OHAHA DAILY BlvE : SUNDA 1 , 3S01-SIXTEEN PAGES. .15 THE CONDITION OF TRADE , Money Easier and Confidence Gradually Eclng Bcstorad. WHOLESALE TRADE 13 .MPROVING. J'roditco Markets Slow Hut Stondy A Hull Week In AVhont Improve- incut In Catllc Hnavy He- cclpts Money is easier In Omnlm , but tbo rclaxa- 'tlon of tbo purse strings has boon so gradual that the change from onu week to nnotbor lina boon almost imperceptible , nml It la nnlv when wo go buck n month or so Mint wo nro nbla tn iimlto the posltlvo assertion nt the opening of this sentence ) . Ills still too close for tbo best result } ot business to bo attained , but ttio fact is gratifying that the change , though slow , is In tbo right direc tion. Without the intervention of sotno unforsccn complication in business , money ut tlio end of another month must bo plenty. With the bank reserves piling up in the east , nnd with inonoy In Now Yorlf cheap nnd abundant , it would scorn as if inonoy ought to bo much easier hero than it really Is , but it must bu homo In mind Unit the stringency did not reach Omaha until some tlino nftcr Its worst effects were felt in New York. Starting from thu metropolis It gradually ejo tended westward , making Itself felt in Btif fnlo , still hiter In Chicago nnd ut last In Omnhn. In the sumo way the casing up of the inonoy market wns llrst noticed.in Now York , nml Is now on its wtiy west. It cannot - not bo expected thsit the tnonoy market will t oneo regain Its former position , ns the losing of confidence is n much morn rapid ojv- crntlon than Its restoration. When this fool ing of confidence is fully restored inonoy may bo expected to flow wcstwnrd In nn abundant stream. Jus tut , present the return of conll- ilonco is being somewhat retarded by tbo fnct that both the stnto legislature nnd tbo United Status congress are In session nnd , ns a prominent banker renmrks , while tlicso two bodies remain In n position where they can , by n single net , upset nil the prevailing financial conditions , cnpltullsts will bo voYy clmry nbout putting money into now enter prises. TUB wiioi.KS.iu : TitAnn of the past wcok has , as a general thing shown some Improvement. Spring goods nro commencing to move more freely nnd in some lines it Is Biifu to say that the volume of trndo is fully up to whntlt was n year ago. Job bers generally nr reconciled to the fnct thn trade in western Nebraska must of necessity T bo very light , owing to the crop failure of las' year nnd they nro neglecting that section to seek oU'or ' localities that give promise of bet tcr results. In the long run the unfavorable conditions existing In western Nebraska the present tlino may bo of great bcneilt , a ? the jobbers are by this means forced to seel now territory Unit might otherwise bo cnp tured by sonic rival Jobbing point and always remain closed to Onuilia , Speaking of last season's snort crop bring td mind a fact not generally recognized , but nevertheless true. In the western countrv tbero nro n goou many llrms doing n retail business who consider themselves too largo to patronize Oinnha Jobbers and who accord ingly lay in their stocks of goods In Chlcngo , or In cities oven further east. This plan works all right when money is plenty , but in n short crop season like the present , when it is h mil work to sell goods and still harder work to collect the money lor them , they can not ulTord to lay in lurgo stocks at eastern markets , but buy in small lots nearer homo. Then , too , the eastern jobber Is frightened out bv the nppenrance of close times nud Is unwilling to carry his far west ern customer. Kits tern jobbers have lost ground during the past six months that they can never regain. In the different brunches of the wholesale trade ttiero have boon some changes'espe cially In prices , that muy bo of general in terest. In hardware the market last wcolc was llrm mid wlro'nulls advanced lOopor kegj the present i | notation being S'J.OO. In n general way the woolt's trade was quite satisfactory , although tlio volume of business fell below the average for last January. Some good ttprlng orders uro commencing to nrrivo for later shipment. The dry goods trndo has been gradunlly improving since the llrst of the year , but the nverngo for the month will hardly equal that of n year ngo. In some parts of the state miring goods are selling quite freely , but in all tlio western part of the state they are ilolng a "hand to mouth" business , that is buying In small lots Juit sulllclent to meet present requirements. The wholesale grocery trndo of Omaha has hold Its own spite of all obstacles and dealers in this line generally tuko a cheerful view of the situation. While they have lost trade In seine parts of the stnto , they hnvo pushed out into new Holds and hnvo tried to mnko up In ono way what they hnvo lost In another. Western Iowa , especially , is looking towards Omaha , nnd it presents n very inviting lldd in which to oporato. As to prices , rope Is down. Canned goods , suchns tomatoosconi , etc. , and nil California canned goods , are ad vancing nud give promise of going still high er. tSugurs went hack 3.40 . after the bound of 3e the week boforo. Syrups are cheap on account of the light among the glucose maim- fnctwors , having declined about Cc since January 1. It Is easy to understand , In n season llko the present , why rubber goods , heavy Han- ncls , etc. , should not sell well , but it would seem as If boots and shoos ought to 'bo ' In de mand even in an open winter. Such , how ever , has not been tlio case , and trade Is now very poor for the season. With a fair pros- poet for Rood crops , trade in the early spring nnd summer ought to bo largo. Eastern Job bers have dropped out nnd there will bo a better chnnco than over for Omaha. A local Jobber remarks that the people linvo been wearing their oldboots nnd shoes nil winter nnd that by spring they will hnvo to buy now ones or no barefoot. The wholesale 'coal dealers did literally nothing last week but Jit with folded hands and llgurohow ninny months longer they could continue In business with the daily ex pense account mountingupnbovo thoprollts. VTho weather has been most decidedly against the coal dealers , and the pa-sent winter bus been about the worst , for that business , over experienced In this city. This , taken with tbo fact that the two previous years were not very favorable , makus It pretty hard for dealers in this line of business. It is .said that hoforo the summer nrrivcs several coal ilenlers will either have gone out of business or have nddod some special line's that will give fair remuneration for the hibornnd capi tal invested. Tbo season Is now too fur ad vanced for a cold spell to give any relief tc the wholesale trailo. About nil that acnlers can do is to settle down to tbo summer basis , when little or nothing is done in a jobbing way. Considerable stoiini co.d is handled in the city , but this branch of the buslnc&s is confined mostly to two or three llrms anil the