G THE C f AH A DAILY : ' - TUKST5AYMAYT8 , 1897. COM1IKRCIAL AND FINANCIAL Weak Cables and Heavy Shipments Cause a Drop in Wheat. LCSIS OV R A CENT FOR THE DAY Corn nnil Out * lleolliit ! n Stiiiill Krnc- tlint iintl I'riitlNlniiN Sutler Se verely Illi Stipptirt Only friini SliortH. CHICAGO , May 17. All the pr.tln nnd provision markets ruled weak today und closed at declines. Wheat was directed by weak cables and heavy world's shipments and declined IHc. Corn and oats lost Utf lie. Provisions suffered severely , poik los ing 22VijC , while Inrd and ribs declined about 7'/4 cncli. Hulls In wheat hnil ft good de-at of bearish news to dlRe'st at the opening. The chief Items of Information were comprised In the weakness of foreign markets , line giowing wenthcr and very heavy northwestern re ceipts. They caused an Immediate unload ing at n decline of from Ic to I'.ic per bu. of u good deal of July wheat. The first trades In thill morilh'H delivery were at from 71T4C down to 71' ' ; c , us compared with 72c Saturday. In Itss than an hour July bad dropiwd to 71Uc. The bulls hnil more than lias yet bfli mentioned to sicken them of thflr holdings , The world's ! < hlp- inonts last week , wore ii,51iorxJ ! bu. , com- jiared with l,743mxi bu. on the wi'k before. This is the largest amount reported In months nnd a I AC decline at Liverpool was nccrudlted to that fact. The quantity on ocean passage Increased 1,0inwu bu.Mln - iimpollM and Uiiluth received fM oars , ngaliiBt 410 .Monday a week ago and 401 the corresponding day of the year before. The vlHlblc supply decreased lUTiiii)0 ! ) bu. . against n 1,000 bu. decrease a year ago. The market was not Immediately iifloctcd by such n heavy disappearance of elevator stocks since a week ago , but when the lant cable gram from Liverpool showed 10 of the earlier l'd decllno hail been recovered the price here bognn gradually to rise , and nboilt 12 o'clock had reached 7UM(72c. ( It was said that ( KXM.M ) bu. or so of the wheat icported sold last week for shipment east by laku WIIK today being loaded Into ves sels. That ulpo helped toward the re covery. Hut the niarkiu weakened again after it spurt to 72&c ! , and by closing time liquidation had forced July down to 71-Uc. Corn was fairly active. The market was very weak early on the line weather , the break In wheat and selling by elevator people. Later shorts covered liberally and part of thn decline was recovered. I2x- jiorts wete ISO.UtiO bu. July opened % c lower nt 2lc , sold at 21c and reacted to ZITtc. wheru It closed. Only a moderate business wns transacted in oats. The tone for the most part was weak on the line weather , but cash busi ness partially counteracted this. I'rlces kept within a narrow range. The visible decreased ! > 1 ! > ,000 bu. July opened about ' /4c lower nt 17lilSc , sold between 17c and WflSlic , closing at 17WilSc. ; 1'rovlslons were weak with everylhlnjc lower all dny. The flnu weather , large hog receipts and thn break In wheat all helped In the decline. The market Imil no support except from shorts. The cash demand wits only moderate. At the close July pork wns 22140 lower at $3.22" " , July laid 7'/4c lower at jt.-0 : anil July ribs about 5c lower nt ? 4.30. liatlinnlcil receipts Tuesday : Wheat , U cnrs : corn , 153 cars ; oats , 260 cars ; hogs , 21.0UO head. Artlcle > H.ppan " | . | HUh. JSit'dy. 'Wlie-.it- May. . . 73 7 Hi. July. . . ' ' Hi.it , i7c1 > fi OOJidtH OSH Corn- May. . . . M-M July. . . . MMus Sept. . . J3H OatH May. . . . 17J4 17K July. . . . 17J4-1H 171ft 17K-1H lax Sept. . . . nn Po--k . . May. . . . 8 VO July. . . 8 40 fi 41) ) 8 10 s yjj. 8 45 Sept H 40 S 41) ) o > ! _ ; H ' . ' 5 b .5(1 ( Lnnl- Mny. . . . 3 7 : i 7C 3 " ' - ' ( : ; 75 July. . . II 82i ! 3 77JS Sow. . . a uiik 3 U''H U 87H ii U7K Eh'tRIbi .May. . . 4 4. > 4 rr July. . . 4 0. 4 fiL'ii 4 47K 4 . " > ( ) 4 fi7 ! < Sept. . . 4 57h 4 C''h 4 B-'V 4 liU " No. ? . Cnsh quotations were OH follows ; FLOUR Easy ; winter patrntfc. $4.COI4.70 ; Btrnlglits , $ l.40Jf4.CO ; bakers , $3.M04.25 ; spring rpccials , ' $4.Ciirr4.70 ) ; springs patents , $4.00511.30 ; Etrnlngs , $3.70ii3.1iO. WIlEAT-No. 2 Fining , 72'Al72- ' ; No. 3 eprlnu , 7314c ; No. 2 led. U2 < ic. CORN No. 2 , 24y 2lftc ; No 2 yellow. 2.1c. OATS-NO. 2 , isc f , o. b. : NO. 2 white , 22140 Z.i c : No. 3 white. 2HEf2214c. RYE No. 2,31Uc. RARLEY-Nominnl ; No. 3 , ! Sff52c ; No. 4 , 2G0 'FLAX SEED-NO. 1. 777 c. TIMOTHY SEED Prime. $2.852.DO. 1'ROVISIONS Mess pork , per bbl. . $8.20iI8.25. I iril , per 100 Ib3. , $3.75. Short ribs sides ( loose ) , t4.00O4.C3. Dry salted shoulders ( boxed ) , $ I.87'A © 5.00. 5.00.WHISKY WHISKY Distillers' finished goods , per gal. , J1.19. SUGARS Cut loaf , $5.39 ; granulated , $4.77. OnthoPraliicj oxoh.invu today t'n battar mar- kcl wan file uly : croamury. 10. 14c ; dairy. 7i 32c. ECH. Hteuily : frosli. 8l < c. Chenaa. weak- 8H < itni < c. Llvo poultry. Bteaily ; turkeya , 7dSc : clilckena , 7c ; diiekn , He. KBW VOIIIC GU.VnilAL MAIIKET. ( luotntloiiN of thu n iy on Genera ) CoiiuiKiilltleN. NEW YORK , May 17.-FIX > Un-necclpt ! > , 10- C37 bbls. ; exportB , 30,033 Mils. ; ilull unil weaker to sell ; Mlnnenotn patents. JS.COS'S.CO ; Mlnnmota biikcra , J3.COtf3.G5 ; winter patents , I.CCffl4.G5. Ilye flour , dull. CX > IIN JIEAIDull ; yellow weatern , COc. . , . - , . _ . , , , , , , , , - - - - - - - - - - - - v uu bAu IK Jt , ia DU. Spol , weaker. Importations opened weaker and declined on favorable crop news weak En- Kllnh cables and heavy tprlns wheat receipts , but later weakened on realizing nnd lluht ex port demand nnd clote 74 ? l'tc net lower. No. 2 red May. H > flSO',4c. flmfll ul Mi septem- tcr. 72T4ii71'Kc. cloned tit 72 c. CORN RecelptB , M.D75 bu. ; exports , SCO bu Bpot , eiiFy. No. 2 , 30c. Options opened weak under line weather and lower cables , but ruled fcteady In the afiernmm on large export business , clonliiK Ufl'.io lower ; September , 31 iW31Hc " clotvii al 31Hc , OATS Receipt ! ) , SOS.fOO bu. ; exports 2 303 bu Options opened dull and lower on fine crop news clonliiK U < rio ) net lower ; May. 22 ic. ic.Oi Oi Boci1 to . IIOr.S3iilet ; state , common to ch tje , 1893 crop JfiCo ; ISM crop , BffllOc ; 1'aclllc coast. U93 crop ! ST5c : 1MW crop. CG1IV.CJ Lonilon. 3 15 . lIIDKH-KIrm ; aalveaton. lie ; Iluenon Ayreo , ISViaii * ; Texas. 10 c ; California. 15MOI6C. LEATHER Klrm ; hemlock bole , Huenou Ayre , 19ft20c. IIL < TTI > : it Hecelpt * . H.308 pliRS. ; Btcady ; west ern creamery , liync ; Elglns , c ; factory , 74 CI1EEHE Receipts , 7S7 pkB . ! market nulet : Plate larite. WlOo ; etale small , IdOllc ; par klm . 