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THE OMAHA DAILY ll.EJE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25), 1000.
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL
' lira Cables, Lighter Rocaiptu and Reduced
Shipment! Rally Wheat,
CORN ESTIMATE IS AGAINST THE BULLS
Ont llenllr Stlrn Itself to an Elglilh
Cent Higher Provisions lnlct lint
11 rm, Dipept for Ilrpcmlier
l.nril'it Decline,
CHICAGO, Dee. 2-S. Hrm cable, lighter
receipts and n reduction In ArKCtitlno ship
ments caused a rally In wheat today, May
closing ',4o over yesterday. May corn closed
unchanged and Mny ontst io higher. Pro
visions ut tlio closo were iUylUa better In
price.
Savo for a few moments at tho start, tlio
government report Issued after closing yes
terday woHted Its bearlshtiess on tho ilosert
nlr. Tho general opinion beforo business
began was that thero would bo Imposing
amounts of long stuff for snlo consequent
to tho Kovrrnment figures, and those who
wanted to buy held off from a recession In
prices. May opened Wic lower at i2Hc
to 72r, nervously touched 72StT7Z4C find
then dropped to 72V72He. Tho unloading
of wheat thnt had been expected had failed
to materialize. Tho course of tho market
thereafter developed tho fact that It had
been oversold, lllds for wheat served
mostly to keep the price an elusive fraction
away till May had fully recovered. Even
at tho top price, 73'ifl73V. offerings were
only moderate and tho close was llrm and
Ac hlKher at 73.e. Local shorts did tho
greater part of the buying; they were In
fluenced by llrm Liverpool and 1'arls cables
In tho fnco of tho government report, but
a falling off In northwest receipts and nlso
'"by lighter Argentine shipments. Uven froip
tho VVnshlngton report bulls gathered sqmo
comfort. They IlKurcd domestlo require
ments at .".'JO.ooo.irtO bushels and European
fit 200,000,(0). Inasmuch as tho report shows
a crop of only r22,0U'MJO bushels, they saw
nothing but higher prices. Tho volume of
trado was not largo, nor was It at any tlmo
more than moderately brisk. Chicago re
ceipts were? llii curs, one of contract grade.
Minneapolis and Uuluth reported 228 cars,
compared with 3-10 last week and 333 n year
ago. 'rbo aggregate of western receipts at
prlmnry points wero G07.000 bushels, against
4l!),0n0 liiishcls last year. ArKentlno ship
ments for tho week were 424,000 bushels,
against 630,000 bushels tho previous week
and G52.0OO bushels a year ago. Exporters
reported twenty-llvo loads taken, Seaboard
clearances In wheat and Hour wore equal to
2.VUKI0 bushels.
Corn was moderately actlvo at the open
ing, but became dull and narrow later. Tho
government report, estimating tho season's
production nt :U05,(KW.00O bushels, was ap
parently against tne nuns, nut mere were
many who thought theso llgures only enm
mensuratu with tho vastness of present-day
requirements. Tho opening wns easy, but
the market steadied later on moderalo
country offerings and In sympathy with tho
wneai sireiigiu. .May com noiwcon .i-"hc
and closed unchanged at 304o. llecelpts
wero 413 cars, threo of contract Krade.
Vhlli. llm irnvprntnpnt rpnnrt nn outs illil
not materially change prevailing Ideas, tho
wero fact mat it was out or mo way pro
iluccd n little life In tho market. The mnr-
Itet not (only ruled llrm. but exhibited
strength' enough to pull Itself out of tho
rut In which It bus recently been plodding.
Tlio wlieat strengm lent it a sympatnetio
liand. Mny sold between 23ip and 2lo and
cloned Me higher ut 23)c. llecelpts wero
ten cars.
Provisions wero quiet but firm, except for
j)ecemoer lard, wnion lost its recent mntup
illative sunnort and drotmed olT Cc. Moder
nto hog receipts, fair local buying nnd tho
wheat strength wero the mnlu supporting
factors. January pork sold between J12.07"ji
oud $12.20 and closed Wo higher at $12.20;
January lard between $6.70 and $i',.77'.4. clos
lng 2Hc up at $rt.77',i. and .Innimry ribs be
tween $'!.224 and 51.30, with tho closo Do Im
proved at S0.3O.
Estimated receipts tomorrow: Wheat, 93
cars: corn, 400 cars; oats, 200 curs; hogs,
zj.ikio neau.
Tho leading futures ranged as follows:
Artlcles, Open. IIIgh.1 Low. Close.l Yes'y.
Wheat
' Dec.
Jan.
May.
Cons
Dee, Jan.
May
Oats
Dec. Jan.
May
1'ork
Jau. May
lard
Dec.
Jan.
May
nnis-
Jau.
May
I C.r?jJ wil Of)'! 70 09T4W)
xni7i I CliW -70V4 7tXo"0'.
72k4ilT3,,'if3s!72vi'aii 7-H.l 72i
3V4 3r,-J 30 304f 3C,
30 J WAimt 35Tiii3 aaytftht sc'.MfU
36 &'! 30,fW 30 3iii KCli
21; 21'i 21; , 2174 21'i
214 21 214 2IJf, 21
23 21 23H 23ti 23j
12 07ii 12 20 12 0714 12 20 12 10
12 15 12 25 12 15 12 22 12 15
fi ST', I! 87H fi SO fi S2A t 87'.
70 fi 771? fi'70 0 77H fi 75
0 87V4 C 2 C 8714 fi 92 C 90
fi 22& fi .TO fi 22, fi 30 fi 23
0 33 C 40 C 33 6 40 0 33
India mess. $U.mflon. Cut meats, dull,
tili'kled bellies. ;i!l-: ' tilrkled shoulders,
liUdV.r: tilrlttt.il limns. .VLSlO'le Lnrd.
stenily, western steamed. $7.35, rellned, llrm;
rontlnent. $7.10; South American. 11, com
pound, 5Mi6c Pork, dull; family, jii.wi
16.'o; short clear, Stl.uofr i7.50; mess, $12.00
(III HI,
t,.,, t tf f)tVH 1?li.'
New York. Sl.SMM.tsU: Long Island, $t.501f
1.75; Jersey sweets, Si.TRff3.Z5. .
RICE Firm; domestic, fair to extra, 3ff
C'ie; Japan. IMfl'fcC. . . ,
POI'LTRV-AUve nulct and nominal;
dressed, weak; turkeys, Si We; chiekciw.
fUfiSHe.
IIUTTKIC Kcecipts, i.ki pugs, i "
creamery, 17T2T.C; JUlic creamery, jujic,
factory. ItMilijc. .
1 1 1 Ij 1 .or.- Ill eel pis, o.erj ihk.. vim...,
fancy, large, fall made, ll'.jCi fancy, small,
fall made, HMil2c. , ,
rams-ucceipts, r.uui pKgs. ; easier, "vr
cm, nverogo pucKed, ni marK, jijjmii;,
western, loss olf, 24c,
MHTAI.S Iluslness was generally of a
hand to mouth character In tlio metal trade
Upeculatlon was conspicuous by Its absence
and tho market was devoid of important
new developments. Tin was about 50 poll.ti
lower toiloy. allowing a iohs 01 tun iu.
that metal In lindon to J3122 124 and on
liberal arrivals. The closo here, however,
was sternly nn the basis of $2.W(r27,20,
owing to a lack of sellers. Copper In Lon
don was fairly active and 2s 61I lower .0
JJ72 15s. The local Mtuaiion. nowever, re
mains In a somewhat nominal comlltlo.i.
Prices wero dllotou tit ju.ou ior iiko buuu-
rlor and $l.2i.4 for casting and electrolytic,
with more sellers than buyers. Lead wa;
dull, but steady, on the bajils of $1.37'4,
whllo prices aiiroau weni 011 is.m 10 jl.ii
3s '!.. Snelter wan nominally iiuoted at
$U2mTl.l7H. At London prices wero tin
changed. Domestic Iron markets ruled dull
nt unchanged prices. Pig Iron warrants
wero quoted nt $9.0011 10.60; northern foun
dry, $i5.oOiilfi.r; southern foundry, $14 50
15.", and southern soft, $13.(W 15.75. Ung-
llsh iron markets nrm at goou prices.
OMAHA Wlloi,i:.AI.rc MAttKHTS.
Conditions of Trade nnd Unotnt Ions
on Mtnple mill 1 nne.v I'l'iiiluce.
KGOS Ilecalpts, light; good stock, lS320i.
rot'LTHY Hens, 6ci spring chickens, 5c;
roosters, 3c: ducks, EgSiJc, geese, 6',4fi7c;
turkeys. 14C.
ritKHii imi;Hriu I'uri.iia-liens, nit
r.H! roosters, 4fl5c: ducks, r.Mf7c; geeso, 7y)
"He; spring chickens, per lb., 6c; turkoys,
10c.
OASIIi I'rnlrm clilckens, per ioz.. s.:
mallard ducks, tier dnz.. $3.0OCT3.50: teal. $1.60
if 1.7b; mixed, .Sl.COf71.75: Jacksnlpcs, $1; quail,
$1 rWt.W; Jackrabblts, $1.0001.25; cottontails,
iiocvsi.
inj'iTwit uommon 10 ioir. cnoice,
14fjl5c; separator, 23c; gathered creamery,
:vj.'ie.
l'ltKHIt OY8TRRS First crade. solid
packed, Now York counts, per can, 33c; ex
tra selects, 32c; standards, 25c; medium. 20c.
Second gnulo, slack filled, Now York
counts, per can, 30c; extra selects, ice;
stnndards, 20c; bulk Btnndards, per gal.,
$1.23.
noisuisH Live, per doz., :c.
VKALS-Choice, OBlOc.
HAY Price quoted by Omaha Wholesale
Hay Dealers' association: Choice upland,
$9! No. 1 uplund, $S: medium. $7.60: coarse.
$7, Hyo straw, $0.50. Those prices nro
ior nuy 01 goou coior nna quality, jjcmanu
fair.
OAT8-N0. .". white. 2Gc
CORN No. 3, 32c,
UItAN-$13.60.
VnGKTAni.ES.
I'AltSNH'S, per hu 60c.
TtTHNIl'S-IVr bti. basket, 40c
HKICTS-Per till.. 60c.
