TTII ? rurvirA ruir.v niK : Trrcsiuv. .IAVITARY 21.
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL
Qraia WasWcnkand Provisions Quito Strong
Yesterday !
WHEAT STARTED A SHADE HIGHER
This .Spurt Wns the Ilciult of Some fluod
HuylnR br rroiiiliiniil Chicago Oper
ators nml tlio Dontructlon of
Much U'licut nt .St. I.ouli.
PMICAno , 111. , Jan. 23. The grain markets
nero weak today and the provisions market
itrong. Compared with Saturday's closing
prices , wheat this evening Is elf Jc | per bu , ,
corn from (4c ( to ? ic , oats and rye o-ich ! { c ,
pork and lard each UOc up..ami ilbs lOc In all
depart monts.
Wheat started a shade higher on some good
buying by prominent local operators and the
destruction of a St. Louis elevator with l.OOO.-
000 bu , of wheat. It was o.ipoctod that the St.
Louis event would result In a certain decrease
In the visible supply , but lalor U was found
that the burnt grain would bo Included In the
Blocks not having been destroyed until the
statistics had been made up ; however , there
Mro other Indications that the visible supply
would show some Increase. It was also re
ported that the anti-option bill would como tea
a vole tomorrow and was piulty sure to pass.
This helped to cause weakness and resulted in
n decline. Schwartz-Hupco and 1'ardrldgo led
the selling. The opening was about the same
as Saturday's closing and prices advanced \ ,
but then became easy and declined ? ic and
held at the decline and closed within a shade
of the bottom.
Corn opened firmer and sold tip a fraction ,
but then turned heavy and weak. Trade was
slow. Soft corn was Inclined to weakness. The
leading houses began to sell until prices had
qnlto a slump. The big receipts expected to
morrow wens a depressing factor : for the bulk
the chief weakness came from Increased sup
ply of railway cars and an expected freer
movement on that account fiom country
stations. It was icportcd tlmt the Chicago
division of ( he Wabash , which previously
could spare no cars for castbound grain , dis
tributed cars In various stations on Saturday
and the Santa To road notllled receivers hero
toM'iid them no more foreign cars as they now
had siilllclent of their own.
The oats market was Inclined to bo firm and
remained so until corn commenced to break.
Itlhen weakened and declined ! tO from the
high point of the day.
Provisions weio remarkably strong on only
a moderate amount of business. The receipts
( if hogs were only 22,000 head , compared with
I'htlmatesof 27ooo , and for tomorrow only
21,000 ate looked for. The high prices are
very tempting to those who prefer to act upon
the short side and thiislielptosupply the hulls
with victims. The olferlngs were exceedingly
light and It took verv little buying to glvo the
market a boost. N. II. Heam and .lohn Cudahy
were icredlted with being the chief buyers.
Captain Taylor bought a good line of ribs and
K. K. Dunham was the most prominent among
the buyers of lard.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow : Wheat ,
H40 cars ; corn , 040 cars ; oats , 33b cars ; hogs ,
21.000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows :
AIITIL'I.ES.
Wheat No 2
January. . 74 73J < nu
May 7'J 78' < fH
July 77J <
Corn No. 2-
January. . 42
February. n 43H 423H
May 48 47H349
Oati No. 2 -
January. . 307k .11 304 .HI
February. 3I 3IH 3I ! < .HI3I > <
May 3- 3I } ( 31)1 3I35.U
Heps Pork
January. . Ifi 75 19 00 75 1895 18 C7H
May ID 12 1'J 40 1'J 07
Lard
January. . 10HS 11 05 10 K , II 05 10 IX )
Alny 1'J'JO U 10 87H U U7M
Bhort Kids-
January. . . 0 9 J 10 o : > Si Oilj 10 O y in
.May ! l 117 W 10 10 II 01) 10 07M a M
Cash quotations were as follows :
Kl.otin Dull , easier ; quotations unchanged ;
winter patents. Sll.tiuiJjj-I.OO ; winter .straits
I3.403.0 ; spring patents , $3.7Ga4.10 ;
prlng straits , J.J.70Q3.00 ! bakers , J1.70 ®
IwilKAT No. 2 spring , 73ic ! ; No. 3 spring.
Gl'J3c ( ; No. 2red,73uc.
COIIN Lower ; No. 2 , 42i c ; No. 3 , cash , 3Jc ! ) ;
No. 3 yellow , 40 ? c.
OATrt-No. 2 , aOHtftaoi/Ri No. 2 white , f. o.
b. , 35 j No. 3 white , 33&33UC.
Uvi-No. : 2 , 04c.
llAiir.KV No. 2 , OOc ; No. 3 , f. o. b. , 4270c ;
No. 4 , f. o. 1) . , 38 40c.
KI.AS HKII : > - NO. 1 , tl.iD ,
TIMOTHY HIKII : I'rlme , $1.00.
I'OIIK Mess , nor bhl. , J1H.OO18.1214 ; lard ,
per 100 His. , 111.00 ; short ribs sides ( loose ) ,
* 10.00ai.IO ( ) ; dry salted shoulders ( boxed ) ,
IU.H7H ® 10.00 ; short clear sides ( boxed ) , 110.30
. .
WiilSKY-nistlllers' finished goods , per gal. ,
SIKIAIIS Unchanged.
Thu following were the receipts and ship
ments for today :
On the 1'roduco exchange today the In .ittor
market was qnlot ; creamery , 22J432C ; dairy ,
20S2GC. Kggs , easy ; strictly fresh , 30331
Ne\v York .Markets.
Nisw YOIIK , Jan. 23. I'l.onu Kecnlpts , 22-
700 pkgs. ; exports , 2,050 bills. , J,200 sacks :
Bales , 8,000 pkgs. ; market dull and generally
weak ; winter wheat , low grades , $2.10iJ2.00 ;
winter wheat , fair to fane v , $2.502.70 ; winter
wheat , patents , $3.854.20 ; Minnesota clear ,
$2.0003.00 ; Minnesota straights , 82.00x24.00 ;
Minnesota patents , $4,2500.00 ; rye mixtures ,
COIIN MEAL Quiet but steady ; yellow , $2.75
fuui.KY Firm ; western , COffiSOc ; No. 2 To
ronto , H.'II ; .
iiindo HAUI.F.V , MAI.T Quiet ; western , 7082c ; city
WllBAT Itecelpts , 37,000 bu. ; exports , 7,080
1)U. ; sales , 980,000 bu. futures , 00,000 bu. spot.
Hpot market firmer , fairly active ; No. 2 red ,
In store ami elevator , 70j < ® 70 c ; alloat,80 ! < c ;
f. o. b. , 80 81'jc : No. 1 northern , 84c ; No. 1
hard , 88c ! ; No. 2 northern , 82c ; No. 2 spring ,
Options opened tlrm at ? c advance as a
result of the loss of about 1,000,000 bu. by lire
ut St. Louis ; firmer cables and some foreign
Inlying and on a decrease In the stock hero ;
declined from ! Jc to Icon weaker west. Increase
In thn visible supply and freer movement ;
closing steady at from Me to ? jc under Satur
day ; No. 2 red. February 70 > ffi70 > * c , closing
nt 70Uc : March , 8 ( ) > i'ii8o4C ' , closing at BOWOJ
May. 82i .83Uc , closing nt 82Jic ; July ,
84'e , Closing at83ljc
Im. : sales , 200.000bu. futures , 80,000 hu.spot.
Snots llrm , dull ; No. 2 , 534'4S54c In elevator ;
64 ® 00c afloat ; steamer ml.xuil , .Ml'.je. Un-
tlons were dull and USc lower on increased
receipts ; February , 53'c , closing at 53.c ! ;
March , 03i.eeloslng at53c ! ; May,03i ! < il03iic ,
closing at 03 > 4c ,
OAT * Keeolpts , 08,700bn. ; sales , 100,0001m.
knot
Chicago , 30 ( Q40i : ; No. a. SHc ; N'o. ' 3 white ,
41 ? . © 4Jo : : nil.xed western , 3bH10lic : whlto
mixed western , 415S47C.
HAY Dull , steady.
HoM--Kalr ileiuiiMilj stiito coninion to
choli-o. IWWOe : I'auluV roast. UK&U-lc.
lllliis.steady : , fair demand.
