JL2. THE OMATTA DAILY 1VRE : SATITttDAV , AP1UL 20. 1809. . COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL Wheat Eccovera Early Weaknesa on Receipt of Drouth News , CORN IS STEADY AND OATS VERY WEAK I'rnvlklniiK Pntlnrr < 1ir Hrnlnn nnd Show Sll ht I.O-IH ( in rriiiiilHCiiiiiin lir VlH'Uer * I.uril nml Itltin In Siuiic Cuiitlltloii , CHICAGO , April M. The alleged low cpn- flltlon of winter wheat nnd reports of de layed coodlnK strengthened wheat today. Slny closed with a gain of He nnd July % @ 9ir. Corn closed unchanged and oat Uo Jowcr. I'ork and ribs dcellned 2',4o ' each and lard closed unchanged. \ \ hi at was easy nt the opening , owing to n. largu Inerwuw In Argt-ntlno shipments nnd lower cables. The weakness wns only jnomtatnry , however , and the market turned strong on complaints ot drouth from Kansas ajid do'.nyed seeding In the north- xv. . t on ncwjuivt of snow. May oi > ncd 141 ? Uo lower at 70"4B71c , ro o to 7 ic , when veallzlng checked the advance and thejnnr- ket weakonoil , May ullpplng off to iO iinoc. ( J'rlvnto nnd Olllclnl crop neports were bad nnd outHldo buying fairly heavy. Ibis ntnrtod nn upturn which was vigorously contoBted for a while , but llnallv shorts ran to cover and May advanced to il4c ; , closing nt 71 0. July opened He lower at 71'ii'i2c , < idvince < 1 to 72Uc , reacted to 72Hc , then rose to 73Q and closed at 72)lc. Chicago w- oolv d only 29 cars , 7 of which were graded contract. Northwest receipts were light , Minneapolis and Duluth reporting but 298 oars , compared with 6S2 cars for the same day a year ugo. Primary western market recotpU iiHgrcgattd 350.000 bu , , against 678,000 Uu , : at't ' year. Atlantic port clearances of wheat ntid Hour etialed ( | S62.000 bu. Cash de mand slow. The corn market was narrow but Bteady. JJusIiies * was chlclly In changing May to July , the latt'er ' exhlbltlnc more relative Btrcngth. Hccclpts. ICO cars. May opened a nbndo lower nt .T3 > i 33TiC { , advanced to 34o nnd declined to 33c at the close. 1'Mvornlilo seeding conditions , heavy re- o. . tnts and a poor cash demand weakened ontH. Hecelpts , 212 cans. May started a Hhndo lower at 2Gi2 V4c , touched 26V4c , de clined to 2C'io ' and cl-oaed at 26c. Provisions were dull and slightly lower on ftcattcrod fto'.llnB by packers. May pork opened 2 < ti5c } lowwr at $ S.90iS.92i,4 , rose to ? S.97'.4. sold off to $8.90 and closed at $ S.92VS. The range in lard nnd rlba was narrow. Estimated recelptK for Saturday : Wheat , 63 cars : corn , 231 cars ; oais , 240 cars ; hogs , 1C,000 head. Lending futures ranged as follows' : Articles , Open. Hlub. Low. Close. Yesd'y , Win-lit. May . . 7flj-71 ? 71K 71M 7JM July. . . ; 71H-72 73a 71Tfi ? 1 72 ( SW Sept. . . 707l ; a 70J. Corn. May. . . 34 S3 S3W July. . . Kept. . . SCHUHi 3D Oats. Miiy. . . July. . . 23H-1M 24 J4 Sept. . . 22 I'OTK. May. . . 800 8IO ! BOSHi 809 July . . 1110 D ir , 0 10 0 1W 0 12 , Sept . . DSO 030 'J7K 030 Lurcl. May . . S12K SIC din July. . 6 27J-J 530 can 4-jil Scpl. . . 64'JM - lllbs. May. . . 40.1 470 405 465 4 C7M July. . . 4S-J- ) Sept. . . 403 4 OS 4 05 4 tlB No. 2. Cnsh quotations were as follows : FLOUR Quiet and easy , unchanged ; win ter patents. $3.60 3.70 ; straights , gl.30ff3.40 : clears , $3.UXii3.20 ; spring specials , $4.25 ; pat ents , $3.30@3.75 $ ; straights , $2.80 3.10 ; bakers , $2.203f2.00. W'ltB-AT No. 2 spring. 70V4c ; No. 3 spring , C"I(69c : No. 2 red , 74Q7C',4c. CORN iNo. 2 , 34c. OATS N'O. 2 , 27iic : No. 2 White , No , 3 while , 29fl30c. RYE No. 2 , 5SUc. BARLKY No. 5. 36Jf43c. ( 8KB OS No. 1 ilaxseetl , $1.15 ; northwest , $1 19 ; prlmo timothy , $2.35 ; clover , contract grade. $0.25. PROVISIONS Mess pork , per bbl. , $8.90 ! ? : E.W. J ird , nor 100 Ibs. , R.15fi0.17',4. Short ribs Hides ( loose ) , $4.50U4.SO. Dry salted Hhouldern ( boxed ) . $4.50ifl,75. Short clear eldc-y ( boxed ) . $ ! .95 5.05. AVIIISICY Distillers' 'Hnlshed goods , per Kal. , J1-.2G. , Following are the receipts and shipments for today : ' Articles. Receipts. Shlp'ts. Four , bbls . 10,000 13.CO ) AVbfat , bu . 35,000 83,000 Corn , bu . 229.000 064,000 OntH , bu . 215,000 1,130,000 Rye , bu . 3,000 S5.1XX ) Barlay bu . 13,000 5,003 On the Produce exchange today the but ter market was quiet and easy ; creamer- lea , 12 ; 16c ; dalrlcu , llffHc. Eggs , steady ; fresh , 12V' c. Cheese , weak , UVi4j.l2Vsc. KI5\Y A-OH1C G1SM311AL MAIIIC13T. for the Day on Gciierul NEW YORK , April 28 FLOUR-JRecelpts , 16,102 bbls. ; exports , 25,792 bbls. ; very dull but moderately steady ; rye. flour steady ; winter patents. $3.7504.10 ; win ter Htrnlghts , $3.65 3.70 ; Minnesota patents , J3.90f4,20 ; Minnesota bakers. $3.0003.20 ; rye flour , dtendy ; good 'to fair , $3.0003.15 ; cholw , to fancy , $ .i.20u3.40. CORNMEAL Steady ; western , S5QS6c ; city , SOyOTc. / UVK Steady ; No. 2 western , 67V4c f. o. b. nlloat ; state rye , C3064c o , 1. f. , New York car lots. HARM3V Otilt ; feeding , 43'XJ1 ( malt- Ing. 45tfS2'Ac , Loth c. 1. f , , Buffalo. JiARlwfci ? AlALT Nominal ; western , 65 WHEAT Receipts , C1.97C bti , ; spot llrm ; No , 2 red , SOTic , f. o , b , , ulloat. and 7& ! > ic , eMovntor ; iNo. 1 northern , Duluth , SUSc , ulloat , to arrive ; No. 1 northern , New York , ho f. o. b. , alloat. Options opened easy under cable' newa , but promptly rallied und Irifrr jn Mm ilnv r * vpiloil Tinultlvn < tti > , ifTtli ShortH rove-rod dsvetop- - freely on export - inents , a bulllHh crop report by Snow and ncarclty of offerings. The close was llrm at .i'll8 * " net advance ; May , 7Gy77 6-lGc , tiloscd 77 c ; July. 781-lCgTHKe , closed 77c ; September , 7J\ifi7GHc \ , closed 7lc ! ; December , 7C' i77c , closed 77c , CORN iHc-celptB , 117,000 bu. ; exports , 15,342 bu ; iiot Hte-ady ; No. a , 40l&43Uc , f. o. b. , utlont , spot and to arrive. Options opened Htua-ly and advanced slightly with wheat. Fears of larger recalpta checked buyers. < 'loscd llrm at > tc net advance ; May , 39UW : w e , closed 39&c ; July , 334iij39 4c , closed OA'TS Receipts , 123,200 bu. ; exports , 9020 bu. ; spot quiet ; No. 2 , 3SJfriT32io ; options quiet. HOPS Quiet ; common to choice , 1R90 crop , Ci)7c ; 1S97 crop , llfo'lSc ; 1898 crop , lair W'JWSS I".1' Mo"0 ! ' ' v 'c' 1S | " crop. 11.00 ; extra meas. J9.00 ; beef hams , $19005 * ] 'jr | ) ; pnuket. SS.DWi 10.00 ; city , extra India lurss , $1O > W15,00. Cl't ' nioatB , st ndy ut 7 > 1 eij'ji ; ; pickled bellies , $5.00ii5.75 ; plekled ( in > illoiu 91 rJt * iil/Mf I r\/l tmntu Tl/ / : . TTt' „ ctcay ; mess , . , ; cear , l,25Ifl075 ' ; family. J10.75.1i ll.tx > , Ill'TTJ'JK Steady : western creamery , 15fl > J8c. w.