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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 21, 1903)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 1003. 1! CONDITION OF OMAHA'S TRADE Volume 'of Busine?i for LaH Week Heatier Than for Bome Time Pas'. TENDENCY OF PhlCES STILL UPWARD Well Infornifd Dry Goods flayers Very f'onfldeat of Marh Higher Prices Rallaa; on (ollna Goods In the esr Fatare. Trade with Omaha jobbers and manufac turers waa In normal condition last week for the firm time since May 1. Labor difficulties and unreasonable weather havs Untie much since that time to upset busl !., and consequently no line of trade has been In normal condition, L,vst week, how ever, everything moved a li ng In the nat ural way. The weather was satisfactory and everyone enjoyed a good, lively trade on all seasonable goods. Retailers out through the country did much toward mak ing up for lost time, which brought In a flood of suing up orders to local Jobbers and also Improved collections very percepti bly. A feature nf the situation, however, throughout the season, has been the way In which merchants have met their obliga tions In spite of unfavorable weather. Jobbers in all lines say there never hnji been a time when they had fewer bad ac counts on their books thHn they have this year, and for that reason they have not been doing much worrying over collections at any time. Orders for fall goods continue to come In very freely and wholesalers report thut they now have on their books more orders for fall delivery than they ever had before. The upward tendency of prices and the favorable outlook for future business, to gether with the scarcity of goods, is the e p a nation generally given for merchants placing their orders earlier than usual. There has been about the usual number of price fluctuations during the week under review. It will be noticed, however, that the great majority of them are upward and those lines which have not been ad vanced are nearly all quoted very firm, with no prospect of any weakness. Sharp Advance In Canned torn. Wholesale grocers report business for last week as being very heavy and. In fact. Bay It was one of the busiest weeks they have experienced In a long time. The mar ket held up In good shape and. In fact, sev eral lines advanced sharply. Among these was canned corn. The market on spot corn was In rather an excited condition, so much so In fact that prices were advanced loo per dozen. The scarcity of the arti cle, It seems, developed all at once and waa demonstrated by Inquiries sent out from Kansas City and other points where the 11 ixxl damage was ho great. It was at those points mat tho demand for spot goods was so urgent. It is claimed that corn could be sold In a Jobbing way at tl. oo per doien. This applies to standard Jowa goods. On future corn the condi tions are very far from favorable, and as a result prices have advanced iiVi&ftc per dozen. Future tomatoes are also firmly held at the recent advance and spot tomatoes of good reputations are commanding full prices. The entire line of canneu goods in fact Is in good demand, and the better ciass of goods are selling unusually well. The dried fruit market Is quoted active and particularly Is that true of peaches, l'rlces are firm, but there have been no quotable changes since last report. Tho rice market is still advancing. Everything In the line of Japan or head rices are Helling as rapidly as offered. The demand for sugar is exceptionally heavy for even this time of the year and most refiners are only - accepting orders subject to delay In shipment. The market Is very firm, but prices are the same aa they were a week ago. The tea market is still reported very strong and the general prediction is that pricea will go higher. Coffee market Is quiet and unchanged. Dry Goods Very Active. Local dry goods Jobbers report house trade for last week as being better than at any time since April 1. The activity xtenus to all departments. According to advices received trom the country retailers also did a better business last week than they have at any time this season, and as a result their stocks are rapidly going to pieces. - Jobbers are confident that they will do a nice sizing up business during the remainder of the summer season. Well Informed buyers are protecting themselves against further advances In cotton goods. Attention Is called to the fact thut the price of cotton Is nearly EiO per cent higher than It was six months ago, but that leading lines of staple goods have not shown a corresponding advance. That being the case, thone who are posted aay they do not see how an advance In manufactured articles can be avoided. No quotable changes on leading lines have been reported during the week under review, but at the same time the tendency Is undoubtedly upward, and desirable goods are bound to be scarce, owing to so many mills being shut- down. So long as crop conditions remain favor able Jobbers are looking for a record breaking fall demand. Kven If crops should not be very good they say they will do a good business, as short crops do not paralyze business to tne extent they did a few years ago. That being the case, both retailers and wholesalers are looking Into the future with a good deal of confidence. . . 5oj R-ye straw; IT. Tnes prWa sfe for hay of good r lor and quality. Demand fair and receipts light. t'OHN--', OATS 40c. RTE-No. 2. tVie. VEGETABLES. OLD POTATOES Northern stock, per bu, s""Bi5c; natives. 36fat"c. NEW l'( ) TATOts) bout hern, per lb.. Jc. PARSLEY rvr dozen bunches, 30c. PARSNIPS Per bu., 4oc. CIX L'MHERS Hothouse, per do , FA:. BEANS Wax. per bu. box. I--50; airing, per bu. box, $2 50. CAULIFLOWER Home grown, per dor, TBc CABBAGE New Csllfornln, per lb., c. TOMATOES New Florida, per S-basket crate, U J. Mississippi, per 4-basket crate, $2 00. RHUBARB Per lb., lc. NAVY BEANS Per bu.. $2 50. ONIONS New California dry. Der lb., lc: Texas, per lb., 2c. FRUITS. STRAWBERRIES Hood rivers. 13 00. BLACK RASPBERRIES Per 24-plnt case, $1.60. RED RASPBERRIES per 24-plnt case. $.1.00. BLACKBERRIES Per 24-ouart ease. $J.E0. APRK'OTS California, per box, $160. PEACHES California, per box, $1.26. CHERRIES California, white and black, per 10-lb. box, $2. CANTALOUPE Florida, per crate, $3,503 4.00. APPLES Ben Davis, per bbl., $4.60. TROPICA L FRUITS. FKJS California, per 10-lb. cartons, 76c; Turkish, per 18-lb. box. 18c. ORANGES California navels, fancy, for 17 and smaller sizes, $4.00; for 150 and larger sizes, $3.5; Mediterranean, all sizes, $3.U"3.26; Jaftu, $3.'J5ffj3.SO; fancy blood, per half box, $2.00. LEMONS California fancy, all sixes, $4 Co; Messlnas, $4.00. DATES Persian, In 70-lb. boxes, per lb., 6c; per cus of 30-lb. pkgs., $3.26. PINEAPPLES-Florlda, $3.00; Cuban, $2.75. MISCELLANEOUS. MAPLE SUGAR Ohio, per lb.. 10c. POPCORN Per lb.. 2c; shelled, 4c. HIDES No. 1 green, 6'c; No. 2 green, i',c; No. 1 salted, 7,c; No. 2 salted, ,c. No. 1 veal calf, 8 to 12 lbs., !a; No. 2, venl calf. 12 to 15 lbs., c; ury salted hides. 