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TITE OMAHA DAILY T1EE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1002.
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL
Board of Trade Reflects General Dullness
Following Annual Holiday.
PRICES ALL RISE OH SMALL- BUSINESS
Anxloas Short Help December Corn
lightly, Pair Exports Help
Wheat, While Hall
Alda Oat,.
CHICAGO, Dec. 26. Trading on the
Itoard of Trade today wan extremely dull,
but wheat held about steady, May closing
a shade higher. Miy corn vvna ulao up a
fraction, while oata were Vu'" hlgner.
May provision, cled iVil"c to 2, h.gher.
'I he holiday rtuilmss which ' mani
fested in all the pits waa especially no
ticeable In wheat, and trading at times
waa almoat at a atandntlll, but In spite of
the extreme Inactivity price were steady.
Owing to there being no cables, the open
ing waa easier, with May a ahade to
WaMc lower, at 777fVe. A strong mar
ket at Bt. Ixuis and a lair export oemand
helped to maintain a firm tone, although
crop Journal were bearish and Argentine
advlrea more encouraging. May aold up
to 77(8'77c. There waa a little decline
toward the close and final tlgurea were a
shade higher, at Vitc.
According to Hradstreet'e, the exports
for the week, of wheat and flour, were
equal to 3,6410,000 bu., compared with 3.250,
000 bu. laat week. Clearance of wheat
and flour were equal to 668,000 bu. Primary
receipt, were 1, 288.000 bu.. against 620,0110
bu. a year ago. Minneapolis and Duluth
reported receipts of 680 cars, which, with
local receipts (for the three days! of 143
cars, three of contract, made total re
ceipt 73 cars, against 421 cars last week
and 613 cars a year ago.
The only feature In the corn trade was
an advance of 2c In the December option,
caused by the anxiety of belated shorts
to get to cover, but as soon as their wants
were supplied the market dropped back
to about ft former poeitlon. The weather
was good for the movement and receipts
were liberal, but, notwithstanding thejj
bearish Influences, the market had a Arm
undertone, and May closed a shade higher,
at 4ae. after selling between 434c and
43V4T(43Hc. Local receipts were 491 cars,
with six of contract grade.
Oats ruled firm throughout, and toward
the close considerable activity was shown
and local operators seemed disposed to
bull the market, which, under circum
stances, was an easy matter, trade being
light and offerings small. The selling waa
mainly by pit scalpers and commission
houses were the main buyers. The close
was steady at the higher level. May
closing V higher, at 31e. after ranging
between 33333t.c and 34'c. Local re
ceipt, were a.u cars.
provisions were strong the entire day,
due mostly to the smaller receipts of hogs
and higher prices at the yarda, though a
fair demand from brokers and covering by
shorts also helped In maintaining the bet
ter tone. Receipts at tho principle west
ern points showed a marked decrease, and
the shipment of meats waa liberal. The
close was strong, with May pork up 274c,
at 316.47H- May lard and ribs were each
7MH0c higher, closing at Ja.50G9.524 and
88.67 respectively.
Estimated receipts tomorrow: Wheat.
60 cars: corn, 255 cars; oats. 165 cars; hogs,
17.000 head.
The leading future, ranged as follow,:
tintie noirlnal, with No. 1 foundry quoted i steady ; rnh and December, 78; May, 7"tc
at J i ,i u.m and No. 2 northern, No. 1
southern and No. 1 southern soft foundry
at $.'2 i '(i 23. o.
OMAHA
IfOI.KSAI.i'.
Mnhirr!.
Articles.! Open. Hlgh-I Low. Cloee-I Ts'y,
Wheat I I
Dec. 74'4 75 74 74 74
May 771874 77i4 77 774ifr:774l4
July "34 744 740744 744 74&744
Corn
Dec. 454 474 454 454
Jan. 44TN44I 44 44 444
May 434U4itt4lS 43 43 434
Oats
Dec. S2 324 31 324 31
May S34J) 34 364 84 334
P JariT 1 70 17 25 18 70 17 024 1
May 16 30 16 50 16 30 16 47', j 16 20
Lard
Dec. 10 15 10 30 10 15 10 30 10 174
Jan. 0 8?4 9 974 K24 24
May 474 9 584 9 424 9 524 9 424
Ribs
Jan 8 474 8 55 8 7H 8 52 8 45
May 8 66 8 724 8 624 8 674 8 60
No. 1. "New.
Cash quotation, wera as follow,:
FIOUR Dull but steady, winter patents,
$3.40&3.50; straights. 13.104(3.30; spring pat
ent,, $3 4fXff3.TO; straights, 32.80tfn3.20; bak
ers. 2.2h(g'2.75.
WHEAT No. 2 spring, TSHc; No. 8,
69c; No. I red. 74i875c
CORN No. 2, 45c; No. I yellow, 48c.
OAT8 No. 2, 8244r02c; No. white, 314
tJ34c.
RYE-No. 2. 484c.
BARLEY Good feeding, 3542c; fair to
choice malting, 4163c.
SEED No. 1 flax, $1.16: No. 1 northwest
em, $1.24; prime timothy, 13.75. Clover,
rntitmrt errade 810.85.
PROVISIONS Muss pork, per bhl., $17.00
617.10. Lard, per 100 lbs., 110.16010.30. Short
ribs side, (loose), $8 5fi.75. Dry salted
shoulders (boxed), 8X.2f4j.50; short clear
rides (boxed), 88.87Hi89.00.
Following were the receipt, and shipment.
of tluur and grain Saturday:
Receipts. Shipments.
Flour, bbl, '. 490.000 43.300
Wheat, bu 266.100 22.800
Corn. bu.... 677.2.W 2.225
Oat,, bj 487,450 471.2iO
Rve, bu 44.0110 4.800
Barley, bu 278,100 63,700
On the Produce exchange today the but
ter market was quiet and easier; cream
eries, 18S274c; dairies, 17625a. Egg,, steady,
loss off, case, returned, 25c. Cheese, firm,
136134c.
KKW YORK GENERAL MAHKET9.
annotations of the Day oa Various
Commodities.
' NEW YORK. Dec. 26 FLOUR Receipt,,
7,622 bbl,.; exporta, 7,622 bbls.; market firm,
with a moderate trade; winter patent,, $3.60
fc3.90; winter straights. $3.46fi3.55; winter
extras. $2.8503.15; winter luw grades, $2.6.V(j)
2.96; Minnesota patents. $4.00414.20: Minne
sota bakers, $3 25 "a 3 40. Rye flour, steady;
fair to good, $3.1063.40; choice to fancy,
$3 5O1K.60. Buckwheat flour, quiet, $2,306-2.35,
spot and to arrive.
CORNMEAL Quiet; yellow western,
$1.20; city, $1.18; Brandywlne, $3 4043.55.
RYE Steady ; No. 2 western, 60c, f. o. b
float; state, 55fi66c.
BARLEY Dull; feeding, 396400, c. I. f.,
Buffalo; malting 48'6w c. . (., Buffalo.
WHEAT Receipts, 143,325 bu. ; export,,
81,169 bu. Spot, steady; No. 2 red, 84c,
levator, and 79c, f. o. b., afloat; No. 1
northern, Duluth, S6"c. f. o. b., afloat;
No. 1 hard. Manitoba, 87c. f. o. b.. afloat.
Option, had a slow, uneventful day, but
maintained a steady to Arm tone. A cold
wave menaced the unprotected winter
wheat plant, receipts were light, export de
mand fair and the late corn market help.
The market closed c net higher. May,
81465 1-10 closed at 81Vc; Julv. 78i7S7c,
closed at 78c; December, 8l6!44c, closed
at 84c.
COKN-Recelpta, 67,750 bu. Spot, firm;
No. 2, 63c elevator, and 69c. f. o. b., afloat;
No. 2 yellow. 64c: No. 2 white. 60c. The
option market opened easy on fine weather,
but later developed a scare of December
shorts that rushed up the price over 3c a
bu., and steadied the whole list. December
closed 8c net higher and May 4c up. Janu
ary, 636G44c, closed at 544c; March closed
at 614c; May, 44Ji4S4c, closed at 44 c;
December closed at 64c.
OATS Receipt,. 120,000 bu. Spot, firm;
No. 2. SS1S3S40; standard white. 39c: No. 3.
874c; No. 2 white. 394c; No. 8 white. 1SV
884c; track mixed western, nominal; track
white, 3Mi34c. Options were uulet but gen
erally firm on light offering,. December
closed at S94c.
HAY Firm ; shipping, 55670c; good to
cnoice. vociaiuu.
HOPS Steady; state, common to choice,
1902. 29ii37c; lftil, 24ij.tc; olds. ;iw&72Hc; pa
oltlc coast. 19u2, 25631c; 1901, 2362; olds, Vtt
' lo.
