THE OMAHA DAILY UEE: WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 21. 1904. T GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET Ehort Ear to Caver and Dc tabir Wheat oi Up. GOOD EUROPEAN WHEAT CROP REPORTS V.a,,rmoas Ihlpmratt of (ra-Nniiti a ad Elftiltr laeajwaleal ta the Raalaeas Oats t an. ttaae Dal I. OMAHA. Dec. ZD. l9o4 The December wheel la costing the shorts real money today. Chicago op. ned 11.09. but the buying by the short iJ brought It tip to II 11 by no .n. The market had no other strong feature except this demand. The May option advanced under the Influence of the December "'"'"gth toward the close, going bark Wheat was depressed and under pressure In antbipation of large Argentine ship ments, but the later strength came from the knowledge the offerings were by re sellers. The rlroomhall estimate of wheat afloat show a decree's of . 1 !.'". The lower cab lea did not affect American mar ket much and the domestic market con trols. Broomhall'a foreign report hiw wheat proaperta In the I'nited Kingdom are food, with talk of Increased acreage. In t ranee heavy raina have come w hen tioi wanted and the crop looks Irregular. Oerman conditions are said to be excellent. Italian and Spanish conditions have Im proved and Hjngary la satisfactory. Run alan crops look well, but need snow, and Chile reports prospect very poor owing to t'o much rain. Winona reports sixty-one elevators In South Dakota and thirty even In Minneapolis received only 1.700 Ono bnahela. The farmers would b apt to sell at this time also because needing the money. The strong feature of the market Is the concentrated holdings of large Inter ests, the popular Idea being this Is respon sible for the strength In December in a desire to control the cash situation. CORN-The last day or two lias seen sn Immense business In corn. The western roads were unable to furnish car to take out the com sold east and south. The at ern roads could not forward It from Chi cago to the seaboard. Every Important riort cleared cargoes and more was cleared, t Is estimated, Monday than for any two weeks during si months preceding, tt Is estimated 1. 500,001) cars have been sold to Ro to Chicago this month and next. Ne raska, southern Iowa, Illinois. Missouri and Kansas are sending, according to rt perta, something; like g.uOO.OOO to gulf porta. Home Chicago elevators have been unable to accommodate corn delivered them on December options end have had to sell It on the sample table. Drying houses are busy turning out contract stuff for De cember delivery. OATS The market continues dull, but rather firm on small business. The situa tion Is likely not to Improve until the visi ble supply has bee a eaten Into by dally consumption. Oasaba Cash Prices. , WHEAT No. hard, ll.Oiai ; No. I bard. MsjcSCl.Ol; No. 4 hard. Sewc; So. J spring, $1.08; no grade, 87o. CORN-No. 2. 39c; No. . 38 V; No. 4. ITtr38c; no grade, 33647c: No, 2 yellow. 39c; No. a yellow. 3c; No. 2 white, 29c; No. I white, I8c. OAT8 No. 2 mixed. 2Se; No. 2 mixed. J7c; No. 4 mixed, 2o; No, 2 white. 29c; No. 2 white 28c; No. 4 white, 27&2c; stand ard, &Hc Omaha Cash Sales. WHEAT 1 car No. 2 hard. 7 lbs.. Il.ol; 1 car No. 8 hard. K lbs.. siVic; 1 car No. 4 hHnl, 53V4 lbs., 94c; 1 car No. 1 hard, 504, lbs., 89c; 1 car no grade, 48 lbs.. 87o; 1 car No. 2 hard, 66 lbs., fl.02; 1 car No. 2 hard, 66 lbs., 11.01; 1 car No. 4 hard, 4s1, lbs., 92c. CORN 2 cars No. 2 mixed, SSttc; 1 car No. 3 yellow, 39o. OATS 1 car No. 3 mixed, 2SH lbs., 28c. Carlot Receipts, Wheat. Corn. Oats. Chicago 35 90S 98 Minneapolis 4S1 Duluth 317 Kansas City 153 281 8 Ht. Louia 51 7 M Omaha 51 1CMJ 8 Grata Markets Elsewhere. Closing prices at the following markets today and Saturday were: CHJCAQO. Wheat December May July Corn December May July V heat May July Corn May Wheat May July Corn May July Wheat May July Whiat May Wheat May July Today. Monday. .. 1.10. . 1 10 B .. 1 11 A IHlKiltMIII 4HA 6 B 4S' 4MA KANSAS CITY. .. 1.01'Vi X.2' 90 ST. LOUIS. ..134 U6' 1.13SA 96 U 43 B 43 43 MINNEAPOLIS. I.ll'ii 1.1V l.i DULUTH. 1.12'B 1.12 NEW YORK. 1.12'4 1.02', 1.12 1.03 MlW YOItK GESIGRAL MARKET Anotatloaa of the Day Varloas Commodities. NEW YORK. Dec. 30-FLOUR-Receipts, 29,930 bbl.; exports. 1.857 Mils.; market, quiet and unchanged; Minnesota pat ents, l5.HVuti.10;; Minnesota bakers, $4.40'$ 4 73; winter patents. $5.85; winter straights, $5.25(86.40; winter extras, t3.SMi4.3o; winter low grades, I3464M.10. Rys flour, steady; fair to good, 84.4tstt4.70: choice to fancy, 14 7&436 O0. Buckwheat Hour, steady. I2.10W 2.30. OORNMEAL-Steady- Abe white and yel low. 11 30431.36; coarse, $1.2431.26; kiln dried, K&vfiS.lO. Kl E Nominal. BAHYEY jutet; feeding. 44c. c. I f.. New York; malting. 44Ciolc. c. I. f., Buffalo. WHEAT Receipts, JS.uoii bu. ; murKet srsly steady; No. 2 red, nominal, elevator; No. 2 red. $1.17. f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 northern, Duluth, $1 22V f. o. b. afloat: No. 1 hard. Mnnlloba. nominal, f. o. b. afloat. Options: The early wheat market etis talned a bad break because of disappoint ing Liverpool cablou and liberal northwest receipts. letter it partly recovered, with a scare of December shorts at Chicago, hut eventually weakened again under the liquidation, being unsettled at VV net loss. May. $1 10 15-lfcfil 12 11-1. closed ll.12'; July. $livjvyl. closed $1.17'4; December. I1.17,fll .1SU. closed 9I.I7T-. CORN Reeclnts. kx.160 bu.; exports. 17.4C8 bu.: spot market easy; No. 2, 55V. ele vator, and 63c. I. ii. b. afloat: No. 2 yel low, 53o- No. 2 white, 53ic; option .market was again neglected In New York, closing pettly o net lower. May closed, 51 December. 64flMc, closed 54c. OATS Receipts. H.'S4 bu. : spot market dull; mixed oats, 26 to .12 lbs . 34i3Wtc ; nalaral white. 30 to 32 lbs.. "MJ37c; clipped white. M to 40 lbs. 37Sf39c. HAY Quiet; shipping. sVdtc; good to choice. 77iut5c. HOPS uile ; stole, common to hcoice, 1104 crop, 237c: 1903 crop. 3ofi33c; oldsv 14c; I'aclflc coast, 1904 crop, 29t&3tk-; 180$ crop, J'rtiSSc; olds. 14ll7c. HIDES Steady; Oslveston. SO to 26 lbs., lie; California. 21 to 25 lbs., 19c; Texas drr, :'4 tt ) lbs MSo. ' LEATHER Firm: acid, 24J2tic PRtlVlBIONS Reef, firm; family. $11.00 171200; mess. $at90: beef hares $2J Ootf 21.su: packet, HO.Wit 11.00; city, extra India mess. 114 5.-0 1 50. Cut meats, dolt; plrkletl bellies. $7.2&47.76; pickled shotildera $4.75; pickled hams. $0. Lard, steady: western steamed. $7 25: refined quiet: continent. 17. tf: South American, $8; compound $A 124 titW. Pork, steady; family. $14.6Ot15.00; short clear. $1175u 1&50; mess. $11013.75. TAlJiOW Quiet; city. 4e; country, 44 RICE Htm; domestic, fair to extra, 2fl. ir: Japan, nominal. BCTTV.R Weak- sirsst price extra creani eiv. t4trlc. Offlci prlcea: Creamery, common to extra, tMc; held, common to j r-i, I9ifi24c; slate dairy, oommou to extra. '"'T-KSE rirmt state full cream. .small. " pttniber, colored and white, fancy, lie; ..!, late made, poor to choice, SV(Sllc; fate, large, September, colored and white, faaoy. Ue: state, late made. rolired. good ( choice. 