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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 27, 1905)
TIIF, OMAHA DAILY BE "EDXESDAY. DECEMRKK 27. W GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET Little Ntwi, Eitker Donmtic. Forirn nr TRANSACTIONS FEWER IN ALL LINES tlfferlna l.sreerilaglr l.lght and n Interest Taken Wheat I loses lllaher on I plarn After Weak e l.aallac All Inj. Tb. fl.r. I-ard, rr 1K 1b. $7Wft7 5J4, Short ribs side douse) $7 n7 20. Short clear sides looe, 7.1iT7.Ifi. Khort clear skies (hoxedi. $7 4"i;7 46. RAKLEV Good feeding. 374c; lulr to choice malting, 41c4f. The receipts and shipments of flour nnd grain Wfr: Receipt Shipments Hour. bbls 23,1 Wheat, bu .2o 15.l Corn, bu 517. 71 167.0O0 Onta. bu aM.S1" Rye, bu z.n Barton., bu 92.3 54,100 On the Produce eehsnge today the but ter market was tealy: creameries, I7tf 244r; dairies. 171 JfV- Eggs were firm, at mark, cum Included. li.23c; firsts. 25c; prime first. 26c; extra. Or. Cheese was steady, 114jl3c. VOItK. r.KF.RAI. M tRKRT OMAHA Tl.. ICkf. market trua a h- h c..i.n exchanges were cloned and there was nine domestic news. Offerings of all grsins were light and hovers had 'o bid up to get anything at all. Wheat waa "-na until tne int hour, when there waa " sirong turn on bin Inn by Frlnglc. Filch, o: rtanKin. the mm ki t closing ahove s i-raay. December closed at MV, V.iy at s.c and July at SP,c. t otn, except the current month. also took an upturn after noon and closed higher. It looked as though the bulls hMd osi ineir grip on old December, ss It waa down 1c. December closed at ll'v;. old Dceemlier at 47c, May at 444c nd July at 444c. Oats were fairly steady. December closed at 304tj3O4c. Mav at '31 VM14. nd July at 304c. Primary wheat receipts were 1.516.000 bushels and shipments 147.000 bushels, against receipts last year of 1 .52C.-0 bush els and shipments of 33n.4 bushels irn recelpta were 1. 537.000 bushels and ship ments IW9.000 bushels, against receipts Vast !f of 2.199.0H4) bushels' and shipments of 765.000 bushels. Rroomhall reported the world's shipments of wheat at 11.248,(100 bushels, as compared with f.l68.ono bushels last week. "e,rn ship ments were 4.W!.000 bushels, as compared with 4.712.0IIO bushela last week. Wheat on passage decreased USS.Oco bushels. Corn on passage decreased 562,000 bushels. A cable, from Rroomhall said some rain haa fallen in Rengal. According to nn ofll clal report of the I "lifted lYovlnces the con dition of wheat on Irrigated land Is good, while on unlrrlgated it Is poor. The area under cultivation has decreased 15 r"- cent from last year. Navigation will close on the Asov sea tomorrow. The world a visible sunnlv Increased l.iP.i- 000 bushels, corn Increased 1.816.000 bush-Is and oats decreased 30 000 bushels. The total Is snnono bushels more wheat than Inst year, 3.347.000 bushels more corn and 4.000,000 bushels more oats "I believe Julv wheat Is a purchase for a long mill." said Frasler. "It Is selling on the basis of good crops In this country snd abroad. We are )ound to get some scares this winter and the man who sells Julv wheat is absolutely a short seller." The best demand for wheat at Min neapolis wns from elevators, which took No. 1 northern at ?c under May and No. 2 northern at 4c under. Mills took onlv a few can that they could reload with flour, tiw grades of wheat are very slow of sale. Omaha Cash Kales. WHEAT Nn. J hard. 1 car. 74e: 1 car. 754e: 2 cars. 74c; 2 cars. 744c; 1 car. TTic; No. t northern. 1 car. 78V-o. CORN No. 3. 1 car. 38v.c; 3 cars. Nc; 2 cars, S74c; I cara, 37c; No. 4, 2 cars. 37c: 1 car. !Hc. OATS No. 3 white, 3 cars. 29c. BARLEY One car, 31Uc. Omaha Cash Prices. WHEAT No. 2 hard. 77Hi79c: No. 3 hard 73fr77c: No. 4 hari. 7071c: No. 2 spring. 7 i784e: No. 8 spring. 73ft 77c. CORN No. 3, RXe; No 4. 3t.37V'- grsde, K"o36c; No. 3 yellow. Me; No. 3 white. 38c. OATS No. 3 mixed. SStfVSUc : No. 3 white, SV,i4r; No. 4 white. atWhSSV". RYE No. 2. Glc: No. g, a. t'arlot Receipts. Qaotatlona an srUsN af the Day Commodities. NEW YORK. Iec. 2s -FIXICR-Recelpts. 1R.271 bbls. ; exports. 1H,0M bbls. ; market .4 bbls.; exports. t.KDt bbls ; market dull; Minnesota pstents, 4.01J5.fl0; Minne sota bakers, t3.Mi3.9u; winter patents. 14.20 44.56; winter straights. ;! 9vP4.io: winter extras. S2.K43.26; winter low grades. 12.7V 3 . Rye Jlour. quiet: fair to good. t3.3tsj 4 10; rholr to fancv. f.15(4 40. Huckwheat flour, steaily, 2.1(KH2.2rt, nominal, spot and to arrive Hl'CK WHEAT Dull, Ktc. nominal, deliv ered New York. CORNMRAl teadv fine white and v.l- low. $1.2.",; coarse, tl. 144jl.lt; kiln-dried, il.00 3. W. RYE Nominal; No. 1 western. 75c. c. 1. f., New York. RARLKY-Dull; feeding. 41Hc, c. I. f Buffalo; malting. 4Mi52c. c. I. f. Buffalo. WHEAT Recelpta. isi.(si0 bu.; exports. isi.ibe ru; spot market nrm: ISO. I red 1c elevator; No. 2 red. Wc f. o. b.. afloat; No. 1 northern. fuluth. WVc, f. o. h, afloat; No. 1 hard Manitoba, nominal, r. o. v.. afloat, uptlons declining early tin dcr bear pressure, supplemented by large world I shipments and outside selling wneat finally turned strong. Active cov ering developed in the Inst hour, helped by liberal clearances, and the. market closed Arm at S'&.'tf net advance. Mav, SlWtf M l.Vlc. closed at 81c; Julv. 87'SS4c. closed at 8V4e; tecemher, iH"a9Mc. closed at 9&Wc. (XjRN Receipts, 14S.1S5 bu.: exports. 22S. 2M bu. ; spot market easy: No 2, 67c old elevator and 6vc, f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 yellow. 6wc; No. market was nulet NEWYORR STOCKS AND BOND I'arket Opeoi Firm and Acitc, Ttloes Generally Highir. with UNION PACIFIC LEADS THE RISE Call Money Advaacea ta and lter IVeallngs and Lwr Praflt R Pee t eat Are Kasy a Kx tenalie Taklag. mcnl of the tresi eral fund exclusi! reserve shows: !4t..t;i.l74: gold ikl certificates. iry balance In the gen e nf the H.WrtW.i.M gold x'nllable caah lnlnne. in and bullion, ti.317.Jip; I.t9o.af0. NEW YORK. tc. K Further very large and variegated anaoi-ption of storks marked today's proceedings In the stock market. The heavy demand for stocks at an advan cing tendency of prices waa a convincing demonstration of the confidence In values ami the strong hopes for further advances. Thre was some amirehenslon that llto Christmas market would prove to have been overdone on sentimental ronstueraiioiis. There was a good deal of admonition to be heard also in various quarters or wan street this morning, exhorting to caution and conservatism for the last week of the year owing to the heavy requirements upon the money market and the danger of em barrassment to those over-committed in tpeculatlve ventures. The 35 per acnt mom-y rate before the close gave point to tho warning. But the course of the early mar ket soon dissipated the apprehension that the Christmaa adrance waa over and made small account of the warnings of the con servatives. The money market seer-.s to have no ter rors to the speculative tplrlt any longer, the stock market having successfully with stood such flurrlea In money so many times this fall that the safety of the position Is elt to be assured. The small period remain ing before the end of the year added to the Indifference with which the possibility of another flurry was contemplated. Such a flurrv admittedly was not only possible, but not Improbable. The January disbursements will be larger than usual this year and the necessity for providing for them will be correspondingly large. But while the pre liminary pressure will be aggravated, the subsequent realisation is expected to be correspondingly large. But while the prellm- 2 white. 