Nebraska Newspapers

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THE OMAHA DAIL.Y BEJ5 : SUNDAY , DEOEAtBER , 10 , 1S07 , It
Jobbers Work Evenings to Keep Even with
Country Ordtn.
COLLECTIONS ARE QUITE SATISFACTORY
Drop lit Cnlltc Vnliirx Cntidfn Slock
Bleu IHorn .Ilrlnllcr * Itcnp n Ilnr-
> vent from beiiiiuiil for tlol-
IdnjMcrcliniidlnr. .
Jobbers hnvc found the weather
very favorable for the distribution ofvln
ter good * of nil description * , and without
exception nro reporting the trade of the last
( week as highly satisfactory. The cxce.islve
cold "ivcnthcr has started up heavy buying
on the part of consumers In the country ,
which has bten followed by hurry-up orders
from retail mcrchantn. AH a rule the de
mand for staple lines of merchandise at this
eonson of the year , when the approaching
liollday dwarfs everything else. Is light , but
* hls year has proven an exception. Mosl
fill local jobbing houses have been forced
to work two or thrtc nights Iri the week to
keep up with orders.
While the demand for staple lines of mer
chandise has been unpreecdcntcdly large , It
lias In nowise Interfered with the move-
orient of holiday goods. All kinds of fancy
Roods * that could bo made to serve as holiday
gifts hnvc been In active demand and the
nales this year have been as large , or
larger , than for any previous season , show-
Ing1 that the people In tributary tcrrltorj
have money to spend and arc willing to par
wits somn of It , at least.
Among the retailers of the city the name
acpountH are heard on every hand , business
men having only good reports to give on
concerning the character of trade. Monej
Is moro plentiful In Omaha owing to the
greater number of people employed , and 1
lias been it long time since the downtowi
Btorca have been FO thronged with shopper
ns during the last week. Kverythlngwoulc
eecm to Indicate so far that this Is to b
ono of the most prosperous holiday seapon
ever experienced by the trade of this city
The clearlnBS of local banks show Ian ?
( rains over previous years , and to that ex
tent , at least , bean out the statement made
fibova nn to the -moat excellent character of
the week's ) bmlncfH. Omaha continues , ns
usual , to lead nil the large cities In the per
centage of Increase over last year.
ONLY ONE COM PLAINT.
The only unfortunate circumstance within
the whole circle ni the week's business ex
periences was the heavy break In cattle
values. The packers nnd other buyers huve
without doubt regarded the prevailing prices
tit which beef cattle have been selling as
too high In comparison with the extent of
the demand for product and the number or
cattle In t'.je country with i.vhlch to supply
thatj demand. All the efforts of buyers for
Home time past have been put forth with
the very evident determination of breaking
the market. They had already met with a
very fair mcnsuro of success , values having
dropped considerably from the extreme high
point , but the last i.veck the bear methods
of buyers were crowned with more than the
full measure of EUCCPH" . the decline on an
average amounting to 2.1 cents per hundred
on all kinds , but even moro on some grades.
This hni carried the market to iv point
where feeders are losing plenty of money
find loud complaints may be looked for from
Iho country. A good many cattle were sold
itho last week at prlcea that netted the own
ers little , or no more , than the tlrst cost ,
the corn fed , together i.vlth the labor and
cost of feeding , being a total loss.
Should the market remain long at the
present point the losses In the country
could hnrdly hop ! but be very large and
general business would most likely feel the
effects most keenly. Ttho great majority ot
the cattle fed In this state were bought dur
ing the late summer or early full at hlsh
prices nnd on borrowed money , so that It
they do not soil at a protlt the farmer who
feeds receives nothing' for his corn crop.
While Nebraska feeders arc feeling some
what blue just now tihe stockmen of the
western states are generally quite happy.
A prominent stockman from Utah the other
day explained the situation In his state a
follows : "The cnttlo men In our state have
made lots of money. We nil had plenty ot
cattle on the rejiiscs and when prices com
menced to go up and grew stlffer and
Btlffer wo loaded our cattle onto the cars
nnd sent them to Omnha and Kansas City.
'Hhe prices went up much higher than they
liait gone for years. Wo realized that a re-
ootlou would come some day and that when
it did we could stock up again at lower
prices. It would be safe to say that fully
one-third of all the cattle In the state was
disposed of and possibly more. "
The same was true of the other range cat
tle states , ns Colorado , Wyoming and Mon
tana. The cattle men of those states wore
sellers at the hlgih time , while the farmers
of the corn states -were buyers. All last
Bummer and fall the farmers with large
crops of corn In view bought largely and
eecmlngly without regard to prices. What
the outcome will bo no ono Is wlso enough
to say , but ono thing1 Is certain that the
corn growers will bo heavy losers * unless
the market recovers some of tlie decline ot
thn InHt few weeks.
JOnnEHS AND MANUFACTURERS.
Branch & Co. report a shipment of straw
berries , on the way from Los Angclef1 , to be
hero the first of this week. The berries
Imvo been unusually good this year and
tor that reason have been moro popular
. with buyers.
A considerable break Is noted in California
oranges. The sales on the coast for the
holiday trade were- quite large , but after
It became too late for shipments to bo
roado to eastern markets In time for the
holidays , holders on the coast weakened and
the market broke about 60 cents per box.
S. G. Lund of this city , who was recently
on an extended trip through the south ,
visited the largo Cuban clpnr factories near
To.mpn , Fla. , where hundreds of men nnd
women arc employed. One feature that
Struck ihlm as entirely novel wa the custom
of the Cuban cigar makers In employing a
reader. This personage occupies an elevated
seat In the rooms where u large number or
peopla nro worklrtp and reads to them. It
Is his regular business to go through the
dally papers at hand nnd fhcn put in the
balance of the day reading from some book.
In this way the monotonous labor of rolling
clsai's all day Is somewhat relieved.
Down In the produce district there Is some
Inclination to umllo at the great scheme
propased by the Commercial club of sur
rounding ; Omaha with n chain of gardens
and hot houses. Some of tJie gardeners , who
cold their vegetables last summer nnd fall
at prices that would only pay for their time
while IwiulInK them to mnricut , to any nothing
ingof their time nncl the tlmo of the women
and children In Browing- them , might be
willing to sell out their truck patches to the
Commerlal club. Ono wholesale produce
mnn snld thnt there wns no reason why
Hint house vept'tnblett could not be crown In
Omaha ns well as In other cities , except thnt
* ho demand for such VPKCtuhles Is too
limited. The pt oplc of Omnha do not con-
tuimo enough winter vegetables to keep one
liouso running. Besides that Omaha Is u
very poor mnrket for anything : In the line
of uiuuuletn tl-al IH very oxpennlve. T.io !
mtnuto thnt tlio price advances so that there
ift money In It thu demand stops Imme
diately nnd there Is no further sale. More
over , Omaha is BO Htttmtcd thnt during n
good uhure of tlio seaBon green vejjolablea
can bu shipped In from California or from
the souliern stalest cheaper than they could
lie grown In local hot lioutieH.
A new Industry IIBH been Introduced Into
Omnha , which promises croat things In the
way of furnishing employment. Kor omc-
thlnK like a year or morn the llrm of li. U.
Uuntlnirton & Bon hat * been lnve tltratlnK
thu qtieHtlun of thn mamifucturc of lonslns
and ovcrtrulters. } lavlntr utlslled ihfm-
HOlveH that the goodH could bo Hindu In
Omnha to cominito with pastern mnnufac-
turers , they put out a line of sampled an a
sort of f I'd or , which met with such H Mut
tering reception thnt they arc now puxhtn ?
the business. They have Just put In twelve
machines operated by electric i > ewer nnd
are now aoitlng six more. They have put
eighteen people to work and as soon ns the
potting of the new machines Is completed
there will bu room for moro. In thU branch
of mnntlfiituro elrls do tlio bulk of thu
work , men being employed only ns cuttorn
or foremen. The goods turned out are of
various Btylei * . ranging- the 'way from a
common cunvus leggln , xuch as Is used by
the messenger boys , up to the finest leatiher
lenJn. The trade has taken very kindly
to the iroodH nnd almost nil the jobbers or
Omaha are dolnif nil they can to pusli the
ealo of the goods , wllh the result thnt the
now factory Is Btnrtlnif out wltih nil the
LuslnesH It can handle. This Is the only
factory of the kind west of Chicago ,
OMAHA OKFIC13. Dec. 18. The maiket had no
particular rlgnlllcant features or attraction about
It today. At the. same time Ihe llnmien pre-
% v llliiB for the last week wan apparent , closing
the prlco of May wheat at l'4c higher than a
week ago , with D cnnb r nt M'o IIYH and corn
closing Ho itrx-ncor and oatH ( howlnir but half
hat Btrength , This strength Is unnatural for
tills time ) In this month when roinuarvd with
former year * nnd confirms our belief In the
trenKth of thn market.
Prior to this time the advance end ttrennlh
| n oat have b en In rxcets of corn , but the last
veelc you will note htia developed more trtngth
In corn on better tle mncrs ,
The delivery of tome cf the contracted De
cember wheat , tottethei' with Ihe Increasing
mount of It , no doubt has had lomtthlng to do
with the CU4 dcollna In the December Price.
eiiouIA all or th wheat that nas txen nd will
b * deliver * ! on tbet * ccatr .Pt b chlppkl cut ,
Iti \ trtlmf.1 It tvlll be. In * ff t will t >
for immediate nnd deferred better orL-cs. ai we
bel'eve. to a noticeable extent.
With this condition It , he wheat market nnd
continued clearances corn rhouU make nn nd >
vnnce of from lo to 2a by the beginning of the
new year.
OMAH.l IJX i : It All MA H K HTS.
CoMilidiui nf TrniUnnd Quiitiillnti *
on Slnplc nnd l < "ntic > ' Products
nUClS-Strlclly fresh , ISc.
UUTTnil-Common to fnlr , lOftllc : choice to
fancy , 14Ql"c ; Separator creamery , 2Jc ; gnlhtrea
creamery , 2Jc ,
VI : At Choice fit , (0 to 120 lb * . , quotrd nt Sc ;
largo anil course. 4f.ic. (
Dltl SHD POttl/TllY-Chlckens. unsalable nt
Sc ; turkeys , SfJOc ; gee/ic / , Sc ; ducks , 7c.
