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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 3, 1892)
T1IK OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , Jl'A'NUAllY 3 , 1892-S1XTEEN PAGES. 11 L THE CONDITION OF TRADE , ( Tbo Year Opens Host Favorably for Omaha Jobbers , GOOD REPORTS FROM THE COUNTRY , Vim I'rodiK'O .Miirkrt * I'roilnco Homo I'ow Change * , lint Activity of tin ; Uritln Marlu'tViin liitrrlrrod wltli by the Holidays. The now year opens with n moU favorable Outlook lor HIP Jobbing tr.ido of O.TI tha. The rtull porlod came to an end early In the fall , Oud during tlio lat two month * of the year thu business ha * been cnormou * . A * n rule Jniiunry Is not n very active mouth , but this year there nro . mntiy signs ' which Indlcato that trade will hold up unusually well. It Is snfo to say that the proipcct baforj the Job- bcrs of this city wa * never brighter , and that It their expectations are any where tioar real ized 18'.I2 ' will bo a mo.it pn p2rous year. The past week ha * boon given up largely to the straightening out of busluojs nnd to T & . preparations for the trade ot the new year. The last wcqk of the old year furnishes n / $ / sort of breathing spell to the jobber. * who tnko the opportunity to took over the suc cesses nnd failures , of the past yor and lay plans for the year to como. Quito n number of Omaha houses will In augurate chungos In their business In nntlcl pallon of n growing business the coming year. There Is a general tendency along the whole line of the lobbinir trade to branch out and make a harder puh for business. Honoris from the country continue to bo of n moat reassuring character. Merchant * re port u liberal movement of goods In a retail way , with buyers paying promptly. The ro- tnll'trado In Omahu Is fair. The prcduco markets have shown some changes of Importance during the week. Chickens , which sold low during the earlier part of the wcok , advanced , mid thcro was n stiffening lu prices on all poultry at the close of tno week. " Eggs , which were caslor In the mlddlo of t.ha week , firmed up. Butter wa * low nil tbo wcok. In n general way the mar ket wns not especially ncllvo. The holidays broke In upon the grain tr.ido to a very considerable extent , and yet the nmount of grain actually chunking hands was quite large. In eonimentintr upon the general prosper ous conditions prevailing In tlio whole coun try the Now York Bulletin remarks that np reader of foreign dispatches can have been unaware that Industries have bcon seriously depressed In most countries of JSuropo , oven prior to tbo failure of crops last fall. The cauos need not bo hero considered nt length ; HJs enough for the present purpose that there were ample reasons for much npprchonslou and caution before agricul tural disasters came to darken the outlook. But since * the effect of thee disasters has been 'oil In France , Germany nnd Russia , tno Industrial depression ha * buon increased. It tins been evident enough that the millions engaged In agriculture would bo unable to expend as much u * they were accustomed to expend In the purchase of products ol other Industries , and thcioforo a serious shrinkage In those industries was to bo expected. Be fore this event tnoy hud boon struggling ngaitist intcnso. competition , declining prices nnd narrowing margins of profit. With this additional embarrassment , it was scarcely to bo expected that they oatild recover a pros perous condition for rome time. It i * in this state of facts that foreign Investor. * look to the swelling receipt * ot American railroads nnd Industrial companies with a strong dis position to place nt least a partof tholr uvnil- nolo capital out of the reach of lOuropoati dis turbances , who'her political or financial. O.M.11I.L LtVK HTUCK 3I.LKKKT. OMAHA. Jan. 2. Itcculpts for the weolr , 0.157 cattle , 3.1,720 hogs and I.1KK sheep , against 7,7o7 i-attle. 37,117 lio-'fl and 2 , . * > iiO 9hcup last wcok , and 7,8V ) e.ittle , 18'H1 lio'gs and 2IKj sheep the eorrosponillng week last year. The wcok closes with the cattle market about 15o to 2Jo higher then last Saturday. Huppllcs intvni boon somewhat heavier than last week niui the quullty In general has not leon ) of Clio best , llottnr prices have resulted froi.i several causes , two or thrio In p.irtlou- lar. There lias boon a better shipping demand for all grades of cattle this week , thu receipt * have not some up to expectations and thu weather generally has been favorable for B aughtnrlng. The country Is still looking for stoc.U and feeding cattle , but holders pcnnrally have an abundance- corn and urofur lo do their own feeding. The result Is , trading In this line has bean meagur and prices well malntalnoJ. The supply of hogs lias been about the same us last week and urlecs have lluctnatcd somewhat. Packers , us well as others , aru considerably at sea as to the number and condition ot thu MippMos In the country , and for this reason are not dis count Inz the future to any great extent. The slilpulng ilenand , has also imnroveil In this direction ami the weak closes with prices about a nickel hotter than last Saturday. The eheep market Is not materially changed. The simply was fair , somewhat buyond ex pectations , for thu day following Now Year's day und the quality was considerable of an Improvement , over yosterdny. Conditions wore about thu same as yesleril.-iy. that Is , there was a respectable dumiind for both dressed beef buyers and Hhlnpcrs. and ud vices from eastern markets were favorable. Sel lers were eenurally asking stonily to strong prices , while buyers wore gcnorally blddlm : lower. The result was that trade dragged and the market showed very llttlo llfo at any tlmo during thn year. Very good JMIO to laOO-lb beeves sold from 13.70 to J4 4' . with fair to good Hteors weighing from t W to litflO Ibs from 11.00 to IKI.G3 , Dealers wcres'ow ' In gotllug toicthar. but the cattle kept soiling , and In the end the yards were cleared. Thu same was true ot butcher stock. Sale * were generally about In Friday's notches and business was slow. Uood to choice t.it cow. * nnd hoi furs Hold from $ . ' .2) to $1.00 , anil com mon stulT largely from $1.23 to $1.70. The bulk of thu tradliu wa * at from II.ID to.f > 0. Hulls , oxon and Ptags wore steady at from $1.23 to | 3.3 ! ! ; culve * Nlow at from i..OJ to J4.75. Stockers and fccdwrs were In poor supply and but Indifferent demand. There were practically no outside orders , and regular ilpulois wuio tibaut thu only purchasers. I'rlcesVcru substantially unchanged. Hepro- ecnlatlve saU > s : RTEEHS , COUHIADO CATTI.K. No. Av. I'r. No. Av , 1'r. W ) feeders. . KM 13 uo ' . ' 5 steers . . 