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TTTE OMATTA DAILY. BKK: WKlhNKSDAl, MAKCI1 21, 1P07. i t KoTTins "-"4 Frratis tfhea. ifariat, wita S Cttrw Grains rirmw. CABLES ON ALL GRAINS MUCH STRONGER 'r trejnth. In Wheat Canae by -o4 Fortlfi Demand, bat e- -noi rollowi Fori " Weather Reports. ( OMAHA, March 29, 1K07. Vces ruled generally strong and thl dltion was maintained tn the coarse ns, but the wheat market slumped olt i the close, to a slight extent. Cables e ''-much higher on all grains and caused ; ' in'(4dy opening, sirt-ngUi being displayed particularly In corn. Wheat opened In good demand, as rabies re higher, ami considerable show of i strength was displayed In early dealing. Covering by shorts caused an increase in prices and unfavorable crop reports In tho . southwest raueed a firmer demand. It was reported that green bugs and chinch buns vere continuing their depredations and that the growing crop was aufferli g from lark of mulKture. Ii Ices weakened, however, on later dealings, as the weather forecast i whs deemed of a bearish nature, rains ting predicted for Kansas and Oklahoma. J It w a nervous and erratic market . throughout, fluctuating entirely on advices of crop and weather conditions, but the I situation Is believed to be bearish and the sictiniion anroad. The close was Arm, Msy options being uuoted at dttVtc bid. which was an advance of 4c over the closo of yetserday. Strong cables sustained prices for corn Ond the opening was firm. Dealings were Infrequent and the market was dull, aj 1 little Interest was displayed. Weather 1 conditions are deemed estremely favorablo f ana tne close was quite strong at an ad I vance or o in May options, f Oats were steady and fluctuations were a within a narrow range, but the general y tone was firm, while the close was at an S) sdvajice of "o over the opening prices fur steady; March, 4s 1M; S-sy, 4s fut ures. 40. !EW YORK (iEII rttl, MARKET the Iay options. Primary wheal receltits were 507.000 j bushels and shipments 224 oou bushels, against receipts last years of 0,000 bushels And Ihlnmpnti nf 910 IMMI hnahula fVirn pa. V relpis were X82.0O0 bushels and shipments V 84,000 bushels, against receipts of iS?,J0 v nuxneis and shipments of Sla.OOO bushels S Jast year. I , learancee were 55,000 bushels wheat, IV , 1'Awo bushels corn, a.OuO bushels oats, and ."' V wheat and flour equal to 122,0oo bushels. If .5 IJvernool closed VuHd higher on wheat e ftnH L. , . I klul1D. .... .. V Bratlstreel's estimate supply of wheat hows a decrease of 2y8 OtO bushels, aguln.it a decrease of 421.U0O bushels last year. Local range of options: I I (T I A A vfl'ieat I ;ay... ' July... J f Corn 's, May... f July... vj( Sept... Oats a May... July... Ii rtlclcs. Open. I Hlgh.j Iow. Close. Yea'y. 69R 69B'i4,69A rm a 70,B 70ftB 704B 7UB 70-,B 41HH 41A 41fl 41A 41B 4H4H 40,B 40V,B 40H 4("4H 41Vt.B 41VB 41VB 4Win 41B 4P 41A 4iA 87HB 3TB 377B STA I notations nf the Day on Various Commodities. NEW TORK. March 26 FIr R Re ceipts, 6.52H bbls ; exports, 1.H0 bbls.; mar ket fintet and ateadv: Minnesota ratents. $4 101j4 Jo; winter atralKhts. Hvi3&0; Min nesota biUcors. U T&rnA 70: winter extras. I KiraKiO; winter patents. 3.(rq3 8i; winter low graxies, nrua.Wi. Kye nnur, sreany; fair to good, 3.b6tiS.0; choice to fancy, W5i-4.20. CoKNMKAtr-flteady ; fn white and yel low, II ftul -J6, coarse,. tl.vhl.lO; klln-drled, I2.fifi.ia75. WHEAT Receipts, TJ.OOO bu.: spot market steady; No. I red, Mc, f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 northern, Duluth, l'a93c, f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 hard winter. She f. o. b. afloat. ITIcea for wheat were advanced materially today by bullish crop reports from the southwest and the continent, together with stronger cables. Redactions occurred In the late af ternoon on reports of rain In Kansas and last prices were V to 4 higher, eoeit September, which was ,c net higher; July closed Mc: teptemler closed fco. CORN-Receipts, lt.lSo bu.; spot market steady. No. 2, Wo elevator and b&frc t. o. b. afloat. No. 2 yellow. 6ic f. o. b. afloat. May clied 54c; July closed 64c; September closed 63Hc. OATS Receipts, 13H,fiOO hu.; SxporU, 20,000 bu.: snot market easy. Mixed, 28 to 32 pounds, 4t11c; natural white, ) to 33 pounds, 47Vfu4ti14c; clipped white, it to 40 pounds, 4mw,iiV:u.c. HAY Steady; shipping, -00(68.00; good to choice. 111. 60ru 12.00. Hons HteHiiv : state, common to choice, WHS crop. 1 Mi '.13c: !( crop, frullc; I'aclflc joast, 1!4 crop, 111(1 4c; 16 crop, 8f12c. H IIK3 Steady: Unlveston, 20 to 28 lbs. Texas dry. 24 to SO lbs., nominal; Central American, 24V4; Bogota, 251. I. RATH Rll-Hteadv : acid. 27H(S29C. PROVISIONS Beef, quiet; family, I14.5iy.il5.0ip: mess. IH.oai0.00: beef hams, 24.ru L6.0; packet beef, tll.0tVull.BO; city extra India mess, t20.00fl.00. Cut meats, steady; pickled bellies. $10.5fri2.O0; pickled hams, til RiKa 12,00. Lrd, steady; western prime, tK.8iniie.SW; refined, steady; continent, 10.46; South America, llti.ia; compound, W 2V4. Pork, easy; family, tl9 .nmt 60; short clear, tl7.6(rij 19.26; mess, I17.50fa'ia.25, RIC 15 Steady; domestic, fair to extra, 2,110. Jftonn. nominal. TALIXW-teady; city (t2 per package), 6c: country (nuckaaes free). tiV'i'ic. ' HUTTKIt Firm: street price, extra creamerv. Wn31c. Official prices: Cream ery, common to extra, 2ti'30r; state dairy, common to fine. 21W29c: renovated, com mon to extra, l&ii.fic; western factory. common to firsts. 19'iiL,lVlc: western imlta tlon creamerv. extras. 2tV,27c: firsts. 23S24c, , CHEIE- Firm: state full cream, col- 'ored, small September fancy, 16c; state white, 14,c; state colored, small October, ,'best HV,c; state white, 13tri44C; stale pood to prime. llWTIHVic; winter made, ave raiia best. li'Hc: larsn Rentember. fancy Uc; state. October best, 13Wl44c; stnte good to prime, 12it13c; Inferiors, llttTf 12"Ac. KitOS-Trregular; state. Pennsylvania and nearby fancy selected white, 22c; brown 'and mixed extra. 30c: firsts to extra firsts. l7HTt174C; western firsts. lmc. Official prices: Seronds, liic; southern, lbVO i ' He ii.il ll 111-uv, easy; western cmca- Pressed, quiet; turkeys, lOlSc; fowls, 13 A asked. B bid. Omaha Cash Prices. Carlot Receipts. Wheat. Corn. Oats. I Chicago I Kansas City ,. Minneapolis Omaha ruith . Bt. Louis .... 38 77 . 21 . 21 .2n4 . as . 3G8 44 77 77 in 17: 10 . 43 13 131 n CHICAGO GRAI AXD PROVISIONS I ii Featarea of the' Trad In a: and noslnat Prices on Board of Trade. CHICAGO, March 2fl -Additional reports tn anmsse to tne winter wneat ny tne "green bug" and by hot weather caused firmness today In the local wheat market. At the close the May delivery showed a gain of vc. Corn was up H'ftltc. Oats were Kftfac higher. Provisions were up 10c to 2ic. Wheat was In active demand at the open ing because of cables, green bug reports and a continuance of hot weather In the aouthjKest, esperlally In Kansas. For" a 'dffnrmgs were comparatively Hht. it the end of the first hour priors j V on sumewnai on realizing dv local X?