THE OMAHA DAILY HER : SUNDAY , FEIHIVAIIY 12 , 1B03-SIXTEI2X PAGES. 11
f CONDITION OF OMAHA'S TRADE !
, JolMng Business Vcrj Satisfactory nndPully
Up to the Standard of a Year Ago ,
COLLECTIONS ARE GENERALLY QUITE EASY
Mltilrr Wratbrr U'nntril to Tut Still More
l.lfc Into llinliiPM-l'li-nty of Work mill
Uenrrul Actltlty In All l.lne * An-
tlrlp.itcil for Hummer.
Occasional complMnts are heard of late to
the effect that business in n Jobbing way is
not nil that it might bo or all that thoao
most interested would like to see It. On the
other hand , there are plenty of reports to
the effect that hasincss Is holding up remark
ably well for the season. The facts In the
case , as nearly as they can be IcarnoJ , would
seem to indicate thit the volume of business
l.s not as large ns it was during the busiest
part of the season. Hence , if a comparison
Is made between the present and some pre
vious month there will bo found to have been
n decrease. Hut no ono expects business to
bo as good in February as during the most
ni-tivo season of the yoir. If n com
parison is made with February of last
year it will be found that the present
month Is not behind In the volume of business
transacted , nnd it will be remembered tint a
year ago at this tlmo business w.is consid
ered to bo pretty gooJ. It would appear ,
therefore , that business is at the present
time fully up to last season , and that no
cau.se for complaint can be found in present
conditions
The fact that business has held up ns well
ns it has Is a tit subject for congratulation ,
nnd there are doubtless not a few Jobbers In
Omaha who are lonking upnn the matter in
that light. The extremely cold weather of
the pjst weeks Ins t en led to greatly retard I
business of all kinds. H has kept people in I
doors , and has taken n peed deal of the snap i
out of business. Farmers out through the
country do tint venture into town during such
cold weather only as compelled by neces
sity , and they put off buying and so without
n good manj things rather tirm f.iee the ex
treme cold. The only tittup that surprises
merchants is th.it the cold weather has not
done more harm to business than it has.
The local retail trade has no doubt suf
fered n peed di-al from the excessively cold
weather , nnd merchants in Omaha will wel
come a change. The change to a milder
temperature during the last two days of tli3
past week was gratefully received.
With the coming of warm weather most
business men are anticipating a great re
vival in trade , and the expression "There
will be lively times in Omaha this summer"
has been heard with considerable frequency
of late. They are basing this assertion on
the fact that there is every promise of work
for labor of all kinds , and that the number
of new enterprises likely to bo undertaken
will put large sums of money into general
circulation. This , taken in connection with
the fact that the winter has been passed
with no indication of any great scarcity of
money in ccneralcirculationand with every
thing in pretty good shape , would seem to
&fford sulllcleut grounds for the hope of good
times this coming summer.
Collections are generally reported as very
ftatisfnctory. Money appears to bo quite
plenty in the country owing to the high
prices that the fanners have been receiving
for nil kinds of farm crops. The extremely
high prices p.iId for cattle and hogs lias in
duced the farmers to sell off their stock very
closely and it is feared that the clcaning-up
process is being carried so far that another
year will witness u scarcity of live stock
owing to the lack of stock hogs and cattle
with which to renew the supply.
The Coil : Tr.tilt * .
In Omaha there continues to bo plenty of
coal in spite of the very large demands that
have been made upon stocks by the cold
weather. While there is every indication
that the yards will bo pretty well cleared by
tvJitrejBso of the season there is no indication
of n shortage. In some portions of the
west the conditions are not quite
BO satisfactory. It is said that anthra
cite is very scarce in some sec-
ions of the west , especially nt Chicago and
St. Louis. Stocks of anthracite have been
drawn down to a very low point by reason of
the long continued severe weather , and In
some sections it In almost impossible to se
cure a su\lcieiit ( supply of the bu nltious
product , ice in lakes nnd rivers having
seriously interfered with regular routes of
transportation. These conditions are caus
ing coal companies to hurry forward consign
ments of anthracite. Cars for this tonnage
are in urgent demand. Chicago advices
say : "Tho coal outlook is not gool. Intense
cold has blockaded the railroads in every
direction and made it impossible for men to
handle the coal in the ears. There is no
movement of empty cars to the bi
tuminous mines and no movement
of loaded cars from the mines. There is not
a forty-eight hours supply of soft coal in Cni-
cage , and hard coal is being sold for steam
purposes. The Chicago ft Eastern Illinois
railroad ordinarily handles about 75,000 tons
ofbltumlnous coa' ' a week , but there arc not
over 15,000 tons anywhere on the system at
present.
Soup Score * a Hlg Advance.
The price of soap was advanced last week
$1 per box , making u total advance of $1.25
within the past thirty days. The immediate
cause of the advance is to bo found in the
extremely high prices asked for the raw ma
terials entering into the manufacture of
soap. Tallow lias been advancing steadily
for some time and the manufacturers wore
forced to sell their soap at a big loss or else
od vance thu pi ice.
The llnnlc Git-tiring * .
The Omaha bank clearings show a very
substantial gain over the corresponding week
last year , the increase being ' "J.5 per cent.
As compared with periods of the same length
during the past month there has been a de
crease. The total for the past week is the
smallest of any similar period since the last
week in December.
This would seem to bear out , in part nt
least , the statement made above to the ef
fect that business is fully up to what it was
u year ago ut this time , though not so good
a. it has been ut some of the best times this
winter.
The clearings for each day of the week
tinder review will bo found below , together
with the total for the week us compared
with previous tvccks.
Monday H.294,500.78
Tuesday 1.043.931J.H3
Wfdnesdiiy 1.110,022.33
Thursday 1.1H4.BM.H5
ii , Friday l.lMi.311.09
IN Saturday l,829,4yi > .10
Total * 7.155,119.58
Week ending January 2S f7,742,531.G3
\Vcok ending January Ul H'JS5i.y.07 |
Week ending January 14 7,9HU.932.fi3
Weekending January 7 7,234,427.01
Weekending Icconiber31 5.H19.050.44
Wcekcudlnu December J4 C,7bO,171.23
AS iiy.v siis : IT.
V a nnd Abuse of tint Credit Svntetu About
Local lliulnrkK Protpc'i'U.
"Tlio ini | > orttinco of this waiter of credits
is not appreciated outside tlio mercantile
fraternity , " sain Mr. \ \ * . II. lloberson , Omaha
manager of U. O. Dun ifc Co.'s mercantile
agency , yesterday. "I liavo Just bean rend
ing seine rather startling figures regarding
the question. The credit system lias come
to stay , and it is useless to talk about dolup
the business of this or any other country ot
a cash basis It is the abuse of credit that
makes mercantile business so lull o
grief. On account of the universal in
terest felt in the subject it is proK | > se (
to have u world's inctv.iutUo congress o
credits , collections and failures as u feu tun
of the Columbian exposition , and it is in ctm
nectlon with this that my attention lias beer
especially directed to the figures mentioned
"It appears from the fairly accurate stalls
tics compiled by the mercantile tigencic.
that the annual loss to trade in America out
side of individual debts to retail dealers 1
$ i50,000,0ia ( OI this the wholesale mer
chants selling to retail dealers , Includini
jabbing dmo by manufacturers to rctal
dV-alers , bear four-fifths , orfl'3.000,000 , Tlu
retailers' losses from bad debts are not com
puted , but are probably twice as much
Tno credit guaranty companies ostl
mate the annual losses ut 2 ! t-l (
per crnl of the business iraus
OCtod , Xo avoid losses wholesale dealer
all the help po lhlo In ascertaining
credits. Tholr chief resource Is of course
the mercantile agencies , nnd on the general
average of correct ratings of agencies credit
guaranty companies undertake to Insure
against los.tc.t. Hut although ( iTi per cent of
the information given by this ngency Is safe
for credit purK | > sos. ns pxtMjrlence for over
fifty years has shown , still the losso * to
trade are enormous , and the proposed con
gress has a. very Important lopie up for con
sideration.
"Of course there nrc only twoclnssesof
losses avoidable and unavoidable , The un
avoidable losses reach 3ft per cent of the
total. Hy unavolJablo losses are meant
those not the direct fault of the creditor. 11 is
presumed 5 percent only of losses result from
premeditated dishonesty. Another 10 per cent
may bo charged to dishonesty actuated by
motives of self-protection , when debtors
finding bankruptcy Inevitable seen to save
what they can for their own use. Against
dishonesty the laws afford very little relief.
