Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; SATURDAY , FEBHlTARY 27 , 1S97.
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL
H / Y/cak / Gables nnd Laok of Exports force
* Wheat Down a Fraction.
COLD WAVE SAVES A BAD B3EAK
Corli nml OnlK Decline n Stnnll Frnc >
tlon , hut I'rovUlon * Iliilil Firm
nnil Hlnnv a SUHlit Cnlu
for < hc liny.
CHICAGO , Feb. 20. The wheat pit WJM
the scone of a wrestling mntch between n
jin-dletctl cold wave on the one linnd niu !
weak cables nnd nn almost tntnl lark ol
cxr.oH sales on the other. The bcnr factors -
tors Iind lha better of It , May closlns al
% e dccllho lifter n decidedly nervous
session. Corn nnd oats were heavy niul
closed nbout ? c lower ench. 1'rovlsloru
were firm nnd ndvnnccd slightly.
Wheat held to Its steady connection with
tlic Liverpool market , which , notwlthstand'
liiB the % c advance hero yesterday , wnt
Vj < \ lower this morning. Ilccauso of thlf
disappointing dccllno nt Liverpool nnd li :
nplto of the reduction In consols nnd Ughl
receipts of wheat nt Chicago and the north'
rwcst , May opened hero at from 7Hc ! to 7lic
us against 74Vic to 74 % nt the close yester
day. The prlco wriggled and squirmer
every time It trot to I4o above the lower ol
the opcnliiB prices , AH It did two or three
times during the forenoon- , and cave cvcrj
evidence of feejlng uncomfortnhlo 'when Ir
the neighborhood of yesterday's clomtu
rates. The llrst ndvitncn to 74c WHS fol
lowed by a return to l\c. A slow rallj
to 74i > ic ensued. This was followed by sev
eral minor lluctuatlons , but by 12 o'clocl
the prlco hnd slid oft to 73Hc. or' vlrtuallj
Ic per bu. below the closing price of th <
day before. Most of the strength dlsplayot
In the frequent small bulges came from St
Louts , which market bought freely durlnt
the morning nnd sent renewed reports ol
damage to the crop In the northwest. Clos
ing cables reported Liverpool Id lower foi
the day and continental markets , with on <
unimportant exception , wore all lower
That and an absence of demand for cnsr
wheat , hot is or at the Hoithoard , were tlx
reasons for the free selling which sue
cecded every little bulge during the fore
noon. Chicago receipts were only , iblrtenr
carloads , iignlnst sixty-two on the corro
spondlng day of the year before , and Min
neapolis and Dultith got only 130 earn , com
pared with 4S5 last year. The smallness o :
the Atlantlo port clearances of whoa
and Hour was one of the nay's discourage
incuts to the bulls , the total being tquu
to only 173,000 bu. The break In when1
would have probably been greater hnd no
the signal service predicted a drop. In tin
temperature to 10 degrees below zero. A\ >
prehensions as to the effect of this , couplet
with Uecrbohm's estimate that the world'i
visible March 1 would Do 30.000,000 bu
smaller than It was March 1 , 1SIW , crentoi
a good demand and quick reaction from tin
break to 73u. Uy 1 o'clock May was bring
Ing 74Vic. The closing bell found the prlci
at 74'A 74 o.
Corn waa steady for a while after tin
opening ; but became exceedingly hcnvj
later In the day. The market was wtalcenec
by prospects of larger receipts nnd n pool
shipping demand , the elevator Interests ai
a rule being sellers. Atlantic clearance :
wcro 000,000 bu. May opened unchanged t <
ZI'.lc , sold at 24WC , then declined to 23Tc
closing easy nt 23T 4T2lc.
The oats-market was almost entirely con
trolled by the Iluctuatlnns In wheat nnc
corn. Dut llttlo business was transacted
tho' covering of a line of about 300,000 bu
being responsible for the strength Imme
diatcly after the opening. After that thi
market relapsed Into a condition of ex
trpmn heaviness. May opened unchangei
nt 17'lc , sold at 17c , fell off to IGc am
closed with sellers at IGITC.
Provisions acted' very firm In spite o
larger hog receipts than expected , whlcl
cauued only n , ttllghl opening dip In prices
Offerings were' light nnd the market rule'i
llrm , with but slight changes throughou
the session. I'rlces advanced slightly nen :
the : close on btiylng by ' Armour nnd thi
English houses. , ' At the > closeMay.pork' ' wai
Da higher at $ S'.07 # fUO , Slay. ; lard %
higher at$1,10 andilay ; ribs 2\Ao' higher n
The' estimated receipt's for Silturdny are
'Wheat. 10 cars ; corn , 220 carat-oats , 2.20 cars
hogs , 24,000' head. . ' .
The leading futures ranged as follows :
Articles. I Opon. I High. I Low. | Closo. | Ynat'y
Wheat -
Fob. . . . 73M 721 < 73W
May. . . 74MMM 74H 73H 74 ' 8U
July. . . * 7US 71H
Sept. . . 70M 70M 70 > i
Corn 70MM
Fi'b. . . . ° ° M
May. . . . S" JIM :
July. . . . -Mji--'a
Sept. . .
Oats
ifob. . . . IfiM 1RU
Hay. . . . 17W HIM
July. . . . nWH 18 } |
Porh
May. . . . 7 07M R 10 7 OS 8 10 8 02H
July. . . 8 1C 8 aa , B 15 H22W 8 IS
La ill-
May. . . , 4 05 4 10 4 05 4 10 4 10
Julv. . . 4 17H 420 4 15 4 17H 4 m
Sh't UlbH
May. . . . 4 Ifi 4 20 4 07H 1' 4 15
_ July ; . . 4 17M 4 U7 4 17H ' 4 aafc
" "
No. 2.
Cnsli quotations were as follows :
riXDUK Steady ; winter patents. SI 304.50
MralKl-.ts , I4.00tt4.20 ; spring patentn , .00 4.30
strulKhls , S3.40ft3.70 ; bakers. J3.00ii3.40.
WHEAT No. 2 tprlnif , 731io ; No. 2 red , S34j !
S4'/4c. .
COIIN No. 2 , 22HTf22'/ ' ,
OATS No. 2 , UUWlS cj No. 2 while , f. o. b.
19I8J10J No. 3 white , f. o. b. , 1CO19VJC.
IlYE No. 2. 32VJc.
11AIU.EY No. 2. nominal ; No. 3 , f. o. b.
KV.63'c ; No. 4 , f. o. li. , 22 | 24c.
KI.AX.SEED No. I , 75W77Je. !
TIMOTHY HEEIJ-Prlme , J2.C3S12.70.
rilOVlHIONH MPFS pork , per tbl. ' , J7.03B8.00
I.anl. per ICO Ibs. . ) l. Short ribs sides ( loose )
J3.a5if4.23. Dry railed shoulders ( boxe * ! ) , Jl.cujj
4.75. Hhort clear sides ( boxed ) , J4.234j4.371 .
WHISKY Ul.illllcrs' llnlnhcd eoods , per gal. ,
t.l .
HIIflAns Rut loaf , S3.2C ; Kranulnted , II.Ct.
The follonlne were the receipts and shipment !
today :
On thu I'rodnci ) uxchaiigo toluv the bvitter mar
ket waa 8teidy : : croamory. 11'iJlHc : d.iti-y. 03
11)0. ) KeKH. o.-isy : fresh. ISc. Cheoso. xtc.idyi
HUWlOJic. Ilruitietl poullry , lurkfj-H ,
chlultciiH , DhU7Ho ; diicUs. loailc.
MUvoitic M.\HICIT
fluutiltlfinn nf tlio Oilon
CoininiiillllfH.
NKW YORK , Feb. 20. FIXJUR Receipts , U. .
000 bhls. ; exports , I0,7lj ! Mils , ; Influenced by tht
Ji iivlneKt ) In wheat nnd tuled heavier on eprlnn
putmts nnd winter wheat grades ; wlnler extra ,
SJ.ltW3.SO. Southfrn flour , active ; salim , l.OOC
bhls. Rye Hour , nulct , Rucliwheat flour , llrm a |
J1.J5.
IlUCkWIinAT-Steudtcr ut 35o.
CORN MISAI.-Qukl ; jcllow western , -&Sc ]
Hnindywlne , ll.KJf 1.DO.
RYlI-Qulct ; No. 2 western. 37U&HC.
1IARLKY ( Julet at 2CKfi20i' .
HARLKY MALT-Q'ilef. western , COffSc ,
W1IIJAT Receipts. 31,175 hu. ; exports , S0.39J
bu. ; vpot Millet ; No. 1 hard. SiTic , Option * opened
\vriik , follnwlng lower cables , rallied sharply on
bad crop news from the southwest , | , roli ngnln
In the. Into sestlon under MqiiMr.tlnn and disappointing
pointing- cash demand , cloilng at HiHic net < lc.
t-llini ; No , 2 red , May , 'tt'.iWSO 7-lCc , closed nl
7 ! tc.
