THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: STXDAY. FEBITCAHY 24. 1901.
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I
C0D1TI0X OF OMAHA'S TRADE
Volume of Business Very EatuJictory for
This Besson of the iter.
MARKETS REMAIN FIRM IN ALL LINES
Jobber Looking; for l.ntcc Attend
micf if Ilujer Thin Ciimliic
WrtU mid Purtlcularl j
of Milliner.
Considering that thin Ik one of th quietest
, , i , I i u In tin. tin n liuini utiiiuH liatm ilatik
... mil ,wi jwtim d j
u very satisfactory amount of business dur- j
lnp the lost week Sales In mort depart-'
merit are considerably heavier than last j
year and an a result there If vary MtUe to '
complain of regarding the way buBln-w 1b
going. The outlook for the future 1 also ,
more encouraging than ever before und
both Jobbers und retailer feci that this in
to be the most sjcceesful year they have :
ever experienced unless something unex
pected should happen to change the attua-
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JllV ui uiu muni IlllllUVttWHJ
In present conditions Is the difficulty being
experienced by Jobbers to cot supplies from
manufacturers. According to i' reports
factories are behind with their orders end
new business Is cotnltic In so rapidly that
there does not seem to be much prospect of
their catchltic up for some time to pome, in
most cases local Jobbers are well supplied.
ho that they are not experiencing uny great
inconvenience, but whether or not they will
be able to eel the roods fast enough a little
later on Is rather uncertain. Implement
deaJer Just at present nrr In the worm
position, as they are being forced to chip
Incomplete carloads, because borne of their
lines have not arrived.
In view of the immense consuming de
mand all over the country there doe no!
seem to be much prospect of lower prices
for some time to come Those best posted
on the situation are n-' tifrurlnR on i ny
very radical advances, but st the same lime
'hey are counting on present prices being
held pood and firm.
A Few Advance. In Groceries,
The grocery market as a wh -le is vrrv
much the same us It was a week ngo, lut
at the same time a few fluctuations hnve
taken place which are worthy of mention.
There Is nothing new In coffee, as prlcus re
main practically the same. Receipts con
tinue heavy at all ports and as a result
lilghor prices ore not looked for Locail.v
there Is a good consuming demand. Sugar
Is also in the same position It was a week
aco, as retards both raws and refined. The
demand Is a little light, ns Is very upt to be
the case at this season of the year.
In canned goods there Is little if any
chancy, with tho exception or the antici
pated advance in oysters, ns a result of the
storms In Chesapeake liny The dredging
season will soon come tn n close, which
may leave some puckers short on their sup
piles and for that reason higher prices
would cause no surprise.
In farinaceous poods the most Important
change is the sharp advance in oatmeal,
amounting to 40 cents und DO cents u barrel.
C use poods are also higher, quotations now
being from SO cent to 50 cents per case
higher than they were ut Inst report The
advance Is explained by saying that .the
mills have been losing money at the former
prices und they put forth the claim that
even at the udvanced prices there Is only a
small margin or profit over the nctual cost
lT fltu wniir a. All ..,1 a .
V" e-"v,n. - uiiit-j linen ox lurinacoou ,
goods remain the same, with the exception 1
of beans, which are being held at good. I
firm prices und higher quotations are being!
talked of In the dried fruit line cvuporatod
peaches have been going into consumption
quite rapidly of late and as u result certain I
grades ore being held from 4 cent to cent
turner mi thi nimut ,.,.. . ...
ago. Raisins, on the other hand, are a
trifle easier and the sumo mny be said of
some sizes of prunes.
Regarding tho condition of trade Jobbers
su they are selling more goods now than
they were a yur ago and not onlv nre the
number of orders increasing ut a rupld rate
each day. but that the slr.e is ulso showing
Improvement The prospects for future
trade are thought to be exceptionally flot-
I.Tm.".',? Bay thut truo wlth them
. .x ery acve Just at Uie present time,
,B-.a Bort of etween-Heason period.
rfl.'i1'. tl,nB of ypar- however, there is r
.!? "'ovcmnt and sole nre running
?.atl corresponding month of Jast
Jrr;.- "he demand for tools Is quite a
f.tur the trade and for that reason
imnUn,nrfer,?.VVU,,F " Immense
amount of builders' muterlals a little later
l-,:!1- fi'1"?" . 'h.ttre ulso expecting to
S?e I in '.,,ftlX2a, 1 clttK!,p of'harJwarS
vfioiin .lLu,laln.c; a,lfl ,n fact "'ere is no lino
which they think will not move freely
Lumbermen say that they never saw a
swing when the outlook for tfade with
lnrtm.waa'' c''o"l'P as It Is this spring
that theVe-niT"" ,0. W ,,ut "'' ''""'t
vV'i-i erewl11 be an Immense amount or
this' m'&ke" VCr thM C0Untrj" tr'"K o
Orders Tor spring lines ure beglnnlnir to
. arrive but It Is still too early t expect
traveling men1 reports, though there will
m.. ''P' tn' n thai t la or go ods a
1J.tii.I'it,'r ,m' J','- are beglnn ng to get
worried over the prosi.oct of a shortage of
goods. Monuructuren; ure not fllhng ther
orders prompUy and if they do no do t e I
"r '".U " '"ture there will probably he
tlot. that there is no ortu., ty for'Towe j
prices to rule for some time to come Job 1
irVJ'tt"''! u HtronB- '"alt)?v act? vo
market wltiiout itaiy very radical cliuilges
Store Iluyer Arriving.
.I?Jf.M!?g ,Bay that nmre buyers have
nersnorKSa1
S.lSTl.h'X t!h?arrlvlHrfl(oS
settled weather there'wIU be a'ru-shr bSy!
,J .0erx,red"0mbrgkf "S
SpSio
lhfsCe0oUnK,,t ,0 ,,e fU" of '"msCCrrmr
There is nothing new to be said reirnrrtin
J'.'Tv. rhlch considered " good Tlnd ca
tion that present values nre on a good firm
ind?iU'.n-...Minufu""'r" a?e ven- ;-ontm
Rood Trode in l,entl,er Roods.
hunissnt5,0'' Jl,ll,,ers are doing quite a
ve-v , Si lhe J,r,!f,ent Ume and seem to t
nsunerSSH2?
ruCgrorxom;Virdna.sqomre " "w
f The belief seems & i ! . , for nixt
that rubber goods Tale cf?'?
water mark and that Yii. t,lf' 1(IW
e in the dlrcf.ol ' or tt,Vr
nouses are bk.ng'UtVn feworuer's ,0Cal
Trults und l'roduee.
Frtllt and produce men report trude as
moving ulnng ut a good, steady gait There
have not lxen inuny radical e,ange In
prices, but still a few nuctuat ion, hai?
taken place during the week. App'es for
Bit,''r,l, h'P"" CTanberVles' ire
lower Oranges are also quoted a little
lower than they hove ln and oSlv the
seedlings and nuvels are being offered
Ktrawlierrle from Florida are now on the
n,T1",t K,ld hM at 4,1 cents per quart
There have been no changes In vegetanles
Importance Hotliouse cucumberi are on
: mvu ui i.iK"4f-uu ier uozen
according tn size '
tTHe f.BS martat a trifle lilgher. owlnK
..,lf,l,?.r r,cel!?t8 and a fairly good de
mand. Poultry has also firmed up jor the
same reason, as the quotations will fciiow.
.e nB '.T''","0 cttB in the prices on
Ash, though the demand has Improved sin4
M',f. .clnnlnp. ,Lt The supply Is i urtl
UA nVVt ""aiuls "i tUe present
?, .,t,J'tl,BrH are ulso quoted the same as
i ..ia,t .r,,,'ST.U al,'"UR Uiey are hlch-r in
hn . almost put a stop to dri-dclng " ano i S
u r.ruit the supply is rather short
.... """""Lee liralu Market,
MIIAVAl'KEIi. Feb 2! WH1SAT -'WJV
1 ,,,,rU,"r"' "6-: -v r noT?hern.
it VIC Higher. No 1. miG3Vr
4tLl!V-S,"Uy; - c; sample.
Mlnneapoll. lient. Flour nnd llrnu.
MINNLAIHil.lB Feb 2S W IILAT-. 'ukP
.41., Muy, 74m4 , JulJ, 70hjt:-;,v ir
trak No 1 hard. T(k , No. 1 northern T4 .
Nn 1 northern C8Vtr7v
FLoCR-Acme. nrKt pa'.ent HIKMV.
second patents, tt.aatrtOO, firm learn. ft-Mfe
S ', second clear. tl.9002 ('
BRAN-In bulk. $12.2412.50
OMAHA Wll OLIISALD HARKCTS.
Conditions of Trnde and limitations
on Staple nod Tuner Produce.
