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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 27, 1894)
THE OMAHA PAJLY BEE ; SUND , MAY 27. 189d TWENTY PAGES. CONDITION OF OMAHA'S ' TRADE Business in a Jobbing Way About Up to Expectations. CROP CONDITIONS HINDER BUSINESS llanlc Clearing * Kliow n Tailing Oil In the 1'nrcFtiliigo of Dctrrmo in Compared vrlth Olio Ynir Ago Hunk Loans nnil DlncotintA Itovlutrcil. The local situation an regards the Jobbing trade can hardly bo said to have undergone much change during the past week. Busi ness In a general way may bo % sald to bo moving along In a very even course and not to bo wanting entirely In satisfactory features. The volume1 of trade , an a matter of course , does not show that Increase over a year ago which a progressive business community Is always striving after , but considering the times the allowing Is not bad. In some lines , as for example dry goods , the volume of business Is larger than any one had rea son to expect that it would be. In many other lines there has been a fair movement of goods , and Jobbers as a general rule ex press themselves as being , pretty well satis fied , when the condition of the country Is taken Into consideration. The hardware market Is becoming * stronger dally under the Influence of the coal famine and a growing disinclination on the part of manufacturers to sell their goods below the cost of production , The grocery market Is about steady , with no features of any great Importance. The fact of the matter Is , the past week has been very uneventful In local business circles owing to the situation In the country being such as to cause all classes of business to pause bcforo taking any Important btep. There Is no disputing the fact that the drouth prevailing over a great portion of the state has caused no little alarm In business circles. The longer the rain holds off the moro disposed are the business men to await the outcome before assuming any new obli gations. Reports from nearly all sections ngroo that the corn crop so far Is uninjured , but that the ground Is very dry and rain J badly needed. Until rain comes country merchants appear to be determined to follow the policy of ordering Just ns llttlo as pos sible. A good rain , covering the state , would 1 do moro to Improve trade than anything else that could happen. Collections In the country for this season of the year are very fair , and the same may ' bo said of city collections. Retail merchants I as a rule are not granting credit with such n lavish hand as they wcro a year or two ago , and are moro careful about keeping up i 'their ' own collections. THE DANK CLEARINGS.- . . The clearings of the national banks of Omaha" foot up In dollars .about the sama as a week ago , but the decrease as compared - [ pared with a year ago Is much less. DurIng - Ing the past week the decrease as compared with 1$93 was 19 per cent , as against 20 per cent , for the previous week. At the ( ( Same tlmo there has been a decrease In the percentage all over the country , and Omaha does not make as good a comparative 'show ing as a week ago. The decrease forthe whole United States was 18 per cent , or 1 t per cent less than the decrease at this city. Whllo Omaha has suffered a decrease of 19 per cent , Minneapolis shows n decrease of 1 For cent only , St. Paul 7 per cent , Denver ' 45 per editSt. . Joseph 20 per csnt , Sioux - City 23 per cent. The fact that the percent age of decrease Is so much less than a week ago Is duo to the fact that a year ago at I this time the business had already cam- < monced to drop appreciably. Thus the total clearings * for the United States last week were $ SDI'SCC,002 , while for the previous week the amouYlt was $887,677,673 , showing a decided decrease , but at the same tlmo f > making a better comparative showing with * i a year ago. If business has recovered any from the depression of last summer the clearings oughtj caon to show a gain In stead of the' ' doorcase that has been marked up ncalnst the name of each city for KO along a time. - BANK LOANS AND DISCOUNTS. 4' Whllo the comptroller of the currency has ' not yet completed the compilation of the re- i'turns of the condition of the national banks , ' the work has progressed far enough to "trlng out some interesting fact * . Accord ing to these reports the volume of loans nnd discounts of nearly all the leading cities Is about tho-sain fas it wan four years agobo- ' 'foro credit had obtained the extreme ex pansion of 1832. The 'following , complied by the Commer- r'clal Bulletin , will show the amount of loans hnd discounts on the dates indicated at a 1 number of ttt > leading cities , Including . Omaha : Ono , of the Interesting features of this table Is the light It throws on the growth ot the cltlci. IlnUlmoro , whlcji usmi to IIP accounted ono ot the four or flvo loading cities of the country , now ranko sixth , with Cincinnati , Cleveland und St. Lnulu nil close upon her heels ) . 1'lttsbtirg ImH stepped up to the fifth rank , -after Nov. ' York , Uoaton. ,1'hlladolphla nnd Chicago ; and Cleveland has ndvanced from a comparatively minor place to the position of a clo.so competitor of Cin cinnati and St. Lou I a. A llltlo more growth tn the tiamo relative proportions and Cleveland - land will rank after I'lttsburg and force Daltlmoro , St. Louis and Cincinnati Into minor places. The returns for the banks of the whole country on May 4. 18DI , nre not yet com piled , but the fluctuations of loamt from the period of expansion In 1593 to their contrac tion during thu period of liquidation , and the shrinkage of the specie reserve during the panic , with Its recovery since , are fairly Illustrated by the following figures for dif ferent dates down to February 23 last : tipecla Dnto. Reserve Mny 17. IS ! ) . ' S,17IOI1SS | ) 2 * > .i . " ' " " " " ' March"ISM' , ! ! . ! ! MU > .Ctiri | * SII.M , ; Mny 4. If.'l. ' . . , , . , . , IW. 222.111 July 15 , IW3 : .oii ,4itni ; lS.7r.t,173 ( ! CXt. 3. 1SOJ Dec. 19 , ISM , . 2ii.aa.oiw 21liHt.IX)0 | These figures show the usual tendency Ju bctore crises to expand crcdlta uud diminish the rnsenes. The expansion tsccma to have reached Its lljiilt In September , ] 89S , although th ? small contraction from Unit data to March 0 , may have been nothing innra than the usual return of money to thn bunkn after the cummer crop movement. The re duction ot the xpxalo reserve from $239- 000,000 to ? I80OM)00. ) or uhout .W per cant In ( \ slnglo year , la perceptible i.'uou h to Indicate a crlais tn the studunt of tlio naked figures , but the fluctuations In the treasury gold and In the legal tender rusrrvo would have to bo considered tn complcto the sur- vjy of the ultuutlon. The Irt-ai'iry gold luiul on October 31 , 1M2 , was JI21OOG,119 and It had declined on August. : ; , ison , be fore thcro had licon very considerable pay- incntH nf gold for current expense ? , to $00,000,16:1. : If the iprclfl fuut' ot the hankn nd thR treasury were added lygethor , the aggregate * would be > ars-r , hut the pro portion ot loss would bu Kl.'ghtly Jiuuller. AS 1 > UN SKK8 IJ' . Dailn s < KTl ftictim