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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 19, 1903)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1003. 8 COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL Buainesi li Only Moderate in Board of Trade Grain Pit. WHEAT LEADS GENERAL TUMBLE IN PRICES Oats, for aad Provisions Follow Downward Coorse, After Com paratively Larc Volume of Bale and Pnrchaees. CHICAOO, Feb. IS. There was only a moderate trade In the grain pit 1 foundry, northern, I quoted at $24.00t 24 &U; No. 1 foundry, northern, $:2.0O4J22.5o; No. 1 foundry, southern and No. 1 foundry, southern, soft, at $23.64j24.00. JVarrants are nominal. omaha Wholesale market. Condition of Trade and 4oota4loae oa Staple aad Faaey Proaoce, E'lOS Market Arm; fresh ilwk, 154?le. LIVE POULTRY Hens, 104xlOVc; old roostem, 4t.'c; turkeys 13015c; ducks, V(f c; geese, 7'iHc; chickens, per lb.. IOJjIOHc. DHEPBKD POULTRY-Chlckens, ll12c; henr. J tl 2c : turkeys, 15&18c; ducks, 11 12c; geese, lKgl2c. - . BUTTER Packing stock, 13c; choice dairy, In tubs, l.vtti7c: separator. 24Sac. OYSTERS Standards, per van, 28c; extra selects, per can, 35c; New York counts, pe.' can, 42c; bulk, extra, selects,, per gal, 1.75; bulk, standard, per gal., ll.So. r RKH11 r It H Trout, vonnc; nerrmg. oc; under the leadership ot wheat the closing pickerel, 8c; pike, 9c; Perch Sc; buffalo, prices were lower. May wheat being pit c, dressed. 7c;.iinnsh, 3c: b.V''Cn"v, ; Hn':S May corn Vic and oata were down S?c. Ash, c; salmon, lc; haddock. lie; codfish. I'rovlslons closed easy, the May product ic; reosnapper, vk; iodihti, ikhiwu. P" being from 2V44c to .Vic lower. lb.. 3fc; lobsters green, per lb, 21c; bull Trading In wnat was dull and the new heads. 10c; catfish, 14c; black bass. 2vc; In general was bearish. The English t-a- hiOlbut, 11c. .i,. w.ra better and this fact imparted BRAN Per ton, $16.50. ? renh to the opening price, here. May ' HAY-Prtee. quoted by Orrjah Whole being a shade to H&Vc higher at 78t44J78c. ssle T"--?ig" Considerable selling followed a report of lnd, $100; No, .1 Bn, ! No.I fT; Argentine shipments of over i,,to vu ' 7" ' ' . -, - May dropping to 77XC. The market was Vx- hay of good color and quality. Demand tremcly weak the last hour of the wm Ion fair: receipt light, and May closed c lower at 77V&.7Vc. 'ORN-43C. 'i..r.no n whaat and flour were euual to 240,000 bu.' Primary receipt were 4Oi,00 bu. against 437.0U0 bu. a year ago. Minne apolis and Duluth reported receipt of 267 cara, which, with local receipt of IB cars, de. made total re ceipt jor the three points of 27 cars, I against 407 last week ana MS a year nu. Corn iu again Hon the greater part of the day. the July delivery being relatively stronger than the nearby deliveries. There wa heavy selling early by commission per do., t OATS 39c. RYE No. 2. 4Re. VEGETABLES. NEW CELERY Kalamazoo. 25c; California, pe. do., 45i75c. POTATOES Per bu.. 40H4oc. SWEET POTATOES Iowa and Kama. $2.25. NEW P.F8LEY Per dosen bunches., 40c. NEW CARROTS -Per doxen benches, 40-1. LETTUCE Per dosen bunche. 4Sc. TURNIPS Jr bu . 0e: Canada rutaha- houses, but the offerings wcr well taken gas per lb , IVic. and the market held firm until late Ir the BEETS New southern, per dosen bunch dav when the extreme weakness In wheat es, 50c; old, per bu., 4"c. caused an easier unaenouc n. a ..-.., . fiui.. ..j iiuiuu u.., y. uvi( and export denand were ouii iactora, wnue rAno.i i i-tt-ror du., k .iaranca nf over 1.000.000 bu. also added CARROTS Per bu.. 40c. . ,k. k,,in.h ntlmnnt. The close was I ORKEN ONIONS Southern. Per dozen easy, with May Ho lower at 46V4C. after sell- bunches, 40c. Ing between 46Vo and 46c. Local receipt RADISHES Southern, per dosen bunche, were 177 car, wun iwu ui i-uiivi, wv. n.t anfTered another sharp break on TNRNIP8 New southern, per dozen v- ., .nir, nv hrdkera and commission bunches. 60c. ' " ' . . . . t 1 - . .nnAr I t i NT 1 1 iVU t, YX.'!........;.. ham tK 1f At alven 'to the market. The weakness In white, per lb., 2Vlc, epanlsh. per crate. wheat was a bear factor. The close was I 11.70. weak and near the bottom. May being off 8 PI NACH Southern, per dozen bunches, -iKiwn after ranilni between it6Vc I 60t. i iusiMc. Local receipt were light . WAX BEANS Per bj. box, $3; trlng at 7 car. ... r..isin war dull and ruled unexpect edly steady In view of the weakness In the hog situation, a good commission house de- Munn -rteinir ine ausiaiiiuia, ibhwi. ' close wa easy, with May pork 7Vic lower at 117 40. May lard as oft 7Vic at 57Vi. while rib were av(&5o lower, at ts.Hxgn.Wi. t.. . , i . . , . ,BM.inii for tomorrow: wheat. lb car; corn, 150 car; oats, SO car; hogs. iW.ooo head. The leading future ranged a follow: Artlcle. Open. I High. Low. Cloe. Yes'y. nvheat Feb. May July Corn Feb. May July Oats Feb. May July Pork May July Lard Feb. May July Bibs May July Sept. 74H . 741 "78iif""77iilT I 34 I 74HI 75H . T7SiALi IflLk 74ts 73a73.7i74Vii6 ei-Jw, 43 43 46H -5J4l JH 44 MHtoOWKl 3 I I ... I beans, per bu. box. 11.60. CABHAiiK Holland seed, per lb., 1V4C. . TOM ATOE8 Ne w Florida, per (-basket CALlr LOW tK California, per crate $2.50. FRUITS. PEARS Fall varieties, per box. $2.60. APPLES Western, per ool.. 12.76: Jina- inans, ta.uu; rxew xorx stock xs.a; can fornla Hellflowers, per bu. box, $1.S(. uitArts-maiaaus. per Keg. Vi.wai.w. CRANBERRIES Wisconsin. per brl.. ixi; jrieil and uugies, ill; per box, Z3.w. BlKAWBtKHifcB-Florida per qt., oc. TROPICAL FRUITS. LEMONS-Callfon.la fancy, $3.50; choice, 84 ,36V.iaH 86 tjtl 3.T4 35 Vi I 1 1 17 46 17 65 I 17 40 1 M 1 86 I 1 00 I m f eo f 67V4 60 62Vi ( 66 40 40 36 9 67H t 0 $60 42Vi 42Vi 36 $36 $6 32Vi o3Ti;34V4gi 3Wi36yH 82H -i-2 7r4ic; No. 1 northern, 76'B TB'c ; No. 2 northern, i6m757c. FM)UR-First patenta. $3.06ip4 on; second a,tna 11 A( nlu.r. ) fj. urnnn clears, b.l'fii.io. BRAN In bulk. $15.0015.25. Liverpool Grata aad Provisions. IylVERPOOL. Feb. 18. WHEAT Spot- No. 1 spring, quiet at 6s Id; No.- 2 red western, winter, steady at fialUd; No. 1 California, quiet at s lid. Futurea, steady; March, ts avyi; May, ee zd; July, m i-a. CORN Spot, American mixed, new. steady at 4a 7d; old. no stock. Futures, firm; March, 4s64d; May, 4s rKA8-tna'aii, quiet, e 4u. FLOUR St. 'Louli fancy .nter. quiet. in 3d. HOPC At London, Pacific coast, firm, 15f7 Ss. PROVISIONS Beef, easy; extra India mesa, lous. Pork, easy; prime mess, western, 76s. Ham, short cut, H to 16 lbs., easy, 60 6d. Bacon, Cumberland cut, t to 30 Ins., steady, 47s; short fibs, 16 to 24 lbs., steady, 68s d; long clear middles, light, 28 to 34 Id., steady, 47s 6d; long clear middles, heavy, 85 to 40 ins., steady, is; ruarv 23 In celebration of Washington' birthday. !Vew York Money Market. NEW YORK. Feb. W.