Twenty per cent of losses are not the direct
fault of debtors.
"About (55 ( per cent of the losses ran there
fore be called avoidable In this broad sense of
the term and it Is especially with n view to sur
rounding the credit system with safeguards
which shall avert and mimlmlzc this last
class of losses that mercantile agencies ,
credit men and trade generally are invited to
attend the congress. As some great houses
do business with a margin of losses much
below the average , it is contended that the
reform nnd Improvement in the pre
vention of abuses promise results
of a gratifying character. 1 hope
to participate in the congress and imagine
its proceedings will form a very interesting
chapter in the history of business progress
of the United States.
"Speaking of local tr.ide , all that can bo
said is that the severe weather has caused a
slight lull in the business of the wholesale
dealers , though all report tlu-ir orders aho.id
ofn year ago. Collections continue good
nnd everybody is conildent of an exceptional
seasjn up to the opening of the World's fair
in Chicago at least. Retail trade Ins felt
the effects of the severe weather. Uesldcs ,
it is between seasons in several lines.
"Kcal estate has been unspeakably dull all
the week and will continue so until the
si-verity of the winter is over.
" 1 fancy we oueht to loo'.c the situation
fairly in the face Just now and discount as
fur us possible the ciToct upon the city and
state of the coming ( Columbian exposition.
Trade , in my judgment , will bo seriously re
tarded from May until October , and proba
bly for some time after October. Suppose
10U.OOO people go to Chicago from Nebraska
und expend * . " > ( ) each on the average. This
will take Si.KKl.itK ( ( ) in cash ri-'lit out of the
state , and there will be no corresponding
commercial benefit realized. The estimated
number who will go and the average of ex
penses are considered very conservative.
"As an olTset to thin in Omaha we shall
have resumed building operations , railway
improvements , and I hope something may be
done to make sure of the canal. The Ne
braska Central people have only about eighty
days in which to begin their work , and the
Kast Omaha enterprise is so well upon its
feet that it must spur its rival to activity ,
once the preliminaries are settled. In the
state nt largo the offset we all hope for is
another good crop , with good prices.1'
ix ritouuci : CIKCMX.
ic\Ietvlng the Omihi : Market for the Past
For several weeks past produce men have
talked more about ogs than about any other
one thing , or peril ips more properly speak
ing , than about everything else combine. ! . It
has been a long tlau since esj3 { have at
tracted so much attention as they have of
late. This has b--en the case not only in
Omaha , but all over the whole country.
Prom New York west the < -gg question has
been one of absorbing interest to commission
merchants , shippers and speculators. The
future course of the market has been about
ns uncertain as anything could well be. being
ependent almost entirely upon weather
onditions.
The uncertainty regarding the market has
; ept dealers on the anxious seat all the time
ml they have been ready to take alarm at
he least show of weakness and run for
'over. '
This market has been maintained almost
ntirely by the shipping demand , which has
leen pretty fair. The purely local demand
las been very light , consumers not appear-
ng to care , for an egg diet nt the ruling
rfccs.
Prices were very firm during the early
iart of the week , but on the last two 'lays
iroko badly. The market has been a hard
no to operate upon in some respects. The
rst of the weekas noted above , the mar
ket was very strong and quotations to that
iffect were sent out to shippers. At the
nine time the local demand was so light
hat commission men were not always able
o unload their receipts Immediately and
hero is no doubt but what a good many of
ho eggs that were shipped in on thestrcncth
of the high prices were not sold until after
the break.
The future course of the egg market will
U-peinl , without doubt , very largely upon
the weather. Mild weather will tend to in-
Tease the receipts and depress prices in
consequence , while n return to the ex
tremely severe weather would have Just the
opposite effect.
The butUr inarKct has been llrm during
the past week , owing to the very liirht re
ceipts of irood stock. About everything re
ceived that was In any way desirable sold
juite readily at very satisfactory prices.
This market could very readily handle a
great deal more butter than is coming , espe
cially butter of good qaality. When there is
so little butter coming it is a subject for re
gret that more of it is not choice. The poor
( utility ot the butter nnd the high prices
which the consumer has to pay for an infer
ior article is the very thing that is aidl'ig
the manufacturer * of butteriuo to get their
goods Into consumption.
Poultry of all lands has been ono of the
scarcest articles on the market. As u result
of the scarcity prices have been correspond
ingly high. Chickens , geese , ducks aa I tur
keys hiivo been in very light supply and all
arrivals of choice stock have met with ready
sale at most satisfactory figures. The great
trouble has been that such a largo proportion
tion of the receipts have been made lit ) of
frozen stock aud that too that was very
poorly dressed to begin with.
Respecting fruits und vegetables there is
very little in the way of news to offer.
Prices on most kinds of vegetables continue
high and like fruits they have not been mov
ing very freely owing to the cold weather ,
which interferes with shipments.
In a general way the fruit aud produce
market has been inclined to bo rather quiet
for a week or more past. The coming of
warmer weather is expected to put more life
into business of this kind and start goods to
moving. So long as buyers do not get. out to
see the markets themselves they will not
buy very freely.
Produce Pointers.
It is estimated by dealers that there are
yet in sight for shipment between I.IO.OOJ
nnd iJXouo ( ) sucks of potatoes , or from bOO to
1,000 cars of ( KJtatoes , ut Greely , Colo.
Florida Fruit Exchange says : "Under the
existing conditions we advise all who are
not compelled to ship to hold their fruit
until advised of an improvement in the de
mand aud the markets. We are pleased to
reK > rt that our advices from nearly all sec
tions of the state indicate but slight damage
to fruit on tiiu trees during t'.e recent cold
wave. At some points the fruit was ser
iously hurt , but us n general thing there was
more scare than real damage. "
The Lenten season commences next
Wednesday , nnd dealers are already com
mencing to talk about its bearing on the mar
ket. The abstinence from Itesh of a largo
( icrcentago of the world's population during
the Lenten season Invariably produces a
very marked effect utwii the markets. The
fresh meat trade and consequently the live
stock markets are very much depressed. On
the other hand , the flsh market htua boom
nnd the dealer in this line reaps n harvest.
A year ago the pope removed the embargo
on meat during the prevalence of la grippe ,
and the bottom fell out of the llsh business.
Charles Triolo , who has Just returned tc
Chicago from a sixty days' sojourn in Sicily ,
in the interest of Porter Uros. . says : "There
is a good crop of oranges in Sicily this sea1
son. The yield will lw about the same as
last year , Most of these , however , will gc
to Luropeau countries. Of the few thai
come to America there will bo certainly noni
shipped west of the Allegheny mountains , a ;
the Florida und California fruit has barred
it out quite effectually. The duty of i7i2S ! <
per box nnd the freight of ! K- more make the
cost in New York about the same us froir
California , while the fruit is about the same
as a California seedling. The better anc
cheaper Florida fruit thus keeps them out
Orange growing la , Spaiu is bclDff abandoned
as they cannot compete with HMly T'i
Icmunrop Is ' - > ( tor cent less than last ar -
noil's Tlii better qualities will go to the
t'nltnl States and the second * to Kuropean
countries. They continue to plant lemon
trees , and Indication * for cheap lemons
within a few \onrs are very good.
There appears to be n very considerable
protest along the Missouri river against the
high prices at which Cnliforniins are holdIng -
Ing their oranges. They have n combination
of growers In southern California for the
puriKrse of maintaining uniform prices , nnd
they have maintained them so well that
there Is not likely to bo many sold in this
locality so long as Florida oranges cnn bo
had. If their oranges will hold up xmtll the
Floridas tire out of the way it may be that
they can get their prices , but otherwise they
will have to cotno down or keep their
oranges.
In oranges the present supply in our mar
ket is "almost entirely Floridas , sajs
Branch's. Tlio appearance of things here ,
as well ns elsewhere , indicates a very much
firmer feeling , though no decided advance is
yet chronicled. While disposed to largely
discount the extravagant reports sent out of
late concerning damage done the Florida
crop by frosts , we are still aware that the
injury is considerable and tlio amount uf
shipments may possibly bo somewhat dimin
ished. The trade is good here , though the
shipments out of Omaha arc cut down tit
present uy our extravagant weather.
PAL'TOUV TACTS.
Lincoln Will Indulge In Winter I'iictory
C'jirnlval.
