THE OMAHA DAILY DEE: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11. 1904. in CONDIUON OFQMAOA'STRADE Vetrlj All Lis of Baiiieu Feel Na.d of oeaAonaula Weather. COLLECTIONS NOT UP TO STANDARD General I sward HoTtmnl ml Prlees Very Noticeable, Particularly (Itr, CaffrCi Htriwart aad Leather Goods. Wholesalers ail well as retailers no longer conceal their disappointment over the lack oi more seasona-oie weauier in this Bectlon of the country. The few cold wavra that have been experienced furnxi up the movement of goods sufficiently to convince them that there early jireulciloiui of a record breaking- trade this winter were correct. Thy were of course figuring on normal weather conditions aiid iho iiossiblllty of the warmit fall In thu memory or tne omPBi iiuimuiiuii. oviug (-xrxirlenccd did not occur to them. Every mo snems to agree that the only tiling lurking to make trade conditions as near Meal as uonnlble is suitable weather, it is also the general report that conslder lnr tho unseasonable weather the move ment of goods so fur has been much better than would naturally be expected. That -explain why Jobbers In some lines have been able to report ineir traoe up 10 oaie In exoess of a year ago. The trouble, however. Is that the goods In most lime have not gone Into consumption, but are , etlil Id the bands of retailers. To whai I attont normal winter weather from now ' ' on would make up for lost time is prob lematical. The lack of a brisk demand In the coun try for heavyweight goods has of courne liad a bad effect upon collections. Many retailers are asking for extensions as their bills come due, particularly In such lines ha have not moved freely. Jobbers, though, are not doing any worrying, as they fed confident that merchants will not have much Lrouble In disposing of their present Locks. The principal loss to Jobbers comes from the fact that storting up and dupli cate orders will be small. Orders for spring are still coming In very freely, which shows that retailers are by no means discourages. Unless something liappens to change the situation Jobbers Jn nearly all lines say that they will close their campaign for spring business with more advance orders on their books than they ever had before. The general market situation is very satisfactory n that prices are firm on most classes of goods. A number of linns in fact are being marked up at a rapid rate and particularly is that true of cer tain lines of grocery, hardware and lea (bar goods. . Light Crop of Foreign Beets. Wholesale grocers report bust noes as being as good as could be expected under present conditions. The market Is in a good, strong position on most lines, with awery Indication of its remaining that wav for some time to coma ,The sugar market lias been steadily advancing, both in New York and abroad. These advances have been brought about largely by the de crnase in the 1904 crop of sugar beets. Xoarly every estimate made since the com mencement of the harvesting season has shown a decrease as compared with last year. Present Indication are, for con siderably higher prices on rellned grades, owing to the sharp advances in the price of raws, which amount to 10c per luO pounds during the weelf under review. The coffee market has also been steadily firming up and a net gain for the week of 15 to 2j points Is noted. Desirable roust ing grades of both Ran ton and Rlos are Juird to obtain Without paving a consider able premium. Mild coffees are going better than for some time past. White importations during November were con siderably in excess of what was generally expected, still a big falling oft is now looked for and It is reported that the New lork demand from interior points Is on the increase. As an indication of the strong position of the market it Is claimed that consumption during the crop year of 19oi rndv JS06 amounted approximately to lo.W0.000 bags, while the production did (lot exceed 13,500,000 bags. Slot only that, but there seems to be no prospect of an increase In the Santos and Rlos crop for 39uo and 1306. while there is a possibility of its being considerably smaller. The cheese market la a trifle higher than It was a week ago and stocks of fancy fall made goods are much smaller than they were last year. There Is very little to report in the canned goods situation, as Jobbers are giv ing most of their attention to holiday lines P.1! M" demand for canned goodsTs llm Price remain practically unchanged 1 he movement of dried fruits Is very aaU isfactory Prunes are in a strong position and particularly Is that true of thelarger sises. Raisins are showing the most ac tivity, though, of any artlole In the line. Prices on both loose and seeded have been advanced. It la reported that the advance on i seeded amounts to c on new goods and SUI1 further advances are looked for. Figs, raits dates and all holiday lines are mov ing Jn good shape. Local Jobbers of wooden ware say that there is every Indication of higher prices on several lines of woodenware after Jan uary 1 This prediction is based on the re Port that many of the leading manufac turers of woodenware goods have gone Into a strong association and the natural bud position is that they wUl advance prlcea l or that reason Jobbers are advising their customers to carry as liberal stocks at present prices as possible. Fancy lines are quoted the same as they were a week ago, but the demand is brlsk s nd a very heavy movement for the holiday trade is expected. The fish market Is also in Just about the same position It has been for the last week or more. The demand Is about normal ex cept on smoked flah, which Is said to be moving ves-y rapidly. The quality of the offerings this season has been exceptionally good. CodrLsh Is in a very strong position, with prospects favorable for rapid advances as soon as the demand opens up In good shape. Stocks in the bands of curers are ald to be much lighter tlum they were a year ago, which leads to the prediction that there will be a big shortage before new tieh are landed. Some woll-postcd buyers in fact are looking for the advance telore spring to amount to as much as o per pound, if not to a full 1c. Farther Redactions la Cotton Goods. .Local dry goods jobbers report a reduc tion last Week in leading lines of bleached cottons amounting to o per yard. There was no decline In brown goods of any grade and It seems to be the general Im pression now that the present baHis is about low enough. The recent breaks in the price of jcotton have put the market down to an IJ-cent basis and operators are freatly pleased at the preeent situation, as cent oolton means a mufli healthier mar ket than when prices are at loo or 12c No reductions in leading staples are looked for, as prices on ticks, denims and domestics generally have all bean revised In the lust thirty days. Ho far as local trade conditions are con cerned Jobbers say that sales have been fully as good as could be expected. Stilus tip orders and duplicate orders, however re not coming