COriN-llecc-lpts. 129,875 bu. ; exporlo. 51 , CCO bu.j
spot meady ; No , 2 , 9c ; steamer mixed , 274e ,
Optluns opened easier owing lo weak rallies , ra ) .
lied on covering , lull ngaln declined wtlh wheal
nnd cloned U Ho net lower ; May , 29 6-160 ° 9Tlc ,
cloned at * 9\o ,
OATS Receipts , 81,500 liu. ; exporls , I07.C64 bu.i
rput dull ; Nn. 2 , 21 He. Opllomi dull and easier ,
clonlmc Uo net lower ; May , Sl iOJlHc. rlo tj
ut ZlHe. !
HAY Dull ; shipping , 60Q55o ; food to choice ,
HOI'S-Qulet ; stntr , common to choice , 189 !
crop , MfTa ; tt'M crop , SjflJo ; I'acUls coast , ISSI !
cri'li. CO7c ; 1S9D rrop , V < > 13o ,
lllUns-Steady ; Oalveolon. IJo ; Buenoa Ayres ,
tlry , nominal ; Texas , dry , lOUlOHo ; Cnllfornlj ,
15VJC
LEATHER Firm ; hemlock io\t. \ 13t4CJOJc. (
HinTKR-Rfeelplii , 4,819 pkg * . ; vteaUr : wesuri
creamery , KiClIc ; Klgln * , 19c ; factory. 7cl3c ,
CHEESR-Hccelpts , Va > pkg . ; nulet ; Half
large. DOlS'.io : male , small , 01Vs , part tKlms
MilUlc ; full iklnn , JfiSHe ,
KUUS Rrcrlpli , ,221 pkKtu ; quiet ; itato anO
Punn ylvnnla , UUo ; wenlcrn , 17u ; southern , 163
I'ROVISIONS-rieef , strong ; family , $ SBOa
11.00 ; extra mcrs. n.WWH.OO. beef hams , JI8.WIJ
19.00 ; packet. I7.54ti9.0i ) , Cut meats , itrady : plcnlrJ
slioulden , )3.IH05.25 ; hums. J8.Wltil.00. Lard
Him ; western stcum , JI.K ; refined , liltlier. Pork
llrm ; short clear , JS.WCflO.OO. Tallow , llrm ; city ,
8'ie : country , SHc.
OILS 1'etrolcum , quiet ; United elated at 9U
Md : Prnnrylvanla crude , steady ; March. tJUc.
Itnaln. quiet. Tuipcptlne , leiily at'2SHU JVio.
HICK-KleadVi fair U > extra , 3 > i01.c ! ; Jaj.an . ,
'
MOU\SSKS Qnlft ; New OrUons , open kettle.
food tn choler , JifTIIc ,
Uiri'ALS PlK Iron , ( toady. Copper , easyj
brokers. Jll.90 ; cxchaiiKe , J1J. Tin. eam ; rtralts ,
J13.SOKU.tB : pljtrs. dull. Spelter , dull ; dome < <
Ha , il. ( > 03 ,14. Lcfcd , U Jy ; Uadlnr broken
nam < l J3.05 xs the fle ire , while the cxchniiRe re
ports t.a't ' 58J7. , .
O.MAII.V ( ; nMii.viMAUKIJT. : . .
Conilltlon of Trnile nml ( liiolnllnnn on
Stnplc nnd I'nucjI'roilncc. .
F.OOS Frc/ih / gathered , lH4c.
IlUTTEn Common to fair , SfflOc ; choice to
fancy roll , 12flSo ; separator creamery , ISo ; ( fath
ered cre mery , Ito.
OAMB Hluo winced teal ducks , 51.75 ; preen
win ) ? , 11.54 ; . redheads And mnllards , J3.7S ; smalt
rabbits , 40fl50ci Jacks , J1.00SJI.25 ; squirrels , KJ
70o ; ' Canada Reese , large. J < i.o037Cu ; small , JI.OOO
500.
VRAIf-Cholce fat , SO to 120 Ibs. , are quoted at
7O7'ici larse and coarse , 4tfBc.
DRESSED POULTRY-Chlckens. I06c ; tur
keys. lOeilc ; ceese , 7flSc ; Oueks , S0 c.
LIVE I'OULTRY-IIens , SHB'.Jc ; cocks. Si4e.
PIOiON4 ! Live , 75ST90C ; dead pliteons not
wanted.
HAY rpland , J4.EO ; mldlaml , J.1.50 ; lowlninl ,
J3 ; rye strnw. J3.CO ; color makes the price en
hay ; ll ht Imlcs sell the best ; only top ernilcs
urlm ? lop ( irlces.
IIIIOOM CORN-T.ttremcly slow sale ; n w
crop , ilcllveroJ on track In country ; choice preen
self-worklnic carpet , per Ih. , 202 < 4c ; choice
nmnlns to hurl , 20240 ; common , IHc ,
' . '
I'm PLANT-Per doz. , COc
SWEET POTATOES-Fancy llilnoln , per bhl. ,
ONIONS-Oood stock , per bbl. , JJ.M.
LIMA HEANH-Pcr Hi. . 4c ,
IIEANHanil ! picked navy , per hu. , J1.15571.IO.
< * , MlUAtli-Fnncy slock , per 100 Ihs. , JUStf
K EllYrIVr llo ± " J3c ! 'nncy. larse. 43c.
POTATOES-Uood native stock , per bu. . 30c.
FRUITS.
MALAGA OKAPES-Perkeir. J7.
CRANIlEIIRIUS-Dest Jtrscy , per lib ! . . J5.
' . ' ! JES-- : * rn fancy. Inrce , J2.25fi2.54.
CALIFORNIA PEARS-Per lox. Jl.75.
TROPICAL FRUITS.
ORANdKS-Cnlirornla navals , 150J to 2M.i , J3.75 ;
IarK , sl s , J3.25ii.1.50 ; seeding , J2.25W2.50.
LL.MONS Messlnas , J3.00ii.i.W ; choice Califor
nia , J2.75 ! faner , J3.
RANANAH Choice. lanJ slock , per bunch , J2.00
( f2.2 ; medium-sized hunches , J1.&CJT2.W.
MISCELLANEOUS.
HONnY-Cholce , 13 11c.
CIDEll-Clnriiled Juice , per half bhl. , J2.DO ; per
bhl. . J4.0094.2 ,
MAPLB SYRt'P-Flvo sal. cons , each , J2.50 !
cans , pure , , per rtoz. , I2 ; half-gal , cans ,
< iuart cans. J3.50.
, Almonds , Cnllfoinln. per Ih. , large
* , P' 13c ; , uf H . per II , . . lOc ; ICnRllsh wal
nuts , per lb. , fancy , soft shell , 12571S'.fcc ' ; stand
ards , lOftlic ; Illberls. | icr lb. , lOo ; pecans , pol
ished , larire , 9jflOc ; jumbo , 115 l2c ; larRC hick
ory nuts , J1.2J per bu. ; cncoanuts , 4'4o each.
Has Imported fancy , C crown. r,0-lb. boxes ,
15c ; choice , 10-lb. boxes , 3 crown , lie.
HIDES , TALLOW. ETC.
HIDES N'o. 1 Rrecn hides , 6Vic ; No. 2 Rrecn
hides , 4Uc : No. 1 green salted hides , 7c ; No. 2
Rreen sailed hides. Cc ; No. 1 veal calf , 8 lo 12
Ihs. , 7o ; No. 2cal calf. S to 15 Ih3. , 4c ; No. 1
dry flint hides , SWIOo : No , 2 dry Hint hides ,
8f 9e ; No. 1 dry salted hides. SIT1 ! ! part cured
hides. He per lb. less than fully cured.
SHEEP PELTS Qrccn halted , each. 25SGOo ;
Kreen salted , shearlliKs ( short woolcd early
skins ) , eneh , 15c ; dry shenrlnRS ( short wooled
early skins ) . No. 1 , each , Sc ; dry Hint , Kansas
nnd Nebraska butcher wool pelts , per lb. , ac
tual wclKhl , 4ff5c ; dry Hint. Kansas nnd Ne
braska Murniln wool pelts , per lb. , aclunl
wclKht. 3W4c ; dry Hint Colorado butcher wool
pelts , per Ih. , actual weight , 4lr5c ; dry flint
Colorado Murrain wool pelts , per II ) . , actual
weight , 34c ; feet cut off , as It Is useless to
pay freight on them.
TALLOW AND ORKASE Tallow , No. 1 , 3c ;
tallow. No. B , 2',4c ; grease , white A , 3c ; grease ,
white II , 2e ; grease , yellow , 2c ; grease , dalk ,
IVto ; old butter , 2S2V4c ; beeswax , prime , 15822o ;
rough tallow , Ic.
WOOL Unwashed , fine heavy , G7c ; fine light ,
8iT9c ; quarterblood , 10f(12c ; seeily , burry and
clmlfy , ff9o ; cot ted and liruken. coarse , 709c ;
cottcd and broken , Hue , CJSc , Fleece washed
medium. 15ft18c ; line , HWlCu ; tub washed. IGBISc ;
hlnclc , Sc- bucks , 60 ; tag locks , 283c ; dead
pulled. 5'iiCe.