margin for prollts is too nar row to make it any object for other llrms tc engage in It No ono over thinks of inontlonlng the eon business without suylng something nbout.tlu price of hard coal and the reason why the cost U so great to the consumers , nnd il would never do to break over this time-lion oiixl custom by allowing such n sptcndU opportunity ns the present to escape unutil ized , A number of remedies have bcci offered nnd wrongs pointed out , but the fuc remains thatmnic * , hard coal is n luxurv ' 01115 tc bo enjoyed by the well-to-do , and yet tin local denier Is not making what could bo considered sidored an umvusonablu prollt. In lookliu over railroad rates from the east it may hi seen now some of this cost Is unnecessarily nut upon coal. The rate from Chicago t < Omaha Is $ .1.'JO per not ton for n MX mile haul. It U generally conceded that foi a long distance > l cent per ton for a mill U a very good rate for the railroads. On ttii basts the ruto from Chicago would bo on I ; t-.fiO. Hut going still further cast , It Is founi that that the ruto on hard coal from UuiTali to Chlcngo , a distance of NX ) miles , is ? 1.7 per net ton. Of course the reason for th : < dllToivnci ) In the two rates is to bo found In the competition for lake freights from llul fnlo to Chicago , but tbo willingness ot if10 railroads to take the coal at $1.78 par toi shows that there must bo u prollt in tic tniftloovon nt that ruto. If the oxorbttun ruto from Chicago toOmntin oould bo roducoi to within the bounds of roiuon , hard con coulit bo made just that much cheaper to con COUNTKV I'UOUUCE markets have shown almost no change durjn the week pait nml the gcncnil clmrnclor of tbo trnilo fins bcon dull. rCigi may bo Raid to have llrmeil upn little , Monday's ' sales having been Innomocnscn an low m 17 ( < J17 fo whllo on Saturday the market was ISo , I'oul try wns dull nil the week and the Bruno quo tations linvo prevailed from day to day , but Ihu prices hnvo been too low to Kivo entire nntlsfactton to tboscllliiR Interest. The storm of n fuw days nto has cut olT the receipts to some extent and the week closes with stocks well cleared up. The receipts of peed country butter worn light nil the week , but * priced remained about tbo snino. TIIK MVK STOCK tnnrkot ntOrrmlm ouoncd Monday with n lOo advance on the bi.st Armies of buovc , which was followed by a "still further strciiRtli- cnlnt ? ot prices on Tuesday , but this Rain was lost on the two days following and was not recovered. On Friday some choicu 1ICW to lUMMb bcavct reached f l.cn , but the highest tirlco of the week was jnld on Monday , which was Sl.ft'i for ikomo M.Vt-lb steers. The bulk of the 10.V ) to IKO-lb buuvos sold during the week ( it $ I.OOf > H ( > U. CholiM fut cows rind holfcrs ox- periou'cccl a dccidod Improvement during the weuk , prices in some cases beltijr fullj' ! 20c bolter than the week boforo. The commoner KmdcH of butchers' ' stock and canncrs did not respond so readily to the improved condition of the market and could not bo quoted much If any higher. A few choice cows welching from 1,050 to lir : > 0 pounds sold nt $3.0 < ) ( Wi.fiO : , but the greater proportion of the fnlr to ( food cows went at W.uOrfJ.X ! ( ) . and the common grades down in low ns 81.00. Tliotradolu stockers and feeders was Unlit nnd prices about steady , that Is , Kodd fccdors & ! .75VJ3.00 ( nnd ntockcrs SJ.OIC'W.WI. The trade in begs was characterized by heavy receipts at all the lending markets dur ing tbo early part of the week , and corre spondingly low prices lit Omnhn. The wcok opened with the sales ranging from W.1U ® S.fff , which was followed on Tuesday by a de cline of lOc. The downward tendency of the market was maintained on Wednesday , but decreased receipts on Thursday causal a re action of about lOc. which was continued on Friday , nnd which brought the market bade to a point oven bettor than Monday. It has been a bull week in wheat and the OIIAIN ANII I'HOVISIOX markets oftho country have attracted a great deal of uUuntlo.i. During the early part of the week the reported drouth In Call fornlu nnd unfavorable weather In Kuropo helped to maintain pricCHAnother strong fcaturo was the good prices paid for cash wheat. Provisions were weak on ac count of the heavy receipts of hogs , and May pork went down rapidly from Monday's ' opening nt $10.55 to $9.lt. > on Wednesday , The trading In corn was upon the whole comparatively dull , but the light receipts have made sellers chary of going short big lines. Oats were very dull all the week. The following table giving the opening and closing prices of tno week , to gether with the highest nnd lowest of each day , will give n very good Idea of the state of the market at Chicago and St. Louis. HANOI : i.v IMIICKH. O O 3 l * * A * CC W " 2 3 ! * I § I" Hi3 ? x f2 ! s s s 2 rs I I II : CUCll 5i * 5 & ? ! A U * O ' ' $ . * i * en pi O 0 L ti ? . w ® W " " ? S $ S ! p " * IISS 01 ej , o * O i- - * J. c * V ? C t s 55 . i . u b * & < , -i 5535 U. M t * J x * * ! , ra b O P S S K j-x4 ; WAI.I , STltKKT was unJer n grant disadvantage last wcolc owhiR to the dumngo wrought by Sunday's storm , which left the street with nlinost no telcKraphio communication with the outside world. Thisstntoof nlTalrscontlnnedthrough the greater part of the week nnd accordingly tlio vphnno of ontsido business wn's small. Tbo week as n whole wns characterized by n dull market. A Wall street authority commenting on the situation remarks that , there nro too many signs that the stock market is falling into a pit similar to that which occurred in 18S4 and 18r > , when people felt that money wns worth more than stoolts , nnd when there wns n steady con- stunt dribble of small lots of stork. It Is possible that when congress adjourns , and wo nro really safe In regard to flnimclal legislation , there may bo n revival of inter est , but that-is for the moment only a matter of conjecture. On some days the dullness of the market was quite as pronounced ns any thing ordinarily witnessed In midsummer nnd the Increasing ease of the money market does not appear to result in any gront dis position to buy stocks. The following table will show the prices paid nt the opening nnd nt the closing of the week , together with the highest and lowest prices paid during the week , and the close of the previous week : WEKK'H IIAXOK OP rillCKM , Mtook * . w. \ i , . ) : . . . llofklnit Vul Miuihiiltiin. . Watuitli ttfJ , I'alimhi Sci. . 1'iiuinc Mail. Ijiku Shore. l.ciul Trust. ( ! . C. C N'orlhwiwl'n Mo. I'.icltlo . IJn. 1'udtln. . .V. I'no. I'M . V. PiiP.Yom. ( I. 11. 0. . . . , Kock lOnnill St. I'mi I St. I'nnl ] ifit. \Vu t. Union it. i.ft w..1 HiiK'ir Trust Am. Hr. lt H ! Jurnuy Cent NunKnit. . . . . Itleli TtTiil. . Atohtaon . . . ItriutliiE Del. A I luil 1'iillninii. . . No. Am .Mich. Cunt. . Mlvur III. tVnl Wl . IVnt. . . Mux. Cunt. . . T \ > Ti-nn , ( ! . 