THE OMAHA DAILY BET!: MONDAY, AriUL 14, 1002. CONDITION OF OMAHA'S TRADE Vo'ttue of BusirJss Very Satisfactory for This Time of Year. BUILDERS' HARDWARE ADVANCED SHARPLY Cotton floods Continue Slrong and Indications Favorable for Still Higher Prices on Kamltrr of Staple Lines. OMAHA. April 12. While most lines of wholesale anil retail business In Omaha anil surrounding terrl- Jory wan not exactly rushing last wtf, (111 dealers In all line had a very satls faetory trade. The lack of more settled weather, of course, had a tendency to cut down retail trade and made retailers slow about sorting up their stocks. Besides that, farmers are most too busy with their spring work to go- to town and that Is also having a bad effect upon retail trade In the country. No complaints, however, are heard, as retailers as well as Jobbers are confident that In a veiy short time spring and summer lines will move out at a very rapid rate. Jobbers In most llnee are devoting most of their attention at the present lme to advance orders for fall. Traveling men are covering their territories and so far It Is reported that they have met with exceptionally good success, which l taken as a good indication of the fact that re tailers are not at all worried about the future. A. Market quotations are In much the same condition they were a week ago, compara tively few changes having taken place. The few that have been reported nro nearly all In the direction of higher prices. The demand for all lines continues to be fullv equal to the supply end In a great many cases Jobbers are obliged to antici pate their wants for many months In the future. Those who are best posted on general conditions look for firm, active markets for an Indefinite length of time and say that retailers need have no hesi tancy about anticipating their wants as far In the future as is convenient for them to do. . Collection continue fair In nearly all lines, though vfarmer weather would un doubtedly Increase retail trade and In that way Improve collections with local Jobbers. Sugar Market Steady. There has been no change In the sugar market since last report worthy of men tion. All grades are quoted the same as they were a week ago, but tho demand Is Beginning to pick up to quite an extent. The coffee market Is also In about the same position it was a week ago, and ac cording to eastern advices trade is a little quiet. There has been another advance In sisal rope, and Indications are considered fa vorable for still higher prices In the near future. Mustard sardines advanced about 15c per case owing to' the light supply. It Is claimed that stocks are exceptionally light for this time of year, and It will be at least ninety days before the new packing eason will open. Cheese continues very scarce at thu present high range of prices. New full cream grass cheese Is not expected on the market before the last of May. In dried fruits Ihere Is no change to note except a decided improvement In the de mand, especially for apricots and pears. Stocks of both Hre said to be exceedingly light and advances are being freely pre dicted. Canned goods are aliso in Just about the ame position they were a week ago. In farinaceous goods the only change of Importance Is a slightly firmer feeling on beans, caused by the fact that farmers have been too busy to market the stock thev have on hand. Other stsple lines are selling In Just about the same notches they were a week ago. In regard to the condition of trade, Jobbers say that all seasonable goods are moving out very freely and a good Increase Is noted for last week, both as compared with the previous week and also with the corre sponding week of last year. 'Cotton Goods Contlnae Firm. House trade with local dry goods Jobbers Was only fair last week and" current busi ness with traveling salesmen waa also comparatively light. Jobbers were not sur prised at that, however, aa this la naturally a between season period and wholesalers do not expect much In the way of im mediate business until warmer weather t. been experienced, o that retailers can ell out wnat tney nave aireaoy purcnaseu. "all business, however, is assuming very atisfactory proportions and traveling men ire taking a large number of fall orders , lor snipment alter juiy i. oaies oi unuer Wear, blankets, duck lined goods and shirts have been much larger than up to the present time of last year. In fact jobbers say there seems to be a general disposition on the part of leading retailers to place their orders for fall goods earlier than usual. In regard to the market. Jobbers say that on account of the recent advances In cotton and the constantly advancing acale of wages being paid by manufacturers higher prices for the future are predicted on many lines of cotton goods. Those wno are Dest posiea say mat it is at least safe to predict that there will be no Fanpi nni in nnim mr antri Tim in nrrn inrt wholesalers do not Hesitate to urge heir friends to place tneir oraera ror fail otton goods as early aa possible. Since last report there have been no qiuotaoie cnanges in leaning oranns or ctton goods, except an advance of lc per Vfird on Pepperell wide sheetings to a basis of 22c for 10-4 bleached. Competing lilies also made similar advances. Adianee In Batlders Hardware. . Tihe only change last week In the hard ware market waa an advance In builders' hardware amounting to about 20 per cent, ljocal Jobbers received telegrams to that effect on Friday. The advance came as no great surprise, .owing to the fact that goods have been hard to obtain for some time past. Other lines of goods are in bout the same position they were a week ago, but still the market on an lines may be said to be In a good, strong position. ngne- prices on a number or lines would cms no great surprise. In regard to the condition of trade local Jobbers say that they are getting about all the orders they can handle. The de mand from ail sections tributary to this market la exceptionally heavy and goes head of all expectations. There Is no run on any one particular line, but simply an active demand foi all kinds of spring goods. In view of the liberal demand being experienced at the present time Job bers think thev are safe In predicting a good, active ana Arm market for some time to come. Leather Goods it Little Qalet. Immediate business with boot and shoe Jobbers continues rather oulet. According to all reports received from the country retailers still have the bulk of their spring .goods on the'r shelves, and as a result they are not sending In many stztng-up orders. What Is needed to revive trade is, of course, warm weather. Kail business, however, Is moving along In very satis factory manner, and ao far traveling sales men have taken mora orders for fall ship ment than ever before this early In the year. Traveling men sav that retailers are In the best of spirits, and are patiently waiting for warm weather without doing any complaining. Aa tons- as the Indica tions for good crops continue favorable It la thought that little difficulty will be ex- rertenced In getting retailers to place their all orders. Rubber goods men are also having rather quiet time owing to the lack ot rainy weather. The few rains of last week timid things up In the country a little and gave retailers some business, but it did not do Jobbers much good. What wholesalers want to see la a week or more of rain, and they say business with them will be good. Frnlta and Prosset. Quite an Improvement