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Newspaper Page TextTHE OMAHA DAILY llEEi WEDNESDAY, DKCEMISEK 24, 1!G2. COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL Trading ii Dull an! Closii Grain Prices Euier 03 Board of Trade. . PROVISIONS OPEN FIRM, CLOSE STEADY May Wheat, Corn and Oal, All Drop ft Trifle, bat Provisions Increase from Tito anil Onr-Hnlf to Five Cents. CHICAGO, Pre. 23 Trading was very dull today and closing prlccr In the grain pits were easier, May whrat being down V.c, May mm i'o and oats off Sc. May irovinlofM closed from 2,4ri."o higher. Whrat ruled exceedingly dull and the better part of the business was done by local traders, outside order being" very light. There was a little flrmnefs at the tart. Influenced by the Wither Liverpool cables and the smaller receipts in the tiorthweet, but later in the day the mar ket weakened on lack of trade and the clone, waa easy. May opened a shade Inner to h shade hlfrher At 77V'iS" and hell liteady for a time, but gradually eased off until ?7i: waa reached. There waa a sllshi rally toward the clone, which was i4c lowc at 77V4t77'Ac. Bradstroct reported a de crease In the world a mocks of wheat for the week of JCH.oriC bushels. Clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 412.i"0 bush els. Primary receipts were BiS.iioo bushels. Minneapolis and Duluth reported receipt of 321 cars, which, with local receipts of 96 cars only 1 of rontract made totnl re ceipt, for the three points of 417 cars, against 663 cars lust week. Corn waa steady eurly on cables and the poor showing of the grading, but the In activity of the market had a weakening effect and the latter pr.rt of the session witnessed an easier tone, tile close iielng a trllle lower, with May VsSiV: lower at 43Hfj434f,c, after selling between 4:mc and 43V4fi43'in. lxical receipts were WKi cars, with only 7 of contract. Oats ruled comparatively firm and the trading was of a more pronounced char acter than In the other (trains, but the volume of business on the whole was not large. The market recelven fnlr support from commission houses, who bought quite freely, but the late weakness In corn and wheat had a depressing effert and the close was steady, with May off He at 33'4 4j.'!3c, ranging; between 33H' and 33Tc. locitl receipts were large. 333 enrs being Inspected In, and the cash market was weak. Provisions were firm at the outset on higher prlcca for hogs at the yards and covering by ehorts early In the day added further to the advance. Later In the res Ion there was considerable realisation, which resulted In a reaction, and the close was about steady, with May pork 6c higher at $16 au. May lard was also 6c higher at $ 42Vj, while ribs were up 24c at $1 67Vif(8.fiO. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, SO cars; corn, 246 cars; oats, 110 cars; hogs, 32.0D0 head. There will be no session tomorrow or Thursday. The leading; futures ranged as follows: Articles.! Open. Hlgh. Low. Close.Yest'y Wheat Dec. 4 n 74V4 74S 74T May TWSH: 77H 77 77i,4aVi 77 July 74 7414&.4, 73TtV&74 74 74 Corn Dec. 46HH H 45 45H 45K Jan. 44vi'ri'45 4SI 44 44 44 May aOWa 43W43& 43 Oats Dec. 82 S2 ,31 81 32 May 83 33 33H 33u 33 1 67H IS 70 16 IS SO 16 65 May 16 20 16 30 16 17H 16 20 16 16 Dec7 10 2TV, 10 27 10 17 10 17 10 28 Jan. 87 90 9 77 9 80 9 86 May 9 87 9 47 9 87 9 42 RlbB Jan. 8 60 8 60 8 45 8 45 8 47 May 67 8 62 8 67 8 60 8 67 No. 8. tNew. Osh quotations were aa follows: FLOUR Market quiet, but firm; winter patents, 83. 4088.60; straights, I3.10fj3.30; spring patents. $3 4014.70; straights, $2.90 J.: bakers, J2.2SiS2.75. WHEAT No. I spring, 75c; No. 8 spring, 73c; No. 8 red. 74i$76c. CORN No. I, 4oc; No, yellow. 46c. OATS No. 1, 81c; No. 3 white, S2c. RYE No. 1 48c. BARXY Good feeding, S2c; fair to choice malting, 45ij6o. SEEDS No. 1 flax, fl.16; No. 1 north western. $1.24; prime timothy, $3.78; clover, contract grade, $10.85. PROVISIONS Mews pork, per bbl., $17. Lard, per 100 lbs.. $10.1710.J7. Short ribs ides (loose), $S.87&8.62. Dry salted Hhoulders (boxed). $X.5'&8.60. Short clear Sides (boxed), $8.75-718.87. Following were the receipts and shipments of flour and grain Saturday: Receipts. Shipments. Flour, bbls , 18.4(10 29.VI0 Wheat, bu 74,400 22 9n0 Corn, bu 874,400 99 700 Oats, bu ,....362,500 803,900 Kye, bu 15,300 8,000 liarley, bu .....131,400 38,200 On the Produce exchange today the but ter market waa quiet and easier; cream eries, lSt&27Vic; dairies, 17(260. Eggs, steady, '.oss off, cases returned, 26c. Cheese, Arm lS'a'ISVic. SEW YORK OEXBIUL MARKETS. Jootatloas of the Day o Various Commodities, St. Loots Grata and Provisions. , NEW YORK. Dec. 23.-FLOUR-Reoelpts, 40, 160 bbls.; exports, 11.978 bbls.: market -dull, but steady; winter patents, $3.6u4i3 90: winter straights, $3.46(03.65; winter extras M.8ofc3.15; winter low grades, $3.66&2 9u; Minnesota patents, M.OO-iH.ao; Minnesota takers, $3.25irJ.40. Rye Hour, steady; fair to good, $3.103.4O; choice to fancy, fe.&uru. t 60, Buckwheat flour, quiet, $2.30a2.35. spot und to arrive. CORNMKAL Quiet; yellow western ;i.20; city, 81.18; itrandywlne, $3.40033.55. ' KYIS Steady; No. 3 western, 69c, f. o. U., afloat; state. StyoOe. BARLKY-Dull; feeding, 3840o, c. I. f U".B1'2:A!?"l,t," 4K0c- - Buffalo, . W HEAT Receipts. 234,025 bu.; exports bu.i spot, ateudy; No. $ red, 84c. elevator; No. J red. 7c, f. o. b., afloat JSo. 1 northern Duluth, eSo, f. o. b., afloat No. 1 hard Manitoba, 87c, f. o. b., afloat Options had a firm tune early on continued ulllsh Argentine news, small northwestern receipts, covering and higher cables, but jrade being dull, longs unloaded and the lute market waa easy, except on December, which shorts rsn up to a net advance, gulnst o decline elsewhere. May, Uli,i MV. closed at 8lc; July, 7Sa"Sc, cloned 84Vtc8C' lecmb,;r' MHS8Jc, closed at CORN Receipts, 89,900 bu.; exports. 48. 640 bu.; spot, steady; No. 3. 62c elevator and 67o afloat; No. 3 yellow. Uc; No. 2 white, 0c. Options opened steady, with Wheat, but eventually yielded to the big Interior receipts, emy cables and unload ing, closing partly Vc off, except Decem ber, which was is net hlcher. Juiuiary, M5f64c. closed at 634c; March closed at SSio; May, 4v(tj4Swc. closed at 4Hc; De ceniber, 6t4tiuc, vloaed at 6o'c. OATS Hoccipts, W.ioO bu.; exports, 10, i44 bu.; spot, quiet; No, 8. SSe; No. s, SlVi )31c; No. 3 white. SR'u3!V.; track, white, 8!xU43c: standard white, asutitfSc: No, 3 white, 3UViitlc; track, mixed, west ern, nominal Optlunn dull and Irregular all day. December closud at :!o. IIAV Dull; shipping, 66)1 70c: good to choice. 9ucii$1.0U. MOP8 'Julet; state, common to choice I'yi. t3ic; Itrnl. !Hii26c; olda 7rt72Hc- Pa-' clttc coast, 19UZ. 26uaic; 19-J1, 234j:'ic; olds, 7i( 12 e. HIDES Steady; Oalveeton. 80 to 25 lbs ISc; Calltornla. 21 to 2J llu., 19; Texas urv' ;i to m us.. He. LEATl 1 K It Firm. PKOVlSluNS Hcef. steady; family, $16 (K) blS.OO; mm, lo.5uit ll.tw; beef hams. $20 f,i fc-'.W); packet. $14.umul6.0ii; city extra ledl.i metis. $2r .00. Cut meats, steady: pickled belllts. 8.75ti 75; pickled shouhlers $4iU4l.to; pickled hinis, Ill.iVii u.