18 , IM TWKNTY-FOt'R PAOES. 11
CONDITION OF OMAHA'S ' TRADE
Jobbers Experiencing ft'n Active Demand for
Winter Goods.
INCREASED INQUIRY FOR MONEY NOTED
Until City mill Country , llrtnll -rcliniit
llf-porl u Very 1'iilr lriniliil : for Moll-
itny Moods of All KlinliTho
1'rodurn Murkct.
Omaha's Jobbing trade Is good In all lines ,
hut especially so in such lines ns arc stimu
lated hi cold weather. The boot and shoo
jobbers are crowded with orders brought on
by the snow storms of the past weelc or two ,
which compel people to lay nMdo their sum
mer footwear nnd put on Rood warm boots or
shoes with overshoes besides. The dry
Ijoods trade Is also very active and the
volume of snles largo. In the ( rooer.v line
there Is not much In the way of news to
offer The demand Is need nnd jobbers are
not complaining nnj , but this has been the
situation fur some time past.
Collections both In tin ; country and city
nro very satisfactory , as the retail dc.ilcrs
Kcnerally are experiencing a peed trade.
D At this season of the year the rotall trade
attracts the most attention , as the holiday
season Is generally regarded as the retailer's
harvest , and If hn does not oxpcricneo a good
trade then thorn Is not much use In looking
for it iiit any other time. According to all
roiwrts , the rotall merchants of Omaha arc
enjoying a very fair business , or at least as
many as handle Christmas goods. Some
think that It Is not quite up to what they
had reason to expect , but on the other hand
others express thomaolvcs as very well
pleased. As there Is another full week re
maining before the arrival of the llrst boll
day. It Is safe to assort that the holiday
trade of 1MK ! will KO on record as having
been of a very satisfactory characteranditpoi
the whole hotter than that of the seasot
before. The retailers of the cltyaro dis
playing a very tempting line of goods and in
that way doing much to stlmutatn trade. It
has been observed in some < | iiarters that
purchasers are selecting a liner line of goods
than they have done on some former years
indicating apparently that there is n grow
ing taste for better goods and that the pco
plo have the money to gratify their wants ,
The fact that there has been plenty of worli
In the city for all classes of laborers during
the fall and winter Is no doubt eontributin
much to the holiday trado.
As usual at this season of the year there Is
an increased demand for money , and some o"
the banks are re-discounting their paper ,
The requirements of all the holiday trade
and the demand for money from the country
banks Invariably causes a decrease in the
deposits of the city banks.
On the other band , the bank clearings in
dlcate great business activity. As compared
with a year ago , there is an increase in tin
clearings of H1.8 per cent , showing apparent
ly that the holiday trade this year is eon
Kidorably ahead of that of last year. There
was also a. heavy gain in the clearings last
week as compared with the previous weeks.
The following will show thec-learings for the
past six days and totals for .several weeks.
Monday $1,410,480.80
Tuesday ' 1,000,510.32
Wcdnes'diiy 1,1211.722.08
Thursday 1.087.H80.41
Kilday 1.202,835.20
Balm day 1,100,500.05
Total $7,070,001.01
Week ending December 10 * 5OG1,037.27
Week ondlng Decumbur 3 0,804,080.07
Week ending November 2d 5,304tl5.10 :
Week ending November 10 0,290,780.25
Week ending November 12 0,054,330.81 ,
AS DUN SKKS IT.
r.ocnl Itelall Trail n Hampered Some by the
Wont her .lobbing Active.
W II. Hoberson , manager of the Mercan
tile agency of U. G. Dun & Co. , speaking of
the week's trade , says :
"Tho week has not shown the usual ante-
Christmas activity In retail stores. The Mills'
meetings have been the drawing card and our
pcoplo have very largely postponed their
shopping to attend religious services. This
Is a moat remarkable fact , in view of the approaching
preaching holidays and the usual interest
which they arouse. Another more serious
bstaclo to retail trade , however , has been
the condition of the streets for more than
ten days. Omaha will suffer in reputation
icriously if her city authorities permit the
public thoroughfares to remain almost im
passable to pedestrians for such long
periods. Economy at the expense of public
comfort and our metropolitan reputation is
neither piogrcssive nor profitable.
"In wholesale lines trade continues good.
Many of our jobbers are overcrowded with
orders , especially in boots and shoes and dry
poods. ; The volumeof sales is not so
materially increased for the week but the
number of small orders has kept several
llrms working evenings. The grocery trade
ihows Homo falling oil in volume , but this Is
attributed to the exceptionally largo orders
of canned goods made earlier in the season
In anticipation of high prices. Trade is ex
cellent , however. Hardware men say there
Is no falling off in their line. Ono of
the wholesale glass furnishing houses
reports u very largo trade in
ipllo of the cold weather which
brought outdoor building to a practical
itandstill , The liquor trade is not so active.
Local dealers are saving money to pay their
licenses .limitary 1 , and buy only what the
necessities of tr.ido require. The oyster
loaloiii continue to' maintain prices , but
Oaiaha people are supplied at lower figures
than their neighbors , north and south , and
iho margin of proilt is very small to the
wholesalers.
"Interest continues In the proposed new
legislation affecting collection laws , though
no additional steps bavo been taken to bccuro
concerted action. I visited Lincoln and *
Grand Island during the week and found thu |
wholesale men in both Nourishing cities very
inxious for better collection laws. The
gojd words of Tun OMAHA UIK : and Lincoln
newspapers In advocacy of amendments if
appreciated by the Jobbers. The averagt
wholesale dealer cannot understand why the
Jaw should make It necessary for a laml
owner to show u clear title to property \
which ho convoys by warranty deed and
pays no heed to the Importance of protecting
thu creditors of a retail dealer who wishes
to dispose of bis stock of goods. They thlnli
when material men are given a lici '
upon thu buildings Into which their muteria
goes , a wholesulo dealer in other mcrclmn
dlso should bo protected In EOIIIO way against ,
fraud.
"Tho national hanks published their state
incuts to the comptroller of tlio currencj
Krlday and the following Is the showing foi
Omaha and South Omaha , compared will
that made September ! H > , at the last call.
Sept , 30 , 1H02. Dec. 0 , 1892
Loans and dis
counts . $12,000,854.3-1 $13,832,808.3 !
Cash and bight
e.M-lmilge . 10OS4,008.41 H,1GOB28.1'
Deposits . 10,005,100.73 18,3(10,735.5 (
"Iii this connection It Is Interesting to com
pan ) the totals for South Omahii , us lllus
Irating the remarkable development of busl
ocss In that suburb ,
Sept , 30 , 1802 , Dec. 0,1891 !
Loans nnil dis
counts . 1,230,000.00 11,430,747. 8i
Cash and bight
c.\ehnilgO . 848,250.41 000,482.0
Deposits . 1,758,708.51 1,784,077,41 ,
"In Omaha proper there has been n nuirkoi
decrease In both the cash Items and de
posits. The falling off of duiw.slts is nearl ;
JfllXWOOQ. Koine of the banks show increase *
rediscounts indicating that about all the !
loanable funds are In demand , The total o
deposits continues very large , however , am
thcro are indications of improvement In I
business from a banker's standpoint , Ono n
the youngest of the national banks ha
earned 4 per cent upon Its capltu
Blneo July 1 , nnd will declare u
per cent semi-annual dividend January 1
Ono of the younger savings banks has carnei
und will pay in percent in dividends for th
thirteen months ending December .11 , Iblt
Omaha pcoplo do not fully appreciate th
high character und standing of the banUln
houses of the city as they will If they watcl
the quarterly ro | > orts us they are mud
public
"At South Omaha the feature of the wee
bus beeu the high price of hogs , which huv
wet void at men figure * iliico Ibid. The uiai
kot has been falrlv tutlvo mid 'prospects
i-iintitule good for n vcr > large winter bust-
COUNTIIY IMMHU'Ci :
A Itcvlriv of llir Week it * Seen In the I'ro-
.Incn .Mnrkvl.
The Omaha produce market of the past
week has not been entirely barren of feat
ures of Interest to shippers. At the simo
tlmo the market has not buen very active ,
Iwth receipts nnd demand being only moder-
ate.
ate.In
In some lines of produce them tins been n
tendency toward more llbcr.11 receipts.
Huttcr Is coming more freely than was the
case u nhort time ago. A peed feature about
It Is that It Is selling fairly well , the demand
being Just alwnt largo enough to keep It
cleaned up in Rood shape. For that reason
pi-Ices din Ing the week have not shown any
material change , hut the general market re
mains practically steady.