CAIIHOTS-Per bu . 40c.
l.HTTUC10Pcr doz.. 35(340c.
HADISIIKS-Pcr doz.. 30c.
IHCANS-Wox, per 1-3 bu. basket, $1;
strlnir. 90c.
POTATOKS-Pcr bu., tOQCOc; Idaho, per
l)U., cue.
SWKKT I'OTATOES Per bill., $2.
OA HHAQH Holland seed. 2c.
TOMATOES Callfornlu, per 4-basket
crate, vt
u.Mu.a- i'er uu., yuc; uoioraao, per
in., .c.
CELERY Callfomln. ns to size. 45I75n
CAULlFLOWElt-Callfornla, per crate.
pnurra.
PEARS-Per box, $2.00(52.23.
OKA PES Malaga, per keg. $6.50Jf9.00.
Al'l'i.i'JS isative, 75C4U1.HJ per bu.; per
uui., t-'Uu; euniern, J.wi'ii uaillornla
llellllowers. per box, $1 4ofj'.60.
CHANHEHHIES-Iloll and Hugle, $9.50 per
.luMAVH tirr hill . IS 7r. nor nrntn tl
TUOPICAL KUU1TS.
ORANOES California sredllntrs. J2.73
navels, $3.50; Mexicans, $2.75fj3.00; Floiidus,
$1.
LEMONS-Callfornla, extra fancy. S3.C0;
choice, $!.
1JANANAS Per bunch, according to slzo,
I2.00ft2.50.
FIGS California, now cartons, EOc; lay
ers, uc.
DAT1CS Persian, In 60-lb. boxes, Salrs,
G14c per lb ; Halloween, Cc per lb. ,
MISCELLANEOUS.
HIDES No. 1 green, BHc; No. 2 green
6'4c: No. 1 salted, 714c; No. 2 salted. CV4c
No. 1 veal cait, ! to n 111s., svc; no. a veal
No. 2.
Cash quotations wero as follows:
KLOim Dull: winter natents. $3.633.80
ptralghta, $3.1003.00: clears, $2.9003.30: spring
tipeclals. $1.30; patents, $3.4O03.8j; straights,
jz.mvj.w; naiccrs, ri.-vu-.i-
WIIEAT-No. 3 spring. iS071c; No. 2 red,
72074HC
CORN No. 2, Sfitc; No. 2 yellow, 22140
3'ii
OATS-No. 2. 25U7i2fie: No. 2 white. 230
2(ie: No. :i white. WHr3lc.
11ARLEY Good feeding, 520lc: fair to
choice malting, $1.55.
HEEDS No. 1 Max, SI.Efi; No. 1 norlh
weRtern. $1.5fi: prime timothy, $1.50; clover,
contract grade, $10.00j 10.25.
PROVISIONS-Mess jiork. per bbl $11.00.
I.nril, per 100 lbs., $0.75. Short ribs sides
(loose), 112315 $8.60. Dry salted shoulders
(boxed), fifiGc. Short clear sides (boxed),
S0.ffilMi.75.
, WHISKY-On basis of high wines, per
gal.. $1.27.
' IltJTTER-DiilI; creameries. 15023c;
dairies. 12000c.
CHEESI'i-Dull at lOUSUc.
EOOS-Kalrly active; fresh, 21c.
Following uro tho receipts and shipments
I for today;
' Articles.
I Flour, bbls.,
, Wheat, bu..,
Corn, bu....,
1 Oats, bu ,
Jiye, nu,
parley, bu
NEW -V4MUC
Receipts, Shipments.
A r.u.omi 6l,ono
212,000 4H.II
I'll, 500 72,000
102.000 C'i.M
9.0110 2.0IKI
fiO.000 25.000
(1 EX Ell A I. MAII K ll'l',
(liiotntloiis fur (hi. D- ( VnrloiiN
C'Ollllllllllllll-M,
NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-FI.OI'R-RecelptH,
,15.(11 hbls.: shipments, 5.391 bbls. Steadier,
with whent, but not moro active, as buy
'. ors Httll lack confidence: winter natents.
1 S3.fiO03.9O: winter straights. $3.4003.55; winter
xtras. $2.5502.90; winter ,'nw grndcK. $2,150
100; Minnesota patents. W.DOfM.25: Mlnue
ota bakers, $3,004(3.15. Rye Hour llrm: r.ilr
to good. $2.SO03.l5: choice to fancv, $1.13'f
S.60. Iluekwheat Hour, steady at $21082.25.
I1UCKWHEAT Dull 1 at &0fi2o c. I. f.
Now York.
CORNMEAI. Quiet: yellow western, 8Sc;
city. 90o: Urandywlne, $2.35402.10.
RYE l)ull: No. 2 western. f.Ce f. o. b.
float; state, 520 53c f, o, b., Now York, car-
lots.
UARLEY Nominal: feeding, 4S05Oo c. I,
t., lluffnlo; malting, ft)fiC6o o. 1. f., Ruffalo,
UARLEY MALT Dull: western. iVifI72c.
WHEAT Receipts, 70,775 bu.; exports, 91,-
84S bu. Sules. 2.175.OO0 bu, futures, ICO.fOO
spot, Hpot, nrm; no. z reu, wo r. o. i.,
nlloat; No.. 3 red, 7fie elevntor; Nn. 1
northern. Dulnth, K!io f. o. b., alloat; No,
1 hard. Dulnth. 87ic f. n, b. iillout. Oil'
tlons opened easy, owing to continued
bearish sentiment on tho governmont re
port, but quickly rallied nn covering nnd
remaiueu strong ior mo nai.iuce 01 mo nay
Demand was iironinteil by ndverse ArKOii-
ttno entiles, higher cables, export buviui:
nnd fair clearances. Closed llrm at Vif'i,c
net advance. January, 77 !;( ,, up, closed,
L'.n PlO.rtll .lll'.n 'VIM.
77ip: March. 7i1i79ic.
"079 7-160. closed, ?Jc; .December, 77 7-l'i0
77'tc. closed, .I've.
CORN-Recelpts. 237,000 Int.; exports. 292,.
700 bu.: sales. 35,000 bu, futures. 2t).oo0 bu
Hiot. Spot, steady; No. 2, 46Hc elevator
and 450 f, o. b., ntloat. Option market
opened steady and held llrm all day, ell
moderate receipts, fair clcnrr.nres, llrm ca
bles, poor .grading and the strength In
wheat. Closed llrm nnd partly ic net
higher. January. 43,i0t3e. closed, J3ir:
Slay, 42R42!io, closed, 42crDeceinbcr, 45U0
. 454c. closed. 45Vc.
1 OATS-Recelpts. M.COO bu.; fxports, 1.0.V1
Ml. Mpot, ilicauy; r.11. i.;e; no. a, siu,c
n'...l.l.. K'rt 1 ,..1,U .tt'n.
jmi, - wiliir, 1 " ivv, ii.n i,
mixed western, 27H029c: track,, white. 31f
S5p. Ontlnns neglected, but llrnily held.
HAY Steady: spring, 77ViSjs0c; good to
choice. 85iii3c.
FEED-Stendv: spring brnn. $lf..OO0tH.11
middling, $17.ftWI9.50: winter bran, $17.0001
18.60: city. ir.(.wi7.iiA , .
HOPS-Oulet; stato common to choice,
MOO crop. lf)021c; 1S99 crop, iwim; o d ouis
IMi.7c: 1899 crop. 10Sil4c; old olils, 20ie.
IllDES-Steady: Galveston, 20 to C3 lbs.
JR'.4019c: California, 21 to 2a iiie., ivfliwc
Texas dry. 21 to so lbs., irc.
t t- a n'l 1 1,"IlKlpnil v hnmlnck solo. Uuono
Ayres. light to heavyweights, 24025c; acid
2.1U024UC.
TALl.UW Wlliei; cuy, i,ci cuumi), nv
A5V.C.
domestla fleece, 2lfi26c
-null;
PROVISIONS Tloaf. steady: family, $11.00
H2.00; mess; $9.0009.60; beef hams, dull at
1 119.50020.50; packed, $10.00010.50; city, extra
second patents, $3.8003.90; first clears, $2.90
03.00, second clears, $2lMi2.10.
RRAN-ln bu'k, $11 5Mfli 75.
Toledo (irnln nnd Meed.
TOLEDO. O.. Dee. 2S.-Wll EAT-Qttlet
nnd llrm; cash nnd December, 7fiic; May,
79'ic.
1 urn uu'l and llrm; casn ana Decem
ber. ?Ue; May, 374c.
OATS-Qulet nnd steady; cash and De
cember, 234c; May, 25c.
... . in
l'l rietMiat'tMl. 11, ill. M nrlnvn 4ft 10.
..V. ... .J 1,1, I. I'llll. I'' JM 1,11b, T" v ,
December, $0.83; March, $3.95.
I'lillnilelpblii ProiMice .Mnrkrl;
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 28.-Rl'TTER-
Steady; fancj' western creamery, 23'tc;
rancy western prints, s,c.
EGGS Firm; lo higher; fresh nearby,
20c; fresh western, 2iV; fresh southwest
ern. 23c; fresh southern. 21c.
CH EESE-Dull; New York full creams,
fancy small. ll012c; New York fair to
cnoice, l054Ullv.c.
Mlltvniilo'p (irnln Market.
MIMVAPKEK. Tine. W-WIIRAT-
Steady; No. 1 northern, Jc; No. 2 northern,
i j ii we.
RYE-Steady; No. 1. 6Usc,
No. 2, u906oc: sampio,
RARLEY-S'tendy;
4IJj37Vic.
MS
calf. 12 to 15 lbs.. UUc: dry hides. 8fil3c
sheen pcltn, 23073c; horse hides. $1.5002.25.
NUTH Englisn walnuts, per in., 13c; ill
1 , n .. n 11, ln (ilmnn.lo II, 1Uri'il
i.i:i i. . .tf.., ,,,,,, .ii. . , '.. iu'j,.vj
raw peanuts, per lb., 505Hc; roasted, 00
7V5o; urnzns. i;ic: pecans, iwusa.
HONEY Colorado, 21-sectlon case, $3.75,
tllDEIt IVr bbl.. 5: ner half bbl.. S3.
