Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, February 18, 1903, Page 8, Image 8
THE OMAHA DAILY HEEt WEDNESDAY, FEBIUTAItY 18, 1003. .COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL Dtj it Dull in Board cf Trade Grain Pits. HAY WHEAT RECOVERS SLIGHTLY Cora ilia Goes Tamble and Irrea-talar, I'p Trifle, bat Oats Provisions Cloaa Soma Rlslnar ana Others Falling;. CHICAGO, Feb. 17-Tradlng In the (train pita waa rather dull today and after a weak session wheat closed tlrm, Msy being c higher. May corn was up HHc, but oata were 'tijio lower, Provision cloned Irregular, the May products being from 2c lower to 1V(J12Vc higher. Wheat ruled dull during the greater part of the session and weakness prevailed until 12 !W. and ranting at $12 SofJ 12.75. Lead l 3s M higher In London, where It cloned at a: II 1.1a Ml. hut locally It remained quiet and unchanged at $4.12. Selter waa quiet and unchanged here at $o.tVa6.i, while In Ixindon It wss2s6d higher at 30 15. Iron closed at Ma 2d 111 Glasgow and at 4s In Mlddlesborough. IOcally Iron waa un changed; No. I foundry northern la quoted at $J4 a n24 50. No. 1 foundry southern and No. 1 foundry southern soft at K!3.Snr,!4.5). OMAHA wholesale: markrt. Condition ol Trade and annotations oa Staple and Fancy Prodace. EGGS Market firm; fresh stock. 144x15c. IJVB PuLLTRY-Hens, lOilotc; old roosters, 4'n5c; turkey 13015c; ducks, fj c; geese, 7'osc; chickens, per lb.. lOQIO'tc. DRESSED PCHLTRY Chickens, lll2e; henr, 114? 12r; turkeys, 152lc; ducks, ll!(.12c; geese, lift 12c. BITTER Packing stock, 13c; choice dairy, In tubs, l.Vul7r; separator. 24526c. Ol HTfc-RS Standards, per can. 2Sc; extra selects. ,er can, Tic; New York counta, pe.' can. 42c; hulk, extri select:., per gal., 11.75; bti'W '.indi-d. p-r gal., $1.3o. FRESH FIFH Trout, fcftloc: herring. 5c; pickerel, 8c; pike. 9c; perch, 6c; bjlTnlo, per dos., near the rinse when fnlr buying by com- I ,i.j ' f..' ' o.'i. ' . Vi. .-. ,.' upturn and the close waa firm. The open ing waa easier on Indifferent cables. May being down a shade to Wc at 77SW'77.n. Selling for southwest account added to the depression and the market declined, there being no supporting feature, and May old ofT to 77c. The Impression got abroad that the leader of the bulla waa trying to "buy wheat around the low point and this gave some strength to the situation, which was helped later by the strength In corn and by a fair export demand. After sell ing to 7c May closed c higher at "KWrp Wit;. Bradstreet's world's visible for the "Week showed an Increase, of 309,iO bushels, compared with a decrease a year a,o of 1,783.XiO buahels. Seaboard clearings were Incomplete owing to wire trouble. Pri mary receipts were 43B.0H0 bushels, against sos.OOO last year. Minneapolis and Duluth reported receipts of 376 cars, which with local receipts of 82 cars, 2 of contract, maoe total receipts 4t cars, against 3W last week and 439 a year ago. After an easier opening the corn market developed considerable strength and higher prlcea prevailed throughout the day In eplte of heavy selling by commission houses and short selling by scalpers. The market wss Influenced to some extent by the small receipts, while a good cash de mand was responsible for m.ich of the firmness. The close was Arm, with May fec higher at 4.rsC after selling between toe and 4ic. Local receipts were 366 cars. The Increase In the contract storks of oats caused renewed liquidation In that pit and Ihe market ruled rather easy, although a slight recovery was made late In the day on the strength In wheat and corn. Com mission houses were the best sellers, while the buying was scattered. The volume of business was small and no special features were msnlfested. The close was easy, with May tttic lower at SeVaSc. after sell ing between Zd'3Mc and 36c- Local re ceipts were 177 rsrs. Provisions were decidedly strong at the start, keeping pace with the upward move ment In hog vajues. The better prices brought out considerable realising through out the day and the greater part of the early gain wan lost. Pork was firmer rela tively than the other producta and closed li3124c higher at $17.47 for the May de livery. May lard unchanged at $9.66,' while ribs were 2o lower at $9.36. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, 20 care; corn, 190 cars; oats, 95 cars; hogs, 83.ooo head. The leading futures ranged as follows: Artlcles. Open.l High. Low. Closa. Yes'y. Wheat I I I Feb. 74H 76sf 743, 76, 74 May TmSM 7S 77Vi 78 77V(f7s July 74Vi 74HI 73 74HH 74Hfc Corn I I Feb. I 42 43 I 42 43 42!4 May 45VI', 46, 45 46--S 46VJ ' July 3u 43S 43 43?, 43-), Oata I Feb :..34HfS 84 May 36 M StVtf 36ra 36 July 32 S3 32 32 S2 Pork- 111! May 17 42( 17 60 17 42 17 47 17 87 July 17 00 17 10 16 90 16 90 16 85 Lard- I Feb. 9 7 9 67 65 9 66 f 70 May 9 67 9 70 9 62 9 65 Hi July 9 47 9 50 9 42 9 46 9 42 Bibs May 62 9 67 9 62 9 66 9 67 July 47 9 47 9 37 9 37 9 40 Sept. 86 9 40 9 82 9 32 9 83 , "No. I. FLOUR Steady; winter patents, $3,60 S 70: atralahta. t?.3OKr3.40: SDrlng osteins. t3.6o3i3.80; straights, $3.10(53.46; bakers, $2.45 WHEAT-No. 2 spring, 7779c; No. 8, 7Sc; No 3 red, 7475c. CORN No. 2. 43c; No. 2 yellow, 43e. . OATS No. 2, 34ig34c; No. 3 white, 84 36c. RYK No. 2. 4849c. BARLEY-Good feeding, 4245c; fair to cnoice malting, tac. SEEDS No. 1 flax. $1.14: No. 1 north ern, $1.19; prime timothy, $3.75; clover, con tract grade. S11.56. , PROVISIONS Mess pork, per bbl., $17,601 n.62.- iara, per iu ins.. .Btxo.(u. Bnort ribs sides (loose), $9.3t-tf9.60. Dry salted shoulders (boxed). $8.12iij6.2S. Short clear Ides (boxed), 19.87 10.00. Following were the receipts and ship mrnts of flour and grain: Receipts. Shipments. Flour, bbls 21.700 . 23,9m) Wheat, bu 24,100 18,700 Corn, bu S40,too 2Z3,4oO Oats, bu..' 3&6,0 268.800 Kye, bu 11.400 8,000 Barley, bu 12,300 40,700 On the Produce exchange today the but ter market was steady; creameries. 18 26c; dairies. lH'.'3c. Eggs, firm, at mark, cases Included, 131ic. Cheese, 12 13c. per 6-besket per ' crate. NEW YORK GCXERAL, MARKET. Qaotatlona of the Day Commodities. Vnrlona fish. 9c; salmon. 18c; hnddock, He; codfish. 12c; redsnapper. 10c; lobsters, boiled, per lb., 30c; lobsters, green, per lb., 28c; bull heads, 10c; catfish, 14c; black boas, !vc; halibut, ile. BRAN Per ton, 315.60. HA Prlcea m.o.wi oy Omahl Whole sale Dealer association: tcholre No. 1 up land, $7.00; No. 1 medium, $6.00; No. 1 coarse, $5.60. Rye straw. $6.00. These prices are for mi y of good color and quality. Demand fair; receints light. CORN 43c. OATS 8c. RYE No. 2, 4Sc. VEGETABLES. NEW CELERY Kalamazoo. 26c; California, pe. doi., 4ft875c. POTATOES Per bu., if-fcc. SWEET POTATOES Iowa and Kansas. $2.25. new PARSLEY Per dosen bunchei., 40e. NEW CARROTS -Per doren bunches, 40-, LETTUCE Per doxen bunches. 46c. TLRNIP8 Per bu.. 40c: Canada rutaba gas, per lb., lc. bfcbls-New southern, per doxen bunco es, snc; old. per bu.. 40c. CCCl'MBERS Hothouse, per doi., $1.75. PARSNIPS Per bu., 40c. CARROTS Per bu.. 40c. ORKEN ONIONS Southern, ner dosen bunches, 40c. KAjusHt,s southern, per doxen bunche, 46c. TNRNIPS New southern. ner dozen bunches, 60c. ONIONSRed Wisconsin, ner lb.. lic: white, per lb., 2c, Spanish, per crate, $1 . 1 5. SPINACH Southern, oer doxen bunches. 