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TIIE OMAIIA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1906. V Steady After Bulee. in Initial FIRM ON SMALL AUSTRALIAN SHIPMENTS Corn la Firm Throighoil Whole ! Ion, Mainly on Favorable Sews In Cash Situation Oats Ad- OMAHA. Feb. 24. 1906. Wheat ruled steady, after reacting from the Initial bulge which was Influenced by Vit-Sic advance at Liverpool. The firm ness abroad wag on smaller Australian shipments. The map this morning showed nun tnrougnout Illinois. Kansas and Mis soutl, and the forecast for generally fair ana comer weather tomorrow. The news lacked feature. Heavy shipments of flour irom Minneapols attracted Home attention. Corn was firm throughout the sesxlon. Aside from the opening influence of strong cabes, the favorube news wan chlehy In respect to the cash situation. The Chicago sample market was from 1 to Ho a bushel higher, with a good demand. The seaboard was In the market for corn. The weather coTuiiuoiis nave been bad for the move ment and the grading of com. The situa tion Is clearing, In some respects, and a nrmer, broader market Is promised. Oats were very tlrtn throughout the aes slon. advancing c. There was no pressure to speak of on the maraei at any time, and the relative posi lion or the futures and tue cash market does not encourage simrt selling of the lormer. Sample market was strong. Clearances were 42,ka buheis wneat, 12. WW barrels flour, (4,uw bushels corn, 192.UOO Dusneis oats. Primary wneui receipts were ww.uuu Dueous, ana shipments, 2i1,ko hush eis, against receipts lu.-t ear ut ioA'wo ousneis ana shipments of IW.Ooil bushels. Corn receipts were trt-j.uu) bum. els and sinp- Im-nts btH, my bUHhels, us-iiiiM lecelpts lant year or o44,UOO buthels und sliipmuius of. ZII.UUV DUHlMlS. Liverpool closed 'sHd higher on wheat and Vu hither on corn. Uromnhall estimates the world's wheat shipments Monday at lo.-JOu.ojO bushel, against 12.6U.toj hunhels lust week and 9.:',tA bushels lust year. MmneaxKjlis teported shlpmetits of flour yesterday at fcti.iik ban c In, which shows a ..'d demand. Australian shipments this week were Sft'.uou buRiiols, agulnst l,G;ltj,W)0 bushels last week and 1,048.010 bushels last Year. A Minneapolis message to tl.e Tribune; "We have been wondering l:ow. with the reported pool flour demand, cur millers oould grind and ship so ;.iut:h each day, sometimes 60,000 barrels a day. We learn the true Inwurdness of the matter. They are obtaining high prices for feed, and ilr.d by grinding and selling their feed and tlien storing their Hour at Duluth, which costs them nothing, they are In good iiosl- Inn to take advantage of the onenlnit of I I navigation sale and to do much better on feed than likely to do If tho weather get U"r;;.(T." From the Inter Ocean: "Cash oats are celling higher than futures, and commis sion houses are advising their country customers who have the ca'h stuff to sell It now and buy May, July i.r September. It they wish to stay long. It cists nothing to carry the futures, and If t!. re Is going to be any advance from a possible delay in feeding or a reduced acreage or crop tl-tni-nge futures will advance. The position 'n corn futures Is the reverse of oats. Cash Is selling at a wide discount under fu tures. The country has been selling i-s winter shelled corn ns rapidly as possible, and has lost heavily the past two we-'ks, owing to the decline In prices and the fail ure of the corn to grade No. 3 or better." The local range of prices: Articles. I Open. I High. Low. Close. Wheat Bale Wheat May 75HA 75HB 75A Corn May 87H,H 37S 874tl July r,li 88 B 37B Oats , May 28V-4B 28-ViH 2S-VAB 75'AB 38 U Omaha Cash Kales. WHEAT No. I hard, 1 car. 76Vc; No. bard. 1 car. 70c, CORN No t yellow. 2 cars. 86c; No. t, X car, 8o4c; No. 4, 1 car, 34c; 1 car, 84o. Omaha Cash Prices. WHEAT No. 2 hard, 7ff76o; No. S hard, 7176c; No. 4 hard, 7Uc; No. 2 spring, 73jj 75c; No. i spring, THiiiTSc. CORN No. 3, 36c; No. 4, 4?134c; no grade, 8tXa32c; No. S yellow, 3Gc; No. 3 white, 3ijc. OATS No. 3 mixed, 28UC8Hc; No. 3 white, 2S'u29c; No. 4 white, 2!ViC RYE No. 2. 68(63c; No. S. 61'4)'35Sc. Carlot Receipts. Wheat. Corn. Oats. Chicago Kansas City Minneapolis , Omaha Duluth St. Louis .... 14 47 178 .'.74 87 23 3U2 8 54 19 80 36 72 79 SEW YORK GEJiERAL MARKET (notations of the liar on Various Commodities. NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-FLOUR-Recelpts, 34.947 bhls.; exports, 11,002 bbls.; dull and unchanged; Minnesota patents, t4.35i34.6a; Minnesota bakers, H.SOiiJ.gj; winter pat ents, f4.0I4M.3U: winter straights. a.753.0; extras, t2.ifj3.25; low grades, $2.65ig3.20; rye flour stt-udy; fair to good, 33.S0ti3.!K; choice to fancy, 3.9544.2C; buckwheat flour dull, 32 10, ;iot and to arrive. s COKN.ML.AL Firm: fine white anrl vel. RYE Nominal; No. i western, 73o f. o. b. uAHL.1. 1 uuu ; reeaiog, ic, c. I. t., Buffalo; malting, 476t2c, o. I. f., Buffalo. WHEAT Receipts, 53.0U0 bushels; ex ports, 1,992 bushels; spot market steady; No. 2 red, 86Vic elevator; 'No. 2 red, 8f4c. f. o. b., afloat; No. 1 northern, Duluth, 91Vc. f. o. b., afloat. The wheat market had a firm and higher opening from the effects of bullish cables, prospects for small world's shiDinents n ml ciiv'.rlnir Tjiikp tt close was net unchanged. Mav. 87Xtf.i N5-H5c, closed at 88c; July, 876'i 4kC. close! at 87o ; September. SiViioo'vc. cIosl-J at 1RN RecelDts. 97 .85 bushels: exnorts fcltTrVbushels; sales, SO.0C0 bushels futures; spot market firm; No. 2. 4!c. elevator, and eic, 1. o. o., amtat; ino. 1 yenow, 4i"c: No. 2 white, 49c. Option market was quiet, but steady, closing not unchanged. May ciosod 48'c; July, 4Wc, closed at 4tfVtc; Hepleinber, DU-iic, cicwea at ovc. I OATS Receipts, 10O.8V) bushels; exports, S6.tvS3 bushels; spot murket steady; mixed oats, n to 32 lbs., S4c; natural white, no to 33 lbs., 3o46Vic; clipped white, 3s to 40 IIAY-Oull; sprlnf, 47H52Ho; rood to Choice, 7cxyhic. HOPS cjulet; state, common to choice, 19i. lKoloc; 8ii 11c; olds. oifTc; Paclrlo coast, l!e, KiHc; lam, 9tllc; olds, 5i7c. HIDES Steady; Galveston, So to 3b lbs, 20c; California, 21 to 25 lbs., 31c; Texas dry. 24 to 86 lbs.. 19c. LEATHKR Steady ; acid. 2tt&27',,c. PRO VISIONS Reef quiet; family, $11. W 4513. 1x1; mi'KS. l un lt.00; beef hams. $21.uou 21.5o; packet, $lo.5ti'll.0O; city extra India mess. 18.50'(it!)ct. cut meats firm; pickled bellies, s.uu.jo; pickled shoulders, $?.ui; pickled hams, $9.ij1i).oo. lrd steady; western steamed nominal; refined quiet; continent. 18.10; 8. A.. IS.S5; compound, 3d.l2Vkyi.37H. Pork steady: fumily, l.5t.-.j. 17.CM; short clear, $la.outiii;.