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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1899)
TITE OMAHA DAILY" 1EE : Pitt DAY , DECEMBER 22 , 1SDS ) . COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL England's ' En a emant of Ocean Liners fcr Transports Bulls Wheat. CORN FIRM , OATS ENLIVENED NEAR CLOSE 1'rovlNlonn I'lrnirr on n Cnod Demand unit Arc Aided by Ad- vnncn ( it TliriM--ElKblN of it Cent In Wheat. CHICAGO. De < ? . 21. The engagement by England of ocean liners for the transiiort cervlco was the chief bullish lie/in of the day In wheat. 'May ' closed ? ic over yes terday. Corn closed -ic and oats higher. Provisions ut the close were n irltlo up In May pork anil ribs and lOc bet ter In Inrd. At the beginning of the session wheat derived a tone of stouOlness from the fact that LIveriKiol was but little depressed In the face of the declltio ofMe here yester day. Domestic receipts , too , were conspicu ously light. The market was very dull , dealers exerting themselves only enough to cvfii up In preparation for the holidays. May opined He over yesterday al G9i Ti Ki'tnc , The Price Current i stimuliof an pximrtnblo surplus for January 1 of 120.000- wiO bu. caused nome looosenlng , May drop ping to 63'ii- ' . Until the receipt of the news Hint Ihet British government had chartered M-vcral ocean gre > houn ls for transport purpose * trnde was light and lluetuatlons rather narrow. Tills Information , despite the fact thai II had been known thai Eng land would have lo Mho some such me.is- tire to transport her volunteers , seemed to strike ; shorts as an Indication of the t-crlouH condition of things and they proceeded to cover. May advanced to 70JiiO'c ' ( , but cased off on selling against rails , May closing V : up nt E9l4'i'G9 ' ; c. Seaboard clearance-s In wheat and llour were equal to : ! 30 , < ! 00 bu. Primary receipts were 531 , 200 bu. , compared with 1,074 , 1QO bu. last year. Minneapolis and Duluth rciporle-d 390 cars , against .151 last week and 753 a yeiir ago. Loenl 'rc- ' < pints were 1K5 cars. II of contract grade. corn was firm , local bulls buying under the Influence of the advance In wheat and HhortH covering. The opeiilng was at 32-v , " . .2icfor .May , a shade over yesterday's < lose. . The market was quiet nnd the sellIng - Ing of commission houses on outside orders principally , the market cased off to 32lfce. Till wheat turned strong tluctimtlons were. narrow , the price tending slightly upward. Lnto In the session shorts covered and the advance which ensue-d carried 'May to S3c , al which It closed. * iic over yesterday. Re ceipts were 197 cars. Seaboard clearance.3 were liberal and primary receipts , as usual , light. Oats were dull but towards < ho close felt the strengthening Influence of wheat , which put a bit of life In the trade rvut not much ot It. The demand was fair Receipts here were lf > 3 .cars. . Clearances wore 12,428 bu. Near this end of the session shorts covered nnd the market advanced. May ranged trom 23Hc to 2lii(2)lc' ) ( , closing U { ! ? c over yesterday at 2lc. Provisions wcro firmer than they have been recently , steadied early by better prices at the j-ards and a good shipping elc- mund towards the end by the. advance In wheat , which caused some covering by shorts- . The market was fairly active most i/f the time. Initial prices wen ; at small gains from yesterday's close , but. . later the market declined on selling of pork by one large establishment. This was recovered nnd the clost > was firm. May pork sold from $10.12i ( . lo $10.30 and closed a shade higher tu $10.231710. 27i. ; May lard from $5.53 to $5,63. closing lOe improved at $5.K , and May ribs from Ja.37iA to $5.15 and closing 5 { iTlhc up a. $3.42i/(76.l3. , ( ( Estimated receipts for tomorrow : Wheat , 73 ears ; corn , 200 cars ; oats , 135 cnrs ; hogs , 30,000 head. The leading futures ranged as follown : ArtlclcHj jjpcn.i High. | Low. | Close.l Ycs'y. Wheat I I Dec. 65li | 661 ( , May. .Inly. 4701i | Corn- Dec. SOU Jan. May. Oats- Dec. 23fc ! May. 246- ' . ! . 23fi % ork Jan. 9 90 10 10 9 S7V4I 9 93 9 90 May. 10 2714 10 30 10 1214 ] 10 2714 10 23 Lard- Jan , 5 3214 G 43 5 3214 E 43 5 32'i May. E GS G 63 5 55 5 C5 C 60 " Ribs Jan. f 25 5 271,4 f 20 G 27H 5 2214 May. 5 40 5 15 5 37141 5 45 5 3714 No. 2. Cash quotations were as follows : FLOUR Steady : winter patents , $3.4033 50- straights , $ ,1.0003.20 ; clear. $2.90f3.10 | ; spring specials , M.'JO , spring patents. $3.20i/3.50 ; Uralghts. $2.70'j73.33 ' ; bakers. $1.90g .UO. WHEAT No. 3 spring , 64B65c ; No. 2 red , 'ORN No. 2 , i30T8c ( ; No. 1 yellow , 31 ' " "ATS-NO. 2 , 22i4g22- ( : NO. 2 white , 23'/ . : , a'c ; No. 3 white , 2lifi25ic. ! ! YE No. 2 , 51c. HA RLE Y No. 2. 3SfI3c. . SEEDS-No. 1 llax , $1.1714 ; northwest , Jl 4Si,4 ; prime t'mothy , $2.:15 : ; clover , contract grade , $ S.W7tS.20. ( PROVISIONS Mess pork , per bid. , $ S.70ff 10.00. Lard , per 100 Ibs. , $3.1ufT5. 10 ; ehort ribs sldeH ( loose ) . $5.15fJ5.IO. Dry salted shoulders ( boxed ) . $ r > .37Mi-j.50. Short clear Bides ( boxed ) . $3.4005.50. WHISKY Distillers' llnlshed goods , on basis hteh wlnrs. p r vnl. , $1.23V > . SUO A RS-Cut loaf , $5.70 ; granulated , $5.13. Following are the receipts and shipments or today : Articles. Reoelnts. Shlpm't J.'lnur. . bbls . 38.000 39.000 Wheat , bu . 122,00. . ) ' .l.tfJO Corn , bu . 1SI.OO. . ) KIO ) < M , Oats , bu . 161 , 000 I2-iOV ) Rye. bu . s.OOO . ' { .IHMJ i Harley , bu . 29.0PO 11,000 On thf Produce exchange today the but ter market was steady ; creameries , 16T/25L- ; dairies , liI22e. ( Cheeselirm at liajiI3c. ( Eggs , llrm ; fresh. 20c. i-nw YORK u\i-nAi JIAHKET. duolnlloiiN fur ( In * Day on Various CoilllllOlllllON. NEW YORK , Dec. 21. FLOUR Receipts , 1R.SOS bbls. ; exports , 5,201 bbls. ; again very plow lint Hteady , closing llrmor with wheat ; winter ftralghts , $3.35ij3.47j : , Minnesota patents , $3.M)1(4.05 ; Mlniie'sola bakers , $2.80 (3.10 ( ; winter extras , $2.55Jj2.93 ; winter low grades , $2.25)2.4 ) ( ) : winter put- enlB. $3.50fi3.75. Rye llour. steady : fair to good , $3.10'i(3.25 ( ; choice to fancy , J3.30M.60 Jluckwhi'at llour ' steady at $2.23ftS.35 , HUCK\VHEA'l'-Nommat at COc c. I. f. Nexv York. York. HARLEY MALT-Dull ; western , WHEAT-Rccelpts , 19,950 bu. ; expjrtn. 119.91S liu. Spoi , steady ; No. 2 red , 7lc , f. o. b. , atloat ; No. 1 northern Duluth , 7M,4e , f. o. h. , ullout , nomliinl : No. 1 hard Duluth. S0'/.e ' , f. o. b. , afloat ; No. 2 red. 72c. elevator. Options opened steady and unclmiiKed mi bettor cables than expected , lint soon de veloped weakness uniler small clearances and short selling. In the afternoon , how ever , Chicago hulls t-tarted a scare on war rumors and rcporiK of lower consols , but t promoted a sharp advance , with active covering. Cloned llrm at Ufil'jc net ad vance ; March , 74Wi751tic ; ; elos.cd , 7IHc ; May , 74'4f75'ic | ' ; doped. 75c ; July closed , 75tc ( ; December , 72'i5 | 7214.1- ; closed , 72'- . CORN Receipts , 32,173 bu. ; exports , 23S- 7f.r bu. Spot , llrm ; Nn. 2 , 40'4if. . o. b. , plloat , and 39Hc. eluvutor Onilonn opened steady and unchanged , gradually advanclUK I later In the day on small receipts , large clearances , substantial buying and the Mnal Jump In wheat. Closed llrm at lie ad vance ; May , 3SHii39c ; closed , 39c ; December closed , 39Kc. > OATS-Recelpts , 102,200 bu. Spot , quiet : No. 2 , 29c : No. Z , 2SHc ; No. 2 white , SlUc ; No. 3 white , 304o ; truck mixed western , 23 ilSO'.ic ' ; track white , 31fj3lo. Options , cpjlct und steady. HAY-Stcady ; shipping. $6.6006.70. HOI'S Qulot : sliilr. fommon to choice , 1S % crop. Co ; 189S crop , 7S9i.1S99 ( ; crop , l ji 15o ; Paclllo coast. 