Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 25, 1888, Page 11

THE SATURDAY MARKET FICURES. Big Wheat Bears Make Themselves Oonspicuouely Absent, BHORTS FAIL TO HAMMER CORN. he Provision Bit Entirely Controlled By Raiders — Cattle Trading Slow and Prices Weak— Hog Business Brisk. CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET. Cmicaco, March 24— [Special Telegram 1o the Bee.]—The big bears were not promi- ment in the wheat pit this morning. They were otherwise engaged. They were ham- mering pork, and it was the gossip of the flioor that the same men who had over- whelmed the wheat buyers and driven the prices down by sheer force of offerings would to-day test the speculative pork market, and if they found it was not supported by Armour or some equally strong buyer, would try pre- cisely the same tactics that had been 80 suc- cessful in wheat. They made fair progress in the new enterprise, and it looked for a time as if their attention was quite with- drawn from wheat. However, when at one time the latter market showed some signs of improvement and advanced }¢c, their brokers were free sellers and convinced the crowd that the pressure had only been relieved for & time and not by any means removed, May ‘wheat opened at 76}¢c, sold up to 76%c, held between that price and 76}4c for some time, then advanced to 76)¢c, fell back to 76}yc and held between that price and 763¢c for a time, then fell to 761{c, advanced to 76/ 4c and close there. June wheat opened at 763@i6{c, #0ld up to 77%c and closed at 77c. The corn market opened heavy, and short scllers tried to hammer prices down, but met with little success. here were nm)ng buyers in that market, and when once the market was turned the shorts were the most eager buyers, and put the price up sharply. The switchmen's strike,which,it was thought would shut off receipts, was a strengthening feature, as were the prospective small r ceipts, for Monday. The course of provis- ion prices was closely watched by the corn traders, and the break there induced consid- erable selling of corn. May corn opene®at 495 @b0c, sold down to 4035 @49%;c, advanced to bUe, and after a small reaction to B50lge, then gradually declined to p0c, and closes there at 1 o'clock. June corn opened at 4937c, sold down to w%(mwgc advanced to S0k @ B0Xc, and closed at 10’ lock at 4903c. Speculative irading in oats was light, but the market was firm and even advanced a little, May oats opened at_80igc, sold up to 80}¢c and closed at 3 ‘103 June oats sold at m'fi; July at 203c and August from 26%c up to In provhlons the raiders controlled the market from the start. Coucentrating their operations almost wholly in pork, they pounded and hammered that article in the most Jetermined manner, They sold 1t al- most regardless of price, theirofferings being frequently 23¢@5c under the figure bid at the time, and used all their tactics to make 'values touch the lowest possible level. For May pork sold from §13.77}¢ at the opening down to $13.80 and closed at §13.85 bid. JFune pork averaged 2!¢@se higher than May and at the adjournment was in demand at «$18.873¢. The day’s actual decline in pork ‘was 45 147 ¢, while in lard 1t was_only 5@ 7}4¢ ane short ribs l’{(lfibluc Short ribs + and lard wero dnprcss rough sympathy with pork. May lard sold from §7.50 down to $7.473¢ and May short ribs from $7.15 down to §7.10. Both articles closed at the inside rices, June lard was 21¢@bc and June short ribs 75¢@10c higher than May, the former resting at $7.50 and June short ribs at$7.1734. CHICAGO LIVE STOCK. CicaGo, March 24.—[Special Telegram to the Ber.l—CAtrie—Trade was slow and prices weak, some salesmen rating their sales substantially lower than yesterday morning, but not much lower than the close. Although there was a large number of cattle sold yesterday, shippers taking half the re- ceipts, a thousand or more were carried over, making plenty of cattle on the market for a Saturday, and the market closed dull at a de- cline of 15@20c as compared with prices Mon- day last, or one weak ago. Steers, 1350 to 1500 1bs, 4.00@5.50; 1500 to 150 1bs, 83.80@ $4.405 050 to 1200 ibs, $3.10@3.75. Stockers and feeders, $2.85@B.75; cows, bulls and mixed, $1.25@3.50; bulls, 2.40@2.60. Texas grass steers, 560 1bs, $3.10. Hocs—Business to-day was brisk and prices fully as strong as yesterday, with here aud there an_advance of about @ nickel on butcher weights and heavy. Light sorts were not in as active demand as yesterday and sold a shade lower. At the close $5.50@ B.55 was about the price of prime heavy and $5.45(@b.50 for butcher weights. Mixed sold Wt 86.30@5.35 and light at$5.10@5.35. S LIVE STOCHR. Ohicago, March 24, reports ns follows: Cattle—Receipts, 1,000; market steady; steers, $3.10@5.05; stockers and feeders, () 75; cows, bulls and mixed, $1.25@ xa8 grass steers, $3,10, Receipts, 8,000; strong; mixed, $5.20 heavy, $5.30@5.60; light, £.15@5.45; skips, $3,40@5.10. Shoep — Receipts, 1,000; weak and 10c lower; natives, $4.00@0.00; westerns, 85,506.00; Toxans, §3.25@4.75;' lambs, $5.50 @s. ‘The Drovers' Journal National Stock Yards, Louis, March shipments, 6005 s, KEast St. 24.—Cattle—Receipts, 200; market steady and un- changed; choice heavy native steers, $4.40(@b.40; fair to good native ers, $3.00@4.50; butchers' steers, fair o wodd, $.10@4.23; stockers and fceders, fair to good, $2.00@8.80; rangers, ordinary to good, &".:0@380 Hog: ipts, 900; shipments, 14004 m kut rom{‘ choice heavy and buu‘huru selections, $5.40@5.50; packing, medium to prime, #. 1.’;(-.64% light grades, ordi- nary to best, §5. Kansas Cll{ March Receipts, 705; shipments, lLrongm' and a shade h!slwr. ers' and teady; good to choice corn-fed, mmon to medium, $3.25@4.401 w@flw feeding steers, $2.00@ B.60; co 3.60. Hogs L ts, 4,000; lhirmenh. none; mll’kel.nomlnu Imut.mnnan B@llk' hivher ; common 1o choice, $4.65@5.20; skips and pigs, 83.00@4.50, re—— KFINANCIAL, 24.