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CONDITION OF OMAHA'S TRADE
-Both Jobber and Retailer. Wait for Wanner
and More Settled Weather.
MARKETS SHOW UNUSUAL STEADINESS
Outlook for Fetare Bulnni Consid
ered Exceptionally r;ood aad
Dealers All Linn Are
In Good Spirit!.
.although this ta rather a between season
Jerlod with Jobbers In most line, there
was, nevertheless, a very lair demand last
Week for seasonable Roods. Not nearly as
many merchants arrived In the city a
came In the week before, but those that
were on the market an a rule placed heavy
order. Cjulte a few opening stocks were
old, whlrh helped to swell the total volum.
of business. Not murh Immediate business
la expected, though, fur the net few we-hs
In such llnea aa itry goods, bnola and shoes
nd clothing. What la r.e-ded to mike
thoae llnea move freely la warmer weather,
for aa yet retailers have not aold any great
quantity of mmrarr llnea. No romplalnta
re heard, however, aa everyone figures
that trade la aure to c ime aoonor or later,
nd If the season la late It will almply
make the ruah of business more pro
nounced when It once acta In. In lict,
bath Jobber and retailer ft el that the
outlook for future business could not wll
be more promising, farmers are making
ooo progress with tneir spring work, arid
nd the around In excellent condition. With
nythlng like normal weather from now on
dealers figure that confidence In future
business will Increase, whlrh will alio tend
to atlmulate Immediate business.
Bo far aa the market are concerned
there ta Very little to he said. There haa
rot been a alnyle Important price fluctua
tion In either direction since laat report, ao
that the markets have been monotonously
steady. About the only feature to the
trade seem to be the difficulty to get
prompt ehlpmente of deniable lines of sea
sonable foods. This la true In drv (roods,
carpets, hardware, gas. and plumbing fix
tures, furniture and some llnea of foot
wear. In fact the demand for practlcilly
all llnea aeem to be ecpial to or In excess
of the aupply. Aa long aa that la the case
Jobbers say there la not much prospect of
ralues seeking a lower level.
Oroeerles Steady and Active.
The grocery market has been unusually
Steady the laat several daya. The demand,
however, haa been fully as good as usual
and In fact Jobbers find that they sold more
stork during the month of March thla year
than they did a year uvn. The sugar mar
ket Is In practically the same posltlon.lt
was a wees ago, no mange wnaiever nav-
' Ing taken place. In farlnaceoua goods there
la no change to note except In dr. d peas,
jf i which advanced ISc per bushel. Boiled
aagw. cats, beans and other lines of that class
i iW sr eel Hng in the same notches they were
1 If s weiWago.
r w The banned goods market continues
strong - all lines, but no quotable change
has takk -i place. This Is particularly true
of torn
es, stocks of which are becom-
ing sma
at a rapid rate.
Dried f
and deal
Its are moving out very rapidly
dealrMe atocka are
b. This la especially
a and J Apricots. The
d tlrm.VBut prices ai
re becoming very
scarce,
y true of peacnea.
prunes and 1 Apricots. The market may be
quoted ttrm.But prices aiw about the same
as they went w week ago.
The rice mA-ket is attracting conalderable
attention owlVi: to the threitened shortage.
It Is stated thit the bulk of the Japan crop
goes to the Philippine Inlands and to South
Africa, whlrh Ajts off the supply to this
country. Stock I In the south are becom
ing well cleanedyip, and It la claimed that
only the larger anflis have murh atoclc on
hund at the present time, and they are
taking advantage1 of tits opportunity to
advance prices c to He per pound. A
still further advance would cause no sur
prise. Blnek Irom a I.lttle Richer.
Local hardware jobbers are now enjoy
Ing an active demand for all kinds of sea
sonable goods. The lack of settled, warm
weather has caused business to drag a
little up to this time, but every warm day
brings In a good batch of ordera. Jobbers
now look for an active demand for the
next several weeks.
About the only Changs In the market
worthy of mention Is an advance In black
sheets amounting to about 10c per hundred
pounds. Other lines are selling in about the
same notches they have been, though the
general market Is In a very atrong -position.
Jobbers continue to complain regarding the
difficulty they have In getting goods, and
say that it causes them no end of trouble,
as they are many times unable to give their
customers prompt service. The market,
however. Is aa well supplied as any In the
country, so that wholesalers In all cities
are experiencing the same trouble.
The talked of advance In wire and nails
to take effect April 1, failed to develop, and
no Immediate change in the market Is
looked for.
Dry Goods Little) Unlet.
Bo far as Immediate business Is concerned
the dry goods market was a little quiet last
week. Comparatively few dealera were In
the city, which formed a marked contrast
to the rush that was previously experienced.
Trade, however, kept up much later than
expected, so that jobbers had no com
plaint to offer. Several opening stocks
were sold laat week, which helped to stir
things up a little. According to reports
received from the country retail trade so
far has only been of moderate proportions.
There has hardly been enough warm
weather as yet to create an active demand
for lightweight goods. Johbers, however,
are taking advantage of thla opportunity
to get their stocks In shape to handle a
big sorting up business a little later on,
which they are sure will come.
Just at present traveling men are giving
moat of their attention to advance busi
ness. Representatives or Omaha houses
are scouring the country tsklng orders for
fall shipment of blankets, underwear,
oalery, and that claaa of good. It Is snld
hat thev are meeting with exoeDtlonallv
good success and are selling a good deal
more stock man iney am a year ago at
thla time.
There has been no particular change In
the market since last report. Cotton goods
an continue in a goon strong position, ana
desirable llnea are hard to get. Prices,
though, remain about the same as they
wen a week ago.
Spring; Goods Mors Slowly.
The weather thus far this spring has
been decidedly unfavorable to an active de
Uiand for lightweight shoes. Retailers have
sold comparatively little rock. and ns a
result Jobbers in receiving very few slsing
up orders. What la nteded la warmer
weather, and as soon as that arrives botn
Jobbers and retailers expect to do a rusti
ng business. It Is thought that trade Is
being somewhat delayed from tne fact that
oxforda will be worn more this seaaon than
ever before, and most people will, of course,
not put on oxforda until more settled
weather arrives than has been experienced
up to the present time. There was a fairly
rood demand Just before Kaster for ladles'
ines, but since that time trade in the
country has been quiet.
The rubber bualneaa Is also about at a
standstill. Leather goods men need warm
weather and rubber goods men need rainy
weather. The rubber men, though, are
looking for spring rains to set in mlthin
a short time, which they hope win create
a good demand for summer eight goods.
Traveling men for local rubber houses
have met with good success In landing
fall orders, snd it Is reported that the
bulk of the orders for footwear have been
f laced. Merchants as a rule cleaned out
heir last winter stocks In good shape, and
for that reason were willing to buy an
other supply thla year. Another feature
whlrh helped was the fear of an advance
In price April 1. It failed to put In an
sppearanrs and now no change is looked
for before November 1, and present prices
may hold good until January i.
Vralts aad Prodaeo.
There was a fairly good demand last
week for fruits and vegetables, though
Mitre was not as much call for the high
priced Hues as there was lust before Easier.
Such vegetables ss radishes, lettuce, green
onions and spinach are coming on the mar
ket a little more freely, but the demand
I fully equal to the supply, and prices
have not changed materially, though the
tendency la downward, bt raw berries are
also coming In, and by the middle of the
month It la thouaht the stork am Km i-
ehlpplng condition. As yet practl'-ally
fn
lOtning nas been aent to the country trade,
n another column the ortiea si mhixh h
Staple lines of both fruits and Vegetables
f sre vriiuia win u louna.
I Receipts of eggs were quite liberal last
V week, but the demand waa about equal to
the oocaalon, and although prices fluctuated
back and forth there was not much rhanve
as compared with a week ago. Poultry haa
I been scarce all the week, and the demand
t fottve, so that prices are good and firm
J Ratter haa also lieen In light supply, and
I mt" "" strong, and It Is thought that
ags-celpis will continue light for two or three
-sr Weeks more.
4 Green tlsh Is expected on the market
some time this week. .
Liverpool Grata aad Provisions.
LIVERPOOL. April -WHEAT-Spot,
No. 1 northern, spring, firm, e Vd: No. S.
red. Western, winter, no stock; No. 1 CaH-
Jui'lia"Vi: ,UlUr,, .
xl1iii'7iA'il IjOBl,on pclft coasu. lUm.
1 lt! 4.4 l&S.
COKN-pot quiet; American mixed, new.
M Sajdi Amsrkao luUeti, old, i jv,4; fu
tures, quiet; May, Is ?4d; July, 4s lid; Oc
tober, 4s ll4d.
PEAS Canadian, firm, Ss M.
FLOL'R Hi. Louis fancy winter, firm,
PROVISIONS Reef, extra India mess,
firm, r2a d. Pork, prime mess, western,
firm, 72s d. Hams, short cut, 14 to 16 lbs.,
steady, 45 6d. Bacon, Cumberland cut.
