THE OMAITA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY. DECEMBER 24. -1908.
GRAIN iSD PRODUCEMARKET
Wheat Steady to StroBf, but Regarded
;M EoUdaj Jtfect.'; -
2.0 DECIDED CHANGE IN SIGHT
. ' ; j -
.Price Adne tm (wti f rrntt Lew
Petat , and Jnrkavt la UfrnuU
a4. r'LULlr : Sell
i :' iiigh.. ; .
't t'V omaka, tx. . i-
Wheat prove ' tf4f to tronr. but la
looked oiut holiday market,', and ao long
a present oa-ndltlons last ao decided change
la xpcted.. p7-l have, advanced 2o from
the low point, and the market la heavily
oversold avid la llkeily te sell higher.
Sentiment, In; corn la leas bearish and
Shorts ara inclined td lake Uietr. profits on
II recessions In prlooa.- ' Receipts have
fallen off, but thtT'aejnand'annot be called
rood and ' exporters are ootrtolalnlng still.
Wheat opened ; steady In.-feoe of lower
raoies. iirmwa w only i Kurra, uu
the market -shows firm tone. Buying con
tinued throughout the anaaton ; and valuea
closed on the hlarh mint of tha day. De
cember wheat opened at rc and cloaed
at 8c. .
Corn la stroeiffer on fighter receipt" and
value advanced -when ahorta take profits.
Liquidation1 was not heavy . and reports
of export. Inquiries rave firmness to ' the
market. December corn epeaed at 61 and
cloaed 61 c. '. , . .
Primary wheat rerrtpte "Vert 400,000
and ahlpnteata ware 1TM0 bu. against boll
day a. , , ,., . .
I'nrn ru.tlit. war Rlfi ftOO btl. and Ship-
menu were 3(2,000 bu. against holidays laat
Claarancea were 139.000 bu. of corn. 1,000
bu. of oata and wheat and flour equal to
JSM.000 bu. . . .
Liverpool cloaed U3d lower on wheat
.ml IiavizA hl.ha, nn flnrn.
Beabord reported o,ouO bu. of wheat and
$30,000 bu. of corn lun rot wiwii.
Local range of optlona:
Artlcles. Open. H1gh. Low. Cloae. Tes'y,
Wheat I
Dec.... 9SH
May...;! 00
96
1 00
. M
U
' 4
48
Corn
Dec... May..
Date
Dec... May..
MS
66
46
48
Oa-aaha Cash Yrlea. ','
m a aw . at a. . m mrKMiiV VTa.-
Mi7c; No. 4 hard, iWXcr No, ft pring.
CORN-No. S. E2SWCJ t yMlow, t3c;
M . i . . vr. T t4.. 414)UUh
rio, wniie, boc; no. 4." '10, tr it u .
OAT8-N0. a mixed. 4Mio; No. 3 yel
low, 4S1ics No. t white, c; No. 4 white,
Dartat taaewiatta.- .
( tVhL Corn. OaU
Chlcajro ....i.. 12 278 198
Vf Inn444a.nn1la w... ie -
Omaha ....i. ) M 18
JJuluth ....,. ...
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
pMtarca f th Triad las avad Cloalarx
Prlea mm BMrt mt Trad.
CHICAOO. Dec. Owerlna- by ahorta
tn tha December delivery cauaed - ftrmneae
In tha wheat market here today, final quo
ta tlona ahowlna; net ftuni of ttWKiC. Corn,
oata ana provtelona aiaa cioaea rn-m.
Trade In the wheat bit waa araln aulet
but the' market waa firm all day. with
the exception of a brief period at the atart.
when alight declines warer recorded;- alao
aelltnc brought out by, lower prlcea at
Liverpool. The atreDirth ' waa mainly due
to the dealre of ahorts tor "even- op for
the Chiiatmaa holiday!.' Demand was
chiefly for tha December delivery and of
fering! during: the1 greater part of tha day
were rather meager. mwi waa acanty ana
prlnoloally of 11 beariah character. Weather
in Argentina waa favorable for harveat
operation a and export demand waa ex
tremely dull. Tha market cloaed firm at
almost the top notch, with May at S1.06H9
I.OS and July at (W4C Clearances of wheat
and flour were equal to au,wu Dusneia.
Corn aoored a moderate advance, chiefly
en icwaunt of the atrenrth of wheat Tha
market cloaed firm, with prlcea up ftgpftc,
with May rand July each at Uo.
Cash Interests were active blddere for
oats and tha market waa firm all day. A
brisk demand for tha cash grain at an
advance of wane by shippers waa one of
tha chief strengthening Influences, although
the flrmneaa of wheat and corn had aom
effect. Tha market closed firm, with prlcea
howlng net gatna of H&ifi to Kc May
Closing at 61l4o and July at 46i&4Cc.
Trade In provisions waa active. Tha close
area strong at gain of IZHQOc. -
Tha leading futurea ranged aa follows:
Artlclea.l Open. H1gh. Iiw. Cloae. Tes'y.
W SH lS
100 1 0UV 100
BIH ' I - B114 .
66 - 66 . 65 J
4 ..... V
47 ' 'tVM' 417
Ta:t 4HT-
Wheat I I
Dec. 1 01HS 1 0P 1 mnl iOPi 1 my,
May 1 U6H-H 1 mm 1 OV 1 0W6 1 W,
July 974fTi SH7tT Ite' !S
Corn
Dec. 874 68 B7H B74 57H
May 0tMi 61 0'(r- 1 60r
July m H M 60
Oats --v 1 '
Dec. 4i BOH BO 49Vi
May 61H4TH 61 5H4i, 614 61Ht'''j
July 4S 4tS6Tfc 46
Jan7 15 7 1 83 T 18 22 15 96
May . 14 at 1 H bo It A 13 66 16 26
Lard- t l
Jan. . tfcS 56 1 36 6R 930
May 66 S7& 66 '76 63V
Ribs
Jan. 3 IT 8 40 83T 340 Z!
May, 67VJ 3 72 3 67 S Ti S 67H
No. 3.
Cash quotations were as follows:
FUOCR-HBteadyi winter patents, 34.l&tB
1.10; winter straights, $4.3M5H M&; spring pat
ents. 36.3MM60: spring stralghu, K00O4.90;
bakers. 3r64t4.16.
WHEAT No. 2 spring, 31.091.08: No, 3
aprlng. Serfntl.OS; No. 8 red. m.0Citfn.034
CORN No. 8, 6868HC No. 3 yvllow, 684
fjHo-
DATS No. 3 white, UHc; No. t white,
Iftb6lc.
RTR-No. I. 73A474e.
BARLEY-Oood feedllHT, 6SH06Hc: fair
lo cnoice malting, UOtHc.
SEKUS-Flax. No. i northweatern. 31.46V
Prima timothy. 3180. Clover, contract
grade. 39. ID.
PROVISIONS Short rlhs. aides (InnseV
IT 7Htjt.7Vk. Mesa pork, per bbl., $14.76a
It aTH-Lara, per 1(0 ba., tMhi. Short clear
kips uiaicui, VB.sivvan.d.
Following were the receipts and ship
aients of flour and grain:
neceipts. Shipments.
Flour, bbla.
A'lieat, bu..
?oYn, bu
data, hu.....
Nye. bu
..SO0 t40
si.aio ti.&xt
....641,700 254.U10
31,000 61,400
UW 6.UU0
1U6.6.I0 . 'ULA
Barley, btr.
rropuw exenange lousy the but
ler market was atettdy: rreitmnrla
laities. IlVtrtlttc Eggs, firm; at mark, cases
U4jiu4jru, tirnis, sue; prime firsts
lo. Cheese, strong, 14&160. '
t. Loaiia Geaeeal Market.
8T.
LOUIeV Dee. 23. WHEAT Firm
lard. 31.0IHfn.0; May, 31 OtiV; July. tc
CORN Higher; track. No. 3 cash. UiZ
J4c; May, Hn,c; July, 0Wo; track. No? 3
4TII1IF, SUC.
i a nrm; cssn. nun; (rare, ivo. 3 cash.
H!06o. May, 6u6c: July, 46Hc; No.
I white, WrtC.
RYE Nominal, WHe,
l?0i.AN8tdy: "kl 4Jt track. 31.60
fowSiaV "olhy.i r OWU.BO; prahla.
1i0,;R 0,111 ! re winter patents. $4 80
HN77EAriYiD,;!-f0--- "
IRON COTTON TIES 31 08 '
HKlTP TWlNii-7o. 1
?S?iVJ?I84Tj0rk- h,her: Jobbing.
l3.V Dry sail meals (boxed. steady;
atra short. $9.17; clear rlba, $! short
tlears, $9 60. Bac-on (boxed)? Un.-hanBed
Stan ."'ilofib mS!' cle,u" rlb ort
iy'LTRyHlfher! chickens. Hct aprlng.
V u,k-.10c: IJeeU. f ilf;
BCTTER rtrm; creamery, t3f?Sjc.
X4i-"irm at 88c. cut count T
i . . . . JUwalpta. Shipments.