&O. Lard easy; western steamed. S10 70; retlned, easy; continent, $10.9; Scuth America, $11.6); com pound, $7.ou(&7.70. Purk. dull; family. $U short clear. X21 Oui23.uu; mess. Vs. TAl.LuW Easy; city. 6u3c. RICE Quiet; dumestlc, fair to extra, 4Uc. bUTTEH Receipts. .t4 pkga. ; unset tled; state dairy. 8ui26c; creamery, extra, fee: creamery, common to choice, 21i.'7c CllEESE-Kecelpts, 4,6k) pkgs.; lirm; fancy, la.ge. state, full cream, colored and white, fall made. 13t)14c; fancy, small, colored and white fall made, Uc; late made, lCijlS'ic. EUOS Receipts, 6,4ft pkgs. ; Irregular; state and Pennsylvania, aversgs best, 2sc; western, poor to fancy, ?jo2jo. POLLTKY-Alivo. weak: thickens, 10c; turkeys, Ht(15c'; fowls. liyuo. Dressed weuk: weutera chickens, 12illc; fowls llll2c; turkeys. i;Uc. METALS There wan an advance of 6 points lu the London tin today, mlth spot quoted at 117 lie and futures at 118 7s 6d. the local market was also firm and higher, Spot clcaing at $2j.9iu-05. Copper, whllrt closing at an advance of Ed to il 7s td for spot and A lba 3d for futures in the Lon don market, remained dull and nominal here. Standard Is quoted at $10.75. lake at $lL6i and electrolytic and casting at 811.4a. Load Was steady, but unchanged locally at 4'c, hlle In Iindon It advanced Is .:d to tin I in 3d. Fpeltir was unchanced in Lotnlon. Irfn :n tJln:'gnw closed at :".1s fd iml In Mhldlesliiiroiigh at 40s l id Lo cally the trirltet continues dull, but un ching'd. Warrants are nominHl: No. 1 foirndry norllirn Is ipj"ted at $.'3 vmi-y, f; So. 1 fuaiMlry southern. No. 1 foundry southern, soft, and No. 2 foundry northern at $22.'Si23.tiO. OMAHA WHOLESALE MAP.KET. Condition of Trade null Ctaotatlona oa ample nnd Fsney I'rodnce. Eno Candied stcck. 21c. LIVE P(Jt;LTRV-liens. 7l37c; old rois ters, -llSc; turkeys, 15c; ducks, 8ij'.'c; Keere, 7'tSc; sprlnfi chickens, per lb., ji 8c. !)RESSEr POfLTRY-IIens. 8c; young chickens. 9c; turkeys, IiWISc; ducks, Hjrllc; HI'TTER Parking stock. 17il7 choice dalrv. In t.!lK. 2"ii2lc: separator. 1T!73oc. KRESII FISH Trout, !filnc; herrlnir. Ec; picVeiel, 8c, pike Ic; perc!i, 6c; buffalo, dtes."ed, 7c; sunllsn. 3c; blueflna 3c; white fish. !c; salmon, ltV ; haddock, lie; codlish. Kc: redannpper. l''c; lobsters, bcdled, per lb , .' ; lobster, srecn. per lh., 2c; bull heads. 10c; catfl h. 14c; black bass, 2ic; halibut. 11c. CORN New. 40c. OA TP .':2c. RYE No. 2. 45c LP. AN-Pr ton. $13 50. HAY Prices quoted bv Omaha Whole sale Hay Dealers' association: Cnolce No. 1 upland. $S.6i; No. 1 medium. $7.60; No. 1 coarse. $7. Rye straw. $0. These prices are for hay of good color and quality. De mand fair, receipts light. OYSTERS Standards, per can, 28c: extra selects, per can, 36c; New York counts, per can. '2c; bulk, extra selects, per gal., $1.75; bulk, standrinin. per Kal., $1.45. CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. TREES 4 to 6 feet, per dozen, $1.75; 7 to s reel, i.i.w: 6 to 7 reet, 12.60; y to 10 feet. $45ii; Inrge, for school and church pur poses, 12 to 14 feet, each. $!. Off; 1.50; extra large, 15 to 2.1 feet, e-.ch, 2.04(4.M). HOLLY Ft RA NCH ICS Per case of 2x2x4 feet (about 50 lbs.), $4; per barrel. $1.60. I-ONO NEEDLE TINES-Per doxen. $2.60 g 3.00. MISTLETOE BRANCHES Per lb., 30c. EVERGREEN WREATHING In colls of 20 ysrds, per coll 9rc; flve-coll lots. 86c. WREATHS Magnolia nnd galax wreaths, per dnxen, $1.504t2 00; evergreen wreaths, per dozen. $1.60(1 2.00; holly wreaths, per doren, $1.505200. VEGETABLES. NEW CELERY Kalamazoo, per do".. 25c; Utah, per dox.. 45c; California, per doz.. for stalks weighing f.om 1 to 1 lbs., each, 46'!i7f.c. POTATOES-Per bu., 50c. SWEET POTATOES-lowa Muscatlnes, per bbl., $3.26: Kansas, $2.25. TURNIPS Per bu., 40c; Canada rutaba gas, per lb., lc. HEETS Per basket. 40c. CUCUMBERS Hothouse, per dos.. $1.50. PARSNIPS-Per bu., 40c. CARROTS Per lb., lc. GREEN ONIONS Southern, per dozen bunches. 45c. RADISHES Southern, per dozen bunches, 45c. WAX BEANS Per bu. box. $3; string benns. per bu. box $1.60. CABBAGE Miscellaneous Holland seed, per lb ic. ONIONS New home grown, In sacks, per bu., 75o: Spanish, per crate, $1.75. NAVY BEANS Per bu. $2.60. TOMATOES New California, per 4-bas-ket crate, $2 75. CALIFLOWER California, per crate. $2.50. FRUITS. PEARB Fall varieties, per box. $2.00: Colorado, per box, $2.25. APPLES Western, per bbl., $2.76: Jona thans, $4; New York stock. $3.26; California Bellflowers, per bu. box, $1.60. GRAPES Catawbas. per basket, 18c; Malagas, per keg, $G.On7.00. CRANBERRIES Wisconsin, per bbl., $9.50; Bell and Bugles, $10.50; per box, $3.25. TROPICAL FRUITS. BANANA8 Per bunch, according to size, $2.0 u 2. 60. LEMONS California fancy, $3.78; choice. $3.60. ORANGES Florida Brlghts. $3.76; Cali fornia navels, $3.50; California sweet Jaffas, all sizes, $2.75. DATES Persian. In 70-Ib. boxes, per lb., 6c; per case of 30-lb. pkgs., $2.25. FIGS California, per iO-ro. cartons, $1; Turkish, per 35-lb. box. 1418c GRAPE FRUIT Florida, $6. MISCELLANEOUS. HONEY New Utah, per 24-frame ease. $3.75. CIDER New York. $4.60; per H bbl., $2.75. SAUERKRAUT--Wisconsin, per bbl.. $2.26; per bbl., $3.75. POPCORN-Per lb.. 2c: shelled. 4c. HIDES No. 1 green, 6c; No. 2 green. 6c; No. 1 salted, 7c; No. 2 salted, 6c; No. 1 veal calf, 8 to 12 lbs., 8c: No. 2 veal calf, 12 to 15 lbs., 6c; dry hides, 8i?12e; sheep pelts, 2575c: horse hides, $1.604i2.50. 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; Brazil!, per lb., 12c; filberts, per 'lb., 12c; almonds, soft shell, per lb., 16c; hard shell, per lb., 15c; oecans, large, per lb., 12c; small, per lb.. 11c: cocoanuts. ner rin 60c; chestnuts, per lb., 10c; peanuts, per lb.. ot, ruasieu peanuts, per iD., vc; DiacK walnuts, per bu., $1.00; hickory nuts, per bu., $1.50; 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., 8c; brass, heavy, per lb., 8c; Drass, light, per lb., 6c; lead, per lb., 8c; xlnc. per lb., 2c; rub ber, per lb., 6c. WEARE COMMISSION COMPANY. llO-lll Board of Trade, Omaha, Neb Telephone 1S141. CHICAGO, Dec. 23 WHEAT Market has been weak and dull, although there has been no change In the news situation. Argentine reported continuous rains, the seaboard reported 30 loads taken for ex- rort and there was a demand here for No. northern within a fraction of the mar ket. Minneapolis In three days Increased 650,000 bu. There has been tome buying here by the Peavey interest against sales at Minneapolis. Both holders and shorts generally seemed Inclined to even up over the holidays. Local receipts, 96 cars, with 1 of contract. Estimates for tomorrow, 60 cars. CORN There has been a narrow market in corn, with the nearby futures kept steady by some covering, but with the active futures some lower. Both trade and fluctuations havo been unimportant. Local receipts, 662 cars, with 7 of contract; esti mates for tomorrow, 245 cars. OATS Market was strong early, but yielded some later. Local receipts, 333 cars, with 14 cars of contract; estimates for tomorrow, 170 cars. Carlots were steady early, but closed about c lower. New York reports IOO.000 bu. sold for export. PROVISIONS Market opened steady, but sold off oa liberal offerings; trade light and rather Inclined to be weak, in sympathy with grain. There juere 27,000 hogs; market active and steady. WEARE COMMISSION CO. St. I.onls Grata aad Provisions. ST. LOUIS, Dee. 23. WHEAT Easy ; No. 2 red, cash, elevator, nominal; track. 