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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 15, 1891)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , SUNDAY , FEBKUAEY 15 , ISOL-SIXTEBN PAGES. 1BE CONDITION OF TRADE , Continual Pronpeiity Bcstofing OonGdonco in Pin uncial Circles. n ALTHY AND SLOW RECOVERY , J3iiow 3'finJts nnd liloukntlcd Trains J2x | > lnln tlio Slowness ol * tlio Tjounl WliolcHiiloTradc-AliriKlit Out look for All Continual prospcritj- the country nt largo mid the general belief thnt no Impor tant monetary legislation Is probable for tlio nejclyearnt least is rcstoi-Ing confidence in local llnanclnl circles , but in snjj.oof this fact money remains rather close In Oinnha. If it i.s true tlmt misery loves company then tliero may bo some satisfaction In knowing that the eamo conditions prevail In several other largo cities , 03 Cleveland. Milwaukee nnd Denver , With the restoration of confidence ehoutd como an easier money inarkot , but It comes slowly. There ) would seem to bo a Rood deal of truth in the observation of an Omaha bunker who remarked that n striifgtt cut money market was like a man sick with n fever , the recovery to bo safe must bo slow. A too sudden recovery Is apt to ho followed by a relapse. From thnt it I.s to bo Inferred that the O in'ilia money market Is traveling in the safe path. As to collections no change in the situation has been noticed _ Ing the past seven days nnd gen erally speaking collections are slow licro ns well ns at many other points. Taken all in all the financial situai ntion In Omnhn is not bad , it might bo n good denl worse , but business men -would lllto to see money more plentiful , Knowing that such o condition would stimulate trade and make collections easier. Since Inst November the 'west nns had to rely very largely upon Its own resources , the cast Until recently having und nbout nil it could flo to tnko care of itself. The very fact thnt the ilnnncial condition has been no worse is taken ns n proof of the permanency nnd strength of our business and financial insti tutions. In connection with this subject n writer In American Investments says of the west : "It must bo conceded that" Chicago , Omaha , Denver nnd other cities In the west find northwest are securing a footing in tuo financial operations of tlio country that presages what will practically amount to nn ludoiicndcnuy of the east. All this Is the ro- oult of growth. Thcro are factors silently nt work which ere working out this end , nnd \vhlch the careful intelligent student or hu man affairs cannot , consistently , nnd with reason , Ignore. They cannot bo numbered cither by tbo fingers of ono or two hands. \Vo have no desire to sco the east robbed , f ithor of its political or financial power , but the shadows of coming events are so deeply marked that the assumption of the robes of a fcrophct Is enticing. Let the west bo not too Iinsty nnd tlio day will surely como , when by Virtue of its own ncquired power , it will bo the territorial dictator of our great country , to whom oven our beloved east will bo coni- pelled to bow the knee nnd jinyitduo homage. " { TIM : WHOLES 11.1 : TK.UIK. . With one-half of the state under a snow bank and with trains blockaded , mails de layed and communications botwouu the dif ferent sections rendered dlfllcultit would bo unreasonable to expect much of n Jobbing trado. During the early portion of the week business was especially slow for this reason and it was not until the latter part of h week that the country wsis really open it trndo. The week as a whole was not p . satisfactory to the Jobbers , but rdors delayed by storms usually ar- n llttlo later and next week toiny mnko up for what was lost the past week from that cause. Taking every thing into consideration the wholesale trade of Omaha is holding up about ns well as the Irado of other cities. Writing of the fcountry nt largo Dun & Co. , In their iviflUly. review , say of trade : It must bo Inferred tllnt business is now , on the whole , somou'tiiit smaller in volume than it was n year ago , notwithstanding tbo advance of about 10 per cent in the average- prices of Commodities. In part , this Is explained by the exceptional activity toward the close of last year , but in part also , by the shortness of crops und doubts regarding the monetary future- It is still too early to form a very accurate Idea of what will bu the prevailing conditions In the lumber market when the building tocoson opens. Stocks held at the mills pnd la the lumber regions ere fair jind there Is no Immediate cause for p change in market values. Jf the spring ' 'opens with good prospects for abundant crops , nnd with money reasonably cosy , the tendency would bo to stiffen prices , as under pch conditions a largo demand would bo al most sure .to result. At the present time dimensions or framing lumber is strong. " "White pine finishing lumber is scarce lilgii. Plain nnd quurtcr-sawcd oak Is 10 scarce aud higracr. Cherry lumber Is tnncticnlly out of sight , being very scarce nnd high , having advanced nbout $25 per 4,000 during the past .six months. Tliero la not much to suy about trndo In the drug line , uo now features having devel l- oped of late Trices ii anything have la downward tendency , that is thcro nro more jlucs in tbo dcellno than in the advance. In hardwrro there have been a fowchangos though none if any very great importance. Ilppo is quoted weaker with 3.II 3.n dcellno of } { c. The wire nail market is flrm nt present. Thcro have been some changes In prices of .nails in the past week owing to the stocks In the hands of ) Jobbers which bad accumulated before the nd.v'nnco. These stocks are now worked down mid present prices will doubtless bo main i- tained. Stool imlU are in light demand und moving slowly. The. grocery trade , llko other branches of tlio Jobbing trade , lias suffered during tno past week from the effects of the recent storm. During ttio last three days of the week trade was fairly good. There was no particular clinugo In prices during the week cxcoptlnir in the case of sugars , which ad vanced } c on the Oth Inst. illy Dry goods have not moved , very freely during the week , nnd yet the total amount of business transacted has not been bad. While there i.s a disposition on the part of Missouri river Jobbers to maintain prices it is pretty lidrd work , ns in a time llko the present , when trade is slow , it Is a big temptation to cut prices in order 10 stimulatebuying. . The cold weather of the past week wns some llttlo help to the coal dealers , but the oiilers were mostly small and from country 'retailers ' in need of only n few tons to ploco out the season. In fact the orders wcro most nil for one car only , nnd many of them speci fied that It should bo the smallest car. COUNTIIV rnoDucK commanded very satisfactory prices nil lost week. On some days the market was not very nctivo for the very reason thnt the prlcos were so high. The receipts , however , Ivoro light and the weather , during the early part of the week nt least , favorable so that dealers were enabled to command llrm OS for their holdings. In most lines of CO there wns almost no change in values during the whole six days under review. In the line of notiltrv , chickens sold at 8t'c ' , turkeys lKs13'ftOi geese and ducks 8010o.audtlie.se prices prevailed from the opening of the week until the close. Butter nlso commanded peed prices , the best country rolls going Bdat iTGdlVi * . goon rolls nt IGMIi'e , and low" grades at iKglUc. The only kind of gnmo wn % rabbits which on account of their scarcity sold quite veil , cotton tails going nt $ t.tH ) per dozen. Kpgs nlor.o cosed off toward the close of the week on account of the accumulation tioof stocks. On Monday they sold generally at ISo. From that tiuio tlio market was weak with n lower tendency and nt tbo clcso of the \veok sales were reported as low as lto ) for round lots. The feeling on the market Is etlll weak and some dealers are predicting Isa still lower market for the coming wcelc. 