61Vc. Option Inary pressure will be thus aggravated, the but steady, closing net i subsequent relaxation is expected to bo cor- Money Market. . IK-MONEY On c all. 12u3i per cent; ruling ent. closing bid. 30 pT per cent, time money Inety days. per cent and tonths. b per cent. CTII.K PAPER 6tn per change weak, with actual Jrr bills at . KSWfi 4 6 for 4.fc2?4 85 for sixty day and 4.Bt.kK4.x;; fol. Sew Ysi NEW YORK. 1 strong and hlgr rate. 14-U1S per cent; offered at firm: sixty and commission; six PRIME MKRl cent, sterling business In ban Hnmunri Snd a bills; posted riles. I4SJI, commercial bill. 11 '-S SILVER Bar. 5c; Mexican dollars. 50c, BONDS Government s'eady; railroad firm. Closing quotation op bonds were aa tows: C H, ref. !s reg V? Japan Cs do coupon ....103'4 do 2d series.... C. 8. 3s reg K do 4Ws ctfs do coupon no zn series 1. 8 old 48 reg. 102V M A N. tint. 4a do coupon 1"3S "Man. c. old 4s.l"3 IV H. new 4s reg . i; 'Meg. Central 4. s do couiwn 1AV do 1st Inc 26t Amer. Tob. 4s.... ' M . K. 4 T. 4..wv, .lift1 do is .KI2 N. H. of M. C 4S. so . H.i; N. Y. C. a. 3Vs. i7 .ltil1 N. J C. gen. 6a.l:t4L, .103ViNo. Pacific 4S....106-H DAV, do 3s 4s. .ion N. & W. c. 4s..lPI'4 js..H3Si (). 8. U rfg. 4s. o . MV Penn. conv. 3'ts..l03A4 Reading O. 4s . . . . Htt'i 75W 'St.U I. M. efts.. lis 10MV, St. I.. 9. F. fg 4s. 87'4 t. I, B. W. C.4S. Bl . fcVa . 924 unchanged: May closed at 60c, July closed I reanotidlngly great. The current specula at SOVc; Pecemher. MU4354c, closed at ! tlon Is based on the assumption that how Wheat. Corn. Oats. Chicago 2 1.045 412 Kansaa City 210 530 S5 Minneapolis ..' 972 Omaha DO 234 46 Duluth fit. Louis lis! 142 174 CHICAGO ;rai am provisions Feat a re of the Tra4lagr aad llaalnit Prices on Board of Trade. CHICAGO, Dec 2. Covering by shorts caused an upturn today In the price of wheat here. At the close wheat for May delivery waa up 'iOSc Corn and oats were practically unchanged. A decided flurry took place In tne price of December corn, which 'flecHned almost 3e 'and later regained nearly all of the loss. It did not affect the market, however, aa trading In December Is very light. Provisions were a shade to 7'4c lower. I'ntll late in the session the wheat mar ket was Inclined to be weak. Pit traders largely favored the selling aide but de mand by leading longs had a tendency to restrict offerings. At the opening the mar ket waa depressed by the unexpected size of the world's shipments. An English statistician on Saturday estimated the total movement at Mmu.imo bu., but actual figures supplied by the same authority to day showed . the movement to be over 11,000,000 bu. Another weakening influence was an Increase of 800.009 bu. In storks of wheat at Minneapolis. Selling was also encouraged by reports of rain in India. In the last hour buying was commenced by aeveral prominent commission houses. and shorts, becoming somewhat alarmed, covered actively. The demand found the market apparently oversold and the result waa a quick rally In prices. The market closed firm and almost at the highest point of the day. May opened a shade lower at kRViC, (old oft to 864c and advanced to Sle. Final quotations were at S7Sc Clear ances of wheat and (lour were equal to 414,1100 bu. The amount on passage de creased 1.2W.00O bu. and the visible supply Increased l.32.000 bu. Primary receipts were 1.61S.000 bu, compared with 1.622.oi bu. one year ago. Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago reported receipts of 1,031 cars, against 860 cars last week and 1,061 cara one year ago. A slump of nearly 3u a bushel In the price of December delivery, old style, and a recovery of the greater part of the loss was the feature of trading In corn. Profit taking causod by reports of heavy local receipts atarted the decline. The arrivals todav were 1.04s cars, of which 2H0 were contract grade. In addition to this. It cars of contract corn were transferred from public to private elevators and will ' be available before delivery on December contracts. Despite the wide fluctuations In price trading In the Iwoember option was Insignificant, the day's business being estimated at not over So.OOO bu. The strength of wheat late in the day was an Important factor In tlm uoturn In corn. The December delivery, old style, opened at 47V. broke to 44V' and closed at 47c. The May option held steady for the entire day. It opened a shade lower to a shade higher at 44c to 44V. sold between 43"aO and 44Vc elused at 44c. Enrlv In the day the oats market was somewhat easier, in sympathy with other grain. Dater the demand Improved and the market became steady. May opened unchanged at 31V1131V. sold off to 31V 31V and closed at 31Ji21V.- Ixcal re ceipts were 412 rars. Provisions were weaker after a tlrni oien Ing. The market waa at first Influenced by an advance of toe to ISc In the price of live hogs. l,oc;il packers and foreign ers sold freely during the lust h.tlf of the day, and aa a result the market closed easv. Final quotations on May pork were off 'TV at $13.t2. ljird was down 3Vo- j at $7.47V. Ribs were u shade lower at i 17.3714. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, 25 cars: corn. curs; oats, 24 cars; hogs. 44.0ii0 head. The leading future ranged as follows: 6tj4c. OATS Receipts, 190.500 bu.; exports, !!, Wl bu.; soot msrk"t steady; mixed oats, W to 32 pounds, 37'u37V; naturni white. 30 to 33 pound. 37V&3Sc; clipped white, 3t to 40 pounds, 4vJ41V. HAY Steady; shipping. B0Sjf65c; good to choice. SotTRSc. HOPS Dull; state, common to choice, 19o:,, HU'19c; 1904, lii16e; olds. 5'i8c. Pa cific, coast, 1905. lWhHc; 1904, Qllc; olds, Mine. HIDES Steady; Oalveston, 20 to 26 lbs., 20c; California. 21 to 25 lbs., 21c; Texas drv, 24 to 30 lbs.. lc. LKATH ER Firm : acid, WHH. PROVISIONS Beef, steady; family, $11. 5ij 12.50: mess. . 60 10. 50; beef hams, $2O.BHf(i'22 0O; packet. 110 11.50: city, extra India mess. $l7.60ift 11.50. Cut mea.ts. quiet; pickled bellies. $)) 6iwa9.W: pickled shoulders, K5I7.00; pickled hams, t9.'i4V76. Lard, steady; western steamed, $7..Oift7.85. Re fined, steady: continent. $S 00; South Amer ica, $8.65; compound. $3.62tici5.s7V. Pork, quiet; family. $16.50; short clear. $16.u017.00; mess. 14 501)114 75. TALLOW Firm: city and country, 4V4 4-V. RICE Dull: domestic, fair to extra, 1'vhtlc; Japan, nominal. BUTTER Steady; street price, extra creamery. 