4fi7 ic ; full Mmt. SVteSc. E(1O8 Receipts 12,778 pkcs. ; steady ; Matt nnd I'ennaylvunla , lie ; western , ICUGloy-o ; south. em , 1'ROVIHIONS Ileef , quiet ; family , $ S.50f10.M : extra mem , 7.KW8.00 ; beef lianm , IS ! . Cut meatb quiet ; pickled bellies , 15.CO , Ijird , dull ; west ! cm kteam , H.10. numlnal : refined , dull. 1'ork , uteady ; mem pork , JS.75H9.I5 ; new mees sliorl clear , ia.lioov.50. TAl lJO\V Dull ; country ( packaRes frre ) , tl.W , OII.H CottoiiDeed. dull ; prime crude , 20o ; prime yellow , ttWttc. Petroleum , dull ; Pennsylvania rruili > , steady ; JuneS5o bid ; no sales. HoMii. Heady ; ( trained , common In Kood , I1.C501.C7V4 , Turpentine , eleady at ! Sf28Hc. ? RIC'E--8ti-aiIy ; fair to exlru , 4 e6o ; Japan , ( MOUABSE8 Steady ; New Orleans , open kettle , peed to choice , :3i2c. METAIpl ? Iron , weak ; fouthern , J9.IJJT10.50i northern , MP.Mfi i .fo. Copier , steady ; brokers , Itl.lIU : exchutiKe. ll.Wl < fn.Z5. Tin , dull ; etralls , H3.40jns.tO. I'lales , weak. Ppclter , nulet ; do ! meitlc. lliVittl.o. Ix-ud , dull ; exclmnKB , J3.r broker * ' , | J.niJ. \f v Viirk Dry fiunim MiirUct. NEW YOHK , May 17.-Thp situation In dry Roods circles is unchanged today. Btuple cot. lens show nn changes of coimijuence , Rrpwn KoiKls In domcttlc lines quiet , and the ceneral run of export buyers has fallen off. Ciuirsc colored coltcns are without chaiiKe. Tlcklngi uro aa firm us uny line , but trade U not heavy even In theia roods , 1'rlnt cloths quoted at t 7-1 Co for extras. In prints there Is little lift fhown. TradlnK Is quiet In all lines of * taplt and priced quite 11 nil , though low , Jobbers re port u dull day and retailers open the week with comparatively quiet trading , St. I. Unix ( itn crnl BT , I/H'IS. May 17. FLOUR-I > ull nml un. ehangeil ; patents. JU5t4.W ; extra fancy , IM03 4.W : fancy , J3.tO J.M : choice , J3. ff3.J3. WHEAT Ixiwcr cables , heavy receipts In th tiorthwnt , with local receipts barely up to ti xrage , wen Iht condlltODf that prevulled al the opening of the fptculntUe market , which was weak and lower. Trading wn * light and nucttintlonx within n narrow rnnse , ptlceg llnally closlnR me lo I'.ic tinder Saturday. Spot , rtendy ; No. 2 red ih , elevator. Me. hid ; track , 9tc ; July , ; 4C hid ; Autru t , 73ic ; fvplemljcr , 73(4r. ( CORN'-Kuturcs dull nnd weak , n iilindn off from pRtunlny. Ppot , ftcndy ; No. 2 cash , ZZo bid ; July , Mftc ; Krplenrljcr , ! IH 24'4c. ' OATS Oull nnd firm ; No. 2 cash. tOc bid ; July , He. I1A RI.EY Nomlnn I. . RRAN Dull ; sacked , cast track , wcrth nom- Innlly 47fMfc. KhAXSKED-UnchaiiReil nt 74Ue. TIMOTHY SEED-I'tlme , rSC 2.Crt. HAY Dull. rot'LTRY-Chlckens -ndy t for did htm at o ; rprhiK * . 'lower. ICfflfc ; ducks , MirliiRs. 30te. IlL'TTER-Eaiy ; creamery , HSUHo ; daliy. C'.ic. ' iOS--t'nrianRfd : ! : nt ' .Ho. WHISIvY-riichnnsBd nt 31.19. COTTON TIES-nSc- . . METAI.S-l.iwl. lower , M.M. Fpcltfr. Trm , $1. PROVISION'S Pork , lower ; ttandnrd mes , JobhlnR , > S. ( > OiS8.7r . Ijrd , lower ; prime fleam , I3.M ; choice , | 3.C . llncon ( boxedt , fhoutiK-ri" , JS.37',4 ; 'Xtra short clear , 4'.2J ; ribs , 13.37V4 : nhnrtH , | r.5n. Dry salted nvAts ( boxed ) , Fl'.oul- IPI-S nnd c.itrn short cTjar. { 3.M ; ribs , U ; thorts , S,1 . RECEII'Tfl-I'loiir. 10.CW Mils. ) wheat , 1S.OOO bu. : cor'i , 123.0(10 bu. ; nntv , C4,0 < K ) hu , SHIPMENTS Hour , UNO Mils. ! wheat , 8,000 bu. ; corn , C8.WO bu. ; oats , 14,000 hu. O.MMIA 4 > K.\KIIAI > M.VUKK'l'.S. ( 'iiiiilltlnii ( if 'I'riuli ! unil Oni > l < itl < iiiK on Stniilf nml Kiuioy I'rinliit'o. EClOft tlulk of salts , 7Uc. IllITTER-Commcn lo fnlr , f.Jjfo ! choice , to fancy roll , Ilfll2o ; separalor creaiiiury , Kc : sr.th- ercr creamery. 14c. OAMC-EveryllilnK out of cnsnn. VIIAIx Cl.ulrc fat , SO to 120i \ \ iarc quoted nt ( ( ! ' > ; lauc and cuilfe 44/5C. MVP. I'OI.'l.TRY llcni" , Co : cocl , 3ffi > . I'lfSEONH Live , 7S'Oe ( ! ; dead pigeons not wnnteil. IlAV rplnml , H.r.O , midland. J3.CO ; lo lnnd , 13.00 : r > p ftrnw , iXUi ; color mult < H thn prlco c-n hay ; Unlit imles cell tbc b.'St. tnly tcp grndes brltiK tup iirlcer. IlllOOMCORK-Extrrmi'ly slow pnlc ; new crop. dellxered un truck In country ; choice preen siMf- AvorkhiK curpot , pelHi , , ! ? /2',5c ; chulcu green. nimilni ; to hurl , ifil'Uc ; common , I'.tc. ( IREEN I'EAH 1'er > , i-h . box , 7So. 1'IE IM.ANT-I'er lb. . le. OUCrMllKUS I'cr dor. . . 40ff,0o ; Texas , H-ha box , Jl.lO. ASPARAdttH-I'iT dcz. , WflSJc. HPINACH-Pi-r basKel , Hitifit ; per hid. , Jl.M. TOMATOES- C-bnrkft crate,1 $ : .CO. RADISHES 1'er do ? . , ! 0i2."c. EDO 1'I.ANT 1'tr doz. , Sl.CO. l.ETTlTCE-l'er do7. . Mi30c. ! | WAX HEANS-I'cr ' ,4'bu. box. Jl.OO ; per bu. , I'ARSNlI'K-rcr libl. , 75i- . STRINU MEANS Per Vi-bu. Im.x. Jt.00. NEW ONIONS Per do1082CC. . I'ARSI.KY Per dr.z , SJiirSOc. I1ERM11DA ONIONS Per crate , I3.DO ; icuthcrn , C5-lli. purk , J2.75 MMA HKANK-r-cr lb. . 3c. I1EAN.S Huiid-plcked navy , per hu. , l.lOSl.tO. CAIIIIAnE Callfoinla , ! Ho Per lb. CEI.ERY-Per doz. , large California , No. 1. 90o. No. 2 , lie. POTATO US-New , per bbl. , $4.CO ; per lb. , 3Vic ; nld native Flock , per bu. . 25c ; early Ohio heed potatoes , lied river Valley , 45c ; Mlnnesola , early Ohio. 40c. KRU1TS. STRAWIIERRIirS-Good stock. $2.73. APPLES Kancy large , t3.0003.CO. TROPR'AI , riUUT. ORANOES-Keedllngii , n'.76lf3.00 ; Medllerra- nean swcetF , fancy. } 3.rO ; cliolcc , J3.M. IjEMONri McsflnnH. fancy , ! 3.73lQ4.00 ; choice. f3.2riH'3.0 ; elicited Callfornln. 3. HANANAS Choice large clock , per bunch , J.2.00Q2.ST , tneilltim-slznil hunches. $1,6082.00. PINEAPPLES Per doz. , f1.7ri02.OJ. MISCELLANEOUS. NUTii Almonds. Callfoinla , per lb. , large lze , 13c ; 1I1M7.11S , per lb. . 1'Jo ; ICngllsUvalnutH , per Ib.i fancy , soft i-lie.ll. K'aiSc ; standards , .OiJllc ; fill. cits , per lb. . 10c ; pecans , polls'.icd , largo , OfilCc ; jumbo , Iltjl2c ; large hickory nuts , J1.J5 per bu. ; uoconnuts. 4'tc each. K1GS ImpLiltd fancy 4 crown , 20-lb. boxes , I2c ; r , cruwn , C'J-lli. boxts , 13Q14c. HONEY-Cholce. 13 ? lDc. CIDER-Clarllled Juluu , per half bbl. . J2.K ; per l.bl. , f4.COQ4.2S. MAPI.E SYRUP Five-sal , cans , each , J2.2 : , ; iral CUPS , pure , per doz. , ? ! ? ; half-cal. cans , } li.25 ; quart cans. (3.DO. HIDES , TAL.LOW. ETC. HIDES No. 1 utccn hides , Oc ; No. 2 green lildes , Cc ; Nu. 1 gl'i-cn Kaltc-d hides , 7lfec ; No. 2 green mltvil bides , f-'f.f. ' No. 1 vcul calf , S to 12 ILs. , 7c ; No. 2 veal cult. 12 to 15 Ibs . 4c ; No. 1 dry Hint hides , ! ' 010c ; No. 2 aiy Hint hl4u > , SGSc ; Nu. 1 dry salted lildcs " , S < S3c ; part cured hlilea He per lb. leba tnan "fully cured. SHEEP PELTS Green salted , each. 25SCOC ; gritn ealtej , shearings ( thorl wooled early jklnf ) . each. Ific : dry fchcnrlngs ( i > .iort wouled curly tklns ) . No. 1. each , Cc ; dry Hint , ICanj.-ia and Nelnapka butcher wool pelts , per lb. , ac- tuul weight , 4ij\1c ; dry Hint. ICnusas and Ne- bnuka Murrlnn wool pelts , per lb. . actual weight , 3ff4c : dry Hint Colorado butcher wool pelts , 'per lb. , actual weight , 4S5c ; dry Hint Coloindn Mutrlan wool pelts , per lb. . actual weight , 3t4c ; feet- cut oft , as it Is useless lo pay frclslil on them , TALI/OW AND OREARE Tallow. No. 1 , 2ic ; tallow , No. 2 , 2c ; grease , while A. 3c ; grrarc , nhltc H , 2c ; greapc , yellow , 2c ; grease , clink , lic ; old butter , 202sc ! ; beeswax , prime. luH22c : rough tallow , Ic. WOOI Unwashed , fine heavy , Cff7c ; fine light. SSfOc ; quarterblood , 10W12c : seedy , buny and chaffy. HT''c ' : cotted and broken , coarse. 