60c. WAX BEANS Per bj. box, $3; string beans, per bu. box, $1.50. CAPBAOE Holland seed, per lb., 1C. ii a v i ur.jinn jrer du., w. iv. tomatoes New Florida. crate. $4 Mys.Ov,. CALIFLOWER California. FRUIT B. PEARS Fall varieties, per bo. 82.69. APPLES Western, per DDI., $2.76; Jina thans, $5.00: New York stock $8.25; Cali fornia Bellflowers, per bu. box, 81.60. GRAPES Malagas, per keg, $6.007.00. CRANBERRIES Wisconsin, per bM., $10.50; Bell and Bugles, $11; per box, $3.60. 8TRAWBERRIE8 Florida per qt., 60o. TROPICAL FRUITS. LEMONS Calif ori.la fancy, $3.60; choice, $3.25. ORANGES California navels, fancy, $3.u0 3.15; choice, $2.75; Mediterranean sweets, $2 25; sweet Jeffa. $2.60. DATES Persian, In 70-lb. boxes, per lb., 6c; per case of 30-lb. pkgs., $2.26. FIGS California, per 10-lb. cartons, 80c; Turkish, per 36-lb. box. 14318c. MISCELLANEOUS. HONEY Utah, per 24-frame case, $3.26; Colorado, $3.60 CIDER New York, $4 00; per -bbl., $2 60. SAUERKRAUT-Wlsconsfn. per -bbl., 2; per bbl.. $3.75. MAPI.E SUGAR Ohio, per lb., 10c. POPCORN Per lb., 2c; shelled, 4c HIDES No. 1 green, 6c; No. 2 green. 6c; No. 1 salted, 7c; No. 2 salted, 6c; No. 1 veal calf, 8 to 12 lbs. c; No. 2 veal calf. 12 to 15 lbs., 6c; dry hides. 8012c; sheep pelts. fcotf75c; horse hides, $1. 60&2.50. NUTS Walnuts, No. 1 soft shell, per lb., 16c; hard shell, pt-r lb.. 14e; No. 2 soft shell, per lb., 13c; No. 2 hard shell, per lb., 12c; Brasils. per lb., 12c; filberts, per lb., 12c; almonds, soft shell, per lb., 16c; hard shell, per lb., 16c; pecans, large, per lb., 12c; small, per lb., 11c; cbcoanuts, per doi., 60c; chestnuts, per lb., 10c; peanuts, per lb., 6c; roasted peanuts, per lb., 7c; black walnuts, per bu., $1; hickory nuts, per bu., $1.50; cocoanuts, per 100, $4. OIJJ METAIjS, ETC. A. B. Alplrn quotes the following prices: Iron, country mixed, per ton, $11; Iron, stove plate, per ton, $8; copper per lb., 8; braes, heavy, per lb., 8c; brass, light, pvr lb., 6c; lead, per lb., 8c; sine, per lb., 2c. WEARE COMMISSION COMPANY 110-111 Board of Trade, Omaha, Neb- Telephone 1613. CHICAGO, Feb. 17. WHEAT There has been a strong wheat market In spite of In different cables, an Increaae In the world's visible of 3u9.iM) bushels, against a decrease last year of 1.783.000 bushels, and good snow protection over the winter wheat belt. The cold weather has reduced receipts some, but otherwise did not seem to attract any attention. Primary receipts were 435,000 bushels, against 4o8.000 last year: primary shipments, 176,000 bushels, against 238,000 a vear ago. Northweat receipta. 376 cars. against 3!3 last year. There were reports of unsatisfactory crop conditions In France and Ruasla, but they came Dy man. Liver pool cables said Russian onerings are lower and spot demand slow. Contract wheat, 3.6H6.000 bushels; Increased 67,000 bushels. New York reports 25 loads taken for export, but those In the 'exporting business here say demand Is slow. Local receipts, 32 cars, with 2 contract; estimated for Wednesday, ao cars. vvneat prices were Influenced some by the strength In corn, by unconfirmed gossip of Armour buying and by covering by professionals. CORN Opened off a fraction on lower cables, but there was a good demand through brokera that absorbed the offerings and advanced futures c to c. The as sumption waa that Patten, through brok era, took back corn recently sold. There was some selling by the provision crowd on the advance. Cash Interests reported west ern offerings fair and eastern demand quiet. New York, however, paid a fraction better- than Monday for the little corn taken. Local receipts, 365 cars, with none contract; estimated for tomorrow, 190 cars. The email receipta are supposed to be due to cold weather. Primary receipta, 673,000 bushels, against 396.000 last year; primary shipments, 6A4.O0O bushels, against 125.000 last year. New York reports 17 loads taken for export. Contract stock, 2.344.000 bushels; decreased, 17,000 bushels. East of Rockies corn Increased 1.62.r.uuo bushels. OATS The market was neglected early and sold off on lack of outside support, but when whect and corn became strong the local truders who had sold early covered and all the decline was recovered. Local receipts, 177 cars, with 7 standard, and there were only 8 cars standard out of pri vate houses. Estimates for tomorrow, 98 cars. Standard stork, 692,000 bushels; In creased, lti8,Uk) bushels. The number of strck, 36,uou head, decreased ll.un head. Offerings from the west were small. Cash oats were unchanged. Shippers said the car situation was keeping business light. PROVISIONS The market opened up on shorts covering. On the advance there was some pront-taking. causing a decline. There was considerable May pork and lard on the market. There were 2l.uu0 head hogs; prices at the yards were cents higher. Estimates f.r tomorrow, S3.OU0 head. Jlogs In the west today, 00.800 head, againot 7 4 9-M.) last week and 87.3HO last year. WEARE COMMISSION COMPANY. nearby, 18c, at the trsrk: fresh western, lc, at the mark: fresh southwestern. lN'nlKr, at the mark; fresh southern. 17 17Sc at the mark. CHEESE Quiet: New York f j 11 creams, prime, email, 14'H14c; New York full creams, fair to good, small, 13913c; New rorx tun creams, prime, large, 14c; New York full creams, fair to good, large, 13'slr 13c. t. I.onls Uralta and Provisions. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 17. WHEAT Higher; No. 3 red casn, elevator, 72Sic; track, i4'(i 76c; May. 73c; July, 71c; No. 2 hard. 71 1 i"4c. CORN-Hlgher: No. 2 cash. 41c: track. 41V4:c; Miy, 41c; July. 41c. OATS Higher; No. 2 cash, toe; track, 3ie; May. ic; July, flc; No. 2 white. i-asc- RYE Quiet at 49fc49c FLOUR Steady; red winter, $3.463.55; extra fancy and straight, $3.15i3.40; clear, $30"ij315. SEED Timothy, steady, $3.on53.60. COHNMEAL Steady. $2.3n. BRAN Dull; racked, east track, 85c. HAY Quiet; timothy, fW.t'ol4.50; prairie, $9 on ll.oo. IRON COTTON TIES-$107. BAOC1NO-6 6-1IV&7 l-16c. HEMP TWINE 9C. PROVISIONS Pork: Higher; Jobbing, standard mess, $17.52. Lard: Firmer at $!.52. Dry evt 1 1 meats, strong; bnxed ex tra shorts, $9.62; clear ribs, 19.62; short clears, $9.75. Uacon, strong; boxed extra shorts, $10.50; clear ribs, $10.50; short clear, $10.62. Mti ALS lad: Firm at $3.97. Spelter; Higher at $4.85. POULTRY Firm; chickens, 11c; turkeys, 12c; durks, 14c; geese, 8c. BUTTER Steady; creamery, 1926c; dairy, 17&'jiic. EGGS-Hlgher; fresh, 15c. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, bbls 4,000 17.OH0 Wheat, bu 22.000 flO.OoO Corn, bu 4o.omi 15.i.no Oats, bu 48,000 74,000 1 - Visible "apply of Grain. NEW YORK, Feb. 17. Special telegrams received by Bradstreet's. show the follow ing changes In available aupplles, as com pared with last year: WHEAT United States snd Canada, east of Rockies, decreased 391,000 bu; afloat for and In Europe, increased 700,000 bu; total supply Increased 39,0ii0 bu. CORN United States and Canada, east of Rockies, increased 1.626,000 bu. OATS United States and Canada, east of Rockies, Increased 49S.0OO bu. Among the more Important decreases re ported this week are those of 20o,ono bu at northwest or In elevators. 