—Cattle— non market New York, March 24.—[Special Telegram to the Bee]— Stocks—Gould’s return to New York late last night caused a flutter in Wall street to-day. All were anxious to know what the little man would do in the market, The bull operators expected him to sustain the market and the bears looked for the reverse. The question regarding the Missouri Pacific dividend was as perplexing as ever. In’some quarters the assertion was made that a 5 per cent dividend would be de- clared at Monday's meeting. Gould refused to be interviewed about the market, declar- ing that he had given it no attention for six months and knew nothing about it. It has been evident to close observers that Missouri Pacific was being sold by insiders for several months, and the general belief is that the Goulds, and, perbaps, good Deacon Sage, have quietly filled the crowd up. Parties having explicit faith in the statements of the company's officers—that the road was earn- ing its dividend and that the campany's af- fairs were all right—have bought it freely, believing a 7 per cent stock cheap below 90. The price certainly was low, but recent de- velopwents prove the iucorractness of the cheap theory. ‘The entire market hinged on the Gouid stocks, operators were mostiy bearisk and a decline was noted iu. London. News from tho west of a general strike of Burlingten switchmen also tended to cause & fecling of depression, and the opening sales were at declines ranging to 3¢ per cent. The professionals and longs sold Missouri Pacific heavily and a quick drop of ‘3 points result- ed, 0} being tho lowest price reached. S Western Union also wunt off 1. point. Brokers supposed to be working for Gould and the big shorts bought heavily and turned the current upward and a rally of 4 points on Miesouri Pacific and % on Western Union were recorded at the close. Despite the sharp fluctuations sales of Missouri Pacific were only 15,500 shares and Western Union 14,200 shares. St. Paul was reported spiit into and anxious to sell out, but, although prices not only on that stock but the whole list de- clined, they rallied quickly, in sympathy with the leaders, and the majority of active stocks closed ¢ @!¢ per cent higher than yes- terday. The bank statement made a more favorable showing than expected, the de- crease in the reserve being $599,025, This, in connection with the shorts covering, assisted in the rally. The total sales were 143,046 shares. N 78 — Government bonds were dull but steady. YESTERDAY'S qmn-nou. U S48 rectatered. 1204/, & N. W U8, 48 coupon.. . 135%| ‘do preferred. ... 140 U. 8. 4148 registred. mw N Lonknlex-dh!l)fli i I Michigan Centr Missouri Pacific Missouri Pacific. do preferred. Moxey o CaLr—Easy at 2 per cent. PriMe MeRCANTILE PAPER — 5@7 per cent. SterLING Exenaxoe—Dull, steady, and un- changed. ——— PRODUCE MARKETS. 4. Chicago, March 34.—Following are the 2:30 closing prices Flour—Dull and unchanged; winter wheat bbls, 3.5005.50isacks 2. /3,753 wheat, b, £.50@4.50; sacks, $2.70@4.35; spring, §1.75@ 8,00 rye dour, $.85@3.10_ per bbl; buck- wheat flour, $5.00@6.75 per bbl. Wheat—Fairly active, unsettled, nervous; opened ic lower and closed Je _better than ;I“:g close of yesterday; cash, 71jc: May, LN Corn—Moderately active and stronger; opened Y(@!{c better than the close of yester- g(uy and closed the same; cash, 48%c; May, Oats—Remain with yasl,cvflny 's range with 10 special change: May, 80 5-16c. Rye—Quiet at 58@‘»‘}{ v Barley—77@sle. Prime Timothy-$2.61@2.62. Flax-seed—81.45. Whisky~—$1.15. Pork—Active and unsettled, closing_lower than yesterday; cash, $13.80{ May, $15.35@ Ln —Modcrnwly ncflvc but lower; cash, $7.45; May, §7.475@ Dry Salted Mdaia Shioulders, short clear, $7.55@7.00; short ribs, Buu.er—hrm. creamery, 24/ 20@27c Lhocse—gwndy' full cream cheddars, 11@ {}*“@ flats, 11}4@115{c; young Americas, p.gs—l‘h-m, fresh, 161{@17c. Hides — Um-hnnxea green hides 4lgc; heavy green salted, bige; light green salted, 6c; salted bull, 4168; green bull, 3ige: groen salted calf, Sc: dry flint and dry cu.l 12@13c; dry salted, 10¢; deacons, 80c eacl Tallow—Unchanged: No. 1, sohd 414c; No. 2, do 8g; cake, 43gc per Ib. Shipments. 24,000 Receipts. Flour, bbls 4,000 Wheat bu. ™I, Barley, bu. .o X s‘:I. uoh{o;:)l‘s‘. March 24— Wheat—Wealk; cas| c; May, ot oasY. 443 @i5c; May, 4434c. ()nv.u'l' irm; uwh B30@30X{c; May, '.’/3}/«, Pork—$14.00. Lard—$7.90. Whisky—$§1.09, Butter—Firm; creamery, 24@0c; dairy, 20@26e. Liverpool, March 24, —Wheat— Dull; demand_poor; holders offer freely; Cali: fornia No. 1, s 7d per cental; red western spring, 6 6d(20s 9d. Corn—Firm, but in poor demand; hold- ders offer freely; new mixed western, 48735d per cental. March ipments, 47 cars; market jct. Closing: Instore—No.1hard, March 74i4e; April, T4i¢c; May, 7oc; July, 76e. No. 1 northern, March, 7¢; April, aige; May, 78%c; July, 74%¢; No. 2 northern, Mareh, Tc} April, 70140 May, 7ic; July, 72¢. On track—No, 1 hard, 755@itc; No. 1 north: ern, 73¢; No. 3 northern, 10@73c. Flour-—-Unchanged; patents, sacks to ship- pers i car lots, $1.10@425; bakers’, $3.20@ Milwaukee, March 24.—Wheat—Steady; 335c; March, 728{c; May, 75c. Firm; No. 8, 458{c. Oats—Dill; ' No. 2 White, 33c. Rye—Easier; No. 1, 57%c. ssarley—Quict; No.'2, 75 Provisions—Weak: pork, March, Cincinnati, March 24. demand; No. 2 red, 85}c. Corn—Barely steady’; No. 2 mixed 5%c. Outs—Steady; No. 2 mixed, 3314 @3e. Rye—Quiet; No. 2, 66c. Provisions — Porkc dull at $14.00; dull; current make at $7.5: Whisky—Steady at $1.09, New York, March 24.—Wheat—Receipts, none; exports, 96,0005 options opened wealk, but ruled stronger, advanced ¥ @, closing steady at the best; spot lots firm; ungraded red, 881¢@91%c; No. 2 red, Ssif@sdc in store and elevator, 803 @W!{c delivered, ig@sie 1. 