THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATT711PAY, FEBRUAllY 21, 1003. 10 COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL Grain Fits Enle Qa.et oa Board of Trade During Day. WHEAT. CORN AND OATS RISE SLIGHTLY Provisions Oprn Mron on tlrtter Priced Hot, bat l.onm Shatter Valees WhM They t'om meare Iroflt Taking. al?o flrm iirnl a shade hlgh'r nut unlet, standard being nuoted at ilt.V, nominal; hac and electrolytic at U.lei'ulS.lii and casting at 112..: a it 87. ixrsn remained oltHilv, but unn.HiDifil, locally at IKi. but gained Is M In Iximlon. where It closed at .tl2 la :nl. Tut ndcn market for spe,te. waa unchanged at l.l in fd, hut h . re u was lirmtr, Cuming at 6.i4!5.lu. Iron In Olas g,,w closed ai 53s 7d anil In Midoiesborough ut 49s Hid. ixx-ally Iron was quiet and tin- hnngeoT No. I northern founiry la quoted at l'(.n"'fi24.5l. No. 2 northern lonnary at 22.( i22 bo and No. 1 aouihern and No. 1 southern a'oft foundry nt $23.6"''' 24.50. War ranta remain nominal. OMAHA WHOLESALE MABKET. CHICAOO, Feb. 20. Quletress prevailed In the grain pita today and after ruling ateaoy tne greater part of the day wheat cloned firm, with May Vn'.c higher. May corn waa c. higher, while oato were up Uc. Provision ruled easier and the May products closed from Mi lc lower. The early wheat market waa a disap pointment to the bulls In view of the strong cables and small receipts In the northwest. The opening prices were eaaler, with May a shade higher to '("4C lower at 77V 77c. the weakness at the start being at tributed to the lack of confirmation ot the European war news circulating among tradei-s late yesterday, resulting from a decline In English consols. There waa little of Interest In the trading the first half .of the session and the market held steady, fluctuations being confined within a narrow limit. May selling between 77Mji7Ve and 57c. Smaller Argentine shipment than lad been estimated, small clearances and a fair export demand caused a better feeling later and a fair demand from commission houses developed, which advanced May to 77e. The close was firm, with May H3"e higher at 77Sc. Clearances of wheat and liour were equal to 39,200 bushels. Brad street's showed exports of wheat and flour for the week of 2,711,000 bushels, agalnat a,60IMM bushels a year ago. Primary re ceipts were 417,000 bushels, against 626,000 a year ago. Minneapolis and Duluth reported receipts of a22 cars, which with local re ceipts of 9 cars, 1 of contract, made total receipts for the three points of 331 cars, agalnat 787 last week and 617 a year as". Corn was firm on continued light receipts end provjelon people bought freely of July. There was also some demand for May from commission houses, chiefly In the way of covering of short salea. Local longs dis posed of part of their holdings and the market reacted, but another advance oc curred late In the day on the strength In wheat. The close was firm, with May 14c higher at 45ti(&4(c, after selling between 45-c and 46c. Local receipts were 209 cans, with none of contract grade. Oats were In good demand at the start, with shorts the best buyers. Local traders also favored the buying side. The conse ntient rise In prices caused longs to liqui date quite freely and a decline followed. The late firmness In other grains helped oats and the close was flrm, with May He higher at 3fc7c, after ranging between 3oVj and &7Vutoc. Local receipts were 59 cars. Provisions started out strong In sym- ftathy with an advance of from 10c to 15c n the price of hoga, but the whole list re acted later On profit-taking by longs. Packing Interests were also free sellers throughout the day. . The close was easy, with May pork loo lower at $17.50. May lard was 7Vii'l"c lower at $9.55 and ribs were off 6c. closing at ft. 60. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, ZO cars; corn, 34a cars; oats, 146 cars; nogs, 19.OH0 head. The leading futures ranged as follows: 7'4i;' No. 1 northern, 77t.c; No. J north-I ment of which as ther mature recently has em, 7sV,W7rtiic. I ocen the influence In "lifting exchange rates UAH K-Hret patents, 13 ift'i.A m; second to tre goiu export point Aside irom .ne patents. $3onfi3.S6; first clears, $2.55; second Clears, $2.1tl225. lilt A.N in liuU, fl.Vuxiitj.l"). Articles. I Open. I High. Low. Close. Tes'y, Wheat Feb. May July Corn Keb. May July Oais Feb. May July Pork May July Sept. Lard Feb. May July Eept. Rib May July Bcpt. Us 74 774'9'H 774mvi$'H VT!'YaH 73-W4 74 73T4j73S71 43 43 WQS 45, 46iii; 45V& 4 44 44fc 44 HS'Uhi 44 34 84 3635(rr36 S5H 35T4 Sb 32'' 32732&,,32W 32 17 70 17 80 17 65 17 65 17 85 17 10 17 20 17 05 17 06 17 06 16 67 It 72 16 66 16 70 8 66 9 So 9 67 8 67 9 65 9 55 966 9 47 60 9 40 9 40 46 9 46 47 9 4!) 9 40 9 70 9 724 9 60 9 60 t 65 9 65 9 67 9 474 9 is 9 60 47 9 624 9 874 9 40 9 424 No. 2. Cash quotations were as follows: FLOUR Market steady; winter pat- enia. W.oufr.O- straights, W.30(S3.4o; spring patents, xxodiria.so; straignie, w.iikuj.iu; bakers, xzra.lM. WHEAT No. I aprlpg. 7779c; No. spring. 714c; No. 2 red, 74(&74ac. COHK-No. 2. 43c;'No. 2 yellow 424c. OATS No. 2, 34c; No. 8 white, 35&35c 1 v r.No. 2. 4iWic. BARLEY Good feeding, 47Q451c; fair to choice malting, 47i?W4e. 8EEDH No. 1 tlax. $1.14: No. 1 north ern. $1.19: prime timothy, $4; clover, con Aran r H n 11 1 C", PROVISIONS Mess pork, per bbl., $17,874 f 17.50. Ijird, per 100 lbs., $.559.60. Bhort ribs sides (loose). $3.30i9.60. Dry salted shoulders (hoxe.1i. $x.l?8.2o. Short clear sides (boxed), x.,b(U.tiitt. Following were the receipts and ship nienta of flour and grain: Receipts. Shipments C'oadltloa of Trade and Quotations om staple anil Fancy rrodace. EftOS Market weak: fresh stock, 15c. LIVE iC'LTRY Hens, loftloWc; old roosters. Va-tc; turseys, l.nfilbc; ducks, Kc: keese. '.'ii8c: chickens, per lb.. Iit4il'4c. l)KESSKll POl LTKY Chickens, ll'filjc; hens, ll'dl2c; turkes, l.V(il8c; ducks, Unilic; geese, 1 :q l.'c. HI "fTl'R-Parking stock, 13c; choice dairy, In tubs, loftil.c; separator, 2(E(2c. U i BTKKb Standards, per can, exira Belects, per can, 3.tc; New York Counts, per tan, 4c; milk, extra neiecis, per gai., i.ia; bulk, Htandard, per gal., fl.35. herrlna. no: pickerel. 8c: Hike. 9c: perch, 6c; buffalo, dressed, 7c; sunhVh, 3c; blucflns, 3c; whltelish, 9c; salmon, nc; naaaoca, nc; codtlsh, 12c; reasnapper, loc; lobsters, boiled ner lb . 3.1c: lobsters, green, per lb.. Hie; bullheads, loc; catfish, 14c; blacK bass, loc; halibut, 11c. UK AN Per ton, $15.60. HAY Prices quoted by Omaha Wholesale Dealers' association: Choice No. 1 upland, ; No. 1 medium, $6; No. 1 coarse, $5.60. Rye 3traw, W. Thes: prices are for hay of good color and quality. Demand fair; re ceipts light. corn t.tc. OATS 3Sc. RYE No. 2, 45c. V EO ETA BLEB. NEW CELERY Kalamazoo, per dof... 25C; California, per dox., 45i6c. m i ATOr.s Per nu., 4(j4.c. SWEET POTATOE8 Iowa and Kansas, $2.25. NEW PARSLEY Per dot. ouncnes, 4oc. NEW CARROTS Pe- dos. bunches, 40c. LETTUCE Per dos. bunches, 4oc. BEETS New southern, per dos. bunches, 50c; old, per bu., 40c. CUCUMBERS Hothouse, per dox., $1.75. PARSN11'8 Per bu., 40c. CARROTS Per bu., 40c. GREEN ONIONS Southern, per dot. bunches. 