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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 1896)
TJTE OMAHA DAILY 11EE : SATURDAY , DECEMBER 2(5 ( , 1800. COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL Wheat Fluctuates Considerably and Finally Favors the Bulls. CORN VERY SLOW , BUT HOLDS STEADY Onln Tnnip , vllh Snlci I'orv mill Unlin- IMirliint , Nut n 'rrniiMtictliiti of Over Klfly Tlioiisiinil lle- It ' | iorteel. CIIICAOO , De > c. 2l.-Whont nftor trylnff to divide I tn favors ctiualty between bulls and bears finally plowed prcfere-ncc for the bulls. It closed with nn advance of from % o to He. Huslnt-ss In nil departments hnel very much of a holiday character nnd thorc wns not enough change In the prices out- Blelu of wheat to call for comment. Thuro will bo no .session of the Hoard of Tratlo until Monday. Although whent opened vie higher thnn U closed ycstcrelny It had probably the tetm- cst Htnrl since the day betoro Christmas n year ngo. The Hltuntlon watt ulthout change of moment , no that the local specu lative ] position wns left to adjust Itself calmly find without pressure to the cxl- 'ucnck-H of a three days' tlcup of business. Liverpool opencel wllh Vjel added to the pre vious elay'B closing quotations nnd the northwGHtcrn receipts wcro ngnln email. The numliur ot cnrloniln recelvetl nt Mlnnc- upolls lend Dultith wax XZ ) , compared "lib 410 on Thursday of hint week. Chicago sot JO cars nnd HS.WO bu. were Inspected out of regular warehouses. The tone of the mar ket WIIH rather lu-nvy after the opening anil up to nlioul 12 o'clock. May wheat openeel ut from SH'-c to MHe to l ic , gradually Hitgge'il to Si-Tic. It rose * instill when nt the latter prlcti rumors of considerable cash business In whent for shipment to country mills begnn to be circulated. The murkest kept llrm during the last hour , nlthough thtrowns no volume of business. The good c-aift ele-mitnd for milling , the rumor of liberal - oral encasements to go to the Hcaboarel by rail nnel the llrm closing cables , nil helped , to HiiHlaln prle-es. The editor of the Liver pool Torn Trade News cable-d that wheat and flour on ocean passage- would dccri-nxo heavily In the next two weeks nnd that cnnsctt heavy Liverpool buying of wheat In Now York , observable there for several C'orn wns very slow , but hold steady , fluc tuating only ' , ic with nn easier undertone. The local receipts were nliovo the e-.stlmnte , but cables > wi > r ) Htrong nnel the clearances from theHeabonrel btrge , nbout 3T,0,000 bu. The llrm tonej to whcnt catiuetl corn to close 1-lCc over Its closing price ycstt-relay. Mny openeil nncltniiRcil at 2. > 5c. sold between l.Vhc ! to S.'KfridV'iC , closing steady nt from " Oatrt wore ) 'tnme , with sales few nnd nnlm- portnnt , not n triitiHactlon of over r,0OflO bit. bcltiB roportwl. 1'rlci'S were confined to n range of He nnd held nbout steady follow ing wheat and corn. Mny openpil nt Me , sold nt I'JTfcc nnd closinil 'with sellers nt 20c. There wns n fnlr trade In the cash depart ment nnd no material changes In i > rlces were re-coreleel. Provisions wcro Jnst ns dull ns the other markets , business being almost entirely local nnd In smnll lots. 1'rlces nt fho openIng - Ing showe-d comparatively no change. A Blight decline followed free offe-Tlngs by pncke-rs , which wns rce'overed with the closing strength of whent. Mny pork closed n sbnelo higher nt from 7.S7'4 to $ ! ) .00. Mny lard a sbndo higher nt W.97V4 to JI.OO ; Mny libs ttne/.innged nt M.97'.A. ' Kstlmnted receipts Saturday : Wheat , .11 cars ; corn , 32."i ; oats , 273 ; hogs , 19,000 bond. The leading futures rniigcd as follows : Article's.J Open. Ii. | "Low. I Clo u."i Voat'y. Whi-at - Di-e. . . . 78 7RM May. . . HIM H1H HIH July , . . . 70H 76H 70W 7CH Corn Dec . . . J''H .22M Jau. . . . May. . . . O.-ttH lim lay. . . . M M 1UU lOM-'O JauT. . . 7 CO 7 no 7 cn 7 07W 7 00 Mny. . . . 7 00 7 O'JM 7 H3 7 00 7 87 r int- Jan. . . . n RO Mny. . . . 4 00 4 00 I U7 ! 4 00 a 0714 Sb'fKltiH Jim . . . .1 flSJi ' I " " ! < 3 RO .1 PO Mny. . . . 4 OU i oo' I ! 117 H 3 U7W i 00 No. 2. Cash quotntlous were as follows : l-'LOlUt Htrady ; wlnler patents , Jt.60J7l.73 ; straights , JI.50JT4.75 , spring cpfclals. 14.50 ; spring patents. J4.1SI4.50 ; BtraltihtM , J3.75if4.00 ; bakers , J3.10ff3.15. WHEAT No. 2 spring , 7S'.tG7SJic ; No. 3 spring , 7Cc ; No. 2 reil/WKUCJlei. COUN No. 2 , 22U02 c. OATS No. 2. 17c ; No. 2 white , f. o. b. , 19S > 19ViC ; No. 3 while , 17yiiic. ! 1IYI3 No. 2. 37V4C. IIAULI3Y--NO. 2 , nomlmil ; No. 3 23',4tt23ic ' ; No. 4. 2.15f27c. ri.AXSEED No. 1. 73JT75',4c. TIMOTHY REEDPrlmiJ2.C3. . PIIOV1S1ONS Mess | Mirk , per bbl. , JiJ.70fl6.73 ; lard , per ICO Ibs. , J3.7Hff3.73 ; short ribs. Bides , loose , 13.75(71.95 ; dry xnlted Hlioulderx , boxed , Jl.r.fH.M ; short clear sldeli. boxed , > 4.COi74.12Vi. Dllisflii : ) POULTllY-rirm ; turkey * , lie ; chlekenn. CjtO'io ; ducks. 9Pc. WIllSlCY-DUtlllerV finished goods , per cal. , II.IS. SUGARS Cut loaf , unchanged. The following were the receipts nnd phlpments toJ.iy : On the ) I'rodnne ] oxchaiiKO tuilay thn bailer inar- kot wtn tlnn ; ctvumery , luiiUloi tlnlry , IDS 17c. r.-KH , linn ; freuli , ' 'Uu , Clioi'Hu , firm ; TiKW MAIMCHT. in nt tin * Day ou ( iciiernl Coilllllllllltlt'M. V A'OIIK , I3ec. ' -KI.OUIt-He > celptB , 16.- 4M bblv. j exports , 4.1JO bble. ; market dull bul fairly etnuly ; Mlnnevota bakers , 53.40H3.W ; wlnlor low xraelca , JJ.75J(3.C ( ; wlnler pntenta , Jl.eOtiS.ll ) . llyc Hour , dull ; Kuperllnc , t2.Uii3.0J. liiu-lcnhcnt Hour , dull ; Jl.JOid.W. IltTC'lvWIIKAT Quiet ; Sic. ( JOHN MUAIQuleti J1.30. HAUl.iV-Qul6t ; 2S IIAHI.KY St.M.T Dull ; wculcrn , fJ.S085.tO. WHKAT lU-cclpts. CC.1CO bu. ; cuporta , 16,780 bu. ; | > oi llrm ; No , 1 luiril , ' . 'JHc. ' OptlonH opened Ilrni nnd excerpt for a tllKht curly reaction were Very firm till day , cloulUK at V Oio net ailvance. Tlio 'IrenKlli wan tinseil on first cublcn , local nnd light spring wheat rrcclpls ; upeo- ul.tlloit wus largely of n holiday character ; No. Z resl , May. i7HCS7 11-lCc. closed at 87&c ; Drre-inber. SO'iUWc , cloned at 90c. C'OltN-r-lt c-elplK. DtX ) bu. ; vxportn , 1CI.C13 bu , ; M < ot firmer ; Nu9ic. ! . Option * quiet iut linn nil diiy , with wheat , clualnK UfiUc net hlnlier ; Jlny , 31 > il31'ic ' , clcecd ut 31'ic ; December ckiied Ht Uc. OATrf Ite-ci-lptii. IC.AOO bu. : exports , 37,003 bu. ; > pot llrm ; No. S. SJ'iW-TUte. OptlonB Inactive nnd fi-ulurfli-jiii , clorlUNT unclinnKe < l ; May closed at StUelecenibr ; , 2S' , c , close'il al Kftc. HAY Kunyj elilpplni ; , UVuffjiKc ; teed to cliolri70H7SC. . HOI'ri-liullrlMS crop , SO7'tc ; ISJfi crop. SU15e ; I'nclilo coast , ISM crop , aHUT.ic ; ) SM crop. UUlSu ; l > iiiluii inulliel .lull. IIIU1IR aiiady ; Galvcelon , lM3c ; lluenog Ayron dry , noiulnal ; Texan , dry , flic ; Califor nia. KV4i' . I.UA'niKIl-Uiill ; licmlock role , Uuenon Ayrea , llKlit to lieuvy uelsht. ll".itiic. . , l'ltTVISU.VH-llc-ef liumn , MS.UO ankpil ; packet , , JR. W.f.O. Cut iiiealH. Him ; plckleil bi-llle , ? I."J < fl.7j ; plclilrd rlunilln , . JI.W ; plckleil l-.uinii , js.5ftjff.7j. I.uid. ewy ; woslern oteam , H.Oi'S i uikcil ; rcllneil , xtomly. I'urU llrm ; ines.i , | 1.U1 | > S.75r hort cl nr. esxtni pilme , | > .7iniO.CO. Tallow , leftdy ; city , 3i ! rJUc ; toimtry.3uf(3Hc. . IiUTliit ne-relpti , 5 > 63 pkK . ; Bteitily ; wont- era cn-iune-ry. lltr&ii1 ; Klein * , lie ; factory. TOiru. CIIKK8K Ilcevlptv , S.777 pt < Rf. eiuleij stntf , UrRC , < U 10o ; tmall. 