10tl'c: stste. late made, white, fancy. liAtc: stste. poor to prime, tffluc LOG 8 Dull; Western raucy seise ted. 28c; western average beat. 27c. POl'LTRY Alive, easy; western chbk cr.s. 9c; fowls. !V: turkeys, WA13c. Dressed, weak: western chickens, lotjotljc: fowls. KAllc; turkeys. 15l8c. luledo Herd Market. ' .iiIKIO O D !0.-8EED-Clovr. , t- si" iM-cemher. $76: February, $8 00; Mmv1', $'.. rnine alsike. $s ir.'",. Prime ti iii'ihy. $.. llalatU Orala- Market. Dt l.fTH. Dec. .-VHKaT-To arrive: No. 1 ntti'i hern al fi'il. . i. 2 northern. l WS. On irsik: to. I norlhem, $1WV; j No 2 northern. $1 Wi; Decembtr, r.."'.; May. II !- OATH lo arrive and on track. 29c (HIIKiO tRAI AD FROlIO9 i Keatarea ef the Tradlag aad Cleslas; Prlcea Board ef Trade. CHICAGO. Dec. ?0 Weakness of the Liverpool grain market was the main cause of lower prlcea today in the wheat pit here today. At the close May wheat was ofl -V. Corn Is down lc. Oala and pro visions are practical v unchanged. The greatest weakness in the wheat mar kct was manifested at the Immediate open ing. I'nder the Inflifenee of a sharp break in prices at Liverpool Initial flotations here showed substantial losses, the May option being off sttV at $l.lVall'-1V At the start snorts took advantage of the tower prtcea and covered freely. Congested con ditions of the Decemlier delivery caused a quick advance In the price of that option, other months rising In svmpathy. The re vival of bullish sentiment was aided by small receipts in the southweat, St. Louis and Kansas City today receiving only 97.00 bushels of wheat, compared with 54it bushels a jear ago. Another influence that helped to rallv prit es was Ura'lstreet s visible supply statement, which showed a decrease of 2.271.U") bushels In the world s available stocks, whereas the correspond ing week a year ago the decrease was only 7o-.'j bushels. On the upturn May sold up to $1 11 Resllxing sales caused another reaction late In the dav and the market closed easy. Final quotations on May were at $1 1"V Clearances of wheat and flour were eoual to 4S.6HU busheis. Primary receipts were 752.4 bushels, compared with l.OTo.'jO bushels a year ago. Minneapolis. Duluth and Chicago reported receipts of s6 cars, against TTJ cars last week and 518 cars year ago. Influenced bv lower cables ana continued favorable weather, the corn markets showed weakness during the oulre session. The break In wheat prices nl'o hud a de pressing effect. Offerings we free at the start, cash houses being the principal sel lers. Ruylng by shorts had a slesdying ef fect. May opened Wflc lower at 45&45c, sold up to 451,'fj4o'Sc and closed at 45'.-. Local receipts were 9s) cars, with 11 of con tract grade. The feature of trading In oats was the selling of December. As a result that op tion was easier, but distant deliveries held steady. The volume of trading was light. Mav opened a shade lower to n shade higher at 31V; to 31S sold up to 81V ani closed at Sle. Local receipts were 98 cars. Provisions w-ere a trifle easier earlier In the session as a result of a small decline In prices at the yards Sentiment later became firmer on a fair demand from pack ers. At the close May pork and lard were each up 2V t $12.96 and $7.15 respectively. Ribs were unchanged at $rt 77"ivo Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, 88 cara; corn. 41S cars; oats. 47 cars; hogs, 40iO head The leading futures ranged as follows: Artlcles.l Open. High. I Low. Close. ;Ye"y. Wheat Dec. May Julv Com Deo. Mav July Oats Dec. May July ' Jan. Pork May Lard Jan. May Ribs Jan. May 1 09, 1 11H 1 OH4l 1 I0H1 l wh! 1 1041 1 10 1 11 61 09K 1 He, 1 11 fl 10S1 97i-l,' 9SHI 97H asviti v, asHC-H I 4M4U-46I 44 . 4514 4 1 47.H 4.i"4' 4n4 4.'i4i4M.tv, 2 '29i4 3m,i3m,'o-H 45 c-V45t4t4 45 1 4o46WvSH 29 29 2T4 31 31trV. 314j3mti4 12 5 12 60 31Vifii 814 12 60 12 92H K5 7 It) I 474 31 1, 3m 12 2H 13 674 12 2H 6 874 7 L"4 6 50 12 97H; 12 87H 6 85 7 10 I 4S 75 12 9 6 o 7 li ( m 6 90 7 15 60 6 80 6 77m No. 2. Cash quotations were as follows: FLOUR Eaey; winter patents, $,.in9 $.20; stralghta, $4.806 0O: spring patent-. $4.9fg5.&0- straights, $4.S4 90: bakers, $2.70 63.80. WHEAT No. 2 spring. $l fS1.15; No. 3. 96c.i41.10; No. 2 red. $1. 12 1 14Vi. CORN No. ?. 464tW4c; No. 2 yellow, 4&& OATS--No. 2. t0-c; No. 3 white, SOVlKWic; No. 8 white, 29V31,4. RYE No. 2, 73c. BARLEY Good reeatna. 27igJSc: fair to choice malting;, 4T&48C. SEEDS No. 1 flax, $1.17; No. 1 northwest ern. $1.23"4; clover, contract grade, $12.75. PROVISIONS Mess pork, per bbl.. $11 35 611.45. Lard, ner H) lbs., KS5. Short ribs aides (loose), $6.2Svtf6.50. Short clear sides (boxed), $6.2V5-75. Reeelprs. Shipments Fleur, bbls l,ooi 13.500 tl-hnut ho KOm 48 7011 Corn, bu 1.185.500 VV.tm Oats, bu Hs.onO 128.W Rye, bu a.0"0 2.100 Barley, bu 304.100 26.6J On the Produce exchange today the but ter market was steady; creameries, litfSKc: dairies, ltVo c. Eggs weak at mark, cases Included, 1k22c; firsts, 22c; prime firsts, 24c; extras, 26c. Cheese steady, lVg2c. St. Low Is Grain aad Provisions. ST. LOUIS. Dec 20. WH-AT Higher; No. 2 red, cash, elevator, $1.13; track, $1.15; May, J1.1JV July, 95T4c; No. 2 hard, 11.13. CORN-Hlgher: No. 2 cash. 42ic; track, 43V;$44c; December, 42c; May, 43'&43Hc. OATS Dull; No. 2 cash, S"c; track, 3oc; December, 30c: May, 31c; No. 2 white, 42c. FLOUR Dull; red winter patents, $5.Z5 5.40; special brands), $56ofi5 60; extra fancy, $4-8u84.90; clear. $4.1544 40. SEED Timothy, steady at $..oi82.4u. CORN MEAL Steady at $2.40. BRAN Flm; sacked, east track. 9oc. HAY Dull and steady; timothy, $S.0my 18.00; prairie, $ti.vsr 50. IRON COTTON TlE8-3c. BAOOINtl 7'c. HEMP TWINE 6Hc PROVISIONS Pork, higher; Jobbing, f 11.60. Lard, unchanged: prime steam. K.'h. ry salt meats steady; boxed extra shorts, $rt.75; clear rlbe, tl-iZW. short clear. $7 374. Bacon, steady; boxed extra short. $7.62; clear rtlie, $7.874; short clear. $8 12. POULTRY Slow; chickens. 640; springs, ko; turkeys, lie; ducks 94c; geese, 7c. BUTTER Creamery. 28c; dairy, 17 23c EtlOS 8teady; 24c, case count. Kecelnts. Shipments. Flour, bbls 8.000 K000 Wheat, bu 62.0K) o3.vn0 Corn, bu &8.0n 4ti,0u Outs, bu 67,1100 47.UUO Kaasas City Uralai and Provisions. KANSAS CITY. Dec. 20. WHEAT Firm: December. $1.02; May. $1 034: July. 4 89V: cash. No. 3 hard. Sl.i&jul.OK; No. 3, $1.0243 1.M; No. 4. 9Ocf$1.01; No. 2 red, $1.U8; No. 3. $104'al 06; No. 4. 9?ci$1.01. BUTTER Creamery. 21''o23c; dairy, 17c. CORN Steady ; December. 4oc; May, 42V; July. 42V; ca?h. No. 2 mixed. 41V' 42c; No. 1 41(u41V: No. 3 white, 4 lf) 4 .V; No. 3. 41g4mc OATS Firm ; No. 2 white, 31 ( 31 He; No. 2 mixed. 4i31c. HAY Steady, choice timothy, $.niT5; choice prairie, $7.7." . RYE-8tedy. 72c. BUTTER . ream-rv. 21ft23c: dairy. 17c. EOG8 Lower ; Missouri and Kansas new No. 3 whltewood cases Included. 