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THE OMAHA DAILY 1JI8E : M.WN"DAY , JATSTTJA11Y 18 , 1807. CONTESTS IN THE SESATI Resume of Oases thnt Have Como Bofor that August Body , RIGHT TO OCCUPY SEATS INVOLVEI Kli-ctloti CIINC.I ( lull lluv mill Outline of A inunlN tlNcil In Tliclr Klmil Sctlli-iiiunl. WASHINGTON , Jnn. 17. tSpcclnl. ) Th senate of the United Stntcs Is a legislative executive and Judicial body ; In the enact menl of laws It Is the equal of the othc branch of congress ; In confirming or reject Ing appointments by the president nnii I ratifying or rejecting treaties It constitute nn important part of the executive branch o the government , and when silting ns a hlgl court of Impeachment It nets as a Judlcla tilbtmul. In passing upon the "election ! qualifications and returns of Its members , ' or upon a. motion for the expulsion of one o them , It also acts in u Judicial capacity ; am ns n necessary seitn | > nco , the decision of such nn august body on matters of sue ) gravity nro well worth careful consldcrntloi of the student of political and constltutlonn history. Section 3 of article 1 of the constitution o the United Slates contains a provision tha the senate shall be composed of two senators from each state , chosen by the leglulattin thereof for hlx years , nnd that cnch srnuto uhall have one vote. In section 4 of tha nrtlclo It is provided thnt the times , places nnil manner of holding elections for senators nnd representatives slmll bo prescribed H rach state by the legislature thereof , mi that congress , nt nny time , by law , mlijli malic or alter such regulations , except ni to the place of choosing senators. Orowlm out of the contest In the case of John P Stockton ns senator from New .Irrscy , at hereafter detailed , congress exercised the power conferred upon It by the constltutioi and i-iifictPrt thr law of July 3 , ISfifl. regu lating the manner of holding the election of senators. This act provides that the legislature o each Plate which Khali bo chosen next pro cc.llng the expiration of the time far whlcl senator was elected to represent sail nny Ktato In congress , shall , on the second Tuea day after the meeting and organlzatlor thereof proeeed to elect a senator in con rreM In the place of the retiring senator Kach house shall openly , by n viva voc ( vote of each member present , name one per non for senator in congrera from said slate nnd the mime of the person so voted for who shall have a majority of the whole num her of votes caat In cacli house , ohall b ( entered on the- Journal of each house by tin clerk or secretary thereof. At noon on thi next day the members of the two hotiae : Khali couvcno In Joint assembly , and If I shall appear from the Journals that the sami person shall have received n majority of al the votes In each house , tmch peieon shall b < declared duly elected senator to represen said state In the congress of the Unltc < States. If the same person shall not have received a majority of the votes In cac ! house , or If cither house shall , liavc failed tc take proceedings ns required by the act , th ( Joint assembly shall then proceed to choose by a viva voce \ote of each member prescn a person to be senator , and the person hav Ing n majority of all the votes of the > said nsacmbly a majority of all the member ; elected to both houses being present ant voting shall be declared duly elected ; am In case no person nhall receive such major ity on the first day , the joint assembly filial meet nt noon of each surcceilhu ; day durlnf , the oraslon of the legislature , and take al least one vote until n senator shall be elected. The proceedings nro similar In the oaee of a senator elected to till a vacancy and It Is mailc the duty of the governor to certify to the president of the Bcnate the election of n senator , under the seal of the Htnto , which certificate shall be countersigned - signed by the ( secretary of state of the state. DECISION FINAL. U lias been claimed fiat the decision ol either house of congress upon a contested election cane , whether In favor ot the sit ting member , the contestant or that there hcfl been no valid election. Is final and con clusive , or , to UEO the piopcr leual term , Is res niljuiMcaU. The legai theory or doctrine of res adjudlcata should have no place In the practice of the United States senate In respect. to the proper settlement of the ( lucstions of the "elections , returns nnd iuallftcatluis of its own members. " The ncnato Is a contin uous body which never dies. If , on n cer tain day. In voting upon the contest of John ] Joe against Hlchard Koo as "senator from Alaska , " the senate made- mistake , as mil > - Ecqnently appeared to senators who believed they erred In BO voting , shall thnt wrongful decision stand and the wrong thus com mitted be perpetuated by the suggestion ot the doctrine of rc3 adjutllcata ? For nearly n conturr It was a well ect- tied rule of common paiilamcntary law nnd practice with respect to general legislative notion , "that no qucst'ion or niollon can reg ularly bo offered upon which the judgment of the house has been expressed during the current session , " That principle existed lu the rules of both houses otcongress for many years , but was abrogated In th revisions made In the Forty-aixth and Forty-eighth congrcsEcs. It was then , however , "equally essential , " ways Mr. Cuahlng , "that the discretion of the house should not bo so rar confined by Its rules ot proceeding as to subject Its votes to 'Irrevocable error , or to prevent It from changing Its determination , when such change la clearly proper and necessary. " This rule or practice was never held to apply to contested 01 disputed election cases , which , In their nature , were of Hie most lilghly privileged character. The case of Spofford against Kellogg , from the state ot Louisiana (1S77) ( ) , is the only case where the doctrine of res adjudlcata was fully discussed In a committee report and on the floor ot the senate. U was during this contest that Senator Thurman moved to amend tlio resolution seating Kellogg by striking out all aflcr the word "resolved" nnd In lieu thereof Inserting , "That M. C. Ilutlor bo now sworn as a senator from the state ot South Carolina , " On that question the vote was a tie 30 to 30 and the vote ot the senate being equally divided. Vice President Wheeler voted In the negative. Senator Thurman , as a question of order , submitted that the provision ot the constitu tion that the vice president shall have no vote unless where the senate Is equally di vided , does not apply to the case of seating n member , but that questions of seating a member should bo loft to the senators them selves , under the provision that each house shall bo the judge of the elections , qualllica. tlons and returns of Its own members. After extended debate thereon , Senator Tliurman wlthdsow his ( ( iiestlon of order , On March 21 , 1879 , during the first session of the Forty-olxth congress ( the senate being democratic ) Senator Jonas of Louisiana pre sented a memorial of Henry M. Spofford praying nn Investigation into his claim tea a seat in the senate as n senator from the state of Louisiana , which wan referred to the committee on privilege.