40c. RADISHES Southern, per dos. bunches. c. TURNIPS Per bu.. 40c: Canada rutaba gas, per lb., l'4c; new southern, ,per dos. ouncnes, doc. ONIONS Red Wisconsin, per lb., ic; white, per lb., 24c; Spanish, per crate, $1.7o. SPINACH eoutnern. per oox. Duncnes, 50c. WAX BEANS Per bu. box, $3; String bean, per bu. box, $1.50. UAHBAUK-Holland eeea, per id., ic. NAVY BEANS Per bu. $2.55. TOMATOES New Florida, per 6-basket ctate, $4.5K86.00. CAULIFLOWER caurorraa, per crate, $2.00. FKU1IB, PEARS Fall varieties, per box, $3.60. APPLES Western, per bbl., $2.75; Jona thans, $5; Now York stock, $3.26; California Bellflowers, per bu. box, $1.50. GRAPES Malagas, per keg, f6.00&tM. CRANBERRIES Wisconsin, per bbl.. $10.60; Bell and Bugles, $1U per box, $3.50. STRAWBERRIES r lorlda, per qt ooc. TROPICAL FRUITS. LEMONS California fancy, $3.50; choice, $3.25. ORANGES California navels, fancy, $3.00 (53.16; choice, $2.75; Mediterranean sweets, $2.25; sweet Jaffa, $2.50. DATES Persian, in 70-lb. boxes, per lb 60c; per case of 30-lb. pkgs., $2.25. FIGS California, per lo-lb. cartons, 90c; Turkish, per 36-lb. box, 14gl8c. MISCELLANEOUS. HONEY Utah, per 24-frame case, $3.25; Colorado, $3.50. C1DKR New York, $4; per 4-bbl., $2.50. SAUERKRAUT Wisconsin, per i-bb,., $2; per bbl., $3.75. MAPLE SUGAR Ohio, per lb., 10c. POPCORN Per lb., 2c; shelled, 4c. HIDES No. 1 green, 54c; No. 2 green, 5c: No, 1 salted, 7c; No. 2 siltsd. 4c; No. 1 veal calf, 8 to 12 lbs., 8Mic; No. 2 veal calf, 12 to 16 lbs., 6c; dry hides, 8'12c; sheep pelts, 2n4i75c; horse hides, $1.60-2.60. NUTS Walnuts, No. 1 soft shell, per lb., 15c; hard shell, per lb., 14c: No. 2 soft shell, per lb., 13c; No. 2 hard shell, per lb., 12c; Brazils, per lb., 12c; filberts per lb., 12c; almonds, soft shell, per lb., 16c; hard shell, per lb., 15c; pecans, large, per lb., 124c; small, per lb., lie; cocoanuts, per dos., Hue; chestnuts, per. lb., 10c; peanuts, per lb., 6vc; roasted peanuts, per lb., 7c; black walnuts, per bu., $1; hickory nuts, per bu., $1 6o; cocoanuts, per 100, $4. OLD METALS, ETC. A. B. Alptrn quotes the following prices: Iron, country mixed, per tonfc, $11; Iron, slove plate, per ton, $8; copper, per lb., Sc; brass, heavy, per lb., 8Hc; brass, light, per lb., 64c; lead, per lb.. 8c; sine, per lb., 24c. WEAIIB COMMISSION COMPANY. Flour, bbls.... Wheat, bu Corn, bu Oats, bu Myo, bu Barley, bu.... 11.700 ...13 (MM ...lW.S-W ...!!. 700 ... 6.700 ... 33,800 St. I.onls Ural ta 'rovlslons. BT. LOUIS. Feb. 20.-WHEAT-Flrm; No. 2 red cash, elevator, 71c; track, it'diOV; May, 72VS'3c; July. 771s'i77'4c; No. 2 hard, 71'(iiJl4c. CORN Firm; No. 2 rash, 414c; track, 414'(i44c; May, 417,c; July. 41c. OATS lxwr; No. 2 cash, 36c, nominal; track, 3(4c; Mav, 3T-HC; July, 31c, nom inal; No. 2 White, 3Sc. RYE-Firm at 4:'4c. FliOVR julrt; red winter patents. K! 40 63.55; extra fancy and straight, $3.103.35; clear, $2.!'o3.(iO. SEED Tlmothv. $.1.nnj3 0. , CORNMKAI Steady. $2.30. BRAN -Nominal; sacked, east track, 83 HAY Firm; timothy, $9.004514.60; prairie, $9.fr 11.00. IRON COTTON TIE8-$1.074-HA(l;iNO-S 5-l(Va7 1-lSc. HEMP TWINE-Sc. PROVISIONS Pork, lower; Jobbing, standard mess, $17.30. Iard. lower, $9.4-1. Dry salt meats (boxed), steady; ex:ra short and clear ribs, $9,624; short clears. $9.76. Bacon (boxedl, steady; extra short ?.nd clear ribs, $10.50; short clears $10,624. METAI-fl Lead, higher, $4 bid; spelter, flrm, $4.96 bid. POl 11 R X Firm; chickens, 13Hc; tur keys, 14fta 15c, ducks, 14c: geese. Rc. 17tlWc. BUTTER Firm; creamery, 19i27c; dairy. EGGS lxwer; fresh, 14c. Receipts. Bhlpments. , 7.0HO 8.000 35.00 ) 48,000 , KPti.OtlO Ji2,lMI , .... 70,000 49,000 Klour, bbls Wheat, bu Corn, bu Oats, bu Liverpool Grain and Provisions. LIVERPOOL. Feb. 20. WHE AT Spot, dull; No. 2 red western, winter, 6s l4d; No. 1 northern, spring, (is 9d; No. 1 Cali fornia 6s lid; futures, steady; March, 6s May, 6s ld; July, 6s VI CORN Spot, steady; American mixed, new, 4s 64d: old, no stork; ft tures, steady; March. 4s 6d; May, 4s 3d. PEAS Canad'an, quiet, f 4Vid- FLOUR 8t. Louis fancy w.nter, quiet, 8s 3d. HOP!" At Indon. Pacific const, flrm, (1 15sff7 cm. PROVISIONS Beef, easy; extra India tmss, 97s 6d. Pork, easy; prime mess, western, 75s. Hams, short cut. II to 10 lbs., easy, 50s 6d. Bacon. Cumberland cut, 2 to 30 lbs., firm, 47s 6d; short ribs, 18 to 24 lbs., flrm, 49s 6d; long clear middles, light, 28 to 34 lbs., steady, 47s 6d; long clear middles, heavy, 35 to 40 lbs., steady, 47s; short clear backs, 16 to 20 lbs., firm, 4Ss; clear bellies. 14 to 16 lbs., firm, 68s 6d. Shoulders, square, 11 to 13 lbs., firm, 40s. Lard, steady; prime western. In tierces, 48s 6d; American refined, In palls, 40s. BUTTER Nominal. CHEESE Steady; American finest white and colored, 6's 6d. TALLOW Prime city, steady, z.s; Aus tralian, In Lcndon, du'l. 83s 9d. Kansas City Grain and Provisions. VANS Aft CITY. Feb. 20. WHEAT May, 6W4c; July, S57s(?66c: cash. No. 2 hard, 68?j 69c; No. 3, 66tj)74c; No. 4 hard, 6064c; rejected, 66(SOc; No. 2 red, 7071c; No. 3, 6968c. . , CORN Atjril. 38Hc: May. 38H38c; July, 3Sic; cash No. 2 mixed. 38Hti-04c; No. 2 white, twaiiltc; mo. a, woiinic OATS No. 2 white, 3bfii3tc; no. z mixea. 34'n35c. HA Y Choice timotny, iz.ou8'io.w, l-iiuicb prairie, $9.00(89.50. BUTTER Creamery. He; dairy, fancy, 19c. EGGS Fresh, 13H0. - Receipts. Shipments. Wheat hll 20,000 16,800 Corn, bu B3.(H0 46,400 oats hu 24.000 15.000 Immeolat com Itljn Ip the money market It is realized that lnre corporate require ments are ahead of the market and this hns helped to repress borrom-lng tor any larse speculative commitments In the stock market. A divisional bond Iseue for over tn.ioi.iMi by the Atchison, the l.arkawanna ejteel compr.ny's l...io,o.o bond Issue snd rumors ot a large collateral securtt; Issue by the Louisville A Nashville have been the immediate developments to give point to this factor. Some of the stocks In which further Issues are Impending have been under pressure In spite of the prospect of subscription rights to stockholders likely to accne. 'ihis selling is attributed In s me quarters to a supposition that It rep resents s:tles In anticipation of the new stock to be Iretied. Bv other observers It Is attributed to dissatisfaction with the in creased dividend requirements which will be placed on earnings, and In some cases to the fear that the proposed expenditures will prove Inrpely unproductive. This Is es. petially true of expenditures for Improve ments due (o munlclis! requirements of various kinds. The depressing effect of these proposed aridltlonni capital issues is htrui)t.iy on trasted with the speculative excitement caused by former projects during the era of combination and community ot Interest. The tact that the congestion of railroad traffic plainly points to thj necessity lor outlay for Improvements and betterment generally seems Insufllclent to recommend me new plans to buyers of stocks. It must be remembered, however, that the capital Issues toward the former vast projects fo, cc.nsolldatlons provided for the payment of dazzling prices for the securities of slv sorbed properties which were still quoted in the market. The violent advances In prices thus Induced were the powerful stimulant to the speculation which swept the whole market during that period. While he current series of capital Issues provide or expenditures upon the substantial bet erment of the properties concerned, and might be supposed to appeal more favorably o the investment class, tney cause no sucn lolent stimulation to prices by projectt for buying other properties at prices far above the prevailing market level. The bond market has been dull and ir regular. United States old 4s declined per cent as compared with the closing call of last week. The following are the closing prices on the New York Stork exchange: OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET HeftT Weight S'.eera Bather S.ow and Weak but Hand? Weight! Sold Steady. HOGS OPENED FIVE TO TEN CENTS HIGHER Very Light Ran of Sheen tad Lambs 4 Market Baled ArtlTC and Steady to Slrongr for All the ( More Desirable tirades. SOUTH OMAHA. Feb. 20. Receipts were: Oltlclal Monday omclal Tuesday.... Official Wednesday Official Thursday .. Official Friday Cattle. Hoes. Sheep. 