TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE: "WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19. 1907.
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GRAIN ASD PRODUCE lIAKltT
Indication! Poin,t to Improvement in
the Foreign Demand.
CEOWD ITEM AND COXTTDEXT
f
OrTrrlasa An Light and Prices All
Along; the Line Held Well
After the Rrrml
naive.
OMAHA. Dec. 17. INT.
There are Indication! of tn Improved
foreign demand and th crowd m firm
and had confidence.
Offering were very light, but soma wera
Inclined to the ihow side.
Prices all along the Una held well after
the lata bulge.
The crowd stsrted buying wheat at tho
opening on cables, commission houses ald
and longa took advantage aad Bold on the
bulge for pro'lta. Prlcea were pushed very
murh higher and all offerings were well
taken.
May wheat opened at 9f?V and cloaed at
n.ona. '
Corn firmer and was well eupportea by
good demand. Belling by longs was lib
eral at the opening, but waa checked by
heavy scattered buying on resting ordera.
Country receipts are more liberal, but are
not expected to hold long. May corn
opened at htSc and cloaed at HHo.
There waa heavy selling of old May oats
by elevator Interests st the start, but the
( rowd was bullish and very confident of
their position and took all oats offered.
May option evened at 62V and closed at
UV4C
Primary wheat receipts ware 942.000 bu.
nd shipments were 2S,uW bu., aral n st re
cetpta last year of 700,0u0 bu. and shipments
of XU40 bu.
Corn receipts were CTO.flnO bu. snd ship
ments were 446.(00 bu.. against receipts last
gear of Ttt.Obu bu. and shipments of 267,jW
Clearances were 197.000 bushels of cor,
8. out bushels of osts snd wheat and flour
equal to 467.0f bushels.
Liverpool closed unchanged on wheal and
i lower on corn.
Seaboard reported 17,000 buahela of wheat
and 104.1U0 bushels ol cern taken for ex
port. locsi rang or options:
Article. Open. I H1gh. low.
Wheat l j j T
Dec.... 91, SHVi 91V
May... svy 1 All,
July... ir.V
Corn
Pec.... ! b3 60!
May... 62V 64V, 52,
July... klSI Us &1V
Oa' , .1
Inc.... 4M, 4IS 4Vil
May... 62H Wj o2Si
May... ; 47V 4V
N'i 92
mi, I u
95 t
W'il 61 'i
MSt US
53V 61
4V 49
KlHl i-'H
47V! 46.
Oasak.a Cask Prices.
WllEAT-No. J hard. 9Sfc5c: No.
hard. 9.41 5V; No. 4 hard. 92V; No.
spring, sWifluV; no grade, Mc.
CORN No. t new, VWaOc; No.
new, 4Vg4iiV; no grade. 45&47V: No.
vellow. 4Wuuc: No. S white, new. 49V.
OATS No. mixed. 47V4lc; No. white.
4V; No. 4 whits. tTVkd'tac; stanaaru,
4V'ii-49c
it VIS No. 1 7MT76c: No. J. 7475c.
Carlot Receipts.
Wheat. Corn. Oats
Chicago 61 4"0 d
jVllnneanolla 444
Omaha 59 6b 4f
Dululh . 211
CHICAGO (iRAl.t AMU PROVISIONS
Feat area of tke Trailag aad Closing;
Prices on Board st Trade.
CHICAGO, Dec. 17. Wheat for May de
llvsrv advamed mora than Sc today on
buying by ehoria. which was based, to a
large extent, on leports of wet weather In
. . I - i . .. ....... ttulniut nrn ll J
AiSCioiNft, may in n v B 'i"-J . ' ' . . .
J . .. ... . . f . ., 11.. LU . T II . U
u7 s . v. .'i i; was u v . " ' -
VV higher. Provisions were 2VxC to 7V4
blue lower.
The snarp advance in wneat ionowei a
w a L nnAnmir Th. t .IllkPruwil nlfirllrl failed
to exhibit the strength of yesterday In the
. , l - . . I 1 1 1 I . . ln tha
. a 1 .1 4 llwulf h a
end 'Of the Urst hour the market b'm
strong, because of the receipt of a message
from Argentina declaring that harvest in K
there Is being delayed by the rain. Shorta
became active ufcuuir iau ynvww uv.iwu
rapidly. The rise, was accelerated by a
rejJn lusv rtiicnimo . b -. - ,
had been marked up more than Sc The
market cloaed atrong. May opened Vr
lower at tlMi-V. advanced to tl.u&va'
ltS and cloaed at SLU6. Clearances of
wheat and flour were equal to 4H7.6tX) bu.
bradstreet's, decreased 1.KO.0UO bu. Pri
mary receipts were 142.000 bu., against 700.
trno bu on the same day last year. Minne
apolis, Duluth and Chicago reported re
celpta of 7lJ cars, against JW cars last week
and 403 cars a year ago. . ,
The sharp advance In wheat brought out
an urgent demand for corn, which caused
a strong market In the last half of the
session. : Prices advanced nearly 2c from
the low aolnt of the day and the close was
at the high point. The market early In
the day displayed moderate weakness, be
cause of easy cablea and liberal local re
ceipts. Msy opened VaV lower at 67V31
b',o and advanced to WSec, where It closed.
Local recelpta were 400 oars, with twenty
one of contract grade.
Oals rallied along with wheat and corn,
but the advance was leas pronounced. May
opened HdSc lower at He, sold off to
klVitkJTie nd then advanced to Mc. where
U cloaed. Local recelpta were 416 cars.
Provisions opened firm, because of a SOo
advance In the price of live hogs, but later,
whea hogs declined, the market weakened.
At the cloae May pork waa on tha at
tUUhi Lard was down 7H.10c at I7.S2HW
7 86 Ribs were IV lower at 17.08.
Katlmated recelos for tomorrow are:
Wheat. 2s cars; corn. 23 care; oat. IbO
cars; hoga. S1.0J0 bead. ,.,.
The leading futures ranged as follows.
Arllcla Open. Hurh.l Low. Ooss-I Yes-y.
Wheat
Dec.
May
July
Corn
Dec
May
July
Oa lo
ft May
b May
a July
b July
Fork Jan.
May
May
rtltta
Jan.
May
sW
1 H
1024
91
S9H
rii
6H
STH
Hl 67V
M
U
E8fr,
S44
4"
&34
b
7!,
bii
48
4r
4fc4
aO
46
is snd
11 tifd 11 M
11 trw
IS a)
T SS
U Sv 1 IS CO
IS 30
7
7 KH
SA
7 0T
T K
7 7S
7 bS
1 uHi
T StiU T77W
a'
78
1 00
TTV,
t MM
7 (
No. t. Old. b New.
Cash quotatlona were aa follows:
KU)l!R-4teady; winter patents. S4.Sn
4 ii: winter straights. KSttSt.: spring pat
tella. o -J bu. spnug straights. S4.4o4-:
bakers. J JDW4.2D. ,
WHEA'f-Na I spring. SV0S&JL1S; No. S.
Px-rll Wi No. S red, s-Sg
CORN No. S, sWkJSlc; No. I yellow, 6!
jb3Wc.
OATS-No. 1 Wiej'Na I white. 4W.8
KV,c.
RYE No. S, T7o.
BARLliY Fair to choice malting, SMjWc.
SKEDd Flax, No. 1 northwestern, Sl.UH
Prime timothy, t.Mi4 16. Clover, contract
grades. t;4.X.
KOV'ISION8 6hort ribs, sides doooei.
S6 7f7. Pork, mesa, pe' bbl . r.lL"3
It U. Lard, per liu Iba. $7 . Short clour
silta iboxoJj. r UM' S.
Receipts. Shipments.
F1vur. bbU. 4i Vt Sb,l
Wheat, bu. 60 J 74 s)
Cora, bu St7 ) V
Oata. bu 4:o
Rye. bu. . 1 .
barley, b ae.Jt) BM
Oa the Produce eactiangu loday the but
ler market was Arm; creameries, :
' els tries. 17ss Jfx:. Eggs, firm; at mark, rases
Included. M3ic; IlrstS, JSc; prime first.
tV; extraa, ic. Cheese, steady; lltjijo.',
r It. Loala Ueneral Mafket.
8T. LOC13. Dve. 17.-WHEAT-HigMer:
track. No. 1 red. ceau. Sr il 00; No. I
hard. Sl tvjl.ca'; May. l.v4Sal.tMStc-, Jaly,
KV- - " -
CuRN-Higher; track: N.v cash. t?Q
He; No I ah'.te, o-' c; May, W6rHc;
Jul. Wie
OATb-Urn; track No. 1 cash, soo, No,
t wMt, SJSc; Mat, i.Sc; July, svV
RYF Qj'et :.
FLOl'R Dull; ted winter patents. MA-r
VM; extra fancy and straight. Mliio;
;l-ra. S3.7M4SU.