1I7S t J j lloiis-Ttio supply was fairly liberal for ' o day after Now Yuar't. 3,000'moro than weru hero thu Saturday after Christmas. There was a marked Improvement In the general quality nf the otrerlnzs although there was , aujto u liberal vurlnkllug of rather common light and mixed hogs. llunln 8i opened up rather slow. There was , moderate bhliiplng demand for good llxhl pud medium weight IIOUH and sueculittor * toiight a low huavios. Fresh meat buyers tooU holu fruoly , but the paukera rather held buck nnd wvro somowhki bearish. Uood to > Uoloa tt avy Uog sold Iroia 13.TU to (9.75 with Homo of the licit load * nt from M.77'4 ' to ,1.R.1. Common lioavy and mixed packers sold from 13.0.1 teL 70 , largely , however , nt the latter price. Light and light mixed load * were morn active than uunl at from tUB to H70. Husl- nclaakcnail up considerably after the frch meat men and shippers had dioppodoutof the iiKirKct and thn close wn * weak with a few loads uniold. The papular price was 8 1.70 nnd from * 'l.0 > to * l,70 bnt ; .lit the bulic of the olTur- Ings. The general market was n shade lower than the early market Irltluy and hardly us won ! * a * thn dlixi1 , The moragn cot was l7ii'jit ntiMt tl.Wli ! Krlday nnd WWS4 last Batiirdiiy. Roprctcnlallvu miles : stand roady.to pay good strong price * for the samo. Eastern markets have Improved some what. nn.l lambs esneelally are aiiout a quur- ter higher th In last wcok. Quotation * : Na tives , H75 to JS.O.i ; westerns , JI..VJ 10 ft 75 : com- inOn and stojlc shonp , J..M tott.5) ) ; fair to good 4u to UJ-lb. lambj , at.OJ to $3..V. Kecelpts anil INi > : MltIi > n of Stock. Olllclal receipts and disposition of stock a * shown by thu book * of the Union Sto.k Yar.ls company for the twontv-four hours , ending at 5 o'clock p. m , , January 2 , 18J2 : HKCKIl'Tri. nous. 8I1KI ! ! ' . Curs , I lend Can. lloai ! Cars. I lend Cars. | Heart. 4.019 I DISPOSITION. Chicago I.I vo Stock .llarkct. CHICAGO , ' 111. , Jan. 2. [ Sueclal Tulcgram to Tim llsi : . ] Ihu caltlo market wa * quiet to day , because of alaclc ol supplier. There was a. coed attendance nt buyers and a Kcnur.il dii.slru to'lnvust wa * manifested , but trading wns coiillnod to a paltry 1 , . > JJ bead , that number represents ; ; thn day's re ceipts. The stiuuly was quicbly out of Hullers , hands and strong prices were realized. Cows and bulls woruiinuiud at from $ ! . ' . " > tot'-'J. " ! , stnuliors and feeders at from S'.MlU to f.1,0' , dressed boot and sblpu n'X steers at f rotn SlJiU to { < i.UO an I veal calves at from S..SO to $1.00. Few of the orforin s were good enough to sonl ; eastward on the hoof , cows. tnills und common mixed stocks constituting tht bulk of the supply. The murliet .stnjn'sthenert to the extent of about. > c per ICO Ib * . .yesterday , and that ad- vnni'u was fairly v/ell sustained today , lint whatever of llrinncss the market < nay have developed was due to activity In tin ) ship ping domain ] , local packers seeming to want but few hog * , and wanting thorn ut lower figures. Tbo early movement was lively , while toward the close business dragged with an easier feeling provullln ? : Males were at from & . ' . ( > ) to 11.10 for culls to assorted lioavy hogs. From W8. > to $1,0) ) bought most of the hog * . anil closing quotations were from f..S. ! > to II.OJ for common to choice lioavy : from $ ; i.70to .f4.UO for mixed und niudlum weights , ant from i GO to KI. 00 for lights. The Kvonlns Journal reports : CATTLE Re ceipts , 1 , " > 0i ; shlnmonts , 5uO ; market strong to higher : natives , J.IJJ ® . > .00 ; calves. $ i3U@4. ; cows , JLUKa-.iX ) . lions Receipts , S OOO : shlrjmcnts. 8.000 ; market active , stoaify lo higher , closing strong : rough and common , fc'I.7f > © .tO ; mlxoJ and packers. J l. .VJ/'t.a'i ; prime heavy and butchers' wuUhts. $ .1.0)I.10 ) ; llzht , S3.8.VHI1.00. SliiSKl' ItceolptN. 5)Ur ) shlpmont-i , none ; market stuady : native owes , $ ; ) OJ@I. - ' . " > ; mixed , 91.ulS'J : ; wothnr. * and yivirllngs , .nj1.00 ! ; western , * 4.i.5.l5 ( : poor Texans , ti.U' lamba , ji : Kiinsan City l.lvo Stock KANSAS Oirv. Mo. . Jan. 2. OATrr.E Re ceipts. It.V.M . ) ; shlpmcnt-4 , TUO ; marliut steady. ololng lower ; steers , J4.5iffli.r : > 0 : stoo.iurs and foodora. * ! ! .5'JI.W ' ) ; cows , i.V-'JSa.lO ; cannurs. .t. . . " ) . IIotH Haeolpt * . l.0'JO ! ; shipment * . I , TO. Market - kot active to 5o higher. Bulk , $ , l.rv'J.7. ) ; all ! crude" . S.l.i" > Ql.a ) . Sil'HSl' uocolpts. 30J ; shipments , 2JO. Mar ket strong. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ St. T.ouls Mvu Stock Turkct. ST. Loins , Mo. , Jan. 2. OATTE-IiOBlpts , ! ; , 700 ; shipments. 0,0 ; market quiet aii'l practlc- allv unch'iiuud. Hoas Receipts , 4,2 ] ) : shipments , : UOO ; market stuady to a shade stronger : packing , Kl.rl.Ki7 > l.tO ; ml.xo,1 : ! f..VJiiJ.7J ) ; pigs and com.non , SaOJi.5'J. : ' TUB u rNSTRU.MKXTH placed on record January ± 2 , 18U1 : WAIIUANTV DKKUS. V K MacUluro to A T Hattorall , lot 7. JlncOluro'ssub S 623 J T Hull and wife to L U Stedman. lot IS , Kiilrvlow 400 E \V Ulllon to .M T Mos * . lot 10 , bleak I , Oxf.ird nlaco 030 \V A Qardnor ot nl to O W Woortby , lot C , block K , Haundurs & H's add 000 I U.luvnes und husband to K A lilvur- man , lot 2 , block 4 , Hherman Avenue p.irlc l.GOJ Anton Hankup mid wlfo to .Mary 1'orst , lot 14 , block 1. llrowu park 1'iCO W U llorry ot at to Ouor o and Hinma llradluy , lot I ) , bleak K > . South Omaha 1,10 A U I'uiil'-eii et Hl.exeonlors. to Augusta Liiinmrich , s ) . ; swiUi , undnHnwUI- 15-1't 153,000 O H Hoggs and wife to to S A Cooper , lot 10. block l. > , I'aru I'orost 330 S I ) Mercer and wlfu to Walnut 11111 .Savings & Investment Oo. lots 1 toll , 5 to S , Id. 15 , to 24.1 , block 3 , lot * 1 , U and II , block 8. lots 1 tot ) . 14 to IB , block 0 , lots 7,8 and U , blouk 10 , lots 4 , r > , U. h to 11. U and 13. blook 17 , lots 1 to It. 14 to lu. bleak 18 , lot. * 7 and f. bleak 10 , lots D , 0 to 12 , blook S | . lot * 1 to U ) , l J to 2. . blouk 2V , lots I to 1. II lo 2. ' . bleak 2i. : Iota i2 and fractional lots 1:1 : and 14 , bloolc 4 , nil In Walnut Hill Irelllo ) 120,255 0,1 Roberts to J 11 Humphrey ot al , lot 17. block C. Ambler Place 1 I' 15 Klsiiiuor and wlfo to J Svobo.la lots HI and 11 , block 2. South Omaha 1,473 Alfred Mlllard and wife to ( Jarl Kan- Hehelt w UU tout lot 15 , block : ' , Ouluu- boll's add 2,000 I , W Hill to Ulmrlesllohrondt lotG. block 7. Omaha Vlow 1,075 C U McDonald and wlfo to W Mrlsh uJ ! lots ii : anil II , blook 17 , Bedford I'liiee. . 