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8 THE OMAHA DA TT.iT TJEE: TIIUHSPAT, JANUAHY 29. 1003. COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL If ty Wheat Agtin n-npi t, Cent n Board f Tr J OATS AND CORN GO SLIGHTLY HIGHER Provisions Arr Mainly Mead), Thonttti Max Prnilarla Kail from Test and a Half to Twelve and Half Cents. CHICAGO, Jan. 28 -There were (.till fur ther declines 111 wheat today on general 1 1 fl ulr) t Ion and May cloned 41 le liwev J4y corn closed a shade higher, while ohi were 4r"4r higher. Provisions closed teaov wnn .viay prooucts uown 'c 10 'Jltri'I24e. Wheat ruled weak the greaSsr purl of the day on continued selling hy the same Inter ests that caused the I Teak yesterday, al though early In the day a alight rally oc curred, duo to a little support given th market hy the simo operator. Silea amounting to 6,om,cii bushels were cred ited to the leader of the hull campaign. The newa was ugiiln bearish, with cable lower and a big Increase In the estimate of the'Kuropean crop. Primary receipts were also a hear factor, being estimated at 9".')0 huahela, compared with a..in bushels a year ago. The opening was weak with May off 'ac o VfiVic, at Hiii 784c and after selling at 7Mt,c there was a rally up to 74 but the heavy llqulda tl'iri caused a steady decline, the lowest being reached at 774c. A fair export de mund brought out a moderate demand late In the day and a firmer feeling dev .loped. May cloning at 784e, tt 0f .ic. Clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 172.'0 bushels. Minneapolis end Diiluth reported receipts of 346 cara. wh'ch. with local receipts of 36 cars none of contract grade made total receipts for the three I points of 381 cara, against 329 last week and 177 a year ago. t orn was active and a large volume of business was transacted. there being heavy liquidation by commission houses supposed to be acting for the recent leader In the wheat campaign. The buying was (.altered, but wax mostly In the uv of covering by short. A flurry occurred In the January option, occasioned by an ac tive demand from shorts, and as a result there was an advance of 3c In that ront modity, the top price being reach d at 484c after opening at 4ric. The advance failed to hold and the greater pari of the ;ain was lost, the close being 4c higher at 454c May was fairly steady and close a shade higher at 444fc444c, after sellin between 44 and 44'fi 444c. Local receipts were 320 cars, 3 of contract grade. Oats were dull and steady the greater part of the session, but covering by shorn and buying by commission houses cat-Bed a strong feeling late In the day and the clone waa higher, with May up 4li'V' Ht 8(Vf.Wto, after ranging between 354c and 38441364c There was a good local cash market. and receipts were small, being esti mated at 14!) cara. Karly prices In provisions were weak, due to liberal receipts of hogs and a de cline of from 1 Mir 15c at the yards. On the break there whs buying by some of the packers, which resulted In a steadier feeling. The feature in trading was the heavy selling of May ribs by commission bouses. May pork closed lfi'15c lower at 18.554rl574. lard was down 24c at 89.474. while ribs were otT 10c at t9.074. Estimated receipt for tomorrow: Wheat, 60 cara; corn, 320 cars; oats, 206 cars; hogs, 85,000 head. The leading futures ranged a follows: Articles.) Open. Hlgh. Low. Close.Yes'y. Wheat Jan. May July May July '(MtSS- Jan. May July Pork Jan. May July Lard Jan. May July May July I 744! 744 7SVn7'.i 734-441 "W 74m 77',' 74141 744: 7x4 79 7441 I ft4 744 454 444 434 J . . J ... ! I 46 W'i 444' 4541 44 444i,i 42!4V 44'4'?7'S1!44'.rl v. 434(841 434 I 3241 354 36 32, 33 33 33 , i4 324 354 364W4 35V, 324 18 95 16 674 16 25 10 224 9 50 ( 324 8 974 9 17'4 9 00 32H'H 3241 18 8.1 IS 45 1 10 10 2ft IB 60 16 25 1) 20 16 35 16 10 10 10 9 424 9 25 1 8 4 9 00 8 87 4 J6 57V4 16 25 10 15 9 424 474 9 474 8 824 05 896 8 30 8 90 9 074 8 974 30 8 9"- 9 074' 0 DiV No. 2. Cash quotations were ns follows: FLOCR Dull and easy; winter patents, $3.70fr3.66; winter straights, 33.30-51,1 80; spring patents, t3.60ii3.95; spring straights, 83.100 8.60; bakers, t2.45fi2.90. WHEAT No. 2 spring. 764fr77c; No. 3 prlng. 6.j704c; No. 2 red, 73475c. CORN No. 2. 454c; No. ? yellow, 454c. OATS-No. 8 white, 3346344c l'Vl-'-No 2. 494e. BARLEY Good feeding, 43 46c; fair to Choi malting, 4Sfir55c. SEEDS No. 1 flax. II. 1H; No. 1 north western. 81.28; prime timothy, 14. PROVISIONS Mess pork per bbl., 816.624 ttrl6.75. Lard, per 100 lbs.. t6.1lKn6.?t. Short ribs sides (loose. $3.96fr9.05. Dry salted houldera (boxed). s.2.ris.&0. 8hort clear sides (boxed), 9.374ft9.ti24. Following were the recelptc and ship ments of flour and grain: Kecetn'. Bnlpments Flour, bbls Whiat. bu Corn, bu Oats, bu Rye, bu Barley, bu 3S.100 23.100 3.500 39.900 61,600 '9.666 ...129.600 ...6Hi.200 . . .736,600 ... lf.00 ...243.(101) On the Produce exchange today the but ter market was dull and weak: creameries, 164(244c; dairies. Iui23c. Kggs, loss off. rases returned, 21c. Cheese, dull. Arm, 'Mf 14c. KKW TOR K GCKRL, MARKETS. fa.otatloa. of the llay aa Varloa. Cninmodl t lea. NEW YORK. Jan. 28-FIX5UR-Reeelpts. 16,306 bbls.; exports. 9,670 bbls.; market quiet and a shude lower and nom inally unchanged; winter patents, 83.65(n4.00; winter straight, 83.50fd3.66; Min nesota patenUi, 84.1jik.4.3&: winter extras, 82.ooq3.10; Minnesota bakers, Vi.2.Vp3.4o; win ter low grades, f 2. Onfri.HO. Rye flour, stead v: fair to good, $.l.:uii3.3o; cnulce to fancy. 13.40 4U3.55. Buckwheat flour, quiet, 83.202.30, apot and to arrive. CORNMSAI Dull; yellow western, $1.20; cltv. 81.1s; Brandywine. 83.404i'3.55. RYE F'rm; No. 2 western, 64c, f. o. b., aflot. BARLEY Quiet; feeding. 47c; malting, WHEAT Receipts, 9.500 bu.; exports. 23. 996 bu.; spot market e-tsy; No. 2 red, K14c, elevator; No. 2 red. blV f. o. b., afloat; No. 1 hard, Manitoba. 894c. f. o. h.. afloat. 'There waa more selling of wheat today vn a big drop In prices, following, but some rallying In the afternoon. Cables were lower, forelsn news favorable and export trade again disappointing. The close was about oteadv at Vu,c net de cline. March, k24gtS3e; May. 80 l-ltilii 81 1-lfic, closed, 814c; July, 7(ifu78c, closed, 7Sc CORN Receipts. 61.000 bu.; exports, as. iM bu.; spot, easy No. 2. nominal, elevator, and &s4?ie, f. o. b., afloat; yellow. ic; tingradvo mixed, 69c. option market opened steady and advanced a little on bail weather. After the break at 1.0011 f wheat, the market finally rallied on active western support and closed steady at 14c rise on Januury, but partly 4c off other wise. January. 7('(i7u4r, closed. "Tie: F( b ruury, closed, lioe; March, 5t4ijj64c, closed, 604c; May. 5"5(i4c, cloaed, 5t4c; July, 44fl',ic. closed. 4hc. OATS Receipts. 4S.U00 bu.; exports. ISO bu ; spot, easy; No. 2. 43c; standard white, 43r; No. 3. 424o; No. 3 white. 44c; No. white. 4.144'; track, mixed western, nom inal; track, white, 4Mit4c. Options, Irreg ular ail day and finally steady; May closed t 41c. HAY Quiet; shipping. 55h70c; good to choice. Kcti$1.03. HCPB Firm, state, common to choice. 19"2. Xit37c, 19T, 24'uJ6c; olds, Mi 124c. Pa cine coast. l'A)2, 27j32c; 19ul, 22W25c; olds, I ; 4c. HIDES Firm: Galveston, to 3 lbs., l&c, California, 21 to 25 lbs., 19c; Texas dry, 24 to 30 lbs . lie. LEATHER Firm; acid. 248264c PROVISIONS Heef. steady; family. 