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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 25, 1903)
i THE OMAHA DAILY TIEE: SATURDAY, APR IE 25, 1003. 14 i t COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL Wheat lales Quiet on Board of Trtdt tod Clout Cheaper. CORN GOES UP AND OATS DOWN FRACTION Provision Are Moderately Aetlva aad Vrirm, and Aided by Fair Hon aad Itrom Corn Clone Trae. tlrally lachan;ed. ClirCAOO. April 24.-Quietnes prevailed In wheat today and price In general were easier, with M.ty closing Vie lower and July down V?. July corn closed .fs'fcc hlKher.; with oats off Ho. while July provision closed trom 4? lower to 5c higher. Lower Liverpool eaoies nau V . Vi 'Z effet t on wheat prices at the mart. May opening unchanged to c lower at ,'tl '..c. with July ,, lower to a shade higher at 72VtT;4c. Outside markets were also omewhat easier, and there waa consider able selling by commission houses and pit tradera, while long, sold freely, which re sulted In a at ill further decline. Stop loss orders on the decline. In connection with the dullness of trading, brought more wheat onto the market than could be readily ab sorbed, and extreme weakness followed. May declining to 77,c and July to i2Hc Iljylng by the Armour Interests gave sup port to the situation and a firmer feeling developed. Reports of a good export de mand helped to create a better tone late In the day. May closed 4c lower at 77c and July waa down 4 at ,ZHc. Clearances of wheat and flour were enual to 411.000 bu. Primary receipts were 2S6.000 bu., against lM.Ooo bu. a year ago. Minneapolis and Duluth reported receipts of 11 cars, which, with local receipts of 61 cars, 1 of contract grade, made total receipts for three points of 167 cars, agnlnst 134 cars last week and 134 a year 830. Trading In corn was active and a strong tone wan manifested throughout the day. There as a good general demand at the start on the htfrher Liverpool rabies, the market there showing a good advance on the poor showing miulo by several cargoes of corn whlih had Just arrived. Covering by shorts', added to already firm feeling, and the market ; developed considerable strength, the weakness in wheat having no apparent effect In this pit. Small receipts and a good cash demand were bull fac tors. The clone was firm, with May 4c higher at A4tiUc, after selling between 444c and 44?i,c. July closed with a pain of Wa at 4S4c. Local receipts were i9 cars, 1 of contract grade. Oats showed extreme weakness early In the session on realizing by longs. Selling was both for local and outside account. Btop loss orders were reached in May and this delivery declined over a cent before the downward tendency could be checked. Lata In- the day the early sellers turned buyers and part of the loss was regained, the close oelng steady with May 4SSo lower at 344'ii.4c, after ranging between &W4 and S44c; July closed down 4c at SUtiC. after rolling between 414c and 32c. Local receipts were 184 cars. - There was a moderate volume of tiade In provlsionr and the market on the whole was firm. The small receipts of hogs and better prices at the yards were early bull factors, while the strength In corn was a help later in the day. July pork closed Bo higher at $17,474, July lard was a shade higher at !9.fxf9.C7Vi and ribs 24c lower at HV674. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, 85 cars; corn. 66 cars; oats, 110 cars; hogs, 13,ooo head. The leading futures ranged as foliowa: Articles.l Open. Hlgh. Low. Close. Yeay. Wheat j j . May 7RH7S4 W4 T 77 784 July 72'1-84l73S734 72" 7241 73 Sept. 69-t4l 70 699, Wk 68 Corn i i I i May 444-441 44T4 444 HWk WB July 454 45a 46 45'4!4r.Vf 4 Sept. 444ttl46V(3'46 44, ira-U'A(a G:lt i May 34 3 33 34Vft 3 July 314 32 314 31 .3174 Sept. 28T4 29 28 2871 29 pork i l May Is 074 18 20 18 06 18 16 18 074 July 17 424 17 66 17 424 17 474 17 424 Bept. 17 10 17 20 17 10 17 124 17 074 May" 9 70 9 76 9 70 70 9 70 ' ' July - 8 65 9 70 9 65 9 674 9 66 Bept. 966 9 70 9 66 9 66 9 65 RIk- May ' 9 824 ' 9 824 9 80 9 80 9 82V4 July 9 674 9 64 9 674 9 674 9 70 Bcpt. 9 CO 965 900 960 9 624 No. 2. r,sh ouotatlons were as follows: FIjOI'R Winter patents, t3.4OJTS.60 straights, t3.104i3.30; spring patents, $3.30j I. in; spring siraignia, fcs.uutgj.u; Da tiers 12. 21 ft 2.70. WHEAT-TSHc; No. S, 723784c; No. S red. 764J(7iC. t'OHN No. 2. 44ic: No. I yellow. 444c. OATS No. 2 344c; No. 2 white, 374c; No. I Wh'.te, 33I&37C. HYP: No. 2. 604c. P.ARLEY Good feeding, STSOc; fair to chii rn malting. 4Mri64c. SEED No. 1 flax, 11.08; No. 1 northwest ern, ti ll. Timothy, nrlme. 13.60. PROVISIONS Mess pork, per bbl, 117.624 17.75. Lard, per 100 lbs.. .674.72. Bhort rlhs sides (loose). XtUotffO 80. Dry salted shoulders (boxed), S.37VS.W; short clear sides (boxed), jlo.l2ViBlo.:a. Following are the receipts and shipment of Hour and grain yesterday: Receipts. Shipments. Flour, bhls.. Wheat, bu... Corn, bu Oats, bu Rye. bu Barley, bu.. 17.2U) 24.700 . 20,400 . 51.300 .15D.4U0 . 11,400 , 39,41)0 864.300 339.300 229,009 108,400 8,400 On the produce exchange today tha but ter market was steady; creameries, l4j 234c; dairies, luflj c- Eggs, easier at mark; cases Included, Uc. Cheese (new), llrm. 13c to 13(f4(l34c. NEW YORK GOKR1L. MARKET. Qaotatloa of the Uy an Various Commodities. NEW YORK, April 24 Fl.OL'R-Recelp.a 14.27,1 bbls.: export,, 14.43s bbls.;,' ''uli b t steady held; win er patents, U. ilXut.Ou; w.n ter straight, aJ.5i.4i3.60; Mlnneola tat ins, t4.0 643; wnuer extras, e.S04t..l.i; Mlme sota bakers'. t3.2tiu3.4U; w.n.or low g.ade... 2.k(b 2.9J. Rye tiour. steady; fair to iood, tMUO: ifoloe to fancy, .i 4(3 ,i CORN ME a 1. Dull; yiilow western, $1.00; cliy, 41. vt; Urandywine, 3 44 J.fs). hYE Stcaly; N . I weste. n. aio, I. o. b sflna.; tiaie, oMujSc, c. 1. t., Now Ycrk. UARLKV Film; feed ng, nlo, c. 1. f. Buftu.o; malting, D-"u..r, i. II f., Buffalo. WHEAT He.elpts. 191,100 bu.; exp rta, 2G8.631 bu. ; kpoi msier ; No. 2 rtd, eie vator; No. i red. Kic, t. a. b., afiont: No. 1 northern, Duluth, sSc, f. o. b., afloat, to arrive; No. 2 hara, Manitoba. 874-'. t. . 1'., afloat, to arrive. Options, irjin a eady opening, soon became weak under bea.lsu home trop news, unsctt ej cab.es, small clearances, liquidation anj a poor-xprt ti ad,-, hemain ng dull and easy all day, the market closed 4 '4 net lower. May, Plt'nl 11-16C. closed l?c; July, .8 l.i-lteij 71 tr-ltfo. cosed 77 1-16.; Scpiemter, 747i 7 1-1 K', closed 74 V CORN Hecelpts. Iu6,0i0 bu.; extorts, 47. 743 bu. Spot film; No. 2, 64c, elevator, and b3c. f. o. o., afloat; ro. 3 ei.o.v. 53 vc, No. 2 wnlte, &44c. titton murket m g n eraliy firm and higher on lotal cov.-r.nt bett-r l.ngll-h fib , rains west and tm 11 lecelpts, cl .sing ViW ic ne. higher. Miy, 63!u5l 3-16.', c o e.i i4c; July, 61 14c, closed ble; September lofj 50-4C. OATS Keceip.s, ui.uoj bu.; exports. 6.68i bu. Spot steady; No i, 'Sbe. stand. rd white. 4.14c; No. 3. 3 c; No. 2 while. 404; No. 1 white. 34i ; track mixed WcSiern, nom nal; (rack white, u4jo. Opliona op ei t J tieady and ster advanced on unfavor able weather news. HAY itji: thpiilns. 70ia75c: aool to Ch.iiro. 31. HOPS Quiet; state, common to choice, 19.U. Utii. li '1. 