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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE; SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1003. 2 I GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET Wheat U Purely Local Affair tpondiog to Operaton' Changea. PRICES FIRM ON CLOSING OF FRIDAY December Cora Deliveries Easy Rela tive ft, (he Mar Mere Ac count Than Any Par tlealar Presaare. OMAHA. Dec. . 1906. OMAHA. Dee. . The wheat market wag purely a local nfTalr, responding to changes 111 attitude Of local onemtnrs. Prices firmed early on buying by yesterday's ?lose, and eased off toward the clone on realizing. The news of an Indirferent char acter had but little effect upon the trend of value. Manitoba waa reported In bet tar demand at seaboard and thirty load were worked yesterday at New York. Northwestern receipts were light. Cables were off fractionally In sympathy with the decline here yesterday. Argentina advices are of continued favorable progress. CORN The December deliveries were easy relative to the May. The May displayed considerable firmness at times with commission houses good buyers. Local arrivals over-ran the estimate, but large sales for shipment for this month create a good demand for anything arriving unplaced. Liverpool closed lower. Oats were dull with professional selling on every Indication of weakneea In other pits. No material change In price occurred, however. Receipts are light and the sit uation sound. In the provision market It Is the cash buyer that Is msklng provisions strong. The demand for nearby deliveries continues persistent. December lard today: sold at $7.75. The only product for sale was fur May delivery. For this reason that month has not advanced recently. Hroornhsll cabled: "World's whest ship ments for Monday next will be about 12, 400,000 bushels, of which quantity Europe will take about U.2U0.00O bushels. The sc. tual shipments lHst week were 13.9.W.O00 bushels, against 9,2X5,000 bushels a year sgo. Arrivals of breadstuffs Into t'nited King dom during last week will aggregate about fflno.ddO bushels. There will be moderate changes In the quantity of breadstuffs on passage. Wheat opened In Liverpool V?d lower In sympathy with wealter American markets and talk of continued liberal ex ports from Russia. Some steadiness devel oped. aa sellers were scarce and shorts nervous. Corn opened easy and unchanged. Later there was some selling on forecast of large American shipments and prices eased from ff-d." Chicago reports say that It looks as though Patten was the buyer or corn this morning. Local opinion seems to be that he Is around on the long side now. Australian wheat shipments this week were 24O.O00 bushels; last week, 248.000 bush els, and last year 4S0.000 bushels. A Chicago dispatch says that there is great Interest In December corn and that oyer 750,000 bushels old and 2,000.000 bushels Pi new corn Is held by three commission houses. Broomhall cabled that Argentina cable says, wheat harvesting Is making good progress. Wheat In later sown districts It I, j.rf,pwe'1- Corn Prospects are. more fa- A wire from Minneapolis says that the 3reat Northern delivered 1,800 empties Frl- y to points west of Larlmore. Thev Jannot get to Minneapolis for several days. ' i-mncr were izi.uuo ottsneis or wheat. HM.ooo bushels of corn, 272.000 bushels of oats, 49,000 tushelr of wheat and 14.0U0 barrels of flour. Primary wheat receipts were 656.000 bush els, to 847,000 bushels last year, and ship ments were 647,0K bushels, against 253 m bushels last yenr. Corn receipts were 739. ' 100 bushels, against 1.229.000 bushels last . year, and corn shipments were 31)9,000 bush- ?ls, to 434.000 bushels last year. , Chicago estimated receipts for Monday: wneai, it cars; corn, 403 cars; oats, 179 ;ara. . Liverpool closed c lower on wheat and corn He lower. Omuha Cash Bales. WHEAT No. 4, 1 car. 76o. Omaba Cash Prices. WHEAT No. t hard, 80tye3e; No. S hard, "kfiKAc; No. 4 hard, 74i-7Hc; No. I spring. 7S&S0c; No. 8 spring, 75078c, CORN No. 3. 3WS40c; No. 4. T8334c: No. 6 yellow, 40o; No. 3 white 40o. OATS No. 3 white, 29&30c; No. 4 white, Sii'trfrHCi KYE-No. 3. 616f62e; No. 2. 6364c. ; ' a riot Receipts. ' " Wheat. Corn. Dats. Chicago 21 417 ! 139 Kansas City . . 150 180 Minneapolis , 312 Duluth ......... ..-.132 Umuna 2 61 254 St. Louis 38 56 Forward From Omaha. Wheat 29 frn 2 Oats 26 KW YORK ;ekrai. mahkkt Haotatlons of the Day nn Varleas Commodities. NKW YORK. Dec. 9.-FI-Ot:R Receipts, 29,121 bbla.; exports, 14.004 bbls. Market dull but firm; winter patents, l4.2iNJi4.5I; winter straights, JW.9Mf4.10; MinneitnL-, patents, t4.66t!6.00; winter extras. ta.SuitKT 28; Minne sota bakors. R.6V4.00; winter low grades. M.7Mf3.20. Rye Hour, firm: fair to good, II.&XO-IO; choice to fancy t416iii4.50. Buck wheat flour, quiet, $-'.loi2 15, spot and to ar- DkCAwnEkT-Diiii; 63 c. nominal, cle- m 1K.amJ li. ....... ...... .. . . - i ii.-.w. vuvniiiv uvur. quiet K.litnv.l?. I spot and to urrive. CORN MEAL Steady; rlno white and yel- low, $1.26; coarse. $1,1441.16; kiln a3.Stv5a.lfi. I drled. RYE Nominal; No, I western, 75c, c. I. f.. Buffalo. BARLEY Firm; feeding, 41c, . I. f., Buf falo; malting. 4452c, c. I. f., Buffalo. WHEAT Receipts, 47,000 bu; exports, , 594 bu.; spot market, steady; No. 2 red, 90 elevator; No. 2 red. xc f. o. b., afloat: No. 1 northern Duluth, ti5c, f. o. b.. afloat; No. 1 hard Manitoba, nominal, f. o. b., afloat. Opening steadier on favorable ca- oies, prospects ror smaller world's ship ments and light northwestern receipts wheat soon declined under bear pressure. From this th market remained on bull support, dosing partly o net higher; M:iv. 92tfrlc, closed at 3c; December closed at 96c. CORN Receluts. 12U H7t lni' vnon. mi - 1!W bu; spot muket steady; No. 2. yo old elevator and 53c f. o. !., afloat; No. 2 vel low, Mc; No. 2 white, e.lV.0. Option mar ket was without transactions, closing nom inally unchanged. May -closed 61c, July closed 61c. December closed $Kc. OATS Receipts, l4,0m bu; exports. 46ft bu; spot market firm: mixed tints, 26182 lt .1hj8o; natural white, 304.S2 lbs., S7i&i Skc; clipped white, 3Vqw lbs., 3ipllc. HOPS Julet: state common to uliolce 1906 crop, llijSK-; 1WK. llfelrtc; olds. 6fiXc; Pacific coast, lHud, low 1 5c; 1IM4. loil4c: nl.l. 5110. llAT Steady; shipping, 504565c; good to choice, 8U-Q 2c. HIDES Firm: Galveston, 80432s lbs "tic California. 21j25 lba,, 21c; Texas dry! 20 lbs.. 19c. LKATI1 KR 3ulet ; acid. 2b&'.!7 PROVISIONS Heef, stead v: funilly. $1150 il2 60; mess, $.5uiitG.So; heerhams, $jo 6'kii: packet, $lu 5iUll.M; city extra India mess. $17.V;fls.5). Oit meats. qulef pickled bellies, blOc: pickled shoulders 67c; pickled hams. K'titic. Ird, firm western steumed. $7.tx J) i.tHi; refined, fli in; continent. $8 Jo; South Africa, $)j.tS; com pound, fcf;oc. pork, steady; family, $16.00; short cleir, $15.u-417.0: mess, $16.25ii 15 50, TALLOW Steady; city, 4c; couutry. 