- The easy feeling developed later I if, weakness because of reported rain in Western Kansas. The wet weather reports were later denied and the market rlosed firm on renewed buying by shorts and commission houses. May wheat opened e to ftc niner at iko to 7'iVtc, sold ofT to s and closed at 76c. Clearances of wheat an3 flour were equal to 121x) bu. The world's visible supply as shown by Rrad streets' decreased 2HS,O0O hu. Primary re ceipts were 5(i7.0O0 hu., against 4in.nnn bu. on the same dnv last year. MlnneoDolls. Puluth and ChlraBO reported receipts of 4ft cars, against 419 cars last week and 147 cars one year ago. Corn was firm because of a scarolty of offerings. Receiving houses reported that country purrhases were very small and sj'l strengthened the market. Another bullish I factor was an advance of Su at Liver pool. Commission houses were the prin cipal buyers and the greater part of tho ofers came from the longs. May corn opened Vc higher at 4t;'4C sold between 40o and 4fiic and closed at 4'.'ic. Local re ' celpts were 8W cars, with one of contract r grade. Trdlnr in oats wn tlirhf tint the one fthe market was strong. Small local - Tlpts formed the chief strengthening rrf" ji'fflence, arrivals today being 29 cars less "I " than had been estimated. The principal buying was by cash houses. May oats opened HSf'ie higher at 41c. sold between 41V and 4PiC and closed at 41c. Local receipts were 172 cars. Provisions were strong on a lively de mand by shorts and local packers. A de cline of 627Vo In the price of live hogs seemed to have no effect on traders At the close May pork was up ?oc at 115 OR. lard was up lor at H.70. Ribs were loi 12V.C higher at ts.60. I K.MImated receipts for tomorrow I NEW YORK STOCKS ASDBUNDS Abrupt EeTenal of Irice Mrtemsnt Ins to luyic." by BeatF. SHCRTS SEEK TO C0VF.R CONTRACTS as Supply Not as Large Monday and Market Rises from Four to Sis Points. fnli balance. 1 2 10.55S , gold rnln u'i-1 bullion. tl24.fi02,3J4. gold ccrtifliat. HS.415.fll0. ew Teirtc Mmit MsirVet, NEW YORK. March J MONEY On rail, s'rong at 5Ml'"l Per rent; ruling rate, 6lfc per cent: closing old and offered. 5'4 per rent. Time loans, dull but strong: tw days. 7 per cent- 90 days and mjpths, 6nlt per rent bid. PRIME MERCANTILE PAPER-ff6Vi per rent. STERI.INO EXOIANGE Weak, closing firmer, with actual business In bankers' bills at $4.3204 MX for demand and at 4 "S, 4 .7875 for 6o-day hills; posted rates. commercial bills. 4 7.0 4 St. I.onls General Market. ST. IjOUIS. March 2ti WHEAT Weak track No. 2 red cash, 77fi7Hc; No. 2 hard 72Vi74Vjc: May. 74c: July. 7TVc. CORN Steady ; track No. 2 cash, 44c; No. 2 white. 4.vy4oV4c; May, 44c; July, 44"jc. OATS Steady; track No. I cash, ilhiUtu:; No. 2 white, 4wfcc; May, 4040; July, 3ii',c. F1XVR Du;l; red winter patents, ta.BO 4iJ..Vi; extra fancy and straight, t3.2ord3.iio; clear. t2.65fj2.H6. SEED Timothy, steadyi ,lfi.o364,tft.iu.., CORNMKAl Steady; t2.4u. BRAN Steady; sacked, east track, tl.OO. HAY-Steady; timothy, tl5.l3 19.00; prai rie, tio.otra 13.00. ... IRON COTTON TIES-tl.10. RAOGINO 10C. HEMP TWINK 10o. PROVISIONS Pork, higher; Jobbing, tlti.Si'.t. Lard, higher; .prime steam, tS.60. Dry salt meats, steady; ooxed extra short, t9.50; clear rlhs, to 37H; short clears, t9.62H. Bacon, steady; boxed extra short, tl0.1-Vi; clear ribs. fl0.2S; short clenrs, tlO.50. IOI'LTRY 6teady; chickens, 11c; springs, KiVc; turkeys, 11c; ducks, 13c; geee, c, BITTER Steady; dairy, ZMiitic. LOGS Firm. .150. Flour,"1 bbls..". Wheat, bu..... Corn, bu Oals, bu , creamery, 22ff31VCi . Receipts, Shipments. ... lo.fl-io . 11.000 ... Ss.OOO 46.0TI0 ...1R1.O10 201,000 ...133.006 159,000 Kansas City Grain and Provisions. KANSAS CITY. March 26. WHEAT May, 69c; July, 71c; September, 72c; cash. No. 2 hsrd, 7i?r73Hc; No. 3, 66o.72c; No. 2 red. 74it'75c; No. 3, eTtlTtc. CORN Mav. 40'4c: July. Hc: Septem ber. 42'4c; cah, No. 2 mixed. 4oifl40Hc; No. t, 39Sc; No. 2 white. 42c; No. 3, 41Sc. OATS No. 2 white, 42iu-124c; No. 2 mixed, 4omjiic. . RKSteady; 63ri6Pc. HAY Firm; choirs timothy, $14.60(515.00; choice prairie, til 2MI 12. 00. BUTTER Creamery. 29c; packing, l&Mfi. LGUS-Uc lower; firsts, 16c. Receipts. Shipments. Wheat, bu 77.0"0 Bl.ono Corn, bu 44,000 19.O0 Oats, bu 8,000 10,000 Hoard of Trade quotations for Kansas Citv delivery. The range of prices, us re ported by Logan & Bryan, 112 Board of Trade building, was: NHW YORK. Marrh 26 An abrurt re versal of a price movement, such as that which occurred today, Is eharscterlstlc of prices unbridled, whether for the advanre or the decline. It was remarked yesterday that operations by the bears had taken on the proportions or a saturnalia. iii;i realising sense of the nosltlon In which they placed themselves by too heedless sales of what they had to secure for de livery had the usual analogy wun me ex periences following a perioa 01 reveis and overstimulation. . , The hear nartv made a furtner arive against the market at the beginning of the dealings and centered a particularly savage attack on the coppers. A runner siump In the market both for copper and tin. in London suggested a repetition of yester day's success In breaking the prices of those stocks. In seeking to take advantage of this opening reak to secure tne stocss they needed. It was disclosed to ths bears that stocks offering were In scantier supply than yesterday and that they were meet ing with additional competition In the buy ing. It was the feeling of the market, per ceptible to the skilled sense of the profes sions) trader, which was the decisive fac tor In turning prices upwards and starting the rush to cover by the bears. News to account for the turn was lacking when It occurred, although some of the day's later developments gave ground for soothing the fears of speculators. The most potential factor in the improvement was tho check to the fall In prices Itself. The things feared, and whlrh were prompting the In discriminate selling of late, were likely to be brought about by the very force of the fall In prices Itself. If from no other cause. It was the understanding of the danger of these forces of action and reaction whlrh might be set loose In the market that probably prompted the more aggressive measures of support, which were undoubt edly extended today. Rumors of the plans and the resources of this organisation of support reached exaggerated proportions In the same way that 1 rumors of trouble were exaggerated while prices were de clining. The conviction of the presence of protective forces In the market, however, had much to do with cheeking the de moralization and driving the shorts to cover. The undisturbed condition of foreign mar kets today In spite of yesterday's wild market here was a surprise to the specu lators for a further fall in prices. London's confidence In the completion of the stock market settlement without disastrous con sequences was reported to be unimpaired. Berlin also was said to feel satisfied that arrangements had been completed to assure the success of the prll settlements. It was announced during the course of the Stock exchange session that the Treasury department had determined to deposit 15.