Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 11, 1887, Page 3

MARCH 11 1887 A SUDDEN SLUMP IN WHEAT, Traders in Chicago Surpmed By a Light- | ning-Like Break. EXCITING SCENES IN THE PIT. Active Trading in Corn at Very Stiff Prices—The Market Broadens and Strengthens—Pork ata Standstill CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET. Crrcac the Bew Wheat went all to pieces between 12 and 1 o'clock to-day. The market opened 3g(@ e off and sold from S43ge for May to 3¢ the first bour. The decline was tollowed by a partial recovery, and until about hialf past 12 the price of Mayv fluctuated between SS¢ and &i'e, with most of the by no 1means large business done above N3%ec. Suddenly and without a mowment's warning the market broke. Something snapped and the hands on the indicator began to revolve with be- wildering rapidity. When the collapse came May was Guotediat 87%c and the crowd was lazily trading init and watching for the liques™ to bezin to unload. It was gener- ally believed that all but one or two of the beavy lines ot long wheat had been sold and that the holders of others were only waiting for a chance to get sut. There was no real solid strength to the market and an excuse only was needed for a break to begin. Some- body received a Paris cable announcing that the chamber of aeputies had passed the bill putting an sdditional import duty of five franes per kilometre on foreign wheat. The news circulated quickly. Two leading local operators anpeared simuitaneously on the de- posit side of the pits and each offered to sell 100,000 bushels or any part of it.” and the market crowd held 1ts breath a mowment and then ensued a wild rush and scramble. Down, down, down went the price. T arket broke to sle oing on. E pdy was clamoring to sell, and there were few who cared or dared to buy. All sor absured and sensational reports conce the stauding of firms were put in eirc and everybody was trying to guess wh sluinp meant and what caused it. So fa can be learned, nobody was hurt. ‘The trath seems to be that the uiarket was much more “evened up” than the crowd it could be possible and that the ice was thinner than | Of all the Grins | the best tuformed imagined. which had been relied on to come to the res- cue when the market showed signs of weak- ness only two gave it. Field, Lindley & Co, Irwin, Green & Co, George C. Walker & Co, A M. Wrizht & Co, and the others were busy doing nothing S0 far as anybody could see, though later on they appeared as buyers 10 a moderate extent, 1he market bouncad from Sle to S1égc with the elasticity of a rub- ber ball. dropping back to Sle again with almost equal suddennes. A quieter teeling 1ook possession of the market ere lon, during the last quarter of an hour of tt session May vam.ul from Slse to resting at s, Juve leaving Klige, lramu, was on a scale than mignt be during that excit'ng half hour. Fluctuations were 5o violent that traders couldn't keep up with them with eny f and the e\»r\mnn of unleh W with dificulty I\Ahnft the panicky feelin: subsided to a very Eble extent and people began to inquire if they hadn’t been needlessly backbone of the corn It stiffness to-day that was highly grRifying to the Corn showed by {m’ better staying qualities than wheat and closea atan im- provement up tolo'cloex of i, %e on fu- tures beyond May. The big break in wheat had a temporarily demoralizing effect on corn. of course, but from the inside fizures touched by May property there was a rally of 3ycand that future closed at 1 o'clock in the same noteh that it did last night—15e. Not since the crop scare last summer has there been witnessed as active trading as there wasto-day. There were butfow biz round Iots on sale. but in the asgre:ate a tremen- dously heavy business was transacted, thelpit being o ed 1rom center to eircumiterence most of the long session. Prominent opera- torsin wheat and provisions cauie over and took a hand and the excitement ran higher. 