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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1899)
THE OMAHA DAILY XJJiJE : SUNDAY , DECEMHEK 24 , ISJiJ ) . CONDITION OF OMAHA'S ' TRADE- Btftpla Lines Rather Slew as Usaal at This Season of the Year , JOBBERS' ' SALES OF FANCY GOODS LARGE ItcftillcrN Iti'i'oM Ili-nt Trnilc In Hie Illnlory of tlio Clfj Uvvryiino Vt-ry lliin Miirr KviM-inlvi : CliiNi of ( ioiiilK Sold l-'rcHy. The prlnclpnl feature of last weck'n trade was ot couro the dcmanil for holiday goods of nil varieties. It Is doubtless true Hint locnl retailers have never enjoyed as j Good a .holiday trade a they have export- | enccd this jenr. Practically every Htoro In the city IIIIH been crowded from morning until night nnd many times dealers found It Impossible to handle tholr trade properly. People ccem to liavu plenty ot money UIH ! year to spend on Christmas presents , as Is shown liy the quality of the KoodH In dc- ii and , as well tin by the. volume of business. Heports received frnm surrounding polnt.s Hhow Just about Die same conditions that Is. holiday goods aru In big demand , but staples and nearly nil klnd of cold weather goods are more or loss neglwtwl. Tor that reason the local jobbing trnilu last week was not especially active. llcta'.lers out through the country are too ' busy Helling goods to spend tlmu to order Jnoru HUppilea and many JobfoOM are of the opinion that thei will not need more stock until mote suasonablo weather puts In an appearance. The general condition of the tnnrkoiM Is much the same a It was u week , ago. There l a general feeling of firm ness all along the line , but Htlll very few advances ot Importance have been heard of. IiOitU fur llluhcr I'rlcuH. "Wholesale grocers arc doing Just about their usual amount of business In HtaplcB urn ] more than the usual amount in such lines as candles , nuts and raisins. A falling off In collections has been noted during the last week on account of the rather light trade general stores ro having. They seem to bo Belling plenty ot groceries , but dry goods , boots and Hhocs urn moving slowly and for that reason much of the money that the groccru should receive Is going to make up the dellcleney in other lines. Ono jobber remarked that a good blizzard would Increase his collections luiywhero 1' from $1 to $5.WO per day. There Is very ' llttli ! to be said about the condition of the market. Nearly all lines ro In u good , a etronir position and higher prices nro being I prophesied for the first of the year on ac count of the big demand and also becau-o of the advanced freight rat is to go Into effect January 1. The sugar market Is In about the same position as It Wiis a week ago , nllhough prices aru stronger in the east. In farinaceous goods , bonus were again advanced last week , whllo oatmeal took another drop. The coffee market Is Mtlll very strong , but prices nro the same ns at last report. Starch , however , was ad vanced ' 4c on all grades and candles nro also being quoted a little higher on account ot the advance In tallow. Jllir lliiril\r r > Movrmeiil. Flnnltvnrn Inlibrrs say they are doing a remarkable business for this time of year. Last vcnr at this tlmo they had what they Called an Immense trade , but that was ac- connled for by the fact that everyone was Innljlntr for higher prices after the first of the year. This season , however , those con ditions do not exist nnd there seems to bo no reason for retailers buying moro stock at this tlmo unless they need it for Im- medlato use. When those conditions nro taken Into consideration jobbers ilguro that trade In the country must be In pretty good shape. In making comparison with last year a local jobber found that for the llrst llfleen dnyH of this month trade ex- i \ cceded last year's business for the cor responding period by 25 per cent , which wag contrary to all predictions , as a decrease , rather than an Increase was expected. I i i There is nothing new to be said about the condition of the market ns prices remain Just about where they have been for sev eral weeks past. What few changes there arc reported aru all In the way of advances , but nothing of importance has taken place during the past week. Mil 1110 Iilllt-M Ullld. Dry goods , boots nnd shoes , and rubber goods , are not In very great demand Just ( it the present time. Dry goods jobbers , of course , liavo done a good business In holi day goods , but nt the same time trade In cold-weather goods Is hardly what It should bn at this season of the year. People of coii'-o cannot bo expected to buy very many woolen goods or felt boots as long as such mild weather lasts and so about all Jobbers can do Is to wait for moro season able weather. Hut In splto of the fact that Immediate business Is a trllfij aulot , ad vance orders nro coming In good shape. Many jobbers nay they never had a bettor line of advance orders nt this season of the year , nnd for that reason are looking for ward to a good spring trade , Th hliln market is considerably weaker than It was a week ngo. Quotations are lower and there Is sort of a panicky feel- ' " . nnd no certainty as to 4ust whcro It will Innd. Ilecelpts are only moderate. I'"rnlt ami Produce. Fruit and produce men nro well pleased this year with their Christmas trade. There wns a good demand from the surrounding country , us well as from the city , and con sequently Htocks are pretty well cleaned up. Oranges nnd uppity were good nollors nnd cranberries wcro of course 111 big demand. Christmas greens were moro popular than usual and very 'few ' are left on the. market. Prices on fruits nnd vegetables are prac tically the same us they were a week ago , consequently nothing need too said on that score. The turkey market was overstocked , doubtless duo In n large mcosuro to the compnr.Htlvoly high prices prevailing at this point. At the closo. of the week the market wns considerable lower than at the open ing and it looks ns If a good deal of stock would have to bo carried over. The supply of chickens waa not so excessive , but still 'there ' were , cnontfi received to cause prices to weaken a trlllo. There Is no change In gnrno and but very little Is coming , but enough to supply present demands. Hutter and cggn nro also quoted the same ns they were a week ago und the eamo Is true of oysters. OMAHA. HUMORAL MAIIICET. Condition of Trade mill ( flotation ) ! on Slniilu uiul Kniicy Produce. EGOS Ilecelpts light ; fresh stock , 16o. DHESSUD POUI/TUY-ChoIco to fancy turkeys , 9cj ducks , 7c ; gcoso $ c ; spring chickens , Gifcc ; hena , Co ; roosters , 45c. I 1VB POUI/f JlY-IIonB , Co ; spring chick ens , 5i B < Jo ; old and stagey roosters , 3c ; duekfl , Co ; frccsB , 6K-c ; turkeys , Sc. HUTTKK-Comnion to fair , IG' ' c ; choice i , "yJ-Oc ; separator , 2Cc ; gathered creamery , " "pFp EONS-LIvc , per doz. , 75c. VEAl > 3-Oholce"llc. QAMIS Pralrlo chickens , per dor. , J5.50 ; Krouso. J5 ; quail , per doz. . $1.25 ; mallards. J3.0ftl/3.2o / ; blue wing teal , J1.75 : green wing teal. J1.25fi'1.50 ' : mixed ducks , J1.GOQ2.00. OYSTHltS Medium , per can , ISo ; stand- nnl , pur can , 22c ; bulk gfandard , per gal. , Jl,2o ; extra selects , per can , 30c ; extra Bolccts. per gal. . Jl.CO ; Now YorU counts. Per can , 37c ; Now York counts , pur 100 , HAY Uplnml. cholco , JO.CO ; midland , choice , JO ; lowland , choice. ? 