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    THE OMAHA DAILY JVEE : SUNDAY , SEPTEMBER 17 , 185)0. < J > I
CONDITION OF OMAHA'S TRADE
Cooler Weather Brings About a Revival of
Retail Business.
JOBBERS FIND PLENTY TO KEEP BUSY ON
Sltnntton lit Country Trlhnlnrr <
Omnhn MnM KnoournRtnK fur All ,
HnnlncNH IntorcNtH Only flood
HeitorlN aivcii Uiil ,
'Business men without exception were
Greatly pleased at the change In the
WMther. as something of the kind waa
Jieedcd to stimulate trade. It Is n notlcca-
ol fact that the people of Omaha rarely
every commence buying fall or winter
merchandise , however late the season may
. untH there Is some visible sign of
colder weather. This reason business Im-
piovcd son.- > what with the opening of Sep
tember , but still there was no great activity
end trade continued n. little on the quiet
order during the time thnt the wenthcr
was fo very warm. The change to cooler
jveather a few days ago started up the
buying de.mand at once , nnd from that
time there hns been a great Improvement
in trade noticeable. Local retail merchants
all have their fnll goods on the shelves nnd
U Is claimed by those who nri In n posi
tion to know that they are larger , more
complete and embrace n better quality of
goods thnn wore ever put In stock In this
city before. This would seem to Indicate
thnt the retail merchants of the city have
a good dcnl of confidence In the purchas
ing power of consumers. There Is no
doubt but what members of the trade nro
nntlclpating a good deal of help from
visitors Inter on during the last weeks of
tha exposition.
The jobbers of the city have , been busy
right along so thnt It Is nothing new to say
that Omaha jobbing trade Is good , or of
largo proportions. The fact Is that the
Joblcrs of this city have had everything
on their sldc this year nnd It looks now ns
If this would prove to be the 'banner year
BO far as the volume- trade In n jobbing
way la concerned. The large crops In
practically nH sections of the farming
country tributary to this market , tORethcr
with the favorable , conditions prevailing in
the stock growing and mining sections of
the country , have combined to make the
volume of trade very large. The Jobbers
nnvo put In largo stocks nnd have placed
themselves In n position to tnko care of
nny amount of trade that nllght como to
them.
South Omnhn.
At South Omaha n largo business Is do
ing and the situation In the live stock mar
ket Is entirely to the. liking of the produc
ers. Buyers nnd consumers naturally com
plain that prices are high. The trade nt
the present tlmo Is very largely occupied
with the handling of western range steers
of the kind known ns feeders , which are
toeing bought by farmers nnd tnken back
dnto the country to be plnced on corn feed
and fattened for market. Prices on good
cnttlo of that description nre very high ,
but owing to n surplus of the common
kinds there was a big 'break ' In prices last
week. Stlh It Is a question It the farmers
nre not paying too much for the cattle
nnd If many of them will not lose money
by the operation.
Attention has 'been called In these
columns to the extensive operation of west
ern canning factories and It may be of in
terest to .the many who nre Interested In
them to know the reports received from
Now Jersey and southern packing centers
show that conditions governing the tomato
pack have materially changed within the
last few daya. The glut of fruit at the
factories , owing to the ripening of the crop
nil at once , gave the packers moro than
thev could attend to , though pn/cklng
night and day. and many tons of tomatoes
In the fields as well as hundreds of bushels
brought to mnrkct consequently went to
waste. ' As a result of the rapid maturing
of the early fruit tho. output of the
factories , .though taxed to their utmost
capacity , will , It is stated , turn out to bo
very much shorter than It would have been
had the fruit come along gradually ns it
usually does. However , It is understood
that In Maryland and Delaware at least ,
nnd probably in New Jersey , the pock , al
though likely to fall much below original
expectations , which were based on the
heavy Increase In the acreage. Is likely to
bo a full one. It Is claimed thnt western
packers ihave hod to buy In the east to fill
orders.
JfEW YORIC GENEHAIj BIAIUCET.
( lactations of the Day on Various
Commodities.
NEW YORK. Sept. 16. FLOUR Receipts ,
19.320 bbls. ; exports , 16,769 bblsquiet ;
but steady ; winter patents , J3.6503.75 ; win
ter straights , $3.303.40 ; extras , { 2.40Q2.SO ;
winter low grades , $2.26@2.40 ; Minnesota pat
ents , J3.86fM.UO ( ; Minnesota bakers' , J2.95 ®
3.20. Rye Hour , steady ; good to fair , J3.15M
3.30 ; chotct to fancy , * 3.36 < K3.50. Buckwheat
flour , steady ; new , J3.60Q2.7u. <
BUCKWHEAT Steady at CoSWc.
CORNMEAlL Firmer ; yellow western , 74
< 375o : city. 76o ; Brnndywine , } 2.20@3.20.
RYE Firm ; No. 2 western , 64c , f. o. b. ,
afloat , snot.
BARLEY Strong ; feeding , 4l43c , c. i
f. , Buffalo ; malting , 45@60u , delivered at
New York.
BARLEY MALT Firm ; western , 55@63c.
WHEAT Receipts , 345,225 bu. ; exports ,
45.407 bu. Spot , steady ; No. 2 spot , steady ;
No. 2 red , 749 o , f. o. b. , afloat , spot ; No.
1 northern. Duluth , 7STsc , f. o. to. , afloat , to
arrive , new ; No 2 red , 71c , elevator. Op
tions opened steady and % o higher on
cables , but ruled quiet and featureless , cas
ing off iipUc under local liquidation ; ex-
oort damand not being satisfactorily sus-
tajned and receipts In northwest heavy ;
closed easy nt Yto net advance. May , 79V&
B79Wc. closed at 7 ! > V4c ; September , 73 ji ( )
[ 3'Hc ' , closad at 73c ; December , 761-lUj ;
J6\ic. closed at 76Hc.
CORN Receipts. 111.115 bu. : exports , 29-
126 'bu. Spot , firm ; No. 2 , 40c , elevator.
Options opened He hlgh r. < but were very
aulet und scarcely changed for the rest of
the morning , the. advance following : wheat.
Oloied steady at He advanco. May closed
t S5&c ; September closed at 38V&c ; Decem-
ftr. flfin.
OATS Receipts , 2S8.200 bu. : exports , 93-
Hi bu. Spot , qulot ; No. 2 , 26Mtf26lfcc < ; No.
I. 2Go : No. 2 white , Sl/4c ; No. 3 white , 27 c ;
jrack mixed western , COVMpSSo ; track white ,
170330. Options , dull.
HOPS Quiet : .state , common to choice ,
18M rep , Cc ; 1E97 crop , nominal ; 1S9S crop ,
lOOISc ; Paclno coast , 1896 crop , 4Q c ; 1897
crop , nominal ; 1S93 crop , H@i4c.
HlAY Steady ; shipping" , now , 50060c : good
to choice , new , CMibOc.
HIDES-Flrm ; Galveston. 20 to 25 Ibs. ,
I7c : Texas dry , 21 to 30 Ibs. , 12'/4@13c ;
California , 21 to 25 Ibs. , 18HW19c.
LEATHER Firm ; hemlock solo. Buenos
Avrei , llg-ht to heavyweights , 2223 o ; acid ,
MH
C OAL-Bteady.