26i2fiV; official prices, creamery, common to extra. Wa'Jc stale dairy, com mon to extra. lii'ii2Uc: renovated, common to extra 16v20c; western factory, common firsts, 161T17V; western Imitation creamery, extra. 19U'ii20c. CHEESE Firm: state run cream, sman and large, colored and white, September fancy. l.Tc; state Oc.tober best. 13313V; state lHte made, small, colored and white, average best. llc; state large, 12c. KHs Firm; state. Pennsylvania ana t.earby, fancv selected, white, 3&SSc; stale choice, 83a36c: state mixed extra, SS'nOlc; western finest. 3(c; western average best, 29c; southerns, Z!i82fte. FUL'il KY Live steady ana uncnangeo; dressed steady; western chickens, 12'(t20c; turkeys, western, 1219'4c- 4s.. 4s!.' do fs Atchison g. do adj. 4s. All. C. B O. 4s ... do 3V B. R. T. cv. Cent, of 0. do 1st inc do 2d Inc do 3d Inc Ches. & O. 4V-. C. ft A. IV. C, B. ft Q. n. 4s.l0)-B Heab rd A. I 4S. hiH C. R. I. P. 4s. SO So. Pacific 4S ... Kt do col. 6a Mi do 1st 4s ctfs.. C'CC. St. L. tt. 4s. 103V Southern Ry 5s..12S Col. Ind. os se. A. 7M Texas ft P. Is....l22 do 6a ser B Colo. Mid 4s... Colo, ft 8. 4s.. Cjba 6s D. ft R O. 4s.. Dfstll. Roc. 6s Erie prior I. do gen. 4s Hock. Bid. Val 4V offered. 7s IT. St L. ft W. 4s. K2V4 TTViit nton Pacific 4s..ii'f' . 94 do conv. 4S....149' .1"6 it. S. Steel 2d 5s i .1015, 'Wabash Is 116 S.1V,: "do leb. H 7S 4s. 101 iWest. Md. 4s.... MV, 93 V V. ft 1,. K. 48 92 .1( I Wis. C. 4s. ever severe the stringency may be tms week it must be short lived and qulrkly fol lowed by decidedly easier conditions In tho money market. The conditions In the time loan market do not bear out this assump tion. There continues quite an urgent de mand for the shorter periods, including sixty-day and ninety-day loans, and a com mission Is paid for funds for these periods which heads the rate at the equivalent at 7 to S per cent. Speculative confidence, how ever, continues unimpaired and there was reported today perceptible growth In the outside demand for stocks. The profitable character of Stock exchange business, as well as the almost universal conviction that activity of a large scope Is to be looked for In the future are indicated by the rapid ad vance In the rates for Stock exchange seats. A sale waa reported today at ftio.iiOO. and numerous bidders were said to be seeking eats with the lowest offering at $,.7.5iiO. The uggresslve leadership assumed to day by I'nlon Pacific and United States Steel stocks was of large effect on senti ment. There waa no specific news regarding either stock, but a strung Impression was produced by the very general belief thut the heaviest demand came from sources near to the control of these companies. Copper securities of all kinds were unimatcd and buoyant. The extraordinary movement In Anaconda found Its explanation in the later report of an enlarged dividend dis bursement. Amalgamated Copper derived direct benefit from Its large holdings of An aconda stock Boston Stocks aad Bonds. BOSTON, Dec. 28. Call loans. V'&J cent; time loans :.H(" Per quotations on stocks Atchison adj. 4s 93 do 4s 10H Mex. Central 4s. 79 Atchison MH. do pfd 104' Boston ft A....2M Boston ft Me 171 Fitchburg pfd. .142 Mex. Central .. 25".: N Y. N.H. ft H.1934 Union Pacific ..149'4 Am. Arse. Chem. 23 do pfd 92 Am. P. Tube....ll3 Amer. sugar l.tf ..139 ..l9'i ...42-V Adams Con 30 Alice 2 1 Hrppio 40 It made Its best price in the j Brunswick Con.. 67 do pfd Am. T. A T. Am. "Woolen do pfd Dom. I. ft 8 ... 2 Edison E. ft I. .240 Gen. Electric ..176 Mass. Electric .. 14 do pfd 5 cent. honds: Allouez Amalgamated Amer. Zinc ... Atlantic tilnghnm Cal. ft Hecla. Centennial Copper Range per Official Mass. Oas United Fruit Daly West Franklin flranby Isle Hoval .., Mass. Mining Mohawk Mont. C. ft C Old Dominion Osceola Parrot lOCVQuinry Shannon Tamarack .... Trinity United Copper it'. 8. Mining. ... 1 ...1"'i ... 14 ...23', ... S4- ...710 ... 29 874 I'll. Shoe Marh. do pfd U. 8. Steel do pfd Westing. Com. Hid. "Asked. .... IhU U. S. OH.... ....KMV Utah 72 . 31 . 4i " .105V . 8 Victoria Winona , Wolverine ... North Butte 23'-, 3 4 33V4 .... 34 ....10s .... 6 ....llfv .... 104 . . i .. 4M .. 104 .. 54V4 .. B4 .. 8 ..132 .. 88 JMAIIA LIVE STOCK MARKET Beef Bteen Stsadr, Cows St rone feeders Tsn Higher. and hOGS WILL AVERAGE SOME HIGHER Very light Rn of heca aad I m m Ha, wit' fiood Strong Prices Paid for (he rew that 4 ere oa ele. SOUTH OMAHA, Dec. 27. Kereipts were: Official Monday Official Tuesdav Two days last week Same week before Same three weeks ago... Same four weeks ago... same week last year... RECEIPTS FOR TUB Cattle. Hogn. Bheep. . M4 .11. V .11.713 .10.515 . 8.970 . 2.6W YEAR 3 Kt K3H U 15.413 12,973 614 .",9 17.9:0 17.244 18.tWl 1.3o4 TO DATE. The following tahle ahnwa the receipts of cattle, hogs and sheep at South Omaha for the year to date, comparing with last year: 19ns 104 Inc. Pee. Cattle 1.0.074 932.4(10 87.671 Hogs .w-'4 9 "S2 l.SaS Sheep 1.991,306 1763.4rtS 227.837 Tha following table shows the prices paid at the river markets for cattle: Oood to choice corn-fed steers tS.0"1W.e Fair to good corn-fed steers 4) 4oS 00 Common to fair corn-fed steera.... 87r.4 40 Good to choice cows and heifers.... t.SWN.W Fair to good cows and heifers 1 4"f3 28 Cannera and cutter 1.7MW 40 Hood to choice stockera feeders.. S 4n?4O0 Fair to good stockera and feeders.. t.Wft 40 Common to fair feeders 20Ofi300 Veal calves t OnhS 00 The following table snows tha average price of hogs at South Omaha for the last several days, with comparisons: Date. I 180S. 11904. il03 11902. fltOl. 11900. !1f9. Sa. r No. A. rr f. ... 4 tl . . .'. . Jt 4" S OS lI . . 4 3 It 21 10 ll l"t ... 4 T' tl J1 I Oft wa ... I as I i s i ... m u to m Aft ... I 00 11 141 ... i or in ... an r in ... 1 t to" 7 17 ... is K4 l?f I ss (4 fT 40 I ! 14 . K t fTt t 5 (74) '1 40 I s:v, H J4 h I OTv, J . . I H M ? U0 I rtH l S IK 41 IM . I 07 ' ni itn I M :i ?;j ; s i m m t r. M j?? . t, in 1:1 tt 1 1 si Ill 1)0 1 10 II M i t4 . . I t 140 I 04 M 114 S20 I 14 :4 40 I I 44 SM 40 I 10 no 10 I OS 17 341 ... I 10 140 K I S IT 910 ... II 144 . . m to m .. f to Dec. 1.... If 4 421 4 S4i 04' I 4 74 Dec. t.... 4 87VI 4 4i 4 311 W 5 Rl Dec. .... 4 471 4 401 A U E Ml 4 Ml Dec. 4.... 4 V i 4 431 HI t 92! 1 Dec. ....! 4 84 I 4 41' 4 S7I t 24 ft OKI 4 771 3 ,1 Dec. 8....I 4 83 I 4 M' I ( 181 0J 4 841 3 M Dee. 7 t it I t m t I A 04' 4 841 3 81 Dec. .... 4 87 14 211 4 32! 071 I 781 3 M , Dee. ,. 4 an 4 ni s 8I A 11' Hi Dec. 10... I 4 sa' 4 4AI S 121 a 18 4 Ml . 1 Dec. 11. ,. 4 T8'4I I 4 471 A 081 141 4 821 t 91 Deo. 1J...I 4 81 I 4 431 4 491 8 961 18! 4 771 3 95 Dec 1t...j 4 S7V 4 411 I 6 9S' H ?1 4 81 1 8 Dec. 14...! t 84'4, 4 391 4 441 I 6 211 4 861 9 94 Dec. IB ..( 4 il 4 Tt' 4 3 6 00' I 4 84' 3 9i Dee. ... 4 76 I 4 41' 4 ?si f. 16; ft J6' I 4 ul Dec t7...t 4 45I 4 34' A R. 84l 4 83 Dec. IS. .. 4 81V I 4 ?l A 14; A ? 4 78 3 09 Dec. 19. ..I 4 84U1 4 to! 4 30 ; 4 011 6 121 4 771 3 82 Dec. 20... I 41 I 4 601 I C 07 04 ' 4 3 "4 Dec. 21... I 4 88 1 4 44! 