4ti4c. ' Kll'li-Quiet; domestic fair to extra. S1 6c; Japanese, nominal. BU t 1 Lit--St runt; street price, extra creamery. 2424c. Official prices: Cream ery, common to extra. 1;uHc; stats dairv comnioa to vxtra. Iiko.'.V; western linttatitin creamery, extras, ltttiil9c; state firsts, 17 tjlsc; renovated, common to extra, lofi-'oc" western factory, common to firsts. U.ul7c' CHEESL Steady; stats full erearni! - suutll and large, colored and white Scii- (ember fancy, 13c; k-tober, best. 12t13c state late made, average best, small col ored and whiter' Uc; stats large, lio; stats fair, Hull V. EUUS Weak; state, Pennsylvania and nearby fancy, selected white. c- state choice. Su36c: state, mixed, extra S:ii34c! western, selected, finest. iui3ocj state arerl age best ZSt . ' U l-OULTRY-I.ive, sleady; wi-stern chick. 4 ens. llc; fowls. 13.-; turkeys, 13.(l . Dressed, weak: western chickens. 12iil'Wc: turkeys, laolsc; towls. ll?il3c. ,-1--. Peorlst Grata Market. I PEORIA. 111.. Dec. I.'OHN-Ktiy No 'T"owiSc: No- '' No- 42c; m grade. 3t3c. ' OATS Firm; No. S white. Sl1i33c: No white. S'a.flV.c. WJ ' u- WHISK Y-Ou the basis of $1.30 for fin ished goods. Llveroovl Urals Market. UVERPOOL. Dec. WHEATn steady; No. 2 red. western winter, as 7d . futures quiet; Deember, 6a Hd; Idaix-h' s 11,1; May. 6s lod. ' CI iLV' 1 a 1 . futures March, 4a quiet; January, 4s 4d; CHICAGO GRA1 Afl PROVISIONS Prices Board of Trade. CHICAGO. Dec. i.-8mall receipts In the northwest had a strengthening Influence today on the wheat market. At lie) close May delivery was up Sc Corn, osts and provisions were prsctlcally unchanged. A firm tone prevailed In the wheat mar ket throughout the day. The feature, of trading was covering by shorts but busi ness was not large. One of the main factors In the situation was the continued receipts of small shipments of wheat st Minneapolis and Dultith and the consequent tlrm tone of the northwestern market. An other fartor was comparative lirmness of tha wheat market at Uverrsjol. where prices showed only a slight decline, not withstanding the slumn of vesterdar In the local market. The close was firm, opened to c higher st SJiSftV'. sold between M4tSc and tWiKSVic, and closed at N c. Clearances of wheat and flour were equal io ii.") nusneis. frimary receipts were 6-'i.fu bushels against M7.000 bushels a year ago. Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago re- Corted receipts of 545 cars against 446 car it week and 799 cars a year sgo. Sentiment In the corn pit was Inclined to be bearish, covering by shorts preventing any material loss In values. Favorable conditions for the movement of the new crop were the chief source of weakness. Trading wss exceedingly quiet for the greater part of the day. The market closed steady. May opened unchanged to c lower at 44T4i45c, sold up to 46lft46V and closed at 44c. Ixcal receipts were 417 cars with 3 cars of contract grade. Fair demand by commission hou.-es caused by light acceptances from the country Im parted a firm undertone to the oats mnr ket. Trading was active wtlh cash interests the principal sellers. May opened un changed to a shade lower at 11WUq to 32c, sold between 82c and 3-'7fcc and closed at 32S132c. The local receipts were 139 cars. Provisions were quiet but firm. A feature of trading was a good demand for Decem ber and January lard. Shorts were the chief buyers. The small amount of local stocks caused the demand. At the close May pork was up a trlno at tl3.65pl3.67V,. Lard and ribs were each up 2c at 17.42 and 37.22Vtf7.25. Estlmuted receipts for Monday: Wheat, 17 cars; corn, 4U cars; oats, 179 cars; hogs, oaon head The leading futures ranged as follows: rtlces. Open. Hlgh. Low. Close.l Yes y Wheat Dec. . . . May... July... Corn tlec... (Dec... May... July... Oats 1 'ec. . . . May... July... Pork- Jan May... Jan.... May... May... 86 85 s 83 V, 47 46 46 45 81 32 31 13 55 13 56 W','g4 84' j 3'i83Ti5)84 47 46 46 45 ' 447 4V 4feVB4ti 44"), 45 4i.'4 461 (, 44Vu45 40 31H 31 48 j4H5'4 3H4 3iel'i 8I141 !32HiV 32 32fl4 31 "m 13 55 IS 52 7 70 7 30 7 40 31Mi 13 65 13 52 7 70 7 30 13 6L'H 13 AO 1 7 75 7 40 7 45 70TH 7 25 13 67 7 70 7 40 7 60 7 30 7 40 7 OR 7 22 7 3T! 7 02l 7 42 7 02Hj 7 07i 7 26 7 22 7 25 No. J. tOld. tNew. FLOUR Dull, prices 10c lower winter patents, I3.8Mi4.10: stralahts. 13 6f,-fta so spring patents, 3.7r,(54.10; straights, 13.603 3.8; bakers, 12.25(03.10. WHEAT No. 2 spring. 85g8Sc; No. 3, K2riK7e; No. 2 red. S8fi8.sc. CORN No. 2. 47c; No. 2 yellow. 47c. OATS No. 2. 31&31c: No. 2 white, 33 33c; No. 3 White, JlWrJJUc, RYE-No. 2. 67c. BARLEY Good feeding. 87(hS8c; fair to choice malting, 42?ifi'c. SEKDS-No. 1 flax, H5c; No. 1 northwest ern. 11.01. Clover, contract grade, $18.00 13 "6. Timothy, prime, 13.35. PROVISIONS Mess pork, per bbl., $13 26 (RU.37. Lard, per 100 lbs.. $7.707.72 Short ribs sides (loose), $.87'7.12; short clear sides (boxed), $7.12?F7.25. Following were the receipts and ship ments of flour and grain: . Recnlnta Bhlnmanti jt lour. Dole. w.wnj Wheat, bu 30 000 Corn, bu 302,floo Oats, bu., 200,100 Rye. bu S.ooo Barley, bu 69,200 29.900 17.500 187. S00 277.900 3.700 41,800 . vi, ..nj . iwuw . . v uaiiKD luun; lliv Dill- j ter market . was steady; creameries, I7fip ' 23c; dairies, 17C20c. Eggs, firm; at mark. cases inciuaea, axqac; nrsts, ztc: prime firsts, 2bc; extras, 30c. Cheese, easier; 11 Kansas City Grala and Provisions. KANSAS CITY. Dec. . WHEAT Steady; December, 80c; May, 81c; July, 76c; cash, No. 2 hard. SKnsic; No. 3, 7DB) 82c; No. 2 red, 91fe2c; No. 3, 87ru91c. CORN Lower; December, 40c; May, 40c; July, 40o; cash. No. 2 mixed, 41Vc; No. I white. 41-I2c; No. 3, 41ieUc. OATS Steady; No. 2 white, 3143&; No. 3 mixed, 304j33c. HAY Firm; choice timothy, tU.60tjll.76i choice prairie, $a.5oti9.70. RYE Steady, 63'f64c. il(3S Steady ; Missouri and Kansas No. t. whitewood cases Included, 24c; case count, 22c; cases returned, u less. BUTTER Steady; creamery, 22c. EUUH Steady, 24c. Receipts. Shipments. .. 64,000 66.000 .. 168.000 W.OU) .. 13.000 16,000 Wrheat. bu. Corn, bu. .. Oats, bu. .. , i.iin ioiiowiiiH ranice di Dncei at iv&niuii City was reported by F. D. Day ft Co., 110- Ill Board of Trade building: Artlcles.l Open. Hlgh.j Low. Close.l Yes'y Wheat Dec.... 7 80 70 W 79 May... 81''g ' 81 81 M 81 July... 76 77 76 76 76 Corn Dec.... 40 40 40 40 4) May... 40fg 40 40 40 40 July... 40 40 40 40 4o Oats Dec... S0 30 30 80 30 May... 31r 31 31 31 81f Pork Jan.... 13 45 13 60 13 46 13 50 13 45 May... 13 45 13 45 18 42-46 'an.. 7 25 7 35 7 25 7 32 7 25 May... 735 7 40 7 35 7 37 7 35 ' St. I.oals General Market. ST. LOUIS,' Dec. . WHEAT Futures higher; cash weak; No. 2 led. cash, eleva tor. li!Sc; track, 94fy95ci December, 83c; Mav. 87cj No. t hard, 84Nic. CORN-Futures firm; rash lower; No. 3 cash, 42c; track, 43'rf44c; December, 42c; juwy. toe. . i3 l.'l . XTA '1 1. .,. t ..... L Tl,. 