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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1905. i C ft I I 4.7 4 V l Tfi it K 11 nn IttAM AAU f KDUllt MAKtibl loreirn Eirsana-ss PlnnJ and No lews Come. DULLNESS CHARACTERIZES THE TRADE l.lqnlalatloa la Wheat Over far Present Cora Apparently Dull aad Shade Lower for Cvrrtat tooth's Option. OMAHA. Pec. 23. 16. un loreign markets cloned and no nrwi 1, '"?rta"ccJ ,developii.. the market 7. UUM- llle "'(uldatlon In the I, n Th. ; ' seems over tor in tuna J,h" rnKo of price, m atl ,1IlM WH. ZhU "'- ciusing a little higher, corn a changed. P,ll;llcally un- ....J"nW?au" n shsde lower for the ."', '"! ar"yerl",L but "ady for the far ..Y. 1 t . " -"":tgrj c.tis today twenty ..'7. ?oa TOtitraL-t, which In an im- Joii . 1 ,ne ",-'n proportion, lndl unions in the aamnle rmxH o.mtpri more liberal arrival, of the deliverable trade next week. ,J'5ta J?1 e,eIy, with practically no .. . lnre waa no featuro worth men tioning. t-1DfcL"Z,b!r wh"t cloned at Kc, May at 'ti'Ho and July at 83lt'6MVic. Corn closed with lieociubcr at 44c. old at 44c r at May l 41'&''4lc u1 Juiy December oats closed at S0c. May at 3io and July at 3oc. Clearances were 2&3.O00 bushels of wheat, no.ooo bushels of corn, 6,iao bushels of oats and 6,oo0 barrels of dour. 1'rlmary wheat receipts wtio 676.000 bushels and shipments 2-6.000 bishels. Corn receipts were i'3,000 bushels Hnd shipments 4o",ooo bushels. The day last ye:ir was a holiday. No cables came from Liverpool, as the tnarket there was cloned for the holldavs. Jl room hall estimates the Week's shipments Monday at 8,0oo,io bushels, half of it from this country. Ho predicts a good Increase ?n . Ptuisaite. Lust, week shipments were .168,0OO bushels. Australian wheat shipments were 32 000 bushels, against 144.01O bushel, ,t,t week and 6U.00O bushels last vear. Elevator Interests figure that the Decem ber corn bulls will net 2,0ou,o00 to 2,5o,ou0 bushels of corn by the end of the month. Contract corn Is going to Chicago from Kansas City and the country generally. The driers ure making 20o,ooo bushels a day contract grade. The price of wheat Friday night had dropped 8c from the high point it Octo ber 28. Krlni the tnter Oct an: "The open with drawal of the Armour Interest In wheat is looked upon as a good feature lor the market, as It will cause the operators to work on the news and the real situation Instead of what they believe Armour or Borne other large trader Is doing, so that It can have full swing. The market has run Into a period of I)ecember liquidation, and with the large Interests out of the market some of the bent posted traders last night were looking for a break. ' The Drops of the hulls have fallen one by one. Russian news has little effect for the time being, though it probably will in fluence trading inter. The Argentina crop scare has been dissipated. The European demand for wheat has been disappointing, Manitoba supplying the greater purt of ll. Onishs Cash Males. WHEAT No. 2 hard, 1 car at mixed, 1 car at 77c. COKN-No. 3, 5. cars at 3Kc; 79c; No. 1 no grade. i car ai toe. OATB No. 8, 1 car at 28c. Omaha Cnsli Prices. WHEAT No. 2 hard. 77tfi79c; No. 8 hard, 74fo77c: No. 4 hard, i"tTic; No. 2 spring, 78 tj.Kc; No. 3 sprint;, 734f76o. CORN No. 3, 3Nr; No. 4. 367J37o; no Jade, 36c; No. 3 yellow, Sic; No. 3 white, OATS No. 8 mixed, 2Sc; No. 3 white, 28fi29c: No. 4 white, 23V:. Ri'E-No. 2, 61 c; No. 3, 6o3aoc. Carlot Hecelnts. Wheat. Corn Chicago 22 400 214 Minneapolis 4-1 Kansas City 70 112 15 Omaha 30 136 42 Duluth 92 St. Louis 23 S7 K8 NKW YORK GENERAL MAHKJST Quotations of the Day on Various Commodities. NEW YORK. Dec. 23,-FLOUR-Recelpts 25.6H4 bbls. ; exports, s,93a bbls. ; market dull; Minnesota patents, Jl.fr'qo.iK); Minne sota bakers, t3.6ru1.9t); wither patents, $4 20 ti-4.0; winter otrulghts, 3.9rLT4.10; winter extras, ixs-mi ij: winter low grad s, IJ.7fti 120. Rye flour, quiet; fair to good, tJ.Sixii; 1 4.10; cnotce to rnncv, 4 loij 4'i. ituckwheat flour, dull, t2.KVu2.20, nominal, spot and to arrive. BL'CKWH EAT Dull, 63c, nominal, deliv ered New York. CORNMEAL Steady; fine white and vel low. $1.25; coarse, 1 .144(1.16; kiln-dried, 33.U0 4ji3 10. RYE Nominal; No. 2 western. 75c, c. I. f., New York. B A RIEY Feeding, 41c. c. I. f. Buffalo; malting. 45&6:V, c. I. f. Buffalo. WHEAT Receipts. lDH.omi bu.; exports, 24,01 bu.; spot market steady; No. 2 red, 91o elevator and 93c f. o. b., afloat; No. 1 northern Duluth, 94V4c f. o. b., afloat: No. 1 hard Manitoba, nominal f. o. b., afloat. The wheat market was naturally dull to day, but owing to prediction for light world's shipments waa steady, closing partly asc net higher; M:y, giSc, dosed at 81c; July. 88ii5SKc. closed ut iSc; December, 94(W.Hc. closed at 94c. CORN Receipts. 11S.S.",0 bu.; exports, 62, 727 bu.; spot market steady; No. 2. 58c for old elevator and 61o f. o. b., afloat; No. 2 yellow, 61c; No. 2 white, 61c. Option mar ket was without transactions and closed net unchanged: January closed at 63c, May at 60c and December at 56c. OATS Receipts, U4.( bu.; exports, 1.735 bu.; spot market stead v; mixed, 26 to 32 lb,., 87ir37c; natural white, 30 to 32 lbs . S74i38c; clipped white, 36 to 40 lb,., 400 HAY Quiet; ah ilpplng. 6S-r5c; good to choice. 8ntfifc. HOPS Steady; state, common to choice, 1I6. Hic; 19 4, 10fi15c; olds. M1S0. Pn cliio coast. 1. loCuMc; l'4. ft'aiic; oldH, oj8e. HIDB54 Firm: Onlveston, 2 to 25 llw., 20c; California 21 to 26 lbs., 21c; Texas dry, 24 to 30 lbs , 19c. LEATHER-8teady; acid. 20'u27c. PROVISIONS Beef. stadv; lamllv. Ill otvaiiW; mess. 9.&O'dl0.50; beef hams, 24V6Oir2i.0i; packet, lb' aOCiil.50; cltv, extra innia mess, i7.fii is wt. cut meats, dull; pickled bellies, 50.rr9 .Vi-. pickled Hhouldera, .6(rr7.00; plrkh-d liums, 9.25'!i9 75 ImwI. steady; western steamed. $7 Vkci 7 8j. Re fined, steady; continent. South Amer ica. 18 06; conniound. $.1 6.'firi XT', l"oi k. quiet; fntnllv. 115 50; short clear, ll5.Wirl7.oo; iness, 114 5lf14.75. TAL1X5W Sleudy; city, 4c; country-. 4 i4e. RICE Steady; domestic, fair to extra, 3mtc; Japan, nominal. POIXTRY Alive, st.ailv; western chick ens. 11c; fowls, 12c; turkeys, lie. Dressed, xtesdy; western broilers, 14(iMc; turkeys. 13trie. Ki :S Strong: state, Pennsylvania and nearby fancy. slerted white. 3Pi3lc: st ite hol-e. S3 35c; state mixed, extra, aj'nti.tc; western, finest selected. ;9'"V; stale, aver age best. 2c: southern, IdiCSc. CHFKSE Firm: state full cream, small and large, colored and White. Octuber best. i;wis;c BL'TTER Firm; street price, extra creamery, 2Cfi'25Vi;c; official prices un changed. tit. Loals General Market. ST. LOUIS. Dec. 22. WH EAT Higher: No. 2 red cash, elevator. W'uKlc; truck 92a 93c; May. 66c; July. 8oc; No. 3 bard, CoKN Lower: No. 3 cash, 40,c; track, 41itjl2c; December. 