AVII1 S ttl the I'arlty Ilrtwevii ( liilil HIII ) Sllv r. AV. H. nobcrson , Orauhn manugcr for R. Q , Pun & Co. , sjit-rtlclMtf of tmde , miyn ; "TJ 9 nuestlon oC thi > nulo li'itwcen cold and Oliver will uoon plltniii.iie U-n > U from lh cllucus.slon , mid hiinctullljts will nn longer { Ind U nt-Ofssnry to nreui tzv 1G to 1. ThU will nome wbsutvlthlu llvo years , and when It oomcs gold and silver \\lll uo IntrrohanRrnl'ltf. oni ) for thla couutry. at Isast , H blmctntlla < 4 > lnuKt < will bo re-vMa ! > - llalicd navr 10 oc ( tbamo..cJ. ( The o Uoai nro not ntrial * Ofitirnl jih m < > . but K with one ft our ioadini ; local Onanclers crystnllzcd them Into prominence and nITordi the excuse for giving them publication la this weekly review. "Tho KOld ore of the largest gold mine In the world averages $3.fcO to the ton. When the great Horncslnke striked $ T nnd $10 ore the world henra It. In the ncoml great gold mine the yield per ton Is very little larger. The cheapening of cot of production In twenty ycant Is remarkable , in othrr timed gold ere which yielded less than $ )0 per ton wa scarcely prolltiibie. Now the Itomestnkc works ores ns low nn $2 per ton. I nBt year the gold product of America nn < l Ilrltlsh Columbia was about HS.OOO.OW. ThlH yeur up to date the pro duct Is $2,000,000 ahead of 1833 at the same period , nnd the development and discovery arc barely commenced. All along the Btreums of Idaho nnd Oregon pronpectora nro washing out the yellow metnl and a revival of Interest Is noted In every gold camp of the mountains. It t.i not un reasonable tn expect the yield { or 18)1 to reach $ U.000,0 ) < )0. ) "Hut the nctlvlty In gold mining Is not confined to America. Australia IB forg Ing ahead In n similar manner. Mexico In attracting large cnpltnl nnd accomplish ing large results. KlKht years ngo the total product of the South African gold fields was $130,000. Uist yc-nr It was 120- 003,000. The late war between the Kngllsh nnd the .Malnbelc was a gold comitict. The virgin minus of South Africa are Bald to bo In the country of thc c black av- nges , and you may expect remarkable re ports from that region. The old fields of South Africa wera the workcd-out jjilnen of the Phoenician * . The new country Is virgin neil for gold hunter * . "Gold wjll gravitate toward silver. Trie conditions make this Inevitable. Demoneti zation In America and abandonment In India have undoubtedly appreciated gold , but nature will work out and IH working out the problem by the help of in.in. The man who agrees today to pay debts maturing five yearn hence In gold will make money relatively Bpeaklnn. "Locally , times continue close. Trade Is not feeling the effects of strikes , urolith nnd discontent na much ns is ordinarily experienced because the limit of consump tion had almost teached the minimum when Ihcae elements were r-Uded to the general chno.s of misfortune. The out look for Hummer trade Is anything but encouraging In general , thtiugh l.opo Is still nllvc and general ruins would chungo the situation materially. "In spite of It all Omaha for som rea son Is lilting up with people , cii'l ' landlords do not choxc tenants with ns much vigor as they chiLscd them two months nijo. "The first sale of the Fruit Auction com pany was a success , and commUdlon deal ers nnd others Interested In tlilM line nre encouraged by the results of the new de parture. "At South Omaha complain ! Is hctrO of the price of cattle. One lursa ihlpper turned his train load out lo puU'lre ' be cause he "would not laKe tlio market trice. The drouth In the w < Mt 1 ? unfavorably affecting the cattle Industry. Neverthe less , business In Omaha's gcntr.5 > t suburb Is comparatively j roiinrous. "The canal enterprise Is nero promising than ever , und probably next week It will bo formulated Into a proposition for the consideration ot the county commission ers. " SNOW , ciiimuii & co.'s VIKWS. aclniilly ( iettlnfjon a Firmer Ilnsls nnil Onmhii Unltii ; Quito Well. Albert Andrlano , local superintendent for Snow , Chdrch & Co. , mercantile agency , writes : "Tho dry weather ; has , had a rather de pressing effect upon business during the week Just past , nnd merchants nnd farmers are fearful lest It continue long enough to do severe damage to the crops. Vegeta bles and fruits were almost totally de stroyed by the frost In some sections. There Is renlly little cause for apprehension regarding the corn crop this early In the season , for even should the growing1 crop be Injured to any extent there Is still time for replanting. While business In this sec tion undoubtedly depends on thu crop , and principally upon the corn crop. It may be nald that never before was the situation In the country moro closely observed , and never before did It have such a decided Influence on business as nt the present time. Affaire are gradually Improving. I mean by this that they nre gradually as suming a firmer tone , that more confidence prevails , and that there is less fenr of Im pending failure. To say that business has increased as compared with the same period last year would be folly , but It'certalnly Is In better condition than It has been since the panic. The Improvement has been but slight , nnd It must bo said , unsatisfactory , In fact , there has been no Improvement at all In some lines , nnd well Informed men say that business is rather duller than It has been. In other lines , however , there Is -decided and marked Improvement. In dry goods , for Instance , the business of the season has been strung out , us It were , over a longer period than usual. There lias been much hand to mouth buying , but Omaha houses have been successful In In creasing the number of their customers nnd the number of their sales to such an extent that the first six months of 189 ! will show up well ns compared with 1893. The profits may not be quite so large , and the expense of .securing business a llttla more , but the mere fact thut the business of the dull months of this year should show up well with the busy months of last year Is certainly encouraging. Hardware men re port a fair business , and boot and shoe men did reasonably well last season. Salesmen In the latter line have Just started out with their fall samples , and It Is a little too early to predict what their business will be. The manufacturers of shirts and overalls nro well satisfied with business , nnd some of them nre rushed with orders. Grocery men report a fair trade In staples nnd say they are doing all that they expected at this time. In contrast to this , which refers principally to dealers In the necessities of life. Is the business of those catering to the luxurious. Furniture men handling medium and low grade goods have done a fair business , but those selling high priced and fancy articles complain of the dullness ot trade. Jewelers sny that the past season has been very dull , ami the same Is true oC kindred HUPS , "It Is peculiar to the situation to notice how the slightest change In the weather effects business. The slightest report of dry weather seems to have a depressing effect on buslnes , nnd ruin Is almost 1m. mediately