TTTTC OMATTA TA.TT/V TVER' STTNTDAY. "DEC1EMBER 17. 18JM ) .
$ fri
Jobbers Very Busy ( Jetting Out Holic'ny
v , Orders on Timo.
EVERYTHING IS MOVING SATISFACTORILY
iMrrcli'iuilN In All Mncn
n lllK Ilcninnil for All Klniln of
Holiday M < rclinn < llfle
TliIn Week.
Local merchants nro now In the midst of
their holiday trade. Jobbers that liandlo
Christmas' goods tlnd they Imve about all
they can do to keep up with their orders
rind say that Judging from prcpcnt Indica
tions they nro going to have the best run
of trade this year for some time pnst. People -
plo stern ; t6 hnVo money to spend this
year and are buying a good class of Rood ? ,
The colder weather Is having n good effect
upon trhdo In general and Jobbers nro re-
cclvlng. ' better reports from this country.
The wholesale markets are In much the
same condition they were in u week ago ,
only a very few changes having taken
place. The local retail situation was per-
napn never In better condition than at the
present time. The leading stores during
thu last week have been crowded to over-
( lowing with people In search of not' only
Christmas goods , but all kinds of cold
weather goods as well , KetnllorB say they
never saw. such a rush for holiday goods so
long before Christmas mid for that reason
are looking for an enormous trade during
this week.
I'rcdiclltiic IIlKlier I'rlccx.
Wfiolesulo grocers reiiort trade conditions
OH remaining about the same , with the ex-
ccptlon that the demand for nuts , candles I
and such lines la much heavier. The mar
kets , ue Is usually the case nt this limb of 1
year , are quite stationary , but nt the same
time there Is a llrm feelingon practically
all lines. Oatmeal Is the ono exception , the
prlco having weakened 25 cents per barrel. i i
Other kinds of farinaceous goods remain I
in Just about the fame position. No change
Is reported In the augar market , though
the tendency Is for firmer prices. Coffee' i '
la also tending upward and higher prices
are being freely predicted. Jobbers say
that the prlco of coffee has been entirely
too low during the las-t few yours and the
present big1 demand Is causing the market
to advance to the place It should bo In In
i order to give the growers a margin. The
rapid advances In the cotton market have
caused the prlco-of cotton lines , bags und
twine to advance. The canned goods situa
tion HI no different from what It was a
week ago. The market , however , Is In a
very strong position , and higher prices maybe
bo expected to so Into effect after the llrst
of the year.
'Country lluyliiK Iliinlwnre.
Hardware men pay tney nro enjoying n
nice run of tradu for this time of year and
consequently have no criticism to alter. Re
ports from the country Indicate thut retailers
tailors nre iIoInK a nice business mid the
fact that they are payingup promptly
would go to confirm thu reports. There Is
nothing new to bo said about the condition
of the market , us prices on staples remain
unchanged. , . .
The cold weather of the last week has
been of considerable help to local dry
goods moil and If it continues will give
them n good lively trade. As H Is they are
kept busy and soy that stocks In the coun
try are'being'rnnldly depleted. Traveling
men are landing a nice lot of spring orders
and speak In favornblo terms ot the pros
pects for spring find summer trade. Ihero
Is nothing new to bo said regarding market
conditions , as there have been no important
changes. .Lines ot minor Importance nro
constantly firming up and about the uamo
may be said ot the staples , but no ad
vances have been heard of.
Colder " \Vcitthcr Ileliia Out.
Leather goods men are also being ben-
clltted by the cold weather. Orders for
Immediate shipment are beginning to como
In freely nnd now that stocks In the coun
try are getting more or less broken up
Jobbers llguro they should Imvo a good
run of trade from now on. Spring orders
iiro also coming in in good shape , and ono
Jobber said thut henever had a. better lot
ot advance orders this early In the season
than ho has at the present time.
Hubber goods are also In better demand
than they have been for the last few
weeks. The Increase in orders Is largely
duo to the recent snow storms In some
parts of the west , but more especially in
Iowa. Arctics , felt boots and leggings are
the most popular at present and are mov
ing out rapidly. Jobbers uro figuring on
doing quite a heavy business after the first
of tlio year , as stocks by that time will
doubtless bo broken up. In ordinary years
retailers ran out of rubbers before the end
of the year , but'the. inlusually dry weather
this season has enabled them to set
through without placing very heavy du
plicate orders.
The hide market Is hardly as firm as It
was a week ago and dealers seem to beef
the opinion that it will go lower rather
than higher. The cold weather has already
Increased receipts to a marked degree , but
a still greater Increase Is looked for.
Fruit itnd Produce.
Fruit and produce men nua a zairiy goou
run of business' , but at the surno time they
wore not rushed. The tendency on. the part
of the grocers seemed to be to buy only
what they needed for their Immediate use ,
with the Intention , of buying their Christ
mas supplies this week. For that reason
dealers are preparing for a big demand for
such lines ns are popular during the holi
days. Christmas1 greens are selling rapidly
and judging from present Indications It will
take from live to six cars of trees to sup
ply this market and on the average there
nro about 2.000 trees In a car.
There Is not much change in the vegetable
line. Potatoes are coming In slowly and
prices are firmingup , and some dealers are
looking for considerably higher prices. A
few Florida tomatoes were received last
week In six-basket crates and they sold
for $3. Moro are expected la for Christmas ,
but will doubtless bo' some higher. Now
York apples are In good condition.and are
selling rapidly at $3.750-4.00. . Oranges arc
also In big demand at present and Call-
fornla navels iiro Belling nt J3.7Mj-l.00.
Malaga grapes are also In big demand and
are quoted by the barrel at $7.X ( > Q-7.60.
The egg market Is quoted at 1G cents for
strictly fresh stock. Receipts are not ex
cessive , but at the same tlmo there seems
to bo enough coming to meet the demand.
'Poultry ' Is firm nt the quotations given
below. Commission men , however , are ad-
vlalnir their customers to. hold their
chickens back until after Now \ear s , aa
they do not expect a. very heavy Christmas
dwiana and they fear prices will be lower
than later In the season. Turkeys , Beeso
anJ dupks , they say , should bring good
prlces'und are advising liberal phlpnients.
The butter market Is very firm , ns re
ceipts are light and the demand BOOO.
There Is no change In oysters , although the
demand Is unusually heavy. Dealers ray
tholr sales at Thanksgiving time wcro a
third larger than they were a year ago and
are figuring that the Christmas demand will
make us good a showing.
NEW YOHIC GliMSH.lIj M.VIUCET.
Quotation * for the IJny on Vnrloun
' . CuinmotlltlKM.
NBW YORK , Doc. 16. FLOUR-Rccelpts ,
18,318 , bbls. ; exports , 23,021 bblu. ; dull and Gfl >
lOo lower to Hell ; Minnesota patents , SOl )
.4.00 ; .Minnesota baker * , J2.SOS3.10 : Winter
piitents , J3.60S3.SO ; winter straights. J.U5JP
3.45 : winter extras , J2.COS3.00 ; winter low
grades. J2.25W2.40. Rye flour , firm ; fair , to
good , J3.KW3.23 : choice to fancyn W
3.60. Uuckwheat flour , steady at J3.2 y2.Sa.
HUCKWUBAT Nominal ut 60o c. 1. f.
Now York.
CORNMHALr-Qulet ; yejlow western , kOo ;
clty..78c : Brandywlne , J2.25fi2.35.
HYE-Kttsy ; No. 2 western , Clc f , o. b.
afloat ; stnto rye , WQ57c c. I. f. New York
I1AIILISY Steady : feeding , 41o c. I. f.
lluffalo ; malting. 44ST4Sa c. I. f. Uuffulo.
UARL.EY MAhT Quiet : v/estern. DSftCoc.
WJlHAT-Recotpts. 21,125 bu. ; exports , 23.-
' 625 bu , Spot , easy ; No. 2 red , 74o f. o. b.
afloat ; No. 1 northern , Duluth. 7Vo f. o. b.
alloat. nominal ; No. 2 red. 72c ulcyator.
Options opened He decline from yesterday ,
Influenced by the bearish government report -
port and short selling. A fair visible inip-
ply Increase la looked for on Monday.
Small estimates of world's shlpmenU , etc. .
hail little effect. Tha market closed dull
and easy at ? o not decline ; March. 71 in-IB
( jiTGWGe. closed , 75cj May , 74 G-1CJJ74 IMCc ,
closed , 74'/So ' ; December. 72l c.