40c; May, 4u42c. , I A t' U ....... Va - n . . 41 . , . . L- SiUc; December. ic; May, Slc'; No. i wntte. 32v KI.Ol'H-S'.esfiy: reil winter patents. $4 10 j4 o; extra fancy straights, lu4.30; clear. : soLfis 30. SEED Timothy, $2 50160; prime, $1S0. tuHXMtAU Steady, J J. 50. BRAN Firm; sacked, east track, TS&euc. HAY Steady; timothy, $3.00316.00; prairie, $7 a'9 10.60. IKON COTTON T!ES-98r. 44 (1'5IN'"1 Hl.c HEMP TWINE 7c. PROVISIONS Pork. higher $18 75. 11 d. firm: prime steam lobbing, 17.30. Pry salt meats, steady; boxed extra shorts, $b 00 tiear ribs, $ .12: short dears. 9.vi. Racon, steady; boxtd extra shorts. $8 75; olear ribs, $; short clear. $9 35. POULTRY-Firm: chickens. 7c: springs, turkes, 14c; ducks, 10c; geese, s cents. B V T T F, R-SleJidy creamery, Sli25c; dairy, llli21c. EGGS Steady, , ease count Receipts. Shipment Flour, bbls. Wheat, bu.. Corn, bu.... Outs. bu.... w 28.000 97. 86.000 40 000 4 rl 47.000 Ualntb Grain Market. UCH'TH. Pec. 3-WHEAT-To arrive. No. 1 norther a. 83c; No. 2 northern, sic. On trnf-k. No. 1 northern, 3r; No. 2 north ern, 81e; Pecember, 82c; May, tt'.c. lATR-To ntrlve and on track. Mlc. BARLKY-a6'a45c. CHICAGO URAI.1 AM) PROVISIOS" Feat a res of the Trad I a a; and Clostac Prices oa Board of Trade. CHICAGO. Dec. a An estimated decrease of large proportions In the weekly ship ments of world a w heat had a bullish efiect today on the wheat market here. At the cloee wheat for May delivery was up c. Corn was off c. Oats were unchanged and provisions showed a gain of 12y,3io. Trading In the wheat pit was very light, but the market, after the first half hour, had a firm undertone. At the opening senti ment waa somewhat bearish because of Im proved weather for the movement of th crop in the northwest. Offering,, however, were readily taken by commission houses and shorts and this soon resulted In f firmer feeling. Purchases of the May de livery by prominent bulla also strengthened the market. The most influential of the day's news was the estimate by an English statistician that the total exports of wheat from all countries for the week amounted to 8,0"0,oo0 bu., a large reduction from th-j shipments of last week. After fluctuating within a half cent range, the mnrket cloned Arm. May opened unchanged to a shade lower at 7o to 7ii87f, sold up to 7Mf 87c and closed at 87Ut(tX7e. Clearances of wheat and flour were euual to 5sV.oi0 bu. Primary receipt, were T76,o) bu., compared with a holiday last year. Minneapolis, D'l- luth and Chicago reported receipts of 535 cars, against 637 cars Isst week. Sentiment In the corn pit was somewhat bearish because of the situation In the De cember delivery. The fact that the move ment of the crop shows a tendency to in crease and that a larger pereentan of the receipts of contract grade ws, a depressing Influence. Trading was small and confined chiefly to commission houses. The close waa steady. May opened a shade lower at 44o, sold between 4i41c and 44".4c, and cloned at the lowest point of the day. Local receipts were 40 cars, with 29 cars of con tract grade. Moderate demand by commission houses and pit traders held the oats market steady. Aside from Borne selling early In the day from cash houses, offerings were light. Ex port trade was reported na slightly im proved. May opened unchanged at 31-Yf! 31o, sold up to 31c and closed at ilfp HlTsC. Ixical receipts were 214 cara. Active buying by packers caused strength In provisions. A decrease In local stocks because of heavy shipments of meat and lard atrengthened the situation. At the close Muv pork was up 3'c at S13.9. Lard was up 12o at S7.fiOI;7.52. Ribs were 15c higher at I7.37VS7.40. Estimated receipts for Tuesday: Wheat, 68 cars: corn, 94 cars; oats, 407 cars; hogs, 37,000 head. There will be no session of the Board of Trade Monday on acoount of Christmas day. , The leading futurea ranged as follows: Artlcles.l Open. I Hlgh. Uw. Close.j Yesr Wheat Dec. May July 82i 82T,I 82Vil 8274 82Vi 77Vsl87i, ,83 J4j 87 i87l4r 87S7V4 83 SSVSVj'SSSSVs Corn Hec. Dec. Mi v July Oats 1 ec. May July Pork Jan. May Lard Dee. Jan. May Ribs Jan. May July 48 V, 44, 44', 44Vi 4R-V 48 48 49 44 44V, 44', 44 44 VJ44G44M, 44441, 44H'SV 44Vil 44H1 4444(SVi 804 80V4l3OV4'S1! S0V4I 30H 3144U-S 8F- 3tt 30 V SO- 301 80-H 13 4714. 13 (10 13 76 13 90 7 65 7 45 13 GO 13 6-'Vi 7 66 13 75 13 90 7 65 7 45 13 62H 13 60 7 6R 7 45 7 87V, 7 37 I 7 40 1 7 02 ' 7 22 7 40 7 10 7 28 7 40 7 62 V, 7 40 7 10 7 25 7 40 7 65V, '7 17 7 17H 7 40 7 40 7 62 7 62HI 7 3b No. t tOld. INew. FLOCR Dull and easv; winter patents, 3.8534.10; straights, 3.6iV(73.90; spring pat ents, $3.75 4.10; straights, 13.60 eg 3.80; bakers. 12.2613.20. WHEAT No. 2 spring. 83ig86c; No. 8, 81(fiS4c; No. 2 red, r7S87c. CORN No. 2. 48c: No. 2 yellow. 48c. OAT8-N0. 2. 80c; No. 2 white. av4liJ32c; No. 3 'white, 30U31V4o. RYE No, Z, BARLEY Oood feedlnr. 37U(iMSUc: fair to choice malting. 41'fJ4nc. SEED No. 1 flax. i.03; No. 1 northwest ern, 1106;' prime timothy, 23.36; clover, contract grade, $13.00. PROVISIONS Mess pork, per bb $12.75 (812.80. Lard, per 100 lbs., $7.52'(i7.65. Short ribs aldea (loose). $7.007.16. Short clear aldea (boxed). $7.12ff7.25. The receipts and shipments of flour and rraln were: Receipts. Shipments. Flour, bbls.. Wheat, bu.. Corn, bu.... Oats, bu Rye, bu Barley, bu.. 21.100 15,300 15.000 $.700 406,000 214.000 349.7O0 278,1') 4000 1.000 .... 96.700 74,100 On the Produce exchange today the but ter market was steady; creameries, 174J 24c; dairies, 17W0Oc. Eggs were firm, at mark, cases Included, 1&323c; firsts, 22c; prime firsts, 26c; extras, 28c. Cheese was steady, lli313c. Kanaaa City Grain and Provisions. KANSAS CITY, Dec. 23. WHEAT Steady; December, 77c; May, 79c; July, 75c: cash, No. 2 hard, &uMc; No. 3, T,'tp 79c; No. 2 red. 89Utioc; No. 3, 63890. Re ceipts, 38 cars. CORN Steady; December, 39c; May, 39c; July, 39c; cash. No. 2 mixed, 40c; No. 2 white. 404oc ; No. S, 40c. OATS Steady; No. 8 white, 3132c; No. 2 mixed. 30fr31c. RYE Steady, 63ifi6e. HAY Steady: choice timothy, $12.25 12.60; choice prairie, $9.7510.76. HiJTTER Steady; creamery, 22c. EtiG8 Lower; Missouri and Kansas, new No. 2 whltwood cases Included, 2ic; case count, 21c; rases returned. c off. Receipts. Shipments. Wheat, bu 63 000 s,to0 Corn, bu loi.uoo liJ.oo Oats, bu 16,000 11, wO The leading futures at Kansas City, ai reported by the Von Dorn Oraln company ranged as follows: Artlcles.l Open. 'Hlgh. Low. Close. I Yes y, Whcat rec... May... July... Corn 1VC... May... July... Onts May... Pork-Jan 77 I 77 75l 75 29' 39; 39 39 39 39 30 W 13 SO 13 60 IS 37 13 60 7 30 T 33 May... Uird- Jan May.,. 7 40 7 45 Mluneapolta orala Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. SS.