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Its Advantage to nu Agricultural Str.tc
Olr.iily Set Forth ,
BENEFITS COUNTRY AND COMMUNITY
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In a recent number of the Southwest Maga
zine Mr.V. . 3. Ilnrke presents strong reasons
why the southwest should become 0 gtcat
producer of beet sugar. The urtlclfr contain *
fncts and siiRRestlons of prime. Interest to
Nebraska , nnd It Is published entire.
Mr. IlnrkC writes : A beet sngoi factory
with a capacity of 550 tons a day al out n
small a factory ae can ba run successfully
could be operated In New Mexico of Arizona
for about ISO days In the year that Is. from
th time tin- - first bscls are ready fet market
till the crop can no longer be kepi In BOOI !
condition. This would consume during the
year about 50,000 tons. The average yield In
Nebraska Is about twenty tons to lie ocic.
j The land In ihe southwest would product )
j more , but assuming that the yield -would be
tlic same , 2,500 acres of land wortU be required
quired to supply the necessary iimmllty of
beets. This would have to bo dlvUe-1 Into
farms of about fifteen acres each , since that
Is about as much land us one man could nt-
tend to under Irrigation. Kach farmer would
then huve for market about SOU tons or lieota.
nml .in tlm fartorv nrlee Is ! u a ton tlij year y
Income to each man , or family , cultivating
fifteen acres would be Jl.SOO and that Is
nbout twice as much as the annual e.ish In
come of the average wheat and corn larmcr
of Katikaw or Nebraska who cultivates a
quarter sectl-n. The fact-ry wojld give \Vcrk
Iniiiiedlnteiy about the place to 300 linnil ? ,
and It Is estimated that those who would be
Klvcn employment by It , dlucily jnil Indirectly -
directly , together with those ilcpemlent upon
them , would number not less than (1,000.
These figures arc reliable , token from a state
ment made by the manager of such an estab
lishment as the above mentioned. 31ow let
the reader slop and think for n moment what
the starting of such works would mean to the
town In which they mlslit be located T.iko
our own town , for Illustration : The present
population , within the corporate limits of
Albuquerque , Is probably Just about 6.1)00 ) , and
the establishment and operation ol a beet
sugar factory of 350 tons capacity at this
point would plvc support to Just double our
present numbers , and It would bring In from
abrcad and put Into cumulation among us
probably four times as much money an vo
now draw through all of our prcseaii enter
prises combined for It must be remembered
that the towns of the southwest are not
doing much at present to bring In money
from the outside , "nut , " you sar , "how-
can we gel such n factory It would cost an
Immense , sum of money ? " Of course It would.
PROFIT IS POSITIVE.
The smallest mill that can bo built , Jo run
at a profit , will cost about $500,000 , but there
Is always plenty of money to be li.id for
anything that Is able to glvo on assurance of
profit and safety. U Is also urged Llmt the
profits In the sugar business have Icon
greatly reduced by recent unfriendly legisla
tion , and that also Is true , but this condition
\t-4 \ of things Is not expected to continue In-
definitely. While It Is possible for tlio beet
sugar factories to run at a small profit wlth-
out tariff or bounty , the statistics of tlie busi
ness show that the cano sugar Interests of
Louisiana and other southern states
will be utterly ruined If the-y arc
not to have the assistance of
friendly legislation , and It Is fair to presume
that the congress of the United States will
never permit the destruction of such A great
Interest , and oneof such vital Importancs
to a largo section of the country. It Is true
the late congress made an attempt to with
draw all govoinment assistance from the
sugar Industry , but It soon discovered Its
mistake and promptly undid the most that
It had clone , and there Is now no reason to
doubt that congress can always be relied
upon hereafter to glva us such wholesome
legislation as will enable the sugar planters
and sugar factors of the south to prosecute
their business with a fair margin of profit ,
ami whenever the cane factories can live the
beet factories can grow rich. And again , It
must be remembered that the general op
pression that has prevailed for the Ia.it two
years has affected llie capitalist no less than
the laborer : both have been obliged to reduce
their prices very materially ; the $2 a. day
man Is now willing to work for $1 , and the
moneyed man , who , a few years ago , wouldn't
look at an Investment that offered loss than
10 per cent , IP now glad to tr.ke 4 , provldid
It Is safe , and TO we find that the profits In
i B r irnklng while they may have been some
what reduced , the psr cent which capital Is
willing to accept upon Its Investment has
been reduced In an equal If not greater de
gree. There Is no scarcity of money In the
money centers ; there Is an abundance of It
lying Idle ; It Is the element of confidence that
Is lacking. The manner In which every Is
sue of government bonds Is snapped up
shows that there h a gr.nt de.rand for giocl In
vestments , and given the element of perfect
safety It Is Juit ns feasible to float a i per
cent enterprise now as It was to float a 30
per cent enterprise a few years ago and the
profits In beet sugar making have not been
reduced In as urcnt a proportion as thai.
So , after all , notwithstanding the general
hnrd times and the unfriendly legislation. It
Is not likely that It would b ? any more dim-
cult to gat capital to go Into a sugar factory
now than It would have been at any time' In
the past. It would be necessary now , Just
ns It would have been necessary then , to
show that wo are prepared to furnish a
BUfflclent and reliable supply of raw material.
Without that wo could not hope to secure
such an Institution- now nor at any other
time , and with that we should not bo likely
to have any more difficulty In securing It
now than In "good times. " Then the. ques
tion of "how to get a beet sugar factory"
rests mainly upon the question of how -to get
beets to supply the factory. If we can
Bolvo ths latter problem the formsr will
solve Itself. There are plenty of men with
experience In this business , nnd with
abundant capital , who will be glad to put up
eucli an establishment whenever we are able
to assure them that wo are prepared to tur-
nlsh them stilllclent supply of the raw mn-
terlnl to keep their mill In operation. How that
Is to bo accomplished IB another question ; the
object of this article was to uliow what Is
required to be done , not 'haw ' to do It. nut
possessing , as we do , the soil , the climate ,
tlis water and the people all the elements
necessary for the successful production of
all the material required It ought to be
feati'tl ; for a committee of practical men to
devise n plan by which the desttc-il pml
might be attalnsd , and In view of the vast
and Important advantages to the conntry
which would Inevitably flow from inicli an
enterprise. It Is certainly worth the effort.
AURA SIJITAI1KR FOIl anOWTEI.
The secretary of ono of the gr at sugar
factories said to a newspaper Interviewer a
few months ago : "The- people of this tcun-
try do not know what an Immense bm < nga
the beat sugar Industry Imw gro'.vn to bj , "
And again. In the course of the same con
versation ho stated thnt whereas the srotta
output of the beet sugar mills of the United
Slates was only about 3,000,000 paumJj In
1890 , It was almost 50,000,000 pounds In 1891
nn Increat'i of over 1,600 per csnt In four
years. ThisIs something wonderful , but It
IB no more marvelous than many other lactn
ronno2ted with this business. The Industry
Is especially adapted to thesouthwest. . A map
which Is made from official data , furnhCud
by the Agricultural departintnt of the Untied
Htatei , ehowtf that the sugar beet blt crosses
the continent en the parallel of Now fork
until It reaches tli ; foothills of the- Rocky
mountains , and then bearing nearly duo
couth for about COO miles. It turns west again ,
embracing marly the whole of New Mexico
and Arizona. The beet Is grown at Its hct
whcro It can have a warm , dry fill , tucli ui <
we- always liavs In the southwest , and Its
production Is practically 1mnil In hand with
Irritation , because when It has reached a
mcdnntd rlze the growth should bj utoj-peJ
and the beet left to stand the rest of the sea
son without Increasing In tlz > , while- , with
Its l > road Jtsvei' Exposed to the sun , It In
gu'hcrlng and storing away the saccharine
matter which Is the object of Ha cultivation.
In an Irrigation country thlw can alway * be
regulated , but In a rain country the farmer
has to take hli chances If the wealu'r
comes off warm and dry after the beets J&ve
attained the proper size bo will have a sooO
crop , but If U chances to be rainy , as it U
lwi liable to be , he will have a
of pulp , bul n'/t much Micnr ; In the
hartvrr.t can kt-cp the beet
till U c is to Just the slzs wo want
gin ) thru ttop it h ) withholding the water ,
'Uill Ih. ' 4iinblnc. v/hlch never falls ui ,
ulll dc the reft. Tht beet withstands fro t
cud ! ill better Ihan any other crop produczd
ni.I : is Iocs wearing on llu fc'l ) . Our
"alkali" so'ls. which are found In nmny pirip
o ( tif ; I'outnwi'st , are grand for the sugar
hrct , the -only ilifliculty being lliat In such
soil it l. ( Mrpnfd to grow too large for the
first ino or thrfe yearn.
itusui/r OP Rxi'nniENCB.
The choiuUt of the United States Agricul
tural department. Jn trporllng upon the
climatic conditions most favorable to ths
Front h of th ? sugar beet lays cxperlenca
ha. " shown th.it It reaches UP highest plate of
development In north temperate latitudes.
