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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 15, 1897)
THE OMAITA DAILY JJEE : F1UPAV , .TANTIATIY 15 , J807. COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL All Qrnlna mid Provision ! ) Show n Solid Ad- vaace at Chicago. FOREIGNERS ARE HEAVY BUYERS OF WHEAT Tlml Ccronl Advance * Sevon-KlRlillm of it Cent Corn nnil Until C Up fi Smaller li'racllnn l'ro- Vlxloun AtNO lllKlicr. CHICAGO , Jan. ll.-Wlicnt today again got wiimrely above tlio SOo mark , the Mny option closing \vltb a vie mlvnnce. Enor mous seaboard clearances nntl tin active buying by foreigners wcro tlio principal factors In Mio strength which prevailed all day. All the other marltcls wcro corrn- ppoiulliiKly Btrong , corn advancing1 % c , onta about the same and provisions lOfiSOc. In wheat the only weak spot was at the opening , and wan caused n usual by the Liverpool market , -which opened yd lower , although this was only In linn with yester day's decline here. The price of ' .May hero began over a range of from 7t',4c ! ' down to 70'/iC ' , as against "OHftTOlic the previous 'oflernoon. The lowest of those opening quotations 'happened to strike the bottom for the day. An advance to S0l c by 12:30 : was not a'stralght , undisputed rice , how ever. After touching SOo It reacted to 79 } c , and even after that there Wcro numerous shortlived drops of Jlc or so. The sea board sent tlic bullish news and thn buying orders Inter In lite tiny. St. r.ouls bcpnmo an anxious buyer. On the Hwt symptom of the latter purchasing local sellers dried up , and not until tlio .Mny prlco was well over Me could they buy much. Local receipts were 17 cars , against IS a year ago. Min neapolis and Duluth reported 277 cars , against 20fl Inut week and 123 on , ttio corresponding spending day of the previous year. Clos ing continental markets wcro steady to firm ; Now York wired the foreigners were doing considerable buying there and some very bulllf.li news from Australia was : mt atloat. .tho substance of It being that from an exporting country sending out about 12OjO,000 bushel ! ) per year , she had changed to an Importing country and would want fully fi.OOU.OCO bushels this year. The ex port clearances began early In the day to affect local speculation sentiment. Hoston commenced proceedings by reporting 190- 000 bushels cleared ; then camu Now York with' exports of 220,000 bushels , and In the end t'no quantity was swelled to the equiva lent of 7IUOOO bushels In wheat and Hour together. That Includes 33,000 bushels of Hour from Newport News. This was the active Inllucnco In the last hour. May finally sold up to 80c and closed linn at Corn opened firm hut unchanged nt 2I145J 2lB c for'.May , nnd under too encouragement of a strong provision market and Ihe ad vance. In wheat It got up lo 2lf23c near the end of the Hessian and closed at that. THe most remarkable fcaluro of Iho day's movement wns the enormous clearances from thn seaboard , which included 223.COO bushels from Newport News. O.Us were ncllvc , firm nnd higher. The fealnro wns thn litiyillK ny several of the largo sliortfl. Soiling was moderate and Bcallered , principally among elevator people nnd professional bears. May opened a shade down at ISlV&IS c. sold at IS'.Jc ' , advanced " to 1914c and 'closed with 19iflD' < , c bid. The llrst sale of July this year was madn at IS'Jc. Later sales -wore n high as 19c. Provisions opened with a full con- llmmncu of yeslerday's slrenglh and held U throiipliotit the session. U was t'.io most netlvlty experienced In a long lime. He- cclpts ran much below Hie. average , nnd llils with the marked strength displayed by the Brain markets was very Influential In Blnrtlng Ihu shorts to covering. Foreign orders were also prominent. At the clone Jlny pork was 22'X.c ' higher at JS.1B : May Inrd lOc hlBher at $4.1S'iTl.l714 , and May ribs lOc hltficr at JI.20. Kstlmaled receipts Friday : Wheat , corn nnd oats , none ; IIOKS , 30,000 head. The leading futurps ranged as follows : IcHj.OjieJiJ | | High. | Low. | Cloau. | Yuafy. MVhent" Jan. . . . 77 7fiW 78 Z * nH May. . . ROH 711K July. . . 70-75U 7014 7S 0 Corn- Jan. , . . 22K 22 ! < 22 May. . . . 22KMlf" " " # t H July. . . . Mlf" 5rM 2BH Sept. . . 27 OatH Jan. . . . "in nm 10 IIUC May. . . . ll-Hi ) ) 18H Po-k Jan. . . . 7 B7M 7 87 7 02K 7 n7' May. . . . 8 0(1 ( 8 15 BOO 8 10 7 0"i4 Lanl- Jnn. . . . 3 07 4 02W 3 07M 4 02 3 nn May. . . . 4 10 4 17H 4 H ) 4 17M 4 07 ! < SirtJCIbM Jan. . . . 1 115 ! < * 4 liiS 4 12K 4 00 May. . . . 4 P.'h 4 20 4 I'M 4 20 4 10 No. 2. Cash ( [ notations wore as follows : l'LOlH ! Easy ; winter patents , J4.50R4.75 ; ctrolghls , J4.20SJ.CO ; tprlng palcnls " . . ' lirlntt itralKhtd , | 3.DOii3.H ! ) ; bnkcrs. J3.10f3.tO. . .SiyKAT No'Prlnir , 7S 7SHc ; No. 3 spring , 7G77' c ; No , 2 red , S7'.4ffW > ! * c. COUN No. 5 , 22 ; c ; No. 2 yellow , 22 ff22Kc. OATS No. 2. 10'c ; No. 2 white , f. o. b. , 20 ® 21c ; No. 3 white , f , o. b. , 17020C. HVI'J No. 2. 37 c. HAHIJIY No. 2 , nominal ; No. I , f. o. b. , 214 ! < i3c ; No. 4. f. o. b. , 2l cM4c. ! PLAXHKKD No. I , 75'i07Sc. TIMOTHY KKKU-Prlme , J2.C5. PUOVIHIONS Mess pork , per libl. . $7.o ; i8.00 : Inrd. per 100 Ibs. , ; 4.02UT4.05 ( | ; uliort rltn sides ( loopp ) . J4.02 4.27',4 : dry enltcd shoulders ( boxed ) , Jl.jjN.CO ; short clear eldca ( boxed ) , WIUSKY-Dlstlllers' nnlshed Boods , per gal. , flilS. HUOAHS-Cut loaf. 5.2Cj Krnnulated. JI.C3. The following were Ihe recelpls nnd flilimienta lodny : On Iho Produce exohaniro to lay the uultor mar ket was firm : creamery. IC-allla ; dairy , a 17e. Kzca. weak : frcMi , 14c. Cheese , atcady ; KMWOMo. Dressed poultry , e.ihy ; turkeys , 11U HKc ; chlcUcna , 0 < 20Hc ; ducks , louillc. OMAHA UK.VIJIlAIi J1AU1CBT. Ciniilltloii of Trnilc mill Quotation.- ! oil Staple nnil Vnncy rroiluue. noas-Fresh Rnthcrcd. 12 l2V4c. UUrTEIt Common to fair , SSOa ; choice to fancy roll , i3Hc ; separator crenmOry , I0c ; gath- crcd creamery , ISffllCc. OAMi : Iiluo winged teal ducks , $1.75 ; green wing , Jl.CO ; redheads and mallards , 53.75 ; email nibblts,40fl50c ; Jacks , tl.OOOl.2S ; Bijulrrels , COJ70c ; Canada iieouc , large , JC.COS7.CO ; email , } 1.W ) & C.CO. C.CO.CHEESE CHEESE Domestic brick , 10'ic ; Edam , per tloz. , J3.W ; club hout'c l-b. Jars , per doz. , 13.15 ; Llmbergcr , fancy , per Ib. , 8ic ! ; lloqucfort , ' ,4-lb. Jnrs , per doz. . J3.CO ; Young Americas , 10ic ; twins , fancy , 1014c. VKAL Cliolce rat , SO to 120 Ibs , , are quoted nt 7C7'tc ' ; hirno und coarse , 4fi5c. DUKSSKl ) POULTIIY Clilckens. 6 O7c ; tur keys. Hfno ; Beefp , S i c ; ducks , SflOc. LIVE POULTIIY Not wanicd. PIOKONB Live , 75 ? 90o ; dead pigeons , not wanted. HAY Upland , t4.M ) ; midland. J4.00 ; lowland , ! 3.tO ; rye straw , 13. M ; color makes the price on hay ; light b l ? < cell the bcal ; only top grades bring top prices. IIIIOO.M COUN Extremely slow talc ; new crop , delivered on track In country ; choice green eeir-wprklng carpel , per Ib , , 2gi2'ic ' ; choice green , running to liurl , 2iJ2Hc : common , I'.ic' ' VEQETAHLES. HWKBT POTATOKS-On onlers. per bbl. . tl.75. ONlONS-Qood stock , per bu , CSB7Do. LIMA UHANS- Per Ib. . 