HONES In car lots , weighed and delivered In
Chicago : Dry Ililffalo , per Ion. J12.00yi4.CO ; dry
cnuntiy , bleached , per ton , J10.OOU1S.00 ; dry coun-
Iry. damp and meaty , per ton. Jii.00if8.00.
DRESSED MEATS.
REEF Good native steers , 400 to GOO Ibs. ,
CV4o ; good forcquarters steers. So ; good hind
quarters steers , SVjc ; western iteers , Co ; fancy
heifers. Go ; good heifers , 5c ; good forequarters -
ters heifers , 4 > ic : good hindquarters liolfere ,
7 > ic ; good cows , 5 ic ; fair cows. She ; common
cows , 4lc ; cow forequaiiprs' . 4Hc : cow hind
quarters , 7Vic ; tenderlutns , 20o ; honeless strips ,
Sc ; strip loins. 7c ; rolls , SJc ! ; sirloin butu'i.
SVic ; shouldera clods , 5Hc ; nitnp bulls. Sc ; steer
chucks , 4Uc ; cow clincks. 3Kc ; boneless chucks ,
4VJo ; cow plates , 3Vic ; nicer plates. 4c ; Hank
steak , lie ; loins , No. 1 , 12Vfcc : loins. No. 2. 10'Ac ;
loins , No. 3. S',4c ' ; No. 1 short loins. 15c ; No.
2 short loins. 1c ; No , 3 short loins. He ;
Sirloin ends , 7V4c ; rlhs , No. 1. lOlic ; rl'ja , No.
2 , 8'ic ; ribs , No. 3 , CVjc ; steer rounds , Gllc ; cow
rounds , 59ic ; cow rounds , shank off , 6 4c ; cow
rounds , shank and 'rump off , 7c ; trimmings ,
3V'.c ; beef shanks , 2c ; brains , per doz. , Kc ;
.sweetbreads , per , lh. . 15c ; sweetbreads ( culves ) ,
' ) | lb. 30c ; klilnexi , per doz. , 35c ; ox Inlla ,
each. 3c ; llvera , per lb. , 3c ; hearts , per Ih. .
2c ; tongues , per lb. , 12c.
MUTTON Lambs , 7V c : yenrllriKS , 7c ; sheep ,
C5fGV4criarket racks ( long ) , S'.ic ; holel nicks ,
( short ) , He ; leps and saddles , fc ; lamb legs ,
9c ; 'hrcauts nnd stews , 3c ! tongues , each , 5c ;
'plucks ' , each , 3c.
PORK Hressedi pigs. Go ; dressed hogs. 4ic ;
tenderloins , 15e ; loins. 5ic ; spare ribs , Sc ;
ham sausage butts , Cc ; shoulders , rough , 4 lie ;
shoulders , skinned , 4Kc ; trimmings , 4'ic ' ; leaf
lard , not rendered , 5c ; heads , cleaned , 3c ; shouta
nnd cars , 3l4c : backbones , 215o : cheek meats ,
3c ; neclcbones. 2'/c ; pigs' tails , 3c ; pluck , each ,
5o ; chlllcrli'igs , Ic ; hoclcs , 4c ; hearts , per doz. ,
25c ; stomachs , each , 3c ; tongues , each , 8c ; kid
neys. per doz. . lOc ; brains , per doz. , 13c ; pigs'
feet , per doz. , SOc ; livers , each. Jc.
St. Loiiln Concriil 31nrUctM.
ST. LOUIS , Feb. 20. FLOUR Unchanged.
WHEAT Opened strong In the speculative
market , owing to numerous crop , damage re
ports , nml prices advanced rapidly. Later the
market became imlet for n time , hut wns fluc
tuating wllhln a wide range , closlnfe unchanged
to a shade higher for May and fractionally
lower. for July. .Most of the tmdlnic was In
the latter portion. Spot , higher ; No. 2 red ,
cash , In elevator , SS'/Sc ; on track. 89JJ90o ; No.
2 hard , cash , SOc asked ; May , 85o ; July , 71Hc.
CORN Futures dull .md easier , closing a
hhndc below yeslerday ; spot steady ; No. 2
cash. M'.ic hid ; May , 21tnS2Hic ; July. 23o hid.
OATS Dull and a shade easier for fulures ;
spot steady ; No. 2 cash , 17c hid : May , ISc aeked.
RYE Firm : 32c hid. east track ,
I1ARLEY Dull ; malting , 2Sffl3Jc.
CORN MEALJ1.35. .
11RAN Firm ftl 49ff30c.
FLAXSEWD Firm nt 74c.
TIMOTHY SEED-Prlme. JI.GOfJ2.Gr : .
HAY UnchanBed : prairie , ' J4.00U4.50 ; timothy ,
J0.00fftf.10. '
DRESSED POULTRY Chlel.-ens , steady : old
and spring Go ; turkeys , steady at 74W9c ! ; ducks ,
Hun nt SjS14e ; geese , dull nt 3f4c.
11UTTKR Quiet nnd unchanged ; creamery.
13J19io ! ; dairy , Sffloc.
EGOS Steady nt 13o.
WIIISKY-J1.1S.
METALS lynd , strong at J.li1J3l5. Spelter , "
dull nt J3.S2V4.
PROVISIONS Pork , higher ; standard mess ,
Jobbing , J7.90 < J8.35. Lard , higher ; prime steam ,
J3.02V4 ; choice , Jl. Dncon ( boxed ) , shoulders ,
Jl.fi2'i ; extra short clear , J4.75 ; ilhs , J5 ; shorts ,
J5.12 > 4. Dry salt meats ( boxed ) , shoulders and
extra shoit clear , J4.37'J ' ; ribs , J4.CO ; shorts ,
J4.75.
RECEIPTS Flour , 5,000 Mill. ; wheat , 1J.OOO
hu. ; eorn , 12C.OCO hu. ; oats , 45,000 bu.
SHIPMENTS Flour , 5,000 Mils. ; wheat , 9,000
Iju , ; corn , 73.000 hu. ; oatn , 20,000 bu ,
Coffee
NEW YORK , Feb. 20. COFFEE Opllnns
opened steady and unchanged to 5 points decline ,
ruled dull all day ; cables worn unsatisfactory ;
closed quiet , unchanged to 10 points decline ;
rales , 5,250 bag * . Including : May , J9.20. Spot
rnffce , Rio , quiet ; No. 7. Invoice. J9.G2V4 ; No. 7.
Jobbing , J10.UV& . Mild , quiet : Cordova , JlS.Mff
1G.75. Total warehouco deliveries from the
United States. 20,077 bags. Including 19,084 hags
from New York ; New York stock today , 338,900
hags ; United States stock , ( O'l.T'SO ' hags ; alloat
for the United States , 297.000 hags ; total visible
for the Untied States , 703 , KO bags , against 461,174
bags last year ,
HAVRE. Feb. 2 . - COFFEICIosed dull nnd
unchanged ) rales. 8,000 bags.
SANTOS , Feh. 20. COFFEE Quiet ; good aver.
age Santos. 11,000 rein ; receipts , two days , 18,000
hags ; stock. 443.000 bags.
HAMHURO , Feb. 2D.-COFFin-QuIct : and un
changed : sales. 10.000 bags.
RIO nn JANEIRO , Feb. 2G. COFFEE Steady ;
Ni > , 7 , Rio , 10,400 rels ; exchange , g 17-32.1 . ; re-
celpts , 9,000 bags ; cleared for the United States.
1,000 bags ; for Europe , 3,000 hues ; stock , 3i,000
bags.
Itovlntv of Ilic U'ool Market.
ROSTON. Feb. 2i2. The Commercial Itullctln
will pay tomorrow of the wool" market ; "The
market Is much quieter , the- smaller sales of do-
meitlo representing part speculation among deal
ers. Thi ) total pales were swollen by heavy trans
actions In South American crosihrcds. These
wools nre ( o or 62 a scoured lb. less than me
dium wool * , nml are being1 KOI. I In large blocks ,
from the stock on bppt and to arrive , to the
Klvcntldo mllU nnd other manufacturers nf
rough-faced fabrics. Over 2,000,000 Ibs. of those
wools wrr reported this week. The. general re
fection Is now limited , and prices are film
throughout the list. The sales nf the week are
? .431COO Ibs. domemlo and 3.410,500 Ibs. foreign ,
agalnit J.WS.OOO lb * . domeetlc and 3,087,000 lb * .
foreign lait week , and l > r.U w Ibs. domestic nnd
799,004 Ibs , foreign for the kame wrek last year.
The sales tn date show an Increase of 25,555,000
Ihs , domestic and 1ISUOO Ibs. foreign from
the tales to the same date last year. The re
ceipts lo rhite show an Increase of II , CW bales
domestic and 3,432 bales foreign. "
KniiHHN < JI4y .Murkctx.
KANSAS CITV. Feh. 20.-\VIIEAT-Market
fajrly acthe and about steady ; No. 2 hard , 7Mi-tf
7ko ; No. 3 , 75O7GV4c : No. 4 , ( * 070o ; No. 3 red.
90Q9lc ; No. S , iJMSfc ; No , 4 , lOfiiOc ; No , 2
tprliiff. 75fji77c ; No , S. Italic.