(m0,000 of the customs revenues In New York banks, as well as to prepay April Interest on the i per cents and on the 4 per cents of 1S07. The total amount of In terest dun in April on those Issues w.Tild amount to upwards of ti.ono.ooo. At the same time reports received from Washing ton showed that the treasury's offer to accept savings hank Investment bonds to secure deposits In the hanks In substitution for government 4s of l!r7. whlrh should be offered for redemption under the treasury's proposal, was having a decidedly stimu lating effect on the offerings of these bonds for redemption. One notable effect of these relief measures for the money market was a rebound In the foreign exchange market, which had shown further early declines from yesterday's low level. The extreme advances rearhed to over 7 points In most of tho Harriman and HIM stocks, to 6 or over In St. Paul, Canadian Pacific and Smelting, to 64 In Reading and Louisville Nashville and from 3 to 4 points In a large number of the most active stocks. The extreme gains were not all held and the closing tone of the market was rather Irregular. Bonds were distinctly weak. In spite nf the rally In stocks and a large volume of business was done on the bond division of tne maraet. iotai raios or bonds, rar value t3. 390.000. United States bonds were un changed on call. s The following was the range of prices on the New York Stock exchange: Bales. High. Low. Close. .18.50 SILVER Bar, 50Hc. H NPi-Government, weak. closing quotations on bonds fol'ows: 17 g. ref. to, reg 1MV JPs t4 series fitic; Mexican dollars. steady; railroad, wars so 4 ctu do 44 ctfl ao ia series.... so en upon lo. tt. g. is. r loH So enopon I01U T. i. old 4a, res loo L N. nl. 4. do rnunon lo:Viewnn. t. s. r 8. new 4a, rac....l.V!Mei Central do coupon 1WH4 Am. Tobacco 4a 71 do a in Atrhlann gen. 4a do adj. 4a Atlantic C. I 4a.... Dal. A Ohio 4a do IHa Prk. R. T. 0. 4a Central of Oa. la.. do let Ino do Jd Ine do d Inc fnen. A Ohio 4e.. Chicago ft A. IHa.. C, B Q n. 4a.. C, R. I. A P. 4a.. do col. Ra rcr. at. Li u Colo. Ind. ea, aer. A. 0Vi Colorado Mid. 4a... M Colo. A 80. 4a MH uha (a aa D. R. O. 4a 41l P'etlllera' 8m. (a MU'Wihuh la Erie p. I. 4a iWeatern Md. 4a . do en. 4a 1 W. ALB. 4a. Hocking Val. 4Ha..l"'4'wis. Central 4a.. Japan a tt Offered. Bid. L 4a. 4 a 7S 74 7 H an It M a4 "4 V. J. C. a. (a No. Pacific 4a inn'. do la TO N. A W. e. 4a O. R. L. rfdf 4a W4 renn. coot. t4a II V, ReAdlng gen. 4a aa Pt L. A I. M . $a..inay, a. L A 8. F. fs 4a Tn .. L 8. W. c. 4a.. 71 Peanoard A. L 4a T 80. Pacific 4a.... do 1st 4a ctfi... 80. Railway fia... Texaa A P. la. ... T., 81. LAW. t'nloo Pacific 4a. V. 8. Steal td 6a do lat Inc Minn. A st M . K. AT. i do ta II 'A N R. R. of M . M !. T. C. . IHa. . H . M . T4 .101 . Ml . it . U .100 . r . tn . . . "H .108 .1184 . II .10014 . 4H .lli4j . To . 14 Itoaton swneka nnd Ronds ROSTON, March 26. Call loans, m per cent: time loans, &7 per cent- omciai prices on stocks and bonds were: Aichlaon ad, 4a II IRInaham do 4a IK Cal. A Hecla. Mea. Central 4a II Centennial ... 87 H' Copper Range Atchlaon do pfd tloatnn A Albany Pnaton A Maine. Hnaum derated Kltchburs pfd ISO Mexican Central N. Y N. H. A H....174 t'nion Pacific 1S04 Am. Pneu. Tube.. Amer. Sugar do pfd Am. T. A T Am. Woolan do nfd Kdlaon Rloc. Illu. .211 Maea. Rlactrlo do pfd Maea. Gas t'nllcd Fruit United 8. M do pfd U. 8. SI eel.- , do pfd Adventua Allnuea Amalgamated Atlantic Bid. "Asked, . M"4iral Weal .ZStl Franklin .1S4 Uranhy , .143H lalo Rorale ..... Maea. Mining ... Michigan Mohawk Mont. C. A C... IHlOld Dominion .. . .130 Oecenla .120 'Parrot .lKHlQulncy . 6u, shannon M Tamarack ... Trinity IS It'. 8. Mining.. .. M V. 8. Oil....... .. M ftah . ,inH Victoria . . fit J Winona .. 17 Wolvorlna .. J4 North Butte .. . . MH Butte Coalition ... Nerada .. 4u, Cal. A Arianns V Sntt'Arlfona Com I"H .. IT . .M0 .. so .. 15H .. 1 ..135 .. 1714 .. S't .. 1S .. 74 41 121H zo 110 14H 110 HH I1H IH 17 'H a ISO 83H t OMAHA LIVE STUCK MARKET Cattls fully Cte(3j, with Msre Life to the Tnd. HOGS CONTINUE ON THE DOWN GRADE Liberal Ran of Both Sheep and Lambs, tlth All Desirable Killers In Demand at Folly stead? Prlrea. BOITH OMAHA, March 26, 19"7. Receipts were: Cattle. Hoss Sheep, Offlclsl Monday 4.240 4.r.x9 11.210 I Official Tuesday S.TnO 8.1100 22.1M Two days this week... 7.4o 12.s Pane days last week 13.5S2 17,1147 Same davs 1 weeks aarn..U,2'A lS.S Same days t weeks airo.. 7.111 13.0.0 Same days 4 weeks axo. .10.rt2n 17.1f7 Same days last year 8.841 10.778 Ths following table chows ths receipts of cattle, hogs and sheep et South Omaha for the rear to date, compared with last year: 107. Ino. Dec. Cattle 271.735 531.265 40.40 ...... Hon ftm.MS 633.9S8 S1,0 Sheep 4C2.M6 420.712 31,823 CATTLE QUOTATIONS. Oood to choice corn-fed steers $5.2MT6.70 Fair to good cornfed steers 4 X.26 Common to fair steers 4.0""o4.0 Good to choice fed cows I 50Cq4 W) ran heavily, ninklng the totnl for the day considerably Inrajer than anticipate! The market was not quite so active as yester day, but packers all seemed to want good killer, both sheep nnd lambs. n:v1 the market on anything of that description was fully steady with yesterday. More than that, the trade was sufficiently sctlve to effect a reasonably early clearance of the desirable killers On the other hand, the Common to medium grades were rather slow, with the feeling. If anything, a little rosier. Oood lambs sold as high as T7.W. which whs ths top yesterday. There were no choice llcht yearlings in the yards to make a tst of the market, but the feellnir Is that anything good along tbnt line would bring arounl $6 TV Pome pretty fair heavy yearlings sold at !6.fV Oood ewes sold tip to tf.To. All these prices looked very good and the msrket aa n whole was satisfac tory, although buye's did not lump over each other ss they did yesterdsy In their efforts to secure everything In slsht. Quotstlons on killers: Oood to choice ,) ' lamns, i.w!ri.ao; inir to goon lanios. M(!10 weights, I fW(i 7S: filr fo good vcarllnga. 8.1811 heavy weights, f AlOftf, so: fair to good year a 10 good ewes. $5.4v5o.7o; fair to good ewes. 5txv&6.40. Ri presentatlve sales No. rurltlea. Increased KJ.900.ono marks; notes) ta circulation. Increased 41.4O0.o0U marks. 8.1 811 i heavy weignts. n.nnit.w. lair 10 gooa yw 1 374 lings, heavy weights, 8S ( M. 10 ; good jo if choice old wethers, al.nfrfifi fair to g' 27 244 I "'! wethers, t5.7r-titt.00: good to choice ew Fair to good cows and heifers 8 20 j 3.50 Common to fair cows and heifers.. 2,ooT3 20 Oood to choice stockert & reeders.. 4 2Sfl4 AO Fair to good Blockers and feeders.. 8 cO&4 28 Common to fair sttx.-s.era.. lonmtsn Bulla, stags, eto 17V54 40 Veal ca'Y 4.0iefrg.S(l The following table snows tlw average price of hogs at South Omaha for the last several days, with comparisons: Data. I 1907. lrj6.1808.1904.1903.19C2.1901. March 18. March 14.1 March 15. March 1. March 17. March IS. March 19. March 20. March 21. March 22 March 2:1. March 24. March 25. March 36. R3 6 82 6H 48H 6 12 11 04 t 07 11 47S, t 48 I 10 8 3H) 6 17 Z4, S 19 16 6 lfi 4 801 4 81 4 1 4 94 4 M 6 01 S 08 5 13 6 08 18 8 26: 6 01 6 07HI 6 08H! 6 ao tJ t'l 24 6 n 1 I 16 I 16 6 16 5 04 6 04 4 9S a 4 2 4 96 4 9 6 02 6 00) 18 6 12 7 W 6 15i 7 M 7 10 7 06! 