'lna reater portion of the time the shorts bought right and left on the early buige, in addition to which there was large, miscellan- eous and general investment buying under the popular belief that some corn wasa good thing to have. The opening was very un- settled, the official opening ngures being 41%¢ for May. But, in different parts of tie crowd, 413c and 413c was paid at the same time. Very quickly the market began to broaden and sm-n,&hen and a ground swell set in that carried May to 42%c and June to 42%c. Heavy buying kept the boom thus started going until wheat broke, when the I ice of May dropped to 41%c. Oats were airly active and firmer, the speculative mar- het ~ sympathizing closely with corn and showing no special features: May opened and closed at 293c. selling mennume at a range of 2aiiie. P'ork was at a standstill. Lard moved up strongly and ribs also displaved strength but less aggres- sive activity. May lard at one time sold as high as $5.70 and_May ribs at $5.35. The former resied at $5.00, the latter at $8.65, & moderate gain on the dl). 2:30 p. m.—On the afternoon board May wheat Opetied %805, sold off ije and then up 10 82ige, linzered around 52% «S2ige, clmln‘ finally at 2} s@s2ige. May corn closed 4lige, pork at S-l) nomi] $00@s off at smaller al, and lard lx —— CHICAGO LIVE STOCK. CmcaGo, March 10.—[Special Telezram to the Bee.]—CaTTLE—Trading was active and values a shade firmer. Taking distillery-fed steers as a standard, prices are a good 15¢ per 100 higher than Monday on the o) ary run of fat cattle or such as are usually taken for the dressed beef and shipping trade. A couple of lots of big fancy steers sold at $5.20 and $5.40, but such sales eut no par- ticular figure in making comparisons on values, as there is scarcely a load a week of this class arriving in this market, and a load a week is about all that seems to be wanted. A few loads of Texans arrived to-day and sold for fair prices. The demand for butchers’ stock was moderate and prices underwent little or no change as compared with the past few days. Good to fancy cows and heifers are making vearly as hizh prices as hereto- fore, bat canning stock seems on the down turn, and should the run of I'exans continue any way {»lemuul good native cows and )Iflffl’“l 1golower. Bullsarein fairdemand. The stocker and feeder trade continues active, with high prices prevailing for good to choice feeders. Fancy steers. $5.25%a5.50; ump\nl steers, 1350 to 1500 Ab@ 84."\-_5 15; 1870 lbs, $4.30@4.7 to 12 $3.6%a@4.25; llnckenlnnlnden. cows. bulls and mixed, $2.10@3. ulk, ELN0@150 ; slop-fed _ steers, H-Xluu through Texas cattle, §3.00@3.50. HoGs—ilogs were active at the openin~, with a slight upturn in prices, yet at the close values were rather easier and quiet. A number remained unsold in the hands of I peculators who held their property out of e market during the activity in the morn- Snx The Armour outtiv were iirst to with- draw from the market. A few lots of fane: heavy sold at $6.0024.10: vood packing nd medium lots at $5.505.95 huvm-rs wrllbk ;'s.':loim‘:\g uvmmu%, L“@;‘}b@ 550 @ priwe Yorkers, $5.00@5T §5.10@8.25 FINANCIAL NEW Yorx, Maren 10— Speciai Telegram to the Bes Toe! The stock market opened utexpectedly strong this morning. ‘The bad break in Western Unlon yesterday had apparent!y been discounted and the bulls heid their ground azainst the assults of short sellers. The weakest spot in the market was Lackawana, whiel declined on the passage of the bill in the New Jersey legisiature, for- feiting the charter, on certain conditions, of the Morris & Essex road, one of the Lacka: wanna's proprietary lines. Afterafractional bulge in the list the bears made a raid on vrices, selling Western Union, New kng- iand and, Lackawanna down @3 per cent. Holders of stocks, however, refused 10 be stampeded and after the selling pressure was removed prices quickly rallied. Under buying of Western Union was very general March 10— Special Telegram to | | the recen break was a scoop in order to en- ( | sorine “wieat, $3.70@4. | u patents, §4.%0 @4. ablegome one to buy stocks cheap. The Union Pacific and Buthington published | their statements of earnings for January to- day, both being very favorable in that they showed a very large increase in netearnings. ‘The reduction in the Bank of England rate of discount from 4 to 3'5 per cent was re- garded as a strong bull argument, as it re- moved the probability of gold exports for a time at least. London quotations were higher and it was ciaimed that the influence of the Baitimore & Ohio deal would be to 1n- crease the demand for American stocks abroad. Sales at noon were 160,000 shares. The stock market broke badly during the last hour. Western Union dropped to 73 and the whole list sympathized. Comstork sold stocks right and left and in some circles Gould was said to have been a moving power in the break. New England alone main- tained its ground. The weneral market closed weak at bottom prices for the day. The total sales wer= about 300,000 shares. GOVERNMENTS—Government bonds were dull but stead: YESTERDAY'S QUOTATIONS, 3% centbonds.. 