5 ; rye straw , cholco. Ji.50 ; No. 3 corn , 27o ; No. 3 whllo oats , 2iKo ; cracked corn , per ton , J12 ; corn nnd oats , chopped , per ton , 112.50 ; bran , per ton , 113 ; uhorts , per ton. (14. YKaiSrAliLGS. UAUIIFIO\VKR-Per crate , J2.00 , CIlANiUJKHIKS-ncll & Bugle , per bbl. , $6.60 $ : Jerseys. Jtl.25. pNIONS-llotnll way , yellow. C5c ; red , 75 < 3S5c. CKMSUY-Pcr doz. , 20S30o ; California , per bunch , 45c. TUHNll'S-Uutalmgns , per lb. , lUcj Cana dian , HWic. WATKKCUlSSS-Per 10-qt. cases , Jl.GO. MUBIIHOOMB-Per lb. box. , 60c. TOMATOES Florida , per ti-basket crate , FRUITS. APPLES Choice western xhlppfng stock , J3.CXM53.60 : New York stock , J3.75fil.00. QlfAPKS California Kmporor , 2 ; Cutnw- lnu\ per small basket , ISe ; Malaga grapes , per bbl. , JT.0400.00. THO1MCAI * FKU1TS. ORAKQKS Mexican , per box. J3 ; Cul- Ifornla navels , per box , J3.50&3.75. ' UiMONS-Callfornla funcy. Jl.25O4.6fl ; cholco California. J4.004J4.W ; Messina , JI.603 1.75. MISCELLANEOUS. IIONKY IVr 21-tvctlon case. J3.25fi3.60. NUTS Hickory nuts > , large , per bu. , Jl ; Bholl harks. J1.25J71.35. F1OS- California layers , per 1Mb. box. } 1. Callfornln carton , per 10-Hi box , J1.10. MAP1.H SrOAH-Pcr lb. . 9c. H1DISS , TAULO\V , ETC HIDKP No 1 green hides. S'-c ; No. 2 crevn hldrn , T'c ' , No. 1 nulled hides , lOc ; Xo. 2 nnlted hides. So ; No. 1 v < > nt cnlf , S 10 12 Ih ? . PC ; No. 2 veol calf. 12 to 15 lb * . , Sc. TALLOW , OIIKASK , BTC.-TaJlow , No. 1. 4c ; No. 2. 3\c ; rough , 2o ; while grcnst , i 2 tp3'ic ; yellow ami brown grease. 2ijQSc. CHH1STMAS niUOKNS. | , TKEKS- . . per doz. , * 2 : B to S-ft. . ppr , ' doa. , J2.50 ; 7 to 5-ft , per doz. , J3.50 , S to > 11-ft , , per doz. , JI.So , extra large sizes , 12 to Jft. . . J2.CW4.BO. I HOLLY HHANCHES-Per rare ot about CO II * . . Jl.fcvfi6.PO ; per bbl. . tl.50fll.75. MISTLETOE UHANCirKS-1'cr Hi. . 2 ; per 26-lb. box , J3.75 ; wronthlUK , 20 yds. , 75c. SIAHKCTS AUK I.V IIOMI1AY FUIIM. In Coiiiinrrrliil C'oiiiinodltU-N I'rnrdenlly SimpiMidoil All On ) . NE\V YOHK , Dec. 23.-Thc Produce cx- chaiiBC , Cotton cxchnngc. Coffee exchange , Metal exchange nnd other trade centers were closed and the markets In general more or less In holiday form. Husltipss In commercial communities wns practically susppuded , leaving values more or less nominal at the closing llgures of Friday. In the open market for spot coffoc bus iness was Inactive , with a weak undertone tin the basis of 6\r for No. 7 Hlo , luvolco lots , nnd "Mo for Jobbing parcels. Molnsws and syrups wcro Inactive , but nominally steady at former quotations. Hire wns quiet and steady , without chance In price. Sugar was also unchanged In price , with raw dull and refined only moderately nc- tlvu. Naval stores were slow of sale , closing steady for spirits turpentine , firm for rosin nnd dull for tnr nt unchanged prices. S * . l.oul-i Craln mill I'rovlxloim. ST. LOUIS. Dec. 23. AVHEAT-KIrm : N'o. 2 red cash , elevator , C9c ; track , 71HrfF > 2c ; December , CS c ; May , 7HiW71-c ; July , 9'ic ; No. 2 hard , GoHiiOfiVic ; receipts. 15.7M bu. COllN-FIrm ; No. 2 cash. .lOVic ; truck. :2e : ; December. 30jflBOV4r , ; May , aUsfflaiWc. OATS Dull ; No. 2 cash , 2lc ; track , 2H4C ; December ,2lc , ; May , 2ITic ; No. 2 white , 20 ® 2CVic. HYE Firm nt Me. FLOUH- Firmly held ; patents. J3.45ft3.E3 ; extra fancy , J3.10J(3.15 ( ; clear , J2.7CjiK ) . SEEDS Timothy seed , J3.005J2.35 ; lluxsced , nominally Jl.41. 11HAN Quiet but steady ; Backed , cast track. C2c. HAY-Qulet ; timothy , JllOOiT12.2o ; prairie , J7.CWi8.50. WiriSKY-Stpiuly af J1.2314. COTTONT1ES-$1.03. HEMP T WINK DC. METALS-Lead : Dull at il.GO. Spelter : Dull nt $1.00. POULTRY Steady ; chickens. 4' , Q5c ; tur keys , < H c ; ducks , Cc ; geese , 5c. PKOVlSIONS-Dry alt boxed meals , extra shorts , J5.37V4 ; clear ribs and sides ? . . J5.50. Uacoti , extra shorts , J5.87W ; clear ribs and sidts , JG.OO. Pork , firm ; jobbing , old , ja.DO ; now , Jll.OO. Lard , easier ; prlmo Bteam , $5.25 ; choice , J5.30. RECElPTS-FIour , 4,000 bbls. ; wheat , 16- 000 bu. ; corn , 35.000 bu. ; oats , 18,000 bu. SHIPMENTS Flour , C,000 bu. ; wheat , 47- 000 bu. ; corn , 43.COO bu. ; oatf , 12,000 bu. lluttrr , KKII mid ChccNp Mnrlcct , PHILADELPHIA , Dec 23. BUTTER Finn ; fancy western creamery , 27tefjUSc ; fancy nrlnts , 23c. EGGS Firm ; fresh , near-by. 2lc ; fresh western , 21c ; fretMi southwestern , 19c ; fresh southern , ISc. CHEESE-Qulet but firm. KANSAS CITY , Doc. 23. BUTTER Creamery. 22Jr21c ; dairy , ISc. EGGS Steady ; fresh Missouri nnd Kan sas stock , firsts , ICc , case returned ; stor age , 10JM4C. ST. LOUIS , Dec. 23. BUTTEn-Steady ; creamery , 23jGV4c ! ; dalrj' . 19323c. EGGS Steady at 17c. CHICAGO. Dec. 23. BUTTER Steady ; creameries , 16JT25c ; dairies , lflg-22c. EGGS Firm ; fresh , 20c. NEW YORK. Dec. 23. BUTTER-Re- ceipts , 2,741 pkss. ; market steady ; western creamery , 23'J27e ' ! ; western factory , 15tSQ20c ; Juno creamery , 'IZ&Si c. CHEESE Recetpts. 2,842 pkgs. ; market firm ; fall made , fancy , small , 12-ii913c ; fall made , large , fancy , 12i < ijl3c ; late made small. 1212ttc : late made , large. ll 4Q12c. EGGS Receipts , 0,541 pkgs. ; market weak ; western , ungraded , at mark , 16fi21Vic ; west- iern , 21S24c : loss off. KniiNim City Grnln nnd 1'rnvlnlonn , KANSAS CITY. Dec. 23. WHEAT May. SGViJfeC'KiC ' : cash. No 2 hard , C3c ; No. 3 , CO © 62V4o ; No. 2 rod , C95J70c ; No. 3 , G3SGSc ; re ceipts , 4S cars. CORN--May , 29 tc ; cash , No. 2 mixed , 23'/c ; No. 2 white , 2S&SCSHC I No. 3 , 2SUc. O'ATS No. 2 white , 21H0'-fic. RYE No. 2. 4Sc. HAY Cholco timothy , $9.0039.50 ; choice prairie. J7.OOiV7.BO. RI5CE1PTS Wheat , 23,800 bu. ; corn. 39- 600 bu. ; oatP. 14,000 bu. SHIPMENTS Wheat , 15,000 bu. ; corn , 41- SOO bu. ; oats , 5,000 bu. I'eorlii Otlarkct. PEORIA , 111. , Dec. 23. CORN-Steady ; new No. 3 , 30c. OATS Steady ; No. 3 white , unchanged. WHISKY Firm : J1.13V4 for finished. California. Dried Fruit * . NEW YORK. Dec. 23. CALIFORNIA DRIED FRUITS At best trade In dried fruits was of a meager holiday type. Evap orated apples shows Inherent stability nevertheless In view of the small Blocks In sellolf' hands. Values were nominally un changed : state evaporated applcss , com mon , CJffiHc : prime , Giijl.7c : choice. 7 i ® c : fancy , 8H5)9c. ) California dried prunes , Sc.pcr pound , ns to size and quality. Apricots , Royal , IS'cTlBc ; Moor park , 15f ? > 18c. Peaches , peeled , 20Q22c ; unpeeled , 714 I. on ilo u "Wool LONDON , Dec. 23. The arrivals of wool for the first series of wool auction sales In January , 1900 , amount to 93,023 linlcs , In cluding 30,000 forwarded direct. The Im ports of wool during the week were as follows : Now South Wales , 6,322 bales ; Melbourne. 1,457 ; South Australia , C71 ; Capo of Good Hope and Natal , 1,041 ; Singapore , 2,918 ; Rtifsorah , C9 : Dunkirk , 213 ; Scval , 1,142 ; elsewhere , 1,000. Oil Market. OIL CITY , Pa. , Dec. 23.