1719c: old, ffirllc. Pacific coast, i!M2. 19U3c; I9ul, lOliilM.'; old. 6Q'lC. LEATHKK Steady, acid. 24'oiuc. I11UKS-(Jjlel; Gjlveaton. ju to 2 I I, 18c; California, -1 to lbs., 19c; Texas ury, 24 to & His.. 14c ftU'lC Klrni; domestic, fair to extn, 449 7c; Japan, nominal. Mtu VlSlONS-Ueef. quiet; family, 312.6) 13 ou: mess, s.0t-4i 10.00; leef hams. 2o.uu 1.50; packet, Jlillinii in 15; extra India mm, 12.i0'ij U.S'. Cut meats, (tulet; picked tel lies. jXiA'ti 10.75; plck.ed hams. tll.6oitf'n.;5. Lard, steady; western steamed, lu..u; re fined, dull; continent. 310.3'i; eiouth Amer ica. Ijll.ou; compound. 7.S 4j UJ. 1'ork, steady; lamlly. $19.06. TAL.LOW-Du.1; city (12 p?r pkg ), 640; country pits', free), bft V'. iil'TrER-Re.eip.s, 4.61. pkgs. ; steady; state dairy, 1 i24c; creamery, tx'rn, 2jc; creamery, tomnun to choice. iU-44c. CHIiKSK lit ci lots. 4.644 pkga.; steady; fancy larne, state full cream, fall made, colored. 144'ij 14c; white. H'il44c; fancy small colnreil. !.; white, Uc. KO13 Rtcelpta, 12.70 pkgs.; strong; slat and PenuvylvanU, ltijUi'ic, western, firsts, 14c. FOV'LTRY Alive, quiet; fowls. 14c; tur keys. Vlii 13c; dressed, easy; fowls, 134c; turkeys. 15c. . ii KTALS Tha London tin ma ket ilrsel 7s 6J lower for spot at 137 7-t k1. wn It futures were 6s lower at tlM It's. T'n at New York waa firm, spot cloning at tiii 9a'Q So.Ou. Copper declined 12 J In Umdnn, spot and futures closing there at ) Ua 4d Locally ooppar wlcea wi 4Uo aark4 down, though the quotations tmaind f more or Ux nominal. I sSe and eienrn. vtlc are auoted at ll4.75raio ). an.l casting at I14.6ntf14.7s. lad wss unchanged In i on- don at a. 12 ba. and In New lout at H.ni. Spelter declined s In London to ti.. dui her It was firm and 6 points higher at n.75.' Iron was Is lower In London. Glasgow-closing at 6 4d and Mlddleboiouh at 47s d. Locally Iron was a shadi mwer on some toris. No. l foundry, i.orthern. Ii quoted at 144.2.11022.76; No. 2 foundry, north ern, at t2n.6ti&iZl.tiu; No. 1 found, y, outhern. and No. 1 foundry, southern, soft, at t-l.u0 OMAHA WHOLESALE MARKET. Coadltloa of Trad and aoaloae ea Staple aad Faaey Prodaee. EOOS Fresh stock, 13c. ; . ' ' ,' LIVK POULTRY Hehs, lie: roosters, ac- cording to age, b&Pc; turkeys, lJylbc; ducks. Ktillc; geese, 9jl0c. HirTTEK Packing stock. 124c: choice dairy, in tubs, 111 7c; separator, 22g23c. urn I t.K Standards, pr can, sw; exir selects, per can. 36c; New York cfiunts, per can, 42c; bulk, extra selects, per gal., tl-16; bulk, standards, per gal., IL.16. KhKSH FISH Trout 9tiHtc; herring, c; Dlckerel o: nlke.. c tMrrh. ,V: baftalo. dressed. 8c, sunftsh. 8c; biuehsh, lie; white- lish, 9c; salmon, 16c; haddock, 11c; coansn, 12c: redsnapper, loc; lobsters, boiled, per lb.. 27c: lobsters, areeh 1 per lb., 26c; bull heads, 10c; calflsh, 14c; black bass, lie; naJJ- but, 11c; nad roe, soc eacn; roe snau, each. - ' ,', .. . , BRAN Per ton, tl5.00. 1 . HAY Prlcva a noted bv Omaha Wholesale Dealers' association: C hole No. 1 upland. tH.00; No. 2, ' 37.60; iWedlHm, t7.00; ' coarse, t50. Rye straw, t.u0. These prices are for nay 01 gooa color ana quaiuy. - vemauu lair and receipts iignts. CORN 40C. . OATS 34c. ... RYE No. t 40. VEGETABLES. POTATbES Per bu.f 2bfi30c. 8KEU POTATOES Northern grown, per bu., 6I.Q70C. . NEW CARROTS Per doaen buncner, aoo., LKTTl C K Per doaen bunches, 4ftc. BEETS New southern, per dosen bunches. 45c; old, per bu., 40c. . , , .' ' . PAKe.NiP8-Fer bu., 30c. Cl'CL MUERS Hothouse, per doi., tl.60. (1RKK.N ONIONS Southern, per dosen bunches, 45c; home grown, 124&i6c. KA1J1BMB.S tsoutnern, per.uosen ouoiu, 75c; home grown, $ua4vc. TURNIPS Canada rutauagas, per lb., 14o: new southern, per dozen bunches, 5oc. ONIONS Red .Wlsconslns, per id., ic; white, per lb., 14c- BFl.M Al tl Botunern, per -j-ou. uua, NAVY BEANS Per bu., t2 50. ' HEANS Wax. tier bu. box. ia.50fi4.00; string, per bu. box. 23.M?3.6o. - CAHBAUK Moiiand seen, per 10., jatftc: new California, per lb., 2fa4c. TOMATOES New Florida,, per s-cataet crate, .0i). . . - - . RHUBARB Per lb., 14c ASPARAGUS Per doa. bunchei, 7cC. FRUITS. ; APPLES New YoTk stock, 13.00. . STRAWBERRIES Texas, per 24-H. case, t3.W4l3.24. ' ... TKUrlVAu "ItyilB. FIGS-Califoinia. per 10-lb cartons, 90c; Turkish, per 36-lb. box, lifclSc. ORANGES t'allfornia ravels, fancy, for 176 and i mailer sixes, t J.o(n. 76 ; for )o0 and larger sues, 3.2j; cnoice, mavoxou; Meat terranean sweets, Si.ifiv.0J; .wt ja,a t2.7ufe3.wi. ' . ' LfciMONb canrornia fancy, w.io. OAT Ed Persian, in 7010. boxes, car lb.. 6c; per case ot 30-lb. pkgs.', 2.2S. P1NEAPPLKS tfuban, x.2o. - MISCELLANEOU8. MAPLE SUGAR Ohio, per lb.. 10c, POPCORN Per lb.. 2c; t-helied, 4c. HiDES No. 1 ;een. 64c: No.' 2 green. 64c; No. 1 saltea, 14c; No. 2 sailed, t4e; No. 1 veal calf, 8 to 12 lbs, 84c; No. 2 ve&t calf. 12 to 15 lbs.. 64c: dry sailed hides, 8ii )2c; thtep pelts, 2bW75c; nortemues, i.wu) 2.&0. . o;r id.. 16c; hard shell, per lb., 14c; No. 2 soft rh-Ml, per id., 11c; mo. z hard snen, per id.. i:c; II 11. ., I 1... Mlk-r,- IK .Qn. Dia.nn, fFi ..1-1 iiiuci w, i au., iw., almonds, solft shell, per lb., 16c; hard shell. per lb., loc; pecans, large, per id., 114c; small. Der lb.. 11c: rocoanuts. DCr do.. 61o: chestnuts, per lb.. 10c: peanut, per lb., 64c: roasted peanuts,' per id., 7c ;. DiacK walnut-, per bu., tl.'; hickory nuts, per bu., 2160; cocoanuts. per 100. to.00. . . OLD METALS, ETC. A. B. Alpirn quotei tne loioiwing prices: iron, country mi: ea, ner ton: 111.000: Iron, stove date, ner ton. J8.00; copper, per lb.. 84e; brass.' heavy, per lb., 84c; brass, light, per. lb., 64c; lead, ier ID., sc; line, per id., zvkc . . WEARK GRAIJt COMPASY. . - - , Omaha Branch llO-lll Board of Trad Balldlne; CHICAGO, April 14 WHEAT Market was rather weak, prices at one time off 4tc from Thursday's close, but there appeared to be supporting orders In both tho May and July on any decline. The cash demand wan not as good as yester day, but some business was closed. New York renorts SO loads taken for export Local cash sales, 100,000 bu. No. 1 northern; charters for 100,000. English cables were Irregular. Argentine shipments were 1,664, 000 bu. ; clearances today, 411,000; for the week, 3,888,000. Private cables from the continent said the crop outlook In both Germany jnd France was poor. Primary receipts. 28ii.ono bu. against 154.0C0 last year: primary xhlpments. 643,000 bu., against 274, Oiio; northwest receipts, 116 cars, against 108; local receipts, 51 cars, with 1 contract estimates for tomorrow. 36 cars. CORN Market ha been strong for both cash and futures. The feature has been buying of July and September by Armour, and the future advanced 44c. with th September up the most. Car - lots were 4o higher and there has been a good busl ness with the east, with the No. 2 Drlce a the May figure, c. I. f. Buffalo, compared with 2c discount early In th week. Liver pool was 4&d up on spot and tha strength was because two cargoes nad arrived In bad condition. New York reports 10 loads taken for export. Local cash sales. 200.000 bu.; charters, 250.000. Primary receipts. 261,- t. against zoz.ouu; primary anipments, til, 000. against 190.0C0. Local recelnts. 