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1 THE OMAIIA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9r 1907. 13 CHAIN AND PRQDCCEJIARKEI Visit, After CUnd nc ealiiinf, Taltei . Good lorn Upward. OFFLRil.G; HAV LARGELY VANISHED Cora loaraliat Easier la Hear Month, Owlnsj to laprorfxil la Weather Export Doaaeatla D taand Holds Itroag. OMAHA. Feh. a. imr Wheat, which, had withstood a lot of re. allxlng by weak-kneed lull and consider. sriie short selling ua well, took turn up ward today. Mar waa c higher at ha clone. The wriest haa disappeared from i u.e floor and the market la In condition to rppona lo Duying. I Corn eased off somewhat in ik. hit ! irin rainy steady in deferred future. An improvement In the weather, suggesting a letter movement, waa largely resportHlble. Export and domestic demand for corn la strong, and It I being taken aa fact as transportation can be obtained. Aa th re haa been a good deal of rcMlJttnx on thla advance In oata. It waa only natural there should be a alight reaction. The at continues to buy oata at even higher prices than yesterday. Aa country elevatora will use every car possible to ahlp corn. It la expected oats movement will be hampered iu ms minuie of March. Primary wheal recelpta were 141.000 bush- eia and shipments 1HJ.0O0 bush nhels. against v shipment of 210.000 bushels. Corn recelpta were 7a6.000 buahela and shlpmente ieo.fluO bushels, against receipts Uat year of .t0 rusnois and shipments of 84S.000 bushels. Clearances were 111.000 bushels of wheat. 2k7.ri buahela of corn, 17.000 bushels of oata, and flour and wheat equal to 3T3.000 bushels. 1-lverpool closed tHd higher on wheat and vd lower on corn. Rradstreet's weekly wheat and flour clear ances were I.TJO.no bushels. Corn clear ances were 2,41)7.000 bushels. ' Armour's Argentina correspondent cabled: "The exportable corn surplus of Argentina will b less than 40.te. bushels from this crop. Actual exports In 190t were te.din.flno buahela." Iiarnee of Duluth says: "One more day' exports like yesterday will exhaust every bushe! of winter business possible In Mani toba on macaroni, and they haven't bought yet for March or April months. It a the strongest situation In years." Ical range of options: Artlclsa. Open. Hlgh.l Low. does.) Tei y Wh-at-l i i j May... I TSHRI 73HD1 724B 73.n' July... 72 Bl 72. B 71VB Corn I I May... 42 HI 42 41HB 41' 4?A July... HI 41HB B 41HBI H Beot... 41HBI 41HB 41 HA 41SA 41 Oats II I May... rr4A 3SA aSHA J9SB1 4B July... 2M.B Ma.B WB asked. B bid. Oaaaha rash Prices. WHEAT No. t hard. TOW?: No. t hard. (Trr71c; No. 4 hard, 267o; No. t prlng. 67f7J. CORN-No. , SReW'ic; No. 4, S7c; Kb. I yellow, tBHbc; No. I white, 40 ti-nc. - OATS No. S mixed, 9Pc; No. white. 7Vo7c; No. 4 white, JTI&37HC Kl'ENo. 2. 7c; No. t, Uo, Cartel Recefpts. Wheat. Corn. Oata Chicago 8 871 75 Kansas City M U Mlnneapolla , Omaha 14 51 22 luluth 21 8t Louis W 1 U CHICAGO OR AIM AJID PROT10?( Feat area of the TradlaaT asi CIoalaaT Prlees o Baard af Trad. mn,nn r.k a UL' ..Vn... rt rnrn and V. I 1 1 V ' V. ' .- - " " oata offset bullish export news and caused an easy tone in the local wheat market to day at the close, the final quotations of the May delivery being a shade lower than yes terday, Corn waa down S9"o- Oats were off c Provisions were Jlc , to 1123 lower. Tradlos In the wheat pit waa active and the market somewhat unaettled. At the opening some weaknesa waa manifested because of a decline on the Mlnneapolla curb, and because of liberal shipments fruin Argentina. After the flrat hour the mar ket became flrm and prices made a sharp advance, the May option selling up to (Sc. th highest point touched since laat August The strength In the local market waa a 'reflection of further advancee In Ruran which were believed to foreshadow . Important deveh elgn buying. R gardlng export lull as -those wh ' m ' trane 'of VASter . Important developments In the way of for- rieporis receivea luunj ro bustness appesrea as duu hlch caused the marked ad vance of yesterday. During the last hour the market again eased ore on selling, caused by the weakness of eoarse grains. The close waa easy. May opened a shade lower to a ahade higher at toe to Kic, sold off to 7S and then advanced to 8uSe. Final quotatlona were 8oc. Clearancea of i rfujin woeat and flour were equal to bu. Exporta for the week, as shown by Brad. street s, were equal to ,0.oto bu. Primary receipts were 241 bu., against 402.00 bu. for the same day laat year. Minneapolis, v Duluth and Chicago reported receipts of 217 cara, agalnat 211 cars last week and 21 cars one year ago. Corn was Inclined to be weak. Tt wss re ported that nearly 8.000 cara of corn are standing on railroad tracks In and around Chicago, waiting to be unloaded or trans- A ...,APn V, I nm.n I TM. MnnH toaether with advices that auppllea are sc. .cumulatlng rapidly at country stations, j . caused free selling by lorigs. Cfash houses i also were good sellers. Shorts were the. principal buyers. The market closed . weak ', with prices near tne lowest point. May: opened a shade to V3c lower at 47c to 4.V.C. sold off to 46c and ctoaed at 4T,c Loil recelpta were 273 cars, with none of contract arade. Trading in oats was less active dur- ing the Taat few daya and the tone of the market was rather weak. Several of ths larger commission houses were free sellera May opened unchanged to c lower at oc to 41c, sold off to 40&sc snd closed at the bottom price. Loral receipts were 74 cars. Provisions were firm and fairly active. Shorts covered freely and packers were moderate buyers. Offerings early In the day were light, but later local holders aeemed Inclined to sell. A tc advance In the prloa of live hogs was the chief bullish factor. At the close May pork was up It) it l-"c at 117 o5j!7 K7 Lard was up 10c at $.mi7Vr- Ribs were 74c higher at 19 75. Estimated receipts , for tomorrow are! Whirl l. 10 cars: corn, M cars; oats, 117 cars; hogs, 19.CH0 head. The loading futures ranged as follows: Articles. Open I Hlgh.j Low. Close. lYes'y. Wheat I May in TH' T! so 30 f7- July 7Vfi-! 7U TVSff-U1 7 7i 4 Pept. Corn Feb. May Julv Sept. Oats Fsb. Msy Julv Sept. Pork May July Lard Mjv July Sept. Blhs May July 79. 7STi.ts:,.tj 4T4 4Ti 47V, I tPl, 47 SH 43 4TTtSS tt) 4' TtfH 46 4 4Wt7S r 47 29 41 P 134, :Hfr M'ai "S . S4 M 3T pA e 31 234 S) 17 3Sfc 17 rw 17 (0 17 rrvJ 17 7i II 9U 10 OB 10 B 18 CPU I 17 W 10 i in so 10 12J 10 06 IT 9 IT '97U it 10 u 76 i mw 10 17W 10 26 I 10 ITVkJ iv m t TS TS DO . t T7S $ 70 t 87Vs, tu No. 1 Cash quotations were ss follows: FUH R Firm: winter ratenta. tl SfW 3 50; winter straights. $3.tX 'at; spring paL ' V fnl, M-MiSM; spruig Mralghta,, HlofttaO; bakers, $ t WHEAT No. 2 spring, llfWe: No, t spring, 74rhtc; No, 2 red, 7q;i-o, CORN-No, 2, 44c: No. y.llow. 44Hc OATtJ No. t Ue; No. I walte, io; No. I white. kxvtl41c. RTK Ko. I. :'Vic. BARLEY Fslr to choice malting. 