CONDITION OF OMAHA'S TRADE
laiter Trade Fully Up to Expectation with
Both Wholesalers and EeUilers.
SUGAR MARKET EXTREMELY STRONG
Rarr Cotton Drops Forty Point, bat
If aaufactnred Lines of Cotton
. Good Art livid at
Firm Price.
The demand for practically all kinds of
(rood handled by Omaha Jobber continue
or very iiDerai proportions. A good many
merchant were In the city last week,
thougn, of course, not an many are coming
on the market at thta time as there were
a short time ago. WJlte a few rush order
were received last week for line that were
Intended especially for the Kaster trade.
According to all reports received fro- 1 the
country, retailers had an elegant . jsttr
trade ana in ract sold more stock ihan
they expected to. The cause for the ex
ceptionally (food trade Is thought to be the
fine weather and also the fact that people
as a rule have more ready money on hand
this year than usual, and as everyone Is
hoping for continued prosperity the tend
ency H'l'im to be to spend money freely.
Retailers say that this Is shown not only
In the quantity of goods purchased, but
more forcibly In the quality. Furniture
dealers, dry goods merchants, hardware
dealers and in f a t all Classen of retailers
are speaking of the change that has taken
place within the last few vears and never
haa the rhange been greater than this
sprlnf. Wholesalers, of course, are fully
aware of this change and as a result their
stocks consist of a nuch finer grade of
roods than ever before, though they, of
course, carry the cheaper lines as well.
There have been a few Important changes
In quotations during the last week and
while simo of them have been 1b tho
nature of declines the general market Is
nevertheless In a good hoalthy condition.
With, few exceptions in fact the tendency
of prices Is upward, with the demand for
goods In excess of the supply.
Sagar Market Strong;.
Wholesale grocers experienced a good,
active demand last week and report busi
ness as being fully as good as It was a
year ago. The market is In much the same
f'osltlon It was a week ago, though a few
Ines are showing constut-rable atrength.
Sugar for example Is quoted strong and
raws have advanced loc per hundred
founds. There Is also a slight advance on
wo or three numbers of yellow.
Farinaceous goods are steadv for the
week, no quotable change having taken
place in either direction. Syrups are a lit
tle stronger In tone and lower prices are
not expected for some time to come.
Boap has been attracting considerable at
tention for some little time and it la now
reported that all staple lines handled in
this territory will advance 151j2ic per box
after April 7. This change has been
brought about by the high price of tallow
and other ingredients which enter Into the
manufacture of soap. It is thought that
prices will remain firm at the advance un
til another corn crop Is assured.
Both the coffee and tea markets are In
practically the same position they were
a week ago and no Important shange U
looked .'or In the near future.
Cotton Declined Forty Points.
The most important change last week In
the dry goods market was the drop In the
Brlce of cotton, amounting to 40 points,
ut In spite of this sudden drop In the
price of the raw material the market on
all kinds of plain goods, both bleached
and brown, remains strong. In fact, I'ep
porell and other brands of wide sheetings
advanced lc all around, making the basis
for 1-eiiperell 10-4, 22c. Low and medium
grade bleached good are very strong and
other kindred lines are In a similar posi
tion, although there have not been many
quotable changes during tho week under
review.
So . far as trade Is concerned local Job
bers all say that the demand for spring
lines Is keeping up remarkably well. Not
many buyers were expected on the mar
ket this week In view of the fact that re
tail trade was very large, but in spite of
that fact Wholesalers did a nice business
both In the house and by mall. The
weather most of the time could scarcely
have been more favorable and as a result
It is thought that stocks out through the
country were broken In good shape. If
that.is the case Jobbers say they will
have a nice re-order and duplicate busi
ness from this time on.
Wire and Nails May Advance.
There Is considerable talk of an advance
in wire and nails to take effect April 1,
There Is some difference of opinion re
gurdlng the matter, however, and while
some hold that tho advance la sure to take
place, others are certain the market will
remain unchanged. The principal reason
for looking for an advance seems to be
the heavy demand that Is being ex
perienced all over the country, and also
the strong condition of the Iron and steel
markets.
Other staple lines of hardware remain
In about the same position they were a
week ago. The demand for all seasonable
goods is now very large and Jobbers re
port trade fully as good as It was a year
ago. Wholesalers are having considerable
difficulty In getting goods fast enough to
meet the requirements of their trade and
a great deal of delay Is being caused for
that reason. No advances, however, have
taken place as a result or ' the general
shortage, but the market may safely be
said to be In a good firm position, with
no prospect of values seeking a lower level
for some time to come.
Builders' material la now moving out at
a rapid rate and the way things look now
there Is trolng to be an Immense amount
of building done this spring and summer
throughout the territory tributary to this
market. This has been predicted for some
little time, but now it la an assured fact.
Farmers are planning on making extensive
Improvements In their barns and houses,
and In the cities and towns there Is also
to be a good deal of building dona both In
the way of business blocks and residences.
Taking It all together hardware Jobbers
and lumbermen think they have a very
prosperous season ahead of them.
Hot Much Chang In Leather Goods.
Leather goods men report trade for last
week as being fully as heavy as they
could reasonably expect. Retailers are,
of course, now unloading the stock they
already have on hand and are not think
ing so much about making further pur
chases. It is said that trad was very
heavy last week with retailers, and pres
ent indications point to an exceptionally
large spring demand. As a general thing
merchants did not buy what could be
called very large stocks, and for that rea
son Jobbers say that with anything like
an average trade merchants will have to
buy considerably more stock before the
season Is past. The tendency seems to be
for aline men not to buy very much stock
at a time, but to buy frequently.
The rubber goods trade continues rather
quiet so far as Immediate business Is con
cerned, but Jobbers are hoping for a rainy
spall, which would create quits a demand
for summer rubbers, and also for rubber
clothing. Fall business, however. Is in
very satisfactory condition and traveling
men are landing fully as many orders as
they -could expect. The tendency among
retailers, of course, la to put off buying
as long as possible, but this year they
aeem to be placing tbslr orders earlier
than usual.
Frnlts and Prodne.
Local Jobbers experienced a very nice
Easier demand last week for fruits and
Vegetables. Quite a few shipments of such
Ikies as green onions, spring beans and
peas arrived and sold to the local trade
at fancy prices. There were also quite a
few .strawberries on the market for this
early In th season, but they also were too
high -priced to ship to the country, and,
besides that, they were hardly In shipping
condition. In a short time ft is ihnuhi
prices on berries will be low enough and
me stoca gooa enougn to attract the at
tenllun of the country trade.
Outside of this demand for Easter there
Was no special feature to the trade lust
Week and but very few changes In ruling
quotations took place. The prices at
which th different lines are selling will
be fenud In another column.
Th rectpla of eggs were very liberal
last week, and as a result, the tendency
of prices was downward, as will be seen
irom ne quotations, titterings or poultry,
on the contrary. ere limited and tho mmr.
ket firm. The receipts of bytu-r were also
light, so that the market was firm most all
the week. The demand is of liberal pro
portions for both poultry snd butter as
wvu as ior eggs, and no trouble has been
experienced in aispoiing of what stock ax
rived.
Philadelphia Prodnr Market.
PHILADELPHIA, March M.-TH'TTKR-
r lrin, extra western creamery, w',c; extra
nearhv prints, ic.
EtJGft Steady; fresh nearby, ntt!c:
fresh western and southwestern, lc; fresh
Southern, itHHirso.
CHKKSE yoiet; Nw York full creams,
fane small. WlOc.
' ' Oil and Rosin.
OIL CITY. Pa . March . OIL-redlt
balances 11 15: rerllllcates. no bid: ship
ments 1: bbls.: average. 11.411 bbls.;
TOLKlXi, ' ., March . OIL North
Uma bc; South Lima and IndUna. sue.
KEW" TOKK. Marva ifc-OOr-Cottouseed,
irm; prime crude, nominal; prime yellow.
43c.
;- inmieum, steady; rrnned. New York,
Philadelphia and Baltimore, in buk. $!..
