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IND1TION OF OMAHA'S TRADE
liftthtr Conditions Arc More Favorable for
a Good Bnsincaj.
lODS GENERALLY MOVING IN FAIR VOLUME
plou * llnlnn In tlio Country ( llvo ITomliA
I of it rrosiicrous Yntr ll nk UlrnrlnK *
HUM Show Hint Onirtlm I * Stem ) .
1)3AdVHnrlnc. ) .
BTho change to wnnn nncl tilcasant weather
Its hern most grateful to business men In nil
.ies. The long spell of wet nnd unseason-
> . ) lo weather ncte < l to the disadvantage of
ft-aile generally auil rendered business opera-
Jens ilull In the northern cities long after
licrc hnd been a revival In thooltlc. , farther
I HItli.
During the past few days the streets have
loon full of people out making their pur-
| rwscs of summer goods , and the local retail
lenlcrH have been apparently quite busy ,
ho change to warm weather also has the
iturnl tendency to ntlmulatc the demand
, r all kinds of summer fabrics. The weather
now apparently sufficiently settled to en
tourage the commcnccniunt of building
Ipcrntlonsnnd of public Improvements on a
lirger scale , which will put additional money
lito circulation mid help to keep up thu
[ ultimo of liu.ilf.css with the retail merchants ,
In jobbing circles trade has been only fair ,
Irithoiit any very Important features of
o.oral Interest. As a rule , Jobbers claim
| hnt the volume of business thus far has
ecu fully up to last season , but some look
B'orti little fulling off later. Hcpnrts from
IHITerent sections of the state Indicate that
' .bore have been ruins In nearly all parts
ind Mint the fears of t ; drouth tire removed
'or tno present at least. This has given
: ountry retail dealers more conlldenco In the
future , and the natural tendency will bo to
.lold up the volume of business. Still there
uro complaints that n good many of the
orders sent Iff from the country are small ,
indicating that the trade In the country Is
not very active at tiio present time.
.According to the reports of thu grain men
there Is still n very largo percentage of last
year's corn crop In the hands of farmers and
Iwitn another good crop on ton of it Nebraska
I-ould not. help but exncrleiico a most pros-
fimrous season. As soon as farmers feel rea-
iBOtmbly sure of another fair crop theism-phi
"of last year's crop will bo thrown on the
V.narkot and they will bo in easy eircum-
[ "stances " , u condition that .never fails to cause
Inn Improvement in business.
While the financial conditions prevailing
j in nomu sections of the country are naturally
[ disquieting they do not appear to have pro
Idtieed any apprehension in this slate as the
causes are too far removed to have any locaf
bearing. The Wool and Cotton Kcnorter it :
I commenting upon the financial dls
turbanccs remarks that while speculators
wore in u frenzy at the exchanges ,
the merchants and manufacturers of the
country who do not speculate , and they are
.hhc majority , were pursuing the even tenor
"of " their way , and the wheels of trade were
revolving at their normal rate. If one listens
to the whispers of embarrassments among
borne merchants and manufacturers , it wil'
bo found on investigation that the few in
dividual examples of disturbance are ol
parties who , while apparently pursuing s.
legitimate business , have been secretly
dabbling or delving in speculative schemes
which have had no direct relation to tlio
business with which in the world of trade
. \nd industry , they were supposed to ho
identified. In the meanwhile * , the vast con
suming power of the people keeps the do
mnnd closes up to the production of good
and the movement of produce.
Omaha's bank clearings still show a ma
tcrial increase over the corresponding Unit
last year , amounting during the past weuV
to almost 20 per cent. The clearings of the
past week also make a good showing us
compared with previous weeks since the
Hist of the year.
The following will show the clearings for
each dny of the past week , together with the
totals for previous weeks :
'Monday. . ' . Jl.380.Blfi.70
Tuesday 1,013,227.48
Wednesday 1,204,030.13
Thursday 1.II83.012.G5
Friday. . . 1,334.54.32 ! )
( Saturday 1,130.001.33
Total $7,145,040.01
Week ending May G J7,322,067.7G
Week ending Api II 29 7,205,447,20
Week ending April 21 5,310,200.80
Week ending April 16 f.BfO.rf,9.Dl
Week ending April H G.8O1,188.07
Week ending April 1 0,181.140.48
Week ending March 25 0,046.140.05
Week ending March 18 0,460,9(18.01 (
Week ending March 11 7,23(1,421.04 (
Week ending Kulinmry 25 7,910,887.89
Weekending Pcbruary 18 7,667.119.99
Weekending 1-Vlirimry 11 7,166,119.58
Week ending Jiimmiy'-'H 7,742,531.G3
Week ending .limitary 21 8,21-5,140.07
Week ending Jummiy 14 7.080.032.G3
Week ending Jutmai-y 7 7,234,427.01
AH IIU.N HICKS IT.
Uinulnt'M Itinliiou mid '
1'roniiects C-impiiruil
IUM ! I'rlllolBt'il.
Mr. W. H. Koborson , local manager of H.
G. Dim & Co. , speaking of t ratio In Omaha
and Nebraska says :
"Tho last t-.vo days of sunshine have stun-
iilntcU retail , trade quite a good deal , but the
week has been dull. Kvcn grocers complain
that Eiiles are not up to the average on ac
count of short receipts of strawberries and
garden vegetables.
i "Among commission men complaint is
.heard . not only as to the quality and quantllv
uf the strawberry supply , but also on ac
count , of the situation in connection with Cal
ifornia oranges. The orange growers under
took by a combination to sustain prices and
held back their fruit when It was In de
mand. The result has been unsatisfactory
to them , and has kept good fruit out of the
martlet. It is believed that Washington
navels will bo received in largo numbers
, next week.
"In wholesale circles trade Is good gener
ally speaking , though some lines find orders
no better than n year ago. The millinery
trade has been especially effected by the late
spring and dealers In dry goods , clothing ,
and hats and caps have also noted the ovll
effects of the delayed spring.
"Collections are only fait * . Ono or two
houses say that they are bad. The unrusl-
liess caused by eastern failures is appre
ciably effecting collections throughout the
west.
"Tho bnnfc failures In Now York state , in
Chicago , Indianapolis and elsewhere are fro
nting , in my judgment , unjustifiable alarm
throughout the country. Nothing is so sensi
tive as capital , and a little ( lurry
among the speculators on Wall street makes
ultra conservative men cautious from one
end of the country to the other. To mj
mind them is nothing alarming about the
failures that have occurred. A little
Collection will convince almost nn.v
thoughtful person that these bank
ruptcics are merely clearing storms , li
boom times when people were crazj
over real estate speculations n great 11111113
persons made money. The natural tendency
of a man who luib nciiulred a fortune to UN
gape In banking Is well known. The form
utlonof trust companies , in vestment com
panics and similar corporations is In
cident to the banking spirit whlcl
controls men of means everywhere , Cense
queutly the years of unexampled activity ii
real estate and stocks were followed by th <
organization of a great many trust com
panics and similar financial concerns , Nov
Links were organized all ever tin
country also , many of them with largi
capital. The trust companies , fontrollci
by adventurous spirits in many cases
took too much chance in making loans am
have suffered the natural consequence
Foreclosed real estate represents a ver o.s. ;
largo sum of money among trust companies
The dull market for this commodity ha
caused themdlstressfor want of cash nndth
weaker ones are going to the wall and mus
inevitably go unless there Is a cluing
in the conditions , lloom times brought ml
the banking business of the country a no\
nnd less conservative element than has eve
been there before. Old , tried hauliers hav
kept their heads and conducted their buslucs
alone proper lines , and their business 1
eolltl , but the Napoleons of finance , a
they are called , have plunged lute til
financial world with so-called pn
grcsslve methods uud the country i
lust now feeling the results Antcr-
Icri tint never bcon moro prosperous , |
Our farmers and producers have never i
been In better condition and witgo earners '
are well employed A ml conservative business I
turn everywhere nro solid. These loc.il
storms producing financial wrecks will soon
bo passed and thorp Is reason to liellevo
that the country nt II RO will bo all
the better for the bankruptcies th.itnro now
taking place. Of course some well conducted
but weak concerns will be carried down
through causes for which they ere not
responsible but trow out of the
conditions under which they nro
forced to do business. I am
confident , however , that within the next six
months the financial situation will materi
ally improve nnd we shall enter uK | > n nn
other era of prosperity which will bo free for
a lone tlmo from the evils of oversncculatlon
which have caused so much grief in the last
llfteen years ,
"The business fraternity Is very much
urn tilled over the completion of the orpin-
iiMtlon of the Commercial club. Now if
every member land every business man
should bo u member ) will Rive
the new organization the cordial
auport | which Its purposes warrant ,
and enable It to bo n power fur good in the
community for which It is org.inlnHl.