815 00 17 001 mess. 810.oet 10 5": beef hams. 820 54r21 5u; packet, llt ucfj 15.00; city extra India mess. $-'4.ou'u27 00. Cut fnestM, steady; pickle I brllies. la.uti I1VU1: pickled shoul der. 8S.25: pickled hams, 811 '(i 11.50. I trd. easy; western steamed. $10 25: reflnd, steady; continental, 8 10 45: riJuih America, 811.00; compound. 87 I2i7.75. Pork, dull: family. $18 75(l.O0; short clear. $19.5ti(S21.&0; mess, t in i" u TALLOW-yulet. RICK Firm. Rl'TTER Rei-elpls, 4.918 pkgs; firm; State dairy. l(42c; creamery, extrs, 2.-; creimery. common to choice. 1Mi25c. F.OOS Receipt a, 4.946 pkgs.; Wtik; state and Pennsylvania, avertge best, 24ii5c; Western, poor to fancy, 1ii23c. Pol'LTRY Alive:' Quiet. unchanged ttressed: Irregular; western chickens. 14c; western fowls. I24JUV; turkes. luiis-. METALS There waa but slight change In the London tin market today, both spot and futures closing at 131 10a. New York market u firm and a little higher, closing at 828.10(8 -8. 40. , Copper advanced 10a la London, where It clneed at 54 12s ftd for spot and at .'4 ls lid for futures. The New Vork murkft as quiet but Arm. Hiandard closed at lll.iSi'4. bike at 112. X74 til.'.Kjij, rlectrolvtic at IJ.5"4'((1J t24, and casting at 4i2.i'rfii 12 M. Iad was un changed here nt Ml-4 Spelter was nn chanhod Inrally at 84 (j ."!. and In l.oiw d n at J lit. iron cioed at E3a ftd In Olasgnw and 52s 7d :n Mid. II. h roush. Locally Iron wns dull and nominal; No. 1 foundry northern Is quoted at J.(ii24 .50, and No. I Imtnlry souihern and No. 1 foun dry southern, soft, at AI.(''g24.li. 4)MII UfLKl,3 MARKUf. (ondltlon of Trade and tttiota t lona oa Staple and Fancy Produce, K it 18 Fresh stock. 17K1hc. LIVE Ptil'i.l KV Mens. 8-; old roost eis. 4k(.'h; tijrkea, iCfj l.ic ; ducaa. sa9c; itci s". T'flSc; spring chK kens, per lb., 84,o9c. IiKKSsKI) l' L ifi;- 1 oung elm Kens, l 'll ; hi t., !'.?.!. 's; .hi Keys, 1Iic; ducks, li.i 1.1 ; K' esc, li.'u lie. HCTTER Packing stuck, 14c; choice dairy. In tubs. inc. separator, 26-u2i'c. lYHTELH- rltaiidaKis. p.-r cat,, i".; extra seleci.4, ier 1 111, .)!; New Vork counts, er can, 42c; hulk, extra selects, per gal., (1. 75; buia, standHru, per km., ti.4n. FKEH11 KlSlt Trout, ynloc; herring, 5c: pickerel, he; pike, ; perch.-6c; buffalo, ircsnd, 7c; sunl'.sn, oluenn.s, Jc; white fish, c; salmon, 16c; haddock. 11c; codfish. 12c; redsnappcr, lo:; lobstera. boiled, per In., :ic; lolwters. green, per lb., isc. oud hada, 1-; tattlsb, 14;; black bass, 2uc; liaiinut, 11c. HKAN-I'fr tor., 813.50. HAY -Prices quoted by Omaha Whole sale Dealers association' Choice No. 1 up land, 8; No. 1 mcilum, 87; No. 1 coarse. tti.60. Rye straw, . These prices are tor nay nt good color and quality. Demand lair, receipts light. CORN -36c. . OA'l 8 34c. RYE No. 2. 4".c. VKETABLE8. NEW CELEK Y Kalamnsoo, per do., ftc; California, per doz., iota'ile. POTATOES Per bu., 43 -tic. SWEET POTATOES Iowa and Kansas, TURNIPS Per bu., 40c; Canada rutaba gas, per lb., 14c. HEE1S Per bu., 4"c. Cl'Cl MHKHS Hothouse, per dos., 82. PAKrf.MI,S--Per bu., 40c. CARROTS Per bu., 40c. OREEN ONIONS Southern, per doi. bunches. 4.V . RADISHES Southern, pel dos. bunches, 45c WAX BEANS Per bu. box. 83; string bear.s, per bu. box. 81.54. CARHAtlE llohaml need, per lb., 14c. ONIONS New nonie grown, tn Backs, per lb., 14c; Spanish, pec crate, $1.75. NAVY MEANS Per bu., i2.6J. TOMATOES New Florida, per 6-basket crate. 84.5fto.ti0. CAULIFLOWER Cullforula, per crate, 82.75. FRl'ITS. PEARS Fall varieties, per box. 82; Colo rado, per box. 12 -5. APPLES-Western, per bbl.. 82.75: Jonathans-, 4..'; Nevtf ork stock, 13.25; Cali fornia Hcllflowers, per bu. box. 81.50. UKAPES Malagas, PT keg, 6.uurg7 00. CRANBERRIES Wisconsin, per bbl., $10.5o; Bell and Bugles, 811; per box, 13.50. TROPICAL FRUITS. BANANAS Per bunch, according to size 2.wn 2. jo. LEMONS California fancy. 13.75; choice, 83.50. ORANGES-Callfornla navels, fancy, 83.26; choice. $;; Mediterranean sweets, 82.25. DATES Persian, in 70-lb. boxes, per lb., 6c; per case of 3o-lb. pkgs., 82.25. FIGS California, per 10-lb. cartons, $1; Turkish, per 36-lb. box, 14(jlSc. MISCELLANEOUS. HONEY New Utah, per 24-frame case. 83.75. CIDER New York. 84 50; per H-bbl.. 82.75. SAUEHKRAUT-Wlsconsln, per 4-bbl.. 12.26; per bbl., 83.76. POPCORN Per lb., 2c; shelled, 4c. HIDES No 1 green, 6c; No. 2 green, 6c; No. 1 salted, '4c; No. 2 halted, 64c; No. 1 veal calf. 8 to 124 lbs., 84c; No. 2 veal calf. 12 to 16 lbs., 6c; dry hides. 8gi2c; Klvep pelts, 2.Vfi75c: horse hides, 81.50a2.50. NI TS Walnuts, No. 1 roft shell, per lb., I5c; hard shell, per lb., 14c: No. 2 soft shell, per lb., 13c: No. 2 hard shell, per lb., 12c; Brazils, per lb.. 12c; Alberts, per lb., 12c; almonds, soft shell, per lb., 10c, hard s'.iell, per lb., 15c; pecans, large, per lb., 124c; small, per lb. 11c; cocoanuts. per dos., 60c; chestnuts, per lb., 10c; peanuts, per lb., 64"; roasted peanuts per lb., 7c; black walnuts, per bu., 81; hickory nuts, per bu., 81 50; roconnuts, per loo, $4. OLD METAIS. ETC. -A. B. Alplrn quotes the following prices: Iron, country, nixed, per ton, $11; Iron, stove plate, per ton, 88; copper, per-lb.. 84c; brass, heavv, per lb.. 84c; brass, light, per lb., 54c; lead, per lb.. 8c; sine, per lb., 24c; rubber, per lb.. 64c. t. I.onls Grain aid Provisions. ST. LOUI8, Jan. 28. WHEAT Lower: No. 2 red, cash, elevator. 714c. nominal; track, 744W75c; May, 76c; July, 714c; No. 2 hard, 70&73c. CORN Strong: No. 2 cash, 414c; track. 414l'044c; May, 41(&41l,c. OATS Firm; No. 2 cash. 35c: t-ack, 35i 36c; May. 34ifi34c: No. 2 white, 37iS374c. RYE Steady at 494c FLOUR Easy; red winter patents, WAS 3.66; extra fancy and straight, $3.153.40; clear. $3.00(ff3.15. SEED Timothy, steady, 3.00(g3.60. CORNMKAI-Steady, $2.30. BRAN Weaker; sacked, east track. Sift 83o. HAY' Firm, but unchanged; timothy, $10.001 14.50 ; prairie, 19.60 11.60. IRON COTTON TIES 11.074. BAOOINO 6 B-1RS7 l-16c. HEMP TWINE 9c- PROVISIONS Pork, unchanged: Jobbing, standard mess. 817.70. Lard, weaker at 89.50. Dry salt meats (boxed), steady; extra hort 19.12.4; clear ribs, $9,124: short clear, $9,374. Bacon (boxfd). steady; extra short, $10; clear ribs, $10,124; short clear. $10,374. METALS Lead, firm, $3.9744.00. Spelter, firm at 835. POULTRY Firm: chickens, 10c; turkeys, 14c; ducks, 12c; geese, 64)7c. BUTTER Slow; creamery, 2026c; dairy, 17b20o. EUUS lxwer at 18c. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, bbls 4.0iO lO.ono Wheat, bu 67.000 6I.O110 Corn, bu 119.000 120.00) Oats, bu 59,000 73,000 Liverpool Grain and Provisions. LIVERPOOL. Jan. 28. WHEAT Spot. No. 1 northern spring, steady, 6s lud; No. 2 red. west?rn, winter, steady, 6s 14d; May, 6s 24d. CORN Spot, quiet; American mixed, new, 4s id; old. 6s 54d; futures, quiet; January, nominal; March, 4s 44d; May, 4s 24d. F1A)UR St. Louis fancy winter, quiet, Cs 3d. PEAS Quiet ; Canadian. s 7d. HOPS At Ixindon (Pacific coast), firm, 6 I5i7 6h. PROVISIONS Beef, essy; extra India mess. 102s 6d. Pork, easy; prime mess, western. 