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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 17, 1903)
TITE OMATTA DAILY TJEE: SUNDAY, MAY 17, 1003. 13 ( X COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL Wleat OeU Strength from Bullish Crop Be ports. PRICES CLOSE NEAR THE HIGHEST Oats Is Vp with Wheal, but Cora and FroTUIoaa Are m Trifle lnti la Price, with Roma telling. CIITCAOO, May 16. Bullish crop reports gave strtngtn to me wheal market todny and closing prices were nrar the top figures of the clay, July being; up So. July coin was off fa'tc, but oats was MPic higher, with September provisions from Z'fro to 5c lower. Favorable weather caused an easier tone 1 , . . . . - - : l1J,irait.ihS.,tSfly beln. u"cnan71 to Ho ower at ii-V.ZV and the ear y transactions were at some decline. July selling off to 72ra72c. Reports of damage to the crop In the southwest were again In evidence, and with outside markets higher and good ouylng orders from St. Louis and the northwest the market became strong, Foreign advices were bullish and under these condlUons shorts turned active buy- ers, advancing the price materially. July alilng up to raSc. The selling was scat tered and principally by scalpers with fronts. July closed with a gain of HTc at 7iWul3c. Clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 918,0u0 bushels. Primary re ceipts were 216,000 bushels, against 2X6,000 a year ago. Minneapolis and Duluth reported receipts of 104 cars, which with local re ceipts of bt cars, 2 Of contract grade, made total receipts for the three points of 157 cars. Against 178 cars last week and 112 cars a year ago. Corn ruled dull and easy, the favorable weather bolng the main factor In the situa tion. There was rather free selling by re ceiving houses against country acceptances and the buying was scattered, but mostly by shorts with profits. The strength In wheat was a bull factor late In the day and caused a steady tone at the close, July Being WW lower at nro'io imer sen ing between 4io and 4iVa4ou. Local re- I celnts wore 2b& cars. 23 of contract arade. Trading In onts was rather light, but the market ruled Arm tke greater part of tho day, the bullish crop being the main stimu lating influence. There was a fair demand from brokers, but offerings were light, local traders being disposed to await some dellnlte information regarding the crop prospects. The close was steady at July H f4c higher at ii'ussc. after ranging be tween S3o and 3-itC. Local receipts were 1U cars. Trading In provisions was dull and prices nad a downward tendoncy after a steady opening. There was some selling by out siders on the easier corn market and on ex pectations of increased hog receipts. Wheat was easier, with September pork 2r. lower at Itf.tUH- September lard was off 6c at 28. S9 and ribs down 6c at S9.17H. Estimated receipts for Monday: Wheat. 20 cars; corn, lw cars; oats, w cars; nogs, 33,' OuO head. The leading futures ranged as follows: Articles. Open. High. Low. Close. Yes'y. Wheat I May 73 U! n I 79 78H 7u July Sept. Corn May July Sept Oats May July Pept. pom May July Sept Lard May July Sept Ribs May July Sept 727i a 45 V4 4,Vn'ii 45H 44 44Ti 45 4.r 41',4 441; ! 33 30-H 18 90 17 20 3; 33 18 90 17 20 16 65 18 90 IS 90 18 90 17 17 17 17 16 62 17 17 16 67Vi 16 60 lt bo 8 85 8 95 9 00 9 30 9 40 ( 85 8 95 02Vi 8 90 8 5 25 9 35 8 92; 97tt 40 22 9 Ott B 9a 26 35 9 42Vi; 9 17 17 9 22 No. 2. Cash Quotations were as follows: FLOUR Dull, steady; winter parents, $3,604(4.60; straights, $3.203.40; spring pat ents. $3.3563.90; straights, $3.10&3.40; bakers, I3.M63.90. WHEAT No. t spring, 8081c; No. 3, 73(9 BOc; no. z red, 78'&77ic. CORN No. 2. 4&ir46c: No. 2 yellow. 47c. OATS No. 2. 8tc; No. 2 white, 38c; No. I white, 31AM Sic. RYE No. 2. 50(250V4o. BARLEY Fair to choice malfng, 49 66C. SEED No. 1 flax. $1.11: No. 1 northwest ern, $1.16; prime timothy, $3.60; clover, con tract grade. $11.504111.75. PROVISIONS Mess pork, per bbl.. $17.37 gTW.60. Lard, per 100 lbs.. $8.fc8.92. Short ribs sides (loose), $.20Q9.30. Dry salted shoulders (boxed). $S.25'(its.37. Short clear sides (boxed). $9.&0&9.67. ' Following are the receipts and shipments Of flour ana crain yesterday: Receipts. Shipments. Flour, bbls. Wheat, bu.. Corn, bu.... Oats, bu.... Rye. bu 18.800 25,200 65.6IO "42.400 18S.50O 7.6O0 166,500 274.9)0 131.5H0 142,401) 1,000 Barley, bu. on the Produce exchange today the but ter market was steady; creameries, 16 21 o; dairies, 15ijl8c. Eggs, steady, at mark, canes Included, Ul,4Hlic, Cheese, weak, 124! 12c to 13V'S13c. WEARK URAI.V COMPANY. Omaha Branch 110-111 Board ol Trade s Building-. CHICAGO, May 16.-WHEAT-The action to wheat for the past week has been so limited and the Interest so small that there Is almost nothing new to report. Toward the close of the week, however, there has been an Increased Interest mani fested, which has resulted la higher prices oTokeQfo,rnans8tl'irfuPr7h:r has been considerable talk nage to the growing crop. na aisposition advance. There 1 In regard to dam both nom Hessian tly and drouth. The fact that a considerable short inter est existed In the deferred futures made It easy, when the news mentioned above came, to score a considerable advance. . The condition abroad Is not so good as was reported last week, but the main fac tor Just at present seems to be the unusual lightness of stocks of wheat at nearly nil of the large centers, where there are specu- I lative markets. We cannot help but feel that the reports of Hessian fly damage are considerably exaggerated, but any continuance of the drouth will be damaging to the growing crop. We feel friendly to July wheat on ac count of the chances there are of Its doing all that the May has done, and our reaaons are baaed on the light nesa of Blocks men tioned above, the difficulty that Is being experienced by those who tried to manu facture a contract grade, and the fart that what wheat Is moving la being spread out and scattered to meet