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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 12, 1897)
TTTT1 DATT/Y Jobbars Report a Liberal Movemjnt of Merchandise of All Kinds.- COLLECTIONS CONTINUE SATISFACTORY I.nrco ItiMnll Trmlc DnltiR In llolldny Good * CtiimtiitHTn Iluj'More I''rocl > - Ttinti I'rovlonn Scnuonw The holiday trndo hns by reason of Its ereat Importance dwarfed nil other incr- ch.'imlI. lriK enterprises Into Inrlsnlllcanco during tlio ln.it nix days. Tho. o jobbers who mnko a ppeclnlty of holiday goodn can- r.ot clnlni nn entire monopoly of nil the irailr , however , as oven the riwulnr Htnplo lines have been dolns fairly v\t > ll and oxcep- tlonally no tor thla season of the year. AH a Krnc-riil thing the demand for regular line * of merchandise falls off very materially during the holiday reason nnd as a rule docs nut Rtnrt up again until the opening of the eprlntf trade toward the latter part of Jan uary. This Hcaron the tirospeots In all nee- lions of the country have been so good that country tnurchiintn luivo been buying sta ples rltjlit along , In 'fact they have been forced to , an the consuimlng demand hat * kept up so well , consumers having , appar ently , money enough for holiday presents nnd for regular morcliandlio at the same tlini- . The large force of shoppers wen In the re- tall district on1 most days of thu last week irnve evidence of the near approach of the holiday * . Whiles the weather was not ns pleasant aw It might have betn , It was pass able. The largo retail stores were thronge wl'h buyers on every lloor and those i\c- \ imrtments carryltiR distinctly holiday gooda iwrre 'p.irtlcularly well patronized , Itetall- crs hnvo be .n nuiklng Uie best of every ty portur.tly nnd have put forth every effor to in.ikt ) up for t.ic light truelo uurller In th. fall. Never before \vns there such nn. array o _ noveltlc's dlp-"i'd ! In this city , each having Its particular n : j.i In catering to the wants of either sex , or for decoratlvo purposes , Kiom now on until Christmas will mark the helglit of th > holiday season , which Is the most Important period of the whole year to the retail trade. W1IOI..13 FOriKST OK THKKS. lluslncrs men of Oma'in have never mail such largo preparations for the holiday tra e ns they have this wiisem nnd It Is nafo to say that at no other time have they had suuh confidence in tliti consuming abil ity of the pe.-c.pX Some Idea of the exten of the preparations for the holidays may In gained 'from the fact that ttiere are now or track In Omalm eight cars of Chrlstmni trots , besides boxes and bales of dccorutlv Krce.ii without number , Kach of the can contains on an average 2,000 tree ? , or a totu of 10,000 trees , for use In Omaha nnd t-ur rounding territory. The most of these tree have been brought from Wisconsin , thougl ono or tmo cars came from the illlack Hill : country. As to the greens for di > coratv ! < ( purposes , n good many localities have beei ( placed under tribute. The mistletoe come from Iirllan territory and Arkansas am tbo holly principally from Delaware , th long needle pine from Alabama , while ul most every Plate In the union Is contrlbutln Bomethlntj for the pleasure of the holldu : season. The trees will 11 at rc'tull ' froi C5 to 50 cents for the very small ones nn up to J- for the large trees , calculated fo UFO In chtirchos , which will give some Idei of the amount of money that will be expended ponded for decorations and trees nlonet , JOmiEHS AND MANUFACTURERS. The Industrial Iron 'works has secured th , contract for the electric ; wiring of the Gov ernment building and also for the new Cud- nhy residence. While It was plainly an Invasion of the enemy's country , Lcp-Clnrkc-Amlrcostn company say th.it their move In placing a man at SI. Joseph to sell In the currouml- Ing territory has proved un entire success. Hx-Semntor J. W. Hirst , manager of the Unseed Oil works , went to Lcavenr.vorth nnd Topeka th > latter part of the week. He Is preparing a plan which Is expected to largely Increase the acreage oC llax 111 this state the coming season. It Is estimated that there arc between C.OOO and 7,003 bucket shops In the country. The expenses of carrying on this business nre enormous. In addition to suitable of fices they have nn endless number of private wires and spend largo sums of money In advertising- . I THO country is sun ouying very rrecly of toys and fancy holiday goods. A good many heavy buyers have been In from all sections of the stale the last week nnd have left some , very sizeable orders with local Jobbers. H. Hardy & Co. say that the east ern manufacturers nro all over-sold nnd that It Is .almost Impossible to duplicate nn order. Furniture factories in the east nre be hind with their orders nnd local furniture houses complain of considerable delay In getting orders tilled. Mr. Stone of the Dewey & Stone Furniture company Is pre dicting 'higher prices In the line of furni ture before spring , ns It Is hardly possible to keep prices down when the factories nro all so busy nnd every ono wanting ( foods. Did you ever wonder what becomes of all UK' stove pipe that Is sent out Into the country ? Car load nfter car load Is shipped from this city nnd the demand always ktcpa up just about the same ; at this season of the year. Enough pipe Is sent out to lay n line clenr ncross the stnte , but thu next season the demand la Just ns largo. A great deal of the pipe used In Omaha nnd shipped from hero Is mnnufncturcd In this city. Lewis 'Mnlc'iow ' of .Minneapolis Is In the city looking for a location for a pottery. Ho says that th 1:1x1 is good clay .within thirty miles of Omnha nnd that if It proves to be what ho thinks It is he will locate In this city. One of the chief causes of his coming here Is the ( preference given to home made goods by the peeolo of the state and i.vlth that nnd n big ndvantago In freight rates , ho feels conlldent of being1 able to hold his own against nny eastern competition that may come. The local produce merchants nro Inking prcat Interest In the annunl meeting1 of the National League of Produce Mercnnnts to bo hed ! nt Utiffnlo January 12 to U. The. Omaha Icngun will bo represented by Henry Btrclght. O. W. Ickon , 10. 13. llranch. O. W. JJutts ami A. C. Itlddcll. The league has had a very prosperous year , the number of local brunches * having Increased from seventeen to tlAcuty-four , the pain being mostly In the south , Hvcry local branch Is cntltlrd to five representatives , so that a lnrgx > attendance Is expectwl , The Drummond Carriage company has Just turned out the most elaborate brougham ever built 'for a citizen of Oma'ia. It hns rubber tlre. , rubber head springs and rub ber lined ipola Irons nnd Is upholstered In light Moslem cloth , satin and lace. It will bo turnc.l owr to the owner , .Mr , George A , Josyln , In the courws of a few days. The jirosont prospects nre wry good for the ear- rlago business , the only troubleU that too many people will pulnff having their paint ing and rcpalilni ; done until they are ready to commence driving -igaln unil then thorn iwlll be such n rurh that' ' It will bo Impossi ble to get th'i work doivo. Acordlng to the Erie ( Pa. ) Despatch , the ( Trap- : shipping season has beeni closed , nnd the ICrlo grape belt has reached high water jmirk. The shipments from that igrnpo belt ntrjrrcgiiteil about G,000 cur ? . Omaha was a largo consumer of New York grnpes this KDUHOII. the price being lower than ycr