TUB OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, MAY 11, 1903. CONDITION OF OMAHA'S TRADE Generis Buiinese Situation Greatly proted by Timely Eaini. Im- MARKETS ARE FIRM, BUT FEW CHANGES Cotton flood Retain Strength and a gbortaar la Man? I'opalar Lines la Feared Brriait of Kiafla Prloa of lot ton. The rains of last wk, whlrh visited praetlchy all sectlnns of the country trib utary to this mrk't, undoubtedly had a very btnctii lal effect upon nil Kinds of business, both wholesale and retail. There was r.o mistaking the fuel that retailers were beginning to g't irvniin before the" rains end Fp-dally was ihat true of country retailer. It la stated th.it a are t many of them wrote to uie:r Juiiher tellin th"tn that If they II1 rft have rain within the next few day they would cancel their orders, but the rain came, go that none of the orders were canceled and now confi dence In future business la restored and every one la looking forward to n very successful season. In fart, Jobbers and manufacturers in practically all lines re port their advance orders as being much better than they were a year ago at this time and also larger than they anticipated. At once business is, of courne, quiet In a areat many lines, owing to the tact that this Is rather a between sensnn period. In a short time, however, It In expected that sortlng-up orders will come rolling In from all directions and If conditions remain favorable local jobbers expect to do a big re-order huniness. Bo far as the markets are concerned there have been almost no changes of lm- fortance during the week under review, 'radically all Urns are In a good. Btrong position, but quotable chrinri s are very rare There Is a strong undertone to the general market ami so f-.r as can be told all Indications scm favorable for con tinued lirm, active markets. Imar May Go Higher. The sugar market Is In very much the lime poslilon It was a week ago. That la, prices are being held very llrm and as the consumption Is Incrcasinir at a rapid rate higher prices in the near future are halng freely predicted. KaWs are also firmly held at the recent advance. There has been no (iiiotable change In the coffee market since last report, but the feeling Is weak and the prices of a Week ago are barely maintained. In dried fruits, evaporated apples ad vanced rharply and in fact It Is claimed that present prices are almost prohibitory. This sharp advance has been brought about by the scarcity of apot stock and it Is thought thot there will be no decline until the new crop arrives on the market. The market on rolled oats eased off the first of the week somewhat, but toward the close It firmed tip so that the loss wng Just about regained. Other lliier, of fari naceous goods are In Just about the same po"Mlon they were a week Hgo. r'lekles are beginning to attract con siderable attention owing to the fact that stocks are well cleaned up and the market has advanced sharply. There seems to be no doubt In the minds of those best posted but what still higher prices will prevail before the new crops appear. There Is no change to report In the canned pond situation, as all lines are being held firm at the quotations of a week ago. In regard to the condition of trnde local grocery Jobbers say there Is a good, active demand for practically all lines and that there continues to be a good Increase over the corresponding time of Inst year. House Trade Very Quiet. House trade was very quiet last week, with local dry goods Jobbers and In fact It was the dullest week of the year to date, so far as current business was concerned. 7'rade In fall goods, however, la progress ng In very satisfactory manner and It Is stated In some quarters that aa many goods for future shipment have been aold up to data aa were aold last year up to July 1. The distribution has extended to all ltnoa and Includes blanket, flannels, un derwear, domets, duck-lined goods, hosiery lind dreas goods. According to authentic reports received from the country retailers as a rule are experiencing a .very fair demand. The few hot days have served aa a reminder that summer weather la close at hand, so that people are making their purchases In spite of the fact that there has hardly been as much warm weatner aa usual up -to this time. Jobhera are not looking for any (treat amount of re-order business thla month, but they expect It to start In next month. There are no changes In market condi tions to report, but cotton goods retain their strength and It la feared there will he a shortage of many popular lines be fore the end of the season. Mills do not seem to be piling up their goods and show no Inclination to make more than are ac tually sold because of the high price of cotton. Hardware Market Steady All lines of hardware are In Just about the same poslilon they were m week ago. There Is a good, firm feeling and all In dications point to a. continued llrm, ac tive market. There are of course a few minor fluctuations, but none of enough Importance to be worthy of mention. Trade la moving along at a very satis factory rate, but uslde from the diffi culty being experienced In getting season able goods there la no special feature to the trade. Screen doors, wire cloth, poul try netting and all Buch lines are scarce and It la not so much a queetlon of price aa It la of getting the goods at any figure. The demand for all seasonable lines has been unusually heavy for the last aeveral days and the amount of goods being Shipped out of Omaha Is far In excess of last year or of any prevloua year. Good Demand for Leather Goods. Boot and shoe Jobbers are also enjoy ing a nice trrfde. Quite a few merchants , have been In the city and have placed nice ordera for thla time of the year. Trade In the country la not reported as being exactly rushing, but at the same time there la a good steady demand and the outlook for the future Is very en couraging. The merchunts who have been in the city this week all seem to be in the best nf aplrits and Judging from the (rise of their orders they are preparing for a good business through the spring and summer. tiw shoes continue to sell freely, and it la now certain that more low shoes will be aold thla year than ever before. Fall orders are still being received and all the local houses report that they now have more advance orders on hand than they had at this time last year. When It la remembered that last year was a record- breaker It la seen that this year's big in crease Is ali the more remarkable. The rubber goods trade of course Is ery light. There have been several good rains, but it requires a prolonged rain to bring rubber goods Into demand. About 11 Jobbers hope for now is that retailers will sell out what stock they have on hand o they will be ready to buy new stocks Mother season. Fralts aad Trodac. Trade with fruit Jobbers has shown con aiders bio Improvement during the last week. There has been a much better sup ply of strawberries, as well as of fresh vegetables, than at any previous time this aeason. Although there was a liberal demand prices 'took quite a drop, aa will be seen from the quotations given In an other column. 