I'lioviHioxs-f'orlc , ( inlet , stronger ; old mess ,
(1H.OO : new mevs , HH.MKA19.00. Cut
meats , Strong , wanted ; pickled bullies , ll > , ie .
Middles , imlet. llrnii hliurt clour. llo.BB. I.ard.
dull , higher ; western steam closed at f 11.45
did ; sales. TfiOtleicch at 111. Ilfiijl 1.45. Ontlons
fi < " ' . " \VIU ! Jllllu-.lry. f 11.40 asked ; March ,
HUTTKIIOnlet , llrnii'factory 170'JOo
tiur.sK ; : ! ulr demand ; llrmer.
KoiiH lletterhiipply , ninoh lower ; western ,
fresh , 3V ; receipts.,354 piiekiiKes.
KICKiooil deniiind ; llrm.
MOIMSSKS--NIHV Drleuns , open kettle , good
to cholco , fair demand , tlrm.
SUIMII--HIIW , llrmer : dull ; centrifugals. 00
test ! Uio ; rolmed. stonily.
jj' lj < ix Dull , about steady ; American
UJITKIIKiisy , ijulet ; lake , f 12.00.
I.KAD ( > ul'i : ; domo.stle. * : i.0t ) .
TIN Kasyj trnlts , i'JiMi ! ' , ,
Oniiihn I'rodnt-H Alurlict.
The week opened with the customary light
receipts of a Momliiy. There was ulniut the
usual demnnd , but the movement of produce
of all kinds was rather Mow. As has been tlio
rule for homo I line past ecus wern the most In
teresting featuru of tin ) murkot.
Ai'Pi.KS .Sticks are held ut t3.50 < a4.00 for
fair to cholco xtock.
HANAXAH ( Quoted ut f2.0ttfi.2.rj < ) ner hunch.
UKA.NS I'LoU-o ' . -
navy , I'J.tioa-J.lfi.
HUTTKH The miirket Is tlrnior than It was ,
owing to the light receipts , ( lood country
butter Mdls ut 'JOc and funcy at 'JlQ'J'Jc.
Htrong butter or solid packed would sell
below Sue.
CKI.ICIIV 1'or ilot , 40c.
CAI.II-OIIXIA I'AiuuuK-Owliig to the high
prices at which cabbuge Is being hold In south-
on ! California the arrivals hero uro light.
Drumhead , U c.
t'liANiiKiiuiK.s Advices fmm eastern points
Indlcuto very light btockb uuj a tendency ou
Ilin purl of prlro * . to aitrnm'r Hi II nnd "Ill-try ,
! B.f > ( V < i'J.oiij tii-ll ami liiiule , tlO.UOttl".f' ' J.-r-
I'npo Cod ,
' The 'coniiiiimnre of warm weather
_ > il the iniirki l still further. Early In
llio morning dealers wore Inclined to hold for
25c , the cloMnx prlrt onHiitiitday. As reports
worn received from Now York atlotlng tlio
market demoralized and netllng at 30c , ado-
CllnooflOr ! froiirthn clixo of lust week , the
inutkot hero look ntmllior drop. Sonift dealers
who hud plenty of eggs on hand cut the price
down to 20c , and oven at Unit jit Ice the eggs
did not move olT very freely. flayers seemed
to fed that as the market hart dropped 1'Jc In
Roshoit a time It might go still Ion or.
( JAMK Small rabbits , 76ei Jacks , ll.fiO.
HAV There wi-ro over sixty curs on track
and thn market was slow and weak. Good hay
sold at IU.OOS0.26 , with an occasional sale at
tG.CiO.
IIitir.s-No. 1 Milted , 4 > < c ; No. 2 , 3fic ; Hint ,
Co.
Co.HONEY
HONEY 0 < vid white clover , lOitZOL1.
M.U..UIA OHAPIW Unchanged ut $9.00 per
fci ? .
Ntrr ? I.nrRo hickory mils , 11.05 : black wal-
Usioxs Homo crown. 11.00 per Imshcl ;
Spanish , perorate , H.0i > fii2.00.
, medlnni sizes M.'JIj for
Mnjlo ; case lots , mill f3.K ( ) for lull of llvu to ten
eases ; riiHM'ts iin1 'J.V pi'r cusf olioiifier.
connlor l"ic ! on tin1 boNiiNo made for e.xlr.-i
Inritcor tmnll "d7.es. C'lillfornlu navuls , Jl.'Ji ;
MoMoan , ja.oi ) .
OvsTKii" ll'-portx fiom Iliiltlnioro do not
show any Improvement In the ; oyster situation
nt that pulnl. A ri'pnrt friun there says ;
Stand.iriU urn n."ntoil nt (2.09 hero , -intl uru
not to lie Imd even at that pi-Ire. Selects a re.
iinohlalnaliln at nny price. A vnry marked
thawonlv will M > lvt > the ( jiii-stlon , and It will
hive : to lie of u solid week's duration to ham
any effort. Omaha dcalurs nro still Inking
can' of their customers In purl , at least.
I'oui.TUV Thu market nn chickens Is
weaker , nnil tfood Htoi-k Nells nl b0cj KOI-SO
and ducks , uailc : turknvH , 1'J'ic.
I'OT.VTI IKSOnly small hits moving from
store. Western Nebraska stock Is iiote.I | ( at
HIJCJ Utah and Colorado , OJeiJH.'Ji. ' ) ; choice
native , 7Mt.Hili- .
SWEET POTATOES There are a few In the
market which are soiling at $4.50.
VEAL Tie ! demiind \ pretty good and ar
rivals generally art * meeting with very ready
Rule. Choice , ttinHV ; large and thin , 3JtCc.
I'HOIIl'CK I'OINTKIl * .
Eggs are going down fully as fast as they
went up.
The smaller the concern , the larger the cir
cular , the higher the quotations- and the more
liberal the promises , says the St. LouU 1'ost-
Dlspatcli.
The change1 to warmer weather Is having u
brightening effect upon the produce commis
sion business. It Is a relief to see the doors of
the produce lionet's thrown open once mori !
and the sidewalk covered with IJONOS and bar-
tels.
tels.Tlio
Tlio southern crop of early vegetables Is
said to buvo been serlouslv ( lamaved by the
seven1 cold wont her. The rahhairo crop , which
wus nearly full grown. Is badly damaged , mid
while It may be cut and shipped In Its present
condition , It will not bring miii'li of a prlre In
any market us beutlng , decay , etc. , soon fol
lows when It Is packed In that damaged condi
tion.
tion.To
To the rnmmrrrlal Editor : I um pleased
with the commercial page of TIIK llr.i : of late ,
and especially appreciate lust Sunday's Issue.
Hut I have neon wondering for a week what
that produce dealer wanted , that THE HKK
spoke of the fellow that thought the
business should be done "ns she Is did" In
other large cities , by nn exchange. What do
you guess his Idea IsV I always supposed that
In the ordinary transactions fruits and pro
duce are sold at the commission merchant's
place of business. It Is true that commission
men usually occupy oneoriwostreets together
In other cities anil their transactions are usu
ally snld to take pluco "on the street. " What
cite does he want ? 1J.
In the produce and commission business
there appeals to be a steady tendency toward
specialties- , handling only u few articles , and
In some Instances only one vegetable consti
tutes tin-trade of a llrm , suys the l'ost-Ils- )
pntuh. The leading handler und speculator of
the country In potatoes makes the spud his
specialty and entire business. Ho Is located
near the grout llelds of supply In the north
west and from all accounts has mudo , und con
tinues ( o make , u good deal of money -possibly
much moic ( him lioconld wereliehanilllni ; the
usual lines of goods. However , cases moro
pronounced us specialties might bo quoted ,
which go to show that more Insignificant ar
ticles prove very prolltablo when o.M-luslvoly
dealt In. There Is In Now York City an old
llrm that forycurs mudo the handling of cau-
llllower their entire business , and kept , busy
at it for nine months in the year. Thutguvn
the proprietors u three months' vacation , and
the employes had lo secure employment else
where during that time. However , during the
pust few years the gup or Idle season was grud-
uully reduced , new llelds of .supply constantly
opening , so ( hut nt present the tlrm llnds goous
to handle and are enabled to 111 ! their orders
every month In the year. This tlrm has made
a gi eat success of tholr specialty. Toacloso
observer , therefore , specialties are proving far
more roinuneratlve than the old plan of hand
ling and soliciting everything.
