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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 26, 1893)
THE OMAHA DAILY WEB : SUNDAY , FEmiUARY 2 . 1893-8 r XT H UN PAGES. 11 Business in a Jobbing Way Not Equal to Last Month's Record. COLLECTIONS ARE NOT SO VERY BRISK LocM Itctall Trad * Not What It Wai n I'cir ircelti AEo-Merclmnti Oencralljr An. tlclpatlng Very I rge Demand for Spring Goods Later In thn Seaion. While there hare been no very Important features brought out in trade circles during the past week , there has not been an entire abscncp of interesting developments. Inter- Tlews with the Jobbers engaged in different lines of business , or oven with those en gaged In the s.imo line , bring out the fact that there Is considerable difference of opin ion as to the present condition of trade. The difference Is plainly duo to the various expe riences of different llrms. However , the bulk of the testimony plainly indicates that business is not as good as It was a short time ngo , In January and the early part of the present month there v.-as an active move ment all along the line , but during the latter half of February there has been an appre ciable falling off In the volume of trade. This may not be true of every house , as there are always exceptions to all rules , but in the main It is true. Just why there is a slacking up In the movement of goods at this time is not very apparent , and it may be only of a very temporary nature. I jst year busi ness was pretty good all through March , but came to a sudden standstill In April and May , owing to the unfavorable weauicr and late spring" There is some little complaint about col lections not being as peed as they might be. 'Jills Is heard from no one line of business , but would appear to be the case with all lines. No very satisfactory explanation has been plvcn for this condition of affairs. In asmuch as all kinds of country produce and live stock are bringing good prices it would seem as if money ought to ho reasonably plenty in the country nt this time. Country roads have been In pretty peed shape , so that farmers have not been prevented from petting their produce to market. It has been suggested that perhaps the largo sums of money received from the sale o ; ' hogs , especially , have been i used to pay off mort gages and other largo obligations while the email store accounts have been neglected. Whatever may be the cause the fact re mains that collections are not as prompt as Jobbers would like to see. The local retail trade of Omaha has been taking a breathing spell and is not so active as it Was. A good many of the buyers for the local houses have been east laying in their slocks of spring cowls and if the size of the stocks purchased can be taken as any in dication the merchants are certainly looking for a lively trndo later in the season. With out exception local business men are antici pating a very good spring and summer busi ness for Omaha and are making their plans to take care of it. Hunk Clenrlncn. The clearings of the local national banks are still in excess of last year , but the g&in is not as large as it has been for some time. As compared with the corresponding week last year there Is a gain of only 5.7 per cent. Tills would scein to indicate that the total amount of business is still in excess of last year by a narrow margin , but it is by no means n bad showing , as business was generally regarded as very good a year ago. The fact that there wns a holiday on the 22d may have reduced the total volume of clearings somewhat as compared with pre vious weeks. The following will show the clearings for each day of the present week , together with the totals for previous weeks : Monday. . , . J1.414.71C.25 Tuesday . 1.199.2-.I5.58 Thursday . . ' . . 1,644.4'J9.40 Vrlday . . . n'fT. . 1,304,147.10 - . li3a,392.47 ! Teal . 16,760,980.89 Weuk ending Tcbrrary 18 . S7.657.19G.99 Week ending Kcbriiary 11 . 7,165,119.58 Weekending January 28 . 7,742,531.03 Week ending January 21 . 8,285,149.07 Week ending January 14 . 7,989,932.63 Weekending January 7 . 7,234,427.01 AS DUN SKIM IT. Ix > cal Trade Pronent * Some Peculiar Condi tion * The General Outlook. "The week in trade circles , " says Mr. W. n Roberson , Omaha manager of H. G. Dun fi , Co. , ' 'has been almost without incident. Wholesale trade continues good and the outlook for the spring encouraging. jTho prospect of an early spring has stlm- vlated trade in some lines , but collections have shown a slight falling off. One large ; 't dealer expresses surprise that so many of his customers known tn bo peed are nsktiig a slight extension on their bills. The reason jriven In nearly every Instance is the con tinued cold weather , which shut off the farmers' trade qnltc largely. "Local retail trade has been rather better this week than usual , the mild weather bringing out more shoppers than have been seen on the streets for weeks. "At the banks demand for money is re ported pood. In real estate circles there is better feeling , but no sales of any consequence quence are reported. "Tho meeting of the manufacturers and consumers at Lincoln was a success and the peed work which this organization has been doing for the past year or more promises to continue. Several local manufacturers give this association credit lor their ability to carry themselves througn the dull times of the last eighteen months. "Tho legislature has been grinding away , * during the week , but nothing startling has | been done in the way ot amending the col lection laws and no concerted movement looking to amendment has been inaugurated. The sentiment appears to prevail that this legislature Is more largely devoted to iwll- tics than to business. "A Douglas street retail merchant makes the suggestion that If the property owners between Fourteenth nnd Seventeenth on that street were awake to their Interests the old time wooden buildings there would soon give way to large brick structures , and as a consequence retail trade would center between those streets for all time to come. "There have been but three failures in the state this week , all small , one at Kear ney , one at Grant and one at Wayne. "Ilotallcrs look with considerable hope upon the statements made in the news papers that the city oflloials propose to push the preliminary details incident to public work as rapidly as jiossiblc , so that when the season opens a large number of men now idle may be plvcn employment and wages. It is believed that the experience of last year when the public work was delayed until very late will not be repeated. "AtTiast Omaha work continues upon the bridge and there is considerable activity on the site of the new distillery. East Omaha people say they are negotiating with sev- cral peed establishments for