So fjr ns the production of the beet with
regard to high tonusge Is conc'rned , It Is
found that It will grow far to
Ihe south. but bens grown In uch
localities are found to be IPS ? rich In sugar
and U'fK suitable for the manufacture of
Eiigar than those grown farther north. Hut
It must ho remembered tlm' the tsrms north
and south asi used In this connection do not
refer to nbsrlutc parallels of latitude , but
ra'her to leotherncal lines , which , In many
nasen , run obliquely to the pirallsls nf lati
tude , and In some cases cross them at almost
right nnslcs , AP a result of many yens of
careful experiment. It Is said by the- depart
ment that so far as t mpcratur alone Is
concerned , the sugar beet attain ? Its great
est perfection In a zone of varying width ,
through the center of which passes the
Iso'hennal llnu of 70 degrees Kahrtahelt for
the monlhs of June. July and August , and
this zone , as It pauses through the south
western territories and the Pacific coast
states , Is shown by the crooked dark belt
on the nvtp which Is present d on another
page , the dotted Una through the middle
maik ng the Isotherm above named , nnd
crossing the Hlo Orando n ar Isleta , about
twelve miles south of Allmnticrqir , anil Die
sugsr 1tctone cf Now Mexico Is ths territory
for about 100 miles on cither side of tint
central line extending from a point a llttlo
bslow San Marclal en tli south to within
about twenty miles of tlio tcrrltorhl boundary
on the north , and continuing thus on a prac
tically straight line almost to the western
boundary of Arizona.
While- Is necessary to take conditions of
temperature Into consideration In th elect
ing of localltl s for tha successful prosecution
of this Industry. It his bson found that there
are other conJItlons equally Important. Fcr
Instance , the sugar beet re-quires a cjrlnln
amount of moisture , In order to produce
a normal crop , and It l highly essential that
It should have thin moisture at tin proper
time nnd for this reason It Is generally
beloved that cultivation of sugar be-Jts
can 1)3 carried on successfully In the "arid
r'glon" over a much broader area of country
than that which the Agricultural d'p.irt-
msnt has Included In the sugar beet zen ? , be
cause In a district which Is practically rain
less , and all crops ara cultivated by Irriga
tion , the quantity of moisture , -and the time
of applying It , may both bo governed with
almost absolute exactness.
SEVERAL SORTS OK BEETS.
There are a good many dlffersnt kinds
of sugar beet , but they all spring from the
same family , and are all botanlc-illy Identical
with the common garden beet. Illustrations'
are presented herewith of four popular
varieties , all godd , but each a little different
'n some respect from all the others. The
differences In varletl s h-ive arls'n through
special select'on ' and culture producing a purs
strain of some valuable peculiarity , but ex
periments and analysis made by officers of
the Agricultural department , as well as by
many other comp3t5nt persons , go to show
that equally satisfactory results can be at
tained with any ono of a dozsn varieties.
Hut In order to produca the best results In
any caw ; It stems to b ? necessary that the
seed be produced at home that Is , the so d
grown and matured In any particular local'ty '
will usually give a more satisfactory crop
than ssed of the same variety proJucd In
some , other part of the country , und'r dif
ferent conditions of soil and climate.
Of course , sugar beet , like anything else ,
will do better In pome soils than In others ,
but ns a gensral nils It may be said that any
soil tint will yield o good crop of corn , will
picduco a good crop of sugar beet. Land
freshly manured will produce beets of very
large size , but of a quality very Inferior for
manufacturing purposes , and for that reason ,
whenever the soil has to bo manurc-d , beet
growers put In porno" other crop , the first
ysar after dressing usually wheat , for that
Is found to leave the ground In bettor con-
Jltlon for beets than any other crop with
-vh'ch they can b3 alternated.
The location of a beet sugar factory must
bo w'nere there Is plenty of water , good rail
road facilities , and a good supply of coal and
limestone to be had at fair price ? . A factory
operating at the rate of 350 tons of beets
a day consumes dally four carloads of
coal , three- cars of llmistone and half a car
of coke , and It runs constantly , day and
night , frcm the time It begins Its campaign
In the fall , till eviry beet has been used.
Thirty years ago this Industry was started
In California , but failed for want of capital
and a lack of knowledge , and It has only bejii
within r-scent years that we have been able
to manufacture best sugar profitably In the
United States , although the greater part of
ill the eugar consumed by Iho American
people Is manufactured from beets , In Ger
many and France , wher it Is one of the
most Important Industr'es. ' In Austria ,
Holland and Belgium the maximum has been
reached , and land on which the sugar
beet Is grown there Is valued at
fl.OOO to $1,200 per acre ; and yet the
land there Is not as good , and will not
yield as much sugar per acre as the average
land of New Mexico and Arizona.
NOT ALL SUGAR.
Napoleon was probably the father of the
beet sugar Industry. He found that the
sugar contained In the ordinary garden beet
could .bo manufactured Into a marketable
product , though such beet contained only 5
or C per cent of saccharine niatt-r ; whereas ,
after careful breeding for nearly a century
It Is not uncommon now to find beets con
taining 20 per cent. Dut this percentage
of saccharine docs not mean sugar
It means simply sweet matt r , part
of which Is glucose- and the rest sucrose.
The process of manufacture now used Is that
of diffusion , or soaking out the sugar from
the little octagonal c'lls of the beet. The
entire process of taking the beet In at one
end cf the factory and turning out the finest
granulated sugar at the other end takes
ilmost thirty-six hours. The aft r products
of a beet sugar factory are very valuable In
Kurojie , but thcro Is not much market for
them In this country. They consist of the
lime cake , which makes a valuable fertilizer ,
and tha pulp , which Is an .excellent feed ,
either for the fattening of cattle or for milk
cows. The latter Is dried and put up in
bales , In Europe , and Is much used for feed
there. The sugar manufacturers at Norfolk ,
Neb. , utilize this product by buying
"feeders" and fattening them for the Omaha
market. They fatted over 2,000 head of cat
tle at the factory there last year.
Th're Is no business rearon why the people
of the United Slates should not produce all
their own sugar , and n very great proportion
of the total supply should b ? made In our
two southwestern territories. To glvo an
Men of the Immense proportions to which
thin Industry might b' duvelcpsd , It Is only
necessary to call attention to tlij fact that
It would take a thousand factories , costing
a half million of dollars each , and calling for
3&Q tons of beets per day for each factory ,
to turn out the sugar that Is now consumed
by the people of the United State ? . And as
Hi : quantity of sugar consumed In the United
States doubles every twelve years , It will ba
seen that the b'et sugar Industry In this
country will have to bo developoj Into vaet
proportions bjfor wo shall be able to supply
the home demand. Sine ? Iho market Is
practically unllmlt il , and sine- all the con
ditions of neil and climate are peculiarly
favorable to the production of sugar In New
Mexico and Arizona , It cannot be doubted
that vast posslbllUleu are open to this section
through the proper devvlopnunt of this Im
portant Industry.
I1UILT UP OHINO.
Tlis worn ! rful effict upon the surrounding
country produced by the establishment of u
beet sugar factory could not have a bmer
Illustration tnan Is given by th * town cf
China , In California. Here , In ISO ) , there
were only thre : or four housta , and land In
the vicinity could not be sold at 510 an acre.
Hut a sugar factory , with a capacity of
350 tons a day , was put up there by a com-
pauy formed for thut purpse : , and has been
practically the only enterprise the town had
to depind on ; but th plie hap grown In
three years to b ? u town of C.OOO population ,
and the fame land , which In 1890 , would not
br ] g $10 an acre , can now bo sold ut 2H5. And
there Is no point with n the sugar beet zone
In New Mexico or Arizona where tha ex
perience of Chlno cannot be repeated.Vhav
li needed la for the llcard of Trade , Com-
I mcrclal club , or some r sponrfbl organlzi-
tlon of the town , to tnk- > the matter In hand
[ nnd make contfac's with the farmers In the
! vicinity to raise th ? quantity of bets neces-
I nary to supply n factory for Hi ? first ye-.r.
J Aftr : that the thing will be r < g-.ilnted by the
law of eupply and demand , and farmers will
raise beets because they will pay better than
any other crop. At first sight It 9 cms llks
n great undertaking to get lanl enough glv-n :
to beet culture to furnish ? fiO Inn * n day
during the ccacon ; but If you will take the
trouble to figure It out you will find It Is n
matttr cn'lrely within th reach of any set
tlement In New Mexico or Arizona. Lind In
this country can be relied upon for an
average yield of at leapt twenty tons to the
acre , and as the milling season lists not over
150 days. It would requireno : more than
2,500 acres to produce all the beets mcesjnry
to ripply ; a 350-ton mill. And whenever a
rolinblo supply of Ihe raw mat rial can bs
guaranteed there will bs no trouble In flu.1-
ing the men and capital to put up the mill.