79 cars witn 1 contract; estimates xor tomorrow, w cars. Clearances, 135,000 bu. ; for the week, 1.600.000. OATS The feature In oats was tha sever break in May, on at one time over a cent The decline was precipitated by stop loss selling, out part ot tne loss wa recovered. Market opened firm on good .weather west and the prediction of cold weather for Saturday. Cah market wa 40 lower and eastern bid poor. There were 134 car. with 2 contract; estimates for tomorrow, IV) car. Clearances, 27,000 bu. New York reports 50,000 bu. taken for export. Local cash sales, 100,000 bu. . . - PROVISIONS Market opened steady. Swift and Company were credited with buying lard through commission houses. A better demand Is reported for cash product In the southwest. Market ha been strong, with little pressure to sell. There were 19.000 head of hogs; market opened steady, price shade higher, closing 6c higher than yesterday. Heavy sold at 37.50. Estimates for Saturday. 13,000 head. Hogs In the west today, 48,6u0, against 47,000 last week and 47,300 last year. WEARE GRAIN COMPANY. t. Loala Grata aad Provision,- . ST. IOriS. April 24 WHEAT Rt.aflv No. 2 red. cash, elevator, 724c: track, 72 734c: May. 714c; July, 674c; No. 2 hard, 7lti744c . CORN Hiarher: No. 2 cash 404c, nominal; track, 40MM2e; May, 40e; July, 40Sc.- OATS Higher; No. 2 cash, 23c; track. SS4a34c; May. 3Jc; 4uly, 304c; No. 2 white, 374ii3ic. .- .- RVE-Steady at 49c. . FI.OL'R Steady; red winter patents. IJ-40 63.44; extra fancy and straight, tJ.10ig3.46; clenr. t-'l.OiS.Ss. BE KD Timothy, steady, t2. 0082.45; prims worth more. Cr-VMKATetoaV .t tS0. BRAN Steady ; sacked, cait track, 34!p3no HAY-Ctm ; timothy. t7.004li.St; pial rle, t6.0C81l.OO. , , IRON mTiOM TIES n.Ot. UAGGINO-6-e4a ' M B; M T W K r . . PROVISIONS Pork, higher; Jobbing;, standard mess. tl . lard, steady at $9.40. Drv rait meat, steady: bcxed extia short 1 t'i 874; clear rib, tio.124; short clears, ;10 2i. Uacon, steaay; Doxea extra snorts. .874; clea' rlbv 111. 124; short dear'. 111 28. M ETA 1.8 Lead, steady at 14 50. Spelter, firm at t6 46. POCLTRY Steady; chicken. 11c; aprlng. t240$4.00 per dosen; turkey. 12c; duck, 11c: geee, 4)pf-5c. HI'TTKR Easy; creamery, 202c; dairy, 174120c. ECUS Strong; 14c for fresh. - Receipts. Shipments. FlOUr. DDIS uvv Wheat, bu 44.00 Corn, bu 8200 Oats, bu 38.0U) t.'O) 64.001 4c. 0OI not Dalath Grata Market. Dl'U'TH, April 24. WHEAT To arrive. No. 1 hard, 74e; No. 1 northern. 770: No. 2 northern, 744c; No. 1 hard. May, 724c, July, 764c OAT8-May. 23c. Peoria Market. PEORIA, April 24. -CORN Firm; No. 2, 414c OATS Firm ; No. 2 white, 234c. Kaasas City Oral a aa Provisions. KANSAS CITY April 14 WHEAT Ma v, S46:c; Jlr. aSS&Vo. Cah: No. 2 hard. tloc; rz K. 66e7c; No. t, titjueci - lected. 62S3c; No. 2 red. 84fl9Hv. No. 2. a'.ftrfcr. CORN April. 34c: May. !6V; July, :trkH 37c Cash: No. t mlxd. 34fj37c; No. 2 white ;.7c; No. 3. V;4ti3.4c OATS No. 2 whl.e, 3o4c; No. I mixed, liH. KtE-No. 2 45c. HAY-Tlmothy, $12 501175; prairie. .009 96".' BUTTER-Creamery, 20dJC3c; dairy, 18c. EGGS Fresh, 12c. Receipts. Bhlpments. Wheat 8.400 74 601 Corn W.Ooo S. !-0 Oat 18,000 H',0)) Liverpool Grain aad ProTlslwa. "Liverpool, April 2.1. wheat 8rot, firm; No. 2 red western, winter, 6s24d; No. 1 northern, spring, no stock; No. 1 Cali fornia. 6s M. Futures, firm; May, 2d; J-!l 6s2d. CORN Spot, American mixed, new, steady at 4a 6d; old, quiet at 6s 3d. Futures, firm: May. 444d; June, 4s3d; July, 4s 3d. PROV1BIONB Beef, easy; extra India mess, 8s 3d. Pork, firm; prime mes west ern. tflsM. Hams, steady; short cut, 14 to W lbs., 54s Sd Bacon, steady; Cumbetiand cut, 26 to 30 lbs., 61s; short libs. 16 to 24 lbs., steaoy. s 6d; long clear middles. light. 28 to 34. lbs,, stea )-, j2s; long clear middles, heavy. 36 to 40 lbs., steady. 63s: short clear backs, 16 to 20 lbs., tea.; clear bellies, 14 to 16 lbs., firm. 66s. Shoulders, square, 11 to 13 Ins., steady, 43s. Lard, prime western. In tierce,' steady. 50s 6d; American refined. In pails, ste.idy. 60s. - BUTTER Finest TTnlteri Rtates. nom inal; gool United States, steady, 7S. CHEfc.SE American finest whlta and colored, ss. , . -TALLOW A tiatrallan. In Ivinilan. aasv. 22s. RecelDta nf hul riiirlnv tha naa thrna days, 192,000 centals, Including 7,000 Amer ican. Receipt "of .American corn during th past three day, .78,200 centals. Philadelphia Prodaca Market. PHILADELPHIA. Anrll i RIITTER . Firmer, good demand; extra western creamery. 2Sc; nearby prints, 27c. EGGS Firm, 4c higher: fr-wth nearby, 16c at the mark; western, 164c; southern, 16 Boumwestern, inc.. CHEESE Firm. lair demand: New York f ill creams, prime small, 144f0l4ic; fair to good. y(Jf144o; prime large, l4iU144c; fair tu OIJU, lO'ACUMC. ' Toledo Grata and Seed. TOLEDO. Anrll 24. WH RAT Dull, ea cash, itistc; May. 764c: July. 724c. CORN r alriV active and ste.riv: Anrll and May. 444c; July, 44c OATS Dull and weak; April and May, 344c; July,- sine. I4IE-NO. 2, 03C, - 8EKD Clover, dull and firm: rash. ZH AO. Timothy, prime, tl., nominal. Hlnaeapoll'. Wheat, Flour and Bran. MINNEAPOLIS. AdHI 24. WHEAT Cash, 774c; May, 764c; July 758'764c. On track: No. 1 Hard, 184c; No. 1 northern, 7i4c; No. 3 northern. 7b4c. rujtJH-nri patents, S4.0btg4.lb; sec ond patents. tliMOo: first cleara. 12.54i 1.0b; second clears, t2.4o. BRAN Jn bulk, 1L15. Milwaukee Grata Market. MILWAUKEE. Anrll P4. WHEAT Waa lower; close: No. 1 northern, 8o-ic; No. i northern. 7(87&c; July. 724c KiE-jirra; no. 1, 52c. BARLEY Firm: No. 2. 58(26 )c: samn e. 4550c. CORN-July, 44Hc. MEW YORK STOCKS AD BONDS. Deallaa Fall Bark Aanln to Low Level Ruling- In Old Homo. NEW YORK. Anrll 24. Dealings In stocks fell back again today to near the low level of the year, partly as a result of the dis appointment of the professional trading element over -the failure of the removal to the new Exchange building to stimulate activity yesterday. The falling off In deal ings was attributed In part to the banish ment from the board room of a class of trader who formerly had the privilege of admission to he lobby of the exchange for the purpose of directing their trading over the railing. It is evident, however, that the public Is entirely indifferent to the mar ket lor tne present, so long as this condi tion persist professional operations are likely to prove futile In effecting any wide moveihent of prices. The fullness of to day' market . wa only equaled by It Inertia.. Only a half dosen stocks of any prominence got as much as a point away from last night's level at any time. The sluggish course of the market waa down waitl early In the day, largely through in activity. Some depression was caused by the disapproval of the newly lnaugjrnted freight rates from Chicago to New York on the part of the Interstate Commerce commission. Much Importance Is attached to the advance In freight rate a an offset to tne large increase in cost of operation, which has produced the recent downward tendency In the net returns from the trans- fortatlon Industry. The fact Indicated by retght blockades and embargoes on the freight movements that the railroads of the country have all the business they can