additional fac tories , but they have no definite details to make publicas yet. " TIIK wiiic IN ritonuci : t IKCIKS. What the Produce Mm of the Country Arc Dolnt anil Si : } Ing. It has been a rather uneventful week sc far ns the produce market is concerned. The general tendency of trade has been dull , and there 1ms been on entire absence of that snap which is so essential to the making of a satisfactory 'market. Receipts have been light and so has the demand. As to prices , there have been some important changes IB the condition of the market. The most Important Is the decline in the market price of eggs. During the earllei part of the week ales were made ns high as S3 cents to 24 cents , but the gradually in , creasing receipts and the weakness in east ern markets was moru than the market here could stand. On Friday the price dropped down to 20 cents , and it went still lower be fore the ploso of the week. The market I : now down to the point touched duriuj ; the first break after the big bulge in tha markc nhlch carried prices to high , U wouh seem as If tlK'ro was not much chnn > ' ' of any Immrdlato recovery in prices The season of the year has arrived when receipts are expected to be large nil over the coun try. Ith eggs selling below 20 cents th ro ought to bo a large increase In the consump tion , which has been rather light for some time1. The butter market has been prowlng weaker for the post week or more. Re ceipts have been very liberal and at the same time the quality of the bulk of the ar rivals has been anything but good. A large proportion of the butter cannot be used until it has been worked over. Probably not over one package in ten can be sold to the retail trade on account of the poor quality. Poultry has not been very active at any time during the week , not even at the close , when it usually sells well. This applies more especially to turkeys , which have been a drug on the market. One great trouble with the turkeys that are coming to market nt the present time is that they arc too large. The trade wants small and fat tur keys , nnd very large sizes do not sell to ad vantage. ChlcKens weakened toward the close of the week as will be noted from quo tations given elsewhere. Otber kinds of iwuitry have been very scnree. * , Oysters have been in very light demand even at the reduced prices , the public appe tite for ovsters having apparently been sat isfied. The weather Is very favorable for the handling of fruits and vegetables , and the trade along that line ought to increase raj > - Idly. Produce Pointer * . The commission men of Duluth have or ganized a fruit and produce exchange. A car of oranges has been started from Newcastle In northern California for this market. The Mediterranean sweets H 111 sell in this market at about f3 and the seed lings at 4RJ.75. It lnr > y secm a Uttlc strange , but it is a fact , nevertheless , that oranges are earlier in northern California than In the "outheni part of the state. The Minne.Tpolis Produce Bulletin Is au thority for the statement that the Produce exchange of that city , recently organized , has proven a great success. The Hulletln says : The scheme , so far has accomplished its ob ject admirably , and has proved its ability for fixing exact market values by the quota tions it has fixed for cgirs. It brings the buyer and seller together at least once a day. and the general feeling on any line can be easily determined by the demeanor of the holder and the buyer. Home of the oldest houses did not show much favor for the scheme when it first started , but since ts practical workings have been seen , hey have nearly all fallen into line , nd a good many were seen on the leer this morning. They thought that the hing would be only temporary , and as soon is eggs , the fluctuations of which made the need of such a thing apparent , became set- led , it would die out. But this miming egs were of only secondary importance on he exchange , as other lines were handled ivitli a good deal of interest. This fact shows clearly that any line of goods can be landled there fluctuating or not iluctuatiug , itid this being the case , the concern is here o stay. There is hardly a day of the year , vhen there is not an unsettled feeling in ome line of produce , and this fact makes he demand for the exchange perpetual. A branch of the National League of Com mission Merchants has been formed in Omaha , the following tinns having taken out memberships : Branch & Co. , Whitney .fcCo. . "cken & Wohlers. J. A. Clarke & Co. and { iddell & Co. The officers of the local branch are : E. B. Branch , president ; A. C. Riddell , vice presidentE. : J. H.Wohlers , sec retary , and Burl Whitney , treasurer. The objects for which the National League of Commission Merchants has been organized is set forth In a ciccular as follows : The objects shall bo to concentrate action upon the eeneral welfare of the trade in uniting our efforts with growers , producers nnd shippers against t + t * enactment of dam aging laws in collecting and disseminating 'nformation ; In improving business methods ; n protesting against discrimination , exac tions and damages of transportation ; in de- iianding integrity and financial rcsjionsibll- , ty , and protecting all as far as jiossiblo against fraud , misrepresentation and injus tice. To attain these objects an organization -national" extent and influence is neces- ary. Individuals or isolated communities can accomplish but limited results. In this "organization" we propose to combine good , reputable and responsible commission merchants In all largo commercial centers , and with the aid of the growers , producers and shippers , organized or unorganized , work together for the gen eral wehare of the trade. A large percentage ageof the food products of the earth are handled on "commission , " and the " 'commis sion merchant" is , and must of necessity al ways be. nn important factor in the com merce of the world. Our "organization" lays Its foundation on the rcrsonal integrity and financial responsibility of its individual mem bers. The conditions of membership are "exacting" but not exclusive. Responsible commission merchants of good , standing where an organization may be formed are in vited to Join us under our constitution and by-laws. An unworthy or irresponsible mer chant , may by misrepresentation , enter this organization , but discovery will surely be followed by expulsion. Financial soundness and honesty for individual members , com bined in a "national" organization of broad commercial plans and purposes , must and will command the respect of the American people. To promote these ends , we invoke the kindly uid and sympathy of all com mercial organizations. The rapidity and facilities of transportation , make all markets accessible , all products obtainable. The products of a Dingle farm or garden may bo distributed over nnd consumed In more than half of the states In the union. It becomes necessarv , then , to encourage uniformity , that business may everywhere be conducted on the sarao basis , nnd with equal facilities. Every grower , producer or shipper may , through his own commission merchant , reach the "National League , " and have his views for the general welfare carefully con sidered. Farmers clubs , fruit and vegetable growers associations , makers of butter and other dairy products and all commercial or ganizations will find us ready to Join with them in defeating unjust , a\vs , in collecting and disseminating information , in improving business methods , In resisting discrimina tions and exactions and in enforcing re sponsibility nnd integrity. We claim no sec tion , wo are nonpartisan and nonsectarian , and we guarantee our sympathy and supiwt to every enterprise that can increase the re wards of labor or aid to the comforts and happiness of the home. The above declara tion of principles and purposes was unani mously adopted by a convention of delegates chosen from the branch leagues of Boston , New York , Philadelphia , Baltimore , Cincin nati , St. Louis , Louisville and Chicago , held in Chicago January 0 and 7 , IS'/J. ' PACTOHY FACTS. The Mnnuructurrri Carnlral nt Lincoln n Paying Investment. The manufacturers carnival at Lincoln closed last evening after a very successful run of flvo days. While it is impossible to give the financial results of the enterprise until all the accounts have been settled it is safe to say tint several hundred dollars have been taken in In excess of the cxiHin- dlturcs. As the enterprise was not under taken us a money making scheme the manu facturers are gratified at the result. The home patronage movement has been piven a good start in Lincoln , which wus the prime object of the carnival. The attendance was as largo as could have been expected under the circumstances and the manufacturers are well pleased. One of the results of the carnival will doubtless bo felt in a still more rapid growth of the Manufacturers association. It will also result in a number of Lincoln manufac turers making exhibits at tbo coming state exposition to bo held In Omaha. The profits of the carnival will be all turned over to the Women's Christian asso ciation of Lincoln to bo used for charitable purposes. A Popular llviurdy for Coldi. Mr. J. , B , Copeland of Meyersdale , Penn' . , who has been encaged la the drug business In ICansas , Now Jersey , Florida , Now York and Pennsylvania for the past nineteen years , says ; "Chamberlain'sCouijh Remedy Is the best selling cough medicine 1 have ever handled. " People who use this remedy arc so much pleased with it that they recom mend it to their friends and neighbors , There is nothing better for a bad cold. It relieves the lungs , preventing any tendcncj toward pneumonia. It is also a pleut.au I and safe inedlolno for children. 50 cent bottles tles for sale by all druggists. I > r. Cluck , eye and car , Barker block. COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL Frantic Soiling in the Last Hour Was the Feature Yesterday. LOWER CABLES STARTED THE BREAK It Vt'n a Scnlplnc .Market In Wheat Most of the heMlnn Corn Went off Karly nnd Closed nt n I.OM. Cmc.ino , 111. , Feb. 25. I'rantlc sclllns In the last hour win the notable Incident of today's business on the board. Demoralizing cables started the break. Some foreign orders for corn were said to have been withdrawn. Holders started to unload and stop-lo s orders were quickly reached , adding to the down course of prices. The most conspicuous slump was in pork , which scored a fall of OOc from toji prices. Wheat and corn each went off { c. At the close , however , compared with last nlplit , the net declines were much less , being Sc In wheat and corn , 12'ic In pork , lOc In lard and IJc In ribs. It was a scalping market In wheat mo t of the session. It Is argued that Chicago is rela tively higher than any other market In the world , and that the stocks In sight and the ap parently unlimited re-crves nro all against the price , yet holders are Inclined to continue their grip , hoping for some favorable action by the big bulls to help them out. The open ing was about ' | C higher than yesterday s closlnff , nut became weakerand prlcesdecllned ' c for July and 'ic for May , thert became "iteadler and the closlns was about Sc lower for May and lc lower for July than the clos ing Usurer of yesterday. H was estimated that there might lie an Increase of about 2WI- 000 bu. In the visible.supply , though some par ties do not look for any Increase and possibly a slight reduction. A year ago there was a de crease of 362,000 bu. After a i-hort buying wave , led by Cudahy and Hoyden , the corn crowd were Inclined to talk of the big reserves of corn at Interior points with some operators contending that Mocks at country Muttons are unusually heavy and pressing for an outlay. No. 3 corn was said to ! dull and depressed at the sea board as well as In the west , and oilers to de liver In Liverpool at a low price were not ac- cepted. The estimated receipts for Monday are 325 cars , and this suggested a liberal movement from first hands next week and started free selling. Order * were largely of that character and the suplnjrt was feeble at any time. Their supjKirt was small. Outside domestic markets were steady to ( inn. The local out Inspection was more favorable , and as kxm as navigation open" shippers expect to move out liberal uuantltles. Oats opened a shade better , but there was fair realizing by longs Mid values receded He , with but few reactions , and the close was easy nt about the lowest figures and a net loss of Sc. About the only support came from shorts. The action In the provision market was quite vlol nt. The market opened with a de cided firmness nnd a good recovery from the break of yesterday occurred. There was peed buying of pork forl'udahy. Wright had brokers bidding for stud alo. Hately's bid for lard , but the market moved away froru them on buying by others for July and September. Some of the advance was lost after 11 o'clock and after midday the market took n similar down turn tothatof 1'rlday. Ixxal longs resumed the laldlng and unloading. The outside holdings ratuo out on stop orders and those who bought for a scalp early were quick sellers. The hojrs were loat sight of. llecelpts were but 7,000 and the estimate for next week but 90,000 , yet products sold otf as If a great run was In sight. Closing prices were at some recovery. Estimated receipts for Monday : Wheat , 420 cars ; corn , 325 cars ; oats , 200 cars ; hog.s , 18.000 head. The leading futures ranged as follows : ARTICLES. jOI'E.V. LIIW. CLOSE , v's'nv Wheat No 2 February. 