&0; niesa, ift.a6 10.75. TALLOW-JuIet; city, 5c; country, yj RICE Full domestio fair to extra, IWii (c; Japan nominal. Bl'TTER-Steady to firm; street prloe, xtra creumery, 2sia2sic; officio! prices un chanK''d CHEESE Steady; state full cream, small and large, colored and white, September fancy, 14i'14c; state. October bast, UVcf 13c; state, lut-j made, small, aveags best 12; state, large. 12Hc; stats, . ilr. U VtfUo. F.OOS Firmer: state. Pennsylvania and nearby funcy selected whiter d-'ic; state choice, lvjivc; state mixed, extra, 16V 17c; western firsts, 15c; western seconds. 144il4ic; southerns, 12jil5e. POl'LTRY Live, quiet; western chick ens, 10c; fowls, llfHc: turkeys. Kc. Dressed, quiet; western chickens, luirLic: turkeys It4j21c; fowls, lOiiiaw:. Milwaukee tiraln Market. MILWAUKEE. Feb. 4 WHEAT Mar ket steady; No. 1 northern, &3'y'i4Uc; No. 3 northern, T&lrWc: Mav. f-UijSiVo bid. RYE Firm; No. 1. WWc- RARLEY Dull; No. i. Hoc; sample. 3&3 620. CORN Active; May. 43Vio asked. Peoria Grain Market. PEORIA. Fob. !4.-CORN-Hlgher; No. 3 yellow. c; No. 8. 3;c; No. 4. 34 OATS Strong; No. 3 white, tfc; No. 4 white, 2ii2Sc. W HISKY On the basis of $1.28. Dnlath Grain Market. DUUTH. Feb. 24-WHEAT-To arrive. No. I northern, aOc; No. 3 northern. Too; ou track, No. 1 northern, v; No. 2 northern, Sc; May, HVi July, Kc OATS To arrive and on track. Zc: May, CHICAGO GRAIX A!tD PROVISIONS Features of the Trading nad Closing Prleee on Board of Trade. CHICAOO, Feb. 24-Llberal primary re ceipts and wet weather In Kansas offset a number of bullish foreign advices and caused a steady close today In the Ual wheat market, the May delivery showing no change from the final quotations of yes terday. Corn and oats were each up Wit Sc- i'rovislons were down 2V4C to 2oc. At the opening the market was strong, there being an active demand by shorts and commission houses. Initial quotations on May were up Hfi'ic to Vuic, at 82H to s-c. Higher cables, reduced ship ments from India and exports from Aus tralia of S&O.OtO bushels against 1.048.010 bushels for the corresponding week one year ago tended to strengthen the mar ket. Later advices were received that not one bushel of wheat hod been exported Trom India during the week against 1,13, 000 bushels for the same time last year. Another bullish Influence was the esti mate of an Bngllsh crop statistician that shipments this week would be 2.000,Ot bushels less than those of last week. The advices were largely offset In the minds of the traders by reports of wet weather In Kansas and other portions of the winter wheat section. Towards the middle of the senson the market sold oft consider ably. May selling down to Bio because of an increase of nearly 20 per cent In primary receipts over those of the cor responding day of last year and lower prices for cash wheat at Minneapolis. Tho slight decline caused a fair demand by shorts and the market closed steady with May at 828'.'c. Clearances of wheat and flour were equal to bushels, Prl- marv receipts mere 6SC.000 bushels, com pared with 60?.0O0 bushels one year ago. Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago reported receipts of M cars against 374 cars lust week, and 3Mi ears one year ago. Wet weather In the middle west and an advance of 1 to lHe In the price of cash corn created a firm tone In the corn mar ket. The effect of the damp weather was reen In the small amount of contract corn in today's arrivals, only one car load nut of a total of 479 being or contract grade. The murket closed with firm prices almost at J he highest point of the dav. May opened He to Vc higher at 43!ic to 43c, sold off to 43c, rallied to 43c and closed at 43j43c. The market for oats ruled firm through out the day. chiefly because of an Increased shipping demand. Shorts were active bid ders, bill offerings were light. May opened a shade to ac higher at SitfifWWc to .4C, sold up to 30H" nd closed at W&toc. Loral receipts were 179 cars. I'rovislons were firm early In the day on a 6c advance In the price of live hogs. Later, however, the market declined be cause of selling by local packers and realiz ing by longs. The market closed weak with prices almost at the lowest points of the doy. May pork was off 20c at $15 4JV4. Lard was down 2V36C at 17.75. Ribs were 7Vc lower at IS. 16. Estimated receipts for Monday are: Wheat, 7 cars; corn, 290 cars; oats, 117 cars: hogs, 63.000 head. The leading futuies ranged as follows: Artlcles. Open. High. Low. Close. Yes'y. Wheat May July t'tii May July Sept. Outs May July Sept. Pol K May July Lard May July Kit. May July 82; 81 43H1 44 82 VR-V4& V SJVS a avi18ivia' si 43 43i4lQs 43 43i43;4i44 43W4 44 44,44ViiJ.' I 1 I 44-H 44 V4 I I 30H sov;30ifcH 8i 15 2H 15 20 7 80 7 85 8 22H 8 KVi 15 62 15 20 7 80 1 85 15 f,2V4j' 15 37MJ 15 42H 15 20 15 U6 7 75 15 U. 7 82 7 76 7 80 7 85 8 25 7 72 8 22 8 12H 8 17V 8 15 8 26 8 Zi 8 17fc No. 2. Cash quotations were as follows: FLOUR Dull and easy; winter patents, $3.7(i4.0O; winter straights, $S.50(ii3.85; spring patents, $3.704(3. 86; spring straights, S.70: bakers, $2.KV(2,70. WHEAT No. 2 spring, 813c; No. 3, 7CSi 680c; No. 2 red, R3Mft4Hc. iukn-no. , 3fc; INO. z yenow, wc. OATS No. 2. 30e; No. 2 white, 3H4'B32c; No. 8 white, 29Ti31c. RYE No. I. 63c. BARLEY Good feeding. S7Vs'37,).C ; fair to choice malting. 40(f)0c. SEEDS No. 1 lfax. I1.08: No. 1 north western, J1.13!;. Prime timothy, $3.25. Clover, contract Krado. $14.00. PROVISIONS Mess pork, per bbl.. $14 62H C14.75. Lard, per 100 lbs.. $7.o2ttS7.65. Short ribs sides (loose), x7.83rcj7.ik; short clear sides (boxed), $8.4O7i8.50. Following were the receipts and shlp ments of flour and grain: Receipts. Shipments. Flour, bbls 87.900 6(5.900 Wheat, bu 15.009 45,0m) Corn, bu $08,500 619.iX Oats, bu 181,4ii0 m.to) Kye, bu 11,000 4.rK) Barley, bu 71,100 81.700 On the Produce exchange today the but ter market was firm; creameries, 17a27Wc: dairies, KtiMVic Eggs, Arm; at mark, oases Included, 13c; firsts, 13c; prime firsts, 14c; extras, ltic. Cheese, llrm, lllt'a'uc. St. Lonls General Market. ST. LOUIS. Feb. 24. WHEAT Steady ; No. 2 red cash, elevator, 84'tSK:; track, 9uc; May, WW:; July, isc; No. i naru, wmnc. CORN Higher; No. 2 cash, 4uc; truck 4Wc; Mav. 41c: July. 42c. OATS Firm; No. 2 cash, 30c; track, 30Hc. May. 304c: July. 24c; No. 2 white. 32c. FLOUR Sletidy; red winter patents, $4.30 fit.fao; extra fancy and straight, $3.9ud(4.2a; clear, z ty6-V. HE tlZ Timothy, steady: l2.5CKff2.80. CORNMEAL Steady; $2.20. BRAN Steady; sacked, east track, 84 85c HAY Steady; timothy, SS.OOS 14.