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THE 0MA1IA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, AFRIL 27, 1007. 17 GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET Igfo Crop ft! from Ctntinuel Driuth Cguies EtroBi Bull Market. SENSATIONAL RISE. IN WHEAT OPTICNS Prices la Wheat Market Oit and One-Half Cents After Wild ad IHhcr Opening. OMAHA. April 26, 1SW7. A wild opening eneued when prices ruse sharply anl l considerably higuer ligures over the close of yesterday. Lac of muiature In Kanaaa waa tne principal cause of tne advance and liia market Ueveioped into a genuine crop acare. May wheat opened -c higuer una tl.e advance waa continued In a strong bud market. Snort rushed to cover anu aided the ad vant u, although pricea decreased alter a sutiaiantial auvance on pruilt taking aalea. ( urn ana oata responded to the atreiiglh in the wneal pit and a ho wed good galna. Intereat waa cetiteied In the wheat mar ket, which opened strung at ViO higher on all optloi. Haln waa reported In all sections except Kanaaa ami the situation In that state la becoming serious to critical. It Ik considered that heavy rams are needed to save the crop. Other intlueiices In the market were reports of free. tig weather, at length In the foreign markets manifested by higher cables and predictions of con tinued fair and clear weather in Kansas. The Tennessee Htate Hoard of Agriculture reported injury by . frosts, nut reports of damage by green bugs are less numerous. I nfavorable reports aa to the Herman wheat crop tOre received. May wheat ad vanced about mc and closed strong at 74c bid. while 'July options advanced 1"4)C to Jtse bid and closed at the high point. Corn waa higher on moderate receipts and in sympathy with the strength in the wheat market, foreign and domestic. The cash market was active and firm and May corn scored an advance of V4C. Closing pricea were steady. Trading was very light In oats, al though unfavorable weather has affected the growing crop. The large receipts dur ing the lust few weeks are about due to decrease and the general undertone of the market was llrm. May onta were firm and all options in oata cloned 14c higher. Primary wheat receipts were 7'.0,0n0 bush els and shipments 2211, 0t0 bushels, against receipts last year of, 355, 000 bushels and hlpmenta of 229.000 bushels. Corn receipts were 420,000 bushels snd shipments w'7.000 bushels, na-ainst receipts of 340,ono bushels and shipments of 6"0,oon bushels last year. Clearances wore lS'J.OOO bushels wheat, 2M.0"0 bushels corn, none of onta and wheat and flour equal to 17,nn0 bushels, v Liverpool closed "Vivad higher on wheat and liuSd higher on corn Argentina Wheat shipments were 4,456,000 bushels, ugalnst 6,192,000 bushels last week and 2.4no.0 bushels last year. Corn ship ments were 204,010 bushels, against 41.000 bushels last week and 1,471,000 bushels last year. luocal range of options: bu.... bu bu.. ey9 lt1 7,400 , 841 000 , .') 28.300 1 m the Produce erhange today the but ter market was easy: creamery. H'ti'toc : dairy, Zi'aa. Kim. steady: at mark, cases Included. 154, 16r; firsts, 15c; prime Or its. Cheese, steady, 14tflAc. SEW YORK URIERAL MARKET (.notations Varloas Articles.) Open. I Hlgh.l Low. Close.! Tes y. Wheat I May... I .lulv...l Sept... CoMl I May... Julv... Sept... Us to Mav... Julv... Bept... 74, H I 76 nj 45V. Rj 44V4lt 4SHBJ 41HR' 41H! 36 B I 74 HI 7V.H 78 B 4KHBI 44-v.BI 4374B t 41HBI 41VjRI S6B 1 nB 744 B 76Vi B 4MiBI 444B 43 HJ 41iRI 41SB! 35 B 74 tJ 7',B 76M-B I 4.V4B1 44 B I 4378BI 41UR' 41UB! s.vini 72HA 71 n 76V B 45 A 4414B 43M.B 41VA 41SB 35 B A asked. B bid. Omaha f nili Prices WITE-ATNo. 2 bard. 71"tf,73c; No. I hard. 87Hf71c: No. 4 hard, 60ytj7'4c; No, I spring. 6..t73c. CC.RN-.Sn. 3, 4.!f(4ll4c ; No. 4, 40Ho"4Hc; no grade. ZOTjfliVac ; No. 3 yellow, 43Vi4f44o; No. 3 white, 44ji44V4c. OATS No. 8 mlxt-d. 39V6S-IOc; No. I white, 40Vio; No. 4 white, 4oc. KYJJ-NO. 2, 60c; No. S, SSVaO. Carlot -Receipts. Wheat. Corn. Oata Chicago Kanaaa CKy Minneapolis . Omaha Duluth 3t. Louis .... 23 ..841 .. 9 ..189 .. 16 118 34 16 13 CHICAGO GHAIN AND 12 84 PltOVISlOKI '118 Features of the Trarilag and Closing; Prices on Hoard of Trade. CHICAGO. April 36. "Still no rain In Kiniu" waa the s1okhi of the bulls in the wheat market, which enabled them to force up the price of that grain nearly 1 cents per bushel today. At the close, the July delivery showed a net gain of l'iWc. Corn waa up Stf .; oata were VaHo higher; provisions closed livunftc higher. 1 he wheat marker manuesteu ueuiuru Strength all day. The early weathor bu reau report, which announced that Kan sas was still without moisture brought out an urgent demand when trading began and the demand waa augmented later by the official forecaat of fair weather to night and tomorrow. There was a great deal of realising on the advance, but tho Influx of a new crowd of bulls, largely Influenced by New York's report of fifty five loads taken for export prevented any reaction. Bullish sentiment was given ad ditional Impetus by .harp advances In all the leading European markets. July onened U'dA.o hlaher at 81TA'uS2'iC. sold up to S3ueJWo and cluaed at XJ'Vt'XI'V. of the Day Commodities. NEW YORK, April 26. - FLOUR Re ceipts. KKd bbls. ; el ports, 42 bbls. Mar ket firm and higher but dull; Minnesota patents. I4.au4.u; winter straights, H.i a.uo; Minnesota bakers, t3.40u3.;o; winter extras, ti.suni3.tj0; winter patents, 83. W'fl'S. so. Kye flour, quiet: fair to good, t3.&ij3.6v; choice to fancy, tSfcu4.16. fuHNMKAle-Steady fine white and yel low, 1. ; coarae, H.ufj-tfl.10; kiln dried, 12 65 i2.75. WHEAT Receipts. 16.000 bu. Bpot mar ket firmer; No. 2 red. ro In elevator; No. 2 red, (uvn, f. o. b., afloat; No. 1 northern I "ninth, wto, t. o. b., afloat; No. f hard winter, 81o, f. o. b., afloat. There was a further big advance In wheat today, last prices showing lal7 net rise as a reault of killing frosts In the southwest and no sign of rain. In the afternoon exports buying and sharp advances In foreign mar kets added to the bull movement here; May, M-yulOV, closing at BOHc; July, 80S '(i!e,c closing at ic; September, 90 8-ltitf ic. closing at 91 Sc. CORN-Receipts, K4.1B0 bu. ; exports. 139, S6 bu.; sales, Vi.OiiO bu. futures, 40,000 bu. spot. Spot market firm; No. 2, 60o In ele vator and 67c f. o. b afloat; No. 2 white, &x"c and No. 3 yellow, 67itc, t. o. b., afloat. Option market was decidedly higher on a further scare of May shorts, due to light spot supplies, and closed VfiHc above yesterday; May, BSl'&f9'o, closing at tSc: July. f;!v. closing at ltc. OATS Receipts. 67.600 bu. Spot market nrmer; mixed oats, 26 to 32 lbs., 47HC; natu ral white, 30 to 33 lbs., 4SKu61c; clipped white, 36 to 40 lbs., 50G64HC. HAY Firm; shipping, 70Sfl0c; good to choice. 81.lMil.20. HOI'S julet; state, common to choice, 1906 crop, lWiKc: i;jS crop, 4Vt?''C; I'aoifla const Ift crop, 84llc; 1W6 crop, (VaJtc. HIIIFJ4 null! ranlra! A mAl. llogota, 24c. ' LKA Til KR Steady; acid, 27H'cr29c. I'ROVISIONS Beef, slesjly; family, 4.00 fcll.So; mediums, tR.60Q10.00; beef hams, M.