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TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, MARCTT 18, 1603. 13 RAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET Milleri Fiura Out Alarming- flnn4ii tv. Fin. f July. WHEAT AND FLOUR ONLY FIVE MILLIONS Corm Balls 1-1744 RtkrMkt Flaarea Farther Proof Hasklaa- Dl '' Jastltr Govern, naent Estlsaato. OMAHA, March 17, 1906. Prom hen t western mlllera have compiled some wheat statistics which tend to show that the total wheat and flour In thla courtry next July will be 4.876,000 bushels. Th.a looka impossible and will. In fact, not be. realised, for the situation will be met b the Invisible supplies In the hands of 'tillers. Jobber and retailers. It la thought In Kome quarter, however, that thla will reduce the reserves to the loweat possible extent and that the price will not be lower ejntll the new crop can ba moved. The table prepared shows that on March 1, 1H, the American commercial atorka In tha L'nlted elates and In Canada, according to the Chicago Trade Bulletin, were; Wheat nd flour, 82,016,000. Tha amount In farmers' tinds. according to government estimate, Was 132,000.000. The crop was 652,000,000, making; a total of 766,016,000 buahela. On March 1 of tha present veer tha Trade bulletin ahowed the American commercial stocks at 82,242,000 buahela and tha farmera' reserve at lll.ooo.ouu bushels, making a total of 1M.O00.0uO buahela Now the mount consumed, ported and seeded dur ing tha year to March 1 waa 660,773,000 and tha export for tha aama period waa 1,141000. The spring aeedlng In 1904 amounted to 30,000,000 buahela, aa eattmated, tnd the winter wheat aeedlng waa 46.000,000 uahela. The amount consumed and manu factured during the year waa 433,831,000, making a total for all of 668.773.000 bushels. Now, taking the figure above, the wheat and flour and wheat reserves March 1, 196 -t42,W). and taking away the spring wheat aeedlng, estimated at fVOOO.OOO bushels, and four months' food. 1H.810.000, and exports at the rate of 868.00Q a week from January to March, seventeen weeks, amounting to 16.4;iH,0UU, and the spring seeding, the total food for four months and the export for seventeen weeks, a total of ll,26,ooo bush els, leaves for July 1 of the year the total In stocks of wheat and flour of 4,976,000. The May wheat waa more active today and made a net gain of Ho. The July la oversold and thera muat be a sufficiently large rally to run In the shorts before there la anything doing. Liverpool closed with a loan of from U, tn &l Antwm ynchanged and Paris declined from 5c to 10c. It looks like Armour was buying May wheat around Sl.12 this morning. The Trade was light and the selling scattered atid In small lots. r The corn bulla are now pointing out that the isebraska bureau flguf 'are bearing out the contention that the Vng returns did not Come UD to the .' ttmont prnn estimate. It Is said tha lac lustUloatlon which husking has shown should reduce the jropflgure fiom 146u.000.0no bushels to 2,800, 000.000 bushele as an. absolute maximum. Peoria reports not a car of corn bought there Thursday and only one car of oats. The Argentina shipments of corn are very small this weok, being only 61,000 bushels agitnst 128,000 bushels last week and 800,000 nuneiB isnc year. The corn market there IS firm. WltK A smsll fnt-olern f1mand anH arrivals norts almost nothlnar. Oats 4f the briir grade sold at a 4c advance and the sales amntinteA in KA 1YWI huaHAla Phllsd'lphls worked 40,000 bushels for ex port 'and the seaboard aold altogether ten load's at equal to 49c for Chicago May. Omaha Caah Prices. WHEAT No. 2 hard, H. 021. 03; No. s hard. 97c; No. 4 hard, &rfi9Gc; No. 3 prtn 11.03. CORN-No. S, 4Mte: No. 3, 4Be; No. 4, 41c; no grade, 404y44c; No. 2 yellow, 44c, No.. 1 yellow, 46c; No. 2 white, 46c; No. I white, 16c. OATS No. mixed. 30c; No. 8 mixed, 2fle: No. 4 mixed, 29c; No. 2 white, 31c; No. 8 white, So Vic; No. 4 white, 2c; stan dard. 80c. v Carlot Receipts. Wheat. Corn. Oats. Chicago 21 Kaneaa City 61 Minneapolis 229 Dululh 18 St. Louis 33 Omaha 1 277 63 39 98 155 4 Minneapolis Wheat Market. The range of prices pam in Minneapolis at reported by the Edwards-Wood company, lKi-Ul Board of Trade, was: Artloles. Open. High. Low. Close.Yes'y. Whtat j j May... 1 09 III 1 09 1 11 1 08 July... 106 1 106S 1 08 1 064 Bept... 871 88 B7i 88 87 HEW YORK GENERAL MARKET Qatotatlone ' of the Day oi Varlona Commodities. NEW YORK, March 17.-FLOUR Re ceipts, 13,249 bbls. ; exports, 13,214 bhla. ; mar ket dull and barely steady; Minnesota pat ents, S6.86&T6.20; bakers, $4.1074.60; xtras, 83.604f4.90; low grades, I3.4f'y 4.10. Rye flour, ?ulet; fair to good, $4.80m4.70; choice to ancy, 14.7B4i4.90. Buckwheat flour, in active at $2,00410. CORNMKAL-Quiet and firm; fine white, 11.80: coarse, new, $1.104fl.l2; kiln dried, $2.90 Cj).l6. RYE Nominal; 80c. BARLEY Dull; feeding. 44c. c. I. f., New York; malting, 4H'i6kc c. 1. f. Buffalo, WHEAT Receipts, 2.9 bu.; exports. 86, 590 bu. ; apot market Arm; No. 2 red, nom inal, elevator; No. 2 red. $1.18 f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 northern. Duluth, $.22 f. o. b. afloat: No. 1 hard. Manitoba. $1.09 . a. b. afloat. Prom an easier opening, due to the bearlnh foreign news and favorable weather, wheat had a strong rally, lasting most of the session. It was baaed on cov ering, notably of May and .strength in out ride markets. Close, May, $1.12; July,' 7e; September, 80c. CORN Receipts. 101.080 bu.; exports, f. 380 bu.; apot market steady; No. 2, 58c elevator and 64c f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 yel low, 66c; No. 2 white, 64c. Option market was quite neglected here, closing dull and partly 880 Jiet lower. Cloae, May, 66c; July, 64 13-16C. OATS Receipts, 93.000 bu.; exports, 7,770 bu.; spot mnrket steady; mixed, 26 to 32 pounds, 874)8)4c: natural white, 30 to 32 pounds, 3x4iSc; clipped white, 36 to 40 pounds, 2&41c. FEED Irregular; spring bran, $19.36; mid dling". $19 26. . . A HAY Steady; shipping. t07Sc; good to choloe, 86rp2Vic. HOPS Easy; Padflo coast, 1904, 2730c; 190S, 24T27c: olda, llfflSo. HIDES Quiet; Galveston, W to 25 lbs., I8c: California. 21 to 26 lbs., 19c; Texas dry, 24 to 30 lbs.. 14HO. LEATHER Firm; acid, X4(J38c. PROVISIONb-Beef, steady; family, $1100 gplIOO; mess. a.ooj.wi; neei name, u.w; arket, lll.ow'iz.uu; city, extra inaia meas, 16.CW318.00. Cut meats, ateady; pickled bel lies. $7.00a'7.60: pickled ahouldera. $5.40g 50; pickled liams, , WiS."i. Lard, firm; western steamed, $7.36; March closed $7.36 nominal; rertned, firm; compound, $4.87H 6.26: continent, $7.46; South America, $7.8j. Pork, ateady; family, $14 6016.00; short clear. $13. 0u 15. 25; mesa, $1S.OO&1J.50. RICE Quiet; domestic, fair to extra, tWnbc; Japan, nominal. TALLOW Quiet; city, 4Hc; country. G-ic. BUTTER Firm; street price, extra creamery, 27&27Ho. Official price cream ery, common to extra. 