EOGS Receipts increasing; good stock
UVE J'OULTRY - Hens. Ic. roung,
ftaggy and old rooster. MTCr. dueks, CH
flTc; geese. 0S7c. turkeys. TJfTVsa
FRESH DftEBSfcD I'Ol'LTItV-Hens, 8cj
roosters, 4Cc, ducks, gHrc, geese. $itpc;
turkeys. ScSlOc
OAMD Mallard ducks, per doz.. 0t9
8.50: teal. ILSOtrl 75; mixed. U.Kxan.Tu; lack
rubtiit. Sl.Sfi.to. cottontails. WI ft
Bl.'TTER Common to fair, 15c; choice.
lyuHi, separator.
FRESH OYSTERS First grade, solid
packed. New Tork ""tints, per can, jSc. ex
tra selects, tec, standards. 3c, medium,
Sc Second grade slack filled. New York
counts, per can, 3(ic. extra selects, 2Cc;
standards, 26c, bulk etensards, iier gal.,
TROZEN FRESH FISH-Bl.ick bttfs. 10c;
while bass, 10c. hluellsK 11c; bullheads, 10c;
lue fins, ,c, catllsh. lie; coc. ! . croptile,
10c, cisooes. 8c, halibut, 11c. herring. 4tf
fie, haddock. e: mackerel. Stic, perch, mf
It; pickerel, 7e. pike, he; reo snapper. lOr,
salmon. 14c; sunflsh, tc, smelts, inc. trout.
Ittc, whltetlsh. kc.
I'lOBONS Live. pr doz., n.
VITALS "Choice, SfllOc.
HAV I'rlce quoted by Omaha Wholesale
illi Jealers' association: Choice upland,
XS.B6: No. 1 upland. J8; medium, :.: ooarne.
7 Rye mraw. $5.60. These prices are for
hay of good color and auailt). IVmiJid
fair No choice hny on the market Re
ceipts. 2 cars.
OATS NO. S white, I7c
CORN No. 3, S2c
BRAN $74.50.
VEGETABLES
SPINACH I'er bu. box, a0c8.O0
CUCUMBERS Hot house, per doz., $1,603
2.00. us to size.
PARSNIPS-I'er bu., 60e.
TURNIPS Par bu basket. 40c.
BEETS-Pcr bu.. 40c
CARROTS Per bu.. 41.
LETTUCE Per hit. 40SA-.C
RADISHIi-I'cr doz.. :.
I'ARSLEY Per doz., 3Sc
POTATOES Per bu., 5oeTiC. Idaho, per
bu., S'ic
SWEET POTATOES-Per bbl., $:.
CABBAOE Holland seed, lV.2c.
TOMATOES California, ir C-basket
crute, J4.hf
ONIONS Native, per liu.. $1; Colorado
jotlow, per lb.. ZUc.
CELERY-Callforiila. us to size, DOtfTTSc;
Kulainuzoo, 'JtitZ:
CAULIFLOWER-Cullfornla, per crate,
$3
BEANS Wax, per bu., $3.50; string, per
bu.. $3.2.'.
EGO PLANTS Per bu. box. $3.
rEFPERR Per bu box. $2.50.
FRUITS.
STRAWBERRIES Florida, per qt.. 40c.
GRAPES Malaga, per iteg, JC5O0S.OO.
Ai'PLES Per bbl.. H; Wnshlngton, per
bu box, tl.fin
CRANBERRIES Bell anil Ruz'-e. $ per
bill ; Jerseys, per bbl.. JS.Ni. per crate, $3.25.
TROPICAL FRUITS.
ORANGES Calllornla seedlings, XZ.yQ
$2.2f; navels, $2 7.VrfS.2.'i.
LEMONS California, extra fancy, $3.26;
choice, K 75
BANANAS Per bunch, according to ulze,
$2.0U2.50
FIGS California new cartons, 75c; luy
ers. ITc, Imported, per lb.. 132T1&C.
DATES Persian, in Co-lb. boxes, Sulrs, f
per lb., Halloween. DVsc :or lb.
MISCELLANEOUS.
HIDES No 1 preen, Cc, No. 2 grein, ?c;
No. 1 suited, 7c; No. 2 salted, tic; No. 1 veal
calf. & to 12 lbs., he. No. 2 tul calf, l: to IK
lbB., Go; dry hides. Sfo'lUc; aheep pelts, 250
7ik , horse hides. $l.hOjf2.25.
NUTS English walnuts, per lb.. 13c: fil
berts, per lb. 13c, almonds, per lb.. 18ff2Uc;
ruw peanuts, per lb., ilft'jc; roasted, UH-tT
7Vsc; Brazils, 13c. pecans, Ju12c ; cocoanuts.
ucn 4"-t'
SWEET CIDER Per bbl.. $4.50; per ,
bbl.. $2 75.
HONEY Colorado, per 24-section case, $4.
St. Lotil nil n nnd Provision.
ST. LOUIS. Feb. a.-WnnAT-IIIghcr;
No. 2 red cosh, elevutor. 73bC. track. 7&S
TUdc, May, 74MfT4isC . July, 73c, No. 2
hard, 71kfr72c, receipts, 7O.M0 bushels.
CORN Higher, No. 2 cusli, 30c; truck,
anjKc, Muy. 3.iu.c; July. SUbc
OATS Higher, No. 2 cush, Hsc; truck,
2f.Jia27c, Muy, 2Cijc; July, 25tjc; No. 2
white. 2Si,c.
RYE Steady at 52c.
FLOUR Firm hut quiet; patents, $3.n53
2.75. extra fancy und strulght. $3.2c8'2.40;
clear, $2.7Mi2.90: low grades, $2.205.
SEEDS Timothy, in fair demund, and
steady, average receipts, S4.2TH4.4U, prime
worth $4.55. Flux, higher ut J1.C2.
CORNMEAL Steady ut $2.05.
BRAN Scarce; sacked, east track. 7.W75o.
HAY Timothy, strong ut 8.r& 12.00;
prutrle. dull ut $7.5010.O0.
WHISKY-Kteady nt $1.27.
IRON COTTONTIES $1.20.
HEMP TW1NE9C.
RAOOIN 07574. C
PROVISIONS Pork. steady; Jobbing.
$14.50. Lard, lower at $7.22.. Dry rait
meats, firmer; boxed lots, extra shorts,
S7.12H, clear ribs. $7.25; clear sides, $7.S7is.
Bacon, firmer; boxed lots, extra shorts,
$7.K7V; clear ribs. $8,124; clear sides. $i.25.
METALS Lend, steady ut $4.22H. Siielter,
I'OULTRY Steady, chickens. 74r7Hc; tur-kej-s.
OWjniic; ducks, He; geese, G$fie.
BUTTER Steady; creamery. lGS22'c;
dairj. 13S"17c.
EGGS Higher at 16e.
steady ut $3.K.'ts
RECEIPTS Flour. K.0O0 bbls. : wheat, 72.
000 bu ; corn. 1D3.000 bu.; oats, 73.IKIO bu.
SHIPMENTS Flour, 9.000 bbls.; wheat,
53,000 bu. ; corn. 100,000 bu. ; oats, 31.(100 bu.
Liverpool Grain mid Provlslonn.
LIVERPOOL. Feb. 23 WHEAT-Spot.
dull. No. 1 California. Cs2d; No. 2 rd
western winter, Sslld; No. 1 northern
spring. n.2Hid Futures, firm; March,
Dsliud. Muy. CBd,
CORN Spot Amerlran mixed, new.
stendy. SsHB.d. American mixed, old, quiet,
SslHud. Futures, steady; March, Usl'd;
May. 3s!)S.d; July. 3sl0d.
PEAS Canndiun, quiet. 3s 41id.
HOPS At London (Pnciflc coast),
4 15s.
FLOUR Steady; St Louis fancy winter.
Bs r.d.
PROVISIONS Beef, extra India mess,
easy. 01s. Pork, prime mess western, easy,
03s. Hams, short cut, 14 to 1C lbK.. steady,
44s, Lard, prime western, In tierces, quiet,
2&sba; American rennen in jiiuib, steuav.
89s 3d. Bucon, steady; Cumberland out, 2C
to .id lot,.. ijtia; snort rius. ji, to z Ins.,
41s 9d; long clear middles, light, 2d to 34
lbs,. 41s Gd; long clear middles, heavy, 40s;
short cleur backs, 16 to 20 lbs., 38s 3d: clear
bellies, 14 to 1G lbs., 43s Gd Shoulders,
nqnare. 11 to IS lbs., mendy, 3Gs 9d.
BUTTER Finest United States, dull. )s;
good United States, easy TiK
CHEESE Uulet ; American finest white.
50k; Amerlran iinest colored, fils.
TALLOW Prime city, quiet, 2fis3d: Aus
tralian, in London, easy, 27h.
