J
Monet On uill , cisy , ringing 3Q4 per
cout ,
I'ntMit McitOiNTiiR Pai nn VQ * { per
cent
STKiniva I xcinvnr Qlot and llrm ,
sixty day bills $1 b ) , domnn I , f I 84
Iltonuoi vtvuicbr- )
lyiucAoo Tin 4 Hl > p m oloso
Whoit Irregular , Janumv nominal nt 7So ,
lobruary 70ebll , May 821AC33jfo
Corn Wonkor , linniryJ > o asked ,
PobuaryJ'Ju , May , Jl' i
Oits unchanged , Januarv , 20'/c ' nske !
Pobruiry nominal -O' ' o May , 21 ( Ti13'hc
Miss Porl Hoikor lanuary JJ-2'i ,
Pobruwv fJVi , Miy , $ )02'ifiT > Mr
Lard Weaker , Tanuirv $ . > 77'f ' ! Pobru-
nrv.$5S , . , Mij J0O0G0W {
buort Ribs \Staker , lanunry fI 63'rf
reonury , SKS' ' QIlw asked , Mij , j.1 8" <
Uarlov Nominally S C jOc '
Rye Nomlnilb 14W
Pnnio rimothy $1 17
Flax See 1 No 1 , nominally $1 34'f
Whisky -$103
Short Hlbs Weaiter lanuary , $4o7' '
Pobruarv , * i flo May , $1 8jGI b K
1 lour btoadv and uncruicel vvlntor
whe it $3O0@4 5i , spring vv bout , $2 05 1 90
no $3 5032 8a buckwheat , $1 D0Q2 00 per
cwt Provisions Shoulders SI M)4Q ) 12" short
clear ? 4 OjSo ( ) 00 , short ribs $ l50 < 3ir
Uuttcr o J slow and unusunliy dull
crenmory 10J > 2jo dairy HQ-
I ggs-QuIet , fiesh 1PQ180
Cheese Stoidy full crcim choliars and
flats 0,4Q91-ilc , faacyoung Americas 100
10' c
Hldos Unchanged , moderate sale , heavy
groin salted , 4o , light groo 1 Baltol 411e
salted bull te
Tallow Unchanged
Receipts Shlpm'ts
Flour 10 00) ) 10 POO
Whoit 4I00J 20 000
Corn 55,5 000 290 000
Oats 13) 00J 193 000
Ni vvork Tan 4 Wheat Roc Ipts
3 8o0 exerts | 30 500 spot market dull and
nominally unchanged Vo 2 re 1 , S8Q30iO
In elevator 87'tC alloat 8034 ( ' ( i33'4'o rob
Options dull but closing Btetdy , No 2 red
Tnnuuiy , 8 > ' c
Corn -Itoeoli ts 129 000 exports 50 700
spot stc idy No 2 /i40Vf ( In clovutor ,
lie ado it ungraded mixed -7 ( 4Ic Oi tions
quiet and unchanged , Tanuary closing at
J9' c
Oats Rocolpts 83 000 oxpiits 30 10) ) ,
spot llrm Options sto 11Januny , 23laC
spot No 2 white 80' T > 5 c mixed western
-O Q30e , whlto western ! 0@3411c
Colfoo Options closed steaay and 2j to
! 5 points up feilos 33 030 , bigs Jan
uiry SlSoQl 5 , May SliOQl.Ja
spot Rio , Arm , fiir cargoes S19 U2 | < f
bugni Raw , firm andqulot , lollnod , fairly
active aud firm
Petroleum Steady , Unite 1 closed at
$1 Oiyi for I cbrunry
Lggs Qulot and oisy , western 12' ' e , Jan
uary 13o bid
Butter Weak Llgin 23CSlro | , western
dairy 9Q13u cioimory 13Q 7c
Ciiccsc Quiet western 3 ( < 5l0c
.VStiiiieiipolw , Jan 4 Wheat Quiet
oirly , bnt Improved latei Hocclpt3 113
cars bhiomonts 21 cars t losing No 1
hard Jiuuirv bOc February 8I0 , May ,
bl4.i ! on track 80c. No 1 northern Jan
uary 77 } o Tobruarv , 78' < fo , Maj 8' ) c on
tiack70 jo No 2 northern January 70c
Tobruiiy , 70Kc. May , 7Jc , on track , 70(3 (
77 e
St Iioiilo Jan 4 Wneat Firm cash
7So , May Si'hc ' ,
Corn Lower , cash 25) ) c , May 25r,8 o
Oits ' .vcakor ctsh 10'jc Mil -lj c
Pork Cash $ J I 2' January , $ J 00
Lard-Dull $5 CO
Hutter Lasj , creamorv 18(321c ( , dairy
20Q21C
Kansas City Tan 4. Wheat Stronger ,
No 2haid cash 03 < fc bid Tanuary , 03'fo
bid No 3 h rd cash 57o bid No 3 rodt 110
bids nor offerings
Corn StcadNo 3 cish 31' < fc , January
21 J c asked No 3 cash no bids
Oats No , 2 cash aud Junuaiv lS' obid
Cincinnati , J ui 4 Wheat firm , ho -
rod 79c
Peru In moderate demand , No 2 mixed
32(732 ( > fe
Oats I li mer , No 2 mixed , 24o
Wbiskv * 1 03
Milwaukee , J nn 4 Wheit rirm No
2spiing ontucl cash , 74@75o , May , 70o ,
No 1 northcru , SJ' ' c
Lorn I aslcr , No 3 on track 271jQ ° bc
Oats-Qulot , No 2 walto on traclr , 22 ®
22 0
Rye Quiet , No 1 , 111 sto-e 415 < c
liarloy blow , No 2 In store 40' c
