Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, December 21, 1911, Image 12
TJ IK UKK: OMAHA, THUHSI)AY, DECKMMKU 21. 1911. GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET Wheat Trade is Considerably Puj tied Over Argentine News. DOMESTIC SITUATION BEARISH "Wfce,, Wheat Market Tom. Weak Cora Trader Are laellaed lo Take rreflta on tic Attinrr. OMAHA, Dec 20, 1911. The wheat trade wan very much pus sled over the Argentina nrwi, aJlhnuKh the market at Humo Ayros wa eteatl y today. Nevertheless the trade In general was slow to buy in (ace of the bearish domestic situation. Itesardless of the price and forelxn news there Is a stronger rash and mlllina situation. based on light farm reserves na ine smaller total crop Indicated by the official reort. Home advice from the southwest and northwest are bullish. When the wheat market turned weak corn trader were Inclined to take profit t.n the advance and till gave the market an appearance of betna heavy. The coun try In roIiik slow tn selling the crop, and altogether there In a confident feeling su ionic a the movement Is light nd cult price hold firm. Vheui opened a little tame there beJnit nothing tn the newn thin morning to en courage the bull and nellera had the beet of the argument today. 'orn U holding very firm , and union receipt and country selling Increase price will work higher. Cash corn wa higher. Primary whant receipt were Md.nno bushels and alilpmentn were SM.OtJO bush els. a trains t receipts last year of &W.0U0 vuKiiei ana snipmr-nl of ZM.MQ bushel. Frlmary corn receipt were fvet.OuO bush el and shlnrr.nnt were f.4 oral huahia ngalnxt - receipt st year of l.Pfi.tiiO uuoiiein and shipments of ira.flOQ bushel. f'learanee were 64.900 bunheln of corn. I.inO bushel of oat and wheat and flour eual to 2(4, WO bushels. Liverpool cJoned unchanred to t,d higher on wheat and V,d higher on corn. The following canh nalea were reported: Wheat. No.. II hard: 1 car. 11.01; 1 car, !"c; No. I mixed: 1 car. WSc Corn. No. I white: cars. 6HMrO. No. 4 white, 1 cam, Mc; 1 car, Mr; No. I no grade: 1 car, llc; 1 car. Ko. Oat, atandard: 1 car, 4P.c; No. I white: 1 car, c t car, 4c. No. 4 white: J car, 4Sc. No grade: 1 car, 4Dc. Omaha Cask frlces. WHEAT-No. I hard. c&$101; No. 1 liard. sxcCtt.OO; No. 4 hard, tii'awr. CORN No. I white, catcaVkc; No. 4 white, 67Mj-58e; No. color, WVliMc; N.. S yellow, bsiytiMc; No. 4 yellow, f,?'. 1-:c; No. 2, ttt'yuSlc; No. S, MMiO'Wo; No. 4, &7Vitie; no grade, 6ftfS7Hc. OATS No. 3 white. 4S4ftf-4;'y i standard. 46ty4tiCi No. t white, 4f,tj4tc; No. 4 white. 4LtMo; No. I yellow, 4Vj4oHc: No. 4 yellow, 46X440 . BARLK V Malting, $t.l4V1.20; No. 1 feed, 70w)c. KYIS No. Z. MtfMc; No. 3, WffMo. Carlo! Hrcetafs. Wheat. Corn. Oatn. Chicago 80 .. lt& . 107 Minneapolis 2T2 ... . Omaha 44 Duluth , 120 . ... . ... CHICAGO OHAIV AND PHOVIIIIOXS Feat are of the Trading and rioslna; Price on Board of Trad. CHICAOO. Dec. M. Assertions that the alleged damage to the Argentina crop had ben made, too much of put the wheat market today on the clown grade. Clos ing prices liowed a decline of M,o to ',u net. Corn Untitled at H'bu to He advance: oatn, unchanged to a sixteenth up, and hog product varying from 60 off to a Ilka amount Increase In coat. Selling ot wheat waa largely dona by local professional speculator. Their cue was taken from the fact that Argentina weather reports appeared greatly Inv proved, but a mora powerful influence waa an expert opinion that the effect of rain would not ba as aerlou as prevtou statement Indicated, and that the key to the situation wa south Argentina, where the outlook at present waa mot promising. Fairly liberal receipts north went of Chicago, and fin rain and snow lell over the entire hard winter wheat country west and southwest added to the force of bear sentiment. Toward the end of the day, however, buying on the part of cautious shorts led to the re covery of nni of the lost ground. n During the session May ranged from SSo to 9iic, closing firm but Vu"ac , uown at MUa, An official prediction of unsettled weather forced the core market to a Mttber level. It was noticed that even without such a further handicap the cuuntry movement waa light and that roads were bad generally throughout the belt. May fluctuated between 114 and t.V closing steady Wiio net higher at tHitVo. ( ash grades were In anly fair demand. No. S yellow was not quoted. Notwithstanding that the oats market wa alow and heavy most of the day, valuea In the end responded a little to the strength of -urn. The hardening waa due partly to a desire by shorts to se cure profits. High and low limits reached for Hay were y,c and 4hWo, with the close se, exactly the) ait me as lant night. Mont of ths day's tnid In provisions consisted of changing January holding to May, warehousemen taking the carry ing: side. When the pit was cleared th market atood virtually unaltered, within a nickel either way from twenty-tour hours before. Cash quotations wrre a follows: Artlc ll Open. High. LowTT Close. Yea y. Wheat I III Iec.. 9G4S M4 K May. Sj4 x mVJ July. KV WWWVWWin Corn. I I leo..jiS'J6SH (4 C4 May. 4VsAi '4 46M!WU. J uly . M W HtiVS Oat. Deo.. 4T4 4T 44S 4S May. 4s 4KH 4N 4V. July. 4bW 4M Pork. Jan.. u o urn urn is ssu May. 1 16 16 1 Ji 7V 1 07 Jan.. tir tn U aiTH lw Mar. TVi S July. IU 0 SMV4 StfcQ- Ki SUbs. I Jan.. IH SIS IK t t6 May. IN IN KiSi S 0 July. I ST;1 S 74) S cv. tit, 4s r;1 41 6 1 KM 4i 4540 S IS 7Vj IS OS It PW tbl I , S i S S74 KbOl'lt Firm; wliUer itanta, ti-Tini 4SK. winter straights. 3.6u-4i-4.i; spring patents I j.TOrni.'t; spring stralKta, $4 l lo; baiters, fi.bnvA.lb; spring patents held at M Aio for best hard. ItV hi No 2,2'giWc. tlAKLKY Feed or mixing, 103960; fair to choice malting, W.lvul- SKKI'A-'ntnothy, ii.6o 18.00. Clover. !3 ;o".2i. HltOV'l.SlONS Pork, mess, per bbl. S14.:al&.uj. iMrd, per 100 lbs., i 10. Short riha, sides (loose), S7.W. v. " iiour were equal to 4iuu0 bu. rVlmary receipts weie LM.UuO bu., compared wun SJS.Ouo bu, the correnpondlng day a year ago. Kstiiuated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat. U cars; corn, 101 cars; oats, 7S cars; hogs, 3u.0i4 bead. Chicago Casn i'rlcea Wheat: No. red. m.