be fore. The CaimndalKua Journal , New York , nays that the average price received by KroA-ern In that locality wnn % c per pound. The grapes which ramo west , howovtr , did not nut even that much , UP T.io Boo flgurei ! out nt on time that New York vineyard- , rwero not receiving nny morti per ton for their grapes than Douglas county farmers nuvro for hay , The plcklu market Is very firm nnd suiters nre no ; trylnir to force sales. Supplies In most localltltv , as well ns In Oiiiaim , arc light nnd it would occasion no surprise II thuro should be n decided shortage before - fore next June Tlio Haarmann Vinegar company Is preparing- contract for 50C acres to be planted to pickles next season mostly cuuumbcrs. They will also plant eomt tomatoes , onions , beans , celery and poppers , Caullllowtir and olives are Imported. The former comes from Holland nnd Is much Inriror nnd crlrper nnd better calculated for pickling1 than the homegrown. . Call for n In Is producing n eood many ollvts , bu DO far they un * lucking1 In itizn and flavor. Local buttermen are considerably workei. tip over the largo Increase In the consump tlon of butUrlno In this city and vlolnltj- , iwhleh Is" cutlhur off the demand for Just sc much butter. The objection that the Imttr- jniMi iiro making' I * that the buttThio Is nu paid In accordance with rlMcr the state 01 United States law Kvery law and r > ? ula ( Ion Is bolng _ broken by the majority o the o rotall dealers of the city who hnmll tlm stuff nnd no eve > rvho gap * Into a store nnd asks for butter can be sure of obtaining what ho Pays for. The. United Blati-s law provides that huuerlne shall bo sold only a * butterlno nnd In ntumpod packages , while Die jstato law wakr-s the further provision that It shall not ho colored In Imitation o butter. The Indictment of the law break' ' eri In Denver has given local buttermer courage nrd they are mailing preparation ! to bring ; > > uU uealnst handlers of buttcrlm liero , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Itanium City drain mill 1'ruvlnlani. KANSAS Crry , D . U.-WlUSAT-HBrt. low , lutd jUxjul lo Iow r ; colt , Orm | Ne. I twrii. S. > OS fli Xo. . MUffMHei NO. 3. MCJ No. . tics No. 1 left. Me ; Ko. 4 , MOfie ; No , 1. M'iSfMc ' ; Nn. 4 , HCiCc , No. 2 Hiring , Met No. t , fOe ; No. 4 , 7 'ie. COltN About ' , ; a bw r ; low ; No. t mind , JJ'4tI2J\c ' , OAT8 About Jtently : No. t white. . HVr Stfnd ) j No. 2. 44e. HAY Wtnker , on nwivy rcrelptt ; prices un- ohanRpil ; timothy. J5.WflS.f5 ; ptalrlc. , .25i27.10. IIUTTKn-BUnclr ; choice eteamery , 17U180 ! dairy , Uffllc. 1X5C1S Wtnk on ht vy receipt * ; f h , 17Ho ; stornRC , 110120. IMJi-BirTH Whwit , TO.tM bu. ! corn. lOl.tOJ bu. ! c.ltf , 1F > ,00) bu. Hill I'M nNTR-Wfient , 16.SCO bu. ' , corn , 48,100 bu , ; oats , none , ondKInn or Trnilc nnil lnn < nilon nti Mliiilp | nnd I'nucj' I'rodiicc. EOas Strictly freth , ISc. nUTTnil-Common to fnlr , 10llo : choice to 'nncy , nfllTc ; separator creamery , 22o : enthtrM croumery , 2)c. VnArCholce fit , $0 to 110 ll ) . . quoted at So ; rcn nnd ronttp. KT'ic. DltUSSUU I'OUWHY Chlckenf , CCSc ; tur- < ey , (119 ( 5ci Reese , cj < 1uckx. < c. UA.MK Hmull rnbbltt , per do * . . 20c ; lurge. per . , COc , flow ; prairie ihlckcnn. } 5.W ; quail , We ill.wij Bijulrreln , toiiCOc. I'jnnoNK Live. 7f ; dead plk'conii not wanted HAY Upland , ti.M ; nildlnntl , J3.M ; lowland , ' t'.oo ; lyc utrnw , Jl : color tnnkea the price on liny ; llcbt linlen tell the belt ; only top grades trlni ? top prices. Cr.UCllY-Gcwd stock , large , 40c ; email , 2CP ONIONfl-P r bu. . 603G5C. IIKANS Hand-picked navy , per bu. , H.33 ® .30. .30.HVi'ni'TT POTATOKS-Per MI. . J2.S9. CAIlllACtn flood stock , per Ih. . iMo. POTATOHS Home grown , 43UJ5fl ; wrntern ( lock , KOiOc. I'milTS. CAUl'OHNIA STUAWUEHIUES-Pcr pt. , : : : c. c.QUIXCKSCnllrornln , per box , J1.23. APPI.K8 Winter mock. J3.75fr3.00 ! California Icllellour , boxes , Jl.M ; Colorado Jonathan * , boxes , JI.75 : Oregon , boxes , 11.25. CItANinitltIl S Joreoys , per bbl , , $7.0)Ms ; * cimsln Hell nnd Hucle , J7.W ; Wisconsin Ucll nnil 'lurry , J6.0. OUAPKS Cntawba. % 5-lb. baskets , 14BlSc ; Mal agas , J. .tiOC6.0i > . THOPICAli ntUITS. OHANOKS Mexican , per box , J3.764.nO ! Cali fornia navel * , tl.OS4.2j. ) IjUJIONB Mowlnar. 3GO. J1.0W3.50 : 300. Jl.POff 4W ; California. SGi ) . J3..a3.W ; 3O > . J3.7T.0l.i > 0. HANANA8 Choice , large stock , per bunch , J2.woa.23 ! medium mcd bunched. J1.75WZ.OO. MISCUI.l.ANUOUS. NUTS Almond * per Ib. , largo size , 12V4 ? lSoj small , lie : Hn llt > . per Ib. , 'JBlOc : JJnellsh wal nuts , per Ib. , fancy , soft shell , lie : standards , 9 ( ilOn ; filberts , per Ib. , lOcj pcans , polished , medium , Si5c : extra largo , lOc ; large hickory nuts. Jl.0)01.10 ) per bu , : small , 11.2 81.15 per hit , ; cjcoiniits , per 10) , JI.OO ; peanuts , raw , SO Vie ; m teil , CflC'.Sc. ' Fins Irniwiitml fancy , 3 crown , 14-lb. bnxef , 12c : 5 crown , 41-lb. boxes , HifHc ; 2-lb. ' Itoxe ? , 2. W23c per box : Ciillfornla , 10.b. | box , JI.OO. HONKV Cliolco white , 12c ; CoUrailo amber , 10 cue. ICHAlvr Per bbl. , Jt.O ) ; halt bbl. . J2.552.r . MAPI.R SYni'P Klve-gal. cans , each , JJ.73 ; . nl. cans , pure , per doz. , $1200 ; hair-gal , cans , J6.2.1 ; ciunrt cans , J3.0. DATKS llnllowee , CO to 70-lb. boxes , Co ! S lr , 5'.4r ' : Fnnl. ! Mh , IWXPS. Sc. ClDHIt-Per half U > 1. , J3.00 ; bbln. . J3.23. FHESI1 MEATS. DllHSSKD BKE1' Good native steers. 7c ; good forequarters , steers.6i,4c ; good hlndqunrters , S io ; weftcrn steers , GVSc ; fancy hflfrrs , f'-lie ' ; good heifers. f Vic : goo l fore < iunrlcrs , heifers , &Hc ; Rood hindquarters , heifers. Sc ; good cows , CUc : fair cows , fi'Jic. ' IIKKI' " CUTS Tenderloins , ISc ; boneless strips , lOcj strip loins , SVfcc ; rolls , bone less , 9Uc ; rolls , Spencer cuts , I'Vjc : > -li loin butts , boneless , 9'4c ; shoulder clod ? , boneless , CMc ; rump butts , t > one- les , 6)lc ; No. 1 chucks , 6Jc : Nn. 2 chucks. \4e \ ; No. 3 chucks , 451c : boneless chucks , B'.ic ; C3W plntes , 3-y4c : fleer plates , 4VJCJ Hank steak , GVSc ; loins , No. 1 , 14e ; loins. No. t , Wic ; loins. No. 3 , S'Ke ' ; short loins , market style , 2c above loins ; chart loins , hotel style , f.c above loins ; cow loin ends , Sc ; steer loin ends , DC ; hanging tender loins , 4c ; rlln , No. 1 , 12c ; ribs , No. 2. S ) < c : ribs , No. 3 , Cic ; steer rounds , 7c ; cow rounds , CUe ; cow rounds , shank off , Sc ; cow rounds , shank and rump off , 8Hc ; trimmings , 4 > ic ; beef shank * , 3'ic ; hialns , per doz. . 25c ; Fxvcetbreads , per Ib. , 124c ! ; sweetbreads ( calves ) , per Ib. , 40 ? ; kidneya , per do33c ; ox tails , each , 3c ; livers , per Ib. , 3c ; hearts , jier Ib. . 3c ; tongues , per Ib. , 12V4C ; calf livers , each. 33 ; ; cnlyc * . whole car cass ur sides , ! > c ; calf head nnii feet , ecaliled , per fet. 75c , MUTTON-Sprlng Iambi. Se ; lambs. 