3f < i n A i , in : NTO en. OMAHA , Jan. .11,1S01. OATTI.B Kstlinntdil rooulntu of onltlo i.uoo us compared with l.MJyustcriluv niiUl.21t Siitiu * dny of lust wuuk. Thu inurkct wus uotlvn and Ntrongur on K > M 1 Li'uvcs unit liiitchur stock , l.i'ss deslniblu Knulo slow unil unulmngod , I'ooili'rs are slow uiul unclinngcd , io lions Kstliniitort rooolptH of ho s 0,100 , IIH comnnrnil with 2.a3 yuatordny anil rV ; - Siitiirduy of lust weoU. The murknt wns .V 10 lower nml nt'tlve. All wild. The ninx'i of the prlcoi paid wns the built selling nt KUOft&IO. I'lffs. < ii2.M ! lIxllt-llBhts. r..50OJ.OOj llsht , : L1.1iI lit'iivy , * a4l > itL.'O ; inlxod , * : i. : mti.4.V : Thu av- ortiROof the urlcoA uald was tUKU , as oom- niirril wltli ifi.41yosluriluy anil iJ.JlS datur- duyof lusl wt-ok. MlKUi rlst limited rocct | > ts of slioop 114 , ns coinpiiriHl with 200 ycstonluy ami iin Suturilny ot luat wok. Thu mutton tunrkot U btondy N'utlvos , ti50tai.40 ; wc.sturns , (2.0 Avornco I'rlcont * Showing tlio nvorngo prlco p M for loads of lioK.ion tlioliiysliullcatiiil In IMS , IRS ! ) , 1WH t Jin. Jan. V ) . | Jnn. 'tui. n KM Sumlnj. y ml llollitnj. aw 3 M (4.1 Similar. 627 3 M 6.11 a S5.1 .1 M Sumlnjr. 3 67 5It ( IU (21 (21 Bunilnr. ( in 3 itt (21 19. , ( Ol 19. . (0U Si ) . , ( U 91. , (21 Similar. 21 (10) ) 33 ( KU 33y , (1.1 27 t r 2.1. Similar. iW. ( IU 31. 3 ( VI do I'rcvnlllinr 1-rieen. ThofollowIngU n table of prices paidon this market for the grade of stock mentioned ) Fancy steers. 1X0 to 1000 Ibs . > M.50 0.J..TJ Prime steers , lav ) to 1475 llw . 4. 0 WJ.M Good stoi'rs , 1 ISO to Km 11)8 ) . 11.70 QVJ.'i butchers' steers. lOVlto 1IIK ) ! ! . . . . J-r > 0 WUW ; I'ulr steers , DUO to im Ibs . B..IS g.1.00 ( Jomtiion.8) ' ) to 1200 Ibs . 2. < - > &UO 1'nirto.jood cows . 1.00 /JOO ( load loebolcocows . -00 Uliolco to fancy cows . 2.40 Heifers . 00 wj.2.i : Yearlings . 2.UO g.i.00 feeders . 2,20 © .TOO ( "lookers " . UO CW.IO ( 'minors ' . 1.03 © -MW Hulls . . . . ! . ' - . > Oxen . 2.25 Stags . 1.30 Halves . I fa Western cornfod steers . S.fiU Western sloers . I.W ) Western cows . 1.00 Comparative Mnhlo. The following tahlo shows thu rnngo In prices oti " hojisj - _ _ _ _ - . _ _ - - - Monday , December S ) 3.15 5V1.70 Tiii'Mlay ' , Decoinburao 3.00 ( JJ3.70 Wednesday , Dccoiiihur 31 2.80 < iW.70 Thursday , January 1 11-00 & " ' Friday , January 2 3.10 ( jj-l.70 Saturday , .laiiuary il 3.00 ti.1.05 Monday , .Iiitiunry ! > 3.10 ( K.I.7U Tm'sdny , January fl 2.00 Ct.'l.di Wednesday. January ? 3.uo c-lrjl Thursday , January B 2.0J { . ( tt Friday. Jnnuryt ) 3.00 &l.m Saturday , January 10 3.10 ( lj.03 : Monday January 13 3.l'5 fUtfa Tnrsiliiy , January 13 > I.OO JM.ru ) Wednesday. January 14 11.00 tt | .fij ) Tliiuadav. January 15 2'JJ ( ff..r ( > it ! Krlday , January 10 3.15 Saturday , January IT 100 Monday. Jiuiiiiiry 1 ! ) 3.0 Tuesday , January" . ) 3.00 Wednesday. January 21 3.01 Kl.r 'I'h iirsdny , January ii 2. ,5 W.r > 0 Friday , January 2.1 3.00 4ji..r : > . > Saturday , January "I 2J ? < > ( ol..Vt ! .Miiiiilny , January Li > 10 J.'UK ) Tin'sday. January 27 3.00 ft-XTO Wednesday. January : ! : ) 2,85 ( M.SQ Thursday , .InnunrvU ) 3.l ! > ® : if > . > Friday. January ; n ) 3.2J Q.'l.fiO Saturday , Jaiuiary 31 3.15 llango ol' I'rlooH. The following tahlo shows the prices paid for sheep ! I'rlimi fat sheep $150 ® 0) ) 0 oed fat sheep 330 C l BO Common to medium sheep 2 2. > { M 00 Western „ . . . . 203 & 4 30 HecuiptH anil Shipments. Showing the otllclnl rocolptsnuil shlptiioiiU of cattle , hogs mid sheep on the dates Indi cated : IliCEIlTS. : I Cuttle. I llom. | aiioopT KrMar. 7,371 020 Hntunlny , Jun.il ( , ( WS 817 Monday , Jnn. "ii 1118 3,011 ! 191 Tuemlny. .Inn. 27 2,21 7.1HO 1IUX ( Weilni" < clny.Jiin.2S 8,477 UX ) I'hiimlny , Jun.'J , 1.021 1,1)79 ) Krlilny , Jnn. : JO 1.M 2.C.M SOO Hntunlny , Jan. 31 l..HW 01,1)00 ) Tlilnlweoiof Jnn 13.M 4J.807 2.O.T. ) Pcuonil week of , lnn . . . , Klr.it wot'k of , lan 9.137 Fourth week of Due lo.r.il 30 74 2,878 Thlnl wi'okof Di'c U.Ofl .ii..m ; 1,117) , ) Soconil week nt Deo. . . . 0.039 41,215 ( .100 SIIII'.MEXTS. Cattli ) . I Thurmlnr , .Inn.K : r.vl 11)0 ) Krlitnir , Jun. U ' Hntunlny , Jan 21 1,7113 320 233 Monday , Jnn. 2i ! 871 104 ' ' Tuesiliiy , Jnn..T l.UJO I''ou WvilncHilnjr Jan'JB 1,091 Tliiir. < ilny. Jan. ? . < TlilM eck of Jan . . . 1,823 821 Second weak of Jan. . . , s , sin 2,081 I.IS'J l < "lrttvoek of Jnn 3r n lwi : : 1,718 Fourth wuuk i > f Duo. . 4tB'J 1,1113 1,41)7 Thlnl wockof Deo. . . : i,87J 4.4HI ) 1,312 Second wcok. of Dee , 4.513 5.3- CIS Btoek Kcucipts. Estlmati'd Today. Onioial yesterday. Cattlo. . . . ! K ) cars.2,000 Cattle. . . 70 ears. 1,5OT lloss . 83 cars. 3.7.V ) HORS. . . . 41 ears , 2,658 8beup . Hears , 414 Sheep. . . . 1 car. 200 Horses. . . . 1 car , " 0 and Lowest. Today. Yesterday. IIlKluist Lowest 3.15 Lowest Disposition of Stock. Showing the nnmhnr of oattio , lings and sheep puruhiusud on tbU market as luportcd by the wolgluuastut of thoHtoekyarda eom- l > any fur January 33 : CATTLE. Swift & Co 2. > 2 Thu (1. ( II. Hammond CD 2I > ! ) The Ctidnhy 1'acklng Co 'fj > Oiniihii 1'iiOKlng Co 10 Leo Hothsclitld 2H ! ) lliuiillton A : Stephen -Hi llonton It Ifndurwood 41 Muls.MnrrlH 404 Shippers and feeders , t > M lions. ThoOuiUhy Packing Co 2,428 Omaha Packing Co J)70 ' ) Swift , .t Co 1,080 TImG. II. Hammond Packing Co ! i5S Shippers and feeders 142 .SI1KKI- . ThoOudahy packing cotnpaiiy ICO I * or the Wrote. Showing tlio number of liouil of Htoclc pnr- ulni'.od nn this market us reported by the wi'ltflim.istori of the Stockyards company for t no week ending Saturday , January 'Jl , OATTI.K. Swift , A Co 21'Ki Tlit < ( i. II. llaininonil & Co 112 : ! ( . 'udahy packing toin puny 1,141 , Omaha paeklng company .U Ieu Kothsehlhl BSD Hamilton A Stupliun 271 lliml < ni& Underwood Hit Nols Morris UKEI Slilppi'rsiuidfue.lors 2.24S Ji uph Dainrnn it ) Van Hunt & ( Juror 1VO It. , llueker & Dogon 2iU lions. The Cudaby packing company 11,422 Omaha packing com puny 7.V1I SwIft&lTo S.1R.M The O. H. Hammond packing company. . : ilC ! > Shippers and feeders 2OH HIIKKI- . swift > v Co inn The Cudahy uaeklns cuinuiiny 101 The U. 11. Hammond paeklni ; company. . . . 104 Shippers and feeders IfJ Itcprcaoiitativo Salon. No.Av. t'r. No. Av. I'r. No. Ar. Pr. L.tSM 12 00 10. ( M Kl K " ? I10 oi. 1020 a oo U..UM 1170 Ifl"ll51 410 i.io.- ! } , : i oi ) ii. : . 01 3 TO S3. .1148 42U a. , oio a 10 1S..1OT : i7. > 4i..li'KI : 420 . . HlVl U 20 7..1I7J H7.1 23..1215 425 i. . see a 2.- > St. . 1171) ) a 75 7r..iuu ; 423 1..10IO a 23 IT..nn : IKO 17..1123 425 8..11UTI a 25 5..1MI : iB ) i.u.vi : ) 42- . 4 . IKI a 25 jo..iii : IKO H.l'iVJ ) 4tO : 10. . Ttfl a V5 7..1111 U8J ' ' 4iU : J. . 72T ) 3 23 19. .111:1 : : ii > 40.'ui > : i 43.1 1..1070 a 40 i.v.ncci : n ) 14..MI8 : i..iuon a 40 20. . IIS ! : iOJ 3-.12S2 . .i2in a no SI..HSI : iki ( : ui..ii.- ; , 4W ) 2. . 1210 a M u..r.'i3 aw 17..IIII8 470 U..121U II 50 iit..imtoo GO. .1778 5 S 01..ii3i a uo 10. . 1131 410 cows. U. . ! ) ! ( > SOO KI..1021 245 1..111X ) 2 ) S , IIM ) 250 4..UN ) uuo r > . BIO s&o 4. . 