1.1VK STOCK. * " " markets were by no means devoid of Inter esting features. Tlio week opened ut Omaha with very light receipts of cattle nud-with n strong but not nn overly nctivo market nnd the movement of beef cattle was slow all the week. The most dcsirablo grades sold at about steady prices , but on ttio common " ffrndcs the tendency was decidedly bearish , 'ho best corn-fed beeves were sold nt fl.EO _ 4.75 for 1,800 to 1.400 Ibs avorngo. .50A goodly proportion of the sale ? of beef Moors were nt Ki.SO1.80. ( . The market on pawn , butchers' stock , cannon , etc. , opened n llttlo moro f avorubio to the soiling interest Hid an advance was scored ou Monday and ftiesday. Wednesday's murkot was easier but recovered by the close of the week. The Imnrovement on thl class of stock vras duo apparently to the light offerings. Good cows sold at tt.00@j.20 : nnd cnnncrs , etc. , from $1.00 per Initialed up. The feeder market wns steady ou the good grades , but the commoner kinds sold even lower than the previous wcok. No ono appears to want the Inferior Rr.ides of cither stockcra or feeders. The best feeders inthoynrds sold at ) .00@3.35 during the week , but the number of cattle going al these prices WM very small. The commoner grades of slockcrs and feeders brought $ 100 @ 2.7B , The week opened Avtth hogs soiling nt $ .1.00 fS'MO and with the bulk of the sales at M.IK ) ( < * : * . ! , > . Tuesday's ' market scored nn advance of about 5c , t > lncltiK the top nt $3.60. 'i'hls advance was lost on Wednesday and the downward course WM continued on Thurs day , the market of that day bolnp about lUo lower than ou Tuesday. On Friday a 5e advance - vance was made and astlll further ( rain was made on Saturday , but lost before the close of the day. Tiikltifr the week ns a whole the fluctuations of the mailtet were uot largo and lOc would very ncnrly cover the range as Indicated by the average price of each day. OilAIS AND I'ltOViaiOXg. In Chicago wheat it was a rather dull scalping market , controlled mostly by room traders ami local influences. The market wits conllncd to a range of about lie , The ro- jiorts of the growing crop uialntulncd the iilgh position und served to counteract tills bearish failure. Hcsorves nro said to bo very ( small. Corn'was dull , and what llttlo fluctuations there were were caused by the manipulations ol puts nnd calls by ono prominent trader. The receipts were liberal , but the market asa n whole was dull and featureless. Provisions wcro weaker on an avcrago on account of the heavy receipts of hogs , which were about 00,000 over the ostlmato for the week. May pork touched SO.oO , ttio lowest point reached this season. It reacted about Me , caused bv shorts taking their profits. The followinc table will show the highest nnd lowest prices at Chicago and St. Louis for ( each dav of the period under review , as well as the opening and closing prices of the week : on s 0 O 3 8 ! 3 6 B iK X S en 13 8 S3 S3 R y. K s : en o g onto JB s a | 5:2 : * * $ S 82 ? is ! 3 S ; K K S ! 2 en - ; s s ' S K S f5 23S S S s ; xx 2tfi . . tfi O. * to ' s h a s | B sa V * oc\ 0-0 S a s S $ S 33 1 K so : II . s s "fs a a a , 533 K .NEW TOUK STOCKS. The market was firm during the early part of the week und the decliuo commencing on Thursday nnd Friday was consequent upon the change in the management of the Louis- villa & Nashville and the reported illness of Mr. Gould. The market as a whole wns dull anil narrow and was confined to room nnd professional traders. Conservative people profess to look upon the 'market as n pur chase on nil declines , excepting sorno west ern stocks , which it is thought may ox- poricneo some further decline. OMAHA VK S'fOCK. OMAHA. Fob. 11,1801. OATrr.E Kstlmiitcd recoluts of cattle 1.403 as compared with 017 yesterday and " . .HI Saturday of last week. Tliu market was uc- tlvo with beeves stronj ? unil butolicr slock 53 to lie higher. ( ! oo < l footlcrs active anil strong ; others slow and unchanged. lions Estlmnteil receipts of hoes 4.300 as compared with 5,501 yostcrnny and 11,853 Saturday of lust week. The market opened ncllvo and f.o higher , closing Hat with the entlro advance lost. The ranao of the prlcos paid wns K.W&3M , the hulk selling nt Vt.MKUt > . MRS. I.BOS.50 : Hisht- IlKhts , $2.40567.00 : ll ht , W.no3.K : ; heavy , PI.35 © aM ; mixed , SI.2.VS.1. 10. The nvcraso of tlio prices paid wns KUCU ! as compared with SI.27iU yesterday and SJ.yflK Saturday of In.st week. SilKKi' Estimated receipts of sheep 1,001. ns compared with 22.1 yesterday and 1 < B Saturday of last week. The mnrlict wns active nnd strong. Natives , & 2.75C34GO : westerns. { 2.75 ® 4. CO. _ _ _ _ _ _ Ilecoljits anil Hhlpinonts. Showing the ollleliU receipts and Rhlpmonti of cattle , hogs und sheep ou the dates Indi cated : , iiECEirrs. Cattle. | llogt. | Slioop. 1'YUIar , Feb. U l.'JTI ) lU.il 1 1SM Hnturday , Keb. 7 , 2 , ll 11.SJ2 Mondny , Kcb. 1 > . . . . . . i.Tii-i Tnoiday , Fell. 10 : i.WJ Wcilnpsdajr. Kob. 11. . 2,1113 5 , ll 813 Tluiriidny , Kcli. 12. . . . 1.802 ii.a'ii : KM Frldnr. Full , la 2,017 SM 223 Saturday , Kob. II. . . . i,4ix ) i , aw i.oci Klnt wookof Kob. . . . , . 2,873 Fourth % rcck nf Jan. , ISAM n5.i Third wcok u [ Jan. . . 2.0:0 : Hecoml wock of Jim Klnt wock of Jail. . . um 3.1,7.11 -.KS'J ' Fourth nock of Doc. . 10,511 S0.2H 2.873 SIlIPMtNTS. IIATHH. | Cuttle. I nous. I BUonop. Thursday , 1'uli. 5. . . "I Friday. Kcl > . tl (1KP Saturday , Kcb. 7. . . UJ Monday , Kali. 0 Tuesday , Kul > . 10. . . . 911 625 Wednesday , Jnn. II. 5.2111"I 100 Thurmlny , Kol > , 13. . . 1.0117 1 First week of Kob. . . 7.5'-U 1,010 1.HOU Fourth vreuk tif Jan. , 8 , ; 833 2.IW.I Tlilnl week of Jon. . , 4KVS 1,825 2.IW.ICl ( Hecoml I'olc of Jnn. . 5.2111 l.l.'lj : First week of Jnn. . . . , , 1,718 Fourth vreokof Doc. . 1.1US 1,107 Disposition of Htook. ShowlnR the nnmbor of cattle , lioss nnd sheep jiurelinsed on thU iniirket ns reported by the welwluiinster of the tituakyards com- l > any forrobrunry 14 : CATTLE. 38,5 ThoO. II. Ilnmrnond eonipany. . . . . . . 180 [ TlicUuUnuy paoklnK uonipuny . 15 OnmluilKioklni ; company . 13G l , o KothsehlUU . : i llniiillton .t Slophon . 