10 THE OMAHA DAILY U13E : "WEDNESDAY , DECEMBER 07 -i ISfM ) .
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL
Wheat Woakena on the Heavy Increase in
the Visible.
INITIAL GAINS ON WEATHER REPORTS' '
llollilny DulltipflN ClliiKM , < < All
M Ccirn I'lrin , lint Iiincllvc ;
| ) IIN Dull nnil Iinvert I'ro-
vlnlcniN I'lriner.
OHICAOO , Dw. 2C.-Whoat , after opening
firm on the weulhcr nnd the decrease on
passage nml In shipments , weakened on the
heavy Inercnse In tlt5 visible , .May closing
'ifrV > llnucr Raltirdtiy. Corn closed % o
higher nnd oatsfee lower. Provisions
< ; osed SHtiSc higher to unchanged.
The absence of snow from the frozen
wheutflelds was nn Inlltienee In the strength
with which the wheat market opened today ,
the dwreato on passage and smaller world's
shipments being contributory factors. .May
wheat showwl an initial gain of UGllc. over
Saturday at 63 0. Shorts were buyers , but
trade was very Hat. Tliero was practically
no outside demand. At the advance scalpers -
ors took profit ? , causing a bit of easiness ,
wtdch endured for n time , trade being with
hardly a spark of life. Announcement of
the .heavy increase In 'the visible , coming
later In the session , Inlluenced selling by
those , who had bought early , the market
turning weak. iMay < lo ed MSi-Tic under Sat
urday at WUc. Primary receipts were 1.5.M1-
MIO liu. , compared with 2.733.300 1m. last year.
Minneapolis aitd Utlluth reported receipts
ft.r three days of 1.500 cars , against 2,1011
cars the corresponding period a year ago.
Ijoeal receipts were 'JO cars , ll ! of contract
grade. Clearances nt the seaboard In wheat
and Hour were equal to 45S , ( < 00 liu. New
York reported only 5 loads taken for export.
Corn was firm but Inactive , the holiday
cli'llness clinging to the market as It did to
others. Improved inquiry for shipment was
nn Influence , luo.wo bu. being reported
worked for New York , all rail. A scarcity
of cars curtnlletl busltmss. Receipts liere
were 430 cars. iMny ranged from 32 iie to
ftl'ic. closing llrm ut 33c , a gain of 'fee over
Saturday. .
Oats was quiet and featureless , but weak
ened In sympathy with wheat. Local re
ceipts were 2SS cars. May sold from 23c !
to 2.iTi2lc , closing Vie under Saturday at
2.1'V. The local stock , 1,33 ! < ,000 bu. , showed
tin Increase.
Provisions -were llrm In spite of some lib
eral selling , home of which was credited to
packers. Commission houses were the best
buyers , but business was quiet throughout
the session. Firm prices and small receipts
nt the yards were factors In the strength.
The liquidation which was mostly In the
way of prollt taking wore away the open
ing gains , but the close was steady. uMay
pork ranged from $10. : ' . ) tn J10.50 , closing 2V4
i-5c over Saturday at $ l0.35fi10.37l , < . ; May
lard , from JTi.CT'/jfifi.'O ' to $5.75 , with the close
equal to Saturday's at $3.C7V4Ti0.70. and May
ribs from % > .KW > - * > to J5.50 , closing un
changed nt 55.42HTin.45.
Mst'.tmited receipts tomorrow : Wheat ,
120 cars ; corn , C13 cars ; outs , 310 cars ; hogs ,
25.0M head.
The lending futures ranged us follows :
No. 2.
Cash quotations were as follows :
FLOUR Steady ; winter patents. J3.40JT3.BO ;
Straights. KI.OO'iT.I.ZO ' ; clear. $2.9003.10 ; spring
preclals. $3.f < KTI. ! ) : spring patents , $3.00tj3.05 ;
Straights. $2.sOf3.00 ( ; bakers , J1.90S2.55 ; low
grades , $1.35(1 I.SO.
WHEAT-No. 3 spring , iHO&lc ; No. 2 red ,
674ifiSc. ! ( )
CORN No. 2 , 31f(31Vic ; No. 2 yellow , 31 > 4c.
OATS-NO. 2 , 22rsisc : : NO. 2 white , 2116
< jT2oy4c ; No. 3 white , 21l6ff25c.
RYE No. ? . 05c.
UARI.EY-No. 2 , 3 l3c.
SEEDS No. 1 tlaxsecd and northwest ,
$1 49'V prime timothy , $2.35 ; clover , contract
grade , JS.OOHi 10.00.
PROVISIONS Mess pork , per bbl. , JS.'OW
(0.15. ( I > ; ird , per 1W ) Ibs. . $5.15f5.20. ? Short
ribs sides ( loose ) , $5.15'jn.-0. ' ! Dry salted
phonlders ( boxed ) . JT.37'/2B'5.50. Short clear
eldes ( boxed ) . J5.4505.05.
WHISKY Distillers' finished goods , on
basis hlch wines , per gal. , $1.2316.
SUGARS Cut loaf , J5.70 : granulated , $5.18.
Following are the receipts nnd shipments
for today :
Articles. Receipts , Shlpm'tn.
Flour , bbls 31,000 18,000
Wheat , bu 87,000 7,000
Corn , bu 226,000 97,000
Oats , bu 255,000 11(1,000 (
Uye , bn 0,000 0,000
Hurley , bu 50,000 .11,000
On the Produce exchange today the but
ler market was steady ; creameries , 16 ©
ST.e ; dairies. 16fi22e. Cheese , llrm at 12ffl2e.
Kggs , tlrm ; fresh. 20c.
M3W YOU ic ( ; IMIIAI : , MAHICIST.
QuotntloiiN for Ilio Dny nil VnrlmiM
( ' ( iiiinifidllleN.
NEW YORK , Dec. 26. FLOUR. Receipts ,
27.012 1 > bl9. ; exports , 35,0 1 bbls. ; sales , 0.780
pkgs. ; extremely dull and possibly tending
downward with wheat , although not ciuot-
rtbly lower ; Minnesota patents , $3.SOffl.05 ;
Minnesota takers , $2.SOf/fl.lO / ; winter patents ,
$3.0003.75 ; winter straights , } 3.35ft.1.45 ; win
ter extra , $2.55f72.9T > ; winter low grades ,
f2.25'ii2.40. Rye Hour , steady ; fair to good ,
ta.lOjKi.ifi ; oholco to fiinev , $3.30If3.00. lluck-
ivheat Hour , quiet at ? 2.25f2.3j. |
HUCKWHEAT-Nomlnal.
CORNMKAIDull western SOe
- - ; yellow , ;
City , 77e ; Hrandywlne , } 2.25i2.35.
RYE Dull ; No. 2 western , COVJc. t- " ' '
nHoat ; ctnto rye5ic ( , e. 1. f. , New York , ear
lots.
UARLEY-Qnlet ; feeding , 43)4e , e. I. f. ,
New York ; malting , 4Sft53o. o. i. f. , New
York ,
BARLEY IMALT Dull ; west'ern ' , KilfCSc.
WHEAT Receipts. 115.C25 bu. : exports ,
211.010 liu. Spot , easy ; No. 2 red , 73&c ! , f. o.
Hi. , afloat ; No. 1 northern , Duluth , 7S'i' ' ( . f.
o. b. , n float ( prompt ) ; .N'O. 1 hard. Duluth ,
J/0'c ( , f. o. b. , afloat , spot ; No. 2 red , 72Ue ,
elevator. Options opened steady at Ne ad
vance , Inlluencud by a large decrease on
imsnage , but subsequently was weakened by
n surprisingly heavy Increase. In visible sup
ply llgures. The absence of cables and ox-
vort nemnml promoted general dullness all
day. The close was easy at 'siiUe net de-
ollne ; March 7l4 r75e , closed at 7l e ; May ,
74Wf751-lCc. closed at 71lSie ; July , 741 * !
6(75 ( S-lfie , closed at 7l9jOj December , 72Ut/
72V , Nosed at 721s > ' .
C'ORN Receipts , 79.950 bu , ; exports , 03G ! > 5
tin. Spot , lirm ; No. 2. 4flzf. ! f. o. b. , nlloat ,
nnd ; lie , elevator. Options opened firm at
4r advance In sympathy with the west and
on n liberal deoreawe on passage In face of
favorable homo weather news. It held
( Irmly all day , with light offerings , and
closed very steady at ' fj4e not advance.
