Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 18, 1888, Page 11

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY MARCH 18, 1888 ~SIXTEEN PAGES 11 SATURDAY MARKET FIGURES. Large Blocks of Wheat Sold on a Narrow Range. CORN SHOWS MORE LIVELINESS. ©Oats Quiet and Only a Moderate Busi- ness Done—Provisions Slow— A Demand For All Kinds of Oattle. CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET. Cuicaco, March 17.—[Special Telegram to the Ber.|—Fluctuations in the price of wheat were held within }5¢ limits to-day, but, not- withstanding the narrow rarige, there was wsome heavy trading and in large blocks. At the opening there seemed to be nothing to influence prices one way or the other. Crop news was no more decisive in either direc- tion than it had been for some days. Cables noted a rather dull market, but with no change in prices. May wheat opened at 783{c, cand up ta ™¥c and fluc- tuated between these extremes through the session, closing at 78)c. No outside in- fluence or news received had anything to do with these small ups and downs. They were governed by the preponderance of offerings or demands of local traders. June wheat opened at 795 ¢, sold at 70}gc and T9@i0lgc and closed at 793¢, Corn was more lively, and fluctuations, al- though within lgc range, were at timgs very quick and indicated con- sid¥rable nervousness on the part of traders. The range of vrices was higher. Receipts were smaller than expected, and with occa- sional good buying for New York account d by commission houses, the smaller orts bidding prices up without waiting for the sixteenths. The possible extension of the railroad strike has scemed to exért a de- ressing offect upon wheat all the time, but t is not altogether 8o in corn, The moderate amount of contract grade in store here, and the possible shutting off of all futher re- oeipts is calculated to make the large short Interest in this grain rather thoughtful. May corn opened Slige, advanced to blige, dropped to 51igc again, but there was very little trading at that price, then advanced to B15c, fell to 5lic@51'¢c and advanced to 5137c, then gradually fell to 513c and closed there. June corn opened at 5l}4c. sold at B13¢@b13¢c and closed at 51ige. he speculative oat market was quiet, with only moderate business and narrow fluctuations, May oats opened at 313c, sold down and closed at 81lc. Junc oats opened and closod at 8lc, selling up atone time to 81igc. July oats'sold at 803c. August fell from 27)c to 27c, closing at the lower price. The provisions week closed in a slow man- ner. For the cash product there was a noticeable increase in the demand, but specu- lation was featureless, limited in character and uninteresting. The smaller class of traders, as well as the “hi(fllflycrs,“ were in- disposed to branch out and there was no par- ticular stir in the future trading from first to last. Still the market was well supported and short ribs and lard closed at last night's final prices. In pork the closings showed & .decline of 2lgc. May—the pivotal future— sold at §14.121¢ @$14.17%¢ for pork, $7.623¢ for lard and £7.22}4@7.25 for short ribs. Pork for the same month closed at $14.12!¢ bid, {,q:ld at $7.62}¢ bid and short ribs at $7.22] id, ———— CHICAGO LIVE STOCK. Cnicaco, March 17,—[Special Telegram to the BEg.]—CATTLE—There was u demand for all stock on sale and everything useful was sold out at an early hour, the market closing steady as compared with yesterday. Busi- ness has been remarkably brisk for the week just closed, and, considering the heavy run, together with the large increase over last week, prices have ruled fairly steady, fluctu- ating 10@15¢ and closing only about 10@ lower than last week on the ordinary run of fat cattle, Butchers' stock has ruled steady and firm all week, closing firm. Canning stock has been slow all along and closed rather weak. Steers, 1,85 to 1,500 1bs, $4.50@4.90; 1,200 10 1,350 1bs, $4.00@4.40; 920'to 1bs, §3.40@4.00. Stockers and feeders, $2.50@3.60; cows, bulls and mixed, Lk, $2.40@?2.80; Texas steers, $3.00(@A. Hous—Trade was brisk and _prices strong, in some cases a nickel or more. higher, the market closing steady with about all sold. A few lots of fancy assorted heavy sold at $5.40(@5.45, averaging 240 to 800 lbs. Mixed, averaging 200 to 280 1bs, sold at $5.30@5.85 mixed, averaging 150 to 220 1bs, sold at_$5.15 @b.25. Light sorts shaped up, and closely assorted, averaging 140 to 150 lbs, sold at $5.15@5.35 and light at $5.00@5.123. — FINANCIAL. NEw York, March 17.—[Special Telegram to the Bgk.]—Srocks—The market opened tame, with declines extending to 1 point. Stocks came out more freely than buyers could take, and a general decline followed. The short interest has been largely increased the past two days and an attempt to cover in a few instances caused a rally of 1@} point. Southwestern stocks were the weakest, It ‘was reported that the engineers on the Union Pacific, Missouri Pacific and Fort Scott & Gulf would go out Monday and a drop of 1 point was recorded on Union Pacific but only 3¢ point on Missouri Pacific. The latter ral- lied to the opening figures but the former possessed little reactionary power and only advanced % point. Louisville & Nashville broke 1) and Erie seconds 1 point. The rest of the list was quiet. St. Paul declined 3¢ point on reports of a decrease of §5,000 in the earnings for the second week in Marc! The bank statement was bad, showing a de- crease in the reserve of $1,475,050, against $1,257,400 the previous week. This started the selling again and the market closed eas, with the last sales on a majority of the active stocks at almost inside figures. The total sales showed a larger business than the op- erators expected, the aggregate being 117,609 shares. The closing prices to-day, compared with a week ago, show declines of 1@3 points. Union Preific heads the list, Chicago, Bur- lington & Quincy 23, Missouri Paciflc 13, New England 1%, Reading 1}¢ and Louisville & Nashville 13 points, The total sales were 117,000 shares, GoVERNMENTS — Government bonds were dull but steady. YESTERDAY'S QUOTATION . 8.45 registered, 124% C. & N. W .. 