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CONDITION OF OMAHA'S ' TRADE
Both Retailers and Wholesalers Report
ResulU Most Gratifying.
HOT WEATHER CAUSES SOME UNEASINESS
InrRo Amount of Old Corn In the
Country Snlllulctit to Mnkc f | > for
Any ShortiiKC I'onnllilc
to Pro
duce lit Thin I.nle
Last week was In the main most favor-
nblo for commercial operations of all kinds
nnd both retailers nnd Jobbers give out
most gratifying reports. All things consid
ered there has probably never been a time
when the general business situation was
moro favorable or when the business men
of the city \vero moro prosperous.
The only disquieting feature Is to bo
found In the rather alarming reports from
the country ns to the condition of the corn
crop. The continued dry weather and hot
winds Is causing large damage in many
localities , and It is certain that the yield
will bo very much reduced. At the tame
tlmo the acreage Is so extensive and the
quantity ot old corn In crib so largo that
n shortage In the new crop will not have
such nn Important bearing on general trade
as it might under different circumstances.
( irnuvry MurUet
Trndo with wholesale grocers In thin city
continues to bo most prosperous. Whllo
fall trade haH not fairly begun still ndvanco
orders nro coming In with surprising rapid
ity , and It looks now as though ult previous
records were to bo broken. A few early
shipments of fall storks are already being
received , especially dried peaches , but the
last of this month Is when goods start Into
the country , and Judging from present In
dications It will keep Jobbers busy to meet
the requirements of their customers.
The market last week wan not productive
ot any very Important changes. Granu
lated sugar , however , advanced l-16n nnd
Homo lines of softs advanced He. The de
mand Is growing heavier dally , so that the
future of the market Is rather uncertain.
The market on eastern canned poods Is re
ported as being not qultu as stiff ns It was
u week ago , but California canned goods
nro very firm. Apricots are now practically
out ot the market and peaches nnd pears
nro considered very good property. The
dried fruit market has opened n llttlo
higher than usual this season , with the ex
ception of prunes , which nro about the
same.
In farinaceous goods there Is very little
change. The flour market Is practically the
HHino as It wan a week ago , and oatmeal
Bbows no quotable change , although prices
are very firm. The market on package
goods la especially strong.
There Is very llttlo of Interest to report
this week regarding the hardware trade.
Business continued to bo most satisfactory
In every respect , and In fact jobbers say
they nro pushed to attend to nil their or
ders. The market Is firm on nil lines , but
no quotable changes nro reported. Collec
tions are good.
\Viiut Oiil > - the IlcHt.
Jobbers of dry goods arc enjoying the
largest trade they have ever had. Ono
merchant Bald his house was opening up
accounts with country merchants every
day who had never been In Omaha before ,
or who had never wpent n cent on this mar
ket. The exposition , of course , Is respon
sible for that to some extent , as It brings
merchants to the city , mid when they get
to examining the largo lines carried by
leading Jobbers It opens their eyes to the
fact that dry goods can be furnished them
from Omaha us well as from other cities.
But not only Is the number of customers
Increasing , but the size of the orders ns
well. Many dealers who have been holding
off to await developments are not placing
their orders and Jobbers eay It keeps them
busy attending to their house trade ulone.
Another noticeable feature this season Is
the unusually heavy demand for Ihe better
class of goods and for fancy lines. Kot
the last few years It has been Just th re
verse , as people seemed to want the ' ery
cheapest nnd plainest goods they could
find , but this year nothing appears to be
too good. Especially Is this true of dress
goods andunderwear. . Jobboi's say they
urn carrying the most expensive class of
goods they have eve > nad in stock nnd
also the largest assortment. Local dealers
feel confident that they are to nave < in
enormous fall trade and nro making their
calculations with that Idea In mind. They
nro depending upon the exposition to Lrlr.g
the customers hero and i.pon their well se
lected Blocks to land the orders
Mont l'roMieroun Scnwon.
The boot and shoo sltun-loi Is nraotlcally
unchanged. Jobbers In those lines , us well ,
as the Jobbers In other departments. talK
of the very satisfactory condition or buM-
ness In general and their affairs in par
ticular. The volume of business Is steaclll >
Improving as the season advances , and it
has already assumed surprising proper
tions. All things considered jobbers say it
has been ono of the most prosperous sea
sons they have ever experienced.
There Is not much doing at present in
the rubber trade. As was reported a week
ngo the market Is In too demoralized a
condition to admit of much business.
Thcro is however , a good demand for i ub-
ber goods , and It Is only n question of tlmo
when goods will bo moving Into the coun
try at a rapid rate. The only thing that
Jobbers are worrying about Is the price
their goods will command. Many say thej
do not euro to sell goods ut present prices
and prefer to hold their goods over and pra >
for a season favorable to the rubber trade
when such a thing us a shortage is a possl-
Luniber merchants also have very little
news to give out. They are moro con
vinced now than ever that Nebraska mer
chants nro well supplied , and that It will
take some tlmo to exhaust their stock.
This Is berne out by the fact that although
the market Is very firm and even advanc
ing. still local business Is not Improving
at a very rapid rate. Trade , however , is
and has been In most cases up to the ex
pectations of dealers. Ono prominent Job
ber said last month was ono of the heaUest
months of the year , which is saying u good
deal , as August Is apt to bo ono of the
lightest months of the year. Local dealers
nFo of the opinion that the low price i of
wheat Is having a bad effect upon their
trade , as every ono who can possibly do
FO Is leaving their grain In the stack. As
long ns they do that they will build neither
houses nor barns.
Krult nml I'roilurr.
Commission men report n nlco trade In
n retail way nnd also a good shipping de
mand. The largo number of strangers In
Ihe city is materially Increasing loca J con
sumption and makes trade with "oteis ,
rpHtaiirnnta and boarding houses quite an
important factor. The demand for natl\o
grapes Is especially active and at present
they are being quoted at 14O15C. Cali
fornia iaches i nro as popi'lur ' tas..ef\ \ '
. . Both Ore-
boxes being quoted nt $1.00fjUO.
Ken and California plums nro on the mar
ket nnd sell readily nt $1.25. In tropical
fruits lemons are of course In the best iie-
mnnd. Dealers even report f0"10/111'0"1. '
,
of the enormous
In lining orders on account
-.nsumptlon. . Cnllfornlas now bring $ b. j
di650. and fancy Messina , $ b.5007.00.
The egg market Is again on the upward
grade on account of light receipts and a
poo.1 demand. They are now Ilrm at I.e.
The receipts of poultry last week were also
light and ns n result some advances o
kt- : 'SllISOWu"anSon. ' ! the well known
apple packer of Qulncy , 111. , was among
the recent visitors nt the exposition , lie
made use of the opportunity to call enl
l < , il commission men. and among other
things said ho would not pack " "
apples as usual this year , ns ho could not
1111,1 enough of the right kind. Mr. V ill llnin-
Bi.ii IK considered nn authority on apples.
E. W. Cruse of Leavcnworth. Kan. , who
Is ono of the most prominent "ray berry
shippers to this market , was In the city
recently taking In the exposition and ci 11-
Ing on hU friends among the commission
' "
"willlam Oralmtn of Sidney , O. . cash
ier of the Citizen's bank of that city , and
also ono of the directors of the n""ke
Mutual Casualty romjiany of Dos MolnoB > ,
has been the guest of E. 11. "ranch. Mr .
Ornhnin expressed great surprise nt the
beauty of the exposition.
S . I.uiiU .Mnrket.
ST. LOUIS , Sept. 3.-l'-LOUH-Weak ; pnt-
fiits. $3.4W3.65 ; straights , $3.00g3.15 ; clear.
$ J.7M2.90 ; ; low to medium grades , $2. < XU >
2 50
WHEAT-Futures closed lo lower for
September , 5c ) lower for December and
S-ie lower for May compared with yes
terday s finals ; spot , nominally lower ; NO.
2 red. cash , elevator. C7o bid ; track. 67c ;
September , 64 5-Sc ; December. 6J 3-Sc mil ;
May. 64 ic asked : No. 2 hard , cash , 63c.
COUN-Futures were fractionally lower. ;
spot , dull. No. 3 canli , S04o asked ; Septem
ber , 2S * c bid ; December , 23 7-So bid ; Ma y.
y.no
84EED-Klaxsecd , slcady nt S4tjo ; prime
timothy need , Ilrm nnd unchanged.
OATS-Kutures were weak and fraction-
nlly lower : spot , nominal ; No. S cajU. -li 1 '
bia , truck , 2Vbc ; September , 20kJj20 5-Sc ;
7'Sc blJ ; No <
offered.
