GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET Opening Cablet on Wheat and Corn Hare Upward Tendency. CHAlfGE IS VEKY SLIGHT, THOUGH t,ocal Sltaatloa Remains t.'nehaaard Valaes Follow Liverpool Lack of Specalatloa I noticeable, - OMAHA, Doc. 14. 190. Opening cables on wheat were inchanged to Vd higher and unchanged to Vd hlgner on corn. There Is nothing' nw to bo Bald on the local situation and values are following Liverpool closely. There was a noticed lark of (peculation. Receipts of corn are very liberal. Demand Is still slow and there cannot be any material advance until there Is an Increase In tha consumption demand or an Improved export demand. Wheat started nervous and choppy Main hls morning and eel linn on the Increase In tha weekly visible supply sent prices lc lower on the close. December wheat opened 86c and closed ao. CYrrn oiwied atmrir and remained firm on support from foreign markets. Receipts were heavy, Dut they were quicaiy laaen on the floor, and cash values were well sustained. Offerings were well taken and nothing wnt begging. December corn AnnnvA mt 9tiLr. anil rWieed at 6194C. Primary wheat receipts were 1,263,000 tniahela and ahlnment were 210.000 bush els, against receipts last year of 1,204,000 tmshela and shipments or ivs.uw runneis. Cora receipts were 1,130.000 bushels and shipments were 427,000 bushels, against re ceipts lust year of 790.000 bushels and ship ments nf 9.21000 bnahels. Clee.ren.oes of wheat and flour wore equal to 176,000 bushels. Liverpool closed Unchanged to Hd lower on wheat and, unchanged to d higher en corn. Seaboard reported 144,000 bushels of wheat and loa.OUO bushels or corn, taken lor ex port. Oasaha Cash Prices. WHEAT No. S hard. W897e: No. S hard, &MfS6o; No. 4 hard, 924j94c; No. I spring', 9WW7Q. CORN No. S, B3HJ No. 8 yellow, B3H t3c; No. 8 white, 660. OATB-Nb. 8 mixed, 47o; No. 8 white, 47H (Ri47Sc; No. 8 wfclte, 47?448c; No. 4 white. RYE NatS. 703Tlc; No, 8, 7030c Local range of options: , ,Artlclea.f Opon.',Hl;h. Ixiw... Close.f Safy .Wheat " 98 Dec.i 9S Ml 94 65 100 W 89 A 1 00 Hl''f. 81 ' 81) ' 61H ,47h1 iVAl .47.. 47H 4V 49 4y 4V4 May, Cxrn Deo.. . fclSI My. ( oats- 4741 May.. 491 Oarlot Mcoelats. 1 . Wheat. Corn. Oats. Chfcaaro 40 463 -11 OTnneapolla ,,..,,619 ... ... (miah . . ....... 84 . 162 65 Pulutlv - w CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Feat area of the Trading? aad Closing; Prices oa Board of Trade. 1 CHICxAOO. Dec. 11 Selling fcy local hold ers caused weakness today In the wheat ' market, prices at the close showing net declines of 0o to lVio. Corn, oats and provisions closed steady. Conditions similar to .those which resulted In. a 6o decline In wheat prices last week were again In evidence today, several of tha most prominent bulls selling moderately throughout the entire session. This stimu lated free selling for short account, and although prloes rallied several tunes dur ing tha day, the prevailing tendency was toward a lower level. . Prices fluctuated over a range of more than lc. May selling between S1.04& and S1-06H and July between 9Tfro and Mc. Final quotations were al most at the bottom, May cloning at 81.O4W0 1.06 and July at VH91o. News Of the uay Was generally favorable to the bears. Weather in Argentina was said to be favor able far the continuance 'of harvest opera tions. While In this oountfV additional mois ture was predicted for the winter rwheat holt. Tha visible supply at wheat In the United fitates shows an Increase of 243,000 bu, for the weok and the amount on pas sage decreased l,9tM,U00 bu. Clearances of wlM'at and flour were equal to 875,000 bu. '; The corn market was firm nearly all day. Air Improved shipping demand for the cash grain and an advance of Waic in prices at the sample tables were the chief bullish in fluences. The market closed steady, with prices a shade to o higher, compared with the previous close, final quotations on May being at tiltto and on July 61c. Trade In oats was quiet and prices moved within a narrow range, namely, HU'Sc. At the close prices were Ho below Saturday's final quotations, May being at Sao and July si 47HC . Provisions were firm. The market closed steady, with prices SW&Pfra higher than tho previous close. The leading futures ranged as follows: . Jkxjlcles.! Open. Illgh Uw. Close. Bat'y. Wheat Deo. . I May July Corn- Deo. ' May July Oats-. Deo. . May July Tork Jan. May : Jcd- Jan. 'May Ribs Jan. ,, May 1 00 1004 1 00 1 1 00 1 04T4I 105 1 01 1 06 1 0H 1 06 88 1 7V,97y4rt,l 7((t BTTs 57 B7 57SAi 1 61H 81 - 50 62 47 15 67 16 00 8 12 8 85 8 15 8 45 I 8o 80' -B04 MS 62 47V'W47WHt47H(Bkl 48 1S87H IB 0 18 16 JS65 16 00 8 10 86 15 7?' 18 07 la in a 10 17 4a 123' 8 15 8 40 8 20 .8 60, 87H 8 15 4S 8 15 8 62W ' 42! Cash quotations were as follows: FUOUH ISasy; winter patents, 84.6006.10; straights. 84.aE.JM,; dears. S3.1M04.OO; spring patents, 88 So5.8u; straights, KOwrf 4.80' Iwkera. 82. 96j4 15. WH1CAT No. 8 soring, 81.0MiL06; No. 8, 86cS106; No. 8 red, 81-00tia.01. CORN No. 2. 6sVk6ic; No. S yellow, 68y64c OATsV-Ma. 3 white, 62c; No. S white, 60 RYB-NO. J. 74374c. BARXJSr 4Jod feeding, 63690; fair to choice malting, e0uac eKEDS FW-x, No. 1 northwestern. 81 45. Timothy, prime, 83.85. Clover, contract grades, 89.4a PROVISIONS Short ribs sides (loose), 87 87i&.28. Mess pork, per bbl., 814.46 14.55. Lard, per 100 lbs., i.lfi. Short clear aides (boxed). 88.878.2. Receipts aud shipments of flour and grain were as followsi Receipts. Bhiptnents. Flour, b bis.. 24 BU0 11700 WhsaL tuuw. 1W,0W 14.300 Corn. bu..r.......M...M..64.ooo rss.aK) Oats, bu..M....M.......24,0uO 1M.SI0 Rye, bll.i.,nmiHv l.OuO 4.M0 Harley bu... 83,tM 16.8U0 On the Produce exchange the butter mar ket was steady; creameries, 22i&30c; dairies, i)'3to. Fsgs, steady: at mark, cases in cluded, 2&331c; firsts, SCo; prime firsts, 83c. Cheese, steady to firm; 1415c, - Lt-vwrpool Orala Market. ' LTVTJRFOOU Pec- 14. WHEAT H pot, dull; No, 8 red western winter, 7s lld; futures, barely steady: December, 7s Ud; Marc h. 7s 7d; May, 7s d. CORN Spot, quiet; American . mixed, ttew, (vta Qalrestoit), 5a 7dj futures, quiet; January, 6s March, 5s Sad. PEAS Canadian, steady at 7s Td. 1TIUR Winter patents, firm at 80s. HOPA-In London. Psclflo coast, firm at lC2a6 8s. Pnllndelpkla prod are Market. