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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MAY 17, 1908.
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RAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET
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Wheat Option! Slump, While Corn
Show. Advance.
0 STRENGTH OVER THE SEAS
Conditions Generally Favorable tat
the (ironing Crops I This
Conn try ('ash Demand
for Wbrtl Slow.
OMAHA. May 1. 13.
Wheat options takf a slump, whits cirn
shown an advance. Foreign markets show
no strength and condheona are geneialy
favorable for the growing crops In this
country. Cash demand for wheat Is tils
appointing and there la little to bull tn
market on.
Liverpool cables came lower and foreign
markets arc not on an export basis.
Wheat opened soft and with a slackening:
of rash demand and favorable reports
from country advices prices eased off con
siderable. There Is little or no support to
the market and selling was heavy on all
rallies. May wheat opened at 85c and
cloned at Vic.
Corn continues strong and values ars
advanced, with demand for cash corn at
Its high -st point. Weather conditions con
tinue unsettled, with showers over the belt
and delaying the farmer deliveries and
spring work.
The action of the nearby futures de
pends on the large holders.
July corn opened at 61Hc and closed at
61 c
Primary wheat recolpts wore 370,000 bush
els and shipments were Mfi,f' bushels,
against receipts last year of hSi.ttPO bushels
Jul shipments of 2.u0o bushels.
Corn receipts were 4"2,i0 bushels and
ahlptnents were 31ti.0u0 bushels, ugalust re
ceipts laat year of IVd.OOo bushels and ship-
merits of 480,000 bushels.
Clearances were 3,on nusneis or corn,
1,000 bushels of oots, and wheat and flour
equal to 375.0 bushels.
Liverpool closed Sd to lower on wheat,
and Id lower on corn
Seaboard reported 64,000 bushels of wheat
taken for export.
Local range of options:
Articles. Open. Hlgh. Low. Close Trs'y.
Wheat
May... 9B 96 91 91 9S
July... S4S W'4 (vl 83 M4
Kept... 8Mi 804i 79 79
Corn
May... 67S rr (7714 7S 67
July... 6is en 6is ei7 ir,4
Bept... 68H i 60S 6SH
Oata
May... 49 49 4 49
Omaha Cash Prices.
WHEAT No. 2 hard, 9ltfJc; No. t hard.
9n93c; No. 4 hard, (sTIj'Jw; No. S spring,
WUlMC.
CORN No. 8, 680; No. 4, 67'867o; No.
yellow. 6Vui8ic: No. 3 white. 7V'i68c.
OATS No. 3 mixed, 4'4''49V: No. I
White, 494'50c: No. 4 white, 4,.VU'iWaC.
RVB-No. 2, 7374c; No. 3, 7(&72c,
Carlot Receipts.
Whoat. Corn. Oats.
Chicago n 199 274
Omaha 27 M 22
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
Feat ares of the Trading and Closing;
Prices on Board of Trade.
fUTr&nn If no IA rn.,.n.a rnnolnt.
and the probability of an augumented
movement caused a heavy wheat murket
here today. At the close July wheat was
H&Ho lower. Corn was Ho higher. Oa;s
were up 4c. Provisions were 2 Vac lower to
ZVkc higher.
The. wheat market opened easy, because
of lower prices abroad, both at Liverpool.
and on the continent, and the favorable
weather for the growing crop In this coun
try. The local receipts were rainy heavy.
statements from Kansas and other points in
the southwest were to the effect that
heavier shipments might be looked for next
week. There were some reports of damage,
i ' y morula uuv mv wviq uuotriiiuru .u;
the reports of large receipts. The clbsa
was weak. July opened tAfrVto lower at 89c
to KSVkC, sold between 8Xvo and tCHk (Ke,
and closed at 88ii69c. Clearances of wheat
and flour were eaual to 310.000 busnets. t'ri
niary receipts were 370, (M) bushel against
Ml.OOO bushels on. the corresponding day
of last year. Minneapolis. Huluth and Chi
cago reported receipts of 290 cars, 2)9 cars
last week and 411 cars one year ago.
Corn was weuk early In the day, July
corn opened V4ac to fce lower, at
6640 to flbHc, sold between 66&6c, and
closed at 60c. Local receipts were 199 cars
with 33 of contract grade.
Trade In oats was light and unimportant
Reports received from Kansas and Ne
braska announced an early harvest, and
this was also a depressing factor. July otts
opened ?c lower at w&c, soia Dciwean
46Vo and 47o and closed at 47c. Local re
celnts were 274 cars.
The provisions market was dull. July pork
closed 2Vc higher at J13.421-,. I.ard was un
changed at 68.40. Ribs were 2Vc higher at
v:r,y,.
Estimated receipts for Monday: Wheat
tl cars; corn, 26 cars; oats, 278 cars; hogs,
16.0U0 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows
Articles. Open. High. Low. Close.l Yes y.
Wheat I I I
May 99mfl 1 00 99 1 00 1 fjei
July MKii',89'45H K8T4,88T,'fTO KO4
Sept. 80u8iVs MV t, !&Wih,'ft -
Corn I
May 74V 7414 74'4 U) 74'4
July 6B,fi- 66 66 66 IfifiVrS'A
Sept. 63V4'&14 63i 63V, 63C3HtH
Oats I
a. May 644 64'4 54 64 544
fMay 63V4 63H 63Vn 6--
.July 46 47 4 47 47
July 464 4oi 45W43HJi4 45,
Sept. 37W S7Vs 37M. 37HI 37
Pork I
July 13 40 13 4:H 13 36 13 4?H! 13 42Vi
Sept. 13 65 13 67i 13 60 13 67il 13 66
Lard (
July 8 40 8 40 8 V 8 70 8 40
Sept. 8 56 8 57H 8 65 8 6TH 8 67Vi
7 25 T 27V T I2H 7 271 7 6
Kept. ' 7 47H 760 746 750750
No. 2. aOld. bNew.
Cash Quotations were as follows:
FLOCK Steady; spring patents, 7.yQ
670: straights. 4.10iH.S5: winter patents.
f44)4.96; straights, M. low 4.70; bakers, 63.10
ii 26.
WHEAT No. S spring 92c$1.08; No. 2
red. 99-! 11.00.
COKN No. 2. Uc; No. 2 yellow. 74
7c.
OATS No. 2. 64c: No. 3 white. bWWc.
HARIjEY Fair to choice malting. 67iC7lc,
r)KEl-No. 1 northwestern. ll.WA.
PRUVISIONS-Short ribs sld-s (loosed
H.7.u7.1.'Mi. Mess pork, per bbl., ti:j,a
13 37V. Lard, per 100 lhs.. Short
cl.ar sides (.boxed), 7.S7Vtj'7.S-'H-
Following were the receipts and ship
ments 01 Hour ana grain:
Receipts. Shipments.
Flour, bbla.
Wheat, bu. .
Corn, bu. ..,
Oata, bu. ..,
Rye, bu
15.6UO 7,S")
lo.OiiO 11.810
llMn) H7.50
2T0.5iJ 1-Ju.anO
i.fiu
barley, bu.
44.0 13.200
On the Produce exchange today the hut
ter market waa easy; creameries, lftfriilc;
clatrles, I6'ffic. e-ggs, steady; at mark
r.isee Included. HViW'WA.r; firsts, 15V; prime
firsts, 16c. Eggs, stvady at WVul-V'.
St. Lonls General Market.
ST. LOnS, Mo., May 1. WHEAT
Inwer: track No. 2 rtd cash. Il.O-'iil 0JW
No. 3 hard. Sl.uu4il.uf; July, 6jc; Septem
ber. 88tiu4c.
CORN Firm; track, No. 2 cash, TlQ
7V; No. 1 white, 74rI4Vc; July, Mc,
Bt'ptember, fi2Vk''ii'Vt,e.
OATS Quiet: track No. t cash. 61c; No.
2 white, 64c; May, 49V; September. KV-
FIJl'R Dull; red winter patents. 84.6.S
(l4.s; extra fincy and straight, f4.10tj4.66;
llears, 6a.i(o3.70.
BE'ETa-Ttniothy. steady, $3.5O(g4.S0.
CtiRNMEAL Steady. 13.30.
HHAN Steady; sacked, east track, 3118
trl.20.
HAY-Steady; timothy, 611.0Otjl7.O0; prai
rie, (10.VU)7I.lU.
IRON COTTON TIES-tl.00.
RAtiGINO 7T0.
rih..MP TWINE 8c.
PROVISIONS Pork. steady: jobbing,
$13 26. Lard, steady; prime steam, f7.904i
8.00. Dry salt meats, steady; boxed extra
shorts, 17 M: clear ribs, 7 6; short clears,
37 871. Bacon, steady; boxed extra short,
HI?V clear ribs. 68 2S; short clears, IS uO.