HHAN-oicaJ); sacked, esst trsck. II. (e,
HAY-Kiesly; timothy, SU.U"&1T Sf; pral
rio. SV.Ot-JHO". '
!R(jN ltd 'TONTIEaJSl 10.
riA.,c:ir"-l!i.o, - -
Hvvp TWINf-lie., ''
PHit'TIO& -Putk i sseakJr; 4..llrg.
Lord, lower; prime steam, t' kt
fry salt meats, lowr: boxed extra shorts,
V 17V clear rib, ts 25; short clears, I 75.
liacon. lower; boxed extra shorts, t? 25;
clear ribs. t 12V short clears. Is Jvt,.
SEED-Tl moth v, steady. .l.5t"4.1.
CORNMEAI Steady. t2.S"i.
FOl 1.1 KY-DjII: chickens, 7c: springs,
c; turkeys, lor; ducks, 7V; geese. 7c.
HITTER Firm; creamery, Z3VUC
K'lAjS-Higher, 27tc case count.
Receipts and shipments of flour and grain
were as follows:
VteoetnTB Shlnments.
Flour, bhls bit' 14.
Wheat, bu 4;f0 ft' .'
Com. bu 44 f 4t.oi'
Oats, bu 41.UUU
SEW YORK GENERAL MARKET
leateres of Tradlaa; aa Prices oa
Leadlag temsaodl t lea.
NEW TORK. I"ec l7.-FlOrR-Recelnts.
4.1.417 Wls ; exports, 4,169 bhla Market hrm.
snd nominally higher; Minnesota patents.
io.8ii; winter straights, n u in Min
nesota bakers, M biii in, winter extras,
13.754.1'!; winter patents, S4.Vsira.Ki; winter
low grades, Ii ii4i4 . tye flour, steady;
fair to aood. 14 (OU5.15: choice to fancy.
Ul'nbAu. Muckwheat floor, quiet, I3.U0 per
ItU Ihs.
COKNMEAlr-Steady: fine white and yel
low. II XVul.37: coarse. SI iO1.32. kiln dried.
SJ.S.4U56. .
RVl-i-Flrm; No. 1 wester 90c; f. o. b.
New- York. 7j
HEAT Receipts. 85.0)0 - bu. : ' exports.
4A.1&. bu. . Spot niaiket. strong; No. 2 red.
SI. on'.,, elevator; No. I red, IH'4, f. o. b.
afloat; No. 1 northern Itiluth, :t. f. o. b..
afloat; No. 2 hard winter. II. 16V. f. o. b.
afloat. After a skarp opening drop. In
fluenced hy eaeler cables, wheat turned
strong and advanced nearly 2c from the
low point. The rise whs on reports of rains
in Argentina, heavy covering and suppori
rumois. IjHfX prices showed WJc net
advance. December closed at ll.UH. May.
11 'V(il 12. closed at tl.U; July, Sl.tHSd
L1S. closed at ll.S-
CORN Receipts, 4.9fl bu. ; exports, B.5
bit. Spot market, firm; No. 2, 61c, nominal,
elevator, and (vc, f. o. b.. afloat; No. 2
white, nominal; No. S yellow, nominal, f.
o. b., afloat. Option market was without
transsctlons, closing lc net higher; Decem
ber closwd 71c; May closed 67o.
OATS Receipts. S4.&U0 bu. Spot market,
frm; mixed oats, 3 to 12 pounds. 66c;
natural white, 26 to IS pounds. STSrgWx-;
clipped white. 22 to 40 pounds. frfS'Sc.
HAY Steady; good to choice, Sl.06.an.10.
HOP3 ulet; state, common to choice,
IS". lS17c; 1H b'ac; Pacific coast, 107,
Sialic: I'. 41i6c. j
HIDES Quiet Bogota. ItWfflTc: Central
American. irl!c.
iltov 1SIO.N8 Beef steady: lamny. in.;
mess. S10.3vdll TO; beef hams, Co.f0t27.;
pac ket. 112 2i(iU.:0; extra India, lawja tO;
cut meata. steady; pickled' bellies. SS.7Vq
10.50: plcklrd hams. $10.0iu'10 50. Lard, barely
steady, western prime, $t.ae.4. nominal;
refined, quiet; continent, I ; South Amer
ica SK.76: compftund. S7.TTVrir7.62H. Pork,
barely stealv; famllv, Sls.H.on: short
clears, 15 &Kil6.75; mess. S14.f615.S6.
RICE iulet; domestic, fair to extra,
2-ijt;u.c' Japan, nominal.
BUTTER Firm; Imitation creamery,
first, "fiilc.
CHEESE Steady; state, full cream, small
colored and white, fine. lTAc; large colored
and white. 15Hc; large, good to prime, 1414
1)jc: large, common to fair, SftllHc.
EOOS Firm ;state, Pennsylvania and
nearby, fancy selected white, 60c; good to
choice. 4i'a4lic; brown and mixed fancy,
41c; average best. !Mi3fc; western firsts,
J2t:Wc: seconds, 2'531c.
POULTRY Dressed weak: western
chickens, 12gi4c; turkeys, l8T7c; fowls,
WEATHER IX TUB GBAI.V BELT
Colder, wltk Probably now Flnrrles
and Tbea Fair.
OMAHA, Dec. 17. 107.
Light snows are general this morning
In tne upper Mississippi alley, through
out the Missouri valley and west into the
mountains. Generally cloudy weather
prevails in all other sections and light
snows continue in the eastern states.
Temperatures are slightly lower In the
upper Mississippi and upper Missouri val
leys snd are decidedly lower in the west
and northwest. It is belo sero in Wyo
ming and colder weather will extend over
this vicinity tonight, with possibly snow
flurries, followed Wednesday by fair and
continued cold.
Omaha record of temperature and pre
cipitation compared with the corespondtng
day of the last three yearn:
107. 1908. 1905. 1904.
Minimum temperature.... 2b 9 32 1
Precipitation OS .00 .00 .T
Normal temperature for today, 27 de
grees. Deficiency In precipitation since March
J. 7.21 Inches. ' - ,
Deficiency corresponding' period In 190S,
4 54 inches. '
Deficiency corresponding period in 1905,
2.37 Inches. L. A. WELSH.
Local Forecaster.
Kansas City Grain ana Provisions.
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 17-WHEAT-Un-changed
to 10 higher; May, S1.00; July.
Slc; cash, No. 2 hard, 94'jV7c; No. S,
No. 2 red, 84c; No. 3, SK.g93c.
CORN Unchanged to c higher; May,
5JSc; July. 6sc; caah. No. 2 mixed. 6oVc;
No. 3, 4ia6iJVc; No. 2 white, 6iVflG2c; No.
S, &v'&wic.
OATS Unchanged: No. 2 white, SOHS
62c: No. 2 mixed, 4fH4!VxC.
KYE 7"r73c.
HAY Weak; choice timothy, Sll.aOirjltOO;
choice prairie. S.nfwa9 .50.
HUTTER Steady; creamery. 27c; pack
ing. 15c.
EOGS Steady; extras. Kc; firsts. 24c.
Receipts and shipments of grain today
were as follows:
Receipts. Shipments.
Wheat, bu 69 ono 47.00
Corn, bu Si.O'l 4'M'
Oats, bu 1S,(00 3,000
Quotations at Kansas City are reported
by Logan A Bryan, 2 Board of Trade, as
follows:
Articlea . I Open. Hlgh.l Low. Close.
Wheat I I I
May rS 1 0ft ( 7! 1 OftA
July KrV Wi'geV'oSI
Com- 111
July 62t 63Hi UB
A Asked. B Bid.
Available inppllee of Grain.
NEW YORK. Dec. 17. Special cable and
telegraphic communications received by
Bradstreet's show the folowlng chsna-ee in
available supplies of gratrw aa compared
with previous account: ... --
Wheat I'nlted Slates. east of the
Rockies: Increase. I.ej6.i0 bu. Canada,
decrease. 47,00 bu. Total, t'nlted States
and Canada, increase. l.iMs. OfJ bu. Afloat
for and in Europe, decrease, l.7'.(lt) bu.
Total American and European supply, de
crease, LCJ.ru bu.
Corn 1'ptted States snd Canada, In
crease. LaS.ntM bu.
data I'nlted States and Canada. Increase,
CS Cw) bu.
The leading decreases and Increases ro
ported this Week follow:
Decreases Oedertch, Ont., 46.C0i) bu.;
Portland, Me.. 4Jb,'M bu.; Manitoba, 12D,
0i) bu.
Increases Port Huron. W.WO bu. ; Mil
waukee, private elevators, 6,rtX bu.
Minneapolis Grain Market.
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec 17. WHEAT
May. $1.11; July r.llS; No. 1 hard. 11 10;
No. 1 northern, SI ; No. S northern, Sl itMs
tilOg; No. S northern, llolh! (aV. ,
FLOUR First patenU, Sa.ru6.80;i second
patents, SS.4g6Hi: fliat clears. StQt.40;
Second cleara, ti k)3.aJ. '
FLAX Kalr demand, closing and to ar
rive, II UV
BRAN -In bulk, t2u.7ta21.00. v
Peoria Market. '
PEORIA, III.. Dec. 17. CORN Ntw.
higher; No. S yellow and No. S, Jc; No. 4,
Sic; no grade. 4s V-
OATS tBtcadv: No. S white, St-tCtHic; No.
