Nebraska Newspapers

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GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET
Foreign Marts Continue Strong and
Price Higher.
BULLED BY FIAB OF SHORTAGE
tMreaattt In Earn-peaa Markets,
toapleol vrltts F.aeelleat Domestle
Pemaad, HrM rrteea
lf Well.
OMAHA, Feb. 27.
Foreign markets continue strong n
higher, Influenced hy the fur of a short
age In futur supplies. The' strength In
these European markets, coupled with the
excellent domestic demand, serves to sns
taln prices at record level.
Corn acted dull and took llttla strength
with wheal. Kerelpta are unusually good
and the, demand la dropping off sllghtlv.
Wheat opened steady on atrong foreign
fiews, hut weskened shg'ntly toward tha
close on reallalng sales.
The situation remains strong, but the
advance has been rapid and a moderaU
setback Is about due.
May wheat opened It.llto and closed at
It.U.
Corn hald ateady on a good cash demand
Tha market waa dull however and heavy
receipts should ease values from this high
point.
Country acceptances have been liberal,
bti are extended for days delivery.
May corn opened at 60I4.C and closed
v,c.
Primary wheat recelpta wera &ofj,0nf) bush
els and shipments were 24!).(tW bushels,
against receipts last year of 324. M0 bushels
nd shipments of l',00 bushels.
Corn receipts were tK.OOO bushels and
shipments wera 400,000 bushels, against re
ceipts last yesr of 44l,onO bushela and shlp
met ts of H71.UH0 bushels.
Clearancea were 275.010 buahala of corn,
none of oats and wheat and flour equaj
to 18.0oo bushels.
IJverpool closed VCM higher " wheat
and MrtWd higher on corn.
Local range ot option:
Artlclei.open. Hlgh.j Ixw. Cloae. Yes'y.
WMaV 1 l'W 1 1 11 1 11 1
July... 994 W W 9 99
CMa7... 60! ! W
Oats- I 1
May... B2HI 6r, 2 hi 1 o2to
Omaha Cash. Prices.
WHEAT No. 2 hard, ll.1031.im; No. 3
bard, ).V8VrH; No. 4 hard, Il.ito41.06;
No. 1 spring, ll.07fil.10.
CORN-No. 1. MttktHWc: No. 4, ISHWc;
No. 1 yellow, SoiiWMc; No. S white. W'ak;.
OATS No. mixed, JlilHi-; No. 1 yel
low. i.l14ftMv; No. I white, B2f2Hci No.
4 white. blWtir; standard, tetoo.
HYK-No. i, 74c; No. 3, 73c.
tarlot Receipts.
Wheat. Corn. Oat.
Chicago 47 46 1 3x
(Minneapolis 213
Omaha 39 7 1
Duluth 31
CHICAGO GKAI.V A.KO PROA'ISIOXS
at a res of the Trading and tloatatc
Prices oa Board of Trade.
CHICAGO. Feb. 17. Wheat prices ad
vanced louay to new high record marks lor
the stsson when the May delivery sold at
II. ID ami the July at 11 J6'V Per bushel. The
advlnce, however, was not maintained, the
maikel closing at net losses for the day of
totV-. Com, oats and provisions closed
steady.
The, wheat market displayed extreme bull
ishness at the opening and Initial quota
tions were from V&-tc above compared
with tha previous close, May being 1.18'4
trU.lo:a unu July at fl-tiiift 1.06". The bulge
at the, start was primarily the result of
an advance of 1 at Liverpool. For a few
mm j. hi me irauinn waa so active that It
was almost Impossible to follow. The May
unlivery was quickly forced up to 11. 1M.
After the first buying waa over prices fell
iuuKly. May dropped to $1.18. During the
lemalnder of the aay a much quieter feel
ing prevailed, although prices fluctuated
nervously. The tendency of prices was ,to
aeek a lower level owing to perstatent
profit-taking by numerous large holders. In
the final hour the market became quite
weak, especially for the more distant deliv
eries. Miy declined to 11.17 and July to
J1.04H- The close waa easy, with May at $1.18
klld July at 1.04Vul.04't
Larger recelpta of corn than had been
expected caused Might weakness In the mar
ki (or thai grain following moderate firm
ness at the start Inspired by the bulge in
wheal. At the close prices were unchanged
to tou lower, compared with the previous
close, .way utlng at utvc anil Juiy toVtf
nio volume of trade in the oats pit was
Very small. At the close prices wire a
shade higher to 'c lower. May being at
ov-tot anu juiy itige.
t-riAiB.ons ri Inclined to be firm be
iauk ot the scarcity of offerings In the
Jill. Trade wan quiet all day .At the. close
prices were vjt'uc to . He nigner tTian the
pi evious Close.
The leuuin futures ranged at follows;
Articles. Open.! High. Low. Close. Yes'y
Wheat
Mav
July
brpt.
t oi n
May
July
Sept.
Oats
Way July
Kept.
Tork
May July
Lard
May July
mis
May
July
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474B''a
60
,40e!
4o'! 401
40HI
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17 in 17 10
17 lliH. 17 li
I
17 OTi,
17 1'j j
17 10 17 02 S
17 16 I 17 Viht
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8 B'A;
9 hi
72HI
86 I
8 Da
9 10
9 7 H
9
9 72m
9 86
8 HA
9 10
9 7V)i
9 80
8
8 9)
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8 92HI
9 10 I
No. 1
Cash quotations were as follows:
Hi ITT Ell Bteady; creamery, 22Sf2l4c;
dairy, Sitfi'oc.
EUOS-Essv; at mark, cases Included, n
(!r; firsts. 2:1c: prinie firsts, 24c.
CHF.E8K Strong; dslsles, lftiac; twins,
lmittioc; young Americas. 164fl6c; long
horns. lfilH'o.
POTATOES Bteady j choice to fancy. 90
tjHc per liu.; fair to good. 85fic per hu
rOl LTHY-Stesdy; turkeys. 17c; chick
ens. No; eprlngs, loo.
VEAlSleady; 60 to 80-lb. welohta. 69
7o per lb ; 0 t i K5-lh. weights, HM'M- per lb
t to 110-lb. weights. 9Sjloc per lb.
FI.Ot'R Firm: winter patents. IS.3MrfiO;
straights. t.0fff.30: spring patent". t6.7ov
8.90; strslghts, 14 10436. ?5; bakers, IJ.904it.ao.
RTK-No. 1 77V.C .
BARLET Fred or mixing, 641Vfi4;4c; fair
to choice malting. aV.vfttkV.
fiEKUS Flax, No. 1 southwestern. l,34
No. t northwestern, $1.T3V Timothy, 13.75.'
Clover. 9 10.
PROV18ION8-Pork. mess, per hhl . US 88
fl.(. r.ard. er 1 Ilia., tu.56. Short ribs,
sides (loose!. 18:6u8.7o; short clear sides
(boxed). S ST'jflS l-H.
Total clearances of wheat and flour were
enual to 318.U0O bu. Primary receipts were
IhI&.OiO hu., compared with 334.0OO bu. the cor
responding day a er ago. Estimated re
celpta for Monday: Wheat. 32 cars; corn
4a care; oats, Z.J! cars; hogs. W.Uu) head. '
Kaasas City Grala asd Prorlalosia.
KANSAS CITT. Feb. IT.-WHKAT-rn-changed;
No. I hard, II OMil 15; No. 3 hard
II 114; No, t red, ,.l.t130; No. 3 red'
ll.KtalW. i
CORN I'nchsnged ; No. 1 mixed. 8LY: No.
I mixed, lfi.'c; No. 2 white, Sc; No. 3
white. lc.
OAT8 Cnchanged; No. white, &4Mc;
No. 2 mixed. l'a02c.
rib-No. t. sue.
HAT Steady; choice timothy. 89TMMO0O;
choice prairie. M 6tln; choice alfalfa.
Bl'TTEIl Creamery, tic; firsts. 17V:
seconds. 6Vc; cktng stock, 1Hc
iKiasv-Kxtrsa. cic; current receipts, flat,
loo; seconds and dirties, lie.
Options at Kaunas City;
Arttclea.
; Open. I High.! Low. Close.
Wheat I
May 0T, J fS'
July try. 7l
Corn I
Mar VS. M','
July WV 1
A asked. B bid.
1 07H' 1 WtA
: 7v,,b
Ussa
s3 trs
PkllaAetrhU rr4are Market.
