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TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, MARCH 2o 190. 9 GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET Market ii Dull, iui Grain Value Are Eoldipg Firm. EECEIPTS ABE OVER LAST YEAB In returnable minx. Wo at mark ; western free Finn, 1" at murk. I'HBKHB-Firm; good demand; Nw York full rrm. choice. lrAiGflftr; New York full creams, fair to good. l.VfllBVio. SEW YORK CFSFRAL MARKET $.-Wi.y.SM; gold coin and bullion, $24,163,632; gold certificate!. H6.MS.ceo. OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET Varlaaa faotatlona of tha Hay aa Commodities. NEW YORK. March 25.-FT.orR Re feints. 19.400 bills exnort. 6.000 bhls. : tnar- Reeelpts ( Want 423,000 Baskets), aa ket quiet, barely steady ; Minnesota patents. tv.iwta.w, winter strsignts, ..Kun.w; mm INEW YORK STOCKS AND BONDS Support Which is Still in Evidence Shows Sizni of Strain. I per cent; Six months. 4'U414 per cent. , . . TENDEITCY TOWARD EEACTION prim mercantile pafer-3 TEN CENTS ADVANCE IN HOGS I per cent. I Hfw York Mawf Market. NEW YORK. March MONEV-On call, esey at 1V93 per rent; ruling rata, t per cent; clotting bid. 14 per cent: ofrered at I ter cent. Tim loans, weak: sixty days, 3-..JV4 per cent; ninety days, t'aiySVi Killing Cattle Fairlj Active and Gen erally Ten Cents Higher. Attalae. S80,OOO Last Year aid 880,000 Baskets Shipped aa Against 184,000. OMAHA, March 25, 1908. Grain Values, although narrow and some what dull, ara holding firm at the hig'u points. Higher Liverpool cables- and re ports of drouth In Kansas and southern wheat section become tha sustaining power. Wheat opened steady and firm on hlghor cables and made some advance later. Influ enced by the bullish reports from the south and higher Argentina shipments. The mar ket was a dull affair throughout and prices had little range. May wheat opened at Vik and closed at 92V- Com opened steady to higher and held iirm, wun rirm camee ana mucn more mou erate corn Oat mand, with no oats for sale, and the mar ket soon became dull, with no Interest neeota bakers. t.tu'iMiiO: winter extra. M.Wl4.1B; winter patents, $4 sntf.4.90: w inter low grades, $3 Sofi 4.06. Rye flour, dull; fair low grades, $3.i".i"ii4..K. Rye flour, quiet; fair to good, 4.Vii4.90. uuknmisaL' steady; coarse, i.iwui.; kiln dried, $3.55. HYK Dull and eav: No. 2 western. 88c, nominal, f. o. b. afloat New Torn. Valaea Yield aa Praflt Taking, bat Recovery Ensnea Cater la the Day Roods Ara Heavy NEW YORK. March 25. -The support of prices which waa still in eviaence eTKHMNU tui :hnhb-nteaay, wun actual business In bankers' bills at $4.Hui 4.SK for demand and at 4.!4ft'4.MF'A for sixty-day bills; commercial bills, M-W. ILVKK-Hr, 0014c; Mexican collars. two. liWD Government, firm: railroad. heavy. Closing quotations on New York stocks and bonds: .1HMan. e. 4s M .10414 Mrx. Central 4a h 101 to lat Ino J4 Minn. St. U. 4a.. to Liberal Receipts at Lamba, bat Nat Maay an gale Trade Active, with Steady to Strong- Prices aad Early Clearaare. V. 8. ret. xe. do con rwn ... V. B. la. ki- WII KAT Receipts. 22.000 bu. Boot mar- snowea signs oi strain amu ----i ao coupon 101 ket easy; No. 1 red, $1.00 elevator and disposition towards reaction. 1 his occutrea g. ew 4a. t....l;M., K. 4 ll.mu f n h .flout? No. 1 nuluth. $1.136 without any change In the character of the do coupon lBVj dots . i V i.. x- q v... .ii ti iiii ( In... AiilmiiKh there waa the Inevitable An, Tobacoo 4a R. R. o. b. afloat. Vp to the Inst hour wheat change In the way of locking at the news, Anhln--"n -4L-""-,.X J was fairly steady on dry weather talk and which always comes to those active In the At;' ; 2 N smaller northwestern recelnta. but event- stock market when the course oi prices ....-,.'-, . as on aa fJOtmi OMAHA. Neb.. March 26, mo. Receipts ware: Cattle. Hogs. Sheen. Of filial Monday 8.7r.J 4.ft Official Tuesday l.ftr.9 1 I Estimate Wednesday .... 4.S00 of M. a 4a 7a I IH. w Three days this week.. 11,911 "J Hame dava last waek IS 0('4 7.40J 1.400 34.141 .3M 9.8O0 ,139 29.7 , with firm cables and much more mod- -.r"."?" 2i?J opened at 607o and closed at sic. nominal n very strong on a general de- SSkaY'SxJnod''.? llal. A Ohio 4s.... do 9Va Prk. R. T. e. 4a.. Ontral of Oa. 6a. no Irt Inc Mo M Ine Ao M Ine. A W. . 4( "th0. I. I.. rfi1. TlMPann. ct. lva. imHB"iillni ara. 4a tHBt. L. I. at. e. 6a. 104 st. u s. r. r. 4. s ..-I... i.. a ... -. 1 anllln I la 1 , unify ifftKe a cent uiHirr m'ir tvmn ,-iiihp, i o-..u. ... . . . t .v. (., mi nrHirtir.n tr,r rain in the aout h went. I The action of today s market left in in closing Hi Vc net lower; May, $1.021-liH ference that the Increase In the outside 7.03W; closd at $1.0214: July, 7aWc; demand for stocks yesterday, which was closed at 7Hc. beyond dispute, was laaen arvaniage 01 t CORN Receipts, none. Bpot marKei sou stocas on a inrK cio u, - iuvec, eit?vaior, ana vw i. i na Htuumumicu Kb hit, nominal; NO. I y-I levels. A ne ripunmun in vuiumv h. afloAt. The option trrday'B market wai lUfRMtlve, also, of 1. . 1 oKUb I tli. furrvlnir nut nf mpBJiurPI tO BtCUrO I list, I RTl lJir IIUU BlIUUKfl VII UirilDI veaxn 1 1 T 7i , j a,... iini with I Amf.td trinp tnifht1 nt the extreme or niiii luci ina. nut rvt iiiunu w u t aa ' i .. -. . - 1 " cvi, Kfi noon Dframfl auii. w in no uiitji t V4a. tha nrivanfA vAitArdnv wre me iiKiitBi Morn ..- . a (; ar o. r - r Ihnwn, MlV oata ODened at 60VC and t..-.. t..i In mnnv trmtnnrKi alncn the depression of rnlf, nri al a kou 1 Ki'M W. .,. a.' I a " 1 l"-'lilllTili V ll'raVJVa a,tf IUVWi ' U7IJ . . . . f . I " " " - - - aa...iuw war. a ciosfn at vrc. . rin.M t taus.- Hntnmt.r einsnd at 72c. October last. These technical signs 01 me --roio. Mid. 4a MVt do ct. 4a.. . ' . . . aa I I I , i . . . .... m n . 1 .h. Rm. VTnln JV C . U . a, 1 . , I1A I H leclntfl. IRN1 nil.: eXDOriS. f.J'V cuirillllHlum ui an nuvn.ii' n ,i,aw '". I ' - fc . o. d.v, w. hu. Knot mgrit.i harolv stnailv: mixed feswional mood suspicious of the market coha. a ........ irHWihaiih la 'T1 Same days 2 weeks aao. .12.42 41.040 11.14 i Same days S weeks aa-o.. 12.340 43.W4 1.9 14 St I. B W tm Ctiea A Ohio 4VU.. all Sea hoard A I. 4. Chlcaso A. Staa.. 3 So. Pacific 4a 1., B. dt Q. n. 4a.... 4 do let 4a ctfa C, R. I. p. 4a.... 43 Bo. Railway ia do eol. fii BUTnxaa A P. la Trlmarv wheat receipts were 423.000 bu.. and shipments were 25,000 bu against re- rams aays t weeas ago..i2.)H zs.ian a."u H4 Same days Hut year 12,041 18,777 $9,762 t I - The following table shows the receipts of cattle, hogs and sheep at South Omaha for me year 10 dale, compared wun iasi year: 19u 1807. Inc. Dec. Cattle 22K.428 RS.048 $8,63 Hogs TK3,(!I9 o90,63S 191,361 Bheep 334.9M 443,136 108,179 The followlna- tabla shows tha average price of hogs at South Omaha for the last several days, with comparisons: irf ??ilST t .ye" ' m0U bU- nd "hlPmentB oas. to 33 lb,.,' B7cT natural white, W to today and this feeling was added to by the "J of 1K4.O0O bu. . . Im ih. K7rf,wv.. oi hi M tn 40 lha.. obvious shift In the speculative activity "". Corn receipts were 63B.0OO bu., and ship- I Vjiu,n K " ' do deb. B. Corn receipts were 63B.OOO bu., ana ship- I ftPjMuV, menis were wt.y. DU agarnsi receir-x- ia j,AYDt1ll: mod to choice. $1.001.07H. HOPS Quiet: state common to choice. year of 864,Ouo bu., and shipments of 439,000 DU. Clearances were bu. of oats and w 198.000 bu. k xnon 1907 crop. 914o; 1905 crop, B6c; Pa- "..ranwr 1807 69o; "08 crop' Liverpool closed KfiA& higher on wheat . "'f-f-"' .n lz.4 hl.l,.. oi Jiliimn.il, lie, Seaboard reported 200,000 bu. of wheat taken for export. Local range of options: Artloles. Open. I Hlgh. Low. Close. Yes'y. HIDES Quiet; Bogotaa, 17c; Central 1 .KATH17R Onlftt r ajM. vff?Tn. PROVISIONS Beef, firm; family, i.ni 15.00: mess. $ll.iVail.B0: beef hams, JJB.OOra 28.00; packet. $12.fS12.n0; city obvious shift In the speculative activity for the rise to the department of low priced stocks, especially In the industrial class. The Issuance of the president's special mes sage to congress marks the limits of Influ ence of that event aa a purely speculative factor. A large part of the activity In stocks for over a week past has been con nected with the constant reports emanating from Waahlngton of the preparations ior this document LWeatarn M4. 4a... do sen. 4a t W. A- I., a 4 Hock. Val. 4Ua 101 Wla. Central aa... I Japan 4a Tt Atnhleon ev. 4a.. do 4 Ha Mia ST do Us do M vrrta. M4 Int. Mat. 1U. LAN. unl. 4a K, Did. Offnrad. ft 4SV4 .. Wa .. no i.. Tt ..100 .. .-. .. K ..104 41 Data, 1908. 1907.190.1908.1)4.T08.1902. Bostoa Stack Qaotatlons. 414 March 15. fzii Marcn 18. March 17. March 18. TV, March 19. March 10. March II. March 21 March 23. March 24. nCfTijrNli.f' -A t far are. i l rva xA I t . ... The Waahlnirton renorts I ,'lY" """ " T?' '1" wana, wnprr aaren a. .k. "n'i iimt loans, vrt per cent. Ufriclal 4 4444 4 bH 4 4 62M, 4 ft 4 73WI 4 T 4 SOt,! BoTfc t 591 t 04 6 481 e 481 ( 48 1 40 ( 25 6 ie i a 08 97: 101 9 17 19 S 18 e 26 24 a 4 91 I 94 4 98 t Oil a t 08 5 U 6 08 6 01 5 08 5 IS t 26 5 16 5 04 5 04 4 4 92 4 95 4 97 1 7 10 7 01 7tej 7 44 5 02 7 87 t 0 7 24 21 I It 4 17 ( a a 17 15 6 02 0$ 08 t It Wheat I I I May... I M'4 931' ' 97 92 ttvt July... 844. 84i 84 R4 U Sept... 80V, SOVkl 80H 0H 804 Com I . I May... 90 1V4 61 74 July... t f9 ' 58 59 KH Sept... 57V, 58 57V, 68 57V4 Ost May... B04 5041 60 504 60 extra meats India dull; mess picklod KJ nformed that cpp-tunl.y ha. been given hi.di. U...... Mlant .... uoiiins, ji.uriu.iiiF, w.... r...... r, v. ',e, rentraj 4a. pickled hams'. $8.00. Lard, steady; western reached In the consultations over the mes- a,,,,;,,, . . . a.laA mm a a 4Faaaa4 saas atr aa A-a ff D Irnn Nnrrlsl I - -mm T1T tViw ' vmv ritv if tier nlcBl t'ic lnt state legislature ro atiempi a cor- jm-noor, pa TAIJjOW t.asy, Cliy '. per pa.. o,aC, . rv. ,,h. nn n V. I'nlt.rt Mexican Central .. . si n. ia n nlon Pacllto m. Arsa. Cham.. there were aome striking Vnovements, the Am. Pneu. "Tube"! efarcwhlte'raVcTlSrae' .SrrTaTTn' CO'l iJ.T. Za- 'TS' ILnrS lMtc- aod to b"l on the effects attributed to the au- do pfd V. . ifc 'tAtohr0 anTearfv Prem. ..court decision on the company;. Am. I . CH nnlnred Omill Cask Prices. pnlnred A.V IT ITi T TVn X harn1 mWrpmiMr.l IMO. H 1111mA. 14WfDlb.C: later UCtuuer ttllu CT1IIT ; i . . a i. t "1 ,V,,-. mIT." 'u i- X7 ti k...5.' HlLfMlUn. wlntei. marlo CiiLoniiuii briuiiii anuria iu im, iiu. , noru, . . .,i,Yri..im. '"j" ""jlL ' rates tor gas. The maintenance of the Am. Woolen do pfd Kdlaon Blaotiia Illa..na HHCat. A Heals. ToS( CanUnnlal .... KSaCopper RanfS ..lffl Ixla Royal .. .. 17HMaja. Mining ..DO Old Dominion .. 4Oaceol ..1X4 Parrot ..123 Qulney ........ ..IMS Shannon .. lHTaraarack .. .. Trinity spring, wMio. 1-Wdc; common xc lair, American Locomotive dividends helped an- I Hson Klaotrlo Ills ..ma t!nltal Copper COftN-No. 8. SOH-fTflTTVici No. 4, 69GW4r; KUtlS-Steady; western average firsts t, " utJ, nd' u"t r, al, Btatementa of O.n.r.1 Eleotrlo iunv. B. MlnlniT. No. 1 yellow, WQ No. 4 yellow, 60V4O; 15Vx154c; second., 14W&-15V40. earning of the VandeVbilt railroad Tfor " No- Jhlte, eoiOHo.' . . POULTRY-Allve, Irregular; fowl.. mr, of ,nteregt for the effecU OATS-NO. I mixed, bu3WWc; iso. s wnne, turKeys, iac; aressea, unit, lurw,,, shown from retrenchment of operating ex- PTTVVTat, Au. a Willie, IIWl''i, I iuwii I'V" nrir Mn. a 7(V7iT7 un x TX'ii'.nr. . i - ' ' - " 1 . m,b. .n u rm .7, . .v wr anwm W BiAl llun an inu un-taan omiii Carlot Heoelpta. Wheat. Corn. Oat. Chicago 29 120 164 Minneapolis .1 Omaha 36 124 . Duluth 81 , ' , ior., n 1 1 1 i l tt iiv,. Duu;iriii. I , v ' tt tt , tj , , to prevent continued shrinkage in the net returns. A hardening of money rates abroad was an Incident of the day. In' terest rates here, however, continued to Adventure v eld and Increasing dlfficultv Is found In Aiionea placing large sums on time. The stock do pfd Maaa. Oaa ... United Fruit , United 8. M. do Pfd 11. B. Steal..., do pfd Anialiamatad CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Fair aad Decidedly Colder for Tkars day, Says Welti, OMAHA. March 25. 