HIDES Quiet: Galveston. SO to 25 lbs.,
iw; 1. aiiioruia, 11 10 a turn., ic; iexa, dry
24 to Ho lbs., 14c.
I.KATHKK Uulet.
PROVISlONS-Beef. dull; fsmlly, $16 00
fiisuu; mess. u.s,fin.w; tx-er hams. $20.5oa
z-'.uu; uacitei. i4.iui."o; city extra India
men,. 826.00628.00. Cut meals, dull;
pickled bellies. i.S Tt: rlekli .l shoulders
8.r5iS.5o; pickled hams. $U.2f.i 11. ao. Lard,
teaay; western steamea. ut.70; retlned
quiet; continent, $lo.Si; South America.
$1150; compound, $7.&c47.75. Pork, steady;
iHinny, 11a; snon cieur, ii.uKu.3. w: mesa,
$18.
TALIX)W-Qulet; city. 5c.
RICK Uulet; diimetllc. talr to extra. 4'ic
Bl TTEK Kertlpis, 4.5f p'xgs.; steady;
siaie ciairy, -.i m.' ; creamery, extra, 28c
creamery, commou to choice, 21c.
EOijS-Receipts. 3.2.10 pkgs. : steady : aver
age best, 28c; western, poor to fancy, 2u
It-.
POl'LTRY Alive, nominal; dressed,
stesrtv aid iirchaiisod.
METALS The absence of English market
rabU-s naturally exerted a restrictive eff.-ct
on the lival metal trade, but most descrip-
110ns were nrm ana nigner. 'iin aavaiuea
to $20Wi2.26. but was very quiet. While
copper prices were raised, the market con
tlnues nominal, with standard quoted at
111. lak, at SILTS and electrolytic and cast
lug at $11,624 Lead waa unchanged at
$4 124 and spelter remained dull and ersy
, ! et-is, una was auu ana warracu coo
Condition of Trade and ttnotntlons oh
taple nnd Fnary Prod nee..,
KOC5S Candled etot k, 21c.
LIVE POPI.THY Hens. So; old roosters.
4i .V-; turkeys. Uiii:io; ducks, SjOc; geese,
7'l,c; epriiig rhlckens, per lb.. i''t14r'.
DItERSKI) POl'LTRY Hens, Mi ; young
chickens. Miloc: turkeys, l&17c; ducks, HM
11c; pff-pe, PKillc.
BT'TTER Packing stock. 171740; choice
dairy, in tubs, 2ik,i;c; sepnrator, iS'ii.Kio.
KKESH' FISH Trout, 9-nV'c; herring, ic;
pickerel, 8c; pike, 9c; perch. 6c; bnrfilo,
dressed 7c; sunfi!h. 3c; blueflns. 3c; white
fish, c: salmon, 16c; haddock, 11c; codilsh,
lJc; redaniippcr. bio: lolieters, boiled, per
lb.. 30c; lobsters, green, per lb., iSc: bull
heads, 10c; catllrh, 14c; black bass, 20c;
hnllhu. lie.
CORN New, 37c.
OATS "4c.
RYE No. 2. 4..
HH A N Per ton. $13.50.
HAY Prices quoted by Omaha Whole
sale Hay Dealers' association: Choice No.
1 upland. $x.io; No. 1 medium, $7.50; No. 1
coarse, $7. Oil. Rye straw, $6.00. These price
are for hay of good color and quality. De
mand fair, receipts light.
OYSTERS Standards, per can, 2c; extra
selects, per can, 3.-c; pew 1 ora counis. pe
can, 4Jc; bulk, extra selects, per gal., $1.75;
bulk, standards, per gal., $1.45.
VEGETABLES.
NEW CELERY Kalamaioo, per dozen.
2"c; Utah, per dnien, 45c; California, per
doxen, for stalks weighing from 1 to 14
lbs., each. 456-75c.
POTATOES Per bu., 60e.
SWEET POTATOES Iowa Muscatine,,
per bbl., $3.25; Kansas, $2.25.
TURNIPS Per bu., 40c; Canada rutaba
gae. per lb , lc.
BEETS Per basket, 40c.
CUCUMBERS Hothouse, per doxen,
$1.50.
PARSNIPS Per bu..' 40c.
CARROTS Per lb., lc.
GREEN ONIONS Southern, per doxen
bunches, 4.V.
RADISHES Southern, per doxen bunches,
4DWAX BEANS Per bu. box. $3; string
beans, per bu. box. $1.50.
CABBAGE Miscellaneous Holland seed,
per lb.. 14c.
ONIONS New home grown. In sacks,
per bu., 75c; Spanish, per crate, $1.75.
NAVY BEANS Per bu., $2.60.
TOMATOES New California, per 4-bas-ket
crate. $2 75.
CAULIFLOWER California, per crate,
$2.50.
FRUITS.
PEARS Fall varieties, per box, $2.00;
Colorado, per box, $2.26.
APPLES Western, per bbl.. $2.75: Jona
thans, $4; New York stock, $3.25; California
Belltlowers, per bu. box, $1.60.
GRAPES Catawbas. per basket, 18c;
Malays, per keg. $6.00f? ,.00.
CRANBERRIES Wisconsin, per bbl.,
$10; Bell and Bugles, $11; per box, $3.50.
TROPICAL FRUITS.
BANANAS Per bunch, according to size,
$2.00fi2.50.
LEMONS California fancy, $3.75; choice.
$3.5.
ORANGES Florida Bright, $3.75; Cali
fornia navels. JC.io; California sweet Jaffas,
all sIjicb, $2.75.
DATES Persian, in 70-lb. boxes, per lb.,
6c; per case of 30-lb. pkgs., $2.26.
FIGS California, per 10-lb. carton, $1;
Turkish, per 35-lb. box. 14iff18c.
GRAPE FRI TIT Florida, $6.
MISCELLANEOUS.
HONEY New Utah, per 24-frama case,
$3.75.
CIDER New Tork, $4.50; per 4 bbl., $5.75.
SAUERKRAUT Wisconsin, per 4 bbl.,
$2.25; per bbl.. $3.75.
POPCORN Per lb., 2c; shelled, 4c
t r T Til.'U K" 1 arAAn As, KT. O
I WA'l..' R 1 ' 1 ' I , ' 1 ' 1 .,.., ui ,
No. 1 salted, 7c; No. 2 salted, 64c; No. 1
veal calf. 8 to 124 lbs., c: No. 2 veal
calf. 12 to 15 lbs., (lc; dry hides, 8(S12c
- , ". T, r. . 1, r, p. - hMoa tl Fi',.' O U
II'. 1 ' ' . . ' fc, 1 . . . L. . . . ...... ...
Nl'TS AValnuts, No. 1 soft shell, per lb.,
15c; hard shell, per lb., 14c; No. i soft shell,
per lb., 13c; No. 2 hard shell, per lb., 12c;
Brazis. per id., jzc; nioerts, per id.. 12c
almonds, soft shell, per lb., 16c; hard shell,
per lb., 15c; pecans, large, per lb., 124c;
small, per lb., 11c; cocoanuts, per do,., 60c;
cnestnuts, per id., iuc; peanuts, per id.
54c: roasted peanuts, per lb.. 7cr black
walnuts, per bu., $1.00; hickory nuts, per
du., si. ou; cocoanuis, per iuu, n.
OLD METALS. ETC. A. B. AlDlrn
quotes the following prices: Iron, country,
mixed, per ton, $11; Iron, stove plate, per
ton, xs; copper, per id.. 84c; brass, heavy.
ner lb.. 8M.c: brass. Hunt, per lb.. 6M.0
lead, per lb., 8c; zinc, per lb., 24c; rub
ber, per id., 64c.
CORN Dull, firm; Dicember. 4c; May.
OATS Dull, steady; December, 31c; May.
i4r.
RYE No. 2. 524C.
FEEDB ("lover, dull, steady: January,
$6 7"; Mareu, $l.5; prima timothy, $1.S0;
prime alslke, $i.lo.
Knnssis City r.rals and Provisions.
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 2t. WHEAT-De
cember. 63c, May, 696,9c; cash, No. 2
hard. 67iWc; No. 3, (VI'miHc; No. 4. .)i60c;
No 4 hard, 6Viiiic; No. 2 red. 67c; No. S,
6.Vi'i4c.
( ORN Dec-ember. W"(,c: May. 3T4c; casn.
No. 2 mixed. 37ft 174c: No. 2 white. 374''f
374c: No 3, 374c
oath No. 2 white, 34c: No. z white, 34c;
No. 2 mixed. 37Uc.
RYE Choice timothy. 12.00ii 12.50; choice
pnilrle. $s jswfi 10.00.
HL 11 kk creamery, 262,c; tancy dairy,
?c.
EGGS Fre-h, Zlhkc
Wheat, bu
Corn, bu
Oi ls, bu
Receipts. Shipments.
