TITE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, FEBHUAHY 10, 1001. CONDITION OF OMAHA'S TRADE local Joblwi Report Spring Bueinesi ti Very Gatisftctorj, FEW IMPORTANT CHANGES IN VALUES Retnll Trnde Crently Improved by fino.r Stornin nnd Merchn.it Are Now Rapidly Disposing; of Winter Stock. There lias not been much change the past week in the volumo of business being trnnsootid by local Jobbers, but therr has been considerable Improvement In trado conditions existing In tho country. The colder weather and snow has created qtillo a demnnd for all kinds of winter poods and retailers are now rapidly cutting down their stocks, People, of course, will not buy ncnrly as much nt this time of year as they would curlier U the season, but at the same time they have to buy a cert.n amount of goods. Jobbers are netting In very few orders for winter lines, but they are being benefited by the better demand for spring lines. It looks now us though merchants would be able to clean out their winter goods as usual, and as u result they re In much better humor than they were a short time ago and are more Inclined to buy for spring than they have been nny time this vcar. Everything at the present time looks most favorablo for n nice trade from this tlmo on and also for n great Improvement in collections, which hnve been dragging of late. The markets have fluctuated very little since last report, and the situation ns a whole could best be described by culling It a steady, active market. Tho advances noted a week ago uro being well mulntatned nnd as far as enn be told at the present time there Is not much doubt that they will be easily mulntulned tor sumo ume 10 come. Orooerlrs Generally Stonily. There Is nothing new to be- said rcf?nrd lng tho coffee market, ns prices are prac tically tho samo as thev were u. week nuo. The feeling, however, Is good and linn and, if anything, a llttlo stronger than it win a week ago, Hugar Is also In nbout tho same position, though It would not be sur prising If an advance should take place some time during tho coining week. In farinaceous gondii there is no change with tho exception of n still further ndvnnce on hand-picked navy beans, Jobbers report tint trado on dried fruits Improving, owing, doubtless to a. great ex tent, to tho colder weather Tho situation In canned irnods. however, has not Im proved, and no advances are expected until the consumption Increases. The trade In that linn of noods lias been rather d sap pointing all this season, It Is thought tho light demand has been occasioned by tho exceptionally warm weather which has prevailed in nenrly nil sections or mo coun trv the irrenter nnrt of the time. Other lines of groceries nro practically tho samo as ut last report. While tho markets are quiet so far as fluctuations are concerned, thev nre active In n business way and Jobbers report their sales so for tnis year in excess or lost year, wnicn is uymg a good uenl. Ilnrilvtnre Remains l'iicliniiK-d. Thero have been no startling changes this week In the hurdwaro innrket. Nails and wlro are being mnlntalneil at the advanco previously reported and the market seems to bo good nnd tlrm. There. Is no doubt that th n doinnnd for that class of goods is going to be exceptionally heavy this year, which will mako tho market active nnd help to maintain prices at a high point. The Iron nnd steel market ns a whole Is In none too strong n position but at the same time there Is no foar of lower prices on manufactured lines, whllo some auvances may ioko piuce ui no cry distant time. Jobbers report a nlco trado on all classes of goods and rctntlers are now selling out somn of their winter lines, which should have been moved somo time ngo. They nro buying quite freely for spring for this eany ana jouuers nre comment tney are going to do a rushing spring business. There hnn been no chnniri) 111 class since last report, but another advnnco Is still . t 1 1 ... I . I . . . . 1 . 1. .. .. ....... list will bo out this week. Linseed oil also remains unchanged, nnd tho recent advanco has thus far failed to cause un Advnnco In mixed paints, White lead is also tno samo an it was a ween ago, Muny Iluycr-. Arriving. The crowd of buyers expected on the dry goods market this spring Is beginning to arrlvo and Jobbers aro now doing a good nousu nusinciis, is sun a very noiico' ablo feature that thero nro many new customers who hnvo never bought their supplies on this market before. Those who havo expressed themselves nil speak In very favorablo terms regnrdlng tho facili ties offered on this market for supplying the demands of the western merchant and seem to bo well pleased with their tirst exnerlences In Omaha's wholesale district. Tho shipping forces of tho wholesale houses aro sun wonting overtime to get uui uio udvnnco orders, but there are still n good many that havo not been touched. Tho work Is progressing In good shape, how ever, and It will not bo long now before they will ull bo shipped. The stormy weather of the Inst week has somewhnt stopped the trado In miring lines, but It is doing merchnntH n vast amount of good by helping them to sell out their winter lines, Hoth Jobbers und retailers are now In a more hopeful stnte of mind than they have been for some time nnd thero seems to be no reason why spring business should not be the best on record, Tho markets have been rather fenture less during the past week nnd no lmportn.it changes have taken place In nny line. Tho rapid lluctuatlons In raw cotton have bten rather a disturbing featuro In tho situa tion, but tho prices on tho manufactured articles have not changed. Practically all lines nro held nt good, tlrm prices, und local Jobbers uro of the opinion that present values will hold good for somo time to come, Representatives of local houses who have only recently returned from eastern markets, whom they wont to buy next fall's goods, stuto that thero will bo little or no change in prices from last scuson on underwear. There Is a slight advanco in men's llceco underwear, but it only amounts to lOo or lRc nor dozen. The other chnnges aro of rucIi minor Importance that ttioy will lie tnuen up uy supplying uei ter or poorer garment for tho snnio monuy. Itiilitiern Move More Freely, Tho snow has been a. boon to merchants with heavy stocks of rubber footwear on hand, According to nil reports retailors havo gono a long wuy towuru soiling out their stockB during the lust week and will now bo In a better position to pay for them. Should stormy weather last