The event of the past week that will
doubtless bo of greatest interest to manu
facturers is the action of the Lincoln mem
bers of the Manufacturers' association In
deciding to hold a carnival. Under the
name of carnival they propose holding an
exposition of manufactured gojds nu 1 if the
reiKH-ts are to bo relied upon the people gen
erally and the manufacturers especially are
becoming very much interested in the sub
ject of home patronage. They held a meet
ing the other night that was largely at
tended and it was deciJe.l that the i-nrnlval
should bo held from the 'J'lth to the 25th of
the present month.
If they can secure a building with Biinl-
I'ient space manufacturers in other citiys will
\ > s invited to take purl in the exhibit. Secre
tary Holmes of the state association has
icen spending several days in Lincoln ,
vorking up the home patronage idea and
Kling in getting the proposed carnival
iti'ler way. Ho has secured the following
iiembers in that city , the list including
Imost all the linns engaged in manufactiir-
nir : Uuckstaff linn. . Lincoln Paint and
> ) lor company , Purity Kxtract company ,
amp 15ros , carriages ; C. J. Uoman , car-
luges ; Lasch Bros. , confectionery ; Henry
iVollter. cigars. Capital City Shirt company ,
"armers and Merchants Insurance company ,
loward Medicine company , T , J. Thorp &
Co. , Lincoln Pottery company , Lincoln CofTes
ind . Cracker fae-
Spice mills. .lones-Uouglus -
, ory , Lincoln Packing and Provision com-
iy , Harpham IJros. , D. W. Camp & Son ,
S'cbrnska Planing Mill company. Nebraska
lantel and Cabinet works. Mr. Holmes is
receivimr no small amount of credit for his
, york at Lincoln nnd for his efforts loward
'urtherlng ' the interests of the manufnc-
tirers.
President Page attended the meeting in
jincoln niul explained to the manufacturers
.vhat they could do in the way of making ex-
libits that would interest the people and
ead them to practice borne patronage. He
also reviewed at length the history of the
lotno patronage movement in Omaha and
ointed out the great benefits that Irad re
sulted from the agitation of the subject.
The Women's Christian association , an
association composed of abaut IKX ) ladies.
'ias agreed to take the lead in aiding the
"iruival nnd the support gained from that
sDurco alone would be sufficient to make its
success assured.
It is proposed to hold a meeting of the
state association during the carnival week
"n Lincoln and make a great effort to bring
all the manufacturers of the state together.
A large delegation will certainly go down
from Omaha and other cities will no doubt
lave representatives present. If the plan is
carried out as proposed it will be the largest
atherinjj of manufacturers ever held in the
state.
St. I.ouH Mining luotitlou : .
ST. I.OU1S , Mo. , Feb. 11. The closing quo-
atlonsof the mining b toe Us wore follows :
Illd. AFked | Uld.
Am. Net. . . t ' . ' 4 I 25 Kllzabeth. . $ 4 4 i 47 *
i. Mouiit'n 3.T3 ( .50 UlmctHlUo. . 8..VI . . . .
lope a.M 'Mil Muntrose. . . U. > . . . .
Financial Notes.
KANSAS CITV , Mo. , l-'eb. ll. Oleurlngi , 51.-
738,333.
NKW OIILEANS , La. , Feb. 11 , ( Hearings t3
OdO,135.
1'Aius , Feb. 11. Three ner cent rentes , 98f
17 ! , c for the account.
HAI.TIMOIIB , Mil. , Feb. 1 -Clearings. . $2,304-
918 ; balances , J3G1.705. Money , C percent.
LONDON. Feb. 11. Amount of bullion gene
nto thu Hunk of Knglund on balances today ,
5,000.
MI-.MIMIIS , Tenn. , Feb. 11. Now York ox-
.hango belling at 81.50. Clearings , tl24,0 ± ! ;
balances , J9 ,013.
liF.itt.iN , Feb. 11. The statement of the Im
perial bank of lierniany shows a decrease In
specie of 1,739,000 murks.
HT. Louis , Mo. , Fob. 11. Clearings" ? 4,07C.-
023 : balances. } 4-lGS3. ! Money , quiet at OSi7
percent. Exchange on New York , par.
NBW YnilK , Feb. 11. Clearings , $138,249-
stiG ; balances , tO,53B,403. For the wei-l , , clear-
IKS. $730.910,06 ; balances , $3ti,3'3,077.
PHILADELPHIA , 1'a. , Feb. 11. Clearings ,
510.003,034 ; balances , Jl.540,545. Clearings
for the week. * 70lG3.20Gj balances , SU.943-
722. Money , 4 percent.
fiiiCAOo , 111. . Feb. 11. Clearlnz.s , J10.010-
290 ; week , ! 90 , 700,438. against $76,970,719 for
the corresponding week lust year. New York
exchange , 25e discount. Sterling exchange ,
steady ; sixty-day bills S4.8G'8 ; demand , * 4.fc8.
Money , steady at G per cent.
HO.STON , Mass. , Feb. 11. Call loans , 4 ' $ ® 5'i
percent ; time loans , 5iQO'i per cent. ClearIngs -
Ings , J15,824i44 : ; balances , H.bUU.DJt ) . Money ,
5 per cent. Exchange on New York , 15c to
2&e discount. For the week : Clearings , t95-
935,272 ; bulaiicos , $10,719,525. For thu same
week last year ; Clearings. t92.10G.04G : bal
ances , { 9,953.948.
_
Chicago l.Uo StocK Mnrkct.
Ciiir.uio , III. , 1'eb. 11. [ Special Telegram to
Tin : llKi : . ) There was not much Inquiry for
htccTs and the market , remained dull and
weak at yesterday's decline , lluyers aio
looklmt for lar e Mipplk-4 for .Monday
and were Inclined to hold on" . The demand
for butcher- . ' and cannerV stock was fairly
active at fully former quotations. Sales were
on a basis of from { 1.5J to$4.OO for poor to
choice cows , heifers mid bulls , fioin f 2. 50 tote
to J4.25 for Mockers and feeder * and from
J3.40 toJ0.15 fordre&Mid beef und shipping
steers.
The hog market was unsettled and variable.
Some sales were barely as jcoad as for the day
before , and In other Instances an adxance of
5c was realized , but the avcrnvu for the t o
days was not niatc-rlally different. There was
ono .sale at { M. 75 and several at from JS.G5 to
J8.7O for heavy weights , und as high as
J3.55 was paid for hos averaging under 200
Ibs. Closing quotations were from JS.OU to
f8.50 for poor to prime 150 to 195-lb. ho s ,
from SH.25 to $8.05 for mixed and medium
weight sand from Jtl.35 to H.70 for Iwavy.
Shoals and culls sold at from 15.50 to S8.OO.
The market closed u bhudu under the opening
prlc-s.
SlK. . . were dull at from 3.0i ( to J4.40 for
poor to fair and at from (4. GO to { J.'JD for
good to choice qualities. Sales of lambs were
on a basis of from i 1.00 to JO.OO for poor to
choice.
Iteeelnts : Cattle , 3.000 head ; hog.s , 10,000
head ; sheep. 3.000 head.
The KvenliiR Journal reports ;
CATri.E-Kecelpts , 3500O ; shipments , 2,000 ;
market for the week closed 10itl5c lower on
prime steers ; others isteady.
lloas Hecelpts , ll.OOU head ; shipments ,
7,000 head ; market acthe , steady ; mixed ,
J8.15&8.45 : heavy. 8S.45as.75 ; llrjht , IS.loa
8.4O ; pigs , IG.50ft7.25.
SHEKIItecelpts , 3.000 bead ; shipments- ,
none ; market steady ; good demand ; no
change.
Kaiua * C'ltyl.lve Stock Muret. !
KANSAS CITV , Mo. . Feb. 11. CATTLE Ho-
celpts , 2 , COO head ; shipments , 1 , GOO head ;
steady to strong. Hepresentatlvo sales-
Dressed beef nnd shipping steers , i3.5l > & 5.25 ;
Mockers und fenders , * J.5l > 3.4.35.
lloos-ltecelpts , 5.GOOhead ; shlunienU , 2,900
head ; active : Kood ho s lOIUDc lildier ; com
mon 5UU c higher ; all grades , t5.90Q8.SO ;
bulk. 8.tKU8.lS. )
SIICBIUecelpts. . 4,600 bead ; shipments
1,000 head ; nominally steady. Representa
tive sales : Muttons , i4.GO 5.'Jo.