'al2c; sheep pelts, 263"i5o, horse hides. $1.60(j2.50. NL'TH Walnuts. No. 1 soft shell, per lb.. IHc; hard shell, per lb., 14c; No. 1 soft shell, per lb.. 13c; No. 2 hard shell, per lb., 12c; brazils, per lb., 12c. Filberts, per lb., Uc. Almonds, soft shell, per lb.. Ittc: hard shell. per lb., 15c. Pecans, large, per lb., 12Sc; email, per lb., Uc; cocoanuts, per doi., 61c; cheHtnuts, per lb., 10c; peanuts, per lb., tc. roasted peanuts, per lb., 7c; black walnuts, per bu.. il: hickory nuts, per bu.. $1.50. Hay Forks in Blar Demand. Hardware Jobbers sIho report business very satisfactory. All seasonable goods are in urixs. aemano ana particularly is that true of hay forks and that clues of tools. A big hay crop and also a good crop of small grains is reported In all sec tions, wmcn is bound to create a large de mand for all harvesting tools and ma chlnery, such aa mowers, reapers and har vesters. Other lines of seasonable goods and staple lines are moving quite freely, so that Job bers are doing a satisfactory business. The market has not fluctuated to any great extent during the week under re view. Prices, however, are lirm all along the line and goods are scarce, the same as they have been all the spring. Local Job bers still say they are not uolng near the volume of business that they could If they only had the goods. The supply of nearly all seasonable lines runs out long before the demand has been met. Better Demand for Leather Goods. The warm weather of last week made shoes, and especially low shoes, sell much better than thuy have at any previous time this year. Merchants have complained all the spring that the wet and colu weather was making tha demand tor low shoes ex tremely light, but complaints of that character are no longer heard. -The way In which ulxlng up orders came In last Wrek would indicate that retailers were noTi- doing a rushing business. Rubber goods are of course very quiet. There Is practlca ly nu Immediate demand and the future orders were all placed be fore the advance went Into effect June 1. Good Supply of Fruits. Tha variety of frulta now offered on the market is the largest It has been at any time this season, and the demand Ih re ported as being very brisk. The straw berry season Is nearly over ""itu. There are a few home grown berries left, and aside from those there is nothing but Hood Rivers, which ure selling at J.uo per box. The quality so far has been unusjully good. Black and red raspberries ulid slao blackberries are all on the market. The quotations will be found In another column. 'Iliornlu fruit has also put in an ap 1 nice and peachon and apricots are i ,g at $1.25 and $1.50 per box respect it - . In the vegetable line there has been very little change. Potatoes are still selling high, although the supply of new slock Is Increasing. Mississippi tomatoes are down to $2.uu per four-basket crate and home grvwn uaullllower la worth 7ac pet dozen. The demand for poultry waa fairly good, but receipts were hrsvy. As a result the price of hens broke to fcWtjijc. while spring chickens have been going oown until , they are only worth about 17c. Butter has held firm all the week and packing stock Is quoted at 14-tUlSc. Ekgs huve a so he-id up la good shupe, the supply and demand running about even. SEW YORK GENERAL. M AltKET. Quotations of the Day on Various Commodities. NEW YORK. June 20.-FLOUR-RecelDt. 14,000 bbls. ; exports, 13.484 bbls. ; dull, but firmly held; winter patents. $3.5o4.20; winter straights, $.'(. 7ora3.8o: Minnesota pat ents, $4.3ojrt.50; winter extras, $2.W3.16; Minnesota bakers, $3.50(fi3.75; winter low grades, $2.7ltj2.V5. Rye flour, steady; fair to good, $2.K6(83.20; choice to fancy, S3.25ft3.50. COKNMEAL Bteadv: yellow western, $1.13; Brandywlne, nominal. kyk uulet: No. 2 western. &Kic. r. o. D., afloat; state, R6Vii6!tc, c. I. f., New Tork. BARLEY Steady ; feeding, 46c, c. 1. f., Buffalo; malting, 51Wa-5e, c. I. f., Buffalo. WHEAT Receipts, h8,25o bu. Spot, easy; No. 2 red. 84c. elevator, and Roc. f. o. I).. afloat; No. 1 northern, Duluth, SOSc, f. o. b.. afloat;. No. 1 hard, Manitoba, sotkc r. o. t., afloat. Options had an easier opening on rains In the northwest, rallied with the west and on talk of delayed harvest, but eventually yielded to unloading and became easv arnln and closed V'lo net lower. July. Mtc'c, closed at 2c; Beptembor, 7: 9-lfi'(iM 1-ltH-, closed at 7!Kc; December, 7 13-lti'fiM) l-16c, closed at 7'4C CORN Receipts. 117.600 bu.; exports, 109. f57 bu.: sales. 80.000 bu. of futures and 32.00 bu. or spot, spot, nun; rso. z, tic, eievator, and 5Xc, f. o. b., anoat; no. i yenow, iwvac; No. 2 white, 684o. Options started lower on weak cables, but recovered following Chi cago strength. The close was practically unchanged. July, BTVdc, closed at 67V4c; September. BtVfj 540, closed at 564c; Decem ber. 55'4&66V4c, closed at 5BVe. OATS Receipts, 70,500 bu.; exports. 17.810 bu. Spot, firm; No. 2, 43'4c: standard white, 4fiVc; No. 8, 42ic; No. 2 white. 4Vc; No. B white, 4tvc; track white. 43S46c. Options opened firm, but eased off. HAY Firm; shlrplng, 0Jt8c; good to Choice, 11.2031.36. . , HOPS Quiet: state, common to choice, 1901 crop, 17tp23V4c; 1901 crop, 14017c: olds, fifiSSic; Pacific - coast. 1!2 crop, i&WX-r. 1901 crop. 14W70; olds, 6j9e. HIDES Quiet; Galveston, 20 to 25 lbs., 18c; California, 21 to 25 lbs., 19c; Texas drj 24 to 40 lbs.. 24c. LEATHER Quiet ; add, Ztti'zBHc. RICE Firm; domestic, fair to extra, iff 7c; Japan, nominal. PROVISIONS Beef, firm: family, $10.50ffl 11.60; mess, $8 5"V& 50; beef hams, $19.5V3) 20.00; packet, $9.50!fl 10.00; city extra India mess, Sm.ootfF 18.00. Cut meats, firm: pickled bellies. $9.25-310.5'); pickled shoulders, $8; pickled hams, $11.75512.00. Lard, easy; west ern steamed, $9.10: refined, easy: continent. $92i); South America, $9.85; compound, $7.60 J8.00. Pork, firm; family. $18 F0S19.00; short clear, $17.50S19.25; mess. $18.2Mrl8.7o. BUTTER Firm: extra creamery, IlHc; extra factory, H'&'Hc; creamery, common to choice. 1KJj21o: Imitation creBmerv. 17flc; state dnlrv, 17fr21e: renovated, ISfilRttr. CHEESE Steady ; state full cream, fancy smull colored. 1044c; large colored, lOc; small white, loc; large wnite. ii"c. EGOS Firm; state and Pennsylvania extras, 18Hc: firsts. 16U17c: western extras, lRiAe; seconds, to firsts, lS(S17c. TALLOW Dull; city (12 rer pkg), 4T4 Bp: country (pkgs. free), 5MirtV4c. POULTRY Alive, weak; western spring chickens, 20c; fowls, 14c; turkeys, HQ 12c. Dressed, nominally unchanged. M ETAlS Trading was not active In the metal mnrket todny, although enough busi ness was consummated to hold prices reasonab'y steady nt ths previous diy s basis. For tin tnere was a iir arnmnu on the hasls of SiLOOWiS.nu for snot. Conner was dull and nominal, with lake and c trolytle quoted at $14 6fKfjl4.7S and custlng at 114. Lead was stesdv at $4.12" for spot. Spelter was dull and easy with spot at $6.CWB 12H. The iron market was eav, with demand slack and prices nominally unchanged. St. Louis Grain and Provisions. BT. LOUIS. June 20.