May , 39f/w / : ie , closed at 39M.C ; December
Closed at UV.
OATS Receipts. 23.VOO bu. ; exports , 3.K >
nil. Spot , ( jnlet ; No. 2 , 29c ; No. 3. 2Si6e ; No.
Z white. 31 e : No. 3 while , HO'io ; ti-.uk mixed
western , 2SiSOiv ! ; track wlilte , 3lliv. Op-
tlon-s dull nml featureless.
HAY Stea.ly slilpplng , fi5i(75c ( ; good to
choice , 8Wl 5e.
HOPS Steady : stnte , fommon to choice.
JMiO crop , fie : 1SSS crop. 7ii9c : 1SC9 crop , 12
folli' ; Paclllc eoast. ISM crop , 4H'Jc ; 1SS3
crop , 7SiUiIb99 ; crop. 12fil4e.
MIOKS Klrm : Gnlviston. 20 to 25 Ibs. ,
19'je ; Texas dry. 21 to 30 Ibs. . ll'ic ; Cali
fornia. 21 to 25 U 4. , 21'ie.
LIJATHER--Sier.dy ; hemlock sole. liuenos
/ ; > J .8. 1'Kht ' to heavyweights , 25fll 3' ' ! i. ; acid ,
" "
PKHjVlStONS-'Ueof. dull : family. $12.5
13.00 ; met * . J10.50 ; beef hams. $22.50f2J.OO | ;
Vacket , $11.50i12.00 | ; city extra India mess ,
121. ( > > { j23.00. Cut meats , quiet ; pic'.led ' bel
lies. $5.GOfG.0 | : silck'.ed shoulders. $5.75 ;
jilckled hams , $ .S.35 (1 ( .00. I/ani , quiet ; went-
'rn Bteamed , J3.SO ; rellnwl , steady ; eon-
tlnent , tii.tiO : South America , JG.40 ; corn-
lit , und , $525Si5.371s. Pork , steady ; mes ,
ilO.OOji'lO.SO ; hhort clear. ll.fKiai2W ; family ,
J10.Wifl2.50. Tallow , t-toudy ; city ( $2 per
jkg i , 5o ; country ( pkgs. free ) . I'juSc.
ItlCE Quiet ; domestic , fair to extra , 4 }
t\e ; Japan , 44&5c.
MO1 < ASSKS Steady ; New Orleans open
kettle , good to choice. MJilo- .
PEANl'TS-.StMuly ; fanvy haml-plcke l ,
< iHH ' ; other domestli' , 3M.84c.
t'A'HBAdU-dlnndy ' ; I.OHJT IsUnd , fl.Ou/
t.OI per 100.
FRElGHTS-To Llvet-jiool , dull : cotton by
Fttvtm. J&s ; grain by Htc-Jin , M , nominnl.
Ml-rrALS-The feature of the day In
jnctnla was a decided siltTenlng of the lead
m.fcrkft. duo to a sud'.len Increase In de-
inand nnd more favorable IUV H from Jon -
n > estlc points Spelter displayed more nr
Jesa Irregularity , pig iron was depressed
" downward while the other
nU tenillnt" , do-
pn.rtmetrts were lfv M of new develop-
merits. At the floue the Metal exchange
fail.d ciielter easy at $4.55fi I.fi2'6 ; lead , llrm
at $ l.70-il.75. ( tin , quiet nt $ 'l.3I i:4.C214 : ; lake
< ' pper. dull at $ lfi.fiO ; pig Iron warrants ,
lower for futures. The brokers' price for
lend Is $ l.4f and for copper $16.50.
0.11 AH. v isnxnitAi , .iiAHKivr.
Condllloii iif 'I'rnde nnd Qtinlntlnim on
Slntilp nnd I'Vincy Produce.
Ktias- Receipts light ; fresh stock , weak
nt 15c.
DRESSED POULTRY - Choice to fancy
turkey.i , MiO',6c ' ; ducks , 6i7c ? ; geese , 716'ciSc ;
spring tihlckens. HCl6c ; hens , fie ; roowtcrs ,
4'i c
j.-.jv " " " " " ' ' 0' f-r doz. , 75c.
VEALS-Cholee , c.
OA.MK Prairie chickens , per doz. , J3.EO :
ET ° " ? | ; ' > > : quail. ) .er doz. . $1.25 ; mallardB ,
W.OMJ3.a > : blue wing t-al. $1.75 : green wing'
, lenl , Jl.2ogi.60 ; mixed ducks. $1.50 2.00.
OUSTERS Medium , per tan , ISc ; stand-
nrd , per can. c : bulk standard , per gal. .
i $1.2. , ; oxlra select ? , per can , SOc ; extra
selects , per gul . $1.60 ; New York counts ,
per _ can , 37c ; Now York counts , per 100 , I >
i ilAY tlphind , choice , { 6.50 ; midland , I I
! choice , $6 ; lowland , choice , $5 ; rye straw ,
! choice , $5.50 ; No. 3 corn. 27c ; No. 3 white
loins , 221ic ; cracked corn , per ton , $12 ; corn
'and ' oats , chopped , per Ion , $12.50 ; bran , per
ion , $13 ; shorts , per ton. $14.
VEOETA1ILES.
SWEET POTATOES-Per bbl. . Illinois ,
13 : Jerseys , J5 ; large bbls. , Nebraska , J2.75 ,
POTATOES-Pcr bu. , choice , 30i40c.
I CAHUAOE-Pcr lb. , Hfcc ; Holland seed ,
CAULIFLOWER-Pcr crate , $2.60.
CHAXniJUUIKS-Ucll & Uuele , per bbl. ,
$6.50 ; Jerseys. $6.23.
ONIONS Hotnll way , yellow , G3c ; red , 75
! < flS5c.
CICLERY-Per doz. . 25030c ; California ,
per bunch , 45c.
, TtTUNIPS Hutnbngas. per lb. . H4c ; Cnna-
dlan. IHW ic.
WATERCRESS-Pcr IG-qt. cases , $1.CO.
MUSHIlOOMS-Per lb. box. , OOc.
I TOMATOES-Florlda , per G-baskct crate , ,
I ' FRUITS.
APPLES Choice western Hhlpplnc stock ,
I $3.00713.50 ; New York stock , $3.75JT4.00.
GRAPES California Emperor , $2 ; Catnw-
bap , per small basket , ISc ; Malaga grapes ,
per bbl. , J7.UOfl9.00.
TROPICAL FRUITS.
ORANGES Mexican , per box. $3 ; Cal
ifornia navels , per box , $3.50113,75.
LEMONS California fancy , $1.25 4. 50 ;
cholco California , $4.00Q4.50 ; Messina , $4.50H >
MISCELLANEOUS.
HONEY Per 24-wctlon case , $3.25 3.50.
NUTS Hickory nut. " , large , per bu. , $1 :
shell barks , $1.25171.33.
FIGS California layers , per 10-lb. box ,
$1 ; California carton , per 10-lb. box , $1.10.
MAPLE Sl'GAR-Per lb. . 9c.
HIDES , TALLOW , ETC.
HIDES No. 1 green hides , S'/.c ' ; No 2
green hides , 7 < 6c ; No. 1 salted hides , 10c ;
No. 2 salted hides , 9c ; No. 1 veal calf , 8 to
12 Ibs. , 9c ; No. 2 veal calf , 12 to 15 His. , Sc.
TALLOW. GREASE , ETC.-Tallow. No.
1 , 4c ; No. 2 , ? 3'ic ; rough , 2c ; white grease , I
294Q314c ; yellow and brown grease , 21 03c. I
CHRISTMAS GREENS.
TREES 5-ft. , per doz. , $2 ; 5 to S-ft. , per '
doz. , J2.00 ; 7 to 9-ft. , per doz. , $3.EO ; 8 to
Il-ft. , per doz. , $4.50 ; extra largo sizes , 12 ,
to 24-ft. , J2.00fJ4.00. |
HOLLY HRANCIIES Per case of about
GO UN. . Jl.507i5.00 ; per bbl. . J1.50iT1.75.
MISTLETOE HRANCH'ES-Per lb. , 20c ;
per 23-lb. box. $375 ; wreathing , 20 yds. , 75c.
St. l.oillx ( irnln r.iid I'mflHloiin.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 23. WHEAT Lower ;
No. 2 red , cash , elevator. Otic ; track , 7H4fP
72c ; December , ( ' ' "gc : May , 70f)4c ) ; No. 2 hard ,
C5r/Gfi'6c ; reeelpts , 57.6SG bushels. ,
CORN-FIrm ; No. 2 cash , 30 > ' , c : track ,
31V4fi31-Sc ( ; December , nO'jsc ; May , 31C.
