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THE OMAHA DAILY IlEE: MONDAY, DECEMBER 8. 1P02.
MINING IN THE BLACK HILLS
Much PrYc1pm?nt Work eiu Done in
the Vicnitj of Carter Oitj.
GOOD PROGRESS IN LILLIAN SMELTER
$Jeet Hnn In the Mountain. Ilaa
Driven radically All the
Prospectors Into the
Town,
CfSTER CITT. 8. D.. Dec. 7. (Special.)
Jainra Demereau. who baa a good prospect
n the Copper Queen, a short distance from
Cuater City, laat week put a forre of mrn
at work on the ground. The work will be
In the nature of assessment, hut ahould the
ore body on which he has aunk a shaft for
bout fifty feet continue to Improve he may
keep the men at work all of the wlnte
The ore at the present time carries a fair
per cent of copper.
They hare recently been striking some
very rich ore In the Ia Roy mine, which Is
located four miles west of this city, a sam
ple taken from the bottom of the shaft
going almost $1,000 a ton; but thla is, of
courae, an exception. They have some very
good ore In the LeRoy. which will run about
$25 to the ton free milling, and it is aaid
that the vein whera they are now working
ia about twelve feet In width. It la the In
tention to continuo the shaft for another
100 feet and then establish a station and
begin drifting on the vein. The mine Is
looking good and there seems to be no rea
son why It should not soon be a producer.
A number of the officials of the North
Btar Mining company have recently visited
the mine and appeared to be very well
pleased with the outlook of the property
lor the future. The North Star ia prob
aBly one of the best developed properties In
thla district and haa upon It a new ten
stamp mill, which has been running at In
tervals on ore taken from the workings, a
lack of water, preventing Ita constant opera
tion. Thla difficulty will soon be over
come, and with a sufficient water supply
the mill will run regularly. The ore treated
la the mill haa proven to carry good value
and will pay handsomely to work. The
company la now considering the 'advisa
bility of erecting a cyanide addition to thl
Mill, aa the tallinga carry high values, and
hope to have It In operation early In th
cOmlng year. Recent explorations from tho
bottom of the 300-foot shaft with the dia
mond drill have disclosed a twelve-fool
Teln of ore, which will be drifted for from
the shaft, and this, In addition to the eup
ply already blocked out, should suffice tc
keep a much larger plant than the one now
on the mine-In constant operation. Assays
from the drill cores show the ore to be of a
good grade and of a free milling character.
Tho tailings cyanide plant, which It Is pro
posed to put In operation with the stamp
mill, ahould save about all the values in the
ore, and l this is done there can be no
doubt concerning the future proflta of the
nine.
Good Proarrma on Smelter.
HILL. CITY. S. D., Dee 7 (?oec'al
"Work on the tmelter which la belnt built
on the Lillian (the B!xter grcund) group ,
at Sheridan, la progresa'ng rap dly, the :
m..nnr wnrk havlnu been completed ana ;
the carpenters .beginning on the super
structure last week. The smelter will be
of 100 tona dally capacity to Btart wth.
ana ahould it prove successful at er a trial ;
run, It may De emergen, pruvioi u u
lng been made for such a contPng ncy.
The ground la looking fne, and some very
good copper ore, carrying, frott 9 to 25
,r cent copper, U being taken f oin the I
' ' J, (V," uvofilnn I
surface workings on the Rita Fraction
one of the mine of the group. Ust wek ;
a big working shaft, 7x14 feet In tbe e'ear, .
" ,,,,, r.inmpt Vn invhr
was started on the Calumet .No an i lsr ,
nine of they group, and It will be stink .
r a depth . of BOO feet and tten. drifts
,;art.d on the rein. The company
Vigun the work of Installing a puTiping j
-m th. xnmn.nv will be well nrov del I
. , ..... - .
In thla particular. A great deal of the
machinery for the smelter plant 1' -n the j
ground, and an effort -will be made to
have It Installed and In running order
by the last of next January.
The Maloney Blue Lead, whlh adjoins
' . 1 u( . 1
the Lillian group, la now working two
shifts of men dally, drifting at a pcint
1,600 feet distant from the mruth of th
big working tunnel, both ways cn tbe
vein. A good quality of copper ore la
being taken out and ahould the ore con
tinue to Improve three shifts a day -!' be
worked all of the winter. The grou'd of
tbe Blue Lead haa been thoroughly opened
up and It Is more than probable ttia In
the spring a reduction plant will be built
upon It
Rich Strike by Trent People.
DEADWOOD, S. D., Dec. 7. (Special.)
'While driving a tunnel last spring on the
ground of the Trent company Carbon
dale district, a shoot of exceedingly rich
chloride ore was struck, wh'ch gave assiy
returns of as high as 300 oun-es of s'lver
to the ton, some of It being very much
richer. Thla shoot was atruck In the floor
of the tunnel, whl-h was being driven In on
an Incline to strike tbe porphry contact.
As water was coming In very fast, the
work at the time was abandoned, with the
Intention of resuming aa soon an arrange
ments could be made to put in a pump.
Tbe date of resuming had been postponed
until last week, when a force of men wa
pat to work on the mine, but not In the
tunnel where the rich ore was atruck. Pres
ident Haskell of tbe compauy, who Is In
charge of operations, concluded that the
shoot of ore struck in that tunnel was
but a stringer from the main ore body,
so he baa started the miners working in
another tunnel, rom which. In his opinion,
it will not be so far to go to reach the
main ahoot. The ore, which occurs In
a small stringer, la Identical to the ore
which was taken from the Iron Hill mine
when that famous property was paying
such large dividends on sliver ores, and
the Indications are that there will be
struck a large body of It In the Trent. Mr.
Haskell will keep the present fores of
Ben engaged all of the winter.
Waap I aent down two brlcka for the
semi-monthly cleanup of Its cyanide plant
on Yellow creek the first ot the month,
and both together weighed something bet
ter than $10 000.
Transfer of Shamrock.
Negotiations are pending for the transfer
t the 8hamrock mine, altuated on Big
Strawberry, about Ave miles south of Dead
wood. Tbls mine has been one ot the beat
producers of silver-lead ore on a small
seals of any In tbe Black Hills. It Is owned
by Christ lansoB Cunningham, who for a
Tear paat have been making shipments of
three cara every two weeks to the smelters
at Omaha and Denver, the lead In tbe ore
paying for the treatment. Tbe ore occurs
la the flat formations, and the aboot which
haa been worked Is from a tew Inches to
three feet In thickness, but tbe late shoot
appears to be growing larger. The ownera
bars mads a pretty good thing out ot their
ore shipments, some of It carrying as high
as lOu ouaces to the ton, while Its average
Tslue haa been about eighty. In tho work
leg tunnel, about 13S feet from Its portsl, a
small vertical carrying gold waa atruck In
lbs floor, on which a shaft about twenty feet
In depth baa been aunk. In the bottom ot
which la taxes feet and a halt ot ore, which
ilant and part or tne. mcni ery is m in , .3 nuim-iriu iU resist, a general aemurrer.
.round to furnish the smelter with water. -J.h. defense, contended for
Ibis plant will be run by electricity and ru ahould have been raised by anawer.
th... la Kf v volume nf water to draw No. 12613. State ex rel. Prnnt mhn xr-
will assay about 111 a ton gold. Should the
present owners not aell the mine It la their
In'cntlon to develop this vertical, and to
that end will cut out a large chamber at
the place where they have ttarted the shaft,
and put In a small hoist, making thefr ship
ments of ore from the fat formation pay for
the development of the vertical and the cost
of Instnlllng the hoisting plant. The Sham
rock was one of the earliest mines to pro
duce silver-lead ore and make It pay.
The deep snow la already driving proa
pectors Into the cities, the late storm hav
ing filled tbe gulches in the higher parta of
the Hills for a depth of several feet. In
the district around Custer peak, where a
great deal of prospecting haa been going
on, the snow Is at least three feet deep on
the level, and haa drifted badly In places,
making It almost impossible to get around
except on skis or web snowshoes. Miners
In from the district, however, say that the
work done by the prospectors haa shown up
some very good prospects, and a number of
fine ore bodies have been uncovered.
SUPREME COURT SYLLABI.
