THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , , VUY 19 , 1803-SIXTEEN PAGES , 11
CONDITION OF OMAHA'S ' TRADE
Week's ' Business Among tlo Jobbing
Houses Not Overly Largo.
RECORD OF THE LOCAL CLEARING HOUSE
General Condition * fntrly Sallilactory anil
tlio Voluiiici nf ItiHlnrM Writ Up to
I.nil Yror'n Hlaniliinl Dally
SrMlmi of the Cull lloitril.
' ! Conversations with the local Jobbers In the
different lines of business would seem to In-
tllcato that trnilo during the past week has
not been quite so rushing us It has been nt
times In the past. While thcro Is a llttlo cas
ing up In business'It must not bo assumed
from that fact that there is any great cause
tor complaint or that the jobbers are doing
nny complaining. On the contrary , the vol
ume of trade Is generally considered ns pretty
good for this season of the year. In fact ,
when It Is tnlien Into consideration that the
Jobbers have for months been doing an Im
mense business , It would appear that trade
nt the present time Is holding up remarkably
well.
Collections out through the country nre
very fair ami taken all In illl thcro would not
appear to bo much cause for dissatisfaction
among merchants at the present condition
of affairs ,
A comparison with last .year nt this time
would show up very favorably for the year
lb'jt. : I
Now that there is n let up of steady cold
weather the local retail merchants are look
ing for n llttlo better results. At the same
tlmo it Is doubtful if there will be nny great
change until the season Is far enough ad
vanced to admit of the opening up of build
ing operallonsand other warm weather enter
prises whlcYi will afford worlt for a greater
number of Inlmrlnir men and put more money
Into general circulation.
Omaha' * Oniln Market.
'Hie past week has witnessed the renewal
of the dally sessions of the Hoard of Viatic
and the holding of a grain call. A dully
will was maintained for sorno tlmo a year
ago , hut was Dually dropped nllhough It had
generally been well attended and had rc-
aultcd In n gooil deal of business being trans
acted. The call had not been suspended long
before grain men wcro sorry that they had
let. It drop. Ho long iis the call was main
tained there was n regularly established
Omaha grain market which was reported to
the country iiiul grain shippers knew what
they could do here and the market brought
lots of business. When the call was dropped ,
the market was no longer reported from
Omaha , only by Individual ilrms , ami the
attention of shippers was called In other
directions where they had n regularly estab
lished market.
The object of the tlally call Is to establish a
market and If it does that it will bo worth
maintaining even If the amount of trading
on the board Is not very large at first. I f the
sales happen to be light on a certain day that
is nothing to the discredit of the plan of hav
ing a tlally call. At St. Louis , which is prob
ably the second largest grain market in the
e-ountry , they have n daily call and It Is noth
ing unusual for little or nothing to bo sold
during the call. The great bulk of the busi
ness Is done after the call or oven before. At
Kansas City they do a largo grain business ,
but the dully call does not bring out any moro
trading than docs the ono nt Omaha.
Omaha's lliinlc Clearings.
The clearings of the national banks for the
week Just closed would Indicate that busi
ness Is being well maintained hi Omaha.
The total shows n small gain over the week
Immediately preceding though smaller than
Rome other weeks. As compared with the
average for the month of January there has
been a falling off of about filO.OOO per week
In the total of the clearings. On the other
.haml if the comparison is made with the cor
responding wc.ek last year It will bo noted
that there -has been a gain amounting to
. jwer 40 per cent.
- P'Tho following will show the clearings for
each day of the week under review together
with the total for the- week as compared
with previous weeks ;
Monday. , $1,530,500.05
Tuesday. . . ' 1.139,978.02
Wednesday " 1,110,701.40
Thursday" , 1,331,7U1.08
Krlday 1.179noo.30
Huturduy 1,258,858.34
Total $7,557.190.99
Weekending I'obruaiy 11 $7,155,119.68
Week ending January 28 7,742,631.03 ,
Week ending January 21 8,285.149.07
Week ending January 14 > . . 7,989,932.03
Week ending January 7 7,234,427.01
Weekending December31 6,819,050.44
Weekending December24 0.780.174.23
AS DUN SUKS IT.
Kffooti of Contlnuml Cold Weather Appar
ent Ilrlglit I'roBpcctH.
Mr. W. II. Hohcrson , Omaha manager of
H. Q. Dun it Co. , in discussing the local
trade situation , says :
"For the first tlmo in a , year the banks
generally report funds well loaned up. Some
of them nro not seeking loans at present and
nro oven turning away good offers.
"In wholesale circles opinions are not
unanimous as to the conditions of trade.
Soitici houses are very enthusiastic , while
others admit that sales and collections are
not ns good as anticipated. Ono largo house
which keeps very close watch of Its busi
ness reports trade for the week 40 per cent
totter than last week , but upon comparing
llgures for February with those of a year
ago llmls u slight falling off. In general it
would appear that the continued cold
weather has finally effected tbo wholesale
trade and caused a falling off in both sale ;
and collections.
"Not much Is to bo expected of rotal
trade nt this'season ; most of that which 1 :
enjoyed is forced by special stiles. In retail
circles one failure Is recordeil In the bool
and shoo line. This suggests the rather remarkable
markablo fact that although retail trade It :
boots nnd shoes has been hotter than ii
other staple lines , there have been three
licuvy failures and several small ones within
u year.
"Heal estate men report few sales , bul
moro Inquiries than usual , with some gooJ
deals under way ,
"Tho legislature having resumed business
there Is again a little talk about a concertct :
movement looking to an amendment of tlu
collection laws , but unless some of tht
largest bouses will take the matter Ir
hand and lead in this direction nothltif
will bo accomplished. Only live days re
main In wblth bills may bo Introduced , am
tbo chances are that unless some of tin
legislators have clear ideas of their owi
which they wish incorporated in tbo com
incrcial law of Nebraska wo shall go on an
other two years as In the past. It is dlRlcul
to explain the indirtcrcncoof themercantlli
community on this jKiInt. Kvcry man \vln
sells goods on time appreciates the skimmer
like consistency of the laws nnd yet It I :
claimed by merchants who took the. mattei
up that no substantial Interest could b <
roused or concerted action nurced upon ,
"Immediately after the Continental llro
called attention to tbo Importance of or
pulling a salvage corps to bo paid for by tin
Insurance companies , but to work under tin
direction of the llro department. I inn glatl
to see the newspapers taking up this matte :
und urging some action without delay.
"Tho particularly bright and interestlni
event of the xveek was the Monday nigh
meeting of the Sundown club , when the topi- -
of the proposed I'latto ri\er canal was dla
cussed , entertainingly nnd instructively b ;
two well known citizens. The club coni
) K > sed as It Is. of business men In all lines , ai
jiearcHl unanimous In favor of thq pn
jcct as outlined and It certainly 1
n most attractive enterprise. No ettl
rcn will gainsay the proposition thane
no moro Important undertaking has bee
before the people of the city , and If capltn
can bo Interested enough to construct th
canal ns proposed , the direct nnd Indlrec
benotlt to every citizen of Omaha and th
county at largo can scarcely bo overeat !
mated , It is to bo hoped the Idea will no
end In talk , but will materhlUo into a llxc
fact at nn early date.