"Possibly sumo of the businessmen do not
appreciate the great value to the business ot
the city of the exposition. Wo are
surprised to learn that several
manufacturers who hist year con
tributed largely to the success of the ex
hibit will not do anything- that line at the
present tlmo. Il Is probably now too late
for them to get space in the bulUiltiR , but by
nil means every manufactured article in
Nebraska should bo represented on
the Wd , and nrrangemen.s should bo
completed , so that when the electric
button Is touched and the exposition opened
there will bo no carpenters or other me
chanics placing finishing touches Upon ex
hibits. The country merchants are to bo
hero In Inrpc numbers and the two weeks of
the exposition ought to be nnd will'be , If thu
people appreciate the opportunity , very
profitable to the trade of the city.
"It is more Interesting than gratifyln ? to
compare the national bank statements of
September SO , lb 2 , with those of tbo last
call , and yet I fancy no other city can make ,
n bettor comparative showing- . The former
date represented n congested condition of
the money market and the latter the re
verse. The dates are extremes. Following
are the IlKiircs for the two dates , qxcept that
the December statement of two of the South
Omaha banks is taken because I could not
put my hands on the September figures of
these banks readily :
Sept. 3002. May 403.
Loans and discounts. ifl3,071,310 $13,700.744
Cash Items 10170,184 8,431,078
Deposits 10,001,402 18,151,807
"It Is comforting to observe that although
there Is n heavy falling off In cash nnd
deposits there Is nearly 47 per cent of the
former with which to do business. I think
in view of the general situation the bank ?
should feel encouraged and the people should
feel entirely safe.Vc have been so accus
tomed for a year or so to a Hush money mar
ket that the comparison is almost startling ,
but the figures speak well for the city never
theless. "
FACTORY FACTS. .
Notes About thu MO.I Who M ike the Wheel *
Ho Hound.
The great event of the whole year so far
as concerns the manufacturers is the annua
exposition of the Manufacturers and Con
sinners association , which will open in the
Coliseum building one week from tomorrow
that is , on May 22. For two months or more
the manufacturers have been preparing for
the coming event , and it has been no easy
matter to gut them to talk about any other
subject , unless one happened to bo a eus
toincr with tin order for goods in his pocket
The good impression made on the public by
the last exposition and the largely increased
business that was traceable directly to thn
source has made the manufacturers en
tluislastic on the subject.
At the same time they reali/.o that thej
have n much harder task on their hands
than last year when the llrst oxpos'tion was
held. At that time visitors did not cxpeo
to see ivcry much of an exhibit nnd WCI-L
greatly surprised at the really line showing
of Nebraska factory products. This yea :
the condition is reversed and every visito
trill bo expecting n great deal and thoinanu
fucturcrs arc fully alive to the fact that they
will have to put forth a great effort to mecl
the expectations of the public and keep u |
the reputation of the Manufacturers ass >
elation. In order to do this they have pre
pared to put in u much larger amount of machinery
chineryanil carry on the actual work of
manufacture to a much greater extent than
before , as It was found that that feature was
especially interesting to the public.
The number of exhibitors that will take
part is also much larger than last year and
that promises to give n greater variety to
the exhibits. About every line of manufac
ture of any importance in the state will be
represented.
The manufacturers have also striven to
avoid u mere duplicationof last year's expo
sition and they believe that they have suc
ceeded in introducing new features that will
make the .exhibit equally interesting to
these who saw the ono last year.
A largo proportion of the manufacturers
wore at the Coliseum building yesterday
marking oil their space and getting ready to
( . eminence operations on Monday , and from
now until tlio close of the week , when the
work will bo completed , the Coliseum build
ing will be about the liveliest place in the
city. The lumber for the booths is being
hauled to the buildim ; and a largo force of
carpenters has been engaged to put It in
shape.
Several of the mumifnelUK'rs out In the
slate who will take part in the exposition
have been In looking over the ground and
getting an idea of what they will want.
The Thomson-Houston Klectric Lighting
company is putting in the lights and
power and will also have nn electric cooking
apparatus that is expected to prove an inter
esting feature.
Congressman Bryan has been invited to
be present on the opening night and assist
Secretary of Agriculture Mortoifnnd Mayor
Dcmts in getting the exposition started out
In the proper manner.
CONTEST THE TITLE.
AniitlinrHtop In the American Water Worki
Compiuy Litigation.
A now p'.iaso of the American W.itcr
Works company contr jversy was turned to
ward the light iesterJ.iy when papers were
flted in United States court contesting the
tltlo to the lots upon which the settling
basins ut Florence are located ,
The petitioner IB K. Hyde Rust , receiver
of the American Water Works. company , and
the defendants are C. H. Vernier , Frederick
H , Mills and Pclos A , Chnppell. It Is
alleged by Mr. Kust that In Ibill Mr. Vcnner ,
acting for the American Water Works com
pany , purchased some lots in Florence ,
to bo used for a site for reszrvolrs
and settling basins. The lots wore
purchaaod for $ . ) , Cr > , nnd itlio deed
was made out to F. II. Mills
with the understanding and provision In the
deed that the property should be deeded by
Mills to the American Water Works com
pany. Hut trouble coming on soon after be
tween Mr. Venncr and other stockholders ,
It is alleged In the petition that Mr. Vcnnoi
prevailed upon Mr. Mills to deed the lots tc
Doles A. Chnppell , In whom the title now ni-
pears on the county records. This transac
tion was nut discovered , it. is
held tn the petition , until February ,
18S13 , and the receiver Is now nnxloui
to got the tltlo to the property transferred
to the American Water Works company foi
the reason that ChnTTcll bus threatened ti
bring suit against the comprny for posses
, sion and ejectment. This would bring abou <
ido. a serious complication , fur the large settling
o. basins nro located on these lots and they an
o.y absolutely necessary to the company in tin
s. operation of thu plant.
s.IS The petitioner states that as the rcpresen
10 tatlve of the company ho stands ready a
sto tiny moment to pay to Mr. Chappell the pur
o chase price of the lots with interest fron
tow the time'of purchase , if it should be a&ccr
w tulned that Mr. Vcnnor has nut already beei
er paid for the lots.
10 It Is also alleged In the petition that Mr
ss Venner mutilated ana dcbtioyod the orlglha
is deed from Mr , Ivantry to Mr. MilU In onto ;
us to cover up the provision contained in tin
10o deed , milking it necessary on the part of Mr
o- Mills to deed thu property to tbo Arnerlcui
ois Water Work * cornoany.
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL
Wheat 1 Market Yesterday Straggled with
Two Opposing Forces.
NO IMPROVEMENT IN V/INTER / WHEAT
Under Thee Comlltlnns the Murket AVns
Strung mill n Sim In Higher nt the
Opening nnd for n Short
Time Thcronltcr.
CniG.Mlo , III. , .May 13. The wheat market
today struggled' ' with two imposing force. The
foreign news was bullish and put tn e nrlco up
temporarily ; the financial disturbance at
homo had a decidedly bearish cITcct and pulled
It down , In the end the nearby tnlliienco
proved tlio stronger nnd clo-cd the market at
fiom ye to 1 c di'cllno from yesterday's clos
ing limitations. Tlio more remote dell\erlcs
of corn were easier In sympathy with wheat ,
but for May It was firm , owing to the good
demand for spot stuiT. Provisions wore sub
jected to a mild raid and closed 2Jie ! lower
for pork , 27ic ! for lard and 16c for libs.
Kxlremu drouth was reported In many largo
and Important areas In Rutland and tlio quo
tations from thorn were higher and gave tin
color of truth to thu dismal rctort.s. In the
country there was no Imtirotomoiil noted In
the winter wheat and 1'rlmo telegraphed that
m some of the most Important states It had
retrograded ( luring the week. Undur these
conditions the mantel wan strong and u hhndo
liiKher at the opening and for u snort time
thereafter. Hut. traders weru not dNposed to
do much as It was a hiilf holiday and outside
business was lighter than forborne ( lays. Then
there came u report of some small failures In
New York and stocks began to break. A Mil-
wnuki-o dispatch said that a run had begun on
tlie I'lanklnton bank there and all this caused
operators to lese confidence. There was a wild
rush to get ltd of long wheat and U did not
take long to utilise considerable demoraliza
tion and carry prices on . There was a slight
traction , but tin ) market continued nervous
and Inclined to weakness.
