THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 1907. CHAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET .r ci trmc Early, Gommisiiea Fouses BfiDir Good Bajtii. i.cALZ NG COUNTERACTS THE ADVANCE (loss la All Liars la Easy at Afaoat rrrvlvaa Uir'i risarea Talk Linrr Cora Hceclpta Keat Week.' OMAHA. Jan. 24, 1907. f The market was quite strong early," 'h)S the h-xrhanse Oram company, "Willi m ...ninilnnioii htiuM i gud buyer, many T tperators bring Influenced by bullifth lor- iign nftws, especially tne T auction that is ji(llcied In the Argentina crop, with tears vl damage on tha continent, as well as the lieivy Australian shiprm-rit to China. Ad vances did not hold, howcvrr, coniui auie wok-fnil 1 palming taking place, with sum bearish presHUie, Uuu to expectations ol .4 warmer wiamer in the winter wneat Den, The closing was easy." There was Influential buying of corn fu I tures early on the bullish Argentina n, . I lint cash houses sold and there was a good ottl oi rmlising on talk of large receipts next week, with heller aradlnn oil I proved weather. The closing was steady to Oats trafle was very light, prices working ofl slightly with wheat and com, bVt there was lairly good commission housj buying, and It looks as though slocks would show large reductions. Pilmary wheat receipts were Srjt.oon hush els ana shipments bushels, against recelUi last year ot 4M.0UU bushels and shipments of 17.000 bushels. Torn receipts were 77ti,mo bushels and shipments 673,00 bushels, against receipts last year of 7M.(M) bushels and shipments of ST.i.ui) bushels. Clearances "vere 147,0m) bushels corn, 2,000 bushels oats, and wheat and flour equal to 4,eoo bushels. . Liverpool closed & higher on wheat and '41 higher on corn.' Rronmhsll estimate wheat shipments at ,000,0)0 bushels. Australian wheat ship ments were 8.64S.00O bushels, against 9S6.O00 bushels last week and 1,704,000 bushels last year. Local range of options. in- Artlcles. Open. High I Low. I Close. Tes'y Wheat I - I May... 72B 72VB Tl 71 72 July... J1HB T1B T1VB TlB 71 Corn May... 40V B 41B 40V.A VB 4W July... )4B 40HB 4iU, Sept... 40V. ...... 40VB 40V. Oats May... . 36VB 3CTS7B ' S6V Jfl'iA R74 July... . S3A .... 33tt A asked, B bid. ' Omaks Cask Prices. ' WHKAT No. 3 hard, 684870Hc: No. I hnrd, 68'i&6cj No. 4, 61B6c; No. 3 spring, 6W7014C. CORN No. , SVtJ07c; No. 4. S5Hff3c; No. S yellow, 7c;- No. 3 white, St4c. OATS-No. 3 mixed, SlU-tfVc; No. 3 white. HV! No. 4 white, JW!&'35e. RYE No. t, B9c: No. 8, 674c. Carlet Receipts. Wheat. Corn. Oats, Chicago Kansas City Minneapolis Omaha ...... Uuluth ...... 8t. Louis ... 17 ,443 192 31 "27 in 87 159 . 31, 24 35 65 136 157 CHICAtiO OR AI.1 AXD PROVISIONS Feat area ! 4he Tradlagc aad Closing; Prices on Board of Trade. CHICAGO, Jan. 2.-Llberal selling by longs caused a weak .finish today in the lm-sl wheat market, the May delivery clos ing at a net decline of He Corn and oats were each uruUauged. Provisions were fg) 7Sc hlcjier. . Wl oukuess In Wheat developed during the last hour of trading, the mantel prior to that time showing considerable strength. The selling seemed to be actuated lamely Uy the effort to obtain Immediate profits Instead of holding ovur Sunday. The news of the day was distinctly favorable to the bulls, cables being ' firm, receipts In the northwest light and weather In the wheat section extremely oold. Commission houses were active bidders at the opening, but as the session advanced the demand became less urgant. The market closed weafc, final quotations being autha sowest point ot the day.- May opened unchanged to wtfViC bigher at 79c to TOHWiti'c, soia ai.TWikC, and then declined to 7lH478c. The close .'was at 78c. Clearances of wheat and f flour were equal to 46,0)0 bu. Primary re 1 celpte were 3iH.O0O bu.. against 4W.0O0 ha. for the corresponding day "aet year. Min neapolis, Duluth and Chicago reported re ceipts, of 317 cars, against !2 cars last Week and 306 cars one year ago. A report that the Argentina crop of corn will be only about one-half the amount origlnully estimated caused considerable firmness In the market early In the day, but later prices weakened on free selling by cash houses. The offerings to a large extent were brought out by the prospect of material Increase In the movement. It being estimated that the receipts for Mon day will be 723 cars. The market closed steadv. ' May ouened a shade to U&4c vAtilgher at 44A4C to 46e, edvanced to 4o and then declined to 46tfKc. Local re celpts were 443 cars with 4 of contract jr grade. Trading in the oata pit was quiet and the a market held steady on moderate buying by J commission houses. The selling wss mostly by, longs. May opened a shade to He higher in anvMoa7t., aimi ociwMn ,vv'uic ana 8H6&Hc, and closed at . 