TII13 OMAHA DAILY MJ3E : SUMAY , T'lfilHirAHV 21 , 1SJ)7.
CONDITION OF OMAHA'S ' TRADI
Jobbers Generally Report Business as Some
what Spotted.
COUNTRY COLLECTIONS ARE VERY FAII
AVenllier Unfnt ornlilc to
( lie Ilcdill Trnilc Colil Storini
AVnnlril to .StliiiuliilcDoiniinil
for Winter
Reports from representative Jobblni
houses , engaged In various branches o
trade , Indicate a dlffeitncc of opinion ate
to the business situation the pant vvcek. t
can be leadlly seen from the character o
these rcporta that trade , during the peiloi
tinder review , has hern domrwhat spolte'd
In other f.v ol ds , while Home houses have lini
n very fair run of business others seem ti
have mUhCd It. Some lints , too , seem to In
doing better thnn othcit , duo peihnps ti
the fact tint consumers can more rcadllj
do without some klnels of goods.
Thus It will be noted that thu gioccr ;
jobbing houses ao a itilc rcpoit n very fat
biifelnesa dolnr and the same Is true of tin
dry goods people , though thu fact that theti
hna been n rcdtlc tlon In the number o
houses engapfd In the trade In both c
thcso ca'es may have Homi'thlng to do will
the volume of business coining to tin
houses left , lliudwtile Is not very active
though there Is a lamn demand for nail1
to bo U"td In the construction of corn cribs
shotting that pripirillons are being madi
to Kloie the corn for bettci pi lees , lloo
I. and shoe jobbers icpoit a fall movomun
. or goods In tin Ir line , but no niciit ruo'i.
An showing the UIKVCII rhm. icier of tin
business doing at present , sonto housc-i n-
port n falling off In ti.i-le as coronated will
hint , month , while olhcis report a gilli
Mont ill houbt-s report the average for thi
yeir to date as boiler lhan the correspond
ing pel lotl of IVM
A < thu spline bcason diaws nearer a1
hand tbero Is a belter fctllng , and the opin
ion seem" to prcv ill among the trade tlnr
llicio must bo sonic Impiovem"'it , evci
though it may not bo of viry rcat proportions
tions T/mt suniincrrpt.il ) incichunls bough1
vei > Hp.ulngly nnd closed out Ihcir stocki
closely , to such nn fxlpnt In laet that vn\
little goods vvcie ciirltd over. UndT suel
conditions It follow * thit white MT con
suniris may u-aulic will have lo bo sip
pllnl by ll-o jobliti" ; and imiiufartuicrs a-
Ilic goods at ( not In the -lands ot letaileis
s anowixu IHITIU. ; :
I ow pileci for Itiullnp' farm piolucts con
llnuo to the erc.it dlhidvaiitagi of all line1
of mcicliandulng ! nnd 'Mill no ImmedlfiU
piosiioct oi impiovem"nl It miiv bo rp
mukPd th.it the one biluhl spol In the ar-
raj of low i > i In H In nfToidid bj tlie cattl (
market . C'oinfed bci f cuttln no selling al
lln > PICSPIU lime at llguies which give tlu
faimels a handuomc profit , and wore it no !
for the fact thill the niunhei of calllc Ii
Ihe Hlatc wns much smnllei than usual j
verv gieat bonrllr nilghl lie derived frorr
th U source As It l the number of farm
ern who aic in i poiltlon to take advantage
of the "Itiniilon Is romp irillvcly bin ill
H"poith from all secllons of the eountrj
Tproe In the stilcnunl that business ion-
dltlons nl r Mlowh ( hanging for the boiler
though opoialloii'i on Hie 'pcculntUc mar
kets have been iithcr light the pist week
owing to tin1 uncertainty sui rounding thi
VMir In Ihe ei-t
Collccllon" In the country arc much bet
tor than might bo expected ind It Is some.
limes a m ittoi of suiprlse Unit there shoulr
be ho much money In the country will :
coin selling at only S ar.d S cenls poi
bushel
Wlillo the romlni : of "prlng scorns to be
looked for-\aid lo rtlth pli i"uit anticipa
tion on the part of merchant" , the rctnllei'
would be bct'ci ple'ised to see a little moit
cold woithn As It Is. the mild wealhci
Is Intoi ferine to a consldc iiblo extent witli
thi "ale of w Intel goods of all kinds Coh !
writbei and wet utoims in the litter par !
of winter stimulate trade to a great degiei
and the absence of HUcb wcathet Is missed
by thos-o who have winter goodb on hand
SnMK FACTORY I'ACTS.
The Iliatmann Vlnegnr company it en-
paged In nuking conti.ictH with the farm
ers and g'lrdcncis foi next summer's cror
of cuciimbcis Tlie eomp my has already con.
traeted for 10U acrca and exptctb befoie the
planting season atrlvcs 10 have fully 30 (
acies under contract. In iddltlon lo thai
the companv has land which It will plant tc
onions , beets .ind tomatoes.
The linseed oil people are buying all the
flaxsee a thov can get , but the supply ap
pears to be pretty well cleared out of the
country
The Wcstein Hnvelopo company Is mak
ing good progress and has put nineteen
girls to work.
Tho. Arneilcan Chicory company is settlns
the machinery foi its now plant In the
building foimorly occupied by the Consoli
dated Coffee companj , but It will probably
be the ( list ol the month before ever } thing
iv 111 bo In walking order. List year's crop
of chlcorv roots Is In htorage at Fremont
and will be shipped hero us soon as the
nviehlnoiv I" In place to commence the
work of manufacture.
The manufacture of chicory nnd envel
opes the two new Indiiicrlct located in
Omaha , will be the means of furnishing
cmplojmont to quite a number of people.
A recent Issue of Finance .and Commeice/
says that a company has been incorporated
In Nenv .Tcrsov , under tne mme of ] 5eot
Sugar Manufacturing nnd Development
company of Jersey City. It has a paid-up
capital of { 200100 divided In 2.0CO shares ,
hum as follows. A. Orr Slmlngton of New
ark , 400 scares ; W G McDougal of Yonk-
crs , GOO , J L. Johnson of Chicago , 1,000
shares * .
HOMn INDUSTRY OUTLOOK.
A brother of W. H. ftriimmond of thi 4
city Is H carriage manufactuier In Now
Yoik Clly , and recently took an order from
ono milkman for Ilfly delivery wagons at
a total cost of $11000. "Wo do not expect
orders quite as I irgo as that In Ormna , "
Bald Mr niummond. "but wo do expect , as
noon as the exposition Is well under way ,
that thcro will bo .a very large Ineiease in
manufacturing In all lines. " In bplto of
Iho dull limes the carnage builders are
doing quite u nice business even now
Cliabo & S.inboi n , the well known Tkston
manufaclun ri ire having a wigon con
structed for tlulr western rcptoso'iutlvo ,
Oeorgo Spinginbuig. A nvapon ban just
been completed for the Paxjon & Gallagher
company , which Is c\piuled to on' shine
anything on the sticotH at the present tlmo
H J. Abr.ams of the Omaha rurnlturo com
pany Is having a hunting wagon con
structed after plans of his own The wagon
will bo no arranged that the occunmt ina >
llvo In It for sevei.il dais while In pllMUlt
of sport Them aru a K UI ! many oilier
small Jobs on the floors In addition to the
above.
The Manufacturers' association has a
good deal of faith In the benefits to bo de
rived from the exhibits of homo-made
goods at the farmers' institutes now being
hold In the state , The list two were held
at Fremont and Aillngton and were at-
tendid by largo numlxus of fnrnuis who
Miiiorally oxpicssed FuiprMo at tbo gieat
varloly of goods m inufnctured In the nlalo
Secretary Holmes n ports that the mer
chants as well as the fanners m inlf.'sied
n good dinl of Intcicst In the cxhl'ilttt and
the most of them piofeHsed to bo gioatlv
In favor of homo patinnago In a gond
many InxtnnccM U was noted that Iho windows
dews of the 'Jtoies weio filled with No-
braska-nmdo goeuls At Arlington a strong
n solution wis passed to the effect that It
is the dutv of t.-yuiy citizen lo give homemade
made goods the preference.
Is uurrh
Man5 IiiilltinlliiiiH of Imprint-incut In
the Oiiiiilin ( iciK'iiil Trnilt * .
Mr. W , H. lloborson , manager of U , O
Dun R. Co' mcrcantllo agency , In rev lowIng -
Ing trade and the commercial situation fioin
his point oflew , especially for The Uee's
commciclal page , says ;
"February uid March are the two dull
meinths In retail trade generally , and ea-
pt dully In groceries and clothing. Hcnco
voiy llttlo can bo leponcd of Inlorcsl In
tlilH branch of ImaliuM , Ncveithclcbs n
tour of the retail dealers reveals thi fact
that they au > doing belter than last } ear
at this tlino in Iho matter of sales , and all
agree that collections uio vastly Impiovid
The latter condition may bo due largely to
clllclent oiganli'.iulon , but whatever the
eaiiHO the fact Is i ncouraglm ; .
"A a forerunner of what may bo ox-
iw'etl'd from the exposition < ca estate men
11 poit a vtry luriKly Increased Inquiry for
jMojnrtv In the norlheiii put of the city ,
bpeclally for dcsliablo dwellings. On Ibis
point , howe'ver , In sptio of all the hard
tlnuH , tliero U an Improvement thioughout
tbo city. The oldesl icntal agency In the
city u ports rents for the paal } oar beltei
niul more rtmunerallvo than In any ono of
the three preceding } tars.