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 14. BUTTER Firm and In good demand; extra western creamery, 88c; extra nearby prints, 85o. KOOS Steady but quiet; Pennsylvania and other nearby firsts, cases free, 340 at mark; current receipts in returnable caaea, iSo at mark; western first, cases free 84c at mark. ClIKliSIS rlrm; New York full creams, choice. 14014c; New York full creams, fair to good. HQ 18 c. Ioort Msrwt, PEORIA. Dec. 14. CORN-Steady; No. 1 yellow, 67o; No. 8 yellow, 67c; No. 1 67e: No. 8. 67c; No. 4, 56c; uo grade. 614(3c. OATo Higher: stnadrd. 61c; No. 8 white. b0Uc; No. 4 white. 60c. Islblo Mnpply of Grain. NEW TORK. Dec. 14. The visible supply of grain as compiled by the New York Prod ace exchange was as follows: Wheat. BL&)S,M buaiuus; Increase, 174,0u bushel. Corn, 4.B42.0O0 bushels: decrease. T.OOO bush els. Oats, .1SX.I) bushels; Increase.. HH.On) """" e, 1.113, mo bushels; lncreaan, ll.oo bushel. Parley, 8,111,000 bushels; de crease, 6f.iio bushels. The Visible supply of wheat In Canada on December 12 was 3.744, 00 bushels, a decrease of 1,836,000 bush els, ... NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET Qaotatloaa ot the Day oa Varloas Commudltles. NEW YORK, Dec. 14 -FI.OUR-Recelpts. 23.M& hhls.; exports, 30,876 bbls. Market dull smi notnlnHlly lower; Minnesota patents, 8f2S46.65; winter straights, 84.Vo4.0; Min nesota bakers, 64.2ofa4.Fifi; winter extras, 63.45 tiH.25; winter patents, 84.7.Vbr6.S6; winter low grades, 83 5t.W4.16. Rye flour, quiet; fslr to good, t4.HKU'4.2f; choice to fancy, 84.9i .43.w buckwheat flour, dull; fc.35itf8.60 per loo Ins. Bt CKWHEAT Quiet; state, 810l nomllal. XRNMEAI-Qiilet; fine white and yel low 81.WKol.66; coarse, 11.4691.80; kiln dried, 83 4rff3 56. RYE Dull: No. 3 western, 83c, nominal, f. o. b. New York. BARr.EY-Bieady: malting, 6507OP. c. I. t. Buffalo; feeding, 64&ti6c, c. 1. t., New York. WHEAT Receipts, 216.000 bu.; exports. 461,668 bu. Spot market steady; No. 2 red, 11.06. elevator, f. o. b. afloat; No. i northern, Duluth, 81.14, f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 hard winter, 21. 13, f. o. b. afloat. An irregular market with a downward tend ency was the feature In wheat todsy. Un der stop-loss soiling and lack of bull sup- fort several sharp declines occurred, fol owed by rallies, on scattered covering, with the close weak and 'irtc net lower. December, 81.081.09, closed 21.06; May, 81.101.H, closed 81.10; July closed at 61.04. CORN Receipts, 128. 626 bu.; exports, 149. 877 bu. The spot market was steady; No. 8 yellow, 69c, elevator, and 6c, f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 white, 67e. The option mar ket was without transactions, closing net unchanged. December closed at 6Hp, May at hbc, July at 68c ana September at 68c. - OAT8 Receipts, 115,000 bu.; exports, 1,400 bu. Spot market steady; mixed, 26 to 32 ins., bow-jbo; natural wnite. m to sz ids., G6'(i5Sc; clipped white, 34 to 42 lbs., 6"'"rf62o, HAY Firm; No. 8. T04j'J6c; good to choice 96c. HIDES Quiet: Bogota, 20Sr21c ; Cen tral America. 21c. BBAVramua n n 11. 2l7.utl7.60; mess. 818.00 18.50; bee namn, i.'b.uu ir zs.ue; pacxers, in oro 16.60; city, extra India mess, I2.60'u 27.00; rut meats, steady; pickled bellies, 23.60199. 50; plrkled hams, 29.00ig) 9.Wt. Lard, firm; western, $,..45'u9.5r); refined, quiet; continent. $8.76; Bouth America, 310.60; compounds, 86.76'i7.0(). Pork, easy; family, 817.5Vrl8.50; short clear, 33).00&22.00;" mess, 214 6016.75. TALLOW-Steady; city (82 per pkg.), 5c; country (pkga, free), 65"!iQ. ,. RICE Quiet; domestic, fair . to extra; 2'6P6c: Japan, nominal.- BUTTER Fancy table grades firm. other sorts slow; creamery specials, 82c (official price, 31c); extras, 31&31c; thirds to firsts. 23di30c: held, common to special. 22ift2vc; state dairy, common to special,-Elif 29c; process, common to special, lWc western factory, firsts, 2l'-'1c; western Imitation crenmery, firsts, 22u2Hc. III.- T.T.A Tt . t t ..11 A a.uil.1. 14 irc; state, September large end small colored and wnite, fancy, itc; state, Oc tober, best, 184c; late made, small, best, 13c; good to prime, lli&12c; common to fair, 10Uc; skims, fall to specials, 2 HJIliC . . , ,-. EUOS Firmer; receipts, 4,298 casea; state; Pennsylvania - and- nearby - selected white) 4H4)50c fair to choice, 80534c; .Western firsts, 32o; seconds, 29(fj31c. POULTRY Dressed, firm; western spring ciucKens, wn'Mc; fowls, llisi4c; spring tur keys, 17 22c. WEATHER IN THE GRAIN BELT Fair Tuesday After a'NIgat olLowtr Tesnperatare. OMAHA. Dec. 14, 1908 The pressure Is highest over the middle ana soutn Atlantic states and on the pa clflo slope. A depression extends from the Canadian provinces south over the central valleys to the west gulf states. Generally cloudy weather prevails In all portions, ex cept it is clear in the lower Missouri val ley and on the middle and southern Rocky mountain slope. Rainy and - unsettled weather continues on the north Psclflc coast and very light and scattered oreclDi- tatlon occurred in the lower lake region and upper Ohio valley within the last twenty-four hours. Moderate temperatures continue general In all sections, but some what cooler weather prevails over the mid dle Rocky mountain slope this morning, and It will be slightly cooler In this vicinity tonight, with continued fair tonight, and Tuesday. Omaha record of temperature and pre cipitation compared with the corresponding oay ot ins last tnree years: s 1308. 1907. 1906. 1906. Minimum temperature.... 38 SO 13 23 Precipitation 00 .07 T .00 Normal temperature for today, 28 degrees. Deficiency in precipitation since March 1 4.06 Inches. Deficiency corresponding period In 1907, 7.13 Inches. Deficiency corresponding period in 1906, 4.47 inches. L. A. WELSH, Local Forecaster. St. Loots General Market. ST. LOUIS. Dec. 14. WHEAT Lower: track, No. 2 red, cash, 31.06U1.0.'; No. 2 nam, si.uswi-w; May, l.06V; July, 95V. CORN Firm; track, No. 2 casn, 6&S 68c; No. 2 white, tc; May, 6oVc; Juvy, OATI4 Lower; track. No. 2 cash, 60c; No. I white, 52c; May, 61c; July, 4tic. FLOUR Steady; red winter patents, $4.80 C6.10; extra fancy and straight, 84.liK8H.70; hard winter, clear, 83.60. . PEED Timothy, $2.5043,40. . . . CORNMEAL-83.20. BRAN Lower; sucked, eas track, $1,020 HAY Lower; timothy, $8.00614.00; prairie. $8.001.5O. .' : v . - , " IRON COTTON TIES $1.00. ' HEMP TWINE 7c. PROVISIONS-Pork, ,. steady: Jobbing, 815.12. -Lard, higher; prime steam, $S.974$ 9.07. Dry salt meats, unchanged ; boxed, extra shorts, 89.37; clear ribs, $i.37; short clears, 8.S;. Bacon, unchanged; boxed, extra short, 310.25; clear ribs. 310.: short clears. 