In as freely as they should owing to the fact that merchants have not old as many of their goods as usual. The need of ooldor weather Is beginning to be badly felt In the country, but of course normal weather from now on would go a long way toward making us for lost time, ttuuh lines as are not dependent upon weather conditions have met with good request. Hardware Advancing Rapidly. It is very evident to the hardware trade that manufacturers Intend to advance prices as rapidly and to as high a point as possible. Kver since the election the tendency has been docldely upward and the general opinion is that still higher prices will be experienced. Last week barb wire, smooth wire and wire nails were ail advanced So. Galvanised sheet Iron was marked up loo per loo pounds and rooting Iron '6c per suuare. These are some of ths more Im portant advances that went Into effect last week and of course other dependent lines allowed corresponding advances. .Prac tically all llnea of hardware In fact may be said to be in a very strong position Willi the tendency of prices upward. The demand for staple and seasonable lines In tills section of ths country so fur lias been exceptionally good and consider ing weather conditions has been far ahead of what would be naturally expected. Retailers are also doing but little coruuiuln- ing. ine warm weainer may nave inter' fnred with the movement of some lines but on the other hand It has permitted the continuance or building ana otner out-or-door work which ordinarily would have been stopped much earlier. Taking all tilings Into consideration ths hardware trade eoms to be In a very satisfactory condition. Leather Goods Advancing. The leather goods market is also In a very strong position. Most of the leading manufacturers have In fact withdrawn prions and orders are aco-pted aiiLect to the condition of the market on an,, day recolvrd. t'hs advance so fur amounts to fully bo per pair and In many caxea to inure than that, bull higher quotations would cause no surprise. The general ex planation of Uk w advances Is the decrease In the marketing of cattle this year which has brought about a oorrecponding scaictiy of hides. The Mgh prtoa of sheep has also affected the market on sheep skin and prloos on articles manufactured from she..p skins are considerably higher than they were a short Uine ago. lus rubber goods market suay also be said to be In a strong position ewln to the high price of crude rubber. Jobbers are rather looking for the new price list on rubber goods January 1, but whether or not there will be any change I" n"i sii'jwn. It may be said, though, that no radical fluctuations are anticipated. Trade on both leather and rubber goods Is light for the time or year, uin ""J"', rlrv weather havlnr been anything but wiiuiurivii ia a brink demand and as a result retailers have too many goods on their shelves and are not sending In many siting up orders. - CHICAGO GRAM AD PROVISIONS Featarea of the Trading and Closing; Prices on Board el Trade. CHICAGO, Dec. 10. Reports of Immense stocks of wheat in northwestern elevators tended to k-cp buyers out of the market today. At the clone May wheat was down c, comiporcd with yesterday's final fig ure. Corn shows a loss of ic. Oats are off c. Provisions ranged from 2c to lac lower. Much news of a depressing nature came from Minneapolis, where largely Increased arrivals of wheat were sold to be looked for. With Mtj cars reported as received there today and 1.000 promised for Monday, traders here took jioid gingerly. May started with a loss of Ka': at Il.lOvtf l.U. Except for a brief rally to tl.lo. due to tilling of moderate buying orders, the popular temper seemed to be to soil. The sentiment later on, however, became qualified by an evident feeling on the part of some of the operators that the govern ment report, to be Issued after the session closed, would show a lower condition for the growing crop. In consequence May, after sinking to Sl.l, showed some re newal of strength and toward Che last had largely recovered the early losa The close was steady at 41.10. Primary receipts were 917.400 bu., against 9H1.W0 bu. last year. Clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 72,622 bu. Minneapolis and Iuluth re ported receipts of 7iH cars, which, with 23 cars here, made 7! cars, against 7tl cars last wee and 617 cars a year ago. - Cah houses sold May corn against coun try offerings. There was scattered covering by shorts, but the selling movement was later augmented by offerings by commission houses and pit longa May, starting un changed at 44'fi4fc, was reduced to Uc, showing but small Improvement In the clos ing trade at 44'4c. Local receipts were 503 care, 23 .of contract grader Oats were steady at a fractional decline. Commission houses were the best buyers. Their wants were easily supplied. Changing from Deotmber to May at 2c to Z o dif ference was a feature of trading. May opened a shade lower at SuVi.Hc, old within a narrow range and closed steady at 30Hc Local receipts were si cars. Provisions were inituenced by the heavy run of hogs. There were outside buying orders that supported values at the start, but selling, attributed to the packers, low ered prices throughout the list. At the close May pork was off lftc at 12.80. Lard was down 6c at I7.07&. Ribs showed a losa of 2V5o at W.72H. .... M Kstlmatea receipts tor mummy. h-k j cars: corn. Ji cars; oats, 11 cars. Hogs, 60,000 head. The leading lutures rangea as iuuu.. Articles. Open. High. Low. Close. Yes'y. Wheat Pec. May July May July Oats- Dec. May July May Lh it; Jan. May Pins Jan. May 107HI 1 iwi 1 10H 1 10--4 9'Sil 47W47H 4o 12 67Vi 12 W 6 90 7 12HI 108 1 IK 47 4ft 4i 28H I 12 67 12 0 90 7 12V4I 1 07 1 07V 1 lwJ 1 14 6 62 52H 6 77V4I 77Vil 4fi "44-S 4S 2S4 3o'4 30-,! 13 50 12 80 85 7 07V4I 6 60 6 70 47 44 44 4 20-i 30 30 12 B0 12 80 6 85 7 07 6 60 6 72 108 1 11 99 47 44T4'&'45 4t H 3H 30 12 65 12 95 6 90 7 12 55 6 77 NO. 3. Cash quotations were ns follows: FLOUR Active; winter paten ta, $5.10 K atralshta, U.8CKUU.0O; spring patents. $4 905.40; straights, S4.804.90; bakers. 