7 19i 7 S3 7 8b 7 44 7 3' 15i E Oil 7 24 I 6 13 7 &q e 17 6 22 a 6 271 r u 6 O. 6 03 6 08 ( 18 i 2b 6 21 4 20 5 29 27 a 5 26 6 13 5 15 6 22 6 14 5 13 5 18 l.7fyy.26 1.90ii.60 S.Oftij.60 of cars Hogs. $fl.0o-(ti.i!74 6.OK0H.10 6.7fVu .25 6.90(.06 of stock 1SH Oreena Con. .... 11 New York Mining; gtocVs. NEW TORK, March 28-Closlng quota tions on mining stocks were: Adams Con Allca B recce Urunewlck Con. . Comatork Tunnel Con. Cal. A Va... Horn. Stlvor iron Sllrer Lsadrillo Con. ... . Ii .400 . U . 44 . U .. 6 .150 .4i ,. Little Chief ... Ontario Ophlr Potoal Savage Sierra Nevada Small Hopea ., Standard I .... ....too ....12i .... 10 .... 7t .... 10 .... IS ....140 Commodity. Open. Hlgh.j Low. Close. Wheats May .. July .. Corn May .. July .. I I I I I 71 I 71 70V3V70V1B 404!40g41 401 4oT,B 41Vsl 41V4 tlHS-Vsl 1HB Bbld. -rj; corn, 236 cars; oats, 149 cars; hogs, .-1 head "fadlng futures ranged as follows: Visible Snpply of Grain. NEW YORK, March 26. Special cable and telegraphic communications received by Hradstreets shows the following change in Bviit,i,iH iinitllci as comnared with Dre- Wheat, 1 vlous accounts: Wheat, United States, east ... . . . ,A I. .VI k.., . or tne novates, ucnrmr, w,vw wu. , n ada. Increase. 744.000 bu.; total, United Htaiea and rRnnda. increase. 2u2.00O bu : - i y, Vm 1 .,. 1 iv i atloat for and In Kurope, decrease, ECO.OOO fS Cul.Ts.l Open. I Hlgli. Ixw. Close. Yesy. !nu.; totaI American and European supplies. 1 .... p.... .. )tw tltA tin ',,rn f'nlted HtA.tea I ' sntl -o'rt,lu' decrease. 101.000 bu. Oats. 7J: i I'nited Slates and Canada, Increase, (H6,- Wheat I May 76 ff 7H, 7 Jul 77Sfi 77 77, Sept. 7SH 78 78, Corn May 4nVfin 40-S 46 July 4f.VB"n ' Vfi Sept. 464'eH 46S, 4's Oel-- May 414W 41 S July 37V, (i S 87S S7i ' Sept. 31'',tjS3 3r4'ti33 Si Pork I I ' May 15 "'S 15 72V 18 50 July 15 67V 15 82! 15 57H Lard May 8 80 7?H in July 8 70 8 8,'S 8 70 - Sept. 8 82, 8 92W S Rlhs ( May 8 45 8 6?H 8 42H1 July 8 5S 8 87Hj 8 M I Sept. 8 62S 8 75 8 621 TfVI f ITT, j 787V3;8H I aRUiKTi.fvlit 45V"I 45V4 tl'llH-nS S7M S7'J 1R 65 15 75 8 70 8 80 8 90 8 65 8 72',, 15 45 15 55 8 SO 8 70 8 76 8 40 8 ft.'l, 674 Out) bu. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOUS. March 26. WHEAT May, 77N'n77c; July, 79Hc; No. 1 hard, 804 4toc; No. 1 northern, TSViSTc; No. I northern, nunc; No. S northern, Uhi'ti 76c. FIOt'R First patents, 84.lMjH.2fi; second patents, t4 (H i4 10: first clears, $3.2ua3.60: second clears, 82.4"ii2.50. URAN-ln bulk. 17.0U317.2B. No. t. Cash quotstltins were as follows FlXJl'H Kiisj ; w inter patents, 83.10 68.40; winter straights. $30ey3.15; spring pHtents. 8J.40i8.a: Bi.rlng struihts, .i.oo in. linkers, 81.ui(2.Mt. WHEAT-Na, 2 spring. 79H-uS3c; No. 3, rSiWc; No. 2 red, 73V-IT4V. I'OHN-No. 2, 44c; No. 5 yellow, 444jC. OATS No. 2. 41Vc; No. S white, Clkc; No. I white. S:Vu41c. Kit E No- 2- - 1IAKI.EY Fair to choice malting, 6V,70c BKEI'S No. 1 fluK, 8114; No. l northwes tern, II. 3. Timothy, prime, $4.45. Clover, contract grade, 85 50. l'HOV ISIONS-Short rib sides (loose. s "f ii.S7j. Mesa pork, per bbl., 815 Wa 15 -tt Ijtrii. per ino lbs.. 8 62'. Short clear t.J boaed), IS.7&K4-00. ' F,?wlng were the receipts and ship ir.ents of flour and grain: Keceinu. Bhlpments Flour bbls Wheat, bu Corn, bu t'Jta, bu Hvt. bu linrley. bu. So.PO .... SoOtO ....47.a) ....460.4-D .... S.lloO ....146.700 39 rn 5o.7'0 27i). I7J.P) 9.2O0 4i.0 i n the I'roduc exchange today the butter mnrkrt wa Orni; creameries,. 2u-2!rtc; dnlrlea. u.'7c. ttgs, steady; at mark, r,ina included, lSc; firsts. Iko; prim firsts, A ::". Cheese, steady; uaic. A XPrerli Grain Market. , . vORIA, March 2 CORN-Dull; No. I ?.4T. w Btiti No. i White, 41c, No. 4, 40c; no i- U Htlw ft.. OAIS-Lowar; No. I white. Cite; No. t white. 41c; No. white, uc HIE Firm; No. t, 7o. Llverpo! Orwla and P visions. 1-tVEHFOOL, March M. WHEAT Spot " 2 red western wintar, as SS1; No.. 1 a tltrornU, la td: quiet. Futures, qulot; VU"rh- 'VI; May. as d; July. 11N Bieot AuMartoaa D.lseO, new, sauir. Aaiiertona nil l old, quiet. 4m :d; Mllvcnukee Grain Market. MILWAUKEE, March 28. WHEAT Bteiidy; No. 1 northern, 82trK3o; No. I northern. 79vilc; May, 76c bid. KYl--Steady; No. 1. 6tfiU4i9Ho. HAKLKY Steady; No. S. 7L"5r7Scj asm pie, 6an72c. CORN Steady; No. I cash, 42242Hc; May, 46V.0 bid. Adama FJxprsaa Amalgamated Copper ,, Am r. A r Am. C. A r. pfd Am. Cotton Oil Am. Cotton OH pfd American Expreaa Am. H A L. pfd American lea Am. Llnaeed Oil Am. Linaead Oil pfd.... Am. Locomotive ., Am. Uocoroottva pfd.... Am. S. A R Am. 8. A H Pfd Am. Sugar Refining Am. Tooacco prd ctf.... Anaconda Mining Co.... Atchlaon Atchlaon pfd Atlantic Coaat Line Paltlmora A Ohio Bal. A Ohio pfd Brooklyn Rapid Tr Canadian Pat-lnc Central of New Jersey., Chea. A Ohio Chicago Ot. W Chicago at N. W C, M. A 81. P , Chicago T. A T Chicago T. A T. pfd..., C, C. C. A St. L. Colorado r. A I Colo. A So Colo. A to. lat pfd...., Colo. A Bo. Id ptd Conaolldated Oas Cora Products Corn Producia pfd... MO 1.S00 mo 100 M14 4 T IV, M 17 I. too t 400 102 68. lO 115 6,4,11 103 7i 13 '67 V, 1! 106 1U0 MT4 nit M JH 80 ton . K CO l"t 114 102H t.HiO 2'l lUSt 11"', 4.0e0 24.900 SS. 100 7O0 t.Hrtl) a. too 69 eevi . s 9S 5 , t.700 to 16.400 16 1M VI . 6. W0 , l.H) It , 1.200 146 . 11,610 ISO 17 tJ 81 94 livt "sTVfc 1JT, 170 12 141 m l.ono t oo t,00 too (00 47 48 600 UIU 114 1.400 lUSt 17H 1.0O0 81 3 rs4 6s 46 Data wars A Hudaon l.ouo 174 100 446 9i0 2SV4 700 ' 1.700 II. too (.400 600 70 69 Vt l.tuO 14 i'ioo 14'i" 1.7U0 14 7Tk 148 446 !8Vi 70 t 67 l.f-oO 1,6 8) t0 400 toO I'M -uO 7 7H 74V, It 14 12 49 s M. 14. pfd. i.i'O 114 1. 300 1'S too 49 1,0 to 100 100 1!6 I. M0 7a 4.700 S4 600 tt t.100 66 iitoo iii t,0"0 17 1,600 73 1M II 76 25 74 11 II to 44 l'S is 49 97 IK 70 10 69 60 61 87 924; 97 M 87 49 164 171 i 1! 144 Ul 6 10 68 li 2.1 68 47 lit II 80 171 440 i 70 4 26 ts 4' 141 71 118 ia 75 17 74 18 13 12 4 US 19 l.soo 1.(00 T4 4 100 in 71 13 14 60 4 111 114 14 17 71 73 75 10 7! il 14 64 4,8) 121 117, 121 1. 400 81 80 ' Philadelphia Produce Market. PHILADELPHIA, March 26. TOG3 Steady; western, fresh, llfo at mark. CHEESB Firm, fair demand; New York full creams, 14"vql4c; New York full creams, choice, 14c. Itnlnth Grain Market. PUI:UTH. Marth S6.-WHEAT-NO. 1 northern, 7Sc; No. S northern. 7h;c; May lc; July, 8t'c; September, 79Hc. OATS On track, 41c; March, io. Toledo Seed Market. TOI.KPO. March !6. 8EFD Clover, caah and March. a.40; April, $4.75; alslke, 87.46; timothy, 83.30. Oils nnd Rosin. NEW YORK. March 26. OILS-Oottonl seed, steady; prime crude, f. o. p. mills, SK(f S'i"; prime yellow, f. o. b. mills, 46o. Petroleum, firm; refined. New York, 8S.20; Philadelphia and Baltimore. 8H.U; In bulk, 84.70. Turpentine, firm, 76V'fno. ROSIV Steady; strained common to good. $4 !W(T4 .65. OIL CITY, Pa., March M-Oedlt bal ances. $1.78. Runs, 1&4.4C4 bbls.; average, tla.i3 bbls.; shipments, 13,13 bbls.; aver age, 15J.S2J bbls. SAVANNAH. March 38. OIIS Turpen tine, nothing doing, T4c HOSIN-tIrm: A. B, C, D, K, $4 85; F. $4 40; O, $4 4S; H. $4.70: I. $4 76; K. $6 28; M. $4.40; N. $5.u; W. O.. $6.76; W. W.. $6.85. Whisk? Market. PEiORIA, ilajrh tV WHISKY Market Steady on baaiia of $1 29 for hlp-h wine. HT. UM'IS. March I. WHISKY Market steady at $1 S3. tltlCAX. March 26. WHiaKY-fcfaxkat atestly st $l.t. CINCINNATI, March 24. WH1BKT 4(8) CI .. 