384c Local re ceipts were 193 ears. A lively general demand for provisions was In eyldance fur the greater part of the day, but offerings were light. The demand was based on a 10c advance In the Drlce ot live hogs. Shorts and local packers led In the buying. At the close May pork was ud 7Hc at 1J 721.. Lard was 5c hiaher at $n.4).67W- Ribs were 5c higher at $9.32Va ai Kstlmated raceipts Wheat. 3H cars; corn, cars; hogs. 47,000 head. for Monday are: 723 cars; oaUs, 191 The leading futures ranged as follows Articles.! Open. I Hlgh.j Ixw. Close. Yes'y. 7R 7S 7 78 78!78!& 79 78 78 41! 41 Til I 41 46 4h'46''aA, 464i MI4SWI 46 4Ktf 46 . 36 6 32 13 66 16 80 40 62 66 r r 36 3X! , 36 38V 36 82132S 16 72 u r 165 16 72 16 87 87 7 70 85 35 46 V BU t 33 42 No. I. Cash quotations were as follows: FLOUR Firm; winter patents. $3,300 160; straights, $3 0uru3.26: spring patents. $.1 7iu3.u; straights, li.luMj3.50; bakers, $2,209 3.80. . W HEAT No. S spring. 7SS3c; No. 3. 72t)!2c; No. I red, 74'n75e. CORN No. 2, 42c; No. 2 yellow, 43c. OATS-No. I. 36c; No. S white, 38c; No. t White. 3t;433ic. RYE No. 2, 63c. BARLEY Fslr to choice malting. 6165o. MEEDS No. 1 flax. $1.16: No. 1 north west, rn. 11.23. Prime timothy, $4 4oj- i5. Clover, contract grades, $13.86. PR.)V1810NS fcliuit ribs sides (loose) $9.wtjt.:6. Mess pork, per bbl., $16 42. Lard' ler HO lbs . $S4T. Short clear sides tboxed), $sUS37. Following were the receipts snd shin menu of flour and grain:- Receipts. Shipments. Flour, bbls Wheat, bu .. Corn, bu .... Oats, bu Rye. bu Barley, ba .. 31.5i) ... 17.0HO ...34. tan) ...244.600 ... e.ao ...133.1U0 4H.7,io 3-".'.8cW 215. ii0 6.OU0 14.7110 On the Produce exchange today the hut ter market was strong; cresmerles, lWilc; i;-u.v. ,ss", mrmo4 at marg, cases included, ?2ii-4c; firsts, 24c; prime frsts. -h ; extras, lc. Cheese, strong, 13ii 15c. Vl'ir1ls Orals Market. M I N NV.4 P ( IS. Jsn 18. WHEAT Ms v' Ptri -: ,'uv. 81tMc; September. 70(i 7c; No. 1 hard. A4c; No. 1 northern. 8:;V,c; N ? nu-thern. u;61c; No. $ north ern 7SV(iTSc. v I K In bu.K, f'.S.StKTriB 7. TSTsWi? 79 ' 41 41 45Si' 4;v 46HJ' 46 46H 46V, 38 ' 38 38Vi1J, 8S Sf 3o S2VH 16 75 16 80 1 87 14 $6 I 67 70 72 72 9 82 I 85 I 35 40 8 46 47 I TtiLliDO. O.. Jsn ?. JKKDS Clover. V- f 1 cash acd January. $.r: Felirunry. ttr,; III I March, $.4 April. H I Tlnwthy. . $2.xi. f 11 Alsiac, $7.76. - . l lverwaul Grain and lro l-lnna. IJVF.RPOOL, Jan. 3-WHEAT-Spot. avau; No. 1 red cstrn"tstterl ss; futures. I firm: March, fts '41; Msy, ta 6f1; July, 6s Pii CORN Snot, firm: American mined hew. 4s 6d; American mixed old. 4s M : futures, firm; January. 4s Id; M firth. 4s IV d. MOW YORK r.KMRtL MtRKET Qaotatloas af Iha Day an Varlaaa Commodities. NKW TORK. Jan. -Fim Receipts, 17.6ii bbls.; exports. 4,") bbls.; market dull; winter patents, $3 OvfiZ.xa; winter straights, t3ii3.H; Minnesota patent, $4 liv(14 X; winter extras, 12 S&3.00; Minne sota bakers, S3.3Mi3.7d; winter low grade. $2.7'Vu2 . Rye nur. dull; fair to good, H6fu3 0; rholre to fancv. M.Srn4 20. Buck wheat flour, quiet, IA142 20. BCCK WHEAT Quiet, 11.26 per 100 lbs. CORNM KAL Julet; fine white and yel low, tl lfrd'1.20; coarse, 11.031.10; kiln dried, II. ft"?!'.' 70. W MEAT Receipts, .000 bu.; exports, 10.(M bu. Spot, firm; No. Z red, BrC ele vator, and K3Vc, f. o. b.. afloat; No. 1 north ern, Dultith, K4o, f. o. b., afloat; No. 2 hnrd winter, X7c. f. o. b, afloat. In re sponding to tb. firm cables, fears of crop damnge growing out of the severe cold wave west, prospects for bullish visible and world's shlptnents figures on Monday and covering wheat was firmer this morn ing. It yielded later to realizing, and closed barely steady at Ho.net decline. May, f'i frfiV. closed at SaL4c; July, 84'435c. closed at HV. CORN Receipts. 4J.0nO bu.; exports, 1.144 bu. Spot, firm; No. 2, fiMtc, elevator, and 61Vc. f. o. b., afloat; No. 2 yellow, 51 c; No. 3 white, Sic. The option market wns without transaction, closing 'ftSe net higher. January closed at 64c, May at Kte and July at D2Vc OATS Receipts, 70.&1O bu.; exports. 1,450 bu. Bpot, steady: mixed oats. 26 to 82 Ihs., 41c; natural white. 30 to 33 lhs , 42VyJfCc; clipped white, 26 to 40 lbs 43'o45Hc. HAT Kasy; shipping, TiVifwc; good to choice. Il.nftgi.io. HOPS Steadv; state, common to choice, 1906 arop, . lM.23c; 1905 crop. Sile; raclfio coast. 19 crop. LtfilAr; 116 crop, lOjn.le. ilIDE8-Hteudy; Oalveoton, 20 to 2t lbs., 20c; CnlirornlH. 21 to 26 lbs., 21c; Texas dry. 24 to 30 lbs.. 19c. I.WATHKR-Steady; acid. 27H?29ci PROVISIONS Beef, firm; family, 15vfl mess. 9.rra R0; beef hams. JZ.Wt 26.00; par-ket. tl 1.0xfi lion; city extra India mess. 22.50'(i23.oo. Cut meats, steadv; pick led bellies, !10.0nfr12.00; pickled hams. 111. V tiU.ii. L4trd. tlrtn; western prime, 19 SfrtJ 9.70: refined, quiet; continent, 110.10; South America, I10.7T.; compound, 8.50fl'S.S2,4. Tork, firm; famllv. 119 00; short clear, 17.26l."on, mess. l7.Svf18.80. TAI.IXW Firm; city, 6-16c; countrr, 6-ific. RlChJ-Steady; domestic, fair to extra, BUTTER Firm: street price extra cream ery. 32i&32Vc; official prices, creamery com mon to extra. 