Prov lslons 1 lrm , ponr , $ J ii ]
Llvorpool , Tan 4 Wheat Qulot , do-
mind fallen oft , holders offer moloratoly
Cullfornii JNo 1 , 7s I'i'd per contal
Corn Steady , demand poor
LIVE SIOCA
Olilcaco Jan 4 Iho Drovers Journal
reports as follows
Cuttle Receipts 3 509 market stoaly and
strong , beeves $3 00Ci,0 , stockers nnd
feeders $2 .0(5J 10 , cows bulls and mixed
$1 40Q3 2J
Hol.8 Receipts 19 000 stondy , mixed
$3 55 3 75 , heavy , * 3 50 ® J 75 liht ( $ 1 50(2
3 80
Sheep Receipts 4-000 shipments , 1 003 ,
inarnot stoidy , natives , $ J5JvftaU0 , western
corn fed $4 50@5 40
Sioux City , Jnn 4 Cattle ltocoipts ,
200 , shipments 150 market dull and un
changed eannors , 75c(2l ( 20 cows $1 000
2 15stockors ard feeders , $1 50M 90
Hogs Receipts 8 400 , market steady for
good others weak , lifclit , $3 52WJ57K ( ,
heavy , $3 50Q3 63 > fuilxod , $3 25(83 ( of
KiuiHa-i City Jan 4 Cittlo Roooipts ,
3.10) . shiDmonts 1000. stronc nitlvos
$3 15Q4 05 , stockers and feeders t2 30Q110
Hogs llecolpts 710 , shIpmont3 100 , strong ,
allgrulos , $3 50Q3 55 , bulk $3 55
Natlonnl btiolc Vuiil , linnt St
liOUiH , Jan 4 Cattle Itecolpts 400 ,
shipments 1,100 , market strong , fair to
fancy nutlvo steers , $3 lOTJ.J 45 , stockers and
feeders , tl 90(13 ( 20
Hogs Receipts 2,800 : shipments 2 100
steady , heivy $3fiJ(23 071ipucklng$3 450
UOO.llfeht $ J40QJ55
I ) < inooriioy and IMutoornor
Evotv0111 vvo Bliull btcomo moro
democratic The monarchy , sliorn of
its wustoful and expensive tomfoolorlcs ,
will contlnno , wrltoa Hem vLubouolioro
in the Jiinu irj Forum , iho atistoo-
iaoy , us political loaders mid as liotodl-
tury legislators , will illsappoai Tiio
ostabliBliod chut oh will bo deprived of
its endowments , which will bo dovotcd
to purposes of education Our great
landlords will , by lho effect of natural
laws , bo improved off the fuco
ot the countiy and the occupier
of land will to nil intents and
puiposcB become it3 ownni , Taxation
will ha apportioned as shoulders ate
boat ublo lo bom it 1 due itlon will bo
free and its scope cnlaifjod All nrlvl-
loges that are duo to the law will bo
swept away The social lines of do-
markatlon between classes will bo less
sharply dollnod Lconomy will loplaeo
extravagance in out publie dopait-
ments blnecuros und excessive hala-
rles will no loiipor exist Our forolpn
policy will bo modeled on that ot tbo
United Slates In our villages , village
councils will topluco the iiilooftho
squire und of the person lhoro will ho
fewer voiy rich mon in the lund ,
aad fewer very poor mt-n. Ire
land will have hot own parlinntont ,
and her own oxecutlve pnuimotlnt in
all local tnnttors nnd will become n
source ot stiongth , nud 110 longer of
weakness , to the oinptre This will
probably bo followed bv a general fed
onllirntloii of the I tilted Kingdom ,
rnglnnd , Wales nnd Scotland will etch
have , Hko Jiolnud , a In al pitlltimcnt ,
nnd an Imperial sonnto will replace our
present loids ami commons
Greatly ns wo lutmlto the constitution
of the United feUtcs vvo duploto the o\
cessivo inlluonco ot the plutocrat v in
that countrv Wo shall do our best to
prevent un aristocracy oi money re
placing an athtociucv ot bhth aud
icics
ETIQUETTE OF FOREIGNERS
Politeness In Ono Countrv Vould Ho
Itiuloiicns In Another
In Sweden It jou nddic-s the pootost
person on the sttcet vou must lift our
lint , savs I ondoii Wit and Wisdom
llio same coiutc j Is Insisted upon It
joil piss a lady 011 the stniiwaj lo
outer a rending room or a binU with
ones hut on is 1 tgiu ded as a bad bt c-ieh
ot manners lo plneo > otu hand on the
nimof a ladj isa giavo und objoetlon-
able famlltiuitv Novel touch the pot