"Tho walling policy Is xllll In vogue as to
n. number of conlemplated uiulcrlakings
The ces of everbodj are turned to the
legislature and next Tur ila's proccedlnpu
urn fraught with tremendoux Interest to thin
community. If the Utiixluluio uhall pa MI
thn eixposltlon bill , the hint possible oli-
t-tiucllon to tbo enterprisH is lomovcd niut
the doubling Tliomatts will all bo convinced
that the enterprise Is uluuiulcly ns-snrtd ,
"BpeaKIng of the kglslnturu cnllu to mind
thu proposed nuauuro for icgulatlng de-
p.irlment utores. I Imvu no Idea lhat any
legislation can eliminate this feature of Un-
retail buulnebrt from Omaiui or any other
city , Noverlhelesa It may open some eyes
to learn tlmt one ot the proprletoru ot one
of the ; largest department stores In Oman
assured in the other day that his concer :
had not made a single dollar In the las
tin eft } cars. The Institution carries acr
large slock ind does nn Immense volume o
htiHlncfia , but tbo ntcndy depreciation I
values has wiped off the ulato the Bum
which on a steady or rising market ar
carried let eurplus
"In wholesale districts there Is no com
plaint , except the general one , that busl
ness la ks snap nnel vigor. However , on
Jobbing house dealing In a line not counlo
as necessities sa8 the past six months nr
a great Improvement both In volume an
cash results over any like period slnco I'M.
OMAHA UIMUAI. MAHKHT.
Condition of Trmlc nnd < liinn ( < l iiN in
Maple mill Pnncj I'riiilnoe.
EQOS-rrr > li Rftlhereil , llfflSc.
IlUTTIMl- Common lo fnlr. SOlOo ; choice ti
fnncy roll , 12tjl3c : rrpnrnlor crcamei-j , 20c , Rnth
ncil etcainoiy , I'tfUCx , ,
QAM ! : Illuc wlnRCil tcnl ilucks , $175 ; grfoi
winfr , | l r > 0 , rullicniln nnd mnllarJn , 13 75 ; Finn !
nbllllOfiWe ; JncUa , II COfll 21 , fnulrrcl < ! , tot
JOc , Cnnuitn sf etc , large , 1C OVU" 00 , tmiill , M OOi
'
XHAIr-Cholce fill , SO to 1M Hi . , nrc quolcil ei
74/7'4c , Inr t ( mil conisc , fd'c.
nilisHin roUl.TIIY-Chlckenr , CfiC < 4c ; tur
Itejo lOfflle , tfffa c ; ilucks , Si10o
MVIJ I'eil'l.THV liens 6fBVit ; cocks , 3tlc.
nni.ONS-l.lte 75O90C , deuil plBioni no
unnleil
IIA t'plnn.l . , | UO , ml.llnnil . , Jl ; lowlnml
$3 CO i } Mrnw JIM , color mnkc Ilic price 01
li& > , ll it Imlen F" | | Ilic best , only top grndc
LrliiK lep prlcm
1IHOOM COUN Kxtremelj slow dalencv ;
cinp , lUlUfiid on trnck In conntrj ; choice preei
nlf-noiKlnu ciirptt per Ib , 2i2&c , choice green
lunidng lo liurl , 2 2iic ; common , 1'jc. '
Pin PLANT Pet doz. , COc.
SWBIVT 1-OTATOKS-Pnncy Illinois , per bbl
ONIONS-Oeiol Hock , per bbl. J3 M.
LIMA PPANPcr Hi , 4e
U1IANS Hand picked mvj , per bu , 11.1381 0
( \\llAGi-Puncj ] Mock , per 100 Ibs , Jl 75j
cijLiUY-Per doz , 2r.c , fnncy , large , 43c.
POTATOES-Good nillvc flock , per bu , 30c.
ruuns.
MALAGA QIlAPUS-Pcl-kcR , J7.
9HA . .l""c't ! -1crEc > . pe-r bbl , 15
AI'PLL'S ' llxlra fnncv , largeJ2 21R2 50.
CALIPOUNIA PHAllS-Pe-r box , tl 71.
TUOPH'AL riMUTS.
OUANans-CnJIfornH nnvnli r.O-Mo 2CKK J3 73
LUMejNH-Me-fislnas , ' JSOOffJM , choice'Califor
nia , J2 "fi. faney , J3
BANANA' Cliolsilorse stock per bunch , J2.0I
4J2 . . .i , lm' < llmnl7f > il bunclirs , Jl 50fi2 00.
MISCILLANIOUS. :
nONIIY-rholcc. 135T14c.
. .V"i'1 ' /"rilled ' Juice , per half bbl , J2t > 0 , pci
oil ! 4 I0 < y42 ,
MAl'LU SV.HPP-PIVC RBI cani , each , J250
pi cnne , puir , per dcz , J12 , half-sal cans ,
jo i , quart cmi , J3 50
M 1'hAlmond * , l nllfornln. per Ib , IIURC
M/e. I3c. UtnzllH , per Ib. lOe. imllsb wal
nutperill - , fnncj. Reft Fliell , 12012 Vic , stind-
al N , Klffllc , nile-rts per Ib , lOc , pecans , pol
ished. InrKe 'ifnoCi Jumbo , llfdAhirsc hick-
or > nuts Jl 2 > pei bu , coconnuti , 4Uo cnch
1 Kts-tiiiiinrtpil fnno , 5 clown 30'lb boxes ,
l'ic , cholcp , 10 Ib boxe-i 1 crown , lie.
TALLOW , irc. :
HIDrS No 1 mecn hid. B 5Uc. No 2 Krcen
hides 4'ic Nu I Rieen palled tilile , "c , No S
Mien suited hides tc. No 1 veal ciilf , 8 to 1.
, ' , ? ' ° " u'al cnlrs to 15"c " , No 1
d ; > Hint hldositflOo. . No s .Irj Hint hides.
Jflic. No 1 ilrv tnlted hides fCi'Jc. part cuicc
lilden He pel Ib less thin fully cured
SlinnP 1 Cl.m-Olcen failed mell , ' 230600
KiiHi silted , Bliinrliigs ehort pooled early
l ln ) . oncp lie , iln shearlnpH ( plinrt " ooj ( < |
ciuly Fklim ) , No 1 , eaeh , 5c ; dr > Hint , Kansia
ma I\el r.i l.u butchir vtejol iiells , per Ib . ac-
tuil wolclt 4 ; c. ilr > Mint Kunt is nml Ne-
biuyun Jlurraln wool pelts in r Hi , nctunl
vtflflit. J5(4cliy ( Mint e'olorado biiteher eel
lirltr ntr Ib actual weight , 44fc , dry Hint
eoloinilo llnrralii wool lull- " , ) nr Hi , nctna
c'lit SfHc , feet cut off , as It Is useless to
p U fielftht on them
luUBh taPow , Ic.
VVOOlj-l titDbtictl , nne heavy , CftTc ; line light
S'S'b , quirteibleioil , 10&12c , teeily , Imrrj and
cliiffy , 8fl8e , tottul nnd broken , eoirsc , 7 i9c ,
coiled .mil bioKcn , line , fQSc rieecewishcd -
incdlum , nffl ' , line 14iflCc , lub washed , ic'rfisc
" " - ' G0' lnfc' 10CKS' 2CSC' < lena
pulled .
IIONrb In car lots , nelgheil and delivered In
CJilcigo Ury lluffalo per ton JIJ 005)14 ) DO , dry
country bk-iclicd , per ton , $10 00012 00 , dry coun
try dump and nic.u > , per ton , $ GCo800. |
DUHSSHD MEATS.
1112121'Good mti\c steers , 400 to COO Ibs ,
G'SiC. ' good foreqniirtcrs steers , Do , good hlnd-
qunrteiH rtcerS'Sc , western steers , Cc ; fancy
helfen Co , good heifers , r.a , good foreouir-
lers helftrs , 4iC , KOod hindquarters holfim ,
" ic , good co s , 64c , fair cons , 5uc , common
cows , 4c , cow foririnartnis , 4'4c , eow hindquarters -
quarters , 7'ic ; tendciloins , 20e ; boneless stiliis ,
"c ; strip loins , 7c , rolls , S'/4c ' : sirloin butu ,
SV.c , tboulders cloda , Gy.c , lump butts 5c , steer
ciuoks , 4'4c ; cow chucks 31ic , boneless chucks ,
IUc. cow plates 3'ic ' , etcer plates , 4c ; IHnk
steak , lie , loins. No 1 , 12V.C , loins. No 2 , 10".c ,
loins , No 3 , SV4c , No. 1 tliort loins , 14'Ac , No
2 fhort loins , 12140. No 3 short loins"lOVc ;
Sirloin ends , 7Ho. ribs , No. 1 lOVCo ; rlja , No
2. 8Hc , ribs No , 3 , G'/jc : hlcer rounds , GVic ; tow
rounds , 5 > lc ; cow rounds , tJinnlc olt , Cvtc ; cow
rounds , shank and rump off , 7c , trimmings ,
SHe , beef hhnnks , 2c , brains , per doz , 3Sc ,
sweetbreads per Hi , inc. sweetbreads ( calvi * ) ,
| i i Ib , 30c , kldneyii , per doz , 33o , ox tails ,
each , 3o , Hxcrs , per Ib , 2'ic ; hearts , per Ib
P/tc , torigues , per Ib 12c
MUTTON Lambs , "c , jearllngs. 6y.c ; sheep ,
fc , market ricks ( long ) , Sl c , hotel ricKs
( bhort ) , lie ; lees and saddles , 8c ; lamb Je s ,
3c , breaslB and ktows , i'ic ; tongues , each. Do ,
plucks , c ich 3c
POISK Dressed plrs , Co ; dre RCd hogs , 4'4c ;
tenderloins U'.c ; loins , fi'ic , tpire ribs , 4'je ,
ham fauage butts. Co shoulders , rough , 4Vic ,
shoulders , pklnned , 5o , trimmings , 4VjO , leaf laid ,
not rendered , Co ; heads , cleaned , 3\4c \ ; snouts
and cirs , 3'ic ; backbones , 2'ic ; cheek meats ,
3o , neck bones , 2Hc : plgb' tails , 3o , pluck , cue i ,
5o , cbllleili'igs , DC , hocKs 4o ; hearts jier do/ ,
23c , stomachs , earh , lo , tongues , each 8c , kid
neys , pei iloz. , JOc , brains , per doz , 15c , pigs'
feet , per doz , COc , IKcis each , 3c
\i\V YORK GIJNUUAL JIAItlCHT.