SAUERKRAUT Per bbl., $4; per half
bbl., V2.50.
St. I.ouls (irnln 11 ml I'rnvlnlnrin.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 28. WHEAT Higher
No. 2 red, cash, elevator, "0ic; track, 71?i0
7i!e; December. 7)e; January, 71c; .May
kn: rs.fi. 'i niirii. iii-MrtiiAe.
CORN HlKher: No. 2 cash, 33c: track
330354c: December, 310; January, Slic
iiay, i-iwiii-'tc. , 1
OATS Finn; No. 2 ensh. 23Vic: trnclc. 23U
023e; December, 23c; May, 24itc; no.
white, 2t'.02i;,Jc.
HYH Hteni v: 4ftC.
l.l.onit Dull: natents. $3.50fl3.03: extra
fancy and straights, $.1.10573.23; clears, $2.60
mi. so.
nUHlJo riniomy, siow, ni i.iaini, ior
averngo receipts; prime worm moro;.nax.
no market.
CORN JlKAL steady, at z. .
HRAN Qulot; sacked, east track, Ct0
',40.
HAY Timothy, firmer. $9.50013.00; prai
rie, steady. $7.501710.50. .
IRON COTTON T I lia-rJliS-WIIISKY-Steady.
at $17.
HEMP TWINE 9c.
1IAGGING-707-V. . ,
PROVISIONS Pork, steady; jobbing,
$12.r0. Lard, nominal, $0.77. Dry salt meats
(lioxedl. weaK; exirn nnurix. u.-; rir.ir
Ibs. tj.Jn: clear sines, i..s,rt. uacon
(boxed), weak; extra shorts. $7.iu; clear
ribs, S7.87H; clear sides, $S.12V.
METALS-Lead. quiet: $1.2O0I.22V4.
Spelter, dull: $1.00 sellers.
l'Ul'L ru i' 11m; ciucKcns, 10; iiirncys,
c: young. So; iIucks, tp; geese, c.
IMTTTKU Dun; creamery, jikh-ic nairy,
15020c.
liuiiM nieaiiy: r.'c.
RECI'.II'TS l-'lour. 3,000 b.i.; wheat, 37,-
W0 bu.; corn. 1 14.000 bu.; oats, 18,000 bu.
HI 1 1 1 ..I I'.N rpi e lour, u.imj nu.; wneni,
1C,00J bu.; corn, 122,000 bu.; oats, 20,000 bu.
aiOVEMEXTS OF STOCltfl AM) IIOXDS.
Prnllt TnUlntr CoiillniiCM (o the Close
unit Prices Deellne.
NEW YORK, tlnn " M'lm tiUlnri' nt In.
dny's stock market does not materially
lllTer from tlmt nf ltnrnn,1lti,f ilnva fnr n
long time past. That Is to say, selling lo
take prolltn cntno on the market, like 11
flood In the opening dealings nnd the pro
fessional bears, constantly watchful for
tho first slim nf tlin rnnnllnn whlrli Uiny
know must Inevitably come, offered prices
down In nn nttempt to dtModgo long stock.
Their efforts wero defontcd. ns they had
been on many previous occasions, bv tho
Mipportlng orders which cntno Into the
stocks attneked and thn pew points of
strength which was conlldontly mnrshaled
irom among tho stocks which have not
yet enlnveil any rmiMlitpr ililn rise. Thf
point wherein today's market differed from
those of recent Stock exchange history was
that the protlt-taklng was renewed In forco
beforo tho close and tho unsettled condition
continued until trading ceased, prices at
that tlmo showing wldo declines from tho
best and In sotno cases being well below
Inst night. Thero were no remalnlnir nolnts
of strength to sustain tho market In this
Into break, tho Ingenuity of tho traders
having apparently failed them, of thlr
Industry In seeking out new stocks being
overcome by weariness.
Onco again the often recurr ng cry of n
year-end squeeze In tho money market was
raised this mornlm; In connection with 1 1 1 .-
opening attack on stocks. Loans today on
mo shock exennngo carry over until Mon
day, but this fact, coupled with the year
end requirements, fulled to create n rlpplo
of trouble In tho call loan ninrket. Only vt
tho opening was fi per cent asked and tho
rate declined irom tnnt point.
A strong bank stntement seems nssured
tomorrow. In view nf the fain bv thn bunks
durintr the week from siib.treasnry nnera-
tlons of $2,575,000 nnd an estlmato In thr
gain nn the Interior express movement of
nearly w.onn.uoo more, Tlio rnliure nt me
money market to tinmen wns tun occasion
of tho strong rally from tho opening break.
In which People's Gas, Ilrooklyn Transit
nnd Sugar were forced down from Ufr to 3
points. Tho striking feature of tho buoy
ant market which prevailed during the mid
dle portion of tho session wnw tho Incon
sistency of tho strength nnd demand for
tpcclnl stocks.
a rapid price movement in on individual
stock would bn followed by a shnrn re
action, while the speculative demand would
Mint nurriediy to ntner question!!, a tew
minutes' consultation between traders on
the floor would result In tho formation of
a pool to tnko nil offerings In tomo In
conspicuous stock, After these were ab
sorbed the prleo would be rapidly bid up 1
or 2 or 3 points. Such a mnnocuver never
failed to attract a bordo of speculative fol
lowers buying orders coming from both
within and without thn exehance. Thesa
short-tlmo pools had no dtfllculty In liqui
dating their holdings nt a handsome prollt.
1110 list or stocks in which tne opera
tion occurred Includes many nf tho high
grade, railroad stocks, ns well as thnio
known In stock exchange pnrlnnco ns "cats
and dogs." An Incident of the day was tho
rise In St. Paul nbovo Burlington. This
supremacy wns contested, tho friends of
Tlurllneton rallying tho stock again to
nbovo St. Paul, but the latter stock closed
within n hnlf nf the top nnd 3ic nbovo Bur
lington. Tho lato reaction In tho market
wns unexplained by any sneclal Incident
and .was evidently due merely to a ceneral
deslro to convert tho paper profits se
curely Into cash.
The demand for bonds was not so con
spicuous ns yesterday, but there were
strong points In tho market. Total saie.i
par value. $3,925,000. ' 1'nlted Stntes old 4s
advanced 4. refunding 2s 3 and 3s and
6s U per cent 011 tho Inst call.
Tho following art tho closing prices on
tho New York Stock exchange:
Atchison
do pfd .,
Baltimore & O.
Canadian Pnc.
Canada So
dies. Si Ohio..
Chicago (l. v.
vnnced on the dividend. Tho applications
for treasury bills amounted to 9,000,000.
The averago rnte for six months was
3:10:6 and for the year 3;lfi:7. The discount
situation Is unchanged. Money Is much
wanted In connection with the settlement
and the lenders for trensury bills. Applica
tions for 11 million ,-ind a half nt 91 2s lid
will receive 83 per rent nnd for a million at
OS Is 3d will receive 64 per cent. The
Stock exchange subscribed moderately. Thu
amount of bullion withdrawn from the
Bank of England on balance today was
50,000.
BERLIN, Dec. 28. Home funds were In
good demand on tho bourse today. Chinese
Cs wete harder; Americans were main
tained; Canadian Paelllcs opened llrm and
closed dull on realizations; mines fluctuated
and banks wero quiet. At the close and
nfter bourse hours prices were generally
llrm tin the report that Dewet had been
captured. Exchange on London, 20m lPfS'
for checks. Discount rates: Short bills.
34 per cent; three months' bills, 4H per
cent.
Nimv VorU Money Mnidict.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2i.-MONEY-On call,
firm, nt 300 per cent; last loan nt 3 per
cent: ruling rate 5H per cent. Prime mer
cantile paper, 405'4 per cent.
STERLING EXCHANGE Firm, with
actual business in bankers' bills at $4.86 for
demand and at $l.81ifi4.81i for sixty day";
posted rates, $1.8201.06; commercial bills,
$4.80404.81.
SII.VER-Rnr. G3Hc; Mexican dollars, 60c;
certificates, filViS"1.
BONDS-Govcrnment, strong; state, Inac
tive; railroad, strong.
The closing prices on Donds todny aro us
follows:
Y. Central U.Wi
t. H rat. ?l. rKir.lOCVlN.
"do coupon 107U N. J. C. gen. 6s.129
do 3S, reg Ill's no. i-acinu on.... 1171
do coupon 1114 do 4s 1(h,is
N Y. C & S L is.ias
N. & W. con. 4M.100
Oregon Nnv. 1S..110U
do 4s 103i
Oregon . L. fis..,12y
do cousnl 6s. ...117
Rending gen. 4s.. 9l?4
,i it i. mi
11111 vi it. iomh.ivi
do new 4s, rcg,.13XV4
do coupon 138i
do old 4s, reg..ini
do coupon 117-H
do Cs, reg 1144
do coupon 1114
D. nf C. 3 C3s 125
Alnll. l'i'II. 4m 103
do ndj. 4S S St I, & I M C, 58.11 1
Canada So. 2s.. .109 8 L & S F g. Cs.l2!lA
C. & O. 4Us 1014 8'.. Paul consols. 185S
do r.s 1204 S. P. C. & P. ls..UWi
C. & N. W. c. 7S.139 do 6s 122,,
do S. F. d. 6s... 123 So, Pifclflc 4s f34
Chicago Ter, 4s.. 0I?i Ho. Railway 6s...U4U
Colo. So. 4s 81 S. R. & T. fis 70
D. & R. G. 4s. ...102 Tex. & Pacific ls.HIH
Erie gen. 4s ST.,, do 2s 90
F. W. & D. C. Is. 82141'nlon Pnclllc 4s. 107
Gen. Electric Bs.lfit Wabash Is I17i
la. Central Is. ...116 1 do 2s 108t
L. & N. unl. 4s. .102 West Shorn 4s...ll6'i
M.. If. & T. 2s... 77 iWls. Central 4s.. 89
do 4s 97 IVn. Centuries ... CO
Bid.
Nciv York 3IIiiIiik Unntntlons.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-TI10 following arc
tho quotations on mining stocks;
Adams Con
Allco
llreece
Comstocl: Tun,.
Brunswick Con.