-KLOUR DulL pi ices unchanged. DKAA In DUIK, i3.Sai3. iS. (Superior quotations for Minneapolis de livery). The rente of prices, as reported by F. D. Day A Co , 110-111 Board of Trade building, was- Artlcles.l Open. Hlgli.l Low. I Close ! Yes y Wheat-l Deo I 1 61 I W'' 4! Hi 80 e5 D6 May.. July.. Flax Deo... May.. July.. 84 t' V aj 1 07!. 1 10. 1 12 . 5 66j i'tV7',"i'ioi 1 07l, 1 10'. 1 12;. Minneapolis Cash northern. 82c; No. I tl.07. Close Wheat: northern, feic. No. 1 Flax: Philadelphia Produce Market. PHILAPELPHIA, Pec. 23.-BCTTER Finn; extra western creamery, Sic; extra nearby prints, 29c. EGGS Firm : nearby frssh and westem fresh, 8c at mark. . 'HEKSK Steady: New York full creams, fancy, 13 tj 14c: choice, 13c; fair to good. 134llc. Nllnsrkae (irala Market. MILWAUKEE. Pec. 23 WHEAT Firm: No. t northern. 66ue.7o; No. 2 northern, ajMc; May. fc.vos.NC sukeq. K I fc. sit-ady : .Nn, 1. fcouoiic. IIAKLEY Pull: No. 2. 64V. sample. 7u63c. CORN Quiet; May, 44c. 79 I 79 79 751 " 75 9i 391 : 3H 89, 39j 9- 30 301 30; 13 40 13 SO I 13 40 13 62 13 60 I 13 52 7 40 7 40 I 7 35 7 36 7 45 I 7 35 Peorlu Maraael. PEORIA, Pec. 23 -CORN-Hlgher; No. I yellow, 42c; No. I. 42c; No. 4. 4oc; no grade, OATS Unchanged; No. 3 white, 3oc; No. 4 white, 2d30c. WHISKY Oil the basis of 81.30. 8,000 Helldar la Kagland. LONTXlN. Peo. 23,-Today Is a holiday an the Stock exchange. LIVERPOOL, Pec. 23. The cotton, corn and provision exchanges her are closed tuday. NEW YORK STOCKS AND BONDS Market it In&ctiTMa Approach of Etlidaj bn; Valf.es Art Firm. TRACTION ISSUES AGMN THE FEATURE Profit Taklna- I .ate la Beeatoo. Glrea 1. 1st a Temporary Setback, from Which It Partially Heeovers. NEW YORK, Doc. 23. Operations In the stock market were naturally circumscribed by reason of the approaching holidays and the suspension of business on the leading European exchanges. There was, however, a moderate degree of activity with consid erable strength In a number of the bettor known Issues. Interest continued to revolve largely around the local transportation stocks and the new dtal concerning which there wu still an absence of oillclal Information. There was much speculation as to the sta bility of the 7 per cent guarantee dividend on Metropolitan Street Railway, which lias been th- basis of more than one legal at tack. Metropolitan stocks moved Irregu larly and Metroolltnn Securities were heavy. Third Avenue, one of Metropolitan's leading lines, waa very strong, presumably on the assumption that the new deal would strengthen Its position. In the railway list Villon Pacltlc. St. Paul. Atchison. Pitts burg. Chicago. Cincinnati, Cleveland & St. l.ouis and the Minneapolis. Bt. Paul and Sault 8te. Marie were tne principal features of strength. The I'nited States Steel Is sues were strong and active, the common advancing to a new high level on the pres ent movement. Anaconda Copper also waa In active demand at a high record price. Other active and strong features were American Smelting, Corn Products pre ferred and common, American Cotton Oil and V trainla-Carollna Chemical. The liana statement aroused little Interest but profit taking gave the list a tempor ary tietbak from which It only partially recovered. The feature of the late trading was Anaconda Copper, which, on rumors of another "rich llnd" In the oompany a mines, advanced to 216, closed at U4, a net gain of over 22 points. Anaconda Is a "quarter" of I2B stock, however, so its gain In points represent, only one-fourth that amount In dollars. Anaconda is practically controlled by Amalgamated Copper interests : and that issue was naturally strong In I sympathy. There were feverish fluctua ! tlons In the general list toward the end, especially -in Metropolitan Securities and Third Avenue, but the closing though ir regular was In the main strong. Total sales of bonds, par value, $2,286,000. Quotations on the New York Stock ex change ranged as follows: Bales. Hlgn.ijOW. Close. Adams Express. 236 A mil I. Copper 62,900 lOOVs 3U4i 9S 89-, 86 lwo 89 99 86 92 221 40 84 20 4J 69 115 164 130 161 105 214 88 104 3$ 7 89 173 2-2 64 31 72 2o 221 100 14 85 Ainer. Car & F 5"0 I do pfd - V i Amer. Cotton Oil 4,200 do pfd AJlier. jxprcss.. Amer. Hide St L. pfd 1.900 42 4? 40 33 Amer. Ice Securities. 2,600 Amer. Linseed Oil ; do pfd 'Amer. Locomotive do nfd 3,300 6i I Amer. Smelting & R. 24,600 164 13o 162 100 216 169 113 161 12s 151 19o 159 112 . do P'd i.8 1 Amer. eugar nei o,uw Amer. Tob. pfd. cert. DuO Atcnison 16,500 do pfd Atlantic Coast Line. 2u0 B. & 0 2,1'J0 do pfd Brooklyn R. T 13 900 Canadian Pacilic 9,500 Central of N. J 90 175 9 173 64 Ches. & Ohio 300 66 Chicago & Alton do Pfd Chicago Gt. Western 200 6u0 8,500 21 lal 20 223 180 C. & N. w C. M. & Bt. P I Chicago T. & T do pfd C, C, C. A 8t. L. Colo. Fuel & Iron. 200 106 56 28 47 17 16 69 223 87 0 63 47 79 73 177 176 23 85 105 65 21 47 179 16 66 223 86 90 . 624 46 79 72 176 175 2J 84 106 65 28 67 47 179 16 67 223 450 36 89 62 79V, 73 y - hP "' r-S!?-, n 4,hil0 TJa' ao 9 Pra- 200 200 8.80O 2,900 loO Con. Gas. Corn Products do pfd Del. Sc Hudson Del.. L. & W D. R. a do pfd Distillers' Securities. Erie do 1st pfd do 2d pfd General Electric Hocking Valley Illinois Central Inter. Paper do pfd Inter. Pump do pfd Iown Central do pfd K. C. Southern do pfd 1 A N Manhattan L Met. Securities Met. St. Ry Mexican Central Minn. & St. L M. St. P. & S. Bte. M. do pfd 200 2O0 8,400 6,200 6l 600 8u0 176 111 175 22 83 26 7S 27 67 34 67 151 163 80 127H 26 79 142 167 103 37 70 86 SS 300 1,100 1.0U0 100 80 60 3,100 1,700 100 20 24.2UO 26,600 1,400 200 1.4O0 600 4.9U0 1.800 200 3.500 85 67 151 164 2 128 25 79 142 167 lo3 37 71 86 161 61 84 101 48 14.1 104 85 66 34 67 151 164 79- 126 24 79 140 167 102 37 70 86 151 51 83 W 48 142 99 84 64 Mo. Pacific. M. I., K. & T do pfd....l Nat'l Iead Nati R. R. of M. pfd N. Y. Central N. Y., Ont. & W Norfolk & W do pfd No. American 1,800 400 6.300 200 61,2iO 2,2.0 ? 6u0 lul 51 K3 92 loo 4f 143U 100 65 66 99 240 136 91 95 83 lu3 23 62 40 102 4s 22 5 66 117 85 100 135 Pacific Mall Pennsylvania People s U.is P.. C. C. & St. L.... Pressed Steel Car.... do pfd Pullman P. C. I Reading do 1st pfd I do 2d pfd I Republic Steel do pfd Rock Island Co ! do pfd 1 Rubber Goods do Pfd 3.7o 100 "166 suo 2,600 2u 137 91 32 104 23 62 136 91 82 1"3 23 63 St. L. & 8. F. 2d pfd St. L. 8. W do pfd 80. Pui!le do pfd 80. Rullwuy loo 'V.ioo ' i.soa RaO 1,5 200 2') 200 39 0i 200 22 66 35 1iO 136 33 36 68 14f 94 66 35 HO 135 33 3ii 58 14H 99 i T?nn.pcoai' Texas & Pacific Tol., Bt. U & W do pfd rtilun laclllc do pfd V. 8. Express V. 8. Realty I. S. Rubber... do pfd V. 8. Steel do pfd Va. Caro. Chemical. do pfd Wabash do pfd Wells-Fargo Express Wesilngh. Electric... Western I'nlon W. & Lake Erie 3 3ii 67 14 9i 118 87 63 10! 