Thera w.ll be no dllDcul-y In g'tting farmers to
enter Into contracts to rals ? the bwts If they
can have n reasonable assurance of a market
for th : product ; but that can only bs given
through an organized effort , and hence the
necessity of having sc-me reliable organization
take hold of the matter. A wigar factory Is
something you can gst only by "going after
It. " You may have the best Mli nnd the
best climate In th ? world , and the best facili
ties for running an establishment of this kind ,
but It will never come to you unless you
make ths necessary preliminary arrange
ments for It. The first step to take Is to
open correspondence with som * Individual
familiar with the buslnef ? nnd ascertain upon
what conditions ho would be willing to put
up a mill at your place , anil having received
a proposition from each a psrson or company ,
then make a canvass of the district nnd find
out how many ncrcn the fanners of the vicin
ity r.re willing to plant and cultivate to beets ;
and as coon ns you can get a sufficient num
ber of acres guaranteed to give you the
quantity of beets needed to keep a factory
running fcr four or five months the problem
will bo practically solved , for. a ? ronnrkcd
above , the men and the capital will bo
leady to put up the mill aa soon ny you can
show thnt the raw material to keep It going
will bo forthcoming but you must have the
conttucts with the farmers before you can
find any company willing to risk Its money
In n mill.
i.Mi'itovin ) son. ci.1/rimn. '
\ euSynUni byVlilcli lite Moisture
IN .Ilrtnliict ! In ( lie Knrlli.
HASTINGS , Neb. , Nov. 2u. To the Editor
of The Dee : I noticed In -rlday'B Ileo the
letter of Mr. Smalley on the subject of 'tho
future of the Dakota , Nebraska and Kansas.
Mr. Smalley slated thnt a man named Camp
bell had recently attracted attention In the
northwest by his advocacy of a new method
of soil tillage , as a result of which better
crops and fewer failures were anticipated.
Mr. II. W. Campbell , the gentleman of whom
Mr. Smallcy writes , Is well and favorably
known In this part of Nebraska , where our
best fanners have great faith In Ills. ' methods
of soil culture and believe their adoption will
result In great bjneflt to the state.
Mr. Campbell was In this city last May and
In conversation with some of our business
men expressed the opinion that by proper
treatment of the soil here a good crop could
ba grown nine years In ten and that a com
plete failure need never occur. He advanced
the Idci that It was not so much a lack of
rainfall aa excessive evaporation which at
times resulted In crop failures , and that one of
Iho reasons why failures and short crops had
been more frequent during the past few years
was In a measure owing to the loose condition
of the soil , as a result of the great amount
of undecompo3ed vegetable matter In the na
ture of stubble , cornstalki" , etc. , which It
contained , and which materially assisted In
the evaporation of the rain that fell , while
lending no assistance In bringing moisture
from below by capillary action. He argued
that a system of cultivation that would pack
the fubsoil , putting It in the best condition
to attract and hold moisture , and a tillage
that would , to a great degree , retard or stop
evaporation would solve the question.
The theory seemed plausible and a number
of us decided to try the exparlment. A plot
of ground was selected nml prepared accord-
Ins lo Mr. Campbell's directions. One-half
the plot was subsolled , the other deep plowed.
A subsurface packer was then used. Ucfore
using the packer the ground way quite loose
and a person walking over It would y'.nk In
half knee deep. After using the packer one
would not sink more than an Inch ; In fact ,
you practically walked on top of the plowed
ground. Wo then planted beans ( It was too
late for corn ) and shallow cultivated once a
week. We learned that Immediately after a
rain , when the sun was- out , a crust was
formed , and In this crust thousands of minute
capillaries to each square Inch at once formed
and began to bring up the moisture to the
surface , where It at once evaporated , Just as
the oil In the lamp Is drawn up by the capil
laries In the wick. We made It our business
to destroy thes ; capillary tubes by shallow
cultivation as soon as we could get on the
ground after the rain. Samples of soil to the
depth of one Inch were sent In hermetically
sealed tubes to the Agricultural department
at Washington dally during the crop reason.
At the same time samples prepared in the
same way , taken from a field across the road ,
cultivated In the usual manner , were sent In.
I have before me the report of the department
for the month of July. The average per csnt
of moisture retained during the month where
we employed shallow and frequent cultivation
was 19 per cent. The average per cent of the
other pieces , where ordinary cultivation was
used , was 11 per cent. About the 20th of
July wo dug down In our piece to see how
far the moisture had cone down and found
abundant moisture down four and one-half
feet. In the piece of ground across the way
the ground was dry after going down fifteen
Inches. We could detect no difference In our
plot of ground where It was subsolled and the
ordinary deep packing. The crop on our piece
of land was quite heavy. In several other
cases In this vicinity whcro the parties
adopted Mr. Campbell's methods the results
were equally satisfactory and In some case ?
the crops phenomenal.
I glvo the result of then ) experiments with
out comment. I hope It will lead the business
men and farmers of this state to thinking on
these lines. I am convinced that farming In
Nebraska must be conducted with the Idea
conntantly In view of conserving moisture ;
that Is , to prevent the evaporation of the rain ,
fall wo now get. This can be done. We are
on the eve of a revolution In methods of farm
ing In this state. The sooner It comes the
better.
Mr. Campbell , whoso address Is Sioux City ,
la. , Is an enthusiast on this subject. He will
travel a hundred miles any timeto talk Kill
culture to a crowd of farmers. If we could
have him at our farmers' Institutes this win
ter I believe It would result In great advan
tage to the farming Interests of the state.
W. H. LANNINd.
"
Those Interested In Bicycling will find en
tertainment In the January Five Cent NIckoM
Magazine now on the news stands.
Cool.
It Is related of a certain French general ,
who died recently , that h had a vry devoted
servant to whom , though really kind , he was
Bomewlmt rough In his speech. In the
Crimean war , says Youth's Companion , the
general was wounded eo badly that one of his
legi had to bo amru'.atsti , and du Ing the oper
ation , which had to bo performed without
ether , the man , Jean Daptl&te , stood by and
howled while the general submitted quietly.
"What are you howling for ? " the gnieral
presently calleJ out.
"Oh , , master , I cannot endure that you
should lose your leg ! "
"Who wants you to endure It ? Can't you
pe that you will benefit by It ? "
"What does monsieur mean ? "
"Why , you blockhead , you'll have to black
only ono boot after this ! "
DeWllt's L'ttle Early Rlsrs cure Indiges
tion and bad breath.
Tlu Wild AV.'Ht Hi Al-Uoilll.
A real wild west carnival , In the heart ol
what Is left of the wild weit ItEelf , Is planned
to be held In Arizona , next Februery. It Is
to ba In or near I'honlx. : Representatives of
every Indian trlbo In Arizona , and of most
tribes In the southwest , are to be present ,
ur.d , because of the proximity of the exhibition
to their native haunts , they will bi able to
show almost the real thing In Indian llfo and
ways. Then the whole country round abut
la covered with eattlo ranges , and there are
many hundreds of CON boys , In every way reprc-
stntutlvu of their clsiu , who will be able to be
present , not alone as exhibits , but as kpecla-
tors. The projectors think the show will be
a big success.
I HAS LITTLE llffii FOR RELIEF
Henry Olows Scci Ho Obocca for Congress
to Help tKsHaflnatlon ,
POLITICS ABOVE fttfeblAL LEG.SLATION
Spli-mllil Opportunity for tinCon -
Nrrvntltt'N In CitrffttrnM t > llolMi-r
fit tlit > Xulliin'H Cretin ' " > '
LitivM t > n Mono- . ,
NEW VOHK , Dec. IS. Henry Clews , head
of the banking how * of Henry Clews & Co. ,
writes of the situation In Wall street :
During- - the past week , the Industrials
monopolized attention on the Block ex
change ; but an these nrc subject to ppa-
clal Influence their lluctuatlons arc no
criterion for the dealings In railroad sharcB.
The latter were generally neglected ; not
because of the unsatisfactory condition of
railroad affairs , for they are steadily Im
proving , as testified by the laiger number
of ronda reporting better earnings , but
almost entirely because of the nrrest of the
( psculntlve spirit due to the poor prospect
of any adequate financial legislation from
this conirrcs ? . Investors will not buy In n
heavy market ; nml speculators dare not
take hold with the possibility of a fresh
outbreak of distrust. In view. Many of
the leading Bhuien are s lllng below their
Intrinsic values ; and bright business pros
pects warrant a rising market ; but all
nuch fotcca are Just now held In check by
this unsettling of confidence. Eventually ,
the mnrktt must go higher ; but , until the
financial outlook becomes clearer. It.s course
Is uncertain , and we would advise profit
taking upon all fair rallies.
It in most unfortunate that , with such
a strong recupetatlve tendency as now ex
ists In almost every Uranch of business ,
everything should bothrown Into uiu'or-
talnty by conditions at the national capital
which make legislation on certain vital
questions almost Impossible. The house
and the administration , representing the
opposite poles hi politics , can hardly be
expected to agree on anything ; and the
Hunnle Is so perversely constituted that It
may ba expected to disagree on whatever
the house might adopt or the president sanc
tion. In such a plight of Impracticabilities ,
no legislation of Importune ? seem * to be
within reach , and the country must remain
In uncertainty for fifteen months as to
what Is to bo the policy of the country
on the great financial Issues of thcday.
WHAT CONGRESS MAY DO.