1 he strawberries that are now romlng forward ure from northern Ar kansas and are cons dered much better than the stock that was on the market C few days ago. The berrlea are now in good shipping condition and are Quoted at H l t per z-t-quari case. The egg market wat. hardly aa high on the average last week as It was the week before, but that Is perhaps due to some extent to the fact that the stock Is in hardly as good condition. Poultry has been scarce all the week and prices have been currcvpondlugly high. Mutter eased off to some extent, the Urst of the week, but the feeling was a little firmer toward the close of the week. OMAHA WHOLESALE MARKETS. Coailltlua of Trade aad Qnotatlaas aa staple and Fancy Prod are. EGGS Including new Ouaia returned, U'-c. No. I eases, 14c; LIVE lot l.Tui' Chickens, 10c; old roosters, accoiding to ae. tic; turkeys, tlliii.', ilucai and gecsu, 10. broiler, per lo . Zoo. BUTTER-Pa.king stock. 16c choice dairy, in tubs. IKj.-; kpartor, Joe FRESH CAlGliT Flail Trout. crapptta, l ie; hcriing. ,; pickerel, ic; pike, 13c; pen h, tk. Puftalo. urtuscd. 7c: sutillsu, bc; Piueiuia, c, ahutln.li, lie; catllau, ic; lark buit.i, Im., halibut, 13c; salmon, loc; sddock. 11c; codfish Uo; red snaouer. luc; roe snad. each, kuc; chad roe, pi pair, Juc; spilt thud, per lb., luc; lobster, t-nlod. per lb., tic. lousier, green, pur lb, 2oc PlUb.ONrt Live, per do., Juc VEAL Choict, tWi&c. COKN-.. t'A'l S toe BRAN Per ton. II HAY Prlcs quoted by Omaha Wholesale llr Iwlr aakociation: Sjoico hay. No. 1 uplaud. 110 00; No. 1 medium. 19.00. No. 1 M- riye straw, w.ou. These prices are for hay of good colo and quality. t)e mand fair. Hccelpts light. VEGETABLES. KGO rL.ANT-Flt.rlda. per doi., 11.25. SUABH-rlorlda, per uo., Il.W-j 1.26. CAt'Ll LoVS fc.H Southern, per doi., Ilw. I'oTATofcS Northern, JUO'Sl.ZO; Colo rsuo, 1 ii. OUKh.N ONIONS Per do., according to sixe ut bunches. l.'UJoc. ASfAHAULB-Home grown, per doi., 36 CL'CL'MBEKS Hothouse, per doi... ll.Ktf l.W. Bi'lNACH Home grown, per bu., Ftyiioc l-li 1 I L L fc Hothouse, pip' dot., 4ofetsu. PAH8I.KY Per oox. Mi&c RAUlSHfc.S Pet uui.. - yJJc; per box, l.o. WAX DEANS 'Illinois, per box, $2 00; 1-3 wax, 73c. Uhfc.cN PEAS-Per bu. box. tl.70'82.00. ItliL'liAKB Home grown, per lb., 2c. CAin.A'ic uliioitnu. tie, J"-te. ON IONS Ohlos, per bbl., $4.50; new southern onions In sacks, per lb., Sj.l'ac. TO.MATuKS FiorUl.i. per b-baaket crate, $3 tf.'n;i.50; choice, 2.7:&3.0U. NAVV Ut-ANS Per uu., S3. FKUITS. FIGS California, new cartons, fl; Im- pOTtcO, per I L , L2'(14c. STRAWBEUBIfcS-Per 24-qt. case. 13.25 rtl il dO. PINK APPLES Florida, 30 to Hi count, TROPICAL FRUITS. BANANAS Per bunch, according to sixe. ORANGES Budded, $3.00; Mediterranean sweets, U.oJ.iiO. LLMO.Nb i ucy, 13.00; choice. 13.25. M 1 HC it LLA N EO L' 6. HONEY Per 24-t,ecllun ca.-te. $2 70&3.0O. CiLifc.it Nenawaa, per bbl., New YoiK, aJ.iO. POPCORN Per lb., 5c; shelled. Sc. NL'TS-Waltiuts, No. 1 soft shell, per lb., Lie; hard shell, per lb., llVsc; No. 2 soft chell, l'c; No. i hard shell, He; brazils, per lb.. He; ninerts, per lb.. Lie; almonds, soft shell, ltic; huru shell, 16c; pecans, large, per lb., 12c; small, luc; cocoa nuts, per sack, 16.1M. HIDES No 1 green, 6'-c; No. 2 green. 5'c; No. 1 salteu, ic; No. 2 baited, bc; No. 1 veal call, to 1-V lbs.. 6c; No. 2 Veal calf, 1- to 1j Ids., tic; dry bides, b'ulc; sheep pells, luc; horse hides, $i...u-.v. Liverpool Grain and Provisions. LIVERPOOL, My 10. WHEAT Spot. No. 1 northern, spring, quiet at 6s4'd; California, dull at 0b 4-1. Futures, quiet; Mjv, 6slHd; July, 6a lHd; September, tw iln. CoRN Spot, steady; American mixed, new, us8d; American mixed, old. 6s d. Futures, quiet; July, os-'jii; October, us l',-jd PEAS Canadian, lirm, 6s lld. FLOl'R St. Louis lancy winter, fes I" I. HuPS At London (Pacific coast), 3 15H'a4 15a. PROVISIONS Beef, strong; extra mess, lols 3d. Pork, strong; prime western. TVs. Hams, short cut. 14 firm, firm, India mess, to It) cut, lbs., quiet, 51s. Bacon, Cumberland 28 to J lbs., steady, 4: Oil; short ribs. 10 to 24 lbs., steady, 5.18 ; long clear middles, light, 28 to 34 lbs., steady, 52s; long clear middles, heavy, 35 to 40 lbs., steady. 51s Sd; short clear backs. It) to 20 lbs., quiet, 5.' 9; clear bellies, 14 to 16 lbs., steady, 61s 3d. Shoulders, square. 11 to 13 lba., steady, 3im id. Lard, American rellned, in palls, steady, 52.4 3d; prime western, in tierces, quiet, 62s. U UTTER Finest United Slates, firm, !5s. CHEESE Firm; American finest white, old. 5"s; American finest white, new, dJs; American finest colored, old, bis; American tlnest colored, new, 5Fjs. TALLOW Prime city, llrm, aos. St. I.onls Grain and Provisions. ST. LOUIS. May 10 WHEAT Stronger; No. 2 red, cash, elevator. Mo; track, I'Zc; May, 7(ic; July, T.V(liW. BcpiemDer, M"c; No. 2 hard, "e'ifa'iityc. rriRN-sironifer: jno. 2 casn. b-'c: iraca. 63'.c; May, 61Uc; July, blwe; September, OATS Stronger; xno. 2 casn, 43c: track, 43V4c: May, Kic; July, 3;lc; 2Hc; No. 2 white, 45i'64ti1c. September, FLOUR Dull ; red winter patents, 3 65 3 80; extra fancy and straight, 13.3o4M.5u; clear, I3.0i'n3. 20. ,... SEED Timotny, nominal . ai 3.wwo.i. I'nUVWKl! Rtendv at 13.15. BRAN Steady; sacked, east track, S9Q rle. scarce; In demand at recent quota tions. . , WHISKY-Steaay, Jl.30. IRON COTTON TIES-Steady. 11.05. BAGGING Steady, b'MGc. uirvft T V I V K ftc PROVISIONS Pork, lower; Jobbing, old. 117 45: new. 117.96. Lard. lower at. iiv.it nrv salt meats, steady; boxed lots, extra shorts. 19.S7". clear libs. 19.75; short clear, ia ftarnn. steady: boxed lots, extra .hnrts 110.75: clear rlba. $10.62Vi; short clear. 110.87H. METALS leaa, sieaay, opener higher at 14 171. I? - . - . 1 ..1 ii keys, 8c; ducks. 7c; geese, 44jSc. EGGS Steady at 14c. ,. BUTTER Steady; creamery, li23c dairy, 16fc20c. , , Flour, bbls 7.IHV Wheat, bu Sl.W 22.0O0 Corn, bu .:. ij.uou fiats bu 75.000 22,000 Cotton arStet. NEW YORK, May 10. COTTON Spot ninuH nsv: mi.lilllnii uiitanus. kc; mia rtiin eulf. 9'ic: sales. 1.700 bales. Futures i,..n.t i.arelv steady: May. 9.27c; June 17c: July. 9.12c; August, 8 S7c; September, u rictoher s.ic: .ovemuer. n.i.c, xe r'ember. s.Uc: January, 8.12c; February, GALVEHIUIN, may m,-uiiui xuici, "tJdJt rT'Va' Mnv 1ff COTTON Dull, un changed; middling. 9 5-1 6cn sales. 200 bales; receipts, w uaie. F-.i-en. uu Kanaaa City .'rovUlons. KANSAS CITY, May 10. WHEAT May 72(i72'c: July. 71Hr71-Vc: cash. No. i hard, 73c; No. 3. 