M to JO lbs., firm, 4s; short ribs 18 to x
I os., quiet, 4tie Ad; long clear middles, light,
t to ti lbs., Arm, 4ia; long clear middles,
heavy, 36 to 40 lbs., firm, 4t 6d; short clear
back, 14 to 20 lbs., firm, 47a; clear bellies,
14 to 1 lbs, ateady, 4Bs 6d. Shoulders,
square, 11 to 13 lbs., firm, !?. Lard, ateady;
American refined, in pails, 4s; prime west
ern. In tierces, 4s 6d.
UVTTliR-Finest United States, firm, 49s;
good I'nlted States, nominal.
CHEESE Firm; American finest whits,
63s; American finest colored, C3s W.
OMAHA WHOLESALE MARKETS.
Conditio of Trad aad Qootatloas oa
tapis and Foocy Produce.
EGOS Including new No. 1 cases, 14c;
cases returned, 13c.
LIVE POILTRT Chickens, c; old
roosters, 4'u5c, turkeys, lmiilc; ducks and
geese, Vflii'e; dressed stork In good condi
tion, l'njc higher than live stock.
BL'T'i ER Parking stock, 21Vc; choice
dairy, In tubs, ftl&.Jc; separator, 27dc.
FROZEN FISH Black bass, 18c; white
bass, luc; blue-lush, 12c; bullheads, loc; buf
faloes, 7c; catfish, 12c; cod, loc; croppies,
according to fixe, TfflOc; halibut,
11c; herring, 2Hc; haddock, 9c; pike,
sc; red snapper, 10c; salmon, 12c; sun
fish. 4c: trout. 7c: whlter.ah. be: pickerel
5c: fresh mackerel, each, 2oJ5c; smelts, 7c.
O Y ST EUtJ Mediums, per can, 22c; stand
ards, per can. 25c; extra selects, per can,
33c: New York Counts ner can, 4oc; bulk
standards, per gal., 11.25: bulk, extra se
lects. Jl tioiil.66: New York Counts, per sal..
11.76.
riUKUNS-uve, per aos., L
VEAL-Cholce, 4(SC.
CORN 6ic
OAT8 473.
B HAN Per ton, 117.
HAY Prices quoted by Omaha Wholesale
Hay Dealers' association: Choice hay. No.
1 upland, IS; No. 1 medium, 17.60; No. 1
coarse, fi bu. Ke straw, 16. These prlcea
are for hay of good color and quality. De
mand fair. Receipts light.
VEGETABLES.
PEED POTATOCri Per bu.. Ohlos. 1160:
Rove, 11.26; Triumphs, $1.16.
POTATOES Northern. 11.U6: Colorado.
il lbl.20.
CARROTS Per DU., 75C
BEETS Per bu. basket. 65c.
Tu KM PS Per bu.. sue; Rutabagas, per
100 lbs., 11.26.
FA RoN IPS Per Wc.
ASPAHAOL'S California, per lb., 20c.
I.' L'CL'MBERB Hothouse, per dos., 2.
GREEN ONIONS. Per doi.. according to
slie of bunches, 3&60c.
BPl.N acm ooutnern. per du., iac.
LETTUCE Head, per hamper. 2.60: hot
house, per doi, 4t-6c
PARSL.EY per dos.. ao-flJOC,
RADISHES Per dos., 36a.
CABBAGE Holland seed, crated. 2c:
California, new, 2Vsc.
ONIONS Spanish, per crate. J2.26: Mich
igan, red or yellow, per in.. 3vi3Ho.
l lfiUSHi uaniornia, eojaioc.
TOMATOES Florida, per e-basket crate.
$4.00.
NAV X BtSAMB fer DU., el.tsjrjfl.VU.
FRL'ITS.
APPLES Ben Davis, per bbl.. $4.75: Wlne-
saos. lo.Ou: Willow Twigs, per bbl.. 15.00:
Jonathans. .j0; Belleflowera, per box, $1.76.
r lua caiiiornta, new cartons, i; im
ported; per lb.. 12'ul4c
TROPICAL FRUITS.
ORANGES California navels, fancy.
$3.75; choice, $3.60; budded, $3; med. sweets,
4.26.
L.EMOISS ancy, 3.nu; cnoice, w Z5.
BANANAS Per bunch, according to sis.
$2.26&2.76.
NUTS New crop walnuts. No. 1 soft
shell, per lb., 12c; hard shell, per lb.. llVso;
mo. i sort sneii, iuc; pmo. 2 nara neu, nc;
llraxlls, per lb., 14c; tllberta, per lb., 12c;
almonds, soft shell. 17c: hard shell. 16c:
pecans, large, per lb., 12c; small, loo; cocoa
nuts, per sack, $3.60.
HIDES No. 1 green. 5c; No. 2 green,
4e, No. 1 salted, 7c; No. 2 salted, 6c; No.
1 veal calf. to 12H Iba., 8c; No. 2 veal calf,
12 to 16 lbs., 6c; dry hides, S$i3o; sheep
pens, iuc: norse maes. a.wtii.ia.
ftoiNHix per z4-secnon case, xi
CIDER Nehawka. ner , bbL. 13.26: New
lork, $3.50. .. , .
popcorn Per lb., ec.
t. Loals Grain and Provisions.
No. 2 red cash, elevator. 77Wic: track. 77V4
7Hc; May. 77Vc: July, 69V.69c; No. i
hard, To'iSe; receipts, 22.U72 bushels.
CORN Lower; No. 2 cash, 67t4c; track,
6U4Kkiic: May, 68Hc; July, 6nii)68c.
OATS Lower; No. 2 caah, 421c: track,
4flitH:Hc; May, 2Hc; July, 33c; No. 2 white,
RYE Lower at 67c.
FLOUR Quiet and unchanged; red winter
patents, $3.&o4j3.80; extra fancy and straight.
$3.3o4i3.; clear, $3.0U(b3.1&.
SEED Timothy, steady, $6.766.00 for fair;
prime clean worth more.
CORNMEAL Steady, $3.10.
BRAN Weak, lower; sacked, east track,
82&84C.
HAY Steady; timothy, $U.60igH.50; prai
rie. $80Ofe 12.50.
. WHISKY-Steady. $1.S0.
IRON COTTON TIES Steady, IL
BAGGING Steady, 6Vferg6,c.
HEMP TWINE Steady, 8c.
PROVISIONS Pork, higher; Jobbing,
$16.16 for old, $17.15 for new. Lard, ateady,
$9.30. Dry salt meats (boxed lots), steady
to Arm; extra shorts, 9.25; clear ribs, $912H;
short clear, a.j7. Bacon (boxed lota),
steady to firm; extra shorts, $10. 12ft; clear
ribs. 110.124; short clear, $10.26.
METALS Lead: Quiet at $3.97H4.02.
Spelter: Strong at $4.224i5('425.
POULTRY Firm; chickens, 10c; turkeys,
12c; ducks, 10c; geese, 4joc.
BUTTER Finn; creamery, 2i2c; dairy,
18 tl 22c.
EGOS Steady at 14c
Receipts. Shipments.
6.000 8,000
23.000 44,000
13. W) 2.0 0
2,000 89.U00
Flour, bbls
Wheat, bu
Corn
Oats, bu
Oil aad Rosla.
SAVANNAH. Oa., April 6. OIL-Turpen-tlne.
tlrm. 42c. Rosin, firm; A, B, C, D,
$1 26; E, $1.80; F. $1 36; O, $1.40; H. $1.50; I.
II. So: K. $2.46; M, $2.So; N, $3.26; WG, $3.60;
WW, $3 85.
TOLEDO. April 6. OIL North Lima, 86c;
South Lima and Indiana, 80c.
OIL CITY, Pa.. April 6 OIL Credit bal
ancea, $1.15: shipments, 140,234 bbls.; aver
age. 106.781 bbls.; runs, 98,394 bbla.; average,
9J.a9 bbls.
Liverpool. April s. oil Taiiow,
prime city, steady, 29s 6d. Turpentine
spirits, steady, 31a 6d. Roaln, common,
steady, 4s 11WI. Petroleum, retlned, steady,
7Vc. Linseed, quiet, 3ua 6d.
LONDON. April 5 OIL Linseed, 30s Ifcd.
Turpentine spirits, 31a.
NEW YORK. April 6 OIL Cottonseed,
quiet; prime crude, nominal; yellow, 424te
48c. Petroleum, quiet; retlned New York,
$7.20; Philadelphia and Baltimore, $7.15;
Philadelphia and Baltimore, In bulk, $4.63.
Rosin, ateady; strained, common to good,
$1.67Mr31.70. Turpentine, dull. 47H&4SC
Ksnaas City Grata aad Provisions.
KANSAS CITY, April a, WHEAT May,
67Vtc; July, 67c; cash, No. t hard, 66Uc;
No. 8, 67(jj8c; No. 8 red, 76c; No. I, 75c; No.