3.60 tl3 90. WHEAT No. 2. tl.r'51.15; No. 8, .02a 1.12; No. 2 red, $1.121.14. CORN NO. 2, to-ftic; rto. 2 yenow. OATS No. 2. S0fi31c; No. 2 white, Jlo; No. 3 white, 29iC30c. RTE No. Z, 7oc. BARLEY Fair to choice malting, 41(34fic. 8KKD No. 1 flax. $1.16; No. 1 northwest ern, $1.24. Prime timothy, U-Ttxai-iV- plover. contract grade. X12.60. PROVISIONS Pork, per bbl., $11.2511.50. Lard, ner 100 lbs.. $7.60a7.6?. Short ribs sides flnnse) $V37'a6.60; short ribs sides (boxeaj i.7txoio.tfrf. ... Receipts. Shipments. Flour, bbls 22,900 22.300 Wheat, bu 49.000 40.800 Corn, I bu.., 587.700 249.900 Oats, bu 100,4n0 , 107.800 Rye, bu 7.0110 1,800 Barley, bu 68,200 12,800 On the Produce exchange today tne but ter market was steady; creameries, lUffi'Mc; dairies, l&22c Cheese, firm, ll&12c. Eggs, steady: at mark, rases Included, 20U2&c; firsts, 2Cc; prime firsts, 28c; extras, goo. MEW YORK GENERAL MARKET ((.stations of ths Day en Various Commodities. NEW YORK. Dec 10. FLOUR Receipts, 24,813 bbls.; exports, 3,449; market dull and featureless; Minnesota patents, tit.bi SjO.lO; Minnesota bakers, 14.10(0. n; winter patents, $o.uor.).Wj; winter straights, $5.2j() 6.40; winter extras, $3.6Tij4.30; winter low grades, $3.45(fr'4.10. Rye flour, quiet; fair to sood. S4.4tJ6i4.70: choice to fancy, $4,764 5.00. Buckwheat flour, steady; per cwt., $2.0UST2.2O. CUKIN ftlriiAl. eienuy ; nne wnite ana yel low, $1.401.45; coarse, 1.2431.26; kiln dried, S2.10ftr2.2U. RYE Nominal. BARLEY Quiet; feeding, 4434c c. 1. f New York; malting, 46'(in2c, c. i. f., Buffalo. WHEAT Receipts, 64.000 bu.; spot market eaxy; No. 2 red, nominal, elevator; No. 2 red, $1.17. f. o. b., afloat; No. 1 northern, Duluth, $1.22i. f- o. b., afloat. Options opened steady on foreign buying, but at once broke severely under big northwest receipts, poor cables, light precipitation in the southwest and weak outside mnrkets, closing Vfl'lu f lower; May, S1.12(tf'1.18; closed, $1.12; July, $1.03'ii'l.ta; cloned $1.03; December, $1.16j'117; closed, SL1SV CORN Receipts, 43.000 bu.; exports. 1,456 bu. ; spot market quit; No. t, tUo, nominal, elevator, and 51c f. o. b., afloat; No. 2 yel low, 64c; No. 2 white, 54'c. Option market was neglected and barely steady with wheat, closing partly c net lower. De cember, 65c; cloai(i, 56c. 1 OAT8 Receipts, 106,500 bu.; exports, 8,740 bu.; aiiot market dull; mixed oats, 20 to 81 lbs... 34'3fcc; natural white, 80 to 83 lbs.. Stkgttic; clipped white, 86 to 40 lbs., HAY Market dull; shipping, 60jc, good to choice. 77082V..o. HOPS Quiet; ptate, common to choice, 1904 crop, 2!i87c: 1903 crop, t(35c; olds, 14c; Pacilic coast, 19t4 crop, 29utic; 19o8 crop, 29(r;i4c: olds, 1417c. HIDES Firm; Galveston, 20 to 26 lbs., 18c; California. 20 to 25 lbs., 19c; Texas dry, 24 to 30 lbs., 14o. LKATHKR Firm; acid. 24326c. PROVISIONS Befif; the market was steady; family, $10.60(&'U.60; mess, $9..0i 9.60; beef hams, $22.2022.45; packet, $10. oo 10.50; city extra India mess. $14.60 lt.fcO. Cm meats, quiet; pickled bellies, 78c; pick led, shoulders, 7c; pickled hams, S9e. Lard, steady; western . steamed, $7.3o; re fined steady; continent, $7.35: South Amer hu.n. 17.51): 6ointound. $5.6ofe6.62. Pork. quiet: family, $14.0tKii 15.00; short clear, $13.76 f'6.60; nn'HS, xia.otKtf li. io. TALLOW Steady; city, 4o; country, 4S1j47c. H1CE Steady; domestic fair to extra, 2V(!51-e; Japan, nominal. BUTTER Firm; creamery, common to extra. 19uli4Vio. CH'EKeU-Firm; state full cream, small, September, co.ored and White, fancy, 12c; state, late made, poor to choice, iillo; state, large, September, colored and white. fancy, lsc; stats, late maae. coiorea, gooa to choice. 104jluc; state, late made, whlis, fancy, 10c; state, poor to prima, stjfloo. EGOS Strong; western, fine selected, 82c; western average best, U31c. POULTRY Alive, quiet; western chick ens, . Ho; fowls. 12c; turkeys, 12ftilc, Dressed, easy; western rhicksna, 10sjl2u; fowls, 10 llo ; turkeys. 16617c Milwaukee Orals Market. MILWAUKEE, Deo. 10. WHEAT No. 1 northern. $1.15Kl.i:); No, 8 northern, $1.09 fe'1.10; May, $1.101.10. , RYE Market weak; No. 1, 80c. BARLEY Market dull; No. 8, (2o; sam ples. :iu49o. CORN-Market lo lower; No. 2, 42v343c; May. 44c. Ualath Orel Market. DULUTH, Minn., Deo. 1. WHEAT To arrive: No. 1 northern. $109; No. 1 north ern. 8l.uf. On track: No. 1 northern, $1.0t; No. 2 northern, $1.0S4; December, 81.0,; May. $1.13. OATS On track and to arrive, 28c. NEW YORK STOCKS AND BONDS Frios in Both Oosi Oroips Oloi Ei(ur That Last fittirdaj. READING FIGURES PROMINENTLY IN MARKET Northern Securities Make Hew High Rseord en Cnrh Effects of Panle Apparently Disappear Daring; the Day. NEW YORK, Dee. 10. Further progress was made In today's two-hour session toward restoring the impairment of values in ine stocks market caused by the week s heavy liquidation. In the case of a few of the coal-carriers, both In the anthracite and ths soft coal groups, today's closing prices are slightly higher than those at the closing last Saturday. The largest de clines have ben very much reduced. Reading was a prominent figure in to day's trading and very encouraging reports of coal trafllo helped stocks of all railroads with a large percentage of that class of freight. There was some evidence of re newed liquidation in some spots at times, but the whole market became very strong In the late trading and closed Arm near the best. Covering of short contracts hv a re treating bear party apparently played a consiuerame pari in tne rise and the de mand was rather uraent at soma nalnts. notably In Amalgamated Copper. Rumors were revived of property con solidations, coming dividend surprises, capital readjustment and other symptoms which characterised the market up to the time of the crash and the speculation took on much ths same appearance as before that event. Northern Hm-nrttle tnnchptl a new high record on curb and the settle ment rumors regarding that corporation re newed their potent effect on speculative sentiment. The bank statement conformed to rnlrn. latlons In the cash Item tfhd the stock mar ket liquidation was reflected on the l.win contraction of $8,613,500, resulting In an ad- umon to ine surplus reserve or H-6.1J3. Foreign exchange turned firm and Berlin's renewed demand on London for aold at tracted attention. Total sales of bonds, par value, $2,636,000. Following were the sales and range of prices on the Stock exchange today: Sales. High. Low.Close. 12,N0 hu4 88 tj 1,M0 103 102 li", 17,3iU 100 100 lm 2.6O0 132 KH 192 2,Si) 4S 100 42 J31?i 192 47i - 10.0IK) 21 22- 96 V 131 ' 192 4S- 42 Nil 400 2"7 2. :Hj'(, 10,400 172 171 172 1S3 1,100 t'iO0 H 600 100 24 1,100 1M 13 24 R 22 89 21 13'i 23", N',i 34 1X7 100 1"0 17,7oo , 8,iVJ0 l,6oi 600 2IW 82. N6 3',4 75 60 90 13 Atchison do pfd Baltimore A Ohio.... do pfd Canadian Paciflo .... Central of N. J Chesapeake & Ohio. Chicago & Alton .... do pfd Chlcugo U. W Chicago & N. W.. C. M. & SU P do pfd Chicago T. & T do pfd ., C, C, C. & St. L.... Colorado Southern... do let pfd do 2d pfd Delaware & Hudson. Delaware. L. & W... Denver & Rio Grand do Did Erie do 1st pfd do 2d ptd Hocking Valley do pfd Illlnoh Central Iowa Central ... do pfd K. C. Southern. do pfd L. & N Manhattan L.... Met. Securities Metropolitan St. Ry. 3.2n0 122 Mexican Central 4,000 211 Minneapolis & St. L. kho M M , St. P. & S. St. M. 600 90 do pfd Missouri Pacific 10.S0O l"i 108 lt miseouri, iv. & i.... ,w ii't iz do pfd l.loo 03 '4 i.:; i4, N. R. R. of M. pfd. 100 41 41 41 New York Central.... 3,9"0 139 138 138 XNonoiK et western.. 10,900 is- do pfd Ontario & Western.. 2,600 44 Pennsylvania 18,800 137:4 P.. C. C. & St. L.... 5H0 784 rteaoing bo.voo do 1st pfd do 2d pfd 4,600 Rock I Bland Co 26,5u0 do pfd St. U c H. F. 2d pfd. 3tK St. L. Southweatern. 2n0 do pfd 2.( Southern Pacltlo 29,600 do pfd Southern Railway.... 