Rosin, firm; strained, common to good, Il.fj.
lurpentlne, quiet, 6o"yS4c.
OMAHA WHOLESALE: MARKETS.
Condition of Trade and ((notations on
staple and Faney Prod nee.
EQOS-lncludlng new No. 1 cases. UHc;
cases ret ur neo. i.e.
LIVE POLLTRV-Chickens. SH0c; old
roosters, X'u4c: turkeys, Ktylic; aucks and
geese, X'4iVc.
IJHES.SEU POULTRf-Turkeys, 12gi5o;
ducks. Italic; geese, lvSllc; chickens, it
BUTTER Packing stock, 19c: choice
dairy, In tubs, lHjiXf, separator, Z1&2&C.
FROZEN FISH Black bass, loc; white
bass, loc; bluetish, lie; bullheads, lic; buf
faloes, 7c; cattish, lie; cod, loc; croppies,
H"c; halibut, lie, herring. 3c; haddock. 9c;
pike, So; red unapper, lc; salmon, 12c; sun
tlsh, Sc; trout, lie; whltefl.h, tic; pickerel. 5c;
fresh mackerel, eech, Kii86c: smelts, 10c.
OVfiTtRS Mediums, per can. Uc; stand
ards, per tan, 25c;. extra selects, per can,
33c: New York Counts, per can, 4oc; bulk
standards, per gal., 1.2; bulk, extra se
lects. ll.Uul.65; New York Counts, per gal.,
PIORONS-Mvo, per doz $1.
VF.AIj Choice, 6'iiSc
CORN-690.
OATS 48c.
BRAN Per ton, 1S.
HA V Prices quoted by Omaha Wholesale
Hay Dealers' association: Choice hay. No.
1 upland. IH; No. 1 medium, 7 SO; No. 1
coarse, $ 50. Rye straw, 6. These prices
are for hay of good color and quality. De
mand fair. Receipts Hunt.
VEGETABLES.
SEED POTATOES Per bu.. Ohio. $1 SO;
Rove, 11.26; Triumphs, 11.15.
POTATOES Northern, U.05; Colorado.
li.H'tfi.ao.
CAR HOTS Per bu., 75c.
BEETS Per bu. basket. 65c.
Tl -RNIPS-Par bu., 6oc; Rutabagas, per
10() lbs., 11.25.
PARSNIPS-Per bu.. 60c.
CIX'I MBERS Hothouse, per doi., $2.
OREEN ONIONS Per dox., according to
sire of bunches, ujf6uc.
LETTUCE Head, per hamper, $2.50; hot
house, per doc, 4.21ISc.
PARSLEY Per dos., WVffSSc.
RADISHES Per doi.. 35c.
CABBAGE Holland seed, crated, 2c.
ONIONS Spanish, per crate. 1J.25: Mich
igan, red or yellow, per lb.. !l4Q3yjC.
t r. i.e. ii i ianiornia, eiic.
TOMATOES Florida, per S-basket crate.
H.sn.
N av x blaivb-i-er nu., u vmi.oo.
FRUITS.
APPLES Ben Davis, per bbl.. 14.S0: Wine.
saps, 16: Jonathans, 15.Su; Bellefiowers. per
box. 11.75.
FIGS California, new cartons, il: im.
ported, per lb., 12'u'14c.
TrlUPlCAL. Kl ITS.
ORANGES California navels, fancv r sn
3.75, choice. tt.25fl3.RO; budded. 13.
i,ismu.-f ancy, s.w; cnolce 13.25.
BANANAS Per bunch, accordln n to
S2.25&2.75.
M 1 Bt B. LUA IN EU U S.
NUTS New crop walnuts. No. 1 nft
shell, per lb., 12c; hard shell, per lb., UVaC
No. 2 soft shell. 10c; No. 2 hard shell. 9c:
Brnslls. per lb.. 14e; Alberts, ner Ih .. 12c-
almonds, soft shell, 17c; hard shell, 15c;
pecans, large, per lb., 12c; small, luc; cocoa
nuts, per sack. 18.60.
HIDES No. 1 green. tc; No. 2 green
4c; No. 1 salted, 7c; No. 2 salted. 6ic; No
1 veal calf, s to 124 lbs.. He; No. 2 veal calf'
it to it ids., be; ary nines, xui3o; sheep
pelts, 75c: horse hldeR, .11. 502.25.
JlUNrJY fer Z4-sectlon case, J3.
CIDER Nehawka. per bbl.. 13.25: K.w
York, 13.50.
POPCORN Per lb., 6a
It. Lonls Grain and Provisions.
ST. LOUIS. March 29. WHEAT- firm
No. i red cash, elevator; 77c; track, 77V
T7'c; May, 774c; July, "Oc; No. 2 hard
..iicii, i,iiv. :vir i inn, o, i oo ou.
tuitiv tiigner, t'c; lo. z cash, 60c;
track, May, foc; July. 60i&80Hc.
OATS Weak; No. 2 cash, 42c; track,
weak, 41c: May, slftc; July, yc; No. 2
white, 44H045C.
ft i is Lower, 60c,
FLOUR Steady: red winter natents. 1 fin
63.80; extra fancy and straight, $3.30ff3.40;
clear, 3.0(iC3.1S. - . .......
BEE!) Timothy. ateaxLv.. 15.00(265: nrima
worth more. ' '
CORNMEAL-i-BtekflT, S3.W. .?-.rr.r.v.-BRAN
Weak: sacked., eastrtralc 7c.
HAY Steady?-.timothy, .1U.3014.6U; prai
rlo, !10.75Cu;13.50.
WHISKY Steady, 11. K. f
IRON COTTON TIES-!....
BAGGING bSkU6c.
HEMP TWINE 9c, -
PROVISIONS Pork, lower: M.
inbblng. - .new, 117.20. . Lard, steady, 19 SO,
)ry salt -meats boxed I, steady; extra
shorts, 19; clear ribs, 18.874; short clear,
19.1009.12H- Bacon (boxed), steady; extra
shorts, 18.72H; clear ribs, 18.76; short clear,
110.
METALS Quiet. !3.B7U2T4.02U. Rnelter
higher, 14 1H.
POULTRY Easy, 94c Chickens,
springs, 124c. Turkeys, 94c Ducks, 4Sc.
BUTTER Steady, 21(SS8c; creamery,
22c.
EGOS Easier. 14HC
RECEIPTS Flour. 12.000 bbls : wheat.
S3.0O0 bu.: corn, 6S.OO0 bu.; oats, 115.000 bu.
Htitf mkis i B riour. ,om buis.; wheat,
10,000 bu. ; corn, 63,000 bu.; oats, 29.000 bu.
Kansas City Grain and Provisions.
KANSAS CITY. March 29 WHPAT-
May, 74c; July, f74Wi7ie; cash. No. 2
hard, 64ii70c; No. 2, 67ifec: No. 2 red.
77M7SC.
L'OK-May, , SDutc: cash, No. 2
mixed. 59Hg0c; No. 2 white, 614c.
OATS NO. Z wnite, 4'4oO. ,
RYE-No. 2. 69c.
HAY Choice timothy. 113.50: choice DraJ-
rle. 112.50.
BUTTER Creamery, 26c; dairy, fancy,
20c.
EGGS Weak;, at mark. No. 1 whltewood
cases Included, quoted on 'change at Uc
dox. ; cases returned, 124c
RECEIPT8 Wheat. W.sOO bu.; corn, 37,000
bu.; oats. 18.000 bu.
SHIPMENTS Wheat, 43.200 bu.; corn,
68,800 bu.; oats, 12,000 bu.
Evaporated Apple and Dried Frnlts.
NEW YORK. March 29 EVAPORATED
APPLES The market was extremely! quiet
today, wltn lltt e In- the way of new bus
iness. Prloes were unchanged, the lower
grades showing weakness; state, common
to gooa. inci prime viac; cnoiue, vc;
fancy, 1044jllc.
CALIFUKNIA DRIED FRUITS AUo
quiet with the business transacted of a
holiday cnaracter; apricots ana peaches
move slowly and are of a rather easier
tone; prunes, a-y.ic : Moor Park, 114'l',ac;
peacnea, pecieu, iiuiac; unpeeiea, Mgioc.