followed by an increase In orders from the country. This Is only additional evidence of the fact that everything de pends upon the corn crop. Business In tne cast may continue dull , but a fair crop In Nebraska will inalco trade reasonably good hero , while a failure of crops In this state will miilce business poor , whether affairs In the east recover or not. If , however , wo have a good crop here with n icvls'al of affairs In the east we may ex pect fair prices for our produce , and n prosperous scnson. This about hits off tn > situation hero nnd explains the cause of unxliity regarding- the crop. "Them Is nothing new tn the monfty market , there bring few borrower * and little good paper Honied. Collections nro very fair , showing sonu > Improvement over last weok. The amounts nre better and more money Is coming In. "Soveral well known gentlemen who have recently been east come back enthusiastic over the prospects ot thn I'latte rlvi-r canal. The Incteaso In thu valtto of lands In the vicinity of thn Buffalo water power demonstrates the value ot the plant ami goes to show what would bo the result of u Runiossful consummation of the Omnha projoflt. There con bo little doubt that this movement has gained many new ad herents In the last tew months , and. If thn careful , conservative men of thn com munity , who nre Interested In the future of Omaha , nan be convinced that tha plan IB feasible , there Is every Indication that It will bo carried to n Hiiccemtful tssun , Thu fuilt auction which was recently Inajgur- atcd by commission men l u. move In the right illn-ctlon. nnd It Is to ba liuyad that It will lie sutllclciitly well patronized to become a prospcroua ( actor In that branch of , trade. " _ In th I'liltnil liliigilntii. LONDON. Mny 2S.-TIU weather ilurlnjr the pant week has l > rcn moio Kenernl uiul the ciopa hnvo hcenery little ilnnvjcuil. A waim rain would rn tor lh lr roljf. The wt.cit mnrkrt Imuleniul on American nilvlcei , b < U 'iver.tn.illy iclunseil iiiul lu'cnmn 'lull nnil < ] < 4 | > ; sxctl l 3 > l to < V1 down. HtuckH urn not lnit.-e. hut 80.000 uunrKTH arc du-i to iurlv < \ The di-iuaml win very poor fur p.uvoli nnil there \vns u amall tnulo In ) > pnt , which wn * ( inlet. Itnl winter \\ho.lt , Juno tltllrory. V.IH quuteil at 20s. Flour wn * ilull and > low unit utackn worn heavy. Owing to thn tunn of thn innrket anil the weather , theru > rnit u Oi-cllno nf 3,1 to 6J. No. t Minnesota lnik rH wan 'lunteil at 1I r-l to K.i. Mule ttiw Mronc'T. hut > 1 * liuw wmki > r. with | \onr truil * . ll.n toy U quirt nnil c\fy anil cam were lower , 'A fin Booil offer * . Diiliith ( Irnin .tlnrliet. DUU1TII. May : j.-WUKAT-Oiil ! nnd lowfr. Nearly all the ( rmllnj ; wn In July upitoni , tthMi opeuclto \a\\itr \ lh n Lut nlKhl'n elcne. nmlr after nilrnncliiR He , euseil nrt tl.iwly to tha cr ) * , Tiiullni ; In other optl.mn i\ns vnry llBht. The rhi u Mm ? cfmly nn-i le l'i er than ycstorOny ( or cakli nnrl " ! lower Inr July. Cl < c : X" . I h.lM , call ) . 5 < 'ic ; May. ftl'iu ; July. Mile ; Nn. 1 n > i thorn , i-.uli , 37r ; MIIV. M'lc : July. KIKc ! tl.'plnrljf , CCVC ; I'W.ctHlipr , MSNo ! ; 2 north . cn 'i. 5HA : N . S , WAt. tKfini'TS ' .Vhcat. JS. .M Uu. { corn. 153 bu. : cat . : :7.4 : < x ) tu. liUll''UKXTa Wicnt. } J3.0 ) t > 'j. ; corn , < M Su. ( Jottnii 2 ! rh t. NI5W OltLEANa. Hay ! - . - COTTONlultt and HliMilv ; mile * . W bilry ; iKflpta , 5J7 bilU < ; ex- p.irl.1 iiM < twl > o. ( IT Unit * . Fj'.urr * nultt : ulel. 11,400 Idlest Mny , < X7V bM ; Jim * . H-TJOtSl : July. W.S.'ffiU : Aliiw tt t9.Uf . ; Heiitunber. ta.n < i.W ; Oi-loher. t4.K illj , Nnvcinbrr. .IM J.ST. nr'omlwr. VJ.3ffit33 ; Junnnry. llUld.t > S. S < T I.OflH. Maj . - COTTONSlwlyi inM- dHnif. ' , ules , 3W ) Inl. j tiilHm | Ito bi | < * ulnpniTK. MO lm | M ! " * , IKiOi ) Lnliiu iUI.r.HTON. M. y K fOTTON HecelliU. : twltfj. iitocfc 1J.4U lulctt inlJ'll'Ds. ' < - ' , 1U COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL Wheat Was Weak Ycstorday and Ono Oont Lower Than Friday , CORN WAS EASY WITH LITTLE DOING I'rovlslonn Wcro Dull Within n Five-Cent lunjo ! Lower 1'rlccs fur I.lvo I logs unit tliu llroiik InVlicut Cuunctt lviislnc .i. CHICAGO , May 2(5. ( Wheat was weak to day , closing lo lower than yesterday. Free selling , flno weather , weak cables and lack of outslOo demand wcro responsible for the decline. Corn closed % o lower and pro visions slightly lower all around. Opening trades In wheat showed from y > o to % c decline , nnd , after selling up Vic , reacted % c , advanced from Vic to % c , sold oil about Vic , became steady and closed easy. The general tone was weak , notwith standing bad crop nowa. There was steady liquidation by "longs" on stop loss orders nnd free selling by prominent local "bears. " St. Louis , which was credited with covering qulto freely a few days since , was supposed to bo putting out fresh lines today. Corn was easy within a % c range. The flno weather and the action of wheat were factors In causing moro liberal offering. Oats were weaker , but price changes for July were within Vic limits. The weakness In wheat and corn , the weather and liberal receipts were the bear Influences ! Provisions were dull within a 5c range. Lower prices for live hogs and the break In wheat caused easiness , but the close showed but a slight decline. Compared with last night July pork Is 2V4c , July lard 2Vic and July rlba Gc lower. Vessel rates firmer at IVic for corn and from IV&c to lc for oats to Buffalo and 2c for corn to Kingston. The leading futures ranged as follows ; Articles. | Open. | High. | Low. I ClOBoT" Wheat , No. 2 May . 64 July. . . . . . . . Hopt 07 COW OUH Corn No. ! i. . May 37 .10M July SB i&H S8H " " " " ' " OatHNo.2. . . May. , S3M June 33M 33 H July 30H m Sept 20 Pork per bbl May 11 74 ! ! ! 11 72 July 11 77 11 80 11 70 11 80 Sept 11 00 Lani.lOOlus May 6 00 0 00 0 85 0 87H June (1 7G July. U 7'JH I ) 7S 0 70 0 7'-'K Sept 0 70 077H 0 70 0 70 Short lllba- May ( I 12H 0 10 a 10 July 0 1'JM (1 1HX 0 10 0 10 Sept 0 I'-'K u ir a 10 (1 12W Cash quotations were as follows : FLOtJll Winter straight . Ji40O2.C5 : winter patents , $3.SOff3.iX > : pprlnB stralRhts. Ji.:0 2.Ci ) ; EI > rliiK patontH , $3.1003.50 : baker , $1.7002.00. WI1BAT No. 2 sprliiB , BJKO hc ; No. 3 Bprinc. nominal ; No. 2 red , B3 > JSp53i > ic. COIlN-No. 2 , 37c ; No. 3 yellow. 37WC. OATS NH 2. 33'/4c ; No. 2 white , 37c ; No. 3 while. rVi@3GV9C. IlYH No. 2. 4oV4e. I1A11I.10Y No. nominal ; No. 3 , C23lc : No. 4 , 47 K.2c. KLAX SnHD No. 1. J1.33. TIMOTHY rinED-Prlrne. $1. PUOV1.SIONS Mebi pork , per hlil. . tl.708 > 11.72H. Ltird. per 100 llw. . JG.83iffO.87l6. Short ribs sides ( loose ) . SG.lSttG.17tt ; dr > - salted shoulilera ( boxi- l ) . S3.75S6.0U ; short clear sides ( boxed ) . JC.CJ fiC.87',4. WHISKY Distillers' nnlshed goods , per enl. , The follownii ; were the recount ) ana shipments for today : On the Prodiica oxchanzo to-lay-lho bntujr-imr-i kot was atoady ami nclnnodu craainery , 14a Iphc : dairy. lOSlUHc. KZKB , steady and un changed ; strictly fresh , 10O10&C. NEW VOKK OKNKHAI , AtAltKKT. Yesterday's Quntatlnna on Flonr , Grain nnd Provisions , Jlctuls itr. NEW YOIIK , Mny 20. FI.OUH Ilecelpts , 17- 100 bbls. ; exports. 