T0
. .r' ' nicked , PHst track , 48c.
$ IOOS BO 8 llmotll > > . 10.W3S.W ; prairie ,
creamery ,
r-.r.ri'lTA 11 ' nt llcIoss ° ff-
WIUSKY-Htently. $1.26.
COTTONTinS-72 7Jc.
BAOOINa-fi 7-S073-c.
MLTALS-Load , lower nt J3.S7iit(3.W ( ;
spelter , lower nt $4 C2'A.
. IJ OVI819NS-Lowcr ; standard mess ,
jobbing , J3.uO.Lnrd. lower ; prime steam ,
choice. $4.90. Dry salt meats , boxed
Vc'XoT/6' ' ? ' ' ° -00 : extra short clear nnd ribs ,
W.62H : shorls. $3.8714. Bacon , boxed shoul
ders , , J5-W'IJG.e2i4 ' : extra Bhort clear and
ribs J6.12H ; shorts , $6.37'4.
RKChlPTS-Flour , 7.00U bbls. : wheat , 90.-
OW bu. : corn , 46,000 bu. ; oats , 30.000 bu.
SHIP.MENTS-Flour. 6,000 bbls. : wheat ,
22,009 bu. ; corn , 109.000 bu. ; oats , 12,000 bu.
OMAHA UK.Vim.VL MARKETS.
Condition of Trnile nml Quotation * on
Mtniile mill I'nncy 1'roducc.
EGGS Oood Block , 12c.
BUTTER-Common to fair , 10G12c ; sep
arator , isc ; gathered creamery , 15916C.
LIVE POULTRY-Hens. 6C6',4c ; old roost-
spring chickens He ducks Sc
" " " " " " " , ; " , " " ;
& <
e.jer dor. , $1.00.
VEAL-ChoIce , Sfl9c.
VEGETABLES.
dor. _ bunches , SS'SSoC.
ONIONS New southern , per bu. , 40f50e.
Hand-picked navy , per bu. , $1.25.
BOe. TOMATOES-I'er four-basket crate , 259
CL'CUMUEHS Home grown per doz. , 10 ®
TROPICAL FRUITS.
ORANGES Seedlings. $2.75 ; Valcn-
' b ° X J3'00 Mcdltcrrancan
$ ' 'a-V--Vor , < ' ; sweets ,
LI-JMONS-Cnllfornla
- - , $6.0030.23 ; fancy
Messina. $ i50fj7.00 ;
BANANAS-Cholce , large stock , per
$2.0032.23 ; medium sized bunches ,
FRUITS.
APPLES-Per bbl. . $2.50J2.73. ?
WATERMELONS-Crated , 14J15c { ; loose ,
CANTALOUPE-Home grown , per crale.
PJ3ACHES-Callfornla. 20-lb case. $1.10.
PKAR8 Unrllett , $2.23 < i2.40. |
GRAPES Native , per basket. 15c.
MISCELLANEOUS.
NUTS Almonds , per lb. , largo size , 12 ®
13c ; sma I , lie ; Brarlls , per lb. . 9fclOc ; En
glish walnuts , per lb. , fancy soft shell. 11 ®
12c ; standards. 8 j9c : filberts , per lb. . lOc ;
pecans , nollshed. medium. 6&7c : extra
large. 89c ; largo hickory nuts , $1.00 1.10
per bu. ; small , tl.lBSl.25 per bu. ; cocoanuls ,
per 100 , $4 ; peanuls , raw , 6 < 86' , < ! c ; roasted , 7c.
MAPLE SYRUP-Flve-gat. can. each ,
$2.j ( ; gal. cans , pure , per doz. , $12 ; half-gal ,
cans. $5.25 ; quart cans , $3.t .
HONEY-Cholce white , 14ftl5c.
DATES Hallowee , CO to 70-lb. boxen , G'4c ;
Salr , 5c ; Fard , 9-Ib. boxes , 3c.
FIGS Imported , f.iney 3-crown. 14-lb.
boxes , lOo ; 5-crown. 44-lb. boxes , 13c ; 2-lb.
boxes. 22Q23o per box ; California , 10-lb.
box , $1.
CIDER-Per half bbl. , $3.231)3.50. )
HIDES , TALLOW , ETC.
HIDES No. 1 green hides. 7c : No. 2
green hides , Cc ; No. 1 salted hides , Sic ; No.
2 salted hides , 7-c ; No. 1 veal calf , S to 12
Ibs. , 9c ; No. 2 veal calf , 12 to 15 Ibs. . 7c.
TALLOW , OREASE , ETC.-Tallow. No.
1 , 3e ; tallow , No. 2. 2V-c ; rough tallow , IHc ;
white grease. 2Htf2- ; yellow and brown
grease. l > i i2Uc.
SHEEP PELTS-Grecn raited , each , 15 ®
TEc ; green salted shearings ishort woolcd
early skins ) , each , IBc ; dry shearings ( short
woolcd early skins ) . No. 1 , each , 6c ; dry
flint , Kansas and Nebraska butcher wool
pelts , per lb. , actual weight , 4oc ; dry flint ,
Kansas ) and Nebraska murrain wool pelts ,
per lb. , nctual weight , 3g4c ; dry flint , Colorado
rado butcher wool pells , per lb. , nctual
weight , 405c ; dry flint , Colorado murrain
wool pells , per lb. . actual weight , 3g4c.
XKW YORKJK.VKHAI , MARKET.
( Imitation * for tin * Day on General
Co nun o < l It leu.
NtfW YORK , Scpl. 3.-BUTTER-Steady ;
> stcrn creamery , lIViQISVfec ; Elglns ,
factory , HV4@14u
EGGS ateady ; western ,
WOOL Dull.
CHEESE-Dull ; largo white. 7Uc ; small
white , 7 i8c ; largo colored , 73-88'7V4c ;
small colored , 7if c.
COTTONSEED OIL Dull ; yellow , 20S23c.
HICK Btaidy.
MOLASSES-Steady.
JtETALS The week closed on a tolerably
firm market In metals , with prices. If any
thing , showing nn Improvement. The Ilrm
tlxlng the prices for miners and smelters
quotes lead nt the close of today's market
at $3.90.
All other markets closed.
ICnnxiin City ( irnlii mill Provisions.
,1KANSAS CITY , Sept. 3.-WHEAT-
Lower : No. 1 hard. COB61e ; No. 2 , SS'vfteic ;
No. 3 , 565759c ; No. 2 red , 67c ; No. 8 , 6&g64c ;
No. 2 spring , 56 57c ; No. 3 , 5l@56c.
COUN-FIrm ; No. 2 mixed , 27 c ; No.
white , 2S@2Si c ; No. 3. 263Jtf27c.
OATS About steady ; No. 2 white , 22U ®
23c.
23c.RYE
RYE Easier ; No. 2 , 39c.
HAY About steady ; cholco timothy , $6.50 ;
cholco prairie , $5.255j5.50.
BUTTER Firm ; separator ,
dairy , 15e.
EGGS-FIrm ; fresh , lUJc.
RECEIPTS-Wheat , 211,200 bu. ; corn , 7.SOO
bu. : oals. 7.000 bu.
SHII'MENTS-Whcat. 119,400 bu. ; corn ,
32,501) bu. ; oats , I.OOQ bu.
Cliicliinntl Mnrket.
CINCINNATI. Sept. 3. FLOUR Dull :
fancy. $3.10ff3.60 ; family. $2.7utT2.SO.
WHEAT Inactive ; No. 2 red , 6.1Q66C.
CORN Dull nnd easy ; No. 2 mixed , 30&C.
OATS Active ; No. 2 mixed , 22c.
RYE-Steady : No. 2. 47e.
PROVISIONS Lard , quiet and easy at
$ ! .73ft4.SO. Hulk meats , lower nt $3.80.
Bacon , fair nnd steady nt $ fl.301f6.35.
WHISKY Firm at $1.23.
11UTTI3R Sternly and In good demand.
SUGAR Fair demand and steady ; yellow
refined. JI.G3 4.S5.
EGGS Firm at 12c.
CHEESE Unchanged ; good to prime flat ,
Baltimore Market.
BALTIMORE. . Sent. .1. FLOUR-Dtlll
nnd easy ; receipts , 3,580 bbls. ; exports , 6,9
bbls.
bbls.WHEAT
WHEAT Weak ; spot. CO 7-Sfi67c ; month ,
6WifCTc ; October , 66 3-Si6C 5-Sc ; steamer ,
No. 2 red , 63663 1-Se ; receipts , 53.663 bu. ; ex-
ports , none ; southern wheat by sample ,
C01i6Sc ; southern on grade , 62Wffl7iie.