8c ! ; sheep.c \ ; market rncks ( long ) , lOc ; hotel racks Ifhort ) . ItVic ; loins , 9c ; saddles , S'.lc ; legs , ( Oic ; lamb less , lOUc ; breasts nnd stewa , 34c ; Imgues , each , 3c ; forequarlcrs , 5c. POHK Drcfccd pigs , 5c ; dressed hogs. 44c } ; tenderloins , IS'.lc ; loins selected , G''c ; regular , 5Vjc : FBnte ribs , 5c ; ham faufnge butts , 6'.4c ; notion UUUB , us fiioumers , - ; roug.i , inc ; enoui- dcrs , skinned , Cc : trimmings , Cc ; leaf lard , not rendered. Be ; heads , cleaned , ,4c : EnOUIs nnd ears , 4o ; backliones , ZHe ; Blip bones , 2',4c ; cheek meats , Hie ; neckboncg , 2c ; plKS' tallp , 4c ; plucks , each , r ; cliltterllnRs , Kc ; hocks , 4c ; hearts , per doz. , 23o ; stomachs , each , 3o ; tongues , eac.i , "c ; kid neys , per doz. , 10c ; brains , per doz. , 15c ; MRS" feet , per doz. , 25c ; livers , each , 3c ; hoe rinds , 3c : blade bcnes. Cc. HIDES. TALI.OW. ETC. HIDES -No. 1 green hides , "c ; No. 2 green hides , Cc ; No. 1 called hld < > * . SSlc : No. 2 green called hides , 7ic : No. 1 veal calf , 8 to 12 Itis. , lOo ; No. 2 v al calf , 12 to 15 llis. , EC. SHEEP 1'EL.TH Green salted , each , 1075c ; reen called Bhearllngs ( short wooled early kins , each , 15c ; dr > - shearlings ( short wooled arly Eklns ) , No. I. each , Gc ; dry Hint , Kansas ind Nebraska butcher wool pelts , per Ib. , actual vcight , 4f'Sc ; dry nlnt , Kansas and Nebraska nurrnln ' wool pelts , pr 1U. . actual wclRht , 3fi > o ; dry Hint Colorado butcher wool pelts , per b. , actual wclRht , 4fJ5c : dry nlnt Colorado nurraln wool pelts , per Ib. , actual weight , 3f 3IORSE HUJES-Each , JI.DOB2.S. TAI.LOW , QltEASE , ETC. Tallow , No. 1 , ? ic ; tallow , No. 2 , 2'4e ; rough tallow , I'/c ; ivhlto grease , 2Hffl2 ic ; yellow and brown grease , KUItS Dear ( black or brown ) , ? 5.00j20.00 ; itter. J1.W8.00 ; mink , 1500"o ; beaver. JI.OO H6.CO ; skunk , 13e , 25c , SOtn muHkrat , 3c , 5c , 7c ; .iceoon , 13f/:0c ; red fox. J3e ril.23 ; prey fox , SSOc ; wolf ( timber ) , 25CWJ2.0 ; wolf ( prnlrle oyotc ) . lUWSOo ; wildcat , 104f25c ; badger , liver fox , JIp.OOa7S..0. St. I.nulH ( Ji-iifrnl ST. I/t'lS. Dec. ll.-1-LOUn-Palenm. J4.70fp mn "miw38 tM ° 84-M : cleurJ -WiT4.23 ; me- WHBAT liwer. closing l c for Derember elow yesterday , but Slay only tic and July -c ewer ; Jlay opened "to off , und fold down 'do moro ; recovered ' 4c , declined HBUc , 'ngaln re- icted , but closed nt openlnn price ; De.'cmber ivas almost deserted during the early hours , but on call there was considerable trading In that ption , Mlituh was offered freely by 11 leading OIIK. and llnally It closed lo below opening iilra ; spot , lower : No. 2 red , cash , In cicvator nnd on track , Jl.OOii ; December , JLOOV4 ! January , 53o bid ; May , 93c ; July , Slo ached. CO11N I'\iture ruled weak most of the day , - 'Ut ' near the close advanced on covering by shorts , and closed steady lo fractions off from esterday ; npot , firm ; No. 2 cath , 24Vc ; L > e- ' 2t'i0 n8kefl' bld ' ' ° ! OATH I'Mluroa dull , neglected nnd lower1 ; pM , lower ; No. 2 cnsh. In elevator. 21'Jo ' ; on .rflfk , 2ni December , 21cj May , 22ac ; No. white , 24HSj2Sc , UYi-Uiill : ul 4Co. I-M AXHKI-D niRiier at ji.io. TIMOTHY BKED Prime. J2.SO. COHN MEALr-J1.40. 1IIIAN Quiet but llrm ; sacked , east track , B7c , HAY Firm , with choice grades scarce : prnlile $7.COfS.M : timothy , JS.2301000. ' - " ' creamery , liMOMJic : dairy , ily at 17c. WIHHKY 11.13. M.tri'.AJjs.T.V'ai1' tUl" nt * 350Spelter , dull lit c 3. uu3. ,7j. PltOVIHIONS-Pork , quiet ; standard mem , Jott- bln r , JS.23. Lard , higher ; prime steam. 1423 ; choice , 14.20. Ilncon , boxea lots extra nhort clear. J4k7iiG-.GO ; ribs , J5.37 .4O3.M ; hort * . * 5 , (11.1:24 : , Dry alt meals , boxed ( houlders J -.CO ; extra short clear , JI.37Hif4 tVI : ribs , J4. erX ( ) ; shorts , J4.S7V4C5.CO. UEOEll'TS Klnur , 4 , ( X ) bbls. ; wheat , tl.W bu. ; corn. 1C3.000 bu. ; oata , 18.MK ) bu. SHIPMBNTrt riour , 7.C01 bills , ; wheat , 6 CO bu. ; corn , 1)8,000 ) bu. ; oats , JO.COO bu. Liverpool Alarkot , I.IVEIIPOOU Pec. H.-WHOAT Sp . No. . red western winter , sternly. TulOl ; No. 1 red northern cnrlng. itPidy , 7s 8d. ( X1HN Fpnl , American mixed , quiet , 3n ; we'TilKT , 3a ) % d ; January , S I'M ; 1'Vbruary 3s I'jd. rixiirn Bl. Ixiuls fancy winter , steady , 10s. HOI'S At l/3ndon. Pacino coast , nrm ; JC4 l . I'HOVIRIONP llrrf , extra Ir.lla men ? , Cdi 3d , prime meat , BC 3d. 'Pork , firm ; prime mese western , SSa M. Hams , Mhort cut , 14 to lit Ibu. Htpsdy. 32afid. Haeon , short lll > . S ) to 21 jlvt. dull , 3' : IniiR clear mlddlCH , light , dull , ? la short clear backs , dull. 30s ; Ion ? clfnr mlddlfs , heavy , dull , Jfl.tM ; clear bellUn. llrm , 38a C.1 HI 'iili1i > r . pfiuare , firm. 23s. I.nrd , prlmo w - t' nrn , llrm , 22 9J. TWllow. prime city , etenily 1816,1. CM I H'EfK American finest white and colored steady , 4n C.1. Rrnln | ( PO < > | | IH nt I'rlnt'liml BT. LOUIS , Dec. 11. WHBAT-llecelpts. 74 mr . MINNKATOMB , Dee , 11 , nerolpts ; AVIieat. CI9 cvt . rHICACO , Dec. II. Receipts today : "Wheat. 1S4 ran ; corn. 33 $ cars : ati , 3r-2 carp. E < tlni3te1 car lots Mrnday ; AVhcnt , 300 car ; corn , 390 cars ; oats. 41S cam. nri.l'TH. Dee , 11nfc lntn ! WJ-.cat. SO car * . PEO1UA nee. H.-llKCKIITB-CVm. 49fOTbu. ; oats K l"0 biij whisky , none ; wheat. 1 2CO bu. HIHI'MENTH-Corn. 2S.BObu. . ; ontH. f9 E(0 ( bu. ; rye , none1 ; whisky , CM bbls , ; wheat , CM bu , riitclliiintl Miirlitfir. OIN'O'KNAT' . Dee H. " 'LOUn-l'Irmer ; fnn-y } 4 > W > .40 ! family , J2.WiM.7S. ' WirKAT Quiet ; No. 3 rM nominal , 53UX OOnNlViriNo. . 8 mlxMl. SSHc. OATS 8l idv NX 3 mlioJ , : io , IiYK Firmer ; No. , 47c , 1'IlOVIKlovft-Uinl , nulft. J.J ( ) . Bulk m itf , ca v. II.W. Ilacon. outct , J5.B5 , WHI8KYstend > ' . 11.19 , . HinTKII Dulli fancv Eluln creamery , MHcj Obl' > . ItffSVi dalrv. J JJSc. * ' KfOrulel } at 170. riiriwis Sieady nna lower : coo l to prime Ohio Rat. 8U09C , _ I'rortn JlurUrln , PEORIA. Dec. H.-OOnN-Steady ; No. 2. 25Hc. OATt Plow ; No. 2 white , nominal ; No. S white. tJUc. UYIV-Scnrce. nominal ; No. t. 48c. \VUISK.T-atttayj tlrt proof uLrlu , J1.18. COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL December Wheat Continues to Stay Above the Dollar Mark. LIBERAL SELLING FAILS TO BREAK IT Tlicrc Arc Hrporln C Itcnv ) * Slilp- inciitM frnin the Nortlnvonl , but the Hull Clliiue SHJH It Can Tnkc Cnrc of K. CHICAGO , Dec. 11. Wheat iwns qtllot to day , In marked contrast to the violent fluc- tuatlons of the Inet three sessions , The close showed nn advance of l',4o for Decent her over yesterday. Corn nnd oats closed firm after a dull dny and provisions tvcre In good demand nt nn advance of lOc for pork and 2HO for In.nl and ribs , The speculative trade In wheat was but the feeling continued nervous. The clique was thought to have picked up most of the offerings , possibly enough to replace the amount sold yesterday , at much higher prices , to check the feverish advances which had been started on the octlon of the shorts. 