POULTRY Weak; ctiickens. V;
springs, I'uic; turkeys, Hulc; ducks, 7c,
StJ?;
BL'TTER Dull;
; crviiicry, ti(i.av.
24c, case count.
Receipts, Shipments.
6.0a) . (.Qui)
36.00 61.0H)
44.0IO K.OuO
63.OU0 48,0uO
EOGO-Steady;
Liverpool Grala Market.
LIVERPOOU May 11 COTTON-Spot
steady; No. 6 red western winter. Ts ed;
Nii. 1 California, 7a 7Vvd, oa quays, aud 7s
11 FUur, bMs
1 T? eat. DU
bbuu:::
Hd. In store; futures bat-fly steady; May.
7a 4d: July, 7s d; September, ,s 2,
LVcembet. 7s IHd.
COKN Sunt quiet; new American mixed,
kMn dried. 6s H1; old American mixed, fa
lod; futures quiet; May. 6s M.
WEATHER 1 T1II3 Gil AIM BELT
Pair sad Cooler for the Sabbath Day,
Sara Welsh.
OMAHA. May 18. 1508.
Rains are scattered over the upper Mis
sissippi valley, lake region and through
out, me east, and south, and generally
cio.idy westher prevails esst of the Mis
sissippi river. hue considerable cloudl
ijess is shown In the soutnwest and through
out tne mountain district, generally fair
weather prevahs over the western portion
of the country. Conditions ars favorable
for cloudy and somewhat tnreatenlng In
this vicinity tills afternoon, followed by
fair tonight and Sunday, with cooler Bun
day. Omaha record of temperature and precipi
tation compared with tne corresponding day
of the last three years:
' 1908. 1907. 1906. 1906.
Minimum temperature.... 66 41 J 48
Precipitation Oo 06 .00 .U
Normal temperature for today, Si degrees.
ueticiency in precipitation since March i
1.18 Inches.
Deficiency correspondlna cerlod In 1807.
4.69 Inches.
Excess corresponding period In 1906. .03
of an Inch.
I A. WELSH. Local Forecaster.
Cera ass Wheat Reaioa Dalletla.
For the twenty-four hours ending at I a
m., Jollt meridian time, Saturday, May 14,
UOi;
OMAHA DISTRICT
Temp. Raln-
Bt at Ions. Max. Mln,
fall. Sky.
Ashland, Neb.... 79 63 . 00 Cloudy
Auburn, Neb 78 48 .00 Cloudy
Columbus, Neb.. 79 62 .00 l't. cloudy
Falrbury, Neb..,. 82 63 .00 Ft. cloudy
Fairmont. Neb... 77 50 .00 Clear
Or. Island,
Neb.. 76 68 .00 Clear
Neb. 78 62 .00 l't. cloudy
Hartlngton
Hastings, Neb.... 76 47 .00 Clear
Oukdale. Neb.... 78 (2 .00 l't. cloudy
Olimha, Neb 77 64 .00 Cloudy
Tekamuh. Neb... 77 66 .00 Clear
Alta. la 68 40 .00 Ft. cloudy
Carroll. Ia 74 62 .00 Clear
Clarlnda. Ia 83 64 T Pt. cloudy
bibley, Ia 60 44 .00 Clear
Sioux City, la.. 70 66 .00 Cloudy
Minimum temperature for twelve-hour
period ending at 8 a. m.
DISTRICT AVERAGES.
No. of Temp.- Rain.
Station. Stations. Max. Mln. Inches.
Chicago, 111 26
Ml 66 .02
78 64 .10
74 64 .10
T
84 60 T
80 62 .14
61 42 .02
76 64 T
66 60 .00
Columbus. 0 18
Des Moines, Ia.. ... 13
Indianapolis. Ind.. 12
Kansas City, Mo.. 21
Louisville. Ky 19
Minneapolis, Minn. 29
Omaha. Neb 16
St. Louis. Mo 13
Light showers occurred In all except the
St. Louis district, being very limit ana
scattered In the Omaha, Kansas City and
Indianapolis districts. Slightly warmer
weather Is general throughout the corn
and wheat belt.
L. A. WELSH. Iocul Forecaster,
SEW YORK GENERAL MARKET
(notations
ot the Day on Various
Commodities. .
NEW YORK. Mav 16. FLOUR-Reeoipts
14 7m Khiu . .nnrii 17 500 bhls. Market was
Bt'eady but dull; Minnesota patents, S6.2uff
6.60; winter strslghts, 64.tuUsl.60; Minnesota
takers. M.zuftH.W' winter extras, aow-ui.iu,
IntBr nntonta 14 SOtfi-4 80: winter low grades,
f.vvut.iM, r;ye xiour, tpiiei; luir iu wu,
64. 6" 4 90; choice to fancy, (4.95ij6.1S.
CvKNMEAL bteady ; cine wiuie ana yel
low, $1.60; course, $1.50; kiln dried. 63-85.
HYK uuii; fo. i western, vie, i. o. u.
New York.
WHEAT Receipts. 133,300 bu.; exports,
133,200 bu. Spot market was Irregular; No.
2, 61'. nominal, elevator; No. 2 red, 61.08,
nominal, r. o. b. anoat; ino. i nuruicni,
Duluth. 61.13V4. f. o. b. afloat; No. t hard
winter. 31.11.. f. o. b. afloat. With the ex
ception of May. which was higher on man
lower today
ipulation, Wheat was generally aoouv -sit;
on bearish crop news, wca
cshles find 11niilda.tlon. Mav closed at 61.03;
July, 9c; September closed at 93c. .
COR-N Keceipts. KJ,xx du. rspoi rnimtv
Bteady; No. 2, 70c, elevator, and 4c asked,
f. o. b. afloat. Option market was quiet
and unchanged. May closed at 76; July,
74fU74Hc, closed T4c; September clneed 73c.
OA IT rteceipie, IBi.'W no.; txporia, i.ou
bu. Spot market quiet; mixed. 2 to 8Z lbs..
66c; natural white, 26 to 32 lbs.. 57HW-c;
clipped white, 82 to 40 lbs.. 6H09c.
liAx Bteaav; goon to cnoii-e, w.iui"".
HIDES Firm; Bogota, 1714c; Central
America, 174o.
LEATHER Quiet; acid, lSXrJCTC.
PROVISIONS Reef, steady, family, 116.60
(ri'17.00; mess, 313.5Oifil4.0Oi beef hams, 626.00f(
28.00; packet. 614.6ivni5.flO; city extra India
mess, 624.0CNf7Ji.eo. Cut meats, steany; pica
led bellies, 9.00ign0.00; plckld hams, tlO.OO.
iJtrd. steady; western, 68-3MJS.55; refined.
steady; continent, (8.90; Houtn America,
SS.fiO; compound. t7.756.12Vi. Pork, quiet;
family, lll.tilifi; snort clears, idhjii.w,
mess. $14 WViT1".50.
TALIOW Dull; city ( per pen.), t-c;
country (pck. freei. 6'fffiV.
RICE-Steady: domestic, lair to extra, ai
fRAUic Tnnen nnmlnal
PtJi I.Tltl Alive, ouu; spnns; cnitarni,
soc; fowls. 13'tc; turkeys, lie. uressen,
steady: turkeys, 12(fil7c; fowls. liflU'ic
Tii'TTER fiteadv at the decline crea i-
ery specials. 22c; extras, 21V: state dairy
common to nnest. m-niic; proeeas, cumraiin
to specials. J34i-"uv; western iactory.
firsts 17l
CHEESE Firm, ttnenangea; state iuii
reoms new. SS4TI KHK';.
vr,f!S estrone-: state. Pennsylvania ana
nearby fancy, selected, 20W21c; prime to
choice isuesoc: brown and mixed, extras
19Wr720e: first to extra Tirsi. isotihc; rresn
gathered, storage pacKca, irvioc.
Kansas City Grain ond Provisions.
KANSAS CITY. May 16. WHEAT Mar-
Uoi UCTi. lower: Mav. 92V4C: July, sz-sic
Sentember. Roue: cash. No. Z hard, 96cp
II 00; No. 3 red. 96i98c.
CORN Unchanged to v lower; may,
RRUr: Julv. KlC: September, ob-c; casn
No. 2 mixed. CKffWe ; No. 3 mixed. 6M768V.
No. 2 white. 68HU6W; ivo. s wnue,
OATS Unchanged; No. 2 wnue, oiawc;
No. t mixed. 6C"S61c.
HAY Week; choice timothy, $11.5O12.00;
,.hnlr nralrle 19 50ttl0.00.
Bl'TTER Weak; creamery, "c; pacaing
stock. 14V--
EGGS Firm;
fresh extras, 16c; current
receipts, 14c.