PHlIJtIKL.PllIA. Feb. 7.-BCTTKn-Ktoady.
rair demand: extra western cream
ery, tin; extra nearby prints, S3c.
RCMIS Weak and to lower; Pennsylvania
and other nearby firsts, free casta, Uc, at
mark; Pennsylvania and other nearbv cur
rent receipts, la returnable cases, 23c, at
mark; western firsts, free ccses, Uc, at
msrk; western current receipts, tree esses,
lift. Rt mark.
CHF.ESE-r inn. rond demand: Nw York
full creams, choice. 14AlFc. New York full
creams, fair to good. 14aH'c.
NEW VOHK DE1ER A L M ARKET
quotations of (he Day Varlosts
I mmodlllea.
NEW YORK. Feb. 27.-F101R Recelpta.
48.000 bbls.; exports. 4.300 bbls. Market
firmer, with trading quiet. Minnesota pat
rnta. R.o.W; winter strslghts. lo.MnS fc;
Minnesota tinkers, 14tofi4.Nfi: winter extras,
13 ftXaW: winter patents, I5.4i(r4.; winter
low grades. tl.WUM 0: Kansas straights.
6 IR n. Rye flour, firm; fair to good,
H 2fKa4 40; choice to fancy. 84.4Mi4 . Buck
wheat flour, dull; 12 lmj2.i per 10 lbs.
hi t K w HEAT Unlet. New Tork slate.
nominal.
CORNMEAL Steady; fine white and yel
low, 11. Mil 6": coarse, tl.60til.6a; kiln dried.
tS.4Miti.7S.
RVB Firm; No. S western. 8V- f. o. b.
New York.
BARLEY Quiet; malting. lHwlSa. c 1. f.
New York; feeding, 70KJ71':, c. I. f. New
York.
WHICAT Receipts. S3 800 bu. No. 2 red,
tl 26d. elevator; No. 2 red. 1I 2M. f. o. b.
afloat: No. 1 northern Ouluth. 11. :6V, tab,
afloat; No. 2 hard winter, II. MV f. o. b.
alost. New high reoorda for wheat were
made at the opening today, following very
bullish foreign advices, but such heavy sell
ing orders appeared on the advance mat a
lc break quickly followed. The close was
no mora than steady at a partial Ho net
advance. May closed at il.224 and July at
U.1S. .
(OKN 'Receipts, 1.100 btl.; exports,
bu. Spot market firm, No. 1, 74c, eleva
tor, and 73c. f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 white,
nominal, and No. 2 yellow, 73c, f. o. b.
afloat. Options market was quiet but
steady, cloaing o net higher. Muy closed
t 74c, July at 73"4C and beplemoer ai kvhc
r a Ta iiixr.inii . nun hu Soot market
quiet. Mixed, M ta 82 lbs., WtjtOe: natural
hlte. 28 to 32 Iba.. bi'asc; clipped wniio,
14 to 42 lbs., tlik:
HIDES Dull; Bogota, lVtxnc; Leninu
America, 4C.
LBATHEK Bteaoy; awQ'xC' ...
PROVISIONS Beef, steady; family, $15.50
ei6W); mesa, tlfl.Sofi11.0t; beef hams. IJ4.01)
&M.00; pscket, t'40ofll4.60; city extra India
mesa. $a.6itr24.0O. Cut meats, quiet; pickled
Denies, ly. j&Qv.wf, pit'itieu iv.-,.
lard, firm; western. 8.8f?i.90; refined, j
firm: continental. I10.U2: Bouth America, i
io.mv; compouna, i.at. rnin, tum, iuuhvi
ti8.0Olii(i; short cluar. tlS-Botj'JO.iO; mess,
tl7.60fi-le.00.
TAL1OW Steady; city (5i. per piva.;.
8c; country (pkgs. free), 6VflVc
RICE UU ft: domestic. lair to extra, rtt
fixc; Jspan, nominal.
POI'Ll KY Alive, steady; western chick
ens, 13c; fowls, 2Uc; turkeys. lS18c. Dressed
steadv; western chlckena, lisc; iowis,
14Vy&ilc; turkeys, l(Vg2Sc.
BETTER Slightly lower and unsettled;
creamery, specials. 30c; creamery extraa.
34c; weatern factory, 21c.
EUMS Easier; st.ite, Pennsylvania aim
nearby fancy, selected, white, 28c; fslr to
choice. 2ty)i'27c; brown and mixed, fancy,
ZMfWfrc; fair to choice, W$W6c; weatern
firsts, 24c; seconds, 23V4C.
CHBB8B-Firm ; state, full cream, spe
cials, 1W8)16Vc; state, fancy, l&c; good to
fine, 14c.
WEATHER IN THE URAIX BELT
Fair Saoday and Not Mock Chang; la
Teas pe rat are.
OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 27, 1909.
The srea of low pressure overlying the
upper valleys and tipper Lake region Fri
day morning, now overlies the lower Lske
region, upper Ohio valley and eastern
states, and generally cloudy weather pre
vails throughout the eastern and southern
states. Very light precipitation occurred
In the Ohio valley and Lake region during
the last twenty-four hours, and light rains
are falling in the latter section this morn
ing. Light snows occurred in the extreme
upper Mississippi and upper Missouri val
leys during Friday, and generally cloudy
weather prevails In the upper valleys this
morning. Cooler weather prevails from the
upper Lake region west over the central
vallevs to the mountains. It Is warmer
east 'of the Mississippi river, and In the
extreme northwest and on tne racinc aiope.
Fair weather with moderate temperature,
will continue In thla vicinity tonight and
Sunday. .....
Record of temperature and precipitation
compared with the correaponding day of
the last three years:
1909. 1908. 1907. 1908.
Minimum temperature ..31 11 18
Precipitation 00 .00 .63 .00
Normal temperature for today, 27 degrees.
Deficiency In precipitation since March L
4.74 Inchea. ...
Deficiency corresponding period In 1904.
6.32 inches. ,
Deficiency corresponding period la 1907,
4.14 inches.
L. A. WELSH. Local Foreoaatsr.
8t. l.ouls General Market.
ST. LOUIS. Feb. 27.-WHEAT-Weak;
track. No. i red, cash, l.aj!'L80; No. 2
hard. tl.HtBl.li; May, tl.l3to; July, 11.02
'1.02H.
CORN Futures lower; cash .steady;
track. No. 2 cash, 66c; No. t white, jp
67c; May, 66'4ti61c; July, 86'i(iio1c.
OATS 8teady ; track. No. 2 cash, 64V,C;
No. 2 white. 664e; May, 64c; July, 48c.
RYE Nominal, TSc. , ,
HAV-Firm; timothy, tlOOOS'lS.OO; prairie,
tS.Wfi 10.50.
B KAN Strong; sacked, east trac'1 tl.23
1.25.
FLOUR Higher; red winter patents, 16.. 6
i6.0; extra fancy and straight, t6.10go.10j
hard winter clears, tS.76fi4.25.
SEED Timothy. 13.UUfi3.45.
CORNMEA L 18.20.
IRON COTTON TIES 11.00.
BAGOINO 6T,C.
PROVISIONS Pork, lower; Jobbing,
n.37Vs. Lard, higher; prime steam, t.46.
Dry salt meats, lower; doxuo ro i
tfl.w; clear rlba. 19 .124; short clears. 19 37.
Bacon, lower; boxed extra short. 110.25;
clear ribs, 110.12m short clears. 110.37V.
x-ut'LTKx Steady; chickens, 12c; aiingl,
14c: turkeys, 20c; ducks, 13c; geese. 7c.
BUTTER 8teady; cresmery, 'I2HH0c.
EOGS Lower, 21c, case count.
Receipts. Shipments.
Flour, bbls 8,O)0 7,000
Wheat bu 80.00 6ono
Kn 74 000 26.000
n.t..' hu.'. 84.0UO S6,m
Minneapolis Grain Market.
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 27. WHEAT May,
U.t4; July. 11.15: No. 1 hard, !1.11H1.11X;
No. 1 northern. tl l5Vfll lo'; No. 2 north
ern. 11 13.i 1.13': No. s northern, tl.lofil.lt.
FLAX-Cloeed at 11 .69.
FLOUR First patents. t6K535.96; second
patents. 16. 7103.80; flrnt clears. t4.50fi4,75;
second clears, t3.15fi8.25.