0. b.; May closing at 89c. rn—Recoipts, 20,4003 exports, 82,200; options advanced' %@!gc and closed steady with o shght reaction; spot , lots quiet; ungraded mixed, 60@61'{c; No. 2, 60¢ in store, 61}¢c delivered; May closing at b8i{c, ats—Iteceipts, 89,000; exports, 220; mar- ket steady, but quiet:; mlxcd western, 36@ 40c; white western, 40@4bc. Coffeo — Spot, fair; [uo, quiet at $14.00; options opened 20 points' lower, closing steady, lha dcdhm being almost recovere sales, %s March, $10.55@10.7 April, uu.wqcm, ; May, $10.45@10.65; June, $10.40@1055; July, $10.25@10.5; August, £10,00@10.06, Pm.mlnum—Uuned closed strong at 90%c. -—F:rm and fairly uctive; western, l7{§ 18¢, rk—Fairly active; mess quoted at $14.25 @14.50 for 0ld; §14.50@14.15 for old. Lard — Lower and very dull; western steam, spot, was ‘gmwd at 7,907,021, @Butl.er—Quiet. ut steady; western, 14 uy% $18.75. ~WheatIn light lard - cese—Firm, but quiet; western, New Orleans, Murch 24 —Corn—Quiot but firm; mixed and white, 60c; yellow, 6lc. Oats—Easier: No, 2, 89@39gc. Hog Products—Unsettled and generally ighar; york, $14.30@14.02); lara, et tierce, 7,00, Bullk Muu—Snoulden, $0.15; long clear and clear rib, §7.50@7.02)5. Kansas Olty, March 24 —Wheat—Steady ; No. 2 soft, cash, 73405 May, 783c bid, Corn—Steady; No. 2, cash, 42'¢c bid; April, 43¢ usked; M%omnm 4550 asked. Oats—No. 2, May i Kl OMAHA LIVE STOCK. Uxiox 8100k YAkDs, 6 p. m. Saturday, March 24, 1888, General, One of the greatest detriments to this mar- ket is time of arrival of the stock trains, ‘The trains should all arrive in the morning, but instead of that they come stringing along all day a few cars at @ time, The heaviest train received to-day did not arrive until about 1:30 a. w. ~ As the hog market closed lower all the «Y“ which came in on that train had to be sold 5@i0c lower than they would have brought i the morning. Qattle, ‘There were only cighteen loads of fresh receipts here to-day and the market was vory dull and slow. . The packers woro not in need of wany cattle and the Chicago mar- ket is in such shape that shippers are not very anxious to buy and take the chances. Cosuparatively nothing was done -in the mar- ket until late in the afternoon and . then the trading was conflued largely to the sale of odds and euds of butchers' stock, ete. What calile did soll went af about steady prices, 11 Hogs. To-day’s market was liberaily n“ppnod lnr the Inst day of the week, there being three loads on sale. The general quality or the hogs was a decided improvement over the day before and as high as £5.35 was paid for the best load. A few sales were made early n the morning at about steady prices, but the market may be said to have opened b higher. It gained in strength until it was all of 5@10c higher. The market was active and all the morning’s receipts were sold by 10 o'clock. The B, & M. train did not arrive until afternoon and then it _met with a lower market, The reported decline in pork taken with the fact that it was Saturday and everything would have to be carried over until Monday, caused a decline on the hog market. The market closed with the ad- vance of the morning entirely lost but with everything sold. Sheep. There were two loads here, but they were not offered on the market. Omcial Receipts. 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 therve Dbeen any of that class among the offerings, Prime steers, 1300 to 1500 1bs. .84.15 Prime steers, 1100 to 1300 I 8.50 Fat little steers, 000 to 1050 Ibs. 8.25 Corn-fed range steers, 1200 to 1500 1bs. 3.35 Common to 2.35 Western cows .. Fair to good range fecders. .. .. Medium o sood native fecders, 9001bs and upwards ......... Common to good bulls, . Fair to medium native lccdem 900 1bs and upwards . Stockers, 400 to 700 1bs. Common sheep. Light and medi Fair to choice heavy i!ogs Fair to choice mixed hogs. Reprosentative Sales. NATIVE STEERS EEEEEEE R 22 28 gi: BULLS, L 2288 E] g5828388288 £2823388 833 BW@E WL STAGS. £ ettt BErBRE somooaamoaoama S & & 2REERREE o 8 Live Stock Sold. Showing the number of head of stock sold on the market to-day. HOGS. Armour & Cudahay. Omaha Packing Co... Harris & Fisher..... . 61 Total. . cevenesas eeee 2,364 All sold. Range of Prices. Showing highest and lowest prices paid for leading grades of cattlo on dates mentioned Spaceleft blank indicates that no sales of that particular class of cattle were made on that date: [Prime St'rs.Prime St'rs, Common to 13001500 1b. ‘nw@,lm 1b.|ChoiceCows. March TR -1 March 13480 @4 453 90 @4 35 3 60 Maren 14 % o4 5 l405 @m0 |2 w om 0 March 18420 @480 |30 @i 3 ( 00 4 Sunday 38 @4 10 Date. March 23/ March 24 Range of Prices. Showing the extreme highest and lowest ratespaid for leading grades of hogs on dates mentioned: Heavy. 15 Mixed, H [ £ on E5 £28888 ESEEER 288888 288888 ] {3 & 3 £2) .em ee8 SERERET REERES & BEES55, "5 N & Sosoos conoon 88 PO SZ% 2EFzIABEEIS £68 &8 =88 8&<s885cE se8: = sEBEsuinEnses Dockage and Uommission. Public inspectors dock pregnant sows 40 pounds, stags 80 pounds each. Dead’ hogs. 100 pounds and over, $1.00@ 1,75 per ewt, iess than 100 lbu, of no value, Yardage:' Cattle, 25¢; hogs, 8c; sheep, 5o r head. Fee L,u 00 per bu. ; timothy A&.)m;_p_ e hay, uror ton, mmissions : Cattle, 50c per head; calves and yearlings ll(lperun Hogs and sheep: Single deck: ruhun inspection on hogs, 15c per car. All sales unless otherwise Siated ner 100 108 Live whiabs, Live Stock Notes. Cattle steady. Light receipts of cattle, Ola Berggreen, Cresco, marketed hogs. Hogs reach within 15¢ of the top in Cni- cago. Hogs open higher but close with the ad- vance lost. Douglas Terr; 1083 of hogs, " W. T. Rickley was in with & load of hogs from Columbus, J. Hastie, Talmage, marketed a good load of hiogs at §5.0. Hogs averaged yesterday 71 head 1o the car, Amoug those who marketed hogs was R. E. Roberts, Arlington. F*. C. Dodge, Wood River, loads of 325-1b hogs at § Frauk Roby, Grand Island, came in with