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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1894)
I flTT CK1. I.QO/t. trt CONDITION OF OMAHA'S ' TRADE I' > I'r r ' in the Staple Lines Holds Up Ko- markably Well , COLLECTIONS AS A RULE SATISFACTORY Senionnlilo flood In All t.ltic * SloTlnp Quito Frrrlr llolh lu Itrtall and .lobMne Way HMcht Iticrciise In Hunk Clearing * I.l o Slock. Tha Jobbers report a continuance of the very fret ) movement of staple lines of seasonaljle BOO < ! S during the past week , and quite u number of the houses have been very busy In lining urRenl orders. That the demnml should keep up In the faceof the very'wnrm weather of thu past few < luys would seem to bo a most encouraging feature , as Indicating on the part of the retail tnulu ot tht > country no little con fidence lu the future. Collection ; ! have nlao been pretty fair , thouKh It has been neces sary to Klve considerable attention to this brunch of the business In order to keep every tli ( UK up close. Considering- general conditions af fecting a considerable iwrtlon of that sec tion of Ihe country tributary to this market , the alwve Is certainly n very encouraging report , as reifards the Jobbing lm.ilne.- . It must , however , be borne In mind that this npplles more particularly to those lines \vlik-li nre usually classed ns neces sities during the winter und early spring months : Among the tinea represented by this class nre boots and shoes , which have been In nctlve demand , anil all tha houses ongiiKeJ In handling Koods of that descrip tion rejiort a. very satisfactory trade. Some of thu liuusvH , If not all , have been forced to keep their order and shipping clerks at work overtime , and It has been n can- Htant struggle to keep tven with the Ue- munds of the trade. The boot and uliot- trade would appear to be in a very healthy cantllllon all over the country , Katiturn manufacturer * report great diillculty In flllrng I tile orders , and not a few have al ready booked as many orders IIH they can take care of between now nnd the time when It will be noees-tary to commence work on nprlng goods. Much of the tnulu coming- Omaha In tills line Is new trade. Omaha Is recognized us one of the best markets In the west Itf this line , and a ROOd niany of the larger retail merchants who formerly placed their ortleru In the past aru now coming to Omaha tu make their purchases. The demand for dry goods continues lustlve. and Jobbers In that line are highly pleased with Iho results of the past two months. They have placet ! an unusually largo number of new names on their books , muuy of them being the largest retail houses In this section of the country. In fact. 1 ( la thu largest IIOHS.JM which have In the past been the most dllltcult to se cure thai have been coming to Omaha this year , and there Is every reason to expect that they will dontiirue tu do their buying In this market from this time on. The Jobbers of rubber good.4 report n very satisfactory trade In boots and shoes , rub ber clothing , etc. This Is a business that has made rapid strides during the past two or three years In this city. Tlie Jobbers of rendy-made clothing re port a good demand for heavy suits nnd overcoats , The tratle In hardware has been fair In a jobbing way during the past week , and if anything a little In excess of the busi ness of thu prcvloud week. The trade , however , bus been rather featureless and the maiket ijulet so far as any changes In prlcea nre concerned. The grocery Jobbers have been enjoying a very satisfactory business , nnd trade In this Hue Is really holding up better than many had reason , to expect that It would. The section of the country covered by the houses outraged In this line Is so wide that they liavo not felt as mucli as they would otherwise the unfavorable situation in partH of tills state resulting from the loss of crops. It Is a noticeuDie fact In this line that the noodst that nre being orderetl nre for the most part staple lines , fancy seeds being neglected. Thu Jobbers carrying holiday goods are anticipating a very fair trade. In spite of all drawbacks. Omaha Is a much larger market for goods commonly classed as toys .IbHii many .merchant In the country CLru.iiwarq of ( and this pity CMUI boast of at least one house that carries a larger line than Is to be- found in any other west ern city. During the past week there has been a slight Increase In the bank clearings over the corresponding week of last year , which brings Omaha close up to the average lor the whole country. During the past month or more the clearings of the national bunks of this city have not been at all satisfac tory to those wljo expected a speedy re vival In. business. The short corn crop In Nebraska , linn canned a very free marketing of live stock during the past two months. From the first of Iho year up .to the present date 1,572,009 liogs have been received nt this point , which Is a gain of 414,079 , as com IKircti wth the corresponding- period of ' last year. Such a larjre Increase In the 'marketings OalTtiot fall to drain thecoun try of hogs , nnd next year the result will bo a scarcity of marketable stock of that kind , The Immediate result of forcing such a. large number of hogs upon the market has been to depreciate prices , both on thu live stock nnd the product. 1're- vlous to the break In the provision mar ket IDurope , csi eclally Hngland , was a heavy buyer of the product , which helped to sustain pi ices , but the load was too heavy , and the market broke. In the case of caltk * , there has been no Increase In the arrivals this year. Since theIlrst of the year 619.303 cattle havu been received at South Omaha , show- In a loss of 2.S91 cattle , as compared with last year. All the fat cattle appear to hava been cleaned out of the state , and as fewer young cattla than usual have been placed on feed ' the supply the coming spring gives promise of being light. A fuaturo of the cattle trade this full has been the very good demand for the commpn grades of cattle , which are known on the market as canners , mul which art- frequently In excels of the demand and a drug on the market. The active inquiry for * cattle of this kind has been brought nbout by the good export demand for canned beef. Not only ts South Omaha a large manufacturer of canned hoof , but Chicago packers engaged In the Rum line have been coming lo this market to buy c.in- ners , which tins stimulated the demand for that kind of cattle. Exports of canned leef , during the past few months have been somewhat larger than they were dur ing- the corresponding months of Ia.it year. 'According1 to Iho olllclal tlgures , which are now ? it hand , there were chipped during September & .1K.2M pounds , HH against i.OjO.ltXI pounds for the same month of 1S93. For last August the shipments to foreign countries amounted to G.t' 3.313 pound ? , us I,8l3,2fi0 pounds for the correspond ing month of U.st year. From this it will .bu 'noted that the gain for the two months amounts to I,9jl51 ! pounds. TliesL- figures would Indicate a much bet ter export demand , but they do not give " "Uny hint of one Important feature , nnd that Is the falling off In the trade with Kngland. That country has boqght less this year titan last , and th * Increase has been due to Increased shipments to France nnd to the far east. Kngland has been turning her pntranage toward Australia. Knirltsli statistics show tliat September inniortatloiis of American product were only 25,973 canes tills year , against Gl.'JSJ last year , and rU,2J cases In 1S3J. On the other hand , the Importation * from Australia in creased from 19.713 cases In. September , IKJi , to 24f > SU cases in ISM. and 31,210 cases In 1891. The returns for the nine- months ending September 30 are quite as significant. They tahow that out of n total of 659,211 cases received this year. 3S9.5J5 were- from the United States and MU.Olfl from Australia. Ijist year the United States furnished litt.sa ) eases nnd Australia only 203 , IM oases. In the yeur 1893 ( Ireat llrttnln drew no less than BI2.K12 , cnses from the United States , 'and only 167.KI cases from Australia. Dur ing ; the- latter year the cattle- supply In Australia wn.i somewhat short. Since then It has Increased , Improvements have been made in curing nnd packing the meat na well , On the- other hand , the American supply of cattle suitable for canning pur poses lias fallen off , ant ! tha cost has In creased sulllcfently ta check competition for Kngltsti business la some degree. The advance In American canners' prices has also operated to some extent In the pa me direction. The preliminary statement of heal , lUreau of Statistics chows that the total exports from the United States during the nina months ending September were 31.709.