140.000 bu. In Manitoba 102.000 bu at Chicago private ele vators, 87.000 bu. at Portland. Me., 70.000 bu. at Port Huron, 61,000 bu. at Rochester and 60,000 bu. at Minneapolis private elevators. Kansas City Grain and Provisions. KANSAS CITT. Feb. 17. WH EAT May, 6868c: July. 6666c; cash, No. 2 hard. 67i39c; No. 3 6oXc; No. 4, 58S63c; rejected, &64r68c; No. 2 red, TOtgTlc; No. 3, 66"(68c CORN-Aprll. 38c; May. 38c; July, 38 fi38c; cash, No. 2 mixed. 8840c; No. 2 white. 41(B-41e; No. 8, 4041c. OATS No. 2 white, 34i806c; No. 2 mixed, 34c. RYE No. 2, 46c HAY Timothy. $12.60 13.00; prairie, $9.00. BUTTER Creamery, 19923c; dairy, l&c EGGS Fresh, 14c. Receipts. Shipment;. Wheat, bu 3O,4O0 64.800 Corn, bu 52.800 t 42.200 Oats, bu 26,000 $1,000 Toledo Grain and Seed. TOLPSIO. Feb. IT. WHEAT Market dull and steady; cash, 78c; May, 80c; July, 76c. CORN Market dull; February, 46c; May, 46c. OATS Market dull and steady; February, 88c; May, 37c. RYE No. 2. 64a SEEDS Clover, market dull and firm. Minneapolis Wheat. Flonr and Bran. MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 17. WHEAT May, 7c; July, 77c; on track: No. 1 hard, 78c; No. 1 northern, 77c; No. 2 northern, 7676c. FLOUR First patents, $3.96(JN.00; second patents, $3.85.96; first clears, $2.25; second clears. $2.102.20. BRAN In bulk, $16.0015.25. Milwaukee Grata Market. MILWAUKEE, Feb. 17. WHEAT Firm: No. 1 northern, 80c; No. 2 northern, 781 78c; May, 7878o bid. RYK Steady; No. 1, 60(3S2o. BARLEY Steady; No. 2, 64c; sample, 46fi63c. CORN May, 46o bid. Peoria Market. PEORIA, Feb. 17.-CORN-Flrm; No. 3, 41c. OATS Firm; No. 8 white, 34c. WHISKY-81.30. NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-FLOUR-Recelpt. 80.155 bbls.; exports, 20.4U bbls.; fairly active and steady; winter patents, $4.1(Ko4.2o; winter straights $3.6ti3.66; Minnesota pat ents, $4.10i.4.30; winter extras, $2.6oS3.10; Minnesota bakers, t3.2Ce3.40; winter low grades. $26f)fi2 90. Rye flour, steady; fair to good, $3,0043.35; choice to fancy, $3,404) 865. Buckwheat flour, dull. $1.9o&:.25, spot to arrive. COHNMEAL Quiet; yellow western. $1.19: city, $1.16; Urandywlne. $3.4X&3.55. . RYE Firm ; No. 2 western, 61 c, f. o. b., afloat; state 5fif57c, c- I. f., New York. BARLEY Quiet; malting, 61tlc, c. I. f.. Buffalo. . WHEAT Receipts, 71,250 bu.; exports. 68. 971 bu. Spot, firm; No. 2 red, 81c; No. 2 red, 82c. f. o. b., afloat: No. 1 northern Duluth. 89c. f. o. b., afloat; No. 1 hard Manltoha, ro, f. o. b., afloat. Optlona de clined for a time under bearish cable news. but after mid-day became Arm and higher on small interior receipta, an advance in corn and on local covering, the close being c net higher. March closed at 83c; Mav, MMM 9-16c, closed at 81 He; July, 7Mft 78 1-ltic, closed at -78. CORN Receipts, 139,000 bu.; exports, 8,286 bu. spot, qtite'; ino. i. tc, elevator, and 66c, f. o b, afloat; No. 2 yellow, 5tk; No. 2 white. Doc. Options were generully stronger today on small receipts, local covering, the firmness In provisions and a fair cah de mand, closing firm at tfo net advance. March, tVu")tic, closed at 5tic; May, 51 3-lB trw i-ibc, cloaca at ol'-jc; July, 4!aiy-19c, closed at 4!e. OATS Receipts, 100.500 bu. Spot, firm: No. 2. 43c; standard while. 441c; No. 3, 42c; No. 2 white, 44V,c; No. 3 white, 43c; track mixed western, nominal; track wnue. 43.'ii4hc. Options irregular, but rtrm In the afternoon with corn. May closed at 4h"nc HAY Dull; shipping, kKyToo; good to choice. !ibcijl.o&. Hoi 8 Unlet; state, fitnmon to choice 1'02 crop, 3it37c-. lol crop, 2410 27c; olds. 'u 1-.c.:.., . . . ' I Liverpool Grain and Provisions Kc (WoT., . r to lb.:. l!c ; Ti'iaii LIVERPOOU Feb. 17.-WHEAT-Spot irv i ... n ii i ISO. z western, winter, ha id: .No. 1 north -". . 1 . n H 0.1 . XTrt t 1 I 1 .. a- .1.1 l.r.ATIt KK r Irm; acid. 2426c. I"'" "v""?i V" j PRV18iON8-Heef. steady; family, $n.OT Ku,iUreP'' .UJI: M""cn SVd; Mtt-- 2d; t"lt U0; mess. $li.ttrili).5it: beef hama, $1M I utr) Ju Y. !, . . . , . 21.50; packers. t2ji 13 M; city extra India CORN-Spot. steady: American mixed, meHS. lAxi'i26.0O. Cut meati. stkadv- iiiik. ' new, 4s 7d; old. no stock; futures, dull; New York Money Market. NEW YORK. Feb. 17. MONEY On call, steady at 2g3 per cent, closing 23 per cent: time money, sixty days, 4 per cent; ninety days, 4 per cent; six months, 4 per cent. JrTime mercaniue puper, -vaunt per cent. STERLING EXCHANGE Firm, with ac tual business In bankers' bills at $4.8760 4.8766 for demand, and at $4. S4.V 4. 8475 for sixty days; posted rates, itwuiwi ana $4.W(fJ4.88; commercial bills. $4.834.84. SILVER Bar, 48c; Mexlpan dollars, 87c. BONDS Government, easy; railroad, Ir- vwfrnlae. The clos'ng quotations on bonds are as follows: ,...vn' ...107" ...107 ...107 ...134 ,...iss'. led bell'es. IV) U0J 10.0M; pick ed hiiiil.l..r 8 lMj8.2u; pickled hams, til mij ll.fxi. lird Brni; westtrn steamed. $10.20; reflned, firm' continent, llO.ui): South America, $10.75; compound, $7.5th7.7a. Pork, tlrm; family $18.5t ti 1 oo; short clear, $18.2520.00; nieaa' 17.7618.25. TALLOW Quiet. RICK Firm. BUTTER Receipts, 6.535 pkgs.; market Irregular; state dairy, 15Ji24c; extra cream ery, 26c; common to choice creamery, 18jt 25c. tAiUa Receipts. 14.893 pkgs.; market firm; State and Pennsylvania, average bestr 2uc; Western, 19c. , CHEESE Receipta. $.745 pks.; firm; fancy larxe, stats full cream, colored, fall made, !4c; late made, 13j14r; fancy small, white, fall made. 14r; late made, 13c; fancy small, colored, fall made, 14c; late mude, 13c; large, white, fall made, ItStc; late made. lSc. POULTRY-Allve. ilrm: turkeys, 13ftl4c". fowls, lie Dressed, nominally unchanged. METALS The Indon tin market was irregular today, closing easy ani unchange I at 13i : 6,1. while futures were :s 61 higher al 13il7s IH-all." the market was easier and a ohade lower, closing at 82S.I24287-, Copper advanced I s 6.1 In ixjinlon to 5717s6d for spbt and 57 12s6d for futures. The market here also was firm. Standard Is quoted at 11124. nominal. Inks at $12.tW4jU 00, electrolytic at $12 7 U. 6. ret. ts, r 4o coupon . . . . . So , rf do coupon tfn now 4s, r(. do coupon do old 4s, raf . do coupon .do rag oo cojpon .. Atchlcon in. 4 do aj. Bl. Ohio 4s do IVti do conT. 4s Cntd go. Is Csntrsl.of 0. 6s.. do Is tne Ctaos. Ohio 4s. C. A. 3', C. B. Q. n. 4s.. r. u 4 n r i. 4s. C. N. W. con. 7S..1SIS C, R I. P. 4 10W C C C 4 81 I, . 4s.. 1 CM. tin Tor. 4 "i Colorado So. 4a 14 nenvar A R. O. 4a... Erla prior Han 4a.... tai do (enaral 4s 87 F. W. D. C. la....lllS Horklna Val. 4V.a....lO L t K. nl. 4a 100 Max. Central 4 do Is Inc.... Minn. A St. I. M . K. AT. 4s.. do 2a N. Y. C. f. 3a. N. J. C. sen. 4a. ..10VNo. Pacific 4a... ..lo:l do 3a . 102. N. aV. W. eon. 4a. ..lOSVa Reading ran. 4a .. 13 81. Ltl. M ..103 St. L. A 8. F. 4a.. M Bt. L. 8. W. Is. 105 do la 103 8. A. aV A. P. 4s.. im 8o. Pacific 4a 71 So. Railway 5s. . 77 . 87 .103i ... Wa ... 32 ...1034 ...1324 ...lOiU ... 7J- ...101 ...13 c. 4a. 1114 4a... a .. 33Sa .. 81 103Trxaa A PaclA- la. ..117' T7i . 94 .1114 T.. Bt. LAW. 4a. Union Pacific 4a.... do eonv. 4a Waharl la do la do dh. B Weat ghora 4a..... Wheel. A L. E. 4a. Wla. Central 4a.... Con. Tohaoco aa.... Colo. Fuel Man Hock laland 7X4, .103 .us .108 . 33S .111 ... 92 ... MH ... 