Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 4, 1888, Page 11

% > Sl e« e e, | et THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 4 1888, XTEEN PAGES. 11 THE CONDITION OF TRADE. No Appreciable Change in the Fi- nancial Situation, MONEY STILL IN GOOD SUPPLY Politics An Absorbing Topic Among Buiiness Men—Collections Only Fair—An Agreement on Cone tract Goods—Notes. The Money Supply. There has been no appreciable change in financial affairs the past week. HBankers re- port money quite plentiful and one or two of the heaviest nstitutions have a surplus id larger than they wish, and rates are easier than 18 usual at thisseason, en per cent s, a8 @ rulé, demanded, though some few gilt edged-eustomers are tuken care of at 8 per cent. Exchange is steady at 1 per §1,000 premium. General trade is as good as can be expected, Politics are uppermost in_men's minds, and as the 6th of November approaches even the most staid and conservative business men are irvesistibly drawn into the vortex and for the nonce buying and selling are put in abeyanc Colleetions hold up fairly, but not wholly satisfactory. However, no uneasiness is feit as the country is believed to be in 1 condition and able to meet its liabilities in full when the crops of the year are mar keted, » A Several of our jobbers visited Kansas City this week to confer with the merchants of that city, St. Joseph, Atchison, and other Missouri river points s to the propriety of Bustaining prices on ‘‘contract goods,” that is, goods which are sold under a cortract be 1 the manufacturer and dealer requiring to be muintained at list. These have been generally cut by men to the detriment of their principals with no particular It is understood that an ched by which this prac- lly stopped. Prices of qubtations and no ma- noted except on sugars, which are lov ugar 15 slow of sale and prices are not very strong. ‘Phe Louisiana crop is gathered and it will not be less than 1,800,000 tons. Not a whisper has been heard about the electrically refined sugar scheme. The trade are beginning to lose their interest in it, us much hus been promised and littlc result is seen. The work of building the big Philadelphia refinery is going on. As indi cative that the business is to be pushed un der the immediate supervision of the ows Mr. Spreckies is building & lome in P! delphia Coffec is fairly activeand prices are strong, the market being completely controlled by speculutors. The supply of Java, light as it was two wecks ago, 18 still lighter, No stocks can arrive for a couple of months yet, and until the latter part of December the markev must be firm, - Mild coffees are firm in sympathy. “The California raisin trade is in a some- whav excited condition, The Lion brand of California London raisins has been advanced t0 2,10 per box and a further raise to $2.25 is promised. A reliable authority says that all unsold California raisins are’ principally in the hunds of George W. Meade & Co. and the Johnson-Locke Mercantile company. The latter” firm are said to be the largest holders of unsold raisins, their stocks aggre gating some 35,000 to 80,000 boxes. The sity ation as it now stands’ s that most of th crop is out of growers' hands, most commi