24c; case count. 23c; cases returned, 'y lass. Rece'uts. Shipments. Wheat, bu 40.io 28.(0) ( orn, bu 72,m tS.i) Oats, bu 9.UM Available snnply of Crnln. NEW YORK. Dec. 20. Special cable and telegraphic communications received by Bradstreets show the following chiuiges in available supplies as compared with last account : Wheat United States and Canada, east of the Rockies. Increase 1.396.Gui bu. ; afloat, for and In Europe, decrease. 3.2U0.0OO bu.; total supply, decrease. 1.8ut.iKD bu. Corn l nlted States und Canada, east of the Rockies, increase, 2.207.U) bu. Oats United States and Caimda. east of the Rockies, decrease. 3-tl.Mm bu. The leading Increases reported this week are 346,uou bu. In Manitoba elevators; 104,000 bu. In Chicago private elevators: 144.0 bu. at Portland. Me.; 76. OU) bu. at Coteau. and 76.000 bu. at port Huron. The leading decrease include an esti mate of 6oU.aO bu. at the northwestern in terior elevators; 141.000 bu. at Cleveland: 216.000 bu. at Rochester, and dO.OuO bu. at Chattanooga. PHILADELPHIA. Dec, 20 BITTER Steady; fair demand: extra western cr earn ers, rec; extra, nearby prints. 31c. EOUS Weak: fren nearby. 30d at mark; fresh western, 296 3uc at mark. CHEESE Firm; New York full creams, fancy, 12o; New York full creams, choice, 114L; New York full creams, fair to good. lltHllc. Liverpool Grata Market. j LIVERPOOL. Dec. 2u.-WHKAT-Spol. nomlnul; futures, sternly; December, nomi nal; March. 7s ld: May, U ld CORN Spot. American mixrd. new. steady at 4s 8d: American mixed, old. firm at 4a lid: futures, quiet; Jauusry, 4a 3d; March. 4s a. . MilMsnkes Grain Markrt. j MILWAUKEE. Dec 20 - WHEAT-Dull; K'.k 1 nonliein il l'4il 14: Va -J rtrthr,i $1 oMil.': May. II l". BARLEY Dull. No. 2, 42c: samiile. :ri' CORN-Sleady; No. 1. 4-ti43c; May, 4li,c. Penrln Grain Market. PEORIA. 111. Dc Ju-COP.X-Kteaay: Ku. I, 4ic, No. 4. 4-'c: no raj;. 41u NEW YORK STOCKS AND BONDS Market i Narrow and Dill, with Pric Btroagar. . ACTIVE DEMAND TOR BONDS tall Lean Hale eems le 8a Instead ef stiffen as the End mt the ear tppronrhra Foreign Ex change Kasy. NEW YORK. Deo. -The strength In today's dull market was due to the very light offerings of stocks. The du.lneea was rally profound at times. The total lor tne day, although only about oOD.'s" shares, conveys no adequate. Idea of thla dullness, as the business, small as It was. was Inrgelv concentrated In a few active shares. The operators on a large ecaie who have made the great markets of the recent pat seemed to have withdrawn with common consent and left the dealings to a smaller, but still professional class. There is a pretty general agreement that revived ac tivity Is not to be looked for until after the holidiiv period. The call loan rate seems to sag Instead of to stiffen as the end of the year ap proaches and little Is done at as high as 3 per cent. Ians are made on time for periods up to six months at SH snd S per cent and there Is only n languid demand even at those rates. Pressure continues on our gold supplv and also upon that of Ixindon. the average being In favor of Mer lin. A sequence of liond offering- of vary lug nmounts and degrees continues to make tts appearance and to be taken eff the mar ket with apparent readiness. This prob ably serves to explain partly the diversion of operations from the stock market, and with the general agreement In the proba bility of dull trading until after the new vear give numerous expressions of confi dence In higher pries when the market does become active again. Thtse expres sions of confidence Influence the small buying such as was In evidence todsy. Attention is alert also to discover signs of antlcipatorv Investment buying, which It is an old tradition to look for in Wall street during December. Tills is expected to come from capitalists who will receive dividends and Interest at the first of the year and who see an advantage In securing their desired holdings before others are Seeking the same ends. Buying of nigh grade stocks on realizing at thla period Is certain to be set down to this source and Is often effective In dissetnlnatllng a com fortable feeling of substantial Investment confidence amongst operators. There was some realizing In the United States Steel stocks on the additional ad vances in prices of products. Southern Pacific moved in response to rumors of a coming dividend. Foreign exchange wss. easier, but New York exchange at Chicago receded to near par. Oalns were not fully sustained, but the closing was firm. Bonds were Arm. Total sales, par value, $3,32o,on. United States bonds were unchanged on call. The following are the closing prices on the New York Stock exchange: Sales.Hlgh. Low. Close. Atchison too 65 64 85 do pfd .I" 2.300 10B4 103 103 Baltimore & Ohio 9,1'H 100 99T4 1 do Pfd fr"'' Canadian Pacific 1.500 131 l$o 1 Central of N. J 7oo ISO 1W) 19" Chesapeake A Ohio... 1.4 4S4 48 4 Chicago & Alton 1.40 43 43 43 do pfd "8 ChlcuKo Ot. Western. 2.800 22 22 22 Chicago & N. W l.'"0 2o8 3 37 C. M. & St. P 9.900 170 1 do pld 1!2 Chicago Turn. & T... WO 11 11 do pfd 1.310 22 22 22 C. C', C. tit St. L i"0 91 9t"i Colo. Southern W 23 23 23 do 1st pfd 1.9" ! 8 do 2d pfd 1. ") : S .36 Delaware & Hudson.. 6.0UO 1! l!5 1S. D. . L. & W 330 Denver & Rio Grande W0 31 31 314 do pfd 1.9"0 mt 88 8K.4 Erie 16.2' 37 37 37 do 1st pfd 4.t 75 74 75 do 2d pfd Z. 5ti M , Hocking Valley 9" do pfd 4i.) 93 92 92 Illinois Central 1.2O0 155 154 ln4 Iowa Central 3u0 29 28 do pfd 8 6 56 K. C. Southern 300 29 28 do pfd ' 52 i3 53 Ixuis. & Nashville.... 2.4iO 14i 140 14-- Manhattan L 100 13 Hi3 l'B Met. Securities 1.700 80 79 79 Met. St. Ry 6.W0 1V, itJ 121 Mexican Central 1.100 21 20 . 20 Minn. St. Louis M . St. P. & S. 8. M... 1,0110 90 90 90 do pfd 2O0 14 14 14ti Missouri Pacific 5.!0 l' 108 los M.. K. & T "0 31 30 30 do pfd 200 3 62 62 N. R. R. of Mex. pfd 40 N. Y. Central 27.000 142 14o 141 Norfolk & Western... 7.5W 79 78 79 do pfd - Ontario Western. .. 1.9U0 44 43 43 Pennsvlvanlii 42.100 137 1 137 P.. C' C. St. L 7i Reading "" 79 78 78 do 1st pfd 9" 9" 89 do Id pfd 200 81 81 81 Rock Island Co 7.600 33 32 33 do pfd 60 84 83 83 St. L. S F. 2d pfd.. SO, 7 67 87 Bt. Louis S. W 400 26 24 21 do pfd 67 8. Pacific 64.700 64 1 64 do pfd 2.70 118 118 118 S. Railway 35 34 $4 do pfd D 6 1 Texas ac Pacific luO $4 $4 84 T St L. W 30 JW 35 3f do pfd 500 53 62 53 , union facinc . w ihh aw iiu- do pfd 1.4U0 96 95 96 Wabarh 300 22 22 22 do Pfd 100 43 43 41 W. & L. E 100 19 19 18 Wisconsin Central 21 do pfd 400 46 45 45 Adams Ex 230 American Ex 100 200 34) hm United States Ex 119 Wells-Fargo Ex 237 Amal. Copper 17.40 88 0; 7 Am. Car Foundry. .10.100 35 33 35 do pfd 1.2"0 93 93 93 Am. Cottbn Oil 100 SH 36 S do pfd Hi Am. Ice 7(0 6 6 6 do pfd 50 38 38 38 Am. Linseed Oil 15 do pfd 37 Am. Locomotive S.w 3 33 34 do pfd wo lo- pi." 10M Am. Smelt. Refng. .17 82 79 81 do nfd 113 113 113 Am. Sugar Refng 7.5J 141 14s 141 Anaconda M. Co lot Brooklvn R. T 2.9i 61 61 6u Colo. Fuel A Iron 1.6U0 4t; 46 4; Consolidated Gas r 2ol 2ul 2ol Corn Products l.ouO 21 21 2lv do pfd lit) 79 79 79 Distillers' Securities. . 