Dr. Gluck , eye nnd car. Darker block.
St , foiils Live Stork Market.
ST. Louis. Mo. , Feb. U. CATn.r.-Ioceipts { ,
MKI ; shipments , 1,100 ; market steady ; fed
Texas steers sold at i3.5Uil4.30 ; grass Texas
Meers , J2.1KXK2.70.
lloos Uecelpts. 2,600 ; shipments , 2,500 ;
market steady ; heavy , (8.3tit8.40 ; ' ' " -hlll > "
t7.40a8.40 ; Iliht. t8.OOtt8.30.
SIIKEIIteceipts , none ; shipments , tioue ;
prices nominal ,
Dr. Gluctf , eye and ear , Darker block.
COMMERCIAL ANIT FINANCIAL
Trading Wns Active teiAll Pits with a
Break in Corn.
STAGNATION PREVAILED AT FIRST
( ioirriitiient Itrpnrt on . ulnoVm Consid
ered He.-irlili V I'lrsl h'y iho l'rnvl loli
Crun-il but Tlu'-y Miidllletl
Their Vlovtn I.nter.
CiitCAflo , 111. , Tub. 11.-A break of Ic look
place In corn today. Trading was active In nil
pits. Computed with last night the. decline nt
tlio clo i ) was ' , c for wheat , ? 4'c In corn , ic In
oats , 22 > ic In pork and 12'ic ' In libs.
Tlio slide In corn did not begin until after a
period of ftngnntlon. P. II. Kcnni appeared on
the top platform ofitho jilt and , without any
piellmlnary shouting , began to sell corn at the
price the brokers were then bidding for It.
The crowd Immediately ceased bidding. Cap
tain Phillip ? nlmut the same time put brokers
Into the pit to sell and Mr. T. M. llaxter , along
with a crowd of .broker * ftotn the wheat pit
rushed Into the melee as .sellers. There was a
spcdy slump In ( he price with so much
unanimity among the. speculators.
The day's receipts were 27G cars , or 40 over
the estimates. There were o-ily 30 cars of
contract corn In the abovo. The receipts at
Chicago for the week amounted to 1,097,450
bu. and lbe shipments to 553,030 bu. , showing
only moderate rccelpl.s , an accumulation of
543.521 bu. , and that was considered one of
the wenk features of the present situation.
Tin-milder weather \visllkottlso expected to
release n good deal of corn which was loaded
on cars but sidetracked at country stations
during the recent severe weather. The close
was unsettled at ! | c from bottom prices.
I'onlllctlng crop advices , buying orders from
.et. l.otils and reluctance to sell short kept the
wheat market steady for a time , lint as the
day advanced the market began to show weak
ness , Inllnenced largely by the decided break
which started In corn and oats , while the-tlner
and milder weather and more assurance that
the wheat had been uninjured also helped to
weaken values. Holders ) got d I-coil raged and
sold freely , while there was aNo u growing
disposition to short ( lie market.
The opt'tilng was about 'ic lower than vester-
day's closing , ruled easy and prices fnrtlier de
clined 'jC , held steady and the clolng was
about 'jC lower for May and V lower for July
than yesterday. OlVerlius weie liberal and a
good deal of Miort selling was Indulged In.
This , combined with the depression In corn ,
made the market weak and prlci s leceded ? , c.
\t the decline theie was good general buying ,
nit prices only i allied slightly.
The government repjrt on s'wlno was consld-
red bearish at llr.-t by the provision crowd ,
int tb' > y mo'llfled their views a little later ,
'or about half an hour It looked as If a con
siderable bleak would occur. There was a
ively rally nt the end of the time named , but
iork and ribs were too freely offcied to hold
ip. Laid was hold with a firm grip after Its
arly break and was bid up by tlio speculator
who Is thought to bu the moil heavily Inter
ested In seeing It decline. A. .I.Wright ap-
learcdon the floor and bid for .May laid until
t had bounced to J12.0O , but the close was at
i M tlon of 12'4c.
Kstlmatcd receipts for Monday : Wheat ,
125 car ; corn , 200 cars ! oats , lee cars ; hogs.
Jl.000 Ill-nil.
The leading futures rnngr-d as follows :
Aimci.rs. oi-Ev. men. i.ow. i CLOSE.
7b Mi
< ! ' <
Jf.H
4IH !
.11
1 80 23074
1 ! CO 11 " 12 70
IK 10 12 20 12 U
10 2A 10.1S in < ; i <
Cash quotations were a folloivs :
I'l.oun Lifeless atu ( nominally unchatiged
WIIRAT o. 2 .spring , J5'ic ; .No. 3 spring ,
C3U07c ; No. 2 red , 75Sc.
Cons-No. 2. 42u-3.42V ? ; "No. 3 cash , 30c ;
HAKI.EV No. 2 , G4c ; No. 3 , f. o. b. , 45S04c ;
No. 4. f. o. b. , 40i48c. ?
! 'lAxSFEH-No. lft.22'5. .
TIMOTHY HKKD 1'ilme , ? 4.50.
I'OHK-.Moss. per bbl. . 10.12'i10.25 ; lard ,
uer lOU lb . , S12.7715 ; short ribs sldc , ( loose ) ,
M0.35S10.4U ; dry snltod shoulders , ( boxedI.
l' 7'sG10.00 ; bhort clear sides ( bo.xedi , $10.00
4J.0.05.
WHISKV Distillers' finished goads , per gal. ,
KuoAits Cutloaf , 5i5 ! ic ; granulatedDic ! ;
standard "A , " 5c.
The follow Ing were the rcceljits and ship
ments for today :
Art Icli f. licrclpts. Shipments.
Kluur. bbls II.OZI 11.030
Wheat , bu. . 67.00J SIOOJ
Corn , bu. . , . 120.UM
Oats , bu . . . 17J.OOU
Hj-f. bu. . . 3.0OJ 7.00J
Purler , bu. 2I.WJ 34.030
On the Produce exchange today the butter
market was quiet ; creamery , 20B3Bc : dulrv. 20
® 20c. EJIBS , unset tied ; strictly fresh , 2uSi2Gu
Now Vork
New VOIIK , Feb. 11. FI.OUU liccelpts , 25-
138 pls. ; oxport.s , 3,400 bbls. , 4.000 sacks ;
stiles , 0,500 likes. ; market dull , firm ; win
ter wheat , low grades , 52.10'S2.55 ; fair
to fancy , J2.55S2.75 ; patents , J3.H.V&I.25 ;
Minnesota clear. 42.5033.50 ; Minnesota
strnluhts , } 3.COii4.00 ; Minnesota patents , J4.25
© 5.00.
COHN.MF.AIQuiet , steady ; yellow western ,
S2.75U2.BO.
lire Nominal ; western , 58QG2c.
IlAin.KV Dull , tirm ; western , GOffSOc.
II.MII.KV MAI.T Quiet , steady ; western , 05 ©
esc.
WHEAT Ttecelpts , 13,175bu. ; exports , 90-
072 bu. ; sales. 040,000 bu. futures. Hpot
market dull , lower , closing steady ; No. 2 red ,
In store and elevator , bl'ic ; alloat. Bl 'c : f. u.
b. , Hla ( l' c : No. 1 northern , 85'4-c ; No. 1
hard , 91c ; No. 2 northern , 83'ie ; No. 3
spring , 80Sc. Options were iciy dull and
without particular feature , closing steady at
M0.'re under yesterday. Thu decllno Is due
to the weakness west nnd local realizing ; No. 2
led , March , BoifCi-jO'nC , closing at 80 > 4c ;
Muv. 827-16fl82J4c. closing at b2 > Je ; July ,
b3 , i83'c. closing at H3 , c.
Conx Hccelpts , 54,300 bu. ; exports , 500
bu. ; sales , 110,000 bu. futures , 24.OOO bu.
spot. Spots dull , easier ; No. 2 , 53i53'- ele
vator , 541154 > 4c afloat ; No. 3 , 5tc. Options
'afe'iC lower on easier cables , with trading
very slow ; Fettrtnry , o3Qj3'ic , clO'In : tit
53c ; May. 52 11-1G&52VC , closing at 52'ic.
OATS Ki'celpts , 27,300 bn. ; exports , 61
bu. ; no' ales , futures , 40,000 bu. spot. Spots ,
firmer , dull ; options dull , nominal ; reliruary.