4 841- I 6 061 4 811 4 01 Dec. 22... I 4 90 I 4 tt 4 S9 6 161 I 4 Sol 4 "2 Dec. IS... I 4 97' 4 3.81 4 43 1 6 181 A 01 t 4 04 Dec. 24. ..I I 4 411 4 471 6 2' 4 86' Uc. 55... I 1 ' I I I I Dec. 2i... I 4 42! 4 63! 6 3: 6 1 4 89! 4 17 snd considerable trading was done at prl.-cs Hint v-rrc generally about a dime higher than Inst "Saturday Sales ranged all the wav from 4 9f. to JS 30. The laige bulk ot the hogs brought around S 0T jb.lo. Trad ing at the close , was a little slow and showed an Inclination to drag with frlces weaker. At no time was trailing good oil the common and light weight stuff. No, 11. . v . at .. .. it... - .. 14 .. 0. . II .. I.. 70. . 11 . I C2 0. M. w 72. C. SHEEP Receipts were rather light this morning, only three cars, about 169 head, being reported.- There Is almost always a light run after a holiday and today did not prove to be an exception to the rule. Tke most of the sheep received consisted of fed or killing stuff, with practically no feeder stock In sight. The run was con siderably smaller than for the same dsv last week. but. on the other hsnd. It was about three times the site of the run for the corresponding day one year ago, when about 124) head were received. The supply of killing sheep and lambs on the market this morning was quite light and as tha packers have not been able to buv anv sheen to sneak of for four days they were most of them wanting a small supply to fill the wants of their fresh mutton trade. None of them however were wanting a large supply. as the weather hss been so verv moderate and poultry and game so plentiful that there has not been much of a demand for meats. The mnrket opened rather slow with only a con nl a nf load of fed western sheen In. Packers bid steadv to strong prices readily on this stuff, but the salesman held on for better prices. Trading later on became a little more active and closed practically steanv wit 1 Inst Fr ituv. There was onlv a sprinkling of feeder sheep hardly enough to make a mnrket on that kind of stuff. Quotations for fed sheen and lambs are as follows: Good to choice lambs, Colo rados, t7.-i7 66; westerns, I7 OO4S7 30; year llnirs $.;.oojif wethers. $5 50(33.75; ewes, 14 7r.S6.40. Quotations for feeder sheen and lambs: flood feeding lambs. lY7Kif?A.S5: yearlings, S4 7&AS.4U: wethers. 14 .vw5 00; ewes, t3.7"tt 4 30; breeding ewes, $4 fO5o.OO No. 4f7 western ewes 3n2 western wethers A v. 1"3 109 Pi. R 2S 5 75 New York Mining Stuck. NEW YORK. Dec. 26 Closing quotations tn mining stocKs were as ronows: last few minutes of the trading. But the rest of the market was quite sharply af fcted by the profit-taking on the day's rise 1 which became general after midday and which was aggravated by the violent flurry In money In the last hour. The closing t ine was easy and the day's extreme gains were much Impaired. Bonds were firm. United States bonds were all unchanged on call. Total sales, par value, (3.226.000. Following were the sales and range of prices on the Stock exchange today: Sales.tllgn. Low. Close. Kansas City 4"; rain aad Provisions. KANSAS CITY. Doc. 24. WHEAT Steady; Decemner, 78c; May. 79V' ; July. 757ic Cash: No. 2 hard. 79'f)Slc; No. 3, 7rtKj79e: No. 2 red, 8Pfj90c; No. 3, WiSSe. CORN lower; December, 35c; May. 8TAc; July. 40c. Cash: No. 2 mixed, lit'-s 394c; No. 2 white, 39&eJc: No. 3. 39V( 39e. OATS-Steady; No 2 white, 31f32c; No. 2 mixed, 31 Ho. RYE Steady at 63iB4o. HAY Steady: choice timothy, $11264i 12.5ti; choice prairie. 9.7Stl0.26. EOQS Steady ; Missouri and Kansas. No. 2 whitewood cases Included, 23c: case count. 22c: cases returned. c less. BUTTER Higher; creamery, 23c. Receipts. Shipments. Wheat, hu 210.000 38.000 Corn, bu 350,Qirt SSO.cno Oats, bu &uO.Mi 0.GO1) The leading futures at Kansas City, as reported by the Von Dorn Grain company, ranged aa follows: Comst'k Tunnel. Con. Cal. A Va..l2i Horn Silver ....175 Iron Stive; 350 Iadvllle Con.... 4 Little Chief . Ontario Ophlr Hioenlx Potosl Savage Sierra Nevada small Hopes . Standard .. S ..250 . .550 1 . , 7 .. 43 .. 2fc .. 40 ..350 Articles. I Open. High. I Low. Close. I Yes'y. Whrat-I Dec... May.. July.. Corn Dec... May.. July.. Oats Dec... May.. Fork ' Jan.... I 13 GO May.. I 13 80 Lard- Jan.... 7 40 May.. I 7 47 I I I ll4 it II" l"" ll'S o1! i5S''-l to''!"!-75 V'l 75iiT S9, 39S 3V 30'4 I 39SI 39S! I 29Ti 30i 13 65 13 82 7 40 IT 4761501 39. 39 3!i S.sl I 83S 3UI 30' 13 57 13 70 7 32 7 42 13 U, 13 72 7 35 7 45 39 39H 29-V 13 60 13 8U 7 40 7 46 Adams Express . Amal. Copper 327,600 107 American C. F.... li.auo 4ol do pfd & loo American Cotton Oil. 3.3o0 37H do pfd Americun Express Amer. H. & L. pfd... American Ice sec American Linseed Oil do pfd Amer. locomotive.. do pfd American S. A R... do pfd Amer. Sugar Refln. Amer. Tobacco, p. c. Anaconda Mining Co. Atchison do pfd Baltimore A Ohio.. do pfd Brooklyn R. T Canadian Pacific ... Central of N. J..... Chexaiieake & Ohio. Chicago & Alton..... do pfd Chicago (I. W 6,m lilt, Chicago A N. W Out 222V4 C. M. & St. P 30.9OO lf2', Chicago T. A T diTpfd ('., C, C. & St. L.... l.loo 1iti' Colorado F. A 1 33.8m 58'i Colorado A Southern. 2.5i ;7 . do 1st pfd t tiH do 2d pfd 7.900 49'- 1 Consolidated Gus Wiu 179 Corn Products 7.000 lii I do pfd 2,100 69', ! Delaware A Hudson Delaware. U A V .... Denver A Rio Grande 13,8no 3.200 1,100 loo 26,900 300 63. 4o0 1.400 42, 4i0 400 72.01X1 26,700 4K1 8,700 Slisiii 27.000 4110 2,900 41 34" 21 71'ji 117-t, 168 132 154 lo54 256 )4 106 113 90, 176 2-J3 55 101 39', 3ti' 39 34a 214 6Si 1V,N 1654 130 IM84 ll 16 14 2J0 884 104 ".4 1124 S8'i 174 65 10T 221 IHOT, lu54 56 V4 28H 47 178li 16H 58i St. trials General Market. ST. LOUIS. Dec. J6.-WHEAT-Futures. high: cash, dull; No. 2 red cash, elevator, Mnlc; track. !Uijj9Uc; May. Mfe t6 c ; July. SlM'ic; No. 2 hard. ItftWc CORN Firm ; No. 2 cash, 40Hc; track, 41VvJ i2c; December. 4K't-; May, 42e. OATS Steady; No. 3 cash 31c; track. '.11 U Hilc; leceniber. Jiic; May. 314c; No. 2 white. 3 -'11 FLOUR Steady; red winter pateiils. $4 20 1 i4.3o; extra fancy and straight, f3.9Ui.4.25; clear. 12 !)ura3.2&. SEED Timothy, steady at 82.bUoJ.60; prime. $2 80. 1 1 1N .vi r-AL Steady, t-' 50. BRAN Firm: sacked, east truck, 78'0'cc. HAY Steady; timothy, IS.Mxfj 15.il); piairie, $7 U'd 10.60. IRON COTTON TIES Kite. H 4i IOI NO 94i'. HEM P TWINE 740. PROVISIONS Pork, steady; lobbing, $13.75. Lard, quiet; prime steam. $7 SJ'.t. Drv salt meats, steadv: Ix'Xfd extra shorts, $8.00; clear ribs. $8 124; short clear, $9.r0. Bacon, steadv; boxed extra shorts, $S.'5; clear ribs. $9.00: short clear, $9,124. POULTRY Quiet; chickens. "4c; xpring. Ri9c; turkeys. 