1 005 . 8, 48 coupon.. . 12 do preferred. 14044 B dls dstred. 10644 N.Y Central ex-Aiv104: U8 .IME OIRN -)lgk R do preferred.. fohigan {nsouri Pacific. 4 W. U. Telegrapli. . issouri Pacific. do preferred...... MoNEY ON CaLL—Easy ut 2@2}¢ per cent; closed offered at 2 per cent. Privg MERCANTILE Pares — @5} per cent. SreruinG ExcmaNee — Dull - but steady and_uuchanged; ) for 60 day bills, #4873 for demaud, LT, PRODUCE MARKETS, Chicago, March 17.~pllowing are the 2:80 closing prices: Flour — Steady and ‘wheat, bbls, $3.50@5.50 wheat, mln-.mtg &0@4 iy acks, spring, $1.7 005 rye flour, $2.85 IK;’M gue’awhut flour, $.00@6.75 per ‘Wheat—Fairly active; fluctaations close heing & shade firmer than yesterduy | cash, 74}¢ei April, 743c; May, T8¥c Corn--Moderately active stronger, g}u;in& ¥ @Xc vigber; cash, 47%(c; May, Osts—Steady und guotubly Sym, Biyo-Dull at o835e, Barley—Nominal at 77@s1g. Prime Timothy—4$2.501¢@3.51, Flax-seed —-£1.45, Whisky—#$1,15. Pork—Steady, with slight change; cash, $14.00(@14.05: May, $15.00. Lard - Steady and unchanged ;. cash, $7.60; May, #7.621g@7.6i Dry Salted Meats—Shoulders, $6.006@6.10; short clear, $7.60@7.65; short ribs, $7.15. Butter — Firm; creamery, 23@3c; dairy, a0c. ‘heese—Quict; full cream cheddars, 10% @!ic; flats, 11%4@11}5c; young Americas, 12g@13'4c. Sggs—Iirm fresh, 14@14}5c. Hides — Unchanged; green hides 4ige; heavy green salted, 5'ge; light green salted, 6c; salted bull, 41¢c; green bull, 3igc; green salted calf, Sc: dry fiint and dry calf, 19@18c; dry salted, 10¢; deacons, 30¢ each. Tallow—Unchanged! No. 1, solid, 4}¢; No. 2, do 8lg; cake, algc per Ib, Receipts, Shipments, Flour, bbls, 27,000 92,000 Wheat, bu 27,000 24,000 Corn, bu, 000 84,000 Oats, bu 67,000 Rye, b, 2,000 Barley, by 97,000 8t. Louis, cash, $215c; May Corn—Steady': ¢; May, 46c. Onts—Weal; cash, 8035¢; May, 29%0. Pork—£14.95. Lard —£7.85. Whisky—$1.00, Butter—Firm; creamery, 24@28c: dairy, Minneapolis, March 17. — Wheat — Steady; receipts, 166 cars; shipments, 60; c In store—No. 1- hdrd, March, 70c; April, Tige; May, 77l4c; June, 78ic; No. 1 northern, March,’ He; “Avril, Télgey Moy, Wije: Wheat—Lower; 1 No. 2 northern, March, 7201 April, 12ige; May, ic; June, TAic. On' track -No. 1 hard, 77%¢; No, 1 north: ern, 743—7bige; No. 2, northern, 78c. Flour—Unchanged: patents, sacks to ship- pers in car lots, $4.10@4.25; in barrels, $4.25 (@4.35. Milwaukee, cash, 75elg s March, Corn—Duill; No. Oats—Quict ; N Rye—Steadys No, 1, 58e No! 2, ibc. ady; pork, March, $14.00. Cincinnati, March 17.—Wheat—Lower, No. 2 red March 17.—Wheat—Dull; T4ige; M 47ge. No. 2 mixed, b3 iet; No, 2 mixed, ¢ ye—Dull No. 2, fbe. Provisions—Quict_and unchanged: Pork, £14.50; lard, dull at87.50, Whisky—Good demand at #1.09. New Orleans, March 17.—Corn—Quict but firm; mixed and white, 60c; yellow, 61c. Hog Products—Unsettled and gencrall higher; pork, $14.50@14.621¢; lara, refined, tierce, $7.00. Bullke Meats—Shoulders, and clear rib, $7.50@7.62}5. Liverpool, March 17.—Wheat—Dull; in poor demand; holders offer freely; Califor- nia No. 1, 68 Gd@ Gs 7d per cental; red west- ern spring, 6s 6d(@6s 8d per cental; red west- ern winter, fs 7d@0s 8d per cental, Corn—Easy: in poor demand; new mixed western, 48 6d per cental. New York, March 17.—Wheat—Receipts, 1,700; exports, 38,0003 options opened_easier, but subsequently strengthened, closing firm at J{@}4c higher: spot fairly active and firm; ungraded red, 84@#28¢c; No. 2 red, 90igc in store and £. 0, n., 91igc delivered; May closed at 903, Corn—Receipts, 3,900; exports, 24,500 op- tions advanced }{@c, closing very steady; spot firm and quiet: ungraded, mixed, 61@ 62c; No. 2, 60ic; in_elevator, 61@ 6ligc afloat: May closed at s93ge. Oats—Receipts, 2,000; exports, 670; firm but quiet: mixed western, 80@4le; white western, 41@4be. Coffee—Spot, fair Rio, nominal at £13.50¢; options 15@325 points_lower, fairly active; sales, 85,000 bags: March, $10.20@10.35; April, 10.16@10.30; May, $10:00@10.20; June, Ss».u}!@mw; July, $.50@10.00; August, $0.75 @).9%. Petroleum—Closed at 071c. Eegs—Steady; western, 15@1514 Pork—Quiet but firm; mess, $14.75@15.00 for one year old, §15.00@15.25 for new. Lard—Cash, fairly active and firm; west- ern steam, spot, §7.95@7.9734. Butter—Quiet but firm; western, 14@32c: Elgin creamery, 32c. 1oCheese—Quict and easy; western, 114@ 155 long clear Kansas City, March 16.—Wheat—Steady; No. 2 soft, cash, 78¢ asked; May, 80c askcd. Corn—Stronger; No. 2, cash, 42%c asked; May, 44%c bid, 443{c asked. Oats—No. 2, cash, 20}gc. LIVE STOCK. Chicago, March 17.—The Drovers’ Journal reports as follows: Cattle — Receipts 2,000; market steady; steers, 83.40@4.90; stockers and foeders, 50@3.60; cows, bulls and mixed, §2.00@ 3 Texas cattle, $3.00@4.40. Hogs—Receipts, 13,000; market strong and a shade higher; mixed, $5.15@5.35; heavy, £5.30@5.50; light, $5.10@5.30; skips, $3.50@ 5.00. Sheep — Receipts, 1,000; market strong; natives, $4.00@6.10; westerns, $5.50@.600; Texans, $4.00@5.00; lambs, $.50@6.35. National Stock Yards, East St. Louls, March 17.—Cattle—Receipts, 200} shipments, 6005 market stcady and un’ changed; choice heavy native steers, $4.40@ 5.25; fair to good native steers, $3.85@4.50; butchers' steers, medium to prime, $.40@ 4.20; stockers and feeders, fair to good, £2.00 35, rangers, ordinary to good, $2,20(3.00. Hogs—Receipts, 900; shipments, 1,400; 8. market steady: choice heavy and butchers, selections, i packing, medium to prime, $5.10@5.40; light grades, ordinary to best, $4.90@5.15. Kansas City, March 17.