CORN Receipt * , 141.375 bu. ; exports , 51.-
443 bu. Spot , easy : No. 2 , 4&Ho f. < i. b.
afloat und 3S 4o elevator. Options opened
easy at U ° decline with wheat and on lower
cuble UOWH , sympathizing nUo with a brt'ali
In hot products ; ' closed easier at % o do-
cllno : May. 33T fi33c. closed , 39o ; December ,
_ closed , '
Options dull.
llAY-Steady ; shipping , JU.60BU.70.
WOQL-UllUs domestic , 21if2 e ; Texas. 11
Ol7c
HOPS Quiet , state , common to choice ,
1198 crop , Cc , 1S3S crop , tdjOc , 1&99 crop , 12y'
ISc - ; Pacific coast , ISM crop , 4R6c ; 1S > 7 crop ,
-f9c ; 189S crop , 12Q15c.
HIDES - Stcnciy ; Galveston. 20 to 23 . ,
194c ! : Texas ,1rt * . 24 to t 30 Ibs. , 14Ho ; Cali
fornia , 21 to 23 Ibs. , 21Wc.
I.KATIIKR Steady ! hemlcck sole. Ducnon
Ayrex , light to heavyweights , 25&25Vfec ; acid ,
PROVlSIONS-neef , dull ; family , J12.50ft >
1.1.00 ; beef hams , J22.50f23.00 ? ; packet , Jll.W
# 12.00 ; city , extra India mesn , J21.00fl23.00.
Cut meats , steady ; pickled bellies , J5,7W ( >
C.OO ! pickled ohoiilders , J3.751J8.W ) ; pickled
hams , JS.OOfTO.OO. Lnrd , weaker ; western
steamed , J3.7'/ii ' December , J5.77'/4. nominal ;
continent , 16.10 ; South America , M.M ; com
pound , J5.26tJG.37 < 4. Pork , llrm ; mess. J10.00
< 810.7T > ; short clear , Jll.00ffll2.00 ; family ,
Jl2.00f 12,60 , Tallow , firm ! city , Go : country ,
men-Steady : domestic , steady.
MOLASSES Steady ; Now Orleans , open
kettle , good to choice , 32ftIOc.
PIJANUTS-Steady : fancy hand-picked , 4
( gllir : other domestic , 3V4'i4c. ' ?
KH.E1O1ITS To Liverpool , quiet : cotton ,
by steam , 2Sd : grain , by steam. 2 d.
MUTA 18 Tlio brokers' prlco for lead Is
JI.45 nnd for copper 116.73 ,
OMAHA ai\niiAi < MAHKKT.
Condition of TrniTo nml Quotation * on
Stnoln nnil Fancy I'rnilnnc.
EGGS Receipts light ; fresh stock , 16c.
DRESSED POULTHY-Cholce to fancy
turkeys , 10c ; ducks , 8c : geese , S@9c ; spring
chickens , 6lf7c ; hens , GGGc ; roosters ,
POULTRY-IIens. BflSUc : spring
chickens , Cc ; old nnd staggy roosters , 3c ;
ducks and geese. 6S < ' ,4c : turkeys. 80t c.
MUTTER Common to fnlr , 16V4a ; choice ,
18ig20o : separator , 26c : gathered creamery ,
22023C.
PIQEONS-Llve , per doz. , 90o.
VRAIChoice , 9c.
GAME Prairie chickens , per doz. , J3.50 ;
groiiso , J5 ; quail , per doz. , J1.25 ; mallards ,
I30003.2r > : blue wing tea ) , J1.75 : green wing
teal. J1.2&ST1.60 : mixed ducks. Jl.8082.00.
OYSTElfe-Medlum. per can , 18c ; stand
ard. per can , 22c ; bulk standard , per gal. ,
J1.23 ; extra selects , per can. 30o ; extra
selects , per gal. . J1.60 ; New York counts ,
nor can , 37c ; New York counts , per 100.
ilAY-Upland. choice. J6.50 ; midland.
choice. J6 : lowland , choice. J3 ; rye straw ,
choice , $5.60 ; No. 3 corn , 27c ; No. S whlto
oats , 22c ! : cracked corn , per ton , J12 ; corn
and oats , chopped , par ton , J12.50 ; bran , par
ton. J13 ; shorts , per ton. J14.
VEGETABLES.
SWEET POTATOES Per bbl. , Kansas ,
J2.5p ; Jerseys , J3 ; large bbls. , Nebraska
POTATOES-Per bu. , choice , SOUSfie.
CABBAGE Per lb. . l'/4c ; Holland seed ,
I5f2c.
CAULIFLOWER-Per crate. J2.BO.
CnANBERRIES-Caoe Cod. K.O S .50 ;
Bell & Bugle , per bbl. , J . (0 ; Jerseys , J6.S.
ONIONS Retail way , yellow , 65c ; red , 75
.
CELERY Pcr Uoz. , 25g3&c : California ,
per bunch. 45QCOc.
TURNIPS- Rutabagas , per lb. . IVic : Cana.
dlan , ItfSMSJc.
\VATERCRESS-Per 16-qt. cases , Jl.CO.
MUSHROOMS-Per ib. box. BOc.
' TOMATOES Florida , per 6-basket crate ,
FRUITS.
APPLES Cholco western shlODlnc stock ,
J2.75fj3.00 ; New York stock , $3.7o4.00.
GRAPES California Emparor , Jz ; Cataw-
bas , p r small basket. ISc ; Malaga grapes ,
par bbl. . J7.0007.5&
PEARS-AVestcm varieties. J2.EO.
TROPICAL FRUITS.
ORANGES Mexican , per box. J3.BO3,75 ;
California navofs , per box , $3.7504.00.
LEMONS-Callfornln. fancy. $4.254.EO ;
choice California , tl.OOS4.50 ; Messina , J4.50
G 1.75.
HIDES , TALLOW , ETC.
HIDES No. 1 green hides , Sifcc : No. 2
green hides , 714c : No. 1 salted hides , lOc ;
No. 2 salted hides. 9c : No 1 veal calf , X to
12 Ibs. , 9c ; No. 2 veal calf , 12 to 15 Ibs. , 8c.
TALLO.W. GREASE ; ETC. Taiiow. NO.
1 , 4cr No. 2 , 3lc ; rough , 2o ; white grease ,
2y@3Vic ; yellow and brown grease. 2i3c.
MISCELLANEOUS.
HONEY Per 24-seotlon case. J3,25a3.EO
NUTS Hickory nuts , large , per bu. , SI :
Shell barks. $1.2601.35.
FIGS California layers , per 10-Ib. box.
Jl.OO ; California carton , per 10-lb. box , J1.10.
MAPLE SUGAR-Per lb. . 9c.
CHHISTMA3 GREENS.
TREES 5-ft. , per doz. , $2 ; 5 to 8-ft , per
doz. , J2.50 ; 7 to 9-ft. , per doz. , $3.50 ; 8 to
11-ft. , per doz. , $4.50 ; extra bta.-
to 24-ft. . $2. < XVIN.50.
HOLLY BRANCHES-Per , case of ab'out
CO Ibs. . $4.50(06.00 ( ; per bbl. , $1.5001.73.
MISTLETOE BRANCHES-Per lb. . 20o ;
per 5-lb. box , $3.75 ; wreathing , 20 yds. , 0c.
St. IAI 11 Is Grntu anil I'rovlalonn.
ST. LOUIS , Dec. 1G. WHEAT Lower :
No. 2 red , cash , elevator , GSe ; track , 70V4 ©
71c ; December , CSci May , 71jc : No. 2 hard ,
C7(8CSc. ( Receipts. 22,363 bu.
CORN Firm ; No. 2 cash , GOc : track , 3194
@ 32c ; December. 30c ; May. 31iQ31c.
OATS Firm ; No. 2 cosh. 24c ; track , 24l4c ;
December , 24c ; May , 25c ; No. 2 white , 2Gic.
RYE Firm at 62&c.
FLOUR Quiet , steady : patents , $3.45S ?
3.60 ; extra fancy. $3.103.20 ; clear , $2.76(32.90. (
SEEDS-TImothy , J2.00Q2.35 ; flax , nom
inal. $1.44.
CORNMEAL-Stendy at $1.701.90.
'BRAN Firm ; sacked , cast track , C2@63c.
HAY-fiteady ; timothy , J9.508 > 11.75 ; prairie ,
$ G.50R8.CO.
WHISKY steady , 71.23 .
COri'ONTIES-$1.0G.
KAtUNG-6464c. ] }
HEMP TWINE-9C.