a general demand from all directions and not centering on any one point. In the way of a spread, we think well of a purcnase or tno July ana a suio ot Sep tember at ruling differences. For a long pull buy the July margin it well, and we believe you will realize a splendid proht. Our opinion of the Sep tember la as we have written before, that nothing short of a dlHaster to the growing crop win miute it anything nut a good sale. CORN The action to the speculative market has sympathized In a measure with wheat and has felt the same Increase in the volume of outside business the last two aavs. A good deal of Interest Is centering on the condition of the fields In Iowa, where operations are reported from three to five weeks late, torn Is being moved from the country points where they huve a reserve, to the points In Iowa and Missouri, where Inst year's crop waa not large enouch lo meet requirements, and this demand Is rapidly cleaning up what supplies there are In the small elveutors and Inquiries are be ginning to reach Kansas City from as far north aa northern Iowa for corn In small lota to meet Immediate needs of feeders. These conditions certainly Indicate higher prices. We feel friendly toward July corn and would like to see the trad- wake up to the fact that It Is cheap before It Is too late for them to be benefiiei by the ad vance, which seem almost a certainty In view of the conditions as they appear to us. Well posted grain handlers of our ac qualntance are so sangu'uei that Judgment similar to that given above is correct, thai they are putting out no he.'ge against their cash purchases. There is a short Interest In July corn, not of a lighting nature, but one that will run to cover as soon as there Is any determine 1 outside interest manifested on the bull aide. OAT8 The oats situation has been a very quiet one, and aitde from the advanns in the May, which la quite in line with the predictions we have been making for some time Dast. there Is little to report Dry weather throughout thuee counties In Illinois which supply tee heaviest amount of oats Is becoming a much-talked of factor, and even if the da -nans is not great, this will delay the crop to a consld ernble extent. There bas been a steady buying of both July and September oats from this section of the country and these people feel sat s Had that these purchases aiU more than make up what they lose from crop damsga. 1'KOv ISivjNS After -a liberal movement of hogs, with considerable drop In prices. situation la steamer and prices rallying. Provisions followed the decline In hogs, but Improved as hot prices advanced. i ne provision situation la steady and prices for a few days will hinge on the nog movement. If receipts let up, pro visions undoubtedly will improve. On the other hand, an Increased move ment will put provlalona lower. The cash demand, except for cured hams. Is very slim. Europe In a general way has been bearish, but the feeling In England Is that provisions over there have pretty nearly touched the bottom. Packlna last week. 42A.rtO against nvnrn Estimates of stocks In store: Pork la (ml bbla.; lard, 17.0W tierces: ribs, 10,000,000 Iba., a alight decrease from last week. WEARBORA1N COMPANT. OMAHA WHOLESALE MARKET, Coadltloa of Trade and (notations oa Staple sad Faacy Predaee. EOQ9 Fresh stock. 14c. LIVE POULTRIT-Hens, llQUHcj spring . - ' " "i-i'Kn iirztin, uuu?vv', spring chickens, per lb.. J5c; roosters according to age. fric; turkeys. 13Blsc; ducks, lo&Uc; geese 9'oioc ' U UTTER Packing stock. 13c: choice dairy In tubs, 15ftlVc: separator. 2i023c. FRESH FJSH-Fresh caught trout, 10c: pickerel. c; pike, lie; perch, 6c; buffalo, 7c bluetish, 11c; whlteflsn lJc- salmon ICc' haddock. 11c; codfish. 12c: red (manner loc: lobsters, boiled, per lb.. Sc: lobsters green, per lb.. 26c; bullheads, 10c; catfish" 14c; I . I u A' Lr l.n n. 1 - . .... . . ... , . umiiuui, uv, biibu rue, ooo cui.il, i 'nj snaa, ioc eacn. 11KAN Per ton. UK. HAY PrlreS II 1 1 rtt tA kv Hmaka WI.aI-..U xtMiiers associstion: ( Fioir n. r. 1 ,tni-nH 18.50: No. 2. IS: medium 7 M- o.r.. 17' Rye straw, 16. These prices are for hay of good color and quality. Demand fair and UUKN-40c. OATS 36c. RlK-No. 2, 45c. L V KGETABLEB. POTATOES Per hn a NEW POTATOES-Saiilh.rn IK AU.. n.n Kl.1 a,: an " " '" w ii, t Eer do"- unches. 3S40c. PARSLEY Per doi. bunches. 30c PARSNIPS-Per bu Ka40o. CCUMBKRS Hothouse, per dos.. $1.25. bunches, 45c; home grown 12Wdlbc vjicci-, Kjnujno aoutriern. tier dos BHNALH-Home grown, per bu. basket. 40c BEANS Wax. per bu. box. 14: strlnv per bu. box, 3.00to3.60. LAB BAUE Holland seed, nar Ih . "ti.-.- new California, oer lh.. an. TO.MAiXES-Naw Florida, per 6-basket RHUBARB Per lb., lc. ASPARAGUS Per doicn bunches. 4fr2fi0'c. NAVY BEANS Per bu., $2.60. FRUIT8. STRAWBERRIES Arkansas. tier 24. quart case, $2.26a2.60. CHERRIES California, per box, $1.75. TROPICAL KRI TITS FIGS California ner irt-lh carina Qtw Turkish, per 18-lb. box. 18c ORANGES California navels, fancy, for li6 and smaller sizes, $3.76; for 150 and larger sizes. $3.25; Mediterranean, all sizes, $3; Jaffa, $3; fancy blood, per half box. LEMONS-Callfornia fancy, all sizes, $3.60 DATES Persian, In 70-lb. boxes, per lb.. ler cane 01 au-ID pKgS, i36. PINEAPPLES-Cuban. $3.25. MISCELLANEOUS. MAPLE SUGAR Ohio, per lb., 10c. POPCORN Per lb., 2c; shelled, 4c. HIDES No. 1. areen V4c: No. 1. e-reen 64c; No. 1, salted. 7Vc; No. 2, salted, 6c; No. 1, veal calf. 8 to 12 lbs.. 8c; No. 2. veal calf. 12 to IS lbs., 6c; dry salted niues, suijc sneeD Deits. L'odi.ttc: norsenides. $1.5O'u$2.50. NUTS Walnuts. No. 1. soft shell, per lb.. iuc, naru sneu, per id., lie: no. i. soil snell 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. pet id., ibe; pecans, large, per lb., uc; small, per lb., 11c; cocoanuts, per dos., 61c; chestnuts, per lb., 10c; peanuts, per lb., 6c; roasted peanuts, per lb., 7c; black walnuts, per bu., $1; hickory nuts, per bu., $1.60. OLD METAL, ETC. A. B. Alplrn quotes tne roiiowing prices: iron, country mixed, per ton, $11; iron, stove plate, per ton, $8; copper, per lb., 8c; brass, heavy, per id., nc: brass, light, per lb., 6c; lead, per lb., 3c; sine, per lb., 2c KEW YORK . GENERAL MARKET. Qaotatlaas of the Day oa Varleaa Commodities. NEW TORK. May 11 FLOUR Recelots. 