a load of cattle of his own feeding. J. M. Cameron, Ceresco, a well known stockman, was in looking over the market. J. W. MelIntosh, of the firm of McIntosh & Sutton, Chapmans, was here with three loads of cattle aud one of hogs. The work on the rendering house which is being built down on the B. & M. track, is progressing siowly for the want of material, A telegram. from Chicago anuounces the sale there of a load of cattle at §4.05 for which §4.10 was offered bere but refused by Howells, came in with a 221 pounds and marketed two the owner. Shippers are receiving lessons of that kind cvery day now and the time is rapidiy coming when plj svho can, will sell on this market. . — OMAHA WHOLESALE Produce, Frul MARKETS The following quitations are wholesale and not retail. Prices quoted on produce are the rates at which round lots are sold on this market. Fruits or other lines of goods requiring ertra labordn packing eannot al- ways be supplied on_ovtside orders i the same prices quoted Jor the lcal trade. Rates on ytuur mulf( Lere jobbers' prices. Prices on grain are those paid by Omaha millers detivered. Al quotatlons on mer- chandise are obtained from leading houses and are corrected daily. Prices on crack- ors, cakes, ete., are those given by leading manufactirers, —Creamery, solid packed, 22@21 “l..!":@’flt, medium, 14@lde; Jow rietly fresh, 15@16c asked. «—Choice, per bbl, #4.25(@4. 75, <p—Full cream, 121(@13c. Povrry—Chickens, 12(@13¢; turke, 13¢; ducks, 12@13¢; goese, 12@ise. Live PouLthy--Chickens, §3.25@3.75 per doz; ducks, 3.00@3.25; geese, $6.00@8.50; turkeys, 7@se per b, Craxperiies—Bell & Cherry, $10.50@11.003 Bell & Bugle, $11.00@11.50; Bell & Bugle, premium, $11.50@12.00. Beaxs—Good nmck. £2.00@ beans, £2.25( PoratoreUtah and Colorado stock, £1.15 @1.20; choice home grown, 85@d5c; common gmdeu B06@He. BANANAS—Medium, $2.50@83.004 .50, 1xips—Good stock, 60@75e; rutagagas, , 12@ .55 California choice, 70@4.50 per box. Prans—$2.50@2.75; extra D ATas = Parsain, 8 per 1b, Savr Knravt—Choice per bbl. of 82 gal. £7.508,00; ¢ bbl., $4.57@5.00; #11.00 per bbl. of 50 gal. Ciper—Choice Michigan cider, 86.00@06.50 per bbl. of 82 gal. Porcors—Choice rice corn is quoted at 4@ 4140 per 1b., other kinds, 21@sc per Ib. Chnnors§2.25@2.50 per bl Pansxirs—New stock, §.50 pcrhb]. srERS—Plain’ standard, 25c; plain 30c; standard, 40c; extra_sclects, New York counts, 40c: bull oysters, counts, £.85 per 100; selects, §2.00 per gal. ; standard, £1.25 per gal. Cannaces—81 per doz. and 8@3ge per b, for Californi CAULIPLOWER—Go0d stock, $2.60@2.80. Grares—Malagas, §7.50@8,00 per 1b., and larger sized barrels in proportion up to $10,00 | Quisces—Californin,_Riverside, & 0@ ; Messina, $3.75@4.25; Valencias, $0.00@ 830" pox cane of do0s Bioridn brishie, §4.596 £:50; russota, £3,50@4,00: Mexican, 4.08; Los Angcles, 8.50@8.75; Navals, $.50. Fios—In layers, 13@16c, cake 11c per Ib. Nurs—Peanuts 6l@ic,’ raw Brazil nuts, 18c; almonds, Tarragona, 22¢; English wal: nuts, 15@18c} filberts, 18¢: Italian chestnuts' 15¢; pecans, 15¢. Hoxey—i6@21c for 1b frames; honey. 10@12¢c per llb. canned Grocers' List. Zeunre-30-1b pails, $1.25@1.50. SaLT—Per bbl., car load, $1. Seven-sixteenths, 103;@11c. M)xe , 0@lle: stick, 9@9l4, 3 N Ut"’L per keg. MAFLE SUOAR-Bricke, 125 por 1b, ; penny cakes, 1bc per Ib. Brooms—Extra, 4-tie, $£2.60; No. 1, §2.00; No. $1.75; heavy stable, £4.00, Srancu-Mirror gloss, bic; Graves' corn, 613 Oswego gloss, 7 Oswego corn, 7c. TrAs—Japans, 20@sbe: gunpowder, 20@ gce;” Younk Hyson, 2@sie; Oclon, 20@ O & taurs—New Orleans molasses, per bhl, 87(@4bc per gal# corn syrup, 35¢; half bbls. 87c; 4 gal. kegs, $1.55: Phovisioxs — Hams, 103@110; breakfast bacon, 1035@l1c; bacon sides, 815 @s3gc; dry alt i,‘c(_ac shoulders, 6}@ic; dried beet, Piogins—Modium in bbls, $6,00; do in bait Dbbls, §.50; small in_bbls, §7.00; do in half ggls,uoo,gukmm in_ bbls, $8.00; do wn half mn =D Lanp—Tierco, Tige; 401b square cans, 50-Ib_round, 7igc; 20-1b round, 75c; 101 (s pails, 7ic; S1b pails, Sc; 8-1b pails, 8ic. PownER AND Snot—Shot, $1.40; buckshot, £1.65; Hazard powder, $5.00; half kcg! 2,755 one-fourths, 81.50; blasting kegs, $2.35; fuses, 1000 ft., 45@750. SueAR ranulated, 7@7c; conf. A. white extra C, 635@b}sc; extra C, ¢} yellow C, 5ig(@bc; cut loaf 75@ : powdered, 734@5}; New Orleans, 5% Ordinary grades, 10@17c; fair, me, 18@19c; fancy green and yel: c; old government Java, 28@0c; : , 28@30c; Ar buckle's ronsted, 19%c; ' McLaughlin's XXXX, 193¢ Diltworth's, 193c; Red Cross, oonENwWARE—Two-hoop pails, per doz., $1.40; three-hoop pails, $1.65; No. tub, $6.50, No. 3 tub, $5.50; No. 8'tub, $1.50; washboards, $1.50; fancy washboards, 0; assorted s“ No. 1 churns, 80.50; No. 2 ; No. 8 churns, $7.59; butfer spruce, in nests, $1.70, Tonacco—Lorillard’s Climax, 45¢; did, 45c; Mechani Meyer's Star, 45¢ mond’s Hors Spearhend, 4 Catlin’s Ol § Splen- c; Leggett & Corucrstone, Bc; Drum- hey J. lin's_Meerschaum, 3lc S Piper Heidsick, t4c Sweet Tip Top, 82 U. N. 0., 17c; Red, White and Blue, 18¢, Driep Freit—Apple, bbls, new, i(s, 7@ c; cvaporated, 9@l0c; Yl evaporated, 937@100; puu.ddmrx s, 220023 peaches, eastern, new, 3gs, & s evapo- rated, pecled peaches, $0@sc; (,\'nporutul unpared, 18@i%: néw currant prunes, new, 43{(@sc; citron, 4@?e; California-London layers, $2.40@2.50; fornia loose muscatels, $1.90@2.00; new Va- lencia, 73@7%{c. CANNED Goons—Oysters, standard, per case, & 5 straweerries, 21b, per case, 3,15 raspberrics, 21b, per case, §.106 8,20; California pears, per case, $1.70@4.80; appricots, per case, $1.80@4.40; peaches, per case, §5.00@5.75; white cherries, per case, $3.00; California plums, per case, $1.50@4.60 ] blucberrics, per case, §2.20@2.40; egg plums, 2-1b, per case, $2.50;pineapppies, 2-1b per case, 0@5.75; 1.1b salmon per doz, ! 