-WHEAT-8teady ; No. I red. cash, elevator, nominal: track, 7fH)80'c: Juiy, 79Vc; September. 74; No. 2 hard. 7MtH0o. . , - , CORN Firm; No. 3 cash, nominal; track, n.- I, jut-,-- Kwnember. 4kfc4Wc. s Lower: NO. i casn. nominal, iiam. COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL Small Volume of Trading in the Grain Fits at Chicago. LESS BULLISHNESS IN EVIDENCE Wheat and Cora, However, Both Close a Trl8e Higher, vrlth Oats Id changed and Provisions a Shade Lower. CHICAGO, June JO.-Tradlng In the grain pits was of a smaller volume today and less bullishness was manifested than of late, although September wheat closed He hlgner. September corn was a shaoe higher, oats were unchanged and provision! were ottlcc lower. Opening prices in wheat were strong In the face of easier cables, the bullish re ports from the southwest, together with the reports of a lack of rain In the northwest, causing a good demand. July openei Ifc-Sc higher at 7tG77c, and September Wa"c higher at 7MiidVic. The strength at St. Louis, Minneapolis and Duluth early in the day helped the market here, but there waa a good deal of long wheat for sale at the advance and with a reaction at St. Louis prices gradually eased off. Commission houses were tree sellers and before the mid dle of the session all the opening advance had been lost, July being down to 76V and September to 74c. A better demand de veloped toward the end of the day and the market became firmer. July dosed to'8'Vc higher nt 7B-Vg-v78-'v4e, while September was Hie higher at i4Va7oo. Clearances of wheat and hour were eiual to 24o.oou bu. Primary receipts were 821,700 bu.. against 422.8U0 bu. a year ago. Minneapolis and Duluth re ported receipts of 242 cars, which, with local receipts of 12 cars, none of contract grade, made total receipts for the three points of 2n4 cars, against 300 cars last week and 29X cars a year ago. Cold weather, with predictions of general rains, were responsible for a renewal of a bullish sentiment In corn and there was good buying at the start by shorts and commission houses. Opening prices were strong, but as the session advanced the market became easier due to liberal selling by pit traders. The market closed about where It left off last night, July being un changed at 49c, after celling between 49-se and 6o4c. September closed a shade higher at 49ViC after selling between 49V: and wc. uespue tne claims of small offer ings receipts continued liberal at 637 cars, with 68 of contract grade. Trade In oats was characterized bv a strong demand for July from shorts, which caused a good advance In that month, and by the strength In the December option. The poor crop prospects were the main In fluence. After selling between 39o and 40Vc, July closed VrVc higher at 4 c. Sep tember was unchanged at SHc, after rang ing between 33VM-sc and Ud-ftc. Local re ceipts were 176 cars. Little Interest was manifested In provis ions, the trading being almost at a stand still. The easier tone In the hog market was an early influence and with the dull trade, prices ruled easier throughout the day. September pork closed Jlo lower at $16.90, September lard down 7',c at $8. and ribs 26c lower at $9.2714. Estimated receipts Monduy: Wheat, 20 cars; corn, 536 cars; oats, U0 cars; hogrf. 44,000 head. The leading futures ranged as follows: and the low price obtained for yesterday'g allotment of treasury bills Business on the Stock exchsnge was quiet, but had a rather better tone, mainly owing to the Improvement In Americans, but there was lltt'e disposition to buy. Consols were steady. Americans opened Arm In expecta tion of a good bank statement and on bear covering. Some stocks receded a fraction and the market closed quiet. Urand Trunk was isirly steady In anticipation of a satis factory statement for the month of May. SEW lOHK STOCKS A.D BOM 119. Disappointing Bank Statement Caoses Jfeer Drop la Prices. NEW YORK, June 20 Todays atock market made soma headway against early depression which seemed to oe reflected from 1ondon. but the disappointing bank statement carried prices to below last night's level all around. Tne trading thiotighout was languid and the moyement of prices very sluggish. Very few trans actions were of an origin outside the board room. Some support seemed to be accorded to the United states Steel stocks and ths coalers. The continuance of thla year's schedule of prices for steel products and the announcement of the placing of large orders for steel rails helped the steel stocas and was an encouraging factor for the whole market. There were some special points of weakness, notably Smelting. Its decline of i was due to disappointment over the failure of dividend action at the recent directors' meeting. The weather re ports from the corn belt and the firmness of the cereal markets, as well as the rally In cotton, had an unsatisfactory effect on stocks, and the danger of a passenger rate war In the northwest were not liked. New steps taken In the suit of minority stockholders In Southern Pacific against the L'nlon Pacific Interests disposed ot the sup position that this dispute had been compro mised. Reports from Boston of a rut In Copper by a lending competitor depressed Amalgamated. Colorado 1 uel was hurt v the vague rumors of a renewed outbreak of Internal dissensions over the control of the company. Instead of the expected Increase nf $0,000,000 in the cash in the banks, ths weekly statement shows a gain of only $1,369.8(0. Last week s gold exports to South America, which were too late to figure In last week's statement, would account for only a small portion of the discrepancy. Holiday and vacation requirements are sup posed to have made some local demands on the banks. Increase In loans, though small, detracted from the benefit of the cash Increase to the surplus, which was recuper ated by only $ri22,4oo. A rise In the discount rate at London, a sharp decrease in sterling at Paris and Berlin, were calculated to In crease the pressure for gold upon New York. Bends have moved In sympathy with stocks the past week, t'nlted States 3s coupon and the new 4s aovancea Si rer cent, as compared with the closing call of last week. Following are the quotations on tne new York Stock exchange: Atrhlson MHiSo. Railway ... du pfd 4 do pfd Baltimore . Ohio & Ttlni k f'''IOc. do pfd JHI., St. I., tk W. Canadian Pai-lllc ....121V do pld Articles ! Open. Hlgh. Low. Close. Yes y. Wheat a July h July a Sept. b Sept. Corn--June July Sept. Dec. Oats July Sept. Dec. Pork July Sept. Lard July Sept. Ribs July Sept. 77 77,; 76 Vi 76 75V'I 75' 74-675,.4jifrv4 I. I 60 !', HS-H-OV! !4) 3" 39 33 6"'. BlUsI 7BV4 77 7', 76V76V314 76 74S 75'Va'il 75 74di;4V7S.i71V(i7i 9-S I 4m 49- 49A4 ! 414 49', 4f'.4j H 4'. 47V(jl! I 16 92',, 17 00 I 8 82V4I 7V 9 30 9 30 4om 81 40 395474 33 i'SisjHQ, 33H 16 924! 