7V4U10'ic ; port iKInm , 3H 37. ' ; full iKIiiu , : 'tU3i.- . iaciS-llr lpt . C.W8 pltun. ; tmar ; slate anil 1'i'iiniylvunla , Z1-JI40 ; wenlern , 15j73c. OH.H I'etroleum , dull ; unllrd cloned nt gin Mil. ftofln , kf-ndy. vlruliicd , roninion to pxxl. 11.75 Turpi-nllu * , itltajy ; : CVW7 c. Ciillon ccil nominally moiuly ; pilnia crude , Idjirlmo ; miin- liter yellow.- . ' ; off fiimmrr yellow , 2Uff:3c ; inline whitef.iK' t. llKMI-Qulet ; fair to tilni , STitfCVlo ; Jap.en. . .MOI.ASSUS Steady ; New Oilcan ) , op n kettle , miiul lu choirs , " 6034c , for new > j-op , SII-TAI.S-riB : liein. dull ; utlic n 111.0001123 noitlitin , Jll.COMllW. Ci > i > pr , firm. Urokcru , III.3714 ; o.nelmimtJit SI'.i'Sll.M. I .iel. eantluuen uroni ; tr < ik r . 1I.7J , cjoliniiKe , f3. < XKJ3.0. 'Tin , tlrtn ; Ulraltn , | I.00. 1'hitrs. mcoely. Speller , dull : doincmlc. | l.ii8l.j ; § pol lead , | 3.00 on NUW VOIiK , Ues. 2l.-COI-TEI Ontlou eipeneel He-mly. with prlcei 10 potnU hlclu-r ; ruled fairly Hcllve on coverlt.R. rollon-Ing la- vornllo und mu.illi'r ifrolptn nt llrrzlllan i-oiu ; clont',1 Im-uuliir Ht 15 to :0 polutii nut ndvunce ; mle-4 , 15,0w linen. IncltiJInic : le nibcr , I'J.iJO 9.CO ; Mure.lt. P OCU ! > .K. Hpct coffre. ( tin , milesl ; No. 7. Invetlco. I17.D9J joliblni ; . IIJ.M ; mild , eiul t C'onlava , II5.M1/I7.00 ; win , 4.UXI ling * Msr.inilbo 1 > . t. Total nliouio ; dcllvurlc. from the UnlteJ Hlnlet. T.i7 U-BJ. Incbl'JIitK 6.H3aK , from Nv Vorkj titvr York nlocU today , SSO.W1 Lawn I'lilte-J Bl lo. nock Uiti , 4S.l7t ; ailoitt for the United Blttlm , Sun.W.1 liac ; iat | vlilbla fe > r thu inilfd lltntn. TU.tn Ian ? , asslntt 15J , < cam lout > -f r. IIAVHK , D o , -r01'Kii-Cln , I ile-ndy at n nut advaitct of If ; ! . 11,000 LOG * . HANTOB. l ) -COPPIi-rrini ; | good v. rntc * y nio , u , tog rli : rvctipti , 13,000 bum : cik , m.OOO bitci. UO. ! I > cu. Il-COWCR-l'ma , No. 7. Illo. 0,700 rein ; exrhannf , SO-lMj rocelpln. 9.600XIK \ ; cle-nred for tha t'nltrd matt * . 4.WO IIIRI ; for Europe , 9.0UO bHR ; ptnck , JOS.OeK ) linitK. IIAMIIUIIO , Dec. -OOFFKK-Qulel nnd unchanged - changed ; rain , 4,000 bmra. OMAHA ( in.VKIlAIj MAHICKT. Conitllliin of Trinli > mill ClnnlntlniiN on Nlnple nnd I'iiiiiI'meliiue. . KOOS 1'resh gathered , ItSVK. HUTTKll Common to fair , 889c ; choice to fancy , roll , UfMV : ; tepnrator creamery , 21c ; gathered cream , 18020c. OAMi : 1'rMrle chicken * , p r doz. , JG.0006.2S : quail , ll.Wfll.M ; blue wlnRe-d leal duck * , tjl.W > 1.75 ; preen wine , 11.23 ; rcdhmds and mallard * , I3.CO ; rmnll rabbit * . 2i IOc : Jackie , 75o : < iulrrol . OM17CC ; ele-cr saddles , ll&ICc : cnrcawe * . lOflllo ; nnte-lopo fadillp * . 13 < ? Hc ; carcassen , ! > c ; Canada geccr , Inrcc , JG.OW7.00 ; finnll , H.OOOC.on. CHKlWK-Domesllo brick , lOKc ; Kd.im , per loz. , 19.00 ; cluli nous * . 1-ib. Jar , per do . , .15 ; I.lmberRcr , fancy , per Hi , , BVfcc ; Iloquefort , M-lb. Jarc , per doz. , I3.GO ; Young Americas , lo-ttc ; [ win * , fancy , 10V4c. VIIA I. Choice fat , SO to 1M Ibs. , nre quoted nt " ( ffc ; Iflri-o and cnarre , 4f)7 ) c. DUI-SSIH : > I'OtTl.THY Chicken * , SHflGc ; lur- key * . SWilte ; pecix7fUc ; ducks , "faSc. MVi : remi.TUY Nol wanted. I'lOKONS Mvo. 7&090c ; dead pigeon * , not wanted. HAY Upland JS.OO ; mldlnnil , M.M ; lowland , II.W ; rye draw. 11.00 ; color makes the price on hay ; Unlit bales pell the best ; only top grades brlnit top price * . IIHOOM COUS Extremely nlow * nlc ; new crop , delivered on track In country ; choice croon ppir-uorklnff cnrpet , per Hi , , 2'ie ; choice Krccn , runnlnc to hurl , Z'ic ; common. H4C. VKOETAIILi:8. BWGirr rOTATOKS-On orders , per bbl. . 12.00. ONIONH-OooM Block. | wr bu. . 40tfMc. LIMA IUANH Per Hi. . 4c. IIKAN8 Hnnd picked navy , per bu. . ll.2- > . CAIIItAni-Oood slock , per hundred. Jl.Za. CKl.EItY 1'cr doz. , 25830o ; fancy , large , 4oJ ? Ma. ' POTATOES Good Mod : , per bu. . 23o ; Wyom ing Mock. Backed , SOc per 100 lb . ruurrs. (1HAPKH Cralcs , 13 pony ba lcls. Concords and Catuwba * , per crolea. JJ.W. MAIOA OIIAPK8 Per keg , 7. UltANIinillllKS Cape Coil , per bbl. . . APPLKS-Cooklng , per bbl..Jl.C301.7j ; fancy New York. $1.75. CAMKOIINIA 1'RAUS I'cr box , I2.00fl2.2j. TltOPICAL FnUlTS. 1'INEAl'PLKS I'cr crate of two to three doz. , $ I.UO'U4.50. . . OUANCIKS Mexican , W.75 ; California naveli. 51 ; reedllnitB. ? 3. I.KMONH Mcimlnav , H.r,05.00 ; choice Cali fornia , J3.C083.75 , fancy , 14. IIAIIANAS riiolcp. larno stock , per hunch. 12.00 2.:5 ; medlum-nlz'-d bunches , ll.COiJ2.0 . SIlSCELl.ANKOUu. IIONKY Fancy white , per lb. , lie ; choice , 13o ; Cullfonila. amber color , lOc , CIUI3H Clarlllcd Juice- , per half bbl. , J2.50 ; per bill. , ( .10 I.23. , , , MAPI.- : SYIlfl' Five-gal , cans , each , J2.CW 2.75 ; ( tnl. cans , per doz. , 112 ; half-gal , cans , JC.-o ; T-rer half bbl , 11.75. ; bbl. . , i'lGS Imported fancy , 5 crown. SO-lb. boxes , ISc ; choice. 10-lb. boxes. S-cro\vn , He. NUTrt Almond * . California , per 11) . . largo size. 13o ; llrozlls , per lb. , Hie : English wal- uuts , per Ih. . fancy , soft shell. 12ffl2V4o ; Bland- ard > , UO1IV5C ; IHbcrtB , per lb. . 10 < - ; pecans , jiol- l.hed. larse. iBIOc ; Jumbo. HfiTKo ; largo hickory - ory nuts , J1.I3 per bu. ; small , Jl.M ; cocoanut * . Be CaCl1' ' HIDES. TAM.OW. ETC. HirKS No. 1 green hides , tc : No. 2 Kreo" blJen. 4e ; No. 1 green salted hides. , c ; No. - Krccn pnlte.l . hides , Co ; No. 1 veal rnlf. 8 to 12 Ihfl. , 7c ; No. 2 veal calf. 8 to 13 II ) * . . 1c ; No. 1 No. 2 dry Hint hides. ilrv flint hides. 9 " 10c ; 8fi9c ; No. 1 dry " "itcd hides. f 0c : part cured lildoB. ' ,4o per Hi. less than fully cured. SHEEP PEI.TH ( Ireen palled , each. 2oIfCOo ; fllllJIJ * > _ _ _ . _ .l. . 1lt.uk Murrain wool pells , per lb. . actual welslit , 3 4 < - ; dry Hint Colorado Imtcher wool pelts , per lb. , nctuul weight. 4 rc ; dry flint Colorado Murrain wool lie-Its , per II ) . . nelunl welnhl. 3f4r ; feel cut off. an il t useless lo pay frclRht on them. TAI.I.OW AND nilBASH Tallow , No. 1. 3c ; tallow. No. 2. 2V4c ; Rrcaae , white A , 3c ; isrrarc , white It , 2c ; sreaje. yellow. So ; Brease , dark , IHc ; olil bullcr , 202ie ! ; beeswax , prime , 10fl22c ; rniiKli tnllnw , 1C. WOOIUmvnshe I. tine , heavy , fffl.e ; flue , llfibt , Sftite ; eitiarteiblood , 10Cfl2c ; reedy. Imrry nnd chnffy. Rfliie ; rolled nnd broken , coarse. 