UAMH Sinnli iHbblls , j > er doz. , 20e ; large , per
uii.i toe , slow ; prnlrle clikkelis , 15.00 ; quail , We
.UJl.DOj squirrels , OOWCOc.
PlanONP Mve , 7S ; AcnA i > ! g on not rrnnlcd ,
HAY Vplnnd , J6.M ; midland , J5.M ; lowland ,
Jri.OO ; ryn slraw , Jl ; color mikes the price on
hay ; llnht bales sell the belt ; only top grades
bring top prices.VKOITTAULKS.
VKOITTAULKS.
CELHRV-Qoaa stock , larg c40c ; small , 110
O'NIONS Per bu. , COB c.
I1HANB Hand-picked navy , per bu. , J1.23.
BWKirr I'OTATOCS-l'cr bbl. . J2.SX
OAllHAnil-Onod stock , per lb. . l > 4c.
POTATOKS Homo grown , KOQXc ; western
stock , 70c.
FUUITS.
CALIFORNIA. STUAWUEnniES-Per pt. , 30C.
qUINCKM-Callfornln , per box , JI.25.
APPL.KS Winter slock , JJ.76B3.00 ; California
llcllellour , boxen , J1.50 ; Colgrado Jonathan ,
boxes. J1.7S ; Orecon , boxen , Jl.IS.
CUANIinnnillS-Jerseys , per bbl. , J7.00S7.25 ;
Wisconsin IJell and Iluglc , J7.WVlMoiisln ; Ucli
and Cheiry , J6.CO.
aiUPKH-Cnlawbas , t-lb. baskets , Hfl5c : Mai-
gas , J5.UOOO.OH.
rnuiTs.
l00 ! Callfornla' ! M-
i.
llANANAS-Cholce , larce stock , per bunch , J2.00
02.23 ; medium slzoli bunches. 11.7:92.00.
XHSCEhUANEOUS.
. ! , ViTS7Almont1. ? ' Per " larFe slzf124013oi !
small , lie ; llrnzlls. per lb. . SlfiOc ; KnBllsh wnl-
RHS' pc/lb" fnnc > ' fott nc11' : standards , 9
® 10c , niberts , p < r lb. , Idc ; ptcans , polished ,
medium. 809c : cxlra large , lOc ; large hickory
nuts. Jl.OOl/1.10 / per bu. ; smnll , jf.2501.33 per bu. ;
ooconnuts. | > er 100. Jl.OO ; pennuts. raw , CG5',4c ;
roasted. CfiCVic.
rias Imported fancy , 3 crown , 14-lb. boxes
Zc ; B crown , 41-lb. boxes , llOlSc ; 2-lb. boxes , 2l
fjc per box ; California , 10-lb. box , Jl.CO.
l ION Hi Choice white , 12c ; Colorado amber , Id
' '
pATRSU-HailowceT'co'to 70-lb. boxes , Go ; Balr.
EV4c : I-'nnl , 9-Ib. hoxcB , l > c.
OIDnn Per hiilf bbl. , J3.00 ; bbls. , J5.23.
FIIUSII MKATS.
. DIIESSKD IlERF Good native steers. 7c : coed
ron-quarters , steirs , G'.Jo ; good hind-pinners.
S ic. western steers , C",4c ; fancy heifers , 0 , c ;
good heifers eye ; good forequnrters , heifers.
BUc : peed hindquarters , heifers. Sc ; good cows.
G'.ir : fnlr cows , Bic.
IIHKK CUTS Tenderloins. ISc : boneless strips.
lOc ; strip loins , fc ; rolls , boneless. fiUc ; rolls ,
Spencer cuts , 9Mc ; sirloin butts. bonelerV O'ic ;
shoulder clods , boneless. CUc ; rump butt . bone.
JC" , ! > ? ic ; No. 1 chucks. 5 4o : No. 2 chucks , 5c ;
o. 3 cliurkp. 4'Sc ' ! boneless chucks. Be ; cow
plates. 3 < ic ; fleer plntes. 4'/c ; flnnk steaks. 6'te ' ;
loins. No. 1 I4c ; loins. No. 2. 10-pj loins , Nn. 3 ,
SV4o ; short lalns. market style , 22 above loins :
rnatt loliis , hotel ftyle. Cc nbovu loins ; cow loin
ends. Sc ; steer loin en3 . 9c ; hanging tender ,
loins. < Uc : rlhs. No. 1. I2 c : ribs. No. 2. Sic ;
ribs , No. 3. G\c ; steer round.i , 7c ; cow rountt
e'.to ; cow rounds , rhank off. Sc ; cow rounds
shank nnd rump off , S'.Jc ; trimming ? , 4Uc beef
shanks , 3Hc ; brains , per doz. , 33c ; sweethrends.
per 11) . , 12Hc : Bweetbreads ( calves ) , per lb. . 40c ,
kidneys , per doz. . 35c : os tolls , each. 3c : llver
Rf,1) ) lb" ' ? ; henrts. per lb. . 3c ; tongues , per lb. ' ,
! 2 > Sc : calf livers , cuch. 25c ; rnlven. whole ca
caps or sides , 9c : calf hend nud feet scalded
pfr Fet. T.lc.
JttTTTON-PprlnR Iambi , S'Jic ; lambs , Sc ;
cheep. , c : market ) rncka ( lonK ) , OWc ; hotel rnrks
( short ) , lie ; loins , 9c ; poddies. Sic ; legs. 9Jc- !
Inmb legs. lOUc ; hreapts nnd stews. 3 c
tonsrues , ltTLnn , psch , _ 3c' . . ' . . , forcouarlerp. . _ _ r _ . . _ Co. .
ders. Eklnncd , Be : trlmmlnits , 4540 : leaf lanl , not
renrterpil. Tc ; henila , cleaned. 4o : Knouts and earn
tc ; backbone * , 2'c ; slip belies , 24c ; ch e' < meats'
* o ; necUbones. 2c ; pigs' tails. 4c ; pluclo. cnch ,
r,0 ! chitterlings , Cc : hocks , 4c : hearts , per doz. ,
25c ; Ftomacis. : each , 3c ; tongucK , each. 7c ; kid
neys , per dcz. , lOo ; brains , per doz. , 15o ; pies'
feet , per doz. . 25c ; livers , each , 3c ; hoff rlnda.
3c ; blade bonep , Tc.
HIDKS. TAI.l-OW. ETC.
HIDES No. 1 gieen hides. 7c ; No. 2 Kreen
hides. Cc ; No. 1 raited hides , E ioj No. 2 green
salted hides , 7c ; No. 1 veal calf. 8 to 12 Ibs. ,
10c ; No. 2 veal calf , 12 to 15 Ibs. , Sc.
SHEEP 1'liL.TS Qreen salted , each , 15H > 7Sc :
green salted sheatllngc ( short wooleil early
skins ) , each , ICc ; dry hearllngs ( thort noolcd
early skins ) , No. 1. each. Cc ; dry ( lint , Kansas
nnd Nebraska butcher wool pelts , per lb. , actual
weight. 42c | : dry Mint , Kansas and Nebraska
murrain wool pelts , per lb. , actual weight , 38
tc- dry flint Colorado butcher wxil pelts , per
lb. , actual weight , 465c ; dry flint Colorado
murrain wool pelts , per lb. , actual weight , 3f4e.
HOH3E HIDES-Kach , J1.W82.25.
TALLOW. C1HEA8E. ETC. Tallow. No. 1 ,
2ic : tallow , No. 2. 2'ic ; rough tallow , U4c ;
white grease , 2Vi@2ic ; yellow and brown grease ,
-ea ( black or brown ) . J5.00fl20.00 ;
otter. Jl.SOfi-8.00 ; mink , ISiJCOc ; beaver , Jl.OO
S6.CO : skunk. ISc , 23c , r,0o ; muskrat , 3o. 5c , c ;
raccoon. 15O50o ; red fox , 25c TJ1.25 : grey fox.
KffltOe" wolf ( timber ) , 23cS'J2.60i wolf ( Prairie
coyote ) WesOc : wildcat. 1025c ; badger , 6-340c - ;
silver fox , itO.OOaj5.00. _ _
St. Louis General Market * .
. lS.-FI/UU-Qulct and un-
BT ILU8. . Dec.
chanK iT patent. , . M.Kfll.B : .tnilirhtB , J4.1S 4.EO ;
clear. TOW4,25 : M m.tl.lW.p. - -
WHEAT Uglier , closing fto ior < . > . < : M. . . -n
ffl'io for May and ' .Sc for July above yeslf-r.lny :
Mas- opened US'/io higher. Improved % o and hunt ;
thw until rf/rr rail , then advanced He m < rc ,
closlnc flnn , with buyers He below the top. Spot ,
hlBher : No. 2 led caih , elevator. 9S',4o : track. fBi
Oil 00 No. S hard cash' . 8Sc : December. 98Vjc :
Jamian90'ic : May. 95Uo : July. SOy.c.
CORN-FutuVci- - , fic above jesUrday
at the clMe. Spot. ena > ; : No. 2 nuh. 23V.C. D. > -
comber. 24Hc : Jnnuo.ry , Sl',4c ' : May , 27Hc.
OATS-Hlirher for futures. Spot , bteaily ; No. 2
csSlT ; elevator. 2H4e : track , 2i'ic ; IJecembcr ,
21Vtc : May , Kci No , 2 white , .jc.
higher , IUJK. Prime
timothy o x-d. J2.SO.
COHNMEAI1.4'X '
. . . .
creamery. lS323c ; dairy , Off
ISc.
ISc.EC5C3S li',4c. '
WIIIBKY1.W. .
3.5:03.57.
nt > ' "
- - , hUl.er ; stiinrtanl mo- ,
lobblnir , JII.7J. IMA. hUher ; prime ttenm. ' . :7W
cholc" . Jl. 2-4. llacon. extra short cUnr. bnved
lots $4.ST r5.M : HbH t5.Mfl5.BO ; shorts. 5. H
bu. ; corn , 113.001 bu , : onls. S7.0M bu.
llnltlniorc MnrkrtH.