At.'the opening prices wore ndviinccd from
' , ( c to ? ie. but later liecamu weak and there
w.is a iserious decline , with .some lltictiiatlous
of life for July and I'.Sc for September futures ,
then rallied slightly and the closing was ye
lower for July and ? e lower for September
tliiin yesterday.
In corn there wa moredolu ? than on yester
day Thefuellng.it the start was quite llrm ,
being a continuation of the sentiment , preval
ent at thu close of yesterday's session and first
trades were at about the same prices. Small
receipts and a gojil cash demand , together
with unfavorable nuws from abroad wetu the
strengthening factors. Thu market held
steady for nwhlto until wheat began to break
and then acted In sympathy , selling elf lie , thu
liiianclal situation having a good deal to do
with the easier feelltcj. 1'rlees afterward ral
lied from ! < o to Me , and at the cloiu hud lost
but from ! le to ? < : .
There was a moderate trade In oats and an
easier feeling. Op--nlng prices were at nboul
the top and closing at the bottom and showci
a not loss of from ' { c ; to ' 40. The weakness In
wheat and theothei-uiiMettllngInllucncc.s were
tjio chief causes for thu decline.
The provision trade ntralu suffered ut the
bands ot the ( .Uuluhy-Wrliilit-l-'alrhaiik com
bination. There was enough raiding to esuiso
bulling on stoploss orders. On the break there
was gooit buying of lard by brokers acting for
the combination and llieru was a partial rally
at tlio close.
Estimated receipts for Monday : Wheat , 10
cars : corn , 195 cars ; oats , -u5 cars ; hog'
C-UK'O head.
The leading futures raiiKoil as follows :
AHTICI.UH. Ol't.V. lIKill. 1.1MV. ll.llh. . .
WhuiU No 2.
liny 74 734
July ri.ct ) ! T'i ' ? 5l
fccpt 7'J } < 71''SUX ' '
Corn No.2
May 4214
Jim i >
July
"VB fir
Sept ! i < l 44 >
Oats No. 3
May MX SO Ml
Juno 30 Hi Sd.'t 3U ! (
July 'UJ4 WM
bept S7M S7 ! 27H
Meet , I'ork. .
July 20 .15 20 25 2J S5 10 3i
M'Pt. : o co 20 UJ 20 40 20 47W JJ 75
La ra 20 75
il a jr 10 < 2 10 MH 10 43 10 n
July . . . 10 76 11 8J 10 03 10 ; > 11 121
Sept 11 05 11 05 10 Wi 1U 110 II 37
Sbort Itlbj. .
liny 1000 1000 995
July 10 IS 10 1& 1C U7) 10 ,10
Eupt to v to rut
Gush ( juotatloiH nuro as follo :
KMUK Dull , winter patents , M..50JJ3.80 ,
winter straights , * : ) .00ia3,80 ; sprlngipatentM
J3.754.25 ; sprlns patents btrilhts : | , $ 'J.75iT
a.'JS : bailers' . tl'J.uaaa.DO.
WHEAT No. 2. Kprlng , 73'ic ; No. 3 spring
J. o. b. , 7-'c ; No. 2 rud , 73Hc.
Co UN No. 2 , 4'J 'c.
OATS No. 'J , 30Hc ; No.2 white , f.o.b. , 35'.5 ®
37ic ! ; No. 3 white , f. o. b. , 33i3Gc. ;
UYC No. l ! . OOc.
UAKI.BV No. a , 02e ; No. 3 , f. o. b. , 48a01c ;
No. 4 , f. o. ! > . , 40R41C.
FLAXSKBD-NO. 1. tl.00'5ir 1.07.
Tl.MOTlIVBKKO I'rlllll" , $3.00.
I'OllK Moss , per bll. , { 20.26 20.35 ; lard ,
icr 100 His. . } 10.40&104.r > ; short rib sides
jooso ) , ItO.OT'J'SlO.ll ' ) ; dry salted shoulilers
bxed10.0UK10.25 ) ; short elctirsldei ( boxed ) ,
10.25Q.10.50.
WIIISKV Distillers * finished goods , per gal. ,
1.13.
HunAIIS Unchangedcut ; loaf , 6cgiminiated ;
. ; standard "A , " 5"e.
The fo'lowlng ' wore the receipts and bhip-
ujiitKfor today :
Now Vorlt Markets.
NEW VOHK , May 13. 1'i.ouii Itecelpts , 19-
400 iiUgx.i exports , 3,000 bbls. , 10,014 sacks ;
salon , 2,200 pkgs. ; market vury dull , rather
easier.
COHN MIAIY : Dull , steady ; yellow western ,
J2.05ii,2.75.
KYI : Quiet , firm ; western , G4 ( > JG7c.
llAtti.uv MAI.T tituaily , rjulot ; western , GOS
OOe.
OOe.tVllKAT Hecolpts , 40,000 bu. ; exports , 142-
600 bu. ; sales , 3.320.0110 bn. futures,42,000 bu.
snot. Spot innrKut dull. lower , closing steady ;
Nn. 2 red , In htoro and elevator , 78'i70c :
alloat , 7U3ic ; f. o. b. , 7Ulibo > ic ; No. 1
northein , 83 > ic , Options openud strong , ad
vanced ! JiA.c ( on firmer cable- , , free foreign
buying and t-horts covering , declined lifil'sc
with thu west , weaknr late cables , runoris of r
financial trouble In Wall streut ami long * ical-
l/.lng , elo'-ed heavy at VftSc under yesterday ,
Trading fairly active ; No. 2 red , June , 70'/ic ;
July , 81c ; August , 82'/ic ' ; September , 83'.c.
UoilN Kecclpts. 103,000 buoxports ; , 17,100
bu. ; sales , 2bO.OOO bu. futures , OJ.OOO bu.
spot. .Spots fairly active ) on uxport account ;
closing lam ; No. 2 , D1 Vif ) 1 c in eluvutor ,
52UI < (52 > 4C alloat. Ojitionh dull , ) i < U > * { c , weak ;
deellnod , owing to wuaknuss In wheat and
with the west ; May , closing 50)c ) ; .Innu , 50c ;
July , 50 ! < c ; August , 50 , e ; Sxptember , 51' c-
UATU-ltcculpts , 1,500 bu. ; uxnortK , 1,300
bu. ; sales , 15,000 bu. futures , 28ooo bu.spot.
Spots dull ; ml.\ed , oasler. Options dull , easier ;
June , 'J.Vic ; July , 35 ! > i ( ; ; spot. No. 2 wlilte , 41i !
O42c ; No. 2 Chicago. 37c ; No. 3 , 3Pc ! ; No. 3
while , 41iJi41Jif mixed western , 3ll38c ! ;
white western , 4OS48C.
HAV I.luhl recelpu ; firm ; shipping , 75Q
80c. ; good to choice , 85cQll.OO ,
Hot1 ! ) Dull , steady ; state , common to
Cholcv. 18T.21'iCi ( 1'aclllL-coast , lH4.21'ic. (
lllbKS Quiet , easy ; wet salted . . . , Now . . . Orleans
selected 45 to fit ) lbs.j 4'iWlic ; Texas tote -
lected.60 to 00 Ibs. . 6ft7i ! ; Iliionos Avrosdry ,
20 to 30 Ibs. , 121ic ; Texas dry , 20 to 25 Ibs. , 12
® 125c. !
I'novisioNS-Cnt meats , inucllve , llrm
pickled bulllus , 12 Ibs. at 12c ; plclflud hlioul-
durs , fo,12iji40,75 ( ; middles firm ; short clear ,
IM1.25. I.ard , iiutut , luwur ; wuiturn steam
cloii-d at flO.Hj ; stilus , 350 tlarces , part at
$10.85 ; option sales , nonu ; May closi-d at tl0.8J (
nominal ; July flll.OO , rVplumhcr closed at
(11,15. fork , dull easy ; old muss , f20,7& ; nu\v
mess , $21,51) ) ; extra prune , nominal ,
llurrBtl Kaslur , fair demand ; wu torn dairy ,
2KccJ5c ; wohti'rn eri'umery , 'jrju'Jli'ic ; wes
tern factory , 2O325c ; Klglns , 28li2Hiic.
CIIKKSK Quhit ; part skims , ( nowl 2&Hc.
Eoo.s Mbcral supply ; leculiits. 0,300 jikgsi
western , fresh , 15c ; duck , 17W21 ; goose , 25JJ
*
TU.I.OW--Scarce , Miong ; city ( (2 per pkg. )
5c bid.
CoTrONHKr.i ) On , Quiet , llrm ; crudu , 48c bid 1
yellow , f > lc bid.