4c. 1IKANR Hand picked navy , per bu. . J1.23O1.33. CAllllAOE-Oood stock , per hundred. J1.25. CKLEUY Per doz. , 25 30c ; fancy , large. KQ ( Oc. Oc.POTATOKS POTATOKS- nntlve stock , per bu. , 21 ® lOc. FIIUITS. . OUAPES Crates. 15 pony ba kcls , Concords mJ Catawbas , per crates , (2.00. MALAC1A OHAPES Per keg. 17. CHANltKHUIIJS-Capo Cod. per bid. . JO.OOfl5.CO. APPLlCSCooklng. . per bbl.tl.CS01.7S ; fancy New York. J1.76. CAL1FOUNIA PEAUH-Per box , J2.00C2.25. TUOP1CAL FUU1T3. PINEAPPLE8 crale of two lo three doz. , GUANOES Mexican. J3.DOJJ3.75 ; California navels. J3.UOQ3.60 ; seedlings , J2.7iiir3.00 , LEMONB-Merslnas , J3.DO&4.00 ; choice Cull- lornla , 13.0003.10 ; fancy , J3.lOfl3.75. 11ANANAH Cholcn. largo slock , per bunch , i.CO < r.tt ; nidlltini.iilr.cd hunches , Jl.f > 002.CI. - ItONUY Fancy while , per Ib. , 14c : choice , Uc ; rullfornla , amber color , lOc. ClUlIK-Clarlllca Juice , per halt bbl. , J2.CO ; per bbl. , J4.W4il.25. . MAPLE SYIlur Five-cal. cans , each , | 2 M8 1.76 ; gal , cans , per doz. , JI2 ; half-gal , cans , J0.2S ; liiurt calm , J3.W. NUTS Almonds , Ciillforniu. per Ib. , large lUe , I3c ; llraslls , per Ib. . IDc ; Cngllsh wal- until , per Ib , , fancy , soft iliell , 12J/iv > o ; viand. > rd , lldllUc ; nit > erls , per Ib. , 10 ; pecans , i > ol- Ulied. large. tfirlOa ; Jumbo. 11012c ; large hick. cry nuts , J1.Z3 i > cr but ; > mal , J1.60 ; cocoanuli , ( c " ' "BA'UEU ICUAUT-Per half bbl. , tl.75. ; bbl . , | 3.XW3.2J. ( Finn Imported fancy , C crown. S0.b. | boxci , I5cj choice , 10'lb. boxes , 3-crown. He. H1DF.S , TALLOW. ETC. HIDES No. 1 green hides , ( .Ho ; No. 2 green bldev , 4Vtc ; No. 1 green kiilted hides , 7oj No , 2 rrcen tailed hides. Cc ; No. 1 veal calf. S to II Ail , . To ; No. t veal calf , 8 to 16 Ibs , , < c ; No. 1 try ninl blutu , DOlOo ) No , I Ory llUit Itldei , ( t"oj ! " No. 1 dry n 1t d ht > J , Jff'c. purl cured hlrlm , UB per 11 > . | CP thnn fully ciirnl. ftiiii' : PELTHciref n mittd. each , sincoe ; Itrrtn tnlled , shenrlnRii ( thort woikd curly skins ) , rncli , ICe ; dry tn > arlnm ( hort woolcsl cnrly kltip ) No. 1 , r cfi , f.c ; try Hint , Kmnns nnd NHtri'skn butcher wool pells , per Ib. , ncttml wfluht , 4fftc < dry flint. Knni nnd Nebraska Murrain wool prlls. per Ib. , acllinl welghl , 3fl4c ; diy flint Colorado bitlchcr feM pells , per Ib , , Actual nclghl , 44.V ! , rtty flint C 1 ; iado Murrain Wind ntlls , per II' . . flCllinl Weight. Sffli'i feet ml off , fir U In ujelMs to pay freight on them. TALLOW AND QUEASE Tnllmv , No. 1 , 3c ; lallow , No. 2. 2l4ej grrnpe. whlliA , ! c ; grenpe , while II , 2ci grease , yellow , So : grease , dark , l * < c ; old biillcr , 2J24c ! ; bcexvnx , prime , lM22c ; rough tallntv , IP. WOOI * Unwn lieil , tint , hrnvy , CQ7c ; fine , light. fffJe ; qunrlcrblom , , 10 < ? 12o ; rcttly , burry and chaffy. < (5c ( ; celled nnd broken , roarpe , 7Cf5o ; coltPd and 1'rclicn. fine , CWSc Flecco Washed Medium , itflc ; line , H/l6c ; lull wnsned , ICifISc ; black. Soi bucks , Cc ; lag locks , : 3c ; dead pulled. MfG' ' . HO.VEI ! In tnr lots , weighed nnd delivered In Chicago : Dry buffalo , per Ion , JI2.CO ll.oo ; dry country , bleached , per Ion , J10.00JII2.PO : dry coun. try , damp nnd mealy , per ton , J0.003S.OO. FUESH MEATS. , UGKP-nood nntlve ulcers , 400 to COO Ibs. . CO 7cve > tern Meon. CJiOCe ; good cow * and hclf- err. Citfrta ; medium cows nnd heifers , C > , ic ; good foictjunitera conn nnd heifers , 4c ; good torc- qunitcra steers. 5c ; good hlndaunrtcrs cows nnd bclfcr , 7o ; good hindquarters nntlve steers , fc ; tenderloins , 20o ; boneless strips , .tc ; strip lmn , 7c ; rolls. Slic ; sirloin bulls , 8 > 4c ; shoulder clodj. 6'c ! , ; lump butts , Cc ; steer chucks. 4c ; cow chucks , 3 > 4c ; bonclms chucks , -lc : plates , Slio ; flank stcnlc , tc ; loins , No. 1 , 1214c ; lions , No. y , lOWe ; loins. No. 3. 8',4c ; ribs. No. i , lOVioi ribs , " , ° . 2. Sic ! ; ribs , No. 3 , C',4o ' ; rounds , M < c ; rounds , ilmnk or rump off , G'.sc ' ; rounds , slmnk and rump off , 7c ; trimmings , 4c ; brnlns , per dozen , 3."c ; sweetbreads , per Ib. , lEc ; kidneys , each , 3c ; M tails , each , 3c : livers , each , "Oc ; hearts , each. Cc : lonuuos. per Ib. , 12e. I'OUK Drcfpctl hogs , 4io ; Icndcrlolns , 12c ; loins. Co ; fcpnre ribs. 4i.4c ! ham sausage butts , fie ; shoulders , rough. 4Jc ! ; slioulden , skinned. Cc ; irlmmlngs , Co ; leaf Inrd , not rendered , G.c ; \\fai\t \ \ , cleaned , 3ic ! ; snouts nnd enrs , 34c ! ; back bones , 3c ! ncckboniM , 3o ; pigs' tnlls , 3',4c ; plucks , each , Co ; chitterlings , Cc ; hocks , 4c ; hearts , per dozen , 23c ; stomachs , each , 3c ; tongues , each , 8c ; kidneys , per dozen , 10c ; brains , per dozen , ICc. MUTTON Drcstcil lambs , 7c ; dressed sheep , tc : racks. S'tc ; legs and saddles , 7',4o : breasts and stews , 3c ; tongues , each , Cc ; plucks , each , Jo. Jo.NUW NUW VOHIC Cilj.MSHAIi M.VUKET. QnotatloiiH of tinliny on Ccncrnl C'oiilinodltleN. NEW YOUK , Jan. 14.-FLOUH-llecolpts , 13- 749 bbls. ; .enports , Sl.CCO bbls. ; quiet but steady In winter brands ; spring wheat brands affected- by the extreme views of the mills ; Minnesota patents , J1.TO84.60 ; Minnesota bnlteru , J3.4383.01. Uyo flour , dull ; fancy , J2.D003.15. Uuckwheat , dull nt 11.204(1.23. HUCICWHEAT-DulI ; J3.COff3.fi ) . COHNMEAIr-QuIct ; yellow western. We. HYE ( Julet ; car lots , -I3ij41c. HAHI.EY Htendy ; feeding , ! 3c. HAHL1IY MALT-Dull. WHEAT HccelptR , 925 hu. : exports , fO.S02 bu.t si > ot. flrmcr ; No. 1 hard , 97c. Opllona opened easy under disappointing cables and were Irreg ular during the forenoon within n narrow range , rallying finally on active short covering bnpcd en big seaboard clearances , export rumors und titrength In the southwest ; closed 4Glc net higher. COHN Uccelpls4,512 Im. ; exporls , : OSCS3 bu. ; i-not , steady ; No. 2 , 29c. Options opened steady , sold off with wheat , but recovered later on good buying and closed W.ic. net hlglier ; Jan uary closed at 29Uc ; May , 24i214c ? , closed nt OATS Ilecelpls. 7S.OCO bu. ; exporls , 20,000 bu. ; spot , steady ; No. 2. 22'iC. Options were quiet but firmer wllh the other markets , clc'jlng ! 4e % c net higher ; January doted at 22Uc ; May , 22JSG2314C , closed nt 23'ic. HAY Steady ; shipping , good to choice , J7.00G > , .CO. .CO.LEATHEHFlrm. LEATHEH-Flrm. HOPS-Qiilet ; 1SSO crop , 3p7 < 4c ; PnclHc const , im crop. 3l4 7Hc , ; 18 % crop , o 13c. HIDES Firm ; Gnlvcston , 12 13c ; lluenos Ayres. nominal ; California. 13'/4c. PllOyiHIONS-llecf , steady ; cut meats , firm ; pickled bellies , 4T4yc. I ird , higher ; western steiim , J.17'.4 : refined , higher. 1'ork , dull ; mess , SHftOe. Tallow , firm. IIUTTEU Heceliits. 3,643 pkgs. ; nrm ; western creamery , 13 i20c ; Elglnff ; 200 ; factory , 9 14e. CIIEESIi HccflptH , 870 pkga. ; state , large , 7 < 5 Wile ; finall , ESllc ; part bklms , 4SS',4c ; tull skims , 214Ji'3c. EGOS llecelnls. 