8 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1902. COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL Umfcl Inactivity Pervades Grain Fit on Board of Trade. DEMAND FOR MAY OATS EXCEEDS SUPPLY Hlsb-Prlced Hog mud Lark of elllnK Pressure Keep Provisions Klrtn ea Market Which Wn Oallt Active. CHICAOO. Dee. 22.-The usual Inartlvlty pervaded the grain pita tin the Hoard of Trade today, out price were firm. May wheat doffing M.'&Vic higher. May corn was up a fraction and oata were c high r. Provisions were strong. May closing irom 64j7'ic to 17Vic higher. Wheat waa extremely dull, with prac tically no outside business. The foreign aituatlon waa considered strong, ths world s shipments being light and a large decrease In the amount on psssage being recorded. l.arsc receipts and a bearish ea tlmate of the Kuaalan crop waa the main tear factors. May opened a shade to c higher at KiftllSc to 77 but on selling on liberal receipts the price declined to 77Ve. A smaller Increase In vleible than had been expected an Increase of only 65,onn bushels, where l,&no,ij bushels had been looked for created a Somewhat firmer feeling later In the day and the close was at T7,iT7VCi the top price of the day, with a gain of '',c. World s shipments for the last week were 6,li!u."i bushels, against 6,497,uoO bushels last week. Clearances of wheat and flour were equal to nia.im bushels. Primary receipts were 1.264.U00 bushel, compared with KVI.Vnj a year ago. Minneapolis and Duluth re ported receipts of l,t.72 cars, which, with local receipts of HO cara, with 1 of contract grade, made total receipts for the three points of 1,152 cars, against 1,187 cars last week and 816 a year ago. Corn was dull and easier on the nearby deliveries, but firm for May. Ixcal senti ment was slightly bearish, the weather being more favorable for the movement and the receipts larger. Commission housej reported a dearth of orders from the out side and there waa little of Interest In the trading. May closed a shade higher at Vi'ton, after selling between 4:f,c and 434 Local receipts were 41.1 cars, 5 of contract grade. Oats showed more strength than either of the other grains and a good demand existed for the May option, while the offer Inga were light. Commission houses were the best buyers of May, but a prominent long also bought freely. A good cash de mand was a dull Influence, but receipts were larger and had a depressing effect. May closed He higher at 33 V mc, after ranging between 3.iHe and 33c. Local re ceipts were 279 cars. Provisions were firm on the absence of any particular selling pressure and on higher prices for hogs at tne yards. Trad ing was qulto active, there being an es pecially good demand for the May prod ucts. Outsiders were the best buyers and the offerings were supplied largely by packers. The close was firm, with May pork, 17Hc higher at $16.60; May lard was up MWa 15c at S9.374 and ribs were 5-a7Wc higher at $8.6Mj8.57H. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, 110 cars; corn, 586 cars; oats, 340 cars; hogs, 27,000 head. The leading futures ranged aa follows: ATttclea.j Open. Hlgh. Low. Close. Sat'y. Wheat Dec. May July ( drn Dec. Jan. May Oats 1Dec. May Tork Jan. May Jan. nibs Jan. May 74Ufii 74 8 74V 74H , 771, 74HVi 77 77 V 74 - 74 45H1H4 4&74 46U 4fvVti 74"A 46 74V4 464 46 44'! 45 44H! 43 M4I 32 STfc 3 32 31 S 33H33VJ:33t4i&H It 60 16 00 1 ff7 16 60 16 65 16 60 16 IS I 16 00 16 16 15 97H 10 85 10 25 10 25 10 28 85 824 85 9 824 8 474 8 48 8 474 8 45 8 60 8 60 8 674 I 60 10 324 8 47H BO No. 2. tNew. Cash quotations were aa follows: FLOUR Market quiet and steady; winter patents, $3.4003.60; straights, S3.10ft3.3n; spring patents, 13.40913.70; straights, 2.903 2.20; bakers. $2.252,75. WHEAT No. 8, spring. 74W76c; No. 8 spring, 6S4jr72c; No. 2 red, 7474c. CORN-tNo. 2, 45c; Noi t yellow. 45c. OATS-No. 2, 82c; No. 8 white, S2c. KYB No. 2, 484c. BARLEY Good feeding, 641c; fair to choice malting, 4666j. BKEDS No. 1 flax. $1.15; No. 1 north western, $1.23; prime timothy, $3.76; clover, contract grade, $10.86, PROVISIONS Mesa pork, per bbl., $17. Lard, per 100 lbs.. tl0.2fr(r 10.35. Short ribs Ides (loose), $8.374ifjti.624. Dry salted shoulders (boxed), h.iVt8.50. Short clear Ides (boxed). $8,6248.874. ' ' Following were the receipts and shipments of flour and grain Saturday: Receipts. Shipments. Flour, bbla 18.300 14.64X) Wheat, bu 66,800 e.noo Corn, bu 25.100 86,400 Oats, bu 278,W 208 3)0 Rye, bu 8.100 6.100 Barley, bu 108,000 12,800 On the' Produce exchange today the but ter market was quiet and eaaler; cream eries, lht)2Sc; dairies, 17fe2Sc. Eggs, firm, loss off, cases returned, 25c. Cheese, firm. 13&134c new York general markets. Quotations of the Das- oai Various Commodities. NEW TORK. Dec. 22. FLOUR Receipts. 17,175 bbls.; exports, 14.875 bbls.; market steady, with a fair Inquiry for spring patents; winter patents, M.tKg.3.u; winter straights, $3,464(3.55; winter extras, $285431.16; winter low grades, 12 AM?! 96; Minnesota patents, $4.OiK(;-4.20; Minnesota bakers, $3 2&Vn3.40. Rye flour, steady; fair to good, $3.10o 3. 40; choice to fancy, tS.oOcjy 8 60. Buckwheat flour, quiet, $2.3002.35. spot and to arrive. CORN MEAL Quiet; yellow western, 11.20; city, $1.18; lirandywlne. $3.43.56. RYE Quiet ; No. 2 western, 68c, f. o. b., afloat; atate, 55iSi&6c. BARLEY Steady; feeding. 39g4nc. c. i. f.. Buffalo; malting. 4Suc. c. I. f., Buffalo. WHEAT Receipts, 101,400 bu.; exports, 181,866 bu. Spot, steady; No. $ red. 79c, f. o. b., afloat; No. 1 northern, Duluth, 87c, f. o. b., afloat; No. 1 hard. Manitoba, 874Ci t. o. b., afloat. Options were generally quiet, but firm, all day. buying motives were rain reports from Argentine, higher cables, small visible supply Increase and renewed export demand. The close was 4ft4c net higher. May, 81 ll-l814c; July, 7n67S7,e, closed at 78c; December, 83yxjc, cloaed t K3'e. CORN Receipts, 86,109 bu.; exports, 83.786 bu. Spot, steady; No. I 61Vi&2c. elevator, and 6c, f. o b., afloat) No. 2 yellow, 694a; No. 2 white, 60c. The option market waa dull, but steady to firm, on cable news, the wheat advance and covering, and closed 44c uet higher. January, 634i864c, closed at 63ic; March. 6ott5o4c. cloaed at 6o"4c; May, 4Hfc48Hc; December cloaed at 60c. OATS Receipt a 4S.UA) bu. ; exporta 1340 bu. epot. firm; No. 2, 38c; No. t, S74ff374c; No. S white, 341i38e; track white, a43c standard white, 3a0394c; No. 2 white, 3ad fc394c; track mlx,ed western, nominal. Op tions were very quiet, but steady. Decem ber closed at 3914c. HAY Steady; shipping, 65S70c: good to choice. vx jl m). . HOPS 4ulet ; state, common to choice 1902. 29j'37c; 111. l4!iic; olda. 7nj72Hc- pa cific coast, l&VJ, l&lc; 1901, Ofcitic; olda, 74 124c. " HIDES Steady; Oalveaton. 