Hour, bbl t.uai i,uu
pbaat. bu , . N odd
Torn, bu IK.uou u uo
ata, bu v... kl.UUO ,imu
tsaMl' . train Market.,'
MmnSAPOUd," pec. 71-W1I EAT De
mlur, W O; S,. May. II (AH; cash No. l
mrA, 31.10V; No. 1 northern. $l.vu; No. 2
torthara, $14I; No. 8 poitliern. HuSWtt
m6. ' w
FLAX-Cloaed, $144:
PRAN-in burk. $iocrrn.
Jr'LC'R Demand Impruvlag; fist p:eu..
I'JMrd.C;; nor-ond ' pntPhls,' H. !" ; first
clear. M.fMM l: op.nn.l oleAra. 3.iiTJf.
KW TOItK (.RBRAIi MARKET
floatations of . tii lf ea Varleaa I
t Cesamlla, . ' "
NWW YORK. rH-. a FUUmj-Rwclnls.
S7.31J bhU. : exrnrts. S'A blls. market dull
and anont steady; Minnsa patente, 0.li:
6.i; winter strelshts. W fn'ai .76; ' MIn-i4)oia
naKers, 4.2v.i4.5U; winter extrax; S.i.6 tis;
winter 1 patents, 34 !,Q6.Xi winter, low
grades, ; 3-1 5V((44.1S. Rye flour, dull, fslr
to good, W WiM..: eholca U fancy4.
4.65. Mitckwheat flour, dull; at t.3ia-& per
w ins.
CORNMKAtf-FIrm; flna whlta- and yel
low, II a 160; coarse, $1.401.4&; kiln dried,
H4"3 50. .
RKE-rull; No. I weatern. 3114k:, f. O. b.,
New York. ,1
JIA RUEY Steady j . feedlnir, .6WjS9c c. I.
f.i New York.
WHEAT-Keceipta. IM.000 buahela; exports,
M.373 bushels. Bpot firm; No. 3 red, il.07
7l.0B4, elevator, and $1.09 f. o. b. afloat;
No-. 1 northern Duluth, I.17T, t. o. b.
afloat; No. 3 hard winter, 31.M'4. f. o. b.
afloat. Aside from the temporary weak
ness at the opening due to easy lJwrpool
rabies, wheat' waa well sustained today as
a mult- of ' lower Argentine aurplua eatl
mates, hull support and rec)Vrlng of
aborts.-Pinal prices were c net higher.
December, ll.WU'-OSV closed $l,0lT; May
closed- 3111; July-ckxwi $1.0: 1
CORN Receipts, 3N,7JO bushels; exports,
i0,hu. Sput firm; No. to arrive eleva
tor, and 5Hc f. o. b, afloat; No. 3 white,
6c. and No. 2 yellow, ;Vkei f. o. b. afloat.
Option -market was quiet but firmer, closing
lc hlghej-.cn . December . and VtR' up other
wise. December closed. Wo, , May closed
Cio, July closed tiSu, tVptember closed
7Hc . .
OAT8 Receipts, 40.6nO. bushels; . experts,
1.460 bushels. 8pot steady. Mixed.. tmiU
pounds, fttiMHu ; natural . white, iVijxU
pounds, 64'u67c; clipped white, Unit pounda,
6H',a2c.
Elil Dull; aprlng bran, 84.60; mid
dlings, (2.46: city, $24.:t&i724.86.
HAY Dull; No. i, t6a7JC; good to choice,
80c.
HIDES-Qulet; Bogota, VVAQTWiC; Central
Amerlren, iihc.
PROVISIONS Beef steady; family, $17.10
17.60; mess, $J8.0"fe 13.60; beef hams, $2.U
2.00; packet, !4.f4iilo. W; city extra India
mess, $i6.fi(K-df27.00. Cut meats, steady; plfkl. d
belllt'S, 3s.6ul.:'6; pU-kled hams. $9.U0(&1.60.
IatA, steady; western, $9.&ull.t)i; refined,
firm; continent, I9.H0; South America, $10.60;
compound, $6. "SftW.oO. I'ork steady; family,
$17.6Vg'18.6o: short clears, 320. W3 23-00; meas,
$18. 60 17.00.
, TALJU)V Steady; city ($2 per pkg ), BUc;
country (pkga. free), V,5Zr.
Mtciv vuiet; ammatic, iairoio extra, s-aj
b'ic; Japan, nominal.
BUTTER Firm;
creamery, 22c; (official
price, 82c);-extras, 31.t:c; thtixla to firsts,
231i-3nc; held creamery, common to specials,
CHEESE Mafket firm;' state, full cream,
specials, 14VVslc; September, small or
large, colored or white, fancy, 14c; Octo
ber, small or large, best, 1.1 Wo; late made,
small, beat,. 13c;. good-to .prime, HX(ai2c;
common to fair, loH6HHci sklma, full to
apeciuls. . 2'lle.
EUU!J Firmer, atate, Pennsylvania and
nearby brown and mixed, fancy, 34636c;
fair to choice, 3Vji!3c; western flrta, 33c;
seconds, SlucSJc.
'POULTRY Alive, Irregulmr; chickens,
11c; fowls, 12V4c; turkeyB, livlSc; drensed
steady; western spring chickens, lH'iyntc;
weslera fowls, ll&14c spring turkeys, W3
33a. . - ,
WEATHER IN TUB GRAIN BELT
Clojdy and' Poaalbly Saiow Flarrlee
(op Tbarsday.
. . OMAHA, Dec. 23. 1908.
Tha disturbance noted over the south At
lantic atatea In the pi-weeding report has dis
appeared off the coast and a high pressure
now overlies the eastern portion of the
country. The weather continued unsettled
In the Atlantic and Oulf elates during Tues
day, but la followed by .Oarlng and cooler
In those sections this morning. An area of
low pressure extends ' from the extreme
northwest down' over the eastern slope of
tha Rocky mountains and Increasing cloudi
ness is 'shown over the central valleys and
mountain districts, followed - by rains,
snows and unsettled weather In the extreme
northwest. The depression moving down
over the valleys will cause cloudy weather
and possibly snow flurries tonight or
Thursday In this vicinity, with not much
change In temperature.
Omaha record of temperature and precip
itation compared with the corresponding
day of tha laat three years: -
190S. 1907. 1903. 1906.
Minimum temperature...., 83 . 24 13 - 19
Precipitation 00 T .00 T
normal lemperaiure ror tooay. ao o prtcm.
Deficiency In precipitation since March 1,
4.S3 Inches.
Deficiency corresponding period In 1907,
7.29 Inches.
Deficiency corresponding period in isms,
4.74 Inches. L A. WELSH.
lcal Forecaster.
Kaasas City Grain aad Provisions.
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 23. WHEAT T'n-
changed; December, BlVde: May. $1.00V;
July, 9SVo. Cash: No. 2 hard. $1.0T4il.M;
No. 8 hard, 964c&$1.02; No. 2 red. $1,06; No.
8 red, $1.00(91.03.
CO RN V4i o higher; December, BSVjc;
Mav, 67c; July, 670. Cash: No, 3 mixed,
664W7c; No. 3 mixed, Btlc; No. 2 white,
57fitHcj No. 8 white, 67o.
OATS Unchanged ; No. 2 white, 48'tf61c;
No. I mixed, 4K4jdOc.
RYE 7072c. 4
HAY Steady J choice timothy. $8.7610.00;
choice prairie, $8.60tUil.7&; choice alfalfa,
$13.60W14.IV.
BUTTER Steady; creamery, 81c; packing
StOCK, inc.
EGS Steady; fresh extraa, SI He; current
receipts, zmc
Receipts. 8hlpment.
Wheat, bu ..... 47.000 69,000
Corn, bu 14.0H0 Drt.oni)
Oata, bu 22,000 .' 11,000
Options at Kansas City:
Articles. Open. Hlgh. Dow. Close.
Wheat j
May S9I 004 tW.ll 00'4. A
July 91W 91 1 9U
Corn '
May B7H 67 6fi457Ht7ii4
July 66 ' 67 68 67
A asked.
Philadelphia). Produce Market.
FH1LADEL.PHIA. Dec. 23. BUTTER
Firm, good demand; extra weatern cream
ery. 33c: extra nearby nrlnta. 36c.
EGOS Finn. Jc hltther: Pennsylvania and
other nearby firsts, 34c. at mark; In return
able cases, 33c, at mark; western firsts,
trtie cases, 34c, at mark; western current
receipts, free cases. 8iho. at mark.
CHEESE Firm and active; New York
run creams, choice, 14tU14c; fair to good
12(013 c.
Liverpool Grata Market.
LIVERPOOL. Dec. 23.-WHEAT-rt.
eaiay; No. 2 red western winter. 7a lOVsd;
futurea, steady; December, 7s 10d; March,
7s Vid; May, 7a 6Hd.
CORN1 Bpot. ainady; new American
mixed,- via uaivmton, 6a 4J14d ; futures
quiet; January, 6a 2d; March, 6a 2d.
Mllwaakee Grata Market.
No. 1 northern. $1.11; No. 3 nortiiern, $1.07
l.ije; May, iw4iai."w pia.
TORN Higher; May. 61o bid.
BARLEY Higher ; standard. 66c; sam
ple, W(Ujtj.Ic.
, I
Peoria Market.
PEORIA. 111. Dec. 23. CORN Hlaher
No. 3 yellow, 67,c; No. 8 yellow. 67c; No.