- ) and elections , On May 1 Mr. SauUbury , from that committee mittee- , reported a resolution Instructing tinltl committee to Inquire Into the matters nllcgcd In the petition of Henry M. Spofford , relating to the right of William Pitt Kcl- logg to a scat In the senate. On the fol lowing day Senator Hoar moved a substitute for said resolution , which recited the reso lution of the ecnato ot October 25 and No vember 30 , 1R77 , and the fact thnt on said last named date Mr. Kellogg took the oath ot olllco and his scat In the senate as n senator from Louisiana , and concluded with the following resolution , viz. : "ItCHolvcd , That eald proceedings are final and conclusive upon the right of said Kel logg and the claim uf said b'porford to euld ecat for said term , " AMENDMENT REJECTED. On May 7 , by a vote of 20 to 27 , the sen ate rejected an amendment submitted by Mr. Edmunds Inserting the words "recog nizing tho' validity and finality of the pre vious action of the senate In ( he premises " aud by a similar vote rejected an amend ment submitted by Mr. Conkllng providing "that tmch questions In such caera as were fully considered and adjudged In thu former Investigation shall not bo opened under this resolution , " Hy a vote of yeas 17 naye 20 tbu uenuto rejected tbo aubitltuta ( submitted by Mr. Hoar and by jrca * 26 oaya 17 adopted the resolution itubmtltcil by Mr. Baul bu from tli committee on prlvllcgcfl nnd clc tlotin. Ily resolution ot June 21 thnt coi mlttcc or subcommittee was authorized sit during the rcccsa , On March 22 , IS ( cccond session ) , Mr. Hill of Georgia on milled n report from said committee nnd t\ renolutlons , one reciting that , "according the evidence now shown to the senate , Wl Ham 1'ltt Krllogg was not chosen , etc , , at was not entitled to n Kent In the senate And the other "thnt Henry M. Spoffo was chosen a cnator , etc. , nnd was c titled to be seated on taking the oath office prescribed by law. " During the recess Mr , Spofford died. C December 7 , following , Mr. Jonas of Louis nna presented the credentials of Thomas t Manning , appointed a senator by the go' ' crnor of Louisiana to fill the vacancy occ : Bloncd by the death of Mr. Spolford , wl : claimed to bo elected .senator front that stat which was referred to the committee on prl' ' lieges and elections. No report was mai' thereon , but on February 22 , 1881 , Mr. HI reported from said committee n rosolutlc authorizing and directing the Bccrctnry i the fcenntn to pay out of the contingent fun ot the scnnto to the legal representatives c Mr. Spofford n sum equal to the coinpcnsatlc ! without mileage , of n senator from March 1877 ( the commencement of the congress ) I August 20 , 1SOO ( tbo day of his death ) , It elusive , which resolution was adopted will out division. In the house of representatives the powe to re-examine a decision made on nn olPctlo of members has been fully considered an decided. In the cases ot ( iholson and Cln borne , from the stnto of Mississippi , In th house of representatives of the Twcnty-flft congress , this question arose. They wore , s a special session , chodon icprescntatlves froi that state to n special session of congres called by President Van Duron , and , afte objection and discussion , were admitted t their scats In October , 1SH7. In Nnvcmbc following , nn election wns held , and Scrgenn S. Prentlss nnd T ,1. Word were elfcti'd mpni bors of that congress and In December pn sentod their credentials nnd claimed thcl seats. It WBB then urged that the drclslo previously made was conclusive of the rlgh ot Gliolson nnd Olalborno to their seats n members ot the Twenty-fifth congress , an that the whole matter wns res adjudicate Uut , after full examination nnd dlscusslor the resolution declaring Gliolson and Clal berne duly elected members ot the Twenty fifth congress won rescinded , the result bcln dub to a change of votes by four member of the house. It Is probably true as the : assorted that n personal sentiment In be half ot Mr. Premiss , whose reputation as th greatest jury orator of the United States lu preceded him In Washington , contributed 1 ; some measure to this result. Whatever ma be the fact In this respect , It Is certain tha such n question necessarily remains with th senate , which , not by reconsideration , bu ab a matter of high constitutional and per sonal privilege , may nt any time during th term of ofilco of the sitting senator rcopei a contested election case and reverse It former action. action.DUPONT'S DUPONT'S CASE. This naturally brings up the case of Hcnr A. Dul'ont. claiming a seat In the serial from the state of Delaware for the full tern commencing March 4 , 1S05. On May 15 lao the senate , by n vote of 31 to 3d , adopted ai amendment submitted by Senator Turplo o Indiana , Inserting the word "not" before th word "entitled" In the following rcsolutloi reported by Senator Mitchell of Oregon fron : he committee on privileges and elections 01 February IS Inst , viz. : "Resolved , That Henry A. Dul'ont is en titled to a seat In the senate from the stnti if Delawnre for the full term commcnclni March 4 , 1893. " Hy the same vote the resolution ni amended was agreed to. The twcnty-ulgh senators not voting wore paired upon thl : jticstlon , although there wns some cloubt'cx irrssed ns to how Senator Jones of Nevadi would vote. Ho wns finally paired with Mr iVolcott In favor of the amendment. Mr A'olcott being opposed to it. On the ques Ion of agreeing to the resolution as amendei 10 pair between Messrs , Jones and \Volcot vns announced , so Hint the senator fromNo rada. If BO Inclined , will be entirely frcc- nivlug taken no part whatever In the debati ) n the question to vote in favor of a rcsolu Ion nt the pending or coming session ti ; pat .Mr. DnPont. The vote then taken wai strictly a party vote , the four populist sen itors , Messrs. Allen , IJutler , Kyle nnd Pet er , voting In the affirmative with the demo : rntlc ( senators , no democratic senator vet ng In the negative. "When the senate Is full. " said a scnatoi n dcbalo In the last session , "It consists o ! lghty-clght members. " The empliasl ! ilaccd upon the word * "full" caused a burs' ' if laughter In the chamber. To add to the merriment , he continued 'I will say , however , that ilu- senate is nol low full ; it has only eighty-seven members There Is a vacancy from Delaware. " ( Utal lad not then been admitted. ) This vacancy was caused by the explra Ion of the term of Hon. Anthony Hlgglns n March 3 , 1893. Mr. Hlggins had been tin Irst person to break the long line of demo- ratlc senators from Delaware. Another and very formidable aspirant ap- > eared In the person of J. Edward Ad- licks , and there followed one of the most iltter struggles In the history of senatorial lections. Addlcks defeated Hlgglns ; HlgglnE lefcated Addlclis , and the question prac- Ically prerentcd to the senate was whether \ddlcks had not defeated the election eli i senator , thereby depriving his party of a nticli needed vote and hie slate of It.s pro- lortlonato share of membership lu the upper louse of congress. The contest at firsct was between Mr. Hlg- ; lns , Mr. Addlcka nnd Mr. Masscy , each hav- ng a loyal following among the republican ucmbcrs. The democrats gave compllmcn- ury votes to Mr. Wolcott and Mr. Rldgley , vhllo Mr. EDO W. Tnnnell had ono warm oipportcr In Representative Mustard , who otcd for him on every ballot. As the date f the final adjournment of the legislature pproached , and It became evident that iclther of the loading candidates would cure - uro the number of votes requisite for his lectlcn , an effort was made to find a com- romlso candidate. Mr. Addlcks , however , icld TOino ot his supporters to the end , while lie strength of Mr. Hlgglns went to Henry l. DuPont. When Mr. Dul'ont was first oted for by the friends of Mr. Hlgglns , Ir. Addlcks caused n number of Ills flupport- rs to cast their votes for Mr. William Du- 'ont , and for several ballots these two rothors were the leading candidates. Col- nel Henry A. DuPont claimed to have been Ir-ctccl to succeed Mr. Hlgglns , and when ongress assembled in December , 1S95 , Mr. Utcholl of Oregon presented a paper on hlch the claim Is based , which was rc- orrcd to the committee on privileges and lections. Colonel DuPont woo without credentials Igncd by the governor and attested by : io seal of the state , as Is custqmary. If e had had such signature and attestation Is claim would have been prlma