OATS Easy ; No. 2 cash , ! 34c ; track. !
2114c ; December , 23)4c ; May , 25c ; No. 2
white , 25 > ,6T ( < 2Sc.
UYi3 l < "irm at G3c.
FLOUR-Qulet ; patents , $3.45 3.15 ; extra
fancy , $3.10(1(3.15 ( ; clear , $2.755/2.90.
SBBDS Timothy , $2.0002.35. Flaxseed ,
dull at $1.41.
HllAN Steady ; sacked , east track , G2c.
HAY Timothy , llrm at $11.00011.50 ; prai
rie. dull at $7.00T8.00. |
WHISICY-Stoady at $1.23'i.
COTTONTIES-$1.05.
BAGGING SfTiGUc. .
HEMP TWINE-Oc.
PROVISIONS Pork , , steady ; jobbing ,
$9.50 , old ; Jll.W , new. Lard , lower ; prime
stuuin , $5.20 ; choice , $5.25. Dry salt meats ,
extra aborts , $5.3716 ; clear ribs and sides ,
$5.50. liacon , extra Hhorts , $5.8716 ; clear
ribs and sides , $ G.
METALS Lead , higher at $1.GO. Spelter ,
dull at $4.00.
POULTRY Steady : chickens , 5c ; turkeys ,
7c ; ducks , Ge ; geese , EC.
RECEIPTS Flour , 7,000 bbls. ; wheat , 5S-
000 bu. ; corn , 147,0(30 ( bu. ; oats. 85,000 bu.
SHIPMENTS Flour , 10,000 bbls. ; wheat ,
13,000 bu. ; corn , 205,000 bu. ; oats , 13,000 bu.
Itiiller , KKK mill CliccMe .llnrkcl.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 26. BUTTER
Fancy western creamery , 27'/.Q'JSc ; fancy
western nrlnts , 29c.
EGGS Firm ; fres5i nearby nnd western ,
21c ; fresh southwestern , 19c ; fresh south
ern , ISe.
CHEESE Firm and c.ulet.
ST. LOUIS , Dec. 26. BUTTER Quiet ;
creamery , 232G6c < ! ; dairy. I9f23c.
NEW YORK , Dec. 26. BUTTER Re
ceipts , 9,952 pkgs. ; strong ; western cream
ery , 23fiJ7c : Juno creamery , 22jf2516c ; fac
tory , 15ViTi20c. (
CHEESE Receipts , 0,810 pkgs. ; Hrm ;
fall-made fancy , small , 124ffl2c ; fall-made
fancy , large , 124T)13c ; Intr-rnnde , small ,
12fil2'4c ; large , lato-made , 11S45T12C.
EGGS Receipts , 5,050 iikgs. ; steady ; west
ern , ungraded , at mark , 15i21c ; western ,
23c. loss off.
CHICAGO , Dec. 26. BUTTER Steady ;
crenmorlcsi. 16fiC5c ; dairies , ] 6J22c ,
EGGS Finn : fresh , 20c.
KANSAS CITY , Dec. 26. BUTTER
Creamery. 22Ti24c ; dairy , 17c.
EGOS Fresh , steadier , owing to small
mipply ; Missouri and Kansas stock , firsts ,
selling nt IGc , cases returned ; storage , 10@
He.
KIIIIMIIN Clly C nil n nnd I'rnvlxlonn.
KANSAS CITY , Doc. 26. WHEAT Slay ,
GOlic ; cash , No. 2 hard , G3fl63V&o ; No. 3 ,
MJifHc ; No. 2 red , K9Jf70c ; No. 3 , 6ig6Sc ;
receipts , 135 cars.
CORN May , 291JC ; cash , No. 2 mixed ,
2Si.if/2.T4c ! ! ; No. 2 white , 2S' fj2S4c : ; No. 3.
2Sf2SUc. |
OATS-NO. 2 white. 21021140.
RYE-NO. 2 , tsc.
HAY Choice timolhy , $9.00579.50 : choice
prairie. $7.0007.60.
RECEIPT'S ( For t'hreo ' days ) Wheat , Sl-
CK > 1 bu. ; corn. 73.400 ; o.its , 51,000 bu.
SHIPMENTS Wheat. 21,600 bu. ; corn , 3-
40U bu. ; oats , 3,000 bu.
VF. | | | . | < - Supi.ly of C nil n.
NEW YORK" , Dec. 26.-Tho statement of
the visible supply of grain In store nnd
alloat on Saturday , December 23 , as compiled - .
piled by the New York Produce exchange , '
Is ns follows :
Wheat. 5S.S7S.oOfl bu. : Increase. 1.785,000 bu.
corn , I2ii'l,000 : bu. ; Increase. 776,000 bu. Oats
B , 173.000 bu. ; Increase. 91,000 bu. Rye. 1.319- '
OOfl bu. : Increase. 3.000 bu. ; barley , 2.612,000' '
bu. ; decrease , 49,000 bu. '
'Toledo Market ,
TOLEDO. O. , Dec. 2ii. Wll'EAT Weak ; '
futures lower ; No. 2 cash and December ,
C9 .e : Mav.73i'c. . ,
COIIN Dull but steady : No. 2 mixed. 3 ° c I
OATS Dull but steady : No. 2 mixed , 2lc. ! .
PVF-N'omliml : Nn. 2 cash , 53c ,
SEEDS Clovr-m-cd. dull but steady ;
prltnii cash. ol t , JI.S5 ; December , $5C21 < . ;
March. J5.70 bid
MlniieniioIlM U'licnt nnil Flour ,
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 26. WHEAT-In
Hlore : No. 1 northern , December , ni'io ' ;
May. fifii-ic : July , 67"sc. On track : No. 1
bard , i > 7e : No. 1 northern , CS'io : No. 2 north- '
ern. 62' . e. I
FLOl'H-Flr-Jt natenls , J3.10ff3.SO : second
patents. J3.20i3.30 ; first clear , $2.2032.30. !
HRAN-Ill bulk. S11.00S11.25.
v IJrp.lii Market.
MILWAUKEE. Dec. 20. WHEAT
Lower : No. l northern , fiGl e ; No. 2 north
ern. risrn" | ( > c.
II YE Stead v ; No. 1. 55He
IIARLEY-Steody ; No. 2 , 431icj sample ,
IlnlnCi ( J nil n .Iliirkel ,
DULUTH. Dee. 2rt.-WIIEAT-No. 1 hard ,
cash , Gte : No. 1 northern , cash , file ; Decem
ber. Gl'4c ' ; May OSc ; July , fli'lc ' ; No. 2
northern , Gll = c ; No. 3 spring , 09e.
> Yuri ; .Illnlnu' Slnclio ,
NEW YORIC , Dec. 26.Tho following
nre the oflU'lnl closing quotations for min
ing shares : _
Chollar 15 Ontario "so
Crown Point . . . . 10 Ophlr GS
Con. Pal. & Vn..l i Plymouth 8
Dead wood 40 iQulck lver 1V >
Ooulil fr Currle. . SI do nfd 750
Hale & Norcross. 34 loicrra Nevada . . 40
tiimiroiiic * f'M .pinndnrd SIB
Iron Silver 50 il'iilon Con 2.1
Mexican . . . . . . . 3S Yellow Jacket . .21
I'orelirii I'liiaiielnl.
PARIS. Dec 26. Prlreu opened very firm
on the bourse today , but soon reacted , Tat
dullncps became more mafked during the
afternoon. prices falling away. Knflint
were heavily affected on the rumor that
Lady.omlth had fallen. Three per cent
rentes. 9Sf OOc for the account ; exchange on
. IxHidon , ? 5f 3516c for checks ; Spanish 4s.
| (15.10. (
LONDON. Dee. 2(5. ( Gold premium nt
Madrid. 27.55 ; Lisbon , 4X50.
MOVK.11UXTS OF STOCKS AMI HOMIH.
Dull Dny Mnrl < N ( iralcful Itellef from
Ilint A\'e < > U'N Ttirinolt.
