THE OMAHA DAILY J3EE : SUNDAY , DECEMBER 31 , JSJW.
CONDITION OF OMAHA'S ' TRADE
Movement of Merchandise Rather Qnict
Last Week.
IT IS THE SEASON FOR COMPARISONS
on Priictlcnll- Clii . c iif
McrchiimllNi- Slum I.nrite Cain * nit
Coni'inrcil Illi n Year A o
Jobbers All Well Plcnncil.
The lull which usually follows tlio rush
of t rado previous lo ChrlxtmaK was ex
perienced In this Instt week by both Job-
boi-H n ml retailer * . Jobbers especially hn-1
n. quiet timens most of ihclr traveling
men were in mil ] consequently very few
orders wortreceived. . They had. how 'ver ,
nil the business they wanted , us this Is the
time of yenr when they change storks and
prepare for the coming yenr. Retailers
were nlso busy sorting np their storks uml
Invoicing , MO there Is really very little In
bo Raid regarding the condition of trade.
The mnrkn-s , too , were almost without
feature , but Homo Important chnnges nrc
expected after the first of tiic year.
The closing up of a calendar year always
invites comparison and this year Is no ex
ception to the Keni'ral rule. Jobbers and
retailers almost without an cxcep Ion re
port big Kaln In th < > volume of business
tnuumrtod anil say that In spile of the un
fit vornhlo weather for heavyweight goods
collections at the present time are In bet
ter shape than they wore a year ago , The
KreatcHi Interest , toowever , Is centered In
the comparlsnn of prices. The upward
movement of values In nearly all linos" dur
ing the last yenr Is a familiar fact , and In
many IMS < > S the advance has been so great
as to caiiHo some uneasiness.
Some ConipitriNOiiN.
The hardwnro market has attracted ns
much attention , perhaps , an any. and Is
roiwldered a good example of the way
Valuen have advanced during the hibt year.
A prominent hardware Jobber of this city
In speaking of market conditions culled at
tention lo the fact tliat vahies at HID pres-
Mit time are considered high because. they
ro compared with the extremely low priics
which prevailed during the years of depres
sion. Present values , of course , Foi-m be
yond all reason when compared with those
nf hint year , or ; two or three years ago. but
when placed by the Hdi > of prices In force
in 1S32 It IB seen that they an- not so badly
Inflated after all. A few lines , of course ,
nrc. higher now than they were oven In 1S92.
but on the average the reverse ! s true.
For exam-ile , wire nails are $1.9r higher
than they worn a. year ago and 31 cents
lilgher than In I1- ' . * . ' . 1'alnted barb wire has I
jidvanced since a year ace $2.f > 0 , which i
makes Its present selling price $4.10 , nt
compared with Jl.fiO In IMS and KM In Ik0i. |
The advance In : ila'n wire bus also been
Jieavy , but not oqunl to that on barb wire.
The present market value In tfl.f ) nnd In
389S It was selling at $ l.C > and In I1" . ! at $2.23.
These are perhaps as good examples as can
\w given of the almost sensational advances
In hardware during the lust year , FollowIng -
Ing are a few cases when- price * In 1MU
rwero high , as compared with 'present < iuota-
itlons : Screwn of n certain size tliat are
now selling at 30 cento were worth 21 cents
a year ago and $1.03 In 1S32. A particular
size and grade of tin fooling , now worth
S12.50 , sold for $ S a yfrir nun and for $1.1.50 In
Ittl Ixicks t at are selling now at Jl.ii
rworo quoted at $1.10 In 1S9S and $ ! . , > In IbM.
lAny number of cases of this kind might be
Klven , but the Idea which Jobbers wish to
express 's tha- values at the present time
nro not on the average as high nthey
were before the period of depression. T e
claim IM made also that the advances or
I ho last year are perfectly natural and nro
brought about by the law of supply nnd de
mand. For that reason dealers ngure that
the market is In a good , healthy corn ! lion
nd express tne grentest conlidencc in It for
the coming1 year.
Crocery Market HlKlier.
The. grocery market Is In the same posi
tion It was In a week ago , no changes what
ever bavins taken place. As Is usual y the
at this season trade Is milet. but a
CIVBO
irood run of business Is expected for next
wi-ek uml from then on. Local Jobbers speak
very favorably of the showing made ; lur Ins
and say that t h icy hi tvc
it ho present year than last
tlono 23 per cent more business
lias aver-
, The market on most linen
year
considerably higher t.ian It did a
nged in )
? ir ago. though some " " "u thS "ft
ineal and coffee , nro lower. H is thougm.
the market as a whole Is 105
35 per cent higher for the year.
Thread < ! oes IllKber.
event of Importance last week
Tim onlv
the sharp ad-
mark-H was
the dry goods
on
10-cent ml-
threads Notices of a -
vanee ill vod from both Coats and
va" nee were rece
makes the selling price foi
the spring lines In shape.
al Jobbers arc count-
! \vas a year ago.
ItiKlicr
Vsbroght abouthwly by the lncre.axc.1
cost in hides , but alS < by the enormous de
" 'fVubb goods Tn5n ° a-y they are receiving
ir.to consideration.
Fruit ' " ' Produce.
There was very little demand last wcel
for the lines handled by fruit and produce
men. Oroeers seemed to have enough ef
over from Christmas to supply what llttli
itrado they had and consequently bought al
incut nothing nt all. There was some llttii
demand for | K.ultry , but dealers had bar. .
work In disposing of what they curried eye
from ChrlMmas. to say nothing ot handl ni
Mm fresh receipts. The onlv feature lo tiv
general trade In fruit and vegetables was It
tack of activity and consequently little ncei
bo said.
MJW YOIUC ; KMilAI. MAUICIJT
< luoliiClon for tin * lny on Varloiu
Cominodllle ) ) .
NEW YORK. Dec. ; W.-FLOlW-Receptn !
14,211 bbls. ; exports. 0.3SI bbls. ; sales , 2,0t
pkgs. ; inactive iind nom'.nally unchaiiKed
Minnesota patents , $3.105/1.05 ; Mlnnesoli
bakers , $2.5,003.10 ; winter patents , $3.5.V .1.75
winter Htrulghts , $ J.3Mf0.43 ; winter extras
W.K&'l.W' winter low trades , $22oI(2.4U
Rye flour , steady : sales. 200 bbls. ; fair t (
food $3.11132. ) ; choice to fancy. $ J.UOiiJ.5U
llnt-kwheat Hour. iUli't | at ! .UU2.23. |
coilX'MHAi ' ; Dull ; yellow wet > teni , R.V
tlly. 77 ' llrandywlnu , $2JJjC.3S.
HYE Quiet : No. 2 western. Oil-lie , f. o. b ,
allotit , suite , We. c. I. f. , Now York , cur lots
UARU3Y-Quiet : feeding , 43-V. c. I. f.
New York ; malting , 4SgKc ) , c. i. f. , Ncv
York
'RARLEV ' MALT-Dull ; western. K5C5c. (
WHEAT-Rccelpti * . S7.7&3 bu. ; sales , 20,00
Jm. futures and lOO.uw bu. upoi. Spot , firm
No 2 red. TSc , f. o. b. . ullo.U ; No. 1 northern
Duluth , 79'ic , f. o. b. , nlloat ( prompt ) : NO
2 rc-J , 73 > .M' , elevator. Options opened Ulead ;
nnd unchanged on reports of expurt bu'l
nfB.s to Llftion , thus oftfettlng the ullgh
Liverpool decline Speculation was , o
course , very light nl ! duy. Although exceed
Ingly cold weather prevailed over wlnte
states there watt no appre-henslon over cro ]
mutters World's hl : > ment were expnclei
to ibu a shade lar&i-r than hint year , l-utc
the market Imiirnvtil on covering and closei
Ilrm at Uil c advnnce , Sale * Included Nc
" red , At arch , 70i 4l7i KC. olonml nt "S c
Blav 74' SiJic , cloned at 75c ; July. 747ic.
CORN- Receipts , 41,1J6 lui. ; exports , 3 Jl
lill ; Hales , WOW bit. put. Spot. Htoudy ; Ni
2. 4'i ' tc , f. q. b. , afloat , uml 3 * , , c , elevatni
( 'nitons opened dull but steady with when
and on cables. In fuvo uf liberal receipts a
fhlcupo : ruled slow and feulurelei ull daj
cldp'n- ; steady and unchunx d. May clotc
ut 3 o.