Peoria Grain Market.
TEOR1A. III.. Feb. 27 CORN Firm; No.
2 white. Rc; No. 4 white. RSo; No. 2 yellow,
4()5c: No. 8 yellow, Mfi4c; No. 2, 64c;
No. 3. 4c; No. 4. 63c; no grade. tOc.
OATS Higher: No. 2 white. 68fi15c: No.
I white. Me; No. 4 white, tAfiVc;
standard. 54c,
Liverpool Grata Market.
MVERPOOU 'Feb. 27.-WH ttAT-Spot.
strong: No. t red. western winter, lis d.
Futures, steady; March, la 3d; May, la
I VI: July. Sa 4Vd.
CORN Fpot. ateady: new American,
mlaed, via Galveston, Ss 7d. Future,
quiet; March, 6s 6d; May, As 74d.
1 llwaul.ee Grata Market.
i MILWAI'KKE. Feb. !7 WH'KAT-flrm.
No. 1 northern. tl lil.20; No. 2 northern,
. 17ft UN: May. tl.181.
fURN-Firm; May, 66i4a6tic bid.
BARLEY Firm; standard, toV; sample,
J'IJWJC.
loiedo Icea Market.
TOLEDO. Feb. ?7.-8EEI'a Clover, caah:
February and March. li.6H; October,
ta.V-'H: No. i. 15.34: No. 3. 15..V); rejetcd.
tft.to. Timothy, prime, tl.So. Alsike, prime,
is. ao.
Dalath Urals. Market.
DC LIT H, Feb. t7-VHEAT-May. $1.14;
July, tl.lt1: No. 1 northern, 11.134 ; No.
northern. 1 13.
OATS-lVc.
Isgar mm A Mela sees.
NEW YORK. Feb. !7.-Sr(3AR Raw.
ateeady; fair refining. l.WV4c; centrlfua-al,
Sti test. t73ic: molaasea sugar, DsV: re
fined steady; No. , 4.1.V-; No. 7, 4.loc; No. ,
4.0fcc; No. 9. 4.00c; No. 10. I iic; No. 11. t.!Xc;
No. II. SSfic; No. IS. l.0c; No. 14. t.Suc;
confectioner's A, 4.4c; mould A, 100c.
cut loaf. 144c: crushed, title; powdered.
4.76c; granulated. 4 oV-; cubes, 4 ic.
MOLABSFa Steady; New Orleans open
kettle, good to choice. ZSfj4;c.
TasTea Market.
NEW Tork, Feb. 17 COFTKB The
market for coffee futures upened un
changed to I points higher and closed In
active, net unchanged to I points lower
Bales were reported of .0) bags. Includ
ing? July at A(Krt5c: September at tc
and October at 1 44c. Spot market firm: Rio
No. T, 8V4C: Santoa No. 4. tc; mild, steadv;
Cordova, rtCfito,
SEW TORE STOCKS AND BONDS
Market Open Active and Higher, but
Reaction Soon Ensuei.
SHARP BREAK IN READING
Belief Is General 4hol Commodities
Rate Cue Will Go Against tha
Railroads Day's Net
(haaa-es Small.
NEW TORK. Feb. 27. The professional
contingent wa.s active during the shoit
session of the Stock exchange which ended
the short week and their operations
showed great variety and Irregularity.
The strong upward Impetus during the
first hour carried prices to the highest
level since the demoralised break at the
opening of the week. Am atocka became
dearer there was some decrease In the
buying.
The way thus opened for reaction and
additional force was exerted by the sym
pathetic influence of the hreak In Read
ing. This wna based on the dread of the
coming of Monday, set aside bv the su
preme court for handing down decisions,
and the expectation that the commodities
clause test case would be Included In the
decisions. There seems to have grown up
a deep-seated conviction that this case
will go against the railroads. The earlier
strength of the market was a reflection,
to some extent, from foreign markets
where the brightening of the prospect of
a settlement between Austria and Hervla
Is hailed as a welcome relief. Some fea
tures of domestic politics also figured
In the strength of the market. Operators
who professed to have read the Inaugural
address of the Incoming president ex
pressed satisfaction with Its tenor and a
belief that business confidence would be
fostered by Its contents. There were In
circulation In the financial district well
defined reports that prospects were shap
ing for moderation In the revision of the
tariff and that the force of events In the
steel trade might be expected to have
their Influence In that direction. The.
market gave no evidence of an Important
general participation on any of these ac
counts. The small net changes at the end
of the day, In spite of the considerable
volume of transactions, offer strong pre
sumptive evidence of sales In account
amongst the professional traders on the
floor of the exchange as the principal
source of the activity. The Isrge de
crease In cash holdings of the banks was
but slightly reflected in the statement of
averages, but most of It was traceable
In tho statement of actual condition and
In the return of banks and trust com
panies outside the clearing house. The
effect of the decline In cash holdings
waa neutralised by the loan contraction
Incident to the stock market liquidation of
the week.
Bonds were firm. Total sales. par
value. t2.U8.000. Vnited Ptatea 3s.
coupon, advanced 4 per cent on call dur
ing the week.
Number of sales an leading quotations
on stocks were;
Sites HI(h,'Ix. Cln.
Amalxsmiteil Copper Slt.tino 7 WO
American C. F 1,000 4& ' 4714 4Tfc
Am. C. A F. p(4 10t
Am. Cotton Oil l.KO M n
Aid. H. L. ptd an) in 47 H, l
Am. In securities I, ten 33 u 2314
Am. LlnteM oil ino 1.114 uJ ji
Aaertoao Uxmmotlre 1.100 si MIV HOT
Am. Locomotive pfd lot'L
Am. s. a R 1,300 m ton
Am. LfOcomottTs ptd lWti
Am. S. a R i.soo h R044 sink,
Am. 8. A R. pM Mg4, lit 1ft
Am. Riisar Rsflnlng M0 yt 129 124
Am. Tobacco pM si
American Woolen 2714
Ansconits Mining Co t.tno 4014 . 4n4
Atchison t.joo ini'k t!"4 102
AtohHon pfd no I0114 10H4 1017,
Alltntto Ooaat tint 7uo 120 119 11914
Baltimore 4 Ohio 6.400 10T14 10M4 10614
Bsl. a Ohio pfd ..... 2
Brooklyn Rspld Tr 11.S.10 T2 71
Csnadlsn Pacific 1.404 17214 171141 nt"4
Central Leather t.SOO ts H14 Is 14
Central Leather pfd 300 1)4 lol tut
Central of New Jmj 9
CheMpeake a Ohio T.f'J 5 M
Chicago Ot. W ! 434 4
v.nirar e 21M 17, 177 Y,v:.
C M. Bt. P.... IKK) 14:t4 14S 14DH
C, C, C. St. ! 400 n Jo '4 754
Colorado T. A I 1,700 a14 lilt i
Colorado A 80, too 4114 e-H j
Colo. Bo. 1st pfd too US 1114 1144
Colo. So. !d pfd 610 7K14 78 78
Consolidated Oaa ,loo 12714 1214 12614
Com Products 400 I7t4 174 1714
Delaware a Hudson loo i72tt in
Danrsr A Rk aranda 1,100 4.114 t:'4 43
D. A R. O. pfd 700 14 U4 KU
uiatiiiarr secarlttes 2o )m 1414 3414
Kris
.. t.s.10 , 17T4 27, 17
Brie 1st pfd
Brla td pfd
General Electric
Ontat Northern pfd
Gt. Northern Ore ctla....
Illlnola Central
Interborough Ma.