1 ...104 A. 37 Si part of the road In question Is the newly constructed Pauls Valley cut-off. SRW YORK STOCKS ASD fmtiDS. Storm anal RreaklasT Wires Makes Market Confaaed and Irregular. NEW YORK. Feb. 17. The movement of prices of storks todiy was confused and Irregular. The interruption to the wire service by the storm was given as one cause for the dearth of outside orders, hut business from commission houses wss at s low level from a New lork source. inn general approval accorded to the petition to tne governor of the ritock exenange to make Saturday a holiday. In addition to the regular Monday holiday. Is a sufficient Indication of the small proportion of com mission house business at this time. The industrial stock had a ratner more prom inent place In the trading today, as they did yesterday but their price movement was very spotty. The speculators who In augurated the movement In those stocks yesterday were Inclined to take profits. This was ctinsplcuo.isl.v evident in the United States Kteel stock and In Sugar. The operators seemed to be prompted by tne new anti-trust measures In congress. The bull campaign In Amalgamated Cop per waa continued thit morning and that stock was lifted an additional 1, but the later reaction of the market let t only a small fraction of this gain. The rise of 2t In Tennessee Coal wiirf bnMed on the In creased earnings disclosed by the annual report, anil the expenditure ot tnese earn ings on the property without ant Intima tion of early dividend disbursements did not seem to detract from the favorable Influence. The 7m nt rise in Anaconda, with a re action of 14. was In sympathy with Amal gamated. There was a notable demand for American locomotive late in the day. but Its rise was not full;- maintained. Metro politan Street Hallway led a further ad vance In the local tractions, which was not held. The rather active selling movement which developed midway of the session was prompted by the well defined rumors that exports of gold were being negotiated for Thursday's steamer. No official acknowl edgement of the truth of these rumors could be secured, but the reiusal to dis claim them by one or two piVnlnent Inter national banking houses gave color to tne reDort. Sterltnar exrhanKe advanced sev eral points here, but reacted a fraction of a centime In Parle. The rate of time money here operated nit an obstacle to an outgo of sold. London was a light buyer of stocks here today and the fact that part of the Krlo convertible bonds Issue Is to go abroad promises a supply of exchange. On the other hand the buying or grain lor ex port today was rather light, thus restrict ing the sunplv of exchange. The question of the engagements of gold tomorrow for export on Thursday Is still open. Damage to property by the great storm also had Some Influence In prompting the light sell ing. The market closed heavy at about the lowest. ..There was neavy selling or ai. Louis & San Francisco refunding bonds. The market generally was Irregular. Total sales, par value, K,aio,oo. unitea States old 4s declined 4 per cent on the last call. The following are the closing prices on the New York Stock exchange: Atchlaon 37 go. Railway pfd 4 do pfd lOOVa Texaa at Faclnc 4: OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET Liberal Bun of Steer and Cows, bat Prices field Just About Steady. HOGS OPENED TEN CENTS HIGHER Heavy Receipts ot Pat Sheet aad Lambs, bat Demaad Was Staf flelently Good to Make Market Aetlve aad Fally Steady. BOUTH OMAHA. Feb. 17. Receipts were: Olnclal Monday.. Official Tuesday. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. .. 4.404 o.iM 2.4.l .. 3,2i 1.600 .tW 10.. I 7K rut 73 7" 3 S 3 f 3 o to.. 17 . XI. . ... tl ( ...113 4 13 ...IPO 4 to 1 HOOS There wss a liberal run of hogs reported this morning but the trslns were rather slow In arriving, so that the mar ket wss prolonged until rather a late hour. Trsdlng though, started out very brisk at an advance of right close to a dime. The good weight hogs were fully 10c higher, while the lesn desirable grades were, per hsps only ktiWc hlcher. The bulk of the medium weight hogs sold from 87.00 to 87.14. while the prime heavy hogs sold largely from 17 10 to 87.20. The lighter wdghis sold from 87 no down. All the early arrivals were disposed of In a hurry, but along toward 11 o'clock psrkers seemed to have their more urgent orders filjd, and for that reason wanted to buy the iate ar rivals a shade easier. Another thing which helixd the oackers bear the market was the fact that although the provision market opened good and urong It eased off again j and buvers sniu tney nad to miy ineir nog accordingly. It was rather late before n clearance was made. Hepresentatlve sales: fSOS: Texas snd Indian streers. 88off4jn; exss cows 82-oii8.7.i: native cows. 11 fc.5J ton; native helfrrs. 4.00; earners. 81. ID 0 on; bulls, t2.ti3.75; calves. 82 AcftH 6V lit HIS Receipts 7.000 head; mark! 10c higher; top. 87 if.; hulk of sales. 87.flF.ir7 V heavv. 87.1Sti7 25; mixed packers. 3!-1i 7; light. 84 7tii 7.124j ; yorkers. 7.0tKi M2V; pigs. I b iit fi SHF-KP-Itecelpts. 1.500 head; market strong snd 10c higher; nstlve Lambs, 84 ootf Id; western Inmbs, $3.sSJt; 2S : fed ewes, 83.otHTi6.1t); native wethers. 8.1 Sti4 .05; west ern wethrrs. 83 00tfj4.H0; Blockers and feed ers, 82.6O1i3.50. Two davs this week... 7.S"3 14.3!"Z 10.4S1 Same days last week.... 8.1K7 lti.oMj 11.4KI I Same week before 6. t7U 15.4,' ltj.4o Same three weeks ago.. .i4ti 17.1U4 14.1'i9 Same four weeks ago.... 8.oa lo.itw 12.812 Same days last year 6,M 16.631 L'.tri RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR TO DATE. The following table shows the receipts of cattte, nogs and sheep at South Omaha for the year to date, with comparisons with last year: litus. liw.'. Inc. Dc. uaaie ltfi.tfcS KS.SStj 11,312 Hogs .".,' 38i,4 74,;7tj Sheep lr.1, Mo W.U76 62.770 Average price paid for nog at South Omaha ror the last several Uaa with comparisons: Date. 1903. 1U02.1901.1U0.18S9.1896.1897. . 8 . 931, .137 ,. HH . S74. . 36 71 Bal. A Ohio do pfd Canadian Paclfle.... Canada So Chea. A Ohio Chlraso A Alton... do ptd Chicago A B. Ill 200 Uh tun u. w... do lat pta hi do td efd 43 Chicago A N. W 113 Chicago Tar. A Tr... Is" do pfd 3f C. C. c. ft St. L 5H Cclorado So 30 do lat ptd 71Tt do 3d pfd 43 Pel. A Hudson 173V Dal. L. ft W 1K0 Denoer A R. O. do pfd Erie do lat ptd.... do M pfd ftreat Nor. pfd.. Hocking valley L. A W Toledo, St. do pfd I'nlon Paciflo .... do pfd Wabash do pfd Wheeling U B do 3d pfd J7;,Wla. Central do pia . . . . . Adama Ex... American Ex t'nlred rltti.a Ex.. Wella-Fargo Ex... Atnal. Coppar Amer. Car ft F.... do pM Amer. Lin. Oil do pfd Anrrriran 8. ft R. do pfd Anac. Mining Co mi Brooklyn R. T '014 Colo. Fuel ft 1 73 Cci.t. Ua 317 Cont. Tobacco pfd....ll6Vi Gen Elactrle 41 33s, . V0 , . f.9'4 .100 ..li4 29 . 43 .101 4H, . 3144 . Ji . I . 37 28 St W: 820 ..lit . MS .230 .. -(svi .. 41 .. 1V .. 17 .. 4H .. M4 3S4J 7. Intar. Powar .... 47 illicitae liaa ....lit National Blacult , ....12 Natlonal Lead .. ....14oTi No. Amarlcan .... ....lSPVI'acInc Coaat .... .... M't Pacific Mall .... 194 Peopla'a Oaa .... ....10strnaad 8. Car... ....IN d pfd rnVPullman P. Car. do pfd ' Hocking Coal Illlnola Central 1464 Inter. Paper . Iowa Central 4 do pro. do pfd Lake Erla ft W do pfd I., ft N Manhattan L.... Mot. St. Rjr Max. Central .. Mex. National Minn. A St. L. Mo. Paclfle .... M . K. ft T do pfd N. J. Central .. N. Y. Central.., Norfolk ft W... do pfd ..' Ontario ft W Punna)lvania Reading do lat Pfd do td pfd St. L. ft S. F do lat pfd do td pfd St. L. 8. W. do pfd Bt Paul do pfd So. Pacific So. Railway ....... .... 