OATS Recalpts. W.&A ) bu. ; exports , "t
tin. Svwt. dull : No. 2. k ; ; No. 3 , 2Vkc ; Ni
B white. 31c ; No. 3 white. 30c ; track mlxe
-ve tcrn , 3lj30Vio ; track white. 3IJHL' ( . O |
tl.i8 , dull
HAY Uutct. shlpjilng , 63i)7tH. ) ; good t
choice , "
HOI'S -Dull , state common 10 choice , isj
crop , ce , iwi crop , 7 < j'Jc , JSW crop , liullt
1853 rror.C8 o ; HD3 crop , 78"
! T ; U99 crop , IJftllc.
HIDKS-l .rni , Ualveston. to K IbJ. ,
If'.C.
I.BATH Kn-Ste dy ; hemlock nle. Huonoi
Ayrm. light to hcavywel * i1s , 3M52SHc ; acid.
.
PUOVISlONS Uccf. dull ; fnmlly. J12.601-
1309 ; mcM. $10.60 ; b ef hams , $ J2.K M.CO ;
fncket. $ ] l.Sfpl2.tn.i ; city extra India mes. ,
J2l.tOf)43.W. ) Cut medts , quiet ; pickled bcl-
llcp. $ S 601)7.26 ) ; pickled fhoulders. $5.76 : pick
led hams , $ s.25t./i.on. I.ard. cteady ; wrstcrn
steamed , Jo. 93 ; city , $5. 5 ; Iiecemoer , $ B.ftS ,
notninnl ; rellnrd. qnlet ; continent , $6.20 ;
South America , $6.50 ; compound , $ > .37iil " > .60.
1'ork , st dy ; mess , tlOWjilo.fiO ; short clear ,
$ ll.Wfll2,00 ; fnmlly. JI2.0V812.M.
HICK Firm ; rtomestlc. fair ( o extra , 41 ?
6'tc ; Jni | n. 4 > ; 'UC ' < ! .
. > lOl.A4-ril- : rttimdy Now Orlrnns. open
krttle , good to choice. 30c ; choice , SlfMOc.
KIlKUJHTcJ To l.lverixiol , quiet ; cotton
by steam , SM , nominal , grain by stenm , 3d.
MlCTAhS The .brokers' price for lead la
$1.13 nnd for copper $ lfi.50.
n.M.YiiA ( IIMIIAI , MAr.Kiyi1.
Ciinilltlon < if Trade unil ( luiilntloim oil
Staple nnil I'nncy Produce *
KGOS Hecelpts llsht ; fresh stock , 16c.
DltKSSIiU 1'OUM-nY - Cholco lo fancy
turkeys , SfO'tc ' ; ducks , Gi7cj geese , "HQSc ;
spring chickens. CHC' c ; hens , Cc ; roosters ,
4QOc ! ,
LIVE rour.TUY-Hens. 6c ; spring chickens -
ens , 5c ; eld nnd slaggy roosters , 3c ; ducks ,
' He ; Bepse , C'.ic ; turkeys , 7c.
HUTl'KH-fommon to fair , 16tri6'4c ;
choice , UOIDc ; separator , 2Sc ; gnthured
crramery , 22Q23c.
IMOEONS-hlvc , per dor. , 75c.
VKALS-Cholco. Oc.
C1AME Ducks , mallards , $3.00 3.23 ; blno
win * teal , $1.75 ; preen wing teal , $1.25ffl. ;
mixed ducks , $1.60 (2.00. (
OYSTKHS-JlKlIum , per tan , ISc : stand
ard , per can , 22c ; bulk standard , per gal. ,
$1.2o ; extra selectc , [ > er cnn , 30c ; extra
selects , per gul. , $1.CO ; New York counts ,
pcr _ can , 3.c ; New York counts , per 100 ,
ilAY-Uplund. choice , $0.50 ; midland ,
choice , $ ( j ; lowland , choice. $3 ; rye straw ,
choice , Jo.50 ; No. .1 corn. 27c ; No. 3 white
oats , 22' c ; cracked corn , per ton , $12 ; corn
nnd oats , chopped , per ton , $12.50 ; bran , per
ton , $13 ; shorts , per ton. $14.
VKOETAULES.
SWEET I'OTATOES-Pcr bbl. . Illinois ,
$3 ; .lerSeys. $5 ; lurgo bbls. . Kansas , $2.75.
POTATOES IVr bu. , choice. 30 IOc.
CAUBAOE-Per lb. . IMtc : Holland seed ,
CA"lJLlPLOWEK-Pcr crate. $2.50.
CHANHKHUIKS-lJcll & Bugle , per bbl. ,
Sn.CO ; Jersey.Jt.23. ! .
ONlONS-llHtail way , yellow , 65c ; red , 7i
Q S5c.
CEI.EUY Per Uoz. . 25iT.30c ; California ,
per bunch. 45i.
T17IINIP8 siutnnagnz. per lb. . l > 4c ; Cana
dian. HfrSl P.
Ml'SIIHOOMS Per lb , box. . oOc.
TuMATOICS-t-'lorldn. per C-basket crate ,
1 1.301(6.00. (
FRUITS.
APPLES Choice western shipping stock ,
S3.0rw.50 : New York stock , J3.75fri.00.
OKAPES California Emperor. $2 ; Cataw-
ha.- , per small basket , ISc ; Malaga grapes ,
per bbl. , $7.0033 00
TROPICAL FRUITS.
ORANGES Mexican , per box. $3 ; Cal
ifornia navels , per box , $1. . > 0 3.73.
LEMONS-Cnllfornln , fancy , JJ.OOiTI.ZS ;
choice California , $3.73fl4.0u ; Messina , $4.DOQ
MISCELLANEOUS.
HONKY-Per 24-sx > ctlon case. $3.25ft3.50.
NUTS Hickory nuts- , large , per bu. , $1
shell barks , tl.2j5Jl.3a.
FIGS California layers , per 10-lb. box
$1 : California carton , per 10-lb. box. $1.10
MAPLE SUGAR Per lb. , 9c.
HIDES , TALLOW , ETC.
HIDES No. 1 green hides , SHc : No :
preen hides , 7' c ; No. 1 salted hides , lOc
No. 2 Baited hides , 9c ; No. 1 veal calf , S tc
12 Ibs. , Oc ; No. 2 veal calf , 12 to 15 Ibs. , Sc.
TALLOW. GREASE , ETC. Tallow. No
1 , 4c ; No. 2. 3 ic ; rough , 2c ; white grease ,
2lHSJ3'.ic ' ; yellow and brown BreaBe , 2 > AQ3c.
CHRISTMAS GREENS.
TREES 5-ft. , per Uoz. , $2 ; 5 to S-ft. , pel
doz. , $2.60 ; 7 to 9-ft. , per doz. , $3.50 ; S t (
11-ft. , per doz. , $4.50 ; extra largo sizes. 1 !
to 24-ft. . $2.0004. .
HOLLY BRANCHES Per case of aboui
CO llw. . $4.W > iT5.00 ; per bbl. , $1.50fl.75.
MISTLETOE BRANCinsS-Per lb. , 20c
per 25-lb. box , $3.75 ; wreathing. 20 yds. , 75c
St. I.oulM ( iralii nnd 1'ruvlnIoiiH.
ST. LOUIS , Dec. 30. WHEAT Higher ;
No. 2 red , cash , elevator , G9c ; truck , 71V-6
72c ; December. C9c ; May , 71Hc ; July. CST&c
No. 2 hard , Cl'/ififflc. Receipts , 10.DOO bu.
i CORN Firm ; No. 2 cash , 30Mc ; : track
I 31Uc : December , 30yc ; 'May , .liui/'ll c.
I OATS Firm ; No. 2 cash.2.1lic ; track , 2lc
December , 2iV4c ; May , 24c ; No. 2 white
RYB Nominal nt ( Be.
FLOUR-Qulet ; patents , $3.l3Jf3.15 ; extri
fancy , $3.10fi3.15 ; clear. $2.75W2.9D.
SEEDS Timothy , $2.00ff2.33. Flaxseed
nominal , J1.4I.
CORNMEAL $1.7X9L75. (
RRAX FJrm ; sacked , east track , C'ijlfilc.
HAY Steady ; timothy. SlO.OJfi 11.50
prairie. $7.505)8.00. )
WIMSlvY-Steudy nt $1.23'A
t'OTTONTIES $1.03.
'JIAGGING ' CWS e.
HEMP TWINK 9c.