144c; ducks. H4e; iwf. Kr 3,200 12.800 16,811(1 2,4) 700 1.10O ) 2U 2.000 ' 'ht) fl jfi 4.I11O 6.1K) 2,200 894 914 644 484 804 731, 17.SU 37 904 53 i- 794 73 177 l(ki 4" 4 99 364 924 221 SStt 344 S1 704 11711 14 1294 IMS 105i 219 M 104 :n 89 1744 221 544 30 1.9 214 2:1 1M 15 344 1054 284 Wt'i 47- 17!,4 i 58 223 Kdl Foreign Financial. PARIS, Dec. 24. Prices on the bourse to day were firm under the Impression that the Russian government is becoming mas ter of the Internal situation. Russians strongly advanced on encouraging advices from the St. Petersburg bourse. Rus.oTau j imperial 4s were quoted at W.00 and Rus sian bonds or 1M04 at i.w. LERLIN, Dec 26. There was a holiday on ..the bourse here today. Indicates flundnv. Indicates holiday. RANGE OF PRICES. rtio tto-o Omaha t2.AMift.76 $4.9515 20 Chicaao 1MWi 40 4 70m5 3i Kansas Clt- 20W0.25 4.7rvfifi ?5 St. Louis S.HVfittOO 4.Vf4.30 Sioux Cltv 2 50fi5RO 4.90fi5.05 SATURDAY'S SHIPMENTS. The following shows the number of cars of feeders shipped to the country Saturday and their points of destination: CATTLE. Cats. Charles Vollmer. Dunlap. Ia. I. C 1 The official number of cara of at nek brought In today by each road was: Roads. Cattle CHICAGO 1,1 VK STOCK MARKET Cattle Steady lloti Ten to Fifteen Cents Higher Sheep Steady. CHICAOO, Dec. 26. CATTLE Receipts 18.000 head: market steady: common to fancy steers. $.'!.7mi6.75: heifers, 2.5ixSR 00 bulls, $2.Kv-(i4.oi: stockers and feeders. $2.1 fb4.25: calves, 83.50'iiA.rn). HOOS-Recelpts, 21.000 head; mnrket 10 15c hirher: choice heavv hogs. $5.:joT5 40 good butchers', ft5.3otiu.35: packing. $5 lmff 5 HO: light, $5 :Xfi6.32',,; hulk of sales, $5.20 m 35. SHEFP AND LAMBS-Recelpts. 18.000 head: mnrket steady: sheep, $;i.d0v 86 lambs, $7..Vt(ft8.00. C, M. A St. P 6 Missouri Pacific I Union Pacific system. 9 14 3 C. A N. V.. east 9 4 C. A N. W.. wen 1.1 17 .. 2 C, St. P., M. AO... 0 C.. B. A Q.. east 4 3 .. .. C, B. A Q.. west 29 10 .. 2 C. R. I. A P., east... 3 3 C. R. I. A P.. west... 7 Illinois Central 5 4 .. .. Total receipts 85 59 3-4 1v F. M. .'; M 7": N. V- tl TV $.1 85; K. $ 5' The disposition of the day's receipts wa. as follows, each buyer purchasing the num ber of head indicated Bnnk Clearings. OMAHA. Dec. 26. Bank clearings for todav were $1'. 962,530.01 and for the corre sponding date lust year $1,667,341.65. Wool Market. BOSTON, Dec. 26 WOOt High prices continue in the wool market as a fall amount of business is done for this season. The demand for wool continues fairly active from the makers of woolens. A moderate amount of territories have been disposed of. The demand for pulled wools is rather telter. but prices are no firmer. I Foreign grades aro steady. The current quotations in tne inargei are aooui follows: Ohio and Pennsylvania X and above. 35c: X. 33i;M4c; No. 1. 88fc No. t. 3889c; line unwashed, 27a2ac; quarter blood unwashed, 834'31c; three-eighths blood, 34fc44e; half-blood, 334ii4c; un washed delaine, 2!S00c; tine waahed de laine. a64tS7c; Michigan fine unwaxhed, 2fn27c; quarter-blood unwashed, J24'fl33c; unwaahed delaine, 28c; Kentucky, Indiana, etc.. three-eighths and quarter blood, 34i Buyers. Omaha Packing Co.. Swift and Company Oudahy Packing Co Armour A Co Bwift and Company, from country Vansant A Co Carey A Benton W. I. Stephen Hill A Son I .noma n A Rothschild... Klngati A Co Miae Haggerty J. B. Root A Co Hamilton Other buyers Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. 2C3 407 566 997 457 .160 l,i87 202 71 1.003 .... '337 134 106 134 41 26 195 117 49 280 208 erv York l.lir Stock Market. NEW YORK. Doc. 26-BEEVES-Re ceipts. 4.428 head. Market for steers firm to a shade higher except for common; bulla and cows, strong: steers, i.-vatvfto; staKs $4.20; bulls. $2.6(V.i 4.00; cows. $1 6.Vii3.75. Cu Idea quoted markwts at Liverpool and Lon don slow; live cattle. U?ill4c per lt dressed weight; refrigerator beef, Sc per lb. Exports, 9,6 cattle and 6,100 quarters of beef. CALVES Receipts. 619 head. Market for veals fully 50c higher; some sales $1 higher owing to short supply; veals, $600 9 50; se lected, $10 CO: barnyard calves, $o504.00; dresacd calves, strong; city dressed veals, 9"n13imc per lb.; couuti-v dressed. 8"al2c. HOGS Receipts, 17.647 head. Market nomlna'ly higher. 8HEF.I' AND LAMBS Receipts, 6 693 head. Market for sheen, stenriv; for lambs. IfViiffk- higher: sheep, $3.50t5.25: culls, $2.50 iM.oh; lambs, $t',.5O18.30; culls, $6 On; no Can ada lambs. Total 2.095 3.976 659 CATTLE There was the usual light run of cattle this morning that generally fol lows a holiday, eighty-one cars, about 2.100 head, being reported in. This Is a deal smaller than the receipts for the same day last week, when 6,2i0 head arrived, how ever It Is somewhat larger than the run ' for the corresponding day one year ago j when 1.2TO head were received. Trains were In In fairly good aeason, but, neverthe leas, trading did not commence until rather 35c. Territory, Idaho fine. 22'g23e; heavy I late m tne forenoon, line, 19-ii2c; fine medium, 2Cp1ic; medium, , There was only a small numlter of beer om-.-k..- inn, mHiiim 94UC28C lYvnmtnK. 23 1 steers on the market, with a couple of '8c: Iipsvv tine. 29rfo: fine medium. 224 loads of choice steers In sight, i. ......ii,',,., .ti,n 7iA'nc- i sold at prices that were fully 7-ti. ... njLunaV imw fine last week. Trading was very slow and 194'.JOc; line medium, 23jj24c; medium. 27i uninteresting. there apparently i '. ....n r-A.,,- -. ! hai-dlv enouah stock on the market ..: mii,' :,'. ,Artiiim ffl'-xc- tract the buyers to the yards. Packers ,n,.Hi,,n, -r.rntrtn- Mimtana fine 1'holce. i evidently did not care iKfitic: nne average, u-oc; inio iih-uiuiu Kansas City live Stoek Market. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Dec. 16. CATTLE Receipts. O.joo heid. Including 200 head southerns: market for feeder steers steady to 10c lower: cows strong to 10c higher; feeders steady: choice export and dresaed beef steers. $5.2fn 6. 25; fair to good. $3.75 5.00: western fed steers, $2.50(34.60; stock- ! ei-s and feeders, $176'J4.t; southern steers, I 82.rtK-fT-4.50: southern cows, $2.604(3. ft: native j cows, 2nni4.oo; native heifers. $3.00fi4.25; bulls. 1.fvfnh.yy. calves. t3.Vttii7.m. HOOS-iRecelpts. ln.ooo head: matket ' opened fi'S'lOe hlnher: advance lost; top. , $T 15: bulk of saleK. 4.95fi5.1o; heavy. $506 (15.15: packers, 65.OnriiG.10; pigs and lights, $4 aS'ffi ' I SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. 1.0i0 ' bend: market 10c higher: native lumts. lambs. K.7.5'81 60; fed $4.."o5.fiO: weMtern fed western fed sheen, $4.25 feeders. $3 .i5M.7r. 09I4II4 WIIOI.RS.F. 9I4RKKT. Condition of Trtde aad Quotations na Stnple and Fancy Prmlnre. J3C1GS -Fresh rei rlptii candled stock, St-e. LIVE ltn.THV- Hens. ;.' c. 1,.,'jiik, 6c: tuiKes. 1.1c, ducks 84c fiirmg chick- ana. i4'i1.V; ge-c. 8ii!c. DRICSSKD I'OULTIO -Turkeys 151. ; old tonis. 14 il.Sc; chickens. Knvc; old roost ers, 7c; durks. 11c; gece l'-lillc. BUTTER-I ai king tiock, 15c, choice t fancy dalij, 1819c: uioamei )', ilnJ.'lV-; prints, 214c. SUGAR - StAhd.ird granulated. In bbls. th :i per cwt ; cubes. $6.1 per cwl.; u(- lojtf, $; 50 r ml : No. 6. extra C, la4 or bbls, 115 per owl; No 10, extra C, bag only. $4 9'.) per cwt : No. 15 yellow, hfifts onlv, ItHS per cwt ; XXXX powdered, $5 9ft rer cwl FttKSM FISH Trout. io.7inc; naiinut. ii buffalo, dresswl. 