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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 26, 1898)
G TIII3 OMAHA DAIIAT JiKJfl : MONDAY , SJffiPTJfiMJIJflll 130 , 181)8. PRlEOF ( STOCKS IRREGULAR Operator * Are Now Looking for an Eaiici Mono ; Market. INTEREST ON CALL LOANS ADVANCES Stonily , HcaUliy Movement In Her cnnMIe Market * Nnlril , lint Luck * menu-lit * of n Iloom nil NEW YOKK. Sept. 25. ( Special. ) Henrj Clews of tbc banking house ot Clews & Co says : The past week has been marked by con tlnucd dullness nnd seine Irregularity tt prices. "Hear" operators have availed them Bclves of the fact that , though the mone ; market Is In a pubstnntlally sound position yet the further decline of three millions li surplus reserve shown In the last banl statement evidenced that the run toward case had not yet arrived ; and this Infcrcnc , ha been confirmed by an advance In thi rate of Interest on call loans. This en couragcd attack upon certain Industrials with some effect ; but , upon the more stabl securities , prices have been on the wholi fairly maintained nnd the week closes will a more , hopeful feeling. The money market has reached a poln at which a turn towards ease can be but i matter of n few more days. Each day o the week the subtrcanury has been a larg < debtor at the clearing house ; nnd the nraoun of money sent to the Interior hau been quit' ' nominal. The great factor portending case however , has been the activity of the goli movement from Europe. Up to the clos of yesterday the foreign engagements fo the shipment of gold to New York aggro Bated close upon $14,000,000. Ily the end o next wrek the whole of that sum will hnv found Its way Into the city banks ; nnd th largo supply of export bills corning forwnri Indicates further large Importations of th metal. London feels the loss of sped rather acutely and there are reports that th Hank of England , In addition to Thurs day's advance In the rate of interest to per cent , may resort to borrowing gold 01 1. I consols ; but the drain Is not likely to b checked much until the imports of gold her have depressed the local rate of Interes below that of London , when relief may com from New York buying sterling bills fo transient investment. That source of relic to London Is not likely to be forthcomlnp however , until a considerable further amoun of gold has been sent hither and the rat for money further enhanced in London. Hauler Money Market. In any event the wheels are already PC In motion of a movement which will en In an easy money market hero that may rea Eonnbly bo expected to continue for man months to come. Should any unforcsce contingencies prevent this result , It Is we known that the secretary of the treasur stands ready to anticipate his Interest pay mcnts by disbursing the January Intcres on the old 4 per cent loan , amountln to $ jr > 'jGl68. The November payments nr also likely to be anticipated If there is an need. Interest then becomes due on $102 , 315,400 in new 4 per cent bonds , on $100 , 000,000 of the 5 per cents of 18'j4 , and upo the whole of the new 3 per cent loan c $200,000,000. These various Interest pay ments will call for $4,373,154. These facl innko assurance ot future case doubly sun In the mercantile markets there Is steady healthy movement , but none of th boom that some have expected as a resu ! of the close of the war , nor la this surprle Ing , for ns the war produced virtually n Interruption of business , its end could m bo expected to bring any boom all at onci The symptoms In politics , however , nro nt altogether assuring and some Interests ma bo in some measure held In suspense unt the end of the Paris peace conference ! reached. Some unwelcome surprise Is fe at the silver Issue again raising Its head I western politics. Silver IHNIIC in Western Politic * . The politicians of that section feel In polled to take up the old fad In the nbseni of other policies that would attract publ Interest. The money conference recent ! held at Omaha showed by tht > coinposltk of Its attendants and the spirit of its spcal ors that there Is still enough of the old fri coinage spirit among the politicians to ket up a certain amount of agitation , and th Is unfortunate In view of the distrust whle the past excitement has created In Europer Investment circles. It Is well that this fo elgn jealousy about our money standard BO vigilant , for It Is precisely at that poll that any attempt to force- the adoption free coinage would meet its first chec For wo may prostitute the force of law 1 compelling our own citizens to accept f unstable or depreciated form of money , b1 wo can apply no" such compulsion to forelf countries. For nil that we buy from the V they would demand settlement In gold ; ni If wo should drive our gold out of the coui try then our settlements must bo made silver , not nt Its fictitious face value , but Its true bullion value. On the other hand , o exports would be paid for not In gold n In silver at Its current rate of deprccli tlon. No country so situated can succes * fully compete In foreign commerce wll nations which pay nnd receive pnymen In the most stable form of money. To me this pregnant fact with the empty assertlc that we can afford to assume a posltli of independence of foreign commerce merely to substitute braggadocio nnd fals hood where honest nrgumcnt falls. Kv bcfoio this revolution could get under hea way it would be self-overthrown. Deforo the mania had run its course f one month the consequences would bo upt us In nil their force. And what the : Would the country supinely permit the ru to run its