was noticed last week In the demand for trull and veget- tbUs. More fresh stock was on the mar et than at any time this spring and the demand was sufficient to take all that waa r-ffered. Was beans and rhubarb mere on the market, but nothing was shipped to the country, aa only a limited quantity arrived and waa sold to the local trade at fancy prices. Texas strawberries are now coming forward and are In better condition than the atock that waa offered previous to this time. Jobbers are ship ping some stock to the country and their quotations range from $4 to $4.60 per at quart .case. Within a week or ten days Jobber look for the quality of the ber ries to show considerable Improvement. Apples firmed up a little last week, so ht nracttcally all kinds of aood sh n- ylng stock are selling at right around W i.er barrel. The quotations on the various lines of fruits and vegetables wui be found In another column. Receluts of eggs were quite liberal last week, but not more so than usual at this time or year, ine maraei is nrm at ins quotations given and the demand active. The supply of poultry was light last week. o tnat prices liriliru uy i-uiiiiuri uiy. dui ter also continues In light supply and thi demand Is large enough to hold pricei very firm. Ltvernwel Grain and Pravlsleaa. t.lVITRPOOr,. Anrll 12 WHEAT-Spot rm: No. 1 California. e 2d; No. I northern. spring, es Id; No. t red western, winter, no fork: fi'tures. quirt; My. es; Juiy, i ''caJRN "pot. steady; American mixed. Ii, tt ttli American mixed, old, U Ifed; futures, quiet; May, Ss 141; July, ts d; October, 4.i Ilr,d. PEAS- Canaiilan, firm at Ss lOd. FLol'R t. Louts fancy winter, firm at 8 M. HoPS At I-ondon (Pacific coast), firm at 3 i;sii 1. PROv'IHK iNS Beef, firm; extra India mess, 85s. Fork, firm; prime mess, west, eru, ills 3d. Hams, short cut, 14 to 18 lbs., tlrm in 3-ei 6u. Hacnn, firm; Cumberland cit, 26 to 30 lbs., 47s; short ribs, 16 to 24 lbs, 4fcs; long clear middles, light. 2 to .14 His.. 4s; ciear middle, heavy, .19 to 40 Ihs., t7": short clear backs, 16 to 20 !bs., Pis, clear bellies. 14 to 18 lbs., 4"s; shoulders, simre, 11 to 18 Ins., Ilrm at 37s. La.d, firm; prim western. In tierces, 48s; Amer ican refined. In palls, 49s 6d. HI T I Kit-Finest 1'nlted States, firm nt Ms; good 1'nlted States, nomlnnl. CHEESE Firm. American finest whlto. IB"; American finest colored. 45s. TALLOW Prime city, steady at 29s 6d. OMAHA WHOLESALE MARKETS. Condition of Trade and Quotations on Staple and Fancy Prod ere. KOGS Including new No. t cases, 14Hc; cases returned. 14c. LIVE POULTRY Chickens, 10c; old roos ters, according to age, fflc; turkeys, hxtp 12c; ducks ana geese, C(r4c; dressed stocK In good condition, 1j2c higher than live stock. H UTTER Packing stock, 214c; choice dairy. In tubs, Itfji 23c; separator, 30c. FttESil i.AiduT FISli TiOut, loc; crap pies, Wo, herring. 6c; pickerel, 9c; pike. 11c; perch, tic; buffalo, dressed, 7c; sunrlsh, be; bluetlns. 8c; whltetlsh, lie; cattish, 1.1c; black bass, ISc; halibut, 13c: salmon, lHc; haddock, 11c; codfish 12c; red snapper, loc; roe shad, each, 80c; shad roe, per pair, 3uc; spilt shad, per lb., 10c; lobsters, boiled, per lb., 27c; lobsters, green, per lb., 25c. FRESH FROZEN FISH Herring:, 24e; trout, headless, 7c; whiteilsh, 7c; smelts, No. 1, 7c; smelts. No 2, !:. OYSTERS Mediums, per can, 22c; stand ards, per can, -fx", extra selects, per can, Mc; New York Counts, ner can. 4ic; bulk standards, per uul., 81.21: hulk, extra se lects, fl.eo01.66; New York Counts, per gal., PIGEONS live, per dos., CL VEAL Choice, 6Jsc. CORN 5Sc. OATS 47. H RAN Per ton, 117. HAY Prices quoted by Omaha 'Wholesale Hay Dealers' association: Choice hay. No. 1 upland $s.60; No. 1 medium, 18; No. 1 coarse, $.E0. Rye straw, $5. These prices are for hay of good color and quality. De mand fair. Receipts light. VEUETAULES. EEi) POTAiUiid-l'er uu., Ohlos, 1.60i Ruff, fl.i:6; Triumphs, 11.16. POTATOES XMunnern, 1.004jl.O6; Colo rauo, i. ioa.i.l5. IAKKU'1 a Per bu., 75e. UlirJTtt Per bu. basket, toe. T L RN 1 Pb Per bu., dou; uutetoagas. per lOo lbs.. 1.25. I'AHbMI'8-Per u.. 80c. ASPARAGUS California, per lb.', 15c. CI CLMIiKKS Hothouse, per dui., tl.iX ORUN ijMON-i'er uo.. accorulng to size oi bunches, ljt-iZ6c. SPINACH Southern, per bu.. "mi. LETTUCE Head, per bumper, ,2.60; hot house, ptr uoz., 4V4jHfc. PARhLE Y Per uos.. 3035c. RADISHES Per Uoi., U(o25c; per box, $1.60. CABBAGE Holland seed, crated, 2C; California, new, 2bc. ONIONS Spanish, per crate, J2; Mich igan, red cr yellow, per ID., 3c. CELERY Culiiurnlu. 4(&7ic. TOMATOES Florida, per e-baeket crate, $4.00. NAVY BEANS Per bu., $1.SU1.90. FRUITS. APPLES Ben Davis, per bbl., $5; Wine saps, n.w, willow 1 Wilis, per boi., $j.o0; Jonathans, $s.Cu; Uelleflowers, per Dux, 1 75. FIGS California, new cartons, fl; Im port u. per lb.. 2qHc. STRAWBERRIES Texas, per 24-qt. case, $i.ota-t.to. ' TROPICAL FRUITS. ORANGES California navels, fancy, $4; choice, t3.7o; buuued, w; men. sweets, fi.ia. LEMOtNb Fancy, 3.ou; enoice, 3.2&. BANANAS Per bunch, according to alse, f2.fotfi.75. MISCELLANEOUS. NUTS New crop walnuts. No. 1 soft shell, per lb., 12c; hard shell, per lb.. 11 He; No. i soft snell, loc; No. ! bard vhell, no; Uraslls, per lb., 14c; filberts, per lb., 12c; almonds, aoft shell, 18c; hard shell, 16c; pecune, large, per lo., 12c; small, 10c; cocoa nuts, per sack, $3.60. HIDES No. 1 green, 6c; No. t green, 4c; No. 1 salted, 7c: No. i sailed, 5c; No. 1 veal calf, to U!H lbs., se; No. 2 veal calf, 12 to 15 lbs., 6c: dry hides, Si lie; sheen pelts, 76c; horse hides. fl.602.26. HONEY Per 24-sectlon case. tt.751.00. CIDER Nehawka, per bbl.. w.tt; New York. f3.50. v POPCORN Per lb., 6c; shelled, 6c. ' St. Loots Grain and Provisions. BT. LOUIS. April 12. WHEAT Higher; No. i red cash, elevator, WV:; track, ttnc; May, fcO!e; July, aW,lc; No. 2 hard, CORN Higher; No. 2 cash, 62c; track, 63c; May, b2c; July, 61 c; September, 6114c. OATS Higher; No. 2 cash, 43Hc; track, 4;(t (ii 44c; May, 43c; July, 35c; September, X'; No. 2 white, 4,ic. RYE Firm at 6sc. FLOUR Juiet and firmer; red winter patents, f3.6mcU1.80, extra fancy and straight, J. i51iS. 46; clear, $3.01X04.15. SEED-Tlmothy, dull; fair, $5.76; bright clean, $6.25. CORN MEAL Steady, $3.10. BRAN Scarce and firm; sacked, east track, 8S4IWc. HAY Steady; timothy, $11.0014.60; prai rie, $10.50tg U.00. WHISKY Bieady. $1.30. IRON COTTON TIES Steady, $L BAGGING Steady. 5muttc. HEMP TWINE Steady, c. PROVISIONS Pork, higher; Jobbing, I1S.42H for old; 117.42H for new. lard, higher at $9.60. Dry salt meats, strong; boxed lots, extra shorts, $9.50; clear ribs, $9 50; short clear, $.62H. Bacon, strong; boxed lots, extra shorts, fl0.37; clear ribs, $1I).37V4: short clear, fl0.60. METALS Lead: Steady at $3.97Vs4.02Vs. Spelter: Firm at $4.26. POULTRY 8teady; chickens. 10c; tur keys, 12c; ducks, 10c; geese, 435c. BUTTER Firm; creamery, 26&3lc; dairy, !K0'26c. EGGS Higher at 14fcl4e. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, bbls 6.000 6,ono Wheat, bu 28,000 61.0W Corn, bu , 24,000 66,000 Oats, bu.i 36.000 17,000 Kansaa City Grain aad Previsions. KANSAS CITY. April 12. WHEAT May. 6c: July, mc; cash. No. t hard, "Kyi 72c; No. i. wwuuc; ino. x rea, vmwc: no. 774(780. CORN May, ffltyc; September, OHQ'SOHc; cash. No. 2 mixed, 5o; No. t white, 66fe 7c; No. 3. 66c. oats rso. z wnite, vxbuvsc. RYE No. t. 4tc. HAY Choice timothy. $13.00313.60: choice prairie, $12.6uW13.ou. BUTTER Creamery, Kc; dairy, fancy, 26c. EGGS Firm; at mark. no. z. new white wood cases Included, HVfrc dos.; esses re turned. 