8 THE OMAHA DAILY BE IS : Tl'ESDAV , DECEMBER 12 , 18 n.
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL
Wheat Torced Down by the Panickj Condi
tion of Wall Street ,
OTHER CEREALS ARE AFFECTED , TOO
An Inrrrniio In llir Vlallilc nnrt l.nrftc
World' * Sliliititcntn I'luurr on
lir Hours' Slilc rriivl-
loim I'I rin.
CHICAGO , Dec. ll.-The panicky condl-
< lBH ot Wall street exerted 11 downward
pfosstire. on the wheat market today , May
closing at a loss ot HO from Saturday.
Cam , too. felt this Influence , but was sto.ul-
ied by the wet weather. May closing ' .ic
down. Oat ? finished it shade , lower nnd proVisions -
Visions unchanged to 24c ! under. Flax ad-
vnncul S Se.
Wheat opened barely steady , ilay un
changed from Saturday's close nt 69MOc / ,
trembling on the brink and then tumbled
over , llnpcllwl by thu downward pressure
of the panicky llimnclal condition ot Wall
street , nil Increase In the visible , where a
liberal decrease had been expected , and
the largo world's shipments. The llrst
dump carried Mny Under puts and on liny-
Ing against this privilege the market hold
KtMidy at tne clrcllno tor a while , Slay
fluctuating between CDSfJflSSiC for * omo
lime. The increase In tlu visible , coming
on tup of predictions of a liberal decrease.
precipitated -onslderablo long wheat on the
pit nnd llio market .sank without support to
dflific for i.May. This option closed % ' - under
Saturday at W/MjMMc. Local receipts wro
Jl' ' ) earn , 41 of contract grade. Minneapolis
nnd Dululh reports G99 cart" , against ! )20 )
lust week and 1,162 a year ago. Primary
lec.elptH were M3l < Xi Int. , compared with
1,332,400 bu. lust year. The vNlble Increase
wan put at 514,00(1 ( bu. Atlantic port clear
ances for the day were JiiG.OOO bu.
Corn was eayy , with evidences of Im
portant selling , probably animated by the
\Vnll street security break. Wet weather
was a steadying Intluenie , the Interruption
of the movement resultant to the rains re
sisting" the downward pressure from the
Now York bourse. A decrease In the vis
ible of 10S.OOU bu and In local stocks of 75-
000 bu. had a steadying tendency. There
was pom activity early , but the greater
portion of the session was dull , Country
offerings were , as usual small. Receipts
here were 2 * > cars. May ranged from 32''ic
to 3Tic , , elo.Mng 'ic down at W ana o.
Oats barely held their own , a fair cash
demand contending against depressing con
ditions in the other markets , with nuch
success that the loss was bllirht. There was
little done speculatlvcly ami 'n range was
liarrow. May sold from 2l'(2iie ( | to 23Tsfo24c ,
doping a shade under yesterday at 2lc. Re
ceipts hero were 242 cars ,
Provisions worn llrm. supported by con-
Kiuemuiu outsloe buying. The Wall street
weakness w.-is felt to a degree , but as all
offerings were readily accopte < l the price did
not suffer. The local run of hays was
under the estimate and at western yolnts
receipts were under last year's. May pork
sold from $10.U1 to { 10.10 and closed un
changed from Saturday at $10.05 ; Slay lard ,
from $5.65 to J5.GO , closing 2Vfec lower at
$5.53 , and May ribs from $5.37ito J3.37Vi5f
5.10 , closing unchanged at $5.37'/i. '
The flaxscpd market was lirm , selling
from 'Ifiac better. December opened at J1.46
and closed at $1.49 bid. .May opened at $1.40
and closed at $1.45.
Estimated receipts tomorrow : Wheat. 115
ears ; corn , 20 cars ; oaty , 275 cars ; hogs.
37,00) head.
The leading futures ranged as follows :
No. 2.
Cnsh'quotatlons were ns fellows :
FLOUR Steady ; winter patents , J3.1033.50-
straights , J3.00 < rf3.20 ; clear , J2.90S3.10 ; spring
specials , $3.80 ; spring patents , $3.20ffl3.50 ;
straights. J2.70Q3.CO ; bakers , $1.90 2.50.
WHEAT No. 3 spring , CS Q c ; No. 2
red , 661/4 ® Sl4c.
CORN-No. 2 , SO c ; No. 2 yellow. SOKc.
OATS No. 2 , 22f23e | ; No. 2 white , 2o > / . ®
25ie ; No. 3 white. 2lft25'ic.
RYE-NO. 2. Buwrsse.
BARLEY No. 2 , 37f/4lc.
SEEDS No. 1 flaxseort and northwest ,
J1.4S. Prime timothy peed , J2.40f/2.15. Clover ,
contract grade. J7.805JS.CO.
PROVISIONS Mess pork , per bbl. , $ S. 10
(39.90. ( Lard , per 100 Ibs. , $5.0505.32 4. Short
rlbn fides ( loose ) , $5.10(35.40. ( Dry salted
shoulders ( boxed ) , J5.37i/5.50 . ; ; rhort clear
sides ( boxed ) . J5.)0fi5.50.
WHISKY Distillers' finished goods , per
gal. . $1.23' * ,
SUGARS-Cut loaf , $5.70 ; granulated. $5.1S.
Following are the receipts nnd shipments
for today :
Articles. Receipts. Shlpm'ts.
Flour , bbls 20.000 17,000
Wheat , bu 73,000' 30 COO
Corn , bu 231.000 1GCO )
OatH , bu 231,000 150 O'W '
Rye. bu 1,000 S.OOO
Barley , bu 66,000 16.000
On the Produce exchange today the but
ter market wan steady : creameries , 16/25c-
dairies I6J/22C. Cheese , steady at IVi ®
IZlic. Eggs , llrm ; fresh , 20c.
MSW YOHIC fiB.\UIIAT .MARKET.
( luotndoiiN for the liny on VnrloiiH
CnniinodltlcN.
NEW YORK , Dec. ll.-FLOUR-Rpcelpt ? ,
86.821 bbls. ; exports , 8.333 bbls. Market
dull and easy , with buyers and sellers 3
ffflOc apart , but not quotnbly lower : winter
patents , $3.501/3.80 ; winter straight * , $3.35
< f3.13 ( ; winter extras , $2.GOfi3.00 ; winter low
grades , $2.25 2.10 ; Minnesota patents , $3.80
Si 1.00 ; Minnesota bakers , $2.80 3.10 Rye
flour , ( steadier and active ; fair to good ,
$3.103(3.20 ( ; choloo to fancy , SIUo'iiO-GO.
Buckwheat Hour , steady at J2.25fi2.35
RUCKWHEAT-Nomliml nt GOo c. I. f.
Jsew York.
CORNMEAlv Quiet ; yellow western , SOc :
city. The ; Brandywlnc. J2.25ffi2.33. . . .
KYK Steady ; No. western , 61c , f. o. b , ,
afloat ; state , 57c , c. I. f. , New York car
loty.
loty.BARLEY
BARLEY Firm : feeding , lie c. I. f. , Buf
falo ; malting. Hfi4Sc , c. I. f. , Buffalo.
BARLEY MALT Dull ; western. 5555Gc |
WHEAT Receipts , S2.323 bu. ; exports , 103-
CI'J bu. Spot , weak ; No. 2 red , 7)iic ) , f. o.
b. , afloat ; No. 1 northern Dululh , 7ie , f.
o. b. , afloat , to arrive ( prompt ) ; No , 1 hard
Diiluth , SOc , f. o. b. , afloat , nominal ; No. 2
red , 72o In elevator. Options opened easy
nnd unchanged , falling Into potmlvo weak
ness that lasted well Into the afternoon.