20
10
200
t
IS
on. Ca . & Va..l45
Deadwood Terra. 53
lorn Sliver no
ron Silver CG
cndvlllo Con 5
4f,Wnbash
K7 do pfd
82V4 Wheel. & L. E,
91J4 do 2d pfd
Tu'ti Wis. Central ..
41' 4 .Third Avontio .
17(l'n. & O. nfd....
C, B. .t Q 112'i National Tubo.
Chi. llld. & L..U 25ii do pfd
do pfd CI 4 Adams Ex
Chi. k E. Ill 9.T.4 American Ex...
C. H N. W JiO'.i I', w. lix..
C, R. I. & P.
C C. C. (i St
Colorado So
do 1st pfd
do 2d pfd
Del. & Hudson..
Del. L. ."i W....
Denver & R. G.
do pfd
Erlo
do 1st pfd
Gt. Nor. pfd
Hocking Coal ..
Hocking Valley.
Illinois Central.
Iowa Central ..
do pfd
Lako Erlo & W
do pfd
Lake Shore
L. & N . .
.. 12;
m
.' vZ
..119
.. M?i
.. (V7
..105
..150
..IS'1
57
...120,i,Wells-Fargo Ex.110
L. 72 lAir.er. Cot. Oil... 31
... 714' do pfd
. ..42UAmer. Malting,
...17 I do nfd
,12Si'Ainer. S. ,t R..
.190 I do pfd
, Sili'Amer. Spirits ....
, M'' 110 ptd
, 21 lAmer. S. Hoop.
. W,4 4I0 pfd
.187'iAmcr. S. & W.
. lO'ii tin pfd
. 42 Amer. Tin Plate, Sir1
.130i do pfd 914
. 23?4 Amer. Tobacco.. 112
. IS 4 do pfd lVi
. 454 Alloc. Mill. Co... 4.SU
.113 Brooklyn It. T... 85
.210 Colo. Fuel & I
81 ', Con, Tobacco
90
5
'.04
Kl?5
17
45V
.11 ',4
. Ili',4 till 1UI1
. 21 Gen. Electric.
.iu:i',i Glucofio Sugar
. 71S do pfd
, Ati'U Inter. Paper ...
. 1C do iifd
I5h Lncledo Oas
65
Kl
:i.;'4
III,'
I,. .......... . n, B ii ,.,
Manhattan L lltfe do lifd
Mot. St. Ry 170 Federal Steel
Mex. Central .,
Minn. & St. L,
do pfd
Mo. Pacllic ....
Mobile ei Ohio
M.. K. fin T
ilo nfd
N. J. Central ....1I5V4 Natlonnl Biscuit. 37
Ha!
..I'll
. 60
. 95
t
. 31
. 42
. 7ii
.110
1.1mm pool (irnln nnd Provision.
LIVERPOOL. Dec. 2.S.-WHEAT-Spot.
llrm; No. 1 California, fis 3d; No. 2 red west
ern, winter, &s Ji'.ia; no. 1 normern, spring,
Cs 2?id.
CORN spot, .American mixed, now, urm
at Is: American mixed, old, llrm nt 2s 3d.
i'KAH-l 'amuiian. quiet, at us ,1411.
FLOUR Steady; St. Louis fancy winter.
Sm fid
HOPS At l.onunn irnciue coasti, steady,
at 203 5s.
PROVlHlilNH iieer, 01111: extra iniua
mers, r,,g ;iii, l'orK, nrm; pnmo mess, west
ern. 72s. Lnrd, quiet; prime western, In
tterces. 3Ss 9d; American rellned. In palls.
at 39s 3d. Hams, short cut, II to lfi lbs., dull
at 3d. I menu, wiimneriann cm, nun ut
4Rs fid; short ribs, dull at 45s; long clear
middles, lightweight, quiet nt 13s; long clear
midtues. hl'iiv. linn ni 11. "'i, "inn 1 iii-.ii
ii,.Ui'. dull, nt 41s Cxi: clear bellies, dull, at
62s; shoulder", square cut, steady at 31s 9d,
BUTTER United States llnest, 95s; good,
Sis (id; good colored, .s uu
TALLOW Prime city, llrm nt 25s 3d;
Aiiutmiiiin. In Loudon, steady at 27s.
Receipts 01 wneai ill Liverpool sincn nisi
port. Sirfi.ooo rentals, Including 92,00i) Amer
ican, Receipts of American corn lit Liver-
nonl Inst report, 1 rnium, i vainer
stormy.
KiiiiNiis City rii'iiln iiiiI I'rdvUlons.
1.MVSA8 CITY. Doc. 27.-WHEAT-DO-
cember, O3"ii0C54e: cash. No. 2 hard, Ol0
i4c; No. 3, C20filV4c; No, 2 red, C9c; No. 3,
WtiP- . . ........
CORN .May. .nr'i . .o- iiuauh, mc.
No. 2 wiute, ;nc; no. j. muc
OATS-No. 2 white, 24c.
nvi.-.N'o. 2. '4fie.
HAY-Choice timothy, $10.50011.00; choice
prairie. $9.0009.50.
nUTTER-Crcamery, 18021c; dairy, fancy,
10e.
EGOS Firm: fresh Missouri and Katws
stock, 17c, loss off, cases returned; now
WUliowooii cast's iui.iiii!fii. nt- iiiuic.
RECEIPTS Wheat, C5.G00 bu.; corn, 41,
000 bu.: oats. 9.000 'nil.
SHIPMENTS Wheat. 8,00") bu.; corn, 2S,-
fcOO bu.; oats, is.ooo nu,
I'eorlu Mnrkot,
PEORIA, Dec. 28.-CORN-Steady; No. 2,
fllr.
OATS Firm; No. 3 white, 24c, billed
tbriiui:)!.
WHlSriY On tho basis of $1.27 for fin
ished goods.
MliuiennolU Wheat; Flour nnd Ilrnn.
MINNEAPOLIS. Minn.. Dec. 28. WHEAT
Cash, 72'ie; Mav, 7407l,c; July, 7501
76vc on track, No. 1 hard. 7lsie; No, 1
northern. 72V"; No. 2 northern. C9c.
FLOUR Quiet, llrat patents, $l.W04.1O
N. Y. Central.
Norfolk & W.
do pfd
No. Pacific
do nid
Ontario & V....
Ore. Ry. & Nav
do nfd
'ennsylvnnlii ..
Rending
do 1st pro
do 2d pfd ,
Rio G. W
do urn
St. L. & S. F...
do 1st prd
do 2d nfd
St. L. Southw..
do pfd
St. Paul
do nfd
SI. P. & Omaha.. 123
So. Poclllo ....
So. Railway ..
do tun
rex. & Pacltlo
Union Pacltlo
do pfd
do nfd 91
44, National Lead .. l,i
824 do prd 92
J2!4 National Steel ... IP;
KV do pfd 92
375
05
90
7C',4
N. Y. Air Urakc.irm
No. American ... 21
4 Heme uoiimi ,,, r"2
1 110 isi llld yj
. CO
. 42
People's Gas 101
1'rri.tiHi ts, i.nr... i"4
an 1)1(1 s.v
Pullman P. Car.. 200
21Ti do 2d pfd
04,1'iiciuc Aiau
S. R. & T.. 6U
tii'VDugar nih,
17V5 do pfd IK!
4."Vi Tenn. Coal & 1.. U
143U U. S, Leather .. 14?i
180 do pfil
U. H. Rubber .... 2C,1
4.P4 no put 70
aPii Western Union.. STPA
72. Republic I. & S.. 111(4
no prn tit
i. 1 . w. ni. 11. itt.
SJa'Amnl. Copper
93V
Offered. Ex-dlvldend.
Huston NloeU luo(n(loiia.
BOSTON, Dee. 28. Call loans. 4H05',i per
rent; tlmo loans, iWj per cent. Olllclnl
closing;
F...
A.. T. & S,
do nfd
Amer. Sugar
no ptd
Amur. Tel...
Boston it Alu'y..2o3
Boston Wavnted.lfI
. 4fii Union Land 3
. fS West End 93
.141 Atchison 4s 10l
118 N. E. G. & C. 6b. CSHi
B. (c Q.
Dominion Coal.
do nfd
Federal Steel .
do nfd
Fltchhurg pfd..
uen. Kiectrio
Ed. E pc 111..
Mex. Central
.1554 Adventure 10V
.Allnucz Mill. Co.
'Amnl. Copper ... 9J'i
1424 Atlantic 274
. 41 Boston & Mont., 325
.IOSI4C11I, & Hecla S-Hl
. fr.., centennial
. 77,i Franklin
.139 Humboldt
...195 Osceola ,,
...217 Parrot
16 Qulncy
N. E. G. & C 1?'.4 Santa Fo Con
Old Colony 203 Tamarack ...
Old Dominion ... ?2 Utnh Mining
Rubber 20 Winona
Union Pacltlo 77?i Wolverines ..
24
. 15
, till
. 7(1
. 50
.172
. 7!
.315
. 3',4
. 0
Forelttii I'lnniipliil.
LONDON, Dec. 23. Ruslness on tho stock
exchnngo today was active nnd tho tono
was fnlrly cood. Consols wero llrm on th
belief that money will be, easier when tlio
year and requirements aro satisfied. Homo
rails started llrm. but ntterward southeast
erns wero easier on traffic prospects In con
sequence of the gnlo. Heavies wero In good
demand, especially Great Westerns nnd
Northwesterns. Peruvians and Pnrtueueso
wero also In good demand; Argentines wero
strong; Americans opened steady and hard
ened, notably Denver common, Mllwnukees
and Northern 1'nclllcs. Tlio volume or bus
Iness yiib fairly large, but chiefly profes
slonal. Thero were several indications o
tirnut-tnktng. Grand Trunks receding in the
absence of support; Kaffir, were hnrder, in
spile or mo scarcity nt Business and inn re
ported namnge 10 macninery near jnnnn
nesburg. They were favored by tho state
ments regarding tlio exodus of the Boer
und the (light of Dewet. De Beers ad
Little Chief ..
Ontario
Ophlr
riiocuix ,
Polost
Savago
Sierra Nevada,
Small Hopes .,
Standard
.. 15
..575
.. 60
.. 10
.. 12
.. 12
.. 20
.. CO
..300
London NloeU (Itiotntlnnn.