20 to 25 Iba 18c; California, 21 to 26 Iba., 19c; Texas dry' 24 to 80 iba.. 14c. ' LEATHER Firm. PROVISIONS-Beef. quiet; family, $16 00 flt8.uu; men. I10.5u.nll.00; beef hama, Uu.&o. 22.U0; packet. 14.UU 16.00; city extra India mesa, $26 0oj28.00. Cut roeata, quiet: pickled bellies. 9.tXM.T6; pl.-kled shoulders, $8 25 8.50; pickled hams, $11.604311.76. Lard flrnr western steamed, $10.80; rertned. ateady continent. $11; South America, $11.60; com pound, IJ.6txu7.75. Pork, ateady; family, 1,0; short clear, $21 0J23.uU; meas. $1S. TAI.Ix)W-DjII; city. 64c. RICE Quiet; domeatlc. fair to extra. 4Vc Bt'TTKR Recelpta, 2.312 pkga. ; ateady; state dairy, 234c; creamery, extra, 29c treamery, common to choice, J0rp2tic. ' CHEESE Hectlpts, 4,4to pkga.; quiet; fancy, large, atate, full cream, colored and' state and Pennsylvania, average teat, 2&c' western, poor to fancy, 20a26e. POULTRY AIHe, unsettled. Dressed eksy; western chicks, 13c; western fowls' lJ.(H?'ic- western turkeys, lie. METALS There waa a ahurp advance In the London tin market today, quotation, being 42 higher at 117 I'm for apot anJ a.118 2a td fur futures, and Influenced by this the local market waa higher by nearly Sr. with spot closing firm but quiet at $2i O01ij4.ti0. Copper declined 6s In lxmdon to 461 2a 6d foi spot and 51 10a for fu tures, but remained unchanged and nominal here at $10.76 for standard. $1166 for lake and $11 45 for electroltic and lasting. Lead waa dull and unchanged here at $-4 124 and In I-onJun at 10 lbs. Biwlter advanced i M la Lundoa to 19 i7 id, hll hers It Dvpientuet, uiic; taie maae, uyisvc fancy, amall, colored and while, ttontember 13c: late make. ISJjIJVc. ' EdQS Recelpta. i.167 Dkas.: frrevulae- declined 24c lo $4 5. lrn In Olnpgow was quoted st 54s snd In M Iddles borough at 47s 14d. Locally It tin qnlf-t anl un chann'd. No. 1 northern found!)- Is quoted at $23.Kri:6.i! nn.l No. 2 northern, No. 1 southern nn No. 1 pouthern soft foundry st $22 Wri23.00 Wsrrants continue nominal. OMAHA WIIOI.USALK M AHKRTS. Condition of Trade and r-aotallnas en S'frl find Knnry Prodnce. FOOP CamMed Ktock, 21c. LIVE POULTRY Hens. 7ij"4c: old roos ters, 41 5" ; turkeys, lie: ducks. Pjji'c; pcrre, "4J8c; spring chickens, per lb., 8ift S4''. DRKBSKD POULTRY Hens. c; young chickens. 9c; turkeys, lttfjlSc; ducks, lollc: grfe. ll'c. PUTTER-racklng stock, VWnr. choice dalrv. In tubn. 2iiilc; separator, 29W.10O. FRESH FISH-Troiit. 9?10c; herring, 5c; picketel, 8c, pike, 9c; perch, 6c; buffilo, dressed, 7c; sunfish, 3c; hl.iel'ns. 3c; white fish, 9c: salmon, J0c; hndilock, 11c; codfish. 12c; redsnapper, 10c; lobsters, boiled, per lb Sot; lobsters, green, per lh., 2c; bull lienrls, 0c; catfl-h. 14c; black bass, 20c; halibut, 11c. CORN New. 40c. OATS ;,2c. RYE No. 2. 4r,c. TnN-P-r ten. $13 50. HAY Prices quoted by Omaha Whole sale Hay Dealers' assocJulon: 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 fnlr. receipts light. OYSTERS Standards, per can, 2Se; extra selects, per can. 3flc: New York counts, per can, 42c; bulk, extra selects, per gal., $1.75; bulk, standards, per ral.. $1.45. CHRI8TMAS DECORATIONS. TREES 4 to 6 feet, per doxen, $1.75; 7 to feet, $3 .50- 6 to 7 feet, $2.50; 9 to 10 feet. $1.50; large, for school and church pur poses. 12 to 14 feet. each. $1 .001.50: extra larce, 15 to Wl feet. earn. 2 0O54 00. HOLLY RRANCH12S Per case nf 2x2x4 feet (about 6" lbs.), $4; per barrel. 21.50. LONO NEEDLE PINES Per doxen. $2.50 300. MISTLETOE BP.ANCHK8 Per lb., SOc. EVERGREEN WREATHING In colls of 20 yards, per coll 90c; five-coll lots, 85c. WREATHS Magnolia and galax wreaths, per doxen, $1.5O4i2.0fl; evergreen wreaths, per dozen, $1. 502.00; holly wreaths, per doxen. $1.50g2O0. VEGETABLES. NEW CELERY Kalamazoo, per do,, 25c; Utah, per dos., 45c; California, per dos., for stalks weighing f.om 1 to 14 lbs., each, 45'i 75e. POTATOES Per bu., 50c. SWEET POTATOES Iowa Muscatlnes, per bbl., $3 25; Kansas, $2.25. TURNIPS Pe' bu.. 0c; Canada ruta bagas, per lb., lc. BEETS Per basket, 40c. CI CUMPERS Hothouse, per doi., $1.50. PARSNIPS-Per bu., 40c. CARROTS Pet lb., lc. GREEN ONIONS Southern, per doxen Dunchs, 45c. RADISHES Southern, per dozen bunches, 45c. WAX BEANS Per bu. box, $3; string beans, per bu. box $1.50. CABBAGE Miscellaneous Holland eed. per lb., j4c. ONIONS New home grown. In cacks, per bu., 75c; Spanish, per crate, $1.75. NAVY BEANS Per bu. $2 00. TOMATOES New California, par 4-bas-ket crate, $2.7.V CALIFLOWER California, pr crate, $2.50. FRUITS. PEARS Fall varieties, per box, $2.00; Colorado, per box, $2.25. APPLES Western, per bbl.. $2.75: Jona thans, $l; New York stock. $3.25; California Bellflowers, per bu. box, $1.60. GRAPES Cats wbas. per basket, 18o; Malagas, per keg, $6.00(37.00. CRANBERRIES Wisconsin, per bbl., $9.50; Bell and Bugles, $10.50; per box, $3.26. TROPICAL FRUITS. BANANAS Per bunch, according to slie, $2.01141?. 60. LEMONS-Callfornla fancy, $3.76; choice. $3.60. ORANGES Florida Brlghts, $3.75; Cali fornia navels, $3.50; California sweet Jaffna, all sites, $2.75. DATES Persian. In 70-lb. boxes, per lb., 6c; per case of 30-lb. pkgs., $2.25. FIGS California, per 10-r. cartons, fl; Turkish, per 36-lb. box, 1418c GRAPE FRUIT Florida, $6. MISCELLANEOUS. HONEY New Utah, per 24-frame case, $3.75. CIDER New York. $4.60; 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, 6c: No. 1 green. 5c; No. 1 salted, 7c; No. 2 salted, 64c; No. 1 veal calf, 8 to 124 lbs., 84c; No. 2 veal calf, 12 to 15 lbs., 6c; dry hides, 812c; sheep pelts, 2576c: horse hides, $1.60fj2.50. NUTS Walnuts. No. 1 soft shell, per lb., 15c; hard shell, per lb., 14c: No. . soft shell, per lb., 13c; No. 2 hard shell, per lb., 12c; Brails, per ib., 12c; filberts, per lb., 12c; almonds, soft shell, per lb., 16c; hard shell, per lb., 15c; aecans, large, per lb., 124c; small, per lb., 11c; cocoanuts, per dos., 6oc; 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. Alplm quotes the following prices: Iron, country, mixed, per ton, $11; Iron, stove plate, per ton, $8; copper, per lb., 84c; bmss. heavy, per lb.. 84c; Drass, light, per lb., 64c; lead, per lb., 8c; sine, per lb., 24c; rub- urr, per 10,, oftc. t WEARE COMMISSION COMPANY 110-111 Board of Trade, Omaha, Neb Telephone 1B10. CHICAGO, Dec. 22. WHEAT There has been a steady but dull wheat market, the whole range within 4c and the trade small. The news has been rather bullish, but the market has been rather indifferent to this. Argentine reported rains and harvest delayed. The weather west and southwest is undesirable. Minneapolis reported all Its mills running. The visible Increased 665, 0O0 bu. The local stock Increased 80,000 bu. On passage decreased 1,752,000 bu. World's shipments were 6,120,000 bu. The English visible Increased 737,000 bu., compared with decreases last year both In the American and English visible. Duluth reports 70, 000 bu. sold ifloat at Buffalo. New York reports thirty loads for export. Local re ceipts, 80 cars, with 1 of contract; esti mates for tomorrow, 110 cars. CORN Market has been very quiet, within a range of 40 for the active fu tures. The December and January were at about the low points so far. Clearances, 61,000 bu. The visible Increased 844,000 bu.; the local stock. 