RecelDts. Shipments
Wheat, bu. ..,
., 76.000 61.000
46.000 85.0110
6,000 9.000
Corn, bu
Oais, bu
DmnmM rt nrtnes at Kansas City as re
ported by Logan & Bryan, No. 112 Board of
Trade:
Artlclea. I Open. Hlgh. Low. I Close.
Wheat-
July....
Sept....
82H3Vil
82H
60
Con-
July....
Sept....
61
B Bid.
Philadelphia Prod nee Market
PHILADELPHIA. May 11-RUTTER
Market Vrtilc lower; extra western cream
ery 23; extra nearoy pruts, oc.
pnr.R-Firm, aood demand; Pennsylvanl
. .i Mhcr nearhv firsts, frea cases, 17V
at mark; current receipts. In returnable
17c. at mark: western firsts, free
rases. 17vc. at mark; western current re-
f.M him at mark. 17c.
rttF.FjSE Oulet. but steady; New York
full creams, choice, MVk&HV:; 'air to a
143 14 V-
Minneapolis Grain Market
MINNEAPOLIS, May 16. W H E A T Ma y ,
iiiul- tuiv 1.03'4: Sentember. W'Hc: N.
t hard. $l.(V4'fU.0;; No. 1 northern, ll.obsi
films.: No. 2 northern. $1.04VSV04H; No.
$ northern, 97Vtl .H.
nniK-ln hulk. CT1 7fxff?! .
FLOl'R Quiet and unchanged; first pat
ents tr iVut i): second patents. 65.30ii5 45
first clears. $4.281.36; second clears, 63.66
3,e8.
Bfllwaakeo Grain Market
MILWAUKEE. May !. WHF.AT-Mar
ket lower; No. 1 northern. tlOefil.OJ; No.
i northern, fl .0661.071: July. 89c
BARLEY Higher; No. I. 75c; sample, 60
CORN-Hlgher; No. t cash, 73c; July,
6tV bid.
Peorln Market
PEORIA. 111 . May 16 CORN Firm; No.
3 white. 73c
No. 6 yellow
71c; No. 6. 73o
K' a TOWc: no
grade, 6VV-
OATS tetesay ; po.
No. 4 white. 51V.3UV.
WHISKY-61-38.
6 white, UWS&V
Dalath Grala Market.
DULITH. Minn., May 1 WHEAT No.
1 northern. $1.05": No. I northern. $1.0!4
My. tl.U3; Jul, 11.03; September, hlV.
OATS oitl
82 !8?44B
80H:80tWB
SI 1H
I 6SSI M
SEWYORK STOCKS AND BONDS
Operation, to Advance Ericei Are
Retained Aggreisivelj.
PRICE LEVEL HIGHEST FOR DAYS
Movement I Broad and Animated
and Valaea Are Not Adversely
Affected by Extensive
Realising.
NEW YORK. May 16. Operations to
advance prices of storks or to protect
trices asitlnst operations calculated to
depress them were Aggressively resurm i
today, and ss a result the average pi a u
level touched the highest thus far reached
on the movement. The movement- was
broad and animated and the general
strength of tone was not materially f-
' the lnra-e realising of nroiits
which was accomplished by shifting the
buying from one to another quarter of tho
list for sustaining effect.
1 he strongeMt and most active moor
was l nlon Pacific, and the demonstrate f
rise In this stork was the Immedlntc out
come of published utterances by the head
Of the system containing positive opin
ions on the prosperous outlook for busi
ness. The chairman of the Great North
ern board was credited also with cheer
ful expressions regarding more especially
the crop prospects. These publications
were the fomenting cause of the renewed
outburst of speculative sctlvlty ln the
market and of buoyant advances In prices
In many quarters of the llt. There was
no news of speculative developments
bearing upon the market. Additional en
gagements of gold for export to Herlln
next week were accepted with equanimity
In view of the unaffected ease that had
been maintained In our own money mar
ket. Additions to the new financing ef
fected are announced from day to day.
evidencing the working out of the prob
lems left over from the sudden praira-
tlon of credit which overcame the coun
try last fall. The bank statement showed
the growing effect of financing of vari
ous sorts in an expansion in tno pvin
Item, which, while moderate In the a r
age showing, carried the total of tnat
Item to a figure greater thnn has ever
before been reached In the history of the
clearing house. The proportion of the
cash reserve stands, however, at about
80 per cent and the percentage of leg.l
reserve held by all the Institutions re
porting ! now 32.30 per rent.
lionna were rtrm and active, rotai saies,
par value. $3,210,000. United States 3s
advanced M, and the 4s V per cent , on
call during the week.
Following were the sales and range ol
prices on the Stock exchange today:
Bales. HifQ. low. iio.
Adama Eipreaa
180
Amaigamati'd Copper tt.K H 71a
Am. c. A F 8U0 It MS
Ani. C. A r. ptd
Am. Cotton Oil 100 Vj j
Am. Cotton Oil pfd
AmerlrHn Exprefsi
Am. H. A L. ptd
L4
S7
ta4
H
v
206
19
2714
11
14
6V4
1"2
77
99 V4
11 4
92
'-
83
92 Vt
ti
3
87
144
169
190
American le Securltlea. ... J.tuO 28
Am. Llnaaed Oil
Am. Llnared Oil pld
Am. Locomotive 900 (1
Am. Locomotlva pfd
Am. 8. A R
Am. 8. A ft. pfd
Am. Sugar Refining
Am. Tobacco prd ctta.....
Anaconda kilning Co
Atcbiaon
Atchison nfd
10.10J
x.
lOrt
4,U0
10, 10)
! " Hi
, T,10
'. 7.40)
, l.M
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. 14.SU0
, 4.SH0
. .V
. S7.CU0
77H
'
111'
91 4
4ia
at
tmt
'jii
1WH
134 V
ir,
KtVt
'Wi
'io
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'44"
t
154
U4i4
It Atlantic Coaat Line
Ilaltlmore A Ohio
Dal. A Ohio pfd
Brooklra Rapid Tr
Canadian Puclflc
Central of New Jersey...
rheujttaliB ft Ohio
44 "4
1W
13644
10
2S
69H
34
121
"2
14
640
24
44
f.14
2 44
3
t7
137
14"V54
11
69
31
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6
24
66
U044
1644
to
114
134
H4
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S3 44
49
104
4144
71
60
tl
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Mcaco Ot. W
Ciionao A N. W
M. ft Bt. p
Chicago T. A T
Chicago T. ft T. ptd
c, C. ft Bt. L.
1"0
i.SuO
i.2'0
200
"ioo
. 6U0
'ioi
100
t.J'W
l.tKO
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1.0OO
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600
0
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700
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4u0
69
tat,
22
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164 St
tlT,
64
SS,
21
JUS
27 V,
U
141
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114
7
17
35 H
iH
(
1114
Colorado F. ft I
Colorado ft 80
i'S
iiiii
7tV
14JV
'tisi
4H
:s
S4
n
1374,
l'
M
23
1
34
to
69
10
Colo, ft 80. lat pfd
Colo, ft 0. Id pfd
Conaolldatcd Can
Corn Producte pfd, rfg...
lawar ft Hudaon
Dal.. L. A W
Denver A Klo arasde...
ft R. O. pld..'.
DlillUera' Securities
Erie
Erie lat pfd
Erie 2d pfd
General Electric
Illnola Central
International Paper
Int. Paper pfd
Int. Pump :
Int. rump pfd
Iowa Cantral
Iowa Central pfd
Kanaaa City 80
C. Bo. ptd
Lnulavtlla ft N
Msxican Central
Minn, ft Bt. L...
M , Bt. P. A B. 8. M...
J. &o us in
M , Bt. P. ft B. 8. M. Dfd.. .
Mlaaourl Pacific 1.100 62
M , K. ft T I.4l0 ti
2t
M.. K. A T. pfd
National Lead 900 44 ' 44
N. K. R. of H. pfd, offered
New York Central
2.0
PUi
42
7
;i
I1H
1J3
944
10n4
41
II
iii
ms
92
N. T , O. ft W
1.6 )
1,400
'"soo
l.40i
22.OO0
Norfolk W
N. ft W. pfd
North American
Pacific Mall
Pennaylvanla
People' a Oaa
131
93
70
2Vfc
8
117
S
8i
19
Tl
18
14
32
ii
39
87
TO
46
23
to
46
14a
43
16
44
Si 44
91
lH
102
44
p., c. a st. l
Pnaecd atael Car 100 2Va 2344
Praaaed 8. C. pfd
Pullman Palace Car...
