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. Warren & Co.
uirect wlrcb to Chlcuso and New York.
If f > o. tpeculuto HUocoHnfully. Bend your
ordtrx to a rollnlilc hou ? < \ whcro tlmy will
bo placed In the upon market. Wo can
make for you In ono month more Intorrst
on your nuniry than any bank will pay
you In a year Hcnd for our book oil t > p c-
iihitlun ll Iv free
Jo Ka Comstock & Co.
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