I spring. Sue.
CORN May. 6TAc: September. 67Uc: rash
No. 2 mixed. Sue; No. 2 white, 64c; No. 1,
62ViX3c.
OATS No. I white, 45ijr46o.
KYE No. 2, 680
HAY Choice timothy, $13.00(31160; choice
prairie. $12.01.12.50.
BUTTER Creamery, 27c; dairy, fancy,
20c.
EGOS Firm ; at mark, new No. I white
wood cases Included, 13c dos.; cases re
turned, 120.
Receipts. Shipments.
Wheat, bu 18,00 48,i0
Corn, bu 34.4u0 80. 8.0
Oats, bu 13,000 14,000
Colt Market.
NEW TORK, April (. COFFEE The
market opened steady and after the call
was stupidly dull without change of im
portance. The foreign market advances
were of a matter-of-fact character and the
crop movement no mora thsn met expec
tations. The close was quiet, with prices
unchanged to 6 lower. Sales were only
4.61O bates. Including: May, 6.35c; Septem
ber, i.76c; December, 6.97c; March, C.1&C.
Philadelphia Prodaeo Market.
PHILADELPHIA. April l.-Bt'TTER-Flrin.
lc higher; extra western creamery,
83c: extra nearby prints, 34c.
EOGS Steady: fresh nearby, iic; fresh
western, 16c; fresh southwestern. lic;
fresh southern. 15c.
CHEESE Quiet; New York full creams,
fancy small, l:tilic; New York full
creams, fair to choice, HtilSftc.
Toledo Grain a. a geed.
TOLEDO. O., April $, WHEAT Dull,
steady; Msy. 76V; July. 73Wc
CORN Dull, weak; cash, 66c; Msy, 69c:
July, NSe.
OATS Dull, steady; cash, 42Vo; May.
C,c; July. 4Sc.
aircr Plflirav jli.11 . V. m . 1 ,
$6; October, $6.WH; No. 8. $4 46ft.b; No. i
Alsyae. .. tunoiny, ro. t, is.
Mllwaskt Grata Marks.
MILWAt'KEE. April WHEAT-Dull;
Nik I northern 72ic; No. 1 northern, tiit
iic; Hir, o. -ii ,ic.
RTE-Dull; No. t 5c.
P A HLKY Firm. No. i, (&&66V:; sample,
aoitiWe. "
t CouVi-May, 6lrH. , T
TOE OMAHA
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL
Chicago Speculators at Sea Ove the
Crop Outlook.
BULLS AND BEARS ALIKE ARE CAUTIOUS
Wheat Goes I'p and Down Over Very
Narrow Range and Other Cereals
aad Provisions Show
Like Tendency.
CHICAGO, April . Speculstlon on ths
Board of Trade today was an Indifferent
affair, and with the exception of a grad
ual decline In corn prices hung steady.
May wheat closed a shade higher, May
corn S'U'Xc lower and May oats Hie lowrr.
ITovlslons closed unchanged to 7V8lc up-
There was very little desire to do one
thing or the other In wheat. Bearish con
ditions seemed to be In the majority, but
the slight brenks experienced were met
with fair rallies. At the outset cables
were lower, but the crowd was talking of
the sale by an elevator of over l.OtiO.noo
bushels of cash wheat at Duluth and re
fusals of bids for 400.010 bushels more. This
business was said to have been done late
yesterday, and to have the Incentive for
the heavy early buying In the previous
session. On this factor May opened rather
firm, unchanged to yc up at 70'V,71v.c.
The crowd felt very bearish and the Mis
souri state crop report, Indicating 54 per
cent Increase In acreage of wheat and a
condition of 90 per cent started lower
prlcea. The crowd waa Inclined to doubt
the cash sale story, but though May prlcea
sold off to 7i1i70c. a small demand oc
casioned a reaction and May closed steady,
a shade up at 707i71c. The crop for Kan
sas Indicates 20 per cent Increase In acreage
over last year, of whlrh is ner cent -haa
been damaged and will be given over toi
omer grains. 1 ne remaining X2 per cent
shows a condition of 72. The business of
the day was not large and the trading was
spasmodic, the greater part of the time
being dull. Corn weakness-exerted an In
fluence at times. Recelntn. 33 cars, none
contract grade; Minneapolis and Duluth re-
porteo zia cars, a total for the tnree points
of 252, against 675 cars (two days) last
week, and 6T3 (two days) a year ago. Pri
mary receipts were 310,000 bushels, com
pared to 822.000 last year. Seaboard clear
ances eounled 189.000 bushels. Australian
shipments for the week were 360.000 bushels,
compared wltn 592,000 bushels last week.
Corn was weak. Liquidation of May de
liveries by commission houses and little
support by the bull crowd depressed prices.
Liverpool was weak and favorable crop
conditions pressed on the market. Country
unerings conunuea small, nut casn Dusi
ness showed no Improvement. On the de
cline pit traders took fair amounts, pre
sumably playing the market for a bull
turn. Trade waa small and the range
rather narrow. May sold from 59M,o to a
weak close. .fic lower at 58frrt8Uc. Re
ceipts, 87 cars.
Oats were dull. Following the weakness
In corn the far-off options were easier, but
May had some little support and fluctuated
only narrowly. The Missouri state report
shows seeding condition March 29 at 62. as
against 26 this time a year ago. Mav
closed Ho lower at 42c. Receipts, 64 cars.
Provisions were dull much of the time,
but had an upturn on the better hog situa
tion. -ora iea in speculation and was
strong enough to give a firm turn to all
firoducts. There was some fair early buv
ng for bulls of the local crowd, but after
this demand was filled trade hung fire. The
outsiders seemed to be well loaded up with
long property and waiting developments.
Cash trade was featureless. Mav pork
closed 7V4I&10C up at 816.47M,, May lard 24c
higher at 19.60 and May ribs unchanged at
$8.87H.
estimated receipts for Monday: Wheat,
30 cars: corn. 65 cars: oata. 75 cars: hoirs.
82.000 head.
Ths leading futures ranged as follows:
Articles.1 Open. Hlgh. Low. Close. Yes'y.
Wheat
May
July
Sent.
70ffV707,:i?71 7fl7i
llJ llll ir'S
70XI70S71!71W
Corn-
May
July
Sent.
591
6fv58"9 59V48
,58HlU4
6V69 r&V
V4
Oats-
May
July
Sent.
424
28
70T4-1H 71H
R8-9H ' Wi
&!Vb69 69
. 83 8374
28TA 28-!
16 40 IS SO
16 65 16 67H
9 57H 9 62H
, 9 70 9 72
9 80 9 82V4
8 87H 8 90
8 97 9 (10
9 06 9 07V4
. 42i
834 33
2S 2tv,
16 47U 16 40
16 624 16 55
9 60 9 17H
9 70 9 67 ii
9 80 9 774
8 R7U 8 S7H
8 97V4 8 95
9 07H 9 06
Pork-
May
July
14 40
16 66
Lard-
May
July
Bent.
9 674
9 67'4
9 77tf
Ribs-
May
July
Sept.
8 89
8 95
9 05
No. 2.
Cash quotations were as follows:
FLOUR Steady : winter patents. $3 70
8.90; winter stralghta, $3.2fig3.60: winter
clears, $3.003.40; spring specluls. It; spring
atonts, $3.20x33.60; spring straignts, $2.7531
,00.
WHEAT No. 2 spring. 7H4c: No. S spring.
70c; No. 2 red, 77fi79c.
OATS No. 2. 43c; No. 2 white, 46c; No. 3
White. 44HH6ic
RYE No. 2. 67c.
BARLEY Fair to choice malting; 63W67c.
SEED No. 1 flax. $1.68: No. 1 northwest
ern, $1.76: prime timothy. $6.65.
PROVISIONS Mess pork, per bbl., $16 40
J16.46. Lard, per 100 lbs., $9.62,!).56. Short
ribs sides t loose), mms.w. ury euitca
shoulders (boxed), $7.374(7.50; short clear
sides (boxed), $9.25g9.35.
WHISKY Basis of high wines.
The following were the receipts and ship
ments yesterday
Articles.
Receipts. Shipments.
61.000 25.00)
42. UiO 841.000
85.000 88 0 0
83.000 91.000
2,000 2 0 10
27.UUO 2.000
Flour, bbls
Wheat, bu
Corn, bu
Oats, bu
nye, uu.n.
Barley, bu
On the Produce exchange today the but
ter market was firm; creameries, 23ftfc;
dairies, 2227c. Cheese, steady, 12Uc.
Eggs, tlrm; fresh, Hc.
HEW YORK GEJf KHAli MARhlST.
notations of the Day oa Varloaa
Commodities.