ThlH was prompted by lower cable ? , gen
eral unloading , lack of outside support and
chiefly by nu Increase of Dll.ono bu. In vis
ible supply llgureH , where 1.500.WX ) bu. do-
crenso had been expected ; closed weak at
? i > < U'c decline ; the break In stockn also had
more or less of a bearish Influence engrain
grain ; March , 755/73-V. / closing at 7Dc ; May ,
717-ltiT(75i/ie , closing at 741/-je ; December ,
V2i4f73c. | cloning at 72iBc.
CORN Receipts. 2l7.i50 ! bu. ; exports , 8,737
bu. Spot , weak ; No. 2 , IOV c , f. o. b. , afloat ,
and .7.e ) In elevator. Options opened steady
at 1,1,0 decline , with wheat , but later de
clined on fair receipts west , small clear
ances and the break in wheat ; closed Utf
a c net decline ; May , 3bl3 ; < $ il-lGc , closing
at 3S * c ; December closed at 3iT c.
OATS Receipts , 109.200 bu. : exports , 12,500
bu. Spot , quiet ; No. 2. 29c ; No. 3 , 2Sc ;
No. 3 white , 30e ; No. 2 while. 31c ; track ,
mixed western , Stlfiiliv. Options dull and
weak.
IfAY Steady ; spring , G5f < 73c ; good to
choice , SOJJS50.
HOPS Quiet : state , common to choice ,
1KHJ crop , tic ; 1SS)5 crop. 7c : 1899 croj ) , 12ftl5c ;
Paclllc couet. 1S ! > 1 crnp , 4i/Sc ; 1S9S crop , 71i
9c : 1899 cron. 12' 15c- .
HIDES Firm ; OalvcMon. 20 lo 23 ibs. .
15ljc ; California. 21 to 25 lb . , 2Jte. !
LEATHER Steady ; hemlock sole , Buenos
Ayres , light to heavy weights , 25Q25ic ; add ,
25/j251aC. !
PROVISIONS-Beef. Htoiuly : family , $12.50
Y < 13.00 ; beef hams. 23.50'uJ.fiO | ; packet. $11.50
12.00 ; city , extra India mesp , $21.uOfjJ3.no.
Cut ineain , steady ; pickled bellies" . $5.75 )0.00 ;
pickled shoulders , $3.75ii.OO ) ( : pickled hairiB ,
$7.75Q9.25. Lard , steady ; wfstern steiimcd ,
$5G5 ; December. $5.ti5 , nominal ; refined , quiet ;
continent. $5.90 ; South America. 16.35 ; copi- ,
pound , $5.25flS.37Vt. Pork , lirm : mess , ja.so ! I
ffi'lO.ai ' ; short clear. $10.50f < 12.00 ; family , lu.so
012.00. Tallow , llrm ; city , 4T05c ; country.
4W 6c.
RK'E-Steady : domertlc , fair to extra , tlf
4'-jc ' ; Japan , 4f(5o.
SIOLASSES-FIrm : New Orleans , open
kettle , good to choice. 324)40e.
METALS-Weakness was Iho most con-
fplrunus feature of today's market for
metals. In this respect tin eat'lly led.
I' 'liinc ; l"-uvi i undi r llb < "Ml offirlng1. ) , a
Ti-lthdrnwal of buyers jr-tl unfavoruba LPD-
don - hl . PrKitc advice * from the
rnnrkft reported dlfflc.ulty of n.
, r s the reason for the wpnl ners
br < md. At the clotr Ihe Melal exchange
reported pig Iron warrants as neelected ,
lnko copper dull nnd nominal at fli.OO , tin
very Wenk at $28 , ofJ2S.(0 , lead 8ten Iy nt
t.6fifll.7.i , stelter weak nt J4.fiOfl4.70. The
brokers' prler for lead Is $1.45 and for
copper. JI7.OOfi17.2S.
OMAHA CJIJNBRAI , MARKET.
Condition of Trnilinnil ( Itiotnlloem on
.S ni lr nnil I'nncy I'roilnrc.
EGOS-Recclpts light ; fresh stock. 16C.
DRESSED I'ulJL'iUY Choice to lansy
turkeys. lOf/llc ; ducks. Sc ; geese , SQ9c :
spring rhlckens , 75t7c ; liens , C9 < c ; ;
roasters , 4J5c.
LIVE I'UL'LTRY-Hens , nyD'jr ; spring
chickens , 6e ; old and stuggy roosters , 3c ;
ducks and geese , GfjGe : turkeys. SU9c.
lirTTER-Common to fair , IGo ; choice.
.l81T20c ; separator , 26c ; gathered creamery.
22ff23c.
PIGEONS-Llve , per doz. , 90c.
VEALS-Cho e , 9c.
GAME Pralrlo chickens , per doz , . $ o.50 :
grouse , $5 ; quail , per doz. , $1.25 ; mallards ,
i3.OOg.T23 ; blue wing teal. $1.75 : groan wing
teal. $1.25fll.oO ; mixed ducks. $1.5XjS.OO. (
OYSTERS Medium , per can. ISc ; stand
ard , per can , 22c ; bulk standard , | icr gal. ,
Jl.S : extra selects , per can. 30c ; extra
s < 'eel ? , per gal. , $1.60 ; New York counts ,
; per can , 37c ; New York counts , per 100.
]
I HAY Upland , choice , $8.60 : midland ,
I cholco. $6 : lowland , choice. $5 ; rye straw ,
j cholco , $5.EO ; No. 3 corn , 27c ; No. 3 white
oats , 22c : cracked corn , per ton , $12 ; corn
nnd ont , chopped , per ton , $12.60 ; bran , per
ton. $13 ; shorts , per ton$14.
VEGETABLES.
SWEET POTATOES-Pcr bbl. , Kansas ,
$2.25 ; Jersfjs. $1 ; largo bbls. , Nebraska ,
| POTATOES-Per bu. . choice , 30(3356. (
I CRANBERRIES-Caoe Cod. tt.OOflfi.BO.
1 I , Bell ft Bugle , per bbl. . $6.50 ; Jcrsec/s , $5.25.
' ONIONS-Rctnll way , yellow , 65c ; red , 75
CELERY Per doz. , 25 30c ; California ,
per bunch , 45QGOc.
TURNIPrf-.Rutabagas , per Ib. . Ittc : Cana.
dlan , % { } .
CABBAGE-Pcr Ib. . lc ; Holland seed ,
'CAULIFLOWER Per crate , $2.50.
WATERCRESS Per 16-qt. cases , Jl.GO.
MUSHROOMS Per Ib. box. 60c.
FRUITS.
APPLES Choice western shipping stock ,
$2.7503.00 ; New York -nock , $3.50 1.00.
GRAPES-Callfornla Emperor. J2 ; Catnw-
bas , per small basket , ISc ; Malaga grapes ,
per bbl. . $7.00f7.50.
PEARS-Westcrn varieties. $2.50.
TROPICAL FRUITS. .
ORANGES-McxIcan , per box. $3.50g3.75 ;
California navels , per box , $3.75i4.00.
LEMONS-Callfornla fancy , $ I.254.K ) :
cbnleo California , $ I.OOtTI.50 ! ; Messina , $1.50
HIDES. TALLOW. ETC.
HIDES No. 1 green hides , Sc : No. 2
green hifles , 7c ; No. 1 saked hides. lOc ;
No. 2 salted hides. 9c ; No. 1 veal calf. 8 to
12 Ibs. . 9c : No. 2 veal calf. 12 to 15 ibs. . Sc.
TALLOW. GREASE , ETC. Tallow , No.
1. 4c : No. 2 , 3ic ; rough , 2cnhlto ; grease ,
21i03Vic ; yellow and brown crease , 2K.Q'3c.