LONDON, Dec. 28. 1 p. m.-Closlnir:
.97 7-1fiErlo 25
... 97H do 1st pfd GOJ4
4v,,4i Pennsylvania .... iii'-i
Reading i-'.
No. Pacific pfd.. 89fi
Grand Trunk .... 7
Annconda l"i
Rand Mines ?9U
par
ons., money
do nccount
tchlsou
Canadian I'uc... 9Py
I'au 14GV4
lllnnlH Central. ..134
otl sv e 897i
Union Pnc. pfd... 85-V
. Y. Central ...147 i
BAR SILA'ER-Steady; 29d per ounce.
MONEY 3404U per cent.
The rate of discount in the onen market
for short bills Is 401 per cent; discount
ior tnrco mourns- mils, vt per cent.
IIiiiiU CIcnrliiK".
CHICAGO. Dec. 28.-Clearings. $24.COC.B56:
balances, $3,472,683; posted exchange, $1.82
04.Sti: New York exchange, 20c premium.
Niiw vuRiv, Jjec. (. hixcuanges, Kts-
2.122: balances, $12,628,827.
BOSTON. Dep. 2S.-Exchanges. S23.358.2CS:
balances, $2,379,358:
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 28.-C earlngs. IG.B21.S7l:
balances, $740,512; money, 407 per cent;
New York exchange, loo discount bid;
nked.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 28. Money, 306 per
cent; now 1 oru exonange, juc premium;
clearings, $3,132,R00.
l' ill .AUHLi'iiiA. uec. is. u eanngs.
119.IV13.3.S7: Imtniires. iJn.lW.SSI.
11AL1 1 Aiuitr.. upp. i. u earings. w.!03.-
93U; balances, $4u,ooj
m
C'oiiilKlon of illie Trensnry.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 28. Today's state
mettt of tho treasury-balances In the gen
eral fund, excluslvo of tho $150,000,000 cold
reservo in the division or redemption snows:
Available casn uaianco, jhj,iis,Ik7j; gold,
$90,118,530.
Cotton .IliirUel.
NEW YORK. Dec." 2S.-COTTON Snot
closed iiiii ; middling uplands, 10 d-iic; mid
dllng gulf, 10 9-lCc; snles, none: cotton fu
tures closed quiei. uecemner, ni.iac; jnnu
ury, y.Boc: i-etirunry, 9.ssc: Mnrcii, .3,c;
April, y..c; .May, u.zmc: June, ti.ic; juiy,
lac; August, s.rac: aetuemoer. s.iiic: ucio
bcr, 8.01 e.
Oulto genernl nuying or tne nenr post
tlons and absence of support In the late
cotton months, with selling pressure from
abroad, caused a widening of tho parity
between these respective options In today's
market. Taken ns a wnoio speculation was
feeble. On tho opening the market wns
inlet, with, prices 1 to 1 points lower, under
llcht room and soino foreign Helling, all
based upon the easier turn of tho Llver-
nooi mnrkei nun ncrai snowing or re
ceipts. Soon after the call near months
shorts took fr cht.on rumors that January
w as 10 oc iurueu coiiBiuuriiniy uigiier. i no
claim that 20.000 bales December notices
had been issued nnd engerly gnthered In
by export and spot nouses Helped to give
tho mnrket a steadier .tone. Prices readily
responded to tho change In tho feeling, nnd
ns Liverpool quickly rallied to conform
with our llrmneis a substantial net rise
wnn soon recorded. January climbed to
19.02 and December was also much firmer.
Kurono sold tlio far mnnms na n ncurce
acalnst larco lio:dlucs 111 t no winter no
sltlons, with the result that the options
tnpered oil slowly, unter developments
wero discouraging, largo estimates for to-
morrou-H receipts leading to selling. De
cember and January shorts were rostleso
nowever, aim covereu on 1111 inn i-asier
perlisls, Tho closo was quiet, with prices
nnints ower to n noinis niKiier.
NEW ORLEANS. Dep. 28.-COTTON
Stcadv; sales, 2.350 bales: ordinary, 7?ic
cnml ordinary. SV.C-. low middling. 9c: mid
dllng, SHu; good middling. 9c; middling
fair. 9 la-lee; receipts, iu,n. uaies; kiock
4.1tWi-l file; futures quiet and sternly; De
ppmhiM'. 9.30c. bid: January. 9.27fl9.29c: Feb
ruary. a.vmv.vse: Marcn, v.-wj.-w; .prn
9.23i9.23e: .May, 9.2109. 'c; Juno, n.vjyj.iic
.Tiily. 9.17'fi9.18e. Secretary Hester's state
mi.nl nr inn worm s visidip hiiijihv ul coiion
shows a total of 4,073,393 bales, against
4 ?04.4Tfi bales Inst year. Of this tho total
of American cotton Is 3.403,393 bales, against
J,625.47rt bn'es last year.
Ml. I.UL In, I 'H i .o. i ii l IU.1-..U ftiiifn;
middling. 9 0-lfiu; receipts. 10.9;)7 bales;
shipments. O.SfiS baler; stock, 74,i49.
UAliVr.illU., !tX,, UttU, .l-l-UUU.l-
Eory at 9Tc. ... .
LI Vl'.ltl IKJ1,, lce. i. u i J.UN npoi,
'ImltiMl demand. l-32d lower: American
middling fair, 5Td: good middling, 6 9-16d;
low middling, 5 9-32ii: middling, 5l5-32d;
good ordinary. 5 1-32d; ordinary. 4 23-32d;
Thn sales of Hip day wpro 0,000 bales, nf
which 500 wero for speculation nnd export
and Included 5,100 American. Receipts, 12,-
Ono bales. Including ll.C-oo American, Fu
tures opened quiet and cmscii Htenuy. Amer
ican middling, 1. Ill, c... uecomuer, n sii-iiio,
sel'.ers: December and January, 6 22-wu,
buyers; Jair.iary und February. 519-fild,
llliyers; reurillliy llllll l.lllllll, u m-inu, nrn-
ers: March and April. 5 13-fild, buyer;
April and .May. iii-imjo ii-imi. bl-iii-ih
Mhv nnd June. 5 0N.C d. se crH; Juno nnd
July, 5 05-0105 0ii-04d. sellers; July nnd Au
gust, a U--im'iI1 iKi-mii. niiyprni .iuhwbi nun
September. 4 51-iHd, buyer. Fojlowlng are
1110 Weeillv I'lllllill Plllliniiin. ii'in.1 n.ii-
of nil kinds, 18.000 ba'es: total sales Amer
ican, lfi.OOO bales; English spinners' tak
ings, 83,000 bales; total exports. 9,000 bales;
Imports of nil kinds, 156,Qii0 bales; Imports
American, 122,000 bales; stock of all kinds,
G25,000 bales; stock American, 53fi,000 bales;
afloat, all kinds, 296.000 bales; afloat Amer-
lean, J7n,oiJ Dnies; snies on hihicii uinni, -w
bales; salts to Importers, 100 bales.
OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET
Receipts of Cattle Are SmtU and Prices
Advance Slightly.
HOG RECEIPTS LARGEST OF THE WEEK
l'nekers Were llenrlsh nnd Sellers
Were Compelled to Accept
Loner Price for Their
Shipment.
SOUTH OMAHA, Dec
Recclnts worn
Olllclnl Monday ....
Ulllclnl Tuesday ....
uiiiviiii eunesuny
Official Thursday .
Official Friday ....
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
51 u.ais
Holiday.
1,(99
2,025
892
3.910
0,326
7,013
Flvo davs this week.... 5.470 23.233
Same days last veck,...10,Ctil 47,514
Sumo duys wok before. ,16.9i9 51.S2S
Same threo weeks ago. .11,880 38,102
Same four weeks ago.. 9.571 42,229
Averato nnro mm tn imim ror tho past
severul das, with comparisons:
3,683
13.390
17,972
17,381
10,620
I 1900. 1S93 . I 1833 .1 1897 . 1 1S9C . 1605 . 183 1.
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I
.1 60
3 41
3 4S
3 231
3 Z6
A IV
3 21
3 251
3 22
3 13
3 13
3 15
3 20
.3 23
3 24
3 29
3 31
3 31
3 33
3 28
3 21
3 21
3 2G
3 SO
3 CO
17 3 19!
3 19
3 09!
3 23
3 1
3 001
I 4 41
3 35
3 42 4 47
3 3J 4 38
3 21
3 21
3 17
3 20
3 2S:
3 17
3 17
3 17
3 16
3 IS
3 17
3 14
3 17
3 19
3 2o
3 23
3 3S
3 36!
3 32
3 ;
3 28
3 31
3 3J
3 38
3 27
3 48
3 36
3 31
3 32
3 27
I
3 27
3 31
8 30
3 3S
3 3S
4 2
I ts
4 b5
4 34
4 20
t 17
4 20
4 25
4
4 (19
4lS
4 13
07
4 U
4 lb
4 14
4 13
4 17
4 13
4 13
Indicates Sunday. Indicates Holiday.
Till) tltllnlrll Mtt.nl,.. nl nnfa rtf ol.oL-
brought In today by each road was:
. Cattle. Hogs. Sh'p.
C., M. & St. P. Ry 2 11
O. & St. L. Ry... 3 2
Missouri Poclllo Ry 1
Union Pacllic svstpm ft 17 2
C. & N. V. Ry I
F.. E. Xr M. I. II 1! 7 "il 1
h. c & p. Ry.:......:.: : i 2
C., St. P.. M. & O. Ry 7 S
1 . & M. R. R. R r. 14
C, R. & Q. Ry 4 20
C, It. 1. & P., enst 4 9
C.. R. 1. & p., west 2 3..
Illinois Central 1 ,.
118
Total Receipts 39
The disposition of tnn dnv's rpcoltiln
wus ns follows, each buyer purchasing tho
number of head Indicated:
llnvnru PnlllA 11n.a OI.n
umuiia 1'acklng Co
O. II, Hammond Co
Swift and Comtinnv
Cudahy Packing Co
Armour At Co ,
Armour & Co., from 8. C.
R. Iiocker & Dccan
Vnnsant & Co
Lobmau & Co
Ltvlngstono & Scantier.. ..