-stern factory , 13flHttc : imitation creamery. HfllC o ; state dairy , 14@15o ; state cr nni' rv. IMlSc , - 13 crn , TALI.OWteady ; city , 4Q4Uc ; country , ' Olj s-Petrolcum , dull ; refined New York , . ? 5. Philadelphia and Ualtlmore. $8.CO ; Ph'ladclphln and Haltlmoro In bulk , Jl.-IO roa n. lirm ; strained , common to good 4"'iJ.S5 \ : cottoiueed oil dull ; crude , 222 82t c. yeliow. 26Wij-i7c. Itli'K Firm ; domestic , fair to extra C' . < - , Jiinan , MfS'ic. MOLASSKS-Diill ; New Orleans , opo-n Jjr tnu.ic.d . 10 rliolce , S3f37c. MHTA'LS Few changes of Importance oc curred 4n the metal murket today. De mand was modorat.- , news lacked positive ni'\V ' features and ttellors were content to nwalt further develoiiments before altering their position. At tin close 'the Metal cx- chungo called pig iron warrants quiet at SH.W nominal : lake copper , unchanged at J19.25 ; tin , quiet with J23.G5 bid mid J23.75 l , 1-ad. Urmer with .S2H bid and J4.S5 nsk > d ! spelter , unchanged with JiUS bid and tl w uskcsl. TJio brok-r > ' price for lead la ? 1,10 , and for copper JID.miWIIU'S. . IlVl.TJMORK , A-prfl - JS.-FIXJUR-Qulet ; ri 1 1 Is. 7.147 bills. ; exports , SD90 , bbls. , \ \ HKArr Uasy. Spot , month. May and 3vu7tfUi7GV4c : July. 7t c a ked ; steamer , No , 2 red , 71UG7Hjc ; rcxiolpts. 33,410 bu. ; ex ports , S2.CCO bu. ; southern , by sample , 71 if 77i , v luthvrn. on grade. 7114811 ! . COHN-Dull and steady ; spot , month , WiCSSe ; May , 3SUJ3SVSc ? ; June , J Vc ; steamer mixftd , 37 .i03 < 14c ; receipt * . 107,817 btl. ; exports , 1S7.WI iu. ; eouthern white. 41/42c ; iviuthern yellow. 40c. OATS-FIrm ; No. 2 while , sygffijic ; No. 2 mixed , 32'AfSJo ; receipts , 2M4 bu. JJUTTBU-Qulct ; fancy creamery , l&BSOc ; fancy Imitation , 16fll7c ; fancy ladle , 14'rfl6c ; good ladle , Ul/llc ; Rtoro packed , Il'ul2c ; rolK 13 14c. KuaS Quiet , 12140 per doz. OMAHA ( JK.VnitAl , MAUKKT. CnnitKlun of Trade nml ( tnnlntlniin on Slnplo nnd Kiincy Produce. RGaS-jRccclpts light ; demand good at HUTTBR-Common to fair , lXUc ( ! ; choice , 12ffl4cj separator , 18c ; gathiTcd creamery , ICc. ICc.POULTRYltens. . live , 9c ; old and stnggy roostertf , live , 4CSc ; ducks and geests live , SflUe ; turkeys , live , lOc ; broilers , dressed , l .r doz. . W.60 I'lOKONS Live , per doz. , OOcQJl.OO. VKALS-Cholco. 9c. OYST13HS Uulk Standard , per gal. , $1.10 ; medltimfl , jer cnn , 15c ; Standard , psr can , 20c ; Kxtra Select , per can , 25c ; New York Counts , per con , 30c. FRI H WATUR FISII-Catllsh , per lb. , 12c ; buffalo , per lb. , dressed , Gfifc ; white llsh , 12c ; lake trout , lOo ; yellow pike , dressed , 9c ; round , Sc ; Hlver hsrrlng , Go ; perch , c ; bullheads , dressed , lOc ; black bass , UlllSc. SKA FISH Floundera , Sc ; haddock , 10c ; Columbia river salmon , 15c : halibut , lie ; blue llsh. lOc ; Spanish mackerel , lOc ; red napper , lOc ; extra largo mackerel , each , 30c ; roe shad , each. BOc ; shad roe , per pair , 20ft 23c. FRUITS. STRAWBI3RRlKS-Pcr crate. $6.GO ; pints , f3.Wii3.23. APPL1CS Ren Davlp , per bbl. , J3.00 ; Gen- Itons , $1,75 ; Now York Baldwins , QrJenlnga and others , choice , per bbl. , J5.60 ; western boxed , S2.00. ORANHKRRIES Jorscys , per bbl. , J7.50. PINBAI'PLES-Pcr doz. , $ J.25Q2.GO , VEGETABLES. AVAX BEANS One-third bu. , $1,23. STRING BEA'NS-One-thlrd ' bu , , 75c. PIEPLANT 'Per 30 to 35-lb. box , $1.33 ® 1.50 ; per CO-lb. box , $1.75 ; homo grown , p r lb. , 3W4e ! . aiEETS-Per bbl. . $1.50. PARSNIPS-per bbl. , $1.50. HAD13HES per bu. box , $1.50ffl.76. TOMATOES None In market. SPINACH Per basket. Jl.OO. LETTUCE Homo grown , per dozen itinchcs , 40c. ASPARAGUS Homo grown , per dozsn bunches. COCiCOc. ONIONS Homo grown , per dozen lunches , according to size , IBS-zOc. WATERCRESS-lfi-at. cases , $1.00. CABBAGE Crated , per lb. . 4c. OAUL1 FLOVERPer crate. $2.50. ONIONS Per bu. , 90c1.00. BEANS < llandlckid | , navy , per bu.j Jl.BO 571.00. POTATOES Choice Iowa Sacked , 70c ; loorer ntock , GOc : iMInnesoto. Burbanks , 85 ( fiWe ; Colorado , $1.00 ; early Ohio seed po tatoes , si.oom.io. SWEET POTATOES-per bbl. , eewl , $2.00. TROPIC A.L FRUITS. LIOMONS California , fancy , $3.50 ; choice , $3.23 ; Messina , fancy , $3.76f4.00. ( ORANGES-Navels , fancy , $4 ; choloe , :3.75 : ; seedlings , $2.76 3.00 ; Med. sweO'to , $3.00 ( Z/3.23. / BANANAS Choice , crated , large , stock , per bunch , $2.2&Jf2.50 ; medium. sized bunches , H.75OC.23. . DATI3S Ilallowee. 00 to 70-lb. boxes , Gc ; Salr , Gc ; Fard , 9-lb. boxes , lOc. MISCELLANEOUS. NUTS Almonds , per lb. , 17c ; Brazils , per b. . 9fflOc ; English walnuts , per lb. , fanoy soft tlio'-l. 12V4irl3c ; standards. lOifdlc ; 111- berts , per lb. , lie ; pecans , polished , S@10c ; oocoanuts , per 100 , $4 ; peanuts , raw , 6'4QGc ; roasted. GH'u'c. CIDER Per half bbl. , $3. SAUERKRAUT Per half bbl. . $2.002.23. HONEY Choice white , 12H@13c. MAPLE SYRUP Five-gal , cans , each , $2.50 ; gal. cans , pure , per doz. , $12 ; half-gal. cans , $ .23 ; quart cans , $3.CO. MAPLE SUGAR Choice , in ooxes , 9c. HIDES , ITALLOW , ETC. HIDES No. 1 green hides , 7Vio ; No. 2 green hides , Gi.ic ; No. 1 salted hides , 8'ic ; No. 2 salted hides. 7'ic ; No. 1 veal calf , S to 12 Ibs. , lOc ; No. 2 veal calf , 12 to IB : ba. , Sc. TALLOW , GREASE , ETC. Tallow , No. 1 , 3Hc ; tallow , No. 2 , 3c ; rough tallow , H4c ; whVto grease , 2l4Q3c ; yellow and brown greare , 1UW2V4C. FURS Mink , 10 < 375c ; bpsar ( black or brown ) . $3.0020.00 ; otter , $1.601(8.00 ( ; beaver , $1.0 SG.OO ; Bkunk , l&iT75c : muskrat , SffflOc ; raccoon , 15Jf50c ; red fox , 23ci$1.25 ( ; gray fox , 25fjSOc : wolf ( Umber ) , 25evQi$2.50 ; wolf , Ipralrle ) , coyote. 