for any length of tlmo they will sell out com pletely and bo ready to start out the new season In good shape. Traveling men for local houses uro now on tho rond with spring lines and nre meeting with as good success us could be expected, The good demand ,for rubbers Just at tho present time Is helping them to sell spring lines, us It reminds merchants that there uro times when rubbor goods uro In demand. Thero has been no change In rubber dis counts since last report The belief seems to bo growing that prices have been cut Into about us deeply as tho different coin- fanles care to go and that any changes hat may tako place In tho future will rather bo toward higher than toward lower values. Loral houses aro offering their f oods at present discounts with a giuiran eo to protect their customers in case the prices go lower. A merchant can buy with perfect safety and should prices go higher he will be tho gulner. There is no ahange In tho leather goods sltuutton so far ns Jobbers are concerned. Tho stormy wenther Is helping out tho snlo on boots and shoes In much the same way that It Is tho rubber goods trude. Whole salers nre now In hopes t lux t they will meet with better success In soiling spring lines and that trado will Improve rupldly from this time on, Fruits mid Produce. Fruit and produce men have done a very satisfactory amount of business the past week. There havo been comparatively few changes In prices, ns the iiuolnllotis In another column will show. Ornnges nre a little lower than they were, while apples have firmed up a trifle. The latter nre In good demand and choice stock brings rood prices. The receipts of fretdi eggs nro light nnd prices nre tirm nt the quotations. Poultry Is also good and II rm for tho same reason, whlln tiuftr rmutiiH tihotit steady. Thero is now n good demand for frozen rresh fish. Tno suppiv is iinerui mm ueui. era are prepared to till orders promptly. Oysters are also In good supply and prices remain unchnnced. Liverpool (irntii nnd Provision", LIVERPOOL. Ken. 9--WHEAT-Spot. dull, No, 1 California, GsS'jd; No 1 north em nuing. Us, Id; No, 2 red western, win ter, 6s lld, Futures, quiet; .March, Dsimdj May. 5s Ud CORN Spot, quiet, American mixed, pew, ls94d, Ainerlcun mixed, old. 3s loid. Ku. turen. ni.'.et; February, 3si)ud, Maren, i JjUUd; May. 3s IwJ. PROVISIONS-- Heef. earr, extra InoH I moss, 9.i9il. Pork, dulli prime mess sri I em, Cls 3d. Hums, ehort cut, It to IS lbs., steady, 44s 61 Lard, steady, prime city, 3'sCd American refined, Ir. pails, 30s fd. nacon, nrm, Cumberland cut, to ids, 439 Cd; short ribs. IS to 24 lb.. 41s fid: Itnz clear middles, 2S to 34 lbs,, 40s txl; long clear miaaies, neavy, 3S to 40 lb., 330 00, snort clear bucks, 16 to 20 lbs., 3Ss3di clear bel lies, it in io ins., tis (hi. nnouiuers, square, 11 to 13 lbs , steady, 3Cs. i-it.A3 unnnuian, npot, is so. IIOPS-At London (Pacific coast), steady. 4?f51Ss. FLOL'R--St. Louts fancy winter, steady. 8s 6d. HCTTER-Du : finest Un ted States. 33s good I'nlttd Htntcs, TPs. rHEIEQulot; American finest white, 60i6d, American finest colored, Ms Cd. tallow Prime city, nun, iow, Aus tralian, In London, easy, 27s. o.maiia AVitoi.iisAi.n ma mows. Conditions of Trndf nnd Quotation on Mnplc mid t'n n or Products. EGGS Receipts, light; good stock, 161? 16V- LIVE POULTRY-Hcns. PMrtc: young staggy und old roosters, MTOc; Mucks, 6'd 6iie; geese, Ctyft'c; turkeys. CViflTc FRESH DRESSED POl'LTltY-IIcns, 74 iflSc; roosters, 4Kc; ducks, SHU9c; geese, 8HSf0c; turkeys. Inoc, AMi-;;iniinr mucks, per una., wswf HA . . n ,-. I 1 CAXM -- mI..I tjwnt "'- . . . 1 . rabhlts. J1.6 fri 75. cottontails, SJcitJl.in. nUTTBR-Common to fair, H011',4c; choice l.vyitr. separator. 22c. FRKSIf OV8THIIS - Flrrt L'rnde. solid packed, New York counts, per enn, :sc, ex tra selects, 32c: stnndnrds. 25c: medium. 20c. Bccond grade. Black filled, New York counts, per can. 30c; extrn selects, 26c! standards, 20c; bulk standards, per gal., H.25. FIIOZEN KKEBII FISH-IllaCk bass, 10CJ white bnEs. 10c: blueflsh, lie: bullheads, 10c; bluo fins, 7c; cattleh, 12c; cod, 9c; cropple. 10c; clscocs, 8e; halibut, 11c: herring. 4tf Cc: haddock, Bo; mackorel, 20c; perch, Oft 7c: pickerel, 7c: pike, c; red snnpper. 10c; salmon, 14c: sunflsh, 6c; smelts, 10c; trout, 10c; whltensh. ac PKIEONS-Live, per doz., 00c. VRALS-Cholce, OjJIOc. .... HAY I'rlco quoteti ny umnna wnoirsain Hay nealcrs" association! Choice upland, .fj0; No. 1 upland, $8; medium, 7.f0; coarse, -. .... . . . . f j' 'T' t . ii . . ii rl mill ti n fgn hay of good color and quality. Demand fair, Receipts, 6 cars. OATR No. 3 white, 27c. CORN-No. 3, 32c. nRAN-1150. V KO ETA U LE8. PARHNIPS-Per bu 50c. TITRNIPS Per bu. basket, 40a. UKHTS- Pcr bu 40c. CARROTS Per bu., 40o LKTTI'CH-Pcr dox., 1034oc. RADISH K9 Per doz., 35c. PAHSI-KY-Per doz., 330. PBANS V,ax, per 1-3 bu. bnsket, II; string, 80c. J'OTATOKS rer bu., S0QC3c; Idnho, per bu.. 80c, hU'KET POTATORS-Pcr bbl.. 2. CAURAOK Holland seed, l4)S2c. TOMATOES California, per 4-baskct crate. . ., , ... , ONIUJSa iNatlvo, per uu i; v.uiuritinj yellow, per lb., 2c. CELERY California, ns to size, GOg.oc; Kalamuzno, 2oO30c. CAULIFLOWER California, per crato, ,3" FRUIT8. GRAPES Malaga, pt-r keg. J0.60fi9.O0. APPLES Per bbl., $3: eastern, J3.60ft3.7S; California Helltlowers, per box, J1.60. CRANHKRRIES Hell and Uugle, $10 per bbl.; Jerseys, per bbl.. J9; per crate, J3.25, TROPICAL FRUITS. ORANGES Call fornln edllngs. 12.25 2.(0; navels, J2.75if3.25; Mexicans, 12. SO; Florldas. $3.25. LEMONS California, extra fancy, $3.50; choice. $3. UANANAS Per bunch, nccortllng to size, $2.00fl2.6O. Fins California, new cartona, 80c; lay ers, 75e; Imported, per lb., 13315c. DATES Persian, In CO-lb, boxes, Snlrs, 6c per lb.; Halloween, Ec ncr lb. MISCELLANEOUS. HIDES No. 1 green, Co; No. 2 green, Cc: No. 1 salted, 7c; No. 2 salted. 6c; No. 1 veal calf, 8 to 12 lbs.. 8c; No. 2 veal calf, 12 to 15 lbs., 6o; dry hides, klinc, sheep pelts, 2&'J 73c: horse hides. $1.60f(2.25. NUTS English walnuts, per In.. 13c: fll berts, per lb,, 13c; almonds, per lb., !Sif20n; raw peunuts, tier lb., 6ii5Wo: rousted, aftip 7H:o; Rrazlls, 13c; pecans, 10rtl2c. St. Louts (i nil n nnd I'rovlslniis. ST. LOUIS. Feb. U. WHEAT Iower: No. 2 red cash, elevator. 