CORN Easier ; spot and month , 34fi34Uc ;
October , 34 3-8fi34Hc ; steamer mixed. 33y >
SS ic ; receipts. 99,417 bu. : exports , 117.667 bu. ;
soulhern white corn , 3l&35 , ic ; southern
yellow , „ .
OATS-Dull ; No. 2 while , 26"ifl27c " ; No. 2
mixed , 2tW2l > 4c ; recelpls , 27,055 bu. ; cx-
poris , none.
BUTTER Sleady and unchanged.
(5mlii ItecelptK nt 1'rliiuliml MnrkPtn
MINNEAPOLIS. Minn. , Sept. 3. Receipts
today : Wheat , 3o8 cars.
CHICAGO , 111. , Sept. 3. Receipts today
Wheat , 297 cars ; corn , 593 cars ; oats , 471
Ca8T. LOUIS , Mo. , Sept. 3. Receipts today
Wheat , 118 cars.
KANSAS CITY. Mo. . Sept. 3.-RecelptS
Wheat , 332 cars.
California Dried FrullH.
NEW YORK. Sept. 3.-CALIFORNIA
DRIED FRUITS Apples dull ; other fruits
steady ; evaporated apples , common , 6fcSc
prime wlro tray , 9c ; choice , 9hc ; fancy , 9X ;
' Prunes , 4USe. Apricots , royal , 11 ®
13c : 'Moor park. 13fil6c. Peaches , unpeeled
- - '
12S16C.
MIMrniikeo ( iralii Mnrket.
MILWAUKEE. Sept. 3.-WHEAT-Lower
No. 1 northern. 63c ; No. 2 northern , 61',4c
December , 605-Se.
RYE-Steady ; No. 1. 43 4c.
BARLEY Steady ; No. 2 , 43CJ sample , 3
ff43c.
CORN-Hlgher nt 30O31i4c.
Mliinraixtllii AVheut Market.
May
cm. 691ic ; No. 2 northern , 56c.
FLOUR-Steady.
BRAN-Dull nnd unchanged.
_ _
I'eoi-lu Market * .
PEORIA. Sept. 3. CORN Quiet , easier
OATS Quiet , steady ; No. 2 white. 23c.
WHISKY Firm , on Iho basis of $1.23 fo
finished goods.
Liverpool Grain Market.
LIVERPOOL , Pept. 3.-WHBAT-Steady
UGC-Sd lower : September , 5s G 1-Sd ; De
ceniber. IW 2Vid.
CORN Quiet and G-Ml 4d lower : Septem
Iver 3s 1 3-Sd ; Oclober , 3s 2' , d ; December
3s 35-Sd.
Snn I'rnnel eo When ! Mnrket.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 3.-WHEAT
Finn : December. $1.13B-S.
BARLEY Inactive ; December. $1.15i-
Duluth AVIirnt Mnrket.
fJILUTH. Sepl. 3 , WHEAT No. 1 norlh
ernfVnsh , 61\c hid : Senlember. 01-5 < - bid
DfiUBnber , Cl 3-Sc bid ; May , 6U4o bid.
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL
All Elements of Trading Help to Give Wheat
a Downward Tendency ,
MARKET GENERALLY HEAVY AT CLOSE
Pork In Oft T TciitTtvo nml it Unit
Cent * , I.aril mid Itllis t 1--
Criitu Ap
n Holiday.
CHICAGO , Sept. 3. Enormous receipts of
wheat In the northwest today lowered
prices. Expectation ot a heavy nccumuln-
llon Tuesday was also a leading faclor.
Se-ptcmber left off 7-So down nnd December
lost 5-Sc. Corn declined 1-Sc. Oats wns 1-Sc
lower. Pork is off 22'sc and lard and ribs
7Hc each.
Nearly everything was against the price
ol wheat. The heat was so Intense nnd it
seriously curtailed trade. In addition Liv
erpool cables were weak nnd recelpls In
the | northwest continued to Incrense at a
rapid rate. Longs got disgusted nnd sold
freely of wheat that coat more m ney than
_
was procurable at any tlmo today. The
fact ! that the New York produce exchange
was closed prevenled the execution of any
wHi
shipping business and as all exchanges will
bo < cloned hero Monday the Iraders feared
they might have to face very heavy re-
eidpls bolh hero and In the northwest
Tuesday morning. Minneapolis and Duluth
markets were very weak nnd helped lo
rcalo the heaviness prevailing here. Some
vheat wns said to have been bought at
Ilnneapolls by a Chicago house nnd sold
lere at a profit for September delivery.
'hlenKO rei eipts were I'M cars , ot which
lily eight were up to contract grade. 'Ihe
lumber of cars received ut Minneapolis
nd Duluth was bOl , compared with 4SO a
ear ago. The market continued to droop
during the luat half hour of the session.
. .ongs showed Increased discouragement
ind liquidated freely and short selling be-
amo moro aggressive. September opened
inchanged at 6.1 1-Sc , dropped to U2e , then
IrmeU up to 62',4c , sellers , ut the close. De-
ember stnrled unchanged lo 1-Sc lower at
t l-SJi61',4C , declined to 604c and recovered
o 60 5-5H60-c , the closing figures.
The corn situation was not deprived of
my of its previous bullish features , but
ho market after a short spell of compnra-
ive strength became weak. The decline
n whcut was the most striking of the va
rious reasons lo which Ihe latter heaviness
n corn was ascribed. December began tin-
hangeU to 1-Sc higher lit 30VJ30 ( 5-be , de-
llned to 30Uc and closed at 30 3-Sc , sellers.
The declines In other grains made the
endency In oats a downhill one. May
opened unchanged to 1-Sc lower ut 21 7-S'tf
° 2c and sold off to 21 7-Sc , the closing price.
Confirmation ot ten cases of yellow fever
n one town In Mississippi caused depres-
ilon in provisions. There was considerable
Iquldatlon of slop loss orders. Packers
sold lard fively and olllslders let go of pork
nnd ribs. December pork starled 5c lower
at $ S.7I'i , dropped to $3.50 , then firmed up
o $ s 65 , the closing figure. October lard
opened unchanged to $5.02 i , weakened to
4.9214114.93 and closed at $4.i > 5 , buyers. Oc-
ober ribs began unchanged to $5.30 nnd
sold off to $3.22 , buyers , the resting price.
Holiday Monday.
The leading futures ranged ns follows :
Articles. Open lllclt. Low. Clone. Yes'it'y
6.i > f 83H r,2
( IUt | -OH H
30K 30H V.
30H SOU HOH SUV ,
32k H 32H
inn 10)t ) 10H IDHttH
1BV , tim ISh
Vlh Ulh
8 OS < 86s H36 842H 870
6 U7H fS < 17K 8 40 H.IT > 8 7aw
B 7'JH 8 72M 8 50 865
4 n : 'fiuo '
6021 , 603k 4 05 405
6U5 6 05 601) ) eio
530 6.10 625 6S2K
6 30 630 6VJ4 B-J2K ft SO
No. : .
Cash quotations were ns follows :
FLOUR Dull ; special spring brandsl
$4.60 ; hard wheat patents , $3.70ii3.M ; soft
patenls , $3.603.70 ; slralghts , $3.1003.20
bakers' , $2.25f(2.60.
WHEAT No. 2 spring , 62c ; No. 3 spring
tfT63c ; No. 2 red , 63c.
CORN No. 2 , OO ic.
OATS No. 2 , 20i < .c ; No. 2 white , 24Q25c
No. 3 white , 22Ji23c.
UYE-No. 2. 43c.
BARLEY-NO. 2 , 323120.
SEEDS No. 1 Haxsced. S6 ! c ; northwest
ern. S9c. Prlmo timothy seed , $2.60.
P-ROVISIONS-Mess pork , per bbl. , $ S.U
. ,8.50. Lard , pur 100 Ibs. , $1.93 5.02 % . Shor
ribs sides ( loose ) , $3.15fi5.IO. Dry salted
shoulders ( boxed ) , $4.501(4.75. Short clear
sides ( boxed ) . $5.505.75.
SUGARS Cut loaf , $6.02 ; granulated
$5.53.
Following am the receipts and shlpmenls
for today :
Articles. I Receipts. ) Shlpm'ts ,
I _ I _
Flour , bbls. 11,600
Wheat , bu. 139,700 390.30C
Corn , bu. . . 447.400 SnOX ) (
Oats , bu. . . . 514,300 33S.COC
Rye , bu 13,500 27.SOI
Hurley , bu. 6S.600 10.70C
On the Produce exchange today the but
ter market was steady ; creameries , 130
ISr : dairies , 12'ul5e. Exist , fresh , 12'.i ; .