- 827 pounds In 1S9I. and 41,697,50 ] pounds In IStt. a fulling off of B,9JSOTC pounds. In the facet of this It Is claimed that supplies In tha United States nru below the avrrnge. and that some dltllcnlty ts experience * ! In Retting prompt deliveries at the present time. Some- authorities assert that the prospects for Ilia near future are rather unfavorable , afld that therf will bea gerlous scarcity of canned beef later on ihquld the coming- winter be a severe one In the cuttle raising district * . Cuffva Market. NKW YOnK. Oct. M.-C-OlTKB-Ojtlon otwnnl tuirvly tf.-ulr umlrr local pressure nJ b nr of ipectilatlva support iml clu4 itnaU ) ' t 19 points net ilKllnv. Kalts , 11,644 bars. In- cludtnjrs Noveinlx-r , Jtilij Uc mtr. . Ill.OOi * 11.68 ; Jgnunry , 110 , 5111 * , Ou ; March. iio.S3blll.90. ttpot. nio dull neil nominal ; Nil. 7. JU.75. MI1J. ' ! dull ) Cordova , llS.OOtfl9.OQ ; M | < > > , none , Witre- hous * deliveries from New York ycsUnldjS.BU Uijr i New York tloolt today , 11J.W3 luci ; Unite J ftock , JlJ.m burn ; n < wt for thetTnlteJ mates , 268,001 Ixigi , total vlslbln for the United Btatn. 4Um bun * . nciln t I2&00 l mn Urt year SANTOH , OctKlrm ; iroo.1 avernre Hantoa , 111.29 ; receipts , 2fl.OW b3K l ttork , IM.OOO bogs. KAMIR-ltO , Oct. M.-Ktrndy ; prices U pfc lower tf > U pfK higher , sales. ll.0"0 IHIITS , ItAVIlK , Oct. 20.-Opened quiet ; closed Uf net decline to Uf vilrnnce ; salm , 19,004 lui s. IHO 1 > H JANinitO. Oct. 20.-No. 7 Illo. 111.44 ; rtcha.ni ; > ' , ! 2Hd ; receipts , 10.00Ings ; cleared for the United Btnt < > . 9,000 hags , cleared for Kurope , tWO bags ; itock , 2JIW > bags. AH DUN JSKKS IT. Week Not All Hint M IK lit Have Hcon Do. slrrd , but I'mvpocts Kxcrlli-nt. Mr. W. II. Iloberson , manager of K. Q. Dun & Co.'s Mercantile agency In Omaha , speaking- the week's business feature * , says : "Warm weather has hlmtcred the retail dealers , and Bales nre not all they had hoped for , though trade has not been bad by nny means. The department houses and establishments which ore forcing' trade by tidvertlilnir cut prices claim to have had a fnlr week. Tnllors and clothing dealers make the loudest complaints , Local collections tire generally hard. "Jn Jobbing- circles the week has been good. Omaha Wholesale trade holds up well. "The deslructloti of the only shoe factory in the city WBH u setlous blow to the shoe trade , though fortunately the house most Interested had stock enough on hiind far Immediate ) necessities , and hopes to be able to supply orders from other sources. This Industry had grown nicely for a yetir or two , and was one of the promising enterprises of Omaha , ( ta destruction just at this time Is a misfortune to the town and the trade. "ISeports from the east are not altogether encouraging , though there IH a resumption of work In the factory districts. Wheat touched Its lowest point the past week , nnd cotton got down to the same level. Even corn has fallen off In price , owing to the limited export demand. Iron Is In better demand , titcel rails are ; now offered below English prices. "Jleports from Ihe interior show that farmers nru feeding a great deal of wheat. One corrextxjrulejit of this agency says he will feed 3. > , OUO bushels to sheep during the winter. Wheat feuding Is so general throughout the country that It must cer tainly reduce the enormous surplus. "A Chusi ! county correspondent , writing of the business outlook , siiys : 'Even with tlie drouth und hard times our business men are prospering untl doing a. gaud busi ness. ' "There Is a prevalent feeling all over the country that the November elections will remove the lost obstruction to the revival of trade. It matters less which party wins than that the agitation should cease. I'uoplo are adjusting' themselves to tlie conditions rapidly , and their chief concern now with politics Is to know what may be relied upon lu legislative circles for the future. "Tho extent of the general demoralization of trade la almost beyond conception , yet perhaps the following tlgures , taken from a. trade newspaper , may convey some Idea of the enormous slump In every direction , kast year over 32W miles of railway lines went Into the him Us of receivers , and from January 1 to October 1 of this year thirty-two additional roads , with 6,251 miles of track , followed. These roads represented a funded debt of JlS.j.000.000 nnd stock ag gregating 1176,000,000 , or more than J361.000.0X ) of nominal or actual value. During- the lust three months Hftcen roads with up wards of 3,000 miles and over $180,000lXW , of bonds and stork passed through this modern squeezing process , mid the receivers have- been discharged. Dur ing the nine months just passed this experience has been , enjoyed by thirty-one railroads , representing over $ : EO,000,00) ot securities. "It Is estimated Hint 30 per cent of the working people of America have been' In enforced Idleness nnd the output of our factories has fallen oft 41 per cent. This and other causes have reduced the annual per capita earning * of Americans by J3o. It is no wonder Ihe country has been de pressed. Hut there Is a bright side. The bottom of the depression wns reached In midsummer , and the future must sec an Improvement. The country cannot stand still , nnd America , responds more quickly than tiny other nation on the globe to new conditions. If we can turn the balance of trade this way for awhile ami find mar ket for our surplus wheat nnd cotton abroad or so arouse the sleeping Industries at home as to restore the normal home market we may all be happy yet , and within two years nnu ourselves again on the top wave of prosperity. " SNOW , CHURCH & CO.'S I'lRIVS. Uini.nnoirn.lileVcntlicr Kcspoinlble tor the lEotull Trmle Locally. Albert Anilriano. local superintendent of Snow , Church ' & Co.'s mercantile agency , writes : "There Is , some anxiety In the country owing to the lack of moisture. A heavy general rain would much benefit crops at this time. Unseasonable weather Is at all times unfavorable to trade , but especially during the last year has the slightest change of weather Immediately and notice ably affected business In this part o the country.Thls la easily accounted for In that people are purchasing only as the necessity presents Itself. During the last week the at mosphere haa lacked that bracing quality which usually characterizes It at this sea son and is a precursor of colded weather to come. As a result business in all lines has been affected to n greater or less extent. In local trade lines there ! has been a Blight falling off In business over that of the week before. The damend for heavier wear has naturally Lecli light , with a falling- off in the sale of fall and winter goods. "Wholesalers have , of course , been af fected In a relative degree , but taking into consideration all the conditions of the times , jobbers In this city have little cause for complaint. In some lines business is cer tainly very dull , but taking a general view of the situation this Is more than equalized by the good business In other branches of > trade. "Tho cessation of the merchants' free : ticket excursions , together with the warm weather , has resulted in n slight decrease- ) trade In dry Koods , but this is counteracted to some extent by orders through the travel 1.ir. ing men , who are out on the road now. I ocal Jobbers In this line are very busy and report trade In their manufacturing departments t- ments unusually good. These same general conditions apply In boot and shoe lines , and grocery men say that they have no cause for complaint. The lire at the Morse-Coe factory was rather a. misfortune , but the plant was Insured , and the adjustment of the loss Is being rapidly and satisfactorily completed. Preparations far rebuilding are already In progress. Hardware dealers re port a good business in seasonable goods. This branch of trade has sutfered very con siderably from the depressed condition of a ft ul rs , and It Is pleasing to note u cerlvul , however natural the cause. During the building Benson business wns unusually dull tn this line , tltero being- very light demand for builders' hardware. With the approach- Ing' cold weather there Is quite n id for stove hardware nnd other le goods. Orders arc coming In quite well , and tlie business of the next few months prom ises to show un considerably better than for the corresponding period of last year. rA comparison of trade conditions as existing last year with those of 1834 may be of In : terest nt this time. "All unfavorable reports' to the contrary notwithstanding , the volume of business transacted by Omaha Jobbers U unexpect edly heavy. Orders nre numerous , and re Is decided Increase of trade , both In volume and amount , over the corresponding months of last year. The first half of lKt ) : was the most prosperous of any like period > In years , trade was fine and profits were large. The hint half of 1833 was probably the most disastrous to business interests