Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 16, 1902)
8 TIIK OMAHA DAILY HEE: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1002. COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL AJW BemewUt Quiet Daj Wheat Glwe. Firm to Higher. CORN AND OATS BOTH DROP SLIGHTLY IIIglier-pTlced lings Strengthens Pro visions, Whlrh Clone Firm and Rather Higher la Prartl rally All Liars Offered. CHICAGO, Dec. 16. Wheat waa rather quiet today, but the market waa Arm on generally bullish statistics, and May closed '3c higher. May rorn closed 4 4 aC lower and oata a shade lower. Jan uary provisions were from 24c to 124c higher. Wheat waa strong at the opening on mall world a shipments, a decrease of 3.144.000 bunhela In the amount on passage and heavy anowatorma throughout the northwest. There waa conalderable cov ering by shorts and commission houaea alao were good buyera. The leading long added to his already heavy line early, but It waa reported he waa aelllng through other houses and thle made aome weak neaa, longa with rollte being Inclined to dispose of their holding. The expecta tion of a large Increase In vlalble waa a weakening influence, aa were the larger re ceipts and better grading. May opened Vr Ho to Vklc higher at 774c and aold up . quickly to 784c, but reacted later to 77,o. The market wm nervous tne Inst part of the day and the cloae waa 4?-4c higher at 77. December closed 4c higher at 754c. World's ahlpmenta for the week ! were 6,487.000 bushels, against 7,09i,0 a ' year ago. Clearances of wheat and flour ' were eo,ual to 2K3.3i0 bushels. I'rlmary re , celpts were 1,364,000 bushels, compared with 83.600 huehela a year ago. Minneapolis and Dulttth reported receipts of 1.187 cars, ; which, with local recelpta of 100 care, 52 of contract grade, made total recelpta for the three points of 1.2X7 cars, against 1,264 ,-ars last week and 755 cars a year ago. There was only a moderate trade In corn and after a flriv. opening the market weak ened and the close was easier. Wet weather Jn the southwest and firm cables Induced aome buying at the start and May opened a shade to 4'fl'4c higher at 4:t4c to 44c. Heavy liquidation In December, In fluenced by a large Increase in the visible supply, together with larger recelpta, caused a revere break In that option, the price selling off to M4c after touching 6i'c shortly after the opening. The weakness In the current month had a depressing In fluence on May and there waa a decline to 434c The close was 4W4c lower at 434c December waa off 14c closing at 66c Lo cal recelpta were 349 cars, with 23 of con tract grade. There was no feature of note In the trad ing of oats and the volume of business was light. Commission houses and shorts gave some support to the market and prices held about steady, May closing a shade lower, after selling between Xlc and 8.4c. at 3349:1340. Local receipts were 78 cars. 1'rovlslnns ruled dull, but the market was firm, the higher prices for hogs being a strengthening factor. There was a fair de mand from packers, especially from the January products, but offerings were light, which also helped prices. January pork closed 124c higher at 16.72',4, lard waa up 24o at $9.i24. while ribs showed a gain of 74'fl110o, closing at $8.424n.45. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, 111) cars; corn, 615 cars; oats, 406 cars; hogs, 2C.900 head. The leading futures ranged aa follows: Artlcles.l Open. Hlgh. Low. Close. 8afy. Wheat Dec. May July Corn Dec. Jan. May Oats tDec. May Pork Jan. May Lard Dec Jan. May Ribs Jan. May M 7 7f4 75 754 77HW78 784 774 TC4IT7VS4 liU 74i 74V, 7444 7446 4 M'4 67 ' 64V, 66 MH 4R4''4 484 47H 474 44 43V444 44 43V, 434 43,i4 31 32 31 31 SlXUTi 3844 334 S3 S34'4 334 1 724 1 774 1 24 1 724 1 60 16 75 IS 75 15 6 15 674 15 624 10 224 JO 274 10 224 10 274 10 224 60 80 70 724 70 174 25 174 20 I 15 I 424 S 45 S 40 t 46 (35 8 35 8 40 8 324 8 36 8 30 No. J. tNew, Cash quotations were as follows: FLOUR Market quiet, steady: winter patents, I3.40tfj3.60; straights, $3.10&3.30; spring patents, $3.40(g3.70; straights, $2.90 8.20: bakers, $2.252.75. WHEAT No. 3 spring, 754iff764o; No. 8 spring, 7li(724c; No. 2 red, 75Vu76c. CORN-No. 2, 6444c; No. 2 yellow, 64c OATS-No. 2. 3bc; No. 2 white, 38c; No. 8 white, S14G-344C RY No. 2. 494c. BARLEY Good feeding, S940c; fair to choice malting, 46iij56c SEED-No. 1 flax. $1.15; No. 1 northwest, em, 11.24: prime timothy, 83.65; clover, cor. trMct grade, 110.76. PRO VISIONS Mess pork, per bbl., $17. Lard, per 100 Iba., $10.3010.31 Short rib sidea Iloosei. $S 5"i?f8.75. Dry salted shoul ders (boxed v,, $8.2utj8.&0. short clear sides (boxed), $S.70(B'9.0O. Following were the receipts and shipments of the principal grains yesterday: Receipts. Shipments. . 36,400 16.800 Bi).5(i0 12,100 153,900 56,200 291,2(10 239,000 6.600 2,200 ' 101,000 Flour, bbls... Wheat, bu.... Corn, bu Oats, bu Rye, bu Hurley, bu... On the Produce exchange, toriav fh km. ter market waa ateady; creameries, lSffl 284c; dairies, 17fo25c. Eggs, steady, loss on, rases returned, 24c. Cheese, steady, HViifti 124c KLW YORK GKVERAL MARKETS. Quotations of the Day Varloas Commodities. .EVLTORK' e- 15-FI-OUR-Recelpts. .19.04 J bbls.; exports, 24,390 bbls.; market .rtrm; winter patents, $3.60r3.90; winter straights, $3.4i3.56; Minnesota patents. 4 j.4.20; winter extras. $2.8oS3.i5; Minne sota bakers, $3.263.40; winter low grades, K'.itotr-'.aB. Rye flour, steady; fair to good. 84.ub4i3.40; choice to fancy, $3.6mU'35u. Buck wheat flour, firm, $2.Sotjj'.!.35, spot and to arrive. tiS?R1.MEA.Hr8.l'a,,y: ye'low western. UjvClt& ilnJ UndywIne, $3.40413.65. RYE Firm; No. $ western, 694c. t. o. b.. Moat; No. i, 64(g544c, track; state. 65o fw'. c. I. f.. New York. BARLEY-Steady; feeding-, 39&40o, c. I. f.. Ei,TS'2:.5,a!!'nBl c. 1. I., Buffalo. . HEAT Receipts, 208,650; exports, 68, .562. Spot, firm; No. 8 red, 8310. elevator; .No. 3 red. 794c, f. o. b., afloat; No 1 northern Duluth, 864c. f. o. b., afloat; No. 1 hard Manitoba, r,,c. f. o. b., afloat. 1111 'unexpectedly higher cablea, bull news from ,the Argentine, foreign buying and small f world s shipments, wheat cevcloped early strength. Reacting at noon on the big vis ible supply increase, the market later rai .llcd on good western support, but closed .unsettled at 44JV4O advance. May, 814(9 lc, closed at 14c; July, T&VyTiic., closed at Vhc; December closed at sac. CORN Receipts, 26,200 bu. ; exports, 2.9G4 bu.; spot, dull; No. 2, 64u elevator and 61c : f . o. b.. afloat; No. 2 yellow, blc; No. 2 (White, 614c. Option market was Arm at first on cables, but subsequently yielded to a big- vlalble supply Increase, prospects for larger receipt and unloading. The close wa VlcSc net lower; January, Iam cloned at 66c; May, 484j 4fJc closed at 4fc,c; December closed at 614c. OATS Receipts, 87,fruO bu. ; exports, 13.- 111 bu.; spot, firm; No. 2, 374c; standard white, 38441 JX4c; No. 8, 37c: No. $ white, JVnic. No. 8 white, smSi.c; track, mixed, nominal; track, white, 374o4Jc'; options quint all day and about steady; December closed at 384c. HAY Quiet; shipping, U,Q10c; choice. 