4,C3 4.249 3.773 3.1 W 2.400 9.8 9.671 11.4H1 9.500 2.4.1 1.U..J 5,:)7 3.!w l,6u0 Tr m.ioo 19 3H0 107,100 213,700 "l6o6 (Jn the Produce exchange today the but ter market waa firm; creameries, 1827.'; dairies. 14&24c. Fgs easy, at mark, 14(j loc Cheese, steady, 124I& 12c. IV EW YORK GENERAL MARKET. Quotations of the D7 on Vnrlons Commodities. NEW YORK. Feh. 20.-FLOUR-Recelpts, Toledo Grain and Seed. TOLEDO, O., Feb. 20. WHEAT Dull and higher; cash, 7lc; May, 804c; July, 76c. CORN Dull, higher; February, 464c; May, 454c; July, 45c. . OATS Dull, higher; February, 38c; May, 6c. RYE No. 2, 634c. . . t airirna mnvor dull, firm: February, 714c: Marsh. 774c; prime timothy, $1.08; prime alslke, $7.50. HEW YORK STOCKS ASD BONDS. 11,100 bbls.; exports, 7.02 bbls.; steady, with a moderate local demand; winter patents, fcl lulu t.i; winter etruiishts, $3.5"6i3.6t; Min nesota patents, $4.1K(j 1.30; winter extras, $J. &"3.10; Minnesota bakers, $3.20ift3.40; winter low grades. $2.6ui?.9i. Rye flour, steady; fslr to good, $3.ooiij3.35; choice to fancy, $3.403.66. Buckwheat flour, quiet ai il.9ni.?j. spot to arrive. CORNMEAL Steady; yellow western, $1 1": cltv. i.l(i: Bramlvwlne. t:t 4.1.56. RYE Firm; No. 2 western, 2c, f. . b., afloat; sta.e. 67&62c, c. I. f.. New York. BARLEY gulet; malting, &2(Uv)9c, c. 1. f.. Buffalo. WHEAT Receipts. 7.6O0 bu. Spot firmer; No. 2 red, 81e. elevator, and 83Vc, f. o. b., afloat; No. 1 northern, Duluth, K9ac f, o. b., afloat; No. 1 hard, Manitoba, ViV' f. o. b., afloat. Following an early depression In f rices, due .to easier French cables and rerlsh home crop news, wheat rallied and held flrm all day. Supporting orders were bused on better export demanS, higher cash markets In .he northwest and small interior receipts. The close was firm at a part al c net advance. May, tO l-16tjSl 6-16c, closed at Mic; July, 78di7MSe, closed at 7Hc; September closed at 7ii7c. CORN Receipts. 7J.0UO bu.; exports, 154.419 tm. rjpot, steady; No. z. 60c, elevator, and btic. t. o. b.. afloat; No. 2 yellow. 56'c; No. 1 white, 664c. The option market was quite nrm bp aay, closing VWic net higher. The features were Increased export trade, teady cablea. big clearances, light re celpis and poor grading. February closed at b)ic; March, 6iU67Hc closed at 67"c; May. 51 lS-ltxa&i", closed at 624c; July, 6ny 6Sc, closed at 6uHc OATS Receipts, 42,000 bu.; exports. 215 bu. Spot steady; No. 8. 434r; standard white, 44c; No. 3, iic; No. 2 white, 44'c; No. $ white, 43c; track mixed western, nominal; track white 434tMc. Options were quiet and steady, with corn. Mav closed at 42'c. HAY Firm: shipping, tiljTOc; good to cliolce, t6cm$1.06. HoPB Dull: state, common to choice, 1502 crop, S04(37c; 1901 crop, 24(a27c; olds, ki 124c HIDES Firm; Galveston. 20 to 26 lbs., ivu; CallfnrnU. 20 to 26 lbs., 19c; Texas dry, 24 to 30 Ids., 14c. LEA THER Firm; acid, 24HtJ-o. PROVISIONS Beef, steady; family, $15.00 tjlii.00; ntcss, $10004110.50; beef hair s, tM.Odt 1.6i; packers. $12.uu4i 15.00; city extra India mess, $-5.ootr 00. Cut mratk. flrm; pick led bellies. !S.25tilO 25; pl.kled shoulders. $8.60; pickled hams. Ill.OOti 11 50. ljird, steady; western steamed, $10.15; refined, steady; continent, $ln30; South America. $105: compound, $7.5o4i".7S. Pork, firm; family. $18 5tl.o0; short clear, $U .75S20.5O; mess, $I7.7S4 IK ln. TALLOW Steady ; city, 6c; country, 6y 4c iM-v rirm. BUTTER Receipts, $.028 pkgs.; market firm; state dairy, 15ti;5c; crenmery. extra. ?74; creamery, common to choice, 18j2(ic. KGGS Receipts 14,157 Pkits.: ensy; s'ate and Pennsylvania, average best, 174c; weat- ern, fancy, 17c CHEESE Receipts, 614 pkgs.; flrm: state, full cream, fancy, small, colored, fall made. Hie; late made, l.'IMiU'-; small, white, fall made, llr; late made, Uc; U rue. colored, fall made, HVc; late made. 13V: Urge, whits, fall made, Uc; late mode. IJV'. POULTRY Alive: Steady; turkeys. iii': 'ow la. 15c. Dressed: Unlet, unchanged. M ETA I J Tin wss I'M t.gher in I-ondon at a.iU 7a t1 for spot and U134 Is kl for futures, while here It was tedy. but un changed, at IJS 4oi) J9 60 Copper closed ks 91 higher In 1-onUon at 158 la 3d for spot and I U M M lor futures. Locally It waa 110-111 Board of Trade, Omaha, Neb- Telephone 1B10. CHfCAGO. Feb. 20. WHEAT The strength shown In the wheat ma&ket has been quite a puszle in view of the bearish news. Total wheat and flour clearances today were only 35,000 bu. and for the week 2,713.0(0 bu. The weather is favorable and Modern Miller says there has been no harm done by the recent cold spell, but that the snow covering nas improved, rather than Impaired the prospects. English cables were up only a fraction and Paris was Vc lower. Export houses here say the demand is slow irom all directions. Minneapolis, however, reported a sharp milling demand at increasing premiums. New York re ported 18 loads taken for export. Argentine snipments aid not prove as large as ex pected, although much larger than last year, i.728,(.0O bu., against 6M.000 last year. Primary receipts were 417,000 bu.. against 626,000 last year. Primary shipments were 126.000 bu., against 240,000 last year. North west receipts were 322 cars, against 506 a year ago. local receipts were nine cars, with one contract. Estimates for Saturday, 20 cars. There were no suggestions ot war fears from abroad. The New York market showed relative strength, however, and our market here rallied on New York buy ing. CORN The market has been firm, with out any great speculative trade. The range has bee.i narrow, but prices at thvlr best were 4c over Thursday. The feature has been continued buylrg by the provision Interests. There wss also some covering of early sales. The cash market waa un changed. It Is said with a few days of pleasant weather there will be larger ar rivals here of corn delayed by the storm. Receipts today were 2o9 cars, with none contract. Estimates for tomorrow, 345 cars. Nothing reported sold east todsy. but there were 2,'AOOO bu. sold late yesterday. New York reports from 30 to 33 loads taken for export. Clearances, "(T.OOO bu. ; for the week, 2.739.ou bu. OATS The feature In oats waa the sell ing of about 1,000.000 bu. by Patten and the remarkable circumstance was that after that the market recovered It all. The Patten sel'lng was said to be on Information that a good many oats were headed this way, delayed by the storm, and likely to come with a rush after a few days of milder weather. The east Is sending but few bids. Receipts, however, are small and the cash market keeps flrm. Receipts to- I day were only 59 cars, wlih three standard; esiimaies lor oaiuruay, in cia. i T.Oiio bu. PROVISION Market opened up strong on higher hog market. On the advance there was realising snd prnnt-taking cy longs. The local crowd was rather bear ish on the fact of higher prices and the advance within the last few days. There were 24,000 hogs and prices were 10al5c bleher. Estimates for Saturday. 