N1-3W YORK , Dec. K Wall street spent
n very dull day ami took much comfort
therefrom ns a grateful relief from tliu
painful activities of last week. The fact
that thn stock exchanges In Isondon niid
In Germitiy were closed had an Inlluen-o
toward dullness In view of the great im
portance attached to Mie course of events
nt those centers. The London market par
ticularly will bu eagerly scanned tonv.r- .
row to get an Idea of the progress of the
1 settlement whltn has caused grave anxl"iy ,
' The strength shown by International
'stocks In this market \\tis an Indl-Mtlon of
l , thl confidence In a quiet settlement In
I London. 'I'he Ivohdon market for Americans
has become so narrow and l * tu subject to
mniilputatlons that the cabin iiuotatlons In
oUur parts of the market were . . uted
before conclusions were Jr.iwn. Sterling
ixcbaiige In New York w.is without quot-
nuiij change nr. l tomorrow's steamers take
only a single shipment of gohl , amounting
to $50Uw.O. The yterllng exchange rate In
Paris reacted fully 3'i centimes , Indicating
n notable relaxation In the Ijondan jiressuro
on that center. Here the money matket
ruled easy nil day , from 216 to 6 per cent.
These various Indications awaken some con-
ltdenco that the stress of the preparations
for the January 1 disbursements of divi
dends and Interest Is past.
Depositing of Internal revenue pa > moils
In banks here continues and the course of
Interior exchange Is In favor of New ork.
The ( inlet course of events In Hoston to'lny
was also viewed with much satisfaction
from Wall street. The consequence was ,1
market which displayed many examples of
marked strength , although the dealings
were very dull throughout. That the de
mand was considerably made Up from the
short Interest was evident from the large
galius shown by stocks which have been
recent sufferers from bear manipulation.
There was some professional bidding up of
prices In opposition to the bears , as there
was an appreciable demand through com
mission houses. The higher range ct prices
did not brliiB any sever ? pressure on liqui
dation , leaving fair grounds for coi.ildenco
that forced liquidation Is at an end.
The market recedtd at Intervals In a
semi-stagnant condition , but t'he closing
was strong though very dull. A number of
specialties showed gains ranging from 1 to
4 points nnd many railroads are a point or
more higher.
The bond market was Irregular , specula-
IIOMtllll StOl'U OlIllllllloilN.
BOSTON , Dec. 2G. Call loans , Gfi7 per
cent ; time loans , Ofi'U per cent. Otllelal
closing quotations of stocks , bonds and
mining shares :
CondUlon of llu > TrciiMiiry.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 20. Today's nt ; te.
ment of the condition of the treasury
Hhnws : Available cash balance , { 29IS72G79 ;
gold reserve , $2H3S3.517.
Hunk ClciirlniiM.
NEW YORK. Dec. 26.-Clearlng. " , J121.5S2.
MS : balances. $7.41'.56S '
HOSTON. Due. 26. I'learlngs , ? 17,300.597 '
balances $2.001.434. I
CHICAUO , Dee. 26-Clearings , * 2J,307.n92 :
balancei' . $1.257.772 ; pjsted exchange. IIM' '
Sj4 hf > l4 : New York exchange. 3or premium.
BALTIMORE. Dec 26.-Clearings. $3.174.-
416. balanceB , $725.211 i
ST. LOUIS , Dec. 28.-Clearlng8 , I6S5ISii6 ;
o. $427.7fi ; money. ITi' per cent ; New
York exchange , { 1 discount bid , OOe dis
count asked.
PIIILADILPHIA , Dec. 2t-ciearing ; ! ,
$ H.S4M5 ; balances. $2,071,251.
I
Wool
RnSTON. Dee. 2 i.-WOOL The holiday
season has not bad much effect on the
wool market. The demand continues quiet.
but values are llrm. Holders are asking
( Sc for medium line and tine , while the
staple article is ending for 70c. Fleece
wools are slow , but the market holds llrm.
Following are the quotations for leading
descriptions : Ohio and Pennsylvania llecces ,
N and above , 337K)4c ) ; XX nnd XX and
above , .154) ) 3dc , delaine. SSfMOe ; No. 1 comb
ing , 3S'iV3.'lc ; No. 2 eomblnp , 35T/Sic. / ! Michi
gan , WIseonMn , etc. X Michigan , 27'/2Sc ' / ;
No. 1 Michigan combing. 35i/.lt5c ; No. 2
Michigan combine , 3Ui.,5c ; Xo. 1 Illinois
combing , SSTiSBc : No. 2 Illinois combing , 31
ff/i5e / : ; X New York. New Hampshire and
Vermont , 2iM727e : No. 1 New York , New
Hampiblre ! mid Vermont , MflKie : delaine ,
Michigan. 3tTi35c : unwashed medium , etc. ,
Kentucky and Indiana quarter-blood comb-
Ing. 27 < ii2Sc : three-eighth * blood , 29'30c ;
braid combing , 2'Mi2lc ; lake and flenrgla ,
2lf/25e. / Territory wi.ols Montana and Da
kota line medium and line , 221i24c ; s.-coiired ,
G0fi 5c ; staple , fiiMj7'ic ; Utah , Wyoming , line
medium nnd line , ivuSle ; scoured , OliJHUc ;
staple , C.5iflSe ; Idaho tine medium nnd line ,
ISfj21e : scoured , niii/CSc ; medium , 20Ti2c ;
l scoured , r)2''iGlc. Australian , scoured baslt ,
I spot prices Combing , s'.iperllne , S51iWc ! ;
i good , fs5JS7c | : average , Sac.
! NEW YORK . Dec. 2G.-WOOI , Dull ; do
mestic lleece , SlffiSfic ; Texa1l5717c. .
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 2fi.WOOlQlllet but
s steady ; medium grades , l f l c ; light , line.
' 17Ti2lc ; heavy , line , HTflSc ; tub wtuhed , 2.1if
35c.
i iiiin-i , 'j. . i , * > t'llllicr , * lt. . rijiiii UHIM u
l-16e higher : nothing doing ; middling gulf ,
i 7"Kc ; middling upland , 7-V'l sales , 202 bales.
| NEW ORLEANS , Dee. 2rt. COTTON
Steady ; sales , 2ino bales ; ordinary. G lt-16c ;
gocd ordinary , fi 11-lile middling 1-Kc
, - ; low , 7 - ;
i middling , 70-lCc : good mldilllng , 7' c ; midI -
I dllng fair , 713-lfie ; receipts. 2,133 bales ;
I stock , 403.35S bales. Futures steady ; De-
September , $6.75 bid ; October , $6.17 bid.
ST. LOUIS , D. > e. 26-COTTON-Qnlet and
unchanged : sales , mo bales ; middling.
70-lGe ; receipts , 3.S53 bales ; shipments , 5,115
bales ; stock , 105.27S bales.
CotVee Hlnr ! * < .
NEW YORK. Dec. 2fl.-COFFEE Futures
opened steady at unchanged prices to 5
points decline and ruled exceptionally dull
with a weak undertone , following unsatis
factory European cables and Indifferent
public Interest. Transactions wore excep
tionally small , with sx-nrcely 5 points varia
tion all day. The market closed quiet nnd
unchanged to 5 points lower ; total sales ,
9.250 bags. Including January at S5.S5 ;
Mnrch , $6.05 : Mnv. $6.10 : July , $6.15fj6.20 ; Au
gust , $6.25 ; September , $6.30. Spot , Rio. dull' '
and nominal : No. 7 'nvolee , Gic ; No. 7 job
bing , 7Uc. Mild , quiet ; Cordova , S3J12 ! c.
Snariir Mnrliet.
NEW YORK , Dec. 26. SUGAR Raw ,
tlrm ; held higher ; fair refining. 3 13-lGc bid.
Refined , steady ; mould A , 4c ; standard A ,
4 ! 5-16e ; confectioners' A. 415-lCc ; cut loaf ,
n9-lCc ; crushed , 59-Hic ; powdered , Olic ;
granulated , 53-16c : cubes , 55-16c.
NEW ORLEANS , Dec. 2li.-SUC.AR-
Quiet ; open kettle , 3p3"sc ; open kettle , cen
trifugal , 3Hlic ' ; centrifugal , plantation
granulated. 49-lGe ; whites. % ? ? ! ; yellow ,
STifi'Hic ' ; seconds , 2"'sW4 3-lGc.
MOLASSES Quiet ; open kettle , G7 < 0'40c ;
centrifugal , SJi30c ; syrup , 345i39c.
UrjioodN MiirlJet.
NEW YORK , Dec. 26. DRY OOODS-
The market opened without material change
In conditions. Trade moderate In all de
partments and on export account. Sellers
are not pushing for business In any direc
tion In either cotton nr woolen goods await
ing new developments. Print cloths are
Inactive In both rejrular and odd goods ,
without ebaiiKe in prices. Outward move
ment of merchandise again large. Jobbers'
clearance sales on this week and bargain
lots rapidly cleared up.