39 105 49 116 2o 4" 227 175 17 29 59 2-4., 45 103 100 63 63 10.1iJ 2.1,600 10 1.500 3'rt loO 89 106 60 116 20 40 3S 106 49 Hi 20 4-JO 9i 92 j Wis. Central do pfd No. Pacific 2O0 lav 60O 59 205 45 69 V, I -4s . 4? , Central Leather do nfd Sloss Sheffield 200 Kg 8 87 Total sales for the day, 972,600 shares. Clearing; Hons Averages. NEW YORK, Dec. 23 Ths Weekly state ment of the clearing house banks for this week shows thai the banks hold a surplus over the legal reserve requirements of 14.169,4 0. The statement Is as follows: lians, I1.00a.lu7.1o0; Increase, 81,643,100. De posits. Ma. 025.400; Increase. 81.13K.iwO. Cir culation, I63.049.70u: decrease, ll,u"0. Iegal tenders, 74.W1,700: decrease, $1.510.J. Specie. 1176.212. M10 : Increase, tl 993,7io. Re serve. ti5o4!6.60; Increase. (4&3,3. Reserve required. fJ46,257,li; Increase, $s4,975. Sur llu. M 169,41s'1: Increase. 1164,325. Ex-l'nlted States deposits, 86.324,60; Increase, 211,775. Bank Clearings. OMAHA, Pec. 23. Bank clearings for today were li.5;,Li.H. and for the corre sponding date last year 81.390,564.00. 1906. 1904. 83 Monday- t?.fl!ib.34.M Il.491.4f2.58 1.731.6A3.0S 1.4:6.s-.'6.4t Tuesday .. Wednesday 1.6.7S7.58 l.tSO, ,2.6o 1.607. 936. 69 l.Ma.tJi 14 1. 460.878. 44 1.688. 63-:.a 1 621,119.12 1.390.564.00 Tliursday Friday ... Saturday , Totals Increase, r.0,323.4A.ll $9.014,Su3 24 tl.309.14.r. Porelaa Flnanalal. IXtXPON, Dee. 2S.-MONEY-8G 3o. Pis - count rates: Short bill 'tU4 ptr oent: (-month bills, 3 13-1643 per cent. Bar all ver. firm at Md pr ounce. Bullion amounting to i4.0o0 was taken Into the p. nk of England today and 2on.iOo was withdrawn for shipment to the continent. PA Rid, Pec. 23 Prices on the Bourse to day Improved notably, Russians agvaaclng on satisfactory Bourse advices from Bt. Petersburg and Berlin and on account of dispatches forecasting the failure of the Russian strike. French rentes wer buoy ant owing to the belief that an improve ment lias occurred In Franco-Oerman rela tions over the Moroccan question. Russian lni(erlal 4s wero quoted at 77 Su and Rus sian bonds or 1!4 at 473. HERL.1N, Iec. 23. On the bourse tod;y prices In all departments wer firm. Rus sian Imperial 4s were 1' and Russian bank snares were 6V higher. ftew lork Money Market. NEW YORK. Dec. 23. MONEY On call, nominal; no loans; time loans strong; de mand good; sixty days and ninety days, 4 per cent and commission; tlx months, i per cent PRIME MERCANTILE TAPER-eMi per cent. STERLING UXCI1ANOE Weaker, with actual business in bankers' bills at $l.?6L'ifJ IKIn for demand and at H2i4.S3 for i-dav bills: posted rates, t4.S34g-4.87; com mercial bills, $4.W4tJ4.8:,14. SILVER Bar. fi6Vi Mexican dollars, 60c DuNL'S Uovernment, lirm; railroad, stead-. Closing quotations on bonds were as follows: U. s. ret. Is, re( do coupon V. 8 it. rrg do coupon 1M Jkrn . 24 serin... tit 1"34 do rtli K4 11. 4a 2-1 fprtrs 2'4 ...1214 L. N. unl. 1W ...m-iaMn. c. ( 4j Wit ...ltl-H M.-. rntril 4i V 8. old 4i, reg. do coupon U. 8. new 4s, rtg. U0-4 do 1st Ine -J1 do coupon ... Am. Tob. 4i. do 4t Atrhlvnn g. 4s.. do adj 4s AUintte C. L. 4 Bal. A Ohio 4a.. do im ...190 i MlDtl. A St. L. 41... 11 .... 'I' M. K. A T. 4S....100V4 ... 111 as o ....loIS'N. K. R. of M. c it .... 4 N. T. C. (. IV,!.,... 8'i ... ioi4 N. J c. s. kt ....liM1, No. Ficlflo 4s 10oH do 3s n Brk. R T. 4a. ino N. A W. . 4s 101H 113'4 Ore. 8. L. rfg 4i...H M Penn. conr. v,t KM II Rrllnt gtn. 4i lt TIV, St. I. & 1. M. -. so. 11 104 8t. L. A 8. P. tf 4l. 14 HH St L,. S. '. C 4j ... I'"4 Central of Os. do 1st too do 2d Inc 4o 8d Ino f h.g A Ohio 4a. . Chlraso ft A. tnt. i;., F. q. n. 4a. C. K. I. P. 4a. do col. (a ..I"! FMbiurd Air L. 4.. I1 to Bo. rciBo 4t 17 '4 do lit 4s rtf ... ?S ceo. Colo. A St. U t 4s..lMSn. Rsllwsr ( 1-1 I nil. it, Mr. A. ' Tmu A Fai-ltlr lt.m do aerie H. 77 Tol . St. U. & W. 4a. Hi Colorado Mid. 4.. Colo. A So. 4a..., Cutw it 77Vi Vnlon Pacific 4a Iwl4 .... )4 do conr. 4a H-'' 10d V. f Steal 2d 4a.... MV, ....lom W'ahaab Is 115 D. V R. O. Dlatlllera' Sac. 6a Sit do dab. B . Krle prior lien 4a... 101 ,wtncin Md. 4a. ... ("! do gn. 4s jVi'V. A B. at. ... v Hoc-king Val. 44a. .. .lu, Wia. Ctntrsl 4s H Japan a Bid. "Offered. Boston StoeUs and Honds BOSTON, Deo. 23 Call loans, cent; time loans, (I'tnj per cent. Quotations on stocks and bonds: (38 per Otticlal 7 M' 144a is 70S IS 57 , !Vj 1 13 , IS Atchison tdj. 4a. .. II A1lou ..101 Amalgamated ... .. 71 Amer. Zlne .... .. UH Atlantic ..Ii44 Bingham ..tSi Cal. A Hecla.... ..171 Centennial .J... ..164 Copper Kango .. . .Hl' Paly Wcat .. H Pom Coal .. ..lift Franklin ..l4Granbr do 4s Mi. Central 4s... Atchiaon do pfd Boaton A Albany. Boston A Main... Boaton iglcraled... Fltchburg pfd.... Mexican Cantral . N. Y.. N. H. A H.. t'nlon Paclflo 1 Am. Arge. Chemical I do plrt ' Amar. Pneu. Tube... 23Vt Isle Royal 13 Maaa. Mining ... 11 Michigan !61 MohaS Amar. Sugar TT .... 4H .... 12 ....106 14 ..1. 13 ....107 .... 7 ....111 .... 10 do pfd 131 Mont. C. ft . . Am. Tel A Tel.... 13'4 Old Dominion Amar. Woolen 42 Onceola do pfd luett Parrot Dora. I. A g 25 1. Qulncr K.llKon 111. ft Elec.H0 Shannon General Electric. .171 Tamarack M-at. E.ectrlo .... do pfd Maaa. Oa I'uliio Fruit United Shoe Mach. do pfd V. 8. Steal do pfd Westing, common Adrentura lild. "Asked. .. 14 Trinity .. 68 Vnlted Copper .. 47 U. 8. Mining . ,.104'4 I'. 8. OH .. 7t Vtah .. 31 Victoria .. 6k Winona ..HKi Wohrorino .... .. 17 North liutte .. .. I! .... TO 44T4 . 83V4 . 4 . g .130 . 4'4 Sw York Mining; Stocks. NEW YORK, Pec. 23,-Closlng quotations tn mining stocks were as follows: Adams Con Alloa hr-Hrca Brunawlck Con.... t oinatork Tunnel Con. Cal. A Vs.. ... ZR ...110 ... 40 ... 47 ... ...134 ...175 ...376 ... 6 Little Chlaf .... Ontario Ophir I'm, c nix Potoal Bavaga . Sierra Nevada 'Small Hopes ... iBundard . 7 .11 . 1 . 4 . 44 . V . IS .16! Horn Silver Iron BtlTtr Leadvlll Con.... OMAHA WHOLESALE MARKET. Condition of Tride and Quotations oa Staple and Fancy Produce. EGGS Fresh receipts, candled stock. 26c, LIVE POULTRY Hens, 73Sc; roosters, 60; turkeys, 13c; ducks, 8c; spring chick ens, 7'c; geese, 8ffl9c. PRESSEP POULTKV Turkeys, 16316c; old tours, 14315c; chickens, HifHc; old roost ers, 7c: ducks, 11c; geese, liullc. BUTTER Packing stock, lie; choice to fsncy dairy, l&lSc; cieamery, 21ao; prints, 21c. HUGAK-Standard granulated, In bbls., 16.21 per cwt. : c-ubus, $6.06 per cwt. ; cut loaf, 86.60 per cwt.; No. 6, extra C, bags or bbls., $T'0i per cwt.; No. 10, extra C, bag only, 84.90 per cwt.; No. IS yellow, baKS only, 84.85 per cwt.; XXXX powdered, 85.9fc per cwt FRESH FISH Trout. Italic; halibut. 