14c. Receipts. Shipments. Wheat, bu 14.400 jo.aoo Corn, bu 19.2ui 66.300 Oats, bu 21.000 29,000 ' Philadelphia Prodnce Market. PHILADELPHIA, April 12. BUTTER Firm; extra western creamery, 32c; extra nearby prints, $4c. EGGS Steady; fresh nearby, 15c; fresh western, 1661tc; fresh southwestern. lic; fresh southern. 16c. CHEESE Bteaityj New lorg run creams, fa.ncv small. 12nl3c: New York full creems, fair to choice, UftliC. Minneapolis Wheat, Flour and Urnn. MINNEAPOLIS. .Aprit II. WHEAT May, 71c. July, 72T4; on track. No. 1 hard, 75c; No. 1 northern. 72Sto7Jc; No. 2 north ern. 72H672c. FLOUR Higher: first patents. $3,8043.90: second patents. f3.70ft8 80; first clears, $2.90 bit. ou; secona clears, sj.is. BRAN In bulk. 112. , Toledo Grain aad, Seed. TOLEDO. April 11 WHEAT-Dull; cash 8fUc: Ma v. Krtc: July. 76c. CORN Active and strong; cash, 60Hc; May, ie; July, whc OATS Fairly active and strong; cash, 44Wc; May, Uc; July, ijtc. biCEDS Clover, dull, hi in and higher; ca-h. o: April. $4 97i; October. $5.07U; No. 2, $4. so; No 3 alslke. $7; No. 2 timothy, IX Mtlrreah.ee Grain Market. MILWAUKEE. April 13 WH EAT Mar ket higher; No. 1 northern. 74$'74Sc; No. 2 cortn;rn. 7:Ny.J'c; way. -c. RYE Loner. No. 1. i.c. BARLEY Firm; No. 3, sTV:; sample, 60 tj "it V CortN May, el'ie. Peerla Market. PEORIA, 111., April 12. CORN-Hlgher; No. 8. 6De. OATS Firm; No. 3 white, 434c, billed through. HldKY-$1.30. Unlath Grata Mnrket. Dl'U'Tll, April 12. WH EAT No. I cash hard. 764c; No. 1 northern, cash and May 71c; July. TJc OATS-tAc. COftN-oVi, COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL Corn ii King and Clearly Dominates All Cereals. BULLS HAVE GALA DAY IN GRAIN PITS Provisions Also Ascend and Dears Labor In aln to Check Decided fplrlt In Wheat, lorn aad Uata. CHICAGO, April 12. Corn bulls had a UKm rein on tne grain markets today and ...uy sunt prieus aoaiiiiM- a.ver tiling m IUki coin suuaiiun was ouli.nn anu wlin a goua show oi strength In wheal trade uteaiue active. Closing puces lor Aiy iirni weie ,,a4c niguer; May corn au Vanced ivo aim Mat umim -c up. Pru vt.iiuns cioeeu muiw to U't hlgner. l meres i in coiu ea.nliy uuiiau nil else ol a speculative nature. The gradual au ance ot me last weca eemta lo have been preparing tne country lor uecisive action hi iii.b uiaiikel. i ne uepieted siocks in Hie southwestern markets nau given Bi. liiuii anu ixansas City goou aiguuient lor an advancing market and louay when the cable ii snuweu sireiigtn anu the aoum nebt Mas bliii stronger anu was burning eagerly at tne relatively cneaper article in mm uiaiaet, prices respoiuicd wun vigor, 'lo augment the Krowms buiusn aeiitimeni reetipts wcro bant- llle euny easy leenng in wheat retarded an 1m nieuiate ouiiish response in corn ana May corn opened '-c higher to unchanged at o-ilg5)!-;iiC. i'hen came the report ot PM, (u ounnels of No. A corn sold to go south at omy -jc unuer May and advices of re newed bulling ill the southwest. Sllons soon got scared ana, although many cov ered, they all had a baa day. '1 he com mon bene! among traders was thai stoma at St. L,ouia ana ivansas City had oeen reduced to such an extent that these places miiat supply their actual demands in Chicago, ttearcity ot onerings acceler ated the upturn nearly all tlie oull crowd Keeping a ughl grip on tneir hogs for tur iner profits. 1'he market was nervous and active at limes, mough, because ot the disposition not to sell, trade was not very large. May spurted with broad auvanceB, anu, thuugn tne day was short it wss no trouble to pul 2c on May. That option sold at blu and Closed very fetrong and 14c up ai t14c. Receipts. Si cars. Wheat was mcltnea to iag eany because ot precipitaiion in tne winter oeii. Cao.ee were strong anu receipts light, but May opened 'iti-sc. to V&c lower at 72'V0riH4. Receipts received trom tne soUtiiwii, however, stated that wheat was not im proving witn the recommendations, tne suL'Boil being so dry that sucn moisture as had oeen ttuop.ieu nince spring nau disap peared without affording tne necessary re liei to vegetation. The bulllshiy inclined al once seiteu upon these reports ana, with the remarkable strength In corn, pushed prices up lc from low mark. Ao eeptancea abroau over night were moder aieiy good. The southwestern points were showing goou strength ana snorts here covered lively. An estimate that the win ter crop would be only tnree-tourtns ot that oi a year ago, which was made by a trustworthy auinonty, was given credence ny many ana was a potent factor in the upturn. May wheat advanced early t 73-fcic, but dipped on pront-taklng. Thu close was at i.) c. Receipts, 1 cars, none of contract grade; Minneapolis and Duluth reported 15ft cars, a total lor the three points of 186, against M last week and 273 a year ago. primary receipts were &J6u bushels, compared to 39l,0O0 last year. Sea board clearances equaled 674,000 bushels. Tne seaboard reported twenty loads taken lor export. Oats dimly reflected the strength In corn. Trade was only small, but 4nere was a fair demand, In sympathy with the gen eral upturn. May was bought freely by shorts, who had misgivings o cause of tin corn advance. Bull traders still continued to leave this option alone as much as pos sible, but there was a fair demand for the further deliveries and only a lllue for sale. May sold between 41c and 42V4c and closed firm, 4c higher at 42c. Receipts, 169 cars. A growing- bullish situation In the nog market started provisions higher attain. There were only 10,000 hogs here today and estimates for next week were decreasing. Hog packing was reduced almost halt. Grain strength added to the bullish Influ ences and a strong close resulted. May pork closed l-4c higher at $16,774, May ard 7HIU1UC up at 9.ViU9.774, and May ribs 10c higher at $9.07". estimated receipts Monday: Wheat. M cars; corn, 66 cars; oats, 146 cars; hogs, 30,000 head. By a ballot of 642 to 149 the members nr the Board of Trade today made the new grade of oats "Standard oats," deliverable on contracts for July and further deliver ies after this date. The leading; futures ran red as follows: Artlcles.l Open.l Hlgh. Low. Close. Yes y. Wheat May July Sept. I72HW4 173441 T2-V73i !694l ISO (U'li 424ff4l i 344 29V81! 7:4 724 72472HMi Tl 734173741 734 734i 724 734&4j3 4 Corn- May July Bept. 61 i 694 614 61 594-96061 ve?; Ul t4 60!i 694 604iK9H4 On t s May July Sent. 424 35 304 IK 294 42 414 314! 44 Pork- May July 16 70 16 774 16 65 18 7741 1 65 16 824 17 00 I 16 624 16 974 16 824 Lard- S ST! 9 80 9 8741 8 9741 9 1241 9 2241 May July Sept. 9 774 9 874 9 95 I 1 9 6741 7741 9 8741 8 9741 124 2I4i 9 774 9 874 t 96 74 9 2241 9 3241 674 9 774 874 974 12i 9 20 Ribs- May July Sept. 9 074 9 224 9 324 No. 2 Cash quotations were ss follows: FLOUR Firm: winter patents. $3.70a 8.90; winter straights, $3.51(T.60: wlnfer clears, $3.x3 40; spring specials. 14; spring patents, $3.203.60; spring straights, $2,769 "'WHEAT No. 3 sprinr, f6724c; No. 2 red. T9tfMi4c oats iso. z. 4zvi'!i4Z4c; iso. z wnite, in 45o; No. 8 white, 43c. RYE No. 2. 67 (8674c. BARLEY Fair to choice malting. l67c. SEED No. 1 flax. $1 654: No. 1 northwest. ern. $1.76; prime timothy, $6.90; clover, con tract grade, 17.90. PROVISIONS Mess pork, per bbl., $1170 R16.75. Lard, per 100 lbs.. $9.759.774. Short ribs sides (loose), f0 Owiifl.lo. Dry salted shoulders (boxed). $7.5i 7.62H. Short clear sides tboxed). $.40triS.45. WHISKY Basis 01 nigh wines, 11.30. The following were the receipts and shlti- ments yesteraiy; Articles. Receipts. Shipments. 