-MONET On call, steady, 2fi3 per cent; closing, 2VH3 per cent. Time, tirmer; clxty days. 44 lr cent; ninety days, 4' per cent; six months, 4Vi per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 6' per rent. STERLING EXCHANGE Strong, with actual business In bankers bills at 4 87tv1 4 87.0 for demand and at l.4nj 4 8466 for sixty davs; posted rates, II Wi 4.RfH und $4.K8'&4.Wii: commercial bills, $4.M4r4.4Vi. SILVER Bar, 47c; Mexican dollars, $7c. BONDS Government, steady; railroad. Inactive. s The closing quotation on bond are a follows: t. 1. ret. la. reg OT'l I,. A N. nl. 4i WH do coupon lnT1! ik. Ventral 4c 77 do Is, rrt 1"! ' do la Inr J7' do coupon 107 Mini. A St. L. 4s...l3t do new 4i, ri nt'T m , k. a t. do voupou .... ...lt'.i do Is 82 do old , re I"'4 N. Y. f. I4 do coupon .Mod i, N. J. C. son. t do . rrt 1! No. PaclRu 4s :a4 ou coupon .. l0- do Si 73'. Onlr.l of Ot. ta....icnts. A. A A. P. 4s.. do U Inc " p'o. Parlllc 4a n... A nhli AXm InkllNn ItMilmrMV km ... Chlrago a A. ... in I rxi rrmr ji...iit r., B. ft i. a. MW'T.. St. L. A W. 4s.. 7', I 1J I - Kk 1 C . n t IKa al.ali' KTa . l ira, mb, iv v, w e.. , v., . QfJ jpon 10? OO Si JIT deaf bellies, 14 to 16 lbs-, steady. 58s. Shoul- Atrh,,n n. 4 IQ2. N. w. con. 4s....liV ders, square. 11 to 13 Ins., steady, 4Hs 8d. I do t. 4s ? Ktaillni rn. 4 3T l.ara, ateany; prime western, in tierces, i Bai. tt Ohio 4s iii5 st. l. a i. m. c. ii.iu 4xad: A merles n reflned. In nail. 40. I do s 14 St. L. A H. K. 4.... M BUTTER Nominal. I m-. " ruirriiv atAv-- tmarlran flnost whit I Canada So. la in"1' ao za w and colored, ezs M. TALLOW Prime city, steady. Z7s: Aus tralian, In London, dull, 83 d. . Pklladelphla Prodnce Market. PHILADELPHIA. Feb. is. BUTTER Firm and food demand; extra western creamery, 2ic; extra, nearby prints, 28c. EGGS weak and Vic lower: rresn neamy minradn so. 4a and western. ISUjC, at the mark; rresn iienvrr A B. o southwestern, w&lWi at the mark; rresn outhern. 17c. CHEESE Steady and moderate demand; New York full creams, prime, small, 14(& 14"4c; New York full creams, fair to good, mall, 13M,ifi13c; prime, large, 14c; fair to good, 13Vi&'13c. C, M A fit P . 4s. ..IIP, C. A N. Vf. con. 7a . 132 C, R. I. A P. 4a loss, r C C W L . 4a.. inui- Ct Kaajo Tsr. 4a S4',, l 1 Erlt prior Hen 4a.. do general 4a.... F. W. A D. C. la. Hocking Val. 4'ja. Cnlon PaclMc 4a. do conv. 4a... Wabarh la do Is do deb. B.... West tnore 4t Wheal. tLI.Ii Wla. Central 4f... Con. Tobacco 4a... IIS Colo. Fuel cody. la .ins ....ins . ....U7ta lM'i .... Ill s... .... 4 V, Boston Si L-ka and Bonds. Mllwaske Grain Market. MILWAUKEE, Feb. IS. WHEAT Al.-M.nn 4a Easier; No. l northern, 0c; No. 2 northern, loss is 7H8'c: May, 77HC RYE Steady; No. 1. 6152c. BARLEY Steady; No. 2. 64c; sanple, 46 tJ'Rc. CORN May, 45Vic. BOSTON. Feb. 18 -Call loan. 4j6 per rent; time loans, 4ft5 per cent. Official closing of stocks and bonds: 101 Allmiri ....llfH Amalgamated .... 74'- Lilnahara .... W lumt A Hecla. m Centennial ....24o 'Copper Hans .... ....I"7 Dominion Coal ... Mx. Central 4a.. Atchison . pfd Boston A Albany. Ettton A Me Dnlath Grain Blarket. DULUTH. Feb. 18. WHEAT Cash, No. 1 hard, 77Vic; No. 2 northern, 74ic; No. 1 northern, 7CHc; May, 78Vic; July, 76Vc. OATS May, 35c Peoria Market. PEORIA. 111., Feb. lS.-CORN-Flrmer; No. 3, 41Vic. OATS Steady; No. 8 white, 3ij34VaC. REW YORK STOCKS AND BOXDS. Holiday Prospect Increase Tendency Toward General Market Stagnation. Boston Flr-W.od N. Y., N. H. A H Itihburs pfd Unlnn Pacini Mex Central Arr,ritan ougar ... do pfd American T. A T lit, Dominion !. A 8 M Oen. Electric .MB Mass. Klsclrle .... do pfd Vnlted Fruit V. 8. Steel do pfd testlnch. Common Attventurs 15)i Franklin 213 lns Rnyale 141 Mfhtwx 101 Old Dominion .... 2o' Osceola , 1J1V Parrot . .UlVi Wtilncy Rants Fa Copper. Tamarack Trlmountaln Trinity t'nlted States .... Ctah Vlcrla Winona Wolverlns 47 ia Ida . . 177 .ISO . tl . T3 .11" . 12 . 1RJ . V . rt .123 IN .101 . 14 . UK . 11 s Conaola, money do acount.... London Stock Market. LONDON, Feb. 18. Closing quotations . 2H New York Central. ..142 . 424 Norfolk, a western... it . V do pfd . 41V Ontario A Western ,0i Pennaylvanta .101 Rind Mines .4i Reading 17 40 16 80 17 47Vi 10 so 9 67Vif 6? 9 67Vi o 35. I 45 S 66 ORANGES California navels, fancy. $3.u0 fiJ 16; choice. $2.75; Mediterranean sweet, 32.25: sweet Jeff. 82.50. DATES Persian, In 70-lb. boxes, per lb., 6c; per case of 30-lb. pkgs., $2.26. Fius California, per IV-ID. carton, wc; Turkish, per 35-lb. Pox, l4(Bloc. ' MIHCCbbAMSUUH. HONEY Utah, per 24-frame case. $3.25: Colorado, $3.60 cider New York, 14.00; per Vi-bbi.. tz.to. SAUERKRAUT-Wlsconsln. per Vi-bbi.. $2; per bbl., $3.75. MAP.1S suuar Ohio, per in., IOC. POPCORN-Per lb.. 2c: helled, 4c HIDES Nu. 1 creen. c- No. 2 gi-een. be; No. 1 salted, !Vic; No. 2 salted, Vic; No. 1 vi5iiTRs..dv winter patent. $3,600 l50- h'l shell, per lb.. 14c; No. 2 oft shell, ,.70Vrtt.:d.fc ifr- SS It SSI 83.50Q3.80; atraignt. - mond., soft . a (toii 35 87Vi veal calf, 8 to 12Vi lbs.. Vic; fJo. 2 veal 82Vi 32Vi calf u, .,0 15 lb 60 ' ArY "Ides, 812c; sheep xn u i o wainuts, no. i soft neu, per ic 12u: filberts, per lb.. 12c: shell, per lb., 16c; hard shell, . . ... . i fricro-. xt oer lb., lbc: pecans large, per lb.. 12M1C: No VrVd 74VLft7wTc ' " " m- P lb.. Uc; cbcoanut.," per do., Wo; mow k??ivk vellow 43e cheatnuts, per lb.. 10c; peanuts, per lb., .5?V:lffi7'Sl,Kue 6V4c: roaited peanuts per lb.. Tc: black BARTEYotSfeSdlng. 42fl5c; fair to W.: . .k7. ... maltlnsr 47lOc I WIIJAUO, D. Aipitn quoin Choice malting, l0C- . . I lt, ,.lnln. rlr.: Iron cou..trv mled. PRoVlBlONHTMe.. pork, per bbl.. $17.0f JHc; brass, light. tH,r lb.. 6Vc; lead, per lb., 17.26. Lard, per 100 lb., $.ui.62Vi. Short c; lno, per lb.. iVac. riha aldea (loose). S9.24Mlr8.50. Drv salted ahoulder (boxedl. $8 12V(S8.25. Short clear Ides (boxed), s.7tu.S(Vi Following were the receipt and ship ments of Hour ana grain: receipts, enipmenis. WE1RB COMMISSION COMPANY. Flour, bbls.. Wheat, bu... Corn, bu Oata, bu Rye. bu liarfey, bu 2),4I0 26,100 49.100 461.00c 404,800 .1. 9,500 126,000 On the Produce exchange today the but ter market was steady; creameries, 18 46c; dairies, 13&14C Kgga, ateauy, at mark, 110-1)1 Board at Trade, Omaha, Nob Telephone 1514. CHICAGO. Feb. 18. WHEAT The mar- 23,00.1 kef has heen weak, with a small and unlm- 187,200 portant trade. Price at one time were off lc from tne top for May. mere was a decrease at Ban Francisco of 1VC The estimate that the Argentine wheat ship ments would be 2.200,0110 bushels, compared with 684,000 the same week laat year, was a factor with the trade, Cables were only Vi 140,800 3.00J 7,300 16Vk47l7Vc Cheese, steady, VMlc to 13 tjid higher. Exporting nouses report tne huw. I demand from abroad unimportant. New KKW YORK CUJERAL MARKET, , MlnneapTjila claim a good cash demand ' i and runner an ea or noiir in Australia, via Ka ri.