10Jf50c ; wildcat. 102Gc ; badger , &S400 ; sliver fox , $50.000'75.00. SHEEP PELTS-Green. salted , each , 15P 75o ; green salted shearhigs ( short 'wooled early skins ) , each , 15c ; dry shearings ( short wooled eyxrly skins ) , No.nl , each. 5c ; ' 'dry Hint , Kansas and Nebraska , butcher wool > elts , per lb. , actual weight , 405c ; dry Hint , ICanfos and Nebraska , murrain wool pelts , per lb. , actual weight , 35Mc ; dry flint , Colorado rado butcher wool pelts , per lb , , actual weight , 4Qoc ; dry flln't ' , Colorado , murrain woo. pelts , per lb. , actual wtilght , 34c. St. I.oulH n ST. LOUIS , April 28. FLOUR-FIrm and unchanged. AVIIEAT Firm and higher ; No. 2 red en xb. elevator. 7Gc ; track , 77c ; May , 77Uo bid ; , July , 72&72 c ; No. 2 hard , 70 > 471c. CORN Scarce and ilrm ; No. 2 cash , 35c ; track , 26c ; May , 33Vlc ; July , 33iT33V4c bid ; September , 34c asked. OATS Dull , quiet and steady ; No. 2 cash , 2S ! ctrack ; , 29V4c ; May , 27&c ; July , 24c bid ; No. 2 white , 31c. RYE Firm at B7c. SEEDS FlaxsecTl , lower at $1.12 ; prlmo timothy seed , $2.25. CORNMEAL Steady at Jl.SSgl.90. BRAN Dull and steady ; sacked , east track , G2c. HAY Strong ; timothy , $8.50312.00 ; prairie , ' BUTTER-Qutot ; creamery , 14@19c ; dairy , Ktia's-Lower at 104c. . WHISKY Steady at $1.20. COTTON T1ES-99C. BAGGING GOClc. ' MI7TALS Lead , higher at $4.22'/4@-t'.25 ; spelter , strong at JG.fiO. PROVISIONS Pork , steady ; .standard mess , jobbing , J9.12V * . Lard , quiet ; prlmo steam , $5 ; choice , $5.03. Dry sralt meats , boxed shoulders. $5 : extra Hhortu nml rllm. RECEIPTS-Flour , 4,000 bbls. ; wheat , 15.- 000 bu. : corn. 28,000 bu. ; oats , 41,000 bu. SIHPMENTS-Flour , B.OOO bbls. ; wheat , 3,000 bu. ; corn , 30,000 bu , ; oat ? , 12,000 bu. ICiuiNiiN City KANSAS CITY. April 2S. WHEAT Strong ; May opened G4V4c , closed 64ic ; July. Mic , closed 65 % e ; cash , No. 1 hard. C5H © CBV4c : No. 2 red. 82c ; No. 2 spring , KtfwUc. CORN Slow and about steady ; Slay opened 31c , went to 31Hc and closed 31c ; July opened 32V4c. closed 32ic : cash , No , 2 mixed. 3294033c ; No. 2 white , 30.4C. OATS Slow ; iNo. 2 mixed. 29c ; No. 3 white. 30c. RYE No. 2 , 54Hc , HAY Steadyoholcs timothy , $8,7509.25 ; choice prairie. $7.7&BS.tX . BUTTER-Weuk ; creamery , 14ilSc ; dairy , 15c. 15c.EGGSJNo EGGS-JNo change In conditions ; fresh iMlssourl and Kansas stock , In new caser , cases Included , 10 < ,4c ! case * returned lOc , .RECEIPTS . Wheat , 10,800 bu. ; corn , 8,400 bu. : oats , 2.000 bu. SHIPMENTS-Whoat , 10,200 bu. ; corn , 29- COO bu. ; oats , 1,000 bu , \ < - v Orleuitn AlurUet. NIOJV ORLEANS. April 2S.-HOG PRODUCTS - UCTS Quiet. I'ork. standard mess , $3.25 , Lard , refined tlsrce , $4.77Vi ; pure , $5.70. Boxed meats , dry salt frhouldfrs. $1.40 ; Hides , $ o.l2'X. . Bacon , clear ribs sides , $3.75. Ihims. choice sugar-cured , $ S.50i/960 / COKFEE-Rlo , quit ; ordinary to fair , . ' ! ordinary to good , JJAYPrlnie.12i4fil3 ! e ; choice K ? 4 S.CkCd > Whltt' 4i OATS-No. 2 packed , 3lc. Clncliiiintl .MnrUct. CINCINNATI. April 28.-FLOUU-DU1I ; fancy . $3 1503.30 : lumlly , $2.4&ia2. 5 , WflEAT-Qulot ; No. 2 red. . 72c. CORN-Kusler : No. 2 mixed. 36c. OATS-Dull ; No , 2 mixed , 2-Jc. RYE Quiet ; No. 2 , ( S c PRO\'iaiONS-Lard. easy at $5. Bulk meats eay m 14.M ) , Bacon , easy at $5.65. WHISKY Quiet at $1.20. renned ; . CHEESE Firm atlZe. Tolfilo MiirUi-4. 'TOLEDO , O April 2S. WHEAT Higher ; 'No. 2 rash. 7l'io ; Slay. 71 c. ' CORN-Aotive and steady ; .No. . 2 mixed , f > ATSActIvo and lower ; No. 2 mixed , S3c. HYI5 Nominal ; No. 2 cash. DSc. OLOVERSEED-null and steady : cash , > e\v and i April. $3.70 ; October. $4.4S aiked. OIL Unchanged. llnlutli AVlicnt Alurlcet. DULUTH. April 28 WHEAT-No. 1 hard , cash and April. 75c : May , 73Vlo ; July. 74c No. 1 northern , cash. 7Uic ; No. 2 northern C7c. Liverpool ( iriilii mill 1'rovlnlonn. . LIVERPOOL. April 28.-PROVISION6- Lard. American refined , in S-lb. palls , oteady , V7s 6d. OJacou , l on clear back , dull , ! 9a ; long clear middle ? , light , firm , I9n6d ; lone ctonr middles , heavy , nrm , 2 > s. CHKEHlJ-Amcrlcan flncst while and colored , cflsy , 61s 6 < i. CORN Spot , American , mixed , new , qtile > t , 3 S d. Futures , quiet ; May , 3s4d ; July , 39 avid. \ \ HIJATnot. . No. 1 red northum , Du luth , dull. fis3V4 < i. Futures , nrm ; M ay nnd July , Ps7TW. OILS n-urpentlno oplrlts , steady , 33s. ' Mliinentiolln When ! 'MnrUrt. MINNEAPOLIS , April 23. - WHEAT - Closed , In store : No. l northern , April , jOHc ; May , CTHc ; Juy ; , G9UTC9o ; Septem ber , rSHc. On track : No. l hard , G8V4c ; No , 1 northern , 70',4c ; No. 2 northern , GS'Kc. ' FLOUR First patents. S3.75ft3.S5 ; seconds , $3.C55T3.-0 ; nr.'t clar. $2.7u 2.S5 , BRAN Lower ; in bulk. $9.BOJ10.00. ( Jrnlu MnrUct. MILWAUKEE , April 2S.-F1X3UR- Steady , \VHEAiT Dull : No. 1 northern , 73S73V4cj No. 2 northern. 72c , (3ATa-IxWer , 270304c. ! RYE-lyOwer ; No. 1 , BOc. . BARLEY Lower ; No. S , 45c ; sample , 410 sPlilli lclpliln Produce 3Iarket. PHILADELPHIA , April 2S.-BUTVTER- I-nncy western creamery , 19',4c ' ; fancy west ern prints. 20c. EGGS Steady ; , fossil nearby , 13c ; fresh w-estern , I3c ; fresh aouthweitcrn , I3c ; fresh southern , 12Hc. CHEESlJ-Steady. 1'eorlii Mnrkct. PEpniA , April 28-CORN-Market ca y ; o'ATSMnrkct Inactive ; o. 2 white , S9ajc , WIIISKY-Market llrm on the basis of $1.2fl for finished cood. . MOVI3.1IB.NTS OK STOC1CS AXIJ IIONOS , IrrcKiiItirlty Hie Preitomliiniit Feature of TrndliiK on 'CluuiKO. NE\y YORK , April C8.