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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1901)
CONDITION OF OMAHA'S TRADE Winter Goodi Mots Slowly, but Spring Linci in Active Demand. MARKETS SHOW BUT LITTLE CHANGE CompnrnllTPlr Very Failure A in on it lletnflrrn Reported, Majority "t Them Bring In (iood I'lnnn clnl Condition, Local Jobbers report the. volume of busi ness for tho last week ns b-dng of very satisfactory proportion for this season of tho year. They havo not been exactly rushed with orders, but at tho same- tlrno they have Iwen having n botter trade than they usually do at this senfon of tin year. The only unfavorable feature Is the lack of extremely colt) weather to mako heavy weight winter Roods movo more freely. Stocks In tho country are not broken as much as they should bo at this season of tho year, and as a result trado In wlntor lines Is confined mostly to small orders and calls for odd slics. The winter Is so far advanced now that Jobbers do not think that retailers will any moro than clean out their present stocks, and conse quently wholesalers arc not counting on solllni; many moro heavyweight goods this year. Spring orders are corning In rapidly and Jobbers express themselves as being highly pleased with that feature of tho trade. J llcncvcr traveling men find n man who has not placed his order they have llttlo difficulty In Innrltnir litrr. fnr n ennil nrdr. Tho majority of merchants nre looking for tho snrlng demand to set In early this vear nna ior mat reason aro moro nnxious man usual to get their stocks on hand as Boon as possible. Tho markets as a whole aro In Just about ino samo position tney were a weeK ngo. Prices are firm all nlnnir the line and In most cases tho tondency Is to hold goods at strong, rather than nt weak prices, and so far an can be seen now nil Indications point to good, firm markets for some tlmo to come. Jnhtier nt n ruin nrn nnt Innklnr? for any radlcnl changes In tho Immediate luiuro, mougn a little later, wnen inn spring demand sets In. higher prlejs will prounmy ruio in a mi inner at lines. Sugnr Advanced Ten l'nliitn. About tho only Important change In tho grocery market Is tho ndvnnee of 11 cents Per 100 tiounds In the tirlcn of surrar. Tho foreign market on raws Is quoted higher man it was a week ago. both ror spot stocks nnd for futures, nnd ns the demand all over the country Is exceptionally heavy fnr thU, nenunn nf inn vpnr Inlihprn are lire. dlctlng still higher quotations nn tho re fined grades to go Into effect In tho near futuro. Tho coffee market Is Just about tho same as It was a week ago, so far as the roasted stock Is concerned. The I .yon and Arbucklo feoplo nre still 44 cent apart In their quota Inns nnd although It was thought they would bo mado tho same tho change 1ms not taken plaro an yet. Tho green markat has lost about all Its strength reported a week iiko and prlceM are now bark about where thnv were lief ore the little flurrv. Thoro has been no chango tho last week In dried fmlt situation nnd prob.ibly will bo nono until tho demand shows some signs of Improving. Tho dried fruit trado so far this year lins not been nntlflv satisfactory, as the lack of cold weather has materlaly lessened tho consuming de mand, There Is nothing now In canned grcds t" present Is n llttlo quiet, as Is apt to be tho casn nt this season of tho year. It Is thought, though, that In a month or so thero will he u creat Imnrovement In tho demand and In that event It Is quite prob able that higher prices will rule on several lines. Active llnrilivnre Mnrket. Hardware Jobbers claim that so much business Is coming to bund that they, havo no tlmo for Invoicing their stock or goods, Tho first of January Is tisunllv verv (inlet. but that docs not scorn to be tho chso this year and local houses are having about all tho business they can comfortably handle Thcro Is nothing new to bo said nbout tho market, as all 1 ties remain nrnctlculiy un rhanired. Thn market. thnilKh. Is In a good. healthy condition' and the outlook for tho ruturo is most encouraging. ninH mon aro predicting higher prlceo to go Into ef fect nt most any time, nnd as n result local dealers aro doing a rushing business, ns merchants nro all anxious to lay In u sup ply before prices ndvnnee. Ilreel vlntt Spring: Stocks. Local dry goods houses aro now busy changing stocks and getting In their spring lines. As they nro carrying larger and more complcto linen than they ever havo beforo they aro receiving exceptionally largo shipments. Their stocks nro now comploto enough In somo lines to begin filling somo of their orders nnd shipments aro being mndo particularly to tho far west. In a few davs now tho bulk of their goods will bo on hand and then advance orders will bo shinned out at a rapid rate. Trnve' Ing men nro meeting with clegnnt succeus on tho road with their spring samples and everything now points to tho largest spring trado ever experienced. It molts now as thoutrh the two houses would do moro than twice ns much this year its the one house did last yenr. Tho cause for that Is that many merchants who never bought hero beforo nre now coming to this market, ns thev realize that Omaha can supply them with hII their requirements. Markot conditions nre Just about tho same as they wero at last renort. Advlccn from eastern markets show that manufac turers uro ho ding their lines at good. strong prices nml nro counting on doing a rushing business from now on. us Indica tions nro that tho demand all over the country Is go ng to he exceptionally heavy throughout tho snrlng nnd summer. That being the casn there Is not much chancn for lower prices prevailing ror somo time to come. Hoots and Stiocs Ilnthrr Quiet. Boot nnd shoe Jobbers nre doing very llttlo. st fnr as Immediate business Is con cerned. Retailers have not sold out their stocks as well ns they should have done and consequently they nre not buying any moro goods. Thoy aro, however, ordering rreolv for their snrlng nnd summer trnde as thoy seem to havo no fear of spring business being disntinninting. Rubber goods Jobbers are also having rather a quiet time, The snow of Inst week created nulto a demand for rubber goods, but still relnllers In most ensos have enough on hand to simply their ens tomers nnd nre not ordering much neldl tlonal stock. Jobbers, thnueh, nro not doing much complaining, ns taking the vear ns a whole they nnvo none w very satisfactory nmount of business, Col'eotlons nrnsteadllv lmnrovlng and eomnaratlvely few busl nrss failures nro being announced. Mer. chants as a genornl thine nre In good shape finnnclnllv and aro settling their accounts In good shnpe. Kenresentntlves of local houses aro now on the road with spring lines nnd nre Ink Ing quite a few orders for mackintoshes and that class or goons. Fruit nml l'roitnee. Trado with fruit and tiroduco merchants Is showing some signs or improvement, bu still they nro not being burled with orders It Is thought, however, that thero will be a mark'nl Improvement In a verv short tlmo. Thero have been no chances In nrlecs since Inst rerxirt worthy of ment on Button eggs and poultry aro nlso selling nbout th samo as they wero n week ago though there havo been somo s'lght tluetun Hons In poultry. The prices nt which It Is selling will bo found in nnother column. NKW YOHIC fiHNKHAIi MARKET, Quotations of ihr liny nn Various Ciiiitniodltlca, NEW YORK, Jnn. 12.