10
THE OMAHA TVAJLV MKEi SATURDAY. DECILMIUSH 'J2, m00.
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL
Wheit Fairly ActWc, May Olosing an
Eighth of a Cent Higher.
STILL NO CORN OF CONTRACT GRADE
Dull .Mnrkrt Stick SU nilll- lo It IJ I
elrnl liili'iitliiii if .Not DiiIiik Anj
tliliiK Provisions Open Fairly
Xtciid)-, lint Husc Off 1. liter.
CHICAao, Uoc. 21, Wheat was fairly net
Ive today anil May, under the Hiitu Inlim
Inllueneo of linn rabies, IIkIU Arcntlnu
shipments, modoruto receipts 11ml the lieitvy
flour demand, closed o higher. Corn
chined from ',f,4iHc lower In Slay to lv
down In December. Outs closed unchiitiKi'd
nnd provisions 2'yIiCc depressed.
Whllo wheat prices wero mnlntnlned the
Krrntct' part of tho session, the undertone
was n trlllo' easy. With Liverpool firm,
Argentina shipments smaller than the week
previous and considerable under a year nK".
with nioderato northwest receipts and an
unusually heavy export flour demand re
ported from .Minneapolis, May opened only
He hlKhor at 734f731tlc and then quickly
slumped to 72-ic. Hero shorts began to tnlto
coKiilruneo of tho situation us shown by the
enrly news anil a reaction began. This was
helped along later by reports of nn export
demand, Ht. I.oiiIh purehiiBtiiK Under, under
which .Mny rallied to 73e. The bulge met
mo usuui prolll-taKlng, but tlie close was
lenny, .May hp Higher at 73'((73M,e. Now
'ork retiorted 49 lomls taken for export.
Seaboard clears ticeM In whent ami Hour
wero equal to l!il.CjO bu. Primary receipts
nggreaated 653,000 bu., compared with noi.OOU
bu. Inst year Minneapolis nnd Duluth re
ported HIS cars, against 410 a year ago.
Local receipts were 63 cars, 32 of contract
prude. Argentina shipment Inst week were
f35,() bu., compared with 711.000 bu. the
week previous and ltil.onn bu. a year ago.
Trade early was of the usual dullness char
acteristic of this season, but there was
more activity Inter.
Corn was dull anil heavy, both for nenr
nnd distant futures, but tho decline was
much tho heaviest for tho current month's
delivery, although the receipts 570 cars
ngnln contained none grading contract.
December was for sale at tho start and
there seemed to be no demand for It. The
opening was at lOWCl'ie anil In a few min
utes the prlco touched SRc. When shorts
attempted to get It. however, a rally to
.'f3',o followed. The rlose found this deliv
ery weak, 140 under yesterday at
Thero was a good shipping demand, but
business as usual was curtailed bv a luck
of cars. January Hold between ,W(,c and
fiHo and closed V4c down at 3Uc. May
rum ueiwceil .Miftu ami 1 hC, Closing 'S'lPiC
lower nl .V.Tttt'U'.f. h '
lower at 36'!44jfli'
Tho onts market repeated Its perforin
nneo of doing as near to nothing as pos
sible, without losing spaeo on the door.
May sold between 23H4i2.1;c anil 2.TS,c and
closed unchanged at 23Hc Kecclpts wcro
"22 cars.
Provisions wero quiet. Tho market opened
fairly steady, but eased later In sympathy
with a deellno In hogs and the slump In
corn. January pork sold between $12.25 and
112.20 and closed 5c down at $12.20; Jnmi.it y
aril between $6,854(6.87.4 and Jfi.S'i'. oloslw;
lo lower at $6.82',',. nnd January ribs be
tween JO) and $6.27',.. with tho close 2U
to down at JR.27V4.
Estimated receipts tomorrow: AVhcnt, l.'tn
rars; corn, 575 cars; oats, 180 cars; hogs,
H.noo head.
Tho leading futures ranged as follows:
Artlcles.l Open. High. Low. Close. Vett'y.
Wheat
Dee.
Jan.
May
Cnrn
Dec.
Jim.
May
Jan.
May
Pork
Jnn.
May
I.aril-
Doc.
Jan.
May
Itlbs-
Jan.
May
rot;! roii
69i !.9Ti4j70
70W'i'S7ft4'iiS
ni'hi'if..v
Tfl'd 70'i?i,
roniiiu
.11 ii t.
.Wl-Wi
4014'
as
40U
30,
2m
21
23?
12 25
12 12W
7 20
fi S7',i
6 Siife
C 32',4
0 37
36T4
;,)(,
fMifV
2l'fc
31, (jfij,
35TM30
21V4!
21H
21V
21 ',41
21
23H
12 20
12 12S
7 20
r, 85
a so
6 30
fi 35
-1"k
23i
12 20
12 1214
7 17U
23
12 20
12 10
12 20
12 12'i
7 20
7 17U
r, K
0 S7i'
fi S24l
u 90
6 27W
G 35
ft 30
n 35
r, so
i;
No. 2.
Cash quotations wero ns follows:
I' LOim-Dull; winter patents. J3.GGfi3.S0;
Ptralghts, $3.104j3.6O; clears. $2,9043.30; spring
W1",1 ,!,a!: lmt,:,H- .40fi3.S5; straights,
.1.fl0Sl3.4Q; bakers. J2.20n.'.75.
t.w,!l!?A? N" 3 Hl,r"K. WatOUc; No. 2 red,
yP.X"- 2- If,,: 2 ellow. 3S4e.
OATS-No. 2. 22ic; No. 2 white. 251W
t5c; No. 3 whit.-. 2li.if,25)ic ' '
H VIS No. 2. WVifiSlc.
i,,A,I'.'.'.,,3VrI',!,r. 'nlro malting, KiffOSc.
SKKDH-No. 1 Max. J1.5S; No. 1 northwest:
orn, Jl.MJ; prime timothy, $1.10. Clover, con
tract grade. $IO.(Kf 10.23.
I'HpVISION.S-Mess pork, per bbl., Jll.12'4
ffill.lj. I.nrd. per 1W lbs., Jtf.fCHfJii 95. short
J ibs sides (loose), $C.25pC50. " Dry sailed
shoulders (boxed). 1.S7rfji.siA; short cl'-ar
sides (boxed). W.m(f.76.
KaY"$17V" '"'SlM "f ,,lKh wl,,CH' Per
Following nro tho receipts and shipments
lor today:
TiAr,llcIi7i Itccclpts. Shipments.
, "". hl'ls 50.000 ni.ooi
Mheat. bu is2.0ChI 3,ooo
!" ," 'I"'.(H) 8.S.0IK)
oat. tin i-si.ftK) r.s.000
J''; " 5,00.) 4,fK)
llarley. bu fi7.) i6'i(HQ
On tho Produce exchango today the but
ter market was dull; creameries. 152.mc;
ilnlrles, 12(fT20e. Cheese, quiet at 10U'Hllc
Kggs, quiet; fresh, 20c.
jvhw vtiuic (;i:.m;ii.i, maiiiciw.
ltlOlllll(IMN
if the Day
( OMIIIIIIllllleN.
on VnrlniiN
, .".'y. yltIC' 0rt;- 21 -I'l-OCIt-Itecelpts
11.21 bids.; exports, 0,M7 bids.; negle(!tei
Hour, active and llrm; fair to good. $2.Mxq
.1.15; choice to fancy. $3.15ii)3.60. Huckwhcat
Hour, steady. $2.10ii2.20. '
HCCKWIIICAT-Stendy, nominal.
COIINMKAI-Htoady; yellow western.
Sic; city, K9c.
!fV!RV-l,!lJ.NV 2 wca'c"'. Wc, nllont.
l!Altljl'! Steady.
IIA1M.KV MALT-Dnll.
WIIIOAT-Hecelpts, 213.525 bu.; exports.
7,!io5 bu. .Spot, steady; No. 2 red, 7SUc f. o.
K, alloat; No. 2 red. "i;u,p, elevator: No 1
northern Duluth, S3,c. f. o. I... afloat; No. 1
hard Duluth. 7et. f. o. b.. alloat. Options
after a steady opening on ISugllsh cables re
flected subsequently depression under weak
French markets and afternoon business on
rather small northwest receipts, nn export
demand In the southwest and gooil hour
business reported at Minneapolis, Closed
steudy at He net advance; March, 79'iW
79c; closed, 79Hc; May, 7SW79 l-lilc; closed,
79c; December. 77J77Hc; closed, 77c.
CORN Hecelpts. 113,K0 bu.; exports, loo,.
f.01 bu.: sales, ft'i.oeo bu. futures, ltis.ooo bu.
sjot. Hpot, easy: No. 2, 4UH elevator, and
4ji(,c. f. o. b.. alloat. Options had a steadv
opening on simill receipts, but Inter yielded
to easy cables, estimates of largo receipts
and largo disappointing export demand.
Closed ensy at 'nfl'ie net decline; January
closed. 43'j.o; May. U?tfrl2c; closed, UTic;
December closed, 4fte
OATH Hecelpts, 35,000 bu. : exports, 2'l.032
bu, Spot steady: No. 2, 27Jc; No. 3. 271c
No. 2 white. .IHiffKe; No. 3 white, 3tliifl31c;
track mixed western, 274,ii2.sv..c; track
white, SOHtfJfloHi:. Options steady, but Inac
tive. MOPS Sternly; state, common to choice.
1900 crop, l(V(i21c, 1W crop, lKlJISe; old olds.
SHfio; Pnrlllc co:ist. 19i crip, 15019c; U99
crop, 10t4e; old olds, 2iific.
HIDICS-Klrm; Oalvcston. 20 to 2.1 lbs
ISiflfcj; California, 21 to 25 lbs., JOfilDUc:
Texas dry. 21 to 30 lbs.. 15c -
l.HATMHH Firm; hemlock sole. llucnoH
Ayres, light to heavyweights, 2W25c; ncill.
23Hi24Hc
WOOI Quiet; Uomestla lleece, 2l52i3a,
Texas. Hdili'ic.