7fj9c ; celled nnd broken , fine. CRSc. Klei-cc Washed Medium. 15JJl c ; line , HOlCc ; tub washrd , ICplSc ; liliick. So : bucks , e ; lac locks. 2ff3c ; dcai\ \ pullcil. RfiBc. > HONKS In car lots , welched and delivered In Chicago : Dry buffalo , per ton , Jt2.003H.00 ; dry country , bleached , per Ion. J10.C05fl2.00 : dry coun try , damp and meaty , per ton , JtCOiflOO. FIIESH MEATS. BKEK Gooil native Hteers. 400 to COO Ibs. , E',4O 7c : western ulcers , 4HUD < c ; Rood cows and heif ers , HifiVic ; medium cows and hclfer.i , 4VJc ; Rood foreiiunrlera cows nnd heifers , 4c ; Rood foro- quurlcrii native steers , DC ; good lilndquartcrB cows eind liclfcrK , dUc ; Kood lilndiiunrtrr * native steers , So ; cow rounds , 0lcnv DlaleH , 3Vtc ; boneless chucks , 4c ; cow CJIUCKS , 3Vc ; Bteer chucks , IP ; beef tenderloins , 20c ; Iwcf rolls , lioneless , S'.ic ; Hlrloln butts , bonelrrs , t'.ic ; loin backs , boiidcus , Jc ; strlii loins , 7c ; cow ribs , No. 3 , G14c : cow loins. No. 3 , SHe ; beef trimmings , 3Vic ; rump butts , &c ; shoulder clods. &Vic. 1'OIIIC Dre.'fled bogs , 4ic ; iwrk loins , DC ; pork tetuk-i lolnn. Uc ; uparc ribs , Co ; hum eausagc , litittH , fie ; pork fhouldera , rouRh , < Uc ; pork shoul ders , KklnneNl , Re ; polk trimming * , Cc ; leaf lard , not rendpreil , f ! $ c. MUTTON Dressed lamb , 7c ; dressed mutton , i > ; nu-lis. mutton. Sijc ; ICRS , multon , 7'ic : sad dles , million , 74c ; slew , 3c ; itheep plucks , 3c. St. I.eiiiU < ieii ! rul . lurUet. ST. I/JL'IS. Dec. 24. KI-OUIl-DuIt nnd weak ; patents. ! < .CO4.73 ; extra fancy , 14.1004.20 ; fancy , t3.eOii3.GO ; choice , J3.COfl3.10. WHKAT I-'utures closed un. Ptlled at but sllRht chanKCH from yesterday. Tlicre was no busl- n thU mornlnK- and very little attention was paid to the market , the pit belnff almost de- Be-rte-el most of thetime. . Tliere wus very lltlle news of Importance ; spot easy ; No. 2 red , cash , In elevator , 9lo ; on track , I ) ii03c ; No. 2 bard , cash , 79c , nominal ; December , 91jc ; May , 50" c bid. bid.COUN 1'Vlurcs dull nnd easier ; spot steady ; No. 2 ca h , 20f20Uc ; December , 20o asked ; May. 22c bid. OAT.S Futures dull ; spot eteady ; No. 2 cash , 17o bid. HAIIM3Y Dull : malllne ; , 20040C. COUN MKAI1.35. . llltAN Dull and unchanged ; Backed , cant Bide , nominally 39c. l.'I AX8KKI > Iteller al 72itc. TIMOTHY SKKD Prime.J2.10. . HAY Quiet and steady ; timothy , tf.OOfflO.50 ; prnlrle. J4.OOfT7.50. IMOrf Quiet nt He. WHISKY IMS. I.KAD-Dull at J2.75fl2.82VJ. SPKI.TKIt-Dull at J3.97V4. 1'IIOVISIONS 1'ork. easy ; standard mess. Jobbing , J7.10if7.35. Lard , unchunRed : prime Blcam , J3.W ; choice. J3.79. Tlaeon , boxed elioul- ders , J4.M : extra short clear , JI.C2K : ribs , J4.70 ; shortK , JI.S71. : . Dry salt meals , boxed hlmuldcr ? , JI.OO ; extra nhort clear , J3.87Vi ; ribs , 11.23 ; shorts , JI.3714. POUI.THY Chickens , dull ; old , 4io ! ; cprlnB. 5c ; turkejti , firm at SOSHe ; diiclia , firm at CUW7u ; Ke'ene , nlow at 480V4C. HKCK1PTS Klour , 3,000 hblf. ; wheat , 10.000 bu. ; corn , * 147,000 bu. ; onls. 35,000 bu. SHIPMENTS Flour , 2. < W bbls. . wheat. 6,000 bu , ; coin , 6,000 bu. ; oats , 3,000 bu. Liverpool L1VKIIPOOL , Dec. 24. WHEAT -Spot , steady ; demand poor ; No , i red. 81 ' ,4d : No. 1 Cali fornia , 7s. Kutures cpenrd tiuM. with near and Olxtunt positions ' .i'l ' bliihvr : o'.iiM-d firm , with near and distant potltlr.nn Ud higher ; business heaviest on middle positions ; December , nom inal ; January. Cs 9.1 ; February , C U'.td ; March , Cs lOd : April , nominal ; May , 6s lOd , COUN Spot , tcaily ; Ameilcan mixed , new , 2s lOlid. Kulures opened Bteinty , with near and distant poalllons unchanged ; closed steady , with May Vid higher nnd GIliT mnntliu unchanged ; liuslncsii about equally distributed , December , ix mil : Kebi-UArx and Ma--cl ) , ty 9H < t ; April , nominal ; May , 2i lOd. , KIXJUII Steady , demand r-nor ; St. llouls fancy winter , 9s 3d. PUOVISlONS-llao/n , qulol ; demand poor ; Cumberland cut. 23 to SO Ibs. , 27 ; short ribs , 20 to 24 Hi * . . 27x f-1 ] loiiff clear , light , 33 to 33 ! ! ) . . 2Sx ; long e-lear , hruvy , 19 to 43 Ib * . , 27s Gd ; Short cli'nr barks , light , IS Ibv. , 2S.H Kd ; clear middles , heavy. 4& In V ) llu. , 2t > s ; clear bellies. 14 to II ! ll . , * . Sliculdfrn. rquare , 12 lo IS Ibs. , 2Ss. llamx : fliort rut. 14 to 18 1I . , 39a. Tallow , nn * North American , Ifs 3d. Heef , extra Indli mens , C4i ; pi line i\ietr. \ COs. 1'utli , prlmo meys , line western , 4& Oil : medium w t- crn , .4lM M. LirJ , dull ; [ > rlmu , ls , icllncd , In | i.ill . 23 . j CIIKRSIQulct : Jrmanfl poor : llnest Amer ican , whlla nnd colored ( September ) , Mi. lll'TTIIll I'lncit United lale , tOs ; KOoel , MD. OILS Llnsenl. K ; pen-oleum , refined , OUtl. ItKI-'IlUIKUATOIt MCI3I'I'orequarter , 35 d ; lilndiiu.ii ( cr , CVid. 110P.S At IxmJon ( Piiclfto ro.isl ) , 3 ua. CoKou JlitrUrt. NI3\V OnLKANH , D o. -COTTON-Hrni : mlitilllnir , VR ) ; low middling , C c ; coed or dinary. GVir. NI3W YOltK. De . :4 , COTTON Futures cloved qulel nnd utraiiy ; snlei , lQ.l.f.00 bales ; January. IC. 9 : rchiuaiy , iO.Vl ! llarrli , 17.10 ; April , J7.CS , May. J7.I5 ; June. IT.Mj July. J7.I4 ; Auguit , J7.2C ; Drromb r , JC.K ! ) . HT. I.OUIH , Dec. JI.-COTTON Hleady nnd unchnnitPd : mlddllnc' . ' IS-ltc ; no uln > ; receipts , 3.477 bale * , ihlpmentt , 3.U5 bales ; stock. i,3n bales. _ NHW YOHK. Dec. II. SUOAR-Ilaw. easier ; fair refining. 213-tCc ; cenlrlfiiBnl , 06 leist , 3 J-K-3. Ilenned. quid ; mold "A. " 4Vc ; flandurj "A. " 4Vic : fonfecllon rs1 "A. " 4Wc : cut loaf nnd mislieJ. fxi ; powdered and cubes , IKc ; tranu- iHled. < > < ; mabiMCi , SD lest , : % c. I.ONHON. Urc. II.KUOAltano. . dendy ; cenlrlfuitiil , Juvu. 11 < Id ; Muicovado , fair re- llnlne , 9 * M. llrel. firm , but little doing ; DC- cnubcr. S lijd ; January , C HjJ. Tulr-elo ( iriiln. TOL13DO , O. . Deo. SI.-\VHKAT-IIIitlirr ; dull. No. 2 cieili and Dcruniktr , Kc' Hay , OtHc , trnitN- Hull ; jleudy ; No. 2 mixed , > : : . OATS-qul t : No. I mlie < 1. He. 1IY13 Dull ; No. 2 cuih. JSc , CI.OVI3H 8CRDSlcidprlra ; * December , Jl.U'Vi. OII North Ll.T.u. Clc ; Mouth Lima and Indian * . We. _ _ _ _ _ _ Dry ( JoeielK , NiU' : VOItlC , Dec. II.-At the ) br t any de mand In thi dry gocdi murkct wai tcrr Ir- regular and for mo < ler tp quantities of nny kind of ireKMs. The completi-d wele IhrottRh deliveries on former purchases ere larde. The market Is very quiet , nil imml In this period of the month and year , though , In ( net. the month's sales are largely In exct-s * of tlnxn for tlic corresponding - responding month last year. Printing cluths arc elull nt 29-lMthc , nnd no rales were re ported of exld RouJs , There were snips of 70.000 piece * . I < * ALL ItlVEIt , Mflfs. , Dec. 21.