73 J < 737CH May TTK 7CH July T t Corn No. ! February. 40 ( OWN Way 1SH 4J1 , 43H HIS July M Can .NO. 2- Fvbruary. 30 SO WW May S3 33 Idctsl'ork May 18 26 18 CO 1800 IS 57 Lard- May i : ss 12 CO 12 30 12 es July ii so 11 Ii 11 70 Sept 11 W 11 CO 11 25 H 40 Ebort Klbs- May S9i 10 15 9 S7H 9 95 Cash nuotattons were as follows : FLOBII Dull ; winter uatcuts. l3.COa4.00 ; winter straights , f3.20SJ.35spring ; patents , t3.75a4.10 ; spring straights. S2.5Oa3.00 ; bakers , J2.OO32.25. WHEAT No. 2 spring. 73S73Hc ; No. 3 spring , 05a.G7c. ; N'o , 2 red , 73&73 ! < c. Cons Steady ; N'o. 2 , 40c ; N'o. 3 , cash , 36Jc ! ; N'o. 3 yellow , 374ft38'c. } OATS-NO. 2. 3oa30c ! ; No. 2 white , f. o. b. . 34l3GUc ; N'o. 3 white , 3l ! < ® 32c. RvE-No. 2 , 62c. HAIII.EV No. 2 , 64c ; N'o. 3 , f. o. b. , 45a5Cc ; N'o. 4. f. p. b. , 3ea47c. TIMOTIIv SEEI > I'rlnie , $4.50. 1'oiiK Moss , per bbl. . J18.00 ; lard , per 100 Ibs. , $12.50 : short rllw. sides , ( loose ) { 9.00 ttlO.OO : dry salted shoulders , ( boxed. ) S9.87',5 QJIO.OO ; short clear sides ( bovedl , $10.95. WHISKY Distiller * ' llnLshed goods , per gal. , (1.17. SUGARS Unchanged ; cut loaf , granulated , 6'ic. ; standard "A. " 5c. Tha following were the receipts and ship ments for today : Omahu Grain Market. In spite of the weakness in the market there was considerable business transacted on the board. The following prices are for delivery at Mississippi river points : WHEAT N'o. 2 spring , C9c bid ; N'o. 3 spring , 68cbld ; No. 2 hard winter , G2c bid. OATS N'o. 2 white , 33c bid ; N'o. 3 white , S2Ucnld. Cons No. 2 March shipment , 37Hc ; No. 3 or better , cash , 37 c bid , St. Louis terms , 37c ! asked , Omaha terms : same , March shipment , 37Hc bid , 37lic asked. Among the sales were : 20 cars No. 2 corn , March shipment , St. Ixmts terms , 37He ; 5 cars N'o. 3 or better corn , Miirch shipment , upper Mississippi river points , 3Gc : 200 cars No. 3 or better corn , Omaha terms , 37c ; 30cars No. 3 or liettcr corn , Toledo terms , February and March , 37fc. ! BOAltll I Clark Sheldon was In from 1'erclval looking over thu grain market. U. It. Orecr of Hampton and W. G. King of Waco were among the visitors on the board. Itlvcrton , la. , was jeprescnted on the board by John Samuels ; praln man.and M. U. Dalley , the superintendent ofhools. . The Omaha Elevator company is putting In a new wheat cleaner made by the I'easo Man- ufaitlurliig company. It will have a capacity for cleaning 2.50'J bushels ot wheat per hour. Omaun 1'rmluco Market. As expected the egg market took another drop. Thu hay market U also reported lower as will bo noted from thu quotations given be low. Itutter Is very weak , and poultry not very active. Ari'i.rjStocks are held at 13.5034.00 for fair to choice stock. IlANASAS Quoted at S2.0032.50 per bunch HKANS-OhoIco navy. { 2.25. Ut'TTKii A good many commission dealers are complaining of the poor quality of butter that N coming to market at the present time. Only about one box out of ten is rtiod enough for thu retail trade , the other nine packages going to the packer * to IHI worked over. 1'ack- Ing stock N selling at al > out 18c , while strictly choice roll goes at 20c and occasionally u Iilghus2n'.22e. ( ( . 'AI.11 OHM A t'AIIUAClK 1'er lb. , 2i C. CEI Eitv 1'erdoz. , 4Oc. ( . 'HANiiciuiiES Hell and bugle , $10.50 ; Jer sey Cams Cod , 19.50. Ecuis The market was weak at 18c nnd there wuru rumors of sales being made at a still lower figure. liAUE Smull raoolts , (1.50 ; Jack rabbits , 13.50. HAY The supply Is quite largo and the top ou good liny was ( .60. HIUKS No. 1 green , 3\4cNo. \ 1 green salted , 4c ; No. 2 green salted. 3Wc ; No. 1 green salted. 25 to 40 Ibs. . 4jc ; No. 2 green salted , 25 to 40 lb * . . 3c ; No. 1 veal calf. 8 to 16 Ibs. , 7HcNo. ; 2vealcalf , a to 15 Ibs. . 6)jc ) : No. 1 dry flint. fi'A > , , c ; No. 2 dry flint , 4Q5Vic ; .No. 1 dry salted , 6)1.60 ; part cured hides H per cent per p < > und less than fully cared. HONEY I'holco to fancy white clover , 16a 20c ; fair to icood , IC&lSc I.VMONS--Choice. M.5OJ13.75 ; fancy , 14.00. MALAGA G HATES -Good shipping tutok , 19.50. N'KW VtOKTABi.ES Ixutuce , raduhes und parsley , 45c per doz ; green onions 4Oc. NL-TD Large hickory , 11.60 ; black walnuts , ONiONtv-ilome grown. il.2O31.25 per bushel Spanish ocrcratv.tl.OOA2.Ou. OnANUE-S Florida fancy , per box. { 3.50 ; fiv to ten box lots. 13.25 ; russetu. I3.OO3 3.25 ; Mexican orangessingle boxes , 13.25 ; live to ten box lots , I3.0O ; California mountain crango * . (2.501 navels. 14.OO. OvciTEUS Oykteni are being offered at ICQ 3Bo per can , which Is u reduction ut4c uercan I'OULTitv Thu umrk l la low bud weak A'wttl ' Ihr tnu fOrR-jinl drr ft ( rhlel.cIH U Oo , i while fnlrot'xk ' poci tttfr ? Turkey * nnrll - Ing in n Munll wnjr at II 'U , Thotr ul ln with tl > < grt M luaK'ntjrof the Mock firming Istlmtl ; t'Xi large iTJwtrade wnntu otnali nnd fat arkcyn * < < ( i ) 'iau < l < lu-k arc tery scarce and are "clllnit jt lldilJc fur choice stock. I'OTATOBS Only small ) ou moving from store. Western Nobr KU tock l quoted at S&ct I'tnh and Colonldov'jH.OOftl.lOi choice untlvp. 7&a8Cv. i t , , Hwr.BT I'oTATOBA Tfi j tire a few In the market which nrccellmejiLH.60. TANor.nixHS-In halfMV4f . S3.00. VEAI - Choice nnd mm ) fat veals , largo and thin , 3&Gc. > NEW YoitK , Feb. SS.M'Kftrit-tlpcetpK 17- 021 pkg * . ; extort * . 3,301.iibis. | , 12.769 sacks ; tales , 4,200 pkg * . ; maHtutnliitl , steady ; win ter wheat , low grade * . | 2.1O2.55 : fiilr to fancy. $2.55712.05 ; fnnff.J2.85a4.25j MlnntV sola clear , (2.6Oft3.uO | . JIlUik-Milii straits , 3.00 ® 4.OO ; Minnesota patunt/h44.25&5.00. COIN MEAL Quiet , sleadj' ; yellow western , I2.76' .2.HO. RVE Nominal ; western , GOftCSe. MAULEY .MALI Dull , steady ; western , 05 ® 65c. 65c.WHEAT WHEAT Uocelpts. 3,100 bu. ; cxiort | , 8,370 bu. : sale * , 400of > ( bu. future. ' , spot none. Spot market dull : No. 2 rod. In Morn and elevator , 7Ht < e ; alloat. 79i > .79io : red , 78'fijt B0'c ; No. 1 northern , 4' < < &S4Hc ; No. 1 hard. 88'iSS ( V ! No. 2 northern , SS'-iftsSHc. Op tions wore very dull anil changes limited to ! ic without feature , closing steady and un changed to He up ; No. 2 red , March. 774c , closing at 77c ; May , 801-10&80 3-lOc , closing at 80'c ; July , bil 6-1091'c , closing at si'c. CoilS Receipts. 10,400 bu. . exports , 2,011 bu. ; sales , 175.OOO bu. futures , 22.OOO bu. | Ht , Spots Hrm , dull ; No. 2. 62'l'il52Ic ' In elevator , 63 ,0 alloat : ungraded mixed , 6253V : steamer mixed , 61'ui52c ; No. 3 , 49'itt'jDc. Options were steady all day and closed un changed from yesterday , with trading dull ; May , OoHc : July. 61 < a51 1-lCc ; closing at 6Ic. OATS Recclnts , 1(1,500 ( bu. ; exports 148 bu. : sales. 