2oS27c; creamery, held, common to extra, tti264o; state dairy, common to extra, 19826c. CHEESE Strong; state full cream, small, colored and white fancy, 14c; state fine, ISHo; atate late made, colored and white, poor to choice, lOHiio; atate large, colored and white fancy, U4.o; atate fine, 13313S,c; state late made, colored and white, poor to choice. 104?12c. , EGOS Firm; western Arsis, 17c; western seconds, 164iO. , . . POULTRY Alive, steady; western chick ens, 13o; fowls, 18c; old turkeys, 16c; dressed, steady; western chickens, 13313Hc; fowls, 13:a 1SV; turkeys, Ufitoo. Mlaaeapolle Grata Market. MINNEAPOLIS, March 17. WHEAT May, $1 09V.: July, $1.0tMi; September. W"l No. 1 hard, $1.14; No. 1 northern. 31.1S44: No. 3 northern. $1.0H. FLOUR First patents, $6.0004.10: second patanta. $6 80iS9o: first clears, $4154j5; second clears. $160473.70. BRAN In bulk, i.8&- Liverpool Orala aad Pvovlaloaa. LIVERPOOL, March 17. WHEAT 8 pot. ateady; No. 1 California. a lod. Futures, ateady; March, nominal; May, 6s Hid; July, 6s Sd. . M CORN- Spot, American mixed, new. 4a 4d; American mixed, old. 4s lid. Futures, quiet; March, 4s ti; May, 4a 6d. Peerla Orala Market. PEORIA. March 17. CORN-Bteady; No. I yellow, 48Vu; No. 1 4fcVo; No. 4. 4Ve; no OATv-ruii; No. t white, llttSiiKc; No. 4 white, 304)310. Dalatk Orala Market. DUUTH. March 17 WHEAT To ar rive: No. 1 northern. $1 07V On track: No. 1 awrthera, ll Oitwi No. t nortUeru, li.Wt lj'4i: May, tl0S; July, $1: September. 8Hc. OATiJ To arrive and on track, SOHc t IIICAOO ORAM AJD PROTIMOS9 Feateree ef the Tradlaa; as. Cloalac Prices oa Board ot Trade. CHICAGO. March 17-Excellent demand In the northwest for rash wheat had a buoyant effect here today on prices for fu tures. At the close wheat for May delivery was up ISc; July Is up 'ffTlc. May corn ahowa a gain of Ho, oats Vtifco and provis ions 2H'T7o. Trading In the May delivery was the feat tire of the wheat market today. From the start this option showed considerable strength. Initial quotations were up HIjNc at $1.13V?1.134. July was unchanged to 'c lower, at 91'89le. The firmness of May was due largely to continued amaller re ceipts In the northwest and to the belief that a flurry In this delivery Is possible. Future deliveries, however, were Inclined to weakness, owing to bearlshness of the news In general. The weather was Ideal for fall-sown crops and enormous shipments from Argentina resulting In a consequent weakne-sa of foreign grain markets, pit tradera here were disposed to sell the July option. News from the northwest com pletely offset this bearish Influence and as trading advanced the mnrket for all deliv eries became strong. Shorts were active buyers of May throughout the entire ses sion, higher prices at Minneapolis being the main Incentive. Advices from Minneapolis claimed that the demand for cash wheat was the beat experienced for many weeks. Another report stated that stocks of wheat In that city during the week had decreased 673.000 bushels. Prices reached the highest roirrt of the day prior to the close, with May selling at U 14V and July at MGWmc The close was almost at the top, final quo tations on May being at II 14. July rinsed at 92ii9?c. Clen.ra.nces of wheat and flour were equal to 94.200 bushels. Prlmnry re ceipts were 876,200 bushels, compared with 496.100 bushels a year ago. Exports of wheat and flour for the week, as shown by Bradstreet's, were equal to 8S6.800 bushels. Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago reported receipts of 2C9 cars, against 2i)6 cars last week aryl 239 cars a year ago. The strength of wheat was the main In fluence In the corn market. Light ship ments from Argentina, small local receipts and wet weather, however, were additional bullish factors. Absence of export demand tended tc offset these Influences and pre vented any material gain In values. May opened unchanged to HfiVie lower, at 4XVijr 4f)c to 49Vc, sold up to 41)c and closed at 49in. Local receipts were 2i7 cars, with one of contract grade. Business In the oats pit was extremely quiet. At the opening tho market was steady. Later considerable firmness de veloped In sympathy wtth other pains ilay opened unchanged to a shade higher at 31iC to SWaZVAe, sold irp to 32c and closed at 3174ic(&32c. Local receipts were 1S6 cars. Provisions were Arm on a good demand from packers. The fact that stocks In creased but little during the past week en couraged longs. Higher prices for live hogs also furnished some Incen-tlve to buyers. May pork closed with a gain of 7Vjc at $12.86. Lard and ribs were each up 2yy6c, at $7.15fi7.174 and $S.9(Wi6.97H. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, 30 cars; corn, 331 cars; oats, 195 cars; hogs, 11,000 head. Leading futures ranged as follows: Articles. Open. I High. I Low. Close. Tes"y. Wheat May Julv Sept. July Sept. tlMl May July Sept. Pork May July Lard May July Rlba May July 13WU 1.14V 91ftnV92,1 o6-Jl 4949H 4!)Vtf!4 31'4, 31 '4 2l I 12.80 12.97 Ml I 7.15 T.30 I 6.92HJ 7.10 1.13H 49JS!4S,''3'49 4"49!tj4il 1.13H 914 9 491 49 4914 49 'A 4'149W4 32 31 H 29! 12.90 13.06 7.17H 7.321 7.00 7.171 314 3iv. 29s! 12.80 12.971 7.15 7.30 fl. 92 7.10 I 31ff32j 29H 12.85 13.00 7.17' 7.30 6 971 7.15 I 49i4 31 i 31 29i 12.77 12.92 7.12 7.27 6.92 7.10 No. 2. Cash quotations were as follows: FLOUR Easy; winter patents, $5.0rt?J5.10; straights, $4.76iQ4.90; spring patents, $6.00 6.40; straights, $4.40o4.90; bakers, $2.40g3.75. WHEAT No. 2 spring. $1.08i&1.12; No. 3, $1.0261.11; No. 2 red, 1.14Vi81.16. CORN No. 2, 4S4c; No. 2 yellow, 48c. OATS No. 2. 31c; No. 2 white, 34c; No. 3 white, 314(fi32c. RYE No. 2, 78c. BARLKY Good feeding, 8840c; fair to choice malting, 431j,47c. SEEDS-No. 1 flax, $U6: No. 1 north western. $1.33; clover, contract grade, $13.35. PROVISIONS Mesa pork, per bbl., $12.80 12.85. Lard, per 100 lbs., r.02j7.Q. Short rlba sides (loose). $t.877.00; short clear sides (boxed), $6.S7(g'7.0O. Following wciv 1, ,e receipts and ship ments of flour and grain: Rece'pts. Shlnmi' Flour, bbls 41,800 ,21.101 Wheat, bu 44,000 ' 4.100 Corn, bu..! 517.400 2T-OSO0 Oats, bu 261.000 209.9)0 Rye, bu 11,000 21.000 Barley, bu 84.400 26,300 On the Produce exchange today the but ter market was steady to Arm; creamery, 2126c; dairy, 185r23c. Eggs, easy; at mark, cases Included, 14c; Firsts, 14e; prime flints, 15c; extras, 16c. Cheese, strong, 13 &13c. St. Lonls Grain and Provisions. ST. LOUIS, March 17. WHEAT Higher; No. 2 red cash, elevator, $1.05; track, $1.13; May, $1.061; July, 86ifi 86c ; No. 2 hard, $1.06. CORN Firm; No. 2 cash, 47c; track, 484 49c; May, 47"h47c; July, 47c. OATS Firm; No. 2 cash, 32c; track. 32'3 83c; May, 3oc; No. 2 white, 33c. FLOUR Steady ; red winter patents, Jf.l.r.irrT).40; extra fancy and straight, H.ib'w 4.90; clears, $4.2.&4.5rt. . SEED Tlmothv. steadv 12.0002.76. CORNMEAL Steady, $2.50. UKAfv bteaay ; sacked, east track, 85 86c HAY-Steady; timothy, $6.001S.OO; prai rie. JfiOCVfflOOO. IRON COTTON TIES S6c BAOOINO 7Vic. HEMP TWINE 6c. 1 PROVISIONS Pork, higher: lobblnir. $12.36. Lard, higher: prime steamed. 