75s. Hams, short cut, 14 to 16 ibs , Arm, 62a 6d. Bieon, Cumberland cut, 2h to 3-J lbs., firm. 5; short ribs. 16 to 24 lbs.. Arm, 4s 6d; long clear middles, light, 28 to 34 lbs.. Arm. 48s; long clear mid dles, heavy, 35 to 40 lbs., firm. 47s 6d; short clear backs, 16 to 20 lbs., firm, 4Ks; clear bellies, 14 to 16 lbs., steady, 51s. Shoulders, square, 11 to 13 lbs., firm, 51s 6d Lard, prime western. In tierces, steady. Els 6d; Amerl-nn refined. In palls, steady, 61s. BUTTER Nominal. CHEESE Stro-ig; American finest white and colored, 62. TALlxAY Prime city, steady, 27s 8d; Australian, In London, firm, 34s 3d. Kansas City Grain and Provisions. KANSAS CITY, Jan 28. WHEAT May, 8Mi694c; July, 664410640. Cash: No. 2 hard, 64(n674e: No. 3. 64j6c; No. 4. 59 t&c; rejected. 5GJj'9c; No. 2 red, 69370c; No. S. ri7'(j6Sc CORN January. 3So; May, 3S4c. Cash: No. 2 mixed, 394c; No. 2 white, 404e; No. 3, 4ihSj44c. OATS No. 2 white, 35c: No. 2 mixed. 35fo:t:.4c. RYE No. 2. 4.V. HAY Choice timothy, 813.011& 13.50; choice prairie. $9.tl. BUTTER Creamery, SOfi24o; fancy dairy, a. EGOS Fresh, 18c. Receipts. Shipments. IW.40I Si.OiH) 64.MI 98. 4-0 1S.M0O 29,000 Wheat, bu Corn, bu v... Oats, bu Phllailelahla Produce Market. PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 28. BUTTER Firm, good demand: extra western cream ery, 2tV; nearby prints, 2Hc. EGOS Easier; nearby, lc lower; nearbv, 25c at the mark: wtotern. 26c, at the mark; southwestern, 24c at the murk; southern. 21i24c at the mark. I'liKESE rlrm. but quiet; New York full cream, orlme small, 14ul44c: New York flr to good, small. 134ul3V: New York firlme, large. 14c; Ne York fair to tfood, arge, 134tHSc. Toledo Grain and Herd. TOLEDO. O. Jan. 28. WH EAT Fairly active, weaker; cash and January, 77c; May. w. ORN Fairly active and nm; January, 4c: May. 444c OATS Dull, steady; January, 36Vc; May. rf4. RYK-No 1, 64c. 6EED t'lover. dull, unchanged: Januarv. 87. io; March. 17 4"; prime timothy, 81.85; prime alsike, 82 50. Minneapolis Wkast. flour and Bran. MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. U.-WUEAT-Msy. J4c; July, 7Sc; cn track. No. 1 hard, im4c; No. 1 northern. 764c; No. 2 northern M V'. KMM'R First patents. 84 1 :(( 4 2.".; second patents. 84 Mi4.1ti; first clears, 2.i; second clears, s?. 154i2.2o. BKAN-1,1 bulk. $14. 50WH. 75. Mllnaakee lirala Market. MILWAUKEE. Jan 2. WHEAT Lower: dose: No. 1 northern, 7Vc; No. 2 northern. i;4'i7M,c, sellers. RYE Steacl ; No. 1. jl'c. IIA KLEY Lower; No. 2, 64f7ti.",c; sample, 4M we. COHN-M iy. 444c bid. Ilalnth t.raln Market. DI LI'TH, Jan. IS. WHEAT No. 1 hard. 7rc; No. 3 northern, 734c; No. 2 northern, 7tvc: May, 11 V; July, ("Hie. OATS Me. I'roris Maraet. PEORIA. Jan. 2.-CORN-lxmer; No. 414c OATS-Dull; No. 3 white, 314c. KKW IOHK TOt K AMI IIOiD. Market Flattens (lot and Loses Al most All Poti er by Midday. NEW YORK. Jan. 24. TodaVs stock market flattened out entirely and hy mid day there was little or 110 more power left In the market. Traders displayed some Ingenuity .n trying to explain th' late re action of yesteroay, which nullified the cany gains. It wis argned that the long Interests which were forced to unload iom stocks to protect their wheal holdings In the sharp stump This iirous d Home hopes that the decline in stocKs was or.iy ntn potary and thnt the advance would be re newed this morning, but an attempt to put up prices this morning met with active sell ing in Pennsylvat.ia. which caused th.it stock to lose a point and was not ex plained by any news. Amalgamated Copper made some show of strength on a lather vague supposition thHt conditions in the trade were adjusted to a btsls that would prove profitable to the company. One or two oth r mocks moved feebly from time to time, but did not long maintain their new position. There was reported a hardening tendency In the Ioti lon money market, but sterling exchange moved downward here. Our own money market was appreciably firmer. The subireasury ban n versed Its recent tend'ney to take a small sum each d-iv. The current redemption of nutionnl bank notes has been very heavy, but de posits of legal endt rs for the retirement of the bank notes will soon be In order. Banks throughout the country are in the habit of doing this through the New Y'ork correspondents. Meantime ;he government continues to collect a daily surplus of revenue, which will malic itself nijre felt with the retirement of bank notes. The Wabash nft earnings for December showed the gnln in gross practr.ally all wiped out by the Increase in operating ex penses, conforming to the showing of other rsllroads except the an'.hrHcite coalers and falling to show results of Increase tn freight rates which went into effect recently, from which benefits to earnings were hoped for. The failure of yesterday's slump In wheat to develop buying orders for export was considered unsatisfactory In IIh relation to the exchange market, but confidence Is felt that a cessation of the bull movement will be fcr the export trade. The declaration of an extra dividend dn Pressed Steel Car did not result In any animated demand for the stock. General Electric made a pmart advance in the late trading, due presumably to reports o. a deal with a rivl company. St. Louis & San Francisco common recovered part 01 Its loss of the early afternoon, but else where the list was devoid of Interest. The day's opetatlons were the smallest thus far this year, and the clo-.lng was dull and steady, with many fractional gains over the previous day. The Increased ease of sterling exchange was In some quarters based on the belief that a large part cu the recent Pennsylvania loan had been placed abroad, but this is denied by inter- - icd parties and Inndnn's part In the mar ket today was altogether unimportant. The bond market was dull and genera lly heavy. Total siles, par value. S2.19b.oo0. United States bonds were unchanged on the ln'j'neCato'llowing are the closing prices on the .New York Stock exchange: Atehlaon do pM.? Bal. a unto do p'd Canadian Paclflc. Canada 80 Ch. Ohio Chicago a Alton... ' do pfd Chicago ft E. III.. Chicago O. W.. do lat pfd do !d pfd Chicago N. W.. Chicago Ter. & Tr do pfd. .......... C. V. C. A St. L. Colorado 80 do 1st pfd do 2d pfd Pel. & Hudaon..-. . .. mso. ny. piu r.t-n . .. nv, Tf in & Pacldc... ... 40i .1004 Toledo. St. L. & W. 30 !.. S do pfd 40 ,..U4 Vnlos P.ilOc lo , 74 ' do pfd V44 62 ' wabh -'94 .. 84' ' do pfd 444 .. 72 Wheeling & k. .... 5 ,..!06 I do 2d ptd 44 ... 874 Wis. Central t4 ,..1)2 I do pfd 524 ... 43' Adams Ex : ..222 l.merlcan Ex 220 .. 14 Vnlted Stales Ex 135 334. Wrlls-Karto Kx HO .. Sn4'A(nal. Copper 06- ... i(l Amer. Car & 41 ;oii do pfd 114 ... 4:. Amer. Lin. Oil ...1TS4 do pfd 44 ...: Amerl.an 8. & R 44 ... I do Pfd ... Ana?. Mining Co 4 ... W Brooklyn R. T 68 ... T2 Colo. Fuel & Iron... 744 ... M Com. Uaa 2174 Del. l. w Denver K. O... do pfd Erie do 1st pfd do 2d pfd Great Nor. pfd... Hooking Valley.. do ptd Illlnnla Central . Iowa Central .... do pfd Lake Erie W.. do pfd L A N Manhattan li Met. 8t. By Mex. Central Mex. Nat. of Mex Minn. St. L... Mo. Pacific M.. K. T do pfd N. J. Central N. Y. Central.... Norfolk & W do Dfd.... ...202 conl. Tooacco pta...li( 102 Oen. Electric 14 ... !74j Hocking Coal .. ...148-14 Inter. Paper .... ... 44' j do pfd ... 7!4 inter. Power ... ...47 Laclede Gaa ...113 'National Biscuit ...1744 National Lead .. ...144 No. American .. .. .134 Paclflc Coast ... ... 204 Pacific Mall .... ... 