19.0U). Hum In the west today, si.iuu, against oj.om last rri aim to, if-, -. j WE ARE COMMISSION COMPAKI. Philadelphia, Prod ace Market. PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 20. BUTTER Firm; prints and extra western creamery, 2'lHc; fresh nearby prints. 30c. K.Cd.s weak end lc lower: iresn neamy r.r.d western. 18o at mark; fresh southwest ern. 171 lKc; fresh southern, ltttiwc at mars CHEESE Steady: New York full creams prirre smll, HfdtUc; New York full creams, fair to aood small. 13(fll3Vc: New York, full creams, prime lare,e, 11c; New York full creams, fair to good large, 13S'tf l?Xc. Mllwaak.ee Grata Market. MILWAUKEE. Feb. 20.-WHEAT-F1I m: No 1 northern. 79c; No. 2 northern, 7Vt5p 9Sc: May, 7ikC. sellers RYE-Steady; No. 1, 51,52c BARLEY Steady; No. 2, He; sample, 45 (rooc. CORN May, 4."Hc hid. Delate Grata Market. DULUTH. Feb. 20 WH EAT Cash, No 1 hard. 77e; No. 2 northern. 74Sc; No. 1 northern. 7V; May, Tic; July, TlVtC. OATS May, 85c. t Peoria, Market. PEORIA, Feb. JO. CORN 8teady ; No. 8. 414c OATS-Dull; No. 8. white. S34c Mlaaeapolls (. Fixer and Bran, MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 30-WHEAT-Msy 74c; July, 7Sc; ou track. No. 1 hard. Unconflrmed Rnnsora Lead Sharp Rally. Aided by London Cablea. NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-The failure of the confirmation of the rumors concerning the Metropolitan Street Railway company cir culated yesterday led to a prompt "very of prices of stocks this morning. The de nial by W. C. Whitney that he had sold any of the stock within six months con vinced tne operators mm yco.j-iuo, o h.j aiihlnct In a raid bv the dls- semination of Inventors. Toe short sellers of yesterday hastened to cover and helped the rally. The recovery In Metropolitan utTut Daiiwar waa esoeclally pronounced. Tho strength In Amalgamated Copper pointed to some uncovered short Interest. This stock was helped by the strength of the metal market, which waa marked In London. It waa notable also that the re covery In futures there exceeded that for spot copper, thus establishing a premium again for futures as compared with a dis ccunt for some time past. New York Cen tral seemed to feel the benefit of the addi tional subway projects for New York and also the authorised denial of recent rumors that the company Is selling treasury stock In the market against a future issue. But the feature of the early market was the St. Louis ft San Francisco stocks. The nmmnn man 4. the first Dreferred 64i. the second preferred 4 and Kansas City, Fort Scott & Mempnis preierrea . .me iuiiu in v bonds were also in demand at advanc lng prices. Many reports have been circu lated recently cf a" coming consolidation of this property with some other large railroad viipm the most recent story pointing to the Southern Railway. Nothing authentic on the development In the property was dlnclosed d'jrlna the dav. Durinar the afternoon the Wabash stocks came Into prominence, the preferred ad vancing 2i after an announcement that wages had been advanced on the system west of the Mississippi. It seemed to be assumed that this would avoid the strike which has been dreaded recently. Other Gould stocks and southwesterns generally advanced In sympathy. Mlssourf Pacific was also helped by the Increase of over $SOO,000 In December net earnings. Reports of railroad gross earnings for the second week In February were good without ex ception. The advance In refined sugars neiped American sugar, and special de velopments were responsible for advances In other individual stocks. 1 ne market closed quite active and at about the best. There seemed to be a genera) conviction that tomorrow's bank statement will be a poor one. The movement of currency haa been away from New York, especially to New Orleans, so that a net loss In cash of nearly $2.ou0.000 Is indicated on the known movements of money It la Intimated also that there may have oeen some withdraw als of deposits by trust companies, possibly as a beginning of the recuperation of their reserves as required by the clearing house rule. The loan Item will also be watched with Interest, as the volume of loans last Saturday was already within $2,000,000 of the high record of the clearing house bunks on March 1, 190Z. Time money continued to advance and the reaction in sterling a Paris made the export of gold next wee more probable. The bond market was Irregular. Total sales, par value, z,(Co.wjo. The principal feature of the stock mar ket this wtek has been the continued in difference and neglect on the part of the general investment and a specuu tlve pub lie. Attempts were made to contest thl condition early this week by undertaken a campaign for a rise In the Industrials, Quite a number of this c ss of securitlei were successively advanced on Mond:i' without any definite news to account for their rise. . But the attempt to move the Industrials or to attract outside Interest In them proved abortive and was .abandoned by Tuesday. A dropping tendency of prices. due to the Inanimation of the market, lot lowed and gave way to a sharp decline on Thursday, when clear Indication of raiding tactics by an undlacloeed betr party be came manifest. Support was developed by the raid. The clear demonstration that selling to realise brought out an advance, while sharp oVcllnee Induced support, tends, to the stability of the market and dis courages s;eculatlve ventures. The ap proach of the three-day holiday was an additional Influence in deterring operator from making new ventures hi sOiks. The course of the exchange market was atten tively watched and lis fluctuations toward or away from the gold export point had an effect upon the speculative sentiment in the market. Exchange has reached the fold export level during the week and the act that nj exports were made was attrib uted to the lack of quick transportation facilities which added to the Interest charges Involved In the movmiiit of gold. Money has been stringent In London, but tne advance In sterling at Paris and Berlin In response snows that caplU.1 from these renters Is attracted to London, thus reliev ing the pressure upon New York. The problem of gold exports from New York seeme to depend upon the continued re sponse of the continental .centers to the needs of (he lxndon money market. Rates for money In New York have advanced ap preciably for time loans. The demand for New Orleans on account of the cotton spec ulation and the absorption on subtreasury account have been factore. The rWe lu money rates tends to en courage the renewal of luana, the repay Atchison do pfd I. Ohio do nfd Canadian Pacific.. anada So h. St Ohio htcago A Alton.. do Did ChlraKO ft E. III.. Chicago ft O. W.. do 1st ptd do td pfd Chicago ft N. W Chicago Ter. do pfd C. C. ft St. L.. Colorado 8o do 1st ptd do td pfd IXI. ft Hudxon Del. U ft W DenTer ft R. O.... do pfd Erie do lit pfd do 2d ptd Great Kor. pfd Hocking valley ... do pfd..; .