- n..n.t tinrlhwMlrn recelnta Unotatlons of the Day on Various were carli Bj'alnit 227 last year. Prl- Commodltlea. I mary receipts, 407.000 otineis, against I - . . . . nMniB.ii aklnn.n,r,,a TI7 NEW YORK. Feb. 18.-FIXUR-Recelpts. 5..v1.: 'B",' J'4X7.:i i..".".-," T,. 26.760 bbU.; exports, 6,806 bbls.; less active .,.. '10 ,.. w,h nor contract: eatl- , "; i mates for tomorrow, 10 cars; clearances, winter atralghta, $3.5(Kb3.6d; Minnesota Pt-I 260 000 buiiheUi do 1 at pfd do Id pfd Southern Railway.. do pfd Southern Pacific... Union Pacific. do pfd. 3 34 11 I 4t lH 17 6 ...104 SI OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET Cattle Receipt Tairlj Liberal, but Prices Were a 8tide Stronger. HOGS SOLD FIVE TO TEN CENTS LOWER Fat Sheen and Lambs Continued In Active Demand at Price Ranging; Strong- to a Dime Higher , on Desirable Grades, SOUTH OMAHA. Feb. 18. Receipts were: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Official Monday 4.403 2,43 unicial Tuesday 4.249 v.ra lJ.Ui Olhclal Wednesday 2,7oo ,uo0 4.500 Three davs this week.. 11.352 22.00 20.110 Same days last week. ...14,313 30,2 17,7.1s Same week before ,448 19.23 18.70 Same three weeks ago..13,tcso 20.893 19.89 Same four weeks ago.. ..13.3-5 24.7x9 IX. 9 W same daya laat year 8.022 n..aoJ n.b.i JIECE1PTS FOR THE YEAR TO DATE. The following table shows the receipts of tattle, boas and sheep at South Omaha for the yar to date, with comparisons with last year: lM. 19112. inc. ucc. Cattle 1-14 447 H2.00 11,791 hog n-.m sz:mi 78,03i Hhocp .1,1 u ltn,440 6,0tai AverSg price paid for nog at South umaha ror the laat several o.aa wun coin-parlsous: 8 I I I I I I II 6 II It I t 13. 11. ... TI 8 Tl 470 I Ml , US III STOCK CALVES. as STOCK ERS AND FEEDERS. mi 1 no ...MO I OS .. (in I on .. 730 I in ... 4t I II ... 4 lit ... 4C 45 .. R I Ml .. M I in .. 4M I an ..191 I 6ft 7. I.... I.... 1 ... 10.... 4 ... 11.... 7 1...., 4. ... it. 4M I U T71 I TS J0 I 70 U I Tl ISO I H Ik ih ID IH Sf.7 I 10 no 4 on T? 4 to .10S! 4 IS HOOS There was a falrlv liberal run of hoa-s here todav and. as other points were qi.oted lower, prices here also suffered a slight decline. The market was slow In opening, as sellers did not like to take ore much, and In fact trading was slow all the morning, buyers and sellers falling to agree on prices. Tht! general market, though, was 6i loo lower. The bulk of the good weight hogs sold from $R95 to $7.00, while the prime heavy hogs sold from $7 00 to $7.15. The top price was paid for a strictly fsncy load averaging 422 pounds, 'i ney were pro nounced the best load of hogs seen here In some little time.. The llaht stuff sold from $6.95 down. Owlafg to the fact that the mar ket was slow the day was wen aavancea before the bulk w disposed of. Repre sentative Miles: $26fiitlXS; yearlings and calve. $2.IOtT4.2i; tocker and feeder. a.(iooH.40. HOtJS Receipts. 7.HH0 head: light an light mixed. $.v7.15; medium and heavy, $7Vor.r7.:5; pla;, $6.Nft; bulk. $7.0Oif7.iK SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipt. 1,4c head: lambs, $fi.7S; yearling, $6.35; Wetb srs, $5.35; ewes, $4.76. - , Sloaa City Live stork Market. ' SIOUX CITY, la., Feb. 18 (Special Tele- gram.) CATTLE Recelpta. l.OiO head stocker steady to 10c lower, killers strong; beeves. 13.5" 4 50: cows, bulls and mixed, $l.eO3.8r; storker and feeders, $3.75Q4.25; rariiiifr and calves, iz.mkqxso. HOGS Receipts. 8.000 head: 6c lower, sell ing at $6.8oi'7.0O; bulk of sale, $6. 700. 90. Stock In Sight. The following were th receipt of llv tock at the six principal western cltlei esteraay; Cattle. Horn. Sheep. Omaha 2.7t0 .i0 4.53 ChlcaKO 16.000 30.000 15.000 Kansas City B.OtiO 9.(0 8Ki St, Loula 3.(0 4,0iX 8"10 t. Joseph 2.(D 7.A00 1.406 flpux City 1,000 8,000 Date. I 1803: 1903.1901.1900.1899.1898.1897. No. 41... 12... 4... ... ... 114... 74... 70... ... 7... n... l... 7t... 42... 142 171 1M 1 114 101 ion 191 .....1 1M 11 .....IH Ill 214 iso 4 104 SO 214 u ne Feb. 1....I I L 921 6 221 4 67! 2 Ml 2 641 I 87 Feb. 2.... (8 i I t 26 4 S I 4j 3 C3 $ 19 I 7 .'214 f co, s.... ru 1 o S3 " 1 ti i w 1 i. . Feb. 4....I 80 I 6 w 6 311 3 691 8 7it 3o - eb. 6..1 6 UVi Ul i 831 4 6 8 721 3 31 W.. Fe Feb. 6. Feb. 7.... 74V 03 6 28 4 68 1 6 11 6 21 1 4 70) i : 8 721 3 21 i 56 $ 19 3 6 2 75( t 1W i 39 4 75! 3 3 71 3 23 70.. 72... 44.. M. 001 I 4 801 3 71 8 76 8 21 ,4 oi6 32 1 i 3 7i 3 3o Feb. Feb Feb. 10... I 7oh, Feb. U... 70W f0. 1J...I ,21 8 041 a 3o 14 791 ' 1 oil k I h Feb. 13... I 4l 6 981 5 241 4 821 3 68 I 3 90 l Feb. 14. ..I 6 921 6 311 4 76 i 8 65 3 S3 M Feb. IS... i 6 Ml iJinl 4 761 3 5 2 89 3 88 12 k'h IX 9171.1 K 97 4 Vti 2 Ml 1 H9I 1 11 h,K 17 i 1 o'j:, 1 rai I A ?ni. krii lii S I i-k is I I t "o. e ooi a i v &- k u7i 5 ill I i1'.. . u. iu. v tat w t,- i a vm I wo. i hw. I ui b... 74... II... IS... 70... K1... ;... 19... 4.. T4.. 89.. 7.. 211 ...:u ...!20 ...212 ...M ...225 ...:o 232 t'nlted Sutea Stool... 4. 4 do pfd 10 Wabaah II - do pfd 44 22 l-16d per ems, 84.10Q4.3O; winter extras, ic..siXttJ.10; VUnneasitu. hAkera' U.20ifi.40: winter low grades, $2 60&2.9O. "Rye flour, quiet; fair to aood. J-3.0ttia.a6: choice to fancy, 83.40vr3.56. buckwheat, flour, quiet, $1.9012.25, spot to arrive. CORNMEAL Dull: yellow western, $1.19; city. $1.1; Hrandywlne, $3.4tKrj3.56. RYE Firmer; No. 2 western, 2c, f.o.b., atluat; state 6762c, c- ' f- New York. BARLEY Steady; malting, 62Vilf69c, c. L U , 1 IV . 1.. .. .... .... I ins storm a.iu rauiuau iiuuuin. . nv WHEAT Receipts, 65,400 bu; exports, 100,- , not inclined t buy so freely for fear of American corn reached Liverpool va CORN The feature in corn naa been the relative strength of the July, Its discount under the May orders decreasing from 2c to ltllVfcc. Armour has led In the July buying. The May held about steady and July and September advanced HtiVkC ?rlcea were helped by very large clearance. 1,078,000 bualfbls, and by fhe small receipt, 177 car, with 2 contract; estimates for tomorrow only 150 cara. Cash market la firm. Ship- Dinir pusinesa is runner emoarraxsea oy the storm a. id railroad '.roubles. The east NEW YORK. Feb. 18 The decision of the governor of the New York Stock exchange I Anaconda todav to snanenfl oneratlona from Frldav I Atrhlaon evening until the following Tuesday con-I ,' firmed the tendency toward I stagnation In JJ. p'0 1 1 10 11 1 n 1 rf L . 1 ne uruicBKluiiui uaueis ni c i . , . Ah. . , always disinclined to undertake commit- Chicago o. w 2', ments on the eve of a holiday and a three- c., M. A St. 8i!i!!!i82 day Interval in ti.e trading la sufficient to rwDeera 11 Induce almost universal closing up ot sc- Oonrer A R. 0 414 counts and practical desertion of the board do pfd 92 room. With the curtailment of the actlv- J I , h,l. . m.a., Dlnaolahlu anA In an Ir. OO let Pfd 72W rw,lar- avau Mil, th. HnanwarH lunHenCV I do 24 pfd... 1V prevailed and the market closed easy at Lo?.vlll"iihiM general net declines running to a point or m k. a t mm. tniore in a few ot tne prominent biocks. bar . RI1.VKR-DiiIi at A ma 1 vn ma , an 1 'rt nrt r, . 