10XiO ( bu. futures , KI9.OOO bu. spot. Sjiots tinner , moderately active ; options dull , steady : March , 37'ic : May. 37V. Spot , No. 2 , white. 41u741'ic ; No. 2 Chicago , Ss' c ; N'o. 3. 37'ic : No. 3whlte,4Oii40ic : mixed western , 3Wl39'c : white western , 4O 4ic. ) HAV Moderate demand , tlrni : shipping , J7.OOV47.50 : good to choice. 7.51 > 0.a 50. Hoi's Quiet , weak : state , common tocholce. 20'i@23c ; Pacific coast , 19--23c. IliliES Steady , fair demand ; wet salted New Orleans selected , 45 to GO Ibs. 4'jftGc : Texas selected , 6otoOO lbs.,7e ; Texas dry , 20 Ibs. , b ® 6'ic. 1'mivisioNs Cut meats , dull and easy ; pickled bellies , lU < © ll'ic : pickled shoulders , lOc : plcklod hams , I4c ; middles quiet , steady ; short clear , 10 c. Lurd. dnll , easy ; western steam closed at $12.60 : vale- , none ; option sales , none : March , $12.76 ; May , $12.75 : July , 512.05. I'ork , quiet , steady : old mess$19.50 t 19.75 ; new mess , J20.OO/20.25. IlL'TTER Dull , weak ; we.-torn dairy. ISffi 23c ; western croamerv. 21J23c ( ; western factory , 17 < a23c : Elgin , l57'fi2 c. CHEESE Quiet , steady ; part skims. 4 < 3.10 > 4'c. EGG ? Liberal supply lower ; receipts , 0,470 pkgs. ; western fresh. 20c. TALLOW Quiet , nominal ; city ( $2.00 for pkgs.i , 7'tC. ' COTTO.N SUED OIL Dull : yellow steadier ; crude , 5O.- ; yellow , OOc. 1'ETHOi.EfM-Steady ; crude In barrels , ( I'ar- kers ) , $5.50 ; crude In bulk , 13 ; lelined New York , $5.30 ; Philadelphia and Ilal- tlmor . $5.25 ; 1'hlladt-lphlu and Ilultlmorc In bulk , S2.76tt2.bO ; United closed G2Sc for March. Rests Quiet , easy ; strained , common to good , fl.42'iftl.45. Tuni'KXTlXE Quieteasy at 34J ' ® 344. I'ETiiot.Efii The increased scarcity of oil , owing to the decreased production of the Mc Donald field and the disappointment over the developments In West Virginia , resulted today in Increased speculative activity In the oil markets at 1'lttsburg and New York. The iransactluns at both exchanges were larger .ban for a full day for a long time past , and : hough some projKirtlon of the business in iy bo attributed to switching on quotations , the statistical situation fully justifies both present activity and the advance , which Is now nearly 10 cents from the lowest prices provalllug a few weeks ago. The market opened strong at Olltc , at the Consolidated exchange and ad vanced to 02'jC , the last price being the ugliest of the dajv and closed at 02c bid , offered at' ( on salesrof lt)5)00 ) ( ) bbls. At thu wtock exchange It opened at Goc and ro-e to Olc , with .sales of 25.OOO bbls. RICE Active , firmdomestic , , fair to extra , S'jfSOc ; Japan , 41 &c. MOLASSK. New Orleans'open kettle , good to choice , good demand , firmat 2b2,37c. SWIAII Quiet , lir j' , fiilr rclinlng , 3c ; centri fugals , 96 test , .Tic ; refilled , fairly active , firm ; off A. 4 5-lu' < > ,4V ; miild A , 4W51-lGc ; standard A.os ft5 3-lCcconfcctioners : A , 44 614 ll-10c ; cut loaf ; 5HTJ.5 7-lGc : crushed , il4tt5 7-10e : powdered , 4 % ® 1-lCc ; granu lated , 4fJt4 16-lCc ; cubes , 4Z5 1-lGc ; bran , 'JsTW 16-lGc : cubes , IJi'iiS ' 1-lGc. l'io Ii os--Dul ] , steady ; American , 112.75 © 16.50. . . . COPPER Dull , steady i lake. (11,03. LEAD Quiet ; domestic$3.95. ; . Tifc Firm , quiet ; Straits , ' $20.30 ; plates steady , moderate"- demand ; smelter dull ; domestic , $4.25. St. I.oiili Market * . ST. LOBia , Mo. . Feb. 25. FLOCK Slow , unchanged , price being In buyers' favor. WHEAT Unsettled ; opening Hrm , hammered down and closed > fc off from yesterday. No. 2 red. cash , higher at 074'c ; March , Obe bid ; May. 71'ic ; July , 72'Jc. Con Opened > c up , but declined Uc early , lost another Uc and closed with May 'ic down from yesterday ; No. 2 cash , Urm at 37c ; March , 37lc ! ; May , 39Kc ; July. 40fc. OATS Declined sharply In futures ; N'o. 2 cash , Urm at smc ; May , 32'4o bid. RYE Lower ; 53c on east side. HAIILEV Quiet. HRAS Firm ; East St. Louis rate points , 65 < 205'ic. FLAXSEnn-Lower ; $1.18'J.bld. Cl-OVKlt Weak ; J 10.75:212.20. : HAY Unchanged. llCTTKii Slow , weak ; choice creamery , 2Gc ; choice dairy , 2426c. KGGS Uwer : lOc. CORN MEAL Weak and unchanged ; S2.05& 2.10. HACRISO Unchanged. Corrox TIES Unchanged. WitlSKV-Firm ; 41.17. I'novtstoxs Dull , dragging. Pork , $19.50 for old. Lard lower , S12.OO. Dry salt meats , loose shoulders. J9.35S9.37i5 : longs and ribs , tlO.25 ; shorts. 811.50 ; hams , 14.0015.00. RECEIPTS Flour , 5,000 bbls. ; wheat , 24,000 bu. ; corn , 124.OOO bu. ; oats. 25,000 bu. ; rye , 2,000 ; barley , 7,000. SHIPMENTS Flour. 5,000 bbls. ; wheat , 44.000 bu. ; corn , 141,000 bu. ; oats , C.OOO bu. ; rye , 3,000 bu. ; barleynone. Kansas City .Markets. KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Fob. 25. WHEAT Slow ; N'o. 2 hard , C5SO(5c ( ; N'o. 2 red. 70JJ&71C. Cous Weak ; No. 2 , mixed , 33 c ; No. 2 white , 35c. OATS Lower ; No. 2 mixed , 39339c ! ; N'o. 2 white. 30'ii2,31c. RYE Steady at 52c. FJ XSEKD Steady at SI.OSQ1.10. IlitAS Scarce at04-3C5c. HAY Weak ; timothy , $8.0039.50 ; prairie , $0.5038.00. HDTTEH Light dem.ind.and dull ; creamery , 24a27'.ic ; dairy. 15&19C. Eoos Demoralized : 15c. RECEIPTS Wheat , 75,000 bu. ; corn , 23,000 bu. ; oats , 1,000 bu. SHIPMENTS Wheat , 54,000 bu. ; corn , 11,030 bu. ; oats,5.000 bu. New York Ory Good * Market. " NEW YOIIK , Feb. 25. There was a very fair Saturday trade In dry goods. Quite a number of buyers were In the market and Increased Interest was disclosed. Along with the more general lining In requests there were Inquiries and negotiations looking to more Important transactions In the near future. Goods are so weuk that sellers are more or less Indifferent. Wldj sheetings and fine bleached goods are sold months ahead , as are some brown cottons , dress cottonsand silks. Loading makes of anything arudllHchlt to get for spot dell\ery , and there is considerable shipping for substitutes. The whole market tone continues strong and waiting upon de velopment * with disturbers. Liverpool "Unrkot * . LIVEIIPOOI , Feb. 23. CORN Steady , demand fair ; mixed western , 4s 2'id pur cental. HACON Long and short clear , 65 Ibs. , 22s percwt. : long and shortluar , 45 Ibs. , 63s per cental. , LARU 1'rlmo western.Gls Cd per cwt. Tuill'ESTlSE SplrtyS > 253 per cwt. fofliHMarket. . NEW YORK , Feb. 20. Options opened quiet , unchanged to 6 IK > ! JUS jowur , closed steady , unchanged to 20 points up. Sales , 10.OOO bugs , including March , $17.402,17.45 ; April , $17.10 ; May , $ lb.90iiltl.05 ; Julr , H6.76 ; September , SlG.COJi.lG.70 ; Decertibcf. { 10.35Q1G.40. Spot Rio dull , tirui ; No. 7Slb.OO. Milwaukee , ( Jralu Market. MILWAUKEE , WIs. . Feu. 25. WHEAT Quiet ; May , Gbuc ; No. 2 spfltjg.'COc. CORN Lower ; No.'it ' , 3HO. OATS Quiet ; No. 2 white , 34c ! ; No. 3 , 82& 33c. 33c.HARLEV HARLEV C2Vic. ' ' ' 1 RYE-57C. I'hlladrlphU Grain Market. PHILADELPHIA. Pa. , Feb. 25. WHEAT Quiet ; N'o. 2 red. February 70y < 37GHc. CORS-Options firm but quiet ; No. 2 mixed , February. 