1 UA lOTHKI, . . . 4 , urn, , . . , December, 81c; May, 32c; No. 2 white. S8c. FIXJUR-Steady; red winter patents. $4.30104.50; extra fancy and straight, H.idxvv 4,26; clear. $2.65(S'3.70. SEED Steady : timothy, $2.602.60; prima, $2 KO t'ORNMEAL-Steady. $2.50. BRAN Firm; sacked, east track. 75f76c. HAY Steudy; timothy. $ii.uXBl5.0u; pruirle, $!I.(.J 11.IO. IKON COTTON TIES-Wc. BAOGlNiV-9'iC. HEMP TWINE 7o. PROVISIONS Steady: Jobbing. $140. Iard. higher: prime steamed, steady, $6.27. Dry salt meats, steady; boxed extra shorts. $7.75; clear ribs, $x.ou; short clear. S.2a. Bacon, steady; boxed extra shorts, $.5o; clear ribs, $8.75: short clear. $9.(w. POULTRY Steady ; chickens, 8c; springs. lo'till-; turkeys, 12c; ducks, loe: geese, 7'y8c. , BUTTER Steady; creamery, 21tT.Sc; dairy. )k21c. EGGS Steady at 24c, case count. The receipts and shipments of flour and grain wet: Iteceipi. eiiipnient.s , 10.0M ll.OM , S8.WJO 44.liO , Si.OuO 46,0n0 55,000 48,000 Flour, bbls.. Wheat, bu... Corn, bu Oats, bu Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. t.-FLOUR-Vlrst patents. $4.644 70; second patents, $4.aif 4 50: first clears, $3.65?j3.75; second clears. $2.4&-56. BRAN In bulk. $12.50. (Superior quotations for Minneapolis de livery). The range uf prices, as reported ty r . v. uay oc o., iivui noura 01 iraae uuuoing. was: 1 1 1 Articlos. Open. High. I Low. ! Close.l Yes'y Wheat-I 1 "j j Dec.... 82 K' 82! 82 82 May...!'ff ! 8H! ii 8', 86 July...lS7ia r; 87 87 87 Flx I Dec... 1O0 1 00 99 99 99 May... I 104 104 1 03i 1 03, 1 04 Minneapolis Cash Prices Wheat: No. 1 hard. D6c; No. 1 northern. 84r; to arrive, &5c; No. 1 northern. 82c; to arrive, it!c; No. t northern. 6O&8IC; No. 1 durum. 73c; No. 2 durum, 72c. Corn: No. 3 yellow, 41c; to arrive. 4"c; No. 3 4oc. Oats: No. 8 white, 4- No. 8. 28'a Ac. Barley, $&d;c. Rye, 6-U3c. Flax. 9rc. NEW IORK STOCKS ANDBONDS Bank Statomsnt Showinf lefioit in Legal leierre Starts Buying lioTiment LEVEL OF PRICES RISES RAPIDLY tlosiaaj la tasettted aad Irregalar Dm to Throwlnar ' Over 4f lloldlaas to Realise rrogts. NEW YORK. Dec. . Today stock mar ket was kaleidoscopic. The market was ragg-l and lr"regulur until the appearance of the bank statement disclosing the deficit In the legal reserve, when a buying move ment of great animation and enormous) volume developed and carile4 prices com prehensively upwards with a resistless sweep. Just In the final dealings there was some rather wild throwing over of hold ings to realise profits. The result was an unsettled and irregular closing. At one time during the short session the market was unllormly weak and considerable losses showed all through the list. The upward rush of prices after the appear ance of the bank statement was a striking demonstration of the organised speculation in the market. The explanation commonly accepted for the movement was a demon stration of a positive conviction of coming relief of the money market. There was nothing but rumors up to the close of the market to account for this conviction and the rumors all pointed towards Washington as the source of the expected relief. The current discussion on this situation assumed that the banking position disclosed by tho clearing house statement presented a po sition which the secretary of the treasury has stated as contingent upon his taking action to relieve the money stringency. It was argued that the week's events showed that money resources even for commercial purposes have been so largely depleted that the stringency must extend to other quarters than the stock market unless relief Is forthcoming. Tha bank statement emphasized this condition. The rushing up of stocks 011 this assumption represents a speculative maneuver of some violence. Of the bank statement Itself some skepticism was expressed over tho showing of a decrease In loans in view of the course of the week's stock market. The loss In cash of 17.546,100 was In excess of expectations. Foreign exchange moved upward strongly. Continental exchanges also moved strongly against London and a rise in the official discount rate of the Imperial Bank of Germany on Monday was regarded as certain. Paris was re ported to be securing gold in the London market. Sugar, Amalgamated Copper and finally Union Pacitlc were the conspicuous features of the market, the last rushing to above 140 to a record level in the late outburst In the market. Total sales of bonds, par value, $1,405,000. The quotations on the New York Stock exchange ranged as follows: bales. Hlgn.LOW.ciose. Adams Ex A mat. Copper Am. Car & F do pfd Am. Cotton OH do pfd 15 128.000 99 97 97 40 41 101 101 35 92 221 2.O0 41 600 102 I Am. Ex 1 Am. H. & L. pfd 8.800 5,400 700 100 38 35 1 44 70 SH 34 21 44 69 3s 85 21 44 69 11J I Am. Ice Securities... 1 Am- Linseed Oil UU L)U Am. Locomotive do pfd ...1 Am. Smelt. A U do pfd Am. Sugar Refng...', Am. Tob, pfd ctf Anaconda M. Co Atchison do pfd Atlantic Coast Line.. Bait, & Ohio do pfd Brooklyn R. T Canadian Pacific Central of N. J Ches. & Ohio Chi. ft Alton do pfd Chit Gt. Western Chi. & N. W C, M. & St. P Chi. Term. T do pfd C, C, C. A St. L Colo. Fuel & Iron.... Colo. & Southern do 1st pfd do 2d pfd Consolidated Gas Corn Vroducts do pfd Del. & Hudson D. , L. ft W Den. ft Rio O 16,!i0 900 117 117 21,3uO 156 154 154 6"0 i:il 75,8 H 400 1 23, 174 4.300 87 3u0 105 i: 130 147 1 47 108 108 170 172 86 87 104 104 lbl 1,700 112 Ul 112 Iff 10,500 85 8.200 174 84 173 85 173 2-5 56 81 75 10 220 177 15 87 6,200 66 . 60 900 21 20 221 loO 221 10.100 178 177 600 103 103 102 700 47' 7 471 3 29 9 69 4( 47 600 900 600 200 1600 29 69 29 68 47 177 15 66 223 400 87 89 47 177 16 47 177 15 56 224 450' 37 89 47 800 67 100 224 300 460 1,400 87 V 11U LUU Distillers' Securities. 700 89 6. 500 6,500 100 200 50 48 Erie do 1st pfd do 2d pfd General Electric Hocking Valley Illinois Central Inter. Paper do pfd Inter. Pump do pfd Iowa Central do pfd K. C. Southern do pfd Louis, ft Nashville.. Manhattan L Met. Securities Met. St. Ry Mex. Central Minn, ft St. L M.. St. P. ft S. S. M. 80 BO (i-4 3u0 184 184 183 jm 176 3,500 100 24 86 23 86 24 8'i Zi 82 28 59 700 200 4.700 4,100 28 60 33 65 28 69 82 33 6ft 65 2.4U) 162 160 151 161 400 73 72 72 S.900 118 117 118 1.700 24 23 24 300 81 81 100 137 137 13 100 ltW 166 166 j . . . ! iwiirt Pacific Missouri Pacific 11.700 102 101 6.700 88 37 . 400 68 68 2.100 81 79 10 37 68 N"lonal Lead 80 I N. R. R. of Mex. pfd 8.100 4 37 N. T. Central .V 152 161 N. Y., O. & W 1,000 63 52 Norfolk & Western.. l.OoO 84 83 do Pfd 1 40 152 62 84 92 100 50 139 ' North American Pacific Mall Pennsylvania ... 900 100 10 400 50 60 ... 