PROVISIONS-neef firm ; family , J10.50
© ll.GO ; mess , $ O.OOfD.60 : beef 1m nm J25.50a
M.SO ; packet. J10.CWiilO.50 ; city extra India
mess. Jll.B03yie.CO. Cut mentB. steady ; plck-
led bellies. JG.75SW.50 ; plckfed shoulders ,
NJ.2S : pickled hams , JS.75fflO.00. Lnrd
steady ; western steamed , J5.C5 ; Sep
tember , J5.CO. nominal ; continent , J5.8S ;
South America. 10.60 ; compound , $ l.8Vi
ffffl.OO ; refined , steady. Pork , steady ;
CH13E8B Weak ; large white. 3OTillo :
mall white , llliffllHc : large colored , 11 ®
llWc ; small colored , llUfillMc.
, .SSas , Flrm , ! Un ed States and Canada ,
nnMo. loss off ; -western , ungraded at mark !
OW-FIrmj city , Die ; country , i@
N Dull ; strained , common to good ,
eady : , .doni.stlc' falr to eitra.
4 ® 7Uos
Japan , 4f5c.
MOLA83ES-8t ady ; New Orleans * open
kettle. go. < d to choice , 323Sc.
METALS Business locally was of a list
less nature with the metal market. Spel
ter sagged 6 points under Increased of
ferings and n. withdrawal of buyars. Tiho
foreign and domestic news contributed no
inllusnqe for or against the market , At the
clo the Metal exchange called pig Iron
warrants dull and nominal nt J17.00 , lake
pepper qulot t J18.60 : tin quiet at J32.7S ;
lead quiet , with X.60 bid and J .C2i4 asked-
swelter easy , with $5.CO bid und J5.CO uskfcl.
The brokers' prtco for lead is JI.40 and for
copper , J18.W.
St. I.ouU Uralu anil I'mvUloun.
6T. LOUIS. Bept. 16. WHEAT Dull ,
jaaior : No. 2 red oasli. elevator , CSoj track !
COWO Oc ; September. C3c ; December , 70iM
70yc : JIay. 74 ic : No. . 2 hanl . C6S6Sc. '
nCORN-Better ! ; No. 2 cash , 31o : track , 32cj
September , Wiicj December , 27Uo ; ilay ,
? - .
OATS Lower ; No. 2 cash , I3c : track 23o-
eptember. 2S ic : May. 23Wo : No. i white ,
HTK Pirm at We.
FLOUR Firm and unchanged.
HEBDS-Tlmothy seed , steady nt
2.25s flaxieed , steady at ll.OS.
. . .
N Unsettled ; sacked , east track. 61c.
! tlmolhy > if-Wl0.50j pralrlel
$8800700
WHlBKY-SUady at J1.22.
IRON COTTONTIBS 11.15.
HEMP TWJNE-9C.
.
PROVISIONS-Dry salt meats , easier ;
boxud shoulders and extra short clear ,
| 3.CO ; clear ribs. J5.6JH : clear sides. J5.75 ,
Bacon , steady ; boxed shoulders , J5.75 ; ex
tra short clcarn , 16.00 ; clear rlbi , $ S.12H ;
clar alilM , J5.25.
RRCKIPTB Flour. 9,000 bbls. : whfnt , 89-
000 bti.i corn , MM * ) bu. ; outs , 49,000 bu.
SIIIPMKNTS-FIoiir. 7,000 bbl . ; wheat ,
12.000 bu. ; corn , 1,000 bu , ; oats , 9,000 bu.
O M A11A UttMJHAIj MA H 1C UT.
Condition of Trnilc niiil QnntntlniiM on
Slfinlp nnil Knnry I'riiitnce.
I5OOS Good stock nt 14c.
HUTTBR-Common to fair. 13c ; choice ,
ISnific ; separator , 22o ; gathered creamery ,
19S20C.
POULTRY Hens , live , 7Ho ; sprlnu
chickens. lOo ; old nnd stnggy roosters , live ,
ZViRtc : ducks and gcwe. live , < B7c ; tur
keys , live , $ c.
PIOKON3-Llve. per dor. . , 75c.
VEALS-Cholcc. DC.
VEGETABLES.
WATERMRLONS-Good stock , crated for
shipments. ItTTlSc.
CANTALOUPE Per crate , Rocky Ford ,
.00.
TOMATOES-Per crate , 3035c.
POTATOES-New. 2KJ25c ( per bu.
OELEIIY Per doz. , 2oT30c.
SWEET POTATOES Per bbl. , $2.00.
FRUITS.
PLUMS-Callfornla. per crntc , Jt.5391.BO.
CALIFORNIA PEACHES Freestones ,
KcfM.OO ; clings. SOIJ95C.
APPLES Per bbl. , J2.25 ; crabnpples , per
bM.- J2.25H2.60.
GRAPES Natives , 17Q18c ; Chios , 17S18c ;
California. $1.2501.50.
TROPICAL FRUIT3.
LEMONS-Callfornla fancy , $5.0036.50 ;
cholcn California , J1.MWjC.00 ; MesMno , fancy ,
$5.00176.00.
BANANAS Choice , crated , largo .stock ,
ncr bunch , $2.00 < B < MX ) ; medTum-slzed
bunches , $1,7502.00.
HIDES. TALLOW , ETC.
HIDES-No. 1 green hides , 7Wc ; No. 2
Rrccn hides. C',4c ; No. 1 salted hides , DC ; No.
2 salted hides , EC ; No. 1 veal calf , 8 to 12
Ibs. . lOc : No. 2 veal cnlf , 12 to 15 Ibs. , 8c.
TALLOW , GREASE , ETC. Tallow , No.
1. 3c : tallow , No. 2. 2V4c ! rough tallow. IHc ;
whlto grense , 2V4&3c ; yellow and brown
grease , 2c.
I.tverunnl ( iriilu mill I'rovlnlonn.
LIVERPOOL. Sept. 16. WHEAT-Spot ,
firm : California. Csd : No. 2 red western ,
winter. 6s8V4d ; No. 1 northern , spring ,
Cs Hd.
CORN Spot , firm ; American mixed , old
nnd new , 3s6V4d. Futures , firm : Septem
ber , 3s6 ! d ; October , 3s6&d ; November ,
.
PEAS Canadian , nominal.
FLOUR St. Louis fancy winter , firm at
7s 9d.
PROVISIONS Beef , extra India mess ,
G3s9d ; prime mess , firm at 68s 9d. Pork ,
firm ; prime mess , western , fiOs. Hams ,
short cut. 14 to 10 Ibs. , steady at 43a.
Bacon. Cumberland cut , 2S to 30 Ibs. , dull
at 35s ; short rib , 18 to 22 Ibs. , steady at
SlsCd : long clear middles , light , SO to So
Ibs. . steady nt 31s 6d ; long clear middles ,
Jieavv. 35 to 40 Ibs. , steady at 31s ; short
clear backs. 16 to 18 Ibs. , steady at 29s ;
clear bellies. 14 to 16 Ibs. . dull at 34s6d.
Shoulders , square , 12 to 14 Ibs. , dull nt
2BsCd. Lard , firm ; prime western , in tierces ,
27s fid : American refined. In palls. 2Ss6d.
CHEESE Dull ; American fine white , 62s.
Uuttcr Market.
CHICAGO. Sept. 16. BUTTER Firm ;
creameries. lC@22Y4c ; dairies , IMTlSc.