1,352,000 bu.. Increased 262, 000 bu. ; on paaage Increased 661,000 bu. World's shipments, 2,363,000 bu., which la about the same as the previous week. Primary receipts, 926.000 bu., against 648, 000 bu. last yer. There were 16 cars of No. 2 out of private elevators. Samples have been abOJt steady. OATH Have been active and strong, up at their best 4c to Sc. The December showed the most strength. The local stock, 1,686.000 bu., decreased 141,000 bu.; the visi ble decreased 176.0UO bu. ; clearances, 11,000 bu.; local receipts. 279 cars, with 18 cars 3f standard; estimates for Tuesday 340 cars. Cash demand eart Is good. PROVISIONS Market has been strong. Armour bought May pork and ribs. Trade has been fair, with little disposition to sell. There were 36.000 hogs; market firmer and pricea 6c higher. Estimates for Tues day, 27,000. Hogs In the west today, 59.7(11, against 61,700 last week and 87, SO last year. WEARE COMMISSION CO. St. I.oala Grain and Provisions. ST. LOUIS. Dec. 22. WHEAT-Steadv: No. 2 red, cash, elevator, nominal; track. 734fe74c: May, 764c; July, 724c bid; No. 2, hard. 7ot724c CORN Firm; No. 2 caah, 444c; track, 444iM4,c; December. 45c; July, J'igsyc. OATS Steady; No. 2. cash. J2c; track. $24'i33c; December, 324c; May, 334c; No. 2, white, 35c. RYE Lower, at 48H44o. FLOUR Steady; red winter patents. $3 35 (3.50; extra fancy and straights, $3.o5o3.30; clear. $2.9"iii3.. 6EED Timothy, steady, $29003.40. C( iRKMKAL Steady at $2 30. BRAN Firm; sacked, east track, 7ig73c. HAY Firm: timothy. $11 00&15.00; prairie, $10.5041 11.60. ' IKON COTTON TIES $1,074. RAOGINO-6 i-Will l-16c. HEMP TW INE 9c. PROVISIONS Pork, higher: Jobbing, standard mees. $17.95. Lard, steady, $10.25. Dry salt meats (boxed), quiet; extra short, $9 124; cler ribs. $9; rhort clears, $9 50. Bacon (boxed), quiet; extra shorts, $10. W; clear ribs, $10.50; short clear, $11. METALS Lead, steady at $3.90 bid. Spelter, dull at $4 50. POULTRY Firm ; chickens, 84c; turkeys, 14fcl4c: ducks. 12c; geese. $0. Hl'TTER Quiet; creamery, 23SOc; dairy, 1SKI22C. EGGS Steady; 22c, loss off. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, bbls lo. ll.OoO Wheat, bu 104.000 35 Corn, bu 221.WO j.oi Oats, bu to.ooo So.ojo Unlntk Grain Market. DULUTH. Dec. 22. WHEAT Cash, No. 1 hard. 744c; No. 2 northern, 714c; No. 1 northern, 73Sc; December, 734c; May, '"oATS December. 314c; May, S34c. Llveruool Grain Sknsl Provisions. f LIVERPOOL. Dec. 21 WHEAT 8pot. No. I red wvsteru, winter, nrm at 5sU4d; No. I California, .steady at 6s Id. Futures. dull; December, 6s 141; March. s ld; May, 6.1 Id. 1 CORN Knot, stea.ly; American mixed, I new, 5s4'i. American mixed old, 6s 4d. ru'ures, dull; January, 4s64d; March, 4s 2d. PEAS Csnadlan. s 74d. FLOUR St. Louis, fancy winter, 2Ss 5d. l'opfl At London, Pacific coast, ftYm at C6 ISsfi 7 PROVISIONS Beef, extr.i India mess, steady, 113s 9d. Pork, steady; prime mess weftern 9o!. Hams, short cut, 14 to 15 lbs., 63 6d. Bacon, Cumbcrlai d cut 26 to 30 lbs., inlet, 4Ks; short rllis. 18 to 24 lbs., quiet, 4;ts; on clear middles, light. 28 to 34 lbs., quiet, 4Ss fl; long clear middles, heavy, 35 to 40 ib'., dull, 48, short clear backs, 16 to 2 ins., quiet, ls, clear belllcw. It to 16 lbs., quiet, 58s 6d. Shoulders, square, 11 to 13 lbs., quiet, 43s. Lard, prime western. In tierces, quiet, 661 6d; American refined In palls, dull, 5Ks. BUTTER Nominal. CHEESE Firm; American finest white and colored, nils. TALI)W-Piime city, dull. 27s 3d. Imports cf wheat Into Liverpool last week were 31.3O0 quarters from Atlantic ports, none from Pacific ports and 25,000 quarters from other ports. Imports of crrn from Atlantic ports Inst week were !4.mh quarters. The Provision exchnnge here will be closed on December 25 and 26 and January 1. Kansas City Grata and provisions. KANSAS CITY. Dep. 22. WHEAT De femher, 24e; May, t4fi;!e; cash, No. 2 hard, 654f74c; No. 3, 634fe'5c; No. 2 red one; No. 3, 65c. CORN December, 364c; May, 37S,c; cash, No. 2 mixed, 36ffS7c; No. 2 white, 374c; No. 8, 3"4c OATS No. 2 white, S34c. RYE No. 2, 44c. HAY Choice tlmothv. Ill.&0ifrl2.00: choice prairie. $9.50fi 10.00. BUTTER Creamery, 2527c; dairy, fancy, 22c. EGGS 214c Receipts. Shipments. Wheat, bu 187.200 24,800 Corn, bu 230.400 67.200 Oats, bu 36,000 6,001) Visible Supply of Grain. NEW YORK. Dec. 22. The visible sup- Rly of grain Saturday, ap compiled by the lew York Produce exchange, was as fol lows: WHEAT-48,816.000 bushels; Increase, 665, 000 bjshels. CORN 6,342.000 bushels; Increase, 844,000 bushels. OATS 6,018,000 bushels; decrease, 175,000 bushels. RYE 1,270,000 bushels; decrease, 32,000 bushels. BARLEY 3,142.000 bushels; decrease, 342, 000 bushels. Philadelphia, Prodnce Market. PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 22. BUTTER Dull and lc lower; extra western cream ery, 3oc; extra nearby prints, 33c. EGGS Dull and easier: fresh nearby, 27c, loss off; fresh western. 27c, loss off; fresh southwestern, 2Mi27c, loss off; fresh south ern. 26c, loss off CHEESE-Firm but quiet; New York full creams, prime large, 13-ifj'Mc; New York full creams, fair to good large, 13134c; New York full creams, prime email, 13ic; New York full creams, fair to good small, liJ134c. Toledo Grain and Seed. TOLEDO, O., Dec. 22 WHEAT Market dull, higher; cash and December, 78c; May, 814c. CORN Dull, steady; December, 454c; May, 434c. OATS Dull, steady; December, 834c; May, 344c. RYE No. 2, $1,524. SEEDS Clover, fairly active; December, $6,674; January, $8.70; March, $-1,824; prime timothy, $1.75; prime alslke, $8. Minneapolis Wheat, Flonr and Bran. MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 22 WHEAT De cember, 734c; May, 734734c; on track. No. 1 hard, 754c; No. 1 northern. 744c; No. 2 northern, 734c. FLOUR First patents, $3.9O4.0O; second patents, $3.753.86; first clears, $2.90tf3.00; second clears, $2.30S2.4O. BRAN In bulk, $13. Milwaukee Grain Market. MILWAUKEE, Dec. 22. WHEAT Mar ket steady; No. 1 northern, 77c; No. 2 north ern ,754t!v764c; May, 774c. RYE Steady; No. 1, 61ig62c. BARLEY Steady ; standard, 66c; sample, S5J(55c. CORN May, 434c. vPeorta. Market. PEORIA. t)ec 22. CORN Dull; No. 2, OATS Dull; No. $ white, 334Q32C Sew York. Money Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 22. MONEY On call', firm, at 64&6 per cent; close, 6$ 6 per cent; time money was easy, with sixty days st 6 per cent and ninety days and six months at 654 per cent, prime mercantile paper, 6 per cent. STERLING EXCHANGE Steady at $6.86625 for demand and at $4.82875&4.83 for. sixty days; posted rates, $4.84 and $4,874; commercial bills, $4.824&4.834. SILVER Bar, 484c; Mexican dollars, 384c. BONDS Government, steady; railroad, strong. The closing quotations on bonds ar as follows: U. 8. nf. ts, g....l074 Hocktng Vil. 44,.. .10 do coupon .lot L. & N. unl. 4, 1014 to la, ( 1UT4 Un. Csntral 4 78 do coupon 1074 do 1st Ine 134 do new it, nl 136 Minn. St. U 4...10j do coupon 11 ,M.. K. Ss T. 4, M do 4s, rag 10141 do Is 81 do coupon 1094 N. Y. C. U 1024 do tt. rag 103 Mo sen. 14, 131 do coupon 101 N. J. C. (. bt 1154 Atrh. ,n. 4, 101 No. Pacific 4s 1034 do ad. 4, 10 I lo li 714 B. O. 4, l2lN. A W. o. 4 IOO14 do 14' 4!Rdin ,n. 4, M4 do conT. 4, 1044 Bt. U I V o. 6i..ll! Canada 80. 