Chickens have also boon coming more
freely and the light demand has weakened
tbo market. As the holidays draw near
the popular demand Is for turkeys while
chickens are more or less neglected. H
was unfortunate that Just at the
tlmo when the market was tbo least
prepared to stand it the receipts
should Increase as they have done.
The demand for turkeys has been increasing
more rapidly than the receipts and the mar
ket has been llrm all the week. At the ssimo
time prices have not been unreasonably hiph
but arc bound to advance unless thcro Is an
Increase In the receipts very soon. Dealers
nro very much In hopes that shippers
will proilt from their Thanksgiving ex
perience and ship early for Christinas.
Jt is the Into shipments that glut the market
and that have to be sold at n sacrlllco. It
has been observed thsit station agents at
shipping points are many times to blame for
the iato arrival of shipments , as they repre
sent that It will only lake a certain length
of tlino to reach the market , when owing to
delays It frequently takes from one to three
days longer. A shipper who puts too much
dependence on the promptness of the rail
roads is very apt to have his produce on tlio
market too late.
Ducks nnd gccso have also been In pretty
good demand , and belli } , ' In light supply have
commanded good prices all the wcelt.
Eggs have experienced a slight dccllno
sliico the opening of the week. Strictly
fresh laid eggs have been very scarce , and
tbo market on such ought to bo very llrm.
but there are large arrivals of country-stored
eggs , many of which sell for fresh stockand
thus weaken the market.
The game market has been in prolty good
shape all the week. The receipts of quail
have been quite largo but the market has
held up under the liillncueo of a good de
mand , both local and shipping.
As a result of large receipts tlio liny mar
ket has not quite held up to opening prices of
the week.
Product ) Pointer * .
The Minneapolis Produce Mullet in is com
plaining about tbo low price of egg in that
market owing to the placing of so much cold
storage ntoclc. The liiillelin says : There
should be some law requiring storage eggs to
bo branded , the same us oleomargarine. This
is necessary for tbo protection of the public ,
who have absolutely no way of knowing until
the eggs are put on the table for consumption
whether they are getting the stock for which
they pay. Then should they claim the stock
to bo storage there would bo an opportunity
for controversy , which affords no relief. If
there isn'C something done sooner or later
thcro will be no inducements to produce fresh
eggs during the winter months.
It is claimed that the trial shipment of
oranged from Florida to England turned out
very satisfactorily. At the time the fruit
reached London the market was very low
and yet tbo prices obtained were about the
same as in the United States.
Fruit trees in Now York are ssiid to have
been heavily damaged by the recent fall of
snow in thnt state.
The Minnesota law forbids the handling ol
venison after December Iii but the courts
have recently decided that this applies onlj
to venison taken within tlio border of the
state. Under that decision dealers can
handle venison that is shipped in from otlici
stiites.
The trade in Christmas greeneries has
come to bo quite an important feature of the
year's business. Many commission mer
chants in this and other cities make a spc
cialty of handling greens that are In domain
at this season. Christmas decoration has
vastly increased of late years in America ,
while the furnishing of the foliage anil
bright berries has become an extreme
ly profitable industry , employing
many hands. All sections of
the country , from Lake Superior to Florida ,
as well as foreign lands , send their qota of
local vegetables to grace our Yuletide. Ono
of tbo most popular evergreen plants is the
red-berried holly , which on this side of the
Atlantic attains the greatest perfection
in South Carolina. Mistletoe is also handled
to a considerable extent in some
markets. It come principally from tlio
southern states , though the true English
mistletoe is to be had in the markets. Tropi
cal palms nro included to some extent among
Christmas greens , although some varieties
droop very quickly when exposed to dry fur
nace heat. In this city the trade is largest
in Christinas trees which are sold by the
wholesale throughout the whole torritoyr
tributary to Omaha. The trade in Christmas
trees is of quite recent origin. It is said
that Mark Carr a sturdy woodman living
among the foothills of the Catskills , origin
ally conceived tbo idea of sending Christinas
trees to tlyj Now York market. Ho bad
heard of celebrations in the metropolis when
churches and houses were adorned with
pino. hemlock and holly , and it occurred
to him that tbo young 111- trees covering the
mountain side might bo made profitable.
Early in December of ISTil , Marie and his
boys drove two ox-sleds loaded with young
trees through the deep snow and over tlio
rough roads lo the river at Catskill , whence
the father started with them for the city.
Ono old-fashioned silver dollar secured a
strip of .sidewalk on the corner of Clrcenwlch
and Vosoy streets , and there the long
sighted countryman set forth his mountain
novelties. Customers speedily appeared ,
soon buying all his wares at prices
which seemed to him positively exorbitant.
The following year , ho camu again with a
much larger stock , nnd from that time
this , tbo business tins continued to increase
until tbo Now York market now demands
trees by the hundred thousand , and , for a
few days previous to each Christmas , Mark
Carr's old corner commands a rental of 100
instead of 100 cents. The trade in Christmas
trees is not all confined to the land nf Kip
Van Winkle , although that region furnishes
something like 'JOO,0M ( ) trees annually. Many
schooners come every December to New
York heavily laden with black spruce from
the swamps of Maine , and other localities.
s FACTOKV 1'ACTS.
} Items of Intercut ( 'onri-mlni ; .Vt-bi-.islui I'nc-
torli-H and Tlii-lr
i M. E. Smith ft. Co. aru arranging to put in
sixty now machines In their overall factory.
Wolf Ilros. & Co. have leased a store room
adjoining their present place of business
which gives them four lloors ! MxOO.
Cards aru being placed in all thu factories
of the city calling the attention of the laborIng -
Ing men to the importance of buying : goods
of homo manufacture.
The Cudahy 1'acking company of South
Omaha Is having a largo trade on their pep
sin tablets which arc shipped to all parts ol
thu country. They are made by the 1'uycke
Candy company of this city.
Mr. Novcns of the llrm of ICatz-Novena
company Is perfecting his button machine
and has reached a point where it is safe te
say that It will bu a great success and dc
much to lessen the coat of the production ol
pearl buttons.
Although one of the overall factories ol
this city has gone out of business the present
Indications are that there will boas inanj
machines at work in u few mouths as then
were before , owing to the rapid Increase ii :
ir the business of thu factories now running.
Very few people In the city realize the im
portance of having the orders fur building
material , fur the new buildings that art
of going up , placed in Omaha. A week ago II
was stated that the Omaha Brewing usso
ulu elation had given u local llrm an order foi
u the iron work to bu used In their now bruw <
1. cry. That Is only one order , and mlghl
strike most people as of no great Import
lie ance , but Mr. Vierllng bays that it will nv
y.no quire forty skilled mechanics three month !
no to complete the work.
noW Secretary Holmes of the Manufacturer
h association has addressed a letter to tlu
Jo members of his association culling their at
tention to the advantages to bu derived fron
L-k the exhibition nf goods of Nebraska munu
fucturo at the World's fair. He argues Urn
ir- Nebraska Is bidding for thu trade of tin
westem jitfucs nnd thnt the ntlondnneo of
people from thrse state * will ho very large
at the fair Hencn If Nebraska tnnnufne
Hirers do not mnko exhibits they will miss
n splendid opiwtunlly to attract the atten
tion of the people to whom they desire to
sell IhelrRoods ,
Mr. Llulso. of the B. M. Hulso Company ,
calls attention to the fact that other cities
nro malting great efforts to secure manu
facturing Industries , while Omaha Is prac
tically doing nothing of the kind. Thcso
j
cities nro not looking for wind broken con
cerns , but for those that have already a
good business built up , Ho has letters from
different cities offering to glvo his llrm a
plant and other Inducements If they would
leave. Omaha , It Is presumed that other
firms In the city have received similar offers.
The Omaha Consolidated Electrical com
pany ] has applied for membership In the Man
ufacturers' i association.
The Cumtng County Advertiser , published
nt West Point , says : Why can't wo do
something to boom our town ? Why can't wo
get factories like other cities and towns of
this state ? For illustration. Nebraska City
Just put in operation a starch factory , Han-
croft a plow factory. Gothenburg a lead pipe
factory , Iron boiler works and an oat
meal mill. Fremont has a twine fae1-
tory , Norfolk machine shops , and a
sugar factory , O'Neill a cblckory factory ,
and In this manner wo might continue
almost indefinitely showing the plums which
nro dally being gathered by towns In Ne
braska that Imven'ti one-tenth the natural
advantages of which West Point Is | > os-
sessed. With our magnificent water power
and our rich productive soil as inducements
to eastern capitalists , our city should bo
teeming with Industries ; everything sboulil
be alive with business Interests , and general
thrift and prosperity should prevail. I-ct
everything 'possible ' bo done this winter to
secure Industries for this city.