PHOVIHIONS-Iteef. steady; fnnillv. $11 (V)
(ifli.OO; mess. $9.00ii9.5i); beef hams. "$19.50ff
20.50; imcked. $10.004no.SO; city, standnrd
mess, $ll.(Wfiltf.Xi. cut meats, dull; pkdile.l
bellies. 7JWe: nlrkled shoulders. B?.p;
pickled hums. S'ifiOc. Lard, nominal; west
ern steamed. $7.3.ij rellned, easier; continent
$7.40; South American. 5S.tr; (0111110111111'
rM?fic. Pork, steadv; family. $1 1.5015,00
short clear, $ll.00fll7.o0; mess, $12.0Oii 13.00
POTATOFS-Qlllet: Jniseys. $1.001.714.
New York. JJ.'JMfl.WV: Long Island, l,60Jf
1.75; Jersey sweets, $I.75J2 25. u
TALLOW Finn; city, 4Tto; country, m
r.i;c.
IIAY-Qulet; shipping, 77!4QS0c; nood to
Cholen. hMfflle
l.'KIJD-Steaily: sprlne bran, $lfi.00JlC.35j
middling, $17.oofti9.W; winter bran, $17,003
1S50; city, $10.50f 17.00.
HICK Steady: domestic, fair to extra, 3'i
0tS'c: Jnpan. 4?i5H'ic.
IHITTKIt Hecelpts, 3.S54 pkgs.; steady;
creamery. lS5T25o; Juno creamery, 17i(23c;
foctorv. Ili44n6c.
CUUBSB-Itecelpts, 2,191 pkes.; atrone;
I1 " "ii icth niiinioiii, closing stead v
? Vll1!'?''11 P'tents. j;i.!)3'(M.20; winter extras'
J.'.MiJ.SJ; winter patents, J.'l.fiini3.!U); winter
s ralghts. J,(.4Wf;t.55; Minnesota bakers, $3.00
fain i. large, fall m.id", :Ut4llai', fano,
tiinui, 1 a 1 1 miKir. ii'tiiU' .
LOUH Iti'irliits. r..s5 nkas : stemlv: stnt
and Pentisylvsnln. 211Ke: western, regul.ir
lii(HiuK, ai iiiarK, j"jjMci wesieru, ions
on, e.
POCLTHV-Allve. unlet and easy: fowls
Ml I or: chickens. Mi9c: ttirkevs. 7Hll,si,c.
Dressed, weak: turkeys, Wile; chlcKens,
UWiuloc, fowls, MUhlgnn, IHji2c.
MHTAI.S-TIn was on the whole slow III
the metal market and of a holiday char
acter Sentiment wns still of a bearish na
ture, despite another rise of 2 at London
as the resuit of 11 speculative movement In
tin, the close there being llrm at X: 1 IS .r...
Though the local market responded with
an advance of So points It was only In a
nominal wa, as tin was freely offered at
VIC bo. which whm the closing tlgure, but
loiiiui row tuners, copper in London wns
nitiiln a shade higher and eloped steady at
71ls7d. but fal ed to Influence the local
situation to any extent, pnres remaining
unruiiiigeii ieau was mill ami nominally
unchunced hcrt lit 1I.:I7U,. while abrund
there wns an advance of '2s fid shown to
ir. Zsd. A loss of 2H fid at London for
siH?ltcr to X18 10s shows that price to bo
mo lowest ror tne year, nut tne local situa
tion ruled very slow at $M2,4ft'l.l74.
Omaha vnoi.t:n.i,K .iiAtticrn.s.
ComlltliiiiN of 'I'rnile 11 lid ltiotntlonn
1111 Staple mill I'nnoy Produce,
litlOS Receipts, light; good stork, lft20c.
POI'LTltV -lions, 6c; spring chickens, 5c;
roostcri, 2c; ducks, tHiOc, bccsc, 7c; tur
keys, VdS'fce.
FltKSlI DItKSSKD POl'LTnV-IIens. fiW
Cc, roosters, lj5c: ducky, 7c; geese. 7'4c;
spring chickens, per lb., CftfiHc; turkeys,
IO11 1 1 P.
(I AM K Prairie chickens, per doz., $.".;
mallard ducks, nor dnz W.O0J73.50; tenl. $1.50
111.111, iiiiAru, l.injIU.iu; JIM'KHIlipcS, III (111.111,
$1 .Toll 1.50; Jnckrabblts, $1.001.25; cottontails.
9cutl.
lll'TTUIt-Comraon to fnlr, 1144c; choice,
"olJ'lc1 ,,t','nut0 23ci KfiU'ercd creamery,
"'L'fy'L OY"TJ?IlS - First grade, solid
pneked, New York counts, per can. 3Sc; ex.
tra selects, 32p; standards. 25c; medium. 20c.
Second grade, slnck filled, Now York
counts, per can, :We; extra selects, r.6c:
standards. 20e: bulk inn.i,i,,iu i '
PIORONS-Llvc, per doz., 30c.
VKALS-Cholce, SQlOc.
HAY- Price quoted by Omnh.a Wholesalo
linV lllrilf)ri iicani, ntln. ni i
io, v. .. i . -"""-e upiailll,
2! J,,'.1 "I''"'"'. IS; medium, $7.M: conrsc.
... ruun, m.vi, i ncse prices nro
for hay of good colur nnd quality. Demand
fair.
OATS-No. .1 white, 2Cc.
COHN-No. 3, 32c.
UIIAN-$13.50.
VIIOHTAilLES.
I'AUSNII S, per bu., 60c.
UhL TS Per bu.. 50c.
CAHUOTS-Per bu , 40c.
LKTTCCIC-Per doz., 35040c.
HADISIIKS-Pcr doz.. 30c.
st'rllfg.'c. U'X' "Cr l'3 b"' bnskot'
bll'UT;Lyi,(jl-Per bu., COflCOc; Idnho, per
HW'Klfr POTATOKS-Per bbl., $2.
CAHHAOn-HoIlnnd seed, 2c.
crale"j2TOl:S CiUlforn,l ,c- -basket
HO'S-I'cr bu., 80c; Colorado, per
('lLHKY California, ns to size. 45fl75e
OA U L 1 FLOW I : I t-Calllornln" per 'crate,
Fltl'ITS.
PKAUS-Per box, J2.(ioy2.25.
tvlMI,pMn.I.,K" j;L'P-h'' w.5o-j(9.oo.
. ,Al l.Ll-H-.Nntlve. 7c7l.(j per bu.; per
bbl.. $2.5o; caatern, J3.ooij3.25; Callfornlii
Dellllowers. tier box, $1 ICuLW. rnm
CltANmCItmi:S-l!U and lltigle, J9.50 nor
bbl.; Jerseys, per bbl., $8.75; per crate $3
TROPICAL Fltl'ITS. '
ORANOIOS California seedlings. $2 73
navels. $3.50; Moxlcans, $2.75ji3.00; Floridas,'
clONS-Cnllfornla, extra fancy, $3.50;
$2 w50AS-I Cr b,,nch' nccrHnB to size,
FUSS California, new enrtons, gOc; lay
ers, (Sc.
pATKS-Persliin. In fiO-lb. boxes, Snlrs,
5V4c per lb.: Halloween, fic lier lb.
MISCKLLANKOUS.
1IIDKS No. 1 green. C',4c; No. 2 green.
S44e; No. 1 salted. 7',tc; No. 2 salted. CHe:
No. 1 eal calf, S to 12 lbs., 84C; No. 2 veal
calf, 12 to 15 lbs., fii$o; dry hides, f13c;
Bhrep lielts, 2..n5c; horso hides. $1.50172 2."
NUTB-lingllsh walnuts, per lb., 13c; fil
berts, per lb., 13c; ulmnnds, per lb., 1Sji2()c
raw p; anil Is, per lb., 55V4c; roasted, G'Mj
7',4e; Hrnzlls. 13c; pecans, luf?12c.
flONMV Colorado, 24-sectlon case. J3.75.
CIDKR-Por bid., $5; per hair bbl., $3.
SAI'FRKRAUT-Pcr bbl., $1; per half
bbl., JJ.i.O.
CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS.
TRRF.S I to C ft., per doz., $2; 6 to 8 ft.,
per doz.. $2.50; 7 to 9 ft., per doz., $3.50; 8 to
11 rt.. $I.M; 12 to 21 ft., each. S2.ddl.50.
KVintORKUN WRI0AT1UNG i'cr 20-yd.
coll, $1.
HOLLY AND CALYX AVREATHS Per
doz.. $l.fii.'
HOLLY URANCHES-Pcr 50-lb. case,
$1.50; per bbl.. $1.uiVH"J.0O.
LONO NKHDLT: PINKS-Per doz., $2.50.
MISTLUTOE-Per 5-lb. box. $1.50.
SI. I.iiiiIn i nil ii nnd Provisions.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 21. WHEAT Higher;
No. 2 red, cash, elevator, 71c; track, 71He;
December, 70-V,c: January, 7Hic; May. 72M
7J'i,c; No. 2 hard. fiSfOlic.
CORN Lower; No. 2 cash, Jl',4c; track.
35 4f 35i(o; December, 35c; January, JWij;
May, 3."Ac.
OATS Sternly; No. 2 cash, 23c; track.
23'4e: December, 23'j,c; Mny, 2IHc; No. 2
white. 2i;427c.
RV1C -Nomlniil at 50c.
FLOl'U -Steady : patents. $3.503 03; oxtra
fimey and straights, $3.1003.25; clears. $2 00
5i2.W. J-
SEEDS Timothy, nominally llrm at $4,251?
1.60. nt averagi. receipts; prlmo worth more;
llnx, no market.
CORNMKAL -Steady nt $2.
URAN Firmer; sneked. east track, fific.
HAY- Easy; timothy, $10,505(13.25; prairie,
$7.50110.50.
1 RON COTTONTIES-$1.25.
WHISKY Steady nt $1.27.
HEMP TWINE-Dc.
ItACOINfi 7ffl7ie.
PROVISIONS Pork, steady Jobbing, $12. CO.