-FLOUR-RecoIptR 10,310 bids,; exports, I, ICO bbls, ; slow nnd moro or less nnmfunl at old prices; winter patents, WJCKTjfl.Kl; winter straights, $3.45tfj 8.60; winter extras, Jl.WVfrl.SO; winter low grades, J2.46O2.C0; Minnesota patents, 1.10 M,35; Minnesota bakers. J3.00if73.33. Rvo flour, steady; fair to good. W.ROfj3.l5; choice to fancy, S3.15ff3.tV), Ruckwheat flour, dull, COtfMJe. o. I. f New York. CORNMEAL Quiet; yellow western, Sic; city. 92c: Brnndvwlns. $2.35?.4!l. UYE Steady; No. 2 western. 6SV,o. f. o. b, afloat; state, 6S(r54o, c. I. f,, New York car lota. BARLEY Quiet; feeding, 4SWc, c. I. f New York; malting. COfftHc, c. I. f New York. BARLEY MALT Pall: western, 676720. WHEAT Reenlnts. 22,600 bu.; exports, 31, 770 bu. Snot, dull; No. 2 rod, Stlie, f. o. b. nflont; No. 2 red. 79n elevator; No, 1 northern Duluth; S64c; No. 1 hard Duluth, Blic. f. o. b. nflqat. Options opened stendy on a. lltt!o demand from shorts, but were soon weakened )y scattered long selling, easy cables and predictions of bearish sta tistics on Mondav, Tho market finally nil lied a trifle on covering nnd closed steadv at a partial He net decline; Jnnunry closed nt MV.o: May. Kl ll.lftfNSMo, closed nt o. CORN-Hocelnts.7U7S bu.: exports, 154.3ill bu. Snot, stendy; 'No. 2, 4614c. olovntor nnd 47o afloat, Tho option market opened steady on tho abienco of contrnct grades In the Chicago receipts, but later reacted with wheat. Closed dull and easy nt We net decline; January closed at Wis', March u???.,,1 Ma S-16c, closed at rViiU closed at 4444c. h.i T?TIt5c?.,ptJ,.' 47'&J' bu-i exports. 1.073 N P0A?.'Jl,i"' 2' MSWlHo: No. 3, 3Hc; N O. 2 whit -?,-,.. . ' A , . . 3ru-in,Ae'!.wesJcrn'.3l'tf3;:o: trick- whito, 2pllo.n8 Innctlvo und about steady. IIUI'S Steady! Stntn. rnmtnnn In rhnlM 6et5iroi1n16H2fFME9 crP' We. old. Ifl all?niulTn'' "veston, 20 to 23 lbs.. H4 AvrMTililhJlTF,rm! '"""lock sole. Iluenos pSiUof 1'eavywelght, 21fj2-5c; acid. OOL Dull: dnmeitle l"(S. Texan. 15gi7c. " ' r?.Vi,5flON.fi-n'';f' "tendy; family. $11.00 hIv i """"..WiOOflfcoO: packet. jiotoUlO.M: m'i.cxKa In'a, mess, 114.00316.M. cut nlrwii'i fl"11'1 f'ckled bellies. 17KfiV25; S-BJWB.ZB. Lard, dtl 11: western itpnmed. $7.66; renneq. quiet; continent. t7.M: So'lth I?-C'C ,for. ,,h'' wceh ,u't f-nded we're 3S, uoxem Hhluments. i.soc. hnv. M( . (I H I!n ' ' n'Mlnrn n .. vn mmWa.I n mnrket, l!fi20i4C: western. Ins Aff. Jle. TALLOH-SImiIv Miv r.tin. nn,,nfru r.i GC4C. . "W. V rulT, TRY Alive. Arm: fowls, lie: ehlek. ens.. 9c; turkeys. SfriOe: dressed, steady: turkeys, 8'4ei0Hc; chickens, 10011c; fowls, 10c. MKTAI..H With nn n.tvlna frnm t.ntldnn tO WOrl nn t ll n nnnl iitatnl ...n-lnl n quiet one generally. I'rlco chnnres through out tho list wero conspicuous bv their ab icnco, tin ruling quiet nt $26,25, lfad nt jl.Si'i, copper dull and nominally quntsd nt $17 for ITke Huperlor nnd $16.67U for ctst. inc nnu electrolytic, spelter dull nt Jt.pvjj 4.1G, with domestic Iron markets generilly Innctlve hut steady nt old prices. IMg Iron wnrrants were quoted at $9.6010.0; north ern foundry, $15.00fM6.60; southern foundry, J11.60J715.75. nnd soft southern. $11.0W 15.76. OMAHA WIlOI.KSAI.n MAUKHTS. Conditions of Trnile nnd Qnotntlons on Stnplr nnd Knney l'riuln-n, nGOS-Rccelnts. light; good stock, lS20a. l.tVU I'Ol'LTRY-Hens. 6H64c; spring chickens, Gf)6tic; roosters, 3flvie; ducks, C'.iO ic; geese, 6H?7c; turkeys. TlfSc. . PIIKSII DRKSSKD l'ori.TRY-Hens, Wo; roosters, 6ijc; ducks, 7HW$e: geese, HWu: stirtmr chlckcnH. ner Hi.. 7J7c: tur keys, 10c. OAME Mnltnpil duck ner do.. 3.60; teal. SI.G0ttl.7G; mixed. $1.60P1.75; lack snipes, 76o; Juckrabblts. $1.60; cottontails, 90c$l. IIU1TK t-fnmmnn In In r 11c: choice. 3 ffjllc; separator, 23c; gathered creamery, IS 20c. FRESH OYSTRRS First grade, solid packed, New York counts, per can. 3"c; ex tra selects, 32c; standards, 2oc; medium, 'c. Second grade, slack filled. New York counts, per can. 30c; extra solects, 2Go; standards, 20c; bulk standards, per sal-. $1.26. 1'IOKONS-I.lve, per dOZ., 30c. V12ALJ4 rtinlrn. lTT10c. HAY I'rlco quoted by Omaha Wholesale Hnv De.ilera' asinrl.itlnn! nhnlee upland. :; iso. i upland, W; medium, $7.w; coarse $7. Ryo straw, $6.60. These prices aro ror hay of good color ana quality. Demand rair. Receipts, 11 cars. OATS No. 3 white, 26c, CORN No. 3, 32c. URAN-$13.C0. VEORTAHLE3. I'ARRNIPS-l'cr bu 60c. TURNil'fl-I'cr bu. basket, 40c. REETH I'er bu., 40c. CARROTH Per liu.. 40c. LETTUCE rer doz., 351140c. RADISHICS-I'cr doz., 3&036C. HEANS Wax, por 1-3 mi. basket, $1; siring, yiic. I'O ATOE3 Per bu COQCOc; Idaho, per BWI3I5T POT.TOES-ler bhl.. $2, CARHAOE Holland seed. Hie. TOMATOES California, per 4-basket crnto J2. ONIONS Native, per bu., 0c; Colorado yellow, per lb., 2c. CELERY California, ns to size. 43ff73c. CAULIFKOV.'ER-Callfonila, per crato, n. FRUITS. PEARS-rer box. $2.00112.25. ORAPICS-Maloga. tier keir. $G.60I?9.00. APl'I.EH-Nntlvo. 75cfr$I.Ou per bu.; per bbl., $2.60; eastern, $3.00W3 50; California Reimoi ers. per box. Sl.40ftl.GQ CRANUERRIES-Iloll nnd Ruglo, $10.00 per uui.j Jerseys, per bbl., $3.26; per crate, TROPICAL FRUITS. ORANCEB-Callforntn seedlings. 12.50; navels, $2.7503.25; Mexicans, $2.75; Floridus, $3.60. LEMONS-Callfornla, extra fancy. $3.50; choice, $3. RANANAS Per bunch, according to size, l!.TO! iU. FIOS California, new cartons. 80c; lay ers. 75c. Imported, per lb.. 13frl5c. DATES Persian, In 60-lb. boxes, Salrs, aftc per iu.; liauowccn, uc per iu. MISCELLANEOUS. HIDES-No, 1 green. 6Hc; No. 2 green, 6Uc; No. 1 salted, 7Hc: No. 2 salted, OHcl iso. i ve eal calf. 8 to 12 lbs.. 3Uc: No. 2 veal calf. 12 to 15 lbs.. CHc: drv hides. I3e; cheep pelts, UJfTSc; horso hides, $1.50&2.25, NUTS-Engllsh walnuts, per lb., 13c: til r.-. ,uv , i, (Kill, ,,,n, (... (Oj.tn., raw peanuts, per lb., 5f54c: roasted, 6ViW irtc; urazus, i3c: pecans, lujnc HONEY Colorado. 24-sectlon case, $3.76, CIDER Per bbl.. S3: ner half bbl.. S3. SAUERKRAUT Per bbl., $1; per half bbl., $2.50. St. Louis (.ruin nnd l'rnvlslons ST. LOUIS, Jan. 12. WHEAT Higher; No. 2 red cash, elevator. 74'W74!. track. 75ff75c; January. 720; May, 75HG76c; .mi)-, no; oo. - mini, .uvtuiuc. CORN-FIrm: No 2 casli. 30Uc; track, 30V4c; May. 37He; July. 38c. OATS-l'irm; No. 2 cash, 25c: track, 25V4c; January, 24V4c; May, 2C?,o; No. 2 white, RYE Firm at 60V4c. FLOUR Dull; patents. $3.6013.75; extra fancy and straight, $3,203.35; clear, $2.7(V3 "'SEEDS Timothy, nominally firm, $4.70 ma ror averngo recoipts, primo worth moro, Flaxseed, no market. COKNMKAL Stendy at $2. R RAN Firm; sacked, cast track. 67?M?69c. HAY Firm: timothy, $9.6Cxai2.60; prairie, Btetiuy ill. l,o'Uii.w. WHISICY-Steady at $1.27. IRON COTTONTIES-$1.23. RAOC,INO-7(ff c. HEMP TWINE 9c. PROVISIONS Pork, firm: Jobbing, $11.50, Lnrd, nominal nt $7.12. Dry salt meats (boxed), weakened; extra shorts, $7,124; clear ribs, $7.25; clear sides, $7.374. Bacon (boxed), steady: extra shorts, $7.75; clear ribs. ji: clear sines, js.a. METALS Load, nominal at $1.20. Spelter, mill til ii :. POULTRY Steady: chickens, 6VSc; tur- iv.