-Irregularlty per vaded today's dealings on the Stock exchange - change anel the temper of the. market was extremely profisslonal , resulting in irregu lar net changes , with losses predominating , London traded both ways and commission house business was on a very restricted cale. Traders were disposed to let stocks go in anticipation of an unfavorable bank statement tomorrow nnd one of the large operators changed tactic * and took the bear side. Forecasts of the bank stat.'ment are usually unreliable , but bank reports for the week seemed ito Indicate a loss in cash on all accounts ot nearly $3,500,000. Anaconda Mining fluctuated widely , ending with a net gain of nearly 3 points on the announce ment of the largo copper combination ; silver certificates sold at 65c at one time , the high est price recorded In a long time. The passage - sago of the franchise tax bill by the legis lature was responsible for weakness In most of the local Blocks , there being declines of 5 points in the Brooklyn Union Gas. 3 > i In Metropolitan , nearly as much In Consoli dated Gas and a sharp break In Manhattan , although It left oft only 1 % down ; Thlr Ave nue on the contrary rose 3 points. A reason for weakness In Manhattan was the ad verse report of the Board of Health on Its Ninth avenue structure. The announcement of a settlement of a litigation held Brooklyn Transit up In spite of the weakness In simi lar shares , generally nnd the stock gained over a point. Excepting Colorado Fuel and Iron Improvement was noted In 'the Iron and steel properties. Other strong spots wera New Jersey Central and Northern Pacific. The general railway Hat was In clined to droop on moderate dealings. The market closed heavy. Today's bond market lacked a decisive tone , but the undertone was healthful nnd some Issues were in keen demand. Business expands from day to day , today's transac tions reaching $4,375.000. United States new 4s , registered , and the old registered , de clined U and the 3s , coupon , H In the bid price. The following are the closing quotations for the leading stocks on the New York exchange today ; The total sales of stocks today amounted to 450,151 shares , including : American Smelting and R.eflnlng . , 3,300 ; American Steel and Wire. 23,500 ; American Sugar , 1S- 400 ; American Tlnplate , 4.900 : Anaconda. 70- 700 ; Atchlson preferred. 5,100 ; Rrooklyn Rank ! Transit. C3.400 : Hurllngton , 8,400 ; Chi cage Traction. C.100 ; Chicogo Terminal , t. r. . B.300 ; Consolidated Ga3. 5,400 : Continental Tobacco , 7.600 ; Denver & Rio Grande. 3,100 ; Federal SWo' , 8,000 ; Federal Steel preferred , 3.700 ; Iowa Osntral , 5,700 ; Doaileyllle & Nash ville , 4,000 ; Manhattan Consolidated , 26.300 ; Metropolitan Street Railway , 3.COO ; Mexican Central , 12,300 ; Mexican National Certlll- cates , 5.f ; Missouri Pacific , 0,900 ; Notional Steel , 4,900 ; Norfolk & Western , 3,400 ; North Amierlcan , C.200 : Northern Pacific , 2S.700 ; Pennsylvania. Railroad. 4,400 ; St. Ixus Southwestern. B.OOO ; St. Paul. 0,300 ; Southern Railroad nreferred , 3,400 ; Tennessee Coal and Iron , 3,400 ; Union Pacific , 3,000. IIoHtoii HlocU ( luntniloiiH. BOSTON. April 2S. Call loans. 3V4414 r cent ; tlmo loans , 3 04 per cent. Closing prices for stocks , bonds and mining shares : In ( lie Foreign Flnniiclal AVorlil , BERLIN , April 2S. On the bourse todav international securities were llrm. Spanish 4a fluctuated , closing with a recovery. Turks were good , influencing Deutsche bank and stimulating other bank shares. Local securities were Irregular. Iron shares fin ished firm , American securities were dull. Kxchango on London , 20 marks 40 pfgs , for checkf. PARIS , April 28. Prices on the bourse to day wore dull until the clos ? . when they became firm. Foreign f-ecuiltles wc-ro sup ported. Rio Tlntoa declined early on reali zations , but subsequently recovered , Amert- . cons weakened .owlntr to fears of political complications in the Transvaal , but closed bettor. Thr * per cent mites , ! 01f92V c for the flccottnt ; exehariRO on I/omlon , 26f 19c < for cheeks ; Spanish 4s closed nt 69.45. FRANKFORT , April JS.-Oil the bourse today business was peed , especially for bank sharos. Iron shares In nctlve demand. Forelpn securities were stsndy , with the ex ception ot Spanish 4s , American securities were maintained. LONDON , Abrll 2S. Amerlcnh rnllwny shares opfnod dull on lower over-lilRht prices from Now York. Afterward the market partly recovered , but was rathsr unsettled nnd Inclined to wait further ad vances from Now York. The business wns very restricted , closing steady. Hold nt Hiieivos Ayre. * . J30.BO. Spanish 4s , 6W. The amount of bullion withdrawn from the Hank of England on balances 'today wns 200,010. Xciv York Money Mnrhi-t. NEW YORK , April 28. MONEY ON CAlib 4flO IK.T cent ; last loan nt 4V4 per cent. 1'HIME MERCANTILE PAPER-3I41NU per cent. STERMNO KXCHANOE-SWady , with actua' business In bankers' bills at Jl-STUSB 4.87',6 for demand nnd nt $4.R5' HS5' < . for sixty dnys ; posted rates , $4.R.V,6T4.SG nnd * I.S7Uifr4.SS ; commercial bills , J4.SI 4.SI',4. ' SIIA'KU CERtriFICATES-CiQGl'AC. UAH SIl/VER-aHc. MEXICAN DOLI..ARS-49C. BONDS Government bond ? , wenk ; state bondn. firm ; railroad bonds , Irregular. Closing quotations on bonds mre : Ottered. Noiv York MluliiK Cnn < iitlniiH. N10W YORK , April 28. The following are the closing prices for mining shares : Iioiiilnii StocU ( Inotudoni. LONDON , April 2S. 4 p , m. Closing : BAR SILVER-QuIet , 28d per oaince. JIONBY li per ce-nt. Rate of discount In the op > en market for short bills , 2',4 per cent ; for three months' bills , 2V4 per cent. Financial Xotc * . ' CHICAGO. April 2S.-ClenrIngs , $19,651.71t ; balancer , $1,5S2.000. New York exchange , 5c discount. Sterling exchange : Posted , $4.SS : actual , $4.S5iS'4.S71i ; sixty days , JI-SIUW 4.S6U. Stocks fairly nctlve and steady. Alley L. 79 : Strawbonrd , 28 % ; Diamond Match. 13S % : North Chicago , 241 : West Chicago cage , 112U ; Biscuit common , 4(5 ( ; Biscuit pre ferred , 102. CINCINNATI , April 2S.-JIonoy , m6 per cent. Now York exchange , 5o discount. Clearings , $1,675,400. ST. LOUIS , April 2S.-ClearIngs , $4,820.803 ; balances , $830,935 : money , 4C per cent. New York exchange , lOa. premium. NEW YORK. April 28. Clearings , J224.722- C58 : balances , $11.743.985. 