122S7. Stewart against Rosengren. Error
from Iancaster county. Affirmed. Pound,
C, Division No. 2.
1. In an action within the purview of sec
tion 60, Code Civil Trocedure, In one county,
against a defendant who haa no real or bona
fide Interest In the controversy between
the plaintiff and a co-defendant resident
In another county, a summons cannot be
Issued and served upon the latter In auch
other county, and he may avail himself of
the want of Jurisdiction over his person
by timely plea thereof.
2. In such case, it la Immaterial that there
ia a several and distinct bona fide contro
versy between the plaintiff and the de
fendant resident in the county. If the other
defenonnt haa no Interest or liability there
in and the resident defendant has no inter
est or llHolilty in the controversy between
the plaintiff and the defendant resident In
the other county, since, under those cir
cumstances, the causes of action are not
profieriy joined.
3. The mere fact that two distinct and
several contracts with two different persons
are tor the performance of the same serv
ice, will not authorise causes of action
against such persons upon their several
couttacta to be joined In one action.
4. The court will take Judicial notice of
Its own record in the cause then betore It,
and the process and return by winch It
has acquired Jurisdiction ned not be put
In evidence.
ft. It Is the duty of a plaintiff In error
to bring to this court a sufficient tran
script of the record to show error affirma
tively; If there Is not enough upon the face
of the transcript to cause the Judgment
to appear necessarily erroneous, the pro
ceedings In error must fail. Hush against
TecuniKeh National Bank, Neb., 90 N. W.
Hep., 236, distinguished.
1331)1. Union L,lte Insurance Company
against Parker. Error from Douglas counti.
Ainrmed. Hastings, C, division No. 1.
1. Delivery of an Insurance policy to the
Insured by the Insurer is prima facie evi
dence of the payment ot the cash consid
eration recited in the instrument.
2. Where Insured gives his note, due In
ninety days from the policy's delivery,
payable to the order of the Insurer's agent
tor a part of the first premium, and the
agent's employment contract entitled him
to loo per cent of the first premium as his
commission, and he was charged with the
amount of such premium, and sold the note,
and Insured died after lta maturity with
out having paid it, and afterward the in
surer bought It from the agent's endorsee
and denied liability on the policy because
It contained a stipulation for its suspension
uuriug utmuu
on any note alven for
premiums, a finding bv the trial rnnrt
gunjtbeBUta'on(t,ent,on of the l"uper
" .V'outhrl'e against Treat. Error
from Nuckolls county. Affirmed. Barnes,
v,., aivision no. x.
1. Where a nromissnrv note la nmr:i)iil tn
T and another one to L and at the same
time a real estate mortgage securing their
payment Is executed to T and L Jointly the
J&.Trri" VnW55oS' X'tZJiZ
mortgage.
2. The sale and delivery of one of the
notes to another person by the executors of
the estate of the payee thereof carries with
u the proportionate part of tbe original
debt, and pre tanto, the mortgage security
incident thereto.
3 An alK.gatlon tnal tm) executor, of the
estate of the payee, by virtue of the author,
Ky in them vested, fold and assigned the
,10te ,n Muestion to the plaintiff for a full
Bm, valuabe COnB,ueratlon l9 ,ufflcle"nt to
raise the presumption of a valid sale and
that thereafter neither the eatate nor the
tr JUT T
4. petition examined and found to state
b,ra8ka me Company. Quo warranto
uemurrer sustained. Judgment of ouster
entered. Sedgwick. J. B,,,enl 01 ouster
1. To constitute a lottery It Is necessary
JeV'g" anSfnanc. K obuM
prtIe. " l" lnB
2. The prixe may be anything of value; a
vi"""" r Pivi eg, in tne distribution
of a common fund among those entitled
uirreiu may consiuute a prixe.
3. A scheme wherebv a aommnn funrt
to be produced by the contributions of varl
ous parties, and afterward distributed
among the parties contributing thereto, and
a valuable preference or privilege In the
distribution thereof Is made to depend upon
chance, is a lottery within the meaning of
our statute prohibiting lotteries.
4. Contracts In which a corporation. In
consideration of stated payments made to
It, makts promises, which are the main In
ducement to such contract, and are Im
possible to perform, are unlawful, being
against public policy.
6. A corporation, orgaplzed under the
laws of this state, which Is engaged In a
business forbidden by state, or unlawful,
as against public policy, may be deprived
ot Its charter and dissolved by proceedings
in quo warranto.
12218. Shustcr against Shuster. Appeal
from Otoe. Affirmed. Pound, C. Division
No. 2. Unreported.
1. While the habitual use of rough or vile
language may amount to cause of divorce
much must depend upon the character of
the part lew. the situation in life and the de
gree of cultivation and refinement they ex
hibit. 2. Where the testimony In a suit for
divorce tends to show that each party was
addicted to the uae of profane language
abqut the heme and In addressing the
other, the court Is Justified In refusing to
grant a divorce to either on that ground.
8. Whether the alleged Improper language
of the husband was provoked by Indiscreet
actions ot the wife, unless the language
used was entirely disuronortlnnata m
occasion, Is a question for the trial court.
ixj. uuiucn against Baruer. Error from
Franklin. Afflrmud. Duffle, f ru..i.i
No. 3, Unreported.
1. A Judgment entered on conflicting evi
dence will not be disturbed unless clearly
mr.
2. W here It Is desired to Impeach a wit
ness by ehowlns statements muHi k hi
contradictory to his evidence given upon
' " mwniion muet oe called to
the particulars of the conversation upon
which it Is proposed to contradict him as
well also as to the time wnen, the piace
where and tha Derson to whom v.-
posed to have made the contradictory state.
-I, mo unmiiudiii or s party to the
action made against his own interest are
always admissible evidence and may be
shown without calling his attention to the
uiuv aim umue ui sucn aeciaratlnn a, ik.
party to whom they were supposed to be
mada. 1
In the supreme court of the state of
Nebraska, December 3, 1902, the following
opinions were ornclal'v reported-
9,974. Larson against First National Bank.
Error from Thurston county, purmer iuug
No"'? atln,fre1 t0- i'ouud, C, division
1. A pleader 'a not required to anticipate
matter in avoidance of his allegatlona.
2 Where a statute authorises executive
officers to make general rules for the con
duct of public business and such rules
are duly made and published, the courts
will take Judicial notfc of them.
3. As It Is the settled practice of this
court that a Judgment will not be reversed
for errors not argued In the briefs of
counsel, a decision affirming a Judgment
does not become a precedent as to any
questions hot argued or expressly presented
to the court and left unnoticed in the
opinion, although It might have been raised
and, If raised, have been decisive of the
case
4. The former opinion In this case (Neb
87. N. W. Rep., li.) approved.
9.92. O'Nell against Chicago, Rock Island
Pacific Railroad Company. Error from
Sarpy county. Former Judgment vacated
Judgment of d.fcirtct court affirmed
Ames, C, division No. 3.
1. An employer la not liable In damages
for the consequences of mere error In Judg
ment In furnishing structures, machinery
and appliances for the use of hla aervanta
In the proKKutlon of hla business, unless It
la shown thst auch error la Itself the result
of negligent or willful Ignorance or In
attention. 111.9. Shoemaker against Goods. Appeal
from Custer... Affirmed. Ames, C. Divi
sion No. it Unreported. ,
NO BULL MARKET IN SIGHT
firm Mo:;ej Bates as Well as General
CunditieD Prohibit It.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE WELL RECEIVED
Gold Kaporta to Ararentlno Attrart
Attention, Mot o Marh for Their
Amnint aa that New York
Snppllea It.
NEW YORK) Dec. 7. (Special.) Henry
Clews In his weekly letter says:
No real Improvement In the stock market
Is yet In sight. An unsettled tone prevails
and the monetary situation continues un
favoraole to operations for the rise. While
this condition continues the buiia are likely
to remain under cover and await more
favorable opportunities. Call and thirty
day money rates hiiAe been especially firm,
and there ia a disposition to wait until
preparations for January disbursement
and settlements incidental to January are
over betore a.sunili,g any new obligations.