Llvo poultry , dull ; spring chickens , 84c ! ;
hens , 7c ; ducks , 7c ; turkeys , 6ii8c.
Cut tun Market.
NEW YORK , Sept. 3.COTTONDi
lation was very slack In the forenoo
the close quiet at a nut loss of 3fe5" how
Spot cotton closed quiet and stead } , i-nn
prices l-16o lower on the basis of 6 i . "
middling uplands and Go for middllng'i " 'd '
Total sales , S39 bales , including 73S bale's * "
spinners and 101 bales for export , dliect ,
shipment ; port receipts was estimated for
the day at 6,000 bales , against 4,136 lust
week and 10.2SS last year ; port receipts es
timated for the week at SO.OuO bales , against
32,250 last week and 93.S47 last year. At
Memphis 31 bales against 13 last year , and
at Houston 4,501 bales , against e.976 last
year.
LIVERPOOL , Sept. 3.-COTTON Spot ,
retail demand ; prices ] -32d lower ; Amer
ican middling , fair , 3 23-32d ; good middling ,
3 15-32d ; middling , 3 5-lGd ; low middling ,
3 5-32d ; good ordinary , 3d ; ordinary , 2 13-lUii.
The sales of the day were 5,000 bales , of
which 300 were for speculation and export
and Included 4,500 bales American ; receipts.
1,500 bales , all American. Futures opened
qulot. with a moderate demand and closed
barely steady ; American , L. M. C. , Septem
ber , 3 11-61 fc'J 12-G4d bid ; September and Oc
tober , 3 9-64d bid : October and November ,
3 7-64S > 3 8-G4d , sellers : November and De-
camber , 3 6-64S3 7-64d bid : December and
January , 3 6-64fi3 7-G4d bid ; January and
February , 3 6-64y3 8-64d , buyers ; February
and March , 3 7-644(3 ( 8-Gld , sellers ; March
and April. 3 S-64d bid ; April and May ,
3 9-64d , sellers ; Muy and June , 3 9-iMfr
3 10-Gld , buyers ; Juno and July , 3 10-64ir
3 ll-C4d , sellers.
NEW ORLEANS. Sept. S.-COTTON-Fu-
tures quiet ; September , $5.75 bid ; October ,
$5.16jC.17 ; November , $3.21 ; December , $5.24
4)5.25 ) ; January , $5.20fj6.30 ; February , $ o.33tp
5.36 ; March , $5.36fi5.37 ; April , $5.39' 5.40 ;
May , $5.42fi5.43. Spot quiet ; sales , 775 bales ;
ordinary , 3 15-16c ; good ordinary , 4 5-Sc ;
low middling. Re ; middling , 6 3-Sc ; good
middling : , 6 ll-16c ; middling fair , 0 1-Sc ; re
ceipts , 2iO bales ; stock , 57,500 bales.
Foreign Flnniielnl.
LONDON , Sept. 3. Money , Hi per cent ;
the rate of discount In the open market for
short bills , IH'Sl ' 5-S per cent ; three months'
bills , 11-16 per cent ; bar silver , 277-Sd per
ounce ; bar gold Is quoted at 77s 10V1 ;
American eagles , 70s 5Hd ; gold Is quoted
r.t Huenos Ayres today at liU.9U.
MADRID , Sept. J.-Spanlsh 4s closed to
day at 66.25 ; gold was quoted at C3.
PARIS , Sept. 3. Prices on the bourse
were weak under the Influomv of rumors
ot a split In the cabinet , added to the > e-
port of the Anglo-German agreement. In i
ternational securities , especially Spanish
4s , declined ; three per rent rentes , 103f ISe ;
for the account ; exchange on Londnn. ; ' 5f
26o for checks ; Spanish Is closrd ut 41.10.
1ICKL1N , Sept. 3. Business on the bourse
today was Irregular. Argentine securities
were harder. Spanish 4s were easier , bank
shares were steady and Industrials were In
good demand , owing to favoraute reports.
Northern Pacific advanced , as the balance
sheet was considered encouraging. Cana
dian Pacifies were maintained ; i-xi han e
on London , 20 marks , 42 pfgs for checks.
StuttMiirnt of Hunk of ( icrinnii- .
BERLIN , Sept. 3.-Tho weekly statement
of the Imperial Hank of Germany shows
the following i hanges as compared with
the previous account : Cash In hand , de
crease , 27.6GO.OTQ marks ; treasury note ? , de
crease , 100.000 marks ; other Hfcurltlrs , In
crease , 3S.420.000 marks ; notes In circulation ,
Increase , 43,3 'ACM > marks.
JlaiiU Stnti-iiifiit.
NEW YOUK. Sept. 3.-The following Is
the weekly bank statement : Loans , $ t > 72.-
173.900 ; Increnae , $ ! 2.1W. specie. $14s,373.30i ) ;
decrease , $7.502.W ) , legal tender , $54.710,200 ;
decrease , S723.0W , net deposits , $753ts.oi } ;
decrease , J7,5U , ) ; circulation. $14.015,100 ;
decrease , $74.500. The banks now hold $ H.-
< 91o3o In excess of the requirements of the
5 per cent rule.
Snn I'runiCD . tltilim ( tiiotntlonii ,
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 3.-The > oniclal
closing quotations for mmmK stocks today
were ns follows : -
[ l lohtr 7 Kentucky ron . "
! lell In ! IK Mexican 14
: k > ji On 13 Owldenlal Con IS
llulwer Oon 2 Ophlr 17
- Con 17 Oirrmnn 3
rhollnr 14 ] I'ototl 15
Confidence 11 ( HiiKe 10
Con. Oil * nnd Va. . 81
Cun Imperial IS : ? nrra Nevada. S6
Kxrhequi-r 12 I'nlon Con 14
Orand 1'rlze 14 t'Uli Con C
Hale and NOIXTOM . 7 ; , Yellow Jacket II
Justice II Standard 1W
SJlvcr bars. t&a-Se ; Mexican dollars. 46 ®
4GV4C. Drafts , sight , 15c ; telegraph , 17',4c.
Wool Market.
LONDON. Sept. 3. There were numerous
nqulrlrs In the wool market during the
week for merino fleece nnd Cape of Good
llopa and Natal greasers , but holders refused -
fused to part wltli their stock. The nrn
rlvnls to date for the fifth series to Sopn
: ember 30 aggregate 223,761 bales , Including
64. ( X4 forwarded direct. The Imports during
: h week were us follows : New South
Wales , 2.274 bales ; Melbourne , 793 bales ;
South Australia , 061 bales ; New Zealand ,
2.608 bales ; Falkland Islands , 2S2 bales , nnd
elsewhere , 531 bales.
Market.
NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 3-SfGAR-Open
ketlle , sleady at &iH 1-Sc ; centrifugal , sec
onds. 3'iiQ36-16e.
Molasses , easy ; centrifugal , 4Jllc.
NEW YORK , Sept. 3.-SUGAR-Strong ;
fair refining. 315-16c : ccnlrlfugal , 96 test ,
4 3-Sc ; molasses , 39-16r ; refined , strong.
All other markets closed.
Oil Market.
OIL CITY , Pa. , Sept. rt.-Credlt balances ,
$1.00 ; certificate sales , 2.000 bbls. cash oil
nt 99'4c ; shipments , S7S29 bbls.
O.VVI3 THIS .SPANIARDS TI1H SLIP.
Wild Hide of n Porto Illcnii Girl 111
< lu- Interior of Culm.
There is ono woman In ihla country who
rejoiced exceedingly at the triumph of our
arms ngalnst the Spaniards. This is the 1
beautiful Miss Valencia Monica , who Is now
living In San Autonlo , Tex. She Is an exile ,
from the Island of Porto Ulco , and now that
the American array Is rapidly taking posses
sion of tuo country , this beautiful young
woman is unable to express her Joy over the
prospect of returning to her home.
Miss Monica Is the heroine of a. most rc-
markablo escape from the hands of the
merciless Spaniards , relates the Philadelphia
Times. About a year ago she was In Cuba ,
and In company with a family of reconccu-
trades she attempted to make the Journey
across the country from the llttlo Interior
plantation of 1'alma to Santiago , in the hope
of finding Berne opportunity at the latter
place to escape to the United States.