'BOSTON ' , April BS. Clearings , $27,279,362 ; balances , $2,546,659. 'BALTIMORE. ' April 28. Clearings , $6,416- 026 ; balances.$15o914J .PHILADELPHlVx.f Ap'ril 2S.-Bank clear ings , $15,350,841 ; balances , $1,406,337. MEMPHIS , April28. . Clearings , $217,760 ; balances , $66,651. . " N13W ORLEANS , April 2S.-Clearlngs , $1OOS,2SO ; New York exchange , bank , $1 pre mium : commercial , 50c discount. Condition f the Treasury. WASHINGTON. April 28.- Today's state ment of the condition of the treasury shows : Available , cash balance , $286,375,355 ; gold re serve , $214,736,845 , Oil Market. "WILMINGTON. N. C. . April 2S.-OIL Spirits of turpentine , tlrm. 41@41l4c ; crude turpentine , steady. $1.35 2.40. ROSIN Firm , 9ocS$1.00. ( rrAR Firm. $1.05. SAVANNAH , Go , , April 28. SPIRITS TURPENTINE Firm , 39V4 40c. ROSIN Firm and unchanged. CHARLESTON , April 28. TURPENTINE Market llrm at 40c. ROSIN Firm. Quote : A , B , C. D. SI ; E , $1.10 ; F , $1.20 ; G , $1.30 ; H. 51.35 ; I. $1.40 : 1C $1.50 : M. $1.75 ; N , $1.85 ; WG. J2.03 : WW , $2.23. OIL CITY , April 28. OIL Credit bal ances , $1.13 ; certificates , no bid ; shipments , 83,515 bbls. ; runs , 102,778 bbls. ; average ship ments. 74.0S9 bbls.J average runs. 62,630 bbls. LONDON , April 28. OIL Calcutta Un seed , F.not . , 35 6d ; Unseed , 17slO'id ; turpen tine spirits , 34s. York Textile Market. NEW YORK , April 58. Bleachsd cottons have boon In considerable request today and prices rtilo very firm. Some good safes of brown sheetings for export nt full prices. Brown drills , quiet on both home and ex port demand , All descriptions of conrse ' colored goods in , modernto request , but atsady In price. Prints llrm with advance In some lines probable early next week. Staple ginghams dlfllcult to secure for prompt delivery. Print cloths firm , but de mand quiet. Wamschuck clay worsted fur ther advanced 2Hc per yard. Burlaps quUt , but prices maintained. lltdn mill Leather HcvliMV. ' Ci.TCAOO , April 28. The Shoe and Leather Review will say tomorrow : Pack ers ar < > BO closely sold up that they are about to dictate prices. The market 00'ld ' stronger than It actually is because almost all the hides offered are for future delivery and this Is the tlmo of year wJvin the quality of the take-oft Is Improving. Native and Tex-aa swer hides are now firmly held at 12c. Coffee Market. NEW YORK , April 2S.-COFFEE-Optlons opened quiet and unchanged : rtilsd Hpecu- latlvely flat with sluggish price variations ; cables conflicting ; domestic new destitute of Influential features ; consumptive demand wavering ; outtlds Inveatoro Indifferent , Closed quiet , unchanged to & points lower ; sales , 3.500 bags , Including October , $5,40 ; epot coffee , ( Klo , dull ; mild , dull. Cotton Market. NEW YORK , Atirll 23. COTTON Fu tures closed stoudy : April , $5.80 ; May , $5.80 ; Juno , $5.80 ; July , $5.92 ; August , $3.92 ! Sep tember. $5.S6 ; October. $5.90 ; November , $5 , 0 ; December. $5.91 ; January , $5.97 ; Feb ruary , $0 : March , $6.03. ST. LOUIS , April 28. COTTON -Qulct and unchanged : middling , 513-16c ; Bales , none ; receipts , 7l bales ; shipments , 88,618 bales. SiiKiir MnrUrt. NEW YORK , April 2S , SUQAR-Raw , firmer In tone. Refined , tlrm , NEW ORLEANS , April 2S. SUGAR Qulot ; open kettle. 3HO-IUc : open kettlo. centrifugal , 3wmfcc ; centrifugal , 4i ® 4 13-16c ; wconds , 3Q4',4c. MOLASSBS-Qulot ; centrifugal , 6Q16c. Cnllforiilu Dried Krultx. NEW YORK. April 23.-CAL1FORNIA . . 4. runes. Apricots , Royal , 13 ! 1J14c ; Moor " \Vnol \ Market. ST. LOUIS , April 28. WOOL Unchanged. NBW YORK , April 2S.-WOOIv-Dull. JlflU-otlonx of an Old Malil. Anything worth doing In this world Is hard to do. Hope paints beautiful pictures and Actu ality puts a knife through the canvas , lu 8omu cases even matrimony IB not an ab solute cure for old maldlahnesa. There Is nothing EO Irritating as the con stitutional patience of Intolerably good ua- turcd people. Tbo energy which some expend to make the burden of Idleness bearable would ac complish a good deal of work. Ho who uuyu he longs for death has nccu ot a larger Intellectual , emotional or phyelcal vitality. In a. word , ho really ' .ones tor life. OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET Light and Medium Weight Cattle Command Firm Prices. ALL OFFERINGS CHANGE HANDS EARLY lion VnlHrs Are n Simile lllnlicrnltli n ( ionil Dciunnd , the PncU- crn Clcnrliiu Out tltc SOUTH OMAHA. April 25. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep , Receipts today 1.71S 7.459 918 Olllclnl Monday 1,724 4.433 6,7G ! OdlclHl Tuesday 3,143 10.2S.S B.4CS Olllclal Wednesday 2.S02 8,322 4t,09 Olllclal Thursday 1,593 S.5M FlVo days tills week..11.283 39.C92 23,920 Samu days last week..14,121 33,115 22.45S Same days week before. . 9.SS3 22,273 31,509 Same three weeks ago. . 11,631 M.990 22,167 Averutiu prcs ; pain lor IIORS tor the last several days with comparisons ; Indicate * Sunday. The olllcial number of cars of stock brought In today by each rend was : Cattle , Hogs. Sh'p. C. . M. & St. P. Ry 3 'Missouri ' Pacific Hy 1 4 * Union I'aclllo System. . . . 8 23 1 2 G. & N. W. Ry 1 23is F. , E. .t M. V. R. IR. . . . . 22 iss O. . St. P. . M. & O. Hy. . 8 s 'i B. & M. R. H. H 27 23 C. , 11. & Q. Hy 4 'i C. , R. I. & P. Hy. , west. . 3 Total receipts 74 99 * The disposition of the day's receipts was as follows , each buyer purchasing the number ot head Indicated : Cattle. Hogs. Sh'p. Omaha Packing Co 127 G. H. Hammond Co 312 1,361 Swift nnd Company 399 Io23 Cudahy Packing Co 468 2,199 105 Armour & Co 2 1,9'9 ' 247 Sxvlft from country 63 Armour from Sioux City 181 It. Becker & Degan 51 W. I. Stephen 36 l lvlngstone & Schalle-r. . . . 6 Hamilton & Rothschild. . 