Toledo Grain nnd Seed.
TOLEDO. March 29 WHEAT Weak.
lower; cash. 77c; May, 77c; July, 74c; Sep
tember, 74V4c.
cokn uuii, nrm; May, 60c; July, 61c.
OATS Dull, firm; May, 41c.
O L- L"1 Ik i Mm.oi- s4 1 1 I I L,m- W.ojsl. T K I .
Anrll. 16.06; October. 15.05; No. t timothy.
f3.tfi4-
Dry Goods Market.
in c. w lunii, juarcn . uhi uuuus
The situation In the general dry goods
marsei iwinr jm biiuwii no iar little
change. Strikes, rumors and strikes and
settlements of the same have served to
make both sellers and "buyers" conserva
tive in placing orders for forward deliv
eries. Spot business remains quiet.
Mllwaakeo Grain Market.
MILWAUKEE. March 28. WHRAT
Weak: No. 1 northern, 73'tf734c; No. 2 north
ern, rcui.'Vic; May, ii-c.
RYE Easier; No. 1. 66-.e.
RARLEY Easier; No. 2. 6s4ati6c: samole.
a0SiS54c
CORN May, sue
Minneapolis 'Wheat, Flonr nnd Bran.
MINNEAPOLIS. March 29. FLOUR
First patents, IS.TKi-ko; second patents.
13 (Ml 3. 76; first clears, t2.lo.u-2.ii6; second
clears, 12.1 52. 25.
BRAN In bulk, flZ.SO15i2.TS.
Cotton Market.
ST. LOUIS, March . COTTON-No
market todsy.
GALVESTON. March . COTTON No
market today; holkiay.
THE REALTY MARKET.
INSTRI'A-' S placed on record Satur
day. March 29, 1j2:
Warranty Deeds.
F. A. Broadwell and wife to B. B.
Blanchard, e 60 ftet lots 7 and 8,
block M. Omaha f 1.0U0
Union Pacific Railway Co. to H. N.
Dickinson. eA e 6-14-10 400
Patrick Bros to J. L. Spttsbarl. lots
I to 11. block I-Poi piace
C. L. Harris to I-aura 8 Harris, lou
1. 1 and 1, block I. Brighton 7oa
Ernest Sweet and wife to O. L. Potter,
'lot I. block 6. Isabel! add 750
Anna Corrlgan to C. E. Miller, lot .
block 22. First add. to Corrigan
Place i
Board or liome Missions or Presby-
,.iun r"liiir.h In Klnrln C KF.a.,...n
1 .1 11, block It. Walnut Hill .' 650
ueeas.
Sheriff to Fred Bchnenmg. 60 feet
iota 1 and t, ilascall's sub Ihj
Total amount of transfers 64,)
fl
TIIE OMAIIA DAILY BEE STJ.NDAY, MAItCII 00, 1002.
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL
Corn Leadi All Grains and is Higher When
Exchange Closes.
OTHER PRINCIPALS SINK SLIGHTLY
Rain In Wheat Belt Too Much for
Balls In that Pis Kansas Snows
Aid Cora Prices Provi
sions Close Down.
CHICAGO. March 29. Speculation in
grama was mixed and only fairly active
trading. Cold weather upneld corn, but
wheat was ottered so libeiaily that a new
low price for May was recorded. At the
olose .May wheat was lc lower, May corn
Sc higher and May oats Ttc lower. Pro
sivlons closed a shade to 15o down.
Some slight strength was acquired by
wheat by cold weather. There were no
foreign markets open, however, and news
apart from the weather was meagre. The
session alao was short and the tendency
in wheat was to clear up deals. Reports
from the winter wheat belt continue to
develop bearlbh sentiment. Rains and the
warm weather helped the growth of plants
materially during the week. Some of the
Chicago crop reports from Kansas re
ported 70 to i5 per cent of a crop for that
state.
At the start there was good buying by a
prominent professional to take in a long
line of shorts and there was also some
eastern buying. This business did not last
long, but the offerings continued In heavy
surplus of the demand and prices collupBed
temporarily. Muy started 'utiC lower to
a shade higher at 71V: to iiVic, advanced
to 71c and then dropped to the lowest
since May has been tor sale this year
7uc. This new level Induced good short
covering and somo Investment purchases
and a recovery to 710 followed. M ty
closed easy, 4c down, at 714!jjiill4C. Re
ceipts for two days were 76 cars, one of
contract grade, and Minneapolis and Duluth
reported 609 cam, making a total for the
three points (two days ot 5&5 cars, against
one day last week of aw and 45u a year ago.
Seaboard clearances equaled 432,oou bu. (two
days). Australian shipments tor the week
were 592,ouO bu., compared with 1.3S4,oia last
year.
8nowing In Kansas and below freezing
In sections of the southwest started corn
shorts to cover at the opening. There
could not, of course, be any growing of
grass with that temperature and traders
argued a further heed of corn for feeding.
There was a good demand most of the day
and only light offerings to meet it. Many
of the shorts were nervous over the lirm
tone and there was considerable covering,
supposed to be for St. l,ouls. Trade was
active at times, but the small ajnount put
on the market restricted general business.
The late weakness In wheat took off some
of the gain corn had made, but longs were
not inclined to let the market drop back
far. ' May opened firm, sold to "'c and
closed firm. He higher, at 697s4i60c. Re
ceipts for two days were 197 cars.
Oats were weak. Offerings, especially of
May, were liberal and tnere was no ap
parent attempt by the bull faction to sup
port prices. Shorts covered freely at times,
but the demand was very slack. The pro
visions crowd sold In good quantities and
the corn strength aided only temporarily.
May started slightly under Thursday s
close, sauced to 4i'Sc and closed weak. To
down, at 414c Receipts were 257 cars.
Profit-taking ruled the day in provisions.
The hog situation was still bullish. The
chief buyers of last week who bulled the
market were content to take their share
of profits, however. The heaviest shorts
had already covered, but there was enough
shorts left to take the offerings without
having to depress prices by any great
break. The first hour In the pit was nerv
ous and prices In pork rose and fell rapldlv.
At one time May pork sold as low a
116.474. The close was eay. May pork
15c lower, at 116.55, May lard 5c down at
19.774 an1 Mav rll,s a shade lower at 1S.S74.
Estimated receipts for Monday: Wheat,
96 cars; corn, 110 cars; oats, 15a cars; hogs,
42,0ou head.
There will be no session 01 tne Hoard 01
Trade on Tuesday. April 1. owing to the
election legal holiday.
The leading futures ranged as lonows:
Articles. I Open. Hlgh. Low. CloBa.Thurs.
Wheat
May
July.
Sent.
7H4H 717l70ffT,171H4
71ii14 721 724
71
724
7B4
72fc
72,
T2724f
I
Corn-
May
July
Sept.
694
69Ts60694H
6W 61'l
HOftioSr''
69 J . U4
Oats-
424 4241
344,34SiU4
29 2Vtr)
May
July .
SeDt.
414
42
34 4
29
34
29
16 45
16 60.
34
2U4,
Pork-
May
July
16 66
16 80
80
9 90
96
8 86
8 95
18 724'
16 55 I 16 70
16 7241 16 85
16 U
Lard-
May
July
Sept.
9 974
9 724
774'
'9 824
9 90
10 00
9 V)
1C4
9 BO
96
9 974
9 9j
Ribs-
May
July
Sept.
8 90 8 824
9 0241 8 96
9 0741 024
8 8741 8 90
9 00 9 024
074i 074
9 024!
No. 2.
Cash quotations were as follows:
FIAJUH Dull, stead v: winter patents.
23.80&4.00; straights, 13.20&3.7O; clears, 13.00
iV.Mi: eurlng sueclals. 14: pateuts. !3.20tt
1.70; straights, 12.753.10.
WHt,Al rso. 4, wtfiic; iNo. i rea, i.ifl,
OATS-No. t. 414fi424c; No. 2 white, 44
46c; No. S wht'e, 4i'a44c.