Lard, nominally lower, $r..S5. Drv salt meats
(boxed), quiet; extra shorts. $0.G254; clear
ribs. $r..7,'i; clear sides. $h'.87'. Hacon
(lioxcd), steady: extra shorts, $7.75; clear
rins, si.si'.s; ciear sines, x.i",.
METALS- Lead, nominal at $I.22V4. S
Spcl-
ei . iiiiiiiiiiiii ill
POI LTR - Steady; chlcKens, Cc; turkeys.
5Ue; voting, fi'.c; ducks, 7c; geese, BMiC.
ItCTTER-Dull; creamery, !Glf2lc; dairy,
151l20e.
EdC.S -Steady at 19r
HKCHIPTS-Flour. 9.000 bids.: wheat. 49,
(Ki bu.; corn. US.oiiO bu.; oats, 47.000 bu.
SHIPMENTS Flour. 6.0W bbls.; whent,
27.W) bu.; corn, 93,000 bit.; oats, 6.000 bu.
Liverpool (iriiin mill Pro vInIoiim.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 2I.-AV!!EAT-Spct,
luiui, u. I V llllliiriiiii, lis J'u; .NO. Z toil
western, winter, 5s li-.il; No. 1 northern
spring. f.s 21 .l; futures, qulel; February, t'..i
Ud; Marcl', fis 'vd: May. nominal.
CORN- Spot, quiet; American mixed, new,
Is ll'sd; American mixed, old, Is 2'2d; fu
tures, unlet; .limitary, ;: pM4d: March, 3s 3d
PEAS-Caundlan, quiet, at 5s 7'Hd.
FLOl'R St. Louis fancy winter, stealy
at ss fid
HOPS At Loudon (Pacific coast), steady
at 2 5si;s 6s.
PROVISIONS Href, dull; extra India
mess. ii7s 9d Pork, llrm; prime, mesi. west
ern, T2s. Laid, ii.ilet; prime western, In
tterces, 3Ss 3d; Amerlean retlned. In pnlls
39s 3d. Hams, short cut. 14 to It! lbs., dull
44s llacon, quiet; Cumberland cut, 26
to 30 lbs., 4Ss; short ribs, IS ti 2'i lbs., 4fis
long clear middles, light. 35 to to lbs., (pilot'
4fii (3d: long clear middles, heavy, 40 to 13
lbs., quiet. 415m; short clear backs, Ifi to ?J
His., dull. 42s 9.1; clear bellies. 14 to Hi H.h..
dull, 61s fid Shoulders, square, 11 to 13 lbs.
steadv. 3s.
HCTTER-l'lilted Statea finest, 95s; good.
51s fid: good col. .red, 62s fid.
TALLOW-Prime city. tlrm. 21s 6.1; Aus
tralian. In London, steadv, 27s.
,C'HHHSK-EiiHy; Amerr-an finest white,
51s fid; American finest colored, 62s fid
Receipts of wheat during tho Inst three
days, 7I.K10 centals, Including 71,000 Ameri
can. Receipts or American corn during the
Inst three days, 319,500 centals. Weather
stormj'.
Knnie City (irnlii nnd Provision.,
KNHAH ITJT, nee. 21-WHEAT-Mny.
ftifTiWkc: cash. No. 2 hiird ' (i54i)itifi4e: No. J
HKflKf" Vn
- ... , i .... ..... v.'-x.tiu. , ,, ,ll..,'ll.N.,l'
- red, o'.o-nliTOe; No. 3 iIJMi,.s4p
.... 'Ml.:.i ... ...-i. .... : ,
ii1 ?.S?y: No 2. mixed
23'4iiS3,e: No. 2 white. 31c; No. 3. 3IUe
OATS-No 2 white, 2i-.y2ae.
i , ,u. m, iuye.
HAY Chnlco timothy, S10 50f(11.0il; cholco
prairie. $9 50(Ji 10.00. 4 liuuco
lU'TTER-Cirainery. l!o; dnlry. lfic.
EdOS-Stendy; flesh Missouri and Kan
sas stink. 15c doz., loss ofT, e.ibes returned
new whlti'wood cases Included, Ho mure '
RECEIPTS-Wlunt. 70.SC0 bu.; corn, 2I.X0O
bu.; oats, 9,un bu.
SHIPMENTS Wheat, K.m bti.: corn.
3,200 bu.; oats, l.ooo bu. ' '
Phlliideliililii I'riMliicx MiirUct,
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 21.-1H'TTER-Dull.
'so lower; fancy western creamery.
23c; fancy western prln's, 27c.
EOOSSte:ldy ; fair demand; fresh nenrby
24c; fre.-'h western, 2te; fresh sojthwesteni.
21c: tresh southern, 23e.
CHEESE-Flrm but qulel: New York full
creams, fancy small, lli,ri2e. New York
full creams, fancy to choice, lOiKlHsc.
.Illuneiipolls Wheal, Flour nnd llrnu,
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 21 WHEAT
Cash, 72Nc; May. 74ic: Julv. 75mj"Si4c on
track: No. 1 hard, 74V.c; No. 1 northern,
2;c; No. 2 northern. 07He.
FLOl'R Quiet: llrst pntonls, $I,OOHI10;
second pntents. $1.S0J(3.(); first clears, M.9J
03.00; second clears. J2.W5T210.
URAN In bulk, 5U.5'3 11.75.
IS AN UNUSUAL CONDITION
Preicnt Holiday Etason Made Exceptional
by Continued Manufacturing.
PF0L0NGED ACTIVITY NOW IS SIGNIFICANT
.Menu There In Plenty of Work Abend
for Iron and Mm- Mmp nl a
Time When Ftiriuieet Are
I'sunlly lliuiLed.
Wwkly Jtovlew or Trude tomorrow will
Rf.1Mw,nVriWclU,lu'r co-ltlons on the Atlantic
?hi ,H,r! "ml Pronounced activity In .lis
.. ..?" of ".' ,8l"lle Hues or merchandise
mnr.V1. 'T' ' have Imparted a slightly
i ii..Va.lKrt?!".V'. tonu ,0 tteneral business.
Ji"1.ct'.V(;.m,ll1,-v IdlHltiess. which at this
per od or the season means retail dlstrlbu
...V .'. ."i f,1ll?'v, Jrther Improvement and
! ,.0, V,la ,u '.a U'1U'I fr, "' quarter,
while tho Jewelry trade Is much more ac
tive than for several years past.
.M.'V;I"ln.B,'a -',"'',lltlons in the leading
manufacturing Industries In the lust week
itToro the holidays mentis much. At this
tlino In ordinary years rumaccs close down
In largo numbers and dullness Is general at
mills and shops where Iron and steel are
bundled. Instead or reduction of working
rorce or concessions In price this vcar. how
ever, reports from the principal cities Hull
cato the existence of contracts that will
take months to fill and new sales are made
at tho rormer level, despite much ta'.k of
cheaper ore next year.
I'tiel declined about 25 cents rt ton re
cently, but this Is as far as the cost of raw
matertal has been reduced. It Is seldom
posslblo to secure prompt delivery or par
tially manufactured forms or finished prod
ucts and each week brings more orders
rrom abroad, whllo the November state
ment of Ilrltlsh exports shows another de
crease compared with hist year In these
products, Tin again dropped sharply, tak
ing the price about 10 cents below the top
and almost to tho level prevailing a year
ago.
Other Industries exhibit the same Indiffer
ence to precedent. Instead of holiday quiet
In tho wool market the last week's figures
of sales at the three chief eastern markets
amount to 7.123,000 pounds, ugalnst fi,7,Wi
In tho preceding week utid 5,207, 311 two
weeks ngo, while a year ago the aggregate
had fallen to 7,312.500 pounds from an aver
ago of over ll.iA).(M) pounds In that two
previous weeks. Prices are steady, but
show no recovery from the recent decline
and manufacturers purchase only raw ma
terial to fill orders. Another ilerlliu) ap
peared In hides nt Chicago, taking the
average back to the level prevailing two
montns ago. i.eatlier was also easier, nut
inn nmsiieil product was well siistaineu ny
shipments from lloston of !J,89S cases,
which is by far the largest movement In
recent weeks. New orders are fewer ill
number, bit shops have contracts for
months ahead. Local Jobbers have accom
plished much more than was expected,
Cotton Is llrmly held despite arrivals rt
southern ports fnr In excess of hist year
and llttlo encourngnvnt received from
spinners. Crop Indications point to a yield
about equal to Mr. Ellisons statement of
requirements.
Wheat Is quiet, receipts aggregating
I.S02.779 bushels, against 3.30ij,25 Inst year,
while Atlantic exports were 2,701,412 bush
els, flour Included, ngunst only 1,530,101 In
the same week or l'S9.
Corn advanced again to about 7 eentH
nbovo last year's level without Important
news. Tho movement Is much heavier, for
In three weeks of December; receipts
amounted to 11.712,257 bushels, ngnlnst
9 I0I.SO, whllo Atlantic exports were 15,211,
720 bushels, against 11,235,918 In 1SD9. Llqul.la
tlou In coffee caused a heavy volume of op
tion transactions and lnrg"ly Increased esti
mates of the next llrazll crop took No. 7
Rio down to the lowest prlco or tho year,
which Is 3 cents below the top point. The
present figure Is still mole than 1 cent
above last year's weakest spot and receipts
are 2.vm") bags larger.
Failures ror tile weeic were M in me
I'nltrd States, nenlnst 220 Inst year, and
eighteen In Cnnadn, against twenty-alx
last year.
WKMKLY Cl.nAHINC 1IOUSP. TA1ILE.
AggreKnle of HuNlnens Trnnsnetpd 1i
the Aflsoclnteil Hanks.
NEW YORK, Dep. 21. Tho following
table, compiled by I)rnd9treet, shows tho
bank clearings nt nil principal cities for tho
week ended December 20, with the percen
tage of Increase and decrease, ns compared
with tho corresponding week InBt year:
CITIES. Clearings. Inc. Dec.