22tfjS2e; state, dairy common to firsts, avjusc; western imitation, cream ery, extrsa, 24625o. CHEESE Steady; state full cream, small and large, September, fancy, 14M,c; October, nest, uw' - niuie, irooa to prime, ISc; state, winter grade, average best, 12c; stste. Inferior, 11912c. ETiOS Firm; state, Pennsylvania and nearby fancy selected white. 32c; state, choice, 29&31c; mixed extra, 293i)c; went ern firsts, 2o: official price, firsts, lOc; seconds. F.Vfj'JTiHc. POCL.TR YI.lve. stendy western fowls, 10ii13c: turkeys, 12c. Dressed, firm; west ern chickens, ,13918c; tnrkeys, 1419c; fowls, 3igl4c. St. I.onls General Market. ST. LOUI8. Jan. 26. WHEAT Weak ; fu ture, lower: track. No. 2 red, cash, TKVifJ 7i)c; No. 2 hard, 74H$j76Hc; May, 77,4'S77c ; juiy. 71T4C. CORN Steady; track, No. 2 cash. 4?c: No. 2 white, 44c; May, 4,1Sc; July, 44'dc. OATS Steady; track No. 2 cash. SSe; No. 2 white, 3SHc; May, 37Tc: July, S474c FIjOUR Firm; red winter tmtents. $3.80 (iS.ft; extrs fancy and straight, I3.10S3.40: clear, l2.50tJ2.75. SHET Timothy, steady at I3.76'S,4.25. CORNM EAL Steady at 12.20. BRAN Firm; sacked, east track, S596c. HAY-Dull; timothy, $l.00il.00; prairie. lii.txnfTi3.oo. IRON COTTON TIES 11.02. BAOaiNO 80. HEMP TWINE-ftc. PROVISIONS Pork, higher; ' Jobbing, llfi.75. ' I-ard. higher; prime steam, 39.22i Dry salt meats, steady; boxed extra shorts, I9.87H; clear ribs, $9.50; short'clears, l9.Kii. Bacon steady;- boxed extra short, $10.12H; clear ribs, $10.26; short clear, $10.S7H- POCI.TRY Quiet; chickens 4; springs, 11c; turkeys, VfHic; ducks, lie; geese. BV. BUTTER Steady; creamery, jft&31e: dairy. D0r2C.c. EQaa Steady, lc, case count.'1 ' Receipts. Shipments. Flour, kbls.. .',.. -. .o Wheat, bu.... , 37,000. ; . 17.000 Corn, bu : 1M.0OO . RS.000 Oils, bu 122.000 63.OU0 Ks KANSAS CITY, Jan. 28. WHEAT Un changed; May, 72c; July, 72Hc; September, TlHo; cash, No. 3 hard, TSTtSc; No. 3. 67H'9 74Hc; No. 2 red, 74ViH7c: No. 3, 67V4S73HC ii)KW-uy, 40c; July, 4lHc; September, 4Uc; cash, No. 2 mixed. 89Hc; No. 3, 399 Sv,c; No. 1 white, H(M0c; No. 3, 404 40Hc. OATS No. I white, 88c; No. 3 mixed. 37 37Hn. EGO 3 Firm: firsts. 22c; seconds, lgto. HAY Steady; choice timothy. $lt.50Q 16.00; choice prairie. $11 ffj 12.00. . RYF-Steady; 0tiii2c. . BUTTER Creamery, 30c; packing, ISc. Receipts. Shipments. Wheat, bu ..87.000 9.000 Corn, bu 65,0(i0 14.000 Oats, bu. 21,0u0 21,000 Board of Trade quotations for Kanaaa City delivery. The range of prices, as re ported by Logan A Bryan, 111 Board of Trade building. Was. . . Articles. I Open.) High. Low. Close. Wheat May .. July .. Corn May .. July .. X 73 73'72V7?Hr 72 720 75raT2!7a3B 40 4O;40 40 ;41C41'S.41A Peoria Market. ' '. PEORIA. Jan. 26.-CORN-Unehanged; No. 3 yellow and No. $, 41ei No. 4, 4D"4:" no grade. SWiSSc. ' OATS Firm; No. $ white, J7o; No I white, 37c; No. 4 white, 36c. RYE Steady; No. 2. 64ftRc.' " WHI8KY-On basis of $1.2 for. finished goods. 4 Milwaukee Grain Market. MILWAUKEE, Wis., Jan. 36. WHEAT No. 1 northern, 82iJ&Jo; No. 2 northern 78 4iSIc; Muy. 78c bid. . CORN Steady; No. I cash. 4342o; May 46Vu4ic. RYE User; No. 1, SSTfOo. BARLfiY Firm: No. 2. 69c: umnla a 68o. . , ' Philadelphia Produce Market. ' PHlIADELPHIA, Jan. 36 BUTTER Firmer, good demand, extra western creamery, 32'u32c. EGGS Firm, good demand, western fresh 26c at mark. ' OHEKfc'Kt Unchanged, New York " full creams, 13til4c. Dalnth Grain Market. DULUTH, Minn.. Jan. Je.-WHEAT-On track. No. 1 northern. 8:"e; No. 2 north ern. 8uc; May. 81c; July. lo: Septem ber, 80c. OATS To arrive. 36c. RYE 6"c. BARLEY-3&U49C. Cotton Market. . NFW YORK, Jan. M.-COTTON-Srot closed quiet; middling upland, ll.OOc; mid dling guir. 11.3ic; no sales. LIVERPOOL. Jan. 26.-COTTON-Spot. moderate business donei prU-es unchanged; American middling, &.9od. The sales of the day were 7.0(4) bales, of which 50o were for speculation and export, and included ftJfO American. NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 28 COTTON Ppot closed firm: low ordinary. 6 1-6c-ordinary, 1 l-16c: good ordinary. Sc; low middling, 9c; middling, loc: good mid dling, llc; middling fair. 12 6-16c; sales J bales: receipts, 11,468 bales; stock 3S4.W7 bales. ' ST. LOUIS, - Jan. 36.-COTTON-Oulet; middling, 10c; sales. 150 bales; receipts. 362 bales; shipments, 1 bale; flock. 30.13 bales. Snsjar and Molasses NEW YORK. Jan. 2 -8UOAR-Rs w. steady; fair refining, tsl-32c; centrifugal, 98 test, 3 S-32c. Molasses susr. 3 23 -M?. Refined, steady; No. . 4S0c; No. 7. 4c; No. 8. 4.3"r; No. . 4.15o; No. 10. 4.06c; No 11. 4.00c; No. 13. 3 86c; No. 11 3 0c; No 14. 3.86c; mnfertioners' A. 4 66c; mould A, 615c; rut loaf and crushed. 6ioc: powdered, 4.90c; granulated. 4 toe; oubea. 6.05c. MdLasbfs Steudy; New Orleans open kettle, 37(G-S NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 3. BUOAR Steady: centrlfugab wnlte, 4S-l&fj4',c; cen trtfual yellow. !4c; seconds, 3 7.16c. . w MOLASSES New syrup. 