198. An area of low market waa relieved bv the extent of the pressure extends from Manitoba southwest profit taking effects during the day, which across the mountains to southern Utah and 1 opened the way to some recovery In the Nevada, wun us earner over nryuimiia. latter part ot tne dav. This depression is causing unsettled Bonds were heavy. Total sales, par value, Adama cvm wauther In the northwest ana is preoeaea i i3.44A.oao. by a rapid rise In temperature In the moun- fnlted States 4s advanced H per cent on Brtwca' "7.7.7.7.7. tains anu inrougnout ins upper juibbuuii can. Brunawlok Con. valley. An area of high pressure, with de- I closing quotations on stocks and bonds Oumatorx Tunnel 46 Utah . 61(4 Victoria .in v Winona , . 474,WolTt1n . 2714 North Butte .... . 14 Butte Coalition , . "MlNM-ada ,. IHCal. A Arltona.. . 26 Aiiaona Com. .., i. WUntena Cananaa ,. T ,.6M .. U .. a5 ,. i .. .. .. SO .. H .. 11 .. 4H .. to .. 174 .. 86 .. 1 ., H .. 12H .. 43 .. It .. 44 .. ii u .. I .. (44 ..125 .. fcM4 Sunday. The official number nf cars of stock brought In today by each road was: cattle, nogs, sheep. 11 r s. C, M. A St. P 3 I Wabash 8 I Missouri Pacific..... 7 8 Union Pacific 43 27 C. & N. W., east 6 2 C. N. W., west 49 17 C, St. P., M. A O.... 30 4 C, B. ft Q., east 1 1 C, B. ec Q., west 27 12 C, R. I. A P., east... 1 1 C, R. I. A P., west.. 1 1 Chi. Great Western.. 6 33 tlon, the market opening In fair season at r arivanr. nf ir over yesterday. The bulk of the hogs sold early, bringing largely .8otfl4.lk, as against 4.76ffl'4.oo yesteruay. oas sold ud to to today, tha highest price paid since November W of last year. The op yesterday was only X4.w, A featura of tha market Is the evident reluctance of packers to see prices advance, and they are without exception acting on the bear side or tne oeai. in otner w,,ru, they are paying the prices under protest, as It were, and are very much Inclined to hang back until forced to raise their Dias. Thus it Is that the late market Is apt to e a little easier than the early ana iai rrlvals are as a consequence very apt to uffer more or less neglect. 45 10 Totals 188 93 The disposition of the day's re ce lots was as follows, each buyer purchasing the Dumner oi neaa indicated: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep 1H s Pratarea of the Trading; aad Closing; Prices 'on Board of Trade the local" exehanga declined more than lc cldedly colder weather, .has appeared In the were as follows: ,..vi tnrt.v nwlna to ceneral selling, oxtreme northwest and will follow the low er..u,rT.?n"2- ?5.. over the central valley, during Adama Kxprasa ... close the' May delivery was off c. Corn " ' Am. o. A f. pfd." wna down Vtc. Oats were unchanged. Pro- , - . ... Am. Cotton Oil... W?2'? tatnX'red wKlTO I... Tn " h. S. folloai nVcons 01 the ,tt" lnre8 yea,r0'i ,wvr ,M ,aox. Apfd. neaa earlier In the session. Pit traders were Minimum temperature.... 35' 59 81 47 bearlshly Inclined throughout the entire day, precipitallon 00 . .00 . 38 .05 owing to reports emanating In the south- Normal temperature for today, 40 degrees, west, which claimed that the fall-sown crop Deficiency in precipitation since March was in good conaition; out uiit-rinsa uvm it 0- ttn men. thla annrea were not sufficient to cauBe n.flfi oncv fur any decline until augmented during the final 1907, .80 of an Inch, Bales. High. Low. CI oaa. 177 42,900 , 8,000 60 MM MVt w4 New York Mining- Stocks. NEW YORK. March 9R Clnntnir mint. ttons on mining stocks were: .. 8 Little Chief ... ,..0O Ontario .. 10 Ophlr .. 10 Potnel .. 20 BaTase .1 0 glarra Nevada .. 75 Small Hopas .. ..110 Standard .. i Con. Cal. A Va. Horn Silver Iron Bllvsr Leadvllie Con. .. American loa Securities. .. Am. Llnaeed Oil Am. Llnaeed Oil pfd Am. Locomotive Am. Locomotive pfd Ara. 8. A R Deflfiency for corresponding period In I m- RiL,d; im I80 400 16 4, . n im 15 204 Foreign Financial. LONDON, March 25. Money IM strong demand on the market today, but 5,t;.J1.!uPaoklnS ma I the annnlv wu .moll rM.on.in,. i I few xorx 11 I On the Stock exchange American securitleii again opened higher, the decision of the " 1 sunreme entirt nr ih. TTnii.,4 ai.ta. r. ...... . Ing the railroads In the Minnesota anrf A'TZ r I-! South Carolina rnta riut mrA oth.. CA1 !. kl Liz it able Wail street new. ,nn.,.in. . cattle values wti continued again today e',A im, i.u liu nnenlnar apntimont Th. m.rko ,,n. I with moderate receipts reported at all S . '"r Sarcn -Trading on tta SSLW iMin.IUii . "--v. - - . . . . . 1 Aicniaon x.soo ou 74V. iaA 1 Knurao tnriuv w.. nio . a 1 way 01 arooa Kiuers or leeaers mei wun AtchlBon pfd i(0 B514 8514 f'-i ties made advance very reedy sale. Atlantlo Coast Llna...., 7614 78H 7614 Pinm w.h oa L Tilil .t- Renresentatlves of naeklnar hmiaea aa Omaha Packing Co.. Swirt and Company Cudahy Packing Co Armour A Co Cudahy, from K. C 1-14 f"1 1 1 ,1 u Ii tt fpn tt, milnlra 10614 RohvarlfrhlM A Bul.croi Vansant A Co Lobman A Rothchlld W. I. Stephen Hill A Son F. P. Lewis Huston A Co J. B. Root A Co J. H. Bulla McCreary A Carey hi. f. Mammon M. Hagerty A Co F. O. lnghram Sullivan Bros Lehmer Bros Other buyers United Dressed Beef Co.. Nelson Morris 691 580 455 763 646 1.934 512 1.111 V4 .Z9 :1 . M . 25 . 18 .140 44 62 98 46 152 6S 94 42 73 89 22 131 7 918 6fH 603 82 1,093 II.200 1.4f. 4714 42 4 .14 Blackshlre Klngan ... Total. .. CATTLE The 3 619 89 97 44 11 1.013 616 749 290 4,489 In .4,085 6,727 upward movement sure caused a sharp "decline wheri the mar ket failed to rally. The tarly strength was duo to sn advance at .Liverpool and to small reeelDts la tha northwest. Absence L. A. WELSH, Local Forecaster. nt. ioai uenerai siaricet. Baitimora Ohio. i.wo 1314 3'A I. J"?'S" M r.rlrr" " ln "ourae 1 .T-,' " r.7. . In T ot TtTlH Mureh SS wil R ATWo.u Hal. Ohio pfd ..... S3 i"uy upenea iirm on me aavice. rrom New riT' "i ....ksm.. -o.w vu ... ST- LOUIS, March Z5. wjlAT Weak, 'I" :;:; York, but at iha ninu aimi.iin.. the yard, early thla morning and by t of ri.manri fnr mail wheat here was an truck. No. 2'red. cash. $1.01: No. 2 hard! BTOOkrn RPld Tt., ..... . 1 . ..... !.v 1.. , y, a il d it 1 r.. . . i nil, . . uuii.. T..h, ti' 1 1 tiaaadlaa Paoiflo- anaitionei aepreanuia itwi iv,iii.i7j, mnj, wtiiivjjw jou7b. 1 r.nti 1 1 .i.a n 1 ,9 asran sr sua B v nniinHii ll 1 1 l i 'i in nj iv do ir ' 1 rupif run zi aaautii sun 1 - '." mm:.'f'"V.t . ,1"". ,"f ir'. Vt . " ; Chaaapeak. Ohlo.. cnangea 10 vto nigner at rrt-m iw tw w?a v.