-Print cloths dull at 2 5-lCc , nominal , STOCKS AM ) 1IO.MIS , I'lnnl DenlliiKN He-lli-ol n < ei Curry l.lne-K ( Ivor tbe NHW YOUK , Dec. 21. The stock market to day reflected n general dl po ltlou to carry lines over the three-day bolldny , nnd , In consequence quence , the trailing as n rule lacked significance. At Intervals the Block Indlcalor wns mollon- less , nnd Ihe Itnetuatlons recorded were In the main narrow. London prices for American se curities came higher , but the ! nrbllroRtopera - lions were ot , aery limited scale. In the ; specialties como wide chances were noted. The cunllnue-d cheap K S agitation and nuggestlons of Impending unfavorable Icxltlatlon at Al bany were responsible for decided weakness In the local gas share * . Confolldnti-d lias ele- ellned 4W per cent lo 139'4 , and appeared to IK.- absolutely without xnpport , but tlie latter ral lied nn covering to HI. Lonx Island was nlso n prominent feature , and. nfter a decline of 3 per cent to 42 , was offered down to 37H on sollers' sixty-day options. The stock closed nt 25 bid , 3fl asked. Delaware A Hudson , on mod erate dealings. mnd < - a spirited advance eif 1'4 per cent , nnd Manlmllnn iibo rose aharply , but fulled to hold tbe Improvement. The Konernl market exhibited firmness IhroUKh- out , with tinVnnderbllt shares prumlnent. .In lids group , New York Central niltnnced IS per cent to ' . ' 314 nnd cloned at 91 bid. The declara tion of Ihe regular ejuarterly dividend of l"i per cent on Ijickawamm exerted n slrcngtlienlnB In- llueneo U | > on Ihe anthracite coal stocks , but business In them , an In the other thnres , wns at n minimum. The 2 per cent ellsbursement on Ilubber common , re-ported late yesterday , wns follemcd by a gain of 1 > 4 per cent In the He > ck , but the preferred appcnrc.l to Iw marketed , nnd lost nn Important fraction. The market closed llrm at MlRht net Rains. Hallway bonds were stagnant , but Kenernlly llrm , cn narrow changes. The sales were $748,00(1. ( Oovemment bonds were extremely dull , but were eleady on sales of 13,000. Hll\cr cerlincates were active , but n shade lower , e < n deMiir-K * of Jtl.eA ) . The Stock exchange- will bo closed , on account nt the Christmas holidays , until Monday , Decem ber 23. The" livening Post's London financial cable gram pajs : The flock markets cemtlnue lo bc llfeleli and fcatuieless. Americans were Rood today , but they merely followed the New York lead. Argentines were good on llomefo's replR- nnllon , which Is said lo ha of hem-lit to na tional but bad for provincial bondholders. T'.io money market was firm. American bills have liven offered ralhcr largely Hie last three elnys , to arrive In January , nt 3\S per cent. The Paris bourne was steady und Ihe llerlln markcl elull. The Herman papers report that I3CO.COO In gold hrN been taken from the Hclchshnnk for Japan. I nm able to deny this up to the present. The following were the closing quotations on th leading stocks of the New York"'exchange today : Atchlsou iii : { N. Y. Ceiitr.il Adams Kr 118 N. Y. A N. 13 4. Alton. Til li.1 Onliirlo.tW 1-191 Am. Kxpn-sn 10 ! ) Oretron Nav 11 HaltlmoroA Ohio. 1.1 O. 8. L. & U. N lit Canada 1'acllle. . . . fiOJ I'aelllo Mull aah Canada Southern. . J.'hi I'uorla. Dee ; . A 13. . -J Central IMeltle. . . . 14H IMllHbnra 10a dies. & Ohio in ? * IMilltimn lnlact > . . . lol UlilcaeoA Alton. . 11)11 ) Huadlnir LTi C. II AQ 704 u. o. w in The totnl vales of stocks today were 69.793 shared , Including : American Suqar , 9.GOO ; llur- llngton. G.CCO ; Consolidated Gas. 9.COO ; lleadlnt ; , 5,000 ; St. Paul , 6,700 ; silver certlllcales. 41,000. Xow York lleuii'V 3nrl < i't. NEW YOHIC , Dec. 24. MONEY ON CALL Easy nt l'tJ/2 per cent ; last loan , m per cent ; closed , 1H < ' 2 per cent. PlUMi : MERCANTILE I AI'Ilt-34r4U per C''STEIILINO EXCHANGE-rirm. with actual biKlnPfii In bankers' bills at JI.H7U for demand and JI.S3iQXEI fur sixty ilnyu ; posted rates. . . . COM.MEUCIAL IIILI -J4.S2'iff4.82n. 1IAK SILVEK-C3 c. S 1 LV E It C K I IT IK 1 CAT KS C3ic. elOVEUN.MENT 1IONDS Steady ; stale bonds dull ; railroad bunds dull. Closing quotallons on bonds were ns follows : Alia 1 Halo ANorcroH9. . 110 Audi's 11 JllHtlCD . 1 llulchor 118 KontuckyCon . 1 llc t Anoleher. . . . 41 Mexican . 4H IlotllitCou CO Mono . tjl Ihitllon H Occlde-nt.il Con. . . . ! > IlulwcrCon : ) H Ophlr . 87 Caluiiona 10 Ove-rmuu . ft ClmllonguCou 'JO Polo l . nil Chollar. 7H 23 Contlelt-nco 77 Slorru Nevada . 41 Con , Cal. A Vil 100 Union Con . as Con , Impe-rlal 1 Utah Con . asfi Crown Point 10 Yellow Jacket . . . . 28 QuuhlACurrlu. . . . 24 N1-3W YOIIK , Dec. 21. Clearlnes , JKi.OfC.SH ; balanrcfl , t'.WJi,7 iS. IIO3TON , Mass. . D e. 24-Clcarlngs , JIJ.CCO- 251 ; balances , Jl,2llC4t. l'IIIIADii.I'IIlA. Dec. 2f.-Clearings , JS.C5S- SU ; balances , J1.S35.107. 8T. I-OUI8 , Dec. 21-Cle-arlnRS , J3.7S7.297 ; bal- atices , t373,213 ; money. 5/7 | > er cent : New York exchange. Mir bid ; Sic premium asked , CIIICAOO , Dec. 21-Clearlngs , JH.151,747 ; money , ulcady ; unclianeed ; New York exchange ) , ntr ; foreign cxchungn , dcnianJ , JI.S7 ; sixty days , 1J Hi'ti * flATnnd tl fk7t I-'eirrluu Kliiiiiie'inl. IIGHI.IN. Dee. 24-Exchan2 on LonJoon , clcht duye. ' kltht , SO niarki 3 < H pfe. I'Anifl , Dec. 24. Three fer cent rentei , 102f to for tha account ! exchange en London , 2Viu for chfclii. rX > N'DON , Deia 24. Gold U quoted at Iluenoi Ayroi today ut 171UO ; l.liuun , M. Liar Kuld U uuoteid at 77 10'id nod American eaijlca ot OMAHA LIVE SfoCK MARKET Light Offerings of 'battle Soil Early at Steady "Prices. BUYERS WILLING TO-'TAKE EVERYTHING StoHcrr * mill I'cnlpr * Show tin- Only IiiL'lliintlein ( o rliUK l.llicrnl Unit of lltiK * HetlU Fully Steady. SOUTH OMAHA. Dec. 21. Receipts tor the days Indicated were : Cattle. HORS. Sheep. HorDcs. December SI LOSS 6utO : M9 December 23 l. U lUCt 1,7:9 : Decembvr 22 3,316 8.15S 1,177 December 21 ' . ' .SRI 1,172 2.010 December 19 1,751 6.432 OC2 December IS I.MS 6.94 ; 1,037 December 17 2.242 7,373 1,132 13 December 1G 3.COI 6,778 1,244 December 15 3.283 $ .116 2,950 December 14 3.103 2.490 2.103 December 12 M2 3,923 7T9 December 11 1.311 < .MO 729 The ollli'lnl number ot cars of stock brought in lodny by each road was : Cattle , llcss. Slice ? . C. , M. .1 St. V. Ky 4 O. & St. I * Hy I Missouri I'nclllc lly . . Union Pacific sy | pmr./ri ! . " 2 F. , K. & M. V. 11. It 7 21 U. . St. P. . M. & O. Ky. . , 1 I H , & M. 11. It. It 4 HI 2 U. . H. & Q. lly 9 C. . It. I. .t P. Hy , west. . . . 