METALS-Leud. strong at $ I.CC. Spelter
dull nt $1.40.
I POULTRY Firm ; chickens , G'.Jc ' ; turkeys
| 9cv. ducks. GilfiHe : geese. C' , < .c.
i PROVISIONS Dry salt ( boxed ) meats
' extra shorts , $5.f > 0 ; clear ribs , $5.d2'clen ;
i K'ulos , iS.S1 . 'Hacon ' , extra shorts , $ S.W
I clear ribs , $6.20 ; clear sides , J0.371Pork
i steady ; Jobbing , $9.50 for old and $11.00 fo
new. Lard , quiet ; prlmo steam , $3.32's
choice , $3.nc.
Rl-X'E UTS-Flour. 7,000 bbls. ; wheat. 11 ,
000 bu. ; corn. 44.UOO bn. ; oats , 23,000 bu.
SHIPMENTS Flour. 5,000 bbls. ; wheat
9,000 bu. ; corn. 31,000 bu. ; outs , 15,000 bu.
I.lvor-iool cl nil ii and I'ro vlHlonx.
LIVERPOOL , Dec. 30. WHEAT Steady
No. 1 California , steady , to 2',4diiJCs 3d ; No
2 red , woHtern winter , 5s lOd ; No. 1 north
ern , spring , Cs IVjd ; futures quiet ; March
! > s lid : May. 5s lO'.id.
TORN Spot Ilrm ; American mixed , .1
SViil ; futures steady ; January. 3ei 5 ? d ; Feb
rtiary , 3 5 % < l ; March , 3s 6d ,
PEAS-Caimdlan. 5s Bil.
FLOUR St. Louis , fancy winter , firm , 7 *
HOPS At IxJiidon , Paclllc coast , Ilrm ,
PROVlSIONS-Hcef. steady : extra Tmlli
i inusH , 72s Cd ; prime mess , 70s 31. Pork
! steady ; prime western incsp , 57s Cd. I rums
short cut , II to 10 llw. , firm , 31s ; short rib ?
IS to 22 Ibs. , steady. 3'lH Cd ; long clear mid
1 dies , heavy , X > to 40 Ibs. , steady , 33s ; Hhor
' clear backs , 10 to 1R Ibs. , steady , 32s Cd
clear belllep , 14 to 1G Ibs. , steady , 3.1s. Shoul
' dcrs , square , 12 to 14 Ibs. , firm , Sis ( id. I < ard
Ilrm : prime western , In tierces , 29s ; Amerl
can rellned , In palls , 3fti Cd. Tallow , Ilrm
prime city , 26s ; Australian , In London , 2ii
3d.
BUTTER Finest United States , 93s ; good
75s.
75s.CIIHHSK Firm ; American Ilncst , 70s
American finest colored , 53s.
Iliitler , KUK nnd ClieeKe Mnrknt.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 30.-IJUTTER-
Firm and Vjc higher ; fancy western cream
erv , 2S > Ac ; fancy western prints , 30c.
ISIS OS Firm and Ic higher ; fresh nearbj
23c ; fresh western , 23c ; fresh southwest
ern , 20o.
cilKESK-Qniet.
NEW YORK. Dec. SO. Hl'TTBR R (
celpts , 3.180 pkgs. ; strong ; western crcan
ery , 23f(2Sc ( ; Junn creamery , 22f2Gc.
CIIBKSU Receipts , 3,135 pkgs. ; Ilrm ; fa
made , fancy , small , iQl3c : fall madi
fancy , large , 1213c ( ; late made , smal
lC1il2Ui' ; large , late made , llilo ,
ICGCiS Receipts. 4,812 Pkgs. ; steady ; stal
and Pennsylvania , 23fi24c ; western , in
graded , nt mark , 15B20c : webtirn , 23
' " '
cVl'eAGO. Dec. 30. HUTTI3R Steady
creameries. IftfiMc ; dulrioa , lG022c.
ICHOR Firm at 17Hc.
ST. LOUIS , Dec. 30.-auiTTBR-Stcad >
creamery , SStiM'.ie : dairy. 13H23c.
KGO8 Steady nt 17c.
KANSAS CITY , Dec. 30. BUTTER-
Creamery , 21'n24c ; dairy , 17c.
ICGCrS Quiet nnd steady ; fresh Mlssou
and Knnwvs stock , llrsts , 15'tc , cases r (
turned ; stonice , 10jil4c.
KIIIINIIH Clt > CraIn and Provisions ,
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 30.-WHKAT-Ma ;
CfiSr , ; cash. No. 2 hard , G-Hic ; No. 3 , 69 ;
ffiijc ; No. a red , Ca'a70c ; No. 3. C3JCSc. Ri
. 68 cars.
< XDHN May. 29Hc ; cash , No. 2 mlxei
"SStjc ; No. 2 white. 2&9ic ; No. 3 , SSVic.
OATS-NO. 2 white , sijjjiun.- .
RYE No. 2. 49c.
HAY-l'holue tlmotliy , $3.00'o9.W ; cholt
prairie. $7 OW 50.
RECEIPTS Wheat. 34. SObu. ) . ; corn , 41
GOO bu. ; oils. 24. KM bu.
SHIPMENTS Wheut. 19,200 bu. ; con
41.00J bu. ; oata. 4.COO bu.
Mlaiioiipoll * Wheat and Flour.
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 30.-WHBAT-I
store : No. 1 northern. December , 64Hi
May. Mi i < iAe : July , C7SfiSc. On trad
No. l haul. CCT.c , No. 1 northern , 05Hc ; N
2 in > ri"-ern , G3Hc.
KLOl'R Firi-t patents , $3.10V3.50 ; secoti
patents. 13.20413.30 ; first clear , J2.2002.SO.
HRAN-In bulk , $ ll.Oflll.2J.
Toledo Market.
TOLEDO. O. , Dec. 30. WHEAT Dull ar
steady ; No. 2 , cash. OT c ; Muy. 73c.
CORN Dull and Firmly. No. 2 mixed. 32
OATSQu'et. . No. 2 mixed , 2Sc.
RVEI'nohnnKfd , No. 2. cash , 56 > 4c.
t'LOVE SEED-DulI and steady ; prim
cas.i , old , $ .7S nkked ; December , $5.57
March , $3.63.
Wheat , Corn nnd Oats Gloss at a Shade
.Higher Pri s.
COLDER WEATHER HAS ITS INFLUENCE
Do n lilt of Covering , I.eavliiK
tli * Old V ar t > ltli Accounts
i\cnrd t'i > Provision *
I anler.
CHICAGO , Dec. SO.-Thcro was less than
nn 'hour's business In any of the markets
todny. The cold weather nnd n slight Im
provement In the cash demand steadied
wheat. May cloning at a shade gain over
yesterday. Corn closed a shn'de and oaia
lie belter nnd provisions unchanged to 2"o
lower.
A microscopic comparlsviti of yesterday's
final figures for May wheat with the Initial
price today showed n shade loss , this op
tion being nt G JQca-V. This was laid nt
the door of Liverpool , which was oit ,4r.
The lone was steady , however , us the
weather was reported very cold , nnd 2oOC <
bu. of Duluth wheat were worked from hereto
to New York late yesterday. When nn ad
ditional sale of 100,000 bu. was announced
today , shorts stopped smashing lints and
throwing grain long enough .to do a bit of
covering , so us to leave the old year with
I accounts evened up. May with this encour
agement attained the dignity of C9V4c uml
. though almost completely neglected there-
' lifter managed to close steady at ( ; 9V'f
fj c , a. shade better than yesterday's Haul
quotation. An Increase of from 2JO.OUO to f.GO-
000 bu. In the visible was predicted In ( he
plU here. Primary receipt * ! were loO,400 bu. ,
against 754,100 bu. a year ago. Minneapolis
nnd Duluth reported MS cars , compared
with COS last year. Local receipts were 7i ;
cars , 10 of contract grade. Seaboard ex
ports In wheat and flour were equal to 153-
tX bu.
In the corn market such movements as
were visible to the naked eye Indicated
steadiness , but the range was only He. In
May , that option opening unchanged at
32 ic and closing a shade up nt 32 > 4S/327jlc.
Country acceptances were as usual light ,
and there was no Indication of Interest
Improvement In that direction. Local re-
celpU were liberal 378 cars.