72V(h73c; No. 2 red. leQ iliWc; No. 3, 7Hr7K'c; No. 2 spring. 73c. CORN May. 617ct82c; September, bbi 5f.c; cash, No. 2 mixed. bJVatxic; No. i white, K,$c; No. 3, 6talVC. OATS No. 2 white, 46c. HYK No. 8. 5x'i59e. HAY Choice timothy, I13.5OSH.00; choice prairie. $12.6aiS-O0- BUTTER Creamery, 21c; dairy, fancy, 18c. EGGS Steady: new No. 2 whltewood cases Included, 14c per dox., loss off; cases returned, 13Vic. Receipts. Shipments Wheat, bu 27.2t lS.OnO Corn, bu 53.600 56.OO0 Oats, bu 19,000 18,0u0 Dnlmih Grain Market. DL'LUTH, May 10 WHEAT Cash, No. 1 hard, TOHc; No. 2 northern, 74c; No. northern. 7b-c; May, ift'c; Jjly, 76c; Sep tember, 74c. OATS Cush. 44c; September, JOVic. CORN toc. Peoria Market. PEOniA. May 10. -CORN Firm; No. t, OATS Firm; No. 1 white, 444c, billed through. WH1SKY-W30. Coffee Market. NEW YORK, May 10. COFFEE Spot Rio. No. 7 invoice. 5c. Mild, auiet: t or dova. bktt12c. The market opened Btsady with, price unchanged. Room short bid price uu & points luter In the morning, but nt best the market was a tame affair. ' bles from foreign market and statistical condition were quite a excted. The clua waa steady, with prices net un changed to 5 points higher. Total sales were 4,750 bag, including September at 5.26jSoc; October, 5.40c; November, 5.40c March, 5.75c. Philadelphia Prrdure Market. PHlLADia.PHlA. May 10. Rl'TTER Firm, fair demand; extra western cream' ery. ?4c; extra nearby prints, 2c. EGGS Steady. lair demand; fresh nearby. 16o; iresh western. lV;il6iie: fresh southwestern, lblbc; fresh southern, ly Ij'IiC. 1 1IEKSK-Firm: New York, full creams. fancy small, lb,4ft'l6'io; New York full creams, tair to cnoice, nvsuic. Mlaarapolla W brat. Kluar aad Bran MINNEAPOLIS, May 10. WHEAT May 75vu;i;Vc; July. i.Vj75Se ; September, ,.,c. un iraca: .o. 1 nam. isc; No. northern. 7KoWc; No t northern 7.S7'.1; FLOCR Firm patent, !3.S.".tf3 9u: second patent. JO '!.!.,;. first clears. 12. 80: sec on 1 cieara, .lo. ilRAN In bulk. J14 ov-ultiO. .Mllnsui.ee Uralu Market. MILWAUKEE. May 10. WH EAT Mar ket higher: No. 1 northern. 774c; No. liortnern. iwti"-c; July, 7iic. RYE Pull; No 1. 5S(5;c. HAKi.f.Y-iiigner; No. 2, 72Vfr7Sc; sam pie. tvstf .jc. CORN July, rtc Couil.tlfin of the Trraanry. WASHINUTO.N. May 10. Totlay s state ment ot tne treasury I alances In the en eral fund, exunslve of the tlaO.Ooo.uuo gold reserve in in ai union of redemption, f.o. Avuiotiiie caa balance, ii7,54. u; goiu, vi,v.,ive OMMERIIAL AND FINANCIAL lentiful Bullish Newi Aids Idrance in Quiet Oiain Maiket. DROPPING OFF IN PROVISION VALUES esterdar'a Slrrngth In Hop: Prodneta Disappears, but Cereal Prices Cialn, Thoaah Crowd Mnaera for Government Crop Report. CHICAGO, May 10. Marked absence of any selling pressure in grains and a con tinued decrease In stocks on nana 01a much toward bulling the very quiet grain markets todiy. Trade was still waiting for the government report. July wneat ciosea fu'Vse hlKher, July corn Vc up and July oms ic higher. Provisions closed Vif lower. Vhat showed good strength all session. nseasonablv cold weather northwest, with rains In sections and snows reported In the Red River valley, flrfu cables, small receipts and prospects of a fair decline In the government crop report started prices higher at the opening. Shorts covered freely, but the principal factor was .the absence of selling pressure, which showed a marKei cnange in the sentiment 01 tne pit. Commission houses bought to some extent, but In the main the pit was very quiet, waiting for the government report, which had been delayed. There was a fulr cajih business and shipping trade and July opened at c to uc higher at tc to 4'i'if i4-tc. .Minneapolis reported sin n a scarcity In the northwest that Interior millers were buying stun to take baca 10 their mills. All told, the tone of the pit was more bullish, laraelv because of the weather, which is much too wet for further spring seeding. Late liquidation took off some of the gain, but July closed tirm, S ruc higher, at m' 'n ,ft"ic. Receipts, 14 cars, 3 contract; Minneapolis ami utiiuin reported ltyi cars, a total for tne tnree points of 174 cars, against 2.X1 last week and 2H3 a year ao. Primary receipts were 29.1,u bu., compared with 341,(' Inst year. Seaboard clearances equalled 4D2.0O0 bu. Corn was firmer to start witn ana mane further gain during the courBe of Its rather dull trading The very favorable growing weather of the last week had changed, much to the fears of the shorts. The chief reason for the firmness, how ever, was the ever present scarcity of corn, notwithstanding the growth of pas turage and the consequent curtailment of the demand for dry feed. The cash de mand was good and was a mainstay to rices against the oulet speculation. 1 he bull combination still bought stuff and led the "tallers" to buy. But In general the story of the market Is that of a feature less day. Julv sold up to 62V4C, but liqui dation took oft some of the gain late In the session and July closed barely llrm, Vc un. at 61Vc. Receipts. 87 cars. A good cash demand and a scarcity or offerings developed a better and a fair trade in oats. There was noticeable all sence of Belllr pressure that marked the other pits. Shippers and commission houses bought liberally. J ne wet, com weainer helped the bullish sentiment along. July sold up to 37'4c and closed firm, Vc up, at c. Receipts were lno cars. Provisions lost much of the strength that marked yesterday a strong market. .ocals liquidated liberally and the outsldo sold to some extent. Packers, however, were supporting prices and worked hard against declines. Pork and lard were higher early, but closed weaker. July pork closed I2U0. down at $17.30, July lard 7H;C lower at 110.20 and July ribs loc down at $9.6L'4. Estimated receipts Monday: Wheat, 15 cars: corn. 90 cars: oats. iji cars; nogs 000 head. Estimated hogs for next week, 14;,oOO head. The leading futures ranged as follows: Artlcles.l Open. Hl7h. Low. Close. Yes'y, Wheat May July Sept. 744 r4s7' 61 M. o 60 43 347, 3(i 294 3KS-V. 17 27 17 45 17 47V4 10 35 10 32Vi 10 40 70 9 70 9 70 75 74-S U 7S4!74'i?j 75W4 741J 74 lH.l".W 73), Corn- May July Sept. 61 H 62 61 61 614 61 61 61V604aH60HU' Oats- May 43m 3T.V; 37 29 31H 43 34-, 3C, 2K4 31 17 20 17 224 17 25 . 10 25 10 25 43'v, 42i 34H a July b July a Sept. )i Sept. 3j 37 29H299sVi 314 f ora May July Sent. 17 27H 17 60 17 50 10 35 17 20 17 30 17 274 10 25 10 25 17 30 17 424 17 45 10 324 10 324 10 37 4 9 724 9 724 75 Lard- May July Sept. 10 874 10 40 70 10 274! 10 21' Ribs- May July Sept. 9 65 9 65 9 724 B 624 9 624 724 V 66 9 60 No. 2. a Old. b New. Cash quotations were as follows: FLOUR Steady ; winter patents, 11.908 4.00; straights, J3 2Oij.'t.H0; clears, li.Oojf.;! fid; spring specials, I4.:uiu-I.30; patents, Vi.HXJ 3.S0; straights. 