In' the history of the state , losses were many and heuvv , and trade was very much de pressed. The flrst hnlf of 1S01 bore the sime r > MUve characteristics as the lust half of 1SW1 , and the decreased volume of trade , ofs compared with the corresponding season of the previous year , was very considerable. The partial failure of crops notwithstanding , business for the last half of this year prom ises to show u decided Increase over the same period of 1&93 , While the number of orders Is large , however , the Items arc small and bills nre very light. The demand Is principally for staple goods and the profits correspondingly small. Add to this the fact that prlceu on almost all lines of goods have fallen , on the most conservative estimates all the way from W to 40 per cent , and It may bo readily seen that U requires a con siderable Increase In the number of orders to make up a larger volume of ualea and greater profits. The expense of handling is , of course , greater under these conditions. Taking- Into consideration all these points. is.It Is extremely gr&tlfvlng to note the reports of better trade nnd Increased profits , com pared even with the dull months of list year. The reported delay of the beginning of trafllc relations with the Northern I'nclflc over the new nurllngton extension Is to be deplored , hut the same will no doubt be ratified by the courts , "Money Is plentiful at the banks , but the demand Is Unlit , anil bankers are pursuing the usual " conservative attitude preceding elecelon. , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Mlnnrnpnlla Wheat nlnrlcrU MINNEAPOLIS. Oct. M.-Wheal w strong am } hither thlc mornlns anj closed Vic higher than itatrrday for future * and Me for tah on track , llecelpts. J31.000 bu. : ahlpmenta , 25.000 bu , Tit-port from Ihe Interior Indicate , steady marketlni : by Ihe farmers. Clout October , U > ; c : December , 6S'c , Mar , 5 Hc , On track No. 1 hard. HTHo ; No. I northern.o : No. 2 north ern. K\'tr \ , Hour wa firmer ; patents , M.IiyJ. 13 i laker * . ll.90tjZ.20. Production for last twenty- four hours la estimated at H.OOO bbla. ; ahlpmenta , JB.5J7 bbla. COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL Good Export Demand and Firmness Abroad Helped the Grain Market. WHEAT , CORN AND OATS CLOSED HIGHER There Waa Some M'enkno 9 , Htm to Doubta ntertnlneil of the llenulneiifa ot 1'rlduT'a ] tc | > ortc < l Kx- port Uusliics. CHICAGO , Oct. 20.-Good export demand and firmness abroad again helped Ihe grain markets today. December wheat closed % c higher , May corn ' .ic lilgher , and May oats ! ' a higher. Provisions were generally firm. Wheat had a strong , bill not a very lively start. First trades were nt about * o ad vance over the closing ot the day before. Sellers were rather scarce , tint ! u further advance at the opening was only stopped by the modesty of the demand. Duluth wired that stocks there would show an In crease of 915,000 bu. and Minneapolis guessed the -week's Increase ut that point at 700,000 bu. llecelpts hero for the day were 112 cars. Minneapolis reported 530 cars and Duluth 33 } cars , making SO together , compared with 1,310 on the corresponding day of the pre vious week. The week's clearances from both coasts , according to Bradstreet's , amounted In wheat nnd Hour to 3,192,000 bu. , against 3,31TOuO bu. on the week before , and 2,109,000 bu. for the corresponding week of the year before. The cablegrams reported tlrmness In English and continental mar kets. Liverpool quoted W advance for American red winter and > id advance for California white wheat. December , which closed yesterday at from 52Hc to 62c , opened at from C2 ; > , c to S3c , Bold as high us G3',4c for u moment near the middle of tlm session , and kept close to 53c during the remainder of the day. There wns some weakness , due to doubts entertained of the genuineness of yesterday's reported heavy business for pxports nnd from the fact of the day's clearances of wheat from Atlantic portn being confined to 1)37 ! ! ) bu. from I'hlladelplila. The day's Hour exports was 40,700 bblB. The closing cables came strong ut good advances on all points. Corn was flrm and higher , opening J,4c over yesterday's close , and did not lose that gain during the subsequent fluctuations. It became stronger near the close nnd ended up at the highest point ot the day's rnng nnd Uc over the price It closed at yesterday. Kor Stay GOc was the general oponlng price , although a few sales at 49T4c were recorded. It rose lt > from 50'Jo to 50 > ,4c nnd dropped to COc , with , another advance near the close , which left the value at WV4c. The demand for through billed corn was active at an advance equal to the gain In futures. The limit of We for May. corn loosened up a good , many orders to sell No. 3 and No. 3 yellow to arrive which have been tlod to a discount of 4Vc and 4c re spectively under May , as soon ns the latter should be quoted at SOc. About 250.000 bu. of No. 3 and No. 3 yellow to arrive In No vember and December were contracted for Hecslpts here today , 117 curs ; estimates for Jlnnday , 200 cars. Business In oats was quiet during the en tire session. Prices were a shadu firmer , due to a. like feeling In corn. The provision market steadied Itself after a. plight break at the opening , and worked gradually up ward after that , closing- with n gain of 7V4c In pork nml nbout 2'X-o In ribs. Lard did not get quite up to Its closing price of .the day before. It rested -at a decline for the day at 2 * c. Hog receipts today were 10,000 head. The estimated run for Monday is 23,000 head. Freight rates slow ; corn and barley at lc to ntiffnlo. The leading futures ranged as follows : Articles. I Open. I High. I Low. | Cloao. Ulioat.No. Oct 62 Dec 63 Wi K May S3 0 ! < Com No. 2. . Oct SO B0i < BO Nov tOW 60 SOU 40 48 * 40 May COU COM Data No. 2. . ; Oct 28 28 28 NOT 285 * 28H May S3 I'ork per bbl Jan 13 15 12 27M I 1C ,12 27.H .Lard.lwilbs , Oot 7 15 7 II 7 10 7 18 Jan 7 O'JW 7 0' ' 7 00 7 09 Short Uiba- Oct. a 35 Q 35 B 42H Jan 0 10 0 BO 0 10 0 20 Cash quotation ) wpro na follows ! FI.OUH Winter patent * , J2.WW2.60 : wlntfr stralRhtH. 12.252.69 : spring patent * , 33.01)03.50 ) ; spring straights , I3.20ff3.23. WHBAT No. 2 Kprlnir. 6V46Milc ; No , 3 Fprlne , nominal ; No. 2 red , S2UQS2ic. COHN No. 2 , EOlic : No. 3 yellow. MUo. OATS Nn. 2 , 28e ; No. 2 while , 31H < ? Kc ; No. 3 white. 31Utf31ic. ! HSK No. 2. l OlSHe. HA1H.EY No. 2 , Me ; No. 3 , Sig53Sc ! , ; . No. 4. TIMOTHY SKED-Prlmc , | 5.303.S3. PROVISIONS Mess ixirk , per bbl. , J1.3 : 12,60. Lunl. per 100 Ibs , , t7.20. Short ribs , Hides , loose , J6.IO-H-O..W : dry raited sboulders , iMxetl , JG.fWy S.1JW : short clear sides , iwxed , J6.JS < li6.57V4. WIllHIvY-Diflttlleru' tlnliliej goods , per gal. , (1.23. HI'CSATIS Cut loaf , unchanged. The following were tha receipts and shipments oday i On I ho Produce nioh.inre today tha batter mar- kft waa flrni : creamery. 14a23o ; dairy , 13O 2Uc. Kee , steady ; NEW YOItK OKNKIliVL M/tllXttr. Yesterday' * Quotations on I'lonr , drain mill rrovlsloil" . Metilln , Kte. NEW YOUK , Oct. JO.-FUJUIt-ltcceUts , 13,200 bbls. ; exports , 17,40) bbls. ; Bales , 4,7 0 pkgs. ; mar ket of the usual Saturday half holiday charac ter ; prices unchanged ; city mill patents , } l.00j > 4.IS ; city mill clears , > 3.2i8-3.SJ ; Minnesota pat ents , J3.IXM43.15 ; Minnesota bakrrs , S2.CXHi3.10 ; spring low grades , Jl.70ffl.85 ; sprint ; extra , JI.SJ 2 DO ; winter patents. H.6SQ3.00J winter straights , . * > if.60 ; winter ejtrns. Jl.Wm ; winter low RTiulH , ll.lottt.lo. Koiithein Hour , dull ; sales , none , common to fair extra , Jl.SH llyo Hour , < iulft ; sales , 250 hbls , : superfine , JJ.6.VJ2.35 ; fancy , 2.S04ii93. lluck-n-he.it Hour , tlrm at J.OO 2.t . 11WKYVHBAT Ilull. COlt.V ilKAIQtilet ; Kales. 210 Backs ; yellow western , Jl.UIfl.U ; llramlywlne , 13.19. ItVB Dull ; cnr lots , 52 i53c ; boat lonJs , Ml oSc. lUltl.KY-Diill ; Ki. . 2 Mllwaukw. Kettle. " 1SAIILKY MAI.T Nominal ; -western , 7WJ7SC. "XVIIBAT HccHptB , io,7C < ) till. ; p ports , none ; snlad , 1.410.000 bu. CuturoH nnd 110.000 bu. spot. Spot , firm ; No. 2 red. In store and elevator , KH CMlic ; new , 6Ge in storeami delivered ; No. l northern. 6iKc. delivered ; No. 1 hard , fiSMc , de livered , Options were Ketiernlly llrm all morning ' on ycstenlay's henry export purchases , peed feellne ml local buying- , higher ctiMen and re ports of Increased feeding of wheat to cattle ; closttt at 4c advance ; No. t red , closed KYiC ; March , closed Wo ; May. 60 15-IOii-61Ur , cloned * l o ; October. cluie < l 65iic ; November , closed Wc. December , M B-lC@5GHc. cloned MHc. _ COUN Uerelpts. 4.MO bu. ; exi > orts , none ; sales for t-xport , none ; soles. 