775 210 10. . 017 2.10 IS. , ( TO 2 IS S. . 1)78 ) 2.V ) 3 , 81 2 15 l. . . 1)70 ) 2M 1..12IO SSi 15 . 070 'J.Vi 2..1105 2iXi 1 .1V50 255 2..1Ulk'i 223 2 , ll..f ) DM Kl. . | : i 2 23 II ) . , IOU 270 at. . iiu : i ; ) 12..11.VI 275 B..1080 2W 4..1147 273 U..1KH 240 34..1000 275 1. . 779 240 U7..10W 2bO 14. lOtt 2 41) 8. . 8Ha Sk.1 1.1. 10117 2 40 IS..1007 2(10 ( 1 , . H10 2 00 14. . Utt 2 10 2. . II.V ) 30o 2. . U15 2 00 ' U..1U.V ) 245 1..1300 325 HULLS. 1..1320 1 Til ) 4. 11175 8 SO 1..12IO 250 1..11M ) 1 H5 l..ihO : 215 I.JIUO 270 1. ) : t 1 tl ) 2..imo : 225 1..ISM 275 10 , 121(1 ( 2 00 c. rjoi _ ' : . . I.l- 275 1 1r ) 2 1.1 1 1WTTM ICiO SfO 1 IfiOO S 1.1 2 1 ! 2 'B 1 liWO II IS ft. isii a 20 i iw' ' aw i . ! ( ) ; rr. I. 1410 JIM 19..1S01 > i2M t. 1110 310 2..1M3 a a ii STOCKEI18 AfU rCKtUIH 4. . All ) 203 ! , ? . . irat 2,55 in. . ? . ' . JUS 2. . ? .tt 23 8 * . . ff j-gm S.,77. % 273 II. . IWVt 21' . ft. . 774 2,0) ) B..7M 275 J. . fill a fiO 20. . TJS'W.Gl 4..Si7 300 12. . 63) ) 2 M jr " II. . G.V ) 2 30 1. . 870,3M , I..1110 280 0. . KA 250 I .1.114 , , ,275 jftt.KEllS AMI.si'lUNOEIlS. 1 cow nnd calf ' ! ! WCO I. . 'JSO 323 7.'iri'lnJ 4..16M 320 J1IXUH 21. . loco a TO i STAOS. i. . oat 2 oo O ' VE3TF.IIS CATTW5 , No. Av. I'r. I.W. 1'erklns- 21 steers . HOC S3 20 . , . lOOstiMTH , liay-foil . 1071 300 T. Wilson ! 1 Htcors. Tex . 1010 25D nous. iNo. Av , Su. I'r. No. A.r. Bit. 1'r. 8 . sco * .ioo 47 . 2:15 : jiuo 17 . Jill MO .115 HI . 314 120 3JO S3 . . . .l l 510 315 S3 . 24ti 3 40 W . IIH ) 315 M . 253 IfiO 34(1 ( 72 . 1811 1OT 315 V } . 2115 340 fil . HE ! 3 15 01 . 271 200 .111) 74 . IH3 120 321) 01 . 24 ( 0 ! I40 is.TO so a so IK . an : i40 84 . 2IKI .120 3 SO 7.1 . SS5 RO 340 IK ) . 11)7 ) 40 3 SO 71 . 210 1IM 240 M . 157 320 Cl . KH KO 340 ( LI . 21' . ' 80 3S5 67 . SM 34'J'S 111 . IKJ 40 325 M . 301) MO 342'i 1)1 ) . IKI N ) 325 70 . 210 1W ) 342i ! M . 207 800 325 7S . 210 80 342'J 4' ' . 20.-i 325 COJ50 SO 342 J fill . 201 ! l 0 3i0 ! M . . . .HOI ) 1(10 ( 345 KS..210 ! 00 3110 61 . OTI 120 315 77 . ZO 120 Iii0 : f . . . . 2117 lliO 345 83 . 11 SO 3IU ) (8 ( . 277 ICO 345 73 . 215 120 3 M 71 . 2ti J 100 345 73 . 20.1 IfiO 3 TO 77 . 201 80 345 811 . 11)1 ) 120 3M ft ) . 2 H 100 345 78 . see 120 3o : r.r . : ioi mo .145 r.7 . . 242 320 SIKH W . HOT 120 345 78 . 215 120 aKi : ! . 1107 N ) 345 IDS . 2IW 400 335 f. ) . 287 40 347H 182 HO .1:15 : tn . ; K J 210 3474 sw : 200 3:13 : 4 * . ran 40 a BO 250 120 3I5 ! 411 . . , , : ir,7 12J 350 sxi 4t ) 3:15 : 6 < i . HSU 350 . aa t-o 3:15 : 5i . : KK40 \ : IBO 81 . 203 120 3:15 : 51 . 110 ! ) 40 350 01 . 211'ir.o 3:15 : ts . . . .aso so 350 70 . 2il : 80 3c : > f,1 , . 288 DOO 350 74 . 24(1 ( 1110 : i)3 ; 61 . 320 HW 3 BO 78 . 232 so a : i5 ta . aiw a BO 7 . 2.J3 3115 M . SHI8 350 T ! ) . 22 i 200 3115 4'J . . . , ! H7 120 3BI ) (15 ( . 250 280 3115 ( ) . 310 80 350 73 . 2:17 : 40 335 IS ) . : OO 201) 352SJ 71 . 2.71 ICO II 37H 74 . 2(12 ( 40 3S2li C,7 . 221 3 : rH 51 . IW.1 4 0 355 fi ) . SKI 40 340 63 . 31W 35. CJ . 273 200 340 nils AND uncoil. 73 . 70 S 40 89 . Ill 40 2 73 811EE11. No. Av. I'r. Ill ) wi'storns , owes . 301 { 3 BO SAh/J 3IAHKK7CS. I'rovlHlniis. SMOKKD MEATS Sugar On rod. Ilnms.H to 6 Ibiivoragc , 8J4c : 11111111,20aS2 \ Ib , B ; Imuis. Ill to 12 II ) average , S'.ic ; sldniit'il lauis. Ho ; slionldurs , 5Uc ; clour Irrotikfust lauon , 7S-5C ! bonulCM broakfiist Ixieun backs , ic : fatuous bonud hiitn. 7i > ; Callfornlu. or plc- lu lianiH , ftJfOi loiiolssiun | : , T'/ju ' ; ilrlud boot uiiiS ( sots ) , 7o | clrloil bi'uf clods , tic ; short lcinl rolls or liiitn rottlottu. O o ; HinoUod bcuf iiKUt'S ( per doz ) . jil.JO : hpeol.'il linns , 13 to 1.1 b nvoriiRu , lee ! HpocUtl boiioluss breakfast neon , luol selected ilrlisil buuf hams , Insldvs tid knuckles , ito ; scloutoJ wldo clear break- ! ttsLbicon : , He. Ditv.SAt.T SlKATs ) rancjr llylit wolRlitshort : luiirs , Bijcs loni ? ulcars , 5t > ishort : cloundA c ; hurt rllH,5Hai ) Hhouldura , 4M i cle.ir bulllus icu'lcarbauln , oVSc. b.MoKKii M KATS Dry salt cured Fancy llsht ivnlKht bacon short dears , ll'4o ' ; bacon short ribs .Vnd bacon short Qll nrs , 53c ; bacon IOIIR lours , 5' c : bacon clear Iwi'ks.Oo ! bnuon clour liUlM , lu ! ! bacon shouldoiH , 4'io. SVVKKT 1'CKUH | > SlKAfa Hunii , tlorcci. 8 cj .hoiildors . ( N. \ * . cutillurcos. . 4 ? c ; bullies , lorc'i'H. O'u ' : California , limn , tlorcua. 5u ; bocf anis , barrolH , 112.00. , lllC'Kr.Kii UiiKFTo.vocES-iliirrols , { ' "O.OO ! half bariolR , 100 Ibs , tIO.f > 0 ! qnnrtor burrcls , 00 Ibs , 10.00 ; ulKlitli barrels , S3 MM , 5U..K ) . iMHrt CoiiliHiuiul , pep.'ll ) tlcrco basli , BOJ iiiro loaf , porlb tlcrco banlH , Co ; iinro lard , i > or l > tlcroo basis , do ; kettle ronilcroil loaf lard : > rlnio mess pork. tD.flOa 12.00 ; boneless pi ? pork , fancy. $13.00 ; oatm mesa bnof , 43.73 ; iilutn bi-of , S7.00 ; extra iilato boof. $8.00 ; extra tainlly beef , boi.oli-ss , * 8.00 ; rolled beef , bono- : ossir > 0 ; ritinji butts , $ S.6' ' ) . I'm I'OIIK llonolcss Ilbis , 200 lf s. cacti , li.OO : ; half bbb. 100 HH , oacb. $7.10 ; iiiartor | bbls. 50 Ibs , caeli , J.'i. 75 ; eighth bbls.2.i Ibs , oacb , 42.no. Ou.s I'rlinolard oil. winter strained , 49o ; extra lard oil , winter strained , 47c ; uxtra No. 1 lard ollo : ) ; No. 1 lard oil. ale ; No. 2 lard nil , Wo : I'.vtni noatsfoot oil. 45 ; tallow oil , 4kj ! ; litilf barrels 'lo over barrels ; 3 gallon cans , 2 In ii caso. flcovor barrels. S/i'MAOR llolnutin , 4 ; smoked sausngo , 7o ; olood HiinsiiKu , 4VSo ! 11 ver sausage , 4-ic ! : head ohcfse , 4Vc ; ( rosli pork ttansiiKO , ( links ) lie ; fresh pork sausage , ( bulk ) f > ' , io ; smoked pork sausatfo , lc * ; lrankiirt ( Miusapo , 7n smoked uad cborso , Cc ; I'olMi sausauo , 7o ; Knoblauch ausaRo , 7c ; toiiRiio satisnKO , 80 ; summer sausage , Via. Tlie above prlcosaro for lota of flfty poundi and mivarda ju lossqiiantltyabalf cciitiuorc. Country I'rotlncc , Tbo week closed wltn no quotable cliatiRO Ir. thu market. Stocks wore prutty well cleaned i > . The arrivals durlriff the past two davs ore ll lit , owJnK to the storm throughout the state. GAME Small rabbits sold on Saturday at 75o nordoroiianil In some Instuncos as hlnh as il.OO. Tliuro Is almost no demand for jacks and Itdoes not nay to ship them In , Eflfls Sulus worn ficnerally reported at Iflo and It would boHato toqnototliatprlcoas thu market for fresh Hlook. I'otii.Tiiv Quotations for chickens were u for cliolcu stock ; gfcso and duulis , TfflSo ; and Uirknys , lOJtllc. The market was not very active. UUTTKII The best country butter Is hi inunil at irx&lgc , nud goud sucot country rolls at 133. _ Vccetnblcs. SPIN-ACII I'cr bbl , { 2,00. CKt.KHY HOOTS 1'or ' doz. OOo. IjKTTUt'R Choice stock 400t1c. HWBIT : I'OTATor.s-Hiipplks arc not lionvy and tbu market Is qulot. ( Jliolco KansaH , TI.5U pur bbl. ( Jl-.t.r.iiv Cbolco slock ItXtWJC. 