Loanable funds are relatively scarce and
command good rates, lenders still showing
sharp scrutiny and conxcrvaism both as
to loans and collateral. As expected, cur
rency is returning from the interior more
slowly than last year because of great ac
tivity in the west and becauHe of the large
corn crop, compared with a failure last
year. Even the contraction of loans en
forced by the banks during the last two
months has afforded no visible relief,
though It may have averted more disagree
able consequences. The supply of cur
rency Increased 116.5H),WO during the month
of November, but this, too, bad no appre
ciable effect. The truth Is that trade ac
tivity, crop demands and syndicate opera
tions have practically exhausted the avail
able supply of money, and until the demand
from somo of these sources abates no per
manent relief can be expected. Very Soon
crop money will come back more freely,
but any easing In rates Just now would ap
parently facilitate gold exports, which have
already begun on a small scale; so It is
evident there are no large sums In eight
for stock market purposes, and aa this is
the key to the situation the prospect for an
active buying movement Is somewhat re
mote. Trusts Not Alarmed.
The president's message was well re
ceived. His utterances on trusts, tariff,
currency and othtr questions were about
wr.at were expected and had no effect upon
tne stock market. The prospects of any of
hiM recommendations being acted upon dur
ing' this session of congress are very re
mote. The trust question seems likely to
br.ng on a prolonged struggle, the issues
being too numerous and complex to admit
of hasty or radical legislation. As to cur
rency, the chances of early action, desir
able aa that may be, are very remote.
There is a keener appreciation of the neces
cltv of currency retorm, the result of re
cent experience, and a clearer idea of what
legislation It most needed; but tha clash
of opinion between the advocates bf dif
ferent measures is almost sure to prevent
action during this session of congress. In
Jact no Important legislation Is anticipated
this winter, so the stock, market ought to
be comparatively free Of disturbances
originating in Washington.
Trade reports continue satisfactory. The
crest of the boom seems to have paesed
from the east across the Appalachians and
is now undet full headway for the Pacific
coast. Near the Atlantic seaboard the signs
of recession during the last six months
have been unmistakable. Only another sea
son of good crops saved us from unpleasant
consequences. Now that Irrational specu
lation has been checked there Is a chance
for a readjustment of values upon a more
normal bants. W hen that is accomplished
we shall have a better and safer market
than the present. Hank clearings sre show
ing smaller gains than last year. Katlroad
earnings, of course, make good compari
sons 'with 1901, for traffic la heavy and
equipment Is overtaxed, but net earnings
are often showing significant losses, not
Including the coal roads, which suffered
severely from the strike. As previously
stated the high cost of labor and raw ma
terials Is materially swelling the expense
ratio of the railroads; and, when business
falls back to normal proportions, less will
be spent for Improvements and wages will
have to come down and dividends be re
duced, unless the railroads can squeeze
more money out of shippers, which Is very
Improbable. The outlook for tha indus
trials is much less flattering than for the
railroads, for these are handicapped by
atock watering, as well as the excessive de
mands of labor. v 1 ; -
, Gold for Argentine. .
Gold exports to Argentine attracted some
attention, not so much because of the
amount, which wan small, as for the fact
that lindnn was able to shift the demand
tram that noint uoon New York. It la tor- I
tunate that payment to British holders of! t upland, $8.50; No. 1 medium. $7.50; No. 1
White Star steamship stock on behalf of coar8e, $7.00. Rye straw, $ 00. These prices
the steamship combination was financed aIe fOT iay 0f good color and quality. De
without sold shluments. In spite of this . fir- rcieinn. linht.
transaction It is now believed, however,.
that American indebtedness to Europe has
ueen iBrseiy i muiru uuimi mr
months, and that some of tne loans held In
Paris V0"0" ttn.d,uerll? iV hiee.nr..trhe
ferred to New York. If this be true the
financial situation may be better than U ap-
pears to be; still mere is so mucn mystery
connected with these huge and secret.
transactions that prudence demands a cau-
11 .n ..iaai. i ,
SK .' "a'nn'r nnroml7ln. bv an v ,
means, but safety demands readjustment
upon a lower level. Speculative opinion on
the market is about evenly divided, and as
both sides are conildent In their views the
opportunities for trading should be ample.
Perhaps the new year will see a change tor
the better.
Forelan Financial.
LONDON, Dec. 7. Inactive and feature
less markets characterixe the situation on
tor loans wVre easlir duriiig the earlier
nart nf the
week, tne supplies or casn being
increased bv the payments by the Interna
Mortal Mercantile Marine company and by
government disbursements. ' The market,
however, paid bai to the Bank of Eng
land $5,000,000 and another $6,000,000 went
abroad and to the provinces, so that the
market had no extra money In hand. The
message of President Roosevelt and the re
ports of Secretaries Long aiwl Bhaw gen
erally anawered expectations, and there
fore did not exercise a wide influence, es
pecially as Wall street owes less In Lon
don today than for a long time past. It Is
believed that western speculators, rather
than ' Europe, are likely to disturb Wall
Btreet first.
BERLIN, Dec. 7. Business on the bourse
last week was unusually stagnant, but
values were fairly firm. On some days
many standard securities failed to get a
quotation owing to complete lack of any
Tractions. Domestic 8s were somewhat
more active, but were fractionally lower.
Other denominations were slightly higher
and foreign rentes were bIho generally
higher. All classes nf industrials Improved
moderately. Coal shares were on an aver
age 2 points better upon the protracted
cold weuther, and in spite of declining ex
ports to France Iron shares showed frac
tional gains. Electrical shares Improved
notwithstanding the pessimistic views re
garding the Industry expressed at the an
nual meeting of the Allegemelne Electric
staeta ( ttsellschaf t by the managing direc
tor of the company. Bank securities were
generally slightly better, the Dlsconto Ges
sellAchaft being the strongest because of
Germany's expected action against Vene
zuela, that bank having large Interests
there and being (he chief claimant In the
pending German demands.
Dry Goods Market.
MANCHESTER. Dec. 7. DRY GOODS
A generally confident tone prevailed in the
cloth market lust week, although the ac
tual business done waa not important.
There waa a growing feeling that there
will not be a superabundance of cotton and
any aubstantiai decline in values In the bear
future la not likely. Buyers, however, are
not inclined to purchase beforehand. The
turnover was moderate ami a fair India
Inquiry, chiefly from Calcutta, In some
lines of light cloths and dhooties was ne
gotiated. Transactions for China were
meager and limited to low qualities. .A
few lesser eastern outlets were active, but
elsewhere the markets were quiet. Yarns
were quiet. Inquiry Irregular and dlilicult
to arrange.
CHICAGO GRAJ AS D PROVISIONS.
Features of the Trading and Closing
Quotations of Saturday,
CHICAGO. Dec. 6. There was no great
activity again today in tho grain and pro
vision markets, and wheat, after ruling
firm moat of the day. weakened, the clne
on May being 4c lower. May corn closed
unchanged, while oats, with a atronger de
mand, were V,c higher. January provisions
closed from loc to 15o lower.
Higher cables Imparted strength to wheat
at the opening and the advance waa well
maintained the greater part of the day,
but on liquidation by a prominent long,
weakness developed late In tha day and the
close w,s a trifle under -yesterday's final
figures. The strength ot the foreign mat
kets was a feature, the cauae of the better
tone being attributed to the closing nf nav
igation on the Danube, which shut off
the shipments from Houmania. Buying for
northwest account was aomewhat of a fea
ture and a good export demand waa also
a strengtheiilug Influence, lbs volume ot
business was small. May opened WtjVic !
nigner at io'ii ih'-jc, and arier seinna ore
to lotc early tiiero waa a rally, but toward
the end of the session another brrak oc
curred, the prloe dropping to 7Sc. The
close van itc lower at toStc. Clearances of
wheat and Hour were equal to fcO.wO
buoheis. Primary receipts were WH.UW
buHhels, against !., tK) bushela a year ago.
Minneapolis and Duluth reported receipts
of SJ cars, which with local receipts of
67' cars 2 of contract grade made' the re
ceipts for the three points KSs cars, aaalnst
1.107 cars la-t week and 7J4 a year ago.
Corn ruled dull, the fear of manipulation
in the December option detaining tradera
tim doing much In the May delivery. De
cember was strong at the opening, but
realising sales carried values down and In
sympathy with the late weakness In wheat
tne. close was easier, while May was un
changed at 4;V)4.( Ve, after selling between
43'c and 435ti4SSc. laical receipts were
112 cars, with of contract grade.