W0
lOt.ino
4'0
. 1.8")
. 10
. l.art
. 1.1"0
. J,)
100
163T4
IIS
M
H
ti
71
110
a
83H
IJT
117
66 H
84 V4
1W
7e4
lsi
IS
Reading
Heading lat b!d
Reading id pfd
Republic Steel
Republic fitaal pfd....,
Rock laland Co ,
Rock laland Oo. pfd...
Bt. U ft B. T. U pfd.
St. Lou la 8. W
Bt. L. 8. W. pfd
Southern Pacltlo
21,100
mo
2,1 )
200
1,4 O
lrt)
fO
1.70
too
! " ioo
100
, 1.300
. 11.700
. 4.100
too
600
. 1.7O0
'. iiono
7u0
87H
1H
last
4644
2H
i
4&1
147 4
U
4tvi
14
92
3DT4
10244
2644
iwt
ti
2414
"it"
I7H
17
120
1744
464
tea
-44
46 Va
146
U
-4li
86S4
1
lot
25H
13
34 i4
ii"
M
.....
187
V
K4.
iis""
H44
t"
iosa
80. Paclflo pfd
Hallway
80. Railway pfd
Tezaa ft Pacific
T.. Bt. L. A W
T., Bt. L. ft W. ptd..
Union Pacific
Union Pacific pfd
U. 8. Eipraaa
U. A. Rsalty
U. 8. Rubber
U. 8. Rubber pfd.....
: 8."
fa.-Ci
Steel
Steel pfd
Carolina Chemical
Va.-Caro. Cbem. pfd..
Wabuh
KV4
Wabath pfd
14
Welie-rargo Eipreeg
Veattnghuuae Electric
oo
bi
Weatarn Union
a
Wheeling A L. E
Wlaconaln Central 10U IV
'
Wla. Central pfd
3
1T7
North-rn Pacific 17,100 131
Central Leather l.uu) r
81
Cantral Leather pfd luO U
94
Sloaa-8heftlejd Steel
at
Oraat Northern pfd 10,100 13214
132
i'S
Interborwugh Mat l.vOO II
Int. Mat. pfd 1,000 31
Utah Cupper IWI (1
Total aaiea (or the day, (77.9UO ahares,
41
V4
London Cloelnar Stocks.
LONDON. May IS. On the dtock ex
change today American securities, after an
adjustment to parity, ruled dull, with, some
Irregularity on realisations, ' but the selling
was not pronounced, and with Uht sup
port in the late trade the murket closed
quiet, but steady.
London closing stock quotations:
Conaola. money .... 944a Mo.. Kan. ft Texaa
do account 94 7-14 New York (entrai
lw
Asaconda
8 Norfolk ft Waalarn.
,1
83
Altbiaun
do pfd
Baltlmure ft Ohio.
Canadian Pacific ..
Chaaaoeeke ft Ohio.
Chi. Great Weelero.
. 66 do ptd
. 9 Ontario A Weatern.
. 96 Pccnaylvanla
.163 Rand Xlnea
. 4l Reading
82
a
ei
68ouihrn Railway ..
i
Chi. Mil. bt. P.. 137 do ptd
47
14
Da Beera lv Southern Pacific
Denver ft Rio Griude 37 1 nlon Pacific
do Dfd 66 da ptd
7
Erie 2144 United States Steal
80 lat ptd it) do pfd
do id ptd M Wsbaah
Grand Trunk 17 do pfd . .
Illlnola Central 141 Spentah 4a
3v
1
18
. IS
9J4t
Louisville ft Nath. .111 Amalgamated Copper. 49
BILVEK Bar. ciuiet at per ounce.
MONEY lVa Pr cent.
The rate of discount In the open market
for short bills Is 2 per cent; for three
months' bills, 2H per cent.
Dank Clearings.
OMAHA. May 16 Bank clearings for to
day were $1,761, 6as 80 and for the corres
ponding date last year ii.st,tv2.4.
IAjS.
1507.
Mon.iay
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
. l.i5.il 99
. 1.941.71.38
. 1. 933 .802 06
. I.ft-3.810.61
. 1,761. 6X8 80
2H36 72
1.779..!. 17
tOOr-,071.18
1. 940.275.90
I.st4j,4u3.t4
Totals $11,776,096.81 $11,507,907 92
Increase over the corresponding week last
year, Aj&,taa.!Ca.
Treaenrr statement
WASHINGTON. May 16 Today's state
ment of the treasury balances in the gen.
eral fund, exclusive of the $150,uOO,ouO gold
reserve, shows: Available cash balance.
1243.128.152; goid coin and bullion. $18,148,
1.13; gold certificates, $34,693,700.
Movements ef Specie,
NEW YORK. May 18 Imports of mer
chandise and dry good at the port of
New York for tb week end'ng May I were
Valued at llo.OU.399. Imports of specie for
the port pf New Tork for the week end
ing today wefe tUMro silver snd 6-3M23
gold, h.xports of specie from the port or
New York for the week ending todsy were
fc.19.196 sliver and r'.29i',134 gold.
Tien York Money Market.
NEW YORK. May 16.-MONEY-On call,
nominal. Time loans, dull snd steady;
Sixty days, ti2 pr cent; ninety days,
t per cent; six months. 81J9 per cent.
1'KIMh) MKKCANTILU PAPER SliSH
per cent.
STERLING EXCHANGE Fairly steady,
with ai-tual business In bankers' bills at
l4 87'Wi4 8710 for demand and at $4.8j'(
4K6I5 for sixty-day bills; commercial bills,
64 44 85.
SILVER Par, 62c; Mexican dollars. 47a
HuNDS Government, steady; railroad,
firm.
The following are the closing quotation
on bonds:
V. 8. ret. la, rag .,
do coupon
V. I. 9a. ri
do coupon
U. B. new 4i. ras.
lflSH ft N. anl. 4a 174
m Man. e 4a M
MM Central 4a M4
l("k ilo lat inc 17
1J0 M. A St. L. 4a 77
do eoupon lit
M . K. A T. 4a I"
Am. Tobacco 4a
do a ..,
Atrhlaoq ga. 4a..
do ad) 4a
Atlantic r. L. 4a.
bal. Ohio 4a....
do im
n an la -iv
.lfSli'N. R. R. of M. e. 4a t4
. N. T. C. (. ta an
. M N. J. C. g 5 ln
. tin. Parlflc 4a I"1I4
. do a II1
. Mil N. A W. t. 4a U
Brk. R. T. c. 4a O.
L, rMa. 4a ai
cv. 8Vaa W
Central of Oa. b4 104 Pnn
do la
tine
0 Reading gen. 4a
do id I tic
do Id inc
Chra. ft Ohio 4Sa.
Chicago A A. ia.
C. H. A Q. n. 4a.
C, R. I. ft P. 4a..
jo col.
CCC. ft St. L. g.
Colo. Ind. fia, aer.
Colo. Mid. 4a
Colo, ft Bo. 4a
ai'uba I
I). A R. O. 4a..
Matlllera' Sec. ia.
Krle p. I. 4a
do gn. 4a
Hock. Val 4"...
Japan 4a ,
do 4Ha ctfe
do Jd arlen
hid. Ollared.
. 17 St. L. ft I. M. e ta..l'
. 17 St. L. A 8 F. fg. 4a. t34
.101 Bt. U 8. W. e. 4a ..107
t'.V4 asaahoard A.
4a... 60
87 Vl
W
m uj
112
4a.. 7f
... M 80. Pacific 4a .
. .. MS do lat 4 ctfa.
... 74 80. Railway oa.
4a. H Tcxaa ft P. la .
A. T , t. L. A W
... 62 Union pacific 4a..,
... do c. 4a
...l'ii t' 8. Steel 2d 6a.
. .. 4 Waoanh la
... Tl do dob. B
... 9S Weatern Md. 4a...
... W. A U E. 4a..
...10314 Wla. Central 4. . .
... 71 Afhlann cv. 4a. . .
... 7S do 6a
... 87 lt. Met. 4a
.111'
. "t
1" -si
. Ht4
. 734
. V4
.lH
47H
Dottos Stocks and Donds.
BOSTON, May 18. Money, cs.ll loans, l
'I-1 ncr cent: t me loans. ZMi'uo ter cent.
The following were the closing prices on
stocks and bonds
Atchison adj. 4a...
do 4a
Atchlaon
do pfd
IV'Mtun A AlOany..
Poaton ft Maine...
Poatnn Elevated ..
Fltrhburg pfd ...
. . 96 Adventure
.. AllouiHI
.. Amalgamated .,
.. 92'4 Atlantic ,
. .2 3 Illngliam
.130 Cal. Hecla..
..130 Centennial
..131 Copper Range .,
... t
... !
...64
... 17
... 60
...670
... 26
... 73
Mexican tntral
N. T., N. H. A
Union Pacific .