13c; buffalo, dressed, 9c; pickerel, dressed, 6c; White bass, dressed, 12c; sunflsh. Go: perch. scaled and dressed, 8c; pike, 0c; catfish, 13c; red snapper, 10c; satmon, 11c; croppies, 12c; eels, 16c; bullheads. Uc; 'dack bass, 20c: wniteisn, i :c; rvog legs, per aos., 300 lobsters, green, 27o; boiled lobsters, 3uc; shad roe, 46c; blueflsh, 16c : ht-rrlng, 4o. HAY Prices quoted by Omaha Feed com pany: No. 1 upland, $7.50; medium, 17.00; coarse, S6.0nig4.60. Rye straw, S66O. BRAN Per ton, S15.50. TROPICAL FRUITS. DATES Per Dox of So i-io. pkgs., S! 00; Hallowee, In 70-lb. boxes, per lb., 6c; t;aers. ner lb.. 6c: walnut-stuffed. 1-lb. pkgs., S2.00 per dm.; 9-lb. boxes, Sl-00. unAiNuca vauiornia iNaveia. au aises, $2.75; Florida, all sizes, $2.60 LEMONS Llmonlera. ixtra fancy, t40 size. 43.25; SOO and 360 sizes, 83.7a. FIGS California, per 10-1 b. lirton, 759 Sac; Imported Smyrna, 4-crcf.n, 12c; 4 crown, 14o. BANANAS Per medium-sited bunch, SL7I tJ2.26; Jumbos. $2.60S3.0w TANGKKINES Florida, per box of about 125. $2.60. GRAPE FRUIT Per box. $5.50. FRUITS. PEARS Lawrence and Mount Vernon. $2.60. CRANBERRIES jerseys. $12.K- per ttl.; Bell snd Bugle. 4126u. APPLES California Bellflowers. $1.40 per bu. box; Colorado Jonathans, 82.00 per bu. box; Ben Pavls, $1.65 per bu. box; Wlnesaps, $2.00 per bu. box; othr varieties, $2 00 per bu., New York apples, $4 50 pnr Int. GKAPES-Importd Malagas. $5.6014.00. OLD VEGETABLES. PCTATOEo liome-gtewn, per bu., 900 ate; Eoutn uakoia, per on., 10c. ONIONS Home-grown, yellow and red per bu., 85c; Spanish, pur crate. $1.76. NAVY BEANS Per bu.. $2.00. LIMA BEANS Per bu., 6o. CABBAGE Home-Brown and Wisconsin. In crates, per lb.. Iia2c. CARROTS. PARfcMPS AND TURNIPS Per bu., tkitfific. CELERY Kalamazoo, per dox. I8a SWEET POT AT JES Kansas, per S-btt bbl., $1.75. NEW VEGETABLES. CAULIFLOWER Pel crate, $2.76. TOMATOES California, per crate of 29 lbs.. $2.u0. WAX BEANS Per hamper of about 31 lbs net. S3a0 STK1NU BEANS Per bainper of about SO bs. net. J 0OO4.00. EGG PLANT Florida, p" doi.. $1.2553' 1 50. GREEN PEPPERS Florida, per humpe Of ubout In do., $2.50. TURNIPS Louisiana, per doz. bunchea 46c, SHALLOTTS Louisiana, per dox bunches, 7oc. HEAP LETTUCE Ioulslana, per bbl., 18 00610 GO: r er doz heads, $1.00. LEAF LETTUCE-Hot house, per box of 12 to 15 heads, G5c. CUCUMBERS wot nouse. jer dog., $1 2i CI 60. RAPISHES-Hot house, per dos. bunches. 76c. MUSUROOM3-Hot house, per lb.. 60975a BEEF CUTS. No. 1 rib. lxc; No 1 rib. 8c: No. t rib. 9c; No. 1 loin. 19c; No. 2 loin. 10c; No 1 loin, 7c; No. 1 chucks, frc; No. I chucks, 4e; No. 3 chucks, 8c; No. 1 round. c; No. $ round, sty?: ro. rouna, ov.c: mo. 1 plate. 4c; NO. I piaie. 10. s uiata. zvso. MlSCt-li-AN B.U4IS. CIPER-Per keg. IS 75; per bbl.. $6.71. HONEY-Now, per 24 lbs., $S.t0. CHEESE Swiss, new. 6c; Wisconsin brick, 14c- .Vlsconsin Umberjer, 13c; twins, 14c; young AmettcaS, 14c. NUTS Walnuts, No. 1 oft shells, new crop, per lb., 15Wc: hard sheila,, per lb., Uc. Peeons. Ibrge, per lb.. 14c; small, per lb., 12c. Pea 11 uts. per lb., 7c; roasted, per lb.. Sc. Chill walnuts, per lb., 12itl3o. Al- monds, soft shells, per lb., 17c; hard shells, per lb, 15c. Shellbsrk hickory nuts, per bu.. $2.25; largj hickory nt-ta, per bu.. $1.50. Chestnuts, per lb., lac. cocn:;jts. $4.60 par sack of 100. H1PE8 No. 1 green. c; No. S green. 9c; No. 1 salted. 11c; No. $ salted. 10c; No. i veal calf. 11c; No. t zeal calf. 9c: dry salted, 'alio: cheep pelu. 26c'g$1.00; horse hides. Sl Miluu. Holiday la Its Tork. NEW YORK, Io. 28. -Today Is a holiday on the cotton and coffee exchartgs, also 10 tne sugar market nersw OMAHA LIVE STOCR MARKET Stetrs Ten Higher and Cowi Barely Steady for the Week. HOCS ACTIVE AND FIVE TO TEN HIGHER Llaht Itaa of sheep for the Meek, with Killers Ten to Fifteen Loner anal Feed Ins; Sheep Steady to trta. 80fTH OMAHA Receipts were: Ofliclal Monday Crucial Tuesday Official Wednesday ... Official Thursday OtTlcial Friday Official Saturday Total this week Total last week Same week before .... Same three weeks ago Same four weeks ago. Same week Isst vear RECEIPTS FOR TIIF1 YF.AR TO PATH The following; table shows the receipts of cattle, hogs and sheep at South Omaha for the year to date, comparing with lust year: 1or. 1904 Inc. Cattle 1,017. 9 9:40.14 K7.104 Hosts 2.265.927 2.264.298 l.J Sheep l.'.i!0,64S 1.742.273 248,373 The following; table shows the prices paid at the river markets for cattle: Good to choice corn-fed steers. .. .$5 0O6.io Fair to food corn-fed steers 4.4tHf3.UO Common to fair corn-fed steers.... l.7tii-4.40 Oood to choice cowe and heifers.... I.2n(?4 25 Fair to gfood cows and heifers i 4'VU3.2o Canners and cutters 1.752 40 Good to choice stockers & feeders.. I.40j4.00 Fair to good stockers and feeders.. I.W(i3.40 Common to fair feeders 2.25tf3.O0 Veal calves .0itf5.60 The following table snows tne average price of hogs at South Omaha tor the last several days, with comparisons: Date. I 1905. 1904.1903.1902.101.1900.189J. OMAHA, Pec. B. Cattle. Hogs, pheep. .. 6.30O t.8.14 4.8.7 .. 6 1t8 10..; 3.991 .. 8.4 14.4M0 3.-' 5 .. 1.849 11.610 4.401 .. 1.423 11.337 72 8.200 ..18.212 61.840 1 7.213 . ,2S.Ou9 66.100 So oM ..21.718 61.661 83.776 ..13.99 30.172 33.758 . .19.478 J4.319 42.419 ..12 3:14 53.346 21.143 4 92 4 87 4 42 4 48 4 471 4 34 4 81 091 I 4 03 8 74 3 76 ( 08 13 6 221 6 961 4 40 t S8i 4 4' 6 821 4 68 81, 4 43 S 81 I 4 84 J 4 41 1 4 37 24, 061 4 8 0 4 83 4 43 4 a: 6 161 6 0 4 84 8 88 4 84i 8 81 4 391 4 23 4 26 4 32 4 33! 4 4 4 4. 6 09 4 87 07 V8 4 851 3 83 8 90 8 92 3 95 3 '.XI I 94 4 83 4 31 6 061 ( 11 4 33 t 121 13 061 14 4 78, 4 02 4 77 4 81! 4 SJ 4 43' 4 48 6 961 6 16 4 .'- 4 81's 4 41 I 4 441 4 39 4 28 4 34 4 261 6 tW 6 -1 4 33 21 a 4 861 4 t4 4 83 4 73: 4 81 4 3S 6 09 3 9i I 4 7 4 41 6 16! ti i 34 6 261 6 12 6 04 4 01 a 3 9S 3 92 3 94 4 01 4 02 4 04 4 45 12 6 14; 6 Ol', 6 07 1 o I 6 16 6 181 4 81 4 84i 4 60 4 SO 4 77 4 79 4 81 4 90 4 601 a 4 34 4 81 4 90 4 44 4 33 06 4 39 4 SO 4 38) 4 45 00 Indicates Sunday. RANG 13 OF PRICES. Cattle. Hogs. Omaha I4.4uir5.02 Chicago 1.35ti6.50 4.60qS.20 Kansas City 2. 00476.25 4. 505.15 1 St. Louis 2.0O4iO.9O 4.60ftjii,15 Sioux City 2.50(5.75 4 80ii4.96 YESTEROAY'S SHIPMENTS. The following list shows the number of cars of feeders shipped to the country yes terday and their points 01 destination: CATTLE. Cars Ballinger ft 8.. Sidney, la. Q. Gold Hendrlx, Orlswold, la. g G. A. Jobes. Cumberland, la. y.., W. E. Boyd. Tabor, la. Q Paul Bostwlck, Woodbine, la. N. W.... Thomas Adams, Vail, la. N. W Vail Mill and Elevator company, vail, la. N. W John Nellen, Malvern, la. Wab C. Lorenson. Wlsner. Neb. F. E Tim Priest, Battle Creek, Neb. F, Carson A W., Aspenwall, la. Mil.. J. Rogers, Ord, Neh. U. P The ofliclal number of cara of E.. StOi brought In today by each road was-. Roads. Cattle. Hogs. H'r'B. C, M. & St. P Missouri Pacific, , Union Paclflo system..., C. N. W east , C. 4 N. W west C, St. P., M. & O C, B. Q , east C, B. fc Q., west C, R. I. & P., east Illinois Central C, R. I. fc P., west.... Dec. 1.... Leo. 2.... Lee. I.... Dec. 4.... Uec. 6.... Pec. .... Pec. 7.... Dec. 8.... Pec. 9.... Dec. 10... Pec. 11... Pec. 12... Pec 13... Pec. 14... Pec. 16... Dec. IS... Pec i7... Dee. 18... Pec. 19... Pec. 20... Pec. 21... Pec. 22... Pec. 23... 