74f9c ; cotted and broken , ( Ine. CSrSe. Fleece , washed. medium , 15flSc : line , HS'lCc ; tub washed , ICjt IRc ; black , fc ; bucks , Cc ; lag locks , 2Q3c ; dead pulled , KSJCc. RONES In carlols , v/els'icd and delivered In Chicago. Dry buffalo , per ton , J12.00014.00 ; dry country , bleached , per ton , $10.005112.00 ; dry coun try. damp and meaty , per ton , fC.OOS/8.00. FRESH MEATS. DRESSED DEEF-Good native steers , 400 to CCO lb. , CJc ; good forequartcrs , steers. B' c ; good hindquarters , SHc ; wettern steers. CVic ; fancy heifers , GUc ; good heifers , Co ; good fore-quarters heifers. 5c ; good hindquarters heifers , Sc ; eood cows , PC ; fair cows , O',4c ; common cows , Cc ; cow forrquarters , 4Vic ; cow hindquarters. 7V4c. I1EEF CUTS Tenderloins. 2uc ; boneless strips , lOc ; Htrlp lolnp , 8u ; rolls , .V : ; sirloin butts , Da ; hhouMor clods , Site ; rump butts. 6c ; steer chucks , 44o ; cow chucks , 3c ; boneless chuckH. 4l4c ; cow plates , 3'ic ; steer plates , 3 ic : Hank steak , Cc ; loins. No. 1 , He ; loins , No. 2 , 12c ; lolm * , No. 3 , fc ; No. 1 short loins , ICc ; No. 2 > hort loins , 14c ; No. 3 Hhort loins , 12c ; sirloin ends , 8@10c ; ribs. No. i , I2c ; ribs , No. 2. lOc ; ribs. No. 3 , 7c ; steer rounds , 7c ; cow rounds , Cijc ; cow rounds , shank off , 7c ; cow rounds , shank und rump off , 7V c ; trimmings , 4c ; beef shanks , 2V4c ; brains , per doz. , 35c ; sweetbreads , per lb. , 12c ; sweetbreads ( calvei- ) , per lb. . 40c ; kidneys , per doz. , 33c ; ox. tails , each , 3c ; livers , per lb. , 3c ; heartf , per lb. , 2c ; tongues , per lb. , 12c. PORK DreEced pigs , 6'ic ; dressed hogs. Be ; tenderloins. He ; loins , Cc ; spare ribs , 4c ; ham sausage , butts , f > c ; shoulders , rough , He , shoulders , rkinned , S'.ic ' ; trlmnilnga , 4Vic ; leaf lard , not rendered , CVic ; heads , cleaned , 3c ; snout nnd ears , 3c ; backbones , 2c ; cheek meats , Sc ; neck bones , 24c ! ; pigs' tails , 3a ; plucks , each , He ; chitterlings , DC ; hocks , 4c ; hearts , per doz , , 25c ; stomachs , each , 3c ; tongues , each , 7c ; Ulilncys , per doz. , lOc : brains , per doz. , 15c ; pigs' feet , per doz. 3Cc ; livers , eacli 3c. STOCKS AM > 1IOMS. Str < Miurtli < * iiH on the I'nelllu Time nf tlit * Culiiiii MeHHiiKr , NEW YORIC , May 17. The president's message - sago calling for nn appropriation to relieve destitute American citizens in Cuba proved far less hoctllo In tone toward Spain than the dealcrH In recurltles hail apparently persuaded themselves that It would he , and the market strengthened upon Its publication , recovering n part of the IOSH than ensued upon early Intima tions that tthe menage was forthcoming nnd that Its tone toward Spain woulj be extremely provocative. With the exception of a few weak rpotn In the muiket due to causes peculiar to Hie stocks affected , the market WUB strong all around today and even the Intimations from Washington that , early action In the si-mite on Cuban belligerency was probable did not weaken the tone of i-peculatlon , The trnders have ap- paiently persuaded llem'eltcs tlat ihcre IK nu-li less danger to vnlutn In action by the govern ment | u Cuban nfTalra thun they have felt dur ing tlio previous agitation' of the FUbJect. The dealings on thn exchange , however , still con tinue almost wholly profeiiilonal and exceed ingly restricted In volume and the movements of pllces it-fleet little more than board room maneuvering for thorl turns nnd no very defi nite opinion on general conditions. The re newed uneasiness apparent on Hie I/omlon ex- cliango over the truculent attitude cif Turkey toward Hie great powers was relied oil line to some extent nt the opening , but the weaknest was overcome early In the tension. The eaily exchange market , both In London and Pnrlx , was a factor In htrcngtlicnhig the market , U does not escape notice Hint the How of gold into Hie United States trcaiury keeps up steadily and that In the Interval * belween ihe fhlpmenls thf treasury's gold reserve tends tcwanl replenish ment. The protpecls of large grain crops , which had the effect of weakening th0 wheat market , lended Hie other way In the market for rail way shares , the grangers especially belnii In giKHl demand , nolwIlhMnndlni ; the Finull eastbound - bound shipments reported nnd rumors of freight rate cutting hy western made , and recrimina tions on that account , Chicago Una led the market In a buying movement , which advanced the price 21i | * r cent on the day , Sugar wns weak early , but scored a net gain of u fraction en the day , Tobacco wns weak on the Illi nois detrition denying the legality of the com pany , but Imddo supiKirt was forthcoming and the lots was mostly recovered. The Improve ments In the grangers ranged fiom H to IU per cent , the latter In Rock Island , Early rtrc-ngth In the couUrs amounting to n ilsj rf IU l'er cent In New Jertey Central was followed by heavhu-fs and gains were more than wiped out. General Eleclrlc stems to have bien caught without tmpport by the 1'cnis und was sold down 2 i per cent , cnly the ft action being re gained , The ( Jonl.l shares advanced on reverIng - Ing early , but developed weakness later In the day. Fractional gains were very general through tint list , London sold tome stocks on arbitrage cuily. but later became buyers , and It U esti mated that some 103OW shares were told. Thu bond market displayed little feature * , but prices were well held und n firm undertone wns uppatent. Fluctuation * were unusually nar row und but llttiu attention wan paid la the prominent Issues. The aggregate sales were tCOO.PuO. ( lovernmentg ruled heavy und receded H fraction for BOIUB shares. Bales were 5deO. Statt bonds. wr * more prominent In to * specu lation nnd Improved t > < tneinlly on purchases ot The Evening Post's London financial nlilc- gram fay ! "Turkey's heavy ( Irmnnita were a d.iinpct fn Ihc stoclt mirkets here , which opened Kencrfilly lower , but xcept for foreigners , which clofcd lint , the tone gradually Improved nnd the clo c wnn nboiit nt Ihe but. t'riiKuny cecu- rllles wcte ftronrf on the leporti" Hint lho revo lution Is over. Americans f.i > rntd dull , bill there was n mniked recovery , end Hi" closing wns ciulrt nt the \itisl. \ Ouhl receipts from the Cnpc ate nttrnctltiff nttentlon , il.X > 0 b.'lng received nt lho bank todny. Copper wnf strong on thu mimllily stntlntlcs , showing n elpcrriise In sup- p1IC ! > . Today's fractional ndvr.ncc In Ix > m1on dis count * In ( mid to be due to pending new hums , which nte likely to al nil > mnnty. A more inlent fnctiT nt the moment , however , Is the fnct that JCtOO.tOO county council bills nre to ha tendered for lomottow. The mnrket wnnlx to get them thenp nnd Is , thereforr , puttlni ; the money rntc attnlnM the IFMIC. The1 Paris bourse wns Irreg ular tmil the Merlin market steady. " o fiiilowlng were the closing quotation * n" the leading slocks of Ihe New York exchange loduy ; Totnl snlcs of stocks todny were 137,33. shales , InolmlliiK : Ainerlcnn Tobacco. 