3.1 Total receipts 39 03 C The disposition pf the day's receipts was as follows , each buyer purchasing the num ber of head Indicated : Huyers. . Catllo. HORS. Sheep. Omaha I'ncUlnn Co 1,107 G. II. Hammond Co 102 1,041 323 Swift and Company 213 1,832 Cudahy Packing Co Ill 83SI 702 J. U Cnrey 312 W. I Stephens 11 Huston & Co 2tl Other buycra 217 heft over 371 Totnl 1.023 0,107 1.39t5 CATTI.K As expected there were only n few cattle here today and not enough of any ono kind to make very much of a test of the market. For the four days this week the receipts foot up 7,99. ) . as against 12,217 for the corresponding days of lust week. Among the offerlncs were n few norn-fed cattle , which sold readily nt coed steady to strong prlciM. There was nothm * ; prime In the yards , but there was one two-load bunch peed cnnuxh to bring $4.10. Every thing sold reanonallv early. Only thro or lour lends of cows and heif ers were on sale and buyers took them at strong yesterday's prices. Stockers and feeders were n little slow , as the denmnil Is never brisk just on the eve of a holiday , stl'.l the few here chnnge-d hands and at prices not materially different from yesterday. Representative pales : NATIVES. 11HEF STEI2U.H , HOGS Considering that lomorrow Is to bi > n holiday nnd the yards closed , thu receipts today were very liberal , almost ns largn an jeslerday nnd day before. The. rrcclplti for the week to date amount to 2I.SS2. us against 23,003 for tlif corresponding period last week. In Fplte of the fact that tomorrow will ! x > n holiday , Ihe buyers all seemed to want hogs Hits morning and u good many of lliem. The trade e > pcned Just about Meady on heavy and packing hogs and strong to 5c higher on prime light weights. The movement was active on the light and medium grades , which were all cleaned tip early , but heavy loads were a lltlle' slow. Toward the last the trade case-d off nnd cloved weak , but fctlll everything sold In reason ably good reason. The heavy hogs sold at J3.10iJ3.13. principally with n sprinkling at J3.20. the mime ns yesti-r- dny. The medium weights and light sold nil the way from J3.20fi3.40. the latter price being paid for two choice llghl loads. Taking the market as u whole , the Bales would not show much change on nn average , but of anything. It wits a little tinner. Representative sales : active , offerings mectlni ; wllh ready vale. Hep- reienlnllvu Bales : , NP. . Av. 1'r , : M Colorado ewes . , . 62 J2 75 24 : feeders . 6' ) ZM S3 < Idaho wrthtrn. . . . . . . . . 93 305 129 feeding lambs . , . C3 3 25 ICO wcitcrn welhcni , fed . , . M 3 45 131 neilern wellieiv , fed . . . 93 3 43 KIIIIHIIM < JII > - Live .Sliietk. KAN'BAH CITY , Dec. II. CATTLK-llec lpt , : ,500 head : shlpmexits , 4,400 brad : market strong nnd active ; Texm ulcers , I2.MH3.75 : Texan rows , JI.C5V2.75 ; liullvu steera , J3.90if4.65 ; nullvo cows and helffru , J1.CCU3.S5 ; mocker * and feeder * , . . . . lioas-ltecelpti , 7.00V head ; shipments. 100 bead ; market u. itroug Ida Iilghur and active ; bulk of sales. J3.JO X30 ; heavy. JJ.IOfli.SO ; pnek- em , .10OTSS , mUe-d , JJ.Wtf3.J5. light * . JJ.OJO 3.50 ; Yorkers , J3.2iW3.7S. _ CIIICAdO LIVIC STOCIC. Thrro M-rtN n llnttllnu ; ( leieiel MiirUot fur Cuttle- All Dux. CIIICAOO. Dw. il. There wns n rattling good market for cattle today. Prices were strong nnd there wns n further advance of nbout lOo. Snle-fl were on n basis of from J.W tei Jl for the commonest lots up lo from JB to J5.M for choice lo fancy grades , wllh Iho greal bulk of Ihe Iransacllims at from J1.30 to JJ. Tltero was n fair stncker anil feeder trade nt fr m J2.86 to J1.SO. Cunning rntlle old nt low prloes , . but Kinxl btileherlnir stuft cln es slrunger , n few prime heifers bringing from 11.13 to K.Z * . Cnhcs were netlvr ntul tlrtn. Texas entile were ncllve nnd shared In Ihe advance , In hogs prices ruled stpitdy nnd unc atiRpd. Common tn prime drotes sold nl from J.1 to J3.35. Sales were largely at from J3.20 to JJ.SO. with a Reunl ninny packing hogs at from J1.IO lu J3.15 There- was nn rxeelh-nl demand for jiheep nml prices were slronner lo lOe hlnher. Limbs wild al from J3.50 to } 3. 75 for feedeis tip to from J5 tn K.j : > for cheik-c llncks. Sheep weie wauled nt from JJ.21 lo J2.W for very rommem up lo J3.CS for choice. Wi-Jlem fed sheep brought from J3 to J3.10. Iteeelpls : Ci.ttlp , C.r.W head ; hogs , 25.000 head ; sheep , 7,000 head. SI. LeilllN Llvo Sleii'K- . ST. I/IS | , Dec. 21. CATTI.1-3 Ilecelpls. 1,000 head ; market strong lo lOe higher ; nallve hlp- pliiB steers , ! .1.rOifir > . ( Xl ; etrcfsed beef and butch- pf ' stte-rs , J3.4iifl4.M ; stoekcrx nnd feeders. } t.7. > fr3.lM ; eniws an 1 helffr * . Jl.25p3.23 ; Texas lend Indian steers , J2.f.OJ74.00. 1IOOS HecelplH. 3.5UO hi-.id ; market Re hlRher ; light , M.o73.30 ; mlted. t3.0 < ? 3.23 ; heavy. J2.90W S3 K SHI313P llecclpts , 1,000 bead : market strong ; muttons , J2.60if3.Si ; lamln , JJ.OOO5.00. No market here tomorrow. Sleie-U In HiKorel of receipts of live stock nt the four principal mark.Is . for Thursday. December Caltlp. llogx. Sheep. South Omaha . 1,079 fi.OKI SI ! ) Chicago . .50i ) 2VOOO 7.000 Ivnnsas City . 2.500 7,000 . St. Lout . 1,000 3.MW 1,000 Totals . 11.07D 41.C29 S.S49 Xe > v - Yen-lc Live.S < eii-k. NEW YOltK. Dee. 21. 1IKEVES Herelpts. 12 head : no Hading ; cables ipmti- American steers nt lnOlHie. dressed \V2lglit ; slice-p , 'JfflOe , dressPil weight ; refrigerator beef , SJi ViP ; no export * . SHEEP AND LAMMS Hccflpm , 2 SOO head ; slow for lambs ; Blu-ep sleaily ; J2.53U3.15 ; lamb * , J4 23Jf5.75. HOGS Heceipls , 2,700 bead ; steady at J3.60J ? 3.W _ Ile-vleMv eif I III' Weieil 'I'niele- . IIOSTON. Dee. 23. The American Wool and Cotton Hepnrter raid < if the wool trade yeMcr- elay : Excessive dullness hr..i contllltilcd the pole feature of the nturkel the past week. Decem ber IH always et dull mnr.th. nnd IK perhaps more FO than UMinl thin > enr by le-npim of HIP fact that duplicate llghtwelcht ordem have In the opinion ot the best Judges fallen consid erably itiort of what mlRhl lie i-onsldcrcd a normal amount. December ought , also , It Is claimed , lo furnish inurelicnv > weight ciders than have yet come forward. The trade Is look ing forward to the new > etr : with hopefulness. Prices are much the same as a week ago. Sales In lotnn , P.illntlelphln nnd New York for III ? week aggregate 4.7Cl.fCO ; Ibs. , 2.713.700 Hi * , being dome llc and 2.0lvloo Ibn. foiulgn. Sales since January 1 nmounl lo 237.2I' > .160 Ibr. , n com pared wllh 3U.M7.10V Ib * . last year. Consider ing the elulliics * of the Bi-n rnl market * nle of Auslrallan may be considered large. in City .lltirkulN. KANSAS CITY. Dee. 21. WHEAT More nc- tlvp ; No. 2 hard , 7S4T79c ! ; No. 2 red. fancy , Me ; No. 2 rpi Ing 73 ? . COUN Steady : No. 2 mixed , I'Ufflfc. OATS Moic ncllve ; No. 2 white , new , 20c ; old.22l,4fl23c. . IlYE No. 2 , nomlnnUy , 32c. HAY Steady : choice timothy. JS.OOaS.50 ; choice pnelrle. Jl.oO. IllTTTEH Strady , but hlow ; eieamery , IE',58 2Cc ; Palis' . lOJJISo. 1-3OOS Dull ut 16c. No nmrkct tomorrow. PEOIHA , Dec. 24. COHN Steady ; new No. 2 , " o'ATS Quiet ; No. 2 white , 17HG20'ic ; No. 3 , dull , nominal. WHISKY Market vtendy : finished goods on Ihe basis of ( I.1S fnr high wines. RECEIPTS Corn. 118.CW bus. ; onls , 41.150 bus. ; rye l.FOO bus. ; whiskey , none ; whcnt , 1,100 bus. SHIPMENTS' Cor.i , 13.SOO bus. ; oals , C.2.