( InotntloiiH n C tbc Ia } on General
Ciminiodltlt'H.
NnW YOIIK , Teb 20-rLOUU-nccelpts , 19-
COO bbls ; exporto , 13,301 bbls Firmer ; Minnesota
seta patents , $1300413. Minnesota bakers , J3 75
© 393 lije Mour , eiulct , fnncy , J2 0ffl2 90. Buck
wheat Hour , quiet ; $1 23
BUCKWUIJAT Dull at 3lc.
COUN MI2AL Steady , > ollow weistern , 38c.
IlVn Steady ; cur lots , 39@41c.
HAHLIJy ejulet. fiedlnu , * ic
1AH1\ ! [ MALT Nominal , western , r.OJJ5Sc
WIIKAT Itecclpts 12iJ3 ! bu exports 10,265
bu fepot. llrmcr. No 1 hard. DO'Jc Options
opened steady and dull , Btrengthenlni , ' on cover-
nit by shorls prompted by hither cables , war
nlk , fnlr exports for the week , bad crop news
and prntpccts of bullish Tuesday's statistics ,
No 2 red iloscd lit i.fi'ie higher , Tebruary
closed nt Sic , Ma > Kti i i ) ICc , closed 2'4e.
OOHN Ilecelpts , 179400 bu , expoits , Cl 311 bu
Spot , eiulet. No S , 2'J > .c Options Kteadj all
noniliiK on heavy tlciuunces imd llrmer cables
closlns unchanged to V-.o lilhlier , February closed
at 2'l ? cj May , closed at CO'AC. '
OATS Hecelpts , 174 COO bu. ; exports , 5f,70 bu
fciiot , < iulef. No. 2. znc. Options quiet but
Irm. closed lie higher , Tcbruary , cloted at
" "HA'Y Quiet and steady ; shipping , 60f55o ;
good to choice. C7HW7iV4c.
HOI'S hteily , state- , common to choice , 169j
crop , Gnc , U'l ' , crop , SHT130 , Pacific coast , 1R93
ciop 58) ) 7c , 1WC ciop , 9ttl3c.
HIDir > Slow. Qnlveitun , 13o , Ilucnos Ayres ,
Iry , nominal , Texan , dry , 10310'/ic , California ,
Vie.
LHATlirJH rirm. hemlock sole , 19yjJi2014c ,
I'llOVISIONS lleef. steady , family. JS 60 , beef
mm , JI8 Cut meats , Ilrm : pickled bellies ,
"
I 3Iiifi4 b7'i ' , Pltkle-d shouldcis , J3001J14 ,
ilcklcd hams , $ s Mna. ) 00 Lard , sleadj. weslern ,
itcnrn , tl 20 , rertnul , sle-ady Pork , dull but
Irm. short cleir , JSSOiftloOO , family , J9 DO
inllow i-teady , clt > , 3'/4c countrj , S e
'etrolcuin steady. United , 9l'4o bid ,
I'cnns > lvanhi , crude , steady , March , SPJo bid ,
no pales. Cottonseed , eleady : pi line crude. 20e ,
prime summer , > ellovv , 23'i(24o , bulter grades ,
2Cl4iJ7o
HiriJ rirm ; fair lo extra , S'iJfl'tc ; Japan ,
'MOLA'SSI'S Slend > , New Orleans , open 1'cltle ,
itood to ebolce , JJ < tiJlc.
MirTALS-Plir Iron , quiet toulhern J1020 ,
northern. JllWtiU50 Copper eauy , brokers ,
Jl. I.ead , Blrontf , brokers , J3 05. 'Jin plates ,
quiet. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -
KIIIII.IIH OH > iiilii "ml I'riolHleniH.
KANSAS PITY , Peb 20 WH CAT About
steady and rather dull. No 2 hard , nominally ,
7l'fiSiV , No 3 , 7&ifJ77'4c. No 4 , fS&71o , No 2 red ,
gic No 3 nominally , S7fi < 9c , No 4 lomlnnlly ,
70jISOc , No 2 eprlns , 77'SUtOo ' , No J , 75 > i , 7tc.
COHN Plrm und acllve , No. 2 mixed , 17c.
OA'IS Palrly active and tteady , No. 2 while ,
HU No. 2 , 31c
HAY Hleiih nnd unchanged ; timothy , J8 50 ®
900. pralilc , tS.caifS W
HUTTHH Ilalher weak ; creamer ) ' , 17BlSVic.
daln 104 | 13c
iaas ; Pulrl ) steady al 12V.O.
hiiuar 'MiirUi-tK.
I/DNDON Peb 20 SUdAH-Plrmcr , centrif
ugal Java ! > D 3d , Mutcovado , fair rellnliik' ,
| is 3'4d IJcet , steady , f , o b , 9s IVid , March ,
I'd Pid
NUNV YOIIK , Peb 20-SUOAn-llavv. Hrm , fair
riJIiiliisr 2e , ernlrlfuxal , 9 ( > tc'tt , 3'c ; sales ,
332(1 b-ifr.-i Hellned , Ilrm , xlundurd A , 4Vio , con-
fecllonern' A ll oi cut loaf , to , powdered , 4V cj
grunulalrd , 4H > ' , '
\Vi-i-l.ly lliink SliitPiiioiit ,
NI3W YOIIK. Peb 20 The week ! ) bank tlnle-
inont shnvMi tlie folloulin ; chaiiireK : Hexi-rvv. In-
, ren e , tl ( .a 7M ; loans , elecrease , Jl 6 ,1(0 , specie ,
Ine-rrase , J2 8.4 COO , Ii Kill tenders. Increase , t' M2 .
100 , deposits Increase , Jl 693 too , circulation de'
[ -reuse. J110 100 Th banku now hold f > 5 fCS.WC
In escesH of Die lequlremcnU of the ! 5 per cent
rule , _
ToliMlo Murl.e-lM.
TOLUDO. O , Kt-b. 20 WIIiAT Higher and
easy. No. 2 rath , fc ic ; Ma > , S9Kc.
( XIIN HlKhrr und uctlve ; No. t mixed , 22Uc.
OATh-Stead > j No. 2 mixed ISO.
1M B Higher : No. 3 cash , 3Uc.
ci/vuit HIID : : AUI\D una iiieher : prime ,
IVbruary. J4 70 i
Ollf-Unchangeil
\
COMMERCIAL AND F1NANCIA1
Uuleadlug of Long Wheat Prevents Mor
Than a Small Advance.
ALL THE CEREALS SHOW STRENGTI
Drtitniul for Corn to
llrlpM ii > Crcnto Flrm-
l'roluloim Dull
nml Weak.
CHICAGO , rob. 20.-Whent today
some of the cffc-cls of the lonel of loni
vvhtnt which traders hnel unilcrlnkcn t
carry over the hollelny , their unloading prc
venting more tlmn ft ' { c nelvnnce , nlthougl
the ncns nil fnvoreel a more substuntln
gnln. Corn wns hcnvlly trnelcil In , but nil
Minceil only 1-lKc. Onts closc-el Uc hlghc
nml provisions 2'/4c ' to Bo lower.
Wheat gave no symptom nt the oponlni
this morning of weakness nftcr Us Ihroi
elnys' climb. It started buoynntlj nt fron
7G"4c lo "G c for Mny , compnrcel with ves
terdaj's cltJsltig ot "GVic. to 7GVu. A larg <
business wns elone nt thcso figures nnd ilowi
to 7GV for the first Imlf hour , niul bofon
the lupso of nnolhcr thirty minutes It wa
bringing 7il4o. An nelvnnce of from ' "id ti
lei nt I.lvrrixjol nnel dccllno In English con
sols were the moro prominent fcnluies o
the news which added to the fcnturo will
which wheat hnel previously been regarded
The-ro vvero homo minor reasons lor tin
enrly strength. Chicago receipts were 2
cnra nnd tlm out Inspection III.COl ) bu. Ar
Kcntlna shlppoel only 152,000 bu of wheat
ni.Mlnst 10IIKX ) bu the week before and com
pared with Ulf.OOO bu , In the correspondliif
week ot lust jcnr. Atlantic nnd 1'ncltli
co.ist ports cleared 2,120.803 bu . comparce
with 2,0-ilM ( ) bu. the vvcclc before nnel will
3.Hiooo bu. Iho similar week n year ngo
Minneapolis nml Diilnih receipts vvero 30
cnr.s , against GSG the Saturday previous
lint the offerings , which from 7jnsC ( to 77'M
hurt boon ejulto llKht , became heavy at tin
lntte r price , nml exceeded the nmoun
wnnled. The people who had been blljen
for the last three eln > s sold freely at arouni
77c , nnd the market nftcr that dragged line
looked a trlllu llred In the end. Mav vvorkee
elown from 77'/nc lo 7G < fi7Gi < iC , anel closed al
from 7GV4c to 7dc. tin Improvement for the
ilny of 'Jc. Ne-vv York reported that no e v
port business hnd been done loelay. Thi
Atlantic port clearances of wheat and Iloui
for loelay wore eenial to 200,000 bu.