(u-2.U0; packet, 110.5c 11.50. Cut mests. steady; pickled bellies, tl0.6Ofl2.0; pickled hnms. 311.75-012. 15. Lard, firm; western prime, 8H.ti.9R; refined, steady; con tinent, tn ; South America, 810.00; com pnord, Jk 2f,ii8.fi2. p(,rk, steady; family. 818 5"nrt9 00; short clear, tl7.0o4rl8.50; mees, I17.25V18.00. TALIXJW Steady; city (82 per pkg.), 63 6'4c; country (pkgs. free), 5Tiafi4e. KJCB jmlet ; domestic, fair to extra. 'tVuii'v; Japanese, nominal. 1'OI LTRY Alive, steady; spring chick ens. 2:300; fowls. 13Vc; turkevs, lie; dressed, steady; turkeys, logaic; fowls, 10 BCTTRR - Weak; street price, extra creamery, JPiWiHc. Official pHces: Cream ery, common to extra, 24fi30c; held, com mon to firsts. 22tfic; state dairy, common to extra. 231(29c; renovated, common to extra, Htfj27c; western factory, common to firsts, Sio-cr:.?.; westers imitation creamery, extras, 2i(( i7c ; firsts, 2547240. CHEBSE (Julet; state full cream, col ored and white, small fancy, 15c; October, best llfyHHo; good to prime, WgSc; winter made, best, itfc; large September fancy, 15c; October, best. 14ifl44c; good to prime, 1.: f-i-Atc. EGOS (Steady; state, Pennsylvania and nearby fancy selected white. 20c; choice lS'il'ic; brown and. mixed, extra. lVl!lc: firsts to extra firsts, 17(gl8c; western stor. age packed, HiViM8c; storage packed, ir4 "ilKc; western tlrsts. vnuane: odlclal nrice samn; seconds, 15S4(pl6c. St. Lonla General Market. ST. LOUIS, April 20. WHEAT Higher; track, No. 2 red cash, 80WoMc; No 2 hard, 7(rM'c; May, 7sfi7c; July, 81fiSlVo. CORN-iigher; track, No. 2 cash, 6t3 5Hc; May, 48Sc; July, 48Tc; No. 2 white, OATS-IIIgher; track. No. 2 eaah, 42Hc; wiayfc ic; JUiy, s-c; no. 2 white, 44 Vic. 44o. FlXTR Steady; red winter patent. 23.66 (pXtii; extra fancy and straights, U. 2(.66; clears, ti.66igt.85. SEKD-Tlmothy steady, t3.0CV38.75. CORNMEAL Steady, tl.40. BRAN-Steady; sacked, east track, 83V. Slo. HAY Steady; timothy, tl6.00t18.50; prairie, tl00013.0a IRON COTTON TIES-tl.lO. HAGOINO 10SC HEMP TWINE 10c. PROVISIONS . Pork, higher; Jobbing, 81630. Lard, higher; prime steam, tS.42'4. Dry salt meats, higher; boxed extra shorts, 89.S7H: clear ribs, 89.75; short clears. 89.75. Bacon, higher; boxed extra short, 310.76; clear ribs, 310.75; short clears, 10.8TV. POULTRY Quiet; chicken. 11c; springs, 20-u4ic; turkeys, ll&12o; ducks, 11 Vic; gese. tKUO-AC. 14c, case count. Receipts. Shipments 9.0O0 7,000 15,000 16,000 118.000 71,000 85.000 77,000 NEW YORK STOCKS AND BONDS Pr8idnt'i Adit-Ms Fkilt to Ltilv Speo nlative Aetiritj at Ezptotad. MARKET IS STAGNANT INTIKE SESSION Wheat Ood Damage Reports Cos. tlae to Play mm laaportatat Part la Hepreealag Aetlvlty. NEW YORK, April 24. For a good many days past Intimations have been current In toek market clrclea that thu address of President Roosevelt at the opening of the Jamestown exposition would contain matter calculated to revive active opera tions In securities and quiet all apprehen sion ovar that attitude of the administra tion towards corporations. Immediately upon the publication of the address today ail activity died out of the stock market and practical stagnation ensued. The habitual operators In stocks wera so disgusted with the apathetic reception of this expected reviving lufluonce that they abandoned operations. A favorite racing event also helped to deplete the lnte attendance at the Stock exchange. The president's speech came in for much dln ctisslon nevertheless. His citation of Burkes "If I cannot reform with equity, I will not reform at all" as the exact spirit In which this country should move to the reform of abuses of corporate wealth and his stress on the point of per mining such ample legitimate profits as will encourage Individual Initiative were dwelt on aa offering assurance of Immunity for lnveated wealth from such dngera as have been ostentatious, y dreaded by capi talists. But the market was not stirred from Its lethargy by this consideration. Crop damage reports continued to play a large part in the speculation, chiefly by repressing activity, but finally weakenod the whole market. The tone of stocks was rather firm for most of the day. This was wholly In sympathy with the strength of t'nlon 1'Hclflo and Reading. Tho atrength was unexplained by any news. The operations In Union Paolllo were re garded as of some importance, but no conclusive opinion could be gathered as to whether accumulation or distribution was the design. Money continued easy In spite of tho prospect for a weak bank return tomor row. The small gain in cash which has resulted from the week's subtreasurv operations has apparently been more than ofTset by the movement of currency on balance to tho interior, the loss In cash by the banks being estimated in the neigh borhood of tl.Uou.tHi. If the process of transfer of loans from Interior to New York banks meanwhile has been going on aa for the two previous weeks, a con siderable further loan expansion must have resulted. There was some recovery In the London discount rate today fol lowing the recent continuous decline. Re ports from Paris asserted that there would be no reduction from the existing 3V4 per cent rate of the Bunk of France until tho return to Paris of the full amount of gold recently advanced to London by that mar ket. Atchison and Rock Island mada strong returns of March net earnings, but this and the riao in Union Pacific failed to hold the market against the growing strength of the wheat market. Union Pacific was affected by repetition of un confirmed rumors of a ho. ding company to take over its stocks of other com panies. Bonds were steady. Total sales, par value, tl, 166,000. United States bonds were unchanged on calL Number of sales and closing quotations on stocks were: tut fund, exclusive of the tlSO.cWVOno r''1 serve, sliows: Available cash balanrw. ti4s.761.6l5; gold coin and bullion, tl4.7'K, gold certificates. t41.SI.8rtO. Hew York Moaey Market. NEW TORK, Arrll 28 MOJtEY On call easy, tGVi per cent; ruling rate, clnelng bid, offered at 2 per cent. Time loans, easv; sixty days, 3i per cent; ninety days, 4a4t4j per cent; six months, 4s Tr cent. PRIME MF4RCANTILH FAPER-frt& per cent. STF.RL1NO EXCHANOE Firmer, with actual business In bankers' bill at 84 6!.Vt 4 srtai for demand and at 84 83.vim nx for sixty-day bills; posted rates, 3 i4 84 and t4.8&4 87; commercial bills, 34.83V,. SILVER Bar, 66-c; Mexican dollars, 60 c. BONDS Government, steady; railroad, steady. Closing quotations on bonds today were aa follows: C. i. rf. H, rg....lM JrB is, M Mrtea. . do eoapoa l Mo 4 etfa C. 8. . rg lo?H 4v ctft do coupon less do Id aarieo C. s. old 4a rg ....I0ia "l A N. uai. 4a.... do eonaon 10mMn. e. i 4a V. S. now 4a, re. . , ,1U4 Mf 1. Central 4a do coupon lift do 14 Inc Am. Tobacco 4a 74 Mlnn. A 81. L 4a.. do ta 1M M.. K. A T. 4a.... AU'hlaon fan. 4s " do U do i'lj. 4s M N. R. H. of M. 0. 4 Atlantic C, U 4a t6 N. T. C. . Ul. A Ohio 4i lO.'N. J. c. 1. ta do 14 rn4.N0 rclflo 4a Bra. R. T. e. 4a 1)6 "do I Central of Oa. fra. . . . . It 4 N. A W. o. 4a do lit Inc. r O. 8. U rfds 4a.... do d Ino 70 Pnn. con. Ivta..,. do Id Inc 04i Heading .n. 4 Cher A Ohio 4Wi ...KHW S. U. I. M c ta. fblc-ago A A. IMS... L. 8 r. fa. 4a. Il4 C, b. A u.'n. 4 IjSi. u S. W. O. 41.. 