65 Other buyers 126 102 Total 1.732 7,493 1,017 CATTljE Lighter receipts yesterday and today has given the market a little breath ing spell and the feeling In consequence ought to be omewhnt improved. Handy light and medium weight cattle commanded llrm prices today and the demand for that kind was a little more nctlve than It was earlier In the iveek. The market on heavy beeves was .juat about steady , but Slow. The market as a whole wns reasonably nctlve , the most of the offerings changing handy In good season , about everything be ing sold and weighed up some time before midday. There were some cattle In the yards good enough to bring J5.00 , as will bo noted from the sales which follow. Cows and heifers were In demand at the same old steady prices. As noted yesterday there has been no quotable change In the cow market In over n week , light receipts , good demand and Orm market being the situation every day. Heavy bulls were llttlo slow , as Ima been the case tbo most of the lima lately , but light bulls were Not much was doing In the stockcr and feeder division for the very good reason that there were not enough cattle of that description here to really make a test of the market. Such cattle as were offered sold at Bteady prices and there Is nothing new to add to what wns said ; ! Hterday and the day before as to the state of the trade in that klnd'of cattle. Representative sales : BEEF STRERS. No' Av Pr. No. Av. Pr. No. Av. Pr. 1.114CO $3 50 3..1100 $4 50 1..U70 $4 65' 1.760 3 85 7. . S204DO 1..1180 4 Co 2..1140 390 S..1032 113 13. 878 415 5.,1030 400 3. . MO 4 15 7..1122 425 STOC1C COWS AND HBIFKRS. 1. . MO" 3" 10" 1. . SOO 375 1 , , 930 4 25 2. , 780 3 GO 1. . SSO .1 73 2. S30 4 33 HULLS AND STAGS. " " " " HEIFERS. HOGS Values on hogH wera a little bettor again today , ths- market being quotably strong to a slmdo higher. The demand was good and the market active at the advance , so that practically everything In the yards was gold and weigh ? < l up in a very short time. It looks very much as If the packra wanted the hogs and wers proparcd to pay all that the market would rtund. Most of the hogs sold today at $3G5f < 3.75. with the long string at J3.C7',4f < 370 ; , it will bo remembered that yesterday the most of the hogs brought $3.G5 3.G7'-i. ' The top , $3.80 , was thu same for both days. One week ago today the hogs fold on an average ut $3.77. which was the highest point touched by tlu market since September H of last year. U will be seen that today' * market will be noted from thu llgures at head of will bo noted fro mthe tlgures at head of column that the arrivals to for this week huvo l > ; ou liberal and larger than during recent weeks. Representative bales : 86 2 $0 3 U 74 0 . . . 870 1 90 240 40 3 ( tUi SI 31 SO 3 Ttl CT 242 SO 3G7fc 61 W . . . 170 93 2S4 40 3C7 < 4 M 907 200 370 78 2 0 40 S 7i } 74 240 100 3 70 7J 181 160 3 7 < i M 2.17 SO 370 12 229 . . . 3 ttft 7fi S77 40 370 10 245 . . . 3071,4 OS 2S6 . . . 370 G 237 . . . 3 f.7 % M 309 EO 370 61 235 40 3 67i ( 61 MS 40 370 (0 ( ICii 120 3 67'i SO ffO 100 370 75..209 SO 3 67JS 70 275 . . . 370 77 233 40 3C7 < , fl 270 40 370 03 2M ) . . . 3 67i ( fiS 303 120 370 72 23S 1M 3 C7 < 4 70 M4 . . . 370 S9 245 40 3 C7U 75 2SO 40 370 S9 2S2 120 367 4 11 MS . . . 370 Bfi 240 SO 3 67 > 4 ffi..270 160 370 79 52fi 200 3 G7'4 71 271 160 370 7tf 830 120 367H GO 24S . . . 370 71 203 SO 3 fi ? > 4 fil 2T.r , SO 370 74 137 SO 3 C7H 63 290 . . . 3 72H 67 270 2SO 3 f,7U , 72 281 40 3 7'JVi SI 217 40 3 ( Tfi.i 67 2D7 SO 3 72U 78 211 SO 3 7 > 4 60 2fiO . . . 3 72'4 C9 249 SO 3 fi7 > 4 62 3M ( . . . 3 72Vj So 220 SO 3 fi-U 63 SO. ) JO 3 72H S7 2G3 120 3 G7 < 4 GO 2CS 40 3 72 , 75 22fi 46 3 G7'4 Co 2 S SO 3 72U 73 223 . . . 367V4 73 2SC ! 00 3 721,5 71 230 120 3 C7H 30 315 . . . 3 7S 69 222 120 3 67'fc CO 2GO . . . 373 G4 269 . . . 3 G7 < S CO..MB SO 375 GS S20 . . . 370 30 317 . . . 3 SO WAGON I/OTS-PIGS. 1 160 . . . 173 1 280 . . . 3 ( V ! 1 4W . . . 223 2 2SO . . . 3CT 1 370 2 60 fl 230 . . . 3 111 1 890 260 3 270 . . . 3 Co 1 3fiO 2.60 3 240 . . . 3 13 3 150 3 67',4 4 217 . . . 3 C3 2 29. * > 3 GO 5 2M . . . 3 U714 3 2 3 3 CO 7 2T . . . 3 07 > i 1 2GO 3C21.4 7 ZfiS . . . 3 G7 4 230 3 GS 0 231 . . . 36714 3 65 1 300 . . . 3 70 SHEEP Only four fresh c rs were re- A. D. T. Co. ; messcngurs furnished ; bag- KBRO delivered. 1302 Ilouslaa St. Tel. 177 ported here today njld of that number two ra.ru were consigned direct to * a pucker. TImro wa * ajw a load or two carried over from yesterday , but nil told there was not enough stutt on snlo to make a tfst of the marnot or really establish quotations. About all that can be said Is to call the niarkat Just about steady with yesterday. S.-wnii wool Inmbs on the Mexican.- order brought $3.30 and some clipped westerns $4.75. Quotations on wooled sheep and lambs : good to oholco western ewe ? , M.60fT4.7r ; fair to good western owes , J4.23JT4.50 ; good to choice nn.tlvo lambs , f6.EOJJ5.70 ; good to choice western lambs , to.50fl5.75 ; Kort Collins Mex ican InmbH , good to choice , $5.70iM.90 ; fair to good Fort Collins Mexican lambs. J5.50ff 5.70 ; feeder sheep , $4.2avl.60 ; feeder lambs , J4.GOQ6.25. Quotations on clipped sheep and lambs : Western wethers. $4.GOffl4.SO ; western year lings , $4.7&gr > .00 ; western lambs , $4.90'uS.:0 ; western ewes , $4,00g > 4.23. Representative ' No. Av. Pr. 2 bucks , shorn . 125 $2 50 6 old sheep , shorn . 100 4 00 103 lambs , feeders . Gl 4 10 94 western lambs , shorn . GS 4 7" > 247 Mexican lambs . CO 630 CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MAHKI3T. Mcuwcr Supply of Cuttle In Knrly IM- ! i on oil Of. CHICAGO , April 2S. The small supply of cattle today was disposed of early nt pre vious prices. Fancy llglns brought J5.GOIJ 6.70 ; choice steers , J5.1513.45 ; mediums , ? 4.GO © I.SO ; stockcrs and feeders , $3,70iiG.13 ; beef steers , $4.CO4.55 ; bulls , $2.CO4.10 ; we-slern fed steers , $4.23'flt > .25 ; Texne Bteors , { 4.0 W.10 ; calMOH , J4.CKX5'G.76. There was a g oed demand for hogs , with prices steady and unchanged ; fair to choice , * 3.87V 04.00 : heavy packers , $3.Cfifi 3.S5 ; mixed , W.70&3.30 ; butohere , J3.75fl3.95 ; lights , JH.VOJp 3.95 ! pigs , W.So'SS.eO. The few offerings of sheep sold at steady prlc&s ; Colorado wool lambs sold at J5.9MP 6.10. and shorn lots at * 4.G5f(6.40 ( , chlully J5.25 ( ETo.40 ; culls , J4.OOff-4.GO ; yearlings , J5.001T5.25 ; unshorn western lambs , $3.GJf5.75 ; sheep , J3.0fl06.10 ; bulk of sales , $4.6500.10 ; heavy cx- pont lots , JS.003JG.10. Receipts : Cattle , 2,000 head ; hogs , 20,000 head ; sheep , 8,000 head. KIIIINIIH CKy l.lvr Nock. KANSAS CITY , April 28.