9UT5V SLtliiNe, 1 flax, $1 19; No, 1 north Western, $1.26. Prime timothy, $i&uu4 5S Closer, contract grade, $12 W. PROVISIONS Short riua. sides (looee,' $f.Va- 7S. Mesa pork, per bW.. $17 at. lrd -v per l roe.. $.97V Short clear skdVs (boaedi. k 5l.7i. v The rooerpia ana srupments or Hour and rraln were: , Recelpta Shipment. Flour, bbls 12.6-0 b bo Wheat, bu ll.'aa) 3 !) Corn, bu 2A7.7n S.9n) Oata. bu Lfi. t.v Rye, bu 1 " 4 iiarley bu 31.M 44 l. Oo taa Produce exchaage today the but. ter market waa steady : crsavmertea, tls 21 c; dalrlea 3ti--c Fags, aaey: at mark, raaee Included. 23iijkc: Brsta, 26e; prime firsts. 27y,c; extraa, WsC Cheese, steady. Utiluc. Umpssl Grata aad Pravlalaaa. IJVKRPOOI. FvJ. . WHEAT-Spot. flrtn; No. 2 red wss Lara wlulsr, M l'.d. iu- tures, firm; Marcb. ts7d; May, (sSHd; July. (Sd , ' CORN-Hoot American mixed. hew,-steady at 4d; old. firm at 4a 7d. Futures, quiet; March. 4s3d; May, 4a 4d. KW IORK GENERAL MARKET Qaotatleas ( the Da y oa Varleae CesBSBedltlem. NEW TORK. Feb. (. F1XJVR Receipts, 13.7S4 bbls.; exports, bbla; market nrm, but quiet; Minnesota patents, HKH; winter etraighte, tV4.uJS". Minnesota bakers, 3 Si4 TT.. winter eatne. liVU3 ; winter patents. $3 6"iit6: winter low grades, $.'7' iJ.su. Rye Tour, firm; fair to good, ll.tHu4.tl: choice to fancv, U Mi4 20. Buck wheat flour, quiet. Ul"2.10. apot and to arrive. BUCKWHEAT Nominal. $1.28 per "t. ('(IRN'MKAU Firm; fine white and yellow. ll.2Aei.2S; coarse. 1 . 1 0 1 . J ! ; kiln dried. $2S6r2.7S. WHEAT Receipts. 7.000 bu.: exports, 7.936 bu. Spot, flrm; No. 2 red. R3c. eievator. "nd, Si,.'' b- flo',L N.' I- ""J ?"'. lu f' ' b'' flost: 1 "rw . , snother active and Irregular wheat market today, the changea at times being violent and outside trade large. On strong foreign news and covering new high levela were established, but frequent reactions oc curred, owing to liberal profit-taking on the bulges, especially near the close, which was therefore easy and partly c net lower. Mar, M.'..ij7 1-lbo. closed at :; July, ivoS6 3-Hh.-. closed at SSNc. CORN Receipts. 15,506 bu.; exports, 48.247 bu. Spot, firm; No. 2, 5c. elevator, and Uc, f. o. b.. afloat; No. 2 white, 64vc; No. 2 yellow, ii'tc, f. o. b, afloat. The option market waa generally weaker, owing to favorable western weather and some ac tive unloading. lnt prices ahowed SHc net loss. May, MfcWc. closed at 5o"o, July closed at 63Hc. I OATS Receipts, 31.500 bu.; exports. 4.170 u.YL?T,n elpI ";"A Duy 'Zr. 7.1' SJ..8SV.."tV02.I:i.IT'?fd. 1L??, -' 46c: natural white, SO to 23 lbs., ia'uOuc; clipped white. 36 to 40 lbs., 4.20. , HAY Dull: shiPDlng. lib hoc: good to Choice, ll.nin&l.lO. in.jr'S Bteauy; state, common to choice, lvt?3c; same, lSi. 'ullc Paclflo coast, UK. 12-iil5c; 1)6. 10613c, HIDhiJ-Hteadr; Galveston, f to 26 lbs 20c; California. 30 to IS lbs.,' 21c; Texas, dry, 24 to fc lbs., lHc LEATHER -Steady; acid. 27U'iJc. PROVI8ION8 Heef, firm; family. SiS .00 fMS.60; mess, 9.0i-r.5fl; beef hsms, tTi.aOQ 24.00: packet, Ill.0tvai2.u0; city, extra India mess. J21.00J 22.40. Cut meats, firm; Pickled bellies, II 0.2& 1 2.00; pickled hams, $12.00. Lard. firm; western prime, lo.irtloi0, nominal: reflned, firm: continent, 110.35; Pouth America, iio.ib; crmpound. IS.50C8.7o. Pork, flrm; fam ily, f 1 50; short clear, IlS.OOtf 1.26; ft) ens, 118.500 19.25. TALLOW Firm; city (12 00 per pkg ), tc; country (pkga. free), H'37c. RICE Steady, domestic, fair to extra, t pXc" Japan, nominal. BUTTER Firm; street price, common to exlia cteamery. 2O4i0c. OfTlrlal prices: Creamery, common to extra. 22HS2c; held, common to extra. f3"n30cs etate dairy, com mon to firsts, 20ft 2tc: renovated, common to extra, ltfj34c; western factory, common to flrste, 17HT21c; western Imitation crem err, e-xrras, 24i26c; firsts, 2122c. CHEESE Firm; stale, full cream, small and large, September, fancy, 14Hc: State, November. 13W-'(14c: good to prime. 12' 13c; winter made, average best, 12c; Inferior, Uil 2c. POULTRY Live, steady; fowls. 13Hc; turkeys, 13c. Dressed, easy; western chick ens. IJfldc; turkeys. 14f17c: fowls, 8013c. EGOS Strong; state, Pennsylvania and nearby fancy aelected white, 32c; choice, 2tnj31c; brown mixed extras. 29fe30c; first to extra firsts. 27l2'!tc; western flrs:s, 27$c; official price firsts, 27Vrc; seconds, 2&427c. St. Loala General Market.' BT. LOCI8, Feb. 8. WHEAT Futures, weak; cash, higher; track. No. 2 red, cajh. 7X78V4c; No. 2 hard, 70Q"8c; May, 78Sc; July. 77'4fj77SiC. CORN Weak; track. No. cash, 4SH9 44c; No. 2 white, 4HWac; May, 44c; July, 44ltC, OATS Weak ; track. No. 2 caah. 41Hc; No. 2 white, 42'v&43c; May, S97c: July. io. FLOCK tileauy; red winter patents. .bi 23.75: extra fancy and Straight, S3.35iS3.4e; Clear. J.tft42.S. SEED Timothy, steady: 23.0Og4.0a COHNMEAL Dull; 22.20. , BRAN Firm; sacked, east track. r?t3c. HAY Quiet; prairie, fll.004jlt.00; timothy, 115.0t&15.6l. IRON COTTON TIES-ll.Ot BAGGING 9'c HEMP TWINE Sc. PROVISIONS Pork, higher; Jobbing, 217.75. Lard, higher; prime ateam, 29.80. Dry anlt meats, steady; boxed extra shorts, 110.00; clear riba; 210.00; ahort dears, 1.12H. bacon, steady; boxed extra shorts, $10.75; clesr ribs. 110.75; short clear. 110.K7. POULTRY Firm; chickens. lOvc; spring, HVjC; turkeys, 12c; ducks. HVie; geese, 6Hc. BUTTER Firm; creamery, i'.63Vc dairy, 21 an 27a. EGGS Firm, 14c. Following were the receipts and ship ments of flour and grain: Hecelpta Shipment Flour, bbla MOO 7.010 Wheat, bu 2S.O0O Sfi.tt") Corn, bu 13S, - LS3.0U0 Oata, ba 91,000 6i,uu0 . Kaaaaa City Grain aad Prervleteaa. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 8. WHEAT May, TJSc; July, 73c; September. 72Hc Caah: No. 2 hard, 73'S7tic: No. 2. ilMi''i No. 2 red. 74H'U76c; No. J, 6tk4c CORN May, ihc; juiy, 4c; BeptemDer, 4Ic. Cash: No. 3 mixed, 40c: No. 3, 40c; M). i wnite, 'oijc; jso. &, c. OATS No. 2 while. 40Wu41c: No. 2 mixed. SotiViO. IIAY-Steady; choice timothy, $15.00015.50; choice prairie. $11 5t 12.00. RYE Steady, kxii2c, Bl'TTEK-Creamery, Sic: packing. 19Ac. F.GGS VsC lower; firsts, cases Included, aSVfcc "h't. bu... bu...... Oata, bu- Receipts. Shtpmenta .... bo.KW .... 4o.0 " ."" 7.UU0 12,000 OBIa of uuotatlons for JCaBsas Svily"7- Ths range of prices, as re- rDrtd fc.br,.lUBan BrV " bord of ftade building, was. Articles. Open. High. Low. Clot. Wheat- I May July 73e 7r4r7373s s'a 73V72S?al ni Corn- 4sg4vi!42)ff4;M,i tistmso May July 4S 42,:4i'a-12,4it(rA Hllwsskes Urala Market. MJXWAUKEE. Feb. . WHEAT Mar ket higher; No. 1 northera. HMbc; No. f northern, go6a3c; May. sue, asked. RY K Steady ; No, 1, tS67ic. L A RLL1-Firmer: No. i. 'e: sampla. corn steady; no. caan, 47,ta-t9o; May, Islsc asked. Mlaaeaaolls Grala Market. MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. l-WH EAT Msy, taVc; July. 