THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , FEBRUARY 11 , 1P91-SIXTEEN PAGES.
"Substance of Things Hoped For" Still Sup
ports the Local Dealers.
FAIR REALIZATION OF THEIR TRUST
J.n-t Mix DIIJTH Did Nut Conin Up to ilxpcc-
tntlonn , litit Nlionril Homo ( tanulno
hlgn * lit n HcUiTint'iit
of Trinlo.
When such a period ot business an this
country has passed through Rooms to bo
succeeded by sonic Indications of returning
activity , thn natural tendency of human nature -
turo la to expect too , tnuch , For six
months past business men Imvo worried
along In the face of commercial stagnation
and disaster with the hope that the pressure -
sure of the uprlng trade would In a largo
degree rcllovo the present troubles. Many
dealers have allowed this hope lo grow
to dimensions that 'arc entirely unwarranted
under the existing conditions. With the
present uncertainty In regard to tariff legis
lation , which forces both Importers and
manufacturers to a conservative policy ,
and with doubt and distrust still
rampant where the movement toward
bettor things must have Its Initiative , it Is
evident that to expect an Immediate and
radical change In business conditions Is the
height of folly , The fact that for several
weeks past thcro has been a decided and ap
parently permanent Improvement In nearly
every line of trade should bo sufllclcnt to
satisfy the most sanguine. That the 1m-
provumcnt Is but slight docs not matter.
Anything different would bo unnatural and
therefore less likely to bo founded on a
stable basis. The celerity with which east
ern Investora Iiio I thei' claims on the bond
* IHSUO , togiithervllli : t decldiM Imp.ilso In
general trade , carried the Idea to some that
hard times wore over and- that prosperity
was coming back with a rush which would
be altogether Impossible. Consequently
It Is not 'surprising that the record of the
week just past Is alluded to as not being
"as favorable as was expected. " Hut this
Hhoitld not bo taken as reason for discour
agement. Because some people allowed
their expectations to run away -with their
judgment It docs not necessarily follow
that because these expectations are not
qulto gratified all hope Is ended.
SUFFICIENT FOR THE MOVEMENT.
Whllo the Improvement during the past
nix days has not been as marked as during
the preceding week. It IH enough to afford
substantial evidence that the previous move
ment was not ephemeral , but a genuine In
dication of returning confidence and more
active trade. It Is worthy 6f note that there
is a decidedly llrmor feeling on the markets
in many lines of staple goods. In the grocery
line this is noticeable In the case of sugar
and provisions , and the same tndlcatlons are
apparent In some lines of dry goods. (
That the retail merchants nro not orderIng -
Ing In larger quantities Is a sufllclent Indica
tion that they have not yet entirety regained
"
gained "their confidence. Higher prices nro
to bo expected In numerous lines of goods
and It would naturally bo expected that the
retailers would stock up moro heavily In an
ticipation of the advance. Cotton goods are
selling below the cost of production and
some .hardware staples are on the market
nt a figure whore the manufacturers prefer
shutting down their plants to producing stock
at ruling prices. This , together with an an
ticipated advance In the provision market ,
should boom jobbing trade under ordinary
conditions. ,
Hut there Is certainly no evidence of a
boom. The present Improvement Is p'uroly
natural , and In the face of the fact that
merchants generally are not sufficiently sure
of their ground to order moro than their im
mediate necessities require. Thla should bo
ri satisfactory assurance that the Increased
activity will gradually become moro pro
nounced as eonfidonco extends to the ramifi
cations of trado.
The local Jobbers have experienced a
satisfactory week , although In some lines
the Improvement has not been as notlcea-
blo as during the week before. Grocers re
port that business Is constantly looking up ,
and the dry goods jobbers notice a moro
liberal movement along all lines. Hoots and
shoos show some Improvement , and the
spring lines are being ordered moro freely
than ever boforo. The trade In building
hardware Is naturally very quiet , but In
staple lines there Is moro activity.
The clearing house reports show that
Omaha Is holding her' own with other west
ern cities. As for some tlmo past the decrease -
crease from last year Is less than at Denver ,
Sioux City , Milwaukee or St. Paul. The fol
lowing is the record of the Omaha clearing
house for the past six days :
Monday $ 841,200.01
Tuesday 7.19,171.70
Wednesday 800,052.77
Thursday : 734.730.11-1
Friday 77B.403.05
Saturday 071i.077.03
Total $4,1100,894.20
AS I > UN HEKS IT.
I
Many Good Hcasoni for I''nltli lu the lru-
turo AiUnnred.
Mr. W. II. Hoberson , manager of U. G.
Dim & Co. , says :
"Tho Commercial club has scored several
good points In favor of Omaha In the mat
ter of freight discrimination , of which It
behooves our Jobbers and packers to take
early advantage. If the club Is.as . success
ful In the next eight months as It has been
In the last , most It not all tha grievous
burdens which have berne down upon this
city's trade In this particular will bo lifted.
It Is perhaps not proper to specify exactly
what changes have been effected , but
jobbers and packers will bo Interested In
knowing that they' open up a largo and
very rich territory on the other Hide of the
Missouri river and shut out competition
from two other sections which by the geographical
graphical conditions belong to Omaha and
should not bo open on equal terms to Kan-
eas City or St. Joseph. These rate dis
criminations grow up gradually , and have
to bu removed gradually. Spasmodic out
bursts of Indignation have not been pro
ductive of lasting results In dealing with
the transportation companies. The poace-
U. persuasive methods of Commissioner
Utt have accomplished more , and have also
shown that when yon once get tha actual
facts before the railway managers they nro
willing to bo fair anil are personally
friendly to this metropolis.
' 'Iluslness In Omaha shows no material
Improvement In any line,1-1 though the hopes
ot dealers are again springing up as tha
winter passes. The winter trndo Is over
mid an early .spring would stimulate trade.
litiRt fall ovo'rybody went to the World's
fair , ami tailors , habordauhcrs , milliners
and other dealers In the useful and orna
mental articles which go to miiko up the
'good clothes' of the average man and
woman found sales extremely slo\v. A lead
ing milliner nays he never saw trndo In his
line BO dull , because many ot the economical
ludlcs carried their spring bonnets over for
tall. Ho thinks with thn opening of tha next
season all dealers tn his HUP. aa well na
dross goods , win note un IminoJIiUo Im
provement nnd a brisk trado.
"Thu suggestion applies to on'.11 ' ono Ilia1 of
retMl trade , but thu fact l.i that pcrhavs
novcr before lu the history ot thu con.--y
vvora so small stockd of alinon : every fom-
rr.o-llty which Americans regard ns essen
tial to good living rn : > 'Ivd b/ the jinallcr ills ,
trlbiitors. CamuU I < UK hnd no tunic. Mo.xlca
Is enjoying holier Ir.vli ) condltlcnis than c.'or
before. Kvcn Arguiitlnn Itcpnhll ; liaa fur n
year been proapjfing. Tlio UnlUil Stulra
cannot always re.iml.i In the dutups.'o
must get out soon mil | i | > lj arc bi uu.iTX
now to count upo.i hU'nr tlmvn vnvu lii'rJiig
opens. ,
"In Nebraska trn.lo MXi \ , 'lonum ! far
money are 'spotted * and hysterical. Rank
ers say some Intor'or totvnn huvo ni ; > rc
jnonoy than they nerd a < \ other aru calling
far moro than they 'in KUI. I'otm'.ry
chants are OMO day oi. ; iho tnji Him If ut
and order ' Mly , Or the mixt tliey
jnorosu an < l ' . . 'ill not till1 ; iniicliaso to tli
traveling mon. The ileposlta M < S not In
creasing at our oanks , bu' . gon.Hn.ui4 nro it'H
roftisod , rho f.oig'H'.l'.n ' l-i .Viv.Vnrlf inl
eastern cities wtts bllg'itly ' velioved liy the
bompurchasrs \ , but money Is still seeking
the Atlnn'lo centers nml othlus li being
JorelopoJ to turn U westwurd , except da.
sullory purcli.iscs of mercantile paper , vlt'fh '
I * tnken sla < lv | ntI and ' . tvir cent ,
"In the mldat of nil the discouragement In
business circles stands out the curious fact
that real estate dealers arc strong tn their
belief thnt city properly In too cheap to escape -
capo buyers. Ono wideawake firm nnd Its
Immediate clients have purchased $160,000
worth of Omaha property the past year.
The head of the concern says It makes him
almost weep to see the 'snaps' which want
ot ready cash compels him to permit to slip
by untaken.
"Tho canal project Is taking on now life.