7 lieiiton & Underwood . , . 128 Nuls Morris . 178 Shippers and foutlera . f ISO .losvph Dainron . ISOen : Vnn Stint & Cnroy . , ' . Cfl II. , Becker A ; DOKOII.S . 11 110(19. ThoCudnhy tmcklnKooinpany , . . . . . 2,143 Oimiltu pacKlni ; eonipany . 773 Swift & Co . , . hso TlaiU. 11 , Huminoud paclclnj ; company. . . 571 . SHKKf. ThoOudahy Pncklns Co . 4M Shippers and feeders . . 377 The Wcok. Showing the number of head ot stock pur- chnsocl on this mtirUot ns reported by the wi'lKhiimsturs of the Stockyards eonipany for ttiovroelcundlunSuturtlny , t'ebruarv 14. OATILK. Swift * Co . . . 8,301 , The Q. II , Hammond Co . l , td The Uudnhy Piickliii ; Co . OH Oinuhn I'aoKlng Co . 48 Other buyers . 6,010 iioas. Tlio Oudnhy pncklns company . ll.flftl Uinuhn pucKluff company . , . . . . , . 0,473 HwlftAU ) . . . 6Kn The Q. II , llnmtuond paoklus company. . . KI3ra cJhlppcri ttiid fcodora . , . , , " , UW 811KE1' . Swift A Oo . 7S2 ThcO , II , llnmmnnd packlnsr compnny. . , ! < V4 The Uudnhy unoklnncompuny . . . . ( KV ) KhliorH | ) niitl feodorn . . . , , . , . . . . . . . . . iTTI filookllcocliti. Bitlmntc < l Todnr. Omoint VMtcrflnr. Oattln. . . . Kl cars. 1.400 Cattlo. . . 85 cnrs. 1017 Hog * . 01 cars.I.XX ) DORS. . . . 77 CUM , 5M1 thiscp . C cars , 1.VG1 Mieop. , . . 1 cars , i .1 Horse , ' . . . 1 cur , 21 Illglicxtnntl Toilujr , Ycsterdny. ' Lowest . ! UK ) liowost U.OJ Prevailing I'rlocs. Tha following U a tntilo ot prlcos paid on this market for the gradoot stock mentioned ! I'nncy steers , 1.1V ) to 1WJ Ibs. . . . . .JI.35 & . ' .y Prime steers. 1250 to II" . Iba 4.00 44.iO ( Hood steers , 1150 to 13.VJ Ibi 3.70 04.25 llntchors'fiteers. 10Vto ) HIMlbs. . . . 3.M ( iCI.0,1 , Fulrstocrs. 000 to 1I5Q Ibs 3.ti 3,00 Common , 80 ! ) tol2001bs i. . . 2.75 C .IO KiilrtO xnod cinv.s 1,00 © 200 Uood tocholcocows 2.00 Ci2.73 (3lidlce to fancy cows " .10 < it-'l.T. > iioifeM 2.0. ) ra.f > o Yonrllngs 2.00 © 1.00 I'l.-cders 2.20 ttM.lfi Htockurs . .1,25 CB.25 dinners 1.00 nulls LSI CW.7.1 Oxen 2.23 iM.75 StiiKS 1.50 © 0.75 Calves l.W 03.00 Western corn fed steers 2.50 vil.59 Western steers 1.H1 ® -L.VO Western cows 1.00 WHO Comparative Table. The followms table shows the range In prices on hojisl Wednesday , .January ? . ' 1.00 ® 3.CO Thursday , Januarys 2.0J 4W.03 . y.Januryl ) MO M.OS Saturday. January 10 3.10 Monday January 12 3.05 . Tuesday , January n ' 1.00 CM.M Wednt'sday. January It 3.00 ( 'y.\'M \ Thursday. January 15 2.00 © . ' 1.57' } 1'rldny. January 10. . . . . 3.15 GUI. fin .Saturday , January 17 IUX ) CJ.'l.5o Aluiiday , January 19 3.20 ( 1.00 Tuesday , January 20 3.iO ( < $3 , ( > 0 Wednesday. January 21 : i.O ) ( KlJiS Thursdnv , January 22 2.73 03.50 Friday , January i'3 3.00 fijULKi Saturday , January 34 2,80 ( t.'L.'V.'i ' Monday , January"1' 3.10 © 3.r > U Tuesday. January 27 3.00 C4T.50 Wednesday. January S3 2,85 443.50 Thursday , January 20 ( .in CW.Vi ' I'rlduy , January 30 : i.20 { M.GO Saturday. January 31 3.15 W3.55 Monday , Kobriiary 2 ' 1.00 f < ( .1..r 0 Tuesday , February I ! 3.2.1 ( 3.55 Wednesday. February 4 3.10 WUXt Thiirsduv , lAiuruary 5 3.10 GW.C5 Friday , Tebriiary 0 3.10 6M.CO Saturday , February 7 2.03 { 1.50 Monmiy. Fnburuury 0 3.00 Oti.40 : Tui'sclny. February 10 i. .3.10 ft3.50 Wednesday. February 11 3.00 WH..V ) Thursday , Kobrunry 12 3.00 Friday , February 13 3.00 < a'1.4.-i Saturday , February 14 3.UO 4W.OO Avcrncc I'rlco of Hogs. Showing tlio avoraso prlco paid for loads ot hogs on the days Indicated iu3S3 , 1SSO , 1890 and isfli : Itcprcscntativo Sales. STKKItS. Na Av. Pr. No. Av. I'r. NO..AV. Pr. i. . tea St oo ' ' ( S..1257 $400 20. . OSS a 23 80.1027 3 a"i 10. 1248 4 15 . . mo : i sr > 14.,1100 : i as 26..12:0 : 4'0 ! 1..1070 : i M 17. OT5 a a' > 1G..13GJ 430 12. . K78 II 35 21..10'- 3 & > 1M..11'JI 4:10 : G. . 1W1 i ) M 21. .1041 3 85 10..12'i"i 43) ) 7. . 007 a M 18.1202 3 05 22. . 1280 4i0 ! 14. . ma ii or 40..1215 4 m 16..1270 477JJ 17..1151 4 00 1S..1431 41HJ ' ' 23. . 1)70 ) 3 80 COWS. I. . trro 1 25 18. . OT.7 2 20 8. . P40 275 1. . 7CI ) 1 SO 1..I040 2 25 3. . ( Kl 275 ( ! . . OlB 1 50 14. . 7H7 2 25 .10.V. 275 1. 780 r > o 1..1120 2 25 1..13IO 2K5 1. . 1)40 r o 1..11CO 2 M 1..1210 2 5 1. MW r > o 18. . im 2 JJO 3. . 1010 285 1..1410 i ro ' 1..1440 2 85 1. . 070 1 fiO si.'lDTS S 40 18. . 05H 2..1K11 i r 5 1..1070 2 40 1. . 1I it 00 O J-jO J QQ 1..1103 2 40 1..1050 a oo iii ! ! 8ii i 73 1. ' . 1)10 ) 2 40 1. . fc2l ) 300 13. . 8WI 1 IK ) 11. . 004 2 40 24. . 038 a oo C. . 60S 2 00 3. . OSI 2 40 l.-lfflfl 300 5..1034 2 00 0. . 1X13 2 30 3..ia " 300 3..1127 2 00 1. . 020 2 M s..iaoo aoo 2. . 003 S 00 8. . 1C.X ) 2 50 0..1075 310 7. . 1183 2 00 7..1037 2 BO 8..1O 321) ) 1..1120 2 10 2. . OW 2 SO 23..1270 3S5 1. . 070 8 15 1. , T'-'O 8 CO cows AND ncimts. 771 2 43 nur.r.s. 1..1300 175 1..12IO 230 1..1ROO 250 1..11110 175 1..1IC10 230 1..1700 250 1..14(10 ( 220 1..1500 2 : W 1..1450 855 1..13DU 2 23 1..13CO 2 US 4..1037 270 1 .1500 225 1..1730 235 4. . 12C3 280 2 1225 225 1. . 101)0 ) 240' 1..1Q ) 300 1..12UO 8 25 258TOCKEI1S 8TOCKEI1S AND FKEDEHS. roe 2 15 33. . na : 2 73 11. . 021 305 700 " 5 0. . 788 2 80 24. . 7H7 310 C04 2 45 40. . CM 2 85 10. . 007 320 cso 250 4 , . 85 3 00 CAtA'KS. 2. . 235 2 00 3. . 213 3 50 1. . 170 400 3. . 4W 2 00 ,1. . 150 4 00 1. . 140 500 IIEIfEllS. 4. . CIO 1 50 2. . 600 2 25 17.878 205 1. . 580 2 2J ( IS. . Ml 2 55 STAGS. 1..124U 1..1200 3 00 HOGS. No. Av. Sh. Pr. Na .AT. Sh. 01. . . . .H2 40 3 00 ffl. . . . . .8W 120 3i5 ; 100. . . .137 40 300 45 JO ) 120 3:15 : 111. . . .IW 80 300 CH 231 40 yi- ; > 74. . . . .105 3 10 53 234 3 35 153 eo 10 SO 212 ICO 335 174 - 15 04 . 213 335 Itri so irjo M . 237 40 333 ! . . . . .18440 ra . 21 ; ICO 3 35 Kl. . . . .184 40 325 335 88 lltt : co 3 25 GO ; . . . .248 40 331 02 IXU ICO 325 05. . , . . .203 100 331 75 lie 210 U7. . , . . . ' 340 17. . . . 40 75. . . . .2TO 280 340 83. . , .203 ICO 325 01. . . . . .30:1 : BO 340 70. . . . 'ii'l 120 325 05 . 2(13 ( 340 64. . ISO 330 co . an 340 Kl , . . . . . .H3 3iO : 72 . 21 120 340 CO 220 40 100 340 70 207 330 55 . aw 12U 343 W 228 120 3 110 C7 . 312 3 40 J 00 203 330 ci . 211 40 340 77 227 ICO 330 4U . 330 345 119 20S 330 51 . not 40 343 24 ' 241 330 40 . 311 3J1 51. . . . 40 330 05 . ; ) 32) 343 54. . . . .270 HO 330 ( JH2S5 80 343 7i. ( . . . .218 ino 330 : JHw 3:10 : 120 345 . . . . .2UO 40 ssi 120SO 350 08 , . . . . .207 1GO 33214 GO . 18 120 70. . . 40 333 03 . 371 200 350 CO. . . , . .267 ISO 353 1103 AND ItOUQII. 