-OILS Credit balances. Jl.Cfl : certificates , no 1ilds or sales ; runs , S7.I12 bbls. ; average , 83,739 libls. ; ship ments , 01,480 Jjbls. ; average , 75,413 Obis. DdiH'i'H III Di'iiil lioillen S MEMPHIS. Tenn. , Dec. 22. E. D , and Frank Thompson , Who nro charged with selling the l > odlea of pauper dead a.nd who were recently convicted of conspiracy by a Jury and fined JICO each , were today sen tenced by Judge Cooper to the workhouse for a term of eleven months and twcnty- nlno daya , which is the limit of the law. , Frank Thompson was recently arrested in St Louis , having four dead bodies In his possession , nnd wns brought hack to this city for trial. The prisoners gave bond and have appealed the case. SUMU LATK INVKXTIOX'S. To protect the shirt nnd collar n now nrtlclo of apparel has a circular band to lit Inside the cotlnr and ba buttoned In front , . the upper edge of the band being attached to a circular cape , which hangs down on all sides nnd covers the shirt. | [ Tlmo of each collection from a mail box ' I 1 Is Indicated In rotation by a new apparatus having nn endless chain of card holders , , 1 rotated by the nctlon of opening the box at eneh collection , thus throwing a now card , In front of the Indicating Plot. An Improved snowmcltlng machine lina an air-compressor operated by the motion of the mnclne , to drlvo air Into ocntact with a. gun flame nnd combine the two for In creasing the heat In the melting chamber , the BOH being formed from gasoline. To enable a person to float In the water In an upright position a Massachusetts man has designed nn apparatus composed of a i belt to be Inflated nnd placed around the ! ' wnlst. with u weighted rod attached to each leg to keep the floater vertical. To prevent a spoon dropping down Into a jar when the contents get low ti New- York man has patented a wire device , which supports the HPOOII on the edge of the jar , being formed of a piece of wire bent Into a clip to grip the spoon , with a hook at the rear to engngo the jar. An electric band has been patented for lisa In giving treatment to patients , com prising two seml-clruulnr pieces of metal. ono being tine and the other copper , hlngrd together at the back , with an adjustable fastening In front which grips the band around the waist. For holding Inrgo pieces of meat on n block for cutting , a western mnn has de signed a gripping device , which has a rod of heavy spring steel secured to the side of the block , the upper end being celled into a tiprlng and bent nt right angles to carry a fork and press it down toward the block. | N Leaks In II ro hosu can bo repaired , or n new aectlon of hove Inaerted without the engine being shut down , by use of a cut-off kuy which has u Hat base , supporting a vertical arm , in the top of which U In- KerlcU a cranked bolt , fitted with a shoo to cut off the water when the bolt Is screwed down. Genius In Massachusetts tins patented a single-rail gyntcm of railway , which has a car slotted through the middle nearly to the top , with wheels In the upper surface of the blot to rest on the rail , the pas- Kongcr compartments bi-lng separated from each other and reached by individual doors , CflllMERCIAl AND FINANCIAL ! Holiday Dullness represses Wheat ) Oorn and 0 ti All Closing Lower. LITTLE INCENTIVE TO TRADE IN WHEAT OntNlilc KxeliiuiKCx Cloned nnd Nn l.lverponl Cnlilcn 1'rovlnliiiin HU lint ( Inlet , Cloitnir Five In Seven Centn l.tMvi-r. CHICAGO , Dec. 23.-The holiday dullness wns upon the market today. May wheat closed Ho under yesterday ; May corn He down and May oata Ho depressed. Pro visions closed easy at 5/7HiC { lowoft The record ot the wheat market hero today could bo blotted out without ma terially affecting commercial history. With outsldo exchanges closed and no Liverpool cables there was Httlo Incentive to trade. The small pit crowd amused Itself by kicking about a foot ball most of the time. Statistics were Incomplete. There wns a trilling bit of foreign buying , but with Now York not open the cash bus iness was practically shut oft. May wheat opened and closed at GaVi < & < Wsc , He under yesterday. Local receipts were 100 cars , 5J of contract grade. Corn barely held Its own. Country offerIngs - Ings were small. Business was Inconso- ( lucntlol. May opened at 32tJ33c and closed Ho down , at 324c. Local receipts were 271 cars. Oats wcro at a standstill , with barely Ho fluctuation. Receipts ho.ro were 214 cars. May closed He depressed from yes terday , at 23'fec. Provisions wore easy , but very quiet. A bit of selling of May lard caused some weakness. May pork closed 7'c under yes terday , at J10.32H : May lard 6c lower , nt $5. 7i,4fiG.70 ( , and May ribs Gj7 ! : > c under , at Estimated receipts Monday : Wheat , 95 j cars ; corn , 300 cars ; oats , ISO cars ; hogs , 30.000 head. The loading futures ranged as follows : Artlelcs.l upon. | High. | Low. | Closo.l Yoa'7. Wheat Dec. C5V4 i'.4 .May ' sir ? i July 70S70' { , ' 'oKio 70H Corn- Dec. 30 % 30 % iP1- Jan. * .May 32 % 3.1" Oats Dec. 22 22 22022H 'May ' 23U 24 Pork- Jan. 10 07 % 100714 9 97'A 1000 1005 ( May 10-ID 10 42b 10 32'i 10 3214 10 40 Lard- Jan. 545 5 47'fc & 45 G 45 G f.2Vi May G 72M- G 7 , " G C5 5 70 5 75 Ribs- Jan. 532 } ( , G 25' G 25 530 May 5 R" ' E 02 % G 42't 5 45 G 50 No. 2. Cash quotations wore as follows : FLOUR Steady : winter patents , J3.4033.GO ; straights , J3.00S73.20 ; clear. $2.903.10 ; spring specials. $3.OfI.OO ! ) : spring patents. $3.00it3.0G ; straights , $2.SOJJ3.00 ; bakers , $1.90@2.65 ; low grades , tl.3Jfil.SO. WHEAT No. 3 spring , ClQG4V4c ; No. 2 red , T,4iTC ! > c. CORN-No. 2 , JO lQSlc : No. 2 yellow , 310) ) OATS-NO. 2. sa i 3c : NO. 2 white , us ® 25Hc ; No. 3 while , 2HA f25c. RYE No. 2. 52c. BARLEY No. 2 , 3S042c. SEEDS No. 1 llaxseed and northwest , $1.49& ; prime timothy , JJ.35 ; clover , contract grade , SS.OOJiS.'JO. PROVISl6NS-Mess pork , per bbl. , $ S.70ffi 10.00. Lard , 100 Ibs. . . , . per , J5.105.52V Short _ iu _ _ ij- . , , v - , ? * , . - , n Dry saitod Short clear ICY bistlllcrs' finished goods , on basis high wines , per sal. , $1.231 $ . SUGARS-Cut loaf , $5.70 ; granulated , $5.18. Following are the receipts and shipments for today : Articles. Receipts. Shlpm'ts. Flour , bbl9 2C.OOO 24,000 Wheat , till 41,000 G7.000 Corn , bu 255,000 JiS.&flO Oats , bu 271,000 131,000 Rye , bu 6,090 2,0(101 ( barley , bu 57,000 8,000 On the Produce exchange today the butter - ' tor market -was steady ; creameries , lfi < 8 > , 25c ; dairies , 18f22c. ( [ Cheese , firm at H ffTlSc. Eggs , firm ; fresh. 