When Tun line commenced over n yearago
to agitate the subject of manufacturing in
Nebraska it Is said that Dr. Mercer looked
over the Held to find an opening vhere ho
might do bis imrt toward the developing of
home Industries. Like every one else who
has given the subject careful attention bu
eamo to the conclusion that there were any
number of good opportunities to build
up n profitable manufacturing business
In Nebraska , but as he could not undertake
them all he selected n branch In which ho
has always taken a deep Interest. The re
sult was the formation of the llrm of Mercer ,
Whltmoro & Co. , manufacturing chemists.
Dr. Whltmoro and A. IU Johnson , formerly
of Detroit , look after the practical part of
the bushiest * , while George W. Mercer repre
sents bis father's interest in the busi
ness. The new llrm has hardly
got started yet , but they have commenced
manufacturing and by the middle of next
month will bo In full blast. They now have
eighteen pcoplo on their pay roll but as soon
as the machinery is all in operation they
will have to increase the number to seventy-
live at least. They have maehinesnnd appa
ratus for the manufacture of about every
form of preparation in which medicines are
now exhibited , tablets and lozenges of
all kinds , pills both sugar und gelatin
coated , tinctures , fluid extracts , alkaloids ,
elixirs , etc. A visit to this factory will dis
close many interesting things. There are
the great bales and bundles of crude
drugs in their original packages ,
just as the are shipped from the
various foreign countries where they are ob
tained. There is no establishment of this
kind west of Detroit. Indianapolis and Cin
cinnati. Even Chicago cannot boast of such
a manufacturing enterprise. Besides em
ploying a largo number of people , this
factory may lead to the introduction
of a new industry for the farm
ers of tlio state. There are a
good many commodities used in the prepara
tion of drugs that are indigenous to the state
or can bo grown here. Among those easily
obtainable in the state are corn , silk , slip
pery elm , golden seal , chicory , hemp , broom
corn seed , castor beans , etc.
Till : UKAM'V MAItltKT.
INSTRUMENTS placed on record December
17. 1802 ;
WAIIRANTY DCCDS.
Henry PelletIcr to .1 S Walters n 40
feet lot 13 , block 01 , South Omaha. . $ 800
,1 H MeNtilly and wife to S A llroadwell ,
H 1O2 feet lot 12 , block 14 , Improve
ment association add 7,500
J I' .Malimey to W (5 Slonno et ul , lot
4 , block 130 , South Umiilin 800
John I.emko to I'oter UlaschotT , n !
swumlswsw 0-14-11 4,800
K 11 Emery and wife to Jacob MaM > n ,
lot 7 , block 1 , Emery's : ul < l 1,200
Fidelity Trust company to It ! ' ln
Hols , Iol20 , block 1 , Avondalu park 1,400
New England Loan and Trust com
pany to C' E Wltmur , lots 0 and 7 ,
Wlnlhur's sub ( except east 50 feet ,
Induptli ) 8,000
Carrie t-hlnn to Nebraska Home for
Axed I'coulu , n 25v , feet , of e 00 feut
lot 1 , blouk "G , " Shlmi's 2d add 0,000
E S I'lor and wife to O B liyars , lot 0 ,
block 3. Mayne's 1st add to Valley. . 95
James Alnscow to Ann Kmulley , lots
10 , 20 , 21 , 23 and 24 , Kiish & Sulby's
ndd to South Omaha 1,850
Ann Hmulley to Magglo Alnscow ,
SH me . . . . 1
Sopblu Segur to Onrettu Hcerworth ,
lot 4 , block 4. Wakcley add" " 350
11 K Thomas and wife to 1) II Smith ,
lot 35 and n 01 feet lot 30 , Itedlck's
2d add ; lots 1 and 2 , block 10 , Wll-
cox's2dadd 15,000
Piiino to Anna White , s " 3 of n 80 feet.
lot 4 , block 7 , Klrkuoud add , u 30
feut lot 20 , Uees I'lacu , s 15 teut lot
K ) and n 20 feut lot 11 , block 14 ,
llanscom I'lacu , lot 8 , block 1 , Wal
nut Illll 10,000
W H O'Shnughnessy to l-'rank Itudd
and wife , lot 21 , Vilook 0 , Hudford
I'lacu 1,250
QUITCLAIM UK riDS.
Aiinlu Cori-Ignii et al. to William
O'KecllV , lot 8 , block 10 , Conlgau
I'lacu „ . . 1
11 1' Cook to A 1'ook , lots 14 and 10 ,
( ireenvrood add 1
Annlu C'orrlgan to l-'rederlek Diuxel ,
15.0 acorn at pt4 chuof cunlerof 3-
14-13 1
D II Mercer ( master In chancery ) lo II
1'Thomas , lot b , block 1 , walnut
Mill 2,801
Sumo to samu , u 30 ft lot 20 Kee.s
I'lace 3,001
J \V lloudur ( special muster ) to same ,
n 15 ft lot 10 and n 20 ft lot 11 , block
14 , llanscom I'laco 1
JltMulklu ( special mastur ) lo same ,
s'i \ n HO ft lot 3 , block 7 , KIrknood 1,200
Same to same , luis 1 and 2 , block 19 ,
Wllco\'s2d add 280
Total amount of transfers $ 00,382
Clilc K < > l.lvit Slock Market.
CHICAGO , 111. , Hoc , 17. [ Special Telegram to
Tin ; Hin.l : Theii ) was a quiet and nominally
unchanged market for cattle , Only about
1,500 head arrived and thuy were bought up
at former limitations , or at from Jl.OO to $3.25
for cows and bulls , from { 1.75 to } irrA ) for
Ktnckcrs anil feedersand from $2.85 totO.oo for
diessedbeef and shipping steei-n. Thu olfvr-
cluded only a few loads that weiu rouil
enough for the eastern trade and most of thu
business was at flom f 1,75 tn3.50.
Hews sold MroiiK fora I II tie while this mornIng -
Ing bill thu close was bad. As soon as eastern
buyers quit prices full otV from 5c to lOc , and
any time after 8 o'clock It was dlllk'ull to lluil
buyers at a deellno flom thu opening
rales of lOc. There weio two sales
of very cbolco heavy IIDKH at
$0,80. but at the closif0.70 uas thu exlremo
top of thu market. Iate Miles were on a basis
of from J5.75 lo0.45for Hula and fiom tO.15
tp J0.70 for medium and heavy weights.
Thure was u fair demiind for sheep and
prices \\ei-u llrm at from fl.5 ( ) lo J&.OO for In
terior lo choice qualities. -nulls were sale
able at from W.&lt to iW.OO. A small lot aver-
\\'f\\vf \ \ \ \ 150 Ibs. fetched ? 5.12i ! , and eighteen
thin lambs were closed out at ? 3.5 < ) .
Itecelpts : Catlle , 2,000 ; hogH , 16,000 ; bhcon ,
Tin ) Evening Journal reports ;
OATTI.K HccelplH , l.SOO head ; shipments ,
000 head ; maikiit slow , weak ; Christ
mas beeves , $5.5030.50 ; vcood to choice , -W.5U
6i5.25 ; others , * 2.bOft3.75cows ; , J1.KKB2.00.
lUms-Uci-ulpts , 10,000 head ; blilnments.
4,000 head ; market opened strnnt : ; closed
weak ; riniKh and common , If0.15il0.25 ; piuk- ;
tin ; and mixed. W.35U.O.OO ; prlmo heavy , JO.OE
CiU.bO ; llirbt , JO.35dJO.OU.
SllKKP-ltecelptH , 5,500 hvnd ; shipments ,
800 head ; market Mcady ; natives , f3b5ft5.15 ;
westerns M.4Kit4.B5 ( ; Tuxan , i4.10U4.bOi
lamb' . , t3.75ao.25 ,
Hud to Cluibu Him ,
Sheriff Dennett went out to Fremont
yesterday and brought In Theodore Erick
who will bo compelled to answer to the
charge of having stolen a small amount ol
property from Henry Uencrnmnn. Whci
arrested Erick was at work for a farmer
husking corn , Ho saw aud rccognlml the
KherilT and u.t once lit out for the tall Urn
ber. The sheriff being something of n
sprinter , succeeded In overhauling his mat
after pursuing him a mile or more.
Somcthmi ; ( iouil.
I have sold and used In my family for sev
cral years Chamberlain's Colie , Cholera urn
Dlurrluna remedy , und have found it one o
the most useful and satisfactory remedies :
ever handled. C. H. Lewis , druggist , Sail
Uihe City , Utah.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
There Was Quito n 'Good ' Demand for
Wheat teslertby.