1.118) 12 .. 1,200 89 100 161 ..MS, 100 99 100(4 Dal.. L, A W. Denver A K. 0 U. A R. O. pfd Dlatlliara' Bacurltlas Erla Ert lat pfd Erla td ptd General Electric .... Hocking V slier Illlnola Central International Paper Int. Paper ptd Int. Pump Int. Pump pfd Iowa Central Iowa Central pfd.... Kaoaaa City So tt. f. to. pfd Leulevtlle A N Mailcsa Central .... Minn. A SI. It M . St. P. A I. 8 ht . 8t. P. A 8. 8. Ulaaourl Paciftc .. Mlaaourl, K. A T M , K. A T. ptd National Lead N. H. R of al. pfd New York Central N. Y., O. A W Norfolk A W Norfolk A W. ptd North American Pacific Mall Pennaylvanla Pannla'a Gaa P.. C, C. A 81. 1 Preeetd Bteel Uar Pressed 8. C. pfd Pullman Palace Car.... Heading Kaedllig lat pfd Heading id ptd Heputnlc Steel Republic Steel pfd. Rock laland Co Rock Uland Co. pfd.-.., St. U A 8. T. td pfd g. Louts 8 W si. u a. w. ptd Southern Paclto So. Paclto pld So. Hallway 8a. Hallway pfd.. Tennessee a I Taaaa A V' T . St. U A W... ...... T.; It 1 t W. pf .. I'nloa Psclto - tnlos Paclto pfd U. 8. Bipreee, U. 8. Healtr C. 8- Wr IT. 8. Rubber ld U. 8. Sleel... p. g. Sleel pfd Va.-Cxo. Chemical ... Va.-Cro. Cfceaa. ptd... WabaaS Wauun pf Walla -Fargo Eiprvea .. Weatlnghouae Eloctrto Weatarn I'nloo Wheeling A Lv 81 Wla. Central Wia. Central pfd Northers Paaita Cilral Leetaer ....... Ceatral Ueatb.r pfd Sloae-Hlieffleld Steel ... Ureal Northern pfd..... Int. Metropolitan Total salee for the day, l,16t.lo at. res Bank Clearlass. OMAHA. March 26. Bank clearings for today were $1,H78.bd8.uO and for the corre sponding date last year $1.JW.76U.. OMAHA WHOL.IS9ALE MARKET. Condition of Trad and Qaetatlons on Staple and Fancy Prodoee. EGGS Per dog., Mto. LIVK Po;LTV Hens, lOHc; old roost ers. 5c; turkeys, 12c; ducks, luc; jroung roosters, iii luc; geese, 6c. BUTTKH Packing stock, 20c: c he Ice to fancy rialiy, 2i'y 4c; creamery, Ziii'iOv. HAY Choice upland, $lo.uu; medium, $8.50; No. 1 bottom, $8.60; off grades, tti.004j4k.ja Rye straw, $7.00; No. 1 allalla, $11.60. BRAN Per ton. $19.50. FRUITS. (STRAWBERRIES Choice Texas, 11 quart cases, S5.00ft6.); 24 Pint cases, $2.50. C RAN B EH RI Eft Por bbl., $66txa.50; tn bushel box, $2.75. APPLES Northern Spies, Fancy Green ings, per bbl., $3.60; Iowa and Missouri Ben Davis, $3.0iku3.26; Wlnesaps, $2.00 per box. COCOANU TB Per sack of luO lbs., $2.50. TROPICAL. FRUITS. FIGS California. bulk, 6Vc; fc-crowa Turkish, 14c; 4-crown Turkish, llo; t-crown TurkiBh, to. LliMONS-Llmonlera, xco and S60 sisa, $4.76L'5.00; other brands, 50c less. BANANAS Fer medium slsed bunch. $2.002.26: Jumbos, $2.50u.58. ORAFB FRL'lT-ues 61, 64 to 80, $5.50. DATES fcadaway. 5c; sayers, 6a; hal lowls, 6c; new stuffed walnut dates, s-11:. box, $1.00. ORANGES California navels, extra fancr. 176. AO. 21ri, 2b0 sixes, $3.25Cuo.75; fancy. 12b. loO sizes, $3.20g3.bO; choice, large sixes, per box, $2.764,3.00. BEETS TURNIPS AND CAKROTS-Pel dox., 46(i50c. TOMATOES Florida. 30-lb. crate. $4.50. LEAF LETTUCE Hot houso. per doA heads, 50c. CUCUMBERS Per dog., $2.00. RADISHES Per dox. bunches, 3&0. PARSLEY Hothouse, psr do, bunches. 40c. HEAD LETTUCE Southern, per dotu $1.0utL2B. NAVT BEANS Per bu.. $1.65; No. 1 $150. LIMA BEANS Per ID., bftc SWEET POTATOES Illinois, per large UUI, dHJ.w. OVCti tttrvr,!, aV .4tV .vTja Aeg, UU1( $1.86, April 1. CABBAUtc Houana seea. noms grown, 2o per lb.; new cabbage, per lb., Zo, ruiAiULB-rar du., uc4i.uu. ONIONS Home grown, per du., 75c; red IH., t41t 81 19 41 11 to 1 111 tit 72 ... I.IUO ... 1.100 ... t.kuo ... I. lw 200 o0 7"0 ... tt.PO ... l.ttO 1i ... l.tuO 12T ... I,su0 l ... l.f'l tl 100 v ...i4t,4tK m tut 87 " ioi 74 ... 1. 41 ... I.O11O 101 ...ltl.(ut) 14H ... 44. X T " 2T (. H'l tt n sou b 17 12 88 1W 98 1 tl 81 14 tot 19, 42 zu 60 77 HIS, 21 It 137 17 10 04 1(9 9J (4 'tivi las, 17 4t' so 19 49 i: 111 20 71 130 14 23 41 1M 13U-4 eaSa M tt 72 7 40 (va 100 11 P 144 1M Ml too 8u0 to. 1.10 l.7"0 ) t TO II l' l.t.o 1 400 r 101 11 11 144" 79 'i M lit K k to 1M 117 14 u u 17 IT 1E r ti ti 101 1 24 148 0 10 1 l 121 27 SO 1U il 44 lc; Spanish, aaok. bu. to Ribs: Loins: Chuck: Round: Plata: 6 .. .. 2 7 22 13 2 8 .. 1 28 10 3 10 2 .. 1 3 24 16 1 7 1 2 J ii : 115 42 8 Sunday. RANGE OF PRICES. Cattle. Omaha $i6ii'6.50 Chicago l.oi(j.70 ivansas (. lty et. Louis Sioux City The official number brought In today by each road was: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. H'sea t, M. A St. P 6 Wabash Missouri Pacific 9 Union Pacific 70 C. & N. W.. east 5 C. & N. W., west .... 36 C, St. P.. M. & O.... 16 C, B. & Q., east C, B. & g., west .... 86 C, R. I. & P., east.... C, Ii. I. & P., west.. 1 Illinois Central 6 Great Western 2 Totnl receipts 192 The disposition of the day's receipts was 1 follows, each buyer purchasing the num ber indicated: Buyers. Omaha Packing Co 539 Swift and Company 832 Cudahy Packing Co 94 Armour & Co 641 Omaha Packing Co., K. C. Vansant & Co 62 Carey A Benton 143 Lobman & Co 47 McCreary & Carey 126 w. 1. Stephen 72 Hill & Son 109 F. P. Lewis 28 Huston & Co 14 L. F. Hues 19 L. Wolf 8 J. H. Bulla 16 Sam Wertheimcr 12 Mike Hnggerty 72 Sol Degun 17 1. B. lnghram 9 Sullivan Bros 6 Lehmer Bros 83 Hoffman Other buyers .... 408 western ewes 57 western lambs 2H1 western lambs 254 western lambs 648 western wethers, shorn. 801 western ewes 1K3 western y'rllngs and wethers 107 si western y rlltigs and wethers v. Av. 104 06 76 67 107 111 197 western ewes 4f2 western ewes 2f3 western lambs, feeders 146 western lambs 800 western lambs 101 mi 66 77 78 Pr. 5 65 7 40 7 60 7 60 6 25 6 60 6 25 6 SO 5 75 6 75 t cr. 7 85 7 Si Foreign Financial. LONDON. AUm Ii :o.-M.mey wns dealer and Increased demand In the market today In connection with the requlrments of tha month snd Foster holidays. Discounts were higher. The opinion prevailed that there would be no Increase In the Bank of England s discounts this week, as large amounts of sr l 1 are expected from the con. tinent. Trailing on the Stock exchange opened with an nneswy tone tinder the In fluence nf yesterday's declines In New York. The selling, however, wss not Isrgs and townrds noon a Mtiieter feeling pre vailed and n firmer tendency was manl, festetl. Ths mnrket closed cheerful with operators hopeful regarding the settlement. The failure of one smnll jobber was an nounced. His losses were mostly In Hud son Hav. Consols were firmer and higher. Americans opened above parity, but de cline,! owing to heavy lltittldailon. Later they Improved and under New Tork sup port closed at the best quotations of tha day. Canadian Pacific was affected sym pathetically. Copper shares were wesk and fluctuated violently. Rio Tlntos fell to 85, Japanese Imperial 6s of 1904 rlosed at 1084, London Closing; Stocks. IOXDON, March 26. Closing quotation! on tfe l.t noon Stock exchange: CHICAGO LIVK STOCK. MARKET Console, money do account Anaconda Atchlaon , do ptd Paltlmore A Ohio Canedlan Pacific . Chev a- Ohio ... Chlcaao Ot. W... c., M A St. p.. Peneera 1) aV H O do pfd Krle do let pfd do td r-M Illnola Central .. Loulevllle A N... K A T Cattle and Hhrrp (Heady Hogs Fiif to Ten Cents Lower. CHICAGO, March 26 CATTI.R Re ceipts, 8,000 head; market steady; com mon to prime steers, $4 00fj7.00; cows, $3.26 6.00; heifers, $3. 