72c; track, 72T4'B7fc: May, 727V73c; July, 72c; No. 2 hard, 70i 7rtli L'o"RN-Hlgher: No. 2 cash, 37!4c; track, 37:3Sci Julv. 3Sc. OATS Firm: No. 2 cash. 2Bc: track, 2Cffl c may, zoo --so. 2 wnue, .avc. RYE-nrm FLOUR-Dull: patent. f3.555T1.75; extra, fancy and straight, $3.304rJ.40; clear. $2.70yi 2 00 'HEEDS Timothy, firm. $.25fiH70, for avcrngo receipts, prima worth moro; llax, uuciuiimeii at ioc. CORN.MEAIv-Steady. $2.!. IHt AN Scarce, firm; sacked, east track, 70?r72c. HAY Steatly; timothy, $9.75013.00; prairie, WHISICY-Steady. $1.27. IKON COTTONTIES-$l,25. IlAOOING-7ii7;c. HEMP TVINE-$9. PROVISIONS-Pork. firm: Jobbing. $14.50. Iird. steaily at $7.25. Dry r.alt meats (boxed), strong: "xtrn shorts. t7.12V4: clenr rlb. $7.25; clear sides, $7.37U. Ilacon (boxed), strong; extra shorts, $7.87H; clear ribs, $S.12'4; clear sides, $3.25. M ETAI.H 1-end: O.ll.lt at S4.17',44T1.23. Spelter: $4.02. POULTRY-Oulet: chickens. 7iAn: vounc. 8c; turkeys, 6ijGc; young, 7c; ducks, 8c; geese. 5c, nUTTER-Stendy; creamery. 15Q22c; uuii v, i.jiih:. KfiOS-lllBher at 17c. v. mi., uui ii. iu.,uw uu.; oats, di.ijod du. niiii'.iu-N r l- ioiir, k.wo odis.; wheat, u,v(v uu., curn, o;,vw uu. ; oatf, ja.uou uu. ciiic.vtio i.iTe stock market Cuttle Nonilnull y Steuily Horn Wrnk to I.inver Hlieeii Sternly. CHICAGO, Feb. 9.-CATTLE-Recelpts 60) head; nominally steady; good to prime steers, $5,004(6.00; poor to medium. $3.45574.93 Blockers and feeders, $2,7501.50; cows, $2.55 4.1.1; ncirors, $2.(wffji.40; ennners. $l.9(it;.50 bulls, $2.SOff4.25; calves, $I.00fl'0.15; Texas fed steers. $I.O0frl.SO; Texas grass steers, $3,350 4.00; Texas bulls, $2,601(3.60. HOGS Receipts, today, 28,000 head; Mon day, 31,OiM liead. estimated; luft over. 2.000 hend; opened wenk to 5c lower, closing niiuiiKui. tup, .).; mixod nnu nuteiiers a..-uid.to; goou to cnoico Heavy. $5,301(6.40 rough heavy, J5.15fl3.40; light. $5,155io.37' bulk of sales. l5.30Wfi.3.V SHIOEP AND l.AMnfl Danolnto 1 rjw heud; steady; good to choice wethers, $3,900 4.40; fair to choice mixed, $3.5004.00; west ern sheen. $3.1Mi4.40: Texas stiien utifi 3.C0; native liimbs, $.50(86.3X; western lambs. RECEIPTS - This week: Cattle, 51.400 head; hogs, 184,700 head; sheep, 70,600 head. Last week: Cattle. 52,400 head; hogs, 142, 200 head; sheep, 72,300 head, St. 1. 1111 In I,lt(. Slook Mnrkrt, 1ft.ST- IiiMS?' ,Yrb- 9rCATTI'E-Recipts. 100 head. Including 50 head Texans; nitirk'. . uteady for natives firm for Texans; native shipping nnd export steers, $4.&4.70; dressed beef nnd butcher steers, J1.00W5.1B; steers, under l.riOO lbs., $3.G5fj4.25; mockers and feeders. $2 60.34.60, rows and heifers. $2.00Qk5; canners, $1.25i-y2.75; bulls, t2.73J 3.60: Texas and Indlnn steors, $3.30y4.c6; cows and heifers, $2.40ff4.1B. HOGS- RecelptB. 4.4 head: market 6W lOo lower; pigs and lights, H.lOfiu.M; iiaclt crs, $5.15fi6.30; butchoiH, $5.25'fl6.37Mi. SHEEP AND LAMnS-Recelnts. 600 nefd; market steady to strong; nntlve muttoiu, $4.HM.50; Iambs, JI.25tI5.C0, culls and buck?, 13.00125; stockers, UMilSAO. IC 11 11 niis City Live Stuck MnrUrt. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 9. CATTLE Re ceipts, Wi head natives, 30 head Texan; market unchanged; nominal quotntlnns; native beef steeru, $4.50f?5.Jn' sto'' - feeders, $3.75IT4.SO; fed weatfrns, $I.OOfj"4.90j Texans and Indians, 3.it4H., i J' 4.00; heifers. $3.60fl4.50; cannery J2.350S.W: bulls. $3.0(gl.25; cah es, $6.00ii?8 0O. HOG3 Receipts, 4,700 head; murket steady to 5c higher; top, $5.40; bulk of sales, $3.2571 5.S5; heavy. $3.3(VJj3.40; mixed packer, $5 2535.35; light, $5.10ff5.23, pig. $4.WWI.fl5, SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 2uJhcad; market steady; western lambs, $4.80tfftK5 western yearlings. $(.40I.M; ewes. $3 3.90, culls, $2,503.00. Xrtv Vorli l.lvo Stock Market. NEW YORK. Feb. 9,-nEEVE8-RecelptB. 43 bend; 7 cars cattle In yard; no trade of Importance; weak for cows; cables, steady; shipments, 1,300 head cattle, 1,292 head sheep and 9.770 quarters of beef. Ai.VKS - Receipts. 31 head; feeling steady, common to good veals, JS.0QflJi.00: barnyard calves, nominal. SHEEP AND LAMBS - lleeelniM 2 fl?7 head; slow; prime stock holding firm; other Kimiro nit'iuo , mum io cnoiee sncep, Ji.&inr 4.75. lambs. S3.12V.ffifi.90: huelo,. t.i rJ HOOK RecelptB, 2,275 head; none for sale niivc; nnminuiiy sienuy. St. .liiReph I,t Stock .liirket, SOUTH ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Feb. O.-lSno. clal.) The Journal quotes; CATTLE Receipts, 200 head; market steady; cvmaml strong. IIOU!? Recelnts. 1.501 hend; tniirkel nenlt to 5c lower: nil grades, $S.2Sff5.40; bulk of sales, o.:.tS.'ii pigs, sienuy. SHEEP AND I.AMHS-Recclpts, none; demand strong. iOMMERCUL AND FINANCIAL Board of Trade Announce Obterrance of a Holiday Tueidaj. GRAIN AMD PROVISIONS FLUCTUATE I.ocnl Conditions Uxert Much Intlnence nnil Wheat Closes liielinnncd, Corn Illglier, Onts I.invrr and Provisions IniproTed. CUICAaO. Feb. 9. The grain nnd pro visions markets fluctuated today, governed largely by local conditions. Wheat closed unchanged, corn HflPVic higher, oats a shade lower and provisions 2;4c Improved. Tho bearish sentiment of tho wheat crowd manifested Itself at the opening of the market. They wero Inclined to be some what skeptical over recently reported ex port business and to attach impnrtanco to tho moderato temperature and snow cov ering enjoyed by the wheat belt conditions which have obtained for some days ns well uh to needless confirmation of reports that half of Minneapolis' flour capacity will tall Into temporary disuse Monday. The fact that Liverpool was comparatively steady and that northwestern receipts looked light against last year's they Ig nored, afay opened H1Ic to HWU lower at i44o to 7414c, commission houses selling and bears hammering against the price. vvitrmomuig nnrni WU0 UUII11ICU UUI Ulir- lng tho first few minutes, but the selling pressure was not long sustained. Seaboard clearances In wheat and flour were equal to 653,000 bu. Primary receipts reached a tota of 415.000 bu., compared with 507,000 bu. Inst year. Minneapolis and Duluth re ported 350 cars, against 437 tho correspond lng day last year. Local arrivals amounted 10 m cariuuus, none or winch graded con tract. Corn experienced n narrow but strong market. CMmatlc conditions, unfavorablo !, ""loving uie course cereal to market, Ight country acceptances to bids sent out last nlirht. ennitilnml win, n ..u.i, .1... ma.ml).,!vcre ,ho fnctors sustaining the mnr. ket. 1 hero was nothing conspicuous In tho da s buying, but the scarcity of offerings ,hoJ?11 cnmo 1,1,0 clear relief. Receipts w.eV,??1 cars. May sold between 3sW39a ami 39Vio and closed MPc up nt 39mr3H4c. ...o ..c.u uuii 111 ui nurrow, .May selling between 25Ui. ntwl 2Str. n.. J shade depressed at 25tic. Receipts wero 322 o, "iiitn was consiueratny over tho es timate, but country offerings were small. Provisions ruled dull and steady, offerings being scarce. In ivmnntiiv wiifi n,. fHttBlh,i Af,,er ""cmntlng narrowly tha markot closed with pork 2'4c higher. Mar Sn?.1'.14' J,n' lonI ftl 7.521 and 2 n- i.vvf. fvstimated rccelnts itnnrlnv. wh.ni in cars! rnrn "1K nnV.. . 