-, ..u. . tiuh., 1 1 hiraao ot. w vanced to 9bV and then declined to 94V4C 4i,;6c. . Chicago A N. W... Th. oii.se was at 944.C Clearances of wheat OATS Steady; track. No. I cash, B2V4 c, M. Bt. P - - . . . . ... .. ... . K1. . , . .. r.., XT.. 9 wk I. UUi. I tit 1 n. m m. ... B,nA flour w.ra enual IO lao.ul-V ou.. b vuiii- 1 urn , maj, wj. , ..w. - .Tuni,, imp.. .iii.wbu at t'i it" ttu,. . .nd flnur were eaual to 195,000 bu. Prl- FLOUR Dull; red winter patent.. $4 Of Chicago T. A T. pfd mow bu .a com- 4.80: extra fancy and straight. 14.2040 I c. c, u. a at. L,. lllBiy itciiTi. . .. - . 1 . aa ir,-,a oa I rtolorula r A I ... - 1 .. t. .-. n PT.T 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ri ann i.iiu , i I , I s, . u. u u u., o u. I ay one if H. ' r.:"' V;. HEKO TImothv. oulet at $3.8543)4.15. Colorado A 80... 1.9O0J 2214 1,000 1,600 14 tl,2UO iM o'clock cattle were moving over the scales. The trade continued reasonably active until pretty much everything had changed hands I ah Ah . n frr.r -n n,nlnl. I n n. I T. tt- -StI- . W . ... . I TT 1 1 1 V. 1 , TT H k 1 ,V TT kVTV A III V 1 IV (IIUI II III. l.Vl- 'V, r?-n.fr,ftrlK-c,af ln" Ior Prices on medium to good beef steers were Bank Clearings. CORNMEAL Steady at $3.00. - ?- !" BRAN Weak: sacked, east track. $1.17 !.J,M HAT Higher: timothy. $10.00016.00: ! VZSZ prairie $10.00ir50. I Delaware A Hudson imiN i imuiN ii.a ii.UD. . I Del., L. A w BAflOINO ttC. , - Denver A R. O HEMP TWINE-C. D. R. O. pfd PROVISIONS Pork, steady: Jobbing. Distillers Securities ... liz.DU. i.ara, steady; prime steam, $T.40 : Chicago reported receipts of 225 cars, against 37 cars last week and 834 cara one year ago. The corn mantel was strung uu.ma greater part of the session, dui weaaenou ot., in i ia nnv nn nreavv i ar-niiastiiaa. The slump In wheat was partly responsible ia,. riooiinoB. Fnrm cables and con tinued small receipts were the chief bullish Influences, commission " i i i K.r. Tha market closed weak. t... nnAn.H nnehanared to Vio higher at biH I i,iin . i wu .i, n,... .i...i. 'v..,. Krla lat pfd I ti7V4o. sold at 6Tc and then declined to pxtra ' Bi.orts. $7.25; clear ribs.' $7.12 Vi ; Slli", pJLw"" ' The close was c. Local receipts L,hort clear.i 7 60. 'Bacon. steaiy; T boxS. ," ,,7. Central were 1JU cars, wnu w - r.ira .nuiu, ,., "mi hub, i.ii n ; international Paper trade. . I nun cimia, ma.uv. 1 in. PaDer pfd. ." 11.11. trAm. In th ClStS 1 lil'ITllVl.1.m, .V.IA... ,.!. . I ! . J. ' V U There was twj ... i v.,.v . J " v " ' " "f "tt1 , d,m m.., i i i. rump ik; luraeys, wrcajinci oucas, lie; geese, int. rump pro.. l lows lentral ., creamery. V&SISc. T ' , 1 . 1 I . T'l - . T , Mar. 1 CUUB t llVliailKCUrftiH;, CHHO I. II II 11 L. W.l. . .... SI ...In In thft 1 . . 70OAl.t. Uh I T.,.TT. . Dil. nn. W-WM 11 1 1 1 1 n 111 11 . TD.l ,J ' - , a.t,t.w, ... v. vi.iu.llclK.i., t luTi.,,"- : . . . i . i t H ii I tti ., i f TriVil. . e nnn joono n u w Vi.fra.il B A or a IWUIOO BUTaiivo ... .... i.tt.., vy.yvu rfV. oi llva hoas. The market cloeed Wheat, bu 40.000 66.000 price of live nogs. in- fcu 16k.000 78.000 .?,y;rii. f rd wai unchanged at $7.92. Oats, , bu. . . . , 163.000 76,000 nt t- . u rruii. Ill Hlbs were unouangeu - ":''71 ; 4,400' uo 14 IM114 I aeoisiva after reallsatWn -operations. lav 21 1214 5 41. 141 U, 14171, ' - i . . - . . .. . t . -tt. . i ti: v. im in-juiuiii riwu vrmi .iiii n .1 . us 11, wuar were wuiuaa ana ior tn oorre- a.nerallv lOo hta-her. hum of the medium a 1 Ruvuuiua uua nasi, t r . r . iim.-uix i. 1 1 .... . - , , . . D - . 1 ftinai 01 cattle snuwing even more auvance to 11 I 1 w 1 I man tne Dest. ine maraet. was in very 2214 tt4 woot market. satisfactory condition from start to finish 24 4 tr.14 iJUrjiv.w, juaron a. wlxjIj Dullness in a. viewed form a sellers standpoint, B5V4 hi. the local wool market aaaln obtalna and What has been said reaardlna beef steers 47 47 the transactions ara far below the iv.r. I would atniy oouallr well to cowa and heifers age. turn, price, are well maintained, a. which were fully loo higher with some tno 1.M0 l.ono 1,000 loo 61 23 fa 54 4744 7, 1141, ie94 11444 a,"! ie l.lli 0 1M4 l&t 44 lo 41.5 2014 3 244 Ht4 ," IT. US TOO lie i, 1.400 1.100 20 Vi 62 24 V4 ie4 8314 114 52 4H 1H1, 12 V4 5 13H 1J6 There was very '" , T" ... .nit nrio.a were steady all day. May opened vio higher at 5Vc. sold off to 6V4o. , MVio ad cloled it 4kC. Local receipt. UTTER-Flrm; r"71 r... 1 EOG8- Unchanaei Iowa Central pfd... K ansae cur so.... K. C. Bo. pfd Loulavllle A 74.... Mexican Central .. Minn. A Bt. L M., Bt. P. A B. B. M., 84. P. A B. g. Mlaaourl Paclft.0 too too 100 1.4T0 LOUO no HI 10 6814 2S n T2 234 2314 53V4 600 101 400 It II O II Mt 5714 26 7144 124 tilt 22 MVi 10) 17'4 1714 127 01 1 in, iivi Ktw ii, vnymu, IIUIIUIO county, I gjld helfOTS, m.BHWi.Wi gOOO a T1JJ 66&67c; southern, 63jWc; fall free, 4648c. ,rs and feeders, K60O0; iun, eastern, mo... staple, smjwoj east- .lockers and feeders. $4.ooJ4. pfd.. wu. . - tomorrow are: I HAnaAn t in, marcn a. wmujat M., K. T Intimated receipts for '00.rroj;. "17g Unchanged; May, 91c; July, 83Vo; cash. M.. K. A t. pfd cars; hogs, 2S.0U), head. rsd. ll.Omul.Ol: No. 1 red. 99o. Tha leading futures raua """" CORN 4lo hlKher: May. flTnie: Julv , , . 'K i tw I nose. I Tes'y. 69o; cash. No. 1 mixed, eovttttflc; No. 1 : T-.v0; Artlclea. Open.l Illgh-I I-ow. Close-1 les y. mtted tt)mvWie: No. a white, 61i&lHc; S w. pS.' OATS-UnchanKed: No. I white, 61SC2C; I plciflo m.ii 81'4 NO. I mixea, WJUj1C. Pennaylvanla tnij R Y EJ 74Cg78c. People's Oaa I II 1 V OKnln. I ttt rt . V. w aln.lu' til Cnr9il4nn. B n IT H 111 , a . in...... viiiiiiiii, d i Tj., v j , a...unu'ifcw, I . Trf., TV. d. 'Wheat May July Bept. Corn May July Bept. . Oata aMay bMay aJuly bJuly Pork Msy July Lard May July Sr-pt. Ribs Msy July Sept. n!4S90 9VS 87Vl',4 Titt 87S?P., TS 641,(11 14 1 64 ii 6 tkftajTM 64 64i 644 634, 40 49 - 4iV U52H 1155 13 9-iV, U92H 1 96 7 96 17V 6 17H 8 35 I 17Vk 6 83V, 6 2H 7 10 T 12V4 T 86 7 85 94V4 94 W M4 86V4 96H 664 "vi' 64-4 W1! &V4 63' 64V, 64 6214 63 4KV 4HV4 4 46 It 42V 1) 47V. 11U 12 SO 7 92H 192H 8 12V4 6 15 1 16 8 85 6TTV4 80 7 07H 7 WV4 T 82 Vi 7 S6 pfd... National Lead N. R. R. of M. pfd. New York central.. N. T., 0. A W a-v I choice prairie, unchanged to 20o lower. I 8t4al car.. i.75-a..: . . ' Err-1 L dealers see exhausted bins at the mills, salesmen quoting their sale, as much as There has been some Improvement at the 15o higher. 