sion houses are sold out, and the advantage of the present advance is being reaped by two houses on the Pacitic const. Muckerel are scarce and high. The Boston Commercial Bulletin states that nothing of consequence has been done by the mackerel flect for the last week. The weirs on the cape were pretty well filled by the small mackerel, but no fish to speak of were caught by seiners, and the landings foot up only about 1,000 bbls. Vesscls continue to haul up and the season will soon he ciosed. The total cateh to date i8 55, 149 bbls, against 72,514 bbls for the same eriod last year, 4 bbls in 1886, 317,85 Bbia in 1885 and 411,08 bbis th like period in 1854, Rice is rather active at the last advance. Dan Talmage's Sons & Co. write from New Orleans as follows: “The damage to our crop by the August storms is becoming more and more apparent, not only in curtailment of rough rice, but in the yield at the pound- ers, which shows a larger percentage of 1088 than usual. The fine promise of the midsum- mor has entirely disappeared, and it is ques- tionable whether the crop wiil equal that of last year. Planters and all interested in the crop are beginuing to realize the situation, and the market is hardening and_every dence favorable fora market advance, es- pecially on lower and medium grades.” A Pénnsylvania railroad official is reported a8 saying that it is almost impossible to place new orders for locomotives at the present time, all the works being full, ana the railroads of the country everywhere wanting more cars. Largely inereased earn- ings are looked for when once the corn crop is fairly in motion. The “American Banker states that the counterfeit five-dollar United States silver certificates, which made their appearance not long since in the northern and eastern cities, ure gradually working their way south, A trade journal calls attention to the fact that less than the usual autumn movementof white pine lumber is going forward Irom lake and river markets to Missouri river points, Middle river shippers are finding that Arkan- sas dimension especially is supplanting wiite ine and Norway along the Missouri river rom Kansas City to Omaha. This means n corresponding distribution of Kansas pino throughout Kansas and Nebraska. In the future lumber trade of the west the Michi- an and Wisconsin _operators will have to jeave out much of the trans-Missouri terri- tory, as it is inevitable that dimension and much inch stock will be supplied thence from southern resources. benefit to av agreement was r tice will be ¢ staples are steady terial changes ary la! OMAHA LIVE: STOOR. CQattle. Saturday, Nov. 8, 1888, Asarule Saturday s a very dull day on the cattle market; no one cares to buy cattle to hold over until Monday and the actual re- quirements of the day are very small. To- day, however, the market was unusually quict und the sales were small and far be- tween. In addition to being dull the market was easicr in sympathy with eastern mar- kets, Just as the market closed a few bunches were rushed over the scales which helped to make a better showing of the day’s sales, Hogs. were light and the demand thing was sold out early at One very choice load reached The recely good and evi steady