I. 67c: No. 4. 66V.
OATS-Hlgher; No. 3 white. 49o; No. 4
wniie, o.
Dalnta Grain Market.
DUI.lTH. Deo 23 -WHEAT-No. 1 north
ern, $1.0ij No. x northern tl.07; Decem
ber, i wn; May, July, $l.uv.
OATl-4Sc.
Toledo Heed Market.
TOLEDO, Dec. 23. 8 FED Clover, dull
March, $5.96; prime, Alaike. $1.13.
Metal Market.
NEW YORK. Dec. 23.-METAI.S-The
London tin market was unchanged, closing
quiet at 132 12a (d for ot and 134 6s
ror lumres. rne local matnet was dull,
but a shade higher at $.0f,4i'J9 36. Copper
waa firm and higher In the London market.
with spot closing at SS Is 8d and futures
at 63 Ins mi. The local market was dull
with lake quoted at $14 25.W14 37. elect r
lytic at M4.irH 12 and casting at 3.2.87
(3 M00. Iad was lower In L-ondun at 13
and the local market was weak at $4.12&
4 u. bpeiter was uncnangexi at x JO Ls in
London and the local market lamaJna
quiet ut $5 106.16. Iron was unchanged at
4Hs for Oevelan.l warrants In the U ndon
market. The local market was steady,
with No. 1 liorthern foundry uuoted at
$17.(10-4517.75, No. $ northern foundry at $1171
OIT 3 and iso. t southern st iiT Zn. 7a.
8T. IX)U1S. Dec, i.-METAU-Lfld waa
otitrea at Hia epentr, ami, saw.
Oils and Hoala.
OIL, CITY. Pa.. Dec. I3.-OI I.S Cre.llt
na unces Kuns, jt-j. , ave ae, L,,9j:
Hliii.iiu.ii4), ij.'.'it, averaae, lo,?k
NEWYORR STOCKS ASD BONDS I
, -V
Bomora 0 More Railroad Consolida
tions Encour&je Speculation.
VOLUME OF BUSINESS IS LARGE
Market Is potty at Times, Owtng
Tartly Reactionary Teadeaer
of Some at the Minor
I saves.
NEW VftTJIv- rn ii 4-i r-.4...
community remained convinced today that
llY4TWM..ttr. . . i , . J
.muBnmrm, Bre In proarress or
in contemplation In railroad relations. The
first effi i,r , hA nn , . .
. , "'""4iivni ,urcnase or
control of the Colorado A Southern by the
"..Duiimaign at wuincy had a mix
ire of mlsKlvlnns as a possible prelude to
v.i'T''1 outbre't of the antagonisms
h nh figured In the Northern Securities
ttlemcnt. That tnlivin k.
away, apparently, and th lneirte,,t h..
come to be accepted aa an unmlred en.
uraa-ement to speculative enthusiasm. Its
THlprrm Tt-n vrrv a . -- .
yesterday. In the continued circulation of
. r . "'"Jeciurea In great variety
as to possible further mergers end ab
sorptions. The southwestern rallrnads-
re tho favorite eubjecta of these rumors,
t Almost nnv nn. . 4. - i ,, '
- "4 iiuiior- railway
sterna which have struggled at a disad
intago against the disfavor of thw larger
atoms was considered available for sub-
Pllfin T f t llAma .
...... v iit-o ruiaum.
n marlrpt awa .a. .
Partly to tho reactionary t-nUnry of nome
Ol IIIA m nm I i . 4.
,-,i, i . wim-ii iiurea mnsi
prominentlv tn th. . . . .
m : " w"" " "Kurea most
.,,,,;, , i4ic4jiuins iur speculative
activity also were belated In their response
1 IIS 1 K1 1 14 1 faftfni ..... 1 . . .
.... " , -.....ail. a.iMt wrin lUfRWU
7L it !n om v4?b. It noticeable
t''iv nirLiiiriirmi IB in
hi ur,'x t hon'l ot class which might
;.,.i... j .L nu,llon nr aountrui se
?in JtV ,und,,r th eparate control of smaller
nnanclal oro-Anicatinn. i.4A - 4,,.i
security with the company's affairs In con-
; u. " irw'nu' corporation or first class
credit. It is the enormous transactions In
bonds n rihni i. , . . i. , ,
, . -... oo ninvti H.4VW sweuea
the volume of the bond market for two
i-o.. i Himosi record proportions.
lie R 404-1 1 14 1 1 V'A .1.,,,,.., ( . V. . . . . , ,
''y manifest In the violent reac-
...... w.m.i uraurren toaay in the prlcea
r some of them which rose moat yester
IV. tile nrli.M n . 4. ,
,t i i.l-mv iifiiiH quue as
wide in soma of these cases as In the
ii m same. nme tne investment
emand tnr tint i. i,na.
. - ------ 4n,nu44 4,jiL,iiu4-r, ex
cellent, and the ready absorption of new
brid issues as fast as they are offered con
Si,. " I"8 of tno ",rong underlying con
rtltlrms at the present rinanclsl situation.
H long aa this condition Is manifest and
, . ."e.ney maricet is Kept free from
,'folent fliiotiii4ti,4,a i. it. .i. 4.4
.iicti in nine iiinuent-e
reit from the more Immediate changes In
thft TYlOnoV W14,L-U, T I .. ,
.... ...... mi n " iut-411 biuiis are
still being made on the cash holdings of the
banks. Today s subtreosury operations dis
closed a withdrawal of $3,684,000 from the
banks, undoubtedly due to a further pay
mI?.nt ,"nacriptlons to the Panama bonds.
I 1. 1 h. n.. .1.. 1 . . . ...
. ... x,, luin ot me Danxs on this
lecount for the present banking; week uo
,4 tn Ei non rP 4, . 1 . ,..m a . . .
mand for time loans and an unwillingness
U pay the current asking rates which
argues an expectation that easier terms
will be procurable after the turn of the
year. There seems confidence that supplies
of banking funds- would be forthcoming
....I., iiiimuti sources nciore money rates
hail rtsOTi m,l.,lall,F v . i.
, . y . c mo present
moderate levels.. Examples of the day'e
movements were those In Brooklyn Transit
on the revival of the often repeated rumor
of a dividend declaration ImmniHin ..j
n Tfetthlehem Sfal . .
rVZ I 4 . ' "mj null Aiiorew
Carneglo would resume active buslneaa by
taking part In Its affairs. The market
shnaveit nrv q,iui.i . 4 . , . , .
n j i. ,7 j, r .. """o oi wnat is
called holiday dullness, the day's business
.r '"o ""6" uum in biocks na
boriiii
Bonds were Irregular. Total sales, par
i.ajn.iAio. i nuca etates bonds were
Number of sales and leading quotations
On stocks ti'.r.
alai. Hlah. Low. Cloa.
Am.4.l4T,4.maf ,A Pnnn
Am. C. 4t P !!
4K.ZI10 l 7Vi lli
47 47
liwita 10
Am. C A r- nfH
K) 1U
.. s.tyn 4.iu
... l.BOrt jt
1"0 24
1414
.. I, iixi r,a
tno 111
.. 75.6"0 UH
Am. rotton Oil
Am. H. a L. pd
Am. !- Securities
Am. l.l.4Mri nt!
4J 4:t
3-
14 , .24
14 14
1U . U0 .
fill tiiix.
Am. LrfHiomotlvs ' ,-. .
Am. Locomotlvs pfd....
Am. g. A R
Am. a. v r pri .......
Am. Sugar Rahnlnf
TIM lfllLi. inmr liiiiix
7IH mvi 12' J2M4,
Am. tobacco pm
American Woolvn
Anaconda Mining Co...
AtChlBAB
1414, M N rj44
2ii
303
1'rt
71V,
S.aoo 4H 47
.1"0 7S 6
41 101!!4 liM
I.S'40 1IN 107
1,000 lot
Au-hiaon pfd
Atlantic Coaat Line....
Baltimor A Ohio
Bftl. 4hln 14M
Brooklrn Rapid Tr. .. ...
74. lftft fl 4i
47
c-anadlan Paclrto
Central Leather
Ceiural Lnthtr pfd
Cantral ot New JerMjr.-
Chaiwpeako St Ohio
Chloaao Ot. W
Chicato 4k N. W
C, 14. A St. P
C...C.. C. Bt. li
(lorado F. 4k I
Colorado A Bo
Colo. Jk Sn 1st nM
3,ait) 174 176V 171 14
io.ok) am soi, a
4i 101 101 10044
K fit 2274 22
1,00O 64 67, 47V
20, too us 11 1.1 14
o U 17 17.T
14,8110 14DU lihtK
S"0 47 71 7i4
..i'IO JI4 JHi 3u
S.OiiO 67 47 . 67
2,000 78V 77 7
4,100 7 744 '.
6.DU0 ltiL'S 161 V. 161V
Colo. Bo. 2d ptd
Consolidated Oaa
Corn Products
Doiawaro A Hudaon....
Danror A Rio Uranda...
D. ak R. O. pfd
Distillers' Securities ...
Brio -
Brio lat pfd
Krla 2d p(d
Oanaral Elai-trto
Oraat Northern pfd
Oraat Northern Ore dra
Illinois ('antral
Intrburou(h Met
Int. Met. pfd
International Paper ....