....In3.-l 2H.OM
ity.frio IJS.IOI
dJ.O.iO 13.H0J
Plillndelt'hlii Produce Market.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 26. BUTTER
Firm, good demand; extra western cream
ery, nearby, 311c; tresh. nearby, 3.c. lo-a
off; fresh western, 6c, loss off; fresh
southwestern, 2)Vn27c; fresh southern, 2."e.
CHEESE Firm, but quiet; New York full
creams, prime, email, 13614c; .New ork
full creams, fair to good, small, 13'&134c;
New York full creams, prime, large, l,1c:
New York full creams, fair to good, targe,
uii34c
Halnth Grain Market.
DULUTH. Dec. 26-WHEAT-Cash. No.
1 hard, 744c; No. 1 northern, 73'ic; No. 1
northern, 734c; Iecember, 734c; May, 764c
OATS December, 314c; May, 33c.
Peoria Market.
PEORIA. Dec. 26 CORN Lower; new
No. 8, 41c.
OATH DUll ; IMO. B White, 314C.
WKARE COMMISSIOJt COMPANY.
110-111 Board of Trade, Omaha, Neb-
Telephone 1S10.
CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-rWHEAT There has
been' a dull but firm wheat market, with
the whole range only 4c At It, best the
market was 4c over Tuesday's close. There
has been some buying by Armour and some
selling by St. luls. but only In a small
way. Clearances were 668,000 bu. for two
days. Primary receipt, for three day, were
1,28,000 bu. Northwest receipt, were 530
car,, against 449 last year, ixicai receipts
lor tnree days, 143 cars, with a contract.
Estimates for tomorrow, 60 cars. There
were no cables, and will be none till Mon
day. Price Current and Modern Miller both
said wheat is holding a high condition
everywhere. Oemand for wheat 1, good
but all rail shipments from here Is an lm
nosslhtlltv. There was about 40 .0l Ml hn.
worked from Galveston and some milling
sale, at St. Ixul,. Russian crop declared
In bad condition. Argentine cables say
movement already delayed 3 weeks and no
Improvement In the weather. Clearances
for the week, 3.560,000 bu. There waa ap-
fiarently buying by St. Lout, and some soli
ng here, as the St. Lout, market waa rela
tively strong.
CORN Has been neglected and yet It has
been firm. The December advanced quickly
from 45c to 474c on practically nothing but
a few bids. It did not hold the advance,
however. There has been a moderate trade
In January and Armour bought some May.
Receipts for three day, were 591 car,, with
6 contract. Estimate, for tomorrow, 255
cars. Clearances for three days, 733,000 bu.;
for the week, 1,562.000 bu. Primary receipt,
for three days, 1,342,000 bu., aftilnst 4K3.0HO
last year. Weather more favorable for
movement.
OATS Market has shown unexpected
strength and activity. There has been con
tinued buying by the Howe party and pre
sumably some for Patten by brokers. Prices
at their best were c nigner aim nem tne
advance. Local receipts were 370 cars for
three days, with 23 contract. Estimates for
Saturday, 163 cars. Clearances, 12,000 bu.
The report, are that supplies of oats In
country houses are smaller than usual. The
demand keep, tip In the sample market at
prices only a little under the May.
I'XIUVIBlUftD AiHmei opened sieaay, dui
sold off on local offerings. Short, covered
January product. Armour and Cudahy
bouaht liberally. The market ha, been
strong, with an upward tendency. There
were 20,000 nogs, wtin prices two 10c nigner.
Estimates for Saturday, i;,0"O. Hogs in the
west today, 62.500, against 90,500 last week
and 63 to last year.
WEAKE COMMISSION UIMfANI,
NEW YORK STOCKS AND BONUS.
Buoyant Market Sorprlses Operators
and Help Prices to Rise.
NEW YORK. Dec. 26.-The activity of
the buoyant tone developed today came a
something of a surprise. The market
started off In as dull and listless a manner
as possible. It was taken as a matter
of course that the remnant of the week
left alter the Christinas holiday would
be Idly spent, as many brokers left town
on Wednesday to be gone until Monday.
The tightness of the money market was
looked to as an additional factor to sup
press speculation, and this was the caxc
early in tne nay, at wnicn trie can loan
rate rose to 12 per cent, with loans re
ported at 15 per cent. Later In the day-
it developed that lenders were over sup
plied and were left with considerable funds
on their hands, as a result of holding out
ror high rates, tne grounds of the anima
tion In the stock market were not entirely
plain. The early stages of the movement
were congested In a few stocks and the
principal buying In these was by brokers
often employed bv large and well known
speculative Interests, Including the so-
called western contingent, 'inie was no
tjibly true of the buying of Erie, which
was continued up to the close of the mar
ket, sustaining the general dillst by symp
athy. The ground of the buying was not
stated, but claims were circulated of large
earnings in prospect. Humors persisted
of a "melon cutting" for Great Northern.
A Montana Judicial in a copper case gave
size to the ultimute claims of advantage
by both contending factions, and St. Paul's
rise was accompanied by renewed claims
that early action was to be taken on the
new stock authorized. St. Paul ran off
sharply at the close, when the directors
had adjourned their regular monthly
meeting without action. The movement In
People's Gas was attributed to the re
ports that American Gas magnates are
to embark In the Paris Meld. The upward
movement became too general, however, to
be attributed to a merely sympathetic ef
fect from the strength of Individual
stocks. Low priced stocks came Into spe
cial favor and many of them were taken
up successfully and sharply advanced. The
announcement that President Roosevelt
was not to undertake the arbitration of
tse Venezuelan dispute had a reassuring
effect, a. It was felt to eliminate some
rlaks of complication. There were un
doubtedly a general confidence also that
the danger of serious trouble In the money
market between now and January 1 la
practically past, owing to the Issuance
against urgency provided by the bankers'
$ti0,o00,0u0 pool and the stage to which prep
aration, have reached for January 1 settle
ments. Confident estimates show that
probably $1,000,000 or $2,0u0,0U0 will be dis
bursed during January In the New York
market. The rather disappointing figures
of the week's grain exports were disre
garded. Preliminary estimates of the
week's currency movement only extend to
Wednesday evening, but the return of
Christmas funds Into the deposits of the
banks Is expected to make a notable 1m
prcsBion on reaerves, as the Christmas re
tall trade has been of almost unprece
dented proportions. Some conjectures were
current as to whether today's rise In call
money to 15 per cent constituted an
emergency sufficiently serious to cause the
bankers' pool to draw on their $50,000,000
fund, but no authoritative statement was
made on this point. The market closed
firm and active.
There was some Investment demand for
bonds, especially among some of the well
sustained Issue. Total sales, par value,
2,2oO,000. U. S. 2, and new 4b advanced
4 and the 3s. coupon. 4 on the last call.
The following are the closing price on
the New York Block exenange:
... Bt. Paul
... iVi do pfd
... 4 80. PaclBc
... 93 80. Railway
...Ul'4 do pfd
... 2 Texas A Pacific. .
... 474. Toledo. 8t. L.
3.1 S do pfd
7u Union Pacific ..,
74 do pfd
ltl W.ba.h
.45 do pfd
, 80 Wheelln, ALE
BU I do Id pfd ,
.il'VWIa. Central ....
$1.4k1.4! M; cfirrr-r-odlng day last year.
1 leit.llts '.-ft; Increase. 3..271.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 26 Money. 6 per
cent. New York exchange, 4"c bid; no
sale. Clearings, $3,i!i1.25.
NEW YORK, Dec 26. Clearings. $2S4.2 .
4.T; balances, $!,8.0ou.
BOSTON, Dec. 2. Clearings, $20,610,874;
balances, tl. 363.708.
CHICAGO. lcc. 2d Clearings. $30.b7.687 ;
bnlamcs, $2,216,750. New Y'ork exchange, 2)
(liu: premium. Foreign exchange, sterling,
posted, at $4.84 for sixty days and at $4,874
for rtunand.
PHILADELPHIA, Deo. 26 Clearings.
$J2.27o.2-: balances, $3,211,257. Money, per
cent.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 26 Clearings, $4,462,
Dflo; balances, $841,268. Money, 6 per cent.
8T. lAH'IS, Dec. 26 Clearings, $5,113,532;
balances, $713,89. Money steady, 5uS per
cent. New York exchange, 30c premium.
WEEKLY t I.EARI3Q IIOl'HE TAULE.
Smnmary of Baslnea Transacted by
the Associated Rank.
NEW YORK. Dec. 26 The following
tahle, compiled by Prsostre l, shows th
bunk clearings at the principal cities for
the week ended December 25, with the per
centage of increase and decrease as com
pared with the corresponding week last
year:
CITIES.
Amount.
Inc.
Deo.
New York
Chicago
Boston '....