RYE No. 2. 564iJoo4c.
BARLEY Fair to choice malting, 63iTG7c.
SEED No. 1 flax. 11. 68: No. 1 northwest
ern, 11.74; clover, contract grade, is. 00.
PROVISIONS Mess pork, per bbl., 116.50
16.55. Ird, per 100 lbs.. 19.709.724, Short
ribs sides (loose), fS.KOtiS.&O. Dry salted
shoulders (boxed). 17.3747.50. Short clear
sides (boxed), 19.2U&9.30.
The following were the receipts and shlD-
mems yesterday:
Articles. Receipts. Shioments.
Flour, bbls 47,ouO 41.000
Wheat, bu 77,000 85,000
Corn, bu lBS.ouo 9;.u0i)
Oats, bu ,...249,OiiO . 26l.Ou0
Kye, du , 9.000
Barley, bu 69,000 16,000
On the Produce exchange today the but
ter market was easy; creameries, 2otf2ti4c;
dairies, litii'lbc. Cheese, firm, UVtflJc.
Eggs, lirm; fresh, 13VaHc.
NEW. YORK GENERAL MARKET.
Quotations of tho Day on Various
Commodities.
NEW YORK. March 29. FLOUR Re
ceipts, 40,469 bbls.; exports, 16.221 bbls.:
sales, 7,5uu pkgs.; quiet but steady at old
or lies: winter uatents. 13.9uiu4.26: winter
straights, 13.7att3.si; Minnesota patents, 13.75
1.90; winter extras, tJ.nxu .; Minnesota
bakers, 12.in(j3.26; winter low grades, 12.90
1.10. Rye flour, steady; fair to good, 13. 2
1.40: choice to fancy, 13.5wu3.75.
CORN MEAL Firm; yellow western, 11.29;
city, 11.27; Brandy wine, !3.5o33.6d.
lilt aieacy; rso. i western, wc, 1. o. d.,
afloat; state, 6otilc, c. U f., New York
carlots.
BARLEY Dull: feeding, 634J65C, c. I. f..
New York; malting, 68iji2c, c. I. f.. New
York.
WHEAT Receipts, 69,300 bu.; exports, 15,
990 bu. Spot, steady; No. 2 red, t4c, ele
vator; No. t red, k.rc, f. o. b., afloat; No. 1
northern Duluth, &U'e, f. o. b., afloat; No.
1 hard Manitoba, Uia, f. o. b., afloat. On
higher corn market and reports of lower
temperature in the southwest wheat was a
little stronger this morning on a fairly
active . speculative trade. The market
closed 'at 4o net advance; May, 77 ll-ltiu
78 1-16C, closed at 78c; July, 7k-e. closed ut
74c; December, 774t774c, closed at Tic.
CORN Receipts, 36.UU0 bu. ; exports, 6,388
bu.; sales, 150,otiu bu. futures. Spot, firm;
No. 2, 66Sc, elevator, and 67Vlc, f. o. b.,
afloat; active buying at the west for both
accounts, inspired a sharp advance in corn
today and the local market was firm all
the forenoon. Closed very strong at Hc
net advance. May, eSS'iitSvc, closed at
6u4c; July, 604'c, closed at 60c; Sep
tember, 634&t4c, elosed at 64c.
OATS Receipts, mlMM bu. ; exports, 8. 612
bu. Spot, quiet; No. 1. 48c; No. 3, 47c; No. 2
white, 60c; No. 1 white, 49c: track, mixed
western, 47c; track white, 4iTfi6c. Options,
Inactive and nut Inclined to follow the corn
strength because ot realising.
HA Y Quiet; shipping, j65c; good to
cnolce, vuiu-ie.
HOI'S Quiet: state, common to choice.
1fcil cr.-tn Lrfi lfctr 1V I0 1 l:lle nlria AA...
Pacific coast, 1'j1 crop, 15180; 1900 crop, li
tju'ic; oius, jw;.
, HIDES Steady ; Galveston, 20 to 25 lhs.,
lSc: California. Il to 25 lbs., lc; Texas dry,
24 to 30 lbs.. 14c.
LEADER Steady; hemlock sole. Buenos
Ayres, ngni to neavy weigt:is. jEwy J9c.
wool, Dull: domestic fleece. 26iii29c.
PROVISIONS Beef.. steady; family, 112 01)
tj 13.30 ; mesa iinow iuoii; tx-er nams. WW
li.oO; packet.- tll.wg U.00; rlty extra India
mess, ll. &xriis oo. i ut meats, nrm: pickled
bellies. IViiloc: ulckled shoulders. 7Uc: nick.
led hams. K-Villow-. Ijird. steady: weatern
steamed, 110.lv; March, closed nominal; re
fined, dull; continent. tlO.ifi; South AmarU-a,
110.35; compound. IK-qic. Pork, firm; family
liuao; snort clear, li.
; i 7. Mi , mess, H6.2oif
173.
BL'TTER Steady ; creamery. rfSc: fac
tory, 18ip22r; creamery, held, 21 c. reno-
vaiea, iu --; inuiaiiou creanwry, Wim;
Slate dairy, 2"."o27c.
CHEk.SE Steady:. stt full cresms.
cittii, enfiy uiaae, isucy coiora ana hue,
12Q12Vic; full creams, large fall make, fancy
colored and white, lJwl-u-
KijUS Kirmer; stale and Pennsylvania,
H'-V'; western, at mark, lal54C; southern,
at mark, Ml..jc.
TALLOW r'lrin ; cltv (12 per pkg.), 64c;
country (pkgs. rree). SHilt'c
POLLTHx Alive, nominal; chickens, 11c;
turkeys, 14c; fowls, 124c. Dressed, weaker;
chickens, all4t; fowis, LaL:4c; turkeys,
L14el3c.
WEEK IN THE GRAIN MARKETS
I'lt Conditions Sonrre of Discomfort
to Speculators Who Rely on
Statistics.
WHEAT Statistics are often at fault
and a bad thing to pin ones faith to, as
the outcome doesn't alwsys bear fruit In
pioportlon to the faith put In them. The
pit conditions of great exchanges of the
world are also another source of discom
fort to the speculator who bases his opin
ion on statisticians, and again his eye sight
is a little at fault in looking too closely
at the conditions Immediately surrounding
him nnd Ignoring other conditions, where
the surprises are otten in store. Wheat
has had a severe decline. Will It go lower
still Is only guesswork. We shall Ignore
tigureB In this letter as to visible supply,
shipments, receipts, etc. You have had
enojgh statistics for the present look now
to- future outlook. Local traders have for
several days felt that a reaction was due
and have been disposed to keep in that di
rection and for a while success seemed cer
tain. A good help toward lilting the mar
ket has been the persistent claims of dam
age to the growing crops In parts of Kan
Baa and Oklahoma. To those well ac
quainted with the wheat plant it certainly
looks better now than at any time and has
had auiple moisture.
All parts of the country show a.T unusual
prntnme of a large acreage. Copious ruins
have fallen In the northwest on ground
well prepared to receive such rains, thus
Insuring an early secalng and a tine start.
b rom the west and southwest come reports
to the railroads for special rates for 20,0uu
harvesters and 5.OU0 teams to take care of
harvest. in Europe and other wheat
producing countries crops are every wheie
good. We are now arrived at the opening
of navigation, with large stocks and a
very limited demand, and with the cer
tainty that the large Manitoba supplies
will crowd forward and trouble us. These
are only a few factors. With existing
conditions any advance In wheat can be
but temporary.
CORN 1 he action of corn Is a puzzle.
On the theory of a very short crop, the
price of corn has for months ruled abnor
mally high. The price has shut off almost
all foreign demand.
It has curtailed consumption at home. It
has taught economy on the farms, such as
seldom has betn witnessed and filled the
farmers' minds to a "hold your crop;" it
Is now talk of threatened manipulation of
July option, and while It Is not credited,
will If carrlod out for a time, cause a con
gested market and only serve to still fur
ther reduce the consumptive demand.