17.291 bbls.; exports, 23.196 bbls.; Minnesota patents. $4.004.30; winter extras. $2.8043.10; Minnesota bakers, $3.2093.40; winter low grades. $2. 60a2.90. Rye, flour, dull; fair to good. $2.803.20; choice to fancy, $3.26423.45. CORNMEAL 8teady; yellow western, $1.06: city. $1.04: Brandywlne. $3.4033.66. RYE Quiet; No. 2 western. 69c. f. o. fa., afloat; state, 63 59c, c. I. f.. New York. BARLEY Steady ; feeding. 61c. c. I. f., Buffalo; malting, 638c. c. I. f., Buffalo. WHEAT Receipts, 162.060 bu.; exports $04,462 bu. : No. 2 red, 82c, f. o. b., afloat; No. 2 northern, Duluth. 88c, elevator; No. 2 red. 82c. f. o. b.. afloat: No. 1 northern. Duluth, 88c. f. o. b., afloat; No. 1 hard Manitoba. SSI.c, f. o. b., afloat. The wheat opening, as an outcome of heavy decreases in northwest stocxs ana rumors oi a possi ble 60 per cent reduction In French duty, was steady: but under prospects for heavy world'a shipments and the easier cables a decline ensued. Iater there was a sharp rally on adverse southwest crop news and the market closed nrm at bo nei aa- vance. May closed, &Hc; juiy. isi-iwff 78c, closed, 64c; September TMiiJfl.&'frc, tinned. .rr i ueoemoer. cionea. ivc. CORN Receipts. 49.350 bu.; exports, 8.434 bu.; spot, dull; No. 2, 64c, elevator, and li.v f n. h. afloat: Ne. 2 yellow, 66c; NO. 2 Wnite, DOC. im opilOIl nll wan nutet and easier, owing to ravoraoie i,,thr news and moderate liquidation The clone was easy at ffl4c net decline, May closed, bfke: juiy, e2jo.-c. cioeeo D.nl.mh kRff,K-40. ClOSed. SOVM. "n'iT-an. celnts 116.700 bu.: exports, 8.796 VS , No $. .'y,rtmwle 0Tuil h"'o.tck white. I845c- 0pUon, . ,. harelv steady. HAY Dull; shipping. 7076c; good to choice, ll.noiSl.06. . . . hops Firm: state, common to rholoe ,uv wmri- 1901. 16v18c: old. fr810c: Pa clno coaat, 1902. 1823c; 1901. 1518c; old 4?l: M c ik. will km Hteaav: uiivhiwu, w v 18c: California. 21 to ins., isc. lexaa arT, 24 to an ids., itc. t it ithkr steady: acid. 241r25e. rick Oulet: domestic, fair to extra, iiAT- Tenon nnmlnftl. "jri:'". ..; i. . n.. him puiiv m ih n-y I. werna. . innu'i . '-' r 12.00; meaa. $9.00ifj10 00; beef hams. $!0 0) filOO: packets. $10. 50(31100; city extra. In-Tii- 117 00(8)19.00. Cut meats, easy; pickled belllee. $9O010.75: pickled 1 shoulders. $8 76: pickled heme. $U." ll.it. rl. U'J". western steamea. sa.oo; rtnnw, nsi' Houth American. 19 2: com' pound. 87.8?n-.n. Pork, quiet; fnmllv ij short clear, $18 tOO'Ai.Zo; mess. is zrii.in, hitttkr Firm: extra creamery. 22c; ex. tra factory. U4fl5c; creamery, common to chnlce. lHCnZHtc: imitation creamcrr. io-wiix. -..o H.irv 1Siilc: renovated. 13CTlc. curvuB-Flrm! state full cream, fancv small colored and white, old. tSQlic; large colored ana wnne. nm. . ..., new. lMc; small, white, new, 13c; large white, new, uc. FGOS Dun una wess: hihib -nu' iuri7c: southern. ic; tveiv tiicky. 15iJ'16c; western storage, packed, 16c; western firsts. 15gl6c. TALLOW Bieaay , wir .. , u t," 1 .... MI i . . vi i"r a i m i .iti im waa noma in ii, meUl trades today and yesterday's price- are quoted In practlcaiiv an case, iin, aaav: not. 1 tyij 29. 65. Copper nnlet and nom nslly unenangea i ii.o for lake, electrolvtlc and casting. Lead .,! v not. t4.37Vk. Soelter oulet: root $5.75. Iron, quiet and nominally unchanged Kaasaa City Grata sal Prorlaloaa K-AVSAR PITY. May 16. WH EAT May Mr; July, 63Hc: cash. No. 2 hard. 6c: No. S, 66c; no. i rea, wiuc; n o. . wbw. CORN May. 41Tc: July, aRVWsc; casn No. 2 mixed, 4JVc; NO. I wnue, c; no, 4.1U.C. OATS No. 3 white. 36c; No. 3 mixed. sc. RYE No. 2. 6c. HAY Choice timothy. $1:75313.00; prairie, hi'tte K reamerv, lril9c; dairy, inc. EGOS Steady : fresh Missouri and Kan ass stork. 13c. cases returned: new No. white wood cases Included. 13c. Recelots. ShlDment Wheat, bu 19 200 22.406 Corn, bu SS.JX) 0.400 Onts. bu 16.0U0 $.0u0 Mllwaakee Grata Market. MILWAUKEE. May 16. WHEAT V4i hlaher: No. 1 northern. Irt783c; No. northern. siOTec: juiy, mjmsi'. PTB-NO. 1. 6.V. PARLEY o higher: No. $. 0c: sample, CORN July. 44c. Peerla Market. PEORIA. May l$.-CORN-8tead ; No. J, 44c. OATS-Qulet; No. 8 white. $4c: No. 4. $2e. Mlaaeaaalla Wheat, Flear aad Braa. MINNEAPOLIS. May 1C WHEAT (Cash, 7S7c; May, T7cj July. Kc; on rack. No. 1 hard. 9n'c: No. 1 northern. 78V-; No. I northern, Ti'tc; No. 8 northern, FLOUR First patents. $4 litfi4.20; second patenta. $4 0o4i4 lo: first clears. I2.9xu3.06: second clears, $2.302.45. BKAH-ln PUIK, lU.Dt.KU I. lft. Tblladelphla I'roasrc Market. PHILADELPHIA. Mar 16 BUTTER Quiet but steady; extra western creamery, 2c; extra nearby prints, 24c. EGGS Dull and unchanged; fresh nearby, 16c at the mark; fresh western and south western, lto at the mark: fresh southern. lie at the mark. CHEESE Firm, fair demand; old full creams, choice fall. 14fil5c: fair to good. 14-Q14c; New York full creams, choice. utkduiic; lair to good, uffuo. NEW YORK STOCKS AKD BONDS. Seathera Paclao Breaks as Resalt af narrlmaa'a Illaess. NEW TORK. Mav 16. The Illness of E. H. Harrlman made Its Influence felt on to day's stock market and this was supple mented by the showing made by banks, which was Interpreted as poor by the trad ing element 7 he weakness of Southern Pacific was directly traceable to the condi tion of the health of the president of the company. The stock declined an extreme IH. touching a new level for the year. This weakness had some sympathetic effect Isewhere In the market. St. Paul and New York Central also made low record prices for the year. A light demand from the bears to cover shorta made an Im pression Just at the close, which was In consequence steady. The nominal Increase In the cash Item of the banks was as much as was expeeted. The fact that to day's gold export of $1,250,000 to South America was withdrawn only yesterday. and so figured for only dtiy In the weekly averages, upon which the banK statements are computed, left the probability that some effect of the transaction would be thrown over Into next week's showing. The Increase In loans was generally re garded as refleotlng the further transfer of obligations from foreign to domestic lenders. During the money strlngenoy of last fall the recall of orar-extenoea roreign credits was an Important factor In up setting the money market The tendency to rut down these foreign credits now Is viewed with satisfaction In financial cir cles. But the professional sentiment on the Stock exchange confined itself to the bare showing of the statement, with Its consequent Inroad upon the reserve. 