Nebraska Newspapers

    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.