48 ! , ® 4aHc. OATS Trading In options and demand foi car lots , light ; No. 2 white , February , 403 40JJC. Cincinnati ( Iruln Markets. CISCIS.VATI , O. , Feb. 25. WHEAT Firmer ; No. 2 red. 72c. COU-S-Mrong ; No. 2 mixed , 45C. OATS-Qulct , lower ; to sell , No. 2 mixed , 34iC. \ \ msKY-Ftrm ; In peed demand at (1.17. Cotton Markot. BT. Louis , Mo , . Feb. 25. Steady ; middling 9Uc ; sales , UK ) bales ; receipt * . l.COO bales shipments , 1,800 bales ; flocks , 103,800 bales. NEW Oiu.iA.NS. La. . Feb.25. Dull and easy good middling , 9 7-lbc ; middling , 0 l-16c ; lov middling HIS.lfV. prixl tirdmnry n " " .ice I net rrrrtpt * 4l t nl pro * * fl73i l > al > * .ix > port * tutinat llrltnln 3 4 M' bah * ( " .istwKc. ' 3.44O tmr | j mile * . I 'ill tal > " < lc > rk 33 .4oo I l' U"t Future * steady Mile * . 47 7'Mi twli- : February. IH 75-rH.Mi Man-h. IH 7'.t,1S.Mi April. fHH < > , ( , H < NI. Miiy * ! . ; Juiif. t'.x < 2t 8.O3 : 'July I'liiHftHi.y. Aurn t , I9.tv ao.i 9 ; September. IH.MIbid ; October. K70 bid ; No vember. t .G6 bid. llrlrr * . Morris Neor , nn Omulm grocer , hnV boon suc ceeded by Moor & Co. George Rdcnr has bought out Frank Promt's general store nt Peewecse. J.J. button ha * given n bill of sale covering his grocery stock at Aurora. \V. H.SliellhamorhavdUuotcdof his hard ware and Implement buMness. 0. II. McConnell 1ms sold out his hardware uuMnus * ut Ik'oweew to O. Weaver. Charles Murrv , theIrnnd Island blacksmith , ha * been succeeded by M. ( ' . S'pethmtin. Antrim X Conklln have disposed of tliolr lumber business nt Orecly Center to U. K. Clreen. . Thompson X Kail , In the txtot nnd shoo busi ness at Norfolk , are said to be contemplating a dissolution. John I.lttle tins Mild out hN Interest In the firm of Uttie & Williams , Omaha grocois , to Iloburt Williams. STOCKS .VXD IIONItS. Trndlnj- .Spfttrltlci Sliowrd llntlier n I.argcr Volume Itiiliif s * Yrstrrilny. NEW YOIIK , Fob. 20. Trading In storks today showed .1 rather larger volume of business , but the greater part of It was In less than half a dozen shares , while tin * movements .showed some Irregularity and nervousness. Fluctu ations In the general list were unlnKirtant | , but were affected by the extreme weakness In stocks and the poor showing of the bank state ment , which encouraged aggressive operations on the part of the bears , and confirmed the waiting attitude of speculators who arc holdIng - Ing otT until the situation shall have become less complicated. The features of the day were the decline In Northern 1'aclflc preferred , the extraordinary dropofTcnnes.se Coal at the opening and the operations In Sugar. Northern 1'aclllc preferred was weak almost nil the way out and Its net loss was 4 per cent forthediiy. There wns Mime pressure to sell and stop orders Here uncovered with the aid of bearish pros-lire , though the liquidation Is be lieved to be for In-lile account. There were * further rumors of a receivership , and although these are pronounced aluid by thoio who are In a tiosltlon to know , there was no check given to the decline until \ery late In the ses sion , and the rally then establl-hed was not maintained. Sucar was subjected to consid erable pres-urc after an opening advance of ' percent and driven don n over 1 per cent , but Inside support was forthcoming , and It closed with a net gain of l' per cent for the day.New New England was the feature of the opening with an advance of ' 8 per cent at3i > antllt was further advanced a large fraction , lint with the publication of the bank statement It was driven back to last night's price , rallying * per cent at the clo-e. Heading was acthe and well held until late In the se-slnn , when the general weakness affected It and It retired from 2 J'i to 28 ( , rallying to 28'i at which point it showed a los of 1'j percent. The rest of the market was subjected to no special pressure to.sell and a tlrm undertone was ex hibited , though sales by the traders In the early dealings stimulated by the decline In Northern Pacific preferred , caused financial losses , which were not recovered. The broker- . Identified with the leading bears were prominent sellers after the Issue of the ank statement , which while hardly more un avorable than expected was a signal for a general movement which carried prices to the owest of the day. There was consider ble covering In the last few minutes , but with he exception of New England , Sugar and the grangers the Improvement was slight. The clo-e was fairly steady at the rally. Other malt-rial losses were Lead IS per ccntund Manhattan 1't per cent , while Delaware & Hud-on sold up 1" per cent : Tennessee Coal closed last night at 31 , but opened this mornIng - Ing at0 unil on small transactions rallied to 2Si , but closed finally at 27'i , a net lo-sof 34 ercent. There was nothing developed toex- latn the dtop and liquidations by prominent local interests Is suspected to be the causes. The 1'ost says : \\lilie the remarkable de clines of si.mo sto/ks during the lust week have their causes , yet the general demoraliza tion that'has characterized tlm market is largely clue to tie : Increasing distrust In the lltiancK'l condition. The knowledge that If the situation becomes much more acute col lateral will be scrutinized more closely and the "pool" stocks may be discriminated against creates a sentiment of uncertainty , but accentuates all the inherent weakness of the market. This Is all largely due tea a knowledge that the amount of free gold Is rapidly approaching the vanishing pointer or the speculative community Is actuated by sentiment and a discounting of future con tingencies : there Is a feeling of uncertainty as to what will happen when this point Is reached. While the free gold Is. nominally about $4,000- OOO , yet it has been pointed out that the sur plus reserve Is kept Intact simply by the suf ferance of the banks , but the reserve Is really at the present time about SOB.OOO.OOO. In view of this fact that additional gold shipments are predicted early next week , It promises to be a neck and neck race between the present administration arid the utter elimination of the small balanceof apparently free gold before March. If the fact is accom plished the .secretary of the treasury will un doubtedly be the real loser. The following are tlm closing quotations of the leading stocks on the Now York Stock ex change today : Atcblson 3IM Miruier.i I'acinc. . . . 14)4 Adams I'.iprau 1S5 i do preferred U5l > Alton , T. H 32 lU. I'.Den. i Cult. . . 14 > t do preferred 150 Korthireitern 1I3H AincrU-nn Express. . 