184 People'e Gaa ... ... 14 ... 10 ... 724 ... o ... 80 ... 464 ... 28 ...117 ... 87 ... 79 ...lor4 ... 854 ...14 ...234 ... 2094 ... 74 ...107 Pressed 8. Oar ... 1114 do pfd .... 27 Pullman P. Car... ....60 Republic Steel ....1K0 ! do pfd ..,.161 Sugar .... 74 Tenn. Coal 4k Iron .... 124 V n Ion Bag & P... .... 834a do pfd ...Ah2 V. S. Leather .... .... 814 do pfd .... 874 V. 8. Rubber 744 do pfd .... 80 V. 8. Steel .... 804 do pfd .... 734Wtorn Unton ... .... 2bVAnter. Locomotive. .... nl'.l do pfd ....177VK. C. Southern.... 1U2 I do pfd .... (4 V Rock Uland JO 4 1 do pfd .1294 . 834 . 14 . 78 . 124 . 884 . 164 . 81 . 374 . 874 . Kl . 24 . 134 . 344 . 611 . 4 . 804 Ontario W.... Pennaylvanta ... Rradtng do 1st pfd do 2d ptd St. L. 8. F.. do lat pfd do 2d pfd 8t. L. 8. W do pfd St. Paul do pfd 80. Pacific ...... 80. Railway .... New York Money Market. NEW YORK. Jan. 28. MONEY On call, steady at 34174 per cent, cloning at 34i4 per cent; firm: alxty days, 4'"oj per cent; ninety days, V6b per cent; prime mercan tile paper, fifto per cent. STKKLlNii KXCHA.SOK Heavy, with actual business In bankeru' bills at J.Sfxif 4.K8 for demand and 84.ttV6i4.85 for sixty uays: posted rates, 84.844''a'l.8S; commercial bills. 84.r34pl.83V SILVER Bar, 474c; Mxlcan dollars, 374c BONDS Government, steady; state, in active; railroad, irregular. The closing quotations tn bonds are as follows: V. . rof. 2t. reg....lo Mex. Central 4s 7 do coupon lus I do la Inc 254 do to. reg K'7 Minn, ft St. L. 4i. . . lc".' , do coupou 1074 M.. K. & T. 4s 4 do new 4a, reg 1344 do 2a S04 do coupou 1364 N. Y. c. g. 34a 104 do old 4a, reg 110 N. J. C. gen. u 13.'4 do coupon lis No. Paclflc 4a 10:14 do 8a. reg 104 I do 3a li do coupon 1014 N'. & v. con. 4a liu-4 Atrhlson gen. 4a 1024 Reading gn. 4a ITvy do adj. 4a 1-4 St. it I. M. r. 6a. 115 Bal. A Ohio 4a 1014, M. L. & P. 4a... KV, do 84-. 81. L. 8. W. la H61, do conv. 4a. 1044 do -:r Canada Ho. ta KM4 8. A. & A. P. 4a Central of Ga. 6a 108 8n. Paclflc 4 814 do la Inc 78 80. Railway &i 1174 Chea. ic Ohio 44s-. -in Tixaa & Pacific la. ..117 Chicago aV A. 1W... 7n T., St. L. W. 4a... 78 ('., U. a 4. n. 4a 81 ,1'nloa Pa. Iftc 4a M1, r, a ft r 1 4i...ll04 do ronr. 4a 1054 C. ft N. W. c. 7a. ...134 Walianh la 1114 ., R. I. P. 4s.... 1014! Mo 2a II, C C (' 81 L g. 4a. lot I lo deb. B 764 Chicago Ter. 4a 85 Weal Kliore 4a iu. Colorado 80. 4a 83 'Wheel. L. K. 4a... 84 IXnvrr at R. G. 4a... 84 Wia. Central 4a 4 Erie prior lien 4a 84 Coo. Tobat-co 4 874 do general 4s afc Colo. Fuel 5m 14 r. . Ik 1). c. la. ..Ill Man. con. gen. u 1044 Hocking Val. 44a....l094 Rok Uland 4a j L- a N. uni. 4a 1114 Offered. London Btocu Quotation. LONDON. Jan. 28. Closing quotations: Conaoia. money... do account Anaconda Atth'.aon do pfd Bait (mora a Ohio 83 8 18 New York Central. .1554 . 764 . 84 . 344 . 7v, .1114 I4 . 34 . 664 . 874 . 84 .1044 . 87 . 34 884 . . 4a .83 3 16 Norfolk & Weatern. -. 54 do pfd .. a4 Ontario at Weatern. ..lo-4 PenneyWanla ..I0.14 Raud Mines Canadian Peclfl 13t Reading Chesapeake Ohio.. 541 do )nt pfd. Chlcaao t) W. 284 do 2d pfd C. H A 8t. P DeHrere Denver A R. G de pfd Brie do 1st pfd do 2d a.f 4 Illtnola Central I.ouleville A Nah.. M . K. A T 1M4 Southern Hallway.. . -J4 do pid . 41 Southern Pacific . 81 Inlon Pacini . 4I do pfd . 7.4 I'nlted Slates Steel. . i do pfd .1624 Wabash .112 do pfd BAR SH.VKR-Steadv; ;i,d per ounce. MON'RY-8i34 per cent. The rate of dis rouni In the open murkft for short bills :s 34l3 i-l per cent snd for three months' bills Is 8 5-lwti84 per cent. Forrlgs Klnanelal. I1NDOS, Jan. M.-Meney wag In more active request on the market today, bor rowers being lately dependent on the Hank of England. Discounts were rlrm. In some quarters It was anticipated there will be a reduction of ths bank rata of discount to morrow. Prices on the Stock exchange were mostly firm and business was active. I'onsols w-r steady. Americans oiened dull In response to New Vork. hardened to about parity, became quiet, sagged and closed dull. Rio tlntos were Ftrong on I'arls support. Knfllrn fluctuated. Hold to the amount of tKl.( was withdrawn from the Hank of England today lor shipment to Pioith Africa. PARIS. J.in. 2. Prlcr were d cldedly firmer on the bourse today. Rentes were in good demand. transconMnentn's were gci.er;illy firm and Hrnr.lilans had a good tone, owing to the rise Its t h" price of c. flee. Industrials were In active request and Kaffir were buoyant, but closed be hw the best quotations of the day. Toward the. close thrre wa a general reaction. The undertone was firm. The private rate of dlwcoiut was 2 15-IH per rent. Three per cent rentes. lof fur the account. HBRIJN. Jan. 2. lnt'-rnatlomils were firm on the bourse to(.a . Mines were much harder at first, but closed easier on realisations. Hunks were in good demand. The rate of discount for sh.,rt bills was l-4 per cent: for thrc nmntl-s. 2 per cent. Iloalon Mock nn.l londs. HUSTON. Jan. 28. fall loans, 44iS per cent; time loiins, 4'n " per cent. Official r'nxlng of stocKs und ponos: AtrhlKon 4r lot Ainal'taniated f6"a lien Ih 1044 Hliiaham .. a Mex Central 4a i.Vj alumet He, la o2" At. hlaon 874 Centennial !""4 do pfd 914 Corper Range ' Boston A Albany 2."- poaitnlon Coal 1294 lloton Me 84 rranklln 84 lln.tnn Klrvaled I.".. lule R-iyalo II N V.. N. II A H . ..22114 Mohawk PI4 Kllrhburg pfd Iei4 OM Unmtnlon In I'nlnn Pa. Iflc PUS (, eola . . i Mex. Central 21 Parrot 7 American Sugar 128 Wulnce 10I't do pfd 1114 Santa Pe Copper -4 Amerl.an T. A T 182 Tatnaravk 148 hnmlnlnn 1. A 8 60 T-imu:ita'.n 80 Oen. Kleitrlc 183 Trlnlts 10 Maiw. Klerlrlc :4 I'nlted States 21', t lilted Krutl 108 . t'tah 274 f. 8. St.el 874 Victoria 44 dn -,ifil..r t74 Winona 8 Weatingh. Common ... 107 WoUertne lis Adventure 164 Pair Wert 38 Aliouea evr York Mlnlngr ."torks. NEW YORK, Jan. 2S The following are the closing prices on mining stocks; Adams Con...v 20 il.ltlle Clef 8 A lit e I Ontario .V: Prvece llruiiRWIck Con... 1 o:pbI(n k Tunnel. Con. HI A Vs.. born Sliver Iron Silver Lt-advllle Cou.... 40 jophlr ..160 .. 8 .. 4.' .. 3" .. 60 .. So ..20V (Phoenix . 8 .180 Savage Sl rra Nevada Small Hopea .. Standard flank Clearing.. OMAHA, Jan. 28. Hank clearings today, $1. 222.201. 23; corresponding day last year, 2:7t.B25.55 ; Increase, $243.t7o.fW. iiALTIMOK!-:. Jan. JK C'learlngs. 8".S2C, 7uf: balances. 8-8!),i2S; money, & per cent. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2s. Clearings. S I'J.ri 1.07o ; balances, $2,4..'.57; money. 6 per cent. NEW YORK. Jan. 28. Clearings. 8216. 3"9.17l; bnl.inces, f9.Wi8.14S.. CHIfAUO, Jan 21. f lenrlne.". 824.417,212; 1 11 lances. 1.3K4.!!wt; New York exchange, 2c premium: foreign exchange unchanged; sterling posted nt 84.S44 for sixty duys and at Jl.ss for demand. HOSTON. Jan. 28. Cler.rings, 819.970,474; bu lances, Sl.571l.S7C. CINCINNATI. Jan. 2S. Clearintts, 83,811. Sf: money. 4ijii per cent; New York ex change, 2iW25c premium. ST. IXJL1S, Jan. 2S. Cler rin?s. 17.7X1,241: balances, 8SV".0os; money, steady nt 5iiH per cent; New York exchange, 30c 1 remlum. Cotton Market. I NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 28 COTTON Firm; sales, 10,400 bales; ordinary, 7 1-16c; good ordinary, 7 15-lttc; low middling, 84c; middling, t4c; good middling, 9 5-16c; mid dling fair, 10c; receipts 8.144 bales; stock, 37H.300 bales. Futures, firm; January. S.Wtt S.Mc; February. 