.tt.,1, voiil' . ..ii r vr rtT-n D M.I nl
107,706 bbls.; exports. 12,340 bbls.; active and
barely steady; winter patents, $3.9ofc4.15;
winter straights, $3.70(33.86; winter extras,
$3.1ow.3o; winter low grades, $2.9oto3.16;
Minnesota patents, w.wp.w; niinnenota
bakers, $2.9"t3.20. Rye Hour, steady; fair
to good. $3.2iuJ-40; choice to fancy, $3.btxtf
176.
CORNMEAL Steady; yellow western,
$1.27: city, $1.26; Brandywlne. $3.603.56.
Kit; uiei; in o i western, dc 1. o. d.
float; state, 6oia c. L f. New York car
lots.
BARLEY Dull ; feeding. Offfttc c. 1. f.
New York; malting;, topics c. L t. New
York.
WHEAT Receipts, 24,87? bu.; exports
IS.992 bu.; sales, 1,215.000 bu. futures, 40.000
bu. spot. Spot, steady; No. 2 red, 82VtO
elevator; No 2 red, 76Ac f. o. b. afloat;
No. 1 northern, Duluth, t4o f. o. b. afloat;
No. 1 hard, Manitoba, 83Hc f. o. b. afloat.
Opening steady wheat ruled unsettled dur
ing the forenoon, but generally well sus
tained on local covering and strength In
the northwest, in face of bearish crop
news. The close waa ateady at unchanged
prices: May, 76!4ii'77 8-liic ; closed at 7TSc;
July, 76'.5ii77Hc ; cloaed at 77c; September,
7'47tSc: closed at 76V-; December, 77 T
"Sc; closed at 7&c.
CORN Receipts, 9.460 bu.; exports, 120,
000 bu.; sales. IIO.000 bu. futures. Bpot,
easy; No. 2. &c. elevator, and 66c f. o. b.
afloat. Corn opened steady with wheat
and then gave way under liquidation and
short selling, helped by lower cables. The
market closed easy and c not lower;
May, 64Vt4c: closed at tihic; July. tU7
&tmc; closed at 64c; September, 63Hi63V4c;
closed at Kic
OATS Receipts, 130,000 bu.; exports, 280
bu. Spot, steady; No. 2, 47Ho; No. 8, 47c;
No. 2 white, hHsu; No. 8 white, 49c: track,
mixed western, 46H,pl8c: track, white, tuft
iljbc. Options quiet and barel ateady.
HAY Julet; shipping, eutioc; good to
choice, 8jj12l,4o.
HOPS Firm ; state, common to choice,
1901 crop, 16Ul9c; 1900 crop, 13ii14c; olds,
4uc; Paclflo coast, 1)1 crop, loylSi-,c; 19u0
ciop. 13414c; olds, 4(ttc.
HIDES Quiet; Galveston, 18c; California,
19c; Texas dry, 14o.
LEATHER Dull; Hemlock sole. Buenos
Ayrrs, light to heavyweights, 26Vrr29c
WOOL Steady; domestic fleece, iio'29c.
CO AD Steady.
PROVISIONS Beef, firm: family, $12.60
11.60; mess, $10.60: beef hams, $20 O0432I.OO;
nacket $11. 0u4i 12.00; city, extra India mesa,
iUOfcfj 30.00. Cut meats, firm; pickled hams,
9,(8 lHxC; pickled ahoulders, 7'c; pickled
bellies, Vol"c. Lard, steady; western
steamed, $10; refined, steady; continent,
1(V3F10.85; compound. $7.k7Sta8.12. Pork,
steady; family. $18 (ti 18 .60; short clear.
$l7 7UnMi: mess, $l.2b17.1s.
BUTTER Strong; creamery, V4tflc; ren
ovated. 2ofr2Hc; atate dairy, ZuJ:
'U 1.ITHK tlrm slate full rr. m ..ll
early make, fancy colored and white liti
uu; iuii cream, large ran make, famy
Culiired, rUc; fancy white, Utilise.
EOCtiJ Firm ; state and Pennsylvania,
16c; western, at mark, 15t4&16c; southern,
ml Inarlf lVulFU
TALLOW Firm; city, Wac; country, t
fcl GAR Raw. weak: fair refining, ll-ltc;
eentrlfusal. W6 teat. 8t-16c: sioUum iuir
pu-lui fsOasd, siJy; No. 6, tfta;; No. J,
DAILY DEKi BPS DAY,
4 Iflo; No. I. 4 05c; No. . 4c: No. 10. 86c;
No. 11. 1.90c; No. 12. 1.85c; No. IS. 85c; No.
14, Sc; standard A, 4nc; confectioners'
A, 4.t; mould A t.l6c; cut loaf. 6;
crushed, 6 3oc : powdered, 4.90c; granjlated,
4ftc; cubes. 6.15c.
RICE Firm; domestic, fair to extra, 4H
c: Japan. 4tii6'c.
MoLASSKS Firm; New Orleans, open
kettle, good to choice, 34tf41c.
COFFEE Spot Rio. quiet; No 7. Invoice,
ir; mild, quiet; Cordova, 8Vgl2c.
METAI.S The usual Saturday quietness
prevailed In metal markets today. But as
a rule the markets were well sustained.
Tin was quoted at $26.Wi?27. for spot.
Copper ruled about steady, with lake on
;pt standing at about $12.25 asked, and
$12.15 waa asked for electrolytic and $12
for casting. Lead was steady at $4.12Vv
Bpelter ruled tlrm at $4.40. Iron remained
Quito steady and unchanged.
EW YORK STOCKS AMU BOM).
Bank Statement t heeka Speculative
Movement for Higher Prlcea.
NEW YORK, April 6,-Todays stock
market continued to reflect the activity of
the speculative element which has caused
the revival In the market during the latter
part of the week, but their operations had
to meet heavy realising saies after the
opening. The market had turned upward
again when the Important disclosure of the
shrinkage In the reserve of the banks
caused renewed selling and sent prices gen
erally below last night s level. Louisville
& Nashville was the only Important stork
to make notable headway on the final rally
and the market closed Irregular. There
was some reversion to the obscurer class
of stocks, as shown by the 20-polnt rise In
Burlington, Cedar Rapids A Northern, 8 In
Inlted States Express and 3'4 In Nashville,
Chattanooga A Bt. Louis. Hocking Valley
made a renewed advance. Sugar and Colo
rado Fuel were under pressure, but rallied
effectively. The banks railed to show the
expected setoff to the drain Into the sub
treasury by any gain on the Interior move
ment of currency. Apparently losses were
Incurred on thia account as well as on sub
treasury operations. There seems to have
been special transfers of specie to Philadel
phia during the week, which In attributed
to requirements growing out of the labor
situation in the coal fields. The disburse
ment of government interest during the
week has made no impression on the sub
treasury absorption, which has been ag
gravated by large deposits of lawful money
for account of national banks which are
retiring their cumulation.
The activity In the stock market gave
warning of a probable Increase In the loan
account of the banks. The net result Is a
cutting down of the surplus by two-tblrds.
Gold exports are considered probable next
week.
The Commercial Advertiser's London
financial cablegram says: "The stock mar
ket waa inanimate, consols weakening on
the release of dividends, but the absence of
peace news and the shadow of the new
budget encourages the bear element. Amer
ican shares began firm, but closed steady.
e are Inclined to distrust the spurt In
prices In New York."
The following are the closing prices on
the New York Stock exchange:
Atrhlsoa
, Tlfi'So. Paelna
. So. Railway
,10V do pfd
. s;Tcr A. Pacific
113H .Tel., 8t. L. A W...
, 7SI do pfd
, 4C4 Union PaclQo
, ' do pfd
. 7 Wabash
. Kt do pfd
. 77iWhaltng A L K...
.U6HI 'do id pfd
, H'vWIa. Central
, STW do pfd
, 44 Adama Ex
.MM, American El
,177V, I'. 8. El
. is Wella-yargo Ez
, ifiH Amal. Copper
,101Vt Auier. Car A F
. i do pfd
, T Amar. Lin. Oil
, do pfd
.171 Amar. 8. A R
.lit do pfd
, 41 Anac. Mln. Co
, Si Brooklyn R. T
, 17 Colo. Fuel A Iron..
, tH Con. Gaa
. Ii Con. Ton. pfd
,18S Oen. Elactrlc
. i'4 Hocking Coal
, l,lntar. Paper
.1431,1 do pfd
. 4Vlntr. Power
. alls, I Laclede Oaa
National Biscuit ...
.ISO National Lead
lOO1,!, No. American ......
'Paclflo Coast
.lt.ll, Paclflo Mali
. io Paopwn Oas
. 194lpreeaad 8. Car
.IOH4I do pfd
.10114 Pullman p. Car
. 24 Hepubllo Steal
. 64'i do pfd
.192 Sugar
.lti Tenn. Coal A I
. a74 Lnlon Bag A P
, 0 I do pfd
. i'V. 8. Leather
.131 I do pfd
. 74 U. 8. Rubbar
. av do pfd
. ts4 V. 8. meal
. TlS' do pfd
, 3,iWeatrn I'nlon
, 75 Amar. Loconio......