IIU8INKS.H IIUIEFS.
S. Williams & Son have sold out tholr Imple
ment business ut K.xulor.
G. I' , llrown hus succeeded to the Implement
business of II. C. llelmlinnip at llurwoll.
A dispatch to It. O. Dun & Co. announces the
failure of Palmer Bros. , general merchants at
Wausa.
John Hupp , In the hardware and Implement
business at Ash ton , has been succeeded by
Janirog & Happ.
Happ.St.
St. LouU .Markets.
HT. Louis. Mo. , Jan. 23. Ki.ouu Unchanged.
WHEAT Closed ! a@Uc under Saturday ; cash ,
CSHc ; May , 74'jc ; July , 74ic.
COIIN Closed ! lc _ below Saturday ; cash ,
OATS Lower ; sample lots sold at 32'fc ;
May , 34Hi34 ( .c.
KVE 68'i ! asked.
HAIILKY Nothing done. *
HUTTEU Unchanged ; creamery , 25@31e ;
dairy , IBWJBe.
KOOB Sharply lower ; 23c.
I'OIIK JIH.iiOforold : lard , $11.00.
UECEII'Trt 1'lour , 9.0001sacks ; wheat , 74,000
bu. ; corn , 200,01)0 ) bu. ; oats , 01,000 bu. ; rye ,
none ; barley , HOMO.
SHIPMENTS Kloiir , 0,000 bbls. ; wheat , 19-
000 Im. ; corn , 100,000 bu. ; outs , 18,000 bu. ;
rye , 2,000 ; barley , none.
Colli-o .Murlict.
NEW YOIIK , Juii. 23. Options opened barely
steady ut 0 points up to 10 points down , closed
llrm , unchunged to 1(1 ( points up. Sales , 30,200
bags. Including January , JHi.70QilG.80 ; Kohru-
cemlier , 810.20. Spot Hlo llrm , moro active :
No. 7 , 17.0 ( ) .
Hio JANKIHO. Jar. 23. Klrst ordinary ,
13,200 rolsper 10 kilos ; good seconds , 12,760
rels. Hecelpts during the week , 64,000 bugs ;
purchases for the United States , 17,000 bags ;
shipments to the United States , 19,000 bugs ;
stock 184,000 bugs.
SANTOS , Jan. 23 , Good averugo. 11,700 rols
per 10 kilos. Receipts during the week , 02-
000 bugs ; purchases for the United States ,
none ; block , 200,000 bugs.
Oil .Murkt-t.
Nnw YOHK , Jan. 23. TAI.I.OW Stronger ;
nulet ; city , ( $2.00 for pkgs. ) . OJJc bid and
asked.
COTTON SHED On , Firm ; crude , 43o ; yel
low , 4 He.
I'KTiioi.KUM Qulut , steady ; United closed at
63 > Jc bid.
HOSIN Quiet , flriiji strained , common to
good , * l.30.j ! > 1.37'i.
Tuiii'RNTixi : Quiet , steady ; 33J'334c. ! '
LONDON , Jan. 23. CALCUTTA LI.NSEED 42s
per quarter.
LIXKEEI ) Oil , 10s Gil percwt.
Tuni'KXTiNE SPIIIITS 23s Hid porcwt.
LlVKiirooL , Jan. 23-TAl.i.ow Kino Amer
ican , 31s per cwt.
Tuiii'KNTixi : SriniTS 23s Oil per cwt.
New York Dry ( looiU Murkut.
NEW YOIIK , Jan. 23. The demand for dry
goods wus fair as disclosed In the mall and
telegraphic orders and In the numberof buyers
astir In the market , Indicating doubtless un
Improved trade for the week. There wore no
prominent dovolopmcntsrim-ept tmt | tn | , lead
ing makes of bleached shirt Ings were moro
active.
Milwaukee ( iraln Markets.
MILWAUKEE , WIs. Jan. 23. WHEAT Easier ;
May , 71c ; No. 2 spring , OHc.
COIIN O.HUM : No. 3,41e.
OATH-Jnletj No. 2 white , 34S30c ; No.
'HVE-IVJ'IJC.
IIAIILEY 04f.
Liverpool .Msrliets.
I.tvEiu-ooL , Jan. 23. WHEAT Steady , de
mand , fair ; holders olTor moderately.
COIIN I'lrm , demand fair.
LAUD Prime woslern , 05j percwt.
I'eorl.i ( iralu AlurUet.
I'liniiiA , 111. . Jan. 23. NEW COIIN No. 2 ,
39 e ; No. 3 , 3'Je ,
OATS No. 3 white , through hilled , 32c ; mar
ket weak.
STOCKS AM ) IIO.NDS.
Securities AVr > llxtreiuel.v Artlvn nt the
NBwYoitK , Jan. 23-Tho htook market was
again active today and extremely so In the
opening hour , when the sales run trading up
Into lurgo llgures. There was mnro fuvorUu-
ness today and moro pressure of long stocks ,
especially among the Industrials , coalers and
grangers. Thu principal cause of this , however -
over , was found In the unexpected announce
ment of a further shipment of gold to Europe
by a blow steamer tomorrow , which , rather
upset llio calculations of the ImlU and damp
ened the buying spirit which was last week so
prominent In the early trading. The appar
ent strength of the market , however , was
Mittlclcntlv demonstrated by tliu itubborn re
sistance In Uiuk'e.uerul lUt to both'rculUutluns ,
on n liirtfe * i illand Imar prpMiiro wi wherever -
over soft upon wi ro ili covcrr < l Tin ) opening
was firm toMiontr. but unusual pre < vire on
the IndiiMrlnK c | > irliilly Distiller * , tlio sharp
dellnp In the last nani'-d ' , Manhattan. Consoli
dated Has. as < rel | as tlocklnit Valley coal , un
settled the entire market with the aid of the
gold shipments aforesaid.
The sales of Distillers were believed to be
for Inside account , and It wa reported that
the Keenu-Wlillo Interest was entirely out of
the stock , but considerably distrust was
caused by the starting of opposition distil
leries In othnr parts of Hit ) country , and
when u repotted disagreement among the pool
In the west was said to bo patched up the re
covery was only partial , and even this was en-
t truly lost , the slock closlm ; at timt with : i net
loss of OS. Manhattan was sold down In the
early deallim * and was evidently without .sup
port , It declined from 170 to 10,1'i. closing 1
nor cent higher than the lowest , with a net
1cm of 3"t tier cent. Thu movements In Con
solidated gas wereof tlie.uamo nature , and ,
although It milled 2 percent from Its lowest ,
price , Its net loss was 2' pel1 cent. The fail
ure to bring the bituminous coal companles.of
Ohio together has Induced lu'iivy ruallmlon.s
on the late rise In Hocking Valley coal , and
today It declined from 22 to 18 , hut another
attempt will be made to get the companies to
gether and a call will .soon be Issued for a
meet Ing of thn association to be held either In
New Yorker Cleveland and the knowledge
of this led to a complete recoverv In Hocking
Valley coal stocks. The coalers were without
special feature today , although It Is said an-
olhc'r attempt h to In1 made through legisla
tion at Albany to regulate the price of coal In
this state. Lackawanna was the only coaler
to show any material loss , I'D per cent being
taken from Its price.
Tim general list displayed a firm temper
throughout the early part of thn day , desulto
the losses occasioned by the reall/.atlons and
pressure brought to bear In dlirerent snots.
St. Paul was specially active and closed un
changed after Iliictuatlonstumlhrtf overu
range of 1H per cent. The rest of the market
pursued about the same course and the Una !
changes are generally Insignificant. The com
mittee of the board of directors of thoMonon ,
who have been working on a plan to classify
that stock Into preferred or common will soon
make their report. It Is understood that they
will n commend a division of tin ; present
capital stock on the basis of 20 per cent of
0 percent pteferred and 70 per cent common
stock. As soon as they roport.thelr planIt will
be submitted to the stockholders for approval.
The Post , says : The small amount of gold
announced today for export tomorrow goes to
Austria. The { 4,300,000 shipped Satuiday
went to tin- Hank of 1'ranco. Although the
sales of su rllng exchange do not favor the ex
port of gold , yet there Is some apprehension
that moro of that metal will be nought as n
commodity by the Hank of France.
The situation of that gieat bank
Is peculiar. Its note Issues were fairly up
to Its old-time limit of 3.011,000 ( ) ( ) ( ) ) francs.