'Vc; September, 7e; No. 1 hard. ioSc: No. 1 northern. 94Sc; No. I northern, &?Sc; No. 2 northern. kuo&lHc FLOUR-Klrat pat nut, 4Suj4.4j. seonnd patents, $4.164 25; first Clears, $3. second clears, $2. 40J3. 60. BRAN In bulk. LI.(Aijl7.25. PearUa Market. PEORIA, Feb. $. CORN Lower; Noa. I yellow and No. 2, 4isc; No. 4, 41yc; no grade. 29c OATS Lower; No. I white, 40c; No. I white. SUii4tic; No 4 whits. 3S4o. RYF Steady; No. 2. fTtuSc. WHISK 1 On basis of II. for finished goods. Dalath Orala Market. DCLI.TH. Feb. l-WH EAT On track: No. 1 northern, 13V: No. 2 northern, ll)C; Mar, KSe; July, twc; Beptetuber. Tc RYB c. OATS To arrive. $7V4c. Philadelphia Predaea Market. PHILADELPHIA. Feb. g-EGOS-Flrm. good demand ; western fresh, c. at mark. CHEESE Firm, but quiet; New York full creams, fancy, 14jc; choice, 14c; fair to good, 13t714c, Toleda Seed Market, TOLEDO. Feb, l.-8EEDr-Vlover, cash, 2S.06; February, 9. 09; March, (9 10: April, $.tr; aUike, I7 C. timothy. $3.10. Metal Market. NEW YORK. Feb. $. M ETALfl The tendon tin market waa lower again today with spot closing at 191 and futures at AlW Ts d. Lw-ally the market was weak, with spot quoted at $42.1542.30. Orpper was unchanged, with spot quoted at lu lsa rd futures at li 15a. Locally the market Waa quiet and unchanged, w ith lake quoted 4.1 vi.tf.4i 3 ia electrolytic at $2C7ia.'&.00 and csvaaing at 14. io3 :'4 76. Lead waa unt hana-ed at 19 ha In the English market and at pita titi-30 in the New York . market. Spelter waa unchanged at $d.760.a in the local market, but advanced 2a 9d to 2t In Lon don. The Kigiish Iron market waa lower, with Standard foundry quwted at sua 2d and Cleveland warrants at 6"s- Locally the mar ket Waa unchanged, with No. 1 foundry, northern, quoted at 21 Ha 3S, 26, No. 2 foun dry, northern, at fc4 7&.n. A. 7f: No. 1 foundry. Southern, at .eu; No. I foundry southern. 9-iVmi. ' err. LCC19. Fvlt. METAIjB Ld. steady at $-ls. fciiux, auavUy at filsi. - NEW YORI STOCKS ASDBOSDS Market Ac tire Dorinc First Boar, with Prices Abe? Thnnjar! Oloia. TRADING LAPSES INTO IXTREUE DULLNESS DraBlasr Teadeaey Caatlaaes Rest at Seeslea aad t'lese la Easy, with Early Galas Wished Oat. NEW TORK. Feb. I The stock market had an active hour after the opening to day, during which prices were held aoove the level of yesterday's recovery. Ap parently distribution waa going on at that level and the market lapsed Into sVtreme dullness and hesitating fluctuations there after. The effect waa to revive douhts over the speculative outlupk. Moat of the material of the day's speculation was In the form of rumors and mott of these emanated from Washington. There wen large buying orders at the same time ex ecuted by houses with Important Wash ington connections. The effect waa to produce an Impression that Important developments were to be forthcoming there bearing on financial and stock market conditions. There werj plenty of rumors to supply details with great definiteness, but authoritative in formation waa lacking. Confidence la felt In the financial district that moderate measurea of currency reform have "been undertaken at Washington under auspices that give good promise of success. It Is blleved that provision Is to be made for the routine deposit of surplus revenue fif the government, Including currency received In national banks and the limit of the monthly retirement of national bank circulation expanded to $12,000,00 or $15,000,000 Inatead of $3,000,000 aa at firesent. The removal of this limitation s expected to lead to freer not Issues by the banks where they are restrained now from the difficulty of retiring the nptes when they come back from the cir culation. The Impression has got abroad In the financial district that assurance has been received In some way of a like 11 hood that the Interstate Commerce com. mission would not be opposed to an ad vance In freight rates If thla process were eauallsed. There was a still more specific runyir about the Stock exchange on an Intended alteration in the govern ment Drocess aaalnst the Standard Oil company which la regarded aa a sort of typical and test case of the attitude to be taken towards the great corporations In general. The uncertainty In the stock market movement waa probably the outgrowth if the rather unsubstantial material on. which It is thus seen It waa based. The market felt the effect also of the reduc tion of the short Interest by reason of the covering of shorts In yesterday's market. A hardening of the call money rate late In the day alv weighed aomewhat on the market. This waa supposed to be du principally to the making of provision for paving the subscriptions to last week's New York City bond Issue of $30. 000,000. The preliminary estimates of the week's currency movement also Indi cated a weakened banking position. The movement on balance to this center from the Interior apparently continues, but cn so small a scale aa to offset only slightly the losses of the banks In subtreasury operations, which amounted to $4,291,000. Reports were current also of further note Issues by ra Unpad a, either placed or In contemplation. The rate of Interest which these notes are made to bear at the price thev bring indicates that the market is still inaeceptable to capital Is sues of a more permanent form at prices which corporations could afford to accept. The drooping tendency, of the market more than wiped out the early galna and held to the closing, which waa easy. Bonds were irregular. Total sales, par value. . $1.24.000. United States bonds were unchanged. The following was the range of prices on the New York Stock exchange: Bala High. Low. ansa. A AmttHm Amalgamated Copper .... n.sw . t.tno S t . toe 103 s to m 40 MVk 30 M ioo tx sis z 100 U M U 1 II . l.too n to let, lit . 11. tOO 144 141 14 in . 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Dataware A Hudson.. Del.. L A W Dearer A R. O D. A R. O. pfd Distillers Bscurtties Kris V - , m.lA too IT T9 909 n J 11.900 T 11. toe MS 90S TVS T9 Tt 11 TO ;Eri. td si 1909 1914 199 10 , 109 It Oenval Kisotrls Hockisg VslUr llllsois Central International Paper Int. Paper pfd, Int. Pump Int Pump pfd lovs Csntral lows Central pfd Kansas City So K. C. So. ptd Louisville A N Msslcaa Csutmt Idiua. A St. L, M.. SL P. A 9. S. M M , St. P A 9. S. M. pfd Mlaaourl Paetfts M.. K. A T kt.. K. T. pf4 National Ltad 400 IT 90S 90 l.ooe s toe T 9W 9t 90 49 909 99 MO 41 19 14 90 90 M 99 T T (0 91 44 44 97 M 0 u 2.9U9 IMS 1 M4 9 94 900 14 94 1.9K 111 114 114 9u9 14T 14T 14 9.90 99 94 MS 1.9U 99 91 9 900 Tl T0 JO . t.to Tv4 Tv To 9 . 29.90 lt 199 lt 4 44 4 0 91 M M 90 91 91 91 ' 40 94 99 93 e M MS as . tl.su U1S 111 Ul . 3.10 97 97 97 T4S . 