4.) 88 37 37 General Electric 4i) 1) 1S 186 International Paper... 1.5") 25 26 24 do pfd 3t 78 77 77 Inter. Pump, cxdlv 3i do pfd 8ft National Lead 4oO 23 23 23 North American in; Pacific Mall 4t0 43 42 43 People's Gus l.HtW 17 10C 107 Pressed Steel Car 6D 39 ;v 39 do pfd 100 9i 90 9h Pullman Palace Car 234 Republic Steel M0 lti 16 lt! do pfd 7) 08 fix m Rubber Goods 3) 26 T6 lti do pfd l'i 94 94 94 Tenn. Coal A Iron 4 l 72 71 71 U. S. Leather ?9.0i 14 13 14 do pfd IO.omJ 11 S 101 iH4, U. 8. Realty & Imp., loo 8o 80 79 I'. 8. Rubber 32 do pfd fan) 94 93 8:( I. 8 Steel 13 a( 29 29 do nfd 40.100 2 9z Westinghouse Elec... 800 183 jid ' lsil Western Union 700 ' ti 92 Total sales for the day. 508.200 shares. Roaton Stork Market. BOSTON. Dec. 20. Call loans. 84U per rent; time loans, 406 per cent. Official closing of stocks and bonds: Atchlaon a-) 4a HV W"eln coalman ... M do 4a ioi AdTontura .. Mai i antral 4a 74 iAIIouaa Atchlaoa ttH Amalsainated do fd ! Atlantic i Boston A Albaar !' Blnfhata 14 s Boston Main ITi'S Cal. Hacla ...440 Boston r.isvatrd IUS rnuaaial .. u Fuohburs pfd ls Cooper Rang tt naii'in i fnm i.t mo 11 N V . N H A H...1M alnilalos foal 44 Pro Marqiiotla 14 Kraaklln M I oloa Paclli' llu llrancr Aaiar. Arie. t'hatn .1 ll Royal la do pld . k4 Uaaa Mining s Atuar. Pr.au. Tuba... (S Ml. hlaas Aiuar. Sugar WIS Mohaak 4s do p'd !, Una C. V S Aniar. T 4 T 14 oj DumialoB S Auiar. Woolau : V o.ania ta st '. Parns . , : rtoiiilniu' I AS .. 'ts t'ulncjt lux liiliFon Klatrir IMu..ia: iianuon bt Uovaral El.-trlc tfc- Tau,arak . Ill ldM K',trlc 14 Tr,i Itr t ' r'd ;- 1 s tainias. 4 IM 17 r Oil.... II. t ones' Pnm 1"7 I I 'i 44 I nltaa s...a Mrh ... St i.irla '"4) 104 do a'4 .......... IV I il s-, .,h.rlo oo aid :s Ask. tl. Bid. Traanr StaiPawesl. WAKHlXtiTOX. I'e- - .-TmIivs alate- rr- i .,. irn irni.-r, . io the gen- :..i iuiid, cJbL.us.vs U .; .tvO.lfW gulj reserve n the division of redmpton show: Available cash balance. $1 3. ;VI77 . goij. M.U..:'7. Kerr lerk Money Market. NEW TOP.K. De.-. 2" MONK T On call, steadv st :flt per cent, closing bid. 2 per cent; offered. 8 pet" ft Time loans easy and dull; sixty days. ninMv davs anl six months, 3 13 per cent PRIME MERCANTILE TAPER 4S4 per cent. STERLING EXCHANOK Easier. with actual huslnss in bankers bl la at $4 STVrfi 4 8740 for demand and at $4 84v?4 M70 for slxtv-dar bills; posted rates. $4.85 and $4. commercial bills. $4At SILVER Bar. 51c; Mexican dollars. 48c. BONDS Government, steady; rallrosd. hrwu The following are the quotations on atccka and bonds: V. 6. rf. la, rt ...104s) inh.r r. 1 4t . l' 4o coupoa . .lws lentral s o li inc :ih lo4 "Minn A St I. 4 ITS e is, rsg 4o cupel 8a sew 4a, rg.. 4 emipaa 4 014 4a. rag .. 4o eupoa Arrhieon sea. 4t . do 4J 4a Atlantic r. L. it. Hal A Ohio it ... do central ot C,a. i. i 1st Inc Din. a Ohio 4i cse-aau A lf r . H A u n. 4.. V M . K. a T. 4a 1I I do 2a lotA N. R R of M . lsj x y r. ( is. !S . J r 4a. . . 44 No. f'aclflc 4a .. . . 8fl a HIS . 1l . 1.1 .. :s .mi . .l'"4 . lo? b:s . n a. ss . . ITS . . 4 . 4 . -llfw . .uS . !, ..nxr, 111s .. t2V ..UTS .. ? .. ts M'al do it 1"J, . X .11" . ti inTS . i N A W. r. 4a.. . . 0 S L par 'Pens con. Is Reading ten 4.... 8t L I M e b St. LAS F. f st 1, S w. la Seaboard A. L 4a so. Pacific 4a lo. KMllstT it Teiaa A P la T . St L, W 4a t'nloa Pa. iflc 4a . . . do foar 4a 1" Steel M li .. Waboah la do deb. R W l H. 4a 10" 1. MS P. f 4..lln C. a M w. c. 7a. . .114 C. R 1. P. 4a.... ss do cnl & sa Tec A 8t. t,. ( 4i .mi', Chlcafn Tar 4a 4S ton. Tobacco 4a 71 Tnlo. A So. 4a 11 14 i a n. a. 4s in Srla rior Ilea 4a 11S 4o gan 4a 91 ' F. W. D. f. la...l(l7 Hnrtins Val. 4a. ...lim L Jt N tint. 4a ... . 103S Hid. Jffered. Wla. Central 4a. It Colo Fuel r. Sa. atfa. US London Stork Market. I.ONDON, Iec. 20. Closing quotations on stocks and bonds: Cononlo. money .. do account Anaconda Atchlaon do prd Baltimore A Ohio Canadian PartnV rn.a. Ohio Otilcaao Ot. W I.. M A St. P .. leBrs Peevee R. f). . . do pfd Brio do 1 at pfd do 14 P'd Illinois Cantral .. Loula. A N'aah M 1-1!N V fentral 1444 I 13-14. Norfolk A W tSl do pfd ... ',lnlarlo w 44a ...loSS'P'nnailranla "OS .. .li-2 Hand Mlnaa II S , ...lt4S,Hadlii 4 4 ... 4S do lat pfd 4.i ... 8 do :d pfd 41 . ..174'9outhem RallwlT ... US ...II I do pfd tW'4 ... tlH'Sontham Pa-ISc .f ... tSifntnn Parlc 1 1S MS do pfd ITS ... "4ar. 8 Steol J ... MS I do pfd M't ...llls,Whaah li't ...144 do pfd 44 s M , K. A T 1 , l 1 i-JIH l-l, ,1 Jiwispanurt 4a SILVER Bar. steady. 2S'd per ounce MONEY 24i3 per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for short hills Is 2 15-1603 per cent; for three months' bills. 3 per cent. SfK York Mining Storks. NEW YORK, Dec. 20. The following are the closing quotations on mining slocks: Adama Cos Allea Braes Branawfck oa . Comet or k Tunpol (on. t'al 4V Va. Horn SI I tot Iron tltlTor LMdrlllo Cos ... Offered. . K I.tttl Chlet S . 40 Ontario ITS . It ojhtr . Pkeenll I . Potost .1X9 Aavace la 15i Slorra Nevada Jt .ln Small Hopes . I Standard ton ForelaTn Flnanrtal. LONDON, Dec. 20. Money was scarcer In the market today owing to the outflow for holiday purposes. Discounts were harder. Bar gold was In strong demand for Germany and recent arrivals of the metal were bought for export. On the Stock exchange there was an exceedingly slack but undecided tendency. Consols re ceded owing to the dearnesa of money, but recovered at the close. Americans opened irregular, many stocks being below parity. They Improved a fraction and closed quietly and steady. Imperial Japanese government 6 of 1904 were quoted at 96. BERLIN. Dec. 20. Trading on the bourse today was quiet. American were higher. PARIS. Dec. 20. ITIce on the bourse to day were firm. Russian imperial 4a were quoted at 91.80 and Russian bonds of 1:j4 at 5" -2. Wool Market. BOSTON. Dec. 20-WOOI-The little le mand for wool now In evidence In the wool market la principally for lots of scoured wool, especially B supers and wools of that grade. Prices are steady. The general opinion Is that the available supply of domestic wool In the market here is less than one-half that on hand last year. Ter ritory wools are quiet and pulled grades are steady. The markof Is firm for for eign wools. ' Quotations: Territory, Idaho Hue, 18ttl9c: havy fine, 16vtf17c; fine me dium, lNft'19c; medium, 22ftZ3c; low me dium. S'o24c. Wyoming, tine, 17'al8c; heavy fine, 15416c; fine medium. 17'ul8c; medium, 2.WJ4c; low medium. 23ti24c. Utah and Nevada, Jtne, KftlSc; heavy fine. Wi 16c; tine medium, 1718c; medium. 2-"a3c, low medium, 23iS24c. Dakota, line. 184119c; fine medium. 18a 19c; medium, 23'fi24c; low medium. 234? 24c. Montana. One, choice. 21T 22c; One, average, l'a2oc; tine medium, cvholce, 21fj22c; average, 191j20c: staple, 2.'(4 23c: choice, 23t,25c; average, 2T'g22c. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 20.-WOOL-Market. steady; medium grades combing and cloth ing. 2S1j29c; light fine. 184f22t' heavy tine, 14t18c; tub washed. 27 ,31c. Mrial Market. NEW YORK. Dec. 20.-METALS Tin had a very severe break in the London market, as a result, ho It was said, of Increasing offerings and speculative manipulation. Spot closed at 131 10s and futures at tl-J list. Locally the market was weak in sym pathy with the foreign decline and closed at $28. 70 29. 26. Copper waa unchanged at 68 for spot and 66 7s 6d for futures In the London market. Locally the market Is quiet and without quotable change. Lake uh held at tl4.7S31o 12; electrolytic at $14.7515.00 and casting at $M.5ai4 76. Lead was unchanged at $4.tio4i4.7o In the New York market, while In London there was a slight decline with spot quoted at 12 12s 6d. Spelter aim waa unchanged at $5. 76416.87 In the local market, and l'iwer at 24 15a In London. Iron closed st 52s 31 in Olaagow and at 48a 6d In Mlddlesboro. Locally Iron was firm; No. 1 foundry, northern; No. 1 foundry, southern, ami No. 1 foundry, southern, soft, are quoted at $l".'(jl7.76; No. 2 foundry, northern. $16. 5t M& 17.25. Hilar and Molaaaea. NEW YORK. Dec. 20. SUGAR Raw, firm; fair refined, 4c; centrifugal. 96 teat. 4c; molasses sugar. 4c; refined firm; No. 6, 6.05c; No. 7, 7c; No. 8. 4 9tc; No. 9. 4.86c; No. 10. 4.80c; N. 11. 4.70c; No. 12. 4.85c: No. 13, 4 55c: No. 14. 4.50c; confec tioners A. 5.60c; mould A. ic; cut loaf. 6c; crushed. 6.35c; powdered. 6.75c; gran ulated, 6 65c: cubes. 6.70c MOLASSES Firm: New Orleans, oj en kettle, good to choice. .i37c. NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 20.-SUOAR-Mar-ket steady; white clariiier. -i -.ifllc: open kMtle. 3ti4c; open kettle, centrifugal. 4 64c; centrirugHl whites, 4 13-16c; yellows, 4yi4e; seconds. 3t4'ac. Cotton MrUet. NEW YORK, Dec. 20 COTTON Spot market closed quiet. 20 points lower; mid dling uplands. 7.7oc; middling gulf. 7.5c; sales. 44 bales. NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 2). COTTON Easy; sales. .6ut bales; ordinary, 4 12-lnV-; good ordinary. c; low middling-. 6c; good middling. 79-ltSc; middling- fulr, 8 116c; tecripts, 1975 tialeo; stock, 419 4' 6 hales. LIVERP4MJU Dec. So. COTTON Spot market Quiet: prices 4 points, lower; Amer ican middling fulr. 4.47d; good mlJiIliiiK. 4 33d; middling. 4 13d: low middling. 4"Ui: good tirdlnary, 3.87d: onllnarv. 3.71d. The sales of the day were 5.00O hales. HT. LOUIS. lec. 2u. COTTON Quiet. c lower; middling, 7c: sales. 16 hairs: re ceipts, 4i bales; shipments. 4:3 bale; stock. 33,963 bales Kvaporateal Apples aaal Dried Frails. NF.W VORK. Dec. 20 -KVAPORATKU AF1'LK8 Market is steadily held with de mand Improving somewliat. Common are quoted at 34$4V,c; prime at lVn4V'; choice at tyi-tj1 fancy at t(i4i4c, CALIFORNIA IJRlKD FRl'ITB-Prunea are selling In small lots, but the under tone Is easy with quotations ranging from 2c to c, according to grade. Apricots remain firm and unchanged. Choice Hie ?uoted at 10c; extra, choice at luwllc; ancy. HStrlic I'eacliev are In moderate lobbing demand with desirable sizes scarce. Choice are quoted at (V; extra choice at 10Valoe; fancy. lmtJUc OI!s aad Hoaln. OIL CITT, Die. 10. OIL-Credlt bslatitea. II. &0: certificates no bid; shipments, t9. 6i bbls.; average. 7.9i7 bl?a.; runs, tlMH this.; average, 88,1311 bbls ; shipments. Lima. f 43 bbls.; average, 67.31) bll,.; runs Lima. 21.483 bbls: M.tiS bbls.; averag-, 5ti nn9 Ibis SAVANNAH. Let. J). Tl ItPF.NTlN t Firm. nK-. ROSIN-Firm: A. B. C. K. F, $2 jo O fl.": H. 82.73HiS.75: K. 84 hi; m. 3t.3o N. II .50; N. t4.. W. W., IS 15 4 oCes Msrlet. NF.W VORK. Iec. 30 . COFFKK-Fu-tures show greater activity Unco the l.i l.ulk movement of last apring. The loarkf wa finally steady wltli Janujrv net li point and all ether months M point higher. Sales a ere reported of lCS&o bags, in. riding January. 3 6.f7 0c; Marrli ,7 j7jo; April. 7ii4c; 8pteniber, ii'q li.': October, iio; N'ovemhrr. 8 4'p.ii H'o firr- Ko 7 Invoice, 8V'; m'ld C'fdova. h4t lU OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET Beit Beef Steer Btroitj. Others Slew, Cewi Soaiidenbly Higher. HOGS SOLI GENERALLY STEADY Beat sheen and Lambs Ibont steady, bat short f ed and t antnann Klnals Were rtather Slow with Feel Intl Weak. Feealera Steady. SOUTH OMAHA. De an. 19o4 Receipts were. f":it:le. Hcgs. Sheep. Official Monday 3.870 $.& 8 70' Official Titeadav 3. S 10 4tW 2.51$ Two davs this week ... 9.-8 13.!" 11.221 Same davs last week . . 1" 42" 13 .2 12. "82 Siime week before 8..I.17 17. H 8.K9S S.ime three w eeks ago . 9 417 13.376 15 S Same four weeks ego... 17."26 17 6 26 277 Same davs last ear 4 Ml l!.1 10.6 RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR TO DATE. The following table shows the receipts of cattle, hogs and sheep at South Omaha for the yeer to date, with comparisons with last year: 1914 ltifl. Inc. Dec. Cuttle 92S.815 1.0M.312 124.497 Hogs 2.231. 5-i 2.1J.s7. .31 Sheep 1, 737.59'' 1.82 SCaS ctt The fellow lug table jii.. .v. lilt averags price of hogs at South Omahu for the Lial several days, with comparisons: Data. I 1904 I19Q1. 11902 .UQt. lW.iiJJ.psa$. Dec. ... Dec. I... Dec 3. . . Dec. 4.... Deo. 6.... Dec. pec 7.... Dec, .... Dec. ..., Dec. 10... Dec. 11... Dec. 12.. Dec. 13.. Dec. 14.. Dec. 15.. Dec. li.. . I'ec 17.. Dec. 4.. Deo. lx.. Dec. 20.. i 4 T4 4 48; 4 47-, 4 41' 4 39 4 36 , 4 ' 4 31) 4 3! 4 36 4 $21 4 41, 4 43 4 4 37' 4 32 4 33 4 46 4 47' 4-49! 4 45! 4 to ; 4 2S 4 36 4 2c I 4 t$ i 0R 6 It 6 121 24 1TI t 07! 06' 6 12! t 6 96 5 98 o 6 09 6 16, 23 lh r. to 08 $ 6 b v t 92, e ot 6 'C "! 6 13 6 14, 6 16. 6 21 1 4 64 i 2 28 4 68, 3 81! 4 771 8 80i 3 JT 4 84 $ Ml t 3S 4 81 ! 3 1' 2 4 78! I S3' $ SO ' I 3 l 2 2 4 8T,' I 3 31 4 S2, $ 92 4 77 3 9T. 8 37 4 81 3 INS, $ 39 4 s $ 96 3 S ' 4 tt. I 4 II I 4 ' I 4 3" .1 4 41. I 4 45i '. 4 5" 21 4 84 1 o 3 1. 6 26; 4 Oil 3 30 i a .'' 3 :l u ' 3 28 3 94 3 28 34 8 2n t i ' S ft 4 83. 4 ... 1 '." I 79; Indicates Sunnav The official number of cars of stock bruught in today by eat h toad was: cattfe.l togs. Sheep. Horses. C. M A St. P 3 23 1 Wabash 3 Missouri Pacific ..... 2 1 Union Pacific 31 24 11 C. N. W 4 ii F.. E. r M. V 43 1 C. 8t. P. M. & O.... ." l" ' 1 B. A M Ry .16 21 C. H. & Q 7 7 K. C. & St. J 4 C. R. I. & r. ea-t . 14 H 6 I C. R. I. At P.. west.. 10 1 .. i, Illinois Certral 5 Chicago G. W 5 Total receipts ....136 161 26 1 The disposition of the day h receipts wss as follows, each buyer purchasing tli num ber of head indicated: Buyers. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Omana Packing Co 229 1,.1J Swltt and Coinp.uiy .' ;atl 2.o"si I.0H2 Cuilahy Packing l u 6i5 2.7o 754 Armour & Co 7o7 3,0(2 i'.K) do Sioux City 7"9 .... Yansant or Co 115 .... Carey A Benton i.tti l.ohniHii at Co ;t:t .... .... McCreury & Clark 2 W. I. Stephen 1 ;" Mill or Huiitzlngcr 21 Huston At Co 1 Hamilton & HothsclUld.. 