3Tfj3tc. Co tree Market. -NEW YORK. Jan. fL-COFFiSE-Market fo- futures oned steady at unchanged prices to a decline Of 6 points under scat tering liquidation and fealurelws -bl-. but offerings were very UkIU snd ths niAr ket raillel during the later tmdiug on bull supiu-it of tiie near pos'tions. with the close atcady, net uncLaiig d to Is) jululs higher. Bales were reported of . 12.M) bags. including February at lav; March, l"o; May, 6.;oc; September, i.lyVijR 96o; Decem ber. .'o 10c. Boot coffee steady; Rio, No. 7, c; BantoB. No. 4, fc; mild coff'e quiet; Cordova, letfUHc OMAHA WHOf.EaALR MARKKT. Cnndltloa of Trade aad (aotatlnaa Stable and riser Prsdses. EGOS Per dos., 22c. LIVE POULTRY liens, SHe: roosters, Ic; turkeys. 10O13C' ducks, rdlOc; young roosters, i'ufcc; geese, Mi9c. BUTTER Packing stock. lMTle; choice to fancy dairy, 21 'a 22c; creamery, 2fi29c. HAY-Choioe uplnnd. v.5": medliiTii. I" : No. 1 bottom, $8.50; oft grades, $5 50.&a Rye straw, $7.00; No. 1 alfalfa, $11.00. BRAN Per .on. $15.00. OLD VEGETABLES. CAR ROT P SEh.l AN1 PARSNIPS Per bu., 75o SWEET POTATOES Illinois, per large bbl.. U.26. NAVY BEANS Per bu., H5; No. 1 U.50. LIMA BEANS Per lb., IC CAUBAUE-Holland seed, horn grown, lHc per lb. SOU PLANT Per dog., S3.moa RUTABAOAS About 15o lbs. to sack, 11.50. POTATOES Par bu. 46Bo. TtJKNIPS Per bu., 0c. O.NION-Hom grown, per btt., Mc; Bpanlsh, per crate, I2.U0; Colorado, per bu. 7uc. NEW VEGETABLES. BEETS, TURNIPS ANU CARROTS P dos., Vxtjdoe. TOM ATOE9 Florida, 30-lb. crate. $5.00. WAX BEANS Per bu. V)X. U.fei4.0U. LEAF LETTL'C Hothouse, uar doa he.i'1. 46c. CELERY California, per dos., TScG 11 00. in t. Miit.ua liotoousa, per aos., -w HORSERAUiSH Case of 2 dox.. I1.M. RADISHES Per dos. bunchs, 36c, OREEN PEPPERS Pwr -basket srata. $4,504 lo.OO. PAitoLEz Hothouse, per doa. Duncnss, 40c. II RAD LETTUCE Bouthern. per dos.. 3l.Ouvl.2a, tjiiAULXJ IB southern, per ouncn, ouc FRUITS. CRANBERRIES Per bbl.. $7.0trg.OOL APPLES Ben Davis, choice. 12. uO; fancy, per bbL, $2.26; Jonathans, $3.76vH.OO; New York apples, $3.26; Iowa ana Nebraska, eating and cooking, $2.26&3.0Ui. PEARS Winter Nells, per box. $3.00. TROPICA!. TRUIT. ORANQES Florida irangaa, all Sixes, t'Lie; California navels, extra fancy, all sizes. $3. 26: fancy, $3.00; choice, $2.75. LEMONS Llmonlera, KO and tW Si IS. $4. bo; other brands. 60c less. DATES Kadaway We; eayera, Be; Hal low is, in w siufleii wamui dates, 9-ib. bog, 11.10- . BANANA-fr medlum-slaed bunch, $2.uow2 25; luruWoa. $XoUfr3.5& ORAPE Fri1'lT-9is w 64 and 80, $3.71 4 00. riQS-Callfornla, bulk, 6Ho: C-crowa Turkish, 15c; 5-crown, 14o; l-crown, 12c, COCOANUTo-Per sack ot 100, $4.60, BEEF CUTS. No. 1 ribs, 15c; No. 3 ribs, 10c; No. I rlba, 7c; No. 1 loin. IKe; No. $ loin, No. 3 loin, 9c, No. 1 chuck, 6c; No. 2 chuck, 5c: No. 3 chuck, 4c; No. 1 round, 7Hc; No. I round, Hc; No. t round, 6c; No. 1 plate, 4Hc; No. 2 plate. 4c; No. $ plate, 3c. MISCELLANEOUS. CHEESE New full cream Wisconsin twins, 16Hc; new full cream brick, 1 16Hc: wheel Swiss cheese, 16c; block Swiss, 16c; llmberger, 14c; Young Americas, 160. FISH Trout, 12c; halibut, loc; cattish, 15o; buffalo, 3c; bullheads, lie; black baas, fins stock, 26c; salmon, 12c; pike, dressed, lie; red snapper, 12c; whiteflsh, 12c; perch, dressed and scaled. 6c: pickerel, dressed. 8Vic; herring, 6c; crapples, t15c; eels, 16c; blueflsh, 15o; lobsters, green, 36c per lb.; mackerel, Spanish, 16c; native. 35c; frog legs. 40c per dos. saddles; smelts, 12c. CURED FISH-Famlly whiteflsh. per quarter bbl., 100 lbs.. $4.00; Norway mack erel. No. 1, $36.00; No i. 43.00; herring U bbls., 2o0 pounds each, Norway, 4k, $11; Nor way, 8k, $12.69; Holland herring, la kegs, miners. 80c; kegs, mixed. 70c. HIDES AND TALLOW Green salted. No. 1, 12c; No. 2, 11c; bull hides. 9c; green hides, no. l. iuo: sso. x. sc; norse, l &o( 3 75; sheep pelts, 50cu1.26. Tallow, No. 4tic: No. 2. 3HC Wool, 16ff22o. NUTS French walnuts, t8Hc; California walnuts. No. 2, soft shell, lie; No. 1 soft shell. &Ac; Brax'.ls, 1616c: pecans, l2c; roasted. Ic; California almonds, bri sneu, ibc; irayonia, no. HONEY Per 24 frames. $8.80. CIDER New York, belt biuret $2.75; bar. tel. o COFFKE Roasted, No. 35, Kk per lb.; No. 80, 21o per lb.! No. 26. 19e per lb.; No. to. 1Sc per lb.: No. 11. 13o per lb. SUGAR Granulated cane. In sacks $5U1; granuiaiea UCW ea.vx. 8YRCP In bbls., 27c pr gal.; In cases, a io-id. cans, m. iu, cases, u a-io. cans, gi.u cases, 24 iH-lb. cans, $l.St. CANNED OOODS Corn, etandsrd west era. 66tf6oc; Maine. $1.16. Toms toes, 3-lh. cans. 11.10: l-lb. cans, BTHeaU.OO. . Pine. apples, grated, 2-lb.. $2.053'2.30; sliced. 31 90 fra.20. uaiion appies, rancy, iz.ob. Cell fornla apricots, $3.00. Pears, $L7&3 2.50. Peaches, fancy, 31. 75.!. 