unchecked course and wait f the worst possible culminations ot dlsaste Not for a moment. There are some folll so monstrous ns to bo Impossible , even < the hands ot madmen. There Is always limit somewhere to the freaks of politic lunacy ; and , In this caw , the strait jack would bo put In use before the precipice w reached. The men who control flnan would see the consequences before the co summation of the net , and a clear pro pcct ot the enactment ot a free coinage It would produce anticipatory effects whl would either prevent the passage of the It or bring about its repeal quickly upon 1 enactment. Men who1 scientifically and practically u derstand the destructlvencss of this schei and the effects which the approach of I consummation must have upon public tec Ing have no fear about the agitation b 1 : yond the possibility of its bringing us nc to the verge of an appalling catastropt They are satisfied beyond question that , free coinage could be enacted at all , I duration would be but momentary. Tl view la now so generally understood that t silver mania affects but a small mlnorll consisting largely of fanatics. COMHTIOX OK MOW YOUIC H.VXK Btrlnncnpy In Money MnrUct Ilpve < > ) > ICITcirt tit I'ularnre Circulation NEW YORK. Sept. 25. The Financl says : Whether the actual condition of the N ( York banks nt the close of the week shown In the current statement Is a matt of doubt , but the exhibit Is even more favc able than had been anticipated , so far percentages of reserves are concerned. Several factors of importance which d velopcd within the past few days inlluenc the totals. The first ot the gold Impoi have been added to specie account.T losses to the treasury were very much le than have been reported of late and t Interior movement continues light. Iy co trading their loans the banks have be able to increase their deposits , there bringing down the reserve requirements a apparently adding to the cash on hand , this manner the reserve excess was I creased no lent than $4,012,045 , of whl $1,193,600 came from a caln In specie a : legals and $2,628,675 from the lessened per cent requirement duo to the contrw tlon of $11,314,300 In deposits. As a rest ot tlu'EO changes the surplus reserve m stands at $3,252,875 , which docs not co : pare as unfavorably with the average I serve for this season In other years as ralg bo imagined. The strain on the banks 1 cldent to the settlement of the bond co tractions Is probably at an end and t heavy liquidation , which decreased loa thirty millions during the mouth ot Se tembcr , will give way to a more modern adjustment. It begins to look as though the Ni York banks will not be called on to a : extent for crop money. Eighty mllllo of treasury deposits widely distributed a Important In this connection and the r coat rls la rates la New York develop vast.- _ x ho fact that Interior Institution * had plenty f money to loan at prevailing rates. Hanks era having heavy country business show rather large falling off In drpoilts , but cdUcountlng U ( inId to be email. The re- ent stringency has developed an effort to ulnrged circulation nnd the Increase ol 507,400 for the week , bused on new 3 pel ent bonds , was taken out principally by twc innki' . The statement In detail shows thai 10 heavier changes In totals were made y a few of the larger banks , but decrease- ere the rules through the list ot sixty-five netltultons , STATfJ OF LONDON MO.MSY MARKI3T , lenlltiK * for < lie Week MitNilx Con- flneil < o ( lie Piicllle * . LONDON , Sept. 25. The tendency of the imrkuts during Hie week has been decided ! ) lull , the main Influences being the pros' iccts of dearer money and the unexpected ovclopmentn In the Dreyfus affair. Prlcei vcre generally lower. Spanish 4s were rm on the announcement ot the payment ol he October coupons , but closed one-hall olnt lower. American securities followed ho lead of the New York market. The dealings were chiefly confined to the Pa < iflc road. Union Pacific Issues rose 1 polni ind Central Pacifies Hi points. New York Lake Erie & Western preferred advance * and Wabash debentures USoutherr preferences , V4 > Atchlson , Topekn and Santz ' 'e , % ; Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul , % ; Jew York , Ontario & Western , ' /4 ; Nqrtherr 'aclflCB , V4. Readings nro down % ; New York'Central , % ; Pennsylvania , Hi IlllnoU Central , Hi Denver & Rio Grande ordinary 4 ; Denver & Rio Grande , preferred , % . n"1 Cansas & Texas , % . The rise In the bank rate was the cvcni if the week BO far as the money market wai lonccrncd. Tba measure was not nntlcl luted until Thursday and Its result was at mmcdlatc Increase In rates and sixty-da ; oans , which advanced 2 % nnd 213-16 pel cent on that day nnd ruled during the wecl strong nt 2V4 per cent. The outlook still dc tends on the requirements of New York. Muiiclienter Textile Fabric * . MANCHESTER. Sept. 25. During th < week Just closed a large business was don < for India and China In both heavy am Ight staples at cnsler rntes , but genernll ] caving < i fair profit margin. Much more wni urnccl down because of the insufflclcn Imlts. The miscellaneous inquiry was als < ; oed , but the limits wcro mostly ImpraC' .Icable , though often accepted by benrs Yarns are doing well and arc fnlrly en gaged and prices are tatlsfactory. Ger many reports largo snles of yarn for tin week at and below the lowest for 1894. Tin floucn mnrket was quiet with a modcrati business at slightly lower rntcs. CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Feature * of tlic Trailing und CloNliii Price * oil Saturday. CHICAGO , Sept. 21. "Wheat todny mnd n further decline of ttc. Lack of speculn tlvo Interest wns perhaps the chief reaso : for the decline. Weak cables and conflrma tlon of the heavy French crop figures wer bearish Influences. Corn wns llrm on hcav : export demand nnd closed a shndo hlghei Data were also advanced n small fructlor Provisions were dull and easy and close somewhat lower. Wheat started nt a slight decline , Deccm ber opening at 636-8063c , compared wit yesterday' ! ) closing price of 63 7-hc. One o Lwo small sales were made nt 63 7-Sc , 1m mediately after the opening , but the mm rtet began to decline nt once under n mo < l crate selling pressure from commteslo houses , 63 3-S063iC being quoted for December comber before any support of conscqucnc mnterlnllzed. Liverpool wns } 405-8c lowe and the readiness with which that mnrke responded to yesterday's decline hero wa responsible In part for the bearish teclln shown. Ofllclal estimates of the French wlics crop , giving the total 361,000,000 bu. , again ! 248,000,000 bu. last year , was an addition ! renson for the Incllnntlon to sell. NorU west receipts were 1.0D1 cnrs , ngnlnst 1,1 : last week and 1,266 a ycnr ngo , Chlcnp receipts were 169 cars. Cash wheat was $ j lower at Duluth. St. Louis was weak an reported that a further Increase to soutl western receipts wns looked for. After di dining to 633-8063' c there wns a llttl Improvement In the demand , shorts covei Ing In a small way , and December rcactc to 63V4063 5-Sc. From that time until nes the close the trading was excessively dul and even seabonrd reports of heavy cleai nnces , which ordinarily would hnve strengthening effect , wcro given little n tentlon. Clearances from all ports approx mated 1,000,000 bu. Export business wr reported small today. Toward the clos there wns n slight Increase In the buyln owing to a desire to even up over Sundu nnd the mnrket closing steadier. Decen ber closed nt 635-8c. Little wns done I September. Prices were lower throughou closing nt 66&C. a decline of4c. . Corn wns a little higher , although thei was no material Increase In trnde. Cabli were up , Liverpool showing ' ,405-80 , nr the seaboard reported heavy acceptance 1,000,000 bu. being worked for export. Th neutralized the effect of the wheat weal ness. Trading was very light throtighoi and prlco fluctuations nnrrow. Recelp were 721 cars. Clearances , 319,000 bu. D comber rnnged from 294c to 29 5-8o ar closed n shade higher nt 29 5-80 > 294c. Oats were as dull as corn. Recent hca > cash rales served to keep the market steai as a rule , though at times prices sagged little. Export and local cnsh demand wi good. Receipts were 422 cnrs. Mny rangi from 22 > ; 0 > 227-Sc to 22H022 5-8o and clos < a shade higher at 22c. Provisions were very flat and nverng < somewhat lower. Scalpers did most ot tl little trading done. Weakness was di moro to lack of support thnn to sellli pressure. The bog market wns hlghe Meat shipments large. At the close D cember pork was 7'/4c lower at $8.20 , D comber lard n shade lower nt $8.22 .08.2 Jnnunry ribs 5o lower nt $4.72&R4.75. Estimated receipts Monday : Wheat , 1 ? ! ; , corn 4 ° ° cars ; oats , 400 cnrs ; hog 32,000 head. The leading futures ranged ai follows : Ar teles , open. Hleh. Low. fJloie. Yes'd cnv 07 ePH e ; aH ' ea 64K-06 66 64H 64H at 20 2PH 20H3H V9H4 29H 29HUH V9H4SI SIM SI 21H cm 21H 21 2021 511 20J.-21 21 22H 2 : R07U 8 10 Bi : B a 8 1YK 820 82 a17Vi 920 0 10 012U or 4RSK 1824 77V 4 BO 48C 487H 4 HO 4 bO 4Rb 4H : 4 95 407M 4 DO 491'H 4 ( 530 530 625 630 (31 477K 477H 470 475 471 Cash quotations were as follows : FLOUR-Stcady ; winter patents , $3.3 ( 3.50 ; straights , $3.1003.20 ; spring ppecla $4.00 ; spring patents , $3.3003.60 ; stralghl WHEAT No. 3 spring , 62V4@64V4c ; No. red , 66$1067c. CORN-NO. 2 , 29 5-8029 7-sc. OATS-No. 2 , ? 2Hc ; No. 3 white , 23H RYE No. 2. 4Sc. RARLEY No. 2 , 31043c f. o. b. FLAXSEED-No. 1 , flo c. TIMOTHY SEKD-Prlme , $2.50. PROVISIONS-Mess pork , per bbl. . IS , C8.20. I-nrd , per 100 Ibs. . $4.8504.87. She ribs sides ( loose ) , $5.2006.40. Dry salt shoulder * ( boxed ) , $4.COft4.75. Short cle sides ( boxed ) . $5.41)06.60. ) WHISKY-Dlstlllera' Ilnlshcd goods , p .syOAUS-Cut loaf. $6.0S ; granulate . ( The following are the receipts nnd shl ments of grain : On the Produce exchange today the bu tcr market was steady ; creameries , 13W20 dairies. llH 17c. Cheese , steady ; T Eggs , fresh , 14c. Llvo poultry , steady ; tu keys , 7O8c ; chickens , kS ' , ic ; ducks , 7e. St. LoillH .Mnrkot. ST. LOUIS , Sept. 24. FLOUR-Easy bi unchanged ; patents , 13.43-33.60 ; straight J3.10ff3.25 : clear , J2.6002.90 ; rye flour. Jol bins at J2.75 In sacks and J3.00 per bbl. WHEAT Weak , with September He , D comber ? i7-8e and May 3-S6Vic lower the yesterday ; spot lower ; No. 2 cash , elevate 69 ? bid ; track , 69 < 370c ; September. tTTV'o bl CSHo nsked : December , G56-Sc ; May , 6C5-I bid ; No. ! hard , cash , < Xc. CORN Futures steady to a shnde hlghe spot lower ; No. 2 cnsh. 2SHcbld ; Beptembe 28 ic bid : December , 2S > , ; c ; May , 23Uo bid. RYE Nominal at 47Hc. OATS Futures weak and lower ; sp steady ; No. 2 cash , 23c bid ; track , 23H September , S3o bid , 25 < j pskedj Pecembe 22c bid , 22Uc nuked ; May , 23UG237-SC bid ; No. 2 white , ! IHSt25c. 8KBDSFlaxsccd ntcndy nt 87Uc > prlmt mothy need , nominally J2.30. CORNMEAIy-Qulet nt Jl.B5Wl.eO. HRAN Strong ; incked , enxt track , 47c. HAY Bitter ; timothy , JS.00010,00 ; prnlrle , ( .DOfiS.OO. HUTTKll Steady ; creamery , 1SQ22C ! nlry , 13@17V4c. KCias Ensy at 13c , Ions off. WHISKY Stendy nt J1.25. COTTON