PROVISIONS-Dry salt meat ? , extra
shorts , $6.50 ; clear ribs and sides , J5.62V6.
Bacon , extra shorts , 1C ; clear ribs and clear
sides , $6.12i4. Pork , steady ; Jobbing , $9.75 for
old ; $11.25 for now. Lard , lower ; sprlmo
steam. $5.35 ; choice , $5.37 % .
METALS Lead , higher at $4.G5. Spelter ,
higher nt $4.G5.
POULTRY Steady ; chickens , old , 5Vc ;
young , 6c ; turkeys. 74c ! ; ducks , GQ6Ha ;
geese , 5\4IGc. \ ( ?
RECEIPTS Flour. 4,000 bbls. ; wheat , 22-
000 bu. : corn. 62,000 bu. ; oats , 13,000 bu.
SHIPMENTS Flour. 5,000 bbls. ; wheat ,
23,000 bu. ; corn , 37,000 bu. ; oats , 8,000 bu.
Liverpool Grnlii nnd Provision * .
LIVERPOOL , Deo. 16. WH&AT-Spot ,
firm ; No. 1 California. Gs2dGs2Hd ; No. 2
red western winter. 5s84d ! ; No. i northern ,
Spring , GsHd. Futures closed quiet ; December -
cembor , nominal ; March , ElslO'/jd ; May ,
6slOd.
CORN Spot firm ; American mixed , 3s 7d.
Futures , quiet ; December , 3s6V4d ; January ,
3s6d ; February , 3s Gd.
PEAS Canadian , Gs 5d.
FLOUR St. Loul < fancy winter , firm , 7s.
PROVISIONS Beef , steady : extra India
mess , S2s6d ; prime meats , 76s 3d , Pork ,
steady ; prlino mess , western , 67s W. Hams ,
short cut , 14 to 1C Ibs , , dull. 45s. Bacon ,
Cumberland cut , tS ! to 30 Ibs. , dull , 31s ;
short ribs , 18 to 22 Ibf. , steady , 33s ; long
clear middles , light , 30 to 35 Ibs. , steady ,
34s Gd ; long clear middles , heavy , 35 to 40
ilbs. , steady , 31s ; short clear backs , 1G to 18
Ibs. , steady , 33s ; clear bellies , 14 to 1G Ibs. ,
dull , 32s Gd. Shoulders , square , 12 to 14 Ibs. ,
firm , 33a6d. Lurd , Hrm ; prime western. In
tierces. 28s 9d ; American refined , In palls ,
30s 3d. Tallow , prime , city , steady , 25s Gd ;
Australian In I > ondon , firm. 20i 3d.
BUTTER Finest United States , 93a ; good ,
'
CHEESE Firm ; American finest white ,
67s ; American finest colored , 60s.
lluttcr , KKC nml ChecMC Market.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. IG.-BUTTER-
Flrm ; fancy western creamery , 27c ; fancy
western prints , 2Sc.
KOCIS Firmer and % c higher : fresh
nearby. 21o ; fresh western , 21c ; fresh south
western. l e : fresh southern , 18c.
, ST. LOuTs , FDec 16. BUTTER Steady ;
creamery. 2li/27c / : dairy , 19Q23c.
CHICAGO , Dec. 16. BUTTER-Qteady ;
creameries. lCQ25c ; dairies , 10022c.
NEW YORK , Dec. * ia.-BUTTER-Ro.
celpts , 2,020 pkgs. ; quiet ; western creamery ,
SSftCTc : Juno creamery. 22Q254c ! ; factory ,
CHEKSE-Rccelpts. 6.158 rkjrs. ; firm : late
fall made , fancy. 12i13e : fall made , large
fancy , 12'/4tl'13Jc ' ; late made , small , 120I2Vio ;
largB late made , HW12c.
EGGS Receipts , 6,059 pkgs. : steady : west
ern ungraded , at mark. 16j2Hic ; western ,
"gS&fl'AB ' ° SiTY , Dec. 16.-BUTTER-
Creamery. 22 < 0tt5c ; dairy. ISc.
KOGS rlrm : fresh Missouri and Kansas
stock , firsts. iGc , cases returned ; storage : ,
| il.sher ut lOQHc.
ii City Oral n ami 1'rovlnloim.
KANSAS CITY , Dee. 1G.-WHEAT May ,
GCtte : cash. No. 'j hard , 63c : No. 3. C862c ? ;
No. 2 rcd/63Q70c ; No. 3 , G2KO Sc ; receipts ,
COH'N May , 29Hc ; cosh. No. 2 mixed , 29
CBSWo : No. 2 white. 29fl23'4o : No. 3 , SS4c. ?
OATSNo. . 2 white , SlHSOx : .
11 Y ! * No 2 47c
HAY Choice timothy , J9.00Q9.50 ; choice
' '
'RECEIPTS Wheat , 39GOO bu. ; corn , 13,600
bu. : oats. 10.000 bu.
SHlPMENTS-Wbeat , 31,200 bu. ; porn , 16-
900 bu. ; ouU. 1.000 bu ,
_
MliiiiriiiioliN Wheat nml I'lciur.
MINNEAPOLIS , Dec. 16. WHEAT In
store : No. 1 northern , December , 63e ; May ,
Gtt < U6t ci July , 67T4JCSc. ( On tracks No ! 1
hard , BCc ; No , 1 northern , OiVicj No. 2
northern. G2Hc.
FLOt'R Market about quiet ; llrst pat.
entx. $3 40(03.60 ( ; second patents , J3.2003.SO ;
first clear. $2 20&2.30
UltAN In bulk , $11 00311.25.
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL
Activity of Provisions is tha Feature of
the Pty.
FAILURES AT BOSTON CAUSE WEAKNEfS
When ! WcnkeiiB on CovcrnmciU Ho
nor * , Hut Strmllr * on Hotter H\-
liort Inquiry. CloNlntr lOlH'it'i '
l.rMvcr Corn Dropx.
CHICAGO , Dec. 15. * Provisions were con
spicuously nctlvti on the Board of Trade '
today , weakening on heavy profit-taking
precipitated by the Boston financial dltll-
cultlcs. May pork closed 20c , May lard 12140
nnd May ribs 7liG10c under yesterday.
Wheat weakened on the government report ,
but steadied on a better export Inquiry ,
May closing Ho down. May corn closed %
lower and May oats unchanged.
The activity of provisions was the fea
ture on the board today. The pit croxvd
was largo anil with few exceptions tlioso
who composed It were Fellers for protlt ,
1 an operation with which they fattened tlielr
purses animatedly throughout the session
to the detriment of the price. The llquldn-
tlon was set going by the Boston financial
reports. Fluctuations wcro wide , particu
larly In pork. The shipping demand was
ns good as ever , the hog supply small nnd
prices at the yard firm. Brokers were free
sellers of May lard and holders let out
lines of May pork and ribs. At the decline
the Investment demand asserted Itself ,
steadying the market for 'a time. May
pork having dropped 20c , regained half the
loss , but let It go again. May pork sold
from $10.40 to $10.65 and closed 20c under
yesterday nt $10.40 ! May lard from J3.G3 to
J3.SO , closing 12 < Ac down nt $5.65 , and May
ribs from $3.60 to $5.60 , with the close W $
lOc lower nt $5.69a5.62& .
Wheat was weak the greater part of the
session because the trade thought the gov
ernment report bullish : the Boston finan
cial demoralization also had a depressing
effect. The pit was quiet after the usual
Saturday manner. The South African news
was variously regarded and the export demand -
mand early not pressing. Receipts as usual
were light. May opened % ( fHc ? down ut 9
Q69Kc and sold down to GSTfcc. Here the
market received some support from buying
against puts under which the price had
slumpad , and held steady for sumo tlmo.
Foreigners , who were the principal buyers
throughout , towards the close made their
Influence felt nnd ns their moves were be
lieved to reflect bullish deductions from the
tangled South African situation , the locals
raised their bids R bit nnd shorts did come
covering. The shipping demand also Im
proved late In the session. May advanced
to G98C , at which the option closed , 140
under yesterday , with the tone of the mar
ket rather firm. Seaboard clearances In
wheat and flour wcro equal to 506,000 bu.
Primary receipts were 657,000 uu. , against
1,048,800 bu. last week. Minneapolis and Du
luth retorted 355 cars , compared with 4C9
last week nnd 849 a year ago. Receipts
hero were 79 cars. 10 of contract grade.