13ut while December sold higher , the more distant futures wcro lower , selling at one tlmo He beJcUi the dose last night and January nearly 2c off , but both recovered some. The heavy movement ot wheat which Is under way for this market tended to relieve , to porno extent , the nr > - prehen ° Ion of the shorts nnd there was less urgency In the demand from thnt Interest , It was currently reported that wheat was coming In good volume * from 'Minneapolis ' anil that COO.OOO bu. of Duluth No. 1 north ern on the way to Buffalo had been stopped by telegraphic orders nnd turned back to Chicago , where the price would net the owners 5o per bu. profit , It Is known thnt thcro am large amounts of wheat elsewhere only waiting for the price here to roach a figure which will warrant putting It on the cars for Chicago nnd Mie bears hope to see It como In such , a Hood ns to seriously em barrass the clique to take care of H. It was felt that such would b ? the cape , which en couraged the short selling. Joe Loiter Is credited with the statement that howeve much wheat the clique , might get , It woul all bo promptly chipped , but the bears looked upon tills ns a bluff. In Dece-mher very llttlo w.is done , but any offers to sell depressed the price "Ac a bu. , nnil a bid for 10.0CO bu. was aulllclent tc correspondingly ndvanco It. The opening of December was $1.04 and It after thnt nd' ' vaneed to J1.05 nnd later dropped to $1.03 and the last trade was -at $1.04'/4. January was In about a similar condition' to Decem ber , cxtrcmly sensitive , and orders to buyer or sell were In porno cases Impossible o , ' execution within Ic to 1'ic ' of the Immo dlately preceding transaction. The range a the start was from Me to 93Vio. nfter wblcl it pold again at 9llc and down to 93 > .ic al the close. Whllo December In the end showed l > * c gain for the day , January show ITJc loss. Corn opened easy at Uc decline for Ma > and % c for December. Uuslnesss Is now al In May. except in the way of changing open trades into later deliveries. The bcarlBhnes : of the crowd quickly changed with a. llttl buying for long account , and the early shor sellers met their losses In competition oi the offerings. At the close May recovere and closed at the same price as the day before , December 1-lGc lower. May ranged ftom SS xC to 2Se , closing at the latter , The elay's receipts hvero 336 cars. A fair business was transacted In outs notwithstanding the narrow range of price ? May opened nt 22'ic , sold nt 22c nnc closed at 22c. Vic off from yesterday. lie colpts were 302 carp. Provisions worn firm nnd trading was a lit tie more general than for some days. Ma : pork rose lOc to $8.EVT',4 and closed at that May lard rested at $4.f > 2',4 , an Improvemen o" 2'c. . and IMay ribs at $4.35 , showing also 2'/.c advance. Estimated receipts for Monday : Wheat , 300 cars ; corn , 300 cars ; oats , 415 cars ; hogs , 11,003 head , l.euumg futures ranged as follows : Articles. . I OIITO. I llljh. I Low. I Close. I Yearly. NEW Y011IC GE.MJIIAI , SIAUKKT. < tii < itiiloiiM of tli Dny on Uciic-ral ClIIllIllOllltlfN. NEW YORK , Dec. H.-Pl/JUIl-necelpta , 34.- C7S bbls.i exports , 2CtCC bbls. ; dull , but nomi nally steady ; city mill patents , J3.7S00.00 ; city mill clears , $3.40 03.CO ; winter straights , il.MB' 4,70 ; Minnesota patents , JS.IOOS.II ; winter ex tnia , (3.4084.00 ; Minnesota bakers' , J4.2004.40 : winter low grades , J2.f fi3.10. Hye flour , nulet. Ji.7l)4(3.23 ) ( , latter fancy. IJuckwhcat flour , ( julet , Ilu'cliwHBAT-Qulet at 373Sc. COHNMUAIHteady ; yellow western , C5c. HYK En y ; No , 2 western , DO ic , car lots , BO IIAHI.KY-Oull ; feeding. SSVic , IIAHLUY MAI.T Quiet : western. COSTCOc. wiiBAi iHSjeipts , iio , < iiu uu. ; exports , 1E1.375 bu. Options oiwned easier and < lecllne < l under liquidation prompted by weak cables , lack ot oxinirt demand and dull trade generully ; clnreil % ClHo net lower ; No. 2 red. May , D3 > 4893T4ei closed at D3 > ic ; December , H7'li37iio. closed at S7"ic. CORN Receipts , 33,975 tiu. ; exports , 163,740 bu. tfpot , stevtdy ; No. 2 , 31Hc. Options openr-i rteady on hud weather west , ruled quiet nil day , with few changes , and closed unchanged to Ho net lower ; December doted at 319ic ; May. 33Kfi33Kc : clo. etl at 339Jc , OAT8 Receipts , 213,100 bu. ; exports , 442,001 , Ini. Hpot. quiet : No. 2 , /i27ic. ! . Options quiet , but lalrly steady , clcshiB i rtly ' .4c net lower ; DC. cc-mber cloned nt 27c ; May closed al 27tc. ! HAY Quiet ; shipping , 40fi45c ; good to choice. C037SC. HOI'S Steady ; state , commcn to choice , 1M ! > ercp. 4QCo ; Hit ciop , CflSc ; 1S97 crop , < 15fri8c ; Pacific co.inl. HDJ crop. 4QCc ; UtO crop , tfiOo UU7 crop , 15 1SC , IIIDEH Quiet ; Oalvetton , 15c ; Texas , dry , 12c > California. 174il c. LEATHER Steady ; hemlock eole , lluenox Ayres , /ifi21lic. . WOOIQulet ; lleece , 27 T3lo ; Texas. 13f17c. I'llOVISIONS llPef , quiet ; family. * ! ) ,50 10.0.1 ; extru mess , J7.W > S,00 : beef hums , 22Wi722.0 : packet , J3.CCniO.no , Cut meat * , quiet ; p'rkleil bellies. 3,754C.r,0 : pickled thotlldcrs , J5.7S pickled hams. J7.2G < T7.r,0 , I.ard. ( Inn ; western. J5.GO ; December , S4.C5 nominal ; rolinc ) ' . llrm. Iurk. dull ; tncm. > S,2.'f7.00 ! ) ; p'mrt clear , Jll.Cft O1200 ; : family. J10.W. Tallow , firmer city , 3 C ( country. SX 3Kc. OII S Petroleum , dull ; United closed with ni market. Rosin , steady ; strained , common to Kood , Jl.4001,45. Turpentine , steady , 3Z\j33'4r , Cottonreed. fields' , but rather quiet ; jir'mo crude , IS'ie ; prime crurti f , o. h. mills. HII.Q HHc ; prime tunimer yellow , 21'rn ! - : oft sum. mer yellow , 21 He butter oil , 24l&6'27c ; | irlm winter yellow , ! CHOI7c. HK'B Firm ! fair to extra. 4ij0 Uo ; Japan , lQWc. MOMSSDS-Stendy ; New Orleans , open kot. tie. irnoil tn choice. 2Gff31c. MliTAI-S PlR Iron , niilft : southern , JIO.WHJ 11.J5 ; northern , JIO.S04J12.25. Copper , quiet ; brokers1. JlO.HVt. Lead , nulet : brokers' , J3.f > . Tin. plates steady , J13.C2013.7I ) , Upeltfr. 53.95 CT4.05. * llUTTER-lli-celPtii. 5.844 pkw.i steady ; west , ern creamery. Uf2lc ; Elglns , :4c ; factory , n C17o. CHEESEReceipt" . 4.10S pkf ( : etearty : lance white , Bopt ml > er , SUflSVio ; uniall white , tfM'.c ; liircc colornl , fift > tenil > > r. 8V1W5Winmll ; colon-il , POSVjc ; large late , 707Uc ; sina'.l , TflTiii > klmv , Haas Uecelptm J.877 plural stfarty ; stat and Pennsylvania , tHJ2Sci wculern. tl82u , AVciire Cuninilmlou Conipnii > ' . OMAHA OFPICB. Dec. 11. The praln market la all the pit * was exceptionally dull , with nU ' enough doing to ketp regular tU'iiderii Interested. Fluctuations cntne o'.ow and or ti narrow runce. ' with the high nn < t low price * t > f when * Ixlntf but Ho apft'l ' nnd that of corn aft * Mia from Ho t" I Uc , end cloned with bul UlrtiiJ fhtnirei. The cause of this POndHIeh Img ferernl sources , ftmont whle-h nre the rnt nunpARta nnd cmmter nFt ck on DeceinJicM wheat , eftect- ins wide nnd rapid chnmrf * . .cntiilnfc . traders to denl In llmltrd amounts nrvl Wllh'caullco. News won not definite or changed rH&mri to eaus un < In cltlier nliV\ The volume of contract jtHflp whfat platwl In Khniw far rtellvery'to the "clique" li cakl to be tnklnis nome of the Bpanr out of thplr ( llKpfsltlon for nnllcn. The HolhW supply * tikt - inrnt should flinw quite no.vlicreasp | MnndAV , which , hem-ever , will dlnvppenr. hrompll ) ' If the Bjiitrrtioiis of the "eltquo" to thu-MTect tfuxt thej- have It contracted for prompt mptfrt In true. An obwn'er will notice th.ir thrtrecolptn In the orthwKt have fallen oft fnrtn three tlnua thee ot InM year te > alxmt An equal Hmount ( u trur- ported In our former letter , which we prophesy will o.Totlnue to decrease until their llghtni > will caviso us much commtnt na IIAK be n mitde on their volume. This , with continual clenr- nnced and the illmppfArnnce of the December manipulation , will put wheat on figurative haxls and encourage notion nnd wld r trnillntr , which should perceptibly tect corn nndla cither of which nre purchases for n scalping It not a deferred front. Toledo MiirUot. TOLF.DO. O , , Dec. 11. WHEAT Dull , with a. lower tendency ; No. 2 cath , 9Ccj to nrrlve , MHcj Mny. OJHc. CORN-Qulet but .steady : No. 1 mixed , I6'ic. OATS Dull but otendy ; No. 2 mixed , 22c. 11YB Unchansed ; No , 2 cash , 47c. CI > OVERSEEU Steady ; cash nnd December , 13. ! 0. Detroit MurUrt. DETROIT. 