1004 | preferred. U. S 45's . 0 Y. C. Newd's......... Pacific €'s of 95, znmnl’lcmc &A. « Oregon Tran. Pacitic Mail. P.D. & Zidg Texas Pacite. Union P u‘x*nc Mich, Central. Mo, Pacific Nortlern Pac preferred Now. i MoxzY—0n call easy at ¢ closed at 5%, per cent. PrIME MERCANTILE PAPER—530 per cent. STERLING EXCHANGE—Dul sixty day bills; $4, PRODUCE MARKET. Chicago, March tions are the & Flour—-Steady wheat §(@434 per cent; 10.—Following quota- W closing tigures: winter 4.1 )h nesota bakers, low grades, et at §3.25@3.401 in W hnl—l!;-«nml $ er than yester- day’s close, and at 1 o'els as S'ac below the close of yesterday, and at the _close had advanced until prices ranged % higher: C: 11 +16c: June, S1¥c. Corn—Unusually ac ive and unsettled, closing about the same to ' dav: cash, 4e: May, 4lige: Oats—U nsettled lmd lower; cash, May and June, {ye—Stead Barl at A tat 4045 Q Tnmom y sead— l’nu active: advanced 15920c on the wh but outside fizures were not fuil ried to the ; cash, $7.85; Mav, o Bk Meats—ii clear, £5,559,00 Butter—Firm; Cheese—Weal 1:;(41-’ ull cream rfit‘dlm’ and Young Americas, 13 3 Easy at 1wla e Tatlow—U neia No. 1 solid, 55e: N ke, 4C. um»-s—( nchan el Green, green salted bull, Salted_calf w: dry ‘ited hides, flint, 12213c: deacons, 40c each. eceints. country, 6e: heavy 6c: green 10e; dry Shipments. 14,000 Flour. bbls Rye,bu... Barley, bu New Orlea and tirm; jobbis Corn Méal—Firmer at S Kausas City. March 10. No. 2 e S{‘n("bld Oats—Nominal. St. Louls, \llrch May. 75¢ bid. 0. 2 cash, 32 bid; May, 10 Wheat—\Weak : 1 May, S0ige. unxed cash, 36ie; mixed, cash, 293 Butter—Dull'and firm; creamery, 24@e dairy. 2%@2c. Afternoon Board. —Wheat a shade easier. Corn unchanged. Oats “.c lower for May. New York, March 10.— Wheat— Spot, about ¢ lower: options opened heavy. de- clined Y ‘qe, advanced yi@*{c, subsequently declined 3@1ise, closing siéaily wits slicat reaction: reee.g 28,000 exports, 92,000 unzraded &(cm o: No. 3 red, 9lc; ) 1 red, 95¢: S¢ in elevator, 91 91ige in store. DHfiM ) f. 0. b.; W@IS! atloat: April closing at #2¢. Lorn-s t, firm; options opened 3:§@%c higher, lmr declined 1@!3gc, clusxng 'with ‘& recovery of 3@ <c; receipis, 1 rnom 'r'cm ungraded odlfld. i N !;"uflt)iz in elevator, 51% @: ¢ deliv- 0. b.; April closed llcv\e. 0“& Shade lolll’ receipts, 39.000; exports, 800; mixed western, 34&37c; white western, @i etroleum—Firm: United closed at 63%¢c. Pork—Quietand nrm. Tard—10@14 points hizher nnd moderately active; western steain. spot, Butter—Firm: western, 13 Cheese—Easier, and dmn:nd moderate, Eggs—Firm: western fresh, 16:,@16° Minneapoits, March 10.—Wheat— tled and lower; No. 1 hard, cash, Tsc: May, Toe; June, 798 0.1 northern, cash, T6c. May. 77c: June, T75c: No. £ northern, cash, Ma, ne, patents, !4‘2552&40; bakers, Fiour $3.30@3.50, Reaceipts—Wheat, 123,00 bu.; fiour, Shipments—W heat, L3520 ' bu. 26,000 bbis. ukee, March 10.—Wheat—Weaker, e May, 193 —Higher: ()nu—\mmler té c none. flour, vork, March, $20.10. March 10.—Wheat— Easier; No. 2 mixed, 3%gi0c. —Firm: No.2 wmixed, 23, Rye—Steady 2, Sd¢. Pork—Nominal. Lard—Dull at §7.70. Whisky—Steady at $1.13, Liverpool, Marcn 10.—Wheat—Quiet ; de- mand fallen oif ; holders offer moderatelv. Corn—Dull and lower; new mixed western, 4s 4d per cental. LIVE '(:'(-‘K. Chicago, March 10.—The Drovers’ Jour- ®al 1evorts as follows: COattle — Receipts, 6,000: active and 10e higher; faney steers, $5.25@3.30; ship) staen 300@5.15; stockers and feeders, @5; cows. bulls and mixed, $410@ }:m ulk, $2.50@5.30; through-Texas cattle, 0023, 50, Hozs—Recelpts, 15.000; strong: rough and mixed, $3.30a5.9; packicg and shipping, #5,7560.10; light, 3 5@, skips, $1T0E 0. Steep—Receipts, 5,000; a shade easier; Datives, $5.004.90; western, 83 00ai Texans, §2.50@4.25: lambs, $4.00@5.75, onal Stock Yard: t St 1iL, March 10—Cattle—Receipts, 1,100; uts, none: active and stronger; choice heavs Dalive steers, $4.50@3.10; shippinz steers, fair to good, $3.00@4.40; butchers’ smn. Alr to choice, §3.4024.20; feeders, fair o good. $LW0@L70; stockers, common to cnmce $1.90 @60, Hogs—Receipts, 2.900; shipments, 600; market active and a shade higher: choice heavy and butchers’ selections, $5.5%@5.00; packing, fair 1o good, $5.65&5.