Int. Paper pfd
International Pump
Iowa Central
Kanaaa Cltjr Bo
K. O. 80. ptd
Loolavllla A N
Minn. St. Louie
M . St. P. A 8. 8. M...
Mteaourl Paclflo
M., K. A T
M., K. T. pfd
National Lead
New York Central
N. Y.. O. A W
Norfolk A W
North American
Northern Pacific
Pacific Mall
Pennoyieanta
People's Oaa
P., C, C. A St. L
Preaeed Bteel Car
Pullm&a Palace Car
Railwar Steel Spring...
Reading
Itrpuhllc Bteel
Republic Steel pfd
Hwk Island Co...:
Rock laland Co. pfd ...
lit. i a s. p. id ptd..
HI. Leu la M W
1 1 'A l.it 17 Li
nn i7
17
179 u
, lo,:oo s
174
hi
i4
43S
4H
47
M4
W4
4
2
. 1,900
. 13, tOO
, 1,700
41H4
200
I44
5
1,0ii0 1M4 157"4 15714
i.Unt 74
7J
72U
1.800 147
14
14
44
114
Mi,
2
So
144.
, S0,) mi.
. 14
474
"4
Bit
24
S3 'A
24,801)
4714
bit
2lO
1.500
10, M0
12
S04
34
4
an 4
4
200
4
l,t 1224 121 1224
J'U 4V 4B 48
J0 132
.. 17,700 4
.. W.200 424
... I.0i40 764
4 54, HI an
131
444
424
7J'4
lai
774
.. tl.OuO 12" 114 1J04
,.. I.JIW 4K,4 ,(,4 4J
.. IfO 8. S44 84
.. 2,209 76 T4 72
4,000 1414 144 141
.. 1.000 34 26 I1S
.. a.aw jaoek rctvi
... 11.100 10(4 lu2 10u4,
81
42
lKJ,
... auO 424 42
.. 1,300 48 4 44 48
.101, tW 140 1284 140
400 Z6
244
26
3i
700
. 14,400
HO
20
1,400
IW4
244
14
40
8,-, 4
24
6k
at
22
62
864
24
'
40
214
Bt. L. 8. W. pfd
81u44.-ghctfl.ld i.
HnuLOara Parlfle
64
7XU
62-k
!..
i0
774
.84
1184
42.KIO 1194 184
80. Paclflo pfd
Southern Railway ..
80. Kallwar pfd....
Tenneeaee Copper ..
Tun a Pacific
t., st. u a w
T., Bt. U A W. ptd
I'nloa Paolhc
loloo Paclflo ptd...
200 1T24 122
1224V
13.800 2i4
264
fc4
1.600
t
4o
24
44
614
444
234
424
1784
844
64
2. BOO
4.8O0
, 800
I..V
444
i4
4
704
4
1X1 S
ltt.toe HIS
3,200 i
844
V. B. RuUber
I'. B. Rubber lat pfd..
t,. 8. Bleel
V. S. Bteel pfd
L'taa Copper
Va.-Carollua Chemlrah
Va.laro. Chem. pfd...
Wabeah
Wabaaa pfd
Weettnghouee Eiectrle
Weatern I'nion
Wheeling L. K
Wlaconain Central ....
t 34
200 lot
.141.44.1 IUU
4
HJ64 1IM44,
6-4 44
. 6.100 1124 1114 112
aoo : sa 441,
. 2. 000 4:444. 44W
44
434 434,
:n) 1134 iu4 113
4
w riw lew
14
. 41.900
1,100
. 2i4
. l.au
614
84
t7
11
48
44
8T4
7
12
86
7
124
o
23
81
Si
l.aoe 124 1274 U4
Tout sales for the say, 1,244.000 aharae.
Kew York Hlalag Btoeka,
NEW YORK, De. 23. Closing quota
tlona
on uuuiua e,,..
Altos e Leadrllle Con
Brunawlck Con 'Utile Cntet
Com. Tunnel elork... 21 Maxlcaa
Com. Tunnel eose... 14 Ontario
Coo. Cel. A Va 11 Opuir
Mora Silver 16 Biandard
Iron Sileer 1M Yellow Jacket
44j flared.
Treaaary Statement.
4
. 1
.
224
.lei
114
. ei
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 Today s stste-
ment or tn treasury lialancee in tha ten
eral fund, exclusive of tha $160,0u0.0oo gold
reserve, snows: Avauaoie run Oahtnc
tl56.44.680: gold coin and bullion, $28.33j,tkJ7;
gold certificates. iH.7.tSW.
Rank Clearlaare.
uaua Tirt ee I. .... 4. .1 i .
vnn.., . ... , . k .iiaiiii.a iur lO-
day were 81.W2.640.W, and fur tht corn-
,u..ln Ami I . I 4 I IY"1 4IAT T-4
Porelara Financial.
I)NION. Dec. 21 Money waa In x.,w4
demand today and discounts were Inclined
to aum on ine goia snipments rrotn Nes
York. Business on the Stock exchanae con
tlnuea quite cheerful on the optimistic frrre
caats on the new year's business. While
the rally tu American railroad stock
helped tho tone tedair consols did not move
much, but home ralia, foreigners and Kaf
firs, In which there was a fair business.
called higher. American securities started
over parity and were fairly active in the
forenoon on a higher level. New York came
as a buyer In the afternoon, but offered
stock later and tho market sagged and
closed uncertain, ponds were hlaher on the
change of government In that country.
fAitis, tec. W. fTices on the Hotirse
tody opened firm on advices from New
York, hut closed Irregular.
KERL.1N. Dec. 2i. Trading on tha Bourse
today was light, but prices were firm.
American securities were higher.
Mew York Money Market.
NEW YORK. Dec. 23. MONEY On coll
firm at 24i34 pur cent; ruling rate, a per
nnii closing dm. a per cent; ortered at 34
per cent: time loans, dull and eutsler: einiv
and ninety dnya. offered at 3 per cent;
six months, V&4 per cent; prime mercan
tile paper, mi' per cent.
STERLINO EXCH ANOE Steadv, with
actual business in bankers bills at 14 ssof.4
461 for sixty-day bills and at $4.1706 for de
mand: commercial bills. I4.Mi4.o.
riLvcn-nsr, envc: Mexican dollars, 46c.
BONDS-Government, steadv: railroad. Ir.
regular.
Closing quotations on New York bonds
were as follows:
U. 8. ref. la, reg....lM Int. Met. 44a. M4
do eoupoa 104 L. A N. unt. 4 1014
C. B. I., rag 1004 eeMan. e. g. 4a M
do coupon .lot4Mes. Central 4. i
V. 8. 4a, reg .1204 do lat Inc 4
dr couoon 121 ew jt a, ,. .
Am. Tobacco 4a 4M , K. 4k T. 4s! ..... M
OO oe 10a .no , aa
Atihlaon gn.. 4a lot e.N. R. R. of M. c 4a 8(4
do adj. 4e 24N. Y. C. g. 24a 6
do ct. 4a 102 eN. J. C. g. la 1294
Oo ct. (a li4No. Pacific 4a lo84
Atlantic C. L. 4a 84 'do 2 734
Bal. Ohio 4a 101 N. W. c 4a M
do 34 4T40. 8. I, rfdg. 4a.... l
Brk. R. T. ct. 4a 84Penn. ct. 34a 11.... t4
Central of Oa. 6a....lo4 do eon. 4a v. 1044
do lat Inc 81 Reading gen. 4e 1014
do 2d inc W Rep. of Cuha 6a 103
do Id Ine 40 It, U t I. M. c. Is.. 1114
Thee. A Ohio 4 4s... lot St. L. A 8. F. fg. 4s. 7
Chicago A A. I've... 77 St. I, 8. W. r aa ... '.f,-
C, B. A . n. 4a.... tH geaboard A. L. 4s.. 4
u., h. j. a r. 4a ... iiso. Paclflo 4a 114
do col. 6a 84 do lat 4a 74
do rfdg. 4a l48o. Railway 6a 110
Cre. a St. U. g. 4e.. 4Teiaa a p; i, nsii
Colo. Ind. 6 75 T., Bt. U At W. 4a... M
Colo. Mid. 4a 80 Vnlon Pacific 4a 104
Colo, a 80. 4a do cr. 4a 1084
Del. H. CT. 4e... .10141'. S. Steel td 6a 1024
D. a R. O. 4a 4Weba.! la 1124
Erie p. I. 4a HO Weatern Md. 4a d34
do gen. 4a. 4... 76ew, a L B. 4a Kt
Hock. Val. 44a 104 Wla. Central 4a 844
Japan 4 824. N. T . N. H. A It.
do 44a 8t4 ct. 4a etfa 1.18
do 2d aerlea 14Lake Shore 4a 1131... o4
Bid. Offered.
1 Boston Stoeka and Bonds.
ROBTON. Dec. 23. Money, call loans. 3
'64 per cent; time loins, 44 per cent.