1MW crop , 4IfOc ; 1S97 crop , Tii-Jo ; IMiS croji , 12ft IGc. HlDES-Steady ; Galv ( ton , 20 to 23 Ibs. , 19t c ; Texas dry , 21 to 30 Iba. , Hitc ; Cali fornia , 21 to 25 Ibs , . 21'-4c. ' LEATHER Stcudy ; hemlock sole , Buenos Ayrea. light to heavyweights , 2ofr23ic ! ; acid , S3 i25Hc. PROVISIONS Beef , dull ; family , $12.BOffl 13.00 : bcf hams , J22.W2XOO | ; packet. $11.60 < nl2.00 ; city , extra India nu's. $21.uOit2J.oo. Cut meats , ( inlet ; plckle l bellies , $3.WJf6.nO ; pickled shouldurs , $3,75 ; pickled hams , JS.2S } ? 9.00. Lard , ( Irmer ; wi > ctern steamed. $5.75 ; December closed , $ o.75 , nominal : refilled , firm ; continent , $6 ; South America , $6.40 ; compound , $5.2of(5.37j. ( Pork , tlrm ; mexg , $10.ftVfl'io.7i ' > ; short clear. $ U.tWTl2.00 } ; family , $ lZ.oW12.f' ' ) . Tallow , llrm ; city , 5c ; country. 4iMc Cabbage , steady , Long Island , $ ! . itfS.OO per 1W. RICE Steady : elornestlc , 4l4Vjc , MOLASSES-Steady ; New Orleans open ken IP. Rood to oholre , 32'.HOo. l-'REUJHT- Liverpool. dull ; cotton by sto.itn. 25 < 1 , grain liy sloam , 3d , nominal. METALS The mnrkf In general was very quiet nnd devoid of pronounced change In prlros. Tin nnd lend continued fairly Moady ( in modrrnto ilctnnm ! Hnd absence of selling pressure. while pig Iron warrants were negleotpd and tending downward. The I'tililp and olhnr news was nliotit ns ex- ported. At the clcwo the Metnl oxrhnngo rnllPd pli ? Iron warrants lower for futnrts ; luke copper very fuli | > t , Jlfi.frO ; tin. ntpndy , } 25. < m ) 25.23 ; lend , funnily. JI.70fll.Tfi ; . pelter , ilnll , tl.BWM.B5. The brokers' prli-e for lead Ifl { I.4S nnd for cupper $16..V"iM6.75. OMAHA cn.VmtAi , MARKET. CoiulKliin of Trnilo niul QtmfnUnnn on Stnulp mill Fancy I'riMlnrCi EGGS Receipts HpM : frcsli stock , 16c. DRESSED POULTRY-Cholce to fany turkoy.i , lie ; durks , Sc ; geese. Sfi'.ic ; spring chickens , G'sfi'r ; hen ? , Gfjti'/ie ' ; roosters , 4Jf EC. EC.LIVE LIVE PorLTRY Hens , Dijniic ; spring chickens , tic : old nnd stucgy roosters , So ; ducks ntiil Reese , frtf6',4c ; turkeys. 9c. nrTTER-Common to fulr , ISHc ; choice , 18fl20c ; separator , 26c ; gathered crenmnry , 22/23c "pIUEONS-Llvc , per doz. , 90c. . VKA US-Choice , Oc. C.AME-Pralrlo chickens , per doz. , $5.60 ; grouse , to ; quail , per doz. , jl.23 ; mallards , $3083.25 ; blue wing teal , J1.75 ; green wine tcnl. $1 25W1.50 ; mixed ducks. J1.MJT2.00. I OYSTURS Medium. per can , 18c ; stand- I nrd. per can , 22c ; bulk standard , per gal. , i $1.25 ; extra selects , per can , SOc ; extra sheets , per gal. , Jl.CO ; New York counts , per can , 37c ; New York counts , per 100 , * l K. , MAY Upland , eholce , $ C.GO ; midland , , choice , JO : lowland , choice. $5 ; rye straw , choice. JTi.50 , No .1 corn. 27c ; No. 3 white oats. 2214c ; cracked corn , per ton , $12 ; corn nnd oati , chopped , per ton. $12.60 ; bran , per ton. $13 ; short" , per ton. $14. VEGETABLES. SWEET POTATOES-Per bbl. , Kansns. $2.50 ; Jerseys , $3 ; largo bbls. , Nebraska i "pOTATOES-Por hu. , choice , 303-40C. CABUAQE-per It ) , . ilici Holland seed , I CAlTLIFLOWJ3R-per crate , J2.50. I CRANHERRIES-Bell & Bugle , per bbl. . $0.50 ; Jerseys. $6.23. ONlONS-Retall way , yellow , C3c ; red , 75 < 5Xii. CELKHY Per doz. , 23g3Gc ; California , per bunch. 430GOc. TURNIPRutabagas. . per lb. . iVic ; Cana. dlnn , IHtilfti : WATERCRESS-Pcr lo-qt. cases. J1.60. MUSHROOMS Per ib. box. 60c. TOMATOES-Florlda , per C-basket crate , FRUITS. APPLES Choice western shipping stock , 52.75O3.00 ; New York rtock , $3 75lfj4.X ; ( ) . , GRAPES California Emperot , ; Cntaw- i bas , nor small basket. ISc : Malaga , grapes , per bbl. . $7.0fi9.00. PEARS Wvstein varieties. $2.CO. TROPICAL FRUITS. ORANGES Mexican , per box , $3.003.2o ; California navels , p r box , $3.30ii3.75. LEMONS California tnncy , $1.25514.50 : choice California , 4l.00tfl.50 ; Messina , $4,00 tfl.75. HIDES. TALLOW. ETC. HIDES No. 1 sreen hides. SWc : No. 2 green hides , 7',4c ; No. 1 salted hides , lOc- No. 2 salted hides , 9c ; No. 1 veal calf , S to 12 Ibs. . 9c ; No. 2 veal calf. 12 to 15 Ibs. So. TALLOW. GREASE. ETC.-Tallow ! .No. J. -le ; No. 2. C c- rough 2c ; white grease. 2' > i3Vic ; yellow and brown grease. 2U03c. MISCELLANEOUS. y , ° , JrY,7.1'crsestlon : case. $3,25B3.50. , per 10-lb. box. ' " 5- box'10 - CHRISTMAS GREENS. TREES-5-ft. , per doz. , $2 : 5 to S-ft. , per do * . , $2.50 ; 7 to 9-ft. , per doz. . $3.50 ; S too } o- . .frr'ofe4.Vo : extra iarse sizcsi2 about MISTLETOE BRANCHES-Per lb. , 20c ; per 23-lb. box , $3.75 ; wreathing. 20 yds. , 76c. St. I.iiulM ( Jraln nil ( I 1'rnvlNlonn. ST. LOUIS. Dec. 21.-\VHEAT-Hgher ! ; No. 2 rod , cash , elevator , 699Jc : track , 70fi > 72. ' ; December. 6Sljc , ; May , 71i/.S71&ic ; No. 2 , hard. GG'/sTtb'VsC. ' ; CORN Higher ; No. 2 cash , 80 > 4c ; track , 32c ; December , 32'/4c ' ; May , 31031 c. I OATS-Hlghcr ; No. 2 cash , 24c ; track. 2i,4c | ; December , 24c ; May , 25Uc ; No. 2 white. L 6fi201Bc. RYE Finn at D3c. FLOITR Firmly held ; patents , J3.45ST3.5S ; extra fancy. $3.1U5i3.15 ; clear , $2.75& J.90. SEEDS Timothy , $2.00fl2.33. Flaxseed , liomlml. $1.43. - . . . URL\N Steady ; sacked , east track. C2c. llAY-Tlmofhy , llrm , $9.0 lll.75 ! ; prairie. ( inlet , $4.40 8.50. WHISKY Stonily at $1.23W. COTTONTIES-$1.05. . HEMP TWINK-iic. METALS-Lcad , dull nt $4.CO. Spelter. dull at $1.45. POULTRY Dull ; chicken" , 5c ; turkeys. " ( . ; ducks. Gftfilic ; geese , EC. PROVISIONS Pork , quiet ; Jobbing , $9.50 for old , $11.00 for new. Lard , higher ; prime steam , J5.23 ; choice. $5.27 . Dry salt meats , extra shorts , $3.3714 ; clear ribs and sides , $3.50. 'Bacon ' , extra shorts , $3.S7i < , ; t'lear ribs and sides , $0. RECEIPTS Flour , fi.OCO bbla ; wheat , 13- 0X ( ) bu. : corn. oOH bu. ; oats , 30,003 bu. SHIPMENTS Flour , C.OOO bills. ; wheat 21.000 bu. ; corn. .15W ( bu. ; oats , 15,003 bu. ! ! utrr , HKK t-.iitl Chcenc .tlnrUct. PHILADELPHIA , Dec. 21. RUTTKR He higher ; fancy western creamery , 271/.C , fancy western prints , 2Sc. EGGS Firm ; fresh nearby , 21c ; fresh wrstorn , 21c ; fresh southwestern , 19c ; fresh southern , ISc. CHEESE Firm. NK'.V YORK , Dec. 21. BUTTER Re- I'olpts , 3,171 ! pkgs ; steady ; western cream ery , 2 > ii27c : Juno creamery , 22025 0 ; fac tory. 16'iri20c. ' ( CHEESE Receipts , 3.377 pkgs ; firm , fall I 'made ' fanry smnll , I2 fil3c ; fall made , large , fancy , 124ff(13c ( ; late made , smnll , .125M2tic ; large. Into made , lliJ12c. ( ! ICCH'iS Receipts , R.Q'Jl pkgf ; steady ; west ern. ungraded at mark , IG l' e ; western , l'K(2li' ; loss off. KANSAS CITY. UPC. 21. BUTTER f'rcami ry. 22T/23c ; dairy. ISc. EOGS-FIrm ; fresh Missouri nnd Kansas > stock , Ilrstf , ICc dozen , cases returned ; ; Htoiage , infrllc1. ST. LOflS. Doc. 21.