ICminaB City Rrnlu und Provision.
KANSAS' CITY. Feb. 23. WH E AT M n y .
irrtvc. cush. No. 2 hard. CSft70c, No 3. G7VC
CKr, No. 2 red. 7173c; No. S, fifitrtOc.
CORN No. 2 mixed. 3GH4f3CJc; No. ?
white. STViC; No 3. 27c May. 3Sc.
OATS-No. 2 white. 27VifiSSc.
RYE No 2. 4ftc
HAY Choice timothy, $10.60: choice
prulrle Ih.509 00.
BUTTER Creamery, 17r20e-. dairy, fancy.
JGc.
EGGS Hlghor: fresh Missouri and Kan
sas stock. 16c dozen, loss oft. cases re
turned, new while wood cusos lncludad, VjC
more.
RECEIPTS Wheat. 113,G'K) bu : corn. Bi
400 bu ; nats. 12.0W bu
SHII'MENTS Whent. 5I..400 Int.: corn. ll,
40o bu., ontB, G.ooo liu
Wool Mnrket.
ST LOl'IS. Feb. 3 -WOOI-Dul' and
easy; medium grades. 12i91e; light fine, 124T
15c. heavy tine, 10812c; tub wushed, ISS
"7Wc
" NEW YORK, Feb, 23-WOOL Dull . do
mestic fleece. 24ifi2tic, Texas, lS17c
LONDON. Feb, 23.-WOOL Business in
wool during the week wns steudv with a
fair quantity tuken. HolderB were firm. Tho
urrlvals to date for the third series amount
to 6.259 balnu The imports during the
week were- New South Wnles. 3,111! bales;
Melbourne 7.G07 bales: South Austruliu 179
bales, Fremantl'.e. 342 bnles; Cnpe of Gooa
31oie und Natul. 2.189 bales; Singapore. 1S5
bales, elsewhere, 7S1 bulek.
IMillndetrhin llntler. Fuc anil Clnee,
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 23. BUTTER
Flrm .co"d "eraund. fancy western cream
ery. 2Sc fancv western prints, 24c, fancy
nearbv prints. 25c.
EGGS Steudy. fresh nearby. 19c; fresh
western, 19r, fresh southwestern, 19c, fresh
southern 17c
CHEESE-Steady; New- York full creams,
Juiicy. smull. lW,c. New York full creams,
lair to choice, lOWfniV
Toledo ; nil 11 uml Seed.
TOLEDri Feb. 2S.-WHEAT-Dull and
higher, ciu.h 79ue, May, BVjc: July. TUVs-c
CORN - MiHlerutely nctlve and higher
oush. 41V Muy. 42e; Jul. 41V
OATS Little doing nnd steudy. cush 2Sc
RYE Wac
CLOVER SEK1 IJ jll and steady 1K
prime., $0.35, March. 3G.D5, t
Teorlu Market.
PBOIUA, Feb 21. CORK-Steadr, No. 2.
3Sc
OATS-Firm. No 2 white. 27.e truck,
rw bl'ler' through
wniPKY-On tile busts of $1.27 for
tlllUllvU gu'jjs,
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL
Euainiu in Wheit Not Cocipioucns, but
Toce of Market is Firm.
CORN RULES STRONG ON COVERING
Ont Hull ISnrl). but strong l.nter
mid Some l.cfnc" Come Out on
Ailt uner -ProvlsloiiN (iulrt,
but Setitltuent llnlllt.li.
CHICAGO, Fob. 22 Wheat and corn were
moderately active -today and closed strong,
the former rrc higher an the latter S
r Improved, oats closed WVWc up and
provisions were unchanged to lot lilgher
Business In wheat was not of a conspicu
ous character, but the tone of the market
was llrm. A prominent elevator concern
formed the chief BUptiort. taking In ab'iut
500.000 bu of May May opened h9$v
lilgher at 7Gt to 70c. influenced mostly by
the steadiness of the lJvenol market.
Sympathy with corn helped the market
later and Muy touched 7CHc and closed -ktf
He higher at TOWlfWuc With the rank and
file sentiment uveraged bearish, but there
was little dune in the way of backing LP
their ideas, portly because they had
' evened up" and did not care to ussume u
decided attitude, whlrh. of course, could
not be defended tomorrow. There was little
BUtlBfuctlou In calculating the value of the
receipts, un In mosU coses they were tor
two days. The export nltuatlon apparently
was as bearish us ever, for with ocean
freight ulmost nothing, compured with u
few months ago, exporters hud but one
load to report taken for foreign shipment.
Seaboard clearances in wheat und flour
were equal to 317,ouo bu. Primary receipts
were 8il.Uk by , compared with n07.0oo tm.
lust year. Minneapolis und Duluth reported
CM cars, against 411 :ust week and 037 a voar
ago. Local receipts were fort -two ears,
two of contract grade. Argentine shipments,
according to Board of Trade figures, were
1.032.0O0 bu. last week It was announced
that some of the Minneapolis mills will re
sume work Mondav
Corn ruled strong on covering. The le
celpts, 470 cars, furnished eleven cars or
cotitruct grade, which was quite an Im
provement on the showing thut lias been
made for some months. What Influence
this hud, however, was expended ut the
opening, which was a shade lower to
Ktc higher for May at 40c to 41c. A fair
commission house demand met with light
o..orlngs, under which the market held
steady for some time Townrd the end of
the session buying by shorts caused a sharp
bulge to 41Sc, and the close was strong,
6c higher ut 41VjC
Outs were dull early, but nctlve and llrm
later in symjiatby with corn. Some long
pats came on the advance, but the market
had good support. May sold between 254U
T'S-a"a 5,f-',;c atld ""'"fed flc higher
H."'1?. lhe receipts were SIT curr
Provisions w-i re extremely dull. Mav pork
opened at H4.0.U, and went to $l4.i;u on just
Jw-o trades Sentiment, however, wa bull
ish because or the light hog receipts and In
sympathy witn corn. May pork closed iOc
higher at $14.10, May lord unrhangd ut
$.X2it and Muy ribs be up at $7.12ts,.
Estimated receipts Mondav. Whent 75
4UUono head' CUr"' atS' 410 CnrF; hoB"'
The leading futurrs ranged as follows'
Articles ; Open. High ' Low. Close. 'Thurs
Wheat
Feb.
Mar.
May
I'nrn
Feb.
Mar.
Maj
Oats
Feb.
May
Pork
Feb.
May
July
Rlbf
Feb.
May
Sept.
'
j4N 74Vi'74W8-Uj 73'?:i
74-U
TOCWil
39J""mT.
39
4lC4l! 41
491 411 lOSTTi
I
2jii,!23V4
1i ftfl 1 in on
14 071 J4 17hl 14 07H! 14 16 14 tC
' -VAi-f' -Vi-I " 4TlS 'H
7 521,1 7 5r, I 7 niu 7 7
I- i 1 1 7 071,: 7 C24
1 7 OTi-il 7 J2W 7 07U 7 12U 7 17U
, T 20 I 7 23 7 20 1 7 25 " 7 20
No. 2.
Cash otiotatlonB were us follows:
FLOUR Quiet; winter putents. K.fiO32.R0;
straights, $3.2iVffS BO; clears, $2.2.30; spring
specials. $4.2llTi4.30; patentB. $3.5033.70;
strulghts $3.Ki(3.30; bakers. S2 204r2.50.
WHEAT No. 3 Bpring. CTtsi-c; No. .2
red. 75iic.
CORN No. 2, 40c; No. 2 yellow, 40c
OATS-No. 2, 25j'x(2GV.c. No. 2 white, 2SVi
Jf2!ic: No. S white, 27'4'i2Suc
RYE No 2. 62c
BARLEY Good feeding, 4Sfi49c; fair to
choice malting. &04I5GC
SEEDS No. 1 flax. S1.C2; No. 1 northwest,
eru, $1.05: prime timothy, $4.40; clover, con
tract grude, $11.
PROVISIONS-Mess pork, per bbl., $14.0Off
14.05. Lard, per lou lbs.. $7 477.50. Short
ribs sides (loose), $7.00fn.25. Dry salted
shoulders (boxed 1. SG23r&.50. Short cleur
sides (boxed). $7.4OIf7.G0.
WHISKY-BobIs of high wines, $1.27.
The following were the reeclpts and ship
ments: Flour Receipts. Shlpm'ts.
Flour, bbls M.OOO 02.000
Wheat, bu iir,.nwi
nnT, hn irr." out "is nm !
OatB. bu C79.0im 252.000
Rye. bu 10.000 G.OOO
Barley, bu 7S,0"0 19,000
On' the Produce exchange today the but
ter market wub nctlve; creameries, 14r22?c.
dulrles. lOiTlSc Cheese quiet, lOVeilc
Eggs, strong; fresh, 17L-'&1&c
XEW YORK GCNEHAL MARKET
Quotation of the Pay on Various
Commodities.
NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-FLOUR-Recelpts,
27,839 bblB. ; exports, 7.205 bbls.. quiet
but steady, winter straights, $3.4iV&S.60;
Minnesota putents, $4 103N.3?- Minnesota
bakers, $3.00Jf3.35; wlntor patents, M.fZQ
4.00; winter .extras. $2.502.85; winter low
grndeB. $2.43a2.fi0. Rye flour, quiet, (air to
good, $2.803.16; choice to fancy. $3.253.r0
Buckwheat flour, quiet at $2.lu2.15.
Bl CKWHISAI-UUU Ut 0USJ02C, C i r
New York
CORNMEAL Dul! : yellow western, 90c
clly. lc. Brand ywine. $2.402.45.
RYE Quiet, No. 2 western, Glc, f. o b
afloat, state. 5GU67c, c i i. cnrlnts
BARLEY Quiet : feeding. 4W&G1C, c 1 f
New York molting, 603e5c
BARLEY MALT Dull . westrrn. G5f72c
WHEAT Receipts, 94,100 bu. ; exports.
24.071 bu Spot, dull but llrm; No. 2 red, Kl
OSHwC f. n. b.. aflont. No. 2, 79c. elcx-ator.
No. northern Duluth. f?ic. t. o. b. afloat
No. 1 hard Duluth. fll'S.c, f. o. b , ufloat
Options oiK'tied firm but quiet and ruled
Blow, with only local trading In the ab
sence of new features beyond the smaller
Arcentlne shipments and the llciit rim r.r
northwest receipts. Price rallied slightly I
on locul covering, with the close steady ut
a net advance of .iffc Murch. 70Vtt
Vc; closed. 79V. May. SOfe'sOc. closed.
h0c; July closed. "9s.c
CORN Receipts, lfif.,725 liu ; exports. ivT -793
bu. Spot, quiet and steady . No 2. 49c.
elevator, and 4SWc. f o. h.. afloat. Options !
dull. Hhudo Btcodler on continued rinnrrrnrt. I
lng of receipts and covering notwithstand
ing poor cobles. Closed steady, VBhc net
higher. March closed. 4S4c: Muy, 4G-8
4Cc; rioted. 4fftc. July closed. (iVnC.
OATS Receipts. Ul.lsK) bu , exports, 6 ISCi
bu. Spot. dull. No 2. 31r. No. 3, 30r; No. 2
white, 33c; No 3 white. 32Uc, truck mixed
western, 30fi'31Vjc, tiuck white, 'SlWa.
Options, dull und nominal.
HAY Steady , shipping. TTt-ftsoc; good to
choice. 9J-.95c.
HOI'S Quiet; state, common to choice
19U0 crop, 172c; lR9ft, lhjnfir. old olds. 2a
f,c, 1'i.clflc coast. 1900 crop. 17att9e; 1K)9 lift
16c. old olds 2ifrGc "
HIDES-Firm. Galveston. 20 to 25 lbi
lKH4fl9c. Cuili .rnla. 21 to 25 lbs.. 19c; Texai
dry 24 to :i'l 1 ir . J5r
LEATHER Steady, hemlock sole, Buenos
Ajres. light to huakywelghts. 2442oc; ucii!
TALLOW Quiet , citv (C per pkg 4ic;
country (pkgs frvei 4?i5V,c '-.
PROVISIONS Beer, rteaoy; family. $11. IX)
11.50, mers. $S.5aD0i beef hums fls Eoff
10.00, parM't. $9,50010 60, extra IndU mers
SU.UOlG.0U. Cut meuts. steudv: pickled bel
lies, ST e2feflfl.6l); pickled siioulders. $G.ri4f
G. 25, pickled hams. $9.0OS9.26 Lard, steady
western steamed, $7.S0, refined, quiet; con
tinent, $T.95; South Americu, ST.T5. com
pound. $.1.6006.021-, Pork, e'endv; family
tl5.tKvffl5.60, Bhnrt clear, S14.T5STC.i0: mesi"
$14.00jri4.T5.
RICE Steadj , domestic, fair to extra, ST
(SOt .iHtiutt 4.dlr
BUTTER Receipt 6,211 pkgs.; firm,
fresh creumery, ItifrSSr, June creamery 15
Sue; fnctory. lisnr.r. Receipts fo' the
week uggregate 31,S2D pkg.. und Kliipmintt,
H. 300 likgs.
CHEESE RecelptR, 2 7K2 pkgs; r,ul-t.
fancy large, ctilorert and white. liMfflHtc.
fancy small, colorod. 12Vc. white, 12c. Re
ceipts for the week amounted to IIJCI
boxes and shipment 11.2S0 boxes.
DGGS-Reeeiptk 10J3! pkgs.. steady;
western, at mark. lS"-r, southern, nt murk,
lhe.
POTATOES Stead v. Jersey. $1.2&1 75,
New York. SI &oSn Tl. Lone Isiand. $l.WO
I. K-U ,lerey rweets $) T.ifK 5C
PEANUTS- Stead funcv hand-picked
4ufi' other donu u-1'OL'LTRY-AlHe,
uteaU , fowls, 19V
Dresfed. dull and weak ttirkrs "SllSC
' roosting f'hlekens OiflOr fowls K4"-c
METALS The local metal market nsMe
from continued fair ncttvln and stabintv
in tin, was a small affair If the ubsei-e
I of information rrom abroRd traders were
lnelined to do business at preiioue prices
rather than to anticipate the advices to be
1 received on Monday Prices throughout
I l. - . , . . . ..1 rnl..
Ktiai.v, spelter. $3.D74fc4.!ts . copper
$17 for Lake Superior and $16 G24 for cast
ing and electrolytic, pig iron warrants.
$9.50010.50, northern foundry. Slu.n0rrric.S0.
southern foundr. $14.R0g16 soft south
em, $l.lMfn6.76.
Cotton Market.
NEW YORK. Teb. 2J Considerably
higher prices were reached in cotton today.
The market opened firm and 3rf7 jmlnts
higher on active buying for both accounts
W'ork was strong In favor of bull specula
tion. The most potent factor was n better
rrom nearl all quarters The influence st
ruling or tlie Enpltsh market urter the holi
day than expected At the time of our
opening Liverpool was fully 2 points higher
than was figured to be a fair response to
Thursday's rise here The bullish cables
were accompanied bv generous sized buying
orders, chiefly Mny and July Malms that
southern markets were nS-lGr higher on
Improved demand for export and domestic
account, together with more cheerful cloth
trude news, swept away props of bear conh
dence and led to a hasty further recoil. The
wave or buying curried Muy to 9 lhe and
July to 0.17c uhereurter mure or less ir
regularity was noted due to tight flurries
of profit taking. For a Saturday trading
was active und speculation as a whole wo
healthy Sentiment in local circles was
somewhat mixed after the first hour, the
pit recognlzttiK the fact that the market hud
a 25-polnt reaction from the recent break
und thut the weak shorts were well weeded
out Yet conditions were bulllBh beyond
question, serving to nrrest selling from de
cline The market closed barely steady at
9 points higher to 4 points lower, having
eased off in the lust minutes under rea
lizing. Spot closed steady and 1-lGc higher,
middling uplands. 9Hc. middling gulf, i'Sc,
sales. 2.120 bales. Futures closed barely
i steady. February. 9.01c. Marrh. 9.03c, April.
I 9 05c. May. fl.mc, June 9.0Ht July. 9.11r;
, August, S.Tftc. September. 8.30c, Ortober.
t.Citr , November. 7 imc , December. T 95c
, LIVERPOOL, I eb. 23 - COTTON - Spot.
I quiet und -id higher, American middling
fulr, D2i-32d. good middling, ivd. middling.
611-32d. low middling. 6 5-32d, good ordinary,
4 2S-32d; ordinary. 42 13-22d, sales. COW littles,
of which 5i0 were for speculation and ex
port und included t.Too American, receipts.
2.000 bales, lnrludlng J.iW American Fu
ture opened and closed dull American
middling 1 m c . February. 5 ls-filtji HMVid.
I sellers, February and Murch. 6 lR-rrifi
16 lB-Wd, sellers. March und April. 614-04p
r,15-G4d. sellers. Anrll and Mav. 613-04(1.
vulue. Msy and June. 612-Cid. sellers. June
and July, tlo-GId, buyers; July und Au
gust, 6 (-64d, buyers ; August und Septem
ber, 4 6f-G4d, sellars; September. 4 60-B4d, sell
ers, Octoler, g. o c. 4 3)-G44 39-Md. nom
inal; October und November, g o. c . 4 21-64
$4 32-f-id. tiomlnn..
