Nebraska Newspapers

    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.
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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 * .
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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
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Bunilnr.
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3 itt (21
19. , ( Ol
19. . (0U
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91. , (21
Similar.
21 (10) )
33 ( KU
33y , (1.1
27
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2.1. Similar.
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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