Philadelphia
St. lxuls
Pittsburg
Baltimore
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Kansas City
Cleveland
Minneapolis
New Orleano
Detroit
IxiulKvllle
Indlanupoll,
Providence
OMAHA
Milwaukee
Buffalo
Bt. Paul
Bt. Joseph
Denver
Richmond
Savannah
Salt iMke City
Albany
IjOS Angeles
Memphis
Fort Worth
Seattle
Washington
Hartford
Peoria
Toledo
Portland, Ore
Rochester
Atlanta ,
Des Moines
New Haven
Worcester
Nashville
Springfield, Man
Norfolk
Grand Rapids
Scranton
Portland, Me
Sioux City
Augusta -
Syracuse
Dayton, O
Tacoma
Spokane -
Topeka
Davenport
Wilmington, Del
Evansvllle
Birmingham
Fall River..
Macon
Little Rock...
MansfteHi, O
Helena
Knnxvllle
Lowell
Akron
Wichita
Springfield, 111
Iexlngton
New Bedford...
Chattanooga
Youngstown
Kalamazoo
Fargo
Binghamton
Rockford
Canton
Jacksonville, Fla....
Bprlngfleld, O.;..
Chester
Qulncy
Bloomlngton
Sioux Fnlls..nwi..
Jacksonville. Ill
Fremont ...f.J.tf.....
tHouston ...I....'...
tGalveston ...........
tColumbus, O.ii,...'...
Wheeling
(jWUkesbarre
Decatur, III...,
I'tica
Greensburg, Pa
Totals. U. S
Outside New York...
Atrhlaon
do p(d
Bal. A Oblo
do pfd
Canadian Pad 60
Canada So
Chea. A Ohio -
Chicago A Alton...
do pia
Chicago, lnd. A L.
Chicago A K. 111....
Chicago O. W
do in pia
do Id Dfd
Chtrajo A N. W.
W
Chicago Tar. A Tr...l75 I do pfd..
at. I.oalas Grala and Provisions.
Of. T A.TTfl T-... na TirunrAI 1JIk.
No. 1 red cash, elevator. 72c: track. 749
744c; May. 764c bid; July, 724c; No.
nar.t. teB,3"4o.
CORN Steady: no. I casn. 4tv arttnic ;
track. 45445,c; December, 464c.
OATS Higher; No. I cash, 82o bid: track.
S3fr334c May, 33o; No. 3 white, 85c.
RYE Firm at 4Sftf'44c
FIXH'R Steady: red winter patents.
J3 3O4C3.50; extra fancy and straight, $3.06fa1
$.; clear. $2.9oi3.0U.
CORNMEAI Steady, $2.
BRAN Firm; sacked, east track, 710
7So.
HAY Steady ; timothy. $12.00u15.00;pral-
rle. $10.6041 12 o.
IKON COTTON T 1 U.H Zl.Ui 4
BAGGING 6 5-16rt?7 1-16C
HEMP TWINE 9c.
PR (VISIONS Pork: Higher; Jobbing,
standard mess, $18.3o. Lard: Higher at
$10.32. Dry salt meats. steady; boxed
extra shorts and olear tins, ss; short
cltiirs, $9,374. Bacon, steady; boxed extra
rhort, and clear libs, $10; short clear,
$10 50. '
POULTRY Quiet; chickens. $4c: spring,,
84c; turkeys. 114c; ducks, 12c; geete, 8c.
BUTTER Steady; creamery, 23430c;
dairy. lKUi.'.'c.
EGGS Higher at 224".
Receipts. Shipments.
Flour, bbls 8.w) 8.000
Wheat, bu 96.i) &8.l
Corn, bu 14S.0U) 23.0i
Oats, bu 74.000 48.000
Minneapolis Wheat, Flonr and Br,,
MINNEAPOLIS. Deo W WHF. A. T De
cember. 73c; May. 751'Jf7t,c. On track:
No. 1 hard. 754c; No, 1 northern, 744c; No.
northern, lac-.
KIjOI'R First patent,, $3 65 3 86: ,econd
patents, $3 45'o3 65: first clears, $2.9u&3.10;
ccono clears, :ii:i.
BRAN in bulk. $12.5. 1176.
do Dfd...
C. C. ('. A 8t. L. ..
Colorado 80
do let pfd
do Sd pfd
Del. A Hudaon.....
Del. U A W
Denffer A K. O....
do pfd
Erie
do lat pfd
do id pfd
Great Nor. pfd
Hocking Valley ...
do pfd
Illinois Central ....
Iowa Central
do pfd
Lake Brie A W...
do pfd
L. A N.., ,
Manhattan L
Met. st. Rr
Mex. Central
M.I. National ....
Minn. Ht. L....
Mo. Pacific
U , K. A T
do pid
N. J. Central
N. T. Central ....
Norfolk A W
do Pfd
Ontario A W
Pennaylranls
Reading
do lat pfd
do id pfd
St. L. A 8. F
do lat pfd
do Id pfd
8t. L. 8. W
do pfd
S2Ti Adama El.
M j American Ex..
.17S4
.192
. 64
. 36 'i
. t
. 40
S4
45 4
w
1)3
t
434
it
1134
!5
SO0
$1,150,136.3131
138,264,0261
101.113.032
106.41 2.9 16.6
38.302,Sn&j
37.0i.i."2
18.231.665
29.014,0(0
17,2"6.9O0
17.789.3671
12,422,6361
13,701,018
14.787.2981
$.068,582;
7,710.334
10,024, 9M3
6.5.600
6, 939,0761
6.226.S81I
6.295.2801
6.366.1881
4.21.0741
3.477.1841
4,051,025'
4.363.891
3.639,554
2,465.2231
4,137.139
4.7S6.848
3.135,929
3.013.8H6
3,300,807
1,970.308
2.574.K43
2,388,381
8,324.028
1.914.670
8.056,791
1,426,115
1.27H.K24
1,381.327
1.849.648
1.194,832
1.603.846
1,424.630 28.5
1,120.813
1,090,217
1.354.825
lJI60,879j
1,501,267
1,396.740!
1.919.405
2.076.080
1,496.380
6K8.795
1.112.062
1.262,630!
1.403.701
1.001,7581
858.000
1,043.9621
174.628
697.1KOI
886,466
447,681
619,000
667.684
61,628
46j,436
3'.'5.424
674.370
470,244
616.158
493,943!
324,600
482.2291
348,0001
2!i6,(W9
, 323.686
820.568!
367,290
285,212
172,6911
154.166,
141.024
19 SSK SIR
7.'686'000
7,O05.1OO 1H.1
04.061
079. 49
109,692
2,392,352
639.392
$1,851,694,309
7Ul,bbf.lOo
1.7
8.4
15.9
7.0
to
7.3
24.7
4.8
6.8
7.81
28.W
96.1
28.6,
. ..
31.8
"i'.o
7.4
63.7
4.2
16.1
26.8
17.01
12.0
'is7
75.8
81.3
32.7!
'25.3
100.6
12.7
6.8
9.1
22.7
46.4
'ioir
19.9
43.8
2.6
31.2
22.0
8.0
20.8
8.7
"i
8.5
'iiii
63.
9.2
2 2
2.7
2.8
ik'.i
"i'.i
21.4
7.6
6.8
"'l"8
12.1
13.3
"i'A
"i'.o
OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET
Cattle BtceipU Light and Beef tteera Held
About Steady, with Oowa Higher.
HOGS ADVANCE NEARLY A DIME
Only Abont Sim Cars of sheep anil
Lambs oa Bale and Qaallty Com
mon, bat Market Raled Active
aad strona; All Aronnd.
rime lomls nM from M 40 to J 4!U Trad-
Ins; was active after buyers and sellers
ilnally pot tniecthcr, so that th 1 1 k h t ofTcr
Inr.s snn hrouicht the market to a close.
K prenentBtlve sales:
No A. .h. IT Vn. At. 8n. Pr.
e.l 17 J 40 I0O tl :m ... M
14. no ... on 4 if 40 a js
31 It ... 4.124 70 J14 ... t Xi
42 I'M .;. .124 ft Kl 40 174
2'1 ?0 ... J2', 73 2;'.J 10 7',
tan an js ?2 15 ln t J7
(.2 M an , n t 40 4 174
7 f. KW JS !M ... 40
7S 2J ... t SS . 2 SM an 40
ea 247 35 M 30.1 10 I la
71 241 120 ss 15 244 ... 40
M 2r.d 2f t 35 (7 1101 an 1 40
M 27 2( 3S 71 2X1 ... 40
2 247 ... .IS 15 jns ... 42IJ
SOUTH OMAHA, Dec. 26.