DAiyriMonE. D. . lS.-VI/ > UU-Du ; receipts ,
S2.401 bbl . : exports , 13.CM bbls. ; western "iper-
ftnV. 2.7 : extra. J3.S30I.10 : f mtly. J4.40S4.C3 !
winter weVtern rntents. ) . "as.lO : * l > rlne. Jo.OO
i.20 fprlnir wheat sttKks. $4.4084.fo.
WHEAT Steady : spot and month. 97i4Bviv4o :
recelDts. ,1M > bu. : exports. 1S9.7SG bu.
COnN-Kary ; soot. S24 23o : month. 32i@
JJTio : receipts , 1.100.425 ! > . : exports. 210t33 bu.
OA TO Easier : No. 2 white , ISiio' No. 2 mixed ,
27C27Uc : receipts , 25.230 bu , ; exports , none.
UYK Firm ? No. 2 neniby , 52c ; No. 2 western ,
SJVSo : rxtiorts. 'C8.570 bu ,
11 VY Steady : choice timothy , J13 adced.
ORAIK FnBIOHTfl Steam to Uverpool , per
bu 4J December : Cork for orders , per quarter ,
3s 44d ! Jnnuary 5 3d February.
IH'TTEIl Klrm ; foncy creamery , -1G2lc ; fancy
17C18o ; Rood ladle , ! C@lCc ; store packeJ ,
rxJnB-Sleady : fresh. .
CIIHBSE Steady and unchanged : market stock
heavy : fancy New York , large. S'.iOlOoj fancy
New York , t-innll. 101iqiO'ie.
llvoriiool Miirlti't.
MVEHPOOl * DC18 WH1JAT Pnot , No. 2
red western , winter , stork * exIiauBtcd : No , I
nnrtherit , eprlnK , steady , 7s S < ,4d.
rOHN-Stendy : futures steady ; Dfcoml-w ,
Ss 214rti January. 3s2'4d : K-bruar)1. 3s RH 1 ,
KI OlMl Ht. I/inl fnncv winter , steady , 10s 21 ,
HOrH At J.oncV > n , 1'aclllo coast , tlrm , ( 1 ! * ®
3 5s.
I'llOVIHIONS-lieef , flrm : extra India m < R3 ,
fin Id : prime mem. Ms S'l. ' J'ork , flrm : prime ni'
nn weitcrn. 4s9d. Hatim. short rut , 14 to It
ll \ . 33 . llaccn. sli d-t ribs , dull , Stnftlt irnK
cl'ar middle * , llvrht. dull , 30a ; lw > g clear mlddl ' ,
tiTOvy , dull , Wn : clear WlleH , llrm , SSKW : shoul-
dern. muaro. flrm , 2S . lonl. prime we < t rn ,
Meady. S3 Cd. T llow , prlmn city , stfa'ly , Jf II ,
CIIBWH American tlnest hlle and colored.
dull. 42 6d.
( Iriiln 'HccpllilH n ( I'rliiitlpnl
CHICAGO. Der. 18. Hecelpts today : Wheat ,
22i earn ; rorri , 220 cars ; oats. 2S3 cars , iml-
mated ) carlo ! " for Monday : Wheat , 415 cam ; corn ,
fid c.irs : oats. UO cars.
MINNEArOMS , Dec. 18. Receipts : Wheat , 693
corn.
BT. 1XHJI8 , Dee , 18.-Ilecelpts : Wheat , $1
cars.
KANSAS CITY , Dec. 18 , Receipts : Wheat , 73
cari1.
IMJUJTH , Dec. 18. Hecelpts ; Wheat. 57 cars.
I'KOMIA. Dec. 18. llcctlpts : Corn. 413"0 bu. ;
oats. 32(00 bu.t rye. CUO bu. ; whlrkv. 1M bbls , ;
wheat , none. Shipments : Curn , K > 00 bu , ; oats ,
W.COO bu , ; rye , mme ; whliky l,4Cft bbii. ; ulieut ,
none.
Cliiclnnntl
CINCINNATI. Deo. l-FJ.Ot'Il-DuII. eteadyj
'
fancy. U.KIH.W family , J3.2Jfi3.80.
WHEAT Active ; No. Z retl , Ji4fi93c.
cOHN-KIrm ; No. I mlxeJ , 27Hc.
OATS-Klrnt ; No. 2 mixed , SJV4C.
HYi-Qutet. 4eUHo.
I'UOViaiONS-I ir.1 , llrm. J4.S7H. llulk meats.
dull and < ny , 51. 5. liacon , quiet und easy ,
W1IISKY Steady at II , I'/ .
lllTTOH-Qulet and liner ; Elgin creamery.
Me : Ohio. U F20c ; dairy , i : Wc.
eads-i'-inn m ic'.c- '
ClIUESD-Qutttj goal ( prlaw Oalg Oat , | U
© * ' i I U , 4 - . 4 *
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL
Strong Onts'.do atd Foreign Market ! Assist
Advanoj in Wheat ,
OTHER MARKETS ARE ALSO SOME HIGHER
Inlnnil llrcrlpl * of AVhrnt Arc
Oft nml the ClcnrimccB Arc
OthiTuUc Showing a
. Dccrvitxe.
CHICAGO. Dec. 19. Wheat was very dull
but firm today. Strong outside nnd foreign
markets and anticipations of less bearish
statistics Monday , caused some covering by
shorts , resulting In ? 46:4c : advance In May.
Other markets also leaned decidedly toward
the bull side , corn and oats advancing about
Vic each , and provisions closingaHtlU
higher.
Wheat opened very tame , but quite firm
at about Uc higher than It closed the day
before , May 91c. It sold a few moments
later at 92c , nnd for some time held at
91&Q92C. The Liverpool market , which yes
terday refused to be governed by Thurs
day's advance , was equally Indifferent to
yesterday's decline In this market. The
Paris market was a shade higher than It
closed the day before. Some other Items
of early news were also helpful to the firm
ness the market showed at the opening , and
for the greater part of the session.
The week's clearances of wheat nnd flour ,
as reported by llrndstrcel's , were consider
ably smaller than they have been running
for a long time back. The amount of clear
ances from both coasts Is 4,004,000 bu. ,
against 6,266,000 bu. a week nfo , and G,222MA )
bu. the corresponding- week of the year
before. The Minneapolis nnd Duluth re
ceipts today were 650 cars , against 6SS last
week , and 376 trre corresponding day ot 1SU6.
Chicago received 223 cars , against 35 last
year on the similar day. It was reported
from Minneapolis that 140 cars of their re
ceipts today wuro Armour & Co.'s wheat , en
route from the northwest to Chicago.
Weather In Argentine was reported more
favorable. Hecrbohm estimated the world's
shipments for the week to Kuropo at 8,000,000
bu. , and expects n decrease In the quantity
In ocean passage. Minneapolis announced
Its estimate to Us Block of wheat for the
week from 1,000,000 bu. Increase as reported
yesterday , to from &UO.OM to GOO.OO ) bu. In
crease. In addition to wheat delivered yes
terday afternoon for December contracts ,
1,250.000 bu. were delivcied out by Armour
& Co. and paid for by Allen , Grler ft Heller.
It had already been taken for granted , how
ever , . by the trade , that all the wheat sold
to French Lelter would bo taken care of ,
and that they have for some time had the
money In bank ready to pay on demand.
Outside markets nil showed strenpKi. The
day's clearances of wheat nnd Hour were
swelled to a total of G0,000 ! bu. by the ad
ditional Information that New Orleans
shipped 205,000 bu. ot wheat and 22,000 bar
rels of Hour , nnd Galveston DO.COO bu , ot
wheat. The market became much llrmer In
tone near the close , and made Its best prices
for the day then. Shorts covered quite
freely and as offerings were moderate ,
prices moved up easily. May finally rose tel
l -iQ92 c , and was bringing & 2'fcc ns line
session ended. December was dealt In very
sparingly. It closed nt S9c , or He lower
than It did yesterday.
Corn was dull , off a shade early on mod
erate selling , but became strong and ad
vanced when wheat did. Country olferlngs
were reported , freer on advanced bids from
Chicago last night. May ranged from 29 %
fi'29Vlc to 28T&C , and closed 'ifi'/ic higher at
.
With the exception of about fifteen min
utes' activity toward t'he ' close , trading In
oats was very dull. Scalpers and others
sold short early , but covered when wheat
advanced , and the market closed strong.
Elevator Interests also bought. May ranged
from 22c to c , closln ® Ue higher at
22'dc
Trading In provisions was fairly active
around the opening. Small hog receipts nnd
the presence of tome outside buying orders
caused an early advance. Subsequently
trade was very llglit and almost wholly
local but prices were well maintained. At
the close May pork , was 5(0'74c ( ! higher at
cars : corn , 250 cars ; oats , 350 cars ; hogs ,
40.000 head.
Leading futures ranged as follows.
Articles. . ! Open. I lltrh. I Low. I Close. Yeafdy
\v l.eat-
Dec. . . . VSH OOK OBH 00
Jan. , . . 01 94-
May. . . OIKSJi O-'X
Corn-
Dec. . . 25TI
Jan. . . . 2Gr 2tl ! ( van
May. . . 29 asH VO
OaU
Ucc. . , . 21. . 2m 21HSH
Jan. . . . 22M 22M
Pork-
Dec. . . . 7 05 7 67
Jan. . . . 8 65 S 00 B or. 8 tiO 8 60
May. . . 8 85 8-83 R 82 8 77H
Lard-
Dec. . . 4 42K 4 37M
Jan . . . 4 50 4 65 4 CO 4 SC 4 DO
A ( ITU A T U A 117 U t 72U
No. 2.
Cash quotations were ns follows :
FI/DUR Dull ; straights , J4.OiN. < 0 ; spring spe
cials. $3.36 ; spring patents , J4.40W4.80 ; bukers' ,
J3.WS'3.SO ' ; winter patents , J4.70S4.80.
WHEAT No. 2 spring , S7'tSSSc ; No. 3 Eprlne.
S2 < S94c : No. 2 red. 93c.
COItN-No. 2 , 2514C.
OATS-No. 2. 22Vic , f. o. b. ; No. S white , 2IH- ; ;
No. 3 white. 23R24C.
nyii-No. 2 , 46e.
UAnLEY No , 3. 2f.ff3Sc , f. o. b.