"Tho extent to which local liquor dealer
nro carried by brewers and wholesale men I
ono of the phenomena of business expcrlenc
in Omaha. heavy dealer in this city I
authority for tlio statement that this hous
put $40,000 for license this year and ho suj
that moro than two-third * of the aalooi
Keepers of this city nn- carried for their
licenses by brewers or wholesale dealers ,
"Tho agreement relating to the party wall
between J. FJ , Market and Mrs , Halbach
may bo taken as an assurance that the
Mi'HIinne hotel , on the comer of Fifteenth
and Uarnuy streets Is a tlxcd fact. It Is
Ionriitil that the architects nro nt work nn
the plans and specifications anil by thu mid *
dloof March bids will bo asked fjf the
structure. H IH to bo 1R ! ! feet squat" , t't'M
stories high nnd fireproof througho.i1 , U
may not be its satisfactory for advrrllMr.g
purposes as .1 structure costing } IXIIKX ( ) ( )
but It will undoubtedly bo moro profitable to
Its stockholders.
"At South Omaha the week has boon
marked by a still further advance In the
price of hogs. Top hogs on Thursday reached
W.0. ! ! Since the llrst of November hops have
advanced at thu rate of . ! per 100 pounds per
month and the demand is so largely In excess
of the present supply that It will not bo sur
prising to learn tiiat prices have still further
advanced when the summer packing season
opens , "
TAC'TOIIV PACTS.
The MiiiiiirncturcrH of the Stntn Will Visit
Lincoln.
The arrangements are all completed for
the opening of the manufacturers carnival
nt Lincoln Monday evening. Quito nn ex
tensive program has boon prepared for the
opening night In which the state ofllclals ,
Including the governor , will take a promi
nent part. The carnival will continue one
week , closing on Saturday nlzlit.
About sixty manufacturing firms will make
exhibits of goods produced in the state. He-
sides the linns located nt Lincoln there will
bo a few from other Nebraska cities. The
Nebraska City Cereal mills will exhibit their
products and the Imllanola Paint and Ocher
company will make a showing of Nebraska
paints. The W. A. I'ago Soap company of
Omaha has shipped down a car of soap and
machinery so that this city will not be with
out a representative.
President Page has called a meeting of the
state association for Wednesday nt Lincoln.
Tito meeting was called largely nt the solici
tation of the Lincoln members , who are anx
ious to meet and exchange experiences with
tbo manufacturers of the state. They bo-
Hove that the butter the manufacturers of
the state become acquainted the more inter
est they will take In homo patronage and In
aiding each other.
The ladles of Lincoln have prepared a
very Interesting program for the entertain-
nent of the visitors on Wednesday. They
will serve a supper made up entirely of the
iroducts of Nebraska' ? soil and factories.
The Omaha members of the association will
cave at 10:15 : on Wednesday morning over
the Ii. & M. road. They can return the
same evening. President Page says that ho
must have at least forty members from
Omaha , and that it will be to the advantage
ofiiill to attend. The ladies are invited to
iceompany the party.
DSccretary Holmes of the state association
Is in Lincoln working up the carnival nnd is
meeting with great success according to the
reports from that city. President Page and
Vice President Stewart are very sanpuino
that the result of the work at Lincoln will
do the cause of homo patronage move good
than can bo easily estimated. Lincoln has
in the past been very backward about taking
up the light for Nebraska factories , but she
is now apparently making up for lost time.
There is a good deal of very commendable
public spirit in Lincoln. As soon as it was
decided to hold the carnival there the parties
owning a building suitable for the purpose
came forward and offered it to the associa
tion free of charge. In Omaha the associa
tion paid * 1,000 for the use of a building for
eleven days. The Lincoln Electric Light
company offered to furnish the lights free
of ehiirire and the water commissioner
and the telephone company promised their
services gratis. The street ear company
promised to furnish the power necessary to
run the machinery without any charge. The
committee having In charge the arrange
ments are congratulating themselves that
they were able to secure withoutsolicitation ,
free of charge , services from the different
companies in the city that cost the associa
tion at the time of the exposition in Omaha
* a,500.
Note * Gathered nt Itandnm ,
Some idea of the cause for the advance fn
the price of soap may be gained from the fact
that at the present time a ear of tallow costs
about SJ.100 while the cost only n few weeks
ago was $1,100.
The Nebraska Shirt company has put In
two machines to bo used in instructing now
beginners in the art of shirt making. The
Increased demand for help In this branch of
manufacture caused by the growth of the
business has made a move of this nature
necessary , ns it is impossible to get enough
experienced help.
The Omaha Watch Case company
Is the style of a new firm that
has opened for business In the
Crelghton block. They will manufac
ture and repair gold and silver watch cases.
They have all the latest appliances for re
pairing , refinlshlnp , electro-plating and
engraving. Work of this kind has heretofore
been sent cast as there was no establishment
of the kind In the west. Western Jewelers
can In the future save both time and expense
by having this work done in the state.
It is the intention of the Kilpatrick-KoLh
Dry Goods company to commence 'operating
the overall plant in East Omaha some time
in April.
AVIKIC : IN PKOIMKM ; CIKUI.IS. :
What the L'rodtiKO .Hen of the Country Arc
Doing und Saying.
During the early part of the present week
the local prodtico market was about as quiet
as it has been nt any time this season. The
receipts were not largo and the demand was
extremely light. Toward the close of the
week there was moro doing , but at the same
tlmo it was not nt all active. Dealers
have generally looked for a moro active
market with the coming of milder weather.
The milder weather has materialized , but it
has not put any great amount of ilfo into the
produce market so far as can bo discovered ,
Changes in values have not been very great
since the opening ot the present week , stil !
the market has not been entirely featureless ,
Thu fluctuations have simply been small ,
In poultry everything has ruled steady excepting >
cepting chickens , which weakened toward
the last of the week , under the Influence ol
a moderate demand in the face of liberal re ,
ceipts. Choice light fowls still bring good
prices , but they are not to bo had in any greal
quantities. The greatest trouble with the
present receipts is that the poultry of all
kinds coming to this market is too largo foi
the trado. A private family of ordinary size
does not want a twenty-pound turkey and II
Is hard work to dispose of such except to the
hotels. The same thing Is true of othei
kinds of poultry. Country shippers are ill1
clined to regard ixmltry that Is fat and wol
dressed as worthy of the top of the marke !
Irrespective of size , when in reality It Is onlj
the small sized that brings the top.
For some reason that is. rather html U
account for , receipts of cpgs have been llghi
this wee'k although the warm wcuthei
was expected to bring In any quantity o
i : . As a result there has been a gradua
.Lining in prices. The week started ou
with the market quoted at " 0 cents and a
thu close it was 2 to il cents higher. A goot
ninny dealers are anticipating a heavy rm
the early part of next week and n break It
thu mantel. The demand has not been vcr ;
heavy and Is not likely to bo until the prlci
Is lower nnd then consumers will buy mon
freely.
The butter market has also weakcne <
somewhat during the week under the Intlu
cnco of more liberal receipts. The quantit ;
of strictly good butter arri\ing on tin
market has been light nnd few packages an
good enough to receive the top price.
There has been practically nothing dolni
in the game market as thcro has been noth
Ing arriving to make a market.
The holdeis of Salt Lake potatoes ar
putting up prices.
A good many banana steamers running t
Now Orleans have been laid off owing to th
dullness of the trade.