'L i. V 31,000 head. ' Lursi "OS!'' Tn.lcr3 m"1 l! n1 ,B8slon of the Hoard ofTlr"i,,eues,Jn?'-Uncoln'8 birthday. .' IV""'"" """"' rungcu ns rouows: Artlcles.l Open. I High. Low. CloseJ Yes'y. Wheat Feb. Mar. May 4H- 74?i 74U 74H74H0i 37 37t; 37 37VJ 37H 37i T, 37 37vi 37i2 3ST4t?0 39W 3ST(,J39 3311 39 24H 244 U. USi "in; 25Hi 23i4 25 25 2540H 3 13 SO 13 97V4 14 05 13 97 14 02 14 00 7 45 7 42H 7 45 1 60 7 62V4 7 60 7 624 7 60 8 95 fi7 6 93 6 97Vi fl 92H 7 00 7 Of. 7 00 7 05 7 021 Corn Feb. Mnr. May 5ats Feb. May Pork- Feh. May Lard Feb. Mar. May Ribs Feb. May No. 2. ' Cash quotations were ns follows: r LOUR Dull: wlnfrr ii.itnnta ticjvsicn. straights, $3,200:1.55: clears. ' $2;703!30: ;prmg specials. $4.204.30: patentB. $3.60fl 3-i.iT?3j?hts 3.10T3.40; bakers, $2.20a2.CO. WHEAT No. 3 snrlnir. R.'WMI. o", 73H074UC. " ' kViii:;N0, z- 3'Wc; No-2 yeiiow, 37ic OATS No. 2. IRVi2.Htn- Mn n.)W No. 3 white, 2Hr27J&c. RYE No. 2. 50Wc. uAivi.rvj uoou reeding, BQHQSlc; fair to choice malting, 51c. SBEDS-Flax. No. 1. $1.C0; No. 1 north western. $1.60. Prime timothy, $4.60. Clover, contract grade. $12.23012.60. ,,,(Ul0ylSJ0NS-Mess Pork, per bbl.. $13.S5ft 13 90. Lard, per 100 lbs.. $7.42V4i.45. Short ribs sides (loose), $6.957.15. Dry salted shoulders (boxed), $6.25(36.50. Short clear Bides (boxed), J7.1B07.26. VH.I.8J!5Y0n basls of '''8h wines, per gal., $1,27. Following are the receipts and shipments for today: Articles. Receipts. Shipments. I Jour, bbls 36,ooo r 33i0no )Vheat. bu 68,000 M.OOO Corn, bu 215,000 68.000 Oats, bu 198.O0O 167.(K)0 "ye- bu. 3,000 9,000 Harley, bu 65,000 7,000 On the Produce oxchango today the but ter market was quiet; creameries, 1421c; dairies, IPiSlSc. Cheese, dull nt lO'ieilc! Eggs, quiet; at mark, cases Included, ISH Q19c. NISW YOniC C.KMCIIAI, SIAHKKT. Qnotntlons of the liny on Various Commodities. NEW YORK, Feb. 9FLOUR-Rcceipts, 1S.402 bbls,; exports, 7,1S2 bbls.; neglected and nominally unchanged; winter patents, $3.65t?4.0u; winter strnlghts, $3.40713.50; Min nesota patents, $4.004.25; winter extras, $a502.86; Minnesota bakers, $1 00fl).35 , winter lower grades. $2.45172.60. Rye flour. 5Ul!t: fAlL,iKtKHl' S310-ti3.15; choice to $"1(2 20 ' 15llckwl,t'Qt dull, "mJCKWHEAT-QuJet. 60fi2c, c. 1. f , New York. CORNMEAL-Steady; yellow western, 9Sc: city. 91c: Hrandywlno. $2.40fl2.46. JOE Quiet: No. 2 western, 60!4e. f, o. b.. afloat; stnte, 66fl67c. c. 1. f., car lots. HARLEY Dull : fofdlng, 4S'51c, c. I. f , Now York: malting, 01(fi5o. PARLEY MALT Dull; western, C5'd2c. WHEAT Recelnts. 'A 2t1 hn ..mnrt- 179.465 bu. Spots, steady: No. 2 red. 807J MHc. f. o. b.; No. 2 red, 7840. elevator. No. 1 northern Duluth. file, f n h i.nn,. i- w. 1 1 . .v. ...... . ' -- --- ....v..., ..v. A mini uuiuiii, ey-,c, t. o. ., afloat. Options opened easy, owing to lower cables, pros- neCtS for liberal wnrlll'R ahlnmanli day, ample snow protection west and largo iiuiwmcm i-ii:iiis, iuier iiiey milieu with corn. Closed steady at He net decllm-. March closed, 78?ic: May, 79V 7') 7-lGc; closed. 79in: Julv. 76 is-ntnTRu.. .0,.0,1 KS- ' . " , , I I -V llu,. nl IIDr.l 1... . , ... ub uu. npoi. steaoy; no. z. 7c. elevator, and 46Vic, f. o. b.. afloat, Options, after 11 steady opening, grew Arm on hlzher ibIiI,.m unexpectedly smaller receipts at Chicago and general covering. Closed firm and 'c net higher. May. 4i4i413ic; closed, 44c: July, 43Ti444c; closed, 44c. u.vrs iieceipts, 61,200 bu. Spot, steady; No. 2. 3CV4c; No. 3. 30Uc: No. 2 white, SJo No. 3 white. S2Hc: truck mixed western. 30B3mo. track white. 31fl35Ho. Options stcadv with corn, but Inactive. HOPS Quiet; rtate. common to choice, 1900 crop. 175T20c: 1S99 cron. llf15o: old nlrf. 250; Pacific coast. 19v crop, 1719c; 1M9 iriup, iiuiioL-; nill Uilis, .U"C HIDES Firm: Galveston. 20 to 25 lha.. lS',s(&19c; California, 21 to 23 lbs., 19c; Tons dry. 21 to 30 lbs.. 16c. LEATHER Firm; hemlock sole. Buenos Avres, light to heavyweights, 24ST23c; ncid, WOOI-Qulet; domwtlo fleece. 2402'5c; Texas. 1619e. PROVISIONS-Reef. dull; family, fll.0Kf 12.00; mess. $9.O0g).5O; beef hams, $19.'J0 20.60; city, India mess, $14.00016.00. Cut ments. steady; pickled beMles, $7.62V4ig8.0i); pickled shoulders, $5.750.00; pickled hams, $9.009.50. Ijird steady; western steamed, $7.80; refined, steady; countrv. $7.95; South America, $S 60; compound, J5.fVtT5.62H, Pork quiet; family, $15 OOItlS 50; short clear, M4.75 IftQ.ift. llir-KS.. tltl.Jll'lf It.iHI. IU'TTER-Bteady, creamery, 16fi22c; fic torv. llWltS-c. June crenmer-. 15fl20c. CHEESE Firm; fancy large, fall made, lltSfi'UHc: fancy small, fall made, HifH2c. EGGS Firm; western at mark, 20ls2lc! southern nt mark, 20iCOHc, TALLqV-Dull (Pr,.Pkg.), 4;jTITici country (pkgs. free), 4T05,;c. METALS Ruslnesa In the local metal market was of a very small volume, with prhctt Meady during the short session. As usual there wero no cable advices to work from und prices remain on the whole nom inally unchanged, ns follows: Pig Iron war rants, $9.60ffl0.60, northern foundry. $15,005? 10.50; southern foundrj, JH.60friC.75; soft Knnthnrn. $13.004715.75: lead. $I.37H: xnelter. $3,9oii3 95: copper, M7 for Lake Superior and Jiu.tizv. tor earning una electrolytic till. $26.16526.45. Dry Goods. NEW YORK. Feb. 9.