150,000 bu. futures nnd 33.0CX ) bu. spot. Spot market , firm ; No. 1 , DS'ic In elevator ; No. 2. K' c afloat. Option market was eetieiully BtronK and lileher on the good short denrmd nnd talk of dlssppolntlni ; crop returns ; tlo * il nt He advance ; Janunry. closed MSe , May , B3V lf51Xc. . wlr. > cli. * l MUc ; October. WWKftiP. closed WSc ; November , 5Cto&SVic , closed Mc , I > ecemtier , DlffSIHc. dosed W4c. ! OATS llecelpts , 149.000 bu. ; exports , 300 bu. ; miles , M,00 < ) bu. futurex and 20i bu. spot. Knot market firmer ; No. 2 , 22c ; No. 3 , JI'.So ; No. 1 wlilte , Ke ; No. 2 delivered , ) Vic ; No. 2 white , 3W e : track mixed , S2'/4c ; Irack white , western , S,14 > 40c ; track white , slate , Kf40c , Op tions fairly active and linn with wheat , closing at UO io o'lvanco ; February closwl at 15Uc ; May , 37tic , closed al 37c ; Oclubvr closed at SZVic , November closed at S2i4c ; Decemlier , 33HB S3V4c. closed nt 4Je , HAT Dull ; Bhlpplner , S5o ; good to choice , HOI'S Weak : state , common to choice , old , SUc , . new. B lOHc , I"acu1c const , SliBlc. 1IIDKS Firm ; Ket suited New Orleans , se- lecled , IJ to K Iba. , Sc ; liutnca Ayrcs , dry , 29 to 24 Ibs. . lie ; Texan , dry , 21 to ID II * . , Dj ( 6c. I.l-JATllKn Quiet but steady ; Hemlock relc. Ihifiios ' Ayn-B , llnht to heavyweight. 15fl6c. A\'OOIr-Steady ; domesllo lleece , i fftc' ( , pulled , . 200 23O. Ml.DO I'HOVISIONS Heef. quiet : family. $10.00812,00 ; extra India mess , tS.W1it.SO. lleef hams. > 17.00 < 9 17.10 : city rxtm India mess , JIT MiflS.O ) . Cut mutis ea y ; pickled hellle * . IT.fg.M ; pickled shoulders. (3.76 ; pickled hams. C 1Mi9SoJjril , dull , westein Ftconi clos.il al JT.5I ; city , J.7i ) bid : Octolwr closed nt J7 , nom'nal ; January. J7.I1) , nominal ; refined , weak ; continent , H , ry.a. , A. , IS 25. Porlr. dull ; new mem. tl4.00iilS.SO , famllr. its ; short clear , JlS.Wffi7.00. llt'TTKn 'Weak ; western dairy , IJ eifc ; west ern rreomery. 15fi25c. TAUX > W Dull ; city IK per pkft. ) , 4 c ; coun- tr > ' Ipkici. trrv > . 4Hc. is tn quality. I'ETnOI.KUM-Nomtrial ; Unlle.1 clo * < d tl UUe bid : Wa hlnKton. bbls. . 1C ; refined. New York , 55.15 ; IMilladelphU > nd Haltlmote , U.10 ; I'lilla- delpnU and lUltlmore , In bulk. J2.CO. HOS1N Firm ; strained , common to cood. ILM HICi-Flrm ; domontlc. fair to extra. 4H06Uo ; Jar > an. 4Vc. UOI.ASHK3 ateidy ; Neir Orletn * . open kettle , rood to choice , 2 * < rMc. lit.ri I'lO IHON-Uulli Scotch. | l .00@2i.2a ) , Ameri can , lio.UK2U.oa. COI'l'KIt-Qulat ; broken' prices. SHo. I.EAI > Quiet r limkera' price * , 13. . TIN riatr * . slea.ljr I fOTTON RKKD OHContlnues tlepresied , I prime crude , 25t , oft crude , ! l& c , yellow butter gnats , STfDlo : chnTcS' -ellow , : iS)2c : prims yellow. 30331 ? . yellnTmoft erailei. KWDc ; prims wlillf , : tCfKc. tiomlnnr OMAHA OENii\.t \ > Al/lTIICKr.4. Conilltlon of Trnrt ' ' tind Quotntlntll on fltnpln nnd i'aiiojr I'rodncn. The past six days ffjlT ? witnessed n weak but ter market and the t n hni been l w nnJ tin- satisfactory. The rei | * li.ive lic n somewhat larger than for the iiVMIHiis week , nnd tlmt fact has contributed omHiftit toward mnklns Ihe market dull , The bq ( , dary ] bulter. however , tins not been at all plenty , and anrthln ? that U really fancy coinnmftan eaily tale. The past s.-.ison has Iwen calMJMe of vco' low values In butter. Kveryliodj cnnnecteil with the trndi' has looked titwn thP hwrket n < belnirery low. But accordlnir to llKun-s compiled hy Secretary tXttler of tha Chlcmro' 1'ro.Iuco enchanite the price of cxtm creameries Is n full cent alKJve last yciir. I'or the thrco months , July , Auirust B.nJ September ; nml the flint ten days of October , the average prlc-o of extras in that nnrket has been ' .jc. I'or tlie MUIIU time lust year It wns 2Hic. Under the Inlluencc of the light receipts of strictly fresh OCRS tlie market haa flrnuil up during the jiast week. The < lemnnil IHUI Ixvti active nml arrivals of fresh Inltl have met with very ready ue. A ffood many CURS arc com- Inu Jn tlmt have been held In the couiUry nml cannot be classed ns fre h , whllo there nre not a few sailed 5 s and any quantity of cold Btor- age stack to be hnili As a Kencrnl thing ; lliece CKKS nre twins aol.l . n fresh nKjcle. If the whofoj. Kiile lioviw Hells the stock for what It Is the retail dealer run t * ' depended uiHin not tn en- IlKhten the coasumer un to the true character of the reKS. Tha poultry market , as regards old fowls ona pprlnff chickens , has licen very unsatisfactory all the woi-fc. While IMo receipts hnvo been m > larger than ilurlne the previous week , they have been In vxcens of Ihe demand , nnd It has been iu > easy matter for recelveis tu unload their Mocks. The demand for other kinds of poultry hns bwn Blltllclt-nt to keep th < " recrliit well reUuecd , anj the market has not been as Hi-nk as on chlck- There has been nn active shipping demand for /ame / ! nil the week , anil under that Inilupnc- prices have made a decided ndxancc. The ar rivals Itavo not been wry latge. nnd the warm weather baa been unfavorable , Tbo liny market lias been firm nil the week ann at the close of the week quutatluna were higher. Shippers have flooded the mniket with veal and prices have tnken u nlmrp turn downward. The following will show the receipts for the leiullliK lines of countl-y produce for the Weeks | ending on dates at hWid of columim. eKK ttelni : I represented In cas a , jioultry In coups , butter In packase.3 and potatoes In cars : Oct. 19 , Oct. 12. Oct. S. Egg . . . . T78 K't 80) Ilutter . 1,114 , 1OM 1,111 I'oullrr . SOS 8:3 61-5 - HUTTEIl I'acklnit stocW , PC ; fair to good coun try , UffHc ; choice to" fancy , Hdlle ; pithcred creamery. 1902idi aeparator creamery , ZOifilc. POUI.TItY Old hen , 4Vi9Dc ; uprlnf ? chickens , S5Ho : ducks , 67c ; nprins turkeys , c ; old tur keys , T@Wc ; geese , 5ff6c. KG S Ver doz. , strictly fresh laid. 16c. OAMR I'rnirta chickens , young- , per iloz. , $30) W3.K ; pralrlfl chickens , old , per doz. , : .7&83.TO ; grouse , younc per dor. , $ ! . " 3W.O ; BtXKlae , old , per doz , , J2.W ; blue wing- teal , per doz. , 51. W ; irreeii wlnit t al , per dot. , J1.S5 ; ducks , mixed , per doz. , Sl.0)jj.10 : canviu > lHCkH , | H > Mt < .W : mil- larda and red hOKils , S17D : ( uuvll , tl.K1il.M ; tlcer saddles. ll I&o ; antelope caddies , 13Mllc. VKAIj Cholco fat nnd small veals nre quoted at Cc ; IB rue nnd coarse , 3iMc. CHEES15 Wisconsin , full cream , new make , I2VJC ; Nebroskn and lovrn , full cream , tic ; Ne braska and Iowa , part Pklms , " ( iSoi I.lmburger , No. 1 , lie ; brick , No J. lie ; Swiss , No. 1 , II . ItAY Upland hay , JH.M ; midland , 17 ; lowland , J7.SO ; rye straw , JO. Color makes the price on liny. I.lRht shades nell the beat. Only top grades bring top prices. PlOKONS-Old lilrds , per doj. , 7Jc. VKOKTApLKS. The condition of the Irish potato crop on Oc- toher 1. as reported by thi * Deimrlment of ARrl- culture. wns as follows ! * Mnlne , 5G ; New Hamp shire. SC : Vermont , M : MumachuiwItH , 73 ; Hli < Hl Island , 8J ; ConnectlcuWia ; New Vork , 70 ; Dela ware. 8 < ; lliiryland , TO ; VlrRlnla , 7 ; North nnd South Carolina and Quorum. 81 ; Florida , 93 ; Ala bama , BG ; Mississippi , 78 : Loulstana. 70 ; Texas , 79 ; Arkansas , 85 ; Tennessee , 75 ; West VlrKlnla. G3i Kentucky , 73 ; Olil.i , Rl-MlohlKin. ; 51 ; Indiana , 04 ; Illlin.la. . MVlsconslh , 43 ; Minnesota , K : Iowa , 43 ; Mlroaurl. G6 ; Kansas , Cl ; Nehrnska , 21 ; South Unkflta. 42 ; North Dakota. 78 ; Montana , 100 ; Wyoming103 ; Colorado , 90 ; New Mexico , J'J ; Arizona , 85 ; Utah , 97IIda | o , 100 ; ViishlnBton , 82 ; Oregon. 92 ; Callfornfai 04 , and Oklahoma , 3S per cent of an avrrnito crpp. iThls miiltes the total average condition for the entire country CI.3 per cent , which Is a slftrhf improvement over last month , the condition { tbtfni standing nt G2.4. The government reports naVe repoiied the October conflltlon lower only "twlco before In 18S7. when It wns 1.5. and In 1830 , 'wlicn G1.7 was plven , The Oetober condition luM. year t as 71.2 , Tha crop will undoubtedry l * short , anil the de ficiency will have to Ixj made up of Imiwrtc , ! pobttoeK. EastspAsiRY thV Importations , accord- InK I'J Uin Comtrcial UutlifSiwere about "OO.IXH sacks from Europe , -mostly from ( Sreat Ilrltaln , and nlxiut ZO.O'JO ' bbls. rom Hermuda nnd ( lie \Vett Jndlqs , and fully as many are likely tu be wanted this season , .The ixiluctlon In tlie tariff duty from Jc to Mop r bu , will protuibly tmveia.tntidano * to brine ) stock ; in thl * market Tha American consulIWated at Dundee reports' the crop In Scotland inuoli lighter this season ' than Uist , and If this Is the case doubtless a good many -will be dmwn flora other points , especially Kngland nnd Ireland , and some con tinental countries. Tlioi West Indies will prob ably Bhlp Itirger nuantltles. anil it Is expected that the lower duty wilt enable Cana < llan crow- er to mo\o more or ! < ; atock ti > this country The crop , while not only short here , Is beluw tha averase in qualltjv Ilcporta from the west state that potatoes received from New York state do' not Keep well anil are below the stand ard. Nebraska nnd many other agricultural slates do not prow beans enough to supply the de mand within their own borders and are de pendent on California to make up the deficiency , The bean crop In two qf thi leadl'iR ' counties of that .state. Ventura and Santa. HarUint , promises to ba seriously short. The crop la yet In the Held , nnd rvltabln reports Indicate that It w'11 ' how fl. loss of 25 per cent compared wltli last year. I.arg& quantities .of llmas llnd tlu'lr way Into eastern markets and du much toward sup plying the demand. Should there be a material nhoctase In this western crop It may monn better prices to farmer * In the central and east ern stat < - for their leservea of nuvy nnd pea bejna. Quotations : , POTATOES Western slock , car lots , CJc ; small lots. 70e ; sacked , , lOifTJc. OID HKANS Hand-picked , navy , ti.23 ; me- ilium. 