L. F. Husz
H. I Hnbbeck
Other buyers
IS 1,142
215 1,397
134 1,659 228
ISO 1,4(3 151
102 2,059
632
4
14
7S
2
n ::::
7
124
Total 909 8,132 1,079
CATTLE Another day of unusually llcht
receipts marked tho trndo in beef cattle,
only n few bunches of fed stock received
nnd few of tlicso of decent quality. The
mnrket showed little, If nny, change from
that of yesterdny, but for tho week prices
on beef stock show a good advance over
last week. Today the market, while ciulet.
was practically steady on beef steers.
i'rnciicaiiy mo samo condition prevailed
on the market for cows and heifers nnd
butchers' stock that was apparent In tho
fat steer trudc, prices showing no chnngo
from those prevailing on equal grades
yesterday. There were only a few loads of
butcher stock received, and, whllo thero
was no special activity to tho market, thn
moderato number hero chanced hands In
very good season.
Tim rresn arrivals or stock cnttio wero of
a necessity small, but tne number received
fully met tho requirements of the market.
Receipts have been light tho entire week,
but business, ns a rule, in tho feeder
division has been dull nevertheless. The
demand from yurd traders has been suf
ficient to tnko care of tho small arrivals
from day to day, but prices have not been
very satisfactory.
Few rango cuttle nro' coming nt tho
present time. Ah most of these nro cows,
heifers and slock steers, prices correspond
with tho market on equal grades of native
stock. Representative solos:
JJEEF STEERS.
No.
1...
1...
5...,
1....
1...,
1...,
6...,
1...
17...
17...
1....
1....
1....
1....
7....
1....
1....
1,...
n
2....
5..,.
1....
21....
9....
1....
O
ii::::
3....
o
4.'.'.'.'
1....
3,,..
I....
6....
10,...
3....
3.
A V.
... 810
... fiSO
... 921
... 830
...1080
... 920
...1050
...1100
...1101
STEERS
...1215 5 2!
Pr.
3 90
3 00
4 10
1 25
4 25
4 23
4 23
i 10
4 60
No.
21....
....
19....
21....
15....
6....
0....
13...,
40....
Av.
932
1028
1150
109S
1128
1180
1141
1228
M.13G6
Pr.
4 00
4 00
4 73
4 73
4 73
4 80
4 90
5 10
5 15
AND HEIFERS.
COWS.
Snirnr SInrld-l.
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 29.-SUOAR-Kteadv;
open kettle, 3H3Hc; open kettle,
centrifugal, 3 13-1 Cfi 4 lie; centrifugal, white.
4M.f?4 11-lCc: yellow, 44Vw: seconds 2iJ
4 15-16c. Molasses, Ftendy: open kettle,
2Kfi32e: centrifugal. Sf(21c. Syrun, 30jn?p
MMW YORK. Dec. 28. SPfiAR-RlU'.
sternly, fnlr refining. 3o; centrifugal. 96
test. IHe; molasses sugar, 3c: rellned,
quiet: crushed, fi.ooe; powdered, S.iOe; gran
,,inin,i f,m,.- mnliiHKOH sucar. steady: mo
lasses, steady; New Orleans, open kettle,
good to ebolce, szwwc. .
LONDON, Dec. 2S.-REET SUOAR-Os
Xevr York Dry fiood Market.
NE WVORK, Dec. 28. There has lieen a
poor nttendnnco of buyers in tho dry goods
miirknt inilnv nnd only a slow trade has
been dnnn In nil departments. Prices of
brown cottons continue Irregulnr, but not
quotably lower than before: bleached and
coarse-colored goods dull but steady; print
cloths continue Inactive. Ruslness In prints
nnd ginghams of ordinary character; linens
are firm; Rurlaps are dearer, with small
tivailtimo supplies.
... nn
...laio
... 958
... 970
...1040
... 930
...1055
... 790
... 990
... S70
...1090
... 917
... 770
...1250
...1050
...1240
...1000
...1105
... 911
...1010
... oris
... 827
...1090
... 9oi)
...1000
...1093
,...1115
...1040
... 930
,...100ii
,...1150
,...1188
... 901
.1010
.1050
1 1140
16...
1 SO 11 1063 3 03
2 00 3 1083 3 10
2 00 8 978 3 10
2 00 8 793 3 10
2 10 6 1124 3 10
2 25 1 1310 3 10
2 23 3 M0 3 10
2 25 11 1051 3 10
2 25 2 930 3 15
2 35 0 1071 3 13
2 35 4 1190 3 15
2 40 2 1215 3 25
2 10 2 10SO 3 25
2 50 4 121' 3 25
2 50 1. ......... 1250 3 23
2 50 8 1143 3 25
2 50 22 1030 3 30
2 50 ic ir:;i .-, ::.-,
2 50 9 10SU 3 35
2 50 7 11SS 3 35
2 50 1 1080 3 40
2 55 1 1070 3 10
2 55 2 m 3 40
2 lVi 9 1131 3 40
2 05 1 1230 .1 50
2 05 II 973 3 00
2 75 8 1002 3 70
2 75 5 90S 3 70
2 75 9 9fii 3 70
2 75 13 USS 3 70
2 75 1 1040 3 i0
2 85 5 1042 3 5
2 90 9 89 1 3 85
2 90 24 1030 3 85
3 00 2 1285 4 00
3 00 3 lono 4 10
COWS AND HEIFERS.
1027 3 55
HEIFERS.
485 3 00. It 1050
1 430 3 00 14 1015
1 030 3 10 1 820
1 710 3 15 7 1078
1 840 3 25 14 902
4 730 3 33 40 1022
7 702 3 3.3 1 1200
1 010 3 50
BULLS.
1 1310 2 70 1
1 1570 2 75 1
1 1330 2 90 1
1 6S0 3 00
3 1056 3 05
1 1120 3 10
1 930 3 10
1 1305 3 15
1 1210 3 20
1 1330 3 20
1 1180 3 20
6 11SS 3 20
CALVE3.
2 93 r. :s 1
, 110 5 60 1
230 6 75 1
STAGS,
fi 1II2
1 970
1.
1
1
1
1
1.
.1720
.1130
.1490
425
1220
1670
1170
790
1405
1075
815
ISO
170
150
3 50
3 75
3 75
.1 80
3 85
4 00
I 50
3 25
3 25
3 25
3 23
II 25
3 30
3 35
3 35
3 35
2 40
3 80
150
970
.1000
1..
3..
3,.
14..
1..
2 83
3 00
3 25
STOCK COWS
920 2 00
630
"Oti
073
802
". 520
5 75
6 00.
C 00
3 80
1 00
2 50
2 f0
2 or,
2 85
2 00
AND
1
1
O
.'.'.'.
HEIFERS.
.... 970 3 10
.... 010
.... (775
.... 803
i..., 912
1075
3 10
3 10
3 20
3 60
3 50
15c lower thnn Mondny
itrpresentntivc sales:
of this wek.
No,
13.
16 .
61 .
89..
31 .
49 .
61..
5S..
CL.
2S..
62..
51..
59..
79..
44..
61..
70..
58,.
56..
59. .
63..
f'9..
52....
102. . .
0)....
fit....
70. . . .
09.
69.
61
Av. 8h. Pr.
85
.... PS
...175
....183
. ..216
. . . .201
. . . .2S9
....359
....271
....215
. . . .327
....352
....191
....372
....260
....215
....29.S
....215
....117
....323
..106
. .312
..171
..2S6
..257
80
80
80
2(Vl
40
200
ioo
80
10
120
120
320
80
200
63
...291
...232
63 213
62 33J
61 311
12 165
59.... .. 293
60 371
49 325
67 286
62 249
46 283
26 276
fiS 253
78 221
30 332
8S 220
S4.
65,
66 240
17
63,
255 120
.189
26
120
ICO
320
210
"V)
121)
10
200
SO
240
'so
SO
200
65.
77.
54..
iniirnlnir wero
rather moderate, yet the market on fat
sheep was Inclined to be a little cnMer.
The rapid ndvnnco In prices this week has
been ntiiisit.il nnd more or less spasmodic
owing to small supplies. Tho receipts the
past day or two liavo enabled deolcrs to
fill lirxrent nrrfnrs. nnil thnrn wna n tendeney
in enso on price on rat stock touay. nio
ninrket ruled a little slow at prices steady
to a shade easier on both fat sheep and fat
lambs. Thero aro few stook sheep arriving
t. present and tho mnrket rcmnlns nomi
nally sti'ililv nt rnpptit muitntlnns.
quotations: Cholco fed wethers, I3.?w
li: fair to irnnil wethers. J3.Xif-l.vo
choico ycnrllngs, $4.20f'l.45; fair to good
I'iih-Hhru tlnA'771'Vl. nhntnA im-nl ITM)
3.75; fair to good ewes, J3.00CT3.35; cholco
spring lambs, JI.S55.35: fair to good
spring lambs. S1.50S75.10: feeder ower. $3.Z
(Tll.OO; feeder wethers, J3.60ft3.75; feeder
amos, ji.oojfl.40. Representative snies:
I
No.
4 goat
63 western fed ewes..
53 western fed yearlings.
i western red wetners...
Cl western fed wethers..
western fed buck lambs..
10 cull nnibn..
58 fall clipped wethers..
mo ted wetners...
100 fed wethers...
Ill fed wethers...
10S fed yearlings..
fed Iambi
CHICAGO MVI3 STOCIC MAIIKI1T.
Cattle Orncrnlly .Stendj Hon Aver-
iikp llliclier mill Sheep l.oivpr.
CIIICAC.O, Dec. 2S.-CATTLE-Recclptfl.
Ron hpiul! irpnprnlly stpnilv: natives, bpst
on sale todny, ono car at $5.60; good to
nrlme steers. J3.23fi5.00: poor to medium,
$3.93G.15; solcctcd feeders. ?loiv. J3.75
.3.1: mixeu siocaers, wenii, uii'tu.,o;
2.5ii..20: heifers. S3.fi.'Vu"4.40: dinners. 10c
higher, J175rn.70; bulls, llrm. J2.6O14.50;
calves, steady. $I.OOii6.60; Texons,. receipts.
:a0 lieiui: uest on snie, ono ear ni f.u;
rexus-fed steers. $1,0051.85: Texas grass
steers. $3.30fil.OO: Texas bulls, J2.6fVjf3.ri.