-DRY GOO DR The week closes witn tno market in quiet con. dltlnn In all ilenartments. There has been little business done today In cotton goods except tor prompt oouvery nnu tne mar. ket Is ensv for alt staple cnttans In stock Prints and gingnams nro unennngen, cot ton yarns uro dUftcult to sell und the mar ket Is in bad condition for nil except line combed yarn. Woolen nnd worsted artls dull and easier, JIOVEMIIMS t)F STOCKS AM) 1IO.MIS, ttenlUlnir on Itnllrond Stocks Coii tlnnes, but Under Coter, NEW YORK, Feb. 9. Today's stock mar kot was free from sensational movements, but was fairly uctlve. It was eWdent that realizing was going an In railroad stocks under cover of the upward movement In some of the very low-priced stocks in both tho railroad and Industrial lists. Atchison was nrm all day and In the lust five min utes whs suddenly run up to f6'i at the sume time that t.'nlon Pacific preferred was sold down sharply to 87. Chicago & East ern Illinois was pushed up Gi. but reacted 2H. and Louisville & Nushvtllo and Mis souri Pacific wero rather tlrm. Tho steel Blocks moved rnthcr narrowly nnd wero Irregular, Speculators In those stocks seemed disposed to nwalt tho expected authorized announcement of tho reported plan for adjustment of con trol In the steel trade before making fur ther commitments. The bank statement brought some further selling upon the market, but vigorous sup port was forthcoming nnd no further seri ous Inroads wero mudo upon prices. The further largo Impairment of reserves dis closed by the bank statement nnd the prob ability that the steel deal Is yet to be pro vided for undoubtedly somewhat chilled speculative enthuslnsm, Rut the bears were manifestly timid nbout attacking the murket, In view of the Important possibil ities of further great financial projects, This week's Increase of J23.4S1.20O In the outstanding loans und discounts of the banks brings the totul loun expansion foi the last four weeks up to $S7,2S7.o00, which Is far In excess of any previous Increase in the same length of time In the history of tho clearing house. The soothing assur ances given out by somo of the principals in the pending steel negotiations of the cer tainty that this vast project can bo car ried out without a ripple In the money mar kot do not carry universal conviction, In face of these figures of the result of the Ipfs Important railroad deals which havo been carried through. The tendency of the money innrket which Is thus Indicated lessens tho probability that American sub scrlptlons to tho now llrltlsh loan will bo large. Today's subtrcasury statement reflects tho receipt by the government of a check for nearly $3,000,000 In Payment of a note of the Centrul Pnclllc rnllroad to tho govern ment. It Is probuble also that the demand for money In the Interior will show some growth from this time on with the opening of spring trade. Tho railroad bond market has been nl most unnrecedcntly active and prices havo advanced more steadily than those of stocks. Low grade speculative or semi speculative bonds huvc been In large de mand. Pnlted States refunding 2s declined V and 3s advanced U Per cent over tho call price of a week ngo. The following are the closing prices un the New York Stock exchange: Atchison . 60., Wabash 1S4 do pfd w: naltlmoro & O. . ?1H do nfd Wheel. & L. E... 1 Cunndlan Pac 01 do 2d nfd 33 Canada 80 674 Wis. Centrnl .... 17'.i Ches. & Ohio... . 41 Third Avenue ...121 Chicago u. v... -uu C. U. & Q HOti II. & O. pfd S7Vi National Tube .. 67 Chi. Ind. & L do pfd Chi. A E. 111.. C. & N. W.... :: m ..102)4 .. 1724 do Pfd 10314 Adams Ex 160 American Ex 18714 .IT. S Ex 67( t. n. 1. & P. ..ISO We s-Furgo Ex.140 c. c t:. v hi. ii. i"'.' Amer. Cot. Oil... 30!4 Colorado 80 lu do nfd kSVi do 1st ptu ti Amer Malting .. 4& Del. & lludso'n...lM,; 00 ntu zt Amor. S. & R 60?i Del.. L. &. W 196JI do pfd 98 imer. Spirits ... 2 do Pfd 17 do nfd 8i?i Erie 29-H Amer. H. Hoop... 32 do 1st otd mi do Pfd 77H ui. nor, piu I.'. Amer. . & W... 62 vi llnrklnir I'iml ... 11 do mil 93'. Hocking Valley.. 4SH Amer. Tin I'lnte. 61 Illinois central, .un do pfd 91 Amer Tobacco.. U77 do pfd 140 Iowa Centrnl .... 25T do pfd 64 Lake Erie & W.. 44Vi Anne Mln. Co... 46 ttrnnlrlvn 11. rP. .. TR1! do tifd 112 Luke Shore 220 Colo. Fuel & I... 48$ Con. Tobacco ... 47 & N Manhattan L 11SH Met. St. llv 16211 do nfd 90 Fcdoral Steel .. 62H .. sou . .1111 Mex, Central .... 17V Minn. & St. L. .. 71H do pfd Gen, Electric uo llttl 1UI Olucose Sugar... 47i Mo. Paclllc 91 do ufd.. .. 94U Mob h At Oil O... 72 Inter. I'nper do pfd Laclede Gas ... 22,4 .. 73 M., K. & T 21U do pfd &6V4 N. J. Central ...152 73 National Ulscult. 38 Y. Central ...144W do nfd 91 Norfolk & W 45i do nfd 81 National Lead ... 17i do ufd SSVi No. Pacific 85W Nutional Steel ... 47i do pfd 93 N. Y. Air llrake.153 00 Dtu at Ontario & W 33VJ Ore. Ky. & Nnv. 42 No, American ... 20V4 Paclllc Coast .... 63 do Dfd 70 Pennsylvania ....149 do 1st pfd 87 do 2d Pfd (3 Pacific Mall 43 Reading 33ft do 1st pfd 76tj, do -d pra... nio G. W 44 Peonlo's Gas Wis; . 75 . 93 Pressed S. Car... SStf do nfd no pru 77 Pullman P. Cnr.-hWi St. L. & S. F 31 . 81 . 69, . 26U 66 152H .i&o(v do 1st pra... do 2d nfd.... H. 11. ft T U'4 Sugar 140U do pfd 119 Tenn. Coal & I... 61 St. L. Southw do pra St. Paul U. S. Leather ... 14V4 do pfd do Pfd 76V4 Ht. r. & umatia.l2. U. S. Rubber .... 2ft,4 So, Pacific 47H io piu ; uoft Western Union.. 87 So. Railway ... do pfd Tex. & Pacific 2? 761'. Amni. copper ... 'Jilt itcpuniic i. tt. a., iu do pfd f2 P. C. C. & St. L. 69 Union Pacific . do pfd 87HI Nevr York Money Market. NRlV YORK. Feb. 9. MONEY On call. nominal; prime mercantile paper, per cent. . STERLING KXCiiArsuK Kominni. witn actual business in bankers' bills at Sl'i J BW .lavnnnH nnil nl 1JA4U. tl fitvtV days: posted rates. $4.85-f4.S5U and 4.83! commercial onis, j1.00-4111.01-. SILVER-Certlflcates, 61ia63c; bar, 6lHc; Mexican dollars, 47Hc; BONDS Stato bonds, Inactive; railroad bonds. Irregular; government bonds, sU-ady; refunding 2s reg., ivo;s; coupon, juou; 2 rir. and coiiDon. 1104; now 4s reg. and coupon, 137Vi: old 4s reg. and coupon, HJ',t; 5s reg, und coupon, uu'.s. The closing puces un uonus louay ro as follows: U. 8. rcf. 2s, rcg.lOS'ilN. Y. C. Is 107 .1.. Ar,r ' inr.v. N. J. c. cen. r.s .12s do 3s. reg UOV? No, Paclllc 38....171H do coupon IIOU1 lo 4s ni&, do new 4s. rf.;K7J(N Y C I & S L 4s..l03 do coupon ..n7U'N. & W. c. 4a.... 102(5 do old 4s. !g. U3W Ore. Nav. Is Hw .In motion 1)3 do 4s 103 do 5s, leg ID'S do coupon UO1" Oregon S. L. 6s.. 127 110 consoi 6s...,iiiv4 n nt C. St.. 65s... 123 Heading gen. is., v.i Rio a. w. is ....100 Atch. gen. 4s 108V do adi. 4s 92M St L it 1 M c. Ss.llOVi Canada So. 2s. ...110 , St Ij c M r g. li..ll"J St. Paul cons.... 184 C. & O. Vn JU'ti iln !js 1 S. P. C. & P. ls..118'i C. & N. W. :. 7' .139!i do (is 12U ilo H. deu. w.yu So. Pnclllc 4s 90U f!lileauo Ter. 4s . 97 no. itauway OB...1111 8. It. & T. Cs 62 Colo. So. 4s 86 d. Jt n. o. 4s....ios;i Krle general 4s... 851J Tex. & P. Is 110 do 2s 9.) r . , i II. j. 00 Hen. Kleo. 6s 100 Union Pacific 4s. .106s; Wabash Is 119U la. Central ls....ll5t no 2S lll'i L. & N. unl. 4s ..101M M.. K. & T. 2s... 78Hl do 4s UJ'i est nnoro is....in4 Wis. Central 4b.. MA ir. .. . 1 . . i .. .. r. . -1 ' vu. v.viuurira .... itii'i Xrr York Mliilnu: Utooks. NEW YORK, Feb. 9. The following are quotations on mining siocks: Adams Con 2'J Little Chief ... Ontario .. 