1 1 Cli r ha m fPB. I ..,a..n..i'av. , "r ".; i ounce. lure ot tne traaing ana maae lunur i-rug- MONEY-SViH per cent. The rate of res upwards, but without maintaining- Its diBCOunt In the open market for short bills highest price, which reached ,4. This com- 3V4 p, cent nd for tnree month1 bill 1IL(?U "viari in rcu.u.ij v., ."Ml 3'? per Cent aay a pricn wm iiio u'Riicn. irnii iuuibu I SorailaTn frlnainelal this year, mere was notning new to ex- i plain the continued advance In theae stock LONDON, Feb. 18. The atringency In the beyond the current comment on the favor- money market Increased today, owing to aoie outiooa ior inv muo, lunnci n-o revenue collections and preparations for In price of metal, rumors of agreement by the payment of large railroad -dividends, contending Interests and the universal ac- Discount sympathised with the money tlvlty and strength of copper stocks as a market. Opinions regarding the possibility clasa both here and abroad. A sustaining cf a reduction of the Baiik of Enghtnd Influence of this movement wa supple- rate of discount tomorrow were divided. mented carlv In the dav bV the conclusion Rikatnauaa on the Btnck nahinn waa falrtv on the part of International exchange house active and prices were mostly firm. Con- not to snip goia Dy tomorrows Bitftuucr. BOis were dull, colonials .were weak and Money went higher In London today, but home rails were cheerful and hardened, the advance In the Herring rate at, Pari Americana opened weak and below parity, showed that French capital was ready to notably Southern Paclflc, In expectation of respond to the additional needs In London. New York exporting gold and causing a The low rate for money In Berlin Indicated depression In the American market. Later also that 1-nndon borrowers may continue Americana wera ateadlar. but inactive. to resort to that center. The fact that They afterward reacted slightly and closed these resources are open to London Is ev- witn x- better tone. Grand Trunk was ldntly the explanation of the postpone- strong In spite of profit-taking on the tramc ment or prevention of the gold outgo from returns exceeding expectations. Kaffirs New York. Some Interest attaches to the Were Irregular. action of the Bank of England governors PARIS, Feb. 18. Price were atrong on on the dlfccount rate tomorrow. London ad- the bourse early today. R'o tlntoa and In- vlce Indicate some' expectation that the dustrlals were In demand and Kaffir were rate will be reduced, but the known largu heavy. Later business wa quieter, Rio dependence of London at this time cn con- tinto were offered for London account and tidentlal capital and today' advance in the there were realisations in several depart- prlvate discount rate In London make It ments. The closing was calm. Foreigner questionable whether the rate will be re- were firm, especially Argentines and Span- duced. Thef local time money market wa Rn Industrials were Irregular. DeBeer firmer again today. The deposit of $400,- were firm at first, but closed heavy. The OoO at the subtreasury for transfer to New private rate of discount was 2 13-18 per Orleans brings the total for that destination cent. Three per cent rentes, lOOf L!4c for up t o $600,000 for the week. Customs collec- the account. Exchange on London, 2o 16Vic tlons also continue very large, so that the or checks. auhtreaaurv has taken from the banks BERLIN. Feb. 18. Business waa dull on 3954.000 before today's transfer to New Or- I the bourse today, owing to the encouraging leana. ine movement iu ocw uncaiii iactors. neausatiuiia in uiuusiriaia yrv" evidently due to the speculative activity in vailed. Foreigners generally were firm, the cotton market. With New York ex- Canadian Pacific eased on New York ad- change at a discount at Chicago it is not vices probable that tnere is any large movement, of currency from the west to New York. Sterling exchange continued strong in this market. ine vanoua urvtnuniiems in me money situation may htfve helped to de press prices of securities. The probability of reductions In railroad earnings on 'ac count of storm damage was another fac tor. A new divisional Dona ibhuc oy me Indicates Sundav. The official number of cars of stock brought In today by each road was: Roads. Cattle. Hogs, Sheep. H'r's c. m. at at. p Wabash Missouri Pacific Union Pacific C. A N. W F., E. & M. V C St. P.. M. A O.... B. tc M C, B. & Q C. R. I. A P., east.. C, K. I. A P., west.. Illinois Central Total receipts .. 6 12 1 3 .. 1 .2 33 13 7 12 28 1 37 20 ' 32 13 27 15 8 .8" 4 14 112 2 ' 262 129 24 III .221 ...114 ...III ...1M ...105 ...210 ...20 ...211 ...214 ...f! ...120 ...III ...227 ...201 ...244 ...224 ....241 ....231 ....266 ..247 r. 8h. Pr. No. ' Av. 8h. Pr. ... 10 0 141 40 I tlVtj ... 10 76 2J4 DO 41 ... la to to 44 I Ifv ... I 10 11.- 234 40 17-1 ... 40 0 271 ... I 17 4 40 I SO 70 HI 10 I 174 ... I ft II 211 ... I 171a ... to is lot io ... 10 61 21 ... I I7W ... I to 24a ... 11V, ... to 41 2M 40 7 ... I K) 10 !M 40 T 00 ... 4 10 44 125 ... IH ... 72 2M ... TOO 90 ( so IT 2M 110 1 no 40 4 2V4 42 2 ... t 00 ... I S2 214 190 T 00 ... 4 92 l Itt 4- T 00 ... 4 !' 41 231 ... 7 00 40 I a2 74 240 ... 7 00 ... I 121 Tl I'.: 1J0 T Of. ... I M 71 !" 40 T 00 ... I 06 t I3 ... 7 00 M K 3. ...... .233 ... T 00 10 I 15 74 in 140 7 00 SO I IS 10 !M ... 7 00 ... 5 7f 2f0 40 T 00 ... I M M m 40 7 00 SO I IS 71 261 ... T 00 10 I IS 75 123 ...- 7 00 ... or. I3 40 T 00 40 I W 07 241 ... T 00 ... 115 61 2,10 ... 7 00 ... I 45 ti Ml 40 7 00 M III 13 121 .... T 00 ... I M 14 Ml 10 7 00 SO 4 15 66 167 ... 7 00 ... 16 41 IM ... 7 021 ISO 4 1 60 2SI ... 7 02l ... I 16 71 tI 40 7 024j ... IH 2 H7 ... 7 0! ... M 71 270 40 7 01 '4 ... I 15 15 10 110 7 02n ... I 15 71. 251 10 7 06 ... Ill 71 261 ... 7 01 40 4 16 M Ml 140 7 10 ... I I7H 71 10 ... 7 10 40 I 74. 41 421 ... 7 15 ... I7i 41 120 ... 7 II SHEEP Thera wan onlv a llaht run of sheep and lambs here this morning and, as the demand was again in good xhape, the market ruled active and strona to a dime higher. Mexican vearlina-s sold ss high as I 7& ,.(!.. .. ii .... ml..il o.M aa high aa 85.30 and western ewes brougnt 4.ow. It was very evident that packers were The disposition of the day s receipts was I anxious for good stuff, aa they were all out a follows, each buyer purchasing tne num- early and took everything as first, a ot her of head Indicated Buyers. Omaha Packing Co.... Swift and Company... Armour A Co Cudahy Packing Co... Armour. Sioux City... Vansant A Co Lobman & Co W. 1. Stephen Hill A Huntslnger .... Livingstone A Shaller Rothschilds L. F. Hues Wolf A Murnan B. F. Hobblck Dennis A Co S. A 8 Hamilton Werthelmer Other buyers Totals Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. 