Corn was Ilrm and the business done was
compnatively heaa great deal of even
Ing up being done. The strength of who.i
and the extraordinary demand for con
foi export wore both elomcnls In crcatlnf
the firmness , which ruled throughout the
session Export clearances for the weel-
vvero fi.441-120 bu , which much exceeds the
quantity exported on any previous wcolt ir
the history of the trade. May opened un
changed at 2IVic. advanced to 24'/4c line
closed Htcadv nt J4\c ,
O.ils held Ilrm all day. Indirectly througl
sjmpnthy vvilh wheat nnd corn , tin
stiength of these mnrkots Influencing loe-a
shorts lo oven up Iheli trades. Scalper1
ellel the greater part of the selling1 Maj
ojieneel a shade higher at from IT io tc
Provisions were dull nnel weak on the
larger recelpls of hogs than expected am :
lower prices at the v.mls Packers were
the chief sellers , most of the support com
ing from the outside. The range of prices
however , was vciy narrow. At the close
Mav pork was So lower nt from $7.93 tc
$797'4 , May lard a sh ulo lower nt Jl Oil <
and May ribs about Gc lower at $4 07'/-
Ustimaleel recelpls Monday : Wheat , 2 (
cars ; corn , 180 cars ; oats , UGO cars ; hogs ,
10000 head.
The leading' futures ranged as follows :
Articles | Open. | High [ Low. | Close. | Y'at'yT
VI he-it-
Fub . . . 74'f
Maj . . . 77W
July . 73H 72Ji
Sept. . . 71H va 71M
'Corn
Fob . . . 22 22H 22M
May. . . .
July . .
Sept. . . -'DM 27M BOM 20H-U7
Oils
fab . . .
1 %
Miy . . 175W4 17HOK
July. . . IfcX IBM IBM isy
Po-k
Mnv. . . 8 00 f ! 00 7 05 7 07 > 8 02H
July. . . S 10 8 12H 8 10 8 10 8 IS
Lartl-
May. . . . 407 4 025 , 4 05
July . . I 10 4 1C 4 10 4 12
Sh't lllbn
Maj . . . 4 10 4 10 4 07H 4 om 4 12W
_ July. . . 4 17W 4 'JO 4 15 4 17'i ' 4 2(1 (
No 2.
Cash quotations were as follows ;
rLOUIl-I'lrm ; winter patents , J4 3004 50 ,
EtrnlKhts , J4 00514 20 , FprlnR patcntR. J4 004 ( 30 ,
btrnlRliti. J3 40(370 ( ; bakers 13000340
AVHKAT No 2 tprlnc 75V44J73f'ac ; No. 3 spring ,
74Hc , No 2 red fc5"-ifoSC'2C
COUN No. 2 2. , < iiJic.
OATS No 2 , MiW17c , No. 2 white , f o. b ,
IDMHSVic : No J white , f. o. b , lC18 > 4c.
inn No 2 , 33 0340
llAHLin No i , f o. b 32c ; No 3 , f. 0. b ,
24Ji32c. No 4 , f o. b , 22'4 727c.
I'LAXSIini ) No 1 7flf,7c. )
TIMOTHY snilD Prime J2.CO
PHOVISIONS Poik , mesi per bbl , J7 S37 00
Lard , per 100 lbJ3 92V4 Short ribs blilea
( loose ) , J3 M4 00 IJry salteil shoulders ( boxed ) ,
$4 EOQ4 75 fahort clear Bides ( boicd ) , J4 250
4 37'4.
WHISKY Distillers' nnlshed eoods , per eal ,
SUGAH-Cut loaf J5 20 granulated , Jl C4
The following were the receipts and shipments
today :
On the Produce oxch inso toJivtho biiltor mar
ket w.is cisler. creunery , ISffllUc : d ilry , 1)3
17c EPBS. Htendv. frcHli. luc Chee-Bo Btc.id } ,
Hj GtlO'it ' UrosHcnl poultry , Ilrm : turkeys , ll < a
lliic ; chlckctiB , OW7c , ducks lOOllc.
bTOCICh AM ) lllM.S.
\ < -xt to Ne > lliiHliK'Kti , lint I'rlocH Mien
a SllKlit lialii.
Nnw YORK Pcb 20 A total of 34,000 shares
for the transactions on the Stock exchange
today tells the story of stagnallon which pre
vailed 'Ihe usual nairowness of Ihe Saturday
half holiday market was added to by the pros
pective full holiday on Mondiy , 'Ihe fact that
trading would bo suspended over two days
caused some of the professional short Interest
to start to covering as a proUslon aualnst pos
sible contingencies in the lninal ( Ihls move
ment was not extensive or loiii-llxed , but It
canted nn upward tendency In prices , North
west preferred being Ihe only stock , however ,
In which the > Improvement reached the dimen
sions ot a point , touehliiR 155. The weekly trade
reports which werl for Ihe most part favoruble ,
ind the strength In wheat also had a sustaln-
nir InllueniP on the market Such reports of
railway earnings as cie nt hand today \\cre
also , for the most part , fuiomble The cover-
UK came to n btop , however , ami the ndvnnce
n prices was checked In the last half hour.
One of the causes of the check was the puldlcn-
lon of the bank statement , \\hlcli , with an in-
DICIISO In the reserve of JI 027,725 and n decnabo
n the lo.ins of 11,0.0 , < KO was generally re-
; arded as unfavorable. The decrease In the
oanH Is lookctl upon as lielng eluc to a contrast
\lth recent larKe transaction * , namely , ( lie great
1 WO.iHij sale of print cloths in Pull River und
ho purchase of a largo block of securities of
N'orthern Paclllc and Oregon Railway nml Nnvl-
iratlon. An Increase of cauli , both specie nnd
egal trndtrs , ol J5.17C COO Is shown , and this Is
summed ! to be duo for the most part to the
receipt cf i ; ld from Callfoinla The tax upon
; ash on band under the stile law comes duo
in Maich 1 , and the movement of funds from
Jallfoinla Is the eonseiiucnce- The supply of
: xclmneo In California was email , and large
ihlninents of gold to Ihls city have taken place
\ddel to thn unfavoinble bink Flnte-nent thn
ilbltnigo hclllntr of Blocks gave the shorts still
further cncoumgement to kee | . Ihelr short lines
.xtendtd borne depret-slon was icllectcd In this
narket from foreign cxchaiiKes , where uneasl-
ici-s eiver the potentiality for evil of the Cretiin
mbrngllo continues , 'Die market sagged under
heso combined Influences , the eaily talus were
ilinost all lofet and llm market left off heavy
111 the bund market , a feature was the jump of
J points to C9 In Hocking Valley 61 due to u
eellng Hint tlie feurx that the March InteresU
would not be provided , might not be well
'ounded
It la n subject for some turpriso among many
skilled observerH that there lias been ns yet no
marked revival of trading ami upeculallon In
slocks , 'Ihe habll of anticipating und dlscount-
ng probihle develeipmenla on tlie Slock ex
change Is well known , und that the present jen-
ernl outlook for general hunlncbs und Induetiy
s good , I icre In no room for doubt Thu cv tr
lence of u coming revival Is most conspicuous
n the Iron nnd etccl trade , as a conteiiuencc of
he dissolution of Ihe etc el rail pool , the reduc-
ion of price nml tlie enormous contract" which
mve been mad as n concc-que-nce 'Ihe demand
'or raw material Ihus created , the emplo ) incut
assured to labor , und the Impetus given la all
tranche * of the ircn trade are eonlldently counted
upon to help on the Industrial revival Tlie
ron Industry Is so enormous nnd Us rnmlllca
Ions * o remote lhat HB prcFi > crlt > cannot fall
o Imvii u marked effect on tie buslnehi of the
A hole cimntrj. Most cncoui aging le ports from
the dr > ioo < ls and the boot and choe liailes , the
K-tu-r prlce-3 for tthrat , collon und wool the
'luapmts nrd abundance of money and the
continued recurlly of the * counlr's currency In-
.Uc.ited by the stability of the treasury lenervc ,
ind the January balance of trade In our favor
iunprrcedcntcdl ) large for thai month ) , are re
tarded a > trul > favorable factor * In tlie out lee K
'or ' speculation Ihe undertone of Ilrnmtna cu
ho hliH-k e-xc'iarne. UK a result of theie rondl-
Ions , | clear , even < n a market reilrlcted to
.lie narrowest jirofemlonal limit * . The ehrlnkagu
In the ; volume of trading en n decline Indicate
Ihe Altllude of vvnltln * for n more fnvornb
msikel , which Is bclncjitfilntnlnrd liy the holdci
of mo t recurltlrit. * jn Tui > d > of thin wee
there cmd to hnvecicfln nn nctunl revival
trndlng interest. The volume of Ihe dcallnc
nas larger Ihnn of l lt And prlcen lended n
moft uninterruptedly upward In defiance of n
efforld of th * bearo , | lJu } the mnrkPt hud lapue
Intu apat iy by the next day , nnd continued r
the rett of the vvccJi , , eUnppolnllnK hopes Ilif
n period of activity .hmlj * el In. II IB offer ?