40; H. C peaches. il.otti.w. Aiaaga salmon, red, fa. 26: fancy Chinook, F $3.10: fancy sock. eye. F.. $1.95. Sardines, quarter oil. $2.73: three-auartf.r mustard, $3.00. Sweet pota toes, si.iotn.zt). eiauersraut, ii.oo. rump kins, SOcQU.OO. Wnx beans, 3-lb., 6&guci lima Deans, i-io., idcoi.a npinacn, J1.35. Cheap peas, .Mb., Ct; extras. 85c1.10; lancy, xi.ti.iB. Wool Market. LONDON. Jan. 28. WOOL The offerings at the wool auctoln sales today amounted to 8,763 bules. Including a good selling ot greasy Merinos. Fine grsdes were In spirited demand for all sections. Fine cross bred were unchanged and low grade were Irregular. Americans bought cross-breds st Is 4dls 7d. Following- are the sales In detail: New Houtn wales, 1,300 bales; scoured. Is ld61s lld; greasy, Sdls 4d Queensland, l.ioo Dales; scouved, tm hi4r'v lod: greasy. 71d'ais 2d. Victoria. V bales; greasy, 7dils 6d. South Austra Ha, 1,000 bales: scoured. Is 8d J greasy 8Vulls md. West Austrslia. 2.000 bales scoured, ls'sls 3d; greasy, 7dls 1d. New Zealand, 1.000 bales: greasy, 8dflla 3d. Cape of Oood Hope ana isaiai, Dales; scoured, Is do2s 2d: greasy. 7iflld. The ar rivals of wool for the second series of sales amount to 112,000 bales, including 89,000 bales forwarded direct to spinners. The Imports for the week were: New South Wales. 16.426 bsles; Queensland, 6.800 bales; Victoria, 9.2O0 bales; South Australia, 2.160 bales; New Zealand, ,soo bales; various, 6.1"0 bales. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Jsn. 24 WOOL Steady medium grades, combing and clothing, 24 j ; light nne. t2xc; heavy fine, 164? lsc; iuo wanned, wjjk, . Evaporated Apples and Dried Frnlta. NEW YORK. Jan. 36 EVAPORATED APPLES Market for future del very I said to te steadier, but the spot situation appears somewnat unsettiea, as trie hold ers were wining to realise, yrlitit are quoted at 7c; choice, 8'otc: fancy, sc. I'ALlf UKN1A UKltu r K I. ITS Prunes are steadier on spot, owing to ths weed Ing out of the less firmly held supplies and In sympathy with strong advices from the coast. Quotations range from 3jto for California fruit. Oregon 60s to 4us are quoted at 70 Sc. Apricots are firmer, owing to ngni supplies, wun cnoice quoted at ISc extra choice. 18Vilc: fancy. lwh'JOc Peaches also are firm, with choice quoted at ira'i2tt!c: extra cnoice, iisinc: fancy 131l'14c. Tlalslns are unchanged, with loose Muscatsl quoted at eg-; seeded raisins , . s . t ....... .H 1 .. ........ . 1 r , I OIVw lAniuuu , , i , Oils and Rosin. NEW YORK, Jan. 26. OILS-Cottcnseed. Irregular: crude, f. o. b., mills. 3,c bid crude yellow, 4!c, nominal. Petroleum steady: refined New iork. 37 70: Philadal phla and Baltimore, $7 70; Boston, $7.60. lurpentine, sieaay at nc. ROBIN steady; strained, common to good. 14. w't4. e), OIL CITY. Pa., Jan. 36.-OIL Credit bal ances, si. w; runs. ddis.; average, lOf.ejj dpis. ; snipmenis. loi.isj puis.; aver age, 149.5X0 bbls. SAVANNAH. Oa., Jan. 26.-OIL-Turpen linn, nrm si im. ROSIN-Flrm; stock. 74.117 bbl; quota tlona: A. B. C, D. E. I4.fti4.10; F, $4 Vet 4 15; G, M1MM26; H. $4.30; I, $4 60: K. $5 00 fl61i; M. $6.'26ti6.40; N. $6.00; W O, $6.2641 6.ao; vv w , e.w. Clearing; Hease Statemont NEW YORK, Jsn. 28-The bank state ment of clearing house banks for the wee shows that the banks hold $15.5a2.MW) mors than the legal reserve requirements. Th is a decrease of $2. 897.900, as compared with last week. The statement follows: Increase Loans Deposits $1.05 i6.4nn , !.OS7.i11.6" 63.643.7uO 8T..44;.& . 19. 373.200 . 21.315,70U . 166. 762 0 iJ&o.ii.luO i4,577,jO M.iJuO 1,016. 2-0 4.M2.6") 1,2k 400 6.144.4O0 !.8W) 1.101,360 Circulation Ijccal tenders 6ecie Reserve reserve required Surplus K.x-U. 8. deposits.... Decrease. 16.662.8nO 13.7u3.67l Metal Market. NEW YORK, Jan. 36 -METAI-Market was quiet, as usual in the absence of Ian don cables, but prices were well maintained. Tin was quoted at 4l 754742 00. Copper con tinues firm, with lake quoted at $24.75?$ ; electrolytic, $i4.62fj24 87; casting. $242543:4.76. Lead was unchanged at $6.01) ii Si. Spelter. $6.7016 80 ST. LOlld. Ma. Jan. IS MET A 1.8 Lead. Ann, at 6 10. speller, stead at $6.6.1.47. OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET All Kindt of Cattle in Lower for - tie Week. HOGS OPEK HIGHER, CLOSING LOWER Light Receipts of Sheep and lrnlis, with Prices steady for the Day bat Decidedly Lower far the Week. SOUTH OMAHA. Jan. 2. 1907. Receints w.r. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. .... 1.487 6312 1.U33 Cniclal Monday , Official Tuesday , Official Wednesday , Official Thursday Official Friday , Official Saturday ..... This week , Last week , Two weeks ago Three weeks ago...... Four weeks ago Bams wolf lnat vm. 7.660 12.2V 12.8K2 lO.SHl 6.096 6,870 1,630 104 .9,119 4.848 1.US4 1.244 12.181 I.SKJ 6.827 The following table shows the receipts oi cattle, hogs and sheep at South Omaha for the year to date, compared with last year: 1907. 