-.tiWc; No. Z red, Wtfxic; No. hard. KVvaJl.0-2; No. S hard, vicjS1.00; No. 1 northern, 10jl.; No. S northern, ) W4il.i; No. t northern. Il.oirfl U7; No. t soi ins-, m-11 ; No. ( spring. IMctlOl; No. 4 spring. Im-viSI.u; velvet chaff, J:.oi; durum, tvey tl.Ca, Corn: No. 1. old, !'; No. S. m,'ulc; No. I white, Sm4 6-'c; No. I yellow, SltiiJc; Nu. 4, &,f '.c; No. 4 white, SjVt:; No. 4 yellow Oatn: No. t, c; No. 1 wt.ite. 4,ti-4sc; No. t, 40Hd4,e: No. I wtilie, 4.4i4itc; No. 4 slilK, 4bu47c; standard, 47V?48Sjo. liye: No. j, fi'io. llarley: etKitill.a. Timothy: 112 iu bl't Clover: liaWuJOti itLiTTElWtiaady; creameries, tftflSJc; llslrles. 2.i(iilc. KttUo Meady; receipt. 7,471 cases; at maik, cases Included. 222c; firsts, 2ic: ordinary firsts, 2osllc. I'lltKHIi-Irregular; aaisiea. liHfir.ie; tvmis. 1(.011;; youny Americas, 144 Ur; long horns, lyiHc. I-uTATOKj btroiiK; reelpt. 24 carf; tholce lo fancy, Wisconsin. 7fcUic; fair 1-OLLTKY bieady; turks, live. 4o; iirKu, m, ciucsviis, nve juwc; arasaed VEAl-btraty at 'mjCo for U to S0 pound Welgllls. C-j-lot Receipts Wheat, 30 cars, with I of contract grade: corn, 1j6 car, with ",jw iwiuri araae; oats, ivi car 'iuial recclvts cf aheat at Chicago, kiln- IHStwlls nnd Iliiluth torlav were 451 cam. compered with i'.J cam lnit week and 441 cars the corresponding clay a year ago. SKW jlOHK WRVKRAl, MARKKT Maotatlon of the Day on Varloa Com mod It lea. NEW TORK. Ieo M.-FlXltR-FIrm; rprlng pntents K.iW't : winter straight. 14 10,4.2ii. winter nafntn. I4.X.M4 70: nrrlni fleirn. 4 lfi4.!tS; wlnfrr extra No. 1. n.70 ti.l sO: winter extra No. 2, SSTwilW; Kan fa strnlKhtn, S4.WK14.7li. llect-lpts, M.fW bu.; shipments. 21. W2 bu. Rye flour, steady; fair to good. 4.7fi46; choice to lancy, g.,.(s!,f,.. Hiickweat flour, quiet. S2V:ci ter Inmdred pound. CoK.NMrtAI, Firm; fine white and Vellow, Sl.fll.i; coarse, $1.S51;1.60; kiln drl-rt, $3 Ktti.-.b, UYE-steady; No. 2, 7c, c. I. f. Buffalo to arrive. llARLEV-Meady; malting, l.lStJ12's c. I. f. Huffnlo. WJIKAT Hpot market IrreguUr: No. I red, KVc, elevator, export basis, and "Sc. f. o. b. afloat. Futures market declined during the morning on more favorkbl weather In the Argentine and easier out Side markets, but rallied late on cover ing and a bullish estimate ot the Argen tine exportable surplus, closing So net lower. I ecember closed nt JTiSe; May, ll.onvai.m!, closed at SI 03. Ueeelpts, 141. mm bu t shipment, 96.447 bu. CORN Hpot market easy; export, new, 70c, f. o. b. afloat. Futures market nom inal. Iwcember closed st 74c. Receipts, 222,',: A bu.; shipments, 2fl,6&! bu. OATH- Hpot market easy; atnMard white, M'tc. In elevator; No. 2. f4c; Nos. i and 4, (.3 He; natural white and white clipped, u2jMv. on track. Futures mar ket wan nominal. Hecelpln, 70,1j0 bu.; shipments. J.U0 bu. . . HAY Finn; prime, nominal; No.' 1, S1.2f7l.Sf: No. t 1.H8I.H; No. S, InVfcSl 00. HOI'8 Firm; steady, common to cholra. 1911, StynWc; 110, nominal; Pacific, coast 11)11, tf.fifiOr; Hi 10. nominal. IIIOKH-Mtesdy; Central America, 22c; Kngntn, ll'UIV. UA i lti-,rl wulet; hemlock flmtn, iU! 27c; seconds, 242c; third, 21tj22o; re- lects 1V. I'ROVIHIONH Pork, steady; mess. Sl'.td filV.fcfi; famllv, IIS ontiau.oo; snort rifam, Si7.2fiil8 2.". Iteef. firm. me:. SL3.0v 13.6; family, $I4.8O'iI5.O0; beeves, hams, I'-D OOtt Sl.on. Cut meats, steady: pickled bci!;, 10U14 pounds, '; pickled ham. ll'tJllc. iMti, stpady; middle west prime, tv.H'it Hc); refined, barely titdy; continent, t00; Month America, lu.i; compound, TA I, Low Hull: prima city, hlids., fir; country, S'1WHc HUTTKIl Receipts, S.I19 tubs. Market firm; creamery specials S)c; extras. 3C; firsts, WM'W, necondn, 32fi34o;, cream ery, held. sieclals, .ViWMc; extras. 4 9lc; firsts, 8ii:i3o; setonda, S0tr31o; state, dairy, tubs, rinent, abiamc; gooa to prime, D4i!l4e. CI1KKRE Firm. KtiOM Receipts, 4,0 canes. Market un settled; fresh gathered, extras. 44c; extra firsts, 41u42c flmtn, KKbtOa; sen ondn, I4i .'He; thirds and poorer, 2tfS2o; held, fresh, poor to fair, 22i2c; fresh gathered, dirties, No. 1, 24c; No. 2, S02!lc; fresh gathered, checks, prime, 210 ; poor to fair, Ply 20o. POULTRY Alive. steady: western chickens. 105JUV; fowls, 12H013o; tur- cevs. 14o. Dressed steady;. Western chickens 68 16c; fowls, Wife; turkeys, 1.10 20e. Kansas City CJraln and Provlalona. KANHAM CITY. Dec. 20-WIIEAT-tTnchaimed: No. 2 hard. 9-ff !.(: No J. D7cDji.4; No. S red, WMyUTc; No. 3, 64(ulc; May, t-;lbHbfic. COKN-Steadyj No. 8 mixed, ."t4c; No. 1. 6IVvuiw!c: No. 2 white. W.'IOoc; No. J, 2c; Itecetnber, c; July, sr.Vic. OATS Unchanged: No. 2 white. 4SM2 fH'"'; No. 2 mixed, 47l4fJl,lHc. R Y K SlfiWc. HAY Unchanged: choice timothy. $19.ri(ii!r.ti0: choice prairie, JIA!!ffi RIITTKH Creamerj', S-'-c; firsts, S3c; Herondn, 81c; packing stock, 24c. KUiiH-extras, iwc: firsts, sue; scconas, ITc. Keceipts. unipmeni. Wheat, bu IH.OUO S.OI0 Com. bu 41,0(10 t4.tt Oats, bu 12.000 S.000 Liverpool Grain Market. I.IVEKPOOU Dee. 20, WHKAT foot eteady: No. I Manitoba unquoted: No. I Manitoba, 7 KHd; futures steady; De cember, i M; March, 7s Ud; May, 7 "4id. ixirn-spot nrm: .American mtxeo, si 7d; futures firm; January ts Sd; Feb- ruary, ds su. Tha corn exchange her win t closed December 26 and 24 and January 1, Poorla Market. rrOOItlA. Dec. 20.-CORN-Steady: No. S white, 61c; No. 4 white, 69o; No. 8 yel low, ttlc; No, 4 yellow, WW; No. I mixed, Slo; No, 4 mixed, bite; sample, &2o. I oats Kasy; no. I white, 47c: stan dard, 47Vic; No. S white, 47 c. 1 rtololh Oraln Market. HfUrnt. Deo. 20. WHEiAT No. 1 hard. 11.05; No. 1 northern, J1.0I; No. S northern, S101H; No. 8 northern, H.OlUj; Pecember, li.tn, nominal: May. ii.ob; July. 1107. nominal. OATH 46c. Cotfeo Market. NKW TORK, Deo. 20.