'Doc. ' 11. WHn\T No. 1 white , 90V4c ! No. 2 red. 9Jc : Mnv , D2 ic. CpilN No. 2 mixed , OATS No. 2 whit * . 24 > iC. " 11YE No. 2 , 47c , I'lilliiilcliilila 1'roilnpp. PHIhADKIJI'IUA. Dec. -IlUTTER-Stendy ; fancfl western creamery , S3V4i82lc. EUHS Steady ; fresh , nearby , Koj fresh west ern , I2c. CHEESn Steady. i , Snti Frnnulnco Wheat .Mnrlcct. SAN FRANCISCO , D < e. ll.-WHUAT-Dull ; May , J1.37U , 1JAHLEY Weak ; May , Jlc , STOCKS AM ) HO.VDS. Market Ileeovc-r * Sninpwlint from Vrl- ilu > ' ItclnpNo In NDW YOllIC , Dec. II. Todny's stock market r > Ilected the tendency of profcualonnl ttadcrs to close up contracts nt the end of the week , rather than keep them open over Sunday , and nlfo a luutuiat reaction toward a higher level after yes terday's relapse In prices. There wan some bear pritsuro ngaln t prices nt the opening , Manhattan being driven down 1 4 and Sugar yielding a point nfter a small gain , Hut this lend failed to In duce nny following , nnd It becnme apparent thnt yiwterdny's liquidation linil run Its course for the present. The bull contingent wns prepared to ofleir vigorous support to weak spots nnd Inrce buying1 orders for their account turned the tide. Sugar wna the center of the nuuket's strength and the firm reslstnnee of prices drove the bears to cover. There wns n notlcRible sluggishness of price movement In pome of the most prominent stocks In the market on the rlso. ' Sugar wna quite buoyant and mse to within ntiout 3 points ot the highest of tlio week , closing with a net gain of IK. Its range for the ilay was ,1 points. Man hattan showed a gtxxl recuperative po\\er nnd rallied within a fraction of last night's closax llwlilesthe technical caupea for the rls * the market was aided by the tvcurrlng possibility that n decision may bo handed down by the supreme court on Monday In the Nebraska maximum freight rate cnfie. Wall street traders In rallrojil securit'oi mnlntnln an nl > ldlng fnlth thnt when this decision does come It will lie In fa\or of Ihe railroads , nnd the fact thst Monday U decision day with the supreme court ha.9 made Saturday n clay of timidity with thei nhorts ever since the de cision has been landing with the court In spolon. Assertions were nlso given consldenitlon thai there la a growing possibility'Of fnvornlile nctlwi by congress on bills to authorize polling nnd ngalnsl ticket rcnlplnir. and this added tn the strfnfth of the iiillrmd.x. .Northern Pacific pre ferred enjoyed the tienellt ol the flrst dividend , de clared yesterday by the directors , since the reor- ganlratlon of the. company , , nnd jt the fnvorublo statement of earnings glveivoul at the KOIII ? time. The Flight recessions from tltlK'st ) of the close were probably Inducenl by Ihe bank statement. The large shrinkage In the surplus Is due nlcno not to the raising of the legul < 4-esorvc limit by the heavy Increase In deposits , mil nn actual In crease In cnnh of Jl,012.700. The Items of loans and deposits , with the Inrge Incre.ircs shown. nre > aftecteil by the further payments on account of the Union Pacific unlo. Tlioro has l > een a move ment of currency to Bt , Ix > uls and New Orltnns during the week , which probably accounts for the decrease In cash. The prlea of Ihe United Stales new 4s was bid up K nnd the old 4s registered ' .d. The week's gains have been reduced , ns wns the case last week , by1 the profit' ' taking of pro fessional operators on Friday. The manipula tion of the market by the largfc Interest > rhlch has embarked on a bull- campaign was very obvious duilng the week , and strenuous efforts were made to keep the course of prlt-e * upward by vlgorouo support nt weak points and fay In- clUnc sharp rises In ( Individual stocks to KUS- laln the general list. Some .of the report * set afloat to effect this later purpose conlrndliSted themselves In the csurse of the week , and noth ing could then prevent a decline In the Price of the particular stock , with a consequent un- tellllng- effect on the market. Thuo Sugar wan pushed up to 1451J on re ports thnt an extra dividend on the clock wan certainly forthcoming , nnd the declaration of only the regular dividend drove the price down below 140. All of the local traction companies' stocks wee : rushed up on reports that the underground rapid' trantlt plan was to be declared against by the court , accompanied by the assertion ? that a failure to approve the plan this week would be equal to disapproval , since It would not leave time to put the plan Inlo operation. ThMe ntc-cks came down on Krldny and helped to break the market. Northern Pacific prcfoired was forced down li on reports thai uclloa on th dividend would be postponed. Tlicso declines uncovered Btop-Iosa orders all Ihrpugh the list , and broke the market and served materially to reduce the net gains on th'i week. Union , Pnclllc was persistently weaken on account of the ptesldent's order that the government should qualify rus a bidder at t.io Kanfas Pacific sale , and the subsciiuent re quest for a postponement of the sale. The week's returns of icllroad earnlnss have made a rcmaiketlily favorable FhowInK. the No vember fctatement of New. York Central being a notable exception. Roads In the Houth anil southwest have shown cupeclally heavy In- cicuecs , and their stocks have shown the largest gains In price. Money has continued cheap nnd easily ob tainable , and there have been offerings of Chicago cage money on time loans In this market. Not withstanding the case of local money rates , and In splto of a clmrp stiffening of discount rates In 'London and Berlin , the foreign excSanire market has flown Increasing weakness. Actual rates for sterling exchange have fallen Uc during the week , dueto the offerings of bills against grain and' cotton , and to nn abatement of the Investment demand for long sterling. Chicago ci edits arc reported to be loaned In Berlin at 4 % to the extent of several million dollars. Abundance of grain bills , which has served to weaken c-xcliungc , is said to be due to the opera tions of the bull clique In pushing exports of wheat. The strength nnd activity of the bond market during the week has been even nioro remarkable than In tlie- stock market. High grnde toncta hnve been thoroughly gone over onrt lifted almost to prohibitive prlc < s , the government bonds rising with the others. The demand has shifted to middle grade bands , which have shown material advances. Hpiculatlve Issues hnve ro | > veil In sympathy with stocks , hut are 1 lilgher on the week. United States new 4s have been bid up during the week % , the old 4 registered % , the 6s % and the old 4s coupon U. The- Evening Post's London flnnnc'al cablegram says : The stock markets here were r' vidy , with a rather littler tone. It has been nn Iclpaled tl nt IIe general sentiment next week will clisw a Hiniill account , but money will be dearer. Amerlcnni were easier on realizations IKTO In nntldratl-n of the Fetllment. Copper shares were dull hut steadier. The following were the closing quotations on the leading stocxs of the New York exchange today : l I lln url Ih- . Ih.0. - i go te- m M to ° < cJ "i r ( 1 1I I J 1 Vnr ! ; .Mining ( li NEAV YOItK , Dec. 11. The following are the closluir mlnlni ; quotations : Chollar. 35 Ontario. -.ill Crown Point 8 Onnr. : r < r Con.Cnl. & VH. . . . 120 Plvinoutn II Doudwoou DO OnlekHllTcr 101) ) Cioulili Curry H7 Oulaftmlrer uri. . . OlJ Halc&Mororoas. . 12J Sierra Nov.-ila , . . . 43 HomoRtano 301) ! ) StandirJ l.'iO Iron Silver 81 } Union Con 21 Mexican 34 Yellow Jackal . . . . 