The oats market , generally distinguished
for being almost Indistinguishable , exhib
ited n fair general trade and the tone
throughout was Ilrm. One/ concern sold
some. May. presumably against a. big cash
purchase , early In the week. Receipts here
were 202 cars. May ranged from 23 iU23 ! > 4C
< o 23ic , closing He up at 234 < 023"4c.
Provisions were a little easier , the factors
being liberal receipts and indications of con
tinued liberality next week , together with
weaker prices at the yards. The market
was a changing one and resulted In n slight
narrowing of the January-May dlfTcrenee.
Commission houses were sellers of May
pork and lard , and one packer a buyer ot
lard Packers reported some sales of prod
uct. May pork sold from $10.40 to $10.45 anO
closed 2Hc under yesterday nt $10.4o ; May
lard from $5.80 to $ o.82'4 , closing unchanged
at VVS2V4. and May ribs from $5.0005.MU tc
$ T..52M ! < 65.CG , with the close 2'ie under at
" "Estimated receipts Monday : Wheat , 1CK
cars ; corn , 450 cars ; oats , 220 cars ; hogs ,
"Ther'o"'will bo no session of the board
New Year's day.
The lending futures ranged as follows.
Artlclcs.l Opbli. High. 1 Low. I Closc.l Yos'y.
Wheat Doc. I Kili C3 % | - % i % ! ' r ' 4 '
May 109141 % C9Vi
July G9 8Q- 70
Corn I
Dec. 30 % 30-Ml 30 % soii
Jan.
May 32\ \ 32 > 4
Oats-
Doc.
May
Jan. 10 07 % 10 10 10 07 % 10 10 10 12U
May 10 42H 10 43 10 40 10 45 10 47ii
Jan. f , fi2 ! 5 03 5 62 > 4 5 C3 5 C7i
May 5 iiO 5S21.4 5 SO G 82 % 5 S2' ' , {
Ribs-
Jan. 5 33 f > 37' ' , { : f. 35 5 37'i >
May 5 50 5 re 5 50 5 G2'ii 5 53
* No 2.
Cash quotations were as follows :
FLOUR Steady : winter patents , $3.40i3.EO ;
straights. $3.001(3.20 ( ; clear. $2.901)3.10 : spring
.specials. $3.9004.00 ; spring patents. $3.00gj.&o ;
! straights $2lofi3.00 ; bakers. $1.9002.53 ; low
'
" ffBAT-Xofs spring. COSG6c ; No. 2 rod
C7',4fiC314c.
CORN No. 2 , r,04 3Ic ; No. 2 yellow. 31'ic
OATS-NO. 2 , 22 22 0 : NO. 2 white , 21
Q25'Ac ; No. : t white , 214ft24ic.
RYE No. 2. G2fi52Vic.
BARLEY No. 2 , 3 { 3c.
SEEDS No. 1 thixseed. $1.4914 ; northwest
$1.49'prlmo ; timothy , $2.52'/jCi2.55 ' ; clover
$5.00 < f8.00.
PROVISIONS Mess pork , per bbl. , $ S.90-/i
10.15. Lard , per 100 Ibs. , $ o.i535.G5. : Sheri
ribs side : ) ( loose ) , $5.255(3.45. Dry salte ,
shoulders ( boxed ) . $5.371405.50. Short cleai
, sides ( boxed ) . $5.50f(5.CO. (
WHISKY Distillers' finished goods , or
1 basis high wines , per sal. , $1.2314.
SUGARS-Cut loaf , $5.70 ; granulated , $5.18
Following are the receipts nnd shipment :
for today :
Articles. Receipts. Shlpm'ts
Flour , bbls 22.000 22,00
Wheat , bu 79.000 fil.OO
Corn , bu 292,000 23,00
Oats , bu 223,000 1KJ.OU !
Rye , bu 5,000 3,00
Barley , bu 06,000 51,00
On the Produce exchange today the butter
tor market was steady ; creameries , lG7 to
dairies , 1622c. Cheese , firm , 12012c
Eggs , firm ; fresh , 17',4c.
MOVKMI3\TS OF STOCKS AND I1O.VDS
Outlook for Next Year and I'rlnelpa
KlnctiiatlniiN of Thin.
NEW YORK , Dec. 30.-The transaction !
of the Stock exc'hungo today were more o :
less Interrupted by the holiday frolics of thi
brokers on the floor , but 'there was sulllclen
trading In evenlng-up accounts for the closi
| of the year to make quite an active mat'lte
and some Irregularity In prices. The Baltl
1 more & Ohio stocks , after their upwan
1 leap of yesterday , were conspicuously uf
' fccted , the common falling' back nearly 21/
and the preferred over a polrrt. The mos
active of the specialties , including Sugar
Tobacco and the New York City Iractloi
stocks , were also Inclined to react , al
though the undertone was strong ami then
was a disposition to hold ptockH for the ex
ported demand after the first of the year
The expectation of this demand Is based 01
the sudden relapse. In the woney rates ut al
the leading financial centers , the Louden
discount rate falling below the bank ruti
today nnd the Berlin rate showing u furthe
decline. This elves ground for a hope tha
the export movement of gold will b
brought to a ptop. It IM possible , how
, ever , that llie relaxation In foreign inone ;
- rates may bo based on eXiieetatlons of fnr
I ther supplies of gold from this country
11 That being the case , bankers believe tha
, i there may 'be recurrences of money Btlftnes
In January.
The day's trading demonstrated that th
level of prices ntlll offers Inducements fo
investment buying. The wales of small lot
of less than 10u shares continued oven inor
conspicuous limn on recent days. Al
grades of stockw were embraced in this dc
mand down to the non-dlvldcnd puyln
stocks , with only remote prospects of re
turn. The prevailing sentiment on t'lo ex
change waa decidedly bullish. The con
stunt striving of the financial world to un
tlclpate events Is responsible for the para
dox of lively recovery In price of pecurl
lies and easy money conditions In the lat
week of the year. This tendency of th
financial world .s responsible for the week'
events In a two-fold sense. Lust week'
panic conditions were the results of prepani
lions for the money pinch 'which haa Ion
been looked for at the close of the yea :
owing to tin extraordinary magnitude t
the January 1 disbursements Oils year.
Lust week's ' forced liquidation uvcrcll
Itself , us Bitch violent movements are cci
tain to do , and Wall street found Itself in ;
expectedly flush of funds with prices of t
curltles at the lowest level of the year an
a practically universal conviction that th
beginning of the now yeur will murk
period of easy money , with the regular n
flux of funds from active nso In businct
to the world's financial c-entera. Tht speci
lutlve world , therefore , executed un abrui
nbout-faco and rushed lo buy stocks t
anticipate the good tlmex supposed to 1 :
coming with the new year. The dcman
was particularly urgent from the short it
terest which had overextended Itself lu ;
week iind worked some violent recoveries I
mocks which hud suffered most severe !
from Ikst week's panic. For instance. Me
ropolltan Street Railway , which closed o
Saturday , Decem'bor ' 1C. at 1C7. sold In U
xinir at 147 and rallied this week to 17S >
which , allowing for the dividend deductei
; 1 U equivalent to over 1K > .
In fact the general level of priceg lu
recovered to about that of Saturday befoi
the panic. From the speculative standpoli
doubts have arlbcn whether the violence c
, this recovery was not executive ami th
ban been realized by holders who bought I
" J the panic , either to uuataln i > rlccs or In
run fnr the bargains and renewed short
selllne at the recovered hlfrti level.
The following tfiblc will give nn Idea of
the speculative movement In the stock
market during the last yenr and will nc-
count for the wide vlbrMlona of the lost
two weeks In the attempt * to find the
equilibrium of the true values Those stocks
have been selected In which variations ha\e
been widest , but Kcnernlly ppenklnc : they
are stocks In which transactions have been
largest and they are representnthe of the
market. In the column headed "About Jan
uary 3" prices markml with nn asterisk < >
are the llrst or listing price of the stocks
floated dttrlnc the year :
Low In About
High. Panic. Jan. 3.
Brooklyn Transit 137 Cl 7J i
Burlington 14014 lll'l 1S5' .