8u.iifxfil.00. good to HOH8 yinet; state, common to choice Ifi crop, iwua.c; ioi crop, Z4(u'J6c; olds, 7d) uv, x'bimic coast,, ri crop, ixyjlc; 19ol crop, 23'u-'k'; olds, 7$M4c. ; HiriKS Steady ; Galveston. 20 to 25 lbs., 18c; Texas, dry. 24 to 30 lbs., 14c; California, SU to 25 Iba.. 19c. LEATHER Quiet; acid. 24rK4o. PROVISIONS Beef, quiet; family, $16.00 ilS.uO; mess, li).5o1100: beef hum. $.i 5o ti'it-00: packet, $14.0u((il6.oo; city, extra lndl;i Diess, $jo.(Mi2 U. Cut meata, easy; pn kie.t bellies. $9.Mj9.7&; pickled khoulders, $S.ji t uo; plcklud hams. lu.Dd.H.ij. J.hi.1. easy; western steamed. $11.50; refined, easy; .continent, $11.15; tiofih America, $11.76; compound, ti'.ixwi '.75. fork, steady; fsmily. $18 00; short clear, Jl.omul.oO; mesa, $ls.uw U ). TALLOW Dull; city, 5'ic; country, 6a RICE Quiet, domestic, fair to extra, 4'i fcti7o; Japan, 4,lu'c, nominal. PKANl'TS Steady; fancy, hand picked, --"'; other aomrailc, i'iac. CABBAOE Steady ; domestic, per 100, While, $) f4U.2 5u; red, $1 jouXJ. . Bl'TT EK Recelpta, 3.190 pkgs.; steldy; state dairy, frd.bc; extra cr amery, Sli-; pjmmnn to choUti creamery, 2".'(i JVc. EOtiS Receipts, pkgs.; steady; state nd Pennsylvania, average best, 19c; west ern, poor to fancy, tt'ii'.c. CHEESE Receipts. $.(4 pkgs.: strong; fancy large, state full cream, colored and white, September, lic; fancy large, late make, Utnci fancy mall, colored and white, late make. 13fn3";c; fancy small, Be-tembr, white, l.i'iloc; S'-pteinlier. colored, l.m 13 V . I'ol'LTRi' Alive: Active and uncharged. r)rSied: Klrm; western chicken. l-c; western fwls. 1I4 ; western t.irk'ys, 19c. METALS The London tin market scored a sensational advance today, quotations there gaining 1 L'e 6d, with SM)t closing at i-ll ins and futures at i. 16 as. The local mnrket was somewhat affected by the de velopments abroad and ruled very firm, advancing n matter of 50 points to $'J5 2.V'( 25 9.1. wild enles of lo tons; December re ported at io. Copper, on the contrary, was lower in London, dri lining Is :tI to i.'iOSs for spot Hiid 60 lis 3d for futures, in the local market copper showed no chatiae, prices continuing nominal. Stand ard was quoted lit $o.7, lake at $ll.K.i and electrolytic and cttsUnK at $11.45. Lead wis unchanged here at $1.18, but Is 3d higher In London, that mnrket closing at lol7aRd, Spelter was unchanged here at $1.85 and in 1 London at 19 1is0d. The EnRlish iron markets were about eteady, with Glasgow at 64s 5d and Mlddlesborough at 49s 61. 1 he Iron market was quiet and nominally un changed; No. 1 foundry northern Is quoted at liA.in; No. 2 foundry northern. No. 1 foundry northern. No. 1 foundry northern and No. 1 foundry southern, soft, at $22.004i 3.00. OMAHA WIM)I.F..ALE MARKETS. Condition of Trade and Quotations on (Maple and Finer Produce. EOOS Candled stock, 23iB24e. LIVE POI LTRY Hens. 7V8c; old roos ters, 5c; turkeys, 1 lii Wc ; ducks, 8fi9c; geese, i'qf, spring chickens, per lb., 84ti9c. DRESSED POULTRY Hens. 9c; young chickens, 11c; turkeys, 13j?15c; ducks and geese, IoiTtIIc. BI'TTER Packing stc?k. 16(ffl64c; choice dairy, In tubs, 2(Xi'.'lc; separator, 29i30c. FRESH FISH Trout, 9'n'loc; herring, 5c; plckeiel, 8c; pike, 9c; perch, 6c; buffalo, dressed, 7c; sunflsh, 3c; blticflne. 3c; white fish, 9c; salmon, 16c; haddock, 11c; codfish, 12c; redsnapper, loc; lobsters, boiled, per lb., 30c; lobsters, green, per lb., 28c; bull heads, 10c; cattish. 14c; black bass, 20c; halibut, 11c. CORN New, 40c. OATS 32c. RYE No., 2. 45c BK AN Per ton, $13.60. HAY Prices quoted by Omaha Whole sale Hay Dealers' association: Choice No. 1 upland, $8.50; No. 1 medium, $7.60; No. 1 coarse. $7. Rye straw. $6. These prices are for hay of good color and quality. De mand lair, recelpta ilgnt. OYSTERS Standards, per can, 28c; extra selects, per can, 35c: New York counts, per can, 42c; bulk, extra selects, per gal., $1.75; bulk, standards, per gal., xi.40. CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. TREES 4 to 6 feet, per dozen. $1.7S: 7 to 9 feet, $3.50; 6 to 7 feet, $2.50; 9 to 10 feet. 14.60; large, for school and church pur poses, 12 to 14 feet, each, $1 .(men 1.50; extra large, 15 to 20 feet, each, $2.00(64.00. HOLLY BRANCHES Per ense of 2x2x4 feet (about 50 lbs.), $4; per barrel, $1.5o. LONG NEEDLE PINES Per doxen. $2.50 3.00. MISTLETOE BRANCHES Per lb., 30c. EVERGREEN WREATHING In colls of 20 yards, per coll. 90c; flve-coll lota, 86c. WREATHS Magnolia and galax wreaths, per dozen, $1.5orri2.u0; evergreen wreaths, per dozen, $1.60(2.00; holly wreaths, per dozen, $1.5052.00. VEGETABLES. NEW CELERY Kalamazoo, per dol., 26c; Utah, per doz., 46c; California, per ooz., for stalks welching from 1 to 14 lbs., each. i5ir75c. POTATOES New, per bu., 50c. SWEET POTATOES Iowa Muscatines, per bbl., $3.25. TURNIP8 Per bu.. 30c: Canada ruta bagas, per lb., lc. beets Per basket, 40c. CUCUMBERS-Hothouse, per doz.. 81.60. PARSNIPS Per bu., 40c. CARROTS Per lb., lc. GREEN ONIONS Southern, ner docen bunches, 46c. RADISHES Southern, per dozen bunches, &c. WAX BEANS Per bu. box, $3; string beans, per bu. box $1.60. CABBAGE Miscellaneous Holland seed, per lb., 14c. ONIONS New. home grown, 'In aacks, per bu., 75c; Spanish, per crate, $1.75. NEVY BEANS Per bu., $2.60. TOMATOES New California, per 4-bas-ket crate, $2.75. CALIFLOWER California, per crate, 82.50. FRUITS. PEARS Fall varieties, per box, 82.00; Colorado, per box, $2.25. APPLES-Cooklng, per bbl., $2.25; satin. $2.50; Jonathans, $4.00; New York stock. $3.25; California Bellflowers, bu. box, $1.60. GRAPES Catawbaa, per basket, 18c; Malagas, per keg, $6.00W.OO. CRANBERRIES Wisconsin, per bbl., $9.60; Bell and Bugles, $10.50; per box, $3.25, TROPICAL FRUITS. BANANAS Per bunch, according; to size, 82.0OW2.6O. LEMONS California fancy, 84; choice. $3.75. ORANGES Florida Brlghts. 83.75; Cali fornia navels, 83.003.60; California sweet Jaffna, all sizes, $2.75. DATES Persian, In 70-lb. boxes, per lb.. 8c: per case of 30-lb. pkgs., $2.25. FIGS California, per 10-1t. cartons, $1; TurklFh. per 35-lb. box, 14(&18c. 1 GRAPE FRUIT-Florida, $6. MISCELLANEOUS. HONEY New Utah, per 24-frame case, 83.75. CIDER New Tone. $4.50; per 4 bbl., $2.75. SAUERKRAUT Wisconsin, per 4 bbl., $2.25: per bbl., $3.75. POPCORN Per lb., 2c; shelled, 4c. HIDES No. 1 green, 7c; No. 2 green, 6e; No. 1 salted, 8c; No. 2 salted, 7c; No. 1 veal calf, 8 to 124 lbs., 84c; No. 2 veal calf, 12 to 15 lbs., 6c; dry hides, 8W12c; sheep pelts, 25f75c; horse hides, $1.5OC(i2.&0. NUTS Walnuts, No. 1 soft shell, per lb., 15c; hard shell, per lb., i4c; No. 2 soft shell, per lb., 13c; No. 2 hard shell, per lb., 12c; Brazla, 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., 11c; rocoanuts, per doz., 60c; chestnuts, per lb., 10c; peanuts, per lb., 54c; roasted peanuts, per lb., 7c; black walnuts, per bu., $1.00: hickory nuts, per bu., $1.60; cocoanuts, per 100, $4 . OLD METALS. ETC. A. B. Alplrn quotes the following prices: Iron, country, mixed, per ton, $11; Iron, stove plate, per ton, $8; copper, per lb.. 84c; brass, hesvy, per lb., 84c; brass, light, per lb., 64c; lead, per lb., 8c', zinc, per lb., 24c; rub ber, per lb., 64c. WEARE COMMISSION COMPANY. llO-lll Board of Trade, Omaha, Neb Telephone 1516. CHICAGO. Dec. 15.