810.60. POULTRY Easy; chickens, 8(Sc; springs, 9c; . turkeys, 13o; duoka, . C; BUTTER Steady; 1 creamer. 2330c. EOG8 Unchanged at :6c, case count. Receipts. Shipments, Flour, bbls. 19,000 ll,o) Wheat, bu U9.000 54,0m Corn, bu 1 W.'AW ln.ouo Oats, bu VJO.OOO ' 6o,tiv0 Kansas City Grain and Provisions. KANSAS CITY. Dec, 14.-WIfEAT-Un- cnangea to He lower; December, 96e; May, ttc; July. 91Hc: cash. No. 8 hard. cS1.02; No. 8 hard, tW,c&1.01; No. s rea, u.ibwi.w; no. i red,, ii.vnwi.ob. CORN cU-lc lower; December. 66c; May, 67Uc: July. 674kc: cash. No. 2 mixed 66(jS6c; No. 3 mixed. 65'&a)e; No. 2 wnite, ji67c: No. 3 white, 6g'67c. OATS Unchanged; No. 2 white, 48glc; No. 3 mixed, 41!tiaOc. RYE 7&U77C HAY-Sieady; choice timothy. 89.75S1O.0O: choice prairie, $)s.76nJO0; choice ulfalfa, $13.6(14.60. BUTTER Steady; creamery, 80c; pack ing stock, 19c. EGOS Weak; fresh extras, '29c: current receipts, 2q, Receipts. Shipments. Wheat, bu lHO.uiO 64.000 Corn, Du ..103,000 6,000 Oats, bu H.ouO 26,000 Options at Kansas City: Articles. Open. Hlgh.j Low. Close. Wheat May ... July ... Corn May ... July ... 99ffi 98 98 91 1921-0,914J 57 HI 67X1 '67 l57Hi 67B 67 67570 Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 14.-WHEAT-De-reniber. $1.W; May, $1 07H; No. 1 hard, $1.0J; No. 1 northern, $1.0; No. 2 north ern, $1.04(&1.06; No. 3 northern, $1.00 1.03. FLAXBEED-Closed at 81.43V FLOUR First iiatvnts, 85.8o$46.56: second patents, 85.1i)6 20; first clears, 84.0044.10; second clears, 82.95ti3.06. Mllwaakeo Grain Market. MILWAUKEE. Dec. 14. W 1 1 EAT Mar ket lower; No. 1 northern, 81.owijl.o9H- No 3 northern, 31076107; May, 11.05, aked COKN Steady; May, 61fclc. asked BARLEY Steady; standard. 66H4i66c sample. 57(aU6c . . U Dnlalh Grain Harket. DULUTH. Dec. ll.-WHEAT-No, 1 north ern, $1.08; No. 2 northern, 81.04; December 81.U5; May. $1.07; July, 8107. CosTeo Market. NEW YORK. Dec 14. COFFEE Mar ket closed dull net unchanged to 6 points higher; sales were reported of 3.600 bags. Including, March, i.alo; spot coffee quiet; No. I Rio, ') No. 4 oantos. T&Hc; mild coffea dull; Cordova, 861$. THE OMAHA ' a NEW YORK STOCKS AND BONDS j . - - ...... Outlook In -Money Market Restrain! Specnlatire Operation!. '; HEAVY .DEMANDS FOR fUNDS Cash for Trading Can Only lie Secured by Readjustment of Loans Break In Values Comes ' I.ate la Day, NCTV YORK, Dec. 14.-Specuratlve opera- -f!. L" . ,a,'k8 restrained by the outlook In tha money market, but In the absence of actual withdrawal of credits there was no active pressurs to sell. There' Weir". nu,?ber of Jeveiopments which helped to advance prices. The report of subtressury operations revealed the prin cipal factor of depletion of bank reserves, the, loss of the banks to the government for the new banking week being $16,337,000. These changes are due to the payments for subscriptions to the Panama canal bonds, which sre expected to run through i? JPJf w,pt- This sum added to the 83.9O0.OO0 gold shipped to Paris on Sat urday, which has not yet figured In the Dank, statement, stands opposed to a sur F,i'J?erv?.0, the hanks .on Saturday of $16,R9.6ai. It Is manifest, therefore, that further resources for speculative opera tions are dependent on a shifting of loan accounts. Call money went to ' per cent, enm Rred J"1 8 per cent. Hit week'. hlghot. The Brasilian coffee lo..n .issued In Lon don today, will be offered to New York participants to the extent of $10.ono.OOO dur ing the week. The sale of $5,000,000 bonds by a Pennsylvsnia subsidiary company was announced during the- da v. The pos sibility of a check to the gold outgo was a factor In the strength shown by the stock market. Much Importance was at tached also to the filing of freight rate changes with the Interstate Commerce commission by the trunk lines. The Cen tral Freight association and the trans continental association thus embracing alt the principal railways of the country. The astounding yield of the country's agri cultural products summarised in the an nual report of the secretary of agriculture made for cheerful views of property hold One of the day's Incidents that had a sentimental effect on the speculation was the rise In the price of Standard Oil in the curb market to above 700 for the first time In over three years. This movement was believed to be; connected with tho maturing plan for reorganlxlng the capital Issues of the compsny In a manner to bring the shares more nearly Into line with the securities active In the daily operations of the market. The supreme court decision exempting E. H. Harrlman from the obligations to answer queries of the Interstate Commerce commission was regarded as a step towards restric tion, of the . power of the commission. American Smelting was the weak feature and was sold down to successively lower stages from the general distrust of the price level, compared with earning powr and dividend prospects. This, coupled with the flurry to 3 per cent In call money, caused the late break in prices. A number of Important net declines was the result. Bonas ' were Irregular. Total sales, par value. 85.6SO.O0O. United States bonds were unchanged on call; Number of sales and leading quotations on stocks were: ' ' 'l 81m. HUh. Low. Clous. AmlumtnJ Copper 37. on 87vt u74 M Am. C. T 7.400 48 4t, 46H Am. C. F. pfd 100 IMS lS Am. Cotton Oil 1.400 4'.'4 41 1 Am. H. 4 L. pfd 2,400 17 M'-i 'tt Am. Irs Bwurltlei ino u to 5 14 Am. LlnsMd Oil 0 If)1 15 M14 Americas LocomotlT 4,io0 67V, Am. LoromotlT ptd liou Am. 6. A Ft 17,700 M 4H4 Pit Am. 8. A Ft. pfd 1,100 103H 102 irifu, Amer Sur Retinitis 4u0 132H 13! 131 Am. Tobtceo pfd 100 $2 21 . Amsrictn Woolen SI (4 Anaconda Mining Co 2,000 49 4 4 Atchison 9V 97 97 Atchison pfd , S00 102 102 14 10i Atlsntlo Cosst Uns X00 111 U04 110 Baltimore Ohio II.SUO 111 110 111 Bal. Ohio pfd 1 Brooklyn FUpId Tr 10,400 58 .f7 Kk Csnsdlsa Psclfle "0 177 177 J77 Central Leather 1.400 91 30 30 Contral Lrathar pfd 1,000 101 10 100 Central of Nsw Jeraajr 21 ChosaiMKk Ohio IJ.r.OO f.9 (7 (7 Chicago Ot. W J.OOO 12 11 11 Chicago A N," W... 2.300 179 17 J7 C, M. A St. V,... n.DOO 1M 1M1 1V C. C, C. A St. L 4.700 70 ,.S Colorado r. A 1 1.700 40 M 9 Colorado A Bo .' 