21b gooseberries, per case, 8.5 string beans, per case, $1.75@1 beans, per case, $1.6 peas, $2.60@2.70; 2-1b_early Jum, peas, per cuse, 82 b tomatoes, §2.50; 21b corn, . 37 $2.80@3.40, Crackens, Cakes, Erc—Prices subject to change. Soda, soda (city goods), 7c; soda snowflake (in 'tins), 10c; soda dandy, 5iges sodn wafers(in tins), 10¢; soda zephyr, B0 city oyster, Bjo; excelsior, 7o; farina oyster, 7c; gem oyster, bc; monitor, 7c; Omabd oyster, 7o; pearl ‘oyster, 8o} plonic, 5c; snowdrop oyster, 7c; butter, be; Boston, 8c; Omaha butter, 70; saw tooth butter, 63{c! cracker meal bige; graham, Bo; graham waters, 10c; gratiam wafers. i pound pacic ages, 123¢c; hard bread, 5c; milk, 7igc; oat meal, 8¢; oat meal wafers, 10c; oatmieal wa- fers {n pound packages, 123gc: animals, 12c; Hollver giugor(round) 7e; cream,so :Cornhill, 10c; cracknells, 160;’ frosted crean e gingor snaps e; ginger lnupl Teity). bo. 20 mads sihges kitane, b Dasss, 150, homs made ginger snaps F‘l lemon creams, 8¢; Hreuclslnnnd mu]u) 1134c; assorted cakes and jumbles, 113¢c; as- sorted fingers, 15¢; afternoon tea (in llln), r box §7.00; banana fingers, 14c; butter umbles, 1134¢; Brunswick, 15c; brandy &naps, 15¢; chocolate drops (new) 16¢; choco- latd wafers, 15c; Christmas lunch (in tins) per dozen, $4.50; cocoa taffy snaps, 14c; coffee cuke, 12 Subs jumbles, 113¢c; cream puffs, 80c; egg jumbles, Mo ginger drops,1lc; Loney Jumbles, 113e; jeily Angers, 1c; jeliy wafers, 15¢; jelly tart (new), 15c; ' lady fing- ers, 18¢; vanilla bar, 14¢; vanilla wafers, 14c Vienna wafers, 1 dozen packages in & box, per dozen, $2.50, All goods packed in cans 1 per 1b. advance except snowflake and wafer soas, which are packed only in caus. Soda in 2 ib. and 8 b, paper boxes, Jge per b, advance; all other foods 1o per 1b. advance. Soda in 1 1b. paper xes, 1c per 1b. advance. The® Ib. boxes are packed in cases holding 18 in & case. The 81b. boxes are packed in cases Lolding 12 in acase. The1lb. boxes are packed in cases holding 3 in a case. One 1b. Grabam and oat meal wafers pacied 2 doz. in & case. Show tops for boxes, with glass opening to show goods, 78¢. Cans for wafer soda, 83, not returnable. Cans for snowflake soda, & per doz. Tin cases with glass face to display the goods, 76c each. No charges for packages except for cans and returnable cases. (Glass front tin cans and *‘snowflake" soda cans are returnable at prices charged. Dry Goods. Ducsr-West Rolnt 29 in, § 0z, 10}gc; West b cans) per dozen, Point, 29 in. 10 oz., 121¢c; West Point, 10in. 12 oz., 15¢; West Pmnnvm 11 o2,, 16¢.’ Checks —Caledonia X, 01go; Caledonia XX, 10ige; Economy, 91503 Otia, 9ige. K!\\‘ux!.YrA femorial, 18¢; Canton, : Durham, 27igc; Hercules, 18 Leaming. tom, Bige Cottawold, 37io, Chasti—Stevens' B, o ; ‘bleached, 7e; Ste- vens' A, 7igc; bleached, fige; Stevens' P, Sige; bleached, 6ige; Sfevens' N, ot bleached, 103¢; Stevens' S R T, 12ige. Misc rovs—Table ofl _cloth, $2.85; plain Hoiland, 8ige to 9505 Dado Holland, - ’l" L«wlmu«—filntrr.k Woods, be;_ Stand- ard, bo: Peacock, b0: Siater roli, 6@7e. CloNPORTERS 86, 00@35,00. BraNkETs — White, $1.00@7.50; colored €1, m(¢~ 00. ACTIED SueeTiNG—Berkeley cambric, Best Yet, 44, 0%c: butter cloth, 00, 4lgc; Cabot, 7ig0; Farwell, 8ige; Fruit of T.oom, 8io; Freene G, 6c; Hope, bc, King Phillip cambric, 11¢; Lonsdale, 11i¢¢; ' Lons- dale, 7c; New York mills, 10ic; * Pepperell, 42.in, 11c; Pepperell, 46n. 13c; Pepperell, 64, 16c: Pepperell, 84, 21c; Pepperell, 04, 28¢; Pepperell, 104, 36c; Canton, 44, 8¢} Canton, 44, 9ie; Triumph, 6e; Wamsutta, 1i¢: Valley, 5 Prixts — SoLip Corons — Atlantic, 6c: Slater, 5ic; Berlin oil, 6ige; Graner oil, 6@ 7e. Pixn AxD Rones—Hichmond, 6igo; Allen, @ige; River Point, bo: Steel River, i Richmond, 6c; Pacific, 614c. INDIGO BLUE— Washington, 6ic; Century indigo bluo prints, 10c; American, 7c; Arnold, 7c; Arnold B, 1ei Anold A, 120; Arnold Gold' Seal, 1014¢! Drgss—Charter Oalk Lodi, be: Allen, 6o 6lges Eddmnnn, m, BROWN SHEET) tlantic A, 44, 61¢c; Atlantic H, 44, Tige; Atlantic D, 4-4, 63c} Atlantic P, 4-4, o; Anrora LL, 44, 60; Au Tora C, 4-4, 5o Crown XXX, 4.4, 7igc; Hoo- sier LL, 44, s Tndian Tiead, 0-4, Tic; Lm\rcm‘o LL, i Old Dominion, 4-4, 843, wmmll R 15%0: epparaii 0 4, Pepperell, 84, 18105 Pepperell, 04, b P.-mmrcu, 104, Utica, C, 4-4, bo} Wachusett, 4-4, 7igc; Aurora B, 4-4, Gige] Aurora R, 44, b3c. Barrs—Stanaard, 9c; Gem, 1014c; Beauty, 1214 Byone, 1de; B, cased, 0.5 fiNGiAM—Plunkeit checks, 7ge; Whitten- ton Tigc; York, Tho; Normandi dress, Sigc; Calcutta dress, 8ige; Whittendon dress, Uc; Renfew dress. Sig@i21ge. Ticks—Lowiston, 80-in., 12}¢c; Lewiston, 32:n,, 18150; York, 82-n., 14C; Swift river, Tye: Thorndyke, OO, 81¢e; Thorndyke, FF, i Thorndike 120, 91¢e; Thorndike XXX, 1b¢: Cordis, No. b, 9¢c Cordis, No. 4, 11¢. D! -m—m.mk ag, 9-oz, 16c; Iverett, 2., 13¢; Haymaker, Sigc} rey, XX.. 113gc; Jaffrey, XXX, 12ic} Beaver Creel, AA, 12¢; Boaver Creck, BB, 11¢; Beaver Creek, CC, 10c. FLANNELS—Plaid—Raftsman, 20c; Goshen 391¢c; Clear Lake, 82%5c; anuumv 361gc. White—G H N 2, %,m G H No. 13, d0c; Quechee No. A ), 4207 Quechee No. ¥ ;& 371, uechee No. 4, 37, 821¢c: Anawan, Wige; Windsor, 235c: Ted XC, 84-in, 13ige; E 2hinch 2lc; GG S-inch, 18c; H A’ F, B, 2505 J R F, 3, iy G 8, 850, CotroN FLANNELS—10 pér_cent trade dis- count—LL, 03c; Lc, Dig0 S8 Byl Name- less, §lgc; gige; QG 101ge XX, 12i50: 06, 146! NN, 1ok i 20c; No. 10, 81¢e; 80, 103¢c; 60. 12,« 20, 100! 20, colored, 10c; 50, colored, 12¢; 70, colored. 250 Bristol, 18}e; Union Pacific, 18c. CARPET WARP—Bibb, white, 1014¢; ared, 20}{c. Windsor, col- General Markets, BEESWAX—18@322¢ per Ib, FLAXSEED—$1.35 per bushel. Hiy—Comumon coarse, $0.00@0.50; upland prairie, §7.00@7.50. Wixbow Grass—Single, 70 per double, 70 and 10 per cent discount. Parxts—White lead, pure, 63¢c; white lead, . 