4 white. 4b"'iiSc-
RYK Quiet.
WHISKY-On the basis of tl So for fin
ished goods.
Mllwaak.ee lira I a Market.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 17 WHEAT Mar
ket higher. No. 1 northern. flOsn.1.10; Ku, J
northern, l"'il.0S; May. tl.'1 bid.
HAKLEY Steady; .Nu, 1, 7c. sample, Q
CORN Firm; No. t new. 66&ic: old,
WSjw-'c; May, H-o bid.
I.lvrraoel brain ArnrVat.
LIVERPOOL. Dec. lo.-WH KAT-Spot.
steady; No. 1 red western, winter, steady;
7s "Sd; futures, steady; December, nom
Irol: Man-h. 7s lOd
i'ORN-H. aieady; prime mixed Amer
ican, 6s Id. futuree. uulet; Decern ovr, nom
inal; January. L la. .
Dalntk Grain Market.
Dl'I-CTH. Dec. 17. Wll EAT No! 1 lorth.
era, 11 ."; No. S northern. tl(HS: LH'e'n
ber. 1 'MS: May. 11. US. , . . ' '
OATS sotcc
Vlalble Snpnly of Wheal."
YORK. Iw. 17 -The Vwll le sup
ply .f wheat l I'lhi-ially oorravtd t,. r.
4o.e3.msl Lu.. an lucrea of lC44.ju. '
NEW YORK STOCKS AND BONDS
Scantiness of Money Supplies Con
tract! Speculative Activity.
RISE FOLLOWS EARLY DECLEJE
Advance Dae to Increase In Dividends
ky Twa Rallroade--Call Loan
Rate Rises' and Close Is
Lower nnd Irregalar. ,
NEW TORK. Dec. 17 The scnntlness of
the money supplies kept the stock market
dull and contracted t he speculative actlv
ity materially, hut the tone of the market
showed seme relief from the heaviness
that has weighed upon it for several days
past. Prlcea showed small resiliency, how
ever, anl the movement ilra"r ng and
hesk: tisg. Asslstanct toward r listing ihe
mood 01 depression wua ....onb-u oy the
news of the declaration of extra dividends
of 2 per cent on Lake Shore and Michigan
Central stock, the two most prominent
subsidiaries of the New York Central. Lake
Shore s semi-annual dividend of 6 per cent
has been the regular rate only for two
previous half years and the same is true
of Michigan Central s S per cent, the rate
on Lake Shore previous to that having
been 8 per cent a year for three years, and
on Michigan Central 4 per cent a year for
eleven years. The surplus from these
dividend profits over the sum required to
pay Interest on the collatersl bonds issued
by the New York Central accrues to the
New York Central treasury, which holds
most of the stock of the two companies.
There haa been conspicuous selling of New
York Central for seversl days on an as
sumption that Its dividend would be re
duced or paid In scrip by decision of the
directors this week. The action on the
subsidiary stocks today ahook this belief
and led to buying to cover shorts by the
besrs. Other stocks In the list showed a
similar condition of over extension of the
short interest, following the recent active
selling. This was true of American Sugar
and to some extent of the copper shares.
The sustaining effect on prices in genersl
developed only after a period of sharp re
cessions. The coalers were conspicuous In
the decline, Reading leading. The weak
ness was attributed to reports of consul
tation among those interested in these
properties to devise means to meet the re
quirements of the law for divestment of
ownership of coal mines. Assertions ac
companied these reports that difficulties
were encountered In finding a feasible
method "t c'"rlv,rig !'' " r law. which
s emed to thrj ten the neces Ity f sus
penhion of busings i.y . . e companies
wtien the law becomes effective on May 1.
The subsequent rally In the stocks pointed
to a professional origin for much of the
selling. The whole market. In fact, re
mained largely in professional hands and
was narrow. Dividend prospects for Isdi
vidual stocks formed the staple of the dis
cussion. Money 1 conditions were unchanged. The
premium persisted on currency, call loan
rates went higher than yesterday and dis
counts rose in both Ixmdon and Berlin.
Fears of a severe money stringency over
the year end In meeting the necessities of
that period affected these markets, and
New York's continued demand for gold
aggravates the apprehension. New Tork's
command of the exchangee is explained by
foreign trade statement, which showa an
excess value of exports over Imports for
the month of tr,3.fi5,751. Not only was
there a decline of nearly S?.(nrt00 In value
of Imports compared with the previous
November, but exports have risen In value
S21.7S9.0uO, the agricultural exports furnlsh
aome 50fO.("j of the Increase. Additional
understanding of the International ex
change situation is afforded by the show
ing that In spite of November's J.4.".3.036 of
gold imports, the eleven months of the cal
endar year show an excess of Imports over
exports of gold of only S-M. 626.482, compared
with Xlifl.13i.8NO In the eleven months of
last year. New points of weakness devel
oped in the late market and the closing
was Irregular.
Honda were heavy. Tttal sales, par value,
S2.l.oro. Cnlted States bonds were un
changed on call.
Number of sales and quotations on stocks
were as follows:
galea High. Low.
rl"a.
Ill
41
tl
w
14
Adams Iipreas
Analgamated Coppar
Am. C. ft r
Am. C. ft F. pfd
Am. Cotton Otl
Am. Cotton Oil pfd
Americas Vxpresa
Am. H. ft L pfd
AsMHraa lea Securities....
Am. Lhiaeed Oil
Am. Llnssed Oil ptd
Asa. LocesMirlTo
Am. LocoasotlT prd....
Am. S. ft K
Am. 8. ft R. ptd
Am. Sugar Rcflniog..: ,
Am. Tobacco pfd ctfa
Anaconda Mining Co
Atchtaon
Atcbtaoa pfd
Atlantic Cuaat Lin'-
Baltimore ft Ohio
Bal. ft Ohio pfd
Brooklyn Rapid Tr
Canai! an Pactac
Contral of N 1
Choaapaak ft Ohio
Chicago Ot. W
Chicago ft N W
Chlcaao, M. St. P
(' hlri.ro T. A T
Chicago T. ft T. pfd
C. C . C. ft 8t. L
Cloralo P ft I
Colorado ft So
Colo, ft So. lat pfd
Colo. Bo. 2d pfd
Conaolldalad Gaa
Corn Pro'lucta. rfg
Corn Product pfd
Palao-ira ft Httdaoa
Pel., L. ft W
lncr ft R. G
D. ft R. O. pfd
maUUara Securities
Erie
KMo lat pfd
Brla li pM
Oeoaral Electric
IHIuola Central
lutamattonal Paper
Int. Paper pfd
Int. Pump
Int. Pump ptd
Iowa Central
Iowa Central pfd
Kanaaa Cur 80
K. C. 80. pfd
Lnularllle ft N. v
Mexican Central
Minn ft st L
M-, St. P ft 8 8. SI
M . Bl. P ft 8. 8. M. pfd
Mia..urt Pacflc
Miaanurt, K. T ..
M . K ft T. pfd
National Lad
N. H. R if M. p!J
New York CaMral
N T O. ft W
Norfolk A W
N ft W. pfd
North Am-rirln
Paclic Mall
P-nnaylvanis
Pa.lc' a Gaa
P . C. C a at. L
Preaacd Slel ("ax
Prwat-d 8 l p:d
Pullman Palaca Car ....
Reading
Reading tat pfd.
Reading M pfd.'.
Republic Steel
Repur-lle Bieel pfd
Rwk Inland Co
Hah Uland Co. ptd
St. L. ft 8 P Id pld
St. Uuli S W
St. L W pfj
Sou'harn Pa'lfl
S.i. Patina pfl
So. Haliwar
So. Hallway pfd
Teaaa ft Pa itr ...
Toleto. Bt. L. ft W
T . Bt. L. ft W. pfd
1'nioa Paclftc
t alcs PariBc ptd
V. Eipreaa
r. Really
V. t. Rabbar
V. Rubber pfd
f. S S'eal
I Stool pfd
Va.-caro. Chemical
Va -Caro. l"Lam. pfd
Wabaah
W abaih pfd
W,la-rargo Ex . offarod...
Weatlugboua glaclrlo ....
Western L'nloo
Wheeling a U g
Wtacuaia I'aotrai
W la. Central pfd
Caotral Leather
Central Lralt.ar ptd
Nonbara Pacific
Groal Northern pfd
Isiorbor'jug.n Mel
lut Met pfd
glooa.Sbelfiald Steel
Total aaiao (ur tho Say,
K.4
4S
454
12
11 VJ
7V,
W
S4
O14
nv,
H
tVs
v
94
8.1
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74
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in
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l' MV, 45V,
ft'O m isv,
11 i lv,
tyt 44 44',
wo i;v, 37
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jsi
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i" 9
4u) S'.v, u
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7'-l (..