321 1.065 632 1,063 119 16 22 7 9 21 , - 63 60 , 167 16 6 47 76 20 , 285 1.260 2,072 2.003 2.111 1.338 8121 8,964 8,784 7,641 fered. The commoner grades also sold to good advantage, as there were not enough 23 of the finished grades to nu packers 4.8H8 orders. 1,631 Feeders were again very scarce, so there 698 Is nothing new to be said of the market. commission men nave a arooa many orders for feeders and there are not near enough coming to meet the demand. Quotations: Choice western lambs. $8,000 6.26; fair to good lambs, $5.5.0; cholco native and Colorado lamps, zo.ouq1s.x9; enoios- vearllnas. 25.60(H6.76: fair to aood yearlings, $5.00(96.50: choice wethers. 84i5jr6.2fi: fair to good, x4.4txg4.7A: enoice ewes, n.iwqi.o"; mir to arooa. u.z.-xai.uu: teeaer ismos, a.u.niu.w feeder yearlings, 83.764p4.00; feeder wethers, 83.754.00; feeder ewes, w.suos.uu. nepre sentatlve sales: No. A. 2 cull ewes so 81 bucks 116 KB 90 103 91 101 93 3 123 121 60 cull lambs 6 western ewes... 477 bu: soot irreauiar: No, 8 red, tc. eiu- . ttor; No. 8 red. ZTe. f. o. p., annul ino. 1 , l)aa condition. New York reports 3 urthern. Duluth. (OSc. f. o. b.. afloat; No. I i,.a,1 taken inr vinnrl. Prlmnrv receipts. 1 hard, Manitoba, 90Hc. f. o. b., afloat. Op- 73,ooo bushels, against 309.000 last year; tlons were steady on cam news until at- primary ahlpments, 418,000 bushels, against fected towards noon by estimates of heavy 53 000 last year. Argentine shipments this week, favo.abl OATS The market has been easy: prices western crop news, small clearances, poor fnr i, at nm ilm off Kc from thn ton. cash demand and liquidation. The close "fhe theory of the crowd Is that there has Was weak at VWVic net decline. March been some selling by Patten. There was closed K-"c; May, eovusi'i-c. uosea u'ic; eome demand on the break from Howe and July, 7oV78Sc, cloetd 7o'.c; September, tnere waa a scattered commission house de mand under 36c for the May. Receipts were small on account of the severe weatner, onlv 78 cara. with 12 f-tandard. Eatlmates for tomorrow, so cara. Clearances. 46.000 bushels. . Public and private stocks, 3.927.000 bushels: increased. 876.000 bushels, ine cah market waa firm at Tuesday's prices. PROVISIONS The market opened steady, but a weaker feeling prevailed on larger holding receipts an 1 lower price. Trade has baen rather light. Th local crowd ra toer Int lined to be bearish. There were 36.000 head hoes, with prices at yards oc lower. Estimates for tomorrow. 36.0ia) nead. Hogs In the west. 73.100 head, against 89,800 head laat week and 91.800 last year. WEARE COMMISSION COMPANY ui;, i. IV1" -v 1 v i.t. 'n y r. ..I.,..,) 7;ow. CORN-Receipts, 74.ooo bu.; export, j bu.; spot firmer;- No. 2, Sue. elevator; 564c. f. o. b., afloat; No. 2 yellow, 66Vc; No. 3 white, M'-.-c. Option market held firm most of the day ou big clearances, firm rabies, light Chicago recelpta and export rumors. After a late reaction with wheat, the mar ket Hosed steady at Vat) Via net advance. March closed fcrV; May, 61 7-16451 13-lc, Closed 61Sc; July. 40H49 13-16c. closed 49c. OATS Receipts, 42. wo bu-; export. 6.663 bu.; spot steady; No.. 2, 43c; standard white, 4-lc; No. 3, 424kc: No. 2 white, 44V4c; No. 8 while, sic; track mixed western, nominal; track white, 43ViU0c. Options, weak and lower through enlarged country offerings and actlv .telling west. Miy closed 42Vic. HAY Wulet; shipping, 65ft 70c; good to Choice. 8tK Ol .06. HOPS Steady ; state, common to choice, 1902 crop, 3037c; 19ul crop, 241027c; olds, 8di 12'nc HIDES Firm; Galveston. 20 to 25 lbs., lie; California, 20 to 25 lbs., 19c; Texas tlry, 14 to 80 Ins., 14c. LEA Til riK Firm; acid, :4Viij2Sc. PROVISIONS Reef, steady; family, I1S.00 16 0u; mesa. $lo.oa,ii.iO; peel hams, $30.tJj 21.50; puckers, tl2.uo6jU.ui; city extra India mesa, iS.uHj Uo. ful meats, steady; pick led bellies, 89 WKIIO.UO; pickled shoulders, $s.U0i8.; pickled hams, tll.ui'cll.ao. Lard, easier; western steamed, $101u; refined', easier, continent, tl" 3c; South America 31U.S6; comound, $7.W7.78. Pork, steady; family,. $18.5,19.; short clear. $lS.26jJu.Oo; Diesa, tl7.7tvtiis.2fi. TAV.lAW Steudy; city, $Vc; country. Vj $Vc RIOE-Qulet. Bl'TTER Receipts. 1,304 pkgs.; firm; Stale dulry, 15ii24u; creamery, xtra, 2oVic; creamery, common to cnolce, 1MB ic. LtxiS Iwcelpte. lo.SU pkgs.; nrm; state and Peniuylvaiila, average best 19c; west ern. i.inc . jsc. CHEESE Receipts. 1.710 pkgi. : firm; col ored, full made, U'c; lata made, Hc; white, fall made, llo; late made, ltc; small, colored, fall made, 14c; late made, 13il4c; fall made, white. 14Vtc; late made, 13V-. POULTRY Alive, firm; ti-rkeya, Hitjl5c; fowls, 15c. Dressed, firm; wrMcrn chlcasua, lHil4Vtc; western towls, lJw'tc; turkeys, 16"ile. METAIJJ Tin declined A'l Is In Ixmdon today, closing at ilil 12a id (or ot and A134 7s kl for futurea. Th local market, resKn11ng to the foreign weakness, was Sl lower, spot clewing at $29 5i. Cop. ier wss 2s 6d lilyhrr to Iondon at 46 17s 4.1 for sm4 and futurea both, and Hie New York market also was firm at slightly bet ter prices, though standard Is dull. Stand ard. Jl.Jo; lake. $12 9ivi 13 uo; casting, f so (2 12 0. I -cod was hllicr In Iin Jon St tin las. hll here it rmuJned quiet and un changed at 14 14. KpeWeralso advanced In Ixitidon. cloatiig theie at an advance of !a ' Bank Clearlnga. OMAHA, Feb. 18. Bank clearings today, $1,081. 861. 96; corresponding day last year, $1,068,733.49; Increase, $13,128.47. NEW YORK, Feb. 18. Clearing, $199,587, 003; balances, $11,834,440. CH1CAUU, Feb. 18. cieanngs, 2o,3o7,oo4: riTTl.U nerelnta of cattle were falrlv liberal aaaln today, but the demand con-J 614 western ewes.. tlnued In good shape and an active and 58 estern ewes., strong market waa experienced. Trading It western ewe., was brisk from start to finish, so that the I 8 western ewes.. tulk of the early arrivals were soon die- 8 western ewes. posed of J .18 western ewe A rood proportion of the offerings this I 81 western ewes nnii onnaiatad of pnrnfed atcera. and I 204 western yearlings the market could safely be quoted strong 394 western yearllngo. and active, aa compared witn yesteraay s 1 z western yeaning general market, which means that a good 230 western yearlings nrnnv aalea were 647 10c hlaher. The Quality I 13 western wethers.. of some of the cattle was quite a little 18 western wethers... better than any that have been here in 12 western yearlings some little time, so that the market on 240 western lamos.... naae ma Lra a hetter appearance. Thai 96 western