TIES AND HAaOINa-70c. METALS Lend , nominal nt Jl.87',4 ; spel- cr , nominal nt J4.G2H. I'ROVIBlONS-Lnrd steady ; prime ntcnm 4.70 ; choice , J4.75. Pork , stcndjr ; standard mess. Jobbing nt JS25. Dry salt ments , taxed shoulders , J4.75 ; extra short clear , 5.50 ; ribs , J5.G' " , & ; shorts , J5.7B. Uncoil , boxed houldcrs , J5.50 ; extra short clear , J6.00 ; horts. J6.37 > ,4. RECEIPTS Flour , 4,000 bbls. ; wheat , 76- 00 bu. ; corn 24,000 bu. ; onts , 36,000 bu. SHIPMENTS-l'Mour , 6,000 bbls. ; wheat , 9,000 bu. ; corn , 38,000 bu. ; oats , 8,000 bu. OMAHA OlOMCHAI , MAIIICI2T. oiidldnti of Trailc niul quotation * ot Staple niul Fancy Produce , EOQS-aood stock , ISVic. UUTTEH-Common to fnlr , 10512e ; sep irutor , 20c : gnthercd creamery , 18c. LIVE POULTRY Menu , 7c ; old roosters c ; nprlng chickens , 767&c ; ducks , M(6c Reese , not wanted. GAME Teal , blue wing , 11.75 ; green wing 1.50 ; mixed , Jl.76fi2.25 ; prairie chickens outip. J3.50 ; old , J2.50. PIOEONS-Llve. per doz. , $1.00. VEAL Choice , 9c. VEGETABLES. CELERY Per bunch , 3035c. ONIONS New , per bu. , 40350C , I1EANS Hand-picked navy , per bu. , 11.4 SI. 50. POTATOES-Pcr bu. , 5060c. CAMBAGE. per lb. , 1C. TOMATOES Per four-basket crnte , 204 Oc. CUCUMBERS Homo grown , per doz. Oi(20c. TROPICAL FRUITS. ORANGES Seedlings , J2.75 ; Mcdlter rnnenn sweets , J2.75St3.00. LEMONS-Callfornla , 16 ; fancy Messina 6.507.00. BANANAS Choice , large stock , pe lunch , J2.00fi2.25 ; medium sized bunches 1.7502.00. FRUITS. APPLES Per bbl. , choice shipping stock :2.75T3 : 00. WATERMELONS-Crated , 13014c ; loose CANTALOUPE Rocky Ford , per crate PEACHES-Callfornin , 20-lb. case , 90c PLUMS-Orcgon , 11.00. PEARS Bnrtlett , California , scarce- ibout out of market J2.25 ; other varieties "GRAPES-Natlve , per basket , 12l4@13c California Tokays , $1.50 ; Ohio , per basket 5c. CRANBERRIES Wisconsin. per box 1.23 ; Cape Cods , per bbl. , J7. MISCELLANEOUS. NUTS Almonds , per lb. . Inrge size , 125 3c ; small , lie ; Brazils , per lb. , 9010c ; En Kllsh walnuts , per lb. , fancy soft shell , llii 2c ; stnndnrds , 809c : lllbcrts , per lb. , lOo iccnns , polished , medium , 6@7c : extr nrgc , 809c ; large hickory nuts , J1.000J1.1 per bu. ; small , Jl.15gi.25 per bu. ; cocoanuts per 100 , 11.6005.00 ; peanuta , rnw , 6',4c roasted , 7l4c. MAPLK SYRUP Five-gal , cnn , cacr 12.75 ; gnl. cans , pure , per doz. , $12 ; half-ga cans. J6.25 ; ciuart cans , J3.BO. IIONEY-ChoIco white , 12' c. DATES-Hnllowee , GO to 70-lb. boxes , 6',4c Sulr , 6c ; Fard , 9-lb. boxes , 9c. FIGS Imported , fancy 3-crown , 14-11 joxes , lOc ; B-crown , 44-lb. boxes , 13c ; 3-11 joxes , 22023c per box ; California , 10-H JOXCH , $1. CIDER-Per half bbl. . $3.2303.50. HIDES , TALLOW , ETC. HIDES-No. 1 green hides , 7c ; No. green hides , 6cj No. 1 salted hides , 8ic ; N ( 2 salted hides , 7e ; No. 1 veal cnlf , 8 to ] Ibs. , 9c ; No. 2 veal salt , 12 to 15 Ibs. , 7c. TALLOW , GREASE. ETC. Tnllow , N < 1 , 3c ; tnllow , No. 2 , 2'c ; rough tnllow , ! ' , < white grense , /402c ; yellow und brow grease , lH2VjC. SHEEP PELTS Green salted , each , 15 ( 75c ; green snlted shcnrlngs ( short woolc early skins ) , each , 15c ; dry shearings ( shoi wooled enrly skins ) , No. 1 , ench , Be ; dr flint , Kansas nnd Nebraska butcher wo < pelts , per lb. , actual weight , 45c ; dry flln Kansas and Nebraska murrnln wool pelti per lb. , actunl weight , 34c ; dry flint , Col < rndo butcher wool pelts , per lb. , uctu : weight , 4@5o ; dry flint , Colorado murral wool pelts , per lb. , actual weight , 304c. NI3W YOIUC Gi.MCHAL MARKE' CliiotntloiiH ( or tlie Day on Gcneri CoillllKKlltlcH. NEW YORK. Sept. 24. FLOUR-Ri cdpts , 27,282 bbls. ; exports , 18,872 bbli quiet but steady ; spring patents , J3.S03J4.4 winter straights , $3.40 3.50 ; winter patent $3.75@4.00 ; spring clears , $3.3M3.GO ; exti No. 1 winter , $2.7502.90 ; extra No. 2 wlntc $2.5002.75. COH.\MEAL Steady ; yellow westeri 72c.BARLEY BARLEY MALT-Dull ; western , 550COc. WHEAT Receipts , 369,150 bu. ; export 23,977 bu. ; spot strong ; No. 2 re < l , 75 5-8 76 1-Sc f. o. b. afloat. Options were dull nr ensy all the morning. Influenced by lowi tulilep , prospective large nprlng whent r cclpts , more big Frencn crop estimates nr Jurther unlonding by trailers. Septcmbi opened higher on n squeeze of shorts , bi later eased off ; closed 1C higher nn Se ] tembcr , but 3-8fi6-8c lower on othi months ; September , 74 3-80 > 74Hc ; close 74&c : December , 68 B-806S 16-lGc ; close GS 5-8c. CORN Receipts , 195,276 bu. ; exports , U"i 482 bu. ; September , firm ; No. 2 , 35c f. o. afloat. Options quiet but steady on unc : pectedly strong cables nnd light offerlni nnd closed l-8o higher ; September close 34 3-Sc ; December , 34Jc. OATS Receipts , 73,200 bu. ; exports , 79,8 bu. ; spot easy ; No. 2 , 26c ; No. 2 while , 28V4 Options nominal , not quoted , HOPS Firm ; states common to cholc 1896 crop , 4ft < ; c ; 1897 crop. 70Sc ; 1898 cro 14017c : Pncltlc const , 1896 crop , 4iGc | ; lb crop , 812c ; 1H93 crop , 14Q17c. BUTTER Receipts , 1,906 pkgs. ; flrr western crenmery , 15V4021c ; Elgins , 21 fnctory. lll4014V4c. EGQ8 Receipts , 976 pkgs.flrm ; wester 17c. 17c.WOOL WOOL Quiet ; fleece , 17023c ; Texas , 13 15c. CHEESE Firm ; large white. 