8.K2i41.84r; March. 8.88g8.89e; April, 8.94rn8.iic; June, 9.074j9.0i)c; July, 9.13 tl).14c; August, 8.756s.7Sc; September. 8.35W 8 40. ST. IXfIS. Jan. 28. COTTON Firm nnd 1-ltic higher: middling, 8S4C; sales. 7:!5 bales; receipts, 2.128 bales; shipments, 2,867 bales; stock. 29,432 bales. NEW YORK, Jan. 2S. COTTON After opening firm at an advance of 46 points the market became very active and de cidedly stronger, January contracts going to an advance of 19 points and the rest of the list at best showing an advance of 6f7l2 points. The market was finally firm at the top level of the session, the net Im provement being a matter of 5ft 11 points, except on January, which closed at a net rise of IK points. Business was exception ally heavy, the total transactions In fu tures being estimated at 500.000 bales. At today's best prices the level was lfiB points above the previous high mark. The up ward movement had1 its start In strong cables. Private cable stated that the Eng lish improvement was due to a heavy de mand from the spinners In view of the continued disappointment over proportions of the movement of cotton from the Interior of the belt and unfulfilled promises which have been made for several months of a heavier movement and consequently lower prices. The statistical position of cotton remains quite as strong as ever. The spot cotton markets of the country were gen erally 1-16G4C higher. Reports from print cloth and yarn markets were still strong and common goods generally were reported to be showing an upward tendency. LIVERPOOL. Jan. 28 COTTON A good business was done in spot, prices being 9 points higher, with American middling at 4.5d; good middling, 4.S4d; low middling, 4.74d; good ordinary, 4.62d; ordinary. 4.5od. The sales of the day were 12.000 bules, of which 12,t00 were for speculation and ex port. Futures opened rlrm and closed quiet and steady. American middling, g. o. c, 4.76d; January-February, 4.76d; February March, 4.76d; March-April, 4.76d; April-May, 4.77d; May-June, 4.7Sd; June-July, 4.78d; July-August, 4.77fY4.7Sd; August-September, 4 6H4.70d; September-October, 4.604.Bld; October-November, 4.39-4.40d. Wool Market. ST. LOUIS. Jan. 28.-WOOL Firm but pnehanged; medium grades and combing, 17(rJ21c; light tine, HMrl94c; heavy fine, 12 ltic; tub wa.ihed, 194i'J9r NEW YORK. Jan. 28 WOOIy-Flrm. iANDON. Jan. 28. WOOL The offerings at the wool auction sales today numbered 14 544 bales. Including a large selection of superior scoureds. Scoured broken pieces and greasy pieces were in good request for Germany; merino sold freely; a good selec tion of New South Wales combing, greasy, caused animated competition. A quantity of New Zealand clip In good condition held rendilv to the home trade; the few lots of medium coarje and a lot of halfbred me dium clips were take.i for America. ! al lowing re the sales In detail: New South Wales. 2.300 bales; scoured, lOdt&ls 104d. Kieasv, &4dtqls. Victoria. 1,9X bales; scoured. Is ldftyls lid; greasy, 646'ls 4d. South Aumralia. 700 bales; scoured. Is id; Kreauy, tid'fl'ls. West Australia, 2,200 bales; scoured. Is 2d(8ls 6d; greasy, 54fcll4d. Tasmania. 100 bales; greasy, i4'ls Id. New Zeals ltd, 4.5oO bales; secured. 64dtt Is 44d; greasy. 44lffils 14d. Cape of Good Hope snd Natal. 2.0U0 bales; scoured, 9dO lo 9d; greasy, 6)94d. Kvaporated Apples and Dried Frnlts. NEW YORK. Jan. 28. EVAPORATED APPLES Continue quiet under a moderate demand, but attractive fruit Is steadily held; common are quoted at 4&6c; prime, 5'J'ii"4c; choice, 6"i(titi4c; fancy, TijSc. CAb'lWIRNIA DRIED FRUITS-Spot prunes show little new feature, the de mand still being rather quiet, but holders are firm and there Is little pressure to sell; quotations consequently are unchanged at 34ii7V.c for-nil grades. Apricots are In ,..l. eut reonext and steady at 74il0c In boxes and 74iiil"4c In bags. Peaches are quiet at 12&lSc for peeled and 6Vo9c ior impeded. tagar and Molasses. NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 28 Sl'OAR-DuIl and easy; open kettle. 24i'2 3-lbV; open kttle centrifugal. 3 l-lrVi3 &-l'' : centrifugal white, 34ii4c; yellows. 344j34c; seconds, 24i34c. MDLASSES-Steady; open kettle, 14&26c; centrifugal. lt4MHe; syrup. 19fti24c. NEW YORK, Jan. 28-8rOAR-Raw, steady; centrifugal, 9 test. 3 l-16c; refined, steady. iluLASSES Firm. Coffee Market. NEW YORK. Jan. 2S. -COFFEE Spot, quiet. Futures opened steady and a par tlul decline on continued offerings bv lm iHTtcrs. Shorts took profits In a moderate way at the lower lewd and this steadied the market, which closed on the opening basis. Sales were lti.o0 bags. Including: Kehruarv. 4.1V: March. &; May. 4.54c; Julv. 460c: September. 4. .ic; November. 4iii' ; iK-cember, 0. !.; January tl9o4i. at 5.15c. Dry Goods Market. NEW YORK, Jan. W.-DRY OOODS There has been an increased demand for the genertl run of cotton goods today, but scarcity of supplies in most directions still tell againet free buying. Prints are moving more freely: regular print cioths. strong at 3 3-lc; wide goods are advancing. Men's wear woolens and worsted In good demand. Fair business In dress goods. Mnlaky Market. ST. I.Ol'IS. Jan. 3 -WHISKY Steady. "pKORIA. Jan. 28-WHISKY-For finished sroodx. 11 30. CHICAGO. Jan. 28.WHI8KT-On basis 0,C,.X"fl.$l T.n. 28.-WHI8.CY-D..-tillers' ntushed foods ou ths basis of (1.80. OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET Cattle Again Very Slow Bala and Prices Brokt Acotlar Dime. HOGS GENERALLY A . DIME LOWER Active Demand for Fat sheep and Lambs at steady Prices first Shipment of Colorado Lam tin Arrived Bring tiood Prices. SOUTH OMAHA. Jan. 2S. Receipts were: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Official Monday 4.221 ti.ioa d.w4 Official Tuesday 5.72A l",Mv s.iiij Otllclal Wedm sday 3, em f.ouu 5. Sou Three days this week. .13,:t4t 26.021 19.B0U Same last weea W.206 24.iti! li.mii Same week before 13.275 20.531 ln,94! Same three weeKs ago... Ii,i3 ln.wi lt,t4 Same four Wvcks ago. .. .12,327 8' ). T 17,oi7 Ma me days Inst year .37l 21,25!) 7,1'li RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR TO DATE. The following table shows the receipts of cattie, hogs and sheep at South omahu tor the year to date, with comparisons with lust year: lyn3. 1W2. Inc. Dec. Cattle 7o.no9 H.S'vl t.2Vti tiogs Ii3.t 2tn..iiii 32,bi4 hnicp til. sis 4),tIS 43,20 A vet age price paid for liogs at South Omahu lor the last several days with com parisons: Date. I 1903. ii:.i2.!lWl.1900.lSS.lS3S.lh97. Jan. 1... Jan. 3... Jan. I... Jan. 4... Jun. t... Jan. ... Jan. 7... j a:,. 8... Jan. 8... Jan. 10.. Jan. 11.. Jan. 12.. .lull. 13.. S3 I 374; 294 I 8 274 0 22 4 95! 8) i I 4 !A la, tnii 8 281 6 02! 6 041 6 24 , 6 OKI C 05, 6 ue5 0 6 15 i 14 6 14 5 25 1 (Ml 6 231 I 6 1 6 00, 1 6 14 j 6 16) 6 22 1 6 26) b 15 5 2t). G 171 5 2i 6 22j 6 29 I 6 27 6Z7J , 6 lu 5 2B 6 02 i 5 13 6 03, a 1 6 0.5 5 21 6 14, 5 13, I 5 1S 6 12 I b .i 5 221 4 2i; I 4 -i 3 57 4 A), i 57 4 s7 3 44 4 s7 3 47, 4 3.. I 3 4S I 8 4 84 I 4 311 35; 4 35 3 50 4 1, 8 Iw, 4 4 3 t 4 aJ 3 ii I 8 ov: B.N 1 4 2 3 6) 4 !i 3 49 4 66, 3 51, 4 64 1 3 54, 4 W 3 i-i, I 8 59, 4 831 I 4 o! 3 56 4 55, 3 'ili 4 4s, 3 iio, 4 55 3 57 4 2; 3 ti3j 1 3 6v 3 421 8 U 111 3 48. 