1'BTiwii.uuM Qulut , firm ; crude In bbls.
Washington. * 5 ; crudu In bulk , (2.50 ; refined 1
Now York , * 2.50 ; I'hlludclphlaaml llultlmorii '
15.15 ; I'hlladulphla and llaltlmoro In bulk
(2.0532.70 ; United , closed ill 5Sc.
Hosts Unlet. steady ; btrulned , common tc
good. } 1.27 > ittl.30.
TlilirKSTiSK Qiil'Jt , steady at 31ic ! >
HICK Dull easy ; domuallc , fair to extra , 3C
5ici ! Japan , 4'i < iii4iic.
MOI.ASSKS Nuw Orleans , ouen kettle , g < xd ti
choice , h Oidy : , ip-tlut , 30 38c. '
ti mi All -Idttv , ( inlet , steady ; fair re lining , 3fjc
centrifugals , bu ttist , 4'ic ; rutluud , iinlut.wuak
olfA , 4 15-lGit5Uc : mold A , & 'i < ( ,5 11-lGc
htiindard A , 5 5-lGQ5Sc ; confuclloncis iV'
5 3-1WE.5S.C ; cut loaf , 5 5 15-UK-j orusheil
5 (15 15-lGc ; iHiwduivd , 6 15-lfut.tiV ; granu
latcd , & 5-lG(5Sc ; cubes , 0 1 l-lGU5'ic. lift
I'lO DION Steady , iiulot ; American , 112.751
J6.00. ftO.
COITKII Quiet and weak ; liikftlOb5&ll.CM.
LEAD Kasy ; domustlc , J3.76.
TlN-Stenifyi Straits , 110.00 bid , 20 asked
it '
Plate * , tpilrt but MUitly. 'Sprlter , qulctitlo-
mestlc , M.8WH.37" , .
Oiniilm
The week closed wltlittiiiiirnilo In prixlneo
rather quiet , ai thu nm'kuticon a good many
lines urn npi-arcnlly ( Mi tbr lown gritdu and
buyert do notsoem Inc'IniMbm taknany more
than their Immediate wtint * romp > > l them to.
The demand for borrle.s Is aimd and when they
aru to 1)0 had the market Isttu'tlve. There was
only one car of berries more Saturday , and
while tbo iitallty | was viinliivrlmt butter than
the previous cars good shipping stook Is still j
s-'atvo and It Udllllcult tnitll orders from the
country. Denier * have been forced to write n
good many explanation * tbiituntry customer *
whoso orders tiicy have IHIUH unable to III ! for
the very good reason llmth'Mock Hint would
stand shipping nas not to lid hnd.
Potatoes continue on thbi up grallc and the
market Is still tinner. Thd .ilcnnnd holds up
well and stocks In sight nro not large.
Thu butter market Is very weak nnd It Is
dIMIcull to make iuotntlons | that will not bo
misleading. Tin ) tlmo Is passed when shipper *
can expect to receive 20 cents for even the
best country butter. A good share of the but
ter that Is of fair quality sells considerably be
low that llgnro even now nndcvcrythlng seems
to Indicate Hint It Is only a question of a few
days when It wilt go still lower. Thu packers
aru only offering about 11 to 12 cents and when
It U taken Into consideration that a large pro
portion of the receipts have gone to tlio pack
ers , shippers can draw their own conclusions
as to tbu condition of thu market.
Thu egg market Is lower and weak at the
decline. Some dealers were predicting a 12-
cunt market for the opeiilngoi the week.
rnuiM.
A 1'fl.K.s Choice stoo.k , < 3.764.00 per bbl.
HTitAWiiKittuiM choice shipping stock , J3.50
per 24-qt. casu.
I.KMO.NS--Choice , i4.25Q4.50 ; fancy , $4,75 ®
5.(10.
HASANAS IVr bunch , Including crates and
pnc.K-Ing , J2.00il2.50.
OiiANOKx Now castle ' California seedlings ,
! 2.50 ; Newcastlu Mediterranean sweets , $2.50 ;
California mountain oranges , J2.25fi2.50 ;
Washington navels , choice , $4 : Washington
navels . . . largo , , _ sizes , . . J3.50513.75 . ; Klvi-rsldo
fj - - -
, .75 ; Hedlands , $2.75 ; Kedlanus ,
12 size. # 2.60.
iitiTTKit , tnns : , OAMS , IMUI.TIIY.
IlOTTr.n I'neklng stock' . liatUc ; fnlrtoRood
country roll , 12iil4c ; cholcu to fancycountry ,
16541 He.
KddS General market , 13c.
I'otir.Titv Cliolco hens , Oc ; mlxod coops ,
7ifiHc ; old roosters , 5iiOc ; Reesu and ducks.
pigeons , Jl. 60 pcrdoz. live.
VKOKTAIII/JS.
-Per M-bu. box , tl.0031.in.
-Choice navy , ifJ.2Jit2.30 ; common
stock , ti.ooa2.no.
UAI.U'OltXIA OAUIIAnit 1'Or II ) . , 3 ( ! .
miN CAIIIIAOI : 1'er crate , $3.
Ciict'.Mimus-Cholee , per doM.GO. .
WAX IlKAss-l'cr 'ti-liu. box , Jl.00iit.10
STIIINO 11KANS I'er M-bu. box , (1 ,
SPINACH -Per bill. , $2.50.
ASPAtlAOt'S Per doGOJJ7CC. .
LimilCK Per doz. , 35'c40o.
ltAiiisuis : Per dor. . . 25'jt30o.
PAHSI.KYPer do/ . . 251l30c. .
Toi * UNIONS I'er ( loz. , 20I625i ; .
POTATOHSColorado slock. Jl.10ai.20 ; Wls
cousin bin banks , Jtj western Nebraska , $1.
Pu : PLANT Pur 50-lb. boxes , $1.25.
NEW llLUrsl'ordobunches , 75c.
Ntw OAIUIOTS Pordoz. bunclius , 75c.
Niw TUIINIPS Per ilobunclius. . 75c.
SyitASHPer bu. box , $1.5iai.75. (
llKIIMIIDA ONIONS Per bll. box. J2.25.
NKW PiTATor.s-Soutlurii , pur bbl. , $5,00 ;
per hu. box , $2.00 ; California , per Ib. , 3He.
MIISIIIIOOMS Per market basket , II.
WATKII CHESS Per 10-t. | box , $1.75.
MISCBI.t.ANKOU.S.
HAY The market on iiuod upland hay , $7.75
(38.00 ( In car lots.
VBAI/ Choice and small fat , 7tt3ic ( ! ; largo
and thin , 3'dOc.
linsnioss
The following chtinKes In 'llrms and locations
arc reported :
Curtis , Nub. . Mrs. K. Klll.s.on , fruits , etc. , suc
ceeded by I' . M. Dal ley. ' .
Curtis , Nub. , O. Anderson , restaurant , suc
ceeded by P. M. Dalley. "
Lincoln , Neb. . Joseph Frass Kroccrles , iiavo
bill of sale for il.lGO. i
Lincoln , Neb. , Mrs. A. liluld , Krocerles , suc
ceeded by J. P. llendry. , ,
Lincoln , Nub. , George 4)auley , Krocerles , suc
ceeded by J. KettliiKcr.
Mncolii , Neb. , NobniJ-ka Mantel ami Cabinet
works , Capital City Carpet company and In
terior Decorative company consolidated and
Incorporated under the slylu of the Interior
Dccoratlvo company.
Lincoln , Neb. , Kendall & , Smith , ( jraln , gave
bill of sale lor $25,01)0 ) and leal estate mort-
BIIKO for $77,000.
Oinalin , llurnott Dros. , clothing , moved to
couth Omaha.
Council ItlulTs. In. , Burnett IJros. , clothbitf ,
Hold out.
Sioux Kails , S. I ) . , William Qnlnn , manufac
turer of cigars , sold out ,
St. I.OIltH
Louis , Mo. , Mny 13. I-'Loun Dull
fluctuations , llnally closing ? ic- below yester
day ; No. 2 red. cash , steady ; 70 > 6c ; May
7O'8 ( ; ; July , 73774c ; September , 70Jie.