1, 10, ,st. I A 8. F. 4a. ,. 7 Central of Oa. U....HX Bt. L. 8. W. 1, H do lit I no 75 I do la 84 C. as O. 44 103 '8. A. A. P. 4,.... 874 C. A. 14, 79 80. Paotflo 4, 04 C. B. Q. a. 4,.... 6T8o. Railway (a 11, c, M t Bt r f. U..H3 Tu Pacific la...ll4 C. N. W. e. 7a. IMS, 1., St. u. at W. 4,.. 76 .1084 Union Pacific 4a 1044 . 714 do conr. a 1U64 . M Wabash la 114 . 114 do Is ims, .101 I do deb. B 75 . ,74 West ghora 4a Ill . Wt4 Wheal. Set L. E. 4a.. it .110 iWIl Cantral 4, ,14 C. R. I. P. 4a.. Oca A 8. L. g- 4a Chicago Tar. 4a. Colo. So. a Denvar A R. 0. 4a Brla prior Uaa 4a... do gcnaral 4a F. W. a- O. C. 1,.. Bid. Boston Stock Quotations. BOSTON, Dec. 22. Call loans, 644 per cent; time loans, 6&6 per cent. Official closing of stocks and bonds: Atchlaon 4a 1004 Allouea Oaa. Is , Amalgamated Max. Cantral 4s Tt lulu, barn Atchlaon M4 Cal. Hacla do pfd M iCenteantaJ ... ... 14 ... i4 ... 24 ...478 ... 14 ... 07 ...1M ... 84 ...lot ... 674 ... 154 ... 624 ... li ...lu4 ... 14 ...141 ... M ... 8 ... 114 ... K4 ... 44 ... 44 ... ( Boaton A Albany. ...IM4 Copper Ran, Hoalon A Ma Boaton ElaTatad ... N. T.. N. H. H. Kltchburc pfd Unloa Pacific Max. Cantral Antar. Sugar do ptd Amer. T. T Dam. I. A 8 Oanarml Elactiie ... Maaa. Klactrlo do pfd tlnltad Fruit U. 8. Steal do pfd Wt. Common .... Advantura .IM inomlnioa Coal ... .lit Franklin .735 lala Royal ...... .141 Mohawk . t4 Old Dominion .... . 2240cola , .1MI Parrot .14QUUC7 .163 Santa Pa Copper.. . M4 Tamarack .177 Trlmountmla . 354 Trinity , . M t'nitad States ..... .110H Utah . K4 Victoria . 844 Wlr.oua , . M iWolvertn , . 124l New York Mining notations. NEW YORK. Dec. 22-The following are the closing prices on mtn.ng stocks; Adam, Con li Llttl Chief t Alloa 11 Ontario BT3 Breaoa 4a Ophlr 120 lirunawtrk Con 1 Phoenix 4 Comatork Tunnel ... ft Putoal 30 Con. Cal. A Va 124 Savace T Horn 4'llrar 115 Sierra Nevada 13 Iron Silver aO Bmall Hopes 10 Leadvllla Con Standard 12S .Bank Clearing. CHICAGO. Dec. 22. Clearings, $33,267,559; balances, $3,141,373; New York exchange, 2ic premium; foreign exchange unchanged; ste-Ung postrd at $4.84 for sixty days and at $4,874 for demand. " ST. LOUIS, Dec. 22 Clearings. $9,062,487; balures $1.188.iKi0; money, steady at biii per cent; New York exchange, 6t'c premium. BOSTON. Dee. 22. -Clearings, $17,116,773; balances. $11,230,137. PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 22. Clearings. $15,838,774; balances). $2,752,172; money, 6 per cent. BALTIMORE. Dec. 22-Clearlngs, $2,156. 3K: balances, $37,424; money. ( per cent. NEW YORK, Dec. 22. Clearings, $137, 447.749; balances, $7.:'),773. CINCINNATI, Dec 22 Clearings. $4,596. 65u; money, 6 per cent; New York exchange, I Jo discount. ' Dry Cooda Market. NEW YORK. Dec. 22. DRY GOODS-N'o change In the general run of the bime de mand. Buyers are placing moderate or der, for cotton goods at previous prices in both simples ar.d fancies. More buying In heavy l.rown cottons for China; tone firmer In eHr; kmhIb; print cloths qjlet and un changed. Cotton, spot steady, and under wear In moderate demand and general mar ket unchained. r. Market. NEW YORK. Dec. JJ. COFFEE Mild, quiet: Cordova, 74il2c. futures opened steady at a partial decline or 6 point,, fol lowing the tieclliea abroad: ruled quiet but (airly steady uujar 11,: ni eyvertuj by thorn, moderate buying for the long account and renewed selling by Importers, with the close steady on the opening bnsls. Sales footed up 27.750 bags. Including December at 4 45c; January, 4.45c; February, 4.60c; March. 4.7uc; May, 4.86114 9c; July, oc; September, 6.15c; October, 6.20c. SKW YORK STOCKS A!n BOU. Market Shows Considerable Strensrth Before flood Volume of Bsalneaa. NEW TORK. Dee. 22,-There was a food volume tif business In stocks today and toe marset snowed strength and breadth. The iarge dealings and the notable strength In a few prcmlnent securities had a notable f'jmpninetic errect on the whole market. The tradlllaT Showed diminished animation as the day progressed, but the high level of prices attained was prettv well held, althought the closing was slightly irregular by reanor. of a feverish movement In Sugur. The stocks which led the market had Indi vidual grounds for strength, mostly In the shape of rumors of a probable Increase In dividends, or of other benefits. This was the ca.se In Missouri Pacific, Nesr York Central and In the outside market. The rumor concerning Northern Securities was to the effect that there is to be some ex traordinary distribution among Great Northern stockholders, of which the North ern Securities company Is the principal one. No official sanction was given to any of these rumors, nor was there any confirma tion 01 ine reports tnat valuable rights ars to be given to stockholders in connection with the proposed new stock Issue. Sugat's strength was sttrlbuted to a further drive against the shorts In connection whh the prospects for the Cuban reciprocity treaty. Canadian Pacific and Its allied stocks wero : strong features without special explanation, j Amalgamated Copper was helped by re ports thai copper litigation In Montana has Dien paused inclettnltely py common con sent of both contending interests in the inuusiry. itit room traders on the Stock exchange were somewhat skeptical of the advance and contested It by short sales. There was evidence of activity on the part of the recently quiescent pools and large professional operators were supposed to be at work to life the level of prices. United States Steel wns prominent and strong, althought sluggish as usual. Satlhiaction was professed over the status of the Venezuelan question and confidence seemed to be felt in the money situation. Concessions In rates for time loans helped this confidence materially. The 6 per cent rate wus shaded for any longer time than sixty days. The continued downward course of sterdng exchange gives rise to a supposi tion of some special development In that field not yet dlscloxed. There are vague -umors of blocks of railroad bonds placed abrond, although representatives of large railroad Interests report that the American market still offers the best Held for railroad bond. Tho suggestion comes from Berlin that foreign bankers co-operated with tho New York bankers' pool In guaranteeing the $60,000,000 fund for the money market to the extent of at least agreeing to refrain from fiirther contract of credit to New York. The large movement of currency to New Orleans, $5n0,000 today, following large shipments on Friday and Saturday, is sup posed to be for the purpose of holding cotton in that market in anticipation of higher prices in January. The movement seems to cause no misgiving, although It seems likely to cut down the export move ment of cotton and thus affect the foreign exchange. The bond market was broad and strong. Total sales, par value, $3,020,0ii0. United States bonds were all unchanged In the last call. The following are the closing prices on the New York Stock exchanger' Atchison 134 So. Railway 114 do pfd v do pti Baltlmora Ss Ohio... H Taxaa Pacific 40 Vi do pfd 24 T.. Bt. L. A W. 17 48 64 Canadian Pad Bo 1304 Canada Southern .... 