faclo valid , nd ho would at once have been admitted o a seat In the rcnate and an Investigation rdered as to the legality of his election. Ir. Dul'ont claimed to have been elected lay 9 , 1895 , and In support of such claim ubmlttcd a certificate of the election of lenry A , DuPont. signed by the speaker and ttestcd by the clerk of the Delaware house f reprcsontntlves , together with sundry flldavlls and a certified copy ot the pro- cedlngs In joint assembly of the members f the senate and house of representatives f Delaware from January 10 to May 9 , 895. The legislature of Delaware- composed of ulrty members , three senators nnd uoven eprcsentatlves from each of 1U three coun- cs. llallotlng for a senator began January C , and continued until May 9 , 1803 , when ho legislature adjourned nine die. Two undred and four ballots were laken , and pen the last ballot , the vote stood as fol- owrt : II. A. DuPont , 15 ; Edward Illilgloy , 0 : J , Edward Addlcks , 4 ; Kbe W. Tun- ell , 1. Thereupon the speaker of the senate de- tared ! that no peraon having received a ma- orlty ot all the votes cast for United States cnator , there was no election to said of- CO. CO.It la obvious that thu number ot vet on cast or Mr. Dul'ont fall. * short of a majority of all lie members elected to the legislature , aud Is claim rests uolely tmnn the allegation lint ono of the votes cast for Mr. Rldclcy as void , and that ot the twenty-nine legal oil's cast- , having received fifteen , ho was uly elected. The vote which -Mr. Dul'ont rcka to have declaroil Illegal and void wai lat cast by William T , Wataon , the speaker f the senate. When the legislature- met efituia H. Marvll , republican , wan governor ; IB ucnuto was democratic , and elected Mr. 'atHon apeaker , and the home ot represents- vex was republican. On April S , Governor Inrvll died , and on the next day , In accnr , } nee with the provisions ot the constitution , peaker ol Uie Sctiato Watson entered upon the cxcrclae nt the office of governor of tl' fltnto of Delaware. Mr. Watson voted on tti last ballot , and the vital question at lasti Is , Did ho have the right to vote ? When li nrfltimed the office ot governor , did ho 'cent to be n senator ? Upon answer to this qtici tlon depends the right of Mr. DuPont to neat In tlio senate of the United States an perhaps the control ot that body by the re publican senators. Another nptnblo case In that ot Jamc Harlan of Iowa In the Thirty-fourth con grrss. He had been elected by ft stnto lai ( I8B1) ) , which provided that n convention e members of both houscn of the general ns scmbly for the election of n senator ehoul bo held at ft time to be fixed by concurred resolution of both houses. Other provision ot do.all were nlso made. A Joint convcntlo was held nt the time fixed , but no cholc was made ; nnd , upon adjournment , othc nie-ctlngo were held from day to day with out choice , the senate being democrat ! and the house whig , or opposition. On th fifth day the senate adjourned for the day before the hour fixed for the Joint convcn tlon , nnd failed to attend aa nn nrganlzci body. A majority of the house and flftcci eonalors took part In the proceedings am together they constituted a majority ot boll branches of theassembly. . A president pr tcmporo was chosen , and a judge of th supreme court and a United States eonato were elected. Mr. Harlan received the vote : of a majority of the whole number of mem bcre of the general assembly. The stall senate at Its next mooting , by resolution declared this election to be void and o no effect. After Mr , Harlan had held hi scat for two years , the United States scnati declared ho was not entitled to It. a ma Jorlty of the senators busing their votci on the ground that the slate law , ns a whole required the two houses to meet In Join convention ns organized bodies and the fall urp ot the senate to meet In Its organize ! capacity Invalidated the election. Such dls tlnguislicd senators ca Collnmer of Vcr mont. Fesscnden of Maine , Hale ot New Hampshire , Pugh of Ohio , Seward of New York , Toombs of Georgia and Trumbtill o Illinois voted for Mr. Harlan , the most prom inent senator opposing him being Scuatoi Douglas of Illinois. PK > S1\S FOH WHSTEIl.V VHTHHAXS Sui-vtvoi-M of tlio Itclit'tllon Iti-iueia. Iii-rc'il liy the ( icncral Rovcrnr.icnt. WASHINGTON , Jnn. 17. Pension granted , Issue of December 2S , 1S9'J ' : Nebraska : Original Simeon Bloom Omaha. Restoration and Increase Andrew Lelbort , Sargent , Custcr. Increase Nlch olas Metzer , Ilolsteln , Adams. Reissue ant Increase Christian Chrlstcnsen , Fremont Dodge. Original widows , etc. Emma C 1'liclc , Lincoln. Lancaster ; Lentha A. liar din , Cambridge , Ftinins. Iowa ; Original John vr. Van 55andt Madrid , Iloonu. Increase John Ryan , Ell nton , Rlnirgold. Original widows , etc.- Surah L. Ilutlmwuy , Rlecvllle , Mitchell Mary Damon , Vllllscn. Montgomery ; Wll helmlna Winter , Relnbeek , Urundy ; ( spc clal January 5) ) , Snral ; J. Messenger. Mar stmlltown. Marshall. South Dakota : Original widows , ctc.- .Mary Ucnnett , DeSmut , Klngsbury ; Saral K. Gilbert , Madison , Lake. Montana : Original widows , etc. Marj Ann Chancy , Livingston. Park ; Uettli Hnidley. Helena , Lewis and Clark. Issue of December 29 : Nebraska : Original-Matthias H. Reed Kennard , Washington ; Gt.-vrBo W. Jackson Smlthfleld , Gosper. Iowa : Orlglnal-llcnry E. Stephens. Rut- land , Humboldt ; Horace I' . Talcott , Straw berry Point , Clayton. Incrense-Edware bhutt , Wlntcrsot , Madison ; Gottfried Ott Ottumwu ; Charles Sylvester , Van Meter Dallas ; Patrick McCuddy , Creston. Union Alexander bmlth , Union Mills , Mnlinslca ! Reissue and Increase Andrew Leo , lowti City , Johnson. Original widows , etc. Caro. line I'lene. Foil Dodge , Webster. botith Dakota : Original-James K. Lock- wood , Vcrmllllon , Clay. Rcdtoiatlon-Kzni U Ingalls , lirwln. Klngsbury. Colorado : Original-Charles M. Wllcox , Denver , Arapahoe ; Valentino G. Brewer , Gunnlson , Gimnjson ; John H. Hutehlnson "cud. Sailda , chaffce. Increase Washing ton Heath. Wetmore. Custor. Reissue nnil Increase-Samuel L. Salsbury , Cripple Creek. 121 I-uso. Original widows , etc - .Mary 13. Rathhone , Pueblo. 1'rUt' " > . Issue of December SO : Nebraska : Original Alexander C. Virgin , CWa : Cnarlos pMetcair , Omdim ; vWalSnl \ . lal , , . : J Restoration ° hn.pWntklns. and . Farmer supple mental : David S. Hepner , Tl'ton CciHr 'nrrn . , , . " yo Con-ectlonvllle. Woodbury ; Gardner Dodcc Newton. Jasper ; William h. Cnnmlny. IC8 Molnes. Polk Reissue : Kdwar.l F. Leo , Daw-son , Dal .is. Original wido.vs , 6tc. Haiini ih L. Winters Lartorn. Iowa : ( rcls- stie ) Mary E. Hunt , Bangor , Marshall. Colorado- Original : Thomas J. Lash Stonewall. Las Animus : Juan do la lleves Duran Actillar. Las Animus ; Henry L ? Allen. Denver. Original widows , etc. : Mary S , fcmeigh. Denver , Arnpahoo ; Cynthia Scott. Monte Vista , Rio Grande.v""u -Wyoming Original Georso H. Brown. Collins Carbon. Reissue : William J. Gar land. Cheyenne , Laramle. Issue of December 31 : Nebrnska-Orlg- Iral : Benjamin F. Gulp. Mllford , Sewnrd ; ( special , January 7) Norvul li. Strong ? iminnj JvJmo ? . "unU , D ° l'B-ns. ' Otoo ; Jtnn lDa Woodlnke , . l\ \ ! , i Cherry. Increase : Scr- rll L. Burllngame , Osceoln , Polk. or s"nu" ' c Elizabeth Curry , Dyersvllle , Dubun.ue. won" ' -10" " * ' Ward- r Coloradp- Original : Jacob Blttncr. Lead- rls 1 illc8" { ? aml increase , Harrison Nor- issue 'of January 4. 1SS7 : Nebraska-In crease : Christopher Tlmm , Osceola ' Polk < sPeclal , January S ) : Aaron Taylor Abel ( deceased ) , DCS Molnes. RPH- toratlon and reissue : Joseph Schmltz ( de- ? cn ed ) . Cherokee , Cherokee. Increase : Peter crnne. KIma , Howard. Original widows , etc. : Carrie T. C. Brown. Fail-lie ! Je-fferson ; ( special , January S ) Amelia Carr Mlndcn. Pottnwattamlo ; ( special , January Annl Josep" wood- , Colorado Original widow ? , etc. : Ella C. Hulncs , Denver , Arapahoe. WI2.VTIII3II. I.