15 .625 ,. 70 . 8 . 8 . 12 .. 15 . 60 ..410 Alice 43 Hreeco 2H0 Ophlr Urunswlck Con... 10 I'lioenix Potnst Bnvago Sierra Nevnda Small Hopes ... Standard ComstocK Tun... Con. Cal. & Vo..l50 Dendwood Terra. 6" Horn Silver 110 Iron Silver 66 Lcatlvlllo Con.. . 6 Kantrns City Clrnln nnil Provisions, KANSAS CITY, Feb. 9.-VHEAT-May 36c; No. 2 white. 37c; No. 3, SOVic UATS-MO. i Willie, ii-c. TIYB No. 2. 48c. HAY Choice timothy. $10.5Ofi11,00; choice prairie, n.uuuu.w. ittTTTEn-Creamery. 191720c: dairy. 16c. EGGS Steady; fresh MIbsoutI and Knn' sns stock. lOHc dor., loss off. cases re tunied; new white wood cases Included, '4c more. RECEIPTS Wheat, 24,000 bu.; corn, 25,600 uu.; oats, i.ikii du. SHIPMENTS Wheat, 63,200 bu.; corn 8,oti uu. ; oats, ii,mw ou. Ilnlulli (irnln UnrKet, Dl'LUTH. Feb. 9. WHEAT No. 1 hard ensh, 74?;c; May, 77c; No. 1 northern. cnBh, 72V: May. 751c; July, 76Hc; No. 2 nnrtneni, HiiWMiie. CORN 36Sc. OATS-aiuafic. Tnlrilo (irnln nnil Herd. TOLEDO. Feb. 9. WHEAT-Cash. 754c amy, nu'nc; .iuiy. i'tic. CORN May, C9?ic; July, 4ftc. OATS-Fubruarv, 24i,c. May. 25Uc. CLOVER SEBD-Mareh, $7.23, Wool .Murket. ST. iwis, Fen. 9, vuui-stead.v; me dium grades, iwjuo; ugnt meiiium. isiiisc Heavy line, iikuijc; tun wnsneu, jv-.-sc OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET Choice ' Beef Steers Strong for the Week 1 and Others Lower. HOGS TWO AND A HALF TO FIVE LOWER Utrrn noil Wetlirr .May lie (looted Sternly ns Couipnrrd with l.nst Yeek, but l.tiintis llnvc De clined Fifteen to n Uunrter. SOUTH OMAHA, Feb. 9. Recelnts tvr- Cattle. Hogs, Sheep. .. 1.3S7 3,530 2.91S Otllclai Monday Ofllclnl Tuesday oinclul Wednesday .. Ofllclal Thursday .... Official Frluuy Ofllclal Saturday .... 3.KW V.vil '- 3,19.1 9,428 2,0J C.02G 1,74 1 8,337 379 0,701 4.7U1 610 1,344 627 lTIiw 16,721 13,911 13,116 15.04S ... Total this week 12.337 43,496 J eek ending Feb. 2 10,932 42,903 Heek ending Jan. 20 11.973 4M02 eck ending Jnn. 19 12,931 4G.1'. W eek ending Jan. 12 10.915 46.037 Averuge price paid for hogs for the past several duys, with compurlsons: 1901. 1900.11899. U9S.IU97 (1896. U9'' Jm. 15 .. Jan. 16.. Jan. 17... Jn. is... Ja'. 18... Jan. 20.. Jan. 21... Jan. 22... Jan. 23,,, Jun. ., Jan. 25... Jun. 26,.. Jan, 27... Jan. 28... Jan, 29.. Jun 3i. .. Jan. ... Feb. 1... '"eb. 2. Feb. 3..;; 5 6i! 4 6S 4 U 3 88 IN 3 M t S 3 ii 3 S3 t t 3 83 5 79 3 85 3 97 i 83 3 60 2 6d 3 t 3 61 3 H 3 76 5 2lili' 6 29J: 6 27S 5 5 12 6 14V, 5 71 5 124; 6 18 4 52 4 43 4 65 4 64 4 54 I 4 63 4 69 4 63 4 48 4 65 4 62 3 23 3 8 71 3 82 a $0 3 ti 3 26 3 26 S 2l 3 22 3 25! 3 ti 3 88 3 92 4 00 3 33 3 35 3 30 4 11 6 22U 5 "SJJ 3 27 3 27 3 29 3 21 3 19 4 10 3 93! 3 9l 3 9 4 03 4 03 3 98 4 62 4 54 4 f.7 5 25- 0 1714 5 22 4 6 6 25'4); 4 (SI 4 621 6 31U 3 201 3 25 i'cb. 4.... cb. 6.. I 5 231;' 4 66 3 "1 3 93 'eb. 6.. S 191 4 on 3 S3 eb. 7 . . 5 28 f i 111 o i'J eb. 8.. 'eb. 9.. .1 6 29 1 4 751 6 55UI 4 S4 3 fifij 3 71, 3 23 3 951 4 07 3 70l 3 7l! 3 27) 1 3 90 Indlcntes Sunday. Tho lllllnliil lintnlipr nf rnrs of stock brought In today by each road was: Cattle. Hogs. Sh'p. H'r'B. Missouri Pacific Ry-- 1 Union Pnclllc system. 16 11 C. & N. W. Ry 10 F., E. M. V. Ry 14 .. 3 C, St. P., M. & O. Ry 11 7 11. He M. R. Ry 9 C. II. At Q. Ry 1 19 c, u. 1. it: r.. east j;i ,, Illinois Central Total receipts .... il 91 1 3 Tlin illMiinlilnM nt M11? ttnv'n recelnts was as follows, each buyer purchasing the num ber or Menu indicated: Ruvern. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Omaha Packing Co 910 G. H. Hnmiiiond Co 929 Swift and Company 1.169 . .. cudaiiy packing co i,)i ; Armour & Co 1,376 .... Armour, from 8. City 9o7 . . A. S. Mawhlnney 6 Other buyers 17 Total 22 6.72S 280 CITTLK-Thnra wpr verv few cattle offered toduy and the few that changed nanus uiu so on a oasis or auoui sicuuj prices. Tho supply of cattlo tho past week has been qutto liberal, exceeding the receipts of tho previous week by 1,405 head, but fell short of the supply foe the samo week last year by 481 heud. The principal featuro of tha week Is the good demand for choice urades nnd the tendency to neglect the common cattle and to buy them lower. That was particularly true or tne market on beof steors. There are very few rattle arriving that nro good enough to irlntr over $5.00. but such as are of that kind are In good demand and may bo quoted a 111110 stronger ror tne wceit. rno com mon Kinds, nowuver, are lower, tno decline In somo cases being ns much as lOo or 15c The half-fat cattle, showing quality, have lie in up 111 kimxi snapc, owing to uio ia.ci that feeder buyers have come In competi tion with tho packers and prevented a drop In values. SjcIi kinds are about steady for 1110 wceK. in nguring 011 tne qonaition or ho mnrket It must bo borno In mind that ho nualltv of tho itenerul run of cattle Is gradually Improving, owing to tho fact that tho cattle have been on feed a long time. Tho market on butcher stufT has been rather uneven all the week. Choice cows and heifers nro a little higher than they wero at tho closo of last week, though they aro not much different from Monday or Tuesday of this week. The advance over last week would bo covered by 10c In the majority of cases, though some sales looked a llttlo better than that. Medium grades and canners nro about steady with tho closo of last week. Hulls havo taken a drop and the heavyweights are not far irom a quarter lower ror tne wecK. The light hnndywelght bulls havo not declined as much and stock bulls have held about steady. xno demand ror cnoiee feeders haa been In good shape nil the week and prices are stronger for the week, The storm on Frldny Bhut off the demand und ynrd trad ers nave more came on nana than tney otherwise would, Good sho stuff is also strong for the week. Tho common kinds havo not shown much change, prices re maining Just about Bteady. Representative sales: DULLS. No. Av. Pr. No. A v. Pr. 2 1010 3 30 1 1IW 3 55 STOCK COWS AND HEIFEItS. 3 850 2 00 5 10S4 3 10 1 1060 2 60 3 420 3 40 3 873 3 M STOCKERS AND FEEDERS. 