—Cattlo— Receipts, 1,2005 siipments, 7003 market slow and weakand e lower; good to choice corn- $4.50@4.90; common to medium, @ ; stookers, .90; fecders, $.00@ 3 cows, £2.00@2.50. Receipts, 7,000; shipments, 2,600; weak and 5(@10¢lower; comimon to y $4.70@h.80; skips and’ pigs, $3.00@ UNI0N ST00K YARDS, 6 p. m. Saturday, March 17, 1888, The receipts of cattle for the week just closed have been very heavy and the number sold has been large. ~ A review of the state of the market on each of the several days is as follows: On Monday the receipts were 1,350 head, among which were some very choice steers while the offerings of butchers’ stuff were fair, The highest price paid on that date was $4.40 for a bunch of 1,207 pound steers which were the heaviest weights sold. Salesmen contended that the market was at least 10 cents lower on the best grades with common stock about steady. Common to choice cows sold at $2.85@3.40 Tuesday’s receipts amounted to 1,907 head. The quality of the offerings was good, but the market opened slow. Later in the day trading became more active and nearly 1,100 head were sold. Taken all around the mar- ket was about 10 cents lower on_good stock, the highest price paid being $4.45 for a buncn of 1,323 pound steers that on the day previous would have doubtless sold at $4.65 had they been here. Common to choice cows sold at #2.40@3.50, The demand on Tuesday was confined almost entirely to shippers. On Wednesday the receipts were 1,602 head and the market again suffered a decline. This time the drop in prices was nearly 13 cents on the best grades. The highest price obtained was #4.90 for a bunch of 1,260-lb. steers, with common to choice ranging at $3.80@4.20, Common to choice cows sold at §2.00@38.60, ‘Thursday’s receipts were 805 head of good, fair quality. The market was a good 5 cents y previous and prime , With common steers at $3.82@4.00. Common o choice was sold b #2.50(@H.85. Friday's market opened with fair receipts which before noon had increased to 785 head of good stock. The warket was about steady on all grades. ‘The receipts of hogs during the week were moderate and notwithstanding the fact that, rrweu have fluctuated apparently, not until “riday could any real change be noted, the difference in price being due entirely to the quality of hogs, The market on Monday was dy, $5.30 being the top for a load of fair, hogs we £ 325 pounds. On Tues day an advance was claimed, $5.40 being ob tained for a load of hogs weighing 250 pounds, which were a splendid loa several loads of heavy stuff sold at & advance of 5 ceuts was elaimed on Wednes. day, 65.40 being the top with seconds at £ 3: Thursday’'s mavket was steady while ¥ men contending that it was at least 15 cents lower, The deals in sheep were confined to one day's trading—Monday—when the buyers surprised themselves and everybody else by urchasing oyer 500 at prices ranging from £1150 to 5,05, This must have frightened them for since that time npthing has been done in sheep worth mentioning. Cattle. The receipts were fair and the quality good. The demand was fair and the market opened active and remuined so during the day, although some papers contend that it was quiet at the close. A bunch of prime steers sold at $4.50 at 4185 p, m., the highe:* price paid. Hogs. The receipts of hogs to-day were heavy for Saturday and the general quality fair. The market opened about b cents lower, but be- fore the close had regained the ground lost and was about steady with yesterday, taking quality into consideration. The local packers were heavy purchasers. Sheep. The receipts of sheep were 260 head, which were shipped to Chicago, Nothing was done on this market. Ofcial Receipts. Cattle Hogs. Sheep. Goats Horses Prevailing Prices. The following is a table of prices paid in this market for the grades of stock men- tioned. It frequently occurs that no sales of some particular grade are made, when in this case the table will state as' nearly as possible the price that would have been paid had there been any of that class among the offerings. Prime steers, 1300 to 1500 1bs. .$4.40 Prime steers, 1100 to 1300 1bs.. 8.75 Fat little stoers, 900 to 1050 1bs. 8.35 Corn-fed range steers, 1200 to 1500 168,00 oeeieerioninn Common to choice corn-fed cows. . ‘Western cows Fair to good range feeders. . ... 2. Medium to good native feeders, 9001bs and upwards .. Common to good bulls...". Fair to medium native feeders, 900 1bs and upwards . @2.50 Stockers, 400 to 700 1bs. @75 Prime fat sheep. . .. 60 Good fat sheep, 90@100 1bs (@400 Fair to medium sheep @ Common sheep gs.. Fair to choice heavy hogs. Fair to choice mixéd hog Representatve Sales. NATIVE STEERS r. Range of Prices. Showing the extreme- highest and _lowest ratespaid for leading grades of hogs on dates mentioned: Date, | Heavy. Mixed. Tt Mar. 6625 @0 | 616 @520 (470 @07% Mar, 7520 @530 (510 @b |48 @b I Mar. B615 @825 510 @b 1Ty 48 @505 516 @b2 | 610 @b b @ 10 @520 605 @510 495 @500 Sunday |~ Sunday Sunday @550 [505 @510 [ 400 @500 W51 @0 470 @10 @h 40 (505 @52 | 4% @b @b 874 515 @520 | 490 @b 05 @530 1505 @20 |40 @hos @52 505 @2 |47 @b Range of Prices. Showing highest and lowest prices paid for leading grades of cattle on dates mentioned Spaceleft blank indicates that no sales of that particular class of cattle were made on that date: Date, |Prime SUrs Prime Svrs, Common o 130021500 1b; 11001800 11| CholceCows. Marché..t 20 @4 45 |4 00 @4 40 240 @3 00 March7.d 1@ 00 078 @410 200 @i T3 380 @i 25 |1 | 3 05 2:: a5 @“5 3 76 Sunday unday 400 @4 40 @3 40 3 A 35 @3 60 March 144 20 @i 405 @4 30 @3 60 March 164 50 @435 |3 90 @i 3 @3 36 March 16/....... L3 90 @42 @3 25 March 1714 421@4 50 |4 00_@4 30 @3 5 Live Stock Sold. Showing the number of head of stock sold on the market to-day. CATTLE, Harris & Pisher...... 81 Swift Packing Co..... 21 J. E. Hunt..... 17 Jackson & S 9 C. H. Williams. L. Minier,,.. Omaha Packing Co. Armour & Cudahay G. H. Hammond & Co J. M. Doud Total....... . All sold. Shipments, Cattle, 23 cars, N. W...., Meat, 10 cars, N. W, le, 8 ¢ Mil, Chicago Chicago Chicago Dockage and Commission, Public inspectors dock pregnant sows 4 pounds, stags 80 pounds each, Dead hogs. 100 pounds aud over, $1.00@ 1.75 per cwt, jess than 100 1bs, of no value. Yardage: Cattle, 25¢; hogs, 8¢; sheep, 5S¢ per head. Feed: Corn, $1.00 per bu. ; timothy hay, 8 airie hay, §20 per ton. Commissions: Cattle, 50c per head; calye and yearlings, $10 per car. Hogs and sh : Single decks, $5: public inspection on hogs, per car. All sales unless othorwise stated per 100 1bs live weight, Live Stwck Notes. Cattle stranger, St. Patrick’s day to-day. William Bays, of Valparaiso, came in with a load of hogs. J. P. Morden, of two loads of cuttle. DFred Clarke, » well