-01II2CAST I-'OIl TODAY. I''air and Colilor , I'nlloM ( .c | 115n HIHnK 'IVmpfi-iiturf. WASHINGTON , Jan , 17. The forecast for Monday Is : For Nebraska and Kansas Fair ; north westerly winds , becoming variable ; colder In the morning' , followed by rising tem perature. For Mlssourl-Gonernlly fair : colder , with " " ,1 c'lcl wnv ° ! brink aim high northerly For Iowa-Fair ; colder ; northerly winds. For Colorado-Generaliy fair ; variable For'South Dakota-Gcncrnlly fair ; not so cold Monday afternoon ; variable winds. | ' ° r Wyoming-Fair ; KSht , variable I.Ol'lll ltlOI > ll. OFFICE OF THR WEATHER BUHBAU. OMAHA , Jan. 17-Omnha record of rainfall and temperature compared with cor responding day of the past three years : , . , 1S97. 1S9S. 1 33. 1S34. Maximum temporaturo. . . 31 3S 23 42 Minimum temperature. . . . ID 21 2S 29 Average temperature ra 30 32 3d Rainfall T T T T Hi-cord of temperature anil precipitation Omaha for the day and slnqo March 1 , Normal temperature for the day ] 5 KXCOHS for the day 10 Accumulated excels ulnce March 1 150 Normal precipitation for the day. . ,02 Inch Deficiency for the day .Ui Inch Total precipitation since Mch. l.G.OI : ! Inches liypess since March 1 fi.33 Inches Del c ency for cor. period. 1S)8. ) . 11.3S InchcB Dellclency for cor. period , ISM. . 19.3) ) Inches ItciiurlH from Stiilloiix in H 11. in. Beventy-llfih meridian time. | 8P - E.l l STATIONS AND STATE OP Pm. Temperature WKATHKIl. m. Imnlm , clear 321 T forth riiitte. clenr . . . 32 T lull iJiku City , clear 32 ' 'heyennv , clenr , SOT tupld city , clear lurun , clouily , , , , , , -lilcugo , clouily U , Loulii , cloiuly it. I'aul , clear " ivt-nport , part cloudy Ii-leiiu , purl clouily , . , < nncaa City , clear , , , Invru , part clouily . , , lUmaivk , clear .VllllKton , clou'ly laltdlon , cloudy . . , * . , T Inillcuteii trace of iiroclpltntlan. zero , U A. WELSH , ' Local Vorccant OfUufal , CLEWS' ' FINANCIAL REVIEW f i * In Wall Street the Year Opens with n Improvomfintjin Tono. RECOVERY OF CONFIDENCE IS EVIDEN Conviction , lmt n Hi-ncllo from VnrloiiN A | V THU CnnilltluiiN HUN Set In AV ill eli Will llrliiR 1'roMiicrlt j' . NEW YORK , Jan. 17 , Henry Clews , lien of the banking house of Henry Clews & Co writes : In Wall street , the year 1S07 opens wit a marked Improvement of tone. Amor the banks , In the Investment market. I speculative operations and In the varlet branches of credit , the recovery of coi fldence is very conspicuous. The change no nrtlllclal product ; It has come nliot through n gradual natural process , nnd the result of a growing conviction that reaction has nut In from the various m verse condlllons nnd moods Which , for tli last three years , have so completely shake the foundations of public confidence. Nc that the future Is regarded as entire ! exempt from some Important uncertntnllc for It Is conceded that adjustments rcmnl to bo accomplished which nro needful I establishing a complete HCIISC of public HI curlty. Ono of the main things tending to tli ! current recovery Is the evidence on ever side of a more conservative , intelligent an rational public sentiment. Our three ycni of severe trial has served as an Invahmbl education. It him exposed certain radlci but unsuspected dangers In our cnrrene system tind In out- financial mnchtnerj The first effect of those revelations was t produce a paralyzing alarm , under whlc capital nnd Industry bccamo utterly stun natcd. The exposure of our perils , ho\\ e-ver , stimulated Investigation , and Invest gallon has enabled us lo miilcrslnnd ou complication of diseases , to measure thel dangers , and to put a reasonable estlmat upon the remedies proponed for their re moval. AVe have thus como to undcrstnn our case nnd arc able to see the way on of It , which first carries us out of th paralyzing stage of flight , and then CF tabllshcs more than u hope that the nn tloiml Judgnient will provide n way of escape capo from our Industrial and financial dc inngC'inents. Having thus passed bcyon the singe of confused misconceptions Int thnt of an Intelligent comprchenslolf of th situation , the battle with our adverse con dltlons Is virtually woh. Among nctlv men of affairs there Is now a general con sensus of opinion aa to what Is nc-edful t put our varied Interests ! upon n sound an safe basis , and It Is this matured under standing of the situation nnd its wants , to tvother with the public urgency for apply ing prompt remedies , that largely account for the great Improvement , of tonewhlc ] Is now appearing In Wall street. At the same time , this recovery Is inncl encouraged by the abatement of the hit political excitements. The silver qtiestloi Is now scarcely mentioned , In congress o out. The jingo sentiment Is virtually si lent. There Is no longer any Impatlcnc lo force ourselves p'remattirely bctweoi Spain and the Cubans , nnd the probabll Itles suggest the hope of an early setllc metit of that struggle. In brief , the sobe Judgment of the people , has nsserled It ascendancy over thu wave of passion whlc ] had spread over pblltlcs , and the dangc from false and precipitate policies has sub Hided. Above nil , the arbitration treaty hai diffused throughout thoi nation the grcii hope of founding in lasting friendship will the only country that wo have been won to regard as possibly threatening our In ternational peace. It Is not concelvnbli that the senate- can -fall t'o ratify this great est compact that lids ever been establlshet among1 millons , and whim the treaty hit : been ratified its beneficial effects will np pear in many ways not now thought o nnd which will tend to elevate the nntlonn sentiment nnd to dispel political misgiving ; which have more than a llttlo conduce ! to the Into prevailing distrust. Thus , li politics , both domestic .and international wo seem to bo pas/sing / from an cbullitlot of passion and prejudlcii to a condition o calmer and more- responsible policies ; tin more liju-lllgcnt dasses , are gaining tin ascendancy in public opinion , and 'tho com mon sense of the people" " is coming t'd tin rescue of the nation. Nothing could mon than this contribute lo the complete res toratlon of prosperity , ror nothing Is sc illrectly responsible for the late alarm ni the wild vagaries In our politics. Tha movements which are thus nfTectlnc \\nll street nro producing Similar effects In business circles at large. Manufacturers ind merchants perceive Ihnt a new srirll lias come over the markets and that the tendencies on all sides are more hopeful , They have not entirely got over the ills- ippolntment of the late unreasonable ex- lectatlon that thu election would raise n jrent spurt of commercial activity at the k'ery time of the year1 when bunlnef.s is al ways at Its lowest ebb ; but It Is generally zonccdcil that the elements of a solid re vival are alreadv in sight and thnt wo arc low In the beginnings of an era of great [ irosperlty. It may be tvwt. o.vlng to the extreme sp rlt of conservatism Into which r.en of business have been schooled by re- : e-nt experience , we shall witness no very striking boom during the first half of the ear ; there can be no reasonable doubt , low-ever , that the fall trade will leave lit- : lo to be desired In the way of prosperity. It Is not to be overlooked that the export mslncss , especially In connection with man- ifnctured goods. Is rapidly assuming very nrgo dimensions , and yet this Important 'actor attracts llttlo attention from those vho are accustomed to consult too com- nerclal barometer. At the same time we ire In the midst of a remarkable revival n the shipments of the ordinary staple nr- Icles of export. During the last twelve nonths ( UOG ) the exports of cotton , bread- iluffs , mineral oils nnd