8BEDS No. 1 llaxHted , S1.UISO1.SOU. Prime
timnthy seed. $2.C-232.C3.
PHOVISlONS Mess pork , pjr bhl. , J7.CoB7.70.
Lard , per 100 Ibs. . t4.M65.57H. Short rlbi sldrs
lloosc > . J1.52V4S4.70 ; dry felted shoulders ( box.-d ) .
J4.62',4@4.73 ; short clear sides ( boxed ) , Jl.SI'i1 ! ?
'WHISKY DIsllllers' nnlshed goods , per pal , ,
$1.19.
SUQAIlS-Cut loaf. J5.93 ; granulated , J5.32.
On the Prrxlucc exchange todav the butter mar
ket was steady ; cieamcry , 15J22c ; dairies , 12 ®
l a Clvwse. qulci , SiJS'.ic. llsss , fresh , zKj. (
Dresscil poultry , llrm : tuikeys , HJ4tfl2c ;
chickens , CgCHc ; duckf , &S8j.
XE\V YORK GEM3HAL MAttKET.
UuatutlouH of tlie Day on General
ClllllIHOllltlfH.
NEW YORK. Dec. IS.-K OUIl-necelpts. 33-
22S Mils. ; exports , 14,655 bbls. ; Inactive but nom
inally ttMdy ; city mill patents , J5.C3C3.83 ; city
mill clears , J5.40g5.W ) ; u Inter ( trnlghts , J4 60 ®
4.CO ; Minnesota patents , J5.10S5.35 ; winter ex
trUH , J3.4004.0I ; Minnesota 'bakers , J4 20 < jf4.40 ;
winter low vruilcB , J2.0003.00. Itye flour , dull at
J2.7UW3.23 , latter fancy , lluckwheat Hour , quiet
" '
- at 3703Sc.
COHNMKA-Lr-Qulet ; yellow western , 65c ; city ,
CEc.
CEc.HYUDull
HYU-Dull ; No. 2 western , EOc.
UAHUJY Quiet ; feeding. 2SHc.
IlAllblJY MALT-Qulet : western , 52VSGCOC.
W1U3AT Hecelpls. U6.630 bu. ; exporw , 9 , S8
bu , ; ( pot , steudy ; No. 2 red , t > Sc. Options
opened steady and ruled generally tlrm all the
mornlnt , ' on belter cables than expected , cold
weather west and large seaboard cleaianceg for
Ihe day ; closed H4fTtc net higher , latter De
cember ; No. y red , December , W > V4099Mc , closed
We : May , WHttWIie. ' 'Clot-ed ' 93c.
COnN Hecelpts. 1.675 bu. ; eiprrts. 10.CSI bu. ;
cpot , eteudy ; No. t. 34'ic , Options opened Mcudy
on large weekly clairances , but turned a ilinrte
easier under realizing and cloned unchanged to
Vic net lower ; May , 3itc ( ; December cloiej : it Z2c ,
OATri-Itecelpts. C2.4IH ) bu. ; exports , 141.413 bu. ;
rpot , dull ; No. 2 , :7j27' ; ? . Ojitlcnn were dull ;
December cloecd at 27 ! < c ; Muy , 27'i5ic , clctej
nnnn- Steady ; bran , CJil'Cc ; middlings , 75ff
a feed. CCB c : city , 50c.
Quiet ; shl | > plng , 4'JiJlic ' ; goad to choice ,
HOPS Steady ; state , common to choice. 1(95
crop. IJJCc ; 1W8 crop , C 9c ; U97 crop , IDffllS.1 ;
Pacific coaft. 1S9S crup , 4liCc ; 18 % crop , 09 ; ;
1637 crop , ISOlSc.
HIDKS Steady : Clnlvcslon , 20 to 25 Ibs. , 15 ? ;
Texas dry. 24 to 30 Ibs. , 12c ; California , 21 t } 2o
lUi. . HillSc.
KUATlllvlt-Qulet ; hemlock cole , ISucnos
Ayres , 20'iG21Mc. .
WOOL Quiet ; neecc. 27031c : Texas , ISCl.c.
PnoVIPlONS-Ueef. steady ; fim.ly. J9.5Cffll' > .W ;
extra mesa. J7.MS3.00 ; beef hams , J22.OOii2J.50 ;
packet , J9.00ilO.OO , Cut meats , dull ; pickled
bellies , JS.SOtjO.M ; pickled shoulders , J5.'j ;
pickled hams , | 7/Xi07,2i. ! I ard , steady ; western
steamed. J4.75 ; refined , dull. Pork , dull ; mess.
SS.2Jfl9.a3 ; short clear. I10.00fl5.00 ; family , JlO.tO
y 11.00. Tallow , > ery Him ; city , SVic bid ; country ,
OILS Petroleum , quiet t United ckeed at We
bid. Hot In. steady ; strained , common to Rood ,
J1.4081.4S. Turpentine , firm at 33U33HC. Cotton-
eeed oil , dull , but steadily held at unchanged
prices ; prime crude , ISttlk'tc : prime crude , f. o.
_ LASSES Quiet : New Orleans open kettle ,
good to choice. 2CIJ31C.
MKTALS Pig Iron warrants , dull at je.75 bid ,
( C.CO atked. Copper , dull ; biokert , JlO.IIViLead. .
strorur ; brokers , J3.0. Tin plates , eleady at
J13.0I 111. I13.C5 asked.
ClBBB&-necclpts. C.W5 pkin.s steady ; lam ,
whlU. IUW6V40. small , white , tQSUo ; cart iklmi.
lull ckliiu. I34oj Ugtit tklms ,
large , colored. SUCSVi * ! mall , colored ,
Intg-1. late made , 7' WiHc. small , Inlc ina.le.
lil'i r'KIl-Ueoelpts. 3,000 .p1 < KH. ! ttMdy ; west. !
ern ticnme y , lijpsc ; \ ' . \ $ $ , pic ; factory , IS
lf'7c. ' , „
nnOS llccelpts , 3,130 rkKPi-firni at the decline ;
t t and I'enntyUisnln , JUfJic : * t tem. He.
I , nn I'D u ( Irnltr larUct. ;
LONDON , D * . 18. WlIKAT- The mnrket hns
been quiet. TIi re wn * a sipnll tUmund for near I
positions. California. wheajSVWa quoted at 80s '
8d ; November , 85s 7d riA Int&r , December and i
Jtnuaiy , ! & < 9d ; Argentine \vvcat , March and '
April Oellxery , v&t quolfiUnU ( s 7d.
FLOUH-Quiet and unltreJ3S
MAU1B Steady ; mixed , yc < embcr delivery ,
waa quoted nt 15s 6d ; new -niAIze , January de
livery , wns quoted nt 15s 3d. '
11AIII.HY Steady nt 13s T.IBJ69 landed.
OATX3 Active ; mixed clU > pvd" anJ , undipped ,
January and February delivery , were quoted at
Us 9d. _ 'J | ,
ICnn ii ! Cltr flriiln hitrti'rovlnlon .
KANSAS CITY. Dec H-tWlEAT-Oftcrlnire
light , feeling firm ! He hlgheri > Jo. 1 hard. RSVic :
No. 2. 4H ; No. J , SlKcil Nf > ' } 4 , JOHo , No. i
soft. Die : No. 2 , Me ! No 3. 910 ; No. 4. 65c : No. 2
srrlnk' , 2',4c ; o. 3 , 79Mc.
< XHN-Flrm , Vlo higher ; o. J white , 23 c.
OATS Klrm nnd In good demand. No. 2
mixed , 22ff22H ? .
IlYK No. 2 , 44e , '
HAY Firm : choice prairie. $7.237.tO ; choice
timothy. J.C0 ? S.75.
lltlTTBll Quirt ; creamery. l ! > o ; dalrj' . 15c.
EOas-Flrm ; fresh , 18c : Hcrage , HO13c.
UCCKI1TS Wheat. 474.MO bu. ; corn , 3UOO lu. ;
oats , 2,000 bu.
aiUPMKNTf ! Wheat. 4J8.0X ) bu.j corn , 20,000
bu.j oats , llOX > bu.
_
Tolnlo Mnrkpl.
TOI.tDO : , O. , Dec. 18. WHBAT-Dull. higher ;
No. 2 white and OJccomber , S9V4c ; May , 94 < ic
asked ,
CWHN Active and steady ; No , 2 mixed cash
and December. 27c.
OATS Dull , steady ; No. 2 mixed. 22c.
HYK- Nominal ; No. 2 cnsh. 4CV4c.
CLOViniSKKD Lower , active ; prime cash nnd
December , JI.17V4. -
_ _
Dctrnlt Ilnrkct.
DETIIOIT. Dec. 18.-WHEAT-NO. 1 white ,
92c ; No. 2 red. 93c ; May , 93V4c.
COHN-No. 2 mixed , 29V4C.
OATS-No. 2 white , 25c.
UYE-No. 2. 4Cc.
_
I'corln .MiirkotN.
PEOniA , Dec. 18. COHN Steady ; No. J , 2Cc.
KYB Htm ; No. 2 , 48c ,
WHISKY Mnrket steady ; high proof spirits ,
$1.18.
_
Snii Frnnlcdco AVlionl Mtirkct.
SAN FliANCISCO , T > ec. lii. WHEAT Quiet ;
December , JI.43S ; May , J1.3a .
STOCKS AMI IIO.VUS.
Moreor I. OIKIHxc In Prlccn lu All
the I.lxt.
NBW YOUK , Dec. 18. The rise of prices was
practically uninterrupted during the short ses
sion of the Stock exchange today. Some very
sharp fluctuations are the result , exceeding 2 per
l In uoino of the specialties , over a point In
large a number of leading actlvo Blocks nnd a
sharp fraction nil through the list. The rise was
almost wholly the result of professional buying ,
uutBldu Intcrcbt In the rnaikec. being at a stand
still. Hull operators cxt ndA ] their lines n sros *
sively and the bears covered hcuvily. Prices of
Americans WITO higher In London tills muinlng ,
tliit center having become quite persistently bul
lish on the outlook for values In this country.
This Incited InUrcot In the International stocks
from the opening. The rjieclaltlM wei < < the next
to show strength , Manhattan becoming buoyant
on the uallcf that the conditions Impjued U ) > on
the underground rapid trunnlt project by the
appellatii court would bo In cffiMt prohibitory.