4,003 I , W ICIIkoraml wlfo to Prank Harrow- elongh o 10 feet ot w 23 foot lot V. ' , block I. Dcnman 200 li S Heed and wife to Matilda llauiner , n' , noS-KI-fl 2,104 0 l < liana and wife to Grant Mooberry , lot a , blouk III , 1'arlc Korost add 50J S.irah Alnsoow to L O Hast ngs , lot 12 , block 7 and lift strip adjoining s'lld lot , KOIIIIUO& Uutb'sadd 8,00 } \V It Soluy and wife t * John Qalbor , lots Uand HSolby's sub , 1,133 QUITCLAIM DEBIH. J 0 Ilrowstor t ul to J K Nevln , lot 2 , blouk 121 , lot 4 , block HU , lot 11. bloolc 1UO , lots , blouk 1 7 , lot2. blouk234 , lot H , block H'J ' and out lots 1IW , 2W , und 220 , I'loronoo , .20(1 ( Adolph lioppo and wlfo to Albright Land and Lot company , till of llopno's Hoimnin sulj , . . , , 25 S KSIuturuna liiihhiiml to W I. Selby , o U lot 10 , hioolc l , Rush & Solhy's mid to SuntliUmului , , . , 1 Juhn Hush ot nl to Jacob Kenills. n 43 ( out lots 1 and2 , blook I , liuslut Selby'a udd , 3 DKKDS. Adam Fnyiler. county treasurer , to J W Dvorskv , o 20 feet lot 3. blocs 2 , Koiiiuzn .t Unih't add. . , , , , . . . . , . , , , , . , t-uino to sam'o , lot i ) . block 4 , Kaino. . , . . . . Sumo to 3une : , sU.'l acras , lot.2 in 2U-UI-1U J. R lloyd.BliBrlir , to O II Wilson , lot I , block'.1 , llltnhcQCK'i latadd 1.400 Sumo tosuma , lot I , sumo 1,100 Total amount of transfer * t3l3,83il Constipation ( > oUoiu tno blnoj ; DoWitt's Ml'la - HUur The lOuiljHUur * euro couitlpatloou cause removed , tbo disease Is goue. Dr. Dirnoy euros catarrh. Boo bid ? AH. Action of Wheat Was a Disappointment to the Operators. REVIVAL Oh TRADE WAS EXPECTED In the irly : Dealings There WIM n Fair Amount of Activity , Hut at tlio Hot- toin everything Ilecanie Kx- tromrly Dull. CIHCAOO , 111 , , Jan. 2. The notion of the wheat m. rkot hero today was a surprise and n illsuipolntment to a majority of the oper ator. * . The crowd had apparently loaded uo last wcok with the exportation that the ad vent of the now yo.ir would bring u revival of the tr.ido and'bettor prices , but the reverse was true. Prices , tntoad of oln ? up , went down. and there was very little rosovory. In the early doallnts there wa * a fair amount of activity , but at the bottom the market bcc.imo as ijull us It wa * In the early part of thu weak and telegrams from ether trading centers Indicated n similar state of alfalrs. Theoutdo publlo ha * not resume 1 lu mtore-u In the marxotslnuu the ho. Iday * and commission houses hail little to do. The news from Kuropu wamiot encouraging , a hol iday dullncsi still ruling there and early dis patches quoted llorlln three marks lower. The cold wave which has been looked for for FOUR' tlmu was reported to bu spreading out over the wlntorwno.Ubcll , whore the mercury wa * dropDltu with every Indication of getting be o\v \ the zaro rmtrlc tonight. Hut the un protected condition of the wheit : plant did not avail to turn the tide of bo.irlsh sentiment , especially as snow wu reported ns accom panying the low torn , nturo In places. It was reported early that , llfty , boat loads of who it had boon unexpectedly delivered on January contracts In Now Vorlc breaking the market , and till * hud a bearish Direct on this market. The deliveries on January contracts hero were light but there was an unusual pressure to soil for this moiiih with very llttlo call for 11 and thuulsi-ount wa * Increased , dropping to Olio under Mny. aitalnst from ! iJc ! to , "i ? o on Thursday. The pressure to so 1 January and the weakness of that month had a depreniiu oll'ect on May. There was pr.ictlc.illy noout- sldo trade and the local sentiment was bear ish ; hence free olfer nis were n deadweight and no jno seemed dlspjscd to take care of them or irlvo any support to the market , Uharllo WrUht wn * ono of the loading sellers altbou'h thociowd was heavily on th.it side. 1'urdrliU was u peed buyer almost from the start and covered a bU line of shorts Ijite cable * were wo.ik with llorlln domor.ill/.od and "i marks lower. January , which closed at iWJo ! on Thursday , opened at I ) c , sold elf to b3 > ic and closed at tWJie. May. will -h close I ntl'iiu ) on Thuri lav. opened ai. ! ) . " > Jic , selling ntoncu toU.'i.'a" . sagccd olfstoiidlly toOlJic and closed at DlXc , a los * of Ic. Corn was quiet and declined to wonknes * early In thu day , but finally steadied nnd hold linn. The receipts were only moderate "IS cars and Included only thirteen cars of con tract grade. The weaUne * * In wheat made corn easy at the start , but stronger o ibles and the free export movement lln illy caused a stroiuer tone. Tlio exports of corn for the entire month of November were only -.U.S.UOJ bu. , but for the last week the shipment * were X'J.il.OJO ! bu. , 78\u J bu , during the last two days. The deliveries on January contracts amounted to ahput M.'JJO ' ' bu , and this was a weakening factor early , The oloso was steady at the bottom figures of the day. and at losses ranging from He to ' ,4e for the various futures cornp irod with Thursday. Uats were dull and weak and closed with a loss of from ! $ e to ? ai. lloz products opened higher , but when It was Known that lar o receipts of ho s were expected Monday and next wool ; there was a shun ) decline. This was also assisted by rather free deliveries , which the recipient * undertook to got rid of. There was soruo recovery from bottom figures , however , and the close shows inoderato losses for pork an I ribs , while lard Is unchanged to a little higher. Kstlmated receipts for Monday : AVho'it. ISO curj ; corn. 'i'JJ c.ir.s : oats , 2SO cars ; hogs , 13,000 head and 21P.OUO next week. The loading futures were as follows : x'Oush quotations were as follows : KLOUU Steady , unolianacd ; winter p-itonts , Jl.504.85 : straights , $1.3 C41.45 ; spring patents , Sl.5-i45l.85j bakers , $3.50'l.73. WIIBAT No. 2 spring who-it. SSJjcs No. 3 spring wheat , 82ffi3io ; No. 2 rod , OJo. UoiiN No. 2. 39e. OATS-NO. 2. 30'4ei No. 2 white , 3Hi31Jc ! : No. 3 while , a' vi : No. 2 , tO.'i@aro. ' HAisr.uv No. 2 , 5'Jc ' ; No. 3 , f. o. b. , S033o : No. 4. f. o. b. . 3 ! ® 12o. Kl.AXJJKRO .NO. 1. 000. Ti.MOTii v HBUII l > i ! mo , * 1.22J1.2 ( ? 1. I'ouic Moss pork , per bbl. , $7.V24'37.75 ! ' ; lard , Iicr cwt , 5l.i7 ( ( ! ; short ribs side * ( loose' . $ > .I03 > 5.2 , ) ; drv s iltcd shouldiirs ( bo.vo 1) ) . i4.37H-50 ' ; short clear sldiss ( boxed ) , J3.fi ( & > . ' > . " > . WHISKY Distillers' Hnlshed goods , per gal. , $1.18. SimAiis Gut loaf , unchanged. lltiis Unchanged. TAi.r.ow IJnchangod. -Steady ! : full croara choddar.s , 10 ? © fats , lluill4o ( : Young Amnrlcas , 12is lasi' . Hucelpts and shipments today were as fol lows : Now Yorlc .Markets. Ntw ; YIIIIK , Jan. 2. Kr.oun Receipts , 33.- 378 packages : exports , 5 , : )0 bbls. , 31,178 sacks ; sales llii : > o bbls. WIIKAT Hocolpts , 231,230 bu. : exports , 2TJ.3JO hu. ; sales. 1 , 4.Yuuoim. ) futures , r > 8,0jj u. spot. Snot market dull and lower : No. 2 rod , $ l OU @i.u5 In store and elevator , I1.0.l.141.07i5 alloat ; I.OO'il.oaB ! f. o. b. : No. 3 rod. 1.025@ ! 1.03 ; ungraded rod , bOlfcffliil.TO ! } : No. 1 north ern , Sl.iffi No. 1 hard , $1.10Jl.lOi ! ? : No. 2 northern , $ l.H2',5l.03 : No. 3 spring , OSJie. Options varliid wholly on local manipulation. uniformly weak and the eloio was ? io to 7ae down ; trading falrlv active , ohlelly In the way of switching without many liny In ? or.l- ers : the contract deliveries here , 3UO.0. 0 bu. ; No. 2 rod , January. $ l.04 ® ' .0'i.c , closing nt tl.OIXi I'Vbruury. ( l.03Til.uuic. ! closing at tl.oii : Murch. $ l.07i1.07 ! , closing at fl.o7 ! < : Anrll , closing iitl.l7a ( ; May. * l.oiiSI,07 l-lfl , closing at Sl.OOK ; Juno , JI.OI6 ! > 'iil.ii3i ? , closing . IlYE Dull , weaker : western , OScOII.OI. llAutBV Hold higher ; No. 2 Milwaukee. 7l74c naked. IIAUI.BV MAT.T Iiull : Canada country made , 63u. 63u.l'ons Hocelpts. 201,510 bu. : exports. 