It would S8om , however , that If there were
n majority at Washington of men of both
parties loyally willing to make some mod
erate concessions of political preference to
the urgent necessities of public conlldencc
thcro should be no dllllculty In providing
reasonable compromises on financial ques
tions that would materially help to mend
the situation and to encourage a better
feeling In business circles. So far as Je-
Epects currency questions , opinion has Its
exti ernes , fuvorlng on the one hand , an
adherence to old Ideals and. on the other ,
advocating n total reconstruction of our
bank note system and a withdrawal of both
forms of legal tenders ns fast aa new bank
currency could bo brought out ; while the
senate , as a whole , Is a cabal of Philis
tines , impracticable for everything but free
coinage. In such a situation , while de
ferring a broad and final settlement for the
future , certain midway measures might be
accepted without ) doing unbearable violence
lence to the policies of any of these three
divisions of sintlmerH. For Instance ; what
objection neell either of the two parties
present to the retirement of the UO.OOO.COC
of Sherman notes , nt the moderate rate of
fay $5.000,000 psr month , , ' thereby so far re
ducing the exjiosure of the treasury to a
drain on Its gold reservodind Increasing con
fidence In the remain Ing TJ3IG 000.000 of green
backs ? Such a reducMun of the large vo
umo of treasury pap = r would Impart confi
dence to the conservative sentiment nmong
our people , and would be nn Important Evi
dence to the foreign1 holders of $2,000,000,000
of our securities thit .wa may be trusted to
put our currency fjyptem upon n sounder
basis ; and. In that . jn'sc , It would be nn
Invaluable contribution toward the restora
tion of confidence. To those who may de
sire a more sweeping. Retirement of legal
tenders. It might up .a Concession In prin
ciple , but , lt would b8 , a valuable experiment
as showing what may nnd may'not'be ' pru
dently done In the "way of pruning our
legal tender money1. ' :
HOW IT AFFECTS THE BANKS.
Such A" withdrawal of. paper \youlcU call
for Its substitution/by s-ome other-kind of
notes. At this point also It should bo
possible to measurably Satisfy the prefer
ences , both of these who cling to the
present national bank guaranty of bonds
nnd those' who advocate Issuing notes on
the puaranty of a first olnlm upon the assets
and on the second liability of the stock
holders. What sufficient reason can' be
offered , whether principal or expedi
ency , why an Issue of national bank notes
should not be authorized , guaranteed to
their full face value bv say two-thirds In
United States bonds nnd one-third In assets
of the bank ? In other words , let any na
tional bank he empowered to Issue cir
culating notes to the extent of 60 per cent
in excess of the par sum of Its bonds held
against circulation ; nnd make all the asset1 !
of the bank. Including stockholders' lia
bility , available for the liquidating such
portion of the notes OH Is not covered by
bonds. This would very largely Increase
the ratio or notes to bond deposit ; but that
Increase would be more than compensate : !
by the added preferred claim on assets
nnd the notes wou'.d be ns safe ns those
now existing. Some such Increase In the
Issuing ability of the banks ( as compared
with that now allowed ) would be Ind'spen-
sable to bringing out nn amount of new
circulation sufficient to set off the with
drawn Sherman notes. The national banks
now Issue circulation because they have to
keep on hand a certain amount of bond ?
not because the Issues yield satisfactory
profit -and they xuake up for the low rate
obtained on the bonds by putting- out notes
against them. The president's proposal
to reduce the tax on notes from 1 to Vi
per cent nnd to allow Issues up to the par
value of the bonds would be entirely In
adequate as a dependence for drawing out
1140,000,000 new circulation. The banks must
have a inarirln for Issulnir noon their creJIt.
and without tying up their working re
sources , before thev can be expected ts
materially expand their note Issues. Some
such arrangement as that here suggested
would satisfy that requirement to the
amount needed.
QUESTION FOR CONSIDERATION.
It Is also a question for candid considera
tion whether It would not be Just to all
sections , and therefore nlsa politically pru
dent , to broaden the resource for Issu
ing notes by authorizing Die creation of na
tional banks with a cnpltnl of not less than
$25000. Instead of continuing the existing
minimum of JM.OOO. This would lead to the
formation of many new banks In the west
and the south , where circulation IB much
needed , and would therefore bo nn Im
portant contribution toward Increasing the
volume of this form of currency.
At the same time , It would adil materially
to the credit of the greenbacks If the silver
set free by the retirement of the Sherman ,
notes were held ns an asset for guarantee
ing the final redemption of those legal
tenders , whenever such redemption might
bo determined upon , As to providing the
means for taking up the Shermans , n 3 per
cent bond Issuablo to th amount of $2CO.-
000,000 , at the pleasure of the president ,
could be made available for that purpose
and also as a resource against future dc-
llclenclcs of revenue : uurh bonds should
bo redeemable after V' few yearH nt the
pleasure of the government.
The fort-going suctfcstlons nro made , not
with a view to settling pll possible financial
questions , but ns affanHtm a measure which
Hhould bo ucceptnmu to , both parties ns a
compromise nnd whlch'-would tend toward
a large recovery of. confidence and would
Insure a partial , but real and material bet
tering of the llnar\cljU \ situation.
LONDON KI.V JVOrAI. III5VIKW.
TTiiH
Htliti'iiliiKY7 f Minify
LONDON , Dec. ( JB.-HJ'hcre haH been a
sllfiht stiffening ; ofKiupttoy mien , owlni ? to
the payment ot E1OOQ , < W of the Installment
for New South Wi < ! X nnd to the Stock
Exchange settlement , o Thro1ms been
some demand , hut vllll ifnr from firm. The
stock market was wi-a.kj. Inlluenced by fulee
of mining xlinrea. CKhoi uneaslnc-83 regnrd-
Inw the latter conlinuei.and many of thim
have not yet touched bottom , ConsoU nnd
talhvays , except SuoUJij. which have fallen
harply on the shipping strike news , Im
proved slightly. Amrrieun railways fluc
tuated and closed lower , except Uitiver
preferred , which , rote T4 per cent. Nor
folk , preferred , fell 1 4 per cent ; Union
1'iiclfli' . 1'x , per ci'ntHeudlncr. ; IV psr cent :
IU-illnir ( Ists , 1 per cent. ( Jihers droppert
un UVCIRKU of4 ' per cent , the drop In Cen
tral I'ueltlc lislng , 1 per cent. Grand Trunk
without chance exctpt for d-benturcp , which
receded 2 per cunt. Foreigners fold on
1'arlB t.i < l Vienna orderti , all being lawet
nnd not being atrenKthoned by the tuiltnn'
yluldlni , ' to th ? requirements of the powers ,
Greeks fell li ! per cent ; Ttirklnh , 'i jiei
cent ; lirazlilanH' . 1 per cent ; Mexicans. 1
pr cent : Italians , 1 % per cent down on ihe
African defeat. The Ottoman brink war
nuoted nt VI.r \ \ cent , compared with
a ) per cent u week ugo.
CoUoii .llnrUft.
NI3\V ORLKANS. Dec. H. COTTON-Qulet nnd
uteaily ; mlddllne. Che ; low middllnir , S'.ic ; Kood
ordinary , 7Hc ; net r c lilii. I2.7C8 halm ; crots ,
13,52i l-aie ; eipjits , coaslwlne. 1,274 1'uli-n ' ; ale > ,
1,41 liulrs ; stock. 341,454 bales.
NKVT YORK , Dec. 14. COTTON-Qulfl ; mid
dling. 8 D-Uc ; net receipts , 11 } bales : KO ,
41,678 bales ; cxporti to area ! Hritaln. 103 bales ;
U the continent , U ) Luks ; forwarded , 2.C28 balei ;
wil"f. 1S2 J ! r < . nil tplnnft ; stock. 1M.J4J Intrd ,
rlofp.l tifmly Mrnd.t , 3 ( mint * < i | < < '
Uewmlwr. $ * .S7.
BT. 1/JflS , Dec. R-COTTON Slmilyi mid-
d'.lnp , 8 Ji-iecj rn\n. \ l.tlf. Imlfs : receipts , 4.M
bnlcs ; dhlpments , 4,711 Imlcsi slock , en.Mlntt. \ \ .
( Jll.Vt.V MAllKliTST.
of tlic TrinlliiR anil C'loilnir
1'rlcci on .Snliiriln.v.
CHICACIO , Dec. U.-t'rtce. ' uf RMln took
another tumble today , compared with yi.i-
tcrdny's closing prices ; the May delivery
of whe t Is He lower , corn -So nnd oats
Tdc lower. Corn nnd o.-its appeared to have
no bo torn , trailers tnkl g 2Co fo May. When
did not seem so entirely bereft of frlemls.
The covering purchases liy short ! ! In pro
visions caused comparative strength unil
some advance In prices.
Weakness was still the prevailing feeling
when the wheat market opened , nnd It
did not change materially till day. It was
expected thnt last week's decrease In the
vltlblo supply , Instead of the heavy In
crease which had been looked for , would
nil be explained Monday In an Increase
of 2,000,000 bu. or over for the present week.
It was contended that nineteen cn.ruoc.-i
of wheat were on Saturday last . 'till In
the holds of vessels In Iluffalo harbor
Which had been counted out of the visible
supply last wcel : because the railroad com
pany had the older * to forward It , nnd
that a large proportion of that would ro-
tippear this week nt seaboard points. It
may seem that with nn Increase for the
week , ns expected , tit Minneapolis nnd DH-
Itith , of 2,200,000 bu. nnd n probable Increase
of 1,000,000 bu. at New York there could
not lie otherwise than over 2,000.0-JO bu. net
Increase In the vlnlb'.e supply. U was
pointed out. however , that arguing from
Just such premises a week ago the trade
wont far nstray , There wan nothing dis
turbing In the routine news , but tinder
soiling led by Linn , the price tended down
ward fiom start to finish. May . . fold . . early
at Knic , and was being maintained | U )
apparent dllllculty tit COo as thu session was
drawing lo n close.