9c; Pickerel, dressed, 64c; white bass, dressed. 12c; sunflsh, 6c; perch, scaled nnd dressed, 8c; pike. ; Cattish. 13c; red snspper. 10c; satmcr., 11c; croppies. 12c; eels. lSc; bullheads, tic; 'laek bass, Inc; whlteesh, 12c: frog logs, per dos., ?.V lobsters, green, 27c; bulled lobsters, 3uc; had roe. 46e, blueflsh, 15c; hi-rrlng, 4c HAT-Prloes quoted by Omaha Feed com pany: No. 1 upland, $. .;; mciiiuin. !."'; coarse, $0 ih6.6n. Re straw, $6 60. BRAN-Per ton. $16 50. TROPICAL FRUITS DATES Per tinx at So l-io. pkgs.. $2 00; Hallowee. in 70-lb. boxes, per lb, o4'; fa vers, per lb., 6c; walnut-stuffed. 1-lf. pkgs , $2o0 per dos ; 91b. boxes, $1.M. orainuks CalKornta waveia. an in 76; Flor'da. all sixes. $2-V LEMONS Llmonlera. rxtra fancy, 241 Size. $4.25; 3l0 and 360 sixes. J3.7j. FIGS California, per 10-ib. carton. .5 S5c; Imported Smyrna, 4-crowu. 12c; 4 crown, 14c. BANANAS Per niediutn-sixea uuncn, ti n 4X2.26; Jumbos. $2.&OC3.0w TANGERINES Florid, per bo ol about 125. $2 50. GRAPE FRUIT-Ter box. 15.00. FRUITS PEARS Lawrence and Mount Vernon, M.W CRANBERRIES Jerseys, ::.0J f-r CC 5 Bell and liuiile. tU'.ud. APPLES - California Bellflowers. 11.41 per bu. uox; Colorado Joii.iCiuns, K.W ref bu. box; Ben Davis, $165 pr bu. box; Wlnesaps, $2.00 per bu liox, oih-r varieties, $2.00 per bu., New York apples, $1 50 p.l bl. QRAPES-lir.port-d Malagas. $5 5ivrt00. OLD VEGETABLES. P'J'i'A TOi iioioe-giBWn, lr bu , 60J 46c, South-li.ikota, per bu., 75c. ONlONS-Jlome-giown. yeuow ana rcu. per bu., hie, Hpunlkli, per crate, ll.io. NAVY BEANS Per bu.. $2.t8). LIMA BEANS Per bu.. 64c. CAHHAGki- llome-giowu aud Wisconsin. In crates, per lb., 11iu2o. CAltROlS. PAH&.slPS AND TUllNll'3 -.per bu.. tjoiuiuc. CELERY ivalanuEOn, per dot.. 25o. 8WEET POTAT JF.H Kansas, pr i-ba bbl., $1.75. NEW VEGETABLES. CAULIFLOWER Pet crate. $2 76. TOMATOES California, per crate, of 20 lbs.. $3.60. . , WAX BEANS l'er hamper of about 34 lbs net. $360 STRING BEANS Ter hamper of about 60 lbs. net. $301X34.00. EGll PLANT-Florida, per dox., $1.2,vji 1 GREEN PEPPERS Florida, per hampei Of ubout 10 do., $2.60. TURNIPS Loulsiuua, per dox. bunches, 46c, S II A 1 L O T T 8 Ixiulslana, per dox. bunches, 75c. HEAD LETTUCE Louisiana, per bbl., 68 ou(u 10.00; rer dox heads, $1.00. LEAF LETTUCE Hot house, per box of 12 to 15 heads, 65c. CUCUMBERS Hot house, ucr do-. $1 21 ei 60. RAD10HES-Hot house, per dox. bunches, 75c - MUSHROOMS-Hot hous, per lb., (kvg75a BEEF Cl'TS. No. 1 rib, 124c; No. rib, 84c; No. J rib. 6c; No. 1 loin. 16c: No. 2 loin, 104c; No J loin, -7V-c; No. 1 chucks, 5c; No. 2 chucks. 4c; No."8 chucks. So; No. 1 round. 7c; No. J round, 64c; ino. 9 rounn, oc; io. 1 piate, 4c; No. 2 plate, til No. 8 elate. 24c. MISCEuuANEOITS. CIDER Per keg. $3.76; per obi., $4.76. HONEY Nuw, per 24 lb... $3.50. CHEESE Swiss, new, 6c; Wisconsin brick, 14o; Wisconsin liiubrrger 13c. twins, 144c; voung AmcilcBS, 144o NUTS Walnuts. No. 1 toft shells, new crop, per lb., 154c; hard shellit, per lb, 184c. Pecans, lurge. per lb.. He; small, per IbT 12c. Peanuts, per lb., 7c; roasted, pet ID 8c. Chill walnuts, per lb.. 12Ul34c Al monds, soft ahells. per lb.. 17c; hard aholls, lb.. loC. onenoara nicauiy iiuib, per 6VJ.751i7.rsl: western ewes and vearllnaa, -arllngs, Jo.Soitui): i5.8."; stockers and and these steady with being to at- 12.100 Hy. 40.9HO !.: 10 8"0 L. M. BUTTER Firm: dalrv. 1821c. EtJGS Steady at Flour, bbls Wheat, bu Corn, bu Onta. hu creamery, )uie; ."2, case count. Receipts. Bhipnie-its. 16. (10 8.0CO 1U6.000 25.imO 14.'.0"0 ' 46.000 178.010 64.014) 1 Artlclea.l Open. I High. I Low. Clone.! Yes'y Wheat Deo. Mav July Corn 'Dec. JDec. May July Osta Dee. M ay July pork Jan. May Jrd .lan. May July Ribs Jan. May July 1 82SflH I'm 834,441 I I 474' 44414, 44414441 j 444 1 30S jos; 1 S2S1 84! 63 I 444 434, 4341 4441 I 47 44i 8341 874! 834! 47X.1 444; 444 44' V 4 St-,' 114, 3140. 814"' s : 4i o4 aov S?7i 74 8T44j4 1 8.v4.8:ij;4 48 Mlaaeauolla Grata Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. Si. - FLOUR Patents. 10c lower; first patents. $4.5ir i 4.: second patents. $4-30'i4 4o: first clears, 63 6513 7a; second clears. fZ.orp 1.0.1. BRAN In bulk, tlS.&Oxl 13.75. (Superior quotations for Minneapolis de livery) The ran;u ci prices, as reported by F. D. Da A Co . 110-111 Board o: Trade 4I4C4441 ",d'n'' " 441 U I Aftlcles.l Open I Hlgli.j Low. I Cloae.l Yea r 4 I44 1 S Wheat 1 I Dec.... 'B0V8V May... 844tHi 64'a4 844; 13 70 t IS 76 I 13 S74 13 474! 1J 73 IS 924! 13 24' 13 80 I IS S24. II 90 7 45 7 65 7 6741 7 174' 7 424: 7 624i 7 45 I 7 5741 7 0 1 7 I 7 424! 7 524 7 40 I 7 474I 7 56 I 7 174! 7 874 7 474i I 7 40 7 474, 7 55 I I 7 174 7 3741 7 Ul 7 55 7 45 7 554 7 174 7 4 7 624 Ne. 2. HMd. JNew. FI.1OVR Dull and euy: winter patents. $3 654.10; straights, $3.4543.i; spring pat ents. $1.76 4 4.1V; straights. ii.ou f 1 So; haters. $.': 3. 2u. WHEAT No. t spring, 63fj86.-; No. S. 8sf84c: No. t red. 864ue74c. :OHN No. $, 4444ji47r; No. 2 yellow, 4444S47C. OATS No. 2. S04,c; No. 2 white. Slic; No. $ white. I947'N RTF No. t. Kc. BKFD-No. I itax. 1.i: No 1 northwest ern. $10." 4; prime timothy. 63.374; clover, contract grade. $13.i PROVltjlONS-M lurk, !-r bul 12 ti July. Flax Iec.. May. July. 1 064I 1 104; 1 1141 I ! 864 854V 4l I I 1 074' 1 " 1 11 I 1 104 . 1 124! 1 1141- 814! 854-84: S04 86 t&4 1 07i 1 iotJ Minneapolis Closing Prloea Wheat: No. 1 hard. 834c; No. I northern. K34c; to arrive, 834c: No. t northern. kti4c; to arrive, 80c: Nn. 34. 774jT9c; No 1 durum. 7:U-; No. 2 durum. 6Kc. Corn: No. $ ellow. 3!'c; No. $. S544'374r. Oats: No. 1 white. 284c; No. 3, 24 l 274c. Barley. 44j,c. Rye. 5'.i4tiuo4C. Flax. $1.174. l4Pria Market. PEtRIA. Dcd. 26 CORN l.iwer; No. 3 yellow. 41c; No. S. 41-; No. 4. 3.V; no grade, S4-c36c. OATS Steady: No $ white, ae.jsa-o; Nn. 4 white. ZXjtc. Toledo reed Markrl. TOI.K.Dtl. O.. Dec. y.-KEEDa Clover, CHn and Tx-ceinler. $ 17. Januarv. IX ;, February. $J'.;7. -March, $8 32. Timothy. $140. Alsike, 6.iAW do ofd Dlatillera' Securities, Erie do 1st pfd do 2d pfd General Electric Hocking Valley , Illinois Central International Paper. do pfd International Pump. do pfd Iowa Central do pfd , K. l?. Southern , do pfd I-oulivllle A Nash... Manhattan I. ' Met. Securities Metrnisilitan St. Mexican Central Minneapolis A St. M . St. P. A S. St do pfd j 'Missouri Pacific Missouri. K. A T.... I do pfd 1 National l,ead N R R of M. pfd... New York Central N. Y.. O. A W .Norfolk & Western., do pfd I North American Pacific Mall Pennsylvania Peoples Gas P.. C C. A St. I Pressed Steel Car do pfd Pullman Palace Car Reading do 1st nfd j do Id pfd I Republic Steel do pfd Rock Island Co do pfd Rubber Goods do pfd .. St. U A S. F. 2d (lfd. 1.500 49 St. L. Southwestern do prd Southern Pacific . do pfd Southern Railway do pfd TemiesKee C. A 1. Texas A Pacific . T.. St. I W... do pfd Union Pacific do pfd IV 8 Express U. S. Realty IV S. Rubber do pfd IV 8. aieel do nfd Va.