I/jcil ; gas stoclcs enjoyed the benellt of a rumor
tlial dltTci'ences had Le n rtdjusttvl between the
Interests toiiidng an amalgamation of the gas
companies. New Jersey Ie4 u , further advance In
thu coalcra on thu prevalent belief that tin of-
fcotl\ril ogtieoment had been ulrlved nt for re-
strlctlcn of production and maintenance of prices
of product. Sugar was also quite buoyant on
covering of shoits. This combination of ( strength
111 Individual stocks , c'.ue to special cnueej , would
have be n a. ixjwcrful sustaining factor in Itself.
livit the Incident that dftermlncvl the tone ot
the general speculation and awakened a geneial
buylns movement all through , thc ll t , was the
report from London , afterward shown to be t'r-
ivnoous. tluit over JKIO.OCO fn ( raid had been with
drawn from the Hank of inclniil : ( for rhlpnunt to
the United States. Taken V'lttlithe easing of the
call i-ato to s per cent and thi : < inuantlty of funda
offering nt that rate , this repqrt had the effect M
dissipating some of the feaj-s fit -traders In securi
ties us to the future of IBM .money marlo.it and
aggressive buying cwtlnuAl. V
The v/eekly bank statement- with Ihe large de
crease shown in surplus Tenarvo , gave only u
momentary pause to the upward movement which
waa rcnowed and continued with u buoyant lone
to the close of the market.
Up to Friday of this week 1C looked very much
as though the expected reaction In the stock mar
ket had set In , which Is as. mucli expected In the
natural course of things ns , the "December rli V
Hut today's developments leave.'the ' future course
of the market very much of n.problem. It Is ce >
taln that thcrci was large protlt taking during
the week In , expectation of a dacllne. and realiz
ing to close out speculative lines on account of
the stlffenlnir In the ratesUor'monev. Owlnir to
th condition of thfl money majkct it was not
expected that there would bo much cati In rates
ccaln before the tlret of the year. liesldcs the
usual accumulation of funds 'preparatory to th'J
disbursement of January Interest there has boon
withdrawn from the market this week over JS.tOO-
0 * > , which wns paid Into the United States treas
ury cm account of the Unlcn Pnclllo snla. Another
similar payment Is to bo mode on December 27
and the last on January 5. The rensan given
that the later payments are being paid Into the
treasury Instead of being left on deposit in New
York banks , as was done with the earlier pay
ments , Is that United States hcncto have risen to
so hlh a point that a premium would have lo
be paid to ? oure a sufficient number to secure
thc'e uep-tdts , "
MTUcli strefs has been laid upon the govern
ment's announcement that It would begin the
redemption of the currency Cs , which mature on
January 1 , on December 24 , as a promising off
set to the withdrawals frcrrt the money market
on account of Union Pacific payments , it Is ,
however , pointed out that ai conshltrKb.e portion
of these currency Cs arc now In the treasury as
a banls for circulation and a security for gov
ernment deposits In banks. It is not likely that
these would be offered for redemption before
maturity , and If they were t'.iey would not re
lieve the situation. There has been In addition
nn outflow of currency from New York to the
south hi thu last three weeks , which lo unusual
at this time ofi the year nnd which promises to
accentuate the temporary scarcity of money here.
The bankers express some Fkeptlcism regarding
the gold engagement. In view of the ptlces of
exchange still ruling. The government's trade
ftatemtnt for November Irsued this week shows
this balance Increased still further In our favor
by over JC40000. < . which makes the balance in
our favor from the beginning of the Hfcal year
lo December 1 J239,4MOOO. The lullng price of
exchange Is known to be hlzhly artificial , due
to the leaving In England nnd Gernviny nt In
terim of millions of dollars due on balance to
this country. Under the Influence of the higher
rate for money exchange rates have declined
during Ihe week and there liait been a cessation
of demand for long fterllng. That there arc
great turns of money In Europe available In
ciec of needing It In tnis country constitutes one
of thn strongest factors In the money situation.
Net changes In prices of stocks arc widest in
the coulers. the gains extending to over 10 points
In New Jersey Central Norfolk , & Western p-c-
ferred Is over 4 points higher. Otherwise net
chances are mixed and generally within the
limit of 2S points.
Honns went up am } then declined , but still
show net gains In most Irnues. Tot/il sales were
JIS.&OO.COO. United States 53 have declined U p r
cent bid , tie : new 4a coupon Vi per cent and the
new 4s registered % per cent Uurlne the week ,
while the old 4s coupon fell Vi per cent.
The Evening Post's txmdon financial cable
gram eaye : "Tne stock markets here were quiet
und llrm today , Americans were rellccted at
New York prices. Tolay'a sales of eagles by the
Hank of England ore for the continent and form
nirt of the 250,000 ordered for Germany , as
told In these dispatches yesterday. "
The follcnvlng were the closing quotations on
the leading stocks of the New York exchange
today :
Atchlaon . JjiU ao pia . I4J
clopfd . ! " ' < St. P..V Om . 78
llaltlmori ) & Ohio. . Wt do pfd . 1M >
Canada Pacific . d2' ' < St. P.M. AM . 123
C.inadu Sjutiiurn . a > t So. Pieltto ; . iUt ! <
CentralPaclrte . 10H So. Railway .
Chrs.&Oiuo . , . . 21H do ptd . 32U
Chicago. I Alton. , . .101 Toxis A Paolho. . . . 11 H
O..H.&Q . Ml f Union Puclllo t. r. . liBn
. . . J. P. It. kG . 714
C.OC.i8t. L 8BW Wabash . 7
do pf.l . 1RH
. \yhool. .t L. U , . . . 1 !
Del , L. ti W . Adtl im Kx . 1511
L > , m. , V Klo ( i . )1 American Ex. . . . , , .115
do pfU . 4'i JilltexiStr.teiiEx , , . 40
Erlti lii'nvl . 1C m-llK 1'arsro Kx..llil
ErlelBtpfd . : A.CotjOll '
Ft. Wavno . 108 do pfd
OreitHorlhernpU.i)0 : : ) Am. .Spirit1 *
Hockliu V.lllev , , . . 41 (
IlllnoUOjlUrlV , . , . U > 4' < Am. TpQ.iccu 8St |
UikoKrle.W. . . . 10 Ill
tlopfd . 7I ) <
LukeJhor * . 174
Louiuvlllo&NiH'i Co.ni. Ciblo Cj . 17A
.Mnnhlltau L . 1D4U CoV i'l.i.Iron ' . 22 1 (
Met. St. Hv . rji" ito prd . , , 70
MIchlrHti Central , ,102 Gon.Bluclrlo . 33S
Mlun.&St. L . . . . . ' . ' &H
cloUlpra , . , , , 87 ' H . 44'i
Mo.Paciac . 34 U-fttl. . . . 34
MoblloiOlllo . * 'H mi uta . it)3u )
Mo.K. AT . HIde Nat. III" . Oil. . . . . . . . lt J
do pfii . 3Q Oroifou Imp. Co . 17) ) <
Ohlcaio.Ina.&U. , l > P.iclnoMallJHJi
do prd . 30 1'iulinun Pal . 171 !
N.J. Ceiitr.il . , . U4H -rivrtlUcatod. ) . . Cd
N.Y.Ojntral . 11)7) ) * Stand.aiope. AT. . . . 4K
K. Y. Clil. A St. li. . l'.l
Uolst pfd . 73 do Pfii . Hi !
do''dpfil . .14 T , K. Si ron . Ui
Norfolk \Vestoru 18 ! { U , S.fLvatlier . 7
No. Amer. Co . 4)k ) Co bJ [ . O'J
No. Pacific . 21I | U. i. Hiibber : . , 111
do pfd . t)0i ) | do pfd . 117
Ontario i W . 10 fgtern Union. . , . UOH
Ure.lt. .tNav . ao Norlhwesteni . l'J7H
Ore. Short Line . IB ilopfd . IU1
I'll tabu rf . 1UR Hlo Oranlo West . 'J'J
Heiiclmjr . 'J' ' do pfd . , . 68
Hock Island . ( K S. L. AS. W . 4\ \ (
St. LoulsiS. V . 7 , do pld . imj
iloptd . , . Chleaifo , O. W . IBS
St. j'iiul . 8. L.A 8. F. Sd pfd. UOte
bid , fourlh nsstHment paid ,
Tola ! sales of stocks today were 173.1(0 shares ,
Including : Chicago , Hurllngton & Qulncy , K , .
S93 Louisville & Nashville J.040 ; Manhattan ,
i : UO ; Missouri Pacific , 7,1 ; New Jersey Cen
tral , 6,575 ; Northern Paclflo. J.6CO ; Northern Pa-
ciflo preferred. 0,295 ; Itock Island , 6.685 ; Bt. 1'aul ,
11,421 ; Chicago Great Western , 7.SGO ; People's
daa. 1,175 ; Bugar. Z7.KZ.
Weekly llanU Statement.
NUW YORK. Dec. 18.-The wtthly bank elate ,
meet thoVn tbo followlnf cbacKu : Surplus , r&-
ten-c. decreate. JJ.lCl.S7i ; loans , decrtatt. tl. <
011.000 ; specie , Increase , J3S7lDOj legal tenders ,
decrease , J4.8WUW ; dcpottts , clecreaic , J5,3TJ , 0 ,
ch-culntlon , decrease , J10J.10S.
The bankit now hold llS.72i.Wa In excess of
the reqiiirtmenu of the a ptr cent rule.
XP\V Ynrlc Money MnrUet.
NnW YOniC , Dec. 1S.-MONBY ON CAl.lr-
Bnsy ; ncmlnnlly , 2fl per cent.
1'HliIB MKUOANT1UH PAPEU-3UO Per
cent. I ' > i
rVTHrU.lNO KXCniANaE-Blfadler , wllh netusl
buslnets In bankers' Mils at JI.U ( or demand ,
and J4.S2R4 Jlvl for sixty Onys ; posted rates ,
JI.F3fT4.SJU and ! U6n.S > CS ! ; commercial bills ,
"iuii aii.vcn-sco.
MIJXICAN 1301,1 118-450. . . . . .