CORN AND OATS WERE MUCH EASIER
i
Iro\Mon Were on tfVe Jlprllnn .Soon After
the Opening Until Nenr the Cli > c
Wore Ai { ' > 'ii ' AAViik mill
( jiiutnl Lower Prices.
CHICAGO , 111 , , l > ec. 17. There was a Rood de
mand for wheat every tlmo It Rot down to
7G , c or lower , and million * seemed for sale at
70 ic for .May. It closed with 70He bid. Corn
and oats were easier , oats being the weaker of
the two townid thu close. Corn It about 1 1-lCo
lower and oats are on" Uc. Provisions were on
the decline soon after thu opunlnx until near
the close. Pork , compared with yesterday , Is
I5e lower ; January lard Is lOc higher and May
21'ie lower , Klbs are ofT fiom 7'ic to lOc.
The conditions seem toparalyro operators
In wheat. Prices aplfuarcd too low to en-
couraRo selllus , and too weak to warrant
much buying. Cables neie again weak and
quoted lower prices. I'Yom ' both coasts the
uxports of wheat and Hour were reported to
bi < about 1,130,000 Int. smaller than during
the preceding week , while from the Atlantic
ports the exports of wheat alonn were about
c > 50,00 ( ) bu. smaller. The receipts at prlmaiiy
markets for thu week \MMU about 1,000,000 bu.
less than last week.
It was estimated that thu visible supply
ml ht not show an Increase of over about
1,500.000 to l,750,00l bu. , though some parties
calculated upon 2,000,000 to 2,500,000 hit. In
crease. ! The feelbiK early was tame and
prices declined V , then became stronger , and
thucloiln was about ' e lower limn yester
day. Some Httlu support , was ulven lo the
market on the inking of 400,000 bn. of wheat
at St. l.imls at 'se advance on the price bid for
It tno days ago.
Com was steady for a whllu and declined 'ic
later , with wheat anil provisions , rallied
slightly and closed with a fractional lo > s.
Trading was light.
Oats soon declined Uc , then rallied Wic.
declined ? , c and clo-ed ' 40 lower than on
yesterday. The market was featulele.ss.
l-'or the closing tiny of thu week there was
quite an active business In hog products ,
mainly credited lo local opeiator.s. The mar-
kul was greatly unsettled and prices lluctii-
aled considerably-averaging materially
lower on all thu leading articles. Thu market ,
opened stronger , but after a few pur
chases lacked general support , ' and loom
traders took advantage of tlio situation
to dispose of considerable properly. At this
Juncture , the local long Interest was credited
with rather fieo oirerlngs and prices declined
qultu rapidly , notwithstanding smno prom
inent manufacturers weru leported as making
rather liberal purchases. Toward the closu
thu market c.\mhllcd a little more strength In
u general wnv. Trading was brisk both In
January and May deliveries and dlirerenees
worn widened somewhat. The icculpts of
nogs weru fair with Httlu changes to note In
prices selling at thu highest figures of thu
season.
Estimated supply for next week only moder
ate. Estimated receipts for Monday : Wheat ,
107 cars ; corn , 237 cars ; oats , 200 cars ; hogs ,
34.0110 head , and 135,000 head next week.
Tim leading futures ranged as follows :
DI'IMNU. IIIOIl. * 4OW. CI.OSK.
WHEAT No. 2
Iiccimibor . . . 70 70JS
.Inmmry . 71 70t <
liny .
Cons NO. 2
December. . .
Jiimmry . 42H .
Jluy . 47(347)4 ( MM
OATS NO. V
December. . . 30U SO r.o
limitary . r.u > ( 3014
.Mny 34H 3151
1'ollK
.Innunry . 10 I7 in 17K 15 75 15 'J !
.May . 10 60 Iti&U IB 10 10 25
I.A1ID
January . . . . 9 M 1001 10 00
Mny . 0 77) ) < 905 J 75
SHOUT inns
January. . . . 8 40 8 40 8 32
Mny . 855 , 8 65 8 35 8 4- >
Cash quotations wcru as follows :
I'l.oun Weak ; winter patents , S3.50S3.00.
winter straights , J3.20JJ3.40 ; spring patents
$3.7OTt4.10 ; springsti-alghts , $2.75(23.00 ( ; bak-
ers. § 2.00(3.2.10. ( ' '
WlllUT No. 2sprlnB,70jc ! ! No. 3 spring , 01
® 60c ; N'o. 2 red , 705c. !
Coitx Stuudy ; No. 241'iic. .
OATS .Vo. 2 , 30330fc ; ; No. 2 white , 35jc ;
on track : No. 3 white , 32332(5c. (
Kvn No. 2,474'e.
HAIU.KV No. 0. 04c ; No. 3 , f. o. b , , 403COC
No. 4 , f. o. b. , 34(24Oc. (
Ki.AxSr.KD-No. 1 , J1.0815.
TIMOTII V Sp.nu Prime , $2.00fl2.10.
POIIK Mess , per bbl. , $14.7515.00 ; lard
per 100 Ibs. , tlO.OO ; short ribs , sides ( loose ) ,
$ S.258.37 ; dry suited shoulders < bo\edV7.87'S )
© H.OO ; short clear sides ( boxed ) , ifa.BO-I58.H5.
WIIISKV Distillers' llnlbhed goods , per gal. ,
PWO'AR Cut loaf , 5i5ic ! ; granulated , 5c ;
standard "A , " 48C.
The following were the receipts and ship
ments today :
On the Produce exchange today thu butter
market was quint : creamery , 2O329c ; dairy ,
19il2Gc Eggs , scarcu ; strictly fresh , 23S240.
Omalni I'roiliira .Market.
The week closed without any very radical
change In values on tlio last day.
Aei'i.KS tiood apples are quoted at $3.50 ®
4.00 ; choice to fancy , J4.00ffi-1.25.i
KANAKAS Quotations aru : I'alr to good
shipping stock , J2.00 < 3',2.50 ' per bunch.
HiiTTF.it Thu genural inarkut is steady. The
bulk of Ihu receipts sells nt 14lOc , and somu
select packnges al 17 ® 19c.
CiiANiitunir.s : Quotations are : Hell and
churrv. 48.50 pur 1)1)1. ) : bell anil bugle , 19.50 :
Into Capo Cod , J10.00. Thu arrivals on thu
market aiu tight.
C'ni.Kiiv Kancy celery Is dlfllcult to find.
Qiiotiiiluns rnnscall the way from 25e to 40c.
CIIUISIMAS Tniis : : t to 0 feet , pur doz. ,
I3.OOS4.50j 0 to 10 feet , per do/ , ! fO.)0310.00 ( ) ;
extra large , for schools and churches , each ,
J2.OOTiO.00 ; bully , pur bbl. , J2.60 ; mlstlutou
per Ib , , 2MWOC.
( . AMI ! The arrivals of quail are large , but
they move qultu finely at quotations. Ducks
aru scaiu and In good demand , .lack rabbits
aru coming freely ami aiu likely to go lower.
Small labblts aru not very plenty nnd sell
moru icadlly. Quotations are : Pheasants ,
J5.00a5.50 ; pralrlu chickens , S4.OOSi-t.OU ;
grousu , $4.00 ; final ] , M.UOftl.'Jfi ; snipe ,
H.OO ; jack sulpu , $1.2..ffl)1.50 ) ; plover ,
Jl.OO ; goldenplovur , Jl.25ftl.50 ; canvas back
ducks , jB.OO'rllO.OO ; red head ducks , $4.00 ;
nmllnrd ducks , $3.fiO'23.75 ? ; bliiu wing teal ,
J2.25grcun ; wing teal , * 1.75 ; mixed ducks , Jl.OO ;
Canada geese. iG.OOU7.50 ; jack rabbits , $2.00 ;
( i(3.00 ( ; small rabbits , $1.25Q,1.5O ; squirrels ,
Jl.OUl.-.r ( ) ; : anlelopu saddles , 1415c ; fleer
saddles , lOQiiOe ; nntulopu carcasses ,
deer carcasses , 1012c.
llONivThu : market Is firm , good whlto
clovur honuv bnlng scarce at 17c.
llA V No. 1 , J7.00Ti7.50j No. 2 , iO.OOdJG.OO.
I.KMONrt-Cholrii. * 4.50 : fancy , ifO.OU.
MAIAUA ( IIIAPKSI'er keg , PJ.OO ,
OvriTKiis I'nchiinged at 131i)5e : ) per can.
ONIONS llomugiown , bOSHSc ; .Spanish , { 1,90
lie i-c rate.
OiiA.Niis : I-'loflda , f3,2503,00 ,
1'irrATor.tQuotations aru : Homegrown ,
CDT/,7.rC- Colorado nnd Utah , H5c.