71 C R. I. A P. 4a 73a8eaboard A. U 4a.... T do col. & M 80. PaclBo 4a..... err. St SI. L. a 4a . 101 do IM 4i rtfa... Colo. Ind. It. aer A. W 80. Railway ta... Tolo. Mid. 4a I8 Teua A P. ! . Colo. A 80. 4a to T.. 8t. U A W, Cuba ta IM t'nlon Pacific 4a. 1). A R. O. 4a M V 8. Stool Id ta Matlllcra 80. ta Hi Wabash la Erie p. I. 4 do deb. 8 . do gon. 4a M Western lad. 4a.. Ho. kin, Val. 4Vks. .. .104V, W. A U E 4i. Japan a M'4Wls. Central 4a. Bid. Asked. OMAHA LIVE STOCi MARKET Cttle lUrktt Slew and Frioei Lwr Tkao Erlir in Week. HQG TRICES ARE HIGHER. RECEIPTS FAIR Light Raa of Sheep, with Market ts-aoted Stronger to Higher, with Few Good Sheep oa gale. SOUTH OMAHA, April M, 1907, Receipts were: Official Monday .... Official Tuesday ... Official YVedneadav ? 1 Omoial Thursday .. , Offlcial Prllv Cattle. Hogs. Sneep. ttoe . 19 . II . IT . IS a 12 . 14 .1!44 .101 . 71 . tin . 2 . M . r'4, 10 .... H .... MS .... no ....lit 4a. so ....ltt4 .... H ....lit .... 7 .... 74H .... n .... 87 .W7 .2tt 4.;) 4.S21 8.387 .tK4 lU.KJO 8,800 Dnaton Stocks and Bonds ROBTON, April 26-CbII loans, cent; time loans, &S8 per cent. closing quotations were Atrhlaon adj. 4a. do 4a Mot ('antral 4a..... Atrhlaon do pfd Poaton A Albany.. Doaton A Mains... Doaton Klevatod .. Fltchburg ptd .... Moidan Central .. N. V., N. H. A H. t'nlon Pai'lnc Am. Pnoti. Tuba... Amor. Suxar Am. T. A T Am. Wooolan do ptd It Amalgamated . t-oiCal. A Hecla. . 81 Centennial .... . 94 Copper Range . Ma Daly Weat ..... .M4 Franklin .1624 Oranby .12 laic Koyala ... .1314 Maas. Mining . . 114 Mirhlaan .17a Mohawk .1424 Mont. C. . 8 Oareola .. .It44 Parrot .... .1234 Uuincr ... . tv Shannon .. at Tamarack A C. PMIaon Eleo. Illu J1S Trinity 11 UTTER Dull: iXKJS Steady At Flour, bbls. Wbeat, bu Corn, bu Oats, bu Kansas City drain and Provisions. KANSAS CITT, April 36. WHEAT May, 73c; July, 76c; September, 774. Cash; No. 2 hard, 74trW7Hc: No. 8, 7Kg6Vc; No. t red, 80c; No. 8, 71 'a 180. CORN May. 44c; July, 45-Hej Septem ber. 46ic. Caen: No. 2 mixed, 47Ho; No. 8, 47c; No. 2 wlUte, 4&;wc: No. s, 48Ma3-tdo. OATS No, 2 white, 42&43o; No. I mixed, 421 41' V- RYE Steady; No. 2, WQ2e. HAY Steady ; choice timothy, tli.2r31S.OO; choice prairie, tlO.Ztya'll.W. I ? I ' ' I "I L. ' Ti I 1 a .,...1. "V., no-lrlntf 1 7n lW2c over yesterday. May ranged be-. KOG8 Weak ; extra fancy, lo; ourrent tween and HOS nd closed at the ! receipts, new cases included, 14c; second highest point. Clearances of wheat and hand cases, 14c; cases returned, 1310; south flour were equal to 175.0U0 bu. Exports for ern cases Included, ISHo. tho week as shown by Bradatrneta were i Tne recelpu and shipments of grain equal to 2,S!,000 bu. Primary receipts were' wore: Receipts. Shipments. 70,ow) bu., compared with 355,om bu. for, wheat, bu 60.000 64,000 the same day a year ago. Minneapolis, ; Corn, bu M.ouo 60, "Oj lmluth and Chicago reported receipts of 5M cars, against 478 cars last week and 2tS cars a year ago. The corn market was not overly respon glve to the bulge In wheat, firm cables and small receipts. There was considera ble covering of May contracts through out the session under which that option exhibited some buoyancy. Continued fav orable weather for farm work, howevdr, held the delayed futures In check. July opened a shade to He higher at 4;VfH9;!i4C, advanced to 6no and closed ViWVo higher at 4WW497C. May closed at 5tHa, showing a premium over July of 'fi'Sc. Local re ceipts were 118 cars, with 11 cars pf con tract grade. "Unfavorable weather for the growing crop caused bullish anntlment In the oat pit. Liberal reallilng sales, however, tended to hold the uiurk.t In check de spite a sharp advance In the price of the cash delivery. July opened a shade to H'tio higher at 41H'fi4lto. advanced to 42o and closed at 41c. Local receipts Were 1' cars. Provisions were quiet, but steady In svmpathv with hogs and grain. July pork closed 17V4c higher at 8112: Julv lard, l'V-flSc; Improved, f RL'Hijb.o; July ribs, ltVrr HHc up at 88 754I8.77H. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, 41 cars: corn, 13S cars; oats, 186 cars; hogs, 14.000 head. the lending futures ranged as follows: Oats, bu 12,000 Kansas City cash pricea: Article 5,0j0 I Open. Ulgh-I Low. Close, ee. Wheat-May... July Corn May July.. 71 ) 71 74T4 75V(17a 74J7674r7 444 4M.I 46 Wl 444I 44T, 4f 46H1.A A asked. B bid. M'a-S'.'tovrs Articles.! Open. I Hlgh.l Low. Close. Yes'y. Whent , Mi)... July...1 fVpt... lec... Corn Mny... July... Sept... Klata May...i44Vi Jllly...l4IV-aS, 79'J 80V, 81t,'8.Vi7, Xi4Sl WS V.ti1l )l 47v'Tir'''iiH-i'ftS 4tt.'.r! M w't'isxi'a!! 78 Mw 49' fyVi 49!Vi'r7T 41t'J 4i'il''n! 4S 4i'7a OOujO1 50vi Sei't. Pork May... July... Lard May.. July.., Kept... nibs- May.. July.. Sept.. ,;36. 15 (TTh! 13 97V 8 8" J 8 77H! t 85 8 8?m 8 7" I I 80 444 1 41 44V.I 41V 36 44 S 44'4 41'l41tr't IS 75 15 S 1 O:1 15 i 8 74jl 8 MS I 8 yr1 i 8 8n 8 77V t 87V 36V 8 57V 8 r:v. 8 S6 I 8 5"s! 8 70 I 8 80 18 75 IKN 18 t?V 15 85 8 67V R7H 8 if. 8 70 8 97V, 8 11 M 8 77 V 8 66 I 17V. 8 77H Liverpool Grain Market. LIVERPOOL, April 24 WHEAT Spot, No. 2 red wectern winter, quiet, as 4d; No. 1 California, quiet, (a 4d; futures, firm; May. a 4,d; July. 6s 6Hd. CORN Spot, firmi American mixed, new, 4a 7d; American mixed, old, 5s d; fu tures, firm; May, 4s njd; July, 4s 8d; Bentember, 4s 8H4. HOPS In London (Paclflo ooaat), quiet, 2. Ka. a 3. la. ti lie 3 1 5a. ' Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. April K WHEAT May. (iui&lc; July. 83 c; No. 1 hard. 8b-li7,c: No. 1 northern, 8574'a8Vc: No. 2 northern, fflVuMVo; so. 3 northern, StvftWc. FIjOVR IHret patents, patents, 84.25424.36; first second dears. l2.aMr2.50. BRAN In bulk, U.5of3'l.7S. 14 4004.50' seoond clears, ti st'tf J.tu; Mllwnakeo Grain Market. MILWAUKEE. April 26,-WHEAT-No, 1 northern. oUjooc; No. I northern, 81flb4Vc; July, Wic, RYE No. 1. 7197JC BARIEY No. 2, 744c: sample, 4tgC4c CORN-No. t cash. 4hHKc; July, &o asked. Vo I . Cash quotations were aa follows: KLOrk yulel and ateady; winter pat ents, ti l!"! ' 4"; atraiglita. I.' 9o'y3..'5; aprlng fatents, tl.4"'ii.1 45; straight. Iit.ta.t4a.i0; :ikfrs. tlOt'v'-oO. WH1-AT-.NJ. 2 spring, S3a45c; No. I, TS lsc; No. 2 red. 7!Vivlic. CORN No. 2, 5CVjvJc; No. I yellow, h '(i ..ic. ' . OATS No. 2, 44Hc; No. I white, 42tu-44'c, ItYE No. 2. S8.8c. BARLEY Kalr to choice malting, tie. SEEr8-No. 1 flax, 81 13; No. 1 northwest etu, tl 20; prime tltnotliy. H.Sit; clover, con. tn'iM ariids. HVXi. PROVISIONS (Short ribs sides (loose), l1 STVUe fa.' Mean pork, pcf bid., t! 7bi 15 i V lrd, jer 1 lbs.. t iV Bhort t lrar sldea tboxed), tl 7fn, . The receipt and ahU'tiuiin of flour and "aln wi ro: Itect .pt. Ehipments. n.iur. bbls &.: 3". 0 , beat bu 2 ' 4Sl Coca, bu iao,jw 3Ci,io4 a Peoria Market. PEORIA. 111.. Arril 28 -"ORN-Hlghr; No. t yellow, 4;Hii-tcc; No. 3, 47V&'ooi 4, 44c; no grade. 