2.40Cu3.30. WHEAT No. 2 spring, 70(36; No. 3, 3j7uc; No. 2 red. si'NV. OATS No. 2, iie; No. 2 white. 454 45c; No. 3 white, 44&-54c. RYE No. 2. use. PARLEY Fair to choice malting, fiSig'Tlc. SEED No. 1 flax, $1.64; No. 1 northwest ern, 11.77 ; prime timotny, t.so; clover, con tract grade, s.3.-. PROVISIONS MesB pork, per bbl., 117.25 17. 30. Lard, per 100 lbs., $10.2510.30. Short ribs sides (loose), t9.60fTi9.7o. Dry salted shoulders (boxed), imi,Si; short clear sides (boxed), $10.101 10.20. WHISKY On basis of high wines, 11.30 The following were the receipts and ship ments yesterday: Article. iteceipts. onipments. Flour, bbls 15,0(0 5.0U0 Wheat, bu 67,'M) 1S3.00 11,000 177.0U0 'i',000 Corn, bu Hn.uiO Oats, du loo, e Rye, bu 2,0o0 Barley, ou id.ouu On the Produce exchange today the but ter market was firmer; creameries, lSfi22c; dairies, IT'S 2oc. Cheese, easy, 124j13c. Eggs, eut-y; fresh, He. KEVV YOItK GEMCHAL MARKET. Quotation of the Hay Commodities, on Various NEW YORK. May 10 FI-OUR-Recelnts. 8,100 bbls.: exports, 12.429 bbls.; moderately active and steady with wheat; winter pat ents, S3.fc51c4.0u; winter straights, j:!.7oJi3.i)0; Minnesota patents, J3.9:,4il.lf); winter ex tras. t3.loiiiu.35; Minnesota bakers, S3.0orD 8 30; winter low grades. 'Ki;3.15. Rye flour, dull; rair to goou, 3.40; choice to fancy 3 6'fr3 65. I'OKNMfeAij Steady ; yenow western. 11.30; city. 1.28; Brandywine. 13.40. Kiis-firm; jno. t western, Mio, f. o. b., afloat. P.ARLEY Dull: feeding. CtaiKc. c. I. f.. f., New New York; malting, eTH'gTlc, c. 1. York. wheat Receipts. 860,000 bu.: exports. 227,263 bu. Spot, firm; No. 2 red. 81c. eleva tor; No. Z red. c,Vo. t. o. b.. afloat: No. 1 northern Iiuluth, ts2c, t. o. b., afloat; No. 1 northern Duluth. (flVc, f. o. b.. afloat: No. 1 hard Manitoba, 8TSc, f. o. b., afloat. Con sidering the narrow trade a strong advance took place in wneat this morning, stimu lated oy a postponement of crop report fig ures until Monday, higher English cables covering cold wet weather In the north- weRt and a bullish cash wheat situation. The close was very firm at Vtiie net ad ance. May. is) U-ltislV.c, closed at SlUc: Julv, gOuruSlo. closed at Sic: September. 79 V'"!i,e, closed at "Stc; December, W K-I641 so-V", ciosea at oe. 1 Oll.x Keceipts. 4J 3t bu. : exports, m- 333 bu. Spot, firm; No. I. 6Sc. elevator, and oVh-Sic. f. o. b.. afloat. Option mar ket was nrm ana nigner on unfavorable weather news, the wheat upturn, small receipts and covering. Dosed firm and S'f Ke net higher. May, 67V(t;c, closed at C.Tac; July, 6.'a71wc. closed at 67'ic; Sep tember, ookc, cioaea at boSiC: Oecember. 63c. OATS-Recelpts. 120,000 bu.: exports. 325 bu. Spot, firm: No. !. 47c; No. S. 4le; No. 2 white. oiMic: no. J wnite. ftie; track, mlxei western. 4ta4ic; track, white, 47jJoc. Op- lions uciivr aim iirnier wiin corn and on less favorable cron news HAY-Steady ; shipping. &5?!6:c; good to choice N,u t!f c. HOPS xjulet: state, common to choice lSol crop, 17':ic: 1S.I, 13jlV: olds. 4i)iic Pacific coast. IKol crop, laVst' lw; 1A). Hit i:c; ilos, aff .c. HIDKS-Klrm; fJalveston, 20 to 25 lbs., ISc California. 21 to 2p lba., lc; Texas dry. 2 tO A' IMS . LEATHER Steady ; acid, 24Q25C. 'imi1 (.lult-t; domestic fleece, 'S.'QSc. PRoVISlONS-beef, firm; family. 116 mess. 11;;; beef hams, i.l.u W-i a): packet. tl:; city extra India mess. (24 01 aviu. t'ut meals, steady; pickled bellies, lo'-lfllc pickled shouiiers. s'-'osc; picKied Hams. f-ilM'. Itrd. steadv; western steamed. tlu bb; May closed 1 10 50, nominal; refund. uuiet; continent l"c; n.iutli America tx.:lK.'-,. Pork, tlrm short clear, $.5oj.'1.0) $ii.:: c'nioound. family. 11!' R'Wi 20.00 Hies. (IS y ls.l. PUTTER Firm creamerv. 21I:23Uc: lat'tory. bthic; renovatea. ivozi'c; imifa Hon creamery. fc-iVtc; stile dairy, 20-1 j 2JVC. t'HEF.SE Firm: atate full creams, smsll early make, fancy colored and white, IJ'ri 13' c; lull creams, large fill make, fancy COi'rrn ano wniiv. i-jji-c. fciiOS Firm; state and Pennsylvania, 17c: western, at mark. 17fI17ic: southern. at mark, ir.tflf.4c. TALLOW Firm; city ill per pkg.), lT,c; country (okgs. free). inc. RICE Steady; domestic, tair. to extra. 4V'(64c: Japan, 4uc. iMOlAPSES steady; iew uneans, open kettle, good to choice, 3.t'i;41c. POULTRY Alive, Quiet: turkeys, 9c; fowls, 12c. Dressed (iced), quiet; fowls, i:4c; turkeys. 13'(il4c. M ETA I Ji Today's market for all metals was quiet, with prices, however, about un changed. Tin sold in a jobbing way at $.'9. 75 a-? KB for 'l'0 delivery. Copper sold moderately at the following values: Stand ard, spot to Augusl deliverv, tU.l.Vn 11 50; laka, $11.90; electrolytic. Ill.tVi 11;; casting, 11 af.ji 11.75. Lead was unchanged at 4',o. Spelter was quoted at $4.40. Iron was quiet and steady. SEW YORK STOCKS AND BONDS. Strike Order and Poor Rank Showing Kill Speealatlve Interret. NEW YORK, May 10. The effect of the strike order of the anthracite mine work ers seemed to kill speculative Interest in the stock market today. Prices went lower In aome cases the volume of speculation was trivial and was rather less In the coal ers than In some other departments of the list. There were some large Individual selling orders In Union Pacific, St. Paul and a number of other prominent stocks In which a speculative purty haa been active re cently, seemingly on the assumption that dividend Increase were to be looked for In those Blocks. The unexpectedly poor showing by the banks had much the same effect on stocks, causing straggling de clines on light selling. The opinion was heard that the anthra cite operators prefer a strike at this time, If one Is Inevitable, rather than to ha- e it come in the fall. This Is not consistent with the confident sssurance that has been professed In Wall street that there would be no strike at all. The strike Is not taken verv gravely even now, as Is shown by the effect on the stocks of the coal carrying roads. The losa of over Iti.noo.'ioO In cash reserves compared with estimates baaed on the known movements of cur rency repotted by the banks themselves of about l.'.ow.ouo, was rather vaguely at tributed to "local movements." The loan contraction of 12,224.5"0 showed but a meager result of the stock market liquida tion. There Is nothing to show how far the much dlscunsed position of the trust companies rray have been shown by the week s events. With discounts In Paris and Berlin below 2 per cent and time loans for four and six months at 4 to 6 per cent In New York and even higher for shorter periods, the expansion In our loan obliga tions In foreign money markets Is naturally Increasing and represents a balance to ba met at some future time. The bond market has moved In sympathy with stock? over a much nnrrower range. United States 3s and the 4s declined I4 per cent, as compared with the closing call of last week. The following are the closing prices on the New York Stock exchange: Atrhlfon ... do pfd Ptiltlmoro & 7S", 80. Railway a7't do pfd 1071, T ft Pacific :. Toledo, St. L. ft W 3', . 