1'AHH.vii'S I'or ' bbl , J2.ro. CAIIIIACK Another car of California cub- buan will arrive today. I'urlu. 2titio. : ONIONS Supplies are lltrlit and bolilor.sof Rood stock arc asking us hl h a.n $3.00 per bush. Spanish , pur cm to , } 2.0 : ) . IttiTAiunAs JllchlKan stock , per bit , COc. llKBTS-l'or bit , JI.OlK'l.25. ) Frcsli OIIANOES The market Is lower than last "week. A t'rnsh car of California HtocKhas Just arrived. Riversides are selling at &l. .v & : i.f > 0 ; NuvulK , M.f > W5.)0 ( ) ; Knnclitto , a variety be tween ItlvursliluB and MH AiiBolcs. $ i.w/S3M. Mexican oruiiKes. KI.OKfW.25 ; Florida brlfiht , ja.ooi.5ii : ) russott. jj.noa3.oo , Avi'i.Ks The market Is not very well sup plied and prices are ldih. There are a few apples In the market still which are going out to the local trade Ml * 4..VXS4.7J , but fancy sblppliiK apnhts of such , varieties as Hen Davis are hold at J. " > 5'J , and some fancy largo wine-flips , snltitnlo fen the stand trade , uro ln'ld at tii.O' ' ) pur bbl. , , ( Jui.vcKS Tliurunro 41111 a few on tbu nmr- ket , but the movement fi Alow and prices nom inal nt flOufi&il.M ) per IHIXU I'KAltfr ' A 'ew lar o California pours , winter vnrlotli-s. aroollVrod u't2.riUiJ.U ( ) nor box. liKMONA Choice .Mossnia , fcl.503l.0fl ; fancy , $4.X(7U'i.i ( . TanKOrliioitJL'urdoubTo case , JS.OO. MAIAIA . . CiiA.NimnuiKS SupuuH tironot honvyt Jcr soy , pur bill , tll.iiu ; I MKI ( Jod.J12.wf.inoy Uapu Cod , bell and bu iMKX31l. ( ( . Dry < ii iils. . Jnld , rhft inan , 20es Goshcn. qhmr .Lake. .jKISoj Jlaiilc ; City , DuCK-Wcit I'olnt. Win. m. 10'/c ; West 1'olat. 2S In. 10 oz , 1'J'io ' ; West l'olnt,20 In , Ii ! or. . 15u ; Wuntl'olnl , 40 In. II oz , l.lfto , HATTS Standard , So ; Mowhawk , IOVc { ; Snowflake - flake , UVJc ; 1'oper , 12o : llcotl.n per case. KENTUCKY JKAKR Memorial , ISos Dakota , 22e ; Dunham , 2.H'ic : Hercules , lOc ; Cottswoou , 27io ! : Melville 2ic ; SprliiKlleld. Utt : llapldan , Ifllio : llorrayn , leic ; llaruburs , 22RNob ! ; , Schoolboy , SJB. I'lUNTS Fancy Wdystono. Ol c | Stcol River , Cc ; Humiipo , 4 0 : St. LoiUt'r , /c. t < . ShlrthiK Mart ha Washington. 4HO ; Jlerrlmao t'le. 'lurkoy Ht'il Fountain , 0iovOariier,7oi ! UronfluM.ot \ JlcrlliiiOKi" . * > ImllKO Hliu > Net Jlartlm Wash ington , Mic ; Amcrlcan.Gc ; Arnold , ( UiciArnold II , 10112 cloth , I0o ; Sllllo A , IHio ; Morrliniic. 7-8 , 10olioldIoaf ; , Vict Hamilton. B u ; Allun I'lnks , ii u ; Alien Obumbray , Go ) Qlouccster , 5VP ; IUrtiil,5.io. ! COTTO.VVAiir Illbb , 8 , wlnto , 184c | colored , TICKSYork. . 33 In. 13i ! : Swift Ulvnr , 7Uoi 'riionulykc , OO , 8'io ; Tborndyke , US , Hlic ; Thornilyku , 12U , lkto ) : Thoradyke , XX , lie ; Cord In , No. Mo ; Corilln , No. 4. lOn. THE SPECULATIVE MARKETS , No Explanation of the Roraarkablo Strength la Wheat , CORN DOES NOT FOLLOW THE MOVEMENT , Oats in tlio Snino Oroovcs rrovlslonn Uttll Unrly Ijlttlo or Nothlnt ; Dulr.i ; In the Cattle .Tan. : u.-Spcclal | Tolejtnin to TIIK IlEE.1 Not since tlio year bcijan has there been such a. market on 'clmnRo as that seen In wheat this iniiriilnit. The , prlce < started 'io ' over thuclotu last nlv'lit and inaite n traltht | aOvnncoof l'4c ' Inthollrnt nftcen inlnuti'S. Thcro was some solllni ! against calls on Ihu way up , but from 0io to UO'io ' the advance was very rapid. May corn sold from B2V50 to r > 2Ve at the same llnio , Oats sold ut 4Cc. 1'm- ' vlslons were inoro qulot , with prices llttlo cbaiiReil tbo first hour. It is doubtful It any 0110 tn the trade has dlsi-ovoiod tbo just can < o ot all the MroiiKlh In wheat today. Thcro was nothing I'liconrajrlnR In tbo foreign situation , I Ivor- liool unbloo 4vcro IndllTeront nml at tlio close Biivii the innrUot quiet and tlio demand well supplied. Tim imrlhwcMt linil Us usual llb- orul dally receipts with 2.V i-ars at Minneapo lis and 111 cars at Duliith. Tlio loi'nl weather was not Inclined to make tbo trailo feel bnll- Isb. lint right hero was the clement of dan ger.Vliiturwheiit states ere moist and soft with recent ruins. Wires , public nnd nrtvnto , from the northwest brought news of extreme cold \Vlnnlpesand hold nut the Idea of a hard cold wave. This was hiilll&h In the out- Ionic. The other big bull Itomof the morn- Inn was the sale yesterday by a I'lilcnRo hniHo of M to IOJ ears of cusli No , red wheat to go to > Jo ' York , millers lain down all rail freight of l.'io at fl.llfi per bushel. As a bull curd , this was well wnrUcd by Cudahy and others who know of It late yi-itorday. \Vltboiitothcr Important news than this the inarketopencd wild with tlio trnilo frlfthti'ncd. May started ! 4c o\'er last night at at Ui'jc. Homo sale * were e.iugbt at ! > P o and the jirlo c started up with trader * tumbling over eaeb othur tubuy. Tbo call prlco last night was 03l c and when that was approached theru wasn lot of scllliiK against prlvlloKCS. Tuts only checked the in arunt but did not turn It back , and on tills price It moved to OO'fco during the llrst thirty minutes. Hero the price turned bade to OJMc , a few minutes and on the rally went to iW'ic. tboii back to 0 ! > c fur n fresh start and on the spurt of buying with a little wheat forsalotho price wont totiHH again ; Itdrouped back Uo to 03ic ! : only totako a third lioiincn to IW'ic. This was nocoinpllfibcd Ions before noon , Tlien tlioro was a breathing spoil anil the price dropped bauktoOOo. It waa ni'arly I o'clock whiMitno fourth bull wave swept tbo market stralnht tipto ! ! , TIM * point was tnuolio : ! vrlth n roll all around the pit and Iho price at once dropped back to OU 'e. Tlio early bull news , already referred to. was followed later In the day by very bullish Hour dispatches from Minneapolis reporting the export sales of romul lots nt hljhoat prlco Ilr.idstreot's revised llKureson the available supplies of the world givei.V,0'M.OOO ; , Imsliels attains ! 4 18.000,000 a year ao and 40S,0 ,000 two years aso. Now York nnd NinvOih-anstogethor reported thu freight room engngod for Kuhrit- ary and March iiRprcKntlni ; 1.003,000 bushels. Detroit reported a greatly Increased demand from the milters. Kvcry point sent bull IIOWH and nothing stopped the market but thu 21 mark , whoio the prlco was strongly hold at 1 o'clock. The last half hour In wheat wus thu most sensational of the day. Tlio prlco of Jlay ro o to Jl.OXH. Ilo over last. " night and closed at Jl.OOVi. January was quoted at OlMctoftV.lc and July saleo raiiRed fiom Oll'ic to D5 c , the closing jirlcu. On the curb May wheat privileges wore 98.io puts , and 11.02(1 ( for , calls. The corn market did not share the activity of wheat. There wai a fair strength all day ' ind the prlco of May opened at52aC. touched , fsya , wont up toKUfio and closed at Me. Uo- colptsof corn were fifty cars on the crop. ormoro tinder the estimate made yesterday at"il cars. The estimate for Monday was 2-0 cars , There was 110110 taken from store hero ; shipments were 01,000 bushels. New York cleared 00,003. Four Atlantic ports cleared la..OO ) bushels for the week. The wet weather prevailing was n bullish factor In view of reducing receipts. Tbo market wus at no tlino excited , but bad n llrm tone and Bllfrhtly advancing price * . The early months wore ( | iioted iionp at the close at BOHo for January and February. Juno was quoted at 523 e to.Wt'1 to'i2T8C to. > 2jo ? to close ; July ut 52'/ie ' toS'J c to Mo tnM'jc. The trade In oats was light , perhaps , loss tluui half a million hushols all told Tor the day. The market borrowed u llttlo strength from the othorsand May bold atl.r,78o and 4li < .tc , closlnt : at 408o ! ; Juneat W ± c to457ic ; July at 4'i and up to 4ic. : Thcro was a very dull provision trade early , The prices were llttlo changed and Hi market of itself acted heavy. It was plvon out In gossip that tbo jiimnln wheat alone bold the prices of products mid that any reaction might bo followed by a break In provisions. Tinliiiluo on wheat kept on to the oloso anil I the provision market Joined In the advance , Muss pork for May moved up from $10.15 tr J10.2s010.iO ; : and closed ut $ I0.27 > { . Lard sola at M 05 up to * ! ! . 