190(1, Inc. Dec. Tattle 91.613 87.104 24.409 Hogs 159.118 1H7.9S9 28.771 Sheep 118,806 119.992 1.1W CATTLE QUOTATIONS. Oood to choice cornfed steers $5.4ny6.2S air to rood cornfed steers tJMiiw Common to fslr steers,'. 4.U&4.73 Good to choice fed cows $.6u4 n0 Fair to rood cows and heifers S.Oou.VRi Common to fair cows and holfers.. 3.0Ot(3.00 Hood to choice st'kers and feeders. 4 .40Vft.iv Fslr to S-onri RtnrbAr. anri feedsrs. 3.75414.40 Common, to fair stockers. S.0f&3.7S uu stags, etc iiwt'i esl calves 4.0OO & The followlns iihl, shows the average price of hogs at South Omaha for the last several days, with comparisons: Date. 1307. 1906.ln6.l04.l03.lO3.ll)Ol. Jan. 14... 15.. 18... 17... 18.. 19.. t s, I 16 41 I i 9 i 2 6 4 $2 4 731 4 69 8 37 41 I 60 6 60 13 6 it I 16 111 an. S 21 I 21 an. 4 74 an, an I 41! 49 6 21! 4 bl 6 17 6 20 8 29 6 37! 6 29 4 66 4 6t Jan e 4 4 56i 4 67 4 74 8 39 8 47 6 27 an. 20.. i 81 4 W 8 27' an. 21.. 84 4 68 4 7 6 69 4 86 ' 8 641 6 16 I 28 an. 22.. e ti' t 36 e 02 5 13 6 15 Jan. 23.. Jan. 24.. 6 46 48, 5 38 4 63' 4 881 6 59 6 esi 8 08 5 82 4 661 6 68 6 21 6 18 Jan. 28.. 6 33 4 734 87 8 73 'Sunday. RANGE OF PRICES. Cattle. Hogs. Omaha $2.256.50 $6.6''p6.80 Chicago 1.6Hj7.00 6.oVo.90 Kansas City 2.2rvn.it) d.wp-'1 St. Louis , '.. l.Wfj.78 6.5-:q6.S7 Sioux City" 1IMM.29 6.60fg.76 The official number of cars of stock brought In today by each road was: Cattle. Hogs. Shcep.H Vs. C M. & St. P. Ry.... 4 Wabash 1 1 13 13 23 6 1 11 6 1 3 1 81 Mo. Pac. Ry 1- Union Paclnc System & N. w. Ry. (E) . . C. & N. W. Ry. (W). C. St. P., M. O. Ry. '., tl 6c VI. tli) C. B. & U. (W) C. R. I. & P. Ry. (E). R. I. & P. Ry. (W) Illinois Central Chic. Great Western. Total receipts 8 The disposition of the day's receipts as follows, each buyer purchasing the num ber or Dead indicated: . Cattle. Hoes Sheep. Omaha Packing Co...... 912 .... Swift and Company 61 l.Sstt .... Cudahy Packing Co....! 73 l.Ua 820 Armour at co i,ui us F. P. Lewis., , 18 Lehmer Bros 1 Other buyers 1 147 L245 Total ......152 6,840 CATTLE There was the usual dearth of cattle at the yards today and nothing ot any consequence was doing. While the re ceipts have not been as large as the ex cessive run of last week, they nevertheless show an enormous gum over tne corre sponding week of lasuear, as will be noted by a lance at .Us table at the head of this column. With two successive weeks of such liberal receipts, and with othet market points sufferlngtcunder the same oversupply, It is not surprising that values have had a lower tendency. mis nas transpired In spite of the fact that the de mand has been exceedingly good, conse quent upon an unprecedented demand for meat products. During the first two day of the week beef steers were very free sellers at good steady to strong price-- On Wednesday it became apparent that packers, owing to liberal purchases on the two preceding days, Were getting pretty well filled up and the market showed some signs of weakness. This was followed on Thursday by a break of fully loc. and as no Improvement took place on Friday tne market at the close of the week Is genemlly lOo lower than at the close of last week on good kinds, with warmed up and Inferior grades l&o lower nr mnr. Cows and heifer kept pace with tm steer market during the first of the week that is, the market was active and fully steady. During the latter half of the week the proportion of cows and heifers received was very large and the market broke un der the Influence of the large offerings In spite of the very good buying demand. Today it Is safe to quote the market for the week 104 15c lower on fair to good kinds, with common and medium grades IMiSSc lower. During the first half of the week fleshy feeders were In extremely active demand and sold at the highest figures of the season. A good many weighty feeders that had more or less corn sold at $5.00 and up, as high as 36.35 being paid for some. During the latter part of the week fewer country buyers were In attendance at the yards, due possibly to rough and cold weather keeping them at home. For the lack of good buying supnort the market eased off. the weakness being still furthei Increased by a tendency toward an accumu lation of cattle in the yards. The result wss that even the best grades at the close of the week are 104?15c lower than the hlirh time. The light and thin stockers hive suffered worse than heavy cattle, for the reason that they have been more plentiful, while the buying demand has been at no time very active. Thev are In consequence lM?2Sc lower than lat week, with the com mon kinds 2M?40e higher. Representative sales: BEEF STEER?. No. I... At. Pr. No. At. Pt. ... IM 4 St COWS. ... Iti Hi T 1175 I 4 ... HI I N HEIFERS. ... 