Int. Met. pfd
International Paper
100 4JW 42V4 421a
It!4
S00 1S4 1M l41a
4.100 141 14014 1404,
1.0UO 47H M4k 4744
W0 141 140 14111,
70S 14T4 14S 144
1,000 41H 404 4IH,
101
int. Paper pfd
mo (.1 ei m'i
Inisrnatlonsl Pump 100 8M4 Mi, S4'4
Iowa Central goo 1 tHH 23
Kansas t:ity go l,4oj 414 40 4014
K. C. so. pfd x io, 70 70
Louisville N t.doo no', 1, la(
Minn. A 8t, L soil P414 M'4 54k
M., at. U a. 8. M l.ino 14014 lai 14014
Mlasourl Pacific l.) gn 4714 67 s
K. A T 1.700 1 3914 Mis
., . w . ..... 7J
cationai ieao
New York Central
N. Y., O. A W
Norfolk a Western
North American
Northern Pacific
Pacific Mall
Pennaylvanla
People's Oaa
p , c c. a st. t,
Praasad Steel Car
Pullman Palaos Car
Railway Steal Spring
1.400 7414 TJ1, 1J14
4.M 123i, 1JJ14 lKH,
l.0 44 4414 14
M'4
7
11.000 1S7S 134 U7
1.000 S3 33 33
l.OOO 1I9H I:, 12,-n
1.OO0 HO, 11014 11014
) 40 0 IW14
100 U 33V 3314
1
4114
Reading
4,600 12314 US', 111114
Republic
400 30 1414 14
k 13 ti 724
1.100 2314 tt XI14
t.300 414 404 4114
400 371 3714 S7V4
10 t:4 121, U
Republic Steel pfd
Rook Island Co
Rock Island Co. pfd
St. U A 8. P. Id pfd....
Bt. Laula 8. W
St. L. 8. W. pfd.
luu hi 61 M
Bloss-Bheftleld S. ft I .) 73 7j 7m
Southera Paclflo 17.100 11714 114 11'4
w. reniiic piu , ..... I'M
Southern Railway 1.400 244 34 4 '
So. Railway ptd 1.1.0 4314 ft (114
Tennessee Copper l.KO 3714 3714 3"4
Teiaa ft Pacific 1,400 311 1114 311,
T . 8t. L. W 900 4.S1S 4414 441
T , St. U W. pfd M 4714 r,Z
t'nlon Paclflo 47.KM 1T7H 17M4 171
tnlon Pacific pfd l.aco 44 6H v,
V. 8. Rubber 0 244 m 30
I'. 8. Rubber let pfd l 10314 a .0214
t'. 8. Steel MM 444 . 4414 4444
V. 4V Steal pfd 4,4iO 110, 110 110
1'tah Copper 400 43 41 41
Va. -Carolina Chemical 434
Va.-Carollna Ctieoi. pfd mi
Wabash 7.) 174 1714 17,
Wabaah prd m) 4v, 44 4414
Waatlnghouas Klectrte 1,100 14 15 14
Weatern t'nlon 100 44 44 4614
Wheeling A U E ,
Wisconsin Central (.too 4f 41 4tu
Am. T. T. Co 400 13414 1M44 UV4
Total ealea lor the day, 441,100 share.
Local eearltlra.
Quotations furnished by Samuel Burns
Jr., lilt New York Life building-. Omaha:
Bid. Asked.
Alma. Neb.. Light (a 100
Beatrice Creamery, ootd 41 gg
Oilumbua firi Insurance stock 175 is,
Cody Canal Aaaoclatton 4 per cent lis)
City of Omaha bonds 41,a 1J4 10I 10314
Oercuaa-AmarlcaB Coffee 144
Independent Tel. 4a 1433 b0 pfd bonus) 60 gt
Kiwi Cliy Ry. and Urht 4a 1311 4714 4314
kansaa City R. and Light pfd 74 40
Net-raska Telephone stuck 44 44
Omaha Oa as IS'.T 47 fig
Ossaka Rlac.. Uaht and Power He 1433... !'. I'll
Omaha Klec. Llsht and Power pid 43 31
Omaha l Bluff, m. Ry. ie 1314 4ia 101
llubl Co. bluife St. Hy. 4a 1431 414 104
Omaha a Co. Hlufa St. R. pfd 4414 44
Omaha Co. Bluffa Rr. aoa Bridge pfd 43 44
Omaha Water Co. 4a ISI4 44 lot
Omaha Water Co. im i4 44 gg
Omaha Water do. 1st Sid 11 M
Omaha Water Co 2d pfd 4 1
Omaha Hoard ot Trade Bidg. Oo. pfd 4414 100
Omaha Hoard of Trade Bid. com li 4.1
Bomb Omaha National bank atock I'.o
Swift A Co 0 11)414
Siaie Insurance company 115 100
Sheridan Coal 4a Ittii 44 Hal
Bneridan Coal pfd 44 10.)
Sherldaa Coal com g
Kh us City Hio. Yards pfd 43 41
Sua ctiy Stok Yards com 14 gg
Trl-atate Land Co pld l'i eoat bonus) 44 so
1'nlon Stock Yards Ce. atM'k. ei-dlv .... 40 41
t Btiw Con'tructloa Co.. kanaaa dly... 40 43
WrlgtU-Wilheliny Oo. pfd as 4714
Baak Cteariasja.
Keb. ST. Bank clearings for to
4947S1.7 and for the correspond-
OMAHA,
day were f!
lug date li
iai year gi.ftoy, .hs.44
lut.
Holiday.
t 1S;4.!&!.4
2.al.44n
immn
I.WioVoJi)
.. 1.41,791. :
194)
t l.t-l.Sll 27
l.sDi.axn a
1. boa. 71 4. 98
l.iil.771.87
l.&xa.O-JO.lt
1.8.V9.791 4fi
Monday ..
Tueada y .
Wednesday
Thui sday
b'riday ....
Saturday
Total tU.24t.Sli.6s 11107,813.71
Increase over the corresponding week
last year. tlM,S4 .90.
Hearties; II ease, Baak Statement.
NEW YORK, Feb 7. The statement of
clearing house bsnks for the week (five
da a) shows that tha banks hold tll.S79.97S
more than the requirements of the 14 per
cent reserve rule. This la an Increase of
1 14.900 In the proportionate cash reserve as
with last week. The statement
Amount. Decrease,
tl.si 11,400 i.i.iu T'in
Loans
Deposits
I'lernlat Ion ...
l.wH.JWT.Toi)
4S.1.S1
So 8J4 son
7. j.pa
V .IX son
S'i:.2l .u.-n
w.;.7
14,o?,0
4.T!1.200
17 son
"TCyA
sv.I.aa
1 1"7 NO"
Legal tender
pe l :..
I Rf serve
j lteerve required ...
Surplus
t. t . is aopos'ts.,
Incresse.
The percentsge of actual reserve of
the
clearing house banks today was 01.
The ststement of bsnks snd trust coni
psnles of Greater New Tork not reporting
to the rlearing house shows thst the In
stitutions have aggregate deposits of tl.2tfi,
on.9M. total cash on hsnd 1154,683.300 and
loans amounting to 11.07.033.310.
New York Moaey Market.
NHW VORK. Feb. 27.-MONKY- On csrl.
nominal. Time loana. easv: sixty days. 2V4
per cent; ninety days, S per cent; six
months. per cent.
PRIM PI MERCANTILE PAPKR-3Hff4
per cent. ,
BTKRUNO TCXCHANOE- Steady. with
actual huinesa In bankers' bills at 14 fVtr
4 f4 for slxly-day bills and rtt 14 7,wfli
4STM for demand. Commercial bills, 4.85'4
8IIAER Rsr. S0c: Melcsn dollars. 44c.
HON D8 Government, steady; railroad,
firm.
Closing quotations on bonds were as fol
lows: C. i. ret. Is. rg.. .191 t.. a . nnl. 4.....li8
in coupon 101!4Man. s 4
V. i. 3a rag 10044 Mex. Central 4 M
do coupon 101 do 1st Inc
V. S. 4s. reg 114 M. Si U 4e T'4
do coupon ..ltd M . K. A T. 4e f
Am. Tobacco 4s. 7", do U 7 '
10414 N. R. R. of M. c. 4s. i!4
Atf-hlson gen. 4s 101 N. T. C, g. 314s M
-io ad). 4a 4ft N. J. C. g. fa 12
o . 4a -. 1044 No. Pacific 4s. ...... .1 W'4
do CT. lie 10714 do V s. 74'4
Atlantic c. I,. 4s.... N. tr W. c. 4a
Bl. Ohio 4s 10O4f. g. L. rfdg. 4a M'4
"o Ha MSPenn. nr. IHa 1I4... US
Brk. R. T. c. .... do con. 4a 1"414
Central of Oa. Is. ...1104 Reading sn. 4a 1"
"do tat Inc.-. 744 Rep. of ( uha 6e 10J14
do HI Inc. to St. U A I. M. c Ba..llH4
de 3d Inc U St. 1 at B. P. fg. 4s. fi4
rsiea. Ohio 44a... 1014 Rt. u g. w. c. 4a.'... T'4
Chicago 4V A. Ile.... TO 4 Seahoard A. U 4a... 444
C, B. A Q. n. 4a.... s'4 8o. Paclha 4s... lu
C R. I. P. 4a.... 714 do let 4a K
do col. 5a 47 o. Railway fie 1114;
do col. e i Texaa a P. la H71,
do rfdg. 4a 4T.. gt. u & W. 4.. (l
CCC. St. L. g 4e.. s4lnkm Pacific 4a 111314
Colo. lnd. 6a TS14 do cv. 4a 1114
Colo. Mid. 4a M V. 8. Steel 2d 5s Id
Colo. A 80. 4s HH,Wahaih la I1214
Del. a H. ct. 4a 10014 Western Md. 4a HS14
D. R. O. 4a J W. a L. E. 4e
Kris p. I. 4a M Wla. Central 44 4414
do gen. 4s 7S4N. Y., N. H. If
Hock. Val. 414s 104 rv. He ctfa 1.1414
Int. Met. 4Vts 7t4 Lake Shore 4s 1431.... tt.