Closing prices on stixaa ana bonds ware at
follows:
Atchleoa adj. 4a 5 Butte Coalition $7
do 4a fal. A Arliona 117
Atrhleon R. R. 74Cal. a Hecla 480
do ptd H14ntennlel 414
Boeton A Maine 121 Copper Range 304
Ronton Eleeated 1274 Daly Weat 10
Fltchburg prd HI Franklin le'l
N. Y., N. H. A H...16740ranby 1054
Colon Pacific 181 4 Greene Cananea H4
Am. Arge. Chem 324Ile Royal 22
do pfd 244 Mate. Mining 44
Am. Pneu. Tube 4 .Michigan 18
Amer. Sugar lit Mohawk ...1 Iu
do pfd ..1274 Mont. C. a C 40
Am. T. A T 124Nevade 19
Amer. Woolen 2! Old Dominion 674
do pfd M40eceola 128
Dominion I. A S 1 Parrot 28
Eillaon Rlec. Ilia 148 Qulncy 13
Maas. Klectrlo 12 Shannon 17
do pfd 674 Tamarack 74
Maas. Oas 634 Trinity 1m,
United Prult 1114 United Copper 124
tnlted B. M 684.U. 8. Mining 424
do pfd U24U. 8. Oil 2r4
Adventure 8 flat) 444
Allouea 34 Victoria .... 24
Amalgamated S14Wlnona ..... t
Arl.ona Com 24 Wolwrlne 150
Atlantic 1' 4 North Butte 434
Bid.
London Stock Market.
LONDON. Dee. 23. American securities
opened steady and about unchanged from
yesterday's New York closing. At noon
the market was steady, values ranging
from below to above parity.
London closing stocks:
Console, money 834 Mo., Kan. A Tetaa., 43
do account S3 12-14New York Central. ...124
Anaconda 84 Norfolk A Weatern.. 87
Atrhleon 44 do pfd 47
do pfd .10440ntarlo A Weatern.. 4T
Baltimore A Ohio. ..112 PehneylTania 644
Canadian Pacific ,...!14Rand Mlnea 74
Chaeapeake A Ohio.. 44 Reeding 714
Chi. Oreet Weetani.. nSoulkera Railway ... 244
Chi., Mil. A Bt. P..H14 do , ptd (04
De Beers 11 4 Southern pacific ...1204
Deneer A Rio O I84l'n1n Pacific 1844
do pfd 44 4. pfd n
Erie 344.1'. B kteel 64
do let pfd M ' lVft8 :.. 1144
do 2d pfd 41 Wabash S04
Orand Trunk 404 do Pfd . 63
Illlnola Central . . . ...144 Spant.h 4s 44
Loul.Tllle A Naah...l244 . .
SILVER Rar, steady at 22d per ounce.
MONEY 2 per cent.
The rate of discount In' tha open market
for short bills Is 1! per cent; for three
months' bills, 2 6-ltl per cent.
Wool Market.
BOSTON, Mass., Dee. 23. WOOL The
scarcity of atock, the flrmneaa of prlcea
and the abaence of extenalve dealings are
still the featurea of the local wool market.
There la, however, a alight tendency to
easier prices In poorer grades. The leading
domestic quotations range as follows: Do
mestic, Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces, XX,
11 4",r 'tf.n ' -V etit,,QOn. X" , . . . - 4. .4 m. J-'.r. . .
No. 2 unwashed, Xl$i&c; fine unwashed, 23
itaec; nairoiood. combing, awsoc; three
elghtha blood, combing, , 28iiy.'9c; quarter
blood, combing, 27itt'; washed, Sfjiftnc; de
laine, unwashed, 2(ij 9c. Michigan, Wiscon
sin and New York, fleeces, fine unwashed,
21ft22c; delaine, unwashed. 2tSM-27e : half-
blood, unwashed, 26(j27c; three-eighths
Diooa, unwashed, evarZiv.-, quarter-blood, un
washed, 2&r.2tic. Kentucky, Indiana and
Missouri, three-eighths blood. 27ft28c; quarter-blood.
'iamc. Scoured values, Texas
fine, 12 months, OO&tUc; fine, to 8 montha,
62c; fine fall, 48tfj&Oo. California, northern.
6iCr63c; middle county, 4aH-46c; aouthern, 87
ii-'ine; fall free, 404jt43c. Oregon, eastern, No.
1 staple, &&ti3c; eastern clothing, 4860o;
valley, No. 1, 45fr48c. Territory, fine staple,
ec; fine medium staole. 674i6c: fins
clothing, 6h&69c; medium fine clothing, 4$&
ax; nair-oiood, Mtuwic; tnree-eigntna, blood,
bMiiAc; quarter-blood, 4?ijHto. Pulled, extra,
6tt?2o; fine A, 63dt56c; A aupera, l -1562c.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 23. WOOL Nominal:
medium gradea, combing and clothing, 18
(i'ic; light fine, 16fj'2oc; heavy flue, 10,
U'loti, iuu waanea, zttyjic.
Evaporated Apples and Dried Prnlts.
NEW YORK, Dec. 23. EVAPORATED
APPLES Market unchanged; fancy are
quoted at 84j,,.c; choice, 7ii8c; prime at
DRIED FRUITS Prunes are In better de
mand, with' quotations ranging from 4tj2
7c for California and from 6Y9c. for Ore
gons, latter 60s to .Vs. Raisins are un
changed, with loose muscatel quoted at 6iy
6c; choice to fancy seeded at 64,7c: seed
less at 45i5c and lxndun layers, $1.60til.60.
Apricots are higher on the voast, but the
total market, la auatalned by light supplies,
with choice quoted at 84i(Sc; extra choice
at 10410c and fancy al ll4iUlc. Peaches
are steady; holders showing no anxiety to
sell, evidently In expectation of a strong
market during the spring. Choice are quoted
st 7'u'7c; extra choice at 7&c and fancy
at 8'51.c. '
Cotton Market.
NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-COTTON futurea
opened steady; December, .c; January,
8.63c; March, 8.74c; May, 8.81c: June. 8.11c;
July, 8.77c: August, 8.67c, bid; October, 8.60c.
Spot closed quiet at 6 points advance; md
dllng uplands, 8.3br; middling gulf. 8 66c;
sales. 1,400 bales. Futures clwsed steady;
December. 9.02c: January. 8.61c: February
8.68c; March. 8.73c: April. 8.76c; Mav, 8.81c;
Jule. 8.79c: July. 8.80c; August, 8.72c; Sep
tember 8 Mc; October. 8 5c.
GALVESTON. Dec. 23.-COTTON-Market
higher at 8 13-16c.
toffee Market.
EV YORK. Dec. 23-COFFEE-Fu-turvs
opened steady at unchanged prices
to 6 points decline and cloaed net un
charged to 6 points lower. Sales were IH.0CO
bagb, including December at 6 30c; Febru
ary, B.ioc; March, 6.30c; May. 6.80c; July,
6 3iff6.36c; September and October, 8..1uc.
Biot. quiet; No. 7 Klo, 6c; No. 4 Sant S.
7&-Sc. Mild, dull: Cordova, 91il2c.
agar aad Molaaaes.
NEW YORK, Dec. 23 Sl'GA R Raw,
nominal; fair refining. S17t3 20c: cen
trifugal, 9t test. 37ftS70c; molasses
sugar, 2.964 2. sue. Refined, steady: con
fectioners' A, 4.60c; mould A, 8.00c: cut
loaf. 6 45c; crushed, 6 35c; powdered,
4.75c; granulated. 4 Sac; cubes, 4.90c.
MOLAbdEH -Quiet: New Orleans, open
kettle, good to choice, 28 0 42c.
at. Joseph Live Stock Market.
' BT. JO8EPH. Dec. 23. CATTLE Re
ceipts, l.OUO head; market active to strong;
steera, $4.60tj'7.tAi: cows and heifers, ii bva
$86; calves. U . 00.
HOOS Receipts, 4 000 head; market
steady to 60 higher; top, 16 65; bulk of sales
$6 a6 66.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 1.000
head; market active; lambs 30c higher;
sheep strong; iambs, $5.76.36.
ngrar Tea Ceata Lower.
NEW YORK. Dec. -All grades ef re
fined augar were reduced Mm per uo pounda
toiy,
OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET
Beef Steers Ten to Fifteen Higher
Than Last Week.
HOGS SHOW MORE STRENGTH
Fat Kheea aad Laaaha Qaarter Hlaher
Thaa Taeaday Lasatra Fifty to
eventy-Flve Higher Thaa
Last Week.
BOl'TH OMAHA. Dec. 21. 1903.
Receipts were: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Official Monday 3.41? 3.481 .8
Official Tuesday $.04 7.318
Estimate Wednesday.... 1.860 b.M
Three days this week.. 7.833 1.5rj T.
Same daya last week... 19.763 22.272 26.860
Same dava 3 weeke ago.. 18.379 24.821 21.876
Same daya 8 weeka age....!'l 26.2K7 80.1
Same daya 4 weeks ago..SO,4i'2 38,871 W.828
Same daya Inst year.... 2.680 10.266 1,949
The following table straws the receipts of
cattle, hogs and sheep at South Omaha
for tha year to date, compared with laat
year: 1908. 1907. Ino. Dee.
Cattle 1030,8-4 1.149.194 128,310
Hoga I.879.S15 2.212.613 l7,1fl
Uieep 2,077,862 2,029.4u7 48,446
The following table shows the average
price of hoga at South Omaha for the last
aeveral days, with comparisons:
Date. I 1808. 18t77.1908.19.1904.1903.1802.