Ed Lytlo of the firm of Hlddell & Lytl
has returned from a business trip to Chicago
cage , during which ho visited the World'
fair grounds
About the only article In the list of good
handled by the commission men that 1
cheap Is hay. Thcro is some advantage a
present In being a horse.
A shipper writes to a local commlsslo
house ; " 1 ship you two coops of chicken !
please return coops nnd not fall. " A coi
siderate shipper ilka the writer Is wort
having , A good many shipper. ! not only ej
pect the coops to bu returned , but also wan
returns for the chickens as well und the
wonder why commission men sometimes fa
lu business.
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL
OonsideraMo Fresh Export Business Hcported
from the Seaboard ,
WHEAT AT THE OPENING WAS LOWER
After Hull MR rinn for n'whllo Tlmt Cerent
Declined nnd Closed n t'rno-
tlun to\vrr for Mny
unit duly.
1'lliCAO.o , III. , Feb. 18. H was found today
that most of thu puts on wheat sold yesterday
had u profit In them. 1'ardrldgo received per
haps 1,000,000 bushels In that way , from 7G'Jc
to 70J ( ( ! . There was NOIHO fresh export busi
ness reported from the scal > oardbclnj ; a change
from the recent comparative weakness of that
trade , There was very general heaviness.
Wheat , corn , oats and provisions were consid
erably lower at the close than on the day
before. The respective declines arc In wheat
anil corn , each ; c , oats , c , pork'27'ic , lard
from 2ie ! to 6c , and ribs 7ic. !
Wheat at the opening was about ' 4c lower
than yesterday's closing , held firm and then
declined "jo for May and'c for July , ruled
steady , and the closing was ie lower for May
and Ic for July. There was free unloading of
long property , Including u number ot im
portant lines from supposed clique sources.
The weakness was accounted for by the feel
ing developed by the snow storm , wnllo cables
were weak and lower and the prospects were
that the visible supply might show un In
crease of fiom 260.000 hu. to 400,000 bu. Thu
stock situation In Wall street and the general
financial outlook also created some distrust
and were Important bear factors.
LH'orn was heavy through lack of support. It
seemed to bo a dny of general liquidation.
Operators wcro talking about the big visible
supply , which f.ir exceeds that of last year at ,
this time , and pointed to the Indifferent cash
demand , the fairly liberal movement from
( Irst hands and the small export httslnoss.
Shorts wcro fair buyers at the decline and
caused a slight reaction.
O.its were also slow and weak and followed
coin.
Hog products wcro very sparingly dealt In
and , for lack of assistance from the usual sup
porters , sagged almost steadily and closed
near the bottom figures.
Kstlmaled receipts for Monday : Wheat ,
170 cars ; corn , 32u curs ; oats , 160 cars ; bogs ,
20.000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows :
AUTICI.IS. OPEN. num. i. > w. ci.cisu. VK.S'V
73
7ti ! < 7IK1
75H 75)i ) 7G ! {
4i 40K 41
4 IK 4IM 44
453 JH 44)4 )
30
3l : ! i 33S
10 70 1970 19 4'- > 19 M
12 954 ! 13 87W 15 * 12 fO
12 6U 12 SO 13 M ) ,3 , 12 MH
12 27H 12 ' . ' 74 12 15 12 20 12 25
10 271-j 10 45V
Cash quotations were as follows :
1'I.OUK Dull and unchanged.
\Vlir.AT-No. 2 spring , 723i73c ; No. 3
spring , nominally IJ'JiiOlc ; No. 2 red , T2 df >
73c.
73c.CoitNNo.
CoitN-No. 2 , 41c ; No. 3. cash , SO SO'/tc ;
No. 2 yellow , 41'ic : No. 3 yellow , 3933'J'.c. '
OATS-No. 2 , 30'/A3lic ( ) ; No. 2 white , f. o. u , ,
35"c ; No. 3 white , f. o. b. , 3233 IHc.
HVK-No. 2 , 52c.
ll.MiM-.v-No. 2 , Olc ; Xo. 4 , f. o. b. , 43SJG8c ;
No. 4 , f. o. b. , 37@4le.
I'l.AxSKl'.n-No. 1$1.2I.
TIMOTHY SiiKii-Prlme , { 4.45ff.4.50.
PoitK-Mess , per hbl. , JIH.'JOaiO.OO : Inrd ,
per 100 Ihs. , fl'J.HT'i : short ribs sides , ( loose ) ,
Jl.30 ( ) ( ( 10.40 : dry salted shoulders , ( bo\ed > ,
$ S'.n7i'tiiii.00 ( ) ; short clear sides ( boxed i , J10.00
dt.O.'JO.
WIIIHKY Dlbtlllcrs'llnlshed goods , per gal. ,
J1.17.
SUCAns Unchanged ; cut loaf , 6 > J35)ic ) ;
granulatiid , 6 ! c : standard "A , " 5c.
Tha following were the receipts and ship
ments for todav :
On the Produce exchange todav the butter
market was quiet : creamery , 2028c : dairy ,
10512GC. Eggs , unsettled ; strictly fresh , 28
® 20e. " _
Uiuuha ( iruln .Market.
The week closed with a rather quiet market
and the attendance on call was light.
The following prices are for delivery at
Mississippi river points :
Wur.AT No. 2 spring , 70c bid : No. 3
spring , GOc bid : No. 2 hard , 63c ! bid.
OATS No. 2 white , Louisville terms , 32c !
bid ; No. 3 white , 32c. bid.
COIIN No. 2 , April shipment. 38c ; No. 3 or
hotter , .March shipment. 38c ; No. 3 or better ,
February or March , 37SjC , St. Louis terms ;
No. 2 white , 39lic bid , St. Louis terms.
Among lhosalo < were : 5'JcarsNo , 2 corn ,
April shipment , Omaha terms , 38c ; 25 cars
No. 3 or bettor , March shipment , 38c ; 10 cars
No. a or bettor , February or March shipment ,
St. Louis terms , 37ic. !
noAHi ) nun : .
Senator North of Columbus was a visitor on
the board.
Charles Tower , representing Erwln , Green A
Co. of Chicago , was looking over the Omaha
market.
Omalui I'rodueo .Market.
The week closed with the market fairly
active for the day and season. In the way ol
changes there will ho noted a weakening In the
buttur market , while eggs and hay have ad
vanced.
Al't'i.ns Stocks are held at 83.505J4.00 for
fair to cholco stock.
I1ANANAS Quoted at 82.00Q2.50 per bunch
ItKANS Cholco navy. $2.25.
HtTTTim The arrivals nro considerably
larger than they were a few days ago and
there Is an easier feeling In the market ,
Packing block soils down to about IKc , while
good country roll goes largely at 1920c . An
occasional package of extra cholco roll brings
2012c.
CUiiiroRNi A CAIIHAOK Per lb. , 2Jic.
Ciu.Kliv Per doz. , 40c.
CiiANiiniutius Hell and bugle , $10.50 ; Jer
sey Capo Cod , $9.50 ,
Eons The receipts were again very light ,
and as a consequence the mat ket advanced ,
the majority of the sales being reported at 2'J
Cp23c. A good many dealers are anticipating
a heavy run the early part of next week and a
consequent break In the market.
tlAMi : Small rabbits , $1.60 ; Jack rabbits ,
(3.60.
HAY Prices were a llttlo stronger and sale.-
ranged from tO.OOSO.60.
