10 THE OMAHA DAILY BEEj THUKSDAY , DECEMBER 22 , J898. COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL AotMty in Corn Market Orenhadowi All Else on 'Change. ' WHEAT CLOSES CENT AND FOURTH BETTER Operation * la Grain Influence I'ro- Tlilon * mid Pork , Rlb And I.nrcl tvlth Fractional Gnlnit. CHICAGO , Dec. 21.-Corn overshadowed everything else on 'Change today , both In trcngth and activity. Continued heavy cash and export demand drove shorts to cover and resulted In an advance of 1 3-8c. The strength of corn Influenced all other markets. Wheat closed Hiftl 3-Sc higher. Oatn advanced 3-Sc. Provisions closed 2V4 ® Cc higher. For two hours 'following the opening In wheat the market was as dull as It could possibly b without remaining at an actual tandstlll. Trading Is always dull around ( he holidays , but today for the period men tioned it was ridiculously imall and con fined almost entirely to a small crowd of calpers. The opening was weak and lower. Liverpool ( showed declines ranging from Kid toid and Paris also reported a de cline. The weather in Argentine was reported to liavo greatly Improved , while raliu In California continued , giving promise of a very heavy crop. Northwest receipts were heavy , Minneapolis and Duluth reporting 819 cars , compared with 716 last week and 472 a year ago. Chicago receipts were 195 cars , thirteen of contract grade. In the holiday condition of the market this sort of news did not perceptibly Increase the soilIng - Ing pressure , but It restrained the buying demand. May opened % c lower at 66Ji4J > 6 7-Sc. The market held at about that price for a short time , then slowly but urcly developed strength and activity. Corn was the big factor. That market got Into new high ground and the sharp ndr vance rather frightened wheat shorts , who came. Into the market In gradually Increas ing numbers. To strengthen the bull situa tion Paris reported an advance In wheat equal to 1814c a bushel. Clearances from Atlantic ports were large 992,000 bushels. The market became very active after noon. Bhorts found considerable difficulty In cov ering anything but very small lots and in the hast hour they bid prices up with a rapidity that was refreshing to traders with wheat for sale. The strength to the mar ket showed It had brought investment buy ers In and trading late In the session was very broad. Primary receipts was 1,169,000 bushels. The seaboard reported twenty-five load * taken for export. May advanced to 68 3-Sc ihortly before the close and that price was asked as the bell sounded. Corn opened rather weak and slightly lower , due to weak cables and the poor quality of corn receipts , but soon became strong and during the. latter part of the cession was remarkably active and firm. The cash business was hampered by ecarc- Ity of cars , but was active nevertheless and the export demand was again excellent. Shippers were Marge buyers against sales of cosh. This started shorts to covering , but corn was scarce until prices had been bid up sharply. Leading bull interests also bought aggressively. Receipts were 550 cars. Way ranged from 35 l-8c to 38 6-8036c and closed 1 3-8c higher at 36 6-S < 3389ic. Oats was rather slow but strong. The ad vance In corn was the main factor , canning scattered covering by shorU all day. Offer ings were limited at first , but plenty of oat was for sale at the top. Receipts were 2S6 cars. Shippers were good buyers. May ranged from 26 6-8c to 27c and closed 3-Sa higher at 27c. Provisions were decidedly dull compared with wheat and corn. The market was rather wobbly at first , due to heavy foreign markets and frco selling by packers. The strength of the grain markets later brought plenty of buyers and In the latter part of the session the market was firm , prices ad vancing a little. At the close May pork was 60 higher at $9.72 % . May lard 2V4HJ5C higher at $5.32@5.36 and May ribs 6c higher ftt $ I.S5. Estimated receipts for Thursday : Wheat , 166 cars ; corn , 467 cars ; oats , 2G6 cars ; hogs , 87,000 head. Leading futures ranged as follows ; Articles. Open. Hlfh. L w. O1M. Yes'd'y Den. . , SK BSH "liSJ 85 * oe 8M 67 ® * 364 * ? < M 36H H SUM il&M 36H 27 26 37 am 34H 3 H 387M B3S a < m 85 87M 062H 87 * 982M 7SH C7M BOS BIO BOS 110 * OTK 30 63S 027H 32H S30 4 < iaw 407H 4oat < 4 OS 480 85 480 48S 480 No. 2. Cash quotations were OB follows : FI..OUR Steady ; winter patents , C3.50 ; straights , S3.10 < S3.20 ; spring spe- clali ) , J3.9MM.OO ; spring patents , t3.2093.50 ; straights. J2SOG3.00 : bakers. * 2.202.40. WHEAT-No. 3 spring. &c ; No. 2 red , 68069C. COUN No. 2 , SSMSJ-SeVic. - OATS-No. 2 , 2CVj ? 26 6-8c : No. 2 white , JSV. 2SJc : No. 3 white , 2S@2Sc. RYE No. 2 , 54' c. JlARLEY-No. 2 f. o. b. . 40HflM8',4c. SEED8-No. 1 tlaxeed. J1.05S1.10V4 ; prime timothy seed , $2.30. PUOVIBIONP-Msss pork , per bbl. , J3.15 ® 8.20. Lard , per 100 Ibs. , * 3.05ft5.10. Short ribs Bides ( loose ) , $4.GO 4.SO. Dry salted shout-/ tiers ( boxed ) , S4.2&4M.32V& ; short clear sides ( boxed ) , J4.85(4.87Mi. ! ? WHISKY Distillers' flnlshed goods , per rBUGAiis-Cut loaf. $5.95 : granulated , $5.33. The following were' the receipts und shlp- tnents for toouy. I I > ) On the Produce exchange today the but ter market was steady ; creameries , 14W SOc ; dairies , 13STlSc. Cheese , quiet at Eggs , quiet at 21@21V c. KBW YORK GEXEHAL MARKET. Quotation * for the Day OB General Commudltle * . NEW YORK , Dec. 21. FLOUR Re ceipts , 41,216 bbls. ; exports , 21,214 bbls. ; market firmer , with business checked by advancing prices ; Mlnnesotapat- nts. $3.703.95 ; winter patents , $3.7533.65 ; ; vrlnte.- straights , $3.45(33.65 ( ; winter grades , J2.70g-2.90 ; winter low grades , $2.4032.65 ; ! Minnesota patents , J3.70ifl.00 ; Minnesota [ bakers , I2.S5S3.00. RYE-Strong ; No. 1 western , 61filc , f. 0. b. afloat. BARLEY MALT-Flrm. WHEAT Reciiliits. 125 , ! > 00 bu. : exports , 1 82,317 bu. ; spot , llrm ; No. 2 red , 774c , f. o. b. afloat. Options' opened easy with cables ; ; for n time holiday dullness and depression prevailed , but on n late bulge In corn , shorts started an excited buying movement that advanced prices over Ic n bu. : easier Liverpool cables were offset by continental strength and foreign buying hero , but ex port trade was light ; the close was strong und 7-SG1 1-Sc net higher ; December , 73 3-S 74 6-Sc , closed 74 6-Sc ; March , 74 5-16 © 70 5-Ec , closed 75 3-Sc. CORN-Rocelpts. 1S2.600 bu. ; exports , SOL- MI bu. ; spot , tlrmcr ; No. 2 , 42 l-S'tf42 3-Sc , f. o. b. afloat. Options opened steady and ubsequently developed great strength on increased speculative demand , nrm cables and big clearances , leading all other mar kets ; closed 1 1-Sc net higher ; December closed at 41 3-Sc ; May , 40UQ40 3-Sc , closed 40 3-Sc. OATS Receipts , 40,800 bu. ; exports. 7SS5 bu. ; spot , tlrmcr ; No. 2 , 32c ; No. 2 white , S4Hc bid. Options were dull but firm. COTTONSEED OIL Steady ; prlmt crude. 17HWlSc ; prime yellow. 21@22Kc. BUTTER-Recelpts. 6.3)7 pkgs. ; market firm ; western creamery , 15@21c ; Elglns , 21c ; factory. 