animals and animal irodttets reached the extraordinary value if $631,000,000 , against $522.000.000 In ISSo. This lot only means a condition of the foreign exchanges extraordinarily In our favor ; It qually means a valuable relief to our arming and planting populations which mist have Its effect upon the country trade if the season now opening , The foreign exchange market continues itcady and affords no symptom of the cx- lortutlon of gold which London nnd Paris invo been so confidently telling us must ippoar soon after the opening of this year. Ve have already mentioned the fact In hese advices that , at the end of last year , .bout J33.0CO.OOO In bills of exchange -was icld hero as a temporary Investment , In ilaco of forwarding the bills to Europe In ho usual course. These obligations have low begun to fall due. AVcro the collcc- lens remitted In the ordinary course we honld now bo Imoortlng considerable mounts of gold ; the foreign bankers , how- ver , are glad to Issue others bills against heso maturities , so that this largo forelsn itdcbtedness to Now York Is being to a onslderablo extent renewed as It becomes ayablc. This operation suits the large older a of Idle balances here and helps to ustaln thu local rate of Interest ; and It till better suits the convenience of the orelgn centers , which ( ire mulcted by a onipnrntlve dearth of gold. This sltuallon trongthcns the probablllly that llttlo gold , -111 bo sent hence tp ISurope during the irst half of the current year. The foregolnu" nro the principal factors ow affecting Wall -street Interests. On the lock exchangu they- are con.'itrucd as trongly favoring .4- steady Improvement i the value of securities , nnd consequently ends and stocks are , persistently advanc- np. It may not be that these conditions . 111 nt once develop Into nny extreme peculatlvn activity-for ; everywhere the plrlt of business MS"'cfiiiEorvatlve : but a toady rise in prices. iKoems Inevitable , nnd , i my Judgment , piirpuTif-j'H at present prices , -111 ultimately Hhopi haQilsomo ; irollts. H TIII3 CIIEAI'ljVr M3V CI5XTH11. Hut ofCiiNli IlolilliiHHiln ( lii > Xcw York lliinUN n Jjyipt-ful Hliiii , NEW YORK , Jfijjt-jn. The Financier iiys : New York Is now llio cheapest loney center In the- world , nnd the s.tnte- icnt made by the pli'rtrlng house banks ar the- week cndc'd'ialiuary ; 10 , showing further lncrense-j/n"Hurplus / reserves of iISl,07F , Is nn Indfentlfln that It will re- min so for an Inili-llnlti' period. Up to tlio llrst of the lire-sent year the lew York banks * reported u steady e-x- anston In loans , Iho Increase from No- ember 7 to January 2 having been ness > ss than $19,000,000. Since January 2. how- i/cr , the loans of the banks have Increased nly $70,000 , or practically nothing , while- cposlts In thu two weeks have .expanded j the enormous total of J2ffCOOOOa. This ccumulatlon hasi been of no use to the rtnka , and shows why the loan market as fallen off HO rapidly. Since January 2 10 cash holdings of the banks have risen 5,350,000. In other words , the de-posits ro- laln Inactive in the banks. In view of these facts Iho efforts being mdn by a number of ban It n to maintain minimum Interest rnto of 2 per cent ppcar to bo useless , although the nllght miice In Iho loan Hem In evidence they live not abandoned tlio agreement , which Is iiMnurtcd no run of them have made , hu statement Is interesting , cbiieclally us ilutlrtc to purchases of sterling blllsi , ho advance In sterling In narrowing the roflt lo a small figure , anil , while Iho low icney rntt-s of themselves favor tin nil- nice , the heavy foreign trade balances .ported for the month anil the year do 5t ciicournca the belief that exchange will rlso to a gold exporting point , The li vestmcnln made In foreign lillln , the cm rylnu of which Is really lending money I Kuropo , stand to lone , therefore , quite , r much an to gain. In the meantime , what to do with tl heavy surplus carried by Km Now Yor banks Is a serious problem , Surface Ind cations now favor nn advance In stoc prices , ns low money will stimulate bulli Ing nnd Industry In general , and It Is IK unreasonable- sny that the heavy surplt : will bo absorbed to n large txtcnt In di mcstlc expansion. If this proves true , th United States will enter upon nn era c prosperity during1 the coming spring whlc has not been equaled since the early 'SO's , 1'1,1-JXTY 01IIASIiT KOIl Ol'TIMIS.V .Vllmvny Still KliulN Coed lleu-mii * fo Itltftt'lltt * VIl'ttH. NEW YOIWC. Jan. 1C. Ittisluess return nro not satisfactory , neither nro they en couraglng. So far ns ticy ; represent pas conditions they are no longer effective it Wall street scarecrows. Wall street , a usual , chooses to anticipate rather thai look backward. Profits In no stock mnrkc were ever made on what upeil to be.Vha Is ntiw nnd what Is ahead nro the lest to win on. And prospects are bright. Certainly no better authority ou till could ho had than Vice President Franl Horn ! of the St. Paul road , who. In an In tervlew to be published here tomorrow says : "There are ample grounds for hope , It I not necessary to go over the many Inllu cnces which must Soon develop a wide spread betterment In nil lines of business Predictions are Idle nnd useless. Kver : man understands the factors In the slum tlon the scarcity of stocks of merchandise the rock-bottom position of trade , and tin removal of those barriers which have here toforc been so powerful In holding bad Improvement. I feel confident that wo shal see a greatly changed condition of attain by spring at the furthest. It will not stir prise mo If the betterment shows Itscl within the next week or two. The bac weather In the west has kept things ImcJ for the last two weeks. Otherwise , I thlnl- AVO chould have already seen evidences of Improvement. "Hut while I believe we nro going to have better business within a very : iort time yet I do not think the Improvement wll assume any great proportions until aflei the now administration Is Installed and the new congress gives some indication of its future course. It Is only reasonable tc expect that the business community wll bo somewhat hesitant until It knows some thing of the new law-making body , par ticularly when It Is understood that tin coming congress will have several Impor tant problems to solve. It Is not a ques tion of the manner In which these mutton are settled : It Is Kielr settlement that if needed. While there Is no certainty aboul legislation , no solid foundation on which to base business operations , the Improve ment will be limited. Hut once.settle these agitations and let people know where they stand and there will be no hesitation tc keep back the progress of trade. " 1 feel very hopeful both for business and railway revenues. Until March Is wel under way the betterment In trade wll necessarily be slow. Aftci- that , and nftei congre-ss gives some proof of Its desire tc afford the country relief , wo will sec sub stantial nnd well earned Improvement throughout the whole Industrial field. " Europe Is buying American stocks. This has been quietly going on for sonic time , Now the most Important Internationa ! banking house acknowledges It. Hut It such quarters It Is Insisted that nothing like old fashioned activity and strength art looked for until the Cleveland administra tion Is out of olllco. Money piles up In the banks ; loans do not extend. Borrowers are shy. This look ? like b.uslncss apathy. Hut there are Indi cations to bo trusted that n change will soon como In this particular. If the busi ness Interests of the country become will assured that stable tariff schedules arc sure , we will see a speedy quickening In every commercial and Industrial depart ment. It Is only the practice of common sense to wait until something sure anil fixed Is In sight. Thus , while we may have stock market development soon , we nro hardly likely to sc-e much of nn extension In general business until after the -Ith of March. One pool has been formed to trade In 10.000 shares of St. Paul nnd an equi : ! amount of Hurllnglon & Qulncy. The quick advances In both of those stocks has been largely Influenced by mis pool's op erations , n. ALLAWAY. Iollilii Money Market. LONDON. Jan. 17. Money rates have rlile-d easier , with no sign of a large for eign gold movement. Tne trade balance against Europe is so largo that no return of gold from the United States Is expected yet. The signing of the nroUrntlon treaty , together with cheaper money , has given another feature to the Investment market. Prices were mostly firm , except for Indian loans , which were weak on the famine and the plague. The proposed financial reforms caused an advance In Turkish Issues. Spanish securities advanced on the ex pected settlement of the Cuban question through the United States , but have since relapsed. The demand for South American securities continues steady. Ouslncss in the American market was small , but the tone- was good , except for the Pacific railways almost the \v-4iole line showing a small advance. Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul , pcnvcr & Rio Grande- preferred nnd Loulsvlllo & Nashville were up I'A per cent. l.omloii CrnIii , LONDON , Jan. 17. The weather Is cold nnd the crop accounts are good. In the market the price for wheat was not better. Buyers were reserved , as tiie ratio of con sumption has been low , but It has been expected that the cold weather will bring active demand. Dealers re active , and forward positions nro easier. California , prompt delivery , was quoted at 3te. North ern spring parcels , January and February delivery , were quoted nt 32s Oil. Flour was quiet nnd steady. Maize was quiet ; American mixed , steamer , as destination 13s Cd asked. Barley , firm and Inactive. Oats , American firm. Clipped white oats are quoted at 12s Cd. February delivery ? London Wool . . . . . . - . . - . , . LONDON , Jan. 17.-Tho arrivals of wool for the first series of the colonial wool sales , which wll open ne.-.t Tuesday nro : . ! Wcl.Ics C7'lnG' Queensland. 41- - . , ; ' j(0 ( ; A'lctorln. 85,021 ; Tasmania , 211 ; South Australia , 23.119 ; AA'cst Australia , 7.700 ; New .Jcaliinil. 44.5SS ; Capo of Good Hope- and Natal. C.OOfi. making a total of 310,022 bales , .ncludlnjj . 93.500 sent direct. The Imports ror the week aggregated 171,212 bales , In cluding : New South AVttlos. 2,423 ; Queens- " : v" v'c ' < ° r' ' " . 10.2'South Austral a. .233 ; New Zealand , 23)31 ! ) ; Cape of Good Hope nnd Natal , G.391 ; France1S3 ; Ger many , 1,043 , and sundries , 70 bales. .IIiimlKNliiVoolN nnil YnriiN. MANCHESTER. Jan. 17.-In yarns a mod i-rate business has been done in export to tndla nnd China , but prices were low 31111 larger orders were rt-rused at 1-JCc : o He decline. Cloth wns less satisfactory , rho Indian demand was kiled by the fnm- rvnift bl.lyicr' nn'i " ' " ! .i-sypt . , but. taken all around , sales are imall , less than the output , ami prices are jarely steady and Irregular. . French si n- " were firm , and Germans , were easy less desjlre for business. Mvi-rpoo ) .Mnrli.-tH. MVBnroOU JUM. I6.-wiIKAT-8pot. Ften.ly . ; lemnnti poor ; No. 2 reil , hprlnw , Cs lOtlNo ' 1 allfcrnla , n vjii , I < 'uturcH cloteil linn w'lih icar ami dlMant ponltloiig UH lilsher u lm" leavlcut on ml.lclkpnBltlnn ; Jnnuury CB ( H/.il ; elmmry , Cs liia ) ; if arch , Gs 10140 ; May , Ca foitN-Rpot. steiuly ; American mlxeil , new , a ( Will. KntiireH cloi-eil ( | iiet | , with near anj llntant positloiiB nncliaiiReil to 4il lilKlier ; Jan- niry , 2s UHil ; February , 2n 9iil ! ; March . 'i Ji'li ' April. 2 lOd ; May. 2s 10J. FLOUK Steady ; Oemunil | > oor ; St. Jxjuls fnncy winter , ! s 3d. I'llOVISIONH Hacon , firm : demand moderate ; Cumberland cut , 2S lo 30 Ibs. , ik ; short ribs 20 to 24 Ibs. , 20s Cd ; long clear , light , 34 to M Ibs , , 27s ; long clenr. heavy. 40 to 45 Ibs , 2Gs lid- Rhort clear backs , llsbt. IS Ihr. . 2Cs Cd : bliort clenr middles , heavy. 45 to (0 Ibu. . 24n ; rli-nr bellies. 14 tu 1U lb. . , 27s C < 1. Shoulders ( xquare. ) , 12 to If Ibs. , 2Cs Cd. Ilnrnn , ihcrt cut , 14 to 10 Ibs. , 40 . Tnllow. fine North American , IBs. Ilecf , extra India mes , 28 nj ; prime mem. SOs , rcrk , prime mess , fine western , 45s Cd ; medium western , 41s 3d. Inrd. li-ndy ; prlino western , 21s ; iflini-il , In pnlls , 22s ! > d. CHEESE Firm ; demand fair ; finest American , white nnd colored , H * > IIIITTEH Finest United StntCK , ! W ; good. r.1s , OILS I.lm-c'eil. ICs 3d : petroleum , rellned , CUd. HEFIUOEHATOH HUEF Fcieiiuarier , 3Hd , hlndnuarter , S ? d. HOI'S At Ixmdon ( I'aclllo coatt ) , i. KIIIINIIH City .AInrlci-lN. KANSAH CITY , Jan. 1C. WHEAT Dull anil steady ; No. 2 hunt , 70CiWc ; No. 2 rc-d , 92i ! ; No. 2 tprlng , nominally , 7Cf)7Co. COHN-Htrndy ; Nr. "i mixed , 17KRISUO. OATH Fairly nctlvo nnd steady ; No. 2 white , nominally , 17'.4ii2c. ! IlYE-No. 2. ! 2c. HAY Httndy nnil uncliangi-d. HUTTEIl UnchuiiKcil ; creaim-ry , H019o ; dairy , i'.y at ColTi-c NEW YOItK. Jnn , ! . COPFEE-Optlons npcntnl quiet , with prices unchanged to & polm.t lower , ruled Inactive and featur lcr , except for vmull local demand auulntt i-liort contract , fnl- lowing steady cables ; cloned 'julet ami unchangeil to 5 points advance ; sales , l.'JOA ' b.iui , Incluillngi May , J9.f6. Hpot c-offt * , Hlo , nulctj No. 7 , Invoice , J 10.00 ; jobbing , J10.W. Mild rjulet ; Cordova , Jirf,0 fll7.00. Tblal wuic-bouto ilt'llvcrles from the Unlleil Btatcs , 48,115 bags , Including 10,120 liaea ftom Now Ynik , New Yotk stock today , JM CI2 bngij I'ntlrd States M < . * rk , 5 .135 b K , nllm fur Ibc t'nitcit flnto , ) l , C * o bngn ; total .l * > lb ! for the t-niteil Stnlc-s , 7M.4T9 b.iKf , again * ! Ci3 4T4 bug * Intt > cnr. 8ANTOH , Jnn. 18.--rOFI-'Ei-aoml : nvern ; Bnntus , 11.7CO rcl ; ictclptK , ll.OM bncn ; Mpii 'ilS.COi ) bAk-s. IIAMIIUKCI , Jnn. --rOFI'rK-Qulct nnd ui chnnxeit ; vnlrs , 4,100 b K . iiAViii ! . Jsn. cornij--oponn : > Ut to vi ailvnncc : clocc.l inu'lmnRCil ; tnlin , 4C > iX ) bugs , mo , Jan. le.c'orrEistrmiyi No. 7 , nil 10.0.10 rein ; nxchnnKO , S 9-t6il ; receipts , 3,000 IMRI cli-nreit for tbe Vnltnt Stntfs. 5.WJ tiassi fc Uuropr , 11,000 bags ; stocks , 319,000 b.ics. CIIIG.UUI ( iUAl.V AMI PHOVISIOX ! Kciitui'CN nnil Cliisliiw 1'rli'OH of Hill m-ilnj'K Tradlimr. CHICAGO. Jan. 16.-AVheat , althouuli very dull market , ruled strong and close nt a < Mc advance. The strength canio prli : clpally from the firmness In the Unite Kingdom markets and a very good expot business. Corn and ontn both profited b wheat nnd scored advances of ' .sfi'.ic ' , re spce'tlvely. 