73 Si 74c: May, 7;S''i76c asked; July, 72c; No. 2 hard. 63(6 7"c. CORN Firm; No. 2 cash, 44c; track. 44c; December, 46c bid; May, 3Dj3Dc bid. OATS Weak; No. 2 cash. 31c; track. 32 ?33c; December, 32c bid; May, S3'c asked; No. 2 white, 2Ec. RYE Firm at S!fi39c. FLOUR Dull, unchanged; red winter patents. $3 S.vfi8 50; extra fancy and etralght, $3.ttfj3.30; cleur, $2.9f'!i3.00. PEEIV Tlmothv. steadv, $2.9"!i3.40. t'OKN.MKAL-Steadv. $2.3 BRAN Firm; sacked, east track. 7173c. HAY Steady; timothy, $11.00 15.00; oral rie, $10.5Kiil2M. IRON COTTON TIES $1.07. HAOOINO 5-l(Vft7 1-ltic. HEMP Twine, 9c. PROVISIONS-Pork. lower; Jobbing, standard mess, $17.90. Lard, lower at $10.50. Dry salt meats, easy; boxes extra shorts, $'M2; cleur ribs, $9 01; short clears, J9 50. Hhcoii, eaiv; boxed extra shorts, $10.50; clenr rib" 10.50; short, clear. $11. no. POULTRY Chickens, 8Uc; springs, 8c; turkeys. 14'al5e; ducks, 12c; geese, 9". BUTTER Steady ; creamery, yQ30c; dairy. lfcgr.'2c. EGGS Dull; 22c, loss off. ' Receipts. Shipments. Flour, bbla H.ouO 9.000 Whest. bu.... 4MM) 43.000 Corn, bu 150.0 llO.uwl Oats, bu 77.000 41.000 I'alla'vl-hla I'rodnce Market. PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 23. BUTTER Firm, good demand; extra western cream ery. 3c; extra nearby prlnta. 33c. EGOS Quiet, but steady; fresh nearby and western, 27c; facsh southwestern, 2v). 27c: fresh southern, "x-; loss off on all. CHEESE Firm fair demand; New York full creams, prime small, 13frl4c; fair to good small. i:!4iK!lvc: prime large, 13ic; fair to good large, 13 y 134c Ualoth Urals Market. DULUTH. Dec. 23. WHEAT Cssh, No. 1 t hard. 74c; No. 2 northern. 71', c; No. 1 northern, 73'c; December, Ji; My, 76' CT6V. OATS Decemb' r. 31c; May. SSc. Mlaaeaoolla . unt, Floar aad Bra a. MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. !J WHEAT-IVv. cember, 7Sc; May. 75tt75c; on track. No. 1 h-rd, 75c; No. 1 northern, "4c; No. 2 northern. 7;hc. FI1UR First patents. $3.V34.0O; second patents, $3.754.1.5; nrst clears, $2.9c'i3.0o; second clutrs, $2.i;!.4t. l! RAN In bulk, $13. Liverpool t.rnln and Provisions. LIVERPOOL. Die. 23. WHEAT Spot: No. 2 red western, ilrm, 5s lld; No. 1 Cali fornia, steady, fis Sd Futjres: Quiet; Iecmbr, fis 2V,d; March, 6a 2d; May, Ha Id. CORN Spot: American mixed, new, nt:lt. 5a iii; American mixed, old, steady. Futures: Q 11 let; January, 4s 6d; March. 4e PHAS-Cnnndlan, fis 7d. Fl-OUK St. Louis, far.cv winter, 2s 5d. HOPS At I-onlon, Pacific coast, fl.'m at 4.6 l.-.j-fi 17. PROVISlONS-Becf, extra India mess, steady. 11.1s Pd. Pork, steadv; prime m"ss western, !. Hams, short cut, 14 to 15 lbs., steaily, Ms. Bacon, Cumberland cut, 26 to 30 lbs., quiet, 47s 671; short ribs, 16 to 21 lbs., dull. 4,-s; long dear middles, light, 2S to 34 lbs., quiet. 4s 6d ; long clear mH dlea, heavy. 35 to 4o lbs., quiet, 4ns; short clear backs, IK to 20 Lbs., quiet, 4S: clear bellies, 14 to 16 lbs., dull, 5ss. Shoulders, square, 11 to 13 lbs., quiet. 43s. Inrd. prime western, In tierces, dull, 60s; American re lined, in nulls, dull, 55s. HIT! 'M-: Nominal. CHEESE Firm; American finest white and colored. fls TALIX We-Prime city, dull, 27s 3d. Imports of wheat Into Liverpool last week were 31.300 quarters from Atlantic ports, none from Pacific ports and 25.000 quarters from othpr ports. Imports of corn from Atlantic ports Inst Week were H.fei quarter. The Provision exchange here will be cloced on December 25 and 26 and January 1. Knnsns City Grain and Provisions, KANSAS CITY, Dec. 23 WHEAT De cember. H3o; May. Ki'ifiHc: caph. No. 2 hard, 6?iOo; No. 3, Cli65c; No. 2 red, fic; No. 3 red. 65c; No. 4 hard, 6547 60c; rejected, hard, 62'i-tMc. CORN December. 36U)Jir.6Hc; Mav, 37ff 37Vic; cash, No. 2 mixed, 87c; No. 2 white, 37V.Cu3Kc; No. 3, 37!4c; No. 2 white. 31c; No. 2 mixed. 32c. RYE No 2, 44c. HA Y Choice timothy, $11.50 12.00; choice prairie, VhbftCu 10.00. BUTTER Creamery, 25g27c; dairy, fancy, 22c. EGGS Fresh, 21c. Receipts. Shipments. Wheat, bu 6S.411O 28.8"0 Corn, bu 4S.000 lo.4"0 Oats, bu 22.000 12,000 No markets Wednesday or Thursday. Toleilo tiraln nml Seed. TOLEDO, Dec. 23.-WHEAT-Dull, but steady; cash and December. 7Sc: May, 81c. CORN Dull, lower; December, 45c; May, 43c. OATS Dull, steady; December, 34c; May, HYE No. 2, 62c. SEEDS Clover, dull stendv Tieeeinher $6.70: January, $6 70; March, $6.82; prime iimuiny, siu.w; prime aisiKe, is. MlliTPnkce tiraln Market. MILWAUKEE, Dec. 23. WHEAT Mar ket steady; No. 1 northern, 77B77'ic; No. 2 nortnern. lii''Oitic; May, 77c. RYE Steady: No. 1, 61c. BARLEY Steady ; standard, 66c; sample, 40ft 56c. CORN-May, 43c. Wednesday and Thursday will be holi days on the Board of Trade. NEW YORK STOCKS AXD BONDS. Approach of Christmas and Other Cansea Lead to Gradual Decline. NEW YORK, Dec. 23. The size In the call money rate today and the approach of the Christmas holiday combined to prompt operators to close up their accounts. The duration and extent of the rise since the announcement of the formation of the bankers' $50,000,000 pool have kept the pro fessional traders alert for signs of reac tion on the theory that the recovery was frolng too far. The persistence of the trad ng element In putting out short contracts has acted as a sustaining Influence on the market, as it did to some extent today. No raiding tactics were apparent and the de cline was rather gradual and In good order. The day's losses were quite uniform in the active list, ranging generally from 1 to 1 points. In the case of stocks there they were less or more than this and there were special circumstances to account for the movement. Sugar fell an extreme 2 below last night on account of the reports from Washington of preparations to oppose the Cuban reciprocity treaty on the part of an element of beet sugar men. Recent reports have held that the beet Btigar Interests had been reconciled to the Cuban treaty and there was active speculation In Sugar on this account. The stock was thus acutely affected by the profit-taking movement to day. New York Central suffered In a similar way. owing to recent rumors that the divi dend was to be Increased. No such action was taken today and the decreased net earnings reported by the New York Central and affiliated lines, together with the return of the Canada Southern semi-annual divi dend to 1 per cent had an unfavorable ef fect upon the Vanderbllt lines. On pro fessed expectations of an increase of the Missouri Pacific dividend rate also was disappointed. On the other hand, the coalers, especially the Readings, were more (Irmly held than the list In general. Rumors were circulated regarding both Reading and Brooklyn Rapid Transit that the Pennsylvania had secured control, but the favorable state ment of net earnings of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit for November and the profitable coal traffic of the coalers since the cessa tion of