Oil MnrUel.
OIL CITY. I'll. . Dec. 26. OILS Credit bal
ances , no bids ; shlpjn'ijijts , 11G.7S5 bbls. ; av
erage. 72.231 bbls. ; runs , ItS.SflS bbls. ; aver
age. S1.3S6 bbls.
NEW YORK , . -I > e'j. ( , 26.-OILS-Flrm ;
prime crude , 2Se ; prime yellow. 32c. Pe
troleum , steady ; refined New York , $9,90 ;
Philadelphia and Baltimore. $9.S- ; Philadel
phia and Baltimore , In bulk , $7.20. Ro ln ,
quiet : strained , common to good , $1.45. Tur
pentine , steady at 5116'fT52c.
Cnllfornln Urled FrnllN.
NEW YORK. Dec. 26. CALIFORNIA
DRIED FRUITS A good demand prevailed
for prime evaporated apples and the mar
ket continues firm. Country advices were
bettor. State evaporated apples , common ,
IWJCHc ; prime , ( W(7e ( ; choice , 7-V | < fiSlSc ;
fancy , SHOTc. California dried prunes. 3 %
( TiSc per lb. . as to size and quality. Apri
cots , Royal. ISftlSe : Moor Park , 15W1SC.
Poaches , peeled , 20f(22c ; unpeelcd , 7'ifl'lOc.
MACIJOXAMl OF OMIM'HSIAX.
Flfjlilliiir OiinlHIo.s of Hie Mnii Who
SneceedN ficiiernl Wniicbope.
G. W. Steevens , the correspondent In
"With Kitchener to Khartoum , " says :
The Khnlifa brought up his own black
banner again ; his stancheet die-hards drove
It into tlie earth and looked their ranks
about It. The green Hag danced encourage
ment to the Allah-intoxicated battalions of
Wad Helu nnd the Sheikh-cd-Dln. H was
victory or paradise now.
For us it was victory or shredded flesh
and "bones unburled , crackling under the red
slippers of Daggara victors. It was the very
crux and crisis of the light. If Macdonald
went , Lewis on his left and Colllnson and
the supporting camel corps and the newly
returned cavalry , all on his right or rear ,
must all go , too. The Second British nnd
Second Egyptian brigades were far off by
now , advancing by the left of Surglinm Hill ;
If they had to bo recalled the Khalifa would
walk back to his stronghold and then all our
lighting was to begin nnow.
Hut Hunter Pacha was there and Macdon
ald Hey wns there , born fighting men both ,
whom no danger can flurry nnd nn sudden
r.hlft In the kaleidoscope nf battle discon
cert. Hunter sent for Wauchope's First
Hrltlsh hrlgndo to nil the gap between Muc-
donaJd and Lewis. The order went to < ! en-
eral Ontacro first. Instead of the Slrdnr ;
with the coldlor's Instinct , ho sent the bri
gade moving on the instant. Thn khaki
columns faced around and edged rlghtward ,
rlghtwnrd. until the fighting line
was backed with 3,000 Lco-Metfortls , which
no mnn on earth could face nnd llvo. Liter
the Llncolna were moved fnrlher still nn
to Mnrdonald's right. They dlfinuto with the
Wnrwlcks thn title of the best hootlng regi
ment In ll'o nritlBh tirmy ; the men they
sl > ot at will dispute no claim of the Un-
co'ns forever.
Hut the cockpit of thn fight was Mnc-
ilonalil'o. The British might avenge his
brlgado ; It was hla to keep It nnd to kill
off the attack. To meet It ho turned his
front through a complete half-circle , facing
Kticcesslvcly couth , wtst and north. Every
tactician In the armv was delirious In his
praise ; the Ignorant correspondent wns con
tent to watch the man and his blacks. "Cool
as on parado" Is an old phrase ; Macdonnld
Hey was very much cooler. Beneath the
strong , squaro-hewn face you could tell that
the brain was working ns If packed In Ice.
Ho sat nolle ! on his horse , and bent his
black brows toward the green flag nnd the
Remingtons. Then hp turned to n galloper
with nn order and cantered easily up to a
battalion commander. .Magically the rifles
hushed , the stinging powder fmoko wlspeil
away , and the companies were rapidly
threading back and forward , round and
round , In and out , a ? If It were a figure of n
dsnee. In two minutes the brlgado waa to
gether In n new place. The field In front
was hastening toward us In a whltey-hrown
cloud of DervlshcH.
An order. Macdonald's Jaws gripped nml
hardened as the Name spurted nut again , nnil
the whltoy-brown cloud qulverod and stood
otlll. Ho taw everything ; knew what to do ;
Knew how to do it ; did it. At the "Fire. "
ho wiis ever brooding watchfully behind hla
firing line , lit the "CejihC fire" ho WUB In-
6U < ntly in front of U. nil tan him and knew
that they were being nurued to triumph.
OMAHA LIVE SI OCR MARKET
Oornfcd Steers , if Good , Generally Sell a
Little Stronger !
COWS ANU HEIFERS STRONG AND ACTIVE
Feeder * In Deniiiiut nt Illuli 1'rleei
llon-1 AetMo unit Five to Ten Centfi
Illnlier Mieep StroiiK I.iiinlm
Fultv Ten CcnliH
SOUTH OMAHA , Dec. M.
i Receipts were : Gallic. Hogs. Shuep.
' Olliclnl Tuesday 2,011 I.MT 1,1 ! ' . ?
Ono Week ago 2,2 1 11,652 JI3J !
Two Weeks ago 3,459 f.,727 3,370
llm-o weeks ago 3,755 7tW 6,2ii
Average price paid for lings for the lasi
several days with comparisons ;
Dec , 1 3 3 2o 3 ill 4 41 | : - VI
Dec. 2 .J 3 70 3 to 3 25 , 3 Wt 3 35 | 5 1)
| Dec. 3 3 I 3 111 3 231 3 42 , 4 47
. ' 3 $1 3 21 3 16. 3 33. I 3S 5 13
! I Dec ! B ! ; . ! ! 3 5,0 , , 337 3 09 3 39 | I 27 5 11
! Dec. t ! 3 Ml 335 3 25 4 3J. . 5 OJ
j 1 Dec. 7 3 SI ; 3 322 3 001 3 30 4 35 6 Oti
I Dec. g 3 Ml 331) 3 17 ! 3 ID * 4 31 5 14
Dec. 9 3 30 | 3 29 | 3 131 3 211 3 SI 5 15
Dec. 10. . . . 3 Jl 3 13 , 3 21 3 3oj 4 20 |
Dec. 11. . . . 39. 3 151 3 Ii 323 I 17 5 14
1 Dec. 12. . . . 3 t 5 3 37 3 'JO 3 31 4 20 | 19
Doc. 13. . . 3 % i 3 3i 3 20 | 3 4 22 , G 07
Doc. 14. . . . 3 US , 3 33 323 | 3 2 $ 3 4 25 5 14
Dec. 15. . . . 3 95 3 2 n 241 3 17 4 U9 5 06
Doc. 16. , . . 3 30 3 29 ! 3 17 3 37 4 92
Dec. 17. . . . 3S6 r. si 3 17 3 40 I 13
Dec. IS. . . . 3 OS 3 31 3 n ; 3 ; M 4 13 I 9J
Dec. 19. . . . 3 ! I2 | 3 25 3 ISj 3 311 4 07 | 4 S7
' Dec. 20. . . . 3 ! M | 32S 333 3 21 | I 11 3
, Dec. 21. . . . 4 Ul 3 32 3 2 ! > | a 17 3 27 4 15 1 74
Dec. 22. . . . I 02 | 3 31 S 2li 3 II - 4 II I It )
, Dee. 2 , ! . . . . 404 , 3 37 3 21' ' 3 11 3 27 + I 93
! ! Dec. 21. . . . 3 17 3 26 3 191 3 31 4 13
I ' Dee 25. . . .
Dec. 26. . . . t 11 350 3 20 | 3 30 I 17 n n
Indicates Sunday. Holiday.
I ho olllclal number of cars of stock
brought In today by each road was :
C , M. & St. P.