Corn was easier , n condition duo to freer
country offerings. The market was dull
nnd of little importance , nearly nil the
trading being In the hands of profession
als. The shipping demand was rather slug
gish. Clearances wcro 601,400 bu. and re
ceipts here 268 cars. Local stocks nre ex
pected to Increase 600,000 bu. May ranged
from 32e to 33c , closing UffUc down at Sic.
Nobody seemed to notlco the oats market ,
so trivial was it. May closed unchanged
at 24V4c. Local receipts were 103 cars.
Some Increase In stocks here is expected.
Estimated receipts Monday : Wheat , GO
cars ; corn , 250 cars ; oats , 125 cars ; hogs ,
40.000 head.
The leadlnc futures ranged as follows :
Articles. ] Open. I High. | Low. | Close. ) Yes'y.
Wheat I
Dec. 65 % G476 GS %
Slay 68 % 69- %
July C9 % 7016
'Corn-
Dec. 30M 31
Jan. 31 30 % 31 31U
'May 33 32 % 33
Oats-
Dec. 22 % 224 22 %
May 24(824 ( % 2H6
Pork
Jan. 1023 10 12 10 12',4 ' 10 33
May 10 & 5 1040 10.10 10 60
Lard-
Jan. 555 542H 545 5671,4
.May . 5.80 5 OS 6 63 577V4
Ribs-
Jan. 5 42M 547' 535 537H 6 47V4
( May 500 5 50 5G2V4 660
No. 2.
Cash quotations were as fellows :
FLOUR StRody : winter patents. J3.4033.BO ;
straights , $3.00 ( 3.20 ; clear. J2.90S3.10 ; spring
specials , $3.00 , spring patents. J3.20fjO.iJO ;
straights , $2.70 3.30 ; bakers , $1.90 < iI2.50.
WHEAT-No. 3 spring , 63J4@C43ic ; No. 2
red. 6Wl6Sc.
CORN No. 2 , 31 < 4c ; No. 2 yellow ,
1\\Ln \
OATS-No. 2. 22i723c ; ! ; No. 2 white , 25 c :
No. 3 white. 24 < fiWc.
RYE No. 2. 61H < J62c. ?
BARLEY No. 2. 3S@45c.
SEEDS No. 1 flaxBced. $1.49 : northwest ,
$1.49. Prime timothy , $2.30. Clover , con
tract grade , $8.25i 8.50.
PROVISIONS-Mess pork , tier bbl. , J8.70B
10.20. Lard , per 100 Ibs. . J5.15Siu.5214. Short
ribs rildes ( loose ) , J3.20S5.45. Dry salted
Hhouldors ( boxed ) . $ S.37V ® 5.60. Short clear
sides ( boxed ) , J3.43fri5.55.
WHISKY Distillers' finished goods , on
basis high wines , par gal. , $ l,23Vi.
SUGARS-Cut loaf , $5.70 ; granulated , $5.18.
Following are the receipts and shipments
for today :
Articles. Receipts. Shlpm'ts.
Fiour bbls 82,000 13,000
Wheat , bu 96,000 34.0JO
Corn , bu 193,000 9S , K )
Oats , bu 192,000 16S.OOO
Rye. bu 1,000 32 , < X
Barley , bu 61,000 12,000
On the Produce exchange today the but
ter market was steady ; creameries. 16g25c ( ;
dairies , lGS22c. Cheese , flrm at lli@12i,4c.
Eggs , flrm ; fresh. 20c. 1
1
MOVEMENTS OK STOCKS AXB UOMIS.
Market In noinornllxcil vrlth I'rlcon
I.iMvont of the Week.
NEW YORK , Dec. 16 , The New York
stock market today made a determined
stand against the demoralization reflected
from the London ex-change nnd 'by the end
of the first hour scorned to have overcome
the weakness. The appearance , however ,
was deceptive ) . Active liquidation was in
full force early In the second hour an/1 ate
away the recoveries that had been achieved ,
forcing prices below the opening low level.
The market closed with nil the symptoms
of demoralization nnd at the lowest prices
of the week.
The dav's not losses for the principal ac
tive stocks run from 2 to 8 points , In the
railroad list , the greatest eufferers. natur
ally wera tlio shares that are listed on the
London Stock exchange and especially those
which have been recent sntsculatlvo fa
vorites there , such us New iorK Central ,
Pennsylvania , St. iPaul , Louisville , Atchl-
son preferred nnd Missouri Pacific. In the
list of Industrials and specialties tha New
York City public utllltleH , Sugar , Tennes
see Coal and others of the Iron and steel
stocks , were the largest losers. The early
resistance was duo In largo part to 4lie de
termined support afforded by the distribu
tion of largo buying orders through the list
by Inside interests In tlio various stocks ,
These Interests had not waited for the open
ing hero to do this , 'but ' hud cables buying
orders to London.
London In the meantime hud been com
forting Itself with rumors from South
Africa of retrieval of General Buller's bit
ter reversals. The fact tha.t today's
steamer Is the last that will bo available for
shipments of gold gave assurance of relief
from that drain during the coming week.
There was a resumption of Helling orders
by cable during thu second hour and n
growing uneasiness over the situation In
Boston , growing out of the announcement
of a bank failure from that center. The
'bank statement was construed as unfavor
able In the items of loans , although the
cash changes conformed closely to fore- |
casts. The small loan contraction barely
served to offset the cash decrease , so that
the gain In surpl'jrcgcnos Is only nominal.
The statement does not Include today's gold
engagements , which aggregate $2,450.000 $ ,
The week's experience In the stock mar
ket has been a severe one to show such
small active development In tliq money situ I
ation , It Is evident that a largo part 6f the I
money called In has bean put nut again
under the- urgent stress ) of circumstances ,
A large amount Is known to have been
transferred to Boston to strengthen the
monetary situation there. The local money
outlook was the determining causeof the
late break in prices und withdrawal of
support.
It In many months slncu the stock mar
ket has been subjected to PQ.violent and
drastic a liquidation UH that of the last
week. At Intervals It was met with some
aggressive support by friends of different
stocks and the professional bear operators
have occasionally closed out their short
cantractH at thu Inviting profits offered , 1ml
at oth r times all other support seemed
withdrawn , while heavy U'.o ; ks of securi
ties were being forced to sale by thu wip
ing out of margins , The shrinkage in val
ues reached an enormous } ussretate , com
estimates placing the figure In the
hundreds of millions. As n conjequencr ,
credit facllltMrp"e ! heavily cut anil
storks placed ns collateral were forced to
sale for the protection of money lenders.
The bear operators were very bold and
BRgresslvo nnd offered prices down In a
seemlnitly -ckle ! > manner wherever nny
Intimation could bo had of large inocula
tive holding ? . In ? ome ot the Industrial * ,
which have been manipulated by specula
tive pools , itho violent decline In prices dis
lodged some enormous holdings nnd the
bears reaped sensational profits. The com
bination of circumstances threw the mar
ket Into conditions bordering on panic sev
eral times during the week. The market's
quick response to nny development in the
London money market pointed strongly to
that as the seat of trouble.
All the powerful resources of the English
financial center- were evidently being ex
erted to attract funds to meet present nnd
prospective urgent needs. The Bank of
England statement shows a continued drain
on Interior points to eupply the'extraordl -
nary trade activity In EiiRland , Just ns the
New York banks have been drawn upon
from Interior points In this country. The
oxitreme depression In the London stock
mnrknt nf thn np\v of Jhn stntlmnlt tn lllR
British operations nnd the convulsive re
coveries caused by oven vnguo rumors of
| successes warrant the deduction that the
English money market hna adjusted Itself
to hopes of earlier relief than now Hcems
possible * by resumption of shipments of
gold from South Africa. The urgent need
of other relief Is manifested In the vigorous
upward movement ot sterling exchange nt
nil the world's money centers.