the anthracite strike were con sidered more plausible reasons for the strength of these stocks. Louisville made a spectacular spurt early In the afternoon and a quick relapse because the board room traders leaped to a mistaken construction of a report of a dividend on the Iyonlsvllle Street Railway company as applying to Louisville & Nashville. The stock's quick relapse renewed the heaviness In the gen eral market. The rise in call money rates was due In part to temporary causes, hut It had the effect of renewing fears of a severe squeeze In the money market before the end of the year. The pavment of $10.000.iM) of subscriptions to the Western Maryland syndicate fell due today and necessitate,! some shifting of loans, gome large sum were transferred to London through the agency of the cable. ThUi movement Is said to be due to the custom of the London banks to prepare a so-cilled "window dress ing" for their year-end reports. The action of reserves in London for this purpose usually Is extremely temporary. The move ment of currency o New Orleans continued to the extent of $300,000. brlnelng the total transfer to that point from New York for the last four business days to $1,475,000. Such a movement to New Orleans Is not unusual late In December for crop moving purposes, both of cotton and suirar. but it is not usual for It to reach such dimensions. The speculation In January cotton Is sup posed to account for the present special demand. The bond market was quite broad again and showed some points of strength, mak ing the price movement as a whole Irregu lar. Total sales, par value. $2.36.000. I'nited Btetea bonds were unchanged on the last call. The following are the closing prices on the New York Stock exchange: Attlllaon 8J'i So. Prlflc ... 2 ...it ... 2 ... ...27 ... 44 ... n . .. 2 ... U ... 41 '-i ...24 ... i) ... 25 ...2' ...221 ...!0 . . .220 ... ... S4. ... ty ... is ...to ... 4 1(4 ... 2( ... M ... ... 73' ..211 ...ll.lL, ...174 ...It ... US ... Tnij ... T5 ... 4H ... ', ...114 ... ei ... t ...lnl'4j ... rkl, ...If! ...225 ... li ... 7414, ...m ... if. "4 ... 11 ... 24 ... IP, ... a ... H'j ... So'-i 1I0 P1 ill', 60. ltitlnay ... I.hlmoro A Ohio.... tV do ifd do pfd .. KViTrm e, Frln-.., T.. St. 1.. W... . ..invt do nfd . . 4b' I nlon Pxrlflo .. do pfd .. Wihach ..It do pfd .. i w & I,. E ..'.a: .in :d pi. .. Win. font re I .. 80 .'lama Ktnrpsa .., .. 37 A!Tur. Ex'irtw .., ..214 If. S. Kxii-cm . . Ili'-i Wellt-Ftrgu Ex .. i Amil. Copper .... .. t" Amur. C. & F .. JT 1 do pfd . . :S Amer. Un. Oil. .. , .. 41 I do ifd Ancr. S 4b R Canadian Pacific . Canada SnuMiern f"ha. & Ohio (.'Imago & Alton. do pfd Chlcaso. I. & L.. do pfd Chi, ago ti K I . Chicago A (it. W do Ut pl'1 do -d pfd Chicago A N. W. Chicago T. A T.. do pfd 1". C. C. A 8t. L Colo. Southern .. do Idi pfil do IJ p(,l Pcla. A Hudson.. I'll!., U W... Denver A R. O . do pfd ta 1 do pM Al4. Mln. Co ! Brk. Rap Tr J4 , olo. V. A I 4'i Con. R11 .... , Ton. Tub pfd .... ....l'ia Cnera Clr-tric . 07 !Ho ki( Coal AS InCn'l I - Brla do lit pfd.. do 2d pfd.. (It. Nor. pld... Hock. Valley do pfd Illinois Central m;t do pfd lewa Crntral i' La, Irda lia . ... ' do p'd .. iSatlonal n'lrutt , .. 4 INitlonal Iad .... ..115 'No. American ..UH Parlnc Coaat ..14-, Pari,- Uall . Paoplc'a Caa . . 12 Pr..irt Hiral Car .. I1,, do pfd ..W.S Pullman Pal. Car . . .'.'. Kim, ubli-- stM . . .. ii I do pld L. E. A W do pfd Lnula. a Naah.. Manhattan L ... Met. 8t. Rr Mo. Onlral ... Mrs. National .. Mlaanurt Pa, I fie U.. K- A T do pfd N. J. Central... iao B,icar N. T. Onl.-nl..: 1M Tein. C. A I Nor. A We. 71 il'. B. A P. Co.. do pfd Ontario A W... Pennsylvania Reeding do lat pfd... do 21 pfd .. 8t. U A 8 r.. do let pfd... do Id pfd... it U X W ... do pfd St Paul 40 pfd ... 1 do pfd ... 20 VV. 8. Leather... . ..l!,:i:a do pfd ... 43', V. 8. Rubber... ... M do pfd ... 77 V. t. Kleel ... tl do pfd ... afl Western fnlon . ... K. C. Souihern.. ... t1 do pfd ... u Ruck ltland .... ...17S do pfd ...Ml 4' . 4' ' 41 . 61 . 42 Sew Yetrk Mncter Market. NEW YORK. Dec. 23 MONEY On call, firm at 6Hil0 per rent, closing; offered at per cent; time money was easy, with sixty and ninety days and six months at ( per cent: prime mercantile paper, 8 per cent. HTKHL.INO KXt'HANUK Firm. with business In bankers' bills at $4rt 1 15 for demand and $4.S3i43 ll-ld for sixty days; commercial bills. It.MVP 82V HIIA'KK Par, 4sv,e; Mexican dollars, Sc. HOND8 Government, steady; railroad, lr rea:ular. The closlnt; quotations on bonds are ai follows; f. ref 2a. rg l"7V'Hocalng Vsl. 4V,i...lf iln coupon li'iTe. LAN. nnl. 4s 101 do Is. rrg ii,;', . ( antral 4a 77 '4 no coupon It)!1? do 1st Ine 24 do new 4s, reg 1U Minn. A St. L 4s...l02 do coupon la:. M., K. A T. 4a 7' do 4s. reg lut do 2s M do coupon inn N. T. C. Is to; do is. reg 1"1 do (en. S'a 14 do coupon 103i N J. ('. gen. Sa I.H'4 Atch. gen. 4s 102 No. Pacific 4a lots do ad). 4a mi i do Is 71 M. A (. 4a 102 N. A W. r. 4s 9 do ' r Reading gen. 4s K do rone 4s 10481. U A I M. e. la. .111 Canada Ho. 2a Km gt. L. 8. W. la 7 Central ot Oa. is....lo i do M .1 do 1st Inc 7f. 8. A. A A. P. 4a.... 7 C. A O. 4s 101 So. Paclfle 4a Krt C. A A. .1s 7 So. Railway (a 12" C, II. A q. n. 4s.... W T. A P. is 11 C, M A HI P g 4s. .11 S T., St. L. A W4a.. 7(1 C. A N. W. c. 7s. ...;3S fnlon Pacific 4s lot C, R. f. A P. 4s.... ion do eonr. 4s 10 ccc A S. L. g 4a.. Wabash la n ( hliago Ter. 4s 8 do 2s lot Colo. A Bo. 4s 91 do deb. R T4 Kenvor A It. O. 4a. .101 West Shore 4s 112 Erie prior lien 4s 9 w. A L. K. 4a 1 do gen. 4s sr. wis. Central 4s l r. W. A D. C. Is.... lot con. Tob. 4s ti nofltnn Stock flnofntlons. BOSTON. Dec 23,-Call loans. SUlfffiU tier cent: time loans, fVff" per cent. "Official closing; ot stocks and bonds: Atchison 4s 100 Allnuez 2 , Amalgamated H , Itllngham t 2 Cal. A Heels SAO (Is, is Men. Central Atchison do nfd ICentennlal 14 p..ton A Albany t.",3 floslon A Me !:( ropper Range ... Dominion Coal . Franklin . 64 .174 Motion Klevated 1M ... 10 ... 17 ... 1 ... ns ... 24 ...107 ... 1 ...14 ... 4 ... S ... 1 ... If, ... 4 ... 4 ... M r.. .-V. II. A H...225 Plt hburg pfd 141 fnlon Pacific rom Mex. Central m. Isle RoyaU Mohawk Old Dominion ... Osceola Amer. Sugar 1241 Parrot fin nfrf nil. r. Amer. T. A T Url'i Pania To' Copper Mom. I. A B... .. sit Tsmaracg ..175 Trlmountals .. Ji Trinity .. 1 fnlted States ... ..109 ftsh .. 34 Victoria .. 94 Winona . . 12 Wolverine Oeneral Klectrtc Mass. Klectrio .. do pld fnlted Fnilt tl. 8. Steel West. Common . Adventure Nerr York Mlnlntr lnotatlons. VFAV YORK. Dec. 23-The followln g are the closing prices on mln.ng stocks Adams Con... 15 Little Chief .. is Oi.lsrlo 45 Ophlr Alice H reece Brunswick Con Comstock Tunnel . Con. Cal. A Vs.... Horn silver Iron Silver Leadvllla Coo ... ...575 ...120 ... ... 20 ... 14 ... 45 ... 10 ...IJ6 Phoenix Potosl . 