, tt do pfd
. 1'( K. C. Southern
.1!V do - pfd
.lMSk
. 6X
. 8S4
. N
. 41-4
11k
. !
.NKH
. til
. ill
. 4i
.
. I1H
. ?4
. 44
,19S
.lit
.')!
.100
.
. MS
. (,
. ii
. Mti
. 47
. 7
.lilt
45
.101,
. ii4
litis
.124
. H
. it '4
. liht
.
,. 0
. i
12!
. 11
. 42H
.10,1
. 414
.
.is
. is
. 74
111 it
. 70
. I7H
. i
.. Ill,
. 144
. 1'4
. II
. 41
. Kl'-i
. HO
. 114
. 2
. 15
. MH
do pfd
Baltimore A O
tir. nM
Canadian Pacific...
( anada Bo
('ties. A Ohio
Chicago A A
do pfd
Chlraso. Ind. A It..
do pfd
rhlravj. a IT III
Chicago O. W....!"
00 in pra
do id pfd
Chicaaa A N ur
".. K. I. A P
Chicago Tar. A Tr..
do pfd
C O. 0. A 8t. L...
Colorado 80
do lit pfd
do Id pfd
Dal. A Hurtaon
11. L. A W
Denrer A K. O
do pfd
Erla
do 1st pfd .'
do 14 pfd
Ot. Nor. pfd
Hocking Vallsjr
do prd
Illinois Central......
Iowa Central
do pfd
Lake Erie A W
do pfd
L. A N... "
Manhattan L
Mat. St. Rjr ',
Mexican Centra!...'.
Max. National ....
Mian. A 8t. L ,
Mo. Pad Bo
M.. K. A T
do pfd
I, i. Central
N. V. Central
Norfolk A W
do pfd
Ontario A W
Pennsylvania
Beading
do lat prd
do id pfd
St. L. A 8. F
do ltt pfd
do id pfd
8t. L. Houthw
do pfd
8'. Paul
do pfd
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK, April t-MONEY-On call,
steady at 3H per cent, closed 3 offered:
prime mercantile paper, 4V4i6 per cent.
STERLING EXHANGElflteady, with
actual business In bankers' bills at i4.877iM
4.88 for demand and at 4.85(ff4.86H 'or
sixty days: posted rates, 14.86 and 14.88V,;
commercial bills, 4.84tH.8Mi.
SILVER Bar, 64c: Mexican dollars. 43c.
. GOVERNMENT BONDS Firm ; refund
ing 2s, registered and coupon, 1U9; 3s, reg.
Istered, liifcy,; coupon. ltA; new 4s, reg
istered, 139; coupon, 1394; old 4a, registered
and coupon, 111; 6s, registered and coupon.
The closing; quotations on bonds are as
follows:
U. s. ret. is. rag.,
do coupon ,
do Ss. reg
do coupon
10 IL. g. N Bnl 4a
1" Mai. Central 4a
10Ml do la Ine
10111, Mlnn. A 8t. L. 4s..
" M., K. A T. 4a
Ill, do ta
lit N. Y. Central la..."
Ul do ganaral lUs...
104 N. i. c. gan. ......
104 No. Pacific ta
103 do la
4VN A W. con. 4s...'
lozS'Raadlng gan. 4s.
8t L A I M . (a...
IO1 St. L. A 8. F. 4s...
1044,81. L. 8. W. Is
lit do la
T4IS. A. A A. P. a....
loV6o. Paclto 4a
(44 80. Railway ta
KVt Taxaa A Pacific la...
114V, T.. 8t. L. A W. 4a.
ltav, Lnlon Pacific 4s
1114, do conv. 4s
10v Wabaah la
, W do la
4S, d. dfb. B
11111, Wast Shore 4a
loos, lVhael. A L. C. 4s
, t7HWia. Central 4a
11 IV Urn. Too. 4a
10214
MV,
"i
103
10li
3 it
104
108
140
luiit
74it
101 '4
Mi,
117
101
iwii
lit
i
44i
122 V,
111
111
liH
1074,
12U
110
71
1124
IVt
1
mv.
do new 4a,
rag.
do coupon
do old 4a, rag
do coupon ....
do Is, rag ...
do coupon . . .
Atchison gan
4a..
do ad). 4a
Bal. A Ohio is.
do iSa
do coov. 4a
Canada 80. la
Central of Oa. ta....
do Is inc
Chaa. A Ohio 4Vaa-..
Chi. A A. Vis
C, B. A Q. a. 4s...
('. M A 8 P g. 4s .
C. A N. W. e. Ta.
C, R. I. A P. 4a....
C.C.C. A 8. L. g. 4a.
Chicago Tar. 4a
Colorado 80. 4a
penvar A R. O. 4a
Erla prior lias 4a..
do genaral 4a
F W A I C la ,
Hocking Vallay 4Vm
.110
Bid. Offered.
Boston Itook Qaotatloas.
nAOTOV Anvil X Tttll t-ajsm
rfcv- - - . . ,iya per
cent; time loans, 446 per cent. Official
AtchlaoB
Oaa la
Mas. Cantral 4s ,
Atchison -
do pld
Boaton A Albany...
Boatos A Ma
Boaton Elevated ...
N. Y.. N. H. A H..
PlUhburg pfd
I'nlon Pacific
Mexican Cantral ...
Amarttaa Sugar ....
do pfd
Amar. T. A T
Dominion I. A
Oaa. Elactrta
Maaa. Elactrta
do pfd
N. E O. A C
Valtad Fruit
L'. 8. Staal
do pfd
Weatlagh. Cobbsmb.
10S
, rr
, si
AdTsntura
.. tt
.. 14
.. 4454
...
.. II
..00
... Il"4
.. 17(4
.. it
... Ill,
.. H
... Isit
..lit
.. I
...171
...100
... 14-4
.. l't
... tMt
..
Allouas
Amalgamated
Haltlo
Blnahasa
144 4
Calumet A Hscla
1141,
Centennial
Copper Ranga ....
Dally West
Franklin
Isle Royals
Mohawk
.14, Vs
ill
147 V,
ll'l
. IS
.131 14
.llli,
.1111
. WV,
I
. 4
Oaceola
Parrot
Qulncy
Santa Fa Copper .
Tamarack
TrlmnuntAi
,1 Trinity """
, i
.lot
. 41
. M
. M
tnltad 8Utea ....
t'tak
Victoria
Winona
Wolverine "
Mow York Mlalagr tgaotatloas.
NEW YORK. April B.-Ths followlna- are
ths closing prices on mining stocks:
Adams Coa
Alice
Bresce
Brunswick Con...,
Cosnstock Tunnal
Coa. Cal. A Vs..
Daadwood Tarra ..
Hora Silver
Iron Bllvar
Laadvllla Cos ....
Little Cklaf ...
Ontario
Ovblr
Phoanlx
Potoal
Savage
SUrra Nevada
Small Hopes .,
SAaadara
11
121
M
U
I
14
46
.. fe
.. 11
.. I
..IN
.. 40
..140
.. It
.. I
Baak Clearlags.
OMAHA. April t. Bank clearings for the
week ending todsy show an Increase of
ll.2yR.499 .& over those for ths correspond
ing week of 1901. The dally figures read:
140.
1SU1.
Monday ....
Tuesday ....
Wednesday
Thursday .,
Friday ,
Saturday ...
Totals ..
li.09i.Mi4j t wa.tnVtt
i.'-'o eii.ss H7.48i U
Ita.OilM f!.7lMi.4
1.S-S.74O.40 (Pw.iVtt.W
I.U&1.410.00 ..0,9W
l.lbt.M.W 1.01i.8ua.7J
..r.O4.6ao5 5.TS4JirLkJ
BOSTON April fc-Cleartns. a,J4i.;
balances, tl.Tutt.047.
CHICAGO April I. Clearings. rr7.u7.810:
baUaavea, t2,u,et6, posted uhaii(,
KVVXl. 0, 1002.
for sixty days, $4 on demand; New
York exchange, !5c discount.
HT. I)L IJ, April 6. 4'learlngs, $6,515.7?;
balances, ti.nM m; money, 4(i per cent;
New York exchange. 20c premium.
CINCINNATI, April 6 Clearings. t2.M,.
ISO; money, 44in per cent; New York ex
change, l.Va.lc discount.
NEW Turk, April 6.-Clearlngs. $J6M51..
SIS; balances, $3,M,I7.
PHILAUEI.PHIA, April S Clearings,
I20.26i.73i; balances. I2,7i.(ta. For the week:
Clearings, 1J3, lus.C" ; balances, 117,670,847.
Money, 4U. per c-nt.
HALtiMoRE. April R.-C-arlngs, $4.fC1,.
724; balances, 1126,727. For the week: Clear
lims. 13.073.417
balances, ;i,703,J'.. Money,
6 per cent.
London Stock Market.
LONDON. April 64 p. m. Closing:
Cons., money...,. 9I
do account. . 94 7-lii
Anaconda 6
Norfolk & West.
do pfd
Ontario A West.,
68
."