Corn traders received todav liberal re-
sponses to the offers ! they wlrsd to dealers
In the country yesterday , nnd the pios-
pectlve heavier receipts thus Indicated
seemed to set every one to selling who
wished to earn a dollar out of the article.
Although the stocks hero are only 700,000
bu , nnd only -100,000 bu. are of the contract
grade , n year ago , when the price of May
corn was 48e , the stock here was 1,000,000
bu. , and the prlco now Is 20e per bu. less.
The exports for the week were WJl.OOO
bu. , or more than 2.00U bu. In excess of
the week's shipments a year ago. The
day's receipts were E > 23 cars , and COO are
expected on Monday. May corn was es
pecially weak and declined % c per bu. De
cember lost ' ,8C nnd January Vtc.
There was a heavy trade In the oat. =
market , and the session from beginning to
end was very active. During the early
part of the day the feeling was compara
tively firm. Huylng was good , and nil of
ferings were taken up rapidly. Later , how-
Evcr , the weakness In wheat , together with
Increased offerings , caused a decline , nnd
the record for thirty-three years was
broken by May selling ut 19c. Yesterday
Iflvfcc was the closing price , today inc.
The cash market was also weak. Receipts
exceeded yesterday's estimate by 103 cars.
Provisions showed a little strength , be
cause the day's run of hogs was 16,000
head , Instead of 22.000 head , as estimated.
Perhaps the principal cause of the moderate
advance with which the market closed was
that John Cudahy and some other shorts
thought well of covering. Compared with
yesterday's closing prices. May pork Is
WHIJAT No. 2 spring. 56Ui57'iCj ! ( No. 3 EprlnR ,
Sr.iT.Vc ; No. 2 led. CftftdClUc.
COIINNo. . 2. 25'.Se : N.3 yellow , 25'Sc. ' .
OATS No , 2. 17c ; No. 2 white , f. o. U. , IS'iffr
204c ! ; No. 3 white , f. o. b. , ! TiB18'.c.
HY12 No. 2. S4'ic. '
HAUI.BY No. 2 , nominal ; No. 3 , f. o. b. , 23W
Me : No. 4. f. o. h. , 22fr2'J < ' .
K1.AX SHED No. 1. 04iif4 c.
TIMOTHY .SKlD-I'rlme. f3.53i3.CO. (
1'HOVIHIONS Mess pork , per bbl , , $7.S75IS.OO. ! !
Laid , per 100 ll > ? . , $5.27'i. Short ribs , sides ( louse ) ,
JI.30SN.35 ; dry palled shoulders ( boxed ) . 14.500
4,75 : short clear sides ( boxed ) , $4.37'i0l.50.
WHISKY Distillers1 finished goods , per Bal. ,
$1.22.
1'01'I.TRY Firm : turkeys , 7ff9ic ! ; chickens ,
BltW'Wc : ducks , Idiillc.
The following- were the receipts and shipments
today.
On tha t'roliioj exo'iinra ' toliv tlio bnttsr mar
ket wai linn ; creamery. lUii-'Cc : dairy , rja
i"Jc. KKKB. nnn ; ' 'OWJlr. CliooBn. qulot ; 1111-
chant'ed : twins , H4&iPic ( ; Yonnir Amcrlcai , OB
UHc ; chcadai-8 ,
NEW YOIIIC CiE.VICHAI , MAIIKIST.
( liiofntloiiH on the I'rliieliinl
CoiiiinoiIttlcH a ml HdipIcH.
NEW YOHK , Dec. 14. FlXJl'K Receipts ,
41,000 bblp. ; cxpoits , 13,600 bbls. ; dull
nnd weak with wheat ; winter extra , 2.GJfi3.M ;
city mill patents. $ l.iaj/4.23 ; winter patents , $3.13
ii3.u > ; city mill clems , $4.0034.10 ; win
ler btrnlghts. $3.30B3.4U ; Minnesota patents.
3.3jtf"J.53 ; Minnesota bakers , } 2.7& ; ! .IK ) ; winter
ow Krndes , I2.10&2.CO. Hye Hour , dull ; euperllne ,
$2.601(2.75 ( ; fancy. $2.S52.Ui.
IIUCKWHIJAT-qulft at 41G42C.
COHN MKAI.r-Q.ulet ; yellow western , course ,
Oc ; llrandywlne. $2.SE.
HYK Nominal ; western , 425J4.V.
JIAHI.KY Nominal ; weetem , 390ICC.
HAUI.KY MALT Nominal ; wesiern. 4SB5SC.
WHEAT IlecelptH , 114,400 bu. ; exxiit | , 10,000
m , ; spot market weaker ; No. 1 hard , C74c. Op-
Ions opentd lower under easy cables nnd small
weekly expiils and declined later under con
siderable locnl pressure and symi > .ithv with cqrn.
closing nt UW4c ! net lois ; May , GGHQaTUc , closed
it C7e : December cloM-d nt C."iic.
COHN Itecelpts. lOS.tiW bu. : exports , 17,100 bu. ;
ipot market weaker ; No. 2 , S3c ; steamer mixed ,
83ie. ! Options opened easy and declined under
prospects of n large mou-ment nnd sympathy
with wheat : clcfed ' , i J-74o lower : May , 37WW37K
closed at S7Ho ; December , 23ff24Vic , cloted
OATS Hccelpts , IS.noo bu. ; exports , 2,800 bu , ;
spot weaker ; No. 2. 22U j2 : ie. Options dull nnd
wtnker with corn. i-liuinK lie lower ; May. J1' ' (
24c. closed ut 24 ! c ; December closed ( it 22)4c. )
HAY Finn ; shipping , $7.00i8CO ; choice , $8.CO
stnle , _ coininoii ( o choice , 1S31
dry. . .
UX13C.
I.DATHKR-Hleady ; liemloclc role. lluenos
Ayies , light lo heavy welKlils , S2e ; nclil. ? U4fi2lc
\\fOOI - < Julc ; domestic Ilec-ce , ! CS22c ; pulltd'
19 ( .6c.
Bteam closed al J5.50 ; December , $5.62' ' , $ . nominal ;
compound , $4.02Vjflr3.03. 1'ork. active bul lower !
thoit clear. $ M,0-Q10.60 : family , $10.00ail > .50.
Hl'TTUU-Itecc.pls. 1.S24 pkgs , ; fhm ; western
ci-camery , IGjii/c ; western dairy ,
IJOOB-Itecelpts , 4U7 pkgs. ; steady ; ctalc nnd
> " ? ' Slti8oi : ! w e i , : i02lc ; Boulliern ,
, , . . , , , , . , „ Unlli-d clean ] nl $1.60 bid.
TALLOXV-Kasy ; city. 4c ; country , 41JC.
TI'RI'f-NTfNI--27lti/2Sc.
elplH. 6.104 pfcBs. ; dull ; large ,
emnil , 7 iW10'ic ' ; pan skims , 3i,160c ;
full sltlmo , 2fic.
RICK Htrady ; Uonientic , fair to extra , J'iOGUc ;
Japan. SHfHe.
HOSIN Flim ; stialned , common lo good , ll.72h
i'foi.AfiHKH-Qulet ; New Orleans , open kettle ,
goc-tl lo choice. 2-JlfSCc.
MliTAIJi I'lK Iron , cjulel. Copper , steady ;
brokers' price , $10.DO. Lend , firm ; lookers' price.
$3,15. Tin , etcudy : fctrults , $14 , l lates , jnaiket
dull. Bpe.ter , I 'inly.
COTTON Kl-ii : : ) OII < Dull ; prime crude , 2548- !
tic ; butter grades , 31f32u ; pilmo cummer yellow ,
2Jc.
Liverpool
LIVKRI'OOL. Dec. H. WIIKAT Bpot ijuicl
but < teady ; demand inodctule ; Nu , it-d winter ,
j SO ; No. 2 led up Ing. ttjcks ex-laueted ; No.
I haul , Manitoba , 6 3d ; No. 1 California , ( sid. .
Futures cis < d steady with n < ar potllions nil-
clmnged tu Ud lower , und distant punltlomi un-
chaiiKtJ lo lid lower ; bublnet * nhdiit niually
reltlbutcd ; Deccmbi-r , l 2H'I ' ; January , Cs 2Hd ;
February. Cu Hid ; March , 6s 4lld ; Apsll , Cs 4l'l ;
lay. C Bd.
CORN fc'pot envy ; Ameilcan mixed. S > S.I. Ii-u-
( urrn closed weak , with Urct-mbi-r Hd lower an > l
rt'.itr months ! id lower ; hunlmsi alx > ut equally
dlttrlbuled ; December , Z * 2Ud ; January , 3s Slid ;
Match. 3s 2d ; A I'lll , ( s 2l4d.
KIX3UII Dull ; demsr.l moderate ; Kl. Louts
'ancy u Inter. 7s id.
IMlOVltUONB-Baton , ijultt ; demand poor ;
[ fnnit'fil ml nil. l to So | M . Sf ft ) . h it -iii .