7,700 (k M Colo. A SO. 1st pfd 700 7J 7 ' Ti- Colo. A Bo. 2d pfd l.!00 8 M Conaolldstod Oa t.oo 14 1K4 U4 Corn Products 200 18 17 17 Delaware A Hudson.. ' S.'.'0 180 179 178 Denrer A Rio Orande !,3W 3 SS 3S D. A R. O. pfd 83 nistlllara' BscurlttM 4no 38 88 S Erin 3.9O0 3," 34 M Brls 1st pfd S.eoo M 49 49 Erl Id Pfd 700 41 40 40 Oonsral Elsctrlo S"0 1KB ir,8 187 Oraat Northern pfd i il.4i Wi 143 144 Great Northern Or ctfs.... 9.000 78 72 72 Illinois Central 3.700 14K 146 14 Inlerboroufh Met 16.900 17 18 ! Int. Met. pfd 1,1110 42 l 39 International Paper 100 11 11 11 Int. 'Paper pfd MO D7 B7 IM International Pump 1,400 ii 32 '38 Iowa Central 30 Kanaa City 80 ' 1.500 r? S7 37 K. C. So. pfd 300 67 67 6 Louisville A N 600 i:4 123 122 Minn. A St. U 700 61 &0 0 M . St. P. A B. B. M 2;K J31 1.11 131 Missouri Psclflo ,9iK 87 86 4:, M., K. A T 11,600 89 3 W M., K. A T. pfd l,WX 72 71 71 National Lead 1,700 81 80 New York Central.. too J23 120 l'A N. Y., O. A W i,X 48 4(i 46 Norfolk A W 800 85 84 84 North American 1.100 74 73 72 Northern Psclflc 12.400 143 14t 142 Pacific Marl l,O0 , 54 85 Si ' Pennsylvania 49,in0 181 130 130 People' Oaa 1,700 lol lu0 1i0 P . C, C. A Bt. L 17 Pressed Steel Car 6.800 45 42 42 Pullman Paiac Car.. l.luO 173 173 171 Rallwajr Bteel Spring. I.40O. 47 46 V' Resdlng '. .107,800 .143 140 141 Republic Bteel l.OOO 26 2 2K Republic Bteel ptd 700 (6 86 84 Rock Island Co 1,800 29 23 Rock Islsnd Co. pfd 9.800 . 81 6 (O'j Bt. L A B. r. td pfd 00 40 40 40 Bt. Louli 8. W ' 3.K 23 S8 23 Bt. U S. W. pfd.... '.. 1,20 '54 .-63 52 Bloas-Sheffleld 8. A 1 800 78 78 ' 78 Southern Paclfto 75.500 121 1M 120 So. Pacific pfd 1.100 124 123 123 Southern Railway i.OUO 25 25 24 80. Railway pfd 1,000 00 f, 58 Tennessee Copper 44 44. 44 Texas A Pacific S.100 84 84 88 T., St. L. A W 1.800 42 41 41 T., St. L. A W. pfd .8"0 87 66 M I'nlon Paclflo 2,4uo 184 12 !. t'nlon Pacltlo pfd 6"0 95 95 83 V. B. Rubber 400 34 84 34 I', ft. Rubber 1st pfd ' 300 1i8 17 107 U. 8. 8teel ." 65A 64 64 It. 8. Steel pfd '. s.80 116 112 112 I'tah Copper l.S"0 47 46 45 Ve. -Carolina. Chemical .... SoO ' 44 43 43 Va.-Caralln Chant, ptd 11' Wabash 1.8O0 19 17 18 Wabash pfd 5."0 4 4S 4 Westlnghous Electric ..... ") 86 88 88 Western I'nlon S"0 8 68 88 Wheeling A U E 100 11 11 11 Wisconsin Central .... 6) 91 81 81 Am. T. A T. Co 400 lu 118. 128 Total sales for the day, l.lOB.Ooo shares. London Stock Market. LONDON, Dec. 14. American securities were quiet and featureless during the early session today. At noon the market was steady, with prices from below to above Saturday's New York closing. London closing stocks: Consols, money. ...81 11-14 M., K. A T 19 do account 81 15-16 N. V. Central 124 Anaconda 10 Norfolk A W 86 Atchlaon 101 do pfd ..82 do pfd I"4 Ontario A W. 41 Baltimore A 0 118 Pennsylvania 87 Canadian Pacific 182 Hand Mine..... 7 Chesapeake A Ohio.. 0 Reading 71 Chicago (1. W 12 Southern Ry 24 Chi.. Mil. A St. P...15J do ptd 11 be Beers 10 Boutheren Peclflc 121 Denver A Rio O M I'nlon Pacific... 1K do pfd 84 do pfd , 98 Erie 6l). 8. Steel 56 do 1st pfd 11 do pfd 116 do Id pfd 41 Wabash i Orand Trunk 21 do pfd 41 Illinois Central 161 Spanish 4a 84 Louisville A N ll4Amal. Copper.. A.... 88 tilLVEK Bar. quiet at 22 d per ounce. HONEY 2 16 2 per cent. The rate of discount In the open mar ket for short bills is 2 per cent; for three months' bills 2 per centv New York Mining Storks. NEW YORK. Dec. 14. Closing quotations on mining slocks: Alice 115 Leadvllle Con. ....... 6 Brunswick Con 1 Little Chief g Com. Tunnel stock... IS Mexican 8i Com. Tunnel bonda. . 14 Ontario its Con. Cel. A V Ophlr v Hors Silver 75 Standard ,,; Iron Silver 0 sy.llow Jacket to eo tiered. Bank riearlaga. OMAHA, Dec. 14. Bank clearings for to day were 82.61.6. 751. 64 and for tne corre spond hi g date last year, $2,143,871.80. Treasary gtatesseat. WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Today's state ment of th treasury bslances in the gen eral fund, exclusive of the $160,000,000' gold reserve, shows; - Available cash balance DAILY BEE: TUESDAY. $144,810,817; gold fMn and bullion, $3f.44S,804; gold coin certificates, S3, 113,730. TCew York Money Market. NEW YORK, IVci. 1-MONEY-On call, firm at 2Vi3 per cunt; ruling rate, Pt rent; rloRing bid, $ per cent; offered at i per cent. Time loans, stronger; sixty days and ninety days. .-314- per cent; six months. 3 per cent. PRIME MERCANTILE PAPER 44 per cent. ' r . ' STERLING : nXCttANOE Easy, with actual business In bankers' bills at $4.HM 4.8610 for sixty-day bills and at 84.8710 for demand; commercial bills. 84 4,tH 84. SILVER Bar, : C Mexican dollars, 45c. nONPS Oovernmsnt, steady; railroad, irregular. Closing quotations on New York bonds were as follows: '. 8 rf. la. reg..rl Int. Met. 4t TK'4. uo coupon .! u. m. uni. 4a....,.ii8 t'. S. Is, reg 1' Van. c. g. 4 9 do coupon li Mi. Central 4s 15 t. B. 4s. reg ..!! d lrt no ,2 uo coupon m. St St. Ls 4t 86 Am.-Tobbaco 4a.:.... 7 M K a t a m do 6s , 101 io 1 , 87 Aicoison gen. is. in n. r. r. or M. . 4s. 81 do adj. 4s 12 N. T. C. g. Is 84 do cv. 4s 102 N. J. C. g. 5 li" do cv. 5s 105 No. Pacific 4s 103 "Atlantic c. L. ts 9' do 3s 73 w. OB" V" -n. s W. C. 4S 9844 Srfn Lm S4S. O f -. J - , - Brk. R. T. cv. 4s.... ; Pen, cv. la 1915... 94 Central of On, 5e 5 d con. 4a 104 (lo 1st Inc 8tt Rradlna t. ml o M lnc M . Rep. of Cuba 6 103 do Id Inc ..v.'3 ' 9t. L. A I. M. c 6s..Ul Ches. A Obi 4s. .. .106 . 1,. a g. r. fg. 4a. 8i Chicago A A. !s... 76 est 9 w c 4t C, B. q. n. 4 9 Seaboard A. L. 4.... 83 C. R. I. A P. 4..... 78 So. Partflc 4sT 91 UU V.M. s., . QO ISl fp W o ou. 1. TV BO. HIIISIj o 1184 CCC. A !t. L. g. 4a.. 7 Texas A P 1. . in Colo. Ind. Us JjT., St. L. A W. 4s.. 8 .n.u. n inioa I'SCIIIO 4S 104 Colo. A SO. 4. . ....... 8V ffe cv 4s IKK Del. A H. cv. 4s 1114 t, g. Bteel Id 5 102 I). A R. O. 4 8 'Wabash 1 Ill Erie p., I. 4s 1 Western Md. 4 3n uf Rru, ,t,- -tv. at Lt. gj, a 83 "". vai. 4V,s iv7wis. CeMrs.1 4s a ct. 1., r. M, a H. do 4s 81 cv. s etfi 138 eml4 M,rl.T " i l Uke ". 4S 1951... 96 Boston Storks lad Dsaiii. BOSTON, De o 14. Money, call loans. 2tt ..... , .mi. u,ia, Bnum per cent, t losing prices on stocks and bonds were as follow- Atchison ad). 4e...... W Arltflna Com. ..' 