accommodate give little hope that lower rate would prove of advantage by attract ing additional buslnesa. The rise In freight rale nan been so general that It Is feared the decision of the commerce commission U preliminary to similar action toward other roads. Some disappointment was caused also by the failure of the British budget proposal to help American stocks or the American grain market. The reduction of the Income tax, It was argued, would in crease the supply of capital seeking Invest ment. The remission of the corn duty failed to Induce any large export demand for grain in this market. There was selling of stocks for London account. There was also a strong tone in the sterling exchange market and an advance to within meas urable 'imlts of the old export point. Later in the day the forecast of the bank state ment had a stiffening effect on stocks. The various estimates of the week's gain In cash changed from t5.000.000 to 27,000,000, of which t2,96,000 comes from subtreasury op erations. The progressive ease of the money market confirms a promise that- the posi tion of the banks had been much strength 1 ened. Reading was run up a point on account of the testimony of the president of the company before the Interstate Com- merce -commission. The notable advance In the silver market was the basis of large buying of Mexican railroad stocks owing to th . Increased exchange value of Mex ican money which results. Amalgamated Copper suffered from the weakness of the copper market. The market clnseH in. tensely dull Dut rainy steady at the lat recovery. . There wa some continued demand for th newer Issues of railroad bonds. Otherwise the bond market was Irregular. Total sales par value, t2. 035,000. United States bonds were all unchanged on the last call. The following are the quotation on th New York Stook exchange: Atchison ' U4 Tnu A Ptciae. ..IT ... is ... 434 ... tl ... l4 ... ... 44 ... 4 ... Ii ... 244 ... 44 ...lib ...too ...12 ...luO ... 4Sa ... 404 ... ai da pfd ', I Bt. u at W Baltlmora A Ohio.. 3V! do Dfd do pfd Canadian Pacific Canada Southern etna. A Ohio Ctncaio A Altos. do pfd Chlcaio- A Ot. W H I Union Paclfio ,.J24 do prd .. 70 Wabaah .. 41 do pfd ,. 114 W. A U E .. TO do Id pfd .. tt Wla. Central 16V6 do pfd do in pta do id pfd a. w ur 1 17 Adams Expreae ... 1S1 Amer. Eipreea ... 1 nicaao 1. " - Cbtcago T. a t.... . 144 f. S. Eipreea . lOiWalla-Pargo Ex.... . 90 Amal. Copper . 14 Amer. C. A V do pfd c. c. C. a at. v.: Colo. Southern .... do lat sfd do Id rtd .', 00 pro . 17-, .17S Amer. Lm. Oil is- do pfd a Del.' A Hudson... Del.. 1. A W Denver A R. O ... .4S lAm.r. s. A R 61 S4 . 7H do pfd do pfd Ms, .Ana. Mm. Co .106 Brio ur. Kap. Tr . 4 . (4 .3114 .1M'. .lJV . 114 . liv, . 704 . 4ii, . 17 . '4 . M4 . M4 . . u .1044 . 414 do lat pfd da Id pfd ... V ... 664 ...IK. ... t ... 64 ...in ... 4 ... i ... 40 ...10 ...1174 ...1414 ...Hi ... M ... SI ... u ...1104 Colo. r. A I Con. Oaa Ot. Nor. pfd Con. To, pfd General E, citric . Hocking Coal Infn'l Paper do pfd Infn'l Power Laclede Gaa National Blacult ., National Lead .... No. American .... Paclfto Coeet , Pacific Mall , People' a Gaa , Preeaed Steel Car, Hocking vane? ... do std llllnola Central .... Iowa Central do sfd 1 B. A W do prd Loula. A Naah Manhattan L Met. St. Rr Mei. Central ...... Mea. National Minn. A St. L Mieeotui PaclSe ... M.. K. A T.. ...... do pfd do pfd ... M ... H ...14 ...Ul ... 714 ... ... 14 ...1IT ... M4 ... 114 ... Pullman Pal. Car.. ..ill Republic Steal 14 N. J. Central 00 nr 714 .IN '. . 11 . 714 . 114 . . . IS . 41 N. Y. Central Nor. A West do pfd Sugar Ten. C. A I V- O. A P. Co Ontario A W do sfd PaunarUsnta Heading do lat pfd do Id pfd St. L. A 8. r do lat pfd. do Id pfd St. I S. W do pfd St. Peel do pfd So. Pacific Bo. Hallway do pfd Ex-dlvldend. V S. Leather do pfd V S. Kubber do pfd V. S. Steal do pfd Weatsrn Union .... Am. Locomotles .. do pfd K. C. Southern do pfd Sock Inland do pfd ... 74 .., 7 ... 4 ... 24 ... M4 . . . M4 . 174 . W4 . i . MV, . 46V, ...Ui4 . ..lH ... m :::: ii ' Fsrelfja Flaaaclal. LONDON. April 24. Discount rate today wers practically unaltered. Trading on th Stock exchange remained unchanged, th Idea prevailing being that the budget will inaugurate a long-waited period of In creased activity. Buoyancy chatacterlsed home securities generally In spit of orr realisation, and thev continued fairly ac live, notwithstanding the nearnesa of th settlement. Home rslls later wore Irrgu lar. but they had a firm undertone. Amer. leans opened quietly, following th Indlf lerenea la New Turk; weaksssd later ta below parity owing to lack ot supporl. and closed dull. Kaffirs were dull, closed b"-" low the best quotations of the day. The amount of bullion tak n irom the Bank of England on balance toiay wa 411.000. PARIS. April 24 Prices opened strongtr on the Bourse today, but later became hes itating ow.ng to the depression In rent.. During the last hours there were large off erings ot tractions. Internationals were lr regu.ar and industrials were Inactive. Rio tlnlo lost 9f. The general tone at th close was heavy. The private rate of discount was 2 15-10 per cent. Three per cent rentes, 9jf 224c for the account. BERLIN. April 24. Transactions wers moderate op the Bourse today and without much variation from yesterday's pr cea. Canadian Pacific was weaker on New To.-a reports. Money on call was quoted at 2 per cent. Xtw York Money Market. NEW YORK, April 24.-MONEY--On call, steady at 34 per ent; prime mercantile pa per, txao per cent. The closing quotation on bonds ar i follows; V. B. ret. ia, rag do coupon do la. reg do coupon du new 4a. reg. ...104 (U A N. unl. 4s.... ...104 MX. Onlral 4a..... .. .ini4l do 1(1 Ine ...lk IMInn. Bt U .. ...ilot4 M.. K. A T. .... .1"14 . 74 . tr . 4 . a4 . S14 .mi. .110 .i't . Tv . MS . .111 . M4 . M . tl . l4 .' 4 .lU'a .1144 . 7ft .101 .1024 .1174 .1W'. , 24 .-. t .. .t .. t do coupon 1MV do 2s N. T. C. g. VS... do old 4a, do coupon ll- N.v J. C. g. a do 6. reg. IOC- No. PsclDu 4s do coupon Ku-H 1 do ka : loo1 N. A W. e. U Aten. gen. 4a do adj. 41 Bal. A Ohio 4l..., do 14a do oonT. 4a Canada 80. 4a C. of O. Sa do lat Ine Chea. A Ohio 44a.' . 104 ReadlSI gen. 4s .100 St. L. a I. M. c. If . M St. L. a 8. r. 41.. .lot ist.- u a. w. 1.... .106) do 1... .108 S. A. a A. P. 4s... . 764 80. Piclflo it. .104VSO. Fallwa? la . llV Tnil A P. la m. m a. ata- C, B. A 4. a. 4a... MST., 8u L. a W. 4s C. M. A B. P. g. 4a..lO t talon PaclSc 4a..,. O. A N. W. e. 7a. ..1124 do conv: -4a C., R. 1. A P. 4a.. 104. Waljanh Is CCC. A St. U f. 4a.. too . do ta Chicago Tar. 4a...... U4j do deb.' B Colo. A Bo. 4s MH nt Bhora 4a Danrar A R. O. 4a.. tt w. A' L. B 4a Erla prior lien 4a 7 Wis. Central 4a ... do ganeral 4a 8t Con. Tob. ,4a.. r. W. A D. C. la. ...lii IColo. Pual ton. 6.. Hocking Val. 44a 1044- . . Bid. Offered. ' ' ' Losilus . Ktoetc Market. v LONDON, April 24. Closing quotation: Com., money ... 9-4 N. T. Central.: 1M do account ..12 d-ltl 14 Norfolk- A Weatem. do prd Ontario A Weitarn. Pennaylvanla Kand Mines Readln .... do lit Bf4V. do Id pfd.. '. Southern Ky.. do pfd loutharn Paclno...i. 7J1 Anaconda .... Atrhlaon ..... l 4 TO 114 274 414 4 : II 44 t4 ! 