ns an explanation ( ( ml rnllrond properties , n
Ihough foine of Ihrm b gln to Fhow come In
provcmenlf In enrnln n , nrc very far from fee
Ing nny extended benefit > ct from the gencrr
Improvement In bu lnesiJ .Some benefit linn ne
orne-il lo them from Ihe ehenpnecg of steel mil
enabling them'to provide cheaply for repair nn
equipment , w ileh had ewne to be much neede
In some enter throupll ( HTorced economlei , owln
to enormous ilecrenws In fninlngs Hut Hi
fact rcnialnn that the1 prAllts pirfent and Immi
dlnlt-lj pro pectlvc * f' moit rallvvny iiropcrlle
are on nn enormoUFlsf reduced ImMs , nnd fe > nl
of n reduced dlvldeiiTu fe prcvnle t nmong tli
fhaieholders of n grcAt many liropcrtlei. Tli
extreme depression ( II Ihe coal trade , both nr
Ihrncllc nnd bllumlnouii , continues nn n furtlie
drnp on the market. Some de-presslon Is nl *
reflected from L'uropenn exchanges , owing lo th
Cretan eiueMlon Hie vreek had vvltnepped lare
lliiuldntlon In t.ie coal Mockn , with dccllrcs c
2'4 per cent , with n Riitecviuent rnllv of m pf
eent In New Jersey Centrals ! of 6'i per cent wll
n recovery of 4 > 4 per cenl In Lelilgh Vnlleji
of 3H per cenl , nnd n recovery of n fracllon I
Hocking Vnllcj. The 6 per cenl bonds of Hi
hitler company receded im per cent , nrd re
gained C per cenl nnd the f lost 15'4 ' per ecu
and ended nt practical ! ! the lovve t T.ie latlc
tecurllles were , however , Inllucnced by fear c
dcfaull on Intercsl pavment due March 1
U heeling . l ike Hrle preferred dropped 4'S ' pe
cent , with no iccovery The Columbu' , BnniluiK
. Hocking , of the Ohio rofl coal RIIIUI
l nlso to be rcorg-inlzed owing to a failure t
dlfpotc of Ha prior Hen bonds , and Ihls , In fpll
of the recent conclusion of an uRrccment fo
dlvmon of Olio Iralllc nnd imlntennnce n
r t s. In llu Industrlnli , Tobacco Ins bsen c < po
cmlls subjeeled to manlpulntlon und shows
ncl gnlr < of 3H per cent. Sugar gains 2'fc per cen
on larger volume of trade. Rubber shares de
cllned , but luted advanced , with n net gain o
i per cent for the common nnd Z\ per cent fo
preferred stock Among the hlnh-prlced stocks
Investment btolng raited the price of Nev
Haven S'i points. I.akc Shoie , { \ per cenl , nn
SI. Paul , .Minneapolis & Manitoba , 214 per cenl.
The1 bond market dining the week refpondc
readily to a varlet > of favorable fnclors , raisin
Hie value of a. numler of Issues The ilemornl
Izillon of llocklnp Valley Issues wns the enl
weak spot of consequence. Goveminent bond
ruled very active nnd higher on a demand b
local nnd foreign Imeslmcnt Interests
The IJvenlng Port's l.ondon financial cable
gram PISH : "The slock markets continue
gloomy nnd Idle loda > . The selling was chlell
from Qcrmany , nnd the close was Just nbovc tli
vvoiTt In the money mirkct tie feature wa
the large offers of bills frcm tac continent , cspe
cloll > from Pinncc American bills , to nrrlv
Monday , were nl-o offered "
The followlm ; were the rto-lne quolnllons 01
the leading stocks of Ihe New York cxchang
lodny :
York Mono Market.
NDW YORK , Teh 20 MONEY ON CALL
Market easy at 1'feWW tier-cent. ' >
PHLMn MnHCANalf.n PAPER 3ff4 per cent
J4 84i
HAH SILVEIl-C4c
SILVER C'lnmriCATnS-Closed at C44ffe5i4c. (
MEXICAN nOCLARS-50'iC. f
UONIJS Railroad bonds Ilrm : state bonds dull-
Bovcrnment bonds firm ; new 4s , rcff , 122fe ; new
4s coupon , 122'4 ; 63 , reg , 113'fc , & , coupon ,
113's , 4s , reif. 111)1 , 4s coupon , 113 , 2s , roe ,
93V4. Pacific Cs of ' 98. 103H
Closing Quotations on bonds were as follows :
Ilostnii Sloi'U ( li
nOSTON. Pe > b 20 C ill loans Vi a 1 ner cent ;
time ! loins 2 4 1(4 ( per cant Clo i.-i > rio3i ; 10-
Blocks , bonds and inlnliu- nc-t
San KrimclHC'o lllnlnn < liieiiiitlniiM ,
SAN PRANCISCO Fob 20. The olllcl il clofiliij
luotitlonbformlnliia' stocks toJiy vvoio m fol
lows ,
SIlvorturH , . - ' MI ilollira niw 51 > o ,
Irafts , Hlflil , ' . ' 5c , Mr if. flle-irraiili , ucvtic.
Llindnii Slucilv ( tiloliitiiiiiN.
LONDON , PubJiO.- ! ! 1J ) plpsinj
JonsblH m'v. Ill ll-jOiMeixleiu ordlmry. U1U
; oiiBolaucet 111MSt , I'.uil coiniiion . 77hi
nn IMcllio . . 05MN | Y Oeuti il . . im <
Oil , . lin Pennsylvania. . , . Ii Ik
.rlolHtpfd , . , Slit llPiellnir . . 12
111 Ci nlr.lj . . OIMM"t-O-n 1IOW4H b'J'j '
IIAH hlLVnil-29 ll-16ii per ounce.
MONUY Ihfl2 i ci ? cnt ,
The role eif illncount In Iho open market for
Oiorl und three niou k' bills , 11.01 15 10 _ per
ent. (
fit'n ViirU
NKW YOHK Feb.'Sift ' 'Tho following nro tlis
'loHlnt-inliiiiiKiuot itUni
riimiK'Inl .Null1" .
HOSTON IVli 20 Clearlnts , 115,301C21 , bal
inces. tl.9IOllG
UAI.TIMOHIJ Feb. 20 Clearing" , J2.4MOI3 ,
jal.iliros , J2H.320.
NIJW yoilK Peb 20 Cleurlnii" . J79,2E7,141.
julanees 10,014,627 ,
CIIICVVOO , Pib , 20 Clearing ) ! , JIO S7J.2CO. New
I'orlc exchunue , nei sales , foreign exchange , Ilrm ,
liniiinil J4t7j fur idsly da > a , J4 W.
HT. IXJUIS l > b. 20 < 'leurlnKi , J3 OCSt73j lial-
iiicen , Jl 097in6. Moriej. Mt7.per.centi . _ . New
i'irl ( cithunte , Dtkj dlvcuunt bid , 25c discount
itked.
OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKS'
Receipts of Oattlo Light nnd of Hog
Fairly Heavy ,
STRENGTH IN CATTLE HOLDS GCO
| ' MV llc-e\ei nffcriMl Soil nl Mcml
1'rlccN lie-in > HpcuttitH of
ItrtiiK on u
WctiKvi-
SOL'TH OMA5IA. Tcb , 20-nicclptl fc
the tluys Indlcntnl wtro :
Cattle. HOBS Sheep. Horsr
rcbriuity 2n 1 7,411 -112
robtunry 10 l.r.7 5,245 2404
rcbrtnry n l.MM 4W nn
Kcbrunry 17 I.S'iT 7,210 4,528 I
rcbruuiy 1C 2.CJJ fi.Ml 1,7 W
Fcbrunry IS 151 1.1U 1,520 :
Pcbrimry n vso i.w. 1,011 . . .
rcbrtmry 12 1IW 37H ! Ui3 :
robrtiiuj 11 l.iil 4l4i ( ! , ! . ( . . . .
rcbrumy io 2so i.s',6 coi i
Pcbrimry n \.n.7l 4.1M 2 4 4 J
rolmiarj * 2.0"i" 1.2i7 3 G75
rcliumry ( ! sos 3J4' , r.ia
rcbrimy 5 s.ica r.tii l.o-r
Tlio onirl tl nuinbci of cars of sto"
broitRlit ! " today by c trh ronl was :
Cat lie. llogs. Shcoji. H'r's
O , M. & Pt. r. lly 3
o. St U Hy . . .
Mo. 1'aclllc lly . . .
Union 1'nrlllP S\3tpin IS Z' 3
P. , 13. ti. M. V. 11. 11. . 12 33 1
S. C. & P. Hy . . .
G , , St. I' . . M. & O. . . . 4 B
H. .t M. U. U. U. . . . ti 21 2 .
G. , U. ft Q. llv 10
K. C. At St. J 1
c. , u .1. & P. Hy. , t : . . . 4 . . .
u. , H. i. & r. iiy , w. s i
_
Total receipts 49 112 G
The dlsppsltlon of. the day s icuolpts w. >
as follo\\H , each buyer pmclmsliitf the mini
ber of head Indicated :
IHtycrs. Cattle. Hogs. Shceii
Omaha PackltiR Co 1.11J . . .