12yi4\Sc. CHEESE Receipts , 1,378 pkgs. ; market teady ; large white , KHifTlOHc ; small white , IO-H Wc : Inrge colored , 10U@10c ; small col ored , 10Qllc. . EGGS-Rccclpts. 4,535 pkgs. ; market nrm ; western. 2225c. METALS Of today's changes In the mar ket for metals perhaps the most Important was a further stiffening In the value In lake copper. At the close the Metal exchange called pig Iron warrants quiet , but firm And still quoted at $7.50 , nominal. Lnke cop per , tinner with $12.S5 bid and $13.00 nuked. Tin was quiet but firm with $18.15 bid and 118.30 asked. Lead was quiet with $3.75 bid and $ J.SO asked. Spelter was dull at $5.25 , nominal. Lend was quoted at $3.60 and cop per at $12.75 by the firm fixing the settling price for leading miners and smelter * at the weat. Duluth Grain Market. DULUTH. Dec. Sl.-WHEAT-No. 1 hard. 1 71c ; IXcomber , ft 3-Sc ; May , C31-Scj 1 No. 1 northern , cnah , 61 3-8c ! December , 643 > 8c ; Mny , 67 l-8c ; No , 2 northern. COHc ; No. 3 spring , 61 3-Sc ; to arrive , No. 1 hard , 671'Sc | No , 1 northern , 8.1 Me. Receipts , 148,900 bu. ; fihlpmcnts , $5,000 bu. CORN-S-llic. OATS 28UB2SUC. BAIlLBY lfrfrlZe. FtAX8KKD1.0214 ; December. I1.091S ! May , $1.1S',4. 03IAIIA UBJVERAl , MAnKET. Condition of Trade and Qnotatlon * om HViilc and Kancr Prodnoe , KGGB Good stock , 22c. BUTTKR-Common to fair. 12flJVic ; choice , 12fl > 16c : separator , 20ii21c ; gathered creamery , 18019C. POULTRY Hens , live , 4Mc : dressed 6cj old roosters , live. So : dressed. 4L . . . spring chickens , live , 5',46c : dressed , 6 ® 6 < 4c ! "lucks , live , 6H6c ; dressed , 7c ; geese , live , 7cj dressed , 7Q7V4c ; turkeys , live , SfiOc ; dressed , 115T12c. GAJII2 Teal , blue wing , $1.75 ; green wing , $1.BO ; mixed , $1.76fi2.23 : pralrlo chickens , $5.50 : tiuall. per doz. , $1.00 ( 1.10 ; jackrabblts , $1.2offl.CO ; cottontail * , 73c$1.00. PIUEONS Live , per doz. , GOe- VT1AT. , Choice , MiQc. OYSTERS Bulk Standards , per gal. , $1.10 ; Mediums , per can , 13c ; Standards , per can , SOc ; Extra Selects * per can , 25c ; New York Counts , per can , SOc. VEGETABLES. CELERY California , good stock , 25c ; choice , 25c ; fancy , 60c ; extra large , 7Gc. ON10N8-Per bu. , 40S50c. BEANS-Hand-plcked , navy , per bu. , $1.30 @ 1.40. POTATOES-Cholce , sacked , 45@60c ; poorer stock , 40c > SWEET POTATOES-Per bbl. , $2.50. CABBAOE-Pcr Ib. , crated. ttic. TROPICAL FRUITS. ; LEMONS California , fancy , 14.00 ; choice , $3.75. $3.75.ORANGESMexIcans ORANGES-MexIcans , $3.50 : Navels , fancy , $3.75 ; choice , $3.50 ; seedlings , $3.25. BANANAS Choice , largo stock , per bunch , $2.00(32.25 ( ; medium sized bunches , FRUITS. APPLES Western Ben Davlsi. Genltons nnd Wlncsaps , per bbl. , $3.60 ; New York Baldwins , Greenings' ' and others , choice , per bbl. , $4. PEARS Bartlett. California , out of the market : other varieties , $2.25. STRAWBERRIES-Per box , SOc. GRAFES-Malaga. per bbl. , $8.X ( > 3.W ; Catawbas , per basket , 18c. CRANBBRIUES-Bell & Bugles , per bbl. , $7.50 ; Jersey , JC.2ofl6.60 ; per crate , $2.25. MISCELLANEOUS. CHRISTMAS GREENS Trees , 4-5 feet per doz. , $2.00 ; 6-8 feet , per doz. , $2.60 : 7-9 feet , per doe , , $350 ; 8-11 feet , per doz. , $4.50 : extra large trcos , for school and church purposes , 12 to 24 feet , according to size and beauty , $2.00 to $5.00 each : evergreen wreitnlng , IP. cells of 20 yards , per colt $1.00 ; holly branches , In cases , 2x2x4 feet , about GO Ibs. , J4.50 ; In bbls. , per bbl. , $2.00 ; wreathes , crosses and horseshoes , per doz. , $1.60 ; long needle pines , 3 to B feet long , per doz. , $3.50 ; mistletoe. In boxes of about 25 Ibs. , per box , $3.75 ; In smaller quantities , NUTS Almonds , per Ib. . 17c ; Brazils , per Ib. , 9@10o ; English walnuts , per Ib. , fancy , soft shell , I2c ; standards , lie ; filberts , per Ib. , lie ; pecan * , polished , 78c ; cocoanuts , per 100 , $4.60 ; peanuts , raw. 606Hcj roasted , 77Mc : chestnuts. 8G9c. MAPLE SYRUP Five-gal , can , each , $2.50 ; gal. cans , pure , per dot. . $12.00 ; half- gal , cans , $6.25 ; quart cans , $3.60. FMS Imported , none ; California , 10-lb. boxes. $1.50. HONEY-Cholca white. MH@13c. DATES Hallowee , 60 to 7o-lb. boxes , tO 6&c : 8alr , 5H16c : Fard , 9-lb. boxe * . lOc. CIDER Per half bbl. . $3.00i8'3.16. SAUERKRAUT Per half bbl. , $2.00. HIDES , TALLOW , ETC. HIDES No. 1 green hides , 7o ; No. 2 green hides , Gc ; No. 1 Halted hides , 8 > 4c ; No. 2 salted hides , 7c ; No. 1 , veal calf , 8 to 12 Ibs. , lOc : No. 2 veal calf. 12 to 15 Ibs. , 8c. TALLOW , GREASE , ETC. Tallow , No. 1 , Sc ; tallow , No. 2 , 2V4c ; rough tallow , IWc ; white grease , 2Vi@3c ; yellow and brown grease. IViSWc. SHEEP PELTS Green salted , each. 16 ® 75o ; gre-en salted shearings ( short wooled early sklna ) , each , 16c ; dry shearings ( short wooled early skins ) . No. 1. each , Sc ; dry flint , Kansas and Nebraska butcher wool pelts , per Ib. , actual weight , 4@Bc. dry flint , Kansas and Nebraska murrain wool pelts , per Ib. , actual weight , 3JT4c ; dry flint , Colorado rado butcher wool p lt * . per Ib. , actual weight , 4Q5c ; dry flint , Colorado murrain wool pelts , per Ib. , actual weight. 84c. FURS Mink , 10g76c ; bear ( black or brown ) , $5.0020.00 ; otter , $1.50@8.00 ; beaver , $1.0006.00 : skunk. 16@60c ; muskrat , 3 Wc ; raccoon , ISJCSOc ; red fox , 25c@$1.2o : gray fox , 23@50c : wolf ( timber ) , 23c$2.60 ; wolf ( pralrlo ) , coyote , 10@ > 50c : wildcat. I0@25c ; badger , 640c : silver fox , $50.00375.00. St. L'onl * Market.r"t ST. LOUIS , Dec. 21 WHEAT-FuturM strong , IJfHic higher ; spot higher. No. 2 red , cash , elevator , 69V4c bid ; track , 71c ; De- cember. 69V4c bid ; May , 713-8c bid ; July , 65c bid ; No. 2 hard , cash , 6565Hc , CORN Futures strong , I'/ic higher ; spot higher. No. 2 cash , 34c bid ; December , 34c ; May. 3EUo asked. OATS Steady to firm ; No. 2 cash , 27VJc ; track , 27c ; December , 27V4c ; May , 27 7-8c bid : No. 2 white , 29Hc. RYE-Strong at 63c bid. SEEDS-Flaxsee < l , higher , $1.07. Prime timothy seed , $2.30. CORNMEAL-$1.G51.70. BRAN Strong ; sacked , east track , B5V4 < 35Gc. HAY Dull , weak ; timothy , $7.00@S.OO ; pnilrlp. $ G.Oi > 37.00. POULTRY Chickens , lower at Gc ; ducks , steady at 5V @Gc ; geese , quiet at 5@5Vic ; turkeys , firmer at S AC. \V7USrCY Ftendy ; $1.26. BUTTER Firm ; creamery , 18022Hc ; dairy. 148 > lSc. EGOS-Steady at 19c. METALS-Lead , higher , $3.62'/4@3.65. Spel ter , dull , $4.90. PROVISIONS Pork , strong ; standard mes.i , jobbing , old , $ S.25 ; new , $9.42H. Lard , dull ; prime steam , $4.95 ; choice , $5.02 . Dry full meatH , boxed shoulders , $4.12V4 ; extra Bhorts , $4.G2 > ' ; ribs , $4.75 : shorts , $4.S7V4. Bacon , boxed shoulders , $5.00 : extra shorts 1 $5.12" . ; ribs. $5.37Vi ; shorts. $6.624. RECEIPTS-Flour. 3,000 bbls. : wheat , 42- 000 bu. : corn , 87,000 bu. ; oat , 29,000 bu. SHIPMENTS-Flour. 