232.COJ bu. ; sales , 2U5.UIO bn. of futures ; lt3OJO ! bu , ot spot ; spot market llrmer , modoratcly active : No. 2 , 5'iiV.ic ! In elevator ; WJWW o alfoat ; uiuracled mixed , 4Uii' > lie ) ; No. 3 , 4.r'i : sto'iiner mixed , 5liQ5c. ! ( Options , early months advanced ! irii , ' o on lonal buying , whllo late month * were iinehiingod to Uo lower and dull ; January , 5IJi3'i.lBC. uioslngat52Uc ; Kubrnary , nHj'iJJKSe , closing at 5lio ; March , &Id'cia. : ' > ' 'c , closing at 51-Uc ; Anrll , BI 4tJ17io. closing at 61'io ; May , 5i31c , closing ut.Vj c , OATS Uo.'Uipta , 03,275 bu.i export * , 20,351 bu. ; salua , 3\OiO bu. of futures ; 7ium bu , of spot ; spot n-arket - dull nnd unchanged ; op tion * dull and steady ; January. 30Uc. closing ut3U)4ol'obruury ) ; ' 3Uc ; May , 3ti,7 ai'Jio ) : olo.ng at 39o. HAY Klrm. qulot ; shipping , M.307.00 : peed toeholee. ; J7.5 i.'J.lU. Hoi's I'lrm , moderate donmn'1 ; stttte , oom- nuin toeholee , irt-ftiie ; 1'iiulQu coast * iSTfJ.'e. StJOAH-ltaw , qulot , llrmcr ; fair rcllnlng. 3c : centrifugal , 'M teat , 3 u ; rellned , ( inlet und stoadyjNo. 3 , 3Uo : No.7.3M a ; No. 8. 3J'cj No. 0. 3 U-llio : OIT A , 3 5-lBc. MnrASES-t'orcUn. nominal ; Now Orleans , fair ilDinand , linn ; common to fancy , 3'We. ; KICK Moderate demand , llrm : domestic. 1'hlludolpiila and Halllmoru in bulk , } 3.0u < & 3li3 : united olosud ati.l ? u for I'ehrnary , C'OTTOS SKED un-Dull and qulut ; crude , 23o askod. TAi.i.o\v-Quetand : firm city ( fJ.03 for packages - ages ) , 4 ri-l6i , KosiN Unll but steady : stralue.l common to ooali'/ai.u. ; TUIU'KNTIKKDull lit S4i'tUV < 0. H < i iK-Uull and easier ; > Vi-sturn , 23H'Co | . rci'olpl * , 3,103 package. * . I HIDES Hull but xtuailv ; wet Halted New > Orleans , sulootoil. 43 lo 73 Ibs. , C&Su ; Te.xas I boluctud , 50 to , u Ibi. OASo. , 1'oiiK Quiut uiul steady ; aid nu'ss , t'J.04 ' ; I now mess , 110.0 ; extra prime. I'J.5' ' . I'l'T MUAIS-llnll and e.iv : pickled bulllo'a , fi < o bUI ; pickled sluuldor.4 , i\ie ; plukiod haina , 7ii'io : middles , ( inlet : shun clour. t1.t > 0. Kmu LonerauUuull ; yr aturabtuttiuolos d nl fc.42V ; { . OptlonSESaloi , .M ) tlnrcov January. t < uitin.i& closing ut KUi : February , M.40 ! Mitroh. M.ftn May. l.S7. HI-TTBII 1'lrni nnil qulctl western < lnlry. l.Vi8 Me ! western criKiuiDty , ItxtfWO ! western fac tory , 1 1 ® act Klgln , 'fcV. , ( Jiir.KsK Quiet uiul firm ! partiklnn. MiiittOo. I'm Ino.v Steady ; American , $15.50315. 75. Oniiilni I'roducn Murlirt * . llUTTKti- Hound lots of good country butter wont at I3&I4C. Select lots sold n small way nt I.V3Mc. Ko m I'rcsh stock , i'uft'Jk ! . . I'OUf.Titv Chicken * , gooJ stock. 80o : tur keys. I2uc : goose and dhcks , lOilllc. ( IAMB Mntlnril duck * . , tMi i luo winced ton1. { 1,7,1 : green winged tonl. $1.50 ; nilied ( luuks , fl.7. " ; lack rabbit * , W.U034.0J : small , Jl.i > , Kai.25 ; squirrels. 11.0 > . HuiKH-No , I green salted hide * , 4 ® l-Uo : No. 2 grnon salted hides , 3iJ3Jc ! : No. I green salted hides , as to I Ml ) ? ! . . 4)iI.Uo ) : No 1 ! green mlted hldos. 25 to 41 Ibs. UftUic : No. 1 veal calf. 8 to 15 'hi , Be : No. 2 vim ! cult , 8 to 15 Ibs. , 4c : No. I dry II I n th Id e * , 73c : No. 2 dry Hint hides , 5ao ; No. I dry s illod nldos. MWc. Tal low , No. l. ; nt&Met tallow , No. 2. 3 < ! , grono , whlto A , 43IUa : groao. wlilto II , IHiWUicj grease , yellow , ; lo : groae , dark , 2'o ! old but- tur. 2t.2'iu ' ; beeswax. prime. IGo ; rou h tal low. Hi'iMc. Ki.Oun-Oninhn Milling company's tlollanco 1'iitetit , mil ; Invincible I'utont. JJ..VJ ; Ixmo Star. Superlative , M.'il : Snuwlluki ? , $1.00 ; Pancv Family , JI.8) ) : S. P. Oilman's Qold Medal , ? 2.i5 ( ; Snow white , H.Snowlltko ; , J'i t ) ; low vr.ide , 8I.U1 ; QIIOIMI of the I'autry , 12.70 : brun , I15.UO ; ulioppcd fuoil , $18,00. City .Mnrlcuts. KANSAS OmMo. . , Jan. 8 TLOUII Un changed. WIIBAT Nothing ( loins : , whatever. COIIN-- Higher ; No. S , cash , 33He bids Janu ary. 32'ic bid. OATS-Sleudy ; No. 2. cash. 28Uc bid : Janu ary , 2 > e aski-d. ItUTTKii Unchanged ; creamery. 2227o : dairy , HJJITc. Emis Unchanged : strictly fresh. 19c. HAY Unchanged : timothy , J'-SJOiOO ; fancy pr.ilrle. $5.uo7.oo. Ki.AxsuEi ) Unchanged ut SlOS'Jc , on a bnsls of pure. KKCKii'TS Wheat , 18,000 bu.i corn , I.OOObu. ; outs , 11,030 bu. Hlill'MKNTS Wheat , 40,000 bu. ; corn , 23,003 bu. ; oats , 1U.OOC bu. Now York Dry Goods Market. NKW YOIIK , Jan. 2. In the dry goods mar ket today the tone wusgood and the follow ing new prices were made : Alondale , wldo sheetings , on the basis of 20iu ! for 10-4 ; bleached Windsor prints , fancier , irruys and blacks , Ocs Warner Co. muslins. Co ; TalTetas fruticalsu , ( i'.Jo : Harmony funulcs. 4Vic ; Argou- tlno gioys , Oci Dolmarfnt' , black and wh to , tic ; Warner fe Oo. shirting * . 4'e ' : Stool Klvor blandard shirtings , 4io ! and Harmony shlrt- ugs , 4c. _ Milwaukee Markets. Mir.VAUKKE , Wls. . Jan. 2. WHEAT Easy : May. iMJio : No. 2 snr.iig , < j4(3S. ( > c : No. 1 nortii- crn. Die. ( JOHN firm ; No. H , 37c. OATS Smw ; No. 2 wlilto. ! Co ; No. 3 white , UVK Lower : No. 1. SSlJc. IIAIII.KV Quldt : No. 2 , K'.jc ; aamplo , on track , aui St. LouU MarkutH. ST. Louis. Mo. , Jan. 1. WHEAT- Weak : cash , 00'sc ; May. U.'i'iO. O UN Easier : cash , IIBJie : Mny. nSJ4o. OATS Weak ; cash , 3lc : May. a.'ijo. POKK Quiet ; new , JIO.G'JH. LAHU Steady ; J3.BO. WHISKY J 1.1s. _ MlniiR.i | > oIlHVIio. . it 'Miirkct. MINNEAPOLIS. Minn. , Jan. 2. WHEAT De clined from opening from Dl' e to f-OJii1. then contlmui.l steady vo nloso ; cash , lively : re ceipts , 570 ears. Oloso : , .Tnt.uiry : , 8Bu : May , IKHie : on tniolc , No. 1 hard , Sflc ; No. 1 uorthorn , t8u ; No. 2 northern , 3 > ® 3le. ' . 2.-WinAT de- LivEHi'Obr , Jan. - : Steady : - in ind poor ; holders offer spar iii y. COILS Stroll'- . supply iiiiusnu.iy imht ; mixed western , 5s 'xt pur cuntal for old and now. UEEF Extra InJla m < js , T.'s ( id per tlcroo. Toledo Onilll .M.u-kct. Toi.Eno. O. . Jan 2. WliKAT-Steady ; No. 2 cash and January , O'c. ( JOHN Steady ; No. 3 cash , 42c. OATS Quiet ; cash , Uto. , Cincinnati Markets. CINCINNATI , O. , Jan. 2. WHEAT Fair de mand : No. 2 red , K. > o. COHN Klrm ; No , 2 mixed , 4l > S.t3e. OATS IJ.ircly stuady ; mixed , aiiio. WOISKV J1.18. Market. NEW YOIIK. Jim-l.-r -Optlong unchanged ; -.alary. $12.33Sl2.3i : February , f 12.00318.11 ; March , Slt.Sj'Sl'.O ) : AprlIU.S5 ; May. 411.70 ® ll.hO ; "spot Klo dull and llrm ; No. 7. J13.25. Traders * Talk. CIHCAOO. 