Denver & Rio 0. pfd 90 in " 0'4
Eric. 1st 42 27ii HSU
Manhattan W ? M'.i ' J'li
Metropolitan 239 1 Ml
Reading. 1st pfd C5J4 42Vi M
Amerlcnn Car 21 % lOS 21
Malting 8i.il u',4 33'i
Malting pfd S7U 21 S'1'4 ' '
Smelting M 30 ' * H ,
Steel & Wire 72 32 40
Sugar W2 lll'i 12l i
Tlnplnto 62U 20 * H'S
Tlnplnte pfd ! W4 "I * 9'-H4
"Tobacco 223'f. 7S' < , 113'a
Anaconda 70 31'4 Mi
Colorado Fuel Cl 3l'i . .14
. Continental Tobacco . . . . CJ-4 20 * 6rtS
Continental Tobacco pfd.lMti 7t * m\
Federal Steel 75 B9 62
Federal Steel pfd JO'A ' B7 8IU
Oluroso Sugar 7CH 37 CD'.i '
International Paper 6V.t 17 Kl 4
International Paper pfd. 05 C2'.i ' ! > 4
International Silver 36 n 30U
National Biscuit CJ .11 DU4
National Steel 6.1 3114 * 51
New York Air Brake..2.10 110 111
People's Ona 129 % ! K > ! < | 1MH
Republic Iron , t Steel. . . . .11 8 M4 * 22'i '
Tennessee Coal & Iron..128 C4 27U
Union Bag 43 17'4 ' * 35
I'nlted States Milling. . . . 5S < ,4 12 51
T'nlted States Milling pfd 7SU , 12 70 %
United States Leather. . . 40' < , lO-'U 7 < i
I' . S. Leather pfd SIV.lilVa 72U
United States Rubber. . . . 57 37' 41
Stock dividend 100 per cent.
What severe critics term the speculative
debauch of the year will bu seen to have
cost security holders dear , since the relapse -
lapse has generally brought prices below
whuro they started the year. Thcto nro
stocks which had the dividend rate In
creased and which have nevertheless fallen
back below the level ruling before the
speculative rise set In In anticipation of the
Increase. It Is the realization of this fact
and calculation of the rate of returns on
money Invested that have brought on to the
market a largo element of Investment buy-
. cry , who buy stocks outright to hold. The
I largo absorption of the floating supply of
stocks thus accomplished the forced liqui
dation of doubtful nnd unsafe accounts and
I In the Wall street phrase the squeezing of
I water out of the stocks gives basis for the
i confidence with which Investment buying Is
I prosecuted. Faith In the continuance of the
country's prosperity within the present
horizon of outlook Is unimpaired.
Prices of gilt-edged Invested bond * were
not much affected In last week's Investiga
tion , but the newly Issued or contingent In
terest-paying bonds which suffered last
week have been In good demand this week.
United States . ; . , uld 3s , old 4s and Gs de
clined V6 In the bid price.
The Commercial Advertiser's London
financial cablegram says : The tone ot the
markets here today was good , but business
AMIS restricted. Three more unimportant
failures were announced. Consols touched
DO 11-1G and closed nt 99'i. ' Americans were
strong , finishing nt the best , well over
parity. A fair amount of business was
done In them. Baltimore & Ohio securities
were the chief feature , but they closed
under New York prices. Spanish 4s were
G5 fc , tlntos 43i , Anacondas S3-1C and Utnhs
CV4The Hank of England bought 16,000
gold In bars and 20,000 was taken for
Malta. Money was In good demand. .
The following are the quotations for the
lending stocks on the New York cxchango
today :
_ ,
Ch . & E. Ill 90 u. s. Express. . . . 45
C'.ilcago ' , t N W.159j4Wells-Fargo , Ex.118
C. , R. 1. & P IOU'4 Amer. Cot ! Oil . . 35 %
C. C. C. & St. L. 1 % | do pfd 89
Colorado So. . . . . . . GUlAmer. Malting . . 714
do 1st pfd. . . . 41 do pfd . " .1
do 2d pfd 13 Amur. S. & R. . . . 3514
I Del. & Hudson..118 do pfd 851
Del. L. & W 177 Amer. Spirits
Dc-nvcr & H. G. . IS'.fc do pfd. . . . . . . . 17"
do pfd 0 > j. Anicr. Steel II. . . 42''j
, Erlf , 11 do pfd SI
Ut pfd. . . . 32 = 41 AmiS. . & W IS'
OtNor. . pfd 1,3 I do pfd 89
HockiiiB Coal . . . HWAmer. Tin Plate. 2SU
Hocking Valley. . 31 % ! do pfd SO
Illinois Central..112" , Amer. Tobacco . . 98 %
| Iowa Central . . . . Ili do pfd 135
do pfd LO Anac. Mln. Co. . . XIV.
K. C. , P. & O. . . . S Hrooklyn R. T. . . 72U
Lake Erie & W. 2n | ; Colo. Fuel & L. 41
do pfd b. ) Con. Tobacco . . . . 3214
Lake Shore 19GHdo pfd f > 5
L , & N. SOU Federal steel . . . . 53
Manhattan L 9CV4 o pfd 715 { |
Mel.'St. Ry 175 ? ; aen. Electric . . . .122' >
Mex. Central . . . . na1uco.su Sugar . . . 4ii "
; Minn. & St. L. . . 59' , * , , i0 , , fi 93
' , lo pfd SOU iti.- , . Panel22'j
Mis. Pacific 40J do pfd G7H
I Mobile & Ohio . . 39'A l.acicdo Gas & 0',4
, Mir. , K. & T 101,4 Rational Blfcult. Sli'l
I do pfd 33M , , ] „ , , fd 90 i
N. J. Central . . . .I1S % National Lead . . " > > * &
- V-entU > ,1 131J * do pfd 103
Norfolk A W 21'X , National Steel . . 43
do pfd OS'4 do nfd 93
No. Pacific ; 5'ii * . N. y. Air Hrake.133
do pfd iXn Ne. American . . . It
Ontario & W 22 Paclllc Coast . . . . 51
Ore. Ry. & Nnv. 42 , do 1st pfd. . . . K2
I do pfd 76 I do 2,1 nfd. . . . C5Vj
Pennsylvania . . .130i pllclc | | Mall 45'
Reading 1S , ( . I'eopln'.j Gas . . . .10H ;
do 1st pfd. . . . aWf l'reF ed S. Car. . . 55
do 2d pfd. . . . 28' do pfd S5
Rio G. A\ HJ Pullman P. Cnr.lS7' ' , {
do pfd. . . . . . . . M standard R. & T. 9
St. L. & S. F. . . . fl'i ' Sugar 12S' (
do 1st pfd. . . . C'i do pfd 11' !
do 2d pfd. . . . 321 * Tcinn. Con' I. . * " "
So. Pacllle Republic 1. & S. . SOW
Eo , Railway 11 i do pfd
do pfd 64 % P. C. C. & St. L. 7914
NIMV A'ork Money Market.
NEW YORK , Dec. 30. MONEY-On call ,
steady nt 6Q7 per cent ; last loan at fi pet
cent : prlmo mercantile paner , C per cent.
STERLING EXCHANGE-FIrm , with
actual business In bankers' bllis nt $ l.7ijif (
4.S7'4 for demand , nnd SI.Sl iiTI.Sg for sixty
days ; posted rates. $ I.S2"4fi4.S3 " and Jl.SSWi
commercial bills , $ l.6UVy4.W4.
SILVER CortlflratoM , 5S .45jG9Uc ; bar
C9Wc ; Mexican dollars , 471-jc.
BONDS State bonds , Inactive ; railroad
bonds , strong ; government bonds , Irregular ;
2s , reg. , 10214 : 3s , rcg. and couon | ) , 110 ; now
4s , reg. nnd coupon , 133i ; old 4s. rou. , in
coupon , 115 ; Cs , rcg. and coupon , 112 > 4.
The following are the closing quotations
on bonds :
j. reg. . . . . . 10214"N
do 3s , rcg 110 No. Carolina 6s,127
do coupon IK1 ilo 4s . 107
do new 4s. reg..l33'4 no. Is . i
(10 ( * 0tl JUn ) , , . r 4111- , ( MM * i u , un..i. > .j i-
n. of C. 3 C'is 119 Ore. Nav. Is 110
Canada So. 2s..l07 i' do 4s 101
C. & n. His S , Ore. S. L , Gs ViW
do fs 115Vj do consol 5s..ll3M
' . ft N. W. c. "s.140 Rending oen. 4a. . SfiV
do del ) . 5s 115 Rio G. W. Is 97 '
Chicago Ter. \ > > . . fl'l'fe St.L. & l.M c. 5 .110
D. & R. G. Is 10t i St.L. ft S.F. g.Gs.120
do 4s 9 ; ' { ; St. Paul consols. .KG
G. II. & S. A. Gs.10 ? Tenn. n. H. 3s. . . . l
do 2s 103 Tx. . fit Pao. Is..111
H. .t T. C. 5s..lOJ i do Si 51
II. to T. C. c Bs.,110 Union Pacific 4S.10U
In. Central Ii 110 Wnlm/h / Is ill
. . .