There was a more active demand for
oats, commission houses and cash houses
being the principal buyers. Offerings were
limited, however, and the market had a
firm tone, the close being strong and 'o
higher on May, at 32c. 1 he range on that
option for the day waa between 82Va32gc
and 31"(C. Local receipts were 181 cars.
ProviHions were weaker, general liquida
tion all along the line being responsible
for the weaker feeling. Trading was only
moderate and without any special feature?.
Jn-'unry pork closed 15c lower at $l.3o;
lard was also down loo at tf.75, and ribs
11x0 12c lower at Klixii 8.274
Katimated receipts for Monday: Wheat,
65 cars; corn, cars; oats, 'A6 cars; hogs,
46,i0 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Articles ! Open. Hlgh.j Low. Close. Tes'y.
Wheat
Dec.
May
July
Corn
Dec. Jan.
May
Oala
tDec.
May
Fork
Jan.
May
Lard
Dec. Jan.
May
Ribs
Jan. May
I
72
7oV(B"ii
7j4
7oVi
TP
64.
72HI
73W4
474
65
47
477;47WfcJl
47S,
81 s'
31
31
31H
80
824
18 45
16 324
10 66
9 W
8 924
8 374
8 224
32Vfls
3Z32V4&H
324
1 30
15 25
10 47V4
9 75
8 95
8 SO
8 16
18 32
15 30
10 B2H
16 26
15 20
10 45
9 75
8 96
18 80
15 224
10 45
76
8 95
8 274
8 124
824
a 4i
8 324
8 25
8 174! 1"
No. 2. tNew.
Cash quotations were as follows:
FLOUR Market ateadv; winter patents,
$8.50'3.60; straights, $3. lof i3. 20 j clears. $2.70
te3.ll); spring specials, 4.4ocrf4.20; patents,
J.4i3.7u; straights, $2.1H&3.20; bakers,
$2.2!ru2.75.
WHEAT No. 2 spring, 744igT5Vic; Jo. 3,
70(jf72c; No. 2 red, 74c.
CORN No. 2, 65c; No. 2 yellow, 654c.
OATS No. 2, 3o4fc31c: No. 3 white, 82
36c.
RYE No. 2, 49&60c.
BARLEY Good feeding. 3&S39c; fair to
choice malting, 46Jt:8c.
SEED No. 1 flax, H.14; No. 1 northwest,
em, $1.20; prime timothy, $3.66; clover, con
tract grade, 310.86.
PROVISIONS Mess pork, per bbl., $16.75.
Lard, per 100 lbs., $10.75. Short ribs sides
(loose), $8.Bo9.00. Dry salted shoulders
(boxed), $8.8i'4&9.00. Short clear sides
(boxed), $8.7569.00.
Following were th receipts and shipments
of the principal grains yesterday:
Receipts, onipmeni!"
Flour, DDIS..
Wheat, bu...
Corn, bu
Oats, bu
Rve. bu
15,300
13,200
... 58,oi)0
...124,200
...277,000
... 12,000
... 81,000
66.600
218.200
453.900
7.000
16,300
Barley, bu
On the Produce exchange today the but
ter market was quiet; creameries, lSUZSc;
dairies 17(g24c. Eggs, steady, loss oft, cases
returned. 24c. Cheese, quiet, llV4al-4c
OMAHA
wholesale:
MARKKTS.
Condition of Trade and aotatloaa on
Staple and Fancy Prodnce.
EGOS Candled stock, 23324c.
LIVE POULTRY -Hens, 1 48c; old roos
ters, 4c; tjrkeys, i0llc; ducks, 8S9 geese,
8&9c; spring chickens, per lb., SVuac.
DRESSED POULTRY Mens, iOc; young
chickens, 11c; turkeys, 124fl4c; ducks and
geese, lvlfVHc. . .
BUTTER Packing stock, l&164c; choice
dairy, In tubs, 2iB2lc; separator, 2829c.
FRESH CAUGHT FISH Trout, 9c; her
ring, 6c; pickerel, 8c; pike. 9c; perch,
6c; buffalo, dressed 7c; suntlah, 3c; bluefina,
8c; whtteflsh, 10c; salmon. 16c: haddock. 11c;
codtish, 12c: redsnapptr. 10c; lobsters boiled,
per lb., 3oc; lobsters-, green, per lb.. 2c;
bullheads. 10c; catfish, 14c; black bass, 20c;
halibut. 11c.
CORN New 40c, '
OAT8 32c.
RYE No. 2, 45c.
A NPpr ton. MS SO
HAY Prices quoted by Omaha Whole-
uar tioa awiittnn: Choice No.
OYSTERS Standards, per can, 28c; extra
elects, per can, 36c; New York counts, per
can, 42c; duik, extra seiecis, pei s"
Dulk standards, per gal., $1.30.
' CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS,
.... .
TKfcl-4 to 6 leet. per ooren, s i. o. . i
-
$4.&u; large.for Bchool and church purposes,
12 to 14, feet, each. $l.w' l.W; extra Uuge.
15 to 211 ff.t't. each. S2.1I0&J 4.00.
HOLLY BRANCHES Per case of 2x2x4
feet inbuilt no lbs.). 14: tier barrel. SI. 60,
LONG NEEDLE PINES Per dosen. $2.50
&3.0O.
MISTLETOE BRANCHES Per lb., 30c.
EVERGREEN WREATHING In colls of
20 yards, ir coll, 90c; flve-coll lots, S5c.
WREATHS Magnolia and galax wreaths,
per dozen, $1.504(2.uO; evergreen wreaths, per
dozen, $1.50ij2o6; holly wreaths, per dozen,
$1.6O&2.00.
VEGETABLES.
NEW CELERY Kalamazoo, per dos.. 25c;
! L'tah, per dox 45c; California, per do. fo,
tor
45(U75c.
POTATOES New, per bu., 60c
SWEET POTATOES Kansas, per bbl.,
r..25.
TURNIPS Per bu., 30c; Canada ruta
bagas, per lb., lc. 4
BEETS Per basket. 40c.
CUCUMBERS Hothouse, per dos,., $L6f.
PARSNIPS-Per Du., 4oc.
CARROTS Per bu.. 40c.
GREEN ONIONS Southern, per doz.
bunches, 45c.
RADISHES Southern, per doi. bunches,
45c.
WAX BEANS Per bu. box, $3; string
beans, per bu. box, $1.60.
CABBAGE Misc. Holland seed, per lb.,
ONIONS New horns ;rown, In sacks, per
bu.. Sue; Spanish, per crate, $1.76.
NAVY BEANb Per bu.. 2.60.
TOMATOES New California, per 4
basket crate, $25.
CAL1FLOWER California, per crate.
$2.50.
FRUITS.
PEARS Fall varieties, per box, 82.00;
Colorado, per box, $2.25.
APPLES Cooking, per bbl.. $2.26; sating.
2.6o; Jonathans, 4.w; ew iorx sioca,
$3.25; J'aiifomla Bellflowers, bu. box, $1.W.
GRAPES Catawhas, per basket, lac;
Malagas, per keg, tfc.onjjVoO-
CRANBERRIES Wisconsin, per bbl.,
$9.50; Bell and Bugles, $10.50; per box, $3.25.
TROPICAL FRUITS.
BANANAS Per bunch, according to size,
$2.UWf2..iO.
LEMONS California fancy, 84.00&4.60;
chqlce, $3.75.
ORANGES Florida Blights, $3.75; Cali
fornia Navels, $3.75(f4.0o.
DATES Persian, in 70-lb. boxes, per lb.,
6c; per case of 3D-lb. pkgs., $2.25.
FlGS-Callfurnla, per 10-lb. cartons. $1;
Turkish, per &-b. box, 144 18o.
GRAPE FRUIT Florida, $. .
MISCELLANEOUS.
HONEY New Utah, per 24-frame case,
$3.7i.
CIDER New York, $4 .50; per tt-bbl.. $2.76.
SAUERKRAUT Wisconsin, per Vs-bbl.,
$2.2d; per bbl., 3.75.