2.T9S 91 90 90 Its) MS 99 M IM .171,909 U M9 121 99 N. R. R. of M. pfd.... N'w fork Ceslral , M. T.. O. A W Norfolk A W Norfolk A W. ptd.:.... Monk Amsrtcea Fatlts Mall Peansrlvaals Psopls's Oss P., C. C. A Bt- L..... p I furl Car Praased 9. C. pfd Pullaaaa Palace Car.... Rrading Rasdlsg 1st pfd Reading td ptd Ropublls Btsal Republic Stasl pfd. Rock Ialsad Ce Rsck Uland Ce. ptd.... Rubber Goods pfd St. L A . F Id ptd. St. Lou la S. W Sc L a. W. ptd southern Paclac a. Pacts ptd So. Kallwar So. Rsllwsy ptd.., Tcasialu C. A I Tesaa A Pscltc T.. St. L A W T.. St. L. A pfd... t'nlos Paella tin too PaclSe ptd tl. S. Eiprass , I', g Roaltr 1. S. Rubbar tl. S. Ru'jbsr pfd V.- A Steal U. S. Stasl Pfd Vs.-Caraisa rhomlcal Va -Csso. Casov ptd... Wahsah Wabash pd Walls-Fargo Biprass .. Wsatlagacuas Kloctrls Wastsrs tnloa W healing A L B Wlaconaia Central Wis Central prd $.90 MS 909 M 2,404 M 91 99 MS M 99 94 99 1 K .1 tut 99 19.99 MS 44 14 47 99 4 tt 99 M 11" 2 94 194 14 9 91 171 i.an r? 99 91 M ?l lit i u 9ft) !S t ' i- 91 H.V 174 HI 1M 90 99 109 71 l T9 T9 9h 91 9" 9 tos IMS IMS . 49.109 49 49 49 . 9.1'A 106 1M 14 909 94 94 94 19 IMS 104 106 1 '"ioo 'il '$9 9) 971 ' 11 90S 91 92 91 19 P 44 S 4 44 , I to U4 U4 191 .. su r 9T 17 90S 101 101 101 9S Tl Tl tl .. 4.1 14 1M 14 . - I. A 99 99 3Ut T9 Tl M Northers Pacinc Csstml Lasthae Oaatral Leather ptd... SMas-fehemeld Steal ... Grant Northers ptd ... Uu Matrapolttaa 1st. Mat. pld Total MM 9ar the ear. .!. csm Fere la a a-iaaaeial. LONDON, Feb. $. The supplies of money decreased In the market today, owing to the revenue collections and ths payments to the tuaag ot 9-uglaiMl. Discounts were firmer, due to fears of the further gold exports to South America. Trading on the Stock exchange continued alow, but prtuea were generally eteaaier, tne improvements In American, together with, the better divi dends declared by various home railroads, creating a more hopeful feeling. Other British securities showed, little variation. Americana started well over parity and runner unproved. Missouri rvcinc snd Canadian lacina were tAe most active dur ing the forenoon. Later New York sold Ctiton pacinc and Canadian Pacinc, which depressed the anarket generally, but a sharp reaction occurred aad incee aulsned steady. Copper shares were firm. Foreigners weak ened In sympathy with Paris. The Indian secretary purchased KTVfxi In gold, due nere Marrn I. Japanese imperial sa oi iwi closed at l'C-. BERLIN. Feb. . Trading on the Bourse today was Inactive. Americans were higher. Hew Tsrk Money Market. NEW TORK. Feb. i. MONEY On call. steady. 2b6 per esnt; ruling rate, I per cent; cloaing bid, 4 per cent; orTered at I per cent; time loans, quiet and steady; sixty da vs. 4 per cent; ninety daye, H ii pr cent: sx montns. per ceni. PRIMH MERCANTILE PAPER-M," per cent. STERLING EXCHANGE Steady, with actual business l bankers Mils st $4M7") 4,8475 for demand and st M s"1 for sixty day bills; posted rates, $4 814 and $4 85H: commercial bills. $4 0fM WAf. gILVF.R-Kar. tc; Mexican aonars, o-io. BONDS Government, steady; railroad. Irregular. Closing quotations on bonds were as follows: C. rf 2s. rsg....1 Jsnss 4s. M series... S oo 4s ctts MS so 4S etfs ns do M swiss S LAM. sal. 4s I" Msa. e. g. s ICS ktes. Csntrsl 4s M4 oo 1st hw JS MIob. St. L 4s.. MS at.. K. A T. 4s M So eessoa i C. g. is. rr, 101V4. ieis so toupos C. si4 4s, n... So eoupoe V. t. a. 4s. reg.... as coupes Asi. Tobsceo 4s..... so Atrhlsoa ges. 4s.... oo mil 4s Atlantis C. U 4s.. Bsl. A Ohio 4s 4s IS" Br, t. T. s. 4s .. Central st Cs. Is. Mo 1st tfit Ms M lac .101 .101 '. At .1X4 .1". .tots lo to (MS . 1S R. R. s at. a 4 as . tS N. T. C. I- ISS sn .101S K. I. C. g. ts 1 . MS No. ISelse s 101 o " .IIS N. W. s. 4S o. g. L rrag. 4s 4 Tt M Pons. eon. IS- MS do M n. Rm4lo( ssa. rasa. A Otala 4S.-1M 8. U A I. tt. a 9s.. 111 OWIO m A. IS.. T3 St. L A 9 F. Is 4s. M C. B. A a. a. 4s ... 5S St. L R. W. c. 4s... TT C. . 1. A P. 4s.... T4S SoshosiS A. L 4s.. 90 do eol. (a 90 go. psetDo 4s rrc. a s. u s 4a . lots is k etfs M Colo. Ind. ts. ser. A. TS So R.llw.r ts 111 Colorsda Mid. 4s Tl nnu A P. Is !; Colo. A So. . 91 T.. t. U aw. M.. n Csbs Is D. A R. O. 4s... Distillers' Asa. i. Kris s. I. 4s .lt t'nloo PartSe 4s 101 . MS r. s. StMl M ts..... r . Wsbsalt is 111 . ITS to deb. B Tl so sae. MS Westers MS. s. n 'Horsing Vl. 4SS...104S W. ALE. 4s 97 Japss ts MS Wis. Central ts. 99 ma. "(JITrred. Boston Stocks aad Bands. BOSTON. Feb. g.-Call loans. iW3 per cent; time loans, KSrtlS per cent, omciai prices on stocks and bonda were Atchison adj. 4s.... 90; Atlantis do 4a MHlRlnshsa .. 14 .. II ..9M .. 41 In. Csntral 4s M 'al. A Hi Atehlaoa 104 Ontesnlal do pfd M Bostos A Albaoy til Boston A Mains IMS Boston ElsTStod 149 Fltrhtrarg pfd' ill MczIcsb Central US N. T., ?. H. A H..1M Colon Paclflo ITS Am. Anjs. Cliem 14 Cnpntr Range .. Daly Wsst Franklin OrsnfcT Ils Royal .... Mass. Mining .. Mtrhlsas Mohawk Moot. C. A C. Old Dominion . Osceola .. M .. 1 .. 17 ..144 .. 90 .. 9 .. J1 .. 91 .. 1 .. MS do pfd Am. Pnss. Twbs.. Amer. Sugar do pfd .... Am. T. A T Am. Woolaa do pfd Dem. 1. A g gdlaos glee. Ills. Mass. Rlsctrls .... do aid Mass. Oas 91 US ..14 .. 91 ..141 .ltjVPam .lf9jQulncy .12S;8hannoB .. tl . I .10 '. tt t . II Tamarack . 1M1 .. It Trtnltr t'sltcd Corpse .. V. S. Mining.... V. S OH I'tsh Victoria Winona , .. Tl .. .. II .. Tt .. 9 I' sited . FYs It I'altsd g. M do sfd .... .. lt ... It IWolTsrlns ..its 21 ! North Bstts .... ..111 C 8. (tssl do pfd Advasturs Alhos Amalgamatsd " Bid. wAsked. . 46 j Butts Coalition .109 iN.T.da . 6 Mitchell . ICal. A Arizona.. .112'Orssns Cos. ... .. n .. ITS .. 1 .. 1 .. 11 Lsadsa Cloalnar Stoelta, LONDON, Feb. 1 Closing quotations on stocks were: Consols, monoy M M . K. A T 40 do account .... Anaconds ....... Atchlaon do pfd ........ Bat. A Ohio Canadian Parl9e Chss. A Ohio... Chicago Ot. W.. C . M. A It, P. DsBsors ......... CAR. O do pfd Kris do 1st pfd do Id pfd Illinois Csntral n N. T. Csntral 13! 14, Norfolk A W I 107 i do Pfd 109 : Ontario A W 4 llOSPsanarlTanla 91 IMS I Rand Mines 7 , 92. Reading 94 17 i Southern Rsiisrsy M 154 do sfd 90 eontnam rscins vs 9 Union PacISs .1T n , 9T do pfd .... V. 9. Stasl.. do pfd .... Wabash do ptd .... .... M .... 4T ....110 . 91 .14 .... IT .... 94 I Lonlirllls A 14.. .119 Spanlrh 96 SILVER Bar, steady, 31 ll-16d per ounce. ihi.mi nil a per cent. The rate of discount In the open uarket ror short mils is ,a474 per cent; ror thr months' bills, 411-194 per cent. ' BoatoA Capites Market, . Closing quotations on Boston copper mar ket, reported by Logan At Bryan, 112 Bottrd ot Trade ouuuing, umana: Adeantars 1 Mohawk f Alloaoa T Nevada Consolidated.. 17 Atlastl 1 North Butts 111 Bingham us old uomiaioa 91 Black Mountats ao usesols 197 Boston Consolidated.. 9 Pass, Berries U Butts CoallUos 9Pnaa. aarrlos, ptd... 90 Calamst A Arttons..U3 Qulney 1( Calumet A Hsala.... 96 ghanaoa 82 centennial e i isartri LM Cnppar Rangs MTnnossaa Copper ... 4T Dally West ... 