%); Yorkers, medium to_prime, bus\ts.w. pigs, com- mon to good, $4.5x@5.90. Kansas City, March 10—Cattle—Receints, 1100; shipments, 700; stronz and 10¢ higher except feeding stears; common 10 choice, nug-c.w. $2 a2 cholce, strong and a shade higher: others | weak and a shade lower: common. to choice, £3.7 1 skips and pigs, $4.25@5W, OMAHA LIVE STOCK. Thursd Cattle. The receipte of cattie were the same to-day as yesterday. The market opened fair active at an advance of @lle over yeste day's market on good stock. The common grades were dull and about steady. , March 10, Hoge. The receipts were lighter than rqerdmy by 400 head. but there were several loads in the yards which had been left over, so that the nber of hogs on the market to-day w kreater than yesterda, There was a good demand for heavy hogs, and the market was active at a decline of about 5e. Ligut hogs were not wanted, and the buyers would not even bid on them. There were forty loads of light Logs left over. Sheep. There was nothing doing on the market. Rereipts. Cattle, ... e Hogs.. . ‘ Prevailing Prices. Showing the pre u ng prices paid for live stock on this mark Cholce steers, 13% lo 1500 1bs....$4.20@4.40 Choice steers, 1100 10 130) lbs... 5.8@4.25 Fat little steer 950 th 1100 Ibs to choice corn-fed cows Good to choice bulls...... Light and medium hogs Good to choice heavy hogs. Good to choice mixed hogs.. Chioice sheep, 90 to 120 Ibs. .. Representative Sales. STEERS. Av. N 21051 ..1102 L1154 .. 119 L1160 Av. 12 Av. ..1001 . 470 Range of Prices. Showing the hizhast and lowast priess paidfor 1oads of hozs on this markst during thepast seven days and for the same time last month and a Shipments. ¢ the number of cattle, hoss and sheep shippd {rom the yards during the day Allsales of stock 10 this marke: weight u.aless otherw sell at e per Ib. for all weights. “Skins,” or hozs weizhing less than 100 1bs, novalue. Preguant sows are docked 40 Ios, and stags $) Ibs, by the pubiic inspector. OMAHA “'HOLES.\!;E MARKETS Thursday, March 10. neral Produce. The following prices are for round lots of pmm?m sold on the marke: to<aay. 1ne QU ons on fricits represent the prices at which outside orders are nlled. EGGs—The receipts continue liberal and bulk are moving at 1Te BUTTER—An occasional packaze of faney butter sells at better prices than those quoted below. Choica country, 15@i6e; fair to good, 1.@1« common, 5llc. —Full cream cheddars, single, 1. lull cream_flats, twins, 14 1 bl BPoULTRY—There was very hittle poultry in and chichens sold readily at %@l0c. Small Turkeys were in good demand at 10c. Large turkeys were slow sale, GAME !nllnrd\!ucks. £2.50@3.00; teal and red heads, $2. POTATOES— Home grown, from store, snnll lots, M}uf»nc. Colorado, Rose, per bu.. $1.058L10; Snowflake, per bu., $1.05@ BRAGE—The market continues to be welllu{plled with lood California stock. A Colorado stock has been received and at the same Dflcfl uma California. California white cabbage, per Ib., 3¢: Califor- nia, red, per lb., 33;¢: Colorado, per Tb.. 3¢ ArprLES—The market on -pples 18 very firm and the supply light. One small con- signment ofschoice stock sold readily on ar falat S‘afperbbl. Fancy stock is held at 5.50 per bt Vi rv.rnun Es—Onions are not plenty and prices are strong. ‘The demand as usnal is not heavy, but mostly for small lots. There are a few beets. earrots, parsnips and (un\lps on the market which are selling at SL 2.00 per bbl. Onions, choice stock, pe b §4.00@4.50.” Beets, carrots, turnips, ete., per bbl. $1.75@2.00. GREEN VEGETABLEs—The season for handling green ve:etables has not fairly opened and there has becn very little in this week. not enough, in fact, to hardly justi If) uotations being given. Top onion: dozen bunches, 20@25¢; celery, @55 ; California celery. Wr caulitiower, per dozen, $2.00: radishes, per dozen bunches, 40a-5c. The market here is very firm. (RA\m.muu—Lape od. fancy, per bbl. £12.00; sb(‘lla and bugle. £10.00;" bell and Es—The supple of choice stock on t is liberal. Valencia, per case, $5.50@6.00: California, per box, l Cal fornia, Lcs Angeles, per box, $2.75@ Florida, brizht, $3.75@4.00; Florida m»el\ 50; Messina, $3.00." -g%vuv»-urtrbunnhe\per bunch, §2.50 is sellin, NuTs—A few black walnuts are eoming in from the country and are slow sale at 75 per bushel. The lollowmi are the wholesale prices a* which orders from the outside are filled: Almonds, 2)c: pecans, large po! 14c; filberts, 14: Brazils, 14¢; walnuts, Naples, 20c: walnuts, Chili, l4c; peanuts, H. P. Vi i ginia, Se. OvVSTERS—Mediums, 20c: standard, 26c: wletu.z& extra selects, N. Y. counts, Hr;\s—ln!erlnr stock,75@81.00: good clean ocuntry, $1.06a1.25; medium, hand picked, $1.40@1.50; hand pickeq, na: ProVIsiONs-—Ham, 12%@ bacon, rib. e break fast tacon, plain, 105, dry salt sides. Siy@~%e; dried 11¢; dried beet, 1 second qual- spring wheat S’mg W0: bran, T0c per cwt; wiite corn meal alle per ewt; hominy, llJA m, §1.73; hay. No. chopped feed, We; yellow screeninz, shorts. 