7'icNo. ' : 2 vualcalf , 8 to 15 Ibs. . 6ijc : No. 1
dry Hint , fl TMei No. 2 dry flint , 45VSc ; .No. 1
dry salted , 5ffl6c ; part cured hides ' / , per cent
pur pound less than fully cured.
HO.SKV Choice to fancy white clover , 18Q
20c : fair to good , 10 < n > 18c.
LKMONS Choice , * 3.50Tfc3.75 ( ; fancy , J4.00.
MAL.UIA OIIAPHS Good shipping stock , $8.50.
NttW Vr.OKTAlii.KS Lettuce , radishes ami
parsley , 45c per doz ; green onions 40c.
NUTS Largo hickory , tl.GU ; black walnuts
$ l.Kxai.25. (
ONIONS Homo grown.$1.20511.25 per bushel :
Spanish nor crate. Jl.0032.00.
OHANIJP.S Florida fancy , per box , J3.50 : flvr
to ten box i lots , $3.25 ; russetts. $3.ttrii )
3.25 ; .Mexican oranges , single boxes , $3.25 ; live
to ten box lots , $3.00 ; California mountalt
rranges , $2.50 ; navels , $4.00.
OVhTKlis Oystets are being offered at 1C5 (
38c percan. which Is a reduction of 4c ocrcan
PoiM.filY The receipts of chickens wen
rather moro liberal than they have been elate
late and as the. demand was not very largi
sellers were a llttlo weak. While It was possl
bio to get lie for fancy small chickens then
were very few-sales at that price. Some verj
good stock went at 10c , hut strictly choice am
light weight chickens were not plenty
Prices on other kinds of poultry remain un
changed. Choice and small chickens. 101
lie ; largo and rouuh , OQ.lOo ; choice turkeys
14 < fsir > c ; rough and poor , 12'tl3c ; geese am
ducks , choice , 1 Kiil'Jc ; poor , ! KJ10c.
I'OTATOKrt only small lots moving fron
store. Western Nebraska stock Is quoted a
85c ; Utah anil Colorado , fl.OOQl.IO ; cholci
native. 755i80c.
SWKET 1'OTATOns There nro a few In tin
market which are selling at $4.60.
TANUKIUNKS In halt boxes , $3.00.
VKAIClmlcu and small fat veals , 7G9c
large und thin , 3ftfie.
Now York MurUots.
NEW YOIIK , Feb. 18. Fi.oim Hocelpts , 24.
839 pkgK. ; exports , 8,808 bills. , 9.276 sacks
sales , 6,700 pkgs. ; market dull , weak ; white
wheat , low grades. $2.102.55 ; winter whea
fair to fancy , $2.65tJ2.76j winter wheat pat
ents , $3,8Sij,4.25 ( : Minnesota clear , $2.03,6U
Minnesota ftralts , t3.OOft4.00 ; Mlnnesot
patents , $4.255.00.
COHN MEAL Dull , steady ; yellow westeri
J2.7Ga2.fiO.
Hvu Nominal ; wektern , COQ.GSc.
llAiti.EV Dull , Urm ; western , 6 a80c ; No.
Toronto , 84'i486e. *
lUm.ur MAI.T Quiet , steady : western , 065
85c : city made Canada , $ l.)0inl.05. ( )
WHEAT Kt-cclpts , 1.16O hu , ; exports , 40,41
bu. ; t.alcn , 780,000 bu , futures , 46,000 , bu. i
spat. Spot market lower , with options moderately
eratoly uctlvo for exports ; No , 2 red , In Mot
and elevator , 70370 } < ci afloat ,
r ?
f.o. i. , TS't'-lHOiiof No , 1 northern , fUft Uct
No , 1 hard. 87'.i < ( 8H'i NIL , 2 northern , H3iS (
83 > < c. Options opened tA\t \ at He decline !
western clique reporteflr celling ! advanced
< ic und closed steady wltlt trading fairly active
nnd entirely local , with nrlces r > under yes
terday ! No. 2 red , Marclf"tni' rio77Vol
nt 77 ( Pt May , BOri O'.rg Moslng at 8 ( ) > tc !
July , 81 .l-liniHt 6-lOc. doling at HHic ,
CoitN Kecelpti * . 40,744 bu.j exports , 27,274
hu. : sales. 260,000 bu. futures. 21,000 bu. spot.
Snots dull , llrm : No. 2. n2fl.ti2'ic ' In elevator ,
63 > ic alloat ; ungraded mixed , 497Mi3'ici
steamer mixed. 61cj No. 3 49tMO > { c. Options
were dull , U < av lowiy tjyltli the west , and
closing weak ; March , rl\trj52'c , closing at
uses Mav , 61'ifJifilV , " 'dosing at 61'tc ' ;
July , 51 , $ ? ,51'ic , i > loslngnt61'1c.
OATS Hecelpts , 29,4t 7 liu.l exports , 2.340
bu. ; sales , 75.OOO hu. fullrre.s , 04,000 hu. spot.
Spots ( pilot , easier ; opt huuidull , lower ; March ,
D7V ! May , 38'c ; spot , No. 2 , white , 38c ;
No. 2 Chicago , 3Hlc | No. fl , 37t ! No. 3 white ,
4 Or : mixed western , 3Hft39cr white western ,
4Vi45ip. ( !
HAY Firm , fair demand ; shipping , G5S.70 ;
good to choice , 7&iU85e.
Hot1 * Quiet , easy" ; state , common to choice ,
21ffl2lc ; Paclllc coast , 2123c.
Hums Modcratodcmand , steady ; wet salted
Now Orleans "elected , 45 to 00 Ibs , , 4'i ' ©
Cos Texas selected , 60 to 60 Ibs. , 5ft7c.
CUT MBATS-Qulet , steady ! pickled bellies ,
ll'Wlll'CC ! pickled shoulders , lOSJlO'&e & !
pickled hams , 1414ici ! middles , dull , llrm ;
short clear , ll'ic ! lard , quiet , easier ; western
steam closed $13.10 bid : sales , none ; option
sales , none ; March , $13.10 asked ; May , $13.10
asked ; Julv , $12.85 ; pork , quiet llrm ; old mess ,
* 19.75IJ20.)0 ) ; now mess , $ 'J0.15 ,
llim'Kii Dull , weak ; western creamery , 24 ©
29c ; western dairy , 18fl23c ; western fac
tory , 17tt23c ; Klgln , 2SU.I320C.
CIIKHSI : Moderately actl\o , steady ; part
skims , 4 < iU ( > Vc.
Eiins Fair demand , steady ; receipts , 0,951
pkgs ; western fresh , 20ic. (
TAI.I.OW Wanted , stronger ; city ( $2.00 per
pkge ) , sue.
COTTON SEKD Oti.-Qulct , firm ; crude. 67'i '
O69c : yellow , 04ffl05c.
PKTlioi.KtlM-Qulet , steady : crude In hbls. ,
packers , $5.60 ; packers In bulk , $3,00 : Wash
ington In bills , $5.50 , Washington In bulk ,
$2.60 : refined New York , $5.30 ; Philadelphia
and llaltlmore , $5.26 ; United closed at 69'fc
bid for March.
Tuni'KNTi.NK Quiet , steady : ari'iJS.'i'Sc. ' '
HICK Film , active demand ; fair to extra ,
3 ? ciOc : Japan , 435c {
MOLASSES Foreign nominal ; New Orleans
open kettle , good to choice , In good demand
at 28O35C.