Receipt, were: Cattle. Hofts. Sheep
2,5i6
Otlicial Mondnv
Official Tuesday
ontrlal Wednesday
Otllclnl Thursday
Ottlclal r'rlday
2.429
1,366
6.423
6,091
i,2oo
4.2.12
6,731
1.1JU
2,266 8.996 1.450
Five day, this week.. 8.557
Same days last week. ..,16.961
Hame week before 27.033
Same three weeks ago. . .21.470
Same four weeks ago 18.622
Same days laat year.... 6,869
12.543
4t.4i
43.39.1
4.1.41'
41.0n3
4,76.1
Indicate, holiday.
Tho following table show, the average
price of hog, sold on the South Omaha
market the last several days, with com
parisons with former years:
Date. J 1903. 1901. 11900. 11899.1189$. 1S97.1896
Dec. 1...
lJec. 2...
Dec. 8...
Ore. 4...
Dec. 6...
Dec. ...
Dec. 7...
i)ec. 8...
ec ...
Dec 10..
Dec. 11..
Dec. 12..
Iter. 1.1
Dec. 14..
Dec. 16..
Dec. 16..
Dec. 17..
Dec 19..
Dec. 20..
Dec. 21..
Dec. 22..
Dec. 23.
Dec. 24..
Dec. 26..
.8
6.0
4.4
22.7
1.6
4.8
'l4 !i
8.1
16.0
'is'.i
6.0
6.8
4.5
26.8
4.3
11.6
14.4
CANADA.
Montreal
Toronto
Winnipeg
Halifax
Vancouver, B. C
Hamilton ...
Bt. John. N. B
Victoria, B. C
fCJuebec
Ottawa
Ixindon
Totals, Canada...
$ 20.566.185 49.3
12.528.518 21.7
6.102.693
1.364.792 16.1
1.165,421 62.0
786.929 7.5
711.412 4.0
925.668 87.6
1.205,777 2.8
1,6"3.273 7.2
732.748
$ 46,960,468 81.9
tNot Included In total because containing
other Item, than clearlnga,
Not Included In total, because of no
comparison lor last, year.
Boston Stock (Inofntloas.
BOSTON, Dec. 26. Call loan,, 6V4t?7 per
rent: time loans, ml per cent. Official
closing of stock, and bond,:
Mllaankee Ural a Market.
MILWAl'KKK. Dec. 26.-VHFAT-F1rm
No. 1 northern, 7714C; No. 2 northern, 75Vu'
7blc: May. iic
HYK Firm; No. 1. 61c.
HAitDEY Firm; standard, 66c; sample
4(V 35c.
CUKN May. 43Sc.
Toledo Orris nnd Seed.
TOLEDO, O.. Dec. 21-WIIEAT-Dull, but
.. 271, t nltfd gtatea El 133
.. 494 Welle-Fargo Ea K.2
.. 43'-, Amal. Copper 6't
..1M Amer. Car A F 34
..tbJ 1 do pfd 0
.. 40 I Amer. I. In. oil li
.. HV do pfd 40
.. Sti'S Amer. 8. A R 41
.. 6 do pfd... tl
.. 4 Anar. Mining Co so
..139 llrooklyn R. T 6
.. 7 Colo. Fuel A Iron.. 8u4
.. Cona. naa ill
..14r Cont. Tobacco pfd. ...114
.. S Oen. Electric 17
.. 44 Horkln, Coal 19
.. 46 Inter. Paper 14
..110 do pfd 70
..lV Inter. Power H
..147 National Dlarnlt 44 'i
National Lead 26
.. 224 No. American 118
.. KH4 Pacific Coast 70',
.Ji Pacific Mall 3914
..107'a People's U11 IU474
.. 26S Preaaed 8. Car 0',
.. f do pfd 2
..170 Pullman P. Car 228
...UlVRepubllc Steel 14
.. 72,l do pfd 78k,
.. 1V Sugar liu'i
.. 1 !Tenn. Coal A I -on... 67',
..li tnloa Ha, A P 122
.. as-, do pfd 7
.. ut V. 8. leather 124
.. ao pfd -,
... 12 V. 8. Rubber lbt,
,.. ai4l do pfd F.4
. . V. 8. Steel tf.H
,.. i7 ' do pfd 14
... tl Weatern l'nlon
New York Mouer Market.
NEW YORK. Dec. 26-MONEY-On cell,
firm. (Mil5 Der cent, closing at 8 tier cent.
Time money, firm; sixty and ninety day,,
6 per cent; six months, bhi per cent. Prime
mercantile paper, nrm.
STERLING EXCHANGE Firm. with
business In bankers' bill, at 84.86654.8680
for demand anil at H M't ror sixty days.
Commercial bills, 84 82 Vu 3.00.
rlll.VKR Bar, 48c; Mexican dollars, 38o.
BONDS (lovei-nment. strong; slate,
tesdy; railroad, irregular.
The closing uotEttona on bond, are a,
follows:
..101 L. A N. unl. 4s 101
..llis'i an. Central 4s 7
..M11 do la inc 24
..lua Minn. A 81. L. a .-lui'a
..136'j M . K. A T. 4a ,7 St
lu) ao -aa ai
1" N. T. Central la 12
.....liv ao sen. a....
103 N J. C. ma. U..
....10J No. . Paciao 4a
....102 do la
.... mt N. A W. e. 4a...
....l2'a Kidln, (en. 4a..
.... ', Bt L A I at c. ia
....VH 81. 1.. A r. 4a
.....' Bt. U 8. W. la..
I'. 8. ret. ta. re,
do coupon
do la. re,
do coupon
do new 4a, reg.
do coupoa ..
do old a, reg
do coupoa 1
do be. reg
do coupon . . . .
At-hlaon gea. 4s
do ai). 4a
Bal. Oblo 4s.
do
do cv.i. 4a...
Canada lo. 2a
li4
..11V.
..K3
.. 72
.. ST
..113.
.. 7
.... to
.... sr.
.... aa,
.... u4.
.... 1 jo
....lit
4a.. 7i'j
Caitral of Ga. ia 1' do ia
do la tne ?t 8 A. A A. P. 4a
Chea. A Unlo 4,a.. .lus Bo. Pacific 4a...
Cbi.ago A A. !',.... 80. Hallway 6a..
".. 11 A Q. a. 4a.... M'jltm A V la...
('. 14 A 81 P a 4a.. .lie T . St. L. A W.
C. A N. W. e. ta lW Inloo Pac-lBc 4a JM4
C . K. I. A P. 4a..l' do rose. 4a Iu5:a
C C C A Bt L ,. 4s.. , W.ba.h la ni
1 nirago nr. - j ita
Colo. A 80 4a tl do d.-b. B 7
IMinver A K. O. 4a. ..luit tat Shore 4a lu
fc,r,e prior oen a.... " 1. e. a fi
do gea 4a a Wla. Central 4a J
V. W. A 1 C. Is. ..1"H tvos. Tuba.ce 4o,
rlocain, a. ee...w
Bank riearlaaa.
OMAHA, De. 16. -Bank clearing today,
. tMel
.104
.224
.141
Atcblaon 4a 1V
Oaa la
Mci. Central 4a tt
Atchlaon 83
do pfd
Boaton A Me
N. T.. N. H. A H..
FHchburg pfd
Vnlon Pacific
Mex. Central .
American Sugar ....
do Dfd
American T. A T...
pomlnton I. A 8...
Oen. Klectiie
Maaa. Electric .....
do pfd
M. E. O. A C
I'nlted Fruit
Pair Weat .........
II. 8. Steel
do pfd....'
Weetlngh. Common.
Adventuf
Allouea l4j
Amalgamated S"1
lllngham WVk
Calumet A Hecla....45
Centenlal 1V,
Copper Range SH
Dominion Coal 117
lale Korale 104
Mohawk 17 "A
2Vt Old Domlnlos
. 1J Oaoeola e34
.1ilV4IPaiTot 16Vs
.120 luulner 101
.1834 Santa Fe Copper IS
. W Tamarack 1M
.177 TrlmounUlo M
. US Trinity t
. 3 united states 72
.110 Vtah If, 'A
.1(1044 victoria 4
. 5H Winona 4
. 84 Wolverine
. wi .unitea tjopper n
. lSVa1
Keir York Mining; Quotations,
NEW YORK. Dec. 28. The following are
the closing price, on mining stock,:
15 Little Chief
to Ontario
Ophlr
Adama Con
Alice
Breece
Brunawlrk Cos...
Comatock Tunnel
Con. Cal. A Vs..
Horn Sliver
Iron Silver
Leadvllle Con....
. i
. t
.13
.125
. IS
. I
.Phoanlg
'Potoal
Bavag
Sierra Nevada
8mall Hopes ..
Standard
.. t
..too
..1M
.. I
.. to
.. It
.. 46
.. 10
..IM
Foreign Financial.