-BUTTER-Qtlict ; ; cronmory , iafi2Gljc ; dairy , 19f(23c. EGOS Steady at 17c. CHICACJO , Dec. -BUTTER-Stcady ; ; creameries , Ifift25c ; dairies lGJ/22c. EGGS-Flrm ; fresh , 20c. IIV4 < rM > ol Crnlu anil I'rovlilnni. j LIVERPOOL , Dec. 21. - CORN - Spot American mixed , quiet , 3s ( id. Futures qulef December , 3s tid ; January , 3s GVfcdj February , 3sCV-d. I ! WHEAT Spot , No. 2 red western , winter , dull , 5s D'i'lj No , 1 northern snrlng , llrm , ( is liu.il. Futures dull ; March and May , 'pROVISIONS-Uird , American refined. In palls , linn nt 29s 9rt. Hnnr-i , short cut , steady ut lls fid. Bacon , short ribs , steady at 31s Cd ; long clear middles , dull at Sin ; 1 long clear middles , heavy , dull at 33s 6d Tallow , prlmn city , llrm , 26s ; Australian In llrm. 2Gs 9il. KIIIINIIN City ( iriilu anil I'mvlr.liuiH , KANSAS CITY , Dee. 21.-WIIEAT May. C6Tii- ; cash , No. 2 hard. G5J > i4c ! : No. 3 590 62c ; No. 2 red , 6 ! > & 70o ; No. S. CSflGSc , CORN Slay , 29e ; cnnli , No. 2 mixed , 2S ! .c ; No. 2 white , .Mjo ; No. 3 , 2S',4c OATS No. 2 wnlte , 2IV-Q25c. RYE-NO. 2 , 4Se. HAY-Cliol < p timothy , $9.0009.50 ; choice prairie. $7.00' 7.50. ri RECEIPTS-Wheat. 2S.SOO bu. ; corn , 42- i 200 bu. ; oats. 6.000 lui. ; SHIPMENTS-Whcat. 21,600 bu. ; corn , 21- 400 bu. ; oats , 3,000 hu. Toledo .Market. TOLEDO , O. . Doc. 2I.-WIIEAT Hluhcr , llrm ; No. 2 cash and December , C9 ! { C ; May , 73'-jo bid. CORN Dull , unchanged ; No. 2 mixed , OATS Dull. trady ; No. 2 mixed , 2lc. RYI3 Nominal ; No. 2 cash , 53c. SEEDS Clover , active , lower ; prime cash , old. $ I.S5 ; December. $5.55 bid ; March , $5.621 L- bid. . .llnneiiiiollx Wlintt nnil MINNEAPOLIS , Dec. 21. WHEAT-In ! store : No. 1 northern , December , fil'.ic ; May , 66 0 ; July , CSc. On track : No. 1 hard , CC'.yc ; No. 1 northern , 054c ; No. 2 northern , FLOUR-Flrst patents. $3.IOJ3.50 ; second 1 patents. $3.20ft3.30 ; llrst clear. J2.20Jj2.30. HRAN-IU bum , $11.00811.23. ( irnln Mnrkrt. MILWAl'KEE. WIs. , Dec. 21.-WHEAT- Qulft : No. 1 northern , C614iOS14c } ; No. o ' northern. 6ifiC5c. RYE-Sleudy ; No. 1 , BS 4e. HARLEY-Flrm ; No. 2 , 44i4c ; sample , 37fl 4lc. Diilnlh AV In-lit Miirkrt. DULUTH , Dec. 21 WHEAT-No. 1 hard 3 cash , C5tc : No. 1 northern cash , 0 ( , c : December - comber , 6l3ic ; May. i ic ; July , G9lsc ; No. ; northern , 6r $ c ; No. 3 spring , 5S ? e. Hunk ( "Irurliius , BOSTON. Dec , 21.-ClearInK , $25,703.312 ; balances. $2.2S3.t > I2 : money. 6 per cent. ST 1/Ot'IS. Dec. 21. Clearings , $6.033.610 ; balances , $0(7,43 $ , $ , money , < t7 p'r cent ; Nen i York exchnngr. $1 discount bid , 73'- ' discount askfd NEW YORK , De < - . 21.-ClearlngJ , $2fi2.02l- 6 6 , bnlnncps. $ lsol,297. CHICAGO , Dec. 2I.-Clcarlngs , ti7,7St.3lfl ; bnlances , $ lS13.3fl7 : Boston exchange. JI.S2H JTI.SS's ' ; New York exchange , 40c premium. PHILADELPHIA , Dec. 21.-ClcarlnKS , t2l.301,0 > ! ; halancps , $2GI,312. BALTIMORE , DPP. 21.-Clearing ? , $1,313 , . 235 ; balances , toll.7 0. MOVUMUNTM OF STOCKS AMI IIONDS. , TrailP < m n Smnll Sculplth C < in- Mmit I'MiiotiintloiiM. NEW YORK , Dec. 21.-The stock market had to carry another lu-nvy lonl : of liquida tion today. Trading was on a smaller 8falo than on , any previous day this week , but the tone was fevorl ? ) ! ntul unspttlpil throuRhout and fluctuations were constant. The prlnclMl | sealing pressure < ame from Ixindon , where the monpy dllllcultyas aggravated by rencwwl approhcnslon over the ptifoly of the British columns In South Africa and the advance In the olllctnl dis count rate of the Bank of France. .Much Importance seemed to be attached to the latter's action as an obstacle to the acquire ment of gold by the Bank of England. London's pressure upon Paris was retlccted In a Jump of 4 orntlmcs In the sterling cx- ohniiRe rate at Paris. Forcfd liquidation on the London ex change was on a large scale and over flowed to the New York market. The Inter nationally ll. tc l stocks were acutely de pressed at the opening nnd were not able to make substantial headway all ilay. In the last hour there was renewed soiling of this ' group , which forced down prices all through the railroad list from 1'A to . * > points , tno extreme decline bting In Northwestern. The leading specialties were also at the low point of the day In the last hour. The , bears were active In the late drive and clr- , culated stories of a panic In Ixtndon on ac count of n fresh disaster to the British arms In South Africa. Buying to cover short contracts caused some sharp rallies , 1nit .they . were not well held , and the elo- > was extremely unsettled nl extreme loss"s compared with last night's close. A nota ble feature of the weakness , as was tl.o rape yesterday , was the easy rate ruling ut the time for call money. After lending u' 7 per cent In the. morning loans were being made at from 5 to 3 Per cent at the tlmo when prices were dropping most rapidly. The weakness was not so much conllned to the speculative Industrials as was the case ycste..ay , nnd If liquidation was being forced iby U'.svrlmlnatlon as to collaterals , the standard railroad stocks were thrown over to obtain funds for 'the protection of holdings of Industrials. 'Prices ' In a num ber of Important stocks approached or fell below the low point of Monday and this fact seemed to Incline holders to renewed selling. Brooklyn Transit was by no means so conspicuous as yesterday , but the dcal- Irgs werft very large and the lluctuntloiu very wide. It was vigorously supported in the early dealings , but apparently only for the purpose of making a market for fur ther liquidation. Support was forthcoming from time to time during the day , v.'hlch checked the downward tendency. Sugar was very erratic at a level below last night and fell to wlihln Vi ot Monday's low level. Metropolitan and ( Manhattan I were acutely depressed , tie former falling S points. The gas stocks were strong during the early dealings on rumors of a settle ment of the ras war , but they weakened before the close. Except for the continued strict discrimination against fomo classes of stocks as collateral , easy conditions were maintained In the money market. A slight decline In the sterling exchange rate inlqnt bo dueto engagements of gold for ship ment on Saturday , which It is now taken for granted w'll be large. Interest begins to center on what the effect of the week's events In Wall street will bo on the Sat urday bank stntcimunt. Bonds weakened In sympathy with stocks. Total sales , par value , $2,640,000. United States 3s and the old 4s advanced V In the bid price. The Commercial Advertiser's ! London financial cable-gram says ; "The markets here began rather harder today , and prices were marked up easily on niit 11 dealings , the main Inllucnce being the fu.lure of the IBank of England directors to advance the minimum discount rate. Later there , was forced liquidation In American and African mines , a big llrm of brokers who are still In dvep water throwing over their litock. FurMier depression was caused by the ac tion of the French bank In advancing Its discount rate Ifi'lVi per cent. The close was at the worst. The markets nre looking a bit ugly In view of the heavy settlement. Consols sohl down to 9S. Paris sold freely , especially African and copper chares , on the rise. In t'he ' discount rate. Spanish 4s were G3U ; tlnto ? , In which there Is a big French birll account , were 1U ; Anacondas were 6 13-16. Other copper shares were neg lected. Americans opened fractionally above parity , but the fresh liquidation I roke the market , which closed nervous at the bet tom. The bank bought 21OuO gold in bars and . ! :12,000 In French coin. .Money was easy , but there was a growing prcfsuro for fixtures Into January at. oljfitJ per cent. Bills were easier in the. morning , but hard ened later on 'the news from Paris. The bank did a small business In bills and made no loans. The- market thinks the bank will avoid a rise In the rate despite HIP action In France. The Austro-llungarlan bank de cided to make no further change In Us discount rate. The Bank of Bombay raised Its rate from C to 7 per cent. " The following arc the quotations for the leading stocks on the New York exchange today : Atchlson 17 do pfd 5C14 Union Paclllc . . . 