MISCELLANEOUS.
HONEY Per 24-sectIon case. $3,25 < g3.50
NUTS Hickory nuts , large , per bu. , $1 :
shell barks. S1.251.35.
FIGS California layers , per 10-lb. box.
$1.00 ; California carton , per 10-lb. box , $1.10.
MAPLE SUUAR-Per Ib. . 9c. I
CHRISTMAS GREENS. I
TfiEES-S-ft. . per doz. , $2 : 5 to S-ft. , per I
doz. . $2.50 ; 7 to 9-ft. , per doz. . $3.50 ; S to
11-ft. , per doz. , $4.50 ; extra large sizes , 12
to 24-ft. . $2.00Itl.50. | ,
HOLLY BRANCHES Per case of about '
CO Ibs. , $4.GU < cr5.00 ; per bbl. , S1.50SJ1.75.
MISTLETOE BRANCHES-Per Ib. , 20c ;
per 25-Ib. box , $3.75 ; wreathing , 20 yds. , 90c.
St. I.onlN Crnlii nnil ProvinloiiH.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 11. WHEAT-Lower ;
No. 2 rod , cash , elevator. 6.VAc ; track , 70i .c ;
December , CSKc ; May. 7l@tlc ; No. 2 hard.
CSSG9c ; receipts , 23.173 bUFhals.
CORN Lower ; No. 2 aiiah , 30c ; track ,
30t30 ? ; > 4c ; December , 29fcc ; May , SlViffiSl jc.
OATS Weak ; No. 2 cash. 21c : track24c " ;
December , 23 = &e ; May , 2lc ; No. 2 white ,
"
RYE Firm at 52c.
FLAXSEED-Hleher nt $1.43.
FLOUR Firm ; patents , J3.45jI3.GO ; extra ,
fancy , $3.10i3.20 ; clear , $2.7r ( 2.90.
CORNMEAL Steady at $1.75@1.SO.
BRAN Steady ; sacked , eist track , 62c.
HAY Steady ; timothy , $9.i3gi2.00 ; prairie ,
$7.00fiS.OO.
WHISKY Steady at $1.23 % .
COTTONTIES-$1.10.
BAGGING Lower at
HKMP 'P
PROVISIONS Pork , firm ; standard mess ,
Jobbing , $9.50. Lnrd , lower ; prime steam ,
J5.1714 ; choice , $5.20. Dry salt meats ,
extra shorts , $5.37 > . ; clear ribs and sides ,
I $5.50. Bacon ( boxed ) , shoulders , $5.75 ; clear
ribs , $5.12V4 ; clear sides' . $6,25.
METALS Lead , higher at $4.575.4. Spelter ,
higher at J1.60.
POULTRY Dull ; chickens , Gc ; turkeys ,
CV4c ; duckn. 5V4&6c ; geese , 5c.
RECElPTS-Flour , 7,000 bbls. ; wheat , 23-
OCO bu. ; corn. 139.000 bu. ; oats , 56,000 bu.
SHIPMENTS-Flour. 5,000 bbls. : wheat ,
11,000 bu. ; corn , 83,000 bu. ; oatp , 20,000 bu.
Ilutter , KKK ami Cheenc .Market.
PHILADELPHIA , Dec. 1L-BUTTER
Steady ; fancy western , 27c ; fancy prints ,
2Sc.
2Sc.EGGS
EGGS Dull and Ic lower ; fresh nearby
and western. 22c ; fresh southwestern , 20c ;
fresh southern. ISc.
CHEESE Firm.
NEW YORK. Dec. It.-BUTTER-Re-
niado fancy , small. 12(8'13c ( ; fall made
fancy , large , 12l4tyl2c ; late made , small ,
12f12V4tlate ; made. large , llc.
EGGS Receipts , 8,481 pkgs. ; steady ; west
ern ungraded , at mark. 16&21i/4c.
KANSAS CITY , Dec. 11. BUTTER-
Ureamery , 2225c ; dairy , ISc.
EGGS Stcjidy ; fresh Kivnsas and Mis-
pourl stock , tlrsts , 15i > c , cases returned.
CHICAGO. Dec. 11. BUTTER-Steady ;
creameries , 16J(2oc ( ; dairies , 16iff22c.
.EGGS Firm : fresh. 20c.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 11. BUTTER Steady ;
creamery , 2ltj" 7lic ; dairy , 19Q23HC.
EGGS-Qulet nt 17c.
KIIIINIIN City ( ir.-iln nnd Provlnloiin.
KANSAS CITY , Dae. ll.-WHEAT-May.
6CHc ; cash , No. 2 hard. 64 4',4c ' ; No. 3. 5S7) )
ES'-Tc ' : No. 2 red. C9070c ; No. 3 , ragCSc ; re
ceipts , 137 cars.
CORN Mny , 2S74c : cash. No. 2 bard , 2814 ®
2SS4c ; No. 2 white , 2Si4c ; No. 3 , 2Sc.
OATS No. 2 white , 25c.
RYE-NO. 2.47iie. .
HAY Choice timothy. J9.00Q9.60 ; choice
prairie. $7.001/7.50.
RECElPTS-Wheat. 102,200 bu.
; corn , 46- ,
00 bu. : oats. 14,000 bu.
SIIIPMENTS-Wheat , 17,400 bu. ; corn , 21- ,
OCO bu. ; oats. 4.000 bu.
Mvoriiool ( irnln nnil 1'rovlnloiiii.
LIVERPOOL , Dec. 11. - CORN - Spot.
American mixed , old , firm at 3s 6id , Fu
tures , quiet ; December , 3s 7d ; January ,
3s sid ; February. 3s Slid.
WHEAT Spot , llrm and unchanged. Fu
tures. dull : March , 5fi 94d ; May , 6s SlAt }
PROVISIONS Lard. American refined , In
palls , llrm nt 29s 6d. Hams , short cut ,
llrm nt 46s. Bacon , clear bellies , dull at
328 6d.
CHEESE American finest , colored , firm
at 59s.
HUTTI5U Finest United States , 95s ; good
United Statcu. 75s.
llN AVIiriit nnil Klour.
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. ll.-WHEAT-In
store : No. 1 northern. December. Ce ic ;
May , CG'.ic ' ; July. 67t ) < i7 e. On track : No.
I hard , C6c ; No. 1 northern , 6Ic ; No. 2
northern. C2c.
FLOUR Light demand for flour : output
Is moderate ; llrst patent , $3.40 < S3.00 ; llrst
clear. J2.20t(2.30. (
URAN-In bulk , J10.50gil.00.
Toli-ilo
TOLEDO , O. , Dec. 11. WHEAT-Lower
and weak ; No. 2 , cash and December , 5Scj !
May. 72 c.
CORN Dull nnd steady : No. 2 mixed , 33c.
OATS Dull and steady ; No. 2 mixed , 2lc.
RYE Nominal ; No. 2 mixed , B6c.
CLOVERSEED-Steady : prime , cash , old ,
JI.85 ; December and March , J5.57V4.
.MIMvniiUt'u ( ir/iln
MILWAUKEE. Dee. ll.-WHEAT-Lower
1-ic ; No. 1 northern , 66'/4 < & 67c ; No. 2 north
ern , 65fG5i,4o. )
RYK Dull ; No. 1 , fRe.
HARLEY-Hlgher ; No. 2. 43c ; sample , 35
I'eorln Mnrlirl.
PEORIA. Dec. ll.-CORN-Irrcgular ;
new No. 3 , ili44/29V4c. /
OATS-Quipt ; No. 3 white , 23HQ23lJc.
WHISKY Firm , on the basis of J1.23i !
for tinlshed goods.
llulildi . .