1'rovlslona closed at substan tinlly unchanged prices. In wheat Liverpool again furnished a stir prlso nt the opening , the quatallons froi : that niurkcl showing a4A advance. In th face of a "fid " decline here yesterday , t did not have vety much effect , howeve : the frequency with which that mntkcl ha seesawed with the local market of lati having ( nutted a feeling of Indifference Hut Us Influence was strong enough ti cense the May option , which cloned yester day at Me , to open today at MHJe. Attr that there was a brief period of weakness caused by selling orders from outside mar lcts , St. Louis especially , w.ilrh eained I to soil at .SO't.0. Hut the easy feeling w.i short lived. Chicago receipts wore fort ; cars , A year ago they were 111 cars. Mln l.ennnlls ) and Dnluth reported " ! M c.'irst against 171 last Saturday and 40'J a yea ago. The week's shipments of wheat niu flour from both coasts were given by Hrnd street's as 2US.OOO ! bu. , as compnrcd will 3,10iUOO ! bti. the week before. It was lull muted In the cablegrams that the world' : exports of wheat and Hour to ISurone thl * week were expected to show up small M.m day and that wns understood to bo th < chief reason for Liverpool's llrmni-sM. li was soon known hero that three boatload ! of No. 2 spring had been worked for expori to go all by rail at oncu from Chicago tc the seaboard. The market became llrmei and May iidvanced lo S0)8e. Later In tin day the same llrm that worked the threi boatloads pltired ten more to go from hen to the t'nlted Kingdom In the same wn > and at once. That was the reason In chloi for a further rise to SlftSlUc nbout twenU mlnules from the close , and the Inst trailIng - Ing was at S3-vc , or - c imorovoment foi the day. Corn ruled a trllle firmer. Influenced bj the strcnglh In wheat and by the reductlor of rail freight to the seaboard , equal tc 2Vfcc per bu. Trade was narrow and price changes were confined to a ' 4e limit. Maj opened a shade higher at 24r > V2nie. ! roll ! to 24 4C. to 21-Xc , and closed steady at 2I-1U * Oats was llrm all day. The strength In wheat helped the advance and wet weathei was also a bull factor. Selling was light and n few shorts snowed some disposition to cover , nil of which tended to create a better feeling. May opened a shade higher at lSgis-Ttp , sold at ISifflSTtc ami was offered at Die top price at the i-lnne. Provisions opened easy at a slight decline , were Inclined to heaviness for nn hour erse so , and then became firmer. The heavy hog receipts and large csllmitles for tomor row were the reasons for the early weak ness , prices firming up with corn. At the olcse May pork was n shade higher at JS.02KMay ; Inrd a shade lower at $4.10 and May ribs unchanged at $ I.12' , < . . Estimated receipts for Monday are : Wheat. ' . - car : corn , 340 cars ; oats , 2GO cars ; hogs. Bj.OCO head. The leading futures ranged as follows : Artlcli 8.1 Open. T Illifli. | T.ow. | Close. ' ! VVHl'.v. Wheat- Jan. . ' < 77 ! , May. . . Stl .In ) ) . . . 7UJS 70 Corn Jan. . . . ' - " . 11 J2H * * * " May. . . . July. . . . acn Sept. . . 'JiJifc-L'i 'OtltK- .1in . . . nut 111 Mnv. . . . lHf. July. . . . lUtt IDJi IKk l'o--k- J.-ui. . . . 1 fl ) sn 7 HO 7 HI ) 7 SO May. . . . 8 00 8 1)5 ) 7 115 8 ur. H Ul4 ! Lnnl- 3 OS : i tin 3 ' ' " ' II7H M'IIV' . . 1 07 H 4 it ! 4 07 i ii ) 4 1'J' ' Sh'l Itlbs Jan. . . . I ( ) . - , 4 074 t ( I.- , J ( )7K 4 07H _ May. . . . 4 07 t I'-'Ji i 07r ( 4 1L' ! < No. z7 Ciisli quotations were as follows : l-'UHJU Kleaily ; winter pajents , { Lllfl-LfO ; winter straights. H.OOiTI.CO ; bakers , I3.00iT3.K , pprlni ; patentH , { 4.0JOJ.10 ; pprliig stralglils , ja.Mir 3.60 ; cprhiK epeclal . fl.50. AVIIKAT No. 2 lining , "STic ; No. S tpihiR 5c : No. 2 red , 87fSS7ic. | COHN No. 2. ! 2 ic. OATS No. 2 , 16',4o ; No. 2 white f. o. 20y , 21'lc : No. 3 white , f. o. b. , ITfilOc. HYI-J-No. 2. 37 > ic. HAHLKY No. 2 , nominal ; No. 3 , f. o. b. , 25 34ci No. 4 , f. o. b , . 24',402Cc. I--/.AXSBRII--NO. i. ; cc. TIMOTHY SiKD : Prime. J2.fr. , 1'HOVISIONS Mef pork , jier bbl. , J7.S2".n r > 7' < i. I.nril. lier li * > lli . . J3.iVfJ.97iA. Hlmrt litijl Rliles ( loose ) . M.97'.i ' 4.S2',4. Dry Salleil shouldprs ( lioxcil ) , J1.K04.DO ; short clear skies ( boxeil ) , J4.12iSC4.5. WHISKY Dlatlllerh1 nnlshcil goods , per gal. . 11.18. SUGAUS Cut loaf. J5.SC ; Brnnulatfil , JI.CI. The following were the reci Ipts anil tlilpments today : On tbo ProJnco oxclinnje to Hy tbo b liter nrir- ki-t was linn : cn-nmerv. inulUc : dairy , a 17e. EjrpH. weak : fivhb. lyc. Clu--Hc. firm nt ( . * . ! ? . lns l ixinlirv. moadv : inrkej-B , Ily IlKcicblclteiiH , fiai ! ! < c : ( lucUs HMllc. OMAHA < iH.\iitVK JIAHICKT. Condition < if Trnile anil Uun'nlloiin in .Stniilu onil FiuifjI'lmliiLe. . KOfSS Fresh enthercil , 12fl2Uc. HUTTEIl Common to fair , S0Do ; choice to Fancy roll , 135140 ; Eepnr-ator creamery , 20o ; gath- ereJ creamery , KttlCc. OAME liluc wlngeJ teal ducks , J1.75 ; green ivlne , Jl.CO ; redlieails nnil nmllarils , J3.75 ; small riibblts,40050c ; jacks , JI.OOiTl.25 ; e > iulrrcl.o , COf/TOo ; Canada geese , large , tC.t-OOT.OU ; mnull. jl.ooij ) LOO. LOO.C1IUKSR DoniCBtlo brick , lOticj Kdam. per loz. , J9.00 ; club houco , l-.b. jars , per cluz. , J3.15 ; Jmberger. fancy , per lb. , S'.io ; lloauefort , 14-lb. ars , per doz. , J3.CO ; Younu Americas , 10io ; wine ; fancy , lOHc. VEAL Choice fat , SO to 120 tbs. , arc quoted nt { I7ic ; large nnd conrpc , 4H6c. nilKSHUn l-OHI/rUY-Chlekens. CV4ffl7c ! tur- [ eys , 11W120 ; Kcere. SSi'Jo ; ducks , ifiOc. I.IVH I'Otn.TUY Not wanted. PICJKONS U\e , "SSSOci dead pigeons , not vnnted , HAY Upland. J4.X ( > ; mldlnnil. J4.00 : lowland. 3.1.0 ; rye ptraw. 13.SO ; color makes the price on my ; llcbt b ° ls cell tbe best ; only top grades irlnR top prices. IIIIOOM COItN nxtrcmcly slow Ftile ; new : rcp , delivered on track In country ; choice preen clf-worklns carpet , per lb. . 2JI2'c ' : choice green , unnlnir to hurl , 2iJ2'lc ; common , lic. ! VCOBTAULCS. SWEET 1'OTATOES-On orders , per bbl. , J1.75. ONIONS Good stock , per bu. , Kli'tiC. IJMA I1KANSlir lb. . 4c. ItEANS-IInnJ picked navy , per bu. , Jl.25fn.35. CAIIIIAOE.-CSood ttock. per hundred. J1.25. CEI.KJIY 1'er doz. , ZSSSOc ; fancy , large , 4tO Oc. Oc.I'OTATOES Good native etoclt , per bu. , 25 ® Oc. TOUITS. BHAl'EH Crates , U pony baskets , Concordi nd Cntawlmi , per crates , 12.20. MA1.AOA aitAI'E.S-1'er keg , 17. CHANllEIirUKS-Capu Coil , per bbl. , 8.00iG.CO. Arj'I.KS- e-nt.kltig. per bbl..Jl.C3ifl.75 ; fancy lew York. J1.75. CALIFORNIA I'EARB-Per box. J2.00fl2.25. TftOl'lCAI , I'ltUITH. I'INEAl'I'MJS IVr crate of two to three dot. Jl.bOU4.tO. OKANaEH Mexlcnn. J3.Mfl3.7G : California navcln , J3.00fi3.W ; sei-dMnKS , J2.75i/3.00. I.EMONH MrHlnnv. J3.t.0f 4.00 ; cbolco Cali fornia , J3.OOJj3.SO ; fancy , | 3.C,0 3.75. IIAJJANAP fliolcn. lurg ftocX. per bunch , ; inedlimi-slr.id bunches. Jt.(032.C < . . ' . . HONEY Fancy Hliltc , per lu. , He ; choice , 13c ; Callfurnla , amber color , IQa. CIDEII-Clnrllled juice , per half bbl. , J2.SO ; per bbl. , ' ' MAri'.IJ SVIlUr Klvo-ical , cans , each , J2.CO 2.75 ; Kill , cnnti , per doz. , 11 : ; half-gal , cana , JG.25 ; NUTS Almonds , California , per lb. . larse Ui13c ; Ilmzlli , pfr lb. . lOc ; Entllth wul- UIIIB , per lb. , fancy , soft flicll , 12W12lie ; stand , ardi , HOHV.c ; fllbcrts , per lb. , loc ; pecans , pol- lulled , law. C10c ; jumbo 11OI2c ; luiue hick , ciry nuts , ll. > 3 per bu. ; email , IISO ; cocoamiln , Co eacb. HAtinit KHAUT-I'cr halt bbl. . 11.75 , ; Ibis. , J3.CO 3.25. nas Imported fancy. 5 crown , SO-lb. toxei , Uc ; choice , 10-lb. boxesicrown , lie. Tolfilo MtirlirlH. TOLIjno , Jan. ! . WIIKAT llluhcr , but eteady ; No , 2 catli. M'.io ' : May. 93Via. C'OUN Steady ; No. 2 mixed , 22a bid ; 22Kc asked. DATH-QuItt ; No. 2 mixed , 18a Hiked , HVIInucllve ; No. 2 caul ) , 3So bid. UIX > Vnil HKKD Dull , but fctcody ; prime March , 1.2Ji4. Cut In n .MnrUof. NHW YOItK , Jan. lC.-COTTON-Bpot nuleii mldnllnt- c. NUVf OUI.KAN8 , Jan. 18. COTTON-Qulcti middling. 7 IMCc ; KOCH ! ordinary , 7 tlc , BT. UU1H , Jan. " OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET Week Olosos with the Usual Light Hun of Oftttlo mid Hogs. POOR LOT OF BEEF STEERS OFFERED Itiilf-l.'ut nnd Underfed Stuff Mnkcn ' ' UiilrliiTH * n DriiKKltiHr 'I'rnilo Sliu-U lloliU n l.lttlo llclli-i- for tliu l > ay. SOUTH OMAHA. Jan. Ifi.-Rccclpts for the days indicated were ; Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Horses. January 1C io73 4.S3S 1,148 January 15 1,502 3770 B.061 January 14 2,207 4tSO 2,074 Jnnuai-y 13 3,219 B.sia 602 144 January 12 2,81 5,8M > 1,209 January 11 2,130 3,350 1,701 . . . . January D 1,123 4tf. > B74 January S s.JM 4 , MM CIS . . . . January 7 1.U70 C.100 4.4S9 January C 1,027 3,119 2,225 The olllclnl nuinlieiof eara of sloclt lirouglit In today by each road was : llogs. Sheep. M. & st. r. sunn pncino iiy ! ; ; ; ; ; "i 3 ! ! Union 1'aeliic Fj-slcm. . . . S 15 a C. Si N. W. Hy 1 I' ' . . 