An offlcer , with a spark of humanity In
. . ( bosom , touched by the miserable condi
tion of the unfortunales , furnished Ihem l
with n pass , nnd assured the young woman
that no soldiers would harm them. They
had au old cart , in which they had loaded I
a few articles of clothing and a scant supply
of provisions. Miss Monica rode nn old I
donkey , which had been given to her by one
of the faithful negroes on her father's Cuban i
,
plantation. They met several columns ot
soldiers , who did not molest them , and they '
were beginning to congralulale themselves
over their good fortune , when ono evening ,
just ns they were preparing to camp , a dozen
or moro Spanish guerrillas galloped up to
the cart and overlurned It. The young
woman showed her pass to the brute who
appeared to bo in command , nnd made
a piteous appeal to him to Icavo
them undisturbed. She might as
well have talked to the stones In the hills.
The man could not read , and , to add to the
terror ho had already excited. Miss Monica
discovered that the guerrillas were all very
drunk. They helped themselves to the provisions -
visions found In Iho cart. The leader of
the gang , after offering the young woman a
drink from his bottle , staggered against her
nnd made an attempt to take her face In
his hands. Now Ihoroughly alarmed , and
preferring dealh lo dishonor , itho llttro
Cuban quickly drew a sllletlo from her
bosom and sprang at the monster's Ihroal ,
barely grazing his bca-.d wllh Iho keen .
blade. His comrades laughed and hurrahed
and made nil kinds of sport of their leader.
The young woman's knowledge of the char
acter nnd spirit of 'the Cuban guerrilla led
her to believe that she had aroused a spark
of chivalry In the men , and she appealed
to them for prelection. They did force the
monster to let the "pretty lUllo llgress , "
ns Ihey called her , alone , nnd nfler some
momenls they went into camp , or , rather ,
stretched themselves out under the trees a
short distance away from the cart.
A very slight circumstance doubtless
saved the young woman from a fate worse
Ihan death , though it subjected her to ono
of Ihe most frightful ordeals ever endured
by mortal flesh.
One of the guerrillas came Into the camp
leading n very wild-looking black stallion ,
which he , in his drunken recklessness , de
clared was Ihe devil's own saddle horse. It
appeared that they had Just stolen the flno
nnlmal and that ho had thrown everyone
who had mounted him ,
. "Do you think you could rldo him , my
foi'ttlo tigress ? " said ono of the guerrillas ,
tion ' ' aching Miss Monica ana making an
Mus i-jt to become familiar. Her answer ,
Tq was , "I should like nothing better
luah to try , " seemed to tlcklo the desperate
characters Immensely. Miss Monica says
that she hardly knew why she made such
an answer. She realized that she had no
chance of escaping from the drunken set
and would willingly bave exchanged her
position for the back ot the wildest horse
in the world.
The next moment these fiends were hur
rahing nnd binding the terrified girl to the
llttlo less terrified horse. Before Miss Monica
realized what her tormentors were doing
ono of the wretches cut the rope that wa.j
about the horse's neck and flrod a pistol.
The frightened animal sprang Into the air
and struck the carlh a-runnlng. Plslol balls
rained about him , but , unharmed , ho seemed
to sail nbovo 'the earlh wllh Iho wind , and
was soon beyond the reach of the guerrillas.
But her good angel had not deserted her.
A company of Cuban soldiers , following the
guerrillas , were riding slowly over the open
plain lhat the wild 'horso with his burden
of beauty wns traversing. The Cubans
heard the horse coming and they halted ,
suspecting that one of their men was being
pursued. .
They could hardly believe their own eyes
when Ihcy found n young woman lashed lethe
the back of the wild horee , and when Miss
Monica had somewhat recovered nnd told
her friends how It had all occurred there
was no limit to the fury that prevailed In
tbo camp.
Miss Monica was escorted to the Cuban
camp , where she met her father. A few
days afterward the etaunch little filibuster.
Three Friends , landed on the coast with a
supply of arms and the young woman found
an opportuully lo reach Iho Florida coasi.
Slnco Ihen she has been making her homo
wllh relallves In San Anlonlo , Tex.
Winnie Diivln SonuMVlint Improved
NAHUAOANSET PIKU. R. I. . Sept , 3.
The condition of Miss Wlnnlo DaVls ,
daughler of Jefferson Davis , who has been
seriously HI here for some time , was BOIIIC-
what Improved today. Miss Davit * passed n
very uncomfortable nlghi.
T111 : rfn.M.TY M.UIICKT.
INSTRUMENTS placed on record Saturday ,
September 3 , 1S9S :
WnrrniiOllcrilx. .
L. R. Ferguson and husband to M.
A. Wheeler , lot 4. Nelson's add $ 1
Omaha Street Hallway company to J.
1. Redlck , lot b , block 206H , Omalm. . 7.000
I. W. Carpenter and wife to Carpen
ter Paper company , lot ' . ' 6 , Oak Hill
add 2
J A. Norton to M. M. Thomson , lot '
21. block Ifi. Shull's 2d mid 125
William Stewart to W K. Stewurt ,
i\'s lot 4 , block Q. Lone's add 2
Total amount of transfers . 30,75
AH i it i i nff nt APf it i 1 11 1
OMAHA IM SlOCk HARIvLl
Week Winds Up with a Light Kim of Cattle
and Plenty of
TENDENCY OF PRICES IS DOWNWARD
\ot HiioiinU Cnllle to Hntnlillxh n
Market nt Any Point HOK * I.imcr ,
but In ( iooil neiiinnd Miceii
Alinttt Statlonnry.
SOUTH OMAHA. Sept. t.
cattie. Hoes , tsiip-'o.
Lccelpts today 436 6,312 1,793
Olllclal Friday 2.013 6,263 4.724
,
Ulllclnl , Thursday 4,911 tii..n V.4 i
l Olllclal Wednesday . . . . 3,952 9.3S2 4.313
I I Olllclal Tuesday 2,093 7.S51 2.9JJ
Olllclal Monday 5,440 3,102 1,114
'Total i for week 20,110 3S,60I 22,490
Week ending Aug. 2S. . . 15,340 43.995 23,5'iS
Week ending Aug. 21. . . 13,912 42,960 21,653
Week ending Aug. H. . . 15.016 42,293 3l,5CVi
Week ending Aug. " . . . . 16,333 40'JSI 26,53
Average price paid to > - r.ugs tor tile t
several days with comparisons :
August 21. .
August 25. .
August L'6. .
August 27. .
August 2S. . 3 97 ! 2 SOI 4 261 5 31 C 02
August 29. . 3 70 * 2 841 4 221 D SSI G IS C 00
August 30. . 3 72 | .1 91) ) I 4 na \ 42i 6 11 f > 14
August 31. . 3 K3 , 3 99 2 SI 4 20 , S 43 | 5 12 , 6 us
Sept. 1 3 Gl | 3 9S | 2 77 ! | 5 53 | 5 2i i 4 S9
Sept. 2 3 691 4 07 2 SH 4 31 , fi 2-i 5 ill
oil. . 3. . . I 3 651 ! 4 UliM , 4 311 5 ill 5 01
Sept. 4 | I 4 Ol | 2 71 4 21 5 Cl 531 *
Indicate ? Sunday.
The olllclal number of cars of stock
brought In today by each road was :
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. H'r's.
C. . M. & St. P. Ry. . . . 2
Missouri Pacific Ry. . . . 0 . - > .
I'nlon ] Pacltlc System 14 0 4
F. , E. & M. V. R. R. . fl 23
i , S. C. Sr P. Ry I
' , C. . St. P. , M. & O. Ry . . 4
. H. l A : M. R. R. II. . . . 7 37
! C. , H. & Q. Ry 2
i K. C. & St. J 2 2 . . . .
C. , R. 1. & P. Ry. , e. . . . 3
Total receipts . . . . 13 P3 0 4
Thn disposition of the day's receipts wns
as follows , each buyer purchasing the num
ber of head Indicated :
Buyers. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
' Omnlui Packing Co 0 C31 20
O. H. Hammond Co 53 1,001
Swift and Company 24 1,227 G
Cudahy Parking Co 37 1,371
Armour , Chicago 2,053
J. L. Carey 24
Huston & Co 31
! Krebbs & Co 44
Hill & Huntzlnger 2
Livingston & Schaler . . . . 24
Planklnton , Milwaukee 73
Other buyers S2 2,150
Left over 60 230
Totals 379 6,616 2,170
CATTLE There were not enough cattle
nt any one of the large markets to estab
lish j quotations , and all that can be said
of the day's operations Is that the situation
Is nominally unchanged. The tendency of
' the cuttle market has been lower all the
I week , owing to the demoralized conditions
] i prevailing In other markets. The Chicago
j Drovers' Journal says that medium kinds
' of beef cattle are 20025e lower for the
| ( week , and grass westerns 40fi.Vc ) lower ,
I with business exceedingly dull. C5rass cows
' and heifers are quoted 15525c ! lower for the
I week J at Chicago. With such u marked
j i decline at Chicago It is not surprising that
values at this point should show a shrlnk-
age , though the loss has not been to such
' an extreme. The best kinds of corn fed
j steera j are about lOe lower for the week ,
I with medium and common kinds 10fr20c
lower. I Western grass beef steers are ' 15jp
i 25c lower than last week , some cattle sellIng -
| J Ing toward the close of the week 20c lower
j than t was paid for the same kind earlier In
the 1 week.