11,100 bbls. ; sales , B.300 plcgs. ; nomlnil In olraenco of any demand nnd on decline In wheat ; city mill patents , $1.0304.30 ; winter patents , S3.2103.33 ; city milt clears , S3.5i O3.CO ; winter straights , S2.COfj > 3. ! > 5 ; Mlnntsota patents , S3. 4003.83 ; winter extras , S2.0032.CO ; Minnesota bakers , S2.10O2.40 : winter low grades. Sl.COff2.03 ; spring low grades , Sl.CO1.83r spring extras , S2.S003.30 : southern flour , dull : common to fair extra , S2.002.SO ; good to choice extra , S..U ) J.50 : rye Hour , llrm ; superfine , S2.6002.S5 : fancy , S2.83W3.10 ; buckwheat Hour , nominal. lIUCKWHKAT-Uull ; ranise , C8 73c. COHN MnAL Dull ; yellow western. S2.C5 ® 2.70 : brandywlne , $2.70. It YU Nominal ; boat loads , G303CC. , 11AHLI2Y Nominal ; Canada , Ii7c. IIAItLRY MALT Steady ; western , 85o ; six- rowed. 83SS30. WHKAT necclnlH , 105,500 tin. ; exports , 32,200 bu. ; sales , 1,143,000 bu. futures and C3.000 bu. Bpot. Spot weak ; No. 3 led , In store nnd ele vator , OGVtc ; nllont , C7iO57c ! ; canal f. o. b. , ailoat , No. 1 northern , cr/lic. Options declined nil the morning on good crop nttws , foreign soilIng - Ing , llerlln nnd 1'arl.s advices nnd llquliljtlons. July touched the lowest price of iccord nnd the close was weak nt Htc net decline- . Close : May , DCVic ; June , SOHifMHc , closed at 5Cc ; July. 67 U-16B3S 1-lCc , closed nt 67o ; August , closed nt CS',4c ; Septi'inher , COJjCO I-IO . closed nt COc ; IJecember , KHitsKt U-lCc. closvd at C34c. ! COIlN-nccelpts , 7,000 bu. ; o.\poit3. 25,300 hu. ; snles , 110,000 bu. futures nnd 17.000 bn. ppot. Spot market dull and weaker ; No. 2 , 42 > ic In ele vator ; 43c afloat ; steamer mixed , 421K' . Options uenkrni'U by lurtio receipts and sympathy with wheat and closisl nt ? io net decline : lilay , closed nt W.c ; July , 43'lir43'/U' ( ' . closed nt 43c : August , 43t43Xc , cloaid at 4JKc ; September , closed at 4 Ute. OATS Receipts , 22,800 hu. ; 'experts , 200 bu. ; sales. 15.000 bu , futures nnd 1,000 hu , unit. Spot maiket very dull : No. 2. 40o ; No. 3 , 30'ic ' : No. 2 while , 4l'ic ; No. 3 white , 43c ; track , mixed west- cm , 4tQ12c ; track , white western , 4. ! > :447c ; Hack , nhlte Htatc , 42' VITr. Options very dull , wllh a ncaker tone tit'tc \ net decline ; Mny , closed nt a'ic ) ; June , closed at SSc ; July , closed nt 37Ti ; H.'ptembei , 31 0. HAY Steady ; shipping , JO. 0050.30 ; good to choice. S7.nOB'J.OO. HOIT Steady ; slnte. common to choice , tif 17o ; Pacllle eoast. 12 17c. IIIUis Uull ; Hct Bulled New Orleans , sc- licteil. 43 lo CJ Iha. , 4'/45T4c : Toxai selected. 43 to DO Ibs. . 4ff3c ; llurnos Ayres , dry , 20 to 21 ll > s. , nU Slow : hemlock sole , lluenos Ayrei , HKH : t > > heavy wclKhlF , ISfttSc. I'llOViaiONH-liecf. llrm : family , S10.SOO12.50 ; cxtn mvts , J-i.Olir .Sfl ; beef hams , SIS ; city , extra India inesi. SI8.0020.CO. Cut meats , btendy ; pk-kled bellies , GU4 7c ; pickled Bhouldcrs. 5 > ic ; plcklrd hnms , inv c. Ijird , nominal ; western stenm. cloned nt (7,10. nominal ; May. closed nt S7.3. . nominal ; July , J7.1 * . nominal ; ledneil. dull ; eonllni-nt , S7.70 ; S. A , , 18 ; compound , CHrCc. Pork , dull and Btendy ; new mow , Jt.i.ooo-n.W ; extra prime , Jli.Mtin.iM ; family , U. & U.OO. l'onX > N > iKI > Ollj Innrtlvn and practically nominal ; pilnin cinide , 23a ; off crude , 2C : iia ; yellow butter nr.idoj , 3in33u ; prlmu yellow , 32yt j/.Uc : prime white. 3Cff37o ; cnolco yellow. Sic ; ji.'llmv nit grnde , 31'ii > J2c. UUTTKlt-llnlet : western dairy. Sffllle ; west- em creamery , 13f)17u : western factory , SOllc ; Hlglns , 17c ; state dairy , HOliJHc ; stnto creamery , Wine. Clliisn-Wpaker ; state , S OlOc ; part nklmi , a'.MiSe ; full sklma , We. IKICIS riteady ; state nnd Pennsylvania. 12 ® 13o ; wemurn frrih , lIKWHo ; caves , JJ.50fl3.Oy ; ri'eelpt.i , ll,2Sj nkKs. TAM.OW Steady ; city ( S2 iwr pkg. ) , 4 o ; country ( pligs. ftce ) . 47ic. Piri'UOl.lJDM Klrnij united closnl at S7'ic ; WaiilllnKldn. blilt. . tic ; NVnglilnslon , In bulk , S3.50 : rrllnvd. New York. J3.15 : Philadelphia and lUltlnmre. 15.10 ; Philadelphia and Ilalltmoro , In bulk , SI to. HOSIN I.'lrm ; strained , common to good , J1.2S 01.35. TUllPKNTINE Klrm : 30'S031c. lllfi : Steady ; domestic , fair to extra. 186o ; Japan. 4i ISr. AIOIuVSSis : Steady ; New Orleans , orxn ket tle. Kood lo chiller , SMrJCc. I'K ) tllON-Dull Kcotch . . - ; , JI9.W8K.W ; Amer ican , Jii.ooyi3.w. c-oPl'iil-i3iilrl : ; lake. .23. M-IAU-gulct : doinealle. J.1.SX TIN Xomlnut ; plates dull ; np-llcr nominal. Nt. I.imu ( ifiicntl .tlitrknt. OTI.OUIS. . Mnyri.OlIHqulet. ! . stfaJy. WllITAT Wiik. demn > llzed. ftftnc lower ; No. 1 ic.1. mill. 50'io ; May , SlJtct July. 53 qj Sep. dulni ; . lhlnK doing. 1II1XN ia t tniek. Clo Md. KI AX HiiJl : > 1I.IJ. nomlnnl. TIMOTHY S13Ulk-IJni-h n .l ; SlWffl 00. HAY IX-nunnlUeJ. l.vH nomUilly u prlum to rhjlcii timothy. 19.OOmu.OU. HUTTElStMillor ; trlclly f rm > creamrry , 11 KOOrt-i I lgh.fr t Se. I.IAI : > - KM in : llll. st'iiriiinull : : ; uis. lOIlN' MUAI , SI tf.CO. WHISKY- HSSfl IV COTTON 11KA I'ndnmcrJ ; tVc ( 1.00. UAI1UI.NM nuluiiiKoU. 4V ; ( ( k- . I'IH\ ISIOVVry < julel ut a haru decline. Tori ; , standard mess , Jebbln , Jlt.Jj. Ijitd. prim * ctni , . Hi choice. t.7t. Df ult meats , loom shoulder * . 13.73 ; \ < mtt * and ribs , S4.2i ) ; shorts , S4.S5. ttffm , pxclcnl shoulders , . S : lt > niri , SJ ; tlb < , SJ.K } , uliorls , S7.2 ? . HKCKUT8 Flour. 4..CT bbls. ; wheat. 19,000 bti. ; corn. m.W bu. ; fll . 45r bu. HHU'MHNTH flour , ATBO bblK.j wheat , 4,000 bu , ; corn , 75,0)0 bu , ; oittjfy 9OW bu , WOOI , MAItKr.T. Illildlnc ; nt tlio I.oiuloii U'unt Snlo Showed rnimml t'orniiiutlon. LONDON , Mny % > . fljicro was an onllnnry assortment nt the wool auction sales today nnd the Melding nan grncniily nnlmnted for the lietter sorts nnd rnthe .tJraKglnK for the other kinds. Trance and Germany bought well , but the home trada as aul.'ler. There was few cnm bmls nnionff tlni offerings. Then * were lO.Wt bales offered today , of which l.GW wive withdrawn. The following nre th onlea In dftnll ! Sydney , 2,941 bnlr > , Bcoured , 7d to Is 5d ; ( juecnslnnd. 727 bales , scoured , 7d In Is Id ; Kfonsy. fid to 8,1 ; Victoria , 2,937 , bales , scoured , M to Is 3d ; greasy , 6d to Is Id ; Adelaide , 2.01'J bales. scoured , iVl ti Is Id ; ureany , 3d tj t > \ ; New Zealand , 7C9 bale , sciiurei ] , 7d to 8d ; greasy , & 1 to 10d : Cape of flood Hapnnd Nntnl , WJ bale * nenunsl. Is to 1 * 4d : grraiy , M to 7,1. ST. I.Ot'IH , May fO.-WOOb Steady , with di > - mand best for tots running to straight combing. how wool neglected. I , oral Prmlncn .l HUTTIin The market on packing slock Is looking up n little , which in ly be due In part tn the fact that there 11 more grns * butter coming nnd the general minllly In Improved. There were Homo buyers ho talked ns hlnh ns So for good grasi packing stock nnd as low ns 7c for hay butter. Onod country butter U quoted at It tfHo. nnd sep.irator creamery nt H 17c. KOfl.S The market remains In the same notch where It has been for so long n time. It Booms ns If the price has been eHlubllshed for so long it time that It U hard work to break away from It. flood stock. 