PARIS. Dec. J. Price, were firm on the
bourse during the greater part of the day
International, were in demand, especially
Turk,. Rentes were active and advanced
on covering. Bpanlih 4s reacted on the
rumor of the receipt of bad news from
Morocco. Governments closed weaker In
.-.ympalhy. The private rate of discount
was 2 16-16 per cent. Three per cent rentes
wt bbc tor tne account, exenange on ixm
don, 2&f 1414c for checks.
Wm Market.
BO8TON. Dec. 26. WOOD The Commer
cial Bulletin, tn aeecrining tne wool trade
of the country, will say:
The receipts of wool In Boston since
January 1. 1902. have been 310 9b4.767 lbs.
against 262,819,600 lb,, for the same period
In lil.
The Boston shipments to date are 281.
130,745 lbs., against shipments of 261,630,377
lbs. for the same period in i'i.
The stock on hand In Boston January 1
1902. was 77.340.463 lbs.; the total stock today
is 107,164.486 lbs. A huge business has been
done this week in quarter blood and other
unwashed medium wools. Ohio quarter
blood was sold at 25c In one Instance. Ohio
delaine has been sold at 35c. an advance of
lc. The stock or Bon in American cross
breeds Is practically clea. ed out. A lino
of 4"o.o00 lbs. of Falkland Uland and Punta
Arenas brought over c.
The Australian clip Is short over 200.000
bales. Bales of American, so far, amount
to 28.00m bales.
The adoption of wool serge as the United
8tut e army uniform has helped to boom
ail medlu-n wools.
BT. L4ri8. Dec. 26. WOOL Firm; me
dium grades and combing. 173i'c; light
fine, lojjiac, heavy tine, 13 15c; tub Washed,
18ri
NEW YORK. Dec. 26 WOOL Firm.
Dry Goods Market.
NEW Y'ORK. Dec. 26. DRY GOODS Re
opened after the holiday with a slow spot
trade on home account, but a fair volume
of orders otherwise. The general tone was
tirm, and advices were quoted la corns line.
01 (iullU sua autncejllue.
8 08 1
OS
a I3'i
a 24
Wi
6 074,
06'A
a 12
a 08
5 6i
6 98'S
a nk
1 6 16su
224
14AI
aoii
a 07m
1
a i6i
a i8v
t) 26t!
I 4 as
6 M
6 til 4 4
6 82 4 68
a 06
6 o
6 04
e
6 111
a 13
a 14
a 16,
a 21
a 21
4 77
4 841
4 81
478,
4 85
4 82
4 77
4 81
4 86j
1 B4
6 26
6 34
6 26,
6 121
6 041
a 061 4 si
I 4 80
a oa
6 691 4 86
J
4 83
4 73 1
4 771
4 79
3 711
3 761
e
3 81
3 80
3 86
3 81
3 83
S
3 2
3 86
3 96'
3 96j
8 6
4.
3 98 1
92i
3 94
4 01
4 02
4 04
3 36
8 U,
8
e
3 87
8 361
? 2M
3 3ii
8 2
3 ill
3 38
8 33
8 27
3 30
M
3 281
3 28
3 32
3 34,
3 37
8 4.
8 Z3 3 18
8 2 3 V
J is
3 16
3 08
3 19
8 21
1 IS
3 23 3 00
x v;i 1 i.
8 U 3 31
3 13 3 21
8 15i 3 li
3 20
8 20
8 2.1 3 23
3 24 8 17
3 29, 8 17
3 31 1 3 17
3 el 3 16
1 3 Is
3 33
3 2X 3 17
9 ! : 71
3 241 3 17
3 26 ; 8 '.J
6 36141 8 19 4 89 4 11 3 50 3 30
stock
3 2
1
21 8 2
4 20 1 1
14 4
36 3 3
7 4
3 3 8 ..
8
4 1
1
100 44 "5 2
Indicates Sunday.
Indicates holiday.
The official number of cars of
brought In today by each road was:
Roads. Cattle. Hons. Sheen. H'r's.
m. ox at. f...
Missouri pacific
Union Pacific
O. A N. W
F.. K. & M. V.a
C, St. P., M. AO...,
B. & M
C, B. & Q
C, R. I. & P., east..,
C, R. I. & P., west.,
Illinois central
Total receipts...,
The disposition of the day's recelnts waa
as follows, each buyer purchasing tho num
ber of head Indicated:
Buyers. Cattle. Hon. Sheen.
umana r-acKing uo mi
swirt and Company
Armour & Co
Cudahy Packing Co
Armour, from 'Sioux C..
vansant & Co
Lobman & Co
Wolf & Murnan
Other buyers
Total 1.827 4.168 1.442
RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR TO DATE.
The following tabre shows the recelnts
01 came, nogs ana sneep at rloutn Omaha
for the year, to date, and comparison, with
347 307 415
662 604 922
281 602
462 621
2,3114 126
8
18
108
41
last year: 1902,
Cattle 998,159
Hog, 2,201.740
Sheep 1,724,677
CATTLE Receipt
1901. Inc.
810.626 187,533
1,382,661
1.307,303 417,374
of cattle
Dec.
180,911
were very
light this morning, so that It only took a
comparatively short time for practically
everything in the yards to change hands.
Buyers took hold quite rreely and the
market was active from start to finish.
About the usual proportion of the re
ceipts consisted of corn fed steers and some
of the cattle showed considerable quality.
as nign as (6.80 waa paid, wnicn is the
highest price in some little time. They
were western cattle, but were good and
fat. A, a general thing the market did
not show much change from Wednesday.
but sellers were calling It all the way from
barely steady to strong, it was evident
that packer, did not like the Idea of pay
ing tne price, asked, but, a, they had to
have a few cattle, the kind, that suited
them sold to good advantage, while the
kinds that did not strike them as favorably
were hard to dispose of at steady prices.
The cow market was active and stronger
from start tn finish. Buyers were all out
early and bought up everything that wa,
offered la goon season. The prices paid
looked all the way from strong to a dime
hlaher.' Bulls, veal calve, and stags also
sold at fully as good prices aa were In
lorce last Wednesday.
There were very few stockers and feed
ers In the yard, and not many were
wanted. Speculator, were not looking for
mucn or a oemana tne remainder 01 mis
week and aa a result they did not want
any cattle unless they could by them lower.
The market could probably best be de
scribed by calling It alow and weak. Rep
resentative sales:
BEEF BTELlto,
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17
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.... MO 1 21 it io4
.... 7M 1 40 to 1071
.... 110 I 10 1161
.... & I M 40 1240
....1171 i 71 42 1126
....11U 1 76 II 1311
.... 114 I 80 41 1174
.... Ml 4 00 to 1121
....1037 4 00 17 1210
....1001 4 15 M 11J7
....1201 4 10 laat
....1IO0 4 W 10 1266
....1010 4 26 18 12M
....1151 4 26 II 1331
.... 164 4 26 1 1247
....lir.4 4 IS to 1S10
STEERS AND HEIFERS.
.... 114 1 40 36 1004
....1106 4 06 .12 1140
COWS.
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.... 130
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.... 70
.... 171
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... 171
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4 35
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4 70
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4 to
8HEKI'-Owing to the destruction of the
sheep barn by fire yesterday morning the
sheep that arrived todny were yarded in
the new hoe division. The Mens are well
covered, so that the sheep are given ss good
prelection trnm weather as though they
were housed In the rcaulnr burn. The ca-
pnclty is sufficiently large to hundle all the
sheep tlint will nrrive for the next sev
eral months, so that patrons of the market
will be given the snme service that they
hnve always received.
There were only six csrs of sheep and
Inmhs on sule nnd the rtuiilltv of the most
of them was rather Inferior. Three cars of
Mexican ewes that were In Just fair comll
tlon brouaht 1.1.6.1 nnd some western ewes
sold nt 1.1.00 nnd western wethers at 34.00.
1 onsKtering the quality the market was
pronounced steady to strong and every
thing sold In good season.
1 ncre were not cnoiiRh feeders on ssle
tn tell nnvthlnr about the market, but.
bring so near he end of the week, there
were rot many buyers In sight.
Quotations for fed stock: Choice lambs,
$5 005.2i: 'air to goorl Inmhs. $4 505 5 00;
choice yearlings. I4.O0&4.6O; fair to good
yearlings. $3.7.Vi4.0o; choice wethers, ii.i
4 00; flr tn good, .1.2fi?i3 60; choice ewes,
13.50fi4.00: fnlr to snort. g.rnftH.1 60: fee.ler
lambs. t:i mvyH 00; feeder vearllngs. t-TOnifTO 50;
feeder wett.rra. $2.7.VUVJ26: feeder ewes. 81.50
i!.26. Rt preventative sale,:
No. Av Tr
215 native ewes 94 8 00
415 Mexican ewes 83 8 65
-'.i native wethers 94 4 00
662 yearling wethers 84 4 26
CHICAGO I.l"vK STOCK MARKET.