The result of above facts is that sooner
or later It will cut like a two-edged sword,
both ways. That la by withdrawing sup
plies from the farms for a still larger
period than has been expected, and by
still further reducing .the demand.
Oats Let May oats alone never "mon
key with a buzz saw." But simply because
May oats are In such a condition, does not
Justify the same opinion In regard to more
distant futures.
It only takes ninety days to raise a crop
of oats. There has always been a heavy
run in July. Think by then we shall have
plenty to go around and lots to spare, to
be used for "shoe pees." If desired
Provisions It Is a packers' market, and
they are taking everything In sight, and
from UreSent indlciaf lnnn muv nn..ll,lu ...,11
higher. Hogs are higher now than when
pork was selling at 117 per barrel. While
we aeem to be very pessimistic we are
only giving you actual facts the present
and the present outlook. Things change
in the "twinkling of an eye," and the tin
expected always happens In the speculative
world.
WEARE COMMISSION CO.
Rank Clearings.
OMAM A. Mgrnli 0 To -.1 .1...I s
. - -- . . . "una virniiugs lur
ii m? kind'"B" ,odav snow n Increase of
,wi,ui.ig uvrr moae ior tne correspond
ing week of last year. The daily figures
were:
. . - 1902. 1901.
Monday' fl,3n9,777 14 fl,061.6S3 96
Tuesday- ; 1,093,716 25 l,0o4,895 34
Wednesday 1,035,762 32 947,4x5 50
Thursday 1 n:i iii it i o.,, .e
r rlday 1.095.S4S M R.i tai hi
Saturday 913.489 73 .'
rS?I?"iV"V"v'G'619 071 28 4.892.864 12
rHlfAnrt Mavnli M m 1 sun nit
IvL balances, $1,640,652; posted exchange,
I4 86 for elxty daya and 4i on demand ,
iv ri unuge, iuc premium.
VHRtr VlafV, Off i attn
821,067; hRlances, $5,T,B4.
nueiuiN, jvtarcn .Clearings, $14,433,291:
balances, $1,484,778. '
PHIT.AniiM .Pm A H(oenk ort i
fl8.611.991; balances.' 12,701,466.
BALTIMORE, March 29. Clearings. f4.
69H.4S2; balances, f532,0!i6. .
CINCINNATI, March 29-CIearlngs, 2,
107,350; money, 4'ci per cent; New York
c' iiiir, l"; uiiKouni.
ST TjlTTlQ M j -,. V, OA
4S9; balances, f 1,008,666; New York exchange,
rcimuiii , iiioney, fccoo per cent.
Foreiajn Financial.
LOVnCINT XfaroK 90 Tlnl .
Lisbon, 26.
h-AKlS, March 29. Business on the bourse
today was quiet. Prices opened steady.
TCnfttr ur. firm 1 1 , I , i Mr . V. . . . .
the day, but later they sagged. Ottomans
were easier, owing to the Turkish military
movements In connecting with the unrest
In Macedonia. The private rate of dis
count was 2 5-16 ner cent. Three per cent
rentes, nwi c ror tne account; exchange
on London, 25f 1614c for checks; Spanish 4s,
HK.rtT.TTtf ton.h iTwi
don, 2om 46pfg for checks; discount rates
three months bills 2 per cent. Interna
tionals were firm throughout on the bourse
today. Extensive business was done in the
new Russian loan. Locals were firm, es-
II.' i' I 1 1 v hunks PnnaHl.n D.Alfl
higher."
Weekly Bank Statement.
Nrw vnnif xtsmt, 9qti
Of lhA kQWUilillfiH kanli. ttm kA , ,
lng today shows: Loans, fHfH,074,5no, de
crease 18.878, &n; deposits, i,480,3oO, de-
v r,T, ,i,.jv, i-n uuimiun, ii,4-j,joo, de
crease fll.40O; legal tenders, $70.91.200. In
crease 973.7o0; specie. 177,382,70u. Increase
1.1 Anl mmrir.1 t'UH ima.,1 . P.
" . - . , -u, vw,. TV, hi, iCaBH ,1,0,-
ooo; reserve required, $.141,338,325, decrease
$1,970,325; surplus, $6,90o,676. Increase $3,494,3.
Condition of the Treasury.
WASHIXflTOV Xfarnh "i Tj...
. .. . viaj a DiaiO-
eral fund, exclusive of the $150,ou0,ouo gold
reserve Ir. the division of redemption,
shows: Available cash balance, $175 617 110
gold, $92,932,692- ...
New York Bloney Market.
NEW YORK. March !9.-MnVFVPr(.
mercantile paper, 4H6 per cent. TT
STERLING EXCHANGE Nomlnallat
$4.87i4.87T for demand and $4.S5Vi4 8ti4
for sixty days; posted rates, $4.86 and $I.8W
commercial bills, $4.64Vi&4.85Vx
London Money Market.
T OVDOV MiP.h 9Q T31D HIT rK-.
Quiet at 24d per ounce.
MONEY-3.U-4 per cent. The rate of dls-
w,Vnt. fiLr both "hort and three-months'
bills Is 2 per cent
' Wool Market.
ST. LOUIS. March 29 WOmu..i..i
dull: medium grades, 13(jrl7c: light fine, 124
UUhic; heavy, lino. 12S17c; tub washed. 14'ui
84. IiOaU Live Mock Market,
or. LsUiJiB. . Aiarrn 3W. i;A I TLEJ Re
ceipts, luO head, all Texan. ; market steady:
, A t it, a uriiitttiiiir a ..
40; dressed beef and butcher steers li 26
tl -.l. tAt-u ,n.lA 1 r. -"i II,.. ... ,rV..T ...
Mu.kr, m uiiun ,wv iui,( fO. I Dig 0 . rV) .
sl.iolara nnH uuiUre il AiiT.A in. - I
n. sv.uwa, nv . wj . u , Cl'n Kill
heifers, $;i.2&fl5.6o; cannen, $1.4i2.25: bull
iwvw, tu.wm.w, xexas and In
dian steers, $2.50Q4.X; cows and heifers.
$2 1U4.60.
Miais j-wceipts, l.uoo nead; market
steady; pigs and lights, $6 2i-n6.50; packer.
. .-. .. .a mi . . . . i. . . aiMt..M lit
SilEEi AND LAMBS No receipts: mar
ket nominal; native muttons, $4.50fi0.50;
lambs, i.ou-u6.7D: culls and bucks, ll.xxa
4.75; stockera, $1.5o32.2a.
New ork Live Stock Market.
NEW YORK, ' March 29. CATTLE Re
ceipts, 75 head; no trading; cables steady
and unchanged: exports, 140 cattle, 90 sheep
and S.udO quarters of beef. Calves, receipts,
167 head; market 25c lower; no choice on
sale; some fair to good Indiana veals sold
ut $ V7".'u7 25.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 84 cars,
making, wltn stag stock, U1 cars for sale;
sheep M E.-5.2, culls, $3; a bunch of cull
Urn be at $S.
HOGS Receipts, t,770 head; live hogs,
steady; country dressed hogs, firm.
Ions City Live 8 to If Market.
SIOUX CITY, March 29. 8pecial Tele
gram. CATTLE Receipt. S0O head: mar.
ket Steady. $4.6onS5: cows, bulls ami
mixed. IJ.ai.fM.SS; Blockers and feeders, $3.u0
i-4 5: yearliriKs and calves, $2 75a4.25.
HiXJS Receipts, 2,5t head; market
Bteadv. $6 4-vi. it; bulk. $6. 45. 4 60.
BHElit-lWtelU. iuo Jid; market
Uad.
OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET
All Kinds of Fat Cattle Bell Higher Than
Dnring Preceding Week.
HOGS OPEN STEADY AND CLOSE WEAK
Sheep May Be dnotea Akest Steady fer
Week, While Lambs Are Ten to
Fifteen tents Higher, Although
I'hlcasTO Is Qaotesl Lonrr,
SOUTH OMAHA, March 29.
Receipts were: Cattle. Hogs, cheep.