Stlo.Mi Haw , dull , steady ; fair refining
centrifugals , 00 test , 3 553 7-lGc ; refined
quiet , steady ; olT A , 4 5-10SJ4 ? e : mold A ,
4' © 51-lGc ; standard A , 4-VS4 13-10c ; con
fectioners A , 4'JU4 11-lOc ; cut loaf , 6 ! { < a
5 7-lCc ; crushed , 6'45 ' 7-10c ; powdered , 4 % ©
6 ll-10c ; granulated , 4\4 16-10c ; cubes ,
4 7-10W5 11-lOc.
I'm American $12.75
litox--Qulet , steady ; ,
© 15.50.
Coi'i'F.it Quiet , steady ; lake , $12.00.
LIIAD Inactive ; domestic , $4.00.
TlN-Qttlet ; Straits. $20.15.
St. I.nitU Mnrknti.
ST. Louis. Mo. , Feb. 18. - FLOUIIWeak ,
but notqttotably lower.
WHKAT Closed yw c lower ; caih , 07ic ;
March 08c } : May , 71 i71Jie.
COIIN Declined steadily and closed , ' ( it.iC
under yesterday ; cash , 38c ; 'March , 38c ; May ,
40 < < 340.ic ! ; July , 415c.
OATS Lower ; cash , 32'/ic ' bid ; May sold at
v ,
HVK Nothing done.
IlAitt.EV Small sales ; Minnesota , 55c.
HIIAN Hotter ; G4 , ic.
HAY Unchanged.
Ki.A.xsKF.t ) Firm ; $1.20 .
LCAl-$4.37.
COUN Mr.AK I'Mrui : $2,00.
WHISKY Steady ; $1.17.
lUnoiso AND COTTON TIKS Unchanged.
I'novismxs Very quiet and only a small
jobbing trade done at previous quotations.
HKCllliTH-FIour , 8,000 bills : wheat , 17,000
bu. ; corn , 130,000 bu. ! oats , 18,000 bu. ; rye ,
none : barley , none. .
Siiii'MKNTS Flour , 7,000 bills. ; wheat , 20-
000 bu. ; corn , 142.000 1m. ' ; oats , 14,01)0 ) bu. ;
rye , 5,000 bu. ; barley , 1,000,1m.
liunsHK Clty'MnrkoU. '
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , ' Mb. 18. Wnn.tT
Firm ; No. 2 hard , CS'JBOGct No. 2 red , 70c.
CoitN H 'jC ' lower ; No. ! ndxeil , 34341tc ;
No. 2 white , 35fTi35"e. !
O.vrs-Weak ; No. 2 ml.xod , 29WS30c : No. 2
whltv , 3l'ir,32c. (
llYKtCily ! ( 52c. . ,
FLA.XSmtFlrm : ; Jl. 125 1.13.
HtlAN Firm ; G3G4c. (
llAY--Steady : timothy. . $8.0030.50 : prairie ,
$7.ooao.oo.
HUTTRK LT2ht demand and dull ; creamery ,
24fiT.27"c : dairy , 1720ci
KilOs I'lrin ' at 23c.
HKCKIITS Wheat , 62,000 bu. ; corn , 27,000
bu , ; oats , none. " '
SiiiP.MENTS--Wheat , 54,000 , bu. ; corn , 14,000
bu. ; oatsnone. ,
I Cotton jtlnrkul. >
OAIVISTON : , Tex. , Fob. IB.-tKlrtii ; mldllngs ,
8 13-lGcj low middling , 87-lGc ; good ordinary ,
7 15-lGc ; net and gross tecclpts.4,104 btilca ;
exports to Great Britain , 00 bales ; sales , COS
hairs ; stock , 82,548 bales.
Nuw OIII.KANS , La. , Feb. 18. Firm : good
middling , ' 0c ; middling , ' Oc ; Ipw middling ,
84'c ? ; good ordinary , 8c ; not receipts , 6,749
bales ; gross receipts , 5,801 bales ; exports to
lireat llrltuln , 4,044 bales ; to thu continent ,
483 bales ; MiliM , 2,800 bales ; stock , 33,609
bales.
Nuw Olii.KAN. " , La. , Feb. 18. Futures steady ;
sales , 40,400 ; February , $8.87 bid ; March ,
$8.878.88 ; April , $8.048.95 ; Mav " , $9.00 ®
0.01 ; Juno , $9.0Ga9.07 ; July , * 0",119.13 ;
August , $9.119.13 ; September , $8.90 bid.
Cotl'eo .Market.
NEW YOIIK , Fob. 18. Options opened steady ,
& to 10 points up , closed steady and unchanged
to 20 uolnts up : sales , 20,050 hags. Including
March , $17.2U17.30 ; April , $1G.9517.10 ;
Mav , $1G.8010.00 ; June. $10.80310.85 ; July ,
816.76R10.85 ; September , $10.55316.70 : De
cember , $10.40. Spot Itlu , dull , steady ; No. 7 ,
$17.12i18.00. !
.Minne.ipolU U'heit : Market.
MiNNEAi'OMS , Minn. , Feb. 18. Trading was
fair on a scalping basis , ramc of prices nar
row , cash mill ket weaker. Close : No. 1 north
ern , Goa07c : No. 2 northern , G304c. Ite-
colpt.s , 204 cars. Close : February , C5c ; May ,
03 cc ; July , 7.j. ) On track : No. 1 hard ,
07'4c : No. 1 northern , OOc ; No. 2 nortnurn ,
G35iG4c. '
Liverpool .U.irUe.t4 <
LiVEitrooi/ . 18. WHKAT Quiet ; holders
offer moderately ; No. 1 California , Os ! idGs 4d
percental ; No. 2 red , winter , 5s O'idJiSs ' 10'i. : < i.
COIIN Steady , demand fair ; mixed western ,
4s 5 < { d percental for new.
HUTTIIU Finest United States , 55s per cwt.
LlNSIJKl ) On22s per cwt.
.Mlliv.iulieo drain .Murkot.
MILWAUKEE , WIs. , Fob. IS. WHEAT Kasy ;
May , OSlio ; No. 2 spring. CGc.
CoiiN-Qttlet ; No.3,41c.
OATd Quiet ; No. 2 white , 35c ; No.3 , 33i ! ®
34c.
34c.liAiti.cr C3c.
KYE 67ic !
Philadelphia drain Mnrlcnt.
Pliii.AiiKi.riiiA , Pa. , Fob. 18. WIIRAT
Weak and lower ; No. 2 red February , 7GQ
70Jc. !
CoitN Weaker : No. 2 February , March and
April , 49W49iC. ?
OATH Fair demand for car lots. Future t
neglected and nominal.
linltliuoro ( ir.iln .Market.
HAI.TIMOIIK , Md. , Feb. 18. WHEAT Easy
No. 2 red. spot , 75e. .
COIIN Quiet and steady ; mixed , spot am'
March , 48'J484C.
OATS Quiet and steady ; No. 2 whlto west-
em , 41c.
Cincinnati Grain .Mnrketn.
CINCINNATI , O. , Feb. 18. WHEAT Steady
*
No. 2 red , 72c.
COHN Weaker ; No. 2nllxed. 4244e. ! }
OATS Weaker ; No. 2 mixed , 34fc3 ic
Toledo < Jrlij ) , MnrUct.