-. Illinois Central Iowa Central ... do pfd Lake Erie ft W. do pfd . ft N Manhattan L.... Met. St. Ry Mex. Central ... Mex. National . Minn, ft St. li... Mo. Pacific ., K. ft T do pfd J. Central.... Y. Central... Norfolk ft W.... do pfd Ontario ft W.... PenneylTanla .... Reading do 1st pfd..... do td pfd Et. L. ft 8. P... do 1st pfd do td pfd St. L. 8. W do pfd 8t Paul do pfd go Paulas Bo. Railway . ... . J7jiSo. Railway pfd MH .10i'l Texan ft Pacific 414 . I Toledo. St. L. ft W. K .83 do pfd 44 .137V t'nton I'aclflo 101 -h ,. 77 i do pfd H .. tltitVabaab 31 . rV do pfd t. . 71'n Wheeling L. E.... 2 .:oo 1 do 2d pfd 34 ,. 17 IWH. Central i .8? do pfd bt . 44!Adami Ei 310 .200 I American E tit .. 17'iil'nlled States Ex 1(0 .. 13 Wells-Fargo Ex 2-t ,. t'3 'Amal. Copper .. ,. 29Vi'Amer. Car ft F Five days this week... 17,971 4S.62S 27.0N.. Same days last week.... Iff. IKS 41 -'O.b.J Same week before 17.2X4 2l.n4 2a j- Same three weeks ago. . .ls.Ml 24.50J Same four weeks ago... .19.AO 40.4M 24.h04 Same days last year 14,215 45.228 l.5o5 RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR TO DATE. The following table shows the lecelpts of cattle, hogs and sheep at South Omaha for the year to date, with compailsons wiiti last year: llse. lar. Inc. Dec. Cattle 131,008 119.1M 11,878 Hog a39.i(H 413.200 73,26 Shtep 17,4.; 115.935 62,542 Average price paid for nogs at South Omaha for the last several uaa with comparisons: Date. I 1903. 1902. 1901. 11900. 11899. 11888. 11897. Feb. 1.... Feb. 2.... Feb. 3.... Feb. 4.... Feb. .... Feb. ..... Feb. 7.... Feb. Feb. .... Feb. 10... Fob. 11... Feb. 12... Feb. 13... Feb. 14... Feb. 15... Feb. 18... Feb. 17... Feb. 18... Feb. 19... Feb. 20... 8 70 5 : 5 3 10 25; & 221 4 67 3 M 164 127 s U 4 8 J 64 t 6J $ 19 4 o2 69 2 73 I 20 5 311 I I 591 I 72 I 2a 4 70 i 66 4 63 6 4 In, 1 6K 4 M (01 3 711 S 27 7.. 1 1 721 3 21 3 19 2 75 3 711 3 23 I 4 801 3 711 3 761 3 27 ,32, I 3 66, 3 7 2 25 2: 11 i 23 C 76V; 161 & 21 74U ( 031 6 28 98 t 2H 71 6 751 ( 00 a 7nul s 01 6 72V4I 04 1 f 30 1 4 79 8 811 3 28 6 Mv, 5 Mil 6 241 4 82 3 68 3 30 A &tZ K ui ft ail 4 7& a 651 2 83; 6 811 6 2S 4 75 8 o 3 8i 3 38 92 I 6 27 4 83i 3 58 1 8 89 3 84 7 03S 6 79 4 76 3 58 1 3 84 1 3 25 B 07 fi 781 K 22 I 3 52 , 3 87 1 3 31 S 5 85 5 241 4 831 I 3 91 3 3H 98 I 6 86 6 30 4 7 3 60) 3 35 N 7o do pfd 9214 44 Amer. Lin. Oil 17' .179 do pfd i .140 American 8. ft R.... M . 4 do pfd 17 . K; Anac. Mining Co il . 29 Brooklyn R. T ei't . 70S! Colo. Fuel ft Iron... 7(4 . M' Cona. Oea 18Vi .ton ('ont. Tobacco pfd. . . 1 lhv. .106 Sen. Electrlo lt I8i , Hocking uoal il luter. paper is do pfd 73 '4 inter, power M Laclede (.las M National Biscuit .... 47V National Lead 21 No. American ' 114 Pacific Coast 47 Pacific Mall 40 People's Oas 101'i Pre Med 8. Car so pfd t4Vi Pullman P. Car 230 Republic Steel 2! do pfd 7. Sugar , 120S Indicates Sunday. The official number of cars of stock brought In today by each road was: Roads. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Hrt C. M. & St, P. Ry.... 4 8.... .... 734 Wabash Ry 3 Missouri Pac no Rv.. 1 I nlon Pacific system. 24 c. At N. w. ity F.. E. & M. V. Ry.... 25 C, St. P., M. & O. Ry 18 B. & M. Ry 16 C, B. & Q. Ry 6 K. C. & St. J. Ry.... 2 C, R. I. & P., east... 3 c, it. l. de p., west., s Illinois Central 2 ...144S ... 4JVi ... 72 ... 47 ...117 ...124 ...ld't, ...133, ... 2 ... 19 ...10 ...112 ... 2. ... 82 ! ,...12 ...144 ... 74H Tenn. Coal ft I. ...to Union Bag ft P .... 334 do pfd ...m U. 8. Leather ... U I do pfd ... 64 U. 8. Rubber .... 76 I do pfd ... M4,U 8. Steel .... li do pfd 74 Western Union .... , ... 27 Amer. locomotive.. ... 1V do pfd 177 s K. C. Southern.... ,...191 I do pfd ... 4 Rock Island .... 151 do ptd 2 1 2 10 3 1 29 30 2 1 13 .. 1 17-3 6 s 12 1 4 132 3 Total receipts 118 The disposition of the day s receipts waa as follows, eacn Duyer purcnasing ine num ber of head Indicated: Buyers. 1 , 77 , 13 , 3A , 17 , be . 83 . 20Vi S'4 , e81a , 49 , 81i Omaha Packing Co iJ6 Swift and Company 782 Armour & Co 729 Cudahy Packing Co 378 Armour, from Sioux City 92 vansant & co 81 Carey & Benton 6 Lobman & Co 41 Livingstone & Shaller... 14 Rothschild 98 L. F. ilusx 28 H. F. Hobblck 34 Dennis & Co 11 Hamilton 87 Other buyers 186 Total Cattle. Hogs. Sheep, Hogs. 1 1.3S6 2,08 2,468 1,&2 1,706 101 1165 623 9,229 1.889 2,902 CATTLE There was a fair run of cattle here today lor a Friday, and the market as a whole was In very satisfactory conui tlon. Packers seemed to be quite anxious for supplies, -so th&t a fairly eariy ciear nee was made. The beet steer market, though, was not quite as brisk aa It was yesterday on the 1 ne neavyweignis m piuucu New York Money Market X7DTK7 -trrcDV V-l. A rXTC,tT nail I annA mttle teady at 2Hi pet" cent, closing at 13 lar did not sell very well, and on that per cent; time money nrm; sixty days, 4"4 ciaas salesmen wcro tni...,B nio .unDk . Der cent: ninety days. 44 per cent; six little lower. The handy weight cattle of months, 44(o5 per rnt; prime mercantile naner. (VfioVn ner eent. - ' STERLING EXtJilANaB Steady, with actual business in bankers' bills at $4.8775 for demand and at 34.84b5 for sixty days; posted rates, 34.85. and 34.884. SILVER Bar. 484o; Mexican dollars, - ... ' 190INOH uovemmeni, siraay; rauroaa, Irreeular. 1 The cloilng quotations on bonds are as follows: II. s. ref. 2a. res 107H L. ft N. unl. 4a lOOU do coupon ID'S Mex. central es nvt do la. reg 101 1 do la ine 21 do coupon 107 Minn, ft St. L. 4s. ..103V do new 4s. reg 134H M., K. ft T. 4a , de coupon ........ .13b1! do 2s 92(? do old 4s, reg. 1094 N. Y. C gen. Vts...l03Uj do coupon 1''4 N. J. C. gen. 6s 1321 do (s. reg ln: No. Pacific 4a 103 00 cojpon .. . 102 do 3a 73 (4 Atchison sen. 4s 10. N. ft W. eon. 4s 101 do ad). 4s tl-W Reading gen. 4s 97 Bal. & Ohio 4s lir; St. L. ft I. M. e. la.114 do mi 94 St. L. 8. 9 . 4s.... do conr. 4s loe et. l. b. w. is i Canada So. 2a lOK'-i do ts Central of Oa. ts 1(18 8. A. A A. P. 4s. do la Ine 7 So. Pecine 4a.. rnnA mmlltV anld Without dllflCUltV St steady prices, and the commoner class of cattle also were in gooa uciubhu v steady prices. Packers aeemed to think It paya better to buy the cheaper claae than those that have been selling from 11 Tt. to 15.00. The cow market was active and stronger on cutters and the better grades of corn feds. For the week the market on that class of cattle Is fully 25c higher and In some places more. Canners. however, have been rather neglected all the week and have not shown any Improvement. Today they were rather slow sale, with prices about steady. Trading was brisk from start to finish on the better grades, so that oractlcally everything of that char- waa .iianniMl of In aood season. Bulls were not any more than steady today, with the demand indifferent. Veal -i..J mniA freelv at steady prices. nnii. of stock cattle were limited this morning, ana, u bci,c...j ... - the close of the week, the market .. it .nvthiner a shade lower, as specu- BJ t 1 lotors were arraia 10 gei many s fa- nt helna obliged to carry . 1H f1?1" i..' . T..ii week The demand Chea. ft Ohio 4s..,.lo So. Railway 5a 117 J.'"' Aontrv though haa been In good Chicago ft A. a... 774. 1 Texas ft Pacific la.. .117 from tnouJ"l, ponsfding the extreme r. d a. c . a. ul T at I. a. w a. it I ihane this Wees. COnsiaering ine eiireme C. B. ft Q. n. 4s.... 94 C, M ft St P f. 4s.. .111 C. ft li. W. con. 7s.. 132-1, a, r. 1. ft p. 4s... .in C C C ft Bt L g. 4S..100 CI logo Ter. 4s ( Colorado 80. 