10 ; Hlbs iMfi and $ .U7H3.20 , closing iiti. > .17Vi , Other months wcro nominally higher in proportion. I'llICKS AT CHICAGO. fOMMiiirrvO | | > on. I Illxli. | Clmo. \m'y I W1IKAT MttJT . . . . W juir wx WM COHN- Mny 63 Caili. . . OATH- May 48 ID I'll II 1C Mity 10 16 10S7 10 15 I027W ItlUH May 012K 617K I.A III ) Mny 007HI " 10 I B 07I < I CIO I 1MIICK.S AT HT. r.Ol'IS. CQMMUlilTY I Open. I llk'li. | Low. | Cloan. | Yui't. WIIKAT wKM COKVMay. . . . . , CO OATH CO45H OATHSlor. . . . . 45H Not o.s nnd ( itH3p. ) | Tlio Anzlo company bousht lard on call. Hutch bought all the July wheat he could KCt tills inornhiR. Itocolpts ; HOBS , fl points' , 19.SO ) more thai ; same day Instyoar. Forulgn markets \ory weak today In mos cases , though qntot. Ht rciiKth In wheat duo to Mg cash bales yesterday torday In Now York , 12-ulmutud hnzs for Monday at Chicago 40,000 ; next wcolc I'JO.OOD. ' Ono hundred ears cash wheat sold in Now York by a Ohleaco llrm. Kstlmatod receipts for Monday ut Ohlcago , wheat , Kl ; corn , Kill outs , 1 S. St. Louis uhlpnicnts of wheat 13,000 bushels ; corn , tft.OCO bushels ; oats , 7,000 bushels. GlllottiV Hall oC Detroit report an Increas ing demand for cash wheat from millers , Minneapolis receipts of wheat 2.V > ; Ihilutli : y. I'ubllo cables wheat dull , demand fully supplied , Cudahy , who bought quite n line n [ nails last night , iHinght ' . ' 00,000 bushels of wheat openly this niornlnz ; begot ItatOSiic. Hoards eab'.o Wheat , spot steady ; limited domain ! , prices unchanged. Futures woalcer , tone dull , demand fri'ely Miipplled , ( Join weaker , tone dull , poordcmnnd. Kecelpts at Chicago : Winter wheat 0 ; Colorado - rado 1 ; spring 41) ; mixed 1. Corn " " > ! . Oats , 145. Inspected regular winter wheat none ; Colorado none ; spring 18 ; mixed none. Corn 5 ; oats 01. EiiKllhh furmors' deliveries are certainly surprliilngly large , 10 l.OOO quartors. They nru almost up to laht week's deliveries , loflouO rtuartcrH. Thouverugo prlco this wuok la lid uer quarter lower. Hradstreet suys ; Accord Inn to statistics of Dlurbobm inidour own the available supply of wheat In Australia , Europe , nlloat. In farmers hands , In thu United States and UnltndoKlngdom Is avj.ooo.ooo bushels against 4JlM7iHOaycar ) UKO. K , 0. Logan > t Co. to Tonoray & llryan Wheat opened nominally at U7) ) for May , The demand was largo and the otriTlngn light. Thl , with the reported cold wave for tomor row , crnated quite u buying scramble around , Tliu advance from this point to U.Ho ) wus rapid. On the next advance tl.WM was reached. The market ole od strong nt fl.OO' * . The advice * from the outnldo hnvo been nil In fnuirof bolter prleus. lluhor prices for ( lour , peed demand for omh wheat , predlated colil weather , with tlio winter wheat holli'ov- ortd wltliMiow , nlotift with n sale IIITO of ICO cars of rod winter wheat for shipment to New York at 11.1 Pi delivered. helped alone the ad- viuu'O. Independent of weather Inllncneos the Increasing demand for rnnh wlioat for iiillllniC makes the market healthy , The ex port nt wheat and Hour Keep * sU-adlly up to aboutSMHO.OUO weoklytaklngthoKuvcriiinont'.s rstImnto of 400,000,0(10 ( , wlilfh has slneii bcon cotillned to the Cincinnati I'rlee C'nrront , will soon reduce uiir available stocks t i > low for much If nny lower prices on this crop. He nil visit buying on breaks. W. (1. ( Mcl'onnlck & Co. to R C. Swart * k Co. Today's wheal market has lioen active , u.\- cited and strong with trailing of unhcr.siil magnitude. Tluioatly fooling wan llrm on an- favorable weather ennalthniM , but the chief causes of Mroniith WITH m the active ) dcnmtul for Hour and salea of 100 cars No. 2 red wheat for shipment to New York at a price whh'li paid the OhluitRO sellers 'Jecutsnotprotll. The buying waa general from all directions tor both Inn ) ; account anil to lower shorts , al though St. I.mill did tlio heaviest buying dur ing the early part of the session. Then ) aru mm or two large shorts who seem to ho setting still on their very oxtowlod lines , and this faetls n severe inonaco to the short M-llor. Thocash demand which seems to have sprung up Is tlm.strongest feature which appealed for a luii ) ? time , nnd while It.continues no see hut llttlechntico of a dci'llno In values. Although llrm , corn hits been extremely dull , ( he small advance holug solely dun to sympathy with the strength in wheat. The cash domaiul Is Rood and readily 0111111111101 thorccolptHiit fair prices. No. a corn soils readily at from 4'A1 ' to M > c. according tiiqiialll.y , and good No. 4 sold at 4Sc. There Is no .No. 1 ! nrrlvlnir , bill cash lots Instom would coniinanil about'ito. Provisions - visions were dull and trading was ontlroly foaturolma. Tim receipts of hogs continue s i largo that any advance will ho accomplished with itllllculty and wo hellevi ) the market would liavo sympathized much moro readily with a clcdliiu In grain than Ildld with today's advance. . Kcmu'tt , Hopkins & Oo. to Christie- Lnthrop Com Co. : llriulstri'ot's show- In ; ? for wheat this week Is a ImllMi one. On a much shorter crop than bi'-l year our exports from both coasts from July 1 to dntu have lieon tint ; i,77l,000 liusliels less than In a llKo period a year 'iso. Our available stocks de- uroasi'd l,4i5XM : ( bu ht < ls lait wi-ok. acalnsl I.02MKX ) a year IIKO , and the exports la.stu > ok from loth coasts worn 2,0tll. ! : ' ) busliol.s eoiuparcil with l.Qia.RM hiishels In the 811 inu \\cok last year Tint world's available stocljs on the tlrtt of the year arc i" < t limited at ItUdOH.OJO btishols against 4lt.s.