47 1. F. Hu-x 11 Wolf Murnan I.tl' Mike Huggerty 21 J. II. Root Co 17 Bulla & Kline 1 Ager Packing Co 124 Other buyers 361 2,29 Total 3.1:12 10.473 4 13 CATTLE Receipts of cattle were again very light this morning, so that the supplies for the two days this week are considera bly short of the same, day of hint week, but as compared with the same days of last yrar there Is quite tin increase us will be seen from the table above. There was quite a sprinkling of cornfed steers Included In the offerings and the quality was rather inferior, most of the steers having been on feed but a compara tively short time. Packers bought up the more desirable bunches at steady prices and I in some cases tne kinds tnat Just suited them may have been a trifle stronger. The' common and warmed-up kinds. though, I were slow sale and were certainly no more I than steady. It was rather late before a clearance was made, as several of tho trains were slow in arriving. There were not enough western range I cattle in the yiirds to attract attention. The cow market showed considerable Im- rovement. Buyers all seemed to be anx- ous for supplba and the belter grades in particular were active and higher. Such 1 kinds. In fact, are right al 25c higher for J the two days, which takes them nearly buck I to where they were before tho break last I week. The medium kinds and canners sro also higher, the advance probably amounted to lOstjik', but they are not back lo where they were before the decline of last week. I Mart all of the cows were disposed of In I good season, aa there were none too many on hand to meet the requirements of the I trade. Bulls, veal calves and stags all sold at fullv steady prices. The demand for stockcm und feeders was brisk, and as receipts were not nt all exces sive, the market on anything at all desira ble ruled active and strong. Common kinds did not show any noticeable v'hange. Rrp rcaentatlve sales: BEEF SsTEERS. No. A. Pr. No. Av. Pr. 1 751 1 00 41 1114 4 10 1 711 it 21. 1 1440 4 10 7 42 3 20 14 M7 4 IS 1 1..40 3 25 11 ,.1I1S 4 2S S 14.' 1 4 20 into 4 So 3 : 3 50 22 1173 4 15 1 14"l J 15 2 14n0 4 5., II 141 75 8 1317 4 10 11 12SS 1 10 22 1240 4 15 2 1275 4 Ml 24 1S 4 Kl WV5 4 no 2.1 1121 4 15 1 10S2 4 oil 14 1214 4 15 21 101 4 05 2 mi no 11 1014 4 05 21 1421 S 25 1 1 197 4 05 31 oS 8 14 8TEKR8 AND COWg. II looi 1 ts) 13 1171 4 44 1 101 4 00 i COWS. 1 754 1 OS 1 1210 I 10 1 !.. 1 Ml 1 110 J l J 20 1 45 1 1120 1 0 i I.'2 1 75 1 111 I lo 7 44 1 75 7 Ml 2 U 1 ltmo 1 '1 1 1021 J 7o 11 1022 1 75 17 aim J 70 2 lulu 1 41 ! U6:i J 15 13 831 1 S" 11 817 I In lo 1024 2 00 14 a, t 14 1 1074 2 00 14 75 1 10 3 121 t ! I0SS SJt 1 '." 1 00 1 ijo i is f 12'. ! ' 1 .40 1 III 4 75 2 10 2 ITS j fl 2 1010 2 15 1 11M 2,10 1 1140 2 15 2X 1024 J fx, 7 717 2 10 1 1130 1 au 1 1170 I 25 3 11J,, 1 00 5 1111 2 26 4 1107 2 IW 1 2 It'. 4 M.I 3 00 3 1"I0 2 25 lo 1041 J uo 1 10.10 1 15 I Ill 1 00 2 2 25 :s 1240 Id I ll2 1 25 2.1 1000 1 IS 1 10H 2 10 5 im 1 to 1 1110 t :.5 I 1430 .1 0 1 7 3 40 8 1272 3 to 1 Il'"' Si" i IIIW tli 12 Iiw 2 5" COWS AND HE1FEU9. 1 8.13 1 50 14 lutS I 00 5 174 1 15 5 101 2 li II Ml 2 10 11 144 I lo " m 'hkifLks. 4 S45 1 21 1 440 2 40 1 550 2 25 4 553 u t 100 I 25 744 I o 4 7l 2 25 1 171 8 IS 1 ns S4"bilV.s. ,m 5,5 1 M10 2 25 1... 1500 J 10 1 12W t 25 140 1 to 1 15"i 2 35 I 1271 I 75 I IW 2 S.1. 2 401 i 15 I U7o 2 4. 2 4K I to 1 141 2 4o 1 llao 1 bo 1 IH5.I S 40 1 law 1 00 1 1030 ! 5'. I 17. J 10 1 112.. J 10 1 mi 1 u 1 151" IH 1 Ills I J.'. 1SJ2 2 Jo 1 140 3 50 1 17"0 2 I IT. 1 at. CALVfc.8. 1 430 1 tl 1 lit 4 So 1 310 ) 2 14U 4 73 1 b I So 120 I Mi t It 4 25 HTOt KKrvS AND FEEDERS. 4 475 t 25 5 ; Ii: 2 7 1 25 14 1s 1 S 1 Iltf I li 1 loao I So 1 ,. Ill 3 2o 5 55 11 7lt 3 84 . 7i 3 4', Ill 1 )i NEBRASKA 14 null 1111 8 15 I bull 1720 3 10 17 cows 1124 3 9 1 buil Ita.vl ; So 2 cowa !. 'i 9o 2 bulla ll.u 2 4.1 2 cowa I"8U 1 7i 2 beliera.. 7'J1 2 15 I cow 92 1 60 3 feeders.. Soti 3 lit 3 heifers., tiai 2 40 ( feeders.. 69n I Ci ,2 steers... 795 2 74 McPhee A. Mullen Colo 1 cow 76i 18a lt't. rr. ... s7 V 2 40 J i Cows M4 I 80 i steers rn 2 to 18 toi l 813 1 A lkl.rl ..Kj J tij J cowa loot 21 17 cowa XM 1 l 1 cow l4u I to 1 cow lu 3 10 WYOMING. 1 steer !i ill'' 19 cows Its' 2 . ti steers... . .a 3 75 I cow 97i 35 I steers.. ..1'23 lis) 4 cows.. . . .Io4o lot $ as s$ steers i ft steers. $ K 2 mixed 8 i 1 hull.. .. T lxvell-Wyo . 11 . .1.100 . LT8 ..I7o ..liou .. 840 . . st ..1" ..m .. 9SI .. wo . . 940 .1120 ..I'll ..l'1 .1265 . I'M ..1 . M .. 6J0 .. 7ia .. 960 S 3 P 1 t 2 10 1 80 1 2 !. 2 40 2 50 2 so 2 ' t 60 2 2i 3 40 $ 4-1 S sr. 8 !S S 8T. S 4" 3 2 75 3 cows. 1 It . 78 It" 4.1 . 8-.,7 . 71" .1"60 . 9 1018 . 975 . 9O0 l't!0 . ro . 73S t feeders. 2 feeders. 4 feeders 1 feeder.. 1 cow 26 cows i cows.... 87 cows. 1 cow 3 cowa. . 2 row . . . $ feeders. ( feeders. $ SI 3 Ttt 3 ; rows . . 1 cow 1 cow ... 4 cowa... ( cows. .. 15 rows . . 1 cow ... 2 cow s. . . 1 cow . . 9 cows . . 1 bull ... 4 bulls... I feeder 1 feeder. 1 feeder. 1 feeder 42 feeder 1 feeder. 11 feeders 2 feeders $ 4i 1 78 2 60 2 oi 2 jn 1 75 2 -x. 2 St 3 SI 3 40 S 7.1 n:: 3 S on 8 26 $ 35 ! 4 feeders. .!; 2 feeders . 1110 t feeders . .14. 2 feeders.. 73f. 2 feeders. 10. 1 feeder... low 18 feeders. 913 HOUS Quite s libers I run of hogs was reported here this morning end st otlur markets as well, and aa a result packers tlinjght they would get their supplies rot a little less money They started in fiere bid ding a shade lower snd a few suits wete made early rn th t basis. It was not l"tig. however, befora It whs apparent that pack ers and shippers nil bad liberal orders snd consequently sl"smcn held on snd trad'ng soon became active, with prices stesdy with yesterday. It took but a stiort time for nesirly all the earlv arrivals to change hands. The bulk ef the sales went tlgnt around $1 50. The choicer loads went at 84.k4f4.S5. with the commoner ones from $4 47 down. About the middle of the fore, noon quite a string of hog arrived, ard as packers hsd their more urgent orders filled the late srrlva's bail a tendency to wenken the market and bids were about like they weie at the opening, or a shade lower. Salesmen, though, wanted steady prices. s that for a time little business was trans acted. The situation, however did not Improve and the extreme close wss slow and weak to 2 lower, tbe late sales being laraely nt $4 47. with the choicer loads st $4..i. Representative sales: ho. Al. 7 steer ...1" 1 Steer 92' S steers VM . Sk Pr. Nj. at Sk rr. Ml tli IS in t4 4 40 120 4 4 71 244 4l 4 Ik. Kt I IS t t4T K I 120 4 4S (i 2.4 ... 4 511 0 4 47a 71 174 4 :" Jim 4 47 'a n.; 2 lit. 4 I" ... 4 47i, i jm 12" 4 in 120 4 47', 4 2I 4 10 m 4 47', ii r: i" 4 : :. 4 47V, 12 JIT ... 4 SO 120 4 47V, II :4 4 I ... 4 47', II 211 4 4 SO el 4 41k, Tl 241 1JO 4 1" . . . 4 47k, M t K' 4 M 110 4 47', M 2TI . IM 2n.l 4 4T, 10 J- 111 I Ml 44 I tIS 14 241 40 4 Kl . . 4 47V, 71 171 II" i Ui 240 4 47V, 24 247 I 4 tsl 1 4 47 v, II .11 0 4 V 40 4 4lv, 40 Oi 10 4 aO J I U Ml 24 8 IH i4t) 4 VO 314 . . 