Cows and heifers have been In fair de
mand on most days of the week , but they
have j sold lower. The best helfcrlsh stuff
may j not have felt as much decline , but
the general run of fair to good grass cows
I are , 15020o lower. Canner have been In
j light j supply all the week and have not sold
| so i very much lower , owing to the good
demand.
| I Good heavy feeders , weighing 1,000 to
I 1,100 ] pounds , hnvo been In good demand all
| the l week , and the supply has hardly been
i up j to the requirements of buyers , but they
have sold lower under the Influence of the
j i drop , In fat cattle and to the dry weather
| scare. s The heaviest decline had been on
j J the 700 to 900 pound cattle , which are Wti
I 2f > c lower than the good tlmo hist week.
Yearlings of good quality have been scarce
and for that reason have not shown so
very much change In the matter of values.
The general tendency Is downward on
everything. Representative sales :
STEERS-JERSEY.
No. Av. Pr. No. Av. Pr. No. Av. Pr.
1. . 520 $3 50 3. . 703 $260
COWS.
1. . 930 250 2..1040 300 2..10S3 $3 40
3..1056 275 1..1140 313 1..1370 3 S3
3..10 6 2 SO 6. . 902 3 15
HEIFERS.
4. . 717 3 00 1. . 330 3 25 ? . . C33 3 40
L. SSO 325 2. . 790 330 L. ISO 375
HULLS.
2..1150 2 GO 3..1170 320 1..1030 323
1..1040 3 10
STAGS.
3. . 973 3 50
CALVES.
1. . 320 4 50 1. . 360 500 L. 210 550
STOCKERS AND FEEDERS.
1. . C30 300 4. . S70 400 10..S9G 410
1. . 800 3 23 23. . 03 4 00 II. . 043 4 10
3. . GOG 375
WESTERNS.
NEBRASKA.
No. Av. Pr. No. Av. Pr.
1 cow . SCO $1 50 14 feeders. . WJ $3 90
21 COWS . 937 2 23
WYOMING.
G cows . 940 250 2 steers. . , .1230 360
46 cows . 93d 330 62 feeders. . 913 403
2 feeders. . 943 3 50
MONTANA.
Thomas Rule.
22 cows . 91S 371 t feeders. . 1017 375
1 row . 940 373 23 feeders. . H'J3 410
HOGS Today's market opened 2H'S3c '
lower and was reasonably active so far as
the better grades of both heavy and light
hogs were concerned , but heavy packing
and rough hogs were slow. During the last
two or three days there has been a llttlo
reaction , light hogs not being In quite so
good demand and prime heavy being In
better demand , BO that they are both sellIng -
Ing In the same notch once more. The hogs
sold today at $3.60 (3.70. with n long string
at $3.65 , as against $3.65'fi3.75 ' yesterday.
Prlmo heavy and prime light loads both
sold at $3.67HT(3.70 ( this morning. Good
mixed loads brought $3.62 > / Q3.65 , but largely
$3.63. Heavy packing hogs sold mostly at
$3.CO'J3.621,4. ! On the early market most any
thing would bring } 3.Co , but It was hard
work to get any more. Toward the close
the market slowed up , as sellers seemed to
bo unwilling to part with the balance of
their holdings at the prices bid , that Is
$3.60O3.62Hs and buyers did not appear to
care enough for the hogs to rnise their
offers.
The hog rnnrket has had a good many
ups and downs this week , values not be
ing stnllonary any two days In succession.
As will bo noted from Ihe table of average -
ago prices , the market advanced about 2Vie
on Tuesday , which was the high day , but
on Wednesday It dropped buck almost lOc.
On Thursday It was a shade lower , the
average price paid for all the hogs on that
day being only $3.61. That proved to bo
the low day of the week , as values ad
vanced sharply on Friday , and though
a part of the advance was lost at the close
of the week , still the total luss for the
whole week was barely 5c. Representative
sales :
No. Av. Sh. Pr. No. Av. 8h. Pr.
Gl . 2G5 120 J3 CO 101 . 199 210 M W )
45 . SCO . . . 360 Cl . 227 t > 0 3 62'i
69 . 270 K" ) 3 C2'.i ' 67 . 271 2W 3 62 "A
65 . 223 . . . 3 62V4 70 . 270 40 3 K'M
61 . SSI 120 3 C24 68 . 2SI . . . 3 62' |
6 1 . 3KI SO 3 C2H CG . 29 SO 3 62H
fit . 205 120 3 62'4 79 . 231 40 3 62 > fc
67 . 273 160 3 C2'.i 69 . 2S1 40 3 62'/
kl . 270 200 3 2'i. ' 51 . 279 40 3 G2U
62 . 200 . . . 3 C2V4 59 . 303 120 3 62U
73 . 205 ICO 3 62 > ,5 69 . 252 40 3 C2H
66 . 230 SO 3 C2i CO . 21 > 3 SO 362V
33 . 210 . . . 3 G5 29 . 20S . . . 3 Oi
7D . 233 . . . 3 Ci 77 . 213 40 365
63 . 243 . . . 3 G3 73 . 253 SO 3 65
62 . 270 210 3 S7 . 1G3 120 363
63 . 211 40 365 12S . 232 230 365
7 . 23S 200 365 S3 . 234 160 363
V , . 270 240 36.1 & 0 . ISO 40 3 G5
S3 . 272 240 365 00 . 213 SO 3 63
78 . 270 40 363 63 . 279 . . . 3 K
C3 . 292 SO 363 69 . 2S7 . . . 3 G5
10 . 2S7' . . . 363 60 . 271 . . . 3 6. " ,
7S . 252 SO 3 GG 61 . 283 40 3 03
SS . 2S5 120 3 6C & 3 . 215 . . . 303
72 . 2.V1 SO 3 05 50 . Ml 160 3 G5
52 . 30T. SO 3 OS 61 . 290 40 3 65
63 . 296 SO 363 7U . 2 T > ] GO 3 GC
71 . 212 SO 3 r. , 13 . 220 iu 3 flu
7fi . 2JS IGO 3 Ci 69 . 272 120 365
72 . 310 120 3 fl6 ! . 222 120 363
nti . 210 . . . 365 71 . 240 SO 3
73 . 2li IGO 3M 62 . 334 . . . 3 GC
GO . liM 160 3 fifi M . 329 SO 3 05
48 . 213 SO 363 M. . .272 SO HOT
03 . 364 40 3 C5 tl . 2X % 120 3 OS
114 . 232 320 3 8T , 67 . .2'J ! 40 3 IK
00 . 261 40 3 G5 71 -'I3 120 3 ! )
69 . 251 240 367' ' . * G5 .210 120 3 G7'4
54 219 . . S 67 < | 69 . 260 1 0 li 07' ,
. 273 40 3 G7'i 71 . . .2CI 240 3 67'i
SI l J 40 3 67H 70 1SS 160 3 674
67 236 . . . 367' * 0. . . .250 SO 370
7S 2V9 SO 3 70 M 362 . . . 370
S8 335 . . . 370 41 403 . . . 370
WAUON LOTS-PIUS.
2 313 . . . 2 K 1 . . . . 270 . . . 2 23
1 SO . . . 2 60 IS 72 . . . 2 50
1 10) . . . 2 68 5 1S2 . . . 3 60
n 6 . . . 3 60 6 2 2 SO 3 )
2 * . . . 3 60 4 245 . . . 3 ( W
6 245 . . . 3 60 5 232 . . . 3 66
3 273 . . . 366 2 190 . . . 306
8 295 . . . 3 OR 6 215 . . . 305
S 126 . . . 366
SHEKP There hfls been a good , active
demand for both mutton and feeding sheep
and lambs all this week , and desirable
kinds have met with ready sale nt all
times. The tendency of the market , how
ever , hu been downward on killers. Mut
ton sheep and yearling * lire "OH-'Jo lower
for the week and lambs 40J5V. | ( Sheep
men are beginning to talk that the market
cannot go much lower on killers while the
demand continues so good for feeding
sheep , ns feeders will begin buying them.