8he advance waa limited manufacturing centers, although It la estl- largely to the fair to choice grades of mated that less than 40 per oent of the I catUe. Common canners and Inferior stuff looms for men . good, wear are belnr em- of all kinds was not much sourht after. ployed. Good feeder, sold freely at strong prices. ine leaning western quotations range I Quotations on cattle: Good to choice corn as follows: Kentucky, Indiana and f.d steers, $6.4ojil.76; fair to good oornfed Missouri, three-eighths blood, 2wgP29ci quar- steers, $5.75i(.40; common to fair oornfed ter blood, 26&27c. Scoured value, Texas, steers, 14.604,-5.76; good to choice cow. and fine twelve months. 636c; fine six to h,ifra. l& ii.00: fair to aood cow. and eight months. 6&S360C; fine fall, tosaeoc. h.ifi.ra 14.oui1a.OO: common to fair cows cnoico sioca falr to good mi; common WH L i, m uiuuiiub. iwn-wi vaiiey, no. 1, to fair stockers and leeaers, .(Wtpi-UU. 7 . 2'i , ! ;VIM Representative sales T.T., WVUVilTT., 11,I7U,V.II. .UlllID, Miiiaov, 1 1 1 IB ciotning, &DC3uc: nan Blood, &7i(0c; three eighths blood. 5frB68c; quarter blood. 45(U4ac. Pulled, extra, 63g36c; fine A, 6667c; A supers, 4K0-W4O, , ST. LOUIS. March 25. WOOL Weak: medium grades, combing and clothing, &X& 44. aa aa I I1NIKIN Mamh 9fi WrutT rii. I XT Kit f M"8 at the wol auction sales today were ?" ?!i ii.4( Dales, mainly cross-breds. which were J' In slow demand. Exceptionally fine light u i o .i i7 iiTimioa anu v ictonan super comoinar 111 ltioo ins n ht5 greasy were taken by American at la Hd. to. irtuv to ' x4, i iiioro waa etrong cumpetition ior una las- manian ana New z,eaiana nair-brad enmb. " L2ft0 2414 U 241, ings. The withdrawals to data amount to U0 Oil, 81 81 mill balea Tha series will ho olnaWI Anrll 1044 II II 10T too 10714 log 100 U44i 1M44 131 4,) 41 40 404 4, ion 200 7.700 'i'.ino 1,0110 1,700 2414 65 40 'iiii 14 06 2X14 21 S 54 li Ma. 20... It... 4... t... BEEF STEERS. AT. Pr. Ne, aj BUTTKR-Steadys creamery. 28c; packing rT? ,ac " ! 2 3. The following are today-s sales In de - , .,1WT V IMO I -- . ' - . .. tt a , , - i . w , ... .1 nmnmi it pro.. 544 i-.ijv.o-7Ti ,U-TV r" was, ioc; Rm, xd pfd.... 63 ' I :orn. ru ta ini -"-'. T , , 13 S7Vi 71KH 8 15 27V 6 80 7 07V4 7 36 f 1 1 r f se 111. It-i:4V'JULn1- lAU. . I tn. u. w -w m .1 nruuiMiu rwwi a Keceipta. Shipments. r,u1)iii steel pfd . iu.wj oi.vuu hock laiaad vo . 29,000 30.0,0 Rock laUnd Co. pfd. l,t , 12.0U0 B- L. B y. u pra. I 8l L. 8. W la. T ci TIT mm n I .. T. . Vnn... TI , ., I trl, to. n. TW. 1,U. vifi.vr... I Southern Pacific So. PaclAe pfd. t.too 1.3iO 1.100 l.tUO l4 TJl, 1S 2 344 72 16 2714 Articles. $4 3545 NO. t a Old. b New. Cash quotation, wera aa follow. DyMit. toaav: winter patents, IttrWlnter straight K-0it; "pring pat- ents, $8.frie.ti: spnua iBkiu, r bakers. iiitiw. Wheat- May .. July .. Corn- May .. July .. I Open. I High. Low. I Close. I io. R.iiwar Bo. Hallway pta... Texaa A Paoiflo 92' 60S 6ir 93 914 -M'4:s.T4uo Bit T.. Bt. U A W J T., Bt. U A W. pfd... I I'nloa PaclBo 6!r4a 6 Val 694pV4 g J; V. 8. Rubber V. 8. Rubber ptd...... U. B. Bleel V. B. Bteel pfd Va-Carohaa Hiamlcal . 14.400 76'4 T414 ! 11114 111 ,. 9.4UO 164 144 . l,tJ0 4(1 700 1T14 SB lid. 40 IMt ..0s4,a) 128 100 7414 214 n 114 314 am I iau; new nuuin n aitfi, v j psies; sootirea, mJI Is ldfils 8V4d; greasy, 4idraUd. Queensland, IM lull bales; scoured, HVidsas VV4d; greasy. 7ii4 1 M aiia. victoria, wo naies; aooured, is ia l.4 tails 8A4d: Eruiv. 6UliTa Wet Aiilrall 700 bules; greasy. 6duliV4d. Tasmania, 200 fjj bales; greasy, 8uls 3d. New Zealand, 7,600 bales; scoured. Is Idiuls bVrd; greasy, trill 7&14 Is lV,d. Cape of Good Hope and Natal, 300 111 I bales; greaay, 6J(aHd. 1M4 Metal Market. liu NEW YORK, March 25. MET ALB n(4 I Tnere was a suostaniiai aavance in tne iar.'4 l7lt 794 7'i Liverpool Grata Market. LIVERPOOL. March 26. WHEAT Snot. mw . A r XI f 4 ravl xvual a r-r saw-lri e AB Im, lli .1 ir,,...J. .l.adv- Maruh. nnml.. 'n.t a I Y-""r0- Chem. p(d.. w-V..no 1 soring. 11(7761108; No. I uIX ji.lv. ? liid ' " ' I IYT- Kn I red. 4iltHc. I riMK,mt .imov: nrima mli.il Am... I ,f.TL?lT aprt.iB, v.. viV x -.,- saa ,.rr -r.. iiL,. -i .'. ",."m -v. r.'"r'"-'"7- IJlJliJN no. . -tt.. - t 1 inn new, w ' xi , 1 1 ,n...u aui.i iu.a 1 vvaatiagnouaB tiacina 1T.(, - - ... . I 1UU, V. IV. . Ul.ll "IT . , AUB1 1.11, U(JUlluai I ITt... t I" , ' I fUTrWNo. 1, tLCmi NOs t White, MCJ May, 66V-t Whaling & L. b... tv- a .ViUa R1UllGxA43. WioonBl Central 1 UllWalraa. ritsvaatM xV . A Wil (ntrttl XAA V U 1SJ .1 W itmCl. I iHIITI4B'BBm,w WSbXSSB ASUS Xfa W I ' MA R LK Y Fair to choice malting, 77I?6c. MILWAUKEE. March 26WHEAT-No. rlT,il!fh- BKEDd-ina". No. 1 northwestern j northern, ll.OKrS'l 10V4; No. 3 northern, Ontral Leaiher pfd. prime tlmoiny, r. in. vimvii $i.07in.i.t)M4; May, vo Did. Bioae-gheAajd Btai grade, $3L7a. BARLEY Dull; No. S, 90c; sample, 68 Oreal Northern ptd FKUVieiuiio-oiiwi ..W-, ------ - , , T 1 ainrTC. I -r,. . .. $S Ui4.36.6aW Mess pork, per bpi- '; 1 CORN Firm; No. S cash. 624c; May, M ea;o diq. I'D 40 17 2114 Ba) 84 . , n a 114 , l. 100 0 too 1TV4 ) 214 86 16 !4 at 1 H 1714 4,100 o 65 4014 London tin market, with spot closing at 146 10s ana tutures at 1.144. L,ocauy the market waa rirm ana mgher In sym pathy, with quotations ranging from $32.10(332.75. , Copper waa 6s lower In London, with spot quoted at 60 7s 6d and futures at 60 16s. Locally the mar ket waa iirm, nut no runner cnange re ported, with lake quoted at tll.00 11.26; electrolytic, (il.uuuil.llH ; cast- 17V4 Ing. $13.76&12. 87V4. Lead was 5s higher. 0 s4 2314 M-4 1a xo 1 t a lanf ner loo Iba. $7.76. Stwirt clear idea (bo.l. $6,7547.014 Knllowlna- wera the recelptg and ahlp- I Peoria Grain Market. ments of tlour and grain: . I PEORIA. 111.. March 16. CORN Hurher Recelpta Shipments. I jf0 j y.nOWi nVatpeJWtc; No. 8. 63V4c; No. Flour, bbls tv.") 82,2ii0 1 62c; no grade, tA,c. What, bu, 80.0IM , ,7a,V I OATS-Unchangud ; No. 1 white. 