Cons Options weakened by crop nuws.closed
! 4e below yesterday ; No. 2 mixed , cash ,
steady ; 3'jia3Uie ; ! ; May , 3'Jlc ! ; July,4oyis
40a'c. ;
OATS Palrly strong , dull ; No. 2 cash , 31ic ! ;
Muj' , 32c ; July , 28'c. '
I'HOVISIONS Quiet , In llKht deniald ; pork ,
$20.75 ; lard , $10.25 ; dry salt meats , loose
shoulders , $10 ; longs , and ribs , $10.40 ; shorts ,
flu.05 ; boxed , l&c more , llucon , packed
bhouldurs , $10.50 ; loilgs and rllis. m.25 ;
shorts , Jll.02'5 ; hams , sngnr cured , 13Jtl4c.
KECEti'TS-riour , 5,000 bbls. ; wheat , 0,000
bu. ; corn , 44,000 bu. ; oat.s , 51,000 hu.
HllU'MKNTB 1'lour , 4,000 bbls. ; wheat , 2,000
bu. ; corn , 42,000 bu. ; outs. 3,000 bu. . ; rye ,
1,000 bu. ; barley , 1.000 bu.
Kiinir.tit . Ity .11 trxut .
KANSAS OITV , Mo. , May 13. WHEAT Dull
and easy ; No. 2 haul , UfMi&GOc ; No. 2 red.
Gbc.
Gbc.COHN Weak mid lower ; No. 2 mixed , 3C5c ! ;
No. 2 white , 37'j'S3ac.
OATS Weak ; No. 2 mixed , 293.30Uc ! ;
No.2 white , 32SJ33C.
Kims 12c.
HUTTKII Unchanged ; creamery , 20S2Gc ;
dairy , KiffilOe.
UKUKIPTS Wheat , 4,000 bu. ; corn , 1,000
bu. ; oats , noiio.
Sliii'MH.VTrt Wheat , 3,000 bu. ; corn , 1,000
bu. ; oats , none ,
( 'uttou .Murmit.
NKW ORLEANS , La. , May 13. Qulot and
steady ; good middlings- 13-10c ; inlddlliig ,
70-ltic ; low middling , 7 ; c ; gimd ordinary ,
G 15-lOc. Net receipts , 767 bales ; gross , H71
balus : exports to ( livat. Ilrllalii , 3,100 bales ;
to thu coiitlnunt , 1,405 bales ; coastwise , 3,110
bales ; balus , 150 bales ; stock , Iti2,02b bales.
Kutnrcs iiulot and steady ; salits , 20,500
halos ; May , if7.20 bid : June , * 7.31tt7.32 ; July ,
$7.37 ; August , * 7.43B7.4l ; September , $7.45 ®
7.4G ; October , 7.51 .7.52 : November , $7.55it
7.50 ; lcecmbir , 7.GOS7.01.
Liverpool jHiirkuts.
LiVRili'OOi. , May 13. WIIBAT Klrm ; do-
inunil moderate ; holders oiler sparingly ; No.
1 Callfornhi , Us 2dttGs 3d pur cental ; No. 2 re d
winter , Its lid ,
COHN Firm ; demand fair ; mixed western ,
4s 3'id per cental.
HCKK Kxtra India mossG8s Od pur tierce.
I'oiiK Prime mess , western line , 100s pur bbl ,
LAIIII I'rlrnu western , 64s percwt.
TAI.I.OW Flnu American , 2bs Oil per cwt.
. , l ruut4.
Mn.WAtiitr.i : , Wls. , .May 13. WHEAT I'lrm ;
July , 72't- ' No , 2 spring , Tie.
UotlN Qtllut ; No. 3 , 43o.
OATS-Quiot ; No. 2 white , 35'iU3Gc ' ; No. 3 ,
34Q35C.
1IAIU.KY--G4C.
Kvu-GlUc.
Mlnn aiiIU | vyjiuat .Miirliat.
MiN.NKAroi.18 , Minn. , AUy 13. MarKut feat
ureless and very weak and draining today ;
cash markets Ktnm ; , ' , No. 1 northern sold , li'Jdi
71c. Uccelpts , 13'Juari. Closed on July , 70ic ! ;
Heptembur , 72Vie. Oii'intek ; No. 1 hard. 71Jc ;
No. 1 northern , GU' e : No. , U northern , 07ic. !
Yonit , May 13. Options llrm , 5 to 20
points no , closed brirehtituady ; , 10 to 20 points
up ; sales , 0,500 bags , Jjii'ludlni ; : Juno , il5,25 ;
July. * ir.oriTH6.15 ; AUgll-t , (15.16 ; S | itom-
her , * 14. 85) ! . 14. 05 ; D cinlmi$1 l.afiau.UO
Spot Itlu , quiet , llrmi .Vo. 7 , H0.1'JiiUlU.ii5i
CINCINNATI , U. , MayvW , WIIKAT Easy No
2 red , 70c. . , , .
CoitN-Qulut ; mixed. Jpc.
OATS-Sleady ; No , 2 Mill , 33i. !
WlllBKY-Quletat il'.l.
Murkct.
I'liii.ADKi.iMiiA , Piu , < ; May 13 , WHEAT -
Sto.idy ; No. i ! redMay7044i77c.
Cons-rash and May , No. 2ml.\cd,60&50c !
OATH Futures dull and unchanged ; No. ' .
white , May , 4ia42ci
; ;
Nuw York lrj iniunii Mnrkut.
NKW VoitK , May 13. Ilu < dnuss In dry goods
, was light with u ImlMmlldiiy ft-ultng In tin
, markut. Nothing triinsulriid to disclose an )
, Important changu or Incident.
llultlmuro drain .Market.
UAI.TIMOIIIMd. . , May 13. WIIKAT Weak
No , 2 red , spot unit June , 77'jft77' c.
COHN Kasy ; mixed , spot and .May 494C. ?
OATS Firm ; No. i ! wii't | ! wu turn , 42c.
STOCKS AMI ) IIDNDS.
!
' SerurltlmVnre KjtrenidljrYvnk Durln ,
. HID ( iroitxr I'arr ol tli Koitl m ,
,
Nr.w VOIIK , Muy 13. The stock marke
was extremely weak during Iho greater par
ft uf the bcsblon. Humors of noiivy gold export
. during thu coming week , dlspatcla-s that th
outlook forthu crops was more dlscouragln
I than ever uud the bank failures eut webtal
combined todntirovt prlro < . tlm
vlolt-nt attacks \ipon HIP londlnit share * . To
rn lt tlu'lroponUloin , they RHVK eurn'ttoy t < >
minors niTectlnR the rreillt of nromlnent
lioii i > , the Httaek rulmlnMlmt with nMory
that U. 11. ltolllnsVto : , had fulled
As ( i matter of fact , the firm In nueMlon at
thttlhiio tlio iory | was put out , sent nn em
phatlc denial to the president of the Stock
exchange , and slated that thy were fully pre
pared I to mi-et every obllcatlon. The result
wns ' a rally In the limit drnlltiRsuf ' ( to l\i per
rent , the latter In Hock Island , which sold up
from < GS to G ! ) > 4 , Tlio previous decline WHS
oipml < to from 'i to 6' < pur rent , and there was
considerable ' liquidation. The short Ki-llln.ij
was far greater , however , as was evidenced by
thu sharp borrowing demand near thu clone ,
when pretty much everything on the list
was wanted. Suitar fell elf 3'i per cent to
HIV preferred. 1'4 percent to H4 ; Atchlsoii ,
2 ! ( percent to 26 ; Cotton Oil , ! ' , pm1 cent , to
33\ ; American Tobacco 4 percent to04Can
ada Southern Pi per cent tn60 , lllg Four 1 per
cent to 30H , Chicago , llurlltieton .t Qulney 3S
p-r cent to HI j , Chicago this 2 percent to
/O'f. / Northwe.sturn 1 percent to 105'I ' , St.
Paul 2 ? ) ) er cent to UH < < . Hock Island 3S tier
cent toOH , Lackawanna' ! . ' { pur Cent to l3iy ,
Delaware .V Hudson 2 per cent , Whisky 2S per
cent to 15 , ( leneral Klectrlc l' percent Io72 ,
Lake Shorn U } per cent to 00. Louisville &
Nashvlllo 1' per cent to 07 , Manhattan 6M
per rent to 128 , Michigan Central 2 per cent to
1)7 ) , Missouri Pacific ! pur cent to 35 i , Cor-
ilugi ! 1 ? per cent to UV. I-ead 15 pur cent to
30f ! , Nnw Jersey Central 3'd per cent to 100 ,
New York Central 3 pur cent to 100S , New
Kngliitid 1 ? per cent to 23. Pnlou Paclile 1'i
percent to 30 anil Western llnlou \ per cent ,
to H2f. !