4 515 4 HOGS Thero was a fairly good supply of hogs on sale, and, as all other markets wero lower, trading started out hero on a basis of a decline of 2H3&0 ns compared with yesterday's general markot. The close. however, was strong und everything wns out of tlrst hands In good season. Tho titiiK sold from J0.2214 to Ki.27i. witn me long string at $5.25. As high as $5.30 was nald ror a nrlmo load -t heavy hogs welgn lng 330 pounds. Light hogs sold from $5.2214 down, und, as usual, were left until the last. The sunnlv of hoes tho last week haa been ruther light, considerable decrease over lost week being noted, ns the table of receipts will show. The week closes with values practically tne Bnme us tney were ut tho closo of last week. Monday was tho high day of tho week and also of the year, and, in fact, is tno highest oay since last April. Tho low day of the week was Wednesday, when the average cost was jo.-'ivs. itepresentative sates; No. Av. Sh. Pr. No. Av. Sh. Pr. 80 179 .., 6 20 73 220 ... 6 25 63 169 20 5 20 67 387 80 6 15 63 221 160 6 224 73 . ..224 ... 6 2S 62 233 ... 5 221, 70 237 80 6 25 63 192 100 5 22U 44 275 40 5 25 68 223 ... 5 221,3 11.. . .231 ... 5 25 I I 3 471 3 52 3 49 3 47 3 61 3 61 3 54 S 64 3 66 3 60 3 69 3 64 3 67 3 66 3 61 3 62 3 60 3 65 3 67 3 72 3 63 3 61 3 68 3 62 3 04 3 70 3 61 3 66 3 61 3 61 3 Oil 3 631 3 69 3 73 3 69 3 72 i 3 72 3 66 3 68' 3 76 NIAGARA TIN SMELTING COMPANY CAPITAL $1,000,000 Divided Into 80,000 shares of Common und 20,000 shares six per cent cumulative Preferred stock, of the par value of 110 each, full paid and non-assessable, Tho Preferred stock Is preferred as to principal as well as to dividends. THOS. U. ADAMS, Treasurer American Smelting and Refining Company. ROliERT AVERY, Lawyer, MaJ.-Gcn. U. S. A., retired. JOHN PUTNAM COR1I, Secretary and Treasurer Denver-Southwestern R. R. ROLLIN J. EURHECIC, W. E. Furbeck & Co., Ilrokers. Members New York and Chicago Stock Exchanges. ROBERT AVERY, President. ALLAN G. MACDONNELL, Vice-President The Company is formed to produce A.MKIUCA. It owns rieh ore bodies In South Dakota, proved and tested. Tho South Dakota ores (black oxide) are tho richest and purest known, far superior to Cornish nnd other foreign ores The Company win erect custom concentrating works In South Dnkota; contract with owners of tin lands for their ore; ship concentrates to Niagara Falls, where It will erect Its electric smelting plant outside cost of 1120.00 a ton; nil Inferior article sells today for ."Bo.00; an absolute Tho Initial plant will have a dally capacity of five tons of finished product; I. Tho Company's Initial plant will bo rapidly extended, There Is In tho Treasury of the Company 10,000 shares of Preferred and 40.000 shares of Common stock For tho purpose of erecting the concentrating and the smelting plants and providing working capital.' "000 h Preferred stock nro now offered at par (110.00), with a bonus of two shnres of the Common stock; und when sold 6 tho Preferred slock will be offered at par, with a bonus of but one share of Common stock. The Company's shares present an Investment In a now nnd enormously profitable Industry. ml... rA.....o v... la ii.llVtnil -K n- Mr. Allan O. Mncdonnell has been nppolntcd the Company's Fiscal Agent to receive subscriptions Io Its stock. ItOIIKRT AVERY, l'rel.h nt. Aai'lt.V W. WAN.MAK Ell, Meoretnry. Applications for the stock of the Niagara Tin Smelting frnmpany will be received by the undersigned ns follows: 20 per cent application nnd 20 per cent respectively In one. two, three and four months, The right Is reserved to refuse any subscription; to Increase the price of the stock or reduce the bonus without notice. Subscriptions by telegraph entered If Immediately followed by remittance, Prospectus on application. ALLAN G. MACDONNELL, Fiscal Agent, 63 Wall Street, New York. 233 . 6 22)4 W. nn.i rw t nM "fl .210 K 6 K 199 120 6 25 .211 40 6 2o ..24-S . .164 ..276 ...237 .214 .213 ..192 . ..223 ...216 ...227 ...241 ...260 ...187 ...214 ...252 ...192 ...241 70. , . 5 H ... 5 22U so 6 ny, 80 6 2Vn 80 6 22Vj , . . 6 22H . . 5 22 ... 6 22W 40 5 22i ,.. 6 25 80 5 25 .. 5 25 .. 6 'JS 80 6 25 .. 6 25 73. . .ZS 67 126 63 m 68... .260 72 268 ... 6 25 ... 5 25 . . 5 f J 40 6 25 40 6 25 40 6 25 120 6 25 . . 6 25 ... 6 25 ! 07. w! 91.. 85. 79 . 73.. 65.. 69.. 54.. 6... 64... 68... 92... 63... 62.., 64... 63.. 05.. 68.. 69.. 74.. 73.. 07.. M. . 66.. 63.. 73.. 60.. 67.. 76.. 70 . 71.. 67 74. . . .243 40 6 25 4U 6 25 . . .240 ..248 160 5 25 .254 ..267 ...332 ...269 ..216 ...270 . .213 ...216 .274 . .256 200 5 25 ..272 ..247 . .219 . .229 . 227 .258 257 ... 5 27U 80 6 27H . . 5 9) . 6 30 40 6 30 .249 SHEEP There was nothing on sale to day to make a test of the market, the fresh receipts being sold to arrive. Tho receipts of sheep have not been heavy the lust week and prices have held up In Sood shape on alt but lambs. Receipts ave been composed almost entirely of ewes and lambs, which has made wethers In good demand and the week closed strong on tho choice grades. Owing to the absence of wethers the ewes sold at as good price as they would have brought ny time this year. Lambs have gone atendllv downward all the week In sympathy with me tendency or prices at niner points ana are lWJttc lower than they were a week ago. Fee ders havo been very scarce and the W. Farnam Smith & Co., STOCKS, BONDS, Investment Securities. 1320 Farnam St. Tele. 1064 B, L. Baldwin &, Co. GENERAL INSURANCE AGENTS 1221 1'AIIXA.M STREET. I.oiib Distance Phone, 1700. Buy FRYER HILL OF LEADVILLE at Cc a share; Company controls 17 claims In tho heart of the District; property being operated with a steam hoist; has a reoord of production of $160,000.00. Duy PRIDE MINING COMPANY STOCK at 20c a share; the company owns 45 claims and n largo mill; Is a etondy shipper and employs 25 men; will undoubtedly pay divi dends this year. Write for information concerning divi dend paying stock showing an Investment of bettor than 33 per cent, to Herbert S. Shaw, offices 11 and 15, Drown Palace Ho tel, Denver, Colorado. Approved stocks sold on Instalment plan. Direct private wlra to nil Colorado exchanges. 10c Per Share for tho first treasury stock offered In tho UNION CONSOLIDATED OIL 00. Par value $1.00, full paid and non-assessable, OIL STOCKS ARE PAYING ENORMOUSLY In legitimate companies oporatlug in proper localities, and tills company has the advantage of the experience of others, expert superlntendency and somo of the best oil properties In Cali fornia for largo ana permanent divi dends to Its stockholders. Our pamphlet, "THE OIL INDUS TRY OF THE PACIFIC COAST," subscription blanks, etc., mailed to any one desiring to secure a portion of this first Inaugural Issue of treasury stock at the low price at which It Is first of fered to Investors, DOUGLAS, LACEY & CO., nAMCEHS AND BIlOICKHfl. 66 BROADWAY AN0 17 NEW ST.. NEW YORK, II HATCHES I DOSTON: International Trust Co. Bldjr PHILADELPHIA: Beta Building. CLEVELAND: Cuyahoga Building. CHICAGO: Fisher Building. 