Dec. 14...
Deo. 16...
Dec. 16...
Dec. 17...
Dec. 18...
Dec, 19...
Dec. 1X...
Dec. 21...
Deo. 22...
Dec. 23...
6 8S 4 26 8 08 4 86 4 8"! 4 481
6 2 6 11 4 81 439440
6 20 423 4 761 4434 28
6 84 4 47 6 18 4 46 4 84
6 81 4 47 6 IK 4 76 4 84
(3O4346 19 484460481
4 SMt 13 4 4 60
6 36 48300488444483
6 33 608499438439
63d 444 4984394 40
6 1
6 23
6 23
01
6 07
e
16
6 18
Sunday.
The official number of cars of stock
brought In today by each road waa:
Cattle. Hogs. Bheep.H'r's.
C, M. A St. P 4.4
Wabash 2
I'nion Pacific 23 21 2 1
C. & N. W., east 10 7
N. W.. west 10 20
C, St. P., M. & O.... 10 6
C, li. & Q., east 1 8
C, B. & Q.. west 8 11
C, R. I. A P., east.. 4 12.,
C, R. I. & P.. west.. .. V
Illinois Central 2 2 .. ..
Chicago Ut. Weatern. 1 1
Total receipts 73 83 4 1
The disposition of the day's receipts waa
as follows, each buyer purchasing the num
ber of head Indicated:
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Omaha Packing Co 283 4 ....
Swift and Comnanv 4i0 1.4A2 ....
Cudahy Packing Co 2S0 2,X4 713
Armour & Co 306 1,84 100
Krey Packing Co 343
Cudahy, from Denver.... 82 ,
Vansant & Co 2
Carey ft Benton 41
Ixibman A Rothschild,... 11
W. I. Stephen 3l
Hill & Son 2
F. P. Lewis 34 ,
Huston A Co ,, 27 ,
J. B. Root & Co 64
J. H. Bulla 13
Cudahy Bros. Co 662
H. F. Hamilton 7
M. Hagerty & Co 17
F. O. lnghram 18
Sullivan Bros 4 ,
Other buyers 284
Klngen 155 .,
Totals 2.032
6,484
813
CATTLE Receipts of cattle this morning
were again very moderate, only seventy
three cars buing reported In. The demand
was very good for a few killers, and the
market In consequence In a good, healthy
condition. However, at this season of the
year the demand Is never any too large,
and the feeling la that heavy receipts
would be very likely to depress the market.
Still, the presunt situation Is very satis
factory. Buyera were out early In the morning
and the few beef cattle In sight were
snapped up In short order, at prices that
were saieiy ltxo-ioc Higher than yesterday.
In other worda. the market for the week
to date la 26&40c higher than the close ot
last week. There were no choice cattle
here today to tut a ton on the market.
but some fair, war mud up steera brought
$6.40. . .......
- Cowa and heifers were also In good de
mand, and the thirty or thirty-five loads
on sale were taken very quickly, prlcea
oeing generally iuo nigner tnau yester
day, or 2fij40o higher than last week. .
There were hardlv enoua-h atockers and
feeders here to talk about, but what few
mere were sold at good, strong prices.
Quotations on cattle: Oood to choice
corn tied ateera. H.26U7.16: fair to good corn
fed ateera. 36.2lVh4i.26: common to fair corn-
fed ateers. $3.756.26; good to choice range
steers, so.goiae.iju; rair to good range steers,
$4.FO06.26: common to fair range steera.
$3.SOiti4.50; good to choice cornfed cowa and
heifers, $4.26ti6.00; good to choice grass
cows and heifers, $3.76'o4.40; fair to good
grass cows and heifers, $8.00itT6.75; common
to fair grass cows and heifers. 316oi&A.iM:
stock heifers, $2.60(173. 30; veal calves. 43.0049
6.26; bulls, stags, etc., $2.6O04.26; good to
choice stockers and feeders. 34.60ii6.25; fair
to good stockers and leeders. 33.7ixjj4.50;
common to fair atockers and feeders, $2.75
mo 10.
. Representative sales:
BEEF STEERS
No.
2
8
4 ,.
7 v
At. Pr. No.
421 I 76 20
At. Pr.
..1187 its
..1010 I 84
.. let I 40
..1168 6 60
..1228 6 10
..lliit 4 40
. tM 4 20
. 844 4 46
.842 4 44
.1014 4 40
22....
12....
12....
14.,..
71....
,171 in
. 177 6 06
. 837 2 AO
.788 I 00
COWS.
2....
I....
11....
11....
2....
4....
1....
.1164 2 10
..101 1 2
..100 3 80
..iuu 2 so
..1161 2 26
..1080 1 28
..1064 1 (0
.. 978 1 40
..887 1 84
.. 410 1 89
..MO 3 71
. 888 t 40
.841 2 26
. 873 I 24
. 8S0 2 40
. 460 1 40
. 113 ll
.476 t 40
.711 $40
.1007 8 41
. 834 1 40
. 8(17 1 10
.845 2 7
. 82 3 76
. W4 2 60
. 85 8 81
. 808 3 86
. 4L2 3 80
. 846 2 00
.816 1 00
. Mt I 00
. 170 1 (
6.
11.
,i::::;:!::::
101 1 16
864 1 40
22.
800 4 00
... 81 4 00
...tOU 4 00
...1114 4 06
...1060 4 19
... let 4 11
...1180 4 20
...1083 4 26
...112 4 26
...lltg 40
... Ml 4 40
... 74 I 80
... 441 1 46
...462 1 76
... 471 a 81
... 661 a
...1026 4 24
la!!!
.1010 t 06
4.
HEIFERS.
8(0 8 26
720 4 80
664 I 10
420 1 Oo
764 1 84
844 2 24
481 I W
CADVES.
.. 220 1 00
..140 2 10
1
.. 130 6 00
..160 I 00
.. 160 4 00
.. 164 6 00
..10 I S3
.. 161 4 60
.. 170 4 60
. . 20 1 60
..180 I 10
..180 I 64
.. 180 6 0
..184 6 60
. . 230 t 26
.. 214 1 60
..164 4 46
..270 2 41
.. 274 4 00
.. 2n 4 00
.. 20 4 00
.. 460 4 10
.. 383 4 26
.. 40 4 :
.. 220 4 40
BULLS.
... 414 8 60
...110 I 15
...1020 2 26
...136 t 20
...1430 8 40
...1460 1 60
...1040 I e
...1160 1 W '
...1430 2 46
...1640 1 80
...14 146
...1176 1 81
... 730 4 00
... in a 00
...1010 1 II
... mo a m
...870 I 20
...830 1 14
. ... 680 $ 24
....1260 1 24
....1380 1 22
..'..1870 1 25
....1120 t 15
....120 4 2
...1420 1 24
....1240. 1 16
....1110 I It
....1380 3 a
....120 4 10
....180 1 60
....1120 140
....1070 1 61
...160 1 to
....iieo a to
....1440 8 75
.... 70 a It
1.
1.
1310 1 14
1...
.1030 4 40
STOCKERS AND FEEDERS.
4 7i 3 70 T til 1 71
11 417 I 40 7 4t0 4 H
HOG8 There were only a few hoga here
thla morning, receipts being very moderate.
while the market waa In a good healthy
condition. Prlcea were anywhere from
steady to 6c higher thau yeaterday. While
the market waa not so very active thera
was a fair movement. Most everything
changed hands Id pretty good season in
the morning. Tha hogs sold largely at $5.(0
so.eu ana on up 10 to.aj lor right good loads.
2ieyiceui.Biive sates:
No. At. Sh. Pr. No. At. tk. Pr.
lag I4 ... 4 00 11 ai 240 4 31
47 fl 44 1 10 tt 264 t III
84 188 ... 6 10 14 2t toO 8 M
40 let 200 4 14 . 44 21 80 1 4
e Ill M III 17 14 40 I 4
8 184 20U 4 80 72 241 110 I eg
84 lit 4 4 ie 42 tea ... g
11 184 ... 6 4 24 174 ... 4 40
74 2of tttO I 20 24 211 ... i ta
T4 .218 IN 18 24 84 ... let
21 10 .,, 4 20 76 lot It 6 40
11 11 ... 6 14 26 let) I 44
78 14 14S 44 24 1 UO I 40
74 HI ... 4 224 2 24 ... 4 44
T 1:5 40 6 2a 48 2at 8 4 424
4 i2e 140 6 24 71 240 140 6 46
47. ...... .Ill 88 8 It ' 17 84 40 I 41
s 17 ... 4 16 14 t W l
Bt Mt 40 I n TS iU It 6 45
r 14 ... I 28 TO 240 4 I 44
87 1-4' 44 4 M Tt 2" 4 1 4 43
71 T ... I 80 Tl. 11 ISO 148
1 177 ... I M 80 144 18 I 44
42 4 40 I 8e 04 M Hat I 41
1 1-1 .... I e 8 41 I 44
TC 24 ...4 34 t 212 1t ID
ra no 84 4 eo it i 1st I 6
11 lit 4 I 80 47 e ... I 60
47 40 4 10 44 24 80S I 40
84. ..2.11 ... I 10 ' It .24 ... 40
86 244 40 4 ! M 142 ... 6 85
88 241 1... 124 64 20 ... 4 68
71. u 114 4 I 2) K Ol ... 100
M 246 40 I 8S II 20 M I OH
TO 141 840 I 84 47 4A 40 I 40
41 tf ... I M 84 ... I 04
1 224 ... I 28 40 tt 10 I It
SHEEP Receipts this morning consisted
of only four cars. There were two cars of
pretty decent lambs which sold at $7, the
market being quoted SSo higher than yea
terday, when tha top on lambs very much
on the same order were $6.76. Sheep were
also a quarter higher, a pretty decent bunch
or ewea cringing m. as was noten yester
day, while there la a demand for a few
sheep and lambs, the buying capacity of
peckers is aomewnat limited during tne
holiday season and the feeling la that any
thing like large receipts would break prices
down again about aa rapidly aa they have
advanced. MtxTerate ahipments are gener
ally advised until after the holidays are
past.
