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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY. FEM.UARY 22. 1903. GRAB iXD PRODUCE MARKET Foreign Crop" Reports Show Wheat it , Generally Prosperous CORN UP ON EXPECTED RATE AGREEMENT Talk mnt of ftmall Corn nrtrrtt In that Hand of 1IHbIs and Ian a, Farmers Keeaters Ila. ' ins In Othir States. OMAHA, Feb. 21. 1M6. The May hit regained today what it lost Monday. The low point Mnnduy wm 41 l(IV and ths market opened this morn ing at ol.lHV but that was iho low point, and from there it advanced by noon to 31.11). iha foreign markets were weaker in conse quence, with the low point of Monday and the better newa from India. Liverpool closed down Ho to vC Antwerp was oft Sc. Pans gained V. Merlin went down '.c, and Buda Pesth Rained 1c. If the lor elgn marketa had any effect on the Ameri can the news of the damaging of the wheat crop in the central provinces of India of mora than Do per cent would have been noticeable. It did not have any effect, however, which shows the sit uation Is dependent entirely on domestic conditions. The foreign wheat crop summary shows lor the I'nited Kingdom the plant looking fine; in Oermany and Hungary, weather unseasonable, but crop complaints not serious; trance Is given an improved con dition, with larger offerings, Russia re ports show covering for wncat and small arrtvals at ports; Italy, Spain and north ern Africa are given a fair prospect; and In India shippers now say the Punjab, which was reported Injured by cold, is all right. ' Bradatreel's show a decrease east of tho Rockies of 779.000 bushels and an increase in Europe and afloat of 700,(Ju bushrfls, making a decrease In the world's of 7H.0O0 bushels. The Chicago contract stocks of wheat have decreased 2ii,0t2 bush els for the week, This Is all In No. 2 hard, which Is st total of l,029,5u bushels. The total stocks are too bushels. The northwestern cars, including Chicago, are 200 today, 638 last week and TtjO a year ago. Not much com Whs on the market today and the undertone was strong. There was a good covering by shorts on reports that the western rouds were to get together on the rate Question. The May corn wss 4Hc Monday for Mgh. It opened this morning at 4'c,' wliloh was the low point, and advanced by noon to 47c. Galveston cleared 286,000 bushels of corn. .There Is mora talk of. a small reserve In Illinois . and Iowa. Stock shippers from these two states are quoted as saying the farmers have fed and eold a large, part nf laat year's crop. Many, they say, have sold aa high as one-half or even two-thirds of the crop. Sotne large -.feeders are reported to have fed all and to be buying of other farmers. - The small renters have been especially large sellers. Southern iowa is reported to M buying freely', of central Iowa and Missouri iteders from Nebraska. The price varies, being 3 cents in central Illinois. 40 cents In eastern Iuwa and 32 cents in central Iowa. Some claims are made that the government crop figures were exaggerations and that only thirty five to fifty bushels have been husked where forty to seventy-five were reported. A canvas has been made tf a large portion of Illinois, including Peoria and the terri tory near Chicago, and the reserves In the farmers' hands found to be only 9.3 per cent, or a reduction of 20 per cent since January 1. The oats reserve Is figured to have decreased to 19.2 per cent, a decrease since the first of the month of 4.2 per cent. Bradstreet's corn figures show a decrease of I.TOD.OOO and in oats a decrease of 669,Oo0 bushels. , Omaha ' Cash Prices. WHEAT No. 2 hard. 31.0ftyl.10: No. S hard. 81.02(31.07; No. 4 hard, 90c1.01; No. 1 spring, 31.03. CORN No. 2. 43Uc: No. 8, 43V4e: No. 4, 42Vac; no grade. 3fn41c: No. 2 yellow, 44c: No. I yellow, 43Hc; No. 2 white, 44c: No. 1 white. 43c. OATB No. 3 mixed, "fc; No. 3 mixed, Hc; No. 4 mixed, iDo; No. 2 white. 30iAc; No. I white. SOc; No. 4 white, 29fi29c; standard, SOtte. Carlot Receipts. Wheat Corn. Oats. Chicago 21 314 109 Kansas City , 105 73 9 Minneapolis 10 Duluth 19 St. Ixuils 49 M 47 Omaha s 115 11 Minneapolis Wheat Market. The range of prices In Mlnneannlis. as re- eat el-ojriold wards-Wood com Dan v. 11. 11 Board of Trade, was: r. Commodity. ppen. High.) Low. Close. Wheat. , May .-..i.. July September 1 1 13H ' 4 1 16'i, 1 141, 4S 1 15S 1 574 1 1441 1 14v! 1H'I 84J SEW YORK KPXUHAl. MARKET ((.stations f the Day. on Various ' '. ' 'Commodities,. " NET YORK. Feb. 21-FIOUR-Recelpts, 17.499 bbls.; exports, 10,657. bbls. The mar ket was dull but firmly held. Mlnne- . sota patents, f6.004t'A.45; Minnesota bakers, 34.3O04.tib; winter patents, 36.60fa6.BS; winter straights. 16.H00i6.46; winter extras. 3.66t' ,4.80; winter low grades, 32.45(i4.10. Rye flour, steady; fair to good, t4.Hfku4.70; choice .to fancv, 'f 4. 754)4.16- Hurkwhcat Hour, quiet: per 100 lbs., I2.00tr2.10. I COR N M E A I. Steady ; tine white and yel low, 81-26; coarse, new, $1.06(y 1.07ft; kiln dried, Ii.903.lft. HVE Nominal: No. 2 western, 80c asked. . BARLEY Quiet; feeding. 43o, c. 1. f., New York; malting, 4.Vu6;c, c. 1. I., But- .'falo. WHEAT Receipts, 10,726 bushels. Spot, firm: No. 2 red, nominal, elevator; No. i red, tl.24,4 f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 northern Du luth 127V f. O. b. afloat: No. 1 hard Multi loba $1.12 I. o. b. afloat. Options after open ing a shade lower on account of poor - cables wheat turned stronger and was ' well sustained all day, especially in New ' York on a scare of shorts and bull sup ' port. Lat prlcea here showed Vrulo net advance, the outside on May. May, 1119 01.17, cloned tl.17; July, $1.061.064, closed 11.06V; September, 96Hwic. closed c. CORN-r-Heceipts, 110,726 bushels; exports, ' 74,402 buahela. Spot, market firm No, 2, 64o elevator and 64c f. o. b. afloat. No. 2 ) allow, 64o; No. 2 white, 64c. Options, mar ket fairly active and strong on good local and outside demand and with the west closing high and c net. higher; May, 61vwu) . 62V closed. 61V July closed b2c. OATS Kerelpts, 94.6ml bushels; exports, 21,658 bushels. Spot market dull. Mixed, & 83 lbs.. SiiiXc; n mural white, 30 to .81 pounds. 84t3X4o; clipped white, 36 to 40 lbs.. 3HHS4lViC. v.- HA1 Ouiet; shipping, SSGTOe; good to Choice, ooejeoo. HOPS Quiet: stats, common to choice, 1904, 294i33c; 1903, 28'q31c; olds, 12ai3c. Pa ' rifle coast, 1904, 2&32c; 1903, 27f30c; olds 12 614c. HIDES-FIrm; Galveston. 20 to 26 lbs., lie; California, 21 lo 26 lbs., lc; Texas (dry), 24 to 30 Ins., 14ftc. ' LJEATHER Steady; acid, 24(i2oo. ' PHOVIoIONB-Beef, firm: family, 111.00 '61180; mm, f9.gO4i8.10; beef hams, fOO 23.60! pocket. 10.8otf 11 00; city extra India mess, U&UOd'lT.OO. Cut meats, firm; pick led belli, 87.007.60; Pickled shoulders, fti.00; pickled hams. t8.T69.00. Ird, dull: western steamed, 87.10; refined, quiet; con. tlnent. . 87.16; South America, 87.66; com pound. 84.764Y5.12M. Pork, easy; family. 