3 . ...lhO .1.. 1(4 ..v. n o .... 8J4i 3 .... S3 .... 73 .... s; .... 32 . 7, . 28 . ti 'J .17814 .13! Republic Steel do prd.e. Sugar Tenn. Coal ft I... Union Rag ft P... do pfd C. 8. Leather .... do pfd V. 8. Rubber do pfd U 8. Steal do pfd..., Weatern Union ... Amer. Locomotlva do pfd K. C. Southern.... do pfd 34t Rock Inland 3,".vt do pfd ..200 .. I. .. 13 .. 73-4 .. IB .. as .. 474, .. 28 ..116 .. t0 .. 4' ..103 .. 2, .. 934 ..ra .. IT, .. 79 ..131U .. K .. 14-4 .. 77 .. 14'4 .. 4 .. 13 .. 64 .. fe'a .. kH .. 90 .. 31'i .. .. 3S-4 .. att .. 4 .. 31V, Wool Market. BOSTON. Feb. 17.-WOOL The Boston wool trade Is quiet, with a moderate busi ness doing In email lots. Large buyers are waiting for further developments In the goods market before taking stocks. Others are said to be holding off in an endeavor to weaken prices. The situation, however, continues firm, with an advance probable at an early date. Fleece wools have been In fair demand, while territory wools seem to be In better shape than other varieties. Wuotatlone: Ohio and Pennsylvania XX and above, 3233c; X, 28&29c; No. 1 and No. 2, 31c. Michigan X and above, 27&2c: No. 1 and No. 2. atiqiSc; tine unwashed, 20Q2ic; H-blood unwashed, 23(i24c. Kentucky, In diana, etc. H-blood, aiy 34c; Vt-blood, 233 24c; braid, 20(&21c. Texas Twelve months, 12ii20c; six to eight months, lH19c; fall. 16 617c. California Northern choice, 20tg21c; average, 17fil8c; middle counties, 15igl6c; southern, 121il3c. Oregon Eastern, staple, lTS18c; choice clothing, 16(g?16c; average. 13 4il4c. Territory and Idaho Fine. Wfrlbc; fine medium, 16(&16Hc; medium. 1617c. Wyoming Fine, 14&15c; fine medium, 16 17c. Utah Fine, 1415c; fine medium, 16 17c; medium, 17ffil&c. Dakota Fine. Holoc rine medium. 16tjl7c; medium. 17tfil8c. Mon tanaFine choice, 19320c; fine average, 17W 18c. Colorado, New Mexico, etc. Fine, ll(jj 16c; fine medium, 13tEil4c; New Mexico Im proved, lfiftlrtc; Arizona heavy, ll(gU2c; average, 13fd4c. ST. LOUIS. Feb. 17. WOOL Unchanged, easy; medium grades and combing, 17 20Vjc; light fine, 16tglc; heavy fine, 12 15c; tub washed, iva'c. Jan. IS... Jan. 1... Jan. 17... Jan. 18... Jan. 19... Jan. 2o... j Jan. 21... Jan. 22... Jan. 23... Jan. 24... Jan. 25... Jan. 26... Jan. 27... Jan. 2... Jan. 29... Jan. 80... Jan. 31... Feb. 1.... Feb. 2.... Feb. 8.... Feb. 4....1 Feb. 6.... Feb. C... rib. 7.... Feb. 8.... Feb. .... Feb. 10... Feb. 11... Feb. 12... Feb. 13... Feb. 14... Feb. 15... Feb. 16... Feb. 17... 41 I ( 221 8 251 4 Ml 18 47 49 6 15 6 261 4 12 18 60 49 6 17 i "Ol 4 48! 8 49 8 47 I 6 22- C k9j 4 56, 8 81 8 61 3934I i 271 4 54, 8 441 8 M .. 47W 6 27) I 4 541 8 b6 8 60 1 I t. ooVal 6 i5 D 26 I t9 3 04 M I Vi o 13 14 S3 - I Bt 6 oH-tal li 03i a 151 4 69 8 661 66Val 0l 6 21 4 5&i 8 61 8 62 s 111 0 III 4 41 s w eni 6 72V I 6 181 4 56, 8 57 65x, 12 14 62i 8 63 6 54.i 6 951 6 22i 3 68, MH 6 9& 6 2 4 62 6 7ot i5 S 251 4 54 1 8 70 bi 8 11 8 8 8 21 3 2 3 2t 8 26 8 .3 8 Hi 6 68 6 70 it 9 6 92 a 93 6 17 5 22 S 2ii 4 65 3 64, 4 67 ( 3 64 4 681 3 4 4 62 3 t8 3 88 3 72: 3 85 3 67 3 30 3 62 8 2; 8 64 8 31 1 3 2 3 66) " 8 641 3 87 3 tU 3 19 3 73 8 20 I 3 69 3 72 3 25 8 7. 8 21 6 80 I 6 9oi 5 31l V 111 6 221 4 661 6 76H; 6 16 & 21 4 7J 1 66 "m 6 Wi 6 23 4 68 1 3 661 - I B 981 s M 4 10 3 6b 6 7141 I w 251 4 84 3 701 6 75, 6 00 4 80 1 3 71 j 6 70VI 6 01. 6 32 I 3 65, 6 ',2 6 04 6 30 4 79 6 WW, 6 981 6 241 4 8'' 3 68 6 86H! 6 "-I 8 211 4 76 3 65 8 83 1 I 6 Sll 5 28 i 4 76 1 3 68 3 89 3 36 ( 9274 I 6 27i 4 83 8 58 3 89 8 34 7 U3V 6 7 I 4 76, 3 68, 3 84 3 25 3 19 8 75 3 711 8 23 8 71 2 27 3 76 3 27 3 771 3 26 3 81 3 28 I 3 30 17 10 1 1 2 3 2 .. 8 22 12 18 . 43 29 8 6 36 16 1 37 23 17 11 10 1 2 17 15 8 6 ..2 8 1 1 191 133 63 t Indicates Sunday. The official number of cars of stock brought In today by each road was: Roads. Cattle. Hoars. Sheen. H'r's. -;., ai. at nt. f. ity.. Wabash Mo. Pacific Ry Union Pacific C. & N. W. Ry F., E. & M. V. R. R C. 8t. P.. M. A O... B & M. Ry C, B. & q. Ry.... K. C. & St. J C R. I. & P.. east.. C. R. I. & P., west.. Illinois Central Total receipts .. The disposition of the day receipts was as follows, each buyer purchasing the num ber of head Indicated: Buyers. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Omaha Packing Co 678 826 1,158 Swift and Company,... 1,029 2.176 4. 287 Armour & Co 644 2.925 8,440 Cudahy Packing Co 1,113 2,1!4 1.419 Armour, Kansas City... 90 636 .... Vansant & Co 66 Carey & Benton 99 Lobman & Co 116 Livlngetone & Shailer.. 134 It. F. Husz 33 Wolf & Murnan 67 B. F. Hobblck 20 Dennis & Co 16 S-&S 69 .... Werthelmer 43 Ij. Rothschilds 48 Hamilton 84 Other buyers 184 Totals 4.352 8.757 10,804 CATTLE Receipts of cattle were heavy again today, but In spite of that fact the market held up In very satisfactory man ner, as the local demand was of liberal pro portions. The market was a little slow In opening owing largely to the late arrival of trains, but when trading did begin the cattle moved toward the scales at a rapid rate. The beef steer market was fairly active and Just about steady with yesterday. The better grades. In particular, were in good demand, but still all grades sold without much trouble at Just about the same prices that were In force yesterday. The quality of the offerings was no better than of late, so that the market on paper still looks pretty low. It takes a good bunch of cattle to -bring 86.60 or 85.60, and as no choice bunches have been on sale for some little time It Is hard to tell what a toppy bunch would bring. The eov market was also quite brisk and generally about steady. There was some little unevenness to the trade, however, for some salec looked a little better than yes terday, while In other cases salesmen thought they had a hard time to get steady prices. As a general thing, though, trading was active and without quotable change in There Is nothing new to be said about the bull market, as prices are unchanged and the demand shows no notable Improvement. Veal calves sold freely at good, steady '"supplies of stockers and feeders were unusually light thia morning, and the qual ity waa also rather on the commonlsh order. Buyers seemed to be anxious for good stuff but the common kinds, such as were offered, did not sell any too freely. The prices that were finally paid, though, did not show much of any change from yes terday, so the general market could be quoted steady. Hepresentatlve sales: Boston S tucks niarf Hoar's. BOSTON. Feb. 17.-Call loans, 3HtS4H per pent; time loans, 4(ff-5 per cent. Official closing of stocks and bonds: Atchlaon 4a 101 Allouea Oaa la K Amalgatnatad .... Mai. Central 4a Bingham Atchlaon 37' Caltmat ft Hacla do pfd 100'4 Centennial Botlon ft Albany S3" Copper Ranga ... Hoaton A Ma ln Dominion Cual ... Boaton Rlavated 1S0V, Franklin N. Y.. N. H. ft H...220 Royala Fltihburg pfd 143 ,Vnhiwlt Union Paclfle WIS Old Dominion ... Met. Canlral Otccola Amarlcan Sugar Ml', Pavrot . U'z uulncr .lanS Ratiti Ta Copper. . li:' Tamarack 20U iTilmi tintaln .... MSuTrinlly ....init nltrd Statea .... do bfd Amarlcan T. ft T Dominion I. A 8 0n. Electric .... Mata. Electric lulled fruit .. V. 8. Stool. do pfd Wrattngh. Common Advtntura 39V rth . aVjVlctorta .. .104 Winona .. . 