I'oui.Tiiv Turkuys wuiu In larger receipt ,
hut sold qnllu luadlly at IHToKlc. ( let-so and
ducks weru not plenty at 0&10c. , Chlekuns
weru very slow at 7fo7'ji ; for cholcu htock ,
while coarsu and Inferior > vent at 0 > ( jGc ,
Ktics Thu markut w ; ( [ iioled steady at 23 ®
Swr.irr I'OTATors cjmico Miiscatlno and
Illinois stock , i-a.7MM.tH ) per bbl.
YuAirQuotations aij-i , Haiall and fat , OiJ'2.
7c ; largu and heavy , SUVjl-
Xu\v Voclc MurltctR *
NKW Ynitic , Dec. 17t-.l-'i.oiin Uecolpts , 34-
534 pkg.s. ; u.xports , 14.tiOf ) bills. , 3,405 sucks ;
Con.v MKAI < Dull , htgady ; yullow western ,
t2.7M62.HO.
WiiiiAT IlecolpIs , 73',02r ' > bn , : experts , 208-
550 1m. ; sales , 595OOI > bu. futures ; 10,000
bu , spot. Spots dull , uuslur ; No. 2 led ,
7Gic In storu and elevator ; 70 c alloat ; 75U
( T.77JH'c. ( f , o. b. : No. 3 ied.72'iu ' ; ungraded ruil ,
7O5i78cj No. 1 northern , 79'io ; No. 1 hard ,
bO ! < < rJH&cii : No , 2 northern , 76c ! ; No. 2.MI1-
waiikeu. 7434'c ; No. 3 spring 7U'ic. ' Options
opened llrmut ! Bc advance , reacted ! ft ? c on
easier cable , weuk west and local leallzlng.
closed weak at 'ali'tc below yesterday , with a
moderately active trade ; No. 2 red , January ,
7fjft,76 0-llic , closing at 75c ; .March , 77si5t
78'c ' , chi-lngat 77 ? c ; May , 7080He , clos-
Imr at 79.ic.
Itvi : Dull , nomlnul ; westuin , 015Hc.
HAIII.BV Quleti weslurn , 0VibOcj ( No , 2 Toronto -
ronto , 8KiiH5c. (
HAin.r.v JI.vi.T Qulut : western , 70Q82ci
city madu Canada , Jl.oWU.o , ' )
COIIN Ui-i-uli-tii , 13,00J ( bu , ; exports , 19,880
bti. ; bales , IDD.OOO bu , of filtuies ; 9.000 bu.
Spots dull , weaker ; No. 2 ,
filUiu In cluvator ; 51 o afloat. Ontloiib wurt
dull , J 5iSc lonvr. an following wheat In the
wast , closing steady : December , OOV ; closing
50iJunuary.clisliiB&0 ! c.May102Ji ; < a02ic
closing ut fi'J'.c.
OAlB-Uect-lptti , 42.000 bu.j exports , 4,58-1
bu. ; sales , 30.000 bu. future. , : 41,000 bu
spot. Spots , dull ; uhltu , Urmcr. Options dull
pn leri .Innnnry. 37e. rlixltiR M 37ri Mny , M\
C397-UV , floiltiKat ODscKpot , No. V ! white ,
4-.Vi inlM-d wp trrn , ,10'il.3Hci ' ( while west
ern , 40ff 42'u'i ' No. 2 t'lilcaao. 37 ' , e.
ll.W I'lMu , qnleti shlpplnj , OOftOSet KO ( l
to choice , 7 < V8SMlo ,
Hoisl'lMn , falilv nctlvoi state , Rood to
eliolce , 18'23cj I'licdl" const. Isnu.V.
SfOAtt-llaw , dull , firm : fair rellnlng , ! te\ \
cenlrlfii.enU , OOteit. n'nci rellned , quiet ea ys
Off A , 4' < < iMv-1lV ! mold A. 4 Ifi-ltici
.standard A , 4 llVOW.4'.iconfectioners ! A ,
I 0-10JblUct cut loaf , 55-10Wr > i | ; crushed ,
! i fi-lOItS'ic : jiowdered 13-10l ? > c | srnnu-
luted. 4 ll-lGfl-ne ; cubes. 4 13-10 < flBo.
Mot..vssr.s-rorclgn , nomhrnl ; New Orleans ,
quiet , Mendy ; open kettle , ifow , good lo
choice , 25tt3'fe.
KICK Fair demand , steadv : domestic , fair
to ettruISt.riVet .lapan. 4'i > ' 5c.
fancy , steady : western , best ,
lliir.s Steady ! rjulet ! wet. alted New Or
leans selected , 45 nnd 00 Ibs. , 5517C ; TU.MM
selected , 50 and 00 His. ,
I'OKK-Dulet. llrm : old mess , Ilfl.00ai0.2r > ;
new iiicis , flO.OOiHO.OO ; extra prime , nomi
nal. Ciitmcats , Inactlvo ; pickled bi-llles , HVe ;
pickled shoulders , 8'8 { > ic ; pickled hams , loij
611 Ic ; middles , quiet1 short , clear , $3,55.
l.ut-d , easv , nominal ; \M-stern steam closed at
J10.25 ; sales , none ; December , $10.29 bid ;
.lnnuai-y.J10.15 bid ; March. $10.16 bid ; May ,
$9.95 hid.
HtlTTi-.n-Qulet ; western dairy , 17CT240 :
western creamery , 205t30ij ; western factory ,
llVjl23c : Kliilno , 29'iTJ30o.
CIII-.KSK Moderately active , llrm ; part
skims , 39M9'Sc. '
I'm IliON-Sleady ; American , $13.00JtlO.OO.
Coi-i-KU-Qulel , firm : lake. $12.25.
l.llAD-Stendyi domestic , t4.25.
TiN-CJulet , steady ; Si rails , H9.00. "
St. l.ouU MnrUeM.
ST. l.nuis , Mo. , Dec. 17. 1'i.oim IJiicbanged.
WIIISAT Closed llrm , jo under vesturduy.
Cash 05v : .Innnary , oO'je ; May , 72 * c.
CollN 'jiiil'fc below yesterday ; cash and De
cember , 37ii-i .Iiinuary , SH'.c.
OATS- Dull ; cash 3211' ; May , easier , 3li )
34iC.
UHVRScarce , 50o asked ,
H.vni.iiv Very slow : Minnesota sold atOOo.
COIt.S MKAIr-Oulet lit Jl.bO.
WltlsKV Steady at $1.30.
H.umiMi ASH COTTON Ttr.s Unchanged.
I'lioviatoNs Very ijulct , with only a jobbing
trade done at pievlous limitations. 1'ork ,
$10.50. l.urd , * 9.75T.9.80. l.oixo shoulders ,
17.60longs and ribs , $8.50. Shorls , JS.55.
Jloved 15c mote. Itacon , .shoulders , fH.12'4s
longs ami rib- ; , $0.50 ; shorts , $10.00 ; strips ,
HUc. Suifuri-tncd hams. } 11.5012.50.
KKCiirrs : riour , 4,000 bids.lual ; , 40.000
bu. ; corn , 107,000 bu. ; oHs ! , 2H.OOO bu. ;
rye , 4,000 bu. ; barley 11.001) ) bu.
Snli-.MH.VTS-l'loiir , 9,000 hbls. ; wheat , 22,000
bu , : corn , 77,000 bit. ; oats , 0,000 bn. ; ryu ,
7,000 bu. ! barley , nono.
Oil MurUet.
Niw : YOIIK , Doc. 17. I'lrrnni.nuM Was neg
lected throughoui ; not a single sulo was ru-
ported. Pennsylvania oil , spot sales , none ;
January options sales , none : offered at 03i' ;
lilma oil , sales , none , 17c bid. Total sales ,
none.
Coi-Toxscr.t ) On , Steady ; crude , 3Cc ; yel
low , 38'iSt39c. '
TAI.I.OW Steady , city ( $2.00 for packages ) ,
4 15-10c.
lifisiN Dull , steady ; strsilned , common to
Tuiit'ilsTiNi : iliift" , steady at 313lUc.
Kantus City .Mnrkfts.
KANSAS CITV. Mo. . Dec. 17. WHEAT Uarulv
sleady ; No. 2 hard , 04b(3OIUc ! ( ; No. 2 red , 07
< 208c.
COHN Quiet , steady : No. 2 mixed. 33333Hc.
lATS-\Veuk : No. 2 mixed. 29 300.
HVK-1'Irin ; No. 2 , 47c.
HUTTKii In fair dumand ; creamery , 2528c ;
dairy. 1418c.