Official Monday 2,91'0 6,143 6,1
Ortlcial Tuesday 8.711 11,445 S.l
Otllcial Wednesday J.326 6.445 i.m
Ofllcial Thursday 8,oU 7,429 4.3U
Otllcial Friday 1,M0 6.7M 2,0oi
Ottlclal Saturday 493 6.496
Total this week ....15,773 45,740 24.3S9
Week ending March 22.14.47 46.31 26.8-J9
Week endinaT March 16.1H.4!)! 63,wO 28.1M
Week ending March &..13,&33 4,lJ6 20.161
Week ending March 1..13.ui 4i",5.f4 14.9ol
Same week last year... 14,217 36,461 22,690
The following table shows the average
price of hogs sold on the South Omaha
market the past several days with com
parisons with former years:
Date. 1902. l19Ol.1900.l.s99.;i89$.l)97.lMi)6.
March 1..
March t..
March ..
March 4..
March 5. .
March (..
March 7..
March ..
6 01V.I
UVil
0. ,
5 9,-V,
f 99VI
6 1U',
Oa
5 97J
6 16
(20 1
l.i
151
( 2U
( 227i
6 I,-,
6 n
6 31
6 2St
6 3X4
6 oH
t 221 I 681
6 2i1 4 66
S 611 1 781
t bJj t S6
( 5. 8 M,
8 bii t ;
Si,
1541 I
8 60 t 89
I 50,
8 4
8 4,i
8 71
I 4 W
f M
i 32,
6 3i'
6 3i
6 Ssi
I
8 48, 8 88
3 im, 8 M
8 66 8
4 741
4 70
111
4 72i
3 69
3 11
3 84
3 !4
t 80
3 i
3 83
0 39
$ 631
:
8 Mil
8 U
March 9..
t 4X1 4 71
8 l
tUi
8 ii
8 b0
i i a,
I 741
March 10.
Marc n 11.
March 12.
March 13.
March 14.
March 15.
March 16.
March 1,'.
1 4 73
6 40, i
i 41 4 76
6 4o 4 75
6 o6 4 76
- In
3 70
8 78
t 62 I
8 63 t 68
8 69 8 S
bt 4 9,
& 66! 4 86
4 94,
S80
3 "7 t 77
I to. 1 U
8 6o
3 56i
I
J 58
3 71 3 91 8 83
March 18.
6 551
5 611
5 71:
3 .31
3 7
3 N
3 61
March 19.
March 20.
March 21.
March 22.
March 23.
March 24.
March 26.
March 26.
March 27.
March 2S.
March 29.
4 S9
3 81
f 74
4 86
4 (W H?
5 Mi 4 til
3 66
3
3 631
3 6
3 571
3 75
3 76,
3 76
3 71,
3 67
3 66
II
6 SO
4 6oi
3 9$
6Mj
K7Kf
4 W
4 93
j
4 $9
4 971
6 5
6 16
3 981
3 93 8 65
3 93, 3 59
6 ST
6 (
6 91;
6 65
3 91 3 68
3 tt, 3 il
3 70
3 60
6 69
6 69
3 66
3 571
3 60 3 651 3 83
Indicates Sunday.
The official nu inter of cars of stock
brought In today by each road was:
Cattle. Hogs. H'ses.
C, M. & St. P. Ry 3
O. & St. L. Ry 13..
Missouri l'aclrlo Ry 3
Cnton I'acliic system 18 19 4
C. & N. W. Ky
F., E. M. V. R. R 32 1
C, St. P., M. & O. Ry 8 4..
B. ft M. R. R. Ii 11
C, B. & Q. Ry 6
C, R. I. Ac P., east 7
C, H. I. & P., west 1
Illinois Central Ry 3
Total receipts 22 86 6
Th. Hl.n.lllnn nf (ha Hn.,'. ..A.lnl. . .
as follows, each buyer purchasing the nurn-
uer ui neau inuicaieu;
Buyers. Cattle. Hogs.
Omaha Packing Co 820
Hvrlft and CnmnHnv 'M 1 fiMO
Cudahy Packing Co 1,707
Armour ec to S3
Swift, from country 3u6
Hummond, Kansas City 970
Other buyers 9
Totals 341 6,069
Hecelpts tor the Year to Date.
The following table shows the receipts
of cattle, hogs and sheep at South Omaha
for the year, to dale, and comparisons
with last yeur.
1902. 1901. Inc. Dec.
Cattle 196,925 169,208 86,717
Hogs 672,779 563,629 109,750
Sheep 261.763 227,145 34.617
CATTLE There were quite a few cars
of cattle In the yards this morning, but
nearly all ot them were consigned direct
to local packers, so that a test of the mar
ket was not made. For the week the re
ceipts are a trifle heavier than for last
week, or the same week of last year. The
demand, however, has been fully equal
to the supply, and the tendency of prices
has been upward on all kinds of killing
cattle. Part of the time some outside
packers were on the market, which helped
to put new life into the trade.
Receipts included a good proportion of
beef steers all the week and the quality
of the offerings as a whole was better than
usual. Packers took hold in good shape
and the more desirable grades may safety
be quoted a quarter higher than at the
close of last week. The medium cattle still
sell to the best advantage, but the heavy
cattle have also Improved during the week
and are not far from 26c higher. Oood to
choice beef steers may be quoted from
$6.25 to $6.75, while the medium cattle are
selling from $5.76 to $6.25 and the less de
sirable fc-ades go from $5.76 down.
The cow market Is also higher for the
week, but the trade has been uneven.
Prices for the better grades of cows and
heifers are, of course, at the highest point
reached, not only thla year, but In a good
many years, and as offerings are rather
light packers pay fancy prices for them.
That being the case It is only natural that
the market ehouid be uneven. Toward the
close of the week some sales looked fully
2oo higher than the week before, while
othors v. re not that much higher. Oood to
choice cows ani heifers are selling from
$4.75 to $5.50 and occasionally sales reach up
to $6.U0. The medium grades are selling
from $3.75 to $4.76, while the common cows
and ennners sell from $3.75 down to $1.50.
From this It will be seen that the range
of prices Is very great. Packers are very
Indifferent as regards the grades that seil
below $4.00 and such kinds are no more
than steady for the week.
Bulls, veal calves and stags have
strengthened up a little where the quality
la satisfactory in sympathy with the ad
vance on steers and cow stuff.
There has been a fairly liberal demand
for stockers and feeders, but It has been
limited almost entirely to the better grades.
Anything on the common or ordinary order
was very difficult to sell at any price and
as a result tirlces varied considerably.
Light cattle of poor quality were particu
larly Tiard to dispose of. Cattle, however,
weighing: from 7uo pounds up sold readliy
where the quality was good and prices are
fully steady for the week. As high as $5.00
and $o.lo was paid for some choice cattle,
but the bulk of the better grades sold from
$4.25 to $4 76. The kinds that sold below
$4.00 were the kind that were hard to move.
At the close of the week speculators were
well cleaned up on desirable stock, but
have quite a good many lightweight and
common cattle. Representative sales:
HOUS There was about an average run
of hogs here today, and the market started
out about steady, but at no time was there
much life to the trade. Packers picked out
the better and heavier hugs and left the
light and common grades until the last
After they had done that the market eased
off, and the last end of the trade was very
Blow aim weaa, anu u was late Deiore a
clearance was made. The last sales were
right around a nickel lower than th
earlier sales. The range of prices was
about the same as yesterday. The heavy
hogs sold from $6.65 to $6.70, and as high
as $6.75 was paid. The mediumweights
went largely from $6 55 to $6.65, and the light
stuff went from $6.56 down.
The receipts of hogs this week were about
the same as fur last week, but considerably
in excess of the same week of last year.
The demand, though, was in good shape, and
as a result the tendency of price was
upward. Friday was the high day, when
the average cost was $6.59, which was an
advance over last week of 26c to 30c. Not
only was that the high point of the month
but it was also the highest point reached
since early In last October. Representa
tive saies :
No. Av,
Sh. pr.
40 20
.. e 26
No,
61..
69..
60..
79...
Av. Sh. Pr.