5 .125 Bavage .125 Hlrrra Nevada 75 Small Hopea I Standard ... Forelctn Klnaaclal. I-ONDON. Dec. 23 Money was much wanted at 4 per cent In the market today. Business on the Stock exchange was quiet, but had a good undertone, owing- to antici pations of easier money after the month end. Consols eased slightly. Americans opened firm and Inactive, became irregular and closed quiet and below the best quota tions of the day. Rio tlntos Improved. Gold premium at Buenos Ayres, 127.40. PARIS, Dec. 23. Prices opened firm on the bourse today and business waa fairly active. LAter stocks became heavy, but they recovered during the last hour. Reali sations predominated In the Spanish sec tion, which depressed rentea and Brazilians. At the close prices were generally weak. The private rate of discount was 216-16 per cent. Three per cent rentes, 99f 22Hc for the account. BERLIN, Dec. 23. Prices on the bourse today were firmer on New York advices and favorable reports regarding the situa tion of the iron industry. Mines were con siderably harder. Banks advanced, navlga tionei recovered and Canadian Paclfle rose sharply. Exchange on London, 20m 43Pfg for checks. Discount rate for short bills, 2 per cent; for three months' bills, 3H per cent. Bank Clearings. OMAHA, Dec. 23. Bank clearings today,' $1,092,740.54; corresponding day last year, $1.34.fi(i4.0i: decrease, $253.i63.46. CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-Clearlngs. $27,182,944; balances, $1,612,167; New York exchange, Kc premium; foreign exchange, unchanged, with sterling posted at $4.84 for sixty days and at $4.87H for demand. NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-Clearlng, $278, 4S6.413: balances, $11,571,729. BOSTON. Dec. 23.Clearlngs,' $20,41S,1; balances. $1,225,458. ' ST. LOUIS. Dec. 23.-Clear!ngs, $.254.o09; balances, $877,326; money, steady, 6(S per cent: New York exchange, 60c premium. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 23. Clearings, $26,730,257; balances, $2,954,542; money, 6 per cent. BALTIMORE. Dec. 23. Clearings, $4,228, 374; balances, $722,519; money, 6 per cent. Cotton market. NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 23. COTTON Quiet and Bteady; sales, 2,200 bales; ordi nary, 6c; good ordinary, 7c; low mid dling, 711-16c; middling, 8c; good middling. 811-16c; middling fair. 8c; receipts. 18.793 bales; stocks. 397,074 bales. Futures steady; December, 8.1WfS.2oc; January, S.17ifi.18c; February. 8.23t.25c: March. S.2Mi.29c: April, S.31(!T.23c; May. Secy's. 38c; June, 8.40 fc.41c; July, 8.42iifc.44e; August. 8.18c. NEW YORK, Dec. 23 COTTON Market opened steady at a decline of 2 points to an advance of 2 points and then Improved a point or two. The early firmness was due to Indications of moderate receipts. The cables were particularly unfavorable at the close, when a decline of 3ru4 points was apparent. Later Indications as to receipts became bearish and selling was resumed upon a more active scale, resulting In a lorn of 6fe points, with the market finally quiet at a net loss of 4 points to an ad vance of 1 point. Total sales were about 75,000 bales. The declining tendency of the market waa arrested by a statement Issued by the leaders of the January deal to all the members of the Cotton exchange In which he offers to "loan places" on any "notices" for the delivery of January con tracts, thus rendering It unnecessary that any holder of contracts of January con tracts for the delivery of cotton In Jan uary should be sold out upon "notices" to the advantage of those who may be short Some regard this as an effort to make a selling basis by scaring the shorts Into covering, but most regard It as a deter mination to take any amount of cotton that may be offered. For some time past cot ton has been accumulating at New York, presumably for delivery on January con tracts, until the stock Is now 144,296 bales, against 96 519 on December 1. Of this amount 104.971 bales are certificated, against Co 9"i8 on December 1. ST. LOUIS. Dec. 23. COTTON-Qulet and steady; middling, 8V4c; sales, 100 bales; re ceipts, 37S" bales; ehipments, 6.872 bales; stock 2C.P34 bales. LIVERPOOL. Dec. 23--COTTON-Spot In fair demand; prices lower: American mid dling fair. 6.18d; good middling, 4.70d; low middling, 4.42d: good ordinary, 4.3od; or dinary. 4.3M. The sales of the dav were lt'," bales, of which 1.000 were fcr specu lation and export. Receipts, 63.000 bales. Including 55,900 American. Futures opened easy and closed steadv; American mid dling, g. o. c. December. 4.4Xfr4.49d ; De cember and Jnr.uarv, 4.4Sd; January and February, 4.48d; February and March. 4.4Sd; Mnrch and April. 4.4Rd; April and May, 4.4K14 49d; Mav and June. 4.49?i4.6'Jd; June and July. 4.49iM.50d; July and August, 4 Waood; August and September, 4 44,j-l 4:d. Visible Supply of Ornln. NEW YORK. Dec. 23.-Spec!al cables and telegraphic communications to Rradstrect's thow the following changes lr. available si'oolles since last repjrt: WHEAT I'nited States and Canada, east of Rockies, Increased 1.367.0 lush!s; afloat for and In Europe,, decreased, 2.3i), Oi'l bushelB; total ejpply decreased, 9:13,OijO bupheN. CORN I'nited Stares and Cnnada, cast of Rockies, Increased l,(ii3,iJ() bushels. OATS I'nited Stctes and Canada, east of Rockies, decreased 49.(4io bushels. Among tli3 more important Increases re ported this week are those of 87),(wO bush els In Manitoba elevators. 91.(si0 bushels at St. Joseph. 84.UU bushels at Depot Harbor and 7o.ti' bushels at Syracuse. Tho leading decreases Include those of 3O0.0UI buHhels at northwestern interior ele vutors and IOO.O'jO bushels at Port Huron. CutTee Market. NEW YORK. Dec. 23 COFFEE-8pot Bio. quiet. Futures opened quiet and un changed; ruled dull In keetdr with fea tiircless foreign markets and the aporoach Ing holidays, but was steady until near the finish, when liquidation caused a par tial 6-puint decline, on which basis the marki't closed steaily. Most of the busi ness represented switches from January to the later positions. Sales footed up 22.6(10 bags. Including December at 4 4'; January, 4.4c4il.4c; March. 4.6Vy4.7uc; May, 4.)c, and July, 5c. Wool Market. ST. I.OCIS, Dec. 23-WOOL-Flrm; me dium trades and eomblng, 174t'jtic; light fine. 16il9c: heavv fine iVnISe- t.th u.aH...i let! 29C. NEW YORK. Dec. 23,-WOOL-Flrm. Peoria Market. PEORIA. III. fw ee lYinv rinti . w 3. 43e. '"' OATS Dull; No. S while. 31UaxXLo. OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET Cattle Receipts Again Light and Price Baled a Little Higher- HOG MARKET STRONG TO FIVE HIGHER Moderate Raa f Fat Sheep an 41 t.ambs and Good Staff la Active Demand at Strona; Prices with Others last Aboat Steady. SOUTH OMAHA Dec. 23. Receipts were: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Official Monday 2xi 5,4.43 4.232 Official Tuesday ti.wo 5.0u0 Two days this week... 4.7"6 11.433 9,2:12 Pame days last week.... 7,10 13.U63 21,.":si Same week before 12.3X8 l'i.5-l 2it,2."0 Hame three weeks ago. . .ld.lMI 1S.240 24.7W Bame four weekj ago 12.170 lt.191 ls,o!(9 Same days last year 4,564 20,512 3,770 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, ana comparisons with last year: 1!2. 19ul. Inc. Dec. Cattle 91.4. 2.26 807,293 1S6.833 Hogs 2,2(10.509 2.366,26o 164,754 Sheep 1,721,166 1.30j.t23 415,843 Tho following table shows the average price ot hogs sold on the South Omaha market the last several duys, with com parisons with former years: Date. 1902. 