. . , . ,
ft i- f. r * < /Ct' ,1. n. A.I
York Mining SocI | > x.
NEW YORK , Dec. SO.-The foowin | |
are the olllclal closing ( [ notations for nn |
Ing Fharctt :
Onollar 18 Ontario , . . .7fiO'
Crown Point ' 0 Ophlr 03
Con. Cal. & Vn..lIO P.ymouth 8
Dead wood to Quicksilver 150
Oould & Currle. . 20 do pfd 750
Hale & Norcrik ! * . 35 Sierra , Nevada . . 10
Hoinelakp SUndnid 2W
Iron Silver BO 'Union ' Con 22
Mexican 2 Yellow Jacket . . . 2U
Weekly Hunk Statement.
NEW YORK. Doc. SO.-The weekly ban
statement bhowx the following change *
Surplus reserve.increase ' , $784,000 ; Joatm. Ii
crease , $373 , ! > ) , 'I pccle , decrease ,
leinl ; tender. * , Increftfv , $1.163,0i10 ; deposit ? ,
dpcreose. $ .1 . < en : circul.allnn. Increase , $ ! , V-
T l. The banks in > w hold $11,18 < .04 In t xccss
of the icgul roiulrcmonts.
Boston Stock quotation1" .
BOSTON. Dec. 30. Call loans , fl7 per
cent : time loans , &flG per cent. Olllclal
closing quotations of stocks , bonds and
mining shares :
A. , T. & S. F 19'i West End W :
do pfd ti-JS We Hlneh. lllec. . 33
Amer. Hug.ir 12 4 Dom. Coal 43
do pfd 11314 do pfil H * .
Bell Telephone..tit AOventun 6J *
Boston a Alh'y..21o Alloupz Mill. Co. 24
Boston ElM'nUd. ! AtlantJc n
Boston ft Me ? 01 Boston , t Mont..2(3
C. . B. & Q 121 Butte & Boston. . 41
Kd. K eo. Ill 205 Calumet .t lire..20
Gen. Electric . . . .12U4 Centennial 16 ; *
do pfd 137 Franklin UVi
Humboldt
' ' ' ' ' " " " '
do pfd. . . . . , . 74VOs'c'tiiiil . . . . GS
Mex. Central . . . . 11 Parrot 3S'i
Mid' ' . Tel 101 Qu'.ncy IH
Old Colony 2fll Santa Fe. Cop. . . . Ji'i
Old Dominion . . . 20 Tamarack 1 < 5
Rubber 42 Wlnona 4
Union Pacific . . . 4S Wolverines 3S
Un I on Land 2'fe Utah " '
Ex-dlvldend.
London Stock ( tiiotntloai.
LONDON. Dec. 30.-4 p. in.-Clcirlng :
Cons. , monry . . . . 99 % N. Y. Central . . .131
Consols , acet . P9H Pennsylvania . . . 07
Canadian Pac. . . . 94RuadlnK . 9H
Erin . lli No. Pncltlc pfd. . . 7..V4
do 1st pfd. . . . 33'S Atchlson . 20V4
Illinois Central. . .115 Loulnvllln . SI
ITnlon Pacific . . . 7tOralid ! Trunk . . . . G'i
St. P. common. . . 120V Anuromlu . S14
11AR SILVER-sToady. 27 3-lCd per ounce.
MONEY-5f5H | per cent.
The rate of discount In the open market
for short bills , iVtiti'v per cent ; for three
months' bills , SViiG 1'er cent.
\eir York Import * and l'\iortM. |
NEW YORK. Dec. .10.-Tlie Imports of
specie this wefk were $51,125 gold and $135.-
556 < lver. Exports of specie for the weik
aggregated M6.S4S silver burs nnd coin and
$4.90'i,2CHl gold.
The imports of dry goods and merchan
dise at thu port of New York for tnls week
were valued at $9,150,642.
I'orolirn Financial.
LONDON , Dec. 30.mcrlcan securities
opened rather Ilrm In response to butter
over-night prices from New York uml were
well maintained through the short session.
Huslness was slow on account of the settle
ment. Three small failures were reported.
The market closed Ilrm. Spanish 4s , tiSH :
bar gold , 77s 9 1. Gold premiums are quoted
ns follow ! ' : nucnos Ayres , 127.i'0 ! ; Madrid ,
27.00 ; Lisbon. 43.50 ; Rome , 7.22Vjj.
UERL1N , Dec. 30. On the bourse todny
prices opened strong , notably In the cjfa
of bank and mine shares. The settlement
caused no dllllculty and the llrmness abroad
helped to support the market. Afterward
business became aulet In view of the approaching
preaching holiday and the abeyance of de
mand weakened prices. Exchange on Lon
don. 20m W * , pfgs. for account. Private rate
of discount ii i per cent.
PARIS. Dee. SO. Prices were less Ilrm on
the bourse today and business was quiet
and hesitating , the approach ot the settle
ment having caused realizations. There
was 11 slight decline , but the undertone was
favorable In anticipation of easy contan-
gocs. Three per cent rentes , 9Sf fl'/fcc for the
account : exchange on London , 25t OSMc for
checks : Spanish 4H. 65.70.
m'ENOS AYRES. Dec. 30. The gold quo
tation today was 127.70.
! ! aiik Clcarliics.
NEW YORK. Dec. 30. Clearings , $23,475-
001 ; balances , $20,779COU.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 30.-Clearlngs , $5,452,611 ;
balances , $1,216,071 ; money , 4Ji7 per cent ;
New York exchange , 50c premium bid , 75u
premium asked.
PHILADELPHIA , Dec. 30.-Clearings ,
$10,030,212 ; balances , $1,412,701.
BALTIMORE. Doc. 30. Clearings , $3,754-
C66 ; balances , $5S3S's5. '
CHICAGO. Dec. 30. Clearings , $20,307.400 ;
halnnce . $1,381,791 ; ported exchange , $4.S2'/2 '
tf4.8S'i ; New York exchange , 15c premium.
ColTee .MnrUct.
NEW YORK , Dec. ! . COFFBE-Thn
coffee market opened steady at unchanged
prices and ruled very dull and uninterest
ing most of the Ei.-sslon In the absence o
Important news. Near midday thc.ro was a
sudden rise of BifilO points on a spurt of
covering by room i > l.iorts ; otherwise Kie
market was quite featureless. Largo Bra
zilian receipts were offset by Increased
American warehouse deliveries. Thu mar
ket closed firm nt n. net gain of from 5 to
10 points ; sales were 10,500 bags , Including :
January , $0.05 ; March , 56.20Wti.25 ; May. JiMij
fJ6.5 ; July. $6.45 ; August , $6.50 ; September ,
$6.00IiO.K > . Spot , Rio , steady ; No. 7 , ! n-
volco , 7c ; No. 7 , Jobbing , 7Vtc. Mild , steady ;
Cordova , 8121c- .
Oil Market.
OIL CITY. Pa. , Dec. 30. OILS-Crcdlt
balances , $1.06 ; certificates , no bid ; run !
and shipments , not reported.
NEW YORK. Dec. SO. OILS-Pelroleum ,
steady ; rellned New York. $9.90 ; Philadel
phia and Baltimore , $9.S5 ; PhllaiU-lphla and
Baltimore. In bulk , $7.20. Rosin , quiet ;
, strained , common to good , $1.45. Turpe.n-
! tine , steady , 51 < 4@f > 2c.
1 IjlVERPOOL. Doc , 30. OILS Cottonseed
Hull rellned , December ami April , strong
ISs Cd. Turpentine spirit ? , steady. Ihs
Ros'.n , common , firm , 4s fid. Petroleum , relined -
lined , 7d. Linseed , C3J.
London Woo ! Import * .
LONDON , De. 30. WOOL The arrival !
of wool for the first series of the 1900 woo
auction sales amount to 129,921 bales. In
eluding 40,000 forwarded direct. The Im
ports of wool during the wepk were as fol
lows : Ne-v South AV'ales , 0,947 bales
Queensland. 5,145 : Victoria. " ,062 ; Soutl
Australia , 3,429 ; West Australia , 201 ; Ne\\ \
Zealand , 2,016 ; Capo of Good Hope niu
Natal , 7,619 ; elsewhere , 391.