Today a aavanre, raxen in connection
Ith the strength shown yesterday and day
before, wipes out practically all of last
week's Inns. Tn other words lambs are
50in5e higher than the low day laat Week
and sheep a4O&0o nigner.
Quotations on sheep and lambs: Oood to
choice lambs, $&76oi'7.2S; fair to good lambs,
$6.iiiIr.7S: feeding lamba, 84.K)k06.1o; good to
choice light yearlings, lk!ii6.on; fair to
good heavv yearlings. x4.7Mi6.4ti; reeding
vearlinas. 34.00fH.6O: good to choice weth
ers, 34.264N.76; feeding wethers, $3.7rafr4.36;
good tt choice ewea. I3.7fxij4.26; fair to
food ewea, $3.2MT87I; feeding ewes, $2,000
26; culls and bucks. $1.0002.00.
Representative salea:
No. Av. Pr.
100 weatern lamba 71 7 fcJ
183 western lamba 70 7 00
176 western lamba 68 7 09
162 western lamba 70 7 00
13 weatern lambs, culls 61 6 00
17 western ewes .89 7 00
163 western ewes ,. 99 4 00
21 western ewes, culls 93 3 60
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET
Cattle Steady Hoars Five Cents
Hlaher Sheep Steady to Strong.
CHICAOO. Dec. 23. CATTLE Receipts.
24,000 head; market steady; ateera, $4.80
7.90; cows, WOOftfOffi; hrlfers. $I.50uM.e0:
buna. $Z7tM$4.60; ralvea, iS.KKtfs-mi atockers
and feeders, 22.6Oij6.00.
HOOS Receipts. 33.000 head: 6c higher:
choice heavy shipping, $S.7r4iir.H6; butchers,
8S.701f6.90: fight mixed. $5.00(6S5; choice
light. $6.3643666; packing, 4W.SS1t1S.7R; pigs.
$4.00hS.16; bulk of sales, $6,264)6.66.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. 1S.0OO
head; steady to strong; sheep, $4.00t&5.ij0;
lamba, $0.2tX(i7.6O; yearlings, $4.Hij6.15.
Kanaaa City Lire Stock Market.
Tf ATtJRAA rtTV M Tle. e,.- .
Receipts, 4,000 head, "including 100 south
erns; market for heavy ateera, alow; other
. . D4IV4,., 4 iiun a 4-a rj 1 1 mm arrnwu
beef etcors, $6.0tX(jr7.20; fair to good, $4.2&t
6.90; weatern steers, $3.6nfif6.60; stockers and
feeders, 83.00ifjp6.26; aouthern steers, $4,009
6.40; southern cowa, $2.24i3.80; native cows,
$2.004.76; native heifers, $8.006.75; bulls,
eAio't4T.To, i-aives, e.iJU'U'i . a.
HOOB-Recelpts, 11,000 head: market,
steady to 60 higher; top, $6.75; bulk of salea,
$S.lfttj6.66; heavy, $6.Wi6.76; packers and
butchers, $5.8036.70; light, $6.086.46; pigs,
$3.5O4j6.0t).
BHKJSF AND LAMBS Receipts, 4,000
nsxivrl ma lr a 1tliVi hiahaa ia.w 4c
"1 aw new ilia) liri , raj 1 ipsj, 4y.W
tj7.60; ewea and yearlings, $4. 264(6. 10; west.
1 lingo, e4,.v.'ii..4 , western sneeip,
$3.7S6.00; atockers and feeders, $2.76Qt76.
8t. Lenta Lire Stock Market.
HT. LOUIS, Dec. 23. CATTLE Recelpta,
1,760 head. Including 150 Texans; market,
strong to steady; native shipping and ex
port steers. $4.50fg7.86: dressed beef and
butchers' steera, $4.0OtSs.6O; steers under
1,000 lbs., $3.7tVfti6.26; stockers and feeders,
$3.76uM.66; cows and heifers. $8.00(96.60;
canners. $1.7t8;2.; bulls. $2.764)4.76; calves,
$3.60i37.00 ; Texas and Indian steers, $3.003
6.60; cowa and heifers, $1.76S4.fc0.
HOGS Receipts, 9,100 head; market. 10c
lower; pigs and lights, $3.2S-ai5.40; packers.
$f.av(i5.50; butchers and beat heavy, $5.60
t16.76.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. 860
head; market, strong and active; muttons.
$100944. B0; lamba, $6.6Ofir7.60; culls and bucka.
$2.5Og'4i0; stockers, $2.00(63.60.
Siena Cly Live Stock Market.
' OmiTV 4iTT-V T . v, , n . . .
0 vr ..iii' ... -"'-' vpeciai xeie
gram.) CATTLE) Receipts, 1,200 head; mar
ket weak; beeves, $4.6otf7.0O; fat cows and
4. I , a, tl V. . .. 4. .i .
Hi-lid. e-t.viAi.u.w, uuiuiirr biock, eo . 24VC744 . 00 -killing
cowa, $2.6otij3.00' feeders, $3.0vtU4 76'
calves and yearlings, $2.75(93.76.
HOG8 Receipts, 7.600 head; market
steady; range, 36.0U&6.66; bulk of sales, $5.30
(6.45.
atock la Sight.
Receipts of live atock at the six principal
weatern markets yesterday:
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
South Oman
Sioux City
Bt. Joseph .
Kanaaa City
St. Iouls ..
Chicago
1,860
1.201)
6.7H7
813
7.600
6,000
11.000
9.100
33,000
l.oro
looo
1.750
20,000
LOOO
4,000
660
18,000
Total 28.800 72,367 24,463
FREE 'PHONES MUST COME OUT
State Railway Commission Serves No
tice oa Independent Company to
Cease oa Franks.
Free telephone service granted In a num
ber of caaea by the Independent Telephone
company has Just been officially frowned
upon by tho Nebraska State Railway com
mission. It has written a letter to A. P.
Matthews, general manager ot the com.
peny, giving him peremptory notice to
tame tne pnonea out.
"I have had a letter from tha
Ion." admitted Mr. Matthews Wednesday
morning. 2jut 1 nave no statement to
make at present ss to the order. A con
ference of officers and directors of the
company wiH first be held."
The commission Is said to have declared
that It expects the telephone
comply strictly with Its rule, forbidding the
granting or tree or experimental service
longer than the first of the month ah.-
quent to the Installation of the. 'phone.
The commission even thinks that It has
rendered Itself liable to criticism in
mining any free or experimental service
at all. It further states that' ten. days Is
a fully sufficient time within which to
remove a 'phone after It has been ordered
out.
LIGHT-POWER CASE HEARD
Application of Company for Injunc
tion to Protect Wlrea la Be
' (ore the Coart.
The hearing In the matter of the Injunc
tion applied for by the Omaha Electric
Light and Power company to restrain the
city of Omaha from Interfering with the
former In the distribution of electric
power throughout the city was held be
fore Judge W. H. Munger In the United
States circuit court Wednesday morning.
The contention ot the city of Omaha Is
that the company waa granted a franchise
only to furnish electric lights for tha city.
but that aince then it has laid conduits and
erected poles and stretched wires for the
transmission of electric power contrary
to the right accorded In the original fran
chise.
The company holds that It Is the legiti
mate suocesaor to tha new Thompson A
Houston Electric Light and Power com
pany, which waa given the original fran
chise by the city In 1884 by ordinance and
has thereby the legitimate right to carry
on IU work In all forms of electric trans
mission and not for lights alone.
Two Ministers Harnett.
WEBOTER CITY. Ia., Dec. 23.-( Special
Telegram.) Rev. Mr. Mueller of Radcllffe
and Rev, Mr. Collins of Duncombe were
badly burned about the face, last night
by the exproetun of a steroptican machine
In the Methodist church at Duncombe
where Rev. Mr. Mueller was lecturing.
The explosion created a panic in the church.
but the flamea were extinguished and the
audience escaped Injury,
Supreme Court Syllabi.
14847 Campbell against Yotingaun. Appeal,
Kearney, on rehearing former Judgment
adhered to. Barnes, c. J Reese, J., dia-
aents.