. SI 1 1 m. : ; * M ; IntiK tlMr. llftt.l , 3K t.i 4'i lh > 2'n
Ml lt > n olrHr , hrnvy , SI Hi . , S < i < RU. 1-ms il .ir
, Iwrkn. IlKMt , 1 $ tin. , SJ ; n.ioitMf | IIII.MIA ,
I M It' * . , f6elMf ; Mile * . H to 1 ( ! Ihf. , 11 < ; < nn | .
i\etf. \ rqtmre. 11 In 1J u * . . y > t Cl ; tn-um , short
cut. II to It lli . . 33 * . Tnllow , line N.wth Ainu I.
enn , ? ! M , ll ff , rxt. n Indli mcM ! , ; ttM ( ;
i pi line ine . J7 . IVtk. iitlme inny * . nnc \ t-
cm , Mf prime tiifdlnm , 4 > . Und , .lull ; priim :
w rttrrn , ZT : reflnwl , In r Ils. 2Jd M.
CMKHSn-Qiilet lint t-li-m'.v ; demnnd t'Oor : nn-
est Amcilrmi wlill * . 41s ; filial AmMlcnn n.l-
crul , 45s.
DfTTI-nt-l-'Inest fulled Ptnte * . ! ; good. * ) . .
. . In-
m. > n , li 7' ' d. Oitton M l oil. l.hetvol ] rrflunl ,
17 * M. I.ln"vil ! oil. S-hi M , ' 'olrnleum. tcflned.
t'iil.
t'iil.mriUOKUATW : 111:1:1- : : ' -Pni-tunat-urs f-Vd ;
Mndqiiartere.d. .
IIM.M-IIINO rown"niinniwooi ! . t. o. u ,
Llvrrpo < il , 7.
HOrf Al Ixindon ( I'neino was ! ) , C ! Mir.
OMAHA OIMIIAI , MAIIKKT.
CoiiilUliiu of Triuliami ( iiiotiilliuiN
in Stniilo nml I'liiii-.v I'roiliicf.
1(1S ! Strictly fnsh stock , We ; held stock , It
17c.
UUTTKR-Pnrklnc slock , 12o ; fair to eowl
country. 1317I4o ; cholre to fancy country , l.HU'fc.
VliAL Choice fat , 70 to 100 Ibs. , nrr iiuot'-d n !
Cit7c ! ! : large uml conrse , 4flCc.
CltUKSI- : Domestic btliU , IlUc ; Kdam ! per
doz. . tli.M ; Club House , Mb. Jut * , per dot. . J3.C } ;
Llmlieiger , fancy , per Ib. . ll'.ic ; lli-qutrorl , > i-lo.
Jars. I't'idoz. . , ! : i.CO ; YOUIIK Atntriciia , ll't-c. '
Twin ? , fancy , lie.
roULTUY-Drt-sstMl-Clili-iifiis. Gff7o ; ducks. Dff
lOc ; tlllkeyn , choice , ! > c ; ieein ; > , 74JSC.
HAY Upland , JG.OO ; midland. $ - > .oi ) ; lonlntul.
$ .i.OO ; ry elniw , $4.iM ; color makes the price on
hay ; light bales sell thebest. . Only Un grades
btlm ; top ptkfs ,
1IROUM CORN New crop , delivered on tinck
In cotinlry. choice green self-working carpet , per
Ib. , 2'ic ; choice green running to hurl. 2'ic. ; com
mon. ute.
OAMK Pialrlf chickens , youiiff , per doz. , JC ;
nuall , $ I.7S ( Jack snipe , iSc : golden plover ,
Sl.M ; Jack rabbits , per doz. , Sl.i'O'itl. ! . " ; small mo
ults , & 0i76c ; mallard ducks , SS.f.O . : ledhend ! , $3.60 ;
rnnvn > li.ick ducks , S5.005JS.OO ; leal , blue ltiK ,
S1.7.-.fl2.01 ; lenl , greeii wlnit , $1.75 ; mixed ducks ,
Sl.7fitf2.00 : t'nnnda Reese , | H ; fmall Kee e , $4.10 ;
brants , $ .1.50 ; deer faildlen. KiillGe ; dfer catrntrcs ,
12Klflc ! ; elk enddles , llHlSo ; elk cm causer ! > ( (
l"c : antelope onddles , 12ffl4i * ; nntelopo cain$3es. .
fiftllc : o.tilncls. per do ? . , MH-Tt.1.
1'IOKONS I.lvr , per doz. , ft ; dead plgeona not
\\ni.tc.l.
CHRISTMAS OltMUNS-HoIly. per case. $3.
vioi-TAiit.is.
CAULlFl.OWiit-rer : doz. nends , $1.60ff2.00.
CAHllAOi : Holland cablmKc. heads small and
haul. Pr Ib. . l je ; Callfoin'n ' stock , petIb. . , 2c.
MITSHROOMS Per IH-lb. box , OJT75C.
POTATOns rnnry native ilock , K-c : from store
In small lot ? . 40c ; Colotiulu Urik , 51ff53o.
ONIONS Per bu , , 40c ; home grown Spanish.
per bbl. , $ | .M ; 3 to 8-libl. lot. , $1.35.
I1I-\NS Iliind-plcked navy , per bu. . M-Oifll. ' ! .
8WEI3T 1'OTATOKS Choice Meek , S3 per
bbl.
bbl.fKLKHY California , per doz. . 7000c ; Colorado
rado , BORGrtc : Knlnnitir.no , 301J55i ; .
LI.MA 11KANH Per 11 > . . 5c.
WATER CRKSH-lVr IG-nt. cnse. Jl.Mf/1.75.
FRUITS.
APPLES Fancy stock , $2.7503.00 ; choice stock ,
$2.&ON2.73.
CALIFORNIA QUINCES None.
OUUON I I3ARS Per case , 42.25.
CIlANllKnillKK Jersey. SS.600S.75 ; Cape Cod.
$ ! > .2."it9.50 ; Md'ailln's t9.BOSrlA.OO.
MA1.AO.V ORAPnS PelCOlb. . bbl. , $0.50 ; per
cr , to 70 Ibs. , gtOKP , $7.60.
EABTIRN DRAPES NO shipping stock.
TROPICAL FRUITS.
ORANOES-MexIcnns. per box , $1.23 ; California
budded scedlltiRS. $4.00 : navels. t4.BW4.ia.
LEMONS California , per box , $1.00ii4.BO ; Men-
sinus. $4.60f4,7.-i.
11ANANAS Choice large stock , per bunch , $2.00
92.23 ; medium sized bunches. $1.75.
MISCELLANEOUS.
OYSTERS Mediums , 15c ; hoifeshocs , 20c ; extra
standards , -Me ; extra eelects , 2'ic ; llinnch & Co.
selects , 27c ; New York counts , 30c ; standard bulk ,
per gal. , SI.10.
MAPLE SYRUP Flvc-pal. cans , each. $2.73 ;
gal. cans , per doz. . $12 ; H-gal. cans , SG.23 ; quart
cans , $3.7.i.
CIDER Pure Juice , per half bbl. , S2.73 ; per
bbl. , $1.75.
SAUEIl KRAfT Per Ibl. , $3.75 ; half bbl. , $225.
FIGS New crop , Callfoinln , KMb. boxis.n \
Ib. , He ; Imported fancy , 31-lb. boxes , IGc ; choice ,
10-lb. IKIXIH , 12c.
DATES New Pctslan. GO-lb. boxes , per Ib. , B'.ic ;
fards , 10-lb. boxes , per Ib. , 9e.
MAPLE SUOAR-Cnolco. per Ib. . Offllc.
PUESEIIVBS AteorteJ , 20-lli. palln. each $1.4) .
COCOANUTS Per 100 , $4.50 ; each , 6c.
NUTS Almonds , Cntlfoinla. nuiII ) . , medium
size. lOc ; TairiiKona nlmrnds. per Ib. . large , 13c ;
Ilrazlls. per Ib. , Cc ; English walnuts , per Ib. ,
fancy soft shell , 12'413c : standards. lllfll' < .c ;
filberts , per Ib. , lOc ; pecans , polished medium.
lOc : large , 12c ; peanuts , law , B'.4c ; runstt-il. "iff
7'ic ; hickory nuts , Bmall , per bu. , $1.73 ; hickory
nuts , large , per bu , , $1.50 ; black walnuts , per
bid. , 12.
DRESSED MEATS.
HEEF Light wcttein sucrs , 4uO to ( Wo Ibs. , 5i !
OGe ; good cows and hclfcis , BUQB'.iO ' ; medium
cows nn'd heifers. % { ? ; good foiequarters cows
nnd heifers. 3 i4c ; coed hlndrtuartei'K cows and
hellers , 6iif"c ! ; cow " ' lounds , 5c ; cow chucks , 3ic ! ;
steer chuika. 4c" ; 'b cf lenderlulns , fresh , lie ,
beef rolls , bonclepo , SVSc ; sirloin butts , boneless ,
SV > c ; loin backs , boneless , SHc ; loin backs. GV-c ;
cow ribs. No. 3 , G'ic ; cow loins. No , 3. 7'fcc ' ; steer
ribs , 7lic ; ttcer loins , Oc.
MUTTON Dressed nr.itton , Glc ; rucks , 8V-.c.
legs , "c ; F.iddles , 7c ; ktcw ? . 2Hc.