9c. I.IVIJ POUI.TIIY The week closes with the market decidedly wenk nnd lowrr. .Shippers have been piling In poultry at a rate that has made It Impossible to keep the market cleaned up and still maintain prlcci. Old bent hnd to go nt 60 , nnd roosters nt 3i4e. The demand for other kinds of poultry Is rather light , though n limited quantity 1s salable. Ducks , 7@7 c ; ban turkeys , 7 ? 8c ; Bubblers , Cc ; geese , Co. O AMU There ls no game coming nnd none wan led nt this senxon. VKAIy The receipts liaye been very Inrge nil the week , but dealers have managed to keep the market pretty \sclt cleaned up nnd prices have been pretty well maintained. Uood fat veals were quoted at 6ffi7c , with sales of the best largely nt die. PiailONS There Is n demand for old pigeons. but young birds that are not strong on the win ? are not wanted. Old birds , per doz. , S1.50@1.CO. Viai2TAlltU : l. OLD BEANS The market la steady. Neither the demand nor supply Is very heavy nt this point. California hand , picked navy , t2.15ft2.23 ; western navy , J1.WW2.00 ; common white beans , II.GOO1.83. ' ONIONS New southern onions arc quoted at S4 per bbl. Top onions are plenty at 130230 on ardors. POTATOES The potato market has been very weak during the past eight or ten days , but there Is perhaps a little firmer feeling than there was nt the commencement of l.mt week. Some pretty good stock has .sold on track ns low as 75o to peddlers. On Saturday i Jobber paid ns high n > i 80o for a car lot on track. Good slock suitable for shipment Is quoted at MffMo. CAIIUAOK The supply of cabbage Is light and arrivals nre very Irregular , to such an cx- tont. In fact , that It Is not nlwnys nn easy mat ter to pick up just what Is wanted to 111 ! orders. Good shipping stock on orders , 21ic. ASPAHAGtlS Good homo grown stock , 330 lOc per doz. on orders. PIR PLANT Home grown pie plant , 242V c on orders ) . TOMATOHS There Is n wide range In prices oa In quality , but choice nnd renlly desirable shipping stock Is worth S3.CQ on orders. GltnKN VIMSDTAIILKH Hadlshcs , per doz. , 200J3c ; lettuce , per doz. , 3'WIOo ; cucumbers , Jl. 2301. DO ; paisley , per floz. , 303M3c ; beets , per doz. , COc : water cresi , per case , 1C boxes , Sl.'J. ' NKW BRANS Ilecelpts ore large nnd It re * quires qulto an effort on the part of receivers to keep the market cleaned up. \\'ax bean , on orders , ' , -i bu. basket , tl.-S ; string beans , 1 bu , basket , SI > r& PEAS The market wnsi overrun with peas nt the close of the week , and Vt hu. baskets were billed out nt SI. - CAULIFLOWER-Tho * . 'Aiarkct ' Is fnlrly well supplied with good stocks On orders , S2.23 per doz. ' 'i FRUITS. STnAWIinnniES Ttrert ! were over 730 cases of berries leported In by" express , nnd In addi tion to the fresh receipts , there were a good many holdovers among the offerings. The qual ity of the fresh receipt ! } averaged good. The Jefferson City and St. I > ) ul3 stock was very fine , but Nevada , Mo. , .sent In some poor stock. Choice stock on orders. 41.23. CHUnniKS The supjily of chert Ics on the market wasliberal. . In.iuJ'lltlon ' to the remnant of the fruit from FrtdayWblg nuctlon ttale there were some fresh receipt's uy express ; good ship ping stock. SI.25W1.50 aOOSEUKHUIliS Thcro was Bome Inquiry for green gooseberries , but uot many .In ; good stock , per 21 tit. case. S2.75. , / TROPICALFIIUITS. . BANANAS It has beonmo easy matter to get bananas lately , There liaVe Keen fMr * , sales ( n New' OrleanW. ' 'A ' gooU deal of the stock shipped to maikct Iraa boon' t 9 gtecn , nnd "It has been almost Impossible In many case * to 111 ! orders wllh such stock as wasSvanted ; good stock , per bunch. S2.00aa.50. LEMONS There have bc n very few day of real good lemon weather thin far this season. When warm weather really comes dealers look to see n uch ( Irmer lemon market. Fancy lemons , GOO size , S4 ; fancy lemon * , 3GO size. S3. 73 ; choice lemons. 3CO size , S3.50&3.75. ORANGES With the In.irkct full of berries , the demand Is very limited for oranges , nnd the supply on the maiket Is nmall. Mediterranean sw ets. S3. SO ; California seedlings , S3.23. FIGS Faney. per lb. , 12l , 15c DATES Ilallowccs * . C3 to 70-lb. boxes , per Ib. , BUc. PINEAPPLES Choice , per doz. , S2 ; small , $1.75. MISCELLANEOUS. HONEY California. 15c ; dark honey , 12 c. MAPLE SYRUP Gallon cans , per doz. . $12. NUTS Almonds. 1517ct English ualnuts , 103 12o : filberts. 12c ; llrnzll nuts , IOC. CIDER Pure. Juice , per bbl. , $ C ; half bbl. , $3.23. APPLE BUTTER-Pcr M-lb. palls , $1 ; half bbls. . 3Vjc per lb. HIDES No. 1 green hides. 24c ; No. 1 green salted hides , 3c : No. 2 green Baited hides , 2c ; No. 1 veal calf. 8 Ibs. to 15 Ibs. , Gt.Sc ; No. 2 veal calf. ' 8 Iba. to IS .Ibs. , 4c ; No. 1 dry Hint hides. Cc : No. 2 dry flint hides , ' 3q ; No. 1 dry salted hides , 4c ; part 'cured hides , He per lb. less than fully cured. SHEEP PELTS Green salted , each , 25'iJCOe ; green salted shearlings ( uhort-wooled early skins ) , each , 50l3c ; dry shearlings ( shoi t-wooled early skins ) . No. 1 , each , Ofi'lOc ' , dry Bheai lings ( short woo led early pMna ) . No. 2 , each. Cc ; dry ( lint , Kansas nnd Nebraska butcher wool , pelts , per IK. actual weight , CifSc ; dry Hint , Kansas and Nebraska murrain wool pelts , per lb. , actual weight. lCc ; dry ( lint , Colorado butcher wool pelts , per lb. , actual weight. 4 We ; dry flint , Colorado murrain wool pelts , per lb , , actual weight. 46Gc. TALLOW AND GREASE Tallow , No. 1. 4VJO 4Uc ; tallow , No. 2 , S ffSTic ; grease , white A , 4Wc : grease , white K , 4c ; grease , yellow , 3c : grease , dark , z e ; old buter. ZSMVsc ; beeswax. prime , ISfflSc ; rough tnllow , 2g2' c. Minneapolis AVIioat Dlarknt. MINNEAPOLIS , May 2G. The wheat market ranged about Ho to % c lower than yesterday. Cash cloced nearly > o below the previous day , but the average Hales were nearly % o lower. Receipts were larger than usual , amounting to 181,200 bu. ; shipments. 18,000 bu. , which would show n small surplus of Bama 10,000 bu. nfter ic- duclng the amount giound by the mills. The weather condltloni vscro generally called good for growing ciops. with few exceptions , among thosA bolnn dty wenlher In thu tnutein portion of South Dakota. MuHt of thu available novva cntno fmm tlio crop cutlook In North Dakntn nnd nearly all portions of Minnesota. The mar ket closed : Mny and July , 57' c ; September , Ke. On trnckr No. 1 huid , CO c : No. 1 north- ein. CUc : No. 2 northcin , D7c. The total re ceipts of wheat nt Minneapolis for the week were 90'i,000 bu. , nnd ut Uulnlli ami Hupeilor , 93,000 bu. Receipts nt nil winter und spring wheat points wcro light , with the exception of New Yoik , which received about 100,000 bu. loss than Minneapolis. Flour was weak nnd sales slow , quoted nt $3.35 to S&50 for patents , nnd $2 to J-.30 fur bakers. . Kansas City .llnrkot.s. KANSAS CITY. May ,25. WHEAT lo lower ; No. 1 hard. 47V4WISc ; No. r i red. 43c ; No. 3 red , 4C047c : rejected. c. ' CORN-U@4r ! lower ; No. 2 mixed , MOSS'/io ; No. 2 while. 