14V, 14,
2V r,
te' 77i 71
? nv, 114
4 &' 4T,
poo : siv,
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W.l'W '4H 'iii,
inv, i'ly,
JiO H'., 77 s
T'JO i, ISV,
i iir. ' ic,"
14. K'V, i'.l,
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Foreign Financial.
LONDON. Dec. 17 -Mocey was In good
supply, but In moderate demand on th.
market today. Discounts were flrmer on the '
reports of further gold engagements for I
America. On the 6tock exchange specula
tion as well as Investment Luvlng was at '
a low ebb, due to indications of a monetary I
stringency at the year-end. prfca move
ments were rot many, but British shares I
after early elevation, closed steady. Ar- 1
gentlne rails continued on the up grade
Americans were qjlet. but firm. In it, t
j of yesterdays setback in Wall street. In!
I li e f, r"n prices went ov-r Larity y .utb- 1
ern racinc ana t nion Pacific leading
Prices sullied in the afternoon a ill nh
New York a moderate seller the market
finished dull. Amalgamated. Copper sold
down to 44.
PAK1S, Dec. 17 Trading on the Eourae
today Improved slightly anft the market
closed steady.
BERLIN, Iee. 17. Trading on Ihe Bourse
today wss moat restricted. American shares
were slightly lower, f
Wew Ywrk Money Market.
NEW YORK, Dec. 17. FRIME MER
CANTILE PAl'EK-g per cent.
STERLING EXCHANGE Strong, wfh
actual business in bankers" Mi's at S4.;loflr
INS for demand, and st I4.15i4.i'-rt for
slxtv-day bills. Commercial bills, $4 S"tf
4 '25.
SILVER Bar. 57! V: Mexican dollars. 42c.
l; ND8 Government, steady; railroad,
heavy.
MONEY On call, firm; to 1 per cent;
ruling rate, 13 per cent; closing bid.
per cent; offered at per cent. Time
loans, firm but dull; sixty' days, 10 to 12
per cent; ninety days, g to 10 per Cent; six
months. 7 to I per cent.
Closing quotations on bonds were as
follows:
V. s. ref. Is, reg-...
do ceupos
C I. . reg
do coupon
V- 9. n. 4s. rg
do
Am. Tobacco 4s...'
do s
IN Si L a K. nut. 4s. 5
1'4 Man. c, . 4 '.
fMHM-i. W,Lrll 4s. 7S
r'l1 do 1st Inr 14
1! Minn A St. L. 4s.. TS
1', U . K. T. 4a 34
0 df i""
in. . R. of M. t. 4s T
Atrhtann gen. 4i
do ad). 4a
... N. T. C. g. Ill
... l"4i N. J C. ( to lit
Atlantic C. L. 4a.
M No Ptclfio 4s. r
W" 'do l
N. A W. e. it K
O. B. L. rfdf 4t M4
Penn. ron. H
3 Raiding gen. 4s to
41 St. U A I M r. ( VH
r n u 4 1 r. f th
Bal. A Ohio s
do IS
Cntral of Oa. (a
Hrk R. T. cv. 4a....
do lt Inc
do 2d Inc
do Id inc
Chca. Ohio 4Ha ...
"hlrago ft A. Ha...
r.. B. ft q. a. 4a. ...
C. R. I. ft P. 4a
do col. 6a...'
ore. ft 8. L. g 4s.
Colo. Ind. ea. sar. A.
Colo. Mid 4a
Colo, ft So. 4a.
Cabs Sa
D R O. 4s
Ptatlllars' Sac. 6a....
Erls p. I. 4a.
do gan. 4a
Hock. Val. 4Hs
Japan 4s
do 44a ctfa
do td aerlea
Bid. Oflared.
4' L a. W
e. 4a..
L. 4a..
Seaboard A
. 41
.
Wsj
. M
HT
. S
. sv,
. J
.li4
. 45
. 41
. "1
. 7t
. M4)
. t4
. 57
I So. Pacific 4a
II do lat 4s ctfa....
72"4 o. Rallm-ar 4a...
M Tciaa A P. la ...
5 T.. 8t. L A W.
I t alon PaclSa 4a...
do c. 4a
r v. a. stcei id to
tl Wabarh Is
do dab. B
U Watt am Mi. 4a..
14 W. ft U E 4s ...
sa Wla. Caolral 4a
g Atrblaon cv. 4s..
" do cr. is
Ma Int. Mat. 4a
Boston Stocks and Bonda.
BOSTON,' Dec. 17 -CalI loans. MiY! per
cent: time loans. per cent. Official
closing on stocks snd bonds:
Atrhfasn adj. 4a f" Allanra
do 4a l Amalgamstad .
Ml Canlral 4a. 71 Allantlc
Atrblaon ... Mti Rinsbam
do pfd M,Cal. A Heels
Boston ft Albany 1S Ontannlal
.... S4,
U
.... IV,
.... 4,
...55
.... '4
.... t
.... 70
.... lfVt
.... tH
.... I
Boaion A Mama 113 Franklin
Boaton ElcvatM
Fllchburg pfd ...
Mexican Central
N. Y., N. H ft
Per Marqoetta
124 Orsnbr
11T Ile Rovalo
1114 Maaa. Mining ..,
H...1U Mlrhlgaa
12 Mohawk
11IH Mont. C. ft C...
11 Old Dominion .
..... 71 flaceola
4". Parrot
64 Qulnry
14 Shannon
.... 42V,
t'nlon Pacific
.... 1
....
SO
.... t
.... 75
....
.... 0
....
.... 7-4
I Am. Arse. Chem
dt pfd
Am. Pnes. Tubs..
Amer. Rugar
do p'd .
Am. T. ft T
Am. Woolen
do pfd
CVtlaoa flee. Illu.
General Electric ,
Masa. Electric ...
do pfd
Maaa Oaa
t'nlted Fruit
Vnlted 8. M
do pfd
V. 8. Steel
do pfd
Adventure
Aaked. "Bid.
....100 Tamarack
.... la Trinity
TS rotted C-cpper ..
....M V. 8. Mining...
....Ill V. 8. Oil
.... ltb
. ... to Victoria
. ... 4 Winona
....UiH Wolverine
W North Mutte ....
t44 Btrne Coalltloa
.... Nevada
.... nCal. ft Arltona.
..... I Anaona Com. ..
.... SI4
.... 4
.... M
.... 4
....
...A't
.... I7V4
.... 1IH
.... 74
.... v
.... 11V4
London Cloelnsj Storks.
LONDON, Dec. 17, Closing quotations on
stocks were:
Conaola. money
do account ...
. .. !H M.. K. ft T JT.H
HlJ-ii N. T. central
Anaconda
At'hlion
do pfd
Baltimore A Ohio..
Canadian Pnclflc ...
Chesapeake ft Ohio.
Chlcaco Gt. W
. .. h Norfolk ft W 4S
... 71 do pld 8-.lv,
... aiviOnuno ft W ;w
M4 Pennaylvanla CM,
:.'! Rand Mines C ,
V Raadlns 4SV,
.. 'H southern Railway ... 1
C . M. ft St, P.
..104 do pfd Iv,
.. lVi Southern Pacific 71
Do Been
D. ft R. O
do pfd
Krle
do lat pfd
do 2d pfd
Grand Trunk
Illinois Contral ....
Lonlarllle A hf
.. ev vaion racioc ........lit
..af do pfd I2v,
.. lHt. B Steel K
..Vi do pfd KiV
. . v.aoaan in
. let. do pfd II
li Sranlih 4a f)v,
. 1 Amal. Copper 46V,
tiL tn Far, uncertain, Ui per ounce.
MONEY SVB4 rer cenL
The rate of discount In the open market
for ahort bills is 6Mtj per cent; for three
monma Dins, p',x per cent.
New York tflnlnc Stocks.
NEW YORK. Dec iT.-Closinc quotations
vii iii'i'ing un.u weie'
Adams Con. -I .trt Is .Chief
WO
Its
15
12
W
110
Alice no POaurlo ...
Breeco
Brunawtrk Con.' .
Comatork Tunnel
Con. Cal. ft Vs..
Horn Stiver
Iron Silver
Leadvllle Con. ..
Ofl.roo.
.'. ln . Ophlr
.. 41 ' Potoat
.. 14' Bavagw ........
.. ti Sierra Nevada
..l'xl Small Hopes ..
.. 70 Sundanl
.. IS.
Tresasry Statement.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -Today's state
ment of the treasury balances in the een
eral fund, exclusive of the I15o.f3,r gold
reserve, snows: Available cash balance
$3.9.0U; gold coin ad bullion. I-7,977,fel
kuiu ceruiicatea, gie.PiOvUio.
Bank Clearings.
OMAHA. Dec. 17 Bank clearings for
todav a ere $1.57;,S77.03 and for the corre
sponding date last year 17o.tC4.38.
Cotton Market.