38 ' . m 225 11 103 270 02 127 40 203 , 23 131 175 HKUKP. No. Av. I'r. 03 natives , mixed 81 ( t m 312 westerns , owes 03 4 31 330 westerns owes 1(1 4 33 02 westerns , uwos 85 450 122 westerns , vrclhors 004 IW Country Produce. Thuro was a porcontlblo Increase In the ro- colptii yesterday and the market was only moderately active. Ktlll the market remained at about steady prices and not much chuiiKo can bo made in quotations oxceptlng In tliu ease of e Rs. Knos The market wns wcalc nnd whllo 17o was conorally paid by tbo local trade some round lots went at 16o. The fueling on the. market was very bearish and dealers In snuio cases were frouly exprcsslns their opinion that the weolv to como would sou a still fur- thur deullno. I'oui.Tiiv The market was steady. Chick ens. W lo ; turkeys , Ilitl25oi } giJcbO and ducks , UUTTEH Tlio market was not quotably changed yesterday. The best rolls brought 17iuo ; good rolls , 1431&O and lower grades 03130. GAME Small rahblta went nt 11.00 per doz and tliero were so few here thut ualuMuou re ported considerable Inquiry , BIjr 11 AY Receipts light and arrival sold readily nt ti.07.5. An occasional car of extra bright hay brought M.OO , but that was con- ildorod nu outsldo prlco and could hsrdly nJO quoted as tbo market with safety. With the oiicuilns up of the country rouds dealers still look- for largely Increased rucelpu and lower price * . THE SPKCDUTigr MARKETS , ' 'M/l. Weakness in Grain Characterizes tlo Open BRADSTREETS INFLUENCES THE BULLS , Cora Aclsou n Ijcvcats nnd lro- "Make n Iilvolyi Movement AluvcniciitnrCn cjniul lloga Stocks nn < lrloiilM. ( OIIICAOO , I'ob. 11. [ Special TcloRrnm to THE HER. ] At the opening of business on'chnngo tliero wns n weakness In the grain murliets nnd stroiiKth In ull hog products. Tlio weak ness In the former continued while tlio strength in the latter did not. The sales , the first hour for Mny were : AVIicat , 08Kc olT to 07 ? 'ccorn. : KlUoto M'l'e : oats , 40o to 4i o ; pork , W.82M to S0.75 : ltirdB7 to 8,1.Ki ; ribs , &I.02J.J to U87i { . The only item of bull news Inlho wheat jnnrlet to'dnyynsllradstteots stntomcnt of export clearances ! wheat nnd Hour from both coasts for the wcok were nt 2,2)0,000 ) bushels ; last week , 1,300,090 ; a yenr IIRO 1,517,000. Kxport clearances from four Allnntlc ports were. 213.000 bushels of wheat ; 209,000 barreli 'nnd sacks of Hour , Now York for the day cleared 17,000 bushels of wheat nnd 14,000 barrels of Hour. The bear news wns plentiful. Minneapolis receipts , over the 200 cnrs , nhd free receipts predicted for the next week. At Chicago receipts were 20 cars over the estimate with 400 cnr.i for the week ngnhiHt 217 iv your niro. Kansas City hail 72 cars nnd the csthiinto of 100 cnrs for Monday. I'rlmo's crop letter was very llntterliii ? on the wheat prospects and. of course , { bearish. Dis patches during tlio session brought fresh ro- Vortsof rains In California , The weather fa vored sellers , not because it wns the very best for growing who t , but because It wns too line to htnrtn crop scare on. So much for homo news. Liverpool sent bearish cables early und closed J d lower on California fu- turo.s. K'jculpts there for thrcudays were less than one-third of American wheat. Tamers' deliveries la the United Kingdom were nt the average of 2d lower for the woolc. The vlslblo supply estimates were that the decrease of Monday will ho less than a week ngo or per haps half what It decreased n year ago t > 7ft,000 bushels. Then , too , the trndo wns unevenly divided , llntuhlnson , Pnrdrldgo , Logan & Co. , Daldwln-Karnum , William Yonng < & Co. , Cutler & Co. , George Smith and many pthers are working elf nil wheat possible , some long , some short , some selling on a top orders. McCormlck & Co. , nnd Itryant & Mitchell bought prelty well early , but Mitchell closed out a llnoot Ions wheat later. The notion of the market wns as follows : Mny opened at 93J5e , sold at 07ye , to 03c , to 07ic ! , to 97Jic , to 97Wc at 1 o'clock. July sold OTOc. toO.e ) , to03Jo ! , to tVJ.'jc , to IKl c , to 03o at the same time. The extreme ptlces were ISSo under last night and nt 1 o'clock figures were Ma under. There was no clmiiKeof Importance in wheat before the eloso. The last prlcos were : February at 9lSc , Mny , OS ? 0 ! July , 02ic or ? ac dcellno from last night. The corn trade was ngulu without anything In the shape of outside news to trade on. \Vorbo still tbo trade was "very largely with out outsidebusiness. . Tlio tenduncr of the market early In tbo day fwns downward for two reasons. Itccclpts wtjro largo , larger than the liberal ostlmato tit 313car.s. The ostlmato for .Monday WHS liberal at 37i cars. Then the wheat market liroko down lc or morj and on- conrngod soiling In corn. . Offerings were much muro free thnn yester day.While tliero was nothing like a sharp break or heavy trading at uny time , the price of May cot down J o from Hst night and iniulo but n feeble rally. The action was nt 6'ftjo to 52Ha to53J c shortly before the 'oloso. Atlantle ports cloniod 3i'JOUJ bushels for the week. Chicago shipments Were 131,003 bushels. The closing prices for corn wcroi February , M > jci March , Ole , nomlnalVMny. tj'o ; Juno , KlAc : July.62Wc. , ' * , , The trade In oats wasnij ( slgnlflcant In any way. The prlco deollneil > ln sympat'uy with wheat and corn and failed to rally , llutchln- son sold early and bought later , reversing his action of yesterday. Hartlott-Frazor were si-Hors. May started a t-lllc , sold ut J5 o and closed at l. > S&43Uc. Juno was ( juotod tit 4.'i..io and closed at JJHe. July was at 4Jio the only price. There was A narrow market In hog products with the closing prices very near the close to yesterday's UKUrosi. The market BtartoU with a little bulge , duo In part lo light receipts at the yards , then tliero WUB some weakening with an easier feeling In cereals und a slight Improvement , nt the eloso , ended dull hi the session In this market. Mny Ktilos ranged as follows : I'm k. W.60 to ta. 2& to $ J.70 to > .7."i tit close : lard , $3.S7SJ to J.VWJ to Si.83 to close ; ribs , Sl.OJJi to J4.83 to H.8TM. THICKS AT cntcAflo. ro.M > ioniTrinn. | [ I High. I l.uw. | Vea'yT \VIIIAT : Muy . . . . WM PSM WH Jnlr ! H > ( MM CORN .Mar. . . . . a 63 July. . . . $ OATS Mar 48 July 12 1'OIIK 080 0 70 OT5 075 July 10 10 10 10 Kins Mny 195 487M 467H 1 87X93 LAUD Mny 5B7W S85 85 585 July I'RICKS AT ST. I.OUIS. CCIM3IUDITV | Onen. I High. I l.mr. | Close. | Vcat. WlIKAT Slur . "I . July COII.V Mar . 4.1T"I OAT8- OAT8Mnr . 4.1T < NolcH and Dulnth receipts : Wheat02cars. nilnnoupoll.s receipts : Wheat , 203 can. St Louis : Cash wheat , OOUe ; corn , 49 , ' c ; oats , 45J-iO154C. KansHS City telegraphs 100 cars wheat re ceipts for Slonday. ere Hccolptsof corn this week jit Chicago wcro lBG5 cars , against 835 last week. Kstlnmtod receipts ot lions for Monday at Chicago , 42,000 ; next week , 200,000. llnrtlott-l'raser are reported to have botiKht 00 cars of No. 2 red winter at Kc under the May prlco. Kstlmatud receipts of hogs nt Chicago for the mist week were 200,000 to210,000. Actual roc clptsvero 200,000. St. Louis receipts : Wheat , 28,2,10 b'ushcl.s ; corn. 73,010 ; oats. 30.33.1. Through stun : WheatScars ; corn , M : oats , 2 curs. Ship | i- ments : Wheat , 8,21X1 bushels : corn , 2.,433 ; oats , Clearances at four ports for the week , partly estimated : Wheat abput 213.400 bushels. Increase , 11,750 : corn.about 301,700 , doorcase , 101.551) ) ; oats. 7UOO , decrease , .Sfioj Hour , 208,050 saoka anrl'barrola. doorcase , 10.550. > l ( J Chicago receipts ; Winter" wheat , 10 oars ; spring. 4l ( ! corn , 318 ; oats.JWIV Inspected regu lar : Winter wheat. 2 carst.spring. 18 ; corn , u12 ; oats , 01. Shipments : WUimJ. 