1901. 11900. 11899. 11898. 1897.1896 Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec Dec. Dec. Dec. Deo. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec, I. .. 2... ... 4... 6... 7... 8... ... 10.. II. . 12 . 13.. 14.. 16.. 16... C 09 I I f OiVsl 6 95 4 ai a 7ii 2&i a i a 11 til I 2M 3 2a OS 6 13?i 6 l 4 61 a la i 4 10 I a 21 111 IJ7I Its a 35 1 I to f 2S 3 231 3 00 22i 6 921 4 g, 3 81 6 24 V 051 4 77 3 8V 16-) f 0 4 84 1 C O (HI 1 Il J fl 4 781 3 Kli 3 :i"l 3 17 3 19 0 tM 6 12 6 OS 6 ti 0 98, I a oi a i a ui i ii 4 Si! i a ii, 3 13 3 21 4 82i 3 01 5 15i 8 17 4 771 3 H 3 27! I 3 20 6 13 6 14 6 li t) 21 4 811 3 96 3 38 3 20 4 86 8 9ti 3 33 3 23 4 84! 3 95 , 3 27' 3 V4 tl 21 a 28 3 17 3 17 3 17 a x lbl 26 4 01 3 30 i I, 17... Z2H 6 34 14 26! 6 01 S, 6 12i 6 07, 6 U4 6 061 im i 184 6 06; 4 831 I 26 4 73i 3 98' 3 31! 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 3 ail I 3 33 3 281 3 16 4 77 S 91 3 2S 3 91 3 28 3 18 4 791 4 81 4 01 3 32f 3 17 3 74 4 80 4 U-l 3 34 !4 I 4 04 3 37 3 21 i 17 Indicates Sunday. The official number of cars of stock Drought In today by each road was; Road. Cattle. Hogs. Sh'p. H'r'a. w., M. at et. f Wabash Missouri Pacific Union Pacific C. & N. W F E. & M. V C, St. P., M. & O.... B. A M C, B. & Q C, R. I. & P., east.. Illinois Central Total receipts.... 14 4 1 1 6 14 7 30 3 28 18 6 16 S 12 15 1 8 6 2.. 12 4 1 I 6 11.. 1U 7 26 1 The disposition of the day's receipts waa as follows, each buyer purchasing the num ber of head Indicated: Buyers. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. omana packing uo Swift and Company.... Armour 4k Co Cudahy Packing Co.... Armour, from. K. C Vansant & Co IObman & Co Hill A Huntzlnger Livingstone A Shaller.. Hamilton A Rothschild. Wolf A Murnan Dennis A Co Other buyers 333 401 721 1,160 1,003 380 1,589 1,056 70S 1,036 1,610 49 1,678 6 47 19 14 26 11 11 166 .... 1,243 Total . 2,660 6.764 6.912 CATTLE There was a light run of cattle this morning, which makes the receipts for the two days considerably short of the same days of last week. Packers all seemed to be In need of fresh supplies, so that the market ruled active and the prices paid In most cases were quite a little higher. There were right around fifteen cars of beef steers on sale, but the quality of them was very common, mere was notning on sale at all that could be called choice, as will be seen from the sales below. Packers, though, took hold In good shape and paid stronger prices, as there were scarcely enouch cattle to nil their orders. The mar ket waa safely 166 25c higher than last Friday, and some sales looked even better than that. The cow market was rather uneven. The better grades sold freely at higher prices or at an advance of 1526c, as compared with the close ot last week The canners and cutters, though. In some cases sold a little higher than they did yesterday, and in other instances they did not seemto be much more than steady. Buyers seemed to want them, but they did not like to pay more than tney did yesterday. Bulls, veal calves and stags all com manded good, firm prices. There were just a few bunches of stock era and feeders In the yards, so that any thing desirable sold at strong prices. The fact that Christmas Is so close at hand made speculators very cautious about get ting many cattle, ana especially common stuff on hand, so that sellers found It a difficult proposition to sell out 'their In ferior grades. Representative sales: BEEF STEERS. No. At. Pr. No. At. Pr. 1 170 I SS 1 1090 4 00 1 910 I 60 1 41 4 00 1 940 00 1106 4 00 4 800 I 00 20 949 4 10 1104 t 40 1 1024 4 10 4 1064 I 10 1 970 4 16 1 1494 9 19 II 934 4 16 H 1OS0 26 47 1041 4 20 10 910 I 96 1 1140 4 26 911 I 40 1 1180 4 26 I..; 910 I 40 17 1137 4 26 1 S10 I 46 20 1071 4 90 1 996 I 66 70 1141 4 16 1 1100 i It 22 1161 4 36 Jl 1011 I 76 14 942 4 40 11 49 I 16 17 1644 4 46 14 890 I 86 1 1340 4 60 11 901 I 90 t 1903 4 40 9 1044 I 90 1 1120 4 46 96 839 I 96 26 126 4 80 a 4 00 STEERS AND HEIFERS. 10 740 66 1 1037 4 00 4 T71 t 66 10 990 4 16 1 84 9 7S 7 1120 4 46 1 1037 4 00 13 1092 4 li COWS. 1 910 t 76 1 873 2 96 1 1010 I 00 17 1071 1 96 1 970 I 00 19 1031 1 00 4 139 S 00 t 940 00 1 640 I 00 1 100 3 00 1 790 I 00 1 960 t (JO 1 990 t 00 4 1033 3 00 1 930 1 00 t 1194 1 00 738 I 00 29 624 3 00 4 681 I 26 1 9110 9 00 1 1124 I 96 9 961 t 0U J 1000 1 25 9 110 t 00 1 856 S 26 28 937 9 00 t 970 26 4 1266 I 00 J 1O90 I 25 11 1010 I 06 1 640 t 25 14 10(12 1 lu 9 964 1 25 4 12.10 I 10 945 2 16 18 96S 9 10 I l'XWl 1 15 1 ll.Kl 10 9 994 1 13 14 990 1 10 1 9X0 I 36 1 1000 1 10 4 997 t 40 4 93 1 10 4 M 1 (0 1 379 1 lu 9 975 1 40 1 Khh 1 10 4 1021 1 40 1 1080 1 lo 8 419 I 40 I l' HS J lv 1 1030 I 40 4 1U91 i 16 1 1140 i 40 17 1010 1 19 1 930 1 60 3 1176 I 16 1 923 I 60 92 1U40 1 16 9 773 1 50 6 12i' 3 16 1 1140 1 60 9 1000 9 i j t 7M 1 60 15 994 l t 1130 1 60 19 11144 1 20 1 1020 2 60 12 lot 1 1 870 I 50 1 1110 3 25 1 860 1 f0 t IKK. 3 25 1 K40 1 61) 1 107 I 2.'. 18 J 2 .'. 1 123) 15 K 731 2 60 6 lu4 3 26 4 1"" I 40 91 Iimji l 15 1 760 1 (6 14 1065 9 90 t 1063 I 46 14 9C I 90 10 8H I 66 6 1214 1 10 9 M 1 66 1 940 1 90 9 914 2 45 14 10M 1 35 1 1040 2 46 6 10S4 1 36 21 4S0 2 75 1 1150 l J.-, 1 970 t 76 19 IK6 1 36 1 1003 1 75 1 1120 9 40 J ailO 2 75 4 1074 1 40 4 1027 2 16 21 1110 9 40 2 910 t 15 4 907 9 60 6 96 2 75 1 900 1 60 8 1080 1 76 1 1103 8 60 9 1033 2 90 14 1107 1 (0 1 1160 t 96 9 1121 9 60 i lose I 96 ( liMO I 60 9 1141 I 96 4 lo6 1 90 4 112 I 96 1240 8 66 9 " 2 90 1164 8 60 4 910 1 90 t 1074 1 64 1 170 1 90 2 1290 9 79 22 961 f 90 1 1160 9 76 I 979 I 90 T 1017 1 75 9 951 t 40 I lloo 15 10 914 I 90 1 16ju 4 vv 4 910 9 90 1 l;2o vo COWS AND HEIFERS. 1 970 I 96 13 994 I 16 HEIFERS. t 640 I 00 34 9)0 as 1 660 J 10 4 690 46 t 140 t tS 4 435 9 46 1 661 t 16 1 116 2 16 4 693 8 so 1 190 9 28 9 4 4 I 90 1 970 29 1 680 1 40 11 740 8 93 1 160 I 64 1 8i( 8 96 11 -' 3 I 90 6 t-6 IS STEERS AND BTAGS. 1114 4 16 CALVES. 1 290 I 60 1 140 4 00 1 90 I M 1 190 t 0 4 190 1 40 4 134 8 20 4 ID IS 1 10 tt 11 41 M ..mo , . . i ti , . . 1 1 40 ..iet ..loan .. .. M'l ..1t, ..Hon ..ICtrt ,..i2r,n ..1MHI . .1 170 . .10(1(1 ..12111 ..127(1 t .1J"0 .14n: .HS0 .iri .1(o .111 . lfou .lMll .lll .Kt-I. .Km) .140 .1410 .Mai) I It 1 I.s I IS I ?ft I n i a 1 ti i i: 10 1 (o I Ml I SO I ao I sr. 4 Vfl 4 (0 I 40 I 40 I 4(1 I !o 1 M 1 M t en I 7!t i 1 .l (10 I (K. 00 I 0l I (10 .j ... J On STOCKERS AND FEEDERS. KM. fx 1 (7 SM 771) .... mo M0 7l t 4. 1 fo 1 70 1 (HI 10 10 t tn I i :o 10 I M . 7i) . 470 . 711 . 116 . 400 , 7M . SM .1000 3 40 I 40 I 4(1 I 4.) 1 45 I 45 I to i to 3 E. Clough Neb. 3 85 4 cows. . c. 11 feeders. .11W8 6 cows 9s5 ...1115 3 10 ...mo 2 oo 3 10 1 CO' HOOS There whs not n heuvv aitiinlv of hogs here this morning, so that prices im proved a little. '1 he market was slow In getting started, owing to the fact that seller were trying to put prices up con siderably, while packers wanted to get their droves about steady. They finally got together and the hogs sold strong to 6c higher than yesterday. Lightweights sold largely from $6.15 to 36.iV. vlth th better loads going mostly from ,6.20 to $6.27 A few very light hogs and com mon stuff sold below .15. The market was not active at nny time, but still, owing to moderate offerings, the bulk of tho early arrivals was disposed of iu good season. The market did not come to a close until a late hour, owing to the fact that several trains were lute in arriving. Representa tive salee: No. At. 8b .. 