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 3 -COTTON-Steady :
middling. !-nC. receipts. 630 boles, ship
ments, I.1SS bales, stock, 73.3C2 bales.
Coffee Mnrket.
NEW YORK. Feb. 23.-COFrEE Futures
started steady In tone, with prices un
changed to 15 points higher, and after the
cull showed marked animation, with the
feeling for covering foreign buying. The
eesslon was very llvelj Spot showed fur
ther Improvement. Sentiment at the close
was very bullish, when "copper' Interests
were strong buyers. The market was finally
steadied, with prices net unchanged to 15
points higher Total sales were 42.250 bugs.
Including March at G.15fi.2fir April. G.2oc,
May. G.20C. June, G.20fl0.2.ic, Ju'y. C.20SG.2.'.c,
August. Cllc, -September. C.2llC.2.'iC ; Octo
ber. G.205rG.2Tc, November, G.25c, December.
G.35c, January, G 4iciiC.4rK. Spot. Rio. steudy,
No. 7. Invoice, 7c. Mild, quiet, ijordovu,
fcrhc.
Oil Murket.
NEW YORK. Feb 23. OILS-Llnseed,
steady; prime crude, 27c, prime yellow, 24c.
retroleum, steady; refined. New York. $7.95.
Philadelphia und Baltimore, S7.9, refined In
bulk. $5.95. Rusln. quiet: strultiRd, common
to good, $l.G.i. Turpentine, steudy nt 41b
&12c
LONDON. Feb. 23. OILS Linseed. 23s Pd;
turpentine spirits. 2Ss lDfed.
LIVERPOOL. Feb. 23. OILS-Rosln. com
mon, steady at 4Vs 4d. petroleum.' refined,
quiet at 7Vd; linseed, dull ut 2Gs
Dry Goods Market.
NEW YORK. Feb. 23 DRY GOODS The
dry goods market closed the week quietly In
all departments of both cotton und woolen
goods, The orders coming forward are still
for rmall quantities as u rule, with little
disposition to go ahead of well ascertained
requirements. Print cloths ore dull. Ameri
can cotton yards ure lnuctlvc and still
tending downwards. Woolen and worsted
yarns are dull and irregular. Linen yarns
are strong in tone.
Evaporated and Dried Fruit.
NEW YORK, Feb, 22. EVAPORATED
APPLES Ruled rather quiet but ubout
steudy ut unchunged prices, state, -common,
3i4rte; prime, 4c; choice, BMTGc:
fancy. &Jr7c
, CALIFORNIA DRIED FRUITS-Were
Inactive. PruneH, nomlrmlly quoted at
SWc per lb.,, us to 'size and quality. Apri
cots, Royal. TSlSc, Moor Park. SVifrlSs.
Peaches, peeled, 14JT1SC, unpeeled, Cgioc.
Sugar Market.
LONDON, Feb. 23. BEET SUGAR Feb
ruary, 'is 2Vid.
NEW YORK, Feb. 22. SUGAR
Raw, steudy. refined, quiet, Zc:
standard A, 6.30c, confectioners' A, &.3UC,
mould A. 6.86c; cut loot, Gc, crushed, Gc;
powdered. 6.60c; granulated. 6.50e. culves.
6.T5c Molasses, quiet. New Orleans, opsn
kettle, good to choice, 2249c.
Weekly Hank Statement.
NEW YORK. Feb 23 The weekly state
ment of averugeF or the associated banks
shows. Loans. $911.B00.9oO; decrease, $2,S82.
10U. depoults. S1.0O9.18C, decrease. $:.142.109.
circulation. $31,210,000. increase, SGG.400; legal
tenders. $T3,890,100; Increase. S1.4U.S00, specie,
$192,913,300; decrease, $260,100; reserve, in
crease $1,694,275, suprlus bank reserve In
excess or legal requirements or February
1C. $14,546,675.
The Financier says
The changes in tho New York bank state
ment for the current week are not us strik
ing us those which have been noted for a
month or bo previous, although the exhibit
is important In lu revelation of a possible
consummation of the Important financial
deals thut have distinguished the opening
months or the current j'ear The state
ment, In fact, covered only four dayB of the
Stock exchange week, as Friday and Satur
day were observed us holidays. The known
movements of money compared rather
closely with tth tallies or averages an
nounced, specie having expanded $l,41B,8o0,
while legals decreased $200,100. This, accom
panied by n decrenie or over $2,000,000 In de
posits, resulted In u guln of $1,094,225 in
rurplus reserve, bringing that item up to
$14,54G,G76. The falling off In deposits and In
loans mark the first decreases that hnve
been noted this year und are due probably
tc liquidation that has been characteristic
of stock market operations of late It can
not be assumed, however, that the state
ment will continue to show only unimpor
tant fluctuations, lor pending deals of mnv.
ultude may exert a decided Influence in the
neur future. The position of the hnnks. in
view or what has occurred lately, can only
be described us strong The heavy remit
tances rrom the Interior. If pust experience
is a sufe guide, is over for the present.
The early spring months ure usually
murked by a decided decrease In the rush
resources of the bunks. But for all that
the immediate ruture, boxed nn normal
conditions; does not Indicate higher money
rates. Of course, if the banks are put to
the strain of financing heavy trust plans,
predictions as to money rutes must be re
garded as the berth, but the successes of
pending schemes will be assisted by a not
ever firm market and to that extent, nt
least, it Is safo to say no strimrenev is
probable. The lonn and deposit Items of the
cieunng nuuse institutions nave peon enor
mously tnated since early in January, but
despite the expenslon of liabilities the sur
plus reserve Is wlthtn ST.OOO.OOO us high ns n
year ago this, too, In the face of nn In
crease of S1S2,000,0U0 of deposits and SIGG.OOO.
WW of loans In tht same period
Hunk Clearliicfc.
OMAHA. Feb. 23. Clearings, $li71.07.l3;
corresponding duy lust year. $1,220, S5J.fi).
Increase, $56,550.44
CHICAGO. Feb. 23. Clearings. $23,191,047.
balances, $1.T20,91S; posted exchange, $4.S5f
-4.(iK. New York exchange, 10c dltcount.
ST LOUIS. Feb SI. Clearings. $7.2Ti,TT2;
balances, $102,325; money, 6it; per rent;
New York exchange, par bid. 10c premium
CINCINNATI. Feb, 22 Clearing.. Si;.
798,G50; jnonry, StTi per cent. New York
exchunire. nor.
PHILADELPHIA, F h. 23,-Clearlngs,
$22.On0.er.. balances. $2,923.94!.
BALTIMORE. Feb 23. Clearings, tl.326..
T30. balances. $5!C.25G.
NEW YORK. Feb. 2T. -Clearings, S:,9.2fli,
084. balances, SlO.OK'.OfcG.
BOSTON. Feb. a Clearings. $.1.5K.332:
balances, Ji 965.S6S
Forelgrn ritimioliil.
LONDON Feb. 23 Cold premium are
quoted us follow? lljriioc Ayres. 130; Mud
rid. 37 lo. Rome irlf.. Spunlsh 4s. Tli,d. The
amount of bullion taken tntn the Bunk of
England on balance today was 13JKtj.
PARIS. Feb. 23. Parquets weie firm on
the bourst today. Spanish -ts Improved.
Kaffirs were good. e.siK'cln'l Rands, on ru
mors of tin fuvorHhir tone to the British
regarding Gtneral Dewet's position At t)ie
1 lose some departments sllghtl reacted,
but the market wus grnrru!? ptud Three
per cent rentes, lOVjf, 40c lor the uccoant.
1 exchange on London. 25 f 22Vc for check.
Spanish 4, 72.21'V
, BERLIN Teh 2S -On the bourxe today
Internationals were firm and there was a
good investment in home . Locals flurtu-
ated and r osed firm Amet leans were quiet
, Ext liange on London. 4um 4RH pfgs
London MoeU t notations.
I LONDON. Feb. 3.-2 p. m.-C'.outug
Cons., money
do account
7u Erie 2ii
17 9-1G do 1st pfd m
67-i, Pennsylvania "C
1" Reading 1G
Atchison
Can. Puaflc
St Paul
Illinois Central
Louisville
U. 1'. preferred
1IWHNO. I'BClllC pfd R
lS4i,Grand Trunk
:M"'Annconda .. 1
on Rand Mines . 4flu
MONEY 4 per cent Thu rnte .,f ill..
I tyuht In the open market for short trill I
M. per cent, for three months' bill. SMr
3 1S-1G pe cent
ew York Money Mnrket.
I NEW YORK, Teb. 3 MONEY Prime
I mercantile tmper. 3i.(JJ4S per cent
, STERLING EXCHANGE Steudv . with
actual luslnes In hankers' bills ut M.K7i
for demand and U.Vt for sixty days:
; posted rotes, J4.S4itfi4.st und J4.)S. cemmer
1 clal bills, 4.3i4'B4.!s3?