117 ilu preferred ll < 4 UoltlmoreA ; Ohio. . WK S. V. Cuotral lll Canada 1'ttcifle W > , N. Y. S > .V. K 3-Jij > anadti Soutliern. . . U OntnrKi t Wcjlern. 17H Central I'ac'.Uc. 2CV { Orecon Imp SO Cbes.&Oblo 4 , < ire20.i Nar 74 Cbtcnco .Alton 141 O. . " . U i U. N 19 C.ll.itQ WW i'aclflc .Mall ? : < H CtdcaEOUas ti.'Si.l'eoria ' , Uoc. i K. . . . ! ( . ? ( ConioltdatedGat. . . \ ' I'lttsanri lii U.C.C. Jest L. . . . SIM I'allraan 1'alace 1M ( ottonOII Cert 47H Honlln- 2S ! { Del. Hudion 12 ; Hlchraond Terminal 9.4 U. K AV 14SH do preferred 3d I ) . AU.U. pfd tffi < Itlo Jrande W rj Ii. AC. K. Co Stf I do prof erred BO CantTena 4 | ltork Island KH Erie 52HISU U i S. V. 1st pfd 75 dopreferred SBs tI'aul 7t j Kort Wayne 1M do preferred 1SIM Gt. Northern pfd . . 143 St. I'aul A Omaha. . K a * n. ipfd 1U2.H do prcfurreJ 117 llocklnc Valley. . . . 25 Southern I'aclflc. . . . 31 Illinois Central Sugar lletlnery 117U St. I'ault Dulutb. . 43 | Tenn. Coal Jfc Iran. . V7 ! < Kan. A ; Tex pfd. . . . ! 3 { iToi3s 1'aclnc S ( Lake Erie A West. . 2IH1 fol. A.O. Cent. pfd. 78 doprefurroi 7151 * Union I'aclflc ? 7 Ijikeruoro 137MU. , b. ipro s m 1 I eadTrust S3' < lW. St. L. i 1 liu LouU. & Nash ' "if do preferred C3) ) ( Louis. Jt New Alb'y. ISH Wells Kareo Kxp. . . 14i Manhattan Con 1W LWestern Union HAH Memphis * C 4'J 'Wnsclln ' ? A L. E . . . 17H Mlcbl anCentral. . . 1C < ' ( ' do preferred Cl Missouri 1'acltlc. . . . . J4) ) ; Minn A St. I. 10 Mobile A Ohio 31 t > Jt H. Q. " " .NaihrllloChitt 87 Ucneral Kiectrie. . ! l6f Nat'I Corilaeu new. . K ! National I.lnseed. . . 56 do preferred . . . . 110 C. Fuel & Iron l Vi N.J. Central Hfls. ( to pre erred 110 Norfolk&W. pfd. . C14Ious. ; ! A Tei. Cer. . . 14 North American Co 9 I The total sales of stocks today were 251,000 shares. Including : AtchlMin , U,90O ; Chicago , Ilurllngton AQutncy , 3,400 : Chicago Uas , 3- 300 ; Delaware , Luck.iwunnu k Western , 3.OOO ; Missouri 1'acltlc , 3.1OO ; National head , 4.OOO ; National Cordage , 7bOO ; Noxv England , 33- 800 ; Northern I'aclBe , 28,900 ; Heading , 72,600 ; St. I'aul , 11.350 ; Sugar , 33.hOOj Tennessee Coal A : Iron , 3.9OO ; Vnlon I'aclflc , 3,700. > "ew Vurk Money .Mirket. NEW YORK , Teb. 25. MOSKY ox OALI Easy at 3 to 4 per cent ; last loan 4 per cent : closed offered nt 4-p ° r cent I'ltlMBMEItCANrit.K I'AI'F.H 5 < JG'i psr Cent. Sir.ni.iNO E-\CHANGK Quiet but steady , with actual business In bankers' bills at ? 4.8G-for sixty-day bills and ? 4.SS't for demand. GovEltXiiKKT UONDS Dull and steady. State bonds , dull but linn. The closing quotations on Donds : London rlnunrlal Iterlrir. 183.1 byjcimd Gontnn Ilenn'tt \ LONDON , Feb. 25. [ Now York Herald Cabla Special to TDK HEE.I lluslness on the Stock exchange today has been quiet , which U u relief after the excitement of the week. At th tame time the tendency of the murkrtu ha > been distinctly atronc lu luoat dlrcctloui nod flritirM : i tTYi ; Unt ihp rl < > * p Contois after l l < jwri-rnt rnilcr leave off tin- There hn * UH-II nce atlr n of the "lit ininiTl. . nn rntlwny * . In the ab sence nf ( he feverish Rtulcty that lm < been M romiiii-nt u fcMiire- during tlir week deelui-dly better loinntfvnlled. . Whllo the tnpre lim l growing that Mending affair * win nut iirovr ( O be w > Imii a * exectMl \ , a urther develotimcnt will be nwnltotl with xtrenie Interest. Chwlng price * how a recovery in Heading Hr t Income and ordinary borid of , pet cent , T1 > cr cent In AtchlMin nd > * to " 4 per cent In most others. Cnna- mn lines huve also shown more strength , anndlati I'nclllc and Urand Trunk ireferences Mioulng n rise of ' to ' < I > or cent , lining shares have- been % ery quiet. Money ins lecn In gooil demand. Short lontu com- nnnded 2 JUT cent. The discount market , io ever. has Ixjen quiet , two nnd three uonths bill being ( | UOKH ! at > to li ? per cent. M. I.oil I * Mlnlni ; ( { nutation. * . Hi * I.ofts" . Mo. , Feb. --Jratilte Mountain vas tiii > only active stock on the mining mar- jet toditt/ . Sales In this stock werv inilte leavy at advancing prices. The HrMales > ereat5.25 , and succe Ive sale * follimed until the price reached J5.0O , about 500 shares hanging ImniN. Quotations : Hid. AtkPd | Hid. A ked Adams. . . . ! . . . . t fS 'flops ' . ' . . . . J.W Am..Vet 2IH'Sm. ' llot-cs . . . . .C , llniclalllc. 7.TS iKIIinbetti 4S Granite M . ' .75 I Nnv York -Mltiln ; ; Ouotiitlom. Nc\v YOIIK. Feb. 25. The following are the losing mining quotations : ' OMAHA MVi : STOCK MAIIKKTS. Cattle Trade Artltp nnd Prices Striidy lings Slump Another Ten Cents. PATI'llliAV , Feb. 25. Receipts of cattle contlntu * to show a big In- reascover last year , and the same Is true of heep. This week's run of sheep , 15.97O head , vas the largest In the history of the yard * , 'he previous banner week was the last of Sop- ember , wncn 12,817 sheep weiv received. The un of hog-t was the lightest In over a j ear. The ofllclnl figures : Tattle. Hogs. Snoop. Receipts this week 17,044 10.673 15'J.O lecelpts last week 14..75 22,901 U/J45 " -ame week last vear 13,014 29,042 8,077 Considering the disadvantages surrounding ho cattle trade the market has held up re- narkably well. Receipts were heavy , 3,000 icavler than the nrevlotis week , and 4,500 icavler than a year ago. This , together with ho generally decreased demand during the , enten season naturally depressed prices especially during the early uart of the week when a decline of 20c to 3Co | was experienced. With lighter supplies find some Impiovement lu the sltua- lon cast a part of this decllno has been re gained during the past day or two and prices are not far from where they were at the close of last week. Tlie trade today was In very falrshapo. ) ( Terlngs were fairly liberal and thu quality better than recently- Speculative shippers vcre Inclined to take hold more freely , the de- nand was good from local hoii e and while prices were not quotahly higher they were In he main fully Me-idy with Friday and biisl- ie .s was brisk tlirougliout. ( jood to choice ,3OO to 1,050-11) . steers sold at from (4.75 to 15.10 , with fair to good 1.O5O o 1,200-lb. steers at from J4.1O to 4.50. Fair to jKMir stuff was more > r less neglected but quotahly unchanged at rom } 3.75 to 14. The supply was well cleared up , leaving little to remain In the pens over Sunday or go on through to Chicago In first bunds. Nearly one half of the entire fresh rccelnts were made up of cows and mixed stock , liood to choice stutr found a ready sale at stionger prices from (3.25 up to J4.25. Fair to good : nides were very nearly steady at from (2.50 to $3. There being a superabundance of com mon and canning cows here these grades sold lower , 5c to lOc lower than Friday , at from { 1.6(1 to { 2.25. Hulls , oxen and