89 Mex. Central 4a 8o Butts Coalition 27 Atchison 97cal. A Arliona Hi Pfd 1SC1. A Hecla ..875 Boston A Albany 228 Centennial 31 Boston Maine. l.to Copper Range 8o Boston Klevated ...w.121 Paly West in Fltchburg ptd 181 Franklin 16V ... ... k ursnny 1044 I'nlon Psclflc ........l0ren Cananea 11 Am. Arge. chm 31 Isis Royal ., wu do pfd 4Mas. Mining 8 Am. Pneu. Tub.,... 1 Michigan l)Z Ameer. Sugar Ill Mokawk 9 do pfd 129 Mont. C. A C 45 Am.' T. A T 128 Nevada n Amer. Woolen 10 Old Dominion ...... 58 PM .94 Osceola H4 Dominion I. A 8 18 Parrot 29tt Kdlson Klec. lllu...,.14 Qnlncy . . 'm Oeneral Klec trio 168 Shannon- 171 Mass. Klectrlo ....... 11 Tamsrsck 88 do ptd . o7 Trinity ..i. 17 Msss. Oss ...T.v...,. (8i:nlsed Copper 14 J nlted Fruit 1.0 u. g. Mining 44 United 8. M... 0. 8. oil... isu ,..". P" M l lah 45 J V. 8. Steel., U Victoria . ,J so pfd ift Winona , Adventure 9 Wolverine ir,i AIIOU JNorfh Butt 4 Amalgamated 81 x-dlvldend. . .' Foreign Financial. ' T"lMriOW Tloo' liWr,n... - T .u ' r in. tuir v.u,wai,u uii lunrnei wuay ana discounts vrnre sieauy, 1'aris secured the bulk of the VI ukf tVtfy I t s . . .0,, in Hum at a reauotion or c. Tho Stock exchange, despite the alack business, ueveloned a fnir nmmint " t u, , , , stils touched 84 and this helped the other Kin-eugeu securities, tint noma rails were lifeless. Foreigners aad- Kaffirs improved on the cheerful continental news. Diamond sharps continual t., I... a ,AB, e , v , . v , noon icaiuia American shares, In spite of the poor New iui. utuia suuemeni, 'went to over parity in the forenoon. United States 8teel, Union Pacific and some of tha low-priced shares leading. ' A slight setback occurred after the receipt of the New Tfork opening, but a recovery set lrf and tke marker riniahs steady. .- t m. M I.' X) r TV r,.n u the Bourse today . were, firm and trading R A 1 I W r,.r - Trtn,H;k..i hMl Dn day-were steady. r io t vr - London Hmnioif1 Market. lXXT0?i: Dec. I4.i1t30ti2mar': T7s mlirl. American eagles, 76s (itu . i - OMAHA GEXEBA.Sf'AlKET. - , . Condition of Trade and Quotations on Staple and Fancy Frodace. BrTTER'-.Creamery, No. 1. dcllve-ed to retail trade In cartons. 31c: No. 1 In lo-lh tubs. 60c; ' No. 2 In 60-lb.' tubs, 28c; No. 3 in 30-lb. tubs, 28c; No; a In 1-lb. cartons, 29c; fancy, dairy, tubs, . 2tfC3c; packing stock, 20c. BOOS-Fresh candled, B3c; storage, ' i8c'. CHEESE Finest Wisconsin full oream, twins, l&c; young Amerk', 4 In hoop; lbHc; favorite, 8 in hoop, 16c; daisies, 20 in hoop, 16tye; cream brick, full case, 16c; block swiss, 16c; full cream limburger, 16c. ''' BEEF CUTS No. 1 ribs, l"Vc; No. 2 ribs. UHc; No. 3 ribs, 7c; No. 1 loins, 20c; No. 2 loins, 13c; No.' 3 loins, 9c;-No. 1 chuck, 6c; Noi-2 chuck, .5c; No. 3 chuck, 4c; No. 1 round, Hbc; No. 2 round, 7c; No. 8 round, 4c; No. 1 plate, 5,4c; No.. 2 plate, 4Hc; No. 8 plate, 34c. V r ' DRESSED POULTRY Dressed hens, 10c; springs, 11c; ducks, 12o: jreese, 10c; tur keys, 18c; squabs, $1 Win 25 per dog. 8UGA R Coarse granulated, 6.60c; fine granulated, 6.70c; cubes, 6.0c; powdered, 6.50. FRES1 FRUITS-Apples, t3.250H.25 per bu. txix. lemons, $28O1r4.0t! Orangi-s, Cal ifornia, $3.003.26. Bananas. $1.75((t4.00 per bunch. Grapes, Malaga,. $6.60Sti.60 per keg; California Emperor, 4-box crates, $1.6Mj) 1 75. ; VEGETABLES Celery,- Mlchlgsji, per dos., 3tc; other, OOcuSOc. Beans, navy,, per bu.; No. 1, $2. 50412.60; lima, 6c per lb. Cabbage, 2c per lb. Potatoes, 6cS4)6c. To matoes, per basket, .crate, $1.60. Cucum bers, per dos., $1.60(31.75. .Onions, Spanish, per crate, $2.00; Texas. $1.26 per crate. Lettuce, 'per do..,' 46c. Peppers, southern, $1.00 per crate. Cauliflower, $2.60 per crate; Egyptian, $1.60 per dor. Brussels sprouts, 30c pur qt. Kumquats, 35c per qt. Metal, Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 14 The London tin market closed easy, wtlh spot quoted at 130 and futures at 132 6s. The local market was weak and lower in sympathy with the foreign decline, with spot quoted at $28.62i'S'28.87V. Copper was lower Jn Lon don, with spot closing easy at 62 12s and futures at 63 12s 6d. The local market was easy and unchanged, with lake quoted at $14.25(14. 50; electrolytlo; . $14.0t(&il4.26; cast ing, $13.87g'14.12V4. Lead was lower In London; at 13 3s M. Locally the market was weak, but unchanged, at $4.22vii4.25. Spelter was unchanged to 20 12s 6d In London and at -Uxqi,15 locally. Iron was a shade higher abroad, with, standard foun dry quoted at 47s 8d and Cleveland war rants at 47s 9d. Locally the market was unchanged. No, 1 foundry northern. $17.00 17.50.. No. ) southern and No. 1 southern soft, $ln726&17.62. ST. LOUIS, Dec." 14. M ETA LS Lead, dull; at 1.12V. Spelter, dull at $5.06. Cotton. .Market. . . NEW YORK, Dec. 14 r-COTTON Futures opened barely steady; December, 8.88c; Jan uary. 8.55c; March, 8.63c; May, R6c; July $.67o; August, 8.55c;-October, 8.4o. Spot rotten closed quiet; middling up lands, f.loc; mlddllug gulf; A6c .--Sales 6.200 bales. Futures closed very steady December. 8.80c; January, ' 8.56c; February' 8.62c; March. 8.62c; .April, S.Slo; May, 8c: June. 8.67c; July, 87c; August, &5o: September. 144c; October, 8.4f-. GALVESTON, Dec. 14. --COTTON Steady at 8 13-lOc. i- y ST. LOUIS. Dec. 14. OOTTON Lower; middling, Sc; sales, 38 -bales; receipts, 6.6K4 bales; shipments, 6,666 bales; stuck 36.687 bales. 1 NEW ORLEANS. Dee. 14 COTTON Spot quiet and steady; low ordinary, .4 ic, nominal; ordinary, 5 3-lfic, nominal; geod ordinary. ISc; low middling,' 8c; mid dling, k4c: good middling, Vc; mid dling fair 9Hc; fair, 10-c, nominal; re ceipts, 11,4377 bales; stock, 2S3.74 bales. Evaporated Apples aad Dried Frails. NEW YORK. Dec. 14. EVAPORATED APPLES Markel i r quiet, with fancy quoted at VqW choip at 7ctmc. prime at trVfc7c nd old crop fruit according to grade. ' DRIED FRUIT-Prunes are wanted in a small quantity and limited Interest is shown In offering, yuotations range from 44c to To for new crop California up to 4o-50s, and from Hc to 7Vtc for Oregon 50-30. - Apricots are In' a strong position statistically, with choice auoted at V64C, extra choice at l(bUfic and fancy at 1HV3 13Hc. Peaches are attracting more atten tion, owing to tha strength of apricots, with choice quoted at 7r7c, extra choice at 74 fesc and fancy at 8h4h. Raisins are un settled, with loose muscatel quoted at 6 ft. 6c, choice to fancy seeded at fcuTc. seed less at 4VSc and London layers at H.W jLuH. ... DEt'EMBEIi 15, 100?. OMADA LIVE STOCK MARKET Fat Cattle Slow to Ten Lower and Feeders Steady. HOGS SELL FIVE CENTS HIGHES Best Lambs Steady. Otaers Tea ta TwealyFlra Lower Fat "keep Tan to Fifteen Lower aad Feeders Sleagy. SOUTH OMAHA, Dec. 14. lnOS. ReCelDtS Were: Cattla Unx Chun Estimate Monday s.'iJ 8.800 lS.On) name nay last week .... 