38cMay.39c ; ; spot No. 2 white. 41'c ; No. 2
Chicago.39 ; < e ; So. 3 , 37'ic ; No.3 white,4 ( ) ' c ;
.nixed western , 38j4S39'ic ; white western ,
39'jQ4Gc. '
HAY rirm ; falrdemand ; shipping , C9H70o ;
good to choice , 75it90c.
HOPS Quint , eany ; btato. common to choice ,
21 < Tt24e ; Pacific const , 21ft'.i4c.
IIHIM Moderate demandsteady ; wetsalted
New Orleans selected , ' 40 to fiO Ibs , 4'jjlOc ;
Ti-xns selected. 50 to GO Ibs. , 5ff)7c. )
PHOVISIOXP I'ork.niiMfurnto demand , firmer ;
oldinesa. tl'J.75ir20.00'iifw inesv.fc21.00. Cut
meiits , scarce , wantedi.firm ; pickled bellies ,
H'ie ' bid ; pickledshoulupiS'lOc ' ; pickled bains ,
Hfil4ljc. Middles , ijulet , Mionger : short
clear , line. Lard , ijulet. higher ; western
steam closed ut J 13.50 Jsales , none ; March ,
$13.10 ; May. J13.10 ; July , 312.GO.
ItL'TTKii rnclinngedii western dairy , 183
24c ; western cr-tiiiiery'il3tt30 , ' ; western fac
tory , 17a23'c ; Klgln , iW ( | . ,
CiicnsK Fair demand ; part skims , 4Q1014i ! .
EiKis Moderale demaufl , stroncer ; rcceiuts ,
3.SG9 pkcs. ; western fresh. 30a31c.
HICK I'lrni , good dciiftfrid ; domestic , fair to
extra , S'.iTiOc ; Japan , 4J4'S.5c.
.Moi.Af.sis : New ( Jrluum , open kettle , good
tochoice , Il ht supply , ( n , t'uocl demand , tirm at
Sua.\ii Haw , nulet , 'steady ; fair rellnlnjr ,
3 11-lGc : centrifugalsr 0 test , 3J.c ; rctliied.
dull , steady ; off , 4 0-l&t44 , c ; mold A , 4 15-10
0,5'c ; standard A , 4 11-10(44'ic ; confection
ers' , 4 9-lG@4 > 4C ; , xy , loaf , 5 5-16-a.ri'c ;
crushed , 5 5-l ( > it5'ic ; powdered , 4 10-llili
5'jc ; granulated , 4 ll-105c ; cubes , 4 15-10
IMo IrtON--lull , steady ; American , 112.75
Cori'K.n Quiet ; laVe , 112.00.
l.r.AD-Diill. tirm : domestic , (1.00.
TIN Quiet but steady ; Straits , t20.13.
Oiniilni I'rnilurf AlurUrt.
Again eggs attracted all the attention on the
iimrUet and other lines of produce urcio with
out bpeclal feature.
Ai'll.usStocks are held ut i3.50U4.00 * for
fair to cholcti stock.
IlANANAS Quolfd at I2.00&2.50 per bunch
llr.AN-Choico navy , | 2.0oa2.25.
Ui'WEnThe market Is tirm and good fresh
country roll sells at 2lia22c and strictly
choice at 22a24c. The rwelpts lire light.
C'Al.U'OHMA CAHIIAUIJ Good block 2i3c.
CKI.KHY 1'er doz. , 40c.
I'lusiieniiiKS Hell and cherry. 19.50 ; bell
and busle. UO.OO : Jersey Cape Cod. $0.50.
KiiOS The break In epgs commenced Krlduy
continued. The general market wub 20c and ,
no one uiipeared to be asking morn than that
ttguie , Even ut 20o the market was not very
active ,
OAME-Thcro were more rabbits In tuan has
the rule of late , but still no grent mini-
i > rr Snmll rabbit j sold at Jl 50 find Jacks at
13.50.
11 AV Tlietimrketwas olenily nt J55Mr..OO. (
llil rt No. 1 green , B'ic : No. 1 green suited ,
4'ici No. 2 ( tri-en Milled , 3'u'i No , 1 ( ireen
Fnlted , 25 to40 | ( H. . 4'u'i No. 2 green Milled ,
25 to 40 | h . . 3iCi No. 1 veal rnlf. 8 to 15 lb . .
7"-jc ! No. a vonl calf. 8 to 15 lb . , 5401 No. 1
dry Hint , 07' cs No. 2 dry Hint , 4it5'ict ( .No. 1
dry willed , 6 .001 purt ctiri' < l hide * 'I percent
PIT p-itind leuM limn fully cured.
HtiSKV Choice to fancy whlto clover , 18 ®
2tVi fair to good. 10 J.18c.
I.KMONS Choice to fancy , * 3.5t > 84.00.
MtAOA OttArns-UiHid shipping stock , $1.50.
NfTS-l.nrgo hickory , J1.50 ; black walnuts ,
} 1.009 1.25.
O vsTiii-The ; local market Is stendy at 20 ®
I2eper can ,
OXIONS Home grown. M OOJf 1.20 per bushel ;
Spanish tiercrate , J1.00a2.00.
OIIAMIKS The murket Is about steady.
Hires 170 to 220 are quoted nt J.75 for rus-
wntsandM.OO for brfghts. SU.es 250 to 320
BII ) quoted at J2.75 for brlghts and t2.50 for
rnssetts ; Washington navels , $4.00 ; tange
rines , put up In half boxus , )3.0O.
I'oi'i.Tliv The murket was about steady :
I'rlces continue firm on account of the light
receipts ; choice chickens. lliU2c ( ; turkeys ,
14 il5c ; geese nnd ducks lon > 12c.
I'OTATOK.S only .snnill lots moving from
More. Western Nebraska stock Is 'quoted at
85c ; L'tah nnd Colorado. OOctU > 0 ; choice
native. 7571.80C.
SWKKT I'HTATOKS There nroa few In the
market which are selling at $4.50.
Vr.At. The receipts have been a little more
llbetat and prices are not quite so tirm asth y
were ; choice small and fat veaU , GgOc ; large
and thin , 43Cc.
A.C. Spandau , diugfc'Ist at llrunlng , Is re
ported deceased.
A. J. ( illlesple. druggist at Whitney , has sold
out to J. C. Duchrer.
( ieorge ( loodbrod , In tlio hatdwaro business
at L'ttca , has sod ! out.
M. L. l.lbbee. druggist at Dawson , has been
succeeded by 11. K. lenton.
Mrs. Thomas llarber. millinery and furnish
ing goods at Hem diet , has told out.
W. U. llatiwvll , In the furniture business at
Orleans , has sold out to J. U. Klugb.
J. V. llroi-h , who lias been eondU'Mlng a
meat market \\ostern , has sold out.
S. II. T'heobold. dry goods , and H. W. Theo-
bolil .V Co. , hardwaie , at Wayne , have conboll-
dated.
The Mcl.uln I'harmacy company has been
Incorooralod at Monroe with capital stock
placed nt J2.500.
rietcher A Jackson , who have been conduct
ing a general store nt I'letcher , have been sue
ceeded by Jackson \ Kaker.
11. (1. ( Dun \ Co. reports that Jesse McKlns-
try , gHH-er at llastlni- ! , has made an asslgn-
ment to the shorln" for the benellt of. Ills cred
itors , and has given a chattel mutlgagu to
Steel & Walker of St. Joe for ? 1.20iJ.
St. l.onN -
ST. l.ouis , Mo. , 1'eb. 11. I'l.ouil Vn-
changed. *
WHKAT Closed ' { i- below yesterday ;
cash 00V ; May. 731 , ; July , 71'.c.
Coit.s f , < ; i \K under yesterday ; cash , 30'tc ' ;
March , 40c ; May , 42VM2'e ( ; July. 43c.
OATS Lower ; cash. 32c bid ; May , 34'jC.
KvK-llilll ; 52cbld.
llAMMJY No sales.
IIUTTKit rnchniigcd. '
KU ( ! Lower at 21c.
1'novistoNsClosed firm at previous quota
tions. INuk. old , * 20.00 ; new , J20.25.
Lard , 112.12 ; dry salt meats , loose shoul-
deis. 10.50 : longs and ribs. J10.50 ; shorts ,
10.70 ; stilps , 0.70 ; bo\ed lots 15c more.