ST. LOUIS , Sept. 16. BUTTER Firm ;
. -
western creamery , lSQ23c : western factory ,
13Q16o ; June creamery , 18 > ,422o ; Imitation
creamery. 16ffl7l4c ( ; state dairy , ISSCOc ;
state creamery , 18 ' 23c. .r , . , , , ,
PHILADELPHIA , Sept. 1C.-BUTTER
Firm : good demand ; fancy western cream-
- Fine
United States , 80s ; good , 72s.
City Grain nnil ProvUlons.
KANSAS CITY. Sept. 16.-WIIEAT-
December. 61c ; cash , No. 2 hard , Sic ; No.
3. 59063c ; No. 2 red , 67c ; No. 3 , 63 < ZrC6V4c ;
receipts. 148 cars.
CORN December. 24 0 ; cash , No. 2
mixed. 29@2SWc : No. 2 white , 29V4c ; No. S ,
29c OATS No. 2 white. 23@24c.
HAY Choice timothy , $7.25@7.EO ; choice-
prairie. $6.2506.50.
BUTTER Creamery , 21c ; dairy , ICc.
EGGS No evidence of let up In demand ;
market higher ; fresh Missouri and Ivnnsas
stock , firsts , 13&C , cases returned.
MlmteapollN "Wheat and Flour.
MINNEAPOLIS , Sept. 16. WHEAT In
store : No. 1 September. 66c ; December.
ClVic ; May , C9Sc. On track : No. 1 hard , 69 %
fiOTlc ; No. 1 northern , 6714@70c ; No. 2
northern , l % @ 6S4c. . .
FLOUR Market Is stronger than wheat
for the present ; first patents , $3.853.05 : second
end patents , $3.6503.75 ; first clears , $2.800
2.80 ; second clears. $2.30@2,35.
Toledo Market.
TOLEDO. Sept. 16. WHEAT Lower ,
weak : No. 2 caili , C9c bid ; December , 72c.
CORN Dull , higher ; No. 2 mixed , 33Vtc.
OATS Dull , steady ; No. 2 mixed , ! lc.
CRYE Dull , firm' No. 2 cash , BSHo-
SEEDS Cloverseed , dull , unchanged ;
prime cash and October , $5.03 ; December
nnd March , $4.95.
_
Ditliith .Wheat Market.
DULUTH , Sept. 16. WHEAT No. 1 hard
cash , 70&c : No. 1 northern , cash , 67c ; Sep
tember , 67c ; December , 67e : May , TlUp ;
No. 2 northern , C6Hc ; No. 3 spring , 61T4c. To
arrive : No. 1 hard , 70c ; No. 1 northern ,
G7OATS-21S21Hc. (
_
rcorla Market.
PEORTA. Sept. 16. CORN Firm , higher ;
OATS Firm ; No. 2 white , 22 4c ; billed
through. 23Vic delivered.
WHISKY Steady , on the basis of $1.23
for finished goods.
_
Forclirii Financial.
LONDON. Sept. 16. American securities
were falrlv steady but business was re
stricted. Thn closing was dull and little
doing. Spanish 4s closed at 69.87',4. The
amount of bullion withdrawn from the
Bnnk of England on balance today was
58.000. Gold premium quoted at Buenos
Avr . 133.CO.
BERLIN. Sept. 16. < Prlcos wore weak on
the bourse today , owing to the news from
thn Transvaal nnd unfavorable advices
from New York. Toward the close there
was a slight recovery on covering pur :
chases. Exchange on London , CO marks 4
nftrs for checks.
PATHS , " Sept. 16. Bu'slnesa on the bourse
today opened weak 6n thd' ' unfavorable
Transvaal n ws. There were large sales of
mining shares. dHlefly ( for London. Subse
quently prices were slightly better , but they
closed weak. Tlentcn were quiet. Interna
tionals were 'dull and Kafflrs declined seri
ously. Rio Tlntos.wero agitated and unable
to withstand the clnring depression. Three
per cent rentes , lOOfSac ex-1ntercot. Ex
change on London. 25f 26o for checks. Span
ish 4s closed at 61.10.
Wool Market.
NEW YORK. Sept. 16. WOOL Firm ; do
mestic fiecce. 19fl24c ; Texas , 13 16c.
ST. LOUI'S ' , Sept. 16.-WOOL-Strong ,
with prices tending upward ; unchanged.
LONDON. Sept. 16. WOOL-Inqulrtes.
wool during the last week showed a falling
off ami but few sales ware recorded. Prices ,
iliowevor , remained firm. The offerings for
next week are estimated t 6,650 bales. .The
sales will open on Tuesday , September 19 ,
nnd close Saturday , October 7. The Jmnortn
during the week were : New South Wales ,
6.048 bnlos ; Melbourne. 1,700 bales ; South
Australia , C74 bales : Cape of Good Hope
and Natal. 53 baits : Persia , 2,519 bales ; Ant
werp , 1,018 bales ; elsewhere , 2,535 bales ,
Hank Clearing * .
CHICAGO. Sept. lC.-Clenrl 4 , $21.8 0.02S ;
balances. $1.786,161. New" "YcrK exchange.
30a discount. Sterling exchange , $ i,84p
'NEW YORK. Sent. 16. Clearings , $19S-
199.258 : balances , $7.160,403.
BOSTON. Sept. 16. Clearings , $23,846,520 ;
balances. $2.022.743.
BALTIMORE. Sept , 16. Clearings , 43,373-
216 : balances. $421,795.
PHILADELPHIA , Sept. 16. Clearings ,
$15.621,226 : balances , J2.1W.OSS.
ST. LOUIS. Sept. 10. Clearings , $4,022,232 ;
balances. $596,385. Money , 4Q $ per cent.
New York exchange , 60o discount asked , 23o
discount bid ,
f
Dry Good * market.
NEW YORK , Sept. 16. There has been
no change In the general character of th9
market today. The demand for brown ,
bleached and coarse-colored cotton was well
up to the previous average , The < one was
strong throughout ; no change In quota
tions , but further advances are expected
next week. Prints and staple lines are
good sailers , but fancies are stilt qulot ; per
cales In good rough for spring and prices
are against buyers : cotton yarns are very
strong ; the demand Is good and prices are
steadily advancing ; worsted yarns are also
strong.
Weekly Hank Statement.
NEW YORK , Sept. 16. Ths weekly bank
statement shows ; Surplus reserve , decrease ,
$2U3,475 ; loans , decrease , $7.851.400 : specie ,
increase , $5,000,600 ; legal tenders , decrease ,
{ SiG.CCW ; deposits , decrease , J IE,065,700 : circu
lation. Increase , $158,700. The banks now
hold $273,150 In cxceaj of legal requirements ,
Movement * of Gold < uid Silver.
NEW YORK. Sept. 16.-Exports of gold
and silver from thia port to all countries
for this week aggregate. $ TJ5,776 ; silver bars ,
coin and cold. $4,167 , Imp'orta of specie this
week ard (127,331 gold and $ < .33i rtlver.
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL
December Wheat a Fraction Lower and S p-
tambtr a Half Higher at Ohloago.
TRADE UNIFORMLY DULL IN EVERYTHING
Liverpool Advances Give Wheat n
ririn Stnrt lint n Poor Cnuli Ic-
iii n ml Chcckn It Corn ( Snlim
rr < > vl lnn Stondjr.
CHICAGO , Sept. IS. Wheat today wa
heavy for deferred futures nnd Ilrm for
September. Largo1 receipts nnd a poor cash
demand were factors In the weakness that
developed shortly after the opening. Sep
tember had enough local support to main
tain a good advance ; December closed fcc
lower and September % c higher. Corn was
flrm , closing 14,3 , higher for September and
Uo higher for December. Oats closed un
changed to He lower and provisions un
changed .to 5c higher. Trade was dull In
everything.