.Mo. Pacific Ry
Union P.ic. System. . . . 11
C. & N. W. Ry . i 1
F. , 1C. M. v. n. R. . 7 1S
. . , St. P. , SI. , t O , Ry. 10 O
U. .t SI. R. R. R. . . . . . 20 14
C. , H. & Q. Ry 1 5
K. C. .t St. J 1
C. , H. I. & p. Ry. , n. 2 1
C. , R. I. , t P. Ry. , W. . . 1
Total receipts 70 61 6 4
The disposition of the day's receipts was
as follows , each buyer purchasing the num.
ber of bead ind'cated : j
_ . . Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. I
Omaha Packing Co 123 475 I
O. II. Hammond Co 209 Gttl
Swift and Company 203 5C9 401
Cudahy Packing Co " 01 791 1,517
Armour it Co 162 7Sti
Swift nnd Company , from i '
country 95 '
Armour & Co. . S. City 1,457
R. Hecker & Degnn -10 ,
Lobman & Co 1
W. I. Stephen 179
Hill & HuntzliiBcr 21
Henton K. rnderwood. . . . 35
Huston it Co SS
L. Illusz 2
H' . L. Dennly it Co CO
Other buyers 30 . . . . J31
Totals 1,558 4,797 2f52 <
CATTLE There wcie only a few cattle I
here today , some llfteen or twenty loads of I
cornfed steers. The quality of the few '
cattle here averaged up very well , theie
being some good enough to bring $5.65if ( _
a.Sa. The market In spots seemed to be a
1
little stronger that Is , buyers paid a little .
butter inlces for such cattle ns happened j i
to i > leac them , but , on the other hand , I
there were cattle which did not happen to 1
catch the. eye of u buyer the holders of I I I
which thought they were not bid any bet-1
ter price.- * than last week. Cattle that I
were a little on the rough order , even |
though fat , seemed to be rather neglected. '
Cows and heifers poenied to bo In pretty
fair demand and the market on desirable
kinds was le-asonably active and a little
stronger than at the. close of last week.
The offerings for the most part changed
hands in a very short time after the mar
ket o : > ened.
Feeders of good quality were In active , de
mand ut vary strong prices. Good feed
ing cattle art : selling higher than ever and
while the country 'demand Is not so very
large H Is considerably larger than the re
ceipts , which accounts for the firmness of
this market. Common kinds of stock cattle
were not very brisk. Representative sales :
BEEF STEERS.
No. Av. Pr. No. Av. Pr.
1 1217 $4 00 IS 1331 5 10
1 1170 4 00 9 1245 S 10
5 8S2 4 00 20. .1231 5 15
1 705 4 20 2.1 977 r , 25
1 810 4 25 22 1131 f , 3fl
1 1110 4 25 .12G1 5 30
1 1430 4 50 21 1279
1 1210 4 CO 20 121K 5 35
1 900 4 75 18 1S10 r 10
17 1303 4 75 24 lffil r. 45
21 1126 475 35
12CI ) B 4-5
3 830 4 35 21 12SS . . 50
33 1321 4 S3 18. . . .1297 5 1.5
23 H21 4 8.1 18. . . .1383 5 SO
23 1337 4 85 13 HCS 5 SO
21 1036 I 9'J '
COWS.
1 780 2 50 20.o . 953 3 10
3 783 2 0 o ' .1210 3 15
1 10ft ) 2 ffi 17. .1050 3 20
4 1010 2 65 19 100 ? 325
1 910 2 65 1 1220 3 25
3 1023 275 1 1050 3 25
1 SSO 2 75 1 1070 325
1 1010 275 17 lOG.'J 3 25
37 10.17
335
' ' "
3. ! ! ; ; . ! ! 880 2 75 21 113,1 ,1 40
2 1010 2 80 3 1126 3 10
fi 1051 2 SO II 1126 3 40
4 972 2 ST. 2 12CO 3 50
1 1201 2 K5 10 931 3 )
1 10SO 285 2 990 3 60
1 1180 2 85 fi 11S3 ? 115
r 1164 300 13 120S 370
1 1000 300 3 1176 3 75
2 DOT. 3 01 IS 101S 8 80
12 lOflfl 3 05 20 1P9 ? 3 SO
1 1170 3 IW 2 ! > V 4 00
1 S60 3 05 4 1085 4 00
11 9'lt 3 10 5 122S 4 10
5 919 3 10HEIFKRS. 1 1010 I 15
HEIFKRS.
1 620 3 ! . " , 6 821 3 SO
1 720 3 60 1 920 1 00
1 f > 50 3 50 4 1t4- , I 10
1 CIO 3 75 1 1250 4 .10
1 1010 3 75 -ik 13M G0 °
1 1290 3 JO 1 900 335
1 1110 3 20 1 14TO 350
3 13S6 3 20 1 1400 36"
11 1314 .115 1 1P10 3 ;
I liel ji T ; 1 mnn 400
STOCKERS AND FEEDERS.
. . . 3 ( f ) 1 1IW 4 15
r.io a F.O 35 . 611 4 I1 !
3 r,70 , 3 so 15 . 622 I 20
1 720 375 19 . 747 4 35
fll fffl. 3 90 KS . 747 I .TO
1 rm , 4 00 21 . 727 1 50
ST5 I on
STOCK COWS AND HEIFERS.
2 oo i 3 no
. 610 3 ( V ) 740 340
STEERS AND HEIFERS.
12 . 1110 4 SOCALVES.
CALVES.
3 4W ) n 00
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
1' . ! . . . . . . . MO t SO 1 170 6 75
i sso r.oo _ 1GO n "
STAGS :
2 1145 3 SO
HOGS Receipts of hoes were Just what
might be expected the dnv fol'owlng ' a holi
day. It was , In fact , a Mond'iy's run nnd
It seemed a freed deal 1'ke a Mnmliiv's mar
ket , .except that there wn more life than
usual on the first day of the week. Huy-
ers all ceemed anxious for hogs and worn
out early looking for sii'iplles. with the re
sult that under Iho Influence of the very
irond demand and the favorable advices
from other points the market at this point
was f.f(10e ( higher. The trade WIIH active
at the advance noted ami the most of the .
hogH on sale changed hands in a very short
time. It will be notisl from the sales be
low thai the popular r.irigo was $ I.10 } <
4.1214. while on Saturday almost everything
sold at $4. ( > 2'.f'iawith ' n 11.10 top.
Shippers will bear In mind that the sea
son la near at hand when good heavy range
liogs are liable to null bolter than light
hogfs , especially If the. light hogs nro on
the "sklppy" order. Itepresenlallvo nnk'H :
' 74 . . 219 40 4 10 7 ! > . . 21 ! JO 4 15
fi'J .2 1 . . . t 10 fiS . . . 212 40 4 15
' 70 350 200 4 1S > *
I SHKI5P There were n few lo.id * of sheep
I nml lambs In the yard * this morning , which
cold at prices entirely fnllsfnetory to iMl-
' ors. Sheep were nt least strong and lambs
1 10c higher. Htiver i seeinfd to want n few
U nd and picked up praetlenUy everything
In good season. Ewes < tf good quality with
some Wether * on them sold at $1.75. A
bunch of heavy but good quality western
yearllncs went nt $1.30. Some good light
Mixlcan yf.irllngs , with n few ewes mixed
In with ihetn , also brought Jl.SO. Good
western lambs sold at $ > .15.
Qunititlons : Good to choice fed yearling ! " ,
J4.2.Vff4..V > : < ? oed to choice heavy wether1. !
S4.OOfM.25 ; good to choice light wethers. $4.25
fn.40 ; u'ood to choice fed owes. $3 iSfrl.ti ) ;
fair to good fed ewes , $3.4fl8f3.65 : good to
choice natlvtlatnlis , f3.1Wfw.fiO ; good to
choice fed wc lern lambs , SVinttfi.SS ; fair to
! I good fed western Inmb. ' , $ l.75Sif..OO . ; feeder
wethers , $3.7.VJ3. ! ! > 0 : feeder yearlings. $ i.oo-f (
4.25 ; good to choice feeder lambs. SI.2MH Ml ;
fair to good fredlliR lambs , $4.00yi.2o ; feeder
ewes , $2.25573.00.
No. Av. Pr.
S3ii western ewe. 113 J.I 75
' ' IBS western yearlings lit ISO
517 Mexican tnlxid 7i * 450
2.9 { western lambs. . . 75 5 15
ClIICAliO l.ivn STOCK MAUKI4T.