known stock dealer, kamab, was here with stopped at the yard list night on his way to Fremont. Jim Frazier, of Silver City, Ta,, was m with two loads of cattle, J. F. Mundhenkey of Milford, came in to- day with nine loads of cattle. Derinis Minham, of Neola, Ta., was in and sold a 10ad of hogs of his own feeeing. ¥. W. Mattoon, of Grand Island, was on the market with three Ioads of cattle. J. E. Thockmartin, of Madison, Neb,, had two loads of cattle on the market to-day. John Lemke and George Boetel, of Millard, were both here with @ load of hogs each. John Morrison, of Oketo, Kan., had two londs of cattle and oge load of higs here to- day. Bell Bros,, of Franklin, had a shipment of goats .on the market, Wwhich sold at the top price. Mr. J. G, Matheson, of Pilger, was on the market to-day with & 'load of cows, which s01d at good figures, A, W. Beal, a regular shipper to these yards, marketed a load of 14071b steers at #4.50, the top price. The Cattle Trust, ot Denver, Col., has made arrangements for supplying the French army with 150,000 head of range stock per annum. The Drovers' Journal of yesterday has the following to say of two loads of sheep that should have been sold in_this city: “O. W. Eaton, of the firm of Eaton & Giftord, Wood River, Neb., was here and sold 448 head of 1931b) shecp at $590. R. . Rogers, of Rogers Bros., Gibbon, Neb., was here with some Nebraska sheep that averaged 88 pounds and sold at £.65.” y The South Omaha Stockman, in a fit of “tenthusiasm,” takes exceptions to the BEE'S quotations on ‘‘good” fat sheep and remarks that the grade mentioned (good) sold this week at_$5.00. As the word ‘good” is the 1d usitatissimum of the paper mentioned, it must nov be wondered at when it makes a kick. Tn the table of prevailing prices in the live stock column will be found quotations on “‘prime fat sheep,” Which are given at, £.50@ 5.60, and have been since Monday last. Evi- dently tho Stockuan editor has lost L spec- cles, The potty jealousy existing in the cities of Chicago, St. Joseph and Kansas City at Oma- Tia's suceess in the live stock business be- comes more apparent each day. Papers whose interests are most_closaly identified with the stock business refuse to publish the state of the Omaha markets, although the same is sent to them daily by the Associated press. This action is no doubt caused by the fact that the markets in the cities mentioned willhot bear comparison with those of this city The Bee publishes the entire reports of ail live stock markets, and, as will be seen in an- other column, the iarket at_Omaha is much better than at any of the points named. Special reports from leading stock growers in'the territory contiguous to Omaha show the condition of stock as healthy, considering high prioes on corn and feed. A’ feeder from Republic county, Kansas, writes the only re- rt that is 1n any wise discouraging, as fol- ows: “'There are about one-half as many cat- tle being fed as during last year. Good hogs are scarce. Corn 40¢, hay $5.00 per ton.” A Shelton (Neb.) stockman says: “There are fully as many cattle here as last year and the quality is beiter. They will soon begin to move. There are no hogs to speak of.” Pottawatomie county, Iowa, says: ‘There are a good many cattle being fed here which will be marketed in May. Cattle in good condition. Hogs scarce. Corn 35c. Hay, £6(@8 per ton.” This last remark is probably an error as the best quality of hay is sold in this city at $6.00. Clay county reports feed very scarce and sheep about all sold with stock hogs scarce. Shippers from this county protest against paying 8 cents for ardage on sheep when hogs are only 5 cents, Butte county, Nebraska, reports plenty of gorn and cattle, ow sheop and slathors” of hogs. They propose, unless the cattle mar- ket rises, to hold their stock until July. Nuckolls' county, Nebraska, says there are some fat cattle, few hogs, feed scarce in some localities. e OMAHA WHOLESALE MARKETS. Saturday, March 17, Produce, Fruits, Nuts, Etc. The following quatations are wholesale and not retail. Prices quoted on produce are the rates at which round lots are sold on this market. Frudts or other lines of goods requiring extra labor in packing cannot al- ways be supplied on autside orders at the same prices quoted for the local trade. Rates on flour and feed are jabbc’rutsn‘lcw. Prices o, grain,_are those paid by Omaha ‘millers delivered. AUl quotations on mer- chandise are obtained from leading houses and are corrected daily. Prices on crack- ers, cakes, cte., are those given by leading manufacturers. Burrer—Creamery, solid packed, 22@28c; choice rolls, 18@20¢; medium, 14@15¢; low grades, 12@18c. Eaas—Strictly fresh, 18@18}¢c asked. Cueese—Full cream, 125 @13c. PouLTRY—Chickens, 12@13 urkeys, 12@ 18¢; ducks, 11@12¢; geese, 11@11c. LEMONS—83.75@4.50 per box. DA’I‘ES“PB\'B“‘“‘ 8c per 1b. AUR KrAur—Choice, per bbl. of 32 gal., 50@8.00; 3§ bbl, $4.57@5.00; $11.00 per bbl. of 50 gal. OnaNGes—California Riverside, $4.00¢ 4.25; Messina, $3.75@4.25; Valencias, $6.00 8.00 per case of 420, Florida brights, $4.25 4.50; russets, @4.00; Mexican, $4.00: Los Angeles, $3,50@3.75: navals, §5.50. Fias—In layers, 13@106c, ¢ake, 11¢ per b, Nurs—Peanuts, 6lg@7c, raw; Brazil nuts, 13¢; almonds, Tarragona, 22c; English wal- ts, 15@18Sc! filberts, 12¢; Italian chestnuts, ns, 15¢. NEY—10@3le for 11b frames; canned honey, 10@12¢ per 1b, CraNBERRIES—Bell & Cherry, 810.50@11.00; Bell & Bugle, $11.00@11.50; Béll' & Bugle crnium, $11.50@12.00. £AN8—Good stock, $2,60@2.75; California beans, $2.25@2.40, Porators—Utah and Colorado stock, $1.15 @1.20; choice home grown, 85@J5¢; common grades, 60c, A GraIN-rWheat, 60c; rye, 55@5c; oats, 30@ 81c; yellow corn, 40¢0; White corn, ' 45¢;' bar- ley, 55@boe. HaNaNAs—Medium, $2.50@ £3.00@4 401; 1ps—Good stock, 60@75c; rutabagas, (@ Ciper—Choice Michigan cider, §6.00@6.50 per bbl. of 82 gal, PorcorN—Choice rice corn is quoted at 4@ 434e per 1b. other kinds, 21§@3c per lb, CARROTS—$2,25@2.50 per burrel. Pansxips—New stock, $2.50 per barrel. Ovsteps—Plain _standard, 25c; plain se- lects, 300; standard, 40c; extra selects, 850: New York counts, 40c; bulk oysters, counts §1.85 per 100; selects, $2.00 per gal. ; standard, $1.25 per gal. CABBAGES—§1 for California, CAULIFLOWER—Go00d stock, $2.60@2.80. 