An advance In quotations in Liverpool
gave wheat a Ilrm feeling at the opening ,
with prices ranging about Uo higher all
around. . The strength at Liverpool , duo to
the critical condition of affairs In the
Transvaal , brought a number of yester
day's sellers Into the market and buying
from this source while It lasted kept price ?
for deferred futures well above yesterday's
closingpoint. . The .trading , however , was
confined nlmost entirely to local operators
and when shorts Imd satisfied their wants
the market was allowed to drift. For the
remainder of the short Saturday session the
tendency was steadily downward. Receipts
at primary points were heavy , and thla.
coupled with a poor cash demand , few of
Friday s offers being accepted , encouraged
the bear element. Selling pressure was
light at all times , but the buying" demand
was to Black that Httlo liquidation sufficed
to depress prices. In September more
strength wan shown. There was nlmost
nothing" done , but elevator Belling was to
tally absent and the price at all times held
at a good advance. Weakness In the de
ferred futures became more pronounced to
ward the close , when for the first tlmo
liquidation assumed respectable proper
tions. Minneapolis and Duluth receipts
were 1,007 cars , aKaln t 918 last week nnd
1,112 a year ago. Chicago receipts were 153
cars , fourteen of contract grade. The
week's primary receipts were 7,914,000 bu. ,
compared with 8,041,000 bu. a. year ngo. At
lantic port clearances ofwheat and flour
amounted to 607,000 bu : world's shipments ,
It wns estimated , would reach 6,760.000 bu.
Snow weekly crop report estimated the
total wheat crop at about 530,000,000 bu. , and
predicted the government's report 'on ' the
acreage would probably bo revised. This
had some effect. December opened ? GlV4o
higher at 71U714c nnd gradually declined
to 7WSffl709ic , closing at 70-Jc ; September
sold between TlWS lVic and 70Hc and closed
HO higher nt 7H4e.
Corn In the main followed wheat , though
deferred futures did not develop po much
weakness. There was an active demand for
September from shorts , who found some
difficulty In covering" , and the consequent
sharp advance helped deferred futures even
when wheat was declining" . Offerings were
liberal at the advance and best prices did
not hold. Receipts were 931 cars. Decem
ber ranged from 2S io .to 2S29c and closed
Ho Tilgher at 2S-Tig'2Sc ( ; September doped
W higher at 32&c. selling ns high ns 33c.
There was n coed demand for all oats fu
tures early In the session , but later the de
mand slackened and prices receded. The
early strength -was In sympathy with corn.
Moderate realizing marked tha late eesilon.
Receipts were 362 cars. December ranged
from 21 4c to 21V4c and closed unchanged at
21W@21c ; September closed V4o lower nt
Provisions were dull but steady ; prices
were a little higher at the opening with
Krain markets and kept within a narrow
range throughout. A good export demand
for meat ! ) was a feature. At the close Jan
uary pork -was So higher nt J9.6S , January
lard BW@6c hlgh r at tS.45Ii5.47V4 and Jan
uary ribs 2V4o higher ait J4.95fff4.97Vi.
Estimated receipts for Monday : Wheat ,
130 cars ; corn , 1,000 cars ; oats , 375 cars ;
hogs , 30,000 head.
Leading futures ranged as follows ;
Articles. Open. flleh Low. Cloal Yes'dy
71 70M 70
! 1M < * H 70H
731 *
33
28W-20 28J ® ' . _
29M 20H3M 20M
22 21HSM 21H 21M
21X H
32U-23 23 22 22
7924 800 7D2H 707M 7S2
805 805 u 10 80S
960 060 060 867H 000
627K RSO 627 C.10
BS2W 637H
547M 64'Jh 647K
E15 617H 615 817M G17U
405 497M 495
No. 2.
Cash quotations "were as follows :
FLOUR-Steady ; winter patents , J3.50 ®
8.60 ; atraghts , tt.10S3.JS ; spring specials ,
S4.10 ! flnrlnrr nntAnta t ? JA/TI Tt\ , * i u *
-NO. 3 spring , ; NO. 2
CORN-No. 2. 32540 ; No. 2 yellow. 32 c ,
OATS-No. 2. 22H W2Jic ; No. 2 white , 21J4
® 25c : No. 3 white. 23V4S24y.c.
KYE-NO- . 57eB7 c.
BARLEY No. 2 , 38SM5c.
BEEDS-No. 1 Haxseed. $1.10 ; northwest ,
J1.12 : crime timothy seed , $2.35 ; clover.
J6.0097.50
PROVISIONS Mess pork , per bbl. , J7.30 ®
8.00. Pork , per 100 Ibs. , J5.105.27V4. ShoTt
7.9a. Lard , per 100 Ibs. , choice , J5.30. Short
rbs sides ( loose ) , S5.05S5.36. Dry salted
shoulders ( boxed ) $ o.OOB.12V4 ; short clear
sides ( boxed ) , J5.5505.W.
WinSKY-Dlstlllers' finished eoods , per
SUGARS-Cut loaf , J5.S3 ; granulated , $5.31.
The following are the receipts and shln-
monta for today :
. , Receipts. Shlpm'tE.
Flour , bbla . 11,060 P21.000
Wheat , bu . . . 91,000 50,000
Corn , bu . 739.000 723,000
Oats. 1)U . C07.000 211.000
Rve. bu . 8,000 .
Barley , bu . 73,000 68,000
On the Produce exchange today the butter
market wns firm ; creameries , 16JT2214C ;
dairies. 1318c. Cheese , easy at lWn ( c.
Efffrs , firm : fresh , 15c. 'Poultry , steady ;
turkeys , SSlOc ; chickens , 9 > ,4@10Vic ; ducltsl
MOVEMENTS OP STOCKS A.VD J1ONDS.
New YorU'a Stringency In Loans
Greatly DeniornlUcn Market.
NEW YORK. Sept. 18-The appearance
of the bank statement effectually dls-
cerseil nil the encouraging- Illusions that
speculative holders of securities have been
dndulRlnpr In for several daya past and
throw the market Into demoralization.
Prices were offered down by plunges and
very heavy blocks were liquidated appar
ently for whatever they would bring. The
local traction stocks were a special mark.
seemingly on the theory that they had not
responded adequately In sympathy with
Brooklyn Rapid Transit. Metropolitan
elumned an extreme 14V4 points and Man
hattan 6. Brooklyn Transit Itself was
somewhat relieved from the recent severe
pressure and held firmly at 88 or above
through most of the storm In the late mar
ket. The other Flower stocks were fiercely
Attacked. People's Gas dropping nearly ,
Rock Island 2 < 4 and Federal Steel 114.
Sucar fell an extreme 4V4 and Tobacco 3 .
Losses elsewhere in the specialties ex
tended between 3 and 3 points in numer
ous cases. St. Paul suffered from con-
tlnued liquidation even before the late
break and after th bank statement ap
peared It dropped an extreme 1ft , to 128.
Manv railroad stocks fell a point or over.
The violent declines Invited tha taking of
some quick profits toy the bears , which
caused feverish rallies. In Metropolitan
the rallv reached over 3 point * . But the
tone of the speculation at the closing was
completely demoralized and prices In many
rases were still being offered down rapidly
Jn thft frantic efforts of holders to unload.