40c. OATS Firm; No. 2 white, 4JV344V; No. 2 white, IA'bUV'I No. 4 white. aiWOVo. KVE lrut; No. 1, 7mjt'c. Phlladelphla Prod are Market. PHII-APELPHIA, April 28, EOOS glxady, Jalr demand: western firsts, free caers lc at mark. CHEKfE Steady; New York full creams, ltVtf UV:; choice, Uc. Inlntk Grain Market. Dl'LCTH. April 26.-WHEIAT-N0. I northern, asHc; No. 2 northern. Mc; May, Kiinc; July, St.VoaoVac; Beptember, t440. OATB-Aprll. 42c. Toledo herd Market. TOLEDO. April !. SEEDS Clover, cash. t26; April. tai5; October, t7 50; December, t.'.ao; alalke, 17.50; timothy, t2 &. Dry Goods Market. NEW YORK. April K. The dry goods market Is quiet, but generally firm. The difficulty of getting deliveries la increas ing, a the mills are making but little headway on bark orders and are unable to promise relief within three months. Raw wools have been a little more active. Nar row print clotlia are being bought for de livery from Octcber until January South ern xireaa glnvl'sins are practluaJly under Adama Bipmaa AmaJaatnated Copper , Am. C. A r Am. C. A V. pfd Am. Cotton Oil Am. Cotton Oil pfd American Eipreea ..... Am. H. A b. pld American Ioe Am. Llnaeed Oil Am. Llnaeed Oil pfd... Am. LocomotlYe Am. Locomotive pfd... Am. 8. A R Am. 8. A R. pfd , Am. 8utr Refining .., Am. Tobacco pfd ctfa. Anaconda Mining Co... Atchleoa Atrhlaon pfd Atlantic Coast Line..., Baltimore A Ohio..... Bal. A Ohio pfd Brooklyn ftapld Tr.,.. Canadian Paclflo Central of New Jeraey Chesapeake A Ohio... Chicago Ol W Chicago A N. W C, M. A St. P Chicago T. A T Chicago T. A T. pfd.. C. C, C. A St. L.... Colorado r. A I Colorado A So Colo. A so. let pfd.... Colo. A Bo. 2d pfd.... t eneoiiaated oaa Cr,m Producta Corn Producta pfd , Delaware A K Del., L. A W Deneer A R. O P. A R. a. pfd IHatlllere Becarltlea . Erie Erie let pfd Erie Id ptd Oeneral Klectrlo Illinois Central International Paper .. Int. Paper pfd Int. Pump Int. Pump pfd Iowa Central Iowa Central pfd Kanaaa City So K. C. 80. pfd Lotilerllie A N Moilcao Central Minn. A St. L M., St. P. A 8. 8. M . St. P A B. 8. Missouri Paclflo .. M , K. A T M , K. A T. ptd National Lead N. R. R. of M. pfd New York Central N. T., O. A W Norfolk A W Norfolk A W. pfd North American Pacific Mall renaaylranla , People' a Oaa P., C. C. A Bt. L Praeaed Bteel Car Prceeed B. C. pfd Pullmao Palace Car Reading Reading 1st pfd Heading Id pfd Republlo Steel Republic Steel pfd Ittx a. laland Co Rock laland Co. pfd Rubber Oooda pfd BL L. A S. P. 2d pfd Bt. Louis B. W Bt. U 8. W. pfd Southern paclflo Bo. Pacific pfd So. Railway Bo. Railway pfd Tenneeaea C. A I Teaea A Paclflo T., St. L. A W. T . 8t. L. A W. pfd Vnlon Paclflo futon Pacific pfd V. 8. Kiprrea. U g. Reeltr V. 8. Rubber V. B. Rubber pfd V. 6. Stool V. t. .ol P'd Va. -Carolina Chemical ... V a -Cars. Cham, pfd Wabaah Wabeah pfd Wella-Fargo Eipreea Weettnghouae Kleclrlo .... Weetera t'nloa Wheeling A L. Wleroneta Central Wla. Central pfd Northern Paclflo Central Leather Central Leather pfd Blooe-Sheffleld Bteel ....... Great Northern pfd Int. Metropolitan Int Mel. pfd Total aalea for the day, galea. High. Low. Cloaa. mi) 14.800 M 83 100 80 SO 100 to, 7 800 U 14.700 lf0 Si 10 800 l,3r0 11,000 too K 700 'i'.ioo (00 "ioo 3.400 800 8,400 400 7"0 (00 400 8.400 '"ioo too 108S 1:54 at a 88 7 Ml, "tfi'ti 'ii'i ii lfsi 1304 71', sr. 47 H 134 'ri 184 30V, 71 m 108X4 1144 24 2 i MS 1044 '(8 17f4 'ii 11 ir.i 134 71 SIS w ! 47 iaj '77 l6 'a 800 M Itvi tl if J 800 tl 73 1 2ft 2 103 1.11 10a 1344 1 33 4 t 104 4 Vt 8 6S mi m 41 11 ltiw 134 8 18 71 35 SO 81 47 133 1 77 184 470 29 Mm, Eloctrlo do pfd ... Maea. Uai .. I ntted l-Yult United 8. M. do pfd ... V. S. tUeel. do pfd .... Adventure .. Allouea Atlantic .... Dtnvham Bid. Asked. 14Vnltod Copper .. ... P9 V. S. Mlulng ... 63 V. 8. Oil ...Ill t'taJi ... ' Victoria ... 27Wlnona ... 37 Wol-rertne ...101 North Butt .... 3 Itutte Coalition . ... BO Nerada ... 13 Cat. A Arlaona.. .1(0 5tS$ per Official 3 MO 10 81 1 1 180 1 14 8 2 1 23 Ill 17 IM 31 42 64 10 (2 8 '..'."'.IM 86 .... te .... 14 ....147 Five days this week.... 35.701 42.6V1 81.&J7 Pame das last week 2o.3 45,4u l,8-3 8ame days 1 weeks ago..20.o40 4l.t'Hi 3j.S Same days t weeks ago.. 20.15 tl. 4.1.818 Hume days 4 weeks ago. .15,748 17.M1 4M 8 Kama days last year 14,166 53,774 2,i01 The following table shows the receipts of rattle, hug 3 and sheep at South Omaha for the year to date, compared witn last yean Cattle Hugs , Sheep Inc. 85.U64 Dec itii 1807. lsei 878,211 Sm.157 787. 878 8bO,;83 &'.76S 615.738 44,017 CATTLE UUOTATIONS. Oood to choice corn-fedi steers, Fair to good corn-fed steers Common to fair steers Oood to choice fed cows Fair to good cows and heifers Common to fair cows Fair to choice stockers A feeders., Fair to good stockers A feeder..., Common to fair stockers Bulls, stags, etc Veal calves The following table shows the price of hogs at South Omaha for the last several days, with, comparisons .t5.SOtB-3.90 4 .8Utu&.!s 4.21. y 4 76 4 (XftjXi.tiO 8 .6u4 36 2.i.uJ50 4.5 (tfo.00 4.(A4 RO t00u4.00 2 704.6 ) 4.0O1.0O average Date. I 19tr7. 190C.lue.l04.l13.190i.!1801. 16.. 10.. 17., II.. 18. Ifeir York Mlnlnsr Storks. NEW YORK. April 26. Closing quotations mining stocks were: on Adama Con 10 Alice 40 Pro ore 28 llrunawlck Con 45 Comatock Tunnel .... 34 Con. Cal. A Va M Horn 81ler 18S Iron HI Ivor 300 Loailvine Ooa 8 Offered. I.iitte Chief .. Ontario Ophlr Potoal Sarage Sierra Nerada Bfnall Hopee .. Standard , . t .475 .245 . 10 . 83 . 51 . 35 .a too l.Knn 800 Tr- 34 55 70 2 54 800 147 147 M M. pfd. 100 14 14 14 100 73 73 73 2 18 100 13 18 IS '4 30 2S TO 0 to 5 300 llu 116 lit 31 500 50 4 48 700 700 t0 50 400 "00 400 1,400 13a 7 37 r 62 iii 'ri" 33 124 134 7S M 5 13 iit 'it 26 116 Forelgrn "Financial. LONDON, April 2. Money was In better dnmand In the market today for Settle ment requirements. Discounts were firmer on the probability that further gold will be taken to Paris. On the Stock exchange the settlement was concluded smoothly, but the markets generally were flat, new loans, Including the Chinese railway loan of t7,5no.t0 and also the impending Irish and Indian Issues, causing a shrinkage In consols and home stocks generally. For eigners were steady, especially Rio Tlntos. Japanese Imperial 6e of 1904 closed at wm. Mexican rails relapsed further on selling. Americans, although Inactive, Improved under the lead of Union Pacific from the morning's parity level, but the business was entirely professional. New York sent liberal buying orders In the afternoon lor I'nlted States Steel. Cnlnn Pacific and Southern Pacific, which hardened and closed firm. The other securities on the list were neglected. PARIS, April 26. Prices on the Bourse today opened firm, but trading became In active. Russian Imperial 4s were unquoted' and Russian bonds of 1904 closed at 4lS BERLIN. April 2.-Prlcea In most de partinenls of the Bourse today were firm. Wool Market. BOSTON, April 26,-WOOL-The Commer cial Bulletin of Boston, basins- Ita renort I upon statistics gathered for the govern I ment, will say tomorrow of the wool mar r kit: There la a better feeling tvnii. 75 ' wools that have been neglected heretofore are meeting wnn more demand and some transactions have been closed In low grades of pulled, etc. Tliere would have been a , large movement in quarter-blood fleece but i for the greater flrmneos -oP holders, who have refused kids of ?