New York $1,I79.S50,930I O.fi
Boston 141.910,301 7.0
Chlengo 143.IVi.orA C.3
Philadelphia 112.53S.914 2.fi
St. Louis 4t.fi09,S13 17.2
Pittsburg 35,923,271 12.9
naltlmore 2l,335,5S2
Pan Francisco 22.014,lSfi lC.l
Cincinnati 17.0S4.S50 4.1
Khlisas City 20.123.fiM 41.7
New Orleans 17,fififi,S42 4.S
Minneapolis 1 2,018.270 3.3
Cleveland 12.201,921 6.8
Detroit 9.19S.050 3.9
Louisville 9,SO.".,3i;t ICO
Provldenco 7,177,9.10 Ifi. 5
Milwaukee 6,973,550 19.0
St. Paul 6.is:.07
Murrain fi.155.713 S.l
OMAHA fi.3itf.357 3.3
Indianapolis 7.13S.9I1 15.4
Columbus, O fi.Ufi7.200 C.3
Savannah 6,C93,55fi 42.9
Denver 4,3.-U,451 10.2
Hartford 2.1fi3.lfi2 21.1
Richmond 3.H95.K.9 19.9
Memphis 4,207,9.10 41.3
Washington 3,153,337 4.9
Peoria 2.000,339 35.1
Rochester 2.202.37C 18.7
New Haven 1.625.fi07
Worcester 1 .fiU7,6ta Ifi. 4
Atlanta 2,09;.SS5 20.1
Salt Lake City 3.02fi,3M 11.3
Spilnglleld. Mass 1.35ti,fi39 3.2
Fort Worth ,2.321,170 3.7
Portland, Me 1,201,112 3.0
Portland. Ore 2.4S3.CSS 33.2
St. Joseph 4,0N0,fi9.! 4.8
Los Angeles 2,791.01li 41.6
Toledo 2.272,942 1.7
(iilvestou 8,240,000 10.5
Houston 9,157.010 5.1
Norfolk ' 1.176,702 30.2
Syracuse 1.0SG.196 11.9
Des Mollies 1.631,659 7.8
Nashvlllo 1,659,257 7.6;
Wilmington, Del 1,021.391 3.9
Fall River 1.07N.1B3 16.9
Sernnton 1,315,770 fi.7
1 1 rand Rapids 1,353,758 3.5
Augusta, C.a 2,308,914 78. 3
Da ton, 0 1,lfi.',S7l 10.7
Seattle 2,030.071 3.5
Tacomn 1,126,610 9.7
Spokane 1.114.K49 21.3
Sioux City 1,423,742 8.2
Topeka 1.0S2.3I9 32.4
Rlrmiughnm 1,031.977 24.1
Lowell fi9,9S 0.6
New lledford 510,777 13.4
Knoxvllle, Tenn 5S9,n95 12.1
Wichita 514,fi54 2.8
Hlnghnmton 42!.ooo 9.1
Lexington. Ky 630.633 1.6
Jacksonville, Fin 323.S0O fi.C
Knlamazo 411.737 9.0
Akron 016,31V) 19,4
Clint tanooga 423,875 12.9
Rockford, 111 259,121 3.7
Sprlngtleld, 0 201,5 is 12.3
Canton, 0 329.000 25.0
Forgo, N. D 653.692
Sioux Falls. S. D 182.996 18.1
Hastings, Neb 173,497
Fremont, Neb 200,10) 0.2
Davenport 922,266
Helena , 931,766 6.1
Llttlo Rock 239.3S6 37.3
Macon 833.000 2.2
Colorado Springs .... 911,072
Vnungstown 3",5I5 30.9
Evntmvlllo 971,646 2.1
Sprlnglleld, III 60.,,M)5 33.8
Total-', V. S ':$2,276.197.373 O.ll
Totals outside N. Y. 746,316,137 l.C
DOMINION OF CANAImI
Montreal $ 16,3S0,S10I I
Toronto 1I.233.339 1.2'
Winnipeg 2,510.673 18.8
Halifax 1,516,0991 1.91
Hamilton 9)1,10.1! 2.S
St. John. N. Ii 717.31,71 l.l1
Vancouver 973,6901 1
Victoria 632,S15i 9.0
I i 1
Totals $ 31,801,2991 1.1
lllAn.STHi:iV.'S I'l.VAM.'lAI, HI-VIEW.
I. list Saturday's llnnU Statement He
siills In Freer Coiilldeiiee.
NEW YORK, Dec. 21. Dradstreet's
Financial Hovlew tomorrow will say:
Last Saturday's bank statement was
taken by speculators as a signal for a re
newul of bu'llshness and fur a general buy
ing movement. In splto of tho Inlluenco or
the deals, actual and prospective, In con
nection with the hard coal situation the
possibility that money might ho strihgent
before January 1 hnd exorcised a restrain
ing Influence last week. It was Intimated
last Saturday morning that tho bank state
ment might not be a very unfavorable one
nfter all. but the street was hnr.llv pre
pared for an Increase of $ooo,ono in tho sur
plus, which the bank averages showed.
wnen uie statement came out the street
promptly jumped at the coin lusion that
wiiiie a firm money market was probable
rates might rule easier than 6 per cent and
positive stringency need not be feared.
Leading Interests In the financial and rail
road world seemed to exert theinse es to
neqi ine i-uiiisti movement and the p.tbllc
apparently shared In the feeling of confl-
llenCO US 111 InillKi.- f.l.tt.lllln,... I 'iimiiil.al.in
houses nt any rate had many buying orders
'"id the transactions once more ran up to
in the neighborhood of 1,6iuk.0 shares each
day and on Thursday probably amounted to
..uiO.ouo shares. The Investment demand
i t minus and stocks Is notably large and
".i. inn i ine January incume disiiurse
nents will lje of a record-breaking mitgnl
tude Induces more or less buying of an an
tlelpntory character. This demand Is not
com tied to bonds, but extends to all dlvl-deiid-paylng
stocks, both the old estab
lished favorites and the newer class of
dividend slocks.
i ne Dunning interests which nro in
charge of the more prominent of the latter
i-uiss oi securities nave no u iiicutty in in
teresting large and euthuvlastlc foilowlnus
In the bull campaigns that are now In
progress In various stocks. Another cir
cumstance which aided them and power
fully afTected the whole market was that
In London and llerlln, the recent rise In
wns inarKet uaviiig induced heavy and per
Elstent short selling of Americans by for
eign proressiotuu speculators. This was
particularly noticeable In connection with
Erlo Issue-., ns well as In Northern Pacifies
and some of the other Issues which have
come to tne iront in ttie recent movement
of tho market. Tho rapid and sustained
rlo In these vnlues seemid at tho begin
ning of the week to throw tho European
bears Into a. stato of panic. Some of the
stocks of which they wero short seller
wero reported to bo In scant supplj In Loll
don and the urgent buying which rcsull.l
both advanced Americans In London nn.l
brought very large arbitrage buying ror
ioreigu account on tins side, wnile consid
erable amounts or stocks have been shipped
iiiironu ijy mo sieamers leaving mis WeeK.
MOVIl.ME.vr.H (IF hTIIUKS AMI lltl.MIS.
'I'riidliiK on '('limme Coiillniir-i StroiiK
nespllc Imminence of it llolldny.
NEW YORK, Dec. 21. Thero was no ni
tcrutlou In the character of the stock mar
ket today. Trading continued on a very
urge scale and was strong. Possibly the
Interest was a trifle less broud than on
some previous days of the week. The buy-
. ',-'. luiiueiicy io congestion in
certain stocks and the specialized strength
or a few; stocks was a dominant inllueuce
In sustaining prices. The expectation was
r""?,'.'r neneral that a movement to take
pro us would develop during the day. Tho
prolonged continuance of the rlso and tho
.umlnencu of a holiday both suggested llm
ir.-iiiiuo.i oi a proiii-tiiKing movement,
hpeculators us a rulo are aveise to leaving
their money tied up In the stock mar.'tet
over u prolonged holiday, mid loans madn
louiiy carry over until Wednesday next.
The London market this morning showed
depression on tho eve of th.i holiday and
this emphasized the Impression or yester
day s rather sharp soiling movement near
the close here. Professional operator!,
therefore, fell upon tho market at the open
lug. but they made scarcely more than a
momentary impression, Powerful support
iui km incoming at tne decline and liernro
uie cnu or tno day tlie tide or prices had
turned strongly upward again. The exist
ence of a short Interest formed yesterday
afternoon had something to do with t tin
firmness, ns the bears were very timid
about leaving accounts open over the holi
days. Tho continued ease of money In
spit o of carrying over of lonns until
edneedny and tho favorable forecast or
tho bank statement gave tho llnal lift to
tho market and It closed animated and
strong at about the top level, the late
profit-taking sales being confidently ab
sorbed. Northern Paclllc sold ex-dlvldend
and recovered strongly from yesterday's
reaction, but tho top prico was 84, which
was short of yesterday's prlco by half a
point. The extraordinary speculation In
Northern Pnrlllc Is based on tho benefit to
accrue from the retirement of the preferred
stock, canceling Its privilege to sbaro l.et
earnings In excess of 4 per cent on the com
mon. This cnllcd attention to various other
common stocks whose preferred stocks un
limited by the terms of tho Issue In their
dividend rights; Atchison common nnd Den
ver Rio Ornnde common, I'nlon Paclllc
and Southern Railway wero thus affected.
There was a renewal or the advance In Ht.
Paul nnd Southern Paclllc was lifted nbove
Its former record price to near 45. Sugar
had Its period of strength nnd Hrooklyn
Transit rallied strongly arter enrly weak
ness on nrcount or the statement or earn
ings for November. All or theso move
ments wero more or less manipulative, but
tho speculation showed tho samn readiness
ns for some time to follow quickly any
marked leadership. The Indications are
that tho movement or currency this week
has turned stronirlv In Tavor of New York
nnd tho estimated nmount received on bs.l
nnco for the direct movement by expre
run up to over $2,noo,ono. In nddltlon. tho
banks have gained $1,813,000 on sub-treasury
operations. Tho banks outside of New
1 ork nre known to have continued to lend
hcnvlly on tho stork exchango during the
week. This gnve rise to the belief thnt the
bnnk statement tomorrow will show an
other heavy decline In deposits, ns the out
side banks In nlnelng loans hero draw on
their deposits In Now York banks. A de
cline In tho deposit Item would, of course,
result In n shrtnkngo or reserve require
ments to tho benellt or the surplus.
miii ooiiii morsel continued active, nil,
thero wero some sales on nroflt-taklnir.