Thn losses Jn cash by the banks for the
week were over * 2.00ft,000 less than had
been foreshadowed by the known move
ments , but on the other hand a contrac
tion In loans had been expected to reach
as hleh aa $25.000,000 , according to some
estimates. As the return showed a reduc
tion of only t7.854.400 Jn loans the net result
broucht the surplus reserves down to about
1250.000 of the legal requirement.
Stocks hold on margin and with borrowed
money have been forced to sale In large
volume during the week , with resulting
raids upon the market , prices reaching a
considerable figure In some cases. Last
Saturday's bank statement , showing re-
yervMi of a number of the clearing house
institutions already bellow their legal limit ,
made It certain that there would be loan
contraction and the bears were eager to
anticipate thn selling which was In pros
pect. Rates for call loam were , marked up
on Mondav and Tuesday by reason of the
eacer bidding of would-be borrowers , who
were seeking to shift loans which had been
enllnl. The volume of llfiuiantlon lnrtlCAtr.1
clMrly enough thnt many were unable to
pet accommodations oven nt the higher
Ifvol , The bears sold so InduMrlounly thnt
their demand to cover short contracts
worked a shnrp rnlly on Wednesday , when
the banks censed In CAN In loans nnd the
tiressuro of forced liquidation wn.i relaxed.
But when the demand from the shorts wns
satisfied the mnrkct fell back again. The
reactionary tendency was emphnslr.ed by
thn refusal of the St. I'nul directors to
extisnrt the disbursement of the Isrfie HUT-
nlus earnings of thft year beyond the regu
lar dividend rate. The decision was calcu
lated to have the more effect on the rail
road Block * since many stocks have been
lifted on speculative buying bared on ex-
nectntlon of Increased dividends. Few of
these stocks can show ns large a surplus of
current carnlnRs as St. I'nul and many ore
In far more urgent need of expenditures on
structure and equipment In order to In
crease the operating efficiency. The an
nual report of nearly every Important rail
road that comes to hand contains the.
name utorv of diminishing rates for trans-
nortatlon. The ton-mile , rrvcnuo was never
so low before and Is still declining and the
further reductions In ton-mile cost of
operation , thus made. r.tcEiisiiry. Is only to
be achieved by enormous outlays of capi
tal for Improving roadbeds and track
equipment and structures and cutting
down of grades so as to make possible the
carrying of heavier trntnloads.
The relaxat'.on of the money stringency
after the banks had reduced their llab lilies
on account of loans led to an optimistic
mtd-wccik view of the money outlook ,
which , 'however , wa ? not long maintained.
A somewhat exaggerated eltert wns pro
duced on sentiment by the decision of tin
Treasury department to anticipate the pay
ment of October 1 Interest on government
bond' . Last year's experience In a elml.nr
period of stock market need of money
demonstrated , that holders of government
bonds were not Inclined to avail themselves
of the offered privilege. The relief , at best ,
would be small and Is not Immediately
available. With continued demand for cash
In sight , both from the treasury and from
Interior money centers , no source of re
plenishment Is discernible. Bankers , In
fact , express themselves ns well content
with the existing rate for money and arc
not disposed to seek means for the relief
of speculative borrowers. They hold the
view Mint a check on undue speculation and
a weeding out of weak speculative accounts
makes for the safety of the llnanclal fabric.
The causes of the firmness of sterling ex
change with money rntes In New York far
above the London level and a supposed
cnUlt balance In our favor of many mil
lions , docs not find very adequate explana
tion. There are paid to have been large re-
calpts from abroad of securities , but Rolling
from that source has not been In ovldenca
through the regular agencies. Foreign
houses In New York hnvo lent money here
during .the week. The purpose may be to
ease the money rate arul so defer the pres
sure on London for gold until the Trans
vaal crisis has resolved Itself In some way.
The movement of cotton Is backward and
short Boilers of sterling against expected
cotton bills hnvo kept up the cxcmuigs
rate with a demand to cover. Those causes
can operate only temporarily to keep up
the exchange rate , but for the present sur
plus money for stock market operations Is
not In sight.
Bonds have moved in sympathy with
stocks , but not as widely. United Stares 6s
advanced U In the bid price.
The Commercial Advertiser's London
financial cablegram says : The markets
here were dull In 'tone and weak , awaiting
the Transvaal reply. Bear covering brought
a fractional rnlly toward the close. Amer
icana opened weak , but closed above the
worst , showing fractional losses : Spanish
Is were GOft ; tfntos , 46 % : Anacondng , 113-16 ;
Bostons 11V4 ; Utuhs , &V . The bank bought
42,000 in gold bars and 100,000 was taken
for the Cape.
The following are the closing quotations
for the leading stocks on the New York
exchange today :
New York Ml ill HUT ( Quotation * .
NEW YORK Sept. K.-The following
are official closing quotations' ' for mining
ihares :
Coiulltloii of tlio Trpiiiurr.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 16 Today's stnte-
rnent of the condition of the treasury
shows : Available caah balance , J2M,25 ,431 :
Bold regerve , J256.2C2.974.
OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET
Light R-celpts as thiul on the Last Day of
the Week.
HEAVY HOGS SHOW AN INCREASE IN PRICE
Hog * Touch IIInli 1'olnt of ( he Month
IilK'it ' Stock Cnttlc ) luch I.o rcr
llcrf Blccrn Coniiitnuil Uooil
I'rlcrn All the iVcclt.
SOUTH OMAHA. Sept. 16.
Receipts were : Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Olitclal Monday . * , m 29 ! 3,413
OliUlal 'luoKiiiy . 4,713
Official \Vediu day . ! > .4Jr 6.5IJ . 7.33J
Olllclal Thursday . 4,525 6,535 '
Oincinl Friday . 3,210 4,7 J
umclni Saturuny . 1.U6S 5,151 (6 (
Total this week . .30,209 30,346
Week ending bept. 9. . . .21,111 , 2J.434
Week ending bept. 2..20 < 4 ai.Wol 2tiw >
Week ending August 26. .21,755 84.UI7
Average piltb paid lor hogs tor the lust
several clay.- , with cjmparlsonst _
Sept. 1 j 4 3) ) | s ul w a n 16 MI 6 27
hcpt. 2 4 14 3 6J 4 U ! 2 SI < 31
Sept. 3 3 Co 4 07 | i tl 4 ? t | &
Sept. 4 4 19 | 4 041 2 71 4 21 5 fill l > :
Sept. 6. 4 22 3 62 4 13 6 55) ) 5 tl
Sept. 6. 4 til 3 4 20 | 6 51 | 5 45
Sept. 7. 4 Sl ) | 3 53 402 278 5 57 | o
Sept. R. 4 30j 3 tO 4 OU 2 81 & 6S | 5 45
Sept. 9. 3 M 3 91 2 81 4 21 °
Sept. 10. 3 GS 3 S)3 ) 2 : 4 5 C2l
Sept 11. 4 2S 2 SS | 4 09 5 ( A
Sept. 12. 4 22 3 77 2 791 4 Oui 5 SO 672
Sept. 13. 425 379 3 82 4 Oli 5 13 5 7U
Sept. 14. 4 3J 3 M * > 2 C9i 4 U5i 6 72 t > iS
Sept. 15 4 33 372 3 87 ! 2 70 5 tSI C 80
Sept. 18 3 31 3 Sl | 2 73 | 4 12 | 6S.J
Indicate ? Sunday
The official number of cars of stock
brought In today by each road was :
Cattle. HOKS. Sh'p. H's.