HOND3 Jteto Iwnds. quiet ! rallrcail bondf.
nrm ; government bonds firm united States new
4 * . rrg. , 1204 ! ! coupon , 120 % ; 4s. reg. . 114 ;
coupon. INK ; 2 , M4 ; Bs , reg. nnd coupon , lliu :
Pacific Cs of 'SS , I02H. . ,
Closing quotations on bonds were ns follows !
Ilniilc of Gerniaiiy'M StiUciuent.
BDnLIN. Dec , 18. The weekly statement of
the Imperial lianlt of Germany hews the fol-
lowlnR ciiangcs as compared with the previous
account : Cash In hand , Increase. IS,950,000
marks ; treasury notes , lncreae. 4&,000 marks ;
other securities , Increase , 12.3SO.WOO marks ; notes
In circulation , decrease , 2,330,000 marks.
American Securities in London ,
IX > NDON. Dec. IP. The market for American
Eecurltlca , after slight fluctuations , Improved and
clo&od steady , with c , moderate demand. There
were no special fcatjircs.
Financial ? Tot < * K.
CHICAGO. Dec. IS. ClearlnKS , J14S52.S < 8. New
York exchange , SOo premium , posted rates , J4.f3Vi
and $4.86l& . Local itocks favorably affected by
thi strenrth of Wall street : tradlnu quiet : clof-
1nsVcst : ChlcBBO , 102 ; Diamond Match , 140 ;
North CSllcaca 230 ; Lake Street L , 17 , ; New
York IJlEcmlt , C2j Strawboard. 27H bid : South
Side U 63V4 : City Hallway , 23314 bid. 237 ntked.
MBMPIUS. Dec. IS. Clearings , J400.73S ; bal
ances , J59.495. New York exchange selling at
par. '
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. J8. Clearings , J13.C1S.-
475 ; balances , f2,045,201 ,
nALTIMOKK. Deo. IS. Clearings. 13,113,541 ;
balances , J4CS.M2.
NEW OHLRANS , Dsc. 18. Clearing. 12,301-
907. New York exchanEc. bank. par. commer
cial. 51.25 per Jl.OCO discount.
ST. LOUIS , Dec. 18. CIcarlnES. J4C73S23 ; bal-
anrcs , J520.C22. Money , 5B8 l > er cent. New York
exchange. 25o discount bid , par aeked ,
NIOW YOUK. D . 18. Clearlnes , 1152,377,217 :
balances. J8.C97.200.
BOSTON. Dee. 18. Clearings , $19.C01,077 ; bal
ances , JSt57,001.
Kurclxrn Flunnelnl.
LONDON. Dec. 18. The demand fcr pold In the
open market In cxtjcrr.iJly keen on continental ac
count. The tnnn of JCWO.OOO ( Jl.250,033) ) Is under
shippingrden ! for Qennntiy alone.
BKRL.IN. DK18. . U.nk shares were brltkcr
todsir on the bourse and Improved In prlcu
Amerlr n ntvurltler were quiet.
I'ARIS , Dec. 18. On the bourse today business
was qulle irrrerular and dull. Hentci and Spanl > i
BecurtliM were well rupjortel. Ita'lans reartert
sllshtly on rumored dlverj'iny of views amonsf
the Italian mlnliters.
ColTre MiirlcctN.
NEW YORK , Dec. lF.COFrEI'Ontlcn3
opened pteady at 6gi9 ponta ! aJvoncc. ruled c n-
orally flrm on hlsher nuroi > em quota ! lonn , cmitl"
Drazlllan rur/pls nnd bullUli crop cabc : : buylnir
encrally ronflneil to nhorts. speculators and In"
vrntors lieliiK afraid of exlstlns Inrue an-uinula-
lions. Cl'flod nrm nt B. net ( rain of 10 to 15 ro'nts
Pale * . 1S.:5J lajr. . Including nccember. | 5.Ki/i.(0'
March , K-UWCn. Sr < H " > ffce , Rio , flrm ; No 7
Invoice. ri < - ; No. 7 Jobbing 7c. ! Mild , quiet ;
Cordova , WUlte. Total warehouse drliverles
from the Unltol Stntta 1C.COS U-nrs. Including 14" .
III bas from Now York ; New York stMk today.
' > bae : UrJt < d Ktales ftoclt. CQ7.ry > i , , i.
r. < l r.t for the Unlt d States. 449K ( Imps ; totBi
vIMMa for the Unlh.ll Stolen , 1.016ffl Imaa
airnlnst 701,327 baea last year nnd 531M | bags Iti
HAN'T03. De" . lSO01.'FRKprm. ! . BCdlaver -
o Santc. } . 8C:0 rUs ; rece'p'- , 17.0M bas ; slock ,
IfAMnt'lio. Deo. IS.-COPJ.'EE-Oponed im-
phanertl , clrsed w'th r'H-'t'o ! net advance of 'i < "l
% pff. : r-alex , IS.ftTO bats.
JUVItH. D-r. -0ltrpRB0-enfd sleo.lv , , tf
lilBher ; at men. IJf hlirher ; rales. H.OCO bairp.
RIO OR .IANRIHO , lle- = . lS.-or > FPUK-Kfm- |
Nn. 7 Rln. S.M1 relsi exrhanprf , 73-S.Mi recelulB'
1,010 bas : cleared fop the Unltol H1a'te . is fO )
bass ; for Uurope , l.CO ) bass ; stock. 423W bass ,
Wool 11nrK-c ( .
BOSTON. Dec. 18.-FolIowlnir arc the quota-
tlons for loadlnc dejcrlptlans :
nols comblnB. 2Sft2fo : No , 2 Michigan comhlni ; ,
2Rffl28o : No , 2 llllnrb comblnp. 2S"i'Sc : x New
York , New Hampshire and Vermont 2382lo ; No.
1 New Ynrlt , New Hampshire and Vermont. 27o ;
delaine Michigan , 27c ; unwashed medium , Ken
tucky nnd Indiana , qunrter-blorxl combine , ZSft
Jlo ; Kentucky and Indiana three-clilithg.b'ood
cnmblnr , 2I2V ? ; Mlrnourl quarler-blnnd comb'
Inir , 22fJ23o ; Mlfsouil tlnve-eluhths-hiood comb.
Inir. 23T24c ; brnld crmbln ? , 21c , Texas wcols.
spring medium ( twelve months ) , IGfUSc : scoured
price , WS62c. TrrrllorlaJ wool , Montana tine
medium nnil line , ICSlSo ; rcoureil prl-e. 4S&Mo :
staple , 62 J5e ; Utai : , Wyomlnc , fine medium an l
fine , ! 5 17c : rcoured prl-c. 4fG5' ' > cj ttaple. SJJJ
H5c. Austra'l.in scoured batls combing , superfine ,
70t72e ; comblnir , Kood , C5ftC8c ; combing , average ,
ttSCJc : Quee-ntlnnd combine tic.
ST. IXJl'IB , Dec , IS. WOOL Qultt and un-
chanciHlj medium , 15 J20s ; heavy fine , 814 = :
liBhl fine , ll17p : tub washed , 22 3015e.
Continued Co III In the
ST. PAUL , Dec , IS.-Tho Intenee cold con
tinues today , nattleford , with 34 below , be
ing the cold center at 7 o'clock this morning
p.nel St. Paul nntl Huron -with 10 below toeing
the -warmest of the entire territory thin side
of Cnltrary. where a warm streak at 14 above
was reported ,
Colil Wave filrlUrn Ili'iivrr.
DBNVEU , Deo. 18 , The minimum temper
ature In this city durlnfc' the twenty-four
hours ended at 8 a , m. today was three de
crees below zero. At 8 a. m. It waa two
degree * below hero and ( our above at
Pueblo , - - . -
OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET
Usual Light Run of Stems , and Heavy
Supply of Hogs ,
BAD WEEK FOR SELLERS AT AN END
CnlUc Snlc incn"\vmitiK lo lipl
Go Over Until Next Munlny ,
ll Ki Clone ? the Week wllh
n Slump ,
SOUTH OMAHA , Deo. IS.-neccIpts for
the days Indicated were !
Cattle. Hojrs. Sheep Horses.
December IS 691 6,773 1,313 17
December' 17 1.S71 4,974 2G2j . . . .
December 16 2,270 6,817 2.9C9 . . . .
December 15 2.4SI B,13l 1SSO , SO
December II 2,467 G.679 3,4M . . . .
December 13. . . . . . 2,991 2,849 2,042 1
December 11 1,031 6.6SO i03 45
December 10 1,107 6.C9S
December 9 1,832 7,237 1,679 , . . .
December S 2,713 0,143 3,611 ' 2
December 7 3,474 8,291 1.CS3
December 6 Jfll ) 3,461 3 , 0
December 4 . 919 2,623
December 3 1,4CO BS7l 4,130 1
December 2 3,161 8,0't 4,199 . . . .
llccelpts for the WCCK with comp.irlMns :
, , , , . . Cattle. HOKP. Sheep.
Week ending Dec. IS. . 13.277 32.223 14,279
Week ending Dec. 11. . 13,3G1 40.402 11,168
Week endingNov. . 4. . . . 13.749 SC.143 14G < i2
Week ending Nev. 27. . 15.2CS 3G.21S 1.310
Week cnains Nov. 20. . 17,727 2G.143 9.965
The odlclnl number of cars ot stock
brought In today by cnch road wns :
Missouri Pacific Ry. . . . 1
Union Pacific System. 5 23
! ' . , . 13. & M. V.U. U , . 10 26
S. C. & 1 > . Ry 3
C. , St. P. , St. & O. Ky. G 4
B. & M. U. U. U. . . . 4 21
C. , B. & Q. Ky 1 20
1C. C. & St. J 7 1
C. , H , I. & > P. Ky. , E. 1 8
Totnl receipts 27 IIS G 2
The disposition of the ilny's receipts wns
ns follows , cnch buyer purchasing ; the num
ber of head IndlcatciU
Buyers. Cattle. HOBS. Sheep.
Omaha Packing Co 1,163 . . . .
I'.io G. H , Hammond Co. . S4 1,314
Swift and Company S09 1,446 142
The Cudahy PnckliiR Co. . 2C3 2,467 Ml )
J. It. Carey oi
Hammond , from K. C J32
Cudahy , Kansas Cltv 977
Chicago , Nebraska City SOI . . . .