4,700 pkgs. ; firm ; slalo and Pennsylvania , 17',4011 > c ; western. I35fir'V.e. OILS Petroleum , quiet ; t'nlted closed at O0',4c bid. Hosln , steady. Turpentine , Btendy nt 27',4 41'nC'I ' ; ' Firm ; Jnlr to cxlra , STiGCVic ; Japan , MOLASSES Quiet ; New Orleans , open kettle , good to choice. 22f23c. .At.RTAI's ' " 'If ' Iron , eaty ; southern , Jll.COH 12.2. . ; northern. J11.00ifl3.CO. Copper , strong , brokers , Jll. iu ; cxcliange , Jll.0011.CO. Tin , julct ; straits , JU.lOffl3.15 ; plates , dull. Speltei- . dull ; domestic , J3.S5H3.93 ; on 'change. February nieltcr. J3.67H. Lead , strong. SI. LOIIH Ceil era I .tlitrk < > < - . . ST ! . . y" . . Jnn. . 14.-FLOUH-1 closed strong nnd PiWl e higher than yesterday. hpo : . dull and steady ; No. 2 red. cash , elevator , Wic ! ; track. S8 HSic ! ; NO. 2 hard , cash , 7Io asked : January , tc = ie ; May. SCJiu asked ; July , 75i4a bid. CORN Futures opened dull , with small de mand , but firm nnd higher nt the close. Spot , steady ; No. 2 cash. 2u > Jc bid ; January , Su'ic UBked ; May. 224e ! bid. OATS Futures , dull , but firm ; spot , firm ; No. 2 cash , 17o bid ; Mny , 19Ktfl'JHiC. RVK-Qulet ; 32c bid. 1IARLEV Dull ; 300400. CORN MEAL-J1.3S. ItRAN Dull ; steady ; 3SffJ9c , sacked , east track. FLAXSEIID Uiwcr ; 74c. TIMOTHY SEED Prime. 15.40. HAY Dull ; steady ; timothy , J5.10O10.10 ; prnlrle , J3.i507.00. llt'TTER Strong ; creamery , 17ff20',4c ; dairy , . EOOS-FIrm ; lie. WIIIHICr SLID. METALS Lead , J2.75C2.82',4. Speller , dull ; COTTON TIEK-Unchanged. IlAGOlNa-Uncluingcd. PROVlSlONS-Pork. higher ; slnndard mess , Jobbing. J7.750S.30. Lard , higher ; prime steam , 13.85 ; choice. J3.90. Ilacon ( boxed ) , thoulders , JI.55 ; extra short clear , JI.75 ; ribs , S4.S7J4 : shorts , J3. Dry rait meats ( boxed ) , shoulders , J1.05 ; ex tra short clear. J4.23 ; ribs J4.50 ; shorts. tl.CIVi. lnrr.r.'ii Ta _ i.in K A ru A i. .io . . . .i.n . . .V A bu. : com. CO.OOO Im. : oats , 2C.OCO bu. SHIPME.NTS-Flour. 4.000 bbls. ; wheat , 23,000 bu. ; corn , 15,000 bu. ; oats , 7,0(0 bu. Liverpool ( irnlii ntul ProvlHloiiH. LIVERPOOU Jnn. 14. WHEAT Ppot. quiet : demand poor ; No. 2 red , spring , Cs S',4d : No. 1 California. C.s 7d. Futures opened llrm , with near and dlbtant positions ? d lower , nnd closed with near nnd distant positions ftd lower ; business heaviest on middle positions : January , Cs S'id ; February. Cs 9,1 ; March and May , Ca 954d. CORN tjulct : Armrlcim mixed , 2sU'id , Futures opened dull , with near and distant positions ' .id luuer ; closed qulvt , with near nnd distant posi tions Mil lower ; business about equally dl&trlb- uledf January "s 9d ; February. 2s 8d ; March , 2 U'.id : April , 2a 9Hd ; May , 2s 9 d. FIXUR Btendy ; demand poor ; St. Louis fancy wlnte. , 9s 3d. PROVISIONS Racon , quiet ; demand moderate ; Cumbeiland cut. 2S to 30 ! b.i. . 27s Cd ; short ribs. 20 to 24 Ibs. , 20s Cd ; long clear. Unlit , 35 to 3S llu. , 27 ; loni : clear , heavy , 40 to 45 Ibs. , 2Cs Cd ; eliort clear backs , 13 Ibs. , 25s Cd ; short clear mlddleu. heavy. 45 to CO Ihs. , 24s ; clear bellies. It to 10 Ibs , , 27s 0,1. Shoulders , square. 12 to IS Ib3. , 2Cs Cd. Hams , short cut , 14 to 10 Ibs. , 39s Cd. Tallow , line North American. 19s. Ileef , extra India mess , C2a Cd ; prime mess , EOj. Pork , prime mots , line western. 48s 9d ; medium western. 47s 3d. Lard , dull ; prime western , 21s ; refined , in palls. 22s Cd. CHEESE Firm ; demand modernlc ; finest American , whlto nnd colored ( September ) . C2. < . 11HTTER Flncft United Stntes , 90s ; good. Ms. OII.S Linseed. Us 3d ; petroleum , refined , CVid. REFRIGERATOR 11EEF Forequartcr , 3iJ : hlndiiunrter , CHd. HOPS At London ( Pacific coast ) , 4. Cut Ion Market * . NEW YORK , Jnn. 14. COTTON-Closed dull : middling , 7 9-10c : middling , uplands , 7 5-lOc ; mid dling , gulf , "I'Kc ; raler. 4DS bales. Futures cloed very steady ; sales. 95,400 bales ; January. M.W ! February , J7.02 ; r.Inrt-li , J7.09 ; Jlay and Juno J7.47 ; July , J7.31 ; August , $7,32 ; October , JC.97. The cotlon market opened easy , vllh prices 3 to 7 points lower , followed by disap pointing English ndvlces and rumors that Nell would shortly Issue a decidedly bearish crop Ftntcment. Moderate selling by New Orleans nnd Liverpool caused n further decline of 3 points. Local trailers then began to buy , nnd a Fharp recovery of 7 points followed. The bearish news was otTscl by favorable leporls from soulh- crn spot markets nnd FM1 River. Trailing was moderately active during the first hour. At 11 o'clock the market was quiet , but etcudy , ol a net lots of 1 to 2 points. Peorla Crn I n .Market. PEORIA. Jan. 14.-CORN-Flrm : No. 2 , 19Vio. OATS Firm ; No. 2 while. 19tfSO',4c. RYE Dull , nominal , WHISKY Markel slcady ; J1.18. WHEAT No. 2 red wlnlcr , IKlVic. RECEIPTH Corn , iO,300 bu . ; oals , 28,200 bus. , \\heat , 2,400 bus , SHll'MENTS-Corn. 13,450 bus. ! oats. C8.750 bus. ; wiUky : , CC3 bbls. ; wheat , 23,400 bus. ICiuiNiiN City .Market * . KANSAS CITY. Jan. 14. WHEAT-flood grades active and slendy ; pnor slow : .N'p. 2 hard , 7&U79c ; No. 2 red , Ii2tl9lc ; No. 2 Flirlng , 7C 78q , CORN Veiy llrm and rather active ; No. 2 mixed. ISttUHo. OATH Very * lowj No. 2 white , 174c. ! RYE-Nf. 2. 32c , HAY Steady und unchanged. HUTTHll Klrmi creamery , 18 ? 19o ; dairy , IOC lie. _ _ _ _ _ Toledo 'MiirUetH. TOLEDO , Jan. 14. WHEAT Firm ; higher ; No , 2 cavil , We ; May. Me. CORN Dull ; uteoily ; No. 2 mixed , 2Tc. OATS-Qulel ; No. ! mixed. 18c. RYE-Dull : No. 2 cash , 3 c. C1AVERHEED Dull ; Meudy ; prime , March , J5.u. OII < Unchanged. MlniieaimllN AVheat tliiolnlliiiiN , MINNBAIXlLia. 4an. 14. WHEAT-Jnnuary , 77iCi ! May , 7 > Hff75'.4e ; July , 75o : on IrncK , No , 1 hard , 78lie ; No. 1 northern , 77'o ; ; recelpU , 31 cum , Hnniir Market , I-ONDO.V. Jan. M.-Hl'llAH-Cunc , quid nnd llttlu Jolny ; ccntrlfUKUl Java , lln 3d ; vndo , fair teflnlnir , ( in M. Heel , held firmly i January nnd February , in DUd. NEW YORK , Jun. 14. 8UO A It-Firm ; fair refining - fining , 213-K bid ; ccnlrlfugal , 1190 test , ig bid. Rellned , quid , S I'OL'KH AVI ) IIOM.S. Xnrrmr ami Profenxlonal Market wllli t'lMrnnl ' Treml of Prleex. NEW YORK. Jnn , 14. The tlock maikel to < day wns for the most pnit extremely nnrroW nnd professional , but , with one or two excep tions , the ten * wui nrm nnd Ihc movement tit prices upward. There wns lltll news of gen eral Importance , but the trndcrs appeared tn favor the Inulde. Higher London prices for American securities nnd buying for that account here , and Ihc enlarging Investment Inquiry , in duced by the steady piling up of Idle money , wna partly Instrumental In causing the hull * to force covering by the shorts in it number of the spe cialties. In storks of this clflss also there wna continued liquidation , bul the declines were confined - fined to those particular properties. Dealings In railroad shares were trilling , and , nsldo from Manhattan , Wheeling A Lake Eric nnd Long Island , Ihe fluctuations were fractional. Chicago Gas advanced lit Per cent to 57U on what was considered Inside buying. Sugnr , on covering , purn nnd simple , gained 2 per cent to 11H. The reports