4s 91 Penver ft R. O. 4a.. 9 Erie prior lien 4a.... do general 4a 97 F. W. ft D. C. 1 Ill Hocking val. 4s lui T., St. L. ft W, 4a.. 7t Union Pacific 4s 103 do eonv. 4a 106 Wabaah la 117-W do 2a 104 do oeo. o 84 West Shore 4a Ill Wheel, ft L. E. 4a... 93 wia. t-entrai as 74 Con. Tobacco 4a at Colo. Fuel (a 91 "'"J :Z ... .v, muni cilllu ra cold weatner, ..w j - lf, ln .peculators hands. Representative sales: nni.T-na No. it Boston Siocks ssd Bosids. BOSTON, Feb. 20. Call loans, 406 per cent; time loans, 4-4.&6i per cent. OfTlclal closing of Biocm and Donas: Atchison 4s. Mei. Central 4a.., Atchlaon do pfd , fioalon ft Albany. Bneton ft Me. .100 Allouei .. 74 , Amalgamated .. I74 Hlnnham ..100 Calumet ft Hecla.. ..240 Tentennlal .lMr Copper Rang ltdl.in KIcv-'ahI U Franklin N. Y., N. H. ft H. ..:i Isla Royals rltihburg pfd ..143 Monawu Union Pclflc Mex. Central American Sugar ., dn pfc American T. ft T Ikimlnlon t. ft S. Uen. Electric 199 Mass. Electric 27 United Krult .... 10 U. 8. Steel 39 do pfd 89 Weetlngh. Common. ..l(ia Adventure 14 ion old Dominion .... . 2 usreoia .130 Parrot .122 Qulncr ,16n Santa Fs Copper., . 63 .Tamarack Trlmountalo . Trinity United States Utah Victoria Winona Wolvarlns . . . .. 73 .. I .630 .. 31 . 71 . 12 ,. 14 .. 95 .. 11 .. 75 . 22 .120 .. 21 ..17J .104 .. 13 .. 24 .. .1 a .. 4 .. 49 Loadoa Stork Market. LONDON. Feb. 20. Closing quotations: Consols for money... 92 New York Central. ...161 92 riortoia western.. 4 I do pfd Ontario ft Western.. 102V Pennsylvania 101 Rand Mines ..10 Reading do account.. Anaconda Atchlaon do pfd Baltimore ft Ohio... Canadian PaclSc. Chesapeake ft Ohio. Chicago U. W C, M. ft Bt. P !e Beers Denver R. O do pfd Erie do let pfd do 2ii pld Illinois Central LoulsTllle ft Nash.. 91., K. AT. 92 do let pfd .IS I do Id pfd . 18! y Southern Railway... . 21-V no pro . 41 'Southern Pacific. . 91 Union Pacific... . 40 I do pfd . 72V, U. 8. Steel . 411 do pfd .14K Wabash .12 o pfd la t 7i 99 34 7H 11 1 4j 18 3 9) . 4 .103 . 91 . 99 . 90 . SlVa nan aii.virHieadv at 22Ud ner ounce. MONEY 34i4 ner cent. the rate of discount In the open market for short bills Is 3htfti3S per cent and for three-months bills 3Vi per cent. Kev York . Mlalnar Stocks. NEW YORK, Feb. 20. The following are the Quotations on the New York Stock exchi nge: (Little Chief , I Ontario iophl.' iPrnenls j Potuel , I S 'age ! Sierra Nevada .. S6 iSiuall llopea .... I isiandard Adams Con Alice bruece Urunawlck Con Comktork Tiiiinel... Con. ( al. ft Va I'ora bilver Iron Silver Leedvllle Cou to . 1 .111 12o .. ..(26 ..195 .. e .. 40 .. 29 .. 99 .. U ..too Bank 4 learlaajs. OMAHA. Feb. 2?.-Hank clearings today, 31,208.611.83; corresponding day last year, 1.129.;; 71 : Increase. 377.255.12. CHICAGO, Feb. 2" Clearinga. .32o.298.9M; balances. 31.457.i6u; New York exchange. 3oc discount; foreign exchange unchanged; sterling posted at ft 8i for sixty days and at 34.88 for demand. . NEW YORK. Feb 30. -Clearings, 125,143. 592; balances. 38.464.407. BOSTON. Feb 2 Clearings, $23,811,521; btJinces. 32.07?.f4. m PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 20. Clearings 32o.07S.lo8; balances, $3,234,837; money, 4)o percent. BALTIMORE. Feb. 20. Clesrings. $2.863.. il- balances. $406.i2: money, a per cent. ST. LOl'IS. Feb. JO. Clearings, $7.ie,834; balances. $1.17S.281; money, easy, 4Vii per cen l i New lore. cacba.nte, par. Wo. 4.... 4.... 1.... t.... 9.... 24.... 22.7.'. 4.... It.... 4.... .... 1.... I.... IS.... 9.... It.... 19.... 19.... 19.... It.... 14.... 9.... 10.... 24 I t I 1 J 1 I I 1 4 1 4 11 1 14 11 I It 2 t 1 ... 1...., 1.... 2.... A. Pr .... 7S 8 1& .... 794 t IS ....1029 M .... 900 40 .... 964 I .... 143 1" .... 490 1 70 .... 976 1 78 .... 990 I 75 .... (CO III .... 926 t i .... 946 i 90 1016 I 90 .... 981 I 90 ....1034 90 .... 96 4 00 .... 920 4 00 ....1070 4 00 .... 416 4 00 .... 991 4 00 ....104 4 05 ....1111 4 05 ....1014 4 "5 .... 42 4 05 ....1140 4 10 ....10M 4 10 ....100 4 16 ....1064 4 19 ,...1I0 4 16 .... 4M 4 1 ....1134 4 16 ,...106 4 20 1541 4 10 I.... 11.... I.... 4..., 1.... 16.... II.... 9.... It.... 10.... II.... 41.... 10.... 1.... I.... II.... 11.... I.... 1.... 10.... I. ... 40.... .... 1.... II. ... I..., 19..., .... 14.... I.... 1. A. Pr. 1091 4 20 190 4 20 P4 4 26 ...... .1084 4 26 1105 4 26 1240 4 ;6 1164 4 25 111 4 26 I2'i4 4 30 HIS 4 85 1222 4 30 1163 4 30 IMS 4 90 1294 4 16 1290 4 40 1271 4 40 1367 4 40 1216 4 40 1300 4 60 1370 4 60 1811 4 60 1141 4 60 1S20 4 90 If 4 40 1220 4 40 1321 4 M 1410 4 40 1361 4 40 341 4 45 1371 4 15 1225 4 66 , 1420 4 70 ..163 4 99 ' STEERS AND HEIFERS. ..ion I 90 1071 4 26 111 I M II 1220 4 66 ""..100 4 04 10 1249 4 td looo 4 10 STEERS AND 8TAOS. 981 8 46 COWS. 1 00 4 loal 1 it I 00 4 931 I It I 16 16 1110 I IS I 20 1 1076 I 20 I 25 12 1009 I 90 I 25 1 1001 I 90 3 a i 106I 1 20 I 31 1 104 I 86 I 40 1 920 I 26 I 40 I t I 26 I 90 1 1010 I 25 I to 1 840 I 25 I 60 I IO11S 1 30 I to 10 1014 I 80 1 M T 1170 I 19 I M 1 1140 I 90 I 60 1 uno 1 o .1 to 1 110 I si I tO 1 114 I 96 I 60 1 614 I 16 I 65 24 1021 I 26 3 40 . 22 944 I St 1 40 I I0Mi I 15 I 41 1 1(1X4 I 40 1 46 t ...124 I 40 I t 1 1116O 1 40 I 10 9 471 I 49 I 76 II 1130 I 40 I 75 II 1144 I 40 i 76 II 1134 I 40 I 18 1 1110 I 60 t 15 14 971 I 60 t 90 24 1011 I 60 I 60 I Ut I M t 95 1 90 I 60 I 96 t 10 I 60 3 9U 1 1101 I 60 I 90 II 1131 I 60 I 00 7 1020 I 40 I ucl 1 900 140 I 00 4 1276 I 40 1 M 4 970 I 49 I Ml I 130 I 40 I 00 4 1060 I 40 I CO 30 919 I 90 I 00 fv 1164 1 40 I O0 t I TVS 1 90 1 "0 30 1(141 I 90 I 00 It 1079 I 40 I 0 HO I 90 I ( 1 1076 I 46 I Ot 4 977 I 1 1 i 11 nit 1 is I 10 I It .6 1 7 I 10 1 1 1SO I 10 1 10 1 1134 I 10 I IS 1 1"30 I 1 1 10 17 ir I 16 I tt t IJliO. I 16 4 II 1 1130 1 St I II tt Ml I IS I 1 I lit I 91 , . .1CS I 16 1 Ml COWS AND HEIFERS. t 90 1... 1.. M. . 1 . 6.10 . in; , 140 , 9,n , 444 471 li 4.t . 412 I t ( HEIFERS 1 i 4 2 .to : 2 40 2 1 4.". 1 96 2 7 .. 2 76 2 76 4 I 40 1 16.... I . 1 1... 1... CALVES. 4 7:. 1 6 On 2 t no 4 9 25 I 1 n 4 5 7.-i STOCK CALVES. in 12.. I 46 2 1 Oil 1 STAGS. I 60 1 I 76 STOCK COWS AND 4u 1 50 I 1 85 BULLS. 70 76 14" IV, lifO 169 S2 l:i(l . 124 . . 40 .. 70 .. 841 ,. 940 .. 917 .. 410 . . 920 ..1(121 .. 170 .. I n .. 142 .. 160 .. 1S7 I 10 I at I 10 I 25 I 75 I M I 60 I 06 I 10 I 78 I on I 00 I 00 9 00 41 26 130 I tt I 60 I 94) ....1160 1600 ill 1110 I 78 HEIFERS. 121 I 10 t .1185 ...i:so ..14:15 ..14.VI . .li 6(1 . .18MI ,.12iS ..1260 ..101W ..1470 ..130 ..1638 .1290 I 40 1 (10 2 76 1 76 2 611 2 90 2 90 2 96 1 00 I 00 1 00 3 10 10 1. 119S 1440 If 0 MM 140 1790 ir.60 11.70 1130 1460 , 18'HI 1600 .1480 BTOCKERS AND FEEDERS I is I 11 I 10 I it I 25 I 25 I 26 I 38 1 10 I 30 I 90 I 15 I IS 499 I 00 13 90 I 90 .. 170 2 75 1 1" ' .. 810 I 85 11 4t I J .. 70 I 00 1 80 7 .. tOO I 00 I 7t I 70 ,.. 800 I On 1 710 I 75 ... 100 8 00 7M I 75 ,.. 100 I 00 1 390 I 90 ,.. 730 3 25 8 878 1 90 ..IOf.6 I 25 4 65 I 90 .. 440 I to It 9V10 I 90 .. 430 I to I 7I 8 15 .. 110 I 10 I HI 4 00 .. 445 I 10 1 190 4 00 .. 