stags whllu quotably steady , are selling lOc to 15c lower than thn early part of the week at from 12 to (3.75. ( Only a limited number of calves were offered and prices ruled aUotit steady with sales ut from * 2 to 15.75. The feeder trade has been Indifferent all week. Good fleshy stock and of good quality lias t > e'H. and Is yet In fair demand , but there lias been very little call for the medium and Inferior grades. The market has picked up somewhat latrly , however , and although thu trade was quiet today , prices ruled firm. Rep resentative sales : IIRUSSEI ) BEEF. 8 95 a ao s 40 8 60 3 CO 3 78 A 25 8 30 8 45 3 45 3 65 S 70 8 70 4 10 Hofli The market has p\iorlonced | th worst break It has had In over three month * . This cannot bo attributed to heavy receipts tx caii e receipt * have l > een light everywhere and thn run heiv the lightest In over a year , G.HX ) lighter than a week ago and ll'.OOO lighter than a year ago. Prices have KOIIO off MVtoOOi * during the week nndlhUcnn oniy be accounted for by speculntlon In the product. When provisions broke and them was no money to l > o tniido In manufacturing the packers simply dropped out and prli-e * went down. Whether this break Is permanent orB"nlv U'tnponirv remains to bn seen. A good ( leal depends on the matter of supplies , but In this particular drillers tire n niurti at sea as ever. Naturally tint feollm ; Is a trllle bearish nt present , but this s certainly not * on account of any Immediately proMiectlvo Increase In receipts The Cincinnati I'rlco Current says : "There Is but one week more of the winter season , and It Is now plain that the total for the four months will not reach & , OOO.O ( > 0 by a consid erable margin. There Is such n condition of uncertainty concerning the future of supplies that opinions do not shape Into definite form , other than n prevalent belief that liberal mar keting can not be expected before next au tumn or winter , although there uro Intima tions of a relatively fair number exp.vted to be ullable In May and . ! une. " Tim trade today was but a repetition of that of 1'rlday. 1'tesh receipts were compara tively llgnt , but 3U cars , and the quality was good , although tlu > weights were light. I'ast- ern markets were lower and there was no shipping or speculative demand to sustain values , so that when buyers Marled In lildillng I'rlchiy's very weal ; closing prices sellers gen erally accepted the Inevitable , and the tradn was fairly active from start to finish All local houses were In It. | MIII | fresh meat men and packers , the former , as usual , taking the best hogs and paying the best prices. Good to choice butcher weight ard heavy hogs sold at from J7 5"i to { " .CiT'i. while llirht and mixed stulT brought from $7.46 to7.55. A couple of loads of plg4 weluhliiL' 1C1 and 177 Ibs. brought 57.-U and J7.'J. > . The pens were nearer empty at thn clo-e th'in they have been for ten days. Sales weie largely at from } 7.50 to { 7.5D. as against 7.f.O to * 7.0 Trldny nnd iH.05 to J8.15 lust Saturday. ltepivscntatl\e sales : I'r. 20 25 35 7 45 45 no 50Ml 7 fill 7 5(1 ( 50 50 60 50 7 60 60 7 50 50 SO 50 62'J ' 7 55 55 55 ' 65 rios ASD itouaii. o - 4 50 9..13" ! 0 76 SIIUKP Hecolpts were again liberal , but tha hulk were consigned througb and not olTored for sale. ( Jood muttons are In active demand and linn , but Inferior grades are easier. Kalr togood natives , J3.75Sji5.OU ; fair to good west ern'J3. . . ' > ( ) ( ( . " ) . < K ) ; common and stock sheup. J2.2523.75 ; good to choice 40 to lOO-lb. lamb * , $4.oOit5.Sj. Iteprescntatlve sales : No. " Av. I'r. 600 Mexican ml\ed 73 14 30 ItcerlptnHiid Olipjiitioii of Stock * Official rucJlpUnnJ dl-p.iltliii of stofk .11 shown by th ? ixmVsof thu Union Stock Vardi company for the tw enty-four hours oiidlii ; ; at 5 o'clock p. iii. February 25 , 1B93 : ItECIMlTg. uisposmo.v. Chicago l.lvo Stock Market. CHICAGO , 111. , Pub. 25. ( Special Telegram to ) Tun IlKEl Tin-cattle traun was quiet with t tlrni feeling prevailing. Onlv atom 1,500 head were received and they were closed out on a , basis of yesteioay's quotations. Steers were salable at from S3.40 to ? fi ; stoekers and feed ers at from S2.60 to i4 25 , and cowftand bull * at from J1.50 to 4 for poor to extra quallllM. Hogs continued toco down. Thev showed a further decllno of nhout lOc io 15c per UK ) IK. , making a lo-s for the week nf from 45c til COc. There wai only a restricted demniKl from local packers , and as shipping orikra were few the small supply appeared tn bo ade quate. Most of the hogs mid iiclow t7.l)5 ) , ana H.15 was the top of tlio market. Quotation * are from U7.40 to $7.70 for light , from 47.5O to (7.95 for mixed and medium and from J7.G5 to { 8.15 for heavy. I'lgstind culls sold any where between H.50 and 47.25. Hheep n ere principally iKiught uput fully I'rlt day's prices. Uood to choice sorts were salublo at from M.OO to J5.25. and poor to fair uradm were quoted nt from J3..o to S4.4O. rialusot lambs were on u busts of from } 4.25 to { 0.20 , whlclris an advance. Hecelpts : Cattle , 15,000 ; hogs 7,000 ; bheeo , 1J.OOO. The Evening Journal reports : BATTLE Receipts , 1,500 head ; shipments , iackers7.50ft7.55 ; prlmoheavy. J5.85B8.60 ; irlme light. 47.00347.70 ; other light , 7.00 O.7.40. SHUKP Receipts. 5,200 head ; KhlpuientH , 2,600 head ; market steady ; natives , 4.60 C 4.90 ; westerns , * 5.00a.0.25. Kan City Live Stuck Market , KANSAS CITY. Mt > . , 1-Vb. 2D. OATTi.K-Tle- cclpts , 2.700 huad ; shipments , 700 hnaa : The market was active : steers and good COWR , firm to lOe higher ; fc"ders , steady ; common cows , weak. Ileprescntatlvu sales : Dressed beef and shipping steers. M.OO (15.55 ; cows and heifers , } 2.OOii3.85 ; stockerd and feeders , J3.60163.DO. Hoes Receipts , 3,500 head ; shipments , GOO head. The market was lKill5c ( lower ; all grades , J5.25&5.75 : bulk. J7.26&7.75. SHEEP Receipts , UOOboad ; shipment * , none. The market wus- nominally steady , Tbero were no sheep on sale. St Io u 11 l.lvo Stock Mtirket. BT. Lonis. Mo. , Peb. 25. CATTLE Receipts , COO head ; shipments , 800 ; market firm , sup plies light and no basis furnished for general quotations. HOOH Receipts , 1,900 head ; shipment 2,200 head ; market CtfilOc lower ; heavy. J7.U5 ( 8.00 ; ml 0 I , { 7.4516.7.80 ; light , J7.5Oi7.76. SiiEEt' Receipts , 7OO head ; shipments none ; market steady , ( Inn ; no quotations to bo uiadu because of light business. I ) . D TllAZKE , H. I ) . HoooEJr , JAS. P 1'ros. \ Ice I'rtsa Hcey & Tread * HAWKEYE COMMISSION CO. Capital M5.000 ; Omaha anJ Sioux City. Grain and Provisions Railroad Stocks and Bonds. PRIVATE WIItEd. Room 212 Work Life Win OMAHA. town state National Eloux City ; Commercial National liaulti UlUUtlO. . Ppocltil attention riven to outtldo ordctt >