16.60. Dry salt meats, steady; boxed extra snorts, JB.87; clear ribs. Hi.KT; short clear, $7.12. Bacon, steady; boxed extra shorts, $7.60: clear ribs, $7.60; short clear, $7.S7. POULTRY Unchanged; chickens and spring. 10c; turkeys, 1416c; ducks, 12c; BUTTER Firm; creamery, 21ifT26c; dairy. 18(i24e. EGGS Steady at 14c. case count. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, bbls 8,ou0 9,ftK) Wheat, bu 33.000 5S.0K) Corn, bu 39,000 20.000 Oats, bu 84,000 62,000 NEW YORK STOCKS AND BONDS Market ii Weak and Day'i Price Movement ii Downward on the Average. MANY INDUSTRIALS ARE HIGHER Money Is Plentiful and Rate for Call Leans Drop to Tst Per Cent Railroad List Is Heavy. NEW TORK. March 17 The money out look wsa the dominant InAuence on stocks today and the day's price movtment was downwards on the average. The Industrial stocks and specialties were quite sharply divergent from the railroad list and fur nished quite a large record of advances. This class of securities is largely dependent on factors of Individual effect, being lehs responsible to general developments than the railroad list. The Individual Influences today were not known In all cases. A common property Interest might be traced In some of the stocks which advanced and It van assumed pools were at work in them. The copper stocks and the railroad equipments had some share in the show of strength. On the other hand, the heaviness In the rail road list was quite general, although the movement during the day was hesitating and Irregular Prices touched a consider ably lower level, however, than yesterday. It was supposed that pools and speculative syndicates were unloading to a considera ble extent and there was no doubt that the money outlook waa the principal motive for this action. There was a sentimental Influence to some extent, as there were very little withdrawal of credits by calling loans, according to the reports of money brokers. There was, however, quite a lajge paying off cf loans on call, which followed the precautionary liquidation of stocks. It was said that a conHldcrable part of the call loans paid off were liquidated with Uie pro ceeds of new loans on time. Operators In stocks hitherto have refrained very per sistently from taking out time lonns, even at the Invitingly low level of rates, being natlKtled to rely on day to day accommoda tions. The Importance attached to the con ditions in the money market waa empha sized by the Increased weakness developed after the appearance of the preliminary es timates of the week's currency movement. In addition to the J9.319.ooo taken by the subtrcttsury up to Thursday evening on account of the repayment of government deposits, it is estimated that nearly $1,000,000 him gone to the interior on the express movement. 'The apparent loss In cash of over $10,000,000 is In excess of the surplus reserve as lt stood In last week's bank statement. The Integrity of the surplus la, therefore, dependent on the rfducllon of deposits by loan contraction. It Is known that the trust companies have, been lenders at the higher rates for money and foreign banking houses have also placed loans here, their sales of finance bills In the ex change market helping to weaken that mar ket. A reduction In the loan Item of the banks In tomorrow's statement Is therefore a probability. A feature of the day was the renewal of the demand for gold from France, which made Itself felt In Ixmdon. This gave rise to renewed conjectures re garding a Russian loan and was the causa of some uneasiness over possible disturb ances in France. This contributed to the growir- weakness of ,v" 'tor stock mar ket. During the sume pe 1 id call 1 n fell to - ptr teui. '1 hu ,1.. .ttt closed weak at about the lowest. Bonds were easy. Total sales, par value, $3.685.0i0. United States bonds were all un changed on coll. Following were the sales and range of prices on the Stock exchange today: Sales. HIjh.Low.Clope. Atchison 13.500 do pfd 2.700 Atlantic Coast Line. 3,000 Baltimore & Ohio.... 13.700 do pfd ax) Canndlan rnclflc .... 20,2oO Central of N. J Chesapeake & Ohio.. 76,600 Chicago & Alton 300 do pfd 1,100 Chicago Gt. Western 9,200 Chicago & N. W 600. C, M. & St. P 19,800 Chi. Term. & T 1.200 do pfd 1.600 90 88 S8 103 1'H 103 144 IKS 1424 109 107 108 97, 97 96 1464 145 145 c, a, c. & st. l. Colo. & Southern do 1st pfd do 2d pfd Delaware & Hudson. D.. L. & W Denver & 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 1,200 IxnilH. & Nasnvllie... Manhattan L, exdiv. Met. Securities Met. St. Ry Mexican Central M. & St. L M.. St. P. & S. S. M. do pfd Missouri Pacific M.. K. & T 300 32 do pfd 1,600 "064 N. R. R. of Mex. pfd 300 41 N. Y. Central 27.700 163 N. Y., O. & W 18.700 61 Norfolk & Western.. 3.700 86i do pfd 92 79 43 82 244 241 181 18 34 106 25 61 35 192 875 35 81 69 95 93 162 29 56 204 66 3.300 143 142 100 169 169 77,900 91 874 46,500 125 123 4.700 26 24 00 2,) 100 200 600 100 200 1.4O0 43,900 2.300 1,000 100 100 8,000 100 100 600 67 42 81 24 240 179 17 33 106 23 61 35 191 376 35 90 46 804 67 95 93 161 29 66 29 664 200 674 41 804 24 240 179 17 83 106 23 60 84 190 m 34 89 46 80 6S 94 94 161 29 66 29 65 1414 123 24 69 115 900 1164 116 2.500 1634 162 163 8,500 10S 107 107 Kansas City Grain and Provisions. KANSAS CITY, March 17. WHEAT Higher; May, 96c; July, 81c. Caah: No. 2 hard, $l.ol1.04; No. i, 97c$1.01; No. 4. 85c4 J1.00; No. 2 red, Jl.02tfl.0G; No. 3, 96c(i $1.02; No. 4. K5c6$1.00. CORN Steady to e lower; May, 454c; July. 46c. Cash: No. 2 mixed, 46S461c; No. 8, 46c: No. 2 white, 46f(46c OATS Higher; No. 2 mixed, 33334c; No. t white, 84ti34c. WYE Steady; No. 2, 7c. HAY Steady ; choice timothy, $9.50(310.00; choice prairie, $7.768.26. Ht'T'iEM Meudy ; creameries, 223?6c; pecking. 16c. FX1GS Higher: Missouri and Kansas, new, No. 2, whltewood cases Included, 14c; case count, 13c; cases returned, o less. Recettg. Shipments. Wheat, bu 46,600 Corn, bu 62.800 Oats, bu 7,000 Milwaukee Grain Market. MILWAUKEE. March 17. WHEAT Firmer; No. 1 northern. $1.14: No. 3 north ern, $l.l(Vtl.l0; July, 92o bid. RYE Firm; No. 1, 85c. BARLEY Steady ; No. 2, Sic; sample, 89 60e. CORN Firmer; No. 8. 48ac; May, c. Philadelphia Prodace Market. PHILADELPHIA, March 17. BUTTER Firm: western creamery, 28c. EGGS Firm; western fresh, llfflSo, at mark. CHEESE Steady. 12llc Toledo Seed Market. TOLEDO, March 17.-SEED Clover, cash, $7 75; March, $7 85; April. $T66; Octo ber, $7.92; prime alslke, $7.76; prim timothy, $1.40. Cotton Market. NEW YORK. March 17. COTTON-Bnot closed quiet, 6 points higher; middling up-1 lanas, s.jlk!; miuuiiiig gun, s.ac; sales, juo bales. LIVERPOOL. March 17. COTTON Snot In fair demand; prices 8 points lower; American middling fair, 4.75d; good mid dling, 4.43d; middling, 4 Sid; low middling, 4 17d; good ordlnsry. 4.03d; ordinary. 