4 tHl ... 4 il 10 ... 4 l ... 4 40 U 271 10 IM ... IH 41 170 . . 4 W SO I a 14 271 im 4 4" l;o 4 .VI M I: 4 a X. 4 40 4 '-' K. 4 fH' 40 4 (h. II 20 S IM M 11.1 i 40 I Ul W lit II inu ... 4M 0 4 50 4 242 tW 4 10 110 4 io u li ... 4 SO 140 4 10 II 104 140 4 I" 2"0 4 So 4f. 294 ... 4 SO 40 ll 77 21 lit) IK m I It. 72 112 40 4 So M 4 So tl 110 ... 4 K . . 4 SO 17 121 111 4 So a 4 So 71 11 ... 4 SO 40 4 So Sol ... 4 S ... 4 So :. 24.. ... 4 S2i SO 4 So 7'i 2.l ... 4 51V, Hi 4 50 Is 212 40 4 lr, 120 4 Sl 7 2- fi 4 S2 v, H 4 50 47 434 ... 4 52 1, ... 4 50 IS 204 If) 4 52", IK) 4 90 at 271 40 4 nl'a ... 4 io 4 24 10 4 S2Vj 110 4 SO M 211 ... 4 itv, HO 4 M in S"l at. 4 iJ', 200 4 50 5 211 ... 4 2v, 10 4 a 72 IM I2V 4 S2, 110 4 SO ... 4 S2', ... 4 50 oS 2S1 8a) 4 52 v, ... 4 So HI 247 0 4 52V, 200 4 S'i 77 24s SO 4 51', . . 4 So . 25 10 4 32V, o 4 Su 17 11.1 ... 4 l:v, ... 4 SO HI' 22S ... 4 52 v, 200 I So 5 221 ) 4 SS ... 4 0 71 114 ... 4 55 ... 4 SO 17 212 ... 4 55 40 4 So 14 244 ... 4 51 Mn 4 40 75 222 . . 4 So There was another liberal run 10.. M.. ... 41... 34.. la .. 44 ... 44.. 14. . 46 . 16... ... . 2 ... .145 lTt 914 7S . ... .... rn. .... in IN lS .... t4 ...VMS W! t 271 ;ri : :U4 J4.1 :i 14J 11" .... ! 117 ,111 I . . . I.ln 807 mi IW .'54 lii 3W rn 24 4 170 217 t !47 at tut rra i'4 I4S ts t: 17s las 144 ...3I! . . .7.240 ......388 27 J in.. J"T . . . . . 2M J40 212 319 Kl i40 10 271 Hi 4.. 4. .. 4 . 37 . 51.. 100. I i! . 74 . 4.. it.. :.. a.. I 77... I! . ' 74... I 44 .. t "')... j 4... M . II... ! M... 41 ... 59... M .. .. .'... r... it... 7S .. .'.... 77... It.. M... 57... 4. .. K .. I... 40... II .. U... 7t... I... 1;... .'. , . 4... 83... II... !::: 1 sr.... 40. t of sheep here today for the time of year I and the feeling was rather weak on all t kinds. Some of the more desirable grades I or both sheep and lambs sold af iust about J steady prices, but when it came to the . common to medium kinds the market wss 1 slow and a little lower. Packera did not , seem to care. In fact, wl-ether they got the warmed-up kinds or not. That being the J situation, it was rather late before a clear I ance was made. Some Mexican wethers . and yearling sold as high as fo.40 and i native lambs brought tvuire a tew reeder were Included In ;n offerings, and while good stuff sold readily at sleady prices, common kinds were slow and weak. Quotations for fed slock: Good to choice yearlings. 82.5oij5.40: fair to good year lingw. Jti.00a6.2o; good to choice wethers, 4.9tva;.l5: fair to god wethers. $4fxV&4.9u; good to choice ewes. I4.15u4.36; fair to good ewes. 83.90Ca4.15; common to fair ewes, $3.5otii3.!)0: good to choice lambs. Vi.0.J(ii.5".i; fair to good lambs. to.Trit'.uO: feeder year lings, ti Zb'li.V); feeder wether. 84.15414 4"; feeder ewes. It aMiS 6; feeder lambs, lo.OO'fj Sit. Representative sales: No. 7 native ewea 125 western cull feeder iambs 7 native cull ewes Ill native feeder cull lambs.. Pr. 2 So 2 30 3 00 3 25 3 60 3 75 3 75 3 76 4 00 4 10 4 50 6 no 5 25 5 25 6 CO 6 60 2 75 3 75 f DC 4 00 4 titl 4 0 4 NO 4 i.i fi 00 5 4o 8 Oil 8 00 ti pi 8 8 3.1 5 40 t) native gnats 1 native buck 22 native bucks and ewes... 1 native buck 35 native cull lambs 140 native ewes 1 native cllped wethers 8 native cull lambs 3 native wethers 117 native lambs 69 IS native ewes I8n 2t western cull ewes 94 133 western ewes 1n2 2 Montana grass ewta 1i5 310 Montana grass wethers 110 33 Montana grass wethers 117 li Montana grass wethers 9S 324) Montana grass wethers low 111 western feeder lambs 48 Jlti native yearlings 79 499 Mexican yearlings and weth ers 91 1 native lamb 70 7 native lambs ttti 141 western feeder lambs 77 3 native lambs 113 61 native lamb? al 484 western feeder lambs 71 CHICAGO MVR STOCK M4RKFT Cattle Sleady Hogs. Sheep aad l.ainba Steady to Lower. CHICAOO. Dec. 20. -CATTLE Receipts, .toil head; mark.it steady; good to prim.. steers. Iti.On'al.d): poor to medium. 83.761 kV9o; stockers and feeders, !2.0ofi4.1S: cows, I.OOti4.20: heifers, II .75-54.75; canners, 11.00 r3 3f. bulls. I2.ooji4.o0; calves. I3.erniiil.60. HOGS Receipt a. 36. "i head; market steady to 5c lower; mixed and butchers. tt.4oi4.ti6: good to cholc'i hi Ivy. 4 tl44.72'.4, rough heavy. 14.861 4. fiO; light. 84.3014.5.; It. Ik of sales. H 500t4 tli SHEEP AND LAMP.S-Recelpt. 22.100 head; sheep weak to l"c lower: lambs jo.i loc lower; good to choice withers. 14. 40'u. 5.00; fair to choice mixed. I3.5y.j4 60; west ern sheep. 3.t)j5.15; native lambs. t.2Mf 1.75; western lambs, $5. 5. Cut! 86. ev lork live Stuck Market. NEW YORK. Dec. 20. BEEVES Re ceipts. 1.181 bead; nothing doing: market feeling sleady; drciied beef In fair demand; native sides, common to choice, 7'a I1' lb.; Christmas beef. ltUllc; cablea quotetl live cattle firm; refrigerator beef higher, at HiyJjlOc; exports today, 8H0 cattle and 4!) quarters of beef. v CALVES Receipts. 294 head: veals, firm to 26c higher; Ixtrnyar.l culves. steady to strong; veals, 0'. tfj9.25; barnvard calves, $3.00; westerns, I3 00(fi4 26; city dressed veala, firm. iktISHc; country dressed, 7'ofllc; dressed barnyard and fed. fatic. SHEEP AND IAMBS- Receipts, 1.942 head: market for shep about steadv; for lambs. 104jl6c off: sheep. 3.504ro0, culls. I2.froft3.00; lambs. 8.267.1?'sj; general s.iles. 8 toijfi 80; no Canada lambs. HOGS Receipts, 3.812 head; murLet, aieady; good medium state hog. 16 iv. s few choice light, 16.85 St. Joseph Lle Stuck Market. ST. JOSEPH. Vtc. JO.-CATTI.E-Re-celpts, 3.ul7 head: marktt slow, sttady to shade lower; nstlves, H 7y&-j.!u; cowa and helfera. 11.75434. 3n; stockera and feeders, 12 6038 ). HlXlb Receipts. 12.55 le-d: market steady to 6c lower; light. I4.3uti4.i0; mrdiiim and heavy, 14 4.'4-l.7u. SHEEP AND LAMRS-Rtcelpt. lVo head, lambs 1 it lie Ion r, ahecp steady; lainb. 6 3645 40, wethtrs. tlXS. SIi.mx City I. lie ttovk Market. SIOl'X CITY. la. Dec. 3U.-(Bp'lal T.ie gram. 1 CATTLE Receipts. ISO bead Alrket steady; Blockers slow; beeves H 5o li U); cows, bulla snd r.ilxed. t! 2&a's.b. ; stocktis and feeders. .'.75iw. calvea and )earlinir. I.'. 26ci 3 .26. HOUS-Receli.is. 6.500 head. Market weak, selling at t -q4 .; bulk. I4.464 47. kiaui Illy t.lve tluk Market. KANSAS CITV, Ie.-. 30 - CATTLE Re- rlpts. ! h.-ad. Includli ar Si southerns; market etendy iv hlgn"; 1 1. I.e e. port sod ditsei beef slaera, lii.8o'. fair to good. Uin',': ,111 fnd stxtra libtoi-io. atockera st,d f-dera. I; 4j l iu; s.utiicru stevts, t.b-i'ji. southern cows, 17M1.: native cws. 81 T54 JV Bath heifers, C 9fT4.oi; bulls. 82.4r4 00; calves. ... i 8 Ht iS-Re cipt.. 7'' h.-a.l loarVet. Steadv to r .t.'i ; plas l"tl.K- lower; top, 34 7t; bulk of sj-les. 4 4.1i4: heavy. 84 44 7t: .ickrs. Jt i-474.; p gs and llgb.s. I H JilV MMtSKI- AND LAMMS Hecipls. bead; market str.l . naive lambs. 8S..4i jt: native wett'cis. 84 hut 3 ; native ewc Msi'Vnt"; w. stern lambs, m . '!.; west ern yearlings. M. 7StAt4 western sbep, (I.76V4 74, suc kers an l feelers. 