10 iliv'i Tendon discount market showed a hardening tendency, resulting from the paying off of the market's heavy obliga tion TA THA IIRIIK OT I'.ll K IMULl. HIIU 1117 uaiin left over $1,000,000 In gold withdrawn for South America. This increases the likeli hood of further gold exports from New York next week. ... , . , United States 2s nave aecunea per cent, bs compared with tne closing can oi last week. The following are the quotations on the New York Stock exenange: Atchison i" Teiaa A PaclOc Toledo. Bt. L. A W 33 Hi 41v. 1K)' io ptd w- Bal. A Ohio do pfd do ptd " Union Paclfla Canadian Paclflc 129 do pfd Canada So 70 Chss. & Ohio 41 Wabaah . 2 do pfd Chlrajo tc Alton.... I"1 Wheeling A L. E... do oro do Id pio . a;. Chicago A O. W ti Wla. Central . UK do lit ptd Tf do 2d ptd do ptd Adami El American Ex Chicago A N. W....17J Chicago Tar. A Tr... 1 .103 .in .20a United States Ex.. do ptd z Welli-Fargo Ex.... Amal. Copper C. C. C. A 81. L.... M Colorado 80 iS Amer. I'ar A F.... do pfd . ! . 90 . 14 do lat ptd do id ptd 13 Si Amer. Lin. Oil Del. A Hudion 172VI do pfd . 40 Dal. L. W S50 Denvar A R. 0 34 American 8. A R.. do pfd Anao. Mining Co... Brooklyn R. T . 14 .tCl do pfd b Erl 1 do lat pfd W1-, do Id ptd a4M Colo. Fuel A Iron... 7 Cona. Oaa 104 Great Nor. pfd 186 Cont. Tobacco .. ..1124i ..117V. Hocking Valley 10 1 nn. Electrlo ... do PCd H Hocking Coal ... Inter. Paper ... do pfd Inter. Power ... Laclede Gaa .... National Biscuit National Lead . No. American . . Pacific Coaat ... Pacific Mail .... People's Gaa ... Preeaed 8. Car. . .. 17V, Illlcola Central S lows Central .. li .. 70 .. 40 .. I .. 42 do pfd Lako Erl A W 17 do pfd 100 I.. A N Ill Manhattan L 140 .. 19Vi -. Ka Met. Bt. Ry 12 Mei. Central 2V H Max. National 21 ..101 Minn. A 6t- I... Mo. Pacific St., K. A T ... 11 .. 61 Vi ...110H do pfd Pullman P. Car.... Republic Steel .... do pfd Sugar Tenn. Coal A Iron. Union Bag A P.... do pfd .. 1 ..114 ... 26 ... I ...Id do pfd .. 17K N. J. Central... N. Y. Central .. Norfolk A W... ...127 ... 10 ... S8V1 ... 21Vl ...12 124). to t do pfd Ontario A W... Pennsylvania .. V. 8. Leather Beading ... 11 ... .l do pfd : do lat prd do Id pfd U. 8. Rubber 1 do pfd U. 8. Steal do pfd Wetaern Union .... Amer. Locomotivs.. do pfd K. C. Southern do pfd Rock Inland do pfd.... 5114 ... It. L. A 8. F... ... 77 33 do lat pfd do Id pfd ...SO ... 7 4 , S5 Bt. U 8. W ... 12 ... t2H ...15714 do pfd 32 Vi HI St Paul do pfd ...in ... 61 1 1 80. Pad no 80. Railway .... 41 t 74S4 ... l ... UA do pfd Kew York Money Market. NEW TORK. May 16. MONEY On call. nominal; on time, steady; sixty and ninety days. 3G-i per cent; six months, 41, per cent. PRIME! MERCANT LK FAPER-4WS5V. per cent; sterling exchange, steady at $4.88 ror aemana ana at .no tor sixty aays; posted rates. 14.&14 and 4 sVi; commercial bills. S4 J44fr(?4 &4V BiliVKK-Bar, Mc; Mexican aouars. sc. BONDa Government, steady; railroad, tr resrular. The ciosinr quotations on oonds ara at follows: U. 8. nr. Is ..104'VL. A N. anl. 4a 101( ..10S3 Mex. Central 4a SO ..107V4 do ts tne i;4 ..107V Mlnn. A Bt. L. 4a..tOOV, do coupon do la. reg.. do coupon do sew 4a, 116VM.. K. A T. 4a MVi do coupon do old 4a, reg.. do coupon do Is. reg do coupon ..1WV ..110 do Is 82 N. T. C. gen. IVia.. 10214 .. .11)44 ...103 V, ...lOSVa ...100 ... 1144 ...103V, ... MV, ...101 N. J. C. gaa. ts U2 NO. raciso 4a Ill do la 71 Atchlaon gaa. 4i. n. e w. eon. aa 100 e ej. 4a Reading gen. 4a 7V4 Bal. A Ohio 4s.... St. L. A I. M. c. ts.m do IVta do coot, es st. l. c . r. 4a.... tMVit bi. l. s. w. is aa do 2a tl 8. A. A A. P. 4a 10 Canada 80. la Central of 0. is. ..1MV4 ..10S4. do Is Inc 80. Paclfla 4a f So. Railway ta t Chaa. A Ohio 4Hi. Chicago A A. IVaS. C, B. A Q. a. 4a.. C. M A St P g. 4s ..104V4 .. 77 'A lexaa at racino ia...iia 3V T . Bt. L. A W. 4a.. 7t 1MV t nlon Paclflc 4a 10! C. A N. W. con. 7s.. Ml Sal do con. C. R. I. A P. 4s. ...lot I Wabaah la C C C A 8t L g. 4S..1M do xi Chicago Ter. 4a ; do deb. B.... Colorado 80. 4a MIWeat Shore 4s. ..llaV4 ..lOtVt .. TM4 ..1M rxnTor A R. O. ts.. r' wheel. A L. E. .. II Erie prior lien 4s... J9 Wis. Central 4a .. 91H .. tl! do general as a i-on. Tobacco 4a r. W. A D. C. la.. .111 I Colo, fuel ts.. .. ai Hocking Val. 4VaS.. .197)4 Bid. "Offered. Boston Stock Qaotatlons. BOSTON. May 16. Call loans, ZS per cent: time loans. 4&5 per cent. umciai closing prices on stocks and Donas: Atchison 77 Bingham 29 I'alumei A Heels. ..Ml do pfd Boaten A Albany Boatoa Elevated N. V. N. H A H ritchburg pfd... ... MVt ...21.6 .. .145 1 ...10 ...140 ... al ... 17V4 ....124 ...121 ...lit ...'. ...m ... 78'4 .... 13V Centennial 2a Copper Range tOV Dominion Coal lot Franklin 10 Union Pacific .... Mohawk Old Dominion ... Oaceola . 4V Max. Central ... American Sugar . do pld American T. A T Pomlnlon I. A 8 Gen. Electric .... Maaa. Electrlo .. U. 8. Steel do ptd Weetingh. Coramc AdTenture Alloaea Amalgamated .... Asked. . 17 Parrot . MV4 Qulncy kanta Fe Copper !Trtmountaln .100 . i . 85 Trinity United States ... Utah Victoria Wlnons . Wulrerlne si . I ... :ia . iavfc ,. tv .. 10V4 n,.100 .... t ... tVj .... 