4,000 bbls. ; wheat , 7,000 bu. ; corn , 52,000 bu. ; oats , 7,000 bu. IVow Orlfnn * Market. NEW ORLEANS , Dec. _ 21. PROVISIONS ff5.12V2. ? Bacon , clear rib . . . . . . Hams , choice sugar cured , $8.75tfJD.50. COKFEE Strong ; Rio , ordinary to fair , . RICE Steady : ordinary to good , 46c. FLOUR Extra fancy , $3.203.25 ; patents , $3.70fl3.75. CORNMEAL-$1.75gi.SO. HAY-Prlme ! ° $10.0012.00 ; choice , $13.00 ® 13.60. CORN No. 2 sacked , old. white , 41c ; yel low. 41 } ' 42c ; mixed. 41c : new , 2c higher. OATS-Sacked , Ilaltlinnrc Market. BALTIMORE , Dec. 21.-FLOUR-Dull and unchanged ; receipts , 21,778 bbls. ; exports - ports , 62,337 bbls. . ( WHEAT-Strong : spot and month , 72 % ® ' 72 c ; January. 72 7-Si73c ; steamer No. 2 ' red , egiiifiea 7-Sc ; receipts , 13,783 bu. : ex- i < ports , 6 ! > ,000 bu. ; southern wheat by sample , , i 69SJ73Mc : : southern on grade , 7073c. CORN-Btrong ; spot and month , 40 > i@41c ; 1 December , new or old , 401iff40Hc : January , 1 40fHO 1-Sc ; steamer mixed , ; 5-8337 7-Sc ; re- celpts. 170,650 bu. ; exports , 204,570 bu. ; south- cm white corn , 37O-40c ; southern yellow , OATS-Firmcr ; No. 2. 32H 33c ; No. 2 nixed. 31145" ! 32c ; receipts , 12.69S bu. ; ex- port ? , none. EGGS-Flrm ; fresh. 25c. City Grain and Provision * . KANSAS CITY. Dec. 21. WHEAT Steady ; No. 1 hard , 82H63c ; No. 2 , 61H ® 63c : No. 3. 5SHR61t c ; No. 2 red. 6S969o ; No. 3. 62yCOc ; No. 2 spring , C0062c ; No. 3 , 652) ) 55c. 55c.CORNSteady ; No. 2 mixed. 32@32&c ; No. white. 31HR3214CJ No. 3. 31 > 4c. OATS-Stcady ; No. 2 whits , 28c. RYE Steady ; No. 2 , 49ic. ! HAY Steady , unchanged. BUTTER-Steady ; separator , 19c ; dairy , 16c. EGGS Steady : fresh , ! lc. RECEIPTS Wheat , 43,000 bu. ; corn , 14,900 bu. : oats. 3.000 bu. SHIPMENTS Wheat , 72,000 bu. ; corn , 2,600 bu. ; oats , 6,000 bu. Grnln Rrrelnta at Principal Market * . MINNEAPOLIS , Dec. 21-Recelpts : Wheat. 65 cars. DULUTH , Dec. Jl.-Recelpts : Wheat. 134 cars. ST. LOUIS , Dec. 21. Receipts : Wheat , 69 cars. KANSAS CITY , Dec. . SI. Receipts ; 73 cars. CHICAGO. Dec. 21. Estimated cars to morrow : Wheat. 166 ; corn. 457 ; oats , 266. Receipts at Primary Markets : Wheat , 1,103,379 bushels ; corn , 935,929 bushels. Toledo Market. TOLEDO. Dec. 21. WHEAT Higher and flrm : No. 2 , cash , 70c ; December. 72V c. CORN-DulI , higher ; No. 2 mixed. 35c. OATS-Dull. nrm ; No. 2 mixed. 27 c. RYE-NcBlectfd ; No. 2 cash , 64c. CLOVERSEED-Actlve : prime , old , $4.15 ; new , cash and December , $1.1714. Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS , Dec. 21. WHEAT Mar ket strong ; December , M&c ; May , Me ; No. 1 hard , on track , CCc ; No , 1 northern , OGo ; No. 3 northern , C3c. Cincinnati Market. CINCINNATI , Dec. 21-WHEAT-St ady ; No. 2 red , 69c. CORN-FIrm ; No. 2 mixed , SSlic. OATS Finn ; No. 2 mixed , 29c. RYE-Stcadyj No. 2 , 67c. PROVISIONS-Lard , easy at $4.70. Bulk meats , quiet at $4.65. Bacon , steady nt $5.50. WlHSKY-Qulet at $1.26. EGGS-FIrm at 20c. Mllvranlcee Grain Market. MILWAUKEE. Dec. U. WirEA.T-Mnr- ket higher : No. 1 northern , 67V4c ; No. 2 northM-n , M9 c. RYE Lower : No. 1. MKc : No. 2. 6314c. UARLET-Stendy ; No. iT 4S41T ! c ; sample , nnd 48'ic. Liverpool Grnln Market , LIVERPOOL , Dec. 21. WHEAT-Steady. HSI'.Jd lower ; December , 6s 1014d ; March , 6s 9Ud ; May , 6s 71 4d. COIIN Steady , Ud lower to Ud higher ; December , 3s lid ; March , 3s 84d ; May , nominal , Philadelphia Produce Market. PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 21-BUTTEn Steady ; fancy western creamery , 22c ; fancy western prints , 2 < c. EGGS Steady ; fresh nearby , 27c ; fresh western , 26c. OPERATIONS IN STOCKS AND BONDS. Fractional Gain * In Railway Stock * nnd Market I * Strong. NEW YORK , Dec. 21.-The stock market was strong most of the day , particularly In the late trading. Fractional gains were general In the railways , wihllo the advance In a number of specialties reached consid erable proportions. A curious exception to the general advance was noted In stocks , where dividends have Just been declared , namely New York Central , Southern pre ferred and Atchlson preferred. In some quarters , largo dividends had been expected and In the cose of Southern preferred and Atchlson preferred a statement had been looked forward to that they could bo put on a regular dividend basis , instead of disbursements from time to time as the earnings warranted. A considerable crease In Its quarterly surplus was re sponsible for Now York Central's rise- from the extreme low point. The efforts of Lon don to cover short lines In Americans gave tone to the local market early. Most stocks unaffected by special developments or for eign quotations were freely offered by trad ers , but this caused little more than a period of hesitancy and a shading in rail way quotations. Rumors that the Chicago & Alton had been secured In the Interest of the Union Pacific and Baltimore & Ohio resulted In a sharp rise In all the sacurltUo mentioned. Federal Steel stocks were bought confi dently by the same parties who have re cently be n large purchasers , at the same time they emphatically denied rumors that Federal Steel was about to absorb another large concern. The southwestern railroads were very prominent In today' * activity and strength. The bond market showed Irregularity in spots , profit-taking' being evident in Atchl son adjustments. Heavy purchases of Texas Pacific 28 were made late in the day , which carried them above 49. The general market , notwithstanding the hesi tancy of some issues , displayed a very healthful undertone. Total sales , $5,040.000. United States old 4s , registered , advanced 1-8 per cent in the bid price. The Commercial Advertiser's London financial cablegram says : The markets here were dull this morning , but a brisker business was done later in sympathy with Americans , which opened good and then 1 bounded upward , Baltimore & Ohio and 1 Central Paclflc leading. New York caused ft small setback afterward , but noon bought Union Paclflc , causing a resumption of the rlso. American sales began as the market closed , causing a flat finish. There has been big buying here with the Idea of laying In stock for the new year. The now French loan Is said to be practically ar ranged. Gold was bid for at 78s by Ger mans. Money Is easing. The following are the closing miotatlons of the leading stocks on the New Tork market today : , Atchlxm H Bt. U & S. F . 8U do pfd WHt uo pia Built mom & Ohio. . 72V do 2nd pfil . UVi Canada Paclflc 84 7 Canada Southern . . 66 % do pfd Central Paclflc Vk St. Paul Y.Y..U7H Ch . & Ohio 25 do Cd Wu1/ t / * Cbloaro & Alton..m dt. P. & 0 91 * C. . B. ft Q 1' do 168 Chi. & EX llltno' * . . K CfU H. P. . M. & M 173 Ohlca o O. W 15Ji Chi. , in * & ti Jto Southern Ry 1W4 do nfd do pfd 41T4 ChU & N W T XBB & Powlfto . . . V4 do pfd Ur.lon Pacific 42 % c. . a. a * Bt. L. . 