prices. .45, Sheep. The offerings were liberal and quite & good many changed hands. Recelpts. Prevailing Pricos. The following 1s o tabloof prices pald in this marxet for the grades of stock men- tioned. Primesteers, 1300 to 1500 1bs. 3,75 Prime steers, 1100 to 1300 ibs. Nauve feeders Wastern feec.ors Range steers, com'on to chioice 2 Common 10 good cows, Choice to fancy cows Commonto choice bull Fair toonoice ight hogs. . Fairtochoice teavy hois. Fair to choice mixed hogs @4.50 CATTLE. No. 2 cows aas 4 cows. 1005 6 cow 1000 2 cows, cauners. § coWs, canners, 0 2,00 05 2 14 cows 1057 50 stockers 857 19 stockers. 1010 25 feoders 1126 17 calves. 150 40 calves, per head RANGE CATTLE, * Owner and No. Av. Swan Cheshire Co— 2 cOws, westerns . 960 uttrie & Oskamp-- 44 cows, westerns 1001 120 cows, westerns .. 111 steers, L Voorhees— 115 1007 2 cows, westerns i 1040 Dater & Co 17 cows, westerns 1010 24 steers PR TRRTET 14stecrs. . 40 steers 52 steers Teschem 10 steers..... 9 stoers. . L1164 1148 150 SHEEP, No. Av. 502 Utah, westerns. w102 101 nativ 9 10 0ld ewes 80 200 Utab, western. Packers' Purchasey. Showing the number of hogs bought by the leading buyers on the market to-day: G. H. Hammond & Co Omaha Packing Co Armour C. P. Co J. P. Squires & Co Highest and Lowest, The following ure the hizhest and lowest prices paid for hogs during the past few duys and on the corresponding dates one and two years a 410 @4 42 @t | Sunday. 4% G | L Sunday 540 @i w0 3 sunday SuRgEi ) Gk 00 9) @ 00 @4 40 @i 2 410 @i 415 @i 420 @440 Sunday, 40 @ 05 @4 OMAHA WHOLESALE MARK country, 18@¢ common grades, 10« 10, Frovi—Nebraska — putents, ' §5.00 Minnesota pateats, $6.35@8.00: _straight grades, 255,75 per barrel. PoTATOF Colorado, Sw per Ib, Porvuy—Live b cken doz.; spring chickens, chickens, 10¢ per 1b. s —Strictly fresh, 19¢ . b Gieares—30@i0 ket Baxayas—Ca choice, £2.50 LEMON<— 85,50 per case. OraNcrs—Jamaica, $5.0066.00 per box; Florida, $4.0(@! CrLERY —250e per dozen. ON1oN=—40@He per bu, CABBAGE 2,00 per 100, Brets—40¢ per bushel, Terxips—3e per bushel. SAvER KiaUT—Bbls, £4 ArrLes—Choice, $250@: £3.00 per bbl: common, $1.501.75 per bbl. CipEnr—Michigan, $6.00@8.50 pr bbl of 32 gals: California pear cider, £15.00 per bbl. Por Cokx—Rice, 3@d:; common, 2 CANROTS —40¢ per bushel. Braxs—Choice castern handpicked navies £2.00 per bushel: western hand picked na. vies, 81, 0; mediums, $1.30@140. Litna beans 5 per pound. HAy—F. 0. b. cars, No. 1 upland, $5.00; No. 2 upland, $5.00. andled. s per 101b bas- \mon, #1 502,25 per buncht 0. 4 half bbls, 82 .75 per bbl; fancy, Brax—$15.00(16.00. Cuopren FrEp—$§14.00@15.00 per ton, Con 3 Oars wine, 10 Crax PROVISIONS - 11e;: shoulders, bacon, 1 50(@0.00 per bbl. fams, No. 1, 120; No. 2, 3ac; Tib bacon, 11ige; clear pichic hams, 10¢; dried beef hams, 1045¢;” dry salted clears, short, 9igc: extra short, 9'gc: short ribs, 9igc: pickled pigs foet, 151 kits, 80c; lard, 9}@10c;_smoked sausage, 6@se 'per Ibs hog casings, 17@1Se. Grocers' List. Revised prices arc as follows Bacaine—Stark A seamloss, Amos- keag, seamless, 173e; Lewiston A, seamless, 19¢; American, seamless, 17¢; burleps, 4 to bu, 11@14c; gunnies, single, 13¢; gunnies, double, 20¢; wool sacks, 35¢. ' Twines—Flax, 