114.0316 00; short clear, U Otal6 26; mesa, J3.mi-fi 13.74. TALIOW Kasy; city f!2 per pkg.), 4c; country (pkgs. free), 4H4i4,c. KlCfcJFlim; domestic, fair to extra, JT 3c; Japan, nominal. . BUTTER Strong; street price. extra creamery 3636; official prices, creamery, common to extra, 27nV6c; creamery, held common to extra, icoajc; state dairy, common to extra, 24tt:Cc; renovated, com mon to extra, 20O28o; western factory, com mon to extra. 2U29c; western Imitation creamerv. common to extra, S4ti31c. I'HEEBB-Firm; atste, full rreum, small colored and white, fancy. l.H4c; stale Hue, lilc; atate. lata made, colored and while, poor to choice. 10ft KV1; large and uhite, fancy, lSle: nne, 12Vtil2r; lata made, col ored and white, poor to choice, I4i4l2ic. KtKB Weak; western firsts, ; v.et frn seconds, SiHaSc, POl'I.TRY Alive, steady; western chick ens. 12c; fowls, 14Vc: turkeys, lie. Dressed, quiet; western chickens, 1314c; fowls, Y.Vii 14c; turkeys. KO-Juc. t. I.nala Grain and Provisions. 8T. LOUIS, Feb. 21. WHEAT Higher; No, 2 red cash, elevator. I1.14H; traik. fl.l7ei.lR: May. ll.16ijl.ljW; July, ,c: No 2 hard. 11.14 nl 16. CORN Higher; 3 rash, 44l4e.' track, 46UO tor; May. 46'46ii: July, 4ti'.4c. OATH Higher: No. i cash, 3Uic; track, 8'friiHc; My. 3VtSlc; No. 2 white, S3 jac. FIjOUR Very quiet; red winter nutents, 8.'i.Si(i6.60: spei'lal brands. 86 iai5.75; extra fsncy still straight, 4.0'i)6.1j, clear, 84.4i 40. 8KFD Timothy, steady at 82 OoV'j.40. PORN MKAI. SteMdy at 3-'.40. BRAN Stead ; sai ked. east track, 8311 m. HAT Firm: fur b't timothy, $1. fOfllilO, prslrle, iW9Vi. .. I KtN CO H OW TlKg-53. BAOOIVtJ -7I4C ' HfMP T IN K . PROVISION'S)- p.,rk. higher: jobbing. $'t'H ' I-ard.' h ght-i ; prime steam, !ii n Rn'on. nnrhsnged; boxed, extra shorts, 3.V: clesr ribs. 8T Sn; short clr. 87. 7S. POULTRY F-asy; rhlf kens. 10v : springs. 10"v; turkeys. 16r; ducks. 13c; gese. TQ-m B I "TTKR Higher; creemeTy. r.tfTbc; da iry. 1f.iAC. KtitiH Lower. 2c, esse count. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, bbls loom Ji.ooil Wheal, bu 60nn0 74.000 Pom, hu 65 0") W M Oats, bit 47,0fl 64,000 IHH.AGO URAI1 AKU PROVISIONS Features nf tho Traalax and Closlag Prices on Board of Trade. CHICAGO, Feb. 21. Decresse in primary receipts due largely to impassable country roads caused a net advance of uV today In prices for wheat. Corn- shows a gain of Oats are up Sc. Provisions are unchanged to 6c higher. Strength In the wheat market developed soon atter the opening. At the start the market was beanrhly affected by a decline at Liverpool, ssid to be caused by larger offerings from Argentina. Initial quotations on May were unchanged to lower at Jl.lKVI.lX'V July slso was unchanged to .e lower, at 81lVsU 1.01H- Trading was confined largely to the July delivery, al though some shorts covered May on all slight declines. The demand for July at times was of such a character as to sug gest that the market was receiving sup port from a prominent hull trader. As the session advanced wheat became more bull ish. Little improvement, however, was noted in the volume of business. Marked falling off in primary receipts had a strengthening influence during the last part of the day. Strength of corn helped stim ulate a demand for wheat. Statistics of the world's visible supply proved a disappoint ment to the bulls. Bradstreet's report show ing a decrease of only 79.0HO buahela, as against a decrease of 3.34,OtiO bushels a year ago. Prices, however, reached the highest point of the day Just before the close Mav sold at 81 lr and July at 81.01'. The market finished strong with May at the top, 81. 19V Flnar quotations on Julv were at 31.0Hnif1.01V Clearances of whn'at and flour were equal to 63.2 bushels. Primary receipts were i9.0n0 bush els, compared with 1.131,ono bushels ttwo days) a year ago. Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago reported receipts of 200 cars, against 526 cars last week and 7G0 cars a year ago. Shorts were fairly active bidders for corn and in consequence the market gained in strength as trading progressed. The main causes of the renewed activity ahiong shorts was a rumor that, owing to the fail ure of a reduction In freight rates to in crease the movement of corn former rates were soon to be restored. A deereaae of 1,790,000 bushels in the visible supply, as compared with, an Increase of 2.100,000 bush els last year, was an additional bullish Influence. The market closed practically at the highest point of the day. May opened unchanged to a shade higher at 4Va4rSc to 4SSC. sold up to 47c and closed at 46'c. 1ocal receipts were 814 cars, none of con tract grade. A firm undertone prevailed In the oate market the entire day. Pit traders were bullishlv Inclined owing to a rumor of the restoration of former freight rates which would tend to check the free movement of the grain. The' volume of business, how ever, was light. Some of the more timid shorts cover!. Mav opened unchanged at M)e, advanced to 31Hc and closed at 31c. Local receipts were 199 cars. Early In the session an easy tone was manifested In provisions owing to selling by commission houses, but later as a result of strength In corn shorts covered mod erately, causing a firmer undertone. At the close May pork was up 6c at 812.82H& Lard was up 2'ioc at i.2 V.96. Klbs were unchanged at 86.82HO. KMlmuted receipts for Thursday: Wheat, 7 cars; corn, lis cars; oats, 97 cars; hogs, 44. IHO head. The leading futures ranged as follows: Artlcles.1 Open. I Hlgh.l Low. I Cloae.l Yes'y. Wheat May July Sept. Corn Feb. May July Sept. Oats) Feb. May July Sept. Pork Feb. May July Lard Feb. May luiy. . Rlbs Fcb. May July I I I I 11SVH 1 !' 1 18fc 1 19HI 1 1"H lioiw-si ioni 1 oi&ioivi 1 oi icy yzfti 44',, 43H 47 46Vt-H. 4tiTk4Vq 47' 47 47V4;Vfl.4i 471 7 4747V 47 30V 30 29S29V ?l'.l 31 I 29S 30' 4, in W 1) oil. 31 1 sn,3ovg:n 2!29 14 J, 12 r!W, 12 12 " 12 92x 12 Vk 12 90 6 90 .7 00 m 6 NO S 96 6 96 7 6 S7Vi , 7 00 60 6 B2H 6 82Vtl 6 6 7 92 301 30 30 12 0 12 'i74 12 90 72 6 90 2 02 6 R2 6 66 82V 6 12 2i J2 sw; 12 971 77h' C 99 . 7,1)6 No. 2. Cash quotations were as follows: FLOUR Steady ; winter patents, 86.109 6.20; winter straights, 84.8006 00; spring pat ents, 85.0fVef6.4O; spring straights, 84.6O8'4.90; bakers, 2.6n3.80. WHEAT No, 2 spring. 81.15if1.20; No. 1, 81.10til.18; No. 2 red, 31141 CORN No. 2, 44c; No. 2 yellow. 45c. OATS No. 2, 80'e; No. S white, 82iff32Vic; No. S white, 3tVWi31c. RYE No. 2. wmo. BARLEY Good feeding, 38c;. fair to choice malting, 424o . . SEEDS No. 1 flax. 81.18; No. 1 north weatern, 31.2H. Timothy, prime, 12.90. Clover, contract grade, 312.50. PROVISIONS Mess pork, per bbl.. 12.fi2H (f12.G5. Ird, per 100 lbs.. 86.7796.80. Short ribs sides (loose), 86 .62if6.76; short clear sides tboxed), 3e.75i&.87H. Following are the receipts and shipments of flour and grain: Receipts. Shipments. Flour, bbls 20.600 , 20.200 Wheat, bu 63,000 41.700 Corn, bu ,...351,800 217.700 flats, bu 29.70O 131.600 Rye, bu 3,000 2,000 Barley, bu 123.800 27.000 On the Produce exchange today the but ter market waa firm; creameries, 24434c; dairies, 24(fi30c. Egys, steady; at mark, cases Included, 241jiiHc; first, 27o; prima firsts, 29c; extras, 81c. Cheese, firm, 12 13c Kausns City Grnln nnd Provisions. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 21 WHEAT Firm; May. Ii.o; -July. ravtiTOTsc. Cash: No. 2 hard, tl-09l-10: No. 8 81.0561.08; No. 4, 9N'tjcftt!.0t; No. 5 red. 81.10(31.13; No. 3. 8107 O1.08; No. 4, tl.0oei.06. CORN Firm; May, 44'ie; July, 44H44'!ie. Cash: No. 8 mixed, 47c; No. t, 46Vj4fc; No. 2 white, 47c; No. 8. 46iSH7c. OATS Firm; No. 2 white, S34; No. 2 mixed, 33c. RYE-Steady. 7979V4c. HAY Steady; choice timothy, 89.601000; choice prairie. 87K)t8.00. EGGS Lower; Missouri and Kanses, new No. 2 whitewood cases included, 25c; canes returned, 34c. BUTTER Creamery, !StS32c; packing. 24c. Receipts. Shipments. Wheat, bu 40,000 57.600 Corn, bu '. 24.000 t.m Oats, bu 3,000 30,000 Available Sapply of Grain. NEW YORK, Feb. 21. Special cable and telegraphic communications received by Bradstreet's show the following changes In available supplies as compared with last account: 1 f Wheat, In the United States and Canada east of the Rockies, decreased 779.000 bu. Afloat for and In Europe increased 700,000 bu. Total supply decreased 79,000 oil. Com In the United States and Canada east of the Rockies, decreased 14. 730. mm bu. '' Oats. In the United States and. Canada east of the Rockies, decreased 669.000 bu. The leading Increases reported this week are 214.1X10 bu. at Fort Worth, 62.000 bu. at Nashville and 57,0m) bu. at Knoxvllle. The leading decreases Include an estimate of 100,000 bu. at the northwestern Interior elevators, 77,000 bu. at Portland, Me.. 74.000 bu. at Manitoba. TS.fsO bu. at Depot Harbor and 60.0UO bu. at Minneapolis private ele vators. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 21. WHEAT May. 81.15; July. tl.!4i2?1.14i; September. 94Ht 94Sc; Ne. 1 hard. 3117: No, 1 northern. 81 1!: No. 3 northern. tl.llV FI4.1UR First patents, 36.3.'Mfi6.60; second patents, 86.160 3O: first cleara, 84. 1604 86; second clears. 32 x91.70. BRAN In bulk. 814.25qi4.60. Mllwaakee Grnln Market. MILWAUKEE, Feb. tl. WHEAT Mar ket steady: No. 1 northern. 31.18; No. 2 northern. 81. 16; May. 8I.19S. asked. BARLEY Quiet; No. i, Jc; sample, 87 650c. PORN Btronge-; No. 8. 444jM5c; May, 46c. ' Dolath Grain Market. DULUTH, Feb. ll.-WHEAT-To arrive. No. 1 northern. 8113; on track. No. 1 northern. 3113: No. 2 northern, 31.0;4p 111; May. 11.14; July, 3114; Septem ber. H4c. OATS To arrive and on track, 29o. Oils and Rosin. OIL CITY, Ps.. Feb. 21.-OIL Credit bal ances, II. "9; rertlfliates. no bid; shipments. HI Mil bbls., average 74.160 bbls.; runs, II 000 bbls , sversge 43.926 bbls ; shipments, Lima, 46! blila., average i).22 fchls. ; runs, Ima. 14 1H7 bbls. aversge 42..' bbls. SAVANNAH. Ftip. II TOlL-,Turpentlne. nmhing doing. (2c. ItOftlN-FIrm: A. B P. H.gT: D. 82 72: V.. 3'.' 77: F. 82 85; G. 32; I. F.H): K. 84.0; M, 34.60, N, 84.T6, W O, 86 0o; W W, 85.16, NEW YORK STOCKS AND BONDS t Valnet Are Higher Because of Iztenaire Bnjing by Outiden. 1 NEW RECORD FOR UNION PACIFIC hares Co A hove the High Mark Made Fonr tears Ago I taring Fight for Control mt tho Road. NEW YORK, Feb. 21. The operations tn today's stock market were of a character to rncourage the hope long deferred of an ac tive entry into the market of the public at large, 'i ne principal share In the market hltnerto has oeen attributed to professional operators, incluaing the ususl contingent of weelihy men who mane campaigns in the stork market on a large scale ana who com mand almost boundless resources for all the pieparatlona incidental to such a campaign. Tne success which has ai tended these preparations is of course based on a gen eral confidence In the prosperity of general conditions and a rnntinueu investment de mand, which buttresses the market by a waiting demand on ail recessions. But thi hope of the professional contingent which has been booming stocks has looked long ingly forward to an outbreak of speculation of a much wider scope than la Involved In such operations as thee and which Is seen but once or twite in a generation. Such a movement has already occurred in thla gen eration and it culminated In the panic of May. 1901. The unfortunate issue of that experience brought severe punishment that seemed to serve as a warning to the whole public and to discourage tuelr attempt to obtain any share In the benefits of the long advance which hua occurred in the present stock market. The demand for stocks from this source up to this time hs been en tirely Inconspicuous, but evidences were unmistakable today that the public was coming freely into the market. The tide of the buying demand had all of the Im pressive sweep of periods of widespread speculation, and the movements were char acteristically lucking In special newa to explain them. The only news which seemed to be regarded waa an advance in price. Wherever this occurred it was sure to be followed fiuickly by a surging demand which churned up the particular stock af fected into violent activity and buoyancy. All news was favorably Interpreted, or, if that waa not feasible, was Ignored. Union Pacific was the sensation of the market and waa carried Irresistibly to A record price level. The previous record of 133 was made in Mnv 1901. doing the period of buying of the stock In retaliation for the campaign by Its owners for control of Northern Pa cific. Information from well Informed sources precluded the Idea that anything like a corner In the stock was threatened Equally well Informed authorities depre cated the talk thnt any plan whs In prog ress looking to a change in the status of the company. Hanking Interests near to the company were authority for the opin ion that the movement waa purely due to speculation In the stock. An even more violent price movement was that In Sloes-Sheffield Steel, which was Jumped up over 20 points. Rumors were plenty of a coming merger of southern iron companies. Storm blockades and hold ing of cotton are forcing down the earnings of railroads in the southwest, but that group waa conspicuous for strength In the day's movement. The reported abandon ment of rate legislation for this session of congress, the hope that the New Haven labor trouble Is to be arbitrated and the belief that that war of rates on expert frraln will soon be terminated were minor ufluencea In keeping up the demand. But the overriding factor was the growth and spread of speculative excitiment. which brings Increasing crowds of buyers Into the market. Buying of this character, without a reason why. swept price Irre sistibly to a higher level. That advantage was taken of the advent of public buying tn secure profits on an . enormous scale was evident from the occasional unettlement of the market. The closing itself waa rather Irregular, but the general character of the day's highly speculative market was not altered by this fact. Bonds were steady, but were not so active as stocks. Total sales, par value, 85,035.000. United States bonds were all unchanged on call. Quotations on the New York Stock ex change ranged as follows: Ha les. H Igh. w.Clnse. 20.900 69 -88 89- 4,200 . log 102 102 300 Ul '121 1;o -.