TOLEDO. O , , Fob , lfl.-j\VnKAT \ Dull steady
No. 2 cash and Feliruary.,72c.
COHN Steady ; No , 2 rrhsli , 42ic. !
OATS-Qulet ; cash , 30&.1'1"
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STOCKS AND IIOND3.
lEcaillng Share * Monopiillxod Attention am ]
Five Hundred ThnnHand Wore Sold.
NKW VUIIK , Feb. 18. ; ln the two hours o
business , at the Stock oMi.inKO today 039,033
shares changed hands , anil of thU amount
over 500,000 were Heading alone , leaving only
139,000 for thu rcmalmjiirjit the list. The II-
ures sufficiently Indlcatq , where the Interest
lay , and the general luurket presented few
features worthy of noto. The general tendency
was still to break awaycfroni the Inllucnco ol
the serious declines In Itoadlng , New England
and a few of the IndusCrluls which have OC'
curred during the weukt'and ' at one time a do
ctdcdly strong tone wiH tAfrnlfcsted by some o
the Industrials and most railroad shares , espe
chilly the ( "rangers , which were bought ti
some extent for foreign account ,
The street Is Inclined to take a more favor
able view ot the situation and believes tha
the declines are alioiit over and bankers ar
disposed to advise their customers to bu ;
again , but the Influence of the breaks ha
been scon in its lull extent. The liquidation li
Heading "as resumed In full force this morn
Inx anil the volume of business for the lira
hour was entliely unprecedented , while th
drop from 48 to 3li'j ' was accomplished Ii
about ten minutes. New Kngland , tit thu sam
time , retired from 43 > { to 42 , hut ut this poln
u strong local demand was developed for botl
stocks , and Now England rallied to 44 ? ; an
Heading to 38 ! ( , lint In the lute deallmth
selling was returned and Heading retired t
30 ? , , while Now England dropped 4i percen
to 40 , The last named , however , rallied 1 >
per cent toward the close , Its llmil loss beln
2 * per cent , but Heading at 3G'i was down 4) )
if percent.
A story that the other coal roads were shad
0 IiiB March prices Induced some bear holllni
and Luekuwunnu was depressed li ! per ecu
to 140'i , and Jersey Central 1 per cent to
124. Those losses were afterward made up.
The action of the Pennsylvania In withdraw *
Ing from connection with the Now Knglaiul
was a factor In making lower prices for that
stock as Indicating powerful opposition to the
combination. Among the Industrials some
early weakness In Cordage , which was
depressed 1 per cent to 03" , was
followed by a recovery to CO , but Sugar was
strong from the outset , rising nearly 2 per
cent to 126y , The late drive , however , wiped
out these gains , and both closed with a small
lo. > s. llurllngton it one time showed a gain ot
1'i percent and Cleneral Klectrlc one of 1'i ,
but both closed practically unchanged , Man
hattan ro o early In the dealings from IB'J'l lo
Ki2li , but yielded a portion of the advance ,
closing only 1 percent higher at 101 ( . The
remainder of the list was Inclined to advance ,
but remained within narrow limits nnd their
Inal changes were Instgnlllcant.
The following are thu closing quotations of
ho leading stocks on the Now York Stock ex-
'hange ' today ! '
The total sales of stocks today were 0 9,000
hares , Including : Chicago , llurllngton
Qulncy , 6,400 ; ( . 'hlcago lias , 6JO ( ) ; Chesa
peake & Ohio , a.700 : Distilling , 0.400 : lien-
iTii 1 Klectrlc , 5,300 ; National Cordage , 14,000 ;
New Kngland. 33,500 ; Hemline. 114,700 ;
'Jock Island , ! 1,400 ; St. Paul , 18 , 00 ; St. I'aul
t Umaha , 3,000 ; Sugar , 37,700.
London Financial
[ Com/rlj'ie ' ( < I IffJ.'l liyjamet iltinlvn llrnuttt. ]
JjOSlios , l-'oli. 18. [ Now York Herald Cable
Special to Tin : UKU.I A moderato amount
of business was transacted on the Stock ex-
. hangc. Consols are unaltered. Indian rupco
paper Is 'j per cent easier , though no altera
tion has taken place In the nrlco of silver. The
foreign government securities close tolerably
llrm , the principal feature being an advance
: > f Ji per cent In Spanish. .Mexican Os Im
proved l ! < per cent , ( Jreek M to ' 5
jer cent , and Kgyptlans , Krcnch rentes ,
Italian , . Hungarian gold and Argentine
Issues 'i to * > percent. Home railways closed
rather stronger than they opened. Southeast
ern deferred was especially firm and advanced
M per cent , owing to the revenue statement
for January being better than expected.
Americans wore quiet and quite free from ex
citement , prices having simply followed those
In Now York , while the tendency at the close
was decidedly better than at the opening.
Philadelphia & Heading leave olT 2 > ,
per cent lower , Atohlson ' per cent ami
most others 'a to 'I percent. Canadians close
lull especially Canadian Pacific which has
given way s. percent. Craml Trunk Issues are
without quotable change. .Mexican ordinary
nnd pieferences close ( Irmnt a substantial ail-
vun 'o. Money was In good demand and as
nuch as 2 per cent has been paid for short
loans , but the ordinary rate was 1 to 1'i per
cent. The discount market was linn : two and
three months bills being quoted at 31 'J-1U to
31 ' ; percent. _
Ncu * York Money Alarkut.
NEW YOIIK , I'ob.18. . MO.NCV ON CAM.
Easy at 3 percent.
1'niMB.MutiOANTii.K I'Arnn fjTtfi percent.
S.TKUUNU KXCIIANOK Quiet and steady , with
actual business at f4.ui'i ( for sixty-day
bankers' bills and H.Hb'i for demand.
ovEii.NstF.NT lloMs--lull ) and steady. State
bonds dulljand llrm , .
The closing quotations on Dond :
I'lnanclnl Note * .
NKW Oni.EANS , La. , Fob. 18. Clearings $1-
022,488.
PAHIS , Feb. 18. Three ucr cent rentes , 98f
70c for the account.
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Feb. 18. Clearing' ) , (1-
767,670. Total for week , $10,038,008.
HALTIMOHE , Md. , Fob. 18. Clearings , $2,703-
820 ; balances , $410,040. Money , 0 per cent.
MEMPHIS , Tenn. , Feb. 18. Clearings. $310-
356 ; balances , $07,312. New York exchange
faclllng ut $1.50.
NEW YOUR , Fob. 18. Clearings , $148,800.-
430 ; balance * , $8.415,270. For the week : Clear
ings , $755,781,001 ; balances , $38,237.311.
PHiLADELi'liiA , Pa. , Feb. 18. Clearings ,
$12,488.542 ; balances. $1,775,400. For the
week clearings , $70,005,315 ; balances , $10-
008,872. Money , 4 per cent.
HOSTON , Mass. , Fob. 18. Clearings , $10,719-
010 ; balances , $1,053,430. Money , 6 pet
cent. Exchange on Now York , 105J,16c , dis
count. Forthn week : Clearings$103,093,901 :
balances , $11,036,084.