21.500 140 139 People s Gas P., C, C. ft 9t. L.. Pressed Steel Car.. I do pfd ' Pullman Palace Car ... $.200 106 104 104 80 4.900 58 67 67 100 100 100 100 242 22,500 137 135 11 do 1st pfd do 2d pfd Republic Steel ... do pfd Rock Island Co.. do pfd Rubber Goods 200 97 12.100 86 3,1 106 12.700 25 2.3HO 66 97 85 1I6 24 65 87 35 li 26 65 38 103 59 22 57 68 120 do pfd St. I., ft S. F. 2d pfd. 1.000 St. Louis S. W 61 59 do pfd Southern Pacific..,. do pfd Southern Railway . do pfd Tenn. Coal ft Iron.. Texas ft Pacitlc .... T., St. L. ft W do pfd Union Paclflo do pfd U. S. Ex U. 6. Realty V. a. Rubber do pfd U. 8. Steel do pfd Va.-Carollna Chew do pfd Wabaah do pfd Wells-'argo Ex 16,700 68 67 2.100 35 34 3fii4 99 ! 136 136 33 34 37 87 loo 99 3,2iO 138 l.loo ' 34 37 1,W 500 K) 59 58 !G3,5t 14 136 140 100 98 98 97 100 115 115 113 84 54 1(4) 87 104 1.500 64 64 29.300 18.4"0 1.0" 10 37 104 37 1"4 44 43 1 113 113 111 .k.-r r.-t r... 20 "4 41 41 41 ,Westlnghouse Elec. 170 400 92 92 92 18 - 60 9 10 196 194 196 00 44 . 44 44 104 1.900 92 90 90 eetcrn t nion W. ft L. E Wis. Central do pfd Northern Paclflo .. Central Leather .... do pfd Eloss-SlH-ffleld Tolal sales' for the day, 832,UU0 shares. LONDON, Dec. 9 Closing quotations on ths block exchutige wcrt as follows: Consols, money.. 8S N. Y. Central I56t: do account .. b w Norflok ft W-.....rjt Anaconda do pfd 96 Atchison Ontario ft W. do pfd lt Pennsylvania Bal. ft Ohio 115 Rand Mines . Canadian Pacific. 178 Reading ....... Ches. A. Ohio f 1 do 1st pfd... . 54 . 71 . 7J . 70 . 4k . 50 ; 35 .102 . 69-, Hl .hit . 38 .107 . 42C 1 nicago ui. ... iij do Zd pfd.... 1 c. M. St in-i Bo. Railway .. IeBeers DO ptd D. ft R O . .. i Bo. Pacific ... -i. Union Pacific do pfd .... Erie 4i j do pfd .... do 1st pfd 83 V. B. Steel. no :a pta it do pfd Illinois Central. ..182 jWabash Ixiuls. ft Nash. ..166 do ptd M., K. ft T 39 I SILVE R Bar, steady, 29 U-16d per ounce MON'EY-1 per cent. 'i nt.' ci discount In the open market for short bills is S per cent; for three months' bills, 2 per cent. Treasary Statement. WASHINGTON. Dec. . Today's state ment of tha treasury balance In the gen eral fund, exclusive of the $50.ouo,uu0 gold reserve, shows; Available cash balance. 1137.344.560; gold coin snd bullion, !S7,027,21; gold certificates, VJ.OJS.240. ft'esr York Money Market. NKW YORK. Dec. 9. MONEY On call nominal; no loans; time loans firm; sixty and ninety days, per cent and commis sions; 6 mnnths, 6 per cent. PRIME MERCANTILE TAPER 6j per cent. STERLING EXCHANGE - Strong, with actual business In bankers' bills st 4 STAvif 4.8565 for demand and at $4.8250 for sixty day bills; posted rates. $4 HMM 83 and $4 86: commercial bills. $4 .834 .82. SILVER Bar, 64cj Mexican dollar. 4c. BONDS Government, steady; railroad, Irregular. Closing quotations on Donds wera as fol lows : U. S. r. 2s, reg. .102 Japan 6s, 2d ser.. $ do coupon 13 do 4s. ctfs W U. S. 3s, reg 1"3 do 2d series 9; do coupon 1"3 I & N. unl. 4s...lH U. S. o. 4s, reg.. .loi Msn. c. g. 4s Iu3 do coupon 1"4 Mex. Cen. 4s tft' V. S. n. 4s reg. ..132 I do 1st inc 26 do coupon 13 IMlnn. ft St. L. 4s. 97 Am. Tobacco 4s.. 82 M . K. ft T. 4s.. ..100 do 6s 116 1 do 2a 8" Atchison g. 4s. ...lo.' N. RR. of M. c4s. 80 do sdj. 4s 93 N. Y. C. g. 3s... 99 Atlantic C. L. 4s..l2 N. J. C. g. 5s 133 Bal. ft Ohio 4s. ..102 No. Pacific 4s 105 do $s 96 do 3s 76-4 Brk. R. T. c. 4s.. 88 N. ft W. c. 4s.. ..102 Cen. of Ga. 6s....H30. B. L. r. 4s 96 do 1st Inc 94 Penn. conv. 3s..l2 do 2d Inc 80 Reading gen. 4s..l3 do 3d Inc 76 8 L. ft I M. c. 5s..U6 Ches. ft O. 4a...lox 8 L. ft 8.F. fg. 4s. 8. C. 4 A. 3s .) St. U 8. W. c. 4s. 80 C. B. ft Q. n. 4s.. 101 Seaboard A.L.II 89 C- R. I. ft P. 4s.. 79 So. Pacific 4s 94 do col. 6s 80 f do 1st 4s ctfs... 97 CCC. ft 8.L. g 4e..l'i28o. Railway 6s.. .1) Colo. 1. 6s, ser. A. 74 Tex. ft Pa. Is 122 do scries B 73 T. 8. L. ft W. 4s. 84 Colo. Mid. 4s 77 Union Pa. 4s 106 Colo, ft 80. 4s.... 94, do conv. 4s 139'i Cuba 6s 106 U. 8. Steel 2d 6s.. 96 D. ft R. G. 4s. ...lol Wabash Is U5 DIs. Sec. 6s 82! do deb. B 76 Erie p. I. 4s 102 Western Md. 4s.. 87 do gen. 44 3'W. ft L. E. 4s.... 91 Hock. Val. 4s...llo Wis. Central 4s... J6 Japan 6s 99! offered. Boston stocks and Bonds. BOSTON, Dec. 9,-Calt loans, 6fiS per cent; uintt loans, 6 per cent. Official tatlons on stocks and bonds were sj lo ws : 1 Atchison adj. 4s.. 93 Alloueg -.A.... quo- 101- 9; 24 34 680 . 30 81 17 79 It 00 ts 101 Amalgamated . Mex. Central 4s.. 9 American Zinc. Atchison 87 Atlantic do pfd li4Va Bingham Hlld 1 1 in Jt, A ' 1 Col 2. I l.nln Boston ft A.. Boston ft Me.. Boston Ele Kltchburg pfd .1,0 Centennial .15J ICopper Range .. .141 'Daly West . 2::V4 "Domlnlnn Coal mex. central . -.x. in .11. t Eranklin Union Pacitlc 140 Granby , Amer. A. Chem.. 24 Isle Royale .... Mo pfd 94 ;Mass. Mining ., Amcr. Pne. Tube . 7 Michigan Amer. Sugar 148 iMohawk , do Bid 13 Mont. C. ft C. Amer. T. ft T 134 Old Dominion ., Am. Woolen 43 Osceola , do pfd lm Parrot , Dominion I. ft 8. ib Qulncy M Edison Elec. I1..239 iRInnnnn ' .. ..103 .. 24 .. 10 .. 17 .. 63 ,. 6 ,. 34 ,.111 ,. 22 ,.10 .. 7 ..124 ,. 10 .. 491 ,. 9 ,. 67 :: S uen. Electric ....13 Mass. Electric. 16 Tamarack Trinity Mass. Gas 48 iUnlted Copper , United Fruit .... United 8. M do pfd U. 8. Steel do pfd Westing. Com... Adventure Bid. Asked. 104 U. 8. Mining.... 74 U. 8. Oil M i Utah 87 Victoria 103 Winona , 85 Wolverine 7 North Butte , Ex-dlvldend. Sew York Mining Stocks. NEW YORK, Dec. . Closing quotations tn mining slocks were as follows: Adams Con 25 Little Chief ... 8 ...400 ...660 ... 1 ... 10 ... 56 ... 40 ... 56 ...360 Alice 115 Brecce 40 Brunswick Con... 00 Comstock Tunnei 8 Con. Cal. ft Va...l35 Horn Silver 175 Iron Silver 85o Lead villa Con .... 6 Ontario Ophlr Phoenix Potosl Savage Sierra Nevada Small Hopes .. Standard OMAHA -WHOLESALE MARKET. Condition of Trido and )aotntlons on Staple and Fancy Prodace. EGGS Fresh receipts, candled stock, 260. LIVE POULTRY Hens, kc; roosters, 6c; lurses, li13o; ducks, 8c; spring chickens, 8c; geese, 8c. DRESSED POULTRY Turkeys, 1415o: old loms, 12'13c; chickens, old roosters, 7c; ducks, JOwllc; geese, loo. BUTTER Packing stock. 15c; choice to fancy dairy, lttUoi creamery, 21Wil:; prints, 21c. SUGAR Standard granulated, in bbls., $5.21 per cwt. ; cubes, $6.06 per cwt. ; cut loaf, $6.60 per cwt.; No. . extra C. bags or bbls., $5.05 per cwt.; No. 10, extra C, bag only, $4.90 per cwt.: No. 16 yellow, bas only, $4.85 per cwt.; XXXX powdered, $o.in per cwt. FRESH FISH Trout. 10lloj halibut, 13o; buffalo, dressed, 9c; pickerel, dressed, 6c; white bass, dressed, 12c; sunflsh, 6c; perch, scaled and dressed, 8c; pike, 10c; catfish, 13c: red snapper. 10c; salmon, 11c: croPDles. 12c; eels, lsc; bullheads. 