12 j.a4.av. It. I.oaia Live 9tock Market. ST L4Tl"li. Ic. LM.-CATTI.l Receipts. 4.KII head, including la Texatis; market stea.1v; ratlve shipping snd expert steers. 8S(ai,v with titrs fane. 7cotl8rt: riresafd l eef an l butt her ste-rs. I4mtj.7S; steers tin.b-r !.' lbs. $3 .a.jjo o..; st-kers ami f..f.1.Ts. $2 ."n i.'i, tts and belters I 3414 ..Vi; canners. $1.SojJi; bulls. tl t4 3 3a. calves. 32 fasn Si; Texas and Indian steers. fc!tai4.jo; cows and helfeis. 81 4)3 .. HH5 Receipts. lo.nt" head: market stroi g: pigs and lights. H 7of4.il6; steadv to ea-v; pig and lights. 13 ;Mr4 f. -ekers. 84 s,4so: hutchers and best heav, 84.sin4 7'i PlIrJKF AXI) LAMBS Ue.'eipts. 3,1 hen.l: market steadv: natives. IJNV lambs. 84.;Mi.."4': culls and bucks. ti'Mt 4 S; stockers 12 ".r3 V; Texans, 83 .Otfio." Stock la Slabt. Receipts of live sto. k at the six principal wea;t rn cities yesterday were aa follows. catt'e. tioga. taneep. Hotith Omaha 3 n.s Sioux City !. Kansas Citv 8.2.41 Ht. I.ouls 4. St. Joseph 3.447 Chicago .0m Totals 28.006 87, 150 14,299 OMAHA WIIOLF.4AI.K MARKET. "ondltloa of Trade anil Qantatlaas tltasle sad Faster Pradaea. EtltiR Candled stock. 25c. LIsJ POL'LTRY Hens. V; roosters. c; turkeys. 14c; ducks. 9c; geese. H9c; spring chickens 8"4.c. DRESSED I'OCLTR Y -Turkeys. 18tfl9c; ducks, 11c; geese. Wl: hens 9c: spring chickens, etiloc; roosters. Sc. Ml'TTER-Ps.-king stock. I.V; choice t fancy a..ry, 17JHrc; creamnry, iTJii-:; fsscy i r.i t-c r,c. KRF8H FROZEN FISH Trout 10-; Sic erel. 8c; p.ae, lor- ter.-:.. tc; u.snm. 11c; whitefiih, h. mmrr., :tc: redsnapptr, lie; lobster (grisrii). ;.Jc; lobster (boi.ed). 10c; oullheads. lie; catfliih. 14c; b'aek easa. 2tc; halibut. 10c: rrapnlea. 12c; roa shad. II; buffalo. 7c; whits bf. 11c; free; leg,. pr dot. 26c. RHAN Per ton. 115 09. HAY Prices quoted b'- CimiAl Wholssala resbri aisoclatlne Choice No. 1 -ipllnd, Mjii; No. 2. K.oo; medium. 86.50; coarse. 15.08 Kvi straw. 86 50. The a prices are (or hay of good color and qualttv. OYSTERS New York counts, per can. 46c; extra eelects, per car", 47c; standards, Fer can, 32c: bulk tslandard), oer gal., 1.35; bulk textra eelecta). per gal. Il.ii; bulk (New Yt rk tountii. per gaL. at 00 CHRISTMAS DCCORATlON8. CHRISTMAS TREES- -3 to 6 feet par dot., 11.73; 6 to 7 feet, per doi., 12 SO; 7 to feet, per dot., 13.50; 9 to 11 feet, per dor. 14.60. Large school and churcr. purp . each 11 to 11.60; extia large, 15 to 20 test, each 12 to 15. EVERGREEN WREATHING In 0il8 of 29 vards. ; see t- I".. WREATHS Magnoila snd gslsg wreaifcs per doi , 81 254?150; evergreen wresths, per dux.. 11.2." jl iJ; holly wieaihv, ptr dos.. I1.2f1 50 HOLLY BRANCHES Per case of !4x!x4 feet, about II... Ji fcO' .r bbl., -' 00. LONG NEEDLE PINKS-Per Cos.. 13 OoO 2.50 MISTLETOE MIst'eloe branches, per -lb. box, II 25; per r , loo. TROI'ICAL FKI.T8, ORANGES Florldr 'lues 12. f:. 374 '.16 and Ss, 2.0t'i2 25; California Retllaiitl navels, all sixes, 83.00; choice navels, 12.50 m.'i- LEMONS California farcy. 12.7,; 300 and l. 14 2S: choice. 13.50. DATES Per bcx of lb. rks . 12 00; Haliowi In 70 lb. be- per lb., 'tftc. FIGS California, per 10-lh. carton. V9 85c; imported Smyrna. 4-crown. l2Sc; -crown. 14o; 7-crcwn. ltc; tansy imported (warned). In 1-lb pkgs . ltaSlrc; California, per case ot 38 pkgs.. 12.28 BANANAS Per medium-slsed bunch. ia.f7i.50; Jumbos. 82 76T73.50. ORAPE FRUIT Per box ot M tt k 15.00430.60. FRUITS. APPLES Home-gtown Jonathans, par bbl., 3 25: Ben Davis. 12.25: New York Kings, 13.25; New York Pippins. 12.75: New York Greenings. 12.80; New York Bald wins. 12.76; Colorado Jonathans, 11. 88; Wins Sups, per bu. box, 11.60 M PEAR8-rt.ih. Coiorsdo and California, fall varieties, per box, ILTSCi-Ji CRANBWKRIES vViscontun Bell and Bugle, per bbl. I8 60; Wisconsin Bell and Cherry and Jerseys, per bbt., I7-7S; psr box. $2.75. GRAPES-Imported Malagas, per k4g. (fi r-i I4. TANGERINES Florida or California, psr 4j box, 12.60. VEGETABLES. POTATOES New horns grown. In sacks, per bu., tic; Colorado, par bu., 80c. TVKNIPo per bu., c; Canada ruta bagaa. per lb., lc. CARROTS Per bu.. 40e. PARSNIPS-Per bu.. 40c. BEETS Per bu.. 40c. . - NAVY BEANS Per bu.. Il.96ffl.o0 ONIONS Home grown. In sacks, per bit, Jucsjll.oo; Spanish, per crate, l!.ti. CI'CI. MBKRS-Per dox , 1.76ff2 M. TOMATOES California, par 4-balkol rrae. 2.75'ri3.0O. 1 'A BRAGE Holland seed, per lb., lve. SWEET POTATOES Kansas kiln-dried, per bbl.. 12.25. SQUASH Home grown, per dox.. 60c. CELERY Per dox.. 3S40c; California, 45c. R.A DISHES Per dox., 90c. LETTUCE Hot house, per doi., 40960c; MISC ILLANEat'is. 8AUER KRJt ul Wisconsin, per kag, 12.60. CIDER New "fork, per bbl., 13.20; per bbl.. 25. CHEESE Wisconsin twins, full cream. nHc; Wisconsin Young America, lie; block Swiss, new, 15c old, l&uT.c; Wisconsin brick, it'--: Wisconsin limburger, 13c. N era Walnuts, No. 1. soft shell, new crop, per lb.. 14c; hard shell, per lb., lie: No. 2. soft shell, per lb., 12c; No. I bsrit shell, per lb.. 12c; pecans, large, per lb., 12c; small, per lb., loc; peanuts, per lb., 7o; roasted peanuts, per lb., lie; Chill walnuts, per lb., 1213ix:; almonds, soft shell, per lb., 17c; hard shell, per lb., lie; chestnuts, per lb., 12lJT5c; new black walnuts, per ru . 7tiJ0c; sliellbark hickory nuts, per bu., 11.75; large hickory nuts, per bu., 11.10. Mlaaeapolls (iraln Market. MINNEAPOLIS. De". CO. WH BAT-D4-cember. Il l",: May. II m: July. Il.lim No. 1 hard. II. 1-",; No. 1 northern, 11. 10",; No. 2 northern. 11.06. FLOl'R First paten!. 15 90441. Ul; second, patents. 6.7iriiO he; tlrst clears. l4.loQ4.3aii second clears. I3.7tsfr2.k6. RRAN-In bulk. 115.25. RF.AI. K8T4TK TR A MI'KHI, lieecls filed for record liecomber 20 as fvH nlshed by the Midland tbia.rat.tee and Trust . company, bonded abstracter, 181 Fitrnam street, for The Kee: First National Rank of Portsmouth to Portsmouth Havings bank, hit 11, block 1. okahoma Park ..I I C. 11 Martin et al.. lo F. Zoioudek, litia fe-t of block 18, B. E. Rogers' addition l.Otl) F A. Wead anil wife to Mary L. . Stevens, w'-ti feet of e78 feet of lots 1 anil 2. 1.1. Mk 4. Potter Cob's 2d 1,300 Edwards -Wood Co. (Incorporated) ruin Office: Fifth and Roberts Streets ST. PAUL, niNN. DEALERS IN Stocks, Grain, Provisions Ship Your Grniti to Us nraaek OOU-e. llu.lil Board mt Trad flldg;.. Outaka. Nab. Telenhoas B414. 212-114 Exchsiige Uldg . South Omaha, Bell 'Phone Ht. Independent Phone k The Merchants National Bank of Omaha, (Vet. U. V rsstiUKy Capital and Suroiu. JtOO.OOO rtAM Ml'lf MV. rria. U"I18 D8AKE. Caikisr. 91481 I. R41ILT88 Ant. Cssslar. Kaealva aertaaata al bnaia. aiaaari, crte aiisai. krmf v.t4 Ia4.t4sa;i sa lavsrevie tarma Fr:(a girkania taouikt aal ao l Lettera s4 rrtlit laauas. aiailaSI la all Sana 4 tka var.a. Istanai r' sa Tiaaa eertlfeetsa f raes4t. Cjiiatiaai ala pntmpur m4 eaaaMaa.aulf,. Wa aaisaal awraaiaalaaaa. I0.4.1O 2.418 3, Ski I1.7t 5.80.1 Oiai 2.ni4 12.560 1 H 3i.fA 22. "0