11.8091,94 ; common white beans. J1.753 I.W. I.W.ONIONSOn ONIONS-On orders. 63073- i'AHHAOK On orders , Hie. nKLKIlY IVr dor. . 2Vf 33c. SWKET I'OTATOES l'er bill : . W.25 ; Jersey , S3.7S per bbl. FHUITS. Tin- market on California fruits Is quiet. The auction Kites are poorly attended nnd there hns been a very heavy falling- < itt In tindemand. . Tlio m-nBon , in fact , nppcnrs to tie nliout at an end. There are , however , Hberul Riippllcs of Krapes , peaches ami wlnler pears on the market. I'lutns mul prunes , aside from the small Idaho fruit , ro scarce. Some choice Michigan npples have arrived on Iho market und are commanding premium over western stock. Tlm Ameilcun Agriculturist Hiiys that the remarkable neatlier following the Hep- tember ralnii IIRH occraAlontMi a nonilerful oevel- opment of linlilwln and other varieties of win ter apples , It ia maUinir thu New inKlaml crop n very line nml Hoiiml one , while tlie eurply Is corre i nrllng1y lncrea e < l. The apple crop In New York and Michigan hau nlso ten henellted , but to a less extent. Tlm favorable weather U iloltlfr much K < xid In tho-fainoua Annapolla valley of Nova Scotlii. In the central nnd western states the KhDrtage In npples Is apparently ns serious HH first reported , and the movement of thin fnilt westward from Mlchliran and New York , und even from New KiiKland , has ulnaily Ix-Kim. Tli export tnnle continuefl liberal , with ] io slblr n tendency tn rush that fruit abmail fatter than can nell Iw ) > sortii-il at utradr prlceii. UIIINCKS California , per W-lli , lax. 11.60 Al'fl.KB Gcxid stock , per bbl. . } 2.5i92.S : ; MIchlKHii stock. $3.00. I'RACHBH California freeslone , Wcfljl.00 ; cllncK. 75 Sc. ri.UJtB-Cnllff.rnla , IM-IAHS nartlett , no good shipping stock ; win ter N.-llls , Jl. : ; . GHAI'I-M Concords. 10-H > . l sket.t. 2 21c : Cal- Ifc-rnla Tokay , I1.0IW1.15 ; Muscat , _ _ . . -Cape Co-1. fancy , JS.W per bbl. THOPiCAij. rnuiTa OIlANCJES-Mextcan. ' 1W , 200 , per box , W. & ) ; Flnridas. IJ.M. " " HANANAFiholce sh3 'k.'r I1.7562.W ner Imnch. J.EMON8 Kancy Mtjixtrta ? 300 , 13 ; J60 , JI.60. IMNIiAl'I'LES None" . ' - M ISCELiANEO Ua OYSTEItS Sledlum , , p ri/an. / 12c ; hora ahora , 13c ; extra standards , 13c ; extra selects , ISc ; company selects. 25c ; NrmiA'ork counts , JSc. 1'KIS-Kancy , per 111 , McJ choice. He. 1IONKT Cnltfornla. I5c ; dark honey , lOOlto. MAl'hK SVnUI' 0 ll - ana , per doz , . Hi. NUTS Almonda , 16O7o ; nirllshwalnuts. . UO He ; fllberta. lie ; BriHlrtuU , 10012o ; eastern chestnuts , lie. - ClUBIt-l'ure juice , pvr-bbl. , IE ; half bbl. . UK. HIUES-No. 1 gree * 'Itlflca. : Uc ; No. I preen hides. 344c : No. 1 green sailed hldei , IWc ; No. 2 rreen Balled nldfa , SUCr.NC1. 1 grern Bulled hides , 23 to 40 Iba. 4kic ; No.'l L-Hn uultrd hides , 21 to 40 Ibs. , 3ViCi No. 1 veal calf , I to IS Iba. . 7c : No. 2 VM ! calf , S to 15 llisr.KriNo. 1 dry Hint hide * . 6c ; No. 1 dry flint lifdK. < < lc ; No. 1 dry aaltal hides , Cc ; part cured " hldea Ho p r Ib. leaa than fully cured. PEtTS-Or el8alled. each. rreen sailed chearllnsauiart "ooltj early iklni ) , each , I00oci dry shenrlligf ( abort woolcd enrly Ik Inn ) . No , t each. tGlio-.ifljy shearlings ( short woolvil early skins ) , ( la. i each , ic ; dry flint Kanaaa and Nebroaka butcher wool pelts , per Ib. , actual weight , UttcS dry flint Kanaal and Nebraska murrain -won ) , pella , per Ib. , actual welzlit. W.ic ; dry flint Colorado butcher wool pelta. per Ib. . actual weight. 4aVtc ; dry Bint Colorado murrain wool pelts , per Ib. , actual weight , 4ffCc ; thave fct-t. cut elf , us It U uaeleaa to pay freight on them ) . TALLOW AND OnKASK-Talloi * . No. 1 , 4Xe ; tallow. No. 2 , If. grease , while A. < o ; creaa , wblt II , IHc , ereaae , yellow , Ilic ; greate. dark. old butter. J : Vic ; beeavrax , prime. rourh I'rult QuolntlniiH. CHICAGO. Oct. Mi TilEarl Fruit comiuiny nlil California fruit at auction today realizing Ihe fullowlnr prlcea : 11. ClalrReaus. pearhefl. ll.M ; lleara Diet , amall. ll.Si ; I' . Crla. ams.ll. 11,23 ; Vicar , anmll. Jl.Ofii Cornlchenn Krapra. half cratM. H. Q1.U ; double crntea , ) lGO < r2.U ; Tokay , half crates , Jl.iottl.&l ; double criitea. i : . ilJ.OJ ; Kmpero , half cratra. 11.10 : double ertilra , JiZ'J ' ; Muscat , half crates , 11.20 ; HI nek Morocco , half crates , 11.10 ; iloubl rrntes , 13. , Quinces , I1.2S. I.lvrrpoulllirkntn. . I.IVEItPOOU Oct. 20.-VIIRAT-rkmed nrtn. holder * offer KpnrlnRlv , No , 2 red , BprliiK. 4t t'i'l , No. 2 ml. winter , is 2'id. ' COHN Supply poor , Bpol. flrm at Is Vi < l ; fu- lure * . hoMrm offer ppaNnpttr. Ortotwr , firm t 4i 9'Jj ' November , steady at liCiiJ. Ucceinbcr. firm at 4 M. FLXH'lt Dull ! holJcrft offer moderately ; Bt. Louis , raneywinter , hi M. rilOVt81ONB--bnr.l. dull ; holder * offer freely ! Kiwi. 35s. M , lleef. dull : i | > | ily In excess of ilemntid ; extra. India , mesi , 72s M ; prime m * ! > s , 60s , I"otk. dull ; supply In excess of ilrtntnili l > rlmc mum.western , 7t > ; prime mess , medium , iftt M , Hums , dull ; holders offer freely ; short till , Us. llacon , holders press milm ; Cumlwr" liti < ! cut , dull nt 3Ss ; short rllK. dull Kt 4ta ; long clear , ti Ibs , , cn y at 39 < ; Inng nnd short rlenr. K Ibs , , dull at 39s. tihouliler * . easy ut CIiniSi : : Dull ; hol.trrg offer freMy : fln st nhlli * nn'l ' culored. 4 * M. TAt.I/lVV Nominal : holders nut offering ; prime rllr , 23 . rOTTON HiHI : > OlI/-Sle dy at i ) . J. TU11PMNTINK fltendy ; holdera ulter niodtr- alely : aiilrlln , MM M. KOSIN Steady ; holders offer sparingly ; com- tnoti , 3A 61. HOPS At I/onilon ( Pacific oo.Mtl. teaJy ; holdera offer i uiiinl > - ; new cvp. < 2 Dsiltt 15s. STOCKS ANI HOSOS. Security Market Wns llrnvy nt the Opening for l.oailliiK Indimtrliil. N1-\V YOIIK , Oct. 20. The stock market was heavy at the openlnii for Iho- leading Industrial shares , but under the Inlliience of a small covering movement prices quickly Improved a fraction. The advance , though slight , was fairly well maintained until about 11:30. : the grangers and Western Union showing more firmness. During tlie lust half hour of business speculation was heavy In tha one , and sales to realize prollts nnd also to close out long contract * on the' fear that In tin- event of thedentil of the czar between now and Monday , a break will occur nt the opening of the week. Simar declined m per cent , closing Vt tier cent above- the lowest price touched. Chicago ( las lost U4 per cent and rallied V < per cent. li neral s Klectric fell off % per cent , the last llame ( belnp the lowest prlre of the ( day. Cordage odvoncexl IVs per cent , and receded \k \ per Cent ; the tireferred made a sain of , i r cent , which was retained to the end. Dlslllllnp Fold up Ti per cent , but In the final dealings lost \ * per cent. St. Pnul nd- van < ; etl M per cent , reacted 14. and rallied H per cent. Burlington sold up % per cent and lost li per cent. Ilock Island gulned" 14 per cent nnd fell off ' ,4 per cent. North western K-.Uncd and lost Vs per cent. Colo- ratio Coal advanced 3 per cent. I'ncltlc Mall moved , up iyt per cent , with a final reaction of 54 per was heavy , .Tho more * Important advances are : To * leilo & Ohio Central' , 6 per cent ; Sugar. 3 per cent : St. 1'nul , Minneapolis It Minnesota seta and Rubber , 2 J per cent ; Hubber pre ferred , Pacific SIull nnd Colorado Coal and Iron , 2 per cent. Declines : Hnltlmore & Ohio , 5li percent ; NashVlllc & Chattanooga , 4 per cent ; Oregon Navigation company , Central Pacific. 