6.245 6.32 ll.SKI Same day 2 weeks ago.. 4.8N5 7,li .:t7 Same day 3 weeks ago.. 8.W 6.667 10,474 J nay 4 weeks ago.. 7.65 8.626 17.3K1 nemo day last year 4,012 2.K3 6,114 The following table shows the receipts of cattle, hogs and sheep at South Omaha for the year to date, compared with last 1(08. 1!A7. Ino. Dec. tsttla 5.71S 1.1S0.909 135,280 ,"gs .2f,irj6 M73,(C; 152,0!7 .... Sheep ZiAl.XM 2.010.S33 41.5US .... The following table shows the average price of hogs at South Omaha for tha last severat days, . with comparisons: Date. 1808. 1807.ltO.18ft.l04.ll)t.1901 Deo. 4.... Deo. 6 ... Deo. 6.... Dec. 7.... Dec. 8.... Dec. .... Dec. 10... Dec. 11... Deo. 12... loc. 13... Dec. 14... 6 69 t 68 541 IS 6 63 6 41 t S3 4 631 4 671 4 71 ( 4 62 I 4 47 4 34 4 4ttj 4 71 4 4!l 4 20 18 4 81 4 441 t 22 4 88 4 24 17 4 27 R 11 4 84 4 42 It 4 831 4 401 21 4 A 4 86 15 4 87 4 84 e 4 4 321 08 4 84 It ("J 4 6 12 4 12 6 21) 4 88i B 14 4 79 4 83 4 881 4 861 4 41 J 4 48 6 H 6 W 03 4 43 S 05 4 41 4 30 4 4& Sunday. CATl'LM Th OOttlA MA.l,4. V. I. . . n.nln. v.? "umber of cars of stock ' muay Dy each road was as fol lows: n m o. Cattle. Hogs. Sheen. HVs. . .... ot, a- id X a Wabash 8 .. .. Missouri Pacific 1 .. 6 Union Pacific 40 11 24 C. & N. W., east .... 12 " l U. &. N. W. weat.s.. 64 10 12 1 y.-, Bt. f. M. & O.... 16 1 C., B. & Q., east.... i 1 2 t.., B. tk. Q., West.... 76 14 v 1 it. i. & v., east.. 4 .. 11 Illinois central 2 .. C. Q. W 2 4 2 Total receipts ....245 44 67 3 The disposition of the day's receipts was tunum, earn ouyer purcnasmg tlie num ber of head Indicated: CattU linn. Ok.... Omaha Packing Co 4ti7 641 1,20.1 Swift and Company 1,046 717 1,724 Cudahy Packing Co 9t2 716 1,898 Armour Mr I ' 1 l'j 1 mi-7 e Omaha P'k'g. Co., Denver 281 Cudahy Pk g. Co. 8U P I 129 vHiisam & jo b3 Carey & Benton 22 ..n li Stephen. Iti7 .ui oc rjuil , lrJ F. P. T-ule o. ; - - .............. ..... ..... Huston & Co 20 J. B. Root & Co 153 J. 11. Bulla ..4 67 ' L. F. Hubs , 84 woif : i5 ":; McCreary & Carey 158 R ;l m Wvrlhimr OA If. .F. Hamilton 5 m. nagerty t uo 28 V. fl Invlirnni 1 1 Sullivan Bros .'".'.".'.'.. 68 I.ehmer Ttm n Klngan ...il.'.'.'.'J .... "Vf tmuli & p , 7 Other Buyers 222 6,398 Total i.- e,i66 S.138 10,792 was not at all to the liking of sellers. Re ceipts were large, but the quality was poor and the trade as a whole was very slow and the tendency on killers at least downward.. - There SMimul In ha mrm In. Qutry for 'desirable fat steers, but there were not enough of that kind to make very much of a showing and the general trade was extremely slow and dull, with prices', shading down to. as much as 10c lower than last week's close. Cows and heifers vprH vnrv rlull frnm start to finish, with prices In the majority of cases as much as 10c lower than last oaiuraay. wuyers did not appear In any hurry to fill orders, an tliut If wn. struggle In many cases to get them to go and look at the. stuff. The forenoon was very well advanced before any business of any consequence was transacted and It was later than usual before anything like a clearance was effected. Common- eows and canners. or anvthlnar on the thin and undesirable order, were especially hard to sell, buyers talking that that kind has been way too high at this point and that they were entitled to a great big concession In prices. As a result they did not try very hard to buy them and the market on that kind was safely 10(6'30c lower. lhere were a good many feeders included in the day's run,- but there was a good speculative demand conseauent unon th expectation that there would be free buy- mn vii vim pnrt or. cuumry visitors to tne Corn exposition. Hence the desirable kinds of feeders at least sold at about steady prices, but the common and inferior stuff was rather dull and hard to move, the same as has been the case all tho win ter to date. . . Quotations on cattle: flood ' in rbntr-a corn-fed steers. $!.404i7.2fi: fair to srood corn-fed steers. $6.46.40; common to fair corn-fed steers, 14.004.40; good to choice range steers. $5.25&6.00; fair to good range steers,, $4.004.50: good to choice corn-fed cows and heifers, $4. 004.66; good to choice grass cows and neirers, 3.5oU.8S; fair to good grass cows and hnlfers. $2.&3ii3.60: common to fair grass cows and heifers, .-.ii(lS!a.ts; gooa to choice stockers and feeders, 84.6ufefi.25: fair to stood stockara and feeders, $3.764.60; common to fair stockers and feeders. $2.753.76; stock helf. ers, 42.5O4j3.40; veal calves, $2.b0f.76; bulla, isgs, civ., asDtu-e.io. BiSEF STEERS. Av. Pr. No. At. Pr. .1007 6 CO I... .. ?S I 80 17... 60... ..1185 4 74 .. 815 t 40 COWS. 4... ....11) I1J ....1071 3 to ....1075 I 80 ....1111 t 90 ....1411 t 00 ....13(0 6 50 ....1476 I 60 11... ., 987 t 65 .. 871 t 70 ..832 I 90 .. 98 2 90 .. 718 I 00 ..101 I 18 4. HEIFERS. t 441 I It 4 BULLS. t T 1 45 1 1 1610 I 10 CALVES, t tao 4 oo i 1.. '130 6 00 907 4 M 1400 I II U0 I W STOCKERS AND FEEDERS. t 9(8 I 35 9 64 90 T 778 1 55 8 ?a l ax 27 677 1 60 If 971 4 88 HOOS Ueceluls of boas at t 111 iinirtt Were very light, there nut belnv xiioinrri in sight to. reaily make a market. It was in fact, the llgntest run ever for a Monday experienced at this point in some time. With so few hogs in sight buyers picked up the offerings early In the mornlnar mv. lug prices that were generally 6c hirher than Saturday, and that, tuo. In the face of ad vices from other market points that were none too encouraging. The hoas sold largely at $5.3oti6.46 and on up to a top of $6.60. It will be remembered that on Satur day the hogs sold very largely at $o.2i4.4S. with a top at $5.55. representative sales: No. At. Bo. Pr. N. Av. h. Pr. it 100 ... 4 It II 164 ... 110 11 141 90 I 40 94 130 ... 140 67 bl 194 f 40 44 136 90 f It 91 ioi 180 t 36 11.. 74.. 83.. 68.. 16.. 9 . .941 110 f 40 81 116 40 'i IB ..297 180 t 40 ..130 180 40 ..Ml 180 t 40 . .180 110 t 40 ..290 ... 148 ..HI M IS 81.. 40.. II ... 