-n, in;, )UUIIH I u , llui:in, IVSi:, KCCSe, ItaC, lUITTER-Duli; creamery, 16S2lc; dairy. EOOR-Steodv at 17c, RECEIPTS Flour, 600 bbls,: wheat. 66,000 . . t.- ..... . ik . , un.; I'l.rn. ;n.iji.j uu,; uuii, iw,iw un, SIIIPMENTS-Flour. 7,000 bbls.; wheal. uu. , i-urn, jiv,v uu,; tuns, (u,uuu uu. Liverpool (irnlu nml I'rovlslnus. LIVERPOOL, Jnn. 12.-WHEAT-Spot strong; No. 1 California. fiiSd: No. 2 rei! western winter, 6s2'4d; Nn. 1 northern, r,i 4'j'l. Futures, quiet; March, 6s 2d; May, UJI fc(l. CORN Spot, ensy; American mlx"d. pew, 3sll;d; American mixed, old. 4s Id. Fu tures nominal: January, as uu; March, as ion; ninv, da iii. PEAS Canadian, nulet. Ss Mid FLOUR St. Louis fnncy wlntor. steady, Ss 6d. HOPS At London (Pacific const), steady. 4.4 !"! A .1 PIH. provisions neor. extra India me?s dull, 66s. Pork, prime mess western, dull fW.i. Horns, short cut. 14 to 16 lbs., firm. 4Cs Lard, linn, American refined, in phII 39s 6d primo western, In tierces. 37s fd lincon, v umnerinnii cut. i' to 30 ibs,. i short ribs, 16 tj i.4 lbs.. 26s 9d; long elcnr middles, light. 28 to 34 lbs.. 43s; long clear middies, ncavv, so to ins., Bnort clear backs. 10 to 20 lbs.. 403d; clear bet lies. 14 to 16 lbs.. 4i. Shoulders, square, It lo i.i ins., nrni. jis uu, HITTER Stead v; United States finest 100s: irnod United States. Ms 6d. CHEESE Stendy; American finest white. bis; American unest coioreu, ws. TALLOW Stendv; jirlmn city, 25s 9d Australian, In London, 27s 9d. Toledo (irnlu nml Seed. TOLEDO. O.. Jnn. 12.-WHEAT-Dull and steady; cash and January, 794c; May, SZ--SO; jiiiv, nic, CORN Steady; cash and Jnnuary, 37V4c May. S9Sc, OATS Quiet; cash and January, 21c Mav. see. RYE We. CI.OVERSEEI-)S99 primo, $7.1214; March, I'corlu Jlnrkets, PEORIA, Jan. ll-CORN-Steady; No, 36Hc OATS-Inactlve; No, 2 white. 26c, billed inrniijn. WHISKY-On finished goods. the basts of $1.27 for Condition of the Trenanry. WASHINGTON. Jan. U.-Today's stato ment of tho treasury balances In the een ernl fund, exclusive of tho $150,000,000 gold riMnrVH 111 Ihf. illvlatnn nt rnilumitilnn shows: Available cash balances, $138,076,- Dllj (iuiu, fou,vil,oc. nVm. V ..,07i, compound, j.i7145.7B. I'nrK, r- mi l?mllyi,ilSirWKMl ehort c ear, 114 60Jr V4.",V"TKn"i'i creamery. 1GR22C; fac tory, 11U14C! .Illno rriMm.fli l(VLlZ. rpt, HUff 114c: fancy small, fall mnde, llifil2c. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE 8 SUNDAY, JANUARY 18, 1901. :OMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL Only Wheat Preserres Iteelf from the Gen eral Muket Decline. CdRN, OATS AND PROVISIONS ALL LOWER Report Thnt All the Mlnnrnpnlls Flour .Mills Will Reopen Monduy Rnlllrn Wheat from Weakness, MnklnK the One liioept Inn. CHICAOO, Jan. 12. Wheat was weak early today, but rallied on bullish flour nows and closed firm, May He higher. Corn closed Vic, oats n shado nnd provisions a shade to 6c lower. Wheat experienced a quiet day and re stricted trudc. May opened UUHc higher at 77'i077?40 becauso Liverpool failed to en tirely reflect tho decline hero yesterday. Largo receipts and expectations of a visible lncroaso and big world s shipments pressed tho markut down to 77077V4C during tho Hrst hour. A rally followed tho report that nil tho Minneapolis flour mills would reopen Monday. May Jumped sharply to 77'!io and closed Arm at thai price, Vic over yesterday. Local receipts wero 87 cars, one of contract grade. Minneapolis and Dulath reported 331 cars, ugalnst 310 lust week nnd 351 a year ago. Primary receipts aggregated tw3,000 bu.. compared with 431,000 bu. tho corresponding day last year. Seaboard clearings In wheat and Hour were equal lo 143.1M) bu, Lorn was dull nnd narrow. The opening was lower on tho receipts 447 cars nnd favorable weather. Tho market dropped with wheat, but recovered with that mar ket nnd closed steady. Mnv -nl.l i,(u..n 3SHo and 3Siiiff3S?c nnd closed e lower at 'lie Oats were narrow. Thnrn wnn mm n,.t- letlt Cash demand. Itecnllila worn VW. cim May nold between 2l?(,c 'and 25c and closed a shade lower at 24TdW.Se. i-rovisions were dull. Tho opening was weak on liberal hog receipts nnd depressed prices nt tho vanls. I.ntr Mm mn.ii.i covered most of tho loss on buying by pack- i'iri9mii,ay. pPrk ,B,0,(J between $13.&0 nnd $14.02H and closed 6o lower at $14. May lnrd between $7.40 and $7.45. closing a shado down at $7.l2&fl7.45 and May ribs between $i.6iH and $7.10, with tho close a shado de- ((uan.'u (L a,.iu. Estimated receipts Monday: Wheat, 100 40 000 head Car": e"' Tho leading futures ranged ns follows: Artlcles.l Open. Hlgh. Low. Ciose.l Yes'y. Wheat Jnn. Fob. May H 74'i 7IU 71'f, 74H 7o3 74 75s 7474 77V46i 77TS 77 ml 77 :K 3614 36& 36Vi 36H 36'i 37 37 36Tiif37 37 3V"fc 3SV6 3S 2H'if'& 3SVi 3!i 237i 23V4 23i 23 23'4 25 2l?i 24?j,2ITMf2S 25 II 10 II 25 14 10 11 25 14 05 13 93 It 02'.4 13 00 II 00 14 03 7 32V4 7 32V4 7 32V4 7 32V4 7 35 7 3.i 7 35 7 35 7 33 7 37H 7 40 7 43 7 40 7 45 7 45 700 700 700 700 700 7 07V4 7 10 7 05 7 10 7 12V5 Corn- Jan. Feb. May Oats- Jan. May Pork- Jan. May Lnrd Jan. Mch. May Rlbs- Jan. May No. 2. Cash quotations were as follows: FLOUR Quiet: winter nntrnia irri7M. straights, $.1.20i3.6r; clears. $2.&0Q3.40; spring "i'tv- . ''"ut.w, iiiiieilin, J.lKu3.!iy: straights. $3.204f3.60; linkers. $2.20(22.70 -.)IKATN0, 3 8I,rlnS. 60?f70c; No. 2 red, UU'IOU. CORN No. 2. 37(37Vle: Nn. ? vcllnn. irra - " " OATS-No. 2. 21c: No. 2 while, 26i(B27Vic: No. 3 white, 20UQ27C. c ' 11VK NO. Z, 63C. RARLEY Fair to choice malting. 66frr.5c. H1S1JU NO. 1 flaxseed. Sl.6'1: Nn. 1 nnrlh. wesiern, jt-rimo timothy, $1.70. Clover, contract grade. $10.73. PROVISIONS Mess pork, per bhl., $14.00 llii.. Linn. ier iuu ids., Jl.sUT.IIZIG. Short ribs sides (loose), tr. '10171 "f) iin- ..u,.i shoulders (boxed). $6.12!i$j6.23. Short clear sides (boxed), $7.25(37.33. WHISKY-On the basis of high wines, per gnl., $1.27. ' HUUAHH-uut loar. $6.33; granulated. $3.75; confectioners1 A, $5.63; oft A. $5.54. 1-ollowlng nro tho receipts and shipments Articles." Receipts. Shipments. ! iour. UUIS 29 (W) f! mvi IV licui, oil H7.000 5!) CfX) orn, du 477.000 1 50.000 Oats, bu 30S.OO0 220,000 jjyw, uu. a,iw 2.000 uanoy. nu C3,000 lO.OOO un the I'rouuce oxchango todnv the but ter market wad weak; creameries. 14W21c: dnlrlpa 19lfi Phnn.. .i..it ,,.. ' "van,, ti cpii, iou. MOVESIE.VTS OF STOCKS AXD IIOMJS. Incidents of tlip Week Shotr Trend of Iliillrniid Arrnlrs. NEW YORK. .Tun 15T,1,. ...in down in Wall streot history as ono of tho icworu unys wnicn navo become so frequent Of late. SneCUlbtlVn nnttmr. tnnlr n ih. nervous hlgh-strunn chnracterlstics which iiuvu no irequonny recontly causod wldo nnd excited fluctuations In some stocks or ftomo Importnnt ilevelopmont or n rumnr of :r u1 "ii', iwi u ..iiiiiiiiiiinn. 'rne er Mill, ntietiintlnrti, .l.lH i. .i . .. , , " ""2 '.'i-i- muuo it evi dent thnt tho vlolenco of the movement was Vi ' ; i?i ? Uln ."xlstenco of tho .,. v v,uuii iiuinueNien ncute cits tress on tho ndvance. which enrried tlv stock up !J4 points, with a subsequent io iC i-i . 