11.000 22.000 2.0ii0 152.10 61.W0 177.0 0 141.010 187.0OJ 1,0") 8,0 0 33,0uO 8,000 Flour, bbls. Wheat, bu. Corn. bu.... Oats, bu.... Rye, bu..... Barley, bu. On the Produce exchange today the but ter market was easy; creameries, 24&29c; dairies, 24327c. Cheese, steady and siOW, 12413c. Eggs, easy; fresh, 14a. NEW YORK GEXERAI, MAHKKT. Quotations of the Day on Varlons Commodities. NEW YORK, April 12. FLOUR Re ceipts. 13,966 bbls.; exports, 9,448 bbls. Mar ket fairly active and firm; Minnesots pat ents, l3.Mg4.uo; winter straights, $3.7t0 $.86; Minnesota bakers, $3.20; winter pat ents, 3.!xtj4.o6; winter extras, $3.1610.1.26; winter low grades, 2 9i((ia.Oo. Rye Hour, quiet; fail to god, $4.2u4.40; fair to good tancy, fcf.6543. 16. CORNMEAL Firm; yellow western, $1.28; cltv, 1.27; Brandywlne, $3.6083.65. H E Sieady ; No. 2 western, &4c, f. O. b., afloat. BARLEY Quiet; feeding. 6365c, c. I. f., New York; malting, tilxUize, c. 1. f., New York. WHEAT Receipts, none; exports, none; No. 2 red, 834'a In elevator; No, t red, 864c, f. o. b., afloat; No. 1 northern, Duluth, 824c, f. o o., afloat; No. 1 hard. Manitoba. fyi'l)C. f. o. b., afloat. Opening easier In the southwest, wheat had a violent up turn on covering, heavy southwest buying and further crop damage reports, then eaced oft on realizing, and closed at 4$ He net advance: May clobed at 79c; June, 'iVu794i closing at 794c; September, 784 t7H4c, cloelng at 784c; December, T94G fctWc. closing at 804c CORN Receipts. 3,770 bu.; exports, 2,366 bu. Spot, Arm; No. 2, 364c In elevator and 674c, f. o. b., afloat. Corn was firm from the start, reflecting small stocks and southwest demand, higher cables snd the wheat strength. The close was strong at Sc net advance; May. kV4c closing at kVe; July, 6444KK34C closing at kV4c; Sep tember. 644ti-,c. closing at 64Sc. OATS Receipts. Sl.tVw bu. ; exports. 36.000 bu. Spot, lirm; No. 2. 48c; No. I. 474c; No. t while. 6lc; No. $ white, 60c; track, mixed western, 47Vilc; trick, white, e-Kno. Op Cons generally firmer and higher, with the other markets. HAY Steady ; shipping. 60&65c; good to choice totinnu. HOPS Firm: stste. common to choice, lH crop, lv4194c; 1. l'Mn'ltc; olds, 4)c; Pacific coast, 14 crop, 15U4c; 1M0, 14c; olds. 44ic , HIDES Quiet: Galveston. 20to 25 lbs.. 18c; California, 21 to 26 lbs., IS ; Texas, dry. 24 to 30 lbs.. 134c. ) PROVISIONS Bef. firm; family. $l$.0f 14 00; mesa, $10 643 11 o0: beef hams. $2uoo(t 21 uu; pavkst. fLLvoyUOO; city viut lodia mess, $n.ow?n.no. Cut mests. firm: pickled bellies, t!) 2(,& 10.50; nlckled shoulders, 7.7.V 8 t: pickled hams, $10 &0til2.ii. Ird, stearlv; weatern steamed, $10 05. Refined. Steady; continent, $10 15; South America. $10.26; com- found, $7 874'p!U24. pork, lirm; family. I1; hort clnars, $17.7ya'-io.O0; mess, $16.24 017.25 LEATHER Dull ; hemlock sole, Buenos Ayres. light to heavv, 24'"!l29c. WOOI-Qulet; domestic fleece, 2ti29c. BUTTER Steady to firm; creamery, V9 31c; factorv, 2"n.!Rc; renovated, 21i(i28c; Imi tation i reamerv, 24'(i':9c; stHte dairy, 25fiic. CHEESE Firm; state full cream, small early make, fancy colored. 13ttl34c; state full cream, small early make, white, 134f 134c; full cream, fall make, fancy colored, 12'(jl24c; full cream, large fall make, white, 121240. EGGS Firm; stats and Pennsylvania, 16 4?164c; western, at mark, 164c; southern, at mark, I61il54c. POTATOES Firm; Maine, bag, $2 40S2 V); New Yoik. fair to prime, sack, $il5y2.26; Jersey sweets, barrel, $3.5ik&6.ii0. TALLOW Firm; city, 64c; country, 64 64c. RICE Steady; domestic, fair to extra, 44ti4c; Japan, 4Vuoc. MOLASSES Firm; New Orleans open kettle, good to choice, 33g41e. SUGAR Raw, steady; fslr refining, J4c; centrifugal, 96 test, 34c; molasses sugar, 24c; rertned. steady; crushed, J.Soc; pow dered, 4.9ic; granulated, 4,"c. COFFEE Quiet; No. 7 Rio, EHc POULTRY Alive, steady; chickens, 11c; turkeys, 14c; fowls. 13c. Dressed, weak; fowls, 121240; turkeys. 124Jl3c METALS Todays metal markets were quiet all around on the street, a few buy ers were looking for some small lots, for which they paid market prices, and the general run of the market showed s steady undertone. Spot tin was quoted at $27 7a. Copper closed with lake at $12.0Wfj 12.26, electrolytic at $12,124 "id casting at $12. I,ead held at 14.124 and spelter at $4.45. Iron was steady. NEW YORK STOCKS ADD BOMDS. Interest Centers In Lonlsvllle Nash ville and Mnrket Unsettled. NEW YORK. April 12 The situation centering about Louisville & Nashville waa the object of keen Interest In Wall street today and kept the market feverish and in settled. The jumps of over 10 points In Chicago & Eastern Illinois and the rise in Evansvllle & Terre Haute revived rumors of projects for a Chicago outlet for Louis ville, and the conferences In progress and known to the street strengthened the lm ptesslon of an Impending porting control or Louisville & Nashville itself. There was a renewal of the activity and sttength in Colorado A Southern, which was attributed to the working out of plans for the extension of the Rock Island con nections. Indicated by the purchase of the Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf. Otherwise the principal strength was In specialties. The buoyant rise of Canadian Pacific to 120, with a relapse of a point waa not explained. The strength of the various rubber stocks was due to reports of proposed mergers, as were the movements In Virginia-Carolina Chemical and Cotton Oil. The rise of over 4 points In International Power, due to the expectation of stock subscription rights. The trading wss not heavy and the advance after the bank statement was met by realizing, so that the closing was Ir regular. '1 he cash changes In the bank statement conformed closely to the estimates. The man aecresse was larger even than hoped for, but the knowledge that large loans were transferred to the trust companies to foreign lenders left the outlook for money by no means clear. United States 2s and old 4s, registered, advanced 4 and the 6s 1 per cent. The 8s, coupon, declined 4 per cent compared with the closing price of last week. The Commercial Advertiser's London financial cablegram says: There was more talk than actual business In the market today. The cabinet met on urgent sum mons. This gave rise to divergent rumors, some reporting a cabinet crisis, in which Sir Michael Hicks-Beach wanted to raise the Income tax and Joseph Chamberlain Insisted In a fresh war loan, threatening his resignation unless his plan was adopted. The latest rumor Is that the Bank of Eng land representatives have been In confer ence with the chancellor of exchequer. This, If true, suggests a new loan, but alt are awaiting the official confirmation of such ti step. Consols closed at 944, after touching 96. American stocks were gen erally above parity, the Louisville A Nash ville stocks were tinder parity, with ap parent good strength. Rio tlntos were on the rise. The following are the closing prices on the New York Stock exchange: Atchlaon do pM Baltimore a Ohio.. do pli Canadian Pacific Canada Bo Chea.. at Ohio Chicago A Alton.... do p(d Chicago. Ind. L. do pfd Chicago A E. ill... Chicago O. W do lat pfd do Id pfd.... C, R. I. A P Chicago Tar.. A Tr. do pfd C. C. C. A St. L... Colorado 80 do lit pfd do Id pfd Dal. A Hudaoa Hal. L. A W Dnver A R. O do ptd Eiio .'