41' , * Baltimore ft O. . . 49 do pfd 70 Canadian Puc. . . . S714 Wnbash 7Vi Canada So ISMdo pfd 19T Ches. ft. Orlo 2814 Wheel , .t L. E. . 7 % Chicago O. W.11'i do 2d pfd. . . . 21 ! C. . IS. & Q 117 % WIs. Central . . . . 1514 Chi. . Ind. ft L. . . H Adams Ex Ill do pfd 42 Anu-ricnn Ex 137 Chi. ft E. Ill 95 U. S. Ex 45 Chicago ft N. W.153',4 WcJIsJ-Fargo Ex.118 C. . R.'I. ft. P 10.W4 Amer. Cot. Oil. . . 3114 C. C. C. & St. L. 5714 do pfd 92 Colorado So G Amer. Majting . . 7 % do 1st pfd. . . 3714 do pfd 2til4 do 2d pfd. . . . 1ST , Amor. S. ft R. . . . 3014 "Del. ft Hudson..112 do pfd M Del. L. ft W 170 Amer. Spirits . . . 2 Denver & R. O. 10U do pfd 17 do pfd filH Am r. S. Hoop. . 3S Erlfl 1014 do pfd 7S i do Is * pfd. . . 291' , Amer. S. K W. . . 4014 lot. Nor. pfd K.2 do nfd S7 Hocking Coal . . . H Amor. Tin Plate. 2V/ , Hocking V'.U'.r.y. ' " 0 < ] - , pfd 76 Illinois Central..I07l Arm-r. Tobacco. . S714 i Iowa Central . . . 11 Vi do pfd 130 i do pfd 47 Anae. M'u. Co. . . 3t'4 K. C. . P. & G. . . 7'4 Rrook'vn R. T. . . 61 % Lake Erie ft W. . 20 Colo. Fuc-l & I. . . 37 , do pfd 78 Con. Tobi'ceo . . . 27' ' Lake Phoro 210 , io pfd 7)V4 ) ' L. ft N 74H FedPrul Steel . . . . 1414 Manbnttan I , . . . . S1H do pfd 70 Met. St. Ry 153 OPII. Electric . . .117H Mox. Central . . . 94 Glucosn Sugar 3-14 I M'nn. ft St. L. . 55 , , lo nfd 92 do pfd 90 Intpr. Pimer . . . .19 Mlft'ourl Paelllc. 36-Yi' do pfd 64 Mobile. ft Ohio. . . 3S Laoledc C.n . . . . , 75 Mis. , 1C. ft T 10 National Illpcult. "n',4 do pfd 29 % do nfd 90 N. J ( Vntral , . , .1'2 NaMnniil Lend . . 2S 4 N. Y. Contnl . . .127 do pfd 101 Norfolk KW 21' ' . Natloml Ple-el . . " ' ! do pfd I"1' ' ' do I'fd S'l' , No. Paclllc 4i" . \ . Y. Air Mrnlcp.12' do pfd " ( " ' -No. AnvrlcTii . . . H7i Ontario ft W. . . . ? " 7i ( Public C-inpt . . . . 4- Ore. Ry ft Nav. JJ i do ) . - nfd. . . . C0 do nfd 7't ' I dn 2d nfd T < > Pennsylvania . . . . ! ? < " ' ficine M"ll ! ! 7"i Rending 16'i People's nfts . . . . d'--li , rlo ' 1st pTd. . . 4 1 ( . Prepsed Steel C. f.2'4 ! do 2d pfd. . . . 21 I do pfd SI I Rlo C . W 41 Pullman P. C < ir.1St do nfd M S'andard R. ft. T. 1 , Bt. L. ft B. F . . . R i Surnr ' "I" . dn 1ft pfd. . . 69 ( do pfd 11J" . ' " ' ' ' ' ' . St. L. , "poutliw. . if * u'np' , Lo"thPr..l i/ ' I do pfd ? ! ' . do nfd ns St. Paul 114 > iiU. R. Rui-bor . . . ' " ' I dn nM 1 4 | do pfd im Pt. P Omaha.I14 Wi rrn I'n'on. . . ' ' 4 Po. Pao'ne S" " * RPP I. ft R IS i So. Rallwnv lfl'4 do pfd r' do pfd HH4P. C. C. ft. St. L. CSTa HIIM'.OII Stonlc lI'MilatliiiiN , BOSTON , DPP. 21.-Call loans , iif77 per cent ; tlmo lonns. Cfifi per cent. Ofllclal closing emotatlons of stocks , bonds nnd milliner shares : A. , T. & 8. F. . . . 17 i do pfd 112 do pfd . ' WIs. Central . . . . 15'i Amer. Sugar . . . .12114 Dom. Coil 41V , do pfd do pfd 113 Rell Teh'li'-one..34l ) ' Atchlson la ! ) . > - Boston ft. Alb'y..2ll Adventure i ! Boston Elevated. 9S Allmicz Mln. Co. 1 Boston ft Me..199 Atlantic 21'j C. , II. ft Q 117- Hoi-ldii & JIont..2Cl Ed. Klei-ti'-f II1..20S Butte K Bn toii. 41 Fltchliirg , pfd..110 Calnmc't & Hco.,720 Gen. Electric . . .1174 ( 'cntonnlal 13 do pfd 135 'Franklin ' 13 i ' Fei'eral Steel . . . . 4IU Ilumuoldt 1 | do pfd 6M | Ofcen'n ' .CT Jlex. Central O'.dPariot , . S- > 'Mich. ' Telephono.lOi ) Qu'ncy 131 i Old Colony an fiintn I-V Cop. . . . HU I Old Dominion . . . U < 4 Tni.inrack 173 Rubber : i ! ai U'lnona 5 I'nlon Pacific . . . 41i U uiverlnes IN'i 1 Union Land 2 1 Utah Mining- . . . .23 West End 91 KorHvn Kliiiinclnl. LONDON. Dec. 21. American securities opened dull , with prices below parity luvel. I Stocks wer offered freely nnd prices brok tiwny badly ; the close wus fiat ; Spanish 4s , Ki'i. The amount of bullion taken Into the Bank of England on balance today was 33.000. The weekly statement of the Ban ! : of England show * the following chaiiKC-s : To tal reserve , decrease. G7JW > ; circulation , Increase. 162,000 ; bullion , decrease f.Mi- 942 ; other securities , Increase , D,104OCO ; ritlur dppnslts , Inprcase. 3.s5t. < iOrt : public deposits , Inrreasp , M7.o < iO ; notes reserve , dPorruM' . .CIHR.'IOO ; government spcurltles. unchnngpil. The proportion of the Bank of Enelnnd's reserve to liability Is Sfi.flS per cent ; lost week It was 42.40 per cent. Ruto of iliscnunt unchanged at 0 per cent. Gold premiums. Buenos Ayres , 131.00 ; Madrid , 27.75 ; LlMbon , 41. BERLIN , Dec. 21. Business \vas unit"- elded on the I'oursp today. Stocks wcrn under HIP Inllupnce of Paris nnd New York ; prle-en wt-ir firm nil around on the news that the Bank of England rate was urchnngpd. Exchange on London , 20 n nrks CM pfgM f.ir checks. Thi > Berliner Correspondent says : The sensational raising nf the bank rate Is Inrgc'ly the- result of the steady develop ment during Mie last five years of the eco nomic activity of Germany , where credits are being Increasingly strained. The whole tnnvi'munt Is trncrablo to the extraordinary Inneaseof paper Investments of the Im- | perlal bank slrw-e ISG. nccomtwinlesl by n i decrease- the stock of bullion. Foreign demands are not an Important factor In the Increase of thp bank rate. PARIS. Dec. -Prices on the bourse opened firmer today , but speedily relapsed. When the rise In the bank rate was an nounced the rush of realization orders was riotous , Spanish 4s were especially af fected : Kalllr.s fell on London celling or ders. for which there were few buyers Prices closed weak. After the close there was another fall In rentes to 9S.97. Thu weekly ntalcinptit of the Bank of France shows the following changes : Notes In I circulation , Increase , C75.000 francs : treasury - ury accounts current , increase1 , 10.575.oOJ francs ; gold In hand , decrease , 4,750,000 francs ; bills dl countcd , Increase1 , 4.,250,000 I francs ; .diver In hand , decrease , S.XW.WX ) francs. Three per cent rentes , 99f 12Uc for the account ; exchange on London , 25f 39c for checks ; Spanish 4s , tSI.Sfi. LISBON. Dec. 21. The gold quotation to day was 43. York .Money Mnrket. NEW YORK , Dec. 21.-MONEY-On call , steady nl 2ii per cent ; last lonn nt 4 per cent : ruling rate at 0 per cent ; prime mer- icnntlle paper , fiH'ni per e-cnt. I STERLING EXCHANGE-Easler , with actual business In bankers' bills it $ I.87',4GP ' I4.S71 : , for demand and at $ I.SOTl < il.S07 , for sixty days : posted rates' , $ I.MsW4.S2 and $ I.SSU ; commercial bills at $ I.Mi/4'ii4.SO-4. ' i SILVER-Certlllcates , ES-iigSO'ic ; bar. 59c ; I Mexican dollars. ! 7Hc. ! BONDS Government , strong ; state , weak ; ' railroad , weak. The following arc the closing quotations on bonds : _ _ U. S. 2s. rcfr . 1021AM. . K. & T. 2fl. . . Gl i do 3s , reg . 110V do Is . SS',4 ' do coupon . 