I Coniiltloti of the Trensnrr.
WASHINGTON. Feb 2X-Today s state-
, ... uiurui,, uiimm-rp .11 mr fun
eral fund, exclusive of the S160.on0.on0 gold
reserve In the division of redemption,
shows. Available cash balunce. $145,879,431,
cold, $T7.o(tt,8"t:
St. Louis I. Me Stock Market.
I ST LOUIS, Feb. 23. CATTLE Rerelpts,
1,000 head, including 100 head Texan, mar
ket steady, with natives fully os good ns
any day during the week. Texnns. ioj
I lower than tho opening of the week, nn-
1 tlve shlppliz and export steers, $3.4J06.i.
dressed beef and butcher steers. $J.7d5u.20.
steers ilt.der I.00O lbs.. $3.5n64.5o. stockers
nnd feeders. $2.50ti4.G0. cows and heifers.
I $2.0O&4.75. canners. Sl.!5r2.76. bulls, $2.33J
4.10. Texas and Indian steers, $.'1.20t4.5;
cows nnd heifers. $: ,'rfs.C5.
HOGS-Receipts. 14,To,. head, murket n
shnde lilgher. pigs nnd lights $6 4t
, 6.47" . puckers, $5.40rC.50 butchers, 16 4Mr
SHEEP AND lAMHP Receipts 2.000
' head, murkekt steady, native muttunr. $1.01
04.411. lumb. $4.505f6.ai. culls and bU"k.
$2.lKy4.25. storkers, I2.i4i3 10. wenerr vetr
I lings. $4.60tf4.SS. western sheep, $4.2"fn.5i).
I nr York Live Mork Mnrket.
' NEW YORK. Feb 23 RFEVF.fi-R-
; celpts rt09 head, nearly all consignee! direct.
no trudlnc of importance; exports. 9i0 head
cattle nnd 7,450 quart irs of bef
CALViiss iteceipts. si iieua . lower, veais,
$5.4T7 75. tops. SS, bumyurds, $U.6oS4.'iO
SHF.EP AND LAMRS-Receipts, "SSbend.
sellers firm, trade slow, sheep. S3.bfl1M.5V.
exjiorts. 4W heud. prime lambs, Sj.TTiifj.io.
HOGS- Roceliits. 23ia head, none for
sale alive, nominally steady
t, Joseph Lle Stock Murket.
SOUTH ST JOSEPH, Feb 23. (Special.)
Tie Journal quotes-
CATTLE Receipt. 100 head, market
stendv: demand strong
HOGS Receipts, 6,6110 hend: market 2Hc
higher, u'l grades, $5.2?VZK'60, bulk of sales,
KX'Mfi 40. pigs, stendy
SHEEP Receipts, 200 head, market firm;
lumlm. $5.0ii'6.1o; yenrllngs, $4.40Ji4.G.'.; weth
ers, 4.00f4. ewes, $3.6O5M.00.
FREE DELIVERY SEQUENCE
Superintendent llrdjte Predict Pos
tal Teleirrnph, Tureels Pot ntid
Postal SuTlnt Hank.
KANSAS CITY. Mo., Feb. 23 Charles
Hedges of Washington, assistant superin
tendent of rural free delivery, nddrcEseQ
the annual convention of the Missouri Post
masters' association today. Mr. Hodges, In
the course of his remarks, gave assurances
that rural free delivery as an adjunct to
the postal service of the United States
has come to stay. "It Is no longer an ex
periment," said he. "The principal bene
fits of the system have been so well demon
strated that It will be extended and will
become not only a permanent, but one uf
the most Important fenturrs of the poc'.ol
service."
Mr. Hedges also predicted that in carry
ing out the Idea of rural free delivery. It
would open the way for the establishment
of three other rreat project connected
with the postal service. These are the
postal telegraph, parcel's post and the
postal savings bank.
MURDERED MAN'S PAST LIFE
Giovanni Suld to Have Served In Slnr
Slue I uder a Different
Name.
CHICAGO, Feb. 23. United States secret
service officials and the police depart
ment, working together on the murder of
Salvo Giovanni, who was killed on Thurs
day night, have heoome convinced that
Giovanni was the victim of a gang of coun
terfeiters, and they ore now working on
that theory.
Captain Hotter of the secret service has
known Giovanni many years by the name
of Gamburdelll. Under this name, accord
ing to Inspector Kolas, the murdered man
served ten years In the penitentiary at
Sing Slug, N. Y and tw-o years In Jollet
tor rasslng counterfeit money.
According to the Btory told by Police
Inspector Kolas, Giovanni haB been in
timately connected with various counter
feiting gangs for many years. United
Stated authorities wanted to use him In
running down these criminals, it is sold,
but he refused.
HOLDS MURPHY RESPONSIBLE
Street Car Conductor Sues Paving;
Contractor for JVearlv Tlie
Thousand Dollar.
Julius S Nichols has sued Hugh Murphy
for $4,330 damages. The plaintiff wob &
conductor on the South Omaha car line
and one day Inst August while rlrlinr rm
the footboard of his car hl foot was
caught by a pile of pnvlng stones along
side the track and he wbb thrown violently
to the ground. He sustained erl mm In
juries and he holds Mr. Murphy responBlblc
lor me ucriucnt because the contractor was
the owner of the paving block which are
said to have been In the way
Golf Player Killed.
DENVER, Feb 23. James Rupsell. a
young Scotchman, goir Instructor ror the
Overland Park club, was Instantly killed in
a dance hall by Mrs Stella Stulllngs. a
colorod womun, with whom he was dancing
The two were playing with a revolver
which wns not supposed to be loaded
Russell was a well known goirer and won
a gome from Vurdon, the English cham
pion, when he wus here some months ago.
Mrs. Stullinjrs mother, Mrs. Short, is one
of the three women ussaulted on Capitol
hill lost night and is in u critical condition
Gordon Gets III PoeketliooLu
CHICAGO. Feb. 23. The large pocketbook
containing a number of railroad passes,
checks and other valuable papers In Gen
eral John B. Gordon's overcout, stolen from
the Grand Pacific hotel last week, reached
the hotel yesterday under cover of n 1-cent
wrapper and with nineteen 1-cent postuge
due stamps posted in the corner. Except
for a small umount of paper monev and a
few checks nothing apparently had been
taken from the pocketbook.
THE REALTY MAIIKCT.
INSTRUMENTS placed on record Eatur
duy, February 23;
Wnrraiity Deed,
Frederick Hnxtung nnd wife to G F
Stork, lot G, block 16, Pork Forest. .'$ C75
H attic Nlndel to Victoria Schmld. lot
6. block 3, Isnuc t S.'s add vooo
Ellen Cruwrord and husband to D. E.
McMurray, w: lot 20. block 2, Rush
& S.'s ndd .. . bco
Omaha Realty company to Edward
Morrison, eU lot 3. block 5. Sweeev'
ndd 700
Same to C R Kumpf, e'i lot 4, blocii
, same xui
H G Prltchard and husband to C. IS
Malm, lot 6, Potter & C.'s subdlv.. 45.1
C. G. Pnvlson to E. J. Gate, lot 22.
W. A. Redlrk's ndd I.uk
AV L Selby et nl to Christina Thlelke.
lot 6, block 1, Rush &. S.'s add... . 1
E. M Gnrnetx to Duvld Andrewr, lots
2 and 3. block K, Florence 75
Fraiitlsku Marr und bubband to V
and Joseph Prusa. lot 9 block I
Llnwood Mirk ... coi
Total umount of tr mister 5,701
OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET
lotb Beef Btrcrs ud Butcher Stock Fifteen
to Twenty Hiphir for the "Week
HOGS AVERAGED A LITTLE BETTER TODAY
Mieefi Pen Were l'.iuptj nod
Result There AVns .Nothing
mI III Which to Make 11
'lest of the .Mnrket.
SOUTH OMAHA, Feb. 2S
IteeeJnts rw.
cuttle
WOgs. Sheep.
OlllClul MollUuy . . .
UttlciHl 'J ueiiuuy . .
omoiul H'oduesBa
OliiBii.. Thursdh) . .
Oflicikl Friday. .
umcia. tiuturuay.
Total this week..
Weei. ending Feu it,
NVeeK ending Feb h.
WeeK t nullig Feb i
eek enuitit; Jan t,
eek unuiug Fell.
:.01c
i.MV
l.miji
t.15 B.BUI
k,X4
T.3G
i.Hi.
b.oJG
m
S.2U
.10,799
. .14.9.XI
. .12.Wi
1.!2
ll.klb
S4,
4G.63
4,VHw.