6140 Corn, bu..t. xyo.ww il'-Z 62101 no, wnue. DOtjt3c, Oats, bu..4, jt,wv Rye. bu...!.... 6,000 l.JlO .....I .. . - MA. Mill U. IIII I i.i.iw ... . . . . ieriey, ym, r. i n, Minn., inarrn . wmctat I to aocount On the IToouce exenange tonay n aui- 1 no. 1 nonnern, tLto1!; May, ti iUH; July, I Aaasooda ter market was steady ; creameries, n-r I tl.iH. iSVkc; dairluk awu'Wo. Lens, easy: at mark, f OATS-0V4c caaea liHUuad..U4aat lirsta, 14c; prime firsts, lsl Sxlraa, lc Cheese, steady, lH 4J14C. . Ulaarfta-olls Grala Market. mo 1714 7 Total sales for tha day. TTt.XOO shares. too 54 4V14 s 1H 27l. at 14 10s in London. The local market was unchanged, at $3.90u4.00. SDelter was unchanged In both markets, closing at 21 2a td In London and at $4.60iJ 4.70 In the local marKet. Iron was 1 1,111 nianer in ins tvnxuin maraet, wun stana- 1 . . ' . 1..1 fnnnil.ii niinlail .4 A 1 - ri n tt .1 (!)... i.iw ia iHv, l.(t . nw.t.. T"".."'-: ) 15 1414 44 I lana wur runts at, mi ou. ivocauy no 61 5oia 6114 I change 'was reported, no. I foundry, T in) 13411 12314 U4U i northern, ia.a'n i no. x lounarv . 4 714 "4 northern. $17.75618.25; No. 1- foundry. .ID $114 It 20-4 I southern, and No. 1 southern, soft. 117.75 4118 60. $4 67HC4 60. l.onaoa tioaing siocka. ST. LOUIS. March LONDON, March 26. American seourtttes I Lead, unchanged, $3.80, opened steady loamy wun pncea unchanged to 4 above yesterday New York's closing. Later the movement became Irregular and at noon values ranged from Vi below to above parity. London closing stock quotations: Conaols. saoney ... nt-iiao., Kan. . A Texas.. 44 .... ai-aintiw ion ivnirat. ...lua 25. METALS Spelter, higher. UINNEAPOLia. March .-WHEAT- Nt. 1 kard, 11 10; No. I aorthem, $1.US; No. 1 northern, $1 Ob; No. 1 northern, HVV61.08; May. U-OoViil.vfcV,; July, U 0i; Soptenv ber. Kb -1 nfiAM-In bulk. rVfrtffClOO. t'liil'R-Market loo hiather on all grades: flrat iMttetita. ta 4J4i4.6&; sernd patents. (oaca .: first clears. $4.ii-ii; scuad cteu -$X-vi4.ia.. -. . . - pklUdelpkla Prwdaea Market. PHILADELPHIA. March 26. BUTTER BteaJy; fair deinianil; extra western cream. err. rxlia nearliy prima, ilo. EGOtV--Steady; fair demand; Pennsyl vania and othir nearby firats. tree Cite,, 'O at mark; Puinaylvaula vurre.il recvipl I granulated, 5.4ic; cubes, .buu (Toledo Seed Market. TOLEDO, March 25. SEEDS Clover, rash. $13.36; March. $13.10; April, $11.90; UctoDer, ii.ia. i imotny, prime, 41. 26. Al- slke, prime, $11.40. Oils aad Koala. OIL CITY. March 25 Oll-Credlt bal ances. $1.78: runs. 87.. "j6 Mils.: averaae. 14Z.MV nnis ; nipmcnu, z.zst DDla; av erage, 173, au DDla lagar and Molasses. NEW YORK. March 2S.-srOAR-Raw. firm; fair refining. Sal; centrifugal, 9t let, 4.3nc; inoiasst-s silver. 3.61c; retlnel. firm; No. a, 6 00c; No. 7, 4 save; No. 8. 4 Brtc No. 9. t.SSc; No. 10. 4 75c- No. 11, 4.76c; No. 12, 4i6c; No. VS. 4.wc; No. J, trijo; enn- feotliiners A, b.2; mould A. 5.7ic; rut Inaf. 6i"-; rrushed. Bloc; powdered, 5 t)c AKhlsoo do via Baltimore A Ohio,. Canadian Pacific ... Chkaapeaae A Ohio Chi. Great weal, Chi., Mil. Da Beera Imiit A Rio 0 da aid trie 4a lat pm do td pfd Grand Trunk .... Illinois Central a Norfolk A Utaai.. 4 TI do ptd , M Ont. A Weetarn.. aHPeoni)rlaola .... 16414 Rand Mines ..... 24 Kt-adlag tlasouiharn Rallwav A St. P. .124(4 do pld , US Southern Pacific .. 11 W Union Pactflo 4114 do pfd 11 I'nllad Stales Btaal... 1414 1414 do pfd 1014 an witxua 1614 do ptd ... . .l."4panth 4a . Louorllle A Nara....ou Aual. ( oui la per ounce. SILVER Lar, quiet al 3D MoN KX 'JS per cent. The rate of discount In the open market for short bills Is 2V(7'-74 Pr cent; for three months' bills. 24 per cent. Treaasry Btatesaeat. WASHINGTON, March SS.-Today's state ment jf the treamiry balances In the n etal fund, exclui-iva nf tile l U.i ir g ld reserve, sliuaa; Available taali lialaucs, Cattaa Market. NEW YORK, March 35-COTTON-Fu- tures opened steady; March, 9.42c; April. 9 50o bid; May, 962c; July, 9.60c; October, B.ooc; jecemuer, s.ooc; January, b.dSo bid. Spot cotton closed quiet at 10 points higher: middling uplands, 10.50c; middling gulf, 10.75c No galea Futures closed very steady; March, 950o; April, 9.53c; May, 6.67c; June, 5tc) July, 9.6Uc; August, v.o&c; uciober, v.46c; Decern' ber. 4fec. GALVESTON. Ts., March 25.-COTTON Higher at 1044c. ST. LOUIS, March 25. -COTTON Dull: middling. UH40; no sales; receipts, 479 bales; shipments, bo tiaine; stock, a.il bales. NEW ORLEANS, March 25. COTTON- -4 I Spot, steady, prices unchanged; middling, lic: sates, 10 bales or spot snd 1.3 JO bales to arrive. rJtures cioaea: March, lo.uic, bid; April. 9o6c, bid: May, 9.84o; June, 9.83c, nominal; July, 9.81c; August, 951c; October, 94A;; December, .4c. .. el .. 16 BOH .. 414 "Sit .. 404 .. 71 ..14 11... 20.... 17.... 14.... It... 1.... 1.... 4... 4.... .... I.... .... I.... I.... t... 6.... I. ..I I... 7.... t.... t..i. 24... 4.... 7.... 10.... 11.... 11..., 10.... 11..., t..i. 14.... ix; ... 1... 1..7 let 4 M tat 4 26 7 ISO lust t U ...... m t 6 I TO VT 6 79 ?6 t 75 . 11U 6 76 tut I 1100 I 84 Ut t 86 NT III ,1166 6 ta Me t M 11J7 t It 1110 t It 1141 t It 1011 t 16 U 20 1110 t i im t s 1213 t 10 II... 17.... 20..., 12..,, 11..., 11... II..., I. .., 11..., II. .. It... It... t... tt... to... 24... It... It..., 24... 17... 14..., Av. 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Depository of the United States, County off Douglas and City off Omaha. Oldest and Largest Dank in Nebraska. bSSBSS .J CotTea Market. NEW YORK, March a CO FFEO-Fu tures closed steady, net 5 points lower to 6 points higher, most months being un changed. Sales were reported of 4H &) hags. Dixit correi-. nuiet; no. 7 mo. ttc; No. 4 btuilos, i'.U'SVaC'. Mild, quiet; Cordova, loc. Ho Av. Bh. Pr. Kb. Av. Bh. 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I tO 75 200 4 4714 14 290 it 4 10 7 180 120 4 87 "4 (1 S3 ... 4 M tl 116 30 4 17 T4 200 ... 4 tO Tt Ill ... 4 8714 tl 241 120 4 40 76 221 40 4 1714 61 241 ... 4214 H 117 ... 4 8714 tt IK 40 4 2"4 01 2K0 440 4 1714 64 tf 40 4 1114 Tl Ill SO 4 1714 tt ...264 .80 4 114 101 181 ... 4 8714 4t 210 120 4 6714 77 147 100 4 874 M 140 4 4214 79 ... 4 I1S4 40 212 ... 45 T7... td 40 4 8714 78 216 ... 4 16 Tl 215 40 4 1714 64 174 60 4 45 Ml 221 1X0 4 1714 tl 141 40 4 15 (9. ...... .Ill 40 4 1714 12 241 40 4 65 61 IHt ... 4 tO 64 262 ... 4 5 40 217 80 4 60 41 31 ... 4 6714 tt 114 146 4 10 . 