Both nt Paris and New York the rate
| reached the gold export point during the
i week. The Importance attached to the mat
ter in the New York stock market was
1 demonstrated In the demoralization of
Wednesday afternoon , when preparations
were making ito export gold , ns well ni In
the sudden recovery of Thursday , when n
relapse In the sterling rate raised the hope
that gold exports were , for the time ,
avertejl. Although the
, subtrcnsiiry absMrp-
1 tlon of funds from the market had run up
ltd nearly $3,000,000 before the announcement
| i of the .Treasury department's decision to
forego a rcbato In anticipation of the. Jan
uary first Interest on bonds that measure l.i
looked to to relieve the drain from tha.t
source for the Immediate future. The
course of the Interior exchanges has Indi
cated a response there also to the need of
relief In Now York nnd funds have been
received here not only from Interior points
in this country , but in Canada. With the
relief thus secured from Ihoso sources thu
! : effect of the gold exports was largely oft-
, net.
t ! The Stock exchange liquidation Itself has
gene to such lengths as-to materially re
plenish the supplies of available funds. The
volume of tbo transactions made It evident
that the Interests affected were larger than
that of ordinary professional operators In
stocks. The week's developments in Bos
ton show that the necessity ot support In
the copper mines market was a factor In
the situation , Large rolling was attributed
also to the account of Important wcalcin
centers.
fTho demoralization produced In soma of
the newer Industrial stocks was tin Indica
tion of the burdensome nature of the under- '
writers' holdings and the narrow margin '
for many of the new flotations , whlca have
been below the listing prices on the ex-
cbango In many cases. It is n maxim of
commerce that n general rlso In prices in
duces speculative buying , which In Heclf.
furthers the rise In prices. But specula I
tlvo buying of commodities which Is not
for consumption and speculative buying ot
securities not for Investment are cer
tain ultimately to carry prices above the
level of consumptive und Investlve demand.
The prlco level recedes as the va * . s for
money advances. Speculative losies bu-
comc nccesrary to secure the readjustment
to true conditions based on the rate of return - ,
turn and Its security. A certain amount ot
investment buying has. been attracted by
the week's relapse In prices , but It has
shown a notable falling off on any substan
tial rally In prices. Semi-speculative and i
newly Issued bonds have shown extreme-.e- I i
dines of from 1 to 2 % polnls. but the more ! i
established mortgages have shown no ;
fluctuations of Importance. ,
United States 5s advanced % , old 4s ft and
new 4s Vi in the bid price. 1 I
The CommercialAdvertiser's London
financial cablegram says : There was a
panicky feeling at the opening here today
on the news of General Buller's repulse.
Rand mines opened down 5 points ana fell l ,
point further on the slump. The excite
ment was almost contlnecl to African
shares , commltmenls In Americans and
elsewhere being small. Afterwards hope
was revived and a general rally took place ,
accompanied by a rumor that General Bul-
ler had recovered his guns and that General
Glory had crossed the river. There was no
confirmation of these rumors. Consols were
imi&lOV/t. Americans opened 2W3 points
under yesterday. They rallied 152 points ,
closing firm. The scramble to sol lasted
only halt tin hour. Paris was fairly firm.
Spanish 4 , were 8 % . tlntos 41H , Anacondas
754 Utaba 5 and Bostons ft. There wore
two small failures here , making ten due o
recent declines in mining slmrw. Several
members are still shaky. 'Ino Bank ot
England got 65,000 gold from Germany
today and bought 12.000 French coin. Call
money was easy , but bills were very hard.
Small loans were repaid to the banK.
The following nro the quotations for the
leading stocks on the New York exchange |
today : _ . . i
Atchlson " 19 % Texag & Pacific. ii >
dorpf\i..i 69 % Union Pacific . . .
Baltimore & O. . . 51 % do pfd 72
Canadian ac a li . . . . . . . . . . JU
; l
: : : : , . E
G ° d
l Ind & L. . . 14 Adams Express. .110
/ ' / * * c * & St I' 59M ( do P 93
i Colorado So BU Amer. Malting . . Hide
do 1st pfd. . . . 43 % do pM. . . . . . . . 36
I do 2d pfd. . . . 15 Amer. S. & R. . . 34 %
Del. & Hudson . .115 do pfd. . So
DC L. & W 175 % Amer. Spirits . . . 4
Denver & R. G. . 18 % do pfd. . . . . . . . 17
do pfd 70 Amer. Steel H. . . 40
Krlo 11 % do pfd i9
do 1st nfd. . . 34V Amer. S . & W. . . 37 %
Gt , Nor. pfd ICG do pfd. . . . . . . . 88
Hocking Coal . . . 15 % Amer. Tin Plate. 2j
Hocking Valley. . 32 % do pfd 77
Illinois Central..110 % Amer. Tobacco. . 95 %
Iowa Central . . . 12V4 do . . . . . . . .
do pfd 63 % Anac. Min. Co. . . 38
K C. . P. & G. . . . 7 % Brooklyn R. T. . . 77 > , i
Lake Erie & W. . 19 Colo. Fuel & I. . . 41 %
do pfd 77 % Con. Tobacco . . .31 %
Lake Shore 205 _ < lo PM. . . SO
T. &N 78 % Federal Sleol . . . Bl %
Manhattan L 9C % do pfd. . 74
Mot. St. Ry 1G7 Gen , Electric . . .118 %
Mox. Central . . . . 10 % Glucose Sugar . . 41i
Minn & St. ti. . . 68 do nfd 90 j
8S pfd. . . . . . 91 Inter. Paoer 19
Missouri Pacific. 41 % dp pfd CG'4
Mobile & Ohio . . 40 Lacledo Gis 7
Mis. K. & T lOUNaMonal Biscuit. 31
do pfd 32 % do pfd 89
N J Central . . .115 National Lead . . 25
N. Y. Central . . .127 % do nfd 1JJ , .
Norfolk & W 23 National Steel . . SG ?
do pfd Gfii do nfd 91
Nor. Paclflo 63 N. Y Air Brake.134
do pfd ' 72No. American . . .14
Ontarlo' & W SI Pacific Coast . . , . 47 %
Ori > . Ry. ft Nav. 42 do Jut pfd. . . . 82
do nfd. . 711 do 2d nfd. . . . GO
Pennsylvania . . .131 pacific Mnll 4 < J %
Rend'ng 1' " "POP'O'S Gas . . . .103
do 1st pfd. . . . 62 nroWd S. Car..M %
Rio G. w 41 Pullman Pal. C..1SG
do nfd. . . . . . . . 8.1 Rtandard R. & T. Ml
St. L. & S. F. . . . 9V Sugar 129 %
do in pf.i. . . . . ra ilo nfd 113
do 2d pfd. . . . 31 J ; Tnnn. Coal & I. .
St L. . SputhW. . . 10v U. 8. Lenther . . . 1 %
do pfd 22 do pfd < 4
Rt Paul 118 U. 8 , Rubber . . . .
do pfd. im * do pfil
St. P. & Omafca.li ; WoMcrn Union. . %
So. Partflo 37 ; Romibllc I. & S. in
, , . , J J * i'o ' _ pfd
3 % P. C. C. & St. L. 74i
lloNton Stock ( ItmintloiiN.
BOSTON Dec , 10. CnJl loans , Gi(7 per
cent" tlmo loans , 5 G per cent. Odlclal
cloning of stocks and bonds :
A. , T. & S7"F , , . . 19 % Westlneh. Elcc. . 40
do nfd. . . . soft WK Central 1C %
Amer. Suwtr , . . .12 > % Dom. Coal 43 %
do pfd 113 do pfd 118
Bell Telephone..340 Alchlt'on 4s 96
Boston & Alb'y.243 Adventure 6 %
Boston Elevated. 94 Al'ourz ' Mill. Co. 1
Boston & Mo 19S Atlantic 20
C. . B. & Q 123 % Boston ft Mont.,270
Ed , Elei' I'l ' ! ? ' Blltte & Boston. . 45
Fltchbnrg pfd , . .117 Calumet & Heu.7W
Gen. Eleotra.11JV Centennial 17
do pfd 137 Franklin 12 %
Federal Steel . . . Bl',4 Humboldt 1
do pfd 73 % Osceola G3
Mex. Central . . . . H Parrot . , 31 %
O'd ' Dominion . . . 20 Oulncy 133
Rubber 40V , Bantu FB Cop. , , . 4 %
lTnon ! Paclflo . . . 4r.H Tamarack IK !
Un'on ' Land 3 Wolvorlnen SG
Wont Knd . . . . . . . 81 lUtah Mining . . . . 20
do pfd . . .113
California Ilrli-tl KrultN.
NEW YORK. Doc. JG.-t'ALIFORNIA
DRIKD FUIUTS Evaporated niiples con
tinue in light supply und the market bteaay ;
Htutii evaporated , common , G GVsc ; prime ,
Gff/7o / ; chnlce. 7ifi8',4o : fancy , 8f9c. |
California dried prunes , 3fjSo ncr lb. , as
to Kirn and quality. Apricots , Royal , 13ft >
15c : Moor Park. ISJJISc. Peacliea , peeled ,
20S22o : unpceled , 7OIOc.
N < MV Ynrk Dry ( ionilii AInrUvt.