Itacon , shoulders. J10.50 ; longs. $11.50 ; ribs.
fll.02' , ; shorts , ill. 87 > 4 ; strips , J10.50. Sugar
cuied hams , tl5.OOiilD.DO.
KECEII-TS riour , 5.000 bbls ; wheat , 23,000
bu. : corn , 120,000 bu. : oats , 13.00O bu. ; rye ,
7dOO bu. : barley , 2.OOO bu.
Sllll'MKSTtf riour. 4.OUO bbls. ; wheat , 30-
000 bu. : corn , 1 20.O')0 ) bu. ; oats , 2aOUO bu. :
rye , 2.UOO bu. ; barley , l.OOObn.
Oil .
Nnw YUIIK , l-'eb. 11. TAM.OW Strong ;
city ( $2.00 for pkgs.l ; 7'.c ' bid.
COTTON SKII > On.-Ciude , 5758c ; yellow ,
C35/.G5C.
I'KTUOI.CUM Dull , steady : crutln In bbls.
Parkers'5.3D : I'arkerV.ln Hulk , 2.35I ; > arlii > rs > ,
united , no sales. Uiitlned New Vork , $5.30 ;
Philadelphia and Ilaltlmore , J.'i.'jr , ; Philadel
phia nnd llaltlmote In bulk , $2.75 2.60.
Itosi.s- Fair demand , llrm ; strained common
togoodS1.42'JTil.4D.
Tuni'EXTlNK Higher : nominal , 35'i2,3Gc. !
Kiins.is City Markets.
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , 1'eb. 11. WIIUAT Higher ;
No. 2 bard , OGIIGG'ic ' : No. 2 loil , 72c.
Cons 'Jo lower ; No. 2 ml\ed , 35c.
OATS Kirm ; No. 2 mixed , 20'30c. '
Hvr Firm : 52 > lfi03i ! ; .
HurriCK Light demand and dull ; creamery ,
24R2bc ( ; dairy , 17Q20C.
Kims i-teadv ; 2Vii21i ( : .
UKCEH-TS Wheat , 71,000 bu. ; corn , 5,000
bu , ; oats , none ,
SIIII-MENTS Wheat , 40,000 bu. ; corn , 2,000
bu. ; oats , none.
Minneapolis AVlirnt Market.
MINNEAPOLIS , Minn. , 1'eb. 11. There was
the same dullness In the market , today that
has characterized tKo market largely this
wenk. Trading was limited to a few deals.
There was good feeling In the cash market.
Xo. I northern sold up to yesterday's prices ,
42 cars going at 70c and 14 atCO'ic : No. 2
northern. 07i207'jC. Heccltits , 174 cars.
Close : 1'ebruary , GO'jc ; May. 71c : July.
73' ' . On track : No. 1 hard. 71'ic ; No. 1
northern , 70c ; No. 2 northern , C7c.
Cotton Market.
New OIU.EANR , La. , Feb. 11. Steady : mid
dling , Oc ; low middling. 8ic ; good ordinary.
8J < c ; net receipts , 3,813 hales ; gross 3,8 7
bales ; exports to Great Hrltaln , 3,173 bales ;
coastwise , 540 bales ; sales , 1,750 bales ; stock.
321,781 bales.
Ni\v ; OitLEANss , La. , Feb. 11.- Futures
steady ' : wiles 3G.80II bales ; February. $8.85
bid ; 'March , $8.HOyS.OO : April. fS.OKTt8.02 ;
May , J8.078.98 ; June , $ O.O3T,0.04 ; July and
August , J8.08 ; October. ? 8.08 bid.
Liverpool .M rket.s *
LIVCIIPOOI * Feb. 11. WHEAT Quiet : holders
offer moderately.
COIIN Quint and easier ; mixed western , 4s
O'jd per cental ; mixed western , new , 4s Cd per
cental.
Hi.ur Indian moss , 55s Gd per cwt.
I'OIIK Prime mess , western line , OQs per bbl.
BACON Long and short clear , 55 Ibs. , D3sper
cwt. ; long clear , 45 Ibs. , 54s Od.
LAfiu 1'rlme western , C2s JILT cwt.
Con e Mnrlirt.
NT.AV YORK , Feb. 11. Optlonsopened dull at
5 points down to 10 points up : closed stendy
at 1(1 ( to 15 points up ; sales. 15,01)0 ) baus , In
cluding February. Si7.40-B.17. 45 ; March , $17.50
(117.00 ; April. * 17.20 ; May , $17.002.17.10 . ;
January , $10.85 : July. $10.70310.81) ; Sep
tember , $1 0.75ft 10.60 ; December. * 1G.DOI4
10.05. Spot lllo. dull , llrm ; No. 7 , MB.iajilt
18.25.
_
Allhr.iuicee ( i.-.ilu .il.trkuts.
MILWAUKEE , Wl , 1'ob. 11. WIICAT Quiet ;
May , 7O'ic ; No. 2 spring , 07c.
Cons -Steady : No.3 , 41'ia42c. !
OATS-Qulet ; No. 2 whlto , 30c ; No.3 , 33' , < 2
34 ie.
ItAUI.KV 03C.
HVK-50C.
( iraln .Murket.
PlllLAlir.t.l'lllA , 1'a. , Feb. 11. WHEAT
Lower ; cash and Fobruury , 77"ifft7ric. : "
CiiHN Options weak : February , Slffljl'ic.
OATS Car lots dull and llruiur. Futures
nominal.
Hultimore ( iruln .Market ,
TrudliiR In SecnrltlpVns on n Very Moder
ate Ktito Vc-tcnlii.v.
Niw : YOKK , Feb. 11. Trading In stocks to
day was on a very moderate scale again , urn
even more than usual of late was of a profes
blonal character. The bears were Inclined to
take the bull side of the expected Issue o
bonds by the secretary of the treasury and the
rumor * that decided action was to bo takei
to relieve the situation aide j In opening the
market , with the assistance from foreign buyIng -
Ing orders and bullish advices from London
Again the rumors of the bond Issue failed U
Und any foundation. There was u good dea
of talk about a leported cut In coal prices
and Heading was made active at decllnln ;
prices , but Dflewaro st Hudson was the enl )
coul stock to show a llnal loss of Importance
bringdown 1 percent at 132' , .
The rumors about Distillers were of a decid
edly unfavorable nature , but Lead and Cottoi
Oil were sold for dividends in the near future
the latter responding to this talk , but Lead re
covered 1 percent , while Distilling cloed with
about the same amount , ( ioneral expect allot
of u bad bank statement was not finally
reall/ed and the loss to the surplus reserve was
found to bo only a little over fl.OOO.OiK ) . This
put an end to the talk of dearer money , as
vrell as the short selling for thu tlmo
being , and the remainder of the sutsloi
wnsconsiimed In an clfurt to recoor the stocks
put out earlier In the day. Substantial rallies
weie inuUo all alonK the line , and Distillers
rosol'i percent from Its lowest figure , clos
Ing with a net gain of 1 ! < percent. The near
est approachfh to this advance worn . ' pe
cent in Cotton Oil and 'i per cent In New
KiigUnd. The most prominent feature of the
murket was the sharp slump III American to
hacco , followed by even a more decided rally
It U said that the great majority of the
assetN are In trnde marks and patents , whlcl
wt-io paid for In the stock , and the sharp com
petition now being met from thu Nntlona
i'lgurtttu company has been very expensive ti
the trust. The drive ut tlio stock depressed 1
quickly from 100't to 104 , but It was llftei
l suddenly to 112 on the Into dealings , fron
. which It retired to luO' < at thu close. It
I changes were not of special moment , belli
Irregular ucd for small fractions only.
I Tliu Post bays ; The general conditions got
crnlnu the Mock market nrp Mill Interpreted
n unfavorable and there U nneartliof bull
InflUMice Thr i" condition * arc imistlv uf u
nummary nuture The shipment of wild ( be
Incrvniliiit lrmne ! s n ( oxciiaiiKe and the mill-
llillrlty | of commercial bills are all unfavor
able feat urt-s , This luck of I'omineichil bills
hn In n measure been olTxct by the shipment
of lMiid abroad , but then- a is row In * unea l-
lu-ss as to how the aiherw action on the silver
repeal bill will 1 > viewed abMad , The action
of the bank * In the mutter of oiTerlne gold to
the Mihtn'niiiry still fulls to bring relief.