NEW YORK. Dec. 17. COTTON-Futures
opened Fteadv; Dc. 11. Sue; Jan. W;
Feb. 10.75c; Mar., P'c; April ; May,
W.shc: June, pi.ho, bid; July. lO.Mc: Aug.
offtrel, lt.tk"; Hep. ; (Jet. offered. IO.jc;
Futures closed steady; DecernKT, 11.27c;
January. lO.ETc: February. 1067c; Marcli'
lt.77c; May. l't.ble; June, 10?3c; July, lu.7!sc:
Aiicsst, h.'.ftic. '
Spot closed steady; middling uplands
11 S.c; middling gulf, 12.16c. Sales.
hales.
GALVESTON, Tex., Dec. 17. COTTON
(teady. I7c.
ST. LOl'ia. De. 17. COTTON I "ns.-t-tlel:
nilildilns'. llc; sales, none; rectjipts,
i.' u.iits; siupim-nis, ,i Dales: stock. In..
! 21 t,ai
" LIVERPOOL. Dec. 17.-COTTON-fiiM.t ;
li trood business done; prices 12 points lower;
American middling fair, th&l; pinid mi.1
U, dhnir. 6.47d; middling. ,4S 21d; luw middlinir,
474 I f vnu; pood ordinary, S.4Td: ordinary. 4.S7d.
Jt i The sales of the day were li hales, of
1 wmcn 1,1iu tmles were for speculation an.l
exfinri tn i inciuaea n. bales Anu rican.
KeiviptK. 67,ti bales, Including 5v3J bales
American.
NEW ORLEANS. Dec 17 COTTON-
75 1 Fnot iu!et; low ordinary. 7,e. numlnal; or
4iv, I dlnarv, 8 J-lfic. tiomliiHl; K""d ordinary,
74 ; i,c. nominal; low middling, iVe; niiJJ.ing,
ii'ic; srnoa nn.juiinsT. uc; middling fair.
l-",o; fair, ir,c, n.imlnnl; sales. 275 bales
receipts, 30.5C3 bales; stock. JXH6 bales.
j Wool Market. f.
1 BOSTON. Dec. 17.-WOuI.r-A sl.7.U r-
viva! is noted in the I0c.1l wool maik t a id
, dealers repo.-t some buyrng. although trad
, Ing ia still ccmlntd to oid lot. Staple woil
J prices held fi '.ii. but Inferior wools tre
I weak, as tl e supply Is slid considcra'-.l .
Tl. e leaiUng ilomestic prices rari- as fol-
lows: Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces. No. 1
i washed, 3,TM''c: unwaaned. Jb-'y 7c ; meni im
! cloil.ing, 's'.Vc; half-blood clothing. Z'air;
j half-blood coTublr.g. !Hi734c; thref-cUt.tl.s
I tl'x.d conit. r.n, St'iifjVic: guarter-blnod
! (iiiiib'tiif, t'ltc; d-la ue nalied. Sxctvc:
1 d' ialiiB unwashed. 31a tie ; Mli'l lgan, V.'.i-
conxln. New York lh-eces. tine una'ahed,
I 24'iJ5c; half-Mood tin washed. 32010; Keti
j tucky. tri'l'aiia. Micsuurl. three-e Khths
'blood, SjiOc; quarter-blod. 'S.'?v.
I "cjured values, Texas, fine 12 month, 7.q
1 7Jc; Calif'rn'n. northern. M'-jio; nilijl
'counties I'i'c; southern. fiir: fall fre-.
4'.nsc; Oregon. astern No 1 staple. 76y
77 : N'j. 1 cl'itMng 65-a7: eastern. averaKe,
67r-c; valley No. 1. 6i.tL'c: Terr.t ry.'
scr-jri j has!, tire staple. 7'.j72c; fine ni--dluiit
stavle. r7,c; tlnu clothing. 67.ti.j7c:
half-blood. 67,U..c; t!:ree-tlghths blood, 6;
'.t (j iarter t.iood. WuT-oV: pul.ej. extra.
4v. 1 i.:"c.
t:v, SI. IOI"!3. Dc. n.-WOOIR'eadv; me
11 'lit ni grades, combing and clothirtar. '.'l(jj.V'
'- j hgl.t fire. IfatJiv; heavy fine, li.t!6'.; tub
ilsZ I ",h d' - -10'
11 IS 1
iv, j Fvonorated Apples and Dried Frnlts.
' j NEW Y11RK. Dec. 17 KVA1 "ORATED
" 1 APPI K8 Market easy. Fancy are quoted
at U'DllVsc: (hotce In-; prime, aVI-Vv and
f.n.T st TVtHe. ,
DH1KD FRl'lTS There Is a Jobbing de
mand for spot prunes, alth prices ranglnir
from 4,c to 14 for California frvlt, and
from 7c to 7c for Oreuona. 5is to :s Ap
ricots are quiet, but ateadv, with choice
quot.d at tie. extra choice st tic and fancy
at 24ic. No char.gM ia reported in the
market for California peaches, choice be
in quoted at lSl-".c. extra choice at l.'i,
Uli'T1'. fancy at niiUt anfj extra fancy
at 14V1Li'- Raisins are unchanged, w'ti.
rooen Musiatrl quoted at 7'uT, seeded
raisiiis at "uVc and London lavt rs at $1 70
01 ML
NEW YORK, Dec. 17 SCO AR-Raw.
firm: fH r rennlng. 1 arp! 35o : .-nrlrtiLaL
M test. lSc; molaases Sigar, 3'oJ 5oc. Pe
nned prm: cruahe.t. 6.5m; jniwderej, 4 fax ;
granilljlcJ. tj.
OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET
Cattle Trade Slow and Dull, with
Prices About Steady.
HOGS OPEN TWENTT-ITTE HIGHER
aheep and I.a asKs Slow, wltb Beat
tirades Abont Steady anal Half
Kat Kinds W eak to a Lit.
tie Lower.
SOUTH OMAHA. Dec. 17, lfT7.
Receipts were: Cattle. Hogs. 8heep.
Official Monday 4.(13 2 l3 S.H4
Estimate Tuesday
Two davs this week.... 711 o. 10.114
Rams dHvs last week ... .10.710 13 28 lfc.4ol
tame days I weeks ao..lv.71 7.i"0 14 aU
game davs I weks ago.. .4:(4 5.4M, 2I.4.J
Same davs 4 weeks ago.. 11. MI 10.--6 Is. 342
bame days last year 15,144 11. ."J
The follnavler l.hl. ihi.II trie receipts Of
cattle, hogs and sheep at South Omaha for
tne year to date, compared witn mi jer.
1P7. 1 Inc. ieo.
Cattle 1.139.139 1.051 .;7 S8.U2
Hogs 2.1H1 46 2.r,.&;.l "i1"
Slieep 2.0X447 2.123,Si-3 I(f3.449
The following table shows the averasro
price of hoes at South Omaha for the last
several days, with comparisons:
Date. 11907. I190.1905.19H. 11903. 190I.190L
Deo. 7....
Dec. 8...
Dec, ....
Dee. 10..
Dec. 11...
Dec. 12...
Dec. 13...
Dec. 14...
Dec. 15...
Dec. 16... I
Deo. 17...
4 63
. a
4 47
6 H! 4 92
6 lSi 4 S7I
4 941
4 ST.! 4 171
4 ?l 4 S3 6 OS1
OH
( 1
14
l
U
4 J21 4 94
4 S3t
4 4i,
4 7(U,,
4 tsv,
4 4:
a
4 23 I
4 47
n
fi 14
'6 m
4 18 15
I 1Z
4 7!
4 4
4 0x
4 K.T
4 RS
4 43
4 49!
6 (C!
4 41
4
4 II
4 421
4 4o!
6 W
4 S5
4 4T.I
4 40
4 2ft;
4 34,
I 12
?
6 16 17
23; 34
I 11! 4 1
I 4 76.
6 IS I
Sunday.
The official number or cars of stock
brought ln today by each road was:
Cattle. Hogs.Horses.
C. M. A St. P 3 .. 1
Wabash .. 6
Missouri Pacific S
I'nton Pacific System 29 16 4
C. & N. W., east Ill
C. N. W.. west 29 12
C, St. P., M. 4 0 6 3 4
C, B. & y., east Ill
C, B. Q., west 66 10
C R. I. & P.. west 1
Illinois Central 4 2..
Chicago Great Western. It..
Total receipts 157 49 21
The disposition of the day's receipts was
as follows, each buyer purchasing the num
ber of head Indicated:
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Omaha Packing Co 219 350
Swift and Company 3t'2 732 l,0t
Armour & Co 7S1 M4 SK6
Cudahy Packing Co l.OH) 6U0 3!2
Vansant Co K8
Carey A Benton 121
1 Chilian & Co 44
McCreary & Carey 113
W. I. Stephen HI
Hill & Son ltS
F. P. Lewis 24
Hunston & Co 19
Hamilton & Rothschild.. l'G
L. F. Huss 47
L. Wolf 58
J. H. Bulla 8
Ham Wertheimer 18
Mike Haggerty 145
J. B. Root & Co 32
T. B. Inithram 8
Sullivan Bros 1 6
Ihmcr Bros 6
Kinpan & Co... 275
Halstead 297
Other buyers 493 L048
Total 3.943 2,758
CATTLE There was a fair run of cattle
here thia morning, but while there wafc a
little toppy stuff In the yards, the receipts
as a whole were on the trashy order. The
market did not show very much change.
remaining in about the same condition as
yesterday.