11014 N. Y. Central ls.112 4 do new 4s , reK.13Vi N. J. C. gen. 6s. . HSU do coupon . IM'A No. Carolina Cs.127 do old 4s. r < ? g..lllli do 43 107 I do coupon 1151,4 N"iPac. . Is 110 do us , reg 11,1 do 3s 6314 do coupon 113 do Is 102 D. of C. 3 C5S..11S N.Y.C. ft St.U4s.lfl ) S Aln. class A 11014N. ft W. con. 4s. . S9 I do class B Ill do gen. 6s 135 I do class C 101 OrNav. . Ists . . .103 1 rjo currency . . .100 do 4s 101 Atchlson gen. 4s. IW Ore. S. L. fis..127 do adj. 4s 77 do consol 3s 1121 Canada So. . . . . ; Reading gen. 4" . . S3 % C. Ki O. 4M-S 9.I1A Rlo G. W. Is 93 < A 1 do rs 115 Rt.L. K I.M. c.rs.07-4 ! ! i C. & N , W. c. 7s.1fSt.L. | / . & S.F. g.fis.120 ! do S. F. deb. 5'.114 St. Paul consols..1G2 Chicago Tor. Is. . 92 hi. 1' . . C. & P. ls.l i ID. .t R. G. Is..l01 i do 5s llfi do 4s 97y. So. Railway 5s..107 i E. T. , V. & O.ls.lOt "S. R. & T. Gs 79 Erie gen. 4s fi7 > .AT-nn. n. s. 3s..90 , F. W. .t D. C. Is. G7 Tex. & P. Is 110 Gen. Electric 55.119 do 2s M G. II. & S. A. Gs.110 lUnlon Pacific 4s.l02-it do 2s 105 IWnbiish Is 1124 II. .t T. C. 5.inr ! > 4 do 2s 9SiA do consol GH..110 hvoSt Shore 4 = i..l11 In. Central Is..107 ' 1 * . Central Is. . SW. K. C. , P. & G.ls. nnvtVu. Centuries . . . . M La. IIPW c. 4s..M7 do deferred . . . . B % L. & N. unl. Is. . 9SH So. Pacific Is. . . . 77 Coin. S. 4s S0 . ' London S ( iek ( > iiu < ntloiin. LONDON , Dec. 21. 4 p. m.-ClosIng : Cons. , money..95 1-1GI.V. Y. Central . . .130 Consols , ncct 9S',4Perpsi ' ! h t > nla . . . . G5V4 Canadian Pac. . . . ! K > V& R-Jdlng : 5 Erie 10-'i Xi. Pacific pfd. . . 72 do 1st pfd. . . . 30i'8 AUh son ISVi T'.llnrls Central..Ill Louisville 7GH T'nlon Pne. pfd. . 72T , Or.inJ Trunk . . . . G St. ! ' . _ common..117'4 Anaconda C4 BAR SILVER-Qtilet , 27 i-lGd per ounce. MONEY- ! per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for short bills. Gff7 per cent ; for three months' bills , G74 per cent. XIMV VorU Mining Stoclcn. NEW YORK. Dec 21. The following nre the olllclal closing quotations for min ing sharesj , , Chollar .T. ' 10 lOntai-lo 700 Crown Point . . . . It Ophir G3 Con. Cal. & Vn..l.V > { Plymouth S Deadwood 30 iQuIcksMvpr 50 Gould & Curry. . 10 do pfd 700 Hale & Norcross. 23 Sierra Nevada . . ' 40 Hnmestike Gjli Standard 200 Iron Silver 50 Union Con 23 Mexican 30 Yellow Jacket . . . S Condition of tinTrpiiMiry. . WASHINGTON , Dec. 21. Today's state ment of the condition of the treasury shows : Available ciu-h balance , $292,19G,310 ; gold reserve , $241,423,427. Cotton Market. NEW YORK. Dec. 21. COTTON Fu tures closed quiet nnd steady : December , $7.0:1 : ; January. $7.0G : February , $7.11 ; Mnrch , $7.1S ; April. IT.May. ; . $7.26June , $7.23 ; July. $7.2-i ; August , $7.24 ; September , JG.91 : October , fG.SI ; Novfinber , $6.7ti. Spot closed quiet ; middling uplands , 7l-lGc ! ; middling gulf. 713-1Gc ; sales , 121 bales. NEW ORLEANS , Dec. 21. COTTON Quiet ; sales. ,1w : ; bales ; ordinary , 6c : good < u-d < n..ry , C'/jc ; low middling , 7c ; middling , 7i/c ; good middling. 77-lGo ; middling fair , 7aic ; receipts , 3,322 bales ; stock. 401,010 bales. Futures , quiet and steady ; Dpcem- ST. LOUIS. Dec. 2l.-COTTON-StPndy ; 'sales ' , none ; middling. 75-lGc ; receipts , 7,258 ! bales ; shipments , 7,078 bales ; stock , 103,591 ; bales. ! OALVESTON. Dec. 2I.-COTTON Quiet i nnd stead v at 7Wi' . ' LIVERPOOL , 2l.-COTTON-Spot. . fair demand , unc.hnnged to l-32d lower ; 'American ' middling , fair. 49-lGd ; good nild- dllne. 4Hd : mlildllng. 4C-lGil ; low middling , l5-32d : good or.llTi.iry , 331-3IM ; ordinary. ] 3 2.V3.M. Thr Kjles of the du- were 10.MO bale ? , of which 500 were for speculation and export , and included 9.400 American : 10- celpts. : , o.O biles , in.'ludlng 6CO American. Futures openvd qule | and closed quirt lint steady at Ihe decllno ; Aniprlcnn middling ; 1. m. o. , December , I S-GI < & 1 9-ii4d sellers ; Dficcmbi-r and January. 4 fi-Clf/4 7-r.4d sel- ! ers ; Januaiy and Ff.'jruarv . , 4 4-fitfi I Ii-G4d I Fellers : Fr-'iruary ' and Mnn-h , 4 2-G d buyers - , ers ; Mprch nnd Anrll. 4 11-01(1 ( buyers ; A | > rl ! nnd May. 3fi3-C4'l ' buyers : May and June , 3G2-04d sellers ; July. 3fi-Gld ( buyers ; July and August. : i 5S-iCi/3 ( r,9-G4d buver.s ; 'August ' and September. 3-,5-Gld Kellersi'Sep- tembcr and Octobrr , 3 47-Olfd IS-GId value. XCM- York Dry ( inoilN NEW YORK. Dec. 21. DRY GOODS-No change in general character of market far either cotton nr woolen goods. Th demand Is qulut In both. Shipments of cotton goods heavy to anticipate new railroad fre'ght classification which gnes Into effect Jan- i miry 1. The tone of the market was with out material change. Upward tendency of prlec-3 seems to bo arrested for the time being , but a moderate Increnw In business | would Htnrt them going again. Prints and ( ginghams very firm. Cotton lining of all kinds firm. Hosiery and underwear In good condition. Stocks light and prices firm. Oil .tltret. ! OIL CITY , Dec. 21-OILS-CrpdIt bal ances. Ji.fifi ; certificates , l.OiV ) bbls. ; cash sold at $1.0' . ; shipments , 91.C03 bbl ? . ; avor- IIBP. 74t : ! : bUa.j runs , 91S3'J bbls. ; average. , . 81,930 bbls. NEW YORK. Dee. . | . 2l.-OILS-Cottnn ccd 1 oil , steady ; prlmo crude , 2Se ; prlmet yellow , ' 32c. Petroleum , firm. Rosin , steady ; , strained l < good , $1.15. Turpentine , steady at f.mf(52e. . LIVERPOOL , Dee. 21.-OILS-Cotton. seed , Hull refined , December and April , steady at 16s. LONDON. Dec. 2l.-OILS-Cnlcuttu III ) . I nvpd , spot JlsSd ; lliiKcol , ' 2liCd. ! Turnen. I line spirits , 37s. Rosin , line , P.s Gil ; American strained. Cs. rulTi'i * .lluruet. NEW YORK. Dec. -COFFEE-Optlons i opened steady at unchanged prices to fi I points dcclliii ) and showed u weak undertone ! most of the day. following lower Brazilian cables and abxeme of speculative support. Helling was checked by very small rece'pts at H'o niul Santos. The market closed sii-ody , 5 points lower to 5 points net higher. ! Total HHli-H. 20,500 b.igs. Including : January , S3.S5 ; March , $ ( i ; April , $0.05 ; May. $ d.Jfl ; July , JG-20 ; September , JG.SO ; November , JO. 10 , Spot , Rlo , quiet : mild , steady. California Dried Priillx , NEW YORK , Dec. -CALIFORNIA DRIED FRUITS Evaporated apples ruled moderately active and steady , with no radical change In prli-e * . Country ndvico.s eont'nue unfavorable. California fruits held firm. Stale evaporate-d apples , lommon , G3 C'fccprlmo : G1l5(7c ; choice.7s44o'i' ' ' . faney , . Dried prunes , 3'sfisc ' pt-r lb. . us to slzo and quality Apricots , Royal , Moor Park. ISftlSc. Pcat-hea , pet'.cO , unpeeled , 71i'ulOc. OMAHA LIVE S10CR MARKET Monday Will Bo a Holiday and There Wil Bo No Market , HOGS SELL A BIG FIVt CENTS HIGHER Cattle of All Kliidn Command Stronir I'rli'rn by RriiNiin of l.lKlit Iteeclpt- . Ainu Stronu E cry- j thliiir .SclU Knrly. SOUTH OMAHA. Dec. 21. Receipts were : Catllo. Hogs. Sheep. O'llelul Monday 2,216 4.1C. ) 19 Olllclul Tuesday 2.2SI 11,552 2.132 , Olllclal Wednesday 2.791 11,367 2,6 < 3 Olllclal Thursday 2,021 i',3,13 ' Ib6 Four days this week ii.309 37.1S3 | . Same days last week. . , . 11,6:17 : 26M3 11. > 2 Satno days week before. . 14,121 2\721 11,212 Same thrco weeks ngo.12,2j > 6 35,333 Average price palu for hugs tor ihc i several days \\llh comparisons : [ Dec. 1. . . . 3 741 3 3 'ill 3 19 | i 4 41 9J Dec. 2. . . . 3 76 3 SS 3 25 | 3 09 3 35 | 5(19 Dec. 3. . . . 3 29 319 3 23 | 3 42. ' ! ( Dec. 4. . . . 