DULUTH. Dec. H.-WHEAT-No. 1 north
ern. cafch , fac ; No. 2 northern cash , 6c ( ;
December , 64c : May. 6Se ; No. 2 northern ,
CSV ; No. 3 Kurln : : , Ko.
ELGIN. 111. , Dec. ll.-BUTTER-FIrm nt
26c ; 120 tubs offered ; 75 sold ; Hales for the
week. 9.333 tubs.
X lw YorU Ury ( iooiln Market.
NEW YORK. D c ll.-DRY GOODS -
M-jrl.U has ruled dull throughout the day.
HI. far .is cctualli. ! . . s K IPH but f > mo
J' . ir-Mzcl bid- ; for broww gcoda for iii3iant
I delivery were turned down nt current
. prices. A small transaction In flve-vnrd Mix
Go brown sheetings reported nt 6Vw. Print
. cloths and print Vlolh yarn fabrics gener
ally have ruled quiet but strong In ton *
Blenched , dull hut firm : denlm.t still tend
ing upward : other coarse colored cottons
strong ; prints In coed d mpnil for both
staples nnd fancies ; ginghams strong nnd
scarce ; white goods tending upward In both
plain nnd fancy varieties.
TS OP STOCKS AM ) IIOXHS.
Experiences Vlolrnl Vli'l Nl-
ttiilrs. CloNlna l ! i PPW I.II-OIPM ,
NEW YORK. Deo. 11.-A perusal of the
! net changes In prices of stocks ns a result
1 of the. day's trading will glvo but a faint
cnncontlon of the violent vicissitudes
through which the market passed during
the live hours' pesslon. During the morn-
Ihg hours the drastic liquidation which
w-as forced Upon the market caused great
I naps In the v.iltie of securities and the
market took on nn appearance of demorn-
' llziitlon. Thu wide variations In prices be
tween sales , running as high u 3 points ,
were evidence of the urgent character of
! the felling. At the low point the scale of
prices presented n decidedly tagged np-
piMrance , the declines In the long list of
specialties ranging , as compared with Sat
urday's close , all the way from 3 to 21
i points , the latter In Tennessee Coal.
Notwithstanding the day's violent llnctua-1
1 lions the market clofcd with few net Io5o.i
! exceeding 2 points. The liquidation seemed
to have been very thorough and the great
Improvement in the tone ot the market dur-
1 ing the latter part of the day reflected the
I benefit to the health of the speculative
situation. The Influences at wor were so
broad and well defined that they are soon
stated. One leading cause of the weakness
\\ua the large decline made last week ,
which wiped out or nearly exhausted m.n-
plns on speculative account , nnd the callIng -
Ing for additional margnlns forced largo
blocks on the market. .Many were forced
to liquidate and there was n large con
tingent whose hopes of an upward turn In
rvlces had become exhausted and who
threw over their holdings In disgust , de
termined to wait a more favorable op
portunity.
The news of the heavy reverse to the
British arms In South Africa helped to un
settle this market. London bought stocks '
hero In the llrst hour , but this was simply
to cover sales made earlier In I/ondofi nt ,
a better figure. The very violence of the ,
i
selling movement worked Its own remedy
and the day was not half over when ev- I I
deuces began to appear that urgent specula- ,
live accounts had been thoiouirhly shaken I 1 I
out and the loan contraction pushed to a
mtlllcicnt extent to afford material relief.
The bears were steady buyers for the rest
of the day nnd there was n sulliclent con
tingent of bargain hunters on hand to
afford assistance toward the recovery In I
prices.
The character of the Interests which wre
most acutely distressed was shown by con
spicuous weakness In the highly speculative
industrials. Besides the ( 'efllneg ' ot 21 points
In Tennessee Coal there were losses of 4 to
7 points In members of the metal group ,
Sugar , Tobacco and New York specialties.
The net loss of Tennessee Coal and Iron
for the day was 13 points. In the railroads
only a few cases occurred where declines
reached over 2 points , New York Central ,
Pennsylvania , n nun.ber of the conerp ,
Louisville nnd Southern Pacific being con
spicuous examples. Kansas & Texas was
down nearly I points.
The vigorous and determined support In
Sugar \VIIM iiiu luinnih point in i.- . . . . . . o
market. This specialty was run up In ihe.
late dealings 7- % points above the low point ,
scoring a full recovery not only of iho
early decline , but of thu quarterly divi
dend , which was deducted trom the iirlco
today. There was a subsequent decline of
li points and the stock closed 114 higher
than Saturday. The general list close.1 for
the most part llrm nt the recovery. Except
i r my ipiii'i allurocd oy inu cay s llqit.ila-
tion the Hens of lightness Jn the money
markets of the. world were unabated.
The weakness In bon&i was much less
general and acute than In stocks. Total
sales , par value , Jl.SOO.COO. United States old
4s nnd 5s advanced > 4 In the bid price.
The Commercial Advertiser's London
financial cablegram says : The markets
hero were upsei by the atormt-erg disaster
and the money scare. Stiff rates were ex
acted for the carry-over In mining shares
and bankers threatened to charge fiVi pel-
cent for exchange loans today. Consols
touched 102. Americans beiran dull on
Transvaal news , became steady till the aft
ernoon and then broke on New York sales ,
closing heavy. There was a further sharp
break in the street. The weakest features
were Southern Pacific and Louisville < t
Nashville. Spanish 4s were 6C.50 ; tintos , 46 ;
Anacondas , S'/s- Failures were talked of in
the copper market. Egypt took 100,000
gold nnd the bank bought i:29,000 : In French
nnd German coin. There was it strong de
mand for money in the morning , which
slackened later. Bills were ilrm and the
bank did a big discount business at 6 per
cent. There Is no expectation of cheaper
money this year.
The following are the quotations for the
loading stocks on the New York exchange
today :
,
i
!
I
!
I
fit. Paul & O..118 Republic I. & S. . 1974
So. Paclllc ra % do ifd.
So. Railway . . . . 12' ' P. , C. , C. & St. L ,
do pfd 65 %
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Offered. "Ex-dlv.
lIciNton Stock ( InoliitloiiK.
BOSTON , Deo. ll.-Call loans. 6fi7 per
rent : time loans , 5JiG per cent. Official
closing of stocks and bonds :
LONDON , Dec. ll.-The market for
American tecurltlef. after a weak opening , I I
was steadier , wllh Union Paclflc shares
th& most prominent The closing tone wa
dull , with the demand light The amount
of bu'llon ' ithtlrawn from the Bank of
England on balance today was 72ooo tit id
I premiums : Buenos A > rc . 12 < < SO.
27 75.
75.PARIS.
PARIS. Dec , n prices on the r-iurse to
day opened flat on thn adverse new re
ceived from South Africa , but they sl'ghtly
lecovered Inter on LonJ.in buying orders.
International * fcurllle- were easier. Span
ish 4n were well supported. Turks were
fairly llrm. Rln tintos nnd DeBeern re
lapsed. K ultra opened weak , Improved later
, Hiid rioted dull , i hrro per cent rentes , lOOf
! i57c for the account. Exchange on London ,
| 25f & 3e for checks , g.innlfh 4s , 61. * > .
I 'BERLIN ' , Dec. 11. tfxchnnge on London ,
20 marks MH pfgs for checks. Private dls-
. count rntiS'fe. .
BI'ENOH AYRES , Dec. I1.-The gold quo-
tiitlon today wa.t 129.CO.
% w York .Money .Mnrfcct.
NEW YORK , Dee. 11. MONEY-On c.V.l.
firm at 715 per cent ; last loan at 6 per
cent : ruling rate , ioftl2 per cent.
PRIME MERCANTILE PAPER-5',4t6 ' ? i
per cent.