16 87h! 16 87V4I 17 00 17 0 I 16 90 16 10 I 17 00 8 87HI- 8 77V4I 8 77 J 8 85 8 97m 8 90 I t 92V 8 974 C. t Colo, do dn 1X1. He la., 9 30 9 30 9 274 9 25 30 9 2741 9 32' Canada Southern Chen, ft Ohio Chicago a Alton. do pfd Chliaxo Ot. W do 1st pfd do 3d pfd Chicago A N. W. Chli-ago T. T.. do pfd C. St. L... Southern 1st ptd 14 pfd & Hudson. L. W . Denver A Rio O. - do pfd Erie do lat pfd..,. do Id pfd Ot. Nor. pld liix-klng Valley . do pfd llllnola Centra! . Iowa Central .... do pfd L. K. W de ptd Louis. & Naab... Manhattan L .... Met. 81. Ry Mei. Central ... Mel. Nallrtna! .. Minn. & St. L... Miaaouri Pacific M-, K. A T do pfd N. J. Central.. N. V. Central. Nor. A Weatern. do pfd ftV, L'nlon Pacific ... . 37V do pld . 6 Wabaeh . irtlV do pfd . lSSvW. & L. E...-. . Ti do 2d pfd . 31 Wla. Central .... .17014! do pfd . 14 jAdamt Kxpreaa . X.lTt'Amur. bxpreaa KVt ' 8. Kxpreaa.... .... nVa'Wella-r argo ivi.. . ... bs !Amal. Copper ... I7i'Amer. C. K... ....t7d.; do pfd . ...w iAintr. I,ln. Oil.. .... nil do pfd .... H3"4,:Amer. 8. & R... . ... J2i do pfd 65 Ana. Mill. Co.... H Brk. Kap. Tr 175 IColo. K. & 1 .... .V "n. (laa 193 .... M ;Con. Tobacco pfd. . . .f'-4 1X3 Oeneral Electric ....177 .... r7 Hocking Coal 16 .... 4 ilnt n'l Paper 14Vj .... I do pfd ....1116 Laclede Oaa 70 110 National Hlerult .... U'4 iJfii National Lead ....123jNo. American Q llVjlPaclfle Coaat n .... l People's Oaa 7 4 7 IPreaaed steel Car.... I3 . . . .1027.1 do pfd 7 to Pullman Pal. Car Jf 49 Republic Steal la t& I do pfd 74 . el . a . 44, . 79 ; . K7-, . 31 . 41 . 21 . 13 . 10 . 40 .121 .1M .1 .U0 . Mia . M . 87 . 10 . l . 43H . ti . W . 571. est OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET Beef Bteert Ton to Fiftetm Gents lower Than a Week Ago. HOG MARKET HAS ALSO BEEN GOING DOWN Receipts of hep and l.ambs Have Bets 80 f.laht that Trices Have Held About Steady in Spite of Bis Slump la hleas. SOUTH OMAHA. June 20. Receipts wers; Official Monday.... Otnclsl Tuesdsy Ofltclsl Vednesdsy t fflelal Thursday .. Offlrlal Friday Official Saturday .. Cattle, note. Sheep. .10.7', . 7.1:74 . 2,681 . 4,019 . 4.167 . 360 .00 14.603 15.174 10.80 9.5. 12,641 l.itr.8 748 9o; 1,146 & 4 Total this week 29.170 70.641 6.49S Week ending June 13. ...18.440 63.376 10.2..2 eek ending June 24.546 64. 250 .791 Week ending May S0....16,6 7.675 11.411 Week ending May 2J ... 13.148 41.033 13,06 Same week last year. ...13.34 62.745 15,44 HECE1PT8 FOR THE YEAR TO DATE. The following table shows the receipts ot cattle, hogs and sheep at South Omana tor ths year to date and comparisons with last year- 19oS. ltu. inc. Dec. Cattle 473,717 8M.76S 118.919 Hogs 1,180.6:44 l,S1.4ti 76,119 Sheep 538,036 1)94,310 143,726 Average price paid tor Hogs at South Omaha tor ths last several oaa with comparisons: Date. I 1903. 1902. 1901. ,1900. 11899. 11898. 1R97. June 1.,,. June 2.... June 3.... June 4.... June 6.... June 6.... June 7.... June .... June June 10... June 11... June 1-'... June 13... June 14... June It... June 16... June 17 June 18. June 19, June 20 6 93HI I 6 07 I 7 07 I I 13 S 80S 7 It ( 76 W I 7 Zl, 6 774i 7 loi 6 70 4 881 t 60 4 21 1 t 40 I 4 83 8 bA 4 l-l S il 6 70, I 69 4 08 i J t 71 4 83 4 10: 3J 6 u 4 91 I 68 I 11 6 71i l, t btn 4 Oil T 18, I 78i 4 951 1 67 1 3 881 I Ji I 04 I 6 78 5 0i 8 60 3 8f 3 31 0 17-1 1 a lui I mi i - Mi i j K) ,1 ii s it 8 31 O'Hf 7 171 6 831 03WI 7 6 6 811 6 001 I 8o I iAI t 8!j 4 Vi 3 Oil S t( 8 V 6 01S.I 7 25 5 94V: 7 24 I 97 7 2b 5 94 7 84! I II 7 36; 6 85. 7 311 i 81 i 861 6 83 6 89 5 n 6 &SHi 7 411 5 l 4 8b: t 64 4 86 3 66' 8 71 8 79 8 77 8 29 8 3, 4 95 i 621 8 90 8 22 I 3 63 I Ml 10 5 03 I 80 3 21 6 (aii 8 64 1 I 3 15 4 941 8 71, S 80 Indicates Sunday. The official number of cars of stock brought In today by each road was: Road. cattle, nogs C. M. & St. P. Ry. WHl.MSll Missouri Pacific I nlon Pacific C. & N. W F., E. & M. V 2 C, St. P., M. & O B. & M i C, B. & Q... K. C. & Bt. J 25 C, R. I. P.. east t, R. I. A P.. west 1 Illinois Central Tnla I rafAlnta 31 The disposition of the day s receipts was as follows, each buyer purchasing the num ber of head Indicated: Buyers. vame. nos. ouei-i a Old. t New. No. 2. Cash quotations were as follows: FLiOl.'H Quiet, unchanged; winter pat ents. I3.66fr3.70; winter straights, 83.20i.tt0; spring patent, $3.60(54.10; spring straights, M.tMi.i.bb; bakers, $2.463.00. WHEAT No. 2 spring, 777Sc; No. S sprlna-. 73ffir77c; No. 2 red. 7fi,'i774c CORN-No. 2, 4'JMi-BdOc; No. 2 yellow, 50 60c. OATS No. 2, 89c; No. 3 white, 39V441r. RYE No. S-BMin. HARVEY Fair to rholre malting, 60'65?e. SEED No. 1 flax, 81.00; No. 1 northwest ern, ll.02ifil.03; prime timothy, $3.90; clover, contract grade. $11,504x11.75. PROVISIONS Mess pork, per bbl., $16.87'. Iard. per 100 lbs.. $.75B8 774. 8hort ribs sides (loose). 19 16ft9.30. Dry Halted shoulders (boxerl). $S. 1211.5.25. Short clear sides (boxed). $9.62V4ft9.75. Following are the receipts and shipments of flour and grain yesterday: Receipts. Shipments. Ontario & W s.iu V. 8. Leather Pennsylvania WY, do pfd Reading 49kiU. S. Rubber. do lat pfd K2 do Id pfd. Bt. L. A 8. P do lat prd do ad pfd Bt. L. 8. W do pfd St. Paul do pfd Bo. Pacific 3Sd nominal; September, S3c; OAT 41c: July. write, 4in.-. VIO-I'uld at 53c. FIA)l'R Quiet and firm; red winter pat ents. W.75i&3.9j; extra fancy and straight, $3 4J&3.70. SKe-D Timothy, suady at $'!.00i&2.50. roHNMEAD-fiteadv at $2.70. BRAN Quiet; sacked, east track, 8&Sle. HAY Dull; timothy, $11.0oa 16.50; prairie. $6 i"lt 11.00. . IKON COTTON TIE8-$1.06. HAUOINtV-6Mi6tc. HEMP TWINE oe. PROVISIONS Pork, lower; Jobbing, standard mi-n, $17.27. I.ard. lower at $8 4o. Hue. in. steady: boxed, extra nhorts, $10, clear ribs. $10 25; short clear. $10. 37. POULTRY Steady: chickens. 10c; t-pnngs, 13c; turkevs, 9c; ducks. 7c; geese, 3ji4e. BUTTER Steady; creamery, l4t !Vc; dairy. 16yiSe. El HI S Stead V ut ll'dc loss off. METALS Lead, dull at $1,004(4.02. Spel ter, nomlnn.1 at $j.bo. neveii'is. oiiipnitrii"-. Flour, bbls 17.200 Wheat, bu 42.400 Corn, bu RI1.200 Oats, bu 3"-?.W0 Rye, bu 14 K0 Barley, bu. 93.600 On the Produce exchange today the butter market was easy: creameries, lfVjj'.tHjc; dairies, 15M$18c. Epes, eas-, at mark, cases Included, MVi&lc. Cheese, steady, loViU'lIVic 12.700 64,10) 146.910 S2'.4o0 32.000 2.300 Xew York Money Market. NEW YORK. June 20. MON E Y On time. easy; sixty days, 4 per cent; ninety days, 4Vj per cent: six months. 6 per cent; on call, nominal; prime mercantile paper, 6Vi5V4 per cent. STERLING EXCHANGE Steady st $4.8775,i 4.8787 for demand and at $4.86254.8575 tor sixty flays: posted raws. 14 town 4.86 and $4W: commercial bills, $4.84V485. bil,vkk Bar, bzc; Mexican dollars. 4lc. BONDS Government and railroad. steady. The closing quotations on bonda are at follows: . t. ref. 2a. reg.,..10oV Hocking Val. 4He....l07 so coupon ' " i u. m n. uni. ia....ioi do 3a. ri 10VMex. Central 4a 77 do coupon IOi ao la I no ii do new 4a. reg ISSHiMlnn. St. L. 4a. .100 do coupon IHIi M., K. it T. 4a 7 so oia rs do coupon OMAHA W HOl.fcIS '.LK MARKET. Coadltloa of Trad aad duotatioaa Staple aad Fane Prodace. EGGS Fresh stock, loss otT. l'.'Vitfl3c. LIVE POULTRY Hers. 8V; spring chickens, per lb.. 17c; roosters, according to age, 4u5c; turkeys, llalbc, ducks, 7tjSc; ge. f,xj7e. lU TTLR-Packlng stock. 