11c; black bass, 2oc; whlteflsh, 12c; frog legs, per doa., 35c; lobsters, green, 27c; boiled lobsters, toe; shad roe, 45c; bluefish, 15o; herring, 4a. HAY Prices quoted by Omaha Feed com pany: No. 1 upland, $7; medium, $6.50; coarse. $6. BRAN Per ton, $14.60. . TROPICAL FRUITS. DATES Per box of 80 1-lb. pkgrs., $2.00; Hallowee, in 70-lb. boxes, per lb., 6c; layer, per lb., 6c; walnut-stuffed, 1-lb. pkga. $2.u0 per dox., bulk, 7c per lb.; 7-lb. boxes, $L00. ORANGES California Navels, all sisea, $3.6; Florida, all sixes, $3.00. LEMONS Llmoniera, extra fancy, 240 lxe, $4.26; 300 and 460 sizes, $4.7&4.oO. FIGS California, per 10-Ib. carton, 753 86c; Imported Smyrna, 4-crown, Uo; 4 crown, 14c. BANANAS Per medlura-sixed bunch, tl.7t 2.25; Jumbos, $2.5063.0. TANGERINES Florida, per box of bout l'Zo, $3.00. GRAPE FRUIT Per box, $5.60. FRUITS. PEARS Lawrence and Mount Vernon, 82.60. v APPLES California Bellefiowers, $1.50 per bu. box; Colorado Jonathans, $3.00 per bu. box; Ben Davis, $1.65 par bu. box; Wlnesups, $2.00 per ou. box; oitusr varieties, $2.00 per bu., New York apples, $4.50 per bbl. GRAPES Imported Malagas, $5.50fi.00. CRANBERRi ES Jerseys, $11!.00 per bbl.; Bell and Bugie. $12.50. OLD VEGETABLES. POTATOEn liume-grown, per bu , $03f 65c; South Dakota, per bu., 76c. . ONIONS Home-grown, yellow and red. per bu., hoc; bpamsn, per crate, $L76. NAVY BEANS Per bu.. $2.00. LIMA BEANS Per bu., 6c. CABBAGE Home-grown and Wisconsin, In cinei., ir lb., l-'Ui-. CARROTS. PARSNIPS AND TURNIPS per bu., &4i5c. t r.Lr.rt rwuiamaxno, per dos., 25c. SWEET POTATOES Kansas, per t-bu. bbl., $1.75. NEW VEGETABLES. CAULlFLovVEK Per crate, t2.76. TOMATOES California, per craio of 20 lbs., $3.50. WAA. BEANS Per hamper of about N lbs. net. MM). STRING BEANS Per hamper of about 30 lbs. net, $3uu4.uO. EGG PLANT Florida, per dox., $1.25(9 i.50. GREEN PEPPERS Florida, per hamper uf about 10 Uo., fci.50. TURNIPS Louisiana, per doa. bunches, 46c. SHALLOTT8 Louisiana, per doa. bunches, 75c. HEAD LETTUCE Louisiana, per bbl., $S.ij(llii.uO; per dos heads, $1.00. LEAF LETTUCE Hot houaa, per box of 12 to 1 heads, 66c. CUCUMBERS Hot houss. per dos., $1.25 fcl6t. RADISHES Hot bouse, per dox. bunches, Kc. MUSHROOMS -Hot houe. per lb.. tOQlic. Sterling coffee seta. Edholm, jeweler. BEEF, CUTS. No. 1 rib. 12c; No. t rib. 8c; No. t rib, tc: No. 1 loin. 16c: No. 2 loin, 10c; No. 1 loin, 7c; No. 1 chucks. 5c; No. I chucks, 4c; No. 3 chucks, 3c; No. 1 round, 7c; No. i round, 6c; No. 1 round. 6c; No. 1 plats, 4c; No. 2 plate. So; No. t plats. 2c. MISCELLANEOUS. CIDER-Pr keg. $3.76; per bbl., $6.75. HoN E Y New, per 24 lbs., $3.5o. CHti.SE- Swiss, new, 6c; Wisconsin brick, 14c, Wisconsin limbergor, 13c; twins, 14c; oung Amuiicaa, 14c. NUTS alnuts. No. 1 soft shells, new crop, per lb., lac: hard shells, per lb., 13c. Pecans, lurge, per lb.. He; small, per lb., 12c. I'eanuts, per lb., 7c; roasted, per lb.. Sc. Chili walnuts, per lb., 12&13c Al monds, soft shell, per lb.. 17c; hard shells, per lb., 15c. Bheilbark hickory nuts, per bu.. $2.25; Urgj hickory nuts, per bu., $1 60. Chestnuts, per lb., Idc. Cocoa nuts, $4.s0 per sack of 100. HIDES No. 1 green, tc; No. 2 green. 8c; No. 1 salted. 10c; No. 2 salted. c; No. 1 Veal calf. 11c; No. t zeal calf. 9c; dry salted, 7xil4c; theep pelts. 25cii$l.Q0; borsa bldea. J1.5imi3.Cm. HOLLY in cases, 2x2x4 feet, 60c per ease; In bbls.. $150 per bbl. MISTLETOE Per lb.. 2f. WREATHS Holly, magnolia and ever green. $L76 per doa. OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET Bteert Lower for Wk Qooi Cowt Etaad and Ftadart Higher. HOGS ARE GENERALLY FIVE CENTS LOWER Ram of Sheep (or the Meek OnlyMod derate, with (ho Good Fat Kinds Steady and other I-ower foedera Steadt. SOUTH OMAHA. Dec t. 1906. Receipt were: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Ofnii it a .... pftlclal Tuoaday t.923 11.02S 12.165 "eanesaay b,4s iw ii,w Ofllclal Thursday .., 4.141 8.206 3.457 Official Friday L4l$ !40 $,0i0 Official Saturday luo t.8oO Total this week .a.67 51.49S S3, 77$ Total last week 13.92s So.172 $3,758 Boras week before 19,478 94.219 42.419 fame three weeks ago.. 23.927 81.790 48,154 Bama four weeks ago. ..'.26,741 28.831 89,t; Same week last year 18,844 66,662 23,264 RECEIPTS FOR THE TEAR TO DATE.. Tha following table shows tho receipts of cattle, hogs and sheep at South Omaha year 10 Ut' comPrin wlxh Uat , 1906. 1904 Inc. Deo. f!'1 91.58S 8S6.048 76.540 H,a 2.137,918 1164,693 1,676 "'J."' 1.93;,Ih 1.684.286 261,582 ins following table shows the average price of hogs at South Omaha for the last several days, with comparisons; I 1906. 1304.19US. 1902. 1S01. 11900. 169. Noy. Nov. Nor. Nor. Nov. Nor. Nor. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nor. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Dec Deo. Dec. Deo. Deo. Deo. Deo. Dec. Deo. I 71l 4 a 4 621 t AO 4 67 4 71 4 66 4 631 m 4 68 I 4 6C.V. (7 4 6444 4 fl I Mi 4 4?) 4 sa 4 72 4 47 4 62 4(7 4 49 4 46 f 83 4 92 4 421 4 87! 4 4S 4 47 t 4 8 43 4 43 4 87 4 39 4 39 4 28 4 31 'Indicates BunilAv Mlnlnalaa hnllffav .T.ha following iAt.10 snows tne prices paid at t h riv, n -U u - ..1.. Good to choice corn-fed ateera... Fair to good corn-fed steers Common to fair corn-fed steers.. Good to choice range beef ateera. ialr to good range beef steers.... Good to choice cowe and helfera. Fair to good cows and helfera.... Fair to good western cows Cannera anH ........ ,$5.OOS4.00 . 4.75iijo.00 , 4.0034.7a 4.26U-4.60 . $.6u-4.26 , $.2a4.25 , 2.604(3.30 , l.wu. IB : , 1.75&3.&0 I Good to choice Blockers' feeders cair 10 good stockera ft feeders.. , 2.504.40 Hon RANGE OF PRICES. Patll. Omaha Chicago $1.25&6.$0 Kansas City 2.006.00 t4.&Oi4.W 4.2&u6.02 4.6"t'a5.0; 4.6wa6.06 hi. 1U1S 2.00y6.80 SiOUX City 2 ftrt.iti no 4.70414.06 YESTERDAY'S SHIPMENTS The following list shows the cars of feeders shipped to the county yesterday and their points of destination; C A TVPt IT, - a a'cj uars. J. N. McPherlln, Oakland. Ia R. I j j iiiuuii, muiverit, xa. ij.. f .... J. Nolst, Yulan U. P K. 3. Orlffln 'l-.Lramah M M. n 1 1 4 T. I). Collins. Portsmouth, la mm" 1 1 1 1 D.D. 1 1 stock Thomas Baker, Ada, la. Mil Henry Cohna, Rhode, la. 1. c Ben Roch, Mlnden, la, G. W SHEEP C. Cook, Wahoo U. P John lams, Lexington IT. p ine oniciai number or cars of brought in today by each road wax; - c"le- Hoga V., JXL. DC 01. JT Wabash Missouri Paclflo Union Paclflo C. ft N. W., east C ft N. W., west C. Bt, P.. M. ft O..... C, B. ft Q., east C, B. ft Q., west C, R. I. ft P., east Illinois Central Chicago Gr,eat Western ... Total receipts $ 134 The disposition of the day's receipts was aa follows, each buyer purchasing the num ber of head indicated: ' Buyers. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Omaha Packing Co 1,227 Swift and Company 13 1,324 ... Cudahy Packing Co 2.663 Armour ft Co 2.866 ... Cudahy P'k'g Co., Den.... 64 Hill ft Son 12 Mike Haggerty g 8. ft B 219 Other buyers 1 .... 