&0; prairie. $8.0tXU 11.00. IRON COTTON TIES $1.02. BAOG1NO 9140. HEMP TWINE 7V40. PROVISIONS Pork, lower: Jobbing, $15. Lard, lower; prime steam, $7.40. Dry salt meats, steady; boxed extra Bhorts, .3V; clear ribs. $8.50: short clears, $t.75. Bacon, steady; boxed extra shorts, 19.12; clear ribs. $9.26: short clears, $9.50. POULTRY Easier; chickens. 9HT10c; springs, 12Vfcc; turkeys, 15Mic; ducks, 13c; geese, ke. BUTTER Lower; creamery, 20. 8c; dairy, I5u22c. KGGS Higher at 12V;c. lase count. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, bbls ll.oco Wheat, bu S6,ci0 b:.w) Corn, bu 72,tioO 70.1HO Oats, bu 78,000 4i,0CO Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 24.-FLOUR-Dull flrt patents, H.X'afM; second patents, $4.10 (J4.20; first clears, $3.5tU3.bu; second clears, $2.40)2.65. BRAN In bulk, $14.50i514.76. (Superior quotations tor Minneapolis da livery.) The following quotations were re f oried at Minneapolis by F. D. Duy & Co. 10-111 Board of Trade building: Artlcles.l Open. High. Low. Close.l Yest y, Wheat I I May... S0V6S1 5W, 1 k24l 80i July. ol'tk Flax May.. July.. 1 16 11.11 1.17 $1.10, 1.161 1.17 I 1.17S Minneapolis Cash Close Wheat: No. 1 hard, Ko-Sic; No. 1 northern, 7!c, to arrive. 77c; No. S, 74u7iic; No. 1 durum, 72c; No. i durum, 9o. Corn: No. 3 iellow, iUc; No. $, 3-''y3.ilviC. Oats: No. $ white, iic; to arrive. 28c; No. S, 20Vc;. Barley, 3J',u16o. Rye, tiV4wc. Flax; Caah, l May, $114H- Kansas City Grain and I'roTlstons. KANSAS CITY. Feb. 2t.-WHE-T-L'n-chauged; May. 73'4c; July, 73c; Septem ber, ToAic; cash, No. 2 hard, 75fetf78c; No. V, 73VitI7tc; No. $ red, tfifesiic; No. 3, M'ciSic. Hecelpts. 40 cars. CORN L'nchanged to higher; May, 39c: July, WV; civbIi, No. 2 mixed, Sic; No. I white, 3biuc; Ko, S. 38V,c. OATS Cncliantjod; No. $ white. rtfSOHc; No. t mixed, 30c F.GUS Steady; Missouri and Kansas, new No. 2 whltewood canes includetl, loo per dog. ; case count, Do per dos. ; cases re turned, tc less. HAY Firm; choice timothy, $10.711.50; choice prairie, $8.26!tia.50. KYK Hteauly, 5c. BU'fTtK Creamery, 29o. neceipis. onipmenta Wheat, bu. Corn, bu... Oats, bu.... .4,w BO.OU) 30.CU) 23,0uO .67, . 6,000 Liverpool Grain Market. WVERPOOU Feb. 14 WHEAT Spot, ninninal: futures, quiet; March, tjsbd; May, is uVtd: July, tis nd. COKN Spot, quiet; American mixed, nr w. 3s lid: American mixed, old, 4s 7-d. Futures, quiet; March. $lld; May, 3s 5d. Toledo leed Market. TOLFPO. O., Feb. $4. SEEDS Clover, cah. $'2: February, t t2; March, $ SS; April, $.57. Timothy, $1.4. Auuk. $116. SEW YORK STOCKS AND BONDS General Mass of the Market is Inert and Lifeless. LEADERS MOYE IN BOTH DIRECTIONS t'nlon Pacific aad Wabash Advance Sharply and Consolidated Gaa Drops Mne Points on A d verse Legislation. NEW TOnK. Feb. 24 There were con spicuous movements In a few Individual market was Inert and lifeless. The fact that the few stocks which moved widely moved In opposite directions and seemed to hold the general level practically sus pended. Vnlon Pacific continued to advance and was less affected by the later reaction than other stocks. Rumors In circulation of 'an intended distribution of a scrip dividend to dispose of a new preferred stock issue, although they met with di rect denial from 'official sources, had an Influence on the demand for the stock. There was a concerted demand also for the stocks in tho Wabash group, led by Wabash preferred. These movements had some sympathetic effect on the general list under the continued liquidation in Consoli dated Oas which began to disturb previous sentiment. This stock fell an extreme nine points under persistent offerings, induced by the filling of an 80-rent rate for gaa by the State Gas commission. Reading also was Inclined to be heavy throughout. The bank statement failed to show any of tho anticipated Increase In cash, the loss of I2.247,SvO serving to make up more than the discrepancy In last week's state ment from the known movements of money. In addition to the cash decrease, however, the deposit Item was reduced by a loan contraction of more than W.OUO.OOO, with corresponding modification of the re serve requirement. The Inroad on the sur plus was thereby restricted $64,200. The suging tendency became slightly more renounced after the appearance or me jank statement and the market closed dull and heavy. An advance in tne private discount race at Parla was an Incident of the day or interest to this market, owing to the largo resort which local borrowers nave been making to Paris banks to relieve the re quirements on New York banks. Total sales or nomis, pr vaiue, ii,dw,iv. Thk to! law ins wss thk rani of prices on the Nkw York Stock exentnga: Sales. High. Low. Close, Hi llOki 43 101 34 2 2.10 17 16 22 46 72 111 -161 123 141 103 281 D0 102 161 110 8 82 Adamk Kxprekk.. Amal. topper 17,200 UK) l.ouo lll4 43H lUt' Si Amer. Car aod K 4:tv, loot 34 Vs do pIU Airier, ( otton oil do old Amer. Exprekk Amer. Hide A L. ptd Amer. Ice Securltiek 200 I.4IH1 loo IT 4C-, U 411 21 Amer. Linseed Ull do pfd Amer. Locomotive 00 734 71 do pfd Amer. Smelting ft R 10. 800 200 i.3110 300 i.800 1,600 300 600 1,400 161 124 141 104 2K3V4 102 it 160 S, 1UV4 161 123 141 104 2804 ovk 102 V, 160 UO'k 82 17oVk 6i do pfd Amer. Sugar Refining Aiur. Tub. pfd. ccrtK Anaconda Mining Co....... Atchlaon do pfd Atlantlo Coaat Line B. O do pfd Brooklyn R. T 14,600 WO 83 no Canadian Pacific 170 216 i SO 71 21 228 179 12 31 100 Central of N. J thee. & Ohio Chicago & Alton 1,200 (7 do pfd Chicago Great Western..,, C. ft N. W C . M. ft 8t. P Chicago T. ft T 100 too 1, 400 2W1 700 "i.'ooo 4,200 100 loO 12.4UO 21 229V4 18'4 12Vk 31 4V, 34 72 16a 21 22 Vi 179Vi 12 2Vk 63H loVa t2V, 160 ht do pfd C, C, C. & St. L Colorado Fuil A Iron 63 J4 71 n 160 17 s 2l 460 44 88 54 43 78 69 170 110 172 7 Si. 80 40 11 69 tt 1 14C 168 68 116 20 76 161 170 100 84 4a 12 40 148 60 87 DO 100 44 13e hk 81 64 l 23k 138 I 9 41 106 26 44 45 i4 7 46 - 117 la 89 156 34 '6 54 161 121 84 60 108 42 106 4S 114 .r lei !3 1 -6 50 :-'i 42 lu6 43 Colorado & Southern do let pfd do 2d ptd Coil. Gas Cora Products do pfd Del. & Hudeon 100 2o6K log Uel., L. ft W Denver & Rio Orandk 700 300 1,300 1,204) "260 400 46 88 Vt 64 4314 64 liutt do pfd 68 V, 64 H 43 iitt 171 Dlstlllerk' Securities Erie do 1st pfd do Id pfd General Klectrla Hocking Valley Illinois Central Inter. Paper do pfd 200 84)4, 14 Inter. Pump do pfd Iowa Central do pfd K. C. Southern 100 604 600 100 400 1.100 t.too 100 11 1 147 161 6W 116i H 76 114 4114 14714 161 69 11M4 24 ik 76 do ptd L. ft N . Manhattan L Met. securities Met. St. Rr Meaickn Central Minn, ft St. L Minn., St. P. ft 8. 