Cnlllnrnln. Dried
NEW YOKIC. DBC. 20.-CALIFORNI/
DRIED FRUITS Evaporated apples wen
quiet but firm at unchanged prices ; stnti
'
, evaporated apple" , common , GQCSc ; prime
fiVi7c ; choice. 7 iC(8'4c ( ; fancy , t'ffflc. . Call
fornla dried prunes , HVifafio per lb. , as ti
size and quality. Apricots , Royal. ISftlfic
Moor Park , ISftlSc. Peaches , peeled , 2MJ22C
unpecled , 7'/jfflOc.
Ir - GonilH .Market.
NEW YORK , Dec. 30. The dry good :
market today was quite devoid of hidden
of Importance. Business on spot ruled Ugh
nnd mall order demand below the average
The tone In all directions was wlthoui
change and there was no alteration it
prices of either cotton or woolen goods
Yarns continued strong , but the dctnum
was quieter.
.Miii-kct.
NEW YORK Dec. 30-SUGAR-Raw
firm ; fair rellnlng , 313-lCc ; centrifugal , 9i
let' , 4'5c bid. Molasses sugar , ; ! U-lCc ; re
fined , quiet but Ilrm ; mould A , 57-lGc
standard A , 415-H/c ; confectioners' A
415-i.Cc ; cut loaf and crushed , 59-lCc ; pow
dpred , BVic ; granulated , D3-IGc ; cubes
C -lGc. i .
1'eorlii Mnrkel.
Dec. SO.-CORN-Steady ; nov
*
OATS Steady ; No. 3 white , 232.'H4c
WHISKY Firm , on the basis of $1.231
for finished coodn.
MIMvniikce ( J nil ii Market.
MILWAUKEE. Doc. 30. - WHEAT -
Lower No. 1 northern , CTlic ; No. 2 noith
RYK-Vteady ; No. 1 , Me.
llARLEY-FIrm ; No. 2 , 43c ; sample , 3f ' ,
AVoo ! .Mnrl.-et ,
NEW YORK. Dec. 30.-WOOI-Dull ; do
mestlo fleece. ZlUjWo ; Texas , Hni7c.
. 'rlnniDlKiiil I'nl ,
Dr. Nanscn. the Arctic explorer , cam
across nn Irishman on one occasion who dc
ehired that 'ho ' had traveled farther nort
than anybody , reports a London paper.
"What nonsense ! " exclaimed the docloi
getting angry. "Why , nlr. do you know
calculate to hnvo traveled im fur ns un
human being can possibly gel'/ / "
But still the Irishman persisted , and wcr
on to say :
"Now. llPU'ii to this : How do you Isno'
that ye'vo traveled as fur us any human In
Inf can ret ? "
"Because , " replied the doctor , "I cpmo t
a huise wall of ice that no ono cauld g (
around. "
"What did yo do then ? "
"Well , I conversed with my stuff of mo
on the subject , "
"Ah , yes. bcgorra , " exclaimed Pat. "C
hoard ye. Ol was on th' othnr soldo o' th
wall ! "
And ho walked away in triumph.
UluntoiiilH mid Hie. llriiiiin.
Detroit Journal : "They nro paste ! " , , |
joctod t'-o ' ' burglar , regarding the dlamom
critically.
The actress wus ut no palng to conci i
her Impatience.
"Certainly ! ' Dim retorted.Vuij dun
Imagine there' " enough advertising In ben
robbed to pay for gunulnu dlamunde , .v
more , do you ? "
Then uhn laughc-d. and railed hlturly i
' what she termed the degeneracy of 'he juil
lie taste.
OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET
Light Receipt of Cattle , as Usual at the
End of the Wcok ,
STOCKERS AND FEEDERS ARE GOOD SELLERS
Kit ItSiiipl > of I | KH Price * Tv o nnd
u Itiilf Cents Ioner Than Frl-
dnj'i ( ienernl diiolnltoiia
Sheep Are Sunree.
SOUTH OMAHA , Dec. SO.
Rc-colpts were : Cattle , Hogs. Sheep.
Ofllclnl Tuesday 2,011 4.MS l.llo
Olllclnl Weiinesday 2,250 6.183 2sr
Olllclal Thursday lrC)9 6.R7S 2,72j
Olllcial Friday 1.313 S.532 3.20.1
Olllclal Saturday 673 MM tOO
* Indicates Sunday. Holiday.
The olllclal number of cars of stock
brought In today by each road was :
Cattle. Hogs. Sh'p.
C. , M. & St. P. Ry S
O. ft St. L. P.j 1
Missouri Pncltlc Ry 12 2
Union Pacllle system 3 ! M .
C. & N. W. Ry '
F. , E. & M. V. R. R ' - 17
S. C. & P. Ry t
C. , St. P. . M. & O. Ry 1 -7
B. & M. R. R. R 2 11
C. , B. & Q. Ry 2 fi
C. . R. I. & P. Ry. , cnst 1
C. , R. 1. it P. Ry. , west 1 1
Total receipt * 23 SI 2
The disposition of the day's receipts was
as follows , each buyer purchasing the num
ber of head Indicated :
Buyers. Cattle. Hogs. Sh'p.
Omaha Packing Co 49 770
O. H. Hammond Co Si ) 10(1 (
Swift nnd Company 112 1.111
Cudahy Packing Co 35 1,217 G'.rj
Armour .t Co 920
Omaha Pack. Co. , K. C fit
'Cudahy ' Pack. Co. , K. C. . . . Iis5 . . . . ' . . .
Armour .t Co. , Sioux City 410
, Vansnnt & Co 10
! W. 1. Stephen 41 !
IT. L. Dennis & Co .T
Other buyers II
Totals 620 5,411 GI9 !
CATTLE There were only n few cars of
cattle In the yards and of that number
over half were consigned direct to pack
ers , so that there was not enough on sale
to make any kind of a test of the market.
The few ottered for sale Drought about the
. same prices as yesterday.
I The receipts of cattle this week have
bun very light and the market about as
uninteresting as usual during the mid-
holiday seat-on. Prices on killing cattle
during Mm earlier part of the week had a
lower tendency , under the Influence of lower
eastern markets and a moderate demand
for meat products. On Friday the market
picked up somewhat , thereby milking up
In part for the loss.
Htockers ami feeders have been good sell
ers all the week. The demand for feedlne
cattle of good quality has been so great
1 that values have been steadily forced upI -
I ward until the market 5s now at the high
point of the seiipon. Commission men all
appear to have orders In hand to buy ,
' while the supply Is small. Representative
sales :
BEEF STEERS.
HOGS The recelpU of hogs were of fol
proportions for the last day of the week um
HIM market ns a whole In fair shapo. Ad
vices from other market points indicated i
lower tendency to values nnd the marke
at this point opened 2V4c lower than ycster
day's general market. The trade wa :
reasonably active at the decline , BO thn
thu mo tit of the hogs chungcd hands In goo <
season. The bulk of thu hogs went a
$ I.12'MI.13 | , while yesterday the hogs soli
largely at $ l.l&fi4.17i. Toward the closu
when It became apparent that 'he ilcmam
was fully lurgcr than the receipts , the mar
ket firmed up and closed u little betto ;
than It opened.
The tendency of the hog market the mos
of the tlmo this week has been upward
The week started out with nn advance o
7'4e ' , dropped back 2c on Wednesday , bu
put on Be on Thursday. On Friday tin
market was 2c higher or 5c higher than a
the. beginning of the week. Friday prove <
to be the high day , not only of the week
hut of the month ns well. The varloui
fluctuations of the market from duy ti
day can be seen from a study of the tabli
of avurac" Iirlccs. Rnprracntullvo sales :
No. Av. Sh. Pr.
66 253 110 4 11 . . . .169 40 4 174
85. . . .HU 2V 4 11 6S . . . , 2 210 I 17'9
65. . 24S KO fi.i. . 251 120 4 17'
7l. . . . 21S JO I ! & ' 51 2S2 SO 4 17tj ,
SllkKl'Thereere hut two loads of
shfep reported In the > ard * . which were
alre.xdy i < old betote nrrlvnl. MI that In
reality there wa. nothing on sale to mnke
any trial of : he market.
Considering It tsthemld-holldnyseason.the
market ha. been In pretty fair shape ihl *
week. The receipts have been light , while
buyers have nil wanted T few , with the
result that demand and supply ha\e
been about equal. The tendency nf the
tnnrkPt hn been upward , that Is. values
have been strong to n little higher everv
day , until Friday , when the market was
weak to a. little louei.