CORN Market rnthrr slow and lletilly lower :
No. t mixed , Wi 17c. '
OATB Market slow and about steady ; No. t
RYKNo. . J , Sic.
HAY Market steady and unchanged ; " timothy ,
IS.Wfl9.00 ; prairie. J5.00O5.54. '
JlUTTKR-Markst steady ; creamery ,
dairy. 10 13c.
TWOS Matket weak- and \jo lower , He.
Toledo
VOLKDO. Keln -WHEAT-Lower ana
itcody , No , 2 cash , ( C > ic ; May , > 7Kc.
CORN Dull and lower ; No. 2 mixed , JJVtc.
OATS Dull and steady ; No. 2 mixed , HWc *
EYBEasier ; caih , 36c.
CLOVER SEED-Uull ; prime cash , | ( .7i
UL Unchanjeil.
NOT COMING WITH A RUSH
Prosperity Doea Not Make Its Appearance
with Hapid Strides.
IMPROVEMENT IN BUSINESS 13 STEADY
( Jrtiil tin I nnil Mnilerntc ( iilnolril In
Nciirly All l.lnos ( ) | ii-iilim : of
llnll Mill * Klvra 3lnti > -
'Men ninploj incut.
NI3W YOUK , Fell. 20. II. G. Dun & Co.'s
Weekly Itcvlcw of Trade tomorrow will soy :
acnulno Improvement In business iloes not
come with n rush , HUc the breaking or n great
dam , Tlic growth for some weens past has
been more encouraging , liccuuse , In Hourly nil
lines. It has been gradual am ! moderate. The
ruptuii ; of the sleefinll nnd other comblnallons
In the Iron business linn brought out a vast
quantity of trnile , whle.t has been held buck ,
nnil linn pet nmny Ihoiisand men at xvotk , while
the slow , but steady gain In other great Indus
tries has islven employment to miiny Ihousands
more , but the full effects will not appear until
Increased purchases by all these mvcll tlio dis
tribution of Roodf. Meanwiille , It Is nubstiin.
tl l ground tor confidence that months which
were regarded by many In the money market
with fertous apprehension have passed without
disturbance ? , and with steady naln in the position
of the country and of the treasury.
The breaking of bonds which hnve restricted
many branches of the Iron Industry hai been
followed by an enormous Increase In demnnd and
In orders booked and by the starling of many
woiks. Nothing Is settled yet about the prlc
of l.nke Erie for the coming season , but tome
expect for Mcsnhn the price of ISS. " , while others
exjiect a lower price. The rapid Increase In t.ie
coke output In the Connellsvllle region , which Is
now over 1CO.OOO tons , gives profited of moderate
cost for fuel , and the addition of Important
furnaces lo tlio producing capacity prevents a
large rise In Itessemer pit ? , which bad. neverthe
less , advanced Kw at Plttsbunr , with Increasing
demand. Purchases of rails , estimated at 1,004 ,
000 tons within twt > weeks , whereas the produc
tion last year was 1,102,802 tons and the sales
said to be nnly yaW > tons , ensure employment
for the works far ahead , and eastern workH are
taking desirable contracts at IIS per ton. Hnrs
are unchansed , but orders for i JO cars by ono
railway , with numerous others. Increase the de
mand , and plates are required for two great
elevators nt Chicago. Important contracts for
export continue , and American makers undersell
foreigners In tlnplaUby 70c , and nro selling
cotton lies below 73o , for which > 1.10 was
charged by Importers a year ago.
Wlt.i less rniildlty. but yet steadily , olher
Induslrles are gaining. Allhough brown four-
yaril sheellnsi lire He lower and print cloths
l-16c lower. It Is found that several cotton , mills
have started , not covered by the restriction as to
print cloth works , which Is carried out. In-
crcatlnef demand has also Btarled quite a number
of woolen mllla , Including many making dresi
goods and hosiery. The demand for men's
woolens Is also somewhat belter , especially for
heavy weights , nnd there are Improving sales of
better quantities. Hales of wool have bte i
' 8,31700 pounds In four weeks , against 22.MOSOO
pounds fn the birg"St previous year , ISM , and
the great establishments ale bellcvnd to have
supplied their possible wants for some months
ahead , a single purchase of 1,300,000 pounds of
South Ameilciin crossbred being the most Im
portant noted this week.
Wheat enjoyed a brief rise , then dropped over
3c. and closed 2isc lower for the week. Whllo
western receipts are 40 per cent smaller than
lust year for the past four weeks , Atlantic
exports ( Hour Included ) In th same weeks luive
been 01.310,150 bushels , against 7,013.573 bushels
last year , and the exports of corn Have been
S.435.032 bushels , against 4.1M.282 bushels last
year. The Incronre In corn more than make.- )
up In foreign consumption for the decrease In
wheat.
ration rose S-lCc , though without material
change In movement. lletter repents of manu
facturing In England nnd storting of some mills
here give hope of better demand.
Failures for the week have been 2M In the
United States , against 2U last week , and llfly In
Canada , against fifty-eight last year.
AVI3HICI.Y CI.KAIII.VC III ) US 13 TOTALS.
Hiinlnt" M Trnnmiplloim
Of the AHMOCillU'll llllllUN.
NEW YORK , Feb. 2tf. The following
table , compiled by Brad.street'p , ellbws the
total 'clearances at the principal cities and
the percentage of Increase or decrease , as
compared with the corrcsppndlng ; week ; last
year :
T'S * AVKKICI.V HI'JVIRW ,
'iMV Clllcx Iteiiort Ohniiue In Volume
Triiiiier of Trndp.
NR\V YOHK.Keb , 28.nilBtrr ( > ot'H to
morrow will Kuy :
The placing of orders for nearly 1,500,000 tens
of steel within tlio past three weeks U the iiiont
Important Influence for lnipro\ement In general
trudi * since the November election. The con
tracts fur steel iall , taken since the break In the
price , together with expenditures neceiivnry to
lay these rails , inedns the placing : In circulation
cf no Its * Hum J35.000.000. The amount of sales
nl rails for export hag been exaggerated , us or
ders placed abroad were due to English mills
bclne temporarily engaged on other forms of
rteel. The rush for * rails appears to be almut
over and the outlook U for higher prices. Con
sumption of lltttehvr i fg Iron Is In e > cu if r.rc.
diictlcm. nii'l ' wile and wire neil mllU are run
ning full lime. Many woolen mills In New Kng <
land have started up. Manufacturers are buy
ing In expectation of a duty being placed on raw
wool. The recent Improvement In cotton goods
la maintained.
At mom cities there has been no change jn
the volume and temper of trade. Demand lias
been quiet , and while cupertatlons favor an
early Improvement , progress thus for has btyn
aomeulint disappointing. The most maiKed galiu
ure at Chicago and St. lxjul . where vliltlng mer
chants have made relatively heavy puirhat of
dry good * , clothing und gruccrles.Jobbers nt
Cleveland. Cincinnati. Milwaukee and Ixiulnvllle
In some Instance ! regard Hi * outlook us iaor
favorable. Unfavorable nealher on the Suulh
Atlantic const and at the northwest has Inter
rupted buvlnrns and reports from Oalveston und
NsthvllU are that the movement of nicrchaiulUc
has teen disappointing.
Exports oftiieal ( Hour Im-luded as wheat )
from both cca u of the UnlUJ States this week
( ore holiday ) nnd ffoirSS * . John , N. n. , have
fallen off sharply , the fnlal amounting to 1,373-
JIS bu. , the smallest ) W\J total since the last
week In April , IfM. compatM with 2.120.IW hu.
Inn week , Z.srw.ro ) bii.-4n- last week of Febru
ary. 1S9 ; J , $ i3oOO hu. In the correspondlnc week
of 1195 ; Z , 72,000 l.n. In/ihe'HIke vfek of 1SH and
s contrasted with 3Wl : , < H > 0 bit. In n similar pe
riod of ISM. Exports B'.SCrn nmounled lo 4,471. .
COO bu. thlil week , compnn-d with 6,411,000 bu.
last week , 3.1M,000 hu. JP.U" " " ' week lfl't > ' " "
S47.000 bu. two yt-nrs nKtf , i ! 7,000 bn. three jenr
nco. and m contrasted ttptth 1,076,000 bu , In the
llko week of 1M3. . . . ,
There nre 2SS btiRlrleM „ failures reported this
week , compared wlth > JJ > vltift week , 271 In the
week onrf year nun , 231 In the last week of Keb-
rimry , HsK ; 272 In the corresponding week In
IMI , nnd as contrnsteirwTlli Z17 In the Ilk ? week
of 1893 , There nre M failures reported from Iho
Dominion of 1'nnndn. nxHInst 6S lasl week , f > l
In Ihe week n > enr Siiij < 4 two years BKO , and
( is compared with 34 In the like week of Itdl.
AVAI.I , STIttiliT TIIAI1U IlKVIIiWKII.
\Vi-ek mi ( lie Slock i\chmme.