A Commercial club committee has gene care
fully over the plans nnd Is bubbling over
with enthusiasm. A 11,000,000 bond proposition
In ono of the luxuries Douglas county will
bo called upon ( o Indulge In when the promoters
meters of this most meritorious of nil
Omaha's pet schemes are ready to turn on
the llzht.
"Tho Irrigation convention Is attracting n
good deal of attention and deserves well
at the hands of Omaha , Irrigation means
a good deal to this city and the members
of the convention gathered from all the
trnnnmlBsottM region nro the representatives
of the country upon whoso proper develop
ment this city's future depends. "
WHY T1IKV l'AIIii : ) .
of lIUHlnoHs DIvnMcr In NobriiAkn
Located by Ilruditrrct'K.
Tlio Bureau of Labor and Industrial Sta
tistics of the state recently asked Hnul-
street's apcncy for n copy of nn analysis of
mcrcamllu failures In the .stnto of Nebraska
during 1803 and tl'o following Is the report
furtilihod by the agency.
Failures in business in tire stnto of Ne
braska In 18U3 , classified as to onuses :
Twelve Nobrask.-x banks suspended pay
ments , which nro not Included in tlio tibovo
statement , : is they had ussotit in excess of
liiibilitica , and thorcioro tlld not fall. They
nro classified as to causes of suspension us
follows :
Oinulia 1'rodiioii Slurkot.
1JUTTKII There la no change In the mar
ket nnd trndu Is milct , especially on the
medium grades. Choice country , lC17c ;
packing stock , 10 < r.
DUESSBD 1'OULTIIY The receipts nre
light and there Is no apparent Increase In
the demand. Chickens , ftf7c ; turkeys , S&
Be ; geese nnd ducks. Oe. Inferior stock
would sell below the nbovo figures.
LIVE 1'OUI/TRY The sblpmenls nre In
creasing nnd there Is a * fair demand for
choice stock.- Good stock Is quotable nt
.
VKATj The receipts are light nnd there
Is n good demand for choice stock ; choice ,
good fat veals , 7 < fSc ; thin or heavy , 4gGc.
KGGS The colder weather lias caused a
better feeling- and the market Is n trine
llrmer. There Is no sale for cold storage or
salted eggs nt any price. Strlclly fresh eggs
arc quoted nt I'lJH'.lc.
HONEY-Choice white clover. 15c ; Cali
fornia , Ific.
OYSTERS Medium , I. X. I , . , 13c : horse
shoes , 18c ; extra standard , 20c ; selects , 21c ;
extra selects , 22c ; company selects , 23c ;
counts. 30c.
NUTS Chestnuts , 12c per lb. ; Italian
chestnuts , 12 < fi13c ! : almonds. 1017c ; English
walnuls , 12JZ14c ; lllberts , 12c ; pecans , large ,
ISflllc ; i > ecans , medium , lOc.
CIDEH Pure Juice , per bbl. . J5.50 ; half
bbl. , J3.25 ; Oregon , per bbl. , J3 ; half bbl. , $3 ;
bbl.$3.2.j ; Oregon , per bid. , J5half ; bbl. . ;
clnrllled elder , per bbl. , JG ; half bbl. , ? 3.
SAUKRKRAUT Per bbl. , $5.530.00 ; half
bbl. , $3.0003.25.
$3.0003.25.VEGETABLES.
VEGETABLES.
BEANS California hand-picked navy ,
$1.90ffi2CO ; western navy , $1.7501.00 ; common
white beans. 11.6001.75.
ONIONS Onions tire quoted1 nt COfWOc
and on orders at 75SOc ; Spanish onions ,
per crate , $1.50.
POTATOES Nebraska , lown and Minnesota
seta grown potatoes. In small lots from
Btore , 70c ; same In car lota , two : Colorado ,
from store , 75 © > & 0c ; Colorado lots , 7275c.
CABBAGE Orders for cabbage from the
country arc filled at 22e& per lb.
CELERY ROOTS According to size , 40 ®
COc per doz.
CELERY Good stock , 33c ; extra fancy
California , 50c $ l.OO.
SWEET POTATOES The supply is fair ;
good stock , per bbl. . J3.251i3.50.
GREEN VEGETABLES-Splnlch , per
bbl. , $2 ; salsify , 30f35c per doz. ; radishes ,
per doz. , 35c ; onions , per doz. , 20c ; cauli
flower , per doz. , $1.50f200 ; lettuce , per doz. ,
SSifflBc ; cucumbers , $2tomatoes. ; per crate of
20 Ibs. , J1.50 ; Hiring beans , J2.50 per 2-3-bu.
box ; parsley , per doz. , 30c ; egg plant , per
doz. , $2.23 ; asparagus , per doz. , 75c : turnips ,
per doz. , 75gS5c : carrots , per doz , , 75c ;
beets , per doz. , 85c ; water cress , per doz. ,
$1.75(0'2.00. (
FRUITS. .
APPLES The supply Is light on this
market and prices higher ; fancy westerns ,
$2.25 per box.
CRANBERRIES Cranberries nre arriv
ing very freely nnd are in good demand ;
Cape Cod. per bbl. , fG.OOffC.50 ; bell and
bugle , Jfi.GO ; Jersey , $ G.OOff6.25 ; bell ana
cherry. $5.
CALIFORNIA ORANGES The. stock Is
arriving In good condition ; Riverside seed
lings , per b9$2.25 ; Washington navels ,
Rod hind navels. $3.23 : Redland sccdllncs.
$2.50.
TROPICAL FRUITS.
BANANAS Prices remain about steady ;
per bunch , large , J2.23'S'2.50 ' ' ; per bunch ,
small to medium , J2.00@2.25.
LEMONS New Messina lemons , size , 300 ,
$ l.5'XiT5.00 ' : size , 3 0 , $1.00 1.50. "
ORANGES Fancy Florldas , $2.75 ; choice
Florldas. $2.CO.
TANGEIUNES-I'er box , $2.75.
GRAPE FRUIT Per box , $1.
St. I.onU Markets.
ST. LOUIS , Mo. . Feb. 10. FLOUR More
active : prices unchanged.
WHEAT Started Vto up today , hut was
haminurcd down by selling fully Ic , but the
drop was po large , considering the prevail
ing local prices , that a rally brought the
quotation up to a close vie below yester
day. Heavy receipts and weak cables did
the work. No. 2 red , cash , closed at KJc :
February , ST/tc ; May , 576u ! ; July , SSliW
5SHc.
CORN Was weakened by the smash In
wheat , and lost 3 ! . < fiHc ; No. 2 mixed , cash ,
closed nt 32c { , : Februarv and March , 33o :
May , R3tta ; July , SlUOTlttc.
OATS Lower ; No. 2 cash , closed nt 2So ;
February , SSVSc ; May , tOfto.
RVK Wrt bought No. 2.
11ARLEV Nothing doing.
11RAN Firm ; We bid. east track.
FLAX SEED-$1.32.
CLOVER SEED-Unchanged ; $ a.40 G.75.
HAY Prime to choice timothy , $310.
BUTTER Firm , unchanged ; creamery , 24
< ff:5 < v. choice dairy. MST-'lc.
KGGS-Hlgher ; 13'io.
LF.AD Weak ; $3.10 asked.
SPELTER Strong , in good demand ; $3.50
bid.
CORN MEAL-H.70 < Q1.73.
WHISKY 51.13.
BAGniNG-Unchangod ; G'&c.
roiTON TIES-Unclianged ; f5cjl.
PROVISlONS-Dull ; easy. Dry 'salt
meats , loose shoulders , $ G ; longs and rlbt ,
$ ( ! .25 ; HhortH , SG.10 ; boxed , 13o moro. Bacon ,
packed shoulders , 50.75 ; longs , $7,12' ' ; ribs ,
$7.23 ! shorts. } 7.W.
RKCEIPTH-Flonr. D.OOO bbls. : wheat ,
13.000 1m. : corn , Srt.OOO bu. : oats , 31.000 bu.
SHIPMENTS-Flour , f.,000 bbls. ; wheat ,
JlWi ) bu. ; corn , I2VCOO bu. oats , , 12.0J bu.
Cot inn JMi\rliii' ,
NK\V ORI.RANS , Feb. 10.-CO'ITOX Slcady ;
sales , 8,500 l > ales spot ; pot tn urrlve , 15,000 bales ;
low ordinary. & ll-lfic ; onlln.iry , 4o ; K oil ordi
nary , C 1.1601 low mldOIIni , ' , 7 1-lCo ; good mlil-
illlnif , 7 3-liic ; middling fair , SVio ; receipts , net ,
1.IOJ bales : Brans. 4.WO t-nlea ; ojporls , Orcat
Detain. 10,300 bales ; continent ; .1,037 Kilen ;
oo.iKtnli < o , r.EOO bales ; Htock. 3l < Vjoo Kites.