C. , M. & St. P. Ry 3
O. & St. L. Ry 2
Missouri Pacific Ry 2
Union Pacific system. . . . 2 12
O. & N. W. Ry 3
If. , E. & M. V. U. R 2 26
C. , St. P. , M. & O. Ry. . 1 6
. & M. K. 11. R 17 15
C. . U. & Q. Ry 2
K. C. .V St. J 1C '
C. , R. I. & P. Ry. , E 'i
C. , It. 1. & P. Ry. , W 1
Cripples and driven in. . . 5 06
Total receipts . , ,37 , 73
The disposition of the day's receipts was
aa follows , each buyer purchasing the
number of head Indicated :
Buyers. Cattle. Hogs. Blicey.
OmnJia Packing Co C7S
G. H. Hammond Co 10 S70
Sxvlft and Company 233 1,033
Cudahy Packing Co. . . 19 1,217
Armour & Co 23 1,411
Cudahy Packing Co. , 1C. C. 400
Armour & Co. , K. C G6 . . . .
J. L. Carey 17
Lobman & Co 3 . . . .
Hill , < t Iluntzlnger 4
Livingstone & Sahallcr . . . . 30
N. Morris 177 . . . .
Other buyers ' . . 116 . . . .
Totals 1,093 6,237 875
CATTLE About half of all the cattle ,
here were consigned direct to packers and
were not offered for sale. The balance con
sisted principally of feeders. Not a single
load of beef steers was reported In the
yards and there was nothing to make a
test of the market. A half dozen loads of
cows and heifers , which sold at about
yesterday's prices , comprised about all the
killing cattle in sight. The feeder trade , as
usual on tha last day of the week , was
slow and there was very little of Interest to
report concerning the trade. What cattle
sold went at Just about Friday's prices.
Receipts of cattle for the week were
liberal , but for the most part made up of
range stuff. Cornfed steers were In
moderate supply on most days and the
market for the week did not show much
change. Toward the last of the week
sellers In sone : cases reported that they
were unablu to dispose of their holdings to
quite such good advantage as earlier in
the week , what change may have taken
pice , however , was small and of very little
Importance. During the latter halt of the
week thers have not been enough gross
beef steers m the yards to make a test of
the market , the few here bilng very much
on the coTiimonlsh order.
The market on co\v and heifers ho had
a downward tendency nnd for the week It
is safe to say that values are all of lS@20c
lower. Some would say more than that on
certain kinds. Bulls for feeding purposes
have been good sellers all the week and
there appears to be plenty of buyers In
the yards. Ve.nl calves were very scarce
all the week and on some days hardly any
have been offered.
The feeder market broke badly during
the week. The best heavy cattle suffered
the least ana : ould not be quoted over
10@15c lower for the week. On the other
hand common to medium kinds have de
clined anywhere from Me to 40c from the
high time , and moreover hava been slow
sale even at that. The causa for such a
pronounced break Is to be found in the
large receipts of that kind of cattle at n
time when the demand Is rather light from
the country. Farmers seldom buy very
freely of the common light cattle until
the stalk fields are ready for them. Rep
resentative sales :
BEEF STEERS.
No. Av. Pr. No. Av. Pr. No. Av. Pr.
4. . 930 S4 01
COWS.
I. . 6SO 2 75 3. . S73 J3 15 1. . 7401360
36. . 906 3 15 Z. . 700 3 30
STOCK COWS AND HEIFERS.
1. . 900 2 50 23..102.8 3 C5
STOCKERS AND FEEDERS.
25. . fill 375 25. . 797 395 1. . 970 400
2. . 755 375 26. . 958 400 1. . 627 400
4..10C2 3 30
30WESTERNS.
WESTERNS.
No. Av. Pr. No. Av. Pr.
1 steer. . . . 810 3 15 1 steer 1150 3 60
NEBRASKA.
2 steers. . . . SOO 3 25 1 heifer. . . 880 330
1 steer 970 3 25 7 heifers. . 698 3 30
6 steors. . . . 943 3 25 1 cow 6CO 2 75
1 cow 1130 340 1 cow 1010 2 40
1 cow 1140 340 1 steer 1270 3 60
1 heifer. . . 790 3 30 4 steers. . . . 925 3 20
COLORADO.
26 steers. . . 958 400 4 steers. . . . 930 400
1 Bteer. . . . . 970 4 00
J. E. Franolg Neb.
1 cow. 1040 320 1 cow 1230 320
J. D. Sugg.
13 canners. 940 2 75 2 heifers. . . 600 3 75
17 calves. . . 144 625 1 bull 1000 3 GO
69 cows 963 3 25 4 calves. . . 292 4 75
13 COWP S79 325 I ! steers.1311 465
1 heifer. . . . 830 3 10
The Tolland Cattle Co. Wyo.
10 steer ? . . . . 970 320 131 steers. . . . 1054 410
21 COWB 917 335 6 cowa 993 390
G2 steors..1041 3 65 21 feeders. . 994 4 35
5 nteers.,1162 4 10
Frank Dorn Nob.
12 cows 975 2 ( IS 1C feeders. . 911 3 90
The Mitchell Cattle Co.-Neb.
24 feeders..1007 455
HOGS For the last day of the week there
was a fair run of hogrs , shippers evidently
having confidence In a Continuation of FrJ-
day'e strong market. For once they were
not disappointed , even if It wax a Saturday.
The market opened just about steady with
yesterday and got to be strong , or about
-H ° higher. The market was active and It
became more so later , so that buyers bought
the hogs on the late trains out of the
chutes , before they were yarded. The ex
treme close was hardly so good. The ad
vance was largely on the neavy packing
hogs , which Bold principally at J4.302'4.3J.
Light and light mixed lands gen
erally brought $4.3594.40. The pro
portion of sales at the higher prices
was somewhat larger than yesterday and It
will be noted that the average of nil the
sales is n little higher than yesterday.
The hog marlcei has had Its ups and downa
this week , but there have beun more ups
than downu , BO that there has been e sub
stantial gain In values for the week. More
over , the market on the whole has averaged
higher than last week nnd to that extent nt
leant has been entirely satisfactory to the
sellers. At the beginning of the week It
was .barely . steady with the doge of the
previous week and on Tuesday It declined a
bis 5o. Tuesday proved to be the low day
of the week and , commencing with Wednes
day , the market was higher every day
until the close of the week. It will be
noted from the table of average prices that
the market at the close of the week wan a
big 5o higher than the close of the previous
week and at the high point of the month to
date.
tO } , , . 4 H 7J 5 1M 4)U
M Z7I , , , 4324 M 110 . . . 4 (7H
> . . IKS so 4 HH M M . . . 4 rut
79 2M SX > 4I1 > , ; ; . . . , . . . , JM tt 4 JJVi
M SM 210 4 JJU 71 120 10 4 I7H
74 UO JIO 4 UH N W 4 I7H
64 , . .SJ4 : 1 4 M > t 61 t . . . 4 itt
M K3 CO 4 JJ'.i ' 75 . .Ml 40 4 < 0
7J. . . Ill M 4 a i S3 ft > ] . . . 440
6) Ml . . . 4 IIH 74 ? rt > . . . 4(0
19 U ! . . . 4 MIJ M 230 . . . 440
M. . . . . . . . ! . . . 4 Jlli M HI tt 440
? 7 22 M 4 K 103 211 HO 440
tl , . .Kfl $0 4 Ml 73 247 40 4 40 i
M . . . 4 M Tl. . , . . . . . ? . . . 0
IS SM 0 4 3S 74. . . . . . .240 SO 440
OS , . . 7 SO 4 M 7.1 214 SO 441(4 (
WAGON LOTS-PIGS.