8.67d. The sales of the day were 15,000 bales, of which l.OuO were for speculation and export and Included $.3u0 bales American. Receipts, 22,0 bales. Including 19.60 bales American. NEW ORLEANS. March 17 COTTON Steady: sales, 6,200 bales; ordinary, bo; good ordinary, (7-16c; low middling, T3-16o; middling, 7 11 -16c; good middling, 11-lGo; middling fair, c; receipts, (.264 bales; stock. 249, 6 bales. ST. LOUIS, March 17-COTTON-8teady ; miUdllPg, 7c; stock, 44,670 bulca, 46,400 1444 300 M'fc 63,300 400 2o0 12,400 400 800 3.000 10,300 21,100 100 118 10,300 35 301) 8.300 39 7,100 4o 8,500 69 113.400 134 1,000 100 1.400 1,100 Pennsylvania P., C, C. & St. L Reading do 1st pfd do 2d pfd Ro.ck Island Co do pfd St. L. & 8. F. 2d pfd. St. Ixiuls S. W do pfd Southern Pacific .... do pfd Southern Railway ... do pfd Texts & Pacific T.. St. L. & W do pfd Union Pacific , do pfd Wahash do pfd W. & L. E Wisconsin Central ., do pfd Adams Ex American Ex United States Ex Wells-Kargo Ex Amul. Copper Am. Cnr & Foundry. 11.600 do pfd Am. Cotton Oil do pfd Am. Ice do pfd Am. Linseed Oil do pfd Am. Iyocomotlve do pfd Am. Smelt. & Refng. do pfd Am. Sugar Refng Am. Tobacco pfd ctf Anaconda M. Co Brooklyn R. T Colo. Fuel Iron.... Consolidated Gas Corn Products do pfd Distillers' Securities. General Electric International Paper.. do pfd International Pump.. do pfd National Lead North American Pacific Mall People's Gas pressed Steel Car..., do pfd Pullman Palnce Car. Republic 6teel do pfd Rubber Goods do pfd Tenn. Coal & Iron.... U. 8. leather do pfd. exdlv IT. S. Realty U. 8. Rubber do pfd V. B. Steel do pfd Va.-Carollna Chem... do pfd Westlnghouea Elec... Western t'nion 66 66 41 41 16L 161 60 604 86 854 14274 143 82 82 911 92 92 92 92 92 91 91 91 34 34 34 80 80 80 71 71 71 27 26 26 65 63 64 C9 tilt 6S 118 118 34 34 9H14 99 38 38 89 39 68 58 131 131 100 99 23 22 22 46 451 45 18 400 24 24 24 2(10 63 63 62 244 100 230 230 225 100 132 132 130 250 63.700 80 79 79 38 36 87 1.100 W swi HK 300 36 35 844 95 100 5 6 5 100 39 894 39 17 100 43 43 42 I6.0 48 46T1. 47 115 114 99 101 300 116 80,900 101V4 1.60J) 123 121 121 7.300 144 142 142 l.ooo V7 7 118 115 S 66 B6 116 66 18.700 54 63 63 2,900 208 206 206 4.300 IS IB 18 l.ftio 73 70 72 4.6oO 42 41 41 2.l0 190 RS 1HK 800 23 23 23 400 79 70 79 88 '5,706 '7 '86 36 1,100 ion ion 10.1 400 45 45 45 9.8O0 113 111 111 4,?o0 38 38 38 200 92 91 92 300 247 245 245 1,30 19 19 19 1.2O0 77 76 76 6.000 27 26 26 96 2,900 91 89 89 2"0 12 12 12 200 104 104 104 900 93 93 98 1,600 41 40 40 1.500 112 111 111 84.70 35 36 20.500 6 96 600 35 35 85 36 107 600 181 181 180 60O 94 94 94 Total sales for the day, i,i;,uuv snares. Kew York Mlalnsr Stocks. NEW YORK. March 17. The following are the closing quotations on mining stocks: Adams Coa Allr Br Brunawlrk Coa Comatnvk Tunnal Ton. ( al. V. Hon Bllvar Iron Stiver Laadvllla coa.... Offered. ....100 .... K .... t .... ....15S ...1-0 ...J24 .... I I Little Chlaf... Ontario Ophlr Proanlx jPotoal , ftavaM I Starrs Naraoa ISmall Hopaa , Isuudara ...171 ...171 ... ... 10 ... Ii ... it ... t ...184 Risk Clearings. OMAHA. March 17. Bank clearings to day were 11. 466. Ml. 86. The clearings for the corresponding day of 19o4 were $1,245,272.0. Treasarr statement. WASHINGTON, March 17 Today's state ment of the treasury balance in the gen eral fund, exclusive of Uie 3X50,000,000 (old reserve In the division of redemption, shows: Available cash balance, $143,548,680; gold, $63,415,72. BUSINESS OF ASSOCIATED BANKS Clearlaa-s of the Great cesasaerclal Ceatere ot fosatry, NEW YORK, March 17 The following table, compiled by Bradstreet. shows the bank clearings at the principal cities for the week ended March 16. with the per centage of Increase and decrease, ss com pared with the corresponding week last year: CITIES. Clearings, j Inc. Dec New York Chicago Boston Philadelphia St. Louis Pittsbnig San Francisco .... Cincinnati Baltimore Kansas City New Orleans Minneapolis Clevelsnd Ixnilsvllle Detroit Milwaukee OMAHA Providence Los Angeles Buffalo Indianapolis St. Paul Memphis , St. Joseph Richmond Denver Columbus Seattle Washington Savannah Albany Portland, Ore Fort Worth Toledo. O Atlanta Salt Lake City Rochester Peoria Hartford Nashville Spokane, Wash.... lies Moines Tacnma New Haven Grand Rapids Norfolk Dayton Portland, Me Springfield, Mass... Augusta. Ga Evanavllle Sioux City Birmingham Syracuse Worcester Knoxvlllo Charleston, S. C... Wilmington, Del... Wichita Wilkesbarre Davenport Little Rock Topeka Chattanooga Jacksonville, Fla... Kalamazoo, Mich.. Springfield, 111 Fall River Wheeling. W. Va.. Macon Helena Iyexlngton Akron Canton, O Fargo, N. D Youngstown New Bedford Rockford. Ill Lowell Chester, Pa BInghamton Bloomlngton, 111... Springfield. O Greensburg, Pa Qulncy, 111 Decatur. Ill Sioux Falls, 8. D.. Jacksonville, 111.... Mansfield, O Fremont, Neb. Cedar Rapids IHouston JGalveston Total, U. S Outside New York. $1,971,617,166 1S6.934 566 lo2.4rO.972 126.977. 551 63.6fiO.330l 42.472. 357 3S.36S.663 22 039 700 26.8fiC.lS6 22.8vS.8i2 18. 758.099 10.04 2.743 14.130.67Si 12.J62.13- 10,1o014 8,677.065 8.749.402 7,2,9o0 8.437. 6.613. 8ol 6.131.835 6.150.S54 6.372,996 4.856.344 4,781,075 6.S65.3S6! $.2cfl.9lO 6.478,04 6.101.127 3.246.115 3.623.746I 4.731.KX8 6.957 8.729.8H 8.821,269 1.694. 123 8.449.561 2.920.14S 8.283.502 i8.249.107 2. 960,165 2.6-15.976 2.826.537 2,727,046 1.927.fl8l 1.704.4S3 1,460.350 1,566,971 1.497.017 1,601.946! 1.269.105 1.847.654 1.512.001 1.191.6601 1.418. 2S0 1.157,886 1.139,6431 1.026,879 1.107.938 823.314 S27.7161 981.216! PS2.577 976.426 1,142,996 K17.192 922,461 830,901 952.6:'4 621.697 7S0.701 864,3841 6W.2001 760,900) 726.828 672.180 654.274 663.3S5 400.698 375,721 446,500 623.205' 416.810 332, 8K3 464,399 821.140 216.262 302.377 335.691 284.178 446,0181 11.901.626 9, 136.000 88.21. 16.8 , 28.51. 27.3'. 3.1. 20 4 . 11.2;. 6.3 . 11.1!. 12.2;. 6.11 15.8 7.8i 6.6 16.4 17.0 23 1 4.2 "i'.i 7 5 30.6 4.31, 89.8 ... 24.21... 83 36.6 ... .7 ... 11.1 ... 55.7 ... 10.61... 22. 9i... 12.01... 60.8 8.0 16.6 82.1 21.2 33.0 65.9! 2.7! ..1:8i 11.3 " 761 12.6! 63.21 19.31 1.91 60.8! 4.8 I 'io!i 10.8 2.4 7.8' 68.9 14.9 11.6 21.9 43.5 "331 10.91. '46 60.71. 11.01. 22.0!. 2.61. 4.8 'n.i 22.2 11.8 47.9 11.2 3.8 10.61. 46.91. .91. 7.41. 11.61. 8.8 . 61 .51 . 49.51... 91.9j... "L2I... 4.4... 20.5 $2,900,038,25!! 928.421.UV3I 57.01 16.1 CANADA. Montreal Toronto Winnipeg Ottawa Halifax Vancouver, B. Quebec Hamilton St. John, N. B... London, Ont Victoria, B. C... Total, Canada.. C. 25.789.665 18.535.696 6.396.844! 2.191.110 1, 567,9461 1,3X0,545 1.622.911 1,005,0281 871.007 867,006! 