Total sales, par value, $4.S0O.?io0; Unite!
States 3, old 4s nnd 6s declined ?4 per cent;
the new 4s advanced U per cent on tha last
call.
Tho Commercial Advertisers London
flnnnclnl cablegram snvs: Ruslness In the
markets here today was slack, restricted
by tho Impending holidays nnd the settle
ment. Tho Amerlcnn department wns a
very notablo exception, tho denllngs !u
theso shnres being tho most active remem
bered In London ror many years. Prlcc3
opened nbout . under parity and hung un
decided until noon, when the tono changed
suddenly on heavy buying both or homo and
continental origin. The excitement was in
tensified when New l ork prices camo,
showing equal buoynncy ncrom the Atlnn
tlc. Northern Pacltlcs and Atchison Jump
ing 3 points. In the street prices continued
to bound up wildly, but the larger houses
hero think that tho movement has been
overdone, tho published news not being
sufllclent to Justify so great an advance.
The bank lost JC40,OuO gold to Bucharest and
.L'50.0.10 to India.
The following are tho closing prices on
tho New York Stock exchange:
Atchison
. IV Wnbash
, t7-ii do pfd
. t0'i, Wheel. & l. E
. 8S I do 2d pfd
. 67'2 Wis. Central .
.. 41',4 Third Avenuo
. 16 H. O. pfd....
.ll'4.i National Tubo
. 27',j do pfd
02'-j Adams Ex
. I'lia American Ex..
.. H1.
.. 24i
.. J2!s
..
.. 16?;
,..117'.i
... 8".
,.. fil?;
..ltBii
..150
..ISO
do pfd
lSnltlmoro & O
Canadian Pac.
Camilla So
Ches. & Ohio..
Chicago O. W.
c. n. a tj
Chi. Ind. L.
do nfil
Chi. A E. III..
C llcngn A N,
W.H.1 I . H. lix..
5?
C, R. I. .i P H9 iWells-Fargo Ex.136
C. C. C. & St. L. 70'iAmer. Cot. Oil... 3174
wOiorauo no on pin
do 1st pfd 43'iAmer. -Malting
do 2.1 pfd r-h do pfd
Del. k Hudson. ..V.l Amer. S. & R..
Del. L, & W 1S9 I 'do pfd
91
5
26
"l4
Denver Ac R, O... 2S 'Amer. Spirits .
do pfd
do pfd
17
Erlo
do 1st pfd...
fit. Nor. pfd..
Itnpl'lm- ('mil
If. a. Amer. S. Hoop... i
RUfc do pfd 76-
ISO Amer. S. & W.... 43'J
11 V6 do pfd S7I4
Hocking Valley.. 4l'i Amer
nil Pluto. 63'i
Illinois Central
12S, do pfd K'ft
Iowa Central ..
do pfd
Lake Erlo & W
do pfd
Lake Shore
L. A N
Manhattan L...
Met. St. Ry
Mex. Centrnl .
Minn. & St. L..
do pfd
Mo. Pacific ....
.Mobile & Ohio.
M., K. Ai T
do pfd
N. J. Central .
N. Y. Central .
Norfolk Ai W...
do pfd
No. Paclllc ....
do i)fd
.,20 Amer. Tobacco.. .111
.. 47 do pfd 135
.. 4CV4 Anae. Mln. Co... 43
..115 llrooklvn R. T... 80i,
..210 Colo. Fuel & I... x
.. 811 Con. Tobacco ... 3SC
..112Vj do pfd 92 '
..173, Federal Steel .... 53.4
.. 14'., do pfd 7H4
,. l' Cell. Eleectrlp....l93
..1024 CilucoHo Sugar .. 48
.. fislfc do nfd . fit
. . 47 Inter. Paper
.. 14 do pfd
, . 4lMi Laclede Ons
,.ll'.'4 National Illscult
1.U2V, do pfd
.. 4;S National Lend..,
72
37S
'J04
ir.
92(5
Kti do pfd
X'Vt .Millonnl Stel .... 3914.
9
do nfd rif.
r.'i,
Ontario & W
2J.',
1 . ir urn ko.iih
Ore. Ry. Ai
do pfd...
it NllV. 42
No. Amerlcnn
JV,
71
Pacific Const
69U
Pennsylvania
Reading
do 1st pfd...
do 2d pfd....
Rio O. W
do pfd
St. L. Ai S. F.
do 1st pfd..
do 2d pfd
St. L. S'outhw
do pfd
St. Paul
do pfd
..113V
H OH 1SI Ud...
8S
CO
4M4
K
41
.. 2II do 2d nfd.
.. Paclllc Mall ..
.. SO-ij People's (las ..
.. l.'i jPrrssed S. Car
..91 do nfd
.. 2.!l:lI,llllin!m l Pni, "1.1
.. 76'i S. R. Ai T I!" 6
.. 6)U Sugar 135a;
.. 17 do nfd nn
.. 40 Tenn. Coal At I... 62"(;
tun
16H
..iiii'D L'. . i.eatlier ..
..1M14I (lo pfd
T4-4
2S
79i
S3V,
93
16
f.'.'".
Ni"
St. P. A. Omaha. .125
C. S. Ill iber ...
so. Paclllc ....
So. Railway .i
do pfd
Tex. Ar Paclllc.
I'nlon Pacific .
do pfd
4P4' do prd
2!4 Western Union.
7left Amal. Copper . .
22S, Republle I. & S.
r do pfd
K P. C. C. Ai St. I
Ex-dlvldend.
II1111U Clearings,
CHICAOO, Dec. 2I.-Clearlngs, $21,301,933,
balances, $2,189,981; posted exchange, $4.82Ciil
4.86; New York exchange, 35e premium.
CINCINNATI. Dec. 21. -Clearings. $3,046,.
200; money at 3f6 per cent; New York ex
change. 2ue I'lscount,
UOSTON. Dec, 21.-CIcarlngs, $21,788,410;
balances. $2.4r5,IIS. '
NEW YORK. Dee. 21.-Clearlnirs. S267.0.V1..
030; balances, $10,187,977.
HAI,TI.MORE. Dee, 21,-Clcnrlngs, $3,680,
906; balances. 4!9.280.
ST. LOCIH. Dec. 21.-Clcarings, $6,257,420;
balances, $1,109,334; money, easy, per
cent. New York exchange, pnr bid, loc pre
mium nkc.l
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 2l.-CIearlng9,
$20,017,472; balances, $.75,023.
.Nimv Vrl .lliine.v Market.
NEW YORK, Doc. 21 -MONEY-On call,
steady nt 6'ji6 per cent; Inst loan at 5 per
cent; prime tucrcantllo paper, 4tf6'4 per
cent.
STERLING KXCHANCIE-Slondy, with
actual business in bankers' bills nt $1.81.
for demand and tit $l.so-,if4 M)v for slsty
days, posted rates, $(.S1H nnd $4.S5i,; com
mercial bills, $1.79141.1 1.S0;.
SILVER-Certlllcates, 645165c; bar, C34e;
Mexican dollars, 60c.
BONDS (lovernment, Irregular; titnto,
Inactive; railroad, Irregular.
The closing prices on ootids today are lie
follows:
IT. S. ref. 2s, rcg.Pfi N. Y. Central ls.l09
do coupon 10514 N. J. C. gen. 6s.. 129
do 3s, reg 110 No, Paclllc 3h 714
do coupon 110 do Is 105,
do new 4s, reg.l.isi4 N Y, C S L Is.lOS
do coupon 13S'4 N. Ai W. con. Is. 99'i
do old 4s, reg. .115 Ore.' Nav. Is Ill
do coupon 110 do 4s 1024
do 6s. reg II34 Oregon S. L, Cs-.UgS
do coupon U3'4 do con. 6s US'
D. of C. 3, 05s. ...125 Reading gen. 4s.. !'
Atch. gen. 4s 102", Rio O. W. Is 101
do ndj. Is 8S'i,St I. & 1 M c. 5s.!14'4
Canada So. 2s.... 109 St L A S F g. 6s.. 129
C. ."i O. 4'4s lol St. Paul consols. .180
do 5s Wt S. P. C. & P. ls .iai-
C Ai N. W. c. 7s.. 1391, do 6s 122',
do 9. F. (1. os ... 123 So. Paclllc 4s S2
(. nicago Tor. 4s... vi'i.so. Railway us. ..111
en i,mi. n a.. 1 .. u- I.J t c. m
Colorado So. 4s... Hi
S. R. Ai T. 6s 70
Tex. Pac. Is.. .114
do 2s 83
I'nlon Pac. 4s. ...10714
D. & R. O. Is.... lop,
Erlo general Is. .. 86
F. W. . D. C. 1. SO'41
lien. I'.ieciric os. .n.
WIIIIIISU is Hi".
Iowa ('(Mitral ls..lloi;l do 2s I0S
L. Ai N. tinl. Is. ..toil", West Shore 4s....1144
M.. K. .i T. 2s.... 764 Wis. Central Is.. M'
no s :rg a. ueniuries ... I'U
.lloston .Stock tliiolnllon.
HOSTON, Dec. 21,-Cnll loans. 4140614 per
cent; tlmo loans, 6lsijG per cent. Ofllclal
closing:
A.. T. Ai S. F..
do pfd
Amer. Sugar .
do pfd
Amer. Tel
Roston AI...
... 46'4 I'nlon Laud ..
.. S"K West End ....
3',
93
..135 IWestlngh. Elec... H.'4
..iiovj Aicmson is loi'i
..151 n. e. a. & c. 6s. fa4
.2.1.1 Adventure 10U,
lloston Elevated. I6V4I
b'i Alloucz Mln. Co. 2
iiostnn t .mo i.i.'4i
.i.'.niymai. wopper ... v.'-,
C. H. Ai (J 143. Athintln
.i;4
Dominion Coal... C lloston & Mont. .321
do prd lU-ni nutte .-i Uoston.. 82
Federal Steel .... K'N Cul. Ai Ilecla 810
do nfd.