The matter of gold supply In the Hank of
I'rance Is of great Importance to Kranco and to
the French government , and hence , to enable
the bank to go on accumulating the metal , the
limit of the note issue of the hank was re
cently raised 01111,000,000 francs , the object
apparently being to give to the hank the op
portunity of buying more gold by m.'ans of its
extended note Issii" . To what extent this will
bo done , how much premium ( In the way of In
terest ) the b.ink will be willing to pay for the
gold exchange Is not favorable , are matters of
conjecture. The Hank of I'rance , unllko the
Hank of Kngland , Is not hampered In the Issue
of Its note.by any necessity of receiving an
equal amount of gold , but , on the contrary ,
often buys Its gold with Us notes. The gold
question In Kranco Is not the question of sup
porting the currency so much as the necessity
of having a large stock of that metal as a war
reserve.
. The following are the closing quotations of
the leading stocks on the New York Stock ex
change today :
Atchlson 30 Northern 1'itclrtc. . . .
Adauu Kinross 155 do preferred
Alton , T. 11 3.1 V. i : Den. A Quit. . .
do preferred 150 Northwestern
American Kxproji. . 118 do pro tor rod
Baltimore A Ohio. . 118MM N. V. Central 111
Canada I'nclOo 87 N. Y. AN. K
( anaita Southern. . . 8765U Ontario A Western.
Central I'aclHc 2'J Oregon Imp 18
Clies. A Ohio Z.IH OrcKon Nav
CtilciiKO Alton 141 Ore. rf. I * A U. M. . . .
C. U..VQ lii ( < 1'nclflc .Mall 27
Chlcn'-o ( ins lii3Ji I'eorla , Dec. A II. . . . 18
Consolidated Gas. . . 1311 Ptttstnirit 1511
C. C.C. .VSt. L 1311U ? { I'ullmim 1'iilace 109
Cotton Oil Curt 4t > Uendlni ;
Del. Hiiilion . , . Illchmond Terminal
I ) . L. A W do preferred
I ) . & ll.U. | > fd Ulo lirnndo W
1 > . A C. F. Co do preferred
Font Term Hock Island
Erie St. L. A S. R 1st pfd 75
do preferred tit I'nnl 82M
KortVnyno 101 dopreferred I'-Jit
Ut. NorthiTM pfd . . 130 St. 1'nul A Omaha. . 61 hi
! . A K.I pfd do preferred
IlocklTiu Valley. . . . southern I'nclllc. . .
llllnolR Central uitar Itlllnery
St. 1'nilt.t lluluth. . Toiiti. Coul A Irjn. .
Kan. , t Tex pf.i. . . . . Texas 1'aclflc 10H
Lake Krlo AVust. . . Tql. A O. Cent. | .fd.
do profurrei Union I'acltlc
Lake Shore V H. Hxprcsi
Lead Trust \V. St. I * A I'
l.ouls. A .Nnsh 74 14 do preferred
Louli. A Now Alb'y. 25 vVclls Kargo Kjrp. . . 14U
Manhattan Con IV'h Western Union
Memphis A C 50 Wheeling A U 1 ! . . .
Michigan Central. . . do prcfcrcd
Uliiourl I'acltlc Minn A St. 1 , KHl
Hobllo.V Ohio I ) A U. U IB
Nmhvllto Cbntt General iii > ctric , . . .
National CorddRO. . . National I.tnscc'd" . . .
do preferred . . . . C. Fuel A Iron
N. J. Central do pro.erred 105
Norfolk A W. pfd. . Ilous. A Tex. Cen. . . 105a
North American Co
ex-dlv.
The total sales of stocks today were 400,000
shares. Including : Atchlson , 7,100 ; Chicago ,
Ilnrllngton & Qulnoy , 4,400 : Chicago Gas , 114-
000 ; Chicago & Eastern Illinois , 3200 ! : Dis
tilling , 1 > 7.800 : Erie , 800 ; Loillsvlllu * Nash
ville , 0,700 ; Manhattan , 7,000 : .Missouri 1'a-
clflc , 4,700 : National I.cad , 7,800 : National
Coidago. 3,100 ; Now England , 7,600 ; North
ern 1'aclflc preferred , 9,400 : Keadlng , 20,200 ;
Kock Island , 0,900 ; St. Paul , 00,200 ; Sugar ,
20,000 ; Union 1'aclflc , 0,700 ; Western Union ,
13,300.
London financial lEevlnw *
\CoptirlulitcillxabuJamc4 \ fJunlun licnnctt. ]
LONDON , .Ian. 23. [ Now iVork Herald Cable
Special to TIIK HKIlluslness : was tolerably
brisk on the Stock exchange today. The mar
kets prfsenled several features of Interest.
Consols are 'H per emit easier and Indian rupee
paper \i \ per cent. I'orolgn government securi
ties close firm after being dull the greater part
of the day , a better tone being re
ported on continental bourses. Home rail
ways met with moderate attention , Out
with few exceptions close rather dull. A
large business was done In Americans. Oc
casionally there has been n good deal of ex
citement. Considerable firmness prevailed
throughout the day , but Just at thoiclose
prices In some Instances eased olT slightly from
their best on realizations. The tone at the
last , However , was still decidedly good , nearly
a general advance being established , Includ
ing 1U pur cent In Norfolk & Western prefer
ence , ii per cent In Wabash prerferenco ,
? In Erloand i to \ ' \ percent In most others.
Union I'aclllc was H percent lower , Louisville
& Nashville ? S per cent. Canadians were ne
glected , and beyond a decline of { { percent
In Canadian I'aclllc are unchanged. Mexican
closed llrm , ordinary preferences showing an
advance of JJ to 1 per cent. Argentine
lines were Hat. Hiionos Ayres , Great South
ern and Central Argentine have given way 2
percent. Theio was scarcely any Inquiry for
monoy. Short loans were obtained ati to ? {
per cent. The discount market continued
very quiet , two and three months' bills being
quoted nt li ! to 1X-
Xnw York Money .Market.
NEW YOIIK , Jan. 23. MONIV ON UAIT < 2'J
G.3 per cent , last loan 31/ , closed olTorcd at iVi
percent.
1'uiuK MincANTif.B : I'Ai'KH 440 pur cent.
STEIII.INO ExciiANfu : Quiet and easier , with
actual business in bankers' bills at S4.HG for
sixty days and f 1.87'i for demand.
( JUVIHNMI.ST : : BONUS Dull and llrm. State
bonds , dull and ytoady.
Tlio closing quotations on bonds :
U. S. 4s reit 114 N. W. I OllSOli IJ7
IT. a. 4 < coup 114 N. W. Deb.Ss 101
U.S. ( < tax 10J U A I. M. ( ion. ! > e 101W
ritcUled of 'H5. . . . 1115 S. L. AS.K. ( Jen. M. 10 in ,
Louisiana il'ped 49 SI7 St. I'nulConsols. . . Kill *
Tcnn. new s = iJi. ( . . 103 -t. I' . C. A I' . l t . . . 117
Tonn. nevr set B. . . 101 T. 1 > . L O. Tr. llcts. 8014
Tenn now eel Us . . 75 T. I' . It. II. Tr. ltd" . 8014Wi
Canada So. : ndn. . . 10SH Union 1'nclfloltti. . 105
Cell. 1'ucllloUlB . . . 104U West Shore 1U2' <
I ) . A U. ( i. Ists . . . . 117J ; U. O. W. I IB J7K
I ) . A It. ( i.4s 8U- ; Atch. < s fi 4
Krlo 2nds 102 > , Atcli. 2VtH , clntia A. WM
It. K , AT. ( Icn. 5s. . 50 n. II. A S. A. ts . . . 101
Mutual Union IJs. . 112 c n..vs. A. MSJ. . . ' .
N. J. C. Int. Cert. . IIO > { H. AT. V.lH 1U7
Northern I'ac. lulu. SI H. ST. C. Ccm. ( Is. 101
Northern I'ao. 2nd ! ,
llnstiin Stock Oiiiiliitlons.