788,786 61.5 47.1 32.9 10.8 4.9 17.6 35.6 6.6 17.2 15.1 45.1 $ 60,066,5321 45.31 Mexican dollars, steady; railroad Balances paid in cash. ,vi inxiuriod in totals because containing other Items than clearings. Kevr York Money Market. NEW YORK, March 17. MONEY On call, 34 per cent; closing bid, 8 per cent; offered, 3 per cent. Time loans, easy, sixty days, 3 per cent; ninety days, 8 3 per cent; six months, Shifts per cent. PRIME MERCANTILE PAPER-34S4 dpt cpnt. STERLING EXCHANGE Heavy with actual business in bankers bills, at $4.86.30 Si4 86.35 for demand and at $4.84.35(4.84.40 for sixty day bills; posted rates, $4.85 4.87; commercial mils, 4.m(.m' SILVER Bar, 67c; BONDB Government bonds easy. Closing prices on bonds were: C. 8. ref. Ja, r....l Japan 6s, ctfa.... do coupon & N. unl. 4 do la, rrf 104tt 'Manhattan c. (. do coupon 104 Mex. Central 4a. . do new 4a, ret 1:5 do Jat Inc.... do coupon 132H Mlnn. & St. L. do old 4a res 104 M-. K. St T. 4s.. An nld Aa MiniMI . .10S U , do SB Am. Tobacco 4a, ctta. 741 N. R. R. of M. c. 4a. J',a do a. ctta Ill N. Y. C. . n I Atrhteon gen. 4a. JM N. J. C. . Sa do adj. 4a ' No. Paclno 4a 10 Atlantic C. L. 4a 10114 do la "J Bal. & Ohio 4a 14 N. & W. c. 4a Ma do SUa 6 O. B. L. rfdg. 4a 1 Central of Ca. 6a.. ..115 Penn. conv. 3a 11a Headlni Ran. a iiit 71 St. U & I. M. c. 6a.. 1H m st. l. b. f. fg. 4a. at HI St. U g. W. c. 4.... U Seaboard A. U 4a. . . . facino 4a no Railway (a Uf a 101 in:i4 4a..lWVi 78 .... 244 4a.. Ot J0H do lat Inc. do Id Ino Chea. Ohio 4a. Chicago A A. ma.. (' B. & a. n. 4a.. C, R. I. i P. 4a.... II 80. do col. 6a T.. St. L. A W. 4a Union Pacific 4a... CCC. St. U f. 4a.. 1024 Texaa & P. la Chicago Ter. 4a m Colorado Mid. 4a 79 Colo. & 80. 4a Cuba 6a ctfa D. A K. O. 4a 101 Illatllleri' Bee. 6a SI Erta prior lien 4a. ...101 do gen. 4a t3V F. W. A D. C. 1 110 Hocking Val. 4a... .1101 Bid. Offered. 93' do conv. 4a.. 106 U. 8. Steel Id 6a., Wabaah la do deb. B Weatarn Md. 4a..., W. ft L. E. 4a Wla. Central 4a.... ..122', .. ,.K ..133 .. S4 ..Ilk .. 71 .. .. M .. W Boston Stock Market. BOSTON, March 17. Call loans, 3a4 per cent; time loans, 4iH per cent. Olnclal closing on stocks nuil bonus: Atchiaon dj. 4a K iWeatlng. common do 4a 102 Adventure. Mat. Central 4a 16 Allouei Atchiaon ' Amlagamated H do ptd 10J Boaton ft Aiuany Hoitoo ft Maine. Bnaton Elevated ritcbburg pfd ... Mexican Central N. Y . N. H. A Prra Marquette .... Union PaclAc Amer. Arge. Chem. pfd rneu. Tuba.. Sugar pfd T. T Woolen Pfd Dominion 1. ft 8... Bdlaon Elec. Illu. . General Blactrlo . Maaa. Klectrla do pfd , Maaa. Oaa United rrult United SnoeMach do pfd , U B. Steal , do ptd Asked. do Amar. A mar. do Amar. Amer. do Amerlran Zlno Atlantlo Bingham , Cal. ft Hecla.... Centennial Copper Range .., Daly Weat Dominion Coal , Orancy lata Hnyala Maaa. Mining .. Michigan Mohawk , Mont. C. ft C... Old Dominion .. Oaoaola Parrot Qulncy Ibl Shannon , ...lv Tamarack , la Trinity , 44 U. 8. Mining.... 41 U. I. Oil Ill Utah Victoria 14 Winona W, Wolverine .25 .l4 .166 .144 . 24 .104 .100 .131 . 23 . tl . 4 .14114k .U .144 . i .104 14 . . i . 12 . 76 . 11 . 1614 . tl .(16 . IS . 14 . 1( . 7 . t . ii . 11 . 14 . 63 . 1 . M . T . ID .lot 7 .181 . U . . . 41 . 4 . 13 .111 London Stock Market. LONDON. March 17. Closing Quotations on stocks and bonds: Consols, money do account Anaconda ....fT, 6 Atchiaon tl do pfd 104 Baltimore ft Ohio. ...Ill Canadian Paclno Chea. ft Ohio.... Chicago Ot. W.. C . Id. A St. P.. DeBeara Deavar ft R. O. . do pfd tlrta do lat pfd.... do M pfd.... Illinois Central . Uoula. ft Naah... M., K. ft T 1N. T. Central 147 Norfolk ft w do pfd 64 Ontario ft W....- (1 Pennerlvanla 14 Hand Mlnea Jo .160 . II . 16 .lf . 17 . 64 . t 46 i Reading do lat pfd. do Id ptd. So. Railway . do pfd So. Pariflo ... I'nloa Pacifle do pfd 4V . 4T . 4414 . 16 .101 . 71 .117 .101 . . . 14 . 4744 tl VU. S. Steal . I0 do ptd .111 W.baah .1471 da pfd . II Spanish 4a BILVEK Bar, steady, 26 l-ld per ounce. mow in. ivj. per cent. The rata of discount In the open market for short bills Is 2 per cent) for three months' bills. 3Vj2 per cent. Whisky Market. CINCINNATI March 17 WHISKT-DIa-tillers' finished cwwds, unchanged on basis of $1.23. OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET Cattle Receipts Light, but Market Slow with Tecling Weat. HOGS SOLD STRONG TO FIVE HIGHER Sot Eaoatk heep and Lambs oa Sal to Make a Fair Test of tho Market, bat the Few that Did Arrive Sold Jast Aboat Steady. SOT'TH OMAHA, March 17. 190R. Receipts acre: Cattle. Hors. Sheep. umcial Monday OffVi.'il Tusfliv Official Wednesday.... Official Thursday Official KNday rive days this week 1H.494 Same dnyg last week . . .H.437 Snme days week before. .15.718 fame three weeks arfo.. 15.401 Same four weeks as;o. ... 9.1r Same Tnys Inst year 271.171 RECEIPTS FOR THE TEAR TO DATE. The following; table shows the receipts of cattle, hogs and sheep at South Omaha fot tha year to date, with comparison with last year: 1908. 1904. Inc. Dec. Cnttls 16H.4S9 liW.ufi") 2.&il Hor-s 619,330 6t.174 10,154 Sheep 842.565 398,506 66.940 Tho following; table shows the average price of hogs at 8outh Omaha for the last several days, with comparisons: 1. 306 13.601 9.1S4 512 8.494 7,337 .:! !.o7 6.129 397 S3.&5. 29,fV"0 4.5? 3.S21 49.'S 80.619 M.Wsl 44,3) 21.273 26.777 41.72 34 320 Mar. I... Mar. 2... Mar. I... Mar. 4... Mar. 6... Mar. 6... Mar 7... Mar. 8... Mar. ... Mar. 10... Mar. 11... Mar. 12... Mar. 13... Mar. 14... Mar. 15... Mar. 16... Mar. 17... I 1905. 11904.11903. 11902. 11901. H900.I1W 4 80 4 71 4 77 4 80 4 86 4 8S 871 4 Mi 4 K7 4 X51, 4 SO 4 M' 4 flu, 4 94 4 97 1141 D 09 6 12 6 C4 S 07 5 13 6 19 S 19i 6 10i h 1 ( 9S 7 03 7 01 7 12 7 OH 7 161 01 6 11 6 07 5 97 6 99 6 10 06 7 14 7 ft1 t 75 7 131 6 18 i Kl 6 Hi; 6 IRl 7 2 6 251 5 151 7 20 6 04l 7 11 5 97 fl 09 6 13 6 131 6 15 t 22 5 2o, 6 82 6 37 6 35 6 8 6 39 6 41 1 I 6 4V 5 41 6 4o 6 hV 6 Ml 5 661 4 68 I 51 4 C! t 51 69! t 67 It 62 f a 4 74 4 70 8 64 4 711 3 60 4 721 8 63 4 7l 8 68 4 73 3 53 I 8 69 4 76 4 79 1 P2 4 751 3 63 4 79! 8 59 4 85 8 66 4 94 8 t Indicates Sunday. Tho official number of cars of stock brought In today by each road was: Cattle. Irocs. Sheep. H'r's. C, M. & St P 1 8 Wabash 1 2 Missouri Pacific 8 ., 1 I'nion Paclllc system 8 16 1 .. C. ct N. W 8 8 F., K. & M. V 2 28 .. .. C, St. P., M. & O.... 19 7 .. B. & M 14 17 C, B. & Q 2 4 .. 1 C, It. 1. & P., east.. .. 7 C, 11. I. & P., west.. .. 