HIDES No. 1 green, 70; No. I green, c:
No. 1 united, 8c; No. 2 salted, ic; No. i
veal calf. 8 to 124 lbs., 4c; No. 2 veal calf,
12 to 15 lbs., fee; dry hides. k(12c; sheep
pelts, 2.U .no; horse hides, i.50(j2.50.
POPCORN Per lb., 2c; shelled, 4c.
NUTS-Walnuts. No. 1 soft shell, per lb.,
15c; hard shell, per lb., 14c; No. i soft ahell,
per lb., 13c; No. 2 hard shell, per lb., 12c;
Brazils, per lb.. 12c; filberts, per lb., 12c;
almonds, soft shell, per lb., 16c; hard shell,
per lb., 15c; pecans, large, per lb., 124c;
small, per lb., 13v; cocoaiiuts, per dos., 5oc;
cheatnuta, per lb., loc; peanuts, per 10., ii ,i .
,oaieii peanuts, per lb., 7c; black walnuts,
per lb., $1; hickory nuts, per bu., it to,
cocoanuts, per luO, $4. '
OLD METAL8, ETC A. B. Alplrn quotes
the following prices: Iron, country, mixed,
per ton, I'.l; Iron, stove plate, per ton, in,
copper, per lb., 84c; brass, heavy, per lb.,
84c; brass, light, per lb.. -4c; lead, per lb.,
ic; zinc, per iu., 24c; rubber, per lb., 64c.
WEARK t'OMMISSIOX COM PAS Y.
llO-lll Board of Trade, Omaha, Set
Telephone 1010.
CHICAGO. Dec. 6. WHEAT After a
firm opening on higher cables and limited
offerings the wheat market eased off an.i
the small trade counted more than any
thing else aaalnst nrlrea. Pricea at their
beat were lc over Friday's close, but there
was a recession of tC to 4c from the lop.
The advance of 4c in lake rates and the
a advance In insurance ba-vs baea agsiuat
shippers. Primary receipts. !M9.oso htmhrls, I
ngainsi iwmwi last year; in tne nortnwest.
828 cars, against 7"J a vear ago Clearances,
btW.OW bushels. World s shipments expected
to be around 9.000,1100 bushels. The vllhl
Is expected to Increase perhaps 2.w.'0
bushels. Not much change expected In ttn
"on passage." Neva York reisirts 18 Inarms
taken tor export. Loral receipts, 57 cars,
with 2 contrart; estimate for Monday, 55
cars. Armour snd Pcavy have been sellers
of May snd July.
CORN Market has been quiet and In
clined to be ensy, but with the price
changes small and the trade unimportant.
There has been some support of the De
cember, presumably for Kt. Louis. Tne
trade In May has been merely a scalping
one. The cold, wintry weather everywhere
haa been against the prk-e and the crowd
has been more inclined to the selling side.
Local receipts, 172 cars, with 8 contract;
estimate for Monday, 125 cars. There
were M cars contract out of private eleva
tors this morning and about 3M).ii bushels
contract out of private houses for this
week. Clearances, &3.io bushels. Primary
receipts, 5o2,UUO bushelo, against 54!.i0
bushels Inst year. New York exports 6
loads. Cash market a fraction easier.
Blocks will Increase slightly.
OATS Market has been strong, especially
for the December, and the difference be
tween December and May narrowed to
14c There Is still considerable Inquiry for
oats, as the eastbound rail rates are ad
vanced Monday. Local receipts, 181 cars,
with 12 cars standard; estimated for Mon
day, 206 cars. Clearances. 12.0U0 bushels.
Stock here promises to Increase somewhat.
New York reports 1110,000 bushels for export.
PROVISIONS Market opened oft on
larger receipts and lower prices for hogs.
Commission houses old January pork and
ribs. Market was weak In anticipation of
larger receipts of hogs next week. There
were 81.000 here; prices at yards 5'uloc
lower. Estimates for Monday, 40.K)0 head.
Receipts for the week, 21o.i head. Re
ceipts this week, 24,iiO head, against 2m,
Oou corresponding week last year. Parking
to date, 883,000 head, against 1.120,0iO hut
year. Hogs in the west. 72.tmO head, against
45,000 last week and 81. Inst year.
WEARE COMMISSION COMPANY.
NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET.
notations of the Day on Yarloni
Commodities.
NEW YORK. Dec. 6 FU1UR Receipts,
21.600 bbls. ; exports, 1,015 bbls ; dull but
steady; winter patents. $3.0O''p'3.9i); winter
straights, J3.45tf3.6o; Minnesota patents,
$3.9iXii4.15; winter extras, $2.8"'g-3.10; Minne
sota bakers, $.1. 20ft 3. 35; winter low grudes,
$2..Vfi2.0. Rye Hour, steady; fair to good,
$3.tkV(i3.4o; choice to fancy, $3.60113.55.
Buckwheat flour, quiet, $2.3tfu2.35, spot and
to arrive.
CORNMEAL Quiet; yellow western, $1.24;
city, $1.22; Brondywine. $3.4U3.55.
RYE Steady; No. 2 western, 68c f. o. b.
afloat; No. 2, 54'h544c, track; state, 54'0-;44c,
c I. f. New York.
BARLEY Dull; feeding, 39c(40c, c. I. f.
Buffalo; malting, 48"itWc. c. 1. f. Buffalo.
WHEAT Receipts, 01.C75 bu.; exports,
72,056 bu. Spot, steady; No. 2 red, 794c ele
vator; No. 2 red, 77NC, f. o. b. afloat; No. 1
northern, Dultith, H.tc, f. o. b. afloat; No.
1 hard. Manitoba, 844c, f. o. b. afloat. Op
tions were quiet, but generally firm most
of the session, reflecting higher cables, re
ported freezing of the Dan j be, some talk
of winter wheat damage In the southwest
by cold weather and covering. The close
waa steady and unchanged to 4c net
higher; May, 79 '3rn 9-lSc ; closed at 79fSic;
July, 77'?t,U78c; closed at 77?c; December,
8OVg80Hc; closed at -c.
CORN Receipts, 52.500 bu.; exports, 640
bu Spot, steady; No. 2, 64c, elevator; 64c,
f o. b. afloat; No. 2 yellow, 66c; No. 2 white,
67c Options were steadier, but very quiet,
the bull Impulse being wheat firmness, light
contract arrivals and moderate covering;
closed firm, with December up c and May
unchanged; January closed at 64c; March,
WWqiC closed at 5o-c; May, 4sV(i
48 7-16c; closed at 48c; December, 61V4y
61 4c; closed at 61Vic
OATS Receipts, 115,500 bu. ; exports, 100
bu. Spot, steady; No. 2. 3tSc; standard
white, 374&fl7'fcc; No. 3. 35Tsc; No. 2 white,
Z'WaTiSc; No. 3 white, 37i37Uc; track,
mixed western, nominal; track, white, 37(o
42c. Options dull and fairly steady; May,
374c; closed at 374c; December closed at
384c.
HAY Quiet; shipping, 6570c; good to
choice, Stjr'ajl.
HOPS Firm; state, common to choice,
1902. 29fi38c; 1901, 24&28c; olds, 7&i24c; Pa
cific coast, 1902, 26-632c; 1901, 23Sj27c; olds,
7&'124c.
HIDES Steady; Galveston, 20 to 25 lbs.,
19c; Texas dry, 24 to 30 lbs., 14c.
LEATHER Steady ; acid, 24iii254c.
PROVISIONS Beef, dull; family, $16,001??
18.00; mess, $10.5iv 11.00; beef hams, $20.5OC(i
22.00; packet, $14.0o?f 16.00: city extra India
mess, $25.0061 28.00. Cui meats, easv; pic''led
bellies. $10.00(1211.00; pickled shoulders, $8.50;
pickled hams, $11. 75& 12.00. Lard, easy; west
ern steamed, $11.30; refined; easy; continent,
$11.50; South America, 311.76; compound,
$7.50(87.75. Pork, quiet; family, $18.50)19.00;
short clear, $21.0O&23.00; mess, $18.00rn l,50.
BUTTER Firm; extra creamery, 25c; ex
tra fancy, 16&lc: creamery, common to
choice, 2o(i28c; Imitation creamery, 174j21c;
state dairy, 20fi27c; renovated, 17ii21c.