005 choice, per doz,, and 3@3){c per b Grocer's Lst, Rore—Seven-sixteenths, 108{@11. PowbER AND Suor—Shot, §1.40; buckshot, $1.05; Huzard powder, $5.00; half kegs, $2.75} one-fourths, $1.50; blasting kegs, §2.35] fuses, 100 ft., 45@75e. Provisions—Hams, 11@11%c; breakfast ba on, 11@l13c; bacon sides, Slg@8%; dry .;311‘,1-,1;,;@,",; 'shoulders, 64@7c; dried beef, @l1c, Tonacco—Lorillard’s Climax, 45c; Splen- did, 45¢; Mechanics' Delight, 4dc; Leggett & Meyer's Star, 46c; Cornerstone, 493 Drum- mond’s Horseshoe, 450; J. T., 42; Sorg's Spearhead, 44c: Catlin's Meerschaum, 8lc; Catlin's Old Style, 23c; Piper Heidsick, 64c? Sweet Tip Top, ‘8%c. U. N. O, 17¢; Red White & Blue, 180. Ditien Fruit—Apple, bbls., new, ks, 7@ 78c; evaporated, W@10c; blackberrles, evaporated, 93{(@10c; pitted cherries, 22@2ic} peaches, eastern, new, 1¢s, Big@s8{c; ratee, pezled peaches, 30@32c; evaporated, unpared, 14@2c; new currants, 7@7'4c; prunes,new, 4% @4j¢c; citron, 24@25¢; raisins, California-London layers, $2.40@?.50; Cali’ fornia loose muscatels, $1.90@2.00: new Va- lencia, TH@7%c. Corpee—Ordinary grades, 17@18c; fair, 18@19c; prime, 19@20c; fancy green and low, 22@23c; old government Java, 28@ic interior Java, 25@28c; Mocha, 28@H0c; Ar- buckle's roasted, 203{e; MeLaughlin's XXXX, 20i¢; Dilworth's, 20c; led Cross, 20¢. Svaar—Granulated, * 7@7Xe; conf. A, 61¢@7c; white extra C, 8% (bige, extra C, 61 (@b C, b} ; eut loaf, 75 73gc; powdered, 7% @ii4; New Orleans, 5% sny—Mixed, 9@11c; Cax Goons ick, 9@03ge. Oysters, standary o, $4. 304, 4 case, 5; white cherries, pe 3 £0.00: California plums, p ase, $4.00(@d.40; blueberries, per case, @2.40; egg plums, 21b, per case, £3.20@5 1-1b salmon, per dsz, $1 85(@1. 21b gooseberries, per case, $3.95@3.85; 215 string beans, per case, $1,75@1.50; 2-1b Lima beans, per case, $1,00(@1.65; 21b marrowfat peas, $2.60@2.70; 21b early June peas, per case, $2.85; 31b tomatoes, £2.505 21b corn, 3.40. 30-1b pails, $1.95@1.50. Japans, 20@hbc; gunpowder, 20@ oung Hyson, 22@stc; Oolong, 20@ ses, per bbl., half bbls., yrurs—New Orleans mol 7@4c per gal.; corn syrup, 85 : 4 gal. kr‘gs. £1.55. Savr—Per bbl, car load, $1.25. Marre SuaAr—Bricks, 12!5c per 1b; penny cakes, 15¢ per 1b. ‘WoopeNwARE—Two-hoop pails, per doz., $1.40; three-hoop pails, $1.65: No. 1 tub, $6.50; No. 9 tub, #.50; No. 3 tub, 4.50; washboards, fancy washboards, $3.50: No. 1 churns, $0.50; No. 2 ; No. 8 churns, $7.50; butter tubs, #1.70: spruce, in nests, §1.70. Srarcn—Mirror gloss, 5%c: Graves' corn, 6ige, Oswego gloss, 7o; Oswego corn, 7e. CrAckERs, CAKES, ETc.—Prices subject_ to change. Soda, be; soda (city goods), 7o; soda snowflake (in tins), 10c: soda dandy, 6igc; soda wafers (in tins), 10c; soda zephyr, 8c; city oyster, 6igc; excelsior, 7e; farina oyster, 7c; gem oyster, monitor, 7¢; Omaha oyster, 7c; pearl oyster, be; picnic, be; snowdrop oyster, 7c; butter, 5¢; Boston, 8c¢; Omaha butter, 7¢; saw tooth butter, 61gc; cracker meal, bige; graham, Sc; graham wafers, 10¢; gratism wafers i pourid pack- nges, 133¢c; hard bread, be; milk, 73¢; oat- 83 ontmeal wafers, 10c; oatmenl wa- 1b pkgs, 12igc; animals, 120; Boliver ginger (round), 7c; cream. Sc; Cornhill, 10c; cracknells, 16c; frosted cream, Sigc} ‘(lmwr snaps, 8ci- ginger snaps (city), Vet 1ome made ginger snaps, i boxes, 18¢; Home made ginger snaps (1-lb cans) per dozen, $250; lemon creain, 8¢; pretzels (hand made) 113¢c; assorted crkes and jumbles, 113¢c; as- sorted fingers, 15c; afternoon tea’ (in tins), ver dox §7.00; banana fingers, 1dc; butter Jumbles, 11igo; Brunswick, 15¢; brandy snaps, 1bc; chocolate drops (néw) 16¢; choco- late wafcrs, 15c; Christmas lunch, (in tins) per dozen, $4.50; cocoa tafly snaps, 14c; coffee cake, 12¢; Cubn jumbles, 113ge; cream puffs, 80c; egg jumbles, ldc: ginger drops, ilci honey jumbles, 1135c: jelly fingers, 15} jelly wafers, 15¢; jelly tart *(new), 16c: lady fing- ers, 18¢; vanilla bar, 14c; vanilla wafers, 14c; Vienna wafers, 1 dozen packages i a box, per dozen, &2.50, Al goods packed in cans 1 cent per 1b. ad- vance except Snowflake and. Wafer Soda, which is packed only in cans. Soda in 2 Ib. and 3 1b. paper boxes, 1§ cent per Ib. advance; all other goods 1 cent per 1b. advance. Soda 1n 11b. paper boxes, 1 cent per 1b. advance. The 2 1b. boxes are packed in cases holding 18 in @ case. The 8 Ib. boxes arc packed in cases holding 12 in @ case. The 1 Ib. boxes are packed in eases holding 9 in a case. - Ote Ib. Graham and Oat Meal Wafers packed 2 doz. in a case, Show Tops for boxes, with glass opening to show goods, 7 cents, Cans for Wafer Soda, $3.00 not _returnable, Cans for Snowflake Soda, $6.00 per doz. Tin Cases with Glass Face'to display the goods, 75 cents each. No charges for Packages except for cans aun re- turnable cases, Glass Front Tin Cans and “Snowflake” Soda Cans are returnable at prices charged. Dry Goods. Duok—West Point 20 in. 8 oz., 101ge; West, Point 20 in 10 oz., 123c; West Point 10 in. 12 oz., 150; West Point 40'in. 11 oz., 16c. Checks —Caledonia_X, 94c; Caledonia XX, 103c; Economy, 934c} Otis, 0%gc. KENTUCRY JEANS—Memorial, 15c; Canton, 28¢; Durham, 27igc; Hercules, 18¢; Leaming’ ton, 220; Cottswold, 27igc. Crasi—Stevens’ B, 6¢; bleached, 7c; Ste- vens' A, 73c; bleached, lge; Stovens' P, 8ige; bleached, 6lge; 'Stevens' N, ke, bleached, 10}4¢; Stevens' S R T, 12i¢c. MIscELLANEOUS—Table ol _cloth, $2.85; plain Holland, 8ic to 93¢c; Dado Holland 123, \mBrics—Slater, 5c; Woods, be; Stan- dard; 50; Peacock. 