3il I.oniloii Stnelc duuditloni. ijONDON , Dec. 11. I p. ra. Closing : CoimolH. nry..UU IC-lil St. Paul common. . . II7H Consuls , ncct . 11 JH N Y. Central . 110" ! Ran. Pacific HUM Pennsylvania . fi8 Kilo KouUIn ? . ] IHH Krlu Ut pfd : i75 < Mcx. Cen. new 49 , . IlilM 111. Cuntral lOtiit AlchlBOll . Ki > i Meaieanorainary. _ . _ 17U L. AN. . llJEn HAK 8I1 VUR Steady nt I'BJid per oz. MONEY 2fcC3 per cent. The rate ot discount on the open market for short and thiee months' bl.ls , 2 15-1GZ3 per cent. Siiculc KxiiortN u n d ImporlH. NEW YORK , Dec. 11 The exports of specie from the port of New York for the week amounted to 121,303 In cold anil $ S9S,029 In ell. ver. Th ( > Imports were : Oolcl , J42 f23 ; silver , } C4,3-2 dry goods , Jl , 200,000 ; general merchan dise. )3,724 , : . AitivrlL'nn SccurltloH in London. I/DNDON , Dec. 11. The market for American securities opened weak on New York selling , but steadied later , and claocd quiet hut steady , with the demand generally light , Financial \ndtH. CHICAGO , Deo. 11. Clearings. $15.fl82.0S2 ; 1ml- ances , tL977,0M. ! Sterling exchance , ported rates , t4t3V45J4.SC'i. , Local flocks were ptronp nt a slittht advance ; there was n eooil demand for Diamond Match ana iimcim. c'losinR : west Chicago , 102 ; Diamond Match , 143 ; North Chicago cage , 231 ; LaKe Street I , . 17' $ ; New York Ills- eult , C2i ; StrnwboarJ , 29 ; Alley L , , COlflij' , ; ; City Railway , 38. . NEW YOltlv. llec. II. Clearings , $135,803,214 ; lialances. J10J2,075. ( BOSTON. Dec. 11. CleaTlngs , JialMC5U ; bal- aiiceH , $1.054. MO. ST. IvOUlS. Dec. 11. ClcnrlnRS , II,1I,407 ; hal- nnccs , JEC1.434. Money , 5ff3 per cent. New York cxehanite , 25c dlfcc-unt hid , par nfked. MEMPHIS , Dec. 11. Clearlnss , J523l 3 ; . bal- onces , 5138,702. New York exchange selling at par. I NEW ORLEANS , Deo. 11. Clearlncs , } 2.22r , f)3. ! I'lIIhADEM'HIA. Dec. ll.-Cleurlngs , J11.C4S- 13f ; balancec , 51,213,04. ItAT/riMORB. Dec. 11 Clearings , > 3,080 , 42 ; balances. > 3M,743. CINCINNATI. Dec. 11 New York exchange , par to 15c premium. Money , 2H416 per cent. Clearings , J1,520OW. Forelirn Flii PARIS. Dec. 11. Three per cent rentes. 103f , lOc for the account , Storks on 'the hourrc today were Irregular In price. International uecurltltu opened well and reacted later under the In fluence of 11 decline In Spanish tecurllles. clos ing with a rally , lllo rtcclm wcie higher. Anaconda mine shares wcro higher and were used nn a bull argument. BEHL/IN. Dec. 11 , On the bourse today liusl- ness was Irregular. Italian securities were tlrm and AUEtro-Hunpnrlans were weak , owlim to a sharp rise In foreign exchange at ' Vienna. American securities and Canadian I'aclllc Bliaies wcro easier. CofTe'c- NBW YOHK. Dec. II. COFrKK-Optlons opened dull , with April 5 points higher and other months unchanged , ruled easlir under dls- ' appointing Kuropenn accounts und entire lack ! of outside speculative uipioit , declining C points ' from the opening , selling arrested hy low prices , fair United Btales warehouse deliveries and fears that futura market may have been over- Fold ; closed dull , net unchanged to ti points lower : sales , S.tOO lings. Including December , ! C.S5 5.W j March. > 5. Hpot coffee , lllo , steady : No , 7 , Invoice , Gci ; No. 7 , Jobblny. 7'lc , Mild. market quiet : Cordova. Si. ! IIc. Total warehouse deliveries from thfc United ' ntntes. lf > ,4 ! bags , Including 13,032 bctrs from New York' New York stock today , MC.loI bass ; ' United States stock. C81.2H bags ; afloat for Me > t United States , 310.000 bags ; total visible for the i United States Btl.M'J hags , against CCO.SOO bags > latt year , anil W3.041 bass In 1 B. ! PANTOS , Dec , U. COl'-l'KlC-Klun ; good aver- ! uero Hunios. 8,600 rcls. ; lucelpts , 22.000 hags ; I I ' flock. UCIS.OM bags. HAMUIJUO , Dec. II. COFKBH-Opened UW U pfg. lower , nnd closed wllh a net loss of ' /iiHi pfg. ; ralee , 13,000 baes. 1IAVHR Dec. ll.-lX3Frti-Opcned : uteady and ur hlb'her ; at noon , { it Icwar ; saiea , IB.iiw "lllo DU JANBIHO , Dec. H.-COKPHIJ-I'lrmj ! ! N.i. 7 , Hlo , S.175 rels. ; exchange , T'd : receipts , 7.K-0 bags ; clcatcd for the Unlleil StutcB , 13100 cleared for IJuropc , 4,000 bags ; stock , 4CO.O'bags. . NK\V onr.BAN'P. Die. ll.-SraAn-Open ket tle , steady nt 2 0.1CR3 3-lCo : centrlfiiRiil. tendyi granulated. IHSID-ies : n-hlles , 3 13.IC04Hc : yd. lows , 3B4c : reconds. 2'.tft3iic. Molastes , kettl steady nt lUiZSo : rentrlfugal , < asy at 40120 ! gyrup. rlrady nt 17022C. CINCINNATI , | X . 11-RUaAU-Klnn ; hard refined. 4.03 TMS3. LONDON. Doc. 11. HUOAIl Ueet sugar , De- ccmler. iis 3'd. NUVV YOIIK. Dec. ll.-SL'OAll-Haw , nrmj fnlr rHlnlng , Slc ; centrifugal , tis lest , 3 D-ICo ; refined , linn : cruslnxl SHcj powuercd. t'.lc ; Kr.inuliilc'l , & 1-lCc : mould -A , I'ic ; stnndnnl A , 4U : confectioners' A , 4"-4c ; cut loaf , fyic ; culcs , 3 IJ-ICo. Xoiv Vi rU Ir > - flnoil Ni\V YO1IIC. Dec. 11. The rhi-e of the week In \ dry i ; < > idn r' no change In the dullness prcvn'l- 1ns , ' , The Influence of the reduction In wo.t ( i to bo madn nl Tall Itlver ! . cam a gloom over the entire cotlxi g < xxla division , and manufuctuirrs are awnltlns wltti s-iino anxiety the rewult of Ilio work of the committee appolntrtl two ilaya nco. In the meantime thu demand locally nt to.t l ha-TKls , and with jubbcru for all llnra of cotton gtiodji. Is dull. In mint clolhs th're l < na clia"r * In the Blluitbn , the markut btlnt reported dull at : ! Jc. California llrlc-il NKW YORK. Dec. 11.-CAUFOIINIA DUIKD I-'HUITS Steady and quiet , IJv&ponllPd apples [ , common , K7e per pound : prlmo wire tray. 7 'iff Sot wood drleid , tirline , HHci choice , b c ; fancy , WJHo. Prunes. J8lc per pound , According to sire ami duality , Aprlcoty. Itoy l , 7iiSHii ( M or Park , UWUc. I'cacliCK , uuptclcd , 7351ic | i OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET Week Closes with the Onstom&ry Condition PravaiHng Evorjwhero , CATTLE BUSINESS HAS MAKY FEATURES nnil DOTVIIK of ilic- Week SPO the lloncrnl 1'rlcpn Mnch I.O VLT nt the I'nil 1I K8 About Stcnily. SOUTH OMAHA , Dec. 11. Receipts for , lie days Itullcatcil were ! Cattle. Hoff" . Sheep , Uoms.ho December 11 . 1,031 6,650 MO December 10 . 1,107 6.fss . December 9 . 1,832 r. 7 1.6TO Dcoombcr 8 . 2,713 9.143 S.6U 2 December 7 . S , < 8t 1.653 December 6 . 8,101 8.4C1 S.i-OO December 4 . t > 19 8,023 . December 3. , . 1,460 6,171 4,130 1 December . . 3,161 8.074 4,199 December 1 . 2,463 8.S2S I.IM 2 November 30 . 3,141 7,376 3.640 November 25 . 2,171 2.8H ) 1.K3 Jl November 27 . 811 6,672 37 1 November 28 . 1,224 6.1'20 ' 4.8JS 25 November 25 . 1,300 6.000 700 Receipts for the past week with com Carlsons were ! HOBS. Bhcep. Weclc omtlnff Dec , l.Tl3 ' 6i"4IM02 Week ending Dec. 4..13,740 3G.145 H.682 Week cmllnir Nov. 27.1 ! > , : ! 6S 36,248 11,310 \VccU ending Nov. DO..17,727 2G.H3 HS6o Week cndlilff Nov. 13..19,273 30,623 10,0211 The olllctnl number of cars of stock brought In today by cncli ronil was : Cattle. U'i8. Sh'p. H'sos , C. , IM. & St. P. Hy . .1 3 O. & St. It. Hy 1 Missouri 1'acino Hy. . 10 3 Union I'acllle System 6 14 . . , . 0. & N. W. Hy 3 K. , 13. & M. V. II. H. . G IS 3 2 0. , St. I' . . M. & O. Hy 1 7 11. & 'M. U. H. 11 G 20 . . . . . C. , H. & Q. Hy 3 K. G. & St. .1 B C. , H. I. & P. H } ' . , 13. . . 