74 Chea. A Ohio 47 Chicago A Alton 124 do pfd lnt'n'l Power ... Laclede Oaa .... .. 71 .. 444 .. 184 .. 4 .. it .. 284 .. 424 .. 14 .. U .. 164 .. 604 ..aoo ..lit ..iu ..110 .. t4 .. 144 .. 89L .. 144 .. 40 .. 40 .. 14 .. 81 .. 844 .. 804 ..111 ..lit ..in National Blacult National Lead . I nlon Paclna ... do nfd 00 pra li)'-, Chicago, I. A L.... 74 do pfd ,1 Chicago A Ot. W.. do let ptd do Id pfd Chicago A N. W... Chicago T. A T.... do pfd C. C. C. A St., 1,.. Colo. Southern ..... do let pfd , 4i 814 18 117 Wibeih do pfd W. A L. E do Id Dtd.... l4; Wla. Central ... 12 s do pfd Adama Express . 174 Am. Kxpreaa ... . M V. b. Express... do Id pfd 41 Walla-lfarao Ea. Dela. A Hudaon 14 Amal. Copper .. Del,., L. A W.. Denver A R. O.' do pfd Erie do let pfd.... do Id pfd.... Ot. Nor. ptd Hocking .Valley do ptd Illlnola Central . Iowa cantral ... ..Ml :. 40 Amer. C. A r... do pfd 04 Amer. Lin. Oil.. . : . 14, . ao prd .J. W4Amer. 8. A R... .u 464 do pfd .V ...IMMiAna. Mln. Co.... ... 74 Brk. Rap. Tr.... ... M4C0I0. r. A I.... .1444iCon. Oa, .ff 18 Con. Tob. pfd.... do pfd . . L. E. A'W...,...'U1.' 4 do . pfd a.tvallt vrr ."7linerai JMectrio aa Mwltin. ri "4 IS 704 114 48 40 lnt'n'l Paper . do pfd Louie. A Naeh.... 1234 Mannattaa L ..... Met. Bt. Ry Max. Central Mex.' Natlol.,1 ... Minn. A St. L ... Mlaaourt Pacific .. M., K. A T do pfd N. J. Central N. Y. Central Nor. A Weal do pfd Ontario A W Pennaylvanla Reading do let pfd do 3d pfd St. L. A 8. r.... do let pfd...... do Id pfd St. L. 8. W Bt. L. 8. W St. Paul do pfd 80. Pad lie Offered. 4.. 1484 No, American ,.,nu racino toaa ,. 1j4 Pacific Mall .. ... 184, People', Oaa .. 1014 ,..10 Preased Steel Car.... 40", .ilimi uu piU ............ i.. 184 Pullman Pal. Car.. ..1)8 .. bH Republic Steel . ,..188 I do pfd ,.,1614 Sugar 714.Tenn. C. A I... ... tl IU. B. A P. Co.. ... 14 T. 8. Leather.., ...16AS, do pfd ... 3 V. 8. Rubber.... -,. 88 do pfd ... 774 V.. 8. Steel t. 7114 do pfd ... 77 Western Union , ..704 Am. Locomotive .. 17 1 do pfd ,,. 80 K. C. Southern., ..1784 do pfd ...12 Rock Iiland .... ... 444 da pfd 184 .124 . 684 . 78 . II . 8i . 164 . 81 . 14 . 644 184 ,34 2 434 4 Cotton Market. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 22. COTTON Firm; saleo, 4,700 bales; ordinary, 4c: good ordinary, 74c; low middling, 71-l6c; middling, 84c: good middling, 8 11-lSc; mid dling fair, 94c. Receipts, 13,728 bales: stock, 384,685 bales. Futures, steady; De cember, 8.21(8.23c; January, 8.22Jt8.23c: Feb ruary, 8.274.29c; March, 8.33(U8.34c; April. 8.34ru.3Sef May, 8.42&.43c; June, 8.46o.47c: July, 8.48iS8.4c. . ST. LOUIS, Dec. 22. COTTON Firm; middlings, 84c; sales, 100 bales; receipts, 4.103 bales; shipments, 4.C92 bales; stock, 2.634 bales. LIVERPOOL. Dec. 22.-COTTON-Si , in fair demand; prices, 2&i per cent higher; American middling, fair, 6.20d; good mid dling, 4.72d; middling, 4.56d; low middling, 4.44d; good ordinary, 4.32d; ordinary, 4.20d. The sales of the day were 10,000 bales, of which 600 were for speculation and export and included 9,300 bales of American. Re ceipts, 13.200 bales; American futures closed quiet and steady; American mid dling, g. o. c. December, 4.62d; December January, 4.61&-4.62d; January-February, 4.6Hh4.52d; February-March, 4.61Q4.62d; March-April, 4.46tj4.5d; April-May, 4.61 4a3d; May-June, 4.63d; June-July, 4.63d; July-August, 4 63d; August-September. 1.47'4.4&d. Wool Market. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 23.-WOOL Strong; me dium grades and combing. 17&204c; light tine, lbio 19c; heavy line, 13 15c ; tub washed. 18&2&C. NKU- YORK, Dec. 22.-WOOL Firm. ElKta Batter Market. ELGIN. Deo. 22. BUTTER Firm; sales for the week, 69.502 lbs. Kansas City I.tve Stoek Market. KANSAS CITY, Dec. 23 CATTLE Re ceipt, 4.460 head. Including 660 Texans; calves. 180 natives; steady to higher; quar antines higher; choice export and dressed beeef steers, $5.20g3.15; fair to good, $3.969 6 16; Blockers and feeders, $2.704.26; west ern steers, $2.7yi6.25; Texas and Indian steers, $3.70ft-4.1o; Texas cows, $2,600.00; native cows. $1.6..JM.i; native heifers, $2.30 i3.75; canners, $1.0ui'2.26; bulls, $1.76(a3.16' calves. $2.25ri4.25. liOOS Recelpta, 3,300 head; market steady, 6riluc higher; top, $6,324; bulk of wiles, $6.1(14.25; heavy, $6.0Mi.3-'4; mixed packers, $6. 024446. 324; light. fc.StW6.10: yorkers. $6. (KiH. Ill; pigs, Vo.U" 3.K5. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. 2.000 head; market steady; native lambs, $4.00 jr 5.4'; western lambs. $3 8541-4.35; fed ewes $3.0irtf3 n; native wethers, W.va .&; west ern wethers, $3.004.20; Blockers and feed ers, $2.IA'ij3.35. St. I.onls Live Stock Market. 8T. LOUIS, Dec. 22-CATTLE-Recelpts, 3.C.O. Including 2.200 Texan,; market steady to atrung, with natives higher; nstive shipping and export astecrs. $i.&lnti.OO, with strictly fancy worth up to $6.76; dressed beef and butcher steers, $4.0oa.75; steers tinder 1,000 Iba., $3.7.j.iJ; atorkera ard feedera, $2.3Titi4.0ii; cowa and heifer,, $2.2j t74.5u; canera, $1.5)'iu2.50; bulla. $2.2uj.MI; cal vet). 4.t 7(J ; Texas and Indian ateers, $..3i4HO; cows and heifers. U.iitoS2u. HOOU Receipts, 3,5u; market sirong, 5$ luc higher; pigs and lights, $t.ia'(j6 16; packers, $6.10rf(t; 30; butcher,, $6. 2ua6..-j. BtlKEP AND LAMBS Receipts, SJyjO; market ateady to firm; native mjttons, $3.4iK(4.25; ldinbs, $4-4' iia.50; culls and buck,, W'-'i'i"'. , tuckers, il.664i3.uo; Texans, $2.703 . Ml. Joseph Live Stawk Market. FT. JOHEPH, Iee. 12. BATTLE Re ceipts, 1.52; natives, $3 o 26; Texaa and westerns, t3Uuuja.a6; Ftockers and feeders, J.i"l4 .40. Hoia Receipts, 4.HU; medium and heavy, Wtb. j6. pigs, 4 2wj.15. bulk, $6 hI UHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. 