162JO Everett against Farmers and Mer
chants bank of fcilm Creek. Appeal, Buf
falo. On motion for rehearing, rormer
opinion modified Judgment ef district court
reversed and cause remanded, for ittnner
proceedings. Good. C
i:aii Kemp again! rvemp. Appeal, 01
fsx. Affirmed. Fawcett, C. . Dlvleton
No- ..... .4..
1. Evidence examined and sot out m ine
nniniiin. held amnle to sustsIA the fmdlngt
and Judgment of the district court. '
lixiio itrouawey against neynoius. apu-ai,
Dawes. Reversed and remanded. Epper
son, C. La, Division NO. 1.
1. In an action for the conversion of the ,
proceeds of a bank check when' the conver
sion la dented it is error to reruee n jury
trial. ' '
16333 Bressler against Wayne county. ,
.uveal. Wayne. AXtlrrrrd. Lpperaon, C. .
Division No. 1. t
1. a district iudae Is without authority.
after the expiration of eighty daya from
the adlnnrnment Of the terms Of COUrt
sine die, to extend the time for settling a
bill of exceptions.
3. The owner of shares of stock Of a
domestic Investment compsny Is not re-
quired to list them for taxation under the .
provisions of section 10M7. of annotated
statutes, 1WH, wntcn province; Tr- i - v
son snail net an n rruinr .
credits, bonds or etocks, share of stock of
JOint HIOVK Or 4, 4 1 14-14 UW44II iur. , " ....
capital atock of auch company la not a
sessed In thla atate." Such aharea of atock'
are to re assesseo. unin-r 4 no ,4 ... ... . .
section 10065, which expressly provMes that,
Ihev shall be Hated for taxation by en
officer of the corporation. '.
16340 First National Btnx 01 main
against Adams. Appeal, Antelope. e-
versed and rwmanaoa. ninins, .w .
vision No. 2.
t in ih. Kerne nf Anv direct evidence
to the contrary, possession Is prlma (sole
presumptive evioem-tj mi i.,,-, ...
when direct evidence la offered, the faol
of possession loses Its presumptive char
acter ana is to oe cnn.iiwiTu vuij .4.
nectlnn with the other facts at Its rest
prohibitive value. ........ ...
e TTnn. iha prentice aatahltahed oT the
statute of 1907. where the printed brief of
the appellant particularly sets out jnw
In giving a speoipea insirumian iitni i
be erroneous, such error will not be dis
regarded because In the asal gnmerrt or er
rors filed In this court by the appellant,
the onlv specification of auch error was
that made to a group of aeveral Instruc
tions of which this was one. " "
imiai. riTi ,44,4,ii-i ........ - -
aralnst Adama. Appeal from Anteiopo.
Reversed and remanded. Calkins, C. Di
vision No. 2. ' . ,
15346. Wlltrout against nnnwrm. I'l-y-i
from Hayes. Affirmed. Oood, C. Division
No. 1. . . ' . ...
1. Parties to a juagmem are twi wtmhh.
v... 1, in m uheeniiant action, unless tney
were adverse parties In the orlglnil action.
2. In an action upon a promissory note
agalnat W., the maker, and 8 who aa
sumed and agreed to pay the note. - and
where no Issue Is Joined as between W. snd
S as to the contract or assumrainn r
ment, the rondltlon of A Judgment of dis
missal as to S. will not In a subsequent
oetinn siralnst him hv W. to recover dam
age for a breach of the contract constitute
a aerense. , .
8. ' An agreement to pay an extstlng note
nt mnrinf, aa tiart of the consideration
for a conveyance of the mortgaged prem
ises may be established by parole test!-
4. A defendant cannot avail himself of
an affirmative defense unless such defense
Is pleaded and sustained by sufficient evi
dence. . . . . . .
46360. Mathews against tieanma.
from Lancaster. Affirmed. Rose, J., not
sitting. Division No. 2.
1. An order made by the State Board of
Health under sections 810. et seq.. anno
tated statutes. 1907. revoking, for cause, the
license of a physician to practice medicine,
surgery and obstetrics In Nebraska, may be
reviewed In the district court by error pro
ceedings under section 580 -of the code.
M una against j-tiiik, to nun., ne. . .
2. Sections 9800, et seq., annotated stat
utes, 1907, to not contravene gectlon IS of
rtieia til of the constitution . of the atate
iil ieuiovnaa. iiur eic 1447 .t..b,,.,v
the fourteenth amenrmeni to tne constitu
tion of the United States.
3. In a hearing before aald board for
committing a criminal abortion upon a
firegnant woman It la not neeeaaary to al
ege or prove that aha waa In any state of
utero-gestatlon, but simply that she waa
pregnant of a vitalised embryo of foexus.
Munk against Frlnk, Neb., , 016 N. W.
4. A trlnl and conviction In a .competent""
court Is not a condition preoodent to the
Institution and prosecution of said proceed-.
Ings. .
6. In case the secretaries of. the Board
refuae to Issue subpoenas for witnesses for
the defendant or to compel witnesses to
answer material questions propounded by. ,
him, or refuse to near argument, tuai con
duct will not De consiaerea in tne aminci
coun unless ine umenua-m 1 ,.744444- 4. 4tm 4.41
board to direct Its secretaries to comply
with defendant's requests, and said board
Improperly refused so to do. s.
6. In case the secretaries and the board
find vol nut the defendant, but hv mistake
or oversight the record does not evidence
their said action, aald board has power to
correct Ita record so that It will speak the
truth, even though error proceedings are
then pending In the district court.
7. In contested proceed in ge for the re-,
vocation of a phyalclan'a license to prac
tice medicine It Is within the discretion of
the State Board of Health and of Its aecre
tarlea to receive affidavits relating to rele
vant facts at Issue in said hearing.
8. In aald proceedings If It appears that
the State Board of Health has acted within
Ita jurisdiction, and that all of the Juris- ,
dlctlonal facts essential to uphold Its final
order are sustained by some evidence com-
iwlanl fn- that hnerit In ennsldnr. ita orders -
will be upheld In error proceedings to the
district court and on appeal to this court,
16372. Wertx against Sprecher. Appeal,
Colfax. Reversed and remanded. Root, C.
Division No. 2. . -
1. Tlio truth alone Is not a complete de
fense In a civil action for libel, but If the
defendant Justifies, be must further allege
and prove that he published the alleged
defamatory matter with good motlvea aad
for Justifiable ends. Section i, bill of
rights; Pokrok Zapadu Printing Company
against Zlskovaky, 42 Neb.. 68; Nellson
agslnst Jensen, 66 Neb., 430. .
16174. Continental Lumber Company .
against Munshaw A Co. Appeal. Douglas.
Affirmed. Oood. C. Division No. I.
1. When the Intention of a party Is to
be ascertained from disputed or ambiguous
circumstances, the necessary Inferences to
be drawn are for the determination of a
Jury- Continental I .umber Company atra Inst
Munshaw, 109 N. W., 7eV, followed and ap
proved. 2. The admission of Incompetent testi
mony will not work a reversal -of a oaa
unless It appears that such evidence waa
preludlclal to the complaining party.
153KO. Kimball Bros. Co. against Fits
gerald. Appeal, Lancaster. Affirmed.
Calkins. C. Division No. 1
1. Where, In an action brought against
an admlnlHtratrix personally for Improve
ment made upon the real property of the
Intestate, It Is held that the evidence Is
Insufficient to show that the agent ac
tually making the contract had authority
from the defendant ao to do, the fact that
upon a second trial R appears that the
f roper tr in question had been set off to
he administratrix as dower, does not call
tor a different disposition of the Case, the
evidence regarding the agency being; the
aame aa upon the former trial.
2. The authority of an agent to execute
a particular contract cannot be proved by
calling In as a win ess a third party and
asking him who had charge of the nrincl
tal'a business. Such a question calla for
the conclusion ef the witness, and Is
properly excluded upon that ground.
16388. Grlswold agalnat Bswanck. Appeal,
Fherman. Reversed and 1 emended. , Ep.
person, C. Division No. 1.
1. It la not competent for a creditor to
receive tn settlement of hie debt against
an Insolvent debtor, property materially
greater In value than the debt paid thereby,
but If he doea ao without Intending to de
fraud other creditors, equity will require
htm to account to other creditors only for
the value of the property In excess of the
consideration paid therefor.
3. In an action In equity pending on ap
peal In thla court where the result de
pends upon the value of the property lit
controversy, this court will remand the
case for further Inquiry aa to value when
it Is Impossible from the evidence adduced
to determine the same.
14M4. Woods against Lincoln Traction Co.
Appeal from I-ancaster. Affirmed Good, C.
Division No. 1. , , , .,
1. It la essential to the tight of an In
dividual to Injunctive relief against, a public
nuisance that he should show that he has
Buffered or will auffer aome special Injury
other than that In which the general public
shares and the difference between the in
Jury to him and the public must be on tit
kind and not merely of dwgree. Ayers
against Cltlsens Railway company, .4-4,
Neb . . approved and followed. .
2. This court will not revets- an erder ,
of the diet He, court taxing the coata ot
aa injunction rult to the defendant If it
appeara that at the time auit waa begMa
defendant a failure to comply with th
terms and provisions of the city ordinance
constituted valid ground for Injunction, and
that defendant after the action waa hegua
removed the ground for injunction by
complying with the terms and provisions
of the ordlnan-je,
1