Japan 4a aiAm. T T. cv. 4a..
do 4V4S 9.'4Wahae4l Ext. 4a 74S
do td eertes K14H0. Railway 4a 714
D. R. O. 5a 94 '4 Mo. Pacific 4e (2
Bid. Offered.
Bostoa Mocks sad Bonds.
BOSTON, Feb. 27. Money, csll loans, iff
QWt per cent; time loans, SM per cemt
umoiai quotations on stocks and bonds:
AtrnisoQ ad, ta S4 Atlantic
do 4e 1004, Butte Coalition .
Atchison R. H IOI14 Cal. A Arlanna..
do pfd H2 Cal. ft Hecla....
Boeton A Albany 234 Cenlennlat
H4
. . 7314
.. 4
..too
.. 3814
.. 73Vi
.. S14
.. II
.. 44
.. 4
.. 14
.. 4
.. 1014
.. M
.. 30
.. 14i4
.. 49
:.i5
.. 24
.. K6
.. 134
.. 314
.. u
.. 11
'.. 3
.. 414
.. 31
.. 414
.. 414
..141
.. 4
Beaton ft Maine.
UoiCopper Range ...
1M Daly Weat
1M Franklin
IMUOranhy
Boston Elevated
FlUhburg pfd ...
N. Y., N. H. ft H.
ttnloo Pacific
Am. Arge. Chem...
do pfd
Am. Pnen. Tube...
Atner. flugar
do pfd
Am. T. T
Amer. Woolen ....
do pfd
Dominion I. ft a..
Edlaon Klec. Illu..
Mnee. Electric ....
Maaa. Oaa
t'nlted Prult
United S. 41
do pfd
..17li4 0reerie Cananea
as lias Royale
8 Mass. Mining ...
414 Michigan
1274 Mohawk
1S7V4 Mont. c. a c...
U114 Nevada
M Old IMmlnion ...
, 44 Oecaola
S1H Parrot
.2..0 Qutnoy
.. . 14 Shannon
... 4414 Tamarack
...127H Trinity
... 414t'nlted Copper ..
... r f. S. Mining....
... 441 U. S. Oil
...lOSHt'tah
.... 74 Victoria
... 40 Winona
...44 Wolverine
... SI North Butte
V. S. Steel...
do pfd
Adventure
Allouaa
Amalgamated ,
Artsona Com.
London Stock. Market.
IONDON. Feb. 27. In response to Wall
street, American securities opened here
above parity and gathered strength during
the session on fair support. The close was
firm," with the leading Issues from 1 to 2
points better than yesterday.
Liondon closing stocks:
Consols, money 4414 M., K. ft T 144
do account 44 11-11 N. T. Central iji
Anaconda 114 Norfolk a W w,14
Atchison 10614 do pfd gt
do pfd 104 Ontario A W 4414
Baltimore ft Ohlo....HJr,Pennaylvanla 44
Canadian Paclflo 171 Rand Mines 741
Cheaejieake A 0 ! Reading 4314
Cbloago O. W 714 Southern R tfia
Chi., Mil. ei. r.. ,w ao prd .. gu
rie Beers
Southern Paclflo I10S
4414 Union Pacino 1744,
ilk do pfd ag
HSU. a. Steel 4144
41V, do pfd nisi
43!4Watah i;J
1114 do ptd.... ; 4b
143 SBanteh 4a 4444
112.14 Amal. Conner aau.
Denver A Rie 0
do pfd
Bk-le
io 1st pid
do M pfd
Grand Trunk
Illlnola Central..
Uiultvllle ft N . . . .
01 u rn di, mnauy n 1 so e-ioa per os.
MONKV 2 Vi 24 per cent.
The rate of discount In the open market
for short hills ii 2 4 per sent; for three
months' bills, 24&2&-16 per cent.
New York Mlalns; Stocks.
NEW YORK. Feb. 27. Closing quotations
on mining stocks were:
Alice 00 uitle Chief 14
Brunswick Con I Meilcan 44
Com. Tunnel atock... 21 Ontario . 400
do bonds II Ophlr 126
Con. Cal. a Va II Standard 144
Horn Silver 14 Yellow Jacket li
Leadvtlle Con 4
Offered.
Foreign Financial.
LONDON. Feb. 27.-Money was In good
demand for month-end requirements on the
market today and discounts were steady.
On the Stock exchange the Balkan situa
tion continued to exercise a favorable In
fluence on the market and Induced cover
ing operations and new buying, under which,
consols advanced 4 per cent and foreigners
and Kaffirs hardened appreciably.
BERLIN, Feb. 27. Prices were strong In
all departments of the Rourse today on the
Improved Auatro-Servlan situation.
PARIS, Feb. 27. Prices on the Bourse toV
day were firm.
, - , , ,.,'H T1 . ... n-r..
Export and Imports.
NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-Imports of mer
chandise and dry goods at the seaport of
New York, for the week ending February
20, were valued at 121.511740. Imports of
specie for the port of New York for the
week ending today were tt8,27 silver, and
11,063. gold. ICx ports of specie from the
port of New YorW for the week ending
todsy were 1,060,, gold, and ty4,6ul
silver.
Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 27. Today's state,
ment of the treasury balances In the gen
eral fund, exclusive of the tlo0.000.OKt gold
reserve, shows: Available cash balance,
ll.w.TaO.lh'.': gold coin and bullion. t38,33),140;
gold certificates, 1W,:"!I0,319.
Cotton Market.
NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-COTTON-8pot
cotton closed quiet; middling uplands, 9.tSc;
middling gulf. 9 90c. Sal-s. 400 bales.
LIVERPOOL. Feb. 27.-COTTON-Spot.
quiet at prices 1 points higher: American
middling (fair at t.vld; good middling, 5.25d;
middling, 6.06d; low middling. 4S5d; good
ordinary. 4 end; ordinary. 4..od. The 3.1 li s
of the day were 7.U0TI bales, of which l.OOO
bales wen' for speculation and export, and
Included t.HUO bales American. Receipts,
17,000 bales, including lij.aUU American.
ST. LOl18. Fab. 27. COTTON Quiet.
Sales, none; receipts, 1.214 bales; shipments,
1.780 bales: stock, 43,367 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 27. COTTON
Spota were seadv; low ordinary, ic, nom
inal; good ordinary, 71-lc; low middling,
t-1ftr; middling, 9S-ltic: good middling,
9 13-ltic: middling fair. 10S-to; fair. luft-lr,
no-oliiul. Recelps, 9.107 bales; stock, 210.450
bales.
Evaporated Apples and Dried Frnlts.
NEW YORK. Feb. 27.-EVA POR ATKD
APPLES Market quiet. Attractive fruit la
being firmly held up to recent prices. Fancy
are quoted at 8.4&44c. choice. .at 7fr7c.
prime at '4rcic and common to fair at
DRIED FRCIT8 Oregon prunua are
firm, owing to small available auppHea.
with quotstlons from tc to for 4o-ios to
20-los, Inclusive. California fruit Is quiet;
with quotatlona ranging from Sr. to T',to
for new crop prunes grading up to 40-Otia.
Apricots are quiet, witii chiace quoted at
9MJfe. extra choice at rliltHsC and fancy
at llVd-lio. Peaches are In. good Jobbing
demand, with choice quolrd at iW'tf'".'. exti a
choice at b1ili,7Vc and fancv at TVM'V".