4 d pfd 7J34 do pfd J U. P. . D. & Ov STi Del. 4 Hudoon 106 Wabasli 8'i > 'Del. . U * JV-Yi' J } ! $ do pfd ' 3 , Denver & IUo a. . . . J8H W. & U B 7H I do Pd f'J * do pfd Erie ( new ) "J * Adams.Express . . . .luS do lJ > t pfd 3'Vi Fort Wayne . . . . . . . ! Amer. Express 1 * ' Ot. NorUiem pfd..139 United States 50 HorttlngVaJl y H Welli Fargo 125 Illinois Central ; ' < A. Cotton Oil 23 Lake Erte & W $ k do pfd JJJ4 do pfd Anxn. Spirit * 15VI Shore do pfd ! Mk Lake Z0JJ4 I UB. & Noah wtt Amer. Tobacco .40'4 ' Murihattan L | V do ptd U * ' & Con. Ga 183 Met. Street Ry J9J& " Central " Com. Cable Co 1"3 Minn. Michigan & fit. L 31K Col. F. & Iron ' , l do J > fd ' 77 I I do Ut pMr General Eleetr'o ' . . . 98(4 ( Co. GS * * : : : : : . . . . mi i d 37H do pfd , w ft , u. inirai . . . . 03 ' LAOlOde Qaa o * N. Y. Central -MI * N Y. . C. & S * . L. . 14 do pfd H3 Nat. Unseed Oil. . . . do l t pfd Pacific MMl 4 dojtnd pfd Nor.V. . t. . . 16 People's nna ICS' Pullman l'alac . . . . ! Si American K" : : g | m cenm te , . . > H ' * T. . . . i do p'd , Outarlo & Western , lift Sugar"V " > V 1" 51 lu pfd Ore. R. & Nav < ' Ore. Short Mr * 39 T. C. & Iron S 'X P. Coast l8t pfd SH4 U. S. leather do Jnd pfil 6j do t > fd fs' < Pltteburg ' U. 8. Hubber 4451 iReadlns do rfd Hi- . . . . fi do 1st Pfd Western Union > R. a. w Federal Steel 4 T ( do ptd . . . . do pfd 83 Rock Island U. Rapid T fl " " 2d asat. pald. * 4th asst. paid. Total sales of stocks today were 84o.OOO shares. Includinff Atchlson. 27,625 ; Atchl son preferred , 78.700 ; Baltimore & Ohio , 66G8 ; Central Paclflc. 30.420 ; Chesapeake & Ohio. 3,503 : BurllnBton. G.S20 ; Denver & Rio Grande , 3,350 ; Rio Grande preferred. 4.859 ; Lake Erie & Western. 8,654 ; Erie pre- ffrred. 8.518 ; Louisville & Nashville , 7.620 ; Manhattan , 5,900 : Minneapolis & St. Louis , 5220- Missouri Paeinc , 7,100 ; Missouri Pa clflc preferred , 7.440 : New York Central. 5.120 : Northern Paclflc. 8.220 ; Rock Island , 10620- Union Pacific , 47,620 ; Union Pacific Deferred. 32.320 ; StT'Paul , 19.320 ; Southern Pacific 16.450 : Southern Railway , B.1SO ; Southern Railway Preferred 15.200 ; Texas & Paclflc , 43,190 ; Paper , 13.810 ; Tobacco , 11- OSO * Federal Steel , 95,020 ; Federal Steel pre ferred , 42,500 : People's Gflfl , 6.820 ; Consol idated Gas , 11.420 ; Colorado Fuel & Iron , 3,3S5i Pacific Mall , 5,090 ; Silar. ( 66.200 : AVest- ern Union. 4.800 ; St. Ixmis & Southwestern preferred , 12,965 ; Chicago Great Western , 6,700. _ _ Bofttnn Htnrk Onotntlon * . BOSTON. Dec. 21. Call loans , 203 per cent ; time loans , 304 per cent. Closlnjj quotations on stocks , bonds and mining shares ; . _ A. T. & S. F JBHlCien. Elec. pfd 158 Bay State Oaa . . . 2 9-16 Gen. Electric 5s..lid IW1 Telephone 274 .Allouex MlnlnB Co. . 6 Boston & Albany. . . Atlantc . . . 31 rioeton * Maine..KO | Hoston & Mont US Iloaton L , 82 Butte & Boston 2H c B & Q 3 'Calumot . Hccla..CU ' Fl'tohburB l ° i Centennial 31 aen. Electric 3 Franklin 2 * I Mexican Central . . . | OU1 Domln'on 3U. N Y i N. B M Oaieola 6)i OM Colony J98VJ Qulncy 139 Rubber 44Jj Tamarack 170 Union Paclflc " 4Hinhcrlne ' 3 ! Vven Und . ? . . . . ; . W'union Land 11 % Wwt. Ulectrlo Sltniumboldt S do pfd Gli .Adventure . 94 Ed. ElM. Tel 198 J Ban Frnnrluro Mlnln Oaolatlon * . SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 21-The oftlclal closing quotation * for mining stocks today - day were as follows : j ta t.t > „ , K Justice 15 " ' ' ' Btchcr .V..V.V..V..V U Occidental Con 90 Ht t i Belcher . . . . 34 Ophlr 60 Bullion ! Overman 6 Caledonia SI Potcwl 15 Chollar 1' Bavafce 20 Confidence & > , S erra Nada 81 Con. Cala. & Va.,105Union Con 14 Crown Point 17 Onh Con 10 Oould & Currle . . . 14 ( Yellow Jacket 13 Hal * & Norcro i..WO Standard 125 Silver bars , 69 1-Sc ; Mexican dollars , 4"U © 17 ic. Drafts , Bight , 15c ; telegraph , 17Hc. Flnanclnl Natr * . OMAHA. Dec. 21. Bank clearings today were )1,184,733.63 ; balances , (150,291.84. One year ago the clearings were ( $31,524.10 ; balances , $141,539.53. Increase In clearings , $355.209.43. NEW YORK , Dfc. 21. Bank clearings , 1164.604.840 ; balances , S8.069.7CO. BOSTON. Dec. 21.-Bank clearings , 24- JS0.015 ; balances. 12,302.210. WASHINGTON. Dec. 21. Today's state- ment : of the condition of the treasury shows nn available cash balance of )29J,21S,21U ; gold reserve , 1242,665,050. , PHILADELPHIA , Dec. 21-Bonk clear- inr * . tl8.104HG2 ; balances , $2.603,727. BALTIMORE , Dtc. 21. Bank clearings , f3S2l.C,7 ! ! balances , $303,011. CHICAGO , Dfc. 21. Clearings , J26.419.SOO ; balances , 18,205,600 : New York exchange , par ; posted rates , J4.S2W4.85W. ! Stocks were nctlvo and firm ; strength of Biscuit was tliu feature ; Alloy L. 74 1-8 ; Biscuit , common , 61 3-8 ! Biscuit preferred , 105 1-8 : Diamond Match , 146H ; Lake Street L , 13ft ; Straw- board. 34 ; West Chicago , 934 ! : City Railway , 295 ; Metropolitan , 3. CINCINNATI , Dec. 21. Money , 2H < jt6 per cent ; New York exchange , 2540c discount ; clearings , $1,872,660. NEW ORLEANS , Dec. XL-Clearings , $1- 015,062 ; Now York exchange , bank , par ; ccmmerclal , $1 discount. ST. LOUIS , Dec. 21. Clearings , $5.429.663 ; balances , $639,722 ; money , 407 per cent ; New York exchange , par bid , lOc premium asked. New York Money Market , NEW YORK , Dec. 21.-MONHY ON CALL Nominally , 2HJJ2H per cent. PRIME MERCANTILE PAPER-333)i r > er cent. STERLING EXCHANGE-Steady. with actual business In banker * ' bills at $4.81 ® 4.85 for demand nnd at $4.SlVf4.82 ( for sixty days : posted rates , $4.S2'S 4.S5V4 ; commer cial bills. $4.SOH. SILVER CERT BAR SILVER 59Vic. MEXICAN DOLLARS i 8Jc. GOVERNMENT BONDS-Steady ; 3a , 107 ; new 4u , rep. , 128 % ; coupon , 12SH : . < . 1UJ coupon. 113 : 2s. 8 W ! 6s , roir. , 112 % ; coupon , 1124 ; Pacific Ga of ' 99 , 102 % . The following are the closing quotations on bonds : U. S. new 3 .107 .Y. C. Ists 117H U , S. new 4s. rej..lXOH J J ' C ' flK U. P. do coup 129' * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.S. 4Hrrir 112J4 N. C. 48 104 U. S. Qocoup 114 No. Pacific lats..117l < U. s. ads , ret nu No. Pacltlo .18 Ci5i U. S. 5s , teg No. Pacific 48 102 U. S. An , coup , . N. Y. C. It St. L. 4B..10DM District 3 , 088 11R N.&W.fla 127 Ala. , class A lOH N. W. Consols 1-U Ala. , clans B IDS N.W. Deb. KB 110 Ala , , claim C ion Ore. N. Ists 114 Ala. , Currency 100 Ore. N. 4s UOM Atchlfton 4s ( I0' ( O. S. L , Sat. r 129U Do. ad ] , 4s 78ti O. S. L. 68 t. r 110' ' < Canada So. 2ds 1101 * Pnclflo OsofOS 102) ) C. & O. 4tia 01 K aainr48 x6 ! < Chi. Tonn . , 4s 04 K. O.V. . ists 82 O. &O. CB 117 St. L. It I. M.conC8l04 C. H. JtD. 4M 1041 St. L. A3. F. Con. 0.1244 D. AH. G. Uts 108 St. P. Coimols 1(12 ( D. A. U. O. 48. ) 1(1-2 ( St. P.O. A. P. lsts.121H KastTenn. Ists 1G7W Bt. P. C. & P. 61. .120) ) * ErlnQen. 4s 78H Bo. Kv. SS 104 F. W. A D. IstB. t. r. HOh S. R. AT.OS 82H Qcn.Elec.6H 104 Tenn. new sot 3s. . . 114)4 ) 8. H. & 8. A 6s 107 T. P. L. O. Ists 109 .U. AS.A. 2dB. . . 101 T. P. Kg , 2ds 48M H. tT. Cent. S lip U. P. D. if. O. Ists. . 87 ' ' " Wnb. 1st SB 113H lownd.lsts. . . . . . "l)8 ( ) > \Vab.2ds P6)4 ) La. Now Con. 4s..107 \V.Shore 4s 112k L.&N. Unl.4 * 7 > Va. Centuries 8.1 MlNHOurl 6s 100 Va. deferred 7 M. K. &T. lids. . . , uji WlB. Cunt. Ists : ! < M. R. AT. 4a 00 } U. F. 4u. . . 