30 151
23 164
63 173
65 168
248 40 (0
..199
..217
.220
130
60
80
169
60
120
120
60
60
60
60
60
itt,
6 60
6 60
60
6 60
60
6 62V,
( 6
62'J
t 6JV,
6 62,?
30
6 30
t 40
46
50
50
6 50
1U7 1.9
62 2f9
70 206
76 228
53 254
68 2.4
86 246
67....
!....
76....
.190
.1
.1N6
"80
40
40
91..
190
65 221
80 50
... 6 50
80 50
40 50
62...
.210
...197
65.,
77.
26.,
73.
...202
...194
...195
...2"2
...2o5
...m
...2"6
...199
...214
...2"1
...M
...217
70...
70...
67...
70...
6s...
63...
75...
77...
77...
5...
71...
58...
65...
78...
45 ..
..244
80
40
.;m
"234?
.246
"ii
60
80
too
160
'0
40
6 DO
6 62V,
6 52V,
62'.,
62,s
( 62
6 6",
64
18
55
6 55
55
55
60
80
3uU
79...
76...
93...
91...
93...
63...
6i...
79...
61...
.'...
77...
78...
51...
7s...
79...
kl...
73...
74...
67...
74 ..
63..
. .2i.9
..217
S 6u
65
6 65
66
..239
..2.i
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SHEEP There were no sheep
on sal
loUay lt tuttke a test of the market. Vol
th week th supply has been fairly lib
eral, thouch not quite as heavy ss Inst
week. A sain, however. Is noted, as com
pared with the sime week of last year.
Th demand on the part of local packers
has N-en In good shape all the week, so
that prices are fully as high as they were
at the close of Inst week. It I noticeable
that the demand ha been the best for the
medium weights rsther than for the
heavier grsdes. As a general thing ewes,
wethers and yearlings sr selling in Just
about the same notches they were a week
ago, but lambs are a little hisher. The
better grades of lambs ar about lMJlSo
higher for the week, but commoner grsdes
are not much more than steady. At Chi
cago the week closed with prices lower
all around, lambs being 201125c lower than
the best time of the week, and sheep loc
to 15c lower.
The receipts of feeders continue very
light, so that sellers experience no diffi
culty In disposing of anything at all de
sirable at good, strong prices.
Quotations: Choice lightweight yearlings,
$5 6o'uS.75; good to choice yearlings, $5.2.V'i)
6.50; choice wethers, $5.16.40; fair to good
wethers, $4!i5.15; choice re, $(.7Vn 5 ;
fair to good ewes, $4H?4.75: choice lambs,
$6 5flj.70; fair to g.o.l lambs, $6.25ii6 50;
spring lambs, fs.nnfl 11.00; feeder wethers,
$4.0mn5.0(i; feeder lambs. $l.6"4f V 75; feeder
ewes, $2 5v(i3.60; clipped stock Bells 2od40c
below wooled stock.
CHICAGO L1E STOCK MARKET.
Cattle Are Nominal, Hows and Sheep
Steady.
CHICAGO, March 39. CATTLE Receipts,
100 head: nominal; good to prime steers,
$fi.5O4('7.0O; tioor to medium, $4 26(yii.4o;
stockers and feedprs, t2.6o(i(i.0O; cows, $1 2s
(U6.50; heifers, $2.5"t;ii.75; canncrs, 81.MV
2.30; bulls, f2.6ixiiA.il): calves, $2.5nu6.tx;
Texas-fed steers, $."..0(iii1.0i).
Hons Receipts, l'viniu head: Monday. 40,-
ooo, estimated; steady; mixed and butchers,
D.4tyin.t; good to choice heavy, . oxuii.so;
rough heavy, $S.4CkijS .70; light, $6.26(6.66;
bulk of sales, $6.46i6.80.
SHEEP AND LAM US Receipts, 400 head;
sheep and lambs steady; good to choice
wethers, $5.0ij-5.40; fair to choice mixed,
$4.2tyH.90; western sheep and yearlings,
$4.25lrt.85; native lamb, $4.25(6.60; west
ern lambs, $6.0oi7fl.6.;i.
RECEIPTS Otllcial yesterday: Cattle,
3,123; hogs. 21,598; sheep, 2.4;.
SHIPMENTS! Official yesterday: Cattle,
2.468; hogs, 4.376; sheep, 925.
Kansas City Lire Stock Market.
KANSAS CITY. March 29.-OATTLE-Rerelpts,
60 head; for week. 28.000; last
week, 21.000; week's business shows snother
edvance on all slaughtering and on best
feeding stock; common stock cattle barely
steady; top for native steers for week and
season, $6. ,5: fair to good, t5.0rt6.!6; stock
ers and feeders, $3.0i'(j6.26; western fed
steers, $5.0"ii6 On; Texas and Indian steers,
$4.60116 30; cows, $3.5t?i5."0; native cows
$3.6oij6.65; heifers. f4.0n.a0 canners, $2.60
j3 5u; bulls. $3 5o-gS.25; calves, $4 5ofc6.u0.
HOOS Receipts, 2,oo0 head; market opened
steady to strong and closed weak; receipts
for week, 33.0U0 head, compared with 3S.')
last week; the advance this week was 45c
on heavy and 65c on lightweights; top
price today and for week, $6.95; bulk of
sales, $.50'&.M); heavy, fu.80a4.96c; light,
$626a.66: pigs, $5.50116.20.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 230 head;
for the week, ROOO; last week. 13,000; supply
largely fed western lambs; gain for week,
25c; spring lambs, $11 00fo 16.00 per 100 lbs.;
native lambs, $6. 4 ft8 66; western, $6.25(6.75;
native wethers. 8fi.2Kia.70: western. l.i.2Hl
6.65; yearlings, $5.766 16; ewes, fi.80'5.25;
stockers ana leeaers, sj.uuibo.zd.
St. Joseph Live Stock Market.
ST. JOSEPH. March 29. CATTLE Re
ceipts, 200 head; steady; natives, $5.5()W6.90;
cows nnd heifers, $1.5fi6.00; veals, $4.00
6.50; stockers and feeders, $2.STii'5.2o.
HOOS Receipts, S.fioO head; strong; light
and light mixed, $.56fj6.66; medium and
heavy, $6.7Kii6.9a; pigs, $4.36Q3.56.
SHEEP No receipts.
Stock In (tight.
The following table shows the receipts of
cattle, hogs and sheep at the five principal
markets for March 29:
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
South Omaha 493 6,496
Chicago 100 15.0)0 4"0
Kansas City 60 2.000 220
St. Louis 100 1,000
St. Joseph 220 3,600
Totals
973 28,096
620
SUPREME COURT SYLLABI.
11241. Gannon against Pheian. Error from
Box Butte. Reversed and reinstated. Day,
C. division Ne. 1.
1. A bond given for the purpose of taking
an appeal under the provisions of section
311, chapter 23, Compiled Statutes, which
runs to "the state of Nebraska" as obligee.
Instead of to the Judge of the probate
court, as required by said section. Is not
by reason thereof void.
2. if Iho appellee Is dissatisfied with the
form of the bond the appropriate practice
Is to move In the appellate court for an
order requiring a new bond to he filed
within a time designated by the cou and
In default thereof that the appeal be dis
missed. 8. Ijn such case It Is error to peremptorily
dismiss the appeal without giving to ap
pellant tho opportunity to glvf a new bond.
4. l)y section 42, chapter 20. Compiled
Statutes, a right of appeal is given to any
person affected by any final order. Judg
ment or decree of the county court in all
matters of probate Jurisdiction.
6. Sufficient facta are shown In the record
to authorize the appellant to ivppeal.
6. Whether Thomas Oannon, as adminis
trator, has the right to appeal, not de
termined. 11248. Allen against Hall. Error from
Scott's Bluffs. Affirmed. Barnes, C, divi
sion No. 2.
1. A verbal contract with an agent or
broker to sell land for the owner thereof
Is void under the statutes ot frauds, and
It requires the voluntary act of both par
ties thereto to completely execute It so
as to take It out of the operation of the
statute.