-COFFEB-FU-t urea opened ey at a decline ot 7 to IS point In sympathy with lower Kuronean market and reports that cost and offers from Rraall were easier. , There seemed to be considerable scattering liquidation both of December and March. Foreign houses were selling here and after hold ing around th opening figures until the middle of tha afternoon prices broke fur ther owing to-easier closing cables from Ilavre. with the close barely steady at a net loss ot 18 to 1 points. Sales, KJ.M) bags. December, 13.71c; January, 18(c; iJ.ruary. I8.IS0; March, 18 40; April, UWc; May, U.wc; July, 12.6c; June, 12S7cf August, September, October and November, 12.RGC. Havre waa to 1 franc lower. Hamburg was pfg. lower. Rio, SO tela higher at WW!; San tos, unchanged; 4a, sju0; 7s, 70. Re ceipts at the two Rrealllan ports, 88,vO0 bags, against 3a,o00 last year. Rain was reported in all districts of Rao Paulo. New York warehouse deliveries yester day, ,' bags, against ls,01 bags last year. Today s special cable irom Santos reported the market barely steady with 4s unohanged. Sao Paulo receipts, SO.IuO baas, aaalnst 2UU0 base yesterday. Spot. quiet: lUo No. i. HVoUVsc; Hantoa No, 4. 1640. MUd, dull; Cordova. l'-,4jHi'-0, nominal. Metal Market. NEW YORK. Dec 20 METATJI Btandard cupper, strong; spot. tlS.KT Vij'9 14.10; December. SlJ-HiH-U'M.Ou; January, MO04fl4.2f: February, March and April, l.UU4 J,'i. Indun inaj'kat, excited; spot, tbl 10s; futures. tt4 U. Custom house returna show exports ot 14,tiS tons so far this month, lako copper, $14 14 50; ele'trolvtlc, 814 2ixd'U.37V: raatlng, 18.7!rl4 0U. Tin, easy: spot, $44 STVi; , ; Deceuibcr, 8.4JSiH(( 00; January, ti bit 46 On: February. 3 NKpM.tS; March, H2.&0 ti-t3 X; April, $t2.0iJr43 00. lxndon mar ket, steady; spot. tJo 6a lOd; futures, IIS S lOd. lAcal sales, five tun spot tin at S46.U); five tons spot at St, five ton pot at 844 60; 2d tons December at 844.75. Dead, steady, 84.40n4 60. New York; ti.il tt J.'H. Fast St. lxxils. London, 16 Us ... ..... .,11 M U. H A.-... 1 . . 86 00941. 20. Kant St. Umls Ix.ndon. Ili l.'s sl. Antimony, aun; cooason s, 17 74, Iron. Cleveland warrants, 60 In London. Locally Iron was steady. No. 1 foundry northern, U .76uJ16 00; No. 8. SM SotfU 76; No. 1 southern and No. 1 southern soft, H4.KxyH.76. Evaporated Apples and Dried Prnlts NHW YORK. Iee. 80 -EVAPORATED ArVUKS vuiet and steady; on th Sst, fancy. 100 HHc; choice, (jVtC; prime, ,Vti'c. DRltD FRUITS Prune continue firm, with a good demand; quotations range from tH.dlc for Cailfornlus up to 40-(.e, and from lOWWlSo for Oregon Apricots, quiet but steady; oholce. I,vj ItWc; extra, IClSHc; fancy, HtflHc. Frachea, dull but steady; choice, llrt 11V; extra choice, HValic; fancy, llvi lle. Raisins, quirt, but there la little pressui-e to sell and price are eteady; loose Muscatel. tVo7c; choice to fancy seeded, ")it'-,c; seedless, Cttfic; Ixmdoii layers, 1 tvul 45. lry Uood Market. NEW TORK. Dc S0.-DRY GOODS Fruit of th loom 4 bleached cotton have advanced to 87 6a. at which price future shipment order will not be ac cepted. Cotton domestic are firmer; trade Is steady but light Worsted yarn have advanced 2Vc per pound. Cotton yams are steady. Jobber are doing a moderate nous trad. Omaha Star Market. OMAHA. De 24-HAY-No. 1. Sli.OO; No. 2, $1(1.60; coarse, 89 00; parking stock 87.00; alfalfa, $14 Ou. Straw; Wheat. $i,.UO; r and vats, 84.60. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Insistent Demand of German Banks for Funds Feature of Day. MONEY SCAECE IN GERMANY Heavy Bnylns of ftterl Prodnet Ri pected from Eallroads and Oea rrally Favorable Conditions Are Reported. NF.W YORK, Deo. 20.-The insistent de mand of Herman hank for "over-year" fund wa the significant fenture on what otherwise was a dull day In Wall street. Large amount already have been loaned to Germany, Seven per cent was paid for the greater part of this money, and offers at "4 to a, per cent advance of this rat were reported. The amount of American credits In tlermany Is, of course, unknown but It I believed not less than 1 120, ft 10,0110. Cable advices were that an acute strin gency prevailed In the Oerman money market, an wa Implied by the urgency of the demand for funds. The present Ituntlon wan nald by International bank ers to be the result of over speculation In Germany, over expansion of credits snd the withdrawal of fund by France In the fall, at the lime of the Moroccan care. Unusual Interest attache to this situation because of the fact that a large f'art of the loan contracted here by Her In Interests In the course of the Moroc can dispute, mature at the end of the next month. Unless these loan are ex tended, Germany's financial reaources will be put to a severe tax. . In th stock market buniness fell oft sharply. With no new Impetus sufficient to a decided trend, prices moved In an Irregular, aimless way. Some appear ance of strength wa lent by a two point advance In Union Pacific and a continua tion of the upward movement In special ties which have been prominent recently. The electric shares, International Har vester, American lleet Sugar, Central leather and American Linseed common and preferred scored the best gains. I-e-hl"h Valley, after an early advance, fell back sharply and on the announcement that the director hud taken no action In regard to an extra distribution. Amalgamated Copper rone In response to ths advance In price of the metal to 14'4, th lilghent price for nearly three years. Favorable conditions In the steel trade also were reported, Heavy buying from the railroads In expected and It waa esti mated that contract tor 6u0.000 ton of rails would be Placed within the next Jew week. Pond were unusually active. Quota tions wer Irregular. American Tobacco and related Issues were strong at record prices. Wabash 4's became heavy after an early advance. Total sales par value Jd. 007.000. United States bonds wer un changed on call. Numner of sales and leading quotation of stocks wer as follows: ('a. Hich. low. Clou. AUIa-Chaliasr pit lmi 1 1 ml(anaU4 Toppor ... 40. 0W M t'.'-i M Amsrirsn Agricultural... m U tit MS Am. Ileet Sugar l'0 (714 H A mar loan Cm na) lux, io-t Amarlran '. 4k V !M Ml h H4 Am. Cotton OH 1,600 47 41 ' 444 Affisrhan H. A I. p!4 U Am. tee Ctefurltls lot lilt )H "S Amarlesa Unu,il' l.too II 10'j Amarlran Lorumotlv ... 