8to. M. do pfd Mo. Pad Ho : M . K. ft T do pfd Kat'l Lead 1,100 100 100V 1,200 600 1.100 600 13 H 40 14S 82 40 148 60S 7 100 4414 Nat'l R. It. of M. N. V. Central pfd. N. T.. Ont. ft W.... Norfolk ft W do pfd North American...., Pacific Mall Pennsylvania People's Usk P.. C, C. ft St. L. Pressed Steel Car... do pfd Pullman Palace Car. Reading do 1st pfd do td pfd Republlo Steel do ptd Rock Island Co do pfd 60 87 Sk too "ioo 1.6' M 1,200 6.600 100 I.80O 100 10014 46 Ul I7T4 81 66 138 i 81 66 8 1,00 1JSH 131 100 11 11 100 too "ido 100 1,200 200 1.300 100 800 1,000 100 100 (1.600 26 46 26 67 66 117 68 9 166 34 37 60 162 ' 46 24 67 66 117 II 88 164 84 87 66 161 St. L. ft 8. St. Louis 8. P. Id pfd. W do pfd 80. PkclUo do pfd Bo. Railway do ptd Tenn. Coal ft Iron. Telaa ft Pkclflc Toledo, St. L. ft W... do pfd Union Pkclflo do pfd lT. 8. Expreee U. 8. Realty li. 8. Rubber do pfd V. 8. Steel do pfd Virginia-Carolina Chemical. do pfd Vabush do pfd Well -Fargo Kipr k WifcUtighuus. Unctrlc Wc.-if-m Union W. ft Lake Brie Wis. Central da pfd No. Paclfio Central Leather do pfd 8!uB-Sheffield Iron 100 10 (0 1.400 1,800 200 '"loo 10.600 4!H 107 U 4 41T4 107 . 48 23 46 1O0 M 124 41 83 26 1,100 JoO 228 42 100 13 63 Total aalea for the day, 110,300. Boston Stocks and Bonds. iiusTUJN, tea. c4- cal loans, fyti6 per cent 1 tiuie loans, 4e'u6Li per cent. Closing quotations on siocks ana Donds ware: Atchison adj. 4s . 4 Allouek ..... do 4s Ilea. Central 4a.. Atchison do pfd n.jstoa ft Albany Doaton ft Maine Boston Elevated. F.tthburg pid... Mea. Central .102 Amalgamated . . 6t Amer. Kino 9o Atlantic .10.' liinslurn .2., j Calumet ft H. . . . .iij'e .... )o .... 2.i .... 43 ....7uo li!-i Centennial .... 14 4 Copper Hange.. 141 Daly West I6h I ra, kiln H...I'icK Oranby .... 2t .... ku . ... Ik .... U .... t' N. V., N. H. ft Union Pacific ui 4 IHe Koyale .... Zi Am. Arge. Chemical. 2 Mass, alining do ptd Am. IVieu. Tube Am. Sugar do pfd Am. Tel. ft Tel. Am. Wnoltn . 41 Ml.lngau . t" Muhawk .141 Mont Coal ft 1 Old Dominion., .1111 Osceola .... .... 13 ! t.. : .... 40 .... i .... i, Parrot do pfd 10 uulncr .... kd .... 4 ....107 .... 10 .... 7, .... 67 .... j .... 14 .... Vi .... 4' ....134 .... ec Donilnlon Iron ft 8.. 31 Shannon , KJ'so.i Elee. Ill 2i7 Tamarack Masa. Electric do li Maha. Uaa I'nlted Krult t'nited 6hoe liach do pfd V. 8. Steal do prd Weetiug. common Adventure Bid. 1D irlMiy 6' tnitcd Copper.... (0 it'. 8. Mining 106 il'. 8. Oil 10 l tan . to V'lrtorla . 42 .107 . 81 (Winona Wolverine ... North butte.. . 4 New York Mining; Stocks. NEW YORK. Feb. 2S Closing quotations on mining biocks were: Adama Coa, 28 Little Chief .... I ....iS ....6J7 .... I .... 10 .... ts .... av .... ao ....na. Alice Ureece brunewlck Con Comacock Tunnel.. Con. Cal and Vs. Hon Silver Iron Silver....,..., Laadvill Cos. ... ...440 ... 40 ... 64 ... 8 ...lli ..J.o ...M ... Ontario Ophlr Phoenix Potokt Savage Sierra Nevada... small Hopaa ... dtaDdar4 Clearing Hons Averages. NEW YORK. Feb. 24. The statement of the clearing house banks for the five days this week shows that the banks hold $5, 125.726 over the legal reserve requirements. This is a dncieaae of $"4. 200 under last week. The ststement follows: Loans, $1.049, l,w; decrease, $3,078,800. Deposits. $1,042..700; decrease, $6,334,400. Circulation, $.7a7.20: decrease, $lK9.tajO. Legal tenders, $S0,O63.200; Increase, $&4.u0. Specie, $1S5.637.200; decrease, $.'.872,700. Re serve, $2oo,7().4ca. decrease, $2,247,600. Re servo required, $-00. 6? 4. 675; decrease, $1 53, toO. Surplus, $6,LS,725; devreaaua, $0W,iO0. ceposlts, $7,290,875; de- Sew York Money Market. NEW TORK. Feb. 24. MONEY On call nominal: r.o loans Time loans, steady; sixty and jier cent. PRIM H per cent. ninety days and s.x months, b MERCANTILE PAPER-6g6H STERLING , EXCHANGE Fteady with sctual business In bankers' bills at ti.KX'if 4.S6.I5 for demand and at $4 (OCMi 4 R'1o for slxtv-day bills. Posted rates. 4.6.1VEj4.M slxty-dav bills. Tested rates. HKIM 2-. SILVER liar, 66V:; Mexican dollars, 5l4o. ItONPS Government, steady; railroad, Irregular. Clrsing quotations on bonus today were as follows: V. S. rf. s, do coupon do 4t. rmrt 1 C. S. Jk, res do coupon V. S. old 4a, rei . do coupon V. B. n. 4a, reg... do coupon Am. Tob. 4s do 6k Atrhlfton (en. 4k... do kd). 4k Atlantic 0. L. 4k. B. ft O. 4k do SHk Bra. R. T. e. 4k. Central of Ok. 6. do lat Inc do td lne do Id Inc ,102 V do cert !7Vi .02 do 4Hi ctri 14 ser.. to lost I ft N. anl. 4.... .lOSt Mnht. . fold 4S ,12?H MM. C'.ntrtl 4l .msi do 1st Inc . 7'4 Minn, ft St. L. 4.. .lit M . K. ft T. U .loaii do ts .lost .101 . . ft .I'M H4 . ft N. R. H. 01 M. e. u .IDIH N. V. C. sen. !.. .K4 N. t. OntnU f. il.HISt . 44 No. Pacific 4k 104-4) . H I do S 11 .114 iNortolk ft W . 4..1C1, . N Ore. . L. rf. 4a.... K . IT Tenn. CT. lot . kl prkdlni gen. 4k lnl .lot St. Li. ft I. M. e. 6a. 117 Cries, ft Ohio 4Hk Chicago A. Ik 1 St. L. ft B. F. IS. k. ! C. B. ft Q. 4k.. 100 St. L. 8. W. eon. 4k 81 S4 C. R. I. ft P. 4k.. iS Seaboard A. L 4k. 1 4 do col. 6k CCC. ft St. L. f. Cols. Ind. Sk eer. do series B ... 1S4j 80. Paclfla 4k 4a.l0tv da 1st 4k etfs A. 7hVt 80. Railway 6k ... 77 Tel. ft Pkclfis la... ... 714 T.. St. LAW. 4k. 4k. Vnlon Pacific 4k ...107 I do cone. 4k ...100 f. 8. Steel Id tk.. ... 86V4 Wabash Is . 66H .lllVk .121 . 64 .106 ,U44l . II .114 . 81 . S . 2 . 13 Cola Mid. 4s Colo, ft Southern Cuba (s D A R. O. 4s Distil. Seek. It... Erie prior lien 4k. do gen. 4k Hork Vkl im.... Japan s offered. ..too I do deb. B .. )2't Western Md 4s ..liMVi W. ft L. E. 4s , ..106V4Wls. Central 4k Brink Clearings. OMAIIA, Feb. 24 Bank clearings for to day were $J,o;.1.on;l.u3 and for ths corre sponding date last year $1.255,i80.40. I. 1908. Monday , Tuesday Wednesday Thursday (holiday). Friday Saturday .$1,7;0,7S4.8 $1,889,059.72 1,341. 271. 1'a 1.277.97S.43 1.6U2.161.M I.01S.61555 l.O&j.OOti.oe l,574.84o. 22 1,74.d41.43 1.266, 960.40 Totals. .$,84,76 62 r.lK,458.20 Increase over lust yeur, $1,724,330.42. OMAHA HllOLEiALG MARKET. Condition of Trade and Qnolatlons on Staple and Fancy Produce. EGGS Receipts liberal; candled stock un settled at 12c. L1VB POULTRY Hens, 10c; old roost ers, 6.c; turkeys, 15c; ducks, 11c; young roosters, 9c; geese, sc. IiTJIuUCI, II, ,1-1 .POTT nlA,.a iCtfT.IO.. old toms, lBAiltfc; chickens, 12dl3c; old roosters. 7c: duck's. 12iil3c: geese. 10c. BUTTEK Packing stock, 14c; choice to fancy dairy, ls&nsjc; creamery, 214t21V4c. HAY Prices quoted by Omaha Feed com pany: No. 1 upland. $6.00; medium, $5.50; coarse. It.W'.'.uo. Rve straw, $6.50. BRAN Per ton, $16.50. HIDES, PELTS AND TALLOW No. 1 green hides, No. 2, 8c; No. 1 salted, 12c: No. 2. 11c: srreen bull hides. S9c: cured, 9CT10c; dry hides. 