STERLING E.XCHANGE-lrrcgulnr , with I
actual business In banker. ' bills at fL U ®
4.87 for demand and nt JI.S1fit.MU for sixty
days ; posted rates , $ l.s2f4.s2 % and $1.57 % ;
commercial bills , $ I.SiKM.SOVi.
SILVER-Ortlflcates , 59Jj Oc ; bar , 69 4c ;
Mexican dollars. 47UC.
BONDS-Government , ptrong ; state , weak ;
railroad , v.-eak.
The following arc the closing quotations
] on bonds : .
' "
U.'S. 2s , reg 102 M. . K. ft T. 2s. . G7 %
do 3s , reg Hfl'l do 4 S9J4
i do coupon 109 > i N. Y. C. Is 112 %
I do now K reK.133 % N. J. C. gen. f.s..ll .
do coupon 135 % No. Carolina 6s..127 ,
do old 4 * . reg..HSU do 4s 101 ,
I do coupon 11 Hi Nor. Pnc. Is 110
' do ER. reg I12ii do SB1 G. )
i do coupon 112U do 4s 10-
D. of C. 3 Cos..US 'N.Y.C. &St.L.4s.lOU ! !
i Ala. cn ! ii A HOiA N. ft W. c. 4s. . . . 91 %
! do class B ill" do gen. 6s 135
do class C 101 Ore. Nav. Ists . . .103
do currono . . .100 do Is 101
' Atch. gen. 4 . . . . 97H Ore. S. L. 63..127U
do nrlj. 4 * 79 I do con. 5s 114
Otnmln So. . . . . ? Roadlntr g. 4s. . . . S5 .
Chc.1. & O. 4s. . MVfc R. G. W. Is 97 ,
. do 6s 115i < . St.L. ft I.M. c.Bs.109
C. ft N. W. c. 7s,143 " St.L. ft S.F. g.Gs.124 %
do S. F. deb. 5s.120 St. P. .consols..ITJU
* Gen. Uleetrlp 6s.Il" i do 2s 61
G. II. ft S. A. Gs.110 ! Union Pncillc 4s..lW %
do 2s 103 Wabash Is 113 't
H. ft T. C. 5S..112U do 2s 100
do coii = ol Gs 110 iWcst Shore 4s..Ill
la. Central 1S..112U Wis. Central Is1. . 91 %
K. C. , P. & G. Is. Vn. Centuries
La. niw con. Is..103 do deferred . . . . . '
L. ft N. unl. 4s. . 9911 Colo. So. 4s S0 %
So. Pnclllo 4s. . . . 80 %
O ffb"red.
London Stock < ) tiotnUoiiN.
LONDON , Dec. 11. I p. in Closing :
Consols , money. . 101 % N. Y. Central
Consols , ncct 10. ! Pennsylvania . . fiSVl
Can. Pacillo . . . . 96 Reading . 10
Eric 124 ; No. Pacltic pfd. . 77
do ls-t pfd. . . . 37 Atchlson . 22
IllinoisCentral..116 % S4Vi
U. p. pfd 77 % Grand Trunk 71-
St. Paul , com 123 I Anaconda . S'a
BAR SILVER Quiet at 27d per ounce.
MONEY 4ffi3 _ per cent ; the rate of dis
count In the open market for short and
three months' bills , fi per cent.
Itnillc Clear I HK.I.
NEW YORK , Dec. 11. Clearings , $109,846-
059 ; balances. $5,430,877. The subtreasury
hud a credit balance of $181,510.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 11. Clearings , $10-
397,830 ; balance- , J1.SC1.5S4.
I j BALTIMORE. Dec. 11. Clearings , $2,969-
j 651 ; balances , $3S3OS9.
CHICAGO , Dec. 11. Clearings , $25,071.040 ;
balances , J2.745.933. Posted exchange , $4.82 %
(34.87 ( % . New York exchange , 30o pre
mium.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 11. Clearings , $5,918,195 ;
balances , $015,730. Money , GjjS per cent.
New York exchange , par bid ; 25c premium
asked.
BOSTON. Dec. 11. Clearings , $17,143G02 ;
balances , $2OOS,491.
Clilrnno Stoc-lc lAttt IN Stonily.
CHICAGO , Dec. 11. In the face of the
Wall street panic the steadiness of the
local stock list has elicited comments of
surprise. With one or two exceptions , nnd
these. It is stated , due to other causes , the
list was steady , in some instances showIng -
Ing gains. The grain pit , however , felt the
Influence to nn extent , cash wheat dropping
Ic and the May option 9ic.
Condition of li < - Trcnmirj %
WASHINGTON , . Dec. 11. Today's state
ment of the condition of the treasury
shows : Available cash balance , $237,789,361 ;
gold reserve , J241,325,574.
Cotton Mnrkct.
NEW YORK , Dec. 11. COTTON Futures
closed quiet and steady ; December , J7.30 ; I
January. $7.35 ; February , $7.40 : March , $7.45 ;
April , $7.47 : Way , $7.49 ; June , $7.45 ; July. |
$7.50 ; August. $7.46 ; September , $7.09 ; October - |
ber , $ i.93 ; November. $6.90. Spot closed
quiet and steady ; middling uplnndp. 711-l c ;
middling gulf. 7 15-16c ; sales , SOO bales.
NHW ORLEANS. Dec. 11. COTTON
Quet ! and steady ; sales. 2,200 bales ; ordl-
, nary , G' c ; good ordinary , O c ; low mld-
I dlliiK. 7 > , < ic ; middling. 79-16c ; middling fair.
17Tsc ; receipts , 11,577 bales ; stock , 3S4.955
I bales. Futures quiet and ste-ady ; Decem-
I ber , J7.15 ; January. $7.13fi7.14 ; February ,
X7.16577.1S " ; March , $7.191(7.20 : April. $7.21f (
7.12 : "May , $7.22Ti.7.23 ; Jure , $7.2lfi7.25 ; July.
$7.26'c/7.27 ; August , $7.1107.14 ; September ,
JG.75 6.SO ; October , J6.C3ftC.C7.
ST LOUIS. Dec. ll.-COT'lON-Quiet and
unchanged ; no sales reported ; middling ,
79-16c ; receipts. C.176 bales ; shipments , 7,255
bales ; stock , 102,146 bales.
GALVESTON , Dec. 1I.-43OTTON Firm
at 7 C-16c.
The telegraphic government representa
tive stated that this year's crop would be '
probably 8,900.000 bales , or about the figures I
anticipated by the local trade. The acreage - I
ago was estimated at 23,522,000. this in- :
eluding 6.612,000 In Texas anil 3,238,000 In I
Georgia. 2.784.000 in MlMl.sslppl and 2,212,000 |
In South Carolina. The largest average
yield In pounds per acre was 233 In
Louisiana. Indian Territory was next , with
235 pounds , with Mississippi reporting 203
pounds * per aero. The llndlng ot the sta
tistician at Washington was based on
largely Increased special reports In ad-
clltlon to the regular advices. The mari -
ket closed quiet but steady at a net losxs of
3ifG ) points. A petition is In circulation on
the local exchange asking that the ? Satur
days preceding Christmas and New Year's
be made holidays.
LIVERPOOL , Dec. ll.-COTTON Spot , In
fair demand at 1-3M higher ; American mid
dling , fair. 4d ; good middling , 47-16d ; mid
dling , 4 5-lCd ; low middling , 4V4d ; good or
dinary , 315-lCd ; ordinary , : ! Hd. The rales
of the day were 10,000 bales , of which 500
were for speculation and export , and In
cluded 9,400 American ; receipts , 7,000 bales ;
no American. Futures opened and closed
steady at the advance ; American middling ,
low middling olaii8C ( December. 4 10-6l'i/i
1411-Old , buyers : December and January ,
I1 8-615/19-6Id / , buyers ; January and I-ebru-
iary. 47-6U1 , sellers : February and March.
l5-fi4d , buyers ; March and April , 4 3-045 ?