103i Nevr York Mining- Quotation * . NEW YORK , Dec. 21. The following ar the closing quotations on mining stocks : Choler 21 Ophlr CO Crown Point 14 Plymouth ID Con. Cal. & Va 115 Quicksilver 150 Dcnrlwood 40 do pfrt 404 OoulJ & Curry 24 Sierra Nevada SO Hnle & Norcros3..1M Standard 210 Hem < ? stake 5000 Union Con , . 12 Mexican 27 I Yellow Jacket 14 Ontario 500 I London Stock Quotation * . LONDON , Dec. 21. 4 p. m. Closing : Consoln. money. 110't N. Y. Central 1Z7 Consols , acot Pennsylvania C2 > i Canadian c Pacific . . . 81 % Heading 9T4 Erie l t pfd 33 Union Pacific pfd. . . 74V4 Illinois Central 1ITH Atchlson 20 N" . Pacific pfd. 78 % LoulB. & Nash OS St. PAU ! commun..l2t'i Grand Trunk 7v4 BAR SILVER-Flatr 27 3-8d per ounce. MONEY 3 per cent. Discount in tha open market for short bills and three months' bills , S QflS-S per cent. Foroltrn Flnnnclnl. PARIS , Dec. 21. Business on the bourse today was hesitating at the outset and sub sequently became favorably disposed to ward an upward movement of Spanish 4s , assisted by bear covering. International securities were inactive and irregular. Turks were heavy. Rio Tlntos were in good demand and hardening ; . DeBeers' mines were more sought after and South Africans closed firm. Three , per cent rentes , 103f iSVic for the account ; exchange on London , 25f 26c for checks ; Spanish 4s , 45.45. LONDON , Dec. .21 , There was n gener ally flrm tone to 'American securities from the opening to tha .close today , with tradIng - Ing merely professional. Spanish 4s closed at 48 5-8 ; gold at.Bue.na3 Ayres , 112. India ccuncll bills were allotted today at H l is ; bar gold , 77s llid5 ; American eagles , 70s DTAU. BERLIN , Dec. 21. On the boursa today business was 'quiet. ' International securi ties were dull. Spanish 4a were in demand , owing to advices from Paris. American securities not In demand. Local securities were firmer. MADRID , Dec. 21. Spanish 4s > closed to day at 60.00 ; gold was quoted at 27.27. Wool Market. BOSTON , Doc. 21. The American Wool and Cotton Reporter will say tomorrow : The wool market has continued very ac tive , the volume of transactions reaching an aggregate of over 6DOO,000 pounds. A few good sized lines have been taken by both local and outside speculator ? , who bc- lleva that th * wools which they have pur chased are cheap. Speculative operators have , however , been mostly confined to Australian wools , In bond , which arc un derstood to have been moved at prices not , far from SOc. The tone of the market Is , on the whole , steadl-er. The s les of the week In Bunion amount to 4,43o,000 pounds domestic and 2.1STCOO pounds foreign , mak ing a total of CC24,000 poundsngaln t 5,217- 000 pounds for the previous week , and a total of 5,863,000 for the corresponding week last year. Salss since January 1 , IS'JS , amount to 137,337,500 pounds , ngulnst 301- 662,100 pounds lost year , at this time. Market. NEW ORLEANS , Dec. 21.-SUOAR- Steady ; open kettle , 3 > 4@3 5-8c ; open kettle , centrifugal , 3 5-S&1 1-lCc : centrifugal , gran ulated , 4 9-16iJ4 ( 7-ic ; white , W&i U-16c ; yel lows , 4(34 ( 3-Sc. MolasscB , steady ; open ket tle , 20fr30c ; centrifugal , S39c. Syrup , steady at 26fl27c. LONDON , Dec. 21. SUGAR Centrifugal , 11s 7V.d. Beet sugar. December , 9s 9Hd. NEW YORK , Dec. 21. SUGAR Raw , Btcudy : fair refining , 3 7-Sc ; centrifugal , 98 teat , 4 3-Sc ; molasses sugar. 3 6-Sc. Refined , qulot ; crushed , 8B-8a ; powdered , 6Vic ; gran ulated , 5 l-8c , Hell Telephone Dividend. BOSTON. Dec. 21. Th directors of the Bell Telephone company declared a divi dend of 3 per cent at a meeting held here today. An extra dividend of 1,4 per cent was also declared. TI1U HEAI.TV MAUKBT. INSTRUMENTS placed on record Wednes day , December 21 , 1S9S : AVnrrnnty Doeiln. 8. J. Runnel and wife to A. B. Runnel , lot 11 , block 3 , Cotner & A's add. . . . $ 100 Louis Schroedcr , trustee , to R. C. Strehlow , lot 11. block 2 ; lots 15 and 16 , block 3 ; lot 16 , block 4 , Brown park 2,000 A. L. Smith to same , lot 7 , block 69 , South Omaha 1,425 C. P. Edwards and wife to E. A. Col- fax , lot 39. block 2 , W. L. Selby's 1st add D M. T. McDonald to J. G. Allen , lot 16 , block 4 , same . . . . E. H. Roberts to Kitty Selby. lot II , block 3 , W. L. Selby's 1st add 1 August Seldlcr and wife to Belle Loevy , lot 8 , block 12 , Jotter's add. . 11,600 Belle Louvy and husband to Pabst Brewing Co. , n 80 feet of lot 8 , block 12. same 9,600 J. P. Flnley and wife to J. T. Smith , n 44 feet of lots 3 and 4 , block 1 , Heed'e 1st add 1,250 Mollie McLeod and husband to S. C. Tuthlll , trustee , lot 19 , Fearon Place. i Olive Branch to A. J. Manning , o 106 feet of lot 8. block 93 , Omaha ; lot 1 , block 2 , Paddock Place 15,000 L. M. Payne and hufband to A. D. Williams , n 20 feet of lot 39 and s 16 feet of lot 40 , Rees' Place 8,000 Uult Claim DreilM. E. Brennan to Edmond Hayes , lot 101 , Nelson's add. ; lot 16 , block 8 , Ambler Place 1 Central Investment Co. to W. L. Selby , n 25 feet of w 75 feet lot 7 , block 81 , South Omaha 25 I. P. Baxter and wife to D. S. Coch- ran. lots 6 , 7 , 8 , 10 , 11 , 12. 26 and 27 , block 5 , W. L. Selby's 1st add 20 D. 8. Cochran to E. A. Col fax , same. . 20 Grover Stevens to W. L. Selby , lot 9 , Buckeye Place 1 B. T. Potter and wlfo to J. E. George , lot 11 , block 2 ; lot H. block IS ; lot 19 , block 2 , Potter & C's 2d add 400 E M. Baldwin to L. W. Baldwin , lot 11 , Cain Place Louis Klrtchbraun and wife to E. Klrschbraun , und. 1-3 Interest of w 24 feet of o 2-3 lot 2 , block 166 , Omaha. 1 Sam ; to Charles Klrschbraun , samo. . 11 1 E. Klrschbraun to same , w 21 feet of , i e 2-3 lot 2 , block 1C6 , Omaha 6,600 Di-rilx. Union Trust Co. , trustee , to P. L. Waegele , lot 6 , block 5 , Drake's add. 1,600 ) T. H. McCague , receiver , to G. Rupp , B 44 feet of w 112 feet lot 2 , Okahoma. 200 . Total amount of transfers $56,451 L , OMAHA LIVESTOCK MARKET Receipts Show Little Change , but the Prices Turn Upward , CATTLE ACTIVE AND QUITE STRONG lluycrw Complain tlmt Value * Are Too High , lint Short Supply Force * Them Hog * Open U 1-JJ Cent * ItlKhcr , ClonliiK Well Up. SOUTH OMAHA , Dec. 21. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Receipts today 1,194 12,101 1,610 Olllclul Monday MS 6.US l , ol Olliclal Tuesday 2,232 11,702 , COU Three days this week..To51 29,641 3/773 Same days last week. . . . 7,6&3 41,010 7,920 Same days week before. . WM 25. IB ! ) 6,713 Same three weeks ago. . 'J.sas 20D ! > 9 6.W7 Average price paid ( or nogs tor the last several days , wlui comparisons : | 1S88.1897.1S36.1S93.U94.1S33.1S9 | | | | ! | : . Dec. 1 . . . . 3 25 | 3 23 3 19 I 4 41 B JS | 5 70 Dec. 2 3 23' ' 3 25 3 09 3 36 ] 5 19 5 7 Dec. 3 3 291 3 19 3 23 3 42 | 4 47 6 SS Dec. 4 , I 3 21 3 1C 3 39 | 4 33 , 5 13 Dec. 6 3 37 3 00 339 4 27 6 14 681 Deo. G 3 31 3 25 3 33 4 33 5 03 6 6G Dec. 7 3 2i | 3 22 3 09 3 26 4 33 6 OG G 01 Dec. 8 329 3 17 3 19 4 34 5 14 f > 911 Due. 1) ) 3 29 , 3 13 3 21 3 32 , G 15 5 86 lee. 10 3 31 3 13 321 3 35 420 6 00 Dec. 11 3 15 3 17 3 28 4 20 5 10 6 04 Dec. 12 3 37 * 3 20 3 31 4 25 5 07 6 11 Dec. 13 3 3S 3 20 * 3 33 4 20 507 6 11 Dec. 14 333 3 23 3 2S 3 38 4 23 5 14 6 17 Dec. 15. . . . 