813: na tive lambs, $5 65; yearlings, $4.au; wetbers. His; sv.es, $4.1 Oil An A LIVE STOCK MARKET Cattle Receipts Moderate and Prioei Big Dime Higher. HOGS FIVE TO TEN CENTS HIGHER Better Grades of Fat Sheep nasi La sabs Held Jast Aboat Steady, but Common Kinds Were n Little low Ko Chance In Feeders. SOUTH OMAHA, Dee. 22. Receipts were: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep, Official Monday 2,417 6,85 4.2.U Same day last week 2.681 6.470 8.K49 Hams week before 7.159 7.770 IS.jWl Same three weeks ago.. 6.60 7.627 20.613 Same four weeks ago... 6.6n7 6.228 ' 15.5l Same day last year 2,724 8.728 2.623 RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR TO DATE. The following table shows the receipts of cattle, hogs and sheep at South Omaha for the year to date and comparisons with mi year; 1902. 1901. Inc. Dec, Csma 9K1.9S9 804.669 187430 .... Hogs 7 2,193.2. 2,366,637 163.285 eneep 1.716.466 L3U3.000 413.466 .... The following table shows the average price of hogs sold on the South Omaha marset tne last several days, with com parlsons with former years: Date. I 1902. 1901.1900.189.1898.1897.1896 Dee. 1... Dec. 2... Dec. ... Dec. 4... Dec 6... Dee. ... Dec T... Deo. 8... Dec ... Dec 10.. Dec. 11... Dec. 12.. Dec 13.. Dec. 14.. Dec. 16.. Dec 16-... Dec. 17.. Dec IS Of I 084 1341 I 711 8 76 8 261 3 23 $ II t 95 . a 6 92 . 061 . ml e 4 .4 8 28 8 291 3 2a 3 09 3 14 8 II e t 81 S ID 3 21 724 4 68 4 77 244 164 a 074 $ 80 $ 37 8 85 I 0 4 84 4 81 I 81 S K . 04 a 3 81 t 28 $ i t 29 2 311 I S 27 3 23 3 171 8 00 3 1 4 781 4 80 8 M . Ill . 13 141 8 I I 92 $ 9S 3 96! VI: 401, 3 98' 8 92 3 94 4 Oil 4 02 I 131 $ XI 12 08 3 131 I 21 3 161 I 17 4 82 4 77 4 81 964 .984 6 094 16 6 21 21 e 26 8 20 2 201 4 86 4 84 3 33 $ 27 3 3 8 23 8 28 S 2t i II 16Vkl 3 29 ', 8 17 2241 144 0141 .074 14I 84 . 26 12 04 4 83 4 73 4 771 4 79 4 81 1 4 80 3 26 I 311 8 17 a 2 28 3 28 3 321 3 31 3 II Dec 19... - i u Dec. 20.. Dec. 21... Deo. 22... 3 33 0 061 3 28i 2 17 8 84 3 24 8 74 Indicates RunAav e, Tnl.ta. ftnltdav The official number of cars ot stock orougni in today by escn road was: Cattle. Hogs. Sh'p. H'r's, C. M. A Ht. P. Pv ... a a Union Paclflo system.. 1 11 1 C. & N. W. Ry 24 .. K. At M. V. R. R.. 24 7 14 C, Bt. P., M. V O.... 6 1 B. A M. Ry 37 7 c. n. o 1 1 C. R. I. A P en at BRK C, R. I. & P., west... 4 iiunois central tiy... 6 4 Total receipts ....101 04 19 The disposition of the day's receipts was as ioiiows, eacn Duyer purchasing the num ber of head Indicated: Buyers. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Omaha Packing Co 398 o07 350 Swift and Company 606 791 806 Armour & Co 379 605 1,433 cuaany packing Co 425 1,065 311 Armour, Sioux city 19 2,470 Vanaant A Co 161 Lobman A Co 118 W. I. Stephen. 25 run & Huntzinger 54 Hamilton A Rothschild.. 131 Wolf A Murnan 208 B. F. Hobblck 8 Other buyers 95 1,188 Totals 2.627 6,428 3.587 CATTLE There was a llrht run nf cattl. here today, but still there were about as many as were generally expected. The oemana on tne part of packers was In fairly good share. so that Drlcea on all desirable grades showed considerable Im provement. Trading ruled active from start to finish and about everything was uisposea 01 in good season. Receipts included about fifteen cara nf corn fed steers, but the quality was rather on the common order, and in fact there was nothing on sale at all that could be called good. Packers, though, all had to have a few Cattle, so that the market was active and fully a dime higher, and a good many sales looked as much as 15c higher than the close of last week. The cow market also took on considerable lire, and all Kinds, from canners to the better grades of cornfeds, changed hands rreeiy at an advance ot a full dime. The kinds that suited packers In many In stances sold 16c higher and some sales looked even belter than that. It was. In other words, an uneven market, the same as was the case last week. Owing to the moderate offerings the pens were cleared In good season. Bulls dtd not (how much change this morning, although It was easy fer sellers to close out st steady prices. Bulls, though, sold higher last week In proportion to Cowl than they have for some time past, so that they did not Improve much today. Veal calves and stags commanded steady to strong prices. There were only a few stockers and feed ers In the yards, but the few desirable bunches that did arrive sold at strong prices. The common grades, though, were neglected and nard to move at any price, the same as has been the case all along. Representative sales: No. At. Pr. No. Av. Pr. 1 ,M 1 ftO 1 880 I 76 tO Ml I 60 14 Kt IN 1 1141 1 IS 1 1161 4 I 1111 I 00 II Ki 4 10 1 1116 I 10 11 101 16 11 ll I 16 II 1141 4 16 1 7:1 1 4 1111 4 IS 1 161 I 16 II 1171 4 lit 11 1011 I tO I Ht I U 16 881 I 40 1 U 4 16 7 904 I 40 tl 126 4 11 I I 60 1 11F.4 4 10 1 741 I 60 14 1166 4 46 II Ill I 60 M 1224 4 60 II 1M7 I 60 11 12M 4 60 1 M I 68 I 1144 4 60 1 101 I 60 7 1241 4 60 1 110 I 40 1 1280 4 60 I Ml 1 60 14 1111 4 40 II 1113 I M II 1621 4 76 I ,40 I T6 STEERS AND HEIFERS. IT 741 I 10 I? 7 $ It COWS. I M0 1 Tl 1 ...10S1 I la 1 130 1 71 1 ,71 t 66 1 840 1 00 t 1101 t 66 1 740 I 00 T 774 I 89 1 760 I 00 II K4 111 I til t 00 It ,11 I M 1 170 i 00 I loot t 00 1 110t I 00 1 MO t 00 I ,41 I 00 4 til I 00 11 Ill 10 1 MO I Ot I M IN 1 1040 I 00 1 140 I 16 1 lit I 00 I loit I it 11 lout 1 on 1 1011 I M II 1001 I t 1 710 I M 1 109 I 00 1 170 I 16 t tool I ot 10 TfrO I U 1 1164 I 00 1 IM I M It 1040 I 06 1 1144 I 21 16 ,81 I ot 1 U80 I If 1 not I 10 I 107t t M It Ml I 10 t mo I tt 1 1070 I 10 1 10M I 40 1 MO 1 10 II 841 I 40 I list 1 S II 87 I 40 II lot I 11 1 110 I 40 I..... T7I I 16 1 tM I 40 1 11(4) 11 1 1011 I 40 M 1036 I II 1 1004 I 60 11 tat I 10 1 10M I M 10 1017 I M 1 841 I 60 t UU 1 6 1 1044 I 60 17 i 1 ts II 1000 I 10 4 MS I M I ISO I 66 1 1070 I 15 4 10U0 I 60 1 1120 16 1M I 60 1 106, 1 ts 1 HM 60 1 1000 I 26 1 1100 I 60 1 1041 I 16 t 841 t M II 10i, 1 M 1 1010 I 66 1 1041 t S "I I M 1 1176 I M II 831 66 T 840 I M M 146 I M 11 747 1 S 1 140 I M 1 1000 I 40 1 1040 I tO 1 ,70 I 40 It MO I M 1 14, t 40 t 161 I 80 II It, I 40 1 1080 I 45 t 112, I 46 841 I 46 1 12 W , 60 It H4 t 70 i U70 I 60 11 821 t 70 1 lout 1 60 1 UU 1 15 1J7I I 60 1 " 1 II 1 ....114 I 60 I I IS I .......... .11M I Tl 11 1191 I M 1 1040 I 76 1 1071 t M I UU 4 0 HEIFERS. 1 470 I 60 4 171 I 10 I T30 2 i 1 ,10 1 ti 1 I'O l 1 440 I 60 11 tM I SS 18 fr,i 1 a, 1 1040 1 76 1 70S I 60 BL'LLS. 1 1420 I IS 1 1J7, 1 j, 1 120 I lo 1 H40 I 16 I t'6 I 40 1 isjo 1 ,0 1 10 I M 1 12 1 2, 1 1110 I M 1 1700 I K 1 8.10 1 M 1 1140 1 1 117, I M 1 lf,70 I so 1 1M0 t 7, 1 1110 I n 1 14 1 71 1 14oo I n 1 1490 I 78 1 1371 I 40 1 1410 I tS 1 1160 I 40 1 120 I to 1 11M I 60 1 1110 I M 1 .147, I 84 1 12 I M 1 14M I M 1 117 I ! 16M I 71 CALVES. 1 W IU I lit I M t 440 I 0 1 M I M 1 170 I 76 1 110 I M 1 I't I 76 1 140 I 6s 1 120 4 M I ! IU IU 1 Ot 4 10 1 110 I Tl 1 IM I M 1 17t I It STAGS. t liv t n STOCKER8 AND FEEDERS. 