NEW YORK , Dec. 15-There lias been no
material change In the cotton goods market
( Continued on Thirty-first Page )
OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET
Hogs Are Five Cents Higher and Active
at the Advance.
CATTLE FOR THE DAY ARE ABOUT STEADY
In Tcr , HntTcvcr , for llm
Sln v n Dentine , tint
Ailvnnoc Connlilernlily \
of IntcrcHt to flic Trnde.
SOUTH OMAHA , Dec 16.
Receipts were : Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Official Monday 2.SI9 2.UI4 2,158
Ottlclal Tuesday 3,459 5,727 X.S'fi
OHIclal Wednesday 2.971 Ki7S 4.ZW
OHIclol Thursday 2.3SS ! > ,314 2,001
Olllclal Friday 2 , < r 10..I10 S > S
Ofllclal Saturday 722 10,031
Total this week Ib.OZS 47,174 12.RH
Week ending Dec. 0 16,616 46,3 3 13,13i
Week eiullng Dec. 2 15. ! > 2G 17,921 9.GOI
\VcckenillngNov.25 17.939 6I.15.S 8,811
Average prlco paid for lioga tor the last
several days with comparisons :
1SD3.
"
Dec. 1. . . . , 3 71 3 3 231 S 191 j 4 < 1 59)
Dee. S 3 76 3 23 3 25 3 m .1 as ! | 5 19
Dec. 3 329 3 19 3 23 3 42) ) 4 47
Dec. 4 3 SI 3 21 3 1G 3 39 4 3S 5 13
Dec. 5 3 SO 337 309 3 39 4 27 B It
Dec. 6 3 86 .3 36 3 23 * 3 3S 4 3S 60 > t
Dee. 7 3 81 3 23 3 22 3 00 3 36 4 35 6 Oii
Dee. S 3 S3 330 3 17 3 19 4 34 6 14
Dec. 9. . . . , 3 iW 3 SO 3 13 3 21 3 32 f > 15
Dec. 10. . . , 3 13 321 3 35 4 20
Dee. 11. . . , 3 92 3 15 3 17 32 $ 4 17 S 14
Dec. 12. . . , 3 SG 337 * 3 0 331 4 20 6
Doe. 13. . , 3 9G 3 3S 3 20 3 33 4 221 B 07
Deo. 14. . . . 3 96 3 3.1 3 23 3 2S 333 4 23 5 14
Dec. 16. . . . 3 93 3 27 ! 3 24 3 171 4 091 B 05
Doc. 16. . . . 4 10 3 30 3 29 3 17) ) 3 37
* Indicates Sunday.
Official number of cars of stock brought
In today by each road was :
Cattle. Hogs. Sh'p.
C. , M. & St. P. Ry 14
O. & St. L. Ry I 2
Missouri Pacific Ry 2 4
Union Pacific Hystem 31 37 1
C. & N. W. Ry S , . .
F. , E. & M. V. R. R 6 33 1
S. C. & P. Ry . . 2
C. , St. P. , M. & O. Ry 3 B
] { . & M. R. R. R 1 31 1
C. , B. & Q , Ry 7 12
C. , R. I. & P. Ry. , east 1
C. , R. I. & P. Ry. , west 2
Total receipts 23 151 3
The disposition of the day's receipts was
as follows , each buyer purchasing the
number of head Indicated :
Buyers. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Omaha Packing Co 1.072
G. 11. Hammond Co 1,535 . . . .
Swift and Company 107 2.113
Cudahy PackingCo 27fi 2.324 233
Armour & Co il 2,519 . . . .
Omaha P. Co. , Kan. City. 46
.Cudahy , Kansas City 410 . . . .
Armour , Sioux City 413
Other buyers 222 . . . . 4S3
Totals . .0,604 10,422 716
CATTLE As usual on tbo last day of the
week there was not much of a cattle mar -
ket , the receipts being very light. What
cattle were here , however , were cold In
about the same notches as yesterday , nt
least no lower. 1
The cattle market this week has been bail
and far from what sellers like. This has i
not been peculiar to this market alone , but
other markets have suffered fully us much
or more. The demand has been limited
almost entirely to good fat stuff , while the
receipts , on the contrary , have consisted
ulmost entirely of short fed or warinCd-up
cattle. The market on this latter kind
lias been very slow nnd prices have gone
down steadily. While good cattle are not
more than 10J15c lower the short fed cattle
are fully 25c lower than last week , and In
extreme cases common cattle have sold
40c lower.
The market on cows and heifers has been
about the same as the market on ulcers ,
that Is , the best cattle have been in de
mand , though perhaps a dime lower , but
tbo common to medium kinds have sold off
In about the same proportion as short fed
steers. Chicago reports the market 23@40c
lower for the week.
While fat cattle have been going lower
the market on stackers and feeders has
been pursuing an opposite course. The
suppTy of that kind of cattle has been very
small all the week , and as there was con
siderable country demand the market for
the week Is stronger and on good kinds
about as high as It has been any time.
Representative sales :
BESF STEERS.
No. Av. Pr. No. Av. Pr.
2 903 $2 7S 40 1012 410
4 962 350 2 1025 440
2 i55 350 8 1239 473
10 922 425 G4 1320 540
COWS.
1 . 820 225 1 . 1050 315
3 . 886 223 4 . 1112 323
1 . 1030 250 4 . 1167 326
1 . 830 2 ffi B . 1058 325
1 . flGO 265 2 . 835 325
1 . 1070 276 7 . 1031 330
2 . 985 276 1 . 1360 3 HO
1 . 920 275 4 . 1110 340
1 . 1190 275 3 . 846 355
4 . HIS 285 3 . 1046 365
6 . 966 285 4 . 815 366
4 . 1045 290 11 . 1251 375
2 . 1025 300 20 . 1106 385
2 . 1100 300 14 . 1147 385
1 . 1090 300 21 . 1161 400
1 . 1310 300 1 . 1130 4 25
1 . 1050 300 1 . 1530 433
COWS AND HEIFERS.
i G . 768 3 GO
I HEIFERS. '
I i . 900 250 1 . SOO 3 G3
I 3 . R03-32r 2 . 1000 390
1 2 . 705 350 13 . 813 390
,
!
1 . 1200 290 1 . 1330 325
1 . 1320 300 1 . 1460 360
1 . 1260 300 1 . 1520 375
, l . , . .1120 320 1 . 1C30 390
1 . 1250 323
STOCK CALVES.
2 . 315 4 50
STOCKERS AND FEEDERS.
1 . C70 300 1 . 780 415
1 . 610 300 1 . 500 420
3 . CIS 390 1 . 360 465
1 . G40 4 10
NEW MEXICO.
93 feeders. . 763 3 06 93 feeders. . 755 3 55
Kirk Dyer Wyo ,
8 cows . . . . 803 223 31 cows . 850 265
10 bulls . 643 3 65
HOGS The market this morning was not
only 5c higher , but It was m-tlve nt the
advance , und thu most of the hogs changed
hands early In the morning. It was ap
parent that the buyers wanted the hogs a
good deal worse than they did a short tlmo
ago , when they were cheaper than at present -
ent and they were all out looking for sup
plies , The popular range for good loads
was J.00tf4.02V4 ) * , at which thu bulk of the
hogs sold , as against J3.95 yesterday. Some
right good louds sold at $4.0714 , with a top
i.t < i in
SHEEP There were no iresh receipts In
the yards and nothing to mnke n test of
the market today , to that about nil that
can bo said of It Is to quote prices ns
nominally steady.
The sheep market this week has not been
exactly to the liking of ppllors. In the first
place , as IB very apt to bo the case Just
prior to the holidays , there Is not very
inn oh demand tor nnythlnc except for
cholco Christmas mutton. The result has
Minn- mill drnffclnir market , with
the tendency lower on nil kinds , but es
pecially on the heavy weight stuff , buyers
seeming to prefer the Hcht but fnl stuff.
The quotations below will show the kind
of prices paid :
Quotations : Good to choice fed yearlings ,
JI.2M74.50 ; good to choice heavy wethers.
Jl.W5T4.lfi ; good to choice light wethers , J4. 15
( ( T4.30 ; Rood to choloc fed owes , J3.7olff4.00 ;
fair to good fed owes , J3.40fr3.63 ; good to
.choice native lambs , $5.rOiT3.40 ; good to
choice fed western lambs. Ji.001fS.2Ai fair to
good fed WMtcrn lambs , Jl.73tf5.00 ; feeder
wethers. J3.65T/3.73 / ; feeder yearling * , $3.90 ®
4.1G ; good to choice feeders Iambs , JI.25fT4.fOi
' fair to Kooil fecdltii , ' lambs , JI.OOff4.2J : feeder
owes , $2.2303.00. Representative sales !