14,fel5c; choice dairy, in tubs, iovc: separator. $lfi c. FRESH FISH-I'resh caught trout, e; pk-krrei, 9c; pike, 9c; perch, So; buffalo, 7c; bluottnh, Uc; whlUfUh, 9c; salmon, 15c; jiaouoia, loc codush uc: redsnapuer, loc: lobsters, bnllol. per lb.. 25c: lobster, green, id., uc: nul heads. 11c: catfish. 14c: lack baa. 17a Jf. ha thut lJc: shad ro. 4oc per pair; roe shad, $1 each; crapple, 12c; bvrrlng, tc; perch. 6c: white baas, iuc; blue tine, fc. HKAN-Per ton. I. HAY prices quoted by Omaha Whole Sale Dealers association: '"hoiee No. J. upland. $10; Nu, a. U-fJ, medium, $9; coarse. Flour, bbls... Wheat, bu ,.- Corn, bu Oats, bu 5.000 12,'kK 22.') 23,000 4,000 9.0i N) 19.0 1) 15.000 tr Liverpool tiralo Market. LIVERPOOL. June 30 WHEAT Spot, quiet; No. 1 red westt-rn. winter, 6s 3d; No. 1 northern, spring. 6s 7d: No. 1 California, &a 8d. Futures, quiet; July, 6a'd, Sep tember. 6s 8d. CORN Spot. American mixed, new, firm at 6ld; old, quiet at 6s 2d. Futures, dull; June, nominal; July, 4s 8d; September, 4s d. Philadelphia Produce Market. PHILADELPHIA. June S0.-BUTTEU-Steudy. Exira western creamery, i2c; extra nearby prints. I3c. EGGS Firm, fair demand. Fresh nearby. 18c, loss off; fresh western, 17Q18c, loss off: fresh southwestern, 17c, loss off; fresh southern. lu lbHci loss oft. CHEESE Steady, fair demand. New York full creams, choice new, ll'wc; fuir to good, 104iillc. Milwaukee Grata Market. MILWAUKEE, June 20 -WHEAT -Steady; No. 1 northern. ImMiWc; No. t northern. 85c; July, new. 76-v:; old, 7' 77c. HYK Pleady; No. 1. Hii53i.e. BARLEY Steady ; No. 2, 57c; sample, 43 64bc. CORN-July, 49c. Peoria Market. PEORIA. June 20. CORN-Lower; No. 4. 46c. OATS Dull: No. ! wl-Jte. 40c; No. 1 white, SSeVjc; No. 4 white, ac. Cotton Market. NEW YORK, June 20 -COTTON-Futures opened steady at an advance of lQR. points on better cables and talk nf too much cold weather in the cotton belt, which led to covering without stimulating new specula tive activity on the long side of the ac count, the public being Inclined to sell tha new crop months on any rallies. This morning the principal sellers -were profit takers, however, and the market varied but little from the figures of the first call. NEW ORLEANS. June 20. COTTON Fu tures: July, 13.4M713.6llo; August, 13.34-5 18 S5c; September, ll.45til1.46r; October, 9.95 i9 96c; November, 9.n,fi9.64c; December, 9.61fl.62c; January. 1 63-"u9.64c. Spot, quiet; salts, 450 bales; ordinary, 10 9-16c; good or dinary. 115-li'.o; low middling, 12 3-lc; mid dling, 13 11-Hic; good middling, 13-16c; mid dling fair. 140. Rucelpts, 11,397 bales; stock, 63.249 bales. ST. LOUIS, June 20. -COTTON Quiet; middling. VJ'c; sales, none; receipts, none; shipments, none; stock, 5 583 bales. LIVERPOOL, . June 20 -COTTON-Spot In limited demand; prices 1CW12 points higher; American middling fair. 7.20d; good middling. 7.04d; middling. 6.88d; low mid dling, .62d; good ordinary. 6.36d; ordinary, 6.1 Sd. The sales of the day were 2.0u0 bales, of which 2u were for speculation ant' ex port and Included l.dort American. Receipts. 5.000 bales, no American. Futures opened firm and closed Ftetdy; American middling, g. o. c June. 6.7od; June and July, 6 68d: July and August, 6 36d; August and Sep tember. 6.61d; September and October. 6.93d: j October and November. 5.57d; November and December, a 4-'il b. 4Jd : December and January. 8 40d; January and Februury, 6.tf 4)5.39d; February and March, 5.3kd. Wool Market. NEW YORK. June 20.-WOOL Firm domestic fleece. U-fj&c. ST. LOUIS. June 20. WOOL Good de mand and higher; medium grades and combing. ITnfcSlc; light fine, ISi&ISc; heavy tine. 12''i15c; uib-wakhed. 194j29c. LONDON, June 20. The arrivals of wool for the fourth series of auction sales amount to 218,516 bales. Including 136.018 for warded direct to aninners. Kansas City Urala aad Prerlsloas, KANSAS CITY. June 20. WHEAT July, Ui'-tc; September. v CORN July, 4'm.VSr; September, 44Ue EGGS Firm; Missouri and Kansas stock cases returned, llc doi.; new whitewood cases lnc' jdcd, 12c. Toledo Seed Market. TOLEDO. June . SEEDS-Clover. fairly active, OcloBer, iy.Jft; prime timothy, l eo. Weekly Baak Statemeat. NEW YORK, June 20 The statement of averages nf the clearing house banks of this city for the week shows: Loans. $904.. bV2.UK). Increase Ill.4oD.lii0; deposits. 8.V9 .779. 4t0. increase $49.6o; circulation. $44 0u8C, Increase $2,700; legal tenders. $74 dot. 7m). de crease t974.rjoo: specie. 81fi8,459.7o0. Increase i; 314 10; reserve, J.3 64 Increase $1,309, sikj; reserve required. t;:2.444.8:'8. Increase 1,37 400; surplus. $10.CW. 5i6. Increase $b22.4oo ex-United States deposit, $19,t5,0u0, Inorease $b40,82. Foreign Financial, PARI8. June $0. Business at the opening of the bourse today was hesitating and Inactive. Later stocks strengthened and closed Arm. except some Internationals which continued heavy. The private rate of discount was 2 11-16. Three per rent nnies. 97f 40c for the account; exchange on L ndon. 25f 15c for checks. BERLIN. June 20. Prices on the bourse were generally unchanged and the transac tions were small. Exchange on London, m 4Wpfg. LONDON, June 20 Money was fairly pienmui in tne market today and the de mand was moderate. Discounts were firm as the result of a better supply of bills ...12614 Sugar 11S USlleni. I-. a 1 41! n in. a. r. to. pia.. n (6 1 . 61 . 1714 .176 . 4V do pfd V. g. Steel do pfd Weatern Union Am. Locomotive do pfd K. C. Rout hern.. do pfd Rock laland do pfd 1SH To , J4 ', MV. , K . MH - 421 , 83S, , 71 do 01. reg eo coupon Atohlaon gen. 4a.. do ad. 4a Bal. A Ohio 4i.... do Ia do conv. 4a Canada Bo. 2a Central of Oa. 6a. xdo la Inc C. a O. 4e C, A A. ...Ill I xdo ta 10 ...111 UN. Y. C. fen. IHe.-lOl ...UUfc N. J. C. tea. U II ...luzto.No. Pclfio 4a 1U1M ...lot) do 3a ti" ... N. A W. c. 4a MV4 ...101 s Reading gen. 4a 7W ... 4H8t. L. A I. M. c. la.. Ill V, ...iwttjsi. u. at s. r. aa.... ia ...WVixxBt. L. B. W. Is.... 2Vi . . .ivi-t ziao sa Tff ... If S. A. A A. P. 4a.... 71 ...1034, go. Paelflo 4a 87 ... 74 Ho. Kallwit ta lit C, B. A U. n. 4a... 3Vi inTexee A Pacific la.114 xf!, M A St P 1. 4B.1W T.. St. L. A W. 4a.. Hit xC. A N. W. e. 7a.., mm l'nlon PaclRc 4a.. L. f r. 4a. C. R. 1. A P, err. a St. L. xrhtcaao Tar, i oio. m so. aa Denver A R. O 4a. Brie prior lien 4a... do general a xF. W. D. C. la . It x Bid. xx Offered. 104 I do conv. 4s. S7 Wibiili la 6 I do la Mtl do deb. B velilWeat Shore 4a.. HH. A L. K. 4a., 44a;Wla. Central 4a. Vta. Tobacce .., ... ri4 ...11414 ...104 14 ... TSV, ...10 ... II ... 40 London Stock Market. IjONDON. June 20. Closing quotations: ll1 New Tork Central 1VRV .i en fioriois m weators... as ... 