That , however , remains to be seen. Choice
native muttons are selling largely nt $ I2M (
4 10 ; good grass westerns , $ HMi42o : fair to
good , $ l.U'Hi ' 1.10 ; good yearlings. $ l.2ij)4 ) f > 0 ,
good to choice lambs , $5.405)3.60 ) ; fair to
Kuod lambs at $50i > f3.23 ; feeder wethers ,
2-year-olds and over , $3.7.Vn4.00 ; feeder
yearllnus , $ IOW/4.23 , and feeder lambs at
$1.2501.73. Representative sales :
No. Av. Pr.
20 lambs 70 $520
CHICAUO 1.IVIJ STUCK .MAUKIVI' .
.Meaner Supply of Cuttle uiul Sii | > | ily
of lloK ( il-ellter Tlinii Deiiiiind.
CHICAGO. Sept. 3. - CATTLE - The
meager supply ot eattlo today met with a
slow and Indifferent demand nt prices lately
quoted : cholco steers , $3.20a5.G3 ; medium ,
! $ l.63gi.S3 ; beef steers , $ I.WJi4.60 ; Btockers
nd feeders , $3.1001.63 ; bulls , $ J.3i > ii 1.00 ;
ows and heifers , $3.6t > ii I 25 ; calves , $4.0iW
.25 ; western rangers , JH.OUji ! . ( ! ! ; fed wcst-
rn steers. $4.1ivjj.20 | ; Texans. $ .1.5Var ( > .w.
HOGS Packers did not support the hog
narket and the run proved too many for
ho demand. Semi > early sales of choice
ut heavy were made nt a big 5e advance
ind good to chuk-e light Bold strong to lOc
ilgher. Plain and heavy packing did not
niprove. to any considerable extent and
leavy hogs of very good quality that nr-
rlved late could not be sold within , ftp of
norning prices ; fnlr to choice , $ .1.9ji4.0fl | ;
> acking lots , M.7lMi.1.S7's ; butchers , $3.s3'if
. .02Vmixed. ; . $3.751(3.97 ( 1 ; light , $3.70iil.OO ;
ilgs , $2.93'n3.75.
yilEKP The supply of sheep was prin
cipally all consigned to the slaughter
louses. Only n few Hinall lots were on sale
nil trade was nearly nominal.
RHCHIPTS-CattlP , 200 head ; hogs , 13,000
lead ; sheep , 4WO head.
KnnniiN City l.lve Stork.
KANSAS CITY , Sept. 3.-CATTLE Re-
'elpts , 195 head ; prices steady ; receipts for
veok , 3 ,000 head ; supply of fat corn-fed
and good fat westerns short of demand ;
irlces steady ; common quality catlle sup-
) ly exceeds demaml and prices 10Sf20c.
owcr ; stock and feeding cattle vigorous
demand Insures active market ; Kill cars
ihlpped to counlry feed lols tills week ; naIves -
Ives and choice well bred western feederrt
vere steady and others 10j2Uo } lower ; choice
icuvy xleers , $3.3Uii5.60 ; medium , $1.50 5.23 ;
Ights , $1.40 5.35 ; stockers and feeders , $3.60
35.00 ; butcher cows and heifers , $2.805/3.00 ;
iiiU'her bulls , $ : ! .80i3.70 ; Texas steers , $2.10
( & 3.90 ; Texas butcher cows , $2.hOii3.70 ; na
ive and range canners , $2.20 < ! (2.SO. (
HOGS RecelpU , 3,370 head ; ucllvo nnd
strong prices ; receipts for week , 39,000
lead ; light supply satisfies limited demand ;
: oduy's prices 6c lower than week ago ;
leavle.-J , $3.7Ui3.b5 | ; mixed , $3.60jJ3.sO ! ; lights ,
$3.50S3.M >
SHEEP Receipts , 1.S30 head ; prices un
changed ; receipts for week , 19,000 head ; de-
nand for all grades of slaughtering nnd
deeding sheep continues to exceed supplies ;
: hls market , it Is s ald , could consume twlco
ho prebent receipts and sustain prices ;
ambs , $5.0005.75 ; native mutton ? , $ l.0i > } p
1.55 ; range muttons , $1.751(4.33 ; range fecd-
ng lambs , $4.25i)1.6o ; range feeding sheep ,
St. I.oil IN llMorU. .
ST. LOUIS . .
, Sept. 3.-CATTLE-RcceIptS ,
300 head ; shipments , SOO head ; market quiet
mil nominal for the lack of receipts ; faire
: o fnney native shipping and export steers ,
! 4.70j5.GO ; bulk of sales , $3.1005.35 ; dressci :
beef uiul butcher steers , $4.0505.40 ; bulk of
sales. $1.7005.20 ; steers under 1.000 IbH. ,
$4.0505.20 ; b'.lk of sales , $4.5001.75 ; stack
ers and feeders , $2.605(1.75 ( ; bulk of sales ,
$4.6005.20 ; cows and heifers , $2.0005.00 ; bulk
of cows , $2.2303.50 ; Texas and Indian steers ,
$3.0004.15 ; cows and heifers , $2.0004.00.
HOGS Receipts , 2,000 head ; shipments.
1,400 head ; market strong to a shade higher
and active ; yorkers , $ 'l.S303.fl5 ; packers
$3.5003.90 ; butchers , $3.9001.00.
SHEEP Receipts. 3uO head ; shipments
300 head ; market dull and steady ; native
muttons , $3.M01.15 : lambs , $4.2505.60 : stockers -
ers , $3,2503.10 * ; culls and bucks , $2.5003.53
\eiv York Mve Slock.
NEW YORK , Sept. 3. BEEVES Re
ceipts , 622 head , all for slaughterers ; feel
ing steady ; exports , 774 head caltlo nml
AS17 quarters beeves ; calves , 742 head ; dull
medium veals , $7.25 ; no grassers or butter
milks.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Recelpts , 2,065
head ; sheep dull and weak ; good lambs
steady and choice stock firm : other grades
dull and easier ; sheep , $3.5004.00 ; lambs
$ l.50fiG.23.
HOUS-Recelpts , 1S51 head ; nominal ! }
lower ut $1.1504.43.
SI. .loepli l.lvi : SloeU.
ST. JOSEPH , Sept. 3. ( SpecIal.-CAT- )
TLE Receipts , 400 head , half Texans : mar
ket steady ; native steers. $1.0004.50 ; Texas
$3.0303.45 ; cows and heifers. $2.0004.20
stackers and feeders , $3.2304.60.
HOGS Receipts , 3,900 head : opening
steady ; closed strong ; top , $3.85 ; bulk
$3.72'.i1(3.SO. (
SHEEP Receipts , 1,700 head ; steady.
Cliielnniitl I.lviSlock. .
CINCINNATI , Sept. 3. HOGS-Stcady , Sc
higher at $3.1005.00.
SHEEP Steady at $2.2325.00 ; lambs
steady at $3.5003.75.
CATTLE Steady at $2.7505.00.
Stoek In hluht.
Record of receipts of llvo stock nt the
four principal markets for September 3 :
n . Cattle. Hogs. Shcnp
Omaha 430 6.312 1,79 l
Chicago 200 13,000 4A" (
Kansas City 395 3,370 1 S3C
St. Louis 300 2,000 , 30
Totals 1.131 2I.CS2 7,91
LOVKI ) 1IY HIS MK.V.
Story of nn Unnamed Army Odlccr
Wlio FnuKlit tit SiinlliiKO.
"The lasting affection that common sol
diers so often conceive for n certain olllccr
may generally be traced to a single inci
dent , " said a War department clerk who put
In a ten-year slrctch In the regular army
of the United States , to a Washington Star
man. "This Ihougbt came to mo yesterday
afternoon when I read In The Slar of Ihe
eradual recovery of a field ofllcer who was
badly wounded in Iho llghllng before the
heights of Santiago. I nhall not mention
his name , for reasons that will bo obvious
when I tell you a story of him. I'll wager
that there's not n buck Boldler allvo today
thnt ever served under this ofllcer who's
not eagerly reading the dispatches every day
to find out how he Is getting on with his
wound , for ho surely Is loved and honorc
by the cnllsled men of the regular army
And the love and honor they bear him Is
all traceable to n single incident of note
aside , of course , from the squareness , manll
ness nnd Iho tender-hearledness he always
exhibited toward his men. I'll tell you the
Incident.