111. , Jan.2. Oounsft'min St Pay to t'ocl.'roll Hro * . : The wheat i.r.ukot opened weak nnd commission houses gonor.illy had some .lanu.iry uroporty to bo sold or changed Into May clollvory. Enough strain was so offered to keep prices wo.ik an.l cloo thoiu at aleut : the bottom , with a wldor prum.um on deterred futures , S.implo lots or who.it and corn were about ' /5u higher for shipping grades and oats unchanged. Uonir.ict grades were generally sent to store to bo hold against May sales. Provisions were Inclined to firmness In symuathv with hogs , which were all sold early at sll'jhtly better urlros. The woaknes * In the surrounding markets , how ever , was moro than un oll'sct. and the closing VMS tame at the declines noted. Thcro ap pears to bo a moderate short Interest In January pork , and the May premium nar rowed from llOo to Me Inter. CHICAGO. III. , Jan. 2. F. G. Logan & Co. to J. Sands Commission company : The wheat market oucncd weak at from 03 ye to Ui , ' c for May , but rapidly sold offtoUUtO. Foreign ad- vicud lire not oiK'nurngiiix for higher price * ; supplies alloatand In store are higher than lookotl for. This , with tlio now Australian and South American eioia ; oll'erlndeiirossos the marlii't. For the near future wo boilovo prices will go somu lower. Thn cold wave preceded by snow has for the present allayed all fo.ir of damage to the crowing crop. Corn Is only moderately aiitlvo. Hsrolpls nromlsed to In crease and with ilium n little further decline. Noch.in o In oat * Provisions , In sympathy with wno.it nnd llirht out.sldo demand , , ruled wo ili and lower , Near thu oloto a portion of the decline wa * made up. Packers light sell ers ; local operator. * moderate buyers. Forty thousand lions .Monday , 2.UO.O next wool ; , CniUAi' ) , III , , Jan. " . Kennett. Hopkins & Co. to S. A. McWhorter : The market col- la * od today the same as It did after Christ mas , the short Interest having generally cov- erecl and offerings o.xcoedliu the demand Uutsldu of the speculative situation thcro was npparontlv no reason for the sharp break. A S'llo of January aU ( i'io under May scorns to have started the fall and for half an hour the fooling was decidedly pmioky : , The short * boiuht freoly. steadying the imuket and rallying prices I'/ic for May and over lo for January , nut later cables were doprcssnd. llorlln ospoo- liilly so , where spot showed a doullnoof il'.io per bushol. and there was a downward ten- deney at the elose. Stocks contlnuo to ac cumulate. The uroasiiro to carry thorn itrows heavier every wcok. The situation abroad Booms to bo a * sensitive and as unhealthy ns It Is hurt1. There will , of course , bo occasional rallies , but there Is ap parently nothing In sight to rhock the down ward tendency. Corn wa * slightly easier In sympathy with wheat and the selling of oats by Nome tired longs made that market weak , Thn corn situation Is Improving steadily. The export movement Is very promising , moro having been shipped out In the past three days than clurliuMie entire month of Novem ber. Lar o iinantitlcs of export are bolng taken dally. Farmers aie not soiling freely and the demand Increasing and the supplies dcormislng a better market bhortly scorns as sured , A Kiiueozo In Jiuiuary Is not Improb able. but May Is thos&'fost purchase , oven If the advancu bo slow. In. provisions the bear ! ) raided the market , but .could . not hold prices down. The ole o sliowed a fair reaction. Lard relatively stronger than other products. The boars got a good dual of comfort out of the fact that ho.'s averaged tun pounds heavier last month than for December , IMM. Provi sions stocks will bo gh'eu nut Monday. O.VIM ) . Nr.w Yonr. Jan. 2. The stock market opened the now year today with an active and buoyant speculation , tjio volume of business being something uiin.sua ) for the soufion of the year as well as foruhii If holiday coming be tween two full Olio's. A MI on ; , ' the active stocks there was Jioavy buyig | ) , In which London was something of u fai.'jor , while the demand from commission houses continued unabated and outside centers cimtributod their quotas tomakoono of the uu , > t aotUo Saturdays seen In a year. The feature of the dealings , however , was the lar o tradliu and very sub stantial advances among the low priced shares , which ore bulluvotl by boniu to have u future , the now load common scoring a gain at 714 per cent , through the greater part of this simple process of "mark- Ing up" which , howuv'or , could , nnt be urged against , \ll nf the very material gains In the others. The Ind nut rials worn especially con- spluuoiu In the upward movement , however. unit looi thu lead jtmon , : the unlisted shares , Chlciriu ( , iis ' led the lUtnf stocks , Among the hitter , however , the demand on Union I'nolflo , Wabuuli.A'uw F.nulund iindC'In- clninitl , ( 'lovound , . ( . 'hlUAgo ft 'Ht. Louis was sulllulunt to rnUo lliuso hare to the highest prices fur some time , nnd'"auiou | ; the low priced tthme-i Toledo , -Ann Arbor Ac North Nllchlgan , l.ou.svllliNew . Albany & Chicago. Oregon sMiortn [ \ , Hocking valley and the Cotton Oil uharob scored gains from ItoU per cent. The ImnK Bt'itonient showed an oxtra- ordlnary hit vy etp.inslon In loans but the rt'celptii of currency weru suoh as to causa only a comparatively bin ill duoreaku In the Biirplim reurvo audit Ii-d no uppaiont In- lluonco upon the course of prices , Theopou- InK was itctlt i and generally large IraoUoni tlmn Thiirsday't flguros ami while uggiHhnCM wns shown among thu more prominent stock * , the i-oncosaloni were Inihtnlllcnnt anil othrr displayed the most pronounced strength , The upward movement In these shares mailo steady and rapid progress throughout the fc slon and no special foatinoother than thoio mentioned wcro developed. The mnrkot finally closed active at thu top prices of thn Oay. The Im * portantcaiiHr.mong the active slnirci were ; Cotton Oil , ly pur cent ; Siinar , 1 per cent ; Olovolnnd , Olnelnnntl. Chicago & St. I.ouls. IJi percent ; ChlcacoUa.iii : ? nor cc it : Now Kngland , i ? < percent : L'n on raclllo. li nor cent : Wnbash preferred , 1'f pur cent. Thu trading reached 'KI.0.14 listed and 2.\U.'S un- llsteil shares , Union I'aclllocoutrlputlng2ix : : > v Government bonds have been Cull , but steady , State bonds have boon neglected. The following aru thu closing limitations tor thu loddlng slocks of the Now York Stock exchange - change today : , shares ; IncIuilltiT : Atehlson , iWit ( ( Ohlcaao Was. lll.wi : : Eric. I'.OOi ; Iloukina Valley , l.wri ; J.ou'svlllo k Nashville. II.100 ; Missouri I'nolllc , I.OOri ; Northwestern , : i.3M : .Northern I'aclllc referred , 5.170 ; Hcadln ? , 0,810 : Ulchmond & West Point. 4-ViS ; St. I'aul. 0.75U ; Union l > a- ! it,83i. Financial lt vlu\v. Nrw YOIIK. Jan. 2. The 1'ost says : To Lon don belongs the distinction of startfn the upward movement of prices for the now year Whether the materially higher level of quota tions prevailing In the early market there was clue to actual foreign buying or only to manipulation from this si lo matters lltt'o. It Is beyond question. In either case , that It rolleeted properly the sentiment now prevail ing In rozard to American securities. Tradi tionally today's business ought to have been dull and quiet , nnd It Is this succession of reversed precedents which make * the most conservative cautious In tholr objections to the market. Conservatism lias proved almost as poor a prouhct as pessimism , since the force under the present market , began to surge. Action of thu market today wa * not. however , what should bo called a healthy movement. Thcro was a considerable ad vance In all the standard stojks. but the less favorable feature w s the extent to which the Industrial stocks seized the leadership , and especially In the second hour. No\v York .Money Murker. NEWYOUK , Jan. 2. MONKT o.v OAt.r. Easy , with no loans : closing oll'ered at : i percent. 