Thp Q. 11. llnmtnonil Co. . Gl 1,310 9
Swift and Company 121 2.071 24
The Cuilnhy 1'icHlntr Co. .HI 2,501 IP
U. Ik-cUur and UcKiin. . , . 20'i
J. 1 Carey 1C
Ijobmnn At HothschlliH . 2S
W. I. Sltphcna 99
Huston & Co 1
S\\lft S. Co , from country 3T
Fijo . Co. Seattle 321
Krobbs & Co 10
Otner buyuri 321 . . . . . . .
Totali 1.049 7,400 93'
CATTI.il. . Only foity-nlno Irc h load !
v\tro reported In the J.irc" < tndiw , the lev
celpts being light us usual on the i.ist daj
of the \\eek. Not enoiiRti cattle of un >
ono kind were dieted lor s.ilo to create
much Interest In the ? market
The few louls of beef cattle In the jards
sold ut about the same prices as prevalleiJ
esterday and the tradu as a \ vholea =
devoid of Interesting' ffiitun.s There wen
a few falilsh cattle ( 'ood enoush to brhiK
Jl 20. hut nothlii ( ? really choke , and the
trudo wa-3 soon ovei.
Co\\s and heifers also sold about stcud }
and the seven or eight loads hero changed
hands In good sciison.
Only a few sloekeis and feeders \\cro In
Hist hands and they bold readily at the
same old prices Hipresontatl\e sales :
NAT1VHS
\VUS1 CHNb
WAhlUNOTON.
No Av. Pr. No Av Pr.
2 feeders. . W > 5 J2 10 Jl feeders , . . . 7S ! ) Jl 10
30 feeders . . 721 4 10
IlOtlS llio receipts of hogs were the Iirgept
hat they have been for sometime , the bulge
11 vnlues jcslerduy having app.uently btlmulutcd
Khlpmcnls.
'Inc large recelpls , hovvcvei , were to the dctrl-
ncnt of billers. us the > berved to weaken the
nnrket. The fact of Its being tbu lapt day of
he week was anothei bear feature that had
conM lirable Influence over values As n lesult
he market opened about Sc lemer nnd held that
v\a ; until the close ,
S-alesmcn ecemed to realize that conditions
vcie against them , and thej cut loose carlj nnd
IIP pens were soon cleared
Heavy ho s , averaging 300 pounds nnd over ,
sold very largely nt JJ JO , wllh u few as hlg.i us
3,33 , und Kejmu down lo J3 i > Yei > tenla > iho
leuvy hos broUBlit JJ3CKf(3J5 Light nnd medluni
vc-lght loails told at 53 3 4(3 43 , us usulntt JJ 40ii )
50 > eEterdH > .
Tuday'B decline leaves the market not far from
vhere It wns nt the opening of the v\eik , possl-
ily a kliado ouhlei. Representative sales.
K . . ST. , ] ! 5 : . . 2fll SO
Ml SO 3 ! . ,
SIIKnP For the ln l of HIP vvn-k there wnft
fftlr run of fhrcp. The market was ncllve1 nr
Mend } . llepn tenlnllve tn\ff \ ,
No. Av. 1'r.
S5 unlive HVM . . . . . . . 103 ttOO
161 VM tern e-wcf . 191 3 4 *
211 wcaltin wether * . . . 10S 1 CO
11 nativeeirllnK . US 4 TO
13 unlive lambt . . . 71 4 40
C3 nntlvc lAmlm . . . . . . . . ' 'I 4 JO
rmcm livlJ silicic \uicni
( In-ill Si'iiroltj cif ( 'a I lie- , till ! 1'ilrc
CHICAOO , IVli -Thorn IMIS a fmtll sit ]
! > ! > of cnltlt , ami nil we-ro mid nt nnttiiiiRi
pilci-Kj l-ee-vos. nt from 3 fo ! o M JSj cow * nn
lielfpr * at from } 1 SO to { 110 : 1r\A * ftceis (
fro.ii J1 to } l 10 , stoekcrs nnd feeders nt froi
W 20 to l 21
In IIORD ptlccivire > about Jo Aft onnmo'i I
I rlino drovers mid at from J3 M to Jld wit
i , 10 bulk of tin f.ilcR nt finti } 1to to J3 M III
ueriiRe qnnlltv l ltcs cludec
In fhcip tin Mippls vins w-'l ' ili n at Hi
l-oient ndumce , | x > i to pilme pifcp belnn mle
Rb'e nil the win fre-li } 2 . ' 0 In Jl 5V. vvtMcin
Kdltii ! nt ftom 53 Ji to flO" , Minlt'F' AV I
vv.-itited nt fioin ? 1 09 ! o 11 Ti l.vnl * o1il n
fmti Jlf-u to J17' . fii n MVV In'crlnr md > s u
in r. PI j"v > for HIP i e > M
] ! i TlpUj Onllli. SW hen.l. I ogf , : t > OJj he-Mi
i.cep 4 'CO bend
_ _
KlIllHIIN < Mtj l.l\ < - ! < (411-1. .
KANSAS firIV. - 20cvi rLC-iiecM. ' ! "
MO hfid. r ilpmcnli , 5 frio hc.ul , nuiikrt n
iliaiK.i'11 , o.ilv ulull In 1 < . It-x.is iteer * $ . ' ' !
4 W , 'liMnro.x' Jl 2jV3 to ; n 'live li-e-r . JJ 2l l
II 00 , Inline civi mil heller * , tlOUUS'O ; xlcuUei
mil fvtdi.s $3 TUN 0. bull' , J2Jl > iJ 0
1IO < J - neeclpt" C.itOi ) head , lilimittt , none
r-MrUcl Weak to 7'ji ! lower ; bulk oftiles ti 3J
wr 13 : heiivio. jo ana t7'i , tu i r JJ/.SJTS
mix. I , W-OStSliV lliihtR , JJ SOflS ! > . YntUcf
-
. ,
SltF.UP llicclpli , 1,000 lieail , 'lilpiiitiits , I.M
lipiulj etc ulr Inmbs , JJS'ijHCO ; muttons , ( ! ; 0 (
370.
_ _
Stlit-U Ili lwirt.
Ilcconl of receipt * of ilxo stock at the foil
principal nmkets for rcl-rmrj . ' < ) :
Cnttli' . ll"K , Shf > p
Oirann . 1 , : 5 7 4U Jl
ChlingO .1 . 300 : ui i 4ft
KHIICIIS City . DOO C.OJO ' .CO
.St. 1-oula . 3,000 2M.O 0) )
Totals . 5,100 33,911 7,01
St. lilllllH l.llf blt)0l ) .
ST. i.ouiB rib : -CAIIM : n veiii | . iw
ipul , nathc plilpplnt ! Mceis , JltO ioOO. KtoiKit.
ami fooilprs , ? . ' luif3 UO llEht stceiH. . ' u'tf4 20
to K iiml inlxeil , fl 705(2 ( TO
linnsitcidpiH , 2 too lieml. mniUit opctiPi
utentU , cln cit St Irwei. liKlit , fJ < 5iinj ( mixed
rWIBO , luaJl 10 | 3i S.
blliir llecclpl" , ( o IK..UI : mTkct Blcailj
muttons , $1 Mtf4 i , Inmbs , $3 iOfS ( .5.
S ( . l.oiilN f.rllri'ill llnll'CtM.
ST 1 OUIS , r b " 0. ri.OUK gulet steaiiy nn
unchniiRcil
\\TII3AT-luturei opcmil nun on imcrliis l > \
Ehoits nml cuntlnucil Ftr nB m lnn\s cU'iiiiim.-
ami pii ] < | ipua for \ei > light worlds slilpmoKl"
'll % tluvpHU unt-cttlGil , Mio liolHK t shuU
ami Jul > \t to .L lilglicr tlnn SLStmlaj Siio ?
( lull. No Z red inMi iK'Vatoi , Mj1 u bid , tiuck
iSc , Jtnj , Su'4irs"i ' [ > c , Jnls , 'WS i\e
COUN ' 1 10 ppicultllvo mnrl.tt roitlmici
MroiiR , thoiiRi Hailing w.ifi toniiiiratlNcI ) lit , lit
nml tlie clo p ble id > to ttroiiB bpiit Hti nd >
No 2 cisli SO'ic bid , Ji.iJ , ! 2c , , Iul > , 23Vbcp -
trmlicr , 24'4 < "
OA'lh Dull , tint lilslipr , with n wcnk dunitnd
for futuim Spot lilglicr , No 2 c.ibh , 17c bid ,
Mn > , 1SV4C
K\i-Juit | , G.V bid
IIAULUY Hull , maltlns , 3G3Cc
COUN XII3AIR" ! >
11HAN I Inn , wicKrd. r.ut tratk , worth noml
mll > , J'fil'ic '
rijAXSMH ) 'Slpub at 74c
TIMOTin sniJD-rrlmc , $2 COS ! C3
1A\ ! Dull but teadJ , pnilile , } 4 IOCJ7.CO , tlm
othj , J600S10CO
1IU1TI2H Slim nnd unclmiiRCtl.
] : (3fiKrirm .it 12HP.
AMllhKY Jl 18 .
Min'AI.S l nd , dull at J3T)7'.a3 ) ! 12'i Spelter ,
dull nt } 362'i
con ON - misooc. .