8 3-S0S& small white , SVlftSyje ; large , colored , 8 3-t 8V6c ; small colored , 8',44fS&c. TALLOW-Steady. COTTONSEED OIL Dull and nbo steady ; prime crude , 20c , nominal ; prln crude f. o. b. , mills , nominal ; prime sur mer yellow , 22'/4o asked ; spot , 22c , futu delivery ; off summer yellow , 21l22c ; bu ter grades , nominal ; prime winter yello' 270 2Sc. HICE-Stendy ; fair to extra , 5 l-S@6i Jnpnn , B 7-S06c. MOLASSES Stendy ; New Orleans , opi kettle , good to choice * 2S033c. METALS It was u slow day In the met market , buyers nnd sellers being indifferent , while news from nil poln failed to reflect Important chunges In tl situation generally. The tlrm naming tl settling price for leading western mine nnd smelters quotes lead ut $3.5 : copp $12.00 und ens tine copper , $11.0u. The met exchange Issued no report , us usual < Saturday. Unit I more Mnrkrt. BALTIMORE , Sept. 24.-FLOUR-Dul receipts , 15,590 bbls. ; exports , 24,000 bbl western uuperllne , $2.25(62.60 ( ; western extr $2.6503.00 ; winter patents , $3.7503.93 ; sprli patents. $4.2504.40 ; Rio extra , $ J.G503.90. WHEAT Steady ; spot nnd month , T. 72Vic ; October , 1\&ll ic ; steamer No. red , G7c ; receipts , 27,000 bu. ; exports , 80,3 bu. ; southern wheat , by snmple , 6S073c. CORN Steady ; spot nnd month , 33M 335-8c ; October , 33 5-fcfi33Hc ; steamer mlxc 32Htf326-Sc : receipts , 41,758 bu. ; exports , 4 ! 857 bu. : southern white corn , 35036&C. OATS Firm ; No. 2 white , western , 27V5 28c ; No. 2 mixed , western , 25@25 > c ; receipt 30,314 bu. : exports , none. BUTTER Steady ; store packed , 12013c. EGGS Fresh , firm nt 16c. CHEESE Active ; fancy New York , 6 large , 909 c ; large medium , 940100 * ; sma Cincinnati Market. CINCINNATI , Sept. 24. FLOUR-QuIe fancy. $3.0003.20 ; family , $2.6502.80 ; wlnt patent , $3.4003.75 ; extra , $2.2502.40. WHEAT Finn ; No. 2 red , 70c. CORN Quiet ; No , 2 mixed , 3tc. OATS-FIrm ; No. 2 mixed , 24H025&C. RYE Firm ; No. 2 , 48c. LARD Quiet nt $4.70. BACON-FIrm at $6.30. WHISKY Firm nt $1.25. BUTTER Steady and unchanged ; fnn < Elgin creamery , 22c ; Ohio , HIHSc ; dalr lie. lie.SUGARSteady ; hnrd refined , $1.5306.10. EGGS-Qulet at 13c. CHEESE-FIrm ; good to prime Ohio fln Liverpool firnln Market. LIVERPOOL. Sept. 24. WHEAT Stead Ud lower ; September. 6s lUd ; Decen ber , 5s 5Scl ; March , 6s STid. CORN Steady , H0H < 1 higher ; Septoc ber , 3s 3Hd ; October , 3s Sftd ; Decembc 3s I'eorlu Market * . PEOIIIA. Bept. 24.-COUN Steady ; No. 9e. OATS Quiet. , flrm : No. 2 white , 2123 WHISKY Firm , JU5 . OMAHA LIVESTOCK MARKET Week Ends with * Fairly Stiff Bnn of Oattlo. and. Hogs. GENERAL BUSINESS'fcONTINUES GOOD Cnttle Fully SriiuV anil All Soltl liarly H Ki Open Mieriilj- , but Clone n Simile Lower Sheep Show No SOUTH OMAHA , Sept. 24. Cattle. Hoes. Sheep , Receipts today 1,14S 7.74S 2,19 ; Olllrlal Monday 4,031 2,235 10,39 ( OHlclnl TueHduy 6,177 6,517 2,56 ( oniclul Wednesday . . . . 4,7X ! ) 7,023 4.4CS OHIclal Thursday C.431 6,122 3.9C Olllclal Friday 1,776 4,093 80 ! Total this week 24.00J 31,403 24,40 ! Week ending Sept 17. . 23.B19 41,103 2S.2I1 Week ending Sept. 10. . 18,314 31,200 29,09 ( Week ending Sept. 3. . . 20,110 38.S27 22.49 < Week ending Aug. 27. . 1U.353 42,723 1S.99 ! Average price paid for hogs for the last several days with comparisons : CATTLE Omaha , had 1,148 head of cauu which was fair for a Saturday , nnd moi than both Chicago and Kansas City put to Bother. The market -was without chnng and the offerings ' .for the most part wer cleaned up early In the morning nt nbou the same prices as prevailed yesterday. The receipts of cattle this week hav been liberal , the run being about the sam as lust week nnd larger than the week be fore , as will be noted from the figures n head of column. The market as a whol was In very satisfactory condition ns re gards the Eclllng Interests and without an very marked changes. The demand ha been active for all kinds of fat cattle , bet corn fed and grassers having been quote strong on. most days-and-for the- week coul safely be called a dlmo higher. Good kind of feeders ore also strong to lOc higher fo the week nnd common und medium kind fully steady. During the middle of the wee pnckers tried to bear cow stuff a little , bu the receipts of that kind of cattle were nc very heavy and besides that there was pretty fair demand from the feeders , so the killers were not able to effect much chang in values. Sellers who have brought 1 cattle this week have Invariably expresae themselves as well pleased with the condl tlon of the market nnd it Is safe to say the there has been no better cattle market , t the country than this. HOGS Today's receipts of Iiogs were th largest of the week nnd the largest of an day since Friday ot last week. The 1m provemcnt In prices during tbo last two c three days has evidently stimulated ship ments. The total receipts for the week wer considerably smaller than for the prevlou week , there being n falling off of 6,700 hen but at the same time a gain of 3.203 ovc two weeks ago , as will be noted from th table at head of column. The market this morning opened aboi steady with yesterday's general marke pcsslbly a little stronger than yesterda morning but not quite EO good as ycstei day's close. The enrly market was falrl active , the hogs selling largely at $3.753. with a $3.85 top. After about seventy load had changed hands and It became apparcr how largo the receipts were buyers flceme to corno to the conclusion that there wr no necessity for their paying such stron prices for hogs to be carried over Sunda ; Accordingly the market slacked up and fc a time was very slow and weak with llttl doing. In the end everything was sold , tli close being n shade lower than the ear ) market. The week as n whole hns witnessed a falrl satisfactory market. There was an advam on Monday o\er the close of the previov week , but there was a slight drop on Tues day. On Thursday the