16 Daly Weat .....
H... 136 Franklin
146'4 Iile Royala ....
... 9
... 8
... 21
Am. Arpe. Chem..
do pfd
Am. Pneu. Tube..,
Amcr. Sugar
do pfd
Am. T. A T
Am. Woolen
Am. Woolen pfd...
Dominion I. A 8
Kdlaon F.ler. Illu
General Electrlo .
Mam. Electric ....
do pfd
Maaa. Oaa
United Fruit
United 8. M
do pfd
V. 8. Steal
. M Maaa. Mining .
. o Michigan ......
. 7 'Mohawk
.131 Mont. C. A C.
.128 Old Dominion
.117 oaceola
. Il Parrot
... 3
... 10
...66
... 26
...17
... 94
... M
... 87
... 14
48 Qulncy
... II
...214
...138
... 9
Shannon
Tamarack
Trinity
United Copper
U. 8. Mining..
... 60
...16
... 7X
... 3D
43
... ; U. 8. Oil
...148 Utah
... ei Victoria
... 27 Winona
... 22
... 42
... 44
...61
...UI
38 Wolverine
de ptd 10244
Aaked. Bid.
Clearing; House Dank Statement
NEW YORK, May 16 The statement of
clearing house banks for the week shows
that the banks hold 804.607,260 more than
the r-wilroments of the 26 per cent reserve
rule.. This is an 1
ncrease of $723,776 In the
proportionate
cash reserve as compared
with previous
ctount. The statement 101
lows:
Amount. Increase
onna
....$1,201,120,000 $4.777,8"0
Deposits
.... 1,278,220,600 6.R09.7OO
37,2ii,2i0 "131. 400
.... fl,6)1.9"0 1,521.700
.... 313.9n0.5iO 676,000
.... 3X3.602,40 2.197.7C")
.... 319.005.150 1,473.923
64.607,250 723.775
Circulation
Legal tenders ...
Specie
Keserve
Rercrvo required
Surplus
Ex-C. 8. deposits...
72.631.850 'I.IIS.IZS
The per cent of the actual reserve of the
clearing house hunks at the close of busi
ness yefclexilay was 29.88.
The statement of banks and trust com
panies of Greater New York not members
of the clearing house shows that these In
stitutions have aggregate deposits of $K97,-
iii.iioo: total cash on hand. tni,Qti.400. and
cans and disccunts amounting to $861,556,-
NO.- :
The loans, specie holdings and deposits
of the clearing house banks were new high
records.
New York Mining; fttorka.
NEW YORK. May 16. Closing quotations
on mining . stocks were.
Adama Coo.
8
Little Chief ...
Ontario
Ophlr
Pot oil
Savage
Sierra Nevada
Bmall liopea ..
Standard
. 6
.600
.140
. 11
. 31
. 36
. It
.lai
Allca
..174
.. 10
.. 8
.. t7
.. 34
... 75
..1M
.. I
Ureses
lirunawick Con. ..
Comatock Tunnel
Con. Cal. A Vs..
Horn tillver
Iroa Silver
Leadvllle Ooa
Foreign Financial.
PARIS. May 16. Prices on the Bourse to
day were firm atid trading waa active. The
private rate of discount was He lower at
3-10 per cent.
BERLIN. May 16. Trading on tho Bourse
today was quiet.
Cotton Market.
LIVERPOOL, May 16.-COTTON-8uot
good business done; prices firm; American
middling lair at 6.93d; good middling, 6.56d;
middling, 6.26d; low middling, 6.9od; good
ordinary, 6.36d; ordinary, 4.96d. (The sales
of the day were 12,000 bales, of which l.OoO
bales were for speculation and export and
Included lo.soo bales American. Kecelpts,
6,000 bales, Including 8,900 bales American.
Futures opened barely steady and closed
Irregular. May, 6.6Sd; May-June. 6.67d;
June-July. 6.63Hd; July-August. 5.60Hd;
August-September. 6.4id; September-October.
6.23d: October-November. 6.10d: No
vember-December, 6.06d; December-January,
6.03d; January-February, 6. Old; February-
March. 6. Old; Marcn-Aprii, o.oiftd.
Additional aaJes nude to the trade late
yesterday amounted to 8,000 bales, all Amer
tcan.
NEW YORK, May IB. COTTON-Futurea
oriened steady: May. .4oj9.4sc; July. 9.60
August, 9.S5fi9.40c; October, 9.c; Decem
ber. 9.15c; January. .17c; March, 9.19S9.30C
Futures closed very steady; May, .67c;
June, t.frSc; July, 9.69c; August, 9.46c; Sep
tember, 9.36c; October, h.juc; November,
9.29c; December, 9.26c; January, 9.26c; Feb
ruary, 8.26c ; Marcn. .zc.
Spot closed quiet; middling uplands,
ll.ooc: middling gulf. 11.20c.
GALVESTON, lex., may 10. CUT TUN
Hither at 11c.
Hi. loud, mo.. May in. cunuw
Quiet: mdding. He: sales. 450 Pales; re
celpts, 148 bales; shipments, 1,014 bales;
stock. 28.380 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, L.. May 16. WTTU N
Hoots -closed steady: aales. 1,100 bales
low ordinary, 6 y-ioc, nominal; orainary.
7s4c. nominal; good ordinary, 8 13-lbc; low
middling, 9 15-16c; middling, 11c; good mid
dllnar. lHic: middling fair, lie: fair. 12Sc
nominal; receipts, l.Ji oaies; sioca, u4,o3
bales.
Wool
Market.
LONDON. May 16.-
-WOOL The offerings
at the wool auction sales today amounted
to 7,739 balea. The market was active and
firm and recovered the opening decline
with the exception of Inferior merinos.
Staples and greasy merinos were keenly
competed for by Americans at prices up
to the level of the last series. Cross-breds
sold well and were occasionally 6 per cent
dearer than during the March sales. Ixmg
greasy was taken by Americans at fall
rates and coarse gTeasles sold freely to
the home trade. Next week b4,5oO bales
will be offered.
ST. LOLIS. May 16. WOOL Dull ; me
dium grades, combing and clothing, 15W9
10c; U8.11 line. 19 ic; neavy line, ruioc;
tub washed, isuzk.
Metal Market.
NEW YORK. May 16.-METAL8 There
waa no change In the metal markets In
the absence of London cables. Tin was
quoted firm at lau.Uao.Szv. Copper re
mains dull, with lake Quoted at $12 62U3
12 75. electrolytic, $12.5oi(fl5.62Vi; casting. $12.26
(0 12. 37V. Lead was quiet and unohanged
at $4.22Hrfji4.27H Spelter. 84.ttt4.6. Iron
was steady at recent prices.
ST. LOLI3. Mo.. May 18 METALS
Iead, dull at $4.10. Spelter, dull at $4.7V4
(agar and Molasses.
NEW YORK, May 1. SUGAR Raw,
steady: fair refining, $86c; centrifugal. 96
test, 4.36c; molasses sugar, 3 61c; refined
steady; No. 6. bloc; No. 7, 6 06c; No. 8,
6 0uc; No. 9. 4 vac. No. 10, 4 toe; No. 11, 4.8uc
No. 13, 4.75c ; No. 18, 4-rtH?; No. 14. 4.66c; con
fectioners A. 6.900; mould A. 6.85c; cut loaf
6 20c; crushed. f.30c; powdered, 6-ooe; granu
1m ted 5.50c : cubes. 6.75c.
MOLASSES Steady ; New Orleans open
Kettle, good to cnoice, iguc.
CoSTee Market.
NEW YORK. May 1.-XFFEE Market
for futures easy at a net decline of 6"i6
points. Sales, 8,to0 bags. Including May
at f loe: July, 6.18c; Beptember. Huxati 16c
December, a. lOUtt. lao. Soot, oulet; No
Rio. Sc: No. 4 oantoa, ic Mild, dull
Cordova, rV.Uc-
1
OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET
Cattle of All Kindt Sell Some Lower
for the Week.
BIO DECLINE IN HOGS FOR WEEK
Sheep and I.amba Show Large Gain
This Week Over a Year Ago
Prices Twenty-Fla-e to
forty Lower.
BOUTII OMAHA, Neb.. Msy 1. I!1"".
Receipts were:
Cattle. Hogs. Bheep.
,. ( 4.:9 4.SN9
.. 6.1S9 11.944 6.54:
.. 3.47S 13.741 10.1"!
,. 2.Z70 8.' 4.125
.. 5H- 6.6vo 1.752
1S9 4.2 2T
Official Monday ..
Official Tuesday ...
Official Wednesday
Official Thursday ..
Official Frldny
Estimate Saturday ,
Six days this week... 18,727 61.697 28.65
flame days last week.. 16.742 54. 3. 2.4.