1 .. 26 1 28 1 9 18 I 22 2 6 2 S 1 ia 4 Total receipts The disposition of the day's receipts waa as follows, each buyer purchasing the num ber of head Indicated: Rovers. Cattle. Hogs. Oniuha Packing Co 1.22 Swift and company 40 1,994 Cudahv Packing Co 2 1,665 Armour & Co 8.206 Kingan & Co 162 Other buyers 23 Total 66 8.179 CATTLE As usual at all market points there will be no market here on Monday, Christmas day. The yards will be opened for the receipt ana care or biock, dui nothing will be offered for sale and the sale houses will do ciosea. There were no cattle of any consequence on the market today, only two cars being reported In up to noon. There waa a rather light run of cattle this week, only I about 18.200 head being received; this Is about 10,000 head smaller than last week. but Is almost 6.000 head larger tnan for the corresponding week one year ago. The beef cattle market nas been rather uneven all week and has been subject to violent fluctuations at times. Early In the week prices on good Deer steers were strong and higher nearly every day, Dut towards the last oi tne week tne demand was very poor and prices slumped. How ever, good choice beef steers closed the week generally a dime higher, and In some cases there was an advance of loa 15c over a week ago. mere waa consiueraoie warmed-up and short-red stock on the market this week. It Is a mistake to ship this kind of cattle, as the packers do not want them and the cattle are generally sold at a loss. The trading on cows and heifers was lust about the same as on beef steers, except ing that It did not hold up Quite so well. The week opened with a small Increase over the previous week s close, Put the latter part of the wecK all or this advance waa lost and the market closed the week lower all around. It la possible that some strictly choice fat cows would bring prices that would be steady with a week ago, but the general run ot stuff on the market Is mostly a dime orr. The feeder market has heen in pretty good shape all this week. Trading opened Monday with the lower yards nearly full and speculators carrying more cattle than they wanted. Receipts along this line were rather light all the week and there was a reasonably rood demand from country buyers with the result that the lowar division was pretty well cleaned up and there Is very little to be carried over Christmas. The market closed 4vlth prices generally i&'asse nigner, or praeticany an the loss of the previous week regained. HOGS There was a moderate run of hogs on the market today, 117 cars (about Cr head) being reported In up to noon. Tho receipts for the day sre smaller than for last Saturday, nui lor tne week iney are larger than laat week by about 5.C09 bead. In fact It was the largest run since the third week In July. The run for the week Is also larger than for the correspond ing week lust year by about 3,00 head. The market opened this morning with prices fmloc hither and was active and brink throughout. The run was fairly good, but the packers were evidently wantlt.g a supply and they appeared anxious for hogs. Trading opened brisk and very active and continued so all tho morning, closing steady with the advance. The bulk of the hogs brought in the neighborhood of $4 95 tfio.OO as against $4.N7fe4.92 yesterday. The top price paid at this point toduy was $502 us against $4.97 yesterday. Judging from this alone. It will be seen that ths advance for the day was 5'filOc. The market all this week has been in very good condition and. In spite of the liberal runs, prices have advanced a little every day excepting Thursday, when the market slumped anout zc. packers nave been rather bearish all week, but Just the same prices have held up and the week closed with the average today about 22c higher than a week ago. There waa a good demand all week by (he packers, as they were apparently short. Representative sales: No. At. Ih. fr. Na. AT Sh. Pr. 14 II ... I 4" it 24i Ju 4 47 II 117 140 4 4 17 244 44 4 17 44 227 140 4 42 74 244 t 4 S7 44 1''7 44 4 44 71 244 40 4 47 1 tM4 ... 4 44 40 214 ... 4 17 61 144 ... I 16 II Ill 44 4 47 41 lal 40 4 44 41 Ml 1 4 17 44 231 120 4 13 M r0 120 4 47 71 214 44 4 4 4.1 ft ... 4 47 74 2.5 I1 4 14 47 201 ... 4 47 47 2:i4 44 4 44 41 1'-H 144 4 47 44 234 ... 4 46 44 til ... 4 41 44 Hi 44 4 44 44 271 110 4 47 41 Ill ... 4 44 41 1 1H0 4 47 41 240 144 4 44 2 20 110 4 17 44 JM '40 4 H 41 10 ... 4 47 71 120 4 44 44 V ... 4 47 42 t'4 1(4 IN tl 214 ... 41 71 Ill 140 4 44 14 I4 40 4 47 i II 144 ... 4 44 44 144 44 I 49 DRUIDING'S FINANCIAL REVIEW Tor the Information of parties who may be Interested In speculative securities we hare made arrangements with Mr. F. O. Pruidlng of Chicago, on expert writer on financial topics and delineator of stock ex change probabilities, to furnish a weekly review of the salient features of current financial topics gleaned from the various exchanges. We desire, however, on the rft Tn8 Bee to disclaim all responsibility for the ae curatenegs of any forecast Mr. Pruidlng may make concerning future prospects of ny Investment or enterprise. All special Inquiries about the present or prospective value of any particular se curity should be addressed direct to Mr. V. Ci. Pruidlng. No. 624 First National bank building. Chicago. 111. CHICAGO, Pec. 23.-(Speclal.)-Flrmness In the money market has acted as a check, combined with the usual tendency to liqui date over the holidays. When 1 look at the events of th lust few weeks as from a panoramic standpoint I cannot help but And some amusement from such sntfrs In Wall street, chief among which Brooklyn Rapid Transit must be mentioned. The buying frensy for this stock was the reult of carefully circulated rumors to the effei-t that Pennsylvania was to take over this line. Speculation in these shares at such a high level did not discontinue until Presi dent Cassutt of the Pennsylvania verv generously made a statement In which he dispelled the Illusion. The next art of the plav shifts to Tennes see Coal. Republic Steel and Ploss-Sheffleld. To my immediate knowledge at three dif ferent times rumors1 were disseminated that a combination of these Interests was to be effected, whereupon the speculative ele ment immediately gobbled down this deli cate morsel and refused to disgorge until such action was superinduced by events which showed conclusively that no con solidation of the kind would be made. Of course, National Ix-nd has kept up this kind of thing until it Is an old story. The many ruirors which were dissemi nated that Krle had gained control of the Cincinnati, Hamilton Payton caused manv speculators to look for very much higher prices In Krh, but before the stock could be boomed the public press begun to declare that Morgan had bought a gold 4t ft! 4S 7 41 7 M 41 44 47 40 44 41 71 74 74 in 70 1SB .t4 .121 .ai .55 .147 .141 .144 144 4 45 4 ?H 4 1714 4 17 4 I7W, 4 I74j 4 17 4 7 4 17 4 47 4 17 4 17 4 17 4 47 4 It 4 47 4 47 4 17 4 17 4 17 4 17 4 17 4 7 4 17 4 17 4 17 4 17 4 17 4 47 4 47 4 17 4 17 4 47 4 47 4 17 14 247 40 8 00 bt, 141 ... 