3 Total receipts S3 86 3 2 The disposition or the dny's receipts wns ns follows , each buyer purchasing the num ber of he nil Indicated : Uuyers. Cuttlo. HOBS. Sheep. Omaha racking1 Co 7M . . . . The Q. H. Hammond Co 29 ! > .V1 Swift nnd Company . . . . 19G 1,203 The Ctidahy IMckltiK Co. 103 1,653 S05 H. Bectter & IX-Rim . . . . 78 W. I. Stephens 8 lllll & Huutzlngcr C Cudaliy 1 * . Co. , 1C. C 7OT Hammond , 1C , C 353 . . . . Other buyers 11 Totals 401 5.CJ1 MC CATTLE Only twenty-nine loads of cnt- tlo were reported In the yards today , and of that number ten loads were not offered for sale , so that there were hardly enough cattle In the yards to mnUe a. market. A portion of the cattle held off of the mar ket were from Mississippi and Arkansas and were on their way into thu country to bo pluccei on feed. With so few cattle here thcro Is not much to bo said of the market , as the trade was without any importance. The prices pild were probably about steady on all kinds. The downward movement In cattle values which commenced the week before continued during the tlrst half of the past week. Tno country seemed to get panic stricken and shippers rushed for ward their half-fat ami Immature cattle , which Hooded the markets at all selling points nnd contributed more to the gen eral demoralization of values. Hy Wednes day the force of the downward movement BEOined to ImVc- expended Itself , tempo rarily at least , nnd on Thursday thuro WUH a slip lit reaction , so that the week closed with values a little above the ex treme low point. In a general way values for the week were about 2Bc lower. Beef steers were In pretty fair request all the week In spite of the fact that the market wns both slow and lower and as a general thins unsatisfactory. The half fat cattle especially were very slow and they were much neglected on some days. Prime cattle did not sell off very much , some fancy Christmas cuttle Helling at $ .1.00 , the best price paid this aeason , but the gen eral run ot cattle was anywhere from 2540c lo'wcr than they wcro nt the high time. A week or ten days ng-o very few cattle were selling- under S4.CO , but a con- plderahle proportion of the receipts Bolei during the last half of the week fit ftTlift 4.00. showing in degree the extent of the decline ' Cow 'stuff suffered In about the same proportion as fat cattle and the market at the close of the week was onywhuro from lljc lower on the most desirable kinds to 30540c lower on common canners , as compared with the high time. The stockcr and feeder trade wan rather quiet all the wce-k. On most days the offerhiKs were llfht and not many wanted. The market gradually worked lower In sympathy with the break In fat cattle , the decline amounting to about 25e. Hcpre- stntullve sales : Nov. . Pr. No. Av. Fr. No. Av. Pr. SO..11C8 ! J3 SO 20..1194 J4 15 2..12CO } 4 CO 14..1455 4 CO 20..1165 4 25 COWS 1. . . . C40 1 00 4. . . . 765 1 CO 3. . . . 3S3 1 FO D..in > 260 1..1020 20 2..US ? 2 11 1'72 3 10 2..1200 3 15 2. . . . ! ' ! 2 60 . . .ir.n 275 1..10fO S 25 1..1431 3 CO 1'J. . . 1)87 ) 200 2..IMS 223 1 1MO B 60 S3 1012 SCO 2..1105 3 ! 0 1. . . .1131 3 00 1 I'lO 300 1..10EO 311 11. . . . 193 2 OK 2 " " 10CO 2 RO 1..1CCO 2 CO 12..WS 2. f 5 l""llJO 315 4. . . . 035 323 l.-.l O 325 12. . . . 'M 3 49 I. . . . 720 2 50 HEIFKHS. 7. . . . 9G2 110 3. . . . MO 370 2. . . . 793 325 1"-C:02C ° THJLI.B. J " " 1P ? 178 iiS : : : : ! 1 $ , : : : : § IS 2""l345 243 1..HCO 315 2..1200 2 f-T. 1..1M ) 2110 1..11SO 2 W 2..11)23 2 W ) 1--1M ° * * STAGS. . 1..1000 223 1. . . , SOO 0 60 1. . . . 340 4 2B CO. . . . 58 450 STOCKEIIS AND KEEDKIlS. 1 ' ' CCO S CO 2. . . . 933 3 SO D. . . . tCO 375 S.l'.lOOO 3 65 2. . . . S30 340 8. . . . C31 SCO WESTERNS. SOUTH DAKOTA. No Av. Pr. No. Av. Pr. 1 cow 1300 J2 40 1 feeder 10S.O } 3 40 1 tteer 1150 300 S feeders..liS7 ( SCO HOGS The week clowd with a fair run und a Is to ho r-nld on the subject. The ranee of nrlcxu was J3.05SJ3.36 , one Und Bclllns lit the latt mentioned price , which tviu 5a higher tlmn ircoil steady market nnd thnt Is about nil then ; wan nalcl for iinythlne jesten'.ny. The irrent hulk of all the lions told nt Ihe Ihirc prlci-a , fl.IO , $3.12M. and 13 15. Thu nmrkot cloncvl turly , with everything sold. Thn hoff market , ns well nn the cnltle market , traveled the down hill road the nustv * k. At iho ooenlnK of the week the IIORS sold to lower tlmn the opening of the ptwlmiB week. On Tuesday It fell nearly 5o und in Wcunetdny It lost iinuthor fhnvlwc of nHitit the sumo llilrknrm. Thumdny'H in.-irkot pro\ed to to the luittom for thn week. The luilnnce of the week the- market did not show much cliunuonlues riTnnlnlne fllxnit Htatlonary. The toml dtcllno from Mon day's prices wan 12'Jc , but lluri'd from the ex- truine low pslnt of the week h fore It was only 5ft lOc. Values ilurlnc the pawt week touched Iho lowest point reached hv th market slncJnnuniy. . when thu iiveruge price dropped an low as J3.07 on onn dny. The demand for IIOCT was good all Ihe past wrk and reielxTfi had no trouble on most rdnyfi In titilondhiB al current prlce-f , Ilepieaenta- tlvH snlee : No. Av. Rh. Pr , . Nc. Av. Ph. IT. S3 322 120 J3 C5 18 304 2iO J3 05 t 373 120 3 07V4 M 321 120 310 f.2 312 MO 311 60 321 4) 310 49 34 < t eo 3 10 . no , , , sic zoo a 10 f,4 S-'O M 310 61 33 ! ) . . . 310 63..330 M 3 10 4S , , S31) . . . 3 10 40 3(5 SO 3 10 4 ! > 375 . . . 310 40 313 40 3 10 64 332 . . . 3 n & 4 370 . . . 3 10 9 3'I7 ICO 3 10 41) ) , 410 (0 3 10 44 391 . . . 3 to 4C r.i. , . . 3 10 ro s.'s 1:0 3 10 fil UJO in 3 10 4" . 3"0 ! ! ) 3 10 S3 , . , SC f/ > 3 11 C4 318 ItO S " - . , , . . . . ; 320 3 1ZW 6V , 328 200 3 SO , . 291 ISO 3 mi 67 307 ICO 3 _ _ . S2. . . 301 40 3 1J'4 CO SIS . . . 3121 27 , M8 120 3 12W 47 S07 . . . f,7. , 322 SOO 3 IBM SO. , 312 t < 0 M .319 W 3 12V ? 63 2M 320 , 315 40 3 IJ'/i M l ; ,3 / 2 1OT 3 12 ! ' 4,1 , 804 40 3 IZ'i 60 ! 2 ? 40 3 12 f.6 221 SO 3 12U Cl 203 240 312 H SI3 . . . 3 12H 70 279 , , . 315 f,7 287 40 S 15 61 231 0 315 C2. 2M 120 3 15 .18. , 281 ! 120 S 13 49 334 f > 0 3 U M 313 . . . 3 15 r,7. . . 311 40 3 11 47 .M ICO 3 1.1 f , 277 t/1 335 C4. . , 25 . . . 3 J.I CO , , . )0 ) 40 3 IS CO 200 120 3 15 CO . . .WiO . . . 3 IB Cl 201 M 31.1 r , f03 0 315 70 24 Id ) 315 41 . . .Ml . . . 3 17J4 67 251 . . . 3 17W f.4 . . .2(18 M 317(5 ( 61 317 40 3 I7 n 277 M 3 J7a SO , 2V > M 8 31 65 M 12D 320 Cg 272 t 320 ! 5 223 40 S M 69 278 40 3 ? 2W t7 225 . . 3 i 07 23 ! 10 3K 18 147 . . . 3 ! ; i S9 241 . . . 3 2P.4 . . , , , . , , . . . 330 , . , , . . . . > 120 320 C8 127 . 3 M CO 235 . , . 3 S'l W. . . 171 40 3 riOB-ODDS AND KND3. 1 470 , , . ZOO 1 460 . . . 2M BHra-21' Tl.cro wrr * three Inads of Mexican ycqrllntra In the yardH , which met with prompt knlu at a llltlo Ix-ittr prcri | , Hlieep , Ilko cattle/ and hog * , dropped In vnluo the pmt week , hut price * held up better hern than it moat telling point * , owing to the v ry coed demand and moderate receipts , For the u only l lig toH r , itllavc sa g for lh * tronr ( r market at the < \W s. ' CHICAGO l.Tvif "STOCIC fltAHKHT. HORH 1'nlrljAtUvc , bue Cattle mill Miecp Arp Unit , CHICAno , Dec. 11-catll * were In HUM An mand * nil thfl week clef , ! with nn unusually dull nwket , except for n few Cbrlstnus cattlf. lHi-era were well nilcd up la t week nml rt qulrtd few or none the | in t six d y . Th pens Imve been cknreO and better prlcm are looXtd for Mondny. Many ltl c nol.l . Iht * w U t much Im than they cost nt country hl ( > - Ping point * . LlirltlinaB entile Ji.rsai.M Meer . J5. < 05.tO ( me.llum , Jl.10ij4.ri , ; Mr ; txlr it PHmS & ? 