11,700 3ivt 35 3 ao pia siu. 9t Texas & Pacific 8,900 36 T., St. L. & W 1.300 do pfd loo Union Paciflo 27.600 8254 86 as-') 76 67 91 91 3,400 V6, 156 1.1"0 31 30 3t) 67 - b: 1,400 29 28 3,600 64 61 4,000 K 1424 000 loo l.Ul 44 OS 31 1S7 327 32 86 8S (6 66',4 91 92 155 31 66-ti 29's 63 142', HH-t 164 !' y 80 82 . 364 86 67 20 68 j.iVa 21 63 90 44 130 78 78 81 34:4 84 60 26 67 t4 64 7,000 USi 118 118 121 21 64 90 116 iSva 90 44 137 78 79 90 82 35 86 66 26 68 64 and prices closed firm. Internationals shared in the Improvement. Rtisslnn Im nerlnl 1 ..i .t ftl fin and Russian bonds of 19n4 at 601. The private rate of discount was 2iS2 per cent. RERUN, Dec. PiT Prices on ths Bourse today were somewhat hlgner. Wew York Money Market. V- v.... - A .trtVlTV Oa ..all ir.v iuhk, Jec. 1" ' nominal: no loans. Time loans, steady; so days, sii per cent; 90 days anti muntua. 4 per cent. FF RIME MERCANTILE PAPER 4g4 iier cent. , . . HTl.Ri.ivn tr-vr-tr 4 vp.r Firm, with actual business In bankers' bills at $4i 454 8660 for demand and at $4 84 for )-day bills: posted rate $4 M and $1.87; com- iiiT-ivmi vine, HM'i'gtM'l. .,, SILVER Bar, 6nc; Mexican dollars. 48VC. BONDS Government, steady; railroad, steady. - The following are the quotations on stocks and bonds: 17 fl. r-f M. iniix u.Htta e. s. 4l...l15 do coupon ' !'.!in4H Mex. Ontrl 4a . rrj iHi do 1st Inc in cnapon (Hi Minn. St. L. 4a.... to new 4a, rrg 1K M , K. T. 4a I""1 do coupon j?t I do la do old 4, res Iooh'n. R. R. of M. e. 4a. IO !) N. Y. t;. 'ta i"? A02 N. J. C. x. (a !. . No. racltto 4a I'" A . c. O. 8. L 4a ft par....lMH Pcnn. conv. Ha W i:a.llns gen. 4a itet f. U A I. M. (a..U St. U A S. r. fg 4a. aavj St L. 8. w. la ! SeaboaM A. U a... k so. Paclflc 4a da. Railway t Teiaa P. la T., St. 1 A W. 4a Inlon PaclBc 4a.... do conr. 4a V. S. Ptc-1 2d 6a... Wabaah la do deb. B W. A U R. 4a Wla. Central 4a Colo, fuel . 4a.... Ao coupon At-hiann gen, 4a... do adl. 4a Atlantic ('. L. 4a... B.I. A Ohio 4a d6 14a Central of Ca, 5a.. do lat Ine Chc. a: Ohio 4Va.. Chleaao A. f., H. & Q. n. 4a. tj. m. s. p. . C. N. W. e. : lOit, . Ml) .lit . 1 .0T . 82 .o 4a.. IK", t;., B. J. tic P. 4a.... 811, do col. 6a 941 Crc. A St. I, m. 4m imu. . uiL-ago ict. 4S 8(a4 Con. Tobaeco 4a aju Colo. & so. 4a aiv. D. A R. O. 4a 1n Erie prior Urn 4a....iniu do gen. 4a j; F. w. A I. c. I,..7nsi4 Hot Ring VbI. 4t4a... til L. ft N. nnt. 4a ml Offered. . IS .11 .1194 . 3'i .lii 4 .111 . 2'4 .117 . S . . M London Stock (gwotatloas. tlItnM ro 1n-nnlna' Cnnaola. money .. 87 13-1'N. T. Central do account 8a Norfolk A V Anscnnda do nfd Atehlaon Ontario A W 1'eVPenneylvanla. ttnltlmnrM A Ohtn Canadian Pacific . i nn. Sc Ohio Chicago Ot. W.... r.. m. a st. p... Ttenecm P. A R. O do nfd Erie do 1st pfd An QA r.tA Tllinola Central . I.oula. A Naah.... 11., K. A T. .10) Rand Mlnea ..18j Reading .. 4i do let pfd .. S3 14 do 2d pfd . ,17a Southern Railway .. 1 do pfd .. 8:4, Snutharn PaclDo ... .. Rs4 I'nlon Pacific. .191,1 do pfd .. 77 .. M ..15!) ..HU 33 U. Rteel.,. do pfd Wahaah do pfd ..142'4 .. 7 .. 4 .. 4f ... 10 .. in .. 40 .. 4 .. 4m .. 94 .. . .. C ..1144 .. tT .. 3H .. 3 .. 2:i .. 44 ., fv. nc 1 , SILVER Hsr, quiet, 27 l-16d per ounce. MONK Y ltt-1 per cent. ine rate or discount In tne open market for short Mils is :! per cent; for three months' bills, 2 per cent. Kerr York Mining Storks. i1! C V VJ, t-z-. 17. inc luimniiiK .lie the closing quotations on mining stocks: Adams Con 23 LIU la Chief I Alice Ontario ISA H recce 14 Ophlr .11 Hrunawl. k Con ti Phoenix 17 r'm.tn..r Ttinnal a Pnlonl 11 Con. Cal. A Va 170 Savage i'j Horn Pltver l.r.5 Sierra Nevada 44 Iron Silver 2"t Fmall Hope 2C Leadrllla Coo I "Standard :oo oncrca. Clearing; House Aversges. NEW YORK. Dec. 10. The statement of averages of tho clearing houso banks of this city for tills week hows: Amount. Decrease. Increase. Loans $l,W2,t.400 $S,BlH,rn0 Deposits l,lS,04t,000 D.KUs.lOO Circulation ... 42.KM.HW $ 407,dO0 Ix'gal tenders. 70,91o,l". l,a'7,400 Specie 211,i3,ln0 606.HOO Reserve i88,875,3JO 1,63,400 Reserve re- on I red 279.910.000 2.4S9.525 Surplus ,3Uo,200 826,126 Ex-U. S. de posits 13,191,700 819,326 37 fx) aw 6oo 4oo 2o0 5o0 2o0 111 o do pfd.. waoaan do pfd Wheeling A L. Wlsconwln Central.... do pfd.. auiuiib . a irem .... American Kxpress U. S. Kxpress WellB-Fargo Kxpress .... Amalga. Copper 73,f00 American C. & F.... foO do pfd 700 American Cotton OIL l,4oO do nfd American Ice do pfd American Linseed OH do. pfd Amer. Locomotive... do tfd American S. & R..... 6,900 do nfd 900 Amer. Sugar Refln. 10.3i 144 Anaconda M. to..:.. Urooklyn R. T Colorado F. & I Consolidated Gas Corn Products do pfd Distillers' Securities. Genoral Electrlo 2,4K) 2,000 45 19 22 4t 71 33 , 93 37 S9 90 96 35 35 30 374 65 64 110 111 95 95 22 44 19 22 32 9: 30 1,800 34 33 81 80 112 112 144 112 700 107 104 C.400 b3 62 40- S.'JIKI 3tO 1.400 100 i'2 id) 39 4H 200 o.T 44 19 22 46 240 210 L9 240 71 32 9J S 94 .TJt 16 37 33 l.'l 81 113 113 17 49 :os 22 79 3o International Paper. 2e.0t) tmo is9 iSo ins 25 79 40 8 24 102 23 79 40 80 23 I'll 44 44 8.W1O 108 ' 107 10S do nfd 2.601 International Pump. 61O do pfd 100 National Lead 4n0 North American WO Pacltlo Mall "0 Peoples Gas Presued Steel Car. do pfd w Pullman Palace Car .' Republlo Steel l.SnO 16 do pfd 700 69 Rubber Goods 2,000 28 do pfd 100 9o TVnneiuiea C. & 1 7.0nO 73 U. S. Leather 101.000 2t- An rfti U. S. Realty & Imp. 100 80 IT a -Robber 2.0H0 33 do pfd 3'fl 93 U. S. Steel 7!.'V0 80 do pfd 43,5nO 92 Westlnghouse Eleo... 1,000 183 Western Union Total sales for the day, 862,800 shares, 24 7o 85 24 101 41 90 16 ox 27 95 71 1H 90 137 161 09 28 95 72 18 6,5cO 103 102 102 to Nll 32 33 93 92 29 80 9o 91 181 181 .... 92 Boatoa Stock tisrkst. BOSTON, Dec. 10. Call loans, 34 per cent: Urns loans. 4i& per cent. Official rlnafnv of stocks and bonds: Atchl.on ad. 4a 3 aAdTantuxs' do 4a ivin anou" Sin. Central 4a Atehlaon do Dfd Boston A Albany.. Boaton A Mains Boaton Elavatad .. Kltchburg pfd ... Wei Han t:ntrai 74 .. MS ..IMS ..26J ..170 ..164 ..140 11 , 1 , 71 , 12H , 17 . 476 I'oppar Hang 104 Italy Weat 12 Amalgamated . American Ztne Atlautlo Btugham cal. A Heels... Centennial N. Y.. N. H. A H..ltMViDominloa Coal Uirsrsool Cirata Market. JJVERPOOU Doc la WHEATVSpot. nominal; fittyres. steady; December, nam inal: Marr-h, 7s ld; May. 7s 4d. fXJJR-N pet. steady; Amarloaa mixes, 4S lutaraa steaaji January, 4 aj s Para Marquette tlutoa fa. ino Amar. Arg. Cbem. do pfd Amer. Pnau. Tuba. Amer. 8ugar Amer. T. A T Aniar. Woolen do pfd Dominion 1. A 9.., Edltoa fclec. Ilia.., General Electrls ... Maaa. BUcUlo do pld Maaa. Gaa United fruit Vnltad Hhos Mack.. do pfd V. S. Steal do pfd IVaatlng. common tild. "Asked. 73 IPranklla ..11114 Urancy ,. rVlle Royale . .. W4 Mm. Mining .. 6' Mic higan .... .143 MuhawK .14 ,. 221i . rt'-t ,. i ..toi .las ,. 14 . 42 . SHi .1064, . Hi ,. ,. ti , Mont. C. A O.... old Dominion ... Oaceolg .......... Parrot Qulncy shannon Tamarack Trinity U. B. Mining I'. 8. Oil t'tnh Victoria. Winona Wolverine 4 .... -4 .... .... S .... .... ti .... tv .... K .... 4 .... Ill ....110 .... ....in .... 