1'IUHK MEIIOANTU.H I'AI'K'.l 4Ji3l > pur COIlt. .STKUI.IMO E.xuiiAXOC-QuIet and stc.xly at Jl.H ; forslxty day bills and II. Hi ; ; for demand. The closing quotations on bonds : U.U. . M. K. AT. Cen. As. . . . 47i ! U. y. 4s coil ) Mutunl Union CB..MU.1 U. S. 2srcj ? . .100 .V..1. ' , Int. < 'crt . rnclrlci'aof 'U5 . . . . . , .10'J North. I'nclllo Ists..I Lu. Btiimpi'd 4s . . 'All North I'ui'ltim'iids-'mJi Tcnn. niiwr net Gs. . . . .101 N'ortlineatern Con. . 11)7 Tcun. new sot Ss. . . , .iui : North. Dcbvnt. A1..1UT Term , new sot 3s. . . , , . ll St. I. . A 1. M. ( Jen. ; > s. K < Caniulu So.'mis .101W St. I. . AS. K. Con. M'UKH Con. 1'aclflu Ists. . . . < .MOSH rit.Paul Consols . . . . I'"J Don. A It. U. Ists. . . . .117 St. I' . , C. Al'iic. Ists.'lK ! Dun. A H. U. 4s . ' 31 To * . 1' . h. G. Tr. Hcts 8'l Ucn.AU.U. W.lsts. , . \ ! H To.x. 1' . II. t ; . Tr. Hcts 33 Krlo : ( mls .107 Union I'aclllc lsts.10'.l M. K. AT.Ucn.6a. . . West dhoro 104 * bid. t ex Interest. London Stock Market. [ Copurtglilctl 1K)2 bu JamM Giirdnn Rennet ! . ] LONDON. Jan U. 1 Now York Hcr.ild lUblo Special to Tin : ItCB.l In spite of the fact of this being Saturday , business has boon quite active on the Stock Exchange. London mar kets commenced the now year with decided firmness being the prevailing feature. Con sols closed 1-III per cent better. A largo busi ness has been transacted In American rallwavs. No doubt , had not most provincial exchanges lieon olosod the activity would have been even greater. Thu llrmness has bcon very pronouiu-ed. ' 1 ho close was de cidedly buoyant at top priced. The gcnor- . ! advance Is established , which ranges froi1 , 5 per cent to 1U per cent. Canada lines have neon comparatively quiet , but show a smull Improvement In sympathy with Amerie.iiu. An advance was established In Mexican Issues. .Money has been almost unlemlab'.o. .Short loans buvu been obtained at from 1 percent to I'.g per cent discount. ' 1 ho market has been quint. Two and three-months' bills are quoted at from U5 ; to > S pur cent. LONDON , Jan.Tho following were the London stock quotations closing at 4 p. m. : * ox dlv. IAll ! Sn.VEIl--4353'il. AloNBr Ui percent. Kate of discount In the open market for both short and three months' bills. 2'J ' per cent. Amount of bullion gene Into the liauk of England on balance today , > , UOJ. Financial Notes. PAIIIS , Jan. 2. Three per cent rentes , Ojf lOo for the account. llAT/riMonn , Md..Jan. 2. Clearings , $1,001- H'J ' ; balances.8M8.lf.Uj ratf. 0 par cent. KAN8AS Cirv. Mo. , Jan. 2. ' Clearing * . 1,037- IKS ; this week. ? ( l.4iiiii'j : : ; todays's cash , JJI3.US1. NEW Onr.CANH , La. , Jan. ' . ' . Clearings , $2.7.10,00:1. : Now York exchange. iiOlper JI.OOO discount. Hank , 50u dlseount to par. Piiii.Aiiur.piuA , 1'a. . Jan. 2. The bank clear Inirs today were fin.MiU ( ! ) : ! : balancus , Wiil.'Jl : ! ) for the wcok , * . ' ) ! > , ( WS4II | ; balances , Jll.-'M.MI. HOSTON , Mass. , Jan. 2. O.eurlnss , $ Jlri.V,92 ) ; balances , T' . ' . O" , 'oU ; rate for money. lliJiU'l percent ; exchange on Now York , lOu to 15o discount. For the week , oloarlirjs , $93,003,595. OitiOAfio , III , , Jan. 2. Now York exchange slow at lUo proiiiliim. Money quiet at 0 per cent. Hank clearings. W0.81S.971. Sterling ex change dull at $ t,8Ii ! for sixty-day bills and 11.81 ! i farsight drafts. NKW Yonic , Jan. s. Tuo official report of the Mercantile Safe Deposit company to the Stock oxi'hair-'o : Silver bullion on hand , U0'JIIU ; dopiltcd ; , none : withdrawn , none ; cortllleutc outstanding , IJ.SOO. Sr , Louis , Mo. , { in , : > . Olnnrlnvs , 8I,403.4 ; balances , tvi'sffll. Jlouoy , 7i ) per cent. Ex change on Now York. 75o piemluni. 1'or the wcok , cloarlius , i.U,70.1,751 : bnlniipos , t2il5lllis. : I'or last week , clearings , $ . ' ! , . " .illa' . > l ; balance * . $ . ' ,45S,4IO , I'or the corresponding week last year , clearings , } .ijllo,94 ! ; balances , . ' ,214,41(1. ( Nr.w YOIIK , Jan. S. The exports of specie from the port of Now York during the week amounted to $7.'U,2.V ) . of which $ UI,4U2 was gold am ) fOUJ.HU silver. Of the total exports ts.,407 In gold and JilTS.Stil silver , went to Europe , and ) l.Vi nnil $ ,7.av ) silver went to Houth America and the West Indies The Imports of speolo amounted to $ I.'J03 , of which t-7H3 was gold and l-tMJ.CCO stiver. Mr. Hanpt'M Lottor. The letter ( published elsewhere In this Issue ) by Ottomar Hiiupt of Paris , n recog nized authority on monetary matters In the old nnd now worlds , glvo * all the details of the interesting dual In gold of Messrs. Lnzard , Kroros Ic I7o. of Now York , London and i'uris , which create I so much commotion both In this country and France at the time It oc curred. Mr. Uaiiiithas gained no llttlo fame us an author of several standnr.l works on the money question In England , I'raneti and Ger many , which nro ro1 , ' u riled as authoritative by eminent financiers In those countries. Amoiigothers.hu has written ; "Arbitrages et 1'aritos , " "L'lIUtolro Mon'italro du Notre Tumpo. " "Wnuhriingj-l'olltIK nnd Mnenz- Stallstll ; , " "The London Arbltrasuur , or thu Kng.Hh .Money > larl < ut In Connection With ' llonries'Lit Itohabllllatlou Uo I'Arsent. " "ill-Mutilllo Kiifiund , " cto. New Yorlc AllnliiK Quotations. NEW /oilif , Jan. S. The following are the closing mining stueK quotations ; Alive l.'i Nurtli Slur. , . . , . . , . < iM Ad.Him Con , . . , VuO ( liiurlo. , . 4UtXJ Hc.id Qocl. 310 ilphlr . , . V'l Kuroka Ton. . . . . . . . . \M \ 'ljnioiith . . , . , li'J Ilouio , . , . . . , . , . Horn Mlver . . . . . . . . 'Jfa Mumlard . . . . . . Iron silver I3A Uidon Con . 140 lloitou Stiiolt 'Markut. DOIIOM. J n. V.-- the closing prlro * on stocks on the Iioston stock market todny : _ Alcldson A Tapekft. " 4S' < ; rnTiinTeFA lTpcU. . . Ml llOKton , t Allniny. . . 2W Krnnilln ; . . . . . . IM < llo ton A Mnlna. . . , tun Kenrnnno . . . . . . 13 r. r.Knulorn II , It. ( In. . . , 1 ? ) * Snnln Kit Copper , . . . W < Hlclitiurn It It M jTnumrncV. , . , . , liU I.lttloIlnrkA Ft. S. , tuf ) AnnlUon I-nnilCo. . 80 Mnss , Conlrnl. , . , , . 1A'4illusion l.nml Co b\ \ < > Me * . Coat , common. ZIV ( West Mml l ml Co. . 13 N. Y. A N. Kmtlitml. . lltli'llcll ' 'IVIepliono. . . . 201 \VK Cent , ronimon. 