95 ... . .1 tu ... ,.1M ... ,.m ... ..1X2 ... Pr. b 60 6 (SM 76 4 00 10 II, 10 4 l!'t IS lu 16 16 6 16 16 1. ( 1?4 17 , 17 C 17', 17 4 4 171,1 4 174 174 174 174 ( 17, 174 174 174 to 20 ?! I ,w i in 4e STAGS. ms t r, STOCK CALVE9. BULLS. No. Av. Sn. Pr. 46 M9 160 4 20 96 2-4 90 (20 16 926 ... 9 211 6 244 120 9 20 66 237 ... 4 20 2 ... 4 20 69 2M 160 20 44 256 40 20 SI 40 20 46 263 160 20 67 261 160 2u 70 243 40 4 20 90 270 2'X 4 20 71 257 120 6 20 40 219 ... 4 21) 71 224 120 4 20 69 320 90 ( 20 46 299 40 4 20 249 440 4 224 59 237 ... 4 124 48 271 80 4 224 t9 21 120 4 224 60 284 120 4 224 69 321 160 4 224 49 256 ... 4 224 61 29 ... 124 62 J04 80 4 26 68 311 40 4 26 69 226 140 4 26 71 251 40 4 26 41 292 aO 4 274 17 14 tl 60 87 2! 71 72 62 ES 40 27 79 ftf. 74 36 21 7 81 14 72 56 K 94 76 0 16 79 69 S 70 ..224 . .lh 40 40 140 aU ioo 120 80 40 120 160 90 40 40 90 40 !3 .232 ...234 ..225 ..251 ...206 ..223 ...t ...214 ..249 ..226 ..234 ...H'.'9 .,271 ..269 ..239 ..250 .217 . 229 ..270 ..214 ..276 ...221 ..234 8. 279 20 bHEEP-Reeclpts of sheep and lambs were also rather light this morning and the greater proportion of the offerings was lacking In quality. The demand for tho better grades of fat sheep and lambs was active and the market could be quoted strong on that Mass of stuff. A bunch of native lambs sold as high at $5.00, Mexican yearlings sold ot $4.25, which Is the same as they brought last Friday, and wethers "f. $00. The common kinds of course did not sell as freely, but they brought Just about steady prices with yesterday. Only a few feeders were offered this morning, so that, even though the demand was limited, prlcea did not show any par ticular change. .r9otat,on for M stock: Choice lambs, $00r8w.,; fair to good lambs, $4.50u3j.00; choice ytarllngs, $4.0C(ff4.25; fair to good yearlings, $S.754V4.00; choice wethers, $3.ftxa "V s". .flj.iw cnoice ewes, $3.5034.00; fair to good. $3.00iff3.5O; feeder lambs. I3.0fvg4.00; feoder yearlings. $3.0033.50: feeder wethers. $2.75aJ.25; feeder ewes, $1.00 iff-'. 25. Representative sales; IMO. 5 native ewes 2 cull ewes ; 2 cull ewes 69 western ewes 63 western yearling ewes... 2 western ewes 121 native ewes 25 cull lambs Av. Pr. . 120 2 00 .90 2 50 . 125 3 00 96 S 26 .72 $ 60 .80 3 60 .102 a 60 .70 8 60 .64 a 65 ,130 J So .105 4 00 . 64 4 00 .80 4 00 .69 4 00 . 71 4 25 ,116 4 30 ,123 4 50 .71 4 75 .128 2 80 . 100 2 80 .130 3 80 .110 3 NO . 100 5 00 .76 1 75 .84 1 75 .46 2 75 . 46 2 75 .88 3 60 .63 3 65 .68 3 80 .70 3 80 .67 3 80 .65 3 80 .67 3 80 . 55 3 80 .106 3 00 .111 a 00 , 131 4 10 , 116 4 10 ,75 6 00 .100 6 00 ,86 6 00 ,82 6 00 918 Mexican yearling ewes... ti native ewes 4 native ewes 99 western lambs 16 native lambs 10 lambs 295 Mexican yearlings. 229 native yearlings... 3 native wethers 99 native lambs 5 ewes 2 ewes 8 ewes 70 ewes) 15 lambs 336 Wyoming ewes 322 Wyoming ewes 72 feeder lambs 1G feeder lambs 19! native ewes 213 feeder lambs 121 feeder lambs 1 feeder lamb 339 feeder Iambs 653 feeder lambs 835 feeder lambs 219 feeder iambs 2 cull ewes 0 cull ewes 76 western ewes 9 western ewes 0 native lambs 1 native lamb 63 native lambs 20 native lambs CHICAGO I.I VIS STOCK MARKET. Sheep and Hoes Co TJp, While Cattle Opea Steady and Close Lower. CHICAGO. Dec. 23. CATTLE Receipts, 5,000; opened steady, closed lower; good to prime steers, $5.606.60; poor to medium, $3.uij5.25: stockers and feeders. $2.0tx&6.40; cows, $1.26i4.&0; heifers. $2.0o5.00; canners, $1.25l2.5u; bulls, $2.00g4.50; calves, $3.(K 7.25; Texas-fed steers. $3.75fj6.00. HOGS Receipts todav. 27.iv 36.000; left over. l.bOO: steadv. closlnsr So higher. Mixed and butchers. $5.856 35; good to choice, heavy, $S.3Mi6.57i; rough, heavy, $6.(Mii.25: light. $5.7&ih6.i5: hulk r sales. $6.05ft6.3O. SHEEP AND LAMR3 Recelnt.. IS (sir.: 10J16c higher; lambs, KKfJIfic higher: good to choice wethers. $4.00i4.65: fair to choice mixed. $3.O0j4.0O; western sheep, $4.0064.60: native Ipmbs, $l.00&6.65; western lambs, $4('(5.6T Official yesterday: Receipts. Shipments. 2.203 4. 90'. 8,737 Cattle 12,593 Hogs 34.403 Sheep 22,260 Kansas t'lty Live Stock Marks. KANSAS CITY. Dec. 23 CATTLE Re. celpt. 4. WO head, including 1.100 Texans: fat cattle active. l(K&15c higher; cows steady and firm; quarantine stuff higher: best stockers and feeders steady to strong; common dull, choice export nnd dressed beef steers, $5.2ii6.00; fair to good. $2.50 5.15; stockers and feeders. $2.55(4.10; west ern fed steers. $2.75ifi5.20; Texas and Indian steers, $3. 5o)4. 50; Texas cows, $1.5ei3.6n; na tive heifers. $'.'.6ofM.25; canners. $l.lKfr2.50; bulls, $2.4'(4.2&; calves. $2.75'fi.0O. HOOS Receipts. 1,20 head; medium heavy steady to strong; light mixed bifivc lower; top, $t!.4(); bulk of Bales, tti. lCkfi 6 30 : heavy. $6.17Vi.4(: mixed packers. $.07.f6.324; li!ht, $5.5u'a6.17t; yorkers, $6.1Vu6.17V,; plgj, Jo.i'KiiS. 70. SHEEP AND LAMRS-Re.-rlpts. 5.0H0 head; market 14i15c higher; native lambs, $4.0U'i6.4(; western lambs, t-l.h.j'e 35; fed ewes. li'.oiit.'.iG; native wethers, jn.oogi. 60; western wethers, $3.ut(g4.2o; Mockers and feeders, $2.)t3.35. ev York Live Stock Market. NEW .YORK, Deo. 2?. CATTLE Re ceipts. 6C head; no sales) reported; dressed beef steady; city dressed native sides, bwd 11c per lb.; Texas beef 64fi74c; cables quoted American steers at 13;l)4c, dressed weight, refrigerator beef at li'Uffllc per lb.; exports today. 750 beeves. 59 sheep, Z,W quarters of beef, latter estimated. CALVES Receipts. 2"6 head; steady all around; barnyard and western culves slow; veals sold at $5.(4f9.U) per cut ; a few barnyard at $3; city dressed veuls, ll&14c jier lb. HOGS Receipts, 2,193 head; about steady; a few sold at $6.35. SHEEP AND LAMBS Recelpta, 1,178 head; both sheep and lumbs selling more freely, but prlcea low aa compared with recent estimates; sheep sold at $2,6044 () per cwt.; a few small bunches at $4.2fVr 4.50; lambs, H.5.ii3; culls, $3.0ti4.4o; dressed muttons, 6V7Vtc per lb.; dressed lambs, 744jl0c. St. Joseph Live Slack Market. ST. JOSEPH, Dec. 23. CATTLE Re 737: natives. a3.7Mi6.Z5; Texas and celpts. western steers. $3.2j45.25; stockers und feeders. $3,0144.50. HOGS Receipts, 6.415; medium and heavy, $6.2ty6.37V4; P'g", $4.25i6.10; bulk, $6.2.6 324. SHEEP AND LA MRS Receipts, 627; na tlve lambs, fa.65; yearlings, $4.60; aethers. $4.35; ewes. $4 15. St. Itula Live Sloek Market. ST. LOUIS. Dec. 23-CATTLE-Recelpts. 3.0UO. including 2.400 Texsns; market active, In demand and higher; native (hipping snd exporters, $4.50o4i.u(i; dressed beef and butchers' steers. $4.25 5 50; steers under l.OuO lbs., $3.764,6.26; stockers and feeders. Ifers. !.25T4.TC: JJ Vii3 id; cows canners. ii.,ti)i2 rsi; bulls, and heifers. :i.Jii3.40. IIOCS-Recelnte. (.11: mnrket afrone: pigs and lights. $ t 25; packers, 6.1mtf 6.4: butchers. tri.24rr 6 . PHKKl' AND LAM US Receipts, l.Mv market steady to strong: nntlve muttons. KM H 4. 