' ' steady ; sales. 31.100 baled ; 1'oljtmily ,
BT. LOl'IS. Fell. -COTTON 1-lte lilRher ,
steady ; mlddllnit. 74c ; recolrtts. , ( W bales ; Kood
inlddllnh . " 'io ' ; rrrenplH , two bales ; vhlpniQnts , TOO
Lutes ; stack. CO.JW bitlus.
Liverpool
UVKKPOOU F l > . 1"H " WIUUT-Dulli .lemimil
poor ; huldera offer mixlenitely ; No. 1 California.
SsSdlfDsaijd ; No. rwl vettern winter , UlUidO1
f W. .
WRN 1'lrm ; demana fair ; niU < sl western.
( ' . 'l-
HSOYIHION8 Pork , prlrnn mess. fine. 7I * .
li / . eitm India. DO * . Ilaeon , Ion clear , U Iba , ,
W j ilwrt clear , K llm. . . UlPl , J9a 5iJ.
DultithVheut Jlurhet.
nUI.UTIt. Feb.
lO-XVIIKAT-Clowa i0 ; lower
than yi'atcrJay for both cosh ami future * . No.
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL
May Wheat Scored a Now Low Price Rec
ord Yesterday ,
THAT CEREAL STARTED QUITE STRONG
Corn Wus Quiet Moil of the Session , but nn
tliifiiity , UiMuttlml l-'colliiK I'arinciitad
the Alnrkut-Prlcn '
- C'liungcn
riuuttintua nllh Ulieut.
CHICAGO , Fob. 10. May wheat sold down
to COc today , a now low price record , and
closed with a loss of from -He to % c. After
a steady opening on the cold weather and
larger exports a loss ot Ic was caused by
free liquidation and pressure to sell. A re
action of Vie ensued on covering by shorts ,
followed by a decline at the close on moro
selling. May corn closed % o lower , May
oats ' /ic lower , and provisions with but Ilt
tlo change.
Wheat started higher with May % c up at
GOTsC. The cold weather gave the bulls
some encouragement , as did also the largo
export clearances , and they soon had May
up to Glc. Renewed pressure to sell , pre
sumably In consequence of the expectation
that the next vlslblo supply statement
would show an Increase , started a decline ,
however , and May wont down with n rush ,
landing at COc. The market seems to have
acquired the habit of ' making new low
price records nnd the astonishing low prlco
created but Ilttlo excitement and no panicky
Indications followed. It had been expected
that a decline of GOc would develop another
demoralizing bunch of stop loss orders , but
the orders did not materialize. This some
what alarmed the shorts and they proceeded
to cover with the result that May reacted
% o and held steady for n tlmo at G0c.
Northwestern receipts were again , however ,
numbered among the bearish Influences.
Minneapolis and Duluth reported a total
of 406 cars compared with 176 on the cor
responding day last year. Liverpool ad
vices were also rather bearish and as the
session nearcd Its close the soiling again ,
became free , and the firmer feeling wore
away , taking with It % c for May and that
month closed % c above the day's bottom
figures. May opened at G0c , advanced
'Ac , lost Ic , reacted % c , and declined % c
to the close at G0c.
Corn was quiet most of the session , but an
uneasy , unsettled feeling permeated the mar
ket. Prlco changes were governed largely by
the action of wheat , and the decline today
\vas duo entirely to the action of that cereal.
The opening trades showed a fractional loss ,
but that was soon recovered , when dealings
again Increased and prices sagged down from
} ic to % c , rallied from % c to lie , declined
from Vic to % c and closed with May .but % c
above the day's bottom figures.
Oats were easier In sympathy with wheat
on * moderate selling by longs. Prices receded
Uc and closed easy after opening unchanged.
There was moderate buying early , but later
buyers appeared to have been filled up and
May finished at the bottom.
Provisions opened strong and higher on es
timated light receipts of live hogs for next
week and good bidding prices advancing
moderately. The oflerlnKS of all kinds
of products were very little , and
there was an effort on the part
of some of the local operators to advance
values , but the continued weakness In wheat
had the contrary effect. Some support was
given to the market by two or three leading
packing Institutions , prices advancing for n
time with only slight reactions. The Im
provement In wheat from the lowest prlco on
record also contributed to the strength In
this market. Later on It declined to nearly
the Inside prices of the day on Increased
offerings and the withdrawal of the previous
support , with the closing weak , most of the
early advance being lost. Compared with
last night. May pork Is 5c higher , May , lard
24c lower , and May ribs unchanged-
Estimated receipts for Monday : Wheat ,
78 cars ; corn , GOO cars ; oats , 203 cars ; bos * ,
24,000 head.
No session of the Board of Trade Monday
legal holiday In Illinois ; birthday of Abraham
Lincoln.
The leadlnR futures ranged as follows :
Cush quotations werons follows ;
FLOUR Weak.
WHEAT No. 2 spring , CGJfc ; No. 3 spring ,
55c ; No. a red , OGyc.
COKN No. a , 34ic.
OATS-No. 2. 27Me ; No. 2 white , 3030e ! ;
No. 3 white , 28yi3l > 0c.
HYINc ) . 2. 44c.
liAULKV No. 2 , nominal ; No. 3. 4440c ;
No. 4. 40ffl.lOi ! .
FLAX SKKD--NO. i. $1.30.
TIMOTHY Prime , ,
PUOVlSIONS-iMoss pork , per bbl. , r2.03Q
12.07M ; lard , per 100 Ibs. . 7.3037.36 ; short
ribs sides ( loose ) , Z0.17 > ' , ( S0.22 > i : dry salted
shoulders ( boxedi. JO.20iiG.CU ; short clear
sides ( boxed ) , t0.767.12J4 ,
WHISKY Distillers * finished goods , per
gtll. , $1.17.
SUGAR-Cutloaf , J5.30 ; granulated , I5.4D ;
standard A. 81.42.
The following were the receipts and ship
ments today :
On thu Produce exchange today tha butter
market wus'iiulot ; croumory , 20l420i ; ; dairy ,
IDii'Jlc. Eggs , ilrm ; strictly fresh , 1414ic. !
Now York JUitrkotK.
NKW YORK , Feb. 10.-I.'I.OUn-Hecclpts.
10,2i bhla. ; exiiorts , 13,700 bbls. ; xules , > tGj < )
IiKBs. Weaker lo sell but demand very Ilitlit.
Winter , wheat Hour relatively Btrailler than
spring on nccounl of Ovpleleil Blocks. Prices
nominal. City mill pntcnls. Jl.l5'a < .ij ; winter
slr.iltfhls. J' .70fl3.j ) ; Minnesota putents , JS.Mjr
IJ.W ; winter extras , ' IZ.Wift.K ; , Mlnno otn
Lakui's , } 2.25@3.60 ; winter , low Knnles , Jl.Wjf
S.W ; | irln ( ? , low irrnrtcs. tl.GOiTl.Mli : rye Hour ,
qnlet ; supi'iflm. ' . W.'OffZ.SS ; famjy , Si.85B2.tH ) ;
buckwhcal Hour. ra y , J .i fi .lO.
IIUCKWHEAT Dull ; Cunuillun ox-bond , 703
"COHN HUAIDull ; brandy wine. 2.70.
HYK N'omlnal.
llAltl.nY tjulet ; No. 2 Milwaukee , 62fJ03c ;
No. ' . ' . .CUsOeje.
IIAHLKV MAl/f Qulot ; western , ( WQSOe ; slx-
roweil , buiis c.
WI1UAT licevlpU , none ; xports , ISC.dM bu. ;
Kill's , &SC9.0'JO bu. futures. Kpot active but
lower ; No. 2 nil. In store nml vlevntor , 62He ;
nllont , C3tt6IV ( c : t. o. b. , CJu ; No. 1 northern ,
W\o. Options opcnc'U llrmer , but soon lurnui
weak , nml uiulcr heavy lliiulil.itlon anil fori'len
rt'lllnt , ' nmilo low - . '
11 n w prlco rj-cord. Trud'.ntf
wus heavy all thu mornlne. l-xixirters weie
ajjalii aooU buyers oC cash wheat. Tha market
rallied ut the cloau mul wus ' .iu lower for the
duS' . No. 3 ivJ , Ktbrunrjclostil Ko ; March ,
WTifiW 11-lCo , rliwwl ClUc : Mny , OJ 1-lC CCo ,
closoil KSc ; Junu closail Miic ; July , G7i4ltW e.
cloaeU ( ITSai'i AitKUst , &ij GJj-54c , closed CSUC ; Uc-
ciinl' r , "ttotTi 11-lCe , closed 7''e.