124 M 4 4 104 do pfd ....1011 Baltimore A OI1I0... 9V Canadian Paclflr IK1 Cheupaaka & Ohio.. 4H Chicago O. W C , II. A Ht. P 1M4, imneera 22 Denver A R. 0 2H do pfd...., W Erla .16 do lat pfd O ' do Id pfd b: . Illinois Cantral 14 Loulivllle A Nub.... 11 it., K. A T U nlon Pacific do pfd '. 8.' Steel...'.. to pfd.... Auaah . . .' .0 pfd.... BAR SILVER 8. tat 24 4d per oancs. discount In the open market for short- bill Is 34o-S7-16 per cent and for three-months' bill Is 3 7-164j34 per cent. New York Mining- (notation. NEW YORK, April 24.-The following are the quotation on the New York Stock exchange: Adama Con Alice Bree-a Brunawtck Con. .. Com. Tunnal Con. Cal. A Va.. Horn Silver Iron Silver Leadvllla Con.... . 10 .Little Chief I . 14 loctarlo .'....171 . Ju .lophlr 140 . 44 Phoenix ' . 1 Poloal 20 .130 ISaTag II .110 I Sierra Nevada 47 .130 luntall Hopaa M . I Standard tt Bank Clearing;. CHICAGO. April 24 Clearings, 2M.440, 351 ; balances, 12,171,248; New York exchange, 3utinoc premium; foreign exchange, sterli.ig posted at ?4.tw lor sixty days and at 24.83 for demand. NEW YORK, April 24. Clearings, 22i7, 167.387; balances, t .3,314,887. 1 ' UOSTON. April 24. Clearings, t21.!3 612: balances, 1,m4,403. I PHILADELPHIA, April 24. ClearlnRS, J2o,ol,714; ba.ance, f2,ii0,121; money, 6$ 64 per cent. UALTIMORE. Apill . J4.-Clearlngs, $). 396,2tu; balances, (376,269; money. 6 Jer tent. CINCINNATI. Apill i.4. Cliearlngs. 23, 657,9i0; money, o6 per cent; New Yorkx change, tV(j7t; dlacounf. r ST. LOUIS, April 24. Clearings, 18,520. 4l3; balincea, I1,Uj8,432; money, nteady, u(a per cent; New York exchange, 20c premium. Cottore' Market. NEW ORLEANS, April -24. COTTON Firm; rales, 2,200. Ordinary, 4c; good or dinary, 84c; low middling, tl-lec; middling, 10 1-lbc; good middling, lu4c; middling fair, 112-16c; nominal. Receipts, 2,114 bales; stcck, 154,721. Futures, steady. April, 10.03c, bid; May, 10.irelu.13c; June, lo.14lu.16c; July, 10.17iglO.18c: August, 9.74fi9.75c: Sep. tember. VdjD.iuc; October, 8.64a8.66c; Novem ber, 8.44(U8.44c; December, 8.43t-t.44c. Secretary Hester's statement of the world' visible supply of cotton show a total visible of 3.243.2U1 bales against 12,723,. 469 bales last year, of which 2,061,201 are American. NEW YORK, April 24.-COTTON Market opened quiet at unchanged prices to an ad vance of 2 points. Immediately following the call some of the month eased off a point or two, but the list as a whole showed decided strength under the better Liverpool cablea: light receipts for the day and con tinued complaints of checked development In the cotton belt as a result of the lack of moisture In some sections and lower temperatures than desirable In others. There also was considerable talk ot renewed manipulation of May by the bull clique and a first notice approaches th small stock of certificated cotton naturally caused the shorts some anxiety. Speculation wa very quiet during the larger part of the session however, and prices for a time showed only moderate gains. In addition to smaller estimates for tomorrow the Liverpool market closed higher, the best of the day in that market, and the recent ad vance in bar silver was thought likely to lead to an increased demand for cotton goods from silver countries. These consid erations led to an active market toward the last hour and showed great firmness, reach lug a level 11 to 18 points over the closing of yesterday, with May selling at 10.40c. From this there was a alight reaction under room realising, but tha market wa finally teady, net logl8 point higher. Total sale of future estimated at 24.O0O bale. ST. LOUIS. April 24. -COTTO N - Un changed; steady. Middling, 10c; sales 70 bales: receipts, 807 bales; shipments. 1.060 bales; stock, 16.289 balea. LIVERPOOL, April 24. COTTON Mod erate business done; prices steady; Ameri can middling. 6.44d. ine sale of the day were H.0U0 balea. of which 1.000 were for speculation and export and Included 7,800 American, iteceipis, a,uw dbic. r mure opened quiet and closed firm; American middling, g. o. c. April. I26&6.27d; Aprtl Mv K 2nd : Mav-June. t.27d: June-July. t.27d; July-August. 6.265.27d; August-Sep. tember, 6.16&J6.17d; September-October, 4.t4d; October-November, 4.46d; November-Decem ber, 460d. Oil aad Itosla. OIL CITY. Pa., April 24. OIL Cradlt balances, tl.63; certificates, no bid. Snip me tits, PennsyKanla. 16.617 bbls.. average 19,(i bbls; runs, 9i',030 bbls.. average 78.- O16 bbls. Shipments, Lima. .6,316 bbl:., av erage 64.213 btils,; runs, 67,6hd bbls., aver- age 6I.121 ddis. 6AVANNAM. Ul . April 4. uu 1 ur- pentlne. llrm, 47c. riosin, noinmg aoing: a. B, C. D, E, 1.5: F. ti00; O, 2.u: H. t:26: I, 22.75; K, t3.ov; M, 23.10; Pi, (3.16; WU. !; W'lir CI A.I Nriw YORK. April 24.-OIL Cottonseed,' steady. Petroleum, steauy. Turpentine, steady. Rosin, steady. TOI.E1X). ADru St. Lncnanaeu. LONDON, Apfll 24. OIL Turt entln spirits, 42s 9d. LIVERPOOL. April 21. OIL Cottonseed, Hull refined, tpot, dull. 21 d. Evaporated Apples aad Dried Frnlt. NEW YORK, April 24. EVAPORATED APPLES Continue quiet, but at.raoU fruit is steadily held, common ar quo ed at 34i44c. prime at 6c; choU at i446o and fancy at 644t7Hc- ., CALIFORNIA DRIED FRUITS Spot Drunea are now meeting with a moli rat Inhhlna- demand and the market la fairly teady. Quotation rang from 2c to b.c for all grade. Apricot, while showing no Improvement In demand, remain flint at Tn fc84c for choice and tW&W for -fancy. Peaches are quiet, but about steady, at 746c for choice and 4Jc for fancy ingar aad Molasses. NEW ORLEANS. April tL SUGAR Dull; open ket'le. 24Q6 i-16c; opn kettls centrifugal, 34334c; centntugai wni.es iUi: vellnwa. aw: seconds. 24tl3t-ltC. Mnl.tRSKil. i)Dn kettle, nominal. 128 24c; centrifugal, 6jl3c. Syrup, nominal, It (j24c. NEW YORK. April 24. 8UOAR Raw, steady; renneo. firm. MOI.ASSES Firm. LONDON, April 21. SUOAR-Cintrif ugal t 2d. Dry Good Market. NEW YORK. April 24.-DRY GOODS Quiet, but with sligntiy mure optimism in crrtuln .mart era rewarding the future. Job bers reuort sliKhtly Increased bulnes fn.m nrirhv trade, hut tiler Is no n lln- tlon to speculate, purchaies being made for immediate delivery only. Stocks ar not Uim. however, and a llttl warm, -pleas ant weather would In all probability causa a material Incrsasa la bualnsss. OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARIET Both Beef Steer, and Oowt Wert 81ow Sale and a Little Lower HOG MARKET STRONG TO FIVE HIGHER Prartleallr Ko Freak Shrea aad Lamb Offeree!, ftat for tha Week tho Tefcaeaey at Prices Waa Dovrn wr ea Cosamoa Kinds. SOUTH OMAHA, April 24. Receipt were: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Official Monday 4.391 4.M 1.7 Li Ofttclal Tuesday t.314 Omclsl Wednesday SMi 11.611 i.34ti Official Thursday 2.& .366 2,79i Ofllcial Friday 2,414 T.436 Five day this week..."lT&M "iXca 24,061 Same day last week.... 22. 402 37,369 2-S.310 Bame week before W.631 2.&o3 is.ia Same three weeks ago...ln2 33.37 il.tiM Same four weeks ago....21.u7& 41. aU U 713 Same day last year 13,68 24.614 U.6U1 iiiuCJill-iS tvn. It A 11 iu DATS. itie totiowlnc table show tha receipts ot cattle, hot ana sheep at bouth Omaha lor the year to date and comparison with last year: mutt. lyoC. ine Pec Cattle 204,899 2M.279 to, 620 Hobs, .......707.06. m4,Do4 117,734 eheep 442. 