3Vtl Loadoa Stock Market. LONDON, May 16. Closing quotations Conaola, money r2 1-1 New York Central ISM do account a-ia Norfolk a eaifrn Anaconda, ex-dlv.... tw dn pfd 71S WV, 29 V, Atchlaon ao rtutario A Weaters PennaylTania 3V Rand Mlnaa M4 Reading 41V4' do lat pfd 22 V do :d pid la Southern Railway. do pfd Baltimore A Ohio., Canadian Paclflc... Chesapeake A Ohio Chicago O. W C, M. A Bt. P DeBeera , Pennr A R. O... do pfd Erie - do let pfd do 14 pfd Ullnola Central.... LouliTllle A Naah. M.. K. A T e iov 42 V, SOS on pia 4 Boulhorn Pacific Union Pact Ac do pfd United Statea Steal.. do pfd Wabaah do pfd . 44'. Hi'. , 14 14 , M . tl .140 111 24 . i siS 27 4 BAR SILVKR Steady at 2"4d per ounce HU.VM-ms per rent. The rats of dls count In the oien market for short bill ts 3s3 7-16 per cent and for three months bills is 3 -lbJVi per cent ew York MIbIub (taotatlona. NEW TORK. May 16 -The following are the quotations on the New York Ktock ex change: Adams Cos 10 LI11I Chief 7 Alloa 2u Ontario k0 Bruce lo Lphlr 14i Rrunawlck Con 44 PhusU ,. I Comatock Tuunel ... IVi Potoal 32 too. lal A Va 120 Kavaxe 17 I lore Sllrer lit tilerre Netads 44 iron Sliver lj Small Hop 40 Laurille Coa 1 blaodard s4 Asked. Assessment paid. loadltloa af the Trvaanry. WA8HINOTON. May 16.-Today's state ment or the treasury balances shows Available cash balance, UX),7b6,s9: tUDt.64l.r3. gold, OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET Cattle Eeceipt$ Ver Hearj and Prices Lower Than a Week Ago. HOGS HAVE BEEN GOING DOWN RAPIDLY Fair Receipts of sheep and Lambs for Time at Year aad Tendency of Prices Downward at All Points, P.speclally aa Common Stuff. SOUTH OMAHA, May 14. Receipts were: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Official Monday 2.47 6.372 8.178 Olhcial Tuesday 3,,o 6.U64 3.4M Official Wednesday 6,6 lv.uill 4.215 Omclal Thursday 6.804 lb.trtU 4.iii Offlcial Friday 2,411 16,669 1,22 Olhcial Saturday 7u0 K.ouO .... Total this week 16,670 l.ao 16,671 24.411 IS, 3- U,4ia Week ending May ... Week endina May t Week ending April 26... week ending April is... Same week last year... IticElfAS FOR THE TO DA'l'U in lollowina table shows the receipts uf cattle, hugs aud sueep at eoutn uuiaua fur the year lo date, sua comparisons witu last year; 1903. 1!H)2. kib.svli Inc. Dec. Cattle SoMill Hubs si',wlr ttnuep 4),o0 76,Su9 ui.a m.iiM 14V.64S Average ljrlca iaid loi iioga at BouUi Omaha ior the last several uas with coin pariBous: Date. 1803. !03.1901.lSO0.illl.:i8WI.lW7. Anril IS 7 164l I U'WI 961 6 01 Dl 6 W. ( Wi 6 V2 6 asi 6 fui 6 H6I 6 Wi 6 oo 6 861 I t M 6 8l 6 Ml 6 hoi I S 721 6 46 j 6 bo I 73J 6 4a 1 8 bU 6 4t) 8 Vl 6 4o 8 76 6 4J 8 77 1 3 72 6 36 I 6 iU 3 67 3 61 3 81 8 tl 8 91 e 3 91 8 M 3 t3 3 84 3 83 8 83 April 16.. April 17.. April 18.. April ID.. April &).. 8 sli e 3 60 8 61 8 63 1 is 7 14 7 10 April tl.. April 22.. Anrll VA 7 lv4 3 3 8 M 7 06V,, 8741 8 7l April J!4.. 7 06-h V v 11 m 1 vi April n.. April 26.. April 1:7.. April April 2.. April io.. 7 04j 7 04 6 Sbi 6 77 0 00 i 00 6 77, 0 Xl t 00 8 o4 6 2 6 0 i4 3 0 3 7 07 B 11 8 79 3 83 77 7 W 5 6o 6 SIVal 6 Vol b b4 May 1.... May 2.... May .... May 4.... May May 6.... B4 7 6 W 0 04 7 Oil 6 71 7 01 6 6 75 6 66 6 ti 6 66 7 03 6 1, 6 68 May 7.... May 8.... May v.... May 10.. 63 6 83 7 uo; 6 7U 6 WV 6 64 6 65 6ii) 7 08 7 08, 6 61 6 6J May 11.. Mbv 12... 6 46S 991 May 1.4... 6 41f 7 OS I 6 tiSj may 14... May 15... May 16... 6 36 6 32'4 351, 7 13 O 71 7 12 5 661 7 07 6 6i Indicates Sunday. Tho otllclal number of cars of stock brousht In today ly each road was: C, M. Sc St. P. Ry 26 Wabush Kv 8 i 22 H 28 4 33 8 3 3 142 Missouri Lucille Ry.. 1 union Jfuclhc system 3 C. ot N. W. Ry V., K. & M. V. R. R. 13 C. Bt. 1'., M. & O. Ry. .. li. & M. Ry C. B. ot Q. Ry K. C. & St. J. Ry.... 2 C, R. I. Ai P., east K. 1. Ac f., weal Total receipts .... 26 The disposition of the day's receipts was as follows each buyer purchasing the num ber of bead indicated Cattle. Hogs. Sh'p, Omaha Packing Co. ciwirt and Company Armour & Co Cudahy Packing Co Cudahy, Kansas City.... 63 1,972 1,331 2,787 247 bwlft from country 50 24 8 Armour, Hloux City Other buyers 1,889 Totals 137 9,216 247 CATTLE Receipts of cattle have been very heavy alt this week, as will be seen from the table above. The Increase over last week Is not very large, but as com pared with the same week of last year the gain amounts to uDout 8,0K) head. Consid ering tho big supply both here and at other points the market has not Buffered more than could be cxnected. The week started out with moderate re ceipts of beef steers and prices Improved fully a dime. After Tuesday, however, receipts were very heavy and on Wednes day and Thursday buyers took oft Just about 26c on all kinds. The situation im proved a little on Friday and as com pared with the close of last week prices are Just about ltxplbc lower, llandy weight cattle ot good nesn and quality sold to the best advantage all tne week while the tendency was to neglect tho heavy cattle. The commoner class of cat tie sell largely from $4.ooii4.5o. talr to good from 31.50 to S4.IU, ana good to choice irom 84.76 to 85.10. The cow market followed very much the same course as the steer market, exceot that the decline was hardly as severe. The more desirable grades of cows are not over a dime lower than the close of last week, although medium kinds may have suffered a little worse than that. Texas steers are beginning tc arrive on the southern mar kets and packers claim that they are cheaper than the medium grades of cows that they have been buying on this mar ket. Cows showing the effects of grass are expected at any time. Canners are Belling largely from $2.00 to $3.00, fair to good cows from $3.00 to $4.00 and choice from $4.00 to $4.50. Bulls commanded lust about steady prices all the week. The bulk sold from $3.00 to $4.00 and strictly choice largely from $4.00 to $4.15. It takes something fancy in veal calves to bring over $6.00. The supply or siocgers ana reeaers has been very light this week and the