4 4-61d , buyers ; April and May , 4 2'6lfi4 ! 54d. .
sellers ; May and June. 4 l-64f(4 2-64d , sellers ;
June and July. 11-611/12-0 1. value ; July
land August. 3C3-61d , buyers ; August and
September , 3 C0-64d , value ; September nnd
October , 353-64(1 , sellers. The Cotton ex-
change has decided to close- December 23 ,
125. 26 and 30 nnd January 1.
London Wool Ain'Clon.
LONDON , Dec. 11. The sixth series of
the 1899 wool auction sales closed today
with a large ntli-ndanco of buyers. The
offerings numbered 3,812 bales nnd Included
a. good Milectlon of merinos , the Clormans
securing the bulk. The homo tradn ab
sorbed cross-breclH nnd American buyers
were active for coarse grades and also se
cured the majority of Buenos Ayrew. The
general tone to the Hales was strong. Dur
ing the terles 103.000 bales were sold , of
which 50,000 were for the home trade , 49.000
to the continent nnd 4,000 to America.
Thorn were 4,000 bales carried over. 1 ho
prices realized during the series showed an
average advance of 15 per cent on scoured ,
10 per cent on line greasy merinos , 25 per
cent on tdlpes , 15 per cent on Inferior quali
ties and poor scoured , 10 per cent advance
over the last series ! . Capo of Good Hope
and Natal stock showed an Improvement
of 12V4 per cent. The llrst series of 1900
Is scheduled lo open January 16. and the
arrivals to close January 1. The second
I Horlew will open February C and the third
series will open March 5. Following arc to-
day'H sales In detail : New South Wales ,
1.900 hales ; greasy , lldfols 4d. Queensland ,
2,0(0 ( bales ; scoured , Is Mlj2s SVjd ; greasy ,
IldJilsffSd. Victoria. 1.100 bales ; hcourcd ,
1st 2d/ls / 3d ; greasy , 5Mdfls 4' ' d. New JCea-
land , 2.700 bales ; scoured. 9d 2s ; greasy , 5Hd
jjjs 2d. Cape of Clood Hope and Natal , 200
bales ; Hcoured , IB 'fcdJ/2s ' a'/td ' : greasy , 115/1
Buenos Ayres , 300 bales ; greasy , C4d
Loir re
NEW YORK , Dec. ll.-COFFEI'-Futures
opened xto.idy at a decline of Of/10 points
In sympathy with unfavorable European
cables , but later milled on light local sup
port. Trading was fairly active late In the
Mansion , ' but continued chiefly of a profes
sional character. Brazilian news nb'uit
m > ' ( K expectation * , an did the weekly sta-
tlmlcal summary. Receipts were fair , but
off.M't by liberal warehouse deliveries. The
market was Dually quiet at net umhanfd
prli-es to 5 points decline Total sales. 21.-
Wi bi pn Including December t $1 ! * 5. Jan
uary JC ( W/fi 10. March Jo 10fu ( 15. Ma. % .
$ ii 15i0 } ffl July $6 23J/6 30 September $630
C(0 ( 10 Novunber , f
OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET
Best Corn fed Stcors Sell Stead ; , bnt Others
ATO Weak ,
MOST OF COWS SELL AT STEADY PRICES
I
\o rimtmo In Jlnrkcl for Kccilrrs of
Stoplc CnUlc nn Coinnnrcd ivUh
Clone of Int Wcpl HIIK
Tivo Cent" Higher.
SOUTH OMAHA , Dec. 11.
Indicates Sundnv. Holiday.
The official number ot cars of stock
brought In today by each road was :
Cattle. Hogs. Sh'p. H'ses.
C. , M. & St. P. Ily. . 11
O. & St. h. Ily . 3 1
Missouri 1'aclflc Ily. . 1 .
Union 1'acine System. 13 I 2 S
C. ,1 N. W. Ily . : t 1
R , K. & u. V. 11. 11. 17 13 5 1
C. , St. < P. , M. & O. . . . 14
n. & M. It. II. R. . . . 12 4
C. , H. , t Q. Ily . a
K. C. & St. J . 1
C. , 11. 1. & P. Ily. , E. 2
Total receipts Ill 45 13 IS
The disposition of the day's receipts was
as follows , each buyer purchasing the num
ber of head indicated :
Buyers Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
, Omaha Packing Co 149 479
I G. H. Hammond Co 21S b34 ' 252
ijwltt and Company 440 453
Cudnhy Packing Co 521 MO 521
Armour ft co ' HI 355 521fi5
; Hammond , from St. Joe. 20
Armour , from Sioux City ; ! I2
R. Becker ft Degan I
Vansant ft Co 7
J. L. Carey 73
Lobman ft Co 123
I W. I. Stephen 114
: Benton ft Underwood 226 . . . .
Huston ft Co 3
' '
Hamilton ft Rothschild. . . 73 . . . .
L. F. Husz n .
H. L. Dennis ft Co 30 . . . . . . . ' . '
, Other buyers SIS 2
Totals . . . . ' 2,929 2,223 , 1,010
CATTLE Today's receipts of cattle were
very light , though very nearly ns largo as
one and two weeks ago. There were , how-
ievcr , very few good cattle of any kind.1
Only a few loads of cornfed cattle were
on sale , nnd while right good cattle would
undoubtedly have sold at steady prices had
1 there been any such , the tenucncy of the
market wap easier on the kind here , though
In some cases sellers thought they got
steady prices. To cause for any weakness
that may have existed may be easily
understood when It Is taken Into considera
tion that Chicago reported the market there
as generally lOc lower. Shippers will under
stand that the market on warmed-up or
half-fat steers Is gradually weakening.
The best drereed beef cows and heifers
were about steady. Some decent heifers
sold at $4.10. Of course the market on
common and old pot-bellied cows was weak
and the tendency lower , but then they sold
mean all last week , so that is nothing
especially new.
The market on stockers and feeders was
without change from what It was the latter
part of last week. There were only a few
on sale , but at the same time the demand
was not very brisk , so that the supply was
fully' up to the requirements as regards
numbenf. Holders of little stockers found
It very slow work unloading and the market
on that kind of cattle was very slow and
drag-ffy. The weather having turned colder
may have had something to do with the
light demand. Representative sales :
STEERS.
IIOQS Chicago reported the hog market
a shad"- " lower , but that did not appear to
make any difference at this point. The
receipts here were light and the buyers
appeared to want the hogs , with the icsult
that the market was steady to a sbndo
higher. The hogs sold largely at ? 3.no0
3 , ! > 2Vj. while on Saturday three-quarters of
the hogs sold at W.PO and tinder. One
choice load of butcher weights brought Jl.OX
A glance at the table of average prices
will show that the hogs as a whole sold
2c higher than on Saturday. Representa
tive sales
S5 2SS 160 390 SO 175 . . . 395
13 220 . . . 390 S3 181 . . . 3 97'j '
46 332 240 390 62 261 . . . 400
63 240 40 392'
SHEEP There was n. fair run as com
pared with recent days , and the most of the
offerings changed hands In Bond season
under the Influence of the very liberal de
mand. The prices paid were just about
steady with the close of last week on both
sheep and lambs that would do for the
killers. Feeding stock was slow , as has
been the care for some little time back.
As a rule sellers were well satisfied with
the day's operations.
Quotations : Oood to choice fed yearlings ,
fl.S.'iTM.EO ; gond to choice grass wethers.