25; Inmbs, 13 Jo'iiS 5n; culls and bucks. $2 5"i I CO; Mocker, S1.5t,i.1.no; Texans, 2.7ytj.t.80. Stork In Slant. The following mere the receipts of live stock at the six principal cities yesterday: t ante. IIOKS. tsneep. Omaha ... Chicago .. Kansas CI St. Ixiuts 2,2"i 6,fi0 6.l) 6. loo 4.9 3,("1 737 7d0 27.KX 1,2() 4.KK) 6,515 6,W l.tmx liiri 1,11 627 is) ty St. Joseph Sioux City Totals .16,637 48,615 22,527 Sloas. City Live Stork Market. SIOUX CITY. la.. Dec. 23.-(Ppeclal Tele gram.! CAT lLE Receipts, 7n; market steitdy; beeves, S3 5oSi4.7ii; cows, bulls and mixed, 12. 25th 3 75; stockers and feeders, $2.50 li4.(i; yearlings and calves. $2.2.V3.75. HOOS-Itecclpts, 5,0.i; market 5c higher at $r..(i.,H)- bulk. $.') 9"it6 1. 611 F;Er Receipts, 6oo; market steady. Oil aad Hosla. OIL CITY. Pa., Dec. 23. OIL Credit bal ances, $1.61; certificates, no sales; ship ments. 5(i.M9 bids.; average. 93.530 bbls,; runs. 62.510 bhls. : average, 76.2M) bbls. SAVANNAH, On., Dec. 23.-OIL Turpen tine, firm. 52c. Rosin tlrm: A. H, C and D. $1.46; K, $1 5(i; F. Jl 55; G, $1.70; H. $2; I, K .45; K, 12.-6; M. $3.35; N, 13.56; W. $3.81; W. Y $4.20. TOLEDO. O., Dec. . OIL No change. NEW YORK, Dec. 23. Ol I, Cottonseed, steady. Petroleum, tirm. Turpentine, firm. Rosin, firm. LONDON, Dec. 23 OIL-Llnseed. 25s. Petroleum spirits, C 15-ltjs. Turpentine spirits, 24s 4',ii. r.Tapnrnteri Apples and Dried Fruits. NEW YORK, Dec. 23. EVAPORATED APPLES Fair demand and prices steadily held at 4(r;5c for common, 54ft 54c for prime, 6-Vn4c for choice and 7i'7V.c for fancy. CALIFORNIA DRIED FRUITS Spot prunes are quiet, owing to the h.ilidnv seafen, but prices are steady at from 34e to 7'2c for all grades. Apricots continue steady at 74fil2c for boxes and 7Uoinc for bags. Peaches, while quiet, remain un changed at 12tilSc for peeled and 6''jf(10e for unpeeled fag-ar and Molasses. NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 23.-8UQAR-Dull; open kettle. 2Tafi3ic; open kettle cen trifugal. 3 7-.tiii:ic; centrlfugul granulated, 4 3-10'u4'4c; white. 3"sW4 1-16c; jcllow, 3431 4c; seconds. 24'ii") 6-16c. MOLASSES (Julct; open kettle, 1Sj32c; centrifugal. 7iiClc; syrup. 23W26c. NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-SUQAR-Raw, teady; refined, steady. MOLASSES Firm. Whiskey Market. CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-WHISKY-Steady at ST. LOUIS, Dec. 23.-WHISKY-Steady at $1.81. PEORIA. Dec. 23.-WH1SKY On the basis of $1.31 for finished goods. CINCINNATI. Dec. 23. WHISKY-Dlstll-lers' finished goods lower on basts of $1.31. Dry floods Market. NEW YORK. Dec. 23 DRY OOOD8 Further business for export to China has been reported in heavy brown cotton goods and the tendency of prices is against buy ers. Print cloths were quiet, but steadv. Silks firm for piece goods and ribbons. MANCHESTER, Dec. 23. DRY GOODS Cloths and yarns quiet and steady. Expelled from Stock Exchange. NEW YORK. Dec. 23.-John L. McLean, head of the brokerage firm of J. L. Mc Lean A Co., was expelled from the Con solidated Stock exchange today. The charge against him was that he had been gulltv of actions detrimental to the welfare of the exchange. His partner, Charles W. Frost, was suspended for a year for an alleged similar offeree. The firm was one of the most prominent in the exchange. No Trace of the Money. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 23 A telegram from Louis Auerbach of New York, asking whether $2,3oO had neon found In the effects of George Wright, a mule buyer of that city, who died Sunday night, has been received. Investigation here revealed that nothing could be learned of the monev which Wright Is said to have had on his person when he left New York a week ago. Salaries to Be Increased. NEW YORK, Dec. I3.-The Herald says that employes of Welle, Fargo & Co. to the number of 6,000 will have their salaries Increased from 5 to 10 per cent, the Increase to date from December 1. The Increase Is spoken of by the officers of the express company as a readjustment of the scale of wages, but virtually In the readjustment the salaries are raised. It rid ore Makers on a Strike, TRENTON. N J., Dec. 23. Four hundred employes of the Trenton works of the American Bridge company, who Inaugu rated a strike last night, did not report for work today. The men have gone on strike because one of their number was discharged, they claim, becauee he had refused to work overtime without extra pay. Dewey Is at San Joan. WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 The Navy de. partment la advised of the arrival at San Juan of Admiral Dewey. He will spend Christmas there. The program for the reception of the admiral Includes a march to the palace, to be participated In by artillery, Infantry and mounted police. Tllil REALTY MARKET. INSTRUMENTS placed on record Tues day, December 23: Warranty Deeds.. Midway Investment company to Frank Skupa, n4 lot 16, block 2. Potter A C.'s 2d add f 800 Emma A. Chrlstensen and husband to Sena K. Frdin, lot 10, block 2, Idlewllde add 8.600 Elisabeth Dufrene to H. S. Thomas, s5 acres of e60 acres of swV, 24-16-12 300 W. F. Fowle- and wife to W. T. Graham, s54 feet lot IS. block 16, Improvement Association add 1,000 Omaha Street Railway company to Omaha A Council Bluffs Rail way company, all property, rights, privileges, franchises and ap purtenances 10,000,000 Esther T. Dunning to I K. Phil lips, guardian, lot 97, Falrmount Place 750 Luoretla R. Seymour to B. F. Taylor, lots 11 and 12 and s20 feet lot 10, block 2, Seymour's add.... 6TjO Qalt Claim Deeds. August Doll to H. S. Thomas, lot 11. block 4ir7. Grandvlew 100 A. B. Woodford and wife to John Woodford. e4 of w60 feet lot 21. . Millard A C.'s add 1 O. I Hradley and wife to Ivor Keholm, lot 11. block 6, Paddock Place 1 Ella K. Putter and husband to John Muucka. im.llvVj lot 1, block 3, Potter & C.'s 2d add 1 Barbara Potter and husband to same, same 1 Total amount of transfers. tl0.008.6o4 LKUAI. ItO'I'lClS. STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING. Office of Lee-Glass-Andreesen Hardware Company, Oinahs. Neb.. Dec. 13. I??.. No tice Is hereby given to the stockholders of tho I,oe-GlaS3-Andreesen Hardware com pany that the annual meeting of the stock holders of the company will be held at the offices of the said company, corner of Ninth and Harney Jtreets. In the city of Omaha, In the state of Nebraska, on Tuesday. Jan uary 13. A. D. 1U3, at 3 o'clock p. m., for the purpose of electing a board of direct ors for the company to serve during the ensuing yea1, and to transact such other business as may be presented at such meet ing. II J. LEE, President. W. M. GLASS, Secretary. D18 DSOt P. B. Wear. Pres. C. A. Wears. V- Pres. Kstabllaneo: 1MB. WEARE COMMISSION CO., CHICA60 MemDers of the Principal Exchanges. Private Wires 10 All Points. GHAI. I'HOVHIONS, STOCKS. BO.N'DS Bought and sold for cash or future delivery. OMAHA BRANCH. 110-ln Board of Trade. 1 telephone 1516 W. E. Ward. Local Manager SHIP IS VOIR HIDES STRANGE BROS. HIDE CO. Ions City, Iowa. 2 4..i4O0; cows and hel I