480 1 66 1 IMO 4 10 111 1 an 4 1000 4 10 H04-1S4 Ther waa not an excessive run Of hogs at any point this morning and as a, result prices improved a little under the Influence of a good demand. At this point the msrket was rather slorw. aa packers did not like to pay much more for their hogs than they did yesterday. Sellers, though, held for a 6noc advance, ana inai wna the wav the l.nlk of the hogs Sold. The big end of the receipts sold from 8. to 7.0itT The heavier weights sold mostly from $7.00 to $7.03 and as high as $7.10 was paid for prime heavyweights. The medium reef steers. MtnQA.tn: fair to good, $3.4011 4 bo; stockers and feeders, $2 3iM 40; west ern fed steers, $2.7Mr 00; Texas and Indian Steers. $.1.011114 00; Te-xas ows, $1 h,1 ls native cows. $2.01 j4 oft; native heifers. $2 2i J4 27; canners, $1.004 2. Si; bulls, $2 J.Vu4 iV calves. $2 .tVchtvoO. H( K8 Receipts, 7.000 hesd; market opened strong to 6c higher, closed weak; top, $7.?0; bulk of sales, $7.007.15; heavy, $7.imj7 30; mixed packers. ! 9o'o7.12'i; light $rt.7ni7.06; yorkers, $(i.9.Vij 7.06; -pigs, $;..'Mi 8. in SHEEP ND l.AMRS Receipts. S.000 Jiead; market steady; nre lambs, $4.iVf l.ft; western lambs, $3.8.Hr fed sues. $3.1li) .00; native wethers. $3.5mr5.ri5; west ern wethers, I3.40Hjo.70; stockere and feed ers, $2.5(VJ.r. Joseph Lire )tn?k Market. ST. JOSEPH. Feb. 20. CATTLE- Re ceipts. 1,104 head: steady; naMves. $.1 .V!) 5.3T; Texas and westerns, $3. :$ 4 tin; rows and heifers, $2.0t4 :6 ; veale, $.1 OOfli 50; bulls and stass. $2.5o'(t4.00; yearlings and calves, $2.60ijj'4 35; stockers and feeders, U.V0 j4 M). 11 OQS Receipts, 8,Sf)0 hesd; light and light mixed. $t 92Siif7.15: medium and hesvy. $;.0774a7.32t4; pigs, $0.Ti(iiS.60; bulk, $?.tirn? 7, 20. SHEEP AND LA M RH Receipts, 71 head; active; top native yearling wethers, $5.7j; top native ewes, to. Stock la Sight. The following were the receipts of live stork at the six principal western cities yesternay: k Omaha Chicago Kansas City St. Louis .... Bt. Joseph .. Bloux City .. Totals ... Cattle. ... 2.400 ... 8.000 ... 2.900 ... 2.000 ... 1.104 ... 200 Hog. 0 22.000 7.000 4.5O0 3.500 Sheep. l.rtnO 7,S(H 1.8O0 701 .11,804 55,350 14.081 gloex City LIto Stock Market. SIOUX CITY. la., Feb. 20.-(Speell Tele gram.) CATTLE Receipts, 200 head; steady; beeves. 33.5Oiftfi.00; cows, bulls snd mixed, $2.00014.00: stockers and feeders, $2.75 (M.25; calves and yearlings, $2.50cp4.00. HOOS Receipts, 3,500 head; 10c higher, selling at $6.7toy7.10; bulk of sales, $6.Sorg 95. Cotton Market. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 20 -COTTON-Fti-ttires barely steady; Februsrv, 9 80c bid; March, 9.6AfTJ 67c; April, 9 67fj.71e; May, 9.754iS.fftc; June, 9.7SCa980c; July. A.$4(ft9.8.x; August, .52c; September, 8.78jt.c; Oc tober, 8.3!ir!. 40a Spot, flrm; sales. 4.K hogs sold largely from $6 95 .to $7.00, 1 bales'; ordinary, Kc; good ordinary, 8 1-l'rtc; the light hogs sold from $6.95 down. Later In the day packers did not seem to be quite as anxious for supplies, so that the close of the market was a little slow and weak. Representative sales: No. Av. 8h. Pr. No. Av. Sh. Pr. 21 102 ... 6 75 72 240 40 7 00 2 182 ... 6 90 62 240 40 7 00 39 109 ... 6 90 65 244 ... 7 00 72 1H3 ... 6 90 74 227 80 7 00 66 200 ... 92 71 212 160 7 00 70 199 ... 6 924 76 222 ... 7 00 72 220 40 6 95 74 227 40 7 00 42 239 ... 96 67 265 80 7 00 60 238 80 6 95 82 231 ... 7 00 76 212 ... 6 95 70.... ..268 ... 7 00 77 204 40 6 96 10 200 ... 7 00 75 200 ... 6 95 12. .-..233 ... 7 00 67 217 ... 6 95 68 244 80 7 00 67 228 40 6 95 87 261 ... 7 00 75 217 ... 6 95 61. .....249 40 7 00 78 208 40 6 95 76 217 ... 7 00 71 211 80 6 96 69 255 40 7 00 71 216 ... 6 95 74 232 ... 7 00 68 202 ... 6 95 67. .....247 40 7 00 65 240 40 6 95 71... ...230 80 7 00 76 216 ... 6 96 38 211 40 7 00 74 211 ... 6 95 82 247 40 7 00 83 200 ... 6 95 78 229 ... 7 00 69 217 ... 6 95 84 244 ... 7 00 60 222 80 6 96 76 233 ... 7 00 72 2(6 ... 6 96 88 252 ... 7 00 25 218 ... 6 95 73 215 ... 7 00 20 238 120 6 95 67 245 ... 7 00 91. .....203 ... 6 95 64 275 130 7 00 40 242 ... 6 95 83 234 ... 7 00 83 195 ... 6 95 67 238 ... 7 00 68 2T!9 40 6 974 6 239 80 7 00 71 225 ... 6 97H 61 245 40 7 00 76 2"9 ... 6 97H 73 218 ..: 7 00 69 236 40 6 974 66 248 ... 7 00 74 211 ... 6 97 65 247 ... 7 00 70 219 120 6 97" 26 259 ... 7 05 7... .221 ... 8 9714 63 241 40 7 02i 79 213 ... 6 97 66 231 .40 7 02H 60 242 ... ( 97'i 94 230 ... 7 02Vi 64 230 ... 6 97' 60 239 ... 7 02 75 235 40 6 974 64 2S8 ... 7 02V4 73 233 80 6 97 32 277 ... 7 05 75 213 40 6 97 66 268 80 7 (6 77 220 40 6 97 67 279 80 7 08 68 240 ... 6 97 42 851 160 7 05 64 217 40 8 87 63 246 ... 7 05 36 226 ... 97 63 236 80 7 06 74 239 ... 7 00 60 259 160 7 06 69 256 ... 7 00 78 2S6 ... 7 07 65 228 ... 7 00 li 292 ... 7 10 70 230 .... 7 00 10 310 ... 7 15 74..... .234 1 40 TOO 66 301 ... 7 15 83 236 ... 7 00 SHEEP There were only a few bunchee of sheep and lambs In the yards this morn ing and the market could safely be quoted active and steady to strong. There were no strictly choice lambs offered and In fact there have been none here In a 'onf time, so that It Is hard to tell what a finished bunch would bring. Some Just fair lambs this morning sold for $0.45. Western year lings sold for $5.50 and some ewes brought $4.25. Trading waa active and everythlr g was disposed of In good season. There were no feeders offered again to day, so that a test of the market was not made. It Is safe to say, though, that any thing decent would have sold freely at good steady prices. Quotations: Choice western lambs, $6,000 6 25: fair to good lambs, $5.66.00; choice native and Colorado iambs, $6.(XKu 2i, cnoloo vearllngs, $j.&04t5.76; fair to good yearlings, $5.0O('(i6.oO; choice wethers. $4.i.V(k.25; fair to good, $4.40fl4.75; choice ewes, $4.2D5j4.50; fair to good. J2.2f4.o0: feeder lambs, $4.00(35.00; feeder yearlings. $3.754i4.00; feeder wethers, $3 754.00; feeder ewes, $2. 503.00. Repre sentative salea: No. 40 cull ewes , 14 cull ewes , 109 western ewes , 153 western ewes , 10 western ewes 403 western yearlings 98 western yearlings 60O western lambs 18 cull ewes. 3 cull ewes 1 buck 97 western ewes... 100 western ewes.... 1 western lambs.. 248 western lambs.. Av. . 74 ! 84 . 92 . 98 . 104 . 80 . 76 . 83 ! 130 . 92 . 98 . 80 . 71 Pr. 2 2o 2 2s 3 60 4 25 4 40 6 40 6 60 6 46 2 00 2 00 3 00 3 60 4 10 6 00 ( 84 CHICAGO LIVE! STOCK MARKET. Cattle Steady Hogs Both Rise aaid Fall Sheep end Lambs Weak. CHICAOO. Feb. 20. CATTLE Recelpta, 3.000 head: active, steady; good to prime steers. $6.005j 3.75; poor to medium, $3.26 4 50; stockers snd feeders. $2.3504.50- cowa, $1.4064.60; cows and heifers, $2.0ui-75j can ners, $1.40f42.bO; bulls, $2.0fK?4 25; calves, $3.60 ft 65; Texas fed steers, $3.50&4.25. HOOS Receipts, 21,000 head; estimated tomorrow. 15,000 head; left over, 4,000 head; opened 10c higher; closed advance lost; mixed and butchere. $6.90(97.26; good f choice heavy, $7.2&4r7.60; rough heavy, $(i.95 7.25; llgTit, $6.50'7.00; bulk of sale, $7,000 1 ISHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 7.600 heaa; opened strong, closed weak; lambs, same; good to choice wethere, $6.00ii6.75; fair to choice mixed 34.0iOT5.O0; western sheep, 34.75-75; native lambs, $4.754,7.00; western lambs, $4 75(37.00. I'lfliclAl veaterdnv: Receipts. Shipments. Csttle 9.400 8.246 Hogs ? ''V" Sheep .oo New York Live Stock Market. NEW YORK. Feb. 20. CATTLE Re ceipts, 21,262 head; medium flrm; bulls flrm; cows steady to a shade lower: stockers, $4 80446.50; oxen. $4.3o6is.l5; bulls, Ugi 4.60; cows, $2.0074.10; cable quoted live cat tle higher at 12(iJ'l34c, aressea weigni; sbeeD hlsher at 14'i(15'c, dressed welgni, and refrigerator beef loc; exports tomorrow. 1 462 cattle. 