3 SI 3 21 3 16 | 3 M ; li r , n Dec. 5. . . . 3 SO 3 3 i 09 , 3 39 | , 6 n Dec. G. . . . 3 86 ' ! 33 3 25 I 3 3Si 4 3 $ GO ! Dec. 7. . . . 3 SI 3 3 22 3 00 ; 3 36 4 33 | 5 ( W Dec. 8. . . . 3 S3 | 330 3 17 | 3 19 | * 4 34 II Dec. 9. . . . 3 90 | 3 2U 3 13 | 3 21 3 32 Dec. 10. . . 3 31 3 13i 3 21 3 35 4 20 Dec. 11. . . 3 92 3 151 3 17 3 2Sl 4 1 II Dec. 18. . . 3 98 3311 3 lli 3 361 4 13 4 90 Dec. 20. . . 3 2S 3 33 | * 33J | 4 11 I 73 Dec. 12. . . 3 3 37 3 20 3 ,11i 4 2D | 5 19 Dec. 13. . . 3 3 3S 3 20 | 3 331 4 22 | G 07 Dec. 14. . . 3 9G 3 33 323 3 2S 3 34 4 2o 5 11 Dec. 15. . . 3 95 3 27 3 24 3 17 4 U9 G Oj Dc-e. 1 . . . I 01 3 30 3 29 3 1 3 37 4 92 Dec. 17. . . * 3 26 3 31 3 1 3 40 11 ; Dec. IS. . . 39S * 3 31 3 1GJ 3 30 ] 4 13 4 9J Dec. 'JO. . . 3 .it 3 2S 337 ! 32I | I 11 4 11 Dec. 21. . . 1 01 3 32j 3 2S | 3 17 | 3 27 | 4 13 | 4 71 Imlloatop Sunday. The olllclal number of cars of stock j brought in today by each road was : I ' Catllo. Hogs. Sheep. C. , M. ft St. P. Ry 2 15 O. ft SI. L. Ry G 3 3 Mo. Pacific Ry 13 11 I'nlon Pacific System 6 32 C. ft N. W. Ry 1 2 F. , E. ft M. V. R. R I 2S 1 S. C. ft P. Ry 1 C. , St. P. . M. ft O. Ry 11. ft M. R. R. R 33 22 C. . B. ft Q. Ry I 11 K. C. ft St. J 1 C. , R. I. ft P. Ry. , cast C. , R. 1. ft P. , west 1 Total receipts SO 132 S The disposition of the day's receipts was as follows , each buyer purchasing the num ber of head Indicated : Buyers. Cultle. Hoes. Sheep. Omaha Packing Co KM 913 G. II. Hammond Co. . . . 149 1,663 399 Swlfl and Company , . . . 177 1,432 9i Cudahy Packing Co 433 1,917 1,40 : ! Armour ft Co 75 1,411 2 < ) Omaha P. Co. , K. C 62 Cudahy P. Co. , K. C. . . . 201 f > 63 Vnnsiint ft Co SI J. L. Carey 32 McCrcary ft Clark G W. I. Slephen 59 Benlon ft Underwood. . . 241 Huston ft Co 2 Hamilton ft Rothschild. 151 L. F. Husz 38 Armour , K. C 1,015 Other buyers 117 S5 . . . . Totals 2,016 9,296 2,002 CATTLE There were only a lew cattle here all told , nnd of the number reported in twelve loads were consigned direct to packers , so that the actual offerings on the market were small. As II happened pack ers all wanled a few killers , so that the market was in good shape. Beef cattle sold a lltlle stronger than yesterday , and the few here were soon disposed of at prices entirely sallsfaclory to sellers. There was nothing choice or very good among the j offerings , so thai sales do nol show up very well on paper. Yesterday the cow market was very dull I and weak , ns noted at the time , but today ' there was n decided improvement In the ! feeling. Buyers seemed to want a few cows and heifers today and they were out t' early , and It did not take them long to clear the yards. The prices paid were ! steady to a little strong. Stockers and feeders were in good de mand at llrm prices. If anything , light | catlle , which have been rather slow sale all i the week , seemed to be in better demand today and they moved a llltlo more freely. As noted yesterday , llcshy feeders arc In the besl demand and Iho market on thai kind Is very high. Shippers must bear In mind that all Hie big slock markets will take a holiday on Monday. If anything Is received It will be yarded , but there will bo no market. Rep resentative sales : BEEF STEERS No. Av Pr. No. Av. Pr. 2 845 $3 75 7 1255 4 S5 1 1010 3 ST IS 1192 GOO 2 * 740 ! 90 21 1130 505 11 S92 420 17 1217 515 19 967 4 25 17 1209 fl 13 G 1014 425 15 1174 520 2 101G 4 23 46 1146 G 25 21 1(103 ( 4 30 45 1125 G 25 12 S37 I EO 29 1107 G 25 17 1018 465 22 1197 G r 18 1266 465 21 1140 550 21 917 4 SO 3 1200 575 G 1034 4 5 COWS. 2 6SO 225 2 10.15 323 1 S20 230 42 939 32,5 < 1 760 250 G E4S 325 10 SSI 270 1 S60 325 3 920 275 1 1020 : i 25 4 1050 273 3 99. ! 323 1 700 275 3 97lt 125 7S1 2 75 4 10SO 3 25 4 1W ) 273 13 918 32-1 , i $ so 2 75 : i 1076 s so 1 903 2 75 13 894 3 3D i 1 670 275 1 1210 3 : : : , j 2 1015 275 21 1067 340 I 3 991 273 1 920 340 1 ll'O 285 7 92i ! 3-10 ! 1 20 285 4 1120 340 9 Kfll 2 S3 G 1072 315 ' 3 926 285 1 1070 350 ' 1 1150 2 S3 2 1140 350 . 1 920 285 1 1170 350 ' ' 2 1123 2 H5 10 1022 360 1 1000 2 S j 11 110.-I 3 65 3 1316 300 1 1010 3 r,5 4 1145 300 4 1095 3 CO ' 3 020 3 00 3 1.10.1 H 65 I 2 1040 3 ( V ) 1 MfO 3 ft f 1 870 H 00 1 1010 363 I I 1 1110 300 1 1170 .101 1 104ft 300 1 1MO .165 1 720 3 M I STO I ! 65 J 100 4 10" 0 3 7 > i I. . . . . . . . . . ! ? * W 3 970 3 7i e 1 870 31V ) 1 [ tin 3 7r , 1 830 300 1 1310 180 I S Jflt7 3 ( V ) 2 1WO 3 SO 1 3 811 3(0 1 12V ) 380 \ 1 8CO 300 t ] ( m 385 i 1 KOI 3 < "i 1ft 1MO : ! 83 1 G l < wn 310 K W7 1 f l 2 1170 .1 10 3 1fl"rt a ? ; 3 nri 310 4 1197 391 l 10-0 310 1 mo i rv > 1 1140 315 1 131 101 ] 11FO S 1'i H 1071 ! 411 1 FtO 3 ? ' , 8 1030 435 1 701 323 COWP AND HEIFERS IK ] ( / > . " 340 4 91" 3 ( f , o. " ) . . . . cl 3 r , < 10 pf-7 3 to "s ! ' * " 1 ( 1 ? 11f > ft 1 go STOCK COWS AND HEIFERS. I o ' ' ' ' ' ' fii % 2 00 1 fill 3 y\ \ . . . . . * . . . . 9 2 ! > 0 2 ( V 323 " ' ' ' ' ' p ° n ; > 50 1. . . ( 790 3 v\ . , . . . . . . . 9 73 2 fan 333 I 1 101" 07- ] -10 . , n 1 It 31" 1 710 840 2 S10 3 LI I HEIFMRS. I 1 fro ' .so 10 jnn7 3 2 F 3 ' 0 20 7'S Iff , j 6'ft 3 ? "i 2 fi'i ; t ( V ) 1 , 7' " 3 ? " 6 S'S 4 to , 2 7' ' . 310 1 fli-i J 10 I i F40 3 W 1 Tin 4 I'j 1 < w ! > rn i -no 40- I ] 7'0 36" , 1 U-n 440 1 1C2 ° 3 CALVES B ° 18 ° ' fl 71 n . . . .us r > ivi 1 i j > r ' ITS fi FA ( i j s n > - , | liUlrfl , j 1M ) ? GO 1 IfW 3 ! > o " 1 ' ' 1 * (0 ( 9 1 * 1. . . . " . " 1fO 3 T ) * > ' . .ts n 001 l."i"i ! " > a i i. U70 300 1 w > n a ; , ] ' 1" > ' 0 3 " > 1 Ktn fl ft- , 1' ism a in l ? mn 9 < o j 1341 3 tO l I30 ] 3 II ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' I ' . . . , . . . . . . " 3'1 I.1) 1" ) 1 1" " > 3 ° 1 1 1 M 2tJ\ i i ' IfO a" ) 1 icn $ c\ i' rn i 9- 1 XAO 17 ' j " " . . .I1 * " * ° * ' 11X10 3 7 ' ! ! ! . . , > n ' " 1 "rfl Ifl l' oio > 05 J IS10 If , 1 1" * 1 " 3 1 1820 385 i ioon a > \ sfO ' "F"t5 AND KRRPF0" j PIO p i y\ \ > ic 41 1 ' . . . . . . . . . tv > 1 * " ' " 6 * ' 4 " > r\ \ 7' 7 < K 1 0 SI SfW t " 0 I j 4vi < i ci ) 9 f T' , 4 o ' ' ' ' 1 , P'O 1 * 0 ? ft" 4 ° ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' " 1. . . . . . . . . . GOO 373 1 . . . . . . . 910 423 2 7 > 3 73 11 S.12 4 2.1 I < V" I CO 4 P7 1 25 1 04" 4 ( H SO f2 I SO 2 SCO I ( ) 2 72R 4 .1i 2 (573 ( 4 10 2 710 I 14 2 725 415 5 7I 430 U & ? 0 415 2 ? 702 170 COLORADO. S feeders. .677 4 M MNEVADA. . 17 feeder * . . IXV | 4 20 7 feeders..1192 4 40 IIOCS ! There was a very active demand for hogs this morning , nnd In COIISCMIUOHCO of Hint fact the market wits a strong Bo higher. The offerings changed hands rapidly and Itvn nut long until the hogs were prartloally all old. The popular price was $ l.i ) . with a good many wiles above that llguro , while yesterday the bulk went at $3.92'4fi3 95. Sellers were Well pleased With the market , nnd especially so ns Chicago only came a very little stronger , with the bulk nf the hogu selling at $ I.05 74.1. ! > 4. H will be nnted from the t.