-WHKAT-Has been Arm. up at Its best, tfc and holding some of the advance. The statistical news Generally was bullish, unfavorable weather n Argentine, rains In some parts of the wheat belt here and higher cables. World's shipments were less than expected, 6,497, 000 bu; on passage decreased 3,144.000 bu.; the visible Increased only 2.211,000 bu., compared with 4.116,000 last year. Mlnne aiKills market has been strong, although the northwest receipts were large 1,187 cars, against 713 last year. Primary re ceipts, 1,418,000, against 963.000 bu. a year ago. Clearances were Incomplete 282.000, with two points yet to hear from. Local stocks, 7.833,000 bu.; increased. 343,000 bu. New York reports 25 loads taken for ex port. Ixical receipts. 1( cars, with 62 con tract. Estimates for tomorrow, 110 curs. Armour has been the best buyer and there has also been some buying by Patten. The crowd generally Inclined to sell long wheat. COHN Ha, been weak, both for the fu tures and the cash. The December was supported for a time, but It declined to 55c later. l he deferred futures were also off 4c to c. after ooenlng some hlnhcr on wet weather In Illinois and Missouri. Primary receipts were 712,000 bu., against 678.000 bu. last year. Local receipts, 349 cars, with 20 contract. Estimates for to morrow, 615 cars. Clearances. 86,000 bu. World's stocks Increased 35.000 bu. There waa about luO.oOo bu. of contract corn out private houses. New York reports 7 load tak'n for export. OATS Market has been quiet. Local re ceipts were 278 car,, with 21 of contract. Estimates for tomorrow. 45 enrs. The vis ible decreased Fl.ooo bu. I-ooal stock. 1.86.- 0K bu.; decrease, &t.o0 bu. Cash market waa '-jtfilc lower. Clearances, 21,00o bu.; Nw York exMjrt. loi.ooO bu. ' PROVISIONS Market opened strong and sold off on local telling: commit slim hu'isei general buyers. Market reacted on local shorts covering. Anglo-American bought January and May lurd. There were 35 -onO hogs here; prices.- !' higher. Esti mates for Tnesuay, SOOOo. Hog, In the weet today. i',ik, ugaiiut 86.000 last week and 77.0UU last year. WEAKE COMMISSION CO. Toledo Grain anil Seed. TOI.KDO. Dec. IS. WHEAT Dull. hlKher: cash and December. 8l..c. CORN Dull; Iecemler. 4Sc; Mav, 44c. OATS Dull, lower; December, 33c; May, 34,c tiVF Vo t,-Ur SEED Clover, dull, unchanged: Decem ber. $b.K5; January. $0,674: Marrh, $6,774; prime timothy. $1.75: asllke, $s 25. Peoria Market. PEORIA. III.. Dec. 15.-CORN-Easy; new No. 9. 43Uc. DATS Steady;. No. 8 white, 32c. tltnnraBalls Wheat, Flour ssrl Bran. MINNEAPOLIS. Dee. 15 -WHEAT De cember, 744c; May, 754t)75eC. On track: No. 1 hard, 757c; No. 1 northern, 74'c; No 2 northern. ,.;Sc. FI)t'R Strong; flrt patents. $:: !f?( 4 l'i; S'-cnnd patents, :l 75'o .1 : first clears, fj3 0(); eecond clear-", tlyi t-l. BRAN In bulk. l2 ao. ST. LOUIS. Dee. IV WHEAT Weak; No. 2 red t ash. eu-vator, nominal: track, 72'tfi 7.14c; December, 714c; ilay. 76A4c: No. 2 hard, ftvfiiifc. CORN Lower: No. 2 cash, 4c; track. 4fiVi47c; December, 4c; My. :)!. OATS Lower; No. 2 cash. :Hc; track, IV.c; December. .1.140, nominal; May, 3J4c; No. 2 white. Jii',ti.i;r. RYE Firm, W4c. VIA H'R steady ; red w inter pntents. $".3i(fi".Mt; cxtrn fancy and straight, $3.0oy U.H': cl-ar. :?.vfi3.i. PEED Tlmoth. steady at $2 9n?T3.IO. CORNM EA lyS toady at $ ..30. KUAN Stfong; racked, east track, 71(& 72c. MAY Steady to Arm; timothy, $12.00; prairie, $10.(fi 11 .50. IRON COTTON TIES-$1.074. RAGOlNO-ft 5-lfifii .-16c. HEMP TWINE 9c. PROVISIONS Fork: Higher; Jobbing, standard mess, $18 10. Lard: Steady at $10 45. Dry salt meats, steady; boxed extra shorts $9,124; clear ribs. $9; nhort clear, $9.50. Picon, atealv; boxed extra shorts, $10.50; clear ribs, $10.50: short clear, $U. METALS Lead: Dull at $4.00. Spelter: Dull at $4 ('. POULTRY Chickens, steady; chickens, c; spring, 8&12c; turkeys, 134c; ducks, 12c; geese, 9 . BUTTER Steady; creamery, 2,T!j30c; dairy, 1841i23c. EGGS Steady at 22c, loss off. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, bbls 2.0(0 11.0X Wheat, bu 7o.nno "J.OeO Corn, bu 149.00 6$,ooo Outs, bu 61,000 21,000 Liverpool Grain and Provisions. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 15 WHEAT-Firm; No. 2 red, western, winter, 6s lid; futures, steady: December, 6s lti; March, 6s 2d; May, 6s 14J. CORN Spo., quiet; American mixed, new, 6s 2d; old, 6s 2d; futures, steady; January, 4s 64d; March. 4s 3 VI. PROVISIONS Beef, firm; extra India mess, 115s. Pork, Arm; prime mess west ern, 92s 6d. Hams, short cut, 14 to 16 lbs., quiet, 53s. Bacon, Cumberland -cut. 26 to 30 lbs., quiet, 48s; short ribs. 16 to 24 lbs., dull. 60s; long clear middles, light. 28 to 34 lbs., dull, 60s 6d; long clear middles, heavy, 35 to 40 lhs., quiet, 50s; short clear backs, 16 to 20 lbs., dull, 60s- clear bellies, 14 to 16 lbs., quiet. 6"s. Lnrd, prime west ern. In tierces, quiet, E7s fid; American re fined. In palls, quiet, 58s 6d. BUTTER Nominal. CHEESE Strong; American finest white and colored, 59s. TALIOW Prime city, firm, 2s 9d; Australian In London, firm, 34s 3d. Kansas City Grain and Provisions. KANSAS CITY. Dec. 15. W 1 1 EAT De cember, 644c; May, 69Tsc; cash. No. 2 hard, StVntivr; No. 3, 64(jj60c; No. 2 red, 68c; No. 3, 6o'o4c. CORN December, 404c; May, 37'i(ft37c; cash, No. 2 mixed, 41c; No. 2 white, 41c; No. 3, 404c OATS No. 2 white, 3444)354c: No. 2 mixed. 321V&33C. RYE No. 2, 46c. HAY Choice timothy, tll.00ffll.50; choice prairie, $1O.0Oi10.25. BUTTER Creamery, 25g27c; fancy dairy, 22c. EGGS Fresh, 22c. Receipts. Shipments. Wheat, bu 12.400 19.400 Corn, bu 137,000 23G.000 Oats, bu 33,000 49,000 Visible Supply of Grain. NEW YORK, Dec. 15. The visible supply of grain Saturday, December 13, as com plied by the New York Produce exchange. Is as follows: WHEAT 48.151,000 bu.: Increase, 2,211,000 bu. CORN 5,498,000 bu.; increase, 1.603,000 bu. OATS 6.193,000 bu.; decrease, 663.000 bu. RYE 1,02,00 bu.; decrease, 29.000 bu. BARLEY 3,841,000 bu.; Increase, 137,000 bu. Philadelphia Produce Market. PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 15 BUTTER Firm, good demand: extra western cream ery, 31c; extra nearby prints, 33c. EGGS -Quiet, steady; fresh nearby, 29c; fresh western. 29c; fresh southwestern, 26(f 27c; fresh southern, 25c; loss off on all. CHEESE Firm, good demand; New York full creams, prime small, 13,c; fair to good small, 13iil34c: prime large, 134c; fair to good iarge, 13$ 134c. ' Milwaukee Grain Market. MILWAUKEE, Dec 15. WHEAT Higher: No. 1 northern, 774c; No. 2 north ern, 76Q'764c; May, Tic. RYE Steady; No. 1, 514(5610. BARLEY Dull; standard, 64c; sample, 86&f9c. CORN May, 43Hc Duluth Grain Market. DULUTH, Dee. 15. WHEAT Cash. No. 1 hard. 744c; No. 2 northern, 71Sc; No. 1 northern and December, 73c; May, 764(g) 764c OATS December, 814c. Kevr York Money Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 15. MONEY-On call, firm at 4(&6 per cent, closing offered at 4 per cent; time money nominally 6 per cent, with commission for sixty and ninety days and six months; prime mercantile paper, 6 per cent. STERLING EXCHANGE Heavy, with actual business in bankers' bills at $4.86S7 for demand and $4.8325 for sixty days; posted rates, $4,844 and $4.88; commercial bills, $42?i4.83. SILVER Bar, 48c; Mexican dollars, 374c. BONDS Government, steady. The closing quotations on bonds are as follows: V. 8. rat. is, reg. ,. .107 L. St N. nnl. 4, 1014 60 coupon lol'i Mex. Central 4, 7, do r( 1074 do 1, Inc 21 '4 do coupon 1074 Minn. A St. L. 4,. ..103 do new 4,, rf 1304 M.. K. & T. 4, 7 do coupon ..133', ao x, so ,.10'tN. Y. Central Is.. ..1024 ..lOD'i do gen. S4 1114 ..13:l N. J. C. (en. it IS. 