5e; Slater roll, 6@e. COMFCRTERS—$6,60@35.00. Braviets—White, $1.00@7.50; colored, $1.10@8.00. BreAcuep SHEETING—Berkeley cambrie, No. 60, 3 Best Yet, 44, 85c; butter cloth, 00, 48c; Cavot, Tigo; Farwell, $gc; Pruit of Loom, Bie; Greene G, 6c; Hope, 8¢; King Phillip cambric, 11c; Lonsdale, 113gc; Lons- dale, fc: New York 'mills, m;gg; epperell, 42-in, 110; Pepperell, 46c-in, 13c; Pepperell, , 16c; Pepperell,’ 8-4, 2lc; Pepperell, 04, 23¢; Pepperell, 104, 25¢; Canton, 4-4, 840} Canton, 4-4, 95c; Triumph, 6c; Wamasutta 1lc; Valley, 5¢. Prixts — Sop Corors —Atlantic, Slater, 5i¢c; Berlin oil, 6¢c; Graner oil, 6@ 7e. PINK AND Ropes—Richmond, 63¢c; Allen, 6i¢c; River Point, Sc: Steel River, 6igc} Richmond, 6¢; Paclfic, 6ige. INDIGO BLUE— Washington, 61{c;Century indigo blue prints, 10c; American, 7cj Arnold, 7c: Arnold B. 11c} Arnold A, 12¢: Arnold Gald Seal, 103¢c. Dugss—Charter Oak, 5i¢c; Ramapo, digc; Lodi, 5c; Allen, 6c; Richmond, 6o: Wind: sor, B3gc; Eddystone, 63¢c; Pacific, 8i4c. BrOWN SHEETING—Atlanta A, 44, Atlanta H, 44, 74c; Atlanta D, 4-4, 0 lantic P, 44, 6¢; Aurora_LL, 44, ra C, 44, 5¢; Crown XXX, 44, 73gc; Hoosier LL, ‘44, 6c; Indian Head, 04, 73c; Lawrence LL, 44,6¢; 01d Dominion, 44,50t ; Pepperell. K 44, rige; Pepperell 0, L4, o Pepporell, &4 181ge; Pepperell, 94, 21c; Popperell. 10-4,33¢; Utica, C, 4. be; Wachusett, 44, Tige; Au- rora B, 44, 6ige; Aurora R, 44, 63¢ Barts—Standard, 0c; Gom, 1054c; Beauty, 234c; Boone, lic; B, cased, $6.50 GiNerAM—Plunkett checKs, 7ic; Whitten- ton, 7¢c; York, Thge; Normandi dress, Sigc; Calcutta dress, 8ige; Whittenton dress, dc; Renfew dress, 815@12}c. Ticks—Lewiston, 80-in., 12}¢c; Lewiston, ., 18}¢0; York, 82-in..’ 140; Swift river, 74c; Thorndike, OO, 8ifc; Thorndike, FI, ! Thorndike, 120, 9%¢; Thornaike, XXX, ; Cordis, No, 8, 9i4c; Cordis, No. 4, 11¢. Dexius—Amoskeng, 9-0z,, 160 , 18¢; York, 7-oz., 13c; Hay) ) 8t} Jaffrey, XX, 1l¢e Jaffrey, XXX, 12igc Beaver Creelt, AA, 19¢; Beaver Creck, BB, 11 Beaver Creek, CC, 10c. e lPfinidfifll{hfovnun,‘.’A’lr' 823¢c; Clear Lake, 82igc: White—G H N. 2, 8, 2lc 80c; Quechee No. 1, 5, 4% b7, B7ige; Quechee No.'4, by 18bge’ Windsor, 2235c; Re E 24inch, 21c; GG’ 2d-inch, 2505 J R I, 8¢, 2734c; G 8¢, S50, [ CoTTON FLANNELS ~10 per cedt trade dis- count—LL, 8i¢c: Nume- less, 5! GG, 10}4¢; XX, 12470 : i RX, 180; R, 20¢; No. 10, 8igo; 80, 10ic; 60, 1234c} 80, 16} , eolored, 10¢; 50, colored, 12¢; 70, colored, 15¢; Bristol, 18%c; Union Pacific, 18c. Chnrer Waur—Bibb, white, 10}c; col- ored, 20Xc. General Markets. FLOUR AND F'EED—Minnesota per cwt; Kansas and Missouri_fancy winter patents, 82.60@2.05 per cwt; Nebraska pat- ents, 82.45@2.50 per ¢ ¢ flour, $2.00 per cwt; wheat graham, $1.75(@1.90 per cwt; rye -aliam, §1.85 per cwt; New York buckwheat .50@7.00 per bbl; Excelsior $6.00 per bbl; ready raised, $5.00 per 100-1b case; cornmeal, yellow, 81.00@1.10 per cwt; white 81.05@1.15 er owt; bran §16. 00" per ton; sereen- ngs, 12,000 per ton; hominy, $3.25 per bbl;' chopped feed, $19.00 per ton; chopped corn, $18.00 per ton, LEsTnEr—Oak soles, 85@37c; hemlock slaughter sole, 21@2%c; hemlock dry sole, 21 @25c; hemlock kip, 60@%0c; A. & B. runner kip, 50@75¢; A. hemiock calf, d0c@$1.00; A. atents, $2.50 A. hemlock calf, “backs,” 75¢; hemlock upper, 19@24c; English grain upper, 25c; hemlock grain upper, 21@%c; Tampico B. L, Moroceo, 2@3c; Tampico pepple, Mo, 22@29c; ' Curacos, B. G. Mo., 85¢; Simon O D. Mo., $2.75@3.00; Dangola kid, 80@asc; X. M. kangaroo, 40@hlc; American calf kid, 3¢ Griesen kids, $3,00@3.50; French glazed kids, fcids, $3.20; i $1.25@2.00; Fremeh kip skins, $1.10@1.50; Russitt linings, 86.00@6.50 per doz.; pink cream and white linings, $7.50 @000 per doz.; colored toppings, #9.00@ Hay—Common coarse, 85.00; upland prairie, §5.500@6.00, Hives—Green butehers', (@ ch calf cured, iy dry . flint, 4 green calf skins, 7c dumaged thurds price. Tallow—3ige. Grease—Prime white, 4i4¢: yellow, 8 brown 2¢. Sheep g pelts 25@§1.00, Green ox pelts, 3@sisc; skins (uniform) 4@iige; cowhide Fuis—Raceoon. ) 85¢; mink, mus| muskrat, spring and wint [ striped skunk, H@2bc; mountain wolf, No.1, $1.50 @ No. 2, prairie, 3 beaver, No. 1, per 1b, 003 No. 2, $1.00 @1.95; otter, ¥1.00@6.00; dry deer skins, 20@ a5¢ per | y antelope, elk, moose, ete., 15@ 2505 deer skius, per 1b, 20@25¢, Woor—Per lb., 14@20c Revrien Lakn—Tierce, 79c; 40-1b square caus, 1% Ib round, ‘78{c; 20-Ib round, T3ge; 10-1b pails, 8ige; 510 pails, ke 21b pails, 8%c. Broows—Extra 4-tie, $2.60; No, 2, §1.75; heaxy stable, No. 2, 25@4lc; No. 1, §2,00; HoLLAND HERRINGS—T0@720 per keg. Prokies—Medium in bbls, #8.00; do in half bbls, 83.50; small, in bbls, §7.00; do in haif bbls, #4.00; gerkins, in bbls, #3.00; do in bhalf bbls, #4.50. s—Cologne_spirits 188 nroof, $1.14; o, 1.17; spirits, second quality, 101 proof, €1.16; do, 188 proof, #1.18; alcohol, 188 proof, per wine' gallon, $2.12; redistilled whiskcies, §1.25(@1.50; gin blended, §1.50a2.00¢ Kentucky bourbons, $2.00@6.00} Kentuck and Pennsylvania_ryes, $2.00@6.50; Golde: Sheaf bourbon and rye whiskies, #1.503.00; brandies imported, = #5.00@8.50: domestic, #1,30@8.00; gins, imported, $5.00@6.00; do mestic, $1.95@3.00; champagnes imported, per case, $28,00@33.00; American -per case, $10.00 @16.00 Druas—Acid, carbolic, orystal, per Ib, 50c; citric, per 1b, 60c; tartaric, per 1b, 50c; sul: phuric, per Ib, boi ammonia, carb, per Ib, 15c; alum, per 1b, 505 alcohol, per gal, §2.95; blue'vitriol, per 1t refined, per ib, 10c; camphor, cream tartar, pure. per 1b, 45¢; cream tartar, commercial, per Ib, 200; cloves, per 1b, 93¢} cuttlefish bone, per Ib, 80c; dextrine, per Ib, 12¢; glycerine, pure, per Ib, 80c; hops, fresh, per Ib, 40c; indigo, Madras, per b, 800 in- sect powder, per 1b, 60c; morphine, P & W. per o7, $3.25} opium, per Ib, $4.35; auinine, F W, per o, dlos quining, German, per oz, 56c; ' Rochelle salts, per Ib, 8bc; ‘saffron, American, per Ib, 60¢; saffron, true Spanish per oz, $1.00; saltpetre, pure, per 1b, 10¢; sul- {flmr. Flowers', per 1b, be; soda, bi-card, per b, 503 silver, nitrate, per Ib, §11.50; sperma- ceti, per 1b, 60c; strychnine, per oz, $1.25; wax, white, pure, per'Ib, 55¢; wax, yellow, pure, per Ib, 85c. O11.s—Carbon, 12@325¢; linseed, boiled, 60c; linseed, raw, 57¢; castor, No. 1, $1.20; No. 2, $1.19; sperm whale, $1.00; 'whale' water, bleached, 85c; fish, bank, 85¢; . neatsfoot extra, 55¢; neatsfoot No. 1, b0¢: gasoline, 74 degrees, 15¢; W. 8, lard, 65c; No. 1_lard, B50c; No. 2 lard, 50c; W. Va. zero, 14c; W, Va. summer, 12c; golden No. 1, 40¢; golden No. 3, 5e; whale, 20c; naphtha, 1 degree, 1dc: headlight, 150 degrees, 12c; headlight, 175 de- grees, 