8,400 ; Aini'Hcnn KilBiii' , lO.COO ; r.urlbiKton & CJulncy , 12,100 ; Chi- cn : o Cu * mist receipts , 10,700 ; CJcncrul Klcclrle , 10,000 ; I.oulavllliN'nshvlllc , 3SrO Manhattan oonsoltilntcil , 4'M ; Oninlin , 3,000 ; Uock Islnnil , 3.400 : St. t'aul. 10.700 ; Western Union , 4,000 ; New Jersey Control , 9,200. Sfciv Yurie Money Murlcot. NH\V YOHK. Mny 17. MONKY ON CAM - Kut-y nt lJ5f1'/s ! per i-cnt ; lust loan l'i per cent ; elot-oJ at 1U0H4 iivr cent. I'UI.MK MUUCANril lJ I'Al'EU 314S4 per cent. STBKUNH iXCHANOE-Enslcr. with nctunl liu lnei ! In bankers' bills ul J4.87',1N.874 tor tleiniuiil anil J4.SG'x5f4.Sril for felxty iln > n. Posted intcs , JI.K7 nml J4.8i0-4.tsii. Commercial bills , f4.Kitt4rl.Kiii. SIUVKU CEHTIl-'lCATHS-filiiOCUtc. 11AU SlIjVKIJ MVif Her ounce. MK.KK'AN DOLLARS 47-Hc. OOVKItNMKNT liONDS Wealt. 8TATK ISONUS null. ItAII.UCIAD 1IONDS l-'li-ni. ClosUif ; quotations on bonUu * ere ns follows : IIoHln.i Stock CtiintntloiiH. I10STON. Mny 17.-toll lorins. H33 t)3r fi'iit : tlino loans. 3tl per cent. Clo iiv prices for Blocks. bonilH and uilnln ? Btiarai : Snu PrnnclHco Mining QiiotntlnitH. SAN PJIANCISCO. May 17.-Tno ondcl.il clos- hii ; quotations ( or mlnlii ; biDj'ci t3jiy wjrj : u follows : Silver bars , file ; Mexican dollars. 40KQ50c ; drafts , shjht , IBe ; drafts , ttjlegraph , 17Hc. \cw Vorlc MluIiiK < ( autntluns. NEW YOniC. Mav 17. The followliij are the closingmtnmrvi uotattonn : Chollur. t'i ' ) Onfirlo 7lU ) Crown Point 2 > 1 - Onlilr. 00 Con. Cal. & Va. . . . 173 Plymoutli is Dcadwood 105 QuIctCHtlrer 1800 Gould iCurry 23 Quicksilver nfa. .10UO Hale.t Norul'083. . 73 Sierra Nd/.iJa 3d lIomcHtulco 20UI ) Stand'ir.l 1BU Iron Silver 35 Union Con 25 Mexican 30 Yellow Jacket . . . . 20 London Stool ; : ( imitation * . LONDON , May 17. J p. m. closing : HAU SILVER Quiet at 28 1-lCd per ounce. MONEY VI per cent. The rate of discount In the open market fet short bills Is 1 per cent ; for three months' bills , 1 1-10 per cent. Grc-i'U unil TiirklNli IloiKlH. 1 IX3NDON , May 17. Forclun securities ; Greece 18S4 , unchanged nt 23 ; Turkey new defense , un changed nt 102 ; group 1 ( A ) , unchanged at 35 ; group 2 ( ID , Vt lower at 35V4 ; group 3 ( C ) . i lower at SO'.i ; group 4 ( U ) , ( id lower at l'J % . AiniTli'nii Si'C'tirltli-H In Lonilon. IXJNDON , May 17 , The market for Amcrlcar securities declined somewhat , but later stiffened and cloned linn , with the demand general ! ) light. _ Kill II lit ! Ill \OtfM. . I108TON , Mny 17. Clearings , fIS.M.M ? ; bal ances , 51.CO-I.CJ3. I1ALT1MORIO , May 17. Clearings , fl,9S4,473 ; balances , $311,102. NE\V YORK , Mny 17 , Clearings , f74,02ii,3S3 , balances , J < , t24,4C4. PHILADELPHIA , May 17. Ciearlngs , $0E23. . C21 ; balances , fl,0 , SS8 , * ST. I/JIJIS. May 17. Clearings , $ S,1C2.53I ; bal ances , } tl.'Jt.C < ! . Money , 667 per cent. New Yorlt exchaiiKe , COo piemlum bid , l ( > a premium ashed. CHICAGO , May 17 , Clearings , $14,655.420. New York exchange , 70s premium. l'"ortlgn exchonBe , barely steady. Demand , ) I.S7',4 ; sixty days , PARIS. May 17 , Three per cent rentes , 1021 22c , Rate of discount , IK , IIERLIN , May 17. Exchange on London , eight days ' fight , 20 murks 2Si ! pfgs. Rule of il la- count , : H. LONDON , Mny 17. Ilulllon to the amount ol ! ! li.U ) > 0 was taken Into the Dunk of England by the ImnVn today. Hold Is ijuotcd today at lluenoa Ayrcs , I'-fl.lO ; nt Lisbon , 10 < A ; Rome , 108.10. Gold bars , 77s HHil , KIIIIMIN City KANSAS CITY , May 17 , WHEAT Mmket dull and lower ; No. 2 haul , fcOflSIc ; No. 3. 74ffc ! : No. 4 , a ; SJ ; No. 3 spring , 81c ; NJ , 3. 74O7tc ; No. 2 red. Mo bid , life asked ; ' No. 3 , fcSijSlD , No. 4 , 78 CSCc. CORN Market about He lower und slow ; No , 3 mixed , 2Itj2c ; ll'fUu ! billing , 22'.ic. OATS Market stcudy. but tlow ; No , 2 white , HHc. HVB-No. 2. 32c. HAY Market eteady ; choice timothy , J10 ; choice prairie , $7 , IIUTT1SH Market weak ; creamery , dairy. HCIlc. EGOS- Market steady , lie. n \Vli * nt BAN FRANCISCO , May 17. WHEAT Quiet and kleauy ; December , Wcok .Opons iUiflji Lieht Enn and In different Feeling. BIEV-S START 'bFF ABOUT STEADY Cntttc , nnil mi KiiHl rtK.rclliiK ITcvnUn li-oi > , , \iiotliiT lllw Mc-U.-I In 1-rlcc. SOUTH OMAHA. ' May 17. Receipts for the dnys Indicated were : Cattle. Hoes. Sheep. Horses. Mny 17 2,070 1,418 3,2.1 Mny J5 1.17(1 ( 4K < 5 1.715 May II 2.413 D,340 1.539 May 13 2'JIO C.703 P.niG Mny 12 2.772 5403 ' 2.SW . . . . May 11 2.S2S f.,217 1.5in 20 Mny 10 1.181 2.1P3 Lt07 .May S 2.30 4.WJS 1.1SI Mny 7 i 2.5H3 5,429 1.232 Mny 0 1.U77 5.s : 2,749 1 Mny P 1.701 G.SGO Mny 4 2.246 S.71S 2.W6 1 Mny 3 l.VSS ,1 , 13 3,423 Mny 1 l.aij 0070 la 0 1 The olllclnl number of cnrs of stock brought lu todny by cnch road wns : ' Cattle. HOBS. Sheep. c. . M. a St. r > . ny i Missouri 1'nclilo lly I 1 ; Union 1'nclllc system , . . . 4 ! ) 7 11 R , 12 , & M. V. II. U . . 8. C. & llly 1 C. , St. 1' . , M. & O.Hy. . . 17 4 H. K. M. H. 11. 11..i . . K. C. & St. J..i . . 2 I ! . , U. I. & V. lly. , east. . 1 . . . . . C. , H. I. & 1' . Hy. , west. . . . 1 Totnl receipts S4 20 13 The disposition o ( the dny's receipts was as follows , ouch buyer purchasing the num ber of hend Indicated : Huyers. Cuttle. Hogs. Sheep. Omaha Packing Co 2 O. H. Hammond Co. . . . 223 13 Swift and Company 4S7 Cutlnhy Packing Co 207 1,401 4S1 U. Decker & Degnn 423 1.obman & Rothschilds. . 230 Huston & Co. . . . . . . . . . 23 Kn-bbs & Co -.i. . . . 22 Livingston & Scluillor. . CO Swift. Kansas City 453 Meyers 191 Other buyers . . . - . 1C1 Totals 2,013 1,417 940 CATT-LiU The week opened with receipt * of Battle considerably heavier than wore the receipts on Monday ot last week. The market ae u whole 'Was without fentuic of Importance , the general condition of the trade belns about the same as at the close of last week. A good many salesmen were quoting the market as slow and easier , nnd still the most of the cattle sold In peed season und at prlcf-s that were not much different from those which prevailed on Saturday. Uuy- ers. claimed the market was luliy steady and the demand wns quite good. There was , however , n lack of snap to the trade which always gives sellers a feeling that values uro lower. Cows and heifers sold In about the same notch as Saturday nnd though the market was at no time VITJ- active , there were so few on sale tlinK'a iVusonably early clear ance was eftcctqil. J Stockers und. , feeders nlso sold about where they did at , the close of last week , but the market lsl'lower than It was early In the week. Klirm'ers nre busy In their , cornllclds , and tue number of outside buy ers Is not ni laifge as It was , so that the ninrkct has settled down somewhat from Its own weight , Representative sales : NAT1VKS. WESTEHNS. NEIiUASKA. C , P.rJewett. No , Av. Pr. No. Av. Pr. 2 oxen 1GG5 J2 5 27 feeders. , . . SG7 J4 45 UTAH. Hanson & I'etcrsen. C8 feeders. . . . 525 4 CO ,0 , feeders. . . . 