The. following are the clixliu quotation * of
the IcndlnttKlocUson the New Vork Stook ex
change today :
Atchliun am .Norm American 10 lu >
Ailnuu Kjnren 117 Northern rrlflc. . . . I7J
Alton , T , ll SJi do preforrisl 4S >
do preferred0 \ 't' ' . I' . Pen. A ( lull. . . 10
Auiprlcnii K.xprn . . I HI Northne lvrn II M
lIMIimoreA ulilo . W i ilo preferred Ili
Caim < 1& I'arinr KN. \ . V. Central lo f
i n ili > southern. . . N.t N. Y AN. K 4''H
Central I'firlllo S7't twnrm A Western. UJt
Clioi. A Olilo ! ' ) , Oregon Imp 3J j
Chlcaeo Alton 1U ll'reeon .V'nr 711
{ ' . H. ft Q I''H i'ncinc Mull J3' <
rtilcnjo < ! n nm I'eorln , Doc. A K. . . h'X
ConmlliUteil Ul . . . IX3L { 1'ltnbura 1.V >
C.C.C.ABt. U 6 ,1'iillmnn , I'nUco IVS
( otton oil Cert IS UleitJInjj 4Sk
cl. lluilion IjaH'inchmuml Terminal V ! ,
1 > . 1. A W 11JH ilo proferroit an
I ) . A 11. (1. iifJ f.4U Ulo tirnnrto W M
1) . A l' . F. I'o ! W iloproforroJ IU
Knit Tumi m Ilorkl9lnnil Ml *
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' * '
'ooprcfi-rreil' . . . . . ! . 44 St'Pn'iiT' . . . . . . ! . . . TUX
Fort Wayne | j5 ilo preferreil IMU
lt. Xortlii-rn pjd . . 140 St. Paul , V nmnhn . . MV >
r. A K. I pfit iai' ( doprsterrcl ill'Ji
lluckliuVnllcr. . . . ! . > 1 | Soiitlii > rn 1'itrHo. . . M
IIHnulB Central W ( Suitnr Itefliicry 137' <
frt. I'diil A Dulutli. . 44 Tt-nn. Conl \ Irjn. . U
Kan A Tt-i pM . . . ? 4' Total I'acllle
l.nko Kilj \ Wont . "W I'nl. A O. Cent. | fil. * U
doiirotcrrol Y7 > t t'nlon t'orltlc Sl'V '
I.nku shore IJSS U S. Sxpron 7' ' (
I/"nil Tnut 4slV > St. I , . , \ I' It
l.oisls. A .Na li 71 i du ori'fi'rroil ' " ' <
LuiilK. ft XCIT Alb'y. 24'1 Wclli Kurco K p. . . Hi
Mhnlintinii Con IIU'1 Western Union. . . . Mi
Momulils A C 4) Wk3clln ft I. K . . . IV\
Mlt-buun Central. . IDA I ilu prpfpreil l' ' > 1
MlKiinrl I'ncltlc. . . . , ! < Minn , V St. I 17h
WulilU-A Ohio SI II ) A It. ( J U
NmlivllloChntt. . . 87 lilpncrnl Klt-clrlc. . . . > IOi !
NnflUordiKoncw. . 7 : > j Nntlunnt l.lntvcd. . . ,1sl <
ito preferred . . . . II4iy C. rut-l A. Iron ' * >
N. J. Central I2ii > ilo pr < ! erred 1117
Norfolk XV. . pM. . . ' ! ' llng < A Tut. Vr. .ry
The total sales oftocks today were 193o.'i8
shaie.s , IncliKlliii , ' : HnrlliiL-lon. 3,300 : Chicago
tins 8,200 ; Cotton Oil , t)4UO.l ) ; l.miixvllle , t
Nashville , G.9OO ; National CordaK.1. 11,100 ;
Norther-i 1'acltlc pieferieil. 3HOD ; Kcullir- : .
41.900 ; Itock Island , 4,50. ) ; St. I'aul , 14,900 ;
SiiKiir , 18,200.
Xtnv York .Money Alurkrt.
NKW YDIIIC , I'd ) . 11.Moiv : o.v CAU -
Kasy , with all Ioansir2's ! per cent ; closed
uflen-d at 2 percent.
I'IIIMR Mr.iicANrn.K 1'At'p.ito G p.-r cent.
.STCHMMI KXCIIAMIK Quiet and llrm , with
actual tiuslness In banKrrs' hills at tl.BO'J for
sixty-day bills and iM.hS for demand.
( IIIVIHNMINT : : KDNDS Dull and steady , state
bonds neglected.
Plie clo-loi ; iiuotations on iiomls :
. ) . ? .4sre/ I r."i i .Nurtlii-Tii IMc. Znili
: ) . S. 1 coup ll' . * { .V. W. lonsolj
I' . S. (4 > nv U. tlo ( It'ban. ! m IW\ *
. 'uclllci * of Mo. . . . IliA S. K \ I. M. ( , cn. 5s bMjt
xiul.-l.uin t'iecl | 4 'JJ f . I , . A.S.I' . ( icti .M. 110
Tenn n\f BCI ( tj. . . lei St. I'liul Conui . : Ii7
li-nn. new set . 'n. . . 101 t. 1' . l' . A I' . iBtn. . . 11TM
Tenti no IT set .Is . . 75 : . I' . I. I ) . Tr. Hcts. VJi
Can.tU& So. : nila. . . ID I 1' . I1. It. U. Tr. Itctn. '
Cvnil'aclrlcfMi . . . 105'j l/nlon'i'acUlc Ists . loii'
1) . A It. ( i. IM IIS \Ve t > horii lliifli
I ) . A U. < ! . < ! ' - li. W. l t " ? t
Krlu ' 'nds
M. K A T. ( iPli. if . Hi " , 2S , , ci 5S A.
M. K. AT. Con. . ' ) * . . 4iiK ( i. II. A S. A .Us. . . . 10.1
Mutual Union Gs. . . I IS ila Sdis
N. J. C. Int. Cert. .113 II. AT. C. fu 107J4
NorthBrn l'ap.1 ts. H ; < II. , V P. i : Tens. O. tin
Huston Siorlr. Oiuil-ltloiM.
HOSTO.V , Mass. , 1'eb. 11.Tho following at
the cloiing stivk iiuotatlons :
Atiliiion'ATVpeka. " 5l l"TnTuirTct"A"Hecla. | : . . . 81.1
llokton A Albany. . . 17i 'Kranklln ' II !
I1. . It. A l. ) WmiKoarvirBC 11
rilfliburu I ! . U. pM. .14 iiihi * ola M *
K. C. M. .1. A. C ll.7s. Iftl lynlncy 158
1. . it. A KI.S IO | T.iuinack : 1B1
Mn . I'untral 2I'J ' lloitin Land Co. . . . &
-Mix. ( "en com 11 I Wet Knd Laud Co.
N. V. AN. Knjlanit. 4i 4 Hell Telephone. . . .
Uld Colony 'JUj' ' l.ntu on Moro S. . . . .
liullund pri'feiro.l. . Wut r Power
WUccinnluCcn. enm 15 r. M 7 ?
Alloue/ . I o. ( new ) If. A II. Copoer II
Atlantic 1114Jiicn. Kite 11'J'i
llonon A .Mont. . . . . I3li
New York .Milling 4Jiintitl iH.
XBW YORK , 1'eb. 11. The following are the
closing mining rualttlons | :
Crown I\Tlnt. . . . . . . . . oP lymouth fp ' , )
Con. Cal. A Va 215 Sierra Nevndii lift
Deadwiiod KI ] tamlard 140
Oouldum ! ( Jitrry. . . . .U t'nlon Con . SIS
Hale and Mircros.8. US Vi-llow Jacket . M
llome take 1l.'x ) Iron Silver . ! U
Mexican lt'i.fi Quick Mlvjr . S5U
Ontario l:7j : : do pieferre.1 . .IPJO
( Jplilr 8ia Uulwer . IS
MVH STtict .MAIEKIT.S.
Cattle Trade Itatlier Demornllzcd Hogs In
Stronjj nemninl niifl illu-r. ; |
OMAHA , Teb. 11. liccelptsof all kinds 'bow
very little change compared with last week's
supply. Compared with the same week last
year receipts of Inith cattle and hogs show a
marked Increase , while the hogs continue to
decrease. The olllclul figures are as follows :
Cattle. Hogs , gheep.