I'OIIIC Pork lolnn , 6c ; spaie ribs , 4'4c ' ; pork
Fhouldeis , 4Vic ; pork s'loulders , skinned , 4c ;
tendetlolns , 12c ; pigs' feet , rleaned , per doz. , 33c.
FURS.
I No. lNo. | II No. if
I Lge. | Md'msm'll | |
BEAR
Illack $2023 t 15 Oil $ tftlO $10 < ffl2 S B 00
Black Yearlings. 12tfl6 10 00 7 oo 7 00 3 00
Illack Cubs G0 > 8 50 G 4 00 B 00 201
Illack Montana &
Mountain . . . 18022 14 00 1000 10 00 4 oa
lilnck Montana
YearlliiKB . . . 12 00 8 00 6 00 C 00 260
Dlack Montana
Cubs G 60 4 60 3 00 4 00 2 OJ
Silver Tip 20 00 12 00 SCO a oo 4 00
Silver Tip Yrlgs 11 00 h 00 6 UO BOO 2 BO
Silver Tip Cubs. . G 00 4 60 3 01 3 o : 1 50
llrowii 2'Mf ' : 1G 01 12 00 12 00 G 00
Y callings 1 @l- 8 0) ) 0(0 ( 8 (0 ( 4 Oi
Cubs 7 00 6 01C1 30JBO 4 00 2 0)
Iladger 101 60 C1 BO 5 < J 0)CO
Flxhcr 8 00 G 00 4 4 2 00
FOX
Silver ( according
to beauty ) 100 00 CO 01 4101 31 0) 10 OJ
Silver Pale ( ac
cord's to bco'y ) 60 00 30 01 21 0) 15 00 C OJ
Cross 7 01 3 00 2 01 4 M 1 01
Ited 1 60 1 2J 1 00 75 012J
Gray 7 ! 60 41CO 35 1J
352J
Kit B'J 40 CO 2J 1J
Lynx 3 01 200 1 50 i r > 60
Mnrtt-n 2 00 1 BOCO 1 01 1 OC 6 < J
Mink S00S5 CO 45 OC2'J 10
Mink Dark IT 06 4 } 2'J ' 10
Mountain Lion ,
( perfect head
and feet )
HIDES AND TALLOW.
1I1DKS No. 1. sieen hides , 4c ; No. 2 Krwn
hides , 3c ; No. 1 ijrecn salted hides , 4ic ! ; No. 2
Kreen raited hides , 3V c ; No. 1 Kii-i-n malted hides ,
K to 40 IbH. , 3V c ; No. 2 Kreen snltid lildm , 2.1 lo
40 Ins. , 3c ; No. 1 veal rnlf , S to r Ilia. , ( ilic : No.
2 vcnl calf. 8 lo 15 ibs.4'ic ' : No. 1 dry flint
hlJes , GJ(6c ( ; No. 2 dry flint bides , BfiOe ; No. 1 dry
salted hldca , Cc ; part cuied tildes , ' , jc per Ib. Ictt
than fully cured.
fillHUI' IMJUTS-Qrccn failed , ffteh 235ICOCJ
crt-en pulled bhc-arllriG" ( short woolcd eaily flilns ) ,
i-neh 15o : dry shi-arllngs ( s'.iort wooled emly
eldnv ) , No. ' . each , Me ; dry shearlings ( short
wooled curly i-klns ) , No. 1 , each. 5c ; dry Hint
Knnsae und Nebraska butcher wool pelts , per Ib. ,
actual wi-luht , DfiCc ; dry flint Kanrau and Ne
braska Munnln wool pelts , per Hi. , actual weigh ! ,
4C6c ; dry flint Colorado butcher wool pelts , pci
Ib. . actual welh'ht , 4gr.-ic ' ; dry flint Colorado
Muirnln wool pelts , per Ib. , actual welR.it , 4ff5c ,
dry plet-t-u and bucks , actual \\cicht , t'il " ,
feet cut off , ns it Is useless to pay frelKht on
TU.I.OW AND dllKASH Tallow. No. 1. 34e. ! ;
tallow No. 2 , 3c ; Krease , white A , S'nc ; KrcasL.
wlilto II , 3o ; Bre.-ine , yellow , Sltej jrrcase , dark
2e ; old butler , 2S214c ; beyawnx , prime , lB22e ;
louKh ( allow , l'c. ' {
IIONUH In car lots weighed and ile.lveinl In
C.ilcano : Dry buffalo , psr ton , $12. ) iil4.oO ; di > -
country , tilt ached , per ton , $ IO. Of ( 12.01 ; dry
country , damp nnd me.ity , per ton , 1C.01U3.M.
\VOOI t'nwnnheil , fine lu-nvy , GHToi line IlKlit.
SaSo ; qunrlcr blood , 10fT2c ] ; .fedy , hurry ' "d
chaffy. fciiSc ; celled nnd broken , coarse , 729c ;
celled nnd broken , fine , GfiSc. KU-TC washed
Mt-dlum , ir.'ilSc ; fine , lIQICc ; tub washed , ICfl
18e ; black. Se. ; bucks , Co ; lug lcclt , : 'i3c ; dtad
pulled , 5fl/ / ; ,
/ClIIIMIIH / Cl ( > - ,1lll-i-H. | (
KANHA7 CITY. Dec. 14. WIIKAT Irregularly
lower ; No , Z hard , 67 3Sc ; No. 2 red , nominally
CSf/Oe / ; Nn. 2 spring , 66'40S7c ; No , 3 Hiring , Mr
65c ; le-Jected. 4II/&IC / ,
iOIIN-Arllve. IJo lower ; No. 2 mixed , 22'iO '
! 2V4o : No , 2 white. 22r.c.
OATH "li-aily ; No. 2 mixed , ICiflClic ; No. 2
whlle. liaise. _ _ _
* ! '
- \ , $10.51012.51 ; prnlrlc , $6.(0
* liuTTI3H Firmer ; cieamery 1HS23CJ dairy , 14
EfJOH Klrmi frf-tli , 18c ,
.1lliiiifiiiollH U'lu-iit > lurl < i > ( ,
MINNKATOLIH , Dec , 14. WJIEAT Weak and
dull ; clMc , VHic ; May , t-G'.ic , On Irnck : No. 1
luud , MVic ; No. 1 northern , t2c ! ; No. 2 north
ern , Mitt- . I
FI/UH Another u-t-el < of Utge output nnd tre
mendous Miles Is the rtcunl for the pait nix
dayn , leaving the millers further behind with
oidrru und morehopcful for the future , I'rliTH ,
wlille undianged no far as ouoinllons urn con-
ci-iiu-d. anhlKber Ihnn Hiey c-re u wejk UKO.
Flint paltntii , $30093.20 ; other gradtn unchanged ,
I'corlu .lliirl.clH.
1'lCOItIA. Dec , 14.-CORN Active , raider ; new
No. 2. 25c : neiv No.-3. 24 c.
OATS-Hlow nnduak ; No. 2 white , li i01S'ic :
No. 3 white , UillUjC.
UVi- Dull , nomlnul.
WHISKY Hli-ady ul $1.22.
1IKCK1ITH Coin. 151,740 bu , : mt , S3.1M bur. ;
rye. 1,200 bun. ; wbliky. none ; wlitul , 7.dio bus.
BIIU'MCNTH Coin , 33.100 bun , ; oati. 24.350 bus. ;
rye , COO tut. ; uhliky , tW gala. ; whiot , CCW bus.
OJIAIIA LIVE STOCK MARKET
Light Run of Onttlo tut Tair Receipts of
Hogs for Saturday.
CATTLE MARKtT VERY UNSATISFACTORY
i-U'vw Wort * I.tMv nml Xt > Activity
MiinlfoMi-il Throii.ulimit ( lit * AVcrk
llt > H n LVnI Illnln'inml Trend
uf the \Vrck l-'iivtii'iihli' .
SATnilXVY , tco. 14.
nnd thlpinenls for the past
twenty-four hours' , nn compared with the
previous six days , are ns follows ;
HKCHll'TS.
Cattle. HOB * * . Sheep. Horses.
December II 471 & , t J 302 79
December 13 l.SJS 4It9 , ; 400 . . .
neccmber 12 2.3U1 0,130 KM 21
December It S.IM.1 9.3SI SO 13
December 10 S.72I 0.2-J7 J > S9 M
December fl I.fiftS 1,207 170 21
Dei-ember 7 l.Olfi G.22I G29
SUIl'MKNTS.
. , , . Cattle. llogSheep. . Horse * .
December 12 1Zfft 101 ' ' . , 21
December 11 l.ttt1 ! 1.007 . . . . 2
December 10 1,3(10 ( 493 GI2 42
DecPinbcr ' . ' 322 . . . . 271) ) . . . .
December 7 s.v i ifh-
December n. . . . . . . . CCS . . . . 172 . . . .
Dorcmbor C 913 1.1S2 KU . . .
The receipts for the week , with compari
sons , nro :
Cuttle. llniti , Rlieep.
thin week 12 , ! > r,2 8S , 70 2.501
last eek II.Mo 43.172 2 , ! > 07
Hnmo week ln t yenr 17.30S 31.2.11 3.4I7
S nine week mi 2-1,174 SO.ISu 1.WT
Mine weeli ISM 10.MS 3.1,4'.9 4,407
CATTI.l--Tho usual Saturday dullm-Ks
was accentuated today by the extremely
light receipts , only seventeen fre. h loads
being reported In the ynrds. There were
not enough cuttle of any one Kind to really
moke a test of the market. Thu buyers ,
however , were out early nml picked up
nbout all the offerings , paying good strong-
prices.