ten dency of prices upward. The advance Is quotable all tne way irom 10c to c. Common light stoekers have shown the least Improvement, while cattle weighing around 70) pounds that would do to run on f rass during tne summer ana put on reea n the fall and also good heavy fleshy feeders welching around 1.000 pounds for summer feeding have shown the greatest advance. Good to choice grades are sell ing largely from $4 00 to $460. with the less desirable grades from $4.00 down. HOGS There was a liberal run of hogs here today for a Saturday and with favor able reports at other points the market opened with prices ranging mostly 2'o higher than yesterday's general market. The bulk of the hogs sold from $6 36u6.37',j. with prime loads at $6.40 and a top at $6.4t. Later in the morning, however, packers be came bearish aud with about thirty loads on sale wore bidding about 60 lower. The close was slow and weak at the decline, most of the hogs selling from $6.30 to $6.32Vi and lighter loads even lower. The lecelpts for the week have been very heavy, the total receipts amounting to 63, 000 head and showing a gain of 11,000 over last week and 17,io0 over the sarau week of last year. The market opened lower on Monday and dropped every day so that the average today shows a decline of from 26(g) 30c, from last Saturday. Representative sales: No ti n 77 M 44 7S.., T 7t 71.... tl.... to 14 T8.... 13 74 71 U t 10 70 It ... It.... 13.... It... ft tl.... ti... 7t.... tl 77.... M... tt ... 7S... M ... 40 tl.... 47.... 74.... (f.... v... At Sh. Tr. Kj. M... tt... 72... 47... 10... D... tt... 77... i!::: to... 71... 74... 7... 47... 74... 12... 73... 7... 40... t5... 17... 42... t: ... 17... It... 7b... 74... 74... 6... 74... 7... 76... 7... to... to. .. 51... tt... tt... 1. .. 71... to.. 51.. At. ..251 Bb. Pr. 104 I 10 ... 4 81 M I 15 104 I li ... 4 at ... 4 li M I li M Hi to I 16 ...160 ...237 ...111 ...111 ...117 ...117 ...JJ7 . . . :i .. K.0 ...111 ...t ...234 ...: ...504 ...21 ...142 ...22 ...135 ...111 ...23 ...!.'! ,...I5 ...Ml ...245 ...:ft . 4 30 80 I 30 ... 4 10 10 I 90 100 4 30 kO I 32Vt 11 t 32 'i tO I 12i ... 4 Jr, 10 4 J 40 4 3:v, ... 4 32V-. ..220 ..140 ..lf.1 ..Ihl .3 6 ..110 ..S64 .230 ISO t 14 .;:o 12 I at .24 20 I 15 ,.2ls2 ... 4 3t .254 ... 4 14 ..231 lto 4 li ,.21 K0 4 15 .250 120 I 35 ..20 tO 4 17V I :Va t t Sia t 32V 4 32 s, I 32 t 35 I It 120 84 10 10 M ..2l4 ... 1 17Vi -.'!,S 247 ICO t 37V, 4 17Vj I 17 V, 4 37V, 200 2a 234 23t 241 241 271 241 2:,l 241 2:, 4 247 2-3 217 .... 234 U1 147 1ST lf 24 Un) 2.M to 4 i M I It .18.956 63,283 .AI.4J 6AU17 .lH.hte 46,376 .lH.Tbii 6U.278 .ZZ.aM 4J,ou6 .12.IM3 4U,i4 1KAR s 01 I 3 791 3 77 b 3,1 S bU S tl S 19 3 69 8 79 3 74 6 82 3 83 3 SO 6 26 t 61 I 79 6 la 8 60 8 80 6 17 3 0a 3 87 3 Tl 636 368 3 93 3 72 6 li 8 6J 8 96 8 66 3 64 3 93 3 64 6 21 3 90 3 70 6 10 8 69 8 71 6 12 3 00) 3 89 6 ii 3 83 1 3 9j S 61 6 161 3 661 4 19 3 Ml 6 15 3 66 4 19 3 67 I 3 bai 4 3o 3 W R 17) 4 22 3 61 6 211 3 67 3 61 6 U 3 b3 4 25 10 I lit ... t 37V 120 I 17V, 140 11 aO I 17V, ... 137V, 10 I 17V, SO 4 171, ... 4 17', 40 I 37', ... I 37V, 10 4 37V, 40 I 37V, HO 4 37V, tO 4 40 ... 4 40 ... 4 40 140 4 40 ... 4 40 10 t 40 240 I 40 . . 4 40 10 4 40 ... 4 45 have tieen 10 to to 4 16 4 It t 15 I 35 4 3t 4 35 4 SS t 35 4 33 2 . 237 240 .M0 HO to R0 .264 ,.2:o to 4 35 ..24t ..2;. .241 .127 ..260 le 35 10 t 35 ... t 36 160 I 15 120 4 15 . 230 ISO t 93 2;.7 I 35 4 It ...211 ...210 ...237 ...317 ...241 . : 0 4 15 40 I 15 t 15 t 35 .!! 4 3Z I '..294 tt a:i of sheep 4 35 SHEEP Receipt fully its heavy tin week as could be ex pected for this season of the year, but lit the same time there has scarcely been enough on si te since Wednesday to tell much about the situation. It Is safe, how ever, to quote the m.irket a little lower, as t hlcago is quoted U 11 Joe lower than a week ago on both sheep and lambs The general opinion Is that had any number been here the last few da.va prices would have suf fered, but lbs few that did arrlvs have r.ot shown the drrllne Quoted at most points. Packers seem to wont desirable grades, but are apparently not at all anx ious for common Bluff. l'nere has been some little Inoulrv for feeders this week, but prices httvo shown no particular rhange. The quality of the offerings has been very Inferior. Quotations for clipped stock: Choice western himhs. je.no-u.oO; fulr to good lambs, t5.i4?6.0ft; choice western wooled lambs, 86 61X117.15; fair to good wooled lambs, Jti.U"'i6 M; choice lightweight year lings, 8o.6vu6.75; fair to good yearling. $4. 6viJ 5.1:5; choice wethers Jj.OO'dS 25; talr to good wethers. I4.2,v.r4.65: choice ewes, J4.75ii5.00; fair to good ewes, 34.0O,i4 5u; feeder lambs. 83.5oii4 50: feeder yearllnirs. 3.5.i'u4 On; feeder wethers, W.6iij4.ut; feeder ewes, 32.25'u3.50. Representative sales: CHICAGO I.I V K STOCK MARKET. Hogs Steady to Tea Cents Lower- Sheep and tjimbs Steady. CIIICAQO. Mav 16. CATTLE Receipts, 900 head; prime to good steers, 85.5iXif6.70: poor to medium, 34.0Ofi5.0i ; stoekers and feeders, 83.0ii6.iiil: cows and heifers, 81. e) 4.75; canners, 31.6t'i2.75; bulls. 32.5(i4.2.S; calves. J2.50'u.Oo; Texas-fed steers, H-Wif 6.00. HOOS Receipts. 11,000; estimated for Monday, 40.1)00; left over, 12.0"0; market ateady to 10c lower; mixed and butchers, 86.3fu6.60: good to choice, heavy, Jtt. tjfttJ .90 : rough, heavy, 36 3.Vn6.55; light, I6.1iK6.5; bulk of sales, r..Hu6.6U SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. 1,000 head: sheep and lambs steady; good to choice wethers. 34.90uS.50; fair to choice mixed, 83.7u'u4.7S; western sheep, $4.751j6.50; Dative lambs. 34.60fu7.lo. Official yesterday: Receipts. Shipments. Cattle 1.S90 3.1043 Hogs 16.4(14 J.444 Sheop 2,329 .... Kansas City Live Stock Market. KANSAS CITY. May 18 CATTLE Re ceipts, 300 head; market unchanged; choice export and dressed beef steers, $4.4Hi5.20; fair to good, 8t.0Oici5.00; stockors and feed ers, J3.3t&4.75; western-fed steers, 13. 