2i per cent ; General Hlectric , 2 % per cent ; Minneapolis ft St. 1,011 Is , 2Hi per cent ; Iowa Central preferred , Orent Northern preferred , and Texas Jjand trust , t per cent. trm The bond market today was firm , and most of the , shares dealt In t > ho\v advances , the gains belnp Tennessee Coal & Iron , Tennessee division llrsts , 2 per cent ; 1'ltts- burg & Western firsts , 1 % per cent ; Mil waukee : & Northern llrsts , 1V4 per cent. Northwestern sinking fund tis registered US per | cent ; I ake Shore llrsts 1J4 per cent , and Iowa Central llrsts 1 per cent : Declines : Oregon Short Line consols Ba and Wisconsin Central llrsts 1 per cent. The bond market has been somewhat Ir regular during the week , but the tendency has been In the mala downward , the active shares being , ns a rule , strong. The following were the closing quotations or the leading stocks of the New York exchange orcl change today : clA Atchlaon . i. . . B > , ( U. P. U & (5 . 4H AdHlnn K.viircs1) . . . 147 Northwrslorn . . . . 104 Alton. : T. 11 . S'i ' < 1o pfil . MI : ilo pll . 175 N. y. fptitnil . li' ) ! < Am , Express . Ill- N. Y. AN. Kng. . . . 19i HMIImoro.VOIilo. : Uf ) Ontirlo , V W . : n Oft Oreuon Imp . 3S Canada Suulliorn. Oregon Nav . so Central ( 1'acltie. . . O. S. U li U. N. . . . ft Chna.AOIao . Pacific Mall . IB chlaaco Alton. . . . P.D.&K C..1I.AQ . . 735 IMttBlmrir . 3nt : ClilcapoO Piilltnan Palaca. . I'lO ' ronnolld.itctl G.-n 1204 Iteaillti ? . IMS C.C . , C.A3U L . . . 3fl ! < lllclnnoiiuTonii. . 17' ( Colo. Coat . ( e Iron ll > do nfil . 2UH Cotton Oil Carl. . . ilO i H. O. W . It ) Ciu . .tlluJsoii. . . . ll'J : K. O. W. pfd . 4 UoLlnok. A W. . . 108 Rock lalaiul . UDhi D AK. O. pfd . 02M St. Paul . 01 Ii.AC. P. Co . U at P.inlnfd . lllll < IIE Tumi . 10 ? { St. P. & Ouian.i. . . H : > ) t Brio . 13i ? do pfd . 112 Uorfd . - Southern Paa . ' . ' 0 PonWayno . 163 Sticar Hollnory. . . HUM G Hot-thorn pfd. . 100 Tcnn. Coal \ Iron 17H C &K. I. pM . " 00 Teta Paoinc . . . Hocltlnf Valloy. . 17 T. AO. Cont.pM. . Ill.Cefltriil . P2 Union Pacific . IIK . P.&Duhuh. . . . 22 tr. S : Esfiress . 43 K.f , T.nfd . 2 W. St. L. i-P . 0 ! < LlkoEr10i W. . . IOH do pfJ . I3i do pfd - . . \VollHPnrKoBx. . llii Lakn Sliore . Wentern Dnlou. . . 87H Load Truat . 40 W. Si L. E . IS ! . . . . 63 < do pfd . < ( > K . A. 7W MA St. L . 17W Manhattan Con. . . Km U. Ji.lt. O . 1DK Moinulila.V C . 10 O. K . B4H Michigan C'ont. . . . 09 N.L . 20 Mo.I'aolflc . 28 C. K. & L . 34 Mobllofc Ohio. . . . 1H donM . 27 NttBllTlllO ClUt. . . lift H.&T. C . 1 Kallonnl Conlnj-a. 12 * T. A. A. A N. M. . . 3W do pfd . ft T. St. L. i 1C. C. . . . 1 . J. central da pfd . II N tiVf. ptd . 23 S. R. U . IBM North Am. Coi. , . . 4 dopfcl . ! Ui * t.'orthunil'.tolfto , 4H Am. Toll. Co . 98 No , Pae. DM . 17 do pfd . . . 11)1 Totnl sales of atock.s tcxlajwt're GD.Ol ! shnrcs. lucluillni ; ; American Sucar , . 10l ) ; Hay State das. 1.5W ) ; HurllnKtnn , 4fcOO | Chicago OKA , 7.WJ . ; niatilllnK- Cnltlffwlln ! ? , 3.200 ; Oenprnl Klpo- Ule , 4 , Kj ) Lrnilnvma ft N-.slivllle. B.1UO . ; Mun- Imttan Cnnsolldaleil. IMl ; Natlonnl lx-iil , IM'W ' ; Nt-w York & NMV ICngland , third nsst-ssinent | iai l , 2,4I : Northwestern , 1.MO ; Pacific Mall. I , * * ) ; Itiwk iBland. 4,0-10 ; Bt. Paul , 8,4tW ; Cord- Be , 1,3WVcslern ; Union , ' 3XM. ! Now York .Money Miirkcl. NIJW VOHK , Oct. ) . MONHV ON1 CAM Hasy at 1 per cent ; last loan , 1 per cent ; clospil at 1 pi-r cent. PIllMB MKHCANTIM3 PAPK11-3&IH per cent , liXCHAXQK Itarely alcails' . with actual biiAlnoNa rates for bankets * 1)111 ( | uotod at J4.BiU . > i for ilemanrt and JI.SWi TJ.8C i for sixty days ; posleil rates. ) J.R7Hl r4.bi and ' ' ' an.Vnil'c TmrirATlIsiflJc'bid' ; no sales. OOVKUNMHNT HONDS Ilrni ; Btate bonds , Inactive ; rallrcxid lionds , flrm. Cluslng quotations on botid were as follows : U"sr BTreV . TlHH br& n."a. in 7ow U.S. 6 coup . IIUJJ Erie 5i\dB 74 U. 8. 4BIfir . It4 ' 0. II. &a , A.Us. . . 5 . s. 4Hcoup : . . , . . 114k do H OS IT. S. Sfnniir . a tl. IcV. C. ( is lot PacltlcOHOf " 03. . . 101 dolls [ ) SV Alll. ClUBa A . :02 M. K..IT. lHt49. . hH Ala. Cli8i : 11. . . . . . . 101 do L'd-tn 4'JH Ala. 'CUiHH O . l > : i Mutual Unlonfl * . . 10-f Currcnciua . 1)3 ) N.J.Cunt.Ooii.S ) . 117 La. New Cou.In. . . US No. Pac. Istn 113 Us . lou Nc Pac. aucu 85W N.C.U N. W. Coniolu. . . . 1I2U 101 ilo 3. K. Oob , 61 , 111 Tcnn. now sat it. 15H II. O. W. IBM (17 ( Tenniiow nuts. . . . Ida St. P CoiisolH TH , . 131 Tcnn old ll no St.P.C.AP. W.3 < s. Ill Vn. Ccninrion , . . . 6SH Sl.UAI.M.Gon.58. 80 do drfurrod tl S.It.tS.F. ( ; < ! n.U. 05K AlchlHOii la (1UH TCJI. Pao. lBt . . . . 87H Atc'lilson .M A. . . . 1 H Tex. Pac. ' . ' 21) ) Canada So. 'Jnds : . 1U.1 U. 1' . IHW of'OJ. . 1D3V , Cvn. I'ao. iHta 'UJ. JO-W Weal Short ) IH . . . . lll'iti D.A. It. G , 7 115H Southi.-nlH.ll. S . tW ( Oct. 20.-Clciirlnim. | tC3322. Oct. ) . UxdianRe un Ix > ndon , ulRht dajslRlit , 3) marks Vi pfB MliMPHIH , Oct. 2CI irlnira. $ M2.3I6 ; bal- nnci-ii , tlOQ.ttS. New YorK evchanB < - , par. HUSTON. Oct. M.-CIearlnKa. H2.SSS.5H ; tml- nnci-H. ( l.EM.'JSR. For the week , cliMrlngD , V > J.- 51Si3 ; Ijalanre * . 14,174ts : . IlAI.TIMOItE. Oct. M. ararlnss , tl.VM.iyi. balances. JSi ) . 175. IV , r the week , clearlnK , H3 , - 171,579 ; Ijalaiicea. Jl. 32Wj. ( 1'AHIS , Oct. VI. 4 p. m. close Three per cnt rentv : * , 10U ( U e for the account. ! 2xrhanKti on Ixindon. 2jf 14c for checks. PllILAIiKU'lirA. Oct. ) . ai-arinKS. 13.100.- K7 ; l.nlanc , J1.9W.1W. Tor the week , clenrlnga , l , 347,7i , balances , JIO,7I5,717. NKW TOI1IC , Oct. 2rienrlnir ) . l , fl729' > J , balancm. > iTI7.013. I'or the week , clearings , 1 15.918 , W2 ; Latancvf. > 1 > , DTAC92. CINCINNATI , Oct. > . Clearings. JISO ( ! . < 3 , ) , for the week , t12.3l' ' > .Ti ; Mme week lu t year , | ll,637.oo. Money , 2Vt < ? 3 per cent. LONDON. Oct. 2' ' ) . The atncmnt of bullion Ifrmt Into the Hank of England un balance today IB tSa.OO" ) . Gold Is quoted nt Huenns Ayrri at S37 ; Madrid , 18 ; LUIion. 21 ; HI. PeterMiurg. M : Athena. 77 ; Home , 1 < K79 ; Vienna. 103 NBW YOIIK. Oct. ) , Th expurla of Fpecle fn > m the port of New York fur Iliu rek nmounteil to J1W1 , ) | n KO\A \ and t" > ! HSO ) silver. Th Import ! for tha vrcek were : CJuM , liver , JU.V,2 ; general merc iandlse , dry cnoda , lt.GIll. CJIICAOO. Oct. M-Clearlngi. Jll.llS.OOi ) . Total for the week. JW.M1.0W ; corr > * . > > | itiidlii w--k lust year , 190,557. OW ; Money. 4Jfl'-4 per ct-nt on Kill lUiil Kfc'G per cent on time. New York exchanxe , 35o discount bM I4" , relBn exchange , ffterllne , rominrt - ' I , JI. . " iU4.i'eU- ST. IXJUIH , Oct. 20. ClearingB , W.OB.403 : bal- H'J3i94. Th a week , cl irlnu . 4JV73. 1I ; i-s , ll.S'jJ.y ' * lJJ t werk. rloarlmcu. J3J.- 777. 87 'J ' ; Imlnncex , U.3ir , ll9. Cnrrr n iiillnirT -I ( 1S3J , clenrlnKi. I20.I07.S77 , balances. * : .21J.'OI. In- rreuse , 16. & | r cent. Kxcliangf on New York , Tic discount bid. Money , quiet ut ift7tT cent. Oct. 20. The treanury re relpl * durlns ttie twenty duya of the indent month amount to | 1LS74U > 3 , ant leaving n ilenclt for Ihe twenty daj-s of W-M.UZ. TtiH .lulc t for the llscal rear ainuunK to tS , < 82,2" > 5. The pension | aymenti > lnce June 3 > t last a maun I lo Jli.Ml.SI7 T.ie cash balanrn la the treasury at the elm * of business today was 1113.021,771 ; cell ns.'rve. Dlllnth Wliitul MrtrUet. 1IUUJTII. Oct. 20. UMIKAT rno : No. 2 lianl , ra.ih nnd Oct lxr , tl&'JIYtO No. 1 northern. ru h and October , OS tic ; l > ecmili r , K < c , May , Utio , No. t northtni. catJi. M4c. No. 3 , l ) > ic , rejected , 47 i. To arrive. No , 1 northern Mc. 'FrlaruVlient ( Juotallou" . 8AN KIIANCIHCO. C > t. ti > . WIIBAT-PIrm ; December , If7c ; May , 6 v OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKETS Wcok Olosos with Pricoa Lower on Eiery Grade of Oattlo and llogs. TENDENCY IS STE/D1Y DOWNWARD Itujcru lln.ro Had tlm llrnt lit tlio Situation Dtirltii ; tlin M'tuitoVock unit Hiiro Tukea lin-ry Advnu- tupn OfTrreili BATUKOA.Y. Oct. 3 > . Cattle nml Bheop receipts show n con- sldeniblo fiillliiK oft us compared with the week pri'vloii * , but there Iwa been n fair increase In hotf supplies ns compared with lust wcplc or thesaino wccls In 1S03 or ISM. Tlu > inures tire us follows : Cattle. HORS. Sheep. Ilocelpts llils . , 2iM ) , 0l 7.S7J Hecelptu last \K-e * . M.803 21.117 1J. Hume week last your . 2 . 2l 21,031 5.110 Same week IK'U . 