Packera were inquiring after a few good
killing cattle, but the demand waa by no
means urgent, and the trade was slow and
dull from start to finish. The prices paid
did not show very mucn change as com
pared with yesterday aid there were, some
right good steers that sold up to S3. 60. Half
fat kinds, however, were slow sellers at
the low figures prevailing at the present
time.
Cows and heifers were also slow, and
while prices were generally about steady
the demand was by no means urgent, so
that the market waa more or leas of a
drag throughout the whole session.
Some of the best feeders sold to good
advantage, but the market could hardly
be quoted very much different from yes
terday. While the demand seems to call
for a few cattle each day, It ia by no
means large and Is easily satisfied by the
moderate runs at tne present time,
Quotations on cattle: Good to choice
corn-fed steers, 14 Wo 6 50; fair to srood
corn-fed steers, t4.3Tij4. is); common to fair
corn-fed steers. $3.&g4 H5; good to choice
cowa and heifers, IXivuttti; lair to good
cows and heiters, $2.4i.'U3.2e; common to
(air cows and heifers, ll.2i&2.40: good to
choice mockers and feeders, tiuH 2"; fair
to good stockers an I feeders, ao.2utj4.70:
common to fair stockers and feeders, tL.bt
4(3.20.
Representative sales:
BEEF STEERS.
No. At. Pr No. A. Pr.
'1 a.) Ivu7 70
I U5 I !.( S" K'Tl 4 ft
4 .' I 4i 10 li 4 x
14 !6 1 t 1J15 t SO
4 11T5 4 ) 11 12JJ w
to 4 b) 1.34 6 Ii)
14 1jV47 4 16 1 40
IB U.'U 4 40
COWS.
: 75 ;r U17 I 15
I 1' 2 00 1J H37 I
S 4 ....11a I ts
1 S IS I l,r. I JS
4 7-i 1 li I ji.j I jj,
I 'S I I l,l I K)v
11 i s 14 M I J.)
12 t7J I JS 4 H 2 IS
S 11 i .'.'J 14 10:1 1 15
C USD I i 4... 1:12 I 1
4 1114 1 J5 4 !. I
I Ii" 2 '! 4 1149 I 40
a Mil llli I U'tt I M
2 l:i 3 0 14 us 1 40
tl) ..l 3 "5 1 ,;' 4 1.)
i i"- 1 1 a iui 4
4 'Jiu I in
HEIFERS.
! 1 V5 is 7S; 1 40
1 7.0 I ifc", 16 1 I a
1 4" I i 4 K,; J jo
1 710 U. I
Bl'IJA
1 im IS 6 m t iy
1 5 15 1 UvO I lu
1 l.l 1 '.I
Slut. KI1KS AND FEEDERS.
7 m I 0o tv 1 5
S I " 14 . I
L 4-6 I . i H t lu
WLs rEKNS
-NIIKKASKA
12 stockers. i'A 3 1
3i steers.
sieers.
11 cows. .
1 fecd.-r
2 ste rs.
3 33
3 40
2 65
3 uteers.
1" sieers.
2 ii't
hf,S
2
i:4 3 4.1
9 sieers. ...Ii) 3 4")
1 bull Mj" 2 ij
3vj 2 ;H)
1"SjO S 50
3 Cons...
1 cow
3 cows. . .
:4 cow . . .
. !tmS 2 .'1
,11 I 60
l'1 3 i
. 9.a 3 IS
4 cows.
1117
S hi
$ 10
4 feeders. . 6(Jj
1 c.w U. a i5
12 feeders. 4J5 3 15
Cows 11J I ou
3 cow s 2 j
1 feeders.
a7 rtni...
I 5 belters.
. t i 2 7j
. 971 3 13
. 47., 2
. 4.U i ,f.
. ;y 1 T'i
..I'l 2 4rt
..'."is 1 !j
11 br:fers. . 33 I 25
il calves. .
1 steer....
1 v on a. . .
1 suer 7j
2 50
24 Cows 17
2 M
2 cows K) 1 75
1 cow l.v.. J 25
1. COWs..
lc 1;. Iters., vis r 6")
2 cows I' M 3 Im
2 tows s,.3 J 41
1 bull Lai)
1 COW VSv)
2 7a
2 25
4 cjws Iil5 l 75
1 b:.ll 3Uj
3 Oo
3 40
1 feeder... If.r. 3 51)
4 lecdt rs. . a.2
liK calvea. .
I uu
WE ST 17 R N S W YOMl NO
27 cows ....k'12 2 vj 7 cows ViZ4
:S fieaers. .1 ' 1 !j 2 feeders. .10i
1 bull l.i 2 71 5 bulia l.-j
; l.eifers... vi 3 40 7 bulls U71
2 i
I 25
I 'a
1 hi
Jo Tecueii-., 1:m 3 85 fe.ders.. jxa) A
tlecrge Wren Wyo.
ia feeders..!. ',1 4 05 1 steer 11S0 $25
i itelU-IS l.'f2 4 (0
William Roberts Wyo.
12 feeders. .1111 4 25
Will, am Moncrleffe Wyo.
Scows 19. I tui fj cows if74 130
B'tttr Root Stuck Farm-Mont.
14 bteers. ..I.c7 3 To el steel s ... .1256 4 00
Bitter Root Flock Farm. Moruana.
t9 Steers.. . 1241 4
C. E. M Clellan-S. D.
4 feeders U7o 3 J, 4i t e.lers..H7S 4 00
HrK.8 H' gs opened 25c higher this morn
ing si.d 1 alf of the receipts changed hands
lu very, short order. The early sales were
largely at tt &". t-s against 14 riH ii for the
bi lk yestiiday. As high as 14 56 waa iiaid
today, while the top yesterday was (-1 J"
After ahout one-half of the hogs had
changed hands on the above tiesla buyers
Seemed to come to the conclusion that they
were paying mole money than was neces
sary, and all of a audden they lowered
their bids. The trade naturally came to a
atandatlll ar.d fur some time there waa
very little business doing.
The trade, however, aoon woke up again
and the remainder cf the hoga sold, but
about Ec lower than the best time. Thus,
while the early raiea were laraely at $4
the late aalea were principally at $4 45.
Tl.'s means that ihe bulk of ail tne hogs
bruuabt t-l 454 5J. or cloae to 23c hiaher on
an average than yesterday.
Repmntstlve sales:
?. tk. IT. Kt, A. t. Tr.
IT HI ... 4 IS II II ... 4 47(4
71 1M . . 4 an IS 44 ... 4
44 1 t: 4 40 I'4 ISO 4 4a
" -n ... 4 4IH T7 ar4 ... 4 M
141 ... 4 4V, 44 lat an I Ml
U Ml ... 4 . T4 44 IW 4
" r ... in at ne . . im
71 .14 lis) 4 46 44 tal 44) 4 D
It Kl ... 4 44 71 f t 444 4 SS
41 r ... 4 41 I 914 . . 4 40
41 Ill 40 4 46 SO I"4 m 4
44 r ' 4 44 M Ml ... 4 M
44 144 fc' 4 4& 7S U4 ... Ik
14 !! . . 44 41. M ... 4 a
4 SM IS -. i5 ... 4 Ul
h 10 4 41 II . . 4 4
l 1 17 . 4U 74 IT 4 S IK
74 l ten 4 4i 7J... ... JW N IM
7 tt SO 4 45 44 14 . . 4 K
U ' ... 4 44 17 14 IN IH
74 IM . . 4 44 41 1 Ik IK
71 141 m 4S M Ill ... Ill
M K0 liu 4 44 U Ml ... 4 14
SHtKI'-While there wss a fair tun of
sheep and lambs thla morning the receipts
were not overly good, a considerable pro
portion of the arrivals consisting of
warmed up or half fat stuff. In fact there
were only a few loads of really good killers
on sale.
The general market was very slow and
dull. Packera were out In good season in
the morning and tliey selected a few loads
of such stuff as they lust happened to
want and paid prlcea that looked about
steady with yesterday. Their wants, how
ever, weie very limited snd holders who
were unfortunate In not having something
that just happened to arpeal to a buyer
found It hard work unloading. Outelde of
the few toads that packers seamed to need
the feeling was not only slow, but ths
tendency lower. Western lambs of pretty
fsir quality brought 86.66. with the best
selling aa high- as I5.8K Pretty fair year
lings sold at 4.2f. Good fed wethers
were slow sale, packera evidently caring
more for lambs and yearlings than for
sheep.
Quotations on good to choice fed sheep
and lambs: Ijimbs. ttfctj; yearling
wethers, $4 lfVfr4.40; wethers, $4.0Wj4.1&.
ewes. $3.5VuJ.75.
Representative sales:
Representative sales:
No. Av. Pr.