3 44 3 13 3 3.n 3 37 3 39; 3 -ii i 40 3 IS 8 43, 3 U I 3 II 3 43 8 2 8 07 3 4i 1 i II a 4J i 09 J 4 3 l 3 47 3 vt I 3 23 3 47i 3 61, 3 22 3 Mi 3 2b 3 6ti 3 2 3 54 3 26 3 u7 3 2j I 3 2j 3 62 3 6j 3 33 3 72, 3 3. 3 ti't 3 ;) 3 b2 3 27 I xi I B SDVsi :, e so 40 4541 I 47 I 3641 Jan. 14... Jun. 15 . Jun. 16.. Jan. 17.. Jan. 18.. Jan. 19.. e 41 1 44; 6 49- I 39Hl Jan. 2o... I Hii I o 5841 Jan. 21.. Jan. 22... Jan. 23.., Jan. 24.. Jan. 25.. Jan. 2ti.. Jun. 27 . . Jan. 28.. 6 M I 6 M 64 I e 7'.., I .j4; I u jj4i Indicates Sunday. The Lin. in, nu,....er of cets of vtock brought in today by each read was: Cattle. Hons. Sheen. H'r's. ., ai. : Est. 1- 7 Wabash 2 Missouri Pacific 4 I nlon Paclllc 14 t . & N. W 17 0 2 . . . 3 10 11 3D 21 3 1 9 1 24 T . 1 9 'i 1 3 4.. 128 27 2 V.. E. & M. V 41) f .. St. P., M. & O.. R. & M 31 C, H. uc J 21 K. C. & St. J 1 l ., K. 1. t P , east.. 10 C. R. I. & P., west.. 1 Illinois Central 2 Total receipts 173 The disposition ot the day.'s receipts was as follows, each buyer purchasing the num uer 01' head Indicated: Buyers. Cattle. Hoes. Sheen. omana l'acKing lo Swift and Company Armour At Co Cudahy Packing Co Armour, irom iv. c Armour, from Sioux City Vunsant & Co 415 1.170 7iil 735 1.041 1,372 8i2 2.3-. 2.ii ,441 2,595 1,499 10 .... .... 21') 2,011 Se 10 5 1 .... .... 32 18 13 9 16 1 37 37 - 201 81 Carey & Benton l.ojman At co W. 1. Stephen Hill & llunizinger , Huston & Co Livingstone dt Shaller..., L. F. Hubs iV'olf & Murnan B. K. Hobolck , Dennis & Co Lee RothBchlld v "Morton &. O Verthelmer Other buyers 212 11 Total 4,328 10.213 6.180 CATTLE There were not as many cattl on sale today us yesterday, but auil there was a good, llbetal run and enough to caus another break In prices. Packers were very Indifferent buyers and the day was well advanced before much business was transacted. The beef steer market was very slow In opening and buyers bids were about a dime lower than yesterday. As compared with the close of last week the market could safely be quoted 20&30C lower, the decline affected all kinds, the good as well as the half fat. The quality of the cattle was again very common and as trualng ' wnn very slow there were still a good many cattle In first hands ut a late hour. The cow market also suffered u decline today amounting to about a dime. Trading was extremely slow, the same as In the case of beef steers, and as compared with the close of last week the market could safely be quoted 25t36c lower. This is the most sudden drop that has taken place in some time. Sellers, of course, tried to pre vent the break by holding on until a late hour but as buyers did not act as though they' cared whethtr they got many cattle or not salesmen finally had to sell out at the prices offered. The market on bulls was also slow, with prices tending downward. Veal calves, though, again held Just about steady, as the demand was equal to the supply. There were scarcely enough Blockers and feeders on sale this morning to make a test of the market, so that the few that did arrive sold at right around steady prices. It was very evident, though, that the break In the price of fat cattle was causing a weaker feeling, and .ho general belief was that the market would have eased off a little had there been any number on sale. Representative sales: BEE Bun,tiiia. No. At. Pr. IS 781 3 45 No. 12... 54... 88... I... 20... It... 8... 10... 84... :... :2... 18... At. ..1220 ..12IS ..1183 ..1270 ..1112 . .1821 Pr. 4 18 4 18 4 20 4 20 4 5 4 30 a saz a an ...838 I 80 ...1078 8 80 ...118 I TO ...lt: 1h ... NO in ...1044 3 75 .. 34.. a.. 8.. 7.. li.. J . 4.. 18. . 8 . 18.. 4.. 1J.. (.. .. 1.. 1.. I.. I.. 4.. 7.. 1.. I.. 10.. I.. .. 1 . 8.. I.. 1.. 1.. 1.. It.. 18.. 8.. 10.. 1J.. 8.. 14.. 4 . I.. I.. 1.. 83.. :8.. .1280 4 : ..1420 4 4S ..1LM4 4 4!i ...10..2 3 80 ...1033 ...IKK) . . . lOf.i ...1027 ,...1020 I 80 ...I31J 4 45 3 80 4 00 4 10 4 Id 4 80 4 80 4 80 ...112 ...14.17 .1485 a 00 78S 4 IS STEERS AND HEIFERS. .... 7S7 3 75 IS 1084 ....1020 4 00 14 1150 1110 4 to STEERS AND COWS. ....1152 4 30 4 10 4 20 COWS. ,780 3 on 15.... ..1084 .. 843 ..1111 no 3 00 . 10 t 00 13... 18.'.'. 11." 17... 11. '.'. 18.!! Is.!! 15..'! 47... 10.!! it... 18. .. ll!!! 12. '.'.' 825 1240 I 00 3 00 t 25 ..1250 8 00 ... 810 I SO ..13(10 3 00 875 1 3r, 882 8.13 3 00 3 00 1 00 ..1065 .. 88U .. 885 .. 835 .. 818 ..10S0 2 40 2 40 2 40 2 50 t 50 2 50 2 50 .1I(K ..848 3 05 ..1017 OS ..1018 8 10 2 10 I 10 I 10 3 18 I 10 1 10 3 10 3 15 3 15 3 15 3 " 3 IS 3 20 3 20 3 2:. 3 25 3 25 3 25 3 25 3 25 i :s 3 25 3 2 I 35 3 i. 3 7 ..111 ..10X1 ..1183 ..11.10 ..112H ..1)25 .. 887 ...1"4 ..1048 ..1171 ..1294 .. KM ..1111 ..1242 . . lu2 .. 872 ..1147 .. 881 ..1047 .. 870 ..117 . . KT0 .. 841 . . ils.n .. 8S8 ..II..J . . 12.10 812 ....1080 1 50 ....1140 i 50 1130 2 50 . .1(130 t 88 2 80 2 80 2 85 2 70 2 75 2 -2 75 2 75 1 75 2 75 t 75 2 80 I 80 1 80 2 80 t 8J .. 838 .. 843 .. 8011 ..1002 ..1018 .. 814 ..1022 .. 851 ..1020 ..1080 . . IOuO .. 844 .. 88 ..1088 . . )U25 4. t. t. .1085 t 1!W 2 5 18. .. 812 3 85 2 85 2 B .i I... 11... 4... ..1330 ..1038 ..1108 I Sr, 1 HEIFERS. S7S I 50 27 28 Hi 4 S32 I 50 17 10112 I SO J sod 2 a.. 2 1000 3 80 li 701 3 00 CALVES. 4 173 4 tal 4 15.', 00 t 2711 4 25 I 2 f ;s .1 240 S 00 13 8 20 1 140 6 00 BCL1.8. . 1 1100 : 75 1 1820 3 00 8TAGS. 1 1130 J 00 2 780 3 25 STOCK CALVES. 18 380 2 50 4 s2 4 50 J . .. 31T. 3 on t 248 4 84) STOCK ERS AND FEEDERS. 1 38,1 2 50 8 71a 3 40 1 880 3 8S 2 8:5 3 an 1 fc30 3 ( 11 420 8 80 1 470 3 54 vo 3 88 1 ein I no 14 .i7 I 1 8..S 3 15 2" 72 3 78 1 8..2 3 28 11 14 2 as 1 770 I 26 11 8o7 3 80 4 373 3 25 7 844 4 00 1 1150 3 25 HOO8 There was snother fairly liberal run of hoes here today and hearUh re- ncrts from oihr points 4uscd prices to taJte a tumbls bar also. Ths marktl opened shout a dime lower than yester day, or tWfluc Inner than yesterday's aver age. The bulk of the g.'iod weight hogs sulci from 36.55 to 16 fin, with prime heavies selling from 36.6U to 86 7". The lighter weights eold from 86 55 down. Trading was not 48 rtlctihirlv brisk, as buyers did not tiike hold with much life, but still the bulk of the hoes was disposed of In good season. The lust end of the mulket whs ver tdow and prices a shade lower than the lUienltiit. .Mit everything, though, was inspiised of by noon Heprcsentrftiv sules: No. A v. Sh. Pr. No. Av. Sh. Pr. 21 l.ti ... 5 75 41 .224 ... H r l't 122 2"0 n !i 4i! 24.1 4H 0 t 51 1i ... 6 25 54 275 ... 6 60 63 l:i ... 6 ,i 7j 2'7 ... 6 tin 41 1I 40 6 71 2hl 40 6 tin 25 16 ... 6 35 Kv ;7t S 6 Ho 7 I mi 40 6 3S 74 260 4(1 6 tin 2!) 1SS ... 6 4(i 71 229 ... 6 HO s : ... 6 4" KS 235 M' 6 6 a 2"3 M 6 4o M 2M 4o 6 W) 46 2" I ... 6 45 .2.15 SO 6 60 M 12 ... 6 45 51 23!) ... 6 60 S5 174 ... 6 45 ti. 27s 2' 6 6') 77 l:9 K0 6 45 2H 261 SO (its) 70 l;ts ... 6 45 S! 277 12" 76 172 ... 6 45 M 251 ... 6 t W isu ... U 45 65 251 ... 6 m 7s 236 ... 6 it 5s 25i . . . ti W) hi l!i S 6 r( 49 37N M) 6 60 44 1!'S 40 6 5-) 10 211 ... UNI 92 ... 6 5(i pi 225 ... Ii 10 210 ... 8 5d ii4 210 12d 6 6a M 199 ... 6 5'i 7S 216 ... 6i 47 216 ... 6 5o 2C!) $0 6 611 12 2i7 ... 6 5o 6 263 ... 6 60 68 265 ... 6 524 73 '.'44 40 6 60 N3 llti ... 5J4 JO 2!6 ... 6 60 36 2" 120 6 624 3 257 120 6 60 H' 198 ... 6 524 3!' 257 ... 6 60 75 2i4 ... 