lambs.... commoner grades of cattle, such as sell 451 western yearlings around 64.00 ' were easier to uispose oi i 101 western. ianiu".. today than ror several aays past, ana iney i cuu ewe., ahnwed fuilv as much Improvement In I 2 cull ewes. nrlca aa the better grade. I 6 cull ewes.. Th cow market wa also active and I 1 buck ... strong with a good proportion of the cattle I 242 western ewes selltna- 64ilOc higher. Trading was very 97 western ewes. brisk on all kinds, from canners to th good cornfed. so mat a reaaonaoiy eariy riunnn waa made. There were a good many cow on sale, but the demand wa also of liberal proportions, so there were mnra than nackers could use. Prices n bull did not show much change) 349 western lamb but there wa ome Improvement noted in I 427 sheep and yearlings. the demsnd. veai caives were in active i ou western ii nuo,.. demand at fully steady prices. The stocker ana teeaer mirsri couia on quoted about steady. There were only a few cattle In the yards, and as speculators a v.imH i hut tha extreme cold weather would keep country buyer at home they 19J cull ewe wera not very anxioua ior Buuimen tuuay. i ihmito -" The few cattle mat arriveu, tnuugn, sum In Just about yesterday' notches. Repre sentative cairn ;w uituuuiio,! j .AjmcTO. X- . Atchison and rumor of a large issue py .,-11,01., '"""s" the Louisville A Nashville erved as admo- offered at par not.ilng doing ; foreign ex- Kent's' ever chanlnV the money mSrket d.PiVAd $488 for 'demand: was attributed to a, doubt of fhe productive bance. 83 66 1 484 , KlltiS bym?h.i rmnnaenayVy There were $27,667,239; bounces,' $2,672,674; moniyTitfaZ saJea of subscription rights to the new Chi- per cent. iri.rlnas 82 764 AV Northwestern stock issue at BlVi to BAL11MOHE, reo. IS. Clearings, u,764. Iff?fi- ha flniva SK4H n'tk moflAV h ner oetit. a?d at aXlltTs of 15 poln t s fVomB last CINcTNNATl7Feb. IsTCIearlnk-T ;40,. month's precu.!gs'e. Tne otherfeatuJe. 750; money. , I per cent; New York .g. 1""J!1 ChsT8i:o2U.8d Tebnti8.-Clear.n... $7,858,048: St. Loala Uraln and Prsrtstona. ST. LOl'IS. Feb. 18. WHEAT Lower: No. 2 cash, elevator, 71V; track, 74Vj&77c; May, 73'c; July, 71Sc; No. 2 hard. 72(0 i3c. CORN-VVeak; No. 2 cash. 42c; track. 4241 44c: Mir. 41.4Ml'c: Julv. 41c. OATS Lower; No. 2 cash. 35V4c: track. 35Vt6i36Vc: May, 35Vii(i35V; July, 31Vc; No. 1 white, Joe. H YE Dull at 494H9V4C. FLOUR Ste.idy; red winter patents. $3.45 (13.65; extra fancy and stralgnt, tws.auuo tu clear. $:.154i3.iU. SEED Timothy. $3.0n53 6O. CORNMEAL Steady, $2.30. H RAN Nominal; sacked, east track. 83 fiS5c. HAY Steady ; timothy, $10.00tj 14.60; prai rie. I9iKb11 i. IRON COTTON TIE8 $1.07H-MAt;tHNt-6 5-16417 l-16c. liKMP TWINE 9c. PROVISIONS Pork, lower; Jobbing, standard mess, $17.45. Lard, lower. 89 4a. Dry salt meats (boxed), easy; extra shorts, $9.62; clear ribs. $9 tttVi; short clear, 89 75. Bacon I boxed 1. easy; extra shorts. $10.50; clear ribs, fl(.60; rhort clears. Ilo.fciW. METAL I ad: Firm at ttu"'. Spelter: Firm at 14 8.V3 4. s7V. POULTRY Firm; chickens, lie; turkeys, 134' He; ducks, 14c; geese, 8c. HITTER Firm; creamery, 194j27o; dairy, l74ii"c. ECUS Lower at 14Ve. Recelota. Shipments. Flour. ibls 7.0i) ll.OoO Wheat, bu 17.000 78.001 Corn, bu 58,uu0 112.0OJ Oata. bu 45,000 72.0IM TtIrDO. Feb. 18. WH EAT Easier' cash, 77V; My. ccHe; Jul, : CORN-Dull, steady; February, 4Hc; May, 45c; July. 44lc. OATS-Dull. weak; February. 3TVic; May, SSc R YE No. 8. $3Vc. ED Clover. dull, firm: February, 17 1-"-,, March. $7 17Vt.; prims timothy, $1.80; prime alalke, $7.80. t Wool Market. ST. IXWIS. Feb. 18. WOOI-Steady to . IT, On, Railway ptd fit easy; medium grades and combing. 174$ .looSITsxa. A Paclflc...... 4i 2oVic; light fine. 1619c; heavy fine, 114315c; n;lT!.l,do',J f lub whed. liKiiZic. BOSTON, Feb. Is. WOOL, vuoia tloua: Ohio and Pennsylvania XX and above, 8-2.33c: X, 28Si29c; No. 1 and No. 2, 31c. Michigan X and above, 27j.2Sc; No. 1 and No. 2, 2.vj29c; fine unwashed, 204j21c; u-hlood unwashed. 23ra J4c. Kentucky. In diana, etc ,-blood. 32f34c; Vi-blood, 234 24c; braid, 204321c. Texas Twelve months, la 20c; six to eight months, 184il9c; fall. 1 417c. California Northern choice, 20&21c; average, 17iloc; middle counties, lc-tiltjc; aoiithern. 12(b13c. Oregon Eastern, staple. lTrrilSc; choice clothing, 16itlc; average, 12 ftlto. Territory and Idaho Fine, 14'al5c; Hna medium. Ity'nl64c: medium. Ion 17c. Wyoming Fine, 14rl5c; fine medium, 16'( 17c. Utah Fine, ltiai&c; fine medium, lb-'tf .. lasi ..U7S .. 76 .. iv: .. It's .. 71 ..100 .. .1 .. ml .. 44 ' ,.1 .. II .. 42T do pfd Union I'aclno . do pfd Wabaah do pfd WhMlInf A L. do Id pfd.... via. Central . do pfd Adama El American Ex.. t'nlted Statea El 14i Walla-rarau Ex 230 Amal. Copper to 101 Vi 4V Ila 61m 17 2 2i0 '. I2k illAmar. far A T. 71V, ... 45 ...17 ...I ... 41 ... ... U ... 10 ... ...200 ...104'i An nfd.. Amar. Lis. Oil.. do pfd American 8. A R.. 40 1. 17H 44V, mt a 1. -. ,,11 a ,1 . ine UOI1U null act waa uun " . n " i . . ... . . . i .. -, . a Total sales, par value, $1,810,000. United oaiances, 'i.ryw; money, P" States bonds were all unchanged -on the cent; new to. a e.....e. w y.e....u..fa last call. , The following are the closing prices on tht New York Stock exchange: , Atchison 47't So. Railway pfd 84 Vi do pfd Bal. A Ohio do pfd Canadian PaclBo ... Canada So Ch.s. A Ohio Chicago A Alloa .. do ptd ChKaxo A E. III... Chlrasa A O. W... do 1st pfd do Id pfd Chtraso A N. W.. t'hl'tgo Tar. A Tr do pfd C. C. C. A St. 1. Colorado So do 1st pfd do 2d pfd Dl. A Hudson Del. L A W Ueosar A R. O do ptd Erla do 1st ptd do Id Pld nroat Nor. pfd... tiotkln Valley . do pld Illlnola Cantral .. Iowa Central do pfd Lata Kris A W.. do pfd L. A N Manhattan L, Met. St. R- Uex. Central .... Max. National ... Minn. A St. L... Mo. Paclflc M.. K. A T do pfd . K. J. Csntral S. V. Cantral.... Norfolk A W do pld Wtarlo A W., Pennsylvania . Rradlnf do 1st pfd.. do Id pfd... It. L S 1 W do 1st pld.. do Id pfd .. St. L. S. W.. do pfd St Paul do pfd So PsclSo ... So Railway . do pid I i,c; medium, 17WIKC. uakota rine. H'suc Anae. Mining Co. Kli. medium. lttfnlTc: medium, 1718c. Mon Drookljn a. T MHs t.na-Flne 4-holce. 194120c: fine average, ,ip olo. Kual A 1 74 lgu Colorado. New Mexico, etc.-Flne. ll rim', Tai'.".ia"" lv' lsc ! fle medium, U'allci New Mexico Im- BlSS?.'"::". Proved. imiSr; Arizona heavy. ll12c; Hnckluf Coal ...IU Inir. Paper ... 44 do pfd ...II Inter. Power ...47 Laclsds tlaa ...Ill National biscuit .. ...12 Nstlonal Load ...14JU No. American .... ...IM Pads.- Coast ... UVb PacISc Mall ... 11 People's tlaa ...lotVi Preaawd 8. Car.... ...lliVs1 do pfd .. v .. ',, .. 41 .. ;v,. ..114 .. 7',i .. 411 . .li'Ci .. U av.rnarc 1:il!fl4c. NEW YORK, Feo. u.-wouir-iirra. Coffee Market. Mfc-W TORIf Feb. IS. COFFEE Spot Rio. steady; No. 7 Invoice. bc; mild, quiet; Cordova. 