Quotation * : Ooort to choice fed yenrllncs ,
$4..1V34.f.O ; good to'holfo heavy wethers" ,
$4.Wf4.30 ; good to choice llsht wethers. $4 25
8f4.CO ; good to choice fed ewes. $ .1"5'if4 en.
fair to good fed ewes. $3. OfM.r > S ; good to
choice native Iamb" , $5'.W5 W ; Rood to
choice fed western l.imb . JS.SVOT.M * . fair to
good fed xvestern Inmhi , } 4 S3 015 : feeder
wethers. } . " 7f > ff3.frt ; feeder yearlings. $1 OiV
4.So ; good to choice feeder lambs. $1 .Vn I W.
fair to good feeding lsmb. , $ .W fl.2i. feeder
ewes , } 2.25Jf3.00. Representative sales :
No. Av. Pr
59J Mexican wethers 77 $45"
Cllir.VliO 1.IVI3 STOCK SIAHKUT.
AVeek'n Decline In Cat He Itcunlncd ,
lint lloui Are l.ovtcr.
C1HCAOO. Dec. 30.-CATTLE-Market
firm , with decline of the week generally re
gained ; Texas beeves In good demand ,
good to choice. $3.35570.5(1 ( ; poor to medium.
$ I.I56.25 ; mixed stockers , $ S.nOii3S5 : se
lected fcoders , $ l.25f4.S5 ; ; good to choice
cows , UKW.fiO ; heifers , $ .WOi4.90 ; cannov > .
$2.tK13i3.10 ; bulls , $2.nl > j/4.SO ; calves. $ l.oon".3S.
fed Texas beeves , $1.251)5.35. )
HOOS About 5c lower ; fair clearance ,
mixed and butchers , $ ! .10ffl.lO : gnod to
choice heavy. $1 2iy4.4214 ; rough heavy. $ l. ' > 5
( ill.15 ; llRht , $4.n5Jj4.35 ; bulk of sales , $4.SOV >
4.30.
SHEEP AND LAMUP-About steady ;
good clearances ; native wethers. $ l.l ! > ' 'i4 ti :
lambs , $4.o1lji5.73 : western wethers , $ I.U'ii1 '
l.M ) ; western lambs. $5.251(5.75.
RECEIPTS-Cattle. 300 head ; hugs , 2lOTO
head ; sheep , 1,000 bend.
Kiiiinaii City I.lve Slock.
KANSAS CITY , Dec. . - - Re
ceipts , lee head ; supply too light lo make a
market ; week's business mote or less un
settled by holiday conditions : heavy native
steers , $5.23ffC.15 : lightweights. $ l.5t > iili.OO ,
stockers and feeder * . $ .1. IIH75.00 ; ciinncr" ,
$2.4017(1.15 ( : fed westerns , $4.tWn5.30 ; western
feeders. $4.2Mrl.RO ; Texnni. $ l.50fI.V. .
HOGS Receipts , 300 head ; H.lde fairly
active ; prices 21jc lower : light Mipply Ibis
week caused an advance of i.bout 2tX- .
heavy and mixed , $ . ' . ' ( | . | . ; light , $ l.l7'tii (
4.23 ; pigs , $3.5"i73.fiO.
SHEEP AND LAMRS-Recelpm for the
week , 9,00i ) head ; offerings of all kinds too
light to satisfy demands and advniu ed
about .JBc ; lambs , $4.75' r.50 ; muttoiH , JI.OO
5T4.65 ; feeding lambs , $ ! .25' < i I.HO ; feeding
sheep , $3.aj3.76 ; stockers , $2.75113.50 ; mils ,
$1.50 3.00.
St. l.nuU Iire Stock.
' . .O.-CATTLlO-Rccelpts.
ST. LOl'lS , Dee. -
700 head , including 350 head Texans ; market
steady ; native shipping and export steers ,
$ I.75'J.50 ' | ( ; ; dressed beef and butcher steeri * .
$3.yOi(5.50 ( ; steers under 1,000 Ibs. , $11 20 < i < U > 0 :
stockers anil feeders , $3.0flJ'4.M : cows and
heifers , J2.OOTfl.35 ; dinners. $1.60jf3.00 ; bulls.
$2.605f4.00 ; Texas nnd Indian steers. $3.15 } ?
6.15 ; cows and heifers. $3.00y3.75.
HOGS Receipts , 5,100 head ; market
steady on best : a shade easier on others ;
pigs and llghll , $ l.20ii ( 1.30 ; [ lackers , $1.2051' '
1.33. ; butchers , $ l.355fI.I2M ; .
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Recclpts , 300 head ;
market slow and steady ; native muttons ,
J3.S5H 1.60 ; lambs , $ l.35Iifi.sr , ; culls and bucks ,
$2.50'u4.00 ; stockers , $2.r)0ir2.75.
NIMV York I.lve Slock.
NEW YORK , Dec. SO.-llEEVES-Re-
celpts. 1,11 ! ) head ; no trading ; feeling
steady ; cables steady ; shipments , 1,122 head
cattle and U.flM quarter * of beef.
CALVES-Recelpts , 51 head : steady ; good
veals. JS.50ftS.75 ; barn yard calves , $3.75.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Recolpts , 4.50 }
head ; sheep , dull ; lambs , steady to Ms
lower : sheep , $ .1.00 ( 4.25 ; lambs. $5.50B6.13 ;
Canada lambs , $6 ; culls , $4.00ff4.50.
HOGS Receipts , 2,482 head ; Ilrm at $ l.60j/ '
4.C5.
Stock In Sluht.
Following are the receipts at the four
principal western markets for December CO :
Cattle. Hoys. Sheep.
South Omaha B73 5,4V 0 * !
Chicago . ,00 26,000 1,000
Kansas City 100 : WO
St. Louis 700 5,400 300
Totals . 1,673 37,153 l,90tf
I'nriiucc-Maile ( irniiliKe.
Inventor A. G. Achcson , a pupil of Edison ,
has completed a factory for the manufacture
of graphite In largo quantities , nnd to do It
by nature's own process by heat equal In
Intensity to that of a volcano crater. The
most Important and Interesting Icature of
the enterprise Is the utilization for the
graphite imiklng of a waste product from
the coke regions of Pennsylvania. In the
western part of that slate there fire moun
tainous heaps ot dust which the coltors have
raked from their ovens and cast aside aft
having no value. Mr. Achcuon found In his
early experiments that the best graphite
could he made from coke which was not en
tirely pure and he found that this waste ma
terial could he better utilized than pure
coke.
coke.Mr.
Mr. Achcson's furnaces are not constructed
on the principle of the arc lamp , but follow
rather the theory of Incandescent lump ,
with the development of which the inventor
hud so much to do. The electric current Is
Introduced into each end of a huge brick box
elxten fent long , nlno feet wide and nearly
six feet high. It then penetrates a couo or
channel ot cake dust supported by sunound-
Ing laasscs of n mixture of coke , Hand and
sawdust. This cone corresponds to the fila
ment of an Incandescent lamp , the resist
ance which It offers to the passage of the
electrical current producing a high degree of
heat. Indeed , after the current has been
turned on for a tlmo the entire conn glows
white , melting every suhstano which is
placed near it. Including carbon , the mfst
refractory of nil known substances. It Is In
n furnace of this kind that carbide of silicon
IB made ; it is also in an electrical furnace
that calcium carbide , the basin of acetylene
gas , IH made , nnd Mr. Achcson will UHO a
moalllcatlon of this furnace for the manu
facture cf graphite.
Washington Star : "I wish thin man Rob
erts could have remained at homo and at
tended to Jils own affairs , " said the millun
of Sulu , Impatiently.
"I don't see how ho affects yon. "
"Of course you don't. You don't know
what It Is to have heverul dozen wives nag
ging ul you and saying limy don't wo why
you can't bo sent lo congress nnd uet your
name In the papers. "
WlK.ICN.
Detroit Journal : The wages of sin we.ro
death , and the walking delegate had
dropped up lo see about u nil HO.
"I don't know , " replied Sin , personified
for the occasion , "why wages should bo
Increased. I have n full complement of
hands working day and night , and I have
no fears for the future. "
Ono thing ppcmed certain ; there was noih-
Ing to arbitrate.
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Telephone 1030. Omaha , Us >
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