1H WoWarlna .. .. 72 .. 33 ..333 .. 304, .. 7.1 ..123 .. 1 1 1", .. 14 .. MS .. fc-V, .. 7 .. 33 ..101 .. 24 ..1M .. 99 .. U .. ! .. 314, ... v ... 3', ... 49w rw York Mining- Stocks. NEW YORK. Feb. 17. The following are the quotations on the New York Stock exchc nge: Cotte Market. NEW YORK. Feb. 17. COTTON Opened firm at lc, an advance of 3(310 points under the unfavorable weather In the country and strong Liverpool cables. Before the open ing of the local market prices there were 2 Clio higher, and before the close of the, English market thla advance had been In creased to a matter of 6ft8 points. The firmness at Liverpool was attributed by private cablea to the unfavorable weather In the belt and to large buying orders from this side. Commission house business wss Interfered with to a considerable extent by the poor wire service, and as a matter of fact very little of the demand today seeme.l to come from outside sources, the best buy ers being brokers usually supposed to rep resent Interests concerned In the bull pool and ehorts who had sold yesterday. Aside from a brief setbuck in the mid-forenoon as a result of profit-taking the market worked steadily upward throughout the entire session and closed net 11'j12 points higher. Sties catimated at 3'1i bales. 8T IXJUIS, Feb. 17. COTTON Steady ; middling. 9,o; rales, 1.625 bales; receipts, 2.459 bales; shipments, 2.295 bales; stock, 28,139 bales. March, 4s 5d; May, 4a 3Vil; July, nominal. Pfc.A8 latino an, oulet. os trt. FLO UK St. Loul fancy u.iiier, quiet, Ss 3d. Ht)PT At London. Pacific coast, firm, 151 1'7 v PROVISIONS Bef. easy; extra ' India meas, los Pork, easy; prime mess, weatern. 75s. Hams, short cut. II to 16 lbs., easy. 60s 6d. Bacon. Cumberland cut. 26 to SO lbk.. quiet, 46s d; short ribs, 16 to 24 lbs., steady, 6ss 6-1: long clear middles, light, 28 to 34 lbs., quiet. 47s; long clear mid dles, heavy, 36 to 4ii lbs., quiet, 4ts 6d; short clear backs. 16 to JO lbs., steady, 67s; cl-ar bellies. 14 to 16 lbs., steady. 6a. Shoulders, square. 11 to 13 lbs., qvli-t. 87s 6d. Lard, quiet: prime western, in tierces, 48s tad; American refined, In palls, 40e. hit-.-. . OIEF8E Flrmi American finest white and eo ored. 62s 6d. TAILOW Prime city, stesdy. 27s; Aus tralian, lu 1 i ml. ,n, dull. 33s 3d, Receipts of wheat during the last three days, ctnta.'a. Including e2.0u0 Ameri can. Receipts of corn during the list three days, tl.3. cental. Pktla4e!pblk Prod ire Market. PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 17. BUTTER Steady; extra western creamery, 27c; extra nearby prints, -rtk. EUGS Firm and IVsO higher, fresh Adama Con a Ilea nrreoat Hrunawlrk Con Cf.uttoi'k T.innei.., Con. t il ft Va Horn Sllrar Iron Silver Laadtllla Cou , 3 . 10 .ft US . . i Little Chlaf Ontario f'Phlr ProenU Potoal Havaga Slam Navada .. Small Hopca Standard . .300 .235 .. 3 .. 3 .. 30 .100 .. Jo ..too Bank C'learlaa-a. BALTIMORE. Feb. 17. Clearings. 84.187. 46$: balances. 3429,453; money, 5 per cent. BOSTON. Feb 17. Clearings, 325.587.053; balances. 81.707.0o4. NEW YORK. Feb. 17.-Clearlngs. 8310,818. 046: balances, 810.931. Vi. CHICAGO. Feb. 17 Clearings. 823.425.fK. balances, 82.535.075; New York exchange, 15c disccunt; foreign exchange unchanged: sterling posted at 84 85 for sixty days and at 14 s8 for demand. CINCINNATI. Feb. 17 Clearings. 34.133. 700; money, 4'n8 per cent; New York ex change, jtv premium. ST. LOUIS Feb. 17. Clearings. 37.103.647; balances. 11 116ft 287; money, steadv. 64 j 6 per cent; New York exchange, 15c premium. nutaaor ef Santa Fa ItunrI lassie. NEW YORK-. Feb. 17. -It wss reported on Wall street tolay that the directors of the Santa Fe had authorised the Issue of 35.tV1O.At-O of eastern Oklahoma division first mortgage 4 per cent twenty-five-year gold bonds. The Issue Is at the rate of 320,000 per mile of the Eastern Oklahoma Railroad company lines now nearly completed. The CoVee i:arl.et. NEW YORK, Feb 17 COFFEE-Spot. Rio. firm; No. 7 invoice. 55c; mild, quiet; Cordova, 7'(illc. Futures opened steady at unchanged prices und following the call Improved slightly umler buying by shorls and certain packing interests, gaining a partial 6 points. The Interior receipts were heavier than expected, however, and shortly after midday the market turned easier aa a result of liquidation and fresh sales for short account and closed barely steady net unchanged to 6 points lower; sales were 19.750 l.axa. Including: March, 4 5ej-4.6"c; May, 4.70c. July 4.8oc; Septem ber, ZMu 5.05c ; November, 5.10c; December, 6.30c. Oil and Rosin. OIL CITY? Feb. 17-No market; election day. SAVANNAH Gt., Feb. 17. Ollj Turuen lne. firm, 660. Rosin firm; A, B. C. D. E. F, 31.96; 32 05; H, 32.4c; I. $3.hS; K, 83 20; M. 83 4o: N, 83iK; W O.. 13 86; W. W.. 84 25. NEW YORK. Feb. 17. OIL Cottonseed, quiet; petroleum, steady. Rosin, steady; strained, common to good, 32.2uti2.26. Tur pentine, quiet. LONDON. Feb. 17. OIL Linseed, 26s 6d. Koa-ar and Molasses. NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 17. 8UGAR Steady; open kettle. 2.3 3-16c; opn kettle centrifugal. 3S,tiaV,c; centrifugal whltes.3? (4c; yellow. 344M 5-16c: seconds. ZVnaso. MOLASSES l )pen kettle, nominal, 18'ri2nc; -ntrtf uirnl If.'rMHi- Svrup. nominal, li-412'c. NEW YORK, Feb 17-SUOAR-Raw sugar, firm; fair refining 3Vc; centrifugal, 83,c; molusses sugar, Ivlliied, firm. No. 1.... t I 10.... 1... a-.-.-.: 1.... T.... .... I. ... .... to.... 3 ... 11.... II. ... to.... 34.... 4.... 13.... 48.... 22..., 17.... .... 1.... 1... 4 ... .... T.... 3.... .... 1... .... 17... 3.... 1.... 2.... 2.... 4.... ... 1.... J ... 1.... I.... ... I.... 13..., I.... 4.... . . . . 4..., .... 29... 7..., 7... T... 4.... ... 1... (... I... 4... 2... 1... I... 1... .... 1... 1... 1... 4.. 3 . 3.. 1.. 1 24.. A. Pr. ... 410 2 30 ... 330 t 90 ...1010 3 13 ...930 8 40 ... 310 3 7 ... 9H8 3 n .... C33 3 90 ... 950 3 90 ... 962 i 90 ... 60 9 90 ... 90 8 90 ... 900 4 00 ... 937 4 00 ... 434 4 00 ...loot 4 Of) . . . 9-0 4 00 ...1033 4 00 ...1015 4 00 ... 341 4 06 ... IW III) ...114- 4 10 .... 909 4 10 ...1006 4 10 M ID ...1143 4 IS ...1170 4 15 ...1110 4 15 .105,11 4 15 No. - 3.... ...., 14 So.... .... 3.... 8... 11... 3! ... 13.... 10.... 4.... t 1.... I. ... 23.... 4.... II.... 2... .... II. ... to.... 45.... 20.... 24.... 16 ... 20. A. Pr. ....1113 4 15 ....1301 4 15 ....1100 4 15 ....1144 4 20 .... 477 4 20 1144 4 to 1014 4 20 ....1244 4 20 ....1014 4 25 ....1175 4 23 ....1303 3 30 1183 4 ....1232 4 20 ,...I47 4 U 1230 4 40 ....1371 4 40 ....1933 4 40 .... 935 4 40 ,....12t5 4 40 1230 4 40 1154 4 40 1407 4 43 12A0 4 45 ,....1225 4 30 1104 4 50 1318 4 33 1230 ...14,12 STEERS AND HEIFERS. 4 40 4 65 1,77 ..103: 3 85 4 00 ..13J0 4 30 COWS. 1034 8 26 94 I 25 3 . I 23 3 25 3 it 3 30 I 30 3 S3 3 33 3 35 3 15 3 15 8 33 1 S3 3 3S 2 40 2 41 ..1130 ..l'H9 ..1050 ..1097 ..Urii ..1094 ..lM .. 9U0 ..1051 ,..1IG ...1223 ...1124 ...1128 ... 9K4 ...1180 333 I 00 7.. ...'..1050 2 40 I . 714 I 40 3.. 942 1 50 4.. ltuO I 50 10.. 100 I 50 4 .. 706 t 50 12.. ' 1030 2 50 15.. 9t,8 2 85 . 1C. 9K 2 45 " .. 920 I 35 11.. 1180 I 75 15.. 940 t 76 3.. S40 2 75 I . 848 J 75 6. 