6624 is 256 120 6 60 40 273 ... 6 5.i 65 254 120 6 60 2S 1 ... 6 55 55 267 ...x660 67 197 ... 6 55 78 225 ... 6 60 63 22 ... 6 55 t9. 272 X 6 62' j 72 204 ... 6 55 63 266 40 6 624 76 19S ... 6 55 (j) 241 2W 6 62 4 6!) 2"fi ... 6 55 in 274 ... 6 624 43 21S ... 6 65 3D .".40 ... 6 fh 82 -'19 ... 6 55 16 370 ... 6 65 66 226 ... 6 65 44 262 ... 6 65 69 227 ... 6 55 60 270 ... 6 65 79 2(. ... 65 27 269 ... 6 65 62 242 SO 6 55 t," 279 ... 6 65 73 236 160 6 55 41 2 120 6 65 K-S 235 ... 6 55 62 297 200 6 65 69 25N ... 6 55 60 296 ... 0 65 24 220 ... 6 55 0 274 ... 6 65 W 240 ... 6 55 71 271 ... 6 65 72 220 40 6 55 40 3( ... 6 65 51 255 so 6 67", 6t 272 80 6 65 65 2:13 80 6 674 12 S9S ... 6 674 79 221) ... 6 57 4 54 31S ... 6 674 7d 224 ... 6 67 4 4S 308 ... 6 70 47 219 ... 6 57 4 62 299 40 6 70 57 273 40 6 574 SHEEP There were not as many sheep and lambs on sale today as yesterday, so that, although reports 'from other points were not very favorable to the selling In terests, the market ruled active and steady. Payers all seemed to have liberal orders, so that all the desirable grades changed hands about as fast as unloaded. A ship ment of Colorado lambs arrived this morn ing, which was the first of the season, and they sold readily at very satisfactory prices. The quality of the offerings as a whole was fairly good, ns will be seen from tin s.tles below, and an early clear ance whs made. Thert was no change In the feeder situa tion, the market holding steady on all grades. Quotations: Choice western lambs, 35.50(3 5.75: fair to good lambs. 34.75fro.40; cholc native lambs, $5.754i6.fl0; choice yenrllngs. 84.9.,(!T5.15, fair to good yearlings, 34.27ng4. 75; holce wethers. 34.50StO.00; fair to good, 34.00 (((4.50; choice owes. JVOnrjj 4.25; fall to good, 33.25try4.08: feeder lambs. 83.0of04.(iO; feeder yearlings, t3.S0gt5.6b: feeder wethers. 33.00 3 25: feeder ewer, tl.5032.25. Representative snles: No. - v. Pr. 11 cull ewes B4 2 75 1 buck 160 8 00 3 western ewes it:) 3 50 . 3o() cull yearlings -67 3 00 24 native ewes 98 4 25 751 Colorado-Ctah ewes 99 4 25 816 Colorado-Utah lambs 63 5 85 1 5 cttll ewes 52 2 00 ! 6 cull ewc 116 2 50 229 western ewes 100 3 90 2.':: western ewes 103 4 00 4"9 western t wes 110 4 10 12 native ewes 127 4 25 17 mtlve ewes 122 4 25 "i wt stern lambs 64 4 50 191 western yearlings 78 4 65 199 western yearlings K6 4 90 lo native lambu 85 5 76 23 cull ewes 96 2 00 K cull ewes 77 2 00 231 western ewes 102 3 50 302 western yearlings 59 4 1! nrttlve lambs 70 5 00 273 Mexican yearlings 74 5 20 6 western lambs 73 6 50 54 native !;imbt "... 77 6 50 5 cull ewes 104 2 00 f 't weotern ewett. 92 3 60 375 western ewes 103 4 15 5'i western ewes 103 4 00 131 western lambs 58 6 25 336 western lambs 70 6 75 CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET. Cattle and Hogs Beth Drop While Sheep Star 'teady. CHICAGO. Jan. 28. CATTLE Receipts, 23.000 head. Including 150 Texans; market 104fl5c lower; good to prim' steers, tl.UOft 6.90; poor to medium, tS.Ootfpt.fo); stockers and feeders. 32.25r4.40; cows, 31. 40,7? 4.50: hdf ers. t2.0Ui&l.6o: canners, 1.40tfi2.4o; bulls, S2.25i&4.40; calves, 33.6o7.0O; Texas fed steers. t3.50i(i4.60. HOGS Receipts. 50.000 head: estimated tomorrow. 40,000; left over, 6.000; market 641 10c lower 011 good, others lfrtl5c lower; mixed and butchers. S6.4ttft6.6o: aood to choice heavy, t6.70Si6.S24: rough heavy, t6.40 i6.6o; light, t6.2O6.40; bulk of sales, 36.10 4jG.65. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. 21,000 head; market slow, steady; good to choice wethers. S4.25&5.00; fair to choice mixed, t71.50fa4.25; western sheep, t3.7oj6 0; native tambs. tl.4biU6.3a; western lambs, t4.75QG.26. Official yesterday: Recelpt-4. Shipments. Cattle 7.11)0 3,538 Hogs .. 28.901 4.415 Sheep 17,611 Kansas City Live Slock Market. KANSAS CITY, Jan. 2S. CATTLE Re ceipts, 6.8110 head; natives, $6; Texans1 and calves, 82, all natives; corn cattle, KxWJuc lower than Monday; cows opened steady and eloKed lower; rtockers and feeders, strong and steady; choice export and dressed beef steers, t2. Soft 5. 50; fair to good, K.jj4.!s); stockers and feeders, t3.0uCn4.4li; e3tcrn feeders. S2.75frj 10; Texas and In dian steers, t3.255j4.05; Texas cows. ti.Wxit 2.8; native cows, f2.vu8j4.00; native heifers, f3.25tfrl.15; canners. l.wfr2.25; bulls. f2.5c( 3.4"; calves. f3.oWir7.00. HOGS Receipts, 7,000 head; market 10c lower; top, 86. i5; bulk of sales, t6.55'dG.70; htavy, 16.65fa6.75; mixed packers, t6. 60446.65; light. t6.60U6.65; yorkers, ftt.424ff(6.55; .pigs, f5.!f1.4(i. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. 2,000 Kad; market firm; native lambs, t4.00ft6 2.1; western lambs, t3.85f(6,15; fed ewes. J3.0O.,t 5 1: native wethers, t3.50itt.86: western wethers. t3.00&4.90; stockers and feeders, f2.5Otr)3.50. n Vork Live Stork Market. NEW YORK, Jan. 28. CATTLE Re ceipts, 25,425 head; western bulls, slow at a decline; medium and thin cows, steady; good cows, lower; steers, f4.25fff5.26; oxen, t3 001)74.26; bulls, t3.0uf(!.40; cows, fl. 4543.26; cables quoted native cattle slow at 114'0 13c per lb., dressed weight; refrigerator beef, firmer at 94!ijl0c; exports, 4.9o0 quar ters of beef. CALVES Receipts. 1,114 head; uneven; some sales of medium, easier; barnyard calves, 5(c higher: veals. f9.ooh9.50; barn yard calves. t3 5"j4.0O; no westerns; city dressed veals. 13f14e per lb. HOGS Receipts, 4,117 head; higher; no sales reported. HlfEEP AND LAMR8 Recelnts. 1.100 head; sheep and lambs. lOfulSc lower; sheep, f3.0orri3.45; culls. t2.624; lambs, fi.OO 4iti 25; one deck, f6.25iii6.35. St. l.oals Live Mork Market. ST. LOl IS. Jan. 28.-CATTLE-Reeeints. S.ViO head. Including 2.500 Texans; market steady; native shipping and xport steers. tl.3fi jto. with ttricily fancy worth up to tt: dressed bef and butcher steers, f l.oofi.u; steers under l.oeo lbs., n 5o,j l .iO; Blockers snd feeders, t2.36ti4.2ti: cows and heifers, t2.254t4.5t; canners. tl.tVKJi2.50; bulls. t2 50 3.50; calves. t4 .0ue7.00; Texas and Indian steers. f2.9tKi4.50, cows and heifers, t2.3oO 3.35. HOGS Receipts. 5,000 bead; market 10c lower eirlv, steady at close; pigs and lights. t6 25ifi6.60; pickers, t6..riOi6.70; butch ers. 86 61 ftti.SS. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 6i0 head; market strong: native mutton". f3.75tfi.5 CO; l;nibs. f4.7ufa6.25: culls nnd bucks. ti.( 't 4.5'J; stock, rs, fl 5u4i3.ot; Texans. 3.1ofj.25. Mock In sight. The following were th receipts of live Block at the six prlnclnal cities yesterday: Cattle. Hnj;. Sheep. Omaha 3.4") 9,'i0 6.500 Chuaco 23.8I 60.i0 24,000 Vanux 'itv 6 800 7 "0 2.""0 St. Louis 3.5 5.'("0 6k0 St. Josetdi 2.513 7 539 3 975 Sioux City -' 3.800 2X) Totals .. 39.813 52.339 36.275 St. Joseph l.le Stock Market. ST. JOSEPH. Jan 28 CATTLE Re ceipts, 2.513 head: natives. f3.75ii6 65: Texas snd westerns. f3.3.Vti46: cows and heifers, f.' 2Mi4 36; veals, t3.0"fc 7.00; bulls and stags, U 2Ml 4 40. HOGS Receipts. T,U head; light and light mixed, f6 4"t(6 6:4; medium nd heavy fh 5-Vn ti 774. SHEEP AND LA M RS Receipt"., 8.971 sheep 10c lower snd lambs 15i(.'0c off. lont ( Ity Mir Stock Market.' SIOCX CITY. la.. Jan. ?8. (Special Tele gram t CATTLE Receipts, t'; mitrke steady for stockers hih! lower for kbleis beeves, f3.5c.i5 ii; cnwri, Imlls nnd mixed l.5'4ii4.0O. stockers and feeders. fa.5(Kd4..tii. calves and yearlings. f.'