3 27 | 3 24 3 17 * 4 09 6 06 6 21 Dec. It ! . . . . 3 30 3 29 3 17 3 3' 492 6 36 Dec. 17. . . . 3 20 3 31 3 17 3 40 4 13 6 41 Dec. 18. . . . 3 16 3 3G 4 13 4 90 Dec. 19. . . . 3 28 3 18 3 31 4 07 4 87 633 Dec. .j. . . . 3 ! U > 3 33 3 32 411 4 73 G 34 Dec. 21. . . . 3 31 32S 317 3 27 415 4 74 G 27 Indicates Sunday. The ofllolal number of cars of stock brought In today by each rood was : Cattle. HogH. Sheep C. , M. & St. P. Ry 2 11 O. & St. L. Ry 2 Missouri Paclflc Ry 15 9 Union Pacific System 5 25 C. & N.V. . Ry 1 3 P. , E. & M. V. R. R. . . . 1 31 S. C. & : P. Ry 1 3 C. , St. P. , M. & O. Ry. . . . 3 3 B. & M. R. R. R 11 42 C. , B. & Q. Ry 2 17 K. C. & St. J 9 1 C. , R. 1. fc P. Ry. , E 5 16 C. , R. I. & P. Ry. W. * . . . * Total receipts 67 167 8 The disposition of the day's receipts was as follows , each buyer purchasing the num ber of head Indicated : Buyers. Cattle. Hogs , Bheap. Omaha Packing Oo 14 1160 . . . . The O. II' . Hammond Co. . 129 1604 Swift , and Company 87 1414 299 The CutuLliy Picking Co. . 222 3462 1302 Armour & Co 129 2333 807 R. Becker and Degan 61 . . . . Vanaant & Co 12 . . . . Lobman & Co , . . 33 . . . . W. I. Stephens 99 Livingston & Schalcr 42 . . . . Hamilton & R 15 Armour , from K. C 7(0 Hammond , from K. C 65 . . . . Omaha , from K. C 4S . . / . . Cudahy P. Co. , from K. C. 242 1246 Other buyers 20 . . . . Left over 100 Totals liaiflf 18,079 1,808 CATTLE Receipts of cattle were light , as will be noted from the table above , and smaller even than yesterday. Moreover , of the cattle hero there were a dozen loads consigned direct to packers so that ths actual offerings of all kinds were not much over thirty loads. The market as a whole was strong and active and practically everything In the yards changed hands early in the morning. While there were very few beet cattle here there were som * pretty good ones among the number and buyers wer not long in snapping them all up at strang prices. A bunch of choice shorthorn * that had bien on feed a full year or more rold at $5.5. Other right good cattlts. but that had not been on feed as long and were not au well finished brought $5.15. Some good steers and heifers went at $5.00. This will give an idea of the way good cattle are silling. A bunch of pretty fair stuff sold at $4.85. Tnar6 were only flvo or six loads of cows and heifers in the yards , and , as'a buyer remarked , the man who wanted anything In that line had to go after It In a hurry. The market was strong and the offerings changed hands quickly. Buyers complain that the cow stuff is selling too high here as compared with other markets , but there Is so little coming that they have to pay the prices. Bulls and other kinds of butchers' stock also brought good flrm prices. Very little was offered In the way of stock cattle or feeders , but such aa were to bp had brought good firm price ? . Some westerns sold at $3.90 , which was more than the same kind of cattle brought last week Representative salea : BEEP STEERS. No. Av. Pr. No. Av. Pr. No. Av. Pr. 1..1160 | 3 76 37..1154 * 4 CO 6..12GO $500 12..1042 3 90 24..1142 4 GO 20. . 1233 G 00 3. . S33 3 90 19..1014 4 65 5..1447 E 10 16..1013 380 29..1341 4 R5 14..1296 6 15 4..1066 3 90 29..1351 4 85 23..1212 fi 16 1..1090 4 50 4S. . 887 4 S5 16..1451 5 53 STEERS AND HHIFERB. 4. . 587 3 80 3. . S3J 4 00 16..1155 600 COWS. 1. . 990 200 10..1031 3 00 6. . 1126 335 1..1030 2 25 1. . 810 3 00 2. . 910 3 35 1..1010 2 35 4. . an z oo 15..1110 3 35 2..1030 2 35 2..830 3 00 2..1110 3 40 1..1020 2 50 1..1110 3 10 2..1265 3 40 1..11CO 2 50 1. . 920 3 10 14..1030 3 40 3..1013 250 2..1255 315 1..1740 3 60 1. . 880 2 RO 3..1049 3 15 2..1000 3 GO 1..1130 2 65 2..10SO 3 25 3..1210 3 GO 2. . 870 a 90 6. . 1135 325 1..1340 3 85 8..10C1 2 95 1..11SO 3 25 2..1070 3 85 1. . 560 300 9..125 $ 330 3..1030 3 85 1..1100 3 00 1..12JO 390 HEIFERS. 720 3 35 15. . 737 3 60 2. . 335 4 00 9 3 40 3..1005 3 65 1. . 930 4 10 770 3 60 15. . CIS 3 65 4..1230 4 30 835 3 CO 1. . 510 3 85 BULLh. 1. . 970 285 1. . 930 323 1..1330 3 50 2..1C60 3 00 1..1515 3 25 1..1720 375 1..1030 3 00 1..12SO 3 35 1..2000 4 10 1..12SO 3 20 1..1500 3 35 1. . 630 4 20 1. . 910 3 23 1..1790 3 35 CALVES. 3. . 460 4 OS 1. . 270 6 25 1. . 130 6 60 1. . 210 4 75 1. . 110 G 50 STAGS. 970 325 2..1155 3 25 1..1180 360 790 3 29 STOCKERS AND FEEDERS. 2. . 600 323 1..1200 370 6. . 718 410 3. . 706 325 15. . 812 390 IS. . 4S2 415 13. . 887 365 7. . 679 4 00 WESTERNS. WYOMING. No. Av. Pr. No. Av. Pr. 1 cow 1010 J2 50 2 feeders..1270 $3 60 G cow ? 1011 325 17 feeders. . 1078 390 MONTANA. 1 cow. . . . . 870 2 50 1 stag 1610 3 25 2 bulls. . . .1300 2 70 1 feeder..1120 4 00 21 bulls. . .1420 270 1 feeder..1000 4 00 1 bull 820 2 75 16 feeders. . 992 4 f 1 cow 1000 3 00 22 feeders..1059 4 00 HOGS-Sellers seemed to have pretty strong Ideas this morning as to the value of their holdings and as a rule , were asking prices that were at the very least 6c higher and In some cases even more than that. Buyers did not agree entirely with sellers' views , but they wanted the hogs and the markt really opened 2i4c higher. The early sales were largely at $3.30 , as ngalnst $2.27',4 yesterday. Good light and llpht mixed loads such as sold largely at J3.3H4 yesterday went for the most part at $3.35 today , with some choice light at $3.40. The market for a time was quits active ut the advance and a good many strings of nogs were cut loose early. However , before tellers were able to entirely unload buyers began receiving messages from other market points that were not encouraging. St. Joseph reported 7,000 hogs , prospects lower ; St. Louis , 10,000 head , easy ; Kansas City , 14,000 head , prospects lower , and Chicago , 33,000 he.id. with 40,000 head on sale. These were the reports that came to packers , and under that Inllucnce they seemed to come to the conclusion that there were no neces sity for bidding the market up here. Ac cordingly they sat down , liut It did not amount to anything as they wanted the hogs and no buyer could long remain on the bear side. The result was the hogs were all sold In good season and very much Ilka the opening prlcct. A few big heavy and rough loads sold below $1.30 , but there were a good many more loads above than bJlow. as will be noted from the represent ative sales. It will be noted from the table of average prices at head of column that the heirs sold today at the highest point t touched since Wednesday of last week. Representative sales : No. Av. Sh. Pr. No. Av. Sh. Pr. 27. , . .Ill . . . 315 57. . . .301 80 3 30 9S- " . .156 200 $3 25 CO. . . .260 40 3 30 ' 105. , . .ISO 200 3 25 51. . . .276 200 3 30 ' 41. . , . .343 120 3 27',4 46. . . .366 80 3 30 69. . , . .37'J 80 3 2714 64. . . . . 245 260 3 30 49. . , . .327 120 3 271,3 CO 297 , . . 3 30 61. . . . ,321 40 3 30 63 40 330 60. . , .291 190 3 30 66 303 , . . 3 30 31. . . . .265 10 3 30 CO 314 80 3 30 C3 316 200 3 30 73 219 80 3 30 CO 352 160 3 30 62 288 SO 3 30 73 300 240 320 328 120 3 SO 67 . Ml 1M 3 30 08 . 