11AGOINO IVc
I'llOVISIONS I'ork , Ftendj ; standard mess
Joliblng , J7 7" > { jS 21 ] ird , pi y , primp sti un ,
I3S2V1 , c.iolci , IJ80 Union , boxul bhouldus
J475 , extra sliorl clcnr , $475 , ribs } 3 , chortt-
JT 12V * . Drj b.ilt miulH. boxed hlioiildi rs , tl 37iA ,
extra sioit clear , } 4 37'i ' , ribs , tl fO , shorts
llDt'nil'TS ricur 3MflbbU ( w lent 11 IKM liu
corn 17J WO bu , o its 03 ( WO bit
SHII'MHN IS l'Inur , 1,000 bbls , wheat , 32,000
bu , coin , 154 000 bu , onts 17,000 bu
I.It i-i-piiol ( ; nil n mill I'rot Isloiis.
MVUUI'OOI < Pcb \VllIJAT-Spot Ilrm ,
demantl pool. No J lei , tprliifj Gb J'jd , > > o 1
Cnllfornln , Cs C'id PuturcH closed btndy , wltb
IVbniaij id lib , itr , and other months "hd Iil hei ,
buslnits cquills dlstilbuted , l\brinr > 03 Od ,
March , Cs 4'4d , Mn > , fs 'I'/.d , Julj , Oi Hd
COKN bpot Ilrm , American ml\cd , nomlnil
Puturert closed Ilrm witb nenr positions * id
higher , nnd ill tnnt po'ltlons Vjil lilslur , bultnsi
oiunlly dlsUibuted , J'cbruary , 28 T'jd , Mnn.li ,
J 7't'l. April , 2 ? 7V1 , May , 2s C\d , June , 2s d ,
July , 2s M
riOUIl Mend > , demand poor , M. Louis fane } ,
w inter , 8s 6il
I'HOVlblONS Uncon firm , demand fair Cum
bcrlnnd cut , 20 to 30 Ibs 27 , phort rllm 20 to
24 Ibs , 2"s fd , loiitf clear , UK it 11 to 3S Ibs , 23s
Cd , lonff clear , IIPIM , 40 to 41 Ibs 21s fd , short
clcir backs , Hhlit , IS Us , J4islun t char mid
dies , hea40 to fiO Ibs , 2ts , cliar bellks , 14
to 1C lb iijs Cd Shouldcis , Mjuart 12 to 18 Ibb ,
23s Cd Ilam . phort int 14 to 1C Ibs , 40s fid
Tallow , line Nortli Anierlc in. ISs IKef , exti i
India mifs , fOs , prime mess , ISs Sd 1'oik ,
prime IIH B , firm , western , 11s , medium westiin ,
40s Iinl stiadpilmt western , 20s lid , le-
nned In mils 22 Cd
C1II213SI : Dull , d < nnnd poor , finest American ,
white and colored C-iptember ) SSM KI
HUTTiit : rincn t nlUd Mates , ' 3. 1'ood , 55s
PnTHOMJI'M Iltllmd C d
IinrillOrRA'IOK IILir roicquarters , lV4d ,
hlndiiunrters , C'4d.
HOI'S At London (1'icinc ( const ) , 3 15s
. . _ . . , Including March , 5'i 10 Spot coffeeIllo
ilull. No 7 , InvokeKlf.M , Jubblng tlO U" .
Mild , quiet , Cordova , ill i < M li > 7" > 'lotiil wire
lieu e deliveries from the1'nlled hliilcn , 11.290
Ings , Including 11211 bagi fiimi Nevv York
New AoiK Block lorla > , 337,710 blH , Unlit el
- > tntca Block 421 219 IMKS , ulloit for the Unltcil
sliitcs , 344K)0 bnfcs , total visible for the United
states , 705,219 bngu , iitaliibt 476,135 bags last
tear
SANTOS Peb 20 COPPnn-Steady Boeiil
iverage b intos lOCOOteis Ilecclplti , 1J UOO bags ,
stock , 421 COO bugs
\MiiiMia ivb 2o-c < oprin-'Jpftr. nd-
lanci balep 8.CCO liaKB
IIAVHI. I'eb 21) COPPHi-Stcadj nnd un-
iluinRcd hilet 2UOOO ln > , B
KIO Ptb 20 i OPPLI3 I Irm : No 7 Illo ,
0 JtU rels. excliaiiho 81Ccl ! ) Ilecclptn , 2CK)0 )
jiifis , cle-arcd for the United Mules s Ono Ings ,
'or Uurope2,000 bJb's , block , 238,00J bags.
Ciitton MniUe-tw.
Ni\V 1OHK , I eb 20 COT1 ON Spot , ste-adj ,
niddllntf ( .He , middling , urilands 7'i.c , mMdllnff ,
; ulf , 7c , taloh , ( .19 haleu Pillules cloteil tteiuly ,
, ales , 90,100 ImlcB , IVluuaiy. JO 85 , March , > C SG ,
M > rll. | G 9. , Mil ) , 1C" ( > , June , 7 01 , July , J7 07 ,
iVngUEt $709 , heplember , JG74 , October , JGG4 ,
S'ov ember , SCCS , December , } 6 71 'Ihu maiket
> pened fteadv and e. to 10 polntH higher on favur-
ible rablCB fioin Liverpool A furl 111 ndvaneo
if 1 lo i points lexulteil from UUit local l.njl i ;
ifter which Ilic nnrKel caseil off a to 6 per
cut nn loc-il lliild | itlon fur profit At 11
> clock Ihe niniket vvn qukt but Htendy nt H
let gain of 0 In 7 pnlntx 'Hading ilurliif the
Irtt hour uati lather tmall , but 45000 hilcH
liiiiii'il ( hamlH
hT IX)1'1S Peb 20-COT.TON-Plrm and un-
: hanieil , mlilililng , G7ic
I'ciirla Criilu lliu'Ki'l.
I'noilIA Tcb 23 OOHN Jl rkct llrm nnd
ilghei , new No 2 JS'ic
UATH-MurkLt bUher , No 2 white , 18lS'ic
\X HI.sK \ Markc I slt-ails , Iliiltlinl tooclb on the
mslH of JI 17 for high ulnex
IlIir'LlI'lB Ciitn CC 7W bu , onls 373iO bu ;
51 UH bu , wihl > , none vvbt.it , 1 fOO bu
HlIir.MiMH Corn 4 9'0 bu , oali , uO 7DO bu ,
jc , none whlbky , 430 bbl.J , wheat , none ,
Full Hit IT I'llnl ClolliH
TALI. KIVr.II , Mats , Tib 20 'Jluro has bi en
ery llttlct ImslnttH In Ibo print cloth maikrt
luring the wnk 'Hie inaikct Is quutiil qultt
mil Mindy at 2 ll-Ki I'or thu w < Ut ju t iloMd
iriHluctlon was ICO W ) plicee , nnd caku , 77,000
ikces
llii ( Irnlii
MINNIAVOUS nb 10MUA'I riorni nt
4o , May , 7SW73ii , lul > 74'73c. . , on truck ,
\'o 1 hard , 7Cc , No 1 nortlicin , 74o. Jtecclpts ,
ja cars ,
OH Til ;
Oil. CITY , I'n IV b 20Cicllt bnlanccs , Sir ,
utllkatc * no bide , ehlpmcnls , 77 3J8 bbls , ruiix ,
C3f2t bbls
_
Sun lYfinriuroViii'H < luii < nloiix ( ,
OAN ntANCIbrO r b 2' ' ) -\\JI13.Vr-Jimttlvo.
fi , Jl Mt. May , ( I 44 %
rori-l ) ? " riniinrliil > III > N.
lini.l.lN' , I'tb 20 i\rlinnio : on London , tlbht
la > s' tight , 20 marks 4Pii pfg
LONDON. Tib " 0 OeM Is ( | uolnl lit Hueiio
> ns today at 211 to , Unbun , 4275 , Komi. ,
03 70
1'AHIH l' b 20-Tlnto per cent rmto , J02f
Oc for this account , txrhnriue on l nJon , M
O' ' c foi checks
Wi-cli'N IniiiiirlH mill iviorlH ,
NH\V Aortic IVb ZC'-The < - | .orlB of rpcclo
rum the port of Niw York for tlm wuk
.mounted to J7I MS In I i.U and (1 ( * . ' 210 In sli
er The Imporm w n Gold. ( I MiC , isllur ,
807f dr > fcoods , I2.738.WI , fcincrol nnrchmidl e ,
0 CS2.2U
AVoiil
NI'\V YOIIK , IVb \VOOI/-Bteftdy , flftce ,
ifllio , Piillul , ID'ulTc.
fif. MJU1B , Tcb , iOS OOL Hltndy and un-
Imngicl ,
UKSr IS THE MAIN OBJECTION
Too Much Money Required to Carry Letters
in the Ooxmtry.
RESULTS OF RURAL FREE MAIL DELIVERY
All I'll I ( e In rrnl < < of the ' .jMom , tint
Careful ] > tlinnt MUM * It *
Adoption Would ( Jo-it
Venr ,
WASHINGTON , Peb 20. Ths postmasters
and the patrons nt c\cr > ono of the forty-
four iiostofllccs where i mat free delivery 1ms
been In operation declare In favor of Die plan.