1 ""!' "iiiiueil uuvaiico It .thn local tractions was taken advantage ol .... in nruvf reuiiiing nu tnrough th list, and when Manhattan Itself gavo wnj ,h.0w.hol market broke rathor sharply with tho result that the closing was de cldedly weak and with not lossos predoml nntlng over gnlns. The enrlv market was strong and nnl ........ re LuiuiimiiiK iniiuence or the advance In the Delaware HuiKon dividend, and tho largo and concentrato-1 buying In Hint stock and others of tho Anthracite group. Ontario & Western tho realizing movement Invited by thn ..i,.-(,.R .(((i,t imj imiiih rniuoa tno mor kct nnd brought forward new points o strength, The coalers. Union Pacific. Rnltl number of low-prlreil nllrond stnckn had T.ouip Jumped 3 nnd the preffrrod 0-i poIutH it iiiu itiii i ;.iiitiiK lIHlVfint'lll mo SIP I PtockH developed rpecinl weakness on the i.ir. if. t. Ul WUIIH-IIUUII ll"lWPl)l lUO Breat powers In tlio trado, Natlonni Tubo and Steel and Wlro earh broke 3VJ. The re- it iitfu iii t'uirtiutin tv: iiiiuniiu Willi 'wi, rsri illinnl T An .1 Afn.HMA.l .1 nt i I KxpreHs nold at a decline of 16 points from nliA tkinvnnsn f 11 I P AAA 1 II . . posits of the banks was unexpectedly "ik" mm mi uitiniru m iiniy II IllllO OVPT $4,000,000 In loan vaa uncxpectedlv pmall. iu imihiv niuil-illClll t.HX lilKen illlVIIll taco of to realize. It Is practically assured ll.n. H..w. ...aaI. ...Ill .. . L. I , , . i,,ii kiiai. nixft ixii pro in, umnning c gold exports nnd experts estlmnte that til ,((.,, r,((i-((V ic(ii;ii iiiiiii Jt(,.mPI,t""l lO J.1.- OfiO.oric), It was assorted In Wnll street today that arrangements had already been mndo for the shlnment of a considerable amount iik ii cuiirnKuy ii piiiillllirn. The business on tho Stock exchange the lnul tl.A.ll Vina nnllno.l nil I .- 1 . r tiiiun ins un iinpt iuMicniel l HI (JO Ol f Tl- ," ojiniiuu) oi mt weeK, wnicn reached the highest record for three full davs and Saturday half-day. the negregat ":"' " 'iw(nm,T vJ 1111.(11 HIMIVU tha .,-v,v7V-nilll it cri Wic i3l WHIP 111 the ige. rs nro. 'n which the newly-Uedfired Industrial niuv-nn iiuiuc nm iiiiik in ijih iriwunr. IU presant market Is dlHtlnctlv one of railroad KtnrWfl Thn 1rtflMtHu li nlov n n lnl rw I . ..." .............. m uiPigMlll- cant part. Th tmmedlato Impelling cauBe of the rise 19 Km piun.K ut tur lumiiiuiiuy ni inier- ests" policy among hn railroads, The pur- Erie, the nurchaso of tho Central Hallroad of Now Jersey for tho Itendlne. tho no. nulrement of St. Paul stock by J. J Hill of tno ureal iMnrinern nro me concrete facts from which Is Inferred a treneral ndoptlnn id nun iii(ii kiiii'iis idiuoiiii iiiieresin. Countless rumors havo circulated nf other, indie (( ,...vvro ... i t((,i,,(, ,,ui iiirpc nro the onlv well authenticated developments. The Importance of this development as tno last or ine latest Btep in tho rehnulllta tlon of the railroads of the country by in BuniiK iiitiiiiii'iiiiiiin ui iiriviii rates enn only bo told by a comparison of conditions In tho road world with those of n few years ago. Then there was n pretty gen eral condition of bankruptcy and wreck nmnni? the rnllrnndn nf thn rnitnlrv Tl,a The problem presented was complex formidable. Handed Indebtedness was and uu iill'lil), iiuvn it) iruDun Ml uiinurupiIIUUS ftatton of capital Issues nn the high cost In of I'liimiruuiiini mm inuiriitti 111 me curlier periods. Tho construction wns so flimsy rllcr ... ...m, vmvw iv .imf i.iv HMimwi l,V0k UL maintenance and rennlr un to a hlch level of expenditure Unto wars renchlng the point of extermination had brought the level of freight rates down to an un profitable level and the structure und equip ment of railroads made them Inefficient for cheap transportation. Even the growth of ireigm uusiucss causeu uy mo low ireiyni. charges, therefore, could be taken advant age of. The old stockholders knew a sacri fice had to bo made In the cutting down of bonded Indebtedness by the reorganization to ortng Ilxed charges down within a mar gin of safety from bankruptcy Tho prices afterward reached by Junior stock Isjucs of some of these reorganizations showed how nine nope or ruture vaiuo tney cnrrieu. Not only had old Indebtedness to be pro vided for, but new millions of cupltnl had to bo expended to Improve nnd cheapen the cost of transportation. Only expert rail road men are competent to understand the marvelous Increase In economic efficiency of railroads as Instruments or transportation by better equipment, cutting down nunuul charges for repulr and maintenance. Nothing bus served to check tho ob stinate downward course of freight rates or to prevent rate cutting and discrimination. Tho fcdernl government, recognizing Its evils, at tempted to secure the observance of uniform rates by enacting the Interstate eommerco luw. nui tnu ituifirusi law ai the samo tlmo made It a punishable offense for corporations to form nn agreement upon rates for charges. It Is In its bearing upon this last most obstlnnto problem of rail road rehabilitation that tho new policy of "community of Interest" has greatest Inter est. An Increase of uno-tcnth of 1 cent In the nverago charge for a ton or Height ono mllo would Increase rnllrond earnings In tho country muny millions of dollars ovcry year. This Is n sufficient Indication of the advantage to railroad stockholders of doing away with rato cutting nnd secret rebates, wnicn is nound to ue nssureu uy tno irnns fusion of interests among tho competing and connecting railroad lines. The Now York Central and tho Pennsylvania rail roads led tho way and proved the bctiellts of the policy. Such Is tho dccp-scutcd foundation on which tho present unprece dented buying of railroad stocks Is founded. Notwithstanding tho flagrant exaggerations that have found credence In tho speculative furore thero Is no reason to doubt tho sub stantial extension of this policy of com munity of Interest In tho railroad Held. As It Is effected largely by exchangu of securities the great llnuncliil transactions Involved have notauiy aiTccted the minor market. On this tlrm basis tha speculators havo reared n fabric of rumors nnd deduc tions. Should speculation overrun actual conditions the fact would be In line with all history. Tho lesson from all human precedent would bo repeated. Hut tho fact of specututtvu Inflation feared by reaction interests does not niier tno impressive improvement In conditions which has proved the Incentive for the speculation. Tho demand tor uonus nns peen inrgo, put by no menus uncommon. 1'nlted Stntes re funding 2s ndvunced V4 Per cent over tho call price of .1 week ngo. Tno touowing nre 11111 closing prices on tho Now York Stock exchuuge: Atchison Wabash , &tVi do pfd 924 Wheel. & I.. E.., U) do 2d pfd 6SU Wis. Central .... 41 Third Avenuo .., lfi? II. & O. pfd tIS'i Natlonol Tubo... 2f'J do pfd CP'.sAdatnH Ex 95 American Ex l"4i U. S. Ex :25i Wells-Kargo Ex. 'iT'.iAmer. Cot. Oil.., S do pfd 4.H, Amer. Malting.., 17U do pfd lS6iAmor. S. & 11.... do pill 12$ 29 k 15 MX r 99 115 172 5S 133 31 Srt 44 20 17' . 2XV4 7r.,4 404 f7 at 9'ii 114i un 47 Sti4 95 54 4a , 23 m . -IS44 91 23W 72a 72 , 401.4 , 92 , 1714 , S3'j 1 iV . 92 ,154 . -nu , ciu , 92 . 74 , 40 ,103 . 4.1 , 79 ,199 :i34s'(t .118 . H.'i , 13 , 7M4 . 2I',. . B244 . E6Ji . 91 vi . 15 fil . 