4 00 II 117 120 I 00 14 241 44 4 04 40 144 120 6 00 44 24 240 I 04 47 270 44 I 00 44 124 140 4 00 44 1.4 40 4 00 42 244 ... I 00 14 113 110 6 00 44 in ... I 00 41 231 40 I 04 (4 214 ... I 00 43 271 ISO I 04 44 !l3 440 I 00 44 262 ... I 04 47 271 10 00 II 2D0 40 6 00 It 247 200 8 00 47 2' S 40 4 00 44 171 40 I 00 64 r.t 1:0 6 00 44 264 120 I 00 77 161 40 I 00 61 241 60 I 00 65 276 10 6 00 61 S47 120 I 00 70 241 120 I 00 70 270 10 I 00 10 214 "'! I "0 44 110 140 i 00 117 273 Ml 6 00 64 366 144 6 02 61 326 ... 6 IK1, 64 121 .- 8 OT 121) 10 80 to 120 40 12" 10 10 .240 .240 .235 .t77 .1!4 .123 .2l .. IS .107 .244 .117 .117 .241 ,.2'K) .2.-0 ..110 ,.ne ..tn ,.164 ,.2-: ..221 ..130 ..22 ,.231 ,.::il ..224 4fi 40 47 41 4T in IT 46 71 I) 76 13 2 71 M 74 40 13 4 17 70. 244 0 4 7 SHEiiP There were no fresh receipts here this morning, and so tar as could be Juuaed from aouearances. none were wanted. As notcu yesterday, tne usual noi lilav dullness has settled down over the sheep and lamb market. Packers have tilled their orders for fancy Christmas mut ton and are nut In need of anything tn that line. On tiie other hand, the holiday de mand tor cheap grades ot mutton is always light, so that oackera have no pressing call for the common to medium grades of sheep or lambs. In other words, there Is not likely to be any very great demand either here or at any other market point tor sheep or lambs until after the Hist of the year. It sometimes happens during the holiday season that a few loads of killers will sell to very good advantage to fill in where some packer happens to run short, but L is always a good , plan for shippers intending to send in anything at this time to keep in close touch with their commission firms and act on their advice. The sheep market has been In very satis factory condition all this week on desirable kinds of fat sheep and lambs, prices re maining Just about steady with previous week until Thursday, when packers seemed to get their oiders rilled and the market lost Its wire edge, prices sagging all of loul lLc. Feeder sheep and lambs have been In very moderate supply all the week, while the demund was fully equal to the absorp tion of everything coining. In consequence of this the market. If anything, showed a little strength during the week. Quotutiuns for fed sheep and lambs are as follows: Good to choice lambs, Colo rados, $7.407.65; westerns, $7.0O7.ao; year lings, $6.004j4.26; wethers, $o.6olu6.76; ewes, $4,7546.40. Quotations for feeder sheep and Iambs: Good feeding lambs, $5.76ii6.35; yearlings, $4.755.40; wethers, $4 ixxoti.OO; ewes, $3.7o:tf 4.30; breeding ewes, $4,6045.00. Chicago live: stock MARKET Cattle Steady Hogs strong- to Higher Sheep iteady. CHICAGO. Pec. 23. CATTLE Receipts, 1,400 head. Market steady; beeves, $3.2u 6.o; cows. $1.36'u4.36; heifers, $2.15 1.80; calves, $6.507.6; good to prime steers, So.26 1)46.60; poor medium, $3.26w.20; stockers and leeders, IJ.KU4.10. HotiS Receipts, 16.0TO hesd; estimated Tuesaay, 33,000 head. Markets trong to 60 higher; mixed and butchers, $4. 90446. 17; good heavy, $6.00u5.20; rough heavy. $4,804? 4.95; light. $4.to-u6.1; pigs, $4.6ou6.10; bulk or saies. J0.oeyo.10. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. 1.500 head. Market steady; sheep, S3.40.fi0; yearlings, $6.7Otft6.60; lambs, W-66'a7.a6. Kansas City Live stock Market. KANSAS CITY, Pec 23. CATTLE Re ceipts, 1,2(j0 head, including 2o0 southerns. Market unchanged; choice export and dressed beef steers, $5.26t6.2; fair to good, $3.75t(5.0O; western fed steers, $3 2.'M.W; stockers and feeders, $2.6o(ij4.40; southern steers, $2.6uti4.40; southern cows, $1.i6u3.16; native cows, $.'.oiu4.0o; native heifers, $.'.75 D4 80; bulls, :a.'ta, calves, $3.0iiiu.26. Re ceipts for the week, 47.500 head. HOGS Receipts, 4.600 head. Market 6c higher; top. $:.12; hulk of sales, $4.95'tfu.lo; heavy, $5.iX(i5.K; packers, S4.95J5.10; Pigs and lights, $4.5o!i6.00. Receipts for the week, 53, "i head. SHEEP AN'P LAMRS Receipts, too head. Market nominally steady; native lainhd, $5.7&44"7.5o; western lambs, $5,757(7.35; fed ewes and yearlings, Ji 6li(0.00; western led yearlings, $6. 6t 416.35; western f d sheep, $ .35; stockers and feeders, $3. 'tiiii 4.7s. St. I.oals Live Stock Market. ST. LOUIS. Pec. 23 CATTLE Receipts, 600 head. Including 150 head of Texans: market strong; native shipping and export steers, $4 35 'j 5. 90; dressed beef and butcher steers, $3.01.5.10; steers under 1,0"0 It.s., $2.6ii4l4.46; stockers and feeders, 92.ltti3.Ji; cows and heifers, $2.o'(H.4o; citiiiiers, $1.75 1(2. 00; bulls, $j.5t'3.A): caleg, $:;.i5'(7.5o; Texas and Indian f tiers, $-' 0( i3.H6: cows and heifi-r. $2.1oy3.tv. HOGS Rect ipts. 2,000 head; luai ket Vt loc higher: plK and lights. 4.f 6.1;; put kens. $1.75(1-5. oi; butchiis and hex: heavy $5.u5'fiu 15. SHEEP ANU LAMPS Receipts. 1,000 load; market steady; native mtitlotis, So.Ou 50; lambs, $.".:.VU7.50: culls and bucks, S.'.&iia.'n; stockers, $3.10ij3.75; Texans, $3.0oi(4.(JO. Ken lork Live Stork Market. NEW YORK, Pec. 23. BEEVES Re ceipts. 478 bead; ni.rket sW.w but steady: prime native steers sold at $5.60 per 1 lbs.; dressed beef dull at 5V9.- per lb. for native sides. Exports. 1.160 head beeves and 6.718 quarters of beef. t "Al-V r.o Iteceiprs, nean ; no iraoiug of importance; feeling weak; city dressed veals slow at 8ul3c per lb.; country dressed, 8-??llc. HOGS Receipts. 2,104 head; the feeling In t'-is market wsa steady. SHEEP AND LAMRS Receipts, 11.897 head; no sheep offered; lambs slow to lou lower: common to prime lambs s'lld al So.Ju'ui.oo: dressed minion in poor de mand at 7i10c per lb.; dressed lambs, ll'OlSAic St. Joseph Live Slock Market. ST. JOSEPH. Pec. 23 CATTLE Receipts. 268 bead. Market steady; natives $3 65ui;i5; cov.s and heifers, $1 6Ou5.00, stockers and feeders. $?.7fa3v0 HOGS Receipts, 5.493 head. Market was mostly 5c higher: light, $4.ftoh4 86; medium and heavy. $4 Km a ). SHEEP ANU LAMBS Receipts, 8 head. Market steady. float City Live IIoi.Il, Market. SIOL'X CITY, Is.. Pec. 23 (Special Tele gram ) 'ATT I.E Receipts, X head; mar ket steady; beeves. $3.50ir5.76; rows, bulls snd mixed. $2 2to8.75; stockers and fseders, $2.7633 t8; calves and yearlings. $2 VtW 6o HOGS Receipts, 4.600 hesd, tnarket Be 1 brick, which 1-e subsequently turned over b the Frflc, and which lie must be under the necessity of turning h:tck. It Is dis tressing to re.ilire tlmt proivrty such ns the Hamilton Puvtoti, which 11 f.