18.S10 : s,33S I..T72 SirI During1 the early ] mrt of the week thorp was u very liberal tnnrkellnir of cattle unil im tinnilsliiknlily lower teiuleiioy to prices on nit but the best fat stock , \Vllli llKhtcr supplies ] the past few days the nmiket IMS taken on n. ml her ilriner tone , nml on the whole : the nveniKi * of prices paid for nil Brinies of beet steers 1ms not been more. tlmn lOo to 15e lower thnti last week. In spite of lower and fluctuating maikets cast tin supply of desirable beef cattle here has been too limited mid the demand too urgent to admit of any material reduction in values * , JUid whatever weakness lina been developed has been mainly on the common to fair stock. Very few native corned cattle have been ottered , certainly none that were choice , and the proportion of western rangers offered that were Rood enough ' to BUlt the- dressed beef men wa.s comparatively small , locally , conditions have unilerKone no material chtinsu. The demand from local 8ln.UKhte.rers lias been sulllclently : vlRorous to absorb about every thing altered , but there has also been some Inquiry for shipping and spcciil.illve ac count , although the conditions of eastern and European markets Is not such ns to vn- couraKe operations ot this kind at present. Koeelpts today were lighter than ex pected , and did not Include a very formid able array of beef steers , either natives Of rangers. The market was not al all buoyant , still It was possible to realize steady to strong prices for almost anything thingat all useful In the beef steer line. Sume fairish warmed-up native steera brousht from .SO to 53.G5 , nnd a big Hiring of very good 1,124-lb. Utah steers sold for $3.31. On the i > oor to fair stult the market kew was lacking In strength , but prices were not quotably lower , and the- general tone to the trade was better than recently. toiAp good and early clearance was effected. The market for cow stuff has simply fol lowed tlie lead of steers , prices- declining the lore part oC the week under heavy re ceipts und later firming "P as receipts fell off. Today's supply wns unusually light , not much over a dozen loads , and as there was a Rood general demand for them trade ruled active nnd prices gen erally a shade llrmer. It did not take the meager offerings long to change lintuls. The supply of veal calves wns hardly equal to the demand , and prices were llnnly held , as they have been till week. Hulls , stags ! and rough slock generally did not meet ' with any very urgent demand , nnd prices were scarcely steady. The ten dency has been lower on this class of stock nl ! week. The stocker nnd feeder market lias been In n. very unsatisfactory condition nil week. Supplies ! have not been unusually heavy , but the demand hus been decidedly slack. It was thought by dealers that the low prices of the week previous would result In stimulating lating- the demand , but this has not proved to be the case. There has been some call for good Ik'shy stock that would nei-d only a. few weeks' feeding ta turn Into beef , nnd a moderate Imiulry for good well bred light stork cuttle to carry over ne.xt season. On the common , thin , low grade stock the market Ims been stagnant when it has not been lower , and prices are quotably - tably 15c to 2.r c lower than tlm close of last week. Good to choice feeders nre quotable at $2.GO3.15 ; fair to good , $2. j jt2.CO , and common grades from W.20 down. Representative sales : HREF. No. Av. Tr. No. Av. Pr. No. Av. Pr. IS..1224 33 W 22. . . . TDQ tJ 65 65Kxi'onr. Kxi'onr. 21..11M J30 COWS. 2. . . . 900 1 00 S. . . . 910 1 65 15. . . . 793 1 90 17 S43 120 1. . . . 7SO 173 23. . . . 843 200 ID. . . . t > : 125 8..1042 175 G. . . . 912 2 OH U. . . . 734 125 1..KO 180 1. . . . J.W 200 1. . . . 7i ) J 23 23..S7Z 180 1..1I20 210 7. . . . 801 123 1. . . . MO 180 5..11)70 210 IS , . . . X73 1 35 1. . . . 940 I 10 2. . . . 030 2 10 5..778 1 4t ) 1. . . . SCO 183 IG..8J7 215 1. . . . 930 1 4.3 1..1SOO 183 11. . . . 821 215 5. . . . 888 1 CO 10. . . . 9 185 3..1073 223 t. . . . 730 1W 8..1463 I tS 1..1IOO 231 4. . . . SID 160 1. . . . 920 185 2..1030 240 1. . . . S34 ISO IS. . . . 992 ISO 3 1020 250 3. . . . 733 IM 13. . . . CCI 150 2..1IJO 350 I..1000 1W 1WCOWS AND OXUN. O..M2S3 200 HEIFEItS. 3. . . . 472 111 4. . . . 507 140 3..633 1 85 7. . . . 351 1 2S 0. . . . 498 140 3. . . . SOU 215 I. . . . 322 123 8. . . . 566 145 1..1ICO 265 5..SSI 1 S3 ' " 1. . . . 470 IM 1..1130 2 CJ 1 , . . . 4W 133 . . . . 793 1 { .0 1..12IQ 315 1 , . . . 410 1 33 0. . . . CM 1 C5 CALVES. 3. ' . . . 230 150 l.4'M ' 2 f,0 1. . . . 110 4 0 1. . . . 240 2110 2. . . . 31S 273 1. . . . 110 401) 4 , . . . 210 22.i 1. . . . M 3 f,0 1. . . . 150 450 C 200 2 CO 7. . . . 210 3 50 2. . . . 73) 145 2..1180 ICO 1..12TO 170 1. . . . 930 1 W 1..1JSO 1 65 8TAC19. 1..IOW 3 70 1..H10 250 BTOCKEIIS AND I'EEDEna. 12. . . . K6 IN 4. . . . 103 20S 1. . . . 160 22.1 12. . . . 4S7 170 2. . . . S.-.5 SIX ) 3..810 231) ) 2. . . . 390 173 6. . . . SSS S 10 3..810 235 2. . . . 5IS 183 3. . . . 590 S 10 14..773 235 3. , . . 616 S 00 2. . . . 470 210 &I..KI 2 U. . . . 704 20) 1. . . . SSfl 210 IS. . . . 940 2 M M. . . . 4 < 7 200 X..343 213 & . . . . 2 60 3. . . . 6to 200 9. . . . 675 Z SO 3..G33 275 3. . . . 400 800 7. . . . 67S 2S5 21..U12 275 UTAH. K. A. Ireland. N'n. Av. Pr. No. Av. Pr. Ci feeders. . . . 91 < J3 10 31 steers 1121 1330 WEdTKHN CATTLE. WYOMING. J. Mornn. 3 sirs , tlB. . . 1103 2 L'- llctrs , tie..1073 240 cows S3G 2 40 COLOHADO. W. U KnUht. Ibull 13M 163 lftcon-3 831 1 C3 SOUTH DAKOTA. Knper Si Krnuse , 1 feeder 9S > 240 21 steers. 1137 J DO IDAHO. 178 cows .IBB B 30 HOOS The unusual stemllnens that ch.irncter- Ized lost week's trade has be n displaced by n constant und heavy decline. Under tlu * combined Inlliience of heavier receipts olid ti ! p ral tent hammering given Ihe innrket by packers prices have none off 35 to 43 on nil ( trade * . : m < l the m\rket for the week clone * on. tlm bottom , with tht ! ifi-lms un nil Hides -ailah. l . A we'll known authority on thi * situation B.iyu : "The enlurKlni ; offerings of hogi nave been partly due to ijulte a prevalent belief nmonir Interior shippers that price * aril to be further reduced jn the near future , nnd thus nuvtkutahle stock lias been hur ried forward In advance of lielng In n flnUlied condition. There In understood ta be a pleiitlful- neas of youni ; Block , which fact 1ms encour.iK"l tha hurrying forward of such as could IM ilU- paiort of. It Is nultn nvinlfi-st that curictit prices of IIOKH nre yk'Mlnir K > K | retunix fur the in-Hln which has IH-CII fed them , much more tn fact than otherwise has been attainable. " The trade todiy waa simply a repetition- what It hns heen all week. Tuckers lin.l little erne no opiKxltton ( mm shlpix'ra or Fpeculali > rs , and Hlthoutfh the tiupply wi.f minimally light for n Saturday the very beailsh n'porU from I'lil- cngu enabled htiyerx lo in-ilte ttu-lr pnrcliim ? without much illlllculty nt price * all of H > > - to I3i- lower than Friday. A few of tli best heavy load * limuKht II03 , but fair ta Knod butcher wolKht and heavy hw told very largely at ( I.K nnd H. 0while p < xir to very ( 'mnl llsMt and light mixed stun ! , ! nt from I.2T , to V5" . I'lKH and atock hr > K aold nil the way from 12.75 tn tl 23. while rouKli hox9 , btaxs. pregnant BOW.H. etc. , fu > ld at around (2.73 to (3.73. An there WJM a K nernl dit iisltlnn im the part if s.ilesmcn to accept the situation , the movement wn tolerably frit ; at the decline , nnd by thn middle of tlie forenoon tlmn wcj | iruotlray ] | riniiiy , Trad- ine wan larKi'ly nt fn > m I3.r < o tn V'-n. m afiliisl Jl.CO tn S'.T3 on I'rl'l.iy and JI.83 tn } 5 one week ago. Hepresentallve salea : No. Av. Hh. I'r. No. Av. fill. I'r. M 175 20DJI ' > 73 213 IM l 65 : vn 3Z9 I 4D W Zfy ) 120 4M 101 177 rom I I2V4 03 210 210 465 02 IflJ 12l > I I" . BS 813 ( fill 4 5S li UJ . . . II" 73 221 SO 4 65 13 'illl UO IIS C7 Ki 1)0 463 20 173 . . . I C CO ! < > ! IM 4 13 72 191 2ft > 113 U 2VJ 120 4 55 so 217 2 ! > 1(3 ci : : n 4co 32 U3 120 113 B4 331 120 4 CO (3 20D 3W 143 Cl * M ICO 4 < M S3 203 2OT 150 71 810 120 4 < XJ 1 204 . . . IM K 2. ' , : 40 4 CO 41 172 2ID tUt G ] Kit 40 4 0 3 37 < . . . I W < Ml ISO 4 0 IJ 21 ! 201 4 M 72 119 8(1 ( 4 60 61 221 120 4 W 72 215 KO 4 CO 24 217 IM 4 W U , 231 210 460 91 IM 120 4 M 73 11 } IM 460 12 Ml . . . 4V ) 01 211 120 4 CO M VA 121) 4W f,7 VH li ) 4 ft ) n 30-j w M yt sis IM 4 to 7 < l 175 NO 4 M to MI 1J 40) 70 SI * 120 4 SO 7 23) I ISO 4 GO 70 222 240 2 52W : i 2.12 SO I & > 81 Kl SO 4 S2l { - , \ JJ i ISO | GO MD ! H 4 < 0 4 U < { ! J73 311 465 71 vnaft IM 4i > it O t u. K 211 123 4 U 9 . . . 3J7 . I 61 B . VIS . . . 4 67 . . . .213 120 I to 70 . . .2'J ' * 12) I U I'lQS AND nOUOIf. i , e : . . . 3 n o ss . . . : v > 1 > 5 . . . ITS II M . . . I V > 1 Sl . . . W | , i 10J . . . iu Jl. . . . . . . . M . . . 314 in p | , . , in I ! ! > . . . 31 $ &T .lit SO ItS ! > St . . . 39ft > : Ill . , . IIS flHKHl1 Then * were no freoh tvcflpls on ! , ntitl m tlm dciimnd wiw not nt nil urgent th marxH did not suffer. Thn traile ha * bfn lir lty Kidlr u > mornllt < d of lain by hrnrr re ceipts , will prices nre qtiol.-xblr considerably Iwrcr than last week , witn nnt much Oemaml fi > r anything Imt KIKN ! stock , r | r tn chnlcn mitlvm nii > miolnlli * ot rrvm t ! 33 to I2.W. f.lc tn in > iKt westeins , from J3 la tl.m , common Mid stuck nho-p , frim J1.J6 to Jt.73 ; RIHK ! lo cholw 4) to IW-lb. lamlis , from IIR to lrcrlit ! | null l > Uin < ltlint of Stock. omclnl reoelpM nnd dlnnooltlon of utoch iw hwn b > - the l u > ka oftt I'nlon Block Turds cuinnnnr ' for Hip twenty-four hours rtulUia ; at J o'clock ji. in. , S.ilurdftj' , October N. 1IWI : Corn. Head. 11" J , ' . ; K M 1.6TJI lloisea nnd mules . l t'liyers. Cattle. Hoes. flmnlm Pncklnir rnnuvinjr . I lit D , II. Ilninmond company . 