.. 7M,4 Centennial 2i
Fltclibiirg nfd
..l-W'S ITIinKllll l-"i
..l!d'.4,Humboldt 60
..116 Osreoln 73U
Clou. Electric
do nfd
Ed. Elec III...
Mex. Central
..2U Parrot isu.
ii8Wuincy 1,314
Mlcli. Te cnbonn
n.i rtiiiiia re copper, r.ii
N. E. O. A- C...
K-NlTamarnck '117
Old Colony ...
Old Dominion
...102 l'tah Mining 3?
...29 1 Winona 4,i
Rubber
I'nlon Pacific
28
oiverines is,
Xvw Vnrk .lllulni; (Itiolnllnns.
NEW YOltlf. Dne 51 'fhr. f,11,.,,.1,, .
II... .............. " -.-..-v.... ".i """"''
.i,..ntii..iiin .ni iiuiiiiig siocss:
Adams Con 20 ILIttlp Clilaf 15
Alice 40 Ontnrlo 600
Rreccn 200 )iibr 00
llrunswlck Con... II I'lnw.iilv m
Coinstock Tun... 3 Potosl ' ' 12
("on. Cut. A Va..l3'. Savage 5
Dead wood .Terra, ftt Sierra Nevada ... 25
I lorn Sliver 110 Small Hopes lo
iron Silver 05 Stlllliliir.l !HVl
Lendvllle Con 5 I
London Stork (tnotnllnns.
LONDON, Dec. 21.-4 p. m.-ClosIng:
Consols, money.. 97 lErle
26' 4
, 69V
71.1
n
KK
0'ii
10
3S'4
do account 97V. ln im t.r.i
Mclllson 45U P.iiMHvK-,.t.r,."
Canadian Pac... Oelltcading '.
Rl. I'aul 137 1N0. Pne. nf.!...
Illinois Centrnl. ..13mt!rand Trunk .
Louisville 88iAnaconda
I."1','." v.iW lw '-''i 1 Ha nil Mines ..
N. Y. Centrnl ...117
RAR SHA'ER-Sten.ly nt
MONEY-3;i3H per cent.
Tho. rute of discount In t
29'id per ounce.
srmmt In f),n MnKt..
ror Short llllln Is I nr
months' bills, 4P4'.', per cent'. '
HIlAnSTHKET'S HEVIinV OF TI1ADH.
Present Holldayx 'I'm .In VI.
('oiiipnreM I'nt ornlil)' vlh Othrrs.
NEW YORK. Dec. 21 llrmimr u
morrow will say:
nrM"n.)nn".l.n,.r.nmII,lo".H ruln -n fule at
present. Holldnv irm m,ii,.i. 1..
spread and comparisons wltli nrnJui,,
years are favorable at most markets, with
IorlV.!iV,0J,l',c,',,, ?" of I""10 I"rts of the
liortliwest. where Die vnr ni. ...i,o, .......
?uu0iiVil',!.Vnscn',vna.,,l.,,.w,-',ltller i"vo checked
. .-"iuii ciieeriui reports
.from ;vt'Bl"n Jobbers, who have
been called on ror reassortlng orders and
J ,u,r,rit. 001 (,ctln!1 Rood. Quietness In
wh desnle lines Is usunl nt this period, but it
Is to be noted that specially good advices
eomo rrom tho Iron and steel, groceries,
rancj- goods, toys and confectionery trades
whl! 11 distinctly cheerful tone ts round It
shoes, leather and lumber, although east
ern shipments or tho first named nro still
considerably smaller than last vear. In
dustrial lines are fnlrlv 11. .11 i.m.iUn,i
strlkesaro rew and inr between. Prices
stiow rew changes, most staples being
steady; but It might be noted that most
farm products nre slightly higher than last
week and well above 1S9D.
New business In pig Iron Is small, but
values aro steady, which Indicates contl
deneo In tho future outlook In spite nf re-
niiuien in u mrgo .'in in ore prices
next season, the probability of which Is
being denied. Ilessemer pig and steel bil
lets am llrm and the latter market is re
ported well i.nder control. Here nroduetlon
is Increasing, but slocks lire smaller.
Finished products nre a trldn nnloter. i.nt
much more nctlvo than usual nt this time
or tho year. Plates are nctlvo and hold all
tho late advance. Uuslness In hardware Is
very active and at leading western points
tho season's business is reported tho best
on record. In structural material an Im
mense amount of business Is still being
placed and speclllcatlons are coming for
ward irceiy. i-.xpon trade is quieter and
thero aro cabled renorts of shutdowns of
Scotch Iron nrodticers. The other metals
aro steady, except In tin. which ts weak on
reports or larger snipmcnts rrom tne rar
east.
Speculation In tho cereals has been nar
row, dull and feutureless, but prices havo
been aided by shorts covering on Argentine
rop reports, novices or an cxportaiue sur
ilus from that country of only 40,000,00)
imshels nnd the noor undo of reeclots at
tho northwest. Corn receipts are large, but
little of It grades to contract, while the ex
port business holds tin tho nrlce or the cash
article. Cotton, following tho reasoning as
to a largo supply being needed to satisfy
even a much reduced consumption, fow
signs of which are yet presented, and fa
vored ny smaller receipts, is sllgntly jiiiner
on tho week and quotations are now about
whero they were before the Into br.uk.
(iroy cottons have given slightly, but th"
prlco ts ft til nbove 11 parity with finished
products. Wool Is falrlv active, mostly for
territory grades, mil ill" wnoien goons sit
uation Is still unchanged. Lumber Is dull
nt retn'l, but llrmly held by wholesalers,
who look for a good trnde next venr. Had
weather restricts longing operations In tho
northwest. Eastern shoo manufacturers
aro well supplied with orders and lentlier
is nrm, . nut nines nro generally reporio 1
dull and easier.
Wheat. Including Hour, shipments for the
week nggregnto 4,123,350 inishels. against
4,785,577 Inst .week, 2,813.711 In tlie corre
sponding week of 1899, -.C15.2ni In 1W, 4.7".7,
659 In 1S97 nnd 2 011.703 In U96. From Julv 1
to dnte, this season, what eximrts aro
90.1411.353 bushels, against 100.3V!,636 last
senson nnd 115.236.0si In 1S9S-99.
Corn exports for the week aggregated
5.165.671. ngalnst 4. 853.451 last week. 3,910.000
III 'this week a year ag . 103.673 In 1891.
4.R79.0U In 1S97 and 2.121.160 In 1896. From
July 1 to dnte. this senson, corn exports
nro 90,372.001 bushels, ngalnst I01,3CO,SS6 last
Benson and 77.2W.S9I In IV9V.99
Uuslness failures In the Fulled States for
tho week number WH n. .ignlnot 247 last
week. 211 111 this week 11 "ear ago, 212 In
1191 nnd 2i0 In 1897. Canadian failures fnr
the week number twenty-eight, against
eighteen Inst week, twenty-nine In ill's
week a yenr ago, thirty-six In 1S98 and
thirty In 1897.
Moo I lliirl.i'1.
. UOSTON, Dee. 21. The Commercial Ilul-
letln tomorrow will snv or me wool mar
ket: Tho market Is steadv and tho sales
compare favorablv with those of a year
ago within the same week. Most of tlie
business done hns been In the shano nf
lare-olzed blocks of Montana. Oregon and
Idaho wool to one or two large mills The
American Woolen company has bought but
sparingly. Prices nro llrm nnd London
cables nolo pilvnto mles nt ndvanclng llg
ures. Stocks on hand nre liirge. Tho snles
for the week were 3.127.600 lbs. domestic
nnd 260.500 lbs. foreign, 11 total of 3.9M.500
lbs., against a total of S.Ml.Oeo, lbs. Inst
week and a total of 3,80,(io lbs. for the
corresponding week last yenr. The receipts
to dnto show a decrease of 319 320 bales do
mestlc and nn Increase of 47,377 bales for
eign over Inst year. Tho sales to date show
a decrease of 167.03fi.6o0 lbs. domestic nnd
35.197.8iio lbs. foreign.
Slock In SIkIii.
Following nre the receipts at the four
piinclpnl western markets for December 21:
Cattle. I loirs. Sheen.
isouin ij man a i.(
Chlcago 3.ono
Kansas City 2,6.'")
St. Louis 700
9.191
21,000
1 3.000
9.200
65,391
3.0 1
1,301
50)
Totals
7,082
4,8W
OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET
Hardlj Enough Cattle to Mako a Tcit, but
Pricei Were QcnertUj Bteadj,
HOGS AVERAGE A SHADE STRONGER
,o Fresh .trrinilK of Sbrrp Tnilnr noil
.olhlnir Desirable Cnrrlrd tbrr
from Yrsterdri, hul the Hf"
111 nnd Wns Also MkIiI,
. SOUTH
ItCCClUtS Were!
OMAHA. Dep. 21.
Cuttln. limes. Sheep.
Olllclul Monday
OIMclal Tuesday
Otllelal Wednesdav ...
U.I -3 i,W
11.186
9,762
10.0J7
9,191
0.321
3.513
Olllclul Thursday .....
Olllclul Friday
1,3(4
Hve days this week.... 10,061 47,611
Same days last Week....lB.9.vj 61,828
Same days week liefore. .ll.SSJ 38,102
Same three Weeks ago... 9,571 42,2'.
Same tour weeks imn. ..in vxu 46.771
13,276
17,972
n.nst
16,620
24,201
Average price paid for hogs for the past
nuwiui nays, wmi comparisons.
I 1900. 1S99.!1838.1S.97. 11896. ,1S95.18I
Dee.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dee.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
I. ..
2...
3...
4...
5...
6...
7. . t
8...
9...
10..
II. .
12..
13..
14..
15..
16..
17..
18..
19..
20..
21..