41 214 do pfd Cinaillun Pacific Canada 80 Chea. A Ohio..., Chicago & A.... do ufd ,.12V do pfd .. 3K' ..lull, .. 7i, .. .. 44', .. 22 .. If .. 274 .. 4t ..1115 ...110 ..115 . .Ji5 .. 8 .. 29 ... M ... 2r,'4 .. 61 ... 45H .. 5S ...11.1 ... ib ...102 . avlnlon PaclBo ..... .. 47 I do pfd ,. SO IWabaah , . 7f.V do pfd . ;4 Wheel, ft L. E.... .83 I do 2d pfd .. 2TjWli. Central .. nV do pfd .. 4H lAdama Ex ,.2;l American Ei .175 U nited States El. .. 214I Welle-Fargo Ex... ,. 8HVAmal. Copper .... .1034 Anier. Car ft F... . to1! do pfd . T14 Amor. Lin. Oil... ..4i I do pfd Auer. 8. & R ..27 I do pfd . . 43 Anar. Mining Co.. .. aov, Hrooklyn R. T.... .. M't Colorado Fuel ft I . . 74 Con. (! .. f3 jCon. Tobacco pfd. ..lk Iflen. Electric . . a2 iHocklng Coal . . I04 Inter. Paper ..162 I do pfd . . 46 Imer. Power Chit-ago, Ind. do pfd Chicago & O A V "w" do 1st pfd.. do 2d pfd... Chicago & N. C. K. I. A P W Chicago Tr. A Tr do pfd C. C. C. A St. L.. Colorado 80 do lat pfd do 2d pfd Del. A lludnon... liel. L. V Drnver A R. O.... do pfd Erie do lit pfd lo 2d pfd Great Nor. pfd.... Hocking Valley .. do pfd Illinois (.-antral .. Iowa Central do pfd Lake Krla ft W... do pfd L ft N ...I22U, ,..12U4 ...122 ... 17', ... 20", ...74 ... M', ... ... 4 ...84 ... S ...120 ...140 L.aclede Uaa National Blacult . National Lead ... National Salt .... ... 2DS4 ... zu .. , ...120 ... TO Manhattan L... Met. Bt. Ky... ...131il 'do pfd . .14RUNo- American Mex. Central . ... 277 Paclflc Coast ... lsi. Paclflo Mall . Met. National ... J9H ...10!Pi Minn, ft St. L Mo. Pacific .... M , K. ft T... ...Hot, People's Uaa Pressed S. Car...., ...44 .... trv .... f'6 1M ....1674 .... t7H .... .... S2 ,...H9'4 do pfd ... flj'i do pfd Pullman P. Car... N. J. Central N. Y. Central Republic Steel .... do Dfd ... 174, ,.. 7.1 Norfolk ft W.. Sugar Tenn. Coal A I... ..127 ... 2' ... lb no pfd Ontario ft W.. Peanaylvanl L'ulon Bag ft p... do pfd 1 V. 8. Leather ... Heading .... 44 ... ... 1JS4 do lit pro... do Id pfd .... B4 do pfd ... 4 U. S. Rubber .... do pfd U. S. Steel do pfd Western Union ... American Locomo. do pfd K. C. Southern... do pfd St. L. ft 8. K. .... ... l4 ... 6SVi ... 41V .... all do 1st pfd... do td pfd .... ellj ... 11 H St. h- Bouthw 27 ... 1144 do pfd Kn ... 31 Et. Paul ieV, ... i:iv do pfd l'l ... 24 So. Pacific ti'.i ... al Offered. New York Money Market. NrTVl' YORK. May 10. MONEY On call. nominally, 4 per cent; prime mercantile baner. 4'f per cent. Si h.ni..iiv(-i fcALHAiNurj Mareiy steaay, with actual business in bankers' bills at l4.ti7'Vii4fc'H for demand and at $4.M?4.K6 . . - ....... . 1 .. . . II gJ ., A lor n I A 1 I'O.t o . i'mlcu iniro. t.ou uuu ll.Xtii: commercial bills, $4 84"'ff4.854. SIL.Vt;rl war, W'c; Mexican uouars 41V,C. HON us tjovernment, steaay: state, in active; railroad, easier. The closing quotations on Donas are as follows: V. . ref. la, res .lOMai'L. ft N. unl. 4a 1024 do coupon .... do la. reg , do coupon .... do new 4a, ref do coupon do old 4a. rag do coupon do (1, ref do coupon . . . . .lMW Mex. Central 4a.. 83 1"4 ao lat Inc.... ....l'UiVMlnn. A St. L. 13 4l. 104 '4 ....137VS M., K. A T. 4a... ....137i, do 2s .....Mil N. Y. Central Is ....111', "do gen. I'!... ...loo ' ... B34 ...10414 ...lev ...131 ...lot 106 N. J. C. g. 6s 106 No. Pacific 4a s 10.1, do Is 4 N. A W. cos. 4s. 4a...H2H Reading gen. 4a.. ,8t L ft I M c. 6s. Atchison gen. 41. ... 73 H ...IOI14 do ad. 41.... Baltimore O. ... is- ...114V, do I1! do couv. 4s.. 1(181 B It- A 8. r. aa.... a Canada So. la. Contra! nt Ga. KiUVtiBf. L. 8. W. Is 1744 t 1" do la 4 do la Inc o- a. as a. r. aa.... wi rhM ft Ohio 44B...liM4 so. racino 4a s Chicago A A. IWa... 4'i 80. Railway 61 1224 C B. A Q. n. 4a.... K t rex. racinc ls....l2H r MAS r. g. B.110 1.. PI. Li. a w. ta.. 0. A N. W. 0. 7i. ..195 union racinc 4a io67t C. R. 1. ft r. 4a....iii ao conv. a..., C C C ft St Li g. 41.108S Wallah la Chlcaiio Ter. 4a 81 I 'do 2a ....120 ....1104 .... 7t'4 ....114'., .... HVs .... 4 .... i Colorado SO. 4a Ho1 ' do deb. B Ueiner ft K. O. 4a...lo4-a eai snore a.. bile prior lien 4a....lou;4 a u aa. do general 4s sea is. i rmrai aa., F. W. ft D. C. la.. .114 .Con. Tobacco 4a Hocking Val. 4a....lll' Bid. Offered. London Stock LONDON. May 10. 4 p. Market. m. Closing-; Consols for money 1-1' Norfolk ft Weewrn. . 68'j do account w i ll do pro sz'4 Anaconda 8 Ontario ft weatarn.. 34 Atchison II PeousylTanla 78V4 do pfd 1004 Heading Baltimore A Ohio HOVa do 1st pfd 43 Canadian Pacific 13" do Id ftfd If Cbeaapeake ft Ohio.. 4 Southern Railway. Chlcano u. W 81 do pld . 314 . an .107 . 10 . 41 '4 . '4 . 27', . 44 ! 12 . 4JH C. M. ft Bt. Paul..l74Southern PaclBc Denver ft R. O.. 43'- t-nluu Pacific do ptd , .. n,t do pfd .. 8 I United States Steel .. fov do pfd .. 84 , Wabash ..lStv do pfd ..144 .Spanish 4a , ,. 8 Hand Mines Erie , do lat pfd , do Id ptd Illinois Central iAiuiaville ft Nash. M . K. ft T do ptd (W Deueeri N. V. Central lei BAR SILVER Quiet at 23 7-16d per op nee. MONEY 2ffi24 per cent. The rate of dis count In the open market for both short and three-months' bills Is 2 per cent. Bosti.n Stork Quotations. BOSTON, May cent; time loans, cloning of slocks 10. Call loans, tVso per cent, and bonds: 5t6 per Official Atrblson 4s Uaa la Max. Central 4a... n. k. a. a c Atihlsoa do pfd Boston 4k Albany. ..tl'I'i .. 84W, ... 81 ... 87 .. 18. .. 87 Wrstlnch. Aitvantura Common.. 14 '4 A I louts A ma U mated .... HlnKUam Calumet at Heela (opuer Ranre ... Ivuuunton Coal ... Fraokl'n Isia iloyala . 81 . 87 .SSI . tit .18.. St . 11 . UH . 17 .. SuV, lioalon a tla. 108 N V . N. H A H. 115 FlUhburt ft 4 144 1'nluo famine lu8s Mubawk Meaii-ao Cantral Aaiar1i-n Kufar di ufd . til, Old Dominion .187- OscSiiU .118 Parrot 18 Amariran T. a Dominion I. si Oan Elntrli- . Mass, k'lactrlc du pfd N. E u. a c. L'nllcd Fru'.l ., U. S. Staal ... do pfd , T....1H1, Wulnra ms g M Eaata ga Coppar 1 820 Tamarark 171 4i Trlmountain 88 1 Trinity ijai I'nlieJ gutaa ' II ITk flah ;, Maori 41J 81k wiuoua j. Weekly Bank Statenient. NEW YORK. May 10-The statement of the sssnclated banks f r the week ending tod.'y ahua: Loans rd.iWa.OrO. decrease $2 224 514); deposits ll'i 1 .23'i, , ('ecrea-'e $7 &64,w; circulation 8.11 t..tnK Increase il'D, legal tenders $7J,0.!.5(A. decrease $2 6.1. 