13. M. \ " . II. H. . . II 19 O. . St. p. , .M. & o. Hy. . 9 .1 B. Si M. R. R. U 10 29 C. , H. .t 0 , Hy 10"l 2 KC. . & St. J "l Total iccclpt.4 4iJ 73 0 The disposition of the day's receipts was UK follows , ouch buyer purchasing the num ber of head Indicated : Buyers. Cattle. HORS. Sheep. Omaha Packing Co I,0i2 ; . . . . . It. H. Hammond Co Ill S73 165 Swift and Company 372 1,193 Cml.-ihy Packing Co 17u l.GM U79 J. L. L'aiuy 172 W. I. Stephens Other buyers 17 Totals ; 1,113 4,811 1.1IS OATTL1-0 The receipts were light today , only forty-seven loads being reported In , or about tin * usual Saturday's run. I ho most of the cattle here were breves , largely -half fat cattle. The market did not show any material change , though the triulo was slow on the ICM desirable fades , Billchors' stock was also just about steady , and ro\v and heifers sold In the same notch as yesterday. llio market of the past week ns regards beef cattle was not entirely to the filclns of sellers. The receipts wore not very large , while the demand was good , which was a considerable element of strength , but the heavy declines In oastrrn markets were suf ficient to counterbalance the strong feat ures of thi market here. The result was lower price here , though the break was not of such largo proportions as that experi enced at Rome other points. The downward tendency of the market sot In on Tuc ; < ! ny and continued through Wednesday , the de- V'Ul1,0.far 'he two days carrying we market IWiflso lower than the previous week. Dur ing the last two days of thu week values did not show any very decided change. Iho most of the beef cattle coming linvo been only half Tat and by no means a dc- lrablo kind of cattle for packers to handle. Really good and woll-llnished cattle were absent from the market. HO that the sales n-.ado dnrliii the week have not shown up PO very well on paper. Hut WITH * Mock , such ns good cows nnd heifers , Hold at uatlsfdi-tory prices all the week , and the light offorlnps and active demand wns mtlllclont to hold values up In solto of the decline on fat steers. The common kinds may have shown a little wenkncss , > "but hardly enough to bo quota ble. Rough stock , bulls , stageetc. . , sold oil all the week , and veal calves were In .ictlvo demand nt .steady prices. llio greatest strength was developed In he feeder department , the receipts of that kind of cnttlo being only moderate , while t.ie demand was very active. The prices imlil for feedrrs were ns high as they hnvo ' l'tVin"Y tlmt > ' ra"Khig mostly from J3.no to J4.00. thoiiRh as hlBh ns jus was reached. . , ' , owi prl ? ° , of cor" ln " ' 0 country Is aimulal nK the buying of feeders , and thus UnM'S < l'rmani1 ' "bows no signs of falling off. IIOls--Tlic orrcrliiBs of hcKa were liberal , tlio i-uci-lpts Ijcliiff nbout the mine us nt the close of last wi-i-k. It wn n cnse nf jmt on yesterday nnd tnhe off todiiy , Uie market o | > enliiR nbout tic lower and continuing Hint wny until tbe clone. Tbo ili-mnnd wns good t ( lie decline nnil tbe hoca tt-cre nil Bold nnil welched up early In tbo Heavy lions pole ! mostly nt K.lSOT.a ) . the pome wrlKbtH Imvlnj ; broiiRlit J3.20Jf3.SS ycg. toiilny. The llsbt nnil medium wvlglit lomla fold nt ! 3.20fj3.a : , as nK.ilnst J3.OQ3.40 yester day. day.Tbe IIOR market of tbo past .veck cxpcrlenceil a Rood many ups nml downs anil vnluca were not Btemly for liny t o ilay In uuc-fi-sFlon. The week opened nt n decline nml tbe market nil- vnnci-il SfflOc on Tucmlay , but tbe snln wim lout on Weilm-silny. On Tbursilay i-nlues nilvimcpil too , nml Co wan milled on Kiblay , which wns HIP blKb iluy of tbe veck. Tbe decline nt tbn clouof tbe week left vuliic-s WilKa blghcr I hull they were al tbe oicnliiR | of tbe week. Tbo demand was ROO > | nil th week nnil the arrivals Fold fioely nt current prleef PIII-JKI' Tlu-te wns u fair run of bbecp nml tbo market was active nt eteiuly in Ices. KvcrythliiR sold early. ClIICACO IilVH STOCK MAIIICKT. Ki'iv CiiUli * OlToriMl nnil I'rlc'CN ln- I'luiOKi'il lloKH a UliniIiMver. . CHlfAfiO , .Inn. K . Tbe week closed on n bad entile market nnd tbcru Is no renfon to expect a. Inrnc HUpply next week. Tliere In n ROOI ! ilp- munil for choice rntilo , but very few nricomlnB here , tbe ( treat bulk of t'.ie dar.y otTcrliiKs bein- i > f n medium inule. ; Today's recclptn wen- lou small to eoiiftllule much of n market. Iho offer. IIIRB iniiile were tllcporeil of lit jirk-es unclianeoit from ycblenliiy'H ciuotntlons. Common to prime IIOKS Fobl at from 13.10 to tS.CO ; jiilciii ruling tc to lOc lower tlmn yc-tlcr- lay , with pales larRely 11 Rimil dime lower. Tlio bulk o ! < 1 nt from I3.23 to 13.40. Small receipts of slieep were enplly pobl nt Ufi. bnnceil prlcer. Common to choice sheep brotiRht 'rom > 2.r > 0 tu t3.K ; Mexlc.inx telllni ; the blRbext nut foil westcins pobl nt from (3.40 to 53.H ; ainbti Hold nt from I2.CO to } G K for common to choice , nml Mexican yeailliiRH eoM up In tl.IO. Itecelits | : Caitlc , 300 lirail ; hos | , 27,000 lleaui beep , 2,600 benil. KIIIINIIH ( 'Ity Iilvt * Sdicl.- . KANSAS CITY , .Inn. 16. CATTI.H Itccelpts , 00 bend ; Hhlpments , 3,200 heail : market un- ihanRcil ; Texas Filers J3.Oriffl.IJiJ ; Texas cowu , 1.80W3.40 ; native Pteers , J3.r.i(4.,0i ! iinttvc riiwn iiid lielferc. Jl.l.r.5n..rrj ; ptocki-rh nml feeders , 3.33 ; Yoikers , t3.S05i3.SO ; plRS. J3.00i3.50. IIOOS Hcccliits. 7,000 head ; fblpmento , none ; narket weak to lOc lower ; bulK of sales. M.IOf .20 ; heavier J3.iO 3.50 ; imcki-fs , J3.10fl3.25 ; nlxecl , J3.OlT(3.37l4 : llRitu , J3.10fi3.35 ; Yorkers , 3SOW3.55 ; plKP , J3.OOlS3.20. BltKGP Iteceliits , 2.0CO licnd ; sblpmcnts , 300 lead ; market Etenily ; lambs , J3.OOffS.OU ; muttonB. 2.C063.CO. Sloi-'c In Heconl of receipts of live Htock nt the four rlnclpal mnrlicls for January 10. 1SD7 : Cattle. HORS. Sheep. ininbn . > . " " ' 4.M * ! . ' * hlcaRo . 300 SO.OOII Z.SOii : niiFiia City . SW T.fOO S.V1 t. Ixiuls . COO 4OW 300 Totals . 2.2"I5.W8 8,043 St. l.milN llvi > KliK-k- . ST. IXJIJ1H , Jan. IC.-CATri.U-Hi-celptu , COO mil ! markPt Pteiifly. but ( inly mimll trndlni ; nnii owmR to llRht supply ; nullvo beeves , J3.Mip M ; BtockiTH nml fi-cilers , K.'i'i'ili.n ; rows nml i-lfci-s , Jl.7oC3.75 ; Tt-xns and lliillan utecrs , 12.75 4.K ) . 1IOOB n < TGlil | , 4,000 lifnil : Unlit , J3.K4(3.40 ( | ilxeil , l3M > fl3,3'i ; lu-avy , J3.lOi73.40. filliii'-IcrelptK : ( , 300 bead ; mnilcet unchanccd ; uttons , J2.7W4.00. I'l-llll Cloth * MiirUrl. l-'AIJ. IlIVKIt , Maw. , Jan. 1Thn < print clotlm marltel has ut/tnnned n firmer loni * . owing lo 1111- ucuiilly laige nalr-s nnd hi-nvy di-Jlvi-rlvs during tliu weeli. The ttock has been reduced 1D6.0UO pieces. The effect of the week's hu lncn ting been to mnko the manufacturers iPfcH eager In their talk of n curtailment movement. Home nf them have already contracted to furnlth odd goods nt figures which yield them come return , and fomn mills arc not unxIniiK to shut down. These threaten to bo the means of prt-vc-ntlng any general agreement to curtail production , * Market. IXDNDON , Jan. 10. HlIOAIl-Canc. prices nominal ; centrifugal Jnvji. Us 3d ; Mil : , . covnilo , fair refining , 9 * M , licet , dull and rather parlor ; January and Ftbruary , th C'jd. Ni\V YOItK , Jan , 1G.-HUl > AU-Hmv , steady ; fair running , 2 3-lCo ; centrifugal , IK ! test , t 3-lCo ; refined , uteady ; mold "A. " 4Ho ; standard "A , " 4t < c ; confectioners' "A , " , Hie ; cut loaf , Cot tnisbi-d , rc ; powderi-d , 4V.o ; gr.inulatcd , 4oi CUbCHV. . Wool NKW YOIIK , Jan. 10.-WOOI-Qulct ; domcstlo fleece , 1M1200J pullt-d , 15R16e. HT. LOUI8 , Jan. 10. WOOI-Qulet an * steady. JAMES E. BOYD & CO Telephone 10,10.Oinnhn , Nub , COMMISSION GRAIN : PROVISIONS : AND . . . > Hoard of Trade. Direct wires to Ciiicaio and Nw York. " John A. WMTta QV H