41G 4 G5 HOGS TlecelptB of liogn were lighter than a week ngo , the run. bclni ; small for oven u Monday. The market , which has been ( -oliiK ilown hill ever elnco Monday of last week , kept on In the same direction today , The only change waa that while lust week they took off only a. thin Fhuv- Im ; each day the'Smuiket today dtoppeil u bin 5c. On Kntnnlny the heirs Hold principally at J3.CO G'3.Kwhile \ today'it was a J3.53 market. Today's decline carries the m&rket to the low * eat point touched strife Match 6 , when the hogs said In the same notch ns todny. As compared with last Monday , the hogs sold today Idjjir.c lower. Itepreeentntlye calm : No. Av. Sli. Pr. ( No. Av. Sh. Pr. 10 1 % . . . $3.-0. C8 291 . . . JI 55 10 337 . . . 3 50V fS 2SO 120 3 65 11 310 . . . 3M , 32 24G . . . SB ! 10 2fG . . . SCO ) , 3(1 ( 2:6 . . . 353 II , . , = C4 . . . 3Mf 71 247 . . . 355 rS 2HS . . . 3 M | GG 2C : M 3 55 Cl 237 40 3M K 2SO 60 3 f,3 71 251 . . . 3 fry 74 25S , . . 355 C4 2C7 EO 3jji ( t 71 ' , , .2S3 80 3 55 G7 273 . . . 305 C5 2CS . . . 3 f,5 W 2C3 SO 3 M G1 233 . . . 30714 G2 234 , , . 3 13 f , , ' .202 100 SCO ( 'J 2SO bO 3r'y SO 101 . . . 3 CO PiaS-UJJDH AND ENDS , 3 350 . . . 3 W.f ' 3. , 261 . . . SCO 5 SG4 . . . 3 4V * ' 1 410 , , , 3 r,0 C 32G 40 3'4S I S SOO . . . 3 DO 2..1 ! > 5 . . . 3 Cft"T ] 6 D02 . . . 350 4 232 . . . 3W , 1 240 . . . 3 to 2 UO . . . 3B ' 7 ; G 185 . . . 365 SHEEP Heceipty , jo { rtieep were liberal and the maiket tper.ed cctjvf , jiid | hlulur , Iteniejcntatlvu rales : it si No. laJnj. Av. 1'r. 37 Colorado lambs 7U J3 40 444 Coloiudu luinlj 4n.lM , , til 5 40 IVIIIIHIIH CKy l.lvo NtiiuU. KANSAS ClTY.-tilUiv lT.-OATTM3-necelpt , 4.100 head ; beet iflrnclos nteody , uthvni weak ; Texas Bletrs , J3.18JVxas ! cows , J2.DOW3 Mj native ulcers J3.tiOSjt.lt ! native COWH and htlfers , J1.5f > ff4.25 ; ttockcis and Teedfrs , J3.CK J4.23ff4(0 ; bulls , l2.MJff3.tO.ri .V * ' HOGS ileceipti"tll(1UD ( head ; market weak to Eo lower ; bulk of salt-is. CI.SDfiXC' ' , ; , ; heavies , J.50ii3.r2Vi ; parker8 , ! > 3.45S3.CO ; mixed , J3.55j3.(5 ; IlKlit. JS.MiiS.tnW ; Yorkers , J3,6503.G7 ; plg , JZ.Mfi'S.W. SHEEP Itt-celp'ts , 4.WH1 heads market strong ; lambs , J4.006G.SQ ; . muttons , i2.LOff4.10. St. I.oiil * J.lviSloelv. . ST. I/OUIS , May 17 , CATTI.E-Hecflpts , S.COO hrad ; market steady for natives nnd a nhuilo lowir for Tixuns ; ra ho 1 crvt , fl 75 5.10 ; Bti-tr.i under l.COO pounds , > 3.C004.2 > ; < toc-kcr und feed ers , ! 2.G.f4.4 ! > ; cowa and hclfer , J2.0084.50 ; Tcxans und Indian fetters , J2.Sdif4.10 ; for t-rass. fc.l cows. J2.tKlf3.00 ) , HOGH-ItfcUptB , 5CM head ; natives EC lower ; llcht , J3.55O3.C3 ; mixed , ? X'.Oi)3 C5 ; lieavy , J3.33iJ > ! .TO. HIIEEI'-Hecelpts. 2,000 head ; market easy ; native muttons , 13.ZHH.X ; Tc-mns , JJ.tOQJCO. Xvw Vorlc lI > - cStuck. . NI3W YORK. May n.-IlEEVES-Ilefelptu , 2.949 head ! dry ccws , UronKcr ; BtaK mid oxrn , J2.80fi3.40 ; dry cows , tl.7563.50. Euro ) > an rabies quote American steers , UOlllJc drafted weU'ht ; kticcp , H&lS'ic. ItefrlKeralor be f , SfiSHc. Oulretf , receipts , C)7 | ) head ; firm : veal * , J4.0WJ 1.10. AND Lu\itl3S-IUcelH > , U.C6I head. Stock Micep nnil ycnrllnei Imrcly ftrmly ; tprlnn Inmbm lowtr ; hcf > p , J-1.SSiR4.65i yarllnR , J4.2SO 4.3i ; i > nitth > ra lamlx , I6.ISO7.25. 1IOC8S Hccelpts , 10428 hfnd ; wcnk' J3 9004,20. OHICAdO I.ivVf STtICK SIAUICHT. Cuttle Active nnd ( irncrhtlr Stfiiily HllKN l,0 V ( > r fill lllllltPIIHl * HvPOlltN > OII1CAOO , Mny l7.-Trndc In entile wnn qiilte active nnd prlcrs were rtenily for nil dci lrnl > le ( pffcrlnfcR. Snlca were on a basis of front H.OO to Jl.2.1 for ordinary native drcffCil beef tcer , up to from J5.09 to J3.23 for choice to prime heavy cnttlc , with fnney steers auotnhtc at from J5.SO to J5.40. The Inilk of the cnttlc suM nt from JI.40 to J5.CO. Htockers ( ind ffoder coM nt from J3..V , to J3.GO ; with nn Cfpcclnlly Rood de mand for choice light welRht Mock cattle , Cows nnd heifer * were n nln In active demand nnd fat lot ! ) rold nt last week's ndvnncc. Hulls and cnlvc were unchanged. Texas cnttlc were ptrndy. The hoK market was nctlvc , but heavy rc- celpt resulted In a further average decline ot to per 100 Ibs. SnK > wire nt nn extreme rnliRC of from J.1.S5 to J3.M , the hulk fclllni ? nt from JJ.70 to J3.73. Shrcp were In Rood demand on the bails ot from J2.00 to J2.75 for Inferior up to from J4f > 0 to J4G.i for choice to inline llockn , with tlie bulk rcllltiK ni from J3.75 to J1.03. I.nmba xuld nt from $ .123 to J5.40 ; K'cnt numbers tif Colorndos KolnR for I nnil J5.30 to J5.CO. Some Texas lambs rold for J4.iO. lUtelptH-Onttle , 18,000 hend ; hogs , 43,000 hcnilj sheepIV.OOO head. Stock In SItilit. Hecord Of receipts of live stuck nt the four principal markets for Mny 17 ; Cattle. HORK , Sheep , Omnlm 2,070 1.118 3.271 Ghlcneo 18.00U 43.UUO 17.WO Kniistis City 4.JOO 11,100 4,000 St. l.ullls 3,0:0 S.OuU G.UOO Totals 27.570 C0.418 20 271 Cnltfc NKW YOU1C , May l7.--COI'TEl-Ciptlims : , 10iT 1J points lower , following unnouncedenkneps In European mnrkctK. ItecellitB nt Itrnzll were llbuiiil. Europ > ' sold , l.ocul houses bought , Kurthcr wenknefs In llavie chi-ckcd buying. Closed iitllel nt a net IUI-H of 105fl5 points ; calei" , 15,000 bnKK , IncludlliK , May , > 7.43i'f.50 ; Si'ptem- lief , J7.60iT7.D5. Spot , Itlo , dull ! No. 7 , invoice , JS.121 , ! ; . Mild , nulet ; Cordovu , Jil.fJfl3.75. ( Sales , 1IK'U IIUKS llnhlu. to .he Khlppcd , prlvntc terms ; 1,500 , Snvnnllln , private tcims ; 150 bans Cen tral American , private term * . Totnl warehouse ilcllvcrlpR tiom United Stnte.x , 10.7SO IHIKH. In cluding 10,144 buss from New York ; New Yolk Btuck todny , 3SG.329 bnKS ; United Stntes Block , 444r.Ul . hnfis ; nllmit for United States , Bll.OUO bnpt ; tolal visible for United Staler , 735fl ! ) bnKX , n-alnst ( 351,224 bags last year nnd 504K ! ) IJ.'IRI : In U..Ci. SANTOS , Mny 17. COKPUK Spot , ( lull , with prlcos on the basis of nominally $7.S7'j. No. 7 , Itlo , jobbing lots , J7.37' i. flood nvernttc San- ton. 8,700 rels ; stock , 31,100 linKO. W'iPkly re port : Culfee , quiet , Rood average , per 10 kilos , 0,700 rein : lecelptn ilnrlnK the week , 41.000 bass ; shipments to Unlteil States , 79.COO bans ; Ktuck , 314.000 bags. 11IO IE JANRtHO , Jlay 17.-COKKKK Quiet ; No. 7 , lllo , 9,700 rels ; uxchaiiKP. 723-32d ; lecelpta , 7.000 baKH ; cleinx-d for the United States , ll.UOO ha n ; cleared for Europe , 1,000 bags ; stock , M7,00i ) bats. Weekly report : Coffee , < iulet ; ex- vhnnKo standard , 0,550 ids ; receipts durlni ; the week , 30,000 biiRs ; shlimients to United States , 54.000 bans ; stock , 207.WK ) bans. 1IAV11E , May 17. COl'KEE Easy , nt a net loss of lVi01'tf ; wiles , 10,000 IUIRS. HAMlll'UO. May 17. COFFEE Decline , ' , i life. ; Bales , 7,000 bags. l.lvi-rpool Griiin nml I'ruvlHlonn. LIVnni'OOt , . May 17. WHEAT Spot , No. 1 red , northern pprlns , dull , Gs 4V d. COHN American mixed , spot- new , firm , 2s Sd. l''utmos , etendy ; June. 2s Sd ; July , 2s Sd , PUOV1SIONS Uacoii , Cumberland cut , IS to 30 His. , steady , 2Ss Gd. Shouldcis , pquare , 12 to 14 Ibs , , linn , 2Ss. Laid , prime western , dull , 20l Gd. The Imports of wheat Into Liverpool nre rts follows : From Atlantic ports , 29,100 quarters ; from 1'aclllc ports , 11,000 quarters ; from other ports , 5,000 quarters. The Imports of corn from Atlantic ports arc 75,300 quarters. California Drl.