00 5.25; bulls, $3.40tv4.60; calves, $2.76 7.7b; stockors and feeders. $3.00 6.00. HOGS Receipts, 16,000 hend; innrket 5 f?10c lower; choice heavy shippers, $6.1 i 6 6.17H; light butchers, $6.J06..'n; choice light, 18.25 6.30; parking, $5.bJ'3' 6.12 : bulk. $6.12H 56 15. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 11, 000 head; market steady; sheep, $4.0041 6Sr.; yearlings, $6,0047.15; lambs, $600 8.06. K .ic N. T. Central til 86 E l Norfolk A W 1C4, ... 11 do pfd tc ... 19 Ontario A W. ........ tt ... 9 Pennavlvanls II , ... M Rand Mines ...lt'Xa Reading 4 ... It (Southern Railway ... 11 ...11! dO pfd 7 ...134 Southern PadAc .... Tf. ... 1st, Anion Paclto Ill ... 29 do pfd T ... Tt It' 8. Steel 14 ... do pfd ,, tl ...41 W.huh 14 ... II I do pfd M ...144 tpanlah 4s M . ...114 Urand trunk ... !l SILVER Bar. quiet, SO M6d per ounce, MONEY SH1i3 per cent. The rate of discount In the open market for short bills Is 6M1 per cent; for thres months bills, 6l-lO'y(M per cent. by I.ogsq Boston Copper Market. These quotations are furnished by Bryan, members New York and Boston Block exchanges, HZ Hoard of Trade: Adventure ! Mlttllgas 14 Allnuet US Mohawk 75 Atlantic 14 Nevada Conaolldated. II Illttgham IT North Pntta M mark Mountain I Did Dominion 40 Boaton Consolidated.. 22 Oeceola lit Hulte Coalition 23H Pneu. Seevlcs 4V8 rneu. r-ervioa, pra,., is Cattle. Hogs. Sheep, 1.S0-6 2,426 2.U64J 1,13 Mi 166 1,614 Totals 601 .1,051 'iii 7,818 1,038 .353 CATTLE There was a fair run of cattle hut a good many of the trains were late and the trade was very much delayed In consequence. At the time of the opening of the market there were very few fat cattle In sight and the offerings were at no time very large, although later trains brought In quite a good many cattle of that description. There was a fair demand nnd. If anything, the feeling was a little better than yesterday, that Is, there was a little more lite to the demand and tht rattle moved a little more freely. Prices, however, did not show much change, being generally quoted steady with yesterday. Buyers, however, were claiming that, tak ing the quality Into consideration the mar ket If anything was strong. Cows and heifers sold in about the same notches as yesterday. The trade possibly was a little more active, there being a pretty fulr demand, especially for good heifers. Desirable kinds of stockers and feeders were In demand and sold freely at steady prices. In fact the stockers and feeders were the first cattle in the yards to sell. itepresenlatlve sales: BEEF STEERS. A. Pr. No. ....1061 4 40 tt Kanans Cltr Lire Stork Mnrket. KANSAS CITY. Msrch 26. CATTLE--Receipts, 11,000 head. Including 300 head southerns: market steady to 10c lower; choice export and dressed beef steers, $5.2606.20; fair to good. $4.26! 5.10; west ern fed steers, $3.40 6.75; stockers and feeders, $3.75 (Si 5.00; southern steers, $1.01 (U'6.00; southern cows, $2.60(t" 4.50; nai'vo cows, $2.OO4.60; native heifers, $3.35 ft 6.00; bulk. $3.154.46; calves. $4.007'. Hons Receipts. 13.000 head; market steady to 6c lower; top, $6.15; bulk of sales, $6.05C(f 6.10; heavy, $6.02 Vi (if 6.07 V, ; packers, $6. 0086.10; pigs and lights. $5.50 t?6.16. SHEEP AMD LAMBS Receipts. 9.000 head; market Steady to a shade- lowir: lambs. $7.36Sr7.75; ewes and yearlings. $6.255.S0; western fed yearlings. $6.00 4J6.65; western fed sheep. $5.005.90: stockers and feeders, $$.50 ji 5.00. Treasary Statement. WASHINGTON. March 26. Today s statement of the treasury balances tn the gaoeral fund, exclusive of the $150. OuO.duo gold rsawrre, shows; Available or vellow. Colorado, Per tier crate. $2.00. HIJIABAUAB SDOUl UN IDS. $1.60. TUnmrs, tAnmro, uttie-r" 75c; parsnips, per bu.. $1.00. CUT BEEF PRICES. No. L 15c; No. 3. 8c; '.4o. 3. 8c No 1. lac; No. 3, 13c; No. L loo. No. L 6c; No. 3, 5c; No. $, 4c No. i. 7 70; No. 3, 7o: No. 8, 870. No. L 6c. No. S, 4ci No. 8, 4c. MISCELLANEOUS. HONEY Per 14 frames. 83.60. 8UUAK Oranulaueu cane, in sacks, $6.21: granulated beet. In sacks, 85.U, COFFEit Roaatsi. No. Jt, 30 per lb.; ng, av, mu vvi m.i avv. an, Am: jier iu., A', 15c per lb.; No. 21, 13o per lb. CHfeLbts Kt iuu cream Wisconsin twins, lie; new full cream brick, 19c; wheel Swiss cheese, lkc; block Swiss, 17c; llmberger. 15c; young Americas, lsc NUTS California walnuts, No. 3, soft shell, ltc; No. 1, soft shell, .6c; Br axils. loVult; pecans, 19 :2c; tllberu, Wic; pea nuts, raw, by; rousted, 9tso; California al monds, uara sneu, i,vc; laragona, 17VtVc; cocoanuts. $5.00' pr 100. CIDER New Yurk, naif barrel. $J.7C; bar rei, ti ls. CANNED GOODS Corn, standard, weste ernt ooitjoc; Maine, $1.15. Tomatoes, $-lb. cans fi.ao, utitueiu v.,,, tt.ar riitaapuiea, grated, 2-lb., standard, $2 2U&13G; sliced, tl.7oi2S5; fancy Hawaiian. 2-lb.. $2.75; lb , 81.70. uauon apples, rancy, ot'a3t. California apricots, J.tw. Pears, $I.76rf2.50. Teaches, fancy, $1.7oa2.40; L. C. peaches, $2 0O&2.50. Alaska salmon, red, $1.16; fancy Chinook, flat, $2.10; fancy Bockeye, flat, $1.90. Sardines, quarter oil, $3 25: tairee-quarters mustard. $3.tw. 8 meet puts tot I. $1.101 a. Sauerkraut, 80c. Pumpkins. 80cU41.vO. Wax beans, 2-lb., soeiMic Lima beans, Mb.. 73cil.$5. Spinach, $1 35. Soaked peas, 2-lb., voc; extras. I1.0ue4l.l6; fancy, tl.ii-j 1.65. CALIFORNIA DRIED FRUITS-Prunes are somewhat unsettled by freer offerings from second hands, who seem desirous of moving supplies of immediate grades; quo tations range from $c to Ha for California fruit and from 6i0 to luc for Oregon. Ap. rlcots are firm and It la reported thai offerings for prompt shipments are being withdrawn: choice are quoted at lc; ex tra choice, 18Vjlic; fancy, lSKa20c. Peaches are unchanged, with choice quoted st lljj 12c; exira choice, 12Vfll3c; fancy, 12V 13Sc; extra fancy, Uu L5c. Rttisii.s are flici; loose niuscaieis are quoted at iikc; seeded raisins, 9Wllc. FISH Pickerel, dressed. 8c; pike, dressed, lie; white fish, dressed, erinter caught, 13c; trout, 12c; hsltbut. 11c; salmon, luj; oatfish, l&c; herring, dressed, pun fruaen, tc; perch, scaled and dressed, o; perch, skinned, dreastd, headless, 7c; crap ples, round, uutc; crapplea, large, fancy, K,c; black bass, lS5c; smelts, sweet and fine, lie; eel, 16c; blue fiah. 15c; red snapper, l?c; roe shad, per pair, UOutue. frog legs, 4uc; iolisters, green, per lb., !7u; lobs tor, boiled, per lb., 4uc; inaiksrel. Bianlsti. r 10 lsc.; uiackereL native. 35r) uar lb. HIDES AND TALLOW Green ssl'sd. No.. 1, loSfcc; No. X 'V, bull bides. 8c; green hkles, No. 1, tc; No. 2. 7Vsc; horse, ll.5ut $.76; cheep pelts. 6oc$l 25. Tallow, No. L 4c: N). t S4c Wool. Iir22c. CURED FISH Famll white flih. per luarter bbl., l lbs., $4.00: Norway mack erI. No. 1. $3.-, 00: No. 2. 1-A.uO: h.rrUig, lq bbls.. 2tA) lbs. dwlU, Norway, 4k. HLOu No. 14... 10..., 15... 14... It... It... I. .. 84... 4... II. .. II... I... I... t... ...170 4 40 ...IMS 4 60 ...1071 4(6 ...1014 4 44 ...12M 4 10 ...1U2 4 It ...lilt 4 It ... lit 8 40 ... too I It ... Ill I 10 ... 