71 western yearlings 11 4 9f
I western lamha 86 f 75
149 western lambs 86 I 86
63 native lamhs, culls 66 4 25
4 western ewes, culls 80 1 75
I western lambs 86 t 76
f-4X western ewes It $ "
1-0 western lambs e $66
2W) western lambs 69 i
27S western lambs 69 $66
6i4 Nebraska lambs, feeders - $
$41 western wethers 106 4 00
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET
Cattle and Sheep steady Hogs Active
aad Higher.
CHICAGO, Deo. 17. CATTLE Receipts,
estimated about 4,000 head; market steady.
Cows. $i7LJi4.50; heifers, $:.6te6 26; bulla,
t:.61W.9o; calves. 3.Cmj.0u; stockers and
feeders, $3 264.60.
HOtiU- Receipts, estimated about 17.000
head; market active, loanc higher. Choice
heavy shipping, $4 8Ci.v; light butchere,
$4."l4 6; light mixed. $4.70y4 76; choice
light. $4.7tra4.l: packing. $4i&4.80; pigs,
$3 754 SO. Bulk Of sales. $4 7564.s0.
8HEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, esti
mated about 12.nno head; market steady,
fehecp, lt.6o-c4.75; lambs, $6. 406.36; yearlings,
Kansas City Live Stock Market.
KANSAS C1TT, Dec. 17. CATTLE Re
ceipts, 10,10 head, Including 200 southerns.
Market closed stead v; choice export and
dressed beef steers. $5.00(()V6 W; fair to good.
$4.Ouv5.O0; western steers, $3.7Mi4 3; stock
ers and feeders. $S.Ou(4.20; southern steers.
$3.Stv;j4.4n; southern cows. t2.t&ttf'lV; native
cows, IJ Hi't on; native helfera, $i;.75'4.B0;
bulls. $i.7&'iiJ.5o; calves. $3,264)600.
HOOS-,Recelpts, ll.OiO head. vMarket
opened IdftJOc higher; top. $4.70; bulk of
sales. H 4o4j4.; heavy, H.4O4.70; packera,
$4.404 70; pigs and lights. $4 2wti4.tr v.
SliEEP AND LAMBfl Receipts, S.BOO
head. Market strong to 10c higher; lambs,
$o.0oiff.ltj; ewes and yearlings, $4.0t-t.90;
western yearlings, $4.505.00; western sheep,
$3.iat-7a; stockers and feeders, $3.0u5j4..
St. Lonls Live Stock Market.
8T. LOfIS, Mo., Dec. 17.-CATTLB Re
ceipts. 6.000 head, Including 1,000 Texans;
market, steady; native shipping and export
steers, 15 1'Vij 36: dressed beef and butcher
sters, ti.tbyb.b; steers under 1.000 pounds,
$3.0O4H.S0; stockers and feeders. $2.2fx34.26:
cows and heifers. ia.OJW6.00; canners, $1.S0
ti 110; bulls. I2.'jn04 60; calves. $2.&097.00:
Texas and Indian steers, $2.6M?6.10; cows
and heifers. $1.556.76.
HOO Receipts. $.660 head; market,
higher; pigs and lights. $4.76436.16; packers.
$66tr,06; utchers and best heavy, $4.&a
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, I.SnO
head; market, steady; native muttons. $3.00
fib.'O; lambs, t.5tjQ4.&: culls and bucks,
$2.5oj.26; stockera COoatOO.
St. Josenh Lire Stock Market.
ST. JOSEPH, Dec. 17. CATTLE Re
ceipts. 1.600 head. Market steady to firm;
natives, $4. Oft 00; cows and heifers, $1.7S9
4.60; stockers snd feeders, $3.Z,'4?4.00.
HOGS Receipts, 4.677 head. Market DT9
Sc higher; top, $4 65; bulk of sales. $4.60.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, i.m
head. Market 10n5c lower; lambs, 15. 009
6.00; yearllnars. 14 2fygj.00; wethers, $4.0Ciy
4.fw; ewes, i.aOii4.l)0.
fllonx City Lira Stock Market.
SIOl'X CITT. la.. Dec. 7. (Special Tele
gram. ) CATTLE Receipts. 1 HO head.
Market steady; stockers steady; beeves.
$3 t'.50; cows and heifers. I2.C33.76;
stockers ar.d freders, $2.7X458.75; calves snd
yearlings, M&ofjj.).
HOOS Receipts. 1.700 hesd. Market
25c higher, selling at R3CSJ46&; bulk of
sales, U lWZ.
Stock In Slant.
Receipts of live stock at the sly. prin
cipal western markets vesterday:
Cattle. Hoars. Sheen.
South Omaha 3.Ss.) 3 7'W t.lJdO
Ploux City l.h) 1.700
Kansaa City M.hik) ll.OuO
St. Joseph 1.&.0 4.L27
St. Iui 6,'X 6. to)
Chicago 4. 0v) 17,lK)
Totals 26.4"0 44.417 26,S02
4IMAMA wholesale: MAHKKT.
Conditions ot Trade aad notations on
Staple and Fancy Prod ace.
R013 PTesh selling eggs, candled, 24c. '
HCTTER Common. 16c; fancy tub and
rolls. 17fii?; creamery, 31c.
CHEESE New full cream. Wisconsin
twins, 17tc; new full cream brick, 17c; do
rm stic new- Swum. 16c; new llmburger, U'flS
ltV: voting Americans. 17v,c.
LIVE IOL"I.TRY Springs. TV; hens,
T1:; roosters. 3c; ducks, 9c; geese, 9c; tur
kevs. 13c: Pigeons. tc per dos.
DRESSED POl'LTRY Springs, fancy. 9c;
hens. S'tisV: rnostera, 4c; ducks, 10c; geese,
hk-; turkeys. Itil.c.
HAY Choice No. 1 upland. $10.00; medium,
t.ot': No. 1 bottom. t.ou; off grades, from
$5.5irt( 5". Rye straw, $7. On. No. 1 al
falfa, $11.00.
FRl'lTS.
APPLF.S-New York Kings, per bhl . $3 50;
Nonesuch, per bbl.. $3 26; 2o-ounce Pippins,
per bbl.. $3 25: Msiden Plush, per bbl., ti.tO;
ItHldwir.s. per bbl., $3 0u; Qreenlngs. per
I'll.. $5 0u. Western bos apples: Colorado
Jonat' ns. per box. $3 25; Colorado Grimes
Ooldeh per box. $3 25: Idaho Jonathans,
Jer bcx. IJ.C": Idaho Winter Bananas, per
ox. $3.00; Washington lien Davis. $J CO;
Washington. Northern Spy, per box. $j.i;
Wasnlr.gton Ureenlngs. per box. tilJU;
Washirgtcn Raldwins, per txX. tJO; Wash
ington Rome Beauty, per box;, $,'.25; Wash
ington fall apples, aaaorted, per box, $1.75
fc'l.a.
VEGETABLES.
POTATOES-Per bu., 6T.-g75c.
CABBAGE Holl-ind seed, per lb.. ll'-irO.
ONIONS Re.l Glol. ir bu., IHjIkjc;
Daniii. per crate, tl f'.
SWEET POTATUEB-Small bbl.. $2 50.
4-ARRi'TS-Per bu.. 75c.
TI RNIPS-Per bu.. 6"c.
PARONIPS-Per bu.. 75c.
CELERY Mich igsn. per bunch, XftX:
NAVY HEANS Per bu.. No. 1, $290;
Lin a. 7c I'fr lb
TROPICAL FRT'ITS.
ORANG ES Florida, per box $3 00; Cal
ifornia Washirgi' n n'd $300; FlorlJ t
grape fru't. t.er box. $5 74ji4 0u.
CRAPES Concords, per baxket. 29'rjrjVV;
Malaga, iteavv-welglita. per keg, $5 (Mi j M :
Malugas, medium-weights, per keg, $4 5of
6 i"
BANANAS Port Limons. per bunch, $2.00
til '.
FIOS AND DATFS-Pmyrna figs. 7
crown, per lh., 14al5c; Smyrna figs, i
crown, per lb.. I'.'yiJc: Smyrna flga, 4
crown, per lh, lJ!lc; California flga. buxes
10 cartons. (Sc; California f as. boxes, 1!
csrtons. 65c; Csllfomla figs. bulk, per lb.,
5V: Hallowl datea. per lb.. 6v,c; Khadrawi
datrs. per lb., 6c; Salr datea. per lb., 6c;
Fard dates. U-lb. boxes, per lb. 6c.
LEMONS Fancy. 3u0 and 160 slse. per
box. $4 5"U5 0t; extra choice, 300 and MO
sise. per boi, It 0nM 50.
COCOANL'TS Per sack. $4 $0; per dosen.
Hoc. ,
BEEF Cl'TS.
No. 1 ribs. 14V: No. I ribs. UV: No I
ribs. 7V: No. 1 loin. 19c; No. I loin, lie;
No. t 1 .In. 8V: No. 1 chuck. 6c; No. 1 round.
$V; No. t round. 7c; No. I round, V: No.
I ulate. 5V: No. I plate, sc; Ko.- piste.