loss was recoverc and on Friday there was an advance whlc carried values to the highest point touchr since Wednesday of the previous weel The demand was active all the week an hogs sold freely at prevailing prices. SHEEP Fresh arrivals were light an only a few of what there were here wei for sale. Such as were offered Bold at Jui about yesterday's prices nnd the market we without material change In any respect. The sheep market this week has been 1 very good shape. Arrivals of all kinds ha\ met with ready rale at satisfactory price Mutton grades bavo remained about stead : with feeders and stock sheep strong , does not seem ns If the country could gi enough stock sheep , and buyers arc lookln for them In every section where there is an likelihood of any being found. Quotations are : Good grass western ' $3.90Q'4.00 ; fair fd gopd , $3.803.00 ; goo yearlings , $4.16Q)4.25 ) ; good to choice lamb $5. 00 5.25 ; fair to-good lambs , $4. 90ft5. ( 0 ( feeder wethers. 2-year-olds and over , $3.75 ! 4.00 ; feeder yeartlfigs , $4.004.I5 ; feedt lambs , $4.25@4.75. CHICAGO LIVBf fjToCK SIAIIICBI O ( Tori HIT * for Saturday Small nil 1'rlooH fioucViillNominal. . CHICAGO , SerjU ' 24. CATTLE Thei was the usual Saturday lack of offering In cattle and the market was largely non Inal In consequence. .Most of the few cai tie offered were ot peed grade and brougl high prices. Quotations as a rule were ur changed from yestcrdny , nn nctlve d ( mand for hogs cuusjhc prices to ru stronger and largely , 2'/4 < 06c higher , cholc Bhtpplnjr droves ndyuncjnfr the most. HOaS Hogs sold rill' ' the way from $3.- C3.65 for common stackers up to $4.00 > Jf4. ] for choice extra , grades : pigs sold at J2.7& 3.80 , stag ! ) lit $2.75fi3. < 5 and boars at U.KK 2.25. SHEEP There was. a fairly large ger eral demand for sheep and lambs an prices rule * ! steady at yesterday's prices lambs sold nt $3,75fi6.00 for Inferior t choice , feeders bringing $4.60fi4.75 , nn good feeding $5.2035.40 : native shee brought $2,7&iJ4.75 , ewes selllnp nt $2.60ft3.7i western range sheep , $3.50Q4.30 ; fetdln sheep , $3.80ft4.10. RKCKIPTS-Cnttlc , 300 head ; hogs , 17,01 head ; sheep , 6,000 head. Kntuni City Live Stock. KANSAS CITY. Sept. 24-CATTLE-Re crtpts , 175 head : for the week , 57,000 heat The vigorous demand this week agal demonstrates our capacity to absorb lurg supplies nnd sustain prices ; dressed bee steers , butcher stock , natives and good qua ] ity western feeders. lOc higher : commo steady : choice heavy steers , $5.20fl6.40 : me dlutn steers , Jl.75fi5.20 ; light weights. J3.WK 5.25 ; butcher cows and heifers , J.S5ij5.1 ( butcher bulls , $2.85@3.60 | western st&eri tW52 .UIi western cowi I2.S53i.Mi Xexa tfrg , $3.1504.35 , Tcjnn butcher cows , $2.S5 CiM.flO ; canning stock , $2.30 > U2.M > . HOC1S Receipts , 2,000 hfnd ; for the week , 39,000 head : good demand , light supplies quickly taken nt strong price * : heavlrs , UOif3.R5 ; mixed packers , $3.G5U3.75 ; lights , 3.KW3.80. SHBEP-Recelptn for the week , 33,000 lend ; excellent demand for nil grades of slaughtering nnd feeding Hheep this vek strengthened prices ; dcttlrnblc Hocks selling ittrong to Blmdo higher ; common steady ; lambs , $3.005/5.40 ; muttons , $ l.00 < tj > .23 ; rnngc lambs , $5,001i5.23 ; rnngu nnit- OIIH , $3.80 | 4.10 : range feeding lamb * , $4.25jJ 4.60 ; range feeding sheep , $3.M > g4.00. .SI. LotilH Ilie Stnrk. ST. LOUIS , Sept. 24.-CATTLK-Rccclpts. 400 head ; shipment * , 1,600 head. Market stendy ; fnlr to fancy , native shipping nnd export stetrs , $4.CCVJI5.B ( ; bulk of snip ? , $ UO i5.50 ; dressed nnd butcher steers , $4.40W 6.33 ; steers , under 1,000 pounds , $3.504.W ) ; stackers nnd feeders , $2.254.50 ; cows nnd iclfers , J2.OWf-l.80 ; Texas nnd Indian steers , i3.OOJH.35 ; cows nnd heifers , $2.SOgf3.2o. HOOS Receipts , 2,600 head ; shipments , 1,600 head. Market strong to be higher ; yorkers , $3.905f3.93 ; packers , $3.MHf4.00 ; uutchcrs , $3.9504.05. SHEEP Receipts , 700 head : shipments , 900 head. Market stendy ; native muttons , $4.0004.35L lambs , J5.CKVyO.50. ( 'liicliinaU IIre Slock Market. CINCINNATI , Sept. 21.-HOaS-Stcndjr , $3.0004.05. CATTLE-Stendy , $2.5005.00. Stock In Sl = ht. Record of receipts of live stock at the four principal markets for September 21 : Cnttle. Hogs. Sheep , Omnha 1,148 7,748 2.H : Chicago 300 17,000 G,00 ( Kansas City 173 2.GOO St. Louis 400 2,600 7X ( Totals 2.023 29,913 8,89 : Wool MnrUct. BOSTON , Sept. 21. The Commercial Uul- letln saya of the wool market : The market rules very quiet on all llncf of domestic wools , while the foreign In terest shown In supplies In bond constitute ! the only feature In that division. The snlcp of the week were 1,303,000 Ibs. domestic mill 3SG.OOO Ibs. foreign , a total of 1,749.000 lbs. ( ngnlnst 1,887,000 last week nnd 9,522,000 Ibs for the snmo week last year. The sales tc date show a decrease of 99,719,300 Ibs. do > mentlc and 114,016,800 Ibs. foreign from tin sales to the same date In 1897. The receipts to date show n decrease of 176,407 bales domestic nnd 3S1.C25 bnles foreign. LONDON , Sent. 24.