16Sj2"c. Horse hides, large. $3.26: small. Sheep pelts, each, 60cu$1.25. Tallow. No. L 4c; No. 2, Zc; rough, lc. TROPICAL. FRUITS DATES Per box of SO 1-Id. Dkgs.. $2: Hallowe'en In 70-lb. boxes, per lb, 5c; Bay ers, per lb., 4c; walnut-stulTed, 1-ID. pkgs. VI per loz; s-lb. boxes, $1. OHANQKS California, extra fancy Red land navels, all sizes, $3.0; fancy navels. KHo: choice, all sizes. I2.6oru2.7b. LtMU.M Llmoniers, extia tancy, 249- slze. $3.5: 8iK) to 360 sizes. $3.75. FIGS -California. Der 10-lb. carton. 75(9 65c; imported Smyrna, three-crown, llo six-crown, l.tc. BANANAS Per medium sized bunch. ll.7oiJ.: .(umbos. S2.50Q3.00. lA.NtiKKlNrJS California, tier box or about 125. 13.00. v. r no 1 1 lui I'jo, , i uv, w ' T.oo; California, per box, $4.00134.50. FRUIT. PEARS Wlntoi Nellls and Mount Ver non, 12.50. APPLES California Bollflowers, $1.60 per du. dox; non uavis, i.,o per ou. dox; VAMnesaus. 12.25 Der I.u. box: other varieties. $2.002.50 per bu.; New York appiea, $5.60 per uoi. GRAPES Imported Malagas, $6.5066.00. OLD VUGaVrAULKlt. POTATO to-lioiue growru per btt.. 9bQ oct, sou in uaaoia, per du.. 10c. ONIONS Home grown, yellow and red. per ou, eoc; Dpunisn, per crate, e-.uu; Colo rudo, red and yellow, per bu., $1.00. NAVY BEANS Per bu $2.00. LIMA BKANS Per lb.. 6c. CABBAUE Home grown and Wisconsin, in ciutes, per 10, c CARROTS, PARSNIPS AND TURNIPS t'er ou., uouou. CELERY Kalamazoo, per dox., 253350 SWEET POTATOES Kansas, per 2-bU. DDI., J.U0. NEW VEGETABLES. TOMATOES Florida, per crate of $0 lbs. net, eo.uv. WAX BEANS Per hamper of about $0 ids. net, 4000. STRING BEANS Per hamper of about SO ids. net, w.wu 00. EGG PLANT--Florida, per doi., $1.26(31.50. UKKEN PEPPERS Florida, per hamper 01 uuLui iv uoa., eo.ou. TURNIPS Louisiana, doz. bunches, 75o, BhALLUTlB Louisiana, per dog. DUiicnea, inc. HEAD LETTUCE Louisiana, per bbl., kxA.uvaj-iu.uv, irr uuxen jieaua, at. laiu-e.uo, LEAF LETTUCE Hothouse, per dosen nenaa, ouc. CUCUMBERS Hot house, per dox., $1.75. iivLisii.o i-toinouse, per dozen bunch' Ml'bliROOMS-Hothouse, per lb.. 60c CAL'LIKLOWEK CaUl'ornla, about U heads to crate, tsi.u. BEEt? CUTS. No. 1 ribs, 13c; No. $ ribs, 11c; No. I ribs, lu-c: No. 1 loins, lee; No. $ loins. 12c No. $ loins, U'ic; No. 1 chuck, 6V10; No. i chuck, 4'jo; No. 3 cnuck, 4c; No. 1 round. 7Vc; No. Z round, 6c: No. 1 round, 6c No. 1 plate, 4o; No. i plate, $Vtc; No. I plate, 3u. MISCELLANEOUS. CIDER Per keg. M.To; per bbl.. $6.75. liO-Nr-Y New, per 24 lbs., $3.6a CHEEaE - bwlos. new, luc; Wisconsin brick, loc; Wisconsin nmuerger, 10c; twins, luc; ouiu Ameiicas, iovc. NUTe walnuts, ro. 1 sort shells, new crop, per 10, isu; naru shells, pr lb. i.cv.e. Pecans, lame, per it). 14c: small. per lb., 12c. PeauuU, per lb., Mc; rouoteci. per lt., sc (-in 11 wainuts, per id.. Utflao. Almonds, soft shell, per IS., i7o; haici si.eus, per 10., 1.1c. cocoanuik 14.26 per sai-K 01 iv. FRESH FISH-Trout. 11c; halibut, 10c pluHurel, dressed, 2c; wlilto 'as., lie; sun 11BI1, Cuc, perch, skinned and dressed, 6c pike, luc: redsnapper, 11c; salmon. He ciappiee, t(tc; ecis, 18c; black bass, 2.c Whitehall, lac; Irog legs, per dos., 600 lobsters, green. 33c: boiled lobsters. 17c bluellsh. 15c; herring, 4c; Spanish mackerel. luc; haddiick, 10c; shrimp. $l.ool.0 per gallon; smells, '.ic; coo, ik(. OYSTERS Fresh standard, $1.40 oer gal. shell oysters, l.t"4i2.00 per 100: Little Neck .i .ins il.bo ucr Kk,. hUQAlli-Granulated cane, In bbls.. $5.06 ginuK-U-d cine, in naca,s, tw.ei; granulated ( t, in sucks. ll.Ul. fiVRLP-lu ban.ls 21c per gal.; casea io-ii. cans, kl.oo; cases, 11 6-lb. cans, V.oo; caseb, -4 its-lb. cans, $1.90. 1 OKI- KK. RoUbleU: No. 3o, 2iVic per Ib. No. 311. Iti'.-c per lb.: No. 26, lovu per 10. No. 20, 15H Pur 'D-: lu- l-'ifcc per ib. FLOUR iwliolesaie) Best high grade Ne brahka, per cwl., $2.00; best high grade putenl Minnesota, per cwt., $2 3o; straight patent Nebraska, per cwt., 12.00; second L.meni Nehrasku. Jl 1SJ. CURED Fifcll Family whitelish, per bbl., luO lbs., (4.50; Norway mackerel, per uul., 2UU ns. : nioaters, e-ej.uv; rso. 1, ks.uu No. 2, l-iW. 10. i, $.n.uo; Irish No. $17.00. Herring, in bbls., 200 lbs. each: Nor wuy, 4k, $13uu; Norway, 3k, $U.uo; Hoi luuU, mixed, $11.50. Holland herring in kegs: Milkers, sue; kegs, mixea, oc. BROOM o No. 1 carpel. U-i No. $ car pel, 42.40; No. 8 plain. u.za. CANNED OtiODIs Corn, standard west ern, oo'ttuuc; Maine, $1 L. Tomatoes, 6-1 b. cans, Jl.iul.cu; 2-lu.. '0i(ii.ou; pine apples, grated, awo., $2.0oJ.3u; sliced, Ills UJ.20: gulioit apples, lancy, 13.00: Cali fornia apricots. 1.40'ai.oo; pears, $1.7iA t.oo; peaches, fancy, $1.752.40; H. cJ. peaches, .rAH.b Alaska salmon, red, Ilia; pina, sue; tuner v-iunoott, ., u.lu fancy socket e, i ., 1 ; sardines, H-oll, tui.tw; -iiiustartu, t-.uo m; iwttt pota toes, $1 lami.io; aaueraraut, $1.00; pump- gins, HC'UUW. v a uea.ua, j-10., 7o"JOC Lima ueaua, 1-10., (owcwal.u; spiuaco, Hoi.ia2.0o, cheap peas. z-Ib., Wc; extra, 7o4suc; fancy, $1.3titl.76. EVAPORATED FRUITS Fancy Mulr peaches, lic; cnoice atuir peaches, live fancy yellow, 12c; 6J-6V prunes, 7c; -iu. ic; tancy ew icira ring appivs, llc choice, loVic; fancy 4-crowa loose musca tei raisins, iic; 3-crown, 7c: 2-crown, bigc lancy seeded ralsi.is In 1-lb. cartons, ic choice seeded. In 12-oz. cartoons, 7Vic; east ern piuea cnernes., iic, rsew torg evap- oraieu uiaca raspoerrics, aoc. lancy pears, lac; choice, 15c; fancy nectarines, ac; fancy bprlcots, llc; choice royal, 10c; Hal lo e en dates, 6Vsc; glace ciiron, 1,'c; cau- (UtMa, uci ituiou, iMtfi wraugs. Ut, Kx-Vnlted States crease, $'iMS,435. OMAIIA LIVE STOCK MARKET Cattle for the Week Show Very Little Chance In Values. HOGS AVERAGE HIGHER FOR THE WEEK Moro Sheen Than I anal for a 8atnr Da?, bnt Kearly All Are Con signed Tarooah, Leaf Ins; Very Few Loads on Sale. SOUTH OMAHA. Fsb. U. IMS. Receipts wr Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Official Monday ... 60S6 4.401 10,14 cjmciai Tuesday .., othelal Wednesday Omclal Thursday ... Ulhcial Friday .... Official Saturday ... ... 1.214 ... 4.D2S ... $.5 ....2.017 ....1,235 ...21,731 ...19,687 ...18.23$ . ..17.9"4 ...16.860 15,tl 14.240 10.257 ,07 .06a ei.tit 47,387 $0,234 fl.Cel tO.OaS 60,754 18.173 $.in 1.807 ,.793 k.433 This week ,. 44.011 2,K1 17.430 n.m u.r.t 44.150 Last week .., Week Before : Three weeks ago ... Four weeks ago ... Sam week last year .16.623 The following table shows ths receipts of cattle, hogs and sheep at South Omaha for ths year to date, compared with last year: jane. MuS. Inc. Dec Cattle 146.017 118,i94 26.72S .... Hogs 419 sti m;s u.1Ui Sheep $406 $44,171 I.SM CATTLE) QUOTATIONS. Ths follnwlnar will ihne ilia, nrlne Bald for the different kinds of cattle on tt South Omaha market: Oood to choice corn-fed teers....$50O'tj5.60 Fair to choice corn-fed steers.... 4.76'fl500 Common to fair corn-fed steers.... 