HOSTON , Mass. , Jan.23. Call loans ,
cent ; time pup.-r , 41i5 per cent. The follow
ing are the closing stock quotations :
Atchtaon & 'I''puka. a ! i.'aluuiut A Hocla. . .
llobtou A Albany. . . 2111 Krnnklln .
lloilon & Muliiu. . . . 1714
f. , 11. , vy . 10.1
ICnitorn K. U. IU > . . . lit ) ' , Qulncy K5
KltchburK II. It . V. ? antu Ku Copper , . 2
l.llllo Kock Tauiurnrk 1U
MUM. Central 2014 Amilnlon Luna Co. 22
Alt'X. Ccn. com 13 Uotttnn l.nnd Co
N. V. A N. Kiulaml. 41 % Sun Illi'go I .unit Co. . no'
Olil Colour 193 Wu > t Knit Luna Co. .
Kulland common. . . S lloll Tolepliuno. . . . * $ *
llullnnil com. ufil. . . CO l.nroiun t-toru H
WIs. l oiitraloum. . . 1M4 Water I'owor
Allouoz .M. Co. ( now ) 8) C. M 7T i
Atlantla I0) ) < II. A II. Copper iM
llotlun \ .Mnin 31 den. Kl M
riimnrliil Nee .
PARIS. Jan. 23. Three per cent rentes , 07f
25c for tlio account.
llAi.TisioiiK , Mil. , Jan. 23.-Clenrlngs , 12.100-
r > 3'J ; balances , f J1U.1H4. Money , 0 per cent.
I'IIILAIUIMMIIA , I'll. , . Tun. -Clearings. . J12-
ODO,201i balances , llC07.4a7. Money 4 Si per
cent.
LONDON , Jan. 23. Amount of bullion gone
Into the Hank of Knxland on balance today ,
ST. Louis , Mo. . Jan. 23. Clearings , J4.77B-
224i balances , * 4HO,772. Money , nulot at OS 7
l > er cent. Exchange on Now York , 40c
premium.
HOSTON , Mas. . Jan. 23. Clearings , H8.0 12-
873 ; balances , H'JJVJ5D. Uuto tor money , 2)i )
p,3 per cent K > < * haneo tin New York ,
lee discount. ( j ft
CiiirAK ( 111. Jau.il. clearing * . 110,212-
803. New York exchange 260 premium. Sler-
. . . . . I'.xrhang uty.day bills
night drafts , Money easy at 0 per
cent.
l.IVi : STOCK MAUKKTS.o
U'ri-k Opens with Light Uorrlpt * C.tttln
Stcudy llug'J ' KfroiiK and tllKlier.
OMAHA , Jan. 23.Vl'lm ' week starts out with
moderate receipts of all kinds of stock and a
strong , healthy tntdo nil around.
There werooloso toa.ooo cattle received , an
unusually light run * fora Monday , being nearly
1,500 head short.'fof 'last Monday's receipts.
Iteceliils Included U tuft- sprinkling of pretty
good beeves , but nothing strictly prime. Kast-
ern markets were rt > u lifted stromr and there
was a fair Inquiry , from speculative shippers.
Local slaughterers were all out after the cat
tle , but there was uu.iuotable advance on any
grade. Prices , howoycr , were well sustained ,
fair to good l,2.fil ) U Ur ; > 0-ll > . steers soiling ut
from t4.23 to $5.10 ; fulr to good UOO to 1,200-
Ib. steers i-old ut from 83.05 to $4.25 , and It was
something very poor that had to sell at $3.50
or under.
Cow stulT generally sold stronger about a
( lime better than Saturday and the. movement ,
was free at the advance * . ( Jood to choice cows
and helfer-i sold at from $2.90 to $3.40 , fair to
good stutT , largely at from$2.35 to 12.85 ; com
mon and dinners , $1.75 to $2.25. Hough stock
sold ut good strong prices from $2.1)0 ) to J3.GO.
Culves wore fully stonily , common to choice
veals .selling at from 2.00 to 25.50.
A moderate business was transacted In
lockers and feeders and prices ruled full
strong on all giades. Tlio extreme range of
prices wus from J2.OO to $3.75 with the bulk of
the decent.stock ut from $3.00 to 3.45. Ite-
presentatlve .sales :
I1EEK.
No. Av. Pr. No. Av. 1'r.
2. . , 940 3 00 3. . . . ! 003 4 00
3. . . UHO 3 00 45 . . . 10U7 4 10
1. . . 880 3 00 18. . . 1178 4 20
3. . , H07 3 00 G. . . . 1190 4 20
10. . UI3 3 (35 ( 34. . . . 12(57' ( 4 20
14. . UHO 3 00 37. . . . 1251 4 20
11 13'JU 4 67'J
J4 1315 HO
21 1304 HO
10 1342 0 10
4 30
4 00
2 00
b97 2 00
90S 2 50
10 X ) 2 00
1002 2 00
900 2 GO
885 2 00
920 2 00
940 2 CO
049 2 00
878 2 00
910 2 70
804 2 70
737 2 70
920 2 70
080 2 70
1120 2 70
1000 2 80
897 2 80
042 2 80
888 2 85
048 2 85
1024 2 85
043 2 90
034 2 90
877 2 90
1100 2 90
008 2 95
1208 8 00
874 3 00
901 3 00
1000 3 00
045 3 1)0 )
3 25
3 20
3 40
491 2 40
1005 2 00
400 2 75
280 4 70
130 4 70
11(1 5 00
100 0 00
100 5 00
150 0 50
120 0 50
80 7 00
1430 2 05
1253 2 05
1275 2 05
14&0 2 70
1210 2 70
1303 2 75
1080 2 90
1070 3 00
1710 3 10
1020 3 15
1700 3 25
1700 3 25
1000 3 20
2000 3 GO
1210 8 25
OXEN.
.1707 3 35
STOCK Eits AND FEnnr.ns.
C. 504 2 00 20 082 8 25
14. , 300 2 00 5 732 II 30
1. , 040 2 75 1 700 3 80
1. 480 2 70 2 930 3 SO
1. 720 2 00 1 980 3 40
10. 844 8 00 1. . 900 3 40
20.o . 709 8 00 93 H47 3 40
o ' 005 .3 00 8 010 3 00
0. 851 3 00 5 950 3 00
1. 050 3 00 2G 1070 3 00
0. 023 3 05 G 858 3 00
2. 705 3 10 0 072 3 75
COI.OIIADO CATTI.K.
No. Av. I'r. No. Av. I'r.
2 feeders 1005 270 33 feeders 840 3 4O
Hoes The nfarket was active aiftl on an
average a nickel hlgherthan Sal urday's gen
eral trade. Prices ruled strong with the
opening Saturday , andOctolOc higher than
Saturday's weak close. Hecelpts were com
paratively light ; Including holdovers , there
were loss than 3,500 hogs on sale , and as both
shippers and local houses wanted them , the
supply did not lastlong. . Good butcher and
heavy hogs ( which wore not so good as Satur
day ) , .sold at $7.05 to $7.05 , with fair to good
light and mixed stuff at $7.00 to $7.50 , and
from that down to $7.40. The pens were
closed by the middle of the forenoon , the
market closing up strong at the advance
Sales were mostly at from $7.50 to $7.00 , as
against $7.00 to J7.00 .Saturday , and $7.05 to
$7.00 last Monday. ItoprcBontativo sales :
No. Av. Sh. I'r. No. Av. Sh. Pr.
00..180 40 $7 40 90..190 40 $7 05
80..203 120 745 102..240 240 755
01. . . .208 120 7 45 04. . 232 40 7 05
4. . . .207 7 00 09. . .247 210 7 07 H
83. . . .102 7 50 CO. . .202 7 07 i
81 . . .190 120 7 00 77. . .239 120 7 07 Yi
138. . .102 210 7 00 CO. . .201 80 7 GO
" .247 7 00 GO. . .202 120 7 GO
no ! .239 200 7 00 03. . .253 240 7 00
04. . . .211 100 00 70. . .230 280 7 CO
77. . . .211 200 DO 72. . .220 80 7 CO
67. . . .217 00 07. . .249 80 7 CO
08. . . .215 100 7 02i \ 09. . .257 80 7 00
73. . . .229 60 05 128. . .252 100 7 GO
77. . . .224 7 55 CO. . .247 200 7 CO
GO. . , .250 80 7 00 30. . .325 1GO 7 CO
70. . , .210 240 7 00 C3. . .305 280 7 00
01. . . .210 40 7 55. 04. . .208 100 7 02 H
01. . . .201 7 05 08. . , .207 80 7 02' i
CO. . .212 fcO 7 05 72. . , .270 120 7 05
04. . , .228 40 7 55 72 : . . .282 100 7 05
72. . .257 120 7 55 10. . , .303 7 05
03. . .214 80 7 05 80. . . .330 7 00
I > inS AND UOL'llll.