50T4 llaltlmoro & O.. Canadian l'ac... Canada So Ches. H Ohio.... Chicago O. W... C. 11. & g Chi. Ind. & 1,... do pru Chi. A.- E. Ill C. & N. W C, II. I. & I'..... C. C. C. & St. Ii Colorado So do 1st Plit do 2d pfd Del. & Hudson.. Del. Ij. &. W .W7'4 do pfd Denver & It. G.. 31 Amer. Spirits ... do tifd . si I 'do prd . 2n Amor. S. Hoop.., . OSM do pfd .1 Amor. S. & W... . 15 I do pfd . 44U Amer. Tin Plate. Erlo do 1st nfd Ot. Nor. pfd Hocking Conl .. Hocking Valley. Illinois Central.. .133 do pfd Iowa Central .. 24 Amer. Tobacco.. do nfd . MHS do prd . 424 Anac. Mln. Co.., . 11 iltrooklyn It. T... .230 Colo. l'Siel & 1... . 9) Con. Tobacco .... .1J1UI to pfd .17UH Federul Steel ... . 15 do pfd . "0 Oen. Electric .... .106 Glucose Sugar ... Lake Erlo & W do pfd I.ako Shoro .... Ij. & N Manhattan L.... Met. St. Uy Mex. Central ... Minn. & St. L... do pfd Mo. Pacific OIV2' uu . liij Inter . 1CH do . 4.SU I.ncli bv3 uo pru Mobile & Ohio.. M.. K. & T inier. I'aper nfd do pru acledo Gas N. J. Central.... N. Y. Contral .. Norfolk & W.... 157 .National Biscuit .1IV41 lo pfd . 4fU,Nutlonul I.cud.., . 8"',4! do pfd , . M National Steel ., . MJi do pfd . 34tf,iN. Y. Air nrnko, . 42 No. American ... . 70 Pacific Coast .... .1494 do 1st pfd , . X. do 2d pfd . 374 Pacific Mall . 45 People's Gas .... . C"i Pressed S. Car.. . 92 do pfd . S5U Pullman P. Car, SO S. It. & T . 57V4 Sugar . 2:141 do pfd . WV4iTenn. Coal & I.. .151 lu. 8. Leather... .lM)i il" pfd do pfd No. Pnclllc do pfd Ontario & W.... Ore. lly. & Nav do pfd Pennsylvania ... Heading do isi pru do 2d pfd Itlo G. W do nfd St. L. & S. f .... do 1st pfd do 2d nfd St. Li. South w... do nfd St. Paul do nfd fit. P. & Omaha 131 iT. a. itunoer ... 43 do pfd , 2114 Western Union. Amol. Copper... , 2fl4 Republic 1. & S. , 80'4 do pfd . 8 144 P. C C. & St. I. So. Pacific So. Hallway ... 110 pro Tox. &. Pacltlc. Union Pacific . do pfd Nominal price. Tho Commercial Advertiser's London financial cablegram says: Tho market wero quiet and cheerful today. Most of tho activity was in Americans, which wero bought steadily here, particularly Ontnrlo & Western nnd Denver .fc Hlo Grnndo. Ber lin bought Northern Pactilcs freely .iIho and thero wero numerous general buying orders on tho New York nccount, It Is said here that tho Union Pacific will Incronsn Its dividend In April. Tho bank reports rsoo.oro gold from Australia. Call rates weru down on heavy government disbursements. Tho bank has stopped borroulng. New York .Money Mnrkrt. NEW YOHIC, Jan. 12.-MONEY-On call, nominal; prime mercantile papur, 4QG per cent. STEHI.ING EXCIIANOE-Nomlnnl, but strong, with actual business In bankers' bills at $l.6704.87,4 for demand, nnd at J4.!S34 4N.S3H for sixty days; posted rates, $1.81 and $1.88; commercial bills, $4.S2',4t 1.83. SILVEH-Ccrtlflcates, GH4QGo-4c; bar, C3',4c; Mexican dollars, 49ie. BONDS Stute, inactive; railroad, steady; government, steady; rcf. 2s, 105, ; coupon, 105V, Ss, reg., 109V4; coupon, 110; new 4s, rog, and coupon, 13744; old 4s reg. nnd coupon, 114: 5s, rog. nnd coupon, 112. Tha closing prices on bonds todny aro as follows: U. S. rcf. 2s, reg. 11V..V. v v n ia iocy. do coupon do 3s, reg do coupon do now 4s, reg do coupon do old 4s, reg., do coupon do 5s, reg do coupon D. of C. 3 Cis.... Atch. gen. 4s.... do adj. 4s Canada So. 2s... C. & O. 444s Jur. N. J. C. gen." "Gs!! , I'UCIIIC .IS.... lift Nn. Pnnlflo da i-iTiz. xr "y n j. a 1 "a',7 ,.,7U .. , V- ,T ta, .13744 N. & W. eon. 4s.. 108'4 I tut .in -uregon ivav, is. .114 do 4s .112 'Oregon S. U Cs. .112 do consol 6s.... .12.'. Heading gon. 4s. .102s Hlo G. V. Is . t9 'St I. & I M c. 6s. .109?4 fit 1. & H V g. Cs. .10444 St Haul cons .120 ,'St P. C & V Is. .139 I do 6s 109 10'(?1 lnu .ifiu 9 1 '.4 91 11444 12S ISfi 118 120 8144 11214 70 IIKT4 95 'UO DS C & N W c. "s., -do S V deb. 6s, Chicago Ter. 4s., Colorado So. 4s... D. & H. G. 4h.... Erlo general 4s... V. W. & D. C. Is, Oen. Electric 6s. la. Central Is... L. Se N. unl. 4s.., M.. K. & T. 2s... do 4 ,123 So. Pacific 4s 93 So. Hnllwny Gs... , 85 S. R. Si T. fls 100"i Tox. it Pitclflc Ih, , 844 do 2s SUA Tallinn T)nn Aa .155 Wabash Is 11544 'do 2h .IftOAVest Shoro 4s.. . 7844 Wis. Central 4s , 9 Va. Centuries ... .HSU .10944 .114U . 8644 . 9G- Bid. V 1. V.iwlr lla.l.i.r fll....lr- NEw' YOHK. Jan. 12.-TI10 following nro fiitnifitlniiu nn m Inlni utnnlfa Adams Con 20 Allco 45 Breeco 200 Urunawlck Con... 25 Comstock Tun... 4 Con. Cal. & Va..2M Deadwood Terra. 6t Horn Silver 110 Iron Sliver 41 Leadvllle Con..,. C Iilttlo Chief .... Ontario Ophir Phoenix Potosl Savugo Sierra Novnda. Small Hopes ... Standard . 10 .COO . 8') . 10 . 15 ,. 15 . '25 ,. 05 ,.410 London Stock (ttiotiitlnim, LONDON, Jan. 12.-2 p. m.-Closing: Cons., money... 90 5 lOErlo do account.... 97 7-10 do 1st pfd Atchison 4744 Pennsylvania .... Canadian Pac... ICli Heading St. Paul 15844 No. Pacific pfd... Illinois Central.. 136V4 Grand Trunk .... Loulsvlllo ftl'ti Anaconda Union Pnc. pfd.. 8014 Hand Mines N. Y. Central. ...160 074 11.-4 11 son (n(i ...iii .i.fc ii.uii , -I4ii ,?r iiunce, MONEY 244'il'3 per cent; tho rate of ills count In tho open market for short bills Is 444W3-10 per cent; for three months' t.lltu Jlr.ifr.ll'. .nw nA.i llll) DIT lit..i).ainn.l, OQI'.l .. Mil, a, ITIU ,4 I'Vt l-.,t Weekly 11 link iStiiteiueiit, NEW YOHK. Jan. 12.-Tho weekly state ment of averages of the associated banks shows: Loans. J808.O32.100. Increase, 13,042, 800; dopoatts, SS5,33C,'.'V0) Increase, 1I,36G,1W; circulation. J30.970,fW, decrease, $ll.ix), legal tenders, J,0,674.6iX, Increase, 13,M4.SJ, specie, 1172,961,500, Increase, $.t,133.7W, total reserve, 1243,53ii,100, Inctease, Jll.iMS.HO; reserve re quired, $221,33l,0ii. Increase. J3.SM.&SS; surplus reserve, J22,202,n50, Increase, S,051,-975. Ilnstoil MtucU ((iintiltllillN. BOSTON, Jan. 12.-Call lonns. 4ff'4 per cent; tlmo loans, 44!4 per cent. Oltlclnl closing: A.. T. & S. I'.. . do pfd Amer. Sugar .... do pfd Amer. Tel Huston & Alb'y.. Iloston Elevated. Boston & Me C, U. & Q Dominion Coal... do pfd IVdcral Steel ... do pfd Kltchburg pfd ... Gen. Electric ... do pfd Ed. Elec. HI Mex. Central ... N. E. G. He C... Old Colony Old Dominion... Hubber 6 Union Pacific .... S? S7 Union Land 2 1351 West End 924 U74 Westlngh. Elec. fti 1M 'Atchison 4s 10H4 I'M Adventure) 10 1M4 Allotiez Mln. Co.. 154 i95 lAmal. Capper ... 9S 146H'Atlantlc 2'44 37 IHoston & Mont.. .317 ins Hutte & Hoston. S1J4 ril'4!Centcnnlal 24 7514 Krnnklln is 139 Humboldt 60 H944 Osceola 83 f I'arrot 49 -) Qtilncy 177 15 Santn Ue Cop.... tV4 11 .Tamarack 330 2iti Utah Mining .... 3314 3l'4iWlnona R4 21 IWolverlnes 49 I'oreluii riiiiini'liil. LONDON. Jan. 12.-Tho umount of bul lion taken Into the Bank of England on bnlaneo today was JLI20.O'.,0. Gold premiums: Buenos Ayrts, 131.10; Madrid, 31.55; Lisbon, 3S.50; Homo, 5,30. PAHIS, Jan. 12. Prices opened undecided on tho bourse todny nnd generally mure favorable on satisfactory London advices regarding tho mining settlement, Berlin advices wcr nlso more encouraging, but transactions wero somewhat restricted. Hlo llntos mado a good recovery. Threo per cent rentes, loif SOo for tho nccount; ex chango on London, 25f lie for checks; Span ish Is closed nt 71.27. BEHL1N, Jan. 12. Internationals were quiet on tho bourse today. Homo funds wero "n good demand, especially 34s. AmerLnns wero firm; Cnnadlan Pacifies wero Irregular; locals were maintained. Exchange on liOtidon. 