No. Av. Pr.
24 stock yoarllnps . 61 Jl 10
ES western yearlings . 82 433
60 western lambs . 69 440
HI western lambs . 69 600
( CHICAGO iTfviS STOCK SlAllICUT.
rattle Gonornlly Stonily , HOKH IllKlior
nnd Slieon nml I.uinli * Stonily.
CHICAGO. Dec. IG.-CATTLU-Genorally
steady ; week's receipts , tU.OOt ) head , largest
this year nnd largest week In December
since 1SS3 ; fancy Christmas beeves , $7.yOjf
S.OO ; good to choice , $5. 405JG.KO ; poor to inn-
dllim. $4.rOJi5.25 ; mixed nto < ? kcf.i. J3.0IXI13.73 ;
selected feeders , JI.25O4.B5 : good to choice.
$3.EWf4.S > 5 ; heifers , J3.60y5.00 ; canners , J2.00
iiT3.00 ; bulls , J2.600I.20 : calves , J4.WH7.60 ;
fed Texas beeves , Jl.235j'5.23 ; grass Texas
steers. W.ESiJN.OO.
HOGS Active and lOc higher : good clear
ances ; mixed nnd butchers , Jl.05ff4.25 ; Rood
to chblco heavy , Jl.10fil.25 : rough nnd
luavy , $3.1KxfJ4.03 ; light. JI.05JJ4.20 ; bulk of
sales. Jt.lOji4.:0.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Stondy : native
wethers. $4.00T4.M > : lambs , J4.00T6.75 { ; wost-
rrn wethers , $1.0004.50 ; western lambs , Jl.fiS
06.60.
Receipts : Cattle. 300 head ; hogs. 20.000
head ; sheep , 1,000 head.
ICiumnx City MVP Sloclr.
KANSAS CITY , Doc. lG.-CATTU3-.Rq- .
celpts , 630 head ; supply was too light to
test strength of the market and prices were
largely nominal. Week's receipts were
large for the season and consisted largely
of half-fed , unfinished cattle that depre
ciated In value from 15@30c , while good
killing and feeding cattle that had finish
or breeding sold from steady to a trifle
lower ; fancy Christmas cattle brought $6.60
(38.00 ( ; heavy native steers , J5. 0036.16 : light
weights. JI.30fiG.00 ; stockers nnd feeders ,
$3.2505.15 : western feeders' , $3.00iffl.60 ; Texans -
ans , J3.OOf74.S3.
HOGS Receipts , 6,200 head ; market ac
tive at lOc advance In prices ; advance thin
week amounts to about 25c ; heavy and
mixed sold today at J4.05iT4.15 ; lights , $1.00
(34.12V4 ( : pigs. $3.9001,03.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Rccelpts. 1,000
head ; steady ; supply this week was liberal :
demand Indifferent ; prices steady for bes.t
grades , while common flocks sold lOc lower ;
lambs brought f4.75Qn.Go ; muttons , $1.00 ®
4.50 ; feeding Iambs , $3. 9034.60 ; feeding
sheep. J3.25S3.S5 ; stackers , $2.50@3.60 ; culls ,
$1.60Jj2.50.
St. I.onlH Mvc Stock.
ST. LOUIS , Dec. 1C. CATTLE-Rocolpts ,
800 head ; market dull und steady ; native
shipping and export steers , $1.73 < f6.70 , with
fancy Christmas beeves worth $7.SS ; dressed
beef and butcher steers , $4.40S6.60 ; steers ,
$4.55f3.50 ? ; steers under 1,000 Ibs. , J3.35f3.U } ) :
stockers and feeders , $2.76 4.75 ; cows and
heifers. $2.GOir4.S5 ; cunnura , $1.5052.75 ; culls ,
$2.203.25 ; Texas and Indian steers. $2.90ip
4.SO ,
HOGS Receipts , 6,100 head ; market 5c
higher on good hops nnd others steady : pigs
anil light. " , J3.90W1.00 ; packers , $1,0004.10 ;
butchers. $4.CGN.15 ,
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. GOO head ;
market steady ; native muttons , $3.25M.GO ( [ | ;
lambs , Jt.50ffi.85 ; stockers , $2.00fJ3.00 ; culls
and bucks , J2.23Q3.50 ; Texans , $4.
York Llv Stock.
NEW YORK , Dec. 10. BEEVES Re
ceipts , 86 head ; 1 car of old cows sold at
$1.75 ; no other trading ; feeling weak. Cables
unchanged ; exports , 1,303 head cattle , 63
head sheep and 6,900 quarters ot beef.
CALVKS Receipts , 14 head ; steady ; com
mon to prime veals , $5.00SS.OO ; city dressed
veals. 8Ji'12c ' per lb.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts , 2,203
head ; sheep , steady ; lambs1 , steady , lOc
higher : sheep , $3.501(4.50 : lambs , $5.6059.90 ;
Canadian lambs , JS-SSfla-gO.
HOGS Receipts , 4,952 head ; none for sale ;
nominally higher.
fit. .TiiNoiiIi Mvc Stock.
SOUTH ST. JOSEPH. Mo. , Dec. IG. ( Spe
cial. ) Journal quotations :
CATTLE Receipts , 100 head ; ( steady : na
tives , $3.75(06.00 ( ; choice to fancy , $6.25 ®
G.75 ; Texas nnd westeniK. $3.00Q5.s5 ! : cows
and helfcra , 12.0034.75 ; bulls nnd slugs , $2.00
4J4.G5 ; yearlings and calves , $3.75 5.00 ;
Htockers and feeders , J3.00B4.CO ; veals , $1.23
QG.73.
HOGS Receipts. 4,700 head ; market 10ft
12 < Ao higher : all grades , $4.07'/ifH.15 ' ; bulk
of sains , $ ! .10if4.15. (
SHEEP-Rccuipts , 600 head ; market
steady.
sTock In Sight.
Following are the receipts nt the four
principal western markets for December 16 :
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Eouth Omaha 722 10.031 . . . . . .
Chicago 300 20,000 1,000
Kansas City G30 5,2W 1,000
fit ? Louis . . . . . . . . . . : 800 0.10) 600
_ _
Totals 2,453 40,331 2,600
XIMV York Moiioy Miirkel.
NEW YORK , Dec. IG. MONEY On call
easier at 4 per cent. Prime mercantile
paper , 5'fG < ( per cent ; Btcrllng exchange ,
steady w'lth actual business In bankers'
'blllH at Jl.WtMH.87 % for demand ; at J4.81V4
fl.81 for sixty days. Posted rates , JI.bL'y
nnd Jl.SSVi ; commercial , bills , $4,81 ,
SILVER Certificates , 59&u ; bar silver ,
'BONDS ' State bonds Inactive ; -railroad
bonds , weak ; government bonds , steady ; 2s
reg. , 102 ; 3s reg. . 1094i coupon , ltt > ? 4 ; new ,
4t > rog. , 133 % ; coupon , 133ft ; old 4s reg , ,
113 % ; coupon. 114& ; 6s reg. , 11294 ; coupon ;
Tlio following nro the closing quotations
nn llnllllH !
[ ; S. 2a , reg 102 I do 4s S.'IV4
Ini 3s. reg . . . . . 10W N. Y. C. Is 112 %
do coupon MWN. J.C..BOII. Bs.120
ilo new 4s , reg.133 % No. Carolina GH..127
do coupon 13'H do 4H 104
do old 4s , reg. .113 % Nor Pac. Is 110
do coupon 114 % do 3rt G5
do 5s , reg " ° -v do 43 102
do coupon mftN.Y.C. & St.L.4s.106 %
D. of C. 3 G5S..118 N. & W. con. 4s. 90
Ala. class A 112 do ecu. 6s. , . . .135
do class B Ill Ore. Nav. Ists .
do class C 101 do 4s
do currency . . .inn Ore. S , L. Gs. . . .110
Atch. gen. 4s. . . . 97' ' , do cell , 6s .113 %
do adj. 48 " ' < ! > % Reading Ken. 4s . 85'K
Canada" 86T"Z8i'l6G(5iiio"GV"\V ; ( 1U 9G %
dies. & O , 4n. . 94 % St.L , & I.M. c. En.107
do Bs 115 8t.L. & S.F. g.6H.12l
C. & N. W. c. 7s.l40 % St. P. consols..17114
do S. F. deb , Ss.llti' ' St. P. . C. & P. ls.119 %
Chicago Ter. 4s. , 94 | do 6 IIWH
D. & R. O. ls..10iyt So. Railway 6s..107 %
do 4s 88 % H. R. & T. Cs 80
E. T. , V. & G.ls.101 Tonn. now s. 3s. 05
Erie gen. 4s G9 Texas & Pac. is.lll
F. W. & D. C , IB' . 71 % do 2s B4
Gcn. Elec. 6s 119 ( Union Pacific 48.10,1 ? ;
G. H. & S. A. Gs.110 hVabash In 113 %
do 2s 105 do 2s ItW
H. & T. C. BB..112U West fihoro 4s..Ill
do consol CH..HO iWls , Cc/ntral IB , 90
In. Central In..112 iVa. Centuries . . .85 %
K. C. , P & G. is. 681,4 ! do deferred . . . . 5
La. new c , 4 . . . .107 iColo. So. 4s 84
L. & N. nnl. 4s. . SI So. Pacific 4s. . . , . 79
Mis. . 1C. & T. 2s. C7 .