1 640 I 76 4 146 I li M IM l..v TM I M II IN It I, 176 I 84 If 774 I M 72 : 4 00 68 171 4 00 .. 741 4 00 WYOMINO 64 rows R'.'4 2 So 1 bull 9?0 2 30 1 steer I020 I w HOUS There were only Just a few hogs on sale this morning, shout a third of the receipts being consigned direct to local packers. The mi.rHet was s little slow In opening, but when buyers and sellers finally got together on prices It did not take long tor practically everything to change hands. The general market was tuloc higher than Paturdsv. The bulk of the sales went from W.Ht to If 15, with choice hogs selling from tfi.15 to $iV3o. The lighter weights sold largeiy at I I". with a few sales below that figure. Representa tive sales: No. A. 8h. Pr. No. At. 8a. Pr. 31 100 ... I 60 ;: ... I It II Ill ... I 46 24 ... I 16 M 161 ... 6 lit 40 t IS 41 Ill ... t 06 . 241 tut t 16 76 IM ... t 111 t ... I li 86 80 I 10 M IJ4 ... I 174 II 221 120 I 10 77 226 40 t 17', M. ...... .214 ... I lit, ,2 170 120 I 17', 10 Ill 120 t 12 IM ... t 174 81 141 120 t 12, ,1 im 60 t 17V, l ITS 120 I 12 ,1 246 10 t 17V M U4 ... I 16 II 120 ... t 10 80 231 ... t 16 61 1-7 80 4 20 41 IM 80 t 16 II HS ... 20 "t Ml 110 I IS 48 20 IM t 10 71 134 ... I 16 M IM M I 20 M 287 110 I IS 60 Ill ... I IK, 14 lot ... 6 16 47 121 ... I n 0 240 10 I 16 41 Ill 40 I 10 SHEEP There was not an excessive sup- f'ly of sheep and lambs on sale this morn ng, so that the market on better grades was fairly active and Just about steady with the close of last week. The quality of the offerings as a whole was nothing extra, though there were a few bunches of pretty good stuff. Lambs sold as high as 16.10, and some wethers and yearlings mixed brought 4.16. The commoner grades were a little neglected and hard to sell at steady prices, but still the prices paid showed very little change from last week. Receipts of feeders were limited, and so also was the demand. Quotations, though, remained Just about where they were last Week. Quotations for fed stock: Choice Inmbs, 5.0O5o.25; alr to good lambs, 4.KTiift.00; choice yearlings, 4.0wu4.2o; fair to good yearlings, 13.754.00; choice wethers, S3.fr 4 00; fair to good, $3.26'u3 0; choice ewes, 3.5ojii4.00; fair to good, H.ooij3.o0; feeder lambs, I3.00'(j'4.00; feeder vearllnga, $3.003.50; feeder wethers, 22. 75.25; feeder ewes, $1.60 fi2.2S. Representative sales: No. Av. Pr. 1 cull ewe lso 2 50 S cull ewes ah -2 5o 120 ewes 110 S 60 6 ewes l6 4 00 66 nstive ewes 100 3 75 13 native owes 120 3 s5 120 wethers 120 4 20 28 native lnmha 77 4 50 1 native wether 100 4 75 4 native lambs 70 6 00 88 lambs !)2 6 to 382 Wyoming ewes.. 7b 1 00 0 cuu ewes i8 2 HI 1 buck 190 3 00 1006 western ewes K0 3 15 10 cull lambs 64 8 76 48 native ewes... , 127 3 75 'if native lambs 94 4 75 249 South Dakota feeder ewes.. 83 2 SO 3 South Dakota feeder ylgs... t 3 25 61 South Dakota feeder wethers 71 3 35 249 South Dakota feeder wethers 67 3 35 CHICAGO LIVK STOCK MARKET. Cattle and Hoars Both Go Illsrttrr, While sheep Remain Steady. CHICAOO. Dec. 22. CATTLE Receints. M.000 head; market 104f25c higher: good to prime steers, $5.60g.40; poor to medium, 3.oo6.40; stockers and feeders, 12.004(4.60; cows. $1.25-4.60; heifers, $2.'KKiijo.00; canners, II. 25 .60; bulls, J2.0O4j4.4O; calves, 3.00ttf .w; jexas-reu steers, J. tbqsu.oo. HOGS Receipts. 36.000 head: estimated to morrow. 35.000: left over. 7.000: market 61a 10c higher; closed easy; mixed aud butch ers, t6.S4.a6; good to choice heavy, $6.35 i6.60; rough heavy, $6.0tVi(.3O; light, $5.76 6 15; bulk of sales, $. 0016. 30. SHEEP AND LAM US Receipts, 19,000 head; sheep and lambs steady; good to choice wethers, $4.0op4.60; fair to choice mixed. $2.7wa 1.00. western sheen. S3.7M4 4.40; native lambs, $4-005.60; western lambs. ea.iA"Uo.ou. onicial yesterday: Receints. Shlnments. Cattle 834 11,363 Hogs 16,940 1,6 Sheep 6,645 l,2i7 Kevr York Live Stork Market. NEW YORK. Dec. 22. CATTLE Re ceipts, 4,749 head; steers opened slow, closed l6j'15c higher on Chicago advices; nine cars late and unsold; bulls steady; cows steady., to nrm; steers, $4.0oty6.60; extra, tti.&o; oxen and stags, $3.0U(p4.6O; bulls, $2.7ofji-i.20: cows, . $l.ftof3.86; cables quoted live cattle slow at 12jjl3c per lb., dressed weight; sheep firm at 12ftl3Hc; lambs 14c, dressed weight; refrigerator beef unchanged; shipments today, none; tomorrow, 700 cattle, 1,454 sheep and 2,760 quarters of beef. 1 CALVES Receipts, 1,578 heau; veals steady; barnyard calves and westerns lower; one car westerns unsold: veals, $6 00 9.60; ba.-nyard calves, $3.0(a3.7Tj; westerns, $2.75?M.OO; city dressed veals, lltnltc per lb. HOQS Receipts, 12,221 head; market lofj 25c lower; state hogs, $6.30(96.40; mixed western nominal. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receinta 111007 head; sheep dull and easier; lambs 10fff2io lower: f.illy 15 cars unsold: sheen. la.iSftii $4.00; cullsv $2; ono car choice, $6; Canada lumuB, s ioyo-io; cuus. J.!XX(H.W. Sioux City Live stock Market. SIOUX CITY. Ia.. Dec. 22 (RneHal Tel.. gram.) CATTLE Receipts, 900; stockers steaay, Kiners nigner; oeeves. S3.5iKii5.25: ....wo, wui.b ai.u iiiiAcu, fi.M) yo , U , BtoCKerS ana ieeaera, ..uuh4.w; yearlings and calves. $2.2&'a3.76. HOOB Receipts. 3.200: 5e hlarher: aelllno- ennafeaf receipts. &uu; steady. Stock la Slffht. TH fflllAWilltr wae tKaa laAAe,t. II stock at the six principal cities yesterday: Cattle l-I... tav,A. Omaha 2,417 6.085 4.232 rtat.a. elt'an, SJIIT7T- U. Chicago : 14.000 36.000 19,000 jvaneas iiy 4.4.1U 1 an sim St. Louis 2.000 2.600 2.0.O it. joeepn "... l.boz 4.103 fill loux City D00 3,200 600 Totals. .. 26.269 66.188 28,646 JANUARY COTTON. December 22, 1902. Havlna- from earlv In ih -4 vised the purchaser-i of cotton for January delivery In New York and still believing iai win aioca 01 cotton now nere is worth much more than the orenent nrican nf January contracts, and entirely dlspropor- nunaiin w me existing snort interest, l take this meane of sua-Kestlna- to thnaa who hold January contracts that they will consult their own best Interests bv ar ranging; to take up and pay for their cot ton. 1 would further Inform those who have yet made such arrangements that I have advised all members of the New Vnrk Cotton exchange that 1 shall on Monday uu a 1 avnu iiieremier until turtner notice, be pleased to "loan Dlaces" on anv nntlcea for the delivery of January contracts, thus rendering it unnecesaary that any holder of contracts for the delivery of cotton in January should be 'summarily sold out upon notice to the advantage of those who may be short. It has not Infrequently happened In the psst that a tender of a few thousand bales of cotton has been used to cointel the liquidation of a far larger quantity of contracts. It Is my purpose that in the present Instance no such Inequitable procedure shall obtain I shall be pleased to have any holders of contracts for January delivery of cotton communloate with me in confidence In their own Interest, either by mail or wire. 1 neoaore . i-nce, 71 Wall street New York City. P. B: Wears. Pres. C A. Wears. V-Prea. Established 1862. WEARE COMMISSION CO., CHICAGO juemoera or tne principal Exchanges ' Private) Wlrea in All Imu,. UKA1.. 