6ge; putty, in bladders, 3c; Paris Common, 23¢c; red lead, Te. EXTrACTS—Sanderson’s oil bergamot, per 1b,, $3.00; oil lemon, per 1b., £2.50; oil pepper- mint, 3.00; oil wintergreen, §2.50; olive oil, Malaga, per gallon, $1.35. Fuus—Raccoon, No. 1, 60@70¢c; No. 2, 0@ 85c; minlk, 10@50c; muskrat, fall, 5@sc: muskrat, spring and’ winter, 8@11c; stripped skunlk, 10@40c; mountain wolf, No. 1, $1.50@ 2.50; No. 2, prairie,50@0c; No. 2, 25@ilc: beager, Mo, 1, per 1b, 82.00@3.00; No, 2, $1.00 @1.25; otter, $1.00@6.00; dry deer skins, 20@ 85¢ per 1b; dry antelope, elk, moose, etc., 15@ 350 deer siin, por 1, J0@050. Hipes—Green butchers' 5l4@7e; green cured, 6}¢c; dry flint, Oc; dry salt, 8c; green salted calf, 73¢@Sc; damaged hides two- thirds price; dry salted deacons, 2c each. Tallow—No. 1, Bigc; No. 2, 1ige. Grease— Prime white, 13¢c; ‘vellow, 8c; brown, 2 Sheep pelts, 100@$1.00, according to quality. Green ox pelts, 3@8igc; kip skins (uniform), 4@Gige; cowhides, 43¢@c; branded hides classed as damaged. FLOUR AND FEED—Minnesota patents, $2.45 @250 per cwt; Kansas and Missouri fancy ‘winter patents, $2.50(@2.55 per cwt: Nebraska patents, §2.45@2.50 ger wt; rye flour, §2.50 per cwt; wheat graham, $1.75 per cwt; rye graham, £1.35 per cwt; "New York buckwheat $6.50@7.00 per bbl; Excelsior, $6.00 per bbl; ready raised, $6.00 per 100-Ib case; cornmeal, yellow, £1.00@1.10 per cwt; white $1.01@1.15 per cwt: bran, £16.00@17.00 per ton; sereen- ings, $13.00 per ton; hominy, §3.25 per bbl; chopped feed, $18.00 per ton; chopped corn, $17.00 per ton. Ors—Carbon, linseed, boiled, 60c; linseed, raw, bic; castor, No.1,$1.20} No, 2, $1.12] sperm whale, $1.00; whale water, bicached, 85c; fish, bank, 85c; neatsfoot extra, Boc] 1, 50c; gasoline, 74 degrees, 15 W. S. lard, 6 . 1lard, 50c; No. 2 lard, 5 @s5e; W. Va. zoro, 14c; W.Va. summer, 12c; golden No 1, 4c; golden No. 2, 25c: whale, S0c; maptha, 1 degree, 14¢; headiigh degrees, 12 headlight, 175 degree, pentine, 48¢; castor, pure, $2.45 DiuGS—Ammonia carb, ldc; camphor re- fined, 30c; copperas, 11{c: cream tartar, 45 cream tartar powdered, 90@50c; indig Ma- dras, 75¢; morphin sulph, per oz, $3.85; soda bi_carb, 63c; Venice turpentine, 40c; gum opium, £4.25; quicksilyer, 80c; quinine, Gor- man, per oz, b¢; quinine, P, LW yellow, pure, 82¢; wax, white, 45" acid, per 1b, Bie; oxalicacid, per 1b, bic; alum, 4¢3 borax, refined. per 1b, 10c. Spuuts—Cologne spirits 188 proof, $1.14; do 101 proof, $1.17; spirits, second quality, 101 proof, #26; do 188 proof, 81.13; alcohol, 188 proof, per wine gallon, §2.12; radmmed whiskics, §1.25@1.50; gin biended, $1.50@2.00 Kentucky bourbons, , Kenv.ud(y and Pennsylvania ryes, $2.00@0.50; Gold Ehar Dowsbon und 2ye'wiislcs. 61505, brandies, imported, $.0@S50; domestic, 80@3.00; gins, imported, #.00@0.00; do’ $1.25@3.00: champagnes, imported, per case, £33, 000; American, per cas £10.00@10.00. Leatuzi—Oak soles, 85@37c; hemlock slaughter sole, 13@2fc; hemlock dry sole, 12 @25¢; hemlock kip, 60@%c; A. & B. runner Kip, 50@7be; A. hemlock caif, foo@sl 00, A A. 'hemlock calf, ke, 7he; upper, 19@c; English grain up) hemlock grain upper, 21@24¢; Tamp) Morocco, 2(@ic; Tampico pepp) 22@3c; Curacoa, 8. G. Mo., 8h@30c; Simon 0.D, Mo., $2.753.60; Dangola kid, Bo@3ne; X, M. kangaroo, 40c; "American calf kid, 12} Griesen kids, 83.00@8,50; French glazed kids, $2.50@2.75; French calf ids. §.90; oak kip skins, $80c(a$1.00; oak calf siins, $1.00@1.20; French calf skins, $1.25@2.00; French kip skins, $1.10@1.50; Russitt Inings, $6.00@0.50 per doz.; pink cream and white linings, $7.50 {@10.00" pér doz.: colored toppings. §.00@ cent; D. Mo, Lumber. DIMENSIONS AND TIMBERS. 2 & & 16¢0. | 188t |20ft, 16 .hm.fil 2518 j2att. 'zm Axd—BxE. BOARDS. No-1 com, 188.17.80 | No. 3 com, 8 1 a.814 . 2 com, 8 1. 15.50 | No. 4 com, 81 5. 13.50 FENCING, La&oinl2& 14 1, rough 1 A, 12, u&mum B 0,12, 14 & 1 B, 19.50 | D, LING AND PARTITION. hite Pine ceiling Clear 3¢ in Norway ! u 2dcom ¥ in “ FLOORING. ¥ . Drop Billing 20 per 1 éxira. BTOCKBOARDS. | D12 | No 1 com, I%in 2150 . 10,50 ' L 18,50 ) T 18.00 “ . 21,00 o i o . 1800 “ 1t 12 in Grooved roofing, u per M more than 12 in Stock Boards same length. 10 in Grooved roofing same price as 12 in Stock Boards. SNIP LAP. ‘In | [’lnln R nnd 10in. \0 I O0G,8in 8a, clnnr 1in, !,fl 1 in, A sel(‘rl 1ins 1 u B, M. B, Seloct, all 16 ft, i oxtra. SOUTHERN YELLOW PIN Com. 4 inch Flooring.... Star 18t and 24 clear 4 inch Flooring Six inch 50c less. Clear & inch Ceiling.. Clear 3 inch Partition Clear 4 inch, Partition # ubove xmcn ng Clear Finish, 1 and 1% inch, s3s. Clear Finish, 13 and 3 inch, s 2 8 Clear Corrugated Ceiling, 4 inch. Clear Yellow Pine Casing and Base. POPLAR LUMBER. Clear poplar bx. Bds % in 82 8. in panel, s 9 Corrugated ceiling, . BATTENS, WELL TUBING, PICKETS, OGBntu, ";In., 3 “w “ 2in well tub}l‘n Pickets, D , 818, M D&Mnmlbcv flat . XX clear...., *A* Standard 5 in clear, No. 1..... *A*HB & 6 in clear, Cedar *A* Lath ..... PosTS, White cedar 6 in 3¢ qrs. W gin e Tennessee red cedar, split.... .... Split oak: X The Week in Business. At the close of last week matters relating to Omaha’s business were in a somewhat complicated condition owing to the strike on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. The action of the Santa Fe engineers did not tend to increase the confldence of dealers, and to- gether with fears of a similar action on the part of employes of the Union Pacitic the feeling which had hitherto prevailed in rela- tion to & large increase in the volume of business was somewhat disturbed. The past six days has, however, witnessed a change, and those who were, at the time mentioned, very despondent are now the most sanguine. They have ample reasons for this change in spirits, as affairs arc in a much better condi- tion, and the feelings of distrust concerning the nhilit} of railroads to deliver freight has disappeared. Orders are being filled very rapidly, and, notwithstanding the fact that there is not the usual prompt delivery