$1.15j4.25 ; fnlr to peed grass wethers. $1.00
( ff4.10 ; good to choice fed ewes. f3.75ST4.00 ;
fair to good fed ewes S3.40tf3.C5 ; good to
cholco native Iambs , J3.2nf7)3.50 ) ; good to
choice fed western lambs. $5.inn6.23 ; fair tn
good fed western lambs , Jl.75fi5.00 ; feeder
wethers , r3.ri5fT3.75 ; feeder yearlings. 53.75
3.9,1 ; good to choice feeder lambs , $ l.23fi4.35 ;
fair to good feeding lambs , $4.0034.25 ; feeder
ewes , $2.2502.75.
I cull 50 200
1 cull 90 200
3 culls 100 250
2 culls 125 3 00
in western fed yearlings 103 330
j 17 native fed ewes 140 390
237 feeding wethers S3 4 15
247 fed ewes and wethers . . . . . . 91 4 20
473 western fed yearlings 103 4 30
234 fed lambs 71 500
65 fed native lambs 93 503
200 fed western wethers 141 400
CHIfAnO I.IVB STOCK MA1IKI3T
Cliolec C'ntllo Steady , Ollicru l.cnvor
HottN Lcnvcr , Sheen lllulirr.
CHICAGO , Dec. ll.-CATTUE-Cholce
steady ; other ? lOc lower ; butchers' stock
canners and feeders , steady to firm ; goo <
to choice , J3.40Jf7.50 ; poor to medium , 14.50
Ifi3.25 ( ; mixed stockers , f3.00JJ3.SO ; selectee
j feeders , $4.205f4.60 ; good to choice cows
$3.75f4.50 ( ; heifers. $3.0085.00 ; canners , $1.91
{ 3.00 ; bullP , J2.75fi4.60 ; calves , $4.001/7.40 ; fed
Texas beeves , $4.2ofr5.25 ; grass Texas steers
J3.25J74.20.
HOGS Trade active and averaged a shade
lower ; good clearance ; mixed and butchers
J3.90fT4.15 ; good to choice heavy , $3.95 (4.10 (
rough heavy , J3.SOJ5J.90 ; light , J3.S54.07',4
bulk of sales , JI.OftK4.05.
SHEEP Steady ; tambp , active and a
shade higher ; native wethers. $4.00 T/.75 )
lambs , $4.00@5.CO ; western wethers , $4.COS
4.50 ; western lambs , $3.15ir < 5.50.
RECEIPTS Cattle. 21,000 head ; hogs. 42-
000 head ; slice : ) , 18,000 head.
One carload of Aberdeen Angus steers
sold today at $7.50 , the highest price sincd
December , 1SS4 , for beef cattle of any kind.
KniiNiiN City Live SCoplc.
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 11. CATThE-Rc-
celpts. 4.800 head natives and 700 head Texans -
ans ; best kllllnsr steers and butcher cows
steady ; common butcher stuff and stockers
and feeders flow to lOc lower ; heavy native
steers , J5.25ifni.SO ; lightweights. J4.S3j76.00 ;
stockers and feeders , $3.401)1.80 ) ; butcher
cows and heifers. J3.10f74.50 ; canners , J.oft&
3.10 ; fed westerns , J I.OOft 5.55 ; western feed
ers $3.IOf4.35 ; Tcxnns , $3.00(71.50. (
HOGS Receipt ? , 5,470 head ; market
opened weak , sold largely steady and closed
2'/4c ' hiehcr ; heavy and mixed , $3.1)2 ) 54.00 ;
llqht , $3.85574.00 ; pigs , $3."r > T/3.S3. /
SHEEP Receipts. 5.000 head ; market
f.ilrly active ; slaughlerlns grades steady ;
litmlis , J3.00w5.15 ; muttons. } 3.S5Jj4.00 ;
stackers and feeders , $ .1.30(34.40 ( ; culls , $1.50
Q3.00.
St. IouU Ili < - Stork.
ST. IvOUIS , Dec. 1I.-CATTIE-Recolpls.
3.COO head Including2,200 head Texans ;
market steady ; native shipping and ex
port steers , JI.75T/6.75 , the top for fancy
grades ; dressed beef and butcher steers ,
JI.ftOfi5.50 ; stetrs under 1,000 Ibs. , $3.2jQ4.iW ;
stockers and feeders. J225f./1.70 ; cowa and
heifers. $2.001/4.85 ; canners. $1.5 ( > ! /3.00 ; bulls.
$2.5 < > It'I.OO ' ; Texas and Indian steers , JS.SOQ'
1.75 ; cows and heifers , $2.531/3.73.
HOGS Receipt * ) . S.2CO head ; market ac
tive but easy to 5e lower ; pigs nnd lights ,
i3.90fi3.S3 ; packer ? , J3. xf3 / | ( > ; butchers , JI.Oj
(54.15. (
SHEEP Receipts , 900 head ; market ac-
tlvo and steady ; native muttons , $3.75 4.25 ;
lambs , J4.50&5.40 ; slockcrs , $2.60 ; culls and
bucks , f2.20ij4.00.
St. JoM.-pli I.lve Slock.
SOUTH ST. JOSIOPH , Dec. ll.-Specinl. ( )
Journal quotations :
i'ATTl.E Receipts. 1,000 head ; market
steady to lOc higher : quality very com
mon ; demand strong1 for good to choice.
HOGS Hi-celnts , 2,300 head ; market
nverased steady ; all grades , $3.90fi4.0u ; bulk
of rales. t1.i2',4f3.97',5. ! ' '
SHEEP Receipts , 300 head ; market
steady.
M > fU III Sllibt.
Following are the receipts at the four
principal western markets for December II :
Cattle. HriKS , Shei-p ,
South Omaha . 2.819 2UI ! 2.15S
Chicago . 21.000 42.000 18,000
Kansas City . 6,500 S.470 5,000
St. Louis . 3WO 8.200 ! 0
Totals . 32.91l ! 6S.5SI 26,053
NKW ORLEANS , Dec. ll.-BL'OAR-
Steady ; open kettle , 35 < 3jc : open kettle ,
centrifugal , 3dffl 7-16c ; centrifugal , planta
tion granulated , ly-Kic ; white , 4'T/4c / ; yol-
Inw , 'ITifcl'i'c ' ; seconds , 27H&lc.
MOLASSES Very strong ; open kettle , 33
< f/3c ; centrifugal , lOWIIc ; nyrup. < ! 6f(39e. (
NEW YORK. Dec. ll.-Sl'aAR-Raw.
steady ; fair refining , 313-I6c ; centrifugal ,
90 lest , 4'/4c ' ; molnsHOH sugar , 39-l c ; refined ,
quk't ; crushed , fi16c ; powdered , 6'o ' ; gran
ulated , 53-16c.
OI ! Mnrkft.
OIL CITV. Pa. , Dec. ll.-OILS-Credlt
balances , J1.O5 ; certlllcutea , no hid , otfer or
sale : shipments , llfi.201 bbla. ; average. 72-
t25 bbls. ; ninn , 121,72 ? bbln. ; average , 79,161
LdNDON , Dec. -OILS Calcutta lln-
eeed , cnot. 4lnUd : llnsee 1. 21a ! d.
NEW YORK. Dec. 11. OILS-Cottonsecd.
dull ; prime crude , 27s , nominal ; prime crude.
yellow , Sl' fjSJe. Petroleum , firm. Rosin ,
cttMdy. Turpentine , quiet at OlffOl' ' c.
Vinlli ! < > Huniilv nf ( ir/iln.
NEW YORK' , Due. 11.The Rtntemnnt of
the vlhlblo supply of grain , in utoru and
alloat , December 9 , HH compiled by the Pru-
duce exchange. Is as follows : Wheat , ffi-
292,000 bu. , Increase , 614,000 bu. ; corn , 11.-
244,000 bu. . decrease. 468,000 bu. ; oats , 6077-
fifu bu. . decrease , 103OoO bu. ; rye. J .311,00 ! )
bu. . decrease , 19.000 bu. ; hurley. 3.093,000 bu. ,
dccreat-e , $17,000 bu.