(B, lt 10ti ' !, lofii. Atchison do pfd ! , Atlantic Coaxt Line Baltimore & Ohio.. do Dfd i..;.. Canadian Pacific Central of N. J Chesapeake & Ohio.. Chicago & Alton do pfd Chicago Gt. Western Chicago & N. W. - 800' '97 7.0UO- 137 iu an 4,400 100 61 41 & T... 24 238 C. M. & St. P 30.8HO 178 18-tt 13 100 2S ttt Si Chicago Term do pro ..- C. , C, C. & St. L Colo. & Southern do 1st pfd do 2d pfd Delaware A Hudson.. D. . L. ft Wfl Denver ft Rio Grande do pfd Erie do 1st pfd do 2d pfd Hocking Valley do pfd Illinois Central Iowa Central ... do pfd K. C. Southern , do pfd 97 137 noo as so 24 in 18 33 99 26 63 37 4.8UO 194 191 192 9,900 2.200 800 600 3.600 2,21.) 100 300 97 U7 Jol 51 41 I 'is 2U7 177 18 S3 98 26 63 Si r0 200 700- RS.fioO 10,3") 6.3.0 60 60 6 .610 300 '..'.'.'. i'.ioo 6.900 868 83 88 ' 45 W 66 92 91 159 29 'si 67 3b.-y 33 88 45 80 65 91 91 158 29 '30 66 356 S3 88 . 45 80 6 91 91 158 29 66 .30 . 138 172 : 81 120 22 66 104 las Iuls. ft Nashville.... 2,700 138 138 Manhattan 1 4.300 1 72 172 ' Met. Securities 2.900 82 81 Met. St. Ry 8,800 121 120 Mexican Central 600 23 22 M. & St. L M., St. P. ft 8. 8. M... 3.300 106 104 do pfd Missouri Pacific 37.700 108 107 108 M., K. ft T 6.3HO 32 31 32 do pfd 4.600 66 64 65 N. R. R. of M. pfd.... 100 41 41 41 N. Y. Central 11.9H) 148 147 148 N. Y O. ft W 77.600 6&t 6354 66A Norfolk ft Western... 6,3oO 84 8.1 83 300 93 93 92 : .85,000 140 139 140 do pfd Pennsylvania .... P.. C. C. ft St. L Reading 189,600 do 1st pfd luO do 2d pfd Rock Island Co 2.100 do pfd 500 St. K ft 8. F. 2d pfd.. MO W. 600 ... 800 ...61.300 ... 1,400 ...28,400 ... 300 ... 32.300 ... 4.0 ... 9.600 ..289.300 96 92 '35 81 7 2(1 94 92 'S4 70 70 2ti 26 63 63 69 69 69 130 119 119 so1 34 36 97 38 37 56 2.800 101 101 101 9 Oi) 00 9.T 46 2.000 23 2.700 47 46' 1,600 2,500 24 63 ... 200 260 ..118.1H0 77fl 1.200 61 10 1.000 1.000 600 S3 tw 36 40 24 62 159 76 841, 93 35 40 St. Louis S do pfd Southern Pacific .. do pfd Southern Railway do pfd Texas ft raclfio .. T.. St. U ft W do pfd Union Pacific do pfd Wabash do pfd Wheeling & L. 10.. Wisconsin Central do pfd Adams Ex American Ex United States Ex.. Wells-Fargo Ex... Amal. Conner Am. Car ft Foundry. do pfd Am. Cotton Oil , do pfd Am. Ice do pfd Am. Linseed Oil do pfd ar., Am. locomotive do pfd Am. Smelt, ft Refng do pfd Am Surer Refnr.... Am, Tobacco, pfd cert Anaconaa ru. vo.. Brooklyn R. T Colo. Fuel ft Iron. Consolidated Gas.. Corn Products , do pfd i 1 1 1 . . ..I , L General Electric 1.2o0 187 I81UI IliinriiAiiuiiMj 47avv. .uv 7S 1 no pro International Pump. do pfd National Iead North American .... Pacific Mall People's Has pressed Steel Car... do pfd Pullman Palace Car. Republic Steel do pfd Rubber Goods do ofd Tenn, Coal ft Iron 87,100 97 87 36 63 133 . 4.800 .32.610 . 2.700 119 .21,800 1 451 300 41 112 90 1.300 40 .16.700 . 200 . l aw 600 . 8.100 .18.600 . 2.BU0 U. S. Leather 1.400 do pfd 1.100 U. S. Realty Mrt U. 8. Rubber 2.0n0 do pfd ?no U. 8. Steel 127.SIO do nfd 43.000 Vs. -Carolina Chem.... 2.9"0 do nfd 400 Westinrh'wiss Eleo..... n Western Union ........ 1 400 19 24 63 247" 230 130 260 77 84 93 35 95 t 40 16 36 40 110 89 118 145 97 108 62 62 205 a 77 38 187 21 77 39 86 37 102 107 38 89 240 ? 79 ..... 94 8? . 86 1! 12 106 . imu rw 44 43. K 33V M 95 96 38 lie 110 10 1X0. 93 M 45 97 2.100 109 107U ..25.100 631 62 ..22,600 62 61 .. 4.3110 207 206 .. 2.900 21 21 w il 77 V 6) 38 39 ' 102 48 iVl" 38 is" 102 47 j-tT 3.1i0 17 lft7sl 4,0ft) M S7i2 fid cotT 20 80 ' 27 88 77 : 86 12 1W 1)8 33 r ST 1" 93 Total sales for the day, 1.800.000 shares. , Treaanry Statement.' WASHINGTON. Feb 21 Tedy s -slate-ment of the treasury balance in the gen eral fund, exclusive of the 815),04),(4W gold reserve In ths division of redemption. ! nil 1 1 it'n CTHPL' 1 D L' L T :ls7i.v,,w c"h b"'"nc ,10v,i:!Uj1A11A LIt MOU jlAKKtl Xew York Money Market. NEW YORK. fb. 21 MOXET-On rail, steady at 3ir?W rer cent: closing bid. 2 per rent; offered. . 2 per cent. Time loans, steadv; (0 and 90 days. 1 per cent; months, 3V,tl3 rp cent. PRIME MERCANTILE PAPER-3X ''VtkRLING EXCHANGE Weak, with actual business in bankers' bills at 84 8726tf 4 8730 for demand and at 84 86H4 8515 for en-da v bills; posted rates. 84 864600 and 84.8'B4.88'4; commerclsl bills, 84 85. ILVER-Bsr. Kir; Mexican dollars. 47V. BONDS Government, steady; railroad, steady Closing prices On bonds: f. S. rrl. I; reg....l4t Jtpan . etft 1(11 da coupes .., Itxt I. A N. unl. i lflOt 4a It. rf tn4 Manrurun e. t 4..lo'4 do ronpon lnd Mei. ontrsl 4t 74S do Bw 4s. ft Oi (to 1st Ine t3 do coupon HI Mlna. 8. U 4s.... M do old 4. ref 106n M . K. T. 4a mi do coupon 1061 do I Am. Tobacco 4a. ctfa. 75', N. R. R. of M. r. 4 12 do to. ctfa tut N. r. r. 1st ine Alchlaon tn. 4a HM1 N. 3. c g. it do sdi. 7 No. racltte 4a 1WW Atlantic r. L. 4 lltt do ta Hal. A Ohio 4a 1 N. A V. c 4a tot do ta S O. S. L. rfd 4a 7i Central of Ca. ao IX r cmr. l I0' do lot Inc ti Readtas sen. 4a lU'a do td Ine 4 st. L. I. M. r a . 117 rhn Ohio 4 St. U ft 9 T. fx 4a. 1 t'hJcaxo aV A. J Si. 1. t. W. e. 4a ... 12 C . n. A Q. n. 4 ins Seaboard A I,. 4a l S C. It. I. ft P. 4a.... MS Ho. Pacific t do col. ta M Bo Rallwar is m rci'. sr. 1 g. 4a.. ins Toaa A P. ta Its rhlcsfto Ter. 4a T iT.. gt. U w. 4a.. 14 Colorado Mid. 4a.... 7 t nlon Paclflc 4a in Colo, ft So. 4a Ml do roar. 1SSV. Cuba la, ctfa 107 t". S. Slael id ta a "D. R. 0. 4a'. IftlS.Wabaah la 11V nintlllera' 8ac. in 7l to dah. II '"W Erla prior Man 4a 10144 Weal em Md. 4a. tl't do fen. 4a ? w. 4V U K. 4a F. W. ft.D. C. la..H0iWI. Cantral 4a 4 Hockltif Val 4'... lni,l 'Offered. Bid. Boston Stors Market. ROSTON. Feb. 21 Call losns. 24 cent; time loans. 394 per cent. ( closing on stocks snd btmds: Atctiiann adj. 4o M Weatlns comrann da 4a Max Cantral 4s.. Atchison do pfd Booton a- Albany. Doaron A Mains. 'Ronton Clevatad .. Pitch bun pfd Max. Control N. Y.. N. H. ft H. Pars Marquatte .. t'nlon Pactfio A mar. Argo. Cham, do pfd Pnau. Tubs.. Pillar ....... pfd t. a t Woolan pfd Dominion t. A a.. Ed Hon Eire. Illu... ttaneral Rlectrle .. Maas. Klactrle do pfd Una. tlaa I'nlwd Prult I'nited Shoo Math.. do pfd I'. S. fstoel do pfd Asked. "Bid. .lot ...74 ... 1414 ...lto ...17t .. .I4' ...I4I- . lit .104 .103 .lllSa Amir. Amor. do Amor. Amar. do Advanturo Allouoa Amsltamatod American Xlne Atlanttr (al. A Hocls.. fntannlal .... f'oppor Ranga . Paly Waal liomtnlon Coal Pranklln Grancr ;i!lnle Rorala ... . lOVa Maim. Mining . . t Michigan .143 IMohaok .1St"4lMnl C. A C. .144V Old Dominion . . 14 lOacaola . IS 14 Parrot . t .1M 1 14 . M . 44 .Ul'a rt . MS . S6U Qulncjr Shannon ITamarack .... Trlnltjr t . B. Mining. f. t. Oil t tah Victoria Winona Wolvarlno .... iS per JtTicial ... ... 7 ... SS ... 7714 ... tl ... 17 ...tn ... :t ... 71 ...17 ... an ... 11 ... i ... ... il ... 14 ... U ... 4 ... !7S ... ti ... it ...10S ... I ...130 ... II ... ... ... 41 ... ... 1-1W ...111 :.H 42 10i.li Usdoa Stock Market. LONDON, Feb. 21, Closing quotations oh stocks and bonds: Conaola, money .. V) 1114 do account .. Anaconda Atchlann do ptd Baltlmor A Ohio. .. . 104 Canadian Pacific ....141 Chaa. A Ohio... Chicago Ot. W. C. M. A St. P DeBeora Denver A R. 0.. do pfd Erla do lat pfd... do 2d pfd..,, Illinois Cantral , Ioula. A Naah.. M . K. A T N. Y. Cantral Norfolk A W do pfd Ontario W Pennsylvania Hand Minea Reading do lat pfd do 2d ptd. 9b. Rallwar do pfd 3o. Pacific .. Union Pacific do pfd .... I'. 