-At the woo ] nuctlor snles today 12.4S2 bnlcs were offered , Inrgely cross-breds , which were in e - peclnlly heavy condition nnd Inferior , These dnigged nnd offerings were often withdrawn , quotations being at 5 per ccnl below the. July prices. For finer grades tnoro was n sharp demand. Good selec tions of merinos Bold high. Scoureds were sold principally to the home trnde. Then was u good Inquiry for greasy , especially by the continent. COUGHING UP HOT STUFF Old VcMiivliiH DoliiK the Act wltli All the Kclnt of n I'roffNxlonal. Old Vesuvius Is belching forth ngnln , nt- trading world-wide attention nnd no little nlnrm among the population of adjacent hills nnd valleys. Streams of lava are pourltif down Its sides , burning and burying every thing on their paths. "The observatory or the side of Vesuvius hns been of benefit li predicting some time In advance that nr eruption was about to take place , " sail Prof. George W. Hough , director of the Northwestern University observatory to a Chicago Times-Herald re > porter. "Its seismograph has recorded nil seismic disturbances , showIng - Ing the direction In which they nre moving whether horlzontnl or vertical. In fore' telling eruptions this station has been o great Importance , as many lives and muct portable property have been saved. "Tho scientists nt the station have made i cpeclalty of the study ot subterranean con dltlons. Still , little is known of the Interloi of the earth. No ono has been able to dls cover the cause of earthquakes or eruptions With present Instruments eruptions can b < foretold a short time In advance , but notb/ Ing as to their probable extent can be deter' mined. In the last 100 years scarcely nny > thing new has been learned of the oubstrat ! of the earth. "Astronomically , the earth ought to bi nearly ao rigid as cast Iron to account foi Its movements , the variations of latitudi and the tides. Volcanoes are now though' to be local pockets of molten matter Through some undiscovered cause these masses of liquid fire break forth at uiiex pected times. They exhibit no regularity method or system In the intervals or mnn ner of their nppearance. "In the present eruption Vesuvius Is no likely to bo especially destructive. A repetl tlon of such activity as destroyed Pompel and Hcrculancum can hardly occur. Tin reason for this is that it has been acttvi for a number of years past and has had ai outlet for Us gases. " Vesuvius Is the only volcano of which w < have a tolerably full account for a period o over 2.000 years. This crater Is situatet on the shored of the bay of Naples , whlcl was a summer resort for many of the rlcl Roman citizens during the early days of thi empire. This district enjoyed an undisturbed Iran qullity down to the year 63 of our era In that year there began a series of mod crately severe earthquakes , produced by thi volcanic gases In their struggle to reopci their long-closed passages to the crater. li August , 79 , these earthquakes bccann more and more violent until they terminate ! In a furious eruption , which resulted In tin total destruction of the beautiful cities o Pompeii and Herculnneum. The eruption began about midday , and li a short time the whole of the eastern sldi of the bay wan hidden by a vast cloud o steam , ashes and dust. Gradually thl : cloud extended until It brought the darknesi of night over all the country within twcnt ; miles of the volcano and extcndei Its shadow over Africa , Syria am Egypt. So great was this clout that the dust and nshes that fell fron It covered the country for miles nround tt the depth ot from ten to thirty feet , com plctely burying the neighboring villages ant totally blotting out the cities ot Pompel and Ilcrculaneurn and a Inrgo portion o their Inhabitants. This outbreak was fol lowed by a long spell of repose , the nex eruption , which did little damage , not oc currlng until the year 203. In 472 there wo : a third eruption , which was of greaetr vlo lence , scattering ashes over nearly al Europe , and so darkening the oky at Con stantlnople , over SOO miles awny , that thi emperor , Leo , fled from the city. Anothe eruption took place In 1036 , and from tha timeto 1500 there were five eruptions about ono each century , none of which wen of great violence. The eruption of 1631 was , next after tha of 79 , the most violent explosion whlcl has taken place from Vesuvius. Like th first great outbreak it was ushered In by i series of heavy earthquake shocks , whlcl finally resulted In an eruption of extrcm fury. Great streams of lava flowed fror the sides of the mountains and thence t > the sea. Then , as now , the shores of tha country were lined with thickly populatei towns. Although an outbreak was ex peeled at any moment any many peopl escaped , tbo lava came with euch sudden ness and was so unexpected that at leas 18,000 people lost their lives. The las eruption ot note from this volcano was li 1794 , when it Is estimated that 46,000,00 cubic feet of lava was upheaved. After the reader has conceived tbo fore nnd magnitude ot the Vesuvlan eruption perhaps he or eho will be surprised whei the fact Is made known that as a volcan Vesuvius Is only a third-rater. The famll ; of Italian volcanoes includes at least thre which have at some time In their perloi of activity surpassed Vesuvius' most note worthy outbreaks. Etna has at least twenty tiroes the bulk and In Us time bos destroyed tbo homes ant lives of 20,000. In 1169 the City ot Catanli was destroyed by one of Etna's eruptions and In 1C69 & chasm twelve miles long wa , JOBBERS AND MANUFACTURERS I OF OMAHA. r BOILER AND SHEET IRON WORKS r- . - . . - . . ! - . . . i i i. , Wilson & Williams Siirccnnorn AVIlNUii A llrnUe. Manufacturers bolters , mnoke stacks niul fcroechlngs , pressure , rendering , sheep dip , Inrd and water tanks , liollcr tubes rim- ( tnntly on hntid. second hand boilers Ixnicht nnd fold , 8ierlnl | niul proinnt to rcnnlra In city or country. 