4.0O'&4.75 Oood to choice cows and heifers.... t.75'4.10 rair to good cows and heifers I w-tf-l .5 Canners and rnti.ra l.Btal. Good to choice stockers and feeders $.765 4. 0 rair to good stockers and feeders.. I.C1l it Comnioti to fair stockers t 'i ) Bulls, stags, sto sOt?4 .00 Good veal calves tv6 $0 1 he following table shows th average price of hogs at South Omaha for the last several days, with comparlsonsi Date. 1906. 190$. 11904. lTa. 11902. lltOl.IlJOrt. Feb. 7... Feb. ... Feb. ... 6 57 6 6844 4 74j 4 64 4 68 4 77, A 771 I 6 74 4 $9 tt Oil I 6 001 ' 02 I 4 69 4 71 4 84 4 M 4 7 4 $8 4 75 4 75 4 68 4 76 a 4 $4 4 78 4 74 4 70 4 70 4 69 I 704, 4 891 72 alfl at TC eb. 10.. t 71 Feb. 11.. 6 00 71 Feb. 12.. 6 711 6 001 I 6 72 6 021 Feb. 18.. 6 '614,1 4 611 4 96 4 98 I 04 6 II 6 901 Feb. 14.. 6 89 6 89 6 84U 4 81 4 85 4 85 4 73 4 67 I 4 66 4 US 4 74 4 fi9 4 66 6 86 6 83 Feb. 16.. I 80 Feb. 16.. Feb. 17.. 93 6 JH, 6 9$ I 6 87H & ! 5 95H 6 03 6 03 6 tt 5 12 7 02 t 79 5 7l t 87 6 84 5 8-S Feb. Is.. 6 971 Feb. 19.. Feb. 20.. 6 91 6 25 6 99 6 961 6 93 Feb. 21.. I 6 3 Feb. 2$.. I 961 Feb. 23.. 6 23 6 201 Feb. 24., 6 84! 6 96 Sunday. RANGE OF PRICES. Cattle. Hogs. $6.02ifW.16 6.75 B.J5 Omaha $2.00cfr6.00 Chicago 1.dOU.2G Kansas City I.25g6.00 St. Louis 2.orK((6.90 Sioux City 2.50S6.50 FRIDAY'S SHIPMENTS. The following shows the number of cars of stockers and feeders shipped to the country Friday and their point of desti nation: CATTLE. Cars. 8. Parker, Lyons, Neb. M. 0 1 wiinani priestman, Biienanaoan, ia. Wab . H. Ntckols. Woodbine. Ia.-I. C 1 John Wagner, West Lincoln, Neb, Q.... t H. P. Hall, Brayton, U.-R. I , 1 T. Pluminer, Craig, Neb. M. 6 0 1 C. W. Ramsey, Oeikley, la. Q 1 O.- B. Gable, Hartlngton, Neb. M. O. 1 Carey & C, Anita, la R. I I S. H. Mantrey, Corning, la. 4J 1 S. Backer, ' Clarkson, Neb. F. E 1 William Stuart, Calhoun, Neb. M. O.. 1 The official number of Cars of stock brought in today by each road was: cattle.H0ga.bhD.Hse8. u., M. & st. f 1 e wabash Missouri Paclfla Union Pacific system... 12 .41 $8 11 23 C. A. N. W. (east) . & N, W. (west) ., St. P., M. o C, B. & Q. (east) C. B. tt U. (west) ... C, R. I. & P. (east).. C. R. I. At P. (west).. Illinois central ....... Chicago Gt. Western. Total receipts 43 123 23 8 The disposition of the day's -recelnts was as follows, each buyer purchasing the num ber oi head indicated Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Omaha Packing Co.. 5.60 ra.2S 6.60 6640 6.90 S 06 34 1.056 279 2.600 28 2,677 16 23 2,764 874 203 79 40 69 4 see iiii 27 268 123 122 Swift and Company.. Cudahy Packing Co.. Armour & Co Carey Lob man & Co McCreary Hill & Son Mike Haggerty J. B. Root St Co Bulla & Kline Krey Packing Co I.oax Packing Co Other buyers Totals 1,174 10,208 CATTLE As usual on 4 Saturday tho fresh receipts did not amount to anything, but owing to the wrecks which delayed the arrival ot some of the stock Intended for yesterday's market, there were more cattle in the yards this morning than usual on a Saturday. They sold steady to a little lower than yesterday. tne receipts continue large at this Dolnt. tog total ror tne weea amounting to. zl.itx. as against i.tS7 last week, 18,233 a week ago, and 16.6-4 for the corresponding week oi a year ago. The market has been well suDolled with beef steers all the week and prices have been as a rule satisfactory to the selling Interests. During the first two days some little weakness was noted, but that was fully made up later on. so that at the close there was not much difference as compared with one week ago. Considering tne targe receipts, it certainly speaxs vert well of the market to be able to call It as steady, but the consuming demand has been very satisfactory, and all packers nave accordingly ueen tree ouyers. The murket on cows and heifers has fol lowed very closely that on steers. During the first two days a little weakness was noted, but that was mostly made up the days following, but there was another easier spot on Friday's close. It will be remembered that at the close of last week the market on good cows ana heirers ex perienced a decided bulge in value, due to heavy buying orders from the outside. As there was no such active demand at the close of the present week It Is not aur prising that the better grades of cowa and heifers had to sell a little lower than one week' ago. Prices on the common tn medium grade, however, were well main tained, being fully as good as at the close of Inst week. The feeder market has been In a good healthy condition all the week, both sup ply and demand being good. Buyers have had orders for all the rattle of that de scription that have arrived and receivers have met with no difficulty In disposing of their stock. The fact Is the market has been quoted steady or strong every day this week, with the result that prices are now a little higher If anything than one week ego. Representative salest liEKr BTlSKitB. No. 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 T , I 1 I It 8 I 1 1 11 4 I I 1 I t 1 4 t 8 I t i t i T 8 I 1 f t 8 I I t A. Pr Na. Av. Pr. ... 170 I 10 ... 70 I 10 ... 880 I 41 ... IN I Tl ...111 171 ... 740' 4 0 ... 474 4 00 ... 837 4 10 ... 140 4 14 ... 144 4 It ...1041 4 14 ... stl 4 It ... T7I I II II... I. .., I .. 1... 4... II. .. II... II... II... to. . . 144 18 IClt 4 44 104 4 64 HI 4 41 Il4 4 44 1104 4 4 MB! 4 II list 4 If ini I to 1870 4 tO H:l 4 N Use 4 to t... COWS l... l... l... 14... ...1170 ...880 I Ik ... TIO I II ... tW I It ... Tt I I ... lit I 4 ...1044 I 44 ... 440 I 80 ...1834 $ tt ...1140 $ tt ... H7 H ...1114 I It 1. mo I tt lilt I 60 I. ...I04S $ 44 , l it I II tn h tit I Tl 1 tt , It t 11 II II I I:::: it 14 1 i:;;; T II to 1 ..1181 I 44 . 84 tt .. Ml I tt ...1131 I Tt e ve is I Tt 8 Tl !t 00 I 4 $ 0 I M .. 141 ... tt t Tl ..lit! ...Itwo ...lot ...10W .. IN ..10M I 7 .. t7t I Tt ... IXI I 0 ..1140 ..loti ... K $ 0 I Tl I If ...lilt IN .107 k ...114 4 I no In Ik.) I M .1078 I ft 1 '40 I Tl .1314 I Tl ...1100 ....) ... tuf I 1 ...1084 I tt ...1114 i If ...100 $ 13 ...loll $ It ... tit I It .1104 I Tt ..1 10 Tt ..1131 ..1181 IS . . 7 4 1 . HOT N HEIrERI. ill I N T. I. Ill ::::: . Ml $ 14 .H0 IN .int tt .IN II 4T I 40 , Ml I Tt 174 I 10 1. ... 84 $ K 14 M IN ... Ml I 44 1 1160 4 4 ... Tt $ M 1 144 I 9 t.. I.. 1.. 1.. , ,.,....isne a v 1 ivvw e v e a... - I 10 1 144 I T t 18 i ..Aft I 7V I 10 i 171 I Tt , .ll& I 10 1 lk I Tk I4t I .104 CALVKB. 