780 8 It ... 134 I M ...ICS) I TO V..... It.... 11.... II.... It to COWS. I. ... 8.... II. ... T.... II... I At. Pr. 1171 4 H ....1171 4 16 121 t 00 1211 i 00 1314 t 06 .... til I tt ....1J44 tit ..1HW I Tl ..1120 t tt ..1111 lit ..1041 I W ..11X 4 00 4 Tl HEIFERS. 1 444 t 00 11 14 414 I tt t 14 I 76 4 , t til I 10 t 1 807 4 00 1 BULL8. IT 14M 3 tt t CALVES, it no 4 00 1 t no t to 1 11 1(1 t Tt 4 8 120 4 00 I 4 112 t 00 1 STOCKERS AND FEEDERS. it hi I to I... it M 4 it I... M 4 to 8... It 4o0 4 to IT..., t. (40 4 10 II... t 400 4 U 11... 110 441 4 tt II... STAGS. 11 in 1 to 1... HOt9 Hoks sold 5c lower this mornlnar. which means that they went largely tit and right around $6u2H; that Is, while 16 was the popular price, there was a good sprinkling down as low as $0.(10 and up to $6.u5, with a top at $f,.l7'. It wilt be remembered that yesterday over one-half of the hogs sold at $07. with a few as low aa $6 'C'-i. and with a liberal sprinkling at $6.10. Yestetday's top was $6.12. The trade was fairly active when once under way and practically everything In sight changed hands In very good season in the morning: Wo. Ae. St. tt. It., II. 14. 417. trt 4 00 Ttt 4 it T4 4 it 7(1 4 IS 1410 4 It 1121 8 M 140 t 26 til 4 25 Itt t to ID 4M 110 4 SO Tuo 4 40 M 4 10 t3l 4 40 141 4 40 , 11 4 tt , tat 4 tt . tut 4 M M0 3 48 Mo. It.... SI !.... 42 ... 46.... 41.... It... .... ... 10.... II ... it.... 10.... TO.... IT ... . 17.... II.... IT.... tt..., II.... 17.... It.... (.... II.... Tl W lo. II. 71 14 Tl 41 n 11 A. ss. Pr. t',7 a t 00 .141 160 I 00 .24 40 4 00 too 120 t 00 .247 40 4 00 40 4 00 10 4 CO 40 4 00 ..to .. t 00 .. t 00 .. I 00 .. t 00 to 00 .. 8 00 .. t (1 .. I 40 t (2 St t 02 .. t 024 .. t tt .. t F2V, .. 4 ui M 140 4 C'JVa I4t ... 4 OS- 221 ... t .... I ,. I fit't Ill .. 4 ot"i 24 .. I 02i4j lot 840 t IKVt .....lt .. IU!I) .241 19 I ..t'.t ..to .141 .170 . Ut .11 ..III . .1-4 . 141 .IS ..250 .241 ,.tu ..Hi . .1st ..tl.1 .21 ..lit! 64 4t 14 67.... 14.... tl.... tl.... II... 14.... IS... M.... tt.... 77.... 84 ... tt... II.... 41.... II... 44.... 14... Tl. Ae. ...lit ...!.! ...241 ...tf,t ...17 ...2' Pr. t . t M t U2S t 02 t 02t oil .141 140 4 CtVt ..tin ..234 . .21 . .294 ..111 . . t 02 u .. t 02LI .. I 02 .. I f'2't SO I 02S f U2 .164 100 4 IX v. ..tit .111 .242 .. .174 2il .114 2M .lit 40 I olt .. 4 024 10 t otstj ta t 021, .. t 0l4j .. t 12 .. t ('-iij .. if.---, .. t 0t I 02 t. Lonla I.lve Stork Market. ST. LOUIS. Mo., March 26 CATTLE Receipts, 4.600 head. Including 2,700 hen-i Texans; market 10c lower; native ship ping and export steers, $5.90 (f? 6 50; dressed beef and butcher steers, $4.7oQ 6.10; steers under 1,000 pounds, $4.00'?S 4.90; stockers and feeders. $8.b0 (Jf ;i.2."i : cows and heifers, $2.65415.25: canners. $2.0032.50; bulls, $3.004.00; calves, $4.o0ff 7.60; Texas and Indian steers, $2.6517 5.60'. cows and heifers, $1.906 4.03. HOGS Receipts, 10,000 head; market 10c lower; Tlgs and lights. $0.7541 6.1 j; packers, $6.65tT.I0; butchers and best heavv. $6.106.26. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 1,100 head; market steady: native muttons, $3.60 5.35; lambs, $3 75 11. 00. New Tork Live Stock Market. NEW YORK. March 26. BEEVES Re ceipts, 7S8 head; no trading; mnrket feeling weak for medium and common steers. Dressed beef, steady; "Jil'c per lb. for native sides. Texas beef, 7ffe. Shipments today, i10 head rattle and 8.400 quarters of beef; tomorrow, 4.200 quarters of beef. CALVES Receipts, 617 head: none on sale. Dressed calves, firm; citv dressed selling at lOfftlSe per lb.: country dressed at !r!3Hc. HOGS Receipts, 2.RS9 head; market feel ing steady; state hogs sold at $7.10 per 100 lbs. SHEEP AND LA MBf Receipts, 1.037 head; market steady; Maryland spring lambs sold at its.uo per nead. Sloax City Llwe Stock Markela. SIOUX CITY, I a., March 26.-(Speclal Tel. egram.) CATTLE Receipts, LOO head; market 10c higher; stockers. steady; beeves, $t.K(6 60; cows, bulls and n. Ixed, $.1 i"r 4.60; stockers and feeders, $3.50(84.60; calves and yearlings, $3.0'74.25. HOGS Receipts, 4,V headf market 51710c lower, selling at to.soravuo; bulk of sales, $5.!Wi6.0O. SHEEP AND LAMBSv-RecelpU, 200 head; market steady. St. Joseph Live Stork Market. ST. JOSEPH. March 26 CATTLP-Jle celpts, 2.593 head; market steady to shade lower; natives, MZofitn -a; cows and heifers, $2.2M4.d; stockers and feeders, $3.75(4 1. HOGS Receipts. 6SR7 head; market slightly lower; top, en.lZH; bulk of sales, $o.o7V!a6.10. 8HEBP AND LAMRS-Reeelpts, 5.479 hend: msrket active nnd stearlv: lnmha r.Mji7.h6; yearlings. $6'.25.50; wethers, $i.00 e.uu; ewes, et.--tit.w. Stock In Sight Receipts of live stock at the five principal western markets yesterday: cattle, South Omaha. Sioux City Kansas City... St. Louis , Chicago Totals , .. 8,700 .. 1.100 ..ll.ono .. 4 H0 .. 8,000 Hogs. Sheep, 4.300 13,000 10,000 16.000 200 9.000 1.01)0 12,000 .23.2410 61,Su0 81.000 .. 211 ino 4 01-4 ...221 14.. 0.. rr.. 4.. ti.. (4.. Tl.. 14 . r.4 131 Ml til 210 1 Ml tIT 2 HI 2JA t 01., 1 1.: t 021, ':s, to I 02 - .. t en, 40 t .. t f: .. 4 02 .. IMS, to I 02W 24 20 .. 8 04 44 1-4 .. 4 04 ( l 'tl SO t Ot U t4l ..4 06 40 1K4 .. I f iti .. 4 te 7o t.o .. 4 Ot 't 2?J .. t us ti 14 10 t ot It t"t .. tot n m .. t ot ts I'l ... 4 ts If 4 ... t OS Ik I I bo I t M t7 ID 114 tt ll H IS 1 's SHEEP 4T4nly twenty-four cars were re ported fur Uiis morning, but. receipts over- Metal Market. NEW YORK, March 26. -METALS Lon don metal markets were again lower. The decline In tin was comparatively light, spot closing at 181 12s 6d and futures at 178 12s 6d: locally the market for tin was dull and a shads higher on the average with spot quoted at na.uxu4o.oo. copper nan a further severe break In the London market. which was said to be due to reselling; spot closed at 97 and futures at 99; locally the market was unsettled and more or less nominal. It Is reported that the big pro ducers are holding firm, but buyers are unwilling to pay the recent high prices, Lake la quoted at tM lb'i'X.tO, electrolytic at tiK.fr (.. and casting at $'4.0OC'i.24.6O. Lead was unchanged In the English market at 19 6s 8d and at $6.00fr .80 locally. Spel ter was 10s lower at S 16s In London, but was unchanged at $6.806 90 locally. Iron was lower again In the English market, with standard foundry quoted at 62a and Cleveland warrants at 62s 10V,d. The loca market was quiet and unchanged' No. northern foundry Is quoted at 2f a5. 25 No. $ northern foundry at $24.75u25.76; No. southern foundry at $-'6 OOfi? 5o. and No, 2 southern foundry at $:.0iM2B.00. ST. LOUIS, March 26.-M ETAIJ4 Lead steady, $6. 0714, Spelter, steady, $6.75. Wool Market. BO8TON, March 28.