266 Totals 8,303 246 1 CATTLE There were no cattle of any consequence on sale today, and as a result the market la In practically the same notches aa on Friday. Taking Into con sideration the time of the year the receipts for the week are fairly good, about 21,678 head being received. They are larger than those of the previous week by about 7,700 head. The receipts for the same week last year were 18,344 head, which is smaller than the run for this week by about 3,300 head. There haa not been a good supply of choice beef steers on the market this week, aa the most of the cattle coming have been of rather Inferior quality, and this kind of stock the packers have not been willing to take except as compelled to by necessity and then only at a sacrifice. There have been only a few scattering loads of good choloe beef cattle on the market at any time this week. The market opened the week with a decline of about 15c on good cattle, while the common and medium kinds dropped from 15&25o. Prices have remained steady through the week at this decline, so that the week closes with good choice beef steers about 15u lower than last week and medium and common kinds 16326u lower. There haa been a moderate supply of cows all the week. The market on cows and heifers has been In about the same condition as that of beef cattle. Monday saw a decline of lot' lac from Saturday's close. The medium and common kinds of cows lost a little more during the week and close the week with prices on that class of stuff l!V25o lower. Good choice corn-fed cows, however, closed the week at pricea that were practically ateady with the close of last week. The market at thla point on stockers and feeders has been In good healthy condition all thla week, and close the week at prices Ual6o higher than last week'a close. HOGS There was a moderate run of hoga thla morning. 133 cars, about 8800 head, being reported In up to noon. There lias been a good-sized run this week It being the largest since the last week of July. The receipts for tha week total 61 498 head, as against 30,172 the previous week But for all that the run this week Is large It is still smaller than that for the same week last year, when 65,662 head were re ceived. Trading on bogs opened rather slow thla morning and the market was Inclined to drag with prices generslly 2o lower than yesterday. It was thought that as the trad ing progressed things would pick up a little, but the expected failed to happen, and the market closed slow and weak to a nickel lower. The bulk of the sales today were made In the neighborhood of $4 t (64 .85. The top for the day was $4.90, which Is 2c lower than yesterday. The market baa been in fairly good con dition all this week, but has been subject to rather violent fluctuations. Thursday the market was steady with last week's close, but the last two days of the week saw a loss of about to. The market for the week on hogs closes with a loss of about Be from last week's close. So. Av Sh. Pr. ... 4 70 ' ... 4 so ... 4 80 80 4 80 No. Av. 64 231 60 271 65 253 85 2u7 60 S06 61 2j6 43 29 Sh. Pr. 40 4 85 ... 4 85 SO 4 86 ... 4 88 80 4 88 40 4 85 80 4 88 121 134 83. ..177 80.. 87.. $.. 80., 71., 64.. ...190 .197 ...224 160 4 80 ...214 120 4 40 ...271 130 4 62 M 160 4 82 75. 62. 244 200 4 85 55.. Kia V) 1 0S . 120 4 85 61......2M) 120 4 fc 79 SL-0 40 4 82 49 29 ... 4 82 70 241 4 81 44 258 40 4 82 70 Ui 80 4 82 68 149 40 4 82 69 13 4 85 45 277 180 1 W 4 85 63. .274 .219 80 66... 19... 65... 62... 72... 75... 64... ill. . . 48... 16... 69... 42... 7u... 80 4 85 ..245 4 88 ..310 ..61 4 86 120 4 85 79. ..253 120 4 82 . .2:8 240 4 82 ..13 ... 4 82 ..277 160 4 t2 ..S 120 4 $2 ..251 40 4 8J ..2M 80 4 82 ..$47 40 4 8-' ..7 kO 4 52 ..247 120 4 86 4 85 4 86 74... 47... 72... 50... 47... 58... 70... 66... .214 200 ..230 ... ..245 80 4 86 .2X8 160 4 86 .244 0 4 88 .fJl 120 4 85 80 4 85 .. 4 88 .tu S2j t 47i 4 82l t $0 4 (6 I i 3 4 90, 8 i 4 46 4 41 4 82 t 87 4 39 6 1 It $2 t M 4 46 6 291 I M 4 78 4Mt28t 73 4 76 t88 4 44 4 24 t 61 4 78 89 f 26, I 7b 4 76 I 84 4 31 664 78t 4 20 t 15 f86t$3 4 18 4 04 $ 7 $77 f 99 t 78 4 87 4 20 1 73 4 76 t T4 4 24 6 02 4 71 8 73 60 586 4 74 t4 4 $4 00 4 69 t 71 4 84 4 09 4 63 174 4 31 608595 174 4 40 4 13 $ 18 4 64 '. 41 4 22 6 92 4 68 t $1 4 17 24 4 05 4 77 1 80 6 21 0 09 4 84 I 86 604 608 484 3 81 4 32 6 07 4 78 $ 83 4 33 6 06 6 U t 90 DRUIDING'S FINANCIAL REVIEW For tha information of parties who may be Interested In speculative securities we kava mads arrangements with Mr. F. O. Druldlng of Chicago, an expert writer" on financial topics and delineator of stock ex change probabilities, to furnish a weekly review of ths salient featurea of current financial topics gleaned from tha various exchanges. W'a desire, however, on ths part of Tha Pee to disclaim all responsibility for tha ao curatenesa of any forecast Mr. Druldlng may make concerning futura proapecta of any Investment or enterprise. All special Inquiries about tha present or prospective value of any particular se curity should bo addressed direct to Mr. F. O. Druldlng, No. 621 First National bank building. Chicago, III. CHICAGO. Dec. . (Special) Optlmlxtl traders, who have constantly predicted higher prices, now admit that It Is almnt Impossible that present prices can be main tained through ths prevailing period of tight money, which must remain until such a time when the natural products of this country give us a big balance in trade. When money touched 27 per cent, which was ths highest rail rate since 1902, stocks took a sudden drop, but recovered when rumors that the treasury had deposited $?, 000,000 of surplus funds In New York City banks In order to release the strain came over the tickers. The shock Imparted to the stock market by the high money rates Indi cates that the old time stamen of tha mar ket appears to be falling. Important pools seem Inclined to liquidate much mora rapidly than before. Of course, the British political situation and the current affairs which obtain In Russia, and which have caused no little anxiety to the French people, are factors In the present situation. It is. Indeed, peculiar that the present prices should recover so quickly from the sharp break resulting from the high money ratea. In my opinion, however, the market has not radically changed. I still believe that a bull market developing from present prices 3 tT7 200 4 82 54 263 ... 4 88 $0 2S2 200 4 82 57 270 ... 4 86 6 272 120 4 82 61 200 90 4 86 53 2S7 40 4 82 lo 205 160 4 85 66 198 ... 4 82 55 260 80 4 8.f 74 257 40 4 82 61 836 80 4 85 42 312 820 4 82 73 2F9 160 4 85 63 .C51 120 4 82 68 2! 160 4 85 48 267 80 4 82 48 294 120 4 85 63 264 80 4 82 68 267 80 4 86 48 208 40 4 82 70 288 80 4 87 46 338, 440 4 82 58 251 40 4 87 67 231 40 4 82 65 213 120 4 87 65 2M 200 4 85 69 3"6 200 4 87 65 264 ... 4 85 76....M220 ... 4 87 69 318 80 4 85 71 206 40 4 87 (7 269 ... 4 86 64 3oS ... 4 87 60 276 120 4 86 60 2:9 ... 4 90 44 232 80 4 85 55 83 ... 