3aMO37Kc.tr" O.VT3 In good dcmanrJriNo. 2 mixed , ! C1/4Q > 37o ; No. 2 white , 37c. liUTTER-Qulet ; croanicry. 14jJ13c : dairy. i2niic. ; , EGGS Quiet nnd itcaMrf TUOTUc. REREIPTS-Whcat. 1,0 * ) , bu.j corn , l.OM bu. ; oats. none. . " " , , HIlII'JIENTS-AVheat.r i.6W ( bu. ; corn , none ; oats , none. _ H * lluffiilo iiriilii .llarknt. UUFFAIX ) . May ZO.-WllEAT-Dullj No. 2 red , CCc : No. 1 white , Me. rc CORN-No. 2 yellow , U5llic ! : No. 3 yellow , 43Vic : No. 2 corn , lUicr.Nc. 3 com , 4lc , OATS Good demand ; 'Nj 1 white. 41 ; c ; No. 2 while , 4Uic ; No. 3 whltt , tie ; No. 2 mixed , 19 _ Vmirlu ( Irnlji JIurkot. PKQRIA. May 20. coilN-Matkct dull and ( n ler : No. 2. JCo ; NojJS.'JCc. OATB-Market nulet rfm < l easier ; No. 2 white , 3JVO3Go : No. 3 white. 33 > SQ13Vic. RYE Maiket dull ; nominal. WIUSKY-MarKet flrm { ' | ilgh wine basis , $1.15. ' 1'rHfoYhiin7rjMiirkot. . SAN FltANCISCO , May 24 , WHEAT-Qulet ; December , S1.02K ; new Mllors. 9SVc. STOCKS AMU UONDS. Speculation Was Uiuottloil uud Irregular DurlnR Today's hrnlou. NBW YORK , Mny 26. The speculation waa unpettled and Irregular for the two hours < lurlnB which the Stock exchange wan open today , A fairly Kooil business was done which was pretty generally divided between the two accounts , for tnuiBuctlons nro In ( he main purchases tu coyer short contracts and sales to realize "proflts. Very few fresh line * were put out on either ride. I.omlon was not In the innrUet to nny extent - tent nnd the weakness for Anicrlcnn securi ties on ( ho London yxohanci hn < l n ileiir sIng * - Ing Influence on the urblirAUe ilurui hxre. Hu nr IrU In the d ullnii ) , lluctuullnt ; within a ror.ge of 3 per cent. Thorn was n pressureto veil the ttcck at the opening which caused a break of 1 % per cent , but supporting ; orders comlnc In cnnscd n prompt and complete recovery. A renewal of the selling movement , however , resulted In a steady decline until a loss of 2 per cent had been experienced , which was fol lowed by a recovery ofSo , the last sale beIng - Ing made at n decline of IKc on the day. Announcement ! * made on Mood authority both hero and In London that the next dividend In Now York Central , due In June , would bo declared at the resulnr rate , caused the ohurts to cover hastily In the parly dealings and caused an advance of 2U per cent. When the demand from this quarter was supplied the stock sagged off to the close , making n loss of I'.i ' per cent from the top price. The grangers wcro strong during the first hour and rose Ufjit per cont. the latter Rock Island , but In the later trading declined ViH per cent. After nn Irregular opening , the general market became Ftronc and the trend of prices was upward till nearly 11 o'clock , when the upward movement was clocked. During the next hour the speculation was rather feverish and unsettled , but In the final dealings recovered Its tone nnd closed fairly steady. The railway nnd miscel laneous bond market was strong throughout the day. The Post says : The market was rather ( rco from sharp work which has character ized the week. The standard stocks wcro notably strong at the start , reflecting doubt less the somewhat moro reassuring move ment of forclgn exchange. The closing prices showed fairly uniform Improvement. The following are the cloning quotations on the leading stocks of the Now York exchange - change today : The total Rales of atouKi today were lOj.urj shares , Including : American Sugar , 27,800 ; Itur- llnston. 5.GOO , Uhlcairo Clns. 9,400 ; Distilling & CnttlefecdlnK. 1.500 ; Uencinl nicctrlc , 5.2M ; Mis souri I'acinc , 3,900 ; Nntlonnl Lead , 4.000 ; New York Central , 4,500 ; Northwestern , 1,700 : North ern 1'acllle prefeircd. 2,000 ; Heading , 1,000 ; Itoclc Inland , 2,900 ; St. 1'aul , 12.000 ; Westein Union , 6,200. Now York IMonny JMurkot. ' NEW YORK. May 20. MONDY ON CAt , ! * Closed ensy at 1 per cent ; last loan , 1 per cent. IMtlMli , MEllCANTII.C PAI > 13K-214fl'l ' per cent. STHRLINO KXCIIANf.K Dull , with actual business In bankers' tilllu at Jl.tSi ; for demand nnd J4.S7'/4 for sixty days. I'ostod totes , J4.8S'i ( pl.OO ; commercial hills. Jl.SG' fifl.SGV SIIA'EIt CClSTIKICATHS-OIBflSc. GOVCHNMBNT UONDS Sttong ; state bonds , Inactive. The closing quotations on bonds : Fiimnrlul Notel , NEW OHI.BAN8 , May JC. Clearings , JK7.8K ) . PAIUS. May Id. Thrco per cent rentei , JOOf lOo for the account. 1.ONDON. May Zti. Tha amount of bullon pone Into tha llank ut Ungland on balance today , I2S1.0i . AN KIIANCIKCO , Mny M. Drafts , slfiht , 10 ? ; tfli'KrapM' . ' , It'c. . Bllvcr , Qi Wl'/ie. ' Mexican dollars. 52ic. I1OSTON. Mny IH.-ClearlnBs. $ IJ.220.a01 ; hnl- anre > , 11,721,897. l'ur the week , tJ4.'JJJUiu ; lul- anccu , p,2ioKl. I1AI.T1MOU15 , May M.-Clearlngii. I2.SOJ.3IS ; lialanccK. 5131.31 ; . For tha week , tl.UI2.JI ) ; lul- nncea , $ . ' .1J.OC7. MI.'MI'IIIS , Mny 25. Xcw York rxchungn s ll. Ine nt Jl ta ll.w inemluin. Cleatlnb'K , | 19SI2 ; bnliincen , JrM.Vil. I'llII.ADI'll.l'llIA. Mny 24. ClenrlnjM. S9.4I9.- J ; iMluncea , tl.-"J3Ui ( ; for tha week , Jil.HM.01J ; Uilnncea. JS.WO.O ) ; . CINNCINATI. Mny 2S. Nnw York cxchuriRC , 3l > 1rJ per cent. Cl.-/nlnr . JI.S.vi.iJO ; for the noclc. fll,709.4W ; wek l.inl year. I , CM.8W. CUIUAao , Mny 26. CIcarlnKS. $11,574,000. For the work , fJ.(51,000 ; correaiwndlni ; week last year. JS7.470.000. For l n exclmnu.- , dull and III in. lilnrlliii ; axrlmiiKi.nctuul , JI.k7TtWI.S3Si. New Yoik xchanK , l9 tVf-i premium. Money , ittndy , 4JJ8 p r com , HT ; IJ3I1IS. Mny -anrliiK . n.OS1.M : this w fk. IIJ. ' lS.Wl ; c.ure ixiiidln ( week li t y ir , SJI.ni.UO : lait i > ti-K. Jr..H'i.lW. H.ilnn n today. tnU'it ; IhU uu'k , H.OVI,341 ; correuiKindlnir wr k lux year JiSW.dl ; lnt week , J1.7i > ) .303. Mcney , dull , S97 per cent , L'sdmiuo un New Voile. 7io picmlnm bM. NB\V VOIIK. Mny2 . -Clcarlns * . | 73.Ml.fidi balances. V'.WI.H ) . for ( hi wool ; . Jlol.(2lU6 ( ; La I in < . } H3 < I ) > ! Tlio In-porla of ip ; | 0 for h week w r 11 J , 13V of which I77.00S w io KOJ | unit 'ii.Si' ' ) fllr r. i'h cxn rl or xprclu for tha \r -l ; ajn..unla to 14 it.37i cold and Jvli.SU sil ver , Thv Impoiti ot ct'neiul intrchandlii for tht Wt kv r JMI7(4I ; dry voodi , jl,01H,4JI. OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKETS Receipts for the Week Considerably Ahead of Lost Week and Last Year , PRICES IN CATTLE REMAIN STEADY llnmty Ilrovp * Sell nt tlto Top mill Ilctulri Hold Tlnn-UoRH Actlvr , but Lower Under 1'rcMiiro of Dm ! Wriilher. SATUKDAY , May 20. Ilccolpts of all kinds of stock show a sub- stahtlat Increase over last week and the cor responding week ono. nnd two years ago. The figures nro as follows : Cattle. Hogs. Shoep. Ilecelpts this weelc. . . . 15.011 19,301 C.sho Receipts last week. . . . 11.915 41.872 4.G01 Same week last year. . ll/TOO 29,070 ? ,4I5 Snmo week 1S9J. . . . . . . . 