111 BULLS. ...lxre I il l im in 11... l.. HOGS Opened close to 10c higher this mornlrg, the early sales being rlvht m $6.70, with a sprinkling at $6.72 and a top as nign as ins market was not particularly active at the advance, but still the hogs kept selling and a considerable proportion of the receipts had changed hands within a comparatively short time. By the time half or two-thirds of the hogs had sold advices from other selling points Indicated a lower close and buyers here suddenly came to the conclusion that they did not want the hogs at such high prices. The trade came ta a sudden standstill and from that time on It was hard work to get over 9D.QO lor anyuuiig. in uiner words, rood share of the early advance was !,, The hog market this week has been very erratic and prices have swung back and tortn wun surprising rapiaity, out the gen eral tendency has been sharnlv imu u ... Thus on Monday the prices on an average were about 6c higher, but this advance was lost on Tuesday and still more on Wednes day, the hogs that day selling at the low point of the week, or 7o lower than on Monday. Thursduy'a market was a shade higher and Friday's market 12c higher The advance today leaves the market fully 2ic nigner limn wv i mi close or las week. That la not all. hors sold lrlu - the highest point touched since May 6, 1903. representative amies; ..25.747 67.229 36.5.1) ..37.28 469:6 36,175 ..25,934 41,477 80.033 ..16.531 27.9M 22.2 .. 7.117 29.69I 1.44 is hf, 60.8KS 34.373 N. Sr. Sh FT. Ks. At. gk. Pt. M lit ... 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II 14 4 4 1S tt ru ... : t lit ... t 7tv, t ;t ... 4ni 7 im ... i Tfn ... t tl 4 141 ... 4 Tli 72 Ill ... 4 47H 45 I?t ... 4 71 44. 1st (til, 44 194 ... tint 4 Kt ... 4 TO 74 t4 M 4 : 7 H4 ... TO t4 151 ... 4 74 so "1 " IM l tf ... 4 Til 41 M 10 6 TO SHEEP Of the few sheep and lambs re ported in three cars were yearlings sold before arrival at $;. and one car of good lambs also sold bvfore arrival at ,.5o. There were not enough actually on sale to make any tet of t lie market and about all that could be said of the day s trade is to cull It nominally steady. Receipts of sheep this week have been about the same so far as numbers were concerned, but slightly heavier than a year ago. This mesns that the run has been large. As noted before In these columns, the receipts have consisted very largely of ewes, with the result that packers became overloaded snd the market broke sharply. Even the best ewes declined 25c, with the medium kinds 2611 36c lower. The break on ewes also carried down the market on wethers and yearlings, which are Iblli' lower than last week. Strictly choice lambs on account of the moderate supply have remained fully steady, but the medium grades, which have been more plentiful, are 26c lower for the week. Quotations on killers: Good to choice lambs, $7.001.40; fair to good lambs, $6.75 i7.0O; good to choice yesrllngs. Iamb weights. 6.u6.25; fair to good yearlings, lamb weights, 46.7531.00; good to choice yearlings, heavyweights, $.. 75138.00; fair to rood yearlings, heavyweights. $5 5o4(6.7R; good to choice old wethers, ITi.ffifca 60: -fait to good old wethers. $3.0096.35; good to to choice ewes, $4.80p5.00; fair to good No. 7:4 western yearlings 89 western ewes 278 western lambs Av. . 83 . S.N . 77 Pr. 6 5 4 30 7 60 CHICAGO LIT B STOCK MARKET Cattle and sheep Steady Hone Ten Cents Higher. CHICAGO. Jan. 26 CATTLE Receipts, 1 head; market steady; beeves, $4.15&, .00; cows and heifers. $1.6o4iS.2&; stockers and feeders, $2.50i4.75; Texans. $3.75W4.5o; calves, $6.0o4f8.n). HOGS Receipts. 15,000 head; market 10c higher: mixed and butchers. $i.66'c61)0; good heavy, $6.76 80; rough henvy, $ fr"r t). io; iignt. SH.Hei 86; pigs, i.uwim.w; duir of sales. 16. 81 ra 6 85. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 1,300 head; market steady; sheep, I3.7&8.7i; tamDS, 4. ,ty 7.70. . Kansas City Live Stock Market. KANSAS CITY. Jan. 28. -CATTLE Re ceipts. 600 head. Including 100 southern; market unchanged: choice export and ressed beef steers. $n.V'a.: fajr to goon, $4.2yd5.40; western fed steers, $3.7TdT6. ,a; stockers and feeders. $3.0W4.5; southern steers, $3.3&4i6.25; southern cows, $2. 264 3. 76; native cows, $2.25fu4.35; native heifers, $3 HO 4M.80; bulls, 3.l"ro4-26; calves, 3.2Mui.du. Receipts for the week, 46.300 head. HOGS Receipts, 4.000 head: UK hlgner; $6(lj6K5; packers, $6.7Wf6.82; pi'gs and light. $5.6ft56.7i. Receipts for the week, 62,800 head. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 200 head; market steady; In nibs. $6.501.50; ewes and vearlfnva iAK.Vftti"ft- WMt,rn fed VearllnSS. i.0iUi.60;' western fed sheep, $4.76f6.7T; stockers and feeders, $3.2&4f4.25. .Receipts for the week, ao.ouu neaa. New York Live Stock Market. NEW YORK. Jan. 26. BEEVES Re ceipts. 600 head; steady: dressed beef quiet at 7T9 cents or native sides; fancy beef, 'iWfcC. CALVES 'Receipts. head: steany; Oood fed calves. $4. Dressed calves weak. City dressed veal, 814c per pound; country dressed, 7'&12c. HOGS Receipts, 2,896 head; - nominally steady. ' SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 424 head; slow with prices about steady. Medium sheep, $l.o0; medium to good lames, f,.wrg 50. St. I.ouls Live Stock Market. PT. LOUIS. Jnn. 26. CATTLE Receipts, .500 head. 