20c. | MOVEMENTS OF STOCKS AND UO.VDS. Uruciit DoiuniulM of tlic Ilt-nrK CIIUNC ii Miniature I'll n lo. I NEW YORK. Dec. 23. The first transaction ' on the Stock exchange today disclosed how much of yesterday's weakness must be at tributed to selling for short account. The rush to cover short contracts carried prices up without regard to fractions In the spe cialties , which had been the mark of at tack. Sugar , Metropolitan. Tobacco , Brook lyn Transit and People's Gas jumped from 3Ms to 5 points oji opening sales. The same ' buoyant tendency was shown In the Inter national list of railroad' stocks. London had lifted these sharply before < ho open ing hero , but they bounded above the Lon don parity to a level from 1 to 2 points above last nlg-ht's close here. The urgency of the demand from the . bears constituted a miniature panic. Their' ' short selling wua based on tin assumption that the periodical settlement In the mines , department of the London Stock exchange , which bojjan today , would disclose so wcuk a position there that a panic would be likely to result. On the contrary , the earliest news from London showed that the. settle ment In London was proceeding easily and In an orderly manner , sentiment there being much encouraged by the shipments of gold from Now York. Rumors of finan cial entanglement and forced liquidation pursued a prominent Ilguro In the financial world all day yesterday. Today , on the contrary , It was alilrmed that $1,000.000 In government bonds hud Tieen placed as ad- ' dition.il security for this man of wealth ' and that his dilllcultles were ended. The professional traders accepted the ono rumor , with the same credence as they iiad the other nnd put In a lively two hours trying to touy stocks to save themselves from loss. ' Interpretations of the bank statement were decidedly confused and the market ran oft on realizing. It did not get back to the top , but hardened again materially and closed strong. The cash Increase shown by the statement of $2,732,500 came as a surprise , In view of the gold shlp- yncnta and the drain to Boston. It is an evidence of the hidden resources brought out In such u crisis as that of the last week. The Item of loans can hardly bean an accurate reflection of the net result of the drastic contraction of the woelc. The emallnesn of the decrease , $3,034,000 , must bo due to the average system of computa- tlons. What happened In Wall street this week ! had been a lone tlmo brewing. Any ono ref r of half a dozen or more causes might bo i cited , but any of them or all of them com- blned , were , more properly , but the cul- mlnntion of a long series of cause ? , which precipitated the event. The whole may bo summed up In the term ovorapcculatlon. Amongst professional speculators there Is a process expressively termed "pyramid- Ing. " Money Is borrowed with which to buy on a margin. When the price of the i purchase rises the advance la reckoned ns profit anil Is Invested in more purchases. The prollta thUH relnveslcd 'help ' to advance the price and the paper profits thus mount up to enormous proportions. But the de mand which has thus advanced the prices wns a purely fictitious one. The pyramid , thus created U an Inverted ono nnd It i topples ovur when an attempt is made to' ' sell to reallzo. The capitalists do not call I their operations ' 'pyramiding , " but the per- elstent Inlation in values of securities which went on for months had much the same effect. It has been long evident that any largo celling to reallzo would depress the mar-1 ket and some very wealthy combinations , have persistently held their stocks and Ignoring the symptoms of coming stringency ! In the money market , with nn obstinate optimism regarded the replenishment of1 the money cupply , which results have not i justified. Capitalists and bankers who bud I underwritten the securities of many of the new industrial flotations found the mar ket taken from them and prices of the securities in the open market dropping | below the underwriting price. This bur-i denpome load to protect the growing ! stringency of money threw an avalanche of all classes of securities on the market to obtain needed funds. It was such a realizing movement on a large scale that It had long bought to avoid , IIH the mar ket WBP In no condition lo stand It lint once started and the bears fully understand ing the weakness of the condition and of. fcrlng prices down with reckless boldness. Iho fabrc ! began to crumble nnd seemed to bo tottering toward ruin on Monday , when the associated banks of New York , by concerted action , offered $10,000.000 In loans and brok the money rate , which had jumped to h per cent a day , equivalent to 156 per annum , In the frantic bidding of lutrd' resi'ei holders. With the caning of the money rate the panic was checked and the Proceedings reduced to votno sort of order The market however , continued feverish all through , the week under constant llquldntlon , which brought prices In many Important stocks lower than the low prices of Monday. CornIng - Ing to the more Immediate causes of the speculative collapse , It Is evident that the duration of the Transvaal war nnd the consequent cessation of the South African gold supply was counted upon with confi dence to bo lynch shorter than it Is now evident It will be. London speculators have persisted In rosy-hvied opinions nnd have bulled the market oven on Intimations that a military movement was In progress , mak ing large Inroads In the money supply to carry stocks. The British military reverses have had a consequent depressing effect. The Hank of England's Increased rale forced up sterling exchange and the money rates In Pnrls. Herlln nnd New York. Inking gold from all of these centers to meet the necessities of the coming annual settle ment. The New York money market , burdened with extraordinary commitments on account of the great industrial combina tions , hns thus been cut oft leplonlshment by gold Imports tin account of continuing favorable trndc balances ; also the usual autumn reflux of money from the Interior to New York after the crop-moving period has been entirely suspended this year , owing to the business activity all over the country. Still another adverse factor wns the conI tlnuc-d nbsorptlon of funds by the United States treasury , owing to the unexpectedly large revenue. ! , which have established a running surplus. The drain hns been par ticularly oppressive on New York , owing to Iho large proportion both of the customs and Intel nnl revenue taxes which tire pnld through New York clenrlng house banks. The largo capitalization and flotation of hopes and prospects which capital was carrying wns thus made more burdensome. Of the elements of distrust , of such hopes and prospects which multiply at periods of dllllculty nnd grow apace with what they feed on , the public Is by this time In formed by reason of the week's events. The dltllculty last week In Hoston In sus taining the market for copper mining stocks was the Initiatory slep. The whis pers thus caused begot n spirit of distrust. The suspension of one of the numerous new trust companies which have been or- canlzed In New York In the last year loosened another mass of fears nnd possi bilities of harm which spread In a true uanlc manner. The week's events have sulllclelitly proved tht- reality of some ot the dlfllculllcs which were apprehended. Hut It is not to be disguised that bitter an imosities and competitions of powerful money forces nnd even social enmities have played a large part In the Innumerable currents' coursing beneath the surface. Thus some of the most powerful money Interestfi In the country nre In conflict over the control of the public utilities In New York City , the gas war being nn Incident. Their maneuvers and counter-moves have