60 6.05; Texas and Indian steers, 32.35ru4.6oj Texas cows, Jl.7Siff3.76; native cows, 82.155 4.40; native heifers, 33.00(j4.75; canners, Jl.lwff2.60; bulls, 33 25514.00; calves, J2.5iKi 6.90. Receipts for the week: Cattle, 26,400; calves, 650. . . HOOS Receipts, 6.000 head; market steady; top, $6.50; bulk of sales, J6.27V4U 6 47; heavy, J6.37V4W6 50; mixed packers, $6 2t6.40; llRht. J6.o6'i6.3o; yorkers. 36.30-iJ 6.35: pigs, $4.75!&.05. Receipts for the week, 64.HO0. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, none: market steady; lambs, 35O4i7.60: western lambs, J4.0wii6.60; fed ewes, 83 77"(Ij.30; na tive wethers, $4.00135.75; Texas-clipped sheep, 83.9O4i5.90; stoekers and feeders, $3.60 64.25. Receipts for the week, 34,700, evr York l ive Stock Market. NEW YORK, May 16. BEEVES Re ceipts, 26 head; no Bales reported: dressed beef, steady; city dressed beef, native sides, 125il2c; refrigerator beef, 95j9Vic; exports today, 1,207 beeves and 3,300 quar ters of beef. HOGS Receipts, 1,644 head, all consigned direct. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 3,6!2 head; sheep, generally slow; medium to good grades, about steady; common rated, easier; lambs, Ufac lower: spring lambs, quiet, steadv; sheep, J3.50fjfi.50; a few ex port at J5.76; lambs, $5.75'i6.75; southern spring Iambs. 7559c; dressed mutton, Srullc; dressed lambs, llQHc; dressed spring lambs, 13Q16C St. I.onls Live Stock Market. ST. LOUIS, May 16. CATTLE Receipts, 200 head. Including 150 Texans; market steady; native shipping and export steers, $4 35Ti5.60; dressed beef and butcher steers, $4 00'(i5.25; steers tinder 1.000 lbs., Jl.CVn'i.on: stoekers and feeders, $2.5057 1.50; cows and heifers, $2.65475.00; canners. $2.25Hf3.0O; bulls, $2 50(54.00; calves. $3.KK'u6.25; Texas and Indian steers, $3.85Q4.46; cows and heifers, '"HilaS- Receipts. 2,000 head: market strong; pigs and lights. J2'Sti.30; rackers, $5 2WV50: butchers. $1.4iVi.i6.70. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. 0 head; market steady, native muttons. $l.3f2''- lambs. $6.27.75: culls and bucks 4.50; Blockers, $2.004(3.00; Texans, $4,101)4.75. St. Joseph Live Stock Market. ST. JOSEPH, May 36. CATTLE Re ceipts, R55 head: steady. HOGS Receipts. R.044 head; steady to 5o lower- lights. $6.305.40; medium nnd heavy. $'S.37,.4j((f6.55; bulk, $6.355j6.50; pigs, "sTh!ep AND LAMBS Receipts, 272 head; steady. Slonz City Live Stock Market. SIOUX CITY. Ia., May 18. (Special Tele-gram.)-CATTLE-Recnlpls, 200; steady; beeve. $4.tj&4.! ; cows, bulls and mixed, $20ti4 25; stoekers and feeders, $3.50Sj4.6; calves and yearlings, $.).004.&n. HOGS Receipts 3.50); shade higher at $6.20(66.45; bulk. $6.25416.35. Stock In Sight. Following were the receipts of live stock at the six principal western cities yester day: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Omaha , Jj o"0 Chicago 90" H.OO Kansas City 5.000; St. IX...IS j?) 2.000 Rt lrifnh S-v 8.014 Sioux Sly .r.::::::.:..... 1.000 6"0 272 Totals ..3,155 38,644 1,872 St. Louis Uraln and Provisions. nn. f rttMfl r.. 1 TUTTtfAT 1 1 1 trVi r ' Dl.. UUUio. . . . . - --t. -. To 2 red cash, elevator, nominal; track, 75fi75;c: May. 74'4c; July, 70Vc; No. 2 hard. ".rtn'xT y . XTrt e fa aY 44e nominal: v . ruin, ..... - . ' , ' : ' - ' track, 46H'S46-)4c; May, 41c; July. 42c; Sep tember, 41V-. OATS Quiet; No. 2 cash. 34c, nominal; track, 34c; July, 32Uc; September, 'J)c; No. 2 white. 8c. RYE Higher at 4c r.r AT1D U.A..H.,' fnA tclnlAr TiMienta " Ijyj VJirrav... . ..... $3. 40423.55; extra fancy and straight, J3.105J 3.45. . ... .,,. , SEED I imotny, steaay, iW8i.w. CORNMEAL Steady, $2.40. BRAN Strong; sacked, east track, 73fp 75c ' HAY Firm; timothy. $10,004 16.00; prairie, $7.Oft4?11.0O. IRON t'tnrorn licis i.w. RAGOI NG-f.4! 6V4C. HEMP TWINE 5c. r.i,ni.tairK a I .-V I..M.r tnhmnff I V I.TI.'.." 1 ...... J standard mess. $17.67Vj. Lard, steady, $V6J. Ury sail luraiti . .. j shorU $9.25; clear ribs, $960; short Mears. $9,624. Bacon (boxed), steady; extra shorts. $10.37: clear nos, iu.oj; snoii ur, '1mctt.s-T(1 dull at $4.17Vi Spelter, firm at $5 .4ftfj5.60. m t, , POULTKt Bteany: cnimtm, springs. 154720c; turkeys, 10c for hens; ducks, lie; geese. S4i5c. BUTTER Easy; creamery. 164322c; dairy. 13fll7c. . . t EGGS Steady at 13Vaitc ior iresn tidivrby Receipts. Shipments. Flour, hbls 6.0X 5,() Wheat, bu zo,tj m,u Corn, bu "S 0" Wt.ooo Oats, bu (s.uuv Foreign Financial. LONDON. May 16. Discounts were harder today In anticipation of deuier money next week, when the borrowings from the Bang of England are repaid. Business on tho Slock exchange waa quiet, but the tone whs fairly good. Consols weie auu, owing to sales by Investors who are translernng their money into Transvaal lonn. Ameri cans evened weak and suffered from neglect, owing to public expectation of un unfavorable bank statement. Later they hardened slightly and cloned steady. Grand Trunk was firm. PARIS. May 16. Prices opened firm on the bourxe today, but business was Inactive and stocks heavy, continuing so throughout the rest of the i;ty. The private rato or uis count w;is 22 11-16 per cent. Three per cent rentes. 9Jf. BERLIN, May it.. Kxcnange on i-onnon. ?0m tlVpJgs. Discount rates, short bills. 3V per cent; tnrce monitis dims. i per cent. Prices on the bourse today were weak. Canadian Pacific acted in sympathy with New York quotations. Money on call was quoted at 3H per cent. Bank Clearings. OMAHA. May 16. Bank clearings for the week and the corresponding week of last vear are: 1903 Monday $1,276,756 54 1902. Jl.234.Oii2 22 1.243. 2'7 I'.l Tuesday 1.2H6.2M 96 Wednesday 1.277.d-". 87 Thursday 1.287.611 39 Friday 1.3 ;. (HO 66 Saturday 1.3u4,821 48 1.1M.837 17 1.3'S,(H3 56 l.i:iyi!4 78 1.162.851 14 Totals Increase , ..$7.7:9,593 90 $7,162,520 06 .. 577.067 84 Coffee Market. NEW YORK. May 16. COFFEE Pu ttires opened quiet and unchanged. In keep ing with the faturelrsB character of cable news, ruled luuxtlve In tne aiisenee or local ODerations on either side and closed dull net unchanged, with sales of 1.5K) bags. In cluding b-ptember. 