1H .... .... 1IH .... .... 4 .... 15 ....l,',j Ferelga Flaaaelal. LONDON. Dec. 10. Money was In quiet demand and fairly abundant In the mar ket today. Discounts were firm in view of the prospect of dearer money. Prices on the stock exohange were fairly steady, but trading was Inactive In view of the approaching settlement. The uncertainty of Americans still affected the market. Consols were firmer. Americans opened Arm at parity, a few advanced to the highest quotations of the year and they remained quietly steady, though consider able nervousness was evident. Pricea rlosed firm. Rio Tlntos Improved. Grand Trunk hardened, owing to favorable traffio re turn Japanese were cheerful. Imperial Japanese government (s of 1904 were quoted at 4 PARIS, Deo. Ul Tna tone on the Bourse was excited at the opening today, but Im proved upon the receipt of favorable re ports from K( York and the buoyancy of Rio Tlntoa, which gamed U francs. Towards Uia eloss ths tuarkei wag taJni New York Imports and Exports. NEW YORK. Dec. 10. Total Imports of dry goods utyi general merchandise at the port of New York for the week ending today were valued at $11,948,254. Exports of speclo from New York reported for the week were $4,006,000 gold and $310,960 silver. Four million dollars of the above was United States gold coin shipped to Havana In November and not previously reported. Imports of specie at New York during the week were $18,762 silver and $216,781 gold. Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. Dec. 10. Today's state ment of the treasury balances in the gen eral fund, exclusive of $150,000,000 gold re serve In the division of redemption, shows: Available cash balance, $144,884,744; gold, $S6,839,349. - Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 10. COTTON Put urs closed steady; Decembe. , 7.57c; January, 7.63c; February, 7.70c; March, 7.81c; April, 7.86c; May, 7.9:1c; June, 7.95c; July, 8.02c; August, 7.9Sc. Spot closed dull; middling uplands, 8c; middling gulf, 8.35c. Sales, none. NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 10. COTTON Easy; sales, 1,760 bales; o.dlnary 6cj good ordinary, 6 7-10C; low middling, 7 8 16c; mid dling, 7c; good nilnd lug, 7 13-6c; mid dling fair, 8 5-16C Receipts, 9,026 ba.es; stock, 306.961 bales. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 10. -COTTON Market quiet, unchanged; mldd lng, 7c. Sal's, 140 bales; receipts, 600 ba es; shipments, 303 bales; stoi k. 30,611 bales. LIVERPOOL, Dec. .0.-COTTON Spot Snlet, prices 1 point Ijwer; American mid ling fair, 4.52d; gool middling. 4.281; mid dling, 4.18d; low middling. 4.061; good or dinary, 3.92d; ordlna y, 3.76d. The sales of tho day were O.tmO baits, of which 20 0 were for speculation and export and In cluded 6,200 bales of American; receipts, 34. 40 bales, Including 33 700 bales of meri cnn. Futures opened easy and closed e y; American middling, g. o. c, Dtcember, 4.07d; December and January, 4 07d; J nu ary and February. 4.13d: February snd March. 4.18d: March and April. 4.22d; April and May, 4.2od; May and June, 4.28 ; June and July. 4.3ixl; July and August, 4.33d. Oils simI Resin. NEW YORK, Dec. 10.-OIL8 Cotton seed oil firmer find active; prime crude, nominal; yellow, 24if('2uc; petroleum steady; refined New York, $7.59; Philadelphia and Paltl more, $7.90; bulk, $5.00. Turpentine quiet at 61(?i51c. ROSIN Market quiet; strained, common to good. $2.90. OIL CITY, Dee. 10.-OILS Credit bal ances, $1.60; certificates, no bid. Shipments, 68,797 bbls.; average. 76.621 bbls.; runs. 84, 618 bbls.; average, 72,090 bbls.: shipments, Lima, 69,773 bbls.; average, 65.092 bbls; runs, Lima. 74.99G bbls.; average, 59.274 bbls. SAVANNAH. Dec. 10. TURPENTINE) Market firm at 47e; receipts. 238 bbls.; sales, 293 bbls.; shipments, 280 bbls. ROSIN Market firm; receipts, 1.962 bbls.; sales, 2.630 bbls.: shipments, 923 bbls.; A, B, C, D, E, $2.12; F $2.57'2.60; O, $2.62'er2.66; H. $2.8ofi2.8'-'; I, $3.3o; K, $3.90; N, $4.50; WO, $4.75; WW, $5.15. agar and Molasses. NEW YORK, Dec. 10. SUGAR Raw, firm; fair refining, 4c; centrifugal. 96 test, 93c; molasses sugar, 4c; renned, Arm; No. 6, $5.06; No. 7, $5.00; No. 8, $4.90; No. 9, $4.85; No. 10, $4.80; No. 11, $4.70; No. 12, $4.65; No. 13, $4.30; No. 14, $1.60. Confectioners' at $f.60; mould, $6.o0; cut loaf. $0.36; crushed, $6.36; powdered, $5.75; granulated, $6.66; cubes, $5.90. MOLASSES Firm; New Orleans, open kettle, good to choice, 30rT37c. NEW ORLEANS Dec 10. SUGAR Market strong; open kettle, 8iji4c; open kettle, centrifugal, 4"f4c; centrifugal whites. 4 13-l6ai?,e; yellows, 4c84c: sec onds, 3?4H.:. MOLASSES Market steady; open kettle, ltVfiSoc; centrifugal, 7-0c. Syrup easy at 22iij25c. Metal Market. NEW YORK, Dec 10. MET ALB All metals were less active and In the case of tin easy, owing to the continued dispo sition of consumers to hold off ths mar ket. Lead, epelter and lion were firm; copper dull. Spot tin, $28.66'n28.87; lake copper, $14.87' 15.12: electrolytic, $14.76'(J 15.00; casting, $14 604)14.75. Lead. $4.6034.70; sielter. $5.755.87. Iron, unchanged from yesterday. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 10. METALS Lead, film at $4-56U4.62. Spelter strong at $5.76. Evaporated Apples aad Dried Frwtts. NEW YORK, Dec 10. EVAPORATED APPLES Market appears to be rather firmer In tone: common, 8'&4c; prime, 4i 4j4c: choice, 6(i6c; fancy, 6'o6c. CALIFORNIA DRIED FRUlTS-Coast advices Indicate an Increasing Interest In prunes, with prices still ranging from 2o to to for California fruit- Apricots are In modbrate demand and scarce; choice are quoted at l"c; extra choice, 10fffllc; fancy, llll6c. Peaches are firm: choice, vy 9c; extra choice, 9V10c; fancy, 10 lie. Philadelphia Produce Market. PHILADELPHIA. Dec 10. BUTTER Market steady; extra western creamery, 37c; extra nearby prints. 30c. LtJQS Market firm and 2o higher: nearby fresh, $2o at mark; western fresh, JUo at mark. r'lirroc. w , . . v mi. 1 . aiaraet ri mi auuj ui guun on mand; New York full creams, fancy, 12 13'o; New York full creams, choice, 11 J llo: New York full creams, fair to good, OMAIIA LIVE STOCK MARKET K ttilia OradM of 0wi Lower for Week, lot Other Cattle Aboit Eteadj. WEEK CLOSED WITH HOGS ADVANCING Less Thai Half as Many Sheep sad Lambs oa Sale Dnrlns; Week as Ar rived a Year Ago, aad Market Rated Active aad Strong;. SOUTH OMAHA. Dec. 10, RecelDts were; Oniclal Monday Official Tue.-dav ... OfTiclal Wednesday Official Thursday . Official Fridav Official Saturday .. Cattle. Hogs. 6heep 4,078 , .1.IM5 3.K9 2,i73 1 t,orS U.266 9.7.6 13.::s K.ot 8.H0 1.64J 7.253 (.139 8.1 4.1:46 1,951 Total this week m i Kfi.fiSl 23.24 Total last week 2ti,66 68 622 23.07T Total week before 24.613 49, 83 85.027 Same three weeks ago..30.3S4 41.6.9 43.S6S Same four week , uiw 34 :" S6f47 Same week last ear....ls 4 61,753 48.962 RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR TO DATE. The following tahl ahnws the rece Dts of cattle, hogs and sheep at South Omaai for the year to date, with comparisons with laru lam Inc. De". Cattle 8o0.2Xg 1.033,311 133,tC3 Hogs 2 171 5 IM ll7 83.7u2 Sheep l.a6.49J 1.788,626 M.U4 The following table shos the average ft"ll-e OE noes tkt Hnnlh OmnhA IOr IDQ ""i cays, with comparisons: Dta, I 104. lol.l01.ln.l00. P Nor: Nov. So. 17.. NOV 1M No. 19" Not. 20.. Not !1 Nov. 22.. Nov. 23.. Not. 14.. Nov. 25. Nov. 2i.. Nor. 27 . Nov Nor.' 29.. NOV. 80.. Dee. 1.. Deo. 8.. Deo. 8.. Dec. 4... Dec. Dee. 6... Dee. 7... Dec. ... riM b Dee. 9..'