before the tic-up on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, goods are being ' delivered very rapidly. Groceries, dry goods and general merchan- dise dcnlms all report business as good and collections which are wenerally quict at this season of the year, as very fair. Prices on staples are ,izcnemuy steady, there being of course the shght fluctuations which invariably occur,but no radical change has taken plade during the weelc fust closed. A comparison of prices shows smoked meats 1o be at present lg@s{c lower than on Janu- ary 1; lard about Jc, coffee 4c and sugars i{@'qec lower. ~While at times values have ranged above the figures indicated, a general teview of the markets show the tendency to be toward lower prices, The Jeading lines of dry goods are taken asa whole a fraction higher than on the period indicated when cambrics were quoted at 41¢c the ' price at present being be. Sheeting, which then ranged at 6}{@20¢, is now quoted at 68{@21c. Flannels on January 1 were 20 (@35e, at present 20@42c. On _some articles prices have rauged downward, but the gen- eral tone of the market is higher. At present prices on lumber are lower than they were thirty days ago, which is due to the reduction in rates prevailing on all roads between Chicago and Omaha, but an advance can be looked for after to-morrow when they ave restored. The other lines of gencral merchandise are about steady and business quite brisk with prospects increasing as spring. opens Retail business is good, dry goods men and grocers reporting a marked increase while clothing firms all aver the city state that al- though an improvement 1 trade is always looked for at this period of the year, the in- crease this year exceeds that of last by at least 1214 per cent. Real Estate Transfers. Anna Corngan (widow) to J F Breen, lots 1, 2, 8, 4 and 5, blk 3, Mlssouri ave n.\rk wd... J H Bonnevier ai well, 8 3¢ of lots 8 P 4, blk Omulm, wd E .y rench and wil e w d Charles B Miliér and wite to George F Butts, lot 12, bl 4, Ambler Place, Angust Berggren and’ wife 1o John 1 Sunstrom, lot 12, blk 1, Improvement association’s add, w d'.... ...... John E Sundstrom’ (widower) to Anna “Berggren, lot 12, bl 1, Improvement association’s add, wd Edward Harman et al to ord, lota 4 and 5, blk 3, Riverside city G Omatia, by ¥ Hoyd, ‘mayor, 6 A 13 Redman, pt lot 1, bl 16555, city of Omaha, q C......... ABRodman and Busband o Beier O'Rourke, pt lot 1, blk 18234, city of Omaha, q ¢ Bemyumin A Gibson ot ai to Vi ‘Coff: man, lot 18, blk 4, Wise & Par- melce's add, wd.. AP Tukey at al to John P hw\vnrl lot 21, bik 11, Clifton hill, AT Tulkey et bl to George'T Thiorias, Jot 23, bile 11; Clifton Tl w d. .- H G Clark and wife to A Y Holmbery, lot 3, blk 7, Du Pont place, w d.. Geo E Barker and wife to Jiacob Stuch lilk, lot 27 blk 1 Orchard hill wd. H K Hendee and wife to Geo § Gage, lot 10-17-18-19 Buckeye place wd, H 8 Campbell (sing.) to Julia B Hor- rick, lot 6-7-8 Burdett court wd. 2,000 Patk " Dennison to Thos Denuisan, Tt 21-22 blk 18 Hanscom place wd. . 1 € C Spotswood to M L Roeder w88} ft lot 12 hlk 7 Bedford place wd. 2,100 Eighteen transfers, aggregating. $21,056 Building Permits, The following permits were issued yester- day by the superintendent of buildings: Andrew Peterson, cottage, Thirtieth near the Fort, B \V Juhn'nn wuuge, Donehen near 3.3 Sosiworih, sddition "t Furdes ers dwelling., . Three permits, ageregating e — MATHKIMONIALL SMITH-RILEY —March 24, 1888, by Judge Holmes, DeWitt E. Smith, of Brown Valley, Mina, und Miss Katie Riley, of Hopkinston, — Mahoney's Grocery Store “Busted." County Superintendent of Poor Mahoney's supply store in the basement of the court house was formally closed yesterday after- noon, the flour, tea, coffee, beans and soap having become exhausted. A new stock will not be put in, and hereafter people deserving of provisions from the county will be fur- nished with orders on the city grocers. ———— p To Consume Smoke, James Gilvert, Charles E. Lee and Frank D. Muir have formed t nselves into a com- pauy which is to be known as the *James Gilbert ‘Smoke Consumer and Fuel Econo- mizer company.” The authorized capital is $50,000, divided into b00 suarcs of $100 each. Articles of incorporation to this effect were fled with the county clerk yesterday, WEEKLY BUSINESS REVIEW A Good Demand For Money Froud Miscellaneous Sources. INTEREST RATES RULE STEADY, Considerable More Activity Many fested in New York Stock Trads Ing—Good Business in the Produce Markets. In the Commercial World. Cnicago, March 24.—[Special Telegram 8 the Bee.]—As & rulo bankers generally ree port & good demand for money from miscole laneous sources, which in the aggregate abe« sorbed their loanable funds, The increased speculative trading in grain and provisions has slightly enlarged the inquiry from specus Jators, but the demand from that source is not pressing and confined to banking institue tions, which have a greater portion of these accounts, Packers are out of the market and shippers of grain and provisions need very little assistance. There is considerabla money being forwarded to the interior for the movement of grain and live stock before the advance in freights from western points, but a good share of it is forwarded through commission houses. Lumbermen are mode erate borrowers for the opening up of tha spring trade. Wholesale merchants still present considerable paper for discount and, succeed in obtaining all the favors required. The mercantile trade of the city is fairly active for the scason of the year and the vols ume of all kinds of goods distributed is quite large. Farmers are engaged in their spring work in the southwest, though the severe weather of the past three or four days has interferred with operations to some extent Rates of interest are reported steady and without material change. Good paper is readily