72 sheep ana '.iSj quarters 01 beef. , , . a.. CALV ES Receipts, 3ai neaa; sieau , veals, $5.5O4j0.76; barnyard calves, IJ.OM91 SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 3. 8,4 head: sheep tirm; good sheep icarce, good lambs strong: medium grades slow, sheep, $3 &"4o 26; culls, $2.75; lambs, $5.80a'7.20; culls, $4.50. HtHjH Receipts, Z.3&3 neaa; nrm; state hogs, $7.60. St. I.onls Live Stork Market. BT. LOUIS. Feb. 20. CATTLE Receipt, 2.000 head, Including 1.2n0 head Texans; market steady; native snipping sna expon steers, $4.0nW 90; dressed beef and butcher steers, $3.&Vu4: steers under l.ooo lbs., $3.75074 Si; stockers and feeders, $2 bof4 .00; cows ami '.irlfers. $3.(rt4.5o: canners, $1,604$ i iu; buiH, $2.50013.50; calves. f5.oo'8.5o; Texas and Indian steers, iii"(ji.ie; cows sou heifers, $2.2t6 4 2u. H18 Receipts, 4.5nO head: market 5il0c higher; pigs and light" 1 '"jjI.Oo; packers. S6IM47 35; butchere, $7'i7.45. SHEEP AM) 1. AM. Receipts, 1.800 head; market stesdy; native muttons, $4.45 45.011: lambs, $5 4w7.(iO: rulla and bucks, r CHtfol w; stockers, $1.60j3.uu; Texans, $3 35 j3 4o. Kaasas Clly Live Stork Market. KANSAS CITY. Feb. 20 CATTLE Re ceipt , 2) head natives, 150 hesd Texans, 60 head native calves; tat cattle, slow, stead) ; cows and heifers steady to lower; stockers snd feeders, active, steady; quar antine, slow; choice export and dressed low middling, 9c; middling. 9 1-lfic; good middling, loc; middling fair, 10 13-lftc; re ceipts, 6.501 bales; stock, S45.676 bales. . Secretary Hester's statement of the world's visible supply cf cotton shows a total vlRlble supply of 4,034,343 bales, against 4.493,841 last year. Of this total the Ameri can cotton Is 2,487,843 hales. NEW YORK. Feb. 20.-COTTON-Market opened flrm at an advance of 4ruM nolnis under continued response to much higher Liverpool cables than expected, the Eng lish market at the time of the New York opening being 8(jl0 point higher for fu tures, while spot cotton was 14 points higher and was reported In good demand. While there was considerable liquidation, the local market for a time ruled steady, though without showing any material gain from the opening figure. At midday, how. ever, there was a halt In demand for shorts and the profit-taking was continued on an active scale, while there appeared to be salea for the short account on the theory that after so prolonged an advance a reac tion was due. The weakness was felt Iti the New Orleans market and the market at Liverpool also became easier, closing barely steady at an advance of fi'-tblO points. The receipts, which were originally estimated at 21.000 bales for the tiay, also, exceeded estimates, footing up 27.961 bales. Estimates for tomorrow's movement to leading points proved disappointing to the bulls, tinder this selling prices broke PffJ 14 points on the active months. The In sight figures were slightly below expecta tions, showing 194.AS3 hales, against 213.442 for this week last year, but Its figures pro duced little effect on sentiment. Toward the close, however, there was a rally of $ 4(0 points on the more Important positions as a result of the renewed covering, and the market was finally barely steady, with prices points lower to 2 higher. Total sales of futures estimated at 600,000 bales. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 20.-COTTON-Ftrm at o higher; middling, 8c; sales, 200 bales; receipts, 1,998 bales; shipments, 2,190 bales; stock. 27,953 bales. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 20. COTTON-Spot, Xood business done; prices 14 points higher) mortcan middling fair, 6.94d; good mid dling. 5.56d; middling, 6.38d; low middling, 6.26d; good ordinary, 6.141; ordinary, 6.02d. The sales of the day were 12,000 bales, ol which 2.000 were for speculatlot, and ex part and Included 11,400 American; 'receipts. 14,000 bales. Including 100 American. Fu tures opened firm and closed barely steady: American middling, g. o. c, February, 5.2 fio.23d; February and March, 6.22lf5.23d; March and April, 6. 22Cq o. 23d ; April and May, 6.24d; May, 6 25d; June, 6.264l5.2od; June and July, 5.26(1; July and August, 6.2od; August and September, 6.136.11(1; September and October, 4.86d; October and November, 4.61 tj4.64d. Wool Market. BOSTON, Feb. 20. WOOL The Commer. clal Bulletin will say tomorrow: "Th week has been dull and featureless. Price are not lower, but It Is certain that the ris ing tendency has been checked. Buyers are holding off to see Just how far the easier feeling will go. With stocks on hand small, however, holders are still con fident, as consumption Is large and it Is be lieved that manufacturers will be forced upon the market soon. The Buenos Ayres murket continues easy. London Is waiting. The next auction sales open there March 10, with 16,000 bales available. In the mean time the new Australian wools of high cost are arriving here and not selling to any extent, while some of that coming In. subject to buyers' approval, la being re jected. The shipments of wool from Bos ton to date from December 81, 1902. are 40,307,667 pounds, against 42.200.366 at the same date last year. The receipts to date are 25,116,489 pounds, aguinst 208,014,618 for the same period last year. ST. LOUIS. Feb. 30. WOOL 8teady ; me dium grades and combing, 17f20c; light fine, lut&19cTneavy fine, lli&16c; tub washed, lix&ioc. NEW YORK. Feb. 20. WOOL Firm. Oil and Rosla. OIL CITY, Feb. 20. OIL Credit balances. $1.60; certificates, no bid; shipments 64,192 bbls.; average. 74.328 bbls.; runs, 68,488 bbls.; average. 72,346 bbls. SAVANNAH, Feb. 20. OIL Turpentine, firm. 65c Rosin, firm; A, H, C, D. E, F, $2; O, $210; H. $2.40; I, $2 85; K. $3.20; M, $3.40: N, $3.60; W, $3.85; WW. $4 25. NEW YORK, Feb. 20. OIL Cottonseed, ouiet; yellow, 40(jj41c. Petroleum, steady. Turpentine, quiet. Roeln, tirm. ' TOLEDO, Feb. 20. Oil. No change. IX)NDON, Feb. 20 OIL Linseed, 25s 66. Turpentine spirits. 43s10d. LIVERPOOL. Feb. 20. OIL Turpentine spirits, flrm. 44s. Cottonseed, Hull refined, spot, dull, 21 d. Sugar and Molasses. NEW ORLEANS. Feh. 20.-SUOAR Steady; open kettle, SJjUHc; open kettle, centrifugal. 3W3HC; centrlf'Jgal whites 37(&4c; yellows, 34f316-lHc; seconds, 23 8Uc Molssses. open kettle, nominal, 13Q 26c; centrifugal. 64(6c. Syrup, nominal, 19 NEW YORK, Feb. 20-SUOAR-Raw. flrm: refined, unsettled; No. 6, 4.36c; No. 7, 4 30c- No 8 $4 26c; No. 9. 4 25c: No. 10. 4.15c; Noil. 4 ioc: No 12, 4 06c; No. 13. 4c- No. 14 a.96c; confectioners' A, 4.60c; mould A. 6c; cutloaf. 6 35c; crushed. 6.35c: powdered. 4.85c; granulated, 4.76c; cubes, 6c. Molssses, "LONDON. Feb. 20-BUaAR-Beet. Feb ruary, 8s 2V41. Whisky Market. CHICAOO, 'eb. 20. WHISKY Basl ot FORIA' Feb.' 2O.-WHISKY-H.30-. H'r : UJVia. .Feb. 20.-WHISKY-Steady. '.""V .... . -wr OA a'HIBKTY DIs- tiller' flnlsoed good, on the basis or high wines. $130; quiet. Geo. A. Adams Grain Go. GRAIN, PROVISIONS AND STOCKS. Members Chlrsgo Board of Trade, Bt. Louis Merchants Kxchungs and Kan sas City Board of Trade. Room 224 Board Trade Bldg , Omaha, rtoom "!pftone m .nd ji7- J. K. Voa Dora, Vice President. Write for our market letter and cash grain bids. P. B. Wtsrs. pres. C. A. aar. V- Pre. Established 10. WEARE COMMISSION CO., CHICAGO Meuuxra of lbs Principal Lxchauaa. private Wires to All Point. CHAIR, 1-HOVISlOftft, llOChl, DOftDt Bought and sold for rash or future delivery. OMAHA BRANCH, llu-111 Board or Trade. Telephone Ull W. K. Ward. t;ai Mfsjagec.