42.800 bushels- ; corn , 133,500 ; oats , 113,4:0. .JVul mated forilon- day : Wheat , 43 cars ; corn , 373 ; oats , 23J. urn McCorriilck Bays : 'fboJuuiro prices of corn depend on the country movement. I bollovo the corn Is In the country and that the move ment will bo Rood , thoimn the country Is hold ing hack iholr corn nnd may continue to deft so fur omo time lonzcr.jfcuwnleh reason doI advlso sales of July rathf tlJ-Jian May. 1'rlmo , In his report thin morning , says : Stocks In California at tli'f.fJ.mo are estimated nt l.Vnoo ) tons short of thu on year aso , but the ( lolloleney Is coinpen < : llred b > Increased stocks In Wnslilncton and , ' Orosnn. The Ini- prosslou prevails that utouhD on the coast lire probably not moro thaii &i,000 | tons short of last year. n I Iloorbohm'9 cable : Gaiiaoes on passage , wheat and corn strouK. Vr ; ch country mar " kets very llrm. "LiverpoolPsj > ot wheat nillot. but ilrin , corn In moderate demand , l.lvcr- liool wheat futures Jirm , No. 1 California ' , I'obriinrT ' , 7sOJd ! ; July , 7s7d ; August. 7s 7d ; corn ' , rebriiury , 5s 4Vid ; Slay , 5s ltd ) ; July. 5s l'4o ; August 5s lid. liradstreets exports wheat and flour ns wheat , both coasts , this week cnunl 2.23C.IW4 biibhols.of which 1.487.0-J7 were from the 1'nelUo coast. Last week , l,3Ci.iiSbu.sliols ( ; last year , 1.517.775. July 1st to date , a,3j3.G ! : < l. against ( Mtai,4IK. Hrmlstroots says not cnoiish In has fallen In California up to the Uth lust , to Insure farmers good yields of wheat. toop Konnctt. Hopkins & Co. to Chrl.stle-Lathrop Com , Co. The market on provisions has been dull and foaturolo&s. Shorts bid it up early , but the advance was lost on the publication ot the estimate of rvuolpu of 200.000 hops bora for nuxt week. The oloso was quiet und easy , Corn wns went on largo receipts and estimates mid lliitchlnwjii wan a heavy bellur all day , IluyluK was cenenil. with no Individual n heavy buyer. Tliu market closed ullglitly nbo u the lilKhest prlco. Uato heavy and moderately active. Wheat opened nt IbHc. or Ha lower than Inst night's closo. Hold nt U7Hc , wbcro soalporii hold it for a 'ong time , trying to buy against puts. It reacted to Wic , which brought out hcftvv soiling orders on Ml nldos. breaking tlio mnrkot below put prlco. U wns a dull und inactive market all day , miming from U7'jc to ( I've , only Incnl traders doing any material trading , llutcldnson was n heavy seller , ns ha had a Kroat many cnlU sold. ! ' . A. Lognn .t Co. , to Tonrrn } ' & llrynn The wheat market has been moderately active , but lit lower prices , Ono prominent ncalper wns n seller early and occasionally n buyer during the session. The market opmied nt l < Sc for May , sold down to D7 ? o nnd closes nt U7'4W II7SC. Tbo July option lias fluctuated between iriUc nnd Wo with n llttlo more activity In It than yesterday. Homo 30.000 bushels > < > . 2 winter wheat sold for shipment to Now 'iork nnd the llradstrrots report of 2'tto.uoo bushels shipped this week from both coasts against UKHl.UO'J bushels last week wnrc nbout the only bull news going around. Against thin Is tbo movement of wheat from ICnnsns to St. I.ouls. The shutting down of the flour mills at Duluth fur wunt of demand : the line weather , now very line , nnd reports of growing crop being nil thntcould be desired , encourages thu sellers without disaster. July Isusnlu for good profits. Corn weak In sympathy with wheat ; provisions ( | illot , some selling for outRide - Ride packers ; estimate ( if hogs for the week , 200.WX ) , still heavy. W. K. McCorniack k Co. to I' . O. Swnrtz , * c Co. : Under the Influence of beautiful wenthur-lhe wheat market opened weak and lower , thu heaviness boluz Intensi fied by the news received later of snows la Oregon nnd good rains throughout California. Karly Rabies were quoted llrm , but later ones showed ndocllnoof ! 4 toi ! wnny In rulure.s. Clearances from noth coasts tor thu week showed up llnely. being 2,250,000 In whent and flour. Hut thoelTect of thl.s was neutralised b > 'tlio receipts ot * today at eleven primary points amounting to .V,000 bu.shols against 201.000 for .same time last year , while shipments - monts from tame points wcio only 134.UOO against 270,000 last year. The market for the week has been a novoro disappointment to the bulls who have rolled on the largo cash dcmnncl whlcl.i hits boon reported to iiinka a sharp ndvnnec In prices. The continued receipts nt nil points are becoming a matter of surprise nml speeu- Intloaaml If they nro maintained diirlugtho balance of the month at nhoul present llguroa wo see butllttlo ohaneeot bulling thu inuruot. Corn line been weak and lowor. lliitehlnsou played a part In the market on the boarsldo which ho played a few days since on the bull aide , buying last night a largo line ot puts close to the market , put ting hl.s corn as early ns 11:30 and buying It back from the privilege sellers who became frightened nt till * action. Kccolpls of corn are on the Increase , but the cash demand lias so far been siifllclent to maintain prices fairly well. If these receipts , however , should con tinue , wodo not bolluvo the crowd will hold tliu futures that they have bought hero , The trading In July 1s on tbo Increase nnd wo are Inclined to advise bear.s who are afraid to soil the May option for fear of manipulation , to nell July Instead. Provision were stronger on receipts of hops helm ? lighter than was anticipated. The ad vance , however , brought out n consider able amount of Ion ; ; pork and lard. Receipts of hogs for next week are expected to bo nearly as largo as for the ono Just past. If this ostlmato proves correct It will bo dlf'lcult to sustain the llttlo advance which wo have had. CHICAGO . OntCAdo , 1'eb. 14. [ Special Toloiram to Tun HEE. ] CATTI.K A fnw fresh arrivals and these carried over were sold out earlv with n turn on prlcos rather stronger than otherwise as compared with the average of yesterday on the ordinary run of fat steers nnd cholco hulfers. The market closes strong with sub stantial advance ou fat steers , and in fact on all grades that carried a proper amount of Hush , Itough and common stock shows llttlo or no change , whllo cows nnd canners nro about ns low u ? at any time for the year past. There has been active business In stockers with prices the highest for the season. Extra nnd fancy Hteors , &VJ5IM.GO ; good to choice. $4.75Bl4.8'j medium , f4.0034.iiO ! heifers. 