1..140 730 7. . . . 151 7 40
KllKEl1 -Kecelpts consisted of two single
necks of mlxeil natives. The demand is still
somewhat In excess of the supply and prices
arnquotahly strong. Quotations as follows :
Kulr to good natives , $3.75t 5.00 ; fair to good
westerns , $3.5035.00 ; common and stock
sheep , $2.25Ji3.75 ; good to choice 40 to
100-lb. lambs , $4.00iiO.OO. Hepre.scntatlve
sales : <
No. Av. I'r.
98 native mUcd..T.--.I 108 $4 85
Hecolpls niiiMUVpnslUiMi of Stock.
Ufllclal receipts npd ( Imposition of stock as
shown by the nooks of the Union Stock Yards
company for the forty-eight hours , ending at 5
o'clock p. m. January 3 , 1803 :
CATTLE. 1IOIU. | IIOIiSKSi M.s |
Curs. Head Cats. | Hcati Can. Hcni ] Cara. Head.
SO 1.6W 1'JS
IIUVKIIS.
Omaha Packing Co.I. 7 M5
The ( I. H. Hammond l-oj. f.S M7
Hwlfl&Co 911 787
ThoCudahr I'acklnrCo. . 417 1,191
John 1' . Hqulres & Co . '
U. II Al ) - ' ' . . on
Haa > . ' . . . . . ' . . 155
Hamilton , S 8U
Leo Kotlikchllils . . . ' 8S
\ > n Paul A Co ! S
Bhlpperi and Kcnter * . . . . yu
Total. . . I.I-8'Jl 3.477
Chicago Livestock .tlnrkvt.
CiiiCAHO. 111. . Jan. 23.-tSpoclal Telegram to
THE HEI : . The cattle market was active and
firm. It was firm and unchanged for common
grades and a trllle hlsshor for good to choice.
Of rlpu 1,400 to 1,700-lD. steerj. the mipply was
Inaitequate and a few more fat 1,3M ( ) to
1,400-lh. steers could have iR-en disposed of to
advantage. The range of values was from
11.50 tofO.OO. Oow worociuotedat from 11.00
to J3.75 for poor to cholco grade
bulls , at from 11.76-to 14.00 for common to u\-
tra and from f3.25 to W.OO for very common to
extra steers. Moitof the trading was at from
12.25 to 13.35 for cows and bulls and at from
< 3.75 to JS.l&forstcors. . . .
There wt-ro at least two sales of hogs today
at ta.OO. Moro woulp have biought tliat tlfuru
Imil the quality twit right , for thcro wni n
brisk demand fur good heavy weights and
only nil insignificant number oircrcd. Theav-
crngHiiiillty | was unitialllledly | the tHinirst
Hcen In the pens this KIMISOII. and Mill thti
greater part of lint trading as at nnil
around $7,00. The raiijo of values
wan from HV to Ifnhlglur than
Saturday and thoadvanco which was ostab-
llsheil at the very tmtnvt was llrmly held to
the olosp , \\i > now ( juiito poor to pr'lnio light
at from J7. ' . ' , ' > to J7.70 , and poor to extra
medium and heavy weights at from tt.GO to
* H.OO.
yiieopMilil quickly at a Mlitlil advaticn on
the weak closing prices of last week. Tlictu
was aNo a Letter demand for lambs , llcxid to
cholco grades -told at from HV to 16u advance ,
and thn rommnti to fair grade.s much mine
readily , Itest lambs went at from $0.00 to
10.25 , but the bulk of sales ranged at from
$5.00 to J5.70.
Hecelpts , cattle , 17,000 ! hogs , 21,000 : fehccp ,
7,000.
Tin' Kvcnlng Journal reports :
t'Arri.K Itecelpl.s , 10,500 head ! shipments ,
4,000 head ; market steady. Choice to
prime steers. f.VJdU&.OO ; fair to good , * 4.50i ?
4.U.V others , } : i.HOiH.23 ; stockefs , J2.00B3.15
Cows$3.15y.l.2J.
lions Hecelpts. 22,000 head ; shipments
8,1100 head , market active , 10'iJ15c lilglu-r !
ml.xed and packers , J7.50717.7fii prlmo heavy
amlbiitclicr.s' weights$7.7. ' > 7J7.UO ! prlmollght ,
S7iO'if.7.HO ! Ilihtt7.16 < a7.30. "
SliiiHi' Hecelpts , 7,000 head : shipments ,
1,500 lieadi market active : shade higher ,
closed strong , natives t4.OORO.05 ; fed TOMIIIS ,
* 4.05'M.UO ; westerns , $5.2020,10 ; lambs ,
J4.50iiO.25.
Now York I.Ivitock .Mnrkrt.
Nr.w YOIIK , Jan.23.HKKVIN Hecelpts 5,013
head , Including 71) ) cars for shipment ; nmrket
dull ; native steers , f3.75rt5.coi ( TuMius.t3.7ri ;
bulls and cows , 41.251C3.HO ; ilii'wcii beef ,
steady at 8'iWlOc ' jiur pound. Shipments to-
day , 500 beeves anu 700 half beeves.
OAI.VM Itocelpts , 710 head ; market steady ;
veals , $5.MViU.K ( ( ) jier 100 pounds ; grassers
$3.1tt3.50 ( ) ; wotcrn calves , J3.25'if.3.35.
SlIliBP AMI LAMlH-Kccelpts , 13.72H head ;
narket llrm ; sheep , $4.00it5.UO ; lambs jG.5Ui ( ,
0.75.
lloos liecclpts , 8,494 head , Including 2 cars
for shipment ; market tlrm at i7.liniJM.iH > .
St. Limit l.lvv Stuck .Markrt.
ST. Louis , Mo. , Jan. 23. CATTI.K Uecelpts ,
2.HOO head ; shipments , market MOO ; strong ,
steady no good natives ou sale ; fed Texan
.steers , } U.15ir,4.4l ( : grass Texas$2.10 .3.00.
Iloos Hecelpts , 3,200 head ; shipments ,
5,201' ; market higher ; heavy , S7.30(47.05 ( ;
packing , J7.HlJl7.Oll ; light , * 7.2i7.45. < > , .
SiiHKi'-Hecelpls , 40O head
; vhlpmenls , none ;
market steady : natives , $3.00ij > l.7o ; cholco
muttons , $5.00(15.50. (
COUNTY RAILROAD TAXES.
'
Commissioners Direct that Yigoriins Sicp *
llnTaki'ii to ICiirorcn riilli-ctliin.
The county coniiulssioners mot in ndjounicd
session i'estei-day altcniodii and instructed
the county Jreisiiror to ni-in himself with ,1
wan-ant by which ho mljtlit tro out ciinnini.
for the I'lillur.iu I'alaco Car ooinpany In an
attempt to collect . * i > , . " > : K ) of delinquent per
sonal taxes which are duo for the years IS 'J ' ,
Ib'JOaud ISJt. ILivlns settled this matter ,
the men who look after the welfare of the j
county told the treasurer to do the same
thing with the Hell Line Hallway company
and rake the sum of $ iR30 into the county's
strong box.
The tax was levied again st the railway
company last year and the ollk-ials of the
Missouri I'ai'itle objected to niaklnij the pay
incut , claiming that the licit Line was a
part and parcel of the Missouri I'acilic sys
tem and that the tax was paid into the state
treasury under an assessment made by the
state hoard. The county attorney held
another view of the case , deciding that the
Belt Line road was wholly in Douglu s county
and could not ho assessed by the state
board , hut that the assessors of Douglas
county had a legal right to list it as the taxable -
able property of the wards through which
the track w.is laid.
In making the protest the ofllcials of the
road had urged that the county assessment
placed a double valuation upoi. the prop
erty , but the commissioners took the other
horn of the dilemma , declaring that the
state assessment was illegal ami that the
county assessment was the only one that
would stand the test of the law.
Upon protecting the bank of the Platte
river in the vicinity of tlio "cut off , " the
commissioners decided to do the work if the
property owners would enter into a bond of
$2,000 that they would furnish , free of
charge , all of the necessary brush and wil
lows. The bond was presented and referred.