20m 40pfg for checks. Discount rates: Short bills, n per cent; threo months' bills, 3H per cent. Hunk ClenrliiKN 11 nil Uu'lini-cc , CHICAGO. Jnn. 12,-Clonrlngs. J22.5S1.03I; balances, ll,9S1.96; pested exclianse, I.SI I 8S: Now York exchange, 10c. NEW YOHK. Jnn. 12 -Clearings, J320.951, 611: bnlonccs, 8,23C,3"2I. , BOSTON. Jan. n.-Clcarlngi. J2S.737.C0J; bo lances, $2,015,015. . PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 12,-Clcarlngs, M7.627.(50: balances, 2,642.O0. BALTIMOHE. Jnn, 12.-Clenrlngs, $I,2C9. 231; balances. J.-.4t,49l. ST. LOUIS. Jan. 12 -Clenrlngs. Jl.451,455; balancos, J530.650; money, .vgo per cent; New Y'nrk exchange, 25c premium bid, 35c pre mium asked. CINCINNATI, Jan. 12.-Clearlngs, $2,470. I.i0; New York exchange, 20c premium; money, 310 per cent. Import mid Ilxiiorts. NEW YOHIC. Jnn. 12.-Exports of gold nnd silver from this port to nil countries for tho week nggregate $1,00.1.395 silver bars nnd coin, nnd $22,')l4 gold. The Imports of speclo this week wero $13,720 gold nnd $08,009 silver. Tho Imports of drv goods nnd mer chandise to the port of New York for this week wero valued nt $11,453,S1S. Cotton 3inrkct. NEW YOHIC. Jnn. 12.-COTTON The cotton market opened steady, with prices unchanged to 3 points higher, after which changes wero confined to a bare point, with speculation restricted to week's end pro fesslonal settlements, ns n general thing Tho shorts, worn mado extremely timid and cautious by much better English cables and a small port movement. Still later a steady feeling spread throughout tho trade, as a result of forecasts for n waning movement nnd reports thnt spot markets wero hard ening on increased demand from tho export olement The bull faction wns quite op posed to tho .adoption of nggrosslvo moth nN In tho faco of an over Sunday adjournment nnd nbsence of Investment speculation, though fully satisfied ns to th real strength of tho market In Its lcgLimnto phases. Tho return of the current month delivery to tho position of leading strength destroyed tho effect of rumors that largo lines of cotton wero ready for shipment to New York, duo thero beforo doilverv day. Clearances for export were large and gavo no sign of diminishing in tho immediate future. On every sign of a setback buying for New Orleans nccount became conspic uous this mnrnlmr. Tho mnrket closed quiet, with prices net unchanged to .1 points nigncr. ine u. 1. nelson ic in. crop osn mato was 10.2C3.37l bnlcs, or 160,000 mor man oxpecieu. 1 uc ngures uni not appear till after tho close. Snot closed dull: mid. tiling uplands, 10', e; middling gulf, 10, c; sales, none. Kutures closed quiet; Jnn- ........ n "n . t 1 .......... 11,1., -mil ' r , . ii.iij, .,1., j- -(ii un 1 . .ou, .111111:11, ;.(!!;; April. 9.46c: May. 9.40c: June. 9.41c: July. 9.40c; August, 9.10c; September, S.lWc; Octo- NEW ' ORLEANS, Jan. 12.-COTTON Steady: sales. 2.200 h.iles: ordinary. 8c: eoo.l ordinary, SHc: low middling, 944c: middling, Ciic: good middling. 9J4c; mlddllnu fair. kio-jijc; receipts, ju.rj imie; siock. 311.13a hales. Futures, quiet; January, 9.451J9 47e; February. 9.39fi9.41c; March, 9 3SJ9.39c: April, 9.3Gfi9.3Sc: Mny. 9.3G9.37c; June, 9 33 ?W.35c: July. 9..t3ff0.3lc; August, 8.93S?8.flSc; September. S.41'!7S.45c. ST. LOUIS, Jnn. 12.-COTTON-Qutet t no sales reported; middling. 9r'lc; receipts, 3,275 bales; shipments, 2,904 bnlcs; stock, 7C195 bales. LIVERPOOL. Jan. 12.-COTTON-Snnt, quiet. 1 1-I61I lower; American middling fair, 5 15-16(1; good middling. 541: middling, R 17-32d: low middling. 6d: good ordinary. 5d: ordlnnry, 4T4d; the sales of the day word e.tMi paies, or wnicn am wero ior speculation nnd exnort and Included R.700 Amerlnnii: receipts, 9,000 Pales, nil American. Futures opened and closed quiet but steady; Amer ican middling 1. m c. January, 5 27-61(1, scllera; January and February. 5 25-C4d, buyers; February and March. ri22-Cld. buy ers; March and April, 6 20-Gld; April nnd Mny, f. 17-04 WB 13-C4d. buyers; May and June, n iii-tirau wMU, seuers; June nnu Jiuy r,13-G4d. liuvers: July end Aumist. R lO-l'.lil buyers; August and September, 4 on-G4fj 4 01.Old. value: Sentember. 4 m-C4fi4 Cl-fild. value: October, 4 43-Cld. nominal; October nnd November, 4 32-0ld, nominal. Knnsns City Grnln nnd Provisions, KANSAS CITY. Jan. 12. WHEAT May, cs"it;.ic; casn, rso. nam. uirrdw; iso. 3, CCfl.Sc: No. 2 red. 71c: No. 3. 0SS09C. COHN May. 3jT4c: cash, Nn. 2 mixed, 3IV4C; No. 2 white. 304c; No. 3, 30c. OATS No, 2 White, 2tiWf20l4C HYE-No. 2. AlMc. HAY Cholcn timothy, $10.50011.00; choice prairie, rj.wu m.w. nUTTEH-Senarator. 185721c: dairy, lfic. EGGS Firm; fresli Missouri nnd Kansas stock, lie doz., loss on. cases returned; new whltewood cases Included. Uc moro. HECEIPTS-Wheat, 100,100 bu.; corn, 39, 200 liu.; oats. 4.000 bu. SHIPMENTS Wheat, SO.SOO bu.; corn, 12,- uw uu. ; oais, ij.wj nu, Coffee MurUrt, NEW YOHK. Jnn. 12.-COFFEE-Futures opened steady, with prices sfrlO points lower and ruled Inactive on strictly local trndlnc. sutmorted shlcllv liv coverlnir. Thn prevailing sentlnient was still weak In tho absencn of speculative support, with re ceipts heavy nnd foreign markets generally lower. Snot markets wero also neglected. weak nnd nominal. Total sales wero 15.250 hags, including: l'curuary, 5.050; March, 5.70c; May. 6.75&5.S0e; Juno, 6 80c; July, 5.85c; August. 5.85c: Sentember. 6.90e: October. D.95c : December, fc. Spot, Hlo. dull: No. 7 Invoice, v.ic. Mliu. quiet; uoruova, S512V4C llvnpiirnteil nnd Dried Fruits. NEW YORK, Jan. 12. EVAPORATED APPLES Tho murkot for ovoporated nnnlcs ruled sIoa-. but was flrmlv held. Stato common were quoted at 3i4?4c; prime, rifiOc: choice. f,tfto; fancy, C)i7c. CALIFORNIA DRIED FRUITS Quiet and nbout steady at unchanged prices. Prunea wero minted ut 3y(fiHc per Ih.. nn to slzo nnd qtinllty. Apricots. Royal. 74'iJ 12c; sioor piirK, Mi'iiiDc. i-cacnes, peciea, nyioc; unpecieu, iivvuiuc. Plillndeliililu Prodncr 3lnrkrt, PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 12. B UTTER Dull, lc lower; rancy western creamery, 22c: fancy western prints, 23c. EGGS Steady: fresh nearby. 22c: fresh western, 22c; fresh southwestern, 22c; fresh southern, zuc. CHEESE Qulot; New York full creams fnncy small, unsrc; New vorlt fu, creams, fair to choice, 1044'& 1144c Dry fio 0 tin Market, NEW YOHIC. Jan. 12. DRY GOODS The market closed without any chango In char acter, but with much Improved weather firospects. a 11 descriptions 01 cotton goods inve been very quiet without chango In prices In either itnples or fancy. Print rlnlhs nlHO Inactive. Low crndn enttnn yarns verv weak, under pressuro of heavy stocks. Flno combed yarns steady. Woolen and wor3icu yarns inactive nnu irregular. Mliiuenpnlls Whent, Flour 11 ml II in 11, MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 12,-WHEAT-Cnsh 7144c; May, 7S'.ic; July, 79c. On track. No. 1 hard, 'SUo; No. 1 northern, 7514c; No, 2 northern. 