7Ue per cwt: grali bales $7 00 per ton A 1N—Lorn, 2ic; wheat, 7e; oats, " Grocers List. Medium, in bbls, $3.00: do, in $4.50; swall, in bbis, $2.00: do, in balf bbis, $3.10; gherkius, in bols, $10.00; do, in half bbls, $5.%. SUGak-Granuluted, 01,@6ie; conf. A, 5% ve:extra {(@dlse: cut loat, 6 pow iared. i CorFErs—Ordinary grades, 14 15,@1 e; prime. lise; ecuoica, 16@16xe; faney green and velow. 16@l7e: old eov- ernment Java, .ug W} interior Java, 1635@ llc Mocha, 2 aie u-umlex rm-ml MeLaugnlin’s 9 anmnu'n i Red Ui L @15 e falr | $415@3.25: | berrie CANSED Goon&-O¥sters, -umflm ;-ercufl, 'trl'hl(l‘tl case, §2. Dor (tase, nes. pfl cate, $0.00; 5 nuu blueberries perdénse $1.85; Ium per.c m.ne usv pineapolas, 2 " 1B, e $4.200 b “minckerer, per dos, $1.40: 11ib ulmnn rwr a0z, 81 per case, 8175 case, § 1b lvma bea s, 2 1b marrow fat peas, perc. early June peas, pe case. ¢ toes. $2.5x@2.00: 2 Ib.corn $2.40@2.%0. MarcuEs—Per cadle square cases, n kegs, $1.20@1.25; ; mule sauare, §1.9 0. 70, 44 r @allon 3Na46c; maple syrup, imif bbl time,” per galion, Tie: 1 gal- lon cans, per doz, imw half gallon cans, ver doz. $5.50: qUSTE cans, S5, CANDY—Mixed. Sy @1le: stick, Si5@ue. CRACKE ‘s sods, butter and | ‘y¢i gingersnaps, Sieq L. Mirror gliss, 1 1b, Ge: mirror mirror gloss, 61b, 6405 Kingsford's corn, 1 lo, 1 1b. 7c: Kingsford s pure 110, hige: 5ye: Kingsfords imperial, $2.70: i Kirk s standard, $3.05; sian, §4.00; Kirk's white: $3.55; washboard, $3.10; white eher- wr case, l‘fll'v; 2 b, _Soaps—Kirk's savon Kirk s satinet. $3. Kirk's vhxte Ri cap, $6. d white cmud $3.75. General Markets. VARNICITES—Bairels, per galion tare, extra, $1.10: furniture, No. 1, h, No. 1, $1.20; Da: mar, (3 apan, 703 urlmlmm ;}l‘.l: asc; shellac, $3.50; hard oll unish, HEAVY HARDWARE—[ron, rate $2.%): specialcast.4iyc ierucible steel xgc: %, 0, 3@ 1% Wakoh spokes. per st hubs. per set, $14 fTelloes. uwed lir}. $1.50; tongyes, each, each, The: square nuts. per Ib. 6 chain, per Ib. 6:5@1 'c; malleable.Na! wedges, fio: crowbars, fe: harrow teeth, 4c, epring 'steel., ;' Barden's horse shoes, $4.75;Burden's mule_shoes, $3.75 Barbed i in carlots, ¥4.00 per 100 Ibs. Nails, 50, 0 steel nails, $2.%0, .85 oriental powaer, do. half kegs, €200; do. quarter biasting k fuse, per 10 rurni- $1.00; Paris wmmz_ whiting, com’l, 1 7 ber. burnt. 4¢: umber, raw, 4c: sienna, burnt, 4 enna. raw, 4c; Pans green, genuine. . Paris 2e; chrome green, vermillion American, raw and burnt umber, 1 ® cans, i raw and burnt sienna, 12¢: vandyke brown, 13 fined lampblack 13¢: coach black d m-ry black. 16c: drop biack. 16c; Prussian biue, 40c: ultramarine black. 15¢: chroine ¢reen. L., M &D. wc blind snd shuuer reen., L., M. &'D., 160: ’ana :r«u 18¢; Indian red, 15c: \vm‘lun red i Tuscan, 22: American \erun"um D9 low chtire 8a; 12 M. 0. Lr.. 15¢: good oehre, 1fc: pateny dner Se; eralning color, light oak, dark oak, walnut. chestnut and ash. 1% _DRUGS AND CHEMICALS.—Ac d carbolic, acid. tartaric, 53c: balsam copaiba, per D, Y0c: bark sassafras, per B, 10c; calomel, B, chlnrlmmdl\ per 0z, 40c; chloro- : Dover's powders, per B, oL zlrgenne. ; oil eastor, . Der gal., $1.40; orivannum, , $3.0% quinine, P. & W.and K. & S, per oz 153 potassium jodide, per salicin. per oz, 40c: sul- phate moroh ne, per oz. sulPhur, per 4c: strychuine. ver oz $1.21. TS 1N Ow—White jead. Omana,P P., white lead St Louls, pure, fie; Mar: seilles, green.1 1b cans, Zc: French zine, ereen seal 13¢; trench zinc. red seal. 1lc: zine, in varnish asst. 2e: Fench > :vermnllon. English, in oil, 75¢: Fed. 100 Tose_pink. 1dc; \enetian red, Cook- son’s, 28;¢: Venetian red, Americau. 1:c n-dlnd c chrome yellow, genuine, cflromel) low, K, 12¢; ochre, rochelle. “c; ochre, French. 9%e: ochre, American, Tse; Winter's mineral, 2:5e: Lenigh brown, anish brown, 2Xc; r'rince’s mineral, BP!NT‘—Culmueemmt 158 proof, $1. do 161 pruo ’l 187 1”;alnmi second 2 101 proof, § 3116 A hol, proot, !