Kims' Stuudy ut lB@19c.
KECIIITShuut : , 92,000 bu. ; corn. 5,000
bu. ; oats , none.
SHIPMENTS Wheat , 51,000 bu. ; corn , 10,000
bu , ; outs ; none.
Voll'eo Mlirket.
Nr.w Yonic , Dee. -Options opened firm
at 525 points up iclosingllrm , at20jC30 points
up : suirs , 33,500 , bags , Including Peeem'jcr ' ,
$10.201 ? . 10.25 ; January -15.755tl5.85 ; IVbril
ary. S15.05W15.70 ; March. J15.45 16.55 ; April ,
$15.35(3,15.40 ( : May , J15.20i.415.30 ; July. * 15.25 ;
September. H5.254il5.30. Spot Klo , dull but
ilriner at HG.02'i@10.75 ' for No. 7.
Mllwmikcu ( Srulu Market.
Mu.wAi'icr.i : . WK. Dec. 17. WHEAT Lower ;
May , 00e ; No. 2 spring , 04c.
Con.v-Qulet ; No. 3 , 38'Je.
OATS-Stcady ; No. 2 white , 34fc ! ; No , 3
3233c.
HAin.r.v OOe.
KYU-53'iu. _
Trailers' Tulk.
CHICAGO , 111. , Dec. 17. ICcmiett , Hopkins &
Co. lo.l. A. McWhortur : Tlio news has been
un Important and tluct nations small with a con
siderable amount reported taken for export at
St. LouN. Trading was largely local. It was
a clearing up of old business , but a moru conll-
dent feeling prevails and It Is thought by con
servative operators that a moderate rally Is
duo and many feel that prices linvc touched
thu bottom for the present. Corn and oats' ,
while not very strong , have shown no weak
ness at any time and continue to bu absorbed
by good parties on soft , spots. In provisions
thcro bus been heavy soiling , supposed to bu
for thu account of a prominent , holder. HOJJS
touched JO.HO today , tbo highest point yet
reached , and the market started olV strong ,
butlt Is just at such times that tlio bis holders
scum to bo willing to supply thu demand.
OlllCAiiO , III. , 1W. 17 , F. ( ! . Logan & Co. to
Duncan , Ilolllngcr & Co. : Wheat has ruled
within a narrow range. Thu trading , with the
except Ion of somu purchases that were thought
to bu for thu account of the largo longs , was
not characteristic , From estimates that wu
secured from different markets wo figure the
vlslblo supply will show an Increase of u Httlu
less than 2,000,000 bu. The receipts contain
a larger proportion of northern spring wheat
than heretofore. The better grades of It meet
a ifood market , but low grades are not
anxiously sought after. St. Louis reports
good export purchases , 400,000 bu. Out-
.sldo of this , miisclu held thu market up
At or about the opimlng every mouilns
the receivers are sellers of corn. During thu
day scalpers took thu market In charge with
somu Inlying by provision people who are bull
ish , Wu do not see any good reason for an ail-
vancu at present. The Interior movement slmwt
evidences of Increasing. Oats was weak will :
receivers and ulovntor people selling , In pro
visions , around the optMibig , outsiders were
buyers and also moderately during thu day ,
Thu large local longs fed the market , esne-i ,
lally with pork. Wo notice that the outsiders'
are gradually gelling thu load that has bco
held heretofore for thu concenlratc'd long In
teiest , consequently wu feel that sales 01
bulges Is the host pollcv.
Ciiic.vco , 111. , Dec. 17. Coiinselman & Day
toCockrell Ilros. Commission Company : May
wheat closes 2 ; < o lower than hist Saliirdaj
after a week of dullness , owing chlelly to con
tinued heavy marketing in thu northwest and
a lighter export movement. Trading Is
principally for May deliveries , and operators
are actuated bysenllment based bv the long
element on low prices. To our mind the oul-
eomo must bu dutennlnod by thu early
Kin-Ill ) ; crop prospects and thu ex
port demand. If thu bears win Ihuiu
Is possibly 3 per cent more In
selling. If tlio other xldo Is right It Is likely to
bu right for a 30 per cunt Hsu. Corn lias a
strong under tone bi-eaiiso operators suspect ,
bull manipulation may crop out somutlmu
during thu winter , and hesitate to start * thu
market whllu rccnlplsof contract grades run
so small. Oats Is dull , llrm and unattractive
for speculation. Provisions present no new
feature , Thu Cudiihys1 scum satlsflc.il with
t heir season's profits and conllnuu to unload
upon thu now crop of eleventh hour bulls ,
Meanwbllu thu restricted consumption owing
to high prices Is becoming moru consplclous ,
STOCKS AND I1ONDS.
Securities In CenrrulVero HiiHfttluil hut
Cloned ivllb IVHDcelluiM. .
NKW VOIIK , Dec. 17. Thu week closed at thu
Stock u.xcbungu with a fovurlsb and unsettled
market. Although thu rate.s of sterling e.\-
changu wuro sensibly easier than for somu
days past , yet II was so generally reported
Ihntthn u.\port movement of gold would bu
resumed next week , 'that many
timid holders were Induced lo sell out ,
At Ihu sumu time , of course , Ihu bears
look every means possible to Intensify thu
feeling of uncerluliity. Thu latest reports aru
that between $3,000.000 and $ l,000ooo In gold
will bushlpp-jd to thu continent on Ttn-sdny
next regardless of thu condition of the foreign
i-M-haiiges. It Is slated that , hankers hero
havu received peremptory orders for
Ihu amounts named. Thu bank state
ment proved lo bu n great surprise , iho
loss on surplus ii-M-rve having been 'way below
tlio expectations. TIOMI | who VMII-II calculating
on a heavy dcuicasu apparently failed to taku
Into account thu heavy influx of money from
Ihu Interior attracted by the higher rates of
Interest prevailing at this cuutur. On thu
publication of thu clearing housu exhibit , a
rally of from U to la > per cent occurred In thu
btoik markets , but ihcru was a renewed pres-
suru lo hull during thu lust fifteen mliiutu.s of
business.
As compared with Friday's final quotations
Chicago ( las. Distilling anil Catllc.fccdlng ,
Manhattan , \\estern I'nlon , Lead und .lei-soy
Central closed ul declines of from U to 2 pur
cunt. On Ihu oilier hand , I'nlon I'acllli : and
Louisville & Nashville weiu a fraction higher ,
whllu Sugar , llurlliiglon fc Quiiicy , HI. I'uiil ,
Hock Island , Lake Shore. Missouri I'aellle and
New York Central left off practically thu same
ason I'rlday , Thu sulcs aggregated 2OH.U77
listed anil 34,700 unlisted , Thu market closed
Irregular.
Thu 1'ost's ' financial
writer toduy says ;
Naturally enough , pin-haps , considering Ihu
violence ) of yesterday's break , thu market of
tills morning failed lo relied adeijualely tlm
chnngu In the situation since ycsturduy after
noon. Slocks In general weiu unsullied , und
It was not until unu.Npiictcdly favoruhlu bunk
statement appealed that any tendency lo iu-
covury was noticeable. Thu Industrials mut
with uo greater favor toduy than ycstur
duy. A few weru supported by their own
pools , but the rest went to pieces ugtiln with
iunuwe.il violence. Taken u u "hole , thu mar
ket closed with comparatively fuw heavy do-
cllues , und the tone ut the close. , althuuih ; by
no moans nmfldi'nt. wan distinctly better. Bo
far in the Mock market alonp Ii roncetnod ,
tlip ruling fcalurol * thoiUxrnccot hciivy oiit-
Thr blow Inn fallen chiefly on n baud nf
foolMi imifc < < lpnU : ndventlli-ert who have
followed the. luck o'lantorn of Industrial spec
ulation , rrfu < 1mt lo bo warned by tbplrlialf
do/on pruvlou * experiences onlv a little Irs *
dUnstrout , by the reputed Men-filial lender *
were unpiisy over tbo acceptance of sU'-lt col-
latrrnl. The otlt ldo public , i fnrn It ha *
bad nny tlUnc to do with speculation , hnn bceil
an element of coa ervntl m nnd Mt-e'ngth. A *
for the money market , the ueM that cin :
bn ntd N that the week's experiences
nro 'bunk scaru" astgrnvalcd by several nnj
lucky rolucldpiiopi. That the outlook for nrcc
Iieal of the silver purchase law Is considerably
ess promising than It was u few weeks ago
muit rpcrpt fully bo admitted. The elTorti to
iret cold from tlio I'lilled States for liuropo
bad not diminished and tunny bankers express
confidence In further shipments. All this has
served to hrlnn about one of those peculiar
and i sudden spatnis of flight so oftPlilt -
iiesM-d In the hlMorv of bank management.