COlt.V Hi-culpts , 70j bu. : fscirorts , 12 . &W bu. ;
salt-s , futures. lli.OOO uu. Hpot. tlull ; No. S. f'c
nominal In eliivator , 43c nominal uiloat. . Options
worn bttaily nil the monilni ; on tleht ofTerlnKa.
c4o i\l ktcaily anil iiiicluuifecl to tic net nil-
vniieoj Fobrmiry t-loseil ISVjc ; Murvh closeU 42Hci
May.Uhuuur. . closwl uUe ,
UATS lU'Ci'lptH , ll.COi ) bu.
. ; exports , 400 bu , i
.siK'H , 33.IXM bn , ( utuivs nml 2 < lk)0 ) tU. spot. Huot
illlll but hlKhvr ; No. 2 , 3uS ( SUc ; No. 2 , IL-
llvcr.-il. M ifSTc ; No. 3. Sic r No. 2 while. 37c ;
No. 3 white , 3Co ; trnck mixed wr ti > rn. SC837Uc ;
track uhlti > western , .lUillc. Oiitloaa tlull but
Ilimor , rlonliiB ' 4c nut nUvnncu ; February , i-liwe.l
31 ? c ; March. vIoscU 31 o ; May , SI 8-16if31si. ,
.
HA.\-qulct ; shlppliiB , trooU lo choice ,
HOI'S Quiet ; btatu common to choice , 1522e ;
Paelllo const , 10ij-'c ; iximlon nyirkct , livlden
otter mi lcrutely.
1IIDHK- . Market quka : wcl mllcd. New Or-
linns Mlrctnl. 13 IQ W | bs. , < UUiV4c : Texas ne-
Itctc'l , 1. tn M Ibi. . 403cr lliitnou A > rf , ilry ,
9) ) W ? t Its. . IlViWIIcj TUXUII ilry , 21 to M IbK. ,
Cu ,
J.HA'niHH-lli-ialocU sole. Iluenoa Ayres light
o TM-OVV wclsliln , lICilDc.
J'HUVI.HIO.N.S-Ciu meals , quiet ; pickled
brIIUs. .rfSc : plcklcU u'.ioulilcra. OHC : pickled
hums , 'JV. tjvnl. tlrinly hcKl : ucaturn stoum
clov . | nt I'.Si blil ; salon. 0 ilorco. nt 7.50)i' )
7.S4 for i > xi > rt. Fcbntary , clmwil 17.75 nomliul ;
Maix'li , I7.CO nominal ; May , J7.75 nominal ; H--
llneil , utt'uillcr ; oontlneni , H.'ij ; cflinpounu , ) tSO !
tHi.'a. I'nrU. quiet ; now mesa. JII.WWK 21 ; rx-
tru prime 115.W jlXOJ ( ; family , J15 ; Khort s\fur. \
ll5.WMIT.ua
UUTTlili-L'ull and wculur ; wcsicm ilulry ,
13V4R17C ) western creamery , 18027'4c ; western
i : steady ; lorge , IHic ; small.
12Tc ; pixrt skims. 4plOqifull nklmii , ! JI3c ,
KOOH Active nml hlchcr : western , fresh. II ff
IDo ; southern , IK150l , . . , . . , ,
TALI/JW Artlvci C\\f \ \ , 12 per t > kg. , C56V4C !
I'jrtllOhlluM Dull ; , ! itlnlteil closeJ at ! lc
nsknl ,
Ttmi'BNTINE Firm ! 33fl33'ic.
IKimentlc. 4'4W c. .
SKS OullS N ( Orlenns. open kettle ,
go < xl to eholce , 3 < c.
Pia IHON bull ; American , JlJ.OOai5.0- ) .
COPPKIl-Dull ; l'-73
I.KAD-Qulel ; ilomM
TIN-Qulet , nomlnnl.
CO1TON HRKU OIIi--Kxporlers prnctlcnlly out
of market. Inquiry onkfstvrn nccount small ,
Hales Incln-lo ZOO bbls ; rirlmo yellow nt 33' c ,
1M bhls. nt 330 untl 100 ; ' UbH. butler ( HI nt S.V.
Sales prime entile nl TeSfa * mill reported nt 6c.
Uuolntlons ! Prime crude , 'bhls , , zswilc : oft cruile ,
bhls. , 2otT27e ; prime crude , loose , 2.1f27c ; prlmo
summer yellow , 3.1ff3lc ; off Knula summer yel
low. 32j3.1c : butler urades , 35tf37c ; prime summer
white. 37WXSo.
HUOAU-lliiw , nrmi fnlr rcnnlnir. 2' c ; c.-ntrl-
fupil , M test , 3'ic ; palcn , 2. ODD tons Muscovado ,
89 test , 2'4o ; renne l , steady ; No. 8. 3 l-lfifTSHe :
No. 7 , .l ffj IS-lBc : No. 8 , 3V4W3 Il-Kic ; Nil. 9.
3 7-lC me : No. 10. 3 kff3 9-16c : No. II. 3 C-16
3 e ; No. 12 , 3UW3 7-lCc : No , 13. 3 3-16c ; off A.
3 > iff4 l-lCc : mould A. 4\1f I 3-lGc ; ntnndnrd A ,
4MIHc ; confectioners' A. 43-lCo ; cut loaf. 4 Jt
5 I-160 ! crushed. 4HU5 1-lCe ; powderiMl ,
I D-lCo ; cranulatrd , 4V4Q4 5-lCo ; cubes ,
4 B'lCc
_
MINNKAl'OMH WIIKAT MAUKUT.
Low Prlco Itccor < l Scored nml tlio
Trndo KxM | > rtft Furtlirr Drcllnr.
MINNKAPOMS , Feb. 10. There was a heavy
decline In wheat during the past week , with
larKc receipts In the country that had been
sold lo arrive Ihe previous week , comlnR In.
These larRp receipts probably hail considerable
effect upon the general market , but us compared
with other placed , tills market has been well
sustained , and a great deal of the Ions wheat
previously held has not changed hands , with
little probability that.it will , ns much of It is
held for use of mills nftcr delivery In May.
The lotal receipts for the week were lOS."i,570
bu. , which was nearly twice as much ns re
ceived for thn same week last year. The re-
celpts nt Duluth were 1S2.3C1 bu. , making 1,2.10,000
bu. received here and at Uilluth In the six days.
An unusual amount of wheal came from the
southwest , nnd has not been counted In the
northwestern elevator stocks.
Farmers marketed freely , but they did not sell
nearly the amount Ihat has been received In Min
neapolis and Duluth. As the sources from which
much of the week's receipts came are not UK-
ured up In the stocks In northwest country ele
vators , tin- exact amount Is not known , but It Is
probable , however , that the farmers marketed
about 750.000 bu. during the week In the throe
states. The line elevators upon which country
sti > ck reports are based xvlll not show very much
change In HIP amount they hold. The natural
Inferenci'vlll be that farmers marketed as much
as has Iwen received nt lermlnal points , but tills
Is not correct for the reason before slated that
much of It came from Hectlons not estimated In
these reports. It Is not likely that country ele
vators will show very much change when the
reports nre made out Monday. The supplies In
this city will show some Increase , cstlm.ite.il at
about 200,003 bu. . In public nnd private storage.
TUB mills have been grinning steadily and
probably have Increased the output above lasl
week , bill not lo n very larRo extent. May
opened nt 57ilc and closed at R6T4c nfler selling
at 6C > JcI the lowest polnl of Ihe day , which was
the lowest point ever reached here by May. July
opened nt nDSWoDlic and closed nt CS 4c after
selling nt BS > lo. There was a fair trade , but It
was not as brisk ns yesterday.
/ The trade has no positive opinions to express.
Has the bottom been reached ? No ono will say
so. How much lower will the prlco go ? Some
nre bold enough to say that May will tell nt COc
In this market. During the decline today there
were moderate tluctimllons , but not large , the
general coursa of Ihe market being almost stead
ily downward. Changes were made with the
closing some } i@c below the opening. A good
many small lots of loiyr , wheat wure sold out
during the day , but the parties holding Inreo sup
plies for May delivery ns well us for July had
their holding at the Close. The s h > s i'f cash
wheat today ranged from IMVic to COc for No. 1
hard , from 57Uc to BScJfiir No. 1 northern and
from CCo to Cli'.ic for No > . Trajk wh"nt cloud :
No. 1 hard , DS'.Jc ; No. 1 northern , CIKc ; No. 2
northern. WKc.