‘Av b!'r wme gallon. Redistilled whiskies, $1.0021.50. Gin, blunfl!d panc ] 2.00: Kentucky bourbons, ' $2.00@6. Ken- tucky and Pennsylvania ryes, llm@fi..iu: Gux en " Sheaf bourbon and rye whisk! 1.50@3.00. “Brandies, imported, !sw@a domnestic, $1.30@3.00. (Gins, importea, 8450 @6.00; domestic, $1.25@3.00. Champagnes, imported. ver case. $2500@33.00; American, per case, $10.006@1A.00. HIDES—(Green butchers, 5i¢@ cnu'ul Te: dry flint, 11@12¢; drv ulL loc calf skins, Sige; damaged nides, kwolhlrds price. Tallow—3Xec. Grease— Prime white, 3<¢: yello'. 2igc; brown, 1% Sheep Pelts, 25@7i. FURS AND SKINS—Ine following price are for prime, well handled skins: ver, rime, ciean per pound, §1.50@8.00; fall, $1.25 @2.00; meaty nmmterlnr 51 wfgl 25, Bear, brown and grizzly, 8200 bs and ter, large, 1oe: fall, dark, S¥a40c; smal, and pale, 15@20c. Rae- coon, large Erhng 40@50c; =m.unn.unronox. W unk, commo! 5 W luxe grey, $1.50@2.50; N)ole or pmm ’s@ Deér and antelope, winter, per pound 15¢: fall and summer. per pound 2c. No.L 4&¢ lnch. lfl :nd H YL. rough...$1%70 No. 2 4 & Ginch. 12 and 14 {t., ro 1500 SIDING CEILING AND PARTI * lu w hite l’lne (_elltnl % ln Norway Pine Ceiling.... FLOORING. A ¢inch, white pine, 3.5 C. .. E 6ipcn. -~ (Sel Fen'g) BOARDS, .-\l"mch&!s.i G-y Isteom., 2d com., 1SHING. 1stand 2. clear, 1 inch, s. 9 s. id, clear, 1 inch.'s. & 24/ B clear,1 nch, s, 2 4 . SHIP LAP. No. 1, plain, Sand 101n .. v SOUTHERN YELLOW PINE. Com. 4 and 6 in./flooring Clear. nnish, 1 and 1% in. s. corrugated cviltng, 4 in Yellow pmcuflnd -ud base.. Pickets, D and i lla! s:» 50 D & H sq.820.50 SUING XX clear *A*standard .. *A*H. B and B, White Cedar. 611 “ RS v m 4.0 2in 57.00 c: 91n. qrs..11e i8in. qrs."10¢ a5 L2 Quiney white lime, best) Akron cement, %75; bair -— The Star of Bethlehem. ago Tribune: The New York Herald has recently devoted a consider- '\qu portion of its space to the su-called “Star of Bethlehe and its descriy tions have heen copied into other papers far and wide. The special stimulus for the effort is the expectation by some people that the star which burst upon ‘hf vision of Tyeho Brahe November 11, | its peno.l as a ed 1o be \r phenomens years 1264 and As these three are separated Ly intervals of 308 and ponding intervals would ea us back to the beginning of the C. rl’hlm!l ers, some would be wise man has iumped to the conclusion that this star is 1ac on which appeared at the birth of Christ The hint has been so extensively ue- cepted that a great many people wre on case | thing is a bl | the qui vive for & «ight of the stranger, | and seem to awa t J that there can be no m to it A little facts will suffic under— l' | identity may be cla by Tycho with that repor! to have gone before the w t in their search for the infan: he language of the gospel is | star went till it ‘‘stood over where the young child was.”" Tnhat means that the | star must have veen very near the verti- cal when it i the meridian the po which ¢ L Was not more than puritions referres in subsequent yes far from 602 of unrlh could never approach the point overhad at Bethlehem <o nearly as the midsum- mer sun comes to our zenith. It is evi. dent that such a star could not fulfill the | conditions laid down in the gospel, and a reappearance in the latter part of th | nineteenth century could not be properly regarded as forming & connecting link between us and the scenes enacted near 1 years ago. eally no proof of i en by Tycho and tho: ers which blazed out in ear 3 The positions of none of them excep last were noted precisely enough to en- able the astronomer to draw a connect- ing line between them. Butitis not be youd the range of possibitity variable star should exist long period, though it is dif} more than guess at the cond would cause a long intervals g during the lapse 1ons that star to blaze up at such die out to invisibility f such enormous cycles Several cas f variability with less time ure known, the two most notable ex- amples being Algol, which goes through x\h of the h while p 1 and back again to the phase of faint re is no reason to think ariable or otherwise, can de- rney extending over a twelfth accepted by those who expect Star of Bethlehem shine out in the ation of C iovea, wuich 1s Tycho saw his mary g = Russell Sage known operator in Wall street, considered as “up to have been quite man who reads the his office and Dr. Sage's Ca discovered his m ade no mistake in the Remedy, when ap Nasal ache,’, eradicate the ot catarrh, with ali its uuplu ant Aul dangerous