HJ
ul.
If!'-,
41V,
jj4,
SI',
9t
Hibi,
Do's
9tr
24
12
444
Atchison a"aj!
Pennsylvania
PUU,lln
ao piu iv""
Baltimore O... 10914
Canadian I'aclilc.ll'.1
Chesapeake O. 4TV,
Chicago G. V.... 21
C. M . A St. P...174W
Denver A 11. U.. 44',
do pfd 94
Erie SSV,
do 1st pfd "in,.
do 2d pfd 55'v
Illinois Central. ,.14nV
Louis. Nash...ll"S
M.. K. A T
. do pfd
N. Y. Central.... Mat I
do 1st pfri
do 2d prd
Southern Hy
do pfd
Southern Pacific,
L'nlon Pacllic
do pfd
U. 8. Steel
do pfd
aliHSh
do pfd
Spanish 4s
Rand Mines
LeBeers
BAR SILVER Steady at 24'd per ounce.
MONEY 2',t2Vi per cent. The rate of dis
count In the open market for short bills
Is 2N32 11-10 per cent and for three-months
bills 2H per cent.
Foreign Financial.
BERLIN, April 8 Internntlonals were
maintained on the. bourse today. Spanish
4 were In demand on rumors regarding
firoposals to regulate the rate of exchange
n Spain. Locals were quiet, speculators
hesitating pending the receipt of further
news from South Africa.
PARIS. April 6. Business wag dull on
the bourse todny, with he exception of
dealings In Spanish securltlc-e. which were
the subject of a steady dmaxd. Turks
were weak, owing to the disquieting news
from Macedonia. Kaffirs weakened on Ird
Kitcheners latest dispatches from South
Africa. The private rate of discount was
i 6-1S per cent.
LONDON, April 6. Gold premiums are
quoted as follows: Buenos Ayres, 145.10;
Madrid, 36 90; Rome, 2.2.1.
BERLIN, April 6. Discount rates for
short bills. 2'4 per cent; for three months'
bills, I, per cent.
PARIS, April 6. Three per cent rentes,
100 f 77He for the account; exchange on Lon
don, 2nf 16i,c for checks; Spanish 4s, 76,
ex-dlvldend.
Weekly Bank Statement.
NEW TORK, April 5-The statement of
the associated banks for the week ended
todny shows: Loans 1907.223,400, increase
t3.148.9O0; deposits 8:164, 61.S.3UO, decrease $735,
000; circulation 831,059,900, decrease 8363. 200;
legal tenders 870,549.90'), decrease 1371,000;
specie $173,264,200. decrease $4,128,600; re
serves $243,N04,100. decrease $4.499,M)0; reserve
required $241,154,676. decrease $163,760; sur
plus $2,649,626, decrease $4,316,030.
Exporta and Imports at New York.
NEW TORK. April 6. The exports of
specie from the port of New York to all
countries for thia week aggregated $506,310
silver and $12,000 gold. The Imports this
week were: Gold, $39,660; sliver, $25,ls0;
dry goods and merchandise, $12,612,747.
Condition of Treasury.
WASHINGTON, April 6. Today's state
ment of the treasury balances In the gen
eral fund, exclusive of the $160,000,000 gold
reserve In the division of redemption,
shows: Available cash balances, $179,467,743;
gold. $96,764,222.
Evaporated Apples and Dried Frnlta.
NEW YORK, April 5. EVAPORATED
APPLES Were light, both for Jobbing and
export trade.- lhe feeling was easier;
prices unchanged. State, common to good,
prime, 9(&91c; choice, SVx&lOc; fancy,
10 11c.
CALIFORNIA DRIED FRUITS In
prunes there was noted a better movement,
with prices firm on quoted baais. Apri
cots Bleu In better demand for Jobbing ac
count and firm. Peaches not active, but not
steadily held. Prunes, 3Va7c. Apricots,
Royal, Kif14c: Moor Park, Hl(,1il24c.
Peaches, peeled, HfylSc; unpeeled, 8'ul0c.
Sugar Market.
NEW ORLEANS. April 6. SUGAR
Firm: open kettle, 2V4Sl-18c; open kettle,
centrifugal, 353Hc: centrifugal, yellows,
SH'53 15-lOc; seconds, 2V,&30. Molasses,
Steady: centrifugal, 7(JlSc.
LONDON, April 6. SUGAR Beet, April,
6s 6d.
Minneapolis Wheat, Flour and Bran.
MINNEAPOLIS, April 6. WHEAT May
694iHic; July, iSiiWic; on track, No. 1
hard, 734c; No. 1 northern, 70-)itf ilVtc; No. 2
northern, 69i,,i'69:,c.
FLOUR First patents, $3.5fr3.86: second
patents, $3.65(tr3.75; first clears, $2.S0'j'2.D6;
second clears, $2.16i&2.26.
BRAN In bulk, $12.60.
Dry Goods Market.
NEW YORK. April 6. DRY GOODS
The market for the present week cloaed
quiet and unchanged. Prices are very firm
and sellers are predicting an advance In
prices on staple llnea. An Increase In the
demand only will bring thla and the ma
jority are at present awaiting develop
ments of this order.
Cotton Market.
NEW YORK, April 6. COTTON-Opened
steady, with prices steady, Pu4 points
higher, a response to bullish Liverpool
news. After the call the list sank back to
8.92c for July, under heavy protlt-tuktng by
the commlaalon house contingent and large
offerings by a prominent Philadelphia
house. Room traders later came to the
support of the market, which, however,
worked higher In a manner bo sluggish as
to make the more timid holders uneasy.
Port receipts for the Aay were estimated at
$,000 balea, against 16.62a the same day last
year. Private advices from the south again
described firm spot markets. As lhe ses
sion progressed Wall street picked up
August contracts and appeared to be sell
ing July In a quiet way. All the forenoon
the market was hesitant. The market
closed steady and net unchanged to 7 points
lower, having weakened In the last hour
under heavy realizing. Futures opened
steady; April, (03c; Mav, 8.95c; June, 896c;
July, 8.96c; August, 8.74c; September. 8.81c;
October, 8.14c; November, 8.05c; December,
8.01c; January, 8.04c.
GALVESTON, April 5. COTTON Firm,
84i,c.
ST. LOUIS, April 6.-COTTON 8teadv to
Ho higher: sales, none; middling. 6 1-lSc;
receipts, 675 bales; shipments, 665 bales;
stock. 44.177 bales.
LIVERPOOL, April 6. COTTON Spot,
aulet; prices l-16d higher; American mid
line fair. 6Hd; good middling. 65-32U;
middling, 4 81-321; low middling, 4d; good
ordinary, 4,d; ordinary, 4Vxf The sales
of the day were 10,000 bales, of which 60O
were for speculation and export, and in
cluded 6.400 American. Receipts, 10,2o0
bales, all American. Futures opened
steady and closed with near months steady
and distant months quiet; American mid
dling, g. c. c, April. 4 46-644H 66-64d, sell
ers; April and May, 4 46-64Cu4 46-64d, sellers;
May and June, 4 66-64'o'4 66-64d, buyers;
June and July, 4 56-6441-4 66-64d, buyers; July
and August, 4 56-644 06-6d, buyers; August
and September, 4 51-64'g4 62-64d, value; Sep
tember and October, 4 37-61'.j4 3S-64d, buyers;
October and November, 4 32-64i, buyers;
November and December, 4 2i-64d. buyers.
NEW ORLEANS, April 6. COTTON
Firm; sales. 4, (GO bales; ordinary, 7Vc: good
ordinary, 8c; low middling, ,c; middling
8Ac; good middling, 9Hc; middling fair!
9c; receipts, 8.4n bales; stock, 244 S24
balea. Futures steady' April, 8.72fi8.75c;
May. 8.774)8. "Nc: June. 8 s34i 84c: Julv a mi
ytlSdc; August, 8.77'o.78c; September, 8.20
.22c; October, 7.97&7.99c.
Wool Market.
BOSTON, April 6. WOOL Fine ter
ritory wools are selling sbout 47(d
4Ku the scoured basis, on good lots
with better stapled parcela at 60c. Fine
medium Is quoted on the scoured baais of
43'u45c, with good staple lots ranging higher
Medium territory sells st 3M4oc scoured
Thers Is a quiet tone to fleere wools and
prices held steady. Dealers are asking 3H
ti29c for fine Ohio delaines. Ohio XX and
above is held at 27'c. while Ohio No. 1 I.
quoted st 26j27c, the latter for choice lots
Australian wools are quiet, with available
supplies offering very moderate, 4oii2c,
scoured, with lower quarter-blood at 384
trie; Llncolns, 814134c, "
ST. LOUIS. April B.-WOOL Dull, weak,
but unchanged; medium grades, lilfKWr
light fine, nv-fmc; heavy fine, 10aUc;
tub washed, ll'uilc.