38c; extra sail, 20@21e; sail B, 19@20c; cot- ton, 2le; jute, e Diien Fruits—Figs, in boxes, per Ib, 13@ 16¢; dates, in boxes, 1@10¢; London Malaga layer raisins, ver box, 82,50 Malaga loose _ raisins, @2.50; new Valen- cia raisins, per 1b, 70c; California loose mus- catels, per box, $1.00; California Londons 1888 $1.45; pitted chierries, per 1b, 10c; Califor- nia pitted plums, per lb, 12@l3c; dried blackberries, ‘per Ib, 7}g@sc; dried raspberries, per 1, 24@25c; evaporated ap- ples, Thg@lic; California sun_dried peaches, 13¢: Calitornia unpared evaporated_peaches, 15 15¢; evaporated California apricots, 18¢} Zantee currants, 6ig@rc; Turkish prunes, 44 @4dc: 2%@2A4c; orange peel, 15¢; lemon pecl, California French prunes, Coprers—Mocha, Rio, good, 16@ 73 Mandahling, Java, 24@26 Rio, fanc, te extra C, e, ext C, 6%c; powdered, 83;¢; cube HoNey—10@l1c for 1-1b frame honey, 10@11¢ per 1b, BEESwAX—Choice yellow, 20@22}¢c; dark colored, 13@148. Cugese—Young Awmerica, full cream, 12@ 12c; full cream cheddars, 11@li2c] full cream flats, o, Pickres-Medium, in bbls, £.00; do, in half bbls, $3.00; small, in bbls, §6.00; do, in half bbls, & gherkins, in bbls, $7.00; do, halfbbls, $4.00. Tonacco—Plug, 26@65c; smoking, 16@19¢. J 1Es—81.25 per 30-1b pail. Sl 0@ 1 per bbl. Rore—7-16, 1034c, MarLe Staar—Bricks, 11@12c ver lb; penny cakes, 12@l3c per lb; pure maple syrup, $1.00 per gal. Teas—Young Hyson, common to fair, 18@ 25¢; Young Hyson, good 1o fanc; Guupowder, common to good, 22 powder, choice to fancy, 40@bse mon to medium, 15w20c; Japan, choice to fan Oolong, common to good, 25@ 85¢; Oolong, choice to faucy, b@ Tmpe- rial, common to medium, 23(@85¢; Imperial, goodl to fancy, 4 Nurs--Almonds, 15@17¢; filberts, 12@15¢ Brazil, 9@10¢; walnuts, 12¢; pecans, 10@11 peanuts, G, ACKERS—D(@10¢ per 1b; assorted cakes, 7 per 1b, as per li Canpy rock candy, 10} @1 Dry Goods Cfll‘llL‘l‘! F:‘A!‘mgh—w c; CC, (H 8, 73 <X, 18¢; R, 20e: No. 10, "tfiv' No. 60, Soioron, 10, 'hiaos yo- 3, colore , colored, 12¢; No. 70, colored, 12h¢. Bristol, 12¢c; Union Pacific, 170 i i CARPET WARP--Bib White, I al colored, “'Warrs—Standard, 8o; Gem 10¢; 1 Boone Lot B D, dlcy Besaty, 1N TS—Solid colors—Atlantic, 6¢; Siater Bige. Berlin oil, 6ic; Garner oil, Te. Privrs—Pink und Robes ' Allen, ¢ Rivervomt. 5 o; Steel River, 6 ,c; Ric mond, 63gc: Pacifle, - PRINTS — Uress — Cnarter Oak, Aice; xumuw\(:xe‘ Lodi, 5ic; Allen, 6¢; Rich- com- 18¢; stick, 83{@0{c; fancy cand, 028, mond, 6%c; Windsor, iy« | Ed, A P“l.-m“ 15 Windsor, 6}5¢; Eddystone, 63 Brracneo SHEETING--Berkeley cambrio Ne. a0, 9¢c: Best Yeb, 44, 6)c; butter cloth U, 414¢; Cabot, T1ges Farwell half bleached £0: ‘Frow of | Loom, 0'4ui ~Greene G, oley Hope, ThUKINE Philip cam- brie, 11¢, nsdale . cambrie, 1140: Lousdaje, " ¥e; - New York mills, 10e; Peppere]l, 42in, 11c; Pepperell, 46-in, 1do; Pepperell, 64, 16c; Bepperell, 8.4, 21¢;' Pep: perell, 04,305 Pepporell, 104, dhc; Canton ]isu,,'rrmm;m. 6c; Wamsutta, 11¢; Val e e AxxFia~Plaid 82150 26i5c. Raftsmen,20c; Gosticn, i¢c: Iron Mountain, Clear Lake, FLANSE H, No. 1, %, 2 H. No. 1.’ %, 8 Conser JEANs ~Androscoggin, sarge, T%c; Rockport, 6! Ticks—York, 8 in', 1 a. B Thorndike EF, 85c; Thorndike 120, 0 Thorndike XX, 166; Cordle S0, 8, o Cordis No. 4. *{ 1 2 Dexivs --Amoskeag, Y 07, 10 o7, 1303 York, 7 0z, Jaftrey XX, illge; Beaver Creck AA, ite, Beaver Croek C yon 10i4c; Bverett, 7 sci Haymaker, 8igc Jaftrey XXX, 12ty 203 B, KENTUCKY JEANS, —Memorial, 15¢ ;Dakota. 18¢; Durham, 273¢c; Horcules, 18¢; Leaming ington, ottawold, 2i'4¢. CRASI vens' B, 6 Stevens' B bleached, 7e; Stevens' A, ns A bleached, Sigc; Stevens' i3 Stevens P, bleached, 9 jc; N) bleached. 10f5¢; MISCRLLANEOUS, —~TaDio 01 ¢loth, plain_Holland, 9:5¢: Dado Holland, 13 Brown sheeting —Atlantic A, 4-4, 7'4 lantic H, 4-4, Tl4c; Atlantic D, 44, 6%¢ lantic Py 4-4,6c; Aurora Li, 44, 805 Au Stevens' vens, SR, 1250 C, 44, 480;'Crown y 44, Hoosier LL, 44, ¢} Indian Head, 4 La ronce L, 44, fic; O Domiuion, 44, Pepperell' R, 44, 70; Pepperell O,' 44, 68 Pepperell. 84, 151401 Pepperell, 0-4, 21¢; Peo perell, 10-4, 23¢; Utica C, 4-4, 43{c: Wachusett, 44, Tije; Aurora R, 44, 7c, Aurora B, 44, O Sock—West Pomt 2 m, 8 oz 10%e; West Point 20 in, 10 0z 1 ¢; West Pont 29 in, 12 0z, 15¢; West Point 40 i FLANYELs—Red, C, 24 in, 2 GG, 24in, (c; HAF %, %e. GinGHAM—Plunigett check ton, ey York, 7 Norn i 81,01 Caleutta dress, 8156 Whittenton dress, 8! Renfrew dress, 8 biies ' Woods, bije; ck, Blac. nold, 6ige; amer- AMBRICS ater Standard, 5lge; Pes Prixts [NDIGO B1U ican, Glyc: Gloucester, 6ge: Arnold G long cloth, 91 Arnold B long cloth, 10'4: Arnold Gold Seal, 1015 Stietel A, 12; Windsor Gold Ticket, 1014, Drugs and Chemicals, MisceLLANEOUS—Salph, asid, 1 acid, i 50ci bal, borax, ®e¢; chloroform, 4 gum Arabic, select, £1.00; gum opium, £3.25% sulph bromide potassium, 4 O11s ‘bon, 1502 10/ 1§, ¢; gasoline, 74° summer, 1ie; zero, 17 chine, 18¢; extra W. turpentine, boiled, tilc. Quitine—P. & W-, per oz, 46¢. um camphor, morphia, : headligh Wost Vv 3 No. 1 golden mu- . lard, Stc; No. 1 lard, tc; linseed raw, 5% per oz, bic; Germau Leather. Hemlock sole, 18G2ic per Ib: oak sole, 31@ per 1b; oak harness, 50 2¢ per 1b; sele ted oak and trac cper 1b; oak and hem- lock upper, per foot. Hemlock calf skin, No. 1, per 1b, according to weight No. 1" 90c@s1.00” per 1b; Philadelphia Xtra $1.00@1.10 per 1b; hemlock kip skin, No. 1, 60 e per ib; onlk Kip skin, No- 1, 70 «S0¢ per 1b: Philu- delphia kipskin, extra, S0@We per 1b, £rench calfl skins, (according weight and quality) $1.15@L70 ver 1b* French kip skins d 8110 per I, Cordovan russett, 18 tinish, 20¢ per foot; welt leather, & per side; moro cos, (pebble go per foot; inoroccos, boot le foot: glov If skins, 200c80¢ per foo Douglas kid, 30@40c per foot: kangarco skins, 40@: per foot, according to quality. Toppings, #8.00@10.0) par dozen; linings, £5.00@9.00 per dozen; apron skins, $10.00@ 12.00 per dozen. Lumber, First and second clear. 11 First und second_clear, 11§ in. . “Third clear, 1 @1} in, A select, 11@llg in., 7 00 B select, 1113 in.. .. 35 00 A stock boards, 1316 feet, 12'in. B stock boards, 12@16 feet, 12 in. C stock bourds, 1216 feet, 12 in D stock boards, 1216 feet, 12 in. Flooring, first common, 6 in Flooring, second common, 6 Select fencing flooring., Siding, first and second ciear, 1416 Tt Siding, first common, 16 feet. Siding, second common Common boards ...... No. 2 bourds, all lengths. Fencing No 1, 1220 feet. Fencing No. 2, 13, 14 and 18 fect Joists and scantling, 2x4, 14@16 fe Timber, 4x4, 8x3, 12@16 feet. Pickets, D and H flat. . Piciets. D und H square Shingles, extra A... Shingles, standard A Shingles, No. 1 Lath. . o100 0. G. Batts, 23§ in 0. G. Batts, 1,x3, S. L 3in Well tubing, D. and ...