-Curo. Cheaiical. do pfd Wabash do Pfd Wella-Eargo Kxnreas We8tiugbiue Eiec Western Union ) 9J4 Wheeling A L. E Wlaconma Central do pf l l Northern Paeifle tin) Central Leather l.t'.iM do pfd f.Onl Sloss-SheftVId WO Ex-dlvldend. Total sales for the day. 1.61$. shares. choice. 2i'.'7c: average. 2482ie; iiaple, i,(rp 394 1 2o: medium choice, 27it28c. Writ I ST. LOUIS. Mo.. Dec. 26. WOOL Steady ; mixtlum graues comoing ami niniiinn 30c: light fine. 21i'Jrtc; heavy fine, lU'y'Jlc; tub washed, 33ig414c. 1.600 400 6.400 1.4s 6i0 13.5i it Jin 12. 90 8110 2.100 i7 1.7'rt 94.5110 2,1ki iVl 3.5. 0 I11O Ion 32.IH) l.l'ii !0U 4.5UO , 9.700 . .6'4 3.700 luo 234 til 784 284 04 354 67H 1534 924 ip4 25 81 1424 168 102 374 7o4 8h4 394 152 6:'; 84, 1014 4S 144V, lOO 86 V4 H T454 1,184 92 Se". 344 104 24 1-1 4I4 li. 1 .. 23.600 lfl .. ll.Sirt l'O .. I.imi .. 1 !4) .. S 4i ..171.5HI : no .. i.o . . rim . 147iO 37.1'V l.lol 2.200 1 :v 5"4 674 1184 364 l'W'4 1X5 $14 364 i'8'4 15"4 87 534 110 40- 1,4 5:, 1184 21 414 1764 23 844 784 28 58 35 65 1514 80" 1244 254 811 I404 166 101 37 704 ki4 89S, 150'i 514 84 loi'iii 44 4 99 1 81 ..t4 lm 245' f, 1374 92 !-. :t:4 1044 234 614 414 48" 64 i,4 1184 :t4 lot 14 1334 X'K 3.14 574 1494 12 87 52v' 1'94 ur4 Mi 1104 ;4 "4 5.14 474 74 72 177 100 178 114 844 2i 784 24 584 154 6A4 1.114 161 !40i Coffee Markrl. NEW YORK. Dec. 26. (.TOFFEE Mar ket owned steady at an advance of 6'ol5 points on a moderate demand from Wall street sources, which was based apparently on rumors that the Braxillan congress had passed a bill agreeing to guarantee a large bond IsBue by the three cliief producing slates providing thes states would put in additional export duly equal to about 5o cents per bag on coffee exported. Demand was not very heavy and after working up to a net advance of about 1 -j.i 'ft rminta riiirlnif the early afternoon, in 12''4 1 ie absence of Important offerings the market saaaed off slightly under manning j and chased steady at a net advance of ! 10tfrl5 points. There were no European : cables owing to holidays, and Brazilian i news showed no fresh feature aside from the talk of a duly. Sales In the local ' market were reported of 35.250 bugs, I11 ! eluding January at 6.3fv4f.4:.c; March. 6.65c; .May. 6.7V(.hoc: September. iitti.Ooc; (MtoIxT, 7.1oc; Spot market steady; No. 7 Rio. 8c. 80 14o lltf lol'i 37V 7i4 16 '4 :tS4 I6114 614 844 9: loo 414 1434 !I9 844 f.14 9H 242 IS7-4 92 !5 324 ltd 07, -- i 41 103 48 I ?i tiTi 118 354 I'M. J8.14 34 :', 58 14;.', 9 118 7 624 1094 4o, I'44 51 1104. S04 41 Boatoa Upper Market. BOSTON. De-. 26. The Boston stock market open-U nominally strong today. The opening quotations In Copper shares averaged from 4 to 1 point lusher than the closing prices of Saturday. The fea ture of the market, however, waa tiie trading In Anaconda. Following the New York movement In this stock lha prices opened at -' to 230 and then quickly ad vanced to 2.'i0, up 34 points from Saturday's closing quotation. 4'utioa Market. NEW YORK. Dec. 26 -COTTON-Bpot cloned qiiiely middling uplands. 12.1oc; mid dling gulf. 36c, sale. l.Oi'J bales. ST. LOUIS. Mo.. Dec. !. COTTON Steady; middling. 114c; sales, none, re ceipts, none; shipments, none; stock, 36,970 bales. not care for much stuff and were not buvlng readily. Most or inn beef steers were sold beiore the market closed at practically steady prices. There was a moderate supply of cows and heifers 011 the market and buyers apparently did not want much of anything except a few loads of the good kinds of ' cattle. Real good cows and heifers sold ! at prices that were strong in most cases. Trading was very dull and draggy. The common to medium kind of cows sold at prices that were generally steady to a little lower. There were only a few scattering loads of Blockers and feeders on the mnrket and these sold practically a dime higher In most cases. Representative sales: No. 7.. 1 . St.. 1!.. ir... 11.. 1 . to.. I . I . t . I. 4.. 1.. t. 4 1. 1. I. St. I.onls Live Stock Market. ST. UUIS. Mo.. Dec. 26. CATTLE Re ceipts. 3.5ii head. Including 50n head Tex- ' nns; mnrket mencr: native snipoins: ana xnnrt steers. $4.W(i6eO; dressed heef and butcher steers. $.'.754(6.25; steers under !. pounds. $2.7574.80; slockcis and feedei-M. I2.0ia4.5o. cows and heifers. $2 25(13.50; can- ners. $1.75'rii,oO; bulls. $2.50h3.26; calves. $3. 5f4"f6.5o; Texas and Indian steers, $J.751j: S.90: cows and heifers. $2.ivti3.26. jffirjs Receipts. 5 500 head: market 10c higher: pig and Hants, H.fiO'ViiUn; pack ers. 84 80fl5.2Ii; butchers and best heavy, , $5.inr..:'0. ! SHEEP AND LAM BS Receipts, 1200 I head: market sti-ona; native muttons. $50 i6M: lambs. $5.;.Wi7.Mi: culls and bucks, ft M''i3.50: stockers, $;).00'(4.i; Texans. $3.00 . (U4.00. per 61 4A 884 924 'l4 tij ... 4 611 l.l 2o 2f4 454 45H l'4 j.it 88 $74 Trrtiarr Statement. WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. -Today's iUte- MllKsukt 4.ralu Markrl. M 1LWAUK E12. Dec. 26. WlfmT Luwer; No. 1 northern, 864c; No. 2 north ern. 83'ijt44e. RYK Uier; No. 1. 87jiinc. BARLEY-Steady; No. 2, 54V-; sample, 374'iiC4c. CORN 4ul-l; May, 44'c. Philadelphia Produce Market. PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 26. Bl "TVER Extra western creamery, a6-; extra nearby prints. EGGS Flrni. lc higher; nearby fresh, 29c at i!iark: western fresh, 29c at mark. 4'HEESE Ciuli-l. New York full cream, 12tol4;. uar and Molasses. KETW ORLEANS. Dec. 24. SUGAR Finn; open ;ettle. 3a34c; open kettle cetp trifugml. S4'x8c: centrifugal whites. , to 4c; yellowt, 144i411-16c; seconds. 243c MOLASSES Open kettle. Iwu33c: centrif ugal, lsa22c. Syrup, ti428c. DalBth Grata Market. DULUTH. Deo. 26 WHEAT To arrive. No. 1 northern. W4e; No. t northern, '4c; on track. No. 1 northern. s34c; No. t northern. Hi"e: recembr. SJc; May. 8640. OATS Ti afiive aad oa track, o. Av. rr. Ms. at. Pr IK4 t 40 17 1151 4 M 1M0 I M 40 1 tCO 4 Ml . ... 17 8 Wl .11 1344 4 l7l I 7i II HIT 4 to ! I IS ) 1411 4 ti HIS 4 U cows. IM t 00 31 Ml IH 47 t 06 10 lull i V. Ill 1 1 1"50 2 45 121 t IS 1 1A26 t 70 151 I 111 I Ml 5 TO 1040 I SO it 4 3 15 177 t IS 1 ISM t U 130 I t" U 877 S 1045 I 1 1144 I vil 10M t It 1 1 18 3 on 145 18 I l.'lOG 3 05 ion t :c li (6 s or. Ill I 50 I l37 3 in 1040 2 50 5 IM I 15 IM I 50 t MHO S ioo t to nns I s 1077 I 51 15 1151 I 5(1 I7 i 5 50 1172 3 M HEIFERE 471 t 1 I IU1 I tt (44 I 0 i ' 2 1') 441 t 10 J4 714 I n 140 t 50 I" 44! 1! 5 110 2 1.0 34 1011 I 50 415 IM BULLS 1500 I 1 1170 2 T , u0 2 55 1 1150 2 JS lit I II I .1T0 t 75 1W0 t 55 1 1530 2 CALVES. M 4 50 1 140 I 75 10 5 00 1 ZM 5 75 Itw 5 Tt 1 110 5 75 Ill' 4 75 STOCKERS AND FEEDERS N 1 00 II 1011 I 0 1065 II 11 144 I M Ill I 00 II HI I 111 144 I in 4 Il l . 18 18 21 16i0 1 If. St. Joseph Live Stock Market. ST. .lOSFPH. Mo.. Dec. 26. CATTLE Receipts, 8.11S hsil: market steady to strong: natives. JS.iIMni.l." ; cows and heif ers. tl.