1 Trtnltr ..;-.: 94 ... 141'nlted Fruit 1(4 ... MS t'nlted States, com.. 43 East Units Franklin Greens Copper' ... Granny H' 'veils I:s Royal Junction ... ai t niias states, prd..,. 44 ...144 Utah Conaoltdstad ... Tl ... 4 t'tah Coppper 99 ... 90 Victoria 4 .... 11 Winona 11 L S. A Pittsburg Maaaachssetts ..... Mich lias ... mi wolverine in ... 9Canaaes 99 .... 22 Nlplaslng , U New York MlalnsT Stacks. NEW YORK. Feb. (.Closing quotations on mining stocks were: Adams Cos, It 1JUU Chief .. 4 t9 92 IT T9 9 91 909 Alios ..4T9 .. ti .. 9 .. 40 .. 99 ..17 ..40 .. 4 Ontario Ophlr Pot oat Brseos Brunawlck Ces. . Comstock Tusnet Cos. Cat. A Vs.. Bavags Sierra Nevada Small Mopes .. Standard Horn Silver Iroa Silver Laadvtlls Cea. .. WASHINGTON. Feb. A Today's state ment of the treasury balances In the gen eral fund, exclusive of the $160.tX)0.OGO gold reserve, shows: Available cash balance tSO.bM.tn: gold coin and bullion, $102,100,611 gold certificates, 144,219.850. Waal Market. BOSTON. Feb. 1 WOOL The Commer cial Bulletin, basing Its report on rtatlatlca gathered ror the government, win say to morrow ot the wool market: The market la quiet and the volume of business small. There Is more general Interest in new for eign arrivals than In domestic Sales of Australian and New Zealand on the spot and to arrive are rising fjuO.000 pounds at a wide range of prices, but largely at 419 44c. The scoured cost or tine runs as high as 17c in some Instsnces and MnsSc in common. Buaineee In Texas and California wools Is limited, buyers and sellers being about a cent apart on washed grades. . De laine la slow at 17c, and unwashed at 2rt 21c Half-bloods and three-eighths will ell at WiWy. but both are scarce. One quarter blood does not sell at 43AH40, but there axe a few aalrs In that range, while a fair amount of Michigan and Missouri sold at 2ly3:c The shipments of wool from Boston to February 7, inclusive, according to the same authority, ar 94 941.13 pounds, agalnat 21,t"6 7K)S pounds at ths same time laat year. The receipts to bruary 7. In elusive, are 25.404,94 pounds, against 2a,- so. nl pounds for tne same period last ST." LOUTS. Feb. . WOOL eteadv medium grades combing and clothing. N4f c; light, fine. jzic; heavy, fine, lWk tub washed. totfS&c. LONDON, Feb. 9 WOOL A sale of Cape of Oood Hope and Natal sheepskins waa held In Mincing Lane today. The offer Inga amounted to 100.37S bales, of which tl.ZBO bales were sold. There was a good attendance and competition waa fair con sidering the unsatisfactory consideration of the offering. Long wooled advanced 8S1. while short wooled declined Vd; coarse grades were In strong demand at un. changed prices. It va war ted Aaalea aad Dried Frwlta. NEW YORK. Feb. (. EVAPORATEO APPLES Mark' is quiet and without ma terial change. Fancy, c; choice, 8S4J -;; prime. 'TWC CALIFORNIA DR!ET FR CITS Prunes are selling In a small way, with prices no better than steady. California fruit ranging from 2c to 9c. according to grade: Oregon prunes, 70a to (0c. are quoted at tt5c Ap ricots are unchanged, with choice qucted st lee, extra choice at 18Mil9c, fancy at Wt 20c. Peachea are in small supply. With choice quoted at 114 lTW. extra choirs at 15i-l2i fancy at 12'Q14p, extra fancy at 13a lie. Raisins are steady to firm, with looew Muscatel quoted st TV43c. seeded ralstne at 7fjl0c and London layers at $13oil.4a. CasTee Market. NEW YORK. Feb. (. COFFEB Market for coffee futures opened at a decline of ( points owing to French cablea. There waa some demand from local trade Interests at the decline, but general business was very quiet. Toward the cloae one position went off another I points under Wan street offer tnca The final tone waa quiet at a net de cline of fariM) r .lots. Sales for the day were eenorted of 6.'4" bass. Including Mreh at Je. Msy at $ T5c, December at 8 10c. Spot t flee aea1v: No. T Hi" 7c; No BaiiiiMi lc Ailld cuff.ee, quiet; Cordova, tSisw OMAIIA LIVE STOCK. MARKET Cauls Try Dull at TgtrUrdtj'i Heivy XWilSe BIG FIVE CENTS HIGHER FOR , HOGS Fair Raa at Bheea and Lmsabe, with DeeL-akle rat Sheep Steady aad Lasses Geaerally a Little Lower. SOUTH OMAHA. Feb, a. 107. ftsArlnffs Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. ,.. t.l 1SC 7.67 .. 4.9fO ts7' 2,;M ...7.740 9X ll.sf ,.. 4.114 4.215 9U0 9.900 4.SU0 Offlclal Monday Offieinl Tikmbv Official Wednesday.... umnn iTiursuay..... Offlclal Friday " Five days this week.... 23.942 ,73 33,721 tMmt dava laat week...22. VY Ii.cv Same daya 2 weeks ago..26,44e 11. JW 2&,335 Same days $ weeks ago.. 27 .OS M.l" 9&.U Same days 4 weeks ago..V74 41.477 30.0J& name oays last year lkuxu 4.ios a,io The following table shows the receipts of cattle, hogs and sheep at South Omaha for the year to date, compared with laat year: iwr? ISO. Inc. Dec Cattla .... in ill limit Sx.117 Hogs 24. 43 29v710 45.BJ Sheep 164.14 1632 4,952 OATTtlE OI'fYTATtONBL Good to choice com fed steers $40fl00 Fair to good corn fed steers 4.ttg-4p Common to fair steers AOOo.tie Oood to choice fed oows Vm 0 rair to good oows and heifers.... Common o fair oows and heifers.. l.OMfS.09 Good to choice st kers and fseders. 4 .20S6.W rair to good stock ers and feeders.. I ow Common to fair stockers !-S?V?'I! BUI a in. X.lTtt-4AV Veal calves 4.00(ff.W The followlnsr tshls shows the average Price of bogs at South Omaha for the last several days, with comparisons Pate, 107. 1VJ,.1W.1K4.1W.1 Jan. 28., Jan. 29., Jan. (0., Jan. 31., 754 4 M 71 ( 38 714 36 4 M I 94, I 43 4 43 ir I 41 4 80 i 48 4 70 4 69 4 72 ( 93 4 74 6 to $53 l x $63 4 K3 81 6 57 4 74 $7 9 i 22 4 94 t Oi I 28 8 72 I 06 I 28 (9 I 97 (11 ( & ( 22 ( (8 ( 28 ( 70 ( 92 80 (03 I 21 ( 83 ( 12 ( 22 ( 7j ( 1 i (74 01 $ 3 i W I 29 4 81 s Feb. 1., Feb. 2... Feb. $., Feb. 4., Feb. $.. Feb. f. Feb. 7. Feb. $.. 4 73 4 4 81 4 77 4 81 4 M 4 8 Sunday. RANGE! OF PRICES. Cattla Hogs. Omaha 4, $3.0ft. $6. SOft. Chicago l.Srtttl .25 8 l&rfrt.lO Kansas City 2.3tVt7.80 $.95704 St. Louis 2.ti.75 $.4t&1.l0 Sioux City 2.&OTj.00 (., The official number of cars ot stock brought In today by each road was: Cattle.Hogs.Sheep.H'r C, M. ft BL P 2 Wabash V. "P. system (4 C. A N. W. (east) .. 1 C. A N. W. (west) .. 14 C, St. P., M. A O.. ( C. B. At Q. (east) .... ( C. B. At W (west) .. 13 C. R. I. A P. (east) .. I C R. I. A P. (west). .. Illinois Central Chicago Gt- Western .. Total receipts .... 77 a 37 $ , .. 12 .. .. 38 1 14 1 3 .. 10 12 1 10 1 .. I s 145 20 1 The disposition of the day's recelpta was ss follows, each buyer purchasing ths number of head indicated: Cattle. Hogs Bheep Omaha Packing Co 49 Swift and Company .... 