21 Water Power . . . . ! < Allitie MConcw ( ) . l ( C , M . ) Atlnntlo , 1IM Ilinistoii'Tlionisun. nl lluslnn A Miintnim. . : M < It , A II. U . . li'.U UNCLE SASI'3 PAKM. .Statisticon tlio Area of tlfo I'ubllc Do- iiinln , According1 to the report of the Innrt of fice , siiys the Clilciijjo Ilurahl , tlioro ro- inntnod o70GDIflS : ) ncroa of public lutuls untUsposcd ol at the end of the last fiscal your , of which 201)27,77J ( ) ; noros , or moro tlmn ono-half , had not boon surveyed. Tills statumont Is oxcluslvo of tlio Clior- okoo strip , lands in the Indian Territory west of the 00th morldian , and the whole of Alaska , which contains : W,000.000 ! ) uuroa. It Is also exclusive of public lands in Texas , which belongs to the state , and not to the United States. Dni'Iiifr.thu last llsoal year i.H2,5iO : ncros wore disposed of by snlo for cash. 5,010.301 aerori by homustoad entries and 000,000 acres bv timber oulturo ontrlos , malclnjr a total of 8lol,0i : ! ) acres. This is the smallest total for six voars. In 1SSO , 18,300,1) ) 12 acres were disposed of , and every year slnco then has shown a decrease. Still , last year's total was ory respectable , being about equal to the area of the two states of Now Jersey and Connecticut , or ullltle less than one- fourth the area of Illinois. In the fol lowing table the Herald brines together thu areas unsold and the disposals in 1891 ( fiscal year ) in the states and terri tories in which the largest areas yet re main : III'pOM'd Undisposed of In I3J1 , Of , nrroa. ncros. .Montnn.i 74r. : 7,7il'J 2111.111 Arlzon.i & 'iUCIUO > W.IV7 Now Mexico Bl.tMi.iiifl IST.Il'.tt Nevada fi'li J.il 8,010 Unllfornl.1 M.i'.ll'.ii ' ; 797.518 Wyoming m.sr..M < lCi. : 7 ( kilorndo 42.liiT.UIU W.i.WI Orivon R9.2.UISI 72S.1ii : Utnli : ttIWllI7 I5.U117 Idnlio ; uT < M.S37 .T.i , ll Wnshbulon 3JIUI.iil ) WW.UW North Dakota lli.il : > , IIO auU7I South Dakota 14.USVUI 4JU.7.V ) Nebraska ll,4iJllil ! S7o.ft7.l Minnesota li.Sltf.tiTi 2HS.SI8 Arkansm 4.I.M.8 : ! ; 3'Jli,7l7 Horliln 3ll'rfo8l 1811.711 The above shows at a tjlanco that the public domain not yet disposed of lies mostly in the far west , in the region which , .to a very grout extent , is cither mountainous or arid , and therefore in capable of supporting a largo agricul tural population. There are many fer tile valleys of considerable extent still unoccupied in the mountain region and much of tlio arid region can bo made highly productive by irrigation. But much the greater part of both those re gions is either incapable of supporting a largo population or so uninviting that settlement is lilccly to bo comparatively slow. In some of the great agricultural states oust of the Rockv mountain * there has been a rapid and continuous de crease in the disposals of land * during the last few years. In the Dakotas , for instance , the disposals fell from 0,0(59- ( H07 ncros in 18S1 to 800,829 acres in 1891. In Kan jus there has bscn a decrease from 5,0-11,251 acres in 18SO to 375.031 acres in 1801. In Nebraska there has boon a decrease from ! ! ,515,705 acres in 1885 to 575,573 acres in 1801. But it is to bo observr-a that the decrease in Kansas is not at all surprising , as only 709,078 acres remain undisposed of , or not much moro than twice the area disposed of last year. It Is safe to say that the re maining lands this side of the Rockies are comparatively poor in quality or in accessible. In land at once valuable and immediately available for settlers with small means the government is not nearly so rich as the grand totals on paper would seem to indicate. A very small pill , but a verv good one. Do- Witt's Uttlo Early Hiion. SOME SUCCESSFUL MECHANICS. The Value or Tnide In C'llmblnj ; the Ladder of I'uiiie. Tn this country there is. oracticall y no end to tlio number of men who found a trade the most valuable of all helps on the road to fame and fortune , wrLtos Foster Contes in the Ladies' Homo Jour ? nal. There is Thomas A. Edison , the greatest genius of the day. Learning telegraphy waa tlio iirst thing that led him into that Intimacy with electricity which has ended with him being its master ; Andrew Carnegie was a tele grapher ; Oharlos Pratt sUirted in life as a machines ! ; Judge D.aniola , of the supreme court of the state of Now York , was a shoemaker ; William R Grace , who was mayor of New York nnd who is worth some 820,000,000 , was a butcher ; the late George Jones , who , as editor of the Now York Times , was ono of the most powerful men of his day , was a printer's "devil" in the same olllco with lloraco Greoloy when * botli were boys ; Jay Gould , the great financier , wns lirst 'u tanner and then u surveyor ; Dr. John II. Paxton , D.D. , who preaches to tlu wealthiest congregation in the world , began life aa a carnontor ; Philip Ar mour , the Chicago millionaire , was n moulder ; the late John Kelly , the fa mous politician , was a grate seller ; John D. Rockefeller , now worth 3125,000,000 , was a mechanic in- iron ; Rev. Robert Collyor , D.D. , was a blacksmith ; John A. Mackay was a etonomnson before ho became the owner of the Comstock loilo and ono of the richest men in the world ; Jesse Soligman , the eminent banker and pHlanthropiet , laid thu foundation of his fortune by studying in the vary poor night trade schools that existed when lie was young ; United States Senator IIlll of Now York was a printer ; the late Ilonry W. Grady , the greatest orator the south has given us nlnco the days of Calhoun , was also a prlntor. And HO It goes. I could give scores of ether names of men who were mechanics or were skilled in trades and became great after serving faithfully ut their various tusks. _ _ No gripping , no nausea , no pain when Do- Witt's Llttlo Karly UUor * are taliou. Small pill. Safe pill. liost pill. Ladles' cards nro governed by' the fol lowing rules , according to the Inland Printer. A married woman , in society , especially with daughters , should always use the prolix "Mrs. " Widows and maiden ladies often prefer to use the simple name without prolix ; fashion dictates otherwise. A young lady in so ciety having passed her first season should , if the oldest daughter , use elm- ply , for Instnnuo , "Miss Uothwoll. " If a younger daughter she should tiho her Christian name in full. In her llrst season , a dehutanto should oiigravo her name bnlow that of her mother , her in dividual card not appearing till the second 8eiison. On visiting with her mother , tlio n.uno of a daughter may bo engraved below that of her mother ; If separate , horcnrd should always bo left with her mother's card. The sumo ap plies to n plurality of daughtura , the names being grouped. Mr * . Martha Hlpuorra Friaa died nt Nap.i , Oal. , loo. ) 8 , Stio was born In Han Kranulsco wlieu tliuro were but ilirco lioutu. * tlii'ro aril lias soon the ontlro growtn ana il"v o u nt of California. Hornxaet BRO if n Jv n v > , and she was not sure about It btu'aolf. but thought lo ba about 101 jrears old. ] HUGH MURPHY GOT THE JOB. Peculiar Donl on a Paving Contract Award by the Oouncil , DIDN'T ' GIVE OTHER BIDDERS A SHOW ; .Nearly Two Tliomaml Dollars' Worth of Work Done 'Without Competition iinil Without Avnllulilo I'uiitU to I'ay for tinlob. Almost every day aomo now pooullanty In the methods of tlio outgoing olty council Is brought to public notice , the latest bolng the maniior In which that august body scoured the ropavlntf and ruciirbliiff of Shormuu nvo- nuo at the Intersection of Ames avenue1. ID the fall of ISiX ) this ntruot was paved with rod Colorado sandstone , the contract being awarded to Hugh Murphy. That the worlt might bo paid for two paving districts , JJo'i and 1W3 , were created and tlio customary special tax assessed against the property. All of the residents In the vicin ity scorned satisfied with the work and everything wont well during the- balance of the year. Karly In 1801 some panon conceived an idea that the