.IVi'o 4 v HotlS Receipts. ,1i: market 0c lower, selling at 85 90)16.60; hulk, frl Jo ! 45. SHEEP Receipts, l'; market strong. Oil and Hosln. OIL CITY, Ph.. Jan. rS-OH-Crcrtlt bnl Slices. Jl iX; shipments, 117.042 bbls : aver agi'. S.iV"6 bbls.; runs, 70.741 bbls.; average, 73 4(5 bbls. NEW YORK. Jan. ?S OH-P.osln. firm. T' flu. . n.iiet. (.t'ii. ,V. TOLEDO. Jan. 28 4l l-Cnehniiitcd. LONDnN. Jun. 2. t M l Ch lent t:t lln seed, 4s for spot. Turpentine stdrlls, 42s 61. Rosin. American strained, 5s s' d. LIVERPOOL Jan. 2V Oil -Knsln. tlitn, 6s 3d. SAVANNMI. Gri. Jut. M-OH, T- tine, firm, 61c. Rostn. firm; A. B, C, D and E. $1.75; I". fl.rO; O. fl.Wt; II, fc. i; 1. 8. . , K. :'.; M. jVt.So: N. $3.66; W. G., H.so; V. W . $4.20. 1. A lit) II AMI IMHSTHV. The Northeastern railway of England hss ordered from New York two autocars ult.t Napier etroleitm engines. The tiding;1 of the Incorporation of a German electrical company with a cplt:il nf fiio.ono.ooo reads much like an American Industrial dispatch. Germany Is waking up. It is 11 country In which the people aro be ginning to be trusted. The Cnlnn Printers' National Home, founded at Colorado Springs ele.en years ngo, Is to have a f25,( library building. Tills Is principally the result of a donation .if the book collection of the late Amos J. Ciimmlngs, the New York congressman. Elshty-flve cotton vplntdng companies in Ijtncashlre report s net loss on this year s business. The mills In Fall River pnll avernge dividends this year of 6.47 per cent., sgainst 5.53 m r cent last year, an Increase i:i the amount of dividends of $204,306. The tilvldends this year were the largest In ten years, except In IS93, lc!5 and IihjO. In each of which years the dividends exceeded 6 per cent. The weaving of Ktone Into material for clothing, the making of flexible and lasting granite tn. users, black marble coats and fancy onyx waistcoats may be a possibility of the future, the weavers say. Already curtains are made of nshestos and cln-h manufactured from cha'.k. while n certain uplnner has. an armchair coveted with noft and silky fabric of Titian red which he wove toilsomely out of rock-red shell. A clergyman testifying recently In Ixin don before the alien Immigration commis sion gave some idea of the way foreigners live In that city. He told of people who rented rooms tor the any. and of other people who rented the same rooms for the night. He said that at one of his church "teas" 2i0 English children were nuked where they lived, and it was found that all excepting seven lived tn one-roomed homes, and all but twelve lived In single furnished rooms, so that tluy were practically home less, lie had a recent census taken In one or two courts. In one there were ten houses, fifty-tine rooms, nearly all eight feet by nine, and 254 people. The number living In one room varied from three to nine. He had seen four men and six women sleeping In one room. Those are the work ing people of London. It is a class of Im migrants that should be kept out of the Vnlted States. They are Incensing rapidly In London, hence the investigation being made to devise means to keep them out. The quarterly bulletin Issued by the New York state department of labor notes the continuation of remarkable business ac tivity, as shown by the employment of labor. The proportion of trade unionists who did not work during the third quarter f f this year was only l.H per cent, the small, est proportional amount of Idleness thus fur recorded by ihe bureau of labor statistics. Earnings have averaged higher In most trades this year thnn in any other year. The general average for all male members of labor unini.s tn the quarter was fl97, as compared with fl94 In the corresponding period lHst year. The spread of unionism this year to the smaller cities and Into the unorganized trades nf the larger cities ha! been remarkable. The Increase In the ag gregate membership of New York unions has reached the unprecedented figures of 63.0C4), or about 20 per cent, and of this gain, all except about 3,000 was made since April 1. With the exception of New York City, Schenectady made the largest gain In mem bership (from 2,441 to 8,856), and that busy Industrial city now outranks Albany, Troy and Utlca. I'nrca 40nable Woman. .. .. , "This thermometer," complained th cus tomer, "Is do good. I can never tell by It how cold It Is." "Consider, my detr woman," replied the Boston shopkeeper, "the word 'thermome ter' Is derived from two Greek words mean ing 'mensure of heat.' The Instrument Is designed to measure heat, madam, not cold." Philadelphia Press. Had Him Gnesslnar. "I've got a case that worries me," said the great lawyer. "What is It, dear?" asked the wife. "A murder case," replied tho g. 1. "The accused has retained me to defend him. and I don't know whether it will be best to prove that the deceased committed sui cide or Is still alive." Chicago News. THE REALTY MARKET. INSTRUMENTS placed on record Wednet- day. January 28: Warranty Deeds. L. F. Krajicek and wife to John Dwornk. n4 lot 21, block 2, Morri son's add $ 440 Metropolitan Loan and Trust con pnny to Anton Hrbek, lots 6 and 7, block 2, Mellu's 1st add 175 G. F. Elsasser and wife to P. E. Elsas ser et ul. w4 of s4 lot 7, Hartman's add 1 P. E. Elsasser et al to G. F. Elsasser ft ul. e4 of s4 lot 7. same I P. K. Elsasser and wife to W. F. Rice, w4 of fc4 lot 7, same 400 Marv 15. Morton to C. M. Morton, ttn dlv, of eKO feet lot lfi. Bartlett's add. 1,000 Catherine Pollnrd to James Pollard, lot 11. block 1. Missouri Avenue park 1 Edwin Crantiell to Maria Elcke, e'i lot 117, Nelson's add 775 Same to J. F. Engel, w4 lot 117, same.. 775 Helen M. Wilson to Anna E. Phillips. wlO feet lot 11 snd c30 feet lot 12. Davenport's subdlv 1.100 G. F. Elsasser and wife to Katherine Getzschmann, e4 of s4 lot 7, Hart man's add 400 (salt Claim Deeds. Mary E. McAusland to Hattle M. Carney, lot , block 60, Omaha, and strip adjoining 1 Total amount of transfers tT,06$ Dpiicct5ommJon Ca7l KrirvrRE-pa Chicago Hoard of Trade St. Louis Merchants Excb'ge GENERAL COMMISSION Dealers In Groin and Pra visions for Cash or Future Delivery. Writ for our Market Lrtter. OFFICES Chicago. 842 Rlalto Bldg. Missouri Valley, Iowa. Ho. Omaha tHl tvH nM mi Omaha, 660-'653 bee) bldg. P. B. Wears, pres. C. A. Waare. V-Prea. Established 1861. WEARE COMMISSION CO., CHICAGO siuoer of the principal Exchanges. Private Wires to All points. CllAI.X, fMO V .0S, HiOlKS, OOSDt Bought and sold for rash or future delivery. OMAHA BRANCH. llu-Ul Hoard of Trade, Telephone" 1514 W. E, Ward. Local M-nager. liO KHXMKST Mi l U K. CHIEF OCA RTER MASTER'S OFFICE. Omjlia, Nell.. Jan. 26. ! .1 - Settled propos als, in triplicate, subject lo the usual con dition, will be received al this office until 10 a. m., central standurd tltt.e, February 25, 190. for furnishing material and labor in Installing a steam heating plant In the f;uard house at Fort Itoblnson. Nb. Full nfnrmatlon furnished 011 application 10 this office, where plans and iiccllicatlons may tie seen, or to the quartermaster, Fori R ibluson. ProKsals to be marked "Pro posals for Steam Heating." and uJdresaed to John W. Pullman, Chief Quartermaster. tD28-2-30-31 F21-23M