174 H't M Amsrlcsn S. at K i.low 74 71H ' Am. t. ft. pM lOfi Am. Htesil Koundrtaa S3 Am. Busar Raflnlng too 111 '4 lilt Amarlran T. A T l.aoo 1414 l.KS IMH Amsruaa Tnbairo ptd... l.toa 101)4 iot 10 Amerliis Wonlan 2ft4j Anaeonda Mining Cb.... 7, too ts (4 87i AlrMaon t.KO lm 04's 1M4 Atrhlana fli ( 1044 I04a 104 Atlanlle CMat Una 40 lMVt ltt4 IMI4 ttaltlmor Ohio too 10114 1014 IMI4 Bathlaham Sisal , uo 311 0 to Braoklrn RspM Tr too 77 Si T7U rT nadlan l-arlllo 1.7U0 I41H 340V4 24014 Csolral Lsathsr 1,109 US sou, II Central lathar ptd 400 M US at Control ot Now Jersey Ill fhaaapaaJt A Ohio 4.100 76 . 74 '4 74 '4 Chlcasn Alton W 4 lilrago O. W.. now too lis It 1S ('hloaao O W ptd HS4 Chleaso N. W too HIS 1S 141 i-nioag. m. a si. r.... i.rie ins no 110s C. V., C. A St. L. i Cfelnraoo r. A t 17 S Colorsoo A Routbarn 4t rianaollilatad Oat 10 11114 HIS It's Itorn Produett Its IMtlawar A Hudson too 141s 17S 14 txorar A Klo Orasdo.... too 11 it MS D. A It. O. PM too 44 44 43 S DIMIIIors geeurttlss .... too US IIS Krio l.ncK) !, SIS S Krl lat Pfd to US IIS MS Krlo Id ptd 41 O.noral Bloetrlo 1.IM 111 m Ht4 Prut NortKora ptd 1"0 131 W IMS (IfT.t Nortlior Or rtta.. 400 MS m U llllnnla Contral loo 141 141 141 Intorboroufh Mot. 4.M) lis II lS int. Mot. prd too 4fS 4ns 41 tnternaimnsl anootHar.. I.10 1IS H0S HO Intar-Marlno ptd ,. 700 U US ITS lutarnatlonal Papar .... 100 t Intamatlonsl Pump 85 Iowa- Canlrsl 100 14 S US S Kanasa City nouthorn i K C. to. ptd .4t Laolod Oaa 1 100 l(s 1A4S 1M Loulavills A Nashvlll.. 1,000 Ul 17H V Minn. A It. Inula 14 M . tt. P. A B. S. M... f0 1M 111 118 Miaanurt. K. A T 700 1S US S M . K. A X ptd Its Miasourt rscltia I. mo i'S S SH National Blarult too 140 140 1 National 1I aoo 64 S I4S Its N. It. Ft. ot M. M ptd.. l.ouo Dts lS I4S N. Y. Ootral. ox-dlv... 100 loos loos ius f. Y.. O. A W S Norfolk A Westara l.K'O 1"S IMS 101 NoHh Amarlrait too 7IS 71 73 S Northern Pacltlo 1,100 11H lias H'S Parltla Mall too 90S S "S ponaarlvsnl tvO ni IMS 1?'S Pooplo'a Gas 10.114 r . , . A t, L M0 T MS MS Plttaburfh CVal H Proaeod steal Cur 1 K3 Pullman Palace Car TOO ul 1 167i Railway Stool Spring.... 100 IIS 'S US Hoodln IMS 'IMS 15S .HapuhlTo ' Rtaol I 100 t 17 S "S Paoubllo Staal pfd I.l lS 4S Muck laland Co too II 14 its Hook laland Co. ptd n 44 " 44 4SS St. U A r 84 ptd... 10 41S 4IS 41 1. Louis H W 11 St. U W pfd 71 loas-nhofftald S. A 1 4IS Soutsora Paotns 1.I00 lt 11?S 117V outttorn Railway "0 M s 1S a. ttallwsr pfd 100 TtH 'S Tl Tannooao Opoor ....... 100 17 s 17 s ITS taaaa A Paritlr .. l.tw it4 M 11 T., II L W 400 ir. 16S II T. St. U A W. pfd.... " ITS 14 14 Vslsn fvHie 17.00.) i7iS I73S 174S t'slna Parlfla pfd loo MS :' t t'nitad States Itoalty al Vnttsd Ktatos Rubhor.... 1 100 4S 4744 44 t'nltet Statoa Stool 14 Duo ?s 4s 'S t' t. Steal pfd 1000 llt4 11IS Kl'4 ftah Connor In I44 MS US Va -Crollsa Cltoraleal .. 1 6IS Wi lfS Wahaah I 'no is l Is WalMih pM M"0 INS Its H Wottarn Maryland 400 1S al m Watln(hoM Klortrle .. 1.401 70S t a wetrrn t'nlon. o-dlv.. t"0 7S TsH 7 WhMlIn A L. K W4 4S 4 4 thlll Vallor 4 ' t', 1IH I4IH (ltluo Cwpper 1 " ni US S Control I "0 II 174 Its Total sale tor the day. 171.100 sanroa. New York Bloney Market. NEW YOHK, Dec. I0.-.H1N KT On call steady at 5 Wit per rent; ruling rate, 4 per rent; closing bid. i per cent; offered at it's per cent. Time loan tronger; sixty days, 4's per cent; ninety days, 4ji4S lwr cent; six months, Iuh'h per cent. I'KIMK MKRCANTILE PA PKR Close : 4'4i4 per cent. 8TKHL1NO KXCHA..Or:-Steady, with actual business In bankers' lulls at It.M.'i for stxty-day bills and at 84.u0 for de mand: commercial bills, Il.tC'S. ISlLiVEK lar, M4c; Mexican dollars, 44c HONHS Oovernnient, steady; railroad, irregular. Closing quotation on bonds today wer as follows- V. . nt. I. rog ..l lst. M U. 4S.... US ds coupon luo Japan 4s al . U. A la. rag WIS do 4Sa IIS 4o eoupon IIS1C. C. so. lat la .. TlS t! 4a. rog i.ius L, g. eUl. a lu.. US do eoupon IKS L. A N. uul. 4a ... its Allla-Cbal. lat 4--- 4M. K. A T. lat 4s.. IT Am.r. A I la 1'S do ton. 4Sa l aA. T. A T. a. ts.-l'-SSio Pscllia 4s....tlJ Am. Tobacc 4 N. R R. ot M. 4Sa US so ta USN. V C. ISa... r.Z Armour A Cs. 4S. US do dob. ta. ti Atrhlaos son. 4s.... MSN. Y. N. H. A H do ev. a 1'S er. t ijiu do ea. ta 10SN. A W. lot ,. , t;w A. O. L. lat 4a...'... MS do cv. 4a l Hal. A Obi 4a MSN's. Pscltls 4a .' S ad ISa 'S do la J ao S W. IS-.-. MSO. g. L rfdg. 4a... M Rrook. tr ev. 4a .- MsPona. . ISa Itll.. MS ttan. of Os. la lot a oa. 4a lut-J Con. LMthor ta MSflaadtss on M tJ . o N i a..U)SS. U A T. tg ta uZ U.oa. A Ohio tsa. lolS do son. I....."... t! do it. IS SSt u s. w. c. ta.. tI aochtcaao A A. IS US o lat r"ld 4a tl-4 I! at. A Q 1 ta... Msg. A U sd. ta u do os. ta MSSo Pmc eol. . t'. VI A P. . 4s MS do cv. 4 ST C ft. I. A P. t. ta IIS do 1st est. 4, K do rfs ta mssa. Kstlwajr te Iot Col. Is4. tt 7S 4a as ZXst-xTtTL? H R. O. 4 t'. B ul.hsr IS4 In ft M M I' Sl"l M .. Il Mxillsra' U Tl't'V -'sr. 1ini. Is. .If K.tl. p t, 4s UHt'lM l M IIH Ho n. 1I0 lit si. 4a... '1 lo c. 4. r. A. W.M.rs Md. 4s n rls Ft 74iWt. K.lr. cv ta.. K'4 fn. f.tro. r 8S...IM Wlf. r'sntrsl 4a .... J III i.rn. 1st f 41.. M Mo Pc cv. Is 7 n'- M'l 4H 7srinm la 101 Ul4. Ottwt. London Stock Market. I)NImN, I)ec. 20 American securities were quiet and steady during the early trading today. At noon prices ranged from unchanged to '4 higher than yea terday'a New York closing. tendon closing prices on slocks: Cosaota. money.. 77 1-iaiyiulavlllo A N ICS do sreonnt 77 1-lrM., K. A T MS Anial. Copper IISN. Y Central no Ana'on'ta I Norfolk A W Ills AKklaon 10IS do ptd M n pfd I"7 Ontario A W 40S fttltlmore A Ohle. . I04S Pfnoajlanla 414 C'ana haa rarlflr . .. 141 Hand Mines , ( heaapoaka A O 7Keadlnt 71s rtilraro U. W 24 southern Br M Chi . MM. A St. P.. IMS o pfd 74 IO Beera HSnoutharn Pacific. ... 1 ll Drnror A Rio a ... 1141 nlon Paclfle 171 do pfd 43 do pfd Ms Krio S1C. . Steel 7is rlo 1st pfd 6r do pfd 1I4S do Id pfd 44SWaherh s Orand Trunk ti do pfd US llllnol r entral 141 MI.VKK-riar, steady at to'id per ox. MONEY 3W('2li per cent. The rate f discount In the open market for short bill Is 4 per cent; for threo months' bills, 3VTI tfi-16 per ctnt. Ronton Mocks and Bonds. IWlPTON, Dec. 0. Closing quot atlonn on siocks were .n ronows: AIIoum 3t Mohawk Anial. Copper MSNoToda Con A. Z. L. A MSNIplaaln Mints . II. A (.'. C. A g. M. IS North Putt Hut la Coalition . . . . !1 '4 North Lko Cal. A Arlaons ais'oid Dominion .. Cal. A llecla 421 Oaroola . 