4V
M ISCFI.LA NEOt'B
CALIFORNIA DRIED FKl'ITtV-Prunes
are somewhat unsettled by freer offerings
from second h anils, who seem dealrous of
moving supplies of immediate grades. Quo
ta! Ions ranee from 4c to re for California
fruit and from 6V to o for Orngnn.
Peachea are very firm, with fancy yellows
quoted at 13VJC.
CANNED OOOtfl Corn, standard west
ern, 76c. Tomatoes, fancy. 6-ootmd cans,
II 4f: standard. I-pound cans. $1 HX Pine
apples, grated. 1-pound. $: vu.). sliced,
tl ?F.ai. (Jallon apples, $4 SO. California
aprrcots, t.tAeillJo. Pears. I2.lo-iil.la.
l eaches, tl iiS J6. I C. peaches. $ilO(
J 17., Alaska salmon, red. $1 : fancy
Chinook. Mat. $J.1S: fancv sockeye, fiat,
$2 16. (tardines. quarter oil. $i.6t; three
quarters mustard. $116. Sweet potatoes,
tl HfJl.36. Sauerkraut. 96c. PumpVlne. (ao
tjl () Lima been a I-poimd. 7fccntl..
Soaked beans, I-pound, 66c; fancy, $1!o'i3l-46. ,
NCTS California walnuts, per lb., lio;
Imported walnuts rer lb., lVil6c; Tarra
gons almonds, per lb., lc; filberts, per In.,
Uc; Ursula pr lb.. Iiil4c; Pecans, pwr
lb., L'tilSc; peanuts, raw. per lb., 7c; pea
nuts, roasted, per lb., Sc; Italian chestnuta.
per itv. mjw.
COKFEI--Roasted, No. . J8c; NK a
tic; No. . lc; No. 30, 14V-
SIOAR Oranulated. cane. per sack,
$5 40; beet. $s 00; cut lo4vf, tc; cubed, tc;
powdered. 4 16c. ,
FISH-Hallbut. 11c; trout. 19c; plokerel,
l"c: pike. 14c; pike, freh, frosen, ISc; white
fish. 14lc; buffalo. 14c; bullheads skinned
and dressed, lie; catfish, dressed, l7o; white
perch. 7c; white bass. 16c; black baaa, tc;
sunflsh, M9c; crepples. H4)c; larga crappiea.
16c; herring, fresh fronen, 6c; whtte0h,
froten. U616c: pickerel, fresh fro sen. Ian
red snspper. 12c; floundora. mackerel. 1J?
&c per ftsh; codfish, fresh fro sen. lie; had
dock, fresh fro sen. lie; smelts, lc; 8ha4
roe, 4fto per lb.; frog legs. Ro per doa;
green sea turtle meat, I6e per lb.
HIDES AND TALI OW Green salted. Nov.
1. 6c; No. I, 74c; bull hides. 60; green hides.
No. 1. 4c; No. I. tc: horse,- iLVJi.50
sheep pelts, tVjtl Tallow, No. L 4VrOi
No. I, 3vc. Wool. lMra.'c.
Metal Market.
NEW TORK. Dec 17. METATJB Ther
was a further severe decline In the tin
market, which seems to be devoid of im
portant support, and spot closed at 47Us
lue, and futures at 117 6s Locally, tha
market waa weak and lowsr st $24XJ7H1t
26 60. Copper was lower In the London
market, with spot cloning at tT 10s and
rut tires at 56 16a. LocaUly. the copper
market was weak, but unchanged, with
lake quoted at $1S Ocgll 26; electrolytic,
$11.76(51100: casting. $12.oiiTll.T5. The Lon
don lead market was higher st 1$ ts 6d.
but the local market was weak Snd a
further decline was reported to $3 40479 $0.
Spelter advanced to 20 In London, but was
lower locally, closing weak at 94 1&434K.
The English Iron market Was lower, with
standard foundry quoted at 4te Td and
Cleveland warrants at 49s 4Hd. Locally. .
no change was reported; No. I northern
foundry Is quoted at $lS.I547Tlt.7B; No. t,
$17 Ttx&ll 26; southern gTSdes nominal.
BT. LOllS, Leo. 17 MiiT A IVL ad,
dull at $3.66. Spelter, dull at I4.00vJH.uS.
OIU and RmIi.
OIL CITT. Pa., Dec. 17. OIL Oedlt hW
snces, $1.7$. Runs, i.11,793 bWs.; average,
132,265 bbls. Shipments, 177,487 bbls.; aver
age, I7S.63 bbls.
BAVANNAH. Dee. 17-OlL Spirits of
terpentine, K.Vj; sales, 660 bbls.; shipments,
644 bhls.
ROBlN-rirm: quote A. B. C, $3.1$: D,
IMS; E, $3.10il 15; F, $3.l!?iS.17U: O. p iv
; H. $3 1&rs,26: I. $4 80; K, $4 75; M. $5-;
N, $6.10; W Q. $6 28; W M, $6.50.
Coffee Market.
NEW TORK. Dec. 17.-CX)FFEEv-Markt
for futures closed steady, net unchanged
to 10 points lower. Sales were reported of
14.250 bags. Including December st I .V
6.90c. January at 5.90c, March at $ 96a, May
at 6.05c, September at 615c, November at
6 25c. Spot, steady; Nol 7 Rio. V: No.
Santos, 6c. Mild coffee, quiet; Cordova,
9Vfc4313ViC.
UNIQUE USE OF GAME CARDS
Employed Down nonfat to Enable
Black Deck Hands to Die
ting lab Boats.
"I recall an unique use to which playing
cards used to be put sway down In Mis
sissippi when I waa a boy," said C. H. Oet
tlnger of St. Louis, who U a guest at the
Paxton hotel. Playing cards were then
made to perform an Important function In
commerce. The negroes who loaded cotton
and other merchandise Into the boats and
cars could not read letters or figures. A
lot of strapping black fellows would be on
the Job of loading cars under a white fore
man, and on each car the foreman would
tack a playing card and I've seen a string
of cars being loaded with cotton that used
up all of the fifty-two cards In ths deck
and the Joker, and then ths foreman would
Issue orders with great volubility.
" 'Load this on board the Jack of Clubs;
put that on the Queen of Hearts; that goes
to the Ace of Diamonds; Six of Spades
there.' '.
All day long ons could hear him bawling
out his orders by calling out the names of
cards, and when night came and tho cars
were all loaded the foremen could rest as
sured that no mistakes had been made, for
while the negroes were short on letters
snd figures, they were all-fired long on
cards."
KNOX TO HAVE A BROTHERHOOD
rrewbyterlaa Cborcb of the North
Side Takes Steps at Annanl
Dinner.
Sixty-four men of Knox Presbyterian
church took steps Mondsy night at ths
annual dinner of the men of the church
to form a brotherhood. W, II. Anderson,
clerk of the session, and D. JV. Merrow,
superintendent of the Sunday school, wera
appointed and they were Instructed to ap
point a third member of a committee to
formulate and report a plan of organisa
tion. This committee will report soon.
The annual dinner wag held at tha
church. Dr. C. P. Bheppard acted kf toast
master. Addresses were made by Rev. Guy
W. Wadsworth, D. D., president of Belle
vue college, and Mr. Hsrter vpf Chicago,
who ts engaged as tho business agent of
the Christian Benevolent association In
Omaha. Carl Ochiltree, E. F. Williams)
ar.d Dr. Sheppard sang solos. ,
TIGHT LINE HELD ON BAKERS
No More Llceneee I'ntll Inspector of
Health Makes His InTeettga
tlen and Reports.
Inspector Ryan has made his final re
port of flrat tnapectlon of bakeries, and SS
a result Health Commissioner Connell has
Issued an order thst the secretary of tha
health board ahall issue no further licenses
to baiters until after each case has been
personally inspected by the health com
missioner. The report of the Inspector
shows not more than 16 per cant of tha
bakers of the city are fully complying
with the ordinances governing the man
agement of bakeries and In each Instance
notice has been served for Improvement of
conditions. The Inspector Is now going
the rounds to se these notices are obeyed.
In case he fiods they have been Ignored,
be gives twenty-four hours' notice to pro
prietors to make needed changes under
penalty of arrest
UNRULY NEGROES AT FAULT
Marder of Italians In I.onlslana Dne
to Their Areeptanees of
Low Wastes.
NEW ORLEANS. La.. Dec. 17. -Dispatches
from sevual northwest Louisiana
points, where three Italians have been
killed and several wounded rlnce Saturday
night. Indicate that the trouble has not
been quite so serious as at first reported.
Instead of fighting occurring between whltl
residents of Chat ham vllle, La., and vicin
ity, as formerly reported, today's dispatch
Indicates thst probably less thsn a dosen
unruly negroes committed nearly. If not
more, than this number of ssssulta There
Is more ground for suspicion, however,
that th whites, through 111 feeling towards
ths Italians fur accepting reduced wage,
failed to exercise the restraining Land
which they usually have over the negroes .
In that section. A posse from Shreveport.
Lav. has gone to the scene of tha assault
to restore order and arrest tha aegre.