4 lac. and December 4:tioe. Spot quiet; No. 7, Invoice, tfec; Cor. dova, "Vll2c. Weekly Bank Statement. NEW YORK. May 16. The statement of averages of the clearing house banks for the week shows: Ixmns. 89..'J39.J0O. Increase 8o 895 Ono: deposits. 3'iJ.i .3i.5uu. Increase V. 800; circulation, $44,wju,f0. Increase $421, OuO; II III tl llll S tl I' I tf I f - - - ni. . READ EVERY IDflRD ; THINK QUICK A CHANGE OF Its a phrase that actually describes the SOt'TTT DEWEY" mine located on the same great ledge and adjoining the famous "Dewey" mine la Thunder Moun tain, Idaho. THE "SOUTH DEWEY" MINE NO SALARIED OFFICERS vesting In any mining company. TREASURY STOCK 10 CENTS PER SHARE WILL RISE SOON WRITE TODAY And enclose check or money order for as many haras you can possibly afford It's a chance of a lifetime. A PROSPECTUS FREE Send Checks, floney The South Dewey Mining Go. (LIMITED.) Suite S 739-740. Stock Or M. J- CREEVY, 414 A CHANGE FOR A FORTUNE July Corn will make many men rich within the next 430 days. We do not make this prediction carelessly. W( have onqneillnn able Information, baaed on actual facta, which leads ns to make this statement. Acting; on onr advice), oar clients have In tho past realised thousands from Investments of hnndreda. Onr ardvlce today la BOY JULY CORM Because of a most unusual combination of circumstances the Corn market at the present time offers the greatest opportunity ever known for the making of a fortune, within a very short period, on a comparatively Email Investment, SK.M) FOR, OIB riRCI'LAR and you will learn facts that will prove Bstrnlshlng to you. A studv of the statistics relative to the present world's stock of Corn and the prevail mar ket conditions, and a comparison with the actual known demand for I'.KI.I will prove staggering to the majority of people and will awaken them to a roailza tlon of an opportunity for making a fortune which has never been duplicated. Oin FACIMTIKS ARK lOVRS. , We nre corn specialists and devote our entire time and atlentloitt fro that commodity exclusively. We will give you the Fervlces of our complete Urbanisa tion and help you to profit by the present situation. A small Investment may moke you Independent. LARGB CAPITAL OT XKCF.SSARY. Our plan gives email Investments the protection of largo added capital and we keep our clients furnished with detailed statements of all transactions, so that they know Just where they stand In the market at all times. When deal ing on i-cent margin, the customary one, $25 buys 1.K0 bushels; $Tn buys i',500 bushels: tinn buys 5,000 bushels; $u00 buys 25,000 bushels. Every advance of I cents dool '"s vour money. H1GIILJT BANKING AND COMMERCIAL REFERENCES. MERCHANTS BROKERAGE AND COMMISSION GO. Sl'ITE 05 GAV Bl lI.DINti, ST. I.Ol IS. MO. apSf' legal tenders. $70,445,100, Increase $508,300; specie. $1G8,756, decrease $296,800; reserve, $J39,208,50O, increase $l,0uo; reserve re quired. fl30.aiS.235, increase $1,130,000; aur- lus. $S.992,U25, decrease $1,037,100; ex-United Utes deposits, $18,306,735. decrease $1,03G,300. Cotton Market. NEW YORK. May 16. COTTON Much less excitement and activity was displayed this morning, r lrst prices were at an ad vance of 3 points to a decline of 3 points, the gain Deing due to covering, .fort re ceipts were estimated to exceed last year's and there were many reports of curtailed consumption. Tne closing uverpool cames reported a subsiding demand for spots and a decline of 2 points In spot prices. These factors naturally encouraged tho early selling, and In spite of a brief rally on New Orleans buying. 11 o'clock found the market 3yiu points lower, with August leading the weakness. Jn the last nour, nowever, Duy lng orders predominated and the market at the close was net 4 points higher on May, while other options were SiilO points lower. May closed at 11.15c, July, at 10.71o and August at 10.45c, the latter being a loss of 10 points from last night's final. Bales were estimated at 150,000 bales. Kpot closed quiet and 10 points lower; middling up lands, 1U.4UC. miaunng guir, iu.wc; amies, 3SKI bales. NEW OKL.EANB, May .-t.vnun-iu-tures. oulet and Btoady: Mny. 11.60c, nom inal; June, 11.65c; July, ll'a 11.81c; August, 1117iffll l8c; September, t4'it'J.65c; October, 8 L"gS.c; November, 8.6748.tSc; December, 8.ff7'aS.6!o. Spot, dull; Bales, 60 bales; ordi nary, 9c; good ordinary, 9Tc; low mid dling, lO.'frc; middling, llc; good middling, H13-16c; middling fair. 12c. Receipts.. 02 bales; stock. lb'J.Uoi Dales. 5T. I.OUIS, May 16. COTTON Steady; middling, 11c; sales, none; receipts, i,w bales; shipments, 2.035 balea; stock, 13,811 bales. . -s.t c I,1V 'ERi'oou may m.-iAi iuii-jiiiu., ouleter; prices 2 pointB lower; ararnuan M . . . . . .. p r . .1 . ..JI n, lAtWKntr I. middling iair. v.avi, J middling, 6.14(1; low middling. 6.94d; good ordinary. 5.70d; ormnai y, o.ooa. 1 1 "- of the day were 80.000 bales, of which 10.000 were for speculation and export and In cluded 7.3C0 American. Receipts. i.OOO bales. Including 2.300 American. Futures opened easier and closed steady; American mid dling g. o. c. May, o wn; may nu .u., 6.of.(j5.86d; June and July, D.wv(it.in. Juiy and August, o.ina; uiu "r V5;i 6.611 a5.64d; September and nciooer d.i.ih 5.13d; October and November. 4.Wd; Iso- vember and lecemn-r. ..ou, January. 4. "Id; January and February, 4.70d. Toledo Seed Market. Tni.rnrt. Mav 16 SEKD Clover, steady and very dull; October, $5.45. V. Farnam Smith Si Go. STOCKS, BONDS. INVESTMENT SECURITIES. OF ALL KINDS FOrt 8ALE. We buy and sell Union Stock Yards Stock. Suth Omaha. D1 tOMHHMOS. 13 20Farna!ti St. Tel. 1064 rrinr Information. Quotations and i-4 f s- Jii-ports on u io-liliiKton, s Oregon, Idaho, Ki'IhiImIi Co lumbia and Routh liakoin mines and mining storks. 1 guamntee ui ri-cl ihub. liig protlts poHdiblft only tv reli ilile Information. Ad dress A..O. 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