Rala'ns are dull, with loose muscatel q joted
at 4V.1tfic. choice t fancy eeded at i9
14c'. aeeoless at JVii&W-' nJ Loodun layer
at t1.2Mjl.5o.
Wool Market.
ST. LOCIS. Feb. 27. -WOOL Nominal;
medium grades, combing snd clothing, 199
24c; light fine. lnJOc; heavy fine, 104Nc;
tub washed. 3t33
Bee Want Ada Arc Business Boosters,
compared
follows:
OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET
' Killing- Cattle Fifteen to Twenty-Fire
Higher for Week.
HOGS 17 CENTS HIGHER FOR WEEK
Ewes and Wethers a ttearter to Tklr-ty-FIre
Itlaher for Week, with
l.amns aaal Yrarltaaa a f
Mnarlrr H laker.
BOUTH OMAHA. Feb. t7. 1M.
Receipt were:
Offlrlal Monday
Official Tuesday ...
Official Wednesday
Official Thursday ..
Official Friday
Estimate Saturday ..
Catt. Ii"", Sheen.
... .It t.4M 1.704
... 8.87S 9.I"1 i.7ii
... t.ori 4.W1 2.1
... S.'M 7.U 7.S72
.. 2.iM II. -ls
... 1W O.WO S38
CI. J a v. 1 ' 11 tot Aal HI KK?
"I I'll" WtPPK II. M ' , '
Sftm dH- iRjit wppk 17. M.1 W-:N
a . n . . en- Kit
Same days 1 we. ks bk . .14. W it.sK JW B1'
wiiis uays 4 weeks ago.. 1 34;: .! tV..Z
Same days last year 18.687 67.t'8 7,it3
The following table shows His receipts ot
cattle, hogs and sheep at South Omaha for
the year to date, compared with last yrt
1!44). 1918 Ino. Dec.
I'lllU 1,1m i.X .. 17.914
; ' " ......... ... in..i" - .7..,-
Hoas 43.172? oM.72 llt.Oa
Sheep 239,8UO s3,614 1.6
The following table shiws the average
price of hogs at South Omaha for the laat
several days, with comparisons:
Date, j 1909. lW6.190T.19n6.U905.1904.19n3.
Feb. 17...
feb. 18...
Feb. 1...
Feb. JO...
Teb. ai...
feb. 22...
Feb. fe...
Feb. 34 ...
Feb. Jr....
Feb. K)..,
Feb. 27...
07V
4 06
I C9I
a
C 93
4 731 6 091
4 971 6 05
7 0J
t 57
I 91
t 99
a
4 10,
4 15
81
0 41
e
78
4 18
6 83
I 9S
4
4 68
4 74
i 2b
4 97
97
e
4 0'J
t 8J
82
I 96
S95H
03S
6 95
5 !W
6 23
B e
' 93
( 82
04
4
e lla
24
4 Sbj t 2 81
4 11
79
6 S! 82
S M) t 93
t 134
4 12
4 10
6 801 K ST
76 U4
6 83! t 86
'Sunday.
The official number of cars of stock
brought in today by each road was aa fol
lows: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. H'r's.
C. M. St. P....
,. it ,,
Wabash .. 1
Missouri Pacific 24
(.:. & N. W., east fi
('. & N. W.. west 44
C, St. T., M. O... 2 14
C, H. & y., east 3
C, B. & g weal 1' 24
('., R. I. & P., east., .. 3
C. R. I. & P.. west... 2
Illinois Central : .. 4
Chicago Q. W 1
Total receipts .... 5 1.19 4 I
The disposition of the day's receipts was
aa follows, each buyer purchasing the num
ber of head indicated:
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Omaha Packing Co l.S4g
Swift and Company 31 2,229
Cudahy Packing Co 4 2.4.18 199
Armour A Co 2.5K1 ....
Hill &. Son 7
J. B. Root & Co 21
J. H. Bulla 8
Wiseman 120 ....
Halstead 854
Hoffman Packing Co 218 ....
McCall Packing Co 44 ....
Swarts Boland 442 ....
Other buyers 26
Totals 95 10,394 199
CATTLE As usual on a Saturday the
market waa bare of cattle, there not being
enough of any kind to make a test of the
market. The feullng was nominally steady.
For the week the receipts have shown a
very heavy falling olf as compared with
previous weeks and' with the same week a
ear ago. Tho decrease iu receipts has been
due in large part to the unfavorable
weather conditions, country roads being
very heavy, making It hard work to get
catt.e to shipping points.
Tile market on beef steers has been in
veiy sal'HfHctory condition so laj- as the
selling interests have been concerned. Dur
ing the first half of the week the market
advanced rapidly under the Influence of
light receipts and a good buying demand.
During the latter half of the week values
eased off, but at the close of the week
prices are still lo&C&c higher than they were
a week ago.
The market for cows and heifers has gone
through about the same changes as the
steer market. During the first half of the
week prices advanced very rapidly and dur
ing the latter half of the week a part of
the advance waa lost, but at the close the
market Is still safely lMiJ&c higher than
last week. During the greater part of the
time the trade waa fairly active and the
market as a whole In a good healthy condi
tion. There wag no very great change in Block
ers and feedera last week. Owing to the
scarcity of beef steers a great many cattle
that under other conditions would -jve
gone as feeders were picked up eager,' by
packers, so tlmt the market on tne better
grades of feeding cattle was very well
maintained, although the country waa a
poor buyer. The common and medium
grades, lacking the support of packers, de
pendent largely upon the Jlgnt country de
mand, were alow sellers throughout the
week and the tendency of prices generally
lower.
Aa all accounts agree that there Is plenty
of rough feed In the country. It would seem
only reasonable, to expect a belter demand
for stock cattle as country roads and feed
yards become less muddy.
Quotations on cattle: Oood to choice
cornfed steers, t5.604itl.2; fair to good corn
fed steers, lo.6tf5S0; common to fair corn
fed steers, I4.0otj6.26; good to choica cows
and heifers, 14 .264j6.26; fair to good cow
and heifers, $3.2o(&4.25; common to fair cows
and heifers, 12.ittii4.00; stock heifers, U76'tf
4.00; veal calves, 13.003.25; bulls, stags,
etc., t2.76a4.00; good to choice Blockers and
feeders, I4.254j6.00, fair to good stockers
and feeders, 3.t6(H.26; comm,.n to fair
stockers and feeders, 13.0tXia3.tt6.
HOQS Buyers started out this morning
bidding prices that were ovdlucj lower and
quite a sprinkling of the early sales were
made on that baala. A little later on aa
It became apparent that buyers all wanted
hogs, both packers and shippers, prices
firmed up and the market became very ac
tive at steady prices. Everyone - bought
freely and practically everything In sight
changed hands by 10 o'clock in ihe morn
ing. It was. In fact, a very satisfactory
market, considering the size of the, receipts
and that It waa the last day of the week
when buyera are not expected to be very
eager for supplies.
The receipts for the week have been
fairly liberal, showing a total of 46,000 head,
as compared with 65.000 head laat week
and 57 0 head a year ago. The week
started out with a ateady market. but
there waa a small advance on Tuesday, fol
lowed by a gnat big advance on Wednes
day and a considerable Improvement again
on Thursday. Thus the average price paid
for hogs on Thursday, the high point ot the
week, waa ft'-iC higher than on the close
of the previous week. On Friday the mar
ket received the first setback of the week,
there being an averag? decline of lOVgC on
that day. Willi today'a inarkot snowing
comparatively little change, tha week may
be said to have closed with the market
around 17Vc higher than ths close of the
previous week.
Representative sales:
No. Av. Bh. Pr. No. . A v. fh. Pr.