4y u3,&U 13&.7s ..... AvertLae pries paid tor nous at South Omaha lor tho last several day with com parisons; Data. j 1902. 11)2.12U.UX0.1.1898.11897. April X... April I...: April ... April 4... Ar'l I... AprQ t... April 7... 1 April 8... April ... April 10.. April' 11.. April 12.. April J. . Ap.ll 14.. I .-.prll 15.. 7 2,l I 6 t r I I 4 2 t 82 7 2vv, t o t nil I I 4 W, t 2 1 2341 U I 8 I Ul 1 tal tl 7 2641 601 t W t 2b I M 2 7.1 I 63 t 26; i SU t V 2 ii 2 N t 2441 I 6 til 4 W! U ''! 7 244 61 I t 27 I 64 2 U I 23 7 27 I 6 63, t 011 I 2 661 2 7L k w 7 fa I . Mi t 2 t 23i I 2 7a; 2 64 7 W4l 6 7l t 87; t tA 2 68, 2 fl 7 2141 Ho, 6 1 t 26, 2 67 S 71j I 641 t W, 4 t3, 2 63 2 71 2 97 7 19 I (H, 4U 2 si I 2 7 8 21 7 6 86 I 6 4S i in 3 70, 3 j 7 164l Wl 0 01 1 2 :i i 61.1 3 M 7 6741 211 3 t 4i 3 61 2 7 April 16.. I .,iiil ii.. April 18.. April 19.. April 2u.. 7 IS t, a -l ri i i DV. 5 66 6 4H 3 0: 86 6 69 4 46 2 ill t 61 1 2 91 I 6 Hoi 6 46, 3 7j 0 txt 3 M t 891 I 6 421 2 77i 2 73, 2 63 7 14 a 7 10 April 21.. 7 lo April 23. . 7 0141 6 86 i 6 20 2 74 2 82 April 24.. 1 7 U6- 6 Ri o 76, 6 23 3 67 3 6J Indicates Sunday. YESTERDAY'S SHIPMENTS. The following list shows the number of cars ot feeder shipped to th country yes terday and -their destination: Cattle Cars. Thorndlke, V Reed. Randolph, Neb.-M. 4k O ; 1 Thos. Stulp, West Point, Neb. F. 1 Hy Stulp, West Point, Neb. F. E 1 Geo. P. Hay Crowell, Neb. F. E 1 J. F. Liken, Gray, la. N. W I Wm. Barkemper, Belolt la I. C 1 T. F. Jordan, Dunlap, la. 1. C 1 W. B. BtlUlnger, Stanton, la, Q 1 C. V. Marshall, Ipava, 111. Q t Sheep D.D. K. it. Sohurmann, Kirkaville, Mo.-VVab.. 1 CATTLE There was not a heavy run of cattle here this morning for even a Friday, but local packer seemed to be pretty well tilled up for the week, and a a result they did not take hold with much life and started In from the beginning to pound the market. 'Trading wa rather slow and taking into consideration the light offerings it was rather late before a clearance was made. A liberal proportion of- the receipts con tested ot beef steers, and buyers started In bidding generally a dime lower. Sellers wanted steady prices, so It was some time before many cattle crossed the scales. Packer refused to raise their bids so that the bulk of the cattle had to sell at the decline. Some of the well finished handy weight cattle of good quality sold at price that were not a great deal lower, but asld from those the market was generally loc lower than yesterday. The cow market also suffered this morn ing. Buyers said that If they could not get the cows a dime lower they did :ot want them, so the most of the offerings told '.hat way. The same as was the ctse with steers, the handy weights of good quality sold to tho best advantage, and. In tome Instances were -not a much ns a dim lower. ' There was rot a very large supply of cows In sight this morning, so that al though trading wa rather slow, a fairly early clearance was made. Bulls, veal calves and stags did not show much change from yesterday. About the usual Friday condition pre vailed on the Ktocker and feeder market. Anything strictly choice sold about steady, but all others were slow and weak. The demand from the country has been in good shape all the week, ao that speculators have carried over very few good cattle from day to day. Representative sales: BEEF STEERS. Me. A. Pr. ... 16 I 00 ... 1 4 ... 110 4 00 ... 40 4 00 ... 100 4 00 ... ISO 4 00 ...700 4 00 ... 471 4 10 ...ltii 4 II ... ISO 4 8 ... M0 4 t ...100 4 IS ...100 4 W ...11M 4 IS ... SO0 4 40 ...IS 4 40 ... 750 4 40 ...1015 4 474 ...MS 4 60 ...11S0 4 60 ...104 4 60 ...1177 4 65 ...1160 4 r-s ...10S 4 5 ...10i0 4 66 ...1041 4 40 ...11SS 4 40 ,..1040 4 40 ...1080 4 0 ...1164 4 0 ...1064 4 5 ...1140 4 48 ...1070 4 6 ...1171 4 45 ...1070 4 C5 ...10l6 4 S . ..104 4 r. No. I.... I ... V.... to.... I.... 24.... 31.... tl.... .... II.... II.... 11.... 1.... 12.... 1.... :.... 1.... 1.... I. ... ti.... 0.... II. ... 4. ... 13.... 1..., il..., 17.... I.... T.... 11.... .... 10.... 40.... ..., I.... C... I... Av. Pr. lies 4 70 1080 4 70 1111 4 70 1114 4 70 1044 4 70 lilt 4 71 m 4 70 1241 4 70 1144 4 76 1262 4 7 1204 4 76 1100 4 71 1SO0 4 71 1164 4 76 U40 4 75 ira 4 71 1110 4 60 mi 4 so 1234 4 M 1240 4 10 1171 4 0 1261 4 10 1276 4 86 1384 4 I 140 4 86 1124 4 65 TOO 4 M 1236 4 M 147T 4 0 1416 4 89 1441 4 95 1476 4 S 1360 4 S 1432 4 15 1260 4 S 1240 i 00 .1410 S 00 1840 I 10 10 1 I 1 tl T 2 6 tl 4 I II 61 I I 11 II I IT I 44.... I 31.... II ...127 ' 7ft bTE "J R3 TEX AS. IT.. ..." 4 40 STEERS AND HEIFERS. ... ne 4 mi 4 Mi 4 46 ...1017 4 60 1 use 4 to ...101 4 60 IS 1071 4 40 ... S 4 60 11 1241 4 ... 622 4 60 U '201 4 I COWS AND STEERS. ...1217 IH. I . I.. 11.. II.. II.. COVB. 1 1 1 1 , 1 t 1 I . . ...... i.Y. 1 6 I 4 4 1 I 1 I I J.J 2 4 1 L 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 2 1 I I T 1 I I 1 1 4 1 t 120 I 00 170 2 00 20 I 00 1 .. 170 I 15 ..too I IS ..1110 I 46 .. 921 I 8 ..1118 I 75 ..1140 I 76 .. lr,0 I 71 ..100 1 75 .. K I 76 ..I0O4 1 75 ..10HI 3 5 .. 8 S3 .. fc.".3 I In) ..ll42 Z 00 ..1118 I tO .. S0 8 HO ..1124 I M ..1045 4 00 ..1020 4 00 ..1070 4 INI I.. I.. t.. 1.. 140 ! 16 760 t 21 60 2 26 M itS 1.11 I 26 440 I 16 7 SO I IS 140 I 60 178 I 60 00 I 60 47 I 60 TO t 60 1170 . 1 71 lOuO I 76 110 I TS 848 1 75 It.'.'.'.'. is!!."! 10 l!!!!! .... 70 I 75 .... 60 t 80 .... MO I 0 ...660 I 00 ....1060 1 00 .... 170 I so .... 140 I 00 . ... MO I Oil .... StiO I 00 ....1030 1 00 .... 80 I 00 .... 170 I 00 .... 120 I 15 .... TU IB ....1070 I 16 tMt I 26 .... TSO I IS .... HI It! ....1W0 I 2 ....lull I 15 .... 871 I IS ....1130 I 40 ....1140 I 40 .... 1 8 40 .... Tl I 60 ....1000 1 0 .,..10M I SO ....1040 I 0 .... M0 I 60 .... 8 0 ....1210 I 60 ....1000 1 0 ....1116 I 15 ....1111 I 40 .i?ri 4 oo 1 12,0 4 00 I 0 4 00 t 0 4 u I n il 4 oo 4 1150 4 00 1 1254 4 00 1 1120 4 00 1 118 4 10 12?0 4 10 T 1010 4 10 I 6 4 10 6 1041 4 1 I 4 4 10 1 80 4 IS T 1130 4 II 1 10IS 4 16 10 1011 4 IS T MO 4 16 II 1044 4 15 1 1170 4 15 1161 4 18 1 UFO 4 24 4.' Hi IN 8 1U1 4 20 hoi i :o 1 1130 4 2S t 1300 4 26 1 1M 4 4 25 1 10ii4 4 16 IS 1166 4 15 tl 1065 4 IS I.... I.... 1.... I.... T.... 1.... 14.... It.... 1.... 1.... 1.... 4.... 1.... 1.... t.... 1 1115 4 10 1. "30 4 It an 1 COWS AND HEIFERS. ..Ml 0 43 21 4 04 ..Ski IK '1 1044 4 40 HEIFERS. .. IH tl . 1 1130 4 08 ,.lt0 I 16 t Ikl 4 16 .. 414 I 3 1 6I 4 16 ..16 I SO 4 645 4 IS ..1010 I 60 1 170 4 15 .. no I 16 .' IM lit .. 60 I 66 M4 4 40 BULL. 102 16 1.... 1.... ..1830 I Tl ..1600 I tO ..t'.W I t low 8 167 8 4 100 I 60 1140 I 60 140 8 M 117 I tO 1440 I i 1 I t 11S4 I M ...... .11 I ltu t T ...... 64 I Tt 1 1 1510 I 85 1SI0 I .15 8 as .111 8 83 .17M 4 00 .160 o 140 4 00 1WM 4 0 If. l.w UT 4 0 t UN 4 It MID . 1M I 25 I I I 6i ISO 60 CAI.VKS. 140 6 (Ml Jin ,i 1. W lit 116 6 TS I nn 100 4 60 1IP0 lf-8 130 t 60 I 10 III Oil an oil 140 1M 75 I 76 120 25 150 IS STAGS. 1 II .100 .1161 I in 1 U78 4 10 4 00 STOCK CALVES. 1.... I.... 1 ... I.... I.... 4... I.... I.... 8.... I.... 1.... 1. . 