'I ..Iuj1, No. Pacific 4, KCt'i ..101 do ta 7ik, .. u N. W. eon. 4a.... :', ..1004 Readlns (en. 4a M ..64 8t L at I M c. (a. ...Ill St. L. Jc 8. F. 4a 7 ..104 St. L. 8. W. 1, M ..10441 do la 4 .. Vll 8. A. A. P. 4a.... M do old 4a, do coupon reg. do (a, re, do coupon Atchison sen. 4a. do adj. 4a Bal. t Ohio 4a.. do 34a do conv. 4a Canada 80. Sa.... Central of Oa. 4a do la inc Chea. A Ohio 44a...lol Cbicaao A A. 34a 7a So. Pacific 4a M 80. Railway (a lis C, B. 4k Q. n. 4a.... 44 Texaa A Pailnn la... 11(14 C. M ft 8t f f. 4a.. 11 T . St. L. A W. 4a.. T3 C. N. W. e. 7a....i334 Tnlon Pacific 4a 104 C, R. I. P. 4a. ...1034 do conv. 4a 1034 r C C St L t. 4a. 90 W'abaah la list, Chicago Tar. 4a 83 do Za 107 Colorado 80. 4a 0l do deb. D 7! Denver A R. 0. 4a..lOO4 Weat bhora 4a Ill Erie prior Hen 4,.... VA Wheel. L. K. 4a.. ,1 do (enaral 4a I.14 'ia. Central 4e Hit r. W. A D. C. la... 1H4 Cona. Tobacce 4a 45 Hocking Val. 44....104 Boston Stock (Inofntlons. BOSTON, Dec. cent; time limns, closing of stocks 15. Call loans, 6g per 6frt4 per cent, official 1 ana Donds: . ' 1 Amalgamated 34 . 1 bingliam ; . 74 Calumet A Had, 449 .S.'.S ICentennlal 15', .UJ Copper Kanga 37 .1494 Dominion Coal i: .141 jKraiiklln T . 6T' Mohawk 314 . 2oSKld liomlnlon lav .1194'iiaceoU W .117 iParrot ;j Gaa la Atchlaon do pfd Bnaton A Albhnr float on A Me Puaton Elevated .... Kltchburg ptd t'nlon Parlno Mex. Central American Sugar .... do ptd American T. A T... l)omlnlfn t. A 8.... General Klertrlo ... Mara. Electric do pld .l.'.S'a Vlulmy 101 Hants Fe Copper 14 174 iTamarack ..141 53 Trlmountaln . 3 Trlulty IO6V4 I mud State, 3i ttah 804'vico-ia 9o I Winona 1214 Wolverine .... 2'I)alr Weat .... .. 7 .. S .. 2d4 .. 22, .. 44 .. J', .. 68 .. 87 I'nlted Fruit I. 8. Steel do pfd Weatlngh. Common.. Advent ura Alloue, London "took Market. LONDON.. Dec. 15. Closing quotations Consols for money. 2 -!( Mleaourl, K. A T.... I:'., ao account. Anamouda ... Atchlaon do pfd 2VjNew York Cent ral . . .16.04 4 .orrotK t western 4ia do pfd.. 4 274 77 1 US 24 Mt Ontario A Western .. naltlmora & Ohio . . So it renna) ivania . .ILK' , Rand Mines .. 46 Readme; .. !.! do lat pfd . .17JV do 2d pfd .. 22. 8outhern Kallwar .. do pld .. H'j Southern Pacific . . ', I aloe Par inc ..43 do pM .. 46 t'nlted State, Steal.. . 1.1 Wabash ..U' ' Uo ifd Canadian Pacts Chcaapeaka A Ohio Chicaso O. W C. M. A St. P... flehecra Denver A R. O... do ptd Brie do lat pfd do 2d pld Illinois Central Louisville Ac Nah. 37 4 33 6a, T4 4 2:. 4 4 BAR 8 1 LV K R Firm at 2-'4d per ounce MtiNEY 3y;: per cent. The rate of dis count In the open market for short bills li 34134 per cent and for three-months' bills 3 ll-164f3 13-lo per cent. Kerr Tnrk Mining; tnntatlon NEW YORK. Dec. 15 -The follow) ng are the closing prices on mln.ng stocks Adams Coo AIL HreaH-e Brunswick Con .. Comuo k Tujnel. Con. Cel. A Va.. etoro Silver Iron Silver Lead vi 1 1. Cos IS I Utile Chief . 3 Hi .14, . . 14 . 14 . 3a . la .326 4j" ophlr .. : iFhoenlx .. 44 Potoal .136 8e.vage ..l:j l' rra Nevada . . 70 Small Hope .. . . 3 Standard Farrlan Financial. LONDON, Dec. IS. Money waa In active request today and discounts were easier, owing to continental demand. Buslnea, on the block exchange was quiet and feature- less Convol, end home rails were steady. Americans weroheavy at the opening, hut 10 re i.ttermnrds steadier and m et I y above prtMty. They Tveaaened durlnK the last hour and closed Irregular. ForetanTS wre lirrv Rio tlntos relapsed. Kaffir, were hnriltr. l'AHIS. Dec. 15. prices opened firm on the bourse today, reacted on realisations, became unlet, recovered on cheap rontan roi s and nt the close were firm. Interna tionals advanced; rentes were weaker; In rirstrlnlfi were irregular; Kio tlntos were weak, but rallied toward the end; Kafflrs wire firm and during the :a-t hour were In brisk demand. Th private rate of dis count ts 13-16 per cent; 3 per cent rentes 99 franc ( centimes for the account; ex chanRv on London, 25 francs 14 centimes for checks. MERLIN, Dec. 15. lnternntlonals were firm on the bourse todny. Mines were ani mated on hear covering; Canadian Faclflc was snni.'what easier; business generally was quiet. Exchnnue on London, 20 marks plus, for checks. KW YORK STOCKS AJfO ROXDS. Prntectl.ia- Brinks t drrk Dangerous Decline. Thonah Market Is flail. NEW YORK. Dec. 15 The protective measures nareed upon by the banks cf this city hnd the effect of checking; a darfrcr ous looking- decline In the stock market to day and the market closed tranquil and rather dull. The undertone at the last was firm and the losses of the earlier part of the day generally were recovered. When Saturday's level had been reached on the recovery the action of the market Indicated that the measures taken by the backing comnvmlty were by no means designed to Induce speculation for the rise at this time. 1'rlces of the market leaders as they rose over Saturday's level were held back by very IIIwthI offerings. The statement was made that no fears were entertained of the present situation and that the forma tion of the protective pool was only a pre cautionary measure and probably no action would be required on the part of Its mem bers In the way of supply funds to the mnrket. While the knowledge of the steps taken by thp ruling powers In the financial world Induced a feeling; of great relief In all quarters, the belief was not disguised that the pool wa an emergency measure, not differing; In kind or degree from those adopted In other periods of crises In Wall street. The action of the market this morning on the week's violent decline, fol lowing as that did also a prolonged period of gradual decline, awakened real anxiety over the outcome. The violent measures sdopted In the Venezuelan trouble added to the uneasiness. Sentiment was also pessi mistic over the money outlook. The open ing rate was 10 per cent and the day's largo syndicate requirements and the heavy accumulations for the Standard Oil divi dend aroused the fear that there would bo additional large withdrawals of credit. Not only the Immediate but the prospective syndicate needs, running up to many mil lions of dollars, were calculated to aggra vate the fears of borrowers. The state ment of the country's foreign trade for November was discouraging as to the for eign exchange situation, showing, as It did, a decrease In the balance of trade In our favor of over $24.