4 . 1 . 7S . s . 7 . 4 .10 . iH . 71 . It . 2 . IS . il . KS . 41 S . 17S . 64S s . 67 Centennial .. 14 Parrott g. AC... .. 14 Qulllrr .. US Shannon .. ll'. Superior - 4 I II Superior A.B. M .. HHT.marark I l-14l 8. S. R. A M Cop. anaa C. c. Rant Bulla C. M Kranklln Oorlui (nn flranhr Con. ... Oreeno tsnanes Isle Koyala Copper. SISrdn prd Karr Uko lSUiah Con Lake Copper 36St'tah Copper ... (.a Hallo tvippar.... fS Winona Miami t'oppar SSSWolrsrlne Bid. K-dl. TVew York Mining; stocks. NKW YOTtK, Hec. 20. Clonlne; quota tions on mining stock were; All's too Llttla Chlat t com. Tunnel stock. 21 Meiiran 421 do bonds II Ontario , 100 Con. ft I. A V SO ophlr ISO Iron Mirer 120 standard 1IM I.eafl villa On t Vallow Jacket 60 Offered. Kx-dlr. Hank Clearings. nM Alt A lmr V H.nlf -Urtnrr. trwl.v Vara t'l ooi; flitt it a ,, f a, - , K spending day last year, $2,302,049.70. OMAHA GENERAL MAIXKHT. BUTTER No. 1, Mb. carton.- 35c; No. I, In B0-lb. tube. 84 So, No. 2. 36c; packing. 20c. CHEF.8K Imported Swiss. Ke: Ameri can Hwlsn, 24c; block Swiss, 19c; twins. lite; dn Isles, Wc; triplets. Wc: young Amer- Ichs, 20c; blue label brick. lUc: iltnberger. 2-lh , lc: 1-lb.. lc. 1'OULTRY-Brollern. ftOO'rfS.OO per dos.: springs, 12c; hens, 12c; cocks, 9c; ducks, lc; geese. 13c: turkeys. 22c: nlgaons. uer no., 81.20. Alive, broilers, 12Uc; hens. 6c; old roosters snd stags, 6c; old ducks, full reatnerea, iic; geeeso, run feathered, 10c; turkeys, 10c; guinea fowls, 16c each; pigeons, per dos., vc: homers, per dog.. 11. W: miuabn. No. 1, 81.60; No. 8, 50c. fl.sil (Krenh frosen) Pickerel. 7c: white, 10c: pike, 8c; trout, llo; large crap ples, 124115c; Upaulsh mackered, lite; eel, 18: haddoks. 13c: flounders. 13c: green catfish, 16c; roe shad, $1.00 each; shad roe. per pair, 66c; salmon. 14c; halibut. 10c: yellow perch, 80; buffalo, 8c; bullhead, 13c. Heer out prices: No. 1 ribs, iso; No. 3 ribs, 13',4c; No. 3 ribs, 9c. Chucks, No. 1, 8c; No, 2, IMc; No. 3. 4C. Loins No. 1, lOVtc; No. 2. 14Hc; No. 3, 10140. Rounds, No. 1, He; No, 2, Hc; No. 3. c. Plates. Nn. 1. c; No. 2. Do; No. 8. 6S.C . FRUITbV-Appis: Cooking vailetles, per bbl., $2.76; Jonathan and Urlmea Golden, per bbl.. 84.su: Hen Davis, per bbl.. 82.76: California liellaflower, per box, 8l.3i,- Coiorado Jonathan, extra fancy, per box 82.60; WSAhington Bpltsenbei g, per bog, $2.60; Washington R. Uauty, pr box, $2.60; Washington Staman Wlntssaps, per box, $2.60. bananas: f ancy selected, per bunch, $J.26!u2.60. jumbo, per bunch, $2.76(0) 3.76. Cranberries: Wlsuonaln, fancy, per bbl.. 8ll.uU; per box. $3.26; extra large Jumbo, per bbl., $10.60. Dates: Anchor brand, new, 80 1-lb. pkg., In boxes, per pox, i.ow; Dromedary 01 ana, new, ju 4-10. pkg.. In boxes, per box. 83.00; bul In 70-ib. boxes, per lb., c. Figs. California, per case of 12 12-ouncJ pkgg.. 6c: per case of 36 12-ounce pkga,, Ji.jO; per case of 60 ft-ounce pkg., a.vo; Mew xurkisb. o-crown, In 20-11) boxes, per lb., Lo; crown, in 20-1 1. boxes, er lb., 10c; 7 ciowu. In 3u-lb. box, per lb., J7c. urapa bTUll: Florida. 4u-3u sixes, per crate. H.,ot i.UO; wi-64-44 sixes, per ci ale, $C.2u. Grapes; Malaga, 111 puis., u.isu.vu. iemona: Dimoiielia bland, extra lancy, 300 se, per . box, $o.2u; 3o0 slxe, per box, $o.iA); LMtno l.nnunelra, fancy, 3ou-3o0 slsea, psr box, $4-0u; 240 and 4d sixes, oOu 'er box less. Granges: Calliornla tiaveU, 0-l2u sixes, per box, l ;s 150-1 i-AA)-2'lo-260 sixes, per box, 83.4; luo-lio-ltuO-jUo-JuO six, per bos, W.2i. i'aars: California tt. llangtau, per 60-lb. box, 3.00. V Js.GliTAliL.jCa Ueana: hiring and was, per mkt. bak.., $1.0wul.i(6. Cubuage: Wis uoniln, per lb., 2c. Cuiuiy: Mlcmgan, per Uox.. uc;v Cailtot ula Jumbo, per uu., boo. Cucumbers; Hot housti, per ilox., $i.uo. tug Plant: Fancy Florida, per dos., 2.uu. Ganic: ICxtra lancy, white, per lb., loo. Lettuce: kxtra tuncy leaf, per dos., 40c. Onions; California, white, per lb., 3c. Wis consin, yellow and red, In eacks, par lb., iWo: fcpauish. por ciaie. $i.o. Pars ley: fancy southern, per do, bunohea, 604116c. Potatoes: Minnesota Early Ohio, par bu., $l.li; Wisconsin whllo stock, per bu., $110, In 10-sauit lot. 60 lo. tlweet potatoes: Kansaa, per bbl., IJ.uO; per bu. bsk., 31-06. Kuiabanao: In sack, pr lb.,, IVaC Tomatoes: Canfwrnla, per crate, $1 jo. julisCiLLAiMOLb Alinonus: iarta gona, per lb., lbVic; in savck lots, lo less, bitttll nuts: Per lb.; loc; la sack lou, lc lean. Cocoanuts: Per sack, lo.uo. FU U.its: Per lb., 14c; In sack lots, lo less. Peanuts: RoasTed. per lb., bo; raw, per lb., "1V1C. Pecans: Large, per lb., lo; In ack lots, lc less. . Walnuts: New crop, lull. California, per lb., l'.c; In sack lots, lo less, cider: New Nrhawka, per la-gal. H bbl., I.I 11. per 30-gal. bbl., $6.60; New York Molt s, per la-gel. H bbl., 83.60; per 30-gal. bb ., f.60. Honey: New, 24 frames, $3.13. Krout: 1'er 16-gal. keg, $2. 76; per 6 gal. keg, $1.10; Ylsvunsin, per -bb!., $3.60. CHKlrfl MAS DtX'ORA'l lONS Cht lst tnas trees. 4 to 6 ft., 12 In bale., per dux., $1.60; C to 8 ft., 12 In bdle, per dwx., I2.su; b to 10 It., 6 ill bdle., per dox., $3.26; 11 ft., per tree 60c; 12 ft., per tree, "(0c; IS ft., per tree, $1.25; 14 ft., per tree, $160,. U ft., per tree, $1.7iii 2.6u; lb ft., per tree, :.;t3..i, 20 tl., per tree, $3.6u4 60. Wreatns, etc.: Kveigreen wreatnliiis, natural, extra heavy, 3u yds. In coil, coil, $100; evsrgieen wreathB, with immortal flowers, per dox., $1.60; with holly, per do., $1.60; holly wreaths, fancy. Dela ware, pr dos., $1.60; extra lancy, Dela ware, extra heavy, per dos., I:.v0; nutg nulla wreaths, per ilvt., $l.u0;. boliy branches, Delaware, 12 lbs. In bbl.,. per bbl., $1.10; regular pack, slxe cases, fx 2x4 ft., case, $4.6u; kulecled florist holly, per case, 2x2x4 ft., $3.00; mistletoe, shipped only by express, per lb., 2uc; needle pines, per dox.. $3.00. Cottua Market. NEW TORK. Deo. 91. -COTTON-Spot, closed quiet and 16 points higher; mid dling uplands, ID.G5; middling nulf, $y.jO; aales, 2.K4) bale. Cotton futures opened steady; Decem ber, y.3uv; Januury, S.sc; February, 8 Sic; March, 8. toe; May, 10c; July, 3 1Sc; August, 17c; September, 8-Jjc; October, 82oc; November. 