son it Issacrcd , Is0110of tholrpiovoibs
Iu llollund 11 lady ise\p eted to lotlio
] ) reeliltatoly ) if she ontni a store 01 11
tcstamiiut where men are eongicgatod
bho waits until they have ttaiisictod
theli buslnoss uud deputed ladies
seldom rise in bpain to locolvo 11 inilo
visitor , and they linclv ticcompiuv htm
to the dooi 1 or u Spin laid to give a
ltulv ( cvon his wife ) his nun whlto out
vvnlUing Is looked upon us u decided
vlolitioii ot propilctj
In Pot sin , among the nilstoeiicv 11
vlsitoi sends notice an hout ot twobo-
foio calling , and gives n duv s noliic if
the visit is ,0110 ot gieut lmpoi tiinco
IIo is mot bv sot vants befoio ho roaches
the house and ot hoi eonsidciatiotis aio
shown him according to lelativo iaii {
Iholott , md not the ight is eoiisid-
01 oil the position ot honoi o Tin lc
will enter a sitting room with duty
shoes lho uppot elapses Weill tight
littnig shoes with gloshos ovci thorn
iholuttci which reiclvo ill the dirt
and dust , aio left outside tno dooi
W iter lb pom oil ovci his hands , so that
when polluted it 11111s aw iv
InSviiu the pi oplo novai t iko off
tholi caps or turb ins w lieu cntci ing the
house or visiting a fucud , but thoj
always lcuvo tholi shoes ut the dooi
lhoro tno no 111 its or ci ipersuoutsido ,
uid the Hoots inside no eovcrod Jwitn
Ssponsivo rugs , kcptvciy cle in in mos
loin nouses and used to kneel upon
wmle siyitig pruvcrs
Snei (1 ( mill I'ovv 1 ol 11 1 Is
The v til tin o is sild to II \ at times at
the rate of above 100 miles an hem ,
wutos Prof It II rhui-tmi 111 the
Junuutv loium the wild „ oo o und the
swallow in thou miji itlons uuiko )0 )
miles an hour , and the can lei pigeon
his coitaiulv down long distinccsat
iiilos of speed lau lnj : fiom 00 up to faO
miles iuhouiiind toi iniii > hours to
gothci The common cio \ oidin irily
lounges ticross countiy it the 1 ito of tt
25 miles 111 hem , the sped ot 111 ulw i\
triin Piof Lmglov finds that the
powei excited by the cif.loin full flight
is but 1 fructiou of ono horse powoi
Mr Chunute computes the poworo\oited
bv a pigeon 111 nu 1 200 feet poi lninuto
-5 miles an hem licntlv at 1--0I ) of 1
hoiso power per pound , 01 9J hoi so
power for u Hying michino ol equillj
good foun weighing ono tonat25imleb
an hem , or about 50 hoibe po ver ei ton
weight at CO miles Mi Wcnliam , a
member of tbo British Votonautlcil ao
cioty hnds in the polic in an oxpondi
tuio of 1 11 hoi be nowci bv 21 nounds of
bird , und this is one hoiso power to 231
pounds , or ibout a hoi so power 101 the
woightof 1 manallowingumplo margin
foi buiplus powoi lho bhds are found
to have si surplus lifting newer of about
one half Piof Laugloy Ins purchased
locontlyfor the Smithsonian institution
tno ptize steam engine of the Aoion mt-
icil society of 1808 which , with c 11 and
screws , weighs only 10 pounds , and but
13 without these essentials To the eu-
gineoi these facts eei tainly look en
couraging
X Ploluro ol Ono Part of Parliament
Loid Salisbuiy is an uistocrat to lho
back bono Ho logaids the house of
commons ns a necessity evil Among
his lieutenants thoio is no man whom
even lluttoiy could call a statesman ,
wntes Ileniy Lobouehoie in the Tanu-
aiTotuin Ono 01 two ot them 1110
fairly ublo udministratois but most of
them tuo aiistocrats who vould find it
dilllcult to cum a living , if without
prctigo or piotoctlon they weie to 011-
deavoi to maintain thomsolvcs ua
clerks in a commoicinl establishment
Those ilios in amber huvo all tiio preju
dices of llieit loty picdccossotsbutthov
aio gioody and needy lhoy thorouglily
nppiccmto the value of the spoils of of-
flco , nnd there is no baseness that they
would not commit , no ptinclplo that