Mr. Paddock took occasion to oppose this
improvement , declaring in a most vigorous
manner that the county had sunk $15,000 or
? 20,000 in improving and protecting the
banks of that river and that there was
uothing to show for the money , as nothing
had been accomplished. What he wanted to
sea was the plans and estimates of some
competent engineer in order that the board
might know just what was needed.
John W. Mulvcrhill asked to withdraw his
naino from the bond of Constable Daly , who
was arrested on the charge of embezzling ,
but the hoard , thinking that the request
came rather late in the day , gently con
signed Mr. Mulrcrhlll's prayer to the sacredness -
ness of the lllos.
Abe Bruneian assistant janitor at the
court house , was beheaded-and the brooms
and brushes were turned over to James
Olazle , after which the board decided to
hold another special meeting next Monday ,
at which time the salaries uf the appointive
olllcials will be eonsHerod.
Make a note of it. Twenty-live cents buy
the best liniment out , Salvation Oil.
ASKING FOR , DIVORCE.
.Mrs. .Huttin I ) . .Mcrrl.im Sues for Separa
tion from Dr. L. A , Men ! 1111.
One of the most sensational cases that has
been instituted in the Douglas county dis
trict court was begun yesterday. Mrs. Mattie -
tie D. Merriam Hied a petition asking for an
absolute divorce from her husband , Dr.
Laureston A. Merriam.
Dr. and Mrs. Merriam were married at
\Vaukan , Wis. , in April , 18711. Since then ,
the petition states , the wife has been faith
ful , true anil loving. Ou the other hand ,
the wlfo alleges that during the
month of October , ISS'J , and at sun
dry and divers other times the doctor has
committed adultery with sonic woman living
at MO South Thirtieth street , in this city ;
that when she learned of this and that the
doctor was knocking great chunks out of the
commandments she protested , telling him
that ho was doing wrong. Instead of these
protests being met in a kindly way
they aroused the ire of the medical
man , who threatened to have the
petitioner sent to the asylum for the insane.
These threats , thoplaintilT avers , has caused
her great bo.llly and mental suffering until
now , when she declares that she has reason
to think that her personal liberty is in
danger. Only as long ago its last October ,
when the causes which have since led to the
separation were being discussed , the doctor
waxed angry and said : 'If you don't stop
talking about me , I'll put you where you
oan't talk. ' "
The petition also states that the practlco
of the medical man is worth at least $7,000
per year and that in addition to this ho has
other property of the value of tvt,000.oln view
of this property being in the name of the de
fendant , the plaintilT asks for alimony and a
share of the wealth when the case is disposed
of by the courts.
Dr. Merriam alleges that his wife has
been of wale mind for some time , caused by
the habituifl use of opiates , and not responsi
ble for her actions.
Mrs. Minnie K. Kussell wants to bo legally
released from the union existing between
EASYTOTAKE
Dr. Piorco's
Q Pleasant Pollota.
Bmnllcst , easiest ,
cheapest , best.
Thoy'ro tiny ,
BU ) . l -uv l'Wi |
anti-bilious granules -
ules , a compound
of refined and
concentrated
vegetable ex
tracts. Without
disturbance or
trouble , Consti
pation , Indigestion , Bilious Attacks , Bick and
Bilious Headaches , and all derangements of
the liver , itomach , and bowels ore prevented , 0
relieved , and cured , Permanently cured ,
too. By their mild nnd natural action , tnes
little Illeta > lead tbo system into natural
ways again. Tholr influence lasts.
Everything catarrhal in Its nature ,
catarrh Iteelf , and nil the troubles that
como from catarrh , are perfectly and
permanently cured by Dr. Sage's Ca
tarrh Remedy. No matter how bad
your case or of how long standing , you
can bo cured.
her ami Henry A IMssell They eloped from
. Denver In IVMi and wont to Canada , wlioro
i they were married yiney then Kussell has
became a cointn.jii tramp , his wife assorts ,
and she doesn't laro to Do handicapped bv
him any longer. .
Ballhas Jotter has sued Auulo and Pat
, rick , Howley lu nn action In which ho de
mands J fO.OOO damages. Ho avers that ho
bought n South Omaha lot of the defendants
and that they have failed and refused to
deed the propertj according to contract ,
Coughs and Hoarseness--Tho Irritation
. which ; induces coughing Immediately ro-
lloved by use of "Brown's Bronchial
'I ' rochcs. " Sold only In boxes.
T.n.iyt or .v////'ir /t'/i.
I.OM orthnSflionni-r .MIiiiieiilaWoman's
Trjlntf Wntrh.
NEW YOIIK. Jan. 1.-Captain Kent of the
schooner Minnoola , of U'lndsor , N. S. , his
wlfo and live
sailors were rescued at sea on
January ' 5 , and brought to this port today by
the ship Carlton , bound from Sun Francisco.
When the Carlton sighted the Minncola she
was full of water , the people on board had
been , three days without provisions and were
on the verge of succumbing to tholr fate.
The 1 captain's wife was in her husband's
clothes. Her own had boon washed away.
, For throe da.vs and nights , she said , she
had ! been on the top of the dock house , cling
ing for life , without anything to eat or drink.
She had to keep watch while the crew
labored 1 : at the pumps to keep the schooner
from sinking. Once she foil asleep while on
watch and diva mod of the shipwreck. She
dreamed that she saw a big ship coming
straight to them. When day broke she
awoke. She saw the Carlton bearing down
on their almost sinking vrssol. Mrs. Lent
was moro dead than alive when taken on
board. i } All she saved was her bible. The
Minneola was abandoned.
Hnrned In the ( fulfill Ciillrornlii ,
SAN Dir.iio. Cal. , Jan.The ; ( steamer San
Jose . ' arrived this morning from Panama ,
bringing thirty-eight men of the crow of the
American bark Sou BIVW.O , which was
burned in the gulf of California. The Sea
Breivo loft San Frnm-isco , December 111 , for
the gulf of California to secure > M > od before
going on a whaling expedition to the Aivtlo.
At Madre islands she seemed the wood ,
but on January 10. lire broke out and the
bark burned to the water's edge.
Forty-throe men on her escaped in small
boats ' to the island and were sent to San Bias
by ' the governor. Fl\'u of tlio wrecked crow
remained there and others i-amo north. The
Sea ; Broo/.o was commanded by Captain
Worth and owned by James MeKenna of
San Francisco.
You don't want a toi-put liver ; you don't
want a had complexion , you don't waul n
bad breath ; you don't want a headache- .
Then use Do Witt's Little Early Hisci-j , tlu
famous ; little pills.
M.Iitr coi.i'tx's 1'it.ixii.i.
She Has n Pciirlmnt Tor Other People's
Properly. ICspcclnlly llorscg.
Four SCOTT , Kan. , Jan. SH.-Alary Colvin ,
an 18-year-old girl , made notorious as a
female hor.so thief six months since , whoso
youth and beauty aroused sympathy and
clemency , was released from jail Saturday
afternoon and last night perpetrated another
darling theft by stealing two horses and a
carriage from the livery stable at Hoplor ,
this county. She escaped , but oflloers are
in pursuit.
Ignorance of the merits of Do Witt's Llttlo
Early Hisers is a misfortune. These little
pills regulate the liver , cure headache , dys
pepsia , bud brc.ith , constlp.ition and bilious
ness.
Aliislin liiitliins Starving.
SAN FHAXI-ISCO , Cal. , Jan. ! i. ! . John S ,
Green , mine owner and prospector at Gulo-
vine bay. Alaska , has returned from there.
He says the limit Indians , to the number of
BOO , along the Fish river are in a starving
condition. Game Is scarce and all they have
to live on is fish , which they dry in summer.
Even this meagre supply is stolen from them
by the Malamute Indians , a powerful tribe ,
who como down annually from Port Clar
ence and take from the limit Indians the
fish they have dried. The limits , Green
says , are peaceful , honest people and have
been of great assistance to shipwrecked sail
ors on the coast.
*
Perfect i.ctiun ani pjrioji hoilth roiul
from the uscof DjWitt's Little- Early KIsors
A perfect little pill.
Killed In n Oimrrel.
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Jan , ! ! . J. O. Wade , a
toamstcr , blocked an alley this morning
with his team through which Winchester
Hecs , a wagon driver , was driving his team.