-OATTLE Tle- celpts , 3,370 head natives , 620 head Texans ; good general demand , nil deslr-blo grades soiling nt steady prices , a few common cat tle and late arrivals slow and generally lower ; no choice native steers offered ; me dium native steers , J4.50tf-l.90 ; lightweights , JI.23iif4.SO ; stockcrs nnd feeders , $3.75i5.40 ; butcher cows and heifers , $3.00Jf-1.75 ; can nery , J2.50p-3.00 ; < * tern steers , J4.001H.G5 ; Texnns , J3.5010'4.33. 'HOGS Receipts , 14,720 head ; opened w ak but sQon developed strength ; closed active nt yesterday's'prices ; heavy. J3.70iT3.65 ; mixed , J3.603.7G ; lights , J3.50g3.67li ; pigs , J3.155T3.60. ' . . . SHRDP 'Receipts , 4,020 head ; fair supply of very good quality ; trade slow but prices were steady ; wool lambs , JS.OOQo.TS ; clipped. J4.SOfi5.00 ; western , J4.75tf5.00 ? ; wethers. Jl.OOfp 5.00 ; clipped. J3.70JKG5 : OWES , J3.25iff4.03 ; stockers and feeders , J3.25ff4.50 ; common , J2.75Q-3.25. St. I.niilH I.lvc Stoclc. ST. LOUIS , April 28. CATTLE Receipts , 1,200 head , Including COO Texans ; market Bteady for natives nnd a shade lower for Texans ; fnlr to choice native shipping nnd export steers , J4.50S6.50 , with fancy worth $5.75 ; dressed beef nnd butcher steers. $3.75 ( ff'o.OO ; steers under 1,000 pounds , J3.35iff4.85 ; Htockors and feeders , J3.25574,63 ; cows nnd heifers , J2.00ff4.53 ; bulls. $3.2383.75 ; Texns nnd Indian steers , J3.S5-1.80 ; cows und helf- era , $2.2504.00. HOG-S Receipts , 6,600 head ; market steady ; pigs and lights , $3.SOQ3.90 ; packers , $3.Snfi3.93j butchers , J3.00ff4.00. SHEEP Receipts , 1,100 head ; market steady ; native muttons , J3.S5I4.S5 ; culls nnd bucks , J3.S5T4.00 ; lambs , J4.OMJ3.15 ; spring lambs , JC.OOS9.00. New Vorlf I.lvo Slock. NEW YORK , April 2S. BEEVES Re ceipts. 2,144 bu. ; slow ; ateers nnd fat bulls and thin bulls , lower , J4.75ffC.30 ; fat staK , J4.505-l.73 ; bulls , J3.00ffl.20 ; cows , J1.30O2.75 ; tiholco fat heavy , $1.30 ; exports tomorrow , 200 hca < l cattle nnd 2.000 quartera of beef. CALVES Receipts. 3S5 hnd ; active nnd hlKher. veals , J4.50ff4.C7M ! : tops , J3.50ffC.75. SHEEP AND LAMDS Receipts , 0,03 ? head ; slow and lower ; unmurn nhcup , J4.5)ff 5.00 ; clipped iheep , J4.00f/5.00 / ; gicod to prlmo wooled lambs , $0.005ffi.S5 ; common to jirlme clipped lambs , $5.C03ia.OO ; clipped culls. J4 CO ; HI" 't\K \ mmbs , J3.COS5.60 vnch. HOGS RecelptH , 1,278 head ; steady ; mixed western , J4.15. Clllclmiiill Ilve Stock. CINCINNATI , April 2S.-HOGS-Steady at $3.25i3. ( 5. CATTLE-Stendy nt $2.75 < ff5.00. SHEEP Steady at J2.75ii5.00. LAMUSr-Stcady ut1,5006.00. . Slock In Following are the receipts at the four principal western markets for April 2S ; Cattle. HOSTS. Sheep. Omaha , . 1,71 $ 7,439 lilfl Chicago . 2,000 20,900 8.0.0 Kansas City . 3,370 11,729 4 , M St. Jxiula . 1,200 1 > ,6UO 1,1 ] Totals . 8,288 48.CS8 13,03o HIllNttMl Chicago Tribune ; In moody silence , with lowering brow and folded arms , the young man stood before her. Ho was a returned soldier , a volunteer ofllcor , honorably discharged from the fcorv- Ice of his country , Ho had coma back , as ho supposed , 'to make the dear girl happy who had hung upon his neck when ho bade her good-by to go to the wars , Hut the dear girl had rocoivcd him coldly. A hustling commercial traveler had taken advantage * of his absence and supplanted him In her affection ! ) . "So ! " he wild nt last. "You huvo no ro- niorsd for your faUhlcBSiK-Hs ! " "None , whatever , " uho replied. "You prefer that chap with tbo sample case to me , do you ? " "Uathor. " Ho draw himself up etldly , "Miss Grenadine Corklim. " ho imld , "I leave this house forever. I leave It,1' ho added , picking up his hat , "drummercd out , but not drummed out ! " And as bo marched out of the room with a military step the bcartlcBB girl called out , "Left ! left ! left ! left ! " after him. 1'crlln of tliu I'liiuo. Dr. Waetzold , a famous Herman authority , thinks that the chlororien and neurosea , from which BO many young girls Buffer , may ho largely attributed to the alniho of the piano , It Is necessary , says the author , to abandon the deadly habit of compelling young glrla to hammer on the keyboard before they are 10 or 1C years of ago. Even at this ago the oxcrcltiu should bo permitted only to those who are really talented and are possessed of a lobust temperament. Dr. Wnetzold shown that out of 1,000 young drU studying the pluno before the ago ot 12 years , COO wore nflllctcd with uurvnus troubles later on , while tbo number having affections of this kind WOB only 200 for those who commenced the study of the piano ut a later aao and only 100 wpro affected umoua < hc o who bail never touched this Instru ment. The study of the vloln produces oven more disastrous results than those attrib uted to tbo piano. CllKSTHKI'IKM ) OlMliCTS , Says Letters of Inquiry Must Ijc Ac- coinpnnlcd with Kcturu Postage. 1711 Doilgo street is about Die busi est place In town for the past several dny ! % i cores of people hive tried to not Into sanctum snnctorum ot Orant Cheslerflo to have their palms road nnd Iiave failed , yesterday the wonder-corker wns Inundate * ! with mall ami two secretaries were kept busy. " " snld Mr. Cites- "This cannot bo kept up , tcrilcUl. "I wish you would bo kind enougti to say thnt lettcra of Inquiry regarding the rending of palms through the mall should bo accompanied with a two-cent postage stamp and thereby nssttro the sender ot attention. 