> JM . . . JW 6 240 . . . 4 M
1 800 . . . 3 JJW 4 SCO' . . . 4 SO
1 MO . . . 335 4 212 . . . 4 JS
1 MO SO 3 75 4 243 . . . 4 S3
7 200 . . . 4 a
8HEKP Receipts of sticcp today were
light and the market not materially changed
from yesterday.
The receipts of sheep and lambs for the
week were quite large nnd during the first
half of the week the market WH In any
thing but a satisfactory condition. Values
were not only weak , but the demand
seemed to bo lacking In snap and the- trade
was n drag. During the latter half of the
week the market sccmod to brace up and
take on new life , so thnt It was entirely
satUfnclory to the sellers. Values on lambs
especially strengthened up nnd the week
closed with the market In pretty good
shape.
Stocker nnd feeder sheep and lambs have
been In good demand all the week and the
supply of that kind of stuff Is none too
large. There nro apparently n good many
fur men in this section of the country who
hnvo made up their minds to substitute
sheep for cattle In the feed Iflts and orders
to buy are coming more rapidly than the
quotations ! Ptlme native wethers , J4.00
4.2jj good to choice grass wethers. w.Stx ,
3.90 ; fair to good grass wethers , J3.C5B3.75.
good to choice yearlings , $4.00 4.15 ; good to
choice grass owes , J3.iOff3.BO ! fair to good
gnus ewes. J3.00ff3.35 ; good to choice spring
lamb ? , JS.OOQS 20 ; fair to good spring lambs ,
J4.SOflo.oo : common spring lambs. H.005T4.DO ;
feeder wethers , J3.C5G3.SO ; feeder yearlings ,
J3.60S3.90.
48 Utah ewes and wethers 9S 4 K >
274 Utah owes and wethers [ )7 ) 4 05
635 XJtnh owes and wethers Dl 4 05
18 lambs , westerns 61 475
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MAIUCET.
Hotter Saturday OfTerlnirn nnd Mostly
to the I'nnUorx.
CHICAGO. Sept. Ifl.-CATTLK-Roceipts
of cattle today were considerably above the
Saturday average , but the bulk was con
signed direct to packers' ' nnd offerings \vore
8Um aa usual. The market wns mostly
nominal , the few fat cattle offered being
deposed of at yesterday's prlcca.
HOGS All classes of hogs were In good
demand nnd prices ruled firm ; heavy no
sold at f4.25ii4.70 ( ; mixed lots nt J4.3004.75 ;
light at J4.35tf4,75. Plgg brought * 3.75fli4.$3 ;
culls. J2.2SS4.W.
SHEEP AND LAMHS There was1 a fair
demand for the few sheep nnd lambs of
fered at about top unices for the week.
Shetip sold at J2.00ij3.40 for culls , up to J4.00
® 4.40 for choice ntutive and western sheep.
Lambs brought J5.603C.25 for fair to choice.
RDCEIPTS-Cattle. 1,000 ihead ; hogs , 1G.OOO
head ; sheep , 2,000 head.
St. liunlM Live Stock.
ST. LOUIS , Sept. 16. CATTLE Receipts.
1,000 head ; market steady ; native shipping
and export slccTs , J5.00yo.35 ; dressed beef
steers , $4.3096.10 ; steers under 1,000 Ibs. ,
UUI1Z ? , fw.lMtUI.W , XGAUCt UUU AIlu.ull
P. J3.10i34.45 ; cows nnd heifers , $2.003 ?
3.60.HOOS
HOOS Receipts. 2,000 head : market 5o
lower ; P'EB and lights , J1.60JHC5 ; packers ,
Ji.iOMko ; butchers , Jt.55a4.65. (
-8HEE1 * AND LAM1JS Receipts. DOO head ;
market steady ; native muttons , 13.75S4.00 ;
lambs , 14.00HS.CO ; stackers , J2.00S3.DO ; culls
nnd bucks , J2.00Ji14.00.
Cotton BlnrHt't.
NEW YORK , Sept. 16. COTTON Th
cotton market made a steady start at un
changed prices to on advance of 1 point , but
after a small flurry of activity around the
opening lapsed Into a nervclest condition ,
from which It did not rally. The execution
of a few outside orders found room opera-
torn in control , but no other purpose In
vlow than to even up accounts preparatory
to an untrammcled Sunday interval. Aside
from the regulation factors there was noth
ing In the news on w'Wch to found new
Ideas. The Liverpool market was tame ,
crop data revealed no change of consequence
quence In the cronsL the weaitner south re
mained dry and hot and the crop reports' '
continued on a vigorous scale. The market
for spot cotton closed quiet , with prices un
changed , on the basis of ( ic for middling
upland and 6c ifor middling gulf. Soles ,
1,031 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 1C. COTTON
Spot , quiet ; sales , 1,600 bales ; ordinary , 4Hc ;
good ordinary , 4c ; low middling , 66-lGc ;
middling , 51S-16c ; ( rood middling , 63-lCc ;
middling fair , G D-lGc ; receipts , 8464 bales ;
itock , 132,321 bales. Futures , steady ; Sep
tember , J5.73 bid ; October , J5.73lS6.74 ; No
vember , J5.78ST5.79 ; December , JS.SsaS.gl ;
January , J6.87 < g5.88 ; ; February. J5.90SC.02 ;
March. J5.95Q6.97 ; April , J5.9b 6. < X > ; liay ,
JC.020G.04.
ST. LOUIS , Sept. 16. COTTON Finn :
middling , Cc ; salcu , 1,319 bales ; receipts' ' , 390
bales ; shipments , 965 bales ; stock , 0,866
bales.
LIVERPOOL , Sept. IG.-COTTON-BpcJt ,
quiet ; prices l-32d lower ; American mid
dling , fair , 44-32d ; peed middling. 325-32d ;
middling , 317-32d ; low middling , 311-32d ;
good ordinary , 3E-32d ; ordinary , 231-32d.
The solos of the day were 7,000 bales , of
vrlilch WO were for speculation and export
and Included 6,400 American. Receipts , 3,100
bales , all American. Futures op ned quiet
and closed quiet but steady at a decline ;
American middling L. M. C. , September.
3 27-C4d , buyers ; September and October ,
3 Z7-64d , buycru ; October and November ,
3 25-G1Q3 26-64d , buyers' ' ; November and De
cember. 324-64d , buyers ; December and Jan
uary , 3 23-G4R3 24-Cid. buyera ; January and
February , 3 23-0103 24-64d , buyers : February
nnd March , 3 24-C4d , buvcrs ; March and
April. 3 2-1-6103 2S-C4d. buyers ; April and
May , 3 2G-64d. buyers ; May and June ,
S 26-C1d , ac.Hers ; June and July , 3 2R-C4 ®
327-G4d , sellers ; July and August , 3 27-64d ,
buyers.
Oil Mnrkct.
TOLEDO. Sept. 10. OILS North Lima ,
J1.01 : South Lima and Indiana , We.
OIL CITY. Sept. 1C. OILS-Credlt bal
ances. J1.45 ; certificates opened at J1.4 < %
and closed at J1.45 bid for cash ; no sales ;
no shlnments or rung reported.