The Hour market was 'very dull , but repotted
sales were about equal'-to the amount manu
factured , no that It Is probable that there was
no Increase 'In the amount on hand. That same
condition existed during the week and millers
were not disposed to produce much faster than
the stocks were taken up ; A little flour that was
on hand before was sent' to Duluth to hold In
store for the opening "of navigation , but this
amount was not large. Millers are still asking
nearly the same prices ' ( is' ' they were before the-
last decline In wheat , but It Is understood that
some decline was accepted. In many Instances
the general range of asking prices for first pat
ents was from 13.25 toJ3.o. ( ; . while the bulk of
the sales were at medium prices between.
linkers ranged from $1.63,10 ll.SD for line grades.
Low grades arc' In many . 'Instances run In with
the feed , as the pilces of the latter commodity
are comparatively high , n
The. ilally output of the1 nillfo Minding today.
It . supposed , will be , somewhere near 0.500
bbls. llrnn advanced during tha .week to Jll , but
the high prices checked business , but the pro.
ductlon Is well provided .for by sales previously
made. Some lots sold for J10.7S In cars for ship
ment.
Kunsus City
KANSAS CITY , Feb. lO.-WHEAT-Steady at
yesterday's prices ; No. 2 hard , 49V4S50c ; No. 2
red. BlR53V4c.
COHN In fair demand nnd ! { c higher : No. 2
mixed. 30'M30 4c : No. 2 white. 31M31V4c.
OATS Weak nnd unchanged ; No. 2 mixed , 27 ®
27 e ; No. 2 white , 2Si,4023c.
HOGS Very firm : 12o.
11ECEIPTS Wheat , 23,000 btf. ; corn. 1.000 bu. '
oats. none.
SHIPMENTS Wheat , 4,000 bu. ; corn , none-
oats , none.
IlYK Sternly ; No. 2 , nominally 44c.
FI.AX SKHD-FIrm ; Jl.2Gffl.27.
HHAN-FIrm ; B7@53c.
HAY Dull nnd weak ; timothy , 8.00@9.00 :
prnlrle. J5.00IJO.OO.
UJlrUTT ( nil Quiet nnd easy ; creamery , 19@24c ;
EOGS Very Jlrni : 12e.
ColTni Market.
NEW Y011K. Feb. lO.-COFFEE-Optlons
barely steady at unchanged prices to 10 points
decline , ruled weak under unsatlsfaelory ca
bles and closed easy at 5ffl5 points net decline.
Sales. 10,001) bags. Including : February , J1C.15-
March , J15.S5015.90 : April , J15.55 ; May. J13.354JI
15.60 ; July , J14.85 ; September , JU.40. Kpot cof
fee , Iiio , dull nnd heavy : new , J17.12'4 ' ; mild.
market easier. Cordova , J20.0020.25.
SANTOS. Feb. 10 Market firm ; good average.
J1C.GO ; Receipts. 2,000 bags ; stock , 15,000
bags.
IIAMIIUIIG , Feb. 10. Market barely steady :
sales , 19,000 bags ; unchanged to lipfg decline.
LONDON , Feb. 10 Dull ! 30Gd lower.
Itllhvniikcu Markets.
MILWAUKEE. Feb , 10. FLOUR Quiet and
steady.
WHEAT Quiet nnd Slcady ; No. 2 spring ,
W.ic ; No. 1 northern , C2'ic ; May , 6S > 4c.
COUN-Dull ; No. 3. 33 o.
OATS Firm ; No. 2 white. 294c ; No. 3 white ,
HAHl.EY Steady ; No. 2 , . 49'lc ; sample , 430
HYE Weak ; No. 1. 4C'ic.
I'HOVISIONS Weak ; pork. JI2.10 ; lard , J7.60.
RECEIPTS Flour , 3,500 bbls. ; wheat , 27,300
bu. : barley , ni,4o > ) bu ,
SHIPMENTS Flour , 10,600 bbls. ; wheat , 2.000
bu. ; barley , 29,000 bu.
\\oiil Market.
ST. LOUIS. Feb. 10. WOOL In better de
mand ; prices unchangi-il.
STOCKS ANI 1JONUS.
Sliaro Hirviihitlon | Ir BKc < l Alone ; Slowly
\Vstoriliiy Without I'Vnturi' ' .
' * NE\V YORK , Teh. 10. The share specu
lation during the two hours which the ox-
chaiiBO was open for business dragged along
slowly without a single feature of Interest.
The market was perhaps the narrowest on
record , the fluctuations being confined within
a range of % per ccnttu.Tho grangers moved
within a radius of > < , pr = j | cent , St. Paul clos
ing at yesterday's prlcos , . Uurllngton moving
up > , fc per cent and NAJtUiwestorn and Hock
Island declining ' & per-cent ' and U pur. cent
' * *
respectively. ,
St. Paul was hought-al the opening In an
ticipation of a bettor 'Rowing ' for the first
week In February ti | | for any previous
week in some months , mil when the llgurcs
wore published showing a decrease of only
$3,451 compared with ( hclBamo week of 1893 ,
the announcement seeinnil , to glvo no strength
to the shares , whlch yctually sold off a
small portion. As u _ matter of fact the
first week ot Februarys last year was so
stormy and filled In < V"flh snow that'traffic
was unusually light. Tjiu statement of the
company Is , tlioreforojjinot so fuvorablo as
would nppsar on the surfaco. Of the In
dustrials Sugar was jTRo only moderately
active stock , but it 1 < HU within the -71 per
cent limit of lluctuutlorr , closing % per cent
higher than on ycstorajiy. General Klectrle
BhowB an advance of per cent and Chicago
cage Oas Vi per cent , ' whllo Distilling de
clined % per cent. Tim uncartalnty ot thu
situation relative to the tariff und revenue
bill restricts the dealings In thosa Industrials
which will bo affected by the measure.
The bank statement made no Impression
on the speculative fraternity , the decrease
In the reserve being expected by reason of
the heavy subscriptions to thu now govern
ment loans from this city and tha other
clianijsa being mainly thn result ot opera
tions IM connection with the loan , Tlio stock
market at the close was us ilrm as could bo
on Btioli a light volume ot business. The
railway and miscellaneous bond market was
dull , but firm.
The Post says : Only a few ot the Indus
trial bi/iolis scored any change of note today
whatvr f. In Sugar certificates , Chicago
Gas 0tt4 General Kloclrlc there was a timid
coverlnK of speculative shorts during the
first half hour , following which cmo total
dullness. OutsMe of. these the stock market
closed almost exactly where It opened , and
without n fluctuation of rc.il Importance.
Last week St. Paul's gross en ml tigs showed
a decrease ot only $3,4til from a year ago ;
but this was bccauso the week ot 1S93 was
marked bv heavy storms and snow-blocked
traffic. Silver bullion recovered nhnrply on
the homo nnd foreign markets. It Is not nt
nil Improbable that some more sensational
surprises are In sloro for speculators on
both sides of this slippery silver trade.
Wheat was demoralized today under ro-
nowcd liquidation. Influences generally
were of n discouraging character. The
Chicago private wires brought bearish news.
The fact that the Argentine was raising
goodly crops of wheat was offered ns It a
new factor. The Hour trade was reported
as oven more demoralized than wheat.
Weather nnd crop conditions were favora
ble , with snow storms In the wheat regions.
Confidence was wholly lacking nml the flood
ot selling orders swept prices swiftly down
to lower lovcls nnd practically without re
action , panic conditions prevailing ,
Korelgn markets , per private advices , were
comparatively steady In vlow of the homo
situation. The readiness to buy on these
declining markets Is n hopeful sign.
The following are the closing quotations on
the leading stocks on the Now York ex
change today :
The ration of prices ntt reporld by J. W. Doano ft
Co. , Uo.tnl of Trade hall , IH nti follows ;
Stocks. Open lx > w. Uloao Yc'Bt.