In circulation regarding the negotiations for n settlement between the Atchlson nnd At lantic & Pacific companies galvanised the stocks and bonds of the last mentioned Into compara tive nativity nt the Irllllim gains. In the last hour the general market was msrc spirited Ihnn nt any time In the day. The cloMnK was strong at the top level , with comparative llgurcs showIng - Ing sharp fracllonal ncl gains. The bond maikct continued tn advance on In creased nnd well distributed dealings. The In quiry for gilt-edged Issues Is vtry good , with the offerings light. The sales were Jl.590.000. Government * lacked feature , but were generally llrm on trnnsacllons of J12.000. The Evening 1'osl Ixindon financial cable gram says : "The stock markets siiowed n gen eral Improvement today , consols leading on easy money. The reason Is Hint easy money Is ob tained In the bank returns. The French bnl- nncen here Just now are somewhat large. Home mils recovered on bctler dividend announce- ments. Americans were steady and mines were steady. The Paris bourse reports were steady nnd the Ilerlln market weak. " The following were the closing quotations on the leading slocks of Ihe New York exchange today : nil nKc8incnla paid. Tim totnl rales of stocks lodny wcro 113.780 shares , Including : American Tobacco. 3,300 ; American Sncnr. 33.700 ; IlurlliiBton , 5a > 0 ; Chi- cnso Oas , 10,100 ; St. Paul , JCW ) ; Wheeling & Lake Krlo , 11,300. Sfc\v York .Mom-y Market. NKW YOUK , Jan. . MONKY ON CALI - Kasy nt li ! ? 2 per cent ; hist loan , 1& per cent , closed offered , 1HS2 per cent. I'lllMU MlSUUANTIL.n PAPEH-3V401 per cent. STKULINO EXCHANQK Firm , with actual ImsltifN In bankers' bills nt $4.b7U < 3 I.S7W for .de mand nnd I4.S4SCJ.S3 for sixty days ; postiM rnten , U.KtH.K' * and (4.SoO4. Ui commvrclul bill- , SI.S3' { . 11AU HILVEU-64 > Jc. HILVKIl CERTIFICATES C4'/t C3 c. OOVEUNMKNT 1IONU8 Firm ; new 4s. res- Iftlered nnd coupon , K0i ; 'n. registered nnd coupon pen , 114U : 4n. milstercd , 110 % ; coupon. 111J4 ; 2s , reslstercd , O Vi ; Pacific Cs of ' 93 , 102i. STATE IIONDS Dull. UAILUOAD BONDS Sir-one. Closing quotations on bonds were as follows : Silver h.irs/niMc : Mexican dollarj , 5W352o. Sight drafts , 12 c ; lolesr.iphlc , 133. London Stock Quotationo. LONDON , Jan. 14.-I p. Conaola. m'y. . 111 1 IM'lf St. Paul common. . 70 > Consols.nco't Ill N. Y. Coiilr.il . lllll Can.l'aulflc f > 7M PDiniHylvanta . r.M Krlo lOVli KrlulHlpM Hl' ' < Mux. C ii , now 4s. ( HHa III. Central VM Alchlaon. , . , . 11H Mexican oiillnary. 2i : > j ex-dlv. HAH ( lOLD QuotPil nt 77s 11(1. ( HAH HILVEH 2'J 11-lCd per ounce. MONEY 3 per cent. The rate of discount In the open market for short nnd three months' bills Is 3 per cent. New York Mlnlnu'tliiotalloiiH. NEW YOUK. Jan. II. The following nra Ili3 cloving nilnhi7r.Qtatloni | : Itulvvcr 40 Ontario. . . , HAO Ohollitr. 70 Ophlr. DO Crown Point ' - ' . * ) Plymouth 20 Con. Cal. A Va 120 Ou'cknllvor ' , lee Ueadtvood 1UU Qnlekallver nfd..l''o ; ) ( Joulil iV Curry 24 Slorra Nevada 10 Ilnlu.VNorcrosi , . luo Standard 141) lloiue-lalu ' 'DIM ) Union Con : I5 Iron Silver. I ) ' . ' Yullon-Jaekut. , . bi ) Mexican 40 I < 'Inanrlal .Volt'H. HOSTON. Jan. II. Clearings , J15,701W2 ; bal ances , tt,45DC& HALTLMOHE. Jan. H , Clearings , 12,270,117 ; balanecs , 13:3(31. NKW YOHK , Jan. H.-Clearlngs , fJ7,437C23 , | LulanccH , JCHC3,733. PH1LAUKLPHIA ; Jnn. 11.-Clearings. J9.C93 , . SS4 ; balances , Jl.670,233. BT. I.OU1H. Jnn. U.-flenrlncs. JIWI,42lar. ; ) . unco , J7HO.OS7 ; monry , 7S jicr ceot ; New York exclmnge. Wu dln'uunt but ; 25c dlaeounl unUcd. CHICAdO , Jan. 14. Clearings , til , 462,120 ; money , uleady and unchanged ; New Vork ex change , UHJ dliicount ; foreign exchange , qutei ; nlxty days , J4.8H4. l''ort-lKii I'Miiiinclal. 1IEHLIN , Jun. 14. Exchange on London , eight days' eight , 0 marks , K jifg. LONDON. Jun. K.-Ooia In quoted nt Hucno,8 Ayics today at 1U.CO ; Llebon , J'Jli ; Home , 101.75. PAHIS , Jan , 14. Three ( > er cent renjeii , K2f 4Co for thu account ; exchange on London , Zif for chcvkn. 'OMAHA ' LIVE STOCK MARKET LLL Marked Fulling QRjJui the Number of ' Cattle'Received , BEEF STEERS SHOW MDRE STRENGTH Dpiunnd ( ionil mill HiiNliiOH * Kulrly Active llntcluvrV Alwii Strong HOKN Acil've nitil Toil i UentM Higher. SOUTH OMAHA ? , * j'an. H.-Ilccelp'ls for the days lntllcutcd\vcrc , , : Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Horses. January 14 . 2,207 4GM 2,074 January 13 . 3,21 ! ) GMU 002 H4 January 12 . 2,303 D,3S ) 1,20'J . . . . January 11 . 2,130 3,3SO 1,701 . . . . January 0 . 1,128 4,635 - fi74 . . . . January S . 2.3S3 4fcCG CIS . . . . Jamiary 7. . ' . . 1,976 0,100 4.4R9 . . . . January C . . . 4,027 3,11 2,228 January t > . 730 2C2 421 . . . . January 4 . 891 1,331 2,097' . . . . The odlclal number of cars of stock brought In today by each , road -was : _ _ Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. O. & St. L . 3 I Mo. 1'aclllc . Union I'nclllu system . 2S 17 10 * , , , , , , * * C. , St. 1' . , M. & 0 . 14 3 U. & M. II. II. I { . 21. 32 C. . H. & Q . if 3 K. C. & St. J . C C. , a. I. & P. , east . k. . . 1 1 C. , 11. 1. & P. . west . 1 2 Total receipts . 43 73 11 The disposition of the day's receipts wns as follows , each buyer purchasing the num ber of head indicated : Uuyors. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Omaha Packing Co . 733 . The G. II. Hammond Co. 1I3 ! 1,331 150 Swift and Company . 2S7 1.02G 941 The Cudahy Packing Co. 337 1 130 8:0 a. Hooker and Uegan. . . 1S3 . . . . . . Vansant & Co . GS . J. L. Carey . 112 . Lehman & Rothschilds. . 49 . Henton & Underwood. . . 07 . Huston . & Co . 42 ; . Hamilton . 33 . Swift and Comp uiy ( from the county ) . 43 . Cudahy Uros. Co . 372 . . . . . Becker & Degan ( from K. C. ) . 209 . Other buyers . 493 . Left over . 100 . ' Total . . . . . 2,137 4,714 2,074 CATTLE As will bo noted from the above table of receipts there wns n con siderable falling off In the arrivals today , as compared with the previous day , the break In the market and the snow storm In the country both contributing to that end. Of the cattle here a considerable number wcro feeders , with a moderate showing of killing cattle. The most of the cornfod cattle hero could only bo classed as common to fair , anil the sales In. consequence do not show up very welt on paper. There was. bow- e\er , a. very good load of little cattle which touched 14.20. The market was a 111- tlo stronger , and thn demand being good the trndo wns auillciently active to effect an early clearance. The market on butchers' stock was also ' 2 * " a"d , Ucslr'lllo , cows and hclfeTS wcro quick nolle rs. The offerings An changed hands early In the mornlHg. A good many of . .tho feeders hero were coarse , heavy cattle , which arc not such or ' "clium grades out the market In ' feiilte of that was In verv satisfactory condition ? Values EeneriMv were strong and 'Im ' * offerings wcro an token early , aeprosentatlvc NATIVES. BEEP STEERS. N ° - y. Pr. No. ' 'Av.'l l > r. HBIPERS. 910 240 2. . 650 300 . 730 325 930 275 1. . . 670 305 . 