8. Staol... do pfd .... Wabsah do pfd . . . , Kpantah 4a .. PILVEP-Bar, firm. 28 1-16d per ounce, . mu.'n r. x Vx'tlo per -cent. The rate of discount In the open market for short bills Is 2 per cent. The rate of discount In the open msrket for three months' bills is 2ttP4 per cent. w York Mining; Storks. NEW YORK, Feb 21,-The following are the closing quotations on mining mocks: 6 52 .. l. .. 11V ..At ., 0 .. 47S .. Mi ..47 . .111 ..1414a, .. .151 . 4' . 9S . ss . 71" . 10 . 44 . 47 . 41 . j;. .101) . 71 .1S4 .10:Ha . S41, . 41 . ta . 4744 . tl Adatna Con' is iLtttla chlaf. A Ilea 0TKatarlo Bretee ZD Ophlr Brtinawlck Cnti I Phoantx Comatook Turtnal ibV Potnsl Con. L'al Va. !,S.ua Horn Silver ...... ,,..1T0 flarra Nevada Iron Sllvor . .too Small Hopoo .. Loadvllla Con I Htandard ...3t0 ...;4 ... a ... 14 ... S ... 44 ... ...170 I Forelgrn ' Financial. TENDON, ' Feb. Si. Money was in good dqmand In the market today, calls and dis bursements causing' a considerable move ment. The tone on. the Stock exchange was cheerful and a fair business was trans acted despite the .settlement. There was a continued Investment demand, this being stimulated by the monetary outlook ana the hopes-for peaoerln.the far east. Con sols were strong, but relapsed later on profit-taking. Home rails were active, par ticularly the heavy lines. Amerlcsns were firm and above parity. Numerous advances were recorded, especially In New York. On tario AV Western, Atchison. Topeka A. Santa Ke, Southern Psciflc and I'nited States flteel, while Union .Pacific rallied after a lower opening. The stocks were fairly ac tive throughout and closed firm. Japanese were the features. Imperiul Japanese gov ernment 6s of 1904 were quoted at 103. Copper shares were well supported and had a hardening tendency. BERLIN, Feb. 21. On the Bourse today the market was firmer In most of the de partments In consequence of the Paris and London advices. PARI8. Feb. 21. The tone on the Bourse today was firm except in the case of Rus sians, which were depressed as a conse quence of the student agitation In Russia. Russian Imperial 4a were quoted at 91.60 and Russian bonds of 19o4 at 607. Wool Market. BOSTON, Feb. 21. WOOl Interest in the local wool market IS divided between the foreign grades, which sre now from neces sity In tne principal demand, and In the do mestic wools, which are nearly exhausted. There is some talk, of lower prices, the market now being steady, but It is consid ered doubtful if these will develop. Pulled wools are In good demand. There is little trading in territory wools. Territory, Idaho fine, 18519c; heavy fine, 16Jfl7c; fine me dium, 18ulSc.; medium, 2&23c: low me dium. ' 234i4c; Wyoming, fine,' I8f18e; heavy fine. 22fJ23c: low medium, 23(240. lT?ah and Nevada, fine, 170-180; heavy fine, 16Tal6c; fins. 17&'18e; medium, 22igU3c; low medium, 23824e. Dakota, fine, 17419c; me dlum, 18'8,19c; medium, 284r24c; low medium, 23t'24e. Montana, fine, choice, HijrtBc; flue, average, lij20c; fine, medium choice, 21 22c; average, 194f2Qc; staple, 2ff:3c; medium choice. 28ffl'?4o. - ST. ions, Feb. a. WOOI-Steady: me dium grades, combing and clothing, 20ff;(f; light fine, 21fc22c; heavy fine, l.lSc; washed, 330400. Cotton Mnrkct. NEW YORK. Feb. 21. COTTON-Spot closed quiet. 10 points higher; middling up lands. -8c; middling . gulf. 8.26c; sales, 83 bales. LIVERPOOL. Feb. 21. COTTON Spot In fair demand: prices points lower: Amer ican middling fair. 4.82d; good middling, 4 SOd: middling, 4.18d; low middling. 4.0M; good ordinary, 8.92d: ordinary. 3.76d. The sales of the day were 10,000 bales, of which I 000 were for speculation and export and included 9,100 American. Receipts. 26,400 bales all American.' NEW ORLEANS; Feb. 21. COTTON Bteady; sales. 2.S60 bales: ordinary. 6 3-lHc; good ordinary, 6c: low middling. 7c; mid dling, 7 1 -16c; good middling. 8 1-16c; mid dling fair, 6c; receipts, 7,176 bales: stock, 79 W8 bales. ST. LOl'IS. Feb. 21.-COTTON-Quiet. un changed: middling. 7c; sales, ho bales; re. relpts, 100 bales; shipments, 60 bales; stock, 44,093 bales. Metal Market. ' NEW YORK. Feb. 21.-METALf4 London cabled lower tin .prices with spot at 130 16s and futures at 130 6s. Locally the msrket was easy, with spot held at 8'J8.7S4t 29.00. Copper was a shads higher at 01 6s 3d for soot snd 88 13a d for futures In the London market. Locally It was un changed, with lake held at 316.60, electro lytic at 816.87&16.60 and casting at 316 00 (trl6 25. 1,ead waa unchanged at 34.464&4.AO In the local market, while Ixmdon waa firmer at 12 lus.- flnelier was easier In Ixindon, closing at 24 7a Jd. but remained unchanged at tL10h.20 In New York. Iron closed st 63s In Glasgow snd st 47s 10d In .Mlddlesborouah. Locally Iron waa un changed, with No. 1 northern foundrv at 217.60417.96, No. 3 northern foundrv at 817.S0 and No. 1 southern snd No. 1 southern soft foundry st 317.7Mrl.2&. ST, ICIS. Feb. 31. METAI.B-I.esd. quiet. 84.364.37. Spelter, sleudy, 86. jj6.00. , NEW YORK Feb. 21,-Bl'GAR-Raw. 2rm; fair refining. 4c; centrifugal, 98 test, o; molasses sugar. 4c: refined, firm; crushed. 6.76c; powdered, .16c; granulated, 8,06c. NEW ORLEANS, Feb 21 St"G AR QiUct: open kettle, 34Wc; open kettle, eeiitrlfuaal. 4ft4,c; centrifugal whites, f.c; vellows. 4,fatruc; seconds. 34;. MOI A8Ufc--CJiilrt; open kettle. 1312oc: centrifugal, tfl6c Byrup, steady vff"?6c, Cattle Beceipti Hetj and Market Again Slew and Weak. , HOGS ACTIVE AND GENERALLY STEADY Good Demand for sheen nt Steady Trices. Some a 1. litis Higher, test tenths Were Hard to Sell at Steady Trices, SOt'TH OMAHA. Feb. 21, 1905. Receipts were: Csttle. Hoes. Sheep. Official Monday 4.1M 7.810 13.149 Official Tuesday tt.soi) 14,21 'i,.1) To davs this week. .10 4.18 21.010 20.S49 Same dnjs laat week 1.813 3.093 4.747 Same days week before. .!so 16.319 14.291 Same three weeks ago.. .4ir.' 10i3 10.271 Psme four weeks sgo... e.370 17.535 13.S21 ftame days last year. . . .12.'J0 23.818 21.827 RECK1PTS FOR THE YKAR TO DATE. The following table shows tfr. receipts ot cattle, hogs snd sheep at South Omaha for ths year to date with comparisons with last year; li6. 1904. Inc. Dec. Cattle 113.04S li;.41Hi i.'MH Hogs 337.11 331.613 8,164 Sheep 219,76(1 261.601 H.'4i The following table shows the average price nf hogs at South Omaha for the last several dsys, with onmpsrleoin: 'all anxious for supplies and the general m-irket was lust about steady with ves.er- uay. Trsding was active after buyers and fellers got tugether. on tb bs!s of a steady msrket, and It wss not long bef.ire most of the early arrivals hsd chsngel hsnds. The same aa was the esse yester dsy, however, the late arrival of some of the trains delayed the clnse until a late hour. The quality of the receipts today wss notlccsbly better than yesterday, which beips out the appearance of the mar ket on paper to quite an extent, there being a large number of good heavv h"g In cluded In the offering. The light weights sold largely from II down, butchers snd mixed 84 66 to 84.70 and choice heavies from M TO tn 84 80. There wss not a g'est deil of change In the msrket, though some of the late sr rlvsls mav have sold a shade lower th.in those that came in earlier. Ccnslderlng the liberal recelnts, a rood clearance was made. Representative sales: Feb. t... Feb. 2... Feb. 8... Feb. 4... Feb e... Feb. Feb. 7... Feb. 8 .. Feb. .. Feb. 10.. Feb. 11.. Feb. 12.. Feb. 13.. Feb. 14.. Feb. 13.. Feb. 1.. Feb. 17.. Feb. 18.. Feb. 19.. Feb. 20.. Feb. 21,. j 19f. 11904. 