. do lat pfd do 2d pfd , Oraat Nor. pfd Hocking Valley do pfd Illlnola Central .... Iowa Central do pfd Lake Brio A W do pfd L A N Manhattan L Met. St. Ry Max. Central . T9ViSt. pali pfd.. .114 . (64 . 344 . Ht . 414 . 21 . 284 .1014 . S7 . 2t . 444 . 204 . 24 . i . 474 .203 .230 .121 ' .204 . 66 . 2St . at . 224 . 4 . 44 . M .114 . 44 . - .ii4a .120 .til . 214 . 21 . 744 .104 . . (04 . 174 .U . 71 . 41 .1024 . 404 . H4 .2M 174 . 724 .lit . 1 . 14 . 2 . 13 . . 1 . X . 414 . . 314 . . 234 . 664 . ,1 'aim. rarinc 101 So.' Railway , do ptd Taxaa' A Pacific Toledo, St. L. a W do pfd . M .lis . T4 Union Pacific , -'.Wabaah do pfd . TB4 .1I4 Whaallng A L. E.. do 2d pfd , Wla. Central do ptd Adama Ex . 244 . 87 . 464 .1744 American Ex , IHjJlT- 8. I7aw.n. ' A m I . 8. Ex , a-Farao Ex..... .1034 Amal. Copper , A mar. Car A F !" Amar. Lin. Oil P" "4 Amar. 8. A R , .tst , do pfd , 1 414 Anaconda Mln. Co.. . (14 Brooklyn R. T . I64 Colorado Fuel A 1. . 4 Con. Oaa , , &a Con. Tobacco pfd... 1M4 n- Elactrlo , 1V Horlng Coal ' Inter. Paper , I do pfd '" Ilnier. Power " j'Lacleda Oaa , I 4 National Illacult ... s . National Laad .lt 'No. Amarlcan .lltV Pacific Coaat , .134 Pacific Mall .152 1 People' a uaa . 204 Prcaaad 8. Car . 14 do pfd .lie Pullman P. Car .10IH Republic gtael . 244 ao P'4 . oi Sugar .Hi Tenn. Coal A I .i62S t'nlon bag A P . M lo pfd . to U. B. Leather . 214! o P'd .1S04V. 8. Rubber . IT o pfd , . "teat . 4 do Pfd . TO.W'atara Union , fj'Amar. Locomo . go I do pfd tt IK. C. Southern .... alUjI do pfd ,. .14741 aua. Maxlcan National ., Minn. A St. L Mo. Pacific M.. K. A T do pfd N. J. ('antral N. V. (antral Norfolk A W do pfd Ontario A W , Pennaylvanla Reading do lat pfd do id pfd 8L. L. A S. F do 2d pfd do lat pfd St. L. Southw do pfd , St. Paul Offered. Kew York Moaey Market. NEW YORK. April 12 -MONEY-On call, steady at 4 per cent; closed offered at 4 per cent; prime mercantile paper, 44Q64 per "STERLING EXCHANGE Steady, with actual business in bankers' bills at 14.874 for demand and at S4.66i34.b64 for sixty days; posted rates. $4.86 and 64.864; com mercial bills. 14.844S4 654. SILVER Mexican dollars, 43c; bar silver, 534c. BONDS Government, Arm; state bonds Inactive; railroad bonds strong; ret. 2s reg. snd coupon, 1i94; 3m reg, 10K4; 8s coupon, l'4: new 4s reg., 139; new 4s coupon, 1394; old 4s reg., 1114; old 4s coupon. 111; 6s reg. and coupon, 107. The closing quotations on bonds ars as follows: U. t. ref. la, reg.... do coupon do (a. reg do coupon do new 4a, reg.... do coupon do old 4a. reg do coupon do 4a. reg do coupon Atchlaon gen. 4a do adj. 4e Baltimore A 0. 4a... do 14a do conv. 4a Canada so la Central of Ga. 6a.... do la Inc Chea. A Ohio 4ta... Chicago A A. C. 11. A 4 a. 4a... ('. M A Ft P g. 4a.. C. A N. W. c. 7a.. C. R. 1. A P. 4a.... C C C. A 8 L g. 4a Chicago Ter. 4a Colorado So. 4a fenter A R. O. 4a Erie prior lien 4e... do general ie F. W. A n r. la ... Hocking Valley 44a 104.1,. A N. unl. 4a... lonjMex. Central 4a.... loai do la Ino ..1024 .. .. 4 ..lWi, ..10 .. 34 ..KI3't ..lot ..14114 ..1064 .. 7 ..1014 .. M ..11 ..101 ..1004 .. aa .. : .. 44 ..1:2 ..1114 .. a: ..lua ..10T4 ..120 ..1104 .. 7a ..111 a. tt .. 1 .. 4 lOtVi M. A 81. L,. 4a. 11 M., K. A T. 4a.. do ta N. V. Central la. do gen. le N. 1. C. gen. ta... No Pacific 4a Ulfe 111 .107 10T 1U14 do la IKS N. A W. eoa. 4a... 1024 Reading gen. 4a... M Kt L A 1 M e. ae. Iua4!"8t. L. A 8. F. 4a lua Bt L. Bouthw. la. 1134! do 2a Mt 8 A. A A. P. 4a.. lo1 80. Paclftc 4a at: So. Railway la Ms Texaa A Pacific la Hi', T . 8. L. A W. 4a 1364 Union Pacific 4a... 113 1 do conv. 4a l03VWbe,h 1 aiii,; do ta .'. I do deb. B lfljii 'Weet Shore 4a 100 Wheel. A L. E. 4 rtVWIe. Central 4e ... 1124iCon. Tobacco 4a.... .114 Bid. Offered l-'orrlaa Flnaaclal. LONDON, April li. There was a contin ued strong demand .or money today; dis counts were steady. Though only a small amount of buslneas was transacted on the Stock exchange there was a hopeful feeling, notwithstanding the fact that there was no definite peace news. Consols and high class securities w.re nrm; home rails and foreigners were In good demand; Argen tines Improved: Rio tlntos hardened; Grand Trunks were dull, with the exception of firsts, which hardened; Canadian Pacifies Mere easier: Kaffirs were steady, but al most neglected, Americans were the chief center of Interest and were generally above parity. The features were 1-ojlavtlle, Atch laons. I'nlon laclncs and Southern. Prices closed steady. PARIS, April 11 On the bourse today r rices opened firm snd business was qlilet. Bter, realisations caused a slight reaction. Toward the close Kaffirs weakened on Eng lish selling unit rumors of the resignation of the British colonial secretary, Joseph Chamberlain. The private rate of discount was 24 per cent. Three per cent rentes, lf 974c for the account; exchange on London, 2ff l4c for checks; Spanish 4s closed at 7?.fi2. BERLIN. April 12. On the bourse today international were quiet. Canadian Pa cifies showed great strength on the rumor that the Ottawa Northwestern railway had been acquired by the Northern Pa cific, iocals were Irregular and generally hesitating, pending news of the result of the cabinet meeting In London and the British budget announcement. Exchange on London, 2im 48pfg for checks. Boston Stock Quotations. BOSTON. April 12 Call loans. 4 per cent; time loans, 4','yi per cent. Official viuoing 01 kiocks ana nonds: Atchlaon 4a , Oaa la Mex. Central 4a N. R. O. A C Atchlaon do pfd Iioaton A Albany.. Bfieton A Me Boalon Elevated ... N. V.. N. H. A H. Fitch burg pfd t'nlon Pacific Mexican Central American Sugar .... do pfd Dominion I. A 8.... Oen. Electric Maaa. Electric do pfd N. E. a. A C United Fmll Copper Range V. 8. Steel do pfd Weettngh. Common.. J" "4 1 . 44 .. 74 . t4 Adventure AMoues Amalgamated Baltic Bingham Calumet A Hecla. Centennial Dominion Coal ... Kranklln lale Itnyalo Mohawk Old dominion .. 22t ... It .. ... 24 .. 24 ..SOU .. 2114 ..137 .. 114 .. 144 .. 36 .. tiH .. 63 .. in ..i:.i .. 14 ..17 .. Sft .. 144 ... 24 .. 22 .. 44 .. It .. M .. 47 .IKS .194 .1H .2M .147 .1014 . .1.114 .ii'. . 474 .! . 414 ; Oeceola Parrot Qtilncy Santa Fa Copper. . Tamarack Trlmnuntaln . M4 Trinity . 44 1 nlted Btatea .... Utah Victoria Winona 'Wolverine Daly Weet .104 64 . 4I4! . JH .Hit Kew York Mining; (gaotatlona. NEW YORK, April 12. -The following are the closing prices on mining stocks: Aiama Con Alice Breece Brunawlck Coo... Co.netoca. Tunnel Con. Cel. A Va.. Dead wood Terra ., Horn Rllver ..... Iron Silver Leadvllle Con .... ... 20 ... 49 ... m ... 10 ... ...120 .. to ...140 .. 75 .. a Little Chief ... Ontario ... 11 ...S7.1 ... Ss ... 4 ... It ... 2 ... 30 ...41 ...&IB Ophlr 1 noenlx Pot out Savage Hterra Nevada Small llopea ... Standard , Rank Clearings. OMAHA. April 12. Bank clearings for the Jk ending today show an Increase of ll,214,58.20 over those for the correspond ing week of last year. The daily figures read: 1902. ..$1,177,961 10 .. 1.058.724 49 .. 1.29,446 1W .. 1.334.4W N4 .. 1,214,299 36 .. 1.163,487 83 1901. f 975.3T 26 1,049.151 P3 1.100.775 So tiM).lK9 61 1.I,63'J 78 923.762 78 Monday Tuesday Wednesday , Thursday .... Friday Saturday Totals 7,178.408 30 15,963.130 10 CHICAGO, April 12.-Clearlngs. $25,720,802: balances, $3,355,259; posted exchange, $l6 for sixty days and $4 84 on demand; New York exchange, 3c premium. Mirur vr-uiy . 