stirred tip the market llko the grapple of Leviathans In a pool of water. Again , the encroachments of the trust companies In the banking fields In the last few months have aroused criticisms and opposition from conflicting Interests. There is reason to believe that there will be a willingness to utilize the week's interests to exercise some suasion upon the trust companies to keep moro strictly within their own Held. It Is realized that the liquidation which has been effected within the week has become essential and that the financial fabric Is on a much more sub stantial basis by reason of It. The convic tion Is practically universal that prepara tions for the annual settlements will mar the passing of the crisis. Sentiment Is not so unanimous as to whether such prepara tion is yet completed. Bonds have suffered In sympathy with stocks , but declines have not been so violent lent nor selling so large. United States old 4s advanced a point , the 3s , 91 , and 2s , new 4s and 6s , % In bid price. The Commercial Adverllser's London financial cablegram nays : The markets hero were quietly strong to day , closing at fho best. The mining carry-over passed more easily than was expected , and foreign exchanges were favorable. Gold was reported as coming forward freely and there was evidence of returning confidence. The bank bought JC5.000 In bars and 132,000 in German coin. The Argentine republic took 10,000. Americans opened % 5jl point over par ity , and hardened up to the close. Spanish 4 were C3i ; Tlntos , 21 % ; Anacondas , 73-1C ; Utahs , 4 i. Call money was easy and discounts a shade less llrm. The following are the quotations for the loading stocks on the New York exchange today : Atchlson 18 % Texas & Pacific. 13i do pfd 573,4 Union Pacific 43 Baltimore & O. . . 49'A do pfd 7Pi Can. Paclllc S73/i ab.-.sh 7't , Can. Southern. . . . 43 do pfd 20 Ones. & Ohio 2SU Wheel. & L. K. . . S'i Chicago Gt. W. , . 11" do 2d pfd. . . . 22Vi C. , B. & Q . . . . . . . . . US ? i Wte , Central 15 } * Chicago , I. & L. . 14 Adams Express. .111 do pfd 43'Xj .Am. Exprecrt . . . .13S Chicago & E. I. . 82 U. S. Express1. . . . 44 Chicago & N. W.152'4 Wells-iFhrgo E..118 C. . R. L & P 10.1s * Amer. Cot. OH. . . 31U C. . C. , C. & St. L. S7'i do pfd 91 Colo. Southern . . 4 % Amer. Malting. . . 0 % do 1st pfd. . . . 30 do pfd 2i ( do 2d pfd. . . . 13 Amer. S. & R. . . . 31& Del. & Hudson..112 do pfd . S3 Del. , L. & W..170V4 Amer. Spirits 3 Denver & R. G. . . 16i do pfd 17 do pfd fif * Amer. S , Hoop. . Sf > do pfd 77 do 1st pfd. . . . 29 Vi Amer. S. & W. . 41 % Gt. Nor. pfd 1CSM : do pfd SCU Hocking Coal 13 Amer. Tin Plato. 25 Hocking Valley. . 30 do pfd 74V4 Illinois Central..107- Amer. Tobacco. . . S7',4 Iowa Central 11 % do pfd 133 do pfd 45 Anaconda M. Co. a5VS K. C. , P. & G. . . . 7H Brooklyn R. T. . . G7'4 ' L. B. & W 20 Colo. F. & 1 37W , do pfd 78 Con. Tobacco 28'/5 Lake. Snore 210 do pfd 78 Louis < t Nash. . . . 75H Federal Steel 444 Manhattan L MH6 do pfd ( IS Met. St. Ry luOHGen. Electric. . . . 11SM Mexican Central. O i Glucose Sugar. . . . 41 * * Minn. & St. L. . . M do nfd 91 do pfd 91 Internat'l Paper. 13 Mo. Paolllc 3G * do pfd 04 Mobllo ft Ohio 37 Lacledo Gas 75 % M. . K. K T 0 Nat'I Biscuit 33V4 do pfd " 0 do pfd 90 N. J. Central..112 National Lead. . . 24'i N. V. Central..127' , ' , do pfd 100 Norfolk ft W 211 National Steel. . . . M i do pfd f5 ! do pfd 80 No. Pnclllo 5078 X. Y. Air Brake.120 do pfd 71s ! North American , 1314 Ontario & West. . M' , ; Pacific Coast 41 Oro. Ry. .t Nav. 42 do 1st pfd. . . . 80 do nfd " 0 , M ? .i nfd. . . . 55 Pennsylvania , . . .120'4 ' Paclflo Mail 37 Reading IC'i Pboplo's Gas 90 do 1st pfd. . . . 431,4 Piyvsed H. C 52 do 2d pfd. . . . 21 do pfd K3 Rio G. AV 3- > Pullman P. C Ul do pfd 70 Stand. R. & T. . . S'.4 St. L. * S. F. . . STiSuprar 1201 do 1st pffl. . . . C3 do pfd 112 do 2d nfd. . . . M' ' Tenn. C. & 1 70' S. TJ. S. W 10' ' 'T. S. Leather 12 % do pfd - = do pfd fil St. Paul llfi IT. 8. Rubber ItS % do pfd 1 i do pfd IftO St. Paul & 0 117 u > Morn Union . . SI So. Pnolllc 3W Republic I. & S. . 1S < 4 So. Railway II do pfd fll _ dopfd. _ _ _ . 31 % P. C. C. & St. L , 74 New York .Money MnrJcct , NEW YORK , Pec. 23. MuKBY-On call , steady nt 4 per cent ; prlmo mercantile 1 paper , fi per cent. STERLING EXCHANGE Steady , with actual business In bankers' bills at Jl.87'i ' for demand , and Sl.soVift 1.81 for sixty days ; posted rntes , Il.818j-l.y2 nnd Jl.SSVi ; com- ' men-la ! bills. $ U01H80 % . SILVER Certificates , 5Sy59c ; imr , SSc ; Mexican dollars , 47'c. . BONDS State , Inactive : railroad , slomr ; ' government , strong ; 2s , 102 % ; Si. rog. , 110 % ; coupon , 116 % ; ne-w 4s , reg. and coupon , 124V4 ; old 4r , reg. , 111 % ; coupon , 115 % ; 5s , rcir. and coupon , 113V1. The following are the closing quotation1) on bonds : , do coupon . 115 % VI'nc. . Is. . . .no do ' . reg . HSU ! do 33 . Cl do coupon . H3V { do 1 . 101 4 D. of C. 3 , flos. . . .121 NYP & Rt.L4n.imi4 Ala. class A . 110 % N. & W. ron. 4s. . SS % do clnss H . 110 , do gen. Cs . 125 do class r. . . . 101 lOi ; 1. i.- i HIM . .KOI do currency . . ,100 I do 4s . Wi Atch. gen. 4s . 9 x Ore. S. L. fls . 125 % do adj. 43 . 76 % do consol 5s..H5'4 Canada So 2s. . . . 100 R. G. W. Is . 9J % C. & O. 4s . 91 % St.L. & I.M. c.6s ' 07 % do 5s . 115 Et.L. & 8.F. gCs.120 C. & N. W. c. 7s.Ht ( fit. Piul console. . 161 do deb. 5s . 116 fit. P. . C. & P. is.113 % Chicago Tor. 4s. . 92 I do 5s . 1'fi D. & R. G. Is. . . .lOHi So. Railway 5s. . .10574 do 4s . 97 % S. P. . ti T. fn. . . . 7 * E. T. . V. & O. Is 101 Tpun. n s. 3s. . . . 00 Erin got ) . 4s . CGTex. ft P. Is . 110 F. W. & D. C Is. f'9 > 4 do 2s . 64 Gen. Electric 5s. . 119 il'ii/on Pacific 46..102U a. II. & S. A. 'isllfi WnbHHh 1 * . 113 do 2rt . 105 | do 2n . 08 II. & T. C. 5s. . . .101 % West Shore 4s. . .111 % do con. ti . 110 Wls. Con. Is . fcj In. Central Is. . . .108 Va Centuries . . . . I1 1 1C. C. . P. & G. Is. 05 do rtpfe-rwl . . . . 5 La. new con. 4s..lft > > i ! Cole So. 4 * . f.0 L.N.uiil _ _ _ 48 . > > > i So. Pacific la. . . . 77 % XVlM'Ulj I'llllU SlIltlMIKMlf , NEW YORK. Dor S. The weekly bank ( statement sh < > ns the following changes. Si'rplu.s resen P increase VCk-sV ) , loans , decrcnro $3,091.0(0 ( jif-lc. Iti'-n . c > . K',7- , ft" ) ji'ifal t M" den lucre-- " Jv'"i.C'X ' ) dep'--iij ' ! | , liitrcaso ( SJ3 ( DO , ctr elation , decrease , JGV 4 , . The banks now hold HO.3SI.07B In ex cess of the requirements of the 25 per cent , rule. ' IlnMnn Stock ( liiiitatlnii * . ! BOSTON. Dec. 23.-Call loans , M/7 per ] cent ; tlmo loans. Ht per cent. Ofllclnl , closing quotations of stocks , bonds and mining shares : A. . T. & . S. F. . . . ISSlWest End 91 4 do pfr f7 do pfd 112 Amer. Sugar 126 > i Dom. Coal 41 % do pfd Ill Alchlson 4s 94 Bell Telephoni..3ll ( Adventure o Boston .1 Alb'y..2ll Aiiouez Mln. Co. 3 Boston & Mo 19S Atlantic M C. , B. & Q US Boston ft Mont..961 Ed. Electric 111..200 Butte .t Boston. . 41 ,4 Fltchburg 113 Calumet ft Hoc..710 Gen. Electric H7'4 Centennial 1G14 do pfd 135 'Franklin ' 13 Federal Stool 444 Osceola 8i < do pfd C3 Parrot 3V < i Mexican Central. OVi Qulncy 1S. > Mich. Telephone.101 snnta Fo Copper. 