1 Chicago Ot. Western 1 8 93 i 176 1.1X0 fH 1,601 2S4 1.140 367 123 1,827 e7 32 a 31 3 9t 86 6 31 8 216 222 41 16 831 397 Totals 73 The disposition ot the day's receipts was as follows, each buyer purchasing ths num ber of head Indicated; Cattle. Ilojrs. Bheep. Omaha Packing Co Swift and Company Cudahy Packing Co Armour & Co Vansant & Co Carey & Benton Lobman & Co Hill & Huntzinger Hamilton & Rothschild. L. F. Huss Mike Hoggerty Sol Degan J. B. Root & Co Bulla & Kline Halston Packing Co Hoffman Packing Co.... 8. & S Union Beef Co Other buyers Totals 1.858 6.0&6 CATTLE There was a moderate run of cattle here this morning and at all other points, even for a Friday. Packers, though, were Inclined to bo rather bearish and as a result trading waa slow, with the tendency of prices downward rather than otherwise. Quito a few beef steers were Included In the receipts, and the market could perhaps best be described by calling It generally steady. There was a good deal of uneven ness In the market, however, so that soma sales appeared much better than others. Some salesmen, who had kinds that Just happened to strike the fancy of buyers, sold at good, strong prices, while others had a hard time to get steady prices, and In some cases were unsuccessful, so that on the average the market was Just about steady. Trading was slow from start to finish, and considering the small number on sale, it took some time to make a clearasioe. The cow market showed more unevenness than the steer market. Buyers all seemed to feel bearish, and as a result their bids, as a rule, were lower than yesterday morn ing, but not a great deal different from yesterday's mean close. Salesmen were calling the market all the way from steady to a dime lower, depending largely upon whether they sold early or late yesterday. The same as with steers, the market was slow from start to finish, and the morning was well advanced before a clearance was made. ... , . Bulls, veal calves and stags were. If any thing, a trifle weaker than they were yes- Very' few stockers and feeders arrived this morning, and as a good many cattle were shipped to the country yesterday, the demand was sufficient to hold prices steady, even though It was Friday. Rep resentative sales: BEEF STEERS. No. A. 14 loss II 1071 4 1160 II 1114 1117 No. is!!!!! n.'.'.'.. 10 11..... 40 1 II.'.'.'." 18 v I 1 I 4 17 I 1 I 1 t 1 1 1 I 10 1 11 I 1 7 t 1 1 t 4 1 I 4 1 4 t 6 I.... 10.... AT. ... 7n ... 820 ... 70 ... 00 ...1031 ...loio ... S2 ...1045 ... U6 ...1004 ... 115 ...1031 ...1006 ...1050 ...11M ...U4I ...1037 Pr. t 86 1 40 I 75 4 00 4 10 4 10 4 16 4 It 4 18 4 16 4 It 4 10 4 M 4 85 4 16 4 40 4 40 II 1125 1 1081 It 1211 10 1221 11 1365 14 11K2 tl 126 1 1315 11 1271 10 12fA 10 1181 19 14U8 STEERS AND COWS. .... 900 I 86 10 994 ....1007 4 10 IS 1246 102 4 U STEERS AND HEIFERS. Pr. 4 40 4 46 4 60 4 50 4 60 4 60 4 60 4 40 4 70 4 76 4 78 4 U 6 00 I 00 5 00 6 00 6 10 4 40 4 46 971 .1181 4 15 4 60 It.... COWS. 8S 4 66 I 00 II M4 t 15 11 1010 S 26 14 1014 I 16 1 1064 t 86 1 130 I 60 10 171 t 60 4 1100 I 60 i H76 I 60 6 1051 t 50 17 1117 t 60 1 WF.0 t 40 1 1170 I 46 t 186 I 66 I till t 75 t 1146 t 71 t 111 I 78 I l'80 t It 1 965 t 00 t 1051 I 00 1040 t 00 7 1044 I 00 10 1060 I 00 4 1080 I oo t io:s I 10 10 117 I 10 t Ill I 15 SO 1108 t 16 1 1386 I 20 1 1470 I 10 1 1380 I 10 1 1330 t U I It'll COWS AND HEIFERS. .. ao4 I 40 II 7M I 40 1014 I 80 HEIFERS. 125 710 870 895 121 1014 150 740 50 981 160 900 760 .... 121 90 771 1180 891 1044 720 171 1070 1000 1110 1116 1066 1120 940 984 1140 9K7 .1060 160 1101 . 104 . 480 . 400 . 836 . 177 . 146 . 171 ,. 780 . 190 .1190 t 46 t It I to 1 96 I 10 I 10 I II I 16 I 10 I II 890 t 00 .1000 I 00 BULLS. ..1480 ..1460 ..1080 ..1000 ..1440 ..1440 1... .1110 ii'. L. I 00 I 00 I 00 I 00 t oo t II STAGS. Iio l CALVES. too 1 4 It 1 4 11 1 I 00 1 .1011 . 130 ..1011 ,. 766 . 790 ..1046 .. I7l ..1490 ..1180 ..1410 ..1940 ..1490 ..1460 ..140 ..1666 .. 614 t tf S 16 I 30 I 10 t 81 t 15 I 36 I 40 I 46 I It I 60 I 60 t 60 I 60 I 60 I 60 I 60 I 65 I 66 t 65 I 15 I 10 I 76 I 71 I 71 I 11 I 15 I 90 I to 4 10 4 10 4 10 I 61 I 66 t K I 10 I 60 I 61 I 70 4 04 4 00 I tl t 66 I 15 I 44 I 65 I 40 I 40 I 40 4 ...1110 I II to tit 180 li.0 STOCK CALVES. 110 110 lit 160 . 400 I 04 I 16 I 60 140 I 16 1 400 1 M 480 I 71 t W I H 4O0 I OO 1 4C0 4 0 STOCK COWS AND HEIFKRH. 110 I 00 1 140 I 40 161 t SO I I I t II Ill I 40 1 194 t II 4 I 60 1 1076 S 76 400 I 60 1 640 t 16 tl I 40 1 IM IN tkl t 40 STOCKERS AND FEEDERS. 1 4'4 I TO It 471 I 18 11 617 I II 10 174 I 15 640 I t t W IN t HI I to It 144 I tt I I It 17 4-1 M t ft I H 1 644 t It I TO 4 40 I IU IX It tt 4 10 1 1100 64 6 941 4 18 1 M0 I 10 II 9 4 II 1 780 I 60 II tut 4 II 11 M IM I 1071 I 40 11 Ill 40 II 11(4 4 60 1 418 I T" tt lilt 4 46 NEBRASKA trows 896 3 70 3 feeders.. KM 1(9 16 cows 813 I TO 1IOOS Receipts of hogs were strain light today at all markets, and consequently the tendency of prices was upward, In spite of the fact that packers were much opposed to a further advance. At this point trad ing was slow, with sales going all the way from steady to 6c lusher than yesterday's average. Salesmen all wanted a nickel ad vance, but buyers were very slow to bid that much more, and only did so on such loads as they were the most anxious for, so that tn a good many Instances salesmen were unable to get much If any more for their bogs than the same kinds sold for yesterday. It was very evident that pack ers are getting more anxious for butcher weights of good quality than they were a short time srro and less anxious for heavies, unless choice. In other words, they are looking more at quality and less at weight. The top load today, which sold for $6 10, weighed only 2t9 pounds. The light and common hogs sold for 84 96 down, butchers snd mixed 4. to 86.00 and choice heavies and choice medium weights from 85 0O to 85 10. The latter end of the market was very slow snd weak, and In fact the early ad vance was mostly lost on the close, snd ss salesmen were holding for more money, there were hogs still In first hands at noon. Representative sal No. At. gh. n Its, At. sb. Ft. 41 140 80 4 40 II lit .. 4 9714 88 14 10 4 46 41 136 .. 4 t7Uj 60 140 10 4 II If 131 110 4 97 V, 99 180 40 4 41 11 IM 110 4 t74 to 144 .. 4 10 61 Ill .. 4t74 10 ill 40 4 M 12 141 44 4 lit 60 177 .. 4 H II 144 .. 4 t1V4 tl 210 .. 4 16 tO 114 .r 4 97V, 1 107 .. 4 tftt 60 loo .. 4 9714, 71 104 40 4 11V, If IIS .. 4 171 9 181 tO 4 tlH 41 147 (0 4 91V, M tOI .. 4 t4 41 144 10 4 97 V, 87 18t .. 42Vt 69 141 .. 4 I1V4 71 til 10 4 tlv, 44 144 .. 4 97 Vt 41 Ill 160 4 15 6t ..X.I ..100 47 100 .. 4 tl 40 Wt 40 I 00 14 131 II) 4 tt It tit .. I 00 71 144 140 4 46 41 144 N IM 8 134 10 4 96 41 IM 40 I 00 45 136 .. 4 94 tt IJ4 80 I 00 81 10 .. 4 15 to 101 120 I 00 43 Ill .. 4 98 3 151 40 I 00 76 2"! 10 4 16 68 IM 40 I 00 74 tit 40 4 tl 61 14S tO I 00 72 til 40 4 95 17 171 10 00 67 121 .. 4 11 61 280 .. 1 00 48 12! 40 4 94 61 164 .. I 00 42 159 40 4 95 If 214 .. I 00 II J"7 .. 4 06 41 1.18 .. I 00 61 til .. 4 96 41 944 40 I 00 70 195 .. 4 M 70 M4 110 6 00 67 Ill .. 4 15 71 137 ..1 00 62 118 .. 4 IS 49 167 110 I 00 71 Ill SO 4 15 48 171 40 I 04 44 t00 .. 4 OS 48 IM ,. IN 7 161 .. 4 46 II 161 .. I 00 70 110 .. 4 95 10 174 .. OtV, It ICO .. 4 15 29 CSS .. I 02V. 121 181 40 4 97 H 48 270 10 6 02 V, (9 151 40 4 97 4 70 288 .. I 02 Vi 21 121 40 4 97 V, 45 lit .. 6 01V, 19 131 .. 4 17V, 41 295 .. t Oil, 14 111 ,. 4 97V, 44 170 .. I 01V6 67 141 .. 4 97 V, 16 131 ..105 66 161 40 4 17 V, 40 SOI ltt I 07V6 19 145 40 4 97 V, 64 161 .. 6 10 SO 364 .. 