Same days 2 weeks ago. 13.923 64.MI ?..
Same days 3 weeks ago. 1O.M0 36.71 2t.81S
Same days 4 weeks ago. 12,71 42.07.2 26.911
Same .lavs last v.r ... 22.H'I 59.752 20.135
The following table shows the receipts or
csttle, hogs and sheep at South timana
for the year to date, compared with mat
year: 19. 1907. inc. l-e.
Cattle $"9,146 437.0V3 vi.Mt
Hogs 1.H6.RS6 934.318 171.238
bheep 559.3"6 732.170 iT-StS
'ika fniin.-in. uhu airtnwa the average
price of hogs at South Omaha for the inat
several days, with comparisons:
Date. I 1908. 11907. 11906.11905. 11904.113.11902.
Msy 2....
May 3....
May 4....
May 6....
May
May 7....
May g ...
May ....
May 10...
May 11...
May 12...
May 13...
May 14...
Mnv 15...
May 16... I
Sunday.
27! 5 12 4 67 .751 7 00
6 $7' 6 191 4 65 I
4 l. o to)
4 631 6 711 T 01
4 i 661 6 n
4 60, C 63
I 6 64
Ji
7 00
7 07
7 08
6 62
64
6 47
6 99
4 6S1 6 42! 7 OS
4 bf 37 7 13
a 6 'Mi 7 11
4 61 6 So 7 07
The offlclnl number of cars of stock
brought in today by each road was as fol-
lows:
Cattle. Hogs. Hlieep. ti r s.
2
12 1..
13
1
C. M. A Bt. P ..
Missouri Pacific ...
I'nlon Pacific
C. & N. W.. east...
C. & N. W., west...
C, St. P.. M. & O.
C. B. & Q., east..
C, B. & Q., west..
C. O. W
24 .. 1
11 !! '..
Total receipts..
60
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 oil ....
Swift and Company 60S
Cudahv Packing Co S 1,8X3
Armour Co 1.039 ....
Cudahv. Kansas City 168 .... 266
S. & S 646
L. F Husa 347
Cudahv Bros. Co 8u8
Other buyers 3 ....
Totals 174 6.791 256
CATTLE Heceltits ot ca'.t'.a today were
not heavy enough to make a market. The
total for the week foots up about the same
number as for last week, Put snows a
fulling off of around 6,0oy head from the
corresponding week of a year ago. A
very large proportion of the cattlo received
this week has been made up 01 ueet steers
As the season advances the quality natur
ally shows improvement, and on some days
there has been a good many very uesirauie
killers offered.
Since the first of tho week the market
has been gradually working downward on
beef steers, and at the close of the wecg
good to choice cattle are not over Htf.ilac
lower, and in some cases not that much.
As high as $7.00 waa paid during the week,
which was the highest of any duy since
the first week In April. The commoner
kinds of light short fed cattlo have suf
fered a severe decline, being tiptoe lower
than last week. This means of course the
kind ot cattle that were selling from $6.25
down and the kind that have been on feed
rom eighty to one hundred days. A de
cline on this class of cattle !s usually ex
pected at this season cf the year, as the
meat product from such cattle comes Into
direct competition with the cheap Texas
beef, that Is now becoming quite plentiful
In the southern markets. Yearling steers.
which commanded such high prices at tho
close of last week and the beginning of
the present, are around 40c lower, unless
of right good quality.
Cows and heifers have been in good de
mand all the week, but cow beef aloo feels
the competition of cheap Texas steer beef
and a general downward movement In
prices has been the rtsult. At the close
of the week the best grades arc not very
much lower, 16'JOc being amplo to cover
all the loss. On the other hund, the me
dium kinds of cow stuff that huve been
selling at $4.00m5.00 are safely Ssfic lower,
but the feeling ts that they are still high
as compared with some other grades of cat
tle, leaning heifers, like yearling steers,
sold at extremely high prices the first of
the week, and they, too. have slumped
badly, being as much as 20'a-ex: lower, ex
cept when the quality is especially good.
The trade In stockers and feeders has
been pretty light all the week. There lias
beeen an absence or iree ouytng on tne
part ot the country and, as a result, the
trade has been dull and weak every day.
Fleshy feeders, on account of their scar
city, have held up the beat, being as a rule
not over 16&26c lower. On the other hand.
light atock cattle were Kgooc and in some
cases as much as 60c lower than the high
time ten days or two weeks ago.
Quotations on cattle: Good to choice
corn-fed steers, $6.3(i680; fair to good
corn-fed steers, $5.85Q6.30: common to fair
corn-fed steers, W.f&z6.H: good to choice
cows and heifers, $5.006 25; fair to good
Cows and heifers, $3.(65.00; common to
fair cows and heifers, $2.50(3.3.86: good to
choice stockers and feeders. e4. 756. 20; fair
to good cows and heifers, $4.00''j4-75; com
mon to fair stockers and feeders, $l.25jl.O').
HOGS The market this morning op-ne
glow and first bids were In some Instance
a little lower even than yesterday, but
buyers raised their bids and when the
market finally opened It was on the basis
of prices that were generally a shad?
higher than yesterday. Tho hogs sold
laraely at $5.22A4i.25. with a top at $5 3).
These prices were the same as tn-vallcd
on Thursday, tne aecune 01 yesterday be
in made up toaay.
The receipts ior me wee nave tcen
quite liberal, though showing no very
great change as compared with the week
before. The market, however, decl.ned rap-
Idly arter tne strong opening on Monday
and Tuesday. Thus on Friday the 1 'West
nolnt reached since March was touched.
The reaction today leaves the market on
an average 15c lower than It was at the
close of last week.
Representative Bales:
No.
AT.
...inl
...314
...147
...J0
...lKt
.. C.
...us
...ia
...314
...32
...34
...lil
...14
...171
...144
...111
...1.4
...tits
...l4
...211
...sal
...316
...34
...1st
...n
...214
...r
...341
.. 4
...111
...l4
. . .34
6 841 24'
a f 21
O n 000 All v
6 JTV.I 15 6 30
6 3S J 24 6 3S
5 38 6 27 6 15
5 3411 6 25! 6 21 5 17
6 8 6 261 6 21i 6 151 4 68
6 S0 6 24 6 19 4 60
6 404 6 38 1 6 29' 5 27 4 61
n a J 8 Ml 4 62
6 35 6 ST.' 6 20
6 24 6 9 6 81
6 n 6 24 6 30 5 15
6 23J 6 19 6 29 6 20
So. Pt. Me. at. go. Pr.
120 4 30 84 363 ... 4 26
M t 30 Ti :i ki is
40 10 11 210 130 i
... I 80 76 211 au I 15
10 4 30 ! I I ... 4 t,
... I lt 74 1H 40 I 36
... I 10 14 123 130 6 14
40 4 34 II 2vl kl ili
lto 4 Sj 50 til ... 4 34
140 4 71 t:7 ... 4 :
1 4 40 70 It,4 . . 4 ti
it 4 10 (2 371 ll 4 A
40 I 30 14 li) to 4 24
40 4 30 a aj i JS
IM 4 64 m 120 4 16
140 4 fc 44 Jl to 4 34
... I l 41 4.3 140 4 85
IN 122 17 j.-J 41
40 6 3Si 7i , ln ... 4 25
80 6 32 47 2"4 120 I 2ST
40 4 3- 41 27 40 I 26
ll 4 33 au til ... 4 16
... I 23' 71 'J 80 I 84
ltO 4 t2 I 180 u I 26
4'1 6 ti' H Ml ... 4 25
13V 4 U1 10 i 40 4 15
0 4 2J 47 34 ... 4 27V4
4 Zt 47 'l ... 4 3D
140 4 12 70 241 ... 4 30
U0 I n 11 30J ... 1 10
... ili1 71 U4 ... 4 40
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84.
SHEEP Sheep and lambs show a heavy
Increase in receipts as c mipareu with
year ago, the run conalsin.g largely of
limbs, with only a moderate jprlr.kUr.ai of
wethers and ewes. The market thruuguoui
the week has been unsatisfactory t.j thj
selling Interests. Southwestern stuff is
coming Into the southern markets quite
freely now and tne mutton derived from
this source is coining Into direct compell
Hon with the corn-tea siocx. At the same
time the demand for the products Is none
too good at the big eastern consuming
centers. For this reason the market at all
points has been steadily working to
lower basis and at the close of the week
sheeo are fully 154T.Sc lower, prices on thtt
kind having held up belter at this point on
account of the moderate receipts, on the
other band, lambs are fully Xfl4oc lower
the decline being especially severe on the
heavy weights, which were neglected more
or less all the week.
While this seems like a severe break. It
wUl be well for shipper to understand tha
the market here has been fully as good as
at other points; In fnet prices here have
bwn right closo up with Chicago.