\\OiH ) ) .liiiuinry I. IN * ) , showing a shnrtago of surplus compared with a vear ago of nearly 'O.WO bushels. TbN In Itself nould have hail a stlniiilatlngell'eot on wlioat , but the working bero of IIH ) ears No. 2 all rail lilpinuiit at $1,11 delivered In Now Vork , roipeots of a cold wave over unprolectod Inter wheat holt and the reported sain t Minneapolis of a round lot of Hour at a hilling above the highest previous prlco n crop , resulted In a roaring hull inur- et. tfliorts have hcon the principal uynrs , tlio'r wheat coming from lonus. , llo ; a govornineat motion of "urgency" thu lainorons ili'inunil rrom shorts took proco- Mii'o and thny hold rlcht of way nearly 11 day. At the clo-o It looks as If rices infill co higher Mnnday nt trades seomiMl lo ho pretty well veiled up and wo. eun see liotb- nu to Indlcato from what , source material ciiKinil will arlsu. I'nrn srinpat Ill/oil tosnino xtcnt with the advance. In wlioat , buton the allies oirerlims weio quite free , lostralnlni ! ny tnndeiify that may have oxlstixl to In- .u uratca I'oom. Oats cotitlnue to show a tronu front but ol ) tin * i-allloMli'mnnd slai'K'i'iis V lull has tulu'ii placu Intliu speculatlvi ) triiilo u provisions , Constant ll < | uldatlon forsome line past has narniwi'd the markiit. llnylne or advance ban been so unprofitable hat It Is now out of fa\or. Hears are vailing fur a rally. With a free inovoof hoits . lilcli Is expected paokcrs must still sell and irlces decline. SlioiiKtli In grain saved ho market f rum uoakncss today and at the lose forced a small advance. CHIC.ItJO tlVK STfUK. CniCAno , Jan. : il.-LSpcclal Tolesram to Tun iBUl t'ATTM : There was llttlo or nothing olng and not more thnn half of 1,000 frosli n- ulpts wcro sold at the cloio. Thu outlook for londny Is not at. all promising , unless the run hould prove very light , as there Isllttloorno largln for either o. > porters orshlpporsatpros- ntln the beef mnrki'ts of the country , Ono vcek fromWcdnesday the lent on season sots In , vlilch Is always follinvod by more more or loss f adiillsuas.nn In the meat trade , The top irlces were J.'i.OOS.W ) ; good to oholeo. iM.iW ® , K-I : medium , ll.04.2.i ( ) ; oommon , $ ) .C0 4.r > 0 ; ows , $ l.i0702.7'i ! ' ; htimkeM , J 1.9).7,1. ) llooa They were aetlvo and steady. HOUR ! mil eommoii. f.1.403U.5n ; 'prime mixed and ) ackors , JiL.Vi'iJ.'l.CX ' ) ; prime heavy and hutelior voluhts , tn.G.VCI.7U ! ; light , I..Y > ® : ) . ( jO ; pigs , 3C" 8TVCICH AA'O NEW YOIIK , Jim. 3h [ Special Tole ram to Tins UEK.1 STOCKS. There was very llttlo change lu the prices from last night In the took list. Hugar , Atehlson , Missouri I'mIlk' , jackawanna and a number of less autlvr locks closed at ycstorday'M last prices. Tbero vas a llttlo animation early and whut tlioro tvas tbo half do/.on stocks , among which wore U , 1'aul , Union I'aolllc , Northern I'aclllu anil InrlliiKtou xvcro the most prominent were nio- noDollxrd , The inoveiiients in the niarUcI vero InslKidflcant and Irrogular. the only ox- coiillou ImliiK Northern I'acltle , preferred , which developed a weakness again Into In the lour and retired ? i per cyut to ? "S , The rest of the market was untliely devoid of feature mil nt II o'clock the market was dull. Dur- Iiiithesuceeedliic hour tbo hank utatoim-nt ivin glvon out , hut had no < iil'eit. ! showing very llttlo ilocrusiso In the riwirves will ? lXH,0iiin.'riNisi ( ) ( ) In loans and "i.r.'W.OOJ . In iln- loslls for thu week. The weal ; point lu tin { ranger group was St , Paul wbluh I oil a full liolnt to f-9.i with llurllngton , NorllixMiitorn , nnd Hock Island each H per cent loxver. Tin marUet closed featureless with total salosof > 7iOl ( ) shares. Tlio following wore thocloslng quotations : IJ. 6.4a ri'xl t r il.-A | ) : .Nortlu > rn 1'iieltlii . . . . 2i ( J. H. 4H coupons ,12J ilo prefurroil 7 U. H. 4ij8rualitPro ! < I..IC.I | C. X.S'.W 101 do prefnr. * I'aciiio IH ; or " .ij iir.i Now VorlcCentral Cenlnil I'nuillr ) I' . . D..VK ll / > Cbk'HKOAltnn 127 Itiiuk iHlniut IM ' " ICIIKO , HurllnKlon 0. . .V. AHt. I' . . . MJ | .k ( iiilncy 8&M di proforriMl lu1. I ) . . I , . * VV. 1ST St. I'nul A. Omnhn , . . . ' llllnolH Central U7H ilOiroforreil | 78 I , . II. A W Union I'licino ( l > i Knnxnfl 1 Texas , * . . , 12 ! W..M. Ii. A I1 10 j Shore \M-l \ ( iltiprnferrt i. . . . . . . . Ib ? .ilKan Ci'iUral. . . . ' .lOV WCHtorn Union 7'JH MlwimrU'nuino MONKV On call , easy ; closed at a percent. I'lll.MK JlKllOANTII.K l'AI ' > iil : Vi7 ( Jlor CtJIlt. .STKIU.INI ) KXCIIANOK Steady ; hl.\ty-day bills. SI.84'domand. ; . } I.MI ? ( . IVIInlnu Sliarot. NKW YOIIK , Jan , , ' 11. [ Special Tolo ratn to TIIK IlKB.I 1'ha following are the mining slock ( imitations : AniHdor . * . 100 llnrnSllvcr 2iO ; Muxlrnii 210 t & llclclu-r . 2S ) Ontnrlii Itll liiriKlciamM \ lymoiiUi 175 Con. , Oil & Va . 426 nvniiu 370 Kurckn.Cnn . 27A .sit'rriiNovftilii 810 link ) A : Nnrcro n. . . . 140 Volluw Jnckut 2UI ) IlimiuHtnku . 872 The Coll'eo Murket. NKW YOIIK , Jan. lit , [ Special Tuleeratn to Tim HEK. ] COKFKK Options opened Imri'ly slondy ; iineliiingod to 15 points down ; closed steady : unchanged to 10 points dovn ; quiet. Hales , 17,75'J buns. 1'iunniuK yuiiKirr. . ClltOAno , Jan. ai.-Obno Wheat-Steady nnd llrm ; easli.txki ; May. Jl.oov.ii July , W.c. Oorn Steady ; cash , & 0.tQ.'iOt/ici .May.53o. Oats-Steady ; cash , 4liei ! Jlay , I0i'c. ! Kyo-l'lrmat7Iit7lic. ( ! llnrlov stonily at " .vft'Oo. I'rlniiiTlinolhy Klrm at 11.2701.23. Whisky 41.14. I'ork-l'Irm. cash , $ fl.T5 : Slav , $ IO.a' . l.ard-l'lrm ; cash , J.VT.VftVtfti : May , Jd.10 , Short Klbs Klrm ; cash. M.ffi&l.TG ; Nay W.I74. I'loiir Steady ; sprlni : ? l.50 ; patents , UI.IOU I.W ; winter patents , > \.Mj\m. \ \ llnlk AloutH iilioiildiira , Jl.l'OflU.IOj short clear. JI.OWU.O. ' ) ; short ribs , } l.50 < ai.il5. : dairy. . Illdi's Unrluuiccd : llgbt and heavy grcnn salted , 5U < (4.yjo ( ; icroen , 4M © oi salted bull. 44c ! ; Kroen mi it mi oalf , Ho ; dry Hint , tin : alt bull. Oit7o ; dry calf. HUDu ; deacons. ciieb,25c. Tallow Unchanged ; No. 1. solid packed , 3yc ; No. 2. .To ; cake , lo. 011001,0 Unchanged ; foil cream chuddars. 0aiCc ! ; lluta , 10Uttiu > 4'o ; Young Americas , IQ'/ ' Ollu. Hoculiits. Hhlpmonts. Flour. bbl . . . .i . 12,000 IV.iiOO Wheat , bu . 2:1,000 : 2.1,000 Corn , bu . 111,000 10,0011 Oats , bu . " 150'000 1'J OOO ni"il NKW YOIIK , Jan. 31 , Wheat Ilt'colpls , 15.800 bushels ; exports , 50 , 09 buHheU ; uput elnsud Htrong ; No. ' i red , II.IO < Q1.10H In elevator ; } | .114 altoiit ; tl.lUi f , o. I ) . ; options hlehor ; No. 2 red , Fobmary closed nUI.lw'j. Uorn-Kccolpti 11,700 buahulH ; experts , &J.HOO bushels ; spot cloned stronger ; No. S , C''Siii KlUo In clovutnr ; ( IHto ulloat ; nngraihul mixed , C24iiiU4)o ! ( ; options lower ; February. C2o. C2o.Oatu Hecolpti. "W.OOO bushels ; exports , none : spot atronuurl No. 