Hut II cannot bo too often nlllrmed that an ab
normal motipy or currency rrl-ds sooner or
Inter works Its own cure. The evclllna Inci
dents of this week have ccrlalnlv hastened
tbo remedy.
The following are the closing emulations for
the leading stocks on thu New York Stock exchange
change- today :
Alchlvin juij'.Sortli ' AnirrlCHnro.
Ailams Kx Northern l-nrltlo IBJti
Alton. T. HOe ito | in-fortil
Oo preforreil. . . . II. I1. Di-ii A ( liilf. . .
American Kxprc-o. N'orlliwpilcrn n us
llnltlmorn A Ohio. , ito | iriMorroil IIH ,
Cnnaila rnclllo . . . . S'J N. V. Central
( 'aniuln Southern . S'JW < X. V. A N. 1- :
LVntrnl I'ncltlo. . . . S7U Ontario A VVi'stern. .
rin-v A Ohio Oregon Imp
Chicago Alton. . . . 110 Orenoii NIIV 73
c. n. , vy ; ( U.S. l. . fc u. N 33
Chlrnin tins IU jl'.iclllc.M.ill ! 5I <
Coiisollil.ilrililai. . . ll'rorla. 1K o. A U. . . , Irt- - ,
' . C. 11 ft St. Ii ! > ; * ( rilt < liiirit , l.M
Colo. Coiil A Iron. . . < 9 ! I'nlhnin 1'alncc IVI
t'olton uilCcrt : i'.iUlcvllnii ' | 63S
Del. ll'uhon l : ; < jllllclimani1 Tor ' ' .i
D.1..AW ll > 1 ( , do | ircfrrol i3
I ) . A II. ( I. iifil fH ) Uludrniiilo Wost. . . 35
II. A r. K. Co CMs ito ( irt-furrpil
* l Tumi. ; ii < llock laUnil
Krle 7.OA St. UAS . P. litpM. .
ilo preferred 51 St. I'nul
Kurt \Vayno. 1M ilo prcfotn-it
til. .Northern | < M. 1,11 St. I'nul A Oin.-ilin. . .
C. A K. 1. iifil ! > ; ilo tirrfcrrail n-
ItuckhnfVallojr. . . SS Southern ravllle. . . .
Illliiiilsreiitrnl. . . Siunr lletlnery
St. 1-niil A Diilntli. . 41 To mi. Conl A Iron. .
Kan. A Ti-i. pfd 2it [ Toxin I'nrlllc
l.nko Krlo A West. , ' 'j Col. A O. Cc'iit. | if.l. . 7.V
no profurroil l.'i't ' rnlon 1'ncltlc1 37H
l.nko Shorn 1.10 U.S.
1.1'iul Tru t 4U4 W. St. I , . A I-
1.0111" . A Nmh ii'.rt < ilo tiri-fi-rri-il
I.IHI | . A Now Alb'y.
Atanhnllan Oon. . I'M VVoiti-rn Union
Muniiils.V | | 0 I'MW ) VVIievllnE A I * II. . . .
.Mk'lilk-nn Ccntnd. . 101 ilo prulurn-il
Missouri I'nclllo. . . . Minn. A St. I ,
Mulilla.V Ohio ! . A H (1 ( IM ,
Nnslivlllo Chntt. . . . S < l ( Icnornl Kloctrlo. . . . 1IV4
National ( 'onlnito. . Nnllonnl I.hivoil. . . lit ,
ilo prefcrroil ms 0. Km-1 A. Iron C.tl ,
N.J. rontral ilo prolcrrcil 11:1 :
N o r f o I k A VV. I'lil. . Ksi ; <
ux-itlv.
l.onilnn I'lmiiu-liil Kevlew.
llOHili Jiimet donlnn Itrnnrtt. ]
LONDON , Dec. 17. [ Now York Herald Cable
Special to Tin : llii.1 : : lliislness generally has
beeu iiulel on the Stock exchange. Thu ten-
ency of the markets has bt-cti decidedly bet-
er than It was yesterday. 1'uiids are un
hanged , whllu Indian rupee paper Is > & per
cut easier , 1'orulgn government securities
esponded to the llrnine-.s on Ihu Paris bourse
mimg International stocks. Amcilcan rall-
uys opened flat and generally lower ,
ml havu slncu shown moru strength ,
losing favorable on thu whole , due
DII number of rcpurchiisors bv recent sellers
ndei-tliu Impression that gold was scarce. In
liicoof a fall , an Improvement of 'i t" U pel
cut was established In Atchl on , Kilo. , Denver ,
* oulsvlllc& Nashvlllu , North 1'iielllc prefer-
nce , Pennsylvania and I'lilludelphla .t Ki'ad- '
ng. Canndian lines al-ocloso in better tfine
jrand Trunk preferences guaranteed marking
. rise of )8 to ! ( per cent. Miscellaneous se-
urltlcs havu been neglected and aiu without
eatui-u. Money has bct'ii iiilte ] iv drug. Shoi-l
oanshuvu been easily obtained at from 1 1-10
o 1 ? percent. Tint discount market has also
x-eii iiilet. | Two tbreu months' bills weiu
noted at 1-li lo l ? percent.
Xeiv York Money
NKW YoitK , Dec. 17. The closing qilo-
atlonson bonds :
J. S. Is rug I I.I .MuliiRl t'nlon os. . . 11
J. S. Ii coup 114 N. J.O. Int. C'ert . . . lll-lft
J.8 4 sioi : 100 Northurn 1'ne. 1st * . 11S9 {
'iielllclis of ' 0.1 . . 105 Northern IMc. Suits. It. )
.ouHlnim st'pcd Is. Iff N.V. . Consoli ra
tlDAOurl t ! N.V , Dot ) . 5s 101
i'riin. turn net ( a. . . . St. I , . A I. .M. lien , iis 84
I'eiin. no iv not . ' > . . . . 1U1 St. I < . .1 San V ( ! . M. lit
I'enn. now eel 'Is. . . . ; ! ? St. I'aul Consols. . . HID
Cnnnda So. 2nd5. . . . Wi St. P.O. A P. lets. . . 117
Cen. I'nrlllo l ts. . . . 107 T. P. I > O. Tr. Kctfl. 78
' ) . A II. (1. U13 117 T. P. It. O. Tr. Hut . 27
) . A It. C. ( a ffi Union Pac. Ibl . . . . 10i > <
3rlO Knits Went tflioro 10.1H
I. 1C. Si'f. ( Jen. (11. ( ffiH It.O.V 7Uf !
I. 1C. AT. ( ien. 5.1. . ( H
San Fninclseo .Mining Stoelm.
SAN ra.VNCisro , Cal. , Dec. 17. The oflle.lai
L-losIng qnotatloiH for mining stocks today
weiu as follows :
Alta SA Mexican 125
ilnltver 15 Mono 10
llelclier 1S5 Onlilr ! 171) )
lleulA. llelclier 123 Poles ) 215
iodlu Consolidated 15 Savnto 105
Cliollnr 8U hlerra Nevada 1.15
e'on. Cul. A.Vn . . . . 170 Union Consolidated I'M
Crown Point 85 Utah 10
onld.VCurry (15 ( Nov. Queen 10
: lnlo tt NorcrniH. . . . lift
ITnaneial Notes.
JCANSAS OITV , JIo. , Don 17. Clearings , $1 ,
ItALTlMOllK , Mil. , Dec. 17. Clearings , $3,242 ,
342 ; balances , 4040,794. Money 0 pur cunt.
MK.MI-IIIH , Tonn. , Dec. 17. New Vorl
uxchangu sulllng at par. Clearings , f.439-
' ' . ; balancus , $87 , 31.
Nivv : OUIIANS : , l.u.lee. . 17. Clrarlngs , $2 ,
444.270 ; Nuw York sight commurclul 50u flls
count ; bank$1.00 prumlum.
ST. T.OIMN , Mo. , Deo. 17.--Clearings , J4.103.
710 : balances , $113,30a. Monuv quiet. ( Van
er cent. Kxchungu on Nuw York 25c dls
count.
NKW YoitK , Dec. 17. Ctuarings , J189.300.
040 ; bulances. 9,41HHi ! ) . For the week
Clearings , f889,849,8h3 ; balances , J38.253 ,
5b9.
5b9.HOSTON
HOSTON , MP.SSDec. . . 17. Clearings. ? 19,253 ,
)3 ; baluncps $2.200.417. l-'or thu week
Clearings , U114.5S1.3HH ; balances $12.547.512
Jlonuy , 5 per cent. K.vchango on Nuw Yor !