"I was n buck private in an infantry
company stnlloncd In n ihree-compnny out
flt 'way down In Arizona , at which this oin
cer was the first lieutenant. HO wns a fin
Eoldler , wllh n heart In him to match hi
giant frame , and I'm forced to confess tha
ho hnd often to almost lln for some of u
fellows in his outfit to keep us out o
trouble with the 'old man. ' The 'old man
otherwise the commanding olllccr of th
post , was a major and a man of very vlo
lent , unreasonable and eccentric tempera
mcnt. His Eanllay was frequently In ques
tlon during tbo latler years of his service
and ho was finally compuUorlf/ retired
The commanding ofllcer was a disciplina
rian and a martinet of the first water , and
ho surely did gruel UB almost unbearably.
Our first lieutenant ttood between UB and
the 'old man' aa n sort of bumper , and ho
finally gained ttio cordial Ill-will ot the i
commanding olllcer on account of the '
humane and generous way he had of treat
ing us. He was In command of our com
pany , the captain being '
on special' serv '
ice attached to a foreign court , and he cer
tainly got UB Into a high state of efficiency ,
without using any bulldozing ladles what
soever , but through the exercise of
squareness and gentleness. Hut ho
sained the. Ill-will of the comrnand-
Ing officer , and the 'old man' made life pretty
' uncotiiforlnble for him. He persecuted htm
, In all sorts of petty \\ny > . \\Kli the Idea ot
orclng him to ask for a transfer , and from
Isllklng the first lieutenant the coinuinud-
tig olllcer grew < o dlsllko the first llrutcn-
nt'a company ourselves , that Is and tie
iut It onto us In nuy number of nu n old
n y . He'd refuse to give us permlMlon to
affl the limits uf the poet sometimes for j '
veeks together against all regulation ? , of /
oiirse and ho never failed to avail hlmjelt
f ( in opportunity to show his preference fop
he other two companies In the post over our
ulilt. I think wo grow to be pretty
nutlurus In spirit under this galling treat
ment , but no man In the company thought
f desertlus. on account of UIP first lleu-
ennnt. Wo didn't want to glvo him any
ausc to feel ashamed of tin1 oiitllt.
"Ono afternoon , when the temperature ot
ho post was about 110 degrees In the sluulo
'f ' the quarters and about 12i > degrees out
n the samly parndo ground , the comma'ml-
ng olllcer sent far the first lieutenant and
irdercd htm to take us out and drill us 114
klrmlsu formation , in lieavy marching
rdcr.
" 'Sir , ' said the first lieutenant to Urn
ommatidlng olllcer when ho received ( lilt *
rdur , 'you know the temperature of thn
nrmlo ground ? ' ( Tim commanding officer' !
rderly toM us about the conversation. )
" 'As well an you do , ' replied the com-
namllng officer. 'You arc to Immediately
get your company Into heavy marching
rdcr and drill them on the parade grouud ,
as I direct. I shall bo on hand. '
"Tho first lieutenant saluted and left tha
office. Wo could sco that the thing stuck
n our company cotnmandcr'a throat when
10 appeared at the quarters with the order.
i\'o lay on our bimks panting for breath ,
nit at his word wo hopped Into our heavy
gear regular field order , blanket , haver
sack , etc. , the paraphernalia scorning ta
weigh a ton on each ot us and asscnibfed
n front of < ho quartern. There was a bit
at a fiery light In the first lieutenant's eye
vhcu he appeared , himself In heavy march-
ng order , to lead us out to the parade
ground. Ho took us out , got us Into ex-
ended formation , and began on us. Wo
knew the drill by heart and could beat any
other onlit ! In the regiment at It yet wo
didn't Hhlrk it on this occasion , for the
first lieutenant's sake , but hopped through ' '
t as If wo were at Kort Asslnlbolnc In zero
weather , Instead ot broiling and blistering
on the sand under a terrific scml-troplcal
sun. After a while < ho commanding officer
strode out of his quarters to the parndo
ground , where ho got under the shelter of
scrub tree and watched our movement n
with n somewhat sardonic look upon
ils countenance. Then the post
surgeon saw us from his quarters window ,
and came out to the parade ground on a
ope. Post surgeons have authority In the
natter of temperatures at which soldiers
shall drill or work , and he flatly told the
commanding officer that It was an outrage
'or him to have us drilled when wo stood
n momentary danger of being sunstruck ,
.ho whole lot of us. Ho practically de
manded the commanding officer to havo.ua
sent in , under penalty of having the matter
called to the attention of the War depart
ment , and he was practically told to go to
the ti t devil for his pains. The post surgeon
went to his quarters turning. Then half n
dozen ot our fellows keeled over from the
heat , and had to bo carried off. Still the
commanding ofllcer didn't let up on us. In
stead , ho rose from his seat under the treu
and walked over to our first lieutenant.
" 'Lieutenant , ' said he , drawllngly , 'drill
the men for a. while at the double time. '
Double time , you know , Is cantering.
"Tho lieutenant raised his head and looked
the commanding officer fair and square in
the face. Then ho walked over to him.
" 'Sir , ' eald he , disgust and rage and de
fiance choking his voice , 'so long as the army
of the United States is burdened and dis
graced by such blackguards , curs ami
cowards as you are , as you always have been ,
and as you always will be , Just BO long will
It bo an unfit service for a gentleman. '
"Then ho quickly drew off his dotjskln
gauntlets and threw them on the ground ,
and , pulling his sword from Its scabbard
ho raised it horizontally , bent and broke it
squarely In the middle with a snap , and
throw the two nieces at the commanding
officer's feet. The commanding officer was
yellow to the soul. Ho flushed , and In n
weak voice ordered the lieutenant to his
quarters In arrest. The lieutenant tele
graphed his resignation to the president
ten minutes later. His resignation was not
accepted. Instead , thcro was an Investiga
tion , and , the commanding olllccr having far
the worst of It according to regulations ,
the whole thine was hushed up. The lieu
tenant was transferred to another regi
ment. There wasn't ft man of us that
wouldn't have gone to h 1 and back for the
soldier and gentleman who took such a
desperate chance of losing his commission.
In taking a stand for our benefit , and you
can v.Ecr that the boys of the regiment
ho went to , and the men of the whole army ,
In fact , heard of the Incident through us.
And they stand for him to the finish down
to the present day for It. "
ill TlMlllPUNPC.
KNOXVILLE , Tonn. , Sept. 3. Consider
able damage Is reported today throughout
East Tennessee , along the headwaters of the
Tennessee , Holston , French. Broad rivers
frcm the unusually heavy rain of last night.
The Tenncmeo Is rising rapidly. The rail
roads arc heavy sufferers. The Southern
has five washouts between Knoxvllle and
Ltnolr City , and on the Harrlman branch ,
connecting with the Queen & Crescent , the
trains will bo delayed ten or fifteen hours
by washing away of trestles. The Queen &
Crescent trains arc not delayed. The largo
flouring mill of J. L. Hackney at Concord
was washed away. A cloudburst Is reported
to have occurred there. At the same place
the family of J. W. fiotlmrd wan rescued
from the roof of a house which was floating
away. Losses to lumber mills In this city
from loss of lumber are heavy. All trains are
delayed.
Trouble in l.ulior OrKiinlzntlon.
PITTSIIURO , Sept. 3. A bill in equity
was filed In the county courts today askIng -
Ing tlmfi 'President Simon Burns nncKother
officers and members of the Window Glass
Workers assembly No. 300 , Knights of Labor
be restrained from acting IIH the executive
board of the organlratlon. A preliminary In
junction was granted and a hearing fixed
for September 9. The nctlon Is the out
growth of the recent national convention
held 1n opposition of President Burns and
to prevent the treasurer from drawing any
of the funds of the organization from the
banks.
JAMES E- BOYD & GO , ,
Telephone 1030. Omaha , Nub
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l.oenllon * for Iiiilnwlrlex nt Clileiiii'i.
InduMrleH lo < ated on the line of Th" Belt
IRiilluuy ' 'o. of ( 'hleiigu are afforded un
equalled switching fai-llltles uiul the ucl-
M ntugH of connertIng with all Chicago rait-
roads. They have the benefit uf competl-
rlive rales and un abundant supplies of
rur for HhlpmenlH at all times. Partlex
contemplating tlu > establishment of Industries -
tries In the vleinHj of ( 'hlrugo nro Invited
to communl'ute with the tindvr lgned. who
will promptly furnish full Information In
regard to locution * , switching rates , car
Mipply , etc B Thoman. I' . & o Msr. .
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