they would not iccant , no policy that
Uioy would not adopt , 111 otdor to 10tain
their hold on these spoils As for the
tory luck in pniliamont , they have pic-
] udicos but thov have no opinions A
moio contemptible set ot men it would
bo dilllcult to conceive lhoy poldom
oithoi take pai t In debates , 01 listen to
discussions , they hang nhout in the 11-
braiy , in the tea ioomund in the smok
ing room of St Stephens ' When 11 di
vision is about to t iko pluco , they crowd
into the house , und thov uie dltcctod by
their whips to the govoi nmont lobby ,
into which thoj ilock with the docility
and stupidity of sheep
John Smart Mill anil His WifV
This oxtiomo lunguago about the
slavery of women who are not in
possession of politicil powoi has its
origin lugoly in John Stuart Mills
tieutisoon'Tho Subjection ot Women , "
which has become the manual of the
movement uud sot its tone , writes Gold
win Smith in the Januiuy Poi urn
Without disparngomont to Mills gen
eral powois or to liis admirable char
acter , it may bo said that in this partio-
ului subject of the relations between
the sexes ho wns influoucod in his writ
ing by the disturbing ciicumstances ot
his own life , as was Milton on the euro a
subject , though iu 11 dilTorontdiiootion
Biought up by his giimly intellectual
father in such a wnv that it his nature
had not peon very line , the spring of his
affections would have been utterlvdtied
up , ho at last hecamo attached , with all
the passionate vehemence of feeling
long supprcssod , to a woman who .it that
tlmeMvtts another mans vvtfo That his
allection foi Mis Taylor was not per
fectly puio , nobody has ovorsnidor
dreamed , but it diovv comments upon
him us ono of Carlylo's letters shows
us , and it placed him in antagonism to
established usages and ideas The im-
mouse expectation of linpinvometit in
government fiom the participation of
women which ho had foi mod may bo
traced in uait to the passionate affec
tion which hud caused him to see a
genius equal to that of the gi oatcst man ,
in a woman whoso intellectual gifts , to
cooloi obsoi voi s , appeal cd not to bo ox-
traoidinarily high
Farmer Oatcake ( sternly ) What do you
mean bv bunging round my turkev roost at
this tlmo 0' nlLht , Mosol Moso ISress my
soul ) Am dot yo , Mr Oatcake I I wus
guardiu'do place , sab : I was guardin' Ul
lhoros a coo ) many thioyhi' nlttabi round
about Christmas time
WIIATWILLTUEIIARVESTBE/ /
The Rortl Catnto Mon's Prospect 9
Tor the OomluH Y001
m
SOME INTERESTING GUESSES *
The A\cnk I'olnttt In iho Present
llulldlng Inspectors Unllnnnto
liit-itcator Uliltlock iou *
The Weeks Itcsuinc
llcnl I stnlp
The rcnl estnto mon tire all enthusiastic
over the prostoctsnf a Kood ycir s buslncs *
In Omaha In lfcCO 1 ho business of lSbJ w aa
largo and snttsfnctorv , but thev t\eel | >
gi enter results the coming year 1 nsti ru
enj Itallsts hil tholr roprcsctitutlies beta
last year and the Investments that wcro
made vvuro so satisfactory and prolltnbli thai
0 lareo , amount or outsldo enpltal is e\peeteil
10 bo place 1 in Omaha dirt this voir lho
number of Intending buj crs Is larger than It
was avoir ago although the villus nro
higher Acroproiorti which was in 1 ulicf
lUht domund lasLycai is smo tot iltou Jump
oarlv 111 the Benson It Is absolutiW
eortnlu tint the coming jear will
be tin nctlvo otio In tha la lustriul
worlt und tint a nuinbir of mui it *
fncturlng nliuts will be romoiol to Om ilia ,
nnd the vvl lciwnko rial est ito mon nrcU
rendj looklni , up suitiblo sites for factor es
end homes for factory nmploycs
lho saiihuliio sentiment conccrnine the
piospcets for IbUO tint pi ov ills ninonc tin !