California Dried FruKx.
NEW YORK , Dec. ll.-CALJFORNIA
DRIED FRl'lTS-Market displayed morn
conlldenco today , but IniHlnexs was light.
OfferlnpH were liberal and ruled slcnv.
California prunes rather easier , with hold-
i > rv making concessions' other frultH steady
State evaporated apples , common. Bft6'c ;
prime Ci7i ( ? choice. Il4&&c fancy b'tfrai' '
California dried prune ; . . SV c per Ib. as to
rtr.r > nnd quftllt.v. Aprlcntx. Ilnynl. 1S915C !
Moor Park. ISffiSr. IVnehex , peeled , jO-ffJIo !
unpp-elod. - 7'4 ' IOc.
] . 'nhrlcn.
MANCHESTER. Dee. 11-The cotton
Roods market Is MronR but Irrejrillar , with
business confined to necessary limit1. In
most cases l > clnK spasmodic transaction *
for India. Much eastern trade was ttlrned
down because the limits were Insufllclcnt.
Ynrtif nhow moderate netlvlty , with UQ
advance.
Wool Mnrltrl.
ST. LOfta Dec. ll.-WOOl/-Flrm at tb
followhiR prices , but generally held higher :
Medium grades , 1Sfl26e ; light line. l.fjo :
heavy line , Ii4fil9c ( ; tub washed , 2lf(3rie. (
n.Oltl3 > Cli AVOX THIS 1IKT.
Unleonio of n S\vcnr-irf ( by Milnlnn ;
Il li < N of Hie S < nicr.
"One afternoon , quite A Rood many years
ape , William J. Florence and John T.
Havmond met In the cafe of the Russell
house In Detroit. " said a palmy-day actor tea
a Washington Star mnn. "They were both
playing enrjngements In the Oily of Straits.
On the night before both men had sat Up
pretty late rather , early with a party of
convlvlals ind neither of them felt par
ticularly hilarious when , shortly alter turn
ing out of bed , they happened to line Up lo-
Kcthcr In the Russell house cafe. They
looked each other over sheepishly , without
saying much , until after they had In
serted Into themselves the- preparations
concocted for them by the man behind the
bar. Then Raymond thrust his hnnils Into
his trousers pockets , took a stand directly
In front of Florence , with his legs spread
out , and examined the famous J. Ilardwell
Slote critically.
" 'William , ' he eald solemnly , to Florence ,
'last night 1 observed with solicitude , not
t.nmlxcdwith rorrow , that your well-known
addiction to the bowl Is growing fast upon
you. Ro warned in time , my good fellow !
Think of the ruined Intellect , the suattnrsd
health , the cr desolate home '
" 'Oh , go to the dickens. ' said Florence.
" 'Ha ! ' went on Raymond , with a ludicrous
assumption of solemnity , 'It Is thus that
all slaves of the grape , or soon-to-be slaves
of the crape , thrust aside the ndluratlcns
of those who have their welfare close nt
heart. William , be cautioned In time. Put
away from you , once and forever , this awful
habit that Is '
" 'Why , confound your Impudence , Hay-
Mend , ' burst out Florence , whose head was (
t > f such proportions , owing to the previous
nfght off , that he couldn't quite pcrcolvo
vhether the genial Colonel Sellers was
Je-\.1iiK ' or not , 'If you didn't take two to
my one- last night , and show 'cm , too , I'll
never see the footlights again. '
" 'Hut I , ' said Raymond , pointing to him
self with nn air of Insufferable egotism , 'I
can use It or lot It alone. It's all one to
me whether or not I ever again Inhale the
bouquet of the grape. Whereas you you ,
my poor friend '
"And Raymond pulled out his handker
chief and pretended to wipe away a tear
from the corner of each eyo. Florence's
eyes twinkled.
" 'Look here , Raymond , ' he said , 'It's now
October the 13th , Isn't It ? All right. I'll
just tell you what I'll do with you. Aftr
wo have one more nerve restorer in this
place , I'll bet you the best suit of clothes
that can ho made in New York for money
that I won't take another drink until Christ
mas eve that Is. on condition that you
make the same hot. It'll be a case of honor
bright , of course. I'm going east , and you're
going west. The man that takes the first
drink Is to immediately notify the othsr'
by wire. '
" 'William , you're on , " Bald Raymond. He
hadn't intended to have his little. Joke taken
that way , but he was game and he stood for
the bet. As n matter of fact , neither Flor
ence nor Raymond was addicted to tho'
habit of oxccEelve drinking. They were
simply men of liberal habits men of th
stamp who took a drink when they 'wanted
It. So they took a final bracer In the Rus
sell house cafe that afternoon and wen !
forth , both resolved to be good until Christ
mas eve.
"Now. In truth , both of them found thn
bet to bo n pretty irksome affair befora
they wore as much as a week older. They
naturally fell into
congenial
company a
good deal , where
they were expected to
glvo evidence cf the nimble wit which they
both possessed In such high degree In prlv-
atn llfo and they both afterward admitted
that with trn tcetrtaler bet hanging over
them they often felt llko death's heads at
the feast , what with the popping cf Ihn
corkn pll around p > nd they clinging virtu
ously and resolutely to vlchy nnd milk.
But they etuck to the terms cf the bet with
dogged determination for weeks.
"On the night of December 2 , more than
six weeks after the hot had been marie.
Fl-renco was taken In tow after the nlijht
perfoicnanco by a party of well-known ,
hlph-clasn New York men , that Included
such bright souls as Larry Jerome , William
Travers , Charles Osbornc and other wits of
national reputation. The party repaired to
the Hoffman hoiiso apartments of one of
then : . The magnums began to appear by
the case and there
eden commenced aq ox-
.hangn of dazzling talk such ns. I fear , Is
no * often heard nowadays. But Florence
didn't expand. All hands noticed that he
war under reefed sails. He was almost
Eloomy. Vlchy and milk was hls'n nnd hs
couldn't bo persuaded to
dally with even n
thimbleful of the magnums' contents. They
tried persuasion , ridicule , everything , hut
Florence only fhonk hlfi heid solemnly ,
Jerornn Implored him to nbandrn his chap-
eronn manner and Travers stuttered something -
thing to Iho general effect that as n duenna
Florence was a.howling fiasco. But Florenct
was not to be moved.
" 'Gentlemen , ' bo said to them , with
gloomy dignity , 'I am bound lo chains In
thin matter. Plcnd with mo not. '
"Whereupon they all roared at him nnd
10 looked completely "miserable. " The riot
of wit nnd laughter wont on , with Flornncn
sitting twiddling his thumbs hopelessly.
when there was a knock on the door.
" 'Como In , ' shouted the gentleman In
whoco apartmcntc. the fun was going on.
"A Western Union messenger entered.
" 'Telegram ' for Mr. Wllllncn J. Florence
in paid.
' Florencn nodded thn boy to him and
opened the telegram with a bored expres
sion1. Ho had no Idea rf Its contents.
"Ho rend It mid then ho Jumped Eovcral
'ect ' In the air. Thorn ivaH a broad grin
on his face.
" 'Jerome , ' raid he , 'Just touch that hut-
on for me , will you , please ? I want t
order another caseof magnums. '
"Tho telegram , which was from Chicago ,
read :
" 'You win. Raymond. ' "
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'arriouw little pills for constipation and liver
roubles.
RRPEMWEYaCO.
ROCH4MrUFEBU > a BRANCH l030rUit
OMAHA HID- UnCCUl MCB
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Telephone 1030. Omaha , Neb
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