3tf < * , . - - | common to BoodMOf- en , | iW05..C ; co ( l nnd heltei * . W.7Hf4. ) ; c n ntjf > Jl.itIlJ.40 ; Texan * teer , > S,4M37S. | " ht > K wrn ni'tlve nlinut , in . , ? m yeMer * iln lay B . iirlcen. A | iecullar ftaOire of the mnr- he " . "oi'I'aKC of the cn tcrn Milpplnjc do. ho nnd receipt * of fair numbers ot eastern . . Kheep are I&HSSC loner on the \verk. but . Advanced ISMMc per 1M lbsa nl- 10 Jn > lllffy 'u rc ofr 1)0i ( ) l"mb\ gM , J4 t O hcml ! catl * ' St. LiiulN l.lvc Storlr. d. of which MX ) nro IVxnnit shipment * , l.too .d ! mniket steady ; ralr tn choice nutlve ttilp- i - ? 1 } : export , " 7"M.WIM'MS ; bulk of MlM. i HrwS.fti ; < lrc * nl lieef an > ' butcher Meers , JJ.W ° ' " ' " " " . -MM4.S3 . , . ' . - I fleers under nn . - l.OlO Ib . ? . Vi'LH.'j" ' ' " . . . W.30C3.7 HOOS Itccelpts , 2 Coi hccO. ililpnunt * , I.IM l1 , ° i1.AI"rk1 b'uher ' : llRht , Jl.ISyj.M ; mixed. . . . , . > l..fn.r ; heavy , J3Ki U.40. RHII-P llrcclpls. JCO bend' xhlpmcntK. SOO bead ; mnrkot steady ; native muttons , Jl.WO 4. to : cull * and bviekK , } 5.7.J3..0 ; . | Hojkers , JJ.S4 : .SS ; lambs , jr..wjfj.0 . InillaiiniioIlM IlcStork. . ' INniANAPOMS. Dec. H.-PATTLK-UccelpU. Ii5 hend ; Klilpnicnts , 100 hei.d ; nn linprovcment whatever ; KOIH ! to jirlm.tteeis , $4tOl5.00 ; fnl to medium rtpors , Jt,40jf4.43 , lions llrcclpts , 4.7(0 hrinl ; > lil | < ments , ! , CCd hctsdj market nctl\e. ailiV ! | ) liUlier ; good tc , choice medium nnil hrnvy , M.a'.jls.SiH mixed , ja.lflsr.l.a.oommon ; Item * M.sojia.M. SHICUP Hecclpts , light ; Hhliuiients , nonet tnntkct clotcd/ / quiet ; BOIH ! to choice lambs , JS.1S 5. ; common tn mcillum lambs , J3.00flSW common sheep , J3.Uii2.73. IC IINIIN rily I.I vi Stock Mnrkc-t , KANSAS CITY , Dec. It.-OATTMI-Ueceipts , l.iwi ; market uiicliiniKC. ! ; only rom 1 trale : Texas ttrers , J3.15573. 0i Texas eows $ J.4iinf3.75j nutlvo ilrers , ( S.'iliS.OOi ' native ciw/i ; / nnd lidferx , Jl.Uffl I.OOj Ptnckes : nnd feeders. J2.75tn.ro ; bulls. J3.TO. ItmiS Ilccelpts , 9(0' : mirki't ' teud > ' to n M udo lower ; bulk of unlcu , J.I. 22141(3. S'l ; heavies. J3.IOIJ S.JZH ; pnekers. J,1.22 < tif3.3.-i ; niKed. J3.15fi3.33 ; ' | -MK. J3.so f3.s0 ; yorkcrs , JI.ioHJ.SOj pUs , JS.Wo1 No sheep. I HUN ! Hiifi'nln I.lvc iitock. KAST IH'PPAlN. . Y. . Dec. ll.-CATTl.i- Weak. llOGS-Yorkers. noo.l to choice. t3.42U03.45i roughs , common In choice , J2.90&3.10 ; plK , common lo choice , ! 3.4.VSr3.r.O. LAMHS Hiolcp to extra , tfi.OO'ffO.JO : culls ta common. JI.90J7S.fO. 8HKHP Choirp to pelfcteil wethers , ILtOO 4.75 : culls to common. J3.00y3.6. \o\v Ynrk lilvt * S topic. NB\V YOUIC. Dec. It.-llKHVl'JS-Itecolptp , : i head : eMi > it , f.SS head beeves , 30 head sheep and 3.S9S quarters of beef. CAI.VKS-ltteclplK 53 h nd ; dull , steady. Ycal" , J" > .0 > ff7.7ri ; graHM.rn JS.S.iTf2.73. ( SIini-H1 AND KAMHrf-llecplnts , 2.IW lirnil. > iopp , utendy , J.I.OOJfl.W. I.'imlis.enlt. \ . ( C.COU > 6.40. lioas-ltccclpts , S.150 head : sTady ; J3.4'i5J-3.C5. Stock In Sl > vllt. Record of receipts of HVP stock at the ta\it principal markets for December 11 : Cuttle. Hops. Sheep. Omaha . l.u.11 6,00 kU5 CVllcngo . 4CO 22.rOO l.DDO KKIIKOH City . 1 , 00 ii.OOO . St. Lxjuls . 700 2.COO 30) ) Totals . TTsT 3J.2SO Z.W3 ItnltlliKilM' IlAr.TIMOIH'J. Dec. 11. KLOl'll-Qulct and unchnngedj receipts. 13CC3 bblp , ; exports , 1,97V bbls. ; western superfine. J2. 7003.10 ; wcRtcrn ex. Ira , J3.35e4.10 : western family. J4.(0i7lC3 ( ; winter \Uieat patenlH , J4.S.1W3.10J Hiring wheat patents , Jt.IiOl7.Viri ! : spring wheat straights , J4.7 iI4.8.1. WHKAT Bnsy ; pot and month , 97H S7lc ; May , Mlto bid ; steamer. No. 2 led. : c ; re ceipts , 75129 Int. ; exports , 10000 bu. ; southern wheat , by sample , S34J69C ; stitithern wheat , on . , CORN Stendy ; spot , SIti'SS'Ac : month , 32UW 32 Jo" December , new or old. SliT32'ic ; steamer mixed , 31f31'ic ; receipts , HO.fCO bu. ; exports. 1,418 bu. : southern white corn. JOffSJc ; southern. yellow. 3033c. OATS Firm ; No. 2 white. 29 < , { G30c ; No. S mixed , 274f27'tc ; receipts , 34,233 bu. : exports , aiY'B-Ennlor : No. 3 , near by , SI54o bid ; No. S 1 western , OSfiMUc ; receipts , IK.f'CC ' bu. ; exports. none. HAY Steady : choice timothy , J13 ntked. GRAIN KHIMOirrW-Wpnmerii. oaty ; parcel room , quiet : steam to Liverpool , per bu. , 4w > Dccvmlx-r ; Cork for orders , per quarter. 3s GdJP 1I 3s 9d. December ; 3s C < 1 January , 1IUTTHII l'.rm ; fancy crcam.'ry , 23f24c fancy Indlp. 17 J18o ; BOCH ! ladle , lS01Cc ; store packed. icon's Steady ; fresh. 19f20c. CHI5U3B Steady and unchanged : market stock I heavy fancy New York , large , 9i4flOo ; fancy New. York , email , 10'.iO M4c. A AViinl MurkotH. BOSTON , Dec. H. WOOI Following nro the ( luotatlons for loading dcyerlpllona : Ohio and Penncylvnnla lleeces. X and above. 27 t2Se ; XX nnd XX above , 2flfTOc ; Delaine. SOfflSlcNo. . 1 comblnif , 30fi31c : No. S combine , 29 20c ; Michigan. Wisconsin , etc. . X Michigan. 23SJ24c ; No. 1 Jtlchlgan combing , 2ST29c : No. 1 Illinois comblnff , S ' 9c' No. 2 MlcSUnn combing , 2030c ; No. S ifllnols combing. zaflMe ; X New York. New Hampshire ( mil Vermont , 23 24c ; No. 1 New York. New Hampshire and Vermont , Zic ; IJe- . lulno Michigan. 27e ; unwashed medium Ken tucky and Indiana quarter-blood comlilng , 23 24c' Kentucky and Indiana tlnce-clghthf-bloou comblnK. 24i(23c ; Mlnrnurl qunrtcr-btood comblnR. 21cMlnsourl thrce-clgithf-blood combing , 2J 24c : braid combing. 21e ; lake and Oeorgin , 225i23o ; Texas wools , hpilnff medium (12 months ) , ICfflSc ; Bcnured price. 43 45e ; M > rlng ne (12 ( months ) . 17ilPo : scoured price. 5IMfr,2c ; territory wools , , . combing , average , C2gKc ; Queenslarei , ' " COBT.'l"Ebl'ft , Dec. 11. AVOOI/-Qulet and un. changed ; medium. 15T20c ; heavy line , Sailo ; lleht fine , 13B17c ; tub washed. 22P30HC. London Cm I n llnrkct. IX5NDON. Dec. 11. The rlsu In American opv lions has been without effect In the wheat mar. . ket hert' . Kellers of conct Ciillfornla wheat nrltcj 40 Cd , and for pnmipt delivery they arked 47a 9d. Walla Wa'.la wheat , K'lUrt" . wcs quoted nt ZCa 6J ] Manitoba. Dfcemlur , SSs Cd , nnd for rod winter wheat dr llnntlon RCs M was npkert , Argentine wheat , sirmcrs. . February nnd March delivery , was quoted nt 34s 3d , Indian wheat was nominal. F1XMMI Oulet. MA15CI3 Slow : mixed destination , ntked 15a l > d ; new crown , .Turiiiiry and April , ailtM' IGn Cl ; round. n < kn ] Ks 9'1 nnd 17" I'd. ' HAltWSY Onotnl nt ICfl landed. OATO Steady ; m'xeil ' clipped. December nnJr Jnnuarj' , were"qucted at 14a C. H. MAGOON & CO. COMMISSION BROICiKS Stock Grain and Provisions 314 South 15th St. C. C. CHRISTIE. E , i. STREET. President. Vloe-1'rctldent. Q , \V. KENNKY , Secretary. Ctifisiie-Sireet Commission Co Cnliltill Hr.O.OIIO.OO , I'lllly I'llltl. STOCKS , fJIIAI.V AMJ I'llOVISIO.VS , TRLRIMIONI3 l ! > r.5. H. R. PEM33Y & CO. , 1O Board of Trndo Bldfy , , Omaha , Nob. GRAIN , PROVISIONS , STOCK Branch Odlce. 103S K St. . Lincoln , Nob. 01,1) CDI.O.VV 111 11,1)1GJIICUGO ) , MeinhetrH Chicago lioard ct : Trade Hlnco UC2. Grill , I'nmion ' anl NY. Slocis Orders Cunh and Future Delivery Rolloltnl. onioiiidiitii i , \ , v. i.ifo iiitiir , . . . .M'llOIKl lllll. . . . KI.OVI ) J. CAAIP1II2II , , JSfflES EB9YD & CO. , Telephone 103 ( ) . Onmliu , Nub COMMISSION , GKA N PROVISIONS undSTOCK9 110 A It I ) 01' TflAUU. Dlrtrt wire * to Chicago and New York Corrmpood ntii Jolu A. tYarrtn & Ca * y