-.0 bus. ; rye , none ; whisky , 1,350 bus. ; wheat , 6,200 bus. Mliim'iipiillMVlunt. . MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 21. WHKAT Steady. Decemlier. 7C ic ; May. 7ScJf79lic : on truck. No. 1 hard. 76ic ; No. 1 northern , 77Hc ; receipts. * KLOl'll Quiet : first patents. S4.13i4.35 ; second patcnls , Jl.lWfl.lO ; first clear ; ' , ? 3.40f3.60 ; recond cleiirn , J2.30fl2.60. _ Oil City Market. OIL CITY , Dec. 21. Credit balances. 93c ; cer- tincnlcs. no bids ; shipments. 83.0111 bbls. ; runs , 97.SS9 libls. _ I'rlse.Vlirn t. SAN KHANCISCO , Dec. 21. WHEAT Klrm ; May J1.6C. _ THIS < : IIOST or Tin : t riviit.\ . AlKIii-iillo Dnlii Alienit fluHenlnn Vfiii'mti'il liyliSitrll > -.i KnlulitK. Mr. Charles K. Lummla , the eminent ex plorer nnd historian of the flouthwest , sketches In his "Land of Sunshlno" Iho origin and tneanlns of the myth of the Qulvlra and the location of the real rnlnii. It has special historic value for lliu valiant KnlKhts of Ak-Sar-Ren , who have hltherTo conducted their explorations on a misleading trail. Mr. Lumnils writes : The mcst ramnntlo and rcmar'.tablo ruin In the United States U that ot the sptx-tral and loiiK-forgotten "city" which la the laat resting place ot the meat famous myth In North America , the myth of the Qnlvlra. There are larger ruins on this continent ( though none within our national borders ) and como handsomer. Hut no other Is EO ghostly In look nor the grave of BO many centuries of golden hopes , The myth of the Qulvlra origi nated in 1540 , in the pueblo of I'ecos , N. M. Itself a ruin now. Just then Francisco Vasquez do Coronndo having explored from the Grand Canyon of the Colorado to the Itlo Grande ; had conic here. The I'ecos , to bo rid of him. procured a Pawnees captive to tell him of the Qulvlra , a faWiloiw city of gold far to the northeast. Coronatlo made an astounding inarch In pur suit of this will-o'-the-wisp , overrunning what la now the Indian territory and Kan sas , to about where Kansas City Btands today , lie * proved the myth a lie In the very year of Its invention , for he found the Qulvira the tepees of n Teton tribe of nomad , buffalo-tagging savages , absolutely Ignorant of the precious metals. Hut though strangled so young , the Qulvlra fable Is uot dead yet. ICven hobcr Onatc , the founder of Now Mexico , : nero than half a century later , chased the golden bubble , and so did many others in the two centuries following. And more Americans believe today in the fible than ever Spaniards did. I have known a man to start from Los Angeles on this fool's errand within twelve months. In thrso 365 years , however , the locus of the mytn has Hhlftcd from the eastern edge of Kansas a matter of SOO miles clear down to the center of New Mexico , and there it has halted for good. It will never move again for no other place Is so lilting. And doubtless it will never perish , since fools will never cease. For something llko a century , now , the nnmo "Gran Qulvlra" ( Great * Qulvlra ) has been appllcel to the wonderful ruins which are the subject of this article. It is of coursu a stupidity out of the whole cloth ; another case where aheep herders and gold- crazy vagabonds have been permitted to make what wo are pleased to call history. Not only has thta apot not the remotest connec tion with anything distantly related to the Qulvlra , but It is a town RO historic and so unmistakable that only Ignorance could have mlnnameil It. It IH the City that was For gotten until a htatorlan came along with common flense namely , Ilandcller. From the valley of the Itlo Grande at Albuiiucrque you HOO clone on the east the long range of 10,000-foot peaks which begin with the Sumllas and xtrctch far to the Boutli , shutting off from the valley the bound. less great plalna. You can go by carriage or horse , through Tljoraj canyon and the hamlcU of Chlllll , Tajln.no and Manzar.o , a long , hard , Interesting ride , but you will elo . well not to go without a gulilo , and yuu must carry , the last day going , water tor your anlmnU aa well an for yourself. On your right la the great mountain wall , on this nldi > Bending down to your very path the vanguard of Its nnlilo n mi lest of plnw. On your loft the plain * mrctch brown to the very mmrlno. Far down them glitter the Accurucd lakia , where millions of buffalo drank until the goJ blaalod the water * to saltneca , In anger it a treachery ( so tha I'ueblo folk-loru aytt ) , For cunturluit they have been the ) natural aull works of the aborigines and Mexicans for more than 100 nille.i. The ? Illtlo Mexican towns are Interesting In otic , ut leant , you may aeo thu I'onltonto prorwHlons and your Itinerary will natu rally Include the superb ruins of Abe and Cuaray. And from 1'unta do Agtia you coma down into the etraagc , liuabetl , grassy lone liness of the plain , with flolltary Junlpora and hndow-llko antelope drifting Into your ken and out. TowarU evening , when the iinenrthllness of the whole scene- has so peni'trateel that you feel that nothing could be Incredible * then of n sudden you fall upon n sight which you Almply would not have bcllevcet If you had seen It three days before. Hvcn now , though you no longer call your oyrs a llnr , you can hardly take their flrst word for It. For tin on yonder smooth , brown I whale-luck ridge stands the Ohoat of the Qulvlra. There l nowhere clso In the world such a specter city. Especially when you . view It from the higher ground to the east , I at dii\Mi or evening twilight , the Illusion perfect. It is n ghost. This uns , 300 years ngo , Tnblra a town of the Tomplroa tribe of the 1'ucblo In- i ellain. U was discovered by Chnmuarado In 1BSI ; Brett by the' Kapejo In 1CS2 ; oni- cl.illy visited and It.i submission rrrrlved by Onnto In IMS. September 9. IMS. Fray Praiicloco de San Mlgurl became' the' mis sionary of this put-bio , and about 1C.2S the nrst church WPS bulll. Its ruins are' still visible , llofore 1050 n nenv church and n convent were rcare-d and It I * this huge building of gray stone' , 202 fort front and 131 feet deep , with Its gre-at cruciform temple- . Its mar.e of rooms and passages , ltd arabcuque-cnrvod link-Is ( unspoiled by two ; centuries' exposure to the weather ) , UH pnmlrrcus- walls , that hss been the great mystery to the unread shepherd and proa- I pcctor. They have gophered the wall.i nnd i dug 100 feet In the brelrnck for burlt-d treaatire , .and the tali- , that arc cut-rent of subterranean rivers , ravc full of diamonds , vaults bursting with gold , would put thp Arabian NlRhtu to the blush. To persotu of ordinary inlrlllge-nco it iccms nccdle-ns to say that there- never w.i. nny treasure of any aort In any of these old Mexican mlralona except the treasures of heroic faith. lletwcon 1670 nnd 167G the Apaches wipe-el out Tablra nnd It has never since been oc cupied. Us survivors fled to KI I'aso , nnd their dwindling eleacumlnnU live near tliotv to thlj day. The communal many-alorled houses of the pueblo are now llttlo more than tousled mounds of stone , with here and there a room nmld thp wreck. Hut the great roalleas temple , Illtlo shorn e > f Its first stature , tnvnched tirro nnd there , but Invincible sllll. facoa the dumb sunlight , carokva of llaie. U stands for an ago of chivalry and ad venture and finding out , whose' very awltiu- herela could not have understood n sort of Americans too trivial to gn to oi-p the mc.it fnsclnntlng niln In America north of the tropic of Cancer. HOW KAT.SO.VO.V AV1IM - : . Wrote1 n .McuMiur on n Ili-n'n KKK nml Shel.'iinnil K. Ftom Hnlstcel alrcct to the river nnd from Twelfth slreot to the unavoidable river again the Seventh ward of Chicago was b-jrotln ; ; with happiness reel-fitly , writer a Chicago correspondent , over the favorable termination of a romance- that lias held the Interest of thp Seventh warders since Ilronncr WKJ elected alderman lust spring. It Is the ntory of the hearts of Mis ? Sarah Xeuncn and I. . . 1) . Kntson. She was a Seventh wurd belle , though cshe counted but 18 years. Now nhi- la a wife in a llttlo town ne-ar Ilralnenl , Minn. , where Katson has taken her. Their courtship , which came about In a singular manner , ended In Milwaukee. Mr. Katson , paving arrived at that atate where ho might with nil prudence take- unto himself a wife , cast hrt ! eye- over the Minnesota upland and saw not one dwelling where n maiden elwelt. The nearest town , loo. he ransacked and found none far.cy free. Long dn > a of anxious pondering brought to him an Idea. KrU'ion got an egg. sat himself down and wrote. Clc p and crAbord wcro the markings of Iho violet Ink on the pink flushed v < hcl ) of the egg. but when oil was done thU might be rend In a good light : "To the woman Into whose- hand , ? this may fall : I am a bacbi'lor , young , good-looking and with money in the bank , and I ekvilrc n wife. Will you have me ? I llvo on my farm here , where I om projperotia nml have a otojdy Income. The money In Ihe bank Is euough to cccnru me and ml no against want In two bad seasons 'nnd I am of a loving disposition. This lo the onlv me-thod I have of reaching a good ttot'sowtfc. I. . D. Katson , P. 0. Uralucrd , Minn. " In a ccse of eggs he placci ! his love mr.v sage. The expressman shot the case nthwarl his ear and the drayman dropped it ker plunk on thu sidewalk of the commission house , Iml thu eggs broke not. The cnndlcr tcok time lo smile nnd think of things far away when the Irnde-r words met his eye. Thu great stream of commerce , with Its dozens of radiating branches , eclzed the i'gg and ecrrlc.l it to the lltlle olT-the-malu-roael store of Mrs. Ievlnson , nt Maxwell street and Xewbcrry avenue. Her daughli-r , Nina GllcUman , Girl like , m-bcel on the- love mrd.-rage. Her friends and she laughe-d over It , and told brave stories of lettci.i they would write- , and some of them did write. Among them Sarah Xeiinen. who lived just eouth of tin- little grocery , sent a photograph and a lettej- . The summer came , and letters became things of every day to L. I ) . Kntson on the Minnesota prairie and the little girl In stiuTy N'cwberry avonur. The fall brought to Kat son thoughts of the long winter and Its lonesome stretches of unchanging elajn and nights , nnd he cent , by express this time , a sparkling ring. It was not returned , and when the beginning of the anmv seaoonvcui upon him. Katson urged the naming of the day. HP came to Chicago to urge it , and Mr. and Mrs. I'cmien , Ignorant of the- long nnd loving correspondence , were surprised to sco a strange young man call on Sarah. He came twice and then vanished , so they Ihought no more nbout it. Hut Friday Sarah whispered n KPcrct in the ears of her girl friends , nnd that night she left KUddenly for Milwaukee. Kaeh friend lo whom things had been whljporcd bought a bushel of eggb , and the mirprlse party that gathered at Northwestern depot carried Mls.4 Xennen by storm. What she will do with all the cggd Is n problem in household economy nut In Hr.ilncrd. Mips Xctmen reached Milwaukee nnd her lover's arms In gooJ , time , and BO they were married , and If they follow the precedents In such cases thqy will live happily ever afterward. _ I'll-'TV MII.I.IOX NI.AVKS IN AKHIC\ . llnlf il Mllllem I.IVPH Sne-i-llle-i-el Kvory VelilIn Sl.-ivo Triillle- . Hell Clmtfluln , n trnvoler in the el.-irl : continent , It-Pturoil bcforo thn Amc-rloim GoOKruphlcul soeleily nt t'hlelie rlnu hall reeonlly. i elates the New Voik Sun , on "Tho Interim ! Slave Ti-nelc In Afrle-n. " Ho IlltiHlnite-il bin renmrliH part of the time by Hte > re-optlc'0iv views. "If nny ono thinks Hint shivcliilln ; : , - Is n tiling of the ) iiiHt , " hi' flnlel , "ho IB mls- tnkcn. Ainons tin1 200.000.000 of people In Afrlea , lit least ly.OOO.OOO are nlnvoa. " If a llrHUh eMllinitle to wlileih he n-fi-rrcel wna correct , Mr. Chnti-hiln paid K-0,000 Ilvew wereKiierilleeil every yenr In Iho Irnllle. For ovi-ry Hlnve Unit re.tchc'.l theoejast , eight or nine were secnt to the Inferior. The leb'.i MtlU provnlllniT thut nil of the Hhivo trnelers In Afrlun wore Arnlm or nit- tlv.4 WIIH : i Bros : * error. In ; t inruc jmrt of the Interior uliiveti were the rentilur rnr- rcne-y. rnrontu solel tlwlr clillilren. This Inlornal Hlnvo traelo of Afrb-n wan thu reif : opt'ii nore : of Ihei world , as It wnu In I.lv- In .Moroepo. " the U-i-liircr ndib'el. "S'IIVL- ' tradliii ; Is earrlnl on tinder tin- pru'--tlon of our Htiir. ? and Hirlpos. Mnrnpciin .Ii'W : ' , who HIV prohibit'by ! ! | uw fiom holdliiK HlnvoH , pl.T'O tlie'tnsi'lvt-n timler thej protpp- tlon of our HUB in otiliT lo carry on thn trnlllc. " The-ro wi" In FOIIK purln of tlio i-oim- try. ! ILiiUU'tl ( , houHLii for brcrdlnt.iie ; - c'hlldfPiivho founel a ready nmrlt.n. Ifc tohl at ) un Inpt.iiu'o of ( he * mortality union : : Iho KlnveH , by whom mont of thp jiorlngu IH donii , of onr > i xplorer who inrtrd in wllhir.O nu-n. of v.'lioni all Hint iunnout weTp I)1) ! ) . "Thellrnt Hliivo e-nnivnii Hint I HUW , " liev Hiild , "haef twenty nnhi'd ' women. The trader told me Ill.-il llfly of liln lot hnel died on the wiiy tn Die ; eoast. " The It'plurcr ahowe-d n plc-ltiro of a nlnvo KO faNtciiPel Hint bo pould not movei n Iliub or turn his fnco from th < ? broiling H\IM that bent on It. Healao nlmwe-d iiletiirrs of slaves who huel be < r-u nlmiulonc-d to dlo along Ibo cnrnvan roneln. Accnrellng to Iho report of n German eior.Kiil , tranui'i-a uho kne.-w not thn road | o onee'lty li.ul only tei Iteep In thn inlehllf bctwe'Oil the two llnt'H of bloachlng lioncs of Hlave-x who hail lice.