30,809
10,1
1S.2I6
42.7S2 a,ii
Ai(.rni;i nrley ild tur lius to' 'Of
set era! day, with comparlstns.
I 1901 jlWO 1W9. lt8 jW'JHi i9i.
Feb. 1..,
Feb. 2...
Teb. S...
Feb. 4..
Feb, 6..
Feb. 6..
Feb. 7..
Teb, ( .,
Feb. 9 .
j:h, 10.
1'eb. 11.,
Feb. 12.
ieit 12.
Jb. . .
Feb. 15.
l'eb. 1G.
Feb. J:
Feb lk
Feb. 19
Feb. 20 .
Feb 21
Fen. 12
Feb. :
.1 t ne -uiiUiir 4 03
2 r.t
I 22 I
6 23,
6 3H,
.
l 29S
r, 331
Indicates Sunday.
The ofllcliU number of curs of
brought In today by each road wu.
stock
Roads. Cattle. Hogs. H'r's.
C. M ti St. P. Ry 4
O. k St. L. Rv 2
Missouri Pacific Rv 2
Union Pacific system
C. & N. W. Ry 1
F., E. 4 M. V. R. R
C, St. P., M. k O. Ry.. 1
B. M. R. R. R
C, B. & Q. Ry
C, R. 1. & P. Ry.. E
C R. 1. ir P. Ry.. W
Illinois Central
IX
I
26
S
1G
9
21
1
Total receipts 2 108 1
The disposition of the day's receipts was
as follows, each buyer purchasing the num
ber of heud ludlcated.
Buyers. Cattle. Hogs.
Omaha 1'ocklr.g company 1,310
G. H. Hammond company 1,021
Swift and Company C 1,679
Cuduhy Packing company 2,42b
Armour At Co 1,310
Other buyers a
Total receipts 27 T.64B
CATTLE There wore practically no cat
tle on sale today and consequently there
was nothing with which to make a test of
the market.
The supply of cattle for the week has not
been particularly heavy As the receipts
ut the head or the column will show, there
bus been u railing off, both as compare
with last week and also with the cor
responding week of last year The de
mand, on the other hand, has been or quite
liberal proportions nnd values have tended
upward, particularly on good stuff.
Choice beer steers have been scarce and
ut the close or the week are 15Q2(c higher
than they were a week ago The medium
kinds have not been In as good demand, but
owing to the light supply or good stuff buy
er have been forcod to take It at an
advance nearly as great us ov the choicest
kinds, The warmed-up cattle have sold
partly to feeder buyers and partly to
packers and while prices have shown some
improvement they have not advanced as
much as the more desirable grades.
The market on butcher stuff is also a
good UtfJOc higher thun the close of last
week und in some coses it is 26c higher
on good stuff. The demand has been good
all the week and thr market ruled active
On Tuesday and Wednesday buyers put nn
the most of the advance, but since that
time prices have been good and strong.
The advance has been general 0:1 all
grades, but greatest on the choicer bunches,
Btockcrs and feeders of good quality have
been a little more active during the week
than they were the week liefore and tn
some cases huve sold u little higher The
common kinds, however, and purtlculurlv
the common light stockers. hnve been dull
and sellers found them hard to move. The
demand from the country Is for the better
grades and yard traders are cuutlous about
taking hold of the common stuff, Rep
resentative nales;
STOCK COWS AND HEIFERS.
No.
1. ..
1...
1...
Av. Pr No. av. Pr
. . . .1030 S 95 1 .1170 2 93
1120 3 16 1 . 9T0 3 60
. 070 S 50 1. . .1210 t 60
CALVES.
1 15G T 00
... 200 r. 50
STOCKERS AND FEEDERS.
. . 666 4 1 0 2 . 640 S 00
SO
HOGS There was a pood average Satur
day's supply of hogs here todaj-, and, ns
the demand was In good shape, the market
opened u strong ZMc higher. The hogs be
gan to move toward the scales at price
ranging mostly from S6.80 to $5.85, with the
long raring at $5.8SV. At those prices It was
not a particularly active murket, as puck
ers did not like to pay the advance The
feeling kept getting weaker ns the morn
ing advanced and the close wbb very slow
and mean, On the lust end bids weru
mostly at $5.30, with lightweights going
from that price -down, and occasionally a
prime load would bring 35.32H, Early in
the morning some choice butchcrwolghts
Bold as high as S5.S7'i.
The market for the week has beer. In very
satisfactory condition, Monday started In
with a decline of ubout a nickel, but the
next three days prices Improved and cn
Thursday the market reached the high
point of the year, the average cost being
$6.32Ti. The next highest duy wus Feb
ruary Hi when the average cost was $5.12H.
The week closed only a shade under the
high point and about u dime higher than
It opened and nearly a nickel higher than
the close or the previous week, Rep
resentative sales
4 C2 3 W, 3 "111 a X I 4 03,
I 6 2iV.i , 3 69' 3 72 2 i 3 l - S
, 6 2.C 4 GC 3 TS 3 21 3 3, 3
Ira? to sm; .VMS' w
I b 2s V 4 GS 3 66 s r-i I S j S!
6 29 4 76) S 68, 3 71 S 2?l w J
I S 2! 4 M 3 7oi 3 71 S S., ' K
( ' 4 80 3 71, I 7C, 3 2.1 J gi . M
' t I2V 3 6& S 77 it 21 JJl J J?'
6 30V 4 7 I i SI l 1 S' 1 it
1 6 4 82 3 GR 3 3'J, 3 Ml
I 6 20ti 4 76 3 C) 8 S3 ' ? i"
t an 4 75, a t.81 s mii s 3ui j j-. 'j
i 27. 4 93 S 6S 3 SKI 3 34, ' V
1 '.r. !i ,j. 2 M. :; 2j 3 s1 . . I
37 3 Si, 3 1M 3,
4 S3' 3 91 3 SNi " -
4 781 S 60, I 3 36 ; M . ,
4 V4i ;i 4, s 9:.
4 G9, 3 !' M, 3 1, .. '
40!) S K IU 2 3G - i
No. Av Hn. Pr No. Av. Sh. Pr
100 . .179 . . 6 274 KG . . . .1S2 . . 6 22'.i
T9. . .222 . 5 ?Th 77 .216 40 6 37W
Tl .239 40 6 30 GT. .241 40 f, 32tt
G9 . . .241 120 r X0 69 .222 6 32 Vs
69. .22G 6 30 70 . 245 .. 6 32U
65. ..216 40 6 SO Gli. . .294 60 6 33C
1.8 .23S 240 6 30 6k . .22K 40 6 32
K0 . . . .197 6 SO 66 24S 40 6 22W
73 . .225 . 6 SO 09 248 5 R2Vv
FO.. . .194 . . 6 30 76 . .21h 6 T2H
70 216 40 6 30 CD . .23G 6 324
G5. . .237 . 6 m 76 241 6 324
i9.. ..195 6 SO 79 246 . 6 32S
K5 .1SS .6 30 Hi. ...220 f. 2k.
75 240 . 6 .10 n 249 5 fSVi
K5 . . 210 . 6 30 73 . . .229 . . 6 32Vi
C". . .225 40 6 30 Ml. ..2fH . 6 324
09 .232 UK) 6 30 GG .225 . 6 ."2W
7fi. .214 . 6 SO 74 . 245 . 6 22U
64 IBS . 6 30 74. .210 . 6 32V4
M 19ii 40 5 30 93 . .212 . . 6 STU
SG . lil .6 30 G7 .225 6 32U
GK ... .220 SO 5 30 72 .246 120 6 SC
74 186 . . 6 30 63. . . .203 . . 6 'C'C
69. . . .207 80 6 30 T2 . 201 6 324
T2 . . .179 80 6 30 6G . . . .21G 80 6 224
82 .ITT. 6 30 62 ,22B . 6 ."24
89 . . .19C 6 20 M . .20T 80 6 32U
44 257 120 6 30 31 . . .236 I, !C4
2 .205 h 324 GT .24T 6 S2Vi
25 . . . .254 . . I S24 IT1 .272 6 35
121 . .229 . . 6 24 T3 .254 f, 26
6C .. ,25fi . 6 324 62. .254 6 25
6T . . .233 . 6 224 G". .2GT . 6 35
83. . . .207 . 6 224 65. . .280 120 5 X.
GT . ..252 80 6 324 G5 ..216 40 6 33
74. . .233 40 5 S24 69 . . .30G 1G0 f. XI
73. . .23T . . 6 '4 Gt. . . .222 . 5 35
GO. . ,2W, 6 32U TG .247 120 5 36
72. .. .220 . 6 324 62 .241 . 6 35
S5. ...233 80 6X24 04 ..297 . 6 15
GG . . . .19G 40 ' 224 68 . .250 4 0 6 35
G7 223 . . 6 324 70 .244 80 6 S5
04 . .252 SO 6 324 G. .229 6 3.