CHEESE Firm; state full cream, fancy
small and colored, September, Vi Si 134c;
late make, 12 13c r small white, September,
34t134c; late make, 12141113c; large col
ored, September. 134''il34c; lata m '' VJ"-
&13c; large white, September, 13"4'g'134c;
late make, 12Vjl3c.
EGGS Firm: state and Pennsylvania, av
erage best, 284(290: refrigerated, 18t'21c;
western fancy, graded, 2&U27C; western,
poor to prime, 201 25c.
TALLOW Quiet; c'ty. 6c; country, 6"4
6c
RICE Firm; domestic, fair to extra, 4"4
te6c; Japan, 4(q6Vic, nominal.
PEANUTS Steady ; fancy hand picked,
4(fc5c; other domestic, SVi'oS'jf.
CABBAGE Steady; domestic, per 100,
white. $1.6oi2.60;. red. $1.6iK(i3.()0.
POULTRY Alive, nominal: dressed.
steady; western chickens, 12ifil34c, western
fowls, ll(f12c; western turkeys, 13iS16c.
METALS (Julet markets were 1 xperlenced
In all metals today, prices showing no
quotable change. Tin maintained a steady
undertone, spot closing at m.Kiwu
Copper was more or less nominal nnd very
dull. Standard was quoted at $10.75; lake,
$11.66; electrolytic and casting, $11.45. The
reeling In the lead market was steady and
spot prices remained $4,124. Spelter showed
a declining tendency, closing easy and nom
inal at Z5.10 for spot, iron, nominal, but
unchanged.
St. Lonls Grain and Provisions.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 6. WHEAT Easy ; No.
1 red, cash, elevator, nominal; track, 7wi
714c; December, 6c; May, 744c asked;
No. 2 hard, 674r71c.
CORN Lower; No. 2 cash, 45c; track, 45c;
December. 4oc; May, 394C
OATS Strong; No. 2, 324c: track, S34c;
December, 31 c; May, 32c; No. 2 white, S54c.
FLOUR Firm; red winter patents, $.1.30
te3.50; fancy and straight, $3.oui3.25; clear,
VS.86ar2.95.
SEED Timothy, steady, $2.9iKS3.40.
CORNMKAL Steady, $2.30.
BRAN Nominal; sacked, east track, 69
71c.
HAY Strong; timothy. $10.O0(S'15.0O; prai
rie, tio.oue 11.60.
IRON COTTON TIES $1,074.
BAGGING 6 5-16fr7 1-16C.
HEMP TWINE 9c.
PROVISIONS Pork, lower; Jobbing, $17.75.
Lard, lower, $10.70. Dry salt meats 1 boxed),
quiet; extra shorts, $9.25; clear ribs, $9;
short clears, $9.50. Bacon (boxed), quiet;
extra shorts, $10.50; clear ribs, $10.50; short
clear, $11.
POULTRY Quiet; chickens, 9c; springs,
9C(ri0c; turkeys, Uxgllc; ducks, 124c; geese,
S4C
BUTTER Steady; creamery, 23029c;
dairy. 18ii23c.
EGGS Lower at 21c, loss off.
Receipts. Shipments.
Flour, bbls 5,ooi) lii.uoo
Wheat, bu 34.OU0 66.OW
Corn, bu I211.WO Sl.ww
Oats, bu 39,0 40.UO0
Kansas City Grain and Provisions.
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 6. WHEAT De
cember, 63lc; May, 694c; cash. No. 2 hard,
(sic; No. 3, 63(&44c; No. 2 red, 66c; No. 3,
H5c.
CORN December, 394f?3Hc; May, 37c;
cash, No. 2 mixed, 404c; No. 2 while, 404y
40,c; No. 3. 394c
OATS No. 2 white, 33Va34c; No. 2 mixed,
32'5'33c.
RVE No. 2, 4rH.
HAY Timothy, $l0.60frll.00: prairie, $10.00.
BUTTER Creamery 24ii'26c; dairy, 21c.
EGGS Firm; fresh Missouri and Kansas
stock, 21c, loss off, cases returned; No. 1
white wood cases included, 22c.
Receipts. Shipments.
Wheat, bu 43.2"0 58.400
Corn, bu 63, 102,4)
Oats, bu 7,oi lo.ouo
Minneapolis Wheat, Floor and Bran.
MINNEAP.OLIS. Dec. 6. WHEAT De
cember. 724c: May, ilic; on track, No. 1
hard, 744c; No. 1 northern. 734c; No. 2
northern, 72Uc.
FliOL'R First patents, $3. 65!i3. 85; second
patents, 3.45i3 65; first clears, $2.9wjj3.10;
second clears, $2.3(K&2.6o.
BRAN In bulk, $11.5ob'11.75; lu sacks,
$12.0tj 12.75.
Milwaukee Uraln Blbrket.
MILWAUKEE. Dec. WHEAT Mar
ket wteady; No. 1 northern, 7:i7.i4c; No. 2
northern. 734'n'744c: May. 754f754.
RVE Steady; No. 1, 514''"i2e.
BARLEY Dull; No. 2, 644o6fic; sampls,
36t67c.
CORN May, 43c.
Duluta Grain Market.
PI'LITH. Dec. .-WHEAT-Cash. No 1
hard. 72c; No. 2 northern. 6c; No. 1 north
ern and December. 71c: May. 744c.
OATS December, jUVsu.
OMAHA LIVE STUCK MARKET
All Desirable Grades tf Cattle Higher Than
a Week Ago.
HOGS HAVE ALSO BEEN MOVING UPWARD
Fat Wethers aad 1 cartings Fifteen to
a Manner Higher (or the Week,
. Lambs About Steady and
Feeders a Little Loner.
SOUTH OMAHA, Dee. 6.
Rerelnt .ro
Cattle. Hog. Sheep.
Ofllcisl Monday
Official '1 uesuay
Ofnvlal Wednesday..
Official Thursday ...
Official Friday
Olllclal Saturuay ....
.t6
. 4. Us)
, 3.ix2
. 3.53
.' 4,9
6
Total this week 21,535
Week enulng Nov. 29....1S.939
Week ending Nov. 22....26.UO
Week ending Nov. 15. ...34. 429
Week ending Nov. 6 24.452
Same week last year 15.301
RECE1P1S FOR THE 1 EAR TO DATE.
The lollowlng table shows the receipts of
tattle, hugs and sheep at Houih Oinalia for
the year, to Uule, and comparisons with last
year: lyoi isul. Inc. Dec.
Cattle 944.623 770.934 173,6
Iii'gs 2.1'iu.w!) 2,2'fi.uoo lii.Vbi
bheep 1,622.401 l,2;,o6J 346,538
'the following table shows the average
price 01 liufc soiu on the Suuib oinana
inarset the last several uays. with com
parisons with former years:
Date. I 1902. jlSol. 1900. 189. 189. 197.U.
Nov. 17.
Nor. is.,
Nov. 19.
Nov. ISO.
Nov. 21.
Nov. 22.
Nov. fci.
Nov. 24..
iNOV. 25.
Nov. 26.
Nov. 27.
Nov.28.
Nov. 29.
Nov. 30.
Dec. 1...
Dec. 2...
Dec. ..
Dec. 4..
Dec. 6..
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23
24
6 26
IK
I S7 1 36,
3 61 I lo
I 2
ll I
3 S I 31 1
3 66! 3 3i
3 3 3 44
3 52 3 4t
3 77! 3 36,
I 3 33,
1 76 I
3 731 3 20!
3 6fl 3 19;
4 71 3 211
3 74 3 M
3 76i 3 20,
I 3 fei
5 Hit I
3 S0 3 371
3 86 3 35
3 321 3 11
a 321 a 14
I K4 I It
4 4, U
' 1 1 la
3 39,
3 H11 3 24
3 2i 3 21
3 30 3 1
3 24 3 24
a 23 3 3u
I 3 33
3 30
3 27 3 38
3 23 3 II
3 io t 09
3 ID. j) 16
6 631
b 63
I
4 78,
4 toj
4 1 nj
4 76
4 iS
6 06!
I
4 H7
4 96
4 71
4 74,
4 69
4 63.
j
4 64
1 Wi,
4 771
4 84
6 76,
b6
I
6 76
6 79.