NK\V YORK , Kcl ) . 28. Brailstrccl's Fl-
tiiuiclnl Ucvlpvv tomorrow will any :
Transactions on the stock exchange this week
were absolutely professional , nnd the market
ha * been more than usually Irregular In Its ten
dencies. Large financial. Interests nre Inclined to
wait upon events , whlii1 the factors which In
fluenced Ihe smaller traders were of nn Uncer
tain nnd changeable character. The principal
Items were the Ctetrtn question and Its relation
to European money nnd security markets ,
and the revival of the Cuban dlscii'slon In Wiiih-
Ington. As tn the first nf these , the earliest de
velopments Indicated tthnt the powers would
probably Inlcrferc between Greece nml Turkey
and Him prevent n breach of the peace. This
checked anything like n pnnlc In the Iximlon
nnd continental markets , but the later Informa
tion concerning the lark of n dellnllc program
nn tlic part of the powers , nnd the reenlcllrnnt
attitude of' ( Ireece , pcems to be n wet blanket
on the entire European financial situation. Lon
don's Influence has , consequently , been n negative
one. At home the discussion of the Cuban situ *
ntlon In the senate , and Ihe rumors concerning
the attitude of the American consul general nt
Havana , ( lenernl Lee , together with the news
paper comments nnd rumors on Ihe subject , wcro
used with bearish effect , even If the slrect on
the whole displayed less susceptibility to such
dlslurblng Intluences. This , however , may be ac
counted for In a. largo degree by appreciation of
the fact that the advent of n new administra
tion nml the expiration of the old congress In
n. few days limits the probability of any seilous
action In the premises , It may be also mentioned
that the certainty of nn extra session of congress
immediately after March 4 , nt which revenue
measures will be agitated , has a tendency lo
limit the disposition to do anything , and It Is
tentlmcnlally , nt least , n bear factor.
STOCKS AM ) IIONUS.
( icniM'iil Actlvlly Hi-dims and Market
AilvnnccM All Alonu' ( lie Line.
NEW YORK , Feb. 20. In the last hour nnd a
half of trading today , the Stock exchange threw
off the lethargy that 'has been Its chnraclerUtlc
for many days past , and nwukcned to a lively
activity. In which the volume of trade was large
and the prices advanced sharply throughout the
list. The pardon by Spain of Julio Sutijiullly ,
tile American Citizen confined In Cuba , and the
consequent practical abandonment by the t'nlted
States senate of Its peremptory resolution , de
manding the Immediate release of Sangullly
wan Ihu main stimulant. Tlio announcement
to the Associated press that King Ocorge of
Greece had Intimated hit Inlenllon lo conform to
the demands of the powers with regard to Crete
was also u contributory cause. The relief af
forded to the market by the icmoval of these Im
pending shadows on values seemed to let loose
a great deal of bullish sentiment , whlc.li . has
been latent In the minds of traders for some
lime past. The shorts were driven 'to cover and
prices went up with a rut.li on quite large trnns-
Bctlona along the whole line. The maikct
opened with n tendency to higher prices , re-
lleclcd from the London market , nnd on the
published nexvs of SangulUy's pardon. Prices
continued linn nil del1 , bill there waa very lan
guid Interest In the la&ct. transactions being
restricted npparentli-to'.riwnlt the course of the
BCllutu on the CuhanvilueKflon. After noon buy
ing wns noted front'f\W5hlngton. nml the an
nouncement nf the /netrtJ" soon afterward that
the Sangullly resolution would not be pushed ,
brought on nn actlvei Jvuylng movement. The
trading wns marked h > ' 'ft. strong and confident
tone , iluo lo the cncoTlrage'merit felt over thu Im-
prqvcmont In railway iLtirnlngs for the third
week , in February jdj over the Kcnernlly
favorable outlook , /pr , , business. The Im
provement In railway * earnings the third
week seems to extemrta All parts' of the country
and to ever } ' group ad. properties. Although to-
llay'ft Improvement was general throughout the
list , the Industrials , as.iisualabsorbed , the ma
jority of attention nfld'enjoyed the largest ad
vances. Sugar nnd1 I > aflicrrpreferretl TOFC 2 %
per cent , nnd Tobacco : iMjJcr'Cent. Consolidated
Gas was consplcuou3cfor 41 , rice of. 3'.4 ' polnls on
n conviction that legislation harmful to Hie value
Dt the property was iinllliely tA be enacted at
jAlbansv .Chicago ( JSTTlilso. advanced , , lii pey
cent , nnd H.ry Smte'DaV/'lVi per cnt. "Note-
worthy advances In othi- shares were Munhnt-
tan , li percent , and Lead. preferredPullman
nnd Tennessep Codl and Iron. ] V4 per cent. The
grangers averaged' 'point to a ponlt nnd n
half , Hurllngton ; 1U- pen cent ; St. Paul , 114 per
cent , nnd St .ltnul & Omaha"'and Rock Island 1
per cent. "New Jersey Central was hid up 21 !
per' cent on - removal of apprehension aa to 'Us
finances. .Jfnke Shore scored "n rise of 2'/4 ' per
cent to ICO , the highest on record for the bWk.
Commission house buying was quite a notable
feature during the rise In the afteinoon , Indi
cating some awakening , of business In the mar
ket. Hocking Valley stock fluctuated within n
narrow Jlmlt on surmises regarding the form of
the plan of reorganization.
The bond market responded steadily Irt Ihe
favorable Influences needing the stock specula
tion , but the pains usually were lesa pronounced
nnd confined to the better grade Issues. Th
foreigners look moderate' amounts of the specu
lative liens. In which more activity developed
than for some little time. The Hocking Valley
mortgages fluctuated notably , the 5s advancing
to 72i , nnd lecedlng to 71 , and the Cs rlslnjr
414 Per cent td CO , and reacting' 60. The sales
were J1.C78.0CO.Government bonds were In
moderate request and stiffened slightly on pur
chases of J117.COO.
The Evening Post's London financial cable
gram IB as follows : "The stock markets today
were generally fairly steady on European politics
That was not the case with KafUrx , however
which were absolutely unsalable. The financial
position as cabled yesterday thrcatcnx Ec\eral
failures on the Slock exchange soon , nnd finan
ciers here really regard Transvaal politics as
more serious than European complications
Americans were lifeless , with no prospect of an
active business until politics nre clearer. The
demnnd for gold Is a trifle less keen. French
exchange Is weak , as a result of recent snle of
securities by Paris tu London , but the quota
tion remains unchanged. No effect was pro
duced on Iho continental discount markets by
the reduction In the German bank rale. The
1'nrls and lierlln markets were- steady to firm. "
The following wcie tic closing quotations on
the leading stocks of the New York cxchunco
'
today :
AlclilBon MX Oiveon N.-lv 14
AdaniH Kx - . . ' , . 14 ! ) O. S. L. &U. N 15 ! {
Alton. T II Oil Paulllo Mall
Am. KxproHi lUC < i 'Dorla , IJoc. A E
llalllmoro.t Ohio. 13 m
Canada Paclllc. . . . 65 Pullman Pulnco. . .
Canada Koulliurn. . 4 > < Kuaillnir aiH
Central Piiclllo. . . . 10M u. o. w p.-
diet ) . iOlllO 17h do pfd iHij !
Chlcavo.t Alton. . It-I ! Iloek luluml i7k !
U. It. .VQ 7-IIi Si. Paul 7l > H
ClucncoCiafl . ' . 7(1)6 ( ) do pfd IJP : ; *
CoiiHolldaled din , loM St. Paul .V Omaha. ! > ( > K
( ) . . C. . C. .t St. L. . . ' . ' 0 Si. V.Jt , O. pfd iir ;
Colo. Coal & Iron. . / ' Soulhnrn Paeltlc , . 1434
Cotton Oil Cnrt. . . . lit , SurarHnllnury. . . . llilft
Jluluwaro&llml. . 107 Tenn. Coal , t Iron. ' . ' 7U
Del. , f iclt. li W. . . )5li : ) Texas 1'ncltlc ! ) ! <
1) . fill. ( ) . ufil 41 Tol. i ; O , Ceil. pfd. CO
East Tcnn 141 * Union Pacific 7H
U. 3. ExproHi 37
KrlopM lUh W. Stilh&Pnc. . . . OH
t'otl Wayne 103 W.HtU AIMitd. . IMi
( } , Northern pfd. . 1'jn Wulls t'.iryo Ex. . . 100
O. & B. I. pfd 1 > 5 WHHIenl Union. . . , 83) )
Ilucblnv Vnllov. . . 41) ) Whoellmr & L. K. . IH
IlllnolH Central. . . U-l do pfd . , , r > H
K..VT.pfd SO , Minn. , VSt , Louiti. 18kj
Lake Krlo . \\'eat. . Hl > ( Don. Ac U , n. . . lOHj
dopfil ( IiHi tlon. Kleclrlo 34H
Luke Shorn , IKU.Hi Nal'l UnaeiMl 13
U-nd Trust , , , ' . ' 3 Col. I'unliljiu
' dopfd. . . . . . . DO.
' ' " " ' ' '
liiSi N. A. . . . , . ! ! ! . M TolTAt"f/"K'6' !
Manhattan Con. , . . 8lb ) ' "
MoinphlH A ; < / ' . . . . . . 15 ulluni
MlchlurniiO'ontral. Or . iilh'crn jifd.