4 60 SHEEP There were hardly enough sheep on the market this morning to make a test of the trade and what little there waa in sold at pricea that were practically steady with Friday's close. There has been a moderate run of sheep this week, about 33,776 head being received. This is practically the same as the re ceipts for last week. However, the run of sheep for this week is larger by about 10,00) head than the receipts for the same week last year. Tne quality of the aheep placed upon the market haa not been very good, there being but a comparatively few Choice loads received. . There haa been only a moderate aupply of fat sheep, with a fairly good demand from the packers. However, they were looking for the better class of stock and were taking the warmed up and short fed sheep, which constituted the larger por tion of the offerings, only at a sacrifice. As a result there waa a slump in prices on fat sheep during the middle of the week of from 25o to 600 from last Saturday's close, but this loss was regained partially toward the close, ao that the market on fat aheep closes the week with the medium and common kinda selling moatly 154226a lower than at the close of last week. At the same time the strictly choice fat aheep are selling readily at prices that are fully steady with the close of last week. There have been a good many warmed up aheep on the market this week and they have been very hard to get rid of and only at a loss, as packers are quite unwilling to take that kind of stock. . There haa been a reasonably good trade in feeder aheep throughout the week. There haa been a moderate supply and a demand that haa been Just about its equal. As a result the trade In feeding sheep has been fair y active and steady and the week closes with the feeder market In good shape, with pricea ateady with laat week a close. Quotation; on fat sneer, and lambs: Good to choice fed lambs, $7 25a7.70: good to choice range lambs, t7.0OQ7.4O; good to choice yearling wethers, o.w6.2o; . good to choice old wethers. $5.4o5.60; good to choice old ewes, $4.65j5.40. Quotations for feed. 1 nheen and lambs: Good feeding lambs, $5.75(84.28; good feed ing yearllnirs. U J.X r.ui "iTi! i4:6"6-00: aood feeding ewes, $3.60 CHICAGO LIVK STOCK MARKET Cattlo and Hogs Steady Sheep svnd Lambs Strong. .JFlaCAGO- DiC- CATTLE Receipts, 400 head; market steady; beeves, t3.20toi.80; cows, $1.2&Hj-t40: heifers, $2 25i&4.80; calves, $5.607.75; good to prime steers, $5.206.80: poor to medium, t3.2ofr6.16; stockers and feeders. $2.26fc5.20. , HOGS Receipts, 23,000 head: estimated Monday, 60,000 head; market steady; mixed and butchers, $4.7Og6.00; good heavy, $4.86 4(6.02; rough heavy, $4.65f(H.80;; light, $4.70 &4.9S; pigs, $4.25j40; bulk of sales, $4.85 5.00. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, '' 2.000 head; market strong; sheep, $3.40tj6.6v; yearlings, t6.5oS4.10; iambs, $5.60417.75. Kansas City Live Stock Market. KANSAS CITY. Mo., Dec. 9. CATTLE Receipts l.OoO head. Including 400 south erns. Market steady; choice export and dressed beef steers, $5.2546.00; fair to good, $3.6o5.00; western steers, t3.6o95.00; stock ers and feeders, t2.5tK&4.40; soutnern steers, $2.50(84.25: southern cows, $2.0wS.26; native cows, $2.0O4.00; native heifers, t2.5tirj4.90: bulls, t2.Oofa3.75; calves, $3.004.60. Receipts for the week, 69,00 head. HOGS-Rocelpts 6.300 head. Market, 5c lower; top. aa.111; Dtilk of sales, $4.9o?j6.02'A; heavy, $5.OO(i5.06; packers. 14.954(5.02; pigs and lights, $4.604 4.95. Receipts for the week. 70,000. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 600 head. Market steady; native lambs, $5.50(7.35; western lambs. $5,5047.35; fed ewes and yearlings, $4.506.00: western clipped year lings, $5.5Oft6I.30; western clipped sheep, $4.60 4)4.85; stockers and feeders, $:.50"j4.75. Re ceipts for the week, 25,200. St. Inls Live Stork Market. 6T. LOUIS, Mo., Dec. . -CATTLE-Receipts, 600 head. Including 800 Texans. Mar ket steady: native shipping and export steers, $4 5Of(6.80: dressed beef and butcher steers, $3.1oio6.26; steers under 1,000 lbs., t2.6tKfj4.16; Blockers and feeders, I2.ootr3.10; cows and heifers, $2.0cQ4.40; canners, $1.75 3.10; bulls, $2.16tj3.00; calves, $3 (Ku7.75; exas and Indian steers, $3.2003.76: cows and heifers, $2.0O3.oO. HOGS Receipts. 3.500 head. Market ' 6c lower; pigs and lights. $4.&ub496j packers. $4.6oji6.05; butchers and best heavies, $4 85 (U6.06. No sheep on sale. St. Joseph Lire Stock Market. ST. JOSEPH. Dec. . CATTLE Receipts. 162 head; market steady to loc higher; cows and heifers, Italic higher; Blockers and feeders, steady to strong. HOGS Receipts, 11.267 head; market 60 lower: top, $6.06 SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, none; lambs, strong; sheep, steady. Sioux City Lire Stock Market. SIOUX CITT, Dec. 8.-(SpeciaI Telegram. CATTLE Receipts. 3oO head; market steady; beeves. $3 fx) 5.50; cows, bulls and mixed, $3.0u3.45; stockers and feeders, $2.75 63 50; calves and yearlings, $2.5011.26. HOGS Receipts. 4.000 head; market weak, selling at $4.7014 86; bulk of sak-i, $4. 754 4.77- Stock la Slant. Receipts of live stock at the six principal western markets yesterday was ns toilows. vain 1. nufl. BOCffU. South Omaha Sioux City ... Kansas City . St. Joseph ... et. Louis Chicago ...... Totals ion t.Vrt 8.0K) 8. 3") 11.267 3.6iO SS.0O0 . , l.Wo 162 Ox) 400 6.00 j.or.j 2,662 68,857 7.000 Coffeo Market. ' NEW YORK, Dec. .-COFFEE The market for coffee futures opened Irregular at urn banned prices to a decline of 6 points. Trading was quiet at first, but there was a continuation of recent Wall street liquida tion and the market toward the close was weak snd unsettled In spite of fairly steady European cublex. The close was Irregular at a decline of 2a-fi35 points. Sales were re ported of 62.750 bass. Including December at I t-, March at 4 Joftw ouc April st 6 4oc, May at 4 46a.75c, July at 4.754 65c, Septeiu- Is next to the Impossible In materlslliatlon. I believe that tight money will prevail until the natural resources of this country can b exported and n larse balance of trade cured, after which time the treasury will be In position to tske care of the necessities of WhII strent. This is the manipulator's market a professional game pure and sim ple. Even the professional room traders are holding aloof from dipping Into a gams which Is so evidently of a very dangerous character. One of the amuslnglv funny snflrs of Wall street Is the way the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company Is acting. This company has never psld a dividend, and Is not earn ing over t per cent on Its huge cspltallxa tlon, yet look at its rrlce. Rumor has It that the Brooklyn Rapid Transit system I" shortly to become Identified wtth the long Island rnllroad. whclh belongs to the Penn sylvsnla. If Brooklyn Rapid Transit goei