The cattle market of the past week lias
been far from satisfactory , viewed from a
seller's standpoint. Not only have prices on
killing eattlo been low , but the maikct on
fat stccM has been almns-t entirely devoid
of life nnd activity. It hay been the same
thing over again every diiy , a drag from
stnrt to finish. The buyers have not anted
as If they cared whether they got ntiy uattlo
or not , and still they have taken nil ar
rivals , the ofTorliiKS of each day being
c.enned up before the close.
Feeders who have been accustomed to
n-arnlr-g handsome pries for Chr.stmns cattle -
tlo are being greatly dlsiippolnted this yenr.
The demand nt all the mnrkclH Is very
limited for Christmas beeves and they do
not command the premium that well fln-
IMied cattle nstiary do. The fact Is thnt
fancy cattle are now soiling at the lowest
point touched In fifteen or sixteen years nt
this season , or below thu price usually com
manded by medium fnt Heers. The blgjy
the cattle the worse they sell , and packcr ? - " *
will not pay n premium for weight. During-
the past week In Chicago lSS."i-lb. cattla
sltcrs brought the snmo price the same day.
Some 1.S37-H ) . Christmas beeves went nt J5
and 1,173-lb. beeves J."i.l5. ! It Is very plain
that big cattle nre no longer In style.
While the situation In thu fnt cattle mar
ket Is far from encouraging , cattlemen as n ,
rule do not look for any inate"lnl Improve
ment In the near future. The outlook fop
the next thirty days Is not bright nnd
there appears to be conslderab'e discourage
ment among feeders. 1'rlces , however , are
very low nnd It would hard'.y seem porslblo
that the downward course of the market
could continue much longer.
1IOOS The \veeK closed with n fnlr run nt
lings , there being Ke\enty-clnhl fresh loud * } on
sale. The quallly of the IIOSH was io : > l.
Tlio market opened nbnut 5" higher with tlm
demand on tlio pnrt of locnl pneUerH good , and
In nddllion llicro w.is n fair shipping demand ,
which imvo MicnKlh nnd nellvlty to llie market.
The Irnde WIIH quite nctlvo nnd Hie offerlnprt
were practlcnlly nil tnkcn In gnod Benson. It
was n tlnec-prlce nmiUet. most everything Bell
ing nt $3.35 , $3.37'.l nnd $3.41.
Tlic bopr market of the. pit fit week him been In
pietty good t-luip-1 , so far ns the demand was concerned -
cerned , nnd the arrivals , wlicllier larce or small ,
buvc met with rcndy Bale , 1'ilces bnve lluctuntci ]
1 nrk nnd forth within n narrow range. The low
point of the week wan Wtdncsday , wli'cn Iho
bulk of Ihe sales was nl $3.23ff3.31. The highest
point reached by Ihe market wan nt Hie close of
the week , when the hogs ra'.fl nt Identically the
snmo. prices that weie paid nt Ihe close of the
previous week. HeprcHenlntlve Bains :
previous week ,
SIIEKP Tlio mirle : t day was s r ne aiJ nctlvo
on desirable muttons and the offerings were soon
nil taken.
The receipts of bhfcp during the past week hnvo
been very light nnd for thai reason largely de-
pliahle. mullons have commanded Rood prices ns
compared with eastern maikctH , Tlic common nnd
less desirable have sold n llltle cinder. Good to
choice natives nre quotable nt from $2.21 In $3.23 ;
good to choice westerns , fiom $2 1 } $3 ; fnlr to
good rtoek fcheep , from J1.7r > to $2 G"i ; common to
choice 41 to 100-Ib. lamba , nt from $3 to $ ( . j.
CIIICACU ) MVI5 STOCK.
Small Supply of C'nttli * OfTcrod AVn >
ICiiwIl.i. Sold.
CIl'lCAOO , Dec. 14. The few entile offered on
the market today were t-nnlly sold , prlceB rullnp
unchaiiKed. Cattle , IIORS nnd sheep arc soiling
nt very low prices nt the piescnt time , nnd no
Improvement Is generally expected until nfler
Ihe ChrlHlmns holidays , the cheapness of poultry
tending to restrict the consumption of beef ,
million nnd hog menls. Choice feeders nro sellIng -
Ing nraund $3.60 , while choice fed beeves sell nt
from $4 to $4.2 , " > , nnd cxlmnely few prime ma
tured entile KO MM high ns $4.iV > . Ted Ti-xiinu nrn
beginning lo nrrlve more freely und sell at from
| 2-0 ! ' to $3.G3.
Only nboul 18,511 IIOKS were offen-d on Iho
market today , InHudlnK fresh leeelptH of 10,000.
nr 10,61)1 ) less Hum nrrlwil last Saturday. There
WUH a gw > il demand from Chicago puckers , nnd
eastern shippers toDk a few choice droves , prlccn
ruling a little stronger , bill scarcely qiiolably
hlclier ( linn on yeslenlaj- . The pens were ( ten-
ernlly cleaned at an eaily hour , IIORH si'lllnic
chletly around $3.r,0. The lanfro was very narrow - *
row , with common to prtrim droves selling at
from $3,40 to $3.n4 , mainly nt from ! 3.0 to 3.&r , .
Only about 2f,00 hend of beei | nirlved today ,
nnd the Fiipply was closed out at unchanged
pi Ices , The cnll Is mostly for handy , fat sheen
a/id InmbB. Mont of the sheep sold nt from $1
to $3.15.
ICiuiMiN Clly llvi > S < nrk.
KANHAti CITY , Dee. II. CATTI.K Ilecclpls.
20) head : ehliimi'nts , 1.MO bead ; innrkel nominally
steady ; usual .Saturday half holiday made mnnll
maikrt ; Texas steers , 12.7W3.4. ; ; Texas COHH ,
$2.0 il2.Gl ) ; beef Btee-s , t3.0)tMnative ) > ; cowu ,
; utockcrs and feeders , } 2.f..r.fj3.M ; hulls.
lions Hccclptp. G.COO head : Khlpmenlii. none ;
market steady ; bulk of tales. I3.35O3.41 ; heavies ,
$3.0003.43 ; packers. $3.3fi3.41 : mixed , $3.2W3.30 :
llKlilH , $3.21 3.40 ; Yoikers , 13.30 3.40 ; pigs , $3.00
rlil'i-JKP - llecelp's , 200 head : shipments , none ;
market steady ; lambs , $3.00Sf4.23 ; muttons , $2.00 ®
3.2.1.
Kloi-k In Klulil.
Itecord of receipts nt the four principal markets
for Bnturday , December 14 , IMio :
Cattle. Ili'ssSheep. .
South Omaha . , 471 MM 302
Chicago CUO 10,0'M ' 2foO
Kansas City 2-W 8.WO X )
St. I ) Ul & 1.3110 SOO
*
Totals 1.774 23,590 3,368
HI. LuillH LlviNlock. .
ST. LOUfH , Dec. 14.-CATTLK HecelplH , 500
bead ; supply very unuill and only u retail trndo
done nt previous quotation ! ) ,
IIOOH Iten-lpts , 1.300 head : market Co better ;
heavy , $3.353.65 / ; mixed , J3.25T3.60 | ; Unlit , $3.551(1
S.01.
S.01.SIIKIJP Ilfc.-lpts. 310 liend : market firm on
IlKht supply ; nallvcB , $2.4UW3.23 ; soulhern , $2i2ai
3.10.
* l < 'rlNiWinill .Mnrlii-1.
HAN KHANCIHCO , Dec. WHKAT-Hlendyi
May. $ ) , OI % ,
OUR FREE LETTER
Ilcvlewlne the grain und * : ocl : .narketi , will b *
edit you dally on request , In tbr liopa u ! cleierv-
Int : part of your Inmlneta. "Oidera nolldted tor s
cauli or on three to five point marulns.
J , R , WILUH ) & GO.
Member * Chicago Hoatd of Traili , .New York
Produce Hxclianw , New Yolk Com. Htock 13x-
ctmnge. 17 Hoard Trade , Chlcuuo. 41 Uroadway ,
New York.
JAMES E. BOYD & CO.
>
Telephone 10W. ! Oniiilui , Neb.
COMMISSION
CRAIN , I PROVISIONS : A.\D : SIOCKS
Uoorn lllV-i Hoard of Trade.
Direct wins to Clik'ago and New Yoik.
Corrcipondenti ; John A , Wurr n & Co.
I' . I' . HM1T1I. ( Ttl 1308) ) H. M , STANFOKD.
F. P. SMITH &CO.
GRAIN : AND ; PROVISIONS
Hoom 4 , N. V. Ufa HUI ; , , Oimilm ,
Itiunili uftlcei ot I'rvir.unt ii ) ( "olumtu * . AH
cidcru placed un Ibe ClilcaKU liourd cf 'Irude.
Cmrvrpondenu ; Kwuiu , iJupce & Co. , lm >
cugo ; tilirelner , l-'luck & Co. , Ut. LouU. IlutM
to 1'lmt National bunk , Omahu.