Hogs, Sheep and Lambs Are Higher.
bnt Cattle Star Slow.
CHICAGO. Dec. 26. CATTLE Receipts,
iHi.50; pmr lo medium. $3.01 Kir 5. 00; sto'rkors
nu ieiein( Lmfa4.50: cow. J..2.Va-4 !;
fliers, I.txttii6.36; canr.ern, ll.Sfri32.40; bull.
leers, $3.7rSui.OO.
HOOS Receipts today, 19.000 head; left
er. 3,000 head: 5M10c hlsher: mixed ami
illtchers'. $6.(iftt6.4;1: ninii to choice henvv
.4.V(6.65: rotiarh heavv Sti IfXiA !& Ile-hr ft-", tit
6.20; bulk f sales, Kl5C((6.40.
VJ 1 4 IT I.' I ' A X" T , t A x . 1 o i , j . ma
head; lorl5c higher; good to choice weth-
Anu e I ' A CI. . 1 . . , I . .
, ft.""ui.ou, mir in cnoice mixen, a,t.i.ir(ii
oo: western sheep, 84.00iipl.50: native lambs,
4.tV?.(; western lambs, 84.25b.00.
Official Wednesday:
HflMtnl. Chl.,An
Cattle 13.946 4.619
Oes 2a.4llR ''k
Sheep 11,775 816
CALVES.
4 11" 4 7i 1 Its I ot
I l' I 00 1 6 I 15
1 1V( i 00 i 100 I 50
1 160 I 00 1 tut 00
STAGS.
40 14H lU
STOCKERS AND FEEDERS.
1 41t I 50 5 lit 40
II 51,1 I 10 1 770 I 50
1 116 I 15 1 170 1 at
COLORADO.
8 feeders.. 743 3 66
HOGS There was a light run of hog,
here this morning and besldea that about
18 cars were consigned direct to local pack
er, and not ofTered on the market. Packers
all needed fresh supplies and the market
advanced right close to luc. Packers started
ojt bidding only about a nickel higher and
a few hogs sold mat way. so that tne gen
eral market was 5tfl0c higher. The bulk
of tits sale, weal from 4.2V to KJTVi and
Kansas City Live Stock Market,
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 26. CATTLE Re
ceipts, 3,000 natives; everything steady to
strong; choice export and dressed beef
steers, 85.20ifi43.16; fair to good. 32.76fSfn.10;
stockers and feeders, $2.90(ii4.00; western
feed steers, $2.754iXj.25; Texas and Indiiin
steers, 32.754i4.2.,; Texas cows. 31.75413.00:
native cows. 31.7.VS4.25; native heifers, $2.40
Uti.iai; fanners, ii.uwib.&o; bulk, 2.&y4.25;
calves', $2.755i6.50.
HOGS Receipts. 4.000 head: market 6'iilOo
higher; ton, $c..65; bulk of sales, $6.40f0.6o;
heavy, 86.37Hftl5.55; mixed packers. t6.oii
6.50; light. 36.066.36; yorkers, $6.25&6.35;
pigs, to.85-6.00.
HUtlEf AaNU 1AM US Recelnts. 1.200
head; market steady to strong; native
lrmbs. 84.0Oi6.45: western lambs. 83.85ftf4.85:
fed ewes, 8;t.O(N'!fS.95; native wethers. 83.0000
t.txi; western wotners, eS.oixa.-jo; stockers
and feeders, $2,004(2.35
IVerv York Live Stock Market.
NEW YORK. Dec. 26 CATTLE Re
ceipts. 8,109 head: tfenerallv 10c hither: fat
bulls and cows, steady to firm; medium and
thin cows, slow; some sains lower; native
steers, 4.9uii6.15: fnt oxen. $4.4(K,iu.40: bulls.
$2,604(4.50; cows, $1.50fti3.8O. Cable, quoted
live cattle dull at 12ftil3'.4jc per lb., dressed
weight; sheep, llrm, at 12H(irl34c, drepeed
weight; refrigerator beef, slower, at HKiv
10t4c per lb. Shipments tomorrow. 1.166
cattle, 1,2X1 sneep and b.MSt quarters ot beer.
UALVK8-Keceipts. 6X3 nead: nrm: veals.
85.00ij'5.9O; little calves, 84.Oofi4.50; westerns,
84.25; city dressed veals, llf14c per lb.
HOGS Receipts, 11.934 head; higher;
state hogs, 36.60: choice light hogs, 86 60;
western, nominal.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. 10.639
head; sheep, slow; good lambs, firm: others
dull; sheep, 32.50fji3.80; lambs, $4.80fj6.00.
St. Lonla Live Stock Market.
ST. LOUIS. Dec, 26 CATTLE Receipts.
1.000 head. Including 700 Texans; market
strong; native spring and export steers,
$4.90fi6.00; dressed beef and butcher steers,
$4.00ft6.15; steers under 1,000 lbs., $3.75fj'j.0O;
stockers and feeders, $2.5lKfH.OO; cows and
heifers, $3.0ofil.50; canners, 1.0&2.&0; bulls,
83.flofj4.00.
CALVrst-H.nw.io Texas and innmn
steers, $.'.7504.85; cows and heifers, $2,&5(f
8.65.
HOGS Receipts, 4.000 head; market Bjnoc
higher; pigs and lights, $t.10fj.3o; packers,
$6 25fj.50: butchers. J6.40ffiO.65.
BHfilir Ann IaAmmh neceipts, i.hiu
head: market steady; native muttons, $3.60
ffil.00: lambs, e4.4nfi5.50: culls and bulls
$.75fj4.00; stockers, $1.50fJ2.50; Texans, $2.75
4J3.76.
9
St. Joseph Live Stock Market.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo.. December 26. CAT
TLE Receipts, 2.350 head; natives, $:i.75f
6.35; Texas and westerns, $3.3.Sfj.,5; cows
and heifers. $2.0CK&4.35; stockers and feed
ers. $;l.OIK(t-4.35.
HOGS Receipts, 3,329 head; medium and
heavy. $6.00fj6.60; pigs, $4.50fJ6.25; bulk,
$6-4ifV55.
HHisiii'-Receipts, neao; steaay; qual
ity common.
Slonz City Lire Stock Market.
SIOUX CITY, Ia.. Dec. 26.-Speclal Tele
gram ) CATTLE Receipts, 200; steady;
beeves, $3.50f( 5 25; cows, bulls and mixed,
$1.50ff3.75; stockers and feeders, $2.5ofj4.O0;
yearlings and calves. $2.2.Vff 3.75.
HUtiH l-teceipts. rwv; tvffiuc nigner at ao.ov
66.35; bulk, $6.00fj6.25.
Stock In Slftht.
rm. fnllnailnw W.M ffhft .I.'.) ,1. ff lfv
stock at the six principal cities yesterday:
, . 1 II.. . V
V,auir. jii.fAC lllirrii
2.256
I Omaha
Chicago ....
Kansas City
. Ixuls ..
. Josenh .
Sioux City
Totals ..
6,000
3.0i
1. 000
2.350
200
3.996
19,000
4,01V)
4.000
3, .'.29
600
1.450
11.000
1.2i0
1.100
607
14.806 34,925 15.357
Cottoa Market.
NEW YORK. Dee. 26. COTTON Opened
dull at a decline of lc to an advance of lc.
It rallied to a net rise of lift points and
eased off. with the ciose quiet and steady
at a net loss of 3 points to a net advance
of 1 nolnt. as was to be exnected In conse
quence of a local holiday and the IJverpool
and New Orleans margets oeing ciosea ior
the day. and both to remain closed until
Monrlav. Huslness was of moderate pro
portions, with the situation featureless. The
total transactions, nowever. were increaani
bv some special t lading In January and
March, popularly attributed to undoing of
"hedges," the net result of which was an
alleged reduction In the January long In
terest, following a material increase In the
New York stocks, of which the running
account wa, 147.740 bales, against .6 on
December 1. with the warehouse stock at
112.153 bales, against 82.862 on December 1,
Including a certified stock of 106.203. against
5.908 on December 1. This material In
rresse In the local stock Is said to be In
anticipation of large deliveries to be made
Monday on January contracts. Total sales,
75.000 bales. The general undertone of the
market was quite firm on a disappointing
movement end bullish week-end statistics.
8T. UJI'18. Dec. 26. COTTON Steady ;
middling. 8i,c: sales, none: receipts, none;
shipments, none; stock, 27,196 bales.
Oil and Rosin.
ntt. riTT Pa . Dec. 26 Oil. Credit bsl-
ances, $151; certificates, no bid; sales. 105.969
bbls.; average, im.092 bbls.; runs, 197.467 bbls.;
average. i8,b4 bois.
TOLEDO O., Dec. 2. OIL Unchanged.