11903. 11902. 11901. ;i9no.'lW9. 4 69 I 4 721 .1 4 70 ! 4 73 .1 4 721 4 84I .1 4 74 4 811 ' 1 4 77,' 4 821 4 (11 4 74l 4 63, 4 14 4 76- 4 7 4 81 4 84 4 M 4 4 73 4 4 66 4 881 4 881 6 01 i OH t 01 4 96, tJ 70l 901 n 621 77 6 74 6 I2i 6 22! I 25 8 9.11 I t 961 I 31 8 111 i 23, 14! 6 211 081 5 ZX! 4 99 6 03( 6 02: 6 04 6 12! 6 24; 6 70 6 72' 80 6 63: ( 9.1 7 03; 6 97 1 911 6 ks' 0 P 6 981 I 8 00 02 C 04 5 99 6 n i 81 6 29 6 251 o 6 32 6 30 6 24 6 31 6 28 5 28 4 87 3 64 4 m 3 64 4 821 3 U I 8 68 4 661 4 701 3 Si 4 1 X 66 4 75! 4 84 4 80 8 64 3 70 3 71 8 66 8 68 3 M 8 65 5 79; 6 78, 6 22 6 861 6 23! 6 Ml 6 31 1 5 8 6 :3i 4 79 4 4 4 4 ffl"! f8 4 76! 3 SS 4 83 4 781 3 50 4 74! 3 47 Indicates Sunday. The (ifflulal number of cars of st brought In today bv each road was: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. H' C, M. St. P 10 7 Wabash 2 Missouri Pacific 5 2 I'nion Pacific system. 75 44 24 C. & N. W 9 10 F., E. A M. V 34 49 C, St. P., M. & 0 39 19 B. A M ri4 6.1 8 C B; AY Q 10 10 K. C. ft St. J 1 C, R. 1. A P., east... 2 C, R. I. ft P.. west... 2 Illinois Central 6 .. Chicago G. W 2 6 ock Totals receipts. .200 208 32 5 The disposition of the day's receipts waa aa follows, each buyer purchasing the num ber of head Indicated: Buyers. Cattle. Hogs. Sneep Omaha Packing Co ho Swift and Company 816 Cudahy Packing Co 1.139 Armour ft Co 903 Vansant ft Co Iu2 Carey ft Benton 7 Ixibman & Co lot McCreary & Curey u Hill ft Huntzlnger 109 H. F. Hamilton 149 L. F. Hun 29 Wolf A Murnan 131 Sam We.rthelmer 79 Mike Hnggerty 69 Sol Degan 20 Bulla ft Kline 43 J. B. Root, ft Co 32 S. ft S B. H. Clark 9 Other buyers 6ti2 1.371 3.932 4.64K 4.H24 243 l.i,27 1191 2,52; 317 2.3 Totals 5,180 14,792 8.024 CATTLK--There was a btg run of cattle In aight this morning and as a result the tendency of prices was again Downward. Packers still complained 01 a shortage of refrigerator cars and used that as a Dear 1 eat ui e on the market. It waa the miaule ot Iho torenoon before buyers went into the yards and at noon only a small per centage of the receipts had changed hands. The steer market could probabiy best oe described by calling it very slow and gen erally a dime lower. Something that hap pened to Just suit buyers may not have sui ter ed that much, but on ine other hand some sales were more than a dune lower, so that on the average a dime would prob ably Just about cover the loss. Saliismen (ild not like the Idea ot taking otf that much in view of the break in pri.es yester day and nt the close of last week, but con unions were all against them and they finally had to cut loose. The cow market was also slow and lower all around. Buyers did not take hold wl;h any life except In the case of something that struck their fancy, which they bought at not far from yesterday's prices. Wnen It came to the general run of cattle the market was safety a dime lower and in some cases more. 'The same as with steers, a dlmrt would Just about cover the Ioks on ths sverage. Owing to the lH(k of activity and the number of cows and heifers on sale, it was late In the afternoon before even the bulk of the offerings was dis posed of. Bulls, veal calves and stags were nil slow and weak In sympathy with the decline on steers and cows. There was a fair demand for feeders of good weight and quality, but offerings were limited largely to warmed-up corn feds. Where that clnns of cattle had sufficient quality feeder buyers took hold of them quite freely and paid considerably more for them than packets would give, but unless the cattle were of good quality feeders would not buy them. Green cattle. If of good weight and quality, sold freely at steady prices, but common and light-weight stockers were slow, the same as usual. Representative sales: BKEF STEERS. No. Av. Pr No. Av IT. ir. lots 3 M 14 in: 1 s 11 1014 H to 1144 4 00 13 Ml t U JO 107 4 OA 4 1070 S 40 II 1H1 4 04 1044 I 44 IS Ml 4 no 7 1 4 tl 1101 4 00 20 1041 8 t Id 12S 4 46 4 1104 1 10 Z0 1JT7 4 10 It 11SI I 70 7 1IM1 4 10 41 104.1 1 70 13 12,11 4 10 4 1141 3 71 to 11(0 4 14 It 1014 1 TD 19 14: 4 to 1 1140 1 40 10. Mitt 4 V) 21 1040 I IS J U-J5 4 u 11 1141 I 0 14 121S 4 4il 21 UTO 1 40 1 1100 4 76 U 1131 1 0 STEEHS AND COWS. 4 171 1 00 1 f? 4 (a) 10 1411 I 60 COWS. 1 740 1 Vt 1 11M I n 1 7 1 40 1 1150 t 00 1 P20 1 DO 1 mo I on t 176 t 00 II 1114 I II 6 1004 I 10 . II Illl I 10 1 736 I 16 14 10.11 1 10 1 410 t M 1 1004 I 10 i 747 I in 1 1044 I 11 1 116 : S4 6 10! I 16 1 110 i 11 II 108 1 It 4 lit I 40 4 mi I It 1 IM t 60 7 122 J 3 10 14 Ml I 44 11 1116 I t I 1041 I 4ii 11... M! I If, t U'il 1 44 4 1114 I 2k 1 1011 I 71 17 1004 8 44 1 110 1 40 1 11U I 40 10 1041 t 40 1 1151 I 40 7. 142 2 H4 4 1270 I Hi, II 441 8 14 4 1.V.7 I 44 1 1116 1 40 14 I .'II I M) COWS AND HEIFERS. It 170 2 6 61 1111 8 HEIFERS. !0 11 t l 9 IM 1 10 4 7M 9 00 I Ml 8 25 il .' 744 3 00 '4... 1017 I a BULL6. 1 1600 I 14 1 ll.'W I 10 1 14U0 I 10 1 17K0 1 15 1 1410 I 20 '. 644 8 76 1 .1110 I 26 CALVES. 1 S4 J 00 1 144 t It 1 tO 4 00 1 110 I M 1 ISO 4 00 1 170 4 75 1 140 4 60 rlTOt-K CALVES. It Ill 8 76 I tit I 64 I IM 4 ... STOCK COWS AND HEIFERS 1 440 I 16 1 1004 J 60 704 1 10 STOCKERS AND FEEDERS. I Mil I 15 1 740 I 26 4 t'2 I 26 I IM I 21 1 410 I 16 6 644 8 26 1 640 I 64 1 724 I It I 110 I 51) 7 M I St t 471 I 14 4.... 711 8 14 7ut I 76 26 70S I 40 II 11.4') 1 44 6 . 644 8 40 10 Ill S 40 ' 2 ." I 45 1 411 " 4... 1(6 a 45 I ,. 404 I 40 14 404 I st I , IM - ' 1 176 I 60 t 776 I 0 6 40 I to 11 414 I it 1 10S4 I 40 II 147 I 14 6 114 8 tft II, 4.14 I 1 1 11100 I 40 I. MS I 20 II 1116 4 44 4 Ml I 24 HOGS-Rerelpts this morning were very liberal, over 2u0 cars being on sale, Re ceipts at other points were also fairly lib eral, but still the market held up in very satisfactory manner. Al the start lackers here were Inclined to be a little bearish and some sales may have been made a trifl weaker, but the market soon strengthen! ss It hetsma apparent that packers were No. A. 8k. r. 12 nt ... 4 0 102 146 ... 4 4n 22 14 ... 4 40 S 147 ... 4 40 II 117 ... 4 40 4t Its ... 4 41 47 14 ... 4 n 41 OJ ... It" i 144 SO 4 14 let ... 4 71 2) 124 4 1 2:4 ... 4 48 61 lu ... 4 . ct rw 40 4 44 II JUS SO 4 M 24 nt ... 4 40 41 J40 ... 4 45 71 200 ... 4 44 44 144 ... 4 45 45 11 ... 4 45 44 Ill 44 4 45 31 IM ... 4 45 77 207 140 4 45 47 Zl ... 4 45 44 246 IM 4 44 43 ??o ... 111 77 2"! ... 4 45 44 - fl 4 46 fl 241 tfl 4 4 II J") ... 4 45 IS 212 ... 4 45 75 207 ... 4 45 J 217 ... 4 46 11 210 ... 4 65 15 144 ... 4 45 71 7 ... 4 45 214 ... 4 45 71 241 144 4 4714 44 246 ... 4 4714, 13 214 10 4 47V, 74 211 ... 4 471, in ril 114 4 7H 75 214 ... 