Mo. Paclllu . Tobjcco
Mobllu.VOhlo. , . . . 2U1 < irobacco jifil 101
Am. T.it O. Co. . . . H3
N. J , Central , . SJj tC ! , Co 163
N. & W. pfd _ . ? Am , Suirar pfU. . , . 103
North Am.Co. . . . , iU Ilealhur pfd.i cu > $
Northern 1'iielllc. . " | lihbber 'JO
N. Pacific pfd , . . . . " Uubbor pfd 7'J >
U.I' . . O.&U ? Tiilldn Ol | pfd , , . . . nt
Northwestcri w < 1 C. C. A Si. U pfd f > 7
dopfd , , 131) ) .111 , .Spirits , iifj :
N. V. Central H3M ! , ' ,111. ' HpirltH pfd. . . yn > t
N. Y. AN.E u7 ' i.'H&X , IB 41
Ontario A W , . . .
The total tales of ftpi-Ri ) today were 151,703
chare * , Including : American Tobacco , 6,100 ;
American Hunar , 37,7tO ; .fhjrlliiKlon , I0.4CO ; C'oii-
solldated Clas , 3,100 ; I'lrloaKO ( Inn , C.fOO ; IxiuU-
vllle & Na hvlllK , 5,10f4 , anliattan , 3,100 ; North
ern Puelllc preferred ' 'J..W ; .Omaha , 3.VOO ; Hi ,
Paul. 13,200 , - '
IIUNlOII .Stlll'lC IllintdllOllM.
nOSTON. Keb. Jll-CaKJoan ! . masi , ' nar cant !
limn loans. 'JVil per rtJiit. Clompricai to.-
mocks , bonds anil inlu\or- \ '
A T.&S. V )4 < | W Elea. nfJ OU
American . . . . . . 11U4 Win. Centra Iti
Ann Huciir pfd. . . . 11)3' Kd. Kle : . Ill 145
Hay Stuti ) ( las S > H Oen. Kleo. pfd 74
Hell Tvlephono. . . 2'J' . ' AlchUou pfd , ji : < {
IloHton& Albany , uio AtuhlHou IH KUJJ
IHOl
Itontoiut Malno. . . 1HJ Ol HI/ !
( ) . . Il.&Q 7IW-Alloiuz Milling Co 1
HItclibiirir 'J 'Allaiillo ' 'J'JU
( Jenerul Kloctrlo. . ' dlTiIloiiou& | Muntaiu 117
Illlnolu Sliwl , USli llutloi lICMtv 1 IK
Moxloun Central , , KjCaluinul& | llcclit , , 30
N.Y.iN.K BU Jcentwinlal , . , flM
Old Colony 17dWKr.tn ] llii , . , , 11H
OnxHliorll/lno. . . 15blKo.ira'r/o lu
BanUlfitO , . - 17 | Obeoli. . , , , , . 31
Union Paeltlc 7 Qulno- , . . . 115
West Kml. . . . . . . . . . 70llTumnr | ck. . , Ill )
West Hnd pfd HIM Wolvorlivj , . , 10)i
\Vesl.KloJ ' . ' 4KI
I'llllllicllll "HOICK ,
I1OSTON. Feb. 26.-CC4irInc ) , Jll.000,570 ; ba- |
Ulices , > | .42J.S s ;
I1ALTIMORE. Feb. 10. Clearings , $1 , 1 ,401 ;
balancen , I2C9.543.
NKW YORK. Feb. M.-Clearlngs , $18,010.971 ;
talancei. IU.4T9.733 ,
ST IJOl'ia. Feb. M.-ClearIng , , , SI7,4J5j bal.
onees , 1787,415. Money. Mf7 per cent ; New York
exchange. 25c dlrrount bid ; par naked ,
PHILADELPHIA. F b , KO.e rings , $9419-
S S. balances , ll.lSR.m.
CHICAGO. Feb. , < Menrlng . $ ll.S9 , li7 ; New
York exchange. R5e discount ; foreign exchange ,
firm ; dem.nnil , flH ; for sixty dnys , JI.S6.
\e - York. Sloney Market.
NEW YORK. Feb. ! ( i.-MONEY ON CALT -
Kasy nt 1HW2 per cent ; last lonn , 1 ? , per cent ;
closed offered nt HtB2 | er cent.
PRl.Mi : MERCANT1LH VAPKIl 3ff4 per cent.
STERLING EXCHANGE Firm , with actual
business In bankets' bills nt JI.S7JT4.S7H for
demnnd , nnd l4.MO4.fiU for sixty days ; posted
rales t4.8BHW4.SG. und SI.S7 > , UM.SS ; commercial
bills. SI. < Vi.
SILVER CERTIFlCATES-N ( Hic
I1AR SILVEH-CIHr.
MEXICAN DOM.A1IH M ic.
GOVERNMENT IIONDS-SlroiiR ; new 4 reg. ,
122'i ; coupon. 122'i ; C. , reg. . 113 % ; coupon. 11.1 % ;
4 < , reg. , HIVi ; coupon , 113 ; 2s. reg. , 5i,4 ; Pnclllc
Cs of ' 93 , 103U.
STATE 11ONDS4 Dull.
RAILROAD UONDS Strong.
ME.VtCAN DOLLARS fiO'lc.
Closing quotations on bonds were ns follows :
Suit KrniiclNi-o
SAN i'UANOISCO. Feb. ' 'a.-Tho olllclal closing
nuolatlonsforinlnhiK stocka todjy wjrj nt fol
io WB :
SilverInrs , ( IIJjc : Mcxlcin dollars. nU ( < ' 831h'e ;
drafts , BlRht , 'Joe : drafts , tolcgranh , ' . ' "Ho.
Clilcnu'ii Htnclf ICvclinnnc.
CHICAGO , Keh. 20. Trading In slocks was
extremely dull , nliout the only fenture bring a
lltttle Ihltter In Street Cable Car clock. 1'rlces
nn n rule were llnnly held. Active stocks
closed ;
\civ Vorlc .Ml ii I n ic 4tuon < lniiH.
NEW YOUK. Fob. 'JO. The following are th3
lnlir "
11AR HILVEn S9 11-ied per oz.
MONEY 2 per ccnl.
The rate of discount In Ihe open market for
short bills la 2 per cent. The rale for three
months' bills' Is 2 per cent.
KorrllVll I'MnniicIal.
I1EUL1N , Feb. 56. Exchange on London , eight
days' -slKht , 20 mirks 42 pfg.
fjdN'DON. Fell. 2G. Gold Unquoted nt Iluenos
Ayres today at 209.50 ; Lisbon. 42'/4 ; Home , 103. 0.
I'ARIH , Feb. 26. Three per cent rentes , 102f
02'X.c for the account , Exchange on London , 23f
IS'.iic for chqcks.
JlV < T | > "l ( il'lllll IIIIll PrOVlMltlllf ! .
LIVEIIPOOL , Feb. 26. WHEAT Spot , quiet ,
No 2 red , spring , Ca 2d ; No. 1 California , 6s 5l4d.
Fulurei , steady , with new positions lower nnd
distant positions ' . d lower ; further weakened nml
closed sternly , with near positions' Id lower nnd
i distant positions ' .iOid lower ; business nbout
equally distributed ; February , at Hid ; March ,
6s IHcl ; May. C. < 3'id ; July , 6 * 3d.
' COIIN Spot , dull ; American mixed , new , 2 Cd.
Futures opened quid , with near poMtlons lower
and distant positions unchanxed ; closed steady ,
with nenr and distant poslllona unchanged 10
'ijil lower ; business equally dlslrlhutcd ; Feb
ruary , 2K 6d ; March , 2s 6d ; April , 2s C'id ; May ,
2 7'Ad ; June. 2s Slid ; July , 2s 9d.
FLOUH Steady ; demand poor ; St. Louis fancy ,
wlnler , Ss 6d.
PIIOVISIONS Ilacon , nrm ; demand poor ; Cum
berland cut , 28 to 30 Ihs. . 27s 6d ; short ribs. SO to
24 Ibs , , 23s 6d ; lonpr clear , llsht , 35 to 33 Ibs. ,
2. > s 6d ; long- clear , heavy , 40 lo 43 Ibs. , 2ts Cd ;
short 'clear backs , light , IS Ihs. , 21s Cd ; short
clear middles , heavy , 43 to 50 Ibs. , l\i 6d ; clear
bellies. 14 to 11 ! Ibs. , 28a Cd. Shoulders , square.
12 tn 18 Ih ? . , 25s Cd. Hams , short cut , 14 to 16
Ib's. . 40s Cd. Tallow , fine North American , ISs.
Itecf , extra India mess , 68s Sd ; prime mess , -ISs
9d , Porlc , prime mess , line western , 4Us ; medium
western , 40s. Lard , steady ; prime-western , 21s ;
refined. In palls. 22s d.
CHEESE null ; demand poor ; finest Ameri
can , white nnd colored ( September ) , 08s ,
llt'TTKR ' Finest United States. 90a ; Rood , C5s.