.' Deo. 10.. ! 4) 83; 4 71 4 66 4 J3 4 57' 4 Sl! a 4 47V 4 tnl 4 46 4 42 :w 4 47 4 41 4 3! 4 35 4 2871 4 81 4 3Xj 67 I 1 ai 4 89 4 45 4 461 4 441 1 4 81 1 4 tOI 4 18 4 201 4 24 a 4 841 4 35 4 321 4 411 4 431 4 37 4 37 4 ? 4 821 4 331 4 46 3S I 6 41 81 29 28 ?l aM 1SI 6 04l 5 99 a ( 0: 6 09 I e o! 6 OK 6 14 6 22 6 24 6 17, a 6 07 6 07 6 06! 6 12 6 tW 6 5 K"1 5 631 B 3 6 73 E 81 ( 75 5 66' 5 76 6 79 6 73: 5 85 00 a 6 S6 6 Ml 6 On! 6 09! 6 05 4 7 4 82 4 90 4 8i, 4 78 4 75 4 7S 4 761 4 7H, i 86 a 4 7 4 76 4 71 4 74 4 et 4 63, a 4 641 4 68 4 771 4 81 4 81 4 7Ml 4 7S 4 8& 8 Ml 8 41 $ tol $ M 1841 l 8 871 8 84 8 86 $ 85 I $ 8 881 3 891 8 SI 8 88 $ 87 a sfil s 44 S 821 8 77 8 76 8 73 $ 4t $ 3' 3 23 a $ 20 3 881 8 1 3 71 8 74 8 73 8 21 3 26 3 28 3 29 3 81 3 Sol 3 861 2 Ml 3 S3I 3 83 3 30 1 SO 3 a 3 81 3 f7 3 3 3 30 931 135 217 1M 1,618 45 "849 iii ".''I 367 6,032 513 Indicates Sunday. Indicates holiday. The official number ot cars of stock brought In by each road was: Catt e.Hogs. Sheep, C. M. & St. P. Rv 1 19 : Wabash 2 Mo. Pac. Ry 20 I'nlon Pacific system 1 12 .. C. Sr N. W. Ry 6 P.. E. & M. V. R. R 19 f C, St. P., M. & O. Ry 1 9 1 15 M. Ry 1 13 C, B. & Q. Ry v. .. 6 K. C. & St, J 2 2.. R. I. & P. Ry.. east 5 Illinois Central 2 Chicago Great Western 2 Total receipts 26 96 I The disDosttion of the days receipts was as follows, each buyer purchasing tne num ber of head Indicated: Buvers. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Omaha packing co Swift and Company 9 Cudahy Packing Co 31 Armour & co Omaha Packing Co., K. C. 6ol Cudahy Pack. Co., S. City. ... Armour & Co., is 00 uity S. & S Other buyers 73 Total 625 CATTLE There were tiulte a lew cattle reported this morning, but most of them were billed direct and no change In the market was noticeable. For the week re celuts show a decrease of about 2,000 head as compared with last week, but as com pared with the same week of last year mere lias nut Deen mucn cuange. ine ue mand for desirable grades is fully equal to the supply, but some of the commoner kinds have been somewhat neglected, The receipts of corn-fed steers have been on the Increase, but tho bulk of the offer ings has been of common quality. As corn Dared with a week ago the better grades can safely be quoted strong and active. On the short-fed varieties the market has been uneven, so that some sales have looked lower thun others. That was the case last week, however, and it is very evident that packers are not anxious for such kinds and take them only when they cannot cet enough of the more desirable grades. The scarcity or western rangers has. of course. relieved competition from that source, but still prices are. If anything, a little lower for the week. Oood to choice corn-fed steers may bo quoted from $5.50 V $0.26 and something strictly prime would bring more man mat. rair to gooa sen irom 4.oo to 85.50 and common to lair from 83.25 to $4 The western range season has practically come to a close ho far as beef steers are concerned. A few arrived this week, but they were mostly 01 only fair aualltv. Packers, thourh, seemed to ho anxious for them and the market could safely he quoted strong and some sales have undoubtedly been nigner. ine top price 01 tno week was H.i.i. Good to choice cows have not shown much change during the week and have been in good demand. Canncrs have also fluctuated but little In either direction. The medium class of cnwa, though, have suf fered a decline of 16fr2oc. Tho bulk of the receipts coining forward now nre from local points. tliotiKti a lew westerns are still arriving. Oood to choice cows could be quoted rrom 12. to g.i.60 and something nne would bring more than that. Fair to good Sell from $2.25 to $3.7? and cannnra ana cutters rrom n.is to .'.&. nulls aro if anything a trlllo lower than they wero a week ago, except In case of the cnoieest graucs. rat nulls sell Irom $2.50 to 3.zt ana ieeaing Dims, which are fully steady, sell from $2 to $2.50. Veal calves are steady for tho week, best grades selling up in to.uu. The demand for stockers and feeders was fully equal to the suouly all the week and prices ruled strong. At the close of the week, nowever. tne aemand from tho coun try slackened and speculators experienced some trouble In disposing of their holdings even at reduced prices. The demand ( still chiefly for the better grades, common kinds being slow sale. Good to choice grades may be quoted from $3.60 to $4, fair to good from $3.& to $3.60 and tho commoner kinds from $3.15 down. Representative sales: rfKEF STEERS. No. 1... I... 1. 1.. M 1070 At. Pr. No. At. Ft. . 1 I 00 7 1187 4 04 .1140 s :e COWS. i M 7 11M 8 M 1 ao STAGS. ....13M $ CALVES. 1 170 S 00 linns- Receluts were rather modern. this morning, and with favorable reports from other nolnts prices improved. Tha market here oould be quoted active and gen erally 7c hlgner man yesterday, sales go ing from 6c to loo higher. As soon as buy ers and sellers got down to a trading hauls the market became very brisk and every, thing except a few late arrivals and some of the commoner loads changed hands In a hurry. The bulk of the sales went at $4.87 and $4.40, with a top at $4.45. A few of the common heavy loads sold from $4.85 dFor" the week receipts have been heavy, there being an lucreaso over last week of about 8.000 head and as compared with the same week of last year there Is an Increase of about 4.000 head. The tendency of prices was downward until Friday, when there was a flight reaction, followed by the ad vance Of today, which leaves prices not quite a dime lower than a week ago. Thursday was the low day of the week, when the average was down to $4.28. As compared with a year ago the market la about B'ulOo lower. About noon a few cars of hogs arrived, and as the more urgent orders were filled the market closed very slow with the earlv advancs mostly lost Representative salus; Kg. M , ao , il II , II 44 , It , It , a 40 , 14 , 44 II 61 , l 14...... U 41 IV 1 M 1 aa 17 M AT. Sh. Tr ..Hi ..147 .121 ..111 ..M ,.170 4 31 4 U 4 U 4 S 4 15 4 III 4 t 4 I74 ..Jl M 4 ' ,.161 4 I'-i 1 ..114 , 11 ..lf-1 ,.171 40 4 S' 40 4 rt 4 ITi 4 4 till ,.1SS I4 I IT, ..tt an 4 nv ..Ml II 4 171. ..tai m 4 rs ..!! w irtj ..Ml i 4 n ..t4 u 4 nC ..IM K II., 40. 4 m 111 17 Ill l IM 17 rt 1 Jol 40 , 1 13, 117 To II ia 47 17 At. Sh. Pr. ..110 i0 4 17 Z71 40 4i 40 M 40 140 0 110 .24 40 0 110 .lat .141 .147 .Mnt 4 I7S4 4 I7C 4 17 v 4 tlU 4 74 4 17 TI., II 11 , W , 47 II TI 14..... II T4 10 U. 4 74 4 I7ij 4 17 4 174 4 174 4 tvi 4 I7 4 174 4 17 4 17 4 n ... 4 17 40 4 I1 10 4 r a ... 