4 do Bfd IIU iS Ontario A Westers... eft. Conaola. money do account Anaconda Atchlaon do pfd Baltimore A Ohio Tanadlan PaelAc. Cbeaapeake A Oslo.. IM. Chliaao O. W C . M A it P PeBeeia w Denver A R O do pfd Erie do lat pfd do 2d ptd lllnola Central Loulavllla A N.ih . . . . 112 Mliaourl, K. A T.... 11 BAR SILVER Steady at 24Hd per ounce. jiu.-mki-zu per mm ins rate or dls count In the open market for short bills Is ZWS 18-16 per cent ana lor three-months Dins is per cent . 44 Pennarlvents . M'4 Rand Mine.. .1244, Readlni do lat sfd. . . i ao 14 ptd .. 144 4j Boutharn Hy .. to do pfd . . Z1 Southern Paclftc... .. fce .t'nloo Paoiflo .. tlt do pfd .. ti '.J t'nlted aulas Steel .. M do pfd .. 114, Wabaah so piq 4W ... 1044 ... ja ... 4! ... 11 ... 14 ... X) ... 4f'4 ... ii ao in 1H lb 44 H Boston Stoek quotations, BOSTON, June 20. Call loans, 3H74t per cent; lime loans, nvt per cent. umclaJ cloning prices on stocks ana bonds: Atchlaon MS Bingham do pfd 4 Cal. A Heels Unit on Albany. ...: Cenlenslal Huatun k Uaine 14a Copaer Kante ... Bualon Klevaied 141 Dominion Coal .. H..1M Kranklln is lala Royal 70S Mohawk SIS "Id Dominloa ll'Oacaola lit IQuiBty ".. HI jaanta Pa Copper. 16 Tamarack 174 i TrimouniaJn MS Trinity i'W t'nlted States ... lui I'tah MS Victoria Ti- Winona I Wolverine 4 Daly Waat MS N. Y . N. M. A Pltchburg ptd... Vnloa faclfle ... Mei. Central .... AinerKan Sugar do pfd Amer. T. A T.. Horn. I. A 8.... Oen. Electrle ... Maaa. Kleutrlc .. de pfd I quid Knit ... V. S. Steel do pfd Adventure , Allouea Amalgamated ... Weir York Mining- Qnotatloag NEW YORK. June 20.rThe following are the quoiationa on ir.e jvew tork mock ex chsnge: It il.lttle Chief M lOntarts .... la Ophlr I illiuealg IS Pntoal .15 ; Savage .444 . US . us . av . t . 7 . 44 . us . KS .100 IS .in . at tS S . :s . 4 . ao 41 A da ma Cos Alice breeca Bruuewlik Cos.. Coiae0-k Tunnel t on. Cal. A Va. Horn Silver Iron Sliver Leadline Con.., x Offered. .lw IT . 1 igivrvg Nevada Small Hojws . Standard . too .ltd . I . II . It . TI , n Exports aad Isaports at w York NEW YORK. June 9ft.-Tota! lmoort merchandlae and dry goods at the port of New York for thla week were valued at $9,661,812. Total Imports of specie at the port New York for this week were $17,476 gold snd $46 827 silver. Total exports of specie from the port of New York fia- this week were $um,1u1 silver ana l-.iY( (old. 60 630 1,712 i.TM 8.296 3.109 740 1,070 Omaha Packing Co.. Swift and Company Armour & Co.. Cudahy Packing Co Cudahy. from K. C Armour, from Boo i-iiy Other buyers 8 Totals 698 12,647 4 iitti cThr were onlv a few buncnes of cattle In the yards this morning and not enough with which to make a test of the market, r'or tne weea ra.-i. " .rL . ...... r. lit, haaifV Tin Hal t till I L7CA 1 7A at week theri Is an Increase of about ,UOO head, ana as comparru v.. v.. ieek of last year there Is a gain of over , mui kaoH Tha rrainii iur lllf J vvr show an increase of about 1JS.W0 head l i i murkpt has been m iairiy .n.iHnn thla week consider ing the extremely heavy there waa a disastrous break In price" Pl0U"i'rAJ0XJv k in a dime Tower. ..ki.i. Ho rtAriinA ror ins lwu uuxa rbbut 2635c. Since that time, however rheOUtendecy a. been .teadUy upward and aoput l"T.Sr'cttle hive Im- ?rTved the most. soThey a're not more i than z. hi in..r for the week, but the heavy are about 16c lower. "V..hU.acg.nb saatt s rtri 1 1 1 n iuwci . . . . . . . tiva on most days, so that In spite i or, tne rrecelptaU7.rV clVa7ances 'have been id aa a general thing. The bulk of the , . no3 esttle are now selling from hea mmlA !a'r. l. f "V? Vho rmr aradei from tiiio to $7. The common kinds sell largely from $4 to M.60. , .. much Th4 cow maraei n ii'" G i. t. .. 7 .. 7 .. tl... 4 .. bl... 7"... t7... 1 .. it... 74 . 47... 7... ... 10... 74... 6... 71... ... NS .. 46 ... .... 57 .. 41 .. ... 7... 1... M... 41... 141.. 41... 70... 104.. 7J... 7J... H... tl... !... t... 4... IS ,:o HI iii .144 i:2 .. I rs .. t 7S B0 t f.S .. UTS .. t 7' M I fil 0 I P7 S nt 1M I a-, 120 ITS ta.i ... t :s ! ... i 7, 173 1J0 6 ITS J4 10 I 87 s IM ao t ITS :? 10 ITS r4 mo (its V71 40 t UTS 23 110 I 7S 2!2 SO ITS fTJ ... 4 ITS r4 W I I7S 21 120 I UTS i s ko t rrs fas 10 t Ms ill M UTS 241 130 4 IT S not 0 4 I7S 1 ... 4 HIS s. m 4 its 230 110 4 17 S 141 ) 4 ITS 167 ' t 17 S iH 40 4 I7S 2-M ... 4 ITS 40 4 17 S Ml 6 ITS 40 ITS leo t i7s 0 4 K7S 0 4 I7S in I 17 s .l"t .17J 13t .v .tit 2l 41... 7:. . . ti... M .. M. .. tS... tl... 71... 64... M . . . 4... M... M. .. 71... 47... tl. .. tl... tl... ti... 70... II .. 41. .. II. .. 4h... tl .. S7 .. 71... tl... 46 . .. tf,... "4... to... 44... in... 40... tl... M . . 13... 31... 40... bt. t 1S 144 2M 2,S :4& !T0 s:,4 .;st -.'no 244 111 2H4 I ID .241 .211 .274 J4 27 .114 24 .245 .144 .291 . .ji'4 HI H 114 . . . IH M 4 Fil ... I ) ISO I 40 ft -l 10 4 to too 4 40 4 i 10 4 120 4 K Ml I M 40 ft ' ... ft 0 111) I M 2i ft tn ... ft o 40 I en ... I n 40 ft to ... ft m 10 in 40 ft M in 4 to ft o . . ft f"i i-jo ft ci 141 140 ft M .2M .217 ..:! ..211 .317 .317 ..t . ,J23 .341 . tf 115 I to 240 I A . . . b XI to I to 40 I 10 10 ft eo io ( :s Ml ft 2 S 10 ft JS Ml I 02S ... I I2S ... IK no i w I tb exports for today. 1,200 beeves. 35 sheep, 2.HJ6 ouai tcrs of beef. CA1.VE8 tttily two lic.td on sale; city dressed veals. l'ollc. Hous-licielpis. '.'.Sll heed; none reportel on shIo alive 8IIEEP ASH LAMBS -Receipts. 8.7.n bend; sheep, lower, $3 '.'fviiii l"; lainbu. P rm--7 f0; ilrrHMed mutton, general niileo. 7uli"ti . dressed lambs, general snips, tig 13c. gnanr and 3loiassrs. NEW YORK. June 20.-810 A R -Raw. steady; fwlr rrllnlng. SSc; centrifugal. 9 test. 8 19-31'c; molnsxrs sugar, i j9 Kv; re flned strndv; No. 6. 4 47-c; No 7. 4.c; No. 8. 4 ;Vh ; No. 9. 43iK No. 10, 4 2nc; No. 11. 4 ?fc; No. 12. 4 l.V; No. 13. 4 !0c; No. It. 4IUH-; ronfertioners A. 4 70c; mould A. ft 10i ; cut lonf. S lor; crushed, n 4Vc; powdered. 4 9Rc; grs nutated. 4S.H-; cubes. 8 1o-. MOLASSES Firm ; New Orleans open kettle, good to choice. 31-iiliV NEW ORLEANS. June 20 -STCIAR-Dull. open kettle. :Sti3 7-lir; open kf-ttle centrif ugal. SMi.t'tr: whites, 4 ll-16c; yellows. 3lc: second. 3u3Sc MOLASSES Open kettle nominal. l;ttt 2Wc; centrifugal. 6'tl5c. SHEEP There were practically no shep on sale today, and for the week the supply nas oeen only about half as large as last week and only about a third as large an for the same week of last year. The qual ity of Uie offerings hits also 1mcii on the common order, so It can scarcely be said that there has been a market here this week. Parkers, of course, have bad to have a few supplies to fill their urgent orders, and as a result have had to pay steady prices for tho greater share of the arrivals. At the same time Chicago lias been going down hill at a rnpld rate, the P.Tapnrateil Apples and Dried Frulta. NEW YORK. June aV-EVAPORATEP APPLES Market nulet. hut attractive fruit Is steadily held with holders showing little disposition to press sitles. Common are quoted at 4?t54c; prime at 6iijci choice at tic and fnncv at H'V'i'Sc. CALIFORNIA PRlEIt FRCIT- Spot prunes are firm, being Influenced by mod erate stocks and a fair demand. Quota tions range from 3o to 7c for all grades. Apricots are steady to firm at "if?NV for choice, and livolji,,, for fanev. Peaches are quiet nnd about steady at 74l74jc for choice and Ml loc for fancy. ofTe Market. NEW YORK, June 20. COKFF.E Spot Rio. quiet: No. 7 Invoice. 