OII > S TurpenlliiH spirits , 20,1 fid. Llntccd , I3s
Cd. I'elroleum , rellnc-d , 6' d.
UEl-'IliaEHATOH DEEK-Forequartere. Slid ;
hlmlquailers , fiid.
HOI'S At lyjndon ( Paclllc coast ) , JC3 ] Si.
The receipts of wheat In the past three days
were 12i5.fcCO centals. Including 37.000 American.
The receipts of American eorn during ; the past
three dnys were 229,200 centals ,
Cotton 3lurk < 'iN.
NEW YOIHC. Feb. 26.-COTTON Spot , steady ;
middling. 75-16e ; mlddllntr uplands , 7 5-150 ; mid
dling KUlf. 79-lCe ; snles , 910 bales. Fulures ,
steady ; sales , 164,600 bales ; February , J7.06 ;
March. I7.CC ; April , J7.12 ; May , J7.1S ; June. 7.22 ;
July { 7.26 ; August , ? 7.28 ; Heplcmber , SC.9J ; Or-
lober , JO.S3 : November. $0.80 ; Uecemlr , $6.01.
The market opened nctlve and steady , with
prices fiom 3 In 7 polnls higher , following fa
vorable Liverpool cables and estimates of small
receipts nt the ports. Private cables ascribed the
udvancc abroad In better European political con
ditions and decided firmness In nml muikets.
Trading was active , with Liverpool the principal
buyer , and selling by votithcrn Interests and
local traders for trading. A further advance of
fiom 2 to 3 points followed the opening , and at
11 o'clock the maikct win * llrm at a net gain
of from 8 to 'j points , with pales of 63,000 bales.
NEW OIILEANH , Feb. 20. OOTTON Firm ;
middling. 7'tc ; low middling , 0 11-lCc , KOCH ! or
dinary , 67-lCc.
PiMirln .Mnrl < c lM.
PEOIIIA , Feb. 26.-COUN-Sleady ; new No. 2 ,
OA'TB Qulol and cany ; No. 2 white , 17'i018c.
WIIIHKY Market steady ; finished Rood * on ( he
basis of tl.17 for hlith wines.
IlKCEIPTH Corn , W.fOO hu. ; oats , 19,900 bu.j
rye CO ) bu , ; whisky , 75 bbls , ; wheat , 4 , 00 bu ,
silll'MENTS-Corn , 30.KO bu , ; onta , 45.2JO bu.i
rye , COO bu.j whisky , 1,056 tble. : wheal , 3.CCbu ,
Neiv York Dry ( innilH MnrUrtt.
NEW YOUK. Feb. 28. With the weelt prae-
llculiy ended , tile market was more quiet In Ihe
mutter ( if sales , hut with a very sharp advance
In the price of cotton , There was nn usxort-
111 ? demand of moderate quantities , by spot pur
chasers , while the deliveries on recent and old
engagements took a large quantity of goods of all
descriptions , 1'rlntlng cloths quiet , but steads-
at 2 11-lCc.
.Mnrlicts.
IjONDON. Feb. Zfl.-BtraAR-Cune. dull ; cen-
Irlfugal , Java , 11s ; Muscovado , fair refining ,
9 * lud. Heel , quiet at the decline ; February.
8a UUd ; March , t lOliii.
NKVV YOltIC , Feb. 2C. RUQAIt Haw , steady ;
fair refining , 2 13-H'c ; mien , 5.3CO bags ( lo nrrlve ) ;
M leu , V\c , c xilp. : . Hctlned , quiet ; granulalcd ,
4 ? c ; crunhed , 5 ; | H > wdcreil , 4Ho.
London HIii-i'iiHfdii .
LONDON , Feb. 20. At the nheepskln sales today -
day 158,580 of ontNrital \ skins wer offered
and all sold , The demand wait good , with coarse
wool % farthing higher and others liW.ii far-
thlnx higher. IMHK growth and shorn cold at
li farthing up , whlln lambs were U farthing
down. The next salcu will be hcM April 8
and D.
.MIiiiicnpoIlMVlicat < IiioliiUaiiM.
MINNKAPOI.IH , Feb. 2fl.-WIII3AT-Ka y ;
February , 12V4c ; May , 7Vi 72ic ! ; July , 73V4c.
On track ; No. 1 hard , 75i No. 1 northern , 73o ;
iec lpt , 114 cam. _
U'ool .MnrKclo.
NUW YORK , Feb. 28. WOOI < Steady ; neeccd ,
15irl7c ; pulleil , I5 < i > l7c.
jVf1. IJOUIH , Feb , "C. WOO1. Hleady nnil un
changed.
.Miiiit-lifktor Tcxlilc Triult * Ilcvlc v ,
MANCHIJHTIIR. Feb. 2U. The clolh markft
Is firm , but not active. The markvt for yarn *
U quiet , with u limited Inquiry.
OH Cll > - MnrUclit.
OIL CITY , Feh , 26.'rcdlt halancej , tic ; rer-
tlllratei. otftrrd. tic ; shlumenU , 71,331 bbls. ;
runs , lOl.liCJ bull.
OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET
Oaltlo Receipts Fall Off Sharply nnd Hogs
Increase.
MEAGER OFFERINGS GET STEADY PfllCES
\Yllllnir In I'ny
for l'rlilrtjllrevrn
HIIKN llrrnk Slmr-ply unit
Clone nt the l. nv 1'olnl.
Total receipts . . . . Ct 91 9 2
The disposition of the day's receipts was
as follows , each buyer purchasing the num
ber of head Indicated :
lluycrs. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Omaha Packing Co. . . . . . 1.UOI
Totals . 1.S21 C.ull 1,5 ? ( !
CATTMC Since Monday the receipts of
cattle have been very lltin-nl until today ,
when there was n big drop in the number
arriving due undoubtedly tothe fact that
the week Is nearly at an end. Almost
two-thirds of the c-attlo hero ' .vcre stockcrs
and feeders , a good many of them being
westerns.
The supply of beef stecrn was very monger ,
only ten to .twelve loads of corn-fed steers
being offered for sale , some of them pretty
decent cattle. The market waa Just about
steady with yesterday.
Cows nnd heifers wore also In very llpht
supply , and the trade wits soon over with ,
the cattle selling about like ycstorflay.
Quite a good many stockcrc and feeders
wcro on sale nnd the situation In that de
partment of the market was not so I'avor-
able to the selling Interests. The extreme
cold wcathor , combined with the fact that
It was the last of the week , and that oper
ators had quite a good many rattle on
hand , rendered the market slow and lower.
Huyers , too , wemed lo realize all of a sud
den that they have been paying pretty
stilt prices the way bepf catllo are selling
and they wanted to take off about lOc.
Hcprcscntatlve sales :
NATIVI23
MILKKUH AND Hl'UINOKHS.
I cow and cult . . . . , $1100
WIWTWUNS ,
No , Av. I'r. Mo , Av , I'r ,
3 COWH 923 J2 25 3 hulls 453 (3 23
10 cows ,731 ! 255 101 fcuilfra 515 3 ( .0
1 Imll 540 300 21 fceilern. . . . uM 375
J5 heifers 374 3 15
15OKlidON
OKlidON ,
1 KtnR 1250 200 24 fcedcrrt. , . . DSt 375
HOC5B The receipt * of hoga were very nearly
as large UB ycnteriluy , ninety IwiJnnn \ \ reported -
ported In , hut the niaiKct lurked u ijwd deal of
being an gooian yesterday.
After muklnn nn mlvmice nf lOSIJc over TUCK-
lay's prices the riiilnr.il reunion cnine linlay
anil lha market broke SWIOe , Unlcxmen were not
very euger to make the concei'ploii nnil the
trade In connequenco wnow from Mart to
llnl Y It illil not Improvu liny , hut nil her urew
worse toward ( he' lanl. nfter xmio of the onlern
were filled , and cloceil nl thu low point of the
day.
day.Today' * decline ju t nlmut wiped nut yculer-
day's ailvanco and left Ilio murltel where II wan
on Wedneuday. Ileprerentntlve nalen ;
No. Av.
20 2f
55 333
74 240
47 421
18 401
! 81
61 315
fa 289
63.
58.
27.
68.
47.
4-1.
61.
61.C3 , .2'JJ
65 2(1 (
58CI
CI S74
. . . . . . . .
51. . . . &CO
C4. - ,
63 > IO
4 < 1II4'ACI ) MVK MOCK .MAIUCUT.
Siniill Ucrclttln of Cuttle unit SliiM'ii
IIIK ! 4 InI'rltTH ( lo DIMVII.
CIUCAOU , .I'Vh. 2ii. In cnltlp ( xccliitn wcro
Mimll , hut there were onmigli to meet the pmall
re < | iilremcnt of lmyeri , iind prices fhowcd no
ltnproenienl Most offerlnR.i fold very low ;
pales of licet Meern were larRcly at from M to
f4.03 , only n very email pcrcentnRC KI > | III ; n
hlxh an } . " > . CaUc wcro flimer uiiiler modernlo
orfcrliiKu nnd n few extra , cnlves l > rounht Jii.40.