real cstato brokers mnv bo iiidfc 1 In thq
guesses in lie members of the 10-11 c tate
uxchnugo ns ti the amount ot the 1111I istiUo
trinsl rsfortho present voir lho men *
bcrs wcro com ) 111 ing tha umoutit of the
triiusrors for 1NJS fllf ( > 7l ) . with
the tot l for list you , lu 41 it
0i4 when some ono suggeslcl t ! a
each ono write his isthmitoof the niiounti
for lij ) Hero nro some of the juossos
C Ilnitinnu * lh OfllXH )
M A Upton 2.)0MOiK
L , M Stenherf , Jl KliWO
W b Solby J' MOJO
T b Gibson .lOXJOOfl
J H Cross i11X \ ) o0C >
P L Pcriino . ' MiWI
W II Crirj lOVMOJ
D J O Gona uo J' 1 v POll
L A Cobh . IIVIOCKJ
A P luke } . lsuximHl
R b IJerlln JinKliiJO
P K Dnrllug . 2. IMH K )
U R 12 ill 21 nxiooO
J 11 I vans ill 001 000
Several now hats wcro wagered un tha
guesses
lho I xohanit"
liiocomniittccsof lho real ostutoexclimits
who have been soliciting subscript ! m to
the stock of the propose ! knitting f ie ( iy >
and the bonus fund of thu pioiosul film
factoiy have mot with very oiicautiL.inff
success ana will have a icpoit lo 111 iko nt 111
early 1 Uo that will bo very ciatll\lii , . to
tnoso iutoicsted in the wnr 1 of secuiln „ n >
dustrinl institutions In Om ihiu
lhoro will boa special business mcetlii ) . Of
the exchanijO on VVcunesduy aftei 1100 1 for
the pur [ ese of acting ui on a number or ip-
plicalions lor mcmboiship
HiiiUIIiik Mutters
The question of fcettinj , n sultablo orlin-
unco ana a s\ stem for the conduct ot the
bull line department is engrossing the men
tion of the builders of tltc citj nnd soi ic of
the counciltncn who are desirous of sccili'nu ' ;
an ofCectlvo and prictlcnl method of prm ut
int , the erection of tinner bo\ structures 1 nil
to furm h a suitable svstonof Inspection
und ut the same time piovjde a mc ins fo *
securing a reasonable coriect record of the
bull Hug improvements und tholr cost
All who ire at all familiar with the fnits
realize that thu shoivim , initio for the | 1st
ycai vv is far short of the actual np oiuii
cx | ended In improvements Cio reeoids 01
the building inspector show that the mm unt
expended for buildings In the tity u is
S7 0O1 j > 0 fho building inspictor estniiten
that this amount is ut leist _ 5 per cunt loworf
than the actual cost ot the buildings erect < d ,
exclusive of the cost of plumbing ,
painting nud kindred impiov omenta
that in laiL.0 buildings cost itiotit
10 per cent of the cost of the bnro sti ueturo
these facts rcndei the vuluo of the bill linjj
department s estimate 1 cost ot build 111 , im
provements almost If not ihsoljtoh wurtU *
less
lluildlng Inspeotoi Whltloet npptecntes
the worthlessuess , as u matter of rceoi I of
the statistics compiled in tha building lo-
pirtmont but says ho doosn t see uuv uav"
out of the dlfllculty It Is the same mrj
place Men who are going to build will 1 oi
give the amount that their lmi rovci lentj
will nrobably cost nnd thoie seems to he no
way of sccurlnc the Information In ( hie io >
t o fee for permits is lixed bv the sl/c of thu
building without rofcrcneo to tbo cost I ha
plun is to chaifco to c nls for each 1,000 1 uhia
feet of nioa in nil buildings larger tl nn - ' • <
40 feet and ono st ory hlt.li lor build ita
of this at d sm liter slzo a fee
of $1 Is chaigcd Under this arrani ement ,