8 87c. Futures closed steady. Closing bids: December, 4"c; January, I.Kw-; Feb ruary, .03c; March, lie; April. 8 13c; May, 3 21c; June, 3.82c; Julv, .ev; Au gesl, bic; Seiiember, 8.31c; October, .S7c; November, .3c. Pklladrlpkla Prodaeo Market. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 20. BUTTER Firm; western creamery, 4uc; extra, SDc; nejftrhv tirtnts avlra. 41 F41G8 Firm; Pennsylvania and other nearby firsts, rise cases, $10.80 per oases current receipts, free cases, is 60 per case; western firsts, free cases, $lu.20 per rase; current receipt, free rasea, $8.M per case. cHEPTSE Firm; New York full creams, fancy, ltiS leic; New York full creams, fair to good, liHftlOc. Wool Market. ST LOUIS. Iec. JO.-WOOL Quiet; territory and western mediums, 17JUc; flu inedluma, ltsiac; fin, Utl6o, OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET Cattle Quarter or More Higher Than Last Friday. HOGS STB 0170 TO FIVE HIGHER Fat I. a ra Ha romaaaad Trlee trog loan pa red wltk Taeadsy, W'kll Fat ("keep Bell at rally "teady Prices. POUTIt OMAHA. Dee, 80. 1911. Receipt were: Cattle. Hog. Sheep. Official Mond.iy 4 & ft. 178 8.732 Official Tuesday 3.17 12'W 4.7 Letlmate Wednesday .. 2,200 10,600 .00 Three days this week t.m fame days last we k.. 22,178 r'nme day t weekaago 14.604 fame days 3 weeks ago lo,71 Same days 4 weeks ago 19.4S3 fame days last year.. 12,042 The following tabic shows th receipts of tattle, hog and sheep at South Omaha for tha year to riatt, a compared with last yer: mil. lttio. i9oo. ioe. Cattle 1.12.W 1.704,43 41,604 Hog l.3oS.707 1,H45.7W 462,821 ...... Sheep 2. 844,082 2,f63,616 7,633 'J he following tabi slioWn th veri4 price paid for hogn at South Omaha for ihe last few days, with comparisons: Dale. loll. I ... ).,..,. ,, ro,. ,!:).,. lJ. Deo. 11. .i, a I g ,- 4i, 4 4. 4 14 7s Deo. 12. 96 7 68 I t 321 4 71 I 03 4 33 Dec, u 6 7 7 41; 8 29, (4 49 OS 4 to Dec. 14. t 861(1 7 38; 8 Zt S 38 4 2tt 08 4 86 Dec. 15.1 noo,! 7 66 8 N 6 871 10 111 4 M Deo. pi. C OO'.kl 7 63 ; 8 14i 301 4 23 I 4 76 Dec. 17. 7 tt 8 80 6 341 4 47 18 Dec. 18. 1 8 Wt a ( 8 ll 8 4 40! 4 81 Dec. 19.1 S o 7 67; 16 31 1 4 M 6 19 4 M Dec. 20,f I 7 4Hj ft ZR( 4 23 6 1 4 90 Sunday. Keceipts and disposition of live stock tt the Union Htock yards, South Omaha, tur the twenty-four hours ending at 3 o'clock yesterday: AECE1PTB CARS. Cattle Hogs. Sheep, ll'r's. C, SI. ft St. P 1 Wabash 1 2 4 Missouri Pacific... t 2 Union Paciric 35 33 " .. C. N. W., east.. 4 11 3 .. C. A N. W., west.. 1" 4S 2 C Ht. P.. M. A O.. It 6 2 C, B. A Ul , eant.... I 2 C, B. & y., west.. 11 , 34 6 C, K. 1. & P., east 6 7 4 C. H. I. A P., west 1 4 .. 1 lillnoln Central .... 1 4 C. O. W 1 .. .. Total receipt ..82 164 28 DISPOSITION-HEAD Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Omaha Packing Co.... 309 . l.UW 317 swift and Company.... 4"J Cudahy Packing Co.... fun Armour tt Co '.. 31ti Bclnvart & Co Morrell rt 2.460 2,645 3,4ol 2ai 1114 1.862 969 W. B. Vansant Co 76 Hill &. Son at F. B. Lewis t... 6 Huston Ai Co I 20 J. B. Root A Co 22 J. H. Bulla 26 L. F. Hum 10 McCreary & Kellogg.. 15 Wertheliner A Detcen.. 11 H. F. Hamilton 8 Sullivan Bros 14 Lee Rothschild tl Alo. A Kan. Calf Co.... 49 Cline A Christie ,.. 36 Other buyers 466 1,703 Totals 2.4M 10,905 5,746 CAT l Cattle receipts . were ex tremely light today, oniy eighty-eight cars being reported. For th tnree davs this week the total foots up 8,892 head, a against 22,179 head for the same days last week and 12,1142 head for th same period year ago. Ths light receipts were suf ficient In the face of a very fair demand to advance prices, but another bull argu ment that had no little Influence on the market was the feeling that receipts the remainder of the week would be very light. As next Monday, Christmas day. will be a hoi day. the yards not beuig open for the sale of stock, packers were naturally anxious to pick up . as many killers a possible, so as to have some thing to carry over until next TusadAy.' Lveryone was out In the yards early In th morning and It did. not take buyars very long to clean up everything in the way ot dsoent beef steers tn sight. I-As a result practically everything In the yards in tne way or killers was sold and weighed at an early hour, the prices paid were fully 10c higher than Vester- uay, and In some cases more. This means that the market today was safely 20c higher than last week s close, and in some cases more than that. Cows and heifers showed about th same advance as beef steers, and they, '.00. ar xoo or more higher than - last week's clone. The demand for feeders has been rather slim this week, with the result that pi lea have eased otr. it win be remembered, however, that last week they did not break as much as did kiliers, hence the are still high in comparison to tn way tat cattle are selling. Quotations on cattle; Good to cholct beef steers. 3.7&ty8.00; fair to good beef steers, $.00'ao.75; common to fair beef steers, il.iu'uvoo; good, to choice heifers. $4.7b46.C0; good to choice cows, It.fc'o)., talr to good cows, iu.ouu4.Ij; common to (air cows, J'i.Tiyj.bS; goou to choico stock ers and (seders, to.2oi06.OO; fair to good Blockers and feedefs, $4. 1616. 2i; common to talr stockers and feeders, $3. frog 4.76; stock heifers, $4.&otu4.60; veal calves, $3.26 V16O; buils, stags, etc., $3.00(6.00. . Representative sales: , BEEF STEERS. 1,9S 23,322 2X 445 29.20S 23. 22.164 22.412 21. 4M) 43.813 IK, 705 18.474 No. At. rr. No. A a. Pr. 10 4M 4 tl 11 lrtl I tt 1 711 I ot 14 lltl i uu 1 174 It I Hit I wo t tSt I It 41 UWi I 40 11 Hi I It 71 lllll I M 10 171 t l 4 14M I to 21 1011 I 10 81 Itto I 00 ID lit I 71 It 1141 t to I Ull I to 1 1KM1 t 0U 14 sal 04 ' A cowb. I Ml $ 00 II 1040 4 00 4 ..10M) I W t liX4 4 10 I Il I IS 10 1110 4 It 4 Ill 40 1 714 4 lo t 10M I to t 1 1ST 4 u ' 8 140 I 60 I I1M1I 4 It 10 171 I tu I UU 4 71 1 1017 I U 4 lo0 I 00 14 Ji44 4 00 1 Mi I ou 4 10M 4 00 HEIFERS. 11 oo 4 00 U Tot 4 to I '" 4 10 4 too 4 It 10 KO 4 II 4 1060 4 at IU 1 4 It U ... i 0 I Il 1 ! . f 2 . 40 BULL3. 1 1J 4 It 1 1M0 4 to 1 110 4 II IV.11 4 so 1 U40 4 to I MIM t OU 1 M'i 4 40 1 lsjfu I 00 1 liM 4 t 1 11)0 t 10 CALVES. 