accom- paniments. con- where well who_is —~ A Town Held in Pawn, Pall Mali Gazette: It may not be gen- erally known that the li port town of Wismar, i the Baltic, is virtually in the same position as Montague Tigg's shirt—namely the pawnbroker's. It was in 1503 that Sweeden pawned the town to the duchy of Mecklenburg for a round sum of money. It was then stip- ulated that the town should be restored to Sweden at the end of a century, provided the sum lent. together with interest, were paid back to Mecklenburg. This sum is now said to amount to sev- eral hundred mllion marks, and appar- parently there is little ckance of Wismar being able to pay it at the date fixed. This singular treaty has lain dormant in the archives of the municipality ever since it was made up to the other day. when apropos of the concession of some land to the customs authorities, it was ex- humed for legal purpo: Umana Jobbers' mrlc!og " Agricultural Implements. CHURCHILL PARKER, Wholesale Desler ia Agricultural Implements, Wagons, Corriages and ““!THI ‘.eru : eel between b LININGER & METCALF CO., Agricultural Implements, CE, FRIED & Joblers of Hardware and Nails, et Iron. Rie. Agents for Howe Scalos, Miam | Powder o Omana. Neb. PARLINORENDORF & MARTIN Wholesale Dealers i Agriculiaral Implements, jusand Buggies. W1 W0 W5 and 07, Jones st -3 S - Artists’ Mator:al. "A. HOSPE, Artists’ Materials, Pianos and Organs, i3 Dougine Street, Omeha. Builders’ Hardware and Scales. HIMEBAUGH & TAYLC Builders'Hardware & Scale Repair Shop Mechanics' Touls and Bufialo Scales. 146 Dougin sty Omaha. Neb. Boots aml Shoes. AMERICAN HAND SHOE COMPAN Com, stoc| 8130 st Oman w.T. .\l(bR.flE & CO. Jobbers of Boots and Shoes. N U Farcaw o Neb. Manufactory, Summer street, Boston Whnlonlo Rnbtnr Borts anl Shoes Kubber nud Ulied Clothing and Boots &nd Shoes. Southeast Corner 14th and Dougins Agt. for Anheuser-Bush Brewing Ass'n Special Brands. Faast, Pudweiser and Erlaver. " STORZ & ILER, = Lager Beer Brewers, North 18 Street, Omaha. Neb, Butchers’ Tools. LOUIS HELLER, Butehers' Tools and Supplies, Sazsage Caeizgs of all Kinds always in stock. 1118 ones st Omabs mee and Spice Mills. Baking Powder, Fluvons Be- udry it1e. N.ol Harzey rcel ua .n. e EAGLE CORNIC John Epencter, Prop. Marntacturer cf Galvapized iron and Cornice. Dodge and 103 and 125 X, 10th maha. Neb. RUEMPING & BULI Manutacts Ornamental (vnl\anne\l Cornices, Dormer Windows. l ylight, etc. 3108, ws.srm?.v CORNICE WORKS, pecht, Prop. Galvanized tron Carrices, etc, Bpectsimproved Pat ‘ent Motalic Sky 1 st.Omaba. s OMAHA CARPET CO., Jobbers of Carpets, Curtains, Oil Cloth Linoleums, M!lll"l‘;‘l“ 1611 Douy S. 4. ORCHARD, Wholesale Carpets, 0il Cloths, Matuings. Curiain Goods, Kie 103 Farmac Street, Rugs, street. LINCOLN, NEB. GREATEST RAILROAD CENTER IN THE WORLD OF ITS AGE. It has grown from 4D Lo X0 popu Stioa In 19 owing faster than ever. ¥ 10 t0 2 per cent. Teraged over 100 her cent per Annam NDENCE AND BUSINESS SOLICITED. *Juiwo) esop huz QU0 801 dLOJ|IBY L) & | 3 (2] A.J. CROPSEY & CO REAL ESTATE BROKERS. LINCO Have for sale brick block .. business lots. real estate. 1.2,5.10 and 3 acre tracts, Y un\\:n 13V 3 ENCES: — Tharer. Judee ¢ and Gen. Ben Harri chronlc & luvglcal Diseases. . MoOMENAMY, Prop:ieto.. Sixtecn years aciice epjaratus lld ull.dtfl tof every form of dis see requiring either medical or surgical treatmest, d invite all to cowe and iaveatigate for themselves eaorrespond with Long experience in treat g cases by letter cnadles i3 1o treal MALY cases sclentifically without sceing them WRITE POR CIRCULAR on Deformities and B 1ub Feet, Curvatares of the §, a1y rel Dxe sedical Insttute -\nlnl Private, §|mla| |$ Nervaus Diseases ALL CONTASIOUS AND wnmn DISEASES ‘s e produced STphilile poisos from e syaie tal power N1C, ATxud\s NN vn': CiRcy I\R TO MED f convenicrit. of paticts ¥ abie p: Al ters to ‘ Omaha Medieal and Sargical Instity: Gor. 13th 5L and Canitel Ave. OMAHAR 6. Crockery and Wotions. Agent for the Manufacturers and Importers of Crockery, Glassware, Lamps, Chimueys, eic. Office, 317 Bouth 1hth st Omaba, Neb. “Commission and Storage. “TTT7D.A. HURLEY, Commission and Jobbing. Botter, Eggsand Pflsduce (‘nn‘\lr ments MH:!I:‘JG. Headquarters for Kt Berry Boxes “irive Baskeis. 141 Dodke sireet. Omaba. PEYCKE BRO. Commission Merebants. Pruits, Produce and Provisions. Omaha, Neb. | nmana Jobbers' Directory. " Groceries PAXTON, GALLAGHER & O W hnle ale Groceries and Provisions, — 0, W, T and ll Whfl."