(Xt,tHi compared with No vember, 1901. The small interior grain movement lessened the effect also of the recent revival in the grain exports; later In the day some effect was produced upon rentiment by the rise in Chicago excr.ingo from 25c premium on Saturday to 40c pre mium today. The payment by the sub treasury of $350,110 on a telegraphic trans fer from San Francisco marked the abate ment of a demand upon the New York money market, which has caused much apprehension. The foreign exchange mar ket also weakened materially. This last Lamed feature was directly due to the higher money rate. What effect upon all these factors may result from the pro vision of a $50,000,000 relief fund for the New York money market is a problem which Is the subject of much Interested surmise. The market showed some hesi tation at the close, but the tone was Arm. The bond market was broad and In -the morning was weak, but showed some re covery. Total sales, par value, $3,120,000.' United States bonds were all unchanged on the last call. The following are the closing; prices on the New York Stock exchange: Atchlaon TPS 80. Railway 4 00 pia si?, do pia so Bal. A Ohio . MS Texaa A PaclSc 384 . m Toledo. 8t. L. A W. M4 .12H do pfd 464 . 714 t'nloa Paclflo N . 444 do pfd 0 . 104 Wabaeh 24 V, . 1 do Dfd 3,44 do pfd.: Canadian Pacific, Canada 80 Chea. A Ohio . Chicago A Alton., do pra. Chicago. Ind. A l... 74 iWheellng A L. 314 00 pia vi 1 ao za pia , ,i Chicago A E. 11I....1.5 Wla. Central 23 Chicago A O. W K do pfd 414 do 1st pfd 79 '4 Adama El 300 do id pfd 34 American Ex lit Chicago A N. W ill United States Ex 120 Chicago Ter. A Tr... 134 Wolla-Pargo Ex Ill do pfd i4'Amal. Copper 664 C. C. C. A Bt. L 3 Amer. Car A P 33 Colorado 80 164 . do pfd 374 do let pfd ,7 Amer. Lin. Oil 144 do 2d pfd Del. A Hud .on. Del. L. A W... Denrer A R. O. do pfd Erie do lat pfd.... do 2d pfd Great Nor." pfd. Hocking Valley do pfd Illnol, Central . low. Central .. do pfd Lake Krle A W do pfd L. A N Manhattan L.... Met. st. nr.... Mex. Central ... Mex. National Minn. A St. L. Mo. Pacific .... M.. K. A T do pfda N. J. Central .. N. Y. Central . Norfolk AW... do pfd., Ontario A W... Pennaylvanta .. Reading do lat pfd.... do 2d pfd St. L. A 8. P.. do lat pfd.... do 2d pfd St. L. S. W ... do pfd St. Paul do pfd So. Paclfl: .. to do pfd 40 ..164 American 8. A R 4 ..140 I do pfd to .. 34 Anac. Mining Co 334 .. 374 Brooklyn R. T .. 304 Colo. Fuel A Iron.... 744 .. 424 Cona. Oaa 207 , .. 42a Cont. Tobacco pfd... .1144 ..ltm4 0en. Electrlo ...174V, .. 14 Hocking Coal 174 .. 6 Inter. Paper 14 ..13f4 do pfd t4 .. 36, Inter. Power 61 .. 43 Laclede Oae to .. 42 National Blacult .... 444 ..116 National Lead 26 ..U9 No. American 104 ..1444 Pacific Coaat 46 ..1344 Pacific Mall 37 .. ll People', Oa, ........ M4 .. 144Preaaed 8. Car 644 ..106 do ptd 83 ..lu:4 Pullman P. Car til .. 234 Republic Steal 1744 .. 624 do pfd 744 ..146 Sugar 1194 ..1604Tenn. Coal A Iron... 634 M1 4 Union Bag A P 124 1 An If A Ital .... 90 ' do ptd 734 .... 271,1'. B. Leather .... ....162 do pfd .... 624 V. 8. Leather .... M'i do pfd .... 73'1 C. 8. Steel , .... 444 do pfd .... 77 Western Union ... .... 44 Amer. Locomotive., 244 do pfd .... 67 K C. Southern.... 1617, do pfd ....185 Rock Island .... K84 do pfd "14 34 114 60 314 0i 374 26 X144 i4 624 344 Bank Clearina-s. OMAHA. Dec. 15. Bank clearings today, Jl,347,765.26; corresponding day last year, 1,240,7L1.26; Increase. ".07,043.01. CHICAGO. IVc. 15. Clearings, 131.604,430; balances, $1,513,070; New York exchange, 4 per cent premium; foreign exchange sterling posted at J4.844 for sixty days and at 34. KS for demand. NKW YORK. Dec. 15 Clearings, $145,. 318.563; balances, $7,148,S'2. PHILADBIaFHIA, Dec. 15. Clearings, $17.13,916; balances, $2,628,585; money, 6 per cent. BALTIMORE, Dec. 15 Clearings, $4,614,- 673: balances, $.V)9.85S; money. 8 per cent. ST. IXll'IS. Dec 15. Clearings, $9,681,424; balances, $772,63i; money, steady at 626 per cent; New York exchange, 80c premium. BOSTON. Dec. 15. Clearings, $121,081,089; balances. $1,375.5W. CINCINNATI, Dec. 15 Clearings, $5,3f9. RSO; money, easy; New York exchange, 10 25c premium. OH and Rosin. OIL CITY, Ha.. Dec. 15. -OIL Credit bal ances, $1.51; certitlcates, no sales; ship ments, l'.r.30 bbls.; average. 97.134 bbls.; runs, ltwt.17.1 bbl. ; average, 77.968 bbls. SAVANNAH. Oa., Dec. 15. OIL Turpen tine, firm. 514c ROSIN Firm; A. B. C, D. $1.50; F. $1.55; C. $1.7i: H. $1.75; 1, $2.20; M, $3.36; WO, $3.80; WW, $4.20. NEW YORK, Dec. 15 OIL Cottonseed, steady; prime crude, nominal; prime yel low. 37i.ic; petroleum, firm; refined New Ycrk. $8.30; Philadelphia and Baltimore, $8 .15; Philadelphia and Baltimore, in bulk, $i.('4 turpentine, quiet. 584Cjoc, asked. ROSIN Firm; strained, common to good, $1.KWI 1.824. LONDON, Dec. 15 OIL Linseed, 24s 2d; petroleum spirits, 8s. LIVERPOOL. Dec. 16 OII Cottonseed, full rellned. spot, dull. 21a d ROSIN Common, firm. 4s 74d. Evaporated Apples and Dried Frnlts. NEW YORK. Dec. 15. EVAPORATED APPLES Continue firm under a fair de mand and the higher views of Interior holders; common are quoted at 4ii4c; 1 rime, 54ti64c; choice, 6'y64c; fancy, 7'fi74c. CALItUKMA DRIED rltl ITS Spot prunes are firm, with the larger sixes offered only In small quantities, but quota tions remain without change 111 the range, which runs from 34c to 74c for all grades. Apricots ure in fair demand and about steady at 74&12C for boxes nnJ 74iloc for bui'.u. Peaches are quiet and steady, with peeled quoted at l.'((j lc and unpeeled at 644) lo.' Sugar nnd Mnlaasea. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 15 SI O AR-Dull and enav: ooen kettle ?!l4,34c' o,en kettle centrifugal, 34?'3 ll-16c; write. a7,tM4e; yel low. 3Vi4c; seconds, 24'3 5-I6c. Molasses, quiet: open kettle, 2oa33c; centrifugal, 174J 23c. Fvrup. 23o 27c. , NEW YORK. Dec. 15. SI'tT A R Raw. firm; fair refining, $7-lto: centrifugal, M test. 3 15-lfie. Mulusses sugar, i 3-lnc. Re fined, steady; No. 6, 4.45c; No. 7. 4.40c; No. 8. 4 35c; No. S, 4 3c; No. 10. 4 25c; No. 11. 4.20c; No. 12, 4.15c; No. 13, 4.10c; No. 14. 40oc; con fectioners' A. 4 70c; mould A. 5.1(K Mo lasses, firm: New Orleans, open kettls, good to choice, $04 40c OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET Cattle BtceipU More Moderate and Prioet Held rally fiteadj. HOGS ADVANCE ABOUT A DIME Fat Sheep and Lambs Were In Active Denial at Good Steady Prices and Feeders Did Kot Shovr Any Chaagre Worthy of Mention. SOUTH OMAHA. Pec. IS. Receipts were: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Official Monday if,.ur.i 6.42 s,14M name nay last week... Same week before Same three weeks ago. Same four weeks ago.. Same day last year...., RECEIPTS FOR THE ,1. 7.770 7.7 4,n-b 6. -."2 13.3vt SS'.&ia In. 5-1.1 Z.'.clJ l.Wtrt 6.6- i 6.R..7 4.K-9 2.0H VKAR TO DATK. The following table shows the receipts of cattle, hogs and sheep at South Omaha, for the vear t.i lul n n.l ,vlmi,.ri.,in. ti'ltti l.iar ! year: vl. Inc. Lec. V atlle $V4.r7 78.313 18b.24 Hogs I.13S.347 2,W,17a IjI.S'i Sheep l,itV,St l.aV,l2 80,244 The following table shows the average price of hogs sold on the South Omaha market the last several days, with com parisons with former years: Date. I 1902. 1901. 11900. 189.1898. 11897. 1S96. Nor. 24. Nov. 25. Nov. 26. Nov. 27. Nov. 28. Nov. a. No it. 30. Dec. 1.., Dec. 2.. Dec. I.. Dec. 4.. Dec. 6.. Dec. .. Dec. 7.. Dec. 8.. Dec. .. Dec. 10. Dec. 11. Dec. 12 Dec. IS. Dec. 14. Dec. 16. 16 f 034 iVi ee 0a 004 09 08V. I 061 I 8: 3 46 3 3. 3 23 a I I 201 3 19 t 21 t 26 3 Ml . I 87! 3 35 t 281 3 3 M 3 29 3e31j 3 371 3 38 3 33 3 27 SI ! ?! 