7tllc. Futures opened steady at a pnrtlal decline ot o points unuer liqui dation and renewed salea by importers the trading was fairly active, largely as a result of switching from March to later options. There was sufficient covering to a kuME. wf tt cteady values and the absence of aggreJ- Rdul,DM slve Jelling the market closed steady at ::! "s suVar . ::::::::::::::i3ii a pamai advance of 5 points; sales wt '.. U Ten.' Co.-. A Ir;..J1 ,W bags. lnrludUi: 344 usSi MV '' t H' 12 7IV1 17V, !" 1774k Ill Vj 04 - 8k V IMoa Ba A T do pld V. S. boat bar tr pfd U S. Rubber do .l.l II. S. Steal do .fd Weatsra I sins Aiuor- IcomollTa. .. du ptU .. K C. Southorn do pfd R.k Island do Wl-.-t 141, 77 14 14 174 M so SIM, 1:1 xi Vi i 494 0V, Now York Mining Stock. NEW YORK. Feb. 18. Th following are th quotation on th New York Stock exchange: A da ma Cua 5 Little chiaf Alloa tarts Ill broaco kk pkir ti braoawlck Cos Pl-oenlx k Cosuiuck Tusnat 1 Potosl 41 Cos.- tolL A Va n aavaso lu For MI,H IM Slorra Nevada 10 lroa Bllw ka Saiall Hopea Loadvlll Can I Hoodatd U Now York Stock E achans NFW YORK. Feb. 18 Th bosrd of fov- auaiiiK.-: Hentember. 5.uoi5 10c: October, 6 tfcc'; November, 5.1"4)5.)5c; December, 5.26 4j5.3oc; January, .4uc. Oil and noaln. S"AVANNAH, Feb. It OII Turpentine, firm. 66c. Rosin, firm; A, B. C, D. E. F, 1195: ti. $2.u5: H. fiK I, 82 85; K. 83.20; M t-i k.: N tirti- WO. $3.83: WW. 84.25. NEW lOKK, reo. w,-miu- dull. Petroleum, steady. Turpentine, firm taiViiir4C asked. Rosin, easy; strained common IO goou, e.w. u, vui.i.o. miu 82 25 'llll.f IMI H-akn. l.-illC-l IHIISUBCU. IXlNDON. Feb. 18 OIL Llnkeed, 62s 5d Tiirnnllna al.lrlllt. 43 4Vsd. LIVERPOOL, Keb. 18. OIL Cottonseed, Hull refined. pot. full, am. ISvaooratcd Apple and Dried Frnlt, NEW YORK. Feb. 18. EVAPORATED ippil'H-Hir.mf under a fair demand common ar quoted at 44j6c; prime. 6V1 6Vw: choice. 5Vt(i. California dried fruits-booi runes, while in no mora man moaerats g demand, ar ateaauy neia wun ins alaa-a atwming some nrmntwi quota- .,... ,,., fr.im S'a; to 7Wc for all grades. . . ...... a... fnlrlv SctlV C.1 firm, JUutd I prunes I Jobbln " larger 7 western ewe 1 native ewe 421 western ewes 118 cull lambs 1 native wether.... 198 wertern wethers. 1 native wether. 1 native lamb 2 native lambs.... 50 cull ewes 1 cull ewe... 27 native lambs.. 104 70 83 122 123 88 61 63 77 69 92 80 94 190 97 , 106 , 104 170 , 90 . 48 . 100 , 113 , 60 , 92 , 102 , 130 , 90 . 133 , 62 . 110 . 87 . 122 . 64 Pr. 2 00 J 87Vi 4 25 4 25 4 26 4 40 4 40 4 40 4 60 4 66 4 85 6 30 6 30 6 40 6 40 5 40 6 40 6 60 6 66 5 75 6 75 6 00 2 25 $ 00 3 00 8 25 4 26 4 25 4 25 4 60 4 60 4 65 6 00 6 00 6 20 6 20 6 26 6 26 26 26 1 76 2 00 3 00 3 60 4 2a No I... 3... ... 1... I.. I.. 17.. I.. J.. It.. I.. I.. 1.. 14.. 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I4 I ....1120 105 ...1240 I 1 ...14 II .1000 I V 04 4 SO 12t ' I 10 1066 I 10 1000 I 10 10'il I II 101 I If 1021 I It 1U44 1 It 160 I 15 100 I It 1127 I 20 10 I 25 117 I 21 171 l 1015 1 16 W31 I 25 10M I 25 114 I M 1031 I M 10l 15 ...... M0 I 15 106 I 15 11166 16 ....110 I 40 , 101-1 1 40 Mt I 40 104 I 40 104 I 46 171 1 46 IM I 60 1170 I M , Ml I M 1130 1 60 M0 I M 134 I M M4 I 50 114 I 50 loll 1 60 1137 I M 1025 I 50 k7 I to 1027 I M 1131 I 55 1111 I M 1121 t 0 107i I 16 1'") I 46 1110 I 16 IM I 71 1410 4 00 1430 00 MS 4 0 Cattle and Sheep Dlv to Fifteen Cent Higher, While Hon Go Lower. CHICAOO. Feb. 18 CATTLE Receipts, 18,000 head; market 10515c higher; good to prime steers, lo.boigti.ia; poor to meoium, $3 25414. 44; stockers and feeder, $2.3O4.60; cows. Il.40ft4.30: heifers. $2.26u4.60: canners, $1.404j4.2o; calve, $3,504(8.00; Texa fed ateer. 13.504l4.25. HOGS Receipt today, so.uuo neaa; to morrow. 80.000 head: left over, s.ouo neaa market E'b.16c lower: mixed and butchers, .BMtri.2o; gooa to enoice neavy, i.uirci.ao rough heavy, $6.85q7.15; light, $o.404J.90 hulk- of sales. I6.9i4i'7.20. SHEEP AND LAM H8 Receipts, ls.ooo head: MkS'15c higher: good to cholco weth ers. $6,004)5.75; fair to choice mixed, $3,754 O UU; WCBIt-l II ailcep, art. w .,aa.,.w lumbs. 84.7o4i'7.io; western lamos, tt.iw.w. Official yesterday: iteceipts. bniproents. Cattle 6,062 2,148 Hogs Z4.000 Sheep 12.287 Kansas City Live Stock Market KANSAS CITY. Feb. 18 CATTLE Re ceipt. 8.000 head, all natives; calves. 300 head, all natives; fat cattle, steady to lower: cows and heifers, active and strong; SlOCaers aim leeoeia, b.tou;, i.m ..ini, mnrt riresswwi h-er steers, k4.wwio.zo; i air to good, $3 2644 60; stockers and feeders, $3.7 4H.00; western iea steers, uwiw., snd Indian steers, $2.754j4 10; Texas cow. 81.bihSt1.25: ratlve cow, oi iwri-t i; nativ Tctals 88.300 47, 800 B.208 Cotton Market. NEW ORLEANS. Fab 18 POTTilM- Flrm; sales, 4,100 bale: ordinary, 8c; good ordinary. 8V4c: low mlddllne. 8 16-18c: mid dling, 9 Vic; good middling, 15-16c; middling fair, 10Sc; receipts, 7.951 hales; stock, 854.879 psies. f utures, steady; February, S.44C bid; March, 9.50c; April. 9.634j0.56c; May. .ttt 8. one; June. 9S2.jj9.64c; July. 9K7T9 6c; August, 8.344i93oc; September, 8.9bii.71c; October, t.314j.32c. iNUaW OKitiAisn, ren. ii.-cuitiin-Opened steady. 1 point lower to i points higher, and following the call ruled mod erately actlv under covering and con tinued buying by pooling interest whlcn were responsible for an additional advance of 1414 point on the active option. Th apot situation at Liverpool attracted some attention ana was a factor in eariy trength. sale being reported there of 12.003 bale at an advance of 8 point. The fu ture market at Liverpool waa Just about as excited at the time of the local opening and exerted little Influence, The estimated receipts for the day were light, pointing to 22,000 Pales, and estimates for tomor row's receipts at leading points also made a bullish showing, but It was pretty gen erally understood that the weather nad been unfavorable for the movement and It was to this rather than to approaching ex haustion that the decreased movement waa generally attributed. The outlook, more over, was for clearing weather, which was expected to bo followed by heavy receipts. particularly In view or the high level at tained by prices. Yesterday's exports were . light. Ttward mid-day there waa conslder- aoie pressure ot cotton from an aireciions, which carried prices down from the beat point of the morning about 4411 points. but toward tne close tne puiis again came to the support of values and tne market was steady at net unchanged prices to a decline of 2 points on all save tb spot month, which waa 9c higher. Sale esti mated at 400,000 bales. ST. LOUIS. Feb. IS COTTON Firm. l-lc higher; middling, 9'4c; salea, 175blea; receipts, 2,377 bales; shipments, 2,671 bales; stock, 27,846 bales. LIVERPOOL, Feb. IS. COTTON tjpot, Sood demand, good business done; price tV7j points higher; American middling fair. 5.82d; goon: middling, 6.44d; middling, .za; low middling, 6.i4d; gooa ordinary, s.ozd; ordinary. 