5 Old Colony 200 Tamarack 170 old Dominion IS Wlnnno. 4" " . ! Rubber 3Si WolVt Hues SWfr t'nlon Pacific 4l ! tTtnh Minim ; 24 I'n'.on Iiml 2',4j ' l.oiKloii Mock Uinitntlimv I . LONDON , Dev. 23. 4 p. m. Closing : Consols , monry. . 9WN. Y. Central..13. > ' 4 do account. . 9V ; Pennsylvania fifl i Can. Paclllc ! H > VRending , S3i i Erin 101 , No. Paclllc pfd. . 73',4 , do l t pfd. . . . ! IU4 Alclllson 1SU | Illinois Central..111 > 77 i U. I' , pfd 73 jOrand Trunk Cai St. Paul com 118 lAnaconda 7't New YilrU NEW YORK , Dec. 21.-The following nro the olllclnl closing quotations for mtn- i ing shares : _ ' _ _ _ _ _ _ _ * Chollar 10 lOntn'rlo 750 Crown Point . . . . 10 Ophir G5 Con. Cal. & VU..HO Plymouth . S Dead wood 50 Quicksilver . 150 Gould & Curry. . . sHale do pfd " Halo & Norcross. 33 Sierra Nevada . . 40 Unm ' lnki G.Vn' Standard . 250 Iron Silver 50 Union Con . 20 Mexican 30 Yellow Jacket. . . . 20 ItiillU C NEW YORK. Doc. 23. Clearings , $233,5CO- $27 : balanced , $10.GKMSI. I iHOSTON. Dec. 23. Clearings , ? 22,9S3 , < M1 ; ' balances , JI.tt9.4SO. I ST. LOUIS , Dec 2.1 Clearings , JI.CSS.5G7 ; 'balances ' , JC35.0J6. .Money. 4fi/7 per cent. New York exchange , 40c discount bid , 20c , discount asked. 1 CHICAGO. Doe. 2.1. Clearings. $20C91tiS : , ; balances. $1,570.305. Posted exchange , $4.S1 % { I4.SSU , . NOW York exchange , I5o premium. I PHILADELPHIA , Dec. 23. Clearings , 1 $20,210,220 ; .balances. J2,413 , 1C. SUPREME COURT SYLLABI. Palmer ngnlnst First Bank ot Ulvsscs. Error from Butler county. Atllrmcd. Har rison. C. J. 1. Error In regard to giving or refusing to glvo instructions must bo separately assigned - , signed In the motion for a new trial and petition In error. Graham against Frazler , 49 Neb. . 90. 2. An assignment of error that the ver dict is contrary to an Instruction if not presented by the motion for a new trial Is not available on error to this district. 3. A motion which cannot bo sustained substantially ns mudo must bo overruled. 4. Alleged errors In the admission of tes timony cannot prevail If during the trial there was no objection made to the Intro duction of said testimony. 5. An assignment of error of the action' of the trial court In refusing to strike out testimony should specifically designate the portion of the record to which it is sought to challenge attention. 6. Alleged errors in regard to the ndmls- . slon of testimony examined and determined I not well grounded. 7. The evidence determined sulllclcnt to sustain the verdict. Welsh against Ashley. Error from Fll- more county. Reversed. Sullivan , J. . The Is the lawmaking 1. governor a part of - ing power and , In action on bills presented to him for his approval or rejection , ho Is engaged In the performance ot a legis lative duty enjoined upon him by the con stitution. 2. A material change In the title of a bill after it hns passed both houses of the leg islature , and bcforo Its presentation to the governor , for his approval or rejection , renders the act unconstitutional and void. 3. Chapter 111 , Session Laws of 1SS7 , passed both houses ot the legislature as an act amendatory of section 40. article I , chapter iv , Compiled Statutes 1885 , but was enrolled and presented to the governor as amenda tory of section 43 , of said chapter Iv. Hold : That such chance In the title was material and that the amendatory act Is unconsti tutional nnd void. State ex re I Bankers' Reserve Life against Scott. Mandamus. Writ allowed. Sulli van , J. 1. The rules of practice of the district [ court may bo Incorporated into the bill of exceptions without being formally Intro duced In evidence. ! 2. Facts of which the court will take judicial notice need not bo given In evi dence. 3. A bill of exceptions may properly In clude a record of events transpiring In the presence of the court , but not formally In troduced In evidence. 4. Grounds of objections to n ruling , order or Judgment , which do not appear in the record , may bo brought Into the bill of ex ceptions by the party complaining , by re ducing such grounds of objection to writing and asking to have them Incorporated Into such bill of exceptions. Pennsylvania Comnnny against Kennard Glass and Paint Company. Error from Douglan county. Afllrmod. Norval , J. 1. A judgment cannot be reviewed bv one not a party thereto , or who Is not affected thereby. 2. Under the constitution of this state n I common cnrrlrr of freight cannot lawfully 'stipulate ' for the. release from liability for loss or damage occasioned by Its own neg- llgenco , and such a st'nulatlon ' In n contract of nffrolghtmont Is Illcgnl nnd void. . 3. Neither the giving of nn Instruction technically erroneous , nor the refusal of the ono stntlne the law correctly , will network work n reversal of the Judgment , whore It Is obvious thnt the complaining party was [ not nrojiidlced thereby. ! 4 Mnterlnl nrormonts In nn answer , which | nro controverted bv the replv. rest upon tiio defendant to establish by evidence upon the trial. 5. The Inws of the plstor state will bo pro- sumcd to bo the snmo ns our own when the contrary is not shown. C. The cross-oxnmlnntlon of n witness rhould bo confined to the matter covered by his cxnmlnntlon In chief. 7. The order In which testimony phnll bn Introduced Is discretionary with Iho trial court , nnd Its ruling In that regard Is no cause for reversal where no nbiiso of discre tion 's shown. j Pacific Express Company ncnlnsH Cornc'l. ' 'Anpenl ' from fwincnHtor Bounty. Alllrmod. 1 Hnrrlson , J. Norval. J. , dissenting. 1. Where It Is alletrod thnt n public body Is proceeding to Interfere with the rih | H of n person or corporation- n manner which wIM cniiBO dntnaco for which tt'oro ' Is no adequate remedy nt law , or which may cause n multiplicity of pults. and It Is further nllctfod thnt the Inw under whfrh Iho profrodlmrs Is In prosress Is unconstltn- tlrnnl. thn netlt'on pro onts rnttKO for equit able relief by Injunction to prevent further notion. I 2. Under the provisions of the present i rnnctltutlnn the stale ofllcorH of the execu tive ili-pnrtmont IIH nnmod therein nro ' chnrred with Iho performance of all duties executive In their nnturo which nro hv Inw 'required ot them. ( Norvnl. J. . dlsonHntr. } 3. The law fronting the Board of Tron- pnrtn'lon. by which certain ( 'estimated pinto officers of the executive department nr < ! charged with prescribed duties In rocard tc ra'lroads. ' doei not cn t such duMos upmi thn Individuals ns dlHtlntrulHhed by till ofllcen nr oflleefR. but It Is the latter upmi ! whom l put thn burden of further acts I executive In their nature. Thi ro 's nolhlnsr In the constltut'on which prohibits the requirement of the n > r- 1 fnrmiinre by any. either T nil the oxoouMvf I officers of tl' state , of n'MIHnnn' < iiiiioi | pxecutlvn in their nnturo. nor to 'nhlblt no tion bv two or three In the doing thereof hv conclusions announced by thorn oollortlvely or < n bonrd fNnrvil. . ! . . dh on'lnir. ) R. The secretaries whofo anpolntmon'c nrc nrovldfd for by the law. nro not ovooutlvr state olfleors. They nro < n fho nnturn n < moro deputies to not for the'r prlnolinls In jmnttors whe | > precede nnd lend to a flml I order or declclon , which must bo by lh principals. ti , Th nc of l ! > 7 ( chapter Ivl , Seis'in ' IrfiwstV. \ . Compiled Statutes 1S99. nape * vl placed oertaln companion or persons , owners - ors or in control of tolocrnph. felonhonn or express line or lines nndnr the onntrol o | Mir Ttnnrd of Trnnfnortntlon. and for thr Jiir'n'tlotlon and cowers of fho bonn' adopted such nc wore -onfi > rr ° d hv n nrin ? not. It Is I'M ! ( imemlutorv of t o IIP ! of 1fi < 7 bv which there was Treated tho. Board ol f Tr r oortntlon. 