Texas fed steera rolil largely nl from a.70 lo
In IIORS , the tlrciiKlh dl pl.iyd recenlly ic.
celxed u check lo.lay , iind pi Ices broke nbout
fie. At the decline there wan Rood Ir.iylnn on
loenl nnd BhlppliiK nccoimt * . eommon to choice
IIORH nellltitr nt from J3.30 tu J3.70 , with tnle
larsely nt from J3.53 to J3.C5.
The hr-pp market was active nt ntroiiK prlcca ;
sheep nillHB llrmer thiin lamln. Limited niimlicrii
of poor Kheen tuild nt from J2.W tn J.l.tO , nnd
hc t natives hrought 14.23.Vestein fed theep ,
which comprlceil the larger purl of the orf rltiK .
found purchasers at from J3.CO to $1.10. VearUius
sold readily nt from $1.83 to $ l.3" . nnd Ihcre wan
was a peed Inmh trnilp at from W.IO to JI.SO for
prime , Mies being Inriirly at from JI.25 lo Jl.Si ) .
Uecelplm Cattle , 2,500 head ; lion * , 5,000 livail ;
sheep , S,00i > bend.
1C n n Rim CHy l.lvt * Stock.
KANSAS C1TV , Kel > . 2i'-t < ATTM--Iecelp ( .
C.r.00 head ; rhlimienls , l.SW head. llest Rnuloa
llrm ; utliTH flow ; TcxnH steer ! " . f2.4riff3.SO ; Texas
TOWH , J2.r.OH2.PO . : nnll\n leeri , M.OOliSOO : unlive
rows nnd heifers , ti.rosT3.50 : Mockers and feeders ,
J.1.23IM.40 ; hulln , J2.COU4.50.
llX1llecelnts. . 1I.OCO head ; shlpmenlii , 1,000
head. Market weak nnd lOe lower ; bulk of
snles , f3.42HSJ.1.45 ; heavies , t3.3Iiiiir3.50 : p'inUers.
J3.25fi3.40 ; mixed , M.3303.M ) ; IlKlils , J3.23iS3.40 ;
Yoikers , 1.1.35 3.40 ; pis' . J3.131i3.SO.
HlinKl'-Hecelpls. 3,000 hend ; shipments. 500
head. Mprket steady ; Inmhs , | l.20fll.CO ; mut
tons , J2.35ii3.00.
SI. I.oitlN l.lvc StofU.
ST. l.Ot'IH. Keb. ! . CATThK lli-celplii. 1 COO
head. Market stroll ? on Texans , sleiuly on
natives , wllhln the range quoted ; native ship-
pint ; sleers , J3.50B3.10 ; Blockeis nnd fei-dera ,
J2.10ff3.SO ; llRht. J2.,5f4.2.1 ( : COWH unJ heifers ,
J2.2r. < 53.CO ; Texns nnd Indian steers , J2.COS/I.IO ;
cows. J2.OOIi2.S5.
llOlH-UfCOl.l | . C.OOO head. Mniket a shade
lower ; Unlit. f3.50Q3.CO ; mined , J3.25fM.CO ; heavy ,
J3.20IT3.70.
SIIKIII' llecclhls. 70-3 head Market steady
and tmclmiiKed ; imilloni , , | 3 OCifl.25 : lamlis , 1 3. 10 If
5.25.
XVw Yiirk I.lvn Moe-lc.
NEW YOtllf , Feb. 2C , llEIIVES-Uorelpls. 522
head ; sales , 21 ears ; flow and weak lo lOu lower ;
steers , J4.26sT4.FO ; slugs nnd oxen. J2..HM3.75 ;
bulls. $2.85 3.50 ; dry eoWM. JI.9. > tT3.10. ( "abli-s
quole American slerrs at 10'urilVjc : thffp at
" "lie ; refrigerator beef at 71i ! i1S-'Ho ; exports to
morrow. 839 bet-vei nnd 41. ) quarters of beef.
SHEEP AND LAMI1H lleeclpls , 4,592 head ;
slow nnd ensler exeept for top grade lambs ;
sheep. .r,0if1.r,0 ? ; lambs , J.I.W'ffS.riO ' ; one car ,
J5.CO.
I1O09 Hecelpts , 14,170 head ; steady at Jl.COgi
Sdiclc in Si
Ueeord of receipts of live slock nt Ihe four
pilnclpnl markels for Fcbiuary 26 :
Cattle , lloga. ' Hhcep.
Omaha. ' 1,501 6)251 ) 1,576
Chicago . ; ; , . . . ; . . 2.500 5.000 s.doo
Kansas City . ; . . 3,500 14.000SCO )
at. I.'Kils l.COO. 5.IMO 70 < )
Totals 10,501 ' 30.251 13,276
Sim KriiiiiilHi-ii Wlii > nt luntatloiii.
SAN FltANClSCO. Feb. M. WIlKAT-Klcndy ;
December , J1.16TS ; May. l 3. .
I.ockcil lift for AMKII'IIK ,
Jerry Cannn , 710 North Fifteenth street ,
was locked up at police headquarters last
evgnlnp for namiulllng Mr. . Cllldcr. Jlrn.
Gilder claims to be a sinter to Jerry and
says Hlio would f.ir rather bo a relative ( o
some ono else. I ist night , she nssurlK ,
Jerry came liomi' looking for troiibKShi1
sought lo iimuso blm and r.'rom-
mundeil the family wood pile ns a means
of ( JIviTtlsemenl , HO words followed < imt
then ho Riivc his sis tor a light hand hook
which sent her under Ihft kltcheji tubV.
Jessie Johnson , a friend of tlio family , In
terfered and she nlwo went clown bfforo
Jerry's prowens. The trio -.vure looked up
to await Judge Gordon's decision this morn
ing.
( Miami l.iuiilliiril MlH liiK' .
lj. Neurnnycr , a prominent merchant of
Grand Inland , hfiH written Chief Slgwart u
letter asking that he liton the 16okou for
II. N. I-ord , the proprietor of the Palmer
house of that city. Tlic letter stales that
Liord disappeared from ( Irand Island upon
the evening of Kobninry 19 , and thai noth
ing has been heard of ms whereabouts
since. When Ixml left he was supposed to
hnvo hud about ft. tat ) In his ponKoHhlon.
Ills friends think liu is laboring under u
temporary lit of Insanity or else that lit- has
been waylaid by thlovos.
KOIIUCAST 01. ' TODAY'S WHATIIHIl.
I "air ; HlNlni ; TciiiiM-rndirc , Tilth
\ VcxlcilJo Soiilliirly'linlH. .
WASHINGTON , tfeb. 2fi.-Foreca l for
Saturday Is : i
For Nebrnskii , Iowa ami South IJakoln
Kulr ; rising temperature ; westerly to south
erly winds.
For Missouri nnd ICansns Fair ; not so
cold Saturday evening ; varlnhlo winds.
For Wyoming Fair nnd wnimur ; vatl.iblo
winds ,
l.ocnl Hi-cord.
OFFIC'IJ OF TIJK WRATHRn nUKKAU.
OMAHA. I'VI ) . 2ii. Omiihii icconl of rainfall
nnd lompiirature compared with correspondIng -
Ing day of the past three years :
1SW. IKitf. lSfl : . 1SOI.
MKxImum tempenituro. . . 11 Ts 4.1 r.f )
Minimum Icmpuratun11 40 SS 'JT
Avenigo tempi ratuic . 0 BD 42 'M
Italnfall . 01 .0) ) ,31 ,0) )
Ilccord of tcmpeniture and preoliiltatluu
nt Omaha for this day and ylnco Miii'L'h 1 ,
1SOO :
Normal toinprrnturn for the ilny . n
Deficiency for the diiy. . . . . . L'i :
Accumulatc < l PXCOSM Hlnt'D Mnrcli 1 . 'Jill
Normal prcclpllatlon for tlio day. . .0:1 : Inch
DUlclonoy for the day . to Inch
Total precipitation since Aiar. l.t.74 : ( ! Inches
KXI.TF.H since March 1 . . . fi.ll liuihrH
IJellclency coirtfli > 'g period 1S' 1..1I.M Inclios
Uellcloncy corrcxp'R perlpil IMiJ. , 15.10 Inches
ItcporlN from StnUoiiN nt S ji. in.
Htvuily-llflh incrlcllan time ,
T Indicate * trace of precipitation.
ix'luw zero ; 0 zero.
U A , WUUHII. l > jcal Forecast Official.
OMAHA CHAIN' M'D STOCK EXCHANGE
Board of Trade ,
You can buy or cell unXhlng aealt In tin th <
vaiious exchanges of thu countiy thruuKh u .
llefercnceu ; Fbst Nat. , U. H. Nat. . Commer
cial Nut. bunl.y , Omaha ; Ur.lun Nut , bunk ,
Kuiuas City ,
CillAXT . ICIJ\.M5V ,
Telepliono ICW.
JAMES E. BOYD & CO
TulcphoiicKKlU. Onialtii , Nab.
COMMISSION
GRAIN : PROVISIONS : AND : Sr03ii
Hoard of Trade.
Dire't ' v.'lrcs lo Chicago and New York.
Coircip ndciits ; John A. Warien It Co ,