4 47i 71 117 40 4 471 75 164 ... 4 47V, 76 144 ... 4 47V, 17 211 ... 4 47H 14 '41 ... 4 47'4 42 221 ... 4 47V, 77 222 10 4 4714 21 210 ... 4 471, 15 214 ... 4 47V 45 224 ... 4 47 No. A. Sh. Fr. 241 M I 1714 II IM . . 4 4, v, 40 124 tn 4 47V, hi ?i ... 4 a'v, 4. 241 ... 4 47V, 51 Ill ... 4 41V, l . .21 40 I 70 61 277 i 4 7li 54 Ml SO 4 7'i 41 si: ... 4 ! 41 .Kit ... 4 70 ( 21 40 4 7a 71 2.M 1411 4 70 71 24 an 4 70 It :.t . . 4 70 44 52 120 4 70 4.: 2 .4 44 4 70 16 211 . . 4 74 61 IWI 40 4 7il 70 147 ... 4 70 71 2.-4 ... 4 7n 21 247 ... 4 74 21 141 ... 4 70 74 207 ... 4 70 10 214 120 4 7n 44 171 40 4 70 74 217 ... 4 7li 71 245 ... 4 7n 44 .......211 ... 4 70 51 210 ... 4 70 44 24 40 4 7n 64 241 ... 4 70 21 241 ... 4 70 12 110 ... 4 in 75 234 ... 4 70 77 234 ... 4 70 10 254 ... 4 70 74 IM ... 4 70 47 254 4" 4 70 20 254 40 4 70 61 251 ... 4 111 ID 271 ... 4 72V, 44 241 ... 4 7 2V, 40 STO ... 4 2' 47 255 ... 4 72 V, 61 12 ... 4 71V, 61 14: ... 4 721, 44 144 120 4 76 111 : ... 4 "6 SJ 124 40 4 76 61 Ml tn 4 40 64 171 10 4 to is quite a liberal run of sheep here this morning, though not a msnv as arrived yesteruay. Hrports trom other points Wete not very encouraging, tuc still buvers took hold fieely and a .alriy active and about steady market waa ex perienced on sheep, with some ot the choicer grades, particularly ewes, a little higher. Muyers seemed to want the sheep and It was not long before the bulk of the better grades was disposed of. Ewes, both westerns and Colorado, sold at 3i.t5, wh.ch Is the top notcl. of tne season. Yearlings and wethers mixed brought 86.36 and year lings 86.60. The lamb market was again rather slow, with the feeilng weak rather than other wise. Buyers did not take hold with any life, and although there were some choice lambs offered, trading was dull. Ab com pared with yesterday, though, there whs not a great deal of difference in ruling prices. Quotations for led stock: CSood to choice yearlings, 86.26i86.M- fair to good year lings, r..75(t7J.lA; good to choice wethers. 36.26I&8.66; lair to good uetnr. t4.itiTi.l.t: good to choice ewes, 85.00rtr5.5U; fair to good ewes. 4 aWi v0; .'' 1 itl i 434.60; good to choice lambs. 37,BO(tf7.75; fnlr to good lambs, J7.U0fi7.fru; feeder yearlings, 34.iOiti6.M); feeder weinori 4.uu4.oo. :eeder ewes, 43.2503.75; feeder lambs, 46.5oOti.JS. ReDicfcniaiive suits: No. v Pr. 5 western bucks 118. 2 76 I western stags ; 9 2 75 10 western cull ewfs i7 3 60 1 western buck 120 4 01 170 western ewes '.-9 6 00 16 western ewes 91 5 25 32 western ewes 62 5 2i 4 western ewes 75 6 26 2 western ewes 115 5 25 226 western ewes 112 5 35 475 western ewes 102 6 65 40 western yearlings and weth ers 82 6 SB 203 western yearlings and wetb-. era 84 ft 201 western fed lambs 62 6 50 27 western yearlings 91 6 50 31 western lambs 7; 7 to 219 western lambs " 7 10 126 western lambs , 72 7 30 191 western ewes Ill 6 25 344 Mexican ewes 87 6 55 124 Mexican ewes M 6 66 479 western lambs 78 7 50. 620 western lambs 78 7 30 100 western ewes 114 5 05 292 western ewes 118 5 65 459 western ewes 96 6 10 398 western ewes 107 5 30 S9 western wethers 93 5 60 391 western ewes 97 6 55 240 western yearlings 92 6 50 78 western yearlings 80 R fti 282 western lambs 64 6 75 CHICAGO IIVK STOCK MARKET Cattle and Hogs fteady heep and Iinibs Tea Cents Lower. CHICAGO, Feb. 21. CATTLK Receipts, 8.500 hesd; market steady; good to prime steers. 36.75dJ4J.26: poor to medium. 4.0Kii 5.66: stockers and feeders, 3-'.50a4 40; cows, 81.2 11)74.60: heifers. 82 OjCtfS.OO; canncrs, 81.35 (62.75; bulls, 32.00024.25; calves. 33.DDQ.7.75. HOGS Receipts. 28.600 hesd; estimated for tomorrow, 40.0O1I head; market steady; mixed and butchers, $4.7014.95; gond to choice heavy, J5.72ifx72Vj: rough heavy, .) ltd. 80; light, 4.66'ia4.oo; nulk of sales, !4.id 4.96. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. 18,r00 head; market 10c lower; go.id to choice wethers. 85.608600; fair to choice mixed. 34.50tt6.sri; western sheep, 84.7o''o 1.00; native lambs, 3t).D03.lu; western lambs, Iti.OOdjS.bo. Kansas City Live Stock Market. KANSAS CITY. Feb. 21 CATTLK Re ceipts. 7,6t) head. Including 100 southerns. Mi.rket steady to strong; choice export and dreeied beef steers, 34.9(ff5.00; stockers and feedenx. $2.00ifi4.26; southern steers. 83.i5(t 4.60; southern cows. J2.26iS3.26; native cows, Jl.76i84.10; native heifers. 32.6OS4.60; bulls, J2.6i33.76; calve. J3.OOftH.75. HOGS Receipts, 14,000 head. Market By 10c higher; top, J4.96: bulk of sales. 34. 7043 4.90; packers. 14.86(8 4.95; mixed, J4.75G 4.90; pigs snd light. 84.05'4.8n. SHEEP AND LAM B8 Receipts, 11.BO0 head. Market 10(fil5c lower; native lambs, 87.OiKfi7.Bii: native wethers. jr,.00f5 75; native ewee, J4.751J6.25; western fed lambs. J7.0mi 7.80; western fed yearlings, 80.26341.80; west ern fed sheep, J4.i54j6.75; stockers and feed ers, J3.6tXgfi.66. reached since the high point of the season, and later a rally In Havre holding the msr ket somewhat thre ss a recovery to a net dec Ine of about STtW points. The close, however, while stesilv Wns net IflTilS points lower. Salts ta.-ie rr.i'ted of 139. :'.'0 bugs. Including: Mav. 4'.v.vj;c; July, 7.-041 1; Septemltrcr. : 4ii: 4.V: Octntier 7..W: Ie- cemhor. 7 0lr7.ti6c; Januarv. 7 vfl7.7Sc. Sprit Rio. unlet: No. 7 Invoice, S'iC. Mild, quiet; Cordova, 1"r1.'c. OM4.H4. WMOI.r.s 4.I.F. M4.RKF.T. I Condition of Trade and Quotations oa Mtople anil Fancy I'roilaice. Kims Candled stock. i3c. i.lK I'ult. I'MY t hli kens, lot; roost era, S1! ; uirs, 1.1c; gc-h .vkiOc. iiKK.vSi',1) iiu.'i.i m-iu.K.yn. lryt'io; di.cks. i.'i , (of .f, He; t h.v kens. 11 .1-0, 1 one. rs. 7tu8e. hi "11 Ki r-scklng stock, 22-e: cholre to fancy nairy, i.in v ; creameiy, .ijTOi pi mis. ...c. Khb.Sn FROZEN FISH Trout. 9t ; pick erel, in ; pike. c; perch, id tnuettsn. Loj nbitcti(h. 9c, salmi n, l.u-: rcdsnsppf r. 110; lot.fcter iRreeni. -; lnOstrr tuuiiidi. Saci bu IheHds. He; catll.-ll. lie; bl 11k bass, halibut, )2c; crappies. lie: nutTalu, .c; whlta bass, lie; irng 1, gs, pir dux., 2c. HKAN-l'er ton. l'i.U. HAV Prices tinitd by Omaha Wholesale Hay llers' association: t hi Ice No. I np lai.d. 85.1; No. 2, Ji.0'; m'd.um. J5.ii; ro.tr. e. j 5 mi. Kve strw. 8,-i.tO. Thrse pries are for hn 01 good cmor and quality. OYS I K Kf New York counts, per rnn 45 ; extra seiects, per rsn. Snc; standards, f.er can. Stic. Hulk: Standards, per gal, 41.75: extra selects, per gal., J2.n; New York counts, ier gal.. 82.00 TROPICA I . hit rim ORANGKe eallftii nis. extra lancy Red land navels, all sites. t-.So; choice tvedlaai navels, 22a; cnolce cavc-is. ell sites, t.'.co. Lr.AiONN 'alitcrria. fancv. J2.70: 3 0 ani r8". . 2.'; choice. 270. 3t. Sttt, 3.t0. DATKri Per box of ;i(-.b. pkgs.. J2.14); Halloween. In oi-lh. tnxes, per lb, ,icj layers. 44c. KIGrt 4. Mllfornls. per 10-lh carton. 7.VJ r5c; Imported Smyrna. 4-erewn. 10c; .i aul 6-crovsn, 12c; fancy, Impnitvit iwasuedl, 111 1 lb. pkgs., 16-ylSc. BANANAS per medlum-slied bunch. J1.TI ti'2.:6: lumbos. J2.5. tb'.i.oo. GltAi'e.r Kl'1 T-l cr box of 54 to I'd. JOJ 7.00. Fill" ITS. APPLES New York Kings. J3 26: Nets' York Greenings. J2.75; New York Baldwins, J2.75; Colorado Wlnesaps, per bu. box, Jl.50 Genlton. 