11 ... ... , - . n . ji'in it. vieurings. oi,- 012,227; balances, $9,1:3.474. otjisitjis, April u. Clearings, $24,173,133; uamiit'rn, i,na,TKl. BALTIMORE, April 12 Clearings. $4,762, 107: balances. $530,290; money, 6 per cent. PHILADELPHIA. April 12-Clearings, $17,664,403; balances. $1,774,413. For the week: Clearings. $106,047,399; balances, $13.044, 5.'6. Money, 44 per cent. ST. LOUIS, April 12. Clearings, $6.R59,0?S; balances, $863,116; money, steady. 44&6 per cent; New York exchange, 30c premium. CINCINNATI, April 12. -Clearings, $2,352. 600; money, 4(& per cent; New iork ex change, par. Weekly Bank Statement. NEW YORK, April 12 -The statement of the associated banks for the week ending today shows: Ixans $900,318,800, decrease $.841,O0; deposits $!57,361,4i0, decrease $2, 256,901); circulation $::O,92O,O0O, decrease $139, 9U0; legal tenders $71,916,300, Increase $1,866, 400; specie $171,996,800, decrease $1,258,400; reserves $243,912,100, Increase $108,0."); reserve required $230,340,350, decrease $1,814,225; sur plus $4,571,760, Increase $1,922,226. Wool Market. BOSTON. April 12. WOOLThe Com mercial Buletln will say In tomorrow's Is sue of the wool trade: An improvement In the demand Is reported by some dealers. More buyers have been on the market. Labor troubles, however, are still alight. Prices are steady and show no change. Full rates above the eastern parity con tinue to be paid In Nevada and other sec tions for the ne'w clip. Foreign markets are firm and the prospect of ending the Boer war has a strengthening Influence. The receipts of wool In Boston since Jan uary 1, 1902. hr.ve been 64.191,964 pounds, against 29,4.17.300 pounds for the same period In 1901. The Boston shipments to date are 64.261,944 pounds, against ship ments of 66,076,625 pounds for the same period In 19ol. The stock on hand in Bos ton January 1, 1902, was T7.34o.463 pounds; the total stock today Is 67.716,776 pounds. ST. LOUIS, April 12 lVOOIc-Dull ; me dium grades, 14'al74c; light fine, 12til34c; heavy fine, 9llc; tub washed, 14324c. Coffee market. NEW YORK, April 12 COFFEE Spot Rio, dull; No. 7 Invoice, 6Hc. Mild, quiet; Cordova, 8VSl2c. Futures opened steady, with prices unchanged to 7 points lower, and was heavy during the rest of the ses sion, under active liquidation, bear selling and absence of supporting orders. Tre mendous receipts in Brazil, disappointing foreign market reports and increasing sup plies at every point of accumulation were the-leadlng bear influences. At the close the market was steady, with prices net un changed to 10 points lower. Total sales were 20,250 bags, Including May at 6.10g..15c; June, 6. :; July, 5.:Kj'5.35c; August, 5.40c; September, 5.5fyn6.56c: December, $5.7(g5.75c; January, 5.80c; February, 6.90c; March, 6.9ac. Evaporated Applea and Dried Fruits. NEW YORK, April 12. EVAPORATED APPLES The market for evaporated ap ples ruled eaiy In tone, with trading In all grades dull. Quotations: State, com mon to good. 7&84c; prime, 9S94c; choice. S4ioc; tancy, i"vsniie. CALIFORNIA DRIED FRUITS Prunes were somewhat steadier and In fair de mand for large sizes. Apricots, steady and unchanged, with good movement. Peaches, quiet but steady. Quotations: Prunes. S4'(j7c. Apricots, Royal, lOijjllc; Moor Park, 1146124- Peaches, peeled, 14 t18c; unpeeled, felloe. Kansas City LItc Stock Market. KANSAS CITY. April 12. CATTLE Re ceipts for the week, 24,000 head; lust week. 27,000 head; slaughtering cattle advanced 2oc on the week; stockers snd feeders, slow to lower; choice export and dresped beef steers bring $6.60(7.15; fair to good, $i htf-t I.60; stockers and feeders, $3.5oij6.0u; west ern fed steers, $5.t46.5o; Texas and In dian steers, $4.75firj.25; cows, $3.6u?i6.'i; na tive cows, $3.60'tfo.76; heifers, $4.00ii.&0; canners, $2.50u3.oO; bulls, $l&t.Ky5.0u; calves, $4.6"4i6.76. HOGS Receipts today, 1.600 head; for the week, 29,000 head; lust week. 37.000 head; prices show a net gain on the week of 'Mt 0c; top price for the week and today, $7.25; bulk of sales today, $6.75fi'7.10; heav, $7.phjB7.25; mixed packers, $6.8o(tf7.16; light, $6.35H7.UO; pigs. $6.61141 6. 3.i. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts for the week, 14,000 head: lust week, 1K.000 head; prices advanced 20c on the week; native lambs, $6.5o3'7.00; western. $6.40416.80; na tive wethers, $5.50fit.8&; western, $5.40(95.80; yearlings, $6.00u6 .3o; ewes, $5.0O&5.30; stock ers ana feeders, e3.Omu6.5o. Bt. Loels Live Stock Market. ST. LOUIS. April 12. CATTLE Receipts, 1(0 hesd; market dull, steady; native ship ping and export steers, $5.1if7.ou; dressed beef and butcher steers, $4.9i'fc6.75; steers under 1.000 lb., $46Ks6.26; stockers and feeders. $2.76'n6.o5; cows and heifers. $2 2i (3.o0; canners, $1.252.75; bulls, $a.6or5.oo; calves, $4.016 60; Texas and Indian steers, grassers, $3.6K(i4.60; fed, $1.45(06.50; cows and heifers, $2 804i4 65 HOOS Receipts, 1.2u0 head; steady; pigs and lights, $ t5; 6 9o ; packers, $6.9tva7.10; butchers. $6 957.26. SHEEP AND LA MBS Receipts, 400 he.1; market steady; native muttons. $4 My 5 75; lambs, $5604)o.75; springe. 6.iOijl0 uo; cu!U and bucks. ri.lii&.u0; stockers. $1.152 25; western lambs, $6.15. New York Live Stock Market. NEW YORK, April 12.-BEEVE8-Re-celpts, none. Market unchanged; dressed beef, firm at 9fll'4c per lb.; extra beef, lie Cables, unchanged; exports today, 720 cattle and 4.2jO quarters of beef. CALVES Receipts none and nothing doing. Market feeling very firm; city dressed veals, steady at 7il0c per lb. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. 1.247 head. Market steady; nheep sold at 5.2i 4i5 5o per 1") lbs.; lambs at 6u7 4u; dressed mutton, at 84'ul"4c per lb; dressed lambs, at lo4'124c HiXlS Receipts, 6 cars; none for sale. Market firm. kt. Joarph Live Stuck Market. ST. JOSEPH. April 12. CATTLE Re ceipts, lOu head. Market steady; natives, vo.&iT On; cows and heifers, $1. 2666 5o; veals. $3,004)5.75; stockers and feeders, $2.0J HOOS Receipts, S.7"0 head. Market hit 10c higher; light and light mixed. $6 86'( 7.06; mediLm and heavy, $7.ou4)7.25; pigs, $4.5ijf6.7i. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 560 head. Market steady; western lambs, $6.144.76; western sheep, $4.604,6.111 , OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET Beef Steer. Show Blight Advance for the Week, but Oowi Are Lower. HOGS SELLING AT SEPTEMBER PRICES Jiheep Hecelata Light All the Week and the (Jeaeral aMarket Shews an Advanee of About Ten (eats All Around. SOUTH OMAHA. April li. Receipts were: Cattle. Hon. Sheen. OftHlnl Monday.... x.&tl I.lou t.fPb Olllclal Tuesday 4.6.'4 4,106 11,166 Oltiuial Wednesday ,9 Oftlciai Thursday 2,68 Official Friday 2,623 Otllcial Saturday 67 2.026 671 2o3 Total this week 18.371 4,941 16.366 week ending April 6. ...18,(117 44,2. 22,647 Week ending March 29,.l,i64 4o.76o 84,s Ween Hiding March 22..14,41 46,384 26,899 week ending March lo..l,4Hl 64,to0 28.1M Same week last year. ...11.36V o,li'6 26,333 The following table shows the average price 01 nogs sold on the South Omaha market the past several days, with com parisons with former years; Uate. I 1902. 1901.1900.1899. 1898.1897.1896. March 17. March 18. March 19. March 20. March 21. March tL, March 23. March 24. March 26. Marcn 26. March 2i. March 28. 6 1541 2141 2241 i;si $2641 31 I 4 94j 3 65 $.68. 3 M $ 66, 3 6 S 83 I 601 A t eni 3 66 t 6 63 I 69 3 91 3 83 3 81 8 74 S 65 8 1 St 8 73 I 3 75 3 7 3 7, 3 71 3 Mil 81 3 67 3 o 3 621 8 62 8 65i 3 r I 3 7S 8 78 8 79 8 72 3 71 3 76 a 3 m 3 4 6 81 6 71 4 89 1 m 4 OOj I 67 6 82 4 $1 3 71 6 !' 