1 IOCS Receipts today. 27.000 head; esti
mated for tomorrow, 19.000 head: left over,
C.OOO head; average 6c to 10c higher; top,
$4.90: mixed and butchers', $4.0).90; good
to choice heavy, JI.7tVuM.90; rough heavy,
Jl.55iif-4.fi"; light, $4.C0(RI.80; bulk of sales,
I.607i4.80.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Rccolnts. S.000
head: sheep nnd Inmbs mostly 10c nnd 15c
lower: good to cholco wethers, $3.75111.50;
fair to choice mixed. $3. 40573.73: wetnrn
ohppn. tXKIU.m: Texns sheen. $2.50rti3.50
native lambs, Jl.23fi5.50; western lambs,
$50,004)0.50.
Netv York Live Stock Mnrket.
NEW YORK. Dec. 28. REEVES Re
ceipts, 2,962 head; steers rather slow, but
generally steady: good beeves, firm: bulls
and cows, steady and strong: steers, $1.30
5.324: oxen and stags, :i.70i5f:i.no; nulls
and stngs, $3.20af3.60: cows, J3.20Jf3.75; cabl
unclinnged.
CALVKS-Rccelpts. 157 head;
STOCK CALVES.
1 430 2 25 fi 371 3 50
1 460 2 01 1 310 4 C",
STOCKERB AND FEEDERS.
2 750 3 00 3 7.13 .1 75
4 701 3 60 2 700 3 .-0
IIOOB Receipts today. 113 cars 8.(0
head were tho largest of, any day so far
this week. Tim qiiniuy was very mir.
ubout tho same as the past few days. Pack
ers were again very bearish this morning
nnd ns all other markets were reported con
uliiomhlv lower, sel era were not long in
making up their minds to allow the con
cession. Tho market opened .slow. 5ft i'4c
lower, nt WHICH nais ino ijuik soiii. i iy.
uu. luilir iv.mu nt II 7.WI 77.?.. nenlnst !l.2',4
the lending price yesterday. There seemed
to be but llttlo choice In weights nr qual
it.- nil irmilna Helllnc at uractical y tin
same range In prices, and the market clo
im- tvnl nil f.rnund. The decline so ful
this week puts prices back to about the low
time the early part of last week, or abput
120
ICO
80
4 v)
4 00
4 20
t 63
4 70
70
4 724
4 75
I 76
I 75
4 75
4 :r,
I 75
4 75
4 '.5
4 73
4 75
4 75
4 75
4 75
4 75
I 75
4 75
4 73
4 75
4 15
4 75
4 75
4 73
4 75
4 75
4 75
4 75
4 75
4 75
4 75
I 75
4 75
4 75
4 75
4 75
4 75
4 75
4 75
4 77',!
1
4 774
No. A v.
62 3H
4S 220
76 21.1
69 269
OS 23.1
60 310
73 .222
CI 256
CO 292
68 2iVS
63 276
73 211
78 22.1
71 200
67 271
60 310
...263
CO
67...
47...
81...
89...
CS
45
279
190
256
..195
72 249
i3 240
60....
64....
61....
80. . . .
60. . . .
75. . . .
62....
49.."
60. . . .
80, . . .
45,...
75....
02.
211
. .289
..279
. .207
..213
..311
. 19S
..191
..197
..301
..291
..210
..239
..260
. .273
.22.1
07 226
65 320
65 Zi
.207
.270
.271
.234
.218 ... 4 TTJfe
0.1 .1
oncer ucceipts
40 4 77j
80 4 77!,
... 4 77ife
;o...
:...,
CO...,
72...,
S3...
SS. . .
93...
03...
86. . .
80...
this
.219
..882
..315
..219
..239
..230
..187
..194
.,20$
..210
Sh. Pr.
40 4 771 9
... 4 775
I 77l
4 nn
4 77H
4
J n
4 i tl
4 7J'i
4 77H
4 774
4 77
4 77 ,
4 ill?
4 n
4 "4
4 7is
4 I7j4
4 77U
4 77i
4 77 4
4 M,
4 77(5
4 J7' j
4 ;
4 77i
4 Tip
I ii4
4 772
4 77,j
4 771,
IB1.
m
4 77,
4 77l
4 80
4 SO
4 80
4 80
4 SO
4 SO
4 80
I 80
4 SO
4 824
40
120
80
40
160
120
10
1C0
120
120
80
40
40
120
80
'40
200
40
!M)
120
40
160
AV.
97
10 (
82
90
111
120
4S
114
113
102
112
lol
CO
Pr.
$2 60
3 40
4 15
4 20
4 25
4 75
3 60
.1 93
4 00
4 !fl
4 no
4 20
4 75
es
venls, $3.00
$1.00; year-
(38.50; tops, J8.75; llttlo calves,
Hiiir.q anil crasser. S3.oorn;i.7D.
SHEI-.l' A.ND I.A.MliB liecCiptH, li.'JU
head; sheep moro nctlvo; prices nn higher;
lambs opened 10fll5c lower: closed 25c. off:
nlippn. J2.50573.S0: choice lots. $1.00: lambs.
$4.80fl6.S5; culls, $1.25: Catinda lambs, $5.80.
1IUUH iieceipis. -.mi iieaii; nun 11 1:111 tin
sale; steady, $5.25ff3.40; stato pigs, $5.60.
Kunsnn City Live Stock Mnrket.
KANSAS CITV, Dec. 2S. CATTLE Re
points. 2.000 natives. 500 Texnlis nnd 2
cnlves. The light supply strengthened
values: the market, with exceptions, 10c
higher; natlvn nteers, $4.1.rtf5.50; stockers
and recders. .i.inij 1.111; oiiiener cows iiiki
lielfers. $3.ooti'i.50: runners. $2.50(iM.O0; west
erns. J3Cofr3.00; Texnns, $3.6OS4.30; calves.
.i.BI(li.H0.
lions Receipts, 10,400 head; trado slow
nnd ruled 5c lnwor; heavy. $l.85iT4.90; mixed,
$4.MVil4.90; llgllt. $1.711114. Sit pigs, Jl.lUJIHAi,
HIIKKP AND LAM UK Recelnts. 600 bead:
small 3iitiply that sold early at high prices;
lambs. J5.00fi3.45, nr.ittons. $4.O0'i7"4.4li:
stockerH and feeders, 3.25( 1.23; culls, $2.75
3.25.
SI. I.onls Live Stock Mnrket.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 2S. CATTLE Receipts,
1,20i) head. Including 450 Texnns; market,
steadv; native shipping nnd export steers.
$4.70fl5.43. with extra choice beeves worth
im in J 6 SO. lint spiireo: dressed beef and
bunclier steers under 1.000 pounds. $3.I51Z
6,13: stockers nnd feeders, J2,30Jf4-,'M cows
and heifers. 2.3flj3.45. , , , . ,
HOtiS Receipts. 6,700 bend; market, 6c
lower; pigs und lights, J4.75WI.S0; packers,
$4.75114.81: iiutciien . 54.w4.wo.
KHI'.HP AND LAM IIS Recelnts. 200 head
market, strong: native muttons, $3.501.25:
lambs. J1.25fj0.75; culls and bucks, $3.0Of
00; stackers,
Stock In ffiniit
l.'nllnwlnir nro the recelnl at the four
principal western markets for December 28:
(.111 II'. UUK". 01111:1'
892
..3,500
..3.100
..1,200
7.613
27.000
10.100
0,700
1 2'1
8,00)
500
30.1
.8,692 61,713 10,02.
nw, 2Sic; petroleum, nrm; renneu, (
ork, $7 60. Philadelphia nnd Rnitimnre,
$7.45; wimo In bulk, Jl.W; rosin, steady; tur
pentine, quiet: SlHJ.W'io. ., ...
LONDON, Dei- 2S Olt.S-I.lnseed. lis;
petroleum, American refined, 4VI; turpon
tlnp spirit, ess 3d, rosin, American strained.
6s fid.
LIVERPOOL, Dec, 2S.-01 1.H-1 oiton
seed. Hull rellned. snol. unlet at 2o ft I. I'm-
pentiiie spirits, dull at 28 Otl. Roslu, com
mon, steady nt Is 74d. Pelrolelltn. rellned,
illlct at 7s. Linseed, sletulvnt 31 t.u.
ANTWERP, Dec ii Oll.S-Petrolotlm,
18 franc-', paid nnd sellers,
frit .i,mi,-i ri tirt,. "s . nit Vni.ih limn.
85c; South i.lmn and liidUmn, 80c.
Cotton .Mnrket.
NEW YORK. Dec. 27.- COFFEE Spot,
Rio. stcadv: No. 7 Invoice. C'c; mild mar
ket quiet; Cordova, 9KjW134C. The market
for coffeo futures opened llrm, with tho
prices 5JM5 points higher, nnd ruled quiet
nut very steady mrougnoui me session 011
overing, foreign nuying, scarcity 01 seuers,
llrmucss In European markets, improve
ment in spot demuiul,. smaller crop
movement In urazil, increase in 1110
merlcaii warehouse movement nnu
estimates for smaller shipments for .tho
United Stntes; closed steady, with prices
101315 points higher. Total sale, S.770 lings,
Including: December, 6.6oc; January, 5.60if
;.66e: March. 5.7hc: May. fi.8oai6.MC Septem
ber, 6.90y 5.93c; October, O.Otv.
Duliidi (Irnln .Mnrket.
Dt'LUTH. Minn.. Dec. 28. WHEAT--
Cash, No. 1, hard, 73c; No. 1 northern, 7tc;
No. 2 northern, ClttiWic: No. 3 spring,
63iW59s4c; December, 21c; May, 75,4c.
CORN 3354C.
OATS-2l'iiII-4V4C.
FLOWERS AT THE WHITE UOt'SK.
Plncpit Here nnit TliPro 011 I.imtiis
Tliry Mnkr n llpiiullf ill I'li-lnrp.