19th mid Pierce. BOOTS-SHOES-RUBBERS , R merican Hand 1 V Sewed Shoe Co M'frs | Jobbers of Foot Wear TTISTF.RN AOiNnron Th Joseph Bauigau Rubber Co. F H. Spragua & Co. , Rubbers and Mackintoshes. Cor. Eleventh & l-'ariiiini SH. , Ouiiihn , F.P. Kirkendall & Co Bootst Shoes and Rubbers Baliiroomi UOJ-11W-11M Ilarnty Strot. CARRIAGES. Estab lished , 185(1. ( Side Spring Attachment No Horse Motion. Get a Simpson Buggy with the Atkinson Spring best and easiest rider In the world , l'IOu-11 UoilKU Strout. CHICORY Qtowen nnd mnnufacturen of all foimi of Chicory Omaha-Frcmont-O'Nell. DRUGS. Drug Co. go2'o6 Jackson St. 1. O. RICHARDSON. Prett a F. WELLER , V. Prtat. T Sl'fn ytanfarit ? hnrmao utleal 1'rapara * tloni. Spatial formulae 1'ftparon to tr er. Hand for Catalogue. Laboratorr , ill ! Howard Ot , Omaha. E. Bruce & Co. Druggists and Stationers , "Quean Bee" Bpeclaltlti , Ctfara. Wlnea und Ilrandlei , Coma 10th and Harn y StrMt opened In the mountain's flank , from whlcl flames Issued. During this outbreak it l said that the mountain yielded at least 05- 000,000 cubic feet of lava. Among the many extinct volcanoes which line the shores ol the Day of Naples and the neighboring states , Brocclano and Bolscna , whoso vosl craters are now occupied by lakes , are the largest. The crater of Bolsena now affords n basin for a lake havlne an area of about forty square miles. That of Dracclano la smaller than Dolsena , but Is much larger than Vesuvius. Although the number of European vol canoes Is hundreds , yet for grandeur and masslveness they are far exceeded by the volcanoes ot Iceland and the Malayan orchtpclaco. The amount of lava that flowed from Skaptar , Iceland's great volcano , in 1783 , was greater than the combined out put of Vesuvius nnd Etna during their en tire existence. It Is eald that the mnssj o ( lava which flowed from Skaptar in that year was greater In bulk than Mount Blanc. Japan , the area of which has been esti mated at 155,000 square miles , Is the result of some gigantic prehistoric volcanic erup tion. Shnrp earthquakes occur there fre quently , nnd sometimes as many as twenty or thirty arc felt in a single day. The cone of the eacred Pujl-san ( Fuslyama , "Fire Goddess mountain" ) , a dormant vol cano , rises from the sea to the height of 12,365 feet. Asama-yamn , an active volcano , Is S.2GO feet above sea level. The eruption on July 15 , 1888 , of Ban- dalsan , 6,037 feet high , near Lake Ina- washlro. was one of the moat peculiar in the annals of Jnpnn. The place was noted for Its hot springs and it was a favorite health resort. On that July day ten yearn ago the summit ot the mountain belched fire , smoke , steam and hot water. The ter rified people had no opportunity to escape , Liquid mud came down In torrents and over whelmed the dwellers on the hillsides ; part of the mountain slid bodily Into the neigh boring valley. Upward of 200 people were killed and many Injured. The whole face ol the country was so changed that owners ol property could not identify their possessions , and several square miles bad to bo resur- veycd. The hot springs were quenched , Scientists like Dr. Milne of Toklo though ! the eruption due to largo accumulations ol gases that suddenly exploded , tcnrliu through the earth and finding vent In the hot springs. Perhaps the most startling Instance o ! volcanic eruption was that in the island ol Krakatoa , in the Straits of Sunda , between Java and Sumatra , In 1883. This upheaval shook the earth for hundreds of miles. In the huge tidal wave which it raised 30.00C people were drowned. The atmospheric dis turbance which It created extended around the entire globe. Ashes were thrown to ao unknown .height In the air , and were sus tained there around tbo earth for a year , The tmn looked rod through an atmosphere of ashes. ICUIIHUHtM > M Xoll'X. Five Wellington gambling dci.s have beei raided , The Lawrence "Wig-wag" carnival was n great success. An AtchlBon county minister Is a cracli billiard player. A Haskell Institute girl bears tbo name of Lookaround , Sallna school children are being giver flro alarm drills. A Scdgwlck county judge granted five divorces In fifteen minutes. Conwuy Springs has a genuine freak in < thQ Ecrgou ol Dr. HobBOU , because thai DRY GOODS. ' H. E , Smith & Go. bnportrM and Jobber * f Dry Goodst Furnishing Goodt\ \ AND NOTIONS. CREAMERY SUPPLIES The Sharpies Company Creamery Machinery Pollers , Englnea.ni > eUaPICoolker . Wood PuW leys , BhaftlnB. Belling , Butler Pack- ! of all klndf. KM-909 Jones St. - ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES. U/estern Electrical yv Company Elctfical Supplies. Electric Wirlnc Hells ami GnB LI ph ling O. W. JOHNSTON , Mer. 1510 How ra St. John T. Burke , COA'7'HACTOK I'OJt ELECTRIC LIGHT and POIVER PLANTS 421-South 15th St. FRUIT-PRODUCE. 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Newton supports two bucket shops nnd Postmaster General Smith is booked foj a series of campaign speeches In Kansas. A standing reward of 150 for each horse thief captured is a constant menace to that gentry In Crowley county. Nebraska's Hill Cody IB so popular lr Kansas that many school boards closed U. schools when his show visited their town. At Arkansas City two young society women were held up by a bandit In thi-IP front yard and relieved of their diamond ? . Walter Damm of Parsons was married a few days ago and his father sent him this telegram : "Accept the congratulations of the whole Damm family. " The operator made a mistake and got It damned. A Llndsborg man got several buckshot In his lungs. After trying govern ! remedies without success the physicians stood the man on his head and several of the bulleta dropped Into his throat and be coughef thorn UD without difficulty *