64 176 ... $00 tl 280 ... 4 tO ' 47 147 60 t 00 It S ... 4 10 It 24 ... 100 68 t 120 4 60 tt 414 ... I 00 10 2J4 ... 4 tO BKALGD PROPOSALS WILL BB FBOBIVIO AT tha nffloe of the Hitter Root Valler Inisatloa Oompaar, Hamilton, Mont., until aooa, Friday. April 16th, HUB, for furnishing all or part ot the material and performing all ereeaary labor Involved In the ronatructlon of about thirty-flv. (26) miles of Irrigation canal located In Ravalli rountr, Mon tana, oonalatlng ot approximately eight hundred thouaand (Huo.ono, euhlo yarda of etcavatlon ; five million feet (5,000, nou) board measure of timber: aight thouaand 8.uoo lineal feet ot pile driving; alao tha construction of aa earth dam. with tha naoeaaary reinforced concrete, out-let conduit galea. velle, etc.. with approximately four hundred Stanly thouaand (460,0110) cubic yarda ot puddled anbajik-menu The canal conatructlnn nay 6. let as S wbole or la sectloM, aa may eeem advisable to the eompany. Each proposal must be goomnpanler by 6 oertlfled check for one thouaand dollare (tl.WO) payable to the company, on canal construction and five thowaind dollara .'O0) on dam, aa aa evidence of good falia on the part of the bidder. Plana. anerlflcAtlona. eat 1 ma tee ana bidding blanks HI be on file In the office at Hamilton. Mout., after April 1st, ltOt. For further Information, address L. E. Vi OLOBMUTH, Uaneral Manager, ' Hamilton., Mont. Indian steers. $3.5006.15; cows and heif ers, $1.764.26. liOUS Receipts. B.ooo head; market 6 e10c higher; pigs and lights, $4.00 6.30; packers, $4.60 1 6.30; butchers and best heavy, IS.20to6.86. SHEEP AND LAMUS Receipts, 6,000 head; market strong; native, muttons. $8.7606.76; lambs, $I50 .15kcu11b and bucks, $2.76t6.30. . ( Stock In Sight. - Receipts of live stock at tha six principal western cities yesterday: Cattle. ... 4,8(10 ... 1.300 ... 6.900 ... 2,500 ... 2,156 ,..17.,000 , Hogg. Bheep. 4. 4(0 9.8U6 4,700 1,1100 779 14.0HO .84.156 56,296 $0,271 SHEEP From the report of the receipts mlaht be Inferred that there was a larara Dusiness aoinc in sneen at inis ooini today, but aa a matter of fact, barring nine cars, tno supply consistea entirety oi uoio rados. all of them billed through to eastern points and In charge of men who had no laea 01 onenng mem on ine maraei ai this point. The nine cars met with very ready sale at prices that were steady to a little stronger than yesterday. Thus good western lambs sold up to $7.75, while a teeder buyer paid $7.60 for lambs to be shorn and finished for the market. As a matter of course these lambs were carrying a good amount of flesh. As showing the rapidity with which the market has ad vanced it might be mentioned that these same lambs sold March 12 at xo.bo. on tne 18th, that was on Wednesday of last week, they brought $7 and on the 19th they sold up to 17.10, as against lf.su tooay. mere were no choice loads of wooled sheep or lambs to make a test of the market, but a few head of little yearlings thrown out of a load of lambs sold up to k.zd. onorn vearlinaa and wethers brought $6.86. the same as sold yesterday at 16.30. There were no right good ewes, out some oecent kinds of stuff sold at $6.10. Quotations on wooled sheep and lamos: Lambs, aood to choice. $7.2&fir7.90: lambs. fair to good, $6.90fr7.26; good shearing lambs, fcS.eoor7.l5; yearlings, good to choice light, $6.6riti7.25; yearlings, good to choice heavy, so-Soto. id; yeuriinaa, itur to iwiu, u.wiu' 6.50; wethers, good to choice, H.2fa.7B; wethers, fair to good, $t.0ixu.26; ewes, good to choice, $6.00i.50; ewes, fair to good, $5.60 CO 00; culls and bucks, $4.0(Xu.0O. Quotations on shorn sheep are 50c under wooled stock, and shorn lambs 75c undsr wooled stock. KeDresentatlva sales: v No. Av. 22 western yearlings 73 2H0 western lambs 67 25 western lambs, culls, feeders 53 173 western lambs 86 518 western lambs 84 SN8 western ewes 110 10 western ewes, culls 96 440 western shorn yearlings and wethers 104 63 western lambs 7 476 Colorado lambs 96 Pr. 7 25 7 75 5 26 7 60 7 60 6 10 6 25 6 35 7 15 7 85 2 HI I 60 10 644 4 40 tw 1 11 4 44 40 1 74 T 41 4 46 tat I 10 II 41 4 60 641 4 60 t Til 4 66 t t"4 4 01 II T 4 46 t 611 4 06 ' II Trt 4 16 t 441 4 to t 6.1 4 41 II 4n0 4 Si It 4.1 4 u IT 4 4 66 1 64 4 64 t 4 4 $5 It M 1U t H) 4 tf. 42 Tl 4 tO I tit 4 2t C. A. Martson Wyoming. , 14 feeders.. 7-3 5 20 HOGS Receipts of hogs this morning were not very Heavy, but still there were fair runs for this time of the year, taking ail the markets Into consideration. The trade bare wa la a good healthy Condi- CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET Cattle and Hogra Active and Fifteen Cents Higher Sheet. Stroag. CHICAGO. March 25. CATTLE 'Receipt s. 17,000 head; market active, l'",ile higher. Steers. $&.25fi7.36; cows, $3.50u6.50; heifers, 63.4i-.it. 75; bulls, $3,5046.00; calves, $5,0044.00; stockers and feeders, ix.abUu.iu. HOGS Receipts, 26.00U head; market 160 higher. Choice heavy shipping. $5 .2o!f6.3o; butchers, $6.20416.30: light mixed, $5 156.20; choice, light. $6.2U55.26; packing, $4.7Mjf .20; nitre, $4.0ou6.15. Bulk of sales, $5.KKi6.5. BHEEP AND LAMHSi Receipts, H.0O0 head; market strong to 10a higher. Sheep, $4.504r7.uo; lambs, kt.50y8.15, yearlings, $7.00 477.60. Kaasas City Live Sloek Market. KANSAS CITY, March 25. CATTLE--Re-ceipts, 6,900 head, Including 7oO head of southerns; steers, 10c higher; top, $7.16; cows, steady to weak; Blockers snd feed ers, 10jj15o lower; choice export and dressed bef steers, $J.oTuj7.15; fair to good, $5.25'n 6.60; western steers, $4.8tK&6.80; stockers and feeders, $3 86166.75; southern steers, $8.0oyi 625; southern cows, $3.26&6 00; native cows, $3 ooj0.0i; native heifers, $1.10a6O; bulls, $3.5xu6 &o; calves. $3 from 6. 00. HOGS Receipts, IO.iW head; market 10c higher; top, $5.15; bulk of sales, $l.9o&'S.10; heavy, $5.10&5.15; packers and butchers, 4 to.j6.10; lights, 14.S6.j6.UZH; pigs, I4.36' 4.75. SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts. 4.700 head; market strong to 10c higher; top lambs, $S.00; lambs, $7.0Wfcf.00; ewes and yearlings, $6.60h6.75; yesrllngs, t&a7.30; western sheep, $5 50a.75; stockers snd feed ers. $3.50(30.50. t. Joseph Live Stock Market. ST. JOSEPH. March 25. CATTLE Re ceipts, 2.11 head; market 6&150 higher; na tives. $6.1 5. 