15¢; turpentine, 46¢; castor, pure, §2.45 per g Druas—Ammonia carb, 14c; camphor re- fined, 80c; copperas, 1l§c; cream tartar, 45c: cream tartar powdered, 20@50¢; Indigo Madras, 3¢ morphia_sulph, per oz, §.5 soda bi. carb, 65¢; Venice turpentine, 40c rum opium, $4.25; quicksilver, 80c: quinin erman, per oz, 55¢; quinine, P. & W., 14 wax, yellow, pure, 39c; wax, white, 45@hbe; citric acid, per Ib., 64c; oxalic acid, per Ib., Bic: alum, dc; borax, refined, per b, 10¢. RACTA—Sanderson’s oil_bergamot, per 1b., $3.00; oil lemon, per 1b., §2.50: oil pepper- mint, $.00; oil wintergreen, $2.50; olive oil, Malaga, per gallon, £1.95. Soar—Castile, mottied, per Ib., 8@10; cas- tile, white, 10@13. Prints—White lead, pure, 6ic: white lead, fancy, Bigc; putty, in bladders, Se; Paris white 8e; common, 2ige! red lead, 7c. Winnow ' GLass—Single, 10 per cent; double, 70and 10 per cent discount, = Lumber. DIMENSIONS AND TIMBERS, S 16 75(18 25/18 2 (21 .17 25[18 25/18 25[20 BOARDS. No. 1 com, s 158.17.50 | No. 3 com, s 1 8.814.00 No. 2 com, s 1s. 15.50 | No, 4 com, 8 1s. 13.50 2521 25 25/21 2% FENCING. No.1,4 & 6in 12 & 14 ft, rough.... £18.50 No, 2 34 16 S . 18.50 L) L 14 2, 15.00 w w18 w 16,00 D1 SIDING. A, 12, 14 & 16 1£.820.25 | C, 12, 14 & 16 11.§14.50 B T W TTI80 1D, W w1150 CEILING AND PARTITION. l;t com 8¢ in White Pine ceiling 2 “w “w o 0 Clear 3 in Norway * 2dcom¥gin ¢+« FLOORING. A 6 in White Pine......... Béin “ « 3 CBin « u Déin “ E6in v (8ol Fenc g) . 18, 6 in. Drop Siding 50c per M extra, L1750 161... .. 16.50 12 in Grooved roofing, $1 per M more than 12 in Stock Boards same length. 10 in Grooved roofing same price as 12 in Stock Boards. BHIP LAP. No.1Plain8and10in....... NS L s e No.1,0G,8in........ N G. 1st and 2nd, clear, 1, 1{ in 62 s 1fn, 82 34, clear, 134,13¢ in A, select, el A4, 13, 2ins Ys B0 S (a8 s o B, “ 13,13 2ins?s B, select, all 16 ft, $1 extra. SOUTH YELLOW PI Com. 4 inch Flooring Star 1st and 24 clear 4 inch Six_inch 3¢ inch Ceiling ¢ inch Partition ; Clear f inch, Partition § abave 5 inch ‘Ceiling Clear Finish, 1 and 1%{ inch, 82 s. “lear Finish, 13¢ and 2 iuch, s 2 5. lear Corrugated Ceiling, 4'inch Clear Yellow Pine Casing and Base TOPLAR LUMBEK. Clear poplar bx, Bds % m s 25, € TN n panel, 8 3's. Corrugated ceiling, BATTEXS, WELL TUB1 c less. Clear JJe “ “ O G Batts, 21¢ 65 W Ex 30 2 19 19 B AT XX clear.......8 800 | Extra “A*......§ ¥A* Standard.. 255 |*A*H B & Bl 5in clear. ~— | 6 in clear, Yo he il Cedar *A* ath POSTS. White cedar 6 in 3 s o 12 " 9 in qrs. 12 “ L Bigin, ige 10} “ 8 o qrs. 914 " 4 in roun 14 Tennessee red cedar, s 14 Bplit oak s 8 in, 7in ana 8 in (3¢ each) W CDOStS .. eeerens —_ LIME, ETC, g Quincy white lime (best) Akron cement. ..$1.60 | Hair,... .. Plaster 5 Tar board Sash ... .50 per cent | Doors. Blinds!. .50 per cent | Mldgs per cent. Tarred feif, per ewt .. | Straw, bd $1.60 Commercial Notes, The tendency of the money market in the east, according to the Wall Street Daily News, is toward higher figures, Wednesday a trust was reorganized in St. Louis, and in the future the output of corn- meal, hominy and grits will virtually ve con- trolled by the Hominy Miller association. This trust was organized in Indianapolis last year, and was intended to take in all states i the winter wheat belt. The imports of coffee from Brazil during the last thirty days has been larger than usual and stocks are much increased and val ues somewhat decreased in consequence: Arbuckle still maintains his old rates on packages, however. There has been a de- cline of 7¢ in the value of coffee since Jan- uary 7. Holders of Western Union stock are get- ting nervous. They fear that the Baltimore & Ohio syndicate will have to market a por- tion if not all of the five thousand sharcs of etock acquired through the sale of the Balti more & Ohio lines. There has been much disappointment that the test ofices did not make a much better showing, The stability of the sugar “trust” is seri- ously menaced by the operations of Claus Spreckles, the sacharine king of the Pacific slope.” In'conneetion with some other pro ducors he proposes to establish an imumense sugar refinery in the vicinity of New York city and by offering sugar at less than trust prices imperil the existence of the cowbine, As Spreckles came once near “‘knocking out’ King Kalakua in his own domain, the Sght will be watched with interests WEEKLY BUSINESS REVIEW, . No Particular Demand For Money From Any Quarter, PLENTY OF LOANABLE FUNDS, Snow Blockades and Strikes Tend to Depress the Value of Railroad Se- curitios — A Decrease in Western Packing. In the Commercial World. . Criicaco, March 17.—(Special Telegram to- the ¥ ~There is no particular pressuré for money from any particular quarter and bankers are well supplied with loanable funds. The prospects of a settlement of freight rates by western railronds and @ gradual improvement in the facilities of the Burlington has cnlarged the demand for money slightly for the movement of grain bes fore any advance in rates takes place, and well known borrowers were readily accome modated, consequently the movement of curs rency to the interior was somewhat larger, The demand for money on behalf of the specus lative element in grain and provisions has been light owing to moderate business. Trade is largel more doferred deliyeries and little money will be needed to pay for property before the opeing of May. Shippers of grain are moderate borrowers, almost ex- clusively, however, for the payment of care goes to be forwarded at the opening of Lake navigation, Packers are virtually out of the market. Wholesale merchants apply for about their usual amount of funds and pare ties in good standing are readily accommos dated. Lumbermen have increased their des mands to some extent, as they need consider- able money to pay off their employes on the breaking up of logging camps. Rates of interest are steady and unchanged. Good paper is readily accepted at blg@blg per cent, while miscellaneous offerings command 6}¢@S per cent, depend- ing on the amount of the loan and the length of time wanted. In eastern financial centers business has been at a stand-still