1U20 Farnam Street. Telephone 1004, Oil INVEST IN OIL Greatest, 1 1 .. opportunity to make a great amount of money from Hmu.ll Investment In OH since tho davs of Pennsylvania Oil excitement. We have 1,900 acres or uu i.uncis neur tne great i,w oar rel gushers In the wonderful Sand Fork Oil Fields, in Lewis County, W. Va. Portion of our biock onereu at oo on tne aonnr, Monev to be used In drilling wells. Pron- erty nil paid for and non-assessable. For runner particulars iiuuruan BAND FORK OIL & OAS CO. Peabody Building, Wheeling, W. Va. DO YOU SPEGULATEP IHIlKlCTORS. Hon. CORNELIUS VAN COTT, Postmua ter, City of New York. JAMES OILPILLAN, Ex-Treasurer United States. ALLAN a. MACDONNELL, Securities, New York. Investment OKFICKRS. 78 SS. 69 12. 23. 65... 67 309 60 271 70.. ...230 61 263 120 6 26 ;S, 229 ... 6 26 68 250 ... 6 25 6L.....22S 80 6 25 79 336 ... 6 25 75 2C6 ... 5 28 64 237 ... fiVA 65 266 ... 6 Sty, 69 282 ... 6 37 6 25 67 264 ... b Zi 40 6 25 69 261 160 5 27W .. 6 25 66 301 ... 6 27H .. 6 25 09 216 ... D27J .. 6 25 63 212 80 6 27U ., 5 23 2 297 80 5 27W .. 6 26 62 241 40 6 27W .. 6 25 00 271 40 6 27 80 6 25 61 250 40 5 27U 00 5 25 64 258 60 6 27 H .. 5 25 6 231 ... 6 27 K H 70 W t. J?lk .. 5 26 66 241 .. 5 25 61 318 ., 6 35 65 333 SO 5 25 67 292 SO 5 2.7 61 . . 330 . . 5 25 JAMES G1LFILLAN, Treasurer. inuii'A . nnmsTiiAn. NORTH AMERICAN TRUST COMPANY metallic tin (not tin plate), THE ONLY METAL NOT llnl.llll., nt n n . Irln demand w..s sufficient to take all that wis offered at good strong prices Quotations: Choice fed wetheri, $4 164f t.SS; fair to good wethers, I.(WiN.is: choice lightweight yenrllngs, tl.fi5Q.4iD; fair to good yearlings, $4.264.65; choice ewes, $3 40 tfS.75; fair to good ewes. $.1.lKif.1. 40 , choice spring lambs, $i.9Gr5.lo, fair to good spring lambs, $4. 757(4. 95, feeder ewes. $.l2rf3.60 feeder wethers, $3,5043.75; feeder lambs, $4.004.40. Representative sales: No. Av. Pr 2 Mexican yearlings 76 $4 S7V4 Stock In Klaht. Following nro the receipts at tho four principal western markets for February 9; Cattle. Hogs. Sheep South Omaha 379 fi.704 627 Chicago ... frt 2.1,000 1,600 Kansas City 130 4,700 201 St. Louis 100 4,400 KV) Totals 1.109 43,801 2.S27 A MOUNTAIN OF GOLD Ore (Free Milling) Thrown up by Volcanic Eruptions from the Grater on The Durango Boy Properties. A Unlqua and Mar vellous Geological Phenomenon, Located on the Famous Red Mountain, King County, Wash ington. Tho Durango Boy Is acknowledged by the nubile press nnd by mining ex perts of Washington to be Hi best iiiltil.ilf property on lied Monti tnln. Experts ull agree that Hod Mountain was formed from tho ovor tlow of the crater In The Durango Roy. 'limy t'liiplintlciilly ileelnr tluit lnir hoilles of koIiI, or very rloH ore, will be found around and in this crater, because, to use tho miner's phrase, it lum tl mothor lode. Both mine nnd management hnve tho unqualified Indorsement of the most promlnont men In banking nnd business circles In Washington pud ull pro ii on nor It one of the rich est properties In the world. We quote briefly from a. few of our Indorsements: Mr. (3. V. Mnrley, Supt. of the ndjolnlnir Now York nnrt llitltl nuire Ciiinpuny, says: "The mineral deposits of The Durango Boy arn ten times larger than any of the others. In my thirty years' experi ence as a miner and prospector I hnve never seen such ii lurne body of IilKh -Krndr, free million ore." Mr. J. C. Uuliillviiii, M. 12., says: "Tho wholo of Red Mountain Is one vast detioslt of mineral, which can bo opened up and handled to greater profit than any oro body In this stnte." Mr. (irurKi Pulvcr of Seattle says: "Wo havo one of the groatetit properties In the country." Mr. J. 1). Mcl.tt) re, M. IS., for merly engineer of tho great llo.nu- take mines, mndo un exhaustive re port on The Durango Hoy from which wo quote brlclly: "All I can say Is the number of tons In sight Is al most Incalculable. There nre mil lions of tons of It. The wholo ore body Ib a geological phenomenon, If this ore body shows an average of even 13.00 per ton tho mlno will be irortli millions of dollar." Mr. llloliiiril Dubbins, I'rou. of tho Lowell Steam Holler Works of Lowell, Mass,, recently visited the property. He verities every one of the above re ports, and has backed his faith by in vesting heavliy In th company. The Huston He till, under alnte of Nov. it. itiiHi, sys In part: "Tho Durango Hoy Mining Company owns practically a mountain of gold oni, It being n rust deposit of norul.yrltla uunrt of vnlcnnlo formation, forming what Is known ns Red Mountain. Tho ore Is free milling, and will averago if HI. 00 per ton." Theso aro Btrong statements, but they come from reliable sources and cannot bo doubted. Fortune knocks once nt every man's door. This is your opportuni ty. Thorn will not bo another one like It. Wo bollevo tho stock of this company will Incrcnso enormously In vnluo nnd pay largo dividends. We offer u limited nmiiiint of foil I'uld, non-nssess.ible Treas ury Stock ut 40 CENTS PER SHARE. Only enough treasury stock will bo sold to raise $00,000 to thor oughly equip the mlno and fur nish Biimclent working capital, af ter which no stock will be sold for less than 91.00 per shore. Divi dend will lie pnld from the rnrn Iiiks of the mine within OO dnys from the time the machinery Is In operation. Writo for subscription blanks and copies of prospectus. Make nil checks, money-orders or drafts payablo to The Durango Boy Mining Go. 2 Kllhy St., Ronton Mass. JAMES E. BOYD & CO., Telephone lono. Omaha, Ieb. COMMISSION, GRAIN, PROVISIONS and STOCKS, Hoard of Trade. Correspondence: John A. Warren & Co. Direct wires to Chicago and New York. If so, speculate iiicce.sfully. Send your ordors to a reliable house, whero they will be, placed on the open market. We can make for you In one month more Interest on your monev than any bank will pay you In a year. Send for our book on .peculation It Is free. J . K. Comstock & Co. Room 23 Trader's II Id if, Chicago. CHARLES A. POOLEY, Pooley, Depew fc Spratt. UuffaloNew York. LAWRENCE WATEKUURY, Waterbury Ropo Co. Hon. OEOROH T. WERTS, ExOovernor New Jersey; President N. Y. & N. J. Rrldge Co, HENRY T. WILLS, Vice-President Federal Finance Co., Ltd. vA. - N.MAKtsii, secretary. New, York HERETOFORE MADE IN nnd reducn the concentrates Into Pig Tin nt an margin of JKiO.IO per ton. e., Pig Tin returning a profit of I600.ori0.00 a shares of the vn shares of ......,. i i J