-il l-'rilltM. NEW YOHK , May 17. CALIFORNIA DRIED FRUITS I'rlnie evaporated apples , steadily held , others steady ; evaporated apples , prime truy , 4G5c ; wood-dried prime , 4Uc ; prunes , 25J7e ! , us to Mze mid quality. Apricots , royal , Sfffllc. Moor purk. 12Q'14c. ( ' 1'euches , unpeeled , GfflOc ; peele < l , llffUc. NUTS Quiet nnd about steady ; walnuts , CH5 ? 7' < , c ; almonds , paper shelled , 12fl3c ; soft shelled , c ; hard shelled , 7c. I'corln Iliirkcts. PEO1UA , May 17. COHN Firm ; new No. 2 , 24Uc. OATS Firm ; No. S white , 20i22Vtc. WHISKY Market Ftendy ; llnlshcil goods on the br.nls of $1.19 for hlsh wines. KECElPTS-Corn , 51.100 bus. ; oats. 32.MO bus. ; rye , none ; whisky , none ; wheat , 2,400 bus. SHIPMENTS Corn , 8,350 bus. ; oats , 34.200 bus. ; rye , 400 bus. ; whisky , 430 bbls. ; wheat , COO bus. Vlinllilc Supply of Oral 11. NEW YORK , May 17 , The visible supply of Krnln Saturday , May 15 , as compiled by the N'ew York Produce exchange , Is na follows : Wheat , 29.737.000 bu. , a decrease ot 2,123,000 , bu. Corn , 13. 68,000 bu. , a decrease of 1,192,000 bu. OatH. 9.S7G.OOO hu. , a decrease of 1.019,000 bu. iiyc , 3.0,19.000 bu. , a decrease of GO.OOO bu. liar- ley , 1,407,000 bu. , n decrease of 122,000 bu. Toledo MnrllotH. TOLEDO. May 17. WHEAT Lower nnd weak ; cash nnd May , S9'/ScJuly ; , 7G > 4c ; September , 73Vic. CORN Active and lower ; No. 2 mixed , 23c ; No. 3 mixed , 24c ; No. 2 yellow. 27c ; No. 2 white , 27c ; July , 23',4c ; September , 2G5c. RYE Dull nnd lower ; No. 2 , 3Gc ; No. 3 , 33c. CLOVER KEED-Dull and steady ; prime cash , J4.32V4 ; October , 14.4254. MfirlcttM. LONDON , Mny 17. IJEET SUGAR May , s 8V4d ; AuRUst , 9s 9 4d. NEW YORK , May 17. SUOAR Steady , dull ; fair refining , S ' /ic : centrlfUBnl. ! 'G ' left , 3 5-lGc. Refined , steady ; mold A , 4c ; standard A , 45ic ; confectioners' A , 4c ; cut loaf , 51dc ; crushed , 5'.4c ; powdeied , 4 4c ; granulated , 4V4c ; cubes , Cotton Mnrlct-tN. NEW YORK , May 17. COTTON Spot , steady ; middlings , 7 1c. NEW ORLEANS , May 17. OOTTON-Steady ; ordinary , GVJC ; mood middling , GT4c ; low middling , 7c ; middling , 7 7-lGo ; good middling , 7c ; mld- illlntr , S3-1GC. AVonl MiirlcctK. NEW YORK , Mny 17. WOOL-Sleady ; fleece , 1S025 ; pulled , 15ii22c. ST. I/MJIH , May 17. WOOI Dull und ur.- chnnged ; medium. 13ffl4V4e ; light fine , 9012c ; heavy line , 7J'10c , tub washed , 17@23c. Oil City MnrkftN. OIL CITY. Pa. , Mny 17. Certlllcntes , no bids. Credit balances , SGc. Shipments , 183,747 bbls. ; runs , 97,938 bUs. Mutter MiirUrt. ELGIN. III. , May 17 HUTTER Steady ; of ferings. 21,540 , ' .bs. Sales , 15,900 Ibs. ot 13c. INSANE HOY COMMITS A .MliltDHU. Cutx n Little Gli'l'H Throiit tvltli n LnrKe ICnlfe. ' PHILADELPHIA. May 17. KranU Macho- mcr , an Insane 1ml of 1C years , cut the throat of Mabel Kurtz , the 7-year-old daughter of Adolpli Kurtz , In the cellar of the little girl's home. She was removed to the Samaritan hospital nnil the physicians there gay tliero Is little hope of saving her life. Maclu'iiicr Is In custody. Ho lian for some time been confined In the Norrlstown hospital , Ho was yesterday brought to the home of his sister , a neighbor' , and acquaintance of the Kuttz family , and woo taken to t > eo the Washington monument parade aa a digression from bis hospital Ufo. Late this afternoon the demented youth visited the Kurtz resi dence anil chatted with 'Mrs. Kurtz and the little Blrl. When ho left Mrs. Kurtz went upstairs to llo down. Shortly after she heard tbo child ecream nnd on running down Elalra was horrified to nnd her daughter lying on the floor with blood entitling from a gaping wound In her throat. A butcher knife covered wltli blood was lying on the floor. Suspicion pointed to Machemer , but ho could not be found. When arrested be at first denied any knowledge of life crime , but afterward acknowledged that ho cut the , child's tbroat. Ho gave no explanation what ever for the deed , _ WILL ALLOW LIUUOH TO UK SOLI ) . KIIIINIIH Aulliorltli'N llnot lull-nil to Tnl ; Hi ) thr KlKlil. TOPKKA , May 17 , Auent the present fight being made on a resumption of the open Ealoon In Kansas < i prominent state ofllclal In speaking of the attitude ot tlie administra tion said.1 "The policy of Governor Leedy and Attorney General Iloylo will bo to let tlio larger cities have all the liquor they want. This Is particularly true of Leavenworth , Wichita , Atchlson and Kansas City ( Kan ) , The ticntiment In those cities Is overwhelm ingly In favor of liquor and tbo collection of u llcrnse. The managers of the State Temper ance union fully realize that tbe proecnt ad ministration does not Intend to take up the fight lor the enforcement of tlio prohibitory law , and , It ls cald , lias for the present abandoned work on the larger cities , Shut I'rort-N Kiital. . LOUISVILLE , May 17 , Preston Thornton , who ebot himself lu tbe parlor of Milton II. Smith's residence In thla clly yesterday , died at 3:30 : o'clock thin morning. Hla father and mother , who carao litre from Lexington , va-ro by bis side when death cauio. BUT PER EXPORTS POSSIBLE Agricultural Department Exerting Itself in Favor of Dairymen. CHANCE TO GAIN THE ENGLISH MARKET t * In Croniiu-rlcH ( liven n Stir- H of ( loiiil lltuillty Hint Can lie Shipped at u I'rollt. WA9IIINQTON , May 17. The Agricultural ilepartmcnt Iq eiiKngeJ In some practical ex periments with a view to extending our but ter market abroad. The development ot the dairy Interests of the United States Is one ot the favorite schemes of Secretary Wilson , who believes that the farmers of the country canbo greatly benefited by the ealo of the Incidental products ot thu farm. Our foreign checso market has declined steadily for the past twenty years and In recent years has Buffered Immense damage from thn shipment of "filled cheeso" and other Inferior cheeses. Twenty years ago the United States shipped to the United Kingdom about half the checso Imported by the llrltlsb Isles. Canada has steadily displaced our cheese , until wo now ship to UiiRland less tlis.il one-quarter of Its Imports , while Canada sends one-half aa much more , and as Hng ! < iml now Imports as much clit > o ( > G as It did In lS7fi , the loss of trade In this ono Item Is enorinoua. Now that all our filled cheese must bo branded , wo may regain sonic of thla trade , but nt the Agricultural department , Major Alvord , chief of the Oft'lry division , bays It will require time nnd circumstances to re-establish tno reputation of our checso ami win back the trade we have lost , In the matter of butter It Is thought there Is a much better opportunity for pushing our producto at this time. Our exports of butter have been comparatively