Tn
P.iRlflcMall
L.AN HIM
Northwestern. . . , . 10"JM 10UW
Mo.P.icltic -"JM
Union 1'acllln 17M
N P.ieltle , pTd. . . 17H
N. Paeltlo com. . .
C. H. .t Q 754
Iloclc Island liIJ (
St. Paul fW.4 r.s
Western Union. . . 8UK
SusarTnist OM
New England
Atohlson
Chicago Oas OIW
IleadliiiT 21M U1M1 yiv
D.C.I' ' HUM
MH
Cordage
The total sales of stock were 45.700 shares
Includlnc : American Sugar , 13,700 ; liurllmtlon ,
l.COO ; Chlc.iRO Gas. 3.000 ; Distilling , 3,100 ; Gen
eral Klectrle , 4.COO ; Rock Island , 2,200 ; St. Paul ,
8,700 ; Western Union. 2,800.
Now York Money Mnrlcot.
NIOW YORK , Feb. 10. MONEY ON CALL
Kasy nt 1 per eent.
PRIME MERCANTILE PAPER SWJIOVS per
C\s'fERLINa EXCHANOE Slcady. with ac
tual business In tmnkern' bills at J4.SGiffl4.SGS !
for demand nl J4.84Uf4.84i for slxly days ;
Iiosted rates , J1.8C84.S9 ; commercial bills , J4.S334
GOVKRNMUNT I1ONUS Finn. State bonds
Inactive. '
Tho. closlne ijnotatlona on bohds :
llostaii Stock Ouoliitlons.
BOSTON , Feb. 10. Cull loans , 23 par cent ;
tlmo loans. ! 14 per cent. Closing quotations
on stocks , bonds and mining shares :
Now York .Mining Quotations.
NEW yOHK , Kob. 10. The following are the
closing mining nuotntlons :
cliolor 40 Plymouth 15
Crown Point. . . . . . no Sierra Nevada 80
Con. C.il.&Va 21)0 ) .Stnmtiinl 125
Detulwooil CO Union Con 75
Goulil .1 Curry (10 Yellow Jacket. . . . 115
Hlllo.t Norcross , . 55 Iron Silver 10
lIonieHtako 1100 Qnckbllvei- ! 1C ! )
Mexican 110 do preferred 1200
Ontario 700 Itulwer 5
ODlilr. 205
asked.
Sun Francisco Mining Stocks.
SAN I'KANOISCO , R-b. 10. The ofllclnl
closing quotations for mining stocks today
were as follows :
London Block Quotation. ' ) .
LONDON. Feb. lO.-Clono :
Kt. Louis Mining Ktoi-Ic Oiiotntlonn.
r T. r.OUIS , Kob. 10. Mlnliijt stocks dull , as
usual , and no chaiiRo to note. Closing
Financial Nntrs ,
PAIUS , Feb. 10. Three per cent rentes. 38f23o
for thu account ,
NIJW OIU.EANS , Feb. 10. C'learlnRS , $1W3,142 ;
balances , J31271. ! '
MEMPHIS , Feb. 10. Clcarlnns. J23C.SC2 ; bal
ances , J01.107. New York cxclianRB , par.
LONDON. Feb. 10. The amount of bullion
ionu Into the Hank of England today , ClO.OuO.
IIOSTON. Feb. lO. ClfarlngH , JI2.9S3.C73 ; bal
ances. JtM'J.495 , For the week , clearings ,
JJ,8 .I73 ; b.ilnnees , J9.8DO , 07.
IIAI.TIMOHE. Feb. 10. Clearing * , J1.JM.3IO ;
balances. J2ln.lt2. ) For the week , clearings ,
J11 , 3,9IJ ; Uilnnccs , Jl.712,438.
PHILADELPHIA , Feb. 10 , Clearlnus. J8.0C9 , .
GOJ : balances , JI.on.S25. Kor Iho week , clearings ,
JII7.172.30S ; balance , $7,7(1.011.
I1T. I.OU1S. Feb. 10. Clearings , > 3,4'.070. ' ) ( ! This
week , | : i.CS2,871 ; name week last year , J23.80lti45 ;
last week. J2I.211.U7. Ilaluncvx today , JlSfl.fJ ;
thli week , i22lto3 : s.inm week last year ,
J2,970Uil ; last week , J3OI'J,1'JG. Money , dull ; 0&7
per cent. Exchange on Nuw York , Wo premium.
NEW YOHK. Fob. 10.-Clf rlns . Jo.737,3l5 : ;
balances , JI.U7iSOS ) ; week' * ckurlngs , JI3J,3IO,4TJ ;
bal.inces. J32.2. > 0C&3. Thu exports ot epeclo from
tlu port of Nuw York for thu week were
JTIi ) lid III void and JSS2.6C5 In fcllver. The Im-
| iol ( fur the week wcrut Gold. J109.923 ; silver ,
Jj. " * ) ! Keneral mcrchand-ise , J5,3IIVJO ; dry uoods ,
CHICAGO , Fell. 10. Clearing , Jit,790.000 , For
Iho week , J75.KiO.000 ; corresponding week last
year. J90,7CO.OOO. Now. York vxctmnKV , Mo pre
mium. Htcillnn exchunKu , dull ; actual , JI.MV , ;
demand , J4.87H. The . Inquiry for nuncy can-
1 1 nuts decidedly Unlit und loans can ho hud at
very low rate * of lull-rut. It In reported that
tlmo loan * hAVe Iwen made UH low av 4 pur cent
and that Homo call loana huvu been mada at 3
per cent.
OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKETS
Eccolpts at the Yards Show Llttlo Ohango
from a Week Ago.
BEEF STEER TRADE ALMOST DORMANT
CoiiMiniittvc | DiMimmt Shown but I.lttlo Im
provement IAMUT ( Iriuli'H Hit-inly lli > R
Active but Much l.imi-r Sheep
Trudu
SATURDAY , Fob. 10.
The receipts for the week show very Ilttlo
change compared with last week and n year
ago us.to hogs and sheep , but cattle supplies
are still light , fully 30 per cent lighter than
at this tlmo last year. The figures are as
follows :
Caltln HoRH. Sheep
Receipts this week 11,711 2.VIB1 D.IUO
Itccolpts I list WOOk . . . . 10,312 ' . ! ( ! , 10 ! ) 11,134
Same week last year. . . . 17,400 22,10(1 ( 0,411
*
About the best that can bosaid of the
cattle market this week Is that prices are
not appreciably lower that last week. Thcro
has been no Improvement In the demand
from any quarter , and while the offerings
Imvo been exceptionally light for this
season of the year the market has been
slow to respond on account of tha continued
slackness In the demand for consumption.
Ono circumstance that has a very depres
sing Influence on thu trade Is the generally
Inferior quality Of the cattle received. They
are mostly on tlio half-fat and shortfod
order , and It Is well known that the coun
try Is full of cattle of the same kind just
being held for enough of an advance In
prices to Justify their shipment. On the
other hand , an encouraging feature Is found
In the apparent anxiety of speculative
shippers to take hold and operate ut any
tlmo when the lowness of prices or the
slzo of the recolpts seem to justify
them In action. They Imvo done
very Ilttlo this week , however ,
as the dally average recolpts were less than
2,000 head. The market for the week was
somewhat of a sway back , but fluctuations
wore.few and within narrow limits. Early
In the week the market was dull with n
lower tendency , which , for the past two or
three days , has given place to a moro
active trade and n somewhat firmer feeling.
ALMOST STEADY YESTERDAY.
Receipts today were Just about up to the
recent average , both In quantity and quality.
There was a fair demand from all sources ,
and whllo prices were not quotably higher ,
Thursday's and Friday's advance was well
sustained. . Several loads of 1,200-lb. to
1,300-lb. beeves sold at from $3.GO to $3.75
whllo fair to pretty good 901) ) lo 1,150-lb. steers
sold readily at from $3.25 to $3.40 , and com
mon to poor stuff at from $3.20 down. H
was a good lively trade from the start , and
by noon the trading was over. With con
tinued light or even moderate receipts
present prices may hold , but If receipts in
crease materially the situation Is such that
still lower prices may bo expected.
Butchers' stock and canncr values have
fluctuated a good deal In sympathy with beef
steers , although as a rule cows are soiling
better than steers nnd If anything prices are
stronger at the close than at the
opening of the week. There were nbout
twenty loads of cows and mixed stock on
sale today , and It did not take buyers long to
clean them up at fully steady prices. Good
to choice cows and heifers sold at from $2.70
up to $3.15. butchers' stuff largely at from
$2.40 to $2.60 and canners'down around $1.50
to $2.25. Common large to choice veal calves
sold at from $1.75 to $5 , or nbout steady
prices , while for rough stock of all kinds the
market was firm , poor to choice bulls , oxen
and stags going at from $1.50 to $3.10.