2. A tenant who leases land, enters Into
the possession thereof, cultivates It, raises
the crops thereon, converts them to his
own use and is not disturbed In his posses
sion by any one claiming by paramount
title, can not plead want of title In his
landlord as a defense to an action for the
rent.
3. The giving; of an instruction which Is
fairly within the Issues raised by the plead
ings and the evidence produced on the
trial, and which the record shows did not
mislead the Jury, though not technically
correct, Is error without prejudice.
4. Statements made by a party to a suit,
to a third person, may be received In evi
dence against him, and are not open to
the objection that they are hearsay evi
dence. 11267. Field against National Council of
Knights and I-adles of Security. Error
from Qage. Affirmed. ray, C division
No. L
L Bylaws of a mutual benefit association,
providing for the payment of assessments
msde during the month on a certain day,
and for suspension, without notice, of mem
bers in default, are self-executing and the
suspended member Is not entitled to notice.
2. The financial secretary of a local coun
cil In such an order has no Implied au
thority to waive any of the provisions of
the bylaws governing the payment of as
sessments. 8. In Order to obtain sick benefits, as pro
vided In the bylsws, a member must. bring;
himself within their terms.
11305. Anderson against City of Alhlon.
Error from Boone. Rerorsed. Oldham. C.
division No. 2.
1. A city Is bound to keep Its streets snd
sidewalks reasonably safe and convenient
for travel, and an Instruction which rhiiruts
th jury tnat tierore a plalntllT can recover
for injuries sustained by reason of s defect
In a sidewalk the Jury must find "thst
said defect left the sidewalk In an un
reasonably dangerous condition" Is errone
ous. 2. The law makes It the duty of the offi
cers of a city to exercise reasonable dili
gence for the purpose of knowing whether
or not Its avenues of public travel are
reasonably safe, and they are not to wait
for knowledge of defects or dangerous con
ditions of Its sidewalks until these facts
attain notoriety In the city. An Instruction
which in effect charges that the defect In
a sidewalk must have been "notorious and
continued" before the city ran be charged
wltfi notice thereof, Is erroneous.
I1SI8. Wehster against Bates Marhlna
company. Error from Buffalo. Affirmed.
Ames. C, division No. 3.
1. When pursuant to the terms of a leass
a landlord re-enters because of a default
In the payment of rent, under a lease
covenanting that In such ras machinery
placed upon the premises by the tenant
shall be forfeited to the lessor, the former
will succeed to only such title In such per
sonal effects as the latter himself had.
2. When in the absence of any relation
of trust or confidence, personal property Is
taken posseFslon of, tortuously or other
wise, the act a'one Is notice to the whole
world of the nature and extent of the right,
title or claim made by the party com
mitting It and if a person having an ad
verse claim thereto falls to assert It or
remains In Ignorance until after the lapse
of the statutory period of limitations th
fault I his own and his right of action
therefor Is barred. There la no distinction
In this respect between actions for the
recovery of chattels snd those for the
recovery of real property.
Agreement on Ocean Hates.
LIVERPOOL. March f. The secretary cf
the North Atlantic Steamship conference
announced today that the contioeatal line
23
hmA slsneil the seremnt fis'n mlnlmMm
saloon passage rates.
TALKS OF TARIFF ON SUGAR
If. O. l.eaTltt, Recently Returned
from Washington, Discusses
Cohan BUI.
"I still hare hope that the tariff on Cuban
sugar will not be reduced," said H. Q.
Leavltt, president of the Standard Beet
Sugsr company at Leavltt. Neb. Mr.
Lrfavltt came to Omaha yesterday from his)
home, where he arrived from Washington.
D. C, but a few days ago.
"I have been In Washington two month
fighting this proposition," continued Mr.
Leavltt, "snd I shall return there In two
weeks to take up the cudgel again. Th
basis of my whole contention In opposing
this reduction of 30 per cent In the tariff
on Cuban sugar Is that It will not benefit
the Cuban planter a particle, while It will
Just put that much more money, about flO,
000,000 a year. Into the hands of Ihe sugar
trust. They will then have Just that much
more to spend In choking tui.
"This can easily be made clear. There
are Just two markets for Cuban sugar In
the world today. Oue Is England, the otuer
Ihe I'nlted Ststes. The latter market of
fers now an advantage to the Cubans of 37
cents a hundred pounds over the European
market, so the Cubans naturally turn to
the I nlted States. But there they are met
with the sugar, trust, ahlch Is the enly
tuyer of raw sugar here. So there would
be no competition, and the Cubans could
get no more for their sugar than before,
while the bis difference in margin made
by the reduction In tariff would all be taken
uo bv the trust. Nor would a combination,
by the Cubans be effective against this great
power. The Havcmeyer Interests have
their own sugar as well, In Cuba and else
where, and should the natives combine to
hoist up the price and keep It there, these
Interests could come out and sell their own
sugar at less than tho cost of production
or any other price, uslnc the same meth
ods to break the market that were adoptad
in (he east last year.
"Beet sugar producers are now asking
also that the duties on raw and refined
sugar be made the same. Cane sugar from
Cuba Is produced In a raw condition, while
the product of the beet sugar factory Is in
a reflneU state. At present the duty on
raw sugar is 12H cents loss than that on
the other, and at that rate the trust caa
save money by buying the raw Cuban sugar
and bringing It to America for refinement.
"In Nebraska tho beet sugar prospect
for the coming year Is Just fair. The acre
age will not show the enormous Increase
that w,ui at one time anticipated, and thla
Is because of the high price of corn, which
wll cause much tillable soil meant at first
for beets to bo turned into the other chan
nels." The Quickest Cough Eradlcator.
(From the Bhortsvllle, N. Y. Enterprise)
This is the month that one takes ccld so
easily and quickly secures that hacking"
cough which la so persistently disagreeable,
as we know by personal experience. And
we also know that the quickest eradicator
of such cough has been Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy, and which has been our staunch
standby for several years. This Is no paid
"puff." but merely a Just recogn tlon of an
Invaluable remedy for coughs, colds and all
lung affections, and. like th editor, it has
scores ot other staunch friends in this
town.
ROBBED 1119 BIOUKAI'UER.
Rollnar Passion of an Interesting?
Thief Puts Ilim Again In Trouble.
James McFetrldge, known also as "Cap
tain Jim Baker," but best known ss "Oyster
Jimmy," was a prisoner before Magistrate
Cunningham on a larceny charge, having
been brought from Harrlsburg, relates the
Philadelphia Telegraph. "Oyster Jimmy"
is a man with a long criminal record, and
he has been arrested in this city scores cf
timeB. He is a venerable lookltig man,
with keen black eves and a flowing white
heard. He is aald to be highly educated
and a charming conversationalist
Last December Jimmy met ex-Judge
Francis B. Lloyd of Atlanta, Ga., who has
been engaged in the law book business In
this city for a year or more. The former
Judge was delighted with the Interesting
reminiscences of "Oyster Jimmy." The
varied experiences of the old man, told In
a polished manner, were so charmingly in
teresting that Judge Lloyd, with an eye
to business, thought that they would make
a splendid addition to literature If put out
in book form. He Invited Jimmy to share
the hospitality of his room at Sixth and
Noble streets, and there the work on the
autobiography of a criminal was begun.
"We were leading an Ideal bachelor ex
istence," said Judge Lloyd. "James was a
splendid companion. Sometimes he cooked
the meals and sometimes I did. We lived
high and were making grand progress on
the book, when Jimmy's mania for steal
ing spoiled our plans. On December IS ha
went away with a bundle of clothing be
longing to me."
Magistrate Cunningham held Jimmy In
$600 ball for court. As Judge Lloyd was
leaving the courtroom be turned to the
magistrate' and said:
"I regret exceedingly that I have had to
have Jimmy arrested. He is a nice, enter
taining old man, but I believe that ha la a
menace to society and ought to be In Jail."
"Then, stepping over to th prisoners'
dock. Judge Lloyd grasped Jimmy's hand,
and said: "Awful sorry, old man. Indeed, I
am: but It had to be done."
17. Farnam Smith
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