4 in! ... 4 171 IK 140 4 17 m ... 4 rr4 lav 4 40 .141 ... 4 40 .164 M 4 40 MT SO 4 40 4 4 40 ,.. 4 40 . . . 4 40 4 4 40 4 40 .Ml .tl ,134 ,.131 ,.311 ..Ml .174 a.....-ll Sv 4111s 44 m.U4 144 4 44 n......ff 4 ni TT fl 4 44 ' 4: ...... M ,7 M .......111 10 4 40 4T 174 0 I 7, 4 r4 IM 4 40 M. ...... .1' 1 J:i, 4......44 ... 4 4 I" 4 17., 44 ..HI..!" 4 4 4 W " 4 17 M 141 ... 4 40 f 10 4 171, M -.31 ... 4 a 1 4 4 47 '4, n 174 ... 4 41 SHEEP-There were quite a few sheep reported this morning for a Saturday, but only a portion of them were on sale. The market could not be quoted snythlng but steady. A string of ewes sold for $4.20. For the week receipts have been very light for the time of uar, tho decrease, as compared wlti the same week ot last year amounting to about l&.onn head. In other words the receipts this week have been lees than half as large as they were a year ago. The western range reason is now prac tically at an end so far as killers are con cerned. Occasionally a bunch arrives and yesterday some Wyoming yearlings sold up to $4.75. The bulk of the receipts thoiiRh consists of short fed stuff. The demand has been normel nil the week and owing to the light run there has not been enough to meet the requirements of the trade. As compared with a week ago prices are strnns on both sheep and lamhs and In many cases sales have been mads that looked considerably higher. The demand for feeders has slso been In excess of the supply and the market for the week can safely be quoted strong and active. In fact tho week closed with prices on both killers and feeders at the high point of the season. Vioratlon: Oood to choice yearlings, $5 0(Ka5.26; fair to good yearlings. $4.75'u6.00 gond to cholre wethers. $4.40ir4 75; fair to g'-od wethers. $4. 254M.40; g od to choice ewes, $4.16(1)4.40; fslr to good ewes, t3.S5fd 4 15; good to choice lambs, $5.75n6.00; fair to good lambs. $5.66.7&; feeder yearlings, $4.0ig4.6O: feeder wethers, t4.0mi4.25; feeder ewes, I3.00u3.00; feeder lamb, $4&0'g&.2s K'lresentatlvB sales: No. at. Pr. 4 Iowa cull ewes. 77 1 75 2 Iowa cull ewes 110 1 75 1 Iowa buck 140 $ 00 10 western cull ewes 95 8 25 27 fed Iowa ewes 111 4 10 237 fed western ewes : 104 4 20 11 fed Iowa lambs 60 6 00 CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET Cattle aad Lambs Steady, Hogs Higher and Sheep Strong. CHICAGO. Dec. 10 CATTLE Receipts, 200 head. Market steady; good to prime steers, $6.0fra7.20; poor to medium. $3.60(j 5 80; stockers and feeders. $2.2tW4.10; cows, $1.40fi4.00; heifers, $2.vfi5.O0; canners. :.3.vrti 2.40; bulls. $-0t"a4.1: calves, $3.5otr7.00; west ern steers, $3.wt4.85. HOGS Receipts. 17,000 head; estimated Monday, 22,000 head. Market 5c higher; mixed and butchers. $4.3f'd4 50; good to choice heavy. $4.4:"i4.55: rough heavy, $4 30 !'; light, $4.25 4. 4u; bulk of sales, UAu'ii 'SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. 3,000 head. Sheep strong: lambs steady: good to choice wethers. $1.50)15.26; fair to choice mixed. 3.6v:i4.40: western sheop, $3.5O"rtfi.O0; native lambs, $4.75'j6.6o; western lambs, $5.otu6-36. St. Louis Live Stock Market. OT T.OTMQ 11 in rATTT.F nflntl 600 head, Including 300 head Texans; mn -ket, steady to easier for Texans; natl shipping and export steers, t4.S"&7.flo. tie top being obtainable for fancy grades; dressed beef and butcher steers, $i.0o'(i6.0o; steers under 1.000 pounds. $3.00W5.00; stock ers and feeders. $2.2Mi3.60; cows and hei fers, $2.25fi5.oO, the top for fancy fed hei fers: canners. tl.750i2.10: bulls. $2.00((74.o0; Texas and Indian steers. $2.5ti4.5'i:-calveB, $2.5016.06; cows and heifers. $2.00fc3.0o. HOGS RecelDts. I.811O head; mnrket. active, strong and higher; pigs and lights, $3.5OH.10; packers. $4.304j4.40; butchers and best heavy, $4 S5(fj4.BO. SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts. I"0 head: market, steady; native muttons. $3.50 04.75: lambs, f4.5O06.2T: culls and bucks. $2 004.00; stockers, f2.0Otj3.0O; Texans, $3.00 feo.00. , Kansas City Live stork Market. KANSAS CITY. Dec. 10. CATTLE Re ceipts, 200 heatl; market, unchnngeil: choice export ana areswea neer steers, o.w3fl.m; fair to good. $3.60(ft'5.00; western steers. $3.50 r16.no; stockers nnn feeders, li.ootrri.in; southern steers, $2.5OW4.&0: southern cows. $1.7553.25: native cows, $1.753.75; native heifers, $2.50ft5.00; bulls, $2.0OfT4.O0: calve, $3.001!; 0.25; receipts for the week. 40,500 head. HOGS Receipts, 3.500 head; market, steady to 6c. higher: ton, $4.60; bulk of sales. $4.30S4.55; heavy. $1.5014.60: packers, $4,300 4 55; pigs and Iiehts SS.lbiUi.h; receipts for the week, 6X.700 head. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, none $4..j6.6o: native wethers, $'4.OIV(i5.00; native ewes. $4.0OA4.nOi western lambs. $4.dok.oo; western yearlings. t4.OOOi5.00: western sheep. $3.75i4.75; Blockers and feeders, f2.50fa4.35; receipts for the week, 15,200 head. New York Live Stork Market. NEW YORK. Dec. 10.-BEEVES Re ceipts, none: no trading. Market weak: dressed beef, slow at 7&9c; extra beef. Sc. Exports today, 1770 cattle and 3,6o0 quarters of beef. CALVES Receipts, 8 head; 64 head on sale. Market atilet but steady; veals. ti.WHf; 8.75; one car eastern left; city dressed veals steady. HOGS Receipts. 4.775 head. Market nomi nally steady. SHEEP AND lamhs Keceipts, 70S neau. Market for sheep, steady; for lambs in good condition, quiet to a shade higher; sheep sold at f4.35i4.76; lambs. fe.TS'iff 37; dresned mutton, quiet at 70j8c; drensed lambs, slow at. 8'ulOc; some sales at 10c. Slonx City Live Stock Market. SIOUX CITY. Ia.. Dec. 10. (Special Tele gram. ) CATTLE Receipts, 4o0 head; mar ket weak: stockers. steady: beeves, li.ioii 6.00; cows, bulls and mixed, f2.0o'u3.5i: stock- era and feeders, $2.7ooi3.&o; calves ana year lings. $2.2603 3.25. HOGS Receipts, r ami neaa; niarKet 00 higher, selling at $4.250j4.4O; bulk, $4,3J'iJ) 4.85. St. Joseph Live Stock Market. ST JOPKPH. Mo.. Dec. 10. CATTLE Receipts. 388 head; market steady: natives. $S.50O:ti.0O; cows and heifers, $l.ioia4.25; blockers and fecdern, $2.50(g4.oo. HOGS Receipts, lo.i;,7 neau; marker, steady with Friday light, $4.2."Kiil.to; me dium una neavy, m..wii i.w. SHEKP AND LrAMBS- neceipts, none; demand strong. Stork In Sight. ti - iia .tnnlr a thA slv nrlnclnn.1 jri cij'Ln ' . . . ' ' - ' - . " woatel n cities yrauuiy c iunow. 3ll-. IIUK1, BOit-'l South Omaha Siiux City ... mn City 1. Iimli St. Joseph Chicago Totals f6J 40O 2 60 3X8 2 0 ll ll Kl B.0 3.Vi 1.800 10.137 17,0. 0 1.953 2,450 43,837 tr; te 200 S.'M 1 153 St. Lonls Crnta and rroTlaiosi, ST. LOH9. Dec. 10. WHEAT Lower; fo 2 red. cash, elevator, 310Soil.lO; track. iKofl irU: Mav. 81.12'i: July. 96c: No. 3 hard, tl.loOJl.12. CC)RN 1iwer: NO. z casn, nominal; .... Air.,A-lJ-r' r,A,.mKi.t 19..'tn. Mv. 4''St.c. fill H, . -J C ".I. 1 . -. ' a, - - . i-iATiioil! No. 2 cash. iUVjc: track. 31c: December. 29'c: May. 31c: No. 2 white, 31?