Other buyers 63 . . . . lxw !
Totals 731 7,900 2,198
CATTLE Therowere
-were only twenty-seven
loads of eattlo here today , about the same
number at Kansas City nnd u few less at
Chicago , but there was n great plenty for
the market. It would huvo been Just ns
well for the selling- Interests If there had
been none at all. The prices paid Were
about the same ns prevailed on yesterday's
market , and. the day's trading wnd without
any special feature worthy of note.
The vast week was ono to be remembered
with very llttlo pleasure by the sellers of
cattle , as It was characterized by the con
tinued nnd successful assaults ot packers
on values , resulting In heavy losses to ship
pers and feeders. At this pcnson of thu
year , i.vhen all Interests are looking forward
to the holiday trade , which requires the
best of everything , It very often happens
that immature or rough cattle arc neg
lected , and. consequently , suffer a decline
In prices. This season not only have the
common and medium kinds experienced a
severe break , but the choicest have fol
lowed the downward track as 'well. '
Ask twenty men t the yards how much
lower the market was for the week , nnd the
reply of eighteen would be a. quarter , that
being about the average for all clarses of
cattle. To go more Into detail It would
be f afo lo Fay that the choicest beeves , both
steers and heifers , whl < ii would meet the re
quirements of the Christmas trade , were
not In all cases , perhaps , that much lower ,
as they .were Irt pretty falri demand all the
week. On the other hand , common nnd
medium cattle , many of them cattle that
would bo cona'dered pretty fair stuff , some
seasons , wcro anywhere from 25240a lower ,
nnd extremely slow Ea'.o on most days at
that.
Feeders and stock cattle followed beeves
downward , no exception to the general
break In values being made In their case.
In fact , at this season there Is , as a rule ,
comparatively little doing In the feeder mar
ket , and only a-few cattle of that description
were handled the past week. Representa
tive sales :
1..1J20 325 10. . . . S'S 220 3 , . . . fl2l > 223
1..1120 2 25 1. . . . MO 2 SS 1..1170 2 40
1..1C50 2 M 11..1087 275 ' 5.1131 8 SO
1..1120 3 00 4.-.1235 3 10 8..1070 S 10
1..11DO 310 21. . . . 813 320 1..14no 32.-
22..1181 350 1..10SO 2 TO B..1212 300
19. . . . 7 < ! > 3 M 1. . . . SOO 3 4. , 1. . . . ! HO SCO
1. . . . 410 1 fO 1. . . . 770 2 SO 1. . . . 710 SCO
2. . . . 7SO 310 S. . . . 591 310 10 , . . . 077 320
11. . . . 94D 360 11..1024 3 S5 14 , . . . 030 330
um/ip.
1..14(90 ( 263 1..1240 270 1..17(10 ( 275 ,
1..1CJO 290 1..1420 320 1..1MO 3 SO 4
1..1JSO 2 DO 1..11M 223 2..1GSCI 283
STAGS.
1. . . . C40 2 25 '
CAI/VE8.
4. . . . 2M 410 1. . . . 3SO 313 1. . . . 220 500
2. . . . 2K 3 50
STOCKRHS AST
13. . . . 833 3 65 14..10M 3 M
WESTKHNS.
1 VVAHHINGTO.
No. Av. ] 'r. No. Av. Pr.
1 Etac 12EO $2 10 Z hulls 1340 $2 CO
17 tailing.1244 325 1 tailing 1180 325
HOGS Today's receipts of hogs were the
heaviest of the week , but , In spite of that
fact , and the additional one of Its helngn ,
Saturday. Ihe market wan In very fair elinpc.
The trade opened with values firm nnd a very
Large piopertlon of the hogB sold on that harts ;
the proncrtlcn of heavy hoes nt 13.30 helnc
larger than veeterday. loiter on , n pome of
the buyers filled their orders nnd dropped out ,
the market cnscil off and closed weak lo Sc
lowef.
Whllo the most of the hope sold In nhout the
parno notchfB HS yesterday , the top wan hlKher.
The a emco of nil the Bales was ? io higher
thfcn yeflcrday.
The hoc mnrkot of the pant week was
pleaflne to the fellers on the cattle market
wns dUtretclnsr , an Iherp wn n steady upward
movement In vnlues , each day's mnrket show-
Ini ; n gain over Ihe day previous. The heaviest
ndvance at the -week was nt the opening , when
there wna a gain of a ! > IK 5c. hut on most dnys
the market showed inly tllKht gains. The
ngsrcsntB Tor Ihc week amounted to 15 ? . which
carrl'rt the marlcet to the high rn'nt ' of the
month 4o date.
The demand was very KOO > nil tlje week and
each day'B arrlvnls met with quite ready sale
nt current prices. The packers evidently wanted
the hogw and with the demand as Kood an ut
the present tlrre a [ till further stiffening of
values would not ho Mirprlslnn If receipts can
t > i kept down to a reasonable figure. Rep-
rvvemnuva F.-iies :
No , AV. Sh. Pr. No. Av. Bh. Pr.
12 3.5 40 J3 JO 41 S52 . . .1325
41 3S ! > fO 325 4f , 340 ICO 3 M
; ; ! ! ! ! ! ! ? o i 25 M ! ! ! ! ! ! " ? ion 3 &
2i. . . .H'l . . . 325 tl 350 FO 321
El . , . .374 tO 3 2T 4fi 3C3 KO S 2S
< r , 314 60 325 47 742 40 325
40. . . . . .350 . . . 323 M 318 SO 325
? J ? 27 120 3 27U 37 311 . . . 32714
M ! . . . . .823 240 3 27'A ' , . . , . , . . . ? 240 3 27 ,
fH 321 < 0 3 Z7V4 K5 3 1 FO T87'4
M. . . . 25 1M 327V4 02 S63 SO 327V
48 375 FO 3 27 > 4 41 342 . . . 3271 , ! ,
ft ' ' . . .Ml . . . 3 27 > 1 RO 33(1 40 3271,4
f,7. . . . .313 ICO 32714 fd 347 240 327 %
M. l.i.SM . . . 3 27'1 47 3 40 3 27U
48 213 327-1 - 4- ! . ; M . . . 327' , ! ,
f4. , , . . , ,315 . . . 3 ? 0 CO 505 40 330
fi > 2'JI ! 2fO 3 30 47 311 . . . 3 30
M. . . 3V , 1tt > 3 SO 10S.31l 40 3 SO
*
19 S35 W ) 3 ? 0 ' . , , , , , , , . . . 3 BO
70 , , . . " .2SI > 120 330 C5 301 240 380
M .81)2 ) . . . 330 47 319 RO 380'
62..291 ! ! 2M < 330 (0 29" , SuO 3 JO
r.l , r.H4 0 3 r.O 12 115 . . . 330
. ' , . . 325 . . . 330 f.9 31 M 330
r , . . 327 40 30 C1 S3I I 30
. , . . . . . ,310 200 3 TO 33 528 80 3 SO
1S , 311 SO 3 30
C1 354 40 3 30
XS , 2f. > . . . 330 i
7J 2P < 200 3 30
S8 ! .3W 40 3 80
M 2.V FO 3 SO
72 JOt . . . 3 SO
72. , 298 ICO X 50
f , 2SI . . . 3 .12H
IS 341 BO S S2'
Ml 2'Pl . . . 3 KVj
74 218 40 3 K
70 J54 W 3 85
SI 231 . . . S S5
CO 2vl . . . 3 31
12 17 . . . S3"
BS 2)9 40 333
f.B 203 . . . 3 40
C.4 276 . . . 3 40
, . , , . . . .105 ' 0 3 40
77 105 . . . S42J4
91 153 . . . 1 42C4
P108-ODDS AND I5NDB.
3 400 80 3 20 , . , , . . , ,
1 120 , . , 325 . , . , . . , .
SHBRP The hcep here today were not overly
good and the nuirket wax elcady to easier ,
The t-herp market liurlnir the week past wan
In good ihape In one re > pect at least the de
mand was large nnd huyer were ready to
tuUo all nlTerlnf.'i' . At the mm ? time the ven
tral tendency of value * w > lower , the losa
for the week amounting lo 15c to 2c.
Si. IOIIM ! Llvp Sluclf.
BT. LOIJIt ) , Deo. l , CATTLE lleolpt . J.rOI
head ; Bhlnmenls. l.TpO lw d ; rnjTUot tjtrtas for
* .
Ihn. and upwart , t4.t3e * . < l j lulk ef
4.79. M * n. welirhlnir tS lo l. 0
4.M , bulk of wiles , H.KUI.Kj MN * , .
bttween ldo nd 1,100 lb . , { 3.ftrii ! bulk'w
snles , JJ.WOl.K ; oteera Under l.NO IDA. , U.W *
4.60j ttockeni and feeders , H.1WJ4.10 ; can * ana.
hnlferK , J1.W34.KI ; hulk ot cows. UWttS. * : ran.
nlnR cows , J1..VHI2.40 , Lulls , U.OHU.40 ; Texa
ami Indian steers , (1.0004.10 ; cows nnd htlfrrs ,
4.0M h-ndj hlpment ,
market stexdyi lleht , IXSWMO ; mlxtd ,
3.M 3.45 ; hp vy , 3.-toffS.47\i. \
SHBKr Il el | l . 100 hcnd , shipment * , none !
rruvrkpt stcndy ; nntlvn muttons , Jt.Mni.W ; eullr
and bucks , 41.7fitfl.23 ; lamb * .
ciuo.vno i.ivi : STOCK
Hcppli x for the > \Vrpk
nii < l 1'rh-rn lllitlior.
CIIICAOO , DeeIS. . . Today's eattlo market wa
practically nominal , with receipts of less than
500 head. These wer dljposed of at ycsttrilay1 *
ruling prices. Hecelpts nil netk have been ma *
terlally lighter than thneek before' and prlct *
Improved , olthoxigh the re < ) ulmiient of the
trade were much \tf \ than nt other seasons of
year. During the latter part ot the w ek thr
market weakened on common rattle nn\l salcv
Mere n < ade at from ! 3.M > to J3.M for the pooreii
lots. Drerseil beef Hrms arc now pretty wU
stocked with mcnt , and ns the I'hrUlmas hou
day season Is ncnr no large cattle receipts are-
needed at this time.