6 17 ...125 190 t 90 ...111 ... I 30 ...Ml 80 I 90 ...111 90 t 10 ...196 ... 110 ...230 480 t 80 ...135 230 I r. ...131 40 t K! ...ilt ... t 92 ...211 ... t 82 ...137 120 I 85 ...t ... f 85 ...161 90 t 35 14.... 9t.. 11.... 106... 11. 17.. ...... iVl 120 t 46 ti..:. f 21 W i 50 46 110 i 60 . 1 170 110 t 50 69 in 90 I 50 56 289 40 I 50 91 192 120 f 50 61 348 Si i U 41 tU 40 t 53 61 t:a ... (a ti 141 40 I 60 of sheeu Wur u.ru 74.... 31.... 67.... 71.... 79.... 91.... II... 90.... lot 40 I 40 9i4 40 t 40 W.... htikik.f Kecelpts liberal tills morning about Jlfty-flv cars suing reported In wnen the market duiwh Of tnls number about twenty cars were i rum in range, some oi mem or tne wheat fields, but a good many of tliem not fat enough for killer. Very unfavorable advices from all nthnr sol Hug point, together with the faot that tne market at this point was already very high In comparison with other market caused a sharp reaction in prices to take place. , However, choice lambs remained steady, selling up to 17.26 for the best. wnicn was as rugn as they have brouvht any day this season. On the other hand pretty gooa iambs were loibo lower and from than on down to 25o lower on a sonri many that would have been considered on most dsys as pretty decent killers. There was a pretty good demand, but still with more to select from buyers were able to be a little more particular and the trade was not aulte so active as It has been tin mnat days of late. Fat sheep also felt the downward move ment In values, ' being generally luQlic No Better ' than tho F1rt National IUxik of OTnaha rtth w hich to do your banking businesg. It's aesots are over $12,000,000.00? f (with most of their loans made to Omaha's conservatlva but pro gressive firms and Individual. . Their Capital, Surplus and Profit account stockholder money invested) is over f 1.200, 000. 00; (which means a strong guarantee to depositor.) For Your Savings account it offers 1U 3 per cent Certificates, of Deposit; a de servedly popular form of investment, because backed by stead ily growing assets, and Because National Banks are under constant Government Inspection, and these inspections are becoming more and more thorough. Vonr checking or time account Is solicited. First National Bank of Omaha Thirteenth and Favrnam St. Kntrancs to Safety Deposit Vanlta is on ISth street To Christmas Shoppers Please buy your presents early. Early in the day and early In De cember. That will be your biggest gift to the holidays to the workers be hind the counters and on the de livery wagons. 9)eessasesiss-rss9sisis lower than last week and a little slow to move. Buyers seemed to want tu h.n.. grades of both yearlings and ewes,. but the iiouiuiii ainus were ratner dull. A little bunch of choice heavv native ni,i n .2 A4'M but Pret'y fair westerns sold around i. IO What few feeders thnro n.m mnm.j about steady prices, there being no note worthy change in the rnarkot for that kind of stuff, either sheep or lambs. Quotations Of Sheon and lnmha- finnA n rhnloe lambs, $.75iH7.25; fair to good lambs M.00fr.75; fwdlng lamhs, M.W'fte.SO; good to choice yearlings, 5.BOf55.M; fair to good heavy yearlings, R7figfi.l5; feeding year ling. $4.0ftH.50; good to choice wethers K26M 60; fair to good wethers. 4.0(vg4 25 feeding wethers, S BOfN.00; good to choice ewes. S3.7rVfiM.lE: fair to smnrl t k,a .75: feeding ewes, 12.0003. 25: culls snd bucks. $1.002 00. Representative sales: No. Av Ti. 2M western lambs 72 7 09 17S western ewes 107 s 7S X western lambs 76 go western ewes 142 4 SO 47 western lamhs M stk 232 western yearlings & wethers M 5 (K 4 western ewes 110 s An 179 western lambs 72 00 25 western lambs, culls 68 6 60 90 western lambs , as 6 25 20 westefp Jambs, feeders R4 4 75 13 western ewes 1M 3 00 9 Western yearlings 91 6 75 2 western wethers 130 5 ro 186 Nebraska lambs, feeders 43 4 00 CHICAGO tlVB STOCK MARKET Cattle Ten Cents Lower Hogs Steady Sharp Lowers OHinAnn. rwv ' 14 riTTi.FnM.ini. estimated at 29,000 head. Market 10c lower;' w.wra i.tJ; cows. 3.00S6.Zd; heifers, t2.50fc4.eO; bulls, $2.75&4.50; calves, I2.504jS.2o; stockers and feeders, Sl.0(g4.8o. nous-tieoeipis,. estimated at 60,000 head. v . . 1 1 a. . j diiiuuiiis, ,iv 4T5.80; butchers, $6.65S.75; light mixed, 5.10 5.70; pigs, S4.uutyt.lS; bulk of sales, eo.40 6.65. SHEET3 AND LAMBS Receipts, 40,000 head. .Market lOigSOc lower; sheep, S4.00ffj! 5.00; lambs, S5.254j7.76; yearlings, J4.2Va6.i0. Kansas City Lire Stock Market. KANSAS CITY. Dec. 14. CATTLE Re ceipts, 13,00 head. Including 800 southerns. Market for steers steady to 10c lower; year lings, cows and stockers and feeders strong; choice export and dressed beef steers, $5.75 7.50; fair to good, S4.60ftj5.50; western steers, I3.fi54t6.00;' stockers and feeders, S3.00 Sjo.10; southern steers. . S3.504j6.85; southern cows, $2.2fr3.75; native cows, S2.00ia.00; na tive heifors, 3.2036.75; bulls, ii.606j4.00; calves, S3.5otf7.00. HOUS Kecelpts, 12,000 head. Market for heavy hogs steady, for light weak to 60 lower; top, $5.75; bulk of sales, So.OOfcte.eo; heavy, $5,654)6.76: packers and butchers, SS.llofAJO; light, S5.00&6.4O; pigs, $4.00tj6.00. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 16,000 head. Market for lamhs strong, sheep loo lower; Colorado fed lambs, $7.25; lambs. $5.00if7.26;- ewes and yearlings, $4.o04j5.00; western yearlings, $4.504r6.O0; wentern siieep, $3.K034.86; stockers ad feeders, J2.754j4.40. St. Loals Lire Stock Market. ST. LOUIS. Deo. 14 CATTLE Recelnts 4.850 head, Including 1.460 Texans. Market steady to loo lower; native shipping and ex port steers, st.&tmT.BO; dressed beer and butcher steers, $4.0u4j6.2o; steers under 1.000 lbs., $3.754100: stockers snd feeders. V.llAC 4.50; cows and heifers, $J.00iiti.60; canners, ll.764la.00; bulls, $2.75ft4.60; calves, $4.00437.50; Texas and Indian steers, S3.006.50: cows and heifers, $1,7544.60. hoob Kecelpts. 8,600 nead. Market was steady to 60 lower; pigs and lights, $3,264$ 6.40; packers, $5.S6j5.6o; butchers and best heavy, $5,604)6.86. . SHEEP AND ' LAMBS Receipts, 2.350 head. Market steady; native muttons, $3.00 ti4.6o; lambs, t5.6o4iT.65; culls and bucks, t2.60ts4.50; stockers, $2.253.65. Sloax City Lira Stock Market. SIOUX CITT. la.. Deo. J4.-(Speclal Tele gram.) HOOS Receipts, 4,200 head; market ffflOo lower; range. S6.O04j).