-. fior.) big buyers for large lines. Modenit sals ;-e at 31W ,S2c and the lat-.er Is -;ulte general!) quoted. New Arlaona wools have mover! if. a small . way at satisfactory pricea. 7 : London I auction sales are' xpe. ted to cpen strong next Tuesday. Operations iu producing see- well known cllpu have sold at 18tulSc, 101 1 ne shipment of wool from Boston to April 1:14 1 25, inclusive, according to the same au 78 1 thorlty, are 100,800,156 lbs., against 78.840,221 im lun. HI IUB BU1IIIU urne lust vaar. The r. ceipta to April 25, Inclusive, are 80,483 183 lbs., against 86.600.822 lbs. the same period laHt year. ST. LOUIS, April 26. WOOL Steady; medium grades combing and clothing, 22'tf 26c; light fine, Xjtlc ; heavy fine. 1617o: tub washed. 24Hi7c. April April April April April April 20.. April 21 April 22 April 23. April 14 April 25. April 84 6 S I I 6 43 6 4D 6 So, 8 51, t 51 8 tt.j 8 44 0 34HI b 4i 6 4ii 8 3o 6 3vV 34 1 t -a 6 81 6 2! S 26 4 75 6 84 t 28 t 2a 4 78 5 811 4 M; 7 16! 6 Wi 6 02 4 8ft 7 07 8 81 5 84 6 S3 1 7 13 5 6 82 7 14 9V, NO t 2SI 4 i in 4 75, 6 23i 4 82 7 10 6 30 4 80 7 11 5 33. 4 811 7 07 4 82i 7 02 5 36 7 0 7 06 6 7l 5 W f 5 85 6 f 6 8H1 5 81 6 861 6 80 iU 6 78 8 93 5 78 7 00 6 76 Sunday. RANQE OF TRICES. Cattle Kogs. Chicago 1.8n.i4i.ES 6.0nyt).62H Kansas City 2.76u.W 6.4t-u6.57Vs St. loJtils 1.80itt6.50 6.2.Vfi 66 Sioux City 3.0ia,6.70 6. Mi). 80 The official number cf cars 01 stock brought In today by each road was: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. H'ses Missouri Pacific 5 Union Pacific 23 C. A N. W., east 1 C. & N. W., west 23 C, St. P., M. & O.... 10 C, H. & Q., eaat 4 C, B. & Q., west 28 C, R. I. A P., east... 1 C, R. I. & P., west... 1 Illinois Central 1 Great Western 6 Total receipts 108 The disposition of the day s receipts waa as follows, each buyer purchasing the number of bead Indicated: Buyers. Omaha Packing Co... Swift and Company .. Cudahy Packing Co... Armour & Co Cudahy, from K. C... Swift, from St. Joe.... Carey ttenton t 1 34 4 10 36 1 8 1 2 24 4 8 1 i 3 130 11 ' 1 Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. 420 7"9 4'J9 2t6 70 13 1.722 2.618 2.607 1,086 1,162 Hi 460 7 r 5f 37 147 14 TOO 36 84 .101.500 113 110 too 400 800 I'l . 11. 0 300 100 400 lr 0 100 800 .123.40(1 . 15 too .3'.e 11 5S 15 117 33 47 14! 2' 29 64 144 37 101 t 85 81 65 34 117 57 14f. 2 29 63 142 37 101 400 SC 84 400 144 144' 'too is " 8,800 lu "too 8. too 3u0 134 3 'S3 137 34 131 3 'if 185 35 n4.4O0 aharea. 64 2 63 118 37 It 80 T2 ?f 1?6 tl 70 35 t3 17 110 HI 81 t U 81 43 M 35 33 6 r lit 21 Fl 146 21 2t 53 142 at 108 70 41 101 87 IOO 2 lot 14 24 840 143 .3 II 14 40 132 34 M .S3 135 Sf 511 W. f. Stephen 39 Hill & Son 18 F. P. Lewi 81 J. H. Bulla Sol Degan 13 J. B. Root Co : 35 V. A. Brltton 4 Lehmer Bros 4 Klngan Packing Co Other buyers 214 'iei 780 Totals 1,872 8,728 2,544 CATTLF Receipts were about up to the average for a Friday and the character of the offerings was pretty much the aama as It has been all the week. So far this week supplies are about 1,600 smaller than last week, but fully twice as large as fur the corresponding period a year ago. The market was very slow In opening and when dealers Anally got down to busi ness, about the middle of the forenoon, it was on the basis of prices weak to 5t10c lower than yesterday or 1iKij30c lower than Tuesday. There seemed to be a good de mand, both for local and shipping account, but the weakness in the market was occa sioned by the exceaalve supplies at all points. The trade was in very good shape during the forepart of the week, but the trend of values has been lower for two or three days and the feeling at the close Is decidedly bearish. Although buyers did not seem to be bo keen after the cows and heifers aa they were during the forepart of the week, the market waa not far from steady for de sirable light and helfery grades and about a shade lower on the commoner and heavier kinds. Prices at the close were very little different from the close of last week and not far from the high point of the season. Veal caives ruled about steady at the former tlecllne and there has been no change In the market for bulls, stags, etc., all week. As usual toward the close of the week, there was very little doing In stockers and feeders, but prices held Just about steady all around. Good weight and quality steers Had their ready sale, while the common, light and medium weight grades have been more or less neglected all week, and the feeling on these is decidedly bearish. The volume of the trade this week has been comparatively light, but prospects ' are favorable for a good clearance. Representative tales: Lotadoa f'loalas; Storks. LONDON, April 38. Closing quotations on the Stock exchange were: Cona, money 86 t-lt at., K. A T do account 33 N. T. Central Anaconda 12 Norfolk A W Atrhlaon do pfd do ptd w Ontario A W Baltimore A Ohio 1U3 Panoajrlvanla Cantdlaa PaciOc . . . .11 Hand Mi una Cheeeueeke A Ohio... 43 Reading .... uouuiueru neiiway ....140 da pfd .... 24 Southern Pacific . .... 3 talon Peclno .... .... 71 do pfd .... 341'. 8. dieel .... 5 do pfd .... 3k Wabaah ....1(1 do pfd ....Ul gpaalah 4a SILVER Bar, quiet. 30 &-16d per ounce. ViONKY 161 per cent. The rate of discount In the open market for short bills Is 2 per cent; for three) months' bills, 3A.q per cent. rtiir.no ot. W C. at A St. P. neBerre V A 8. O do pld Erie ee let pfd ... so 14 pfd llllnota Central Loularllla A N .. Ji ..Iti .. .. ke .. 30 .. te .. .. 67 .. 1C .. 70 .. t; ..H .. m .. ..Mt .. t .. 17 .. 36 Metal Market. NEW YORK. April 2.-MEJTAL8-The London tin market was higher, with spot quoted at 431S3 Ids and futures at 190 15s. Locally the market was firm, with spot quoted at t42.St8-42.5fS. dripper was also higher In London, with spot quoted at lu3 5s and futures at 101 10s. Locally the market waa a shade higher, with lake quoted at t24.67j 25 26 ; electrolytic, t24.0mij 24.76; casting, t22.75-if-3.7o. Lead was un changed at t6.O''((6.10 In the local market, but advanced to 19 17s 6d In Lonunn. Spelter was a shade lower again In the locul market, with spot quoted at to.&f.f. 6 66. The London market was unchanged, with spot at J6 17s 6d. Iron waa higher In the English market, with standard foundry quoted at 5hs and Cleveland war rants at Ws 3d. Locally the market wsa unchanged, with No. 1 foundry northern quoted at t?5.2f)&26.!'6; No. 2 foundry north ern, t-'4.7Mj 75; No. 1 foundry southern, t:' "(if.-4J.6o; No. 2 foundry southern, t26.00 (8'. 00. ST. LOUIS. April 28 -M BTALS-ei aA dull at t6.2,fi6.D6: spelter, dull at to. 50. Coffee Market. NEW YORK. April 26. COFFKBJ-Market for coffee futures opened steady at un changed prices to a decline of 10 points under lli-iildution and bear pressure, which waa promoted by the Issuance of May notices, estimated at about 150,000 bags. Prices showed a net loss of 3o points on one or two months during the middle ses sion, with the general list ttflo points lower, but May maintained its premium over the later months and reports that large bulls were stopping the notice caused a little Improvement later, when there was cover ing by early sellers. The market closed ateady, net unchanged to 10 points lower. Sales were reported of 138.150 bags, Includ ing May at 5.i'('3.7Y; July, 5.5f; Septem ber, 5 4f-7i6 50c; December, 6.50c: March, 5 Soa 6 65c. Spot coffee, barely steady; No. 7 r.lo, 6c; No. 4 Santos, la. Mild coffee, dull; Cordova, 85 120. No. 14... It... tt... II... 84... 