I "SI
I
3 74
3 76
3 81
3 25) S 23
3 19
3 09
3 23
3 16
3 09
3 00
3 19
4 41
3 28
3 29
3 29
1 Si
J 2U
3 19
1 H
4 i-
3 42 4 47
S 391 33
3 21
i 774
3 80
3 37
3 35
Mi
4 SI
3 86
3 SI
3 83
3 25!
3 38
3 36!
I
3 32
3 :ii
4 S5
4 26
3 2S
3
4 7SH
4 34
3 JO
Z 17
3 13
3 13
3 15
3 20
3 23
3 90
3 20;
3 21
3 21
3 17
4 861;
82,
4 77'4
4 81 J
4 86
4 20
4 17
3 92
3 95
3 96
3 96
3 31
3 37
3 38
3 28
3 20
i 28
3 31
3 33
4 20
4 25
4 16
4 09
4 13
3 33
3 38
4 83i
3 96
3 2'
3 24 3 11
3 27
3 4S
3 36
3 31
3 32
3 27
4 01
3 93
3 30
3 26
3 2V
3 28
3 29
3 11
3 17
3 16
3 IS
4 R24
4 76
4 n
3 31
3 31
4 13
I 07
4 U
3 92
3 91
3 33
3 28,
4 S0SI 4 01
3 32
3 17
4 16
Indicates Hunany.
. Tho. official number of cars or stock
brought In todny by each rond was:
Cattle. Hogs. Il'r's.
v.i -i. mi, i'. uy 1 0
0. & St. L. Ry 3 3
Missouri Pacltlc Ry 8 3
1. 'nion Paeitlo system 13 17
C. A N. W. Ry 2 10
F.. E, Ai M. V. R. R 10 20
S. C. & P. Ry 1 I
C, St. P., M. Ai O. Ry.... 3 5
H. Ai M. R. R. R 11 31
C, R. Ai Q. Ry 10 22
C. R. I. Ai P., east 9
C. R. I. Ai P., west 1
Illinois Centrnl 1 2
Total receipts
63
133
The disposition of the day's receipts was
us ioiiows, eacn nuycr purcnnsiug (lie mum
per or Head indicated:
Ruyers.
Oinulia Packing Co..
Cattle. Hogs. Sh'p.
15 1.236
174 1,242
141 1,866
643 2.109
191 2,796
12
17
20 ....
46
61
6.1
1
1
67
102
93
5
311
(I. H. Hammond Co
Swift and Company
Cudnhy Packing Co
Armour Ai Co
Omaha P. Co.. Knn. City
R. Rocker Ai Degan
Lohmun Ai Co
McCrenry Ai Clark
W. I. Stephen
Hill Ai Huntzhigcr
Ronton A- I'nderwood
Huston Ai Co
Livingstone .V Schnller...
Hamilton Ai Rothschild...
L. F. Hiisz
Hobblck
Other buyers
Totals
.1.911 9.219
CATTLE There were lnrdlv enough cat
tlo on sale today to make a market, but
buyers bought up what was offered at not
inr rrom steady pr ces. some or tne ues:
eornfed steers sold perhaps a little stronger.
mil 1 no commoner Kinds were only auoui
steady. For the week the mnrket Is 15'u2oc
higher, tho greatest ndvnnce being oil the
llcht bnndvwclirht cuttle. The half-rat
MufT Joined In the ndvnnco owing to the
until supply 01 guou camo,
Tho cow market was nomewhat uneven
today, but as a general thing It was Just
liuiaj , mil as ii g.'iiciui iiiiiik 11 un jini
nbout sternly. The best grades of cows or
heirers sold In good shnpe at fully sternly
prices, nnd tho medium kinds also held
i.i.niir inn R.nnip. 11 ifinro wiir nnv eiiniiie
1 ... .
at all It was on tho ennners, which have
not been selling as well the last rew days
ns thoy did enrly In the week. Tho best
grades oT cows nre probably a quarter
lilglicr ror ine wees, and mo medium
kinds lOiilSe higher, nnd canners advanced
somewhat tho first of the week, but lost It
later.
Oood henvvwelght feeders held Just nbout
sternly again todny, nnd they nro also ntiout
stenuy lor 1110 wees, i.ignt siocsers, now-
m. i-t Innlii rli If flit.v it rt. ,,.t ,,f tmr.A
,.l , 1 ......... ... . ...v. u.u ..uv . ni.,.
finality, aro considerably lower. Thero is no
demand ror inai ciass 01 came anu sellers
find It difficult to dispose or mem nt any
price, licpreseniaiivn saies:
UfJI'.i' aihJii.ua
No.
Av.
,. 625
. 800
. 800
.1031
. 961
Pr.
NO.
21
10
Av.
.. 877
. 956
.1060
.1117
. 326
Pr.
4 10
4 15
4 65
4 85
5 10
3 20
1
1
G
3 75
3 85
4 00
34...
18...
17
1
OsO
4 10
STEERS AND HEIFERS.
....1051 4 SO
COWS.
16....
1
1
1
7
O
1..
.... 760
.... 050
.... 640
.... 751
....1120
.... 910
.... 797
.... 870
.... 855
.... 900
.... SS3
....1050
.... 770
.... 925
.... 920
.... 910
.... 860
....1000
.... 910
....10.80
.... 910
.... 9o6
....li(
.... 760
.... 900
....1090
.... 9IK)
....1000
.... 865
.... 977
.... 970
....1000
....1100
....1050
....1100
.,..1100
.... 990
.... 815
.... 850
.... 936
.... 8.80
....1215
1 25 1 960 2 SO
1 70 6 828 2 S5
1 70 13 1119 2 85
1 10 2 860 2 95
1 75 1 1140 3 GO
1 75 4 1127 3 00
1 .5 2 1030 3 OO
1 V5 2 900 3 00
'-' 00 2 1115 3 00
2 00 1 12.10 3 00
2 01) 1 1170 3 05
2 00 1 1000 3 05
2m) 6 970 3 05
2 10 1 1010 3 10
2 00 14 1023 3 10
2 00 10 1030 3 1')
2 00 1 1210 3 10
2 HO 3 1133 3 10
2 15 1 1210 3 15
2 25 1 1230 3 15
2 25 1 1330 3 2)
2 25 2 1040 3 '!0
2 25 7 11 DO 3 20
2 25 1 1070 3 25
2 25 2 1205 3 25
2 25 9 1266 3 2"
2 25 1 1170 3 2".
2 25 1 1030 .1 30
2 25 18 1032 3 30
2 13 1 1290 3 30
2 60 7 1020 Hi
2 50 26 1021 3 35
2 50 2 1080 3 35
2 50 4 952 3 55
2 50 1 1320 3 M
2 60 7 1215 3 35
2 CO 1 1080 3 T
2 10 1 1490 3 2,-.
2 00 1 1130 3 35
2 oil 1 960 t 4'l
2 ' 27 8S6 3 4!)
2 60 4 1110 3 40
2 05 1 1060 3 TO
2 65 2 970 3 60
2 05 12 1021 3 60
2 65 1 10S0 3 60
2 65 18 965 3 00
2 t5 21 1013 3 I)
2 75 1 1110 .1 ft)
2 75 7 1011 3 W,
2 75 1 930 3 05
2 73 2 1170 3 CS
2 i 5 1 1350 3 0",
2 75 t 1120 3 73
2 75 20 U30 3 to
2 75 21 113.1 3 S5
2 80 1 1510 3 90
2 SO 4 SOi) 3 .VI
2 19 Ml 3 90
2 80 1 1160 4 00
H AND HEIFERb.
4
1
V.'.'.Y.
3
1
1
2
3
3
1
1
6
2 ....
l!...
5
1
'.'.'.'.'.
1
1
0
1
2
12
1
1
1
1
1
1
4.;"!
9.'.'.'..
1
2
4
.1110
.1017
4...
2 1160
109.1
1065
1031)
1060
1030
1096
1161
1030
910
1030
1260
, 916
1050
1.
1.
3.
1.
6.
1.
1.
1.
3.
1....
4....
1....
10....
1....
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1....
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1....
1....
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1....
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1.'.'..
1....
1....
1....
L.'.'.'
1....
1....
6....
1....
.102T.
.1080
COW
. 915 3 75
HEIFERS.
770
630
710
s5
1.
. S10
. 760
.1080
.1061
. 670
3 45
V. "5
3 M
3 95
4 25
3 IK)
3 00
1
3
6
1
SS2
3 10
S70 3 10
790 3 IS
DULLS.
.... coo
....1110
....1100
....1115
....1370
....13UO
.... 830
.... 990
....1170
....1660
....1375
....1310
....1010
.... 830
.... 830
....1215
....1310
....1080
1430
1400
1130
1120
920
1060
1210
146)
1110
10-10
13'0
noi
1170
925
970
750
1150
190
3 05
3 (-5
3 10
3 10
3 10
3 10
3 15
3 15
3 15
3 20
3 20
3 25
3 25
3 ;
3 "Si
3 10
3 76
1 00
: 'a
! .7)
: 50
: 10
76
! 00
2 Si)
2 SO
2 85
2 f-'i
2 ft
2 ,5
3 00
3 01
1..
1..
4..
3 05
CALVI
.... 270 4 60 1 100
.... 311 4 50 2 250
.s. 150 6 00 1 Iflij
COWS AND CALVES.
.... 495 2 7.
5 (0
5 60
6 00
STOCK CALVES.
410 3 26 1
.... 400
4 ;
STOCK COWS AND
HEiFF.ns
760 2 10 1 720 a
7S0 2 3. 1 S70 3 00
633 2 50 2 915 3 00
810 2 50 3 683 3 'X)
673 2 75 1 620 3 10
670 2 75 13 765 3 10
830 2 73 3 1 OSO 3 10
600 2 75 1 OSO 3 10
761 2 75 23 670 3 15
3
1
3
1
1
1
9
1 87o 2 ;5 l too 3 25
1 KU 3 00 1 !'." 3 10
STOCKKRH AND FEEDERS.
1.. 4-tU 1 .!. f,
Mi
J 26
15 626 2 50 22.
lUlll
4SO
021
7K
3 003 3 25 1
;l V)
.1 in
:i r,
3 r.
.1 75
3 7i
;i o
;t ."