(Quotations on lamhs: Kod to choice
light woole.1 Iambs, $7.'y'tT '; fair to gmnl
light wsK.I.-d laml. $ YnCoo, ajoiM to
choice h-vy wooled lambs. $6.tWi7.0i,,
shxrn lamhe, 7.V under wooletl stock.
quotations on sli-p- t)oid to choice light
yearlings, shorn, X 7-'i ; fnlr to good
yearlings, shorn, $n 2T.n 6. 7S ; good to choice
heavy wethers, shorn. $f. fiiviiat i giwxl to
choice wethers, shorn, $6 6"-Vi6 75; fair to
good wethers, shorn, JKfanioSO; giMid to
choice ewes, shorn, $5.0J,u6.,Vi; fnlr to good
ewiHi, shorn, M oi'iiO o; culls snd bucks,
shorn. H iiri 5o; wooled sheep, 2fj4tc above
shorn stock.
tlllCAUO I.IVF, STOCK MARKET
Cattle, Hogs. Sheep and I.ambs Steady
on Moderate Receipts. I
CHICAGO. May 18, CATTLE Receipts,
head, market steady; beeves, $4 75'u7 25;
Texans, $4.6f.'uf.6o; wsterns, $4.5ti'i On;
stockers and feeders, $:L6iMj,..,'J; cmws and
heifers. $24-"i4; calves. $4.r(i"i.25.
HJ4iS Receipts. 10.000 head: market
steady; light, $o.l546.4.'l; mixed, $3.kU6.i;
heavy, $i.lo(j.42; rough, $j.li'u5.Jfi; pigs,
$4 v0f)15; mood to choice heavy, $ 2i(f
6 421: bulk of sales. 65 XVU6.40.
SHEEP ANU LAMUS Receipts. $.001
head; market steady; natives, t4i)it6.00;
westerns, $4.tVfl.oo; yearlings, $6.0(u4) 6;
lambs, $5.Xn7.riO; westerns. $5.2ti4i7 55.
Kansas City Live Stork Market.
KANSAS CITY. May IK CATTLE Re
ceipts, 1.500 head, Including 2"0 southerns;
n arket steady; choice export and dressed
beef steers, 88.4ndi7.0ii; fnlr to good, $5 15t
8 30; western steers, $5.0iiit.7o; stockers and
feettors, $3.0Vr.5.6i; southern steers. $3.76ifi
6 25' southern cows, $i.7iVU4.7S; native cows.
62.60frfi.75: native heifers, SS-JSW W; hulls,
$3.4t'ifl.75; calves. $7 5o4i6.00. Receipts for
the week, 4o,l head.
HOGS Receipts. 5.'10 head: steady, closed
strong; top. $,i4:'H; bulk of sales, $."i.a7(5..V;
heavy, $5.3) vn 3.42V.: pnrkrs and butchers.
V. 2fiifi.4o: light. I'.lntj6 85; plus, $3.75'ij4.25.
Receipts for the week. 9.3or head.
SHEEP AND LA MRS Receipts, l.noo
head; market steady; lambs, SS.7rvri7.10;
ewes ond yearlings, $4 SiS.iB; Texas yenr-
llngs, t5.2f'6.70; Texas shep, $4 2tTi.2il;
stockers and feeders. $3.60110.141. Receipts
for the week, 41.2uo head.
At. I. on Is Live Mock Market.
ST. LOriS. May 16. CATTLE Receipts,
1,2"0 head. Including !MI Texaiis: natives
steady; Texans 51i'10c lower; native ship
ping and export steers. $A.2547 25; dressed
beef snd butcher steers. $5,307(41.26; steers
under l.tmo lhs., $4.7fi4t5.CS; stockers snd
feeders. $3.00'(fu.00; cows and heifers, $3 50fii
6 25; ennners. IX .Ua 2.6n; hulls, $3.i8iiii.5f. ;
cnlves. $3.25ftv.25; Texas and Indian steers,
$3.2tV'i6.75; cows and heifers. $1.7V4.2B.
HOGS Receipts, 3.5O0 hend: steady to
strong; plg-s and IIk'Ii's, $7.7&Sf-40; packers.
$4.506.40; butchers and best heavy, $5.3ni)
6 45.
SHEEP AND LAMRS-Recelpts. hesd;
trinket steady; native muttons, $3.2f'5.50;
lambs, $4.5oii8.fl0; culls and buckr,
4.50; stockers, $4.00fl(4.25.
St. Joseph Live fltoek Market.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo May 16.-CATTI.E
Receipts, 277 head; market, steady: natives,
$5.75'm4.0O; cows and heifers, $-'.( 6. io,
stockers and feeders, $4.006.00.
HOGS Receipts, 2.008 head; market,
steady: top, $5,374: bulk, $5.2M.35.
SHEEP ANI LAM ItS Rf celpts, none;
lambs, $C.2Ty&7.15; yearlings and wethers,
$5.006.00.
Sioux City Lire Stock Market.
SIOUX CITY, la., May 16. Special Tele
gram.) CATTLE Receipts. 400 head;
beeves, S5.25Aj4S.90; cows and heifers, $4.50
6 00; feeders, $4.00.00; calves and jear
Iifgs. $3.754j4.65. ,
HOGS Receipts, 4,300 head; market 6c
lower; range, $5.05.22; bulk, $5.15((6.20.
Stock In Sight.
western markets yesterday:
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
South Omaha 19 4.296 256
Sioux City 4.3oO
Kansas City 1,6) 6.000 l,nr)
St. Louis 1.2"0 3.541 300
St. Joseph 277 2,f
Chicago 300 10,000 2,000
Total 3.806 29,093 3,556
Evaporated Apples and Dried Frnlts.
NEW YORK. May 16. EVA PO RATED
APPLES Market continues quiet, with
fancy quoted at 10fi llHc; choice, 8H'5r9V4c;
prime, ijc; common to fair, 6iUJHc.
LAulruKMA tKi r.u rKLiira aavicaa
from the coast indicate a short prune
roo. but spot quotations are unchanged.
ranging from 4c to lie for California fruit
and from 6ic to 10c ior Oregon iruit.
Apricots are unchanged, with choice quoted
at lMi'13Vie; extra choice, 14 144c; fancy.
15fil6c. I'eaches continue unsettled, with
choice quoted at 9c; extra choice. 94c;
fancy. 10tnl04c; extra fancy, 11 114c. Rale-
ns are duiL wttn iooso Aiuscaiei quoteu
at Hivi'te: set-ded raising, tVtc; London lay
ers, tl.4JI..l).
Texas Cyclone Yarn.
E. F. Turner of Hamilton county said: "I
whs riding horseback across the country
Thursday and pa Bed through the town ot
Meridian, where I took dinner. After din
ner I started toward Waco, and bad a hard
time on account of high water. At about
6:9i p. m., I was a few miles from Clifton,
when I, found a cyclone chasing me and
galloped away from It as fust as my
horse could carry nie. Presently I found
that it had passed mo, and I sat on the
brow of a hill and watched Its course. It
was carrying along much debris, and when
It struck the Bosque river it sucked up all
the water leaving the bed of the river
practically empty. It crossed the Bosque
obliquely and the water It took out of the
bed of the stream waa carried upward In
a column which appeared to me to he about
600 feet high. The most remarkable part
of this phenomenon was the fact that It
had torn up ty tne roots a tug tree ana
the tree was on top of the column of water.
waving like a plume. When the column or
water broke the tree went sailing on and
fell about half a mile from where It waa
taken up." Dallas News.
Life Cheap In Chicago.
The cheapness of human life in Chicago
Is made manifest by statistics for tne
month of April.
In this city of more man t.w.wn mnaDi-
tants there were c31 deaths during those
thirty days. Of these not fewer than L!3
were unnecessary, allowing that every one
of the 198 deaths from natural causes"
could not have been prevented by the exer
cise of skill.
There were fifty-three suicides to beztn
with. Then twenty-three persons lost their
lives through railroad accidents, ana two
were killed by automobiles. Burns and
scalds killed nine. Through falls, twenty
seven persons died, and two were drowned.
There were seventeen nonuciaes.
When these facts are grouped, they make
a shocking record, wmcn snouia not oniy
Induce every Chlcagoan to be more care
ful, but also set men to thinking how
conditions may be bettered so that murder
hall be less frequent and suicide may be
less frequently resorted to as a means of
escape from life. Chicago Journal.
A Beriooa Affair.
Vow." said the Armchair, "let this
Furniture meeting come to order."
Let the Armchair presiae, suggested
the Mantel.
f hone." sounded tho nano, -11181 tne
objects and members of the meeting will
be In harmony."
What's on the carpet, anyway,- ne-
mnnded the Persian Rug.