650 325 900 275 2. . C95 305 .940 325 790 275 2. . . 035 310 . 637 330 840 2 tO 3. . . 683 310 823 335 810 285 1. . . 790 310 795 333 C20 290 3. . . S76 310 940 335 f,99 293 1. . . COO 315 400 340 790 300 2. . . 8C5 315 720 340 C20 3 00 7. . . SOS 320 873 340 745 3 00 47. . . 774 325 950 365 C20 3 CO 11. . . . 700 325 . .1120 410 CIO 3 00 . . . .1025 3 23 STAGS. 010 ICO . . . 720 3 60 2. . . .1310 200 . . . 940 275 1..1030 300 1..1010 210 . . 930 2 S5 1..1570 310 1..1140 225 . . .1307 2 5 1..1610 310 3. . . .1273 230 . .1440 285 1..1400 310 3. . . .1253 2 40 . .1050 2 90 1..U20 3 10 1..1310 245 . .11F5 290 1..11CO 320 1..1410 250 . .1020 290 1..1700 320 1..1330 265 . . .1C50 300 2..10CO 325 1..1170 2 C5 . .1640 300 1..1510 340 1..1430 2 C3 . .1220 300 2..1COO 340 1..11SO 2 C3 CO 300 1..1410 340 CALVES. L. . in 200 1. . . 320 325 4. . . 120 4 CO L.L. . . 2CO 200 2. . . SCO 325 1. . . 110 473 L.L. . . ICO 260 7. . . ' 285 375 1. . . ICO 500 L.L. . . 150 300 1. . . 370 310 2. . . 205 COO L.L. . . 350 300 1. . . . 2fO 393 3. . . 140 5 CO 1. . . . SCO 300 1. . . . 2CO 400 1. . ISO 500 3. . . . 3C3 300 3. . . . 350 400 2. . 213 COO 1. . . . SOO 300 1. . . 320 4 CO 1. . . ZOO 523 L. . 100 3 00 10. . . . 3CS 4 03 STOCKEUS AND FEEDERS. 1. . . . 890 275 . . 724 SCO C. , . SSI 3 90 2. . . . 810 SCO L. . . WO 365 7. . . 79S 3 90 1. . . C40 300 4. . . . 850 370 1. . . CCO 3 t'O ' 1. . . 9SO 3 tO 70. . . .1-05 370 0 , . . D53 3 90 L. 660 300 ' ' . . 835 373 15. . . tot 3 99 L.G . , .1100 3 10 s' . . . 9CO 380 C. . . 693 3 90 1. . . .10 0 3 10 12. . . . 935 360 43 , . , 1C3 3 M 2. . . . 7fO 325 " . .1010 3 EO 7. . . CIO 3 90 ii ! ! . CCO 3 25 4. . .AS ) 3 10 C20 3 93 i. . . , S30 325 25. . . .All 380 19. . . . WJ 3 9.1 2. . . 930 3 CO 3. . UW | 3 85 20 , . . . 707 3 W O " . SfO SCO G. . ,13 3 85 1 , . . . 710 3 M 2l"L. . 839 3 CO 4. . , j W ,3 i > 5 L. . . COO 4 00 L. .1020 3 CO 14. . . ,632 | 3 85 8. . . . 711 4 00 L.L. . . C40 3 CO 3 85 19 , . . . t57 4 09 . 7C5 SCO _ . | 3 90 41. . . . GI3 4 GO . 840 SCO G. . . . CM. 90 U , . . . 714 4 00 . 430 3 CO I i MILKEHB AND fcl'lUNQEUB. No. - < " 9 Trice. 1 cow and calf ( I..7f J25 CO 1 cow nnd calf uitui K M 1 row und calf 30(4 1 tprlnger 32 00 1 cow and calf 31 CO 1 cow und calf 35 00 Wnt\TEHN3. No. Av. I'r. ' " - , No. Av. I > r. 2 bulls 1315 | 2 00 V ,1 feeder 1320 J2 78 Gcown. . . . . . . 1003 225 nCfcede . . . , lD&2 3 SO : I cows 1020 2 75 , * " i , John h oly. 219 feeders. . .1028 13 CO i MONTANA. 1 Bint' . 1740 2 25 19 cow * . 1023 2 75 1 Lull . IO.SD 2 30 D reedera.,1005 3 00 1 frailer . 110 2 CO 25 lldftTH . 770 3 10 2 bulls. , . 1112 2 CO 2 fvcilri-l. . , , C33 3 60 1 cow . , .1100 2 CO 120 fee-acre. . . .1003 400 1 co 750 2 75 . IIOUS The recclpU of lioirs fell nhort of ye - li-l-Juy'u ma , , but still ( hero wua u fair uliowliic. Tlio muikct wan a lilglHIyvr ami thu kind that HUlceiiien Ilka to tee , The moderatu ofterlDKU anil the veiy Kood demand , taken In connection with the more favorable iciwrlu from other inuiliulB. KRV values a nlinrp turn upward , Tliu LrcnliiK' of the market win SttlOc hlnlicr and It gained In BtrrngUi as the full extent of the ikinurul became more apparent , the elono belm ; a rtrpiiK lOo hlxher. The nmtkut an a whultt aver- OKrd clottto 10d. hlglier , Heavy IIORK old larctly at (3.10&3.15. with a few loud * even up to 1120 as iiculnut (3.00fi3.10 yratenlay. Mpdliun welglit and llKht loads lirouiiht t3.20U3.su , while the tame welEhU nola at J3.10&3.(5 ! ( ytbtcrduy , , . . . , Tuday'K advance carrlei tlio market to the rut point touchnl since Jnnnnry nrprvn-ntit tlvp fnl ( ! < : No , Av. Bh. 1'r. No. Av. Sh. t'r. t < i > .ti.4Sl . ; . t-VM 43 30 } , . , 13 : o , , , , , , , . CO 3M 10 Kt , , , ICO M 404 . , , 310 G.1 511 . , , S TO 57 342 . . . . 3 10 FS : ft > 40 3 20 50 sso ice .110 4S , , : : i 40 s : o 24 :7o 40 s 10 i : , . rj4 . . . s : o 3(5 ( SSI 40 a 10 fl 3X > 40 .120 4 , , , , , . , : SIO 80 310 44 Sit 10 320 w..u.src ; 40 3 10 > r,9 , , , . , , . . 7 . . . s : o 95 , . ! (0 ( 40 3 10 : C9 SIS . . . 320 CO 344 40 3 10 < CS. , 213 . . . S 10 K 313 ICO 315 | 3,1..252 40 320 , . , . . . . . . . . 3 15 i 41 J-.KI . , , 3 M , . . . . . . . . . . . 315 Gi 2St . . . 3W SO..299 ICO 3 15 (14 ! H . . . 3 20 II 299 iO 315 49 ? J3 80 820 M 335 200 315 15 370 . . . 310 . , , , , . , . . . . 315 49 301 . . . CIO SC. 331 120 3 IS i C2 329 Sil 3 20 K 337 . . . 3 15 61 292 ICO 3 20 64. . . 293 40 315 CO 291 . , , 3 22 1 62 290 , , . 315 05 271 . . . 323 44 305 . . . 315 76 2CO 81 } 325 53 330 , . . 315 74 274 . . . 323 M..32C . . . 315 fS 253 81 32.1 J ) . . , , . . . .ICO. . . . 315 NS ! 4S 40 323 e.\.S9 200 3 15 C9 239 40 323 r > 8 , 353 , . , 315 16 2CO . . . 323 63 303 80 3 17 < 4 82 227 . . . 313 66 . .ISO 120 3 17W 57 276 . . . 323 S3 SCO . . . 31 ? ! * 72 192 40 330 C7 306 . . . 3 174 ! 81 .216 40 330 fO 279 ICO 31714 77 203 . . . 330 CS 2C1 . . . 3 17 < 4 70 Ill 40 330 60 293 40 3 17V < | 1K5 It'll 120 330 Cl 2S3 ICO 320 C7 235 . . . 330 61 SOS . . . 320 CS 230 . . . 330 C9 239 tOO 3 20 C9 220 . . . 330 62 322 320 3 20 I'ldS-OUDS AND ENDS. 4 107 . . . 1 15 1 390 . . . 3 12'i ' 1 230 . . . 140 C 506 . . . 3 12'4 1 610 80 275 S 329 . . . 315 2 385 . . . 300 4 230 . . . 320 1 370 . . . 300 33 120 . . . 320 3 410 SO 3 00 4 235 . . . 330 2 290 . . . 3 10 B11EE1' The receipts of sliocp wore liberal mid thu market Btraiip and active , Everything fold cnrly nt very satisfactory iirlciti. Itcprc- fenttttlvo sales : No. Av. IV. 150 western wethers. . . 123 J3 25 352 western wethers 129 3 25 631 western svcthcr.i Ill 325 203 western wethers , 110 3 30 201 western mixed 101 SCO 141 native lambs Cj 4 45 CHIC.UiO I.IV13 STOCK. ItceetptN of Cnttlc Arc- Small , but Tin-re IN 110 Improvement III Prli-ON. CHICAGO , Jnn. 14. Although cattle receipts were small , there was no Improvement In prices and prices were lowly nt from Jl to J1.S3 , with cxtrcnuly few cattle Bolus higher than J3.10. The demand for stackers and feeders was Rood , with sales largely nt from J3.25 to J1.15. Cows were active , with sales Inruely nt from J2.25 to J3.23 , ntul heifers Fold chlclly nt from J3.25 to 13.73. Hulls sold nt from ? 2 to } 3.50 , stags nnd nxcn nt from 12.60 to J3.75. nnd calves nt from J3.CO to JO. Fed Texas cattle were In moderate supply nnd sold chlclly nt rfom J3.70 to J3.10. Trade In hogs was active at KtronK to lOe higher prices. Sales were made nt J3.10iT3.50 for common heavy to llglit weights , the bulk of the transactions being nt $3.2iff3.45. Trade In sheep wns fairly active nt yester day's advance. Common to choice natives fold at I2.C003.85 , fair westerns going for } 3.403.f3 , and ewes Hold chlclly nt } 3.25T5.50. Yearlings brought J1.005J4.50 , Mexicans fetching' J4.2004.40. fcunlis sold nt J3.G306.30 , a few Infeilor lots fetching J3.2.-I03.CO. RECEIPTS Cattle. 11,000 head ; hogs , S8.000 head ; sheep , 15,000 head. KIIIINIIN CUy Live Stoclf. KANSAS CITY. Jan. 14. CATTLE Rccclptn , 5,500 he.id ; shipments , 4,000 licnd ; market steady to a shade higher , active ; Texas and Indian steers , J3.0003.S5 ; hhlpplnir nnd drefr.cd beef steers , J3.COJf4.70 ; nntlve cows , J2.7003.33 ; stockers and feeders , J2.6004.00. HOQS Receipts , 9,600 head ; shipments. 