For a Saturday the feeder trade was qulto
lively. Some outsiders were buying nnd reg
ular dealers also wanted somo. Prices were
firmly held In spite of the dullness and weak
ness that pervades the fat cattle market.
Good to choice feeders are quoted at from
$3 to $3.40 , fair to good at from $2.70to $3 ,
nnd lighter , commoner grades at from $2.70
down.
down.REPRESENTATIVE
REPRESENTATIVE SALES.
DRESSED HEEF.
No. . Av Pr. No. Av. Pr. No. Av. Pr.
1. . 070 $2 00 18..10(18 ( $3 25 38..1143 $3 40
1. . O.'it ) 300 20..1070 3 2i > 22..1111 345
44. . ! ) Hfl 3 12H120..1201 3110 .411..1272 3 4/5 /
1..1070 315 3S..1135 330 40..1107 360
1C. . 1)84 ) 315 11. . USD 330 21..1128 300
I ) . . 0"8 3 15 10..1083 3 30 1..1CMI 3 05
2..1070 3 15 20..103(1 ( 3 30 16..1112 3 55
21..1241 3 15 16..1201 3 35 10..12.SD 3 00
B. . 840 320 10. . K80 335 11..1275 3(10 (
1(1..1015 ( 3 M 08..10(13' ( 3 35 41.,1151 ! 3 05
8..1102 S 25 10..111(1 ( 335 30..1315 370
1..1180 325 R..1108 340 21..1290 375
42..lias 325 1..1110 340 20..1313 375
21. . 040 3 25 21..1011 3 40
SHIPPING"AND EXPORT.
78..1105 3 32H 4..1440 3 7C 10..1328 3 70
1..1U40 3 75
COWS.
1. . OGO 1 50 7. . 038 3 BO 40..1085 2 CO
1. . 010 18(1 1..1010 200 1..1120 205
10. . 080 200 23. . 1)17 ) 205 2..1020 270
i. . 030 a oo i. . iioo a oo M. . 072 a 70
1. . 810 200 1..10111 2 ( SO 27. . 08'J 275
2. . 805 2 00 1. . 700 2 Ctf 32. . 1138 2 80
2..1000 2 00 18..1113 a 00 0. . 888 2 85
0. . 030 215 1. . 1100 244) 2..1140 285
1. . 850 2 2 2..1015 240 12..1070 J 85
1..1070 220 15. . 037 245 10..1013 J 85
0.1110 225 13. . 055 250 11. . 025 J 85
2. . 030 325 1..1030 250 11..1123 J 85
2..1080 240 23l. 001 200 13..1182 J 00
2. . KOO 2 40 4..1257 2 60 2..1340 J 10
1IKIFKUS.
7. . 722 2 25 0. . 083 2 M ) 2..1005 3 00
11. . 000 a 40 3..1110 2 00 20..1005 3 00
18. . 708 2 70
OALVKS.
2. . 305 1 70 1. . 300 2 50 1. . 300 3 60
13. . 312 2 00 3. . 330 2 (10 1. . 100 6 00
3. . 300 2 20 3. . 420 2 00 3. . 80 0 00
12. . 310 2 40
H1JLTJ3.
1..101)0 1 00 1. . 81)0 ) 2 25 1. . 10if : ) 2 05
1..1460 200 1..11130 225 2.1405 205
4. .1012 200 1..1110 230 1..1210 205
1..101(1 ( 200 1..172(1 ( 240 1..1740 270
1..1040 200 1..1410 240 1. . 14.111 275
l : 1030 200 1..1220 240 1..1400 275
3. . 1223 210 1..1480 255 1..13.1U 275
1..1430 215 1..1800 2(10 ( 1..1300 285
S..1320 215 1..1410 2 OO 1..1430 300
1..1470 225 4. . 157.1 2 ( JO 2. . 1070 300
2..1025 225 1..1020 200
OXEN.
1..1.110 150 3..1573 250 2..1880 310
1..1010 a 25 1..2030 2 75
STAGS.
1..1300 2 00 1..12IO 2 00
STOCKKUS AND FBKDKIIS.
0. . 571 2 (15 ( 1 . 770 3 00 1. . 080 3 15
2 . 700 2 73 4. . 812 3 03 10..UXM H 10
II. . 70(1 ( a 80 1. . IIOO 3 05 7. . 857 3 30
11. . 010 200 16. . lllil 310 30. . 811 3 XII
3. . Oil ) 300 1..11101) 310 1(1..1000 ( 330
PACKERS AFTER CHEAP I100S.
A good share of the receipts of hogs this
wcok were sold at under the $5 murk , and
the average of prices paid has been lOc to
20c lower than last wcok for all grades.
This decline cannot bo explained on ac
count of Increased receipts , nor on account
of a. decreased demand. Packers have
simply become tlrod of putting away hogs
at a loss , and are determined to got prices
on a manufacturing basis , The absence of
speculation In provisions has made this a
very dull and unsatisfactory season for the
general run of packers , nnd now when there
Is gome prospect of heavier receipts they
want hogs to sell on the basis that pro
visions are selling. Hogs are about $3.25
lower than a'-year ago , whllo pork-Js about
$7.50 per barrel lower , lard nearly $3 lower
and ribs $4 lower than a year ago , Winter
pork packing In the west so far this season
Is now only about 15,000 hogs short of last
year , and the ontlro season's packing , whllo
It will bo comparatively umall , will show a
substantial Increase ever 1S92-3.
The fluctuations this week Imvo been
heavier than usual , but the biggest changes
have been downward , The week opened out
vrith n lOc decline und a further weakening
on Tuesday. On Wednesday there wan
a break of 20c , followed by a lOc to
Ific reaction on Thursday and a further
advance of a nickel Friday , only to bo fol
lowed by another 15c break today , although
receipts were about the lightest ot the
week. Closing prl.ioa are away foulow HIP * 3
mark and fully a quarter lower than a week
ago.
ago.Tho Htonn undoubtedly held back a good
many hogs today , nt any rate recolpts wore
the lightest of the week , llut 2,208 head
were received , the quality as n rule being
very fair. Eastern markets were lower ,
there was no outside demand und with
local buyers all bearish there was nothing
to do but to submit with as much grace aa
possible to a I Co reduction in prices. Thla
sellers did and as a result the limited offerIngs -
Ings were not long In changing hands , the
pens being empty by thu inlddlo of thu fora-
noon. It was u $1.90 market , fair to good Iwija
all weight ! ) going largely ut that figure. One
choice heavy butcher weight load brought
$ i.92 > / $ , and a few of the commoner under
weight and rough mixed loads went at down
around $4.85 and $1.87 ft. On Friday the
bulk of the trading wan At $5 and $5.05 , nml
on last Saturday the hogs sold mostly at
$5.15 , or JtiBt 25c higher than today.
UKl'ltltiKNTATl VK HA I.KH.
No. Av. Sh. Pr. No. AT , Sh. IT.
jia..2SH . * i 8i ( 02..ao 40 oo
72..222 40 4 HA 65. . . 21X1 HO 4. HO
28. . . 177 40 4 H5 SI..2011 4 IK )
110.i..2 0 - 4 85 (18. . . a t 80 4 00
4H..20.1 111(1 ( 485 Wl..271 100 411(1 (
07..207 80 4 87K 70..210 Ml 4 HO
111..185 P.'O 4 8"H ' . ' , . . .Sl.t 40 4 00
54. . . 237 4110 fid..311 40 400
43..288 - 4 IH ) 7H..2ia 4110
70..211 40 41K ) 4.ut7 : 280 4 IH )
05..232 80 40(1 88..UH 40 400
Oil..271 400 ( III..217 40 40(1 (
lia..2MI 40 4 00 B2..BIM 4 0(1 (
r > 8..212 40 4 no no.i'5 : uio 4 no
05..281 80 4 DO 57..243 HI ) 4 IH )
81..223 40 4 HO 72..220 H ) 4 00
( IH..2MI 4 00 til.273 bO I 02(4 (
48..324 40 4 DO
PIUS AND notion.
1..CIO 261) 1..400 80 425
SIII312P THAUK DULL , ,
The supply of sheep MDS llgnt nn-I the
quality nothing oxtru. There was a inul-
orate demand , nnd whllo trading WAS rntlitr
dull , prices showed no imuabU c.lia'ig- ' .
Fair to good natives sell nl from t:1,73 : to
$3.40 ; fair to good wostor-is , Iroi'i JJ.i'i lo
$3.25 ; common nnd slock sheo | ) , from $1.61
to $2.15 ; good to cholsu 10 tn 100-llt. laiia-i. ,
from $2.50 to $1 , Roprcjo.ttruivo uiilca :
No. \vt. Pr.