1C2 1,02 Swift and company. . M 1,171 Cndaliy 1'iirklnc oomp.in- . > . M7 1,131 It. Itenker * Deinin. . . , . 33 ll.unllton * Htcphetis . It Vunsanl & Cj . , , . . , Cl J- K Oiroy . 41 J , l-Aihmm . , . JJ I , . H-Tker . 6 I of lUrthschlld . . . . . . 51 O. 11. Wllwin . 2M fHiilRlijr tram K. 0 . 101 . . . . Shipper * un.l fev.lera . 18 $ U ! , cft over . , 3o ) . , . Total 3 , tS CIIICAUU I.IVi : STOUK. Dciuanil Ciillril for n * ? I ny Cut tin * | Itrcrlvptl. CIIICAOO , Oct. ZiX-Tixlay's recelpta of cnttll netratlmatnl at I , MO hm < ] , In.iKInK 73,123 head for this week , npilnst 73.311 head last -week , S. > .MS head a year npo. Shlpmentn were 4.001 head less than for last week and nhjut that much IOM than a yeiir npo. The dcmtmd cnllej for na many cattln as i\ero embraced in Ihl d.iy'H ' receipts nnd they were taken nt full Krl day's prices on a liasls of fnitn $1 tn S8.IS f < n IH r to best iiunllty natlvew , from l.r,0 to Jt.M for westerns , nnd fnim tl 2tn M.GO f.ir The lecelpts of hotcs were IS.OiX ) head , .m.iklni about ir,2Oi > J head for Hi In week , or 41,500 head moro than for laat week iuid 3.1,000 head tnon thnu for the correspjnillnn n-ralc of last year. 1 'rices today were nnywlient from 100 to We lower than yesterday nnd were still very wca at the close. The tup of the market nt the cl l wan orwind $5. but thi < Krealer part of the Blurt WIIH wl hed IK > IIIW 14 8) . Very Rood IIOKS Boll at { 1.C3 , and there were m.iny sales at from J.r- ( ) to M.60. llecelpts of sheep were rstlm.ilpil nt 3. < VW heiul. hch ! would niiikp the supply for the wer 03.723 head. The total for lust week waa 95.OI head , nnd the DKiircii for the Iftnt twn Wonka In round numbers , 191.000 head. This Is 28.000 head jnitt-u than were qvcr pri-vloualy recelvinl In twa consecutive weeks. The demand today WB.S al IndllTerent ns nt any Hum. recently , nnd it woi limit to effect sales even nt the Olstresslnfcly lo prlcea of th < ila.y I > efon . Sheep were tiuoteil n.1 from 73o to J3 , and Ia4ntn nt from 11.23 to > 4,1S , Iteceltils : Cattle , 2.i In-nd ; Calves , 300 hcad | hues , tfi.lXK ) head ; shep , 3JW ( head. The Kvenlnff Journal reports ! HOGH-lleeelptB. IftlttO head ; official ye terflay. 24.103 ht ad ; ii colptH fur the week , 133,024 lieadf sumo week last year , l0.r 10 Head : shipped ycster day , 7Ei ) head ; for the week , 4J.007 head ; sam week lust year , 47,070 hen.il ; left over , alwul 9.000 head , ljuallty rather iiiuvr. Market dull nnd weak at 100130 decline. Sales raiiKO 4. 1 ( | 4.n for IlKht , JI.40U4.e ) for loiiRli packlnc. tt.M V\M \ for mUnl , J3. ( ff4 M for heavy packing ant shlpplni ; loin , nml $2.25Q > 4.C < > for plKS. I'ATTr.K HecolptB , 2,000 head. Market quiet. unchaiiKed. Slt1 < : i < : i'-Ieeelptn. 3.00J head. Mnikct steady nt jeatenlay'H prices. Kaixits fity I.Ira Stock Alurkot. KANSAS TITV , Oct M.-CATTI.K-Ileoelpt * . 3.2HO head ; shlpmenlH. 3,700 head ; maiket sti-ndyj native steera. J2.l.riff3 Oi ) ; beef steers , J3.M 4BO : natlvi * rows , l\\J'a'iM \ ; Htix-koin nnd fceilers , 12.254(5.50. HDOS-Itix'elpts , 4.700 lieid ; shipmenta. l.BM lieail , mniket lOe lower : Imlk of Biles , Jl.noftM.TSj lie.ivlo.i. ll.63fH.i3j irickpra , JI.60WI.75 , mixed , Il.40ffl70 ; llshls , | I.Oiff4 ) 50 ; St. Limit l.lvu Sloi'k .Mnrkot. ST. LOUIS , Oct. CATTfjE Ilecelpta , I0 ( head ; nhlpments , 303 head ; market dull and un * clnnKcd from yesterday's prices. HOOS HerelptH , SIH ) head : shipments , 2,70) ln ul ! market steady nt I-'rlday's nuntatlons. H1IE1C1' KwelptM , 1.6HO h-iid ; shlpmctils. nonej m.trket quiet and lifeless ; prices -without chance. htnoli In SlKlit. Heoonl of receipts at the four principal m.ir liets ) for Saturday. October 20 , 1S3I ; Cattlii. . Sheep. South i Omaha. . 1,618 , iri riilcain > . 2,000 Kimsna : Oily . 3,2i > ) St Louis . , . 4 K > Total . . . , . . > . 7,238 23.211 4.COJ hi. I.oultt llonurnl JlBrket. ST. LOUIS , Oct. 20.-rLOUU-Flrm and un- changed. WHEAT Advanced on cables , fralnlnc 4d : No. Z red. ' rash , 4i.jr ! ) ; December. SO'.Sc ; May , 6SHc. u'OtlN Firmer and hlsher on news from all nouiYfS ! No. 2 mixed , canh , 47Ucj October , 47o ( December , Wic ; May , 47c. OATS-l.'lrm nml tilxhn-j N'o. Z. cash. 29o ; Oo tober. 2S , c ; Decemt > er , 291447 : May. 32f33c. llVH-4'Je Wd for No. 2 , regular. 1IAIILEV No tradlns. HUAN-Clc on track. l-'LAX SKKD-JI.44. C'LOVRIl SEED-J7.2'iW8.1J. TIMOTHY .SEED-JI.C005.05. HAY Firmer for di-slrablc Bradesj strlctlf fancy IIIIKO Imleil llmathy , | 12. IlUTTUIt ITnehnnKeil. KCIQS Ixiwer at 14V4C. LI-AD ; Nominal t 12.3 ; . i SI'MLTiaU-M.nii bid. \VIIISICY-J1. S3. COIIN MKAI < IJUWPT at I2.S5O2.40. COTTON TIK8 rnchnnpBd. IIAQOINO tlnclinnKed. I'KDVISIONS iMWer. 1'ork. etandard mesi , i' ' blilnKV J13. Lard , prime Hteam. 7 : cholca , 57. 171J. Dry aalt meats , lees , ; shoulders , | 5.C2'/i ; IOIIKS. (6.371 ; ribs , | G.V4 ) ; shorts , Jii.02',4 , Hocon , | iaild Hhiiuldera , $6.73 ; longs , 17.37V ] ! ribs , fl.V ) ; bhorts , $7.73. lllX'EIITS Klour. 6.0M bbls , ; wheat , J3.0M Int. ; corn , 13,0,10 bu. ; oatH. 32,000 bu. SHII'MnNTS-FlDiir , 9HK ( ) bbls. ; wheat , nonei corn , 1.000 1m. ; oatH , 6,000 "bu. KHII.IIH l.lty MarkntA. KANSAS CITV. Oct. ) . WIIKAT Firmer and 'io iilirher ; sales ,111 liasls of ICansat ) City : No. 2 hanl , 4 o ; No. 2 red. d'.fl lU'.ic ; No. J reB. ll'-io ; iej-ctel. 42ii > l4c. K. o. I ) . , Mississippi rlvtuNo. : . 2 , OStjDCVic ; No. 2 red , & 253o ; No. 1 rvA. Bl' c. COItN Blow nt yesterilay'i prices ; No. mlie'l , 43c ; No. 2 white. 4le. OATS Ilather slow ; No. 2 mixed , tfo. Z white , nomlnully SlHfcr c. HUTTKIl-Wciilt ; creamery. ISJJlJc ; dairy. Ida. HOGS Quiet and steady at U&c No movement uf hUKiir Mnrlcat. NB\V YOIIK , Oct W.-St'OAIl-naw. dull and nominal ; fair refining , 3c ; ci'ntrlfugal , 'JS lest , JSc ; Kales , nolle , Iteflned , ( inlet. ' . Wool JMnrknt. RT. LOUIS. Oct. ZO.-WOOT.-ln lieltcr shape , but prices not quotably changed , 1SASV. H.Vl'H. 8UItK. How otton you hcor wimc-dne say ; "Oh ! he's n millionaire. No wumlf-r lie can make money fast. Anym.- with a mllllim can maktiinother million easily enough. " Mon y mnki-a mi > ney. Itu po - BijMtlon nets like a Blunt magnet lu nltract nwra moni'y. It 1:4 : easier In make n million with a Million than to miikn A ImiKlrnl with a hundred. "it'H tha llrxt thousand that Is the liarile.it of nil to Ki't " Hut must mllllnnalreH started with noth ing. You can nurceod ns tli < * y have If you taka advuntaKC ot every ul > | xirtunlly. Tn buy low nnd sell high In Ihu aim of uvry trader , no matter whether the article dealt In l > o cattle , iiliocs , cliilhliiK. win-It. iKimlx or turk.i. Hpecnlatlou Is allku the llfu of truile nml the miuice of vn t fnrtunps. TrnilhiK In stock ami Kiuln pays Iilftt-r than trading In anything fin , Tlu-m M always n Imyer rviiily. Tin- market Is constantly chamclnK. l > i-1 Is are qulrkly nmila. You cun Invest and re- linei-l > ur money many tlrm-n thu uimu [ lay , millilni ; Kinall. quick pr nti in every trade. And IhtwB iirnllts sociii aKKrfic.ite a largo num. Our plan puts you on thu mrm * bnsls ns a mllllonAlr ? , \ Vitaki - your muii y J20 lo 11.000 nnd put It \vltli the money nf , ( | llii > rs. W hnvo a mil lion t'i ui < > rntc with. Wo in.iko money make It quickly wifely. liri | > l.t thi > prunt we have paid our customer * January 1 , ISUI : January 2 , 12 | > r cent June 1 , 74 ! per cent 15. 19 | T cent is , TA per cetil February 1 , 11 jwr c nt July 1. 714 per cent 15 , 15 PIT cunt 19 , 7 per cent March 1 , 9 per cent August 1 , * per oont 11. 8 per cent Id , 7 per cent April 2 , per cent Btpt. 1. 7VJ pep cent Iti , 8Vi l > cent. M , 7 iwr cent May 1 , S ir cent Oct. I , S per cent 15 , t per cent , 10 , 7 iwr c nl MaklnR u total of ITWt per cent In 289 days , A um whu-h In xi'lllim dry goodi would re quire live years to earn , or In owning real e tale would lake 15 yuam to earn. Our charea for makliie this profit for our cus tomer * la oiilenth of their net profit. \Vn have never loxl a dollar fur any customer In any of our combinations. Wu have not a dl > atllie < l customer. Monny can be withdrawn at liny time. 1'njllis tent promptly by check , on tha lit and Kth day o feach month , Write to u > for further Information , for fre * circulars ami fur our weekly market report. Our system la inlen-tlng , even If you think you do not care to Join us. ISSUER 00. , 8to'i : an ! Grain Brokers , 11 and M IJroadvray. New York City. WM. fcOTTDOW. Commission Merchant Grain and Provisions. Private wire * to Chicago and New Yorls All Liualnc-Hs order * placed on Hoard of Trado. Correspondence solicited. OITlce. room 4 , New York Llf Ttlvphona UuS.