&ofuj.U); stockers and feeders. $2,754 S.9i. 3 088 bend; market ,W 84.8.M10 .no: medium and bulk. 49f.fi5.oG. LA MBS Receipts. 849 higher. nuts. bu . $2.2b; largj nicaory lies, ptr uu., Chestnuts, per lb., 16c. eoiw.s.-.uts. J4.0O pel sack of 100. . HIDES No. 1 green. 9c; No. I green. 8ct No 1 salted. 11c; No. 2 salted, luc; No. veal calf. 11c; No. t zeal calf. 9ci din alted. 7S14c; cheep pelts, 25cU$100; lioisi hides, :i.504iW w- Evaporated Apples nnd Dried Frnlts. NEW YORK, Dec. 2ti -EVAPORATED APPLES Market ruled steady to firm at the prices current before the holiday. Com mon to good lire quoted at 7'n8c; nearly prime, ftfi94c; prime, !l4'084c; clioioe. 104c; ''cALlTORNIA DRIED FRUITS-Prun.;! are moving- out in small Iota, with the busi ness aggregating a moderate volume, limi tations are firmly held, from 44c to 8.-. according to grade. Apricots are quiet anil unchanged. Choice arc quoted ut 94ft He; extra choice, WyitlOV-: fancy, lliil-.. Peaches continue lirm. Willi extra choice quoted at lc; fancy, ln'i'iitlc; extra lane... 11ttl2e. Raisins arc in light supply on spot and prices arc firmly held; loose Miisiaiwl are quoted at .r.V"i4e: seeled raisins. j4i 9c; California-London layers, $l.li0. Visible Supply of Grain. NEW YORK. Dec. 20. The following Is the visible supply statement of grain, as compiled by tin- New York Produce ex- C'llH Dfi Wheat, 40, 9i7.0ijO bushels; Increase, l.ti32,U' '"?orn" 10.55c. 000 IiiihIicIn; Increase, 1.815,(io bushels. tats, 27,7.'6,tio IiubIi'-Is; busliels. Hve. 2.5.13,000 bushels; bushels. . . Barley, ii,236,8) bushels; decrease, 9S,ivo bushels. decrease, ,() Increaso, 22.i'0 1 1f MIS Receipts, 10c higher: light. Ileavv, 14 9n4;n 1: 4: SHEEP AND heud: mnrket loc Klonx Cltv II ve ft'oek Market. SIOI'X CITY. Dec. 28 tSneclal Tele gram x CATTLE Receipts, 700 head: mar ket 10c higher: stockers. strong: beevs 83 W(n"5.50: cows. IhiIIh and mixed. $2 Ml! I $.75: stockers and feeders. $2.75'it3.85: calves and vearllngs. $2.503 50. HOGS Receipts, ii. n stated: market 10c hlehr. aelllng at $4 905. '5; bulk of sales. $4 95fi5.00. 8 lock In Wight. Receipts of live xto al th six prlii cinal western inarketH vesterd'iv: c atiie. iiora. nneeo. South Omaha Sioux Citv . . Kansas City fll. .TiiKerih ... St litils Chicago ' Total 2.14i 3.919 7it . 9 . 1.115 . ;'..lt .I8,lii i ,nr ri..vo SI.O.O 659 I. "" 849 1 ;iio 18 .3.",.Sil 44.117 21.698 HOGS There was a light run of hogs on the market today, but It was Just about the size that expected to follow a holidav, fifty-nine cars, about 3.9:9 head, being reported in. 1 no. is less man one tlilrd the sise of the receljim for Hie same day last wees, wiiph lu.oin ueuu were -eiv4Hl. However, It la larger than receipts for the corresponding day Ia.st year by about 1.300 bend Hellers were of the opinion that, considering the lie (,f (ie run. prices ought to bi l"t15c hiirher. Buyers were nut looking al things front the same atandMiliit and were bidding rlcea that were just aliout steady with est Wfk's close 1-ater. however, ,.y raised their bids until they were mostly 6ji 10c higher than Usl Saiurdiy, but si ill sellers tield out and would nut let go. ex cepting for a few scattering loads lh:it were gold to speculators. A load ' prime choice heavy weights was sold for $5 20. the highest price paid for a cont.ldralle length of time. There were also a couple of Toads of prime heavy weights that s .Id for $6.16 and $510. But with Ihe exception of these few scattering loads e'dd there was practically nothing doina early. Later OB buyers aud sellers gut together Metal Market. NEW YORK. De-. 26 M ETA I. S The absence of London cables caused a gen erally quiet condition In the domestic 1 metals markets and business showed no I special featur a. Tin waa lower under I la. I,.,avlar rifT-trlMPal ftflri Clr.Me.l Hllll hi $:a.fvor36 124. Ctipper remained dull und to aniiie extent nominal, with no low sup- I lilies available for Immediate d llveo . I lake and electrolytic are minted at $18 jo I il9.00. and isting. at $18 Vi4' IS M l-d j wus unchuiiged. at t"i.ti"'n6.1o; ; lie Inside I price being for thirty day siiituiicnts of I fifty ton lots, while aot.ial s-hjI sunnll .1 j are verv light and ihe quotations . practically nominal. Sneller was quiet and j unchanged, at $6 Ojijitt 65. Iron Is n ported fir it) in tone with Ihe buying incitement , ouite sufhcinit to maintain piics. No. 1 ' foundrv northern Is ouoled ' I7V.'9 25; No. 2 fuuudiw northern, nx l.m !..: mi. 1 foundry southern. 818 5oi 18.75; No. 2 re- , ,,,,-Hi-v aonthern 81i.oi'il8 2V the ot IiOl'18. I)ec. 26 M ETALS I-ed. steady at T..8ii'ii . speller, steady (it $6.50. HEAI. F.ST ATE TRASSFBHS. The following deeds were filed for record December 26: . , WARRANTY DEEDS. I Y. Bates and wife to Alice E Bates, lots 1 and 2, block 17, NMI- cox Second Ad trctllei $ 4,ii"0 D L. Curpenter, ,1r.. to J. K. Catpen- ler, lot 9. block 2. Newport Ad ... 3,oi Hustings it Heyden to J .1- Hf's. lot 1?. block 1 Hastings Hey- den's Second Ad ,v V ' Baptist General Association to M. J. Flaherty, lot 3, Hrosnihait's Sub 5"0 Grove-V ha rtmi Conslrucllou inn- pjnv 10 Annie i'. nype, nn "'"' R. liiiuiH Park ;",;; 4, 1. Reed el nl. in M.ithis Gruidel et al., lot 3, block 5. Van Ciimp s Ku E. iie i li to Ellin t Walworth. ' feet lot :t :llld n28 feet lot 4. block 3. Boyd's Ad J W. Long m Muriuiio Tcrcsl ct .!., '4 ne4 'sc' 8-111-1:1 G A. Jnslyn uml wile to Jennie A. Spenee. lot 2't, block H, lllinaeom F 's" Marstiin to V E lit Ine. n44 ifeet lol 24. block 1. Jdayne Plai c . . . . Florence Hull and liusbainl to J. Ratlin, els feet lot 3 mid w2 feel lot 2 block 5. First Sub of Grlth'i ft S.'s Ad F.o'.Ic W. Nichols to J. M. Filxgeruld, 11.V1 fret lots 8 und 9, blm k 1. Jet ter's Ad ' i'ipn H Wt man mid hiiKli'ind to Adam Uunil'-rt. lots 4 und 6. block 118, F'orenee Elizabeth iMihlman to Ji:t(teii Itahn, h4 lot 2, W. T. Andrew's Sub. 67i 3.0 1,wt 2,imi 1.68l l,t" Total 2.jil $21.1.1 PRIVATE WIRES Oil aud NEW YORK, Dec. steady: PHine l rune. 2!i4i(iW. Host a. 26.- () y Cut onseed, nominal; prime ycl- 'etroleuin. sti'dy; refirpd New Yoik. $7 60; pniladeipina 11 ml Hull; more. $7.55; prime in bulk, $4 65. Turpen tine, oiiel bVjtiv.fcc. R 'SIN ijuict ; strained, citiiunon to good. $.1 Ci i 2 55 OIL CITY. Pa.. Ieu. 26 Ol I Credit bal ances. $1 5 Shipments, I7'9 bbls.; aver age, tisyin bbls. Runs. 151 "." l.bls.; aver age. 61 775 bbls Lima 1.1'lpii.enn. )69'.i" l.l l. : average 05.724 I.'iIm Lima runs. 1"7. Sn bb'a. : average. 44.0X. bl.ls. SAVANNAH. Dec. ;6 Ol W- Turpentine, fir'o. vi' ROSIN-Fiim; A. B, C, $3 45, D. $150. E. Von Dorn Grain Co. Member Chicago Board of Tradi Omaha Grain Exchange. Grain and Provisions Bought and sold for cash or future delivery Receivers and Shippers, fit and 220 BOARD OF TRADE BLDO. Tel. 1J06- OMAHA. F. D. Day & Co. Dealers la blocks, drain. Pruvisio 11 Mklit Vaar Crala la l'a Bra-ela iir.ee. IIO-'ll Bsnf4 f Ir ile Bids.. Oaili, 9ji. TleUojie :t 4 4. J12-214 Kxebangi d'o . South Omaiia 11 Phooe tie. independent 'fawue k I