4. UO ... I la el Mi ... I 15
41 It; ... 6 W to ut ... 4 11
44 S'4 40 4 45 61 1.11 120 I li
44 l' 0 6 44 11 4D I
gl Ill 40 4 40 T itt 40 I SO
Tl 11 140 4 40 74 417 ... II)
44 144 ... 4 40 42 t 140 4 M
11 Ill 140 I ID 14 141 40 I 10
44 144 ... 4 44 44 HI ... 4
41 14 144 4 40 44 144 40 I M
40 194 40 I It II ta 110 I 30
100 H4 ... I 4f 41 SHI 40 I M
91 HO ... IK J" II.I 40 4 :o
41 144 44 I 14 '4T lal 240 4 11
T7 ! 40 I Ik ta 244 111 I HI
4.1 Tl ... .. 74 Hi 114 4 40
71 In0 40 I M 44 17 40 4 ll)
44 171 ... II. 2 'T I lo
11 1114 ... ii "-' in 40 a
7 1W t I Oil H i:i 4I I 10
4H 171 40 Ilk) ft 120 I 12 '-4
II Hi ... I UO 44 144 110 till,
73 144 40 I ft) I- ii 4) 4 424
44 7 ... 10,) 74 tat 40 I 124
71 10 ... I 40 70 2 u 40 I 16
4i w 140 t 00 S ... I 14
17. 11 ... I U) 13 Ill ... I go
1 1M ... I 00 14 lit 40 4 16
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BHRFP-Onlv five csrs were reported to.
dav and one of them was direct to a
packer In other words there was not
enough of anything on sale to make a test
01 tne market. The fer ina. However, wss
strong.
or the week the receipts have been very
llhersl. showing a large gain over all pre
vious weeks of recent date and a very
heavy Increase over the correaponding week
of last year. I Hiring the first half of the
w-ek the market did not show very much
change, even with the buying demand very
good, but later on receipts becoming loss
ni-avy prires advanced rapidly until st the
nose 01 ine wees. It Is safe to quote IH
higher. Kwes have made even more gain
th-n thst, being safely Z'rfiXt" higher than
, i , .--. ii. inign f.i,, miiiua m.'tiiiu v ;
last weeK. wnne wetners nsve kept very
cloe up to ewes as regtrds the amount of
the advance.
All in all It has been a very satisfactory
week In the sheep trade and generally to
the liking of sellers.
Thrro has been a good demand for feed
ers all the week, that Is for stuff thai
would do to shear and feed out. Thus it
has happened thnt anything thst was not
quite ttood enough to please the packers
met with very ready sale to the feeder buy-
Quotations on sheep and lambs: Good to
choice lambs, t7.15u7.&0; fair to goo.l
lambs, to-oolS; feeding lambs, lit.;iVp'i.7:i;
good to choice light yearlings, !'. P"1i7.ii";
good to choice heavy yearllnas. fi. (&&":
feeding yenrUngs. 15,iXi5.7fi; good to choice
wethers, 15.1 Tytjo.frO; fair to good wethers.
t4.7itfi6.lii; feeding wethers. !4.ootr4 .73; good
to choice ewes, 14.7fva5.25; fair to good
ewes, t4.2rvu4.75; feeding ewes, t3.i0io4.U0;
culls and bucks, tl.0rX(e2.7S.
thlcaao Live Stork Market.'
C1IICAUO. Feb." 27. CATTLE-Receipts
estimated at 4iO head; market steady;
beeves, t4.&tvn7.00; Texas steers, t4.3ntio.40;
western steers, 14. 106. 61); stockers and feed
ers. I3'qfti; cows and heifers, ti.90dj6.66;
calves, t.0(Vq8.5O.
HOUS Receipts estimated at lt.noo head;
market shade lower; light. tO.Oti'tf'VtB; mixed.
!.liK&J.&5; heavy. 16.15t.80; tough, tii.lrm
8 30; good to choice heavy, t tW-oO; pigs,
tr..2ivu? in; bulk of sales, Kfof 60.
SHEEP AND LA MBS -Receipt, esti
mated at 2,ou0 head; m.rket stvady; natives,
13.266 70; westerns. $3.BO&3 &; yearlings,
M.tyu7.1f; lsmbs, natives, t5.76tff .76; west
erns, SS.75&'7.)S5.
Kansas City Lire Stork Market.
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 27. CATTLE Re
ceipts, 4O0 head. Market steady. Receipts
for the week, 33. OX) head. Choice export
and dressed beef steers, t6.h0titi.UU; fair to
good, tS.0tfu6.90; western steers, S4.5"rfii.6i:
stockers and feeders. i'l.26C(ffi.J6; southern
steers, 14.2fiijm.flO: southern cows, tMQH.TS;
native cows, 12.0iru4.2U; heifers, t4.26fM6.76;
bulls. t3.ru"4.5; calves, 14.OiW5.70.
HCX3S Receipts. 3 ,yo head. Market
alcnrlv to lower Tteeelnta for the week.
4.5O0 head. Top, t.45; hulk of salea. to.OnS-l
8.40. Heavy, l6.3iyna.4o: packers snd ouien
ers, t6.264j.40; light, ti.0iSrt).36; pigs. 4.7&a
6.8S.
SHEEP AND LAMBS None. Receipts
for the week, 41.000 head.
St. Joseph Live Stock Market.
ST. J03EPH, Mo.. Feb. 27. CATTLE
Receipts, 1,000 head: market steady; steers,
!4.76$.60; cows and heifers, $i6t'g.00;
calves, 13 608.00.
HOGS Recelpta, V.OOO head; market
opened 6c lower; top, 16.46; bulk of sales,
J8.ftMifl.30.
SHEEP AND LAMBS None on sale.
Sioux City Live Stork Market.
8IOCX CITY, la , Feb. 27i fSpeclal Tele
gram. ) CATTLE Receipts, 50i) head; mar
ket steadv; beeves, t4.5tyyii.iO; cows and
heifer. J3.6t'rp6.00; feeders, 14.0066.15; year
lings, J3.(W-oM.25.
HIK13 Receipts, 7.0CO head; market
steady to loc lower; range of prices. JG.&ti
6.30; bulk of sales. 15.9u$15.
Stork tn'Slaht.
Receipts of live stock at the six principal
.44 t IS
!.. t U
... 4 14
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Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
.. 1M? 9.&X) 8VS
.. 501) 7,t
..1,000 7,000
.. 400 3.600
.. 60 5,500 300
.. 400 18,01)0 2,000
..2,608 60,800 3.198
Pouth Omaha.
Sioux City ....
St. Joseph
Kansaa City ..
St. Louis
Chicago
OWAKA anntCRAl. MARKET.
ftnple and Fancy Produce Prlees For.
slaked ny Bayers and Wholesalers.
BUTTER Creamery. Na. 1 delivered . t
the retail trade In 1-lb. cartons, 31c; No. 1
In 60-lb. tubs. SOHc: No. 8 In 1-lb. cartons.
28c; In 80-b. tuba, 27Hc; pscklng atock, 19o;
fancy dairy, tubs, 20&21C; common roll,
trust) made, 2Dc. Market changes every
Tuesday.
EGOS Fresh selling stock, candled, 2if
21c. No storage stock in Omaha market.
CHEESE Finest. Wisconsin full cteam,
twins, 15c; young Americas, 4 In hoop, littc;
favorite, 8 In hoop, ltic; daisies. 20 In hoop,
15 Vic; oream brick, full case. 15c; block
Swiss. 15c; full-cream llmburger, luu.
Beef Cuts Ribs. No. 1. ISc; No. 2, 13c;
No. 3, 9V4c. Loin, No. 1, 19c; No. 2, 14c; No.
J, Uc. Chuck. No. 1. 7Vic; No. 2, 60; No.
J, 6o. Round, No 1, 9-c; No. 2, 8Vu; No.
1, 7V4C. Plate, No. 1, 6V--; No. 2, ic; No.
I 6c.
POULTRY Alive, springs, 12c; hens, 10c;
cocks, 5Vc; duegs, lottc; geese, (Vscp tur
keys. 19c; pigeons, per dux., 65c; guinea
fowls, per dos., 12.60, squabs, per dux., li.
Dressed, hens. 11c; springs, 12ial2Vc; cocks.
SV; ducks, 13c; geese, 11c; turkeys, 21c.
, FISH Whlteflsh, fioren, 10c; herring,
tV4c; salmon, 10c; pike. 9c; pickerel, 64jic;
trout, 10c: catfish, 10612c; halibut,' 9c; red
snapper, 12c; black bass, t6c; crappies, 84
9c; perch, 8c; codfish, 13c; smells, 9c; eels.
16c; lobsters, green, 17c; boiled, 40c; frogs'
legs. 45c.
FRESH FRUITS Apples. New York
Baldwins, 14; fsncy Ben Davis. 15; Missouri
Pippins. 12.25; Idaho Roam Beauties, 12;
extra fancy Ben Davis, per box, 11.65. Ba
nanas, 5-bunch lots, 8c per lb. Oranges.