grade of the streets should bechanced chanced In order to glvo a higher roadway under the Missouri Pacillo tracks at the crossing of Sherman avenue. To do tbli necessitated the lowering of Sherman nvonuo south of tuo brldno us well as the lowering of the ( trade of Allies nvonuo on the west. In the duo course of tlmu the qu&stlon of Iho change of grudo wont before the council and the matter was referred to Messrs. Donnelly , Moroarty and Blsassur , the committee oa pavlntr , curbing and guttering. This commiUco- looked the ground over and reported In favor of the change. The report was adopted. On July M Mr. Osthoff of the council offered u resolution , whlcti was adopted , that the Board of I'ubllo Works bo Instructed to enter Into a contract with Ilugn Murphy to do tno work. The rovjlutlou did In no wiio refer to or support the asking lor bids , but was simply a plain , square proposition to glvo the wort to Murphy nt nuy price. The Board of I'ub- llcVorics , ncttng under the Instructions con tained In Mr. OJtholT's resolution and with out any competing bids , made n contract , with Murphy to tuko up the paving and curbing , do the prudlne and lolay all pave ment and curbing. On November 4 Murphy's bill got baclt to > the council in the following shape : Taking up and relaying 2.020 square yards of pavement ut Ul eotits J I.V89.54 Taking nil and resetting It.UlUfoet nf curbing at 10 contu per lineal foot 110.49. Six hundred and seventy-six yards of earth , overhaul 77.00- Total $ 1.40105. The bill , which wns approved by the city engineer and the Board of Pub'llo Works , went to the committee on navlng , curbing' and guttering. That committee could not gO' back on its former action , and payment was ordered , but the money has not ypt boon , turned over , nor has n warrant boon drawn , for the amount. The reason Is simply because there are no funds. It Is'and always bos boon customary to present contracts to the comptroller , that , bo may certify that there nro funds , available for paying for public wortt , but in this case Comptiollor Goodrich never saw the contract and to this day does not know , odlelutly , that such a document exists. If ho did ho could not certify to the same , as. when district 252 ! was paved the expense ex hausted the levy and closed up the affairs of the district. WUb district 2K1 the conditions , are practically the sumo as hut a small , amount remains unexpended. The comptroller Is of the opinion that the council willfully or ignorautly ovoratoppca Us nuthor.t , ns the resident's of the two. districts havinc paid for the pavir.e , should not bo compelled to pay for the repairing , The proper course , ho says , would have boon to have charged the expense against the gen. oral repairing anil curbing fund and taken , tin : amount thero. Aside from all of the above there exists an opinion that the council wont beyond Its. authority vtien the morabors Instructed the Hoard of I'ubllo Works to make a contract with Huch Murphy without asking for com petitive bids , in the amended charter Is very clcai upon this points and says : "All grad ing , paving , marudnmlzlnsr , curbing or gut tering of any streets , avenues or alloys In thO' city shall oa done by contract with the low est responsible bidder. " DoWitt's Little Early Risers ; ocst llttlo. illsfor .l/-ipj.H la , sour stomach , bad breath IN THE JUST'S HANDS. Close of tlio Arguments In the Defunct- JCi'iMibllcnii's DiimiiKO Cu.io. The closing arguments in the casa of the Republican Newspaper company against tho. Associated 1'rcss were made this morning in the United States court. Mr. Charles Uroone- mndo a very offcctlvo speech In which ho held that the Associated Press had committed no legal wrong upon the Republican Newspaper - paper company in refusing to furnish tho- dispatches for publication In the thing Mr. J. C. Wilcox called the Republican In December , 18'JO , because It was not the paper that died In July , IS'JO. Mr. Green dwelt eloquently upon the his tory of the old Republican , tracing Its careor- Irotn 1S5S down through the dark days of the rebellion , when the paper v/as a bsacon light and a source of Inspiration and cncourago- mont for the boys in blue , who gave tholr- bust blood for the country. It was u paper , Mr. Groan said , having to do with glorious memories and horolo doods. ' Do they moan to toll us , " said the attorney , "that the great .spirit that animated the old' Republican , pub lished nil alon ? down from 1S53 to July , IS'.K ) , could bo crowded and jammed into this miserable , llttlo puny sheet of paper- not much bigger than your two hands ) It's too thin , gnntloinen of the Jury , It's nn In sult to expect intelligent men to boilovo any Rtich n theory ns that. This thing is not the Republican resurrected. The Republican died and was burled on the thtrtirith day of July , 18' ) ! ) . The Associated Projs was under no obllgutlonn to furnish dispatches for the publishers of this dodger which they hud the audacity to call the Oinuha Republican. This shout ha ? the label of the Republican upon U , but it resembles the deceased In no other particular. If you , gentleman of the jury , had "u bottle of old rye with n label on it , ami some ono should remove that label and place It upon a bottle ol water , would you drink the water without discover ing that it was not olu ryol Of course you wouldn't. You woula roidlly discover tba fraud. So wo have no dlfllculty In showlnit that this puerile shcot , called the Omaha Re publican , bad no right to bo considered the resurrected paper which hud for so many yours borne that name. " Mr. R. S , Hull made n brief speech. In which ho hold that tbo lawsuit liad boon sprung by Wilcox for the purpose , of extorting money from tin As sociated Press. It was nothing but > a scheme on his part to got money to which ho has no legal right. Mr. Hall scored a unique point In upoaUlng of what was meant by a temporary nusponslon of n newspaper. Ho said u newspaper wu * very much like a man , if it was suspended very long , that suspension was moro than likely to bo IImil. Temporary suspension ! ' with nowsiiaoors could not last several months without shutting off the life an < revenue of the publication. The arguments were finally closed by Mr , Brccltonrldgo sr. for the plaintiff. Ho nc)4 ) that the defendant attorneys had contriv dlcteu themselves nnd bad given their can away by trvlng to defeat tbo just demand ol thu nlafntlll Inn variolated manner and by methods not harmonious or consistent. The case was given to the jury at noon. Asall Thornburg celebrated his O'Jth birth day anr.lvcriary at bis homo near Dojoto. llld. , December 18. Thornburg Is the oldeai man In Delaware county and among the old * fit In the state of Indiana. Ho U well and hearty and has now passed 100 Chmtmasci. His mind Is uj clear as that of n man of ) ( ' , and boKlvoi promise of not on y eo < hig 1) ) a- lUUth Christmas , but of UUJMIK Into the i ext century. Mr , Thornburg I n a mo , Joib , vho is "d year * old , uli liatiism , Hllhu M. , with wnom they bo h live , K HJ U 'IS yo r old and was in the lute Yvar.