5't.c: mild quiet; Cordova. T'vviliv.c Futures ooenil steady at decline on both shep and lambs being put ' Partial advance of 6 points under cov at all the way from 75c to $1.60 In extreme Ting and higher European citbles. but casea. There are very few feeders coming and no change in the market has been noticed. rrom the quotations below It will be noticed that spring lumbs are now classified as lambs, snd that the yearling lambs are now quoted ns yearlings. This classifica tion will bo observed, hereafter, In quoting prices. Quotations: Good to choice lambs. $s.7TV7t 6 "5: fair to good lambs. $5 25tit.75; good to eholce yearlings, $4.75-fi5.O0; fair to good .vcai i.ng.-t, n. cm u 4. io; good to choice wetn ers, $4.i!iV?i4 .50; fair to good wethers, $3.751 4.25; good to eholce ewes. $3.754.50; fair to good ewes. $3.60'ii.1.75: feeder Iambs. $2.R0ff 3 50; feeder yearlings. $2.50fT.1.50; feeder wethers. $2.5rv?f3.60; feeder owes, $2.00y-J.75. Representative sales: No. Av. Pr. 4 native ewes 110 4 25 turned easier as a result of continued full receipts at primary points and selling by Importers, closing dull at a partial decline of 5 points. Sales were ll.OiXl bags. Including July at 8.55, August at 3 70c, September at 3.7Vft3 80c, October nt 3 !"0c. November at 3 flic, December at 4.21. March at 4.40c, and slay at 4.60c. the same course as me i f" ne same cou. --"--"---- thoucrh fluctuations navo nut- , ---The "ter grades of cornfeds are right riose to steady for the week and may be quoted from 84.00 to $4.40 for fancy. The fair to good Kinoa sen y." to $4 00. The grass cows have been slow sellers all the week ana prices nave "'" "sharp decline. The break may safely be put at Zoc ana in a gou n w - C.. v.., ,uA that look 3jfi4rc lower. The bulk of the grass cows sell from $3 00 to $3.40, with choice grades from that up. The commoner grades seU from $2 .50 to $3.00 and canners from $l.i5 to $250. tan ners are also in poor demand and are con siderably lower for the week. Llghtweigm veat caivn bvivj '"" "," VT. for the week and may be quoted from $6.00 to $6 50 for choice grades. The heavier calves, however, such as weigh from 225 pounds up, are slow sale and lower, the decline amounting to fully $100 per hun dred pounds. Bulls have not shown much change all the week and are about ateadv with last week"s closing prices. The bulk sell from $3.00 to $4.00, with choice grades mostly from $4.00 to $4 25. M . , The supply of stockers and feeders has been extremely llghi all the week, but so also has the demand, in isci tnere nas not been enough cattle bought and sold to establish a market. It Is very evident, though, thst prices are considerably lower than they were a week or ten days ago. Representatlvt sales: I)l.br' TE6lt, No. A. Pr. Ho. At. rr. It 111 4 U 1 1271 4 M b tCK Arsi m Ear no. $ 1141 I 45 1 1011 4 18 CALVES. $ 130 I 00 unna-Thfra waa a bla- run of hogs here for a Saturday and the market continued on Us downward course. The general mar ket was a big nickel lower than yester day's average. The long string went at $5.87Vs. with the choicer loads going mostly at $o.90 ana trom inai up to ao so. jrauius was very active and practically everything was disposed of before 11 o'clock. Packers are row looking more at quality than they are ut weight, so the good light hogs are selling In the same notchee with the heav ier weights or tne same quality, r rom tne sales below It will be noticed that heevy hog topped the market, but that is owing largely to the fact that there were no strictly choice light loads on sale. Buyers claim that they will pay just aa much for a fancy load of light hogs as they will for a fancy load or neaviea. The receipts of hogs this week have been quite heavy, as there Is a good Incretse both over last week and also over the corresponding week of last ytsr. The de crease In receipt; for the year to date la now only -about 80,000 head. In view of the heavr rpeelpte thla week the tendency of prices ha been downward, although the margei on some aays ruiea higher. The net loss for the week amounts to nearly 20c. Representative sales: Toward noon a lute train arrived with a few cars pf hogs, and thev were rather alow sale at no better prlrea than were paid at the opening of the market. About the middle or the forenoon there waa a time wnen tne market developed a little strength nut inn was tost on ine extreme close. Representative sales: CHICAGO LIVE STOCK. MARKET. Hogs Sell a Trifle Lower with even teen Thousand Head Received. CHICAGO, June 20.-CATTLE-Recelpts, 300 head, steady; good to prime steers. $.").0Wi5.45; poor to medium, $4.tXKki 4.85; stockers and feeders, $3.00(f 4.75 ; cows, $1 .60474.50: heifers. $2.25-84.75; canners. $1.60f-f 2 90; bulls, $2.fVkt4.25; calves, $2.0rH)6.6t; Texas fed steers, $.1.50i1.5o. HOGS Receipts fodav. 17,000 head; esti mated Monday. 42.000 head; left over, 2.000 head: steady to 5c lower; mixed and butchers. $5.95(776.15: good to choice heavy, $6.1016.20; rough heavy, $5.90ii.10; light, $ii 00h6 20: bulk of sales. $6.0i'u6.15. SHEEP AND LA MRS Receipts, 2,000 head; sheen and lambs, steady; good to choice wethers. $4.505.25; fair to choice mixed. $3 0fVri4.25: western sheep. $4.2K(35 00; native lumbs, $4.0XK(6.76; western lambs, $4.00fa5.90. The following are the official receipts and shipments for yesterday: Receipts. Shipments. Cnttle 2.93ti 4.97 Hogs 26.232 8.2S5 Sheep 9.970 6.426 Kaasaa City Live Stock Market. KANSAS CITY, June 20. CATTLE Re ceipts, loo natives, calves none; market unchanged: choice export and dressed beef steers, $4.505.26; fair to good, $3.70q4.55; stockers and feeders, $3.404.45; western fed steers, $2.95r?4.99; Texas and Indian steers. $2.75fl4.30; Texas rows, $2.053.80; na tive cows, $2.0GVfi4.15; native heifers, $2.85ffl 4.55; canners. $1.15ii2 60: bulls, $2.8(KJf3.5R; calves, $3.00(714.90. Receipts, for week, 6,300 cattle, 200 calves. HOGS Receipts, 4,000 head: market ataariv to st rone-: ton. $ri.02V4: bulk of sales. $5.25Mi36.9o; heavy, $5.82V4'S6.021A; mixed packers. $5.75fj6.92H; light. $6.25(&o.85; york ers, $6.80(B6.85; pigs, $5.264f.65. Receipts for week. 35,000. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, none; mark-t unchanged; native lambs, $4.00g6.75: western lambs. $3.50ij6 65; fed ewes. $3.28 (fi5.15; Texas-clipped yearlings. $3.505.36; Texas-rllpped sheep. $1.30(fi5.10; storkers and feeders, $3.20fi4 00. Receipts for week, 6.741. 81. Lonls Live Stoek Market. bt 1iriS June 20 CATTLE Rerelnts. 1.200 head. Including 260 Texans; market steady; native shipping and export steers. $4 6615.50; dressed beef and butcher steers. $3.75t 5. 