NEW YORK. Dec. 26. OH-r-Cottonseed.
quiet. Petroleum, firm. Rosin, firm. Turp
entine, dull.
Whiskey Market.
CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-WHISKY-8teady at
hl. LOUIS. Dec. 26.-VHISKY-8teady at
ll
PKORIA. Dec. 26. WHISKY On the
h.l nf tl 31 for finished courts.
CINCINNATI. Dec. 26.-WHISKY Distil
ler,' finished goods on basis of 11.31.
SHIP IS VOIR
HIDES
STRANGE BROS. HIDE CO.
Ions City, laws.
HOLIDAY TRADE CONTINUES
Dunn Bajt Merchants Were Unable to Rhip
Cbrigtmaa Orders in Time.
J
CHINESE EMPIRE DEMANDS MUCH COTTO
Heavy Woolen Goods Rnoyaat. While
Small Reqaests for Lighter Makes
Serve to Keen Prices
Steady All Aronnd.
N KW YORK Dec. 26 R. n tlun A t'n 'i
weekly review ot trade tomorrow will say:
1 rarte ami six dilution pt ni,rii,nr,l ii.a
customary hollilny unlet, except In Chrlsl-
mns goods, which sold freely, ninny packing
and shipping departments being still en
gage. i mi (his clKss of work, which con hi
not be completed at the specified time. In
dustrial undertakings are Interrupted li
many cases by Inventory taking, whlla
other plants are closed because fuel cannot
le obtalntd. Orders still come forward
ireely anil the new year will open with
more business on the books than ever be
fore. 1'rlces nf commodities, are flrmlv ht.1.1 r.
the steady domestic demand and there Is
a good export movement of the leading
staples. In this, as In many other In
stances, however, there Is stilt the drnw
back of Inadequate transportation facilities,
which restrict shipments to the seaboard.
rinanriai conditions are satisfactory. Hall
way earnings thus far this month surpass
those of Inst year bv 5 per cent and lho,e
of liioo by 11.6 per cent.
Iron Should Do Well.
Quiet conditions In the iron and steel
Industry, unaccompanied by any action of
weakness, testify to the healthy tone anil
suggest a bright outlook for the coming
year. Furnaces and mills will extend tho,
season of Idleness beyond the usual time,
not because) orders are la .-king, but In
order to accumulate a moderate supply of
coke. The situation In regard to shipments
from Connellsvllle has not Improved. A
large amount of orders will be carried over
Into next year; probably more than In any
previous season. Contracts have come for
ward more slowly of late, mainly because
of the uncertainty as to dale of delivery,
although there are prospective purchasers
who still anticipate better terms In 1903.
Foreign pig Iron Is offered slightly below
domestic quotations, but neither Imported
nor home made Iron Is available for Im
mediate use In large quantities. Independ
ent steel mills claim they are unable tn pay
present prices for billets, which cost 8.11
or more for early shipment.
DIs; Demand for ghoes.
New England shoe factories are In full,
operation and have liberal orders on hand."
Quotations are firm, but without change,
as there Is little new business coming for
ward at this time lo produce fluctuations,
leather dealings hnve been restricted less
than usual by the holiday shoe manufac
turers coming Into the market for large
quantities of hemlock sole. ,
An unexpectedly favorable feature his
appeared In the market for cotton goods.
After a long season of stagnation In the
export division, the demand for China
suddenly became considerable, notwith
standing the depression In silver and lib
eral stocks of cottons In Shanghai. Do
mestic trade Is limited to Immediate re
quirements, as Is wasonable, yet there is
sufficient buying In most lines to prevent
unfavorable accumulation of supplies.
In woolen goods there Is a good demand,
overcoatings providing the chief feature,
hut cloak manufacturers have also bought
freely, especially of light colored lines.
Woolen and worsted dr's goods are quiet,
but steady, and light supplies sustain flan
nels. Wool Is strong, with a further ad
vance anticipated next year.
Failures for the week number 209 In the
United States, against 250 last year, and
twenty-cne In Canada, compared with
twenty-three a year ago.
HOPK NEXT YKAR IS AS ROOD.
Uradstreet Says High Prices aad
Waves Restrict Profits.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26. Brtdstreefa to
morrow will say:
Satisfaction with the old and confidence
with the new are the features as the year
draws to a close. The enormous holiday
trade, exceeding In most respects all prece
dents, proved a fitting crown to a year of
almost unprecedented business. Except In
seme sections Of the south and southwest,
where crop and weather conditions had led
to a modification of otherwise sanguine
expectation, the volume of business Is in
most respects satisfactory. In the east,
west, northwest and on the I'aclilc const
there Is but one note, and that satisfaction
with the result, achieved during the last
Additional report, received of trade dls
trlbutlon for the year confirm those hith
erto given of an enormous vol i me of bus
iness, modified, it Is true. In some respects
by higher cost of materials and wages
limiting proht,. With the large turnover,
however, and the active demand In most
lines, the profit side has not been entirely
lost sight of and It Is safe to say that
equally satisfactory returns In years to
come would prove acceptable.
Report, of results In bunking circle, this
year are that good profits have been
gained as a result of comparatively high
and, at the same time, steady, rates for
money.
The holiday spirit ha, ruled In wholesale
lines this week. Most of the salesmen are
In from the road and except for reorders
to repair depleted stocks Jobbers are quiet
and stock-taking Is the main Interest. In
dustrial oper.tlons have naturally slowed
down, except where conditions, as in rail
way traffic, are such a, to demand the
strnlnlng of effort to keep up with bus
Inn's offered and prevent a midwinter con
gestion, which In the present small supply
of fuel the country over might result In
serious erangement. Not only are spring
goods bfAig ordered with freedom and con
fidence, but prompt delivery of the name
Is being urged.
Weather conditions the last week have
favored the rubber and foot wear trades.
The covering of snow over the winter
wheat has Increased and ths demand for oil
stoves Is said to be far In excess of supply.
The Increased use of oil Is enabling produc
ing Interests to reap a harvest.
Textile trades generally return satisfac
tory reports, though seasonable quiet rule,
In distribution. Textile manufacturer,
note an Increase of from 8 to 16 per cent
In woolens and yarns over a year ago.
Cotton, are rather quiet except where ac
cumulations in bleached goods have been
moved at slight reductions.
In men's woolens the conditions are ex
cellent. Machinery 1, well employed. Raw
wool Is strong and rather more Interest
Is noted In low grades at leading centers
thla week. Australian advices are bad,
because of the drouth, and a great short
age In production of wool is expected In
that country.
The lumber Interest Is satisfactory.
Wheat, Including flour, exports for the
week ending December 24 aggregate 8.660,
486 bu., against 8.266.037 bu. last week. 4.21.
643 bu. this week last year and 3.858,105 bu.
In 1910.
Whest export, since July 1 aggregate
127.324,019 bu.. against 144,927,556 bu. laat
season and 63.999,518 bu. In 1900.
Corn exports aggregate 1.602.661 bu..
against 1,626.141 bu. laat week. 424,330 bu.
last year and 4.011.106 bu. In 1900.
For the fiscal year export, are 8.188.878
bu., against 20,5..246 bu. last seaaon and
94.383.079 bu. In 1900.
Among the great Industries. Iron anI
steel are naturally quiet at this season of
the year; still the continued fuel scarcity
Is affecting production of merchant fur
naces east and west. The larger Interests,
which control primary sources of fuel, are,
however, doing well, and the net reduction
In output, due to the coke trouble, will be
smaller than earlier anticipated. The bel
ter tone noted In the demand last week
still continues. Structural Iron atlll lead.
In strength and demand. Borne heavy or
der, are being placed. Plates, like rails,
are heavily sold ahead. Higher wages for
coke worker, are an Item of Increased
cost, but the disposition to advance ore
nricea will nrnbablv be combatted by the
larger Interests. Foreign pig Iron has
weakened and the outlook abroad generally
Is rather poor. Railway building has been
active this year the heaviest. In fact, for
fifteen years past and showing a 12 per
cent Increase in mileage over a year ago.
Speculative feeling In copper Is better, and
talk of an Improvement In the metal itself
'"Business failures for ths week ending
Thursday number 161, as against 225 last
week. 215 In this week last year, 213 In
1900, 213 In 1899 and 220 In 1898.
ftagar and Molasses.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26. Sl'OAR Raw,
quiet. Refined, qu.et. Molasses, quiet.
P. B. Wears, Pres. C. A. Wsar,. V-Pres.
Established 1862.
WEARE COMMISSION CO., CHICAGO
Members of the principal Exchange,.
private Wire, to All Points.
GHAIS, PHOVIIO, MIOCHg. DO.D8
Bought and sold for cash or
future delivery.
OMAHA BRANCH, llo-lll board of Trad.
W. E.
1 elephone 1516.
Ward. Lucie! M'lagtf.
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