Aiivtlilin? pnncpi-nlne the environment nf
the president Is nlwayH of Interest to Amer
icans, so "The Flornl Setting of thn Whlto
House," by Wuldoit Fawcett, In the
Woman s Home Companion. Is certain to
bo welcomed by tho readers of that pub
lication. In beginning his article Mr. Faw
cett nay:
That the most beaut fill n cturo In nil
America should 111 a mensure bo the es-
icclal iirnnertv of the llrst woman of the
and sterns eminently lilting. And so It Is.
a nil will ngreo who have cntight 11
glimpse nf tho panorama which lies spread
o.it before a cerlnln window in tho private
apartment of thn president's wife. Thero
may be among mountain fastnesses scene-!
of greater sublimity, tint for brilliantly
blended color ngnlnst a background of rich
verdure them is nothing to coniparo with
thn flornl tapestry which nature has un
rolled on the grounds of tho Whlto Housi
nnd across Pennsylvania nvonuo Into Jack
son square beyond.
"At tho fall planting, which usually oc
curs In October and tlio eiirlv part or No
vember, thero nro placed In the ground hv
nclnth. tu!lti. crocus nnd narcissus liulfm
and a variety of plants, including pnnsles,
rorgei-me-nois and neni daisies. Tnesp.ro
main In the beds nit winter and flower from
tho middle of Mnrch to tho middle of May.
Late In April the summer planting com
mences nnd continues until the closo of
May, by which tlmo the caunas and ge
raniums nro Installed In their summer
home. During tho fall planting at tho
Whlto House thero are placed in the ground
morn than 66.000 bulbs and fully 5.000 plants,
whereas In tho spring 33.000 plants, embrac
ing 150 varieties, are set out. Surrou tiding
tho executive mansion are Uftv-llvo llowpr
beds of various sizes, and aggregating In
nren several acres, All of tho beds miit-t
bo shielded In winter by elaborate blank-
ting of protective material, and In tho caso
of many of the beds precaution must nl
ways bo taken leBt they bo washed out bv
heavy rainfall."
South Omaha
Chicago
Kansas City
St. Louis
Totals
Wool MurkPt.
nnsTON. Dep. 28. Tbp Roston Commer
cial Bulletin In II nnnunl review or tho
wool trade or the rniled states win say:
The aggregate receipts In Hoston sinco
.Tnmuirv 1. 19. have been 3S1.4I0 bales do-
mrsiip linn n i.sia nines ioii-ikii. iiKitiiint
705.692 bales domestic and 1Q1.4S2 bales for-
dIimi for tbp year 1899. This Is a decrease
of 321.152 bales domestic anil an Increase of
45,570 Wiles rnroign. ino total saies in wool
In Hoston lor loot) were iwi.m.ii pounds,
ngnlnst 3I9.5CS.000 pounds in 1899,
Tho stock or domestic wnoi rarrien over
n nnvt vpnr in Roston Is tVi.270.IX)0 pounds.
Tim Btnek nf foreign carried over In Bos
ton is 11.7.13.600 pounds, These llgures nro
nlmost tho name ns last year's. Thn entlro
stork of domestic wool cameo, over 111 tne
United States In 201,313,600 pounds domestic
and 29,(81,500 pounds inreign, n mini in
last year's total stock of 85.
213,600 pounds nnd a decreaso from that of
two yearn ago of S7.659.G90 pounds, Tho to-
tnl takings or wooi n- ,iiiii-miiii iiuun in
iimn wnm 339.000.000 iioiitidH, Tho wales for
tho week wero 2,252,000 pounds domestic nnd
rjj t.niinrlR fnrplifii. it totnl of 2.836.000 nouilds
f,,p this weet iiKamsi a iniui in .i.-.iw.iu-i
poiindK last week und 2.723,000 pounds for
the pnrrespondlng week last year. Tho re-
relpts lo iiatn snow n m-i;i i-um- m .-.,...-bales
domestic nnd nn lucrenso of 45.576
bales foreign ngnlnst last year Tho sales
i ,ii,in Klmw a decreosn of Iri7.800.6n0 pounds
dnmeBtle and 3l.7Sl.OoO pounds foreign.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 28.-WOOI,-Meilltim
grades. H2io; ngni line, ijjmic; iipuv
llne. Ilfiltc; tub washed. 18ff29c; territory
and western medium, iodise; line, lo'uibo
coarse, layi-x -
I'.vinioriili'il nnd Dried Kriills
NEW VORK. Den. 28. EVAPORATED
APPLICS The business done In tho mnrket
for evaporated npples today wns cnnllncd
i-hlnflv to the deslrablo grades at current
prices, Bentlmenti however, on the who o
wnH Inclined to bo niiiusn. owing to in
iri,i uiinnlv mi liuiid. and the marke
in,i nrm. with nrlces tend ng upward
Slate rommon wns quoted ut lflfe: prime
iKASiin- phnlpii. SUfiSp; fnnpy. 6fiiP.
CALIFORNIA DRIED, FRUITS-Qulet
ftnd about nteady nt old prices. Prunes
wero quoted nt from 8 JffjSHe per lb., as tr
,in,i niiiilltv. Anr cots. Rnvnl. IliKc
Monro Park. 16?lCe. I'enches, peeled, Wit
20c; unpeeled, tvac
(III (nut Rosin.
nil pitv 1pp. 28. Prpillt balances. SI. 11
certificates clni-ed $1,22 bid for cash oil,
Shipments. 85.3177 bbls,; iverngp. 9.1.957 bbls,
in us tihls. : nyprnire. 89.9.1 bbls.
NEW ' YORK, Dec, 23 -Oll.S-Cotton
seed, easier; prime, crude, 23c; prime yol
WATTEIISOX'M V1IISICV.
After llonsdng: of It (iiiiilllr It
Turned (lot to lip Hlver Wnli-i-.
Colonel Henry Wntterson of Kentuckv
does not tell this story, and when It I re
lated In his presenco there Is a whole Ken.
tuegy neigiuioriiooii vendetta in the bril
liant journalist's best eye. On n trip he
recently mndn to the enst one of ills friends
on tho train tnnde the ntatcmont that lhor
wns no whisky In tho world like that inndi
In Tennessee.
You re right, retorted Colonel W.attor-
son. "I hope thero nover will be nil)
whisky like- tho whisky mnde In Tennessee,
i once nenrii .me' tiincktiurii say drinking
Tennessee whisky and smoking Harrison
ciutity (Kentucky) tobneco gave ono club
rcet."
A laugn rollowed at tne nxnense or tho
Tennessoonn, who, to vindicate Ti-.neosen
wmsky, produced ins not tie and insisted
that hi friends accept hln hospitality.
"I'll havo to admit that it is a ver excel
lent quality of whisky." Colonel Wntterson
snld, "but after you partake of some of my
bourbon you will be dlslovnl to liquor made
in your own state, i.entiemen. i nin going
to introduco you to thn finest drink that Ii
made. It's a nectar to tho soul."
A norter was called nud told to br nc a
Jug from tho baggage car.
"iou sec, geniiemen, sain mo cnionci,
ns ho nursed tho Jug between his knees.
"this jug lias not neen opened. 1 expected
to pull the cork when I go to New York."
Tho cork was pulled nnd glasses wero
filled. Ho raised his glas to his llim and
nt onro his pxprpsslon changed. His fuca
named and his eye mazed Willi nnger.
"Tbla In somo ioko." he continued: "some
fool iif a porter ha filled till Jug with
Ohio 'river water Instead of Bourbon
whisky." . , , ,
investigation showed that a norter nt n
distillery had filled the Jug. Intending lo
wash It nut before nourlng In the whisky.
(Another porter came along, found the Jug,
run. and, minuiug u conmineii wnisay, i
corked It up and sent it to Colonel Wntter-
son's house
For Other Rcnsons.
Indianapolis Sun: '-'You nln't acquainted
nroiiml hero much, bo you? nsked tho
inountnlncer of tlio man on horseback.
"Nn.
"I reekonpil not. I don t bcllovo IM cn
down the trull that runs past Abo fSoro's
shack. If I was you. ,Abo had his boss stolo
ast week. .
'Ililt this isn't ins norse."
Vnn don't seem to utiderstnnil. T nln't
nccusln' you of stcalln' his lioss. I'm simply
nt matin to you mni in mo present tune
Abo happen to bo In need of a boss purty
ad. l wotiion i ho iiown mat roan n i
was you.
Siiei-pssf "1 HiuikIiih- nt llnnvlllp,
DANVILLE. Vn Dec. 28. Venter Griffin.
who rhot nnd killed Georgia King nn tho
night of July 30 Inst, was hanged hern to-
dnv. Tho execution wns successful. Orlffin
anil his victim wero colored.
THE REALTY MARKET.
INSTRUMENTS placed on flic Fridny, De
cember -s:
Warranty Deed.
John Llndblnd and wlfo (o Ilnrr.v
Marowltz, lot 15, block v, Kountzn v
R.'s add Ii.1'00
Jane F. (.Tiislolo to W. H. Roberts, lot
21, 22 and 21, block Ji lots H, la anil
16, block 2. Fayette Park 1
. A. Mattlco and husband to Margaret
Brnnnen. n lot 3, block 1, subdlv. of
J. I. Redlck's add , 1
L. B. PMtco et nl to Society RushIuu
Israelites, nvs mi i, oiock hi, uiniuui.. ',ni
A. S. Woleott and wlfo to F. L. Oliver,
lot 0. block 9, rioutii iimana i.vj
J. A. Anderson nnd wlfo to W. 8.
Curtis, part 54 lots a nnu , ihock n,
Park Placo 1,600
J. J. 'Stpen and wlfo to J. n. Hteen, lot
2, l-'lnck siilidiv
J. J. Steen and wlfo to C. J, Stcen, lot
3. Flack siilidiv ..'."i '.'"
J. J. Steen and wlfo to V. L. Reed, mi
4, Flack sundiv
((nil CI ll I III IleeiU.
E. L. Stone nnd wiro to Tlicmns ureign,
UIKl'.i lot Ul, rasper n nnu i"u
Deeds.
Shprlff to Isabella Fitzgerald. s,4 lot 12,
block o, iiornncn m nun evi
Sheriff to E. L. Stone, lot 61, Kaspor's . .
add "
Total amount of transfer $15,432
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Moid tty iiruicEitu,
'nrarnt III plain wraprr,
It mprrai, prepaid, for
l.ai. or 3 Lot I let, 2.7s.
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