ST. Louis , Mo. , Feb. 18. Clearings , $3,803-
076 : balances , $513,120. Clearings this week
$24,204,040 ; balances. $2,800,070. Clearing ! ,
corresponding week last year , $25,033,004 ;
balances , $2,911,509. Money quiet. G7 poi
cent. Exchange on Now York , 60c discount. II
CHICAGO , III. , Feb. 18. Clearings , $15,707-
289 ; for the week , $95,881,878 , against $05-
324,907 for the preceding week last year
New York c.xchange , 50c discount * Sterling
exchange , heavy ; $4.bG4 ? for sixty-day bills ;
l.BH4 ? for demand. Money strong at G pel
cent.
Chicago I.lvo Stock .Market.
no , 111. , Fob. 18.-tSpeclal Tele. .
THE IIKB.1 There was enough demand to ah'
serb thesmall supply of cattle In the yards at
as good prices as were paid on I'rlday. Not
muchc.lso hut butchers' and canners stock
was offered , nor was much else wanted. The
range of quotat Ions was from $1.50 to $1.25 fet
poor to extra cows , heifers and bulls , $3.40 tr
$0.10 for dres'-ed beef and shipping steers ant
from $2,50 to $4,35 for slockers and feedeis.
Sales of hogs were at a lower rangoof values
Although tnc total number of stale und fresl
receipts did not exceed 20.000 head , there WH :
not enough strengtli In the demand to hold ti |
prices. The average was fully from Klc to l&i
lower thiin for yesterday , the greater part o
thostuir being weighed at from $8 to $8K
for light , from $8.15 to $8.35 for medium ant
mixed and from $8.30 lo $8.45 for heavy. Clos
Ing quotations were from $7.85 to $8,16 fo
poor to line drovers , ' averaging from 160 U
105 Ibs. , ; and ( .from $8 to $8.00 for hcavlei
averages.
Theio was nn unchanged market for slice ]
and lambs. Quotations ranged from $3.25 ti
$5.35 for the former and fiom $4.25 to $6.3) )
for the latter. This week's receipts cjiccet
6H.OOO head , thus beating the record , whlcl
was 67,083 for the week ended October 4 , 1802
Hecelplb Cattle , 1,600 ; hogs , 8.0JO ; sheep
1,500 ,
The Kvenlng Journal reports :
I'ATTLK Kecelpts , 3.000 head ; market quiet
prices strong ; prime steers , $6,7& < ii0.10
others , $3.00i,5.50 [ ; cows , $2.053.70 ,
llous Hecelpts , 8,000 head ; shlpim.nts. 5 ,
000 head ; maiket slow ; closed weaker
mixed ami packers , $8.0038.30 ; prime heav
und butchers' weights , $8.358.55 ; prlnn
Dalits , $ U.OOQ8.1& ; other lights , it.60i,7.50. )
SHEEP Hecelpts , 1,600 head ; market closet
weak ; natives. $4.255.00 ; Texans , $ .BO
westerns , $5.0085.25 ; lambs , $5.25' < fC.25.
St. I.ouU I.lvo Stock .Market.
ST. Louis , Mo. , Feb. 18. CATTLE Kocelpts
1,000 ; shipments , 1,400 ; market llrm ; fair t
goodmatlve steers , ! 3.)0 ( ) < S4.60 ; choice , ship
ping , $4.756.00 ; fed Texas steers , (3.2
M4.25 : fed Texas cows , $2.bOHj3.50 ; grits
cows , $2.0O2.50.
llotis Itucelpts , 2,800 ; shipments , 4,400
market steady ! heavy , $8.'O'tJ8.50 ; pack
Ing , $7.90518.35 ; light , t7.OOIt8.30.
SliBEl1 Hecelpts , 1,400 ; shipments , noiu
market steady ; fair to good natives , $3.5Oj
4.75 ; cholco muttons , ! 5,055,50.
Kiinaait City I.IVJ .St.uk M ir ! < nt.
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Fob. 18. DATTI.B Ho
celpts , 4,300 head ; shipments , 2.GOO hnad
good , steady ; poor cows weak ; closing 1J
lower ,
IIoos Hecelpts , 0.700 head ; tliltmientH , 40
head ; market Sftluc lower ; all grades , 10,255
8.20 ; bulk. 7,00a8.10.
HHKKI * HecclptN , 20,000 head ; shipment. '
1,100 head ; market strong and unchanged
muttons , I4.00&5.00 ; top muttons , $5.22
lambs , $0.00.
If you have piles Do Witt's Witch Him
salvo will surely euro you.
Dr. Gluclc treats eatarth , Darker block.
OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET
Favorable Conditions in the Oattlo Trade
at the Oloso of the Week.
ABOUT'THE PRESENT PRICE OF HOGS
I'enlnrrn of the Mnrket Compared ullli
nn the Other llund-Outlook
for Itnl pm nnil Coiintinirra
The ( Jcnrral Trmlc.
SATfllllAY , Toll. 18.
About the only notable feature to thu re
ceipts the past week has been the heavy sup
plies of sheep. These show an Increase over
the week previous of about 3,600 head , and
over the corresponding week last > ear of over
7,000 head. The exact figures are as follows !
Cattle. Hogs. Hioop.
Ilecelpts this week 14,755 22.WH U'J46
Hecelpts last week 17.4H5 22,108 0,410
Same week last vear 15,004 29,103 2,771
The cattle market this wool" started out
rather unfavorably. Urcelpts were not at all
heavy here , but the trade had hardly recov-
eted from the demoralization of the week pre
vious. After Tuesday , however , tbosentlment
changed and slnco then prices have steadily
advanced until the close of the week
Hilda prices fully ' as high as ten
days ago. The Munition Is materially
unchanged , and with a good demand from all
sources , prospects ate very fa\oiable for a
continuance of present high prices , Tim Cin
cinnati I'rlco Current , In levlewlng the hog
situation , Incidentally tcmarksconccrnlng the
cattle market : "A feature of the geneial out
look Is the strengthening position of the cattle
market. The Indications point to the fact
that the demand Is overtaking the supply and
will get. beyond It In the near future. Condi
tions In recent years liavo operated to dls-
courage cattle growers , as well as hog
glowers. There have been changes going
on , Inducing thu marketing of animals at an
average ago youngerthan heretofore. Hy this
process the offerings have been out of pro
portion to the actual basis of supply. I'ho
surplus has been disposed of , and ere long the
cattle grower will bo experiencing the same
regiet that the hog raiser now does , that he
went out of the business when he should Irive
done otherwise. The hog supply will bo
restored before a plentlfulness of
cattle can bo made available. "
The week closes with a heavy run of cattle
and a ( inlet , though generally llrm market.
( Jilt-rings Included an unusually liberal pro
portion of exceptionally desirable beef steels ,
ami the general quality of the sup
plies of late lias shown decided
Improvement. Tavorablo advices from
eastein markets led to considerable activity
on the part of speculative shlmiersu-id the
good to cholco heavy beeves sold readily at
fully steady prices. Tno same was true of
the handy light , fat steers that suited
the dressed beef trade. Coarse heavy
steers and half fat stuff was slow-
sale at rather lower prices. Thuro were
several loads of fat 1,300 to 1,460-11) ) . beeves
that sold at from M.00 to J5.15. Tairtogood
1,000 to 1,200-lb. steers changed hands at fiom
H.15 to J4.56 , with poor to fair underweight
grades at from $4 down to$3.40. lluslness was
not overly active , but a very falrclcarance was
elVecled.