83.05 © 3.75 ; cows , fc.252.73 ! ; stockers , J2.501.50. lions Huslness brisk and valuui strong , nickel hlzheron everything In the hoe line , with pens bettor cleared than for any Satur day for n month vast. The shipping demand keeps up a clip that excites comment , which goes to show that otitsldo markets are run ning short of n sulllclciil supply. Orders are here for stouk that never como to Chicago If tbo same can be Idled olsewhero. Hough and rommon sold nt J3.)33.40 : ) ; mixed and packers , $3.50'iW.53 ' ; ijrlino heavy and butcher weights , 83.5SWJ.70. largely $1.00 ; light , W.53a'J.O-3 : pigs , S2.73S3.40. STOCKS noxns. New YOIIIC. Tob. 14. [ Special Telegram to Tun Ur.K.l STOCKS Contrary to expectations stock market closed with Blight gains In ull classes of shares. Transactions for llrnthour wcro smallest 'or that period of any dny so far this year. OpoiIng ) Incline to heaviness was followed by llrm to strong tone , but trad ing was so limited that only In two or throe stocks was there any poreoptlblo movement. Among railroad stocks , Loulsvlllo & Nu&h- vlllv. which during the past few days has been unduly depressed , was the only "no dis playing any real strength. And after un advance of it nor cent to 75 a portion of tliolmprovoniont were lost. Indus trials were a weak spot In the nmrket and distillers and cuttle feeders again dropped sharply from 44J4 to 43. During the succeed ing hour the bank statement wusmado pu bile and as tha dccteaso In ( ho reserves was under fcMJOO.OOO there wns less apprehension regard ing finances , nnd a l > cttor fooling w.is notice able In slocks. A llttlo rallv occurred all around and the net gains for the short session wcro M to H per cent. Sules were limited to 39.COO shares. Kennel * . Hopkins k Co. to Chrlstle-Lathron Com. Co , The stock market has been dull , but very steady , and prices nt the close nro fractionally higher than last night Loulsvllla k Naslivlllee showing a decided Improvement. A AVushing- ton dispatch says senators of both parties nro of the opinion that the rest of the session will bo devoted to the passage of aproprlation bills nnd that all of them will bo passed , thus avoiding the necessity of nn extra session , but that no ether legislation will bo perfected. Mr. Gould Is reported to have arrived this afternoon from the south In apparent good health. The bank statement wns fully as good as expected , but showed a decrease In the reserve of * 1.74'J,975 and cash of $1,100,000. Thrluttcr Item Is probably moro favorable than the notunl condition of tbo banks , for they sustained n largo loss yesterday with tuo sub-treasury. Total sales , milO. NKW VOIIK STOCKS. ( itocka. | Open. I High. I Low. I L'loao. I Veil. W.AU E..I Hocking VB ! , 27 2 ? Manlmttan . I01M , 1U-JH Wnbnah | > M 18)5 ) I W Krlo Canada So. . I'nclllc Mull. Ijvko Blioro. 112s LAN ; s I.c I Trust. c.c. c Norlhwest'n Jlo. 1'ao Union I'uo. . NTac. pfil. N , Pno. com , C. , II. .to. , . . Uock Island Kt. 1'mil S. I'nul pfj. 89 West , Union BOW ! ) . , ! * & W. . Bugar Tritttt Am.8ug.ltf. Jcriny Com. lie 111 ! Now Knul'il. Itlcli.Tcrm'l -Atchlion. . . . Chicago Una 40Vfi Heading Del. & llud. rullinan Na. Am Mich. Cent. . Silver A.S. It. iifil. M 87 Wls.Cont. . . y > Mcx. Cent. . * A.a ou. . . . ii Ttizaa Term. U. .V I. Tlio following are tlio elosliiR quotations ; tJ. 8. 4s reilslcrod.120 Northern I'acltlc . U.H. 4 coupont . 120 do iirofurrod . 71 U. H. 4H < ruKlitorod.JUl C. i.V.V . KWfi U , S. 4 coupon * . lal do | > ref erred . Wo 1'acldo Ci of "J5 . 11W NowVork Control. . . . lOllf Contrnirnclllo. . 30)4" ) ' . . D.AK . 1'J ' ClilaiKo i Alton . 15 Koclc lilund . Clilcnto. IliirlliiEtoii U. . M.AHt.l > . M ( ox ( llv ) , . 8R rtnproforrert . St. 1'uul .VUmnlm , . . . MH llltnoliCantral . Uti > Uojiri'ferred . I * , II. AW . - Union 1'aclHo . H ICnrunn ,1 TexitJ . 13 \V..St. 1..A ! . 10 l ikotilioru . HIM ilaproforrcd . 10H' ' ( MldilemContral . Ul Wotorn Union . WH Wlmourl rnclHo . Hi On call , oaar ; closed olfored at 2 pur cent. I'liiMB MEitnANTil.B I'Ai'Kii .VSOU porcont. tiTF.ni.un : KxciiANnc Quiet nnd steady ; dumanU , Jl.bO ; sixty-day bills , Weekly linnlc Htatainoiit. NEW VOIIK , I'ob. 14. [ Spoolal Telegram to TUB llEE.l Tlio weekly VmuV statement shows tlio follow in ? clmngos : Ucscrvp , dccronso . . . . . .I 1.740,075 Loans , Increase . , . < .1U'IOO Specif , dccremo . 424,200 l.osal tuudcrs , ( locrcaso. . . . , . . . . . . Cvtyjn ) Deposit1) , Increase . % . 2,374.300 Olreulntlon , dccruaso . 187,300 The banks now hold tIR.4X,700 In excess ot rcnulrc inciils ot the 25 per cunt rula. The uxports of uptiolu at tlio port of New York during the wuok amounted to 1312,783 , of which i70WJ ! was In gold and U30B7B In II- ver. ver.Uf the total oxporU , 110.327 In cold nnd 1121- 000 Insllvor wont to KiiropisuiKl tl57fl7H In gold mid 815b7tl In Mlor to South America. The oport of 11,750 In cold to Kuropo today Is riot Included In the wooltly statoment. Tha liuporW of ipeclo for tlio week amoun ted toJIS.IlX ) , of which 3,417 was In Bold ixiul 10.879 silTcr. Tlio Coffco Nr.vr YOUK , Kob. 14.-t8poclnl Toloprnm to TUB HER. ] OOPITR Options opened stonily and unchanged to 3 points up ) closed flrm toMtlOo up. Hales. 10.WO bn . Including , Febtl ruary. 117.101 March , fl&Kl : April , 11(1.00 ( ® I ( I ra ; Muv. tlR.3MMO.40 ; Juno. t > ia.2o ; July , (15.731 ( September , (13.10 ; Snot Hlo Una : fair cargoes , 8iy.2&aii.5oj ) NO. 7 , mm1 ; , Hharos. NKW YOIIK , I'ob. 14. tSpcolnl Telegram to Tin : IUi : : . ] The following arc tlio milling stock quotations ! . Alice. Mexican 675 Ontnrlo. . . . IXm.Citl.A Vn . I.V ) I'lymouth , KurcknCon . M ) llomc tnko . 8.V ) 210 Horn blltiT . 7.15 Yollotr Jnckot. . . . . . . .MO Feb. 14. Oloio Wheat nasyji Cash. iHtr. May. oM)7 ! e ; J.uly. l Se. Corn Steady ; cash , ftoyol May , MHc , Oats Steady ; cash , 4llicj Jluy , 45 ? ® I5 * 0. Hyo Kasy nt 80o. llnrlov Nominal at 753780. I'lax-Stondy at 11.22. Prime Timothy Kasy nt $1.20. Wlilsky-ll.il. I'ork-Stoacly : cash , f.37Ki ! May , W.7S. liiird Steady : cash , J5.53 ; May. S5.85. Short Hlbs-Steady ; cash , $1.50 ; May , JI.871S . . I'loiir TTnelmnKcd ; winter patents. J4.70 ® 5.flO ; Hprlnu patcnt.o. ll.ivoel.w. Hulk MantH Sliouldan. SI.01OTI.OO ! short clear. $ l.bUI.S.i ; short ribs , } ) . ! Wiii4.V5. ! lluttcr Unchangedi crcamory , 17ffl37oi dairy , i.V03 > . KCKS unchansrcd ! fresh , ISillOo. llliloH lTiiolmn 'd : llelit nnd heavy prorn suited , rrtfiSS'.ie ! croon. 4HIKo ! milti'rt bull , 4 > ic : cri'iiii naltoil calf , bo : dry flint. 8ej salt Unll. ( Vffi7oj dry ealf. R3'.t ' < i : < lotconi. : nnoh , 25o. Tallow Uiichanpod ; No , 1 , holld packed , 34'o ; ; No. 2 , : ioj cake , 4o. Uhooso Htixiizi full cream Cheddars. 0"10Uc ; Hats , 10OIO.VO ! Yotuis Americas , 11 Receipts. Shipments. Flour , bbls 12.00J iuoxt Wheat , bu 200,000 42'iOrt Corn , bu 170,000 131,001) ) OatS.bll _ _ , f t 101,000 110,000 NKW VOIIK , FoK 14.-Whoat Kecolp.ts , 24,000 hushols ; oxporls , 1B.700 ! spot , lower ; No. 2 red Sl.llVi In ofovntor ; $1.12 niloat ; $1.1 f. o. b. i options closed weak ; No. 2 red , Tobru- ary closlnj * at. Jl.ll. Corn Kecelpts. 