Ilecelpts this week 17,485 22.10H C.411
Uecelpts last week 18.802 21,247 4,420
Same week last year 13,388 34,235 3,908
During tin ) early part of the week the cattle
market was In e.xcellentsbape. Hocolptw were
not too heavy and with an Increased shipping
and export demand prices ruled stronger on
all useful grades. There was an advance In
prices of 15c to 25e up to Thur-day. 1'rlday's
trade was the worst that has been experienced
hero In many a day. Kabtern markets were
very bud , and as receipts were fairly liberal ,
buyers prow ded to uotind the life out of the
market and jump on It after It was
dead. The best neavv cattle that suited
the export trade did not suUVr
o much as the medium grade steers , on which
dressed beef buyers had It all to themselves.
The advance of the early part of the \\eek was
completely wiped out and the pens Had plenty
of cattle In them at the ole n.
Today's trade was little better than
that of 1'rlday. The run was not by
any means heavy , but as eastern
markets were weak the offerings were
Mitliclently liberal to enable buyers to fill
their orders with * hat. suited them at barely
steady prices and take off a sha\Iiu or
two wheio the quality was not ex
actly to their liking. Some 13.00 and
l.GG'0-lb. beeves brought $5.10 5.35 , hut cat
tle of that kind aio > curee enough here t > sell
well at any time. I'alrto very good I.OOU to
1,250-lb. steers sold at from $4.00 toH.tiO , with
sales of poor to fair stuff scattering
at .from $4.00 down. In general ,
on all but the vine heavy beeves ,
prices dropped fully 30c In the past two days
and the week closes with a very weak feeling
pervading the trade.
In butchers' stock and canners the fluctua
tions have not been so greatbut they fi.Honed
the same lines. On the better grades of cows ntd :
heifer- , prices have been partially sustained
by liberal outside orders and an active specu
lative business , but the ordinary grades have
declined Hlc to l&c In the past two days.
The market tou.ty was all right as
far as good to choice stun" was con
cerned , with sales at from $3.25 to } 3.0l ) .
I-'nlr to good stun' was slow and easier at from
$2.40 to $3.25 , with common and canning
grades scattering down as low as $1.75. Hulls ,
o\en and stags were In good demand and about
steady at from J2.0O to 3.75. OlVerlngs of
calves were moderate and prices ijuojably un
changed at from J2.0J to fu.75.
Notwithstanding the wild lluctiritlons In fat
cattle the course of feeder values has been
ste.ulily upward , and theoloio of the week
llnils prices quotably as high as at any time re
cently , with the demand far exceeding the
supply. Trading today was somewhat ro-
strlcted on account of tin : limited offerings ,
but the general tone to the trade was strong.
Sales were at from * 2.M > to } 3.UO. with nothing
at all desirable under $3.00 , Itopre&entatlvo
sales :
niiEssr.n iiEf.r.
No. Av. 1'r. No. Av. I'r.
3 H20 ! 3C.5 40 1130 ! 4 25
1 11HO 375 14 1211 425
B U50 375 10 1129 425
18 1021 380 3 1210 425
11 1123 380 0 1173 430
H 8S5 380 17 1011 430
19. . . . UU5 3 'JO 15 1233 435
8 1071 4 00 21 1171 440
17 10S5 40(1 4 1190 440
1 1130 400 18 12C8 445
10 1090 400 22 lOHti 400
20 HOG 405 88 12CO 405
40 1131 410 12 1351 510
14 1028 4 10 44 1300 . 6 10
10 119B 4 20
BIlllTINO AND BXPOHT.
3 1150 305 58. . . .1212 425
0 1054 390 58 IB 10 430
14 1250 400 31 1310 430
22 1155 400 18 1301 435
12 12BO 400 14 1200 440
1 1300 400 18 1207 450
17 1175 4 10 17 1200 4 50
7 104B 4 10 17 1202 4 00
CO 1188 420 1H 1500 635
H 1200 4 25
Mtxcn.
13. . . . . . OS7 3 C5
COW8.
2 000 175 fi 1204 275
3 840 200 5 B3H 275
1 800 2(10 ( 3 1250 275
2 1055 2 ( K ) 4 1145 275
2 900 200 16 1044 275
11 072 200 1 1240 275
7 757 2 ( K ) 2 1190 275
22 733 2 OO 2 1140 280
1 9OO 2110 18 1031 2 HO
10 800 210 8 1093 200
4 1)87 210 10 1OO5 200
1 1100 210 19 1006 290
0 822 215 20 1051 205
19 703 215 17 1024 BOO
8 00
0 00
a oo
S ( N )
n eon
n oo
a oo
a 05
a o.i
a 10
a 10
a 10
a 10
a u.
a 20
a 20
B 25
a an
a 28
B 25
3 25
8 25
3 25
a 25
3 2ft
B 25
3 2ft
3 25
8 25
B 31)
a 30
a 45
, n r.o
a 50
n tea
a 50
a no
a r > o
a oo
a co
n oo
3 25
a oo
a co
r. oo
5 OO
5 50
5 50
ft dO
5 7ft
5 75
2 00
2 00
a oo
3 00
3 OO
3 00
a on
3 25
3 25
3 25
3 25
3 i.5
3 40
3 40
3 50
3 55
3 05
3 75
3 00
3 00
3 OO
3 00
3 05
3 05
3 05
3 75
3 80
3 85
3 85
3 85
8 85
3 85
3 00
lions The most noticeable features of tin ,
niirki't tlio past week have been tlio continued
Islit receipts and Unlit weight of tinoITurings
nid tliu Improvement In tind'liinnd from
astern pn.'kcr.s. As a result of tlr.-s.tt circum
stances prle.es have advanced fully 30a
: > n all grades. In spin * of tliti )
lie situation Is Intrinsically fully
: is strong as a month aso. whim hos nero sell-
lug nearly if 1.00 pur hundred weight less than
low. Local fresh nu-nj houses rontlmio to
buy freely nnd the supply east must bo very
short , as shippers are apparently anxious
for tin" boss , nveii nt war prices. Packers
niwevcr , ; iie iloln , , ' little more than trying
[ o keep their fresh meat trade suppllid ami
ontlnuo to pound prices on every possible op
portunity.
The nmrkot today , looked at from tlio
holler-/ standpoint , was a very satisfactory
one. On tlio early market with shippers ,
speculators and fresh meat men buying freely ,
trade was brisk and prices were from 5c to lee
higher than 1'ilday. Good to cholcu medium
and heavy hogi sold at from ti.l-J'H unto 18.25
with llpht and mixed stun" at 18.05
mil $8.10. I'nekers , as usual , livid
back until urgent orders hail been
.Illed , when they pound"d prices KOIIIO-
nhut , and the close was weak with the advance
nearly all lost Tim pens , however , wer < j
cleared by tlio middle of tlio forenoon , thg
bulk of tlio fair to good IKI S of nil weights
M'lllinrat ifB.H ) to JH.15 as against $8 Oil to
JH.10 Krlday and7.75to $7.85 last Saturday.
I-IOS AND IIOL'CII.
1 . . .400 500 0..110 070
1 . . .540 050 15..112 075
"HKKi1 Early receipts were billed d licet to
Hwlft & Co. That bouse his ; killed an average
of 700 sheep per day the past week , the best
record the house has yet made. .Tlio demand
N very aetlvo for both muttons nnd feeders ot
the rl ht kind and prices urn quotnbly firm.
1'alrtonood natives , f3.75fr5.0u ; falrtocood
westerns , f3.50ru5.oocommon and stocU
shei-p , $2.251i3.75 ; Kood to choice 40 to 100-lb.
lambs , J4.004J5.75
:
Iteerlptsunit DlipiMltlun of Stock.
Olllclul receipt' ) and disposition ot oto.-'k ai
shown by the Luoksof the UnionHtock YariU
company for the t wenly-four hours eudlus at 5
o'clock p. in. February 11 , 1893 :
nuceii-r.s.
D. I ) KIIAZCE , II. D. lloonr. Jr. , JAP. V HOOIIR.
1'rca. Vice I'res. Seey & Treau ,
HAWKEYE
COMMISSION CO.
Caullnltr > .OOQ ; Oinnba anJ Sioux Olty.
Grain and Provisions
Railroad Stocks and Bonds.
PUIVATK WMUM.
Room 212 HeviM Life Suing
OMAHA.
UEl'F.llENCF.S : lownStato National IlanV ,
Sioux City ; Commercial National Ilauk.
Umulia.
Rpcclnl attention given to outiido order * .
Cuircsyonatuco tollcUeU ,