81. 10. UKAPEH Imported Malaga, per kef, Jk on'iid 50. TANGERINES California, per H beg. j:.ro. CRANBERRIES Wisconsin Bell nnd Bu gle, per bbl., JM.00; Jerseys, per bbl., JS.OO, per box, J2.76. VEGETABLES. POTATOES Hume grown, In sacks, per bu., 45c; Colorado, per hu., 55c. TI'RNIPS-Old, per bu., 4c; Canada rut abagas, per lb., lc: new. per dog,, 45o. CaKROTS Old. per bu., 40c; new, per dox.. 4ic. PARSNIPS Old. per bu., 40c. BEETS Old, per bu., 60c; new, per dos 45c. BEANS Navy, per bu., J1.HV91.9rt. ONIONS Home grown, red. In sacks, parr lb., !c; SiMinl.th. per crate. J26o; Colorado yellow, per lb., 2c; white, per lb., 2lc; new, southern, per tint , 45c. CI.'CfMHERR-per do.. J1.7.Vfi.o. TOMATOES Florida, per 6-hasket crata, J4.50ifj6.00. CA H RAG E Holla lid feed, per lh.. l'c. SWEET Pi 1TATOE8 Kansas kiln dried, per bbl., J2.50. CELKHY-Culifiirnla. 4.",(675c. RADISHES Hot house, per dux., 45c. LETT CCE Per box of about fifteen heads, 80c.- RHI BARB Per dog. bunches, 75cfJJ1.00. PARSLEY Per tins, hunches, 75c. MISCELLANEOUS. SAUERKRAUT Wisconsin, per keg.. 82 25 CIDER New York, per bbL, 36 .60; per half bbl., J3.25. CHEESE Wisconsin twins, full cream, 13c: Wisconsin Young Amerlcn, 14c; block: Swiss, new. 15c; old, 1b(c17c; Wisconsin brick, 15c; Wisconsin llmbiirger, 14c. HIDES No. 1 green, 7c; No. 3 green. 6c; No. 1 salted, 8V; No. 3 salted, 7V4c; No. 1 veal calf, 9c; No. 8 ve calf, 7c: dry salted. f"Nc; sheep pelts, 26ri& 81.00; horse hides, Jl..ni.;.tYi. Nl 'i-S Walnuts, No. 1 soft shells, new crop, per lb.. 16c; hard shells, per lb., 13c; No. 2 soft shells, per lb.. 12c; No. 2 hard shells, per lb., 12c; I'ecans. large, per lb., 12c; small, per lb., 10c; peanuts, per lb., 7c; masted peanuts, per lb.. 8c; Chili walnuts, per lb.. 12r,rl3,c; almonds, soft shell, per lb., 17c; hard sell, per lb., 16c; chestnuts, fier lb.. 124fl8e; new black walnuts, per nt., 75r90c; shellbark hlckorv nuts, per bu., J1.75; large hickory nuts, per bu., JI.50. Toledo Heed Market. TOLEDO, Feb. 21. SEEDS 'lover, cash, J7.45; February, 87.46; March, J7.47'; April, J7.324; October, J5.85; prime alslka, Ji".7o; prime timothy, J1.36; March, J1.37V. HEAL ESTATK TR A SFF.R Rt. I.00U LIT stock Market. BT. LOUIS. Mo., Feb. 21. CATTLE-Receipts. 4,000 head, including 2,000 Texans. Market steady. Native shipping and rx- Sort steers. 84. 50fi6. 90; dressed beef and utchers steers, 33.75116.60; steers under l.Oint lbs., J3.264i'3.86; stockers and feeders. J J. 76 ifi'4.10; cows snd heifers, J2.sitf4.00; csnners. Jl. 86472.26; bulls, 32.2rV48.40; calves, 33 2647.26: Texas and Indian steers, J3.0ii4.80; cows and heifers, J2.6uttW.76. HOGS Reoelpts, 8,000 head; market steady. Pigs and lights, 33.76ff4.7S; packers, 84.7Wr4.90; butchers and beet, 34.90(6.00. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 8.000 head; market Bteady. Native muttons, 84 .6Vge.40; lambs, J6.00i8.00; culls and bucks. J3.0otU4.2fi. l. Joseph Mt tck Market. ST. JOSEPH Mo., Feb. 21. CATTLE Receipts. 2.816 head; market steady. Na tives, 8.1. 76.40; cows and heifers, Jl.fcVtf 4.36; stockers snd feeders, J2. 76(84.10. HOGS Receipts, 11,4 head; msrket steady to 6c. higher, advance lost Light, J4.5644 80; medium and heavy. J4.66Q4.96. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 3.894 head; market active and steady. Colorado lambs, 17.90. Bloux City I,It Stock Market. SIOUX CITY, Is., Feb. 21. (Special Tele gram.) CATTLE Receipts, 700 head. Mar ket weak to slow; Blockers steady; beeves, J3.iViib6.00; cows, bulls snd mixed. 32.26e63.80; Blockers and feeders, J2.60t43.76; calves and yearlings. 82 26iJ.7l. HOGS Receipts, 4,600 head. Market strung, selling at J4.6o4.76; bulk of sales, J4.60t) 4.6. toek la sight. Receipts of live stock at the sis pr nclpal western markets yesterday were aa 10I lows: CatU. Hogs. Sheep. South Omaha ,. 8.30) 14.20.) 7,'00 Sioux City 700 4.5-10 Kansas City 7.5 o 14,(00 n.trO St. Louis 4 OM 8.0110 i 0 HI. Joseph 3615 11,214 394 Chicago 8.6jO 28 000 18.CV) Totals r.416 79.914 43,994 toffee Market. NEW YORK. Feb. H.-OOFFEE-The market for future opened steady at a de cline of 1 K& 1 5 iKilnts In resixiiiee to loner European cables, continued full Brazilian reports and a cable frum Havre to the ef fect that a noted Pratlllan authority re ported larger steaks In the interior of San tos than expected snd estimating the cur rent Santos crop at 7.7uOOuO bags. There wss a fair demand at ths decline, which carried the market tn the lowest level Deeds filed for record February 21, 1906, as furnished by the Midland Guarantee and Trust company bonded abstracters,' lbl4 Farnam street, for The Bee: R. K. Kagun and wife to Ad. lie Iaw ton, lot 15, block 7, Poppleton park J30O0.0O B. F. Folsom et al, to R. C. Stiech low, 14 feet strip adjoining lot, 4, block 2134, clry nf Omaha.... 2.00 Same to name, lot 4, block 2134, city of Omaha 3000.00 H. J. Grove and wife to C. H. Davis, lot 8, block 4, Halcyon Heights.... 175.00 K. J. Anderson to C. A. Anderson, undivided M of block 1. West Lawn park ,, 12o0.U G. A. Wlllff to W. A. Ileide, lute 17 and IS, block 14. Haioyon heights 600.00 Alice Chambers to . . Chambers, lot - 3, block K, A. S. Patrick 1.00 Aditllne M. Kellogg et al, to Lucinda English, lot 7. Howes addition...... 700.08 H. B. Robinson and wife 10 H. H. Karnes, lot 20, block 8, Hanseom place 0500.00 Nellie Hennessey to Mary J. Barry, lot 17. block 3, Linton place 200.00 K. Peterson and wife to F. M. Han sen, lot 20. block 5. West Side 1250.00 Same to same, lots 19 and 21. block 5, West Side 300.00 11. Farmer to 1 Holland, lot 19, block 117, Dundee place 400.00 11. Eva Nattlnger pnd husband to E. F. Updike, lot 18. block 7, Col lier place 900.00 Marv llllmer and husband to Emma I). Meier, lot 13 and wVi of 14, block 3.3. Albrights choice 1200. M University of Michigan lo R. C. Strehlew, part of block 25, Walnut hill 320.00 Nona Baldwin to R. C. Strehlew, n4 of lot 110, NeUons 1600.00 The Merchants National Bank of Omaha, Not. U S 0peilkrF Capital and Surpttu, $600,000 . flANK MlMm. Prt. UMEI DRAKE. Caaklar. ft AN II T. M41LT01. A4it. fMSOsr. oootvo sooeusts f Mau, kenkars, torpor. laaiTiaiiMa ss i Inn au4 to'OrmUo sttona. urma. Porolta xckasra WrisM sa4 Bsl4, ' Lattara st erotlt laauot, aallaVlo W all Saxta at tka wsrld. . Interest salt as Tims Cartlgoatas st Doooott. Oollaottos swta tromptlr sat auasoialislly. Wa raguest tairaniaatasss, Edwards -Wood Go. (Incorporated.) riaia Office: Fifth and Roberta Strostt 5T. PAUL, HfNN. OEALERS IN Stocks, Grain, Provisions Ship Your Grain to U Irasck Offlee, 110.441 Deard il Ti(44 ld.. Usaaba, Nk. Tlka H4. 812-114 Kachana Uldg.. South Omaba. ell 'Phono lis. Insenendant 'Vhon 6. PET STOCK Hones, Cattle, Dorfs and Fowls of All Kinds. Increase your firm products 60 by using Block Cereal Condition Powders. "None Just as good" but the only. Agents wanted. Easy seller. Sells on Its merits after once being introduced. Regular 6 pound package, 60c. Address, STOCK CEREAL MFC. 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