4.90d. The sales of the day were 14.000 bales, of which 1,000 were for specula tion snd export and Included 13,400 bales American; receipts, 21.000 bales. Including 15,900 bales American. Futures opened firm and dosed quiet. American middling g. o. c. : February, 4.954)6.10d; February snd March. $.OSKa6.10d: March and April. 6 09 5.10d; April and May, 6. lid; May and June, 5.12(05. 13d : June and July, 5.13d; July snd August, 6.125.13d; August and September, txfio.oid; September and October, 4.71d; Oc tober and Novsmber, 4.53&4.54di Sngar and Molasses. NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 18.-8UOAR Steady! open kettle. 24lff3'ic: open kettle. centrifugal, 3V44!34c; centrifugal whites. ST JMc; yellows. 3Vk4j3 15-lSc; seconds. 2'a$3Tc. Molasses, open kettle, nominal, 134i2fc; cen- tnrurai, arnsc. oyrup, nominal, ikhj'mc. NEW YORK. Feb 18. SUGAR Raw. firm; fair refining, 8V4c; centrifugal. 96 test, 844c; molasses sugar, Sc; refined, unsettled. Molasses, firm. LONDON. Fee. is. buuak Beet. treD- tmary, 8s lV4d. Whisky Market. CHICAOO. Feb. 18. WHISKY Baal of high wines, $1.30. PKOKiA, r eo. is. wniBiv i oi.au. ST. LOUIS. Feb. 18 WHISKY Steady, $i-8o-. . : CINCINNATI, F0O. IS. WMIOnI- 1J1S- tlllere' finished good, on th bast of high wines, $1.30; quiet. Dry Goods Market. NEW YORK, Feb. 18. DRY GOODS Have continued firm and buying ha been somewhat restricted by the attitude of sellers. Stocks In first hands are small and the margins of profit are very small according to the manufacturers. Cotton has again been a bull factor. SKYLIGHT PASSENGER IS HURT Tramp Drops from Vladnet to Top ol Passenger Coach and Rolls Off. Jos Golden, a professional wanderer, suf fered a broken wrist Tuesday night while attempting to drop from the Tenth street viaduct to the top of a Pullman car on Burlington train No. 13, westbound, which leaves here at 11:10. Th train bad just passed under, the dripping spout of a wster tank, and the tramp struck sn Icy spot on the top qt his car and slipped off, f su ing to tha ground. He struck on the next track and fractured several bones in his wrist. Hs went to the hospital snd had his Injuries attended, snd Is now st largo agatn. Th viaduct Is net far above the roofs of the trains at ths Burlington end. and It Is a simple trick to maks an exit from the city by such methods. Golden said he was going to Ashland. . H was wearing three suits! of clothes and two overcoat to keep from f reeling to death on th way there. He also had th ususl trsmp's rope, with which to tis himself to th piping en top of tha csr. so that he would not tall off if bs becams numb with ths cold. Wolve Invade Chicken Houses. BRAZIL. Ind., Feb. 18 Wolv belonging to a theatrical company escaped last night while being taken to ths station for ship ment. Chicken houses were invaded by tha wolves snd many fowls devoured. Todsy school children srs sfrald to venturs from helfere $3,0044.00; canners, $1.0u4iX!.25; bull, their homes. Tbs keeper of ths wolv, - . - , . . - tn r.iyS. AT. LA . .... a aided by a poss of emiens, nss triaa to cspture tbs animals, but so fsr without success. COWB AND HEIFERS ,., 944 8 HEIFERS. ... tit I M 1 171 8 M ...134 I 46 f Ill if ...IK 8 44 M til I It ...110 I 10 4 140 I 2t ... ill t M 4 Taf I M ... 14 IS St T6I I M ... u IU T t4 I 16 ... 1 I 11 1 M III ... M I M BULLS. .... M I M ...1040 I 6S lias M ...,16M I 10 ....Ml I 1 .11 8 1 CALVES .... IM 4 M ..., ... IM I M I I. 1 1 1 1 ...III! I I ...16M I It ...1110 I M ...llu I U ...llu I If 161 6 tl ll I It t ' IR calves. 82.50ta6.50. HOOS Recelpta, 9.0W) hesd; market opened 7V4il"o lower and closed strong; top, $7.90; bulk of sales, tf.004r7.16: heavy, $7 te4i?.2o; mixed packers, $6.ob87.l5; -light, M.HiJ.o.'Vi; yoraer. $6.9u37.02Vi; P1". 600 . ...nc D ' SC1A head; market strong and active ; native lambs. $4.u774i.63; western lambs. $3.85r.SO; fed ewes. 53.1i9i.oo; native wetners, .ouw 6 55; western wethers, 83.4Uo 70; iocser and feeder, $3.6uj3.o0. St. Loo I l.lve Stock ' Market. ST. IXiVia. Feb. 18-CATTLE-Recelpts. 3.000 head. Including 2.000 Texans; market strong: native shipping ana export steers, $3 8046.10. with strictly fancy quoted up to $5 fin ; dressed beef and butcher steers. $2 60 4.70; steers under 1,000 lbs $3.04J'4 .35; stockers ana leeoerw. ..u,.i, .iwa heifers, 3J.364i4.50; canners, 1.64i2.60: bulls. 11 4ti3 35; calves, $4.(Sj8.60; Texas and In dian steers, $3.2044.35; cows and heifers, $2.loJ3.25. IIOUB Iteceipts, a.uuo neu, n""i lower; pigs and lights,, soewi.ou; pacaers, urj.-K,. hutchera. 87.25n7.46. r- ' ' . : J . . . . . . . ...... i , i . k..il. rMrJr.l AMI l.Aaaio jiecei,ia, w"v uf-w,.i atroiia: native muttons. 4.io.: lambs $5.3ij, .50; culls and bucks, $2.owoj 4 50; stockers, $1.504,3.00; Texan. $3.2M(f4.00. New York Live Stock Market. NEW YORK. Feb. 18 CATTLE Re ceipts, 2.552 head; ateer fully 16c higher; v., ,ii. and ri.ws. btti'&c hlsh-r: Blocker. 64 6"r5.5: oxen and stagn, $3.7b84.5o; culls, $3 244i l2V; cows. $2,004)4 25; exports today, 5u cheep and 3,M quarters of peer. f-i I V 1.-14 Recelnts. 457 head: firm: vests, 16 5iKiiTi.75: ton. $10; little calves,1 $4 0ojioo; barnvard stock, $3'4i4 00; no westerns; cltv dressed veals, HVi4ll4Ve. uru: ju-.ii.ia SILTT head: olss. weak medium hjgk. steady; whole range, $7.1o) 7.6": no westerns on sale. ailik l-'M ANfj LAM HS Receipts. 1.031 head; firm; hep, $39ofco.4; export, $4.0uj 6 u0; no cnolce mmus nert. St. Jesenh Live Stock Market. nt JfiRP'PH. Feb. 18 CATTLE Re ceipt, low head; natives. 31666 26; Texas m-X ,.irriu 8i.2L4t4 50; cows 1 4 heifers. THE REALTY MARKET. V SasnnnainBsaa INSTRUMENTS placed on record Wednes day, February 18: Warranty Deed. H. J. Groove and wlfs to Jessie V. Long, lots 23 and 24, block at. Hen son $ l.$iO Rachel A. Crever to Mabel O. Walker, lot 6 and s 36.82 feet lot 6. rnorneu a add 4.CS Mabel G. Walker to Annie L. M. Kim ball. am 4.PAJ A. J. Falen and wife to Anton Carl son, lot 11. block 9, parser s aaa.,... i Total amount of transfers. .$10.U Geo. A. Adams Grain Go. GRAIN, PROVISIONS AND STOCKS. Members Chtcsgo Board of Trad, St. Louia Merchant Exchange and Kan sas City Board of Trad. Room 224 Board Trade Bldg., Omaha. 'Phone loo and lol7. J, E. Von Dorn, Vice President. Writ for our market letter and cash grain bids. S p. B. Wear. lro. C A. Waart, Y-PToa. Established ISSz. WEARE COMMISSION CO., CHICA60 Mubra of U frincip! a.xchaii. frlvat Wire to All foluia. r cam eanviaiukl. II IM kl. BONDS 1 Bought and sold for rash or future dallvary. OMAHA BRANCH, llu-Ul. board of TrtUe, lalapaou iJia W ' i i Y