I
! I CIIMN and Ciuinliiii Cuttle Illitber ,
| lloitn nnd Sheep lieiiernlly Illulier ,
Dec. 2'i.-CATTLE-Good
] ' CHICAGO. - - to
, choice steers and Texans steady and oth
ers slow ; cow market nnd canners loc
higher : good to choice , $3.lrvfifl.75 ; po.ir to
medium. } l.25Jt" > .25 ; mixed stockers , $3.tnVii >
3.80 ; scJected feeders , $ l.2.VfT.SO ! ; good to
oholre cows. $3 rJVfJI.RO : heifers. $ I.OMi I Tr , ;
canners. N25fi3.li' : bulls , SJ.VWil 10 ; calvec ,
$1.001i7.25 ; fed Texas steers , $ l.255TTi.25.
HOGS Active and mostly lOc higher , good
clearance ; mixes ! and liutchers. fl OS''i I.SO ;
good to choice heavy , SI.15 71.Ti ; rough
heavy , JIO.X/1.10 . ; light , S3.W5I.25 ; bulk of
"ales , $ l.ir.f l.25.
SHEEP Active nnd 10713e blcher ; native
wethers. $ I.Z5M ! W : lambs. $4.00 600 ; west
ern wethers , $ l.00fl-l.63 ; western liimb.Sl.ffi
fiR.SO.
I RECEIPTS-Callle. S.500 head ; \\os \ * . ll.ftX )
head ; Phce ] ) , 1" > , COO brad.
SI. I. ( nils I , Ire SlncU.
ST. LOl'lS , Doc. 2i'-CATTLE-Re < 'elpts ,
1,100 head. Including COO head Texans ; mar
ket Iflfiluc higher for natives and lito
higher for Tcxiinp ; native shipping attil ex
port sticrs. JI.7.Vi7."i ; ilrcfwd beef anil
butcher ulcers. $ l.HtJ/8.50. ( with best grades
wort.h . J7.00 ; steers under l.oro Ibs . $1.C lif >
4 S5 ; Miockers * anil feeders , $3251i5.0 ( > ; OOWH
ami heifers. J2.WSiJ.on : c.inners. J1.5oiij3 oi ;
bulls , J2. 0'M.OO ; Texas ar..l ' liull.in steers ,
$3.f > 0i5.00 ; cows and heifers. J2.riOfi.1Xi.
; HOOS-Recelpts 3.100 head : market 10 < i715c
j higher , the advane being on best grades ;
pics and lights. $ l.t/5Si4.15 ; packers , Jl.OOft'
4.20 ; butchers , JI.2flft4..Tl ,
SHEEP Receipts. 300 head ; market 1Vf ( {
15e higher ; nathe muttons , J3.501i4 3 ; lambs ,
J4.OOTjG.55.
KniiN.-iN City Iilvi > Stock.
KANSAS i 1TV. Dec. -CATTLE ; Re-
ceits. : ' . " .TOO liea < l natives and 100 bead Tex-
ails ; all grades of killing steers lower ;
bi'teher cow and Hlwkers and feeders
s'.eady : heavy native steers , f , * > .20ti < i.iri ; llght-
weights. $ l > TiT/5.50 ; stockers and feeders.
W.BOTiii.OO : Imti'hera' ' cows and brffers. f.1 10
5i'5lO ( ; < aiint-rs , $2.50513.10 ; f l westerns , J4.1W
< jU.25 ; western feeders , J .lOTj l.l'.i ; Texans ,
? , ! S5r < 1.25.
HOGS Receipts. 5,710 head ; supply too
lljrht for de.mand ; prices rulrxl STilOc higher ;
l-.wivy and mixed. Jl.ll'ViiiiCUVs : liR'ht ' , JI.U7'- ,
C I.17U ; pBs | , J3.35fi.1.75.
S1IK131' Ricelpts. 1.250 bead ; llRht sup
ply dlspofi'd of readily at UIK 'hanged ' prices ,
l.inrbs $ I.M"i/3.10 ; muttons , $ l.lOi'1.25 ; stock-
era ana feeders. J3.0 > jil.50 ; culls ,
VIMV \ . > rk I.lvtStoelc. .
NEW YORK , Dec. X UBEVKS-Ro-
celpts , Kit head ; no trade of consequence ;
feelhiR llrm ; no cable quotations received ;
shipments , none ; tomorrow , 850 cattle , 1,112
sheep and 9,70 ( ! quarters of beef.
CAIA'KS Receipts , ISO bead ; steady ;
veals. S5.oOfS.25 ( ; barnyard and fed calves ,
$3.00fil.tlO ; southern cnlves. J3.12'i.li7'.30. !
SHISICP AND IjAMIiS Receipts , 7GO head ;
151/- cars on sale ; sheep , linn ; lambs 15o
higher ; all sold ; sheep , $ .1.(0f l.53 ; lambs ,
$ b.lOfG.25 ( ; one deck , JG.40 ; Canada lambs ,
Jti.S.
HOGS Receipts. 3,371 head ; market 10JJ
15o higher ; good bogs , Jf.Gf. .
St. Jnseiili Live Stock.
SOUTH ST. JOSEPH , Mo. , Dec. 2G. ( Spe
cial. ) Journal quotes :
CATTM3 Receipts , 1,500 head : market
steady to lOc lower ; natives , J3.flOJi5.G5 :
Texas and westerns , J3.2ofi5.50 ; cows and
heifers , J2.00ti1.50 : bulls uml stags , $2.dO ®
4.65 ; yenrllnns and calves , $3.50fi 1.95 ; stoek-
ers and feeders , J3.10J74.50 ; veals , $1.2jfi >
0.75.
lions Receipts , 2,400 head ; market 7'/jli1 '
lOc higher : all grades. J4.10f4.22'i. ; bulk of
mlcs , $1.151(4.20. (
SI I ICE I ' Receipts , 300 head ; market
steady ; demand strong.
.Stoelc In Sllilit.
Following are the receipts at the four
principal western markets for December 20 :
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
South Omaha . 2.011 I.M7 1.13 ?
Chicago . 8.500 11.000 ] 8,00il
Kansas City . b.700 5,710 1,250
St. Louis . 1.1 ( 3,00 : > COU
Totals 20,311 25,457 20,743
HEM ) Ul * AX JII.ICVA'I'KI ) THAIN.
AVeury IIrool < lyti "ilciii IlloeUw 11 Ililii-
uliiK Seheiliilc * nt HiiMli IlonrN.
A tall man with a briskly red mustache ,
who was one of three passengers that stood
on an elevated wtatloji jiliitform of the
Lexington avenue line In Rrooklyn the other
night while several trains i > ased wltliout
stopping , Dually held up one train single
handed. The time was about 5:30 : o'clock ,
leports the New York Sun , itinl the elevated
roaOi generally rush trains through at
I'hat ' hour without stopping at many of the
stations. The olijedt IH to leach the Olg
crowds at the bridge terminus. Following
this rule several trains rushed by the sta
tion while the tall man looked at his com
panions In protest. Finally the sixth train
was seen appron 'hlng ' anil all three stepped
to the edge of the platform while the tall
man exclaimed :
"Surely this one will stop. "
The train didn't stop and the three occu
pants of t'he ' platform , who had been kick
ing their heels for several minutes to keep
warm , rushed Into the station ami do-
iriimUul of the t'cket seller what the rea
son was. As usual he didn't know , but the
colored pot ter , who was keeping in a cor
ner , woke i > : > and explained that It was
"quite rertjl'lnr. "
'Hack ' ( o i'he ' platform went the three pas-
senger.s and started again on their walk up
and down the platform. Suddenly the t.ill
man saw a red ( flow coming from a pall
place/I at the further enil of the ftation.
upon further investigation liu drew fiom
the pall a llFhtcd red lantern. Calling 'o '
the other two he prnpoBwl to hold up the
next train by means of the * red signal. The
scheme didn't meet with much favor from
the others , who appeared rather llmld about
doing smell a thins. The tall man dually
talked some nervu Into them and It W.-IH
tiifrwMl to give ihe next train a change and
HCC if II would Htop. If It didn't the lantern
was In i | ) used. The noxi train soon ap
peared and , Ilko the others , It went right
on
' "Now " , " said the tall man , "watch mo do
Keen n train approached and he made
three or Tour violent swings with the lan
tern and thrn set It down at tint end of the
platform where t'he engineer of the ap-
proachlnir train could see. It.