12.85(3.26. Lemons, J3 60&4.00. Grape fruit.
14, Grapes, Malagas. 17.60 per keg. Florida
pineapples, per crate, 13.
VEGETABLES Kanaas aweetpotstoea,
12.76 per bbL California celery, large. 75c;
smaller, 60c. New York Holland seed cab
jage. 2c per lb. Wisconsin Red Globs
onions. lc per lb. California cauliflower.
13 par crate. Tomatoes. Florida, 6-banket
crate, 15.60; Cuba, t-basket crate. 13. let
tuce, per doi., 40c. Old vegetables par
snips, turnips, carrots 12.25 per bill. Florida
new beets, carrots, parsnips, turnips, etc.,
per dog., 75c.
STRAWBERRIES 40c per ot.
HIDES No. 1 green. 9Hc; No. 1 cured. 10c.
Metal Market.
NEW YORK. Feb. 27. METAT.S Mar
kets were quiet and nominally unchanged
In tha absence of cables. Tin waa dull at
ia.40f(i'J8.70. Copper was quiet, with lake
quoted at J12.6'J. electrolytic ai, f 12.269 12.6)
ami casting hi eTj.izVkti'l.'.CTtt. I-ead was
unrhanged ut J3.92lt.4i3.97to and spelter whs
1 quiei ai 4t. ii. iron was nominal at recent
prices.
ST. IM'IS. Feb. 27.-METAI.B-I.ead,
weak; M.t7to. Spelter, lower; 14. W.
Oils and ItoaJn.
Oil. CITY. Feb. 27. OI h Credit balances,
$1 78. Runs. aS,312 bbls., average l.M.isK
bbls.; shipments, 181, G19 bbls.. average, 1H.
762 bbls.
ROBBING WAR OF ITS POMP
Tne Nalseleaa ban Adda a Few
loaches to tieneral Hhermaa'a
Drflnltloa.
A series of tests conducted in a Man
hattan law office of all theaters available
for auch a purpose surely the most ex
traordinaryproved that Mr. Hliam Perry
Maxim's noiseless attuchment for rifles Is
I all It was claimed to be. No detonation
j followed a discharge. The hiss of the
j bullet through the air and the sound of
1 Its Impact upon the target were the only
I noises sudible. The device consists of s
j tube affixed to the muzzle, allowing the
! free passage of the ball, but arresting the
gases created by the burnt powder charge,
I and, by confining them to a series of
i spirals, minimising tho force of their final
j escape. Mr. Maxim's assurance that his
; Invention can be ns easily spplled lo csn-
non as to small arms excites the imagina
tion to vlalons of battlefields In which fir
ing lines will be ns iUlet as the graves they
are created to fill.
Science 'has not yet robbed war of the
spectacular horrors of ha'id-to-haud con
flict. Ok us terrific assaults on the Rus
sian right at IJao-yang had all the wild
savagery of the personal contact wltneased
In the orchard at Huugomoiu or at the
breastworks In the Wilderness. But there
Is no longer the stately parade of bright
Infantry uniform, the-sweep of gorgeously
accoulered cavalry, the rallying around the)
colors, the pomp and pageantry of battle
Is Isrgrly k thing of tho past. KUahlne;
uniforms arc too tiinrlouotia; they have
given way to dun-colored khaki. Cavalry
charges are ovrnostly In the face of fe
pcsllng rifles thst kill nt a mil. Standards
arc being eliminated from the field aa In
centives to tho useless sacrifice of valuable)
lives. And now comes the noiseless
weapon, concealing; tho position of troops
from the ear even muro effectively than
smokeless powder conceals It from tho
ye.
It Is sM that Napoleon fell aslocjl amlil
pounding 0 Mitrmonfs batteries nt
Dresden. Tlist bns been recalled often as an
evidence of the groat control which Ills
will exercised over his physical self. With
a nolse-dcadcnlng tube on every field gim,
It would bo possible for anybody to take
a snoogo right behind a battery In full
action. The advantage Mr. Maxim's Inven
tion confers upon an attacking force Is tre.
i.Ajt.iia Tl, a f.v.l.l..m nf tha HofonaO.
I. . 1 . ... .
, hw bMt discover the egact sourc of
j the attack, ta one that will tax the In-
igcnulty of the ablest military experts.
That somebody will solve It and solve It
soon, goes, however, almost without say
ing. Hoth sides of the war game havo
always been pretty evenly balanced.
Brooklyn Eagle,
WOMAN WHO REJECTED POE
Romance Behind n Pmrtralt Recently
tilven to Brims Vl
versify.
1 m m 1 n n
In a.vnrdance with ths wish expressed)
by Mrs. Sarah Helen Whitman, who was
the flanoeo of . Edgar Allan Poe. her por
trait, which was painted by John N. Ar
nold of Boston, rliirty-sevi n years ago, Is
to be presented to Hrown unlvorslty. And
this is not strictly correct, for she had
designed that It should go either to the
Providence Athenoum or the Rhode Island
Historical society. Hy some mistake the
choice of another portrait painted by C.
Giovanni Thompson, was made by Mrs.
Whitman's executors. Thus It Is that for
nearly four decades the grand portrait of
one of Rhode Island's most gifted writers
has hung In Mr. Arnold's studio.
The romance which entwined tha lives
of these two groat pix'ts, Edgar Allan Poe
and Mrs. Whitman, haa been tenderly
cherished by Mrs. Whitman's friends who
knew how greiit had been her disappoint
ment and how rosnlutely she adhered to
her judgment that circumstances surround
ing Poe's habits made It expedient to break
their engagement.
Speaking of his acquaintance and friend
ship for Mrs. Whitman, Mr. Arnold said:
"I became acquainted with Mra. Whitman
In 1868, the year before I painted her por
trait She came to my studio and said site
desired that I should paint her portrait.
She wanted an original sketch and one dif
fering from that which Thompson hHil
painted. From the hour of that first In
terview until she died, we were great
friends. As our acquaintance grew more
confidential, Mrs. Whitman told me a good
deal of Poe. She said that they were very
much In love with one another, but he was
addicted to drink which made her cautious
as to completing tln-ir alliance. She said
that she had Implored and then made Poe
leave off drinking. This was accomplished
by exacting a promise of abstemiousness.
For a while I believed and so did Mrs.
Whitman that Poe waa keeping his word.
This Illusion was dispelled when one nlpht
he came to her home In this city under
the Influence of liquor.
Mrs. Whitman was deeply shocked by
Poe's disregard of the promise he had
given her and summarily broke the engage
ment. Poe was very much affected by her
decision. He went immediately to New
York, where he wrote to her and asked
her to reconsider her decision nnd permit
him to see her.
"Mrs. Whitman In recalling this moment
ous Incident In her life said to me one
evening that Poe pleaded hard and that
for a while she did waver, but feeling that
It was Impossible she could not give hep
consent for the renewal of their engage
ment." "Deeply as she loved him, she said, she
could not give her happiness Into the keep
ing of a man who had so little will power.
Pop wns not a drinking man In the senso
of a dehauclie. A single glass of wine
would" upset him.
"Mrs. Whitman always retained her af
fection for Poe and she always defended
him. This Is evidenced by her book en
titled 'Edgar Allan Poo and His Critics."
She always spoke of him In the highest
terms and waa always sorry that a weak
ness of his should have prevented their
marriage.
"About two weeks before she died I
called on her. She had ben living with
her sister. MIks Alma Powers, whose homo
was on Benevolent street, but when tha
sister died slu went to live with her close
friend, Miss Dally, and remained with hr
two years. At that time she spoke of this
portrait and of Its final disposition. She
spoke even then of her high affection for
Poe.
"While Mrs. Whitman possessed all poetf
cal feeling she had a practical side and
turn the Impossibility of living happily with
Poe. She was not a popular poetess as the
term Is now used and understood. Sha
wrote under deep Inspiration and auch men
as Emerson, George William Curtis, H ore Co
Grreley and Margaret Fuller, who wars
smong her dearest friends, understood what
poetry is and had s great appreciation of
her ability and gonitis.
In a few days I shall remove tha nor-
! trit front the wall of mv old studio and
hai.g It at Brown university. The picture,
like the living Image, will then haa dis
appeared from my atudlo. but the fragrance
of the mfmory of Sarah Helen Whitman
will remain with me." Boston Herald.
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