7. The law " ' 1S91. known an the maximum rnl ? law. or the nnrtoln thereof whl'-h mn- tHlned the solidulo f r i 'H , was de < 'inrei | uncoimtltnilonul urn'or the then ovl < t in ron.IJtlong hv ih iiT moMII of thf I'nltC'1 > ? i.ile . This curried w'th Ir Mie srr. tlon P of the -ii-t , whvii i uM Imvt nr operation exrent In connexion wltii MI , rateb as fixed in the sriio < lul 8u < "b law la row a If nin-e-jflc'cnt nrd rtnen noi In terfere with the Piiforcemen- thr 1-iw i < iss" to whlMi vo Irivci ref "T"l by uif 1'nap ] mid In IR ) roctb" ' ) ir' t'el li > 'h' lnu of 1RS7 , to which we have hore-nhef rc Ul'uded. U1IA1IA LIVE S10CK MARKET Cattle Trade Duller Than Usual , Even for a Saturday. SHIPPERS WAITING TILL AFTER HOLIDAYS IttiK MiirUel lln * llouii In I'rcll.v Ciioil MII-.JIK All tinVtck anil Trli-rM Unto MIOUII .Much rimtmc Hun of Mioi' | > > SOUTH OMAHA , Dec. 23. Receipts wore : Cuttle. Hogs. Sheep. O'llclal Monday 2,216 4,1-2'J 19 ! Ofllclal Tuesday a.sal ll. M 2.432 Olllclal Wednesday 2J1 IWo ; 2,6 < .l Ullkinl Thuisday 2.0J ! 5.3.15 1.IM ' Olllclal Friday l.OW S.015 MO | Olllclal Saturday 117 9.750 j Total this week 10.603 f > 4,9IS 7.160' ' Week ending Dec. 1C..15.1US 47.2'i ) 12.1S7 Week ending Deo. y Iti.DlS 46,3ia 13,107 Week ending Dec. 2 15Mii ! 47.S24 9,00 ! A\erugo mice paid for hogs fur itiu ut4i several days with comparisons ; Dec. 1 ; ii 3 3 U | 4 411 i 9J 'Dec. ' 2 3 7i " ' 3 35 51' ! . ( 3 "i 3 L'd , 3 ( fJi | Dec. 3 3 ra 3 19 3 23 | 3 12 , 4 47 | * | Dec. 4 3 si 3 21 3 III ! 3 M i i < r , n I Dec. B siJO 3 37 * s m , 3 39 ; 427 fill' ' Dec. C 3 ! > C S 35 3 25 4 3.5 OJ Dec. 7 3M 3 22 3 00 ! 3 SO 4 35 | 5 OJ Dec. S 3 S3 | 3 30 ; l 17 | 3 ll ! | * 4 31 5 U Dec. 9 3 SK > 3 291 3 13 | 3 21 3 32 5 15 Dec. 10. . . . 3 31 3 Ui 3 21 3 3o 4 20 * , Dee. 11. . . . 3 92 3 15 ] 3 17 3 2 $ 4 17 514 Dec. 12. . . . 3 D5 3 37 3 31 4 20i n 19 'Dec. ' 13. . . . 3 Mi 3 3S 3 20 3 33 4 22 5 07 Dec. 14. . . . 3 96 3 33 3 23 3 2S 3 33 4 25 5 14 , Dec. 15. . . . 395 3 21 3 17 4 1)3 ) 5 OS i Dec. 1C. . . . 4 01 3 30 3 29 3 17 3 37 4 92 Dec. 17. . . . 3 26 3 31 3 17 3 40 4 13 Doc. IS. . . . 3 9S 3 31 3 lli | 3 36 4 13 4 9J Dec. U. . . . 3 ! 2 3 2S ' 3 1S | 3 31 4 07 4 87 Doc. 20. . . . i 3 Ul | 3 2S 3 33 3 21 4 11 4 7.1 Dec. 21. . . . I 4 01 3 3J 3 2 1 317 ! 3 4 15 4 71 Doc. 22. . . . 1 02' ' 3 3f | 3 21 ] 3 141 411 Dec. 23. . . . I Ol | 3 37 3 21 3 171 3 27 4 Indicates Sunday. The otllclnl number of cars of stock brought In today by each road was : Cattle. Hogs. Horses. C. , M. & St. P. Ry 1 25 Mo. Pac. Ry 3 Union Paclllc System 3 C. & N. W. Ry. c F. , E. & M. V.'lt. R 1 32 1 S. C. & P. Ry l C. . St. . M. & O. Ry 2 B. & M. R. R. R 30 C. . B , & Q. Ry 2 8 1C. T. X , St. J 2 C. , R. I. & P. Ry. . east. . . 2 C. T ( . J. & P. Uv. . west. . . 1 Total receipts 4 135 1 The disposition of the day's receipts was ns follows , oaeh buyer purchasing the num ber of head Indicated : Buyers. Cattle. Hogs. Omaha Packing Co XJG G. H. Hammond ( Tonmaiiv 05 1,4(3 ( Swift und Company 21 1,372 Cudahy Packing Company 1 1.97S Armour it Company j i rml.-iliv Packing Co. . from K. C 331 G. ir. Hammond Co. , from K. C 431 Armour .t Company ib3l Other buyers 19 Tntnl 99 CATTLE There wcro no cattle here to make a market that Is nothing of any consequence. It was duller than usual , even for a Saturday. No one expected any de mand for stuff and shippers were evidently afraid to ship In anything. Thu cattle market this week ha ? been In the condition usual Just previous to the holidays. Packers' wants have been small and for the moat part limited to such grades as would moko Christmas beef. As a re sult the market bus been slow and dull on everything hut just the few cattle that buyers happened to want. As S usually the cnso under such conditions the market hat ) been very uneven ono bunch of catile for which some buyer had use would sell well whllo another bunch that did not seem to find favor In the eyes of buyers would Hell way down. The cow market especially was very uneven , 'way up ono day and 'way down the next. Stockera and feeders were In good de mand all the week and fleshy feeders of good weight sold freely at very strong prices. It is noted that the demand for thin cattle Is nor what operators on the market anticipated. The only explanation given Is that iho dry fall weather dried up the cornstalks so that the fodder broke nit and was' blown away by the wind. Rep resentative sales : BEEF STEERS. SOUTI 2 COWS 11B5 3 25 7 cows 1002 275 4 cows 852 2 75 C steers..1340 4 50 4 cows 1000 3 35 HOGS The week closed with a liberal run of hogs though of the cars reported in twenty were consigned direct to the pack ers from other markets. The market was active at an advance of about 2V c and practically everything In sight was disposed of In a short time after the market opened. It was really n $1.05 mnrket ns against a SI.OOftl.C2V4 market yesterday. The pig market flatted out badly this morning some buyers would not bid on thorn at all and others were offering only $3.25. The fact that ono of the packers hud In a string of very good pigs from Kansas City which cost only $3.DO may bavo had something to do with the condition of the market here , as buyers seemed to feel that they have been paying too much money for that kind of stuff. The hog market has been In pretty good shape nil this week nnd prices have not shown much change , as will bo noted from the table of average prices. On Monday It was a shade easier and a big 5c lower on Tuesday. From that day until the close of the week the tendency was steadily up ward. The demand was good all the week and though the recelptH were liberal , pack ers shipped In a good many from other market points to pleco 'out the supply. Representative sales : No Av. Sh. Pr. No. Av. Sh. Pr. JB 317 200 $1 00 m. . . . .230 40 4 05 45. 40M I 05 45.BI. . . M > 1 K f,2. I ftfl f,2.ra. . 4 tf > 71. lf,0 4 ( 77. 40 4 Oi 4 140 4 05 4C7. . ICO 4 05 r.3. ICO 4 05 74. ice 4 ( 45 , fiO , 120 4 M 72. 120 4 05 72.CG. . ' 4 05 ' ' 'so 4 05 fb' . 40 4 0"i SI. 40 4 05 SI.f.S. . 4 03 (10. ( 4 03 45 ice 4 05 53. 80 4 05 IS. 40 4 05 IS.n n ' 4 05 71. 'so I K 02. 80 4 or , 4S 280 4 03 rs to 4 ( G ' 4 05 28 'so 4 03 74 80 4 U3 74Ri Ri 120 4 03 r,2. , 129 4 03 r,7. ' 4 03 34. 'so 4 K 55. ' 4 03 t-7. (0 ( 4 03 47.M. . ICO 4 03 M. 40 4 05 SO 4 m 80 4 ft" 120 4 03 ? 