Nebraska Newspapers

    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...
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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
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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
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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
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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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