-w ears suo no more .thiille property existed, should throonh connlviim-es. tinnlly none to such an Ignominious end us a rei-elver-slilp. The money situation hus nol et been Solved, and 1 lmk for no solution until the spring of the year. It Is not at all unlikely that If the bull movement de tinues that there will be a movement of the conservative bankers, who will suc ceed in railing a bait to some of the wild antics In Wall street. Of the pig Iron market Rogers. Itrown Co. have this to say: 'The unlet attltoile of the nisrket prevailing during the last week cannot be s:ild to be unexpected, ns the end of the cnlendtr year usually marks the terminus of tlic llsial yrnr for manv. ami consumers are busy rounding up their Internal affairs, snd are not disposed to consider purchnses except fur Immediate needs. The usual run of small orders was placed, but ho large transactions are re ported. Prices ore belnn (irmly maintained and it is generally felt that with the opening of the new year Inqulrv will de velope for deliveries covering the second quarter and l-.ist half. One large stack of the local furnae. s Is out of blast fir re llning. which event will tend rither to strengthen prices in this district. The coke supply Is covering nil needs at the present time' One of the most Interesting mmnrs circu lated recently was the rumor to the effect that the Standard Oil crowd are seriously contemplating a reorganisation of Standard till so that prices will reach an ordinary Investment level. The present llort.iOO.OOO par value of rapltnl slock, which is selling around 60, will be raised to about 3000. tain.roo pnr value, on which basis the stock would show a selling power of uboul 7 pet cent a vear. intead of 0. It Is expected that such nn arrangement would lave the 1 fleet of quieting public rumor. The reason for such a change of policv nitirht further be sttrlbuted to the fact "that Standard Oil people hove been looking toward the Russian oil fields long Inglv for a number of years past. In order to secure the hind of control that the Standard Oil would want In the Russian fields it would be Imperative to ralw con siderable capital, which might easily be done In the event of a reorganisation. higher, selling at St.i 4.?; duik ot saies, $4.9Vy4.92. Stock In Mitht. Receipts of livestock at tho six principal western martlets Cattle,. Hogs. Sheep. 72 J'JOO . 200 4.5it . 1.2"0 4.60 400 . HiS 6.493 8 . 6oO 2.H0 1.000 , 1,400 15,000 1.500 . 3,640 89,793 2,908 South Omaha Hloux City .... Kansas City . Bt. Joseph .... St. Louis Chicago Total Oils and Itosla. NEW YORK. Pec. 23 OIL Cotton seed oil. steady; prime crude, nominal; prime yellow, iiJc. lV'troleum. steady; ie- nnea mi joir, i.v, lfultimore. $7-55; prlmo in bulk, $4.i. lur penllne, quiet, 67c. ROSIN yuiet; strained, common to good, WSa"vaNNAH, Ga Pec. 23. OIL Turpon- ''ROSN-lFhn0,; ARC. $3.45; P. $3.50: K $3.oo; F, $3.70; O. $3.76; 11, $.185; I, $3.95; K, J4.60; M, $5.00; N, $5.50; W.G., $5.76; W.W., OIL CITY, Pa., Pee. 23 OIL Credit bal ances, $1.53. Runs, S9,127 bbls.; averiw. Oti.OuO bbls. Shipments, 79,717 bbls.; aver age, 70,691 bbls. Runs, Lima, 67,897 bbls ; average, 27,618 bbls.; shipments, Lima, 63,433 bbis.; aver age, 66,917 bbls. Evaporated Apples and Dried Fruits. NEW YORK. Peo. 23. EVAPORATE! APPLES Market quiet. Common are quoted at 4'jc; nearly prime, 9u9-e; prime, 9'u9!Sc; choice, 10c; fancy ll(('i2c. CALIFORNIA PK1EP FRU1 IS Prunes remain in fair demand, chiefly in the way of small lots for the Intel lor, with quota tions ranging from 4vo to fco. Apricots are firmly herd with choice quoted at ,uioc; extra choice, 10'u loc ; fancy, llU13c. Peaches show no fresh feature: extra choice are quoted at loc; fancy, 10lu11c; extra fancy, lliul3c. Raisins are quiet, with loose Muscatel quoted at 6Uic; seeded raisins at 6iu9o, and London layers at $1.60. Wool Market. LONPON, Pec. 23. WOOL The arrivals of wool for the first series of the 19o6 wool auction sales amount to 106,216 bales, In cluding 64,000 bales forwarded direct to simmers. The imports this week were: New South Wales. 4.322 bales; Queensland. 2 676 bales; Victoria, 2,419 bales; South Australia, 6,756 bales; Cape of Good Hope H.HU Natal, IMS bales; China, 2,893 bales; Marseilles, 7uo bales. ST. LOUIS, pec. a. WOOL Steady; me dium grades, combing uud clothing, 26s 3oc; light line, 21u-6u; heavy tine, HHtf21o; tub washed, 33-Uc. Metal Slarket. NEW YORK, Pec. 23. METALS There was little doing In the various metal mar kets and prices were without change. Lake and electrolytic copper ate quoted at $14.60 rl9.oO and casting at $i8.l2i3l8.6. Tin continued quiet at $3&.9iu3i,.10. Lead Is quoted at $u.60 for fifty-ton lots to be shipped within thirty days, but spor1 sup plies are scarce und the market ranges up to 46.10. Speller, quiet, $6.6u'ii4l.6u. ST. LOUIS, Peo. 23. MKT A 1.8 Lead, quiet, $5.60iD.8a; spelter, easier, $6.60. Merchandise and Specie. NEW YORK, Pec. 23. Total Imports of merchandise and dry goods at the port of New York for the week ending toduy were valued at S17.ul3.699. 1 otal Imports ot specie at the port of New York for the week ending today were 46,3f4 silver and i $46,916 gold. Total exports of specie at the . port of New York for the week ending today were $1,234,311 silver and no gold. agar and Molasses. NEW ORLEANS. Pec. 23. SUGAR Firm; open kettle, 3iti3''4c; open kettle cen trifugal 3'u3c; centrifugal whites, 3j4o; yellows, 3V(i3 11-16c; seconds. 23c. MOLASSES ( rpen kettle. IJuMt:; centrif ugal, WijZic. Syrup, Z-'uUoi'. Toledo meed Market. TOLEPO, ()., Dec. 23. SEEPS Clover, rash und December und January, $8.14; February. Si. 22: .March, $!.30. Timothy, prime, $1.60. Allske. prune. $6.00. Tna Miners Killed. SIIERIPAN, Wyo.. Pec. 23.-(8peclal.) Iewls Uga and M. peteies, Austrtun miners, were luu down in the shaft of Pleti mine No. 4 yetseiday and ground to mincemeat by two runaway coal cars, which had broken their rope and were coming down the slant at a terrific pace. Lift a and Peteres heard them coming, but could not get out of their way, and the cars knocked them down, tore them to bits and. Jumping the I rack, were split Int4) kindling wood. Itoth leave families. j Wlnslow C 111 in mid Kenrsarae. ' PIIlLAliELPHIA. Dec. 23. The command of the battleship Keai n.ti ge, now station-si at LciLguu Inland nuvy yard, was toda irnnMfiTi-d from Cupiuln Raymond P. Rodgers to Captain Herbert Wlnslow. Cap tain Roberts has been ordered to shore duty al Wushlrgton, Ins two-year term of 1 sea service having expired. 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