Hutchcrs' stock and dinners' changed hands
freely at good , firm ptlc.es. Kales Included
poor , thin cow st it IT as low as $1.75 , and prime
fat 1,200-lhcows at S4.15. The bulk of the fair
good cows sold at from J2.50 to t3.50. There
was a good demand for rough stock of all kinds
at good still'prices , poor to choice bulls , oven
and stags selling at from J2.25 to * 4. OfferIngs -
Ings of calves were quite liberal but the In
quiry was good and prices ruled fully steady
at from $2.50 to $5.75.
The stocker and feeder truth ) has been In
good shape all week. Receipts have Included
only a small proportion of slock and feeding
attle , but these Inno sold freely a ! the hlgh-
'st ' prices of the season. The demand from
ho country even at the present war pi Ices Is
ar In excess of the demand. Trade Is never
iverly lively on a Saturday , hut the pens
weio emptier at the close today than for weeks
last. Heprosentatlvo sales :
DIIKSSEI ) IIEUP.
0 75
3 CO
4 00
3 40
3 40
H 40
8 40
n 40
a 40
a 60
n 60
a 60
3 65
3 55
H 00
n oo
3 CO
a 05
a 85
a 80
a 85
lions There l.s absolutely nothing now In
the lioj ! situation. ronsldcruhlo speculation
and comment 1ms boon caused by the govern
ment s iv port of tlio hot ; supply- but conclu
sions iiro fur from satisfactory. Tliu Cincinnati
1'rlco I'ltrri'tit In commenting on the icport
says : Tim following roinpllatlon shows thu re
ported nuinlu'rof hogs In January for tin-years
previous to this season , and the yearly mar
keting of hogs for twelve months ending Octo
ber ; il , iiccordlnu'to tlm Cincinnati Price Cur-
trnts ri'cordsdfcstern and eastern packing
and iccelptsat New Vork. 1'hlladclphlu ' aiul
llaltliuuru :
Number In Marketed
.lanunry. 12 months.
1883 43,270,000 13,745,000
1HH4 44,201,000 , 13.815,000
1885 45,142,000 K.,846,000
18SO -10.002,000 10,000.0(11) ( )
1KS7 14,013,000 10,020,000
I8SH 44aiO,0M ( ) 10,125,000
1M8D 60,301,000 17,675,000
1801) ) 51,603,000 22,014,01)0 )
1801 60,025 , ( H ) 21 UHO.OOO
180' ! 52i08OIIO : 21,800,000
1803 4iti')5)0 ( ) ( ) ( >
The nunitu'r lin\vii to have lioon marketed
durlntttliu pei ted of ton years averaged 37 pur
rent of the supply In .lanunry- the percentage
hi'liiK smaller In curlier years anil laritur
In tliu Into years. Taking the last live. VCUM
ot thu period the average was nearly 40 per
cent , if this were to lie applied to the num
ber now reported to reach conclusion * as to
the year's probable total vMhic marketing ,
thu result would lie about 1H,415,000 ; hogs , or
l&'i per cent deeicnsc , rcpiesenllng about
: i.l05c)0 ; ( ) hogs less than for tliu preceding year.
This conclusion , however , cannot be accepted
us consistent with present general Indications
for there has already been a decrease In west-
em packing operations since November 1 of
neatly il.ooo.ooo hogs , while the period hencu
to November 1 next will greatly add to this
deliclenc > , bevond iiit.-Mlim. So that It Is dlf-
tlcult If not Impossible to reach reliable dedtic-
tlons an to fultiio marketings on the basis of
the Janutiry estimates of supply of hogs.
In this connection the September teporl of
the Department of Apiculture may be le-
feitedto. That slateiuent Indicated that Urn
number of stock lions for fattening on band
was ot i or cent in comparison with the piu *
ceding year , for the uiillre country , or 01 per
cent for the surplus Mates. This exhibit with
the fact thutthese statements have as a rule
understated the relative supply so far as sub
sequent records of marketing could verify , did
much toward setting aside the accumulating
evidences of a very much gieater decrease. In
marketable supplies than thus suggested. The
western packing has fallen short 40 per cent ,
anil tliu total visible marketing for I ho four win
ter months , west uitd east. Is likely to bo fully
30 percent short of the corresponding period
last year. This lesiilt cannot bo attributed
to a holding back policy , for It Is eIdent that
hoes have been marketed In advance of ordi
nary conditions of maturity ,
The market the past week has been decidedly
uneven , but In the main the tendency of prices
has been higher. Thu shipping demand has
Increased and Iheie has been no let up In the
Inquiry from fresh meat houses , but packers
still pursue their bearish tactics and any In-
ciease In receipts Is always the signal for u
savage attack fiom that iuarler. |
Today's market was a easy In point. Kc-
celpts were the heaviest so far this month.
Fresh meat dealers and shippers started In
pay Ing prices steady ton nickel lower than l-'rl-
day. ( iood to cbolco butcher weight and
heavy hogs KId at from 88,15 to $8.35 , with
light , and niUecl sIulV at $8.05 ( o $8,20.
1'ackers held off on the early mar
ket , but when receipts had been
swelled by late fains to over 0.000
lead and reports of .1 bearish nattiie began to
come. In from the Chicago hog and provision
Markets , puckers got In Ihelr line work after
resh meat and shipping orders had been tilled
> y bidding on and liiiyIng pretty go d hogs of
ill weights at from $7.05 to ii8.Hl or lOo to 16o
o er than the early market. From this on
rade dmgged and the market closed ex-
.remely weak with about 1,500 hogs still un
sold. Of the hogs sold the hulk went at
irounil $8.05 to $8.15 as against lfH.15 to $8.25
Friday and $8.10 to $8.15 0110 week ago. Itop-
rcscntutlve sales :
1'IOH AM ) HOIK ! ! ! .
1..300 400 9..Ill 060
1..400 - 000 3..200 750
1..176 0.00 8..800 785
Hlir.KP Tliu Imikof tlio receipts wcro lambs
conslstied through to Chicago and not of
fered on tlio market. Thur Is a fair de-
.iiand/or dcsliablu muttons and feeders , with
price's qiiotably steady at the , 'cctMit. decline ,
rnlr to good natives , t3.7W1J5.00 ; fair
lo good wosrns , J3.5034.7 ; > ; . omiiion and
stock hheep , $2.25&J.75 ; good to choice 40 to
100-11) . lambs , S4.00'u.5.6 ; ) .
Kcci'lpts mid l > ltio | < iltloii of ick ,
Oniclal receipts null dlsposltlo i Ho.k an
shown by the nooks of tholIao-iHt : k Yard *
company for the twenty-four lion s cnclliijutri
o'clock p. in. I'c'irnary 18 , 1893 :
Iirt'EIITH.
l ) . I ) I'IUXKB , II. I ) , lloonn.lr , JAS. K IIOOOK
1'ros. Vko 1'rop. Hooy ti Treus ,
HAWKEYE
COMMISSION CO.
Capital $ ' 000 ; Omaha aud Sioux City.
Grain and Provisions
Railroad Stocks nnd Bonds.
I'HIVATK Will Ed
Room 212 NiwYoik Life Building
OMAHA.
lowngtatn National Ilnnk ,
Bloux C'lty ; Commnrclnl National Hank.
Umuliu ,
Bpoclul attention clven to outtldo orderi.
CcrrcBponaoiicu lollcltcd.