. Thu Post sayst Of the bank report little nosil
bo said , except , for Its reflection of the drain
of money from the west to Now York. Curi
ously enough , while In the Interior ox-changes
aru so universally In favor of thlsclty us to
compel such movement of currency Into thu
west where demand for money Is at present
particularly keen , whereas In New York so
Immense have been thu sums released by thu
fortnight's liquidation , money can scarcely
now bu placed at all on call. Were theceniM-al
situation less clouded , borrowers tn the mer
cantile community would hu HID betiellclarlus ,
The following lire the closlmt iUotiltons | : ol
tlio leading stocks on the No\v York Stock ex
,
ordinary. Grand Trunk was llrm at a frac
tional advance. Canadian Pacific , liowover , re-
liiped H iiorcent. Mexicans were steady , but
Argentine lines were dull and In many Instan
ces lower. Money was In moderate demand.
Short loans were obtained at 2'i to 21 per
cent. The discount market was quiet. Two
and tlireu months bills were quoted ut 3'j ! to
3Js percent.
N'oiv York .Monov .Murkct.
NKW YOUK , May 13.-MONKV ox CAM.
Nominally 3 percent.
I'lllMEMEItUANTll.K 1'AI'Kll-OaS per CClH.
SriiiMNil EXCIIANOK Strong , with net ml
business In bankers' bills at ? l.86ii-I.H.pi > i for
sixty dnys and j l.8834'fi4.80Sl ( for ( li-inaml.
GOVKHNMKXT llo.NDS steaily. Suitu bonds ,
dull.
Tlieclosingnuotattous on bonds :
lioittoii Stock Oniit'Ulmu.
MORTON , Mass. , May 13. C.ill loam , 6'JUOVJ '
per cunt ; Hint ) loans , CJit7 p'jr cunt , Closing
quotations on stocks , bonds and mining slrir3s ;
8:111 : I'r : > ncliico Mining init itloni.
SAN KIIANCISOO , 0il. : , Miy : 13 , The ofllclal
closing ( imitation * for mining stocks today
were nt follows ;
Alta 10 Uuxlcun 156
llOldlLT II.1) .Mono 10
Heel A llolclur HU Olililr 23U
lloills Cuniolldaled 26 I'otutl SOU
llulwur 20 Hivaao IUJ
CliollKr 115 hlurra Nevada 115
Con M Cal A Va 125 Union Conaoltdutad 115
Crown Point HO lltuli 10
Could A Curry KM Volluw Jnckot VJ
Haln ANorcroBi. , , . 85
,
Nmv York .lllnlni ; IJuotiitloiu.
N. w YOUK , May 13. The following are the
clouliiK iinotutlons on milling stocks on the
Now York board :
Crown I'olnt 7U I'ljnioulli Ui
Con. < al. A Va 311) flerri .MiTada 110
Deadwood 8) laniard 150
OouldACurrr . . . , . M Union Con 1 *
IIulo A Norcroii. . , . 81) ) Vullovr Jacket H. ' ,
llumotaku 130 Iron rilUur. , 25
Meilcan 14 ! ) Quick rtllviir. . . . . . Va
Ontario HUO do preferred 1'MI
Oplilr , 220 llulwer 3) )
Nt. l.oilU .MlllliiL' Ouotiitloin.
ST. l.dtiiH , Mo. , May 1'3. The following an
the closing mlnbiK iiiotutlonii | ;
Adnm > . 1 ,7' < M .Hi liranlto M..II 10 ( i 1. 35
Am. Nettle. . < U ( < .v ,4J llopo . 3,40 U4.UU
lllmelulllc. . 1.75 ( ii.S'J I.eo . U ( .
s. HOPHJ . 85
bid.
I'lninclal .Note * .
NKW Oiu.EANS , I.a. , May 13 , Olcarlnx *
tl,75H,4bO.
KANSAH C'ITV , Mo. , May 13. Cluurlng'
ll.H-mGJO.
I'AIUB , May 13. Three pur cent rente ) , 9G
IB b'-c for the account.
UAI.TI.MOIIK , Mil. . Muy 13. CIuarliiKx , f'-MGl ,
et G'J& ; balanci-s , (370,031. Money , 0 | ii-r cent.
rt LONDON. May 13. Amount of bullion K'on
rtU Into thu ll.inU of Knuliunl on buluncu toJa ;
IIOSTO.N , Mans. , Muy 13. Clearings , (1C
OIU.'JIU ; balances , 11,710,0151. Money ,
ill per cent. Eichauge uii Now Vork , al pu
Port ho week , clearlnRn , $09 SCO,103 | b lancp ,
t'J,767,003 ' I
MKMPIIU , Tonn. . M.iy 13.Now York ox- ,
chiuiue sellltu at II 50 , Clcntlngs , 1911,470
bnlaiice.s , IOIMKM ) . '
, NKW YOUK , May -rirnrlinc * , JlJ3.UO.297j i
bnlnnccs , 7,232iiis. For lbi".vn-k Clearing ! * ,
t76 l41U,3iiOlmlAIU < ost.1lOUJ.7UJ ! ,
1'iitf.AtiRM'iitA. I'n. . Mnv la.-flearlngs , j
tlii.351,122) ) balinci ! * . Ji727OlU. ; Money ,
4' | per cent. Clearings fur the wrek eniL-d
today were < 73.370GHS : huhimvs , 111,3011 074.
Sr. l.dtnc , Mo. , May 13.Cleatlngs , J3.076. '
702 ; this week , f2ri,7i > n,4ll ( ) | eorrespondlmr
ivk lust yivir. J22rit > M.ii4bal.ilicei to.lay ,
1328,311) ) tills week. 12,421,031) ) rorreM.omV
ltti | week last year , f2.-l2l.031. Money
quiet ut OJ.S potcent. . Kxchaugo on New
York OOc premium.
CiiiCAno. lit. , May in.ri.Mnn s , J17 121 , .
7HOs for the week , tUO,7NO,3t)7 ) , against * U'J- '
133,101 for the corresponding week lust year.
New \ ork e.xclmngu stilil at 75o premhtm.
Sterling exchange llriiisl.Kty-day ; hllls$4.H.ri'i )
deiimnd , J4.HU. Money llrm at 7 per cent.
Commercial paper slow ,
Nlw : YOUK , May 13. The Imports of
specie at the port of New York for the week
were t3'J.7GH , of which $8,423 were cold and
} nii4r ; > lver. | The exports of "peclu from the
port of New York for tlio week were JHU'J,4D5 ,
of which K)1G,300 werti gold and 9383,101) sil
ver. Of this amount fo > M,300 gold and $3H2-
050silver went to Kuropo and 10OOO gold
nmltGUJ silver went to South America. At
the Mibtresisury today JoOO.OJO gold was re
ceived from the west anil Canada.
OMAHA IIVH s roc it .M :
Cntllo Tr.ido Nut Hiitl < rn.-uiry Nor I'riim-
IMilc llojjt Active H'llh l'llr Outlook ,
SATHUIAV , May in.
Hecelpls of both hogs and sheep show a con
siderable gain over hist week and a year ngo ,
wlillu tliu run or cattle IIIIH houn lighter. 'I iiu
olllcial figures are as follows :
I'atth * . Hogs. Sheep.
Receipts this week 13,3(1 ( ! ) 33,331 ! 4,2l > 3
Kecelpts last week , 15,11227,450 3.551
Same week last year 15,25832,415 3,4'JO
KMromo dnllnuss h is chiracterlr.i : < ( l the cat
tle trade all week. I'or Iho llrst three
days receipts Were llhjrul , and prices
steadily declined , lly Wednesday the
inatket was elf 10 , : to 25c. . Tbu
very llmlti-d supplies on Thursday and 1'ilday
resulted In a Might rcacllon , but with n f'llr '
tun today and continued bad ropuits fiom
eastern markets there was another big drop ,
nnd tbu week closed with prices nnywhcru
fiom 10e to 30e lower than thu close of
the previous week. Tbu causes are
mainly local , or at least confined to tills coun
try , as Kuropean markets have bui'ii and are
still In very fair .shape. Liberal receipts ,
warm weather and light money have all helped
to depress iho trade , but the last named
Is undoubtedly the main icason for the
recent had break In Iliu market
As thu dressed beef men want little more
than enough to supply their present limited
necessities tbu light handy beuves have been
in the bust demand all weuk , \ \ htlu the heavier
giades have gone begging for purchasers ,
I lie week closed wlih n rather
Ight inn for a Saturday , lint judg
ing fiom thu actions of buyer *
thu supply was more than ample. Speculative
shippers acted with e.Mtemu caution , and
buyers for dressed beef houses ncu-d as If they
dliln tciiru whetlierthey cot any cattle or not.