- .. .. ... . r ljt It tieany; reu wiiiu-i pm.cd.o, i2oj6.30; special brands, f5.45fu5.60; extra ancv, $4,700(4.80; cltar, f4.150j4.4o. SEED Timothy steady at $2.40. CORN MEAL Steady at f2.40 BRAN Firm; sacked, east track, 88 89c. . HAY Dull; tlmotny, .wtiiuv; pratne, ;.oi lo.w. IHONT rOTTOV TIES 830. BAGGING 7c. HEMP TWINE 6c. PROVISIONS Pork, lower; lobbing, $11.50. Lord, lower: prime steam, f6 5j. Bacon, steady; boxea, extra snorts, fi.tum car ribs, l.u; Biiort. ciear, vs.wi. POULTRY 43teady; chickens, 7c; springs, 10c; turkeys, 13c; ducks, 80: geese, 7c. BUTTER Firm; creamery, zoy-ajc; aairy, 16r23c. EUUa Bteaay at ic, case count. Kansas City Oralu aad P.ovlalon. v. vaia (MTV T 1.,. ir, W 1 1 1." A T JV S 13 . . , ' - . ' ------ Steady; December, tl.03: May. $1 02; July, 9t)c. Cash: No, 2 hard. fl.041il.M; N'. ii.o2'oi.ir; no. . icviivi, OB.oi.iSi: No. 8. il.03fil.07: No. 4. 96i.4ifl.02. CoHN Steady ; December, 40c; May, 'U4lc January, ik'.c. luii. . ilxtd. 41 42c; No. 8, 41Uc; No. 3 white, OATS'-SteadV; No. 2 white, IVMMo; No. HAY Steady; choice timothy, $9.0009.50; Oce prairie, f.iiwa.uu. EGGS Steady; MUsouri and Kansas, new , 8 whllewooa cases inciuucu, int. 23c; cases returned. o Jess. UTTER Creamery. 1 ": lnlry, 17c. Recelp-s. Shipments. Wheat, bu Pi t? Corn, bu i.0"o a.2"0 Oats, bu - .oou iawou r inm Market. MJW YORK, Deo. 10 COFFEE Market r rut urea opeuea a 1 -jxii y m . uui.i,u.,B. Ices to an advance of 6 points on con- M -ll . 17" . , ...... v Mali 1114 ilea encouragea nnn ""tL, y-1" small primary receipt. 1110 ci"a barely steady at net unchanged prices , advance of only 6 points. Hales reported of 187,750 bags. Including lember at T.Wflf.JOc; January. 7 ltd March, T.sviri.ioo; aiay. i.mi., 7.7iti78oe; 6jitetiiber, ?.8fj8.ouc: Oc- Invoice. o; mild, steady; Cordova, 10 $1 41 m 42c; 3 tlx RI No cou U for prlc tin and was to 1 were Da 7.30c July. toner GRAIN AND PRODLXE MARKET What?rict Off About 3-8-Ligb.t Ctsh Pemtnd and Liberal Receipt. 84 87 9u 92 Jaj 97 100 W 85 87 K'l 94 8 84 99 93 85 90 97 91 56 80 9 89 81 85 101 94 75 PI 97 96 56 80 107 fs 72 84 V 91 S3 80 103 90 64 85 92 87 77.7 86. 87.7 fi 7 GOVERNMENT ACREAGE REPORT DUE TODAY, Deferred Cora, F'ntnre Are Iiwfr Oats i-H Off Steady Flow of Corst to Galvestoa Rnsslan Wheat Xews aadl (,nalp. OMAHA. Dec. 10, 1904. The getiernl trend of wheat v.ilurs Is lo a lower range, with nitrkrt so out of rela tion that there ia but little opportunity for shippers to make money in sending grain forward, and millers have but little in clination to buy, tholr efforts being ad justed to the agreeanle eflort Of bringing valuis to a lower range. The rcceipuj at northwestern points were quite large, but the arrivals at aouth western cities ai light. The government crop report for the, month of December will be given to the publio this afternoon and Is awaited by the grain trade everywhere with consider able interest. The winter wheat area a J ear-ago at this time was 82.iaai.oo0 acres, 'erccntage conditions will compare with lh following: Juns, Dec, Dec, t-year 1904. 190S. l:'i Avo. Kansas ,. Colorado Missouri Indiana Nebraska Ohio Illinois Pennsylvania . Oklahoma Texas Tennessee Michigan United States.. Speculative traders are ratner disposed to give the wheat market a small share of their attention-at this time, evidently walling for Information of sufilclent foroe to make a turn one way or the other probable. Then, too, corn is attracting much more than Its usual share of atten tion. The movement is enormous and irom all sections of tha corn belt a steady stream is flowing Into elevators, and this keeps traders buxy. The only actual weakness was In De cember. Tho shorts have cleared their trades quite generally and the receipts en courage those still out to stay out for a few days more. This brought a break of c, or to $107, with a subsequent re covery to snd close Ht $1.07. May wheat actually closed c higher than on Friday, and this followed a c break, with a good recovery on profit-taking. July was at no time ofT, but closed well up to the linals of Friday. There was but little cash wheat offered In Omaha and the quality of the few samples for sale was decidedly poor. Changes in corn prices were unimpor tant. There wero losses of 'if early, but they were for the most part recovered and the final figures showed no change In December, c in May and o In July, tho deferred futures making less recovery than December because of the large flow of corn from elevators to primary points. The rush of corn from Galveston enrotite to Liverpool Is enormous and most of the cars received continue their onward move ment to the gulf. Prices are steady. The oats market was moderately actlre, with c decline In all futures. Omaha Cash Sales. WHEAT 1 car No. 4, test 61 lbs., 90c CORN 1 car No. 3 yellow, 38o. OATS-1' car No. 3 white, 31 lbs., 2So. Omaha Cash Prices. WHEAT No. 2 hard, fl.0Bjjl.O5i No. No. 4 hard, 90c; No. hard, 9Sc0j$1.O3 snring. Jl.io. CORN No. 2, 38c; No. 3, SSiic; No. 4, 37?37c; no grade, 33fir3ic: No. 2 yellow, 38c; No. 3 yellow, 3c; No. 2 white, 88c; No. 3 white, SM;c. OATS No. 2 mixed. 28c; No. 3 mixed, 27c; No. 4 mixed, 26c; No. 2 white, 29c; No. 3 white. 2SHc; No. 4 white, 27o'C7c; stand ard, 28u. Car Lot Receipts. Wheat Corn. Oats. 23 .. 646 .. 1.33 .. 49 668 81 S3 123 114 Chicago Minneapolis Duluth St. IxmlB Kaunas City 72 Omaha 18 Rnsslan Crop. Broonball, Russia. The central statistical committee has Issued Its final estimates for seventy-two governments on the following cereals, these being given below, together with tholr final estimate for last year; 1004. 1903 Spring wheat 457.0.' 1,000 419,708,000 bu. Barley 39.184.000 342,096,0 bu. Oats a.l:.taj,iN'" S43.SS).OflO bu. Corn 25.98o.0o0 60,732,000 bu. Grain Markets Elsewhere. Closing prices at the following markets today and Friday were: CHICAGO, Wheat December May July Corn December May July Oat December May July Wheat Dec?mber May Corn-December May Wheat December May Corn December May !?lose- ST. LOUIS. Today, Friday. . i.0-4 l.UMu 9$ .. 47 . 44 . 44 . 28 . ::o .......... KANSAS CITY. .. 1.08 .. 1.12 42 42 Wheat December May MINNEAPOLIS. ... 1.03 ... 1.02 1 ... 4014 41 1.07 1.11 l.op 1.11-. 42 43 1.03 1.02 41 41 1.08 1.12 W. Farnam Smitb & Go. STOCKS, BONDS, INVESTMENT SECURITIES. 1320 Farnsm St. Tel. (06 We buy and sell South Omaha Union Stock Yards Bonds. Edwards -Wood Co-t (Incorporated.) Haln Office: Fifth and Roberts Streets, ST. PAUL, flllNN. DEALfcRS IN Stocks, Grain, Provisions Ship Your Grain to Us Branch Office, 110-111 Board f Trade Bid., Omaha, Bleb. Telephone SS14. 112-214 Exchsngs Bldg.. South Omaha. Bell 'Phone 214. Independent 'Phone a The Merchants National Batik of Omaha, ISafe. U 1 DasMitary Capital and Surplus, 600,000 AX! MtlPIV. Pr. UTUI DRAKE. CatMcr. HANK T. lAMILTON. Aitt. Cassler. Baoata imuiU t ba.nk, backers, aorpae stloaa. Inns ao4 Is4lal4ual a tsvurakl Una. r taralua Eifhaar keufht as4 14 turn f arWhl iaauas. sraUaW Is all sarta of Ik world, latanat a44 Ttaa Orti((Ua af Dopoan. CloUactiou aaa promptlr 4 aaaaanli II. 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