6 76 t 79 t 73 aa e 4 87 I 77 t 761 ju la 3 24 t 28 e 3 24 4 91 3 25 332 t 38 3 1 8 09 3 16 8 18 3 0 e 8 00 3 19 4 71 3 731 ( 85 001 4 74 1 68 3 30 4 6 4 J a 4 64 4 71 t 74 I 27 3 123 3 2o 3 IK 3 21 a sV1 761 1341 6 88 224 I 244 ( 164 e 6 92 6 05 6 OS 04 e 11 4 68 4 77 4) 84 3 81 S 80 a 86 t 25 3 23 4 81 3 81 3 83 074 4 78 4V 4 82, 3 1 I t0 I 3 92 1 3 95 3 96 3 9f, S 96 $ 13 3 21 3 13 3 21 3 15; 3 17 3 20 8 20 3 23 3 28 3 24; 3 17 6 12 6 08 6 9tV. C 13 14 6 16 6 21 6 21 4 77 4 81 6 984 4 86 094 4 84 1 Indicates Sunday. Holiday. The official number of cars of stock brought In today by ea-:h road was: Roads. Cattle. Itoirs Rh'n. U ses. -.. m. c ut. p. Ky Union Pac. System.. .. C. & N. W. Ry 3 F., K. & M. V. K. R.. 25 C, St. P., M. & O.... 16 B. M. Ry 31 C, B. & Q. Ry 2 K. C. & St. J 11 C, R. 1. & P., east.. 6 C, R. I. & P., west.. .. Illinois Central 3 Total receipts .... 97 6 1 1 21 30 1 6 9 2 4 2.. 11 3 1 1 6 !! 1 2 67 37 8 The disposition of the day's receipts was as follows, each buyer purchusing the 1111m br of head indicated: Hlvera C,tln llnir. QhaAn omana facKing Co Swift and Company Armour A Co Cudahy Packing Co Armour & Co., 8. City.. Vansant & Co Carey A Benton Lobman & Co W. I. Stephen Hill & Huntzlnger Hamilton & Rothschild. Wolf A Murnan B. F. Hobblck Tlennls aV t'n 220 352 612 627 562 1,693 459 649 924 589 663 1,796 3,116 1 15 20 68 1 20 93 45 13 258 .... 661 2.429 5.342 6,386 Other buyers 258 CATTLE There was a light run of cattle here today, so that prices held fully steady. The market was not exactly brisk, but at the same time It was very noticeable that there was a better undertone to the trade than there was last week. Receipts Included only about ten or a dosen cars of cornfed steers and anything desirable sold at full steady prices. In some rases sales were made that looked, if anything, a little stronger. Most of the rattle were of rather common quality, though a few bunches were In pretty fair condition. The cow market was also steady with the close of last week. Buyers were out In good season, and, as supplies were lim ited, It was not long before the bulk of the offerings was out of first hands. The better grades of cows and heifers were the ones in greatest request and In some cases they commanded strung prices. Bulls, veal calves and stags were easily disposed of at last week's prices and the pens were empty In good season. ' There were very few Blockers and feeders In the yards, so that, while the demand was not heavy. It was sufficient to take what was offered at steady prices. Com mon stuff was, of course, more or less neglected, the same as usual. A few cars of western range cattle ar rived, but still there were not enough to attract the attention of buyers. As a gen eral thing they cold in the same notches they did last week. Representative sales: BEEF STEERS. No. At. ,Pr. No. At. Pr. 1 . .1034 i 86 4 341 I 40 31 Ml 3 45 11 67 i 40 20 1111 I 16 10 34 8 30 7 323 3 76 382 4 00 It 333 I 80 41 1143 4 00 4 1264 I 80 24 1300 4 30 14 1214 t 80 4 1143 4 80 18 3.1? I 86 43 1186 4 35 t m IIS 14 1164 I 10 33 1014 I 86 BTEERS AND HEIFERS, it til i 0 18 til l 30 COWS. It 740 1 86 14 174 t (6 1 780 1 68 24 1063 I 80 10 til 1 86 83 166 I M 1 1014 1 84 It Hi I 86 U 813 1 86 1 360 I 86 1 too 1 M 1 180 I 86 4 85 1 tO It 172 2 86 t 737 8 00 It 374 I 30 t 737 2 00 4 NO Is) 1 360 I 00 It IKt I 30 1 830 3 10 II 344 I 30 I 670 I 26 1 1008 I 5 1 123 I 23 t t04 I 00 11 361 3 26 10 1017 3 00 1 370 I SO 1.... 1160 I 00 I 363 I 36 10 1066 I 00 I 704 3 86 1 1330 I 00 1 Til I 36 10 1163 I 00 1 1013 I 40 4 1026 I 00 II 327 I 40 II 103 I 00 II 33 t 60 1 1240 I M 1 30 I 60 t 1126 I 10 1 1130 I 60 II 1046 8 10 U. . 1086 I 64 1 1170 I 10 1 1210 2 60 1 1141 I 10 1 1130 I 60 1 1070 I 10 1064 60 16 into I 10 41 733 I 46 II 1178 I 30 1 too I 46 1 701 I 25 "l 1020 I 46 1 1070 I 10 HEIFERS. 1 100 1 75 1 170 t 40 II Ill I 16 1 140 40 4 144 1 36 1 424 8 40 CALVE8. 1 44 I SO 1 100 8 00 J lot 4 00 1 115 I 26 1 260 4 04 1 130 26 " 4WBULL8. J 1144 1 to 1 1624 t 78 1 110 1 20 1 163 tO 1440 I It 1 1330 I to 1 1336 2 26 1 1340 I 20 106 I 60 1 180 16 1 1200 I 60 1 650 I 40 1 1616 I 40 1 1620 I 76 1 120 I 40 1 1410 4 04 1 1170 I 40 STOCK COWS AND HEIFERS. 1 660 1 60 1 730 2 to 1 300 1 60 1 411 I 60 . 1 738 I 10 1 770 I 00 1060 1 30 1 70 I 24 STOCKERS AND FEEDERS. t 704 2 60 12 1026 I 44 4 Ml IN t 326 I 66 14 at IK 1 460 8 60 II 654 3 40 12 8H0 I 46 If 464 I 40 4 161 I 70 i 400 3 40 NEBRASKA. 1 90 1 cow 900 2 60 $ 00 1 cow I 50 $ 90 7 cows 751 t 85 1 85 13 cows 744 1 85 2 60 7 cows 1004 2 95 2 95 1 cow 1120 2 65 COLORADO. 3 10 3 cows 66 3 60 3 66 8 rows 732 1 90 2 40 $ cows 7'i3 1 90 2 25 t cows 828 1 90 J 60 61 cows 97 2 80 2 40 32 cow 7 !5i 2 70 6 cows 948 2 66 2 56 ( cows 894 2 55 2 65 4 cows 1010 2 55 3 06 1 bull 1430 1 feeder... 630 14 steers. .1107 t rows.. 1 cow..., 3 cows.. .. 896 .. 6M) ..1060 12 feeders.. 873 2 steers.... 840 1 bull 1T50 6 bulls 1330 2 heifers... 910 7 cows 9M 24 cows 875 1 cow ior.0 Irowi 8 29 cows 1023 Teston 11 cows 80S 2 86 1 cow 80 1 00 1 cow 1000 2 00 Bros. Neb. 1 bull... 1 steer... .1050 . EM 2 40 2 00 HOGS There was a fair run of hogs here this morning, but about half of them were consigned direct to packers, so that I the actual number on sale w very amsll. The market opened with packers bidding about a dime higher, but sellers were hold ing for good, strong prices, so that on the start very few loads were sold. Buyers firally raised their hands a little and the bulk of the hogs brought right around J 10. which Is 1o4i124c higher than Satur day's average. The long string told at $6 10. with the prime loads going at to 124 snd $6 15. Some of the commoner hog, sold from $6 074 down. Owing tc the light receipts It only took a few minutes fur everything to change hands after buyers and sellers finally got together on prices. Bepresentstlve sales: No. at. r.h It No At. 8n. Tr 77 21" .i i Ki 4 .'.7 XI 4 I" 41 2", fc , Ml 44 ... 410 4. 2.(4 i "iLt ! 2a Kl "7 2ei 310 07', 71 V.i 30 III 77 243 140 i O-i. 16 3' ... 4 Kl 13 144 . . o7', 70 im tin 1 2-."i 120 4 0T, 72 Jt7 40 4 10 S4 t 2'0 3 07', 41 2:"0 40 4 10 7 2.17 2n 4 tilt, 63 IT7 ... tin 4 26 ItwO 4 0?lj 63 IM 140 3 10 6t 344 Kt 4 10 so .274 ... 4 10 43 2M ... 4 10 64 2M 30 4 10 72 jr.4 140 4 10 66 2M M I 10 2M 4'tl 4 10 41 J4 31-0 4 124 " 2.S 10 4 Id 6.' :3 310 4 IS1, 104 271 2i 4 1(1 34 TV, K0 4 12', 61 JUS 40 4 10 62 -TU ... 4 12'-, 41 .117 30 4 10 30 2S ... 4 16 44 2? 2o 4 10 SHEEP There waa not a heavy supply of sheep and lambs here this morning, and as the demand was In fairly good shape the market ruled active and steady. Some fed western yearlings sold as high as $1.25 and $4.35. 