6i'j; specie $170.IJO.. decrease H,S0.Oi; re. serve $2t3.51Siu. decrease to 01 1 .tr 'J reserve requlrl $2to.uu(i.0uu decrease $l,na,iu0: sur plus $J,461,uv0, dtcrcaae H.OSi.iAa. OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET fit Cattle of Desirabls Quality Are All Higher Than a Week Ago, HOGS SELLING AT HIGH POINT OF YEAR Offerlnce of tlheen and Lambs I.IM All the Week and While Uood "tall Held Abont steedy Common Kinds Are a Little Lower, SOUTH OMAHA. May 10. RecelDts were: rattle. Hoe:. Sheen. Official Monday 1.M3 4.!2 Official Tuesday 9.VM Oltlcial Wednesday l.ft"al lo.iws 3.915 4.4"9 2.2-0 4s5 Official Thursday i.m 8.2VS Official Friday 2, 8.114 Lifflclal Siturday o 6.3li! Total thla week 10.227 4.7: 13.87S Week endina; Mav 3 11.HJ0 Bl.iX7 12.976 Week en. litis; April :6...14.4t 41.1.16 13.B1S Week etdirg April 19...13.4J9 Hits' a 2S.9TO Week endltis: April 12... 16.371 41. Wl lfi.SHtf Same week last year 16.SH4 43.573 23,!4 RKCEIPTS FOR THE YEAR TO PATE. The following: table shows the receipts of cattle, hogs and sheep at South Omaha fur the year to date and comparisons with last year. 1901. Inc. Dec. Cattle J79.0HO 44.945 34.1S0 Hugs 9SV.4S7 840.6HS 87,783 Sheep 331,5(15 4J,ti82 "7,377 The following table shows the average price of hogs sold on the South Omaha market the past several days, with com parisons with former years: Date. 1902. 1901. 1900. 1899. 1898. 1897. lo.-. April April April 15.. 16.. 17.. 18.. 19.. 20.. 11 . 22.. 23.. 24.. 26.. 27.. M.. 1:9.. 30.. 1.... Oil 6 94 1 6 45 721 I (7 3 61 8 SOI 3 3$ ( 91 961 3 8 2 e R 921 8 45 I 72 1 II e m i April f w t 8&i 4 S di t 3 43 11 April Aurll 0 t! b 46l I ill bl 3 91 3 4 6 85 6 451 t 75 I 63 1 73 3 36 3 30 8 30 8 28 3 86 8 31 e 3 23 3 2 3 a 3 15 3 13 3 13 e 8 26 3 80 8 3.' 3 oO 3 19 3 IB I 8841 o'4; 6 8o7J 6 9tlVl t U, 1 77 8 S3 April April April 5!U 7-i 6 36 6 32, 2 67 84 74, e J 71 i 84 k m 3 8 3 83: e 3 81, 3 71 3 75 D 5 6 76 April 7 03l 77 6 36 S 65 April April April o :4, 9 6 9. i 6o 5 341 3 67 . i 12, 3 7 074 6 B, 3 C9 3 79j April April May 7 03 f 85 6 toi 6 64 6 9"W 6 64 3 6a 3 79 3 74 3 8c, 6 32 6 26 3 61 6 181 3 65 S 84, 3 7Bi .May 2.... 7 Oll-i 6 3 0 e 3 71 May 3 7 01 i 6 72! 6 171 3 65 6 261 3 68; 6 22 3 61! I 64 3 87 May 4 6 65 7 03 3 3i 3 May May May 6... 6... 3 9ji 3 66, 6 98 ) 6 68 3 9), 3 64 3 90 3 70j I 3 71 3 89; 3 V5 3 68 7... 6 6 t 21 May 8... (PU b H, f i; 1 SI May ... May 10.. 7 08 I 7 0774i 6 66 1 6 12 3 661 6 61, 6 15, 3 6. indicates Sunday. YESTERDAY'S SHIPMENTS. The following; list shows the number of cars of feeders shipped to the country yes- leruay ana tneir destination: Cars. William fates. West Point. Neb. F E. P. V. Peterson, Ionr; Pine, Neb. b E... . w. ievnie, lillniap, la. 1. (J 1 M. Hutton, Malvern, la. Wnb 1 I.en Ovlatt, Shenandoah, la. Wab 1 F. Heaarty. Neola. la. Mil 1 N. O. Spencer, Russell, la. Q 1 The official number of cars of stuck brought In today by each road was: Cattle. Hugs. Sheep. C. M. & St. P 8 1 O. & St. 1j Missouri Pacific 1 11 7 26 7 15 4 is l 2 L nion Pacllio System C. & N. W F., E. & M. V C, St. P., M. & O B. & M C, U. & i K. (J. & St. J C, R. I. & P., 'east C R. I. & P.. west Illinois Central Total receipts 2 96 8 The diSDOsltlon of the dav's receints waa as tollows, each buyer purchasing the num ber of head Indicated: Wuyers. Cattle. Hogs.Sheep. Omaha Packing Co, Swift and Company. 264 1,606 l,9(-9 1,965 Cudahy Packing Co Armour & Co Cudahy, from Kansas City 52 Swift, from Kansas City.. .. Swift, from Bt. Joseph G. H. Hammond Co Liobman & Co 1 Other buyers 1 2S0 657 703 Total 64 6.626 537 CATTL.E There were practically no cat tle on sale today, so that a test of the market was not made. The supply for the week Bhows a light decrease as compared with last week and a big decrease la noted as compared with the same week of last year. Owing to the light receipts this week the market has shown considerable Improve ment. The tendency of prices has been upward on all grades and such cattle as are good enough to sell from $6.50 to $7.10 are as high as they have been at any time this year. The grades that sell from $6 50 down are a little lower than the high time but in most cases 10yi5c would cover the decline. The commoner the quality the less the advance has been thla week, so that the very undeairable grades may be more than 10lil5e lower than the nigh time. The cow market has also Improved this week and the sams as noted above for beef steers, the best grades are right close to as high as they have been any time this year. The modlum grades, though, are probably 15fi25c lower than the high time, and ennners and cutters are worse than that. The demand ha been good all the week for the better grades, but the common kinds have been neglected and bard to sell at satisfactory Drlces. Hulls and stags have also advanced this week In sympathy with the higher prices ruling on steers and cows. Veal calves are safely 26c higher for the week, but It now takes a ivrlme calf to reach $6.25. Stockers and feeders have been In rather llaht supply all the week, and as the de mand haa shown an Improvement since the rains prices nave advanced nyizoc on ail desirable grade. Even the medium kinds are selllna considerably higher than they were a week a&o, but of course the better grades sell to the best advantage. Choice stuff would now sell for $u.00 or better. HOGS There was a moderate run of hogs on the market today, there being a Blight decrease from yesterday and from Saturday of last week. The market rpened with the bidding etror.s on good, heavy hogs and steady on the light, trashy stuff. The quality of the general run today was much poorer than It has been for some time, which will make the market look weaker than It really was. Good hogs were ready sellers this morning at strong prices and ranged mostly from $7.15 to $7.2o! Medium weights were In fair demand and jmMif m'ii'sa 1m.11 ljiiih 1111 m .... . .i....ii.ij8.li . i. . IDATIODAL FIBER 1 29 PER CENT ANNUAL DIVIDENDS Am paid by the Cotton Seed Mills of this country. Over 400 cotton seed mills are turning the once neg'ected. wasted cotton seed into millions of wealth. Many times greater will be the wealth which will be earned by the processes owned and con- .fc NATIONAL FIBER AND CELLULOSE COMPANY For the utlllratlnn of the now wasted corn stalks. Ibis process of turning the enormous astute of the greatest crop of the United States, which Is over 120, OOO.imj tons annually. Into wealth will establish throughout the corn growing stales new Industries whose profits will surpass the expectation of the moat sanguine .,nnjn, .aVl",Jal. F.'lbeC an1 CL,ul"6 c"mli"y. Incorporated und.