3 o
3 S5
I oo
II 3 25 35
. I W 2 '5 8 .
. !03 3 HI 6.
. 785 3 60 H..
. 630 3 00 2 .
. 601 3 IV I H,
.lOeO 3 "0 26..
. 710 3 76 I..
. 630 3 75 15. .
2t
.... 582
.... CM
.... BSS
.... W7
.... 711
.... 777
2
65
17
1
1
1
L.V.'.V
70
.085 3 75 .? 430
, 470 2 75
O. W. Allen Colo.
47 calves...
366 4 ft. 59 feeders.. 799
319 I lJ 12 feeders.. G1S
976 3 20 , 6 heifers... 582
4
35 calves...
3 25
3 tiuils
3 bulls
3 00
1333 2 75
J. J. Hunter Wvo.
14 cows
865 3 10 7 steers.... 916
.no n 111 1 .i lesii
.1 3.)
3 10
1 co v. ,
IIOOS The Htnitilv of bin's was liberal
again today, but the market opened up 11
little Similiter. Pnellnra I...1-1II1 llllldlllg 1181
and $l.2t the same us they did yesterday
...lining, ami a good many nogs riuuiK-u
hands nl iln. n-.,...d rim li.H.vler bogs
sold mostly at $1.80, and the lightweights
at $l.82'i, and as high as $1.85 was paid.
It was a falrlv m-tlvi mirlu t on tho start
the bulk of l ho hogs were sold In good
"eason. For a tlmu the feeling was rather
cas. ami a rew nogs sold ill i.ie. .'in
finally packers bouebl the rest or them UP
at nbout $1.80. As will bo seen from tho
table of average prices the market today
Is Just a little stronger than It was yester
day. Everything was sold In good season.
Jiepresentaiive sales:
No.
AV. Sh
Pr.
No. Av
60 273
105 201
Sh. Pr.
40...
39...
13...
91
4 00
280 4 80
9.1
4 ID
4 00
4 10
4 10
4 70
4 70
4 70
4 75
4 77(4
4 7714
4 77U
4 77-4
1 III
4 80
4 0
4 80
4 80
4 10
4 80
4 SO
4 SO
4 80
4 10
4 S .)
4 80
4 SO
4 80
4 50
4 V)
4 SO
4 SO
4 OO
4 81)
4 SO
4 80
4 SO
4 80
I M)
4 80
4 SI)
4 80
4 80
4 SO
4 8(1
4 80
I 80
4 SO
4 80
4 so
4 M)
I 80
4 80
4 SO
4 80
4 M)
4 80
4 80
I 80
4 SO
4 80
4 SO
4 80
4 hi)
I 80
4 SO
SO
4 SO
..106
HI 270
40
40
40
100
'40
40
ioo-
120
40
210
iio
160
80
'so
40
120
120
40
40
40
SIM
80
80
200
SO
160
SO
40
40
40
'so
80
4 SO
4 80
4 80
4 SO
4 J")
4 sr
4 80
4 80
4 SO
4 SO
4 SO
4 80
4 80
4 80
4 SO
I 80
4 SH
4 80
4 80
33. . .
14...
126..
12...
46. . .
... 86
... 81
...167
.. 267
. . .379
...ISO
...172
...210
. . .240
. . .215
. . .330
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fir ,iZ V. i " """ I'iiiien today rn
n,s Jr,;"h "rr'", were concerned, and
mere wero on v n fn... ,i.i ......... ...........
noi"blnri"'l!.i,T!,t('i;ia(v' As" lt,"'"t "'Vo wns
S"f V,f,l "'-'' make a test of tin
market. Puckers, however, did not neem to
m!V,rtl0Ul"!'l' for "up, "esf us ll o
mutton market Is still very dull
As reported yesterday choice Hcbt year
n!.'?nVt;..,,r.,,'u"l,1' " nnro " dlmo
unOmrD irnV .'.'" r,u,i mn
J..' 'J " . rire 15525c lower than they were a
. n. ' 'nj ' vo gone ofr still more
.' VV: "". " ho quoted 2S5i50c lower
.....v... .,,,1 ueiier.'ii roil ,.r aivau .n.i
1 111 1 ihhi ivnnv
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Choice fee.lerH linvri nnt 1
rniich during the week, but the less le.
slrab o crndes nro prnbublv n llttlo lower,
nnd In somo cases snles Imvn 1....,
'"''""W -OOJfe lower than a week ago.
l5?'0rl,".l,B: , Shm;,.,,,, "ethers. M.-fe-ij
3.90. fair to choice fed wethers. $3.60t?r3.75'
choice yearlings. $1.101.25. fair to goo,!
v,.nrllni t( thtr.t in. ..i. ....... -r:...1
3.40 fair to good owes. M vni i . -1..".
nfn !3? ln,?V7r,'5'"0,; fn,r "' '0;i spring
lambs, $4.60fff4.75; feeder ewes, $2.25ffl 00'
reeder wethers, bsiwiiw.. ..,i
H.mtiM. Representative sales: '
ciiicaco mvh stock: maiikfi.
Cnllle nml Sheep Slenil) in Strong
110KN .-.iron if n Slim!,, llltrher.
CHICAOO. Tien VI -IVII'TI 1.- i
3.000 head; geiferaliy s t end v to h 1 r, . A J '
liutcbcrs stock slow; natives, best on sain
0(lu'' ' 0r,'r,''' "I $5.80; good to prlmo
sternly. $3,737S.GO; Texas-fed steers, Sl.KKJr
bin.. B,t-,"r,,' t3'iM' Tfxim
HOOS Reee tits. 21 (loi'i hn.ui-
23,0i bead, estimated; loft over. 2,000 bead
opened strong to shade higher, closed weak;
top. $1.9. ',4; mixed nnd butchers. $l.65fi I 9.
good to choice heavy, $l.7Bfii.97i4; rough
SHEEP AND LAMHS-Recelpts, 3,000
head; active, steadv to strong; good to
cholco wethers. $3.70fM.25; fair to choice,
mixed. 3.151i3.65: western ulini.n 1 7 cm, 1 on.
Texns sheep. J2.254j3.60; native Inmbs, $1.60
5.25; western Inmbs. J4.5Oin5.20.
KnnsiiN City Live Stuck Mnrkrl.
KANSAS CITY. Den l r"Arrr.t?.n.
celpts. 2.3U0 natives. 300 Texans nnd too
calves; cholco killing steers. 10c higher;
other grades steady to 10c higher; natlve
steers, $l.351i5.40; Muckers and feeders. $3 0)
f(4.75; butcher cows nnd heifers. J'l.oO'n I 25:
canners. $2.40f3.O); fed westerns, $3 60!7"..10;
fed Texnns. J3.NKf 1.25: lt.ish To-rnim i i.vn:
3.60; calves, $3.60ji3.25.
HOOS-Recelnts. 13 (W bend: market
opened 6c higher nnd closed stonily, with
part or gain lost: beavv. SI 90fi 1.97 1-,: nilve.l
$lRl.fl5; light. $175W195: pies. $l,15.fi.50.
SHEEP AND LAM IIS-Receipts, 1,300
head; Improved demand ror all clasres at
strong nrlces: lambs. $3 0Kf6 30: muttons.
$3607(1.26: stoekers and feeders, $3.2jfii.00;
UUIIS, I.
SI. Louis Live Stool. Mnrket.
ST. LOL' 1 8. Dec. 21 CATTLE Reeelnts.
700 head. Including 3(83 Texans: market
sternly; native shipping and export ste'rs,
$t.75(j6.60, with extra choice Chrlstpi.is
beeves worth up to $6 60; dressed beef nnd
nuiclier steers, n..wtr.i Meers under 1.'")
lbs., $3,251(6.00; stoekers and feeders, $2 4'W
4.45: cows and heifers. J2 00fI.O5: ennners.
$1 25412.75: bulls. $3.00(3,75; Texas and Indlin
steers, $3.404i 1.55; cows and heifers, $2,101?
3.40.
HOOH Receipts, 9,200 bead; market
strong to 6c higher; nigs and lights, $1 sOf?
4.86; packers. $4 SOfm-0; butchers. $l90f6O1.
SHEEP AND LAM RS Receipts. 600 hernl;
market steadv: muttons. $3 6047110: lambs.
$1504(5.50; culls and bucks, $2,604(3.75; stock
ers. $2.65.
Ximv York Live Stock Mnrl.et,
NEW YORK. Dec. 21. CATTLE He
ed pts, 3.178 bead: steers In good demand
nnd 104il5c higher: bulls, llrm: cows, stendv:
steers, $1,304(5 30; bulls. 32 701(3.60. cows,
$I.C51l.l.l5 Cables quoted live cattle llrmer
at 111il3Hc; rerrlgerstor Peer. 9-44(9Vyc per
lb. Calves, rerelpts. Ill bead; steady for
all grades; veals, $l4(&.25; grassers, nom
inal
SHEEP AND LAM IIS Reeelnts. 5.3V.
head; slow for all sorts of stocks; sheep,
weak to 10c lower. prime Iambs, baielv
steadv: others 104ll5c lower: sheen. II T.i
3.8514, few choice, $1, culls. $2; lambs. $t.,;6I
6.75; culls. $ I 00416.00. Canada Inmbs, $5.60.
HO(lHi(ccclpts. 622 head: oiioled ivn.ilr
nt $4 !045.20.
H.RPEIiliEYaCO.
U00rl4Mr UirEBUJQ.
BRAMCH 1036 Kit
Ii"! 1 Mt&
c'"i nre.
JAMES E BOYD ft GO.,
Telephone 1039. Oniali.i. Not
COMMISSION.
GRAIN, PROVISIONS und STOCKS
BOARD UK THAUB,
Correspondence; John A. Warren eV Ca
uireci wires 10 -nico tad New TerU
. .' "'""i"'-"". i"r 10 meiiiiim, 3.1.G.i.ffi.2l:
selected feeders, steady, $3.76Tf 1.10; mixed
stockers $2.3 75; cows. weak. rimnM;
lower. $1.75ri2.35: Imlln i" dvrfi -n. .,i.."r
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