-WOOL The feature of the wool market Is the absorbing In teres I In the foreign wool situation. In domestic wool only a moderate volume cf sales has taken place. Prices are strong however. Pulled wools are quiet on the whole. Such territories as are offered are not meeting with extensive sale. There is a dflniajid for half-blood and not much to be nan. ixiniestic quotations range aa fol lows: Indiana and Missouri Combing, V blood sasStc; combing, quarter-blood, 81 H ac. lexas ejeourea dhsis, nne 11 months 72a74a; line 6 to t months. toaOc; fine fall clean. ooHjOo. c aiirornia Hooured basts, northern choice o.iflw; northern good, 06 ti'jic; middle counties, ttoJc. Oregon- Scoured basis, eastern. No. 1 staple, Tl'tJ 73c; eastern No. 1 clothing, 670c; valley No. 1, Bic: Territory staple, scoured basis, fine, 7'4473c; fine medium, ih'u"iOc; medium, o&'u'fioc; terrltrry ordinary, scoured basis, ucJ&IOc; tine medium, 6tVac; medium, 6yl4c. Colorado and New Mexico Spring, Scoured, X, Oil 70c; No. 1, t34of,c. ST. LOC18. Mo., March 26 WOOIe Bteady. Medium grades combing and cloth In, Sl'adoc; light hue. jogac; heavy fine, lu-tflfcc, tub washed, &uiSc. Boons In Clowe-raced. TOLEDO. O.. March 26. Clover seed reached Its highest price In years at noon today. March sold for $9.26. The new crop was up to $7.10 and good buying whs stimu lated by bad crop reports. Some scattered realising caused a setback towards ths close, the market tsklng a small drop. Statement Bank of Germany. BERLIN. March 26-Ths weekly state ment of the Imperial Bank ot Germany shows the following changes: Cash on hand, Increased li,940,0uo marks; treasury notes, lucreaaod l,iju,'M( marks, other se- 'alumat A Arteone..lh3 Calumet A Hecla. Centennial Copper hange .... Pally Wert Eaat tlutte franklin Greene Copper ... Granny Helvetia Iele Royal Junction 8. A Plttaburg. Meaaacnueelts .... .24tiQulncy lit . 10 Shannon ,. 14 4 , 17 Temarack 110 . It Trinity II . 10 I nlted Fruit 104 . lal'nlted Statea, rom... Il4 . 12 I'nited Slatea, pfd... 41 .116 1'tah Consolidate! ... 17 VI t Vlrtorla .. 17 Winona . .. SMjWolverlns .. lil'ananea .. SS Nlplaelng ... T ... IVtj ...1M ... ! ' .... 10 Cotton Mnrket. NEW YORK. March 26. -COTTON Hnot closed quiet, 6 points higher; middling up- lartrta mdux ml. 1. Ulna. ,.t 1 1 W 4 sales. LIVERPOOL, March 20. COTTON Spot. quiet, 8 to 4 points higher; American mid dling fair, SSOd; good middling, 6.34d; mid dllng, 6.9od; low middling. 6.62d; good ordi nary, 6.60d; ordinary, 4.6fld. The sales of the day were 7.000 bales, of which 1,000 were for speculation and exnort and In. eluded 6.TO0 American; receipts, 43,000 bales. inciuuing hh.toii Amencnn. ST. IX)CIS. March 28. COTTON Rtesrtvt middling, 10 13-16c. Sales, none: reeelpta, none; shipments, none; stock, 88,603 bales. NEW ORLEANS, March 26. COTTON Snot closed firm: sales, 8.600 bales; low or. dinary, 6c, nominal; ordinary. 7c, nominal; good ordinary, 8 5-16c; low middling. Ucl middling, 10 11-1e; good middling, ll-16c; loiotiiing. nominal. 447 bales. 18 9-16C. nominal: fair. IS 5-1 Aw Receipts, 8,156 bales; stock, !, Coffee Market. NEW YORK. March M. COFTTSTC Man. ket for futures opened Irregular at an ad vance of 5 points on the near months to a decline of 10 points on the later positions. Cables were about as due and there wag some covering by nesrby shorts, but Wall street people were selling the later months; ine Buying was ngnt ano tne market closed barely steady, net unchanged to 10 points lower. Sales were renorted nf 82 860 hsars. Including April at B.90c; May at 5.fl0g6.96cj ' June at 6 R5c; July at 6 76. 80c; September at o.iDc; iecemner at 6. Toe; January at 6.78 ftS.Wc. Spot coffee, nnlet: Snntoa No. A- 8Vio; mild coffee, quiet; Cordova, 912Vic Snrr and Moiaasea. NEW YORK. March 26 SUGAR Paw. Btrong; fair refining. Jv,c; centrifugal, 94) test, SSc; molasses sugar, STto. Re. fined, steady: No. 6. 4.30o: No. 7. 4 R, v. 8, 4.20c; No. , 4.15c; No. 10, 4.05o; No. IL 4c; No. 12. 8.96c; No. 13. 3.90c; No. i4, 8.85o ..... . , t.vyz , itiuuiu A, Q.WG; GUI loaf. 6.04c; crushed, 6.40c; powdered, 4.80o; granulated. 4.7oc; cubes, 4.96c. MOLASSES Quiet; New Orleans, open kettle, good to choice, 87(g48c IlEAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Amy A. Fratt and husband to Del. laska F. Lough, east 26 feet, lot 80 and west 16 feet lot 31, Luks fc Tornpleton's add 8 L'fMI Tryphena M. Colpetxor to Laura M. otruuy, sv section 3Z-I6-1S 1 Joa-tph W. Peters to James A. Bur- hans, south H lot 6, block "IV . Lj-we's add C. George Cailborg and wife to Joseph W. Peters, north 86 feet, lots 1 and 2. Howe's add 3.164 James A. Burhans and wife to C. George Carlberg, north 86 feet, lots 1 and 2, Howe's add l.ZbO Joseph P. O'Keefe to Jennie II. Lund, . lot 43, Windsor Place extension 1 Emily Blackwell to Ole C. Peterson, lot 11, block 6, Reed's Third add.... 400 Margaret S. Brownlee to Thomas F. Vulnlan, lot 2, block 6, Myers, Richards A Tilden's sdd 350 Oak C. Iledlck to Frank C. Patton, east 4 feet lot 12, block L Clark, Redick s add I Frank C. Patton to Oak C. Redlck, 4 feet adjoining lot 13, block 1. Clark Redlck s add 1 John C. Havemeyer to Joseph B. Archer, lots 12, 14 and 15, block i, Briggs Place 1,650 Edith Orcutt Beaton and husband to Chris Glandt, seS, section 16-15-11.... 13,600 D. V. Bholes Co. to Wilson T. Graham, lot 8, block 1, Denman Place 800 John H. Dumont and wife to Wilson T. Graham, west Yt feet of north 15 feet lot 61. sub block "A," Res ervoir add 3 Emma O. Devrles to The Guarantee Abstract Co., lots 1 and 11, block 3; ' -lot 8. block 4; lots 7 and 8, block (, Comer M Herman C. Harm to Fred Armbruat, lot 17, block 2, Cottage Park 1,109 Joseph Schllts Brewing Co. to David Cole, north 46 65 feet of went 33 feet, lot 6, Meek 101, Omaha X0O0 Addle Dufheld and husband to Minnie Mulrhead, lot 13, block 8, Clifton Hill 3.00 Ellery R. Hums and wife to Hugh B. Wallace, lot 17, block 3, Steven's Place 1 Luella Kellogg and husband to Wil liam Lsplln, lot 25, block $. Mon mouth Park LOGS Edward Kelpin and wife to George A, Stouffer, part tax lot 23, In sw4. 9-15-13 3,40$ Mattie K. Thompson and husband to Dora Lacoma, lot 2, block 1, First ' add to Mount Douglus, South Omaha, L10 Lillian Cooler and husliand to Georgia Cooler, lot 11, block 18, Omaha View 3D Frank Thompson, executor, to Joslah footer, lot 10, block 13, Omaha View 83 Robert O. Fink, oounty treasurer, to Emil Erlcksun, lot 12, block 1, Or chard Hill Robert O. Fink, county treasurer, . to Charles E. Bates, lots 8 snd 8, block 6, Orchard Hill J. B. Drtsb!n and W. R. Wall to J. Iiuiie Wallace, lots 17 and 18, block 116, Florence (OS, Jennie A. Conncll to Harry A. Tukey, lots 2 and t and other lots In block 26, Halcyon Heights 1 Gxorge H. Houglund and wife to James McAuley, lot 1 block D66, South Omaha 850 Backers Saving and Loan association to Edward Glsin, lot 1, block 1, Boulevard Terrace X Thomas 11. Tracy and wife to Ulla, M. Txschuck, lot 2". Pelham Place.. 1 Edward Glsln to Ella M. Txschuck, lot 1, block 1, Boulevard Terrace..., Imperial lnveetment Co. to Ella M. Txschuck, lots 14 and 15 block 1 fiiat sub. Grlffen and Smith's add.... 1,500 Dana G. and Ellen F. Jones to turner It. Porter, west nwVt. 26-16-12 1 Caroline L. Poppleton et al. to How ard Kennedy, lot 19, block (, Sul phur Spring add 750 Eugene J. Sullivan and wife to Josephine H. Weldenfoller, lota 28 and 24, block 1, Lake View 600 Arthur C. Panctjast and wife to Mary Frances Luverty, south go feet lot 1, block Tl. Huuth Omaha 1,60) The Ulbe,n Soap C. to Ths Pudahjr 1'acklng Co., lota $ and 7, block It, Imyd s add. Total 15.009 4) 4S44 4X a 9eC 6LJ