Ilnnk Htuti-nii-iit.
NEW YORK. Dec. 1C. The weekly bank
statement Dhows the following changes :
Surplus reserves , Increase , JIGC.SOO ; loans , '
DO YOU
SPECULATE ?
decrease. fS.OM.OOO ; specie , decreA , 2WS ,
MO ; legal tender , Infrfflsc , Jl.768,600 : depos
its , dccrpRSp. t4.S4500 ; circulation , de
crease , J34C.CW. Tlio banks now hold 17-
025.8S& In excess of I ho requirements of the
25 per cent rulr.
itnnk
NEW TOUK , DPO. 16.-ClenrltiR . * K-
K > SR : balances , IS.RJ'fi.lPA '
BOSTON. IPC. 16-Clearings. # , 1,948 :
balances. W.30&.SS2.
PHiLADNi.PHiA , Dec. lC-Clertrlniji > ,
} 1G,927OT ! ; balances , $2,003.522 ,
BALTIMORE. Dee. J6.-ClenrliiB * . tt,745-
B7S : balances. fi.tt.7s : . . . . . . .
ST. LOPIS , Dee. 16.-Clearlng ! . SI.344.&SO :
balances. JMS5e ( : money , 4 7 per cent ; New
York pxplmiiRp , 5o premium 1 > M. BOo pre
mium asked.
i\lKirti : mill
NEW YOniC. Dec. IG.-The exports of
gold nnd slJvcr from this port to nil coun
tries for the. week aggregated $730,603 ullvcr
bars nnd coin onil Jl.iN.iXX ) gold. The Im
ports of specie this week were * 46KZ ) gold
and 1G2,35S silver. The Import * of dry
goods nml merchandise nt the port of Isow
York for this week were valued ul JIO.3.3-
CM.
Toledo Miirkrt.
TOLKDO , O. , Dec. IC.-tt'HBAT-Dull ,
steady ; No. 2 cash nnd December.
'
CORN-Dull , lower : No. 2 mixed , S2c.
OATS Dull , steady ; No. 3 mixed , 24e.
IIYB Nominal ; No. 2 cnsh. S5e.
SEEDS-Clovcr , hlfiher. "trndy
cnsh , old , J4.95 ; December , W.70 bid ; March ,
J3.SO bid. '
_ _ _ _
Mllirnnlcrn Urn In MnrUct.
MILWAUKKH , Dec. IG.-WHKAT-Mar-
ket steady. No. 1 northern C ! 4c ; No. S
northern. GIUO.
RYE-Stondy : No. t. Kfi o.
BAIlLEY-KIrm ; No. 2 , 44c ; sample , T
044c.
Oilillnl Stock I'AOOMI ( < MM ) ,
DEGATUR COPPER MINING 00.
Knllj- raid nnd Niin-Ai nei * nMc
SlinroH iif ( 'lie Par Value of $1.00 Hack.
.1K110MI2 , Altl/.O.N.V.
Iiiuorynrnti-it Under tlie Iuvr of
Arlrntuiiiviill1icr .1 , 1807.
Officers W. J. Wnyno , prcaldwH ; W. n.
Oabbert. vlco president ; George It. DacOn.
secretary ; P. P. Wells , treasurer.
Board of Directors \V. J. Wayne , W. H.
Oabbcrt. George R. Bacon , C. W. Oovoro. K.
P. WollB , W. S. Owen , Samuel Morthland.
The claims of this company nro four In
number the Red Hock , Wealth , Billiard
OIK ! Sldo Issue , containing about , 80 acres.
They nro two miles south of the celebrated
United Verde Copper mlno. at Jerome , Ari
zona , owned by Senator Clark of Montana ,
and the richest single copper mlno In the
world.
They arc on the same great ledge , on ( ho
sinio shlu of the mountain , on the game loveland
and have the same ore as this great mine.
Mr. J. E. Bering , an eminent mineralogist ,
has carefully examined the ore and rolc
wl'tb. ' chemical 'tests ' and also with the aid
of a powerful microscope nnd polarized light.
Ho flnds wo have Chalcopyrlto , carrying
35 per cent copper , carbonate of copper car
rying G8 , and Melnconlto , or cuprlo oxide ,
'
carrying 80 per cent copper.
Ho concludes from his examination that
wo have a contact vein- and that our pros
pects are bright.
All the rock from our shaft carries copper.
Our assays , of an average lot , show from
10 to li per-cent copper , $2.80 gold and J1.12
silver to the ton.
Our shate 5x7 % feet Is now down ever
210 feet. Wo hare taken out some line , rich
ore. Wo have on the ground and working
satisfactorily ono 10 H. P. hoist ; one 30 H.
P. engine , an Ingcrsoll-Scrgoant Air Compressor
presser and air drill.
The shaft la equipped with a flno suction
fan and 5-Inch pipe to draw the foul air
from the shaft after each blast.
Work Is progressing flnoly , but wo must
go deeper and more thoroughly develop our
claims.
Our shaft Ex7 % feet Is now down over
Wo wish to push the work faster and also
to buy some adjoining claims.
To do this , wo offer a limited number of
shares of our treasury stock nt the low prlco
of CO cents each.
The shares , when Issued , arc fully paid
and non-assessable.
Wo unhesitatingly assert that this Is
first-class Investment.
No salaries will be paid to officers of the
company until the mine Is on a , paying basis.
Every dollar will bo used to buy material ,
labor , machinery and to secure the adjoin
ing claims.
Satisfy yourself aa to the Integrity of tb
officers of this company by writing to tha
following banks of Dccatur , 111. :
The Mllllkln National 13ank.
The National Bank of Docatur.
The Citizens' National Bank.
L. 'Burrows & Co. , Bankers.
Satisfy youroolf as to our property and Ita
prospects and worth by careful Investiga
tion.
tion.The
The shares are bound to advance In prlco
and before long.
Our machinery and material arc all paid
for ; so are our four claims.
The United Verde mine pays J4.000.000 n
year dividend. No gold mlno pays as well
as the big Copper mines. Now Is the time
to get In on the ground floor. The secretary
spent nlna years In the mountalna , from
Mexico to Washington.
If you dcHlro to Invest , make your drafts
payable to the order of George R. Bacon ,
secretary , or send your order through your
banker. The company reserves the right to
apportion tbo shares among the purchasers
or to return the drafts.
Address all Inquiries and communications
to Ooorgo n. Bacon , Secretary , Decatur. III.
Make Your Money
Earn You a Salary
OUU SYSTISM OK
GO-OPERATIVE INVESTMENTS
Afford protection to conservative Investors
who wish to avoid risk , and secures lor
them an excellent Income ,
Wrlto for particulars.
'
GHAS. B , HYLAND & CO. ,
7 Exchange Place , Boston , Mass
fOHC IW9
BRANCH 1030 ItSt
UNCOUI MCft
JAMES E. BOYD & CO. ,
Telephone 1030. Onialiu , Neb
COMMISSION ,
GRAIN , PROVISIONS and STOCKS
noAiin OP TIIADH.
Correspondence : John A , Warren & Co ,
uircct wires to Chicago and New York.
If so , speculate nuccossfully. Send your
orders to a reliable house , where they will
be placed In the open market. We pan
make for you In ono month tnoro interest
on your money than any bank will puy
you In u year. Send for our book on spec-
ulatlon. It la free.
J. K. Comstock & Co.
Iloom 'M Trailer * ' llldtf. , Chicago.