400 head ; market 610o higher ; bulk of sales , J3.I5W 3.30. 3.30.SHEEP SHEEP Receipts , 1,400 head ; shipments , 900 head ; market steady and active. St. I.oulH I.lve .Slnclc. ST. LOIT1S , Jnn. 14 , CATTLE Itccclptti. 4,000 head ; market steady ; native beeves , J3.C005.CO ; stockers and feeders , J2.2503.75 ; cows nnd heir- era , Jl.7503.75 ; Texas nnd Indian steers. 52.COST 4.00 ; cows. tl.75fZ3.00. HOQS-Receipts. 8,000 head ; market 5c higher ; light , J3.2003.40 ; mixed , J3.1003.35 ; heavy , J3.C08 > 3.40. 3.40.SHEE1' SHEE1' Receipts , ' ICOO head : market strong ; muttons. J2.7503.85 ; common. J1.C002.50 : lambs. J3.5085.00. .SIncIt In Record of receipts 'of live stock nt the four principal markets for Thursday , January 14 , U97 : Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Omaha 2,207 4.V50 2.U7I Clllcngo 11CCO 33,000 15,000 Kanmi City , 5,600 9,500 1,400 St. Louis 4,000 8,000 l.DOU CO , 150 19.971 Xtsw Yorlc Live Slock NEW YOUK , Jan. 14. HEEVES Hceelpls , 921 head ; no trading , Cnblra quote American steers at lOfflO'io , dressed weight ; sheep , nt MiOlOc ; refrigerator beef , nt SBSic ; exports. COO beevea. SHEEP AND LAMHS Hecelpts. 4,439 head ; sheep , lower ; lambs , steady , bul very dull ; sheep. J3.00&4.15 ; lambs. JI.COKC.CO. HOGS HecelplB , 3,221 hcnd ; nrm nt J3.70Sf4.IO. CofTru MnrkctN. NEW YOHK , Jan. 11. COFFEE Options opened bnrisly steady at 510 points decline under adverse cables nnd weak spot markets , with Increased - creased American visible supply nnd no specu lative support whatever : closed stcndy nt 15023 points net decline ; sales , 12.250 bugs. Including : March , J9.45fi9.CO. Fiot. | dull : No. 7 lllo. Job bing. J10.CO : InvoiceJ10. Mild , qulel ; Conlovn , J15.12'.4fil7.00 ; sales , COO bags , Huvnnllla , p. t. Total warehouse deliveries frcm the UnltcJ Stntes. 18,575 bags. Including 17,293 bags from New York ; New York stock today , 3I3.32S bags ; Unlled .Stales stock. 414,751 bags ; alloat for the United States , 330,000 bags ; total visible supply for the United Stales , 747,610 bags , against CSj.SSG hags last year. IIAVHE , Jan. 14. COFFEE Closed easy nt a net decline of ViQi centimes ; sales , 4SO bags. SANTO.H , Jan. 14. COFFEE Firm : good av erage Santos , 11COO rcls ; receipts , 11,000 bags ; stock , 607.000 bags. HAMIIUUO. Jan. 14. COFFEE Declined 4 pfir. ; sales , 7.CO bags. HIO , Jan. ll.-COFFEE-Flnt ; No. 7 Ulo , 10.350 rels ; exchange , s o-iiiu ; receipts , 17,000 nags : cleared , for the United Stafes , 10,000 bags ; for Europe , 4,000 bags ; stock , 338,000 bags. IMV Yurie Dry Good * Mnrltci. NEW YORK. Jan. 14. There 1s n good ccn- tlnuatlon of the demand of yesterday nnd many engagements for moderate quantities of goods for Immediate shipments were made. The tone ot the market Is better all around , 1'rlntlng cloths were In much Inquiry , na the enlca uo far this week reach 230.000 pieces , very largely spot at 2',4c. _ Oil CKy Mnrkrt. OH , CITY , Jan. 14. Credit balances , 90c ; cer tiorates , 90o ; shipments , 84,751 bbls runs , 101,907 bbU. _ rnll Illv < * r Print Clotlm Alarkt-t. FAL.U RIVER , Mass. , Jan. 14. Print cloths , steady nt 2Sc ! ; mills , moderate sellers. Sim KrniiclNi'o WIiea < ( lu ( ii < loiiN. SAN FRANCISCO , Jon. U , WHEAT Dull ; MaJ1.50V4 Ubked. Ciirlictl'M Slioiv Tloil Up. SAIJDUSKY , O. , Jan. 14. James J. Cor- bett and his show are tied up hero on at tachments ! Some time after midnight last night Otto II. Ylg , former manager ot the opera house , attached the scenery on a claim of J200 held to bo duo him for can cellation of a data , by Corbett two years ago. Corbett secured the services of an attor- .ncy to scttlo the action , and because the pugilist would not pay the attorney's fees another attachment was secured at B o'clock this morning. KvpriiHlvo Short Time Tenant. A stranger went to the homo of deorge J. Unas , CIS South Fifteenth Direct , yester day noon nnd asked to sou a room which wne * for rent. After an Inspection ho told HUSH 'that the plucu .suited him , and that ho would takes possession forthwith. Ho said ho was employed at t.io Smelting works , and was obliged to work nights. Ho therefore wished to go to bed Immediately. About an hour later llns.s happened to bo going through thu hall , \ylilch passed along near the ne-v boarder's room , when ho dis covered that the door of his tunant'H room was wide open , also the door of ills own room. Search disclosed the fact that the stranger had departed , and with him had gene a coat and vest , with a gold watch chain fastened In the buttonhole , all be longing to Huss. A description of the stranger was given to the police. Street Hallway Election. The annual election of ofllccrs of the East Oma'.ia Street Hallway company took place In thu otllccs of the company In tlio board of trade building yesterday afternoon. The votes of thu HtockholdcrH resulted In the sulecitlon of Arthur S. Potter , president ; Dudley Smith , vice president ; Henry W. YateH , treatnrer ; John It. Webster , secre tary , and A. H. Delxjng , general manager. The board of directors Is composed of Oeorgo W. Holdrege. V. O. Strlcklur , A. S , Potter , Dudley Smith and Henry W. Vales. 'In Kunernl IZ.vpeiiNCM. The liverymen of the city -who are the owners of hearses have declared war on the undertakers , and have cut the rates ft'om $5 to W on hoarsen from the city to the ccmterlc.s. , rVnvnl Commander Iiihime , NBW YOUK , Jan. 14. Phil McUlllln , who commundcd the Chinese battleship Chen Yuen In the battle of thu Ynlu river Sep tember 17 , 1SDI , liaa become violently in sane. FROM DDLUTII TO THE GULF Probabilities That tlio Tltlo of Qraln Ship ments Will Do Eouth , OUTLOOK FOR A NORTH AND SOUTH ROAD CKy , 1'lUMitirff .t flnlf Per- foe thin Its Plan * for Connection Ilctwpen tin ; nrcut , nnil the .Seiilionrd. It Is snfo to s.iy that there U no matter moro frequently and more thoroughly dis cussed In freight circles of western rail roads just now than the Increase of grain shipments to southern ports. It Is urged by the southern roads that their grain tranto hns been oil the Increase , while that carried eastward from Chicago has been steadily decreasing. The matter Is of pe culiar Interest to Omalm at this time because of the approach of a new north and south lino. The Kansas City , I'lttsburg & UuU rood southward from Kansas City Is rapIdly - Idly approaching completion. Now appears evidence that the Stlllwcll scheme ot build ing northward la the drcnt Lakes may bo carried out , nnd that a transcontinental railroad may some day bo scon traversing the country In another than the common direction. President Felix T. Hughes of the Kcokuk & Western , one of the Important links In the system , declares that the scheme Is sure to b'o carried out. The Kcokuk & Western line runs from Kcokuk west to Calusvtllo , Mo. , about eighty miles north east of Kansas City. Midway of the cast and west line Is a northern line which enters DCS Molncs. The Calnsvlllo line Is to bo extended Into Kansas City , and thus a DCS