23,350 bushels ; exports , ftUO : spot lower ; No. 2 , G3o In elevator ; ( ilo afloat ; ungraded mixed , 02UO04io ! ; options ao- Urnssod , closed easy ; l-oliriiury , G2Hc. Oats Receipts , 05,000 bushels ; exports , 115 ; spot , unchanged ; No. 2 white , 52 * * < < V > 3n ; mixed western , r > it&.1la ; while western , 63G2o ; options , easier ; February , 52 ? c. ColTeo Options closed llrm and VSM points up. Sales , Vi.250 bags ; 1'obruary , $17.10 ; March , IW.S3 ; spot UIo. llrm. fair cargoes. " - " " < > Sugar Haw , llrm : rellned.quiet : C , 53-ld@ 5c ! : wlilto ox. C , .r t-lVjj5io ) ( ; yellow , 5 1-1G ® 53-lGc ! on ? A , fif-0@513-10c. ) ! Petroleum Steadj- ; United closed for March at 80c. Kggs Steady ; weslorn , KiHiillfe. ( ( ) Pork Steady ; new moss , 110.25311.23. Lard Opened llrm , closed weak ; western steam , f5.t > 2i ! bid. lluttrr Hrin ; western dairy , llUTOc ; cream ery. 175M7 c. Cheese lluoynnt ; light skims , 52WJC. ST. Louts , Fob. 11. Wheats Lower ; cash , ' Corn Lower ; cash , 5'e ' ; May , 50ic. Oats Weak ; cash. 40c ; May , 43'io. 1'ork Steady at J0.73. Lard Steady at $5.40. Wblskyl.l4. . Ilutter 1'lriuand unchanged ; creamery , 21 © 20o ; dairy , 2I(323c. ( MINNKAPOMS , Minn. , Feb. * 14. Wheat Spot wns held higher In the morning but there was a break In futures and spot noon thereafter ; al'ioloso good grain active , poor dull : recolpts , 200 cnrs ; shipments , GO cars. Closing : No. 1 bard , PobruaiT. tile ; ou track , Ollso ; No. 1 northern , February and Mnruh , 00Jc ! : May , tfliu ) ; on truckUllc : No. 2 northern , February , Ole ; on track , Ol91io. ! KANSAS CITV , Feb. II. Wheat Steady : No. 1 hard , cash and February , SIJ4c ; Nu 2 red , cash , txto bid. Corn Weaker ; No.2. cash,4.iO ( ! ? bid ; Febru ary. 47c. Oats Steady ; No. 2 , cash and February. 40Jo ! bid. MIMVAUKKK. WIs. , Fob , 14. Wheat Firm ; No. 2 spring eah , Uf-tJO-'io : May , OJJio. Corn Quiet : No. 3. 50c , Onts Uull ; No.2 white. 4MJ4C ! c. Provisions Qnlot ; pork. May , * 9.7.J. CINCINNATI , Feb. II. Wheat In good de mand ; No. 2 red. J 1.0) ) . Corn Good demand ; No. 2 mixed , fx'K .VlMe. Oats llaroly steady ; No , 2 mixed , 4318ic. } Whlskoy-1.14. LrvKiinoot. . Fob. II. Wheat Firm nnd do- in 111 id fair ; holders olTcr sparingly. Corn Qnlul ; demand fallun olf. A/1'JK STOCK. CniCAno , Fob. II. Cattle Receipts. 0,000 ; market stronger ; steers , fnnoy , $5.25515.60 ; medium to choice , * I.Oi > ai.li5 ; heifers. $3.00 ® 3.75 ; cows , K 25(32.75 ( ; stookors. $2.503.CO. Hogs Kecolpts. 1(1,000 ( ; market active and higher ; rough and common , & 1.33&1.49 ; mixed and packers. Kl.r > 03.55 : prime heavy and butchers' weights , Si.55a'L70 ; ( ; light. M.55-J.CO. Sheep Kecelpts , 20,000 ; market higher ; natives. .0xa5.50 ( ; westerns , W.4005.05 ; Tox- ans. $ l.25l.75. ST. Loum. Fob. ll.-Cattle-nccolpts. 400 ; shipments , 500 ; market steady ; fair to fancy native steers , $3.tU 5.20 ; slockors and feodoi's , J2.4033.40. , Hogs Kccolpts , 1.500 ; shipments. 800 ; mar ket higher : heavy. J3.50ii3.00j mixed , $ J.23 ® 3.55 ; light , &J.30SI.50. ICAN8AS CITV , Feb. 14. Cnttln Rocolpts. 3.000 ; shipments. 1.000 ; steers higher , cows lower ; steers , W.GO&3.25 : cows , ! .203.50 ; stack ers and feeders , $2.6 J3.75. Hogs Kecolpts , MOO ; Rhlpmonts , 2,100 ; market strung ; all grades , $3.DO@3.50. Tlio Improvement Uncord. . The following figures show the total of renl estate transfers , building permits and bank clearings for the past week : HEAL ESTATE TIIAN3FKI13. Monday $ 43,3215 Tuesday * . 37,450 Wednesday OoVHO Thursday , 1I,05S Friday B2.71B Saturday 24.U71 Total $283,010 1HIIMHNO L'KKMITS. Monday $ 3.500 Tuesday 2,130 Wednesday 2,200 Thursday Friday 1.850 Saturday 2.303 Total . * 32,000 , 1IANK CI.KAI1INQ3. Monday 711.C7I.10 Tuesday 010,03) , 12 Wednesday fill.4ll.31 Thursday C2U.4.3l Friday. . . U01.7M.23 Saturday 572.013.CO Total * 3.775,03l.20 A decrease of 14.7 per cent from the corresponding spending week ot last vear. His Voice Ilia Fortune. At a recent "high jinks" of the Tenderloin club , n number of professionals in the the atrical and musical line were present and helped to enliven the occasion by their soups , recitations and funny stories , says the Now York Herald. Amonu ; these were comedian Ed Stevens , of thu Casino company , and Signer TaglinpU etra , of operatic fouio. Mr. Slovens regaled the assemblage with a series .of amusing nuccdotcs and the signer , in response to re peated calls sang "Tho I'alms" nnd other musical selections iu his own inimitably stylo. Among the guests was an elderly gentleman - man from Schohario county , this Mnto. whoso knowledge of tlio stngo and Iu o- sentatlvas , however , is somewhat limited. At tlio conclusion of the signer's last song d.ho turned to bis friend and Innocently remarked - marked : "That fellow thoro. sings pretty well , doesn't hoJ Why I shoulu think ho could make his living Blueing songs. That's wlmt I'd do , nt any rate , If I had his voice. uts for that other chnp there , " ho went on , ro- fcrriup to Mr , Slovens , "he'd ought to study for the stngo. There's the making of u line comedian In him. " The countryman was vorv much discon certed nt the laugh which' followed. Ho was reassured , however , when Signer Tn lo- tra came up to him and said ; "I nm , Induod , obliged , sir ; that was the finest compli ment I have ever received In ray llfo. " Sara Dcrnhardt moved in Now York from the Uilsoy House to the HolTinnn House with her maH , dogs , snakes and baggogo. Tbo reason glvon for this sudden change , o.of base Is that Mine. Bemlmrdt Is dlssatlsilod with tbo sorvlco In the Oilaoy llouso. At the Uilsoy House it was said by the clerk that Mroo. Hornhardt did not llko It bocouso the bar was always promptly closed at I ISOa. I m. , thus depriving bor late dinners of liquid | ofroshmeatC I MUMS t'LVtl.Q As Illn.itrnted by n. Htnu ; Parly AIIIOIIK Clilt'itKi ) NiMV iinpcf .tlou. CiucAno , Fob. 11. fSpoclnl to Tin : Ilr.B.l- It was Just boyoiul tlio middle ot ttio night when Mr. 1'iiul Hull , stnndlng . . . near , tlio center of the reception room of the CUIcago Press club , inado n critical observa tion. tlol tion.Ono hand rested cnrclossly upon the bnck olKl n chair , the other was thrust with o < i al grace Into liU trousers pocket , nnd ono long limb was thrown nciws the other In sucli a manner " ns to form what , In our rabbU-tmp plug l > ! "days , wo called n "llguro . " Ho wow ain blnrk suit , a low-cut vest displaying nn Ini- nincutnto shirt front , deoornteil with three llttlo t > lack studs , the Inovitiiblo liyronic col lar und a. ulnck tlo. Ono dark lock throw n senii-slmtlou' ( ucross the upper portion of his clns.slc fuco as , with head bent slightly for ward , ho surveyed the scene before him. Not Phidias , as ho stood back from his 'awful Jove nnd his soul drank in the bcnuty of ! the finished work , not Michel Angelo Buou- arroto ns his line Italian eye followed the out lines ot the restored group of Uncchus nnd Ampclus , displayed n livelier satisfaction In his nchlovoncnt : than did Mr. Hull upon this inoinornblo occasion. Yet with all the pa ternal prldo with which his heart wns kind ling , hh half-closed eye bore the keen , scrut inizing look of the coiinol jseur ns ho said : "This Is 01,0 of the most uniform Jags I bnvo ever seen. " The menu was tongue sandwiches , rum punch nnd cigars , Mr. Hull hud evolved the punch. I have been ut some pains to learn the com- 50110111 parts of this remarkable beverage , 'ho ' basic principle wns cold ten. To this wns added tho. rum with some crushed ice , nnd upon J ? the whole was superimposed u quantity of champagne. This latter contribution Mr , Hull denominated "the claw , " for the reason that it caused the drink to take fast hold upon the person Im bibing the snmo. From another point of view , however , I cannot regard the term as a happy ono. Whether It wns on the Ice or all thrco combined which produced tliu effect I will not umlertnko to say , but the ac tion of the liquid was most Instiluous , soft nnd seductive. I hnvo been told that it wns the chnmpngno. At all events so Ilk i nootnr nnd ambrosia was the drink nnd so gcntlo its approneh to the cltndel of the brain that all the sentinels were captured nnd the enemy In i possession before a single sally could bo mndo In its defense. It was through the courtesy of ono of the tnombors of the club tlmt 1 found myself in this mellow atmosphere on n recent Saturday night. The air was thick with the aroma of burning Hnvnnnna nnd the ebon guardians of the punch bowl were steadily dispensing Mr. Hull's ' chef d'oeuvro. The members nnd their invited guests wore banked up in picturesque irregularity nbout nu open space between the punch bowl and the plauo. Into this arena nt intervals wns launched HOIIIO member of the profession who entertained his follow crattsmcn with n recitation or an extract from the volume of his own varied career. As I entered , Mr. Flanders had the floor in r capon so to n request that ho relate how ho once reported a prize light for the Herald. Mr. Flanders is a stoutly built , smooth fared gentlemen , who now holds the position of day malinger of the city press asso ciation. At the time in which his story was located ho was Identified with thusportini ? de partment of the Herald. Air. Plunders , likjso many men of his build. 1ms a great deal of nmgnotlsui. On this occasion 1m also hnd n tongue sandwich In his lott hand , whllo with the other ho held his iiuill- cnco spellbound. 1 will not undcrtuko to re produce the fascinating narrative because something moro than inoro words would bo necessary to duplicate for the render the ef fect it had on mo. In brief , I may say Mr. Plunders told how ho had been assigned to a pugillslio soiree near the vllhuro of Hnmiuond , Ind. The event was to tnko were in the rear onil of n saloon. When Mr Flanders arrived on the seono , the ring wns alrcailv pitched , the floor covered with sund and nil preparations completed lor the battle. In order to properly brnco himself for the scene of gore to which ho had boon assigned and to plnco.himself on rapport , a ? It were , with his surroundings , Mr. Flanders patron ized the bar q'uito liberally. AVhilo no was engaged in this pleasant prelude to the main event , a gentleman entered the salocu with a Inrgo , robust revolver in cither bund. Ho drunk somu nnd swore more. Then tto barkeeper naked him to put up his lethal Irons , and for answer the stranger turned both weapons simultaneously nnd tired a ball from each into the barkeeper's heart , with drawing hastily Immediately thereafter. The barkeeper , in the meantime , dropped dead. Mr. Flanders was so overcome by tha tcrrlblo tragedy of which ho had been un unwilling witness tlmt ho imblbod several inoro alcoholic tonics and then started for the rail road station at which wns tliu only tclcgraiih ofllco in the plnco. Ho told the operator no wanted to send a lengthy dispatch to his paper ami that functionary thereupon asked for the dispatch. This not altogether unrea sonable request nonplussed Mr. Flanders for a moment , for lie had no dispatch. Ho in formed tha operator that ho thought lie could best do the subject Justice , by dictating his matter nnd proceeded to pace ttio floor and dictate. After ho had been thus occu- plcd for tha space of about nn hour , the oper ator suggested tlmt that was nbout all the matter the wires would carry for the night and asked Mr. Flanders to sign It. This Mr. Flanders also profo.-rod to do by nroxy , nnd the operator appended lusnumo to the dls- patch. Mr. Flanders retired with the sweet con sciousncss of duty done , and n couple of days later , or as soon us ho recovered from ino shock of seeing the man icillod before his eyes , ho walked into the Herald olllco with a smileof satisfaction ou bis face. "Everybody , " said Mr. Flanders "looked at mo In u strange sort of way when I asked , with ill-concealed pride , if tiiqy had received my dispatch. Mo ono replied to my question , but the telegraph editor taking mo by tlto hand gently leu mo into the next room.whcro I saw a largo space covered with yellow pages bearing the imprint of the Western Union Telegraph company. I can only now recall ono boutcuco of what I read there. It wns tills : " 'And the winged owls shot their mho bodies through the leallcss brunches of the trees. ' " The narrative of Mr. Flanders 'was re ceived with apnlauso and llbornl potations of mm punch. 1 hen there was some excellent vocal inusio nnd a recitation by Mr. lieu King who writes foreiitornmaffn7.iho.s under the nom do plume of "How HacUloy. " I'nul Hull recited , in his own Inimitable way , several poems , oua of them by Kugcno Field , most of which hnvo never been pub lished. Tlmt is to soy I should Jiulgo ( hey hnvo never been published. hi the mldstof the festivities Colonel Moses P. Handy of Philadelphia was announced. Colonel Handy Und Just boon attending a banquet nnd were n dress suit and u look of complacency. Ho was asked to favor tlio club'with an account of how Colonel Klliot Shepherd wns received by the Clover club. Colonel Handy very courteously coin piled nud was Just wanning to his subject when some ono started "Annie Kooncy" mid howaa obliged to pause until the song was flnlshod. Then ho ottstxvod to proceed ngain when the strains of "Whistling nnd Waiting for ICutlo" rose through the smoku and nccossitatod nn- othcr postponement. Finally ho finished nud took bis seat and Mr. Kirk Lu ijchcll wns asked to describe tbo IdloHyncradc.sof tbo monomaniac. His ad dress was very quiet nnd subdued up to a certain point when with un unearthly shrink : ho seized Colonel Untidy by the lappets of tils cluu'-huinniar coat nud lifted him out of his chair , The colonel wns thoroughly discom posed by -Jiioiipccted denouement. This was a stag party and dross suits were not in order. Mr King was ng&ln called upon und told In rliymo the pathutla story of bophlo Homan- ovsky. During tins recital Artist Lederer of the Herald onto rod in full Indian dress and wnr paint nud with n hideous knlfo feigned to remove the blonde scalp lock front the head of Mr. IClmr. This , of course , Inter rupted the romance , but the nrttat finally de parted nnd Sophia tunrrioJ her lover , Thcro wore also clog dances and u per formance n fa ballot by MrVashburu of the Inter-Ocean. Mr. Washburn is a human gazelle and his appcaruuco In this rolu was one of the events of the evening. ThU Is a rough outline of what transpired. up to. ) a. in. The party lasted until B. Tboro Is en hiatus ot two hours In tbo records of the club , FiiAKic ATKINSOX. According lo tbo cable dispatches Mllo. Marie Vna/.andt has boon giving tlio people of St. I'o tors burg an allegorical representa tion of "IVino , women and song , " with a llttlo too much wine.