6 U.l4l
6 99.,
I 6 "I
1 02 1
09-
0 sol
6 00
6 09
6 os 1
I
6 95
6 131
6 224
6 24 ,
6 16?l
6 M
0 2
6 05
6 C9
3 21i 3 16
I 3 09
3 25 1
Indicates Sunday. Holiday.
The ofliclal number of cars of atock
brought in today by each road was:
iv.'t'j. came. nogs. Dn u.rx new.
C, M. & St. P. Ry
19
Missouri l acmc ny
Union Pacillc system ...
C. & N. W. Ry
F., E. & M. V. R. R....
C, St. P. M. & O. Ry..
B. & M. Ry :
C, B & Q. Ry
C, R. I. & P. Ry., east..
C, R. I. & P., Ry., west
Illinois Central
2
16
47
23
7
19
18
13
1
4
Total receipts 8
117
The disposition of the day's receipts waa
aa follows, each buyer purchasing the num
ber of head Indicated:
Buyers.
Omaha Packing Co
tswut and Company ..
Armour & Co
Cudahy Packing Co...
Armour & Co., S. City
Other buyers
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep,
36
2,353
3.1H7
253
180
"s
2, lbs
640
Totals 223 11,815 793
CATTLE There were not enough cattle
In the yards to make a market, but for the
week receipts show an Increase over last
week of nearly 3,000 head, and as compared
with the same week of last year there la a
gain of over 0,000 head.
More cornfed stteia arrived this week
than at any time lor several months, and
in fact packers had to depend almost en
tirely upon the comfeds for their supplies,
as there were very few western grussers
that were good enough for killers. The
market took a drop on Monday and Tues
day owing to the big slump In Chicago, but
since that time the tendency of prices has
been upward, and the loss has all been re
gained and about a d'.me besides. The top
price ot the week was 16.60, but a finished
load ot cattle of good quality ought to bring
$6.50 or better.
The cow market has been In good shape
all the week and prices have moved stead
ily upward on all kinds. Aa compared with
the cloBe of last week the market may be
quoted 15&25c higher, and the week closed
with the market strong and active. Each
day's offerings changed hands freely and
nothing was carried from one day to the
next.
Bulls, veal calves and stags are also fully
aa high as they were a week ago, with the
better grades In good demand.
The receipts of stockers snd feeders were
light all the week, so that although the
demand from the country waa rather lim
ited, prices aovanced all the way from
10c to 25c. The greatest advance waa on
the better grades, as the demand was con
fined mostly to that claaa of cattle. Com
mon stuff waa alow aale, but still the prices
paid were fully as good as those in force a
week ago.
The receipts of western rangera showed
a big falling ott this week, and very few
of the steers that arrived were good
enough for killers. The market could be
quoted about steady with the close of last
week. Range cows have udvanced 16&26o
and so also have desirable grades of stock
ers and feeders. Representative sales:
BEEF tiTEERB.
No. Ay. IT. No. A. Pr.
10 IW 4 00 1 119 4 60
COWS.
1 too
1 00 1
..10W too
.low to
1 871 I.
1 4o t 40 2 I 00
BULLS.
J 120 S 00
BTOCKERS AND FEEDERS..
1 870 1 20
HOGS Today'a general market was 64f10c
lower than yesterday. At the start the
market was only about a nickel lower, with
most of the sales going arouad $6.20, with
choice hogs selling aa high aa $6.25. Be
fore man) loads had changed hands,
though, the market took a drop and the
later sales were 5'trlOc lower, with the bulk
of the sales at $6.15 and $6,174. Trading
was fairly active after buyers and sellers
tli ally got together on prices and the bulk
of the offerings was disposed of In good
season. ' The snowstorm, of course, delayed
some trains, but still the most ot them ar
rived by the middle of the forenoon.
The supply of hogs for the week shows
a good increase over last week, but there
Is still a big falling ott as compared with
the same week of last year. With the ex
ception of today prices moved steadily up
ward under the Influence of a good demand
and the adance for the week amounts
to 74(10c. On Friday the advance for the
week amounted to lCftf-lic. Representative
sales:
No.
A
..ill
. .lt0
..
Sh. Pr.
,. I 10
,. 6 75
.. I 10
Ho.
11..
66..
61...
61...
72..,
40...
67..,
44...
63..
60..
At. Sh. Pr.
U0 it) I 174
i
4
Ik)
9
7
11....,
4
6
60
34....
to..,.
..'.
7....
41
48....
71....
68 ... .
"1....
64...
U
:....
62
......
40
4
(4
70
7S
61
76....,
61
71
60
65
....
71....,
112...
63 ...
(.....
71....
44....
(.....
6
u
"0....
61....
70....
47
6A
04
i
4
42
6.1
It...
41....
...an
120
4 174
...Sf.3
, ,.14
...271
...208
...17
...2(1
,..271
160
t 174
..211
.261
. . s:.6
..tos
..lit
...242
...l.i4
...2o0
...2f
...20
...IM
...241
...IW.
...if6
...261
..121
80
I 114
0 I 174
160 I 15
120
IT
t 174
174
1 174
1 174
4 17..
174
4 174
I 17 4
2k0 i 16
to
80
180
140
to
M
to
160
too
H0
40
140
10
iod
0
to
160
16
16
I 15
4 16
..W)l
..18
..tut
..18
..166
..Ml
..in
..ii
,.21
..266
..261
..117
..ill
..14
..144
..it!
.264
64
61
76
61
M...I.
57
66
61
10
46
62
62
64
fi
4
tl
41
64
64
78
t
60
16
M
61
11 ,
to
II1
to 4 174
Ml 174
... 1114
120 4 174
... I 174
40 174
10 4 174
... t 174
140 I 1T4
1M
120
..117
..271
..IX
..m
..no
..2S2
..7
..ls.l
..J7
..2.1
. ,13
..225
..2ul
..til
..lu4
...111
...21
...272
120
15
160 IS
40 I 16
4 11
I 15
4 It
4 It
6 17'
4 174
120
160
1M t 1T4
40 t 174
60 4 15
40 16
tot 100 4 114
1M 100 S IT
60
40
4 It
4 15
16
4 It
4 It
I It
...Ill
1M 4 174
...241
...211
...UK
...rt
...101
...171
...m
...181
...160
...Ml
...261
...110
...211
...1M
,...361
,...2M
,...116
,...261
4 174
110 4 114
44 4 114
M t 114
40 t 114
120 4 W
lie 1 10
... I 10
.40
160
... 4 16
... I If
120 4 IS
40 6 It
62..
61..
64..
61..
11.
II.
to.
61.
164 4 10
,..2?1 120
I It
10
4 t
t M
4 to
I 20
4 W
I M
.23
80 4 16
M
..24
..14
..271
..2M
..2..1
..2H4
...243
..322
..274
..111
.310
..547
..174
...116
160
i0
120
DO
40
10
4 15
4 15
I 16
4 It
160
6 15
I 16
... 4t .
40 4 10
144 4 10
IS..
11..
61..
62..
16..
61...
64..,
II..
II..
11..
tl..
40 I 15
60
4 174
4 20
M
10
t 1.',
4 174
...111 tot 4 H
.301
4 8
th 4 174
...11!
..v.
...301
...2H3
..246
...114
too 1 to
160 t 1T4
40
4 20
130
t 174
120
I 141
120
4 174
I 174
140 4 10
..Til
4 10
4 It
.20 S40 4 174
40
61
244 120 I 17',
SHEEP There was only one car on sals
this morning and that was fed ewes, which
sold at $3 45 which was pronounced a good,
steady price. For the week receipts show
a slight Increase over laat week and are
about dousle the supply for the asms week
of last year.
The bulk of the fat stuff bow coming for
ward Is fed. the most of the grassers being
feeders. The demand for fat sheen has
been in gi od shape all the week and prices
on wethers and yearlings bav advanced 16
4j25c. Fat ewes sre also a little higher, but
Lavs not Improved iuits aa much, as the
I nui aV.Ult
10.6i3 4.22;
8.122 7.MM
6,vj6 'i.Vj
9,13 .01
11.176 346
63.667 46.651
36.420 4l.0.i7
43.099 6,4i6
U4, t4.047
Sli.iii 70,606
,'6,64 23.614
)rarling. Ijimbs have ben rather scares
and particularly was that true of the better
grsdes nnd in fact there have scarcely been
enough good lambs on sale to test the
market. As a general thing, however, buy.
ers and sellers are calling the market abOJt
steady foi the week. ,
The feeder trade has been a little dull all
the week, with prices a shade lower. Th
few country buyers thst did arrive fur
ceeded In picking up some stuff at low
prices. Strlctlv choice stuff, of course, did
not sell to very much lower than a week
ago, but common klnde were hard to move
at any price.