75; stockers and feeders, $.'.90 44.16. HOGS Receipts. 4.686 head; market 10c higher; top, $5 15; bulk of sales, $jOai.l6. BHF.EP AND LAM Bit Receipts, 776 head: market strong; clipped lambs, $7 40; lambs. $7iu.0o; yearlings, l6.5Uii7.25; wethers, $6.5oU7.00; ewes. $6.254r.75. Sloes City Llva Stack Market. SIOUX CITY. March 26 (Special Tele gram.) CATTLE Receipts, 1,300 head; market 10o higher; stockers steady: beeve. $4.7W4.s0; cows aad heifers, $2.7&o 5. Io ; stockt-rs and feeders, $3.4um4 00; calves and yearlings. $3.4 26. HUGS Receipts, 4,200 head; market ffilOc higher, selling at $1. 7535. W; bulk of gules, .4.(0 4. . t. Loals Live. Stork Market. ST. LOl'IS. March 25 CATTLE Re ceipts, 2,50(1 head; murket for natives lo 4.16c higher; native shipping and ex- Cort steers, $6,1047 00; dressed beef and utcher steers, It lOttlgO; steers und r 1.000 pounds. $4 76(2 5.16; stocki.-rg and feetlers. $1. 00.g6.25; cows and heifers, 13.754( 4 00; canners, $2 00 ii 3.00; bull,. 3.00Si.$(; calves, $J.oi7 oo, Texas and South Omaha.,., Sioux City Kansas City St. Louis St. Joseph Chloago Totals OMAHA WHOLESALE) MARKET. Conditio of Trad and ttuoiaUoBS aa v Staple tvad Faaey Prod nee. EGOS Fresh selling eggs, candled, 14c. BUTTER Common, 18c; fancy tub and rolls, IMi'ZIc: creamery, 3pc CHEESE New full cream, Wisconsin twins, 17toc; new full cream brick, 17c; do mestlo new Swiss, lso; new llraburger, lit 16c; young Americans, 17Vo. LIVE POULTRY Bprlngs, 8Ho; hens, 10c roosters, 4c; ducks, 9o; geese, 7"c; turkeys, HAY Choice No. 1 upland, $7.50: medium. $6.50; No. 1 bottom, $5.00; off grades, $4.0oa 6.C0. Rye Straw, 17.00. No. 1 alfalfa, $11.60. TROPICAL FRUITS. BANANAS-Port Union, owing to site, per bunch, $1.50 to $$.00. GRAPjES Malaga,'. cholee, pat keg, $4.00; Malaga, extra fancy, $4.50; extra choice, i per keg, $4.26; extra fancy, extra heavy. 65.00. CRANBERRIES Extra fancy Bell and Bugle, per bbl., $10.00; extra fancy Jersey, per bbl., $3.00; extra fancy Jersey, per. box, $3.00. ORANGES Extra fancy, 96 to 250, per box. $2.86; extra fancy, 96 to 250 else., per box, $2.75; strictly fancy, 96 to 250 Bute, per box, $2.66. GRAPE FRUIT Florida, 38 to 100 slxe, per box. $5.50. LEMONS Extra fancy. $09 to $60 site, $3.60; extra choice, 800 to 360 slxe, per box, $3.25. PEARS Extia fancy winter Nellie, per box. $2.76. . DATES Sugar walnut, per box. $1-00. FRUITS. APPLES Washington, Roma Beauties, Red Cheex Pippins, Kings, Spys, assorted, per box, $1.60; California Red Winter Pear mains, per box, $1.60. OLD AND NEW VEGETABLES. TOMATOES Florida (0-basket crates), per crate, $4.00; Cuban tomatoes, owing to duality, $1.50 to $3.00. CAULIFLOWER Per t-dosen crate. $3.00 to $3.60. PEPPERS Florida, (6-basket crates), per crate, $4 00. ONIONS Extra fancy Ohio Red Globe, per lb., 24c; Wisconsin yellow, lc; Valencia Spanish, per crate, $1.50; Valencia Spanish, l&C-lu. crates, $4. 26. ONION SETS Yellow, bottom, 82 Iba. In bu.. per hu., $2.76; red, $3.00; white, $3.26. LETTUCE Florida, head, per hamper. $3.00; per do., $1.00 to $150. CUCUMBERS Extra fancy hot house Illinois, (2 dot.), per ' box, $4.00; choice hot house Illinois (3 dog ), per box, $2.00. STRAWBERRIES Per qt-, 600 to 65c. Hothouse adlshes, head lettuce, onions, parsley, per dos., 40c; southern radishes, parsley, new beets, new carrots, new shal lots, owing to slxe, per dos., 40c to 90c; old carrots, parsnips, turnips, beets, per ' bbl., $2.26; Canadian rutabagas, per lb., 1V4C CABBAGE Extra Holland seed, per lb., 1C. SWEET POTATOES Kansas seed, due April 1. per bbl.. $1.86: 6-barrel lots. $1.75. NUT8, CIDER. HONEY, DATES, CELERY Cocoanuta, each &c, per sack, J4.00. Cali fornia, No. 1 selected English walnuts, per lb., 17Hc Filberts, Braxlla, Jumbo pecans, butternuts, per sack, lVic. No. 1 H. P. peanuts, roasted, tic; raw, 6c; salted, per box, $1.00. CIDER Mott's, per bbl., $6.00. HONEY-Calltornla, strictly fancy, 14 frames, per caae, $3.76. CELERY Per crate, $3.75. BEEF CUTa BEEF CUTS-Rlbs, No. 1, Wtfc; No. . 11c; No. 3. 944c. Loin, No. 1, 18c: No. 1 14c; No. 1. 13c. Chuck, No. L 7o; No. 1 eHc; No. 3. 5tc. Round. No. L 9c; No. 1, t'Zo; Ho. 3, 80. Plate, No. 1, 6V4C; No. 1, to; No. 4, 470. MISCELLANEOUS. CilNNED GOODB Corn, standard west rn, 76c. Tomatoes, fancy, 1-pound cans, 11.45; atacdard, 8-pound cans, II, io. Plne Sppies, grated, 1-pound, sliced, $l.i6(o2.36. Gallon apples, 14.&U. California apricots, e-.5fra3.3U. Pears, $3.1oi(3.l6. Peaches, $l.ku.(j'4.16. L. C. Peacnes, U.lvJ 1.16. Alaska salmon, red, $1.40) fancy Chinook, flat, $2.15; fancy sockeye, fiat, $2.16. Sardines, quarter oil, 13.60; three quarters musiard, $3-o6. tiweet potatoes, $1.2!(ul.36. Sauerkraut, 95c. Pumpkins, tua (utl.Oo. Lima beans, ' 1-pound, 76c'if$1.26, Soaked beans, 1-pound, 65c; fancy, ll.lea'l.ia. CALIFORNIA DRIED FRUITS Prunes are somewhat unsettled by freer offerings from second hands, who seem desirous of moving supplies of Immediate grades. Quo tations range from 60 to vc for California fruit and from 6Ho to to for Oregon, peaches aro very firm, with fancy yellows quoted at 1IS4C- N UTS California No. 1 8. 8. walnuts, tier lb., liVtc: Imported Tarragona almonds, per lb., 18c; niueris, uraziis aua jumuo pecans, Uc; butteinutn, per lb., l-'VtOI . .u. I H. P. peanutn, roasted. Do; raw, c; salted pea nuts, ier box, $1.15; Italian cbestottis, pet ID-. IOC. SUGAR- Granulated, cane, per sack, $8.40; beet, ti.oO. cut loaf, 614c; cubes, 60; pow dered. H.l'c. , COFFEE Roasted. No. 35, 26cf No. 80, tic: No. '6, lc; No. 20, 14Vc FISH Halibut, 11c; trout. Ho; pickerel, 10c; pike, ic; pike, fresh, rosea. 12c; white flat), lie; butfulo, 14. ; buillieudt, Bklnned and dreaa. J. lie; catflnh, dresaed, 15c; whHS suufikli, 6416c; crapples, 15c; large-crapplee, 15c; herring, frtili. (rosen, (V; white flell, ferch, 7c; white bass. tec; black bass, 2&c; roieii, 13fl:'i". iilrlierd. fren, froxeu, "e. UllUS AND TAl-UlW-Greeq sailed, No. I. 6c; Ku. 2, 4c; bull lild's, :1c; groen un SulU'd, No. 1, 4c; green un.alied, No. t. Be) horse hides. $l.Wu .50; sheep pelts, &cil.iM, Tallow. No. 1. 4i4c: No, 1 ic. ..' IteSaed Hum Advaaelagj. NEW YORK. March 1S.-A11 grades of re fined lunar were advanced It par liM pounds today. I