70HS7244C FLOUR-Klrst patents, $l.20ft 1.30; second patents, $t.oe(i(t.Pi; tirst clears, J2.soo2.90; seennn cienrs, -.wu , iu. BRAN-Ill bulk, JU.7612.00. Dill tit It (i in 1 11 Murki-t. DULUTH. Jnn. 12. WHEAT-4c under for in storo; hn, i nard cash, 74V4c; to arrive, 77Uo: May. 70'io: No 1 northern cash. 74'.Sc! to nrrlve, 75'ie: May, 7S44c; July, 79o; Nn, 2 11irthnrtl. f. I K ff?7M ! Nfi fl niirlntr r.Afirfli ..... .... ' . . ' . W , ..w, W V......Q, U,, WV.. OAT.S-26fi264C. CORN 3Cc. OMAHA LIVESTOCK MARKET Eoth Beef Steen and Com Coniidertbl; Higher for the Week. SHARP DECLINE IN HOG VALUES .Sheep nnd I.nmlis Mny He ((tinted Ten to Ulfteeti Cents Higher for the Week und Cliulci Stun In Aotli c I) e 11111 11 1!. SOUTH OMAHA, Jan. 12. OltlclnlM,.,,.io; Tim 4.019 ts. snccp. :i 21:1 10.471 S.!77 7,736 7,837 G.MU 40,037 34,529 29.5S9 67,512 6,235 2.N93 659 2,310 uuiviui wcuuesuay 1 (Ctl - .-v.,,. a...., , wa uiticiul Thursday 1,407 Oftlclal UH,i,.v. 1 .vv 1 Oltlclul Saturday 'iTl Total this week 10.915 15,018 9,210 3,811 13,620 eck ending Jan. 5 9,W3 eek ending Dec. 2;i 5.70S PI'K lillilltiLr liu, lil'hl - IVlt,, Il-!W ll .ttt.ll.. f. AJUlit JJ. . . , Viu "-- 01,184 17,99'J scvurul tluyn, with coinparlsonsi I 19. 11899.11893.11897.11890.911 lee. 15.. Pec. 16.. I 4 km. 1 1 01 1 n't 1 "11 a 171 I 4 09 3 95! 3 3 24 3 17 3 29 3 17 3 31 3 17 3 31 3 16 3 18 3 33 3 IS 3 17 3 21 3 It 3 21 3 17 3 20 3 19 3 20 3 30 3 30 ' 3 30 3 18 3 31 3 15 3 35 3 17 3 42 3 18 3 17 3 4S 3 44 3 25 3 38 3 27 3 39 3 UV 3 40 3 18 3 43 3 12 3 14 3 43 3 29 3 07 3 47 3 14 Dee. 1? 4 01 3 30 3 27 j 4 S2. I 4 734; 3 48 3 36 3 31 3 32 3 27 3 27 3 31 4 13 4 13 4 07 4 11 4 15 4 14 4 13 4 17 4 13 LV'C. IS. . Uec. 19.. Uec. 20.. Dec. 21.. Dec. 22 Pec. 23.! Ueo. 21.. Dec. 25.. Dec. 20.. Dec. 27.. Dec. 23.. Dec. 29.. Dec. 30.. Dec. 31.. Jan, 1 Jan. ?.. Jan. ,t.. Jan. 4.. Jan. r 3 26 3 93 3 92 3 94 I 4 79S 3 28 1 Vfr 3 at I 01 3 32 3 31 3 37 3 47 4 so4 4 02 4 04 4 4 11 4 8ST4 4 82 4 7614 4 SOS ?2W 3 60 3 30 3 3S1 4 09 4 14 4 16 4 14 3 44 3 48 3 45 3 45 3.38 4 n 3 41 3 61 3 39' 3 40 4 23 4 22 4 16 4 08 4 11 4 16 4 10 4 tO 4 U 4 09 4 OH 4 07 5 H.l 4 9C-H' 4 9.V C 02'4! 4 21 4 33 3 5' 3 43 4 29 3 67 3 40 4 27 3 44 3 47 3 51 Jan. ... Jan. ?... 0 'Hit' 6 Ml 6 14 I 4 37 4 33 4 31 4 as 4 351 3 4S 3 42 3 53 3 4S 3 40 3 501 Jan. 8... 3 Ii Jan. 9.. Jan. 10. Jnn. 11. Jan. 12.. 3 61 3 61 5 2V4I 6 17(4i 3 50 I II :: r, I 49 indicates Sunday: Indicates holiday. Tho 0IIlcl.1l number of cars of slock brought Iu today by each road was: Catt e.llogs.on p.11 r a. C. M. ,i SL P. HV S i ,, 1 11 7 . 14 3 22 .. 1 IS .. 1 8 1 93 .. 2 O. & St. L. Uy .Ml'sourl pnclllc uy Union Pnciiic system.... 2 1 . . in. v. uy F.. E. & M. V. It. It 1 C, St. P., M. & O. Ry B. & M. It. R. H 1 C, B. .fe Ci. Hy a C. u. I. & P . oast Illinois central Total receipts 0 Thn .iiannnliinii nf the dav's receipts was ns follows, each buyer purchasing tho num- ui-r or head lnuicnicu; Buvers. Cnttlo. Hoes. Omaha Packing Co O. II. Hammond Co 14 19 1.127 1.595 swirt aim company Cudahy Packing Co Armour & Co 1,372 187 Armour & Co., Sioux City. Other buyers 93 Totals 1M rrAT'Pi.r Tim wero onlv a few cattlo on solo today nnd not enough to mako a test or tho maricot. , , rhn nnn!v nf cattlo tho past week has bcon rather light, though n gain oyer tho prectdlng week amounting to 1,352 head is noted, but ns compared with tho corre sponding week of last year thero is a de crease of 1,911 head. Tho demand on tho part of packers has been In good shapo all tho week and as a result prices havo advanced materially all ulong the line, The supply of cholco beef Bteers has been very light and owing to tho good demnnd prices have Improved for the week till of 15c on that du s of cattle. As there wero not enough good cattlo to fill their orders nnrlti-r lind in tiiko thu less desirable kinds and prices Improved on tho half-fat stuff moro than it did on tho cholco grndes. The mnrket ns a wholo can no quoted yoiffMc higher and In somo casca more, the great est advance ucing on mo snori icu num. Tho cow mnrket has also been In good shano owing to light receipts and 11 liberal demand. Tho market went up steadily all the week and at tho cioso couki no quojeii HMii nrniiiirt n niinrter lileher than It was ut tho closo of the preceding wect. so that rices aro now nearly onca wnere iney wuio of nrn thn ilei'llnn of the tlrsl week In Jun- imrv. Thn ndvaneo has been general on all kinds of cow suff with tho exception, per haps, of tho commonest kinds of cauuers, which have not shown much change. Bulls, calves nnu stags navo uisu uruugui good strong prices nil tho week. Tho slOCKer llllll lucucr iruuu nun urcn iu good shape all tho week and cholco cattlo of all weights mny bo quoted strong ns com pared with last week's prices. Tho common cattle, however, aro a llttlo hard to movo and aro no more than stendy for tho week. Good she stuff is nlso selling ut strong prices. Representative sales: LU IV a. No. Av. ... 693 . . .1020 ...1100 ...1147 ... 990 Pr. 2 60 2 75 3 00 3 00 3 05 No. n l.'i.' 1... 6... 9... Av. ...1175 ...1150 ...1280 ...1074 ... 880 Fr. 3 25 3 25 3 35 3 35 3 35 1.'. 1.., 11... 1... DULLS. STOCK COWS AND HEIFEUS. .. ..1100 3 00 4 1252 3 0j STOCICEHS AND FEEDERS. C 7.. 780 3 00 75 010 3 90 HOGS Thero was not n heavy run of hogs hero todny, but under the Influence of lower markets olsewhoro and n lower provision market prices hero took a drop, Tho market started out a nlckcel lower with a few slaes going nt $5.20 and $5.2244 nnd a top of $5.2214, but beforo sellers had a chanco to cut looso packers lowered thotr hands nnd bid only $5.1744 and $3.20. Quito a few hogs sold at those prices, but as tho morning advanced tho market kept getting worso nnd several of tho packers would not bid over $3,15. Tho market was slow and mean from stnrt to llnlsh, as sell ers wero not willing to mako tho conces sions nsked. The last end of tho hogs sold largely nt $5.15 and $3.1744. Tho bulk of all tho sales was from $5.151($5.20. Tho hog market tho past week has been in very satisfactory shapo with tho general tendency of prices upward. Receipts were not excessive, whtlo tho demand was qui to heavy, bo that each duy's receipts wero cleaned up In good shape. Thursday wnu tho high point of tho week, when the nver ago cost was $3.2544, which Is tho highest point reached since early laBt May. Friday and Saturday prices eased off a trifle, hut still tho markut closed considerably higher thnn nt tho closo of tho previous week. Representative suica; No. Av. Bh. Pr. 83 ISO 80 6 03 No. Av. Bh. Pr. f.6 240 40 6 17U 62 301 210 5 1744 CO 200 80 6 1744 71 230 ... 6 17U C2 26S 80 5 1744 79 208 ... 6 1744 79 213 ... 5 17U 47 342 200 6 1744 75 248 80 6 1744 62 324 120 6 1 74, 73 236 ... 6 1744 CO 229 1 20 6 1744 64 280 80 6 1744 Ct 280 40 6 1744 C3 200 ... 6 1744 73 211 ... 6 1744 66 288 200 6 1744 CJ 228 ... 6 1744 CO 260 80 6 17U 76 191 40 6 1744 68 274 240 6 Ktt 64 249 SO 6 1744 65 228 4 0 6 20 60 235 ... 6 20 80 225 ... 6 10 77 213 ... 6 20 79 249 120 6 20 84 206 ... 6 20 87 224 ... 6 20 66 208 ... 6 20 09 214 ... 6 20 60 336 80 5 20 68 282 40 6 20 f6 193 80 6 ?0 72 223 ... 6 20 76 213 ... 6 10 115 235 80 6 20 05 228 100 6 20 01 260 80 6 20 71 209 160 6 20 72 213 120 6 20 CS 260 ... 