40 4 ( K 240 4 (15 ( 2SO 4 ' ) - , f 03 4 m 40 4 n > , 5 > ) I 05 SHEEP There were a few shrep hem today which were brought on yesterday s market nnd driven In for delivery today , but thrro wns prnrtlrnlly nothltiR on dale nnd nothing to mUr a mnrket. The demand for hrcp nnd lambs has bpoit light this week as usunl Just befoiv the holidays. Fortwmtelv for sellers the rp > celpts luvo nlso liri-n very light so that the mnrket hns l con fully Firmly or cvon strong , and In pretty fair condition all the way through. Quotations : Good to choice fed yearlings , f4..V > fi4.50 ; good to cholco heavy wrthcr * . f3.9iMN.15 ; good to iholro light wet nor * . Jl 16 P4.30 : good to choice fed owes. H 75 1 "O : fair to good foil ewes , W.4W3.K5 ; good to cholco native lambs , &i.OiVif | > 40 ; nod to choice foil western Inmh * . $ riOflff5 . fnlr to good fed western Inmlis , JI.7SVC.on , frcdor wethers , W.t'JT3.7i ; fonder yoarlliiKS. W 905 * 4.15 ; good to choice feeders lambs. Jl 251f I W. fair to Rod feeding lambs , JI.OWi4.2o. feeder owes , $2.2ii)3.00. $ ) Representative sales No. Av. Pr _ 25 owes 91 2 1,1 301 owes ' . 'I ' 3'ii C1IICACO I.IVIi STOCK MAIIKKT. Ailtiin ( < In < 5tMitl In riiuloo Vat f'nttlo. lion * Striiim. CHICAGO , Doc. 2.1-CATTLE-Good to vholcn fat cuttle have advanced ntiout 25o during the week , closing steady to strong for all classes : good to cholco , $5.ft > li0.73. poor to medium , il.3Vn"C > .45 ; mixed stockers , $3.lOii.SO ( ! ; selected feeders , $ l.25iir > . ! X ) ; good to choleo cows. S3.GOjrl.fiO ; hclfcro. $3.20Il6.l > 0. caniicrs. } 3.25'tit.lVi ; ; bulls , $2.G5di 1.40 ; calves , Jl.00517.00 ; fed Toxus boo-ves , $ l.40Ii\5.25. \ HOGS Strontr ajid active market ; good ch-arojice ; butchors. SS.'WH ; good to choleo heavy. $4.031(4 20 ; rough heavy , $3.90 fN.lO ; light , J3.S55M.121Si ( ; bulk of s.iles , $ I.IC Cf4.15. SHEEP Steady to weak ; nallvo wethers , OOjiM.tiO ; lambs , } l.2.Vtf'l.0 ; western weth ers , $ I.H > lf4.tXviwtorn ) ; lambs. $ I.SOtif > .60. UElMill'TS-Cnltlc. 31.10 head ; hogn , 20,000 head ; sheep , 2,000 head. IinnmiN City l.lvc StorU. KANSAS CITY. DV. 23.-CATTL13 Re ceipts , SO head ; little or no trade today , Im proved demand this week ; best ( trail w U | > WiffiOi' . whllo Inferior grades are strong to 20c higher ; heavy nntlvo steers' , J5.25inl.15 ; lightweights. $ l.5KM.t ( ! ( ! ) ; stockers and feed ers , $3.405jf > .25 ; butchers' cows and holfers. $3.10fi\3.W \ ; eanncrs , < 2.40fK ) ) ( ) ; fed westerns , Jl.00in5.50 ; western feeders , J3.lKXf ! 1.05 ; Tex- ana , f3.40iiC.OO. HOGS Ilecelpts. fi.lurt head ; market nc- tlve. strong to 2Ho higher ; heavy nnd mixed. JI.O G'l.l i ; llg-ht , J3.70ii-l.10 ; plga , . SHEEP No market today ; receipts for week , 14,000 head ; break In prices early In week was fully recovered and market closed at highest ) prices reached ; lambs , J5.OOJiCi.GO ; muttons. J3.764CI.M ; Miockers and feeders , ; plgtf , $ l.BOi3.00. | SI. 1,1111 U l.lvc Stiu-lc. ST. LOUIS. Dec. 23.-CATTLK Receipts , 300 ; mnrket bettor. Native shipping and export steers , J I.E057.00 ; dressed beef and butchtr steers. JI&Ti.GO ; steers nndnr 1,00-J pounds , J3.10SI.S5 ; stockers and feeders. J2.S5/4.3.r ) ; cows and heifers , J2.ri01f , ' > 01 ; can- ners. Jl.50iiS.00 ; bulls , J2.GO < tf 1.00 ; Texas and Indian steers , J3.40gr4.9i ! ; well-fed , J5b5y ) C.50 ; cows and heifers , J2.00S'4.00. HOGS Receipts , 3,000 head ; market strong on good liogs ; shade lower on com mon pigs ; pigs nnd lights , J3.95JH.05 ; packers. J3.955j4.lf ; butchers und best heavy. J4.05iT-l.15. SHEEP Receipts. 400 head ; market steady ; native muttons. J3.235T'I.15 ; lambs. J4.25Bo.2T > ; stockers , J1.250"J.OO ; culls and bucks , J2.W > 3jO.0. Xetv Yrerlc Llvp SooU. NEW YORK. Doc. 23. BEEVES Re- celpts , 43 head ; half a car sold at J2.00 ; no other trading ; Ji'tillng firm. Cables slow ; exports , C01 head cattle and 0,213 quarters of beef. CALVES Receipts , 18 head ; GS head on sale ; market ) almost nominal nnd feeling weak ; 00 cnlvoa unsold. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts , 19S head ; 3 cnrs on sale ; trade very limited ; sheep not wanted and later cars unsold ; lambs steady ; prime Htuto lambs sold at J5.75 ; no Canadian 'iambs. HOGS Receipts , 2.50G liead ; none for aala alive ; nominally linn. St. .IiiHi-iili Mv < - Stock. SOUTH ST. JOSEPH. Dec. 23. ( Special. ) The Journal quotes as follows : CATTLE Receipts , 200 head ; market steady at yesterday's advance ; 25T35o higher than last week. HOGS Receipts , 4,700 head ; market 21/ . © r c lilghor ; all grades , $4.00JM.12A ! ; bulk "of sales. JI.07' < .itM.10. SHEEP Receipts , 100 head ; market strong nnd demand good. Stitclc lit Stunt. Following nro the receipts at the four principal western markets for December 23 : Cattlo. Hogs. Sheep. South Omaha. 117 9,750 Chicago 300 20,000 2,000 Kansas City SO C.1SO . . . . . . St. Louis 300 3,000 4M Totals 797 37.MO 2,40fl Iiidlniiiipoll * ICIfctlon Context. INDIANAPOLIS , Dec. 22.-For a week Charles Elliott , republican candidate for city clerk , has lieen contesting the city c/lec- tlon on the charge of fraud. .Mayor Taggarl was elected by I7 and John Grekler. city clerk , by 131. An examination of the dls- I putcd ballote gave Elliott only enough to leave Greklcr's majority 7R and the court said the result hud established in his mind tnt ? fact HUH thwo was no fraud. The re publicans have practically given up tha Contractor * ' CIIKCM I'oHliiniictl. , NE\V YORK. Dec. 23-Tho examination of Contractors Donjninln D. Greene , Colonel J" in F. Gnynor. Edward II. Gaynor ami JVI1 Inm T. Gaynor Jointly indicted with , Michael A. Connnlly and former Captain Oberlln M. Carter , United States engineer I corps , In connection with the Savannah river nnd Cumberland Hound frauds , which was rot for today before United Statei , Commissioner Shields , has been adjourned i until December CO. i I'rtiti-Ht on TrciiNiiry Ittillntr. I SAN FRANCISCO , Dec. 23.-Tho tea Im porters of San Francisco have sent a protest to dho secretary of the treasury against a recent order inquiring all samples of tea admitted Into the United Stales to bo for warded to the ten. examiner at the port of Now York , the Idea Imliig to secure unl- fomlty. It Is claimed that the effect of this order will ho to divert the tea ImportlnN business of this port to New York. I TlirfiKllloil ill Criitlf Cl-tiHn\ita. \ i PALMYRA , Mo. , Doe. 23. Peter Nlrhol a well-to-do colored farmer , was returning I home In a wagon whnn a train struck and demolished the vehlclo nt a railroad cross ing , killing the old man , onu of hla ( daughters and n grandchild Another daughter was Imdly Injured nnd a second I grandchild lias slnro died from Its in- ' Juries. .IIIIIIoii-Diilliir Ilitli-1. SAN FRANCISCO , Dee. 23. Thn Ex- nmlner soys Mint It Is the Intention of thn Crocker Ef'tatn company to erect a modern fireproof family hotel , to cost about 11,000- GOO , on the ( orner of Vnn Ness avenue und Sutler street , In this city HltltTH llniiii- from iiiropi- . NEW YORK. Dec. 23.--Tod Sloan , tha American jockey , and E. T. Halt ) , ths profosrlonal bli-ycln rider , arrived today on board the Cunard liner Campania from Liverpool. RRPEtlNEYScCO. MIS * JA,1ES ? , E. BOYD 6 GO , , Telephone 10,10. Omaha , Nab COMMISSION , CKAIN , PROVISIONS ami STOCKS IIOAIll ) OK TII.VDIJ. Correspondence : John A. 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