[ iar to 12'/U ' dlsc < iunt.
CliliMiin , 111. , Dec. 17. Clearings. $20,180 ,
: ! : for Ihu rteuk $111,489,732 , ugnlnv
(07,014,037 for the corresponding week Ins
veal1. Nuw York evchango 25u piemluni ,
Slurllngi'M'hungo Qiilul.sl.Nly Hay bllls l.KO ;
demand $1.884. Money Steady , 5K O pur
cent.
MVI : sTficic .MAKKIT.S. :
Cattle CiindltloiM Still Improving Iln s
I'li-nty hut Higher.
OMAHA , Dec. 17 , liecelpta have been slightly
heavier than tbuwcek previous ami uxcepl as
to bogs , heavier llian thu concspondlng
of Dece-mber hist year. The iccoid Is as fol
lows :
Cattle. Hogs , Sheep.
Itccelpfs the past wcuk..lilIH ( ! 33,45 ! ) 4,407
Itecelpls previous week. . lli,3i ( I JID.HIIO 2-IHI
Cun-espondlng week lh01.ll.03U DO.C.OO 2,077
Thunctlvlty and strengtli Hint chiiracterl/.ed
Ihu calllu trndu on I'rlday was pre-ent again
today although there was no quotable ad
vance In prlcus at least MI far as beef steers
vveii ) concerned , Offerings WCI-H thu lightest
of thu week , In fuel the lightest run of
cattlu so far fills month , and of thesu
probably twenty loads uuru good enough
to Milt thu du.--sed bcuf buyers. They
vveru needing somu cattle , and with
a moderate shipping demand trade was toler
ably brisk and prices well maintained at Fri
day's advance , although on Ihu general run of
block nearly 2.V lower than onu week ago.
Thu bust iat : tin did not sell. Fair lo very good
1,000 lo 1 , 300-lb , hteeis sold at fiom J3.4O to
$4. < > r > , and fair lo poor si uir from ? : ! . : in dmvn lo
$3.00. A very good elearanco was effected.
A fair demand from an eastern Inuchcr and
thu usual good local demand taken In ciiiijimc-
lion with rather light recolpis , gave in u fur-
Iher advam-o on co\v sinlV of from V to 1IK- ,
Sales weru madu al all the way from ODe for an
old iK-llcr to f-J7 , ' ) for a hintiolli fat heifer. The
lilt. hulk of thu fair lo good Mull' , however.
sold at from tl. 75 to * -2.H.'i. llnll.s , OM-II and
slags wuiu In inthur modenilu supply and
wuru freely taken at from il.fto lo $2.uo. Com
mon yearlings nnd lai/e calves weru rather
( | illut at from i2.25 to $ ,1.00 , Yeal calves w'uiu
In aellvu demand ami strong at from J3.0 to
ffi.DO.
lliislness rontlniies brisk In the slocker and
feeder line and prices aru lOc to 2rii ! better
than awcck ago on nil gi-adus. Country outers
havu Improved considerably of lulu and thu
receipts liiivo baldly Icupi placu with this du-
inaiiil. Yard hpeculatoM have betui nmililu to
secure enough cattlu lo supply their trade ,
and anything In this line incuts with a ready
salu at gooil figures , KMI-CIUU sales \\oiu at
from$2.2r > loi3f)0 , with thu bulk of thu trad
ing at fromS2.UOtiii3.00.
Although thu cattlu market dining thu early
part of thu week was about us mean as It ever
gnlK , this was duu In a gieat measuru to thu
heavy reculpts , and the easu with which thu
tradu rccovuiud from that dumninllzatloii
coi.on.vno CATTI.I :
. . . .
I str.tlg.1125 2011 47 COWS. . H93 22.
Hods itoeelpts today were 1,100 hi-avlur
than last Saturday , and the heaviest of the
week , nlthoilgh less than half ns many liagt
were on Mile as there were : i year ago today.
The week's receipts wetu 33,459 , or 2,000
beavlin- than a week ago. and 20,000 lighter
than ono year ago. The quality of IhuolTcr-
Ings tnken , as u whole , was about , up to ,
the avei-age. Conditions weio much the s-iimo
as thev have been all week and sellers hud Iho
bestof the situation thrimulioiit. l-'onr pack
ers , linen shlnpor-t and half a dozen specula
tors uere In 1 he Held nnd trading slat-ted out ,
brisk on the basis of a IV ( o UV advance aid |
nearly evervlhlng chanted hands- that way.
( iood tocbolcu butcher welsht and huavy IIOKS
sohl at fiom $0.40 up to $0.55 , the latter being
the highest price ever paid for hogs on tula
luai-Ket. I'alr to good light and mixed hogn
sold hirgclv at W.35 anil $0.40 , with an occa
sional loiul of hoiiiuthlin ; choice going us high
iisiO. 17' , and common light stull'especially
toward thu close us low as $0.25 nnd $0.80.
Thu bleak In provisions , together with
bearish reports from Chicago , caused
a decidedly weaker feeling towaril tbo
close und a few loads remained
unsold on which buyers bid bare l-'rlday'ti
irlce.s. Thu big hulk of thu salus wuro al from
{ 0.35 to $0.40. against &IUO lo $0.40 l-'rldiiy
und Sri.05 to SG.05 on last Saturday.
The past week was one of Ihu most bullish In
the history of thu niarkul. Local houses wuru
all good buvers and the shipping and
largely on tbo Mocker and feedur order and
tlio demand for this class oC stock has been
uneven with prices however generally strong ,
Coed muttons have met with a ready sale at
sat Isfncloi-y figures and thu supply of this
class of stufi' has fallen considerably short , of
the demand. I'alr to good nutlves , ? 3.504.75j
fair to 'good ' westeins , j-3.25Ci4.50 : common
stock sheep , J2.25'iT.3.5O ' ; good I o cholco 40 to
100 Ib lambs S4.uoao.OU. Huprc.sentatlvo
sales.
No. Av , I'r.
2stockers . 70 82 50
21 Mocliurs . 100 2 00
lOstockorH . 5 a 50
129slockcrs . 85 a oo
5 lambs . 90 'i GO
8 lambs . . . . . . . OH (3 ( 00
KecelplH anil DlMpnxllloil ot'Stoek ,
Official receipts and disposition of stock us
shown by thu books oC thu Union Klock Yards
company for thu twenty-four honr.s ending
ul 5 o'clock p. m. Decumbur 17 , 1H92 :
niM'osmo.v.
h City Live Stock Mitrluit.
KANHAK OITV , Mo. , Dec. 17. ( JATTI.K Ho-
f-ulpts , 4,400 head ; shipnients , 2IOO ! head ;
( he market was very dull [ choice blccr-tHlcady :
otliL-l-s weak to lee lower ; fucdurs ntcady.
Itupre.seiilntlvusalus : Dressed buuf nndbhlp-
plng hleiirs , i3,20it4.85 { ; Nlouliurs and feedera ,
42.25143,30.
lloiisHeculnts,0,400 head ; shlpmunlji. 1.000
head ; Ihu uuirkut opened hliong lo Oi ; higher ;
i-lo-ed sli-ady. All grades , 11.00 0,40 ! bulk ,
$0.20TiO,3ri.
Sinir.pKeculpls , 70 ! ) headi hblpments.
none. Thu markut WIIH sfeuilyj muttons , 14.00
( ( 1.25 ; lambs not ijuoted ,
St. Ioulx l.lvu Stix-lf .Mlirldit.
ST. I < ( ) lli , Mo , . Duo. 17-OATTiB-nq-
culpts , 1,200 huad ; shlpmunts , 000 head ;
market stronger : native Kteurs , t3.00't&,20 ;
Texas and Indian steers , $2.10 3,10 ,
lloim-ltuculiils , 3,1)00 lienil ; fchlpnienta
3,000 head : Mining ; heavT. < lt0.3KftO,7U ( ; pack
ing , iO.KitO.OO ( ; light , fO.lUiiO.OU.
Hiliip : lteculpts , 300 head : shipments , BOO
headi steady ut S-.1.00U5.0U ,
Attiirneys nnd Coium-llorn.
The IcKul fraternity of Omaha has added
three now members to the list , and now
Clmrlejj S , Dlckoy , John Vf , Hattin and Paul
UcrKcn have bcwmo full-llodcd ( followers of
the teachings of lihtukstono. They have
been admlttuU to the bar und have been scut
out to hustle up clients and retainer fees.
The three young ( 'cutlcmen vvero uxamlned
by the bar committee seine duyu ago und
yesterday thuy appeared before Judjfo Kny
or , vvhcro they vvero avvorn In , after which
their sheepskins were dullvcrcU.