-n left' to ell there , und they couM not inlua their way. _ HlniKi-lf In I'l-ndiii'i- . Cincinnati Knriulrrr : Mm. Snlllllc : do bcllnve that n woman could wear IHT elrweii ulincvU to rngK heforo her husband would notice ) It. Mm , l-'orry That In not the ci-u v. itli Mr. Ferry. He ) notice * the dlnglnoiH o' toy clothes before I elo. I ran fell when I'm netting rthahby by bin beginning to talk about how scarce * iii nny In and ho\v neccwury It will be for un to tconamUt' . South Omaha News . As the district court declared the Omntm curfew ordinance Invalid , thp decision no doubt carried the South Oinnlia ornlnnnco with It , nfl the ordlnancrA wcro similar , The ordinance wna never enforced hrro but nneo , when a score or tnoro of > x > uuRaUT8 wore nrreteil ono nlRht for piny- Ing on the ptrrot wlipn the law said they should be Imloam. Three Inds wcro nil dla- chnrgcd with a reprimand and that ended the curfew ordinance In this city. Now It Is not heeded , but for a dhort lime after ltn IVMMKO the younRstors were afraid of an'ost and kept out of sight of a blue co.U. The solicitors' ordinance , which wna In tended to kcei ; Omalin runnrrs away nnd lo.ivp thin Held open lo homo merchants , In ni.io declared defective by attnrncya and the district rourt will soon give n decMlon lit thU nuitor , ca a number of appealed oases will rotno up bcforo long. City Attorney MontRomery dcolnrcs that the present pollcl- toia' ordlnanro nersla gntiio llxlng and very likely the city lawmak is will endeavor to nuiriul It eu that It will hold In H higher court. iv vAiins IIAICI : < ; oo SHO\VIX . ln i > i < AtonlliN of Hu- Year Slunv Ilrnv.v Incronvo * III ( 'nlllc. Slnco January 1 , ISflG. there has been re ceived at the stock yards 570.371 head of rat tle , 1.1S9.052 hogs and 319.191 sheep. Thin Is an Increase ca compared with the name period ot 1S9B of lfi,325 IIORS , 146,931 sheep and a decrease of 1,010 cattle , Tills Is a remarkably good showing , cope- clally In sheep and caltlo receipts. On Oc tober 1 the < U crease * In the number of cal tlo as compared with the mme jicrlod of 1S9 , " numlcred 10.000. llange catlle from competitive * territory catuo In with a rush after that time , nnd the decrease In aupplliM has been reduced to a very small figure. It ls estimated now that by the clone of this year's business Thursday next the dccrcnss. will ho entirely wiped out nnd nn Increase of nl least 11,000 cattle ove-r last year shown. Many lar o shippers In the west nnd northwral never iutrontiei\ this market un til this fall , and ra the prices received by them for their notck wore entirely uatl.v factory It la cxpcrleel that these same ship pers will return iiRaln next year. Charles Porter la back from nn emrcrn trip. trip.Mrs. Mrs.V. . II. neatly of Creston. la. , U Ihe iuuit of I. K. Hrown and fi'nlly. A service ot meditation will bo held at the United Presbyterian church Sunday evening. Stnekincn In Tcxca callmato that there are nt the present time 4.DOO.OOO head ot cattle ) In the plate. Christmas pissed off very quietly here , the police not being called upon to make a sliiRlo arrcdt. Mra. W. H.Vyman 1ms returned from Michigan , where she went to attend the funeral of her mother. There will ho n Christmas tico program for the children of SI. { ( rldgcl's Sunday Echool tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. N. Phlllbcrt , nn extenalvo fruit buyer of .Media , Kan. , Is the iurat of Mr. and Mrs. A. Ucla'iincy , Twcnty-flfth and J utreelu. l ariucrs fro.n Snrpy county say that the conn crop thM year Is Immense , hut they elon'l propose to aell at the prcocnl prK-M. Soulh Omnha IORO | Ne > . 1 IS ) , Degree of Honor , A. O. U. W. , will RVO ! an cnlcrtaln- mint and ball thla cvcnliiR nt Keiutsky'H hall. hall.The The soap factory hero h way behind with Its ordera and 1-3 compelled to run nights as well fa dnja for awhile In order to mitvly the demand. John M. WoodarO , the house mover , lien been arrcnted upon a complaint Hworn out by Plumbing Inspector Parks for movlni ; a house without a llcrnsa. The hcnrlw ; of the case hns been act for next Tucaday. Woodarel Is out on ball. Charles Kcffron , Jrscph Xlough and John Dodge were arrtated Thursday night for bring drunk and dl.sturbliiK the peace. Judge Chrlstmann allowed them lo go yesterday morning on their ov.-n recognizance , pending a hearing of Ihe cr.ics this afternoon. The police have been notified lo look oit ) to ? Clarence Lackey who broke Jail at Hastings a night or two ago. The sheriff of Adams county offers a reward of 550 for Lm'kry's capture. Ho Is described as weighing ICO pouneb , llvo feet ten Inehca In haltlil , dark hair , llRht moustache and grey eyes. There Is a small scar about an Inch long over the left eye. ' Yesterday afternoon a young man about 1C years of age untied a cow belonging to Ur. Keiielall. S16 North Twcnty-llflh street. from the alley fence and ntarlcd to lead the cnlinal invny. The coxv wan missed be fore It had been taken far and Seth Ken dall started In piiMUlt. He overtook I ho thief and by a vigorous use of hh Cuta compelled htm to let loose of ( ho halter. Ik-fore the police could be notified the thief escaped. Ki lends of Thomas Hector are urging hh appointment , to fill the' vacancy on the board of directors of the Transml&il.islppl Imposition , caused by the resignation of Secretary \Vakcflcle ] , Jnmea 0. Martin of the commlraton linn of Mnrtln Urns , at the exchange Is also being pushed by bis frlcnd.i for the place. South Omaha stockholder ) In the exposition would very much llko to see a resident of this city on the board of directors. llllli'iiry of ii e' < > iiiit < Tt.lnM. \Vhllc Coloni'l nillnm , with the Middle Tennessee regiment , wau occupying Nash- vlllo during thu late war , ny Harper's Hound Table , ho stationed sentries nnd pa trols In nil the principal Directs of thei city.Ono Ono day mi Irishman who had not hocu long cnlinU'd was put nn duty at a promi nent crobslng , and ho kept a uharp nnd faith ful watch. Picst'ntly a citizen came along. "Halt ! Who gocn there ? " "A citizen , " was the respoiiEO. "Advance and glvo the coiintcralgn. " "I have not Ihe countersign , " replied the Indignant citizen , "and the demand for If at this time anil place la unusual. " " \Vcll , brEorrah ! ye don't pabs this ) way until ye say Hunker Hill. " The citizen , appreciating Ihn situation , mulled and advanced to the nentry and cau tiously whi.jcri.'d ) the nmglo word. "lllght ! Pass on ! " and the wldo'-uwako Hcntinel ic uined hla beat. o-o-o-oo-o-o-oo o-o-o- - 2 ) TO TRADE n A Wn [ TO SELL ) X ITORENT DO YOU WAST SOME HELP TO BORROW MONEY TO LOAN MONEY IKY IIII CUILMNS 01 Ilir . . . OMAHA NEE. Umohand crtlser.i da tliinuicssvfiillx uiynnt ! you'.1 The Bee PubHshiiifj Co. . OMVu , < - O-CH > OO-O-CH > ( XX > ) JAMES"TsrBOYD & CO Telephone 1039. Onutlia , Neb. COMMISSION GRAIN ; PiiOYISIWS : AND : SI'OIU ' < Hoard ot Trn < J , iXrcct wlrri to Cna-nso nml New York , Ci-rrtiuxuitltnU ! John A. Warr n & CV Hube-Kl 1 1 ui I'll D I iirlii'i tuld and prompt rj -reiiCi-Uinalii Nulluiuil ll.mlt F. 8. nUBI & CO. , Ko couriilulon. < ) ia S. tilth til.i Onmbii , Noli.