830 Cudahy Packing Co 374 Vansant Co S Carey A Benton 10 McCreary At Carey 1 Hill A Son-, 28 Huston A Co. ( L. F. Hues I Wolf $8 J. H. Bulla 29 Mike Haggerty -. IS J. B. Root A Co 24 T. B. Inghram 12 Sullivan Bros 12 V. A. Britton 4 Lehmer Bros 1 Independent Pkg. Co. .. ..... Other buyers 633 1.17 7t 2.618 1,068 8,003 2.63 20 268 Totals 2,669 1L175 4.832 ' CATTLE There was no material ehangs In the cattle situation today, conditions gen erally remaining about the same aa detailed yesterday. Packer's refrigerators are full sf beef, while it Is Impossible to get cars fast encugh to ship it out. At ths saini time most packers have a good many live cattle on hand, which they bought earlier In the week, snd which they have been holding until there was refrigerator room, so that that they could be killed out. Vnder such conditions it can be readily under stood that they were not at all anxious for fresh supplies this morning. As a re sult none of the buyers went out Into the yard until very late In the forenoon, and it was still later before anything like a clearance was made ot the sixty-nine cars reported In. It was In fact a dragging market from stsrt to finish at yesterday's demorallied prices It la safe to quote the market, as noted yesterday, 2F(i60c lower than the first of the week with the demand very slack even at the decline. Until the supply of . meat on hand is materially re duced, or" In other words until cars for shipping meat can be had In larger num bers packers are not likely to need very many cattle, except at prices low enough to leave them a good shipping margin. The only policy for the country to follow at present la to hold back their cattle until the car shortage is relieved. Stockers and feeders have not suffered as much decline as have killers, but the mar ket cannot be expected to be very brisk, or very strong with fat cattle selling to such poor advantage. . Representative sales: Ko. 9.. 4... 9... 14... 99... 19... 4... 4... 4... 4... 9... 19... 14... 4... Av. IT. Ma A. Ft. ...1199 4 TS .1IU 4 9 ...1149 4 99 ...HI 4 99 ...ltM 4 99 ...1141 4 9 ...lttO 4 99 ...1904 4 M ...1294 9 09 ...1111 4 14 ...1111 8 19 ...1441 8 44 ...1494 4 T9 9(4 4 14 9 4 18 109 4 it 44? 4 99 944 4 19 ......K4 4 99 , Ml IU ...... 991 4 tl 1171 4 90 1094 4 99 1011 4 90 1119 4 9 1149 4 99 94... 10... 91... 11... 19... 44... 19... 90... 99... 19... IT... 19... 94... 1171 4 49 COW8. a... 1099 9 99 It HI IS 1099 9 99 14... 8 H ' 4 I 99 9 110 9 99 1 942 2 99 t 19. 1014 I t 919 2 9 4 14 t T9 1941 I 99 2 1079 9 Tt M 109 9 19 8 119 9 9 it 97 9 40 T 1241 9 9 g lfr 9 49 41 1141 4 99 U 9 9 9 1 Ill 8 9 J Uu I 99 9 119 4 9 ( .. 979 9 99 19 1119 4 0 1 1990 8 9 19...... 1191 4 14 n tias cna. 4... 9..... T4 9 99 1 rri $ m BULLS. lit 19 9 9a t)4 ...1919 4 M t'ALVtS. 494 I 89 9 194 I 99 ..... !0 8 49 1 199 9 99 17 I 95 2 II 9 8 STOCKERS AND FEEDKRS. 991 9 90 19 94 4 98 TO 3 99 94 T9 4 99 t IH 14 941 4 U 14S9 4 99 19 101 4 9 44 4 99 II 1111 4 99 HOGS Buyers started out this morning offering prices that, were generally a little stronger than yesterday, but sellers see mod to feel that conditions were In their favor and by holding on they forced buyers to raise their hands until ths market was a good tc higher and then they cut loose. While the trade was a little backward about opening, whes once under way It waa for a time at leaat very active, and the big bulk of the early arrivals soon changed hands. As will be noted from the salea below the hogs sold very largely at tti.hbar (87H. whereas yesterday the bulk of the hogs sola at sisaiaai. sun over nan oi the total recelDte at (s.80. A SDrtnklina- af ths better loads today sold up to to. 90, as against 9 ao yesteraay. Representative sales: No. Av. 8h. Ft. Ha A. (a. Ft. 14. 914 9 4 9 41 r9 aa 941 t 4 l tTT 97 4 n 4 97 4 97 4 97 4 97 4 4Mfe 9 97 4 97 4 97 4 97 S 9 SI 4 97 8 97 4 97 4 91 9 97 4 97 4 97 S 14 SO I S 7 9 T9... St.... St.... 94 ... 17.... ..1ST . HT . IS ..II ..9iT ,.117 ..949 ..ru 99 ...II ... ".9)9 ...129 ... ...la 99 ... 9 99 ... 9 18 ... 99 49 9 99 ... 4 99 149 99 l at ... 9 M ... m 4 99 9 9 99 4 99 ... 4 99 909 9 99 ... 4 99 ... 9 at ... 4 99 ... 4 99 ... 9 99 ... 4 99 ... 9 99 4 9 99 4 9 at ... 9 14 9 4 at ... 9 99 94 T T4 9.1. ... 99. .19 ... 1VI ... 924 ... Is ... 99.. 99., 91. Tt.. ...Jt tt Ill .919 941 tl9 99 99 Ill 13 114 94T tit .....149 U9 t-e ti4 1ST T HI T tM M 144 .91 .941 9 9T 9 97 Tl T9.. Tl. T9. 99 99 91 ...99 4 97 ...tut ...HI ...tST ...979 ...Pa ...94T ... 4 9 ... 9 99 ... 9 ... 4 9 ... 4 9 ... 4 9 89 9 9 9. T4., Tt trt as 4 9 f 3M ... 9 99 99 st. 99 . 9 I 9 9 9 .pn ... 4 74 947 9 9 94 t.W ... 9 99 . PS ... 90 . U ... 9 9 ..119 ... 4 9 . 9 I .974 ... 4 9S . . 4 99 99. 94. 9T ! ... 9 at 91 Kl ... 4 9T St. I Ml ... 9 rs 99 V 9 97 11. SHEET Receipts for Friday were fairly liberal. In addition to-there being a train of hold-overs that came In yester day afternoon after the market had clos.d. Of the fresh receipts, however, eleven crn were Kf a time, Montana ismne. on ineir way to an Illinois feeding station and not offered for sale. The market on erieerv while not particu larly active, was generally steady with yesterday. Tne ract la wethers, rearllnas and ewes have sold shout steady ail the week, there being comparatively little change n that kind. There were yearlings here good enough to bring $830, with good ewea as high as $o.20. Packers seemed to be pretty well filled tip on lamba and they were both slow and ower. From the way buyers talked. It waa not so much s matter of pries with them as of wanting the stuff. The tendency on lamba has been lower all ths week, in sympathy with the steady down ward movement at Chicago, where the market yesterday was quoted lolflic lower from the beginning of the week, thereby making a new low level for the year. At the present time aeventy-flve to eighty pound Inmba. If fat. ere the most desir able In the eyes of buyers and sell to better advantage than the heavier weights. An idea of the lamb situation aa viewed In the east may be rained from the follow ing paragraph taken from the Chicago Drovers Journal of yesterday, which reads, aa follows: "While most well-informed traders do not take a very optimistic view of the nearby future market, they do not nv anv means view ths trade s in niarm This Is a time when the country should feed the market with tlarht receipts ana thereby avoid any very large cute Into the price rangs. An sdverse eastern mar ket for lamba In the carcass snd a shortage or refrigerator cara la a combination that is depressing trade now. but a v removal of these conditions should occur In the not far future, and ths outlet for lambs broadened, according to most traders In tnis morsel." Quotations nn kltlsea flrmd tn choice lamba, $7.0mg7.4O; fair to. good lambs, $A7& Ji.ui; goon to choice yeaninga. tamo weights. $10Qr.SS: fair to arood yearlings. lamb weln-nta. 8&.Ttyri.00: srood to choice yearlings, heavyweights, $&.7Mi.00: fair to gone vearllna-s. risnvvwelarhc s. K waje is; good to choice old wethers. $5 2Mif Ffl: fair to good old wethers. r6 00Ci636: good to choice ewes, f4.9o4j6.20; fair to good. $4 350 Representative sales: No. Av. . 