-ilile of average prices below that today was only the second end day of the month when hogs have reached $ I.W. It will al. o be noted thai the markol In now 70c higher than one ye.ir ago at this tlmo , 63c higher than two years ago , SSo higher than thre-e years ago , M > c higher than four ye-ars ago. and only V'c ' lower ilmn live years , iio. In other words , lings are now selling at the boM price for this season of the year since 1S1M. Repre sentative sales : SHEEP Only a few sheep were In the pens this morning , and as buyers seemed to have use for a few the market was in good shape and the' nrlces paid were steady to strong. Shippers must understand that the feeling at this point Is that present prices are only maintained by the very light run , and that with anything like liberal receipts at any of the market points there would bo n decided break In prices. In other words , operators on the market do not expect much of any demand until after the holidays are over with and the poultry markets cleaned up. There will be no market here on Monday. Quotations : Good to choice fed yearlings J4-2-W4.50 ; good to choice heavy wethers. $3.9Wi4.15 ; good to choice light wethers' . $1.15 W4.30 < ; good to eholce fed ewes , $375111.00 ; fair i to good fed ewes , $1.40fi3.65 ; good to choice < native lambs , $5.00ri3.40 ; good to choice < fed western lambs , $5.00 5.25 ; fair to good I fed western lambs , $4.75'iir.00 ; feeder wethers , $3.65fr3.75 ; feeder yearlings , $3.90Tf 4.15 ; good to choice feeders lambs , $ l.'J5'i(4.GO ( ; fair ' to good feeding lambs , $4.00Ti4.25 ; feeder rwes. J2.2503.00. Representative sales : " - , Av. Pr. 2.j old ewes , ] 00 } 2 50 8 ewes 9t ; 315 370 old owes 95 330 30 western wethers , feeders 77 3 75 lai owes and wethers 106 4 15 2S1 western yearlings SI -I 35 32 lambs 69 G 15 Grulls oi cr 10 cull ewes 91 2 05 25' ' western ewes 5 3 40 12 ewes n3 275 9iHheep 35y > it , 132 sheep 9.1 . 4 32U SO mixed S7I (0 M Utah wethers 10.1 135 30 Utah lambs , feeders 72 I CO 100 Utah lambs , feeders 73 4 ( ft 363 Utah lambs 77 500 IS native lambs S3 545 370 Mexican and western owes 9G 330 CHICAOO 1,1 VH STOCK MA11KKT. Komi < o Clinlei- Steer * Jlleher , HIIKN Clone Wonk , Slu-e ; ) Htront ; ' . C1I1CAOO. Dec. . . 21.-CATTLE-Oood < o choice , native steers , 10- higher ; light and Inferior ' krals ! slow ; Texans llrm , IDfi'lSc higher 1 ; cows and canners stronger ; stoek- crs and feeders steady ; good to choice , $ " > .50 f6.75 ; poor to medium , $ ! .23T3.30 ? ; mixed stackers. $3.004) ) .1.3) ) ; selected feeders , $1.107) ) 4.90 ; good' ' to choice cows , $3.CUft4.r > i > ; heifers $ : ! .1&J/5.00 / ; canners. $ i.ooTi.t.r : bulls , $2.0i j 4.35j ealves , $ I.OOti7.0J ; fed Texas beeves , HOGS Heavy opeue.il stronger , elorrl weak ; light , shade lower ; mixed and buti V PI-H. $3.904)4.171fe ) ; goo.l to choke heavy , j I.I.I 9.1.15 ; rough heavy , $1.90fi.95 ; ! ; light. $3.907) ) 4.10 ; bulk of .sales , $1.03 ? < I.1J'/ . . SHEEP AND LAMItS-.Market iiteady and strong ; good lambs. 10l-jc | lower ; common gi.idef Heady to strong ; native wethers , $1.t4 > f4.33 : lamr-H. $ I.COJjG,75 ; western weth ers , Jl.OOlil.50 ; western lambs. Jl.75f < 5.5' ) . Rereipts : Cattle , 7,000 head ; hogs , , ' ! 2COJ head ; slice ; ) , 9,0.10 head. XtMV Y < irk II viSliiel. . - . NEW YORK , Dec. 21.-BEEVES-Re- celpts , 9 head ; no trade of Importance ; feelIng - Ing stcn ly. Cables quo o : Live cattle , steady : refrigerator boaf , 9T c per lb. ; ex ports. 25 head sheep ; none tomorrow. CALVES Herelpts , Kit head ; 221 head on Halo ; good veals tlrm , others steady ; burn- yard calves , nominally lower ; 75 head un sold ; veals , $ l.50JjS.25 ; tops , $ S.M ; little calves , 't. HH'EEP AND LAMBS-Hocelpts , 2,77.1 head : 25 cars on sale ; Fhoop not wanted and lower ; choice lumlif sle.idy ; medium grartes , weak , 1314 caw ; large part of sheep nnsuld ; rominnn lo prlmo sheep. $2.23S'I.25 ; conini'H to cholco lambs , $ l.5&fj'3.SO ; no Camilla lambs. HOOS-Reeelnts. 2473 head : one deek on siile ; llrm on llslu supply ; prlmo western , fi.W ) . ft. I.niilN IIre Hdieli. ST. LOIT1S , Dec. 21.-CATTLE-ReCclpts , 2.0W head , Including 1.1 Texans ; market Ftrady ; native shipping and export steers , $1.751)6.80. with fancy Christmas borvos worth S7.f > 0. but Foarco ; ilrc > . < i pi | beef and butcher sii'orn , tt. > fta.W > ; steers under 1.W ) ' , lb : < . , J.'l.iO/l.l5 ! ; sloekers and feoder.s , $ .1.I57/ . ' 4.40 ; COWH and hi-lfori. * 2 ( Kn/fi dO ; cnnnr > rH , j I JI.GOJJ3.00 ; buMn. 2CDfl3.M ) : Texan nnd In dian moors , $3.ififr.l.b5 : . ; cowa and helfe-rj , $2 r&ris.m. IIOOS-Ri'i-olptH , SFW head : murknt non- orally stonily lo strong : plus and llehix , ? 3.1 Gli 1.03 : jiackera , $1.0)8110 ) ; hut-hers , ll.n7i.Til.i5. HIIEEP AND LAMnH-Recclpts , fiiM Imail ; market niondy : natlvei muttons. ji.r.D : CH.OO ; lirnlii. $1 2Tf/5.23 : Htecers ! , } 2.40f(2.70 ( , culls nnd bucks , J2.40f/3.0' / > . .St. . | IIHO : > | I llvi > * I noI.- . SOl'TII ST. J03F.IMI. Mo. . Doc. 21.-Spe- ( c'ln' ' . ) Jourr-'ii f'no'atlon < : CATT1-E Hr-elpis , 1,30(1 headTrket strong tf l - li'ehornatlvos , $1.001/3.63 : ' Ti-xa HP < | u'estfrps J'.r"i.61 ) ; eeuvs nn'j lii'iforx. $ ' . ( > < ( I.CO : l ul's ar'l Htai'f. t'i.dtft 4.C5 ; ycarllnps and calves. $3.7 > 'T5.0t ' ; t'-i-k- or ur.cl fet.Iers , $1.00 I.CO ; vi"ils , fl.25i/ C.75. C.75.HCOS HCOS Receipts. 5 COO head ; market . " } 7' ' c hlfher : all ijrn les , $ I.OOTjl.lO.bulk ; of pales. . HHEKP Receipts , 700 head ; market clew nnd steady. Sim- 1. In l-'ollowlng are the rn-elpts n1 the four principal western marlcotH for December Li : Cuttle. Ilop gh-i'ii South Omaha . 2,021 9,333 i.iil Chicago . " .iV'O ' 32/n 9/fll Kansas City . R"M It nn 2.r i St. lxuls . i'.Wrt k..OO r.K ( ) Tolals . iTsiJI C0.235 Tlt.lM KIIIIHIIN City l.lve Slock. KANSAS CITY , Dei21l'ATTLE Re- colpts. G.W ) h.iil nullveH , 30i ) head Texuns : good general demand , all grades active .ind ( .irons. heavy native ulcers , $3 20 (3 W , 1'KhtwetL'htp $ lMiSTD. ! stoi-kers and feed ers , J3.2i7ji.fiO , butcher cowa und he'fcra , $1l < v-Htvi. i.inner ? , } 2iV > 'i.M ' , fed wt. terns $ .t iVii-3 ! i. western feeilrri , $ JIiOiili.i , Tex * .an- " . $ .1 li l 15. i HntJSileiolpis , 10.100 hood , markel nc- 1 tlvo , about fie higher ; few ehole-e gra.les , 100 hlRher ; henvy and mixed , ) l.03Hf4.Ui ; light. JS.iM'IIO ' ; pus. } .14Jri3.SO. HHEEP AND LAMHS-Rccelpts , 2.20C head ; Rood dcmund ; kllllns RrndoK. strong | to lOc higher ; stockers and fee-ders , steady ; Intnlm. $ l.rftt/a / ; mutton * , M.hiM. . sioi k- ers and feeders , M.KHilift ; culls , J-I.&MiS.iO. .siiKiir Mnrkcl , NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 21. Sl'OAR- Qulet ; open kettle. 3 3' < , o ; open kctilo centrifugal. 3MM e ; centrifugal , pi.u.i . < lion granulated , 49-UV ; while , \ \ ' < t IS. i M-llnw. SMM'sc : fpcotul" . 2MJ4 3-16C. MOLASSlCf-guli-t : open kettle , 3r.il. . , ' , eentrlfuKiil , SfrH.lc. Syrui ; , 3Kl.Ho. NEW YORK , Dec. 2I.-SITSAR ll.iw llrm ; fair rettnlng. .IllIB.cenlrirugal. ; . ' . ' left , 4i.4c ; nulrt. . es sugar , ,19-16c ; rellned , SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS I.IXtOLN , Dec 19.