&0i bulk of .. I. c ok. - rt JATTLIS Receipts. .zoo head: market weak to 10c lower; beeves. $4.&04i7.00: fat rows and heifers, $.4.0UW5.00; butchers slock. U.wxil.w: feeders, $3.00.50; calves and yearlings', S2.764j3.75. St. Josrpa Lira Stock Market. ST. JOSEPH. Dec. 14. CATTLE! Re ceipts, - 4.1A0 head; market weak to loo lower; steers, S4.6xa6.&o; cows and heifers, )2.604j.uo; ratves, 9J.tXJe7.uo. HOOS Receipts, 8,IM head; market steady; top, $5.60; bulk of salos, to.104j6.60. SHEEP AND LAM USReceipt. 8,000 hi ad; market steady; lambs, to. 75 u 7. 00. Stock ta Sight. Receipts of live stock at the six principal western markets yesterday were as follows: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. South Omaha 6,200 3.&1O 13,100 Sioux City 3.2UO 4.20 St. Joseph 4,i0 8.i0 3.000 Kansas City 13.0u0 12.0i0 16.0TO St. Louis 4,850 8.o"0 2.350 Chicago 2.0u0 60,000 40.UUO Totals 60.250 36,800 74,350 Sngar and Molasses. NEW YORK. Dec. 14 SUGAR Raw, quiet; fair refining, S.3O0: centrifugal. 9S test, S.86c; molasses sugar, 311c. Refined, quiet; No. 6, 4 40c; No. 7, 4 35c; No. , 4 30c; No. . 4.26c; No. 10. 4.15c; No. 11. 4 1c; No. 12. 4.u6c; No. 13. 4c; No. 14, V96c; confwtionsrs' A. 4.0"c; mould A, 6.1ic; rutluaf, 6.60c; crushed, 6 5-; pow dered, 416c; granulated, 4.80c; cubes, 6.05c. MOLASSES Firm; New Orleans, open kettle, good to choice, 24) 42c. pigla Batter Market. ELGIN. Dec. 14. BUTTER Firm at 20c. Sales for the week, 629,100 lbs. C'ondlttaa 4)1 Dakota Banks. MADISON. S. D., Dec. 14.-8peclal.) That th Bouth Dakota banks are doing a volume ot business twice as large as flvs years ago, that the number of banks have doubled la seven years, that thirty-nine Place wwHrtwwn I'lrajir... ,.,,,lt.i."l have been added In the Inst year and tiiat the total deposits In state, private and na tional banks, as shown by the last reports. Is S54.9CS,432.01, are Interesting statements In the annual report of Public Examiner John L. Jones. PETTY THIEVES PROVE PEST Decided Activity oa Part of Light Fingered Men Canses Police to Sit l'l and Take Notice. Activity among the light-fingered gentry, who have been operating most promiscu ously in Omaha the last two or three days, is causlrg the police force to redouble Its vigilance. Money end other small articles of value seem most to attract the burglars, although the theft of four bolts of colored satin, amounting to about 200 yards, from a large department store Monday morning shows that the thieves are not adhering strictly to a search for money. A pair of trousers with $2 In a pocket, was all a midnight visitor to the homo .of If. A. Anderson, 2114 South Thirty fourth street, obtained., while a, window raiser secured $12.60 by Just thrusting his arm through a window at the horne of Jim Armsby, 2927 Dupont street, and grab bing a purse that lay nearby. The least successful of all thieving ef forts Sunday night was at tha house occu pied by George Kessner at . 2956 Marth; street. Only 40 cents was taken, the burglar getting Into the place by raising a window. Articles to the amount of about $12 with stolen from William McKenna. 1130 North Eighteenth street, Saturday night. A re volver, some women's clothes and a Knlg, ta of Pythias charm were among the goods, taken. Five cravenette coats valued at $ were stolen from the store of a : retail dealer on Farnam street Friday night by some one who broke' a rear window ot the storeroom. No Crlmlaal Caaea la Lyman. MITCHELL, S. D.. Dec. V4. (Special.) For tha first time In the history of Lyman county there is not a criminal case to be tried In the clrcult: court term. This In dicates that the new settlement that has gone Into that county has had a good ef fect. The only case that was to be' tried, the defendant pleaded guilty, and the other case against W. F. Phillips was dismissed. The latter Is an echo of the cattle rustling cases and has been before the court for several years. It was but a matter of some six or eight years ago ' that th calendar was filled with criminal cases, most all of them of ths cattle rustling variety, but these have been done awny with through the administration of Judge Frank B. Smith, and the recent officer of his court. Judge Smith did not meet with much encouragement when lie started out on his campaign to clean up the cattlo rustling of Lyman county, and times with out number were the warnings he received to desist from his course. Friends of the cattle rustlers. It Is said, would get Into conversation with Judge Smith and com mence to talk of the shooting sbllity of the rustlers and what was In store for those who became too active In their ef forts to stop the rustling. Judge 8aith paid no attention to the threats end went ahead and was not In the least . discon certed. The result Is shown in the almost clean bill of health at the circuit court term that Is now drawing to a close. Model Para Food Law. BROOKINS, 8. D.. Dec. 14.-(8peclal.) State Food and. Dairy. Commissioner A. 11. Wheaton, In bis annual report. Just issued, announces that he win- ask tha leglslatura to adopt a "model purt) food law, drawn by a committee chosen af the meeting of state and national pure food commissioners and chemists at Macklnae Island, August 4 and 7. This bill has Just baen icornnleted' by the committee, of which Dr. Fcust of Pennsylvania Is chairman, and a ropy of It has been sent to Mr. Wheaton. The law is Intended to stop the complaint of manu facturers and wholesalers against the lack, of uniformity In tha .various states. Rang Law ta Dlspato , MITCHELL. B. Tk. Dec. 14. 8nelal 1 There Is much agitation over the reserva tion, particularly In Pennington Meade and Butte counties, concerning the repeal of the free range law, and efforts will be madu at the coming session of the legislature to have that body adopt a law restraining cattle from runnlng-at-larce thul ahai! apply with equal force in all parts of tha state,' mis law applying now only to terri tory east of the Missouri river, . . Four sample conies free of tha (loom. Cork It Mining Outlook, a Si-page weekly, devoted exclusively to' mining rews Covers Tonopah, Goldfield, Ely, Butte) Cobalt, Terlngton. Tlntlo, Bingham, Perk City, Beaver County, Rawhide. Canadian and all active camps. - The most cempre- nensiva and valuable mlnlDsT naoei aper pub- llshed Sent on request. T4 XrlaUy ariaaa.