1.... 1.... 4 ... 1.... ,1.... 1.... 11 ... 10.... !. 2 in I St t 28 STOCK COWS AND HEIFERS. 750 I 15 4 W.ti I 20 HO 3 ',5 T 6W I 10 736 I TS 1 47 I 25 ftf.O 3 .10 8TOCKERS AND F EEDERS. 621) I - 7V 4 50 350 I 00 1.. I.. T.., .. 17.. 4.. It.. :.. 4... 25.. 13.. 11.. 1.. 1... II... ..1015 4 60 439 I SO K8 8 76 ..IMS 4 60 01 4 86 6-'4 I 76 440 I 78 7 4 M 4 SI 4 40 fWO 4 65 68 4 M 470 670 . 410 bto 312 20 MS 430 645 475 2 75 4 M 4 00 4 00 4 00 :s 4 16 4 35 4 3 '. . 447 . 114 4 46 4 70 121 4 70 MS 4 78 ..1084 4 76 II 4 71 4 76 ,. 750 .1111 . 434 4 60 4 50 4 0 4 1. 3.. 630 30 4 SO HOGS Then, was not B heavy run of hogs here this morning and inder the influ ence of a good local demanoj the market improved a little. Trading was fairly ac tive and the market could safely be qjoted strong to Be higher. The bulk of the decent weight hogs sold from 17.02', to IT.OT1. with the choicer loads from 27 071 to 27.1S. The lighter loads sold from $7.00 down. There was not much change In the market from start to finish .though there was consider able unevenness in the prices paid all day. As a result some sales did not look much more than steady, while others were fully 5c higher. Owing to th moderate offering everything was out of f.rst hands before the middle of the forenoon. Representative sa les : .140 I 75 1 No. Av. Sh. Pr. No. Av. 8h. Pr. 60 KS 80 6 20 64 2 40, 7 06 20 121 ... 6 40 275 ... 7 06 75 214 .. 8 074 SD 212 80 7 76 218 ... 7 00 57 239 ... 7 05 8(1 217 160 7 00 67 229 80 7 06 77 203 80 7 00 74 2: 80 7 06 78 227 HO 7 OO 74 237 ... 7 05 61 2-T) 120 7 00 r 2L'7 40 7 06 74 207 40 7 00 7 2.W 40 7 05 68.. ...21(4 80 7 00 '0 241 120 7 07V4 tv) 2.13 M) 7 0214 6! 272 ... 7 07V4 71 2:iR 40 7 02't 64 2411 40 7 07'4 60 214 40 7 0214 79 245 ... 7 07V4 M 238 ... 7 02',, 71 248 ... 7 071,4 06 221 120 7 04 55 2sS 40 7 07Z 76 236 40 7 02'4 B3 207 7 07V4 65 246 80 7 02', 66 2f ... 7 0714 70 238 40 7 02"4 58 269 120 7 07'4 15 245 ... 7 02'4 45 2f0 ... 7 07H 65 219 120 7 021 65 26 160 7 071. 22 2;2 ... 7 02i4 68 2(6 ... 7 07H 66 239 80 7 05 49 267 40 7 07 62 237 80 7 05 70 254 . . 7 071, 68 2.33 K0 7 05 68 273 40 J 07' 84 280 40 7 Of. 03 269 80 7 07'4 43 231 ... 7 06 68 272 80 07 66 279 ... 7 16 56 267 80 ? 7i 67 227 80 7 05 76 248 60 ' tT.t 69 237 ... 7 05 68 262 ... 7 07', 69 232 80 7 05 61 292 80 '074 67. ...235 160 7 06 63 29 40 7 07H 74 2H2 ... 7 06 64 254 80 7 07' 74 262 ... 7 06 60 276 160 7 074 75 258 80 7 05 73 247 ... 7 07 "4 76 241 80 7 06 62 242 40 7 074 21 241 SO 7 05 61 264 80 7 07V4 64 246 80 7 05 60 23 ... 7 10 70 252 ... 7 OS 65 266 ... 7 10 71 271 160 7 05 66 2K7 80 7 10 61 250 40 7 05 67 277 160 7 10 20 232 ... 7 05 60 307 80 7 10 64 253 80 7 05 61 287 ... 7 10 44 211 ... 7 05 69 317 120 7 10 70 245 ... 7 06 69 20 ... 7 10 69 242 80 7 06 63 274 80 7 10 66 222 ... 7 06 57 291 80 7 10 64 237 80 7 (6 68 279 ... 7 J2V4 70. .a. .226 80 7 05 62 3?8 ... 7 1214 66 245 80 7 05 60 S57 ... 7 15 CHEEP There were practically no fresh receipts of sheep and lambs here this morn ing, so that a test of the market was not made. The market this week, though, has been in rather unsatisfactory condition, but the situation here has been no worse than at other points. The offerings have been made up very largely of Inferior grades and In fact there has been practically nothing offered that could be called choice. Buyer have claimed all along that thev were will ing to pay steady prices for good stuff, but mat mey oio not care mucn ror tne part fat Kinds, and a s result they have been poundino; prices. Trading has been very slow and sellers have had rather a hard time to dispose of the arrivals. The demand for feeders ha been very moderate, us Is penerally the case at this time of the year and In fact so few have been pold that it Is difficult to tell much about the market. Quotations for clipped stock: Choice western lsmbs. $o-00'P8-50; fair to good lambs, SS.frVSie.OO; choice western wooled lambs, $6.7567.00; fair to good wooled lambs. If.50f(6.75: choice lia-htweleht vear. lings, 25.25(&5.6fl; fair to good yearlings, 25.00 4ji5.B; eholce wethers, 15.00(65.25; fair to good werners, h. (ojo.uu; cnoice ewes, n.5084.6d; fair to good ewes. 24.2tVfi4.50: feeder lambs 24.00fr5.26; feeder yearlings, 24.0uQ4.76; feeder wet tiers, W.VijJH-ib: feeder ewes, (2.2&U3.50. Representative sales: 19 clipped cull ewes 80 2 00 1 clipped buck 120 S 00 3S clipped ewes 82 4 00 61 clipped -jrethers W 4 50 CHICAGO 1,1 VK STOCK MARKET. Cattle and Hoars Steady to Strong; aad Sheep Steaelr. CHICAGO, April 24. CATTLE Recelnts, 1.000 head; Hteady to strong; good to nrlme steers, .V1kUG. i0; poor to medium. 8.10: stockers and feeders. I3.0uij4.90; cow., Jl.WXg4.75; heifers, 22.60iii5.O0; cannera. 1.5vft 2.75; bulls, S2.504.50; calves, .7o1.50; Texa feed steers, $4.00gS.OO. HOGS Receipts today, 17.000 head; esti mated tomorrow, 10.WM head; left over. 8.001 head; steady tJ strong; mixed aid butchers', I6.9..4J7.26; good to choice heavy. 7.86rt7.50; rough heavy, $7.107.30; light, 86.W.-S7 20; otllk of sales. $7.10ft7.:0. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 4.000 head; sheep and lambs steady; gJcd to choice wethers, 4.5fKif5.00; lair to choirs mixed, 13. 75(4. 26; western eheep, 24.6 Kffto.OO; native lambs, 24.5tKij6.60; western lambs, $6.5 rU7.io. Official yesterday: Receipts. Cattle 8.613 Hogs 23.632 Sheep 8,002 Shipments. 6,1.-2 8,82 2.4J5 New York Live (Hock Market. NEW YORK. April 24. CATTLE Re celpts, 2.6'i0. Good, medium and light steers a shade higher; heavy fat cattle slow and eaHy; bulls and cows steady. Steers, t.hUt 6.624; bulls, I3.40i4.20,- dry cows, S2.0G4M.16. Cables quote live cattle slow at HVt;l?4c per lb., creased weight; refrigerator beef slow at 9Vfy9M!C. per lb. Exports, 665 cattle and 6,600 quarters of beef; tomorrow, 680 cattle and 1,936 quarters of beef. CALVES Receipts, 416. Market 75crjt lower; common to prime veals, $3.0nrf600; top prices, 17.00; city dressed veals, 7 'a 1014c per lb.: country dressed, 64i6tc. HOGS Receipts, 2.008 head. Steady. Penn sylvania and state hogs, I7.5ocu7.60; choice, 27.66. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 4,789. Woolej sheep not wanted; clipped sheep steady good to choice lambs steady to strong, others slow; spring lambs firm. Wooled sheep, $5.01(6.50; clipped, t4.25D5.0O; wooled lambs, tSfn 7.50; clipped. t4.75ii6.80; one car extra, $7.U'V4; Maryland spring lumba, $5.00 per head. Kansas City Live Stock Market. KANSAS CITY. April 24 CATTLE Re cepts. 1.101 head natives, 325 Texans, 10) caKes, mostly natives; beeves ady to strong; quitrantlne cows and stockers and feeders steudy; bulls and ralvej quet; choice export and dressrd beef steers, $4.70 (5 fair tl good, tl.6 l4.70; stockers and feeders $J.i4ij.uo; western fed steers. $2.90 ii'i.Oi; Ttxa ami Indian steers, $.1 OOrM. 5; Texas cows. $3 ot '4)4.00; native cows, $3 t 4 40; native heifers, JJ.8 4 60; canners. tl M &2 60; bulls, $'..90a4.50; calves, $2 00tf,'.Ou. HOGS Receipts. 5.W0 head: market ac tive and strong; top. $7.1714: bulk of sale, t7.00tsr7.15: heavy, $7.H mixel pa k er. $7.00tt7.i:"4; mixed patker4, $6.7l';.06; yorkers. 