NEW YORK. Sept. 16. OILS Cottonseed ,
dull : crime crude , nominal ; prime crude ,
f. o. b. . mills , 1701Sc ; prime summer yel
low , So' Q Co : oft summer yellow , 25c ; but
ter crade , ' . 29030c ; prlmn winter yellow ,
SOJnic ; prime white , 2S5T30e. Petroleum ,
firm : refined. Now York. $8.65 : Philadelphia
nnd Baltimore. $8.CO : Philadelphia and Bal
timore. .In bulk , $6.10. Turpentine , good ,
' LOND'ON. Sept. 16. OILS Cottonseed ,
Hull refined. October , easy at 15s 9d. Pe
troleum. refined. CKd. Linseed , 22s Od.
Gotten 'MurUet.
NEW YORK , Sept. 16 COFFEE Options
quiet and Btcady at unchanged prices to an
advance of 6 points , and after a brief period
of active trading became dull , with unim
portant variations ; foreign market news in
dicated ItwlKnlficunt changes abroad. CIo ! d
quiet , unchanged to 0 points lower ; sales ,
18,600 bag . including : September , $4.15 ;
October. f4.1S ; November. $1.20 ; December ,
$4.40f4.45 ; January. $4.45 : March. $4CO ; April ,
J4.05 ; July , $4.80. Spot. Rio , dull and easier ;
No. 7 Invoice. C7-16c ; No. 7 lobbing , 615-lCc.
Mild , quiet ; Cordova , 6@llc.
Sunrnr Mnrlcet.
NEW ORLEANS , Sept. 10.-8UOAR-
Stcody : centrifusral , yellow , 4U04 Jc : seconds
ends , 2V44iie. Molasses , dull ; ctaitrlfugol ,
YORK. Setrt. 16 BIiaAR-Raw.
quiet : fo/.r renning. 3T4o : centrlfueal , SCitest ,
4c : molassps sugar. 3 11-lBc. Refined , nulot ;
No. C. 4 c ; No. 7 ? 4 9-ieo : No. 8. 4 o ; No. 9.
47-lCc : No. 11. 43-16C ! No. 12. 4V4 ; No. 13 ,
4Hc ; No. 14. 4 1-lCc : mould A , 59-16ci : stand
ard A. Bl-16c ; confectioners' A , 6 l-16c ; cut
loaf , 6ll-16c : crushed. 613-lCc ; powdered ,
f > % c ; granulated , 66-lCc ; cubesv 57-10c ,
California Ilrleil FrulU.
NEW YORK. Sept. 16.-CALIFORNIA
DRIKD FRUITS Quiet but steady. Eva
porated anples. rommo-n , 7V4o ; prime wire
tray. 7Hfi | > c ; choice , sy , 9o ; fancy , OfiSVSc ,
Pears , MQlttc. AprtcotB , Royal , WtlSwi
Moor I'ark , 14@lCc , Peaches , unpeeled , 7
DC , new ,
InilinrU of .MtTcliinuIUe ,
NEW YORIC. Sept , IG.-The Imports of
dry goods nnd merchandise at the port of
/New / York for this week were , valued at
J9,100,370.
Tnrltiitliiii to the l > rc lilrnt.
HUNT8VILLK. Ala. , Bept. 10. The Chamber -
ber of Commerce of this city has Invited
President JlcKinley to attend the delibera
tions of the coming Industrial convention.
FATAIi AOU OK T
-Mrn AVIio llnvo Ulril Wlirn Thcr
llonchrd tlint ARC.
The A O of 37 Jn A particularly fatal ORP.
An o.rimlnMlon of the record * of the I'nltcd
Rovernmcnt , wys the Tolo < lo HUde ,
th t more people die nt thnt FO Ihnu
any other nftcr RttalnltiR their majority. H
Is also ftsrcrtalntO that moro misfortune *
overtake pornotis nt ( hat ago thnn nt any
othnr llmo In their llv s end lliat few ( or-
tunato events befall them.
An examination of history delor the
same thing. At th ngo of 37 ft Rrcat sorrow
row bcfoll Arlslotlc , the death of Pinto , hla
friend nml twxchor , wltJj whom ho hml
tudlcd for nairly twenty years. This Bor
row plainly showed Its cftecits upon his
future llfo and to It may bo Attributed the
ead tone of his later writings.
It WAS nt the ago of 37 thnt Lord' ' Uyron
died of fever nt Orccco. As Ix > rd Hcacone-
flold snys , ho wns "greater n n man than
cut A writer , nnd his loss to the world was a
srcat blow to U. "
Raphael , the glorj' of Italian art , died nt
37. Ho foil elck a wvok DCforo hU birthday
of oold nnd fever nd diltxl on that tiny , Good
Friday. In him the world lost ono of Its
greatest artlstn ,
In music , Ilka art and poetry , England
lent * er grcatmt eompoeor at the ago of 37.
I'urccll , the most distinguished musician
Britain produced , Oledl within a few dnjra
nftor attaining his thirty-seventh year. Th
rghrd in which ho wns held In England
placed him on A pnr with Milton In eplo
poetry , with Shakespeare on the stnge ,
L.ocko In metaphysics and Sir Isnno Newton -
ton In philosophy end raaHioranUcs.
It wns at the ARO of 37 , 4oo , that England
lot * a military genius that she regarde < l or
the hlghrat rank nn * promise. Prince Hcnrr
of Dattonburg , who died of fever In Ashontco
In that ye r of hla life.
Pascall , itoo , died at 37 , but why Beck mort.
Illustrations ? These are tumclcnt to Illus
trate the fatality of the ngo among Rcnlusex
Where < loath failed mUfortune often be
fell.
fell.So
So tto nge of 37 may ho regarded aa the
fatal ngo of all tlioEo nftor a man passes hl
majority.
Autoinntlu Suit World.
About 100 inllea ncrth of Limn , Peru ,
near the town of Huacho , reports the Chicago
cage Herald , 1o ono of < ho great curloaltlea
of nature a ealt factory on an nutoni.-Ulo
plan. Tieo the tldo comce In It nils n lot
of shallow l > ao I ns , nnd the water Is pre
vented from flowing back Into the pea by
closing -the gates. The atmosphere Is so dry
that the water evaporates rapidly and leaves ;
a Boillmcnt of ealt In an almost pure etnte ,
wihlch Is scraped up , packed Into eaclcs and
shipped to market. Within the. . coast n llt-
tlo farther the pcrcola.Uon . of sea wale *
through the porous rock Into pits nnd hol
lows has caused Immense deposits of salt
ita upcumulaite. The salt Is "taken out In
that form. As eocn as the salt Is excavated
tha water cornea In ngnln nnd In a year OP
two hag solidified nnd is rondy for the mar
ket. Wells da-lvra Into 'the- ' sand dlacloB *
etrongly 4mprcgnaiticd wntcir at a depth of
twenty-five fc&t , wfoleh secnm to be a great
deal heavier than the sea water and la
drawn oft dnto vata for evaporation ,
An Rxtrcnio CIINC.
Youth's Companion : "I think my UncU
lorry , " said Aunt "
Mohltabel , "was the con-
tnarlest man I over ece. I remember of hll
ptckln' up ahot p'tnter once when ho iva
entln' tflnnor , an' there wasn't no company
at the house , nuthor. An' what do you
s'pceo ho done with It ? "
"Throw R at "
eomebody ? conjectured ono
of liho listeners.
"No. Ho hold It la hie hand till It blis
tered him. "
"What did he do that for ? "
" 'Cause anybody else would 'a' dropped ]
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