'J here were no choice lambs on sale, and in fact strictly good stuff of all kinds was rather scare. Trading was active from start to finish, and everything was sold In gocd stason. There was not a very large supply of feeders on band and the demand was also limited, but the market held Just about steady with the close of lust week. Uuotsttons for fed stock: Choice lambs, $5.ta(i5.25; fair tu good lamDs, $45otin.OO; choice yeardngs. $1.254.40; fair to good yearlings, $3..5gi4.10; choice wethers, $l.00':f 4.25; fair to good. $3.65'g4.00; choice ewes, $3.6."f?3.76; fair to good, I3.iK4i3 5o; feeder lambs, $3.ivU4.00; feeder yrarllngs, $3 004,3.25; feeder wethers, $2.7o,j3.ou; feeder ewes, $150 i. jo. representative sales No. 222 native ewes 232 native wethers u... 24 nstlve ewes 4 native yearlings 26 native lambs 3 bucks 28 fed wethers 126 fed ewes 223 fed yearlings 227 fed ewes 239 Wyoming ewes I'll fed western ewes 251 fed western ewes 1.100 fed yearlings 3 cull ewes 19 fed lambs 27 fed ewes 41 fed western lambs 924 cull ewes 242 feeder ewes 319 feeder lambs Av. FT. K3 3 15 , 109 4 25 . 130 3 75 132 4 25 95 4 85 ,156 3 00 98 4 15 98 3 60 98 4 35 85 3 25 93 3 40 95 3 60 91 3 15 , Id 4 25 c3 2 00 ,84 4 85 , 123 3 75 61 4 00 .74 1 25 ,92 2 70 60 3 25 CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET. Cattle Slow and Lower Hoars Higher Sheep Steady and Weak. CHICAGO, Dec. 16. CATTLE Receipts, 23,000 head; market slow and lower; uood to prime steers. $5.60(fi.X0; poor to medium, $3.5OCj5 60; stockers and feeders, $2.lii(i4.hO; cows, $1.25i64.50; heifers. $1.9iKj5.O0; caniiers, $1.25fo235; bulls, $2.a4 .50: calves, $3.OOjj7.00; Texas fed steers, $3.3i;(ij4.75. HOGS Receipts, 30,0oo henti; estimated tomorrow, 4o,ooo; left over. 8,500: market 10 4il5c higher; mixed and butchers, iy.ffiW o.o; goon io cnoice nettvy. Hiao'ao.sio; rou.n heavy. $5S5Srt.25; light, $5.6oa6.10; bulk of sales, $6n0Cg6 2O. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, S3.000 head; market steady and weak; good to choice wethers, $3.75(ff4.25; fair to choice mixed, $2.75'ra3.75; western sheep, $3.6T.(ii4.25; native lambs, $3.755.60; western lambs, $4.0io6.50. Official yesterday: Receipts. Shipments. Cattle 330 6.654 Hogs 15,736 6.032 Sheep 1,618) 8,586 Kansas City Live Stork Mnrket. KANSAS CITY, Dec. 16. CATTLE! Re ceipts, 6,500 natives, 1.500 Texans and 650 calves, mostly natives; market generally dull and lower; choice export and dressed beef steers, $5.05S6.25; fair to good. $2.75 6.00; stockers and feeders, $3,004(4.00; west ern fed steers, $3.00ffi5.15; Texas and Indian steers, $2.404i3.75; Texas cows, $1.65fi2.50; native cows, $2.40(84.30; heifers, $2.6Oj4.O0; earners, tl.COfi2.26; bulls, $1.903.20; calves, $2.25'h16.00. HOGS Receipts, 3.000 head; market 6fJ:l0c higher; top. $6.20; bulk of sales, $ii.05(f.l6; heavy, $.1(Ci6.20; mixed packers, $6.0016.15; llKht. $5.90Tg6.05; yorkers, $6.00(6.06; pigs, $5. SO 5.90. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 1.700 head; mnrket steady to strong; native lambs, $400(ii6.40; western lambs, $3.85ii4.35; feeders, $3.0m&4.50; native wethers, $3.10ff 4.60; western wethers, $3.004.20; stockers and feeders, $2.0063.26. St. Louis Live Slock Market. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 15.-CATTLB-Recelpts, 3,000 head. Including 2,000 Texans; market steady; native shipping and export steers, $4.5OSi6.50, with strictly fancy worth up to $6.75; dressed beef and butcher steers, $4.26 j6.26; steers under 1,000 lbs., $3.755.25; stockers and feeders, $2. 40 4.00) rows and heifers, $2.25T4.50; canners, $1.502.50; bulls, $2.35(Sj3.50; calves, $4.0O7.OO; Texas and In dian steers, $2.60fi4.86; cowa and heifers, $2.25413.46. HOGS Receipts, 2.600 head; market higher; pigs and lights. $5.86iu'6.05; packers, $6.0oi6.20; butchers. $6.10.ff6.45. SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts. 2.800 head; market steady; native muttons, $3.25 (73.90; lambs, $3.35i5.50; culls and bucks, $2.OtKg4.00; stockers, $1.5O3.O0; Texans, $2.65 433.80. Kan- York Live Stork Market. NEW YORK. Dec. 15. CATTLE Re ceipts, 3.962 head; steers, moderately ac tive and steady to 10c lower: bills, steady; cows. 10fi25c higher; steers, $4.25W.80; bulls, $2.76jp4.20; cows, $1.75((i3.75. Cables steady: exports today, 450 rattle, 1,238 sheep and 4,900 quarters of beef; tomorrow, 710 cattle, 1,492 sheep and 4.080 quarters of beef. CALVES Receipts, i69 head; firm; veals, $5.00(39.60; barnyard calves, $3.5o4.124; westerns, firm at llfTMc per lb. HOGS Receipts, 6.227 head; firm; state hogs, $6.40; no westerns on sale. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. 8,626 head; sheep, steady to strong; lambs, IOiTJi 15o higher; sheep. $2.75(jpl.25; culls, $2.00 2.50; lambs, $5.oo34).25; culls, $4.0034.75; Canada lambs, $6. St. Joseph Lira Stork Market. ST. JOSEPH. Dee. 16. CATTLE Re ceipts, 1.700 head; natives, $3.6016.25; veals, $2.60(66.60; bulls and stags. $2.0U&4.35; stock ers and feeders. $3.0OC(i4.40. HOGS Receipts, 1.931 head; pigs, $4.00 6.00: bulk of sales, $6.10rfj 20. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 467 head; top native lambs, $5.60; top native yearlings, $4.60. Sloas City Live Stork Market. SIOUX CITY, la.. Dec. 15. (Special Tele gram.) CATTLE Receipts, 2.300; market slow, about steady; beeves, $3.75(145.75; cows, hulls and mixed $1.60(33.75; stockers and feeders, $2.50(84.00; yearlings and calves, $2.60(68 76. HOGS Receipts, 3,500; best Be higher; selling, $6.6o6.15; bulk, $5. 85 6. 10. Stork 13 Slgrht. The following were the receipts of llvs stock at the six principal cities yesterday: "stie. Hogs. Sheep Omaha Chicago Kansas City.. St. Louis St. Joseph Sioux City.... Totals 5.402 8.145 80.000 3,ooo 2.5(0 1.931 3.600 33,000 1.7(10 2.8O0 407 .37.822 46,333 46,112 Cotton Market. NETS' ORLEANS. Dec. IB COTTON Firm; sales. 7.900 bales: ordinary. 64c; good ordinary, 74c; low middling, 7 11-16e; mid dling, 8 3-16c; good middling, 84c; middling fair. 9 6-)6c; receipts, 16, 2 bales; stocks, 362.956 lialeh. Futures were very steady; December, 8 17c. bid; January 8 22Ti8.23c; February. 8.26!(?8.2)c; March, 8 32fo8.33c; April, 8.3tiTH.8sc; May, 8.416'8.42c; June, 8.45J 8.47c: Julv. 8.47j8.48c; August. 8 23c, bid. NEW YORK, Dee. 15. COTTON-Market started firm and active at an advance of 7fil0 points. The Initial rise waa due to strong cables f ruen IJverpool, where tho close was at a net rise of 4'(H4 points. The English rise was attributed by several cables to the aptearance of Egyptian specu lators who were reported to have bought enormously, following an advance In two days of 4 at Alexandria. Speculation In the local market broadened to the largest volume of business since bureau day, with all clas,e, contending for supplies. The demand was accelerated by the continued failure of receipts to expand and stttlstlcs showing continued subsidence of the visible supply of American cotton, now about 366, Quo bales under last year's. Wall street news regarding the stock market was better and Wall street was somewhat of a factor In the rise of the price of cotton. Fall River reported unlimited demand for print cloth uo to and Including February on the bast, of 3c. The weather news was very bad and to this phase of the situation many attribute the small movement. From the low prices the extreme advance lit cotton In this market today was 20C(j21 points, the market being finally firm at a net rise of 111116 points. Total sales of futures were estimated at 525.000 bales. FT. IOU1S Dec 15 COTTON 8tsdy to l-le high' 'mlddllns- 84c: sales 35 bales; receipts. 6 447 bales; shipment,, 6.147 bales; stock, 26.XK3 bales. LIVERPOOL. lec. 15 COTON-In fair demand; prices 2 points higher: American middling fair. 6.1M: good middling. 