900 t 75 4.. 738 t 8i 17.. 1070 1 85 I.. ll7 I 33 2.. 830 I 00 t . . 1180 8 00 7. . 1127 8 00 11.. 1071 I Ou 4.. 387 I 00 4.. 949 3 00 16.. 1091 3 ft'. 17 . 912 I 05 17.. 972 I 05 I.. 1004 1 06 I.. 1093 I 06 16.. 1170 8 15 10., ,...1073 I 15 12.. 9fl 3 15 2.. 916 I 26 HEIFERS. 7110 I 00 2 940 8 30 140 I 10 ... . BULLS. T50 I 16 1 1T00 3 23 1230 tat 1 110 I 26 lOuO I 90 1 l1u J M ..; 1140 I 90 1 MIS 3 31 1,50 9 16 1 1J1U I 40 1W 1 CALVES. "stags. IB ! 1 1190 3 23 STOCK COWS AND HEIFERS. . 41 ! 30 4 . . 4!ti I 55 STOCKEKS AND FEEDERS. . 142 3 IS) 14 Too I 93 ...lo:b I 00 19 543 3 95 713 I 0 It 723 4 00 M0 I 13 9V 4 00 1 j.t 1 :r. 9 8;s 4 on lit 3 50 3 ! 4 0 91 II 80 993 4 0 ...1000 3 40 ...1110 I 40 ...1126 I 40 ...1213 I 40 ...10115 3 40 ...1200 8 40 . . . 947 I 45 ... 941 3 45 I 3 45 ... 73 8 45 ...1338 3 64 . . . 1001 8 SO .. .Inns I 30 .. .19-5 I 33 ...1190 4 00 No. 44... 64... 34... 74... 72... 70... 65... 41... 80... 68... 6ti... 69... 10... 33. . . 44... 72... 81... 28 . . . 67... 92... 71... 41... 22... 77... CI... 71... 70... to... 33... 70... 38... 30... 44... 41... 39... 79... 33... 36... 71... 12... 3.1... 46... 75... 1... 79... 34... 34... 71... sh. 40 40 40 40 40 200 80 30 Pr. No. A 9 Sli ti 194 . 4 ai 8S 2J! . 3 9:" li IIT 4 96 8 ) 248 4 96 I I 28 4 35 2A2 4 i 71 ..2:16 4 95 U 249 4 96 82 1'-l 4 9.-. "0 218 4 95 71 144 4 47H 14 211 4 97 't 6 241 7 00 70 2;i9 7 00 63 230 1 00 71 220 1 00 76 241 7 00 66 276 7 00 79 248 7 00 40 227 7 00 60 291 7 00 39. 251 7 00 87 2(.l 7 00 58 216 7 00 74 2f.4 7 00 73 224 1 00 74 242 7 00 83 2M 7 no 34 tr.s 7 00 44 2.K4 7 00 68 238 7 00 49 271 7 00 34 141 7 00 61 243 7 00 29 294 7 00 41 231 7 00 70 148 T SO IT ta9 7 024 30 1J 1 021. 85 24 7 02' 30 244 7 02'4 42 292 7 0JU 14 40 7 02W4 67 299 7 021, 38 273 7 021 IS 263 7 02ij S3 354 7 02' 4 279 SHLEP There was a very liberal run of sheep and lambs reported this morning, hut there did not seem to be any too many to meet the requirements of the local trade, and the market opened active and steady to strong on all desirable grades. As high 69 84.40 was paid for western lambs, which Is the highest price of the season to date. Fed Western ewes sold up to 34.50, which Is also the top price of the season, and a little bunch of yearlings reached 85 60. Trading was very brisk, so that, although receipts were liberal, it was not long before all the early arrivals were disposed of. Feeders were again very scarce, so that there was no particular change In the situ ation. Quotations: Choice western lambs, 36.009 6 25: fair to good lambs, 35.6Vft6 0O; choice native and Colorado lambs, 6.oo , cnotoo yearlings, 35.40ft5.65; fair to good yearlings, 34.75I&.5.25; choice wethers, 34 JSfrfSK; fair to good, 84.4tvg4.7R; choice ewes, 84.26(g45o; fair to good. 83 2514.00; feeder lambs, 4.0tX-(io00; feeder vearllngs, 83.754j4.00; feeder wethers, $3.75374.00; feeder ewes, $2. 50 3.00. Repre sentative sales: No. Av. 2 bucks and ewes 110 233 cull ewes 80 7 cull yearlings 71 6 western ewes 427 western twes 6 western ewes 42S western ewes 9S western ewes 407 western wethers Ill western wethers 18 western wethers 289 yearlings and wethers.. 449 western wethers. A, ...167 . ..IK8 ...216 ...2"4 . ..I9H ...2.13 ...223 ...229 ...2n7 ...29 .,.211 ...217 ...220 ...209 ...219 ...toi ...224 ...234 ...206 ...231 ...238 ...214 ...224 ...241 ...215 .:.213 ...2of, ...214 ...235 ...169 ...156 ...144 ...241 ...155 ...239 ...201 ...111 ...218 ...228 ...231 ...205 ...206 ,...203 ...209 ...211 ...223 ...230 .214 Pr. 7 2i 1 05 1 06 7 On 7 06 7 06 7 06 7 IT. 7 06 7 05 7 03 7 05 7 00 7 05 7 03 7 03 7 05 7 06 " 7 03 7 05 7 06 t 05 I 96 T 05 7 07Uj 7 07H 7 07', 7 0T4j 7 07'4j 7 07 '4j 7 tnu, 7 07', 7 071, 7 10 t 10 7 10 7 1 7 in T 10 7 10 7 10 7 10 7 13 7 13 7 It 7 15 7 16 7 to 93 102 96 103 99 103 85 122 79 96 410 western wethers 102 139 western !:imbl.. 474 western lambs 75 culls 6 cull ewes 6 cull ewes 13 bucks 173 western ewes 17 western ewes 18 cull ewes 33 cull ewes 17 cull ewes 1 buck 440 western ewes 87 western ewes 4 western ewes 20 western ewes 222 western ewes 2 western ewes 647 western ewes 31 native rwes 26 native rwes 5.1 Iambs and wethers 2S9 western lambs ;. 31 western lambs 1123 Mexican wethers 11 Mexican yearlings 6 western yearlings 3 western yearlings 676 Mexican yearlings 28 western, lambs 167 wesitern lambs 362 Mexican lambs 347 Mexican lambs 477 western ewes 1'8 yearlings and ewes 172 western lambs 17 native ewes 16 native lambs 62 76 72 76 74 1R3 83 88 73 84 71 100 87 96 82 76 108 65 103 119 121 62 66 61 75 65 76 63 65 69 62 63 54 93 71 63 150 103 Pr. 3 75 4 00 4 26 4 26 4 30 4 40 4 40 4 60 6 10 5 25 6 25 6 25 5 30 5 30 6 75 6 40 1 60 3 25 3 25 3 25 3 25 8 25 1 60 2 25 2 25 2 26 8 40 3 76 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 10 4 35 4 35 6 00 6 00 6 00 5 26 6 50 5 60 6 60 6 50 5 65 6 76 6 75 6 75 3 85 t 00 6 00 4 60 6 60 CHICAGO LIVE S'MJCK MARKET. Cattle Are Aetlve and Steady, While Bheep and Lambs Incline Hlaher. CHICAGO. Feb. 17. CATTLE-Recelpts. 5.000 ; active, steady; good to prime steers, 84.40tii5.50; poor to medium, t3.004j4.25; stock ers and feeders 82.3OSi-4.60; cowe. ll.3Ofi4.S0; heifers, J2.4utt4.50; canners, Jl.3CiX2.50; bulls 83.0014.00; calves, J3 504(8.00; Texas fed steers. J3.60tft4.26. HOGS Receipts today, 13,000;' estimated tomorrow, 30,000; left over, 4,000; mixed and butchers', 86.90i7.26; good to choice heavy, $7.25&7.50; rough heavy, J6.957.25; light, J6.50ii7.(iO; bulk, J7.00tti7.3t). bhkbi-- tieceipts, iz.ouo; strong and higher; lambs strong to higher; good to choice wethers, J6.OtVg4t.75; fair to choice mixed, J3.6uttJ4.75; western sheep. J5.004ja.75; native lambs. 3o.uwat.uo; western lambs. J5.on(6.S5. omciai yesterday: Kecflpts. Shipments, attle 26.630 4.456 Hogs 37.672 8.879 Bheep IH.toZ 1,130 Kansas City LIto Stork -Market. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 17.-CATTLE Receipts, 6.400 head natives, 500 head Tex- ans; calves, 600 head natives: corn cattle, 26(i40c lower than last Wednesday; fat cows and heifers active and higher; stock ers and feeders and quarantine higher: choice export and dressed beef steers, 34.60 416.25; fair to good, J3.6o4 45; stockers and feeders, J3.Z5'a4.oriH; western rea steers, 3J .00 Bettor Read This Toil can if yon set quickly, -saeurs Klm bartejr Mining and Milling Co. atork at I Cants Per Share. Stork muat ba convartafl into iaab 'at onca for benant ot an aatata hanca thia low prlca. Tha t'o.'a prlco la 20 Canta. to b advanced at an mry data to 4o c'anta. Company claim thay will par dlvldanda thla year. Thay own orar 1.000 acrea of tha boat sine mining land In ihe world, that of North ern Arkanaaa, and hava proved tha ailatanaa In thalr prouarty of a prartlr-ally tnaihauatabla body of flat ora. Bold only in lota of 600 aharea and upwarda. Only quick artlon Ukaa thla rara opportunity. Band for our Hat of bargain stocka. DONALD A. CAMPBELL & CO., Investment Bankers, , 188 nadlson St. , Chicago. Geo.. A Adams Grain Go. GRAIN, PROVISIONS and STOCKS. Members Chicago Board of Trade, 8t. Louis Merchants Exchange and Kan sas City Board of Trads. ttoum a-Xt Homrd ( s ravis bitty. -fhones 1006 and 1017. J.K. - .V, Tea4iea. Write for our market letter and cash grain bids. P. B. Wssre. Pres. C. A. Weare. Y-Prea Established 1ML WEARE COMMISSION CO., CHICAGO A4uuera ot ICo rrtnctpai c.xclangs. frlvaie Wires to AU feints. C It AIM, PHOVIflU.XM, STOCKS. BOKOI Bought and sold for rasb or future delivery. OMAHA BRANCH, llu-111 Board of Trad lelepbone lylA W. C V'asd. Ioeai M-iaATesv. l. l.onla 4. Ire Stork Market. PT. Ill'IS. Feb. 17.