Quotations for fed stock: Choirs tamhs,
$4.T5i,6.UO; fair to good lambs. 4 Oow't ;
choice vearllngs, $4 lti4 26; fair to good
yesrllngs. $3.7.V.4 10; choice wethers, $.1 6i.tr
3 9": fair to good, $3 4K(.1 fx" ; choice ewes,
U .3f.h!.: fair to good. $3.O0cuJ.3p; feeder
lambs. 3.oni3.75; feeder yearlings. $3.0eV(i3.25;
feeder wethers, 32.7541 3 .0"; feeder ewes, $1 r".f
2 2ft. Grass fed stock 2.'.i.'ic lower than
mrn feds. Representative sales:
No. At. Pr.
245 native ewes 10 45
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK JMBKKT,
Haa-s Dime Lower, with tinoA Re
ceipts Cattle Nominal.
CHICAGO. Dec. t. CATTLE Receipts,
300 head; market nomlnsl, good to prime
steers, $."1.80.0 7.25; , poor to medium. Vt.ouw
6.70; stockcra snd feeders, $2.t"V(l 4,75; rows,
$1.4oa4.6ii; heifers. $2.0og;5.0O; canners, $1 4"'rf
2.40; bulls, $2.uvtH75; calves. $J.oOtr.76;
Texas fed steers. 3.iK(r4.75.
H0O8- Receipts, 30,tiu hesd; estimated
tomorrow, 45,tK head; loft over, i.ooo head;
market loc lower; mixed and butcher. $0.90
4(6.35; good to choice heavy. $6 3ofi6.24 ;
rough heavy, $6.i)oil6.26; light, $j.75t.10;
bulk of sales, 6.K(46.25.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 1.600
head; sheep, steady; lamb, steady; good
to choice wethers, $3.75114 .25; fair to choice
mixed, l26oi3.76: western sheep, $2.75fa3.5;
native lambs, $3.5C4r5.50; western lambs,
$3.7.Vg6.0u.
Official yesterday:
Receipts. Shipments.
Cattle 6.443 4.S07
Hogs 90. Pis 3,1.1!
Sheep 6,lh3 4,350
Kansas City Lire Btnek Market.
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 6. CATTLE Re.
celpta, 1,200 head, market unchanged; choice
export and dressed beef steers, $..35tfr6 25;
fair to good, $3.2.vii6.3t; stockers and feed
ers, 32.7irfirt.iO; western fed steers, H.loy
6.40; Texas and Indian steers, $2.5tyi4 :i5'
Texas cows, 32 l3 (; native cows, Jl.T.Vtr
4 35; native heifers, $25oti4.25; canners. $l.oo
u2.50; bulls, r2 lj4 25: calves, S2 iio$jti ili
recelpts for week, 4H.700 head cattle, 3,600
head calves.
H0U8 Receipts, 6.000 head; market steady
to loc lower; top. $6,274; bulk of sales. 36 10
rV224; heavy, U074'(i4 274: mixed packers,
J6.07Val 224; light, 36.0ixu6.124; vorkers,
$6.104j6.124; pigs, $6; receipts for week, 44.000
head.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, sofl head
native lambs, $4.0ifi5.25: w-estern lamtie. $3 75
4l5.15; fed ewes. $3.0or(i,1.75; native wethers
$3.1tHi'4.10; western wethers, $3.0iKii3.!O; stock
ers and feeders, $2.0O4i3.25, receipts for
week, 26,300 head.
New York Lire Stork Market.
NEW YORK, Dec. 6 BEEVESRecelpis,
6 head; no sales reported; dressed beef,
steady; city dressed native aides. 740'114c;
Texas beef, 6(&'74c; cables Inst received
quoted American sleers at 124il4c, dressed
weight; refrigerator beef, 114irllc per lb.;
exports, steady. 1.403 beeves, 2.621 sheep.
6,o0 quarters of beef.
CALVES Receipts. 110 head; no trade;
two cars of western calves unsold; city
dressed veals, IKjjHc per lb.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, $,695
head; sheep, Arm, with good export de
mand; lambs steady; about three cars of
stock unsold; sheep sold at $2.6o(i4.00 per
cwt. ; about a car for export at $4 124;
lambs, $5.000.75: a few for export at 16;
dressed mutton, 6467o per lb.; dressed
lambs. 74W10c per lb.
HO(5S Receipts, 20,853 head; steady; a
few Pennsylvania hogs sold at $6.70 per cwt.
St. Louis Lire Stock Market.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 6. CATTLE Receipts,
1.800 head, Including 1.500 head Texans;
market steady; native shipping snd export
steers, $4.75(37.00, the top being for strlctlv
fancy 1,;400 to 1,700-lh. stock; dressed beef
and butcher steers, $4.00fnfi.fi0; steers under
1,000 lbs., 33.7541 5. 25; stockers and feeders,
$2.604.50; cowa and heifers, $2.25.26; can
ners, $1.50ft2.60; bulls, 33.25ifr4.25; calves. 34 00
4j7.00; Texas and Indian steers, $2.70t(j"4.80;
cows and heifers, $2.2o(fi3.30.
HOGS Receipts. 8.O00 head: market 60
lower; pigs and lights, t.9o'o6.10; packers,
$6.10fi6.25; butchers, $6.15(6 56.
SHEEP AND LAMHS-Recelpts, none;
market dull, nominal: native muttons, $3.23-0-4.00;
culls and bucks, $2.UO4.00; lambs,
34.0o4jo.90; stockers, $1.5o(3.o0.
St. Joseph Live Stock Market.
ST. JOSEPH, Dec. 6. CATTLE Receipt,
426 head; steady; natives. 33.60iiii.25: Block
ers and feeders, $2.5oa4.40.
HOGS Receipts, 7.1U0 head; medium and
heavy, $6.10r6.30; pigs, 34.Ou4j6.0O;. bulk, $6.15
06 25.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, head;
native lambs, 36. 60; yearlings, $4.25; weth
ers, $4.
Stonz Cltr Live Stock Market.
SIOUX CITY, Ia., Dee. 6.-(Speclal Tele
gram.) CATTLE Receipts, 100 head;
steady; beeves. $4.oojS60; cows, bulls and
mixed, $2,250-4.00; stockers snd feeders, $2.60
(y4 25; yearlings and calves. 2.5fj4.0'.
HOGS Receipts, 7.000 head; P)c lower, sell
ing at $5.9o&.25; bulk, $6.0IV(MU0.
Stock In Slaht.
The following were the receipts of live
atock at the six principal cities yesterday:
Cattle. Hogs, dheep.
Omaha 65 11.176 245
Chicago - Soil 30,000 l,5i)0
Kansas City 1.2m) 6, km) 60J
St. Louis 1,300 3,000
Ht. Joseph 426 7.100 t
Sioux City loo ' 7,000
Totals 3,891 63.276
2,354
Philadelphia Produce Market.
PHTIADELPHIA. Dee. 6. BUTTER
Firmer; extra western creamery, 204c; ex
tra nearby prints, 31c.
EGGS Dull and unsettled; fresh nearby,
26c at the mark; fresh western, 26c, loss
off; fresh southwestern, 24025c, loss off;
fresh southern 23c, loss off.
CHEESE Quiet but firm; New Tork
f.rlme, small, 134c; New York fair, small,
2440134c; New York prime, large, 134c;
New York fair to good, large, I2a lie.
Peoria Market.
PEORIA, 111., Deo. 8. CORN Firm; new,
No. 3, 43V.
OATS Firm; No. 8 white, 81
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the stirring strains of a mili
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these are only a few ot tbs
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In MID-WINTER.
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Ticket Office, 1323
Farnam St.1
OJ1AHA, NEB.
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