'J whltn. .Vllil mixed MOHtorn , ftlit5 < ! whlto woitorn , .KWiUJiu ; op tions llrmor. Sugar Itaw , nominal ; rollnud , firm ; ' ' 0 , 4 15-10 ; yellow , 4 liMG. I'etroloiim-Stertdyi V'nlted ' cl < i ci1 , 1'obru * urr , 74' 10. KggHWestern , Hl4iM4Vio. 1'orkPirin , bint t'loicd easy ) \Vc tern steam. Jfl.19. Iliittor-WiMturn dairy , lajttuoi Creamery , 1741250. C'liceso-StioiiB ! light > UliiKf' a' | , PT. Lotus , Jnn. 31.Vhoiitl \ I Ijihort Mny , Wii-jtlLmyi Jiiiy , < ni\c. t'orn lllithiTi oa h. 4s { o : May , Mije. Oats -Illvher ; cn h. 4V4c : May , 40ii ! ) . I'nrk I'lrin at Ji.s7iiIO.OO. ) l.iird-l'lrin nt W..VJ. Wbisky Stonily at $1.11. llu I tor Unchanged lereiimery , IS SMOc1 ; dairy , MtNNRAPoi.tn. Jim. .11. Wheat Act Ivo nnd hllihi'r. lIccoliitN-V , ears ; shipments. "Oenrs. ( 'losing : No , I hnrd , .limitary , U.V | on truok , H'l'ii'i No. 1 nortbern. .Innunry and February , iVk'i May.U7oi on truck , DUipi No.2 northern , Jauuarv , lilei on track , tiUiW'.ii'ie. ' ' Mtt.wAUunK , Jan , ai.-Wheat 1'lrni ; No. 1 noMheiii. t o : .Mny , Ol..c. Cern rirtn nt r > X' . Dnts I'lrmi No. 2wh'p | , lOiie. rrovlslons-l'ork , 11 run .May. JiaS ) . CINCINNATI , Jnn. ill. Wheat Stronger ; No. 2 toil. * ! . ) , Corn Stronsor ; No. 2 mixed. fiWVllic. Oats-Steady ; Sal ! mlsud , 47Hc. Whisky il.(4. ( CITV , Jan. at.-Whnat lllunor : No. 2 cash. MHo bill ; May. 8 < bid : No. 2 red , cash , Olio bid. t'nrn Knsler ; No. " , oaBh , 47Ai5II74e : Mny , 47'iC bid. Oats-Steady : cash , 4V ; May , 4.Vie bid. l.ivi-iil'om , , Jim. ,11. Whont Kltnil doinnnd fair ; holders otrcr modor.itclv ; red wrstorti , Hprini ! , 7s fi'idiiYt'sTd. ' per cental ; red vcstorn , winter , 'HOi'iil. Corn Firm ; demund fnlr ; mixed western , f > s7d per cental. / / IT.STOf'fi. ' . OnirAno. Jnn. 31. Cattlo-llecolpts , I. Ml ; market dull ; steers , eholce to o\tra , JI.Mli.Vi'l ! common to mi'dliini.KI.OO&l.'J.I ; eo s , J1JOB2.75 ; slni'Ut'19 , fl.lliKnv..V * llnis HecclptN , 2.XX1 ( ; marlipt stimdyi mid eoiumon , U iM..V ) : prime ml. .vd nml packers , .f'I..Virfi'HH : julnui heavy and butchers' wulizht , tl.i.1iR7U ! : llRbl. fa.ViAl.fli ) . Sheep Koci'lpK , 2ox : ) ; inarkiit slow ant steady : westerns , fa.7.Y3l.tt ! ; Toxntis , htcndyi lambs , ! r > .2.-i&i.r > U. ST. IOITI , > ) , Jan. at.-Oatllo IlocelpH. M hi'iid ; Kblpinonts , GOO head ; iiiiirliot Mi'inly : fair to fnncy native stcorx , f 1.80 5.10 ; stocK- crs and foedcr-i. W.I05lk'l.iO. : lloos-KecclntM. 1,0,10 head i stil | > im'ii 1 ) hiiad ; market ntendy ; heavy , mixed , M.10xtir : > 0 ; light , l.2.vai : , I.V CITV. Jan. , ' 11. Cattle I5ocolptJ , 1.MH ) heads shipments , 700 hold ; inarKct Htrong < id bltrhcr ; stcors. f l.'J-'i IS" : i" : cows , tl.m > td'I.M ; Hlocki-M and feeders. l.V > ( ff,1.5 : > . llogs-ltecclpts. D.200 head : sblpnients , hoail ; markol ahoiit steady ; all grades , ' 'Ili < > Inipriivoment llounr I , The following figures show tbo totnl of real oatntu transfers , hnllding permits nnd bank clearings for the past week : ItliAtj KSTATK TIIA.N3PKII4. Monday i r.O.Oli 'ui'iday II.'M7 ( ' Vcdnesilny M,3DI 'lini-Mluy L'IIISI : : rldny : io.Wl aturday iuit : ) : Total IHJlt.lll.NIl ilnmlny . 7.275 , iViMlnosday . I'M rimrsdiiy . I.OKI 'rlday . 2 , : > 4i ) Saturday . 1..VO Total . $ 17,013 HANK CIIAUI.MIM. : ilondny . ? 77H.aM.45 : I'no-day . 7.U.04M.7 ! ) iVcilin'sday . ( W7lll.27 ! Thursday . ( V 5. < i51.85 rldny . fiSl.ft8.5t | iaturilay . 7iM.7iVJ.O.'J Tel al . T-llKItU1.83 ( ) : A drorenso of 10.1 per cent from the corro- week of last vear. QUI3KR I'KNSION r'arlous UniiHonH I'or Anltlnn Tor a Shnro til'the Great 1'iinil. Tlio odittti of liunuin nature hna found in iit | ) illustVatloii in snino of tlio inniiy ilnlina for pensions that linvo buon received - coived iiiuloV tliono\vla\vHiiystho Wash- 'listen Post. Many moil huvo Htretcliod lioir iiniif'inntlonn ns well IIH tliulr con- Buioncos in their elTorts to bo plnuod on Unolo Sum's yrcnt nnd growing poiiHlon oil. They ullotru every disoiuso and nil- nont known to the Hoiotuio of medicine , nnd tlion tii-jjo tlio clniins with unorgotlo , ) ur.slHtonuy. Some of the cnusos nlloyod iiro us odd ns they are intoroHtilifj. An ox-soldlorin Ohio wrote : "I don't oxtiotly know whut dinoiiHO t am HiilTei'liiLT from , but , I do know that I rioi'vo si i > otislon , as I inn htilToriny the iiiiHot ileatli all over my body. " Another voloran inVo.st Viryinliv thinks ho should receive u ponslon bo- ! nuso , IIH ho Htates il , during the mir ho foil olT n thirty-foot bridyp , which ro- Bid ted in n general breaking upot Ilia system. " A votornnpf the Fourth Win- cousin wns Htillviitcil 'by reason of nn ox- cosHlvo UHO of Hiilt pork iliirin } , ' ' his army cnroor , and now ho applies for a porifdon ho "got Btilnilloa in thourmy , " us ho puts it. Unuui * the pmvIsIonH of tlio roiionlly iHHod dcjuniloat ) jiuiiHiou Inw it is only necessary for u claimant lo show that ho IB incapacitated from mamiiil labor , whether the cntiBCH nro duo to army service - vice or not , in order to hnvo his nmno placed on the rollH. To show his inabil ity to perform innnuiil labor , the ulll- duvitn of nolgliljofri nro necessary roclt- i r that fact. A votornn in Howard county , Mary land , wont the tustiinony of n nul hbor , who no doubt meant well nnoiigh , lint did not know how to oxprosH lilinsoK. Tlio latter Kworo to the Hlatuinent Hint ho had known the claimant for tun voars , and thul "ho would not work nn- IUHH ho wits ufiapollud ) to " The witnosa of cout-HO mount to any thut cltiiinant , while really tillable to work by rciiHon of his physical inllrinltios , was frciiontly | coinpcllod to attempt labor in order to Kllritlllll IdlllHoU. The widow of a man who shouldered a in the Poniisylvniila roriorvual wanted a pension , and wan uskod if her htishand was over wounded. "O yon , " HIO replied , "ho received an ii.xo wound in the right foot. " Doing iihhod to explain thoulrcum- Htancos Hurrounding the wounding of hur hotter half , nho said ho cut hin foot while splitting wood. It was not.dtiring the war that this occurred , but in 1871) ) , at tlioir homo in PoniiHylvanln. The ponaloii nltonioy wanted to know what hosirlng such an occurrence could hnvo upon tlio pension law , and thu widow aiiHwurud curtly : "Well , Bir , the axe ho cut hlH foot with in thu Hiiino ono ho brought homo with him from the war. It was nn army axu. " A rather romnrktiblo declaration WIIH made by a Michigan votornn. IIo ttitod under onth ttiivt ho plukud up UHlioll on the hatllulleld of \VllilornoHH and took it into his lent.Vhllo holding the mlhsllo hutwouu liiHkncoHoxiitnlnlng it , the wlioll oxploilod , "hailly ahattorlng hin iiorvoiiH Hywtoin , " hut .iniruculouBly caiiHing no ether Injury. An ox-cannonior of ono of the regular hattnriuH clalmu that ho Htoppod a can non hall with his ubilomon.imd luui Hlneo lioon greatly troubled with stomiiohio disordorn. The ball , ho Hiiyn , was a spent ono , and came bounding along , striking him Hqunruly on the oxtorlor of the innur imm and ncnrly knocking him into the middli ) of the following wook. Ono Gioranna , a muinbur of tlio vvoll known Garibaldi guurdB , roclloH in Ills application for pension Unit ho was "prol > cd" by a roliol buyonot nt the Hull Tlun light , and n Jersey cavnlryman says ho waa "Huvorod" by a rebel sabre nt SpottBylvanla court IIOUHO. Thouo are only a few of the queer causes for pen sion that are dally rccoivcd at the do- partmont. Tlioro uro thouBiindu of othura ocjuixlly