217 native wclhors 80 200
Itcri-lpt * nml I > l | > n ltli > n of Muck.
Oniclal . ) ; | ) < nii.l ( lUiMltlii.i ot NUialc 114
ahownby tlub.iokior tin Union Htjjlc Yanti
comiKiiiy for th'i ' t.wtHilv-fourliDiirtonilltu at
Do'clook p. m. , February 10 , 18'J4 :
IlKCEtlTS.
IMIl'OIITION' .
OlIKUUO I.IVK .STOCK.
Kecrlptft nf Cuttle Yexti-rdny AV > ro About
lip to tint Average ,
CIUC-ACIO. Feb. 10. The rocclptH of cnttle for
today were estimated at 1,200 lionil. making 49,819
for tlria week , na ngnlnut 47,813 last week ami
C8.947 n yenr nga. Tlioro were buyers for thu
offerings nml the market had n steady look. Not
much but butchers' nnd canners1 stock wnM of
fered today. Prices fctund nbout where they weiu
n. week ngo. Dealers expect Increased receipts
for next \\eek anil the. prospecta ( ire not very
fnvornblo for HellcrH.
Tilery was n dull nnd lower IIOR market nt
the. opening of business this morning. Ituyera
played ulf , bidding from Ho In lOc lower , ami tlio
curl ) ' trading was genernlly nt that decline ,
but lioforc tlio close buyers were hunting for
bogs nml were willing to puy Friday's prices
for them. Heci-lpts weio only ulmnl 12.000 liend
nnd llm total for tlrls week a little less than
107.000 head , ngalnst H5.30U head last week nnd
70.1(54 ( a year ngo.
Today's plieep receipts were estimated nt l.OiXl
henil. making 67,108 bend for tin * week , ngulnnt
G4.r,7 ! head fur lust week nnd fJ.Ojt Iirnil a yenr
HBO. Thn market was lifeless nnd vuluew without
change worthy ot note. The riingo was from
$1.00 to J3.50 for poor to fnlr sheep and J3.CO for
llccelptfl : Cnltle. 1,20) head ; calves , 40 head ;
hogs , 12.000 head ; sheep , 1.000 heud.
The Kvenlng Journal leporls :
CATTI.K Receipts. 1,20) ) bend ; shipment * . KOO
head ; us usual on Saturday then * was little or
nothing going on In this market ; top steers , J3.00
C3.10 ; shipping and export steers , Jl.00ffl.73 ;
others. JS.UOif ? : ) . " , " . - ,
IIOOS Itecelpts , 12,000 head ; shipments. C.OOO
bend ; ninrket opened lOo lower , closed Itetter.
some ns lilRh ns yesterday ; heavy rough , X.MJJ
C.03 ; packers and mixed. } . " . .10if.rj.2 ( ) ; prime heavy
nnd Imtchcr weights , { . " > .20ijn.25 ; prime to light ,
J.20f75.2. > .
SHKEP AND LAMItS Receipts. 1,000 bend ;
shipments , none ; top ( Jieep , } 3.003.75 ; top larnlis ,
J4.Wif4.CO. _
Knimns City I.lvotnvk JMurltct.
KANSAS CITV , Feb. 10. CATTLK Receipts ,
3,200 bend ; shipments , 2. TO ) bend ; market MJilOo
lower ; Texas steers , J2.2jff3.13 ; Bhlpplng steers ,
J3.55iT5.10 ( ; Texas and native cows. J1.7.riff3.23 ;
butcher stock , J2.85U3.73 ; slackers and feeders ,
J2.305J2.70.
HOOS Receipts. G.COO head ; shipments , MX )
head ; market tiiflOo lower ; bulk. Jt.90fS4.53 ;
ncavy , packing nnd mixed , J4.8033.00 ; light ,
Yorkers and pigs. 4.00fH. j.
S1IKMI' Receipts , 4'JOO bend ; thlpnienls , 1,000
head ; market slow and steady.
St. I.onlH I.lvo Stock Itlurkct.
ST. I-Ot-'IS. Feb. 10. CATTLK Receipts , COO
head ; shipments. 300 head ; market nominal for
wnnt of receipts.
HOGS Receipts , 1.000 head ; shipments , 5,800
head ; market OfflDc lower , but little doing tie-
cause of IlKht m > ply : best heavy , JS.05if5.:0 ;
mixed , Jl.SOiiJ'ri.lG ' ; light , JI.OOJT5.10.
HHKBP Receipts , none ; shipments. 300 bead ;
market nominal , no stock being on Bale.
Receipts for the week : Cattle , 10,000 head :
hoes , 21,000 head ; sheep , 3.000 head.
Sioux City I.lvo Htock aiurlcut.
SIOUX CITY , Feb. 10. HOGS Receipts. 1,000
head ; olllclal yesterday , 1.490 head ; shipments. 319
head ; market Co lower ; J4.821iWI.SO ; bulk. J4.85.
CATTI.K Receipts. 100 head : olllelal yesterday ,
180 he.id ; shipments , 212 head ; maikct steady ;
feeders , J2.40Jf3.20 ; yearlings , J2.232.80 ; cows ,
Jl.Soa2.7G ; bulls ,
.Stock In Sight.
The following nre tlio receipts nt the four prin
cipal western cities Baturday , February 10 :
Cattle. Hogs. Hlicep.
South Omaha . : . . 1,837 2.2G3 476
Chicago . 1,500 12,000 1,000
Kansas City . 3,200 6,500 4,900
St. Ixjiils . 600 1,000 .
Total . . 7.037 20,703 0,275
Now York Dry OoodH .Miirliet.
NH\V YORK. Feb. 10. The week closes In the
dry goods market In less favorable form than It
opened. The last forty-elghl hours of unfavor
able wealher has Interfered with the coursa of
the deallngH and the volume of the week's busi
ness Is but moderate and prices have not materi
ally Improved. There Is u fair amount of mall
orders. A few days ago there was a tendency
toward Increasing the amount of goods called
for , but hesitation IH tnora characteristic of the
inarkut , nnd the outlook" Is not consldeied Rood.
Foreign ilry goods were neglected and quiet , Thn
Jobbing trade la cautious and altogether less
active at lower prices.
1'corla fimln 'Mnrkot.
PKORIA , Feb. 10. CORN Market higher ; No.
3 , 32 % c.
OATS-FIrm ; No. S white , 23J4o ; No. 3 white ,
v
IlYK Quiet , nominal.
\VHlSKY-Falr ; high wlno basis , $1.1.1.
RiCKll'T8 : Wheut , COO bu. ; corn , (3,700 ( bu. ;
oats , ItD.COO bu , ; rye , 1,200 bn. ; barley , 3.600 bu.
SIIIPSIUNTS Wheat , l.kco Im , ; corn. IT.C'.O bu. :
oats , 1C.600 bu. : barley , 4,200 bu.
jtr jnrv st.tsKitn yittif ,
\Voniiii ; DriiRKfd from Mod and I'
Iloforn llur IliiNlmiurH Kyua.
JIAUHISIlUUg , Pa. , Fob. 10. Fifty
masked inon rode up to the homo of Bainuol
Milton , near here In WashlnKton county ,
broke open the door and whllo u heavy
guard stood watch ever Milton the rcat of
the mob dragged Mru. Milton out of the bud
and lu vlow of her husband gave her thirty-
nine luxhus. The ono thin garment left on
her was torn Into uhrcda before they fin
ished. They loft Haying that the punish
ment was bccauso HIO | waa suspected of In-
fldollty. MTH. Milton was n Miss Mathenuy
and was cotcbratod for her buauty. Her
husband procured n divorce to marry und
about that tlmo shot the father of his first
wife , who had attacked him In court , A
flerco feud broke out and several deaths ro-
uultod , ono man being hanged for murder.
Milton la known to be nervy .and la hunting
for the men who committed the outrugo on
lils-wlfo.
For Din Children.
(
A child ot Mra. William Kelsey of Wnv-
crly , N , Y. , had contracted a uovero cold ,
Mrs. Kelsey secured n. hottlo of Chambnr-
laln's CotiRh remedy , which she gave an
dlroctod , with the -best results. She nayn :
"I bollcvo it to lie the best I have ever
used , " There Is no dangur In giving tills )
remedy to children na It contains nothing ;
Injurious. Thun It can always bo dnpondcil
upon for colds , croup nnd whooping cough ,
which makes It a great favorite \vltli
mother * for their chlldrun. For bulo by
druggists
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