Is the Table reudy to lay the resolutions
on? anxiously inquired ir.e doih.
'You had better not suggest sun a tntng,
or somebody will sit on- you," advised the
Cabinet.
'Let me keep the minutes of the meet
ing." bgged the Clock.
No," decided the Chair, "ior men
they'll all be second hand." Laltlmore
American.
Felled by Cigar Store Indlaa.
Dr. H. H. West touched a bunch of
cigars held by an Indian equaw In front
or the Maheckemo cigar store wun me
tip ot his umbrella during a shower at
South Norwalk. and she knocked him
unconscious In the gutter.
Dr. West was senseless for more than ten
seconds, and It was an hour or so before
he really reallied what haa occurred, ne
Is willing to swear that this Indian squaw
has a punch that wraiM put out John I.
Hulllvan In his rrime. Through a short
circuiting of wires the metallic sign had
become charged with the 2,50o volts of the
electricity, and but for his having rubber
heels on his shoes and gloves on hjs hands.
the doctor might have been killed. Now
York World.
Z. CUDDINGTON
luccassor to
Doyce Commlulon Co., 108 Doard ol Trade Uldrj.
Margins 1 cct oa grAln. $1.00 oa stock. Public and prlrata rooms
(or customers. Beat eervlce la Omaha. A reliable company.
CONDITION OF OMAIIA TRADE
Building Makes New Business for
Many Lines.
WALL TAPER MOVES RAPIDLY
Taints,
Are
Oils, (.lass, Carpets and Rage
a Few of the Linen
Which Are fiolnsj Oat
In Quantities.
When tho National Prosperity associa
tion sent out t lie Information from 8t.
Iouts, "Th month of April has been the
best since octolKT, 1907." the Omaha whole
salers and Jobbers looked over their books
and found they shared the prosperity with
St. louls
The April business has continued thus far
Into May. The last week has been one of
the best woaka since Easter and the whole
salers have moved a large amount of mer
chandise of every description, but build ng
materials, paints, nils, glass, wall spr
and rugs and carpets have been lead 114:
III es. Some houses have sold mom paints
and oils than ever before, while the wall
paper business has been especially good.
The people have bought a better class of
wall paper than before and the tendency
Is entirely to better paper.
This spring building and house cleaning
trade has U-.-n divided among almost all
lines of trade. While the hardware deal
ers were selling nails and small artlc.c,
such as garden tools, window weights and
door slides, the dry goods houses have so.d
carpets and rugs, new lace curtains and
dra perles.
Passing It on around, while the drug
gists were selling patent coatings and
whitewashes the exclusive jalnt and oil
dealers were selling carloads of mixed
fialnts and the manufacturers of whits
ead have done the business whl'h would
probably cover several months a 1 1 In
thirty days. The wholesale lumber dealers
have been selling Immense oid'-rs, ihe con
sumers, fating an ndvtinre, have bought
lumber while the price Is as low as It 14
15 to 20 per cent below the prices of Oc
tober, 1907.
Heavy Wear Sell Well.
Tho brick and stone dealers have lkn
wise prospered. Almost every part of tin
city has lis cement slone yards, wn.ll tne
Inrger yards ure shipping to the country.
Business is goo. I and employment Is given
to many mure than at any tlmo since the
first of the new year.
While the bulletins: trades and the house
cleaners have been giving Omaha the vol
ume of trade which lias made a big In
crease in business, the ordinary lines have
not In-en fallln;r behind.
White goods huve been selling from the
dry goods houses and the milliners have
been closing the most proi-itrous spring
season they have ever had. The wholesale
milliners of Omaha have few patterns left,
though they bought extravagantly.
The lMt and nlioe trade has been fair,
espi'i'lnlly In the selling of the low shoes
fur summer wear.
('rockery and glassware are selling at
their best, est-clHlly fur future orders. Tim
demand for Imported wares has astonished
many of tho dealers who Pelleve the coun
try is reaching a point where a better class
of goods will be demanded.
Fruit und produce trade keeps up well,
though Iforrles are becoming scarce, and
this detracts a great deal lrom the spot
business. New potatoes are becoming
plentiful and nil other vegetables have a
tendency to a lower price because of the
abundant supply.
Groceries Keep I p Selllnsr.
The grocery trade is stead v- n-tul shows
along with other lines that April und the
first two weeks of May l.avu In-en the best
selling weeks since Oi toU-r, 1907.
in the nummary of conditions the follow
ing shows the various articles und the ten
dencies of the market:
Coffee The market 1.-. strengthened
somewhat during the last i. w days, having
advanced from one-clghth to a quarter cent
per pound on higher grades, which Is prob
ably due to the scurrity of good selections.
Low grade Rios continue weak.
Teas There has been no interesting fea
ture to report In this market for some time
and the situation continues dull. The mar
ket Is steady. It is believed that more ac
tivity will bo shown In teas within the next
Week. Low grado Japans continue scarce.
Spices No new feature. Market contln- '
ues on a steady baBls.
Rice The market Is strong, good quality
rice being hard to find. Off-color rice is in
fairly good supply and this grade Is also
demanding a good price. Some importation!
are being made. It Is believed that the mar
ket will remain on a strong basis until thi
new crop arrives, which promises a good
yield.
Farinaceous Goods Rolled oats have
weakened somewhat during the week, but it
is thought this Is only temporary. Nearly
all mills have shut down waiting for the
new crop to arrive. Sago, tapioca and pearl
barley continue steady.
Canned Fruits No change In the entire
list. All kinds of canned fruits are in
short supply and market will probably con
tinue on strong basis until the new packs
arrive. Nearly all eastern fruits are about
off the market and the market Is along.
Standard strawberries are firm.
Canned Fish Canned fish of all kinds
are very firm, with the possible exception
of salmon, which shows a still stronger
front. AU stocks on the roast are about
exhausted. Cove oysters have weakened
a little during the week. Lobster prices are
firmer, based on prices recently made
for the future tack.
Syrups and Molasses The market on corn
syrup has been on a steady basis for some
time and advances, owing to the high
prices Of corn, have been predicted from
time to tlms but as vet they have not ma
teriallzad. Pure sap maple syrup is scarce:
demand good. Molasses is firm.
Salt Fish-Trade In salt fish has been
from a hand-to-mouth character. Market
on most Items Is steady; Norway herring
being the one exception, as a slight ad
vance has been noted on account of In
creased demand.
Dried Fruits Raisins have not shown
much activity during the' last week. The
harket haa a weaker tendency. No chango
In evaporated apples, which continue on a
steady bals. Currants continue weak. Fa
vorable crop reports would Indicate that
apricots will be somewhat lower when the
new crop arrives. Stocks of peaches on
the coast have been very limited and the
market Is strong. Prunes are gradually
Improving, but the situation Is very un
certain. Brown low Faction for Taft.
NASHVILLE. Tenn.. May 16. The
Brownlow faction of the Eighth repub
lican district yesterday at Jackson chose
delegates to the national convention In
structed for Taft.
STOCKS AIID BONDS
We offer aubect market and prior aaia:
6. 7. 10, is or M Oer. Am. Cflea
40 Oar. Amer. Coffee, non-par. 108
i A mar. Imicslata Brndlcata
leeu txrtava Mm., Aria
l"-4"Oo Big 4 T. O. K. A T
liiv)-4i El Favor. Mm . (free atock)
4 lat Mis. Bon da. Near 8 late Tel
6a Mlnea (., Amer Paa i moo
Vlnillrsior. C Crk. quar. diva
4 t olled Wlreleaa Con. latd )
W I nllad W lrelaaa Pfd. (unatd I
10 Aibeugh-bovrr Co Paya 131,
1 Cum Pfd . Near state Tel
l' N. V. Healt Ownera Com. Para li. .
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t Empire Tun , e. low) Five Keara. le.
1000 Gfd. Treaaure, 4. I ) Ult. Plureore. lie.
fialar Florence. 12c. 0 London, Arta , 14 'ax
15 O litd. Bynd., bid. l- 1. bam Oil. tc
" O. D. A. Easle, 4e. 4-)0 E Suowatorm. io.
47 TrlOulllon. 43 10 l' Hub Elliot, tl lo.
no no. uutte Ei., u UI 1 NlDlaahn. 17.14.
H O Nov. fl'ar. tc.
lift Buiiburat, 4c.
ltO Calu Nev., bid.
tvuu Panhandle. 7c.
r Telesrapbene. t 14.
lata) Ol. Weat. till. sc.
Western Busincs Exchange
lit LASALLs 8T.
CHICAGO. ILL.
W. Farnam Smith & Go.
Stocks, Bonds,
Investment Securities.
1320 Farnam Gt
TZL. Ball, 10C41 LadspaBllast, A104V4,
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