77 212 . . 6 124 73 .223 . . 6 V,
48 2C2 . 6 32'i 68 ...286 . 6 25
66 305 . . 6 22t 27. ...251 ... 6 X5
TS 257 60 6 22U 65. ..K2 . 6 35
74 245 . . 6 S2's CI. .274 . . 6 35
70. ..257 .. r. S2VJ 69. .310 .. t 3T,
Gl.. .242 ... 6 324 66 ..280 . S 374
Kl. ...251 40 6 tT4 70 .1ST f, 3T4
G5. . "Tl . f. 32'i GO ,2fi 6 2T4
SHEEP There wns nothing on sale tndi
DO YOU
SPECULATE?
and as a resu.t tiotliing f,uid be told ve
gardliig the condition cf the market
The reeelpt for the week have bee-n dout.
what thej were the previous week a.na 'ii
a trifle slnr or the correipotidlng week 1 T
.at year The flnmanfl has been In good
shape hII the week, but in view of the
liberal supply buyer were lnelined to dl.
criminate against the heavywelrht sheep
and lamb and suc.li kind are a little easier
for the week The choice hand weight
star, however ha not shown so much
prices'' R h '""C"1 xrri' stlsfac;orv
.2,y a 'pw note been offered and
such as were on sale moved freclv at good
steady prices
1 Quotation Choice fee WeUiers $4 15IT
lightweight vra-erinV S4.WW&. fair"
1 SSfll 'S'JSf M W w- choice lightweight
'.t ?rh.Jrc rl,r,nK lunbr, KTsfltso. fair 1
SfLlVnF M' "4 7i, ftdet ewe
CHICAGO LIVi: SI'IOCK MAIIKKT.
Cattle .omlnallr Steady Hog Stronc
' 10 Miaue HlKlier.
CHICAGO. J'eb. 23 CATTLE Receipt
.200 head, nominally iteudy. gosd to prime
steers f 1 9oflG.OO. poor to m-dlutn VHt
1 4 SO. Blockers and feeders $2 T7fiH.Mi, .'ow
$2.504.25. holfers. $:.50t4.&0. Conner. SI xta
! 1.60. Inillh, $2 K-tf-l.rO; colvrs. $4 0(nc5o
1 Tnxn-fed Herrs. S4.(JO4.90, Texas Rrans
"'.T1 Texa. bulls. $S.6tHi.'i0
JHiHv 2v(.i0 head. Monday 4
000 head .tltm,f..,i ie ... 1 n, I.m,,
strong tn rhnde hlghl-r. top. $5.60. mixed
and butchers. S5.3fctf6.50. rood iu choice
heavy. $5 4(tr6 60. rough heavy. $5.3504 0"
bulk or sales 16 iHff. 46
SHEEP AND IVMBP-Receipt. l.O'
head, stead v. good to choice wethers, $4 on
04. GO, fair to cholre mixed, a 004M 10. west
ern sheep, $4 0nfl4 lie, Texas sheep. $2 6t
3 G... native lambs, j4.60iiC.21, wrrtorn iambs.
$5.(XKpf..25
, RECEIPTS Thl week Cattle. 4P.7W
bend. hogs. 194.30i hend, heen. . m hesd
Lust week. Cattle r.T.u.O head, hogs 224.10'
head . sheep, 72.200 beau
K 11 11 tn tit) l.lic Stock .Market.
KANSAS CITY. Teb 23 CATTLE Re
ceipts, SMi head, best beef. K1T15c lower,
common calves. 60c 'oter than last week
other cattle nbout steudy. tiomlno. quota
tions, native beef steer. $4 4:H6.Hi. stock
ers and reeders $.1 7&JM SJ. western-fed
Meort. $4.W!(J4.M TexoiiR nnd l .dianii, $3 70
T4.80. cows. $JI0Ot4.25 heifers $3 '3414.60.
calmer. $2.25ff2 90. bulls SS I0-t o. calves,
$4.50tfG.2T., tecelpts fol the wen. 34.000 head,
ugulust Uf.ono heud lust week
HOGS Receipts 6.6ik. heud. market
steady lo 6c higher tup $5 50. bulk of sale.
$5.30fJ6.42W . heuyy, J5.3J4J6.60. mixed puck
er. SS.35V6.45: light, J6.15JfG.30, pig. 4.611l
6.10; receipts for the week, S3.OU0 head,
ugntnst 70,000 bead lust week
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipt. 1.100
head; market 10c lilgher than 11 week ago
western lambs. J4 76iar6 10 western wethers,
$4.1584.40, western yearling. $i.21H76.
ewes, $3.5OjrS.90; rulls $2.60011.25. receipt
for the week, lfi.000 heud agulnst 13 000
head last week
Stock In Mcht.
Following ure the receipts ut the four
principal western murket for February 33
cattle, iiogs nneep
South Omaha . . 394
Chicago 200
Kansas City 200
St. Louis 1.000
7.GG8
211.1.0 1
li.jlN)
1 1.TIK)
1. (00
Moo
2. WX)
Total
1.T94 47.SG3
i.lOJ
W. Farnam Smith
& Co.,
STOCKS, BONDS,
Investment Securities.
1820 Farnam St. Tele, 1064
Investors,
Doe your money earn you a fair Inter
est Are you sallslled to leave it in the
bank at S or 4 per cent per annum whon
we can earn for you that much per mouth
Huve you speculated In the stock murket
and found your broker honest, and bus he
given you inforniutlun on which you have
mado money? No? Then why don't you
try u house that 1 willing to guarantee
you D gal ni-1 loss and whu'li Is able to pay
60 or Go per cent per ywir This house Is
Incorporated. Is responsible to the com
monwealth oT Mnss. Tor Its every action,
makes its reports to the commissioner of
corporation at the state house, city of
Boston. Could we afford to do anything
thut is not ralr. honest and ubove board
with you ir you were SURE wo could
and would earn and pny at least 1 per
cent per month, would you not Invest nt
least a part or your monev with us" Wo
can do this and will prove It to you If you
will write to us Don't send your moncv
until you have thoroughly investigated us
But don . Invest elsewhere until you giv
u c chance to prove our statements,
Write nt once
Cobb Everett lin rmnriil Co.
(Incorporated j,
K5 State Street, . P. . Hm JHM.
Huston,
Chicago Board of Trade
Orders In grain and provisions Write
us for dully market letter und booklet
or statistical information relating to
the productions, exports and fluctua
tions of values in groin, provisions,
seeds, cotton J S Simpson Ar Co.,
14 and 1G Pacific uvetiuu. Chicago,
members Chicago Board or Trade, es
tablished lfl'1
B, L. Baldwin & Co.
GENERAL
INSURANCE AGENTS
lSI FA UN AM STREET,
l.onu llltnuce Phone, 17HD,
Buy rRVER HILL OF LEADVILLE nt
6c a share; Company controls IT claims In
the heart of the District; property being
operated with a ctuatu bolsi; has a record
of production of $150,000.00.
Buy PRIDE MINING COMPANY STOCK
st 20c a share; the company owns 45 claims
atid a lurge mill. Is a steady shtppet and
employs 25 men; will undoubtedly pay divi
dends this year.
Write for Information uuncernlug divi
dend paying stock showing an Investment
of bettor than 23 per ent. to Herbert S.
Shaw, offices 14 and 16. Brown Palace Ho
tel. Denver, Colorado. Ai.proted stock
sold on Instalment plan. Direct prlvuu
wire tn all Colorado exchanges
Oil lNVKSr IN OIL Greatest
Itm opportunity
to make a great amount of monev from
small Investment in Oil wince the lnys of
Pennsylvania Ull excitement We hue l,sna
acres of OH Land near the great : 01 bar
rel pushers in the wonderful Sand Fork Oil
Fields, In Lewis Count j. V Va Portion
of our stock oflrrcd nt 5c on the dollur
Money to be used in drilling well Prop
erty ull paid for und noti-UHesablc For
further particular uddress
SAND FORK Oil. A GAS CO
Peubody Building At heeling. W A'a
JAKES E. BOYD & CO.
Telephone lOitl). Olauliu, .Neb.
COMMISSION,
GHAI, PROVISIONS nnd STOCK,
Hoard of Trade,
Correspondence John A. Warren & Co
Direct wire to Chicago and New Torr
.It so rproulstn stieceiBfully Send your
lorders to a reliable house, where they wl l
be placed on the open murket AVc ran
make for you In one month more interest
on your monev than any bsnk will pay you
Id a year. Send for our hook on speculation
lt is tree
J. K. Comstock & Co.
4j It on 111 SS 'J'rudrr's IIIUu. Cklcutfo,