26; steers tinder l.oO lbs., $3.754.75; stockers and reeaerB, n.-ivi i '. own nim heifers. $2.4Ofi3 20; canners. $2.0Hft2.75; bulls, $3 00(64.25: calves. $5.00J6.50; Texas and In dian steers, $3.30(64.26; cows and heifers, $2 40(3.20. HOGS Receipts. 5,000 head: market easy to 5c lower: pigs and light". 5.6rvfr5.95; packers $5.7Oi6.06; butchers. f6.OfKftg.12H. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 500 head: market steadv: native muttons. M.OtVM.M: lambs, $4.7IWi.50: rolls and bucks, $? SOW IM; stockers, $2.2SS2.76; Texans, $50 4.25. gt. Joseph Live Stsek Market. ST. JOSEPH. June 20. CATTLE Re relnts. 1.775; active. 5(f10e higher; top, $4 9. HOGS Receipts. 9.134- stndv to strong; light and llrht mtxd. $'..75W5RTU: medium end heavy, $5.80505: bulk, $5.8O6.90; pigs, $4 tWVp74t.RO. . SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 100 head; steady. Oil and Rosin. SAVANNAH. June 20-OILS-Splrlts of turpentine, firm. 47c. Rosin, firm. A. H, C. $1 ho; I), $l.6n; E. $1.65: F. 11.70: G, $1.75: II, $2 25; I, $2 70; K, $2 85: M, $2S5; N, $3.00; W. G . $3 10: W. W.. $3 30. COTTONSEED Steady: prime crude, nominal; do yellow, 4!c. Petroleum, steady; refined New York, $s.5T: Philadelphia and Baltimore. $8 50; do in hulk. $.r. .60. Rosin, Arm: strained common to goinl. 60f6oHr. Turpentine, firm. $2.10. Minneapolis tVltent. Flour and Itrm. MINNEAPOLIS, June 20. WHEAT Cash, R.Vto: July. 81 V;: September. 73Sr; on track. No. 1 hard, 84 se; No. 1 north ern, 83'.;c; No. a northern, 72sc; No. 3 northern, 79H'ffsOc. FLOl'R First patents. $4 1MN. 25; first clears, $3.15ry3.2.i; second clears. $2.JOa2.45. BRAN In bulk. $14.004114.25. Duloth drain Market. Pl'LT'TH, June 20. V HEA T To arrive, No. 1 hard, 81N,c; No. 1 northern, 82c; No. 2 northern, 807c; July. 82.c; September, 73'4c. OATS-37H(rj37c THE REALTY MARKET. INSTRUMENTS filed for record Saturday; June 0. ' Warranty Deeds. D. V. Shnles Co. et al. to O. H. Teed rlrk: lot 9, block 6. Jerome perk... $ hm Mutual Loan and Building association to J. F. Johnson, nV 1ft 5, block 2, Klrkwood ad 1.050 Graham & I re to Vaclav Kulhanek and wife, aloo ft. lot 1. block 12. Im provement Association ad 3.000 Deeds. Fred Krug et ai. to City of Omaha, property for boulevard purposes be ginning on south side Vinton st. at h point 4 ft. east of nw cor lot 11, cnerman aa Total amount of transfers Bloox City I,lve Stock Market. SIOCX CITY, la.. June 20. (Special Tele gram.) CATTLE Receipts, 200; steady; beeves, $4.00(tr4 90: cows, bulls and mixed, $2 50W4.C0; stockers and feeders, $3.60Tj4.0; calvs and yearlings. $3.0iKit4.26. HOGS Receipts 4,500; BfilOc lower; $6.753 $.96; bulk, $8.85$6.96. Stoek la Sight. Following were the receipts of live stock at the six principal western cities yester day: Cattle. H"gs. Sheep Omaha Ml 12.641 4 Chicago V 17.0ii 2.000 Kansas City 100 4.0o0 St. Iouls 1.M0 6.mi fVl St. Joseph 1.77T, 9.134 loO Sioux City .o"o Farnam Smith & Go. STOCKS, BONDS, INVESTMENT SECURITIES. OF ALL KINDS FOR SALE. We buy and sell Union Stock Yards Stock. South Omaha. Ot COMMISSION. 1320 Farnam St. Tel. 1064 I.. to... u . 7.. 10.. M . .. U . Vi.. 10. . 4 . 7.. 104. 11.. 41.. 40.. 44 . It II. At. Sh. Pr. ....Ml ... Ill ....111 ... Ik ... 111 44 I H ...114 ... IK .... U I It ...131 It l ...."! ... 4 16 . 110 . 1 aft .ta :m its .tu ... I ti Vt ISO I to ... 16 ... ID 40 I I7H 0 I 17 .IIU 400 I 17 ..111 ao it . M 10 I 17 . .!.14 ... lit, .III ... I IT lit 1M 4 17 III 114 I il .MO .il Ml lat 10 Ml 110 $ 17 II 171 140 I 17 10 Ill ... I II II 114 144 I 17 43 ttV, M I 41 41 HI 40 II 10 .Ut SO I 17 M I"l 1M I 17 7 Ill 'J0 $ IT. 4 Ill 4 I IT 1 144 ... I 11 it tbo an i i7 it ru ! I 17 17 14 a t II Ne. 40.... 41.... 41.... 43.... 40 ... II... 44... 40.... IS ... II... II.... 14.... 71... !.... 41 ... II.... 40 ... 41.... 17 ... bb ... 43 . . . .... 44 ... II ... 10.... 40.... 40.... It ... 40.... 41.... 44 ... 41 ... A, lb. Pr I4 .147 ti ..til til ...Ut . . fc.1 4ft i 17 IK t 17 10 I 17 120 I IT ... t 11 40 I 17 ... i 17 44 I 17 W . .k,'i zoo a 7 . ti io r ..2AI 1M I 17 .11 10 17 .144 160 t 17 ..! 140 f tl, .170 ... I 17 . H6J ... 17 ..244 ... 4 17 .161 ao t il ..11 144 I tO . Io ... I 40 II ... IK 111 44 40 M IH W I K 40 I 40 10 I 40 .174 100 I 44 ..t-l 140 I 40 ..l 140 40 . I'll 40 I 40 .161 40 4 SO .161 144 I 40 .10 1M I 40 .171 ... I ti .21 130 4 to ..14 4. I 44 ..taO .til . JW . .2141 Total 3.935 62,275 2.604 JVew York Live StocV Market. NEW TORK, June 20. BEEVES Re ceipts, 85 head, all consigned direct; no sales reported. Dressed beef, steady; city dressed native sides, "iiS'ic per lb.; reported Burns-IIaskell Go. Commercial Paper 320 N. Y. Life BIdg. 'Phone 895. Stocks and Bonds Bought and Sold References! Fist National Bank, Omaha National ltank. PRIVATE WIRES GEO. A. ADAMS GRAIN CO. GRAIN, PROVISIONS AND STOCKS. tZi Board ot Trude lildg., Omaha 'Fhonea lux and 1017. Members all prin cipal exchanges. Write lor our dally mar ket letter. PURCHASE STOCKS Indications favorable for steady advance. CORN la bound to reach much higher figures thn last year 8F.E L'S. BOYD & MERRII.I,. Tel. 1039. Room 4, N. Y. Ufa Bldg. The Para Rubber Plantation Go. JOHN CUDAHY, CHICAGO, ILL., Pres. Date of Organization, August, 1902. Capital, $5,000,000 Par Value Shares, $10 Stock all Common. Fully Paid. Non-Assessable. A.ssets at date of organization. 1.100 rquare miles, or In round numbers l.OOO.iido acres, of land purchased from the Venezuelan Government for cash Iocutlon, on and bordering the entire length of the (.'asxhiulure River, 175 miles. I'pon this land are more than C.OOO.000 of rubber trees, now 15 years of age, In the tieKlimlng of their best bearing. The average proven yield of each tree Is five pounds in each yearly season, this ylt ld currying a Urge net profit i r pound when laid down In Antwerp or New York. The )lfe of these trees is 45 to 80 years. The demand fur the company's product Is beyond ability tn supply. The company has recently purchased l,2.Vi,(Hi ndilltioral ai res of rubber lands, thene beginning at the junction of the Orinoco with the ('unnlutilH i e River. These acres, added to the companv's original holding, gives It an sg g relate of I,2o0,miu , '.'re, practically all of the rubber forests of Venezuela. LIABILITIES This company has no bonded debt or Indebtedness of any kind except Items necessary In the monthly conduct nf Its business. Against the latter Its cash In bunk Is alwuys ample to protect. DIVIDENDS No.l Blx per cent, paid March, i'SQ, No. 2 Six per cent, will be paid September, 1303. Earnings of this company should result In Urgely Increased value of stork and dividends. The Standard Security Co., S2 Broadway, New Yoik, offer Nebraska and Iowa Investments for a short time only, limited number of shares of the stock of the above named company et par. R.sardlas this stork aa I aveslntesil W. II. Hebersosi, formerly naeaarer t Oanahai braateb mt the R. Ii. liana Mereaaltle iaeacy, may be addressed for a fr dare rare G.argt at to., Onaaha. 4, r