LONDON. April 6 WOOL The arrivals
of wool for the third series of auction sales
number 169,9M( bales, including 66.000 for
warded direct. The Imports of wool during
the week were: New South Wales, 1.365
bales; Queensland, 6. 417 oalea; Victoria
7.849 bales: South Australia. 6,9x2 bales; New
Zealand. 18.31 balea; Cape of Good Hope
and Natal, 8,691 balea; elsewhere, 1,330 bales.
reorla Market.
PEORIA, 111.. April f. CORN Lower; No.
I, 6fcc.
OATS Easy; No. I white, 4ifl-43Hc, billed
thro J ill
WttJtiKY-IUOi
OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET
All Kinds of Tat Cattle Bell at the High
Point of the Seaaon.
HOGS GENERALLY STEADY SATURDAY
thieo and Yrarllnsts Mar ' Quoted
Ten to Fifteen Cents Higher for
the Week and Wooled
Lambs Folly steady.
SOUTH OMAHA. April 6.
Receipts were: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
viiiviHi mommy a,;.r
Ollklal Tuesday 4.63
Official Wednesday 3.SM1
Otllclal Thursday 2.675
Oftlclal Fridav 2.U66
Ollklal Saturday 164
Total this week 16.M7
Week ending Murch .. 15.764
Week ending March 22.. 14.427
Week ending March 16..16.4;d
Week ending March 8...13.k;iJ
Same week last year. . . .12,fi9
21.547
24.3M4
2,li4
2H.151
21.40J
HECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR TO DATE.
'lhe following table shows the receipts 01
cattle, hogs and sheep at South Omaha for
the year to uate, and comparisons wiih
ast year:
19C2. 1901. Inc. Dec.
Cattle 212,742 172. 15 ,u27
Hogs 716.40J 6ia.it62 I2u,.a2
Sheep 1697 ',64 8 7 .7
'lhe following tabic snows the average
price ot hogs sold on the tiuuin Omaha
market the past several days with 'com
parisons with former years:
Date. I 1902. 101 . i 1100. loSS . 1 1S0S . 1 1!7 . il-
March 17.1
March 18. 1
March 19.
Marc 11 40.1
lEVil
21-,,
22)1,
l-'fti
26tl
311
- 4 94 8 6i
8 71
3 1 3 U
i,i,ltl
3 ) a 74
IVt'llI
1 a 71
J 98
3 9S
3 9J, 3 65
3 93, 8 o
3 91 3 60
8 86. 3 il
8 70
3 83,
3 81 1 3 66
3 91 3 60
3 92, 3 51
8 92 3 64
3 91 3 6j
I 3 02
3 90
6 65
6 till
I
a (U
a la.
a .M
4 89;
4 601
4 81,
4 ,
4 9Xl
0 ili
B .2,
a MO!
s an,
3 5b
3 6
3 63
3 b-l,
a fc,-i
auarcn 21.
March y2.
March U.
March i!4.
March 6.
March M.
Murc h xl.
March 28.
i 75f
3 161
3 76
i 71,
3 67
ati
3 67!
3 65
3 0-1
3 62
3 &11
S 67
a I
3 73 1
3 79,
I . Kl,
'9411
0 3
6 3u,i
I I
4 931
5 7fl I
6 8i 4 89
6 t6 4 9, 1
6 91 6 e
6 a 6 16
6 b'J, 0 12,
6 loi
6 97 I
6 00 6 OK,
6 98 6 15 1
5 99i b 21
6 95 5 3o
4J
C 69
6 59
3 60'
3 6S
3 60
March 29.
Aiarcn m.
March 81.
April 1...
6 06V
3 ..9
6 60
3 61
a
J April 2...
6 btVs
April 3...
April 4...
April 6...
6 68
6 63U
3 65
3 W),
6 63 V.
3 65
Indicates Sunday.
The oftlclal number of cars of stock
brought In today by each road was:
Cattle. Hogs. 11 ses.
C, M. A St. P. Ry ,
O. & St. L. Ry ,
Missouri Pacllic Ry ,
Union Paciilc system
C. A. N. W. By
F., E. & M. V. It. H
C. St. P., M. & O. Ry..
B. A M. R. Ry
C. B. A Q. Ry
K. C. A St. J ,
C R. I. A P., east
Illinois Central
4
1
3
8
3
li
10
10
5
'7
1
69
Total receipts 8
The disposition of the day's receipts was
as follows, each buyer purchasing ine num
ber of head Indicated:
Buyers. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
swut and company
Cudahy Packing Co
Armour A Co
Swift and Co., country..
Hammond Co
Krey Packing Co
Fowler Packing Co
Other buyers
1.418
2,237
1,3j7
4H2
125
630
122
13
Totals 135 6.! 9 1
CATTLE There were practically no
cattle on sale today, the fresh receipts
bekig consigned direct to packers. For
the week receipts show a slight Increase
over laat week and aa coiauared with the
same week of last year there la a big gain,
as will be seen from the table given above.
The demand, though, waa equal to the
occasion and on desirable grades of killers
prices are fully as high aa they were a
week ago and on some kinds the market Is
higher.
Receipts this week have Included a good
many beef steers and the quality was by
far the best of the season. The local de
mand was of liberal proportions and be
sides that there were shipping orders to be
filled, so that the market moved upward
at a rapid rate until Thursday. Thuraday
a,nd Friday prices eased off about 15c, so
that ths week closed not far from steady
with last week, though in spots the Friday
market looked strong to a dime higher
than the week before. There were a good
many cattle thia week good enough to bring
from $6.50 to $6.75 and several sales were
made at $6.80, with the top for the week
of $6.90. The demand was good for both
the prime heavyweights and also the good
medium weight cattle, and, as the com
moner kinds also sold to good advantage,
sellers found no trouble In disposing of
whatever cattle they had.
The cow market la also higher for the
week, but the advance Is confined to the
good to choice grades. Choice cows and
heifers are selling from $5.25 to $6.00 and
occasionally a sale will go a little above
that. Suh kinds are undoubtedly loCHSc
higher for the week. The kinds that sell
from $4.26 to $5.25 are also Iikjj lr.o higher,
but the medium and common kinds have
not shown much change. Canners In par
ticular have been hard to move at any
price and are no more than steady for the
week.
Bulls, veal calves and stags of good qual
ity have also Improved somewhat thla
week, owing to the higher prices ruling on
cow stuff.
There has been a good demand all the
week for feeders showing weight and qual
ity and prices are fully steady for the
week. Not many of that claas of cattle
have been in, however, as the receipts ot
stock cattle have been largely composed of
lightweight stuff of rather inferior quality.
The demand for common cattle Is very
light and in fact it is almost Impossible
to sell such kinds at any prices and the
market la unevenly lower for the week
Representative sales:
HOGS There was a light run of hogs
here today for even a Saturday and pack
ers took hold in good shape and bought
up everything offered in fairly good sea
son at right around ateady prlcea. The de
sirable grades sold steady to strong, while
the lightweights were steady to a shade
lower. The range of prlcea showed very
little change from yesterday. The bulk of
the good weights sold from $6.65 to $6.75 and
aa high as $6.85 was paid. The medium
weights went mostly from $6.60 to $6.65 and
the light stuff sold from $6.60 to $6.55.
For the week receipts have not been ex
cessive as compared with the laat several
weeks, but when comparisons are made
with the corresponding week of last year
It is seen that there Is a big gain. Ths
exact figures will be seen In the table of
recelpta at the head of the column. In
view of the liberal demand prlrea moved
upward after Monday until Friday when
there was a reaction of about 6c, but the
week closes with the average cost of all
the hogs a little better than at the close of
last week. Representative sales:
A v. Sh. Pr.
.2" 40 6 62'
20 62
40 6 62'a
160 8 62U
80
120
; so
6 624,
lu 6 624
Ml t K'i4
SHEEP There were no sheep on sale this
morning with which to make a test of the
market. For the week the supply has been
fairly liberal, though there is a slight do
crease both as compared with last week
and also with the corresponding week of
last year. The demand has been in good
shape most of the Mme and as a general
thing prices arc a little better than they
were a week ago. Ewes, wethers and year
lings are right around ln'nUx: higher for
the week and good wooled lambs are sell
ing filly as high aa they did a week ago.
Clipped stock, however. Is a shade lower If
anything. A good proportion of the re
ceipts now consist of clipped stock and
prices rane about zSfaSOr under the quota
tions on wooled stock. There seems to be
an active demand on the part of packers
for stork showing quality, but the com
moner grades are neglected.
Feeders continue in very light supply and
the demand has been sufficient to lake all
that was offered at strong prfc-es.
Ouotatlons: Choice lightweight yearlings.
$f Soift 75; good to choice yearlings, ei.25f
6.50, choice. wvUiers, 5. Jo, fair to good
4.1,0 v.'ja
8.48 6.78
lo.4'.t 6,tv
8.276 4.2M'
7.4.'