where tiio cost of the bulldlnc , does not In ,
anv wav Intorfcro with or relate to th ) Blzej
of the fco for the permit , it is almost it 1101-
siblo to secure n reliable estimate of the eu h
of buildings elected lho building Insuo lot
ofChicai.0 in his report forlSS ) discourse *
nt some lcneth upon the tioubla exp rien co ,
in his del artment in securing reliable Mntis
tics concerning the cos * , of building Improve *
ments
MrN lutlook consi lers the Now York city
ordinnnco regulatini , the building depa-l
ment the best that ha bap examined lu liiak
city the cost of the building to bccricUl In
estimated by the ucpirtmcnt lho jluj
pass through several brmichcs One n in )
estimates the cost of iron wuiU
another the ninsomy and so na
and the totd of these is
lccordcd us the cost of tbo s'ruetuie No
fee Is charged for buildings Ihodeiart *
ment is supported by Hues derived from v 0.
lotions ot the lira limit and building onli
naccs and such cases have preference In any
of tbo courts over any other business
In his Omaha experience Mr hitloclf
says ho has found It very difficult to prose *
cute violators of the building ordinance
Cases when romineucod usually hang lira In
tbo courts for weeks until all Interest la
the prosecution Is tone , or else thov ma
tried before a jury , which is eiilwilt.nt
almost without exception to an acnuiUnl ol
the accusal
In reply to the criticism made by Tnr 111 it
upon tbe tioor quality of work that Is Ik ing ;
done Iu the city , Mr • Vhltlock sajs tint ho
does all that can bo done with
the help ho has IIo is ullowod but two as *
slstauts whoso business it Is to lns | ci uorrf
in progress whoa bo could easily keep uhalf
dozen mon employed Poor brlolc nro d illy
used and ho is powerless to prevent It undo *
thu piesent ordinances lho oidlnanco
makes the sale of defective materi il u mil demeanor
meaner nnd provides a penalty IIo has
caused a number of arrests under the onli
nonce , but the delays oxporiouce 1 In sctur *
ing a trial of the cases has made his prose ,
cution frultloss , and the biickmakors 1,0 ot |
furnishing poor material with impunity
Very radical changes In the law nu I lho
methods of enforcing it are nccossary to t-L-i
euro the character of buildings that should ,
alone bo tolerated
% \eokly Hunk Htalemeiit
Nrw yoiuc , Jan 4 [ Special icltirim
to Tub Hub ] lho wcokly uank statement
8 ho iv s the following changes :
Reserve , decreuso . , t .0.11 Tl
Loans , increase , 4 , ' . 'i &X )
Specie Increase 000 400
Deposits , increase 10,0(1 ( UOU
Circulation increase 7 .W
1 ho banks novy hold fl,7o0 030 In excess ol
the 25 per cent rule lho exports ol specia
from lho port of Now York last vvcOil
amounted to $ T7S,0j0 of which tSl.bTi vv 1 *
iold and (090,1)31 ) silver Of the total exports -
ports all tha cold went to houth Amerua
and 1053 075 silver went to Luropo nnd I4J ,
40J silver wont to boutb America fho tin
ports of specie at the port of Ivew York lat
week amounted to tlBJ 094 of which tl J 4V0
was L.old and tJ0,603 silver
New Ynilc llry Gooils Slarket
New Yoiuc , Jan 4 [ Special Telegram leThe
The 15ek ] llio dry ( , oods market shontd
llttli chant.0 today The tone * ot cottou
toods continues firm There were uo du *
volopmontB respecting now vvooltns
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