Wade refused to move and the men came to
Now Yon Know llonr , to Snvo Money ,
Few realize the amount of money saved by
black dyestilfTs.
Anything , No matter how worn and rusty ,
can bo colored over black , and in many in
stances the last wear is as good as the llrst.
For homo use the various black diamohd dyes ,
fast black for woof , fast stocking black for
cotton , and fast black for silk and feathers ,
are the most reliable. Simple directions in
the package make the use so plain that even
n child can color a good black with these
dyes.
" ' .
,
m 4 * mm m ,
_ _ , |
blows. UtcT they met In n butcher shots ,
and the quarrel wan renewed It went froiaj
bad to worse , until llees finally drovr his roJ |
yol ver ami shot and mortally wounded W d .
Hccs wns arrested.
OMAHA DISTILLERY.
New Indnntry to lie i : lahlMti < d nt K
Omaha-- Will Aliihu t itnrt.
The Columbian Distilling company of Ens *
Omaha has tiled Its articles of Incorporation
in the oftlce of llio county olork The cnpl-
tal of the company U tlxod at ( AO 000 and the
business to bo conducted Is the manufncturo
of alcohol , cologne , spirits anil high wines.
D The Columbian Novelty Manufacturing com
pany this morning Illcd articles of Ineontora.
tlon in thooilld'of the county clerk With
a capital of fMi.OiX ) the eompnu.N pnn > cBCH to
ongngo In the manufacture of novelties. ml
moro particularly in the nmnufacturo of
Columbian cane or walking siii-u.
Potllli'i ll < cu < * rd.
There was a good attendance at the Young
Men's Christian association last nKMit. whou
the subject "Docs Politics P.o ' was ilia-
cussed by 10. E. X.liiimorm.in and S H Hush ,
Doth speakers urgcil that ul ! i-nicotmiilors
should bo p.ild a fair amount tor their ser
vices , but that otUVn secning did not pay.
Politics causes drinking and loose habits ,
the speakers argued , ntul the ofllco sooltOM
often have to sacrltlco what tin" consider
right for the purpose of gaining the position
which they are after.
Still nt Liberty.
.SriiiNcirnji.ii , Mo. , Jan.j : ! Five of the
prisoners who In-otto Jail Saturda > aftorno m
are Slill at liberty , and the shrrin" pisso
has alnmt given up hope of their capture.
The live are the worst ol the lot. an > l inciuilu
Altmleror Uonfnnv , who was muter scntenco
to hang Friday.
If you have pllo * DjWitt's Wili-U llaza
salvo will surely euro you.
Postmasters In Trouble ,
Gl'Tiiitu : , Old. , Jan. SI.Tho p isl illlco Inspector
specter has suspended Hubert Lowery , post
master at Still water , for irregularities. Tlio
condition of a dozen other unices in the terri
tory will bo Investigated.
An honest pill is the nonlost work of tlio
apothecary. DuWltfs Little Marly Uisors
euro coiistlp.Hlon , biliousness and sick head
ache.
Cnrncclo Iti'liirns loincrlc i.
Nr.w YOIIK , Jan. 'Jl. : Andrew Carnegie ar
rived from Europe- this morning It Is mi
dot-stood that ho intends to go at om-o to
PHtsburg to adjust the trouble growing out
of the Homestead strike.
iiKlu : llntlei.tlnrhrt. .
EI.OIN , 111. , Jan. ffil. llutter isteady Sales ,
yS-IU , pounds at Me , IUOO , pounds atW'4e
Piles of people nave puos. nut DoWItt a
Witch Hazel salvo will cure them.
and Interior decorating do-
and estimates furnished. Iloiiry
Lcliiimnn , J.1UH Duuglus btrcet.
It Cure * ColJ.v Cough , Sore Throat , Cfonp , Influ.
cnza , Whoopln ; Cough , Hronchitii and Asthmt.
A certain euro for Consumption in fint itagti ,
and a sure relief la advanced itigci. U e at one * .
You will > eo the excellent ffTect after taking th
first dote. Bold by dealera verywh r . Large
bottles CO ctnti and tl.OO.
SOUTH OMA.IIA.
Union Stock Yards Company ,
South Ornalia.
Ilcst Cattle Ho and Sheep market In tlio wet
COMMISSION HOUSES.
Wood Brothers.
Llvo Stouk Commission Merchants ,
f-outh Omnha 'l'ol < * | tli < nm 1157. Chlcao
JOHN I ) . I > A IHMAN , 1. , .
WALTKIl ! : . WOOD'fM n BO"
Market lloporti by mail auJ ivlro oiarfullr ! fa
nlelu'il upon niillcatlon | |
OMAHA
Manufacturers' and
Jobbers'
AWNINOSAND TENTS
Omaha Tent-Awning
COMl'ANV.
IIOHSi : COVKH3 ,
111 : ) Knrnum SI.
BAGS AND TWIN'S- I
BOOTS \HD SHOES ,
Morse-Coe Shoe Company ,
Howard streJl.
Factory corner llth nnrt Douglas Stroeli.
Wo ro maklnic clone prlo to oasli biiyori. nn J nro
lulling a clan of uoud < which Ii very tale.tblu
with merchants.
Kirkendall , Jones & Amer. Hand-Sewed
COMPANY. Wholoialo O. . boon. ell. . i'l
mfr > . ai < ant < Motion ami riihhi-rauiKti , I'ili-
Hubber .Shoo Co . IIUJ- 1310 Hitrnar S ( .
liui-liu ; Htirnoj St.
COAL , CQE. ( CORNICE ,
Omaha Coal , Coke & Eagle Cornice Works
LIMK CO. , hard anil soft Mfr& . i/nlvnnUol Iron
coal , S K cor. ItHh an j cornlc.t , wlinluw cm > ,
Douglas Mi. motnllle nkvllKhti , olo.
IIU-HI'J ! D'Jilito St.
DRYQOODS ,
M. E. Smith & Co. , KilpatricX-Koc'i Dry
( iOOIH CO ,
Dry Boodi. notloni , fur- Notloni. u'tmH' ( urnl'li-
nOhlnu Kooili , curner InHKOuituur. lull unit
lltuunil HonnrdSl ) , Haraur SK.
FURNITURE.
Omaha Upholstering B88b33 & Runyan
CO. , itpuoliteroil furnl- KUIINITUHB CO. , Uraco
turn , HJ > HOI Nlcholui
HI. Wholmttloonly. anil IJtli HU.
GROCERIES. ORUQS , ETC.
D. M. Steele & Co. , Blake , Bruce & Co. ,
101 h anil llurnej Kit. ,
Oaiaua Omaha.
HARDWARE.
Rector & Wilhelmy Lobeckfl Linn ,
COMl'ANV , f
nlnrn in hnnltvnro nnl
Corner 10th anil Jackson uiM'imnluit' ( null
-ilr ooti. 11JI JJuuxl.iB rit
HATS ,
W. A. L. Gibbon &Co. Omaha Safe and Im
Wholi'inln WOltliS ,
Hut" . < "in. | inn * > Hnffl run i U , jail work.
( 'Invi'n. minimi , -111 Iron HhiittiTii unil tlru oi *
unil Hnriiosta. . citiius. Andre in A liar-
tt , Kth ami JackiiHi.
LUMBER.
John A. Wakeflald , Charles R. In ,
\mtirloiii I'ort llnrd oo ] hriiliir
UnJ \lll-v.iu- uitrpcK n I piriuj
koacj llunrln/ ,
wnlto Hth anil Dual-In.
LIQUORS. MIUIHER .
Frick I. OMllJ ) ' M )
1 11,1 irtin nil J
\Vholoalo liquor tit 'null l ir/ . n HI >
.Mull or I JM I * ' n i *
1001 Karnnm St. IllliIt. .
PAPER , OILS.
Branch & Co. , Jas. A. Clark & Co. ,
I'roduco , ffiilli of all lluitor , cli3 < 9 , rtf ,
poultry anil K 'Ui > .
kln < l , fijruterj. : ii ; H. Ulli 31.
STOVE REPAIRS. I SASH , DOORS
Omaha Stove Repair
WOIIK4 , itoru ro , > 3ln Miunifao'.urjri of 111)1 )
anil natur iituali U o u r , Ii 11 a 11 aa I
fur uny klntl tit m Mlillad. I > r4ai > i if
rnuiio , It'll