Chicago re ported a drop of front i5c ! to 50e , with
very light receipts nnd Iho tradu hero was
simply ( leinoiall/A'd. Kids neto front lOc to 15e
lower than Kridny on about everything In thu
beef steer line , oven Including the pretty good
light cuttle. Sellers weru naturally Mow to
accept tlio situation and the tradu was about
as slow and dragging as It gets , ( loud l,2tio to
l,35U-lb beeves sold at fiom * 4 05 to $4.85 ;
fair to good 000 to 1,150-lb. steei * at fioin
$4.120 to 4.GO and common to poor light grades
nt from i4.ID down to $3. ; ) .
There has been very llttlu change in the cow
market all week. Kccelpts have been light ,
the demand from all souicus fair , nnd with m
wusteins coming prices bavu been well sus
tained. lluMncss was u lit t ID .slow today In
sympathy with tn-cf steers , but prices
weru about steady , sales Including noor ti
veiy good cows and heifers ut. from J2 to $4
with ill- bulk of thu fair to good butchers
cows at from $3 to J3.70. Very few
calves were offered and orlces showed IK
change. Sales weru at from i'to \ M.ut ) for full
to good stock. Hulls nnd stags were In mod-
eMUu.supply and demand and steady at fror
As Is usually the cape on"Saturday business
was dull In tbu stocker and feeder line. Heg-
nlur dealer * reporta. . veiy poor country de
mand even at pi Ices lOc and 'Joe lower thai
tin ; llrst of tliu week. I'resh offerings were
scarce. Somu 1,050-11) . westerns sold for i-4.10
Kepresentatlvu sale.s :
No. Av. Pr. No. Av. Pr.
13 000 $380 1 1010 1435
1 'Ji:0 : 4 00 11.-.1030 4 35
-2..v. 700 400 4 KIM ) 435
14 050I 00 7 1104 4 35
1 470 400 3 lll'JO AW
2 03O 4 00 12 lOUM 4 40
1 750 400 38 1352 445
1 740 400 10 10UH 415
5'J 1140 410 17 11214 445
10 030 410 70 1147 445
5 714 4 10 7 1214 4 40
20 048 415 78 1144 445
4. . . . . . 750 4 15 17 1102 4 45
1 020 4 15 77 1141 4 CO
10 021 4 15 14 llbO 4 05
15 ! 1014 415 C 1300 405
20 810 4 20 17 1103 405
15 101)1 ) 4 IM ) 0 1382 470
18 OOG 420 20 1170 470
t ) 1070 420 0 1280 470
88 04H 4 30 40 11234 4 75
23 007 435 18 1344 475
10 081 435 20 1210 475
SlIH'I'lMl '
AND IJXl'OHT.
1 1220 400 15 11270 4 BO
32 1333 4 70 10 11205 4 HO
20 1331 4 7O 10 12-JO 4 85
30 12 0 4 80
Mixr.lt.
GO 1110 405 24 033 425
0 OU 4 20
YIAIII.INC.S. :
G 433 325 22 G83 400
cow.-- .
1 1180 200 2 045 330
1 b50 225 1 000 850
4 010 235 1 1370 350
4 030 240 4 532 ! ) 50
5 1010 240 4 1007 350
7 887 250 15 1111 350
2 . . . . 010 250 1 1100 350
1 1100 2 5O 14 000 300
8 OOG 200 2 1050 3 ( JO
10 ! IU3 275 10 050 3 lit )
1 1010 2 85 8 020 3 00
18 807 300 12 ODD 305
1 020 3 00 7 1105 3 05
3..1100 : 300 10 1000 370
1 830 3 10 5 1050 3 70
1 050 310 1 1100 370
2 010 3 10 8 002 3 75
5 1118 3 20 1 1050 3 70
1 1000 320 0 HM2 375
10 1010 320 1 11HO 375
1 1200 325 2 1215 380
1 1030 325 12. . . .1005 385
1 040 325 21 118H 385
1 1110 325 14 014 400
1 1000 325
UUirr.ltS.
20 503 330 10 800 400
1 410 3 30
UAI.VIH.
2 210 3 00 1 HO 4 50
2 150 400 1 220 450
1 230 4 50
HUM. ? .
1 1310 2 50 1 1500 3 25
1 12UO 200 1 llhO 320
1 1180 2 M ) 1 1270 325
1 1250 200 1 500 350
1 1130 200 1 1520 350
2. . . .141)0 ) 3 00 1 1070 3 50
1 1200 310 2 1705 350
1 1320 315 1 10LO 375
20 1334 320
PTAOS.
-i 1'380 3 35 10 1,208 0 7C
OTOCKKIIS AM ) PKEIIKIIS.
2 825 3 05 0 703 8 CC
WYOM1XCI OATTI.li ,
No. A v Pr ,
I cow hOO fi : 2 5
10 feel-dors 1,050 4 5o
Gconti , 023 3 2C
Hods There bun been plenty of activity 5n 5n
thu hog market. Prices advanced sharply on
Monday and Tuesday fully 25c , but slnco then
with liberal supplies and weakness In thu pio-
vision trade thuto has been a rapid and steady
decline of fully that much , the week *
dining prices being substantially thn suim
as for thu preceding wed ; . Thu ( jualitj
of tliu offerings Is Impiovlng light along , 8
fiom piesent Indications fair supplies seem 8d 8o
ho available for somu tlmu to coint * , althougl
thorn Is mi prospect of materially enlaigei
markutlng In Iliu near future ; tn fact , Jiidglm
from reports coming In from vnriim
partsof thu country , the fatality moni
plgsdurlng thu lute cold , wet spring will In
seriously felt In the Riimmur nnd foil supply
of marketable IIOKS. Tbu stringency In tin
money market will also liavo u tendency t <
ii-Mrlct operations of packets for boino tlmu ,
The tradu today was a good deal like that o
I'rlduy. Kecclpts wore not heavy , Just ulion
enough to give all buyers o chuncu ti [
gut H. fow. lluyurs wore all afle
quality , paying llttiii attention to weight. Th
popular prlcu for folr to good hogs of ill ,
weights wax 17.30 , with good to choice medliu
and heavy bogs selling from that up to (7.4C
and common light and mixed stuff and rongl :
packing grades ut fiom that down t
17,20 , A very weuk fueling developed alon
toward tbu close , and Into bids and sales wer
at u shad J to 5c decllnu from tbu early mar
kut. The big bulk of the trading was at froi
1)7.25 ) to 17.35. tbu same us on 1'ildav , and a
compared with * 7.30 to K7.35 ono week age
Huptosunlatlvo sales ;
No. Av. Sh. Pr. No. Av. Kb , Pi.
( i..150 7 (15 07..252 bO (7 30
Bf 11. . . 225 80 7 16 70. . . .231 7 10
0..107 720 BO..203 1UO 730
7 273 7 20 03..251 120 7 30
II 220 720 CO..244 bO 730
47..203 720 57..214 2oO 730
lie 70..243 280 725 72..255 200 730
73. .253 2bO 725 b3.,223 80'7 30
GO , . 231 21)0 725 6H..200 hO 730
. . HI..UUl 40 725 53.248 bO 730
G 28,223 40 720 25..230 730
iir. I G3..23l ICO 7 2S C8..S&b 120 7 0
07 22rt 120 7 2.S M 24B 240 7 SO
Wi 220 SUO 7 2ft 65 204 12(1 7 30
00 son 1GO 7 27' < .M Jin 1MX ) 7 HO
J 74J G ami 7 27't 01 2H1 120 7 OH
70 201 120 7 27 > t 72 247 - - 7 fl2' {
J < V7 271 100 7 27'i 07 2GO 200 7 82'i '
6H S 20(1 ( VOO 7 27'1 f > H 24J 120 7 3J'
7ft 237 120 7 U7'i Ml 2MJ HO 7 32'i ,
M 240 120 7 SO GO. 28ft 7 3ft
Oil i . .243 10 ! 730 GO. . 2M ) 73ft
G8 t 253 80 730 07..23'J73ft
70 . . .HO 200 730 CO. 243 40 73ft
l > 7 . 211 ! 240 7 30 fiH . .271 120 7 35
04 .UJ3 40 730 00..203 2lKI 7 3B
CO .251 80 730 CO . .270 ICO 735
Ofi . .252 100 730 CO..320 40 741)
7O..243 120 7 30
vies AND nonius.