4.712 11
43, 60J
4b, 7m)
46,.t'4
41oj
3 i.ja
No. av. on. pr. No.
61 153 40 6 20 85..
80 106 9J 191 66 .2
' 154 ... 20 4 198
PC 161 SO 0 Z3 Ra LMO
KS 1W ... . 45 65 247 80 6 65
22 1S6 ... 8 45 AO 235 120 65
18 141 ... 6 65 47 221 ... 6 65
76 171 ... 6 50 65 247 80 6 65
81 1X2 160 6 50 79 259 120 65
62 5"0 ... 50 66 217 80 6 65
V 179 ... 8 60 70 216 120 6 65
80 14 ... 60 66 2.12 160 6 6j
75 1K4 ... 60 71 5J8 40 6 65
1 173 40 B2t 63 222 40 6 6
64 12 80 52,4j 74 219 40 6 65
71 19i) ... 6 52", 65 219 80 65
88 113 80 6 52' 65 231 40 6 65
45 2"0 ... 6 55 76 222 160 6 65
86 197 240 66 67 231 ... 6 65
71 193 80 ( 55 94 231 ... 6 65
77 194 ... 6 55 74 2:t6 40 6 67
78 2r2 160 6 55 76 214 16) 6 67',
2 15 ... 6 55 so 228 80 674
83 2"6 40 6 57'i 73 214 ... 67'4
69 2o 80 67 73 2:il 2"0 6 67!,
78 196 80 6 67 4 73 2T.1 &i 6 70
78 221 80 6 60 60 2M ... 6 70
73 213 160 i 60 63 265 l(i 6 70
76 2 '2 80 i 61) 61 241 16i) 6 jo
77 213 ... 6 00 47 275 120 6 70
51 211 80 6) 63 256 ... 6 724
79 210 80 6 60 64 2l7 ... 6 724
? 2'0 ... 60 81) 238 ... 6 75
79 177 ... ( 60 60 261 160 6 75
81 216 90 a 60 69 261 ... 4 75
76 210 160 I 60 72 23 0 6 75
86 2"3 HO 624 56 3;9 120 6 88
HX 223 lo 6 621 20 295 ... 6 85
85 214
25
wethers. $." O04f6.25; choice ewes. ai r"tT.25;
fair to good ewes, $4 7Hi4 1X; rholre lambs.
IS o'VoS 70; fair to good lamrT. $iV2.V(i.5n;
spring lambs. $.tu n m; feeder wethers,
$4 iiun.i; feeder lambs, $4.5tt6.7ft; feeder
ewes. $2.504,1 4. flu; clipped stock srlla JfHro
below wooled stock. Repreesntatlve aales;
tlllCAUO Mill STUCK MARKET.
I snal Light Receipts 0( le llegs
irons; for Choice.
CHICAGO. April B. C A TTLK Recel pt ,
100 head; market nominal; good to urlmn
steers, $6.Skui.(.i; poor to medium. $1 2'ij
40; stockers and feeders, $J.5tti5 00; cows,
$1 26fi6 50; helfer. )2.6i5.76; t anners, 1.26fl
2.25; bulls, $2 5oft6 no; calves, $2.505.75, Texas
fed steers, $5. Ki6 u.
HotlS Receipts, ll.fts.1 bend: estimated
Monday, 30,on0 head; rholre strong, others
weak, mixed and butchers, $6 60ti!6; goo'l
to choice heavy. $6 7.vi6.!o; rough heavy,
$6.Sini6.5: light, tS.3fHitti.6ii; bulk of salea.
6 611 11 6. so.
SHEEP AND MM PS Recelpta, l.fX
heml; sheep steady, lambs weak; good ti
choice wethers. J5 2.Vn6 75: fair to choice,
mixed, $4.fiiii.V25; western sheep and vear
lltms. $4 ,.rW(i5.85; native lambs, 84.60if4.S5;
western lambs. $5 2.Vji 6.5.
OfliolHl yesterday: Receipts Cattle, 1.791
head, hogs, 17.480 head; sheep, 2,734 head.
Shipments-Cattle. 3.647 head; hogs. 6.992
hcud; atlctp, 410 head.
Kansas City Live Stork Market.
KANSAS CITV. April 5. CATTLE Re
ceipts for week. 27.0"O head; last week, 28.
head; the steady advance of the laat
three weeks had a derided reaction ln thej
liiHt thiee days and values today werei
practically the same as those last Saturday:
rholre export and dressed beef steerH. $6.36
ti'7.0"; fa r to good, $j.txu6.3u; stinkers and
feeders, $:1 2Vi,i ;t5; western-fed steers, $5.00
(till. 66; Texas and Indian steers, $4.6in' 20;
Texas and Indian rows, $3.50i6.2S: native
cows, $3.6.ii6.65; native heifers, $4.("ii.75;
canners, $2. jfua.oO; bulls, W.504i6.0; calves.
$4.6..60.
Hot IS Receipts for week. 39.0i0 head:
last week. 35.0i bead: while there has been
some fluctuations this week prices today
are the same as last week's closing figures;
top, $6.9"; bulk of sale, $6.40ti6.8.i; heavy,
$6 wish! 90; mixed. $6.50416. 80; light, $6.21,1
6.75; pigs, $5.6orijt.15.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts for week,
19.000 brad; last week, 10.000 head; steady
advance In prices during entire week; top
for western lambs. $1; NO; native lambs,
Ji1.V11iCi.S0; western liinil.s, f6.4o'iiti.w); native
wethers, $5 .6iV,i0.75; western wethers. $6. So
tjn.75; yearlings. $'" ioii6.26; ewes W.aVtifi
6 25; stockera and feeders, $3.Ni5. 16.
St. Lonls Live Stork Market.
8T IX1U1S. April 6. -CATTLE Receipts,
100 head, Including 60 Texana; market
steady for natives, lower for Texana; na
tive shipping and export steers, $5.75(iT7.10;
dressed beef and butcher steers, $4.6H
6.80; steers under l.doo lbs., $4. lOtjjtJ. BO;
stockers and feeders, $2.90yo.0o; cows ami
heifers, $2.2.Vi.5t; canners, $1.4o'(i2.90; bulls,
$3,001(4.65; calves, $.' nVi,7.oO: Texas and In
dian steers, $4.6ii4i6.50; cows and heifers,
$2.5(iiU4.6o.
HOGS Receipts. 1,600 head; market
steady; pigs and lights, $6.4it.70; packers,
$6.6ftf(il.li; butchers $6.80416.9.1.
SHEEP AND LAMMS Receipts, 400 head;
market dull and nominal; native muttons,
$4.6ni'5.50; lambs, $5.6(ii.7n; springs, $6.60
4)10.00; culls and bucks, $2.50(43.76; stock
ers, $1 504i'2.2.
New York Live Stock Market.
NEW YORK, April 6. BEEVES Re
celpta, 615 head; firm; dressed beef steady;
exports today, 440 head cattle and 0,113
quarters of beef.
CALVES Receipts, 154 head; weak to a
fraction lower: no prime veals on sale;
choice veals, $G.i(uti.50 per 100 lbs.; city
dressed veals lower, 7HHllc per lb.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Recclpts, 94 cars;
market firm to loc higher; no choice lambs
on sale; fair to good Buffalo lambs sold at
$6.6orr6.80 per 100 lbs.: dressed mutton, Vtf
84c per lb.; dressed lambs, firm, 94tjl2e.
HOGS Receipts, 1,800 head; none for sale;
feeling steady.
Slnnx City Live Stock Market.
STOUX CITY. April 5 (Special Tele
gram.) CATTLE Receipts, 600; market
atouHv llWnHbl' rnu. ht.11. mJI .l.-.l
$2.50u,6.'50; stockers and' feeders, $3 00Q'4.60;
yeui iiugs aim cHives, a-i.DUigt.ZD.
HOGS Receipts, 2,700; market strong,
$6.606.76; bulk, $6.55'u6.6o. s
St. Joseph Live Stock Market.
ST. JOSEPH, April B. CATTLE Receipts,
80 bead. Including Texans: market steady;
beef steers, $4.OO4i7.10: stockera and feeders,
$2.91X16.00; cows and heifers, $2.2S(Jj.60.
HOGS Receipts. 1,000 head; market
steady to strong; pigs and lights, $6.4OruMl.70: '
packers, $6.5O.90; butchers, $6.eOTj.t8.
Stork la Bight.
The following table shows the receipts of
cattle, hogs and sheep at the five pnnolpul
markets for April 6:
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
South Omaha 164 4,742 U
Chicago lot) 11,000 l.ono
Kanwas City 60 3.000 10
St. Iouls 100 1.600 400
St. Joseph 80 1,000 ....
Total 494 81,242
1,811
Duluth Grain Market.
DULUTH, April 6. WHEAT Cash, No. I
hard, 734c; No. 2 northern, 6Hc; No. 1 north
ern, 704c; May, 71c; July, 714c.
CORN 68c.
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