accepted at 5¢@6 per cent, whila fair names succeed in obtaining moderata amounts at 6@8 per cent, depending on the standing of the borrower and the sum res quired. Sowe paper was offered on the street and in a few nstances gilt-cdge names obtain accommodations at 5@5'¢ per cent. In easte ern financial centers the supply of loanable funds is fair and good mercantile paper is ac- copted at b@slg per cent. Forcign money markets show no material change. Balances 1 the leading banks in England and on the continent show a further increase, and the demand for loans is limited, as operators are not disposed to engage in any extended trans- actions at present. Interest rates favor bor« rowers. New York exchange was in_light supply and the demand was ited. Prices ruled very steady and transactions between banks weére made at par@25c premium for $1,000, and the market closed steaay at the range. Foreign exchange was in moderate request during the past week and offering were small, owing to lighter exports of the leading articles. Shippers’ sixty-day docus mentary bills on London were quoted a §4-84 @4.8434, and closed steady at 848414 @4. M}‘(R Conslderable interest was manifested the New York stock market during the past week and vrading was more active than fow some time past. The undertone to the mar« ket indicated an easier feeling, with a gen- eral desire to realize. The continued unset« tled feeling in freights, uneasiness in regard 1o strikes and labor complications and des creased earnings have created a lack of cons fidence, especially on behalf of oute side parties. Conse uanuy the increased offerings resulted quite a marked S milinbriu oricess W allustruat operators were inclined to enlarge their busincss, and liberal purchases were made by parties'who were on the ‘“‘short” side of the market. Western speculators were largely on the selling side, and foreign operators, 100, werd inclined to realize. In fact, there were few features to sustain prices outside of the des mand to provide for outstanding contracts« Sales on the New York stock exchange fod the week agp gregated 1,512,000 shares, A decided increase in speculative busmess occurred in the leading produce markets dur= ing the past week. There was apparently more desre to trade, both by local and oute side parties, with preference given to and June delivery. The markets wers unsettled and weak, and a further material reduction in prices for all the leading articles was submitted to. The general surroundingd of the markets were particularly mvnrnbldtg lower prices, yet there was more inclinati operators to take the the markets, an the room trading element ‘was disposed to follow. As prices gradually receded “'stop orders” came {0 the surface and property held on margins was thrown on the market, all of which added to the general depression. At the same tima the “longs” were tired out and weary and in some instances disposed of their holdingss Near the close the markets exhibited rathes more strength, but the improvement im prices was slight. ‘The crop conditions and weather, both im this country and Europe, were rather unfays orable, but appeared to have little influence on the grain markets, However, the major- ity of the weak ‘‘longs” appeared to hnvfl closed out and partics who have been credites with large ‘‘short” interests have made lib- eral purchases, and the impression prevails that there is no particular reason for @& further reduction. Foreign advices have been less encouraging to holders, though the reduction in prices has created some demand on export account for some articles. The receipts of ?fldn have been more liberal in all western points, par< tially attributable to the anticipated increasa in freights, The movement eastward has been fair and the exports somewhat larger. Provisions followed the course of the grain markets to some extent and trading was quite brisk, The arrivals of live stock at al ‘western points were fair, The packing of hogs in the west 18 progressing favorabl, and stocks of provisions exhibit little chnnzx e —— BENCH AND BAR. District Court. SULT AGAINST THE CITY. Martha M. 1sh yesterday filed a suit againsy the city of Omaha in the sum of #2,500, as tha extent of damage done her property through public improvements. HAS APPEALED, John Radford yesterday entered up an ape peal from a judgment found against him ip the county court in favor of Henry Finger, THE HERALD WANTS IT8 MONRY, The Omaha Herald, in their action sube mitted to the court yesterday set forth that J. H. Gibson, E, Aylesworth and Charles P. are in their debt to the amount of which sum they usk judgment, JONN DIBKKS MANUFACTURING COMPANY SUED, Samuel R. Johnson wants judgments against the John Dierks Manufacturing company on :;owu amounting respectively tg om the part of heavy “ighort” side JOIN CHINAMAN WINS. Lee Sue, the Chinaman who was injured by & train of cars on the Union Pacific raild road, wis yosterday awardea damages in the sum of $1,500. DAMAGES FOR JAMES, James Gilmore won his law rick McEroy yesterday and was given dams ages in the sum of §91.80, VERDIOT FOR THE SIUERIVP, In the attachment suit of William G. Sloan et al. against Sheriff Coburn the jury res turned a verdict for the defendant. County Court. JUDGMENT AGAINST ED LEEDER, Judge Shields yesterday granted a fudgs ment amounting to $365.69 against Ed Leeder in favor of Jacob Kaufman, BACK TO HIS DESK. George W. Gurley, one of the clerks of thd court of Judge Shields, who has been cone fined to his home for some days by illnessy returned to his desk again yesterday. A PROMIBBORY NOTE SUIT, Bockhoff & Mack yesterday brought actiod against Morand and Johanna Schutt to ree cover §255 with interest on a promissory note, P. 1. TOBIN—AL 7:80; Funeral from family residenca, 1417 NortH Nineteenth street, March 25, at 2 4. m., Bes loit, Wis., by Northwestern railroad.