-Court met pursuiul to adjournment , tleorge W. Fox , J. J. liar- t.ngtun. ' .Milton S. Itnumu and J. N. Kllllan \\ete admitted to jirai lice. i Wab'h against Pi-'ersou. nrdor of revlvor ; i Donnlrker uRvilnst Wright , motion for lima to file- briefs denied ; /.linmcr ngulnst Fre- | ii.oiu National Hank , plaintiff to furnish se curity for costs in thirty days ; Poiter iiRa'.nst 'I rompcn. dlsmlsM-d unless 111 [ iel- lents serve and file briefs In sixty da > s ; Ramge against Interstate Hotel Compnio. olstutssti.l unlcfs appellant serve and Ilio briefs In forty d.iys ; Hlgnoux agnlnsl Hulk' , dismissed ; Hopkins agalusl ritate > PX rcl Omaha Coope-rajjo Company , dismissed un less plulntin serve and file briefs In thirty days ; I'etrln against ILinun , dlsmls-icd ; lllikncr against llarr , Tobln against Jacobs , Su : .m against .Button , DminieUiT agnlnsl WHghl and Sircchcr ) against X.linnu-rmnn. alllrmrd ; Nebraska Telci'honp Comviny | against Cnrnell and Rennctt agnlnsl M < - Iinnnlil , rehearlngM allowed ; Se.ny against Mcljiilllen iiiul Downing against Lewis , re- hearings ilcticii ; Smith against Smith , re hearing detikvl on motion for allowance of iillmony ; l-hu'y : against ll.itltu , motion t relax oists sustained ; Philadelphia Mor'-- ' gage -ind Trust Company against Hchmltz , Ri.che aKaltx't Pletehrr and Erlksen against Anthony , dlsmls-'seil utdcHS appellants servo and fin- briefs In twenty days ; Stuto against Herman Savings Hank , motion for mandito overruled ; llanscotn agitlnrt Meyer , a l- vanct.l ; I'Vlnagliagainst Thlcle , dlmtir.ttlon of record allowed nnd mutton to dlsmls-u overruled ; State ex rel Dickinson P.ilicr Company against Scott , leave to docket grantcl atul allernatlvo writ allowed re turnable January 2. 100. ! Court ailJiHirncd slue die. . The January term of court will convene January 2 , 1 ! > 0 , when the following easea will be called : World .Mutual Hem-Ill As- yoclalhm against Worthing ; City of Lin coln agultu'i ' Plrni'f ; Thompson agaln.it IT.I- rue ; Schmidt & Hrolher Company against Mahoney ; Hurv/ell Irrigation Company against Lashmett ; Heater against Pcarce ; Liuwer ataliiHt ; Cassolis ; ( ilenn ngalnst Falsken.inmerman ; asalnst Fremont Na tional Hank ; llorth agalnsl .loehnck ; He Pii'ishlig : : Company ng.iinsl World Pub- ' lishlng Company : Fulton agalns.t Ryan ; Wood Harvester Company against Dobry ; Dufiene against Jnhnson ; Orcult against ; Polsley ; scott agalntu Society Russ.au Israelites ; Truynor against Smith ; Stuart against Hai-.k tif rflaplehur.st ; Stuart against Jones National Uank ; Smart against Utlca Hank ; Stuait against Holt ; Stuart against Kal'oy ; MerrIle ! < .d aEalnst Farmers' Na tional Hank , Pawnee. City ; Western Seed and Irrigation Company against Morton ; McCord-HiMily Company against Motiey- han ; Rube against Lacy ; linker against Prlebe ; Citizens' Slate Hank against Pence ; Peterson against Klngman ; Thompson against West ; Lincoln Street Railway Com pany agalimt Lincoln ; Stale ex rol Saunders against Clark ; Eastern Hanking Company agalnsl Sceley ; State ex rel Emerson agalnsl DL-klnson ; Casey against Hurt County ; Lcavl.t against Hell. Kyllnlil. Building and Loan Association of Dakota against Walker. Error from the district court of Lancaster county. Reversed. Nor- \al , J. 1. It Is not the province of courts to mike contracts , but to construe and enforce thoao n.adc by the parties. 2. The defense of usury Is personal to the borrower and his sure.tles and privies and Is not available to a purchaser of the equity of redemption of the mortgaged premlsiH. McCJrnw agalnyt Chicago , Hock Island it Pacific Railway Comii.iny. Error from Lane-aster county. Alllrmcd. Harrison , J. 1. The following definition "negligence" Ifl the omission to do some-tiling which a ren- scnablc num. guided by tho. e considerations which ordinarily regulate tl.c conduct ot human attains would do , or doing some thing which a prudent and teasonable man would not do , held not incorrect. ( Kearney Electric Co. v. Lnughltn , 13 Neb. 401. ) 2. If t'ho ' bill of exceptions in a cause has Ien : qu.ishcil questions , the decisions of which necessarily eall for an examination of the evidence , cannot be considered. ; ! . If Instructions contain statements which may have been cornvt and appllcablo to possible , conditions of the. proof In the case they inuun be presumed without error In the1 nbpenco of the bill of exceptions. Hullillng and Loan Association of Dakota ngalnal Hllan. Error from Lancaster county. Reversed. Norvul , J. 1. A foreign building and loan association Is subject to the peimllles of the statute n aln-t usury. 2. Held , that the loans' were Nebraska contracts and their construction nnd valid ity to bo governed by 'the ' laws of this state. 3. The defense of usury la of no avail to a imribaser of the equity of redemption who lias assumed and agreed to pay the mort- L'.T.'e debt. Longfellow against Uarnard. Appeal from E.iunders lounty. Reversed. Norvnl , J. 1. An unincorporated hank exclusively iiwnid by one person IB not a corporation defacto , though the business was conducted by a president a"d cashier. 2. The assets of the bank may b < i lawfully dlspofi" ! of by the owner to secure or pay the Just claims of any of hip creditors. 3. Longfellow V. Hainan ! , 58 Neb. , 79 N W. Rc-i. CS niJIu'ied to. RIchirdFon against Scotts Bluff County. Error from ScottH Hluff county. Alllrmcd. Harrison , J. A contrail 1iy which a person agrees to draft u bill , have It Introduced In a legis lature , rxp.aln U to and make arguments In Ha favor before committees of the legisla ture apl do nil things nec.-iful and proper to Bfiuro Its pasf'ige. MII h party to rece.ve no comiieiiKatlon unless the passage of the bill , an appropriation act Is procured ; If success ful the fce-s not fixed 'but ' to bu liberal , I vicious , Illegal and void and in the < event of the iias.-'age of the hill there can bo no re covery of a fc" " ! ! a suit upon t'hi contract nor IM upon an Implied contract nor a , quantum merult for the services performed. SiiiiiiHi-d | | lletid AVoiiiiin ItelnriiN , CHICACO , Dec. 21. Or. Luella Day , who two years ago left here for the Klondike and who ? ' * death In a snowslldo was re ported later , arrived at : Auditorium hotel today and was registered by Edward Mc- Ciinel. ! altio it "Klondlker , " as his wife. Mrs. Mi-Council "s'rtick It rich" near D.twson anil ln-r husband , who had al ready been years in the Alaskan gold fields , owns rpvpnil rl > h i-lalimi. Mrs. McConni'll declared that nffr a couple of years , which she and her husband Inte-nd to spend In travel , she will return to Chicago and erect a home and hospital for the treatment of crippled children. Cull I At I ill-I'M Mti-IKis f-ICRANTON. Pa. . Dec. 21. A strike began today at Hyde Park and Oxford collieries of the Delaware , Laekawamin Western , company. The drivers wcnl out after mak ing a demand for an Increase of 10 centH prr day , making a wagp wale of $1.47 per day. Tile-re Is a poHflhlllty of the Ktrlko .spreading to the other coillnrlPii operated by .that c.-impnny. Commltte'es ' have been up- jio.nted to wall upon the superintendent of the coal department In the hope of effect ing 11 settler-.e.it. More WIIUI-N l r ( JliiHx'orlier , IMTTHIll'ItC. D.'c. 21D. . C. Rlploy , preiddonl of the United Stales ( ilass com- puny , annniiiiced today that the wagei of blowers and gatherers In their employ would be advanced fi per rent on January 1. The IncreaM ! will affect about 1,200 em ployes. Ohio fiiiitrcinc .Indue In Menl ll. COI.r.MHIT , Ij . l > oc L' ! . It Is author itatively htati'.l that Judge Bradbury of. the eihlo supreme court will reslun In a few days I" bi-cntne the ( V.uiiHol for tlm Nntlimal Suit cumpar.y. commonly culled the Ball trust H.R.pomE.Yaca . . . JAfJES & BOYD & CO , , Telephone 10'lt ) . Onmlui , Neb COMMISSION , GRAIN , PROVISIONS and STOCKS HOARD OK TRADE. Correspondence : John A. Warren & Co , uireet wires lo Chicago anil New York ,