6 81 4 8j 4 90 4 931 3 I 3 911 8 9 3 66 3 93i 3 69 3 91 3 66 3 86 3 71 1 1 6 76 e W 6 4t4 a 1 6 87 4 89 6 86 4 97 6 Vol 6 16 6 9l 6 6 6 97 6 00 6 98 a 99 , 6 95 I $ 70 March 29. I "9 1 1 I I i4l March 3i. March 81. April 1... 6 Li 3 8. 388 8 80 3 64 3 84 6 10 8 91 Q DO I 664 8 68 I e 6 08 S 64 3 92 April 2... 8 92 April 3... April 4... April 6... April 6... 6 16 I 66 3 91 3 86 tki4 6 634 a 2o 5 80 6 $0 8 Ml 3 90 3 62 a $ 67 3 69 8 61 3 U 3 66 3 6; 3 65 3 62 Ml V6! 3 83 3 67 1 3 63i 3 861 April I I 1 a w. 7. 8 6S4I 6 27 a 8 S3 April April April 8. 9. e ia Oil 6 92i 6 7 6 19l 3 o 6 33 6 3S 6 36 3 8b, 10. 6 79U 8 April 11. 3 711 3 71 April 1 I 6 6341 6 98 6 33 3 97 Indicates Sunday. RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR TO DATE. The following table shows the receipts of cattle, hogs and sheep at South Omaha for the year to date, with comparisons with last year: 190?. 1901. Inc. Dec Cattle 239.113 1 84,217 44.896 Hogs 757,883 6W.614 122,369 Bheep 266,063 817.520 62,457 The official number of cars of stock brought in today by each road was: Cattle. Hogs. Sh'p. C M. & St P. Ry 6 .. O. & St. L. Ry...... .. 1 M.rsoiirl Pacific Ry 1 Union Pacific system 8 1 C. N. V. Ry 2 5.. V., E. M. V. R. R 28 C, St. P., M. & O. Ry 12 B. Ac M. R. R. R 13 C B. & Q. Ry 8 C. R. I. & P.. cast 4 Illinois Central Ry 3 Total receipts 2 89 1 Tho ,ll,nn.lllnn IK. ..,'. as follows, each buyer purchasing the num- uer ui neau inuicaiea: Rlivers. Cnttl Wne-a flheen rA r., .1 U .. I .. 1. 1 w.i. ana a aviiiai ........ 02 bwift and Company........ .. 1,7(6 2,857 2,488 204 Cudahy Packing t:o 2,857 262 Armour & uo Hammond. Kansaa Cltv Carey & Benton 46 8. & 8 486 Totals 46 8.321 3b CATTLE There were no cattle on sale today, but for the week receipts have been fairly liberal, though a slight decrease Is noted as compared with last week. As compared with the corresponding week of last year tnere is an increase 01 neany 6,000 head. Receipts Included a good proportion of beef steers all the week, and the quality was fully as good as at any previous tlgie this year. Packers took hold In good shape most of the time and prices for the week are perhaps 10 16c higher than at the close of last week. On Thursday and Friday packers tried to pound the market, snd succeeded to some extent, - but still the week closed with prices a little better than at the opening. On Wednesday as high ss $6.90 was paid for a string of cattle, which Is the highest price of the season. The better grades of cattle were, of course, In tho best demand, but still even the com moner kinds sold without much trouble. Medium weight cattle sold, perhaps, to better advantage than the extremely heavy cattle, the same as waa noted a week ago. The bulk of the cattle coining forward are selling from $6.00 to $6.60. The cow market slumped off a little the latter part of the week and closed 16S25c lower than the close of last week. The decline was fully as great on the good to choice kinds as on the medium grades, and the common stuff has been selling so low for some time past that those kinds could not decline very much. The good to choice grades sold largely from $4.76 to $6.00, though ocaslonally a sale went somewhat shove 16.00. The medium kinds sold from $3.75 to $4.76, and the common stuff from $3.75 down. Bulls, veal calves and stags sold at not far from steady prices most of the week, though the feeling was rather weak on Thursday snd Friday. The stocker and feeder trade has been none too active this week, but still the good heavyweight cattle are selling In Just about the same notches as they were a week ago. Very few of that class of cattle are being offered, however. The bulk of the receipts are made up of common to fair cattle of light weight, and such kinds were slow sale all the week, with the ten dency of prices downward. HOGS There was not a hesvy supply of hogs here today and the market stsrted out ftlrlv active snl steady to strong on the good weight hogs. As a general thing they sold from $6.90 to $7.00, snd from that up to i I". so tnat ine top looay was oc higher than yesterday. The medium weights sold from $6.80 to $6.90. On the light mixed and mixed hogs thsre was very little done on the opening market, snd, as the morning advanced, the market on that class ot hogs weakened. Packers did not care whether they bought the light stuff or not, snd finally the market became bd'l 10c lower than yesterday, and the close was very slow. Quite a few light hogs were carried over from yesterday, which, with the fresh receipts, made a good many of that class or. aale. and It was very late before anything like a clearance was made. For the week a decrease In receipts Is noted, as cotrpared with last week, but as compared wlih the same week of last year there is a good substantial Increase. The table ot receipts above will give the exact figures. The general tendency of prices has been upward all the week, and the total advance amounts to about 25c, which carries the market baok to where It was last September, or to the highest point since 1"93. The top of the market this week wss $7.10, while lsst September the top was $7.00, but the average cost of all the hogs is sbout ths same. Representa tive sales No. At. 8h. Pr. No. A. ga. Ft. 11 128 ... ( 7( M y ... U 1 114 4 I T4 U KH ... U 9 i7t ... 4 as M iii lie li SS lit ... 4 M ill IN IK u its to I tt ih ... tat 74 14 140 4 4 14 134 900 4 M 77 114 ... a II 114 Mil n 1M HIS II sot ... I at M 171 ... a 11 71 Ill no I u 1 1U IN IM 41 til WO I H 71 tl IS IN T HI 40 II 1 1SI IX) I 71 II 114 IN IS lit let ... Ill II IM ... S IS 'I tul 40 8 71 74 Ill ... I IS 73 IM 40 76 II Ill N IS 71 200 40 I II M UI W IS 44 10 140 I 74 71 117 IN IK S4 let SO I 71 71 IM 40 I at 14 1 SO I tt St lit 10 I 174 74 Iii 10 I 71 M tl NISI 71 IM M 4 71 M I! IN ID M tu 1ft) I 71 71 r7 IH0 I M ta IH IM 4 71 71 Ill 40 I M :t in7 ... 1 7t ao n m in 4S 1X7 ... I 76 81 141 40 I So al IM IN I 71 W 117 lei I M H ll'i ... 1 774 Tl Ill M IM W too IN I 774 II DO ... IM "4 K7 ... 1 77 4 N Ml N IN 74 117 0 I 774 (4 147 I to 70 IM ... 1 774 17 MO IM I ao 74 tu7 ... 1 77 4 71 !l ... I N 15 tie ... 1 774 11 o 4 i 120 I 77 4 HI N I N 70 210 100 I M 77 211 IM I 124 77 r7 140 I M tli 117 IM IH 74 Ill 110 I M 71 m N I M 43 tot ... I ao 70 241 IN I N 71 1. 120 I M 70 214 IN IN lot l"l 120 I M C7. 147 ... IN II 11 ... 6 to 41 Ml IN I N 17 US 120 I to 4a 1-14 ... N Wl 221 40 I to 71 141 M IN IS Ill III I 0 17 144 ... I N 77 1H ... 6 10 e IM ... N M 121 10 I M II IM HQ I N 77 1 10 I W 14 SS7 lot I M M u ... 1 ao ii in ... T co 72 217 IM I M 71 Ml ... IN 1 i: 40 1 ao it 174 ... In 75 Ill 40 I SO 171 140 T 00 7 114 ... 10 51 M7 IN ' T 00 72 lit ... 1124 V, Ml M TN 77 IB6 IM I 24 244 ... 1 M u us ... I tt 4 Ml ... T oa a 40 I at N 2I ... 1 it 8IIEKP There was one csr nt lambs on sale today that sold fur $6.75, which wss Just aboi't steady price. For the weei receipts have b.-n light, a big derreae being noted, both as compared with Insl ' '"' B'" '"r corresponding week of last year. The demand on the part 01 local packers hn been In fairly good shnpi and good stuff in particular has sold well I ommon stuff was neglected to some ex tent. As a general thing the sheep murkd may safely te quoted a dime higher for tin week, while lambs are also a little strongei for the week. In some cases good sheen P"v sold as much as 16c higher, but sill' " situation ui perhaps beet dencrlbed bv Sa market fairly active and a gout dime higher. It Is thought that the bulk of the re celpls from now on will be made up ol ppu". ",ock- Tne proportion of cllppcc Stock has been rapidly Increasing the last lew days and operators do not look foi many wooled sheep and lambs from now on Quotations for clipped stock: Oood to choice lightweight yearlings, $;..7f86 iKi; fair to good, e6.2.Vfl0.75; good to choice wethers. $3ii.60: fair to good, $5 unih 5. 