3.11 120 3 30 15 . ,111 8 < > .1 .10 . . . . . . .336 160 3 39 I 76 . 280 SO 330 63 . 26 120 3 30 16 . S03 . . . 330 70 . 271 160 330 62 . 344 120 330 31 . 342 120 330 78 . 2G7 160 330 25 . 349 . . . 330 57 . 303 200 330 70 . S2C 40 S 30 41 . 311 . . . 330 82 . 216 80 3 J2H 68 . 272 310 3 30 6.1 . 278 SO 3 Mty 69 . 150 210 330 (9 . 313 80 3 S2 < 63 . 327 IS ) 3:0 66 . 284 80 3 321 * 46 . 369 . . . 330 68 . 295 ICO 3 .13M , 12 . 250 . . . 330 CO . 2)1 . . . 3 52'4 48 . 318 . . . 330 62 . SIX ) ICO 3 32' ' 4 67 . 22 . . . 330 66 . 220 . . . 33214 61 . 311 tO 3.10 64 . 2 < 7 120 3 32U 67 . 2G9 120 330 7 . 24 * 80 1 U 61 . 293 120 330 1 . 260 . . . 3 ! H 60 . 315 ISO 3 JO 63 . 2 7 120 3324 87 . 2 < 13 RO 3 30 71 . 2S2 40 3 S2H 34 . 247 120 3 30 79 . 245 SO 3 32 > 4 69 . 390 . . . 330 76 . 252 40 382 4 W . 278 SO 330 82 . 233 160 3 32V4 53 . 29S SO 3 30 75 . 230 1KO 3 324 ! C9 . 24S 160 330 73 . 227 80 3 3J 4 fi ) . 300 80 330 65 . 294 40 3 32V4 57 . 336 40 330 131 . 274 120 3 32',4 61 . 320 160 330 71 . 230 200 3 32',4 75 . 248 80 330 69 . 297 200 3 32 14 CS . 264 160 3 CO 6) . 244 80 3 32 < * 61 . 256 80 330 95 . 1S9 . . . 3 3JV4 70 . 280 240 330 60 . 235 280 33214 So . 261 160 3.10 C9 . 231 89 S 32H C2 . 2SO 200 3 30 82 . 224 . . . 3 321,4 43 . 333 . . . 330 63 . 229 160 3 32V4 73 . 2SS 120 3 30 60 . 326 SO 3 32V4 75 . 32.1 360 3 30 65 . 191 CO .1 33 61 . 287 80 330 22 . 196 . . . 335 40 . 23 200 3 SO 90 . 240 200 333 CO . 280 SO 3 SO 70 . 252 . . . 335 65 . 332 240 330 89 . 1(6 . . . .335 73 . 2W SO 3 30 79 . 212 . . . 333 79 . 254 80 330 M . 239 40 3 33 43 . 354 SO 3 30 41 . 305 . . . 333 63 . 231 40 330 61 . 281 120 335 66 . 260 80 330 71 . 275 80 3 So 62 . 323 300 330 70 . 267 80 3 35 61 . 2S9 160 3 30 72 . 230 . . . 3 35 74 . M2 160 330 S3 . 170 . . . 335 71 . BS1 120 330 101 . 166 . . . 335 68 . SOS . . . .130 90 . 238 200 335 68 . 2S2 160 330 SS . ,177 . . . 3 .15 CO . 212 160 330 75 . 238 . . . 3 37V4 73 . 261 160 330 78 . 189 . . . 337 4 69 . 310 120 330 81 . IPS 40 .1 37 < 4 62 . 295 SO 3.10 72 . 214 . . . 3 37 < 4 5S . 324 . . . 330 165 . 178 . . . 3 37H 66 . 311 80 3.10 77 . 195 ICO 3 4tt 62 . 323 ! 40 330 82 . 171 . . . 340 WAGON LOTS-P10S. 1 . 310 . . . 2DO 2 . 450 . . . 320 1 . 3SO . . . 200 1 . 420 . . . 3 22V4 1 . S30 . . , 200 1 . 370 . . . 325 1 . 320 . . . 200 4 . 175 . . . 323 1 . 150 . . . 230 K . 204 . . . 323 3 . 223 . . . 320 6 . 225 . . . 327 % SHEEP-Whlle the arrivals of sheep were not larg-e , there were more than have been received for several days back. There seemed to be a little better feeling on the market than yesterday , at least buyers took hold better and acted more as If they wanted to do business. It would hardly be policy , however , to call the market any more steady , as the demand Is still limited and no great activity Is to be expected until aftar the holidays. Two loads of heavy wethers sold at $3.60 and two loads of the Hershey sheep brought $3.77 % . Quotation * are : Good cornfed western wethers , .75 J3.96 : fair to good , $ S.6Kf3.75 ( ; good to choice Mexican yearlings , $4.25 ® 4.35 ; choice western yearlings , $4.154.Z. < ; fair to good western yearlings , $3.90 4.16 ; Jd ewe , $3.253.60 ; good to choice lambs , b.OOS5.15 ; fair to good lambs , $4.60gl.75 ; feeder yearling * , W.75a3.SS ; feeder la'mbs , $4.0XN.40 ; cull sheep , ft.00ff3.00 ; cull Iambs. J3.OOg3.BO. Representative salts : No- Av. Pr. 207 Mexican MT S . 109 $3 05 430 Mexican ewe * . 90 335 6 native ewes and wethen . . . .160 360 J69 western wethers . 134 3 CO 450 Oregon wethers . 130 377 % 272 western Urnbs . 72 4 70 1 native lamb . 140 C 28 CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET. Cattle and ! ? < > Rule Strong and Prrcei Higher. CHICAGO , Dec. 21 Good to choice ma tured bMves were largely 6 10o hither to day , with an active demand from dressed beef concerns , and eastern shippers. Sale * were on a basis of 13.8004.50 , for th com- ITr ? L8I&li' "Pwto00lf ! - for good to ? .S HS' Tl01 * * "ne beeves selllnr . t $5.609V > .66. No real nod cattle 'found purchaser , below $0.00 , choice steers iJell- ini- . quality conalfcred , at the b.st prices ? -K < Uear ; Cannlnff oow. sold at $2.00 ® n , .r S - few Prinit heifers brought J4.50 ' ? 2I wor * 8teady , and calves nold at $4.0fta .76 , tow rolngr lower than $5.00. F ls/r lXr * * & ? Brong r and largely 2Hc hlffhar , there being an active demand ° 5 , J&Ss ? Packers. Salts were made. at $3.1&f3.J6 for common , up to $ J.35 < 33.47'4 for fair to prime heirs , ta.35 being the most 2SpMtr prue" ' Balefl wtre ' "gely at $3.35 60.82 % for heavy and at $3.25@t35 for light la ° * t the'plg ' se " > B at $3.00 Sheep were In poor rdemand , but lambs were lOc higher , for good heavyweights. Common lamb sold an low as $3.75 , prime brlngtn * 'S'40Bales were mostly at $4.75 ® 5.15. Yearllnga sold at $4.004.50. Common ? ? 'hei ? Bol < lat , 2.50"j4.00 ; choice at $365(4.00. ( A f w prime sheep brought , $4.10 JRECEIPTS-CattU , 9,000 head ; hog * 33- 000 head ; sheep , 10,000 head. KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK BIARKBT. Shipper * of Hoa- Active and AH Grade * Sell Well. KANSAS , CITY. Dec. H.-CATTLE Re- celpts , 6,680 head native * . 180 head Tcxans. All offerlnrs that showed finish were ac tive to lOo higher. Common qualities were not In as good demand and sold slow at about steady prices. Stockers and 'ed- ers , quick sale at higher prices. Heavy native steers , $ J.OO5.3S ; medium. $4.35jjC.OO ; lightweights. $4.a5Sf6.iO ; stockers and fecd- EI J-134'50 ! butcher cows and heifers , $3.654.25 ; westwrn fed teers , $3.40C.75 Texas-fed steers , $3.250 > 1.75 : Texas butcher cows , $2.653.30 ; canning stock , $2.0002,60. HOGS-Receipt , 13,620 head. Local ship pers were act4v buyers , all grades selling steady to Be hither prices. Demand not quito so good for lights ; trading low , at about steady prices. Heavlei , $3.K3.45 : mixed , $3.26 3.40 ; lights. $3.153.32 > 4. SHEEP RecMpts. 2,130 head. Uuslness was good , all slaughtering grades in active demand at steady prices. Lambs , $5.COrfJ $5.40 : muttons , $3.8504.25 : feeding lambs , $3.75 ff4.20 : feeding sheep. $3.2583.80 ; stackers , St. Lnnl * Live Stock. ST. LOUIS , Dec. 21-CATTLE-Rccelpts 2,100 head , including 1,200 Texans ; ship ments , 200 head : market steady for natives 1 to strong for Texans ; fair to fancy native i shipping and export steers , $3.900.65 ; bulk i of sales , $4.00S5.30 ; drisscd beef and butcher I steers , $3.5035.30 ; bulk of sales. $3.75S4.85 ; i steers under 1.000 pounds , $2.0036.00 : bulk 1 of sales , M-tWMO ; stockers and feeders. $2.3004.50 : bulk of sales , $2.3064.40 ; cows and heifers , $2.0004.35 * : bulk of cows. $2.35a3.75 ; bulk of heifers. $2.35@4,00 ; bulls. $2.253.25 ; Texas and Indian steers , $2.90S4.30 ; bulk of sales , $3.0004.25 ; cows and heifers , $2.20 ® HOGS Receipts , 12,000 head ; shipments , lOO head ; market lower on pies , steady on best hogs : pigs and lights , $3.2W3.30 ; pack ers. J3.25g3.35 ( : butchers , $3.35 3.45. SHEEP-Recelpts , 400 head ; shipments , none ; market steady : native muttons , $3.75 ( & 5.00 ; lambs , $4.00S < J.SO. Hew York Live Stock. NEW YORK , Dec. 21. BEEVES Re ceipts , 2,569 head ; shipments , 2,665 head. Market moderately active , good beeves steady , common and medium steers lOc lower. Bulls and cows steady to flrm. Strers , $1.0055.20 ; oxen and stags , $3.0 < > S4.75 : bulls , $2.75JT3.63 ; cows , $1.70fl3.tK ; extra fat cows nnd bulls , $4.25. Cables lower. Ex ports , 120 cattle and 1,500 quarters of beef ; tomorrow. 