2. .105 0 7f > 1. , .4f.O 40.080
SIIKKIThorn has been n steady decline In
sheep values all week. This has bi-t-n In
fynumthy with eastern matki't.s where ox-
cesslvo receipts , especially of To.xans , have
chxed up almost every available out
let ami forced prices down. Thn do-
cllno here Ins boon from 40o to 700 ,
but at the decllnu thu demand Is
good. The run today was fait- and thu market
slow and lower. Kvnry thing soldhowever.lambi
at 15.25 ami western wethers at * 5.40 ami
Jii.nO. l-'iilr to good natives M.f > 0 < fi5.50 :
fair to good westerns , J4.0oa5.fi0i common
. nd stook sheep , J2.50il4. < > 0 ! irood to choice
40 to loo-lb. lambs , t0.004tODO. Uopresenta-
tlvo sales !
Ni > . Av. I'r.
480 Mexican lambs f.3 IS 25
UOwestern wethers 120 540
270 western wethers 12 D 50
and lIUpiKltlnn of Stock ,
Olllol.ll ivculnLs ami disposition of sUwk a
shown by thu hooks of thu Union Stock Var-ls
company for the twenty-four hours ending at
5 o'cloefc p. m. , May 14 , 1803.
nixT.liri .
CATri.F. . nous. Kill : 1C.
L'nrn.jllcnO Cart llcml Cnm. | llenil ,
iu | v.ooi ' 2H
IIISfOStTtOS' .
Chicago IHiStoclt .MiirUct ,
ClllCAno , 111. , May 13.-li > peclal Telegram to
'I'llK llKi.l Uattlu trudu was Inactive nnd
prices without noteworthy cliamze. The re
ceipts were limited to about GOO head , \\1ileJi
Is .in nnitsimlly light supply even for a Satur
day , but. bujvr.s did not want them at any ad
vance. Quotations were from tl.Ofi toM.'J5
for cows ami heifers , from } 3 to M.or > for
stackers and feeders , frem $4.25 toiO.IOfor
shipping steers and from 12.25 to $5 for
TOMIIII. Tlio calf market was qulut at from
* 2 to f 5.30.
Tliu hog market was steady at the opening
of business. II was fully fn * lower later In the
looming and closed very dull. The range of
sales was from f 1.25 to J7.HO. Tlirowouts ami
pigs sold at from $4.35 to iG.75 and a few fancy
medium weights found a buyer at $7.bO , lint
tin1 bulk of tlio hogs were unloaded at from
$7.55 lt > J7.70.
I'rlces for sheep were steady and firm at
from $3 to f&,76 for poor to choice
Krndcs. Lambs weto strong at from } 5.4 ( )
to t7. There wns only a llttht demand
and a still more limited supply ; 000 cattle.
10,000 ho s and 500 slicep. making 07.011
cattle , 103.4111 hogs nnd 02.022sheep for the
week , as against 00,085 cattle , 103,818 hogs
and 00'Jfio blii-ep for thu previous week and
70,051 cattle , 173,332 hotrs and 40,1 IB sheep for
the coriespoiullng week last year.
Kiliunn Clt.v l.lvr Stock Alnrknl.
KANSAS OITV , Mo. , May 13. OATTI.E-UO-
cclpts , 1UO ! head ; shipments , 1,100 head ;
market steady ; ranm > steers , (2.60 4.40 :
t-hlipirs | , 4..605i6.)0 | ; millvii cows , Ifl.Holii
4.30 ; butchers' stock , 53.00 4.05 ; stockera
and feeders , } 2.25&-i.70 ; bulls and mixed ,
f 2.0031.05.
lions Kecelpts , 5,100 bond ; .slilpiiicnts ,
4,000 head ; market opened lOc hlKlior.
closed weak with advance , lost ; hulk or
sales If7.-J3f07.35 ; heavies , J7.25J07.40 ;
packers , $7.3OJ17.40 ; ml iil. $7.20a7.35 :
IlKllt , * 7.IHXS7.35 : pics. JO.ntKa7.20.
SIIIEI : * Uecolpts , tiOO head ; shipments ,
none ; market slow and weak ; wool muttons ,
$5.25 ; clipped , M.OOu.4.75.
St. 1.01111 l.lvn Stuck MurkBt.
ST. Loots , Mo. , May 13. CATTI.K Receipts.
2,400 liuud : Rhlpment" , 1,200 bund ; nmrkue
steady : no good natives on sidu ; fed Texas
steers. 14.25.
lions KccolptH , 1,300 head ; shipment * ,
3,200 bead ; market slow ; lioavy , J7.20 ®
7.00 ; mixed , J7.1O37.50 ; llglit , f7.15it7.46.
SIIBEP Receipts , 100 head ; shipments ,
700 Mead ; iniirkut. stronger ; natlvoa , } 4OUiO
1.75 ; Te.\un3.755JI.6O.
I'r.ulucn Pointer' .
Tlie imports of potatoes from Europe for
the month of April have been 00,3(55 ( sacks
from Great Hritain anil ! iO,740 sacks from
the continent. The ( Inures for the previous
n o.ith ( March ) were 2511,053 SUCKS from
Great Britain and (51,000 ( sacks from the
continent.
There is ono thing that country shipper *
should remember , and that is that butler Is
graded much more closely than It was dur
ing the whiter. When butter Is as scarce as
it was during the winter months , most any
thing would sell for good to choice , and tbo
tr.ido had to take it or go without. At this
HCUHOII , as butter becomes moro plenty , the
trnde can be moro particular , and choice
butter means choice butter nnd not poor
butter.
Iowa farmers are beginning to find their
noultry a prolltublo investment. Kfgs ( from
Iowa are sent to the Atlantic coast dutine
the summer and are In much greater demand
than the eastern product. This la in tbo
face of the prejudic o of custom people who
have deemed il practically Impossible that
western eggs should bo placed before thorn
In butter condition than those of their own
section. A well known dealer cxnlaina the
cause for this as follows : "The Iowa egg Is
( inner and stronger nnd Is a much moro
solid product than that of the cast. "
From present appearances there will bo a
potato lamimi in California tliis year , or , in
any event , high prices will rule , oven If n ,
full supply Is obtained from outside quarters ,
says a California paper. Stocks r.ro lighter
than they have been before for many years ,
nnd the advance In value has brought in
shipments from the cant as far back us Wis
consin. There are few dealers hero who con
reliitu another instance of the kind , although
for years past Utah and Nevada have been
drawn upon to help out at times , The ship
ments referred to came to bund from
Waulmccu. and us high as Hit,10 was
paid for choice lots. They were all
of the liurhank variety. Another carload Is
expected to arrive and a higher rate Is bid
for them. From all accounts this will be a
very bail j ear lor California potatoes , and
tbo crop will amount to little over one-halt
of that which Is usually raised , The pro
longed ruins interfered with the planting
and did not bcnetlt the crop put in early in
the year.
The egg cafeo problem appears to bo a dif
ficult matter to arningo to the sritlsfii'jtlon
of both parties , the commission men and the
shippers. At the present time OKI ; cases uro
sent out Into the couutiy to any one order
ing them , If one house will not furnish the
cases to a certain shipper some other hoiiso
will. Kvery commibslon house bus a largo
amount of money tied up In egg canes and as
the life of an egg case subject , to the rough
handling of express companies and freight
lines Is short , there is a constant
a outgo for new cases , Hut thin is not
thu worst fcaturo of the question. Commission -
o mission nion do not complain at the
h amount of money tied up or of thu wearing
d out of the eases. The great cause for dis
satisfaction lies In the fact that country
ig is shippers , us a rule , do not appear to rculuo
10 that CM ; canes cost money and that the man
10y Bunding them out Into tbo country at the
10.o request of a shipper has a right to expect
.o them back again ,
Jf A shipper recently declared that he held
ItO that egg cases were public property and that
O the man who would pay the moat for the
sr i-i-'gs should have thu canes oven If they hud
,11 10 been sent out to him by u certain llrm on re
,11m quest and on promise that the linn wcnilinjf
, them should have the egg * . i' ' W
h shippers would cure to tuko that EUiml
to openly , but a great many of them conduct
IK their business on that principle apparently.
ro r- It happens very frequently that u commis
rm sion tlrin is requested to send u certain num
UN ber of cases to u shipper and after waiting a
UNo. reasonable length of time for the eggs
writes only to learn that some ono offered
more for them ami wus allowed not only
to tuko the eggs but the cases us well. It
does no good for the commission man to pro
test as the cases are gone and the country
shipper will not pay for them. It frequently
happens that a shipper after Belling n linn's
egg cases will not ship any more to that Una
for fear that thu llrm will hold 1 buck
money to pay for the cases. Thus the comi
mission man nut only loses his cuaen but
shipper ot the suuau I lino.