small In the past and the butter shipped abroad has been al most entirely , until last year , of an Inferior quality. This wns due to the fact that the choicest grades commanded a higher price In , this country than could bu obtained for them abroad. Hut last year there was n surplus of good butter produced In the United States. The surplus of high grade creamery butters produced promises to Increase through the In crease -In creameries , though consumption fell oft in the United States , owing principally to the hard limes , and the price naturally fell , and about 20,000,000 pounds were placed within reach of the exporters , as against 5,500,000 pounds In 18P5. A largo proportion of this exportation wns gooil butler. Major Alvord says that we cannot hope to export good butter when It sells at Icea than IS cents In New York , which would make the prlco In London , allowing for freights and commissions , about 20 cents. Denmark , Sweden , France , Canada and Austral ! * gen erally supply the Drltlsu market , which last year bought about 81,000,000 pounds. SHUIUPF PUBVHXTS A \CIIIXO. . Talve Ills PrlKoiicr Out of TIMVII. LITTLE ROCK , May 17. The excitement crcattid by the murder of Liveryman Dlalr Sunday cvcr.lng by Deputy Sheriff Hoard has not yet subsided. No attempt at lynching was madci lust night , owing no doubt , to Urn fact that , the news of the crime did not be come generally known until this morning. The sheriff took advantage of this , fact and late last night quietly took Heard to Tex- arkana to prevent lynching tonight. Heard has quite a record as a desperate man. He Is the deputy sheriff who threatened to shoot Jim Corbctt vind Hob Fltrslmmona when the pugilists were in Little Hock under arrest. Ho also Is the olllccr who came near choking Mlaa Anna Eva Kay to death in an attempt to tie a knot about the spirlluallat's neck in such a manner ns to upset her per formance. Blair , the murdered man , wen a. North Carolinian and waa well connected In that state. HU wife Is prostrate at the shock and may not recover. IIJKXTITV VIXAI.LV IJISCOVEIIEI ) . Man Wlift Attempted to Commit Sui cide a ( ionium lilt'iili'iimit. CHICAGO , May 17. One night last week a young man , with a bullet wound near his heart and weak from loss of blood , staggered Into Mercy hospital and said ho had tried to commit suicide. He soon lost consciousness and during his ravings for the next twenty- four hours uttered but ono word. "Marion. " Absolutely notMng was found In his clothes to Identify htm and a hundred or more "Marions" who have called failed to recog nize him. He has been Identified , however , by R. M. Patterson of Now York , as Ludwlg von Thlelman , a former lieutenant of hussars in the German army , and the third son of Baron von Thlelman of Germany. It Is said the "Marion" whom Von Thlelman raved about Is a music hall singer whom he met In San Francisco some months ago and with whom traveled until his money was exhausted. Von Thlelman will probably recover. SHOOTS A UltOTIIKIt IIY MIS'I'AICIC. Thtu1 < H lie IN n. lliirprlnr nnd Flrt-H Without SpfiiUliiK. DAYTON , O. , May 17. Clarence Wolf , aged 19- shot and mortally wounded his brother George , whom he mistook for a burglar , at a late hour last night. George had left the room for some cause , and , re turning cautiously so as not to arouse his brother , was In the doorway when Clarence awoke. Seeing the form of a man nnd sup posing him to he a burglar Clarence took a revolver from beneath his pillow nnd fired. The brother fell with a groan. The family was awakened and the Identity of the young man was learned , It is I ii fircptH tinVlNltorx. . SAN FllANCISCO , May 17. Three hundred or more railroad conductors arrived in the city last evening and fully 200 of the number sought shelter at the Kuss house. Rain wca falling at Los Angclra when the conductors left the land of oiangcs , and showers of rain greeted them on their arrival In San Fran cisco. The Chicago special , consisting of 250 visitors from .railroads centering * In Chicago , mi the Atlanta special , carrying 130 repre sentatives of southern roads , wcro consoli dated at Los Angeles air.l came through as one train. Nine Pullman coaches , a diner and two baggage cara constituted the consoli dated special. ICniiHiiN HrliiKH Out a Ciiiidlilnlc. KANSAS CITY , May 17. A special to a local paper pays : David Ovcnnyer , the silver champion of Kansas , will doubtless loom up .is a formidable candidate for president or vice president of the ullverltes If the silver wing of democracy remains In the saddle during the next campaign. Ho has already received a vast number of letters from promi nent ellver democrats throughout the coun try , suggesting that ho may bo called upon to lead the party in that year. It Is said that Mr. Ilryan himself lias written Kanaao friends he would like to have Overmycr an a running mate the next time , Hallwayx MM 'JViuiieriiiK'tt Promote * , CHICAGO , May 17. Advices from Mlns Agnes B. Slack , secretary of Hie World's Women's Christian Temperance union , state that In ICnglaml the railway companies uro promoting temperance organizations nmong their workmen. The British Women's Temperance association council meetings will open with a reception given by Lady Henry Somerset to the delegates In St. Matthew's town hall , London , May 31. A feature will bo the presence of the American , Madagascar and Australian delegates , of whom Queens land tends five , lllMlMMiTO.N MOUTH. tjt21I.no , Omiilia to Sun Fi-nnrlNi-o , June 29 , 30 and July 1 , 2 and 3. Stop overs. Tourist cars through to San Francleco , Cool est , moct comfortable , most picturesque route. Reserve berths now. J. H. Reynolds , O. I' . A. , Burlington Route , IC02 Farnam , ICIIIi-d hy Dynamite ICvploMlon , KANSAS CITY , May 17 , James Hennessy , ageJ 22 , wax Instantly kllltxl and 1'atrlck Cull , ogdl 60 , fatally Injured by the pre- matrre explosion of dynamite while digging a trench for a aswcr lu an outlying portion of tbo city this morning. BLOOD POISON / A Written Gnnrnnteo to CUn ANY OASIS or mONliV KliFDMUU ) . Onr enroll permanent and not npatehlnfup. Caw * trowed ten years ago liaeo nerer seen it njiniptom tlne < nt ilmi-lhlnit your ram fully wo ean treat jou bjr mall , ami wpRito the me stronit ( ruarantee tociireor rerunJ anmoney. Krones mptomoarcplmplm nn rhrp sore * tnront. mticou * ntitchca tn month , fhoii * tmttUm In bones and joints , hnlr fultlnir f > ut. e-riiiittntia on any part ot the body , iceilnR ot ircne-rnl ileprc lonpi\lns In head or bonesyou imvono time to waste. TlioM * who arc constantly fak * Insmi-rcurjandpotarhshouldellscontlnneIt. Constanl u fi ot thrM ) drug * will suiely brlnpr norm and ratlntf ulcer * In the end. Don't fall to wtltc. ThOfonhopre- . fer to comet liero for treatment can do m and wowlll ray railroad tare both w.ijunnd hotel hill * * hllo tiers It we fall to cureWo cliMlciiKO Ilia orlit for n cft that iiur Mnalc Itcnirdy will not cure. Write- for lull partlrnliirs nnd uct the CTlilenceWo know thai jou arc skeptical , Justly