4 6eal: middling, 4.54d; low middling. 4.42d; good ordinary. 43od; ordinary. 4 ltd. The sales of the day were lu.OOo bales, of which tVX) were for speculation and export, and In cluded 9 100 American. Receipts were 15.OU0 bales. Including 9.414) American. Futures opened steadv slid closed very stesdy. American middling, December, 4i2d; De cember-January. 4 604j4.ftld: Jsnuary-Febru- arv. I.5'l: February-Man h, 4 60d: Mnrch Aprll, 4,.Vkl; April-Mo v, 4 ,ViU Mly-June, 4.jiii61d; June-July, 4 60y4 5id; July-August, 4.Vv4 61d. Dry Goods Market NEW YORK, Dee. 15-COFFEE-Spot Rio. quiet' No. 7 Invoice, 54c: mild, quiet; Cordova, ,4'iI2c. Futures opened steady at unchanged prices. At the opening there was a little business, the sales amounting to abort 250 bags on the call, sold to arise from the offerings of Importers. Toward the finish there Was a moderate eelllng movement, which closed the market quiet at a net decline of 6 points. The tales footed upon 11.000 bags. Including Decem ber at 4.45c; Junuarv, 4 BotH 55c; Fehruarv. 4fc; March. 4.90c; June, 4 95c; July, 5.06c; August, 6.10c; September, 6.15o. Whisky Market. CINCINNATI. Dec. 15. WHISKT Dis tillers' finished goods active on basis of 11.32. CHICAGO. Dec. 1S.-W1I1SKY Basis of hlfjh wine::, 11.82. rT. LOUIS, Dec. 15. WHISKT Steady at $1.32. PEORIA. Dec, 1S.-WHISKT-41.33. CotTee Market. NEW YORK. Dec. 15 DRT GOODS There has been a reduction of 4c to 4c a yard In a number of lines of bleached muslins; Lonsdale reduced to 6c net. No chnnge Is noticeable In any other dlvlelon of the market. An average business Is doing at previous prices. Print cloths, dull and uncharged. Wool Market. ST. LOUIS. Dec. 15 WOOL Steady to strong; medium grades and combing, 1W DO'-c; light, rtne. WtlHc; heavy, fine, 13W 15c; tub washed, iS(ii29c. NEW YORK, lic. 16. WOOLQulct ; domestic fleece, 25630c. Elatln Rotter Market. I5I.IN. 111., Dec. 15 RUTTER Remains unchanged In price the market being called firm nt 29c. No offerings and no sal?s 011 call. Sales of the week. 601.000 lbs. EXPECT T00MUCH PATIENCE Repress Companies Want Recipients of Christmas rarkatcea to Hold Them I nopeneil. The express companies are preparing to save themselves trouble this year In hind ling the Christmas shipments, but Inci dentally they are preparing to sorely tsx the spirit of gift-recipients. They ask their customers, In view of the unusually large business anticipated this year, to for ward packages In time to reach their dcs.l natlon a week before Christinas day. In return for this accommodation on the part of tho shipper, the company will stick on the package a card bearing Id large letters this admonition: "Do not open until Christmas." The express companies. In their circular now bring distributed, argue that the pro posed plan will Insure more safe and satis factory transportation, and this may not be denied, but, on the other hand, the thought of leaving untouched for a full week a package that looks like It contains! a box of gloves or a box of cigars, a bottle of perfume or a bottle of liniment, a kl mona or a card case, such thought makes the shipper to doubt humanity and the ex press company's plan. Ask for Change of Venne. ST. LOUIS, Dec. IS. The case of Charles 3. Denny, John A. Sheridan, Edmund Bersch. Emlle Hartmnn, Charles A. Outke, J. J. Hannigan, Charles Kelly and Julius I-ehmann, former members of the house of delegates, charged with bribery In connection with the Suburban bill, were called for trial today In J 11 dire Ryan's court. Their attorneys tiled appli cation for a change of venue, and argu ments on the subject were commenced. Prisoner Ordered Released. NEW YORK. Dec. 15. Wllllnm McNutt, who has been a prisoner In the Tombs on an extradition warrant Issued by Governor Odell on the ground that he Is a fugitive from the state of Illinois, charged with grand larceny of $13,000 from Wlllard T. Block on March 11 last, was discharged from custody by Justice Fltzaernld in tlr supreme court today. Justice Fltsceraid holds that the authorities have not estab lished that McNutt was In charge. Third Victim is Mead. CLEVELAND, O.. Dec. W.-Enjrlneer Wil liam 8. Knox, one of t'rte victims of the explosion In the water works tunnel yes terday, a lea tonay, nviaing tnree tannines thus far as a result of the accident. Twi) others, James Ossman and Edward Emael son. are In a critical condition, and will probably die. Mayor Johnson has ordered an Investigation. Markay Leave for Cast, SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 16.-Clarence H. Mackay. president of the Pacific Commer cial Csble company, with George J. Ward, vice president and general manager of the company, and Vice Presidents Bradley and Baker, left for tne east mis morning over the Santa Fe. Nothing has been heard from tho cable ship Sllvertown since Its departure. Stratton Will Case Itesumed. COLORADO 8PRING8. Colo.. Dec. IS The will case was resumed today, I. Harry Stratton objecting to two executors earner! In his father's will acting as administrators. The esse was one of fine legal distinctions. The real flirht over the will will come up December 29. THE! REALTY MARKET. INSTRUMENTS placed on record Monday, December 15: Warranty Deeds. Omaha National bank to Omaha Safe Deposit and Trust company, lot 10 and s26 feet lot 9. block 1874. Omaha... 1 Parkwav Real Estate company to Christine Johnson, lot 1, block 7, Pratt's subdlv 1,200 Mary D. Ehrenpfort and husband to Pauline Connelly. n4 or n4 lot s, Redfleld's subdlv Clifton Hill Presbyterian company to John Reynard, lot 17, block 12, Clifton Hill Ella R. Downs and husband to N, J. 400 460 Delford, lot 20. Sunnystde add 1,400 J. E. George to Ernest Gullctt, lot 62, Sullivan's add United Real Estate and Trust com pany to Matilda J. Bryant, lot I, block 7. Maxwell's 2d add C. O. Dalsell and wife to R. C. Taft, lots and 7. block 20. Carthage add.. Martha G. D. Taft and husband to C. G. Dalsell, same Unit Claim Deeds. Logan Enyart and wife to Christina Smith, lots 30, 21 snd 22, block I, Harris & P.'s Annex Deeds. 160 450 1 Sheriff to Christine Johnson, lot L block 7. Pratt s add Total amount of transfer!.... Not in Nature for anyone to slway, feel tired. There i no need to drag out aa existence without ambition. .... . Weak uerve are responalble for lan guor, depression, debility sod varico- 'riisessed nerve, whether dne to over work, over-mduleeoce or any other cause, can be mads strong ss steel try the use of They tone and In vf gorste everv orfr, a of thebody, soothe and strengthen tbe nerve, and traneiorm Droa.cn u,wH men and women into strong, healthy. vigurou. ruddy-cneenta person, n you fin 'I this ian t ao, you get your money back. tl 00 per box : ) boxes (wLh guaran tee), t5.ua Book free. For salt) hf lui as -.. Oasana. liions Druu mure. South Oman Davis Drue Co.. Counc" BH'tXav la. P. B. Wears, Pres. C. A. Wear. V-Pres. Established 1862. WEARE COMMISSION CO., CHICAGO Members of the Principal Exchanges, private Wire to All Points. GRAIN, rilO VlSlO.Stl, STOCKS, IIO&DS Bought snd sold for cash or futur delivery. OMAHA BRANCH. 110-111 Foard of Trad. lelephons 1516. W. K. Ward. Local M-iagef. i