-lh Neb. McCORD, BRADY & CO., Wholesale Grocers, and Leavenworth st Omaba. " W.J. BROATCH, Heavy Hardware, lmn and Steel, Bprivgs. \\'l‘ grh%l ¥ “'hole«nle Iron Wagon and Wood Stock, Heavy Ete. 121 d lfl! Leavenwo Hardwarg L. Omaba, Neb. MILTON ROGERS & SONS, Stoves, Ranges, Furnaces, Tiles, Manties, Grates, Brase G.ufll 131 and 1N Farnam PAXTON & VIERLING Iron Works, Woanght and Cast lron Buiid) ‘.Sfl ‘(»‘-“:. FACE R =y F.H M(MA C. BULLIVAN. OMAHA W. IRI" & IRON WORKS, afacturers of Wire and lrun Railings, Dvuk Rllll. Wind ¥ e Stands. Wire Sig Kie N . Orders mall prompil 1 llw-rddl‘ Lumber. OM. IIII JUMBER (‘l).. Dealer . All Kinds of Building Material at Wholesele, 18th Streetand Union Pacifc Track, Omaha. LOUIS BRADFORD, Denler in lnmlwn Lath, llmr. Sash, Wholesale Lumber, 8148 1th street. Omaha, Neb. 1. Colpet “ N. DIETZ, Lumber. 1tb !nu Califorria Streets, Omaba. Neb. FRED W. GRAY, Lumber, Lime, Cement, Ete., Ete, Cor. 65 and Douglas ste.. Omata. Nes. B HOAGLAND, Lumber, W. HARVEY LUMBER (0., To Dealers Only. Offce, 1406 Farnam street. Omaba. CHAS. R. LEE, Hardwood Lumbes, ‘Wood Carpets and l"quurl T‘vmflL‘. ik and Douglad JU"\ A W{K}FIFLD. Wholesale Lumber, Ete. ported and rican Portland Cement 1w Kt Agent for M - e Hiyara e Comeat ana Best uincy Vinite L Live Stock. "UNION STOCK YARDS co., Of Omaha. Johs F. Bord, Superintendent, = —— Limited Live Stock Commiss:on. M. BURKE & SONS, Live Stock Commission. Burke, Maaager Unton Stosk Tarde, b i Telephone sat. SAVAGE & GREEN, Live Stoek Commission Merchants, nl'me'nllof An‘ and all kin dl nt !gfl‘l solieited, Millinery and Notion: 1. OBERFELDER & CO., Importers and Jobbers of Millinery and Notions, 1715 and 1215 Iarney St.eet. Omaba, Neb. ~ Wotions. J. T. KOBINSON NOTION COs ‘Wholesale Dealers in Notions and Furnishing Goods, 403 and 405 8. Tentn St., Omah "~ Overalls. c 4.\'1"1151,1:: Mo .\'I‘ji;,qc'n"flxd NY, Manufacturers of Overalls, Jeans Pants, Shirts, Etc. | And 1104 Douzlas Streety o5, W. E. RIDDELL, Storage and Commlnion Merchant. Specisivies—Butter, Resy ultry. Game, % St strest WIEDL MAN & CO., Produce Commission Merchants, Pouliry, Butier, Game. Fruis. eic. 20 8. Ui ot o ime. I 1 SF Sonpil YT OMAHA COAL, COKE & LIME COMPANY, Jobbers of Hard and Soft Coal, 203 South Thirteenth Street, Omaka, J. J. JOHNSON llnnfaflnrers of Illinois “ hue Lime. Coal and Coxe. Cem: um 7 Fire, Brick. Drain. Tile ani o Telephone Bt Gror L Parton Hote.. Faram st Confectionery. F. P. FAY & ( Manufacturing Confectioners, Jobbers of Fruit an'lh"ab'.’ln‘ 1211 Farnam St. Jmata Cigars and Tobacco. MAX MEYER & Co., Jobbers of Cigars, Tobacco, Guze wnd Ammonition. 315 07 & 1ita et X80 0 04 Parnam si. Omal WEST & FRITSCHER, Manufacturers of Fine Cigars, And Wnolmla Dealers io Leaf Toba Nos. e 110N, Mtb street, fl-nln Dry Goods, Furnishing Goods & Notions 1102 and 136 Douglas, cor. 1ith St., Omata, Neb. Liquors, Aleohol and Spirits. Importers and JoLbers of Winesan. Liguors. WILLOW SPRINGS DISTILLE'S C0. and ILER & CO. Liporters and Jobbers of Fine Wioes Ecie wanytaciurers of Keooedy s & and bo Distiliers n.m. \ UNION IHMMALLIC DERAIN TILE CO. Office 13 & luth Omaha. Neb. Machinery 140G Bupp. es for Mazuf g ent Lra ELEVAYDfi" H. W ROGERS, Pea ESTABLISHFD OMAHA H1TOR and GR. ‘l¢ COMPANY, Jobbers and Storers of Grain, Bamgiorw v DEWEY (£ STONE, Wholesale Dealers in Furuiturae, Faruam ot Omabs. Neb. J. L. WILKIE, Manufacturer of Paper Boxes, IJAII St Onlll. Nebraska Orders by mailsy oited and will recaive prompi attention. —_ Printing. REES PRINTING COMPANT, Job Printers, Blank Book Makers, Asd Book Binders. 105 and 1% Kouth Fourieentl reet. Omaba. N NEWSPAPER UNION Auxiliary Publishers. Dealers in Type, Presses and Printers' Supplies. 800 th T l‘wemh Street. WEST, Flll'»pl. IHHHI NELL & CO,, o ! Dealers in eral Machinery Suw Mille. Aem@ it Pallevs, Beiting, ete, 1d baleties, 12151205 Leas " RECTOR & WILHELMY CC., Wholesale Hardware. Western agen Powder Co. F Sl Pumps. Pipes IIIt‘ Engines, and Milling upples. ra r. s. ul.\n ENGINE and PUMP COMPANY, "P. BOYER £ CG., Agents for Hall's Safe & Loek Co.s" Fire and Hurs ar Proot Sutes, Time Locks. Yauhe R Y sureet Oana G. ANDREEN, Omaha Safe “mks. Sash D*varx Et. A, DISBROW & 10.. y * Waolesale Manuta ot Sash. lJunri Blinds and Mouldings, . % Mok, Manufacturers, u Sash, Doors, Blinds, rior Hard Wood "4 Leavenworth e MANHOOD e e st Mankood, cie-, Baving thied in i .-chu-m-u‘r”hfi%g: BOHN MANUFACTURING CO.