13.482 38.030 2,107 Thcro have been no very violent fluctua tions In the cattle market the past week. During the first throe days prices dropped gradually under the Influence of unusually heavy receipts. Wednesday's market was loc to 20o lower than the close of last week. Since then , however , prices have firmed up on account of reduced supplies and the do- cllno of the early part of the week was en tirely regained. On the whole , however , prices have ruled lower than for the previous week and general conditions nro about as unfavorable as they have been nt any tlmo. The market across the \vntor Is In bad shape , and strikes , lockouts and numberless In dustrial troubles have demoralized builncss at homo , seriously reducing the consumption of meat. The dressed meat men have thcilr coolers full and find It dimcult to secure a market for their product , while shippers and exporters nre naturally doing very little. VEIIY FAIU SATURDAY Til A DR. The market today was very nearly steady. Receipts were fair and the quality was about up to the average. Dressed beef men wcro wanting some cattle , but outsldo buyers were Indifferent nnd In many cases bearish. The haudy fat grades of steers moved readily ut about Friday's figures , while the usual dis crimination on the part of buyers against heavy cattle inado It difficult to work off anything weighing over 1,200 Ibs. . unless It was good , nt rather shaded prices. There was nothing In the situation to Induce sellers to hold on and a very 'air clearance was effected before noon. The cow market has been monotonously steady all week. Offer ings have been comparatively limited and good fat stock has commanded strong prices , while the common and canning grades have ruled slow nnd weak. Today's supply was rather larger proportionately than usual nnd the spread In values -was widened , the best grades selling stronger up to $3.85 and com moner and canning grades weaker down to $1.23. Veal calves sold at steady to stronger prices and heavy calves and yearlings ruled slow and caster. Hulls , oxen nnd stags were In very fair demand at Just about steady prices. Dry weather has demoralized the feeder trade , Increasing the supply und at the same tlmo reducing the demand. Supplies have been accumulating In the yards In specu lators' hands and prices have suffered a decline of anywhere from 30c to COc. In fact It Is hard to find a buyer at any price. This decline has placed feeders more In line with the way fat cattle are felling , but this fact affords little inducement to feeders whoso pastures are dried up or drying up fast. A good rain would help this branch of the business amazingly. Good to cholco feeders are quoted nt $3.00@3.30 , fair to good at $2.7G@3.00 , and the commoner grades at from $2.75 down. REPRESENTATIVE SALES : DHESHnD 11KEP. No. Av. Pr. No. Av. I'r. No. Av. Pr. a..1070 J2 75 2..10 i S3 G < i 18.1233 13 80 1 , . . . SSO 300 17.i.l2.'l 370 14..1211 380 1. . . . 720 300 13..10C7 370 22..1264 3 SO 1..1010 325 47..I13S 370 11. . . . ! MJ 380 1..130H 2 25 M..1072 370 I. . . ' . 311) 385 20..10JS 325 22..1150 370 l.t. . 8 < 0 385 4. . . . CC7 330 3..12S8 370 1..1060 3 S5 12. . . . 91)1 335 SI..1224 375 24..1167 385 3. . . . OW 335 27..1279 375 40..11CO SEE 2. . . . 905 340 39.,10iij 376 21..1193 385 13..1037 340 2S..1I-.S 375 18..1131 383 2..1310 3 GO 45..1101 375 18..1105 385 20. . . . 043 350 5..1210 373 19..12- 385 Jl. . . . 900 365 10..1250 375 25..1210 390 43. . . . C31 SCO 10..12SO 375 22..1361 390 20..1218 SCO 18..1144 375 20..1371 390 5. . . . 9S4 SCO 17..lira SSO 20..1352 395 1..1270 3 05 Cl.-.1201 3 SO 21.1224 4 00 1. . . . S40 3 C5 20..1101 380 40..1347 400 SHIPPING AND EXPORT. J2..123S 375 42..13M 380 20..132C 393 71..1212 375 17..JM5 390 17.,1107 400 3..113.1 380 MIXED. 28. . . . 921 253 9..1031 370 74..1001 380 3.1H 2 80 COWS. 2. . . . 855 1 25 1.-.1020 2 15 4. . . . 995 3 10 8. . . . i > 05 1 50 1. . . 1060 3 55 3. . . . 933 3 10 1. . . . 800 150 4. . . . S9J 233 5. . . . 710 310 8. . . . 850 ICO 2. . . . ! UO 250 9. . . . 920 315 4. . . . 965 1 CO 1..12W 2 CO 1..1500 3 15 1..1070 1 75 1. . . . 900 2 60 4..1270 3 20 1. . . . 900 175 - 4..1005 250 1..10SO 323 4..10-.0 185 1..1200 2 6. 6..1110 321 2. . . . 835 1 85 2..11)71 2 75 (3. ( . . . 530 3 25 1. . . . 720 185 2..1130 375 3. . . . 810 325 1..11.-.0 1 90 3. . . . 933 2 75 C. . . . 801 3 35 2. . . . 930 190 1..10CO 280 2.11110 3 2 > , . . . 0 190 11..10U 280 6..1116 325 It. . . . 910 200 7..10)5 290 1..1070 325 4. . . . 7.10 200 2..1230 300 18. , . . 950 330 1. . . . 910 200 2.,1133 300 4..1102 330 1..1220 200 1..I190 300 1. . . , &V ) 330 2. . . . 935 210 S. . . . 780 300 7. . . . 9)3 ! ) 335 7. . . . 910 210 3. . . . 830 305 1..11SO 3(0 1. . . . 900 225 7..11CO 310 2..1150 3 CO COWS ANI > HEIFERS , 2. . . . 703 2 25 20. . . . Oil 3 35 HEIFERS. 3. . . . 730 175 S. , . , Oil 200 1. . . . C20 315 4. . . . 300 1 S5 3. . . . 4S'J ' 2 10 26. . . . 875 3 21 B..v C 190 5. . , . C7J 220 60..8(8 350 7. . . . CI3 190 2. . . . 7CO 225 14..901 370 3. . . . SCO 200 19. . . . Ml 315 1. . . . 810 385 BULLS AND COWS. 8. . . . 977 2 CO CALVES. 12. . . . 1C2 2 25 8. . . . 113 3 CO 2. . . . 1C5 4 73 I. . . . 90 2 50 1. . , . 100 3 60 4. . . . 123 4S7G 1. . . . 100 3 00 7. . . . 143 I 25 6. . . . 110 4 73 5. . . . Ill 3 00 5. . . . 15(1 ( 4 50 3. . . . lfU 5 00 1. . . . 200 300 2. . . . 17.1 450 3. . . . 110 510 2. . . . 110 3 50 1.-HO 4 CO IJt.'LLS. 1. . . . 410 200 1. . . . 800 250 1..15M 275 1..1MO 225 1..10IO 250 2..1270 271 2. . . . GITv 223 1. . . . DM 250 2..1350 275 Z..1(00 225 1. . . . BOO 255 1..1IHO % 80 1..1400 235 1. . . . 701) 265 1..1680 280 1..1210 240 1..12IO 270 1..1000 2 S3 1 , . . . 930 250 1..1KIO 275 1..19JO SCO 1..1050 250 1..1780 275 1..1370 311 OXEN. 2..1010 200 STAC1S. 1..1020 2 75 2..nCO 3 25 STOCKKRS AND FEEDERS , C. . . . 311 200 40. . . . 5DJ 270 J2. . . . BIS 21)0 ) 1. , . . 4U ) 325 7..SOS 270 17. . , . 713 295 ! , . . . CIS 225 3 , . . . 410 275 SI. . . . 7 500 , 1. . . . 740 t 30 13. , . . 527 2 75 10 . . . 874 2 00 I..IOM 2 50 20. . . , 578 2 75 J..10ii 3 M 2. . . . 453 260 1. . . . 5.V ) 275 3. . . . 71j SCO 1. . . . 930 260 0. . . . CIJ 275 3. . . . 320 S 23 ! . . . . > 270 11. . . . Hi 283 1'J. . . . WO & 3D. S. . . . MO 3 70 ' COLORADO CATTLE. No. Av , Pr. No. Av. Pr. 49 cows 8J1 U CO It hclfcra. . . . t j 10 LIIIKltAL SUl'I'LY OF HOOB. The arrivals of hoga for the pant week have bpen on nn unusually liberal scale , ox- hlbltlng a marked Increase over thli tlmo last year of nearly 100 per cent , The quality ' has been generally good , with the avcrjg'e weight somewhat lighter than rectmtly. Thu week's supply runs prelly close to tO.OOO head , the heavle.it week's run In tivrr n year. Naturally , with ouch excessive re ceipts , prices Jmvo inlcil lower , although there has been a good general demand right along. The consumptive domain ! , however , owing to dull limes and the hot wvathur , hai not Improved nny , nnd so It hna boon n comparatively catty matter for packers to force lower prices. All clnsaen ot buyers ur'o Btlll exhibiting a preference for butcher weight und heavy graded , but not enough to caiuu much of a range of values , the spread scarcely oyr exceeding Jc or lOc , During the first hnlf of the week prlcoii went off lOc to 15c , but later part of