The test has Icon going on enl > for n limited
petlod , hut the oltlcoscto so distributed ft ate
to maKe the experiment complete nnd It \\i\s
dovdono ! ut points In thlitj-threc or tlilrtj-
four states. The reports ait all In nml the
Impoiliint d.iln gallicicdlll he transmlttcil
by 1'ostnmstcr OeiipnlVllson In a spcclil
ropoit to coiiRross piobably carl > next wce-K ,
flic Hcntlment fn\oiahle to the mloptlon of a
comprehensive scheme- unniilmotii , repre
senting oiUnlon il\ou ; both L > > the hrad of
each postofllco ami the patrons. The
obstacle. ho eu > ii the itcmcmlons cost In
volved When the o\peilincnt wn first con-
tcmplatsd It was loughl } estimated that
final free tlcllveiy to com Hie whole country
ttould Involve un niimiil e\peiullturc of over
$ :0,000,000 , but the c\pcrlcnco alieady hail
shows that $10,000,000 Is a Lonscnatlvo
llguip. The cost of the set vice li found , of
com 10 , to have vailed with the clnrnetcr of
tlm countrjhcie It wns performed , sparsely
settled regions natiunlly heavllj Increacing
iho oxponac. Thus In ono counly In
.Mi&sachusetts In a condition which ne-crcsita-
ted the Cftahllohmcnt of tlm pxpeilment nt
three points , the postmasters icjiort a
vaiinncc of tcnernl cents between them as
to the cost of dcllvui } per lottei The
maximum ctat of dellvcilng each plcpeot
mall nirtltci was between 0 and 7 cents at
llaiilsxllli' . lid and less than 7 mills nt
( itcuilleld. In riaiiklln count } , Muss
The average cost per lettet is fKcil at a
little ovci 3 cents In thcoa intil dellveilcs.
llii-fo arc manj pliocs. however , \\heio
uellvtix ot mill Is Impossible and thcso
amrpfiite a la. to portion of the countrj.
The least dinicult } In the wa > of the general
adoption of this scheme Is In the eastern
states , though a number of western points ,
like- the comitij adjicent to Denver. Cole ,
"how compnrathoh smill cost Officials
bo'lcvc that thoiciv c.'can leailva t'gtously '
ratabllslicd In t numbei of vxoll-scttled
icglons. 1'ostmnstci General \Vllson has not
jet drafted his icport but It Is believed ho
will demonstrate the value of continuance of
the experiment for one jcar.
JAMES E. BOYD & CO
Telephone ; 1 ( ) . ? J. Oinulm , Neb.
COMMISSION
GRAIN : PilOYISIl\3 \ : AND : SFOKi
. . . Hoard of fnelc
Direct vvlics to Chlcngo and New Yoilc
Correspondent ! ) . John A.niun . \ ( .o.
OMAHA S'lOCK EXCIIAXGB
Board of Trade ,
You can buy or tell anjlhlns oeiiit in on til *
v irlou-i exiluiiRis of the ciunlrv Ihioush us
Hifeicnccs rirst Nat , U b Nit , Commer
cial Nat banki. Omaha , Union Nat ' bank.
vnns.as City.
UKA.V1' W. KUNM3V , MKV. ,
'Jelcplione 1C93
C. H. MAGOON & CO.
corvirvnssjD.M CSROKERS
Stocks , Grain and Provisions
314 South 15th St.
OMAHA ; - -
$5 $ Profit on Investment of $100 $
aid to milclIoiitH ilui'ltim ; ( In- pant
icrlt. C'hecKs for piolltb tohttbei with state-
ncnt mailed each hatmda > . Lndcr our sjsteni
f h > ndlcile hieculatlon | wo bavi- been able to
uy fiom 5 to S pet etnt wield ) . I'.imphlets
' \plalnlnj ; out methods milled flee on appllca.
SAM KELLER & CO ,
HANKIES AND IJKOKKKS. ,
til 1SS7 I
MONEY
flbeliiK undo bo irctmto ncricontlnmlly. Our
l.ui of Hpeciil illun IH i hlk'li ( 'iailo
INVESTMENT
20PerCentPerfflonth
lemltt d In InvcHlora
SEMI-MONTHLY
Hpeclillj Jnli'ri HtliK , ' In cons > r\atlVii In vo elo
RlbkH I'llmln itcd
V
PARTICULARS FKEE ON APPLICATION.
) e WOLP . < l COMPANY , Hankers nnd Ilioker ,
No GO Ilroudway , N. Y. City.
HIMiet-t lefeicnees.
( AILIAY T1MECARD
. uvea IIIUHLINOTON t JIO ItIViil | irnv
) nialmJUnioniicpot10th & Mnaon hta | ijnu li t
"iam . . . Denver l.xpirba , , , . a JJanT
3opm Illk HIllH Mont Ai Pngrt hnl 13 x 4 Ooimi
3 > pm . ueiivci Kxpieeit . 4.0 pin
05pm. . Lincoln Local ( ex fcundaj ) . . . . 7.45pin
_ Lincoln Local ( ex huliilay ) H -O.iln I ,
ea'veslCHKJAeiO , HURLING 1ON & ef
} iiiahnUnlon | Depot , loth & Majcn htaJ Oiniha
i 03pm . Chicago Vmtlljulel. ? . . * . . . S 20im
< Snm . Clilcato 17xpi * 3 . . , . 4.liim
7 10pm . .Chlenho K. hi Louis i\press. : . . 8 20.im
lOiim . I'ailllo Juictlon Lccitl . . . . G:10j : > m
_ 1H.U" 1"nf ' Mai ! . .2 50um
eaves | CHICAaoMIL & S 1 PAUL
OuiHliajUnlon Uipot , IQtli tc MIIMHI
r J'pir . Chicago LlmittTi
It 00am Chicago Lxprcsa ( ex Sunday )
> aves ICHICAOO It NOrkTUWf-Br'N I Al lives
Om-ihaJLTnlon Depot , 10th & . Ala.xj i sis _
0 ram * Kxpicua 3
I 4Jpm \iBllliuleil Limited" . . , . G tOpni
f. ,52pm , . . , bt Paul ICii-iiftH 1) ) 10am
1 lOam . . .hi Puul Limited . . , , ll.Uipni
7 30am Sioux Clly Local . . . . 11 IVpm
C uOpm Omiiliu Chluitsu bpcual , , k.Waili
Mlhfcuiul Valley local U Mum
llxcept bunday. Hxctpt Miinday.
Veuves 11'JIIUAOO U J A PACIPle1 JArrlves
OmahallJnlon Depot , ICIh A. M.uon bin | ejrah |
UAS1
0 < 0um Atlantic' Kxprcsa ( ex , Kunaavi. 6jpin
1 00pm . . NKlit : ' . ; - . . . . a.lfarn
4 COpm. Llilc-ato Vcstlliuled i.mnu-t . , lulyiii
4 Mpm. ' . . .bl. Paul VettlUiicd ' .iniltej . . . 1 J5pm
_ _
1 < "pm . . . . . . . jjeiluiudo Llinllei ! . < IXIpni
C t > T. P M O ( Arrives
Omuhu | _ lVcbBtir htrect builluli | Oiinilio
"
! 30pm bloux Olty"Lxpre te > bun ) II 5jum
t I'am .Hluux e.iiv Aeioinmnilall < n IJ.OUpm
C Upm _ . bl I 'n nl Liiiiliui . . . i luum
, cavea . , 13 S. Mo VALLUV. | Arrlvo
Omaha ) Den | t , llti unOVoliBin till. | Omaha
I.OOjinl T 'lfii t Mall and Lxprcn . 6 OOpnT
1 ( Kinm ( ex cat ) XV > u 4.x. ( ex Jtlpii > , . Oujim
! Silnm I litiiuni i jcal ( hilnna ) only ) . .
[ .DOuin . Noiiejlk Kujleea ( ex biiiu 19 SSnm
D.llpn . . H Paul IJxprem _ _ _ _ Kmn
7n\i * j K "C . hT J & C nAne7t \ \ * '
lmaliulJnlon | Dc.iol , lOlh ji Mnton bl | QI.-.I q
03am "Kutiwia Clly Day Uxpiem . : llipm
0 00pm K l. NlBhl l.x via IJ P Irarn _ 6.JOam
5-avcu T MIHfcOUKI PACiriL1. TArrTvei"
Dinulia ) De-po' , Illli nnd Vv'ebiler Bla f Oinalu
rriiimr"NcbFui.l.a & Kiinmiii LlmllcJ Ul jim
1 30pm Kuiii.a4 City Kxpicci . . . u.tX'.un
! .Upm Kil/nicl i Loe.il ( ex Bun ) S.uOain
JIvcT" ) SltJUX CUY * PAI3IP1C. iAimen
Jliii.ial llepol 15th and Welmtei bl I Omaha
f bt. Paul Limited . . . . . . 9IJjm
"
cnveii f RIOUX CITY S. PAflPIC lArrlyc *
JmaliallJnlon Depot , lOlli & MatcnBla _ _ Omaha
i 40am HI Paul PUXCIIKCT . . . llilOpin
,30am .Sioux City Pu tui.cr . . . . e.o pni
. .Upm . , HI Paul Limited Main
. UNION PAC'IPIC , IArrIvt4
) mahaUnlon | Uepol. lOlli & Mnnon HU [ Omaha
i.iOam . . . . Ov rland Llmliod 4.4Jpm
l.SOpm Hcal'co & blrcm b'B llx < PX bun.SiOpra )
) : lrpm ( JiHiid Uliind ixpremi ; ( ex. Hun ) , l bjpm
.3Cpm P l Mull. . .
ivfi IADAHII I RAILWAY. IArrlve >
> nibtlUnlin Ueput , 10th A Munon Kl | Oniuli *