-r the laws of Ueliiware with a capital of $10,000,OaO, divided Into shares of $10.00 each, full paid and non-assessable, will organize . . LOCAL COtVlHANIE, Throughout the corn belt to cperate plants under Its patents and machinery. It will bul'd plants for manufacturing pulp to be used by paper and paper box board mills, cellulose compounds and teed. it lil establish and operate su h tu:Uirtes and agencies as will best c onvert the raw parts of the corn stalk Into most profitable Mulshed products Nearly ,.. t F!FTy TOWNS A D CITlei Kave srready applied for three plattl s, the correspondence regarding which can be seen upon application at our office. Enterprising capitalists In wld-wak e communities are grasping the tipportunity to secure tliee moiiey-rau.klng Indis trles fnr thrfr locality, frilly eppreclsu lng that fortunes wllr be made bv these manufacturing enterprises. THIS HIMM.8.W KUERPB18 K tll'KI I AI.I.V A PI'll Kl I 4TK1I l A 1.1. II M AST I IMtitT A ('VZ MV KAII- "' sir.. 880 KOW IT IS An pai'kii hoi not it lis mist KTi OF CAAIIA. IS THK ITIL1ZATION BKTTKR THAU THAT FHOSI TIIK I1K KJIIAl KTKII. AS IT RK.KWS The profits which will acrru a ten-machine plant will, according which 1(11 1.0 8ilr)KHr.' A I- K -1 yOUJ. A 1(10 ItlVAIla m. On the par value of the stock ot If nought s t the present selling price lonay ior laying ine r.uioai'.on to inan an investment In the stork will be constant and ever Increasing and suroaaalnar any known Industrial. VWIII" 'I'I'II. As soon as arrangements which matedially advanced, and will soon ..... ,,. ., .. ........' hi uivriui uuBiii ....... si"' hiw luiiuun. Luag Distaste 'Pkone, 1B8U Harrison. sold lararely from $7.06 to 7 IS. As usual, there was not much demand for llRht welsht heirs and thry sold at barely steady prices, ranajlng from $7.00 down. I.ate In the morntna the bidding; weakened on a few liaht loads that were left and the extreme rinse on this class of hopts was somewhat lower than jeeterday. The market for the week compared very favorably with last week. On Monday prices firmed tip a little, but on Tuesday and Wednesday the tendency of prices was downward. The loss, however, a as more thai regained the last half of the week and In fact on Friday the market reached the high point of the year, helnej a shade higher than on April IS. Repre sentative sales: No. 78.. 77.. Tl.. ft?. . 77.. 81.. 3.. 74., 7.. 78.. 71., 7., M . 84.. H.. 71.. 7J.. 3.. 73.. 74.. 78.. 7S.. 78.. . . 71.. 66.. 70., 88., 76.. 83. 88. 80. 78. 80. 61.. 8. . 64.. 83.. 70.. 81. At. Sh. IT No. Ae. Bh. Pr. Pr. 7 Id 7 1 7 10 7 1 7 10 7 10 7 10 7 10 7 10 ..1M .201 ..17 .. ..3t ,.1"8 ,..?! ,..1M .. 2"1 ...IiXI ...310 ...2" ..111 ..tl ..3'H ..14 ..313 ..310 . .37 ..311 ..m ..l'"0 ..114 ..810 ..311 ...M ...310 ...HI ...20 ...318 ...115 ...816 ...314 ...Sit . . . 225 ..380 .811 ..t?4 ..131 ..1)1 ...H.11 1H0 t Kl 10 in 140 4 lo 81 :i4 10 lo 4 18 18 74 874 1 M 1 oo t 00 t on 7 oo 7 oo T 03'4 T -4 7 n:t 7 2t 7 t OS 7 05 t OS 7 o 7 OS t 08 T 06 7 08 T 06 7 06 7 05 7 08 7 06 7 05 7 06 7 08 7 07V4 7 071, 7 071, 7 071, 7 071, 7 07S 7 07V, 7 071, 7 10 7 lo 40 40 30 160 340 80 81. . 74 . 61.. 0.. 64.. 78., 6V, 70., 76.. 71.. 31.. 78.. 6!".. 68.. 81.. 62.. 67.. 82.. 76.. ,. t:o ..3.U ...S43 ..344 ...146 ...246 ,..:.i2 .. 3T7 .. .240 .. .318 ...3!4 .. .214 ..214 ..243 ..2.12 ...243 ,..L'45 ..241 . .Ii'3 ..2r. ..241 ,..2M ...340 ...344 ...8.r-8 ...2nd ...380 ...It ...143 ...141 ...23 80 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 60 80 80 120 240 80 1O0 120 40 40 10 7 10 7 10 7 1" 7 124 7 ll' 7 15 I IS 7 16 7 16 7 IS 7 15 7 15 7 15 7 15 7 16 7 16 7 15 7 17'4 7 17 7 10 . 7 30 7 35 7 36 60 85 61 66 71 67 63 8 84 66 64 60 63 60 63 68 67 68 62 ,2M .271 .383 .270 .380 .218 .2M) .2M too r : 67.. 240 .201 HO SHEEP As usual on a Saturday, there were no sheep or lambs on ale, which leaves the supply for the week about 10.000 head short of last year, but a trifle heavier than for last week. The uuallty. thouKh, has been rather common on tho whole. The market has brcn somewhat uneven during the week, but still there have been no very radical changes. Good stuff sold readily all the week, but offerings answer ing to that description were scarce. At the close of the week the better grades can be quoted Just about steady with the close of last week. but. owing to the limited demand for the common kinds, the market on such grades is a little lower. Quotations for clipped stock: Good to choice wethers, $n.fn(i&00; fair to good. $5.60 4i6.75; good to choice ewes. $5.005.60; fair to good, $4.65t(5.00, good to choice lambs, $6.10 4i6.26; fair to good, $5.7506.10. Wooled stock sells about 2Vii-j(ie above clipped stock. Choice Colorado wooled lambs. $6.75nf6 85; fair to good, 36.60itj4i.75. Representative sales: CHICAGO l.IVK STOCK MARKET. Cattle Nominal, Hogs Strong and Higher and Sherp Steady. CHICAGO, May 10. CATTLE Receipts, 2tP0 neaa; maraet nominal; steers. Jii.soy ( 4(i; poor to medium, $5.i(i6.75; stockers and feeders. $2.7.r.ii5.35; cows, $1.5O'i6.0O: heifers, $2.7B((i6.40; ranners, $1 50412.40; bulls, $2.50(11). 5.75: calves, l.oilitj.oo; Texaa fed steers, 1 $5.25 50. I HOGS Receipts, 12,000 head; estimated I Monday, 28,0(8); left over, 3,0(; strong to 5c higher; mixed and butchers, $6 95a7.3o; good to choice heavy, $7 3ixii7 40; rough heavy, , !.96fc7.2R; Ught, $6.757.10; bulk of sales, j $7.0(17.25. i SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. 1000 head; market steady; good to choice weth ers. $5.75(i6.1f; fair to choice, J7. 15rj 7 55; , . western sneep, ao.-oirn.io; native latnDs, j.i.iiu I (I16.6O: western lambs. I5.25lh6 50: wonlerl i ioioranoes, eo.11, Official yesterday: Receipt. Shipments 2.594 1.6r7 20.4H8 3.944 6.920 2,301 Cattle , Hog Sheep Kansas City Live Stock Market. KANSAS CITY, May 10. CATTLE Re ceipts, 60 head; for week, 16.200 head; mar ket unchanged; ci.olce export and dressed beef steers, $6.75Cy7.30; fair to good, $5.10H 6.75; stackers and feeders, $3.0or(i5.ft0; west ern fed steers, $6.00fn6.65; Texas and Indian staers, $2,9046.00; Texas cows, $2."5C85.00: native cows, $2.5(fTUiO; native heifers. $4.00 fo6.30; canners, $1.75'2.80; bulls, $3.01"&S.15; calves. $3.00i)6.40. HOGS Receipts, 8,000 head; for week, 45,000 head: market steady to 5c. higher; top, $7.40; bulk of sales, $7.10fc7 30: heavy, $7.2:t?i7.40; mixed packers. $7.1ogi?..1S; light, rT65&7.72tt; yorkers, $7.00a77.124; pigs, $4.75 SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts today, none; for week, 17,tK head; market unchanged- native lambs, $'.45JJ'7.15; western lambs, 85.751r7.15; native wethers, $5.4otS6 oo western wethers, $4.50tii.15: fed ewes, $4.80 $1-5.60; Texas clipped yearlings, $5.75(lt6.Uo; Texas clipped sheep, $4.604j6.65; stockers and feeders. $2.&o4.75. New York Live Stock Market. NEW YORK, May 10. BEEVES Re ceipts, 60 head; dressed beef steady; city dressed steady; native sides, 9((jll,4o per lb. Cables last received quoted American steers at 14(6 15c, dressed weight; refrigera tor beef at 12c per lb.; exports today, partly estimated. 1.S99 head beeves aiid 9,070 quarters of beef. CALVES Receints. 