200 cattle. CALVES Receipts , 900 head ; active and flrm for prime stock , all sold : vralm , $4.00 ffJS.25 ; mainly , $5.CK > 0'8.00 ; yearlings , IS.iXxtf 3.37U. No barnyard or western calves. SHEEP AND LAMBS-Recelpts , 4,710 head ; nine cars for slaughterers ; sheep dull and lower , good lambs flrm , others steady. Sheep , $2.5054.00 ; extra , $4.75 ; lambs , medium to choice , $5.30fl5.SO ; Canada lambs , $5.50Q6.85. HOGB Receipts , 8,851 head. Firm , at $3.tX > 33.70 ; common pigs , $3.40. St. Joseph Live Stock. ST. JOSEPH , Dsc. 2t.-SpPclal.-CAT- ( ) TLE Receipts , 700 head. Market active and lOi/lDc higher. Nothing good offered ; advance on common to medium qualities ; natives. $3.75Ji5.00 ; Texann and westerns , $2.80 4.76 ; cows and hclfors. $1.60fl4.10 ; stookers and feeders. $2.90 4.25. HOGS Rectlpts , 6,800 head. Market nc- tlvo nnd steady , selling at $3.2Gft3.40 ; bulk , . . SIl'EEP Receipts , 300 head. Market strong ; western lambs , $5.00. rindiiiintl Mve Htuck. CINCINNATI. Dec. 21. HOGS-Steady at $2.85I3.35. CATTLE-Steady at $2 25W4.75. i SHEEP-Steady at $2.2504.00 ; Iambi , steady at $4.0005. . Stuck In SUM. Following are the receipts nt the four principal western markets for December 21 : Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Omaha 1,194 12,101 1,610 Chicago 9.000 33.CNX ) 10,000 Kanras City 5.660 12,520 2,130 St. Louis 2,100 700 400 Totals 18,154 69,321 14,140 CofTce Blarket. NEW YORK , Dec. 21.-COFFEE-Optloni opened steady at unchanged prices , ruled extremely slow without Important varia I tion * ; advance In Brazilian markets mil by 'I > news from European marketsf receipt * small ' , but counterbalanced by light warc- hcU8 : movement ; selling was Arrested by the continued healthy nppuaranro of spot demand ; closed steady and unchanged to C point ? lower ! sales. 4,500 bags , incliidlnir January , $5.80 ; March , $3.00 ; May , $110 ; Juno , $6.15 ; July , $0.16 ; September , $6.30. Spot , Rio , quiet ; No. 7 Invoice. 7c ; No. 7 Jobbing , ' 4c ; mild , market firm ; Cordova , 7-i4J15c. Rrondenlnc demand all around ; pcod business In Brazilian Invoice lots to day. Cotton Market. NF.W ORLKANB. Dec , Zl.-COTTON'-Fu- $5. : 5 bid. Simt cotton , dull ; sale * , l.soi bales ; ordinary , 313-lCc ; good ordinary , 43-5c ; low middling. 4 Jc ; middling , 63-16c ; good middling , 613-16c : middling fnlr , C5-16c ; ivcolpts , 4,803 bales ; stock , 478,693 balss. NKW YORK. Doc. 21.-COTTON-Qtilot ; middling , 53-16c. Net receipts , 57 baloi ; gross , 2.023 bales ; palei 510 bales ; stock , 8S.5CO bales ; e.\t > ortH. to Great Britain , 1,411 bales. Total today : Net receipts , 71.38J bales ; exports , to Great Britain , 68,743 1 - ; to the continent , 17,334 bales ; stock , I,342,2i'i4 bales. Consolidated : Net receipts , 25S.034 bales ; exports , to Great Britain. 140- 093 bales ; to France , 23,950 bale ? ; to the continent , 42,832 bales. Total since Septem ber 1 : Net receipts , 5,313,843 bales ; exports , to Gre.it Britain , 1,915,003 bales ; to France , 411,023 bales ; to the continent ,371.566 balci. New York IIry Good * Market. NEW YORK , Doc. 21-Spot demand to day line been on a quieter scale for cotton good ? , bad wenther checking operations to some extent. The tone of the market fully an strong as before. Sellers reserved In mrwt directions , even on goods In stock and slow to commit themselves to forward engagements. Some sales of regular print cloths at both Fall River and Provldenc * at 2 3-So and more bids In the market at the close , with sellers declining to accept them. Reports of retail trade here ara good , holiday business largo. Woolen worsted dress goods In tnodorato demand. Collections generally satisfactory. Oil Mnrkct. OIL CITY , Dec. 21. Credit balances , $1.19 ; certificates , no bids , sales or offera ; ship ments , 46.f.si bbls. ; runs , 159,727 bbln. SAVANNAH , Oa. . Dec. 21.-OILS-Splrits turj > entlne , firm , 40Hc. WILMINGTON. N. C. , Die. 21.-OIL8 Spirits turpentine , firm , 39' ' 'iT40c. Crude turpentine , llrm , $1.20 and $2.30. California Dried Krnlt * . NEW YORK. Dec. 21.-CALIFORNIA DRIED FRUITS Firm. Evaporated ap ples , common , 7JTSc ; prime wlro tray. 8c ; choice , 9fc9)ic ; fancy , lOc. Prunes , 4iflOHc , Apricots , royal , IKZMHicc : Moor park , 14fJ ( 17c. Peaches , unpecled , 8tt12V4c ; peeled , 18Sf20c. Ex-Cauvlct K1IU Itliimelf. ST. LOUIS. Dec. 21. David Shea , an ex- convict , deliberately committed suicide to day In a rooming house by * shooting himself In the head. In a pathetic letter left by Shea and addressed to the editor of the Post-Dispatch , be says ho was driven to death" s a result of being hounded by a private dotectlvo agency. Shea declares he was unable to obtain work to sustain him self honcatly and so decided to die. Governor Smith Una Enough. LOS ANGELES , Dec. 21. The resignation of Andrew J. Smith , governor of the Soldiers' homo at Santa Monica , baa been accepted , to take effect March 31 , 1899. Governor Smith gives as his reason for resigning that two at tempts to take his life have been made , one at Liavottworth , Kan. , and the other more recently at Santa Monica. His family , he gays , have prevailed upon him < ta retire to private lifo. Overcome evil lth good. Overcome your coughs and coldt with One Minute Cough Cure. 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Agent for Klnnenr'i SUtl Celling. 108-10-12 North Eleventh street. FLOUR MILLS. 8. P. OILMAN. Flour , Meal. Feed. Bran , 1013-15-17 North 17th street , Omaha , Neb. C. B. Black , Manager. Telephone 692. IRON WORKS. DAVIS A. COWr.II , ! , , IKOlf WORKS. Iron and llrn Pounder * . Manufacturer * and Jobbers .if Machinery. General repairing a upeclalty. 1601 , 1603 and 1605 Jackson street , Omaha , Neb. LINSEED OIL. WOODMAN LINHEHD OIL WORKS. Manufacturers old procon raw llaseed oil , kettle boiled Unseed oil , old proceis ground llnaeod cakes , ground and icr * n 4 flaxaeed for druggists. OMAHA. ME , BREWERIES. OMAHA BIIEWINQ ASSOCIATION. Carload shipments made in our own re. frlgerator cars. Blue Ribbon , Elite Export , Vienna Export and Family Export deliv ered t ) ill part * of the city. BOILERS. 01IAIIA EOII.EH WORKS. JOHN R. r.OWUEY. Prop. Boilers , Tanks and Sheet Iron Work. JAMES E BOYD & CO , , Telephone 1039. Omahtt , N COMMISSION , GRAIN' , PROVISIONS and STOCKS BOARD OP TRADB. Dlrft wlre to Chicago and New Tork. CorrMponilrnUi John * . Warrtn Jb Co. TELEPHONE 1033. H R. PENNEY & CO. , \l Boow 4 , N. Y. Life Illilir. , Omaha , N K StocksGranProvisions. ! Direct Wlfa Net * York , CbicMo W * tra Vrnlnt * .