-CATTLK-Receipts. 2.5"" head, including 1.500 Texans; market stesdy; native shipping and export steers. J.1 Mn 50; dressed beef and butcher steer, J3.6i4i4.75; steers under l.ooo lbs., J3Osi40n; stockers arid feeders, t2.251j4.on; cows and heifers. $2.25'(f 1.00; CHnners. $1 5fl'rj2.50: hulls. J2.5tK(i.1 no; culves, Jl.W'iS.OO; Texans and In dlnn steers, J3.104i4.25; rows snd heifers, I2.ni 4i3. no, lit K18 Receipts, S.OOO head: market higher; pigs and lights, Jti6.95; packers, 16 6!7.1i; butchers', J7.ooi7..t5. ft UK El Hecelpts, 5t head: mflrket steady; native muttons. $4o-ii5 25; lnmbs, $5 ( 25: culls and bucks, t2.no-ri-4.50; stock ers, J1.5O!i3.00; Texans, J3.2tf4.UO. tietv York live Stork Market. NKW YORK, Feb. 17.-CATTLF.-Re-celpts, 27 head; no sales reported; dressed beef steady; city dressed native sides, 7(3 8c. Cables quoted American steers at ll4j it 13c. dressed weight; refrigerator beef at SfiSc; reported exports todav, 150 beeves. CALVES Receipts, 250 head; venl, steady; veals sold at $5.50tg9.7S; city dressetl veals. 11W14lo. Hot IS Hecelpts, 2,671 head; no sales re. ported. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, J.152 head; sheep about steady; seiles of lambs were at slightly higher figure, but the feeling was easier at the close; sheep sold at Minx-at.?.1;: Inmbs at JU 20ti7.i;ii; a deck of cullr- at J4.fi2'A; dressed mutton general sales, BVaftSVic; dressed sales, exilic. St. Joseph Live Stork Market. ST. JOSEPH. Mo., Feb. 17.-CATTI.E-He. celpts. 1.900 head; natives. $.1.503.1 5 25; Tcxhs and western steers. $3.20414.50: cows and heifers, J1.7.Vj4.25; veals. $2.50&fi.5fl; bulls and stags, $2.5Vti4.25; yearlings un.l ctilves, $2.50 ff4. 25: stockers nnd feders. H.7ti4.80. 1KH5S Hecelpts, 5, 0 head; light and light mixed, J6. 95(tt 7. 1-0; medium anil lienvv, $7.10tp 7 30; pigs, $5.wi.nD bulk, Jtl.96iit7.25. SHEEP Receipts. 2. I0 head: top Colo rado lnmbs, JS.iiS; yearlings, $ii.25; top Colo rado wethers. 16.40; ewes, J4.G0. Slonx t'lty Live Stork Market. SIOUX CITY. la.. Feb. n.-.Spe-lAl Tele gram! CATTLE Receipts. ; 000 head; steady; beeves, $3.50fT6.00; cows, tulls and mixed, tl.ytii4.00; st ickers nnd fee.ers, $2.75 i4.30; calves snd yearlings. $.fo$i3.S.V HOGS RecHpts. 4.500 head: 5c higher, selling nt to .V.fiiT.oS: lulk of sales, $. ;tijjti.8.i. SHEEP Receipts. 2I0 head; strong. Stork In Sight. The following were the receipts of live stock at the six principal western cities yestetday: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Omaha 3.2o 7. son R.otm ChleHgo 5.000 13.0110 12.0f Kansas City ,ino i.OOO J.500 St. lxiuls 2.500 3.000 Ml St Joseph 1.900 r.,bV0 2.400 Hloux City 1.000 4,500 20 Totals 20.000 40.700 26.HOO Whisky Market. CHICAGO, Feb. 17.-WHISKY-Steady, $1.30. PEORIA. Feb. 17. WHISK Y--$1.80. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 17.-WmSKY-8teady. $1.30. JAILWAY TIME! HARD. VMOTtf STATION IOTH AMI M1RC1, I'nlon Paclfle Leave. 1 9:40 am Overland Limited... The Fast Mail California Express.. Pacific Express Eastern Express.... The Atlantic Expresa. 1 he Colorado special Chicago Special Lincoln, Batrice and EJtrori.sburg Express. .b 4:no pm a 4:20 pm a 11 :30 pm ..a 7:10 am North Platte Local. Orand Island Local.. Illinois Central. Chicago Express , Chicago, Minneapolis St. Paul Limited..., .a 8:00 am ..b 6:30 pm ..a 7:35 am &. .a 7:50 pm A rrlve. a 7 Ro pm I 3:25 pm a 6:30 pm a 7:30 am a 3.40 am a 3:40 am b::60 -m t f 15 pm I 9:35 pm a 5:10 pm r 8:05 atn Mlnneannlls & St. Pau'. Express b 7:36 am blO:J5 pm Chicago Local 10:35 am Chicago Express al0:35 am Chicago, Rock Island A Paelflo. East. Chicago Daylight L't'd..a 6:00 am a 6:45 am Chicago Daylight Local. a 7:00 am a 9:36 pm Chicago Express bll .15 am a 6:06 pm lies Moines Express a 4:30 pm bll:50 am Chicago Fast Express... a 6:35 pm a 1:25 pm WKT. Rocky Mountain L t d. .a 6:50 pm a 4:6! am Lincoln, Colo. Springs, Denver, Pueblo and West a 1:30 pm a 6:00 pm Colo., Texas, Cal. and Oklahoma Flyer a 6:40 pm al2:40 pm Wabash. Bt. Louis "Cannon Ball" Express a 6:66 pm a 8:20 am St. Louis Local, Coun cil Bluffs a 9:15 am al0:S0 pm Chlensro A Vort lii-reetern. The Northwestern Line Fast Chicago Mall Local Sioux City.. Daylight St. Paul. Daylight Chicago Local Chicago .... Local Carroll Fast Chicago Fast St. Paul Limited Chicago . Fast Msil Local Sioux City.. ..a t:40 am ...a 8:00 pm ...a 6:10 am ...a 7:36 am ...a 8:00 am ...al0:55 am ...a 4:00 pm ...a 6:50 pm ...a 7:65 pm ...a 8:10 pm ...b 4:00 pm a 7:00 am a 8:30 am a 1:80 pm alO:2S pm all:) pm a 6:10 pm a 9:60 am a 1:50 pm r 8-16 am a 9:20 am a 1:40 pm b 9:50 am t hU-KKo, Milwaukee at St. Paul. Chlcngo Daylight a 7:45 am all :15 pm Chicago Fast Express. ..a 6:46 pm Chicago Limited a a:i pm Des Moines Express.. ..a 7:45 am Chicago Local 10:40 am Missouri Pacific. St. Louis Express sl0:00 im K. C. and St. L. Ex a!0:50 pm a $:40 pm a 7:50 am a 8:40 pm a 5:25 pm a 6:15 am WEBSTER DEPOT 15TH A WEBSTEIt Fremont, Elkborn at Valley. Leave. Black Hllla, Deadwood, Lead Hot Springs a 8:00 pm Wyoming, Casper and Douglas a 1:00 pm Hastings, York, David city, Superior, Geneva, Exeter and Seward. .. ,b 1:00 pm Bonestsel, Lincoln. Mo- brsra snd Fremont. ...o i:mi mm Fremont Local c 7:80 am Mlksonrl PseHe. Nebraska Local, Via. Weeping Water b 4:10 pm ii.tmmn. St. Paal. Mlnnea Omaha. Twin City Passenger. ..a : am iinuv r-ftv Passenger... a 8:00 pm Oakland Local b 6:46 pm Mlssoart Arrive, a 5:00 pan e 6:00 pm b 5:00 pm bl0:25 ani al0:25 am polls at a 5:10 pm tX :20 am b 8:45 am Bl RLIlSGTOft STATIOX-JOTH MASON n-.i4ai A Mlssoarl River. Leave. Wymore. Beatrice and Lincoln a ! S m Nebraska Express a 8:40 am Denver Limited a 4:28 pm Black Hills and Puget Sound Express... ...... all:M pnt Colorado Vestlbuled Lincoln 'FMt" Mali." "b 1:61 pm Fort Crook and PlatU- mouth ......b l:W pn Bellevue A Paciflo Jet.. a 7:60 pm Bellevue A Pacific Jot. .a 1:60 am Chicago, BnrllssTten at 4ln Chicago Special a 7:00 am Chicago Veantbuled Ex. a 4:00 pm Chicago Local... a J t8 am Chicago Limited a 5:06 pm Fast Mall Kansas City, ft. Joseph at BlsATs. Kansas City Day Ex. ..a 5:16 am a 6:05 pm St Louis Flyer a 6:10 pm all -05 am Kansas City Night Ei..el0:0 pm a 6:16 am a Daily, h Dally except Sunday, d Dally except Saturday. Dally except Monday, e Sunday only. Arrive. bl3:05 pm a 7:46 pm a 6:46 aa a 8:10 pm a 8:10 pm a 5:18 am bl0:86 am a 8:27 am ey. a 4:06 pm a 7:45 am all 00 pm a 7:46 am a 1:40 pm Coaaell . STEAMSHIPS. HOLLAKD-AISERICA LINE Naw -Ivla-Scrsw Staaaurs al 1X303 Too a. NKW YOB at HOTTkCHlJAal, a la BOULCHiNB. aim.g Waduaadar at U A. 34. ttottaroaia aUr. 4 Rrndata Mar. 23 Amatardaa at". II Kooaaam April I i.i,-idaai Mar. 14 Rotterdam April I HollaneVAnaertea. Lkae, t B'way. N ,. V. rlarrr Mooras, 1301 faroaai at.. 1. S. McNallr. 13:1 ra.-oaia at.. H. f. Jaoaa, Ikot Far bam al.. Louia Nam rtrat Nat l Dk , P. B. FWiuia A -., D14 Cartel aa . Ckaa. Manaa, 313 a, lath ., I L.. fcaatwra. tut So. lata av. Oauks. ssaaaa. I f