6 20 78 197 40 5 20 74 234 ... 6 22U 68 ?l ... fi 2244 77 215 ... bi.2Vs 70 207 80 67 274 200 91 182 77 204 66 290 81 190 00 253 G9 184 77 228 DO YOU SPECULATE? 6 1244 5 15 ... 6 13 40 6 15 160 5 15 ... 6 15 80 5 15 ... 6 15 93 1'JII ... u l 32 203 100 6 15 C7 207 40 6 15 CO 253 80 6 15 91 182 ... 6 15 49 24t ... 6 15 f,4 292 40 6 15 72 243 ... 5 15 65 297 80 6 15 C3 2.17 40 6 15 07 157 40 6 15 85 200 80 6 15 33 250 ... 5 15 89 171 40 6 15 68 255 40 6 15 09 278 60 B 15 60 148 . . 5 15 62 212 80 6 15 81 193 ... 6 15 73 227 ... 6 15 OS 219 40 5 15 84 194 120 6 15 CS 273 280 6 17J4 60 252 80 6 17j4 68 306 120 6 17H 49 290 80 6 1714 72 218 200 6 l7!4 67 250 ... 6 1744 70 210 40 6 1744 C3 193 ... 6 1744 43 214 40 6 17V4 C5 257 80 6 17VS 71 247 1C0 6 17M, 83 216 40 5 1744 69 299 100 5 1714 62 2C-I 120 5 1144 6 1714 ill 0 . 206 80 5 IT 60 235 ... 6 22'i 67 .283 80 6 17' S1ILI2P There were no fresh arrivals i-r sheep hero toduy to muko a test of 'r market. The supply of sheep tho post weeK been fairly 'lberal for this tlmo of im 1 gain over tho preceding week of S.S C Ii lug been made and as compared with 1 corresponding week of Inst year there 1 . a gain or 3.9M head The demand was ill good shape all tho week, though prices dm weaken a trllio on Tuesday, but the latter part of tho week the loss was regained nnd more. too. Tho week closed with prlrcs ranging strong to 10c or 15c higher all around nnd choice stuff In good demand Thero aro very few feeders being offered on tho murkot nt tho present time, but tho demnnd Is sufficient to take all that Is arriving at good strung prices. Quotations: Choice fed wethers, II OOiT 4.35; fair to good fed wethers, J3.SS?floi: cholco yearlings, ji.4OJN.60; fair to gm ii yearlings. H.25I14 10; choice ewes, M.OOBJ C). fair to good ewes, $3.03.30: choice spring VP.J --ttil.35; fair o good spring lamb... $(.85fl5.P0; feeder ewes. $2 26f3 W: feed- r wethers, J3.6tVfi3.75; feeder lambs, JI.WiN K Hepresont.itlvo sales: cniCAtio i,ivii sTocic mahkut. Cnttlp .Voinlmtllr Stonily IIok Higher Sheep I'lrin. CHICAGO, Jon. 12.-CATTIiIJHecelpts, 2,200 bend; nominally steady: good to primo steers, $3.3ivsi0.00; poor to medium, $3 tv,i '5i stackers and feeders, steady to tlrm. J?.Sj$iM.40; cows. $2.65tf 1.15; heifers, J2 TTO" 4.40; winners, $2.tVD2.(V); hulls, $2.7fn 23; calves. $4.lVj(C.33; Trxaa fed steers, J4 104f 4 .85; Toxns grass stoors, $3.354N 00; Texat bulls, $2.&0uI3.50. HOGS-Hecelpts today, 27.0M head: tomor row, 40,000 estimated; left over, 3.0O0; aver age, lOo lower, closing weak: top, $3. 35; mixed and butchers, $3.03tffi.W; good to cholco heavy. $5 15nif.,33; rough heavy. Ji.OO iM0, light, $3.0."iiO.3O; bulk of sales, $3.20 SHEEP AND LAMBS-Recelpts. 2,000 head; sheep tlrm, lambs weak; good to cholco wethers. $;i.83'iH.8i); fair to cholco mixed, $3 601)3 S3; western sheep. $3. 83414 73: 'lexas sheep, $2.50U3.C5; native lambs, $1.24 4f5.50; western lambs, $5.lys.60. Receipts for week ending today: Cnttlo, Bi.tW) head; hogs, 217.0il head; sheen, 05,000 head. Last week: Cnttlo, 16,200 lien il; hogs, 143,10 head; sheep, 61.700 head. Kiiiiniis City l.lvi Smeff Mnrkrt. KANSAS CITY, Jan. 12.- CATTLE- -Receipts, 12,1 natives; mnrket closed 10c higher for the week; nominal quotations; natlvo beef steers, $l.60fffi.T5; stockem and feed ers, J3.60IN.75; cows and heifers, $3. IWN. 90; canncrs, $2 25fl.t M; fed westerns. Jl.23itti.00; Toxans and Indians, j3.S3iff4.40; Texas cows. jS'&vtr'"-' CttIvuH' '-IW4itf'"3; hulls and stags, "ilOGS-Rocelpts, 7,100 head: market 244Cfi Jo lower; top, $5.30; bulk of hiiIcb, $3.20u 0.30; heavy, $4.2244W.3fl; mixed packers, J5.17V4tl6.2S; light, J3.10ijri.20; pigs, Jl 6(Kij 'SHEEP AND LAMBS-Recelpts, 1,830 head; lambs steady; fed muttons, 10o higher; western lambs, J3.25fti.50; wostrru muttons. JI.0OdW.40; western yearlings, JI.33 ilC.OO; ewes, J3.25J3.90. .St. I.otiln l.lro Stock MnrUrt. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 12.-CATTLE-Hecelpts, 200 head, Including 100 Texans; market steady; native shipping and export steers, $!;4tbi.Ki; dressed beef and butcher steers, $3.60'ul.50; stoors under l.ono lbs., J3.0of4.25: Miockers and feeders, J2.45dN.50; cows and bolfcrs, J2.0OiN.C3; cunners. J1.252,75; hulls. J2.1B4N.OO; Texas and Indian steers, J3.40MI 4.70; cows and heifers. J2.30fl3.50. HOGS Receipts. 5,0(0 head; market 5c lower: pigs nnd lights, J5.1(Xi5.20; packers, J5.10U5.23; butchers. J3 25ff3.30. SHEEP AND LAMBS Recoipts. 300 head markot steady; natlvo muttons, J3.8.VTN.2-' Inmbs, JI.25fiu.B0; culls and bucks, J1.6CS 4.W; Blockers, $2. 2303.00. fioyr Yurie J.lvi Stock Mnrliot. NEW YORK, Jan. 12. BEEVES-Rn. ceipts, 200 head, all for slaughterers; noth Ing doing; feeling stendy; shipments, till head cattlo nnd 0,059 quarters of beef. CALVES Reco pts, 98 head; uteady; venls, $5.2X118.60; barnvnrd calves, J3.25if3.60. SHEEP AND LAMBS - Receipts, fi,39S head; sheep Hteady nnd lambs quiet; sheep, $3.50N.50; wethers. $1.75; lambs, $3.760.40; Canada lambs, $0.10. Iioas-Recilpts, 4,411 head; half n cor on sale; will sell lower. St. Joseph I, Ire Silicic Mnrhet. SOUTH ST. JOSEPH. Mo.. Jan. 12.-(Spe-clal.) Tho Journal quotes; CATTLE Receipts. 200 head; mnrket steady: demand good. HOOS-Heccipts, 10,200 head: market mostly 5c lower; nil grndes, J3.1E(ff 3.3244; bulk of snles, J5.l744t 5.2244; pigs, sternly. SHEEP Receipts, nono; demand utropg. Stnt'L- In Sight. Following are tho receipts nt tho four principal western markets for January 12; Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. South Omaha 172 ,SC3 Chicago 2,200 27.000 2,000 Kansas City 123 7,400 l,fM St. Ixiuls 200 5,000 300 Totnls !,C97 40,263 4,150 Wool Miirlirt. LONDON, Jan. 12. Tho wool market dur ing tho week was steady, pending thu opn Ing of tho unction stiles 011 January IS. It Is expected that thn last private rates will prevail at the soles and un ndvaneo of 5 per cent Is looked for In Merinos, Thn of ferings nnxt week will nmount to 62,000 bnlcs. February 13 Is tho dato announced for tho first series. Tho nrrlvals of wool for tho second series of Hales nmount to 9.142 buies. Theso saieH will open on March 12, Tho Imports during tho week wero: Now South Wnles, 12,714 bales; Mel bourne, 0,514; South Australia, 10,301; Queensland, 1,213; South Australia, 1,722; West Austrulla, 93; Now .ealnnd, 10,733; Capo of Good Hopo nnd Natal, 652; elso where, 762. SiiKiir Mnrhct. NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 12.-SUOAR-Strong; open kuttlo, 344i3T4c; open kettle, centrifugal, 3 13-lCTf444c; centrifugal yclloT.', 4JT4c: seconds, 2it!4c. NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-SUOAR-RaW, firm but qulot; fair refining, 3a; centri fugal, 90 test, 4?4c Molasses sugur, SXc. Retlned, steady; standard A. 5.40c; confec tioners' A, 5.40c: mould A. 5.95c; cut loaf, C.lOc; crushed, 6.10c; powdered, B.iOc; grnnti luted, 5.60c; ctlboi, 5.86c, Molasses, steady; New Orleans open kottlo, good to choice, 22 j40c. Milwaukee tirnln Market. MILWAUKEE. Jnn. 12. WHEAT-Mar-kot Bteady; No. 1, 77!itT7Sc; No, 2 northern, 73ffr7l'c. RYE-Steady; No. 1, 51c. BARLEY Dull; No, 2, GOQClc; sample, 49tj07!4c B, L. Bafldwin & Co. 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