$19 00@51 00 47 00@h0 00 43 0046 00 T 39 00 Metals and Tinners' Stock. Block tin, small pig Block tin, bar 3 Copper, planished boiler si Copper, cold rolled. Copper, sheathing Copper, pitts THE REALTY MARKET. Instruments Placed on Record Dur- ing Yes:erday. R E Kloke and wife to J 8 Mowrer, lot I ik 2, G H Bogas' add, wd..... . 500 F Oleson jr and wife to I Christianséi 10t 7, bik 1, Clarenden, wd ... 3,600 F L Cottrellto I A Cottrell, und i} of fi‘ ft, \Alml 30 £t e of sw Of nw of we §-15- i A L HotehKiss to B'H Corbett, 1ot 21, bik “obl's add, W . . nd wite to'J § 114, South Cmah € L Rtobinson to & Debolt Place, w d o A 8 Paddock ana wife to H A" Paddoc lots 23 and 24, blk 10, Highland Plac wd, ¥ H Davis an 3 Wik lot 15, blk 6, Kountze 4th add, w d J W Paul to Nebraska Savings bank, lot 14, DIk 613, and lot 12, blk 6, Bedford Pipoacwd.sion o Gl vl South Omaha Tand (o to ' § Vogaer, fot )1k 64, South Omana, w d , S Vognér and wife to Johu Fox, 1ot Ik 64, South Omaha, wd... i F M Hamwond to N O Brown, 331,x13 ft, &% 8 of ne cor lot 2, Coburn's sub, ¢ ¢ el g L P Hammond and_wite to F M Tan mond, £2x1% ¢, lot Zand all lot 1, Co- burn'ssub, ged.... .. 1 1, Miles et'al to R O /Froup, 1ot 19, bk Orchard Hill, wd e Saxe and wite to 5. Utica Place, w d I i e E C Calkins to it G'King, 1ot 13, bik's, Al bright's snnex, w d ... : R G King and wite to Chas Corbett, 1ot 15, blk &, Albright's anuex, w d. Nineteen transters DECREASED TEXAS' VOTE. A Political Quarrel Leads to the Mur- der of Three Men. Caxtow, Tex., Nov. 8.—James Bell, Ben Russell and George W. Griffin (colored) were killed in Van Zandt county Wednesday night. Russell was accused of a misde- meanor, and W. L. Hayes, Sam Standford Claud Standford and Will James went to ar- rest him. The three negroes were met to- fie'.her, and ordered to throw up their ands. Before they could comply they were shot down. Friends of the dead men assert they were killed as the result of a po- litical quarrel. An investigation is being made, —————— Mrs. Bowman's Divorce. Cuicaco, Nov, 8.—Judge Tulley charged the jury in the Bowman divorce case this morning and the jury brought in & verdict finding in tavor of the complainant, estab- lishing the validity of Mrs. Bowman's com- mon law marriage and granting her a di- vorce. _— Closed For Election Day. NEew Yorg, Nov. 3.—All the down-towa. exchanges will close from Monday night until Wednesday morning. The custom house will be open from 9 10 10 a. m. election day for receiving entries and granting clearances of vessels. el Jarvis’ 1877 Brandy purest,safest & best. THE SPECULATIVE MARKETS. Bears Continue thé Dominant Fac- torin the Wheat Pit. — CORN MAKES ''A 'SLIGHT GAIN - Light Sales of Oats—Not Much Done in Provisions—Cattle Still Un- usually Slow-Too Much Political Talk. — CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET. Cuicaco, Nov. 8.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bee.]—