1 16 15 It 14 10 83 11 1 10 tt IT 80 1 1 1 I 6 I 31 I 8 8 8 8 11 10 II 4 4 I 15 11 It Ae. .... 7J ....1051 .... 711 ....1014 . ...10U ....106 fJS .... t-'t ....1033 .... 73 ....lOM ....10U7 .... 116 ....lfas ....1041 .... t!3 ..lnl .... m ....loot .... 730 ..1OO0 ..1020 .. 120 .. 400 ..1110 ..10(0 ..1311 ..1211 ..1010 .. 150 ..1121 ..1147 ..1064 .. th .. .. 840 .. 72t .. til .. 110 Pr 4 46 4 70 4 70 4 76 4 to 4 HO 4 10 4 10 4 at 4 a6 4 to 4 0 4 to 4 to 4 tO 4 It 4 85 8 00 8 M No. 40.... cows. 3 84 8 40 I 70 8 85 4 00 4 10 4 10 4 16 4 20 4 It 4 W 4 30 4 30 4 35 HEIFERS, 14. 88 , t It Aa ...JTini Ml 1221 112t 113 1104 1351 un lai ...... .1401 1307 1151 1242 1170 1404 1410 141t 1521 1144 t7 1210 1037 1106 1260 1530 1117 1325 ..1110 .. 171) ..110 ..1100 8 00 4 It 4 36 4 36 4 35 4 40 11 I I 14 8 .. Ml .. 171 ..1040 .. 110 ..1040 Tt. 8 01 6 10 8 16 3 15 6 It 8 16 6 20 8 10 I 20 6 80 8 20 6 38 I 31 I 30 I 30 5 35 I 46 6 60 8 to I 36 4 40 4 40 4 46 4 46 4 63 4 15 4 0 4 to 4 tt 4 tt 4 70 4 It 4 68 4 tl 4 60 4 U 4 70 43 rt 40 8 3 Tl I ... 8 88 5 170 ... I I! II l ... I 35 M T4 40 I I! 71 .1.1 ... It 75 t7 ... I 17 tt 21 ... I It 7 I t) ... t 31 t0 241 . . 31 T7 f", ... I St TO 376 20 t tt It 10 K) J3 u tt 40 I W II I't 110 I li Tt J7 ... t 31 13 t ... t 11 17 21 0 t 35 M 117 . . II II 13" 110 35 17 V4 10 13! 2iS ... til tt 24 10 131 14 7t4 ... t 17 11 30 80 I 12 7 201 ... t 17 70 131 W t It' 13 1"5 10 t 31 18 850 ... t 3.' ft 274 .. t 37 61 110 ... t 12 11 13! 40 187 14 143 1(10 112 tl toJ SO I l"' It 145 120 t 31 l If." ... t 17 11 254 ... tl) 11 t.' ... 137 6t 341 ... t I: 14 114 ... 'I 27 (1 267 8 t 3? 77 213 ... t 37 It let ... til tt 137 ... t 37 67 241 ... I II II 24 . . t 17 tO 2tl ... t 37 151 ft tot t tl II .171 ... til 72 1.'l ... 137 71 IM ... t 32 32 211 ... t 17 17 270 ... til 74 lol ... t 7 It 170 10 t 12 70 24 ... 117 61 1-4 ... t t 14 Ill ... t 17 41 27Q ... t Hi 70 I t 80 4 40 14 ft ... t 31 It ft ... t 40 14 t7 ... t 32 tl 210 ... t 40 II 138 t t M 71 2il ... t 4 13 140 10 t 31 17 134 ... t 4D M 210 40 t 15 70 273 ... t 40 It. . . 73 . I K 15 ... t 46 SHEEP The run today consisted of only fAlf. JJtNc. lw),!77 bale. Receipts, 2.451 bales; stock. OMAHA W IIOl.Ka 4I.K M IRK FT. Condition of Trade and Itaotatloaa Ota Ktnple and Knnry I'roiiare, FXK-R-l'er dos., l.Vto. HUT TER Packing stock. li'ii-V; choice to fancy dairy, onj-l'C; cietmeiy, Jh-uAi. H n. IVl l.lln-lltn. He- oid roosters, 6c; turkeys, l.'ct ducks, 11c; youjr looaleto, l!H'; seen", tx FRUITS. riNEAPPLKS Kl.mdt. tu. V. t) on per crate. b I KAWRKHRIK8 Arkansas, 24-quart cae, (H coy 4. Jo. l'OL'oAM"l'Srrr sack of IOO. H.O0. tropical mens. I.KMON8 Limonit ra. 3W sis.-. W.50; tO sue, .i.'i; otliet In amis, 60c less. OUANOES Mediterranean Sweets, If"), 174, 2C0. 216 and -6o alses, 8-150; f. 1-6. i"M siHS, o.Jf, California Navel", extra f.incy, lit, -uo, -lti, 2o0 sues. 4 bo; fancy, 1.4 s itu, VloO; U" size, 44. w, choice, large slaes, par box, 8-Toty-t W. RANANAS Per niedlum-slsed bunch, 8-11,12-0; Juinboca, tl.iir.i.5t). UHAl'i: Fit I' IT- Slat a tH to 80. tf t (3; t. FiOS California, bulk, 6c; t-trowri TutklMti, 14c; 4-crown Tutkish, lie; 8-orown TlltKiell. tc. DATES Kndawny, 50; sayers, 6c; hal low is. oc ; new stuffed walnut dates, 8-lt. box, tl vo. NEW VEGETABLES. BEANS New wax and airing, per ham per, Jo.oil. REETS, TURNIPS AND CARROTS Per dos. bunches, 4lWo0c. CAR HA OK New Texas, per lb., i-io. TOMATOES- Florida. 30-lb. crate, UiA LEAF LETTUCE Hot house, per dos. heads, 4rc. ONIONS Red or yellow Colorado, rer a few decks of mutton sheep, bewldes a couple loads of feeding ewes. The marrt was In somewhat better shape than yes terday, so that a portion of the loss made earlier In the week was regained. There was hardly enough here to make a market, but prices could safely be quoted as strong to higher than yesterday. The trade for the week has been some what on the up snd down order, and in some cases, especially on old heavy weth ers, a considerable decline Is noted. For lambs and ewes prices have been better sustained, but are ItVnlRc lower than the hlnh time. On old wethera and soma other grades not so dexlrahle values were quoted bu., tl.tw; Texas sliver skin, per crate, about at times as 25c off. but the strength today takes up a moderate portion of that drop. Shorn ewes, with a sprinkling of weth ers, sold today at tS.66, shorn yearlings also with a sprinkling of wethers at 86.75, shorn lambs at t7.2R, and (eedlng ewes at ti.io. show the status of prices at the present time. Violation on wooled killers: Oood to choice lambs, t8.0Oft8.60: fair to trood lambs, f 7., Wo 8 00; good to choice yearlings, lamb welshts. 37.lV(i7.To; fair to Rood yearlings, lamb weights. t6.5(Vti7 00: pood to choice yearlings, heavy weights, f.5O(ir'.00; fair to good yearlings, beavv weights, 8H SO 8 50; sood to choice old wethers. 86 60037 .00; good to choice ewes. t.VR5'tiS.60: fair to good ewes, tS Ku 6.85; clipped sheen and lambs sell about 81 off from above quotations. Recresentattva aalea: No. 4!W Colorado ewes, shorn. 69 Colorado ewes, shorn. 101 Colorado ewes, shorn toj western shorn ewes 156 Colorado lambs, shorn 80 Colorado ewes 157 Colorado yearlings and weth ers. shorn 376 Colorado yearlings and weth ers, shorn 106 Colorado lambs, shorn 128 western lambs Av. . 96 . 104 . R . 107 , 61 . 80 Tr. 6 10 4 76 6 00 6 66 8 26 e no 88 6 75 US 75 62 75 7 26 7 85 CHICAGO LIVR STOCK H.IRKGT Cattle and Sheep Steady Hogs Five Cents Higher. CHICAGO,- April 26.-CATTLE Receipts, l,6f0 head; market steady; common to prime steers, t4.0tyi?.85; cows t3.2ud-5.00; heifers, t3.0tKi6.25; bulls, t3.40(r4.0; calves, t2.75!i3 50; Blockers and feeders t'i.0tV(,6.26. HOGS Receipts 16,000 head; market 5c higher; choice to prime heavy, t6.555fS.67H; medium to good heavy, t6.501j6.55; butcher weights, t6.55'H.67H; good to prime mixed, t6.5;-Vu -55; packing, t5.50i;6.50; bulk of sales. 86.52Hli6.57-A. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts 5,000 head; market steady; sheep, 84 2u4i.Jt; yearlings, 85.2037.0O; lambs, t6.75Q8.70. Kewr York Live Stork Market. NEW YORK, April 26. BEEVES Re ceipts, 2,666 head; steers, slow and lOtu'too lower; bulls, 10c off; cows, steady to a shade lower. Steers, 't5.2fxii-o.35; bulls, t3.80fa) 4.85; cows, t2.3fyii4.50. Liverpool and Lon don cables quoted live cattle easy at llVil' 121AC per lb., dressed weights; refrigerator beef, steady at fci-Hc per lb. Exports to day, none; estimated tomorrow, 6M6 cattle and 7,240 quarters of beef. CALVES Receipts, 1.024 head; market steady to 25c lower; veals, tt-f-UtuV-fV1); gen eral sales, t5.O0tii7.00; culls, 13.76. Dressed calves, slow to lower; ciiy dressed veals, IhSH-Ao per lb.; country dressed, 6uVro per 10. HOGS Receipts, 2,604 head; market about steady; good state. t7.20. 6HEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 1,917 head; market for sheep nominal, lor lambs very slow, but about steady (three cars un sold); medium clipped lambs, $6.73. Kansas City Live Stock Market. KANSAS CITY. April 26. CATTLE Re ceipts, 2,000 head, Including 100 southerns; market steady; choice export and dressed beef steers, $6 602-6. 20; fair to good, $4.i'i 6.60; western fed steers t4.26fti6.i6; stockers and feeders, t3.9ofa6.15; southern stem, $4.00fg5.6o; southern cows, t3.Util.40; native cowa, t2.7fK-tf4.76; native heifers. $J.6oiij6.10; bulls, $0.154.35; calves, $3,604(6.50. HOGS Receipts, .0o0 head; market opened strong, closing 6c lower; top, $665; bulk of sales, t6 .86!A474; heavy, id.Mul $40; packers, t6.37u6.52); light, t6.4-Hjiod; plat. $. loO.&O. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. 1,50) head: market itnuHv lamln t7 iit,f.,i a ewes and yearlings, $r.2546.6o; western fed" 4o lbs., t-'.uo; yellow Texas, per crate, about 4o lbs , 81.75. CUCUMBERS Per doi., tl.2T.cfil.60. PARSLEY Hot house, per dox. bunches, 40c. ) PIE PLANT-50-lb. boxes. tl2fS2 75. ASPARAGUS tl 76 per dos. bunches. NEW POTATOES Per lb tic. RADISHES Per dos. bunches, 45c; extra large bunches, 76c iter doz. OLD VEGETABLES. IVrATOES Table stock, per bu., 7oU60o; seed stock. 76oru 81.00. NAVY BEANS Per bu.. tl-65; No. 2, tL60. BEEF CUTb. No. 1 ribs, liV: No. 2 ribs, 9c; No. $ ribs, Pi; No. 1 loin, 17Vc; No. 2 loin, lic; No. 3 loin, 13c; No. 1 chuck, Sc; No. 2 ckuck, 6V; No. 2 chuck, 6H.c; No. 1 round, 8Lc; No. 2 round, 8c; No. 3 round, 7c: No. 1 plute, 4c; No. 2 plate, 3Vjc; No. t plate, 3c. MISCELLANEOUS. SUGAR Granulated cane, In sacks, $5.31; granulated beet. In sacks, $5.21. COFFEE Roasted. No. S6, 26o per lb. x No. 30, 21o per lb ; No. 88. 19c per lb.; No. la), 16c per lb.; No. 21, 13o per lb. CHEESE Block Swiss, lc; llmberger, 14c; Young Americas, 17c. NUTS California walnuts, No, 2, soft shell, 12c; No. 1, soft shell, ltk-: Brail la, ItSVv'u'lKc; pecans, 191-22c; filberts, 12V,c; pea nut, raw, 7WC; roasted, 8"jc; California al monds, 17'c, Tarugona, ITSiCi cocoanuts, $5.00 per loo. CANNED GOODS Corn, standard, west ern, 46uti0c: Maine, $1.15. Tomatoes, 8-lb. cans, $1.46; standard, $-lb. cans, tl.?0. pine apples, grated, 2-lb., standard, 2.iiSi2 80; sliced, $1.75(uv2. 35- fancy Hawaiian, 2H lb., $2.75: l-lb., $1.75. Gallon apples, fancy. 82.0O43 .00. California apricots, $2.00. Pt-are, tl.76iii2.50. Peaches, fancy, tl.75'2.40; U C. J .caches, 1 2.0011 2. Oj. Alaska salmon, red, 1.15; fancy Chinook, flat 82.10; fancy sock eyo. flat, tl 86. Sardines, quarter oil, If.. 26; three-quarters mustard. $2. 76. Sweet pota toes, gl.lffi 1 .a&. Sauerkraut, 9ic. Pun r klna, 80C&11.00. Wax beans, 2-lh., SOcttf-tl W. Lima beans. 2-lb., 75cjJ1.35. Soaked pe.ts, 2-lb., 60c; early June, tl 00t3L16; fancy, $1.28 CALIFORNIA DRIED FRUITS-Pruneg sre somewhat unsettiea ny freer offerings ft)in second hands, who seem deslrods of moving supplies oi immeniHte graaes; quo tations range from tH" to 9c for California fruit and from Shie to 6c for Oregon. Ap ricots are firm and It Is reported that offerings for prompt shipments are being withdrawn; choice nre quoted at 18o. Peaches are unchanged, with fancy yellowi quoted at ISHc; fancy Mulr. 14Ho Raisins ere firm; loose Muscatels aro quoted at 8gc; seeded raisins. v4gllc. BRAN Per ton, $19.50. HAY Choice upland, per ton, flO.JO; medium, $av No. 1 bottom, $1.60; oft grades, $6.ooia.60. Rye straw, $7.00; No. 1 nlfnlfa, $11 .50. FISH Pickerel, dressed, Jo; pike, dressed, 12c; white fish, dressed, winter caught. 135150; trout, 1216' ; halibut, lSoi salmon, 16c; catfish, 15c; herring, dressed, pan frozen, 6c; perch, scaled unci dressed, 8c; crapplos, round, 6iT9c; crapplea, large, fancy, 15c; black bass, 25c: smelts, sweet and fine. 13c; eel, 18c; blue fish, 16r: red snapper, 12c: roe shsd, per pair, 4otS Bflc; frog legs. JxjT40c; lobsteta, green, per lb., 85c; lobster, boiled, per lb 40ti45o; mackerel, Spanish, per lb., 16c; mackerel, native, 35c per lb.; fresh green turtle meat, 26c lb. CURED FI3H Family white fish, pep quarter bbl.. ion lbs.. t4.00: Nora-ay mack erel, No. 1, 136.00; No. 2. t2x.00; herring, In bbls.,'200 lbs each. Norway. 4k, $11.00. HIDES AND TALI.OW Oreen salted. No. 1, 9tc; No. t, Sc; bull hides, 6c; green hides. No. 1, Re: No. 2, 7c; horse, $1.6tff-3.75; sheep pelts, 5V(fi1.25. Tallow, No. L 4Vic; No. 2, 3ViC Wool. 154f22c. Civil Service Chances, The United States Civil Service commis sion announces the following examinations yearlings, fKO SO; western fed sheep, I to secure a list of ellglbles to till existing Baejk Clearings. OMAHA. April 26,-Bank clwrlngs f r today were tle-i 831 34 and for the corre sponding date last year tl.436.521.17. Treasnry tateaueat WiaUtVnTi'iW inHI V ..4 .. . . . . - I mun t ul u.e Ueaury L.auos In tac gi i a.l J Siirady, tl 2s Ruatar and Molasses. NEW YORK, April 26 8UOAR Raw, frm; fair refining, S.'5'!!i3 26c; centrifugal. 96 test, $ 73113.76c- molasses sugar, SylO'.i, refined, steady S'o. 6, 4.40c; No. 7. 4 35c; No. 8. 4 30c; No. 9, 4 25c; No. 10, 4.15c; No. 11, 41oc; No. 12, 4.05c; No. 13. 4c; No. 14. t.95c; confectioners' A. 4.8oc; mould, A. 6 15c; cut loaf,, 6.50c; crushed, 6 50; pow dered, 4 foe; granulated, 4.80c; cubee, 6 u5o. Al u.Arisi-.S -bteacy, Ne tJneana open kt-tt'e aood to choice, 37l48c. NEW ORLEANS, April 28. 8UGAR Steady; open kettle, cantrlfugal. Smj3o; centrifugal yellow, StHSc; seconds, 'i'H 3,c. MOLASSES Quiet; new syrup, S(S34c. Whisky Markrt. PEORIA. April 26.-WH18KY-Bteady, on ttttsis of tl.21t for hitrh winea. ST. lOUlS. April A V. HlttKY-8tady. on basia of IU for high wlnea. CH1CAOO. April 24. WHISKY Steady, tl ' '1 vcinn ATI, Xtiii 'A - WUiSKY BULLS. 1 14e0 t 80 1 OW 4 00 1 14W) t 60 1 16J) t 00 8 1550 I tO 1 1710 t It 1 )40 t 10 1 1710 4 li CALVES. I 224 3 00 1 110 I 00 5 444 4 00 I IX t 50 4 IOO 4 76 11 Ill t 00 FEEDERS. I 33 US 4 to It Ml 00 HOGS Receipts or nogs Keen un we l anl the excellent quality of the offerings Indi cates that there are still quite a few mar ketable hogs left In the country. Favorable advices from eastern markets and a good general demand started the market active and a shade to 6v flintier and the bulk of the hogs sold on this basis. Later, how ever, after urgent orders were tilled, the principal buyers dropped out and the mar-k-t cloaed weak with a good share of the early advance loat. Tops sold up to 86 45. as against 86 40 yesterday and the bulk of the tracing was at $6 32V(rtU7.. as against 83 3 ' yesterday. t.25ji.tio; stockers and feeders, $400(6.00. Bt. Loots Live Stork Market. ST. LOUIS, April 26. CATTLF, Re ceipts, 1,300 head; no Texans; market steady; native shipping and export steers, t5.HK(i6.50; dresoed beef and butcher steers, $4.75'w6.Uj; steers under l.OO lbs., $4.0oi4.9O; Blockers and feeders. $3.506.26; cows and heifers, t2.85(i5.75; rannera, t2uo2.76; bulls, el'. iH C6; calves, t4.oot(i9.00; Texas and In dian steers, t2.6ui.i5.U0; cows and heifers, tl.taxQ4.40. HOGS Receipts, 6.500 head; market steady; pigs and lights, $62tVao.66; packers, 10 Ifat.t; butchers and best heavy, $6.66 8J6.60. SilEEf An u LAMBS 'Receipts, 600 head; market steady; native muttons, $3.25iii.60; lambs, ta.TWyS.O.; culls and bucks, $4.0tttf 5.UU. St. Joseph Live Stork Market. BT. JOSEPH. April 20. CATTLE Rai celpts, 817 head; market steady; natives, t4. 