1 shall do ail I cnn to keep abreast with this tide ( and am talking steadily twelve hours a tiny. 1 shall see nil the people I cnn EO long as I remain , but 1 must Insist that postage bo enclosed. " The fee for n life rending Is ! iflc. ! HEALTH IS WEALTH , DR. E , C. WEST. NERVE AND BRAIN TREATMENT , I'tCORIGmt , AIL OllltHS IMIIAIIOVS. Is sold under pctMvo V/rltton ClinrntltOO by autlioi'lzcd n tutK only , tn ir < - \VI > AK MoinorV , llr/lncB , WuUoi'tliicsn. Fits. Hy torli : , QilcK ) ' or , i . , , ami Death. At lore or by mall , $1 n uoxs ! > ix for f5j with written Kimrnntoo to curoorrofunii monpy. Snmplo pnok- nqo , uontnliiliiu tivu duys' trout munivltli fiill Instructions , ! ! fi cents , Onosriiuplo only noU to each pei-Min. At atom or by mnll. Label Spc- \ih\\ \ \ Extra i ? l'or Impott'tioy , Loss nt\ \ . Power , IoU Miinhooil , , , Htorllltv or HnrrontW. . $1 a box ; six for $5 , wltlit awrltton KiiarnntooJj to euro in 30 ilavs. AiJ atrvincstoro or ' ' ! ' "mll < . -u- . . , fllyor , Dillon Drnir Co. , Sole Aeeut * , 10th And Pnnmui. Oiuntin. Neb. NEW ORLEANS , April 10 , 1S97. DR. RADWAY & CO. : I have boon a uulTorer from Rheumatism for moro than Fix months. I could not raise my hands 'to my bend or put my hands behind me , or even tukp ort my own tiblrt. Before 1 had finished three-fourths , of n bottle of Radwny's Heady Relief I could use my arms as well us over. You cnn sec why 1 have such Great faltli In vour Relief. Yours truly. W. C. DAK.EH. Engineer nt A. Montelone's Boot and ottiw Factory. Julia Street. Radwny's Ready Relief Is n sure euro for every Pnln , Sprnlns , Bruises , Pains In tbo Back , Chest and Limbs. Taken Inwardly tltere Is not a remedial agent In the world that will cure Kevor nnd Ague nnd all other malarious , blllmisj ' nnd other fevers , nldeil by RADWAY'S PILLS , so quickly aa HADWAY'S HEADY "R V I IT11 Solil liy nriiKKUlM. IIADWAY Jk CO. , C5 131m St. , Xrw York. . runt. i7 t RRPEHHEYStCO. BRANCH I038MAT nca UMCOLH MESV EB9YD , & GO. , Telephone 1O3J ) . Onmha , Nab COMMISSION , GRAIN , PROVISIONS and STOGIvS HOAII ( ) OP TRADE. Direct wlre tu ijlilcagn nj New York. Correspondents ! John A. 1Vnrr > n A Ci. OOVIJIIN.MI2XT PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN SUPPMKR Department of tli ? Interior , Olllco of Indian V ' , Affairs , WnslilnRton , 15. C. , Mnrcli M , IS99. Sealed proposals , cndorseil "Propcsnls for blankets , woolen and cotton /joods. coth- ! InB , etc. , ns the case may lie , and illrvateil to the Cominlsslonor of Indian Affairs , NOH 77 and 79 Wooster Rttvut , Nfw York Cltv , ivlll 1)P rcrolvcd until 1 o'c'onk p. m. 'of Ttimsilny. May 23 , 1899 , for furnlsh- Infr for the Indian Servlco blankets , wooUn and cotton Boods , clothing , notions , hats and ca | . Hlil must ho niide out on Oov- ornment hlanltn Schedules Klvlng all ncos- Bary Information for bidders will IIP fiir- nluhed on application to the Indian Olllce , Wa hlliBton , D. C. ; Nos. 77 nnd 79 Wooster Btrec-t - , New York City ; or 1602 State street , Chicago III. ; the Cominlmnrlus of Sttb- sltttunctv U. S. A. , at Cheyenne , Ivoaven- worth , Omaha , St. Louis , St. Paul and San Fmnclsco ; the postmasters at Sioux City , Yankton , ArltancaM City , Caldwell , Vopoka , Wichita and Tticfon. lilds will bo ononed at the hour and days above titaud nnd bidders are Invited to be prCFPiit at the opening. Tlif Department reserves the right to determine ) the point ot delivery and to reject any and all bids , or iiny part of any old. W. A. JONKS , Commissioner. Aar 25 d 26t TRUASURV DEPARTMENT , WASHING ton , D. C' . , April 25 , 1UK ) . Staled prc- : iosals will bo received at this department until 2 o'clock p. m , Friday. May 5. 1899 , for manufacturing and placing In position , In i-iompleto working order , In the Unitedi States postolllco building , South Omaha , Nt'b. ' , certain ( inartu-red while oak furni ture. Drawings , wpeclllcatlons and blank form of proposal can bo obtained upon ap plication Io the di'purttncnt , The rlgut to reject any and all bids , and to waive de fects in reserved. ProposalH should ! > * ad- drefwd to the Sccrelury ot the TreiiHiiry , WiiBlilngton , D. C , , nnd Indorsed : "Pro posals for Furniture , ( South Omaha , Neb. " H. A , Tjylor , assistant secretary , A29d2tM I.KC.UUTICKN. . NOTICIO TO CONTRACTORS AND liUILUICHS. The undersigned her.-by gives notice that sealed proposals for the erection of an ( tight-room brick school house. Including all labor and material , will bo received by the School District of Wakilleld , Neb , , until the hour of fi ii. in. on thu 15th day of Sluy. U'A ' lilds will DB opened ut 10 a , m , , .May 10th. All bldu inn U ho In strict accordance with the plans nnd sprclllcattons prepared by J. C. St'.tt , architect , Norfolk , Neb. , which may bo seen at the otllco of llu board and may also ho Hoen on application to the archi tect at the liullders' Exchange In Onmha , Neb. Neb.A certified check of $ VX.00 ) payable to the order of JI , a. Collins , Treasurer , must accompany - company euch bid as a guaranty , tha hama to bo returned to the un.sticccssful bidder on tatting thu contract. Th > party to whom the contract l awarded will li rciirc ( | ( < l to glvn HatlHfiic- tory bond In the sum of tlO.CWJ.O' ) for the faithful performance i > t the contract. It Is the Intention or thu hoard to award the contract to the lowe.it roHpoimibU bidder - dor , but the right to reject any or all btda Is reeervpd. Dated , Wukelleld. > > ' ' , . Anrtl 25th , 189J. C. ll IIUNTHU , SiO'y Hoard ut Kducatlon. A27 M3t BAWO. Proposalrt will lie received by the Bolionl Hoard of School District Number Hlxty ( GO ) of Dixon County , Nebraska , until thu 10th day of Muy. 1&99. at 10 o'cloek a. in. , for the sale of Ill.OOO.tX ) of School District 5V6 yfar G per cent bonds lu denominations of $1,000.00. Intercut T > ay l > lir tuml-annually and principal payablu tin follows : > ! .000.00 payable on the Unit day of November , IMI. and Jl.000.00 annually thcrsaftor until all are paid. The hondti are to bo dated May 1st , 1&09 , and delivered on or before July lit , 1& > 9 , at the option of the board. The board rasorves ths right to rojqct any and all bldn. For further particulars addroaa the Secre. tary of the Hoard of Education. Wakellfcld.