1 ... tM I 00 1 140 S 7 1 4,4 4 10 1 1u tS It IU 4 40 1 no J , I t ti I J 10 7 U I 0 t It 1 17 t It SIOCKEIU AND FEEDERS. t 1011 I it -- Il ... M t'U I 10 10.... I 11. I W . T.... t tit 4 0 11.... tt W ill 4.... 1 4"t 4 IS I.... ...'. 740 4 40 4.... II til 4 46 M ... II til 4 tt 1.... lit 4 70 4 U 4 at 4 so 730 w 4 10 :i 1 03 776 t It 71 I N ..toll llo Oscar Beck VV yomlng. 12 steers... .MS 8 60 1 steers.... 875 4 75 10 steers. ...1218 8 25 3 steers.. ..1010 6 60 8 90 ' cows 904 4 60 3 86 10 cows 876 4 86 trad Improved slightly 3 bu.ls 2!'40 4 cows Ub0 HOUS-Hog unaer in innuunce 01 a broad, reason ably active demand from packer. Price rulod strong to a nickel higher during most of th session, business In heavies how lug th advance mora plainly than sales of light and high mixed stuff, six of supply a as generally Ignored, the aame as recently, and ins estimate of lv.auo head moved Into second bands wltuuui any protracted lulls, the yards being practically empty al 10 Jv o'clock. tihtppere and speculator bought a mod est 10 per ceut of th total offerings, still favoring th strong weight grade. This preference seems lo hav become perma nent, a only on rar occasions lately hav outside buyers worked down Into ths bacon and high mixed stuff with a light average. Possibly su per cent of current receipt consist of load averaging under iM pounds, so that th proportion of really heavy hog la necessarily very limited. l:cpresentUv sales: No li... u... A-' ta. f. Ko. tl.. At. ....lit ....111 ....til ....lal If. t at u ta t t t 0 so 8 ..14 t tt ..ni . ia ..lit ..111 .474 I tt I to I aw I st t to $ $: It... tl... ti... 11... al... 14. ...... .lit ta OJ I 71 IU ... IK ti M 71. It . tl. 3'4 . . ttn :m ... tos ..... .tfn ... t os :m lao t 5 t'l to 1 ot Ill ... IK 74 ir, ... I t 4i 174 ... IK t IT ... I N 74 17t ... I an It U 40 I to tl J04 ... I 00 14 140 ... I to 10 171 ... I to 4 1ST ... I M II J.it ... I tn II il to I to w ml ... I to t. .ill ... tor, 71 144 ... t S 10 Ill It IIS II ., lit M t at II Ill ... t nt 17 rfl M IH W Ml ... tot 14 iii mo 0; n ut ... I to 11 11 ... 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Good lambs ruled strong to about a dime higher, while medium iambs and all kinds of sheep sold at figures steady. or very nearly so. Packing demand cen tered upon tnppy corn-fed Jambs, despite an Increasing proportion of this class of stock, and the brisk Inquiry for quality string was plainly responsible for Im provement. Retail orders for fancy scored carcasses are more plentiful at this time ot the year and In order to fill these orders properly packers unually show a decided partiality for plump, corn-fed stock. Total receipts were limited to about S.OvO head, an estimate that served to put additional life Into the trade, and by 10 o'clock almost everything with finish had changed hands. Choice fed western lambs touched 6 and near prime offer ings, both natives and westerns, landed at $5.90. Medium lambs moved at and under $5.50. the full dollar range In prices being preserved. Matured muttons were purchased In fairly active fashion, but did not find nn outlet an readily as fat lambs. Ewe sales were frequent, and business In heavy wethers proved rather light, a fat ewe.t, rather than wethers and yearlings, mada up the bulk of the nheep supply. Attrac tive ewes with more or less weluht brought $3.40ft3.60, and Inferior grade sold under $3.25. Something strictly choice In the way of corn-fed ewe would prob ably sell at $S.li'3.66. prime wether ar quotable up to $4. Display of feeders had a remnant ap pearance and nothing much happened lo afford anything like a fair tent of val ues. The two days' purchase on country account, according to packers' tabs, amounts to only ,200 head. - Spreads showed the usual 60-cent range between prime lard and poor light grades, the best heavies on sale selling at 86.20 as compared with yesterday's top of $0.16. Butcher animals moved around $6.006.05 and light averages sold from $6.00 down to 6.$S5iffS.70. There were only a few, small bunches ot pigs among arrivals and values remained unchanged, ranging from $4.26 to 86.36. - Quotations on sheep and lambs: Lambs, good to choice, $5.&0j.00; fair to good lambs, $5.26ruv6-60; good to cholc year lings, ' 84.404.75; fair to good yearlings, 34.10ti4.40; good to choice wethers, $3. 769 4.00; fair to good wethers, $3. 60 3.75; good to ohoice ewes, $3.36Q3.C5; fair to good ewes. 3.0Off3.S6. - Name and KrolJtnce. Age. No. Av. Pr. 456 ted ewes 102 3 30 15 lambs, culls 63 4 60 1W fed lambs 85 6 00 213 fed lambs 81 6 90 215 fed lambs ' 70 6 60 117 fed lambs 67 6 00 231 fed yearlings, wethers 92 t 00 29 fed yearlings, wethers 87 4 35 28 nstlve ewes 121 8 00 108 fed ewes 130 8 35 88 native ewes 124 3 60 8 fed lambs 74 6 00 20 fed lambs, culls 67 4 50 200 fed lamb 74 6 75 46 fed lambs 77 6 90 182 fed ewe 124 S 40 163 fed ylcs. and lambs nn 4 75 187 fed ewes 5- 103 8 40 ice iea lamos o, w 212 fed lambs 77 5 70 CHICAGO I.1VH STOCK MARKET Demand for . IIos Weak Skeep StronaT Cattle Mlgrher. CHICAGO, Dec. 20. CATTLE Receipts, 15,1)00 head; market 10c up. beeves, $4.xOfi 8.90;. Texan steers, $4.203f5.75; western steers, $4.6016.80; stockers and feeders, $3.26416.75: cows and heifers, $2.00$jti.&0; calves, $6.XVitr7.50. HOU3 Receipts 88,000 head; market weak, at yesterday's average; light, $6.00 6.10; mixed, $6.75i!il.26: heavy, $6. &!&. 25; rouKh, $5.S5'u.6,O0; good to choice heavy. It) 0V)i;.2&; pigs, $4.5ou6.70; bulk of sales, $5. 964, U 16. . HHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 25.000 head; market strong; native, $i.60it4.00; western, $2.7o4.00. yearlings, $4.045.25; lambs, native, $5.506.10; western, ' il&'tt 610. - Ht. I.00U Live Stock Market. . ST. IX3UIS. Dec. 20. CATTLE Re ceipts, 2,500 - head, Including 400 Tex ans; market, 10c to 26c higher; native shipping and export steers, $8.00ty0.36; dressed beet and butcher steers, 35.25(ti8.00; steers under l.Ota) pounds. 84.008.25; stock ers and feeders, - 83.00(6.00; cows and heifers, $3.lij7.O0; canners, $1.003.00; bulls, $3.75Ue.2s; calves, $4.26(8.26; Texas and Indian steers, $4.0j27.00; cows and heifers,.