Molncs-Knnsas City route will bo per fected. From Kansas City south the con nection will bo with the Kansas City , rills- burg & Gulf , which will bo completed from Kansas City to Port Arthur , on the gulf , within six months. The longest gap now la bo built Is be tween Calnsvlllo and 1'attonsburg , Mo. , about fifty miles. The Kansas City & Northern , the connecting road , hod secured control of tho. lennlnals nnd bridge at Kan sas City , built by Winner. This line ex tends northeast about thirty nillca from Kansas City to Fattocahurg. This company lies agreed to build half of the fifty miles necessary to meet the Kcokuk & Western , provided the latter company will build the other half. The contract has been closed and each line will begin as soon as spring opens. It will take but a short time lo make the connection. Tralllc arrangemenls have been made be tween the various lines la the system , by which through rates will be made. Until very recently It was supposed that the sys tem aimed at no cxlcnslon north of Des Molncs , but It H now known that It pro poses nothing leas than to get to the head of Lake Superior. This Is to ho dpnc by a IralHo arrangement with the Minneapolis Si St. Louis. This line runs from Minneapolis to DCS Molncs. The Inst thirty miles Is run over the Hock Island tracks , from Angus Into DCS Moincs. The Minneapolis & St. Louis is to build Its own line Into DCS Molncs as lla part of the agreement. The line will then br > completed lo Minneapolis and St. Paul. The Minneapolis & St. Louis controls the St. Paul & Duluth , by which the connection to Lake Superior , at Duluth , will be made. A complete line Is tlui3 cffccled from Iho gulf to Duluth should the scheme be carried out to completion. Gulf roads have prcclpltalcd Iho grain rate wars that have given low ratcn In the last few months. They have been after the grain business of the west , and have se cured so largo an amount of It that the Chicago cage lines and Chicago grain dealers have conio to regard the ckuatiuM as meat se rious. Today the grain that Is moving In southern and southwestern Iowa Is almost all going south lo Iho gulf rather than east to Chicago. In Iowa there Is great Interest among the grain men In this mailer , nnd It Is hcllcvtMl that a connection which shall carry this gulf competition Into central and northern Iowa will mean lower grain rates from that section , STILL FHIKNDLV TO U.VIOX PACIFIC. Chairman. Cnrr Till UN of the Short Lliu.Sale. . Samuel G. Carr , chairman , and Henry G. Nichols , attorney of the Union Pacific reor ganization committee , returned to Omaha yesterday from Salt Lnlto City , whore they bought for Iho purchasing committee the Oregon Short lAns & Utah Northern railway. Their car was attached to the Union Pacific's "Fast Mall" train from the weal. They spent the day In Omaha and went east last night. To a Hoc reporter Mr. Carr said : "The sale look place according lo regular form , and ( hero was nothing of especial interest conneclcd with the transfer. According to Mr. Nichols , who Is best posted on the tlmo required for the Issuance of the various legal orders. It will bo sixty , or perhaps ninety days before the purchasers talto poa- eesslon of the road. " "Will the Ogden gateway bo opened to other railroads besides the Union Pacific ? " was aekcd. "That Is a question Uiat cannot ho do- cldcd yet a while. H will bo taken up and considered In duo time. There la no dis position to operate the Short Line In any other man tier than that mewl friendly to the Union Pacific. The report from Salt Lake City that other railroad companies have already made offers to the purchasers of the Short Line for traffic arrangements Is with out foundation , so 'far as r know. No such offer has been made that I am aware of , and I am Inclined to bellovo that I would have heard of It should any have been made. " ' "Havo the general offlcers of the road been selected ? " "Mr. Uancroft has bec'n ' chosen as the general - oral manager. Ho Is the only official who has yet been selected. When the directors are selected and hold their first meeting It will bo tlmo enough to talk of the other officers. " AKI3NT CAUEY ( SOUS TO IC.VXSAS CITV Promotion for Omnliii IlpiircHi-iitiitlve of .SontlH-rn Pacific- . Curtis C. Carey , traveling passenger agent of the Southern Pacific , with headquarters In this city , will , on February 1 , bo trans ferred to Kansas City. H has not yet been decldid whether the oIHoo of the company In Omaha will be kept open or not. If It Is , the man most lll'ely to'represent the Southern Pacific hero la Passenger and Immigration Agent Wellington , now stalloned at Morrison , 111. , nnd who was formerly located at I'lotta- mouth , this state. Mr. Carey has had his headquarters In Omaha for the pant year and a half. Hla terrllory pxtcr.do through Missouri , Kansas , Nebraska and Iowa. As moro of the south ern lines center In Kansas City than In Omaha the company has decided thai It would bo moro advantageous to Ha In terests to hsvo Mr. Carey stalloncd there. The change Is a promotion for him , and Is accompanied by a llbojranncreaso lu salary. MllwiiiiUiTc IM SHU Waiting. A rumor that President Miller of the Milwaukee had ordered an Invcotlgatlon Into the Ninth and Farnam streets depot alto by the compauy'o engineer was started Wednes day by the fact that several of the road'a en gineers caino on a morning train and dtnppcd In Council Bluffs. They wcro merely sent out to do some work alon the Iowa lino. Genual Agent Nash says the Mil waukee's position on the depot mailer la nil ! ! unchanged , that road Is merely walling for the Union Pacific to provide It with better depot terminal facilities. llfdncc .ViualicT of PaMNCX. Thorn was a lenglhy HCBslon of Iho local pass committee at the Hurllngton headquar ters Wednesday. The Hurllneton was rep resented by General Manager Holdrcgo awl his llrat ai.lttant , George L , Loom la ; the Union Pacific by Thomas M. Orr and the Northwestern llnta by General Manager Uuorgo F. HIdwoll of the Kllthorn. Another effort wan made to have the Nebraska rail- raadti keep the pauses for 1807 down to the cloucct poMlblojnnrclu. Udiiul ! > ' UuiiU Inland AKi-nl , W. II. Rllllwell , suporlnlondcnt of the Hock Island' * Uncoeat of the Mlusourl river wna In the city yesterday. To n Dee re porter ho cmphntlcnlly denied Ihc reports that have been extensively puhllnhrd within the past few dnyn to the effect ttmt the Hock Island would soon make n rcarrniieo- ment of ltd wcolcrn divisions with the remit that conaldcrablo traffic that now cornea through Oinnlm would in the ftituro KO vln St. Joseph. Mr. Stlllwcll * ald ho had hoard t nothing of nny change of ttmt nadiro nor of V anythltifr. that would glvo rlso to such a. ' rumor. Ho considered the story nn Idle rumor without the least foundation. STIM , CO.VI'iioi.l'.lil ) IIV SAXTA FJJ. Southern I'n.