80 4 M 1 1... lit f 0 100 4 N I l' 4 00 II 4 14 1 tt" 4 10 I k I la 0 40 I "t TOCK ERS AND FEEDERS. I IM 18 I UN 4 N 45 I TK 4 14 4 i 7 44 t n 44 I4 4 4 Ill IN ft T 4 4 ' t Its 4 40 . H 104 4 7 t 141 4 OS HOGS Tnere was fair average Satur day s run of hogs here this morning, 119 cars being reported In. Shippers opened the market by paying prices that done. When buyers and sellers finally got together It was on the basis of a shade higher prices. Later reports from Chicago indicating an easier market up there gave the bears still further encouragement and the market closed off a little easier than It opened, The bulk of all the hogs finally old at $6.02(&O7H. as ngalnst $i.02hu.06 yesterday. The top today, $6.16, was the Same as yesterday. While the hog market has fluctuated hark and forth to some extent this week, there has been an upward tendency all the time, and at the close of the week-values are on an average 12Ho higher than they were nne week ago. One year ago today the aver age price at which all tbe hogs sold on this market was only $4.74. two years ago $5.52 and three yean ago $0.82. Only twice since the yards at South Omaha were opened have hogs sold as high during the month of February as tney are how selling. In 19t4J they sold considerably better than $6.00, and In February. 1893, the average price one day reached as high as $8.19. , Representative sales; II., No. Av. So. Tt. No, At. 8h. 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I Ot 44 1t ... t It 44 Ill ... 4 04 II lit ... I 10 10 121 ... t 01 Tl 141 40 4 10 II til ... I 44 II 141 ... I 10 II 181 ... 101 10 141 ... 4 10 TT Itl 40 I Ot It tit 110 4 10 IT 101 ... Ot tt Kit .. I 1 Tl 1(4 ... 4 0 II Ill t t 10 71 ISt ... 4 01 66 IV ... 4 10 T4 11T N I M 44 14 ... 10 44 131 ... 4 04 4 170 ... I 10 17 lot ... 06 Tl 114 ... 4 11 17 114 t0 4 04 IS .104 10 4 14 Tl Ill 40 4 Ot SHEEP It has been a long time Mince na many sheep have been seen In the yards on a Saturday as were here this morning. Ihe fact of there being so many here to day was due to the wrecks yesterday which prevented the arrival of stock which nad been snipped lor Friday s market. It happened, though, that nearly everything, barring four or Ave loads, was consigned througn, and had not been Intended for sale at this oolnt. The few loads actually Offered here had been ordered In at the re quest of buyers, and were practically sold before arrival. The prices paid today would not show any material change as compared with yesterday, The market on both sheen ana iambs has experienced a deolded change this week, as may be noted by comparing quotations now current with those of a week ago. The . fvmttma. nr.uuia aiiu vvv, m mill 11 very few are arriving, have not shown very mucn decline, being almost as mgn as a week ago. The demand, however, has not been very urgent at the prevailing prices. On the other hand, medium and common grades have broken sharply. Lambs have suffered the most decline of any kind, being all of toiboo lower, tnan last week. The break was due to the two-fold cause of large receipts and lower prices at other prevailing points, as was notea irom day to day during the week, the trade wat rather Inclined to drag, packers not ap pearing to have use for any great number of either sheep or lambs. The creak on tne common to medium grades of both sheen and lambs brought prices down a point where feeder buyers could Lrxora to taae noia ana tney oougni a very large proportion of the receipts, In fact. It was the feeder buyers who rleaned up tbe yards and kept things mov in. uuotations: uooa to cnoice native lamos, tn.DCi75: good to choice western lambs, Irt 4inft : fair to good lambs. $8.1u'30.40: cull lambs, $4.5aoZt; gooa to cnoice ngnt year lings, $5.756.90; good to choice heavy year lings, $5.rKyo.76; luir to gooa neavy year lings, to 4(t).ou; gooa to cnoice winners, , .... i I , - v. ea vx. est. srnnA to choice ewes. 14.8CKfi6.26: fair to good ewes, $4.5OS4.80; cull sheep and bucks, $3.00 4.00. Representative sates; Nn. At. Pr. 15 western cull lamns r am 103 western ewes 125 6 26 2!il western wethers 183 6 00 604 western lambs 85 (60 CHICAGO I4VB STOCK MARKET Cattle iteady Hogs Strong; to Five Ceate Higher. CHICAOO. Feb, , 24. CATTLE Receipts, $00 heed. Market' steady; beeves. K.mj calves, $6.0uS$.00; good to prime steers, $5.35 tjyC.25; poor to meuium, a4.1mt1u.0v; iucnr and feeders. 2.'itwf. iu. ,, Hons RecelDts. 1&.0OT neaa; estimated Monday. 48.WO head. Market strong to 6c blgner; mixed and butchers, l6.ioU4.J2; food heavy, H-V.n; rougn neavy, o.iut 20: Uaht. $6.06H-a.27Vi; pigs, $6.76fl.10; bulk e t 'V,i an. RH3KP AND LAM Bit Receipts, 1.DCU head. Market strong; Sheep, $3.266.i6; yearlings, $5.7566.50: lambs, f3.3xjr7.10. vmm.m ritv l.lva toclr. Market. . .n , a ntTV kl PlTTf .P celpU, 600 head, including 60 head south- -. alnaHv- ehfiloa catuirt anrl dressed beef steers. $5.40(56.00; fair to good. ttwtfb.iv. western IVU iirria, ee.iwuu.wv, stockers and feeders, $3.CH4j6 00; southern . oa..AaOn. ar.,thaen n,.w, 1 0 'Jf, fi , 'i 7fi steera, ei.iwui.rv, .u. , w .. , -- - -. native cows, 12.26 n 4.50; native heifers, $3.00 .ii- h.iiia 13 fcwM 00: calves. 13.0iJcta7.26. Re ceipts for the week, 43.500 head. HOtJS Receipts, t.txo neaa; margei so hi.i.ae- inn li if,: bulk of la 8. 16 10H6.2O: w. -T. e.- Ci.a OH. ranlim M 1VS MV nl lieavT, fi.wu.i k , ' - and li-ht. t5.tcti.10. Receipts tor tne week. , i C . ...... A D r 1 LLl Ala nniww(y-iv(iiiriiiv, . . ' . . i v. , - n.:.u . .. . j t.ev; western i en muiua, eu.w(T). iu, wos auu yearlings, $4.SC(T6 80; western fed yearlings, eii.ocri . to, . 1 n v. e- 'ww.tv. stockers and feeders, $$.2664.50. for the week, 41.600 head. Receipts 4. l.oals Live StoeU Market. ST. LOl'IS. Feb. 24. CATTLE Recelnts. Son head, no Texans; market steady; native shipping and export steere, M.&oryS.sU; dressed beef and butcher steers. $3.1uu6.10; steers under 1.000 lbs., $2.SX'I4.0; stockers and feeders, li.2ifi4.BO: cows and heifers, $2.lO?j4.90; canners, $2.tXXS2.60: bulls, $3 lnt $76; calves, 12.757.50; Texas and Indian steers, $$.b0Q4.60; cows and heifers, $2.1oc3 8.80. HOGS Receipts, $ 000 head; market 6c k. I ..!... -I,, anil llvhtai 1R a . l-i uccue'SfS; butchers and best heavy, $6.2fV 6-40. SHEEP AND LAMBS None for sale. Sloas City Live Steak Market. SIOUX CITT, Feb. 24.-(Specltl Tele gram.) CATTLE Receipts. 200 mead; mar ket stronger; beeves, $4.0(19.60; cows, bulls and mixed, I2.76ia4.26; stockers and feeders, $2.75'&-4.25; calves and yearlings,, $2.6ot(t3.75. HOQS Receipts, $,608 head; market 6o higher: selling at $S.tutj.06; bulk of prices. $5.96 tj1. 00. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipt, $00 head; market steady. . Stock la Sight. Receipts of live stock at the sis prln dual western markets yesterday: . Cattle. Hogs. Sheen South Omaha l.rJ6 9.01 6.433 Sioux City $00 $,6u0 U0 Kansas City toO $,0u) $,5u0 St. Joseph 142 4.4'2 441 Ct. Louis X $0u0 Chicago .., IO 15,1X0 1.600 Totals .. 