owing to the snow blockade, consequently the do- mand for money has been limited. Money was comparatively casy at b@bl§ per cent, Foreign money markets have exhibited very little change. The leading banks show a further decrease in their specie balances and inquiry for loans is light. Operators are pursuing a conservative course in foreign political complications, and are not engagin in extensive contracts at present. Rates o! interest ruled more favorable to borrowers and the Bank of England reduced its rate of discount to 2 per cent. New York exchange was inclined to quietness during the past weck, offerings were light and the demand was limited. Transactions between banks were made at par and 25 cents premium for $1,000, and the market closed steady at the range. Foreign exchange was called for sparingly during the week just closed, and the offerings was limited. Shippers’ sixty (lnf' documentary bills on London were quot- able at 84.84@4.84}{ and closed rather quiet at $4.8414@4.841¢. Unusually small business was transacted on the New York stock exchange during the week just closed owing to the severe snow storm. Speculators were unable to do_any business, the telegraph facilities being meagre and the attendance of operators small, The market was weaker, however, and prices ruled lower for leading properties. The_ limited trading was confined almost ex- clusively to Wall street operators ana there was considerable realizing in a quiet way. The unsettled feeling regarding the strikes in the west and the increased expense to eastern railroads on account of the snow blockade indicated decreased profits, conse+ quently there was less ambition to purchasa and rather more pressure to sell. Koreign markets were inclined to weakness an prices of the leading American securities inclined in favor of buyers. The aggregate trading on the New York stock exchange for the week was only (11,000 shares, Considerable speculative interest was man- ifested in the Chicago produce markets dur- ing the past week, yet trading was only moderately active. Interference with the telegraph wires by the snow storms in the east checked business to some extent, as operators were unable to obtaiff orders from eastern and - foreign markets, consequently trading with merchants in those sections was curtailed considerably. Re~ ceipts of grain were moderately free, and as there are rumors of an advance in western freights shippers are inclined to forward their property rather liberally. The low rates quoted for lake shipments also are an inducement to parties' who have surpl stock on hand to move it where reasonable rates of transportation can be taken advant- age of. The aggregate stocks of grain in the warehouses at the leading cities are beiug gradually reduced. Advices from wintex grain districts are somewhat conflicting, though generally admitting backwardness o; the crops. Eastern markets have exhibite little life, as business was checked by the storm prevailing along the Atlanti coast. Foreign markets have rule quict and_rather dull, with prices fayoring buyers. There was a little more pressure ta sell grain_ during the week, while the des mand was not particularly urgent ang mamly from “shorts,” Prices averag lower and the market closed comparatively easy. —_— REALTY AND BUILDING. The Former Business in Good Condis tion—The Latter Improving. The past week’s business in real estate was fair, Over $200,000 of Omaha dirt changed nands according to the warranty deeds fod - with the couuty register. This of course does not represent the entire business trangs acted, as many of the deals are unfinished, 1t is an open secret among the brokers that @ gentleman representing a Boston syndicatd is here, ready to buy up_ a_large block of ig- side property, provided he can get inside figures. It is the intention of the men h represents to purchase some of the very bes property in the city and improve it by buildd ing some fine structures for manufacturing and commercial purdoses, The ip. quiries from outside capitalists are corg! ing in rapidly and ecvery real estatd broken is busy answering letters from abroad. The building boom as shown by thy large increase in the value of building ~ per- mits issued, has fairly begun. Itisto ba hoped that the trouble’ between the briclks layers and contractors will soon be settl and that an early start be made in builain, The following table shows the real estatd sales of the wee| Monday. . X Tucaday bt Wednesaay 41 Thursday . 25,6 Friday 21,04 Saturday . 88,064 P T LTI T T VT T 217, The value of building permits issued dm ing the week is shown below : Monday sereriiaans $16,750 Tuesday e cennnee 7,650 2,800 PRTTTI N ¢ ( The Business Outlook. The effects of the strike on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy are still felt, and not- withstanding the fact that the road offers to receive and deliver all freight, the feeling of confidence which prevailed before the en‘fmh eers left their cabs has not been regained by any means. The action of the eugineers on the Union Pacific and the news of the walk: out on the Santa Fe has not tended to me: matters, and as a consequence there is a coms motion in trade circles which will not ce; until the roads are again in running condi tion, It is not intended to convey the idesm that no business 18 being done, for outsida the usual stagnation cansed by an affair of this kind, trade never was better, and at present orders are coming in. very rapidly. Much dissatisfaction is expressed by country dealers at not being able to reccive goods within a reasonable time and owing o no being able w ship, stocks in some houses in this city are accumus lating very fast. Beyond doubt as soom “* as s00n as the dificulty is settled the increase in the volume of business done will be very gratifying to note. Atthe present time the city trade is brisk and all dealers report. & good trade. The lumber yards have beexd fllling large orders for early spring building, but as & rule the greater number of contracts ors have been waiting for a change ig prices, Which ocourred yesterday and whi bold good wotil April L, o e ——