86.9 417 05; pigs. $6.6 &6.I6. untr:! aali wamiib itereipts, i.soi head; market active and strong; native lambs. tl.o('tt7 51; western lambs, $4.0u"r7.4O: fed ewes. $4 0ii5 4O; native wethers. $4.2 if 6 2); Texas clipped eh en Jl.lChU'i. 15; atock er and feeders, $3,600)4 80. St. Joseph Live Stork Market. ST. JOSEPH, April 24. CATTLE Re ceipts, 501 head; (ictlve, steudy to HK5 higher; natives, t4.25Jrj.40; cows and heif ers, iJfi'eoiu; siocaer ami ircurie, 6.15. HOGS Receipt, 4.429 head: (teady to 5c lower; light and light mixed. ,6iS7.12'4: medium and heavy, ti.057.17',4; bu'k t7.05 Sr7 15. 8HEEP AND LAMBS Receipt, 659 head; grasaer, 25c lower. Sloax City I.lvs Stock Market. SlOl'X CITY. April 24 (Special Tele rrum 1 CATTLE Receipts. 2u0 head; .i.a.lv beeves, tl Oti'rfj.ou: cows, bulls und mixed. $2.0"34.;.5; stoeker and feeder. $3 60 j4 60; calves and yearling, wit., HOGS Receipt. 3.30U head; strong to 5c higher, selling ai o.soi.ia; uuia. o-iwu'i.w. St. I.oala Llvo Stork Market. ot ini'fB Anrll 24. CATTLE Receipts 19 head liicludlnaT 600 Texans: murket steady and strong: native hkiiplng and x- rurl steers. $4 4 )''. ft : dreaatd beef and utcbar' tera, t4-oo4i.avi ' uuusr 1,000 pounds, $3.5fff6.of; stockers and fax-il-ers. $3 3041.175: cows and heifer. I.'.2','n4. V canners, 2.2.'3.0; buils. 2.5it4 : v I $.5016.50: Texas and lnrtlin stern, 3 5 I 4.75; cows m1 heifers. 2.4.Vii1.;.o. A HOGS -Receipts, 8,600 head; market steady to strong and a shndo hiKh'-r; pin ami lights. $rt8tVii710; packers, $6.'' 1.J1; butchers', $7.1'ii 7. 30. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, f.RiO head; market steady; native muttons, $:it'.j b.o; lambs, tl .5oy? On; culls and buck 1, $2. 60414. 0u; stockers, t2.00i33.76; Texas. $3 :",f 6.00. Stock la Bleat. Following were the receipts of live slficK at tne six principal western cities yesteroa 1 Cattle. Hoas. Bheeil Omaha Chicago Kansas City St. Lot, Is .... St. Joseph .. Sioux City .. Totals 2.415 7.41W .... 1.0"0 .... 1.2"0 ....12,000 .... 501 .... 2X) 17.000 i.loo S.5KI 4.4.1 3.1 4.000 3.hs 2..,"0 U9 ..17.S16 4A765 10,6-9 Wool Market. ROSTOV. April 24. WOOI, The Commei -clal Pulletin says of the wool Tnaik.t In tomorrow issue: The nn.i ket conlilns :4 pretty poor assortment of 0I.1 wool. Good wools are steady und lower, but u iame proportion of the sales of the week .ire ordered, lots of 10 and 12 bugs, largely of medium wools, and on sutii then; h'ive been some concessions. The market slio.vs more Inquiry than trade, '-he chief ini- fiedlment in the way of a beiwr '.-uslni-.i? s the decidedly sluggish market for c.ttl-.s. Reorders for heavyweights are not wholly satisfactory and It Is more and more vl dent that manufacturers owned much hum r supplies on January 1 thiin was suppose. I. The cold weather has checked shearing in tho west and the fact that wool there si cms firmer than on the eastern seaboard Is m.-. counted for In part by the fact that bnnks are lending In the wool district lor 1 per cent less than Is charged in this vicinity. The shipments of wool from Boetcn to date since December 31 are 80,741.610 lbs., against 81,795.097 lbs. at the same date l ist year. The receipts totlav are 65.526,243 lbs , against 79,379,447 lbs. for the same period last year. ST. IXJtTIS, April S4.-WOOL-Ehs un changed; medium grades ami combing 1 It 18c; light fine. 141117c; heavy fine, lotii'l.'ic; tub washed. lS'aMic NEW YORK, April 24. WOOL Firm. LONDO.n', April 24. Wool A sole of Cape of Good Hope and nuttil sheep skins was held in Mincing Lnne today. The offerings numbered 160,654 skins, all of which were sold. Demand waa fair and bidding was animated. Prices advanced Vc Coffee Market. NEW YORK, April 23.-COFFEE Ppnl Rio, qul'f mild, quiet. Futures opened steady un.er a partial advance of 6 point' unaer realising oy recent sellers an 1 the moderate average of Rrosllian port leceiptj. Trading was very active and the llq nil -tlon of nearby months became more IrJL nuunced with the advancing session; ihul prices failed to hold the Initial Improve ment, but under heavier Interior r-c p 8 sold off and finally closed net unchanged to 6 points lower. This level established nn otner lower record, with Mav selling at 3.65c, against 3-70C yesterday. 'The Ion I n markets, Just about responding to the in a declines ot yesterday, were not a facto. and the main cause of the decline was ap parently the desire of nearby holders o avoid actual deliveries. Total sales wpm 86.000 bags, including May, 2.63(BS70c: July. -. iibcr. I'-erv 4 60 1 o.i."y Auium, a.tn'tfj.foc; rjepiemotM. ,i'..ioc; uciooer, 4.20"j4.ac; ivovem'er 4.30c; December, 4.6ftgi.60c; January, 4.65 .uc; Marcn, t.iwgt.goc. Probntlns; Indian Estates. SIOTJX FALLS, S. D., April 24. (Special.) County Judge Lamb of Charles Mix county I kept busy theso day probating tho es tate of deceaael relative of Indians be longing at Yankton agency. Many of the Indians visit h'm each day to cITer testi mony in the cases. Some of the vedrucn have unique name. Among recent visitors to the county judge wers Dog Without a Stomach, also Mr. Dog Without a Stomach and little Johnny Dog Without a Stomach. Will Refnnd Bonded Debt. SIOUX FALLS, S. D., April 24. (Special.) A special election will soon be called at Big Stone for the purposo of votlog upon the proposition of refunding the bonded and warrant Indebtedness of tha Big Stone school district, amounting to about $8,000. Seven per cent Interest Is now being paid. By refunding this will be reduced to 5 per cent. It 1 proposed to exchange the re funding bonds for money from the stats school fund. New Hospital at Meade. FORT MEADE. S. D., April 24. (Special.) A large addition Is to be built to the al ready large brick hospital at this post. Tlie plan have already been received, and it I expected bids will soon be called for for the erection of the same. Look I at s; for Sixth Csvalr)-, FORT MEADE. S. D., April 24. (Special.) Rumors are afloat here that tha first squadron of the Sixth cavalry, assigned to this post from the Philippines, will arrive In about three wetli ulrs. "N Al.TY MARKET. I THIS HE INSTRUMENTS filed with the county cle-k Friday, April 24: Warranty Deeds. Karen Olsen and husband to Anthony Martin et ai.. lot 81. rorter s ad ...sz.ioo J. W. Thomas and wife to Minnie 8. Lord, lot 13, diock i. west, cna au. 3, tu August MuBkat et al. to Fiorim Blmet, nh tw4 nwi 4-it-u (except 6 acres), and s sw4 nw'4 4-16-13... 2. (0 O. C. Olsen and wife to 8. H. Dorsf y, lots 11 and 13. block 13. orchard Hul 71 Omaha & Southwestern Railway com- a pany to Union Pacific Railway com- , pany, part lots 7 and bluck .61. Omaha: part lot 3. 23-15-13 1 Ira C. Munger and wile to C. W. Ham. lot 12 and 13, block 99, Dun dee Place 1 W. Y. Teetsel and wife to A W. Bpoerrt, lot 2, block 30. Ambler I 'I 'ce M C. H. Oration and wife to C, J. Herg- oulst. lot 1. Dlock 2. Lake Vl'w Ld. 1,2 0 South Omulu Land company 10 Anna Mitchell, lot U, block co, hojui Omaha Ml) Same to J. S. Bland, lot 14, Mick 19. same W) C. E. Perkins and wife to C. O. Ltr- on. n'4 kw4 nw'4 nw'i n-10-1.1 u-10 Clara G. Larson and husband t) N. J. Hansen, same 90) iiult Claim Deed. Carrie M. 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