- $4 50& 7.00. HOUS ttecelpts, 12.0) head; market, steady to strung; pigs and lights, $4-76if 6.24); mixed -and butchers, $5.7fr.tfi.30; good heavy. $6.10(6.30. SHEEP . AND LAMBS Receipts, 1,900 head; market, strong; native muttons, $J.ouu3.96; lambs, $4.25(56.16; culls and bucks, $1. 20V-'. 50; stockers, $1.50iC.&0. Kansas City Live Stock Market. KANSAS CITY, Dec. 20 CATTLE Re ceipts. 6.0V0 head, Including 600 southerns; market, strong to 15c higher; calves, 26c lowers; dressed beef and export steers, $t!.6s3.l: fair to good, $i.0uU6-35; western steers. $4.DVt,6.50: stockers and feeders, $-I.OCM00; southern steer. $4.&O(U41.50; southern cows, $3.0O7i 4.60 ; native cows, $1'. 7:4)6; native lu Iters. $4.0O)j7.00; bulls, $3.40-45 00; calves. 4.O0Vi7.00. Ht iUS Receipt, K04l head; market, steady; close, .weak; bulk of sales, $5. Toy 6 20; heavy, $6.15(i6.25; packers and butch Electric Lighted Sleeper Omaha to Oklahoma aiud Fort Worth An electric lighted drawing-room sleeping car and through coach are operated daily from Omaha to Fort Worth, Texas, via Lincoln, Belleville, McFarland, Kansas and Oklahoma points, providing splendid through service. LOW FARES FIRST AND THIRD TUESDAYS AND TO TEXAS POINTS WITH LONG LIMITS DAILY. Excellent connections maintained for Oklahoma City, Araa rillo and intermediate points. r For rates of fare, sleeping car reservatior fiTiVxW illustrated literature, etc., address lll-I'H' J I :9 ers. 8R9ntgr25; lights. $K.5df6.13H; pigs, $4 (tfyn no. SHEEP AND LA M RS Receipts. 8.o head; market. Oe to 15c higher; muttons, 84 400 6.00; yearllnen, 34 Ootiu.00; wethers. $3 0'a3 76; ewes. $.'.75ii3.25;' stockers and, feeders, $3,254; 4.75. St. Joaeph Live Stock. Market. PT. JOSEPH. Dec 20.-CATTLF Fe celptn, l.S head. Market steady tu strong: steers, $4.50gS 25; cows and heif ers, 3-' 6W74J.50; calves, 34.007. 60. . HOUS- Receipts. 8.600 head. Market steady: top. 8H.26; bulk of sales, $5.?5'ri6.15. SHEEP AND LAMP.W Receipta, 1,0(0 head. Market uifJIOc higher; lamb. $t.60n $.00. Stork In Sltskt. Receipts of live stock at the fir prln clpal western market yesterday: Cattle. llot. Sheep. South Omaha 2.200 JO.&iiO 5.flnrt St- Joseph 1.3011 tt,500 l.t0 Kanasua City 6.0HO l.rio S.tKXI St. Louis 2,500 12,100 1.9K1 Chicago 15.000 38.0.J 25.000 Total 28.000 85.100 36,500 Triple Holiday la Wall' Street. NEW YORK. Deo. 20.-i?hrlstma Is ta be celebrated Jn WU1 street with a triplet holmay. The directors of the stock ex change voted today to close the exchange) on Saturday, so that business win cease from Friday afternoon until Tuesday morning. Saarar Market. NEW TORK, Dec. 20. SCGAR-Raw. steady: muscovado. 89 test, 4.23c; cen tiifugal, 9.60c; molasses, 89 test, 3.98c. Re fined, quiet.. t GAGE COUNTY FARMERS HEAR LECTURES BY EXPERTS BEATRICE, Neb.. Decs. 20. (Special.) The Qage County Farmers' Institute) opened here yesterday for a two days' session with a large attendance. O. Hull of Alma, Neb., spoke on tha subject of growing better wheat. The Importance of carefully selecting seed, and - making a caving In planting by sowing sparsely wa dwelt upon at length. The question of corn cultivation and fertility wa discussed by Prof. Pugsley of Lincoln. Tha reason why crop should be rotated was explained from scientific) and practical points of view. Unvaried, cropping of a piece of ground take away the soil properties necessary to produce and poisons th soil. In the afternoon ths Question of good roads and concrete culverts was dis cussed. J. W. Fouts of Dlller, Neb., who Is a leader tn tha Dlller good roads en terprise, told how roads could b made. Other speakers on this subject were Ft W. Schaupp, John Dobbs and William) Holm. NEWS FROM NEBRASKA CITY Coat pie Divorced Four Years As;) After Thirty Year Wedded Life) Remarried. NEBRASKA CITT, Dec. 20. (Speclal.)-4 Benjamin Coffeen and Mrs. Alice A. Coffeenof Watson, Mo., came to this city last evening and were united in mar rlage. They were divorced some four years '. ago after having been married, thirty years. They had six children and they got together and Influenced th old couple' to kiss and make up and the re sult was their visit to this city to get a legal start in life again. They returned to their home at Watson, Mo., last even ing. ' George , Ingram was arrested at Omaha a few days since and brought to this city to answer to the charge of wife de sertion. This is the second time he has been arrested on the same charge. and Is new confined in the county jail to await his trial. ' - 1 . ' Frank H. Marnell was called to Lincoln yesterday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Ann Sullivan, nee McCartney who died at that place after a lingering illness. She was a resident of this city for some thing like forty years. Harry C. Prouty of Falls City and Miss Bessie Huston of , this city were married last evening at the Lutheran parsonage by Rev. J. A. Koser. They will make their home at Fall City. Mrs. Frank P. Ireland left yesterday for New York City to Join her daughter, Mrs. William Hayward,. and son and be- fore she returns home Judge Haywwurd will take them all down to the big Panama canal sone and will tour the southern country. The body of Mrs. W. C. AlberUon was brought here from Provo. Utah, yester. day for ' Interment. The deceased wag born and grew to womanhood in this city. She was a daughter of Mr. and) Mrs. Patrick Gorman. Ex-Mayor L. F. Jackson has filed a. complaint with the railroad commit, sloner against both of the express com panies doing business in this city, Wells Fargo and Adams, because they have limited the district in which they will deliver express packages addressed to parties residing here. There has been considerable complaint regarding the matter and Mr. Jackson will appear be fore th board regarding his complaint. Wtedntt Play to Foil Hoase. DAVID CITY, Neb., Dec .-(8peclaI.) Camp No. 638 of the Modern Woodmen of America played to a full house last evening, when they put on the comedy drama. "The Forged Certificate." The play was staged and under the direction of Prof. Everette M. Hosman. From it the local camp realized over $100, which completes its fund for a ward in the Modern Woodmen sanitarium In Colorado. Z3 J. S. McNALLY, Div. Pass. Agent, 1322 Farnam Street. c