"Get ready to jump on , " yelled the tall
man. "He'll top. "
Hure enough the train tame to a slop uml
without aiiHwerini ; I'he eumluetor'H qui t'on
as to what W.IH ui ; Hhe tbree men punned
by him Into the car. The conductor went
Into the station , woke up the ticket cellar
and the porter and foutul out Hit ) facts In
Hie case. Then he.nne out , pulled the bell
cord awl f'e three pan > ongers were at JUKI
on their wi ; ' tn Hie bridge. The conductor
began to glvo the tall man a Iteturo ouo the
ilani'.er of using thw red laiiiern. but bo
Mopped and jjrlnncM when t'ho ' latter te-
"You'ro mlstuken. They are. good things
and I'm going to curry ono with me IIH long
as I live In Ilrooklyn nnd have to rldu on
this road. "
RRPEWIEYStCa
BOOM4Hr LlfEDtDG. BRWCH ID30ItAT
OMUHA rt-n UNCOUI wtft
JAf/IES / & BOYO & GO , ,
Telephone 10W. Omaha , \i
COMMISSION ,
GRAIN , 1'HOVlhION.S , uulSTOJKi i
III ) A III ) ( ) ! < ' Tit V 1)15.
Corresponded i. J' l n A Wurron & Cu
uucs tu Cuiiatio and New YurK ,
WHEN TRAVELING
The Bee.
Here is Where You Will
Find It in the Principal
Cities :
ATLANTA , GA.
Klinlinll House \Mvn Mnml.
BOSTON.
Public l.llirnr.v.
Vrtidiimt * Iloti-t.
Ilonlon l > ri. N rluti , 14 llnMVorth St.
BUFFALO.
ItPiipncr Hotel Xeni Minim ,
CAMBRIDGE , MASS.
llnrvnril fill vcculty l.ttirnry.
CHEYENNE.
KA. . I.nnnii.I' ' Writ Kith St.
Chrjvntii ! t'liili.
CHICAGO.
ViiilKiirlnni Annex \IMVH Stniul ,
Aiiilliorltini Hold \CMB .Slnllll.
liriind I'nclllc Ilnlrleivfi .Stnltil.
Urrnlor : < l > crli llntrlCITR Stuilil.
I'nlmiT lloiiMc \ MVH .stand.
Pitolonii-e Nc > Slnnd , Xo. 1M7 Hrnr-
luiru Sirred
ANxi.claU-il Advrrtl.cr' * Club , I'nlmrr
llllllNt. .
MnrntoKii lintel.
CLEVELAND.
Wotll'f.11 IIOIINP.
The llollcnileii ,
Com in ere I n I Trnvelern1 Ainnelntlnn ,
, .Miinoiilc Teiimle.
COLORADO SPRINGS
I'rlllllTN1 11(11110.
Itrlncoe llron.
DENVER.
llrotrn llo < rlCITK Slnnd.
Ilniullioii A : Kendrlek , ! )00-f ) I2 ITthnt.
M.-l.uiii , Pitt . To. . Slir Nlv renlh St. . ,
ITntt M.-rciintlli- . . l.-.ir I.ni-lini-r St. f
The Stntloncr Co. . l.ltli nnd I.n > vrenec
Slrci-tN.
AVIndnor Hotel Xrim St
DEADWOOD , S. D.
I'lHln-l , t Co. , Drndirooil.
SInx riNlipl , Iend noil.
DES MOINES.
MO PN Jncolm , Ruck iHliini ] Dcjiot.
DULUTH , MINN.
Wlt A IleniM-K , 2M \ \ \ Superior St.
HAVANA , CUBA.
IiiRliiterrn IliitPl IlendliiK Room.
HELENA.
W. A. Moore , ( JUi avenue nnil Mnln St.
HOT SPRINGS , S. D. '
Cinirtce Cllinon.
lOnill
HOT SPRINGS , ARK.
C. II. Wrnvop A Co.
I. . II. Cooper .fc ro. . ( ISO Cciitrnl Are.
KANSAS CITY.
itoi-r ( iioiii , ioaa M. < ( st.
CiiiKi-N House > CV N Slniiit.
.tIMNoiirl ItrMiilillenii Club , 1105 Ilnltl-
inoi-o Ave.
I'lilille I.lliriir- .
ItleliHcclirr ClKnr Co. , > Hi nml AVnliint
OIIOM | ( < > I1. I ) .
Hallway V. M. C. A , , room 27 Union
IJe'iot , KIIIIHIIH Cl y , JIo.
IMilille l.llimrv.
LEXINGTON. KY.
Y. M. C. A Mending llonni.
LINCOLN.
A. M. I rlUen , 11 3 O St ri'ct , llrllv-
ery Aci-nl.
LOS ANGELES.
Oliver t IlalneH , 1(1(1 ( ( S. Sprint ; St.
K. n. HniiNi-oni , .IHl ! S. Mnln SI.
LONDON , ENGLAND.
Clinrlrn A.tillllu'is Amerleaii K\cbniia < -
2 CfieUnpur St. , TrnfnlKiir Si | . , S. W.
M NNEAPOLIS.
I'nhMo Ulirnry.
AVent Hotel \ -w Stnnd.
MILWAUKEE , WIS.
KranU MulUern.
NEW YORK.
Arthur Ilrenlnro.
Cooper I'nlon I.lhrnry.
l-'lflh AVCIIIII- Hotel Nevrn Stand.
Fifth Aveiint ; Hotel Itendlnu Itooin.
Dnililrr lloti'I.
I.'roome Strirl Illirarj- .
Ilollnnd Hoiine Ilondliif ; Itooin.
HofTmnn HOIINI * .
IIIIHTII | | llotrl .Vevtn Slnnd.
I'renH ( 'lull , 121)nmiiin ) SI.
AVcNlinliiNli-r Hold HfiiiUiiBT Ilooni.
Hotfl ( ; ri n ii ! > ' < .
V. M. C. A. , liKil nndIth Avenur.
OGDEN.
AV. AVclih , Sltl.T AViinhlnetnn Arc.
PARIS , FRANCE.
New YorU llernlil Itendlntr Itooin , 4ft
Ave. ile t'Oporn.
Tbon. Cook & Son , 1 AVIdp 1'oprrn.
PORTLAND , ORE.
AV. IJ. Jmim , 2tl ) Alder SI.
I'orllnnil llolel Xrvtx Slnml.
PHILADELPHIA.
Merennlllc I.llirnry.
SACRAMENTO.
I'llbllo I.llirnry.
SAN FRANCISCO.
] nlillit I.lhrnry.
I'nliieiHotel ,
SAN JUAN , PORTO RICO.
Hotel Innlntorrn It end Inir Itooin.
SANTAANA.CAL.
Snntn Ann 1'rriI'nhllo I.llirilry.
SALT LAKE CITY.
I , , I' . Ilninnii * ! , I/yrrnm Tlirnler.
Salt Iiiiltievi - Co.
I'uhllR I.lbrnry.
SEATTLE.
lOiiNlern \ MV Co. , Ulll 1.3 I'llte Hi.
A. T. I.uinlliei-K ,
( ieoi'Ke l'Wnril. .
SHENANDOAH , IA.
JliiHcnm Trotter.
SIOUX CITY.
fin rrfl IHIIII MoliIWH Slaad.
Tlloiidiiiiiln Iliilrl Vunn Sin ml.
Hotel Vriidiiin * * Hewn Mnnd.
COIMIII : ' A : K nlcUrrliooUrr ,
I'nlilliI.llirnry. .
; ITIII | ril/itlhlMin , TOO I/nurlh St.
Hey Allen , . ' 1-1 Center SI.
Y. .11 , C. A. lU-ndliiK Itooin.
SPOKANE.
John \V. nralinni , 72i-72 ; % Itlvomlda
Avenue.
Avenue.SPEARFISH
SPEARFISH , S. D
Henry Court ,
ST. JOSEPH.
IlrniidiMv'noirn Slnnd , 721 IMinnml
Ntrei'l.
.Iiinellnn .Venn Slnnd , . ' . ( It ICdinond SI.
Y. .M. C. A. lleiiillnu : Ilooni ,
ST. PAUL , MINN.
I'lTNN Clllll
AVIniliiiir Hotel.
llynn llolel
ST. LOUIS.
K , .1. .Irlt , SOU ditto SI.
Planter * ' Hole ! > u Stnnd.
I'ulillo I.llirnry. Jr
I'nlon .N MIK Coiniuin ) .
WASHINGTON , D. C.
AVIIlnrd'H ! ! otel fieun SImid ,
Arllnulnn Hotel.
( 'iiiiurrkftlnnnl l.lljrury.
Itltfi : * Hiinxr.
lleiiulilluuu .Nntluiiiil
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