1 . M . WO . H . R9 . 117 . S7 . 89 . 120 PT. 4 80 4 8f 4 78 ( 00 ( 25 5 S 8 V) 7 t 7 W 104 western ewea 202 western ewes .... 12 western ewes .... 11 western ewes .... M western wethers 23 western Wethers 4S7 western lamba .. 109 western lambs .. 3 native lambs CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET Cattla Da 11 noa-s Five to Tea Ceats Higher heep Steady. CHICAGO. Feb. (.-CATTLE5 Receipts. (.000 bead; market dull; common to best steers. 83. 004 75: cows. (3.2M16.00; heifers. $2.7636.25; bulla, $3.0n&4 60; calves. $2,800 B.oo; stockers and feeders. xz.soti..te. HOGf Receipts, 28.000 head; market Wt 10c higher: choice heavv shirring. $7.1v3 t.izh: light butchers. $7.otva"7.lo; light mixed, $H9f.4Vr.06: choice light. W.SMM.OO: packing. 9i.tr.U9; pigs, . .!; bulk or .sales, $7.0T4i7.10. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. 7.000 head; sheen market steady: lambs wenk sheep, $o.00(i.00; yearlings, $8.0036.65; lambs. 98.iWI.Vo. Xew York Live Stock Market. NEW YORK. Feb. (. BEEVES Receipts, 1.961 head. Market slow; good to chrlce steady, medium and common 10c lower, bulls steady, fat bulls slow, cows steady to lOo lower. Cows. $2.2tf4.4;- steers. $3.8 Q 2 20. Liverpool snd London quote live cat tle selling at 12C13C per lb; Sheep consid erably higher at 15c. dressed weight; re- Irl iterator beer steady st s9c per lb. Exports tomorrow. ISO head of cattle and Lao quarters of dressed beef. CALVES Receipts. 1.134 head. No good; culls sold at 36.00; common western calves, 13.00. Feeling full steady for dr eased calves. HUU8 Keceipts. i,mo head. None on sale Market nominally nrm. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. 2.543 head. Very little doing: market feelina steady; good sheep sold at 28.00, fancy lambs at ts-ss. St Mmlm Live Stock Market. 8T. LOUIS. Feb. 8 CATTLB Reeelnts 2.800 head. Including 1,900 Texans; market loc lower; native snipping and export steers, 8S.95frft.7S; dressed beef and butcher steers, 84.io4jA.sD; steers under 1.000 lbs 93.7oti4.sa: stockers .and reedera 82.oSyi7it.7B cows and heifers. (2.60ia&28: cannera. Il fttiH z.o; Duns, uawi.s; calves, 83.Zb4jtt.oo; Texas snd Indian steers, $2.6O6.50; cows ana neirers. 9-'. vhmo.do. HOGS (Receipts, 9.000 head: market 10c higher; pig and lights. $8.407 00; packers. $.7!j7.06; butchers snd best heavy, K9&9 7.10. SIIKRP AND LAMBS Recelpta. 1.500 head; market steady: native muttons 83.00 ris.bo; iambs, 34oofc7.&0: culls and bucks. 1..VU0S.W; siocners, 91.emeJ.Ji. Kansas City Live Stock Market. KANSAS CITY. Feb. 8.-CATTLT-Re. celpts, 3,200 head. ' Including 160 southerns: steady to weak; choice exDort and dressed beef steers, $5 SO&4.40; fair to good. $4.0o 5.40; western fed steers, $3.7BY.00; stockers ana reeaers. 93.zuab.uo: southern steers. $3.60&9.26; southern cows, $2,264(3.75; native cows, t2.3r.tts. 76; native heifers, $3.2bt(&.00; uuue, a:.0 (lt.a; calves, J-IA'J .in. HOGS Receipts. 8.600 head; strong to Sc higher; top. 87.07H; bulk of sales, $69567.06; neavy, .uc'g'.tr, vi: packers, 8o.!fctri.07S pigs and lights. 85. 7537. 0X EHKttP AND LAMBS Receipts, t.Ofi) head; steady to weak; lamba. $7.2067.50; ewes and yearlings, $4.90fu.ii0; western fed yeariings, 9b.otwas.eo; western fed sheep. rt.ioB.i;iBiocaers ana teeners, 8J Qob.itx St. Jesenh Live Stock Market. ST. JOSEPH. Feb. 8. CATTLE Recelots. 1.727 head; market steady; natives, $4 500 (.78; cows and heifers, $2.26Bf.00; stockers and feeders, $3. 264; 4. 75. HOGS Recelpta, ,87 head: market to higher; top, $.07H: bulk of sales, $0,963 7.t. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, (67 head market strong; lambs, 87.3Uij7.6u, Slows. City Live gtock Market. SIOL'X CITY. Feb. (.(Special Telegrem.l 1 1 Libv neceipis, ruu neaa: market dull siocaers. steaay; peeves, 84.2t44.uo; cows. bulls and mixed, $2.60&4.7&; stockers and feeders, $3.0ui4.25; calves and yearlings, $2.73.75. HOGS Receipts. 6.500 head: market steady; seUlng at $6.70CS5; bulk of sales. es-rovv-cv. ' Stock im Sight. Receipts of livs stock at ths six nrlncinal western marina yosisrnay were as loilowa: cattle. Bheeo. Hogs South Omaha Sioux City..,. U0 700 8u0 4,60 I.6) (.600 $5.0 (.879 (.000 26. W0 Kansas Clly.. t.2) 1.7Z7 thuO 3.UU0 St. Joseph St. Louis Chicago (47 1 0 T.OW Total .. U.S27 (7,47f 15,667 Cottoa Market. NEW YORK. Feb. (.-COTTON-Spot ctosea steaay, s points nigner; middling upmnu, Ai.iuc; miuuiing gun, 11.J0C; sales 16 bales. LIVERPOOL. Feb. (.OTTON-Spot In rair aemnna. iincci m points lower; Ameri can middling fair, 6td; good middling, niMjuung, s.ova; low miaaling, 8. Bid gooa ordinary, 8.41d: ordinary. 8.1d. T, sales of the day were lO.uuO bales, of which wsre ror apecuisiion sntl export, and Included 7.900 American. Receipts were ai.uv Daies, inciuaing u.iuo Amerloan. ST. LOCI8. Feb. A.COTToN-riteady middling. 10Vc: sales. aoO bales: rucim. 78 bales; shlpmsnls, 150 bales; stock. 31.31 bales. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 8-COTTON- spoi cioseos steaay; sates. 4.IJ6 pales; ios ordinary, 6, nominal; ordinary. 7Wc. noni. Inal; good ordinary, 8 7-lc; low middling s i-isc; miuuiing, ivs-isc; gooa nilddllni 117-lftc: mlddltne- fair. 12 f-itv nirJ fair, 1$ l-lr. nominal; receipts, 1,422 bales stoca, ew.ti Daiea. asrar aad Molasses. NEW YORK. Feb. (.SUGAR Raw, steady: fair renning. 2 xi-gjc; centrifugal M test, ( 7-18c; molasses sugar, ( a-i.-o. Kennea. eieaay; no. s, jc: Mi. 7, 4.2c No. 8. 4.200! No. t, tlic; No. 10, 4u6c; No. 11 4. due: No. 12. A96c; No. 11. l.Kw: No. 14. XB5c confectioners A. 4 doc; mould A. 8 06c; cut luax. sue; cruaneo. ssuc; powaered, 4.8uc rHSiivl&red 4 Tor r 11 Sea la MOLA8Sr-8teady; New Orleans open htttle, good to choice, $74j4c NEW ORLEANS. Feb. (, SfOAR- Bteady: centruugni wnites. 9-lMr4c; cen trifugal yellow. 8ti4 3-lnc; aconda, S l-iwu, WW iuowmrs syrup, WU C. Otis and Reel a. OIL CITY. Feb. (,-OILCredlt balances $1 68; rune. 122.877 bbls 1 average. 115.567 btiis: ahipmenu, li.ic9 bbla; average, isi.isr nnis. SAVANNAH. Oa.. Feb. t-Tt'RPEN TlNE-Dull. 87c. ROdlN-Firm; A. B and C, t4.00lti D, l tN 1": E. $4 PfM15: F. $ !: O, $4 1M 4 Xi; II, $4 e."(j4 4s; I. 94 f; N. o '. at. pxa, N. $V00; W. O.. 9S,i; v. W.. 98.S0. OMAMA WHOtCltlki MARKRT. a easayssasai Via pie aad Fancy rrodaco. EOOS-I'er dos., 26c LIVE POULTH r-Wena, (Sfc; rooeters, ; turkeys, luul3c; dtiika, 9uWc; oung roostcis. I'jdc; geeee, tjc. BUTTER Pscklna stock. 19c: chMcs to fancy dairy, JKtjAc; creamery. 2Mj".'o. HA I t. holce uplsnd. 9."; niexuu .1. No. 1 bottom. $.60; off grades, r4J.K Rye straw, $i.0; No. 1 alfalfa, $11.09. BKAfl-rrr 'on, tiaou OLD VErifaTTAPLF.B. CARROTf JJB.KTS AN LI PARSNIP- Per bu., 7et SWEET POTATOES IlUnola, per largo bl-U (.' is. NAVX BEANS rar bu.. 81.