92 benH- UnffoU calves sold at $6.25 per loo lbs.; city dressed veal. Kwloc tier lb. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 1,802 head; quiet, but at about steady prices for sheep and lambs; clipped sheen sold at $4.75 per 100 lbs.; clipped lambs at 45.5oCffC.26; un shorn lambs at $7.75; dressed mutton, 90 HHc per lb.; dressed lambs, extreme range, "(u 14c. HOGS Receipts, $2.65. Slonz City Live Stock Market. 8IOUX CITY. Ia., May 10.-(fipecial Tele gram.) CATTLE Receipts, 2o0; market steady; beeves, 3f.0n46.6o; cows, bulls and mixed, $2.5nirj5.25; Blockers and feeders, $3.00 4(4 i; yearlings and calves, $3.0n(ft4.6o. HOGS Receipts, 4,5'; strong to 6o higher at $6. in '1(7. 15; bulk, $(1.9oU7.00. " SHEEP In demand. St. Joseph Live Slock Market. ST. JOSKPH, May 10. CATTLE Re ceipts, 50 head; nominal; natives, $.r.25d 7.25; cows and heifers, $1.50(6.50; veals, $3.5o fiti OO; stockers and feeders, $2.60i5 5u. HOGS Receipts, 6.6"0 head; steady; light and light mixed, $7.oofi7.22-; medium and heavy, $7.1057.36; pigs, $4.wti)5.25. SHEEP AND LAM US Receipts, none. t. Louis Live Stock Market. 8T. LOUIS. May V.-CATTLE-Reeelpts, 100 had; market strong, with scant sup ply of beef cattle during week: native ship ping and export steers, $6.6o6.90; dressed CELLO I CORN STALK PRODUCT. '( f 0 1.1 A UlKsTIOK OK A HIIOItT TIMK com: i-hom thk ioh kiki.ds oc tiik t OHM FIKLIIS OF TIIK I .MTKU NTATKM Oil 'I III'. FOIt- OF TIIK tOll HTAIKg TIIKIIK Will. IIK I I It I N II 1:11 A llllkll WOOD. AM) THK TIMK Will, SKIKH ITMKI.F ANM AI.I.. to th NAtlnnnl ITIhp and r,11nlrsA ( 'nm to very conservative eat una t.-. amrunt ! .1 .. - . ' D IVIDEND th is company, or i OF 23 PER CENT YEARLY DIVIDEND OF 230 PER of I.OO A fillAHIS. There la no better CONSTANTLY CROW1NC FORTUNES of the National Finer and relluli.ee Com are now pending with a few cities for local reach the par value of $10(81 per share. H-re PEERLESS MOVEY-oiAKErt in iei paaa Dy. At. I ai t lr you win rur iniormanon, iiiustraieo prospectus ana SANFORD MAKEEVER, Fiscal Affont, . ' U.IWflL Jl,laHliiivwa-t .Bapi 'UU beef and butcher steer. $5.0ff 7'.; steers tinder l.i lbs , $4 "4i; 4i; stookers and lce.lcrs. $X I'M-l 9": cows and heifers, $" . 6.V; c miners, $t.5"Ti.90; bulls, $J "VtH.f"; citlvea. ts"n (.(; TcMis and Indian steers, fed, $4 4i'"K6."; grassers, $3.tvj4.50; cows and heifers. J 6rti4 .. MtxlS-Receipts. l.loo head: market Strung, actlte; plpa and llRhts. $6 a'uej.95; ackers. t 4.1 7 .In; butcher, f :.0tf ;.&. SIlKr.T AMI I.AMIIS llereipt. l.X head; lunrkct dull, nominal; native mut tons. $4.7.V(i'." 50; lambs, tl .." i T.i''1 ; culls and bucks, )4.t8u4.75; stoikers, $.i.0iu3.50. (lock In Slaht. The following table shows the receipts of cattle, hoars and sherp it the five prin cipal markets for May 1: t-ame. no., enern. South Omaha... Chicago Kansas City St. liula St. Joseph Total . 59 2i) . 6-1 .l' . 50 KIT 12.01O 8.00 l.H" 6. i0 l.(J 1, 6 4) 459 2ji,0:S 8.137 Wool Market. ROSTON, May vvWOOI-The receipts of Wool In Ronton since January 1, 192. have been 85,357. Ut pounds, against 6l,0S')."17 pounds for the same period In I'.au. The stink on hand In Hoston January 1. l'.'"2. was "7.340. 4i'kI pounds, I lie total stock la tv4.442.44S pounds. Tha stock on hand May 11, 1901. was 41.492.026 pounds. ST. I'Mt'lS. M iy b Win I Strorjt and more active; medium grades, l'vfl7Hcj light fine, 12iii'15c; heavy tine, 91)12c; tub wuehed, 15ir.lV,c. Snttiir Market. NEW YORK. May 10 ST'G R Raw, firm; fair refining. 3c: centrifugal. 9H test, Sljc. Molasses sugar, 2c. Rellned, steady; No. 6. 4 16c; No. 7, 4.05c; No. S, 3.95c: No. 9, 8 HOc: No. 10, 8i6o; No. 11, SXlc; No. 12, 3.76c; No 13. 3.75c; No. 14. 3 75c; standard A. 4.60c; confectioners' A, 4. 50c ; mould A. 6.e; cut loaf, 6 an-; powdered, 4.Mc; granulated, 4.7ie: cubes, 4 !'5c. lAtNDON, May 10. BEET Sl'QAR May, 6s 6Vd. Toledo tirnln and Heed. TOLF.rx). May 10. WHEAT null: cash. 84Vc; May, 84'c: July, 77Hc; September, 77V. CORN Dull and Arm: cash. 614c; May, 6mc; Julv. 62c; September, 61c. OATS ull and strong: cash, t,4-; May, 44c: Julv. 85'4e; September. Sn'sc SEED Clover, firm; October, $5.15. IV. Farnam Smith & Go. STOCKS, BONDS, INVESTMENT SECURITIES. W e ofTert aulijerti t'nlon Stoek Yards stork Omaha Street Hallway stock. 1320 Farnam St. Tel. 1064 California and Back free To the first hundred responsible men nnd women who ask for full In formation of our vineyard and our plans for enlarging it. Write today not tomorrow. San Benito Vineyards Corporation, 820-1-2-3 Hayward San Francisco Building California OIL SMELTERMINES. Olvldmnd-Ptiylnq Mining, Oil mini merroa roera, ctaroo ana Unllmtmd, e Sumolmlly, DOUGLAS, LACEY&CO.,1 Hankers av Brokers, fiscal Agents, lirmlKT. N. y. Consolidated Stork Kichanra. 68 BROADWAY ft. 17 NEW ST., NEW YORK. Ilonklets aivuiff our sneeessrul plan for realism! the lars fiitrrtvat and proSta 0f legitimate Dun llt. oil and 8uitl ler i liTf utineiila, atlb. Plan da, f(Ul jaitlcu.ara, eto., aesa free pplltistUaa. Corporation Charters Sonth Dakota. We secure these charters for most lib eral franchise and most economical cost. No capitalization, franchise or license tax. Any capitalization desired. Large capital ists now Incorporating; there. Any two non renldcnts may Incorporate with resident furnished by us. Legislative system of long standitrd. Charters also procured In New Jersey, Del., Maine, W. Va. and all states. Send for Corporation Hand Hook. NATIONAL INCORPORATING CO., Pierre, 8. V.. and 76 William St., N. Y. BOYD COMMISSION COMNY Itooua 4, New Von Life U . . GRAIN, PROVISIONS, STOCKS Bought and sold for cash or on margin. Ail telegraph, telephone or mall orders will receive careful and prompt attention Telephone 1U19. OMAHA. S'B. BUY WHEAT AND GOOD STOCKS Largs or imi.il orders executed on margins. Buna for our auell letters of aalvlce aim our bonk, "Morii-re Method g-or Avf laveatnaanta." I K ICE. St. II. ri.ltWKK it 4 41.. Hankara A Rrakara, dhlraso Htaek tirhame Hld(., C klaa. DO NOT SPECULATE. We have a good, safe business proposition by which you can make $6uo yearly by In vesting 10o with us. It costs you nothing to investigate. Write for particulars. THOMAS Jk CO., The Bourse. Philadelphia, Pa. ELEVATORS Six new hand elevators, flften hundred capacity. Complete, ready to erect, $35.00, A i 111 reus, Warner Klevntor Works, Cincinnati, O. WIH'.N TIIK I .! FOIl TIII7 PAI'I'.H CO l K IIK TIIK 811'1'IV W11.1 iijtnv frnm nh Ir.vol $4tV-' tinnuallv. ir..... r..i ..i...af -a .ii. i. i - . . " parent torn- CENT opportunity Offered the general public t.anv. w hnao dividend earning taiiaelty becanae It will fmi. tr,.,.. ruinous plants are completed this stock will bo Is a to j.-et in ou tne ground floor and s suui-cnptions siiurns c-a AHAMA 1T RUIfifirt U I 1 IS I . r 1