-IIU-.Not to Likely Oct < ! io Atlitntln , t 1'n r I lie. SAN FRANCISCO , Jan. II. Charles W. Smith , who for nearly a year past has flllcd tlio position of iccclvcr of the Atlantic A Pacific railroad , Is hero on business con nected with the road. Ills visit at this time , ho says , has no significance. Ho Is simply looking after n few matters of routine busi ness and In a few days will depart for Al buquerque , N. SI. Ho snjs nil rumors to the effect that the Southern 1'aclllc and the St. Louis & San Francisco roads were anxious to secure the road wcro without foundation. The Allnntla & Pacific railroad , according to Hccclver Smith , will bo bought In by Iho llrst mort gage bondholders. A reorganization will lie effected and the road will then start out with n new lease of life. Under the now management , ho declares , the policy of the road nnd Its relations with oilier lines will remain oxaclly as Ihcy are now. In olher words , tlu < Atlantic & Pacific will contlnuo to servo as an Important link In 'tho Santa Fc system and will be opcraled under n Iralllc arrangement with Uio Santa Ko aa It la now. "Tho fiist mortgage bonds of the Atlantic & Pacific , atnounllng to $10.000,000 , arc hold by a very few people , " ho said , "and these comprise the reorganization com- mltlec. There Is now In lhi > hands of the conference committee of the senalo nnd house a bill granting to the Atlantic & Pa cific road a franchise almost similar In ovcry respect lo that held by the existing com pany , the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad com pany. I have- reason to hope that congrrai will pass the bill before tlio expiration ol the coming month. The dale of Ihc sala will then bo fixed and Iho new company will buy Ihe property. "There Is n second mortgage of ? 5,000,000 on the road , held by the Atchlson , Topeka & Santa Ko and Ihc St. Louis & San Fran cisco road. This will be satisfied by an Issue of preferred stock. The existing ownrra of common atock will not bo overlooked In the reorganization , although this la by no means compulsory. They will bo given a certain amount ot the securities of the new company and the claims of all Interested parties will thus bo amicably and satlsfac- lorlly settled. " VA.\IKHH1LT.S WANT TIIIJ LIXH. lli-portcil to HP Aft .r ( lie I'liliui nnil Onlriil I'ncllli * . NKW YOUK , Jan. 14. The Herald thin morning says : Reports were In circulation last night that the Union Pacific reorganiza tion committee , having within Us conlrol , nearly all the stocks nnd bonds by means f of an agreement under which they wcro deposited - - posited , Is ready to pay a fair sum for the road from Omaha to Ogden. The plan Is said to bo to take up the government bonds on both the Union and Central Pacific roads , BO as to give them a through line to the coast. According to the report , the support of the Vandcrbllts and J. Plorpont Morgan Ifl ex pected to bo obtained. In fact , If It Is car ried out. It may be expected to hear that the syndicate Ihat furnishes the necessary capital for the Vnndcrbllt roads would cocuro .1 through line from Omaha fo San Fran- Cisco. This would give a system from V Boston and New York to the Pacific coast and It would constitute the strongest sys tem In the country. The Vandcrhllts are .said to bo really In earnest In their dcslra to absorb Ihc two Pacific roads , although when the report was circulated a year ago it was denied by Mr. Chauncey M. Dcnew and others closely Identified with the Vnn dcrbllt family. No confirmation was ob tainable last night , but In the opinion of tbo railroad men the presence of two recog nized Vantlcrbllt men on the Union Pactllo reorganization , Is very Indicative. Sullx Arising from Will Context. NEW YOUK. Jnn. 14. Edward P. Searlcs , who married Mrs. Hopkins , widow of the railway magnate , Is defendant In three suits of $25.000 each In the supreme court , grow ing out of the will under which originally' ho was to become the possessor of Hopkins' millions. The plaintiffs In the care are C. Nathaniel Hcbbard , a postofilco employe , George Hcbbard Wheeler , and their rlster , who lives In Connecticut. They are next-of-kln to Ihe late among the scores of - - Mrs. Hopklns-Searles , who contested her will on the ground ot undue Influence. The attorney said they were promised $25,000 for withdrawing their objections lo the will. Scarlcs was a decorator when ho met Mrs. Hcpklns. Ho wan decorating her resldenco In Ma > * achusotts at the tlmo. She was con siderably older than he , and their marrlago was a sensational one. u Si-cciinl Dlvlilenil. NEW YORK , Jan. 14. The directors of the Toledo & Ohio Central Railroad company have decided to pass the dividend on the preferred stock duo this month. Similar action was taken In regard to the dividend due last October. A director of the Toledo & Central soys that the passing of the dividend was on ac count of the losses In net earnings duo to the demoralization of the bituminous coal trade for the five months ending November SO , the net earnings amounting to only $118- 000. The road at prcsont , the director nays. Is barely earning Its fixed charges. HnllwiitilFN nnil 1'rrnoiinlM. j General Agent Kills of the Union Pacific la Jl In town from Seattle. , ll Work has been begun on the "Katy's" now J blacksmith shopa at Uennlson , Tex , 1 Traveling Freight Agent Irwln of the Cumberland Gap Dispatch line 1s In the city. Assistant General Freight and Passenger Agent PhllHppl of the Miaiourl Pacific re turned yesterday from Chicago. Thcro ere still a few moro witnesses In tha Union Pacific Investigation to bo ex amined. The court of MuBter-ln-Chancery Cornish will In all probability open In this city within the next ten days to hear the remaining testimony In l > oth the limi/ltnl fund and the Gllllland case ; . Chairman Mldgcley cf the Western Freight Traffic association has been granted a four monllis' leave of absence for a JJaropcau Irlp. Afler February 1 Iho dullw of hla olllco will bo performed by C. A. Parker , formerly general freight agent of the Mia- | ' sourl I'nclflc. , Western lines are already hustling for the i travel of the Seventh Day AilventUla lo f Lincoln Iho latter part of next month , when their national annual meeting will take placo. It Is confidently expcclcd Ihat close to 1,000 delegatea will assemble. Rates to Lincoln have been asked for February 17 , return rates good only on March 8 , after the close of tin ) conference. The Internallonal Association of Car Ac countants will meet In Now Orleans on Washington's birthday. The meeting will lost for three days. The Illinois Central has extended the use of Its llnca to members of the nsHodatlon and tholr families for the occasion. The Illinois Central panaenger department has arranged for a special train of Pullman cars to lea o Chicago Sunday , Ft/bruary / 21 , ut 8 a. in. , arriving at Now Orleans on the following day. JAMES E. BOYD & CO Telephone lOHl ) . Omaha , Nub. COMMISSION GRAIN : PROVISIONS : AND : SIOIU . Hoard of Trade. IMroct wire * to Ciucuuo and Niw York. Coiroiponilcntil John A. Warrta CL G EVERY WOMAN Pomi'tlmca ne u > . a reliable monthly rrKulallnt ; DR. PEAL'S PENNYROYAL RILLS , Ai'B prompt , snfo ( mil wrtiiln In remit. The Ktcu > j fco ( ir ) , ival'sii verdl uui(4ut. J Jl.W-bhc-nnuii & McCoiinnel Drni ( Co. , Ull I Blrcet , Omanu , N D.