over to the Pennsylvania on the ssme basis at which Delaware ft Hudson accepted the United Traction, which had been selling at 75 when It wss taken, but now at $150 a ehare, and which waa a 6 per cent stock, I could readily sen some reason for the pre dictions of the money brokers that Brook lyn Rapid Transit is going to par. , Trans ections of this character have put the track line combination where It Is today, snd if this sort of thing continues, there will be less reason than ever for predicting bull markets. In regard to money ratea there la very little chance for abundant money. Up to the present time our high Interest rates have ensbled us to secure plenty of money from Europe, but when rates advance In London, Berlin and Tarls, we will be called Upon to meet some of our indebtedness. Jtussla will also hear a determined part In events which affect the money market. Any broker or professional speculator In touch with public sentiment will admit that th public is not In the market, and that the old time trick of enticing It In through the me dium of a rixlng market has not met wl'.k success up to this time. It la a matter of great aurprlse to the pro fessionals, but I predict still greater sur prises, one of which Is that when tho public finally does get In it will be on the short and Incidentally the right side of the mar ket. PUBLIC OFFERING FOR A SHORT PERIOD ONLY. Spencer Seedless Apple Company nt pal value of tl per share. The Spencer Seediest Apple Company hold controlling Interest li seventeen nursery corporations now oper ating in 34 states, and have 8,000.010 8E11 1JC83 APPLE TREES PLANTED an4 ready for fall delivery of 1906. It may b conservatively estimated that a dividend of 20 per cent will be paid out of the profit! of the first year's business. The demand for Seedless Apple trees haa been enormoui and Is steadily growing. Heedless Applet will grow in almost any climate. Thla en terprise merits the attention of those tie siring to obtain a security of high merit Directors and officers In tnla company an men of highest commercial standing and integrity. Address for particulars NEWTON-SCHEU COMPANY. . 637 Broad Exchange Building, New York.. W. Farnam Smith &.Co Stocks. Bonds, Investment Securities. Union Stock Yards, 20 to 100 shares par. Subject to sale. 1320 Farnam St. Tel. 10S4 F. D. Day & Co. Dealer la Stocks. Grain. Provisions) Shin Year Grain to Us. Branch Otiee. HO-tll Board of Trade Bid., Oaeaha, Nn. Telephone lift 14. tiy-214 Exchange ajdg.. South Omaha. Bell 'Phone tie. Independent 'Pnone l REAL ESTATB TRANSFERS. ' WARRANTY DEEDS. Maudo Mogge to H. A. Ttikey, w 117V4 feet lot 62. Hartman'a add t 1 H. A. Tukey to W. L. Pariah, lot 1, block 26, Halcyon Heights...-. TOf. Mary E. Tatman to Harry Marowlts, lot J, McCandllsh place l.EOO H. P. Deuel and wife to 6. O. Johnson, Vi lot 8 and n 17 feet lot 4, block 17, E. V. Smith's 8Md 1,350 JS. V. Lewis snd wife to Joanna Ochil tree and husband, lot 11, block 3, Sherwood'a subdlv 1,000 Samuel Dresher to A. V. Dresher, w 41 feet of e 88 feet of sublot 1 of lot 10, Johnson's add 1.000 W. A. Graham to C. E. Oard, Jr., lot 15, block 8. Plainview add 700 Agnes Wllllhun to James Bosdeck, n 50 feet lot 1, block 2, Credit Fonder add too Omaha National bank to Catherine P. Wallace, a strip adjoining lot 4, block 187. Omaha too QUIT CLAIM DEEDS. Henry Rohllt and wife to P. L. Smith, lot 6, block 2. Swift place Y DEEDS. R. O. Fink, treasurer, to Charles Stringfellow, lota 1 and 3, block 1, sub-block 30, Albright's Choice (taxes) Sheriff to Omaha National bsnk. strip adjoining lot 4, block 137, Omaha 400 Total amount of transfers 33,751 ber at 4.807.06e. October at 7.0ffJ7.10c and November at 66c. Spot, easy; No. 7 Rio, Invoice, t l-16c. Wool Market. liONDON, Dec. . WOOL The alxth aeries of the 1905 wool auction aalea closed today. Although attempts were made be tween the September and November sales to depress prices manufacturers were en couraged by Improving trade and were ready buyers at any reduction from the pust extreme rates. The series opened with prices slightly below the September aver age. Keen competition sustained rates de spite the outlook for Increased supplies. Fine-haired merinos sold close to the Sep tember price at first and later advanced slightly. Finest greasy was In active de inund and a few were taken for America. fcoureda sold well at fcjld cheaper. Cross breds were In small supply and sold readily; fine was unchanged and coarse grades were cheaper. With the progress of the sales pricea of good wools slightly weakened, but ,fauJ J".ock hardened. During the series 109,872 bales were catalogued, of which 62 -010 were taken by home buyere and 66 out) for export, the remainder being held ever. At today's sale 7,w bales were offered. The demand was spirited and prices were firm. Following are the aales: New South Wales, 2,700 bales; scoured. 10d'u2sWd--greasy, 6d'ls2d. Queensland, bales! greaay, 7&lld. Victoria. 8.3u0 bales; greasy 6dals8d. South Australia, 1,100 bales1 greasy, 8'0d. West Australia, 8.60O bales: greasy. 6'lil. 'New Zealand. 4.0 bales; greasy, Sd'tls. Cape of clood Hope and Niital. 2) bales; scoured, 1 i'.j.lrila W greasy, 6fi31oi,d. River Plata. 3t) bales1 scoured, HIJj Im iJ ; greeny, 6Cftlld The arrivals of wool for the first series of the l'Lae. ur"ount o 66,143 bales, Including 2o.o00 bales forwarded direct to spinners. The Imports during the past week were: JTW fouth Wales. 3,012 bales: Queensland. 8.609. Uctorla, 3.aj; South Australia, J.01S; New Zealand, 56; Cape of Good Hope aud Natal, ,t; various, 1.178. v ST. LOlia, Dec. 9 WOOL-8teady: me dium grades combing and clothing, M'uStic; light fine lieilMc; heavy fine, linye; (ub washed, 341 go. Snarar and Molasses. NEW YORK. Dec. 9. - SUOAR - Haw strong; fair refining, 1 1-I6i2',c; centrifugal ?. .' 2C; mole sugar, 3 13-1 n.v. Refined, firm; No. 6, 4 10c; No. 7. 4.0&C-T NV No. 12. 8 SOc; No. IS. t.7ic; No. li 8 iic confectioners- A, 4 65c; mould A. 5oic; cut loaf. 5.40c; crushed. 6.40c; powdered. 4 (HA grunuluted. 4 7oc; cubes, 4 Hoc. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 9.--8CU AR Firm ; open kettle. Wir open kettle centrifugal 3Vfl3 7-lHc; centrifugal whites, IVutc; yel low, tVflS,e; seconds, 2(U3'4c. MOLASSKfl Opn kettle. 3otT3oc: cen-' trlfugal, 6(u'2c. Srup, 2i20c. 4 Oils and Huilu. NEW YORK. Dec, 9.-OIL-Cottonsced, firm; prime crude, nominal; prime yellow 2&Vu2!)c. Petroleum, ateady; refined New York, 87 60; Philadelphia and Bultlmoie 87.75; prime. In bulk. 84 .65. Turpentine, quiet. 64c64c. ROBIN Quiet; strained, common to good. OIL CITY. Pa., Dec. t. OI L Credit bal ances, tl 66. Shipments, D9. bbls.; aver age. 78,5t bbls. Runs. 71.128 bbls.; average. 41.460 bbls. Lima shipments, (7.426 bbls.; average.. 70.124 bbls. Lima runs, 87,944 bbls.: average, 44,'jsJ bbla.