40418.26: cows and heifers, 2.2Cxy6.W; stockers and feeders, $3.5Kii4.60. HOGS Receipts, 7.0t4 head; market 6c higher; top, ft! 60; bulk of sales, $'.374'ij6 46. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. 3,701 head; market steady; lambs, $8.008.56; yearlings, $6.75(2,7.25. Slona City Live Stork Market. SIOUX CITY, April 26. (Special Tele gram.) CATTLE Receipts, 600 head; mar ket steady; beeves, $1 bom 5. 70; cows, bulls and mixed, $3. (did. 70; stockers and feeders, $1.87414.60; calves and yearlings. I3.'u4 H HOGS Receipts, 4, boo head; market strong, selling at $6.30'uo.36; bulk of sales, $6.30141.82. Stoek In Sight. Receipts of live stock at the six principal western ma it eta yesterday: Cattle. South Omaha 2.218 Sioux City 6o0 Kansas City 2.000 St. Joseph 817 St. Louis 1,3"0 Chicago 1,500 Totals ..715 60,904 Hogs. Sheep. 8,(et0 2,068 4,6"0 9.000 1,600 7.0O4 t.7ol 66"0 (AM 16.UUQ 8,0U) 12.769 vacancies in the civil service: May 15 For the poiltion of farrier at $1,440 per annum in the Quartermaster's department at large, Fort Riley, Kan. Age limit 20 years or over. For the posi tion of plant pathologist (male) Depart ment of Agriculture, ut tl,2U) per annum. Age limit 2o ears or over. For the posi tion of assistant physiologist (male) Bureau of Plant Industry, Department of Agricul ture, at $1,600 per annum. Age limit 20 years or over. May 16-16 For thirteen vacancies In the position of aid In the coast and geodetic survey at salaries of 1720 to M per an num. Aa-e limit 18 to 25 vears. May 22-23 For the position of scientific assistant In veterinary xoolngy, Bureau of Animal Industry, Department of Agricul ture, at tl.OuO per annum. Age limit 20 to 40 years. June 13-14 For five vacancies In the po sition of medical Interne at $6W per annum each, with maintenance. In the Government hospital for the Insane, Washington, D. C. Age limit 20 years or over. If you have anything to trade advertlao It In the For Exchange columns of The Bee Want Ad page. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Repreaentative sales: I ... A ih FT. No. A. Is. IT" lit 26 10 t 30 tl 243 ... tit II !7 130 t t 70 2..: , III M 1-0 10 t 10 II 237 to t 15 56 TO ... t 20 T4 351 ltO 116 tt 27 ... t 30 tl 140 ... t 15 15 lit ... 10 72 lit ... t 35 14. 21 .. t 10 64 2l ... I 15 tl 2V4 al IK tt ! . . I 35 tt 1st k t 10 II 1"7 lie 115 70 374 to I 30 ( 143 ... t 3.'i M 244 40 t 30 72 211 ... t Si 13 let ... I 80 II 244 . t 15 11 343 1 II) to 2l 10 t M 78 21 . . t 30 10 tH to t tt M 14 30 t 30 341 ... t 3t 15 St M t 10 71 127 ... t a : 13. 114 ... t 3d It 35 ... t 15 I 14 If! ... 8 It te. 141 ... t 36 I II 2M ... I 14 14 til 10 I U 54 11 ... t to t II llo I 83 I tl 161 ... I II nil ! It II II ... til SO 360 10 I 35 111 11 to Ua tl til av 111 Evaporated Apples and Dried Frolta. NEW YORK. April 26. EVAPORATED APPLES Steady to firm, wilh offerings leaa urgent than recently Fancy, n'lt'c choice, 7'n7Hc; prime, e'iift'.'c; poor to fair, 5Hf'i0c. CALIFORNIA DRIED FRUITS-Prunes show a strong tone owing to bullish ad vices from the coast, but demand ia hardly active enough to make much impression on prices. Quotations runpe from 8Sfi to 12ijc for California fruit end from 6',c to 10c for Orson. Apricots nre still moving very slowly, with choice quoted at 171 1KC. extra choice at l.c and funcy nt 11(1 2oc. Peaches are dull, wl'h choice quote'1 at ll-EiMUc. extra eta ice ut la'on'ic f-nry at 12Vy'ui3c ""d extra fancy ul 13((lf.c P.alslns were uncli.ined. loose mus':t.'l. 6Vi'l0e; seeded raisins, 7,ftU'4jC; Ixindon layers. tl.Ui'ul 60. Cotton Mrrkrt. NEW YORK. April 36. COTTON Spot market cload steady; middling uplinls. I 11. 30c; middling gulf, U.ic; sales, 741 bales. LIVERPOOL. April M. I'll T I t : -i ot, good buslnesa done; prices one point lower; American middling fair. 5 7d; good mid- dllng, 6M); low middling, CtS'l; good; ordiiary, 6.3Shl; ordlrary, 5 (Id Tt sties' of the day were 14.1 lialcs, ot which 1 000 1 bales were for speculation ai.d evnort and' Included 12.74) bal. a American- Receipts i were 'ii 'r'v bulea. including 'MA') buies I Anerlcan. I ST. LOUIS. Mn., April 56.-COTTON-Market steady; middling. 10V"; sales, 2,:!7j bales: recelpta. '.'4S b ii. a; shipments, Irto , bales: stock, 3.7o2 bales. ! NEW ORLEANS, April 26. COTTON I Spot market closed firm; aalea. 1,750 bales; low ordinary. ( 15-16c. nominal; ordinary,! T 6-16". nominal: good ordinary, R-c; low lolddllng. 13 11c: nild ii'rig, ll;c; go.d luiudlliig, Uc; BildUUng fair, 13u, nominal;) John Dlffley to John J. O'Connor, lot 3, blocs U, Kouutse 4tU supplemen tary add I609 Anton lioun to Maria Houn, lot 3, block 4. Dworak's add., boutn Omaha Annie Rowley to Continental Trust company, lot 1, block 1, Carthage.... I Thomas C. Kennedy et al to Bedford p. Tiiieband, north M fi-et eW ee, nw'i 3-16-13 j.. ....... 1,500 Jol.n A. Doe and wife to Frank R. Mockler, lots 13 and 14, block 4, Jet ter a add., South Omuha, and other lots Elizabeth Dufreno to Eliza A. Fait, part suolut 1, tax lot 6. sec. 9-15-13.. $40 Aoraliam 1 Reed et al to Ernest Sweet, atrip near Thirty-third and Harney street Ella R. Gould and hUHband to George R. Armsirong, lot 2. block 1. and lt 3. block 3, Armsirong e 2d add... 1 Bridget O'Connor tt) Frances M. Cul kin, n"4 lot 1, block 42, Bonaon 1 Gunnar A. Llndqueal and wile to Mrs. Liizie liursainp, lot 9, block 12, Hose Hill 1 D. V. Smiles company to Lucy A. lluil, lot L, block 1, Lxcliaiie-u Place, -South Omaha 2JS John Kosicky and wife to Arthur l'ist, lot 3, block 7, Multliew'u aub.. South Oinui.a . Si Ci.is.er J. McDonaltl to & Maud Mc Donald, lot ti, McCiUie a sub., South (itiitilia 1 H'trriut R. Andeiaon to Jolm M. Hitin lllon, lot 8, bloik 6, Everett Piai-e .. 7$ John W. Hill, Jr., to Cliurlea I. Pettl boi.e. lota li and li. bloca 11, I'opi le tuii park 600- Hurry A. Tukey to Fred E. Parish, lot 7, nlock 1, Tukey Hi- glita t'JO Nellie E. Rutherford to W. . Wright, lot t. block 7, Windsor Terrace 50 Chirks V. Kaky and "vife f Charles W. Cuter, lota 4 and 13. block K, Ijike Jan.es Park add 1 (" rae F. linrdlng et i.l to Henry C. Ibtrdliig lot 17, !)!,( 1. 2. Potter fc ( u'ob a 2d add , South Om.tha J.OuO Frank Mary Ha'ek and wile to Jo H" ii'tn Blnko mid bushitnl. lot 2, blot k lti. 1st add. to H mill DiMslia.. 250 Peter Whitney to Vlrxlnla E Whit ney, part lot 9, block 15,. llanacom I'lace t Chris l.yck and wife to John Johnson. BS lots 11 and 12. block '-'4. Hcnuiii.. 2.000 John Power, sheriff, to John J. O'Con nor, lot 8. block lo. Kountze 4th add. 1,0.-0 Roliert O. Fink, rounty treaaurer. to Fred C,a wnn and wife, lot 9, block 423. Crandvlew Same to John W. 11111. jr., lota 17 and 13. bltii k 11. I't pplt ton paik Total .SILujw