2,177 $8,074 11,174 St- Jo.eptt Live Stock Market. ST. JOSEPH. Feb. 24. CATTLB-Re- eelDts. 142 head: market steady; natives. $4.0006.00: cows and helfera, $1.64.76; Blockers and feeders, $3.26frli0. HOQS Receipts. i492 head; market opened XVWJto higher, closed advance loat; mellum and heavy, U Wi $.J-.'V bulk. $-i fCV-IS 17 i.?.'H: '"ilk. ttt fi?S 16 17. Riip,k-i ivn i.iciiiii tiuui.!, an i,Mii market steady. Cotlon Market. NEW TORK. Feb. 24. COTTON" Ppot cIosihI rjtilet; middling up1iini1, lo.soc; mid dling gulf, 11 10c: sales. m l.rtles. ST. L4)l 18. Mo.. Feb. 24. CtrTTON Quiet; middling. lo-v,r; sales. KV? boles: re ceipts. 21 ) Imlt-s; slilpnieuts, 10 bales; stock, 43.K: bales. L1VERIHWU IVb. t4.-COTTtlN-Ppot quiet: prlres 2 points higher: American middling f.tlr. 6.27d; good middling. 5.93d: middling, ".7T.il: low nilildllng. 6.6'.al; gnoil ordinary, 5.41d; ordinary, 6 :.'id. The sales of the day were 8.00W bales, of which 6i) hales were for spoliation and export and Included 6.3t) bales American. Receipts, 4.0H0 bales. Including 3,l"0 hales Amcrlrnn. NEW ORLEANS. 1.. Feb. 24.-4.0TTOM Snot closed quiet: sales, 1,850 bnles; or dinary. 7 13-16c: good ordlnnrv. 9c; low middling, loc; mldilllng, 10 9-1c; good mid dling, 10 l3-lf,o; mldilllng fair, Uc. lie cclps, 7.626 bales: stock, 307. 62 4 bales. Iigtr and Molasses. NEW TORK. Feb. 24. St'OAR Raw steady; fair refining. 2T4,c; centrifugal, C6 test, $ ll-S21f3Sc; molasses sugar. 8V; re- nned nulet: No. 6. 4.0Oc: No. 7. 8.95c: No. 8, $ 0c; No. 9. $ S3c; No. 10. 3.80c; No. 11. $ 75c; in o. iz. g.ioc; Mo. is. S.Ofto; No 14, Shc; con fectioners' A. 4.35c: mould A. 4.76c: cut loaf. 6.2: crushed, 6 2cc; powdered, 4.tWc; grajiu- lotea, 4.Sop; cubes, 4 76c. M OLA SB E8 Steady: New Orleans onen kettle, good to choice, SO-fjMc. fN WW UKLKAN8. Feb. 24. BUQAH Firm; open kettle eentrlfuRal, S'ii3c: cen trifugal whites, $4c; yellows, SSHo; seconds, $ t-lOc. MOIASSES Open kettle. 17ffWo: centrif ugal, 7D0c; syrup nominal, ZbQi'JOc. Oils and Rosin. NRW TORK. .Feb. 84 OIL Cottonseed oil steady; prime crude, f. o. b., mills, 23rif 23Hc; prime yellow, 804c. Petroleum quiet j refined. 7.tc: Raltlmore and 1'lillnrli-liihln- 7.56c; prrnie In bulk, 4.65c. Turpentine) steady, TKfrVlH-c. SAVANNAH, Qa., Feb. 24. OIL Turpen tine Arm, 69c. Rosin firm; A, B, C, D, E, t . U. 4.os: H. 84 25: I. $4.55: K. 65.20: M. $5 45: W. O.. $6 10; W. W, $ 20. OIL CITY. Pa.. Feb 24.-01 ly-Credlt bal ances, $1.56; shipments, 9S.928 bbls.; average. tvs,4iei dois. ; runs, Ha,zi4 inns.; average, on, 824 'bbls.; shipments, 54.207 bbls.; runs, 55, 374 bbls.; average, 89,560 bbls. CofTee Market. NEW TORIC Feb. 24.-COFFEI5 The market for roITee futures opened steady at unchanged' prices to a decline of 5 points In response to lower European cables anil reports that March notices representing: about 150.000 bags were In circulation. There was a good demand for March In the open market, however. The notices wero promptly stopped and the market rallied during the later trading on covering by Kuropean shorts and medium hull support. Sales were reported of 124.600 bags. Includ ing March at 6.6hWJ.70p; May, 6.90c; July. 7.06ti7.10c; September, 7.26Ci7.30c; December, 7.50ft 7.65c. Spot, Rio, steady; No. 7 In voice, 8140. Metal Market. NETV YORK. Feb. 24. METALS There was no change In the metal market today. which ruled quiet in tne ansence or came. Spot tin Is quoted at $.1rV2r'u3.50. Lake and electrolytic copper at $17.8i? 18.50 and cast ing at 17. tcvn 17-75. l.nnd is quiet at to xo fi5.45 and spelter at $6.00fj'6.10. Iron re mains unchanged. ST. LOUIS. Feb. 24. METALS Lead, steady at $5.27'A. Spelter, steady at $5.90r, 5.95. Wool Market. LONDON. Feb. 24. WOOL The arrivals of wool for the second series of auction sales amounted to 2U3.734 bales. Including 12M.0IIO bales forwarded direct to spinners. The Imports this week were 64,006 bales. ST. LOUIS. Mo.. Feb. 24. WOOIr- Steadv; medium grades, combing and cloth ing. 23rJffic; light fine. 2fe24c; heavy line, Is4l21c; tub washed, 3240c. Merchandise and Specie. NEW YORK. Feb. 24. Total Imports and merchandise and dry goods at the port of New York for the week ending today were valued at $17,5f3.047. Imports of specie were $36,222 silver and $110,472 gold. Total exports of specie for the week ending to day wore $775,087 silver and $426,000 gold. Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. Feb. 24. Today's state ment of the treasury balance In tho gen eral fund, exclusive of the $150,ooo,oiio gold reserve, shows: Available cash balance. $149,757,962; gold coin and bullion, $74,681, 171)$ goia certincaies, 4o,bui,bu0. REAL ESTATE! TRANSFERS. The following real estate transfers were filed for record February 24: Felix J. McShane ard wife to Anna Bennett, lot 2, block 2; lot 2, block 8, and lot 2, block 4, Kendall's addi tion $ 750 Mary- Rooney and husband to Oscar Ocander, lots o and 6, block 1, Rnnnpv's nrldltlnn J2S Frank Hajek and Frank and Mary Jansky, lot 12, block 16, First addi tion to South Omaha 800 James and Annn Matts to Margaret Noon, lot 11, block 22. First addition to Corrlgan Place. South Omaha.... 1,500 Daniel Q. McKay and wife to George w. Karbacn el ai., lot it, b tew art Place 650 Elisabeth McManus and husband to Helena Swanberg, lot 8, block 6, Mel rose Hill 900 Samuel B . Christie and wife to William Tucker, lot 7, block 153, South Omaha 600 Marlus Bnrensen and wife to Lucy M. B ack, lot 6. block 6. Kllby Place. 1.300 James F. Nolan et nl. to Catherine B. Nash. wVa lot 2, block 124, Omaha.... I.ooo U. S. STEEL PFD. $500 will boy 100 shares U. B Steol Pfd. on our margin plan. This stock imy the holtler 7 per cent, or $700 a year for each 100 share thus held, besides the In crease In value, which should not be less than $20 to $40 a share, or $2,000 to $4,000 on each 100 shares. Special Information mailed free. Write us at once. R. M. WEAVER Established 1883 223 Diamond St. Pittsburg. Pa. W, Farnam Smith & Co. Stocks, Bonds. Investment Securities. He-ht tA rtrvr? is- We offer subject to sale 20 to 100 shares UNION STOCK YARDS 1320 Farnam St.. Tel. Douglas 1064 MINI NO STOCKS. Inside prices for all mining, Industrial and unlisted storks. I have correspond ents In all the mining camps. I make no charge for Information about any mining Stock or property. Write me and get un biased Information and MARKET PUIC1&3 for any stock. A FEW SPECIALS. 8tkn4kr4 Cons t Huhbard-glllott ...Special ..Bpsetal O A. Tr.a4w.il I lk 4 Hlshuuie 10 V) Friday $ 11 Cana. Jaffarsoa SpkKlal . .8(aclal Bearflab t Jl L H. P. 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