Tro > le In hogs was fairly active rtrly nt strndy
prices , but the market weakened later. The bulK
ot the IICKS sold nt Irom I1.37U to M.47U. coarts
heavy packers rolling at fmm J3.J3 to (3,10 and
prime butoticrs' and mixed hogs nt from > 3.K >
to JJ.J3. As comparvJ with a week ago , rrlc *
were About 13o higher nnj the advance Is ex *
peeled to bring In much large supplies next
week.
Sales of Inmbs wcro at from ( t to K for In
ferior to choice flocks , a good ninny Mexican
ycnillnirs that nvcrnm-d 72 nnd 73 Ibs. fetching
JI.50. MoM of the soles , of lambs were at from
V * > lo (6. Sheep sold freely at from 3 to 14.75.
Exporters took heavy sheep at from J4.15 to
ll. 25. Most of the late sales of sheep were at
from I3.7S to tl.40 ,
rtecclpts ! Cattle , 300 head ; hogs , 17,000 he 4 |
sheep , , tX)0 ) head.
InilliiiinixillH I.lvo Stoclc.
INDIANAPOLIS , l1)w. 18.-CATTM'5-nocHntis.
29J head ; shipments , i : hend : market qu , lv
good lo prime steers , 4.r.r > 3.CO ; fair to medium
HlceiT. J4.30S4.W ! common to food. Mockers
J3.7. > Ii3.M.
HOas-Hecelpts. r.,700 Ix-ndt shipments. l.tf
head ; market active , RtflOc lilRho1 ! good to oho'c *
mnlluin nnd heavy. ! ; ! ,40SJ3.W ; mixixl. ) J. < OO1. |
common llchtn. I3.40fl3.t3.
SI1KHP AND I.A.MllS-UccPlptR. light ; hlp-
menls , none ; market ijulet. lower ; Ked to choic *
lambs. $5.25ir3.75 : ccimmon ti > medium lambs ,
M.2Cfi .17 ; cominan shtcp , J2.J5S2.75.
IviirtKiiN City I.lviv Stoolt JInrkct.
KANSAS CITY , Dec. IS.-CATTI.K-Uccclpts ,
1,1 > CO hend ; market unchanged ; only retail trnde ; .
Texm ftei-rs , J3.W5TI.JO ; Tuxns cuws , > 2.10 fJ.'Ot
native stecis , )3.35JfJ.ir ; native cows nnd heifers ,
11.50 4.25 ; Mocker * and fccdtrs , t3.0C@l.lO ; bul'.e ,
n'.ii3.ro.
1IOOS Hecclpls , PKX ( ) head ; market fairly no-
tlvo und Eteady ; bulk of snlcs , ( .1.33ST3.42H :
heavy , i,3 aj.4o ; pa'lc.rs J1.1. , f3.l3 : mixed , JJ.S4-
T3.45 ; llRhts , J3.2J03.40 ; yofkera , 13.031/3. < 0 ; pljs.
. . . .
No sheep.
IHN ( iiiiiriiiu r.ive stock- .
Ev\ST lllTFAI.O , N. Y. , Dec. IS. CATTLE
Iltcolptp , only a load of Mock.
1IOOS llrtflpts , US cars ; stronger on all
( trades ; Yorkers , good to choice , J3.CO ; roughs ,
common to choice. J3.CfiI3.V5.
311MEP AND LAMllS-Itcc Ipts 13 cars ; lambs ,
choice to extra , JS.t'O'itS.lO ; culH to common ,
H.GOSiG.M rlieip , choice to ( elected wethers , Jl.ttr
! T4.iO ; culls to common , J2.tOd3.:3. |
Xi-r York I.lvc Stoc < k.
NE\V YOUK. Deo. IS.-HKHVlW-nscc
1.0 ( bond ; no trading ; exports , 1,701 b avco.
C.\I VKfl Iteci-tpts , 2I9 hepd ; ledv ; v
$3. < WS.25 ; Brnpscrs. M.W 3.rO ; western. f3.
SlIKIiP AND KAMI'S It o'pt * , 3 8"Q headl
te.idv ; sheep. J3.COii > 4.C2'4 ; limbs , J3.r08 > 3.4) .
HOGS llocclpts , 2,77i ( head ; Etc-ndy , R
Cincinnati IlviKtncU. .
CINCINNATI , Dee. IS. IIOG5 Active.
" ic ATT I .K Steady , tW f . 10.
SIICEP Dull , weak. j.W04.49.
Stock : III
Record of iccelpts of llvo stock
principal markets for December JR :
C.iflc , .
Omaha . G3I C.7J3
I'hlcoeo . COO 17,000
Knnsus City . 1XM ( S".OH "
Et. I.'ouls . 100 4 , WO
To'.a'.s . 2,904 33,773
New Yorlc Dry 4i udM MnrUct.
NEW YOUK. l > oe. 18. The dry psids district
In thc > scene of moru activity at the clcso , of the
vnik than wns the cnro at the opening. The
shipment R of goods nro heavy , particularly In
stoplo cottons , buyers linvlng tnlnn goodf In
large quantities since tlw icducttim of the last
three days. Sellers nt first hand ns a rule arc
paying little attention to thu fiitur * . but nro
Milllnc freely wherevxi- they can obtain their
tirlot's. Several of the lendlnir lines or bleach d
paoda have benn well sold up nnd the report la
that "Frulu. of the Ixxmi" In "at. value. " It la
probable that the prcwnt condltlcn of staole
fro ls will result In working the market Into hot
ter shape all around. Other stnple cotton goods
besides bleached "re in unchangol condition ! ns
far ns the price situation (3 ( concerned , lirown
goods Jwvo gained only slightly In S5 npAllly
with bleached cottons. Kxport goods contlnua
dull nnd < iulet. Conrrc colore < l cottons are un-
oharnred In any Important particular.
htilinr .M
NEW om.HANS. Dec. 18. SUOAR-Opcn Itct-
ilf. steady at 2i4f3'c ! ) : eentrlfuiral. steady ; fnan-
ulalol , 4 7-lC T4 11-lGo : whites , 3i@4Uc ; yellow * .
3 ll-l&ff'l 1-lCo : rernndii. 2 4 T1 io. Molasnes. k t-
tlc , steady nt 1230c : cent Ifugal , easy at 613o ;
syrup , pteady nt 1C5T21C.
cnNflNNATi. Dec. 18. SUQAR-Flrm ; hart
reflnnd. Jl.10i76.91.
NEW YORK. Dec. IS - HI'ORRaw , flrm :
fair reflnlni ? , S'.ic : centrifugal , fi test , 4c : re
fined , flrm ; crutitl'tl. Clc : pswderod , 5 5-18c ;
KTa.nulitcd ! , fi\ic ; mould A. 6Hc : standard A. tc ;
confectioners' A. 5c ; cut Icnf. Mic : cnl'cs , 5 C-lte.
IjONDON , Dec. 18. SUGAR IJeet supxr ,
3s 3 > irt.
NF1W YORK. Deo. 18.-SI'OAH Riw , stronjr ;
fair reflnlnp. S'.ic ; eentrlfurn' , 90 te't , 4s : refined ,
strone : mould 'A , 6 4c : plarulanl A , Co ; confec-
tlonf-3' A. Be : cut Imf. 5io : crushed , MJo ;
powdered , 55-lCcj granulated , 6'.ic ' ; cubes , GClGo.
rnllforiilu Iil.l l.'riiltn.
NDW YORK. Dec. 18.-r-ALlFORNIA DRIED
PRIJITS Quirt and steady ; evaporated apples.
common . ' > ? f7cr per lb. ' pr'mo wire tray , 8 > )
wood dried , prime. SUWJUo : choice. SVJe ; fancy ,
9iffi8',4c. I'runes. 3JiSc. Apricots , Royal. 7es > o ;
Moor Park. SJfllc. Peaches , unpceled , 7O10c ;
peeled , I05J2Ce.
HnnorH ItcrinlNllloii for Warner.
JBFFBHSON CITY , Dec. 18.-Oovernor
Stephens today honored the requisition of
Governor B'.ack of Now York for the return
of Albert S. Warner. In jail at Knmwn City.
Assistant District Attorney Cook of Albany.
N. Y. , left hero nt noon for Kansas City
with the necessary piuers for the return of
Warner to New York for trial on the chare *
of kidnaping.
OWENSnORO. Ky. , Dec. 18. K. Mon
arch , for himself , the Olonrnorc Distilling
company nnd the BaRlo DIatllllnff company ,
assigned today to the Columbus Finance
and Trust company ot Louisville. The as
sets and HnlillltlPB nro estimated to bo each
iibout $7riO,000. The long- depression In tlio
whisky ImslncsH nnd Inability to continue
loans arc given ns the causes.
xK inns.
H. E. PENNEY & CO. ,
HO Board of Trade Bldgr , . Omaha , Web
GRAIN , PROVISIONS , STOCKS
Braucli Office. 103S N St. . Lincoln , Nob.
C. C. CHItlSTIK. C. J. STREET.
President , Vice-President
O .W. KI5NNEY ,
Secretary ,
CMsiie-Street Commission Co
Capital $50,000.00 , Fully 1'iilij ,
STORKS. GUAIX A.MJ IMtOVISIONS ,
OLD COLONY IIUILDI.Vti , OIIIOAQO.
Membnrs Chicago Board of Trudo since 1SC2.
Grain , Previsions anil N. Y. StocKs.
Orders Gush nnd Future Delivery Rollclted.
Oninhii Olllce , llooni 1 , N. Y. l.lfe Uldff.
. . . , 'I'll n no 1)111. ) . . .
FLOYD J. CA.Ml'ilKIJ , ,
a GO , ,
Telephone 10 , ' } ! ) . Onmlia , Neb
COMMISSION ,
GRA N PROVISIONS iiiulSTOCKS
IJOAII ) Of TliADIi.
nirert wires to Clilcugo and New York.
Correspondents i John A. Warren A Co.
C. H. MAGOON ( S CO.
3.l'J.Cil3
Stocks , Biain and
314 South 15th St.
OMAHA , NEB.