1-HOVItlOM, NiUtKI, BOND! Bought and sold for cash or . 1 1 OMAHA BRANCH. 110-111 hoard of Trade. leiepnone lots. W. E. Ward. Local Manager Small Investors AS WELL A3 LAROR INVESTORS fa n InVHt thole uvln.i.ln !..,.. . - ---- ...... .. . ,,, m i icinrra in dustrial stock to net 8. The company has uu i-uiiiiMTiiuiFii ana me control Is held by 'rn 1-uiiijei-ieii wim ine eianaard Oil t o Writ, for full i.urtl....!... t,....r" ' ' any bank In Chicago. W. J. HILAND3, Dept. 15, Rookery Bldg., Chicago, 111. If IP II VOIR HIDES STRANGE BROS. HIDE M. - leas City, lisi, 1 87S I 18 1 440 I M 1 110 1 :s 4 117 I 26 I MO I !S 1 761 I !t pill, WAY TIMK CARD eatlnaed. . IH RLISaTOS STATIOJr-lOTH A tl tlOT MnrllHKtoa 4 Mlssnarl Itlver. , . , Leave. Arrive Wymore, Beatrice tnd IJnco!" MO am til1:SB am Nebraska Lxpresi, a 1:40 am a 7:46 pin Denver Umlted a 4:25 pm a 6:4 am Black Hills and Puget Sound Express all:10 pm a 2:10 bra Colorsdo Vestlbulrd . fll'f - a 2:10 pm Lincoln Fast Mall b 2:52 pm a 9:17 am Port '.'rook and Platts- mouth b l: pm bli aism Bdlcvue eV Pacific Jet.. a 7:50 pm a 8:27 oni Bellevue A Pacific Jet. .a 2:00 am Kaasas City, St. Joseph at Connell ninffs. Kansas City Day Ex.. .a 45 am a :( pm St. Louis Flyer a 6:10 pm all: am Kansas City Night Ex..al0:30 pm a C.16 urn thlcaao, tlarllasMoa el Qalney. Chicago Special a J:oo am a 4:( pm Chicago Vestlbuled Ex. .a 4:0o pm a 7:10 am Chicago Local a 9:30 am all:00 pni Chicago Limited a 1:06 pm a 7:20 am Fast Mall a 2:46 pm I'NIOX STATION IOTII A!ID( M ARC Y. Chicane, Reek Island Paelfle. EAST. , teave. Arrive Chicago Daylight L'fd..a 6:00 am a :45 sm Chicago Daylight Local. a 7:00 am a :35 pm Chicago Express bll:15 am a 6:06 pm Des Moines Express.. . .a 4: pm bll:50am Chicago Fast Express. . .a 6:35 pm a 1:25 pru WEST. Rocky Mountain L t d.. a 6:60 pm a J5 am Lincoln. Colo. Springs. 1 enver, Pueblo and West a 1:20 pm e. 5:00 pm and .... a 1:20 pm al2:40 pm Colo., Texas, Csl. Oklahoma Flyer. t nlon I'Mclfle. Overland Limited, The Fast Mail... ..a 9:40 am a 7:50 pm a 2:25 pm California Express a 4:20 pm Pacific repress all:30 pin Kastem Kxpress a 6:30 pm The Atlutitlc Express... a 7:3o am The Colorado Special. . .a 7:10 am a 1:40 am Chlcngo Special -a 2.40 am Lincoln Beatrice and Stromshurg Express.. b 4:00 pm bl2:,V pm North Platte Local a 9:00 am a 6:15 pin Grand Island I-oca. b 6:3o pm b 9. .6 pm C'lilfitsro H on h western. "Ths Northwestern Line." Fact Chlcnas .a 3:40 sm a 7:00 am Mall lxnal HIojx City... Daylight St. Paul... Daylight Chicago... Local Chicago....... T ncal Carroll Fast Chlcngo Fast St. Paul. Limited Chicago.... Faot Mall Local Slnux City.... WsIiiikIi. ...a 8:00 pm ...a 5:10 am ...a 7:35 am ...a :on sm ...a10:55 am ...a 4:00 pm ...a 6.r0 pm ...a 7:55 pm ..a 8:10 pm ...b 4:00 pm a am a 3:50 pm al0:2. pin all :20 pm a 5:10 pm a 9.M am a 4 -OS pm a S:15 am n 9:20 am a 2:40 pm b 9:60 am Bt. I,ouls "Cannon Eh'.l" Express a 5:56 pm St. Louis Local. Coun a 9:20 am tsl0:30 pm a 5:10 pni a f 05 an bl0..l5 pm ai0:3o pni cil Bluffs a 9:15 Illinois Central. im Chicago Express a T:20 am ChlcSKO, Minneapolis & St Paul Limited a 7:50 pm Minneapolis A St, Paul Express b 7:20 am Chicago Express Chteaao, Mlltvankee A St. Paul. Chicago A Omahl Ex..b 7:40 am Chicago Limited Ex a 6:00 pm Missouri Paeitlo. 8t, Louis Express sl0:00 am K. C. and St. L. Ex a 10:50 pm b 3:41 pm a 7.50 am n 1. 25 pm a 6:16 am WEBSTER DEPOT-J0TH A WEDSTKll Fremont, , Llkuorn jfc Missouri Valley. Black Hills. Deadwood. Lead, Hot Springs ....a pm a 6:00 pm Wyoming, Casper and Douglas ............. ...U 1:00pm e (:00 pm Hastings, York, David City, Superior. Geneva, Exeter and Seward ...a 1:00pm b 6:00 pm Bonesteel, Lincoln. Nlo- . brara and Fremont. ..b 7:30 am blO:25 am Fremont Local c 7:30 am Clilcaeo. St. Paul, Minneapolis at Omaha. Twin City Passenger... 6:30 am a 9:10 pm Sioux City Passengei...a 2.C0 pm U:30 am Oakland Local b 6.5 pm b :45 am Missouri Pacifle. Nebraska Local, Via Weeping Water b 4:10 pra n!0:25 am a Dally. a Dally except Dally exeept Saturday. e Monday, e Sunday only. Sunday. d Dally except STEAMSHIPS. DOMINION LINE ..SPECIAL NOTICE Resumption of tripe by the mammoth popular twin-screw steamers Cuinmoti wculth and New England, to the Medlter ranean from Boston, direct to Gibraltar, Algiers, Genoa. Naples and Alexandria, i-gypt. New England" Jan. 17, Feb. 2 "Commonwealth".. Jan. 8, Feb. 14, March 2J To Azores. Naples and Genoa. !!Xa"ouver Jn. 10, Feb. 21 Cambroman" Jan. 31. March U 'Proceeds through to Alexandria on the January and February voyages. Also sailings Boston to Liverpool; Port land, Me., to Liverpool. For rates, book let, etc., apply to local Agent or COM PANY'S) u.' b ICE. Oa Dearborn St., Chicago. RAYMOND A WHITCOMB'S 19th annual tour OF OLD MEXICO will leave January SI. and a second tour, visiting the MARDI GRAB, also leaves February 21. Entire trip is made In spe cial private vestlbuled train of finest PULLMANS. Private car tours to Cali fornia frequently during winter. Parlies to CUBA, PORTO RICO. FLORIDA, WEST INDIA CRUISE January 15. IMC. Annual tour to Egypt and HOLY LAND Januarv 81. Write for booklet mentioning tour. 232 Clark St.. Chicago. M170 Why Not Mexico? You have been to Europe. You bavs seen California and Colorado. Why not try Mex ico! It Is worth while. The curious architecture; ths vast platas, wbers tbs en tire population of tbs city gathers nightly to listen to the stirring strains of a mili tary band; ths rars beauty of .ths women; the picturesque ttlre of tbs men; the primi tive methods of agriculture these are only a tew of the scores of things that can be seen snd enjoyed In Mexico in MID-WINTER. Cut out tbls ad. send It to us, and we will malt you a book about Mexico. Tellt Just what you want to know. Ticket Office, 1323 Farnam Si. Oft A HA, NEB. BLOOD POISON la i ha worst disease oa aarUL vat tne eatisal to curs wlltM kUU KNOW WHAT TO DO. Many have pimples, spoia on Uis skin, sores in the moult, .leers. ailing nair, bone paics, caiarra; uou know it la BLOOD PolbON. beo-J to DK BROWN. WK Arch Bt. f bliantrtpnia. Pa, for BROWN'S liLOol, CORK. H-"0 pet bottle; laats on, month. Mold only S blierman A McConnell Drug Co., lath an Hodge Sts . Omaha- Brown's Capsules MD?uin r ISth and Dodgs Sts. ro'DRUNKARDS WHITE DOVf. C UHC ccr. 'mK. to dr.i ruy rT turn fur ttrvng drink. itm pprUr for which cftnuirf eilt trier him itil rrnjfdr. 04 ea in mr iWuJf wilb or wil.wulliowl4:i of puHt tuUieii; tl t Shrro.ui St McConnell Drug Co.. Omaha.