so too , as the most eminent physicians hare never tii-en able to git o more than tem porary re-llcir , In emr manj jearn practice with this JInatr llnncity It has liern mo t it.tile-till to over * conic the piTjiullcea mtMnst all so called sixrinen. Inn under our strung guarantee you slioiml not heMtato to try this remedy. You take no chance or losing your money. Wei trusrantco to euro or refund ererr dollar and ns wo nave n reputation to protect , also financial backing ot SB OO.tf OO , u Is perfectly rate to al'jho will try the treatment. Heretofore- you lit < i iwn rutting up nnd paying out your money cor dltTcient treatments and nltnough jounro not yet cured no ono haa | ilil tuiek your money. Do not waste any mor * money untllyou try us. Olil. chronic , tlpcp.tcntcil cn r ciu-cil In.thirty to ninety tluyn. Intrntl. gate our financial standing , our reputation as business men. Write us for nimca and addresses of those vrn - . bare cured of Eyphllls , who have given pcrmlwlon to \ refer to them. It corts von only postage to do this i It \ will sarci jou & vrorld of suffering from mental strain ) andir you arc married what may youroflrprlnR suiter through your own n Jleencr I All cwrrospondenc sent sealed In plain envefoH | > s.vc Invite the mostrlgld Inmtlpulon and will duall In out power to Mil you In It.vrlio in fl > r unr I''O pitRO book and nbsolnto proof ! ufcli-ca. > COOK REMEDY CO , , VS S ? dutiful , pTilMMXt. Fully 1'nhl. Stocks , Gram and Provisions. Hiioiu 1 , \e-\v York llf - IllilK. ( Tel. 1C 3. ) C. C. CHHISTM5 President U. J. 8THI3KT , Vice PrvHltU-nt 0. W. K10NNKY Secretary David l'.lonls ! , 1'rcst. No , .IfiST. P. P. Ncnl.Vlco Pros. t' l < Xiitltmnl Ilnnlc Chas. H. V. Lewis , Cnali. Cnpllnl , $ COO,000. KANSAS CITV , Mo , , April 24 , 1M7. We hereby certify that the Christie-Street Commission Company has this day commenced business with us by depositing l-'lfty Thousand Dollars ( | -0OCO.OO ) In cu > h. ( Ulclated. ) CHARLES H. V. LEWIS , Cashier. JAMES E. BOYD & CO. Telephone 1039. Omaha , Nub. COMMISSION GRAIN iPROYISDNS : AXO : SF03IJ IJcmrJ of Trade. Direct n-lrca to ChlcuBO and New York. " rreBDondcnto ; John A. Warren & Co. iiVtADE-SViE A AJAX TABLETS rOSlTIVEIA' CtHlE by Atitit > e uuil other KICOKSP * otul } itillft- > cretionK , 7'/ir/ | < jntrA/r/ tint ! t-nrttu rvhtoro IxiKt Vitality in ola tir jouiu' . nn < ! tU n tniin for tudy. tUrtinti B ur mtirr'nce. ' . _ I'revent Inmnlty iiml ConRiimpllon if tnkcm tn tiino. Tliplr n n Hliowfl inimtslintu Iniiirore. niein niul clTectit a CUUK wbero nil others Inll. In TiKtui'on ImviiiB tlin ccmulno AJax Tableto. Tliey luiVB curcvi thoiisaiiilfi nnd vill euro > ou.Vo nlvo a ) K ) itivo writinti punruiitoo tofToct n cure In enclt cftRts or ruiuutl tlio money. I'l ice flO CBIITM | ior inicLiiKf * , op ftli packuuort ( full trefitniBiit ) for SDO , Jty tnnil.iu rluln wrapiMT , Kpoii incclf.t of prtco , ( Mrculnr free. AJAX REMBDV CO. , 7uIl " . : rVir.t- For ; ale in Omaha by James Forsyth. 208 tf , ICtli ftn-ct. Kiihn , it Co. , Uth ncd Douglas Streets , PIIOPOSALS FOP. COKPBE , SUGAH. Clothing- , School UoolcH. etc. Department of Iho Interior , Olllco of Intllnn Affnlrs , Wash- nRton. D. C. , April 3 , 1VJ7. Soalcil PronoHals. " for C'olTee Sut'ar. ndorsLil ; "Prorosals , . Mothlnb' , School llooHn , etc. , " Jig the casu ruy be , and directed to the Commissioner jf Indian Affair" , No. 77-7S W'justcr Pin.1.- . . N'ew York City , will hu received until 1 j'clock p. m. , of Tuesday , May 25 , 1SII7. for 'urnlshlns for the Indian Service , Colfte. iStiRitr , Tea , Itice , Ui-ans ) , itaklni ; Powder. : ( aii , Groceries , 13lintetH | , Woolen and Coi- on Goods , C'lothliiK , Notions , Ilutn ami aps. Boots and Shoe.s , Crocker and School iSooks. Dltls must be made out on Kovcrn- nent blanks ) . Schedules giving all neceKsary nformatlon for bidders will be funilsh.il 11 ion oppllr..ttoti ! lo thu Indian Olllce in .Vn.shliiKtor. ; No. 77-70 Woostnr Street , New fork City , or No. 13U State Street , Chicago , lllnols ; the Commissaries of Snlislslence. J. S. A. , at Cheyenne , Leavenworth. r-n-ahn , St. I onls and St , Paul ; the Post- nasters at Sioux City , Yaiikton , Arkansas 1'lly , Caldwoll. TopuknMehlla and fucson. Ulds will be opened at the hour ind day mentioned , and thu bidders an ; In- Ited to be present at tlie opening. Ccrtllluil \ Jhecks All bids muHt be aecoinpanlcd by . : erllflsd checks or drafls upon some United 5late depository or solvent national bank 'or at least llvo per cent ot the amount ot lho proposal. 15. M. BROWNING , Commls- iloner. \ olliMto Coiit'rncKirH. Sealed proposals will be received by the undersigned until s p. m. Tuesday , June 1st , 1S97 , for the erection of a two-story presa brick Btore building KOxIOU feet. Kach bid is to be acompanled by a ecru- led check for tSO.OO. payable to the under lined and forfeltable to them In case the > Idder If successful does not at once enter nto contract and bond for the Perfonnanco Df the work. Plans may be procured of the nnderslBiiecl > r of the architect , J. C. Stilt. Norfo'.k. N'eb. The right to reject any or all bids is ericrvt-d. A. C. & K. K. FILTER. Illoomfleld , Neb. PATRONIZE HOME IMBUSTRIES purchasing cooda made nt the following Nebras. ku factories. If you can * not fmil what you want , cninmtinicatc Avlth the I * J * manufacturers an to w h a t dealers hnndlo tlK-lr coods.- I3AG3. BUIIL.AV AND TWINE. IIICJIIS OJIA11.1 HAG CO. Man-fsiture nt all klnJ of cotton anil bur * lap buKH. cotton Hour ark anil twine a ipo Ulty. U r.ie-618 B. llth Bt. It.MAIlA lIHIiNVJNU ASbOCIATIO.V. Car loud ihlpmcni * mua lu our own rcfrik. .iraior can. Uiae Hlbbbn , Kllte Kioort. Vlitn&t Exprt anil riinlly liiport < J llvrei1 to all pa-.tu of tin city. moN \vb7tKB LlAVlb .t Co.lLU IllO.S WU'tkvJ. Iron null II..i Vtiiiuduin. XlanufucturriB fjirt Juttien of Machinery , itta- / /al niMlrlnu a upccmliV , Ml. 1&V3 anil IMI /ickcon Kirfct , Oiiinhft , N o. INDUSTHIAI. IIIU.N WOHKh. lianufuctuiinK ui.i rcp lilne of all kln'i * ot m&cfliiirry , en ; In < , puinw , Ie > utor , prntlnn pirbien , hangers , ihafiinv ana cuup'nnKi , liti and 1108 I Iowa ul HI. . Omaha. I'AV'ION .t VIKULI.Vr. IHO.V WDHICH. Manufacturcre c' Archl'.jsiitrai friu WorU. General Foundry. Mac-hint and lilackimltt work. Knitlnetru and Ccntructori tor Kir * I'roof Ilulld > | nc . Olllrc and works ; U , I * . Hy , ind So. I7lh ftreet. Omahi t r FAcroitius. J. II. 13VA.VS MCIII1AS1C/ . COJII'AXV. i' elu lv cu lom shirt tailors. ttll rarnam. WAGONS NI ) CAltltlAQKS. A. J. snii-so.v. 1-KIU , Mil"DuilKv. . Full line of Currlnses , Ituggles , Plmetcna , Pony 7arls. Whet-In rubber tired. The beat U lli : heapeBt , TENTSANO' _ AMKIIICA.V 'J'UX'I' AMI AU'.MXfJ CO. / vnltig > , Ti-uts. Horca Ccvers. l-'lat's und [ Lullni. Tallin for rent , Biilesroom ( U SoutU Jlxtccnth street. TtK-vhone 409. DYB WOKKS. \ fcCHOMIISAUK'S TWIN CITV IJVU . -\VOItIC.S , ir.'Jl I'nriinni HI. nyelng anil cleanlne of eunnentu and foods of ivery det7rli > tlou. Cleaning cJ ( U , muu-tuta m ipcclalty. , . . t