this wan regained on more favorable news from Chicago , and today's decline puts prices back Co to lOc under last Saturday's -imitations , a compar atively Inilgnlllcant decline In view ot the executive supply. Receipts today wcro the heaviest slnco April r.1 , when , by a coincidence , exactly thu name number were received as were jifero today. A bearish feeling prevailed , and sell ers were all prepared for lower prlc . There was not a very vigorous shipping and speculative demand , but local pa etc era werti ready to buy freely Ht u lOn docllne. Fair to good hogs , re .ir'.lk3 of ivcl > ; lit , sold latgely at f4CO , wllh wine of the K-lter butcher weight and heavy lo.idn nt J1.C5 and R $4.70 top , ( iitd per , light , mis' " ! glut at JI.CO and J4.CS. Tia ! cleft ) was fjk , but the peas wore cleared In iirotty good On Friday most ot the hogs brought $4.76 , and on last Saturday the "bulk of the trading was at $1.65 and $4.70. RKI'RKHKNTATIVK SAt.KS , There was not by any means a heavy run of sheep today , but thcro were apparently more than the trade wanted. Supplies have been liberal all week both hero and elso- whcrc , and prices have gradually declined , the drop for the week amounting to 15@25c , The demand today was of the most Indiffer ent character , and the trade quotably dull at the above decline. Kalr to good natives arc quotable at J3.GO1.0 ! ; fair to good west' cms , $3.20-l,30 ; common and slock , sheep , f2.50iT3.L'G ; good to choice 40 to 100-11) . Iambi at $3.GO@4G5. Representative sales : No. Wt. | Pr , 101 western cwcn 00 $3 US KocolpU unit DlipoMtlon of Stuck , Oniclal receipts andillaposlttonof Hto2'tiiH'iown ' l > y tlio liookn 01 the Union -Sun' ! V-irU c3tiuti/ : for the tu only-four hours ciiiilnz at S o'clock i > . m , May''O. IbUl : UECBItTS. CHICAGO I.IVK STOCK IMAKICUT. There Wa9 Nothlnp ; In .Sight to Attract Prominent lluyoriM-Yojtcriliiy. CHICAOO , Mny SO. Only a Tiftnirm.of fresh arrivals came today. The good cattle wcrm all bought up on Friday , and there wa-s nothing at hand to attract the prominent buyers. A few scattering lots of fnlr steers nnd cows ami mixed stock were sold to local bulchcru , steera Urgc-ly at from $3.00 to $3.90 , nnd cows nt from $2 25 to $3.70. These prices wore considered about steady with thn valuea of the dny before. 'Tho nupply was dli < po etl of In good season , nnd the yardl nro pinUlcnlly clenral for Mondny'H run , which la estimated liy "the talent" chlelly nround 13,000 head. Three loads of Texas cattle wer on sale today , Rood lliMb. ) Bteem , but up to a late hour only ono loud hnd found Kale nt S3.CO. With 15,009 inoie IIOKH than arilvcd on thci clos ing dny lant week , mid Blnlo stock to swell th < total 10 neiuly 19,000 head , thla mnrUct ruled BlUBBl"h anil wcnk nt from 5a to 100 drclllU from Friday's vnlues. The early tiado was' very Blow nt the decline , hut ahlppcrs were In need of nc.iily ono-liair the ( refill arrlvnlH , nnd alei In the day llieru was model tao buylni ; by all dcaloia. The nveniRC market \\na linrcly 100 lower. There ua a 8'ilu of fancy 31'J-lb. hog * ut fl.OO , but SI. S3 wiu > reached In but feV..ln- | stances , the bulk of the coed to cholp < > , hog * Hi'lllnt : at from S4.73 to SI.SI ) , nnd , of cmiiue. rouKh and plain mixed lota , nt from Sl.SO to St. 70. I"'HS than 2,50.1 bead wen- led In the pen ! when thu malUft. closed , packers and Bhlppera having tnlicn nearly 17.000 lieiul. Monday's re ceipts lire estimated nt 28,000 tu 35,00) hcnil. 1,1-tiB than 2.000 sheep were lerclvoO today. Mont of the arrlvuls were of desirable Quality , and thn maikut had cnod tone to.lt. Filday'i prices wi'io readily paid for all good , fat mut ton aliot'i ) , nnd lamba nold quickly nt lOu ad vance. The pens wcru cleared In an hour , tha market cIoHlng dim ut priced well up to thu beat nf thn week. Thin , 85-11) . xluirn natlve.s Hold at " * S 23 , a bunch of 170 fnlr GS-lu. Texna Hhecp nt * ! SI.'J'i , and n doublu deck of cliolco 1 2-lb. No- bniBko. inutloiiB ut St. 10. A bund of 411 good M-lb. wooleU Mexican yearlings Hold at ; , * .l. , nnd 21 choice 81 ; | b. Mexlcnn yearlings at J3.CO. Shorn jcaillnit.s arc quotable nt from SI. 40 to SI. 90 , ami Kiiud & 0 to C'J-lb. ' t < pi1ne lumbs at from J3 to S5.W. Itec'elptH : rattle , SOO head ; oalven , 150 head ; hot : ? , ] iX head ; nheei , l.SOO head. The nvenlni ; .Icnnnul irporta ; ( \\TTIjl3 Hecdi'lB , iOc ) head ; four cars Texnna ; inarKet dull , but atendy ; prlmo lo extra natlvo Hleorx , SI.-3OI.50 ; nu'diuin , $3.'Wif4.10 ; TnxiiiiH , S- . ( > nft3,2.i. IIOOS lUrclptN , 10,000 henil ; niaiket f , 10o lower ; guoil clcnrancu ; lough heavy , JI.10OI.C3 ; imckiTB nnd mUed , SI.70iffl.KOi prlmu heavy nnj welchta , JI.80l.S7'/ji | nssortnd light , AND I.AMIlS-Hecelnts , 1.MO head : maikct Bteaily ; top nheop , JI.K ( > yi.73 ; tup lambs , Sl.10ff3.30. _ Kunsus City I.lvo Ntuolc Inrknt. KANHAS CITY , May 20. aATTI.H-Itfi'elpta , I , COO head ; shipment : * . 70) head ; inaiKet xlcady ; Texas mrvin , $3.C1W3.C."i ; TCXIIH cpwri , t-QXCl-W hli > i > lni ; pteori" . M.'Oifl.M ; natlvn CIIWH. SI 80S 3.r,0 : Btoclur niul fe lriD , S2.7."iQ3.S3 ; btillM , ? 'J.21 3. < 0. lions ItccclptB , C.COO head ; vhliimentii. 300 licajlj mnikct weak to Co lower ; hulk , SI.G I.CO ; liMixIfH. J4.r > ril.7li li.tiki-rB , SI.IMGH.7Q : mixed , ll.Mfpl.BOi ll htrt , SI.4UWI.CO ; Yorkers. UII.-3 , SI.K fl.W. Kinii : : > Hoi.HlitM. | lOO head ; iihlpmcnU , 1.101 h'-ud ; market steady. Sioux City I , hi. Inck Alnrlcrt. H10UX CITY , .May 20.-110flH-lli.cr-lptii , 2,201 li-iid ; > ciiti > id.iy , l.lmV head : Khlpments , 1,3A I't'.idi inaik'-t stung hut la Ittfer nt SI.DOiit.wJI ' bulk. SI.,5H.57'.i. I'.vrri.lltctelplii , 100 linul ; ymlfiilny , 181 hcul ; khlpnunt * . 4W l.ciiiJ , market Hat : feadniH , J'i'iC.t'i ; > oarllni ; , . : Vi(3.-0 ( ; vows , SI , 2JJJ3.00 : bullu , Sl.iOfd.iVi ; oxen , )1..V ) 3.)0. ( ) fit. I.oulH l.l vo Hlrii-K j\Inrknt. ST. LOUIS. Muy : o.-c.vrri.i-it-ifiitK. : | < M head ; Hhlpiiu-ntii. W ) head. Jilail.H ilcudy at yrnti-rday's prlrvs. IH.Wllovoll'tu ( , 3,2'M ' head : Bhlpnientv. 2M held. Mnrki't eimler , tniDn lower ; KO'M llKllt , SI.70R1.73 ; K" < xl hea\y , S . " 3. Slliii'-ltecrlpt8. : : liiMie : fhlpmellU , 00 head. Market steady , without ihungc. Mock In Sight. Keconl of rocelptB of llyo Block at the four lirlneUnl yards for tiaturil.iy. May yo , IHOli Cattln. Hora. Shoen. South OniahU. , . . . . 2,010 H.JilJ S3J- Chlc.iuo , . 3UO 111,000 J.50U KaiiHas City , . , . l.ui'O ' ri.flOil 100 ti. ionis . -too : i,2iio . . . , , , . Totals. . , . . " -T)40 ! ) UuJOa ' . ' .TuO Toledo drain 'Murkut. TOI.RDO. May 20.-WlIlAT-Qiilel ! : l/o , J. ca h and May , Wlio ; July , il'/jc ; Auvuit , WHo ; Hcptomher , MVio. COUN-null : No. 2 cash. S8c ; July. 3Jc. r ; No. 2 mixed , 3Sc ; No , i whlto , . KYII IIai-y : cash , tic. ti.OViil ii-iJ-I.o : cr. dull ; prlmu ca-ili , 5.M ; Octolwr , JI.70. WM , LOUDON , Commission Merchant CrAIN AND PROVISIONS. Prhato ulrti to Chicago uud N w York. All hutlnea * trdcri placud un C'ulcana llourj c { Trade. tvrr pouOfiico < w > llclt < il. Offi'nxnn I , Nuur Vork Lift