35 ; good to choice ewes, $4.75iu.OU; fair to good. $4.0"'d 4.76; good to choice lambs, $6.1,.fi6.:Cj: fait to good. $5.9l'j6.15. Wooled stock sells about 2Vo5oc above Clipped stock. Repre sentative sales: No. A v. Pr 262 Mexican Iambs 81 $ 75 CHICAGO L1VK STOCK MAHKICI. Cattle omlt IIors Higher and Jheep Are Steady. CHICAGO, "April 12. -CATTLE Receipts, 200 head; nominal; good to prime steers. 6 6ti((ii..t6; per to medium, $4 6wii.60; stock ers snd feeders, $2.60f(5.26; cows, $1.504i5.iO; heifers, $2.6osn8.00; canners, $1.60i2.4o; bulls. $'-'.&0l)S.60; calves, $2.6U1.0; Texas fed steers. $o.254j.35. HotJR Receipts today, 9.000 head; Mon day, 24,000 head; left over, 2.000 head; strong and 6(Uloe higher; mixed and butch ers, $6(h7.26; good to choice, heavv, $7.1(1 7.9"; rough heavy, $6 Sidfr.lO; light. $6.80M 8.9n; bill a. of sales, $6 9,Vu 7.20. SHEEP ANU LAMBS Receipts, 1.0:1 hesd; sheep and lambs steadvi good to choice wethers, $j.au5.90; fair to choice mixed, $4.60iefi 40; weaturn sheep and vear llngs. $4.5n5.9n; native lambs, $4.75ii6.w; Western lambs. $ 26ij6.75. Ofllclal yesterday: ,, ... Receipts. Shipment. Cattle 2 '::7 ; Hogs 14,fH ;'i.,i Bheep 3.4o 2,;;s Hon City l.lve Stork Market. SIOUX CITY, April 12. tSpeclnl Tele gram.) CATTLE Receipts, inn head steady; beeves, $1 .5tv(iV50; cows, bulla nn, mixed, $2.7&W5.U0; stockers and feeders, $3 lye.nv; yeariinga and calves, W.Kn4.J.i. HOOS Receipts, 2,2 head; steady! sell, g at $6.66o6.95; bulk, $6.7.ft6.85, in Stock In Sight. The following table shows the receipts of cattle, hogs and sheep at the live principal markets for April 12: Cattle. Hncs. L'heep. South Omaha 67 6..V.9 25j Chicago 2110 9,001) ion Kansas City ino 1.511a 2 0 St. Ixnils piO I.l'iip 4'i St. Joseph li) 3.700 5f0 Total. 657 22,959 2.402 Cotton Market. NEW YORK, April 12. COTTON-Futures opened steady at the advance; April, 9.07c: May, 8.90c; June. 9.03c; July. 9.01c; August. 8.87e: September, 8.4lc; October, 8.19c; November, 8.11c; Dectmber, 8.10c; January, 8.11c. GALVESTON, April 12. COTTON Qj let at 9c. ST. LOUIS. April 12. COTTON-Steady ; sales 600 bales; middling, 8 15-16c; receipts, 1,351 bales: stock, 42,842 bales. NEW ORLEANS, April 12 COTTON Quiet; sales, 730 bales; ordinary, 74c: good ordinary, 8'4c: low middling, 84c; middling, 9c; good middling, 9 5-16c: middling fair. 8 15-16c; receipts, 2,088 bales; slock, 746.S.M bales. Futures, quiet; April, 8.90i 8. ii,c; May, 8.96tf.96c; June, 9.004i9.O2c; July, 9u7'iii 9 08c; August, 8.91(i.92c; September, 8.2SW 8.29c; October, S.OtfiJjS.ulc; December, 7.91o bid. LIVERPOOL, April 12. COTTON-Spot, fair demand; prices ' favor buyers; Ameri can middling, b l-16d. The sales of the day were 8,000 bales, of which 1,300 were for speculation and export and Included S.ita) American; receipts, 6,000 bales, Including 6 800 American. Futures opened quiet, but steady and closed steady; American mid dling, g. o. c. April, 4 59-64d, value; April and May. 4 68-6414 69-64d. buyers: Mav and J jne, 4 68-64ia4 69-64d. buyers; June and July, 4 68-6ig4 59-64d. buyers; July and August, 4 6.8-64if4 69-64(1. buyers; August and Sep tember, 4 64-64d, buyers; September and Oc tober, 4 VWa 4l-64d, buyers; October and November, 4 32-64d, sellers; November and. December, 4 28-64f(M 29-64d.-buyers; Decem ber and January. 4 2(-64(S4 28-64d. buvers: January and February, 4 26-64U4 27-64d, buy ers. Oil and Itosln. OIL CITY. Aprl! 12.-01L Credit bal ances, $1.16; certificates, no bid; shipments, 98.961 bbls.; average, 110,911 bbls.; runs, 82,- 79 bbls. . 5a., April 12 OIL-Turpentine, firm, 42c. Kosin, firm; A, B, C, D, $1.30: E. F. $1.35; O, $1.46; H, $1.65; 1. $2; K. $2.46; M, $2.85; W. a.. $3.70; W. W., $3.95. NEW YORK. April 12.-OIL Cottonseed steady; prime crude, nominal; prime yellow, tzwa.'4-ic. feiroieum, steuay; rcnneii. New York, $7.20; Philadelphia and Baltimore. $7.15. Rosin, atendy; strained, common to good, $1.65. Turpentine, dull, 46fi461.c. LIVERPOOL April 12. OIL Turpentine spirits, strong, 32s 6d. Rosin, common, firm, 4s 14d. Petroleum, refined, steudy, 74d. Linseed, firm, 41s. Sugar Market. NEW YORK, April 12.-SUGA R-Ra , Steady; fair refining. 24c; centritugal, !ii test, 34c; molnsscB sugar, 24c Refined, steady; No. 6, 4.26c: No. 7, 4.15c; No. 9. 4.00c; No. 11, 3 90c; No. 12, 3.85c; No. 11, 3.85c; No. 14. 3.8&c; Standard A, 4.60c; con fectioners' A, 4.60c; mould A, 4.66c; cut loaf, 3.60c: crushed, 6.5iic; powdered, i.jOc; granulated, 4.60c; cubes, 6.0uc. oRi.nANH, April 12. SUGAR Quiet; open kettle, 24'(i.l 3-ltic; open kettle, centrifugal, 3&34c; centrifugal, yellow, Aiv 34c; seconds, 2424c. Molasses, steady; centrifugal, 718c. Ilrr Gooda Rarket. NEW YORK. Anrll 12.-DRY GOODS The latter part of the week has been a Blight improvement In the demand both for home and export account. Buyers In the market are getting closer to sellers' Idess and business of a fair amount . Is expected to result shortly. The market closed firm and unchanged. Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON. April 12. Today's state ment of the treasury balances In the gen eral fund, exclusive of the $15O.O0O,00u gold reserve In the division of redemption, shows: Available cash balances, tl8,4.VO, 812; gold, $94,018,434. AMERICA BRAITY ROSK. A French Iratnlarant Brought to Ter fertlon In American Soli. ' The famous American Beauty rose, says Country Life In America, Is often said lo bare originated lo Bancroft's garden. The facts ars these: In Bancroft's garden were several varieties lately Imported from France. Oaa had no label. ' This wis much admired by a florist nstned George Field, who happened to be looking over the place In company with Bancroft's gardener. Field asked for a cuUlng. Ha got It. Field and his brother worked quietly for several years until tbey had a big stock, and then they advertised tbelr novelty as ths "American Beauty" rose. They are said to have made a small fortune out of the trantaotlon. Ths American Beauty has since become ths most famous of all roses la ths Vnlted States. It has never failed to bring higher prices thsn any other rone. In the market reports It la always Quoted In a class by Itself. Only experts can grow it to perfection, and there Is a recognized typs of grscnbouis specially adapted to It. 80ms time after Field Bro. Intro- dueed the American Beauty horticulturists began to Investigate Its origin, with the result that Its proper name was found to bs Mms. Ferdinand Janiln, the name It bad In Francs before a plant of It had been sent to Bancroft's garden, where tbe label was lost. This variety Is of no Importance In Fiance or In Europs. In fact ths Ameri can Besuty bat become so much modified by American conditions that some think It is practically a dlffersnt variety from Mme. Ferdinand Jamin. BOYD COMMISSION COMPANY Roam 4, New York Life Bid. GRAIN, PROVISIONS. STOCKS Bought and sold for cash or en margin. All telegraph, telephone or mall orders will receive careful snd prompt attention. Telephone lo39. OMAHA. tik.O. J 1 1 wwaa teewverea tVHa to (ugr fUt Ot lt