4 97 V, SHEEP There were onlv two losds. or 397 head, of sheep reported this morning, so that It could scarcely be said that a test of the situation was not made. The few on sale, though, sold at Just about steady prices. There has. In fact, been very little change In ruling prices all the week. On some days the feeling seemed to be a little better than on others, but the change in prices from day to day had been so small as to be hardly worth mentioning. The general market for the week could probably best be described by calling It slow, but almost steady. This Is true of lambs as well as ot sheep. Quotations f,r fed stock. CJood o choice yearlings, JC. 4030.75; fair to good year lings. Sii.004rtf.40; good to cliolctr wethers, 86.60(5.75; fair to good wethers, I5.00fi-5.b0; good to choice ewes, 80.O044&.60; fair to good ewes, 84.50445.00; common to fair ewes. 14.00 44.60; good to choice lambs. 87.0flfS7.25; fair to good lambs, o.75u'7.00; feeder lambs, $6 00 6.0O. Representative sales: No. 1 western goat 1C3 western wethers and ewes. 1 western buck lamb Av. .. 70 .. 68 ..110 Pr. 5 00 6 76 t 60 It I 16 tJ I 71 604 t 16 441 I 00 I M CHICAGO LIVE! STOCK MARKET Cattle Steady Hogs Ten Cents Higher Sheep and Lambs Steady. CHICAGO, March 17. CATTLE Receipts, 84,000 head. Market steady. Good' to prime steery,, $6.10ift)6.26; poor to medium, $3.764f; 4.86-; stockers and feeders, $2.504t'4.60; cows, 82.864f4.50; heifers. &0u4.60; canners, $1,604 2.30; bulls, 32.2644.O0; calves. $3.00t.60. HOGS Receipts, 20,000 head; estimated for tomorrow, 18.000 head. Market, 10c higher. Mixed and butchers, $5.004i6.27; good to choice heavy, $5.15475.80; rough heavy, 86.00 610; light, 84.954iJ6.20; bulk of sales, $6.15 SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 6,000 head. Sheep and Iambs, steady. Good to choice wethers, $4,604(16.60; fair to choice mixed, $1.75((i6.40: western sheep, $fi.0046.00; native lambs, $5.6047.t0; western lambs, $8.00 (S7.60. Kansas City Live Stock Market. KANSAS CITY, March 17. CATTLE Re ceipts, 1,300 head. Including 60 head south erns; market steady; choice export and dressed beef steers, 8e.25igi6.7S; fair to good, $4.25(66.25: western fed steers, $4.25; stock ers and feeders, $3,004(4.66; southern steers, 33.50414.90; strut hern cows, $2.26424.00; native cows, 32.004j4.40; native heifers, $2.764j4.75: bulls. $2.504J4.00; calves, 33.0K3.00. , H'OGS Receipts. 4.800 head: market Ke higher; top, $6.15; bulk of sales, $4,964:3.12; heavy, 85.06476.15; packers, $5.00fi.12: pigs and lights, $4.25(26.05. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 500 head; market steady; native lambs, $6.506.75; native wethers, 85.254i4.86; native fed ewes, $4.854j6.60; western fed lambs, $6.608i7.36: western fed sheep. 34.864jf6.85; western fed yearlings, $5.754f8.60; stockers and feeders, $3,504(5.50. ft. Louis Live stock Market. ST. LOUIS. March 17. CATTLE Re ceipts, 1,000 head, Including 500 Texans; market steady native shipping and export steers, $4,004)4.00; dressed beef and butch ers steers. $3.86446.00; steers under 1,000 lbs., $3.00(44.30 stockers and feeders, $2.50414.75; cows and heifers, $2.364j4.60; canners, $2.00 4T2.50; bulls, $3.264f8 80; calves. $3.0047)6.75; Texas and Indian steers, 83.60igC.00; cows and heifers, $2.004jS.75. HOGS Receipts, 6,000 ead: market steady; pigs and lights, $3,7544.96; packers. $5,004)5.16; butchers and best heavy, $6.16 SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, none; market steady; native muttons, $4.004(4. bo lambs, $5.O04t4.0O; culls and bucks, $3,264 4.36; stockers, $2.0044.O0. St. Joseph Live Stock Market. HT. JOSEPH March 17 CATTr.F TLe- cvipis, ooo nrau; mttriiei env&tiy; natives, $3,904)6.50; cows and heifers, $1. 904. 50; stock- HOGS Receipts, 3,818 head; market 60 higher lights, $1.904.10: medium and heavy, $5.ontfjfi.l5. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 8,124 head; market steady; Colorado lambs, $7.40; yearling wethers, $6.40; ewes, 86.60. Sioux City Mve Stock Market. BIOCX CITY. Ia.. Msrch 17.-Sneclal Tel egram.) CATTLE Receipts, 400 head; mar ket steady; oeeves. gs.wwt.ou; cows, bulls and mixed, $2.76474.00; stockers and feedots, $2,754)4.00; calves snd yearlings, $2,754)3.75. HOGS Receipts, 4,000 head; market steady, selling at $4 80446.00; bulk, $4.90474.96. Stork In Bight. Receipts of live stock at the six principal western markets yesterday: t.attie. lings. South Omaha Sioux City ... Kansas City ., St. Louts St. Joseph .... Chicago 1.649 400 1,300 1,000 836 84.000 6.121 4,000 40 6.000 $.818 20,000 Sheep. 397 "'ioo "i'.iiA 6,000 Totals 29.186 44.747 10,021 Wool Market. BOSTON, Madch 17. WOOL The Com mercial Bulletin tomorrow will say: There Is no material change In tha wool market. There has been a little more trading tn doinestlo pulled, scouted and fleeces. A more cheerful feeling has followed Improve ment In foreign sdvlces and less pressure to sell foreign wool here. Quotations are unchanged and rule fairly firm on all grades above one-qusrtc-r. There has been 110 further eaaing oft ln lower coarse grades There Is live Interest In the west snd further contracting st full rates. The ship ments of wool from Boaton to date from December 16, 1904, were 13,342,443 pounds, against 61,162,736 pounds at the sams time last year. The receipts to date are 17,767.6ot pounds, against 38.7ui.691 pounds for the same period last year. LONDON. March 17. WOOL The offer ings at the wool auction sales today amounted to 12,588 bales. Americans, after keen bidding, securvd about l.oou bales ef cross-breds and several lots ot light con ditioned wool. Following are the sales: New South Wales. 1.100 bales; scoured, lod (lis $d; greasy, 5i1(ils ld. Queensland. 9u0 bales; scoured, 9d4Tls lOd; greesy, tdp lld. Victoria, 600 bales; scoured, 10d'&ls 7(1; gray, 7d4)ls ld. South Australia, 1,400 bales; greasy. 4ulOd. West Australia, OX) bales; greasy, 4'j.alld. New Zealand, 7 400 hales; soured, lld47ls 7d; greasy, 6dtTls 6d. Cape of Oood Hope and Natal, 7i i Lulcs;. scoured, 9di2s d; greasy, 6J? lOd. BT. LOUIS, Uarch 17.-WOOL- Market, dull; medium grades. comWng snd clothing, 4ac: light nne. 1kJc; heavy line, lKf 16c; tub washed, 30 1 370. OMAHA WHOLESALE MARKET. rendition ot Trade aad Quotations on Staple and Faocy Trodace. EOGS Receipts heavy, market weak; candled stock. 14c. LIVE POt'LTRV Hens, 10c; young roos ters, sccordlng to site, 8c to 1"V; old roos ters, 64dc; turkeys, 15c; ducks, 10c. BUTTER Packing stock. lM7e: choice to fancy dairy, 2uv4V; creamery, 214c; prints, 26c. FRESH FROZEN FISH-Trout, 8c; pick erel, 6c; pike, 8c; perch. 8c; blueflsh. He; whiteflsh, 6c; salmon. 11c; redsnapper, loci halibut. So; cmpple. 11c; buffalo, 7c; white bast. 11c; herring, 5c: Spanish mack erel, llo. Frog legs, per dog., 40c HAT Prices Quoted by Omaha Whole sale Hay Dealers' association: Choice No. 1 upland, i.t; No. 2, $6.50; medium, $6.00; coarse. $o.W. Rye traw. $6.60. These prices are for hny of good color and quality. BRAN Per ton. $17.10. OYSTERS New York counts, per can. 4Sc; extra selects, per can, 35c; standards, per can, 30c. Bulk: Standards, per gal., 11.40; extra selects, per gal., $1.65; New York counts, per gal., $1.. TROPICAL FRCITS. ORANGES California, extra fancy Red tnnd navels, all sites, $2.50; fancy navels, $3.26; choice navels, largo sixes ), 86. 