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BIOUX CITT, Jim Sfi -(Special Tele gram CATTLE1-Receipts, o bend: mar ket steadv; breve. 4?Mr6fS; cows snd heifers. $...0o454 ; stockers snd feeder. $3.orvi74 35; calves and yesrllngs. 32.5r.ti3 75. HiViS Receipts. 4.7V head: marks! Ms-her: selling at $6 604i.7S; bulk of salee. $0.5Hf-8O. St. Joseph Live lock Market. ST. JOSEPH. Jrn. !-CATTLTC-Rc- relMs. 297 bead; market steadv; natives. $4 6ofT75; stockers snd feeders. 33 2iVff 4 50 HOGS Receipt. 8.211 head: market Milne hlKher; top. ?R Tt!).?; plus, $." 60fi.flO; bulk of snlr $6.7ivf7.). SHEEP AND. LAMBS No receipts. stork In Sight. Receipts of live stock at the six prln- cipsl western msmei yextertiiiy: Cattle. Hog. Sheep. .. 104 I.2S7 1.341 .. 90 4.70ft .. ft 4 (V0 aio .. 297 S.tll ... l.Pft) 6.100 .... 200 16.000 1,200 .. 3.101 ST.liW 2,841 South Omaha .. Ploux City Kansas City ... Pt. 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SPILLING CONFISCATED LIQUOR Bad l.edbetler Has Itasspcd tn.fMHT Gallons of llooae at Maakosee At the southwest corner of the federal court building In Muskogee. I. T., thl brick wall furnishes Ihe buffer for Bud Lcdbrtter In action, and there thousand! of gallons of liquor, from the finest cham pagne to the lowest grade of beer, have been spilled. A spadeful of soil from thai spot burned In the fire will give off an odor of burning alcohol." If the glass of broken N bottles were allowed to remain there would be a pile half as high as the court house itself. I'nder the law when an officer finds liquor In Indian Territory he must confis cate and destroy It. I yd bet ter la a speciej officer whose, duly it is to suppress boot legging. He hss come nearer breaking it tip than any other man in Indian Terri tory. But even he Is at this time more or less discouraged. To keep liquor out of a town of 26,000 people with Ave railroads In the city. In addition to having half a hundred other towns In his district. Is not a email mat ter, especially when a bootlegger can double his money on every quart of whisky he can get Into the territory, and when profit end thirst create geniuses In the art of getting liquor past the marshals. When Ledbetter finds any considerable quantity of liquor he gets a dray, hauls the stuff to this corner of the old court house and destroys It by hurling the bottles against the brick wall. Letbetter In action always draws a big and thirsty crowd. AH are willing to assist, with the hone of being able to get sway with one bottle without Ledbetter seeing them. Often liquor runs in a stream down the gutter and negroes will kneel down and drink It. When this Is done a match is applied so that flames will spread over the top of the liquor soaked ground. This keeps the negroes off, no matter how thirsty. The court house corner was selected be cause It Is sheltered from the wind In I the winter and there Is a large shade tree valued in the summer. How much whisky haa been spilled there Ledbetter does not know, but he says there have been thou sands of gallons. He has figures to show that during the Isst three years he haa confiscated 10,000 gallons of liquor, worth at Indian Territory prices $SO,O00. 1 Bud I e1 better Is 64 years old, a six-footer and weighs more than 200. He haa been an officer for twenty-five years and haa never been seriously wounded In a fight. He has been a deputy marshal In Indian Territory for thirteen years and Is consid ered the best field deputy in the country. He made his reputation at that reckless period when the fight for supremacy was on between the government officers and the gangs of outlaws which ylnfested Indian Territory. I Since the outlaw days are past Ledbetter has been specially detailed to break up the liquor business. He haa worked faithfully at It for three years, and while he hag not suppressed It entirely, It Is harder to get a drink in Muskogee today than it ever was before, and that, too. In spite of the greatly Increased population. He can find liquor where no one else would ever think of It. His most effective resource Is the "fence" he has established on the express lines and freight trains entering this district. He has spotters, and scores of packages containing liquor are tipped off to him before the trains reach Muskogee. By watching a negro walking down the street he can tell by his actions whether he Is a bootlegger. By shaking a box or trunk he can tell every time whether there le liquor in 11. Kansas City Star. REGULAR PRICE EM $1.00 $3.u0 $1.00 .$1.00 Our Price $3i? SUCCESS MAGAZINE Enters upon Its tenth year with an editorial plan and policy differing from that of any other existing periodical. 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