(1: NO. n.6o. LIMA BEANS Per lb., (Ha CABBAGK Holland seed, home arvsra. IV per lb. RUTABAGAS About 150 lbs. to Baca. $1 IA POTATOES Par bo. SBO. TL RNIPb Per bu.. (Oo, . ONIONfeHoms crown, tier bev. (Ssl BpaniaU, per crate, (Lis); Colorado, per bta lac TROPICAL FRUIT. FIGS California, bum. 6Wc: 8-crow a Turkish, 15c; 4-crown Turkish, 14c; 3-crewa 1 urn inn. 1 jc LEMONS Llmonlera. BOO and SW els. Kbc, other brands. 60c leas. DATES Kada way Wo; aayera. (c; Hsla towis. nw stufieia waaaut oavea, (-lb. 4uaa $1.10. BANANAa-jM medium -sured DUMB. $2.uov3 2o; JuniUns. $x044Vaa UHAfsi mni Bae es o st ana ss, . . 04 00. ORANGES Florida ranges, all sixes, $2. is; California navels, extra tanoy. ail sixes, 83.0U: fancy. 93.7B' choice. iz.ami.9u. JSi-W VRX9KTAJ9L9U9. BEETS. TLiKNIPB AN La CAKROT1 Pag doa, 450a 1 OAi A rohS Florida, ao-lo, crate, 93.0a, WAX BEANS Per bu. Sog. 9J.9o4s.0a. LEAF LETTUCE liothouaa. ser do a head a, 46c. 47ISLERY Calif ornla, per dog., TSoCfl CUCUMBERS Hothourw, per do.. $i.0a, HORSERADISH Cass of X doa, 11.90. RAD18HE44 Per dos. buncbsa, 26c. OREEN PkFFEHA-Psr V basket era. $4.fajnOU. PAKbLal-Hothouse, per tut, buncaes 40c. ITEAD LETTTTClD Southern, nor doau (LOOUUs. dxiALLO i t9 ootiThem. per puncn, svo. . FRUITeV CRANBERRIES Per bbl.. $7.00ig00. APPLES Ben Davla. choice. 11.00: laney. per bbl., ti.io; Jonathana, $3.76i4.0v; Near York apples, $3.26; Iowa and NsbrsAavs, sating and rooking, $2.2&3.0n. PaiAKa v inter Neils, per dob. ll.no. COJUANUTlF-Psr Back of 100. 94-50. - CUT BEEF PRICES. No. 1 riba. 15c: No. t riba. 10c: No. ribs, 7c: No. 1 loin, lc; No. 2 loin. 12Het No. ( loin. Be: No. 1 chuck, so: No. 2 chuck. 6c; No. I chuck, 4c; No 1 round, 7Vc; N a rounu, 171-' . i , uuuu. w. , o. a iias, 4 Vic; No. 2 plate. 4c: No. $ plate, 3c HlavAbuanauLa rHEESR-Naw ful creain Wlsoonsla twins, luc; new full cream brick. 16.0) 16Vrc; wheel Swiss cheese, 16'ol7c; block Balsa, 16c; Umberger, 14c; Vouug Amer icas. 160, fish Trout. 12c: halibut. 10c: cattish. l9o: buffalo, 8c; bullheads, lie; black baas, firs stock, 26c; salmon, lie; pike, dressed, llej red snspper, lie; whltensh, 12c; perch, dressed snd scaled. 8c; pickerel, dressed, 8; herring, tc: crappies, M15c; eela, lnoj bluefisn, 16c; lobsters, green, 85c per lb. mackerel, Spanish, 16c; native. 36c; frof legs, soo per aos. ssuuivs, sineics, ic CURED F18H Family whlteflsh. nee ereL No. I, $35.00: No. 1 cs.00; herring is bbla. 2o pounds each, Norway, 4k, $11; Nor. ' HlDKo AJu TAbijw-urstn salted. No. L 13a: No. 2. 11c: bull hides, (a: rrean hides. No. 1. 10c; No. 1 9c: horse, $1.5tKj (.76; Bheep pelts, 60c3$l-25. Tallow, No. L 4Vc: No- W- Wooi- lt'J2- ClDEH r,ew xora, oeii narrei. 12. rs; Dap, tel. $50t NUTS French wslnuts. UHe: Csllfornla walnuts. No. 2. soft shell, Uc; No. 1 soft shell. lV4c; Braxlla, 15il6c; pecans, U&Te; I tUberts, 16 14c; paanuta. raw, . TVfccj roasted, 9c ; California almonda, aarg ' shell; 18c; Trayonla, 17c; coooanuta, (4.U per wo iDa nui rj r 1 er ranm. sa.au. COFFEE Roasted. No. 6. 28c nor IKt No. 80. 2lo Der lb.: No. 26, 19o nor Ih.i Na. (0, lc per lb.: No. 21. 13c per lb. BUG A it oranuiatea same, in sacKa, 18,11 granulated beet, la sacks. $&.0L BYKUP In bbls., 27c per gat,; In ( 10-Ib. cans, $1.70; cases, U 6-lb. earn cases. eana. XL80: cases. 24 kW-lb. cans. $!.. ' CANNED GOODS Corn, standard west srn. (ol0c; Msias, 9T.1C Tomstoea, (-lb, cans. ILIO; (-lb. cans 97 VvcC 11.00. pine, apples, grated. 2-lb.. (i.052.30; sllied. $1 M ffLtO. Gallon apples, fancy. $2.06. Cali fornia aprioota, $3.00. Pears, L75 , 2.60. Peaches, fancy, $1,764)2 0; - H. C peaches. $2.0062.60. Alaska salmon, red, $1.26; fancy Chinook, F., $3.10; fancy sock eye, F.. $1.96. eardinea, quarter nil, $2,791 three-quarter mustard, $2.00. Sweet pota. ' toes. Il lOtil.f. Sauerkraut. $1.ool Pump, kins, ftOctilLOO. Wsx beans, 9-lb.. b&bj!t lima beans, 2-lb., 75ct?11.Ji. Spinach. $1.36. Cheap peas. J-lb. to; extraa sscolio; fancy. (145i.7& ' Bank Clearings. OMAHA. Feb. (.Bank clearings today were $1,788,787.49 snd for the corresponding date lost year $1,647,135.34. TROUBLE FROM A TRIFLE The Kid and the Missile Whlck tatted the Japanese Raetloa la Saa Fraaclsco. Whrn Master Sidney Marks of San Fran cisco shied aa old tomato can A few weeks ago he was unconscious of ths fact that hs was making history. He knows It now and is proud In consequence. He waa slmpjy, as he thought, engaging In ths gentle pastime celled "soak ths aklppls." Sklppis means any -old kind of a Japa nese. The "sklppis" In this case was a noted seismologist. Prof. Omura, wearing a silk hat (now no longer wearable) and studying the ruins of the earthquake. 81J- , ney's tomato can not only demolished ths silk hat, but precipitated an International Issue. It wss the whisper that starts tho avalanche, ths feather that breaks tho camel's back. And wo reproduce for tho use of future historians Sidney's own plo- turesqus account of the affair: . It waa this wsy: There was a bunch, of us out behind ths postoffice, when one of the gang yells, 'Pipe the sklppis under the dicer. Let's soak 'Im.' Ws let loose for fair, ml to the lucky boy. I bounced a can off his skyplece,. He wss sure sore. But ws sent him down ths alley aftsr ths ' naughty boy who did him wrong." Probably bis assault upon Prof. Omura, - as much as ths dismissal of a Yasamartt from ths Pacific Heights Grammar school, had to do with the Indignant protests ot ths . Japaness that have led to talks of war, and have resulted In the moat aenaa tional passags In ths president's message. Current Literature. It you have anythmg to trade advertise tt In the Ror Exchange column of vbe REAL F.BTATB THAKSFKR8. Charles Hanson to Irving Allison, lots 10 snd 13, block loir. Florence $ 50 Irving sod Emma Allison to Allison Horns Co., lots 15 and 16, block 1"9, Florence (00 Charles Hanson to Allison Horns Co., lot 17, block It, Florence S Helen R- Clarke to sums, lot 17, block lo. Florence i5 M. K. Brown to same, lot 14. block KO. Florence 2U James A. f'lks and wife to James I. Butler, aJ5 feel tax lot J. In e sw. 10-15-13 : TAJ Bohumtl Volenec to Antonle Volenec, H lot 18. block L Mella s First Ad., South Omaha 1 John W. McDonald to D. W. Merrow, block liai. Florence D. W. 54 si row and wife to Carl Hll debrand et si., same 1 The Florence Iand Co. to Carl and Franoea Hildebrand, aatne 1 Omaha A Florence Land and Trust Co. to saioe. earn a 1 Robert O. Fink to Clara L. Ruth, lots ( and I, block 1, Persons A ' berry's Add., South Omaha , G. H. Miller to I. N. Crosby and wife, lot 21. block lot. Dundee Place.. 1 Mary L. Dunn et a! to Frederick W. Smith, rn'ia lot 1 block 17, Ouiaha (.000 City of Florence to Irving Allison, lots 12. 1$ snd 15, block 1. Florence 1 Robert O. Fink to Charles Hanson, lota 10, 1$ and 17, block lis). Flor ence , .... Florence Company to Irving AUIaon. tut 10, block 109, Florence 200 Total