112 $2.10. LEMONS California, fancy. $2 7: 800 and 860 $3.25: choice, 270, "0 and S, $3.00. PATES I er box or jMt. rags.. i w; lb., Hallowe'en, In 70-lb. boxes, per 44J5c. F1G9 California, per 10-lh. cartcn. 7Mj Sflc; Imported Smyrna. 4-crown. ioo; 6 and 6-crown, 12c; fancy Imported (washed), In 1-lb. rkgs., NiftlNc. BANANAS Per medlum-slsed bunch, fl-TS ; lumhos. $2,504)3.00. ORAPEFRL'IT Vcr hox of 64 to 64, 86.00. FKflTS STRAWBERRIES Florida, rer quart, 60 fi76e. APPLES-New York Baldwins, $3 notffo 851 Colorado Wlnesaps, per bu. box, $1.75. ORAfES ImjHineil Malagas, per keg. $7. TANGERINES California, per half-box, $3.50. CRANBERRIES Wisconsin Bell snd Bugle, per bbl . $8.00; Jerseys per bbl., $8.00; per box, $2 . VEGETABLES. POTATOES Homo grown. In sacks, per bu.. 354f40c: Colorado, per bu.. 45c. TURNIPS Old. per bu., 40c; new, per dot., $1.00. CARROTS Old, per bu., 40c; new, per dos., 76c. PARSNIPS Old, per bu., 40o. BEANS Navy, per bu., $2.10. Cl'Cl'MBERS rer dot., $1.76472.00. TOMATOES Florida, per 6-basket crate, $4.60. SPINACH Per bu., $1.00. ONIONS Home grown, red. In sacks, per lb., 2c; Spanish, per crate, $2.60; Colorado yellow, rer lb., 2c; Bermuda onions, per crate, $2.76; new southern, per dos., 75c. CABBAGE Holland seed, per lb., lc. SWEET POTATOES Kansas kiln dried, per bbl., $2.50. BEETS Old, per bu., 40o; new, per doa. bunches, 76c. CELERY California, ftOfjTne. RADISHES Hot house, large bunches, per dn., ani&90c. LETTl'CE Per box of about fifteen heads, 60e. RHt'BARB California, per lb;, 10c. PARSLEY Per dos. bunches. 75c. ASPARAGUS-Illlnols. per dog. bunches, $2.00; California, white, per dos. of 8-lb. bunches, $5.00. MISCELLANEOUS. CHEESE Wisconsin twins, full cream, 13ffl4c; Wisconsin Young America. 15c; block Swiss, new. 15c; old,' 164)'17c; Wiscon sin brick. 16c; Wisconsin Umburger, 14c; brick cheese, 1616c. HIDES No. 1 green, 7c; No. I green, 6c: No. 1 salted. 8c; No. 2 salted. 7c; No. 1 veal calf. 9c; No. 2 veal calf. 1c; dry salted, 7(ql4c; sheep pelts, 26c4j.J1.CiO; horse hides, $1.6Offl3.00. NUTS Walnuts, No. 1 soft shells, new crop, per lb.. 15c; hard shells, per lb., 13c; No. t soft shells, per lb., 12c; No. 2 hard shells, per lb., 12c; Pecans, large, per lb., 12c; small, per lb., 10c; peanuts, per lb., 7c; roasted peanuts, per lb., 8c; Chill walnuts, per lb.. 12ifl8c: almonds, soft shell, per lb., 17c; hard shell, per lb., 16c; chestnuts. Eer lb., 124T13c; new black walnuts, per u., 754f?0c; shellbark hickory nuts, per bu., $1.76; large hickory nuts, per bu, 81.60. Metal Market. NEW YORK, March 17. METAIJ4 Tho London tin market was firm, with spot closing at 136 10s and futures at 134 6s. Locally the market was essier and closed at $29.404f29.60. Copper was lower abroad, closing at 68 6s for spot and st 68 12s d for futures. Locally the market Is re ported firm, with lake at $15.378 15.50, electrolytic at $15,254)15.87 and casting at $14 87415.25. Iad was unchanged at $4.45 (94.60 in New York, but was easier In Lon don at 12 7s 6d. Spelter was unchanged1 at 23 13s In London and steady locally at $6.15. Iron closed at 53s Sd In Glasgow and at 49s 7d In Mlddlesborough. Locally the market was unchanged and firm, with No. 1 northern foundry at $17.9o4fl8.25, No. northern foundry at Il7.5018.00 and No. 1 southern ant No. 1 southern soft foundry at $17.754118.25. ST. LOUIS, March 17. METALS Lead, firm, $4.87. Spelter offered at 86.00. Foreign Financial. LONDON, March 17. Supplies of money were more plentiful In the market today. Discounts were firm; trading on the Stock exchange was dull. Irregular and hesitating , 1 . j ... nr m tn Tnrli!irta and tn fwnuiUH v ri. j-...- '' , " . " he absence of support. Consols were easier on realisations, out cioocu n m;uuu the lowest quotation. Americans opened weak In sympathy with Wall street, reali zations developed Irregularity except Ches- apeaso ox wniu, wm n w.v...v. ... n demand during the afternoon, trading waa dull ana prices imu Sugar and Molasses. NEW YORK. March 17. SUGAR) Raw, firm; fair refining. 4c; centrifugal 96 test, 6c; molassea sugar, 4c. Refined, steady; crushed. 6.75c; powdered, 6,15c; granulated, 'NEW ORLEANS, March 17 SUGAR Quiet; open kettle. 84)4c; open kettla centrifugal. 4c; centrifugal whites, 5e; yellows, 4ff6o; seconds, 34c. MOLASSES Ouiet; eopen kettle, 13tf26oj Centrifugal, 64rl4c. BYRUP Nominal; SOo. Oils and Rosin. OIL CITY, March 17.-OILS Credit bal ances, II. on; cerwncaies, no inu. amijiiivmii, 86,943 bbls.; average, 80,415 bbls.; runs, 94, 109 bDlS. : average, (i.isu mns; hmijiiiioihh, Lima, 67.420 bbls.; average. 68,672 bbls.j runs, Lima, 70,093 bbls.; average, 66.412 bbls. SAVANNAH, March 17. TURPENTINE! ROSIN-Flrm; A. B, C. 32 52; D. $2 85U; E, 82 92; F, $2.97: O. $3.06; H. $ 30; 1. $3.50; K, $4 06; M, $4.50; N. $4.75, W. O., fo.OO; W. W. $5.15. Coffee Market. NEW YORK, March 17. COFFEB-Futures opened steady at an advance of 64110 points. Under a good demand from Wall street sources the market ruled generally steady to firm. In spite of heavy receipts. The close was steady at a net advance of 64?1S points. Sales. 63,750 bags. Including March at 6.164M.200.; May, 6.3046 35c; June, 6.40c; July, 6.50c; September, 6.a64J76o; De cember, 686a.90c Spot Rio, qulot; No. 7 Invoice. TUc REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. DEEDS filed for record March 17, as fur nished by the Midland Guarantee and Trust company, bonded abstracter, 1614 Farnam street, for The Bee: xjl' 1. Murrnv to S. R. Robertson. s nw 11-14-10 t W. L. Murray to B. F. Murray, sw Be 80-15 10 Lillian G. McGraw to H. A. Senter, lot 29. block 11, Brlggs Place Treasurer to Hattle L. Hume, lot 8 and other lots In block 75. Dundee. Treasurer to Hattle L. Hume, lots 17 and 18, block 75, Dundee F. O'Connor to Ema Vols, w block 4, 2d add. to M. F. Douglas add... C. 8.. Huntington et al. to D. V. Bholes, trustee, lot 6, block 165, Omaha L. S. Reed and wife to LouUe J. push, part, or tot in, diock d, Aimo Place J. Vosnatek and wife to Bohemian National Hall company, lot 2, block 2, Potter & Cobb's add Flora A. Haynes snd husband to J. F. GUIigan. lots 18 and 19, block 11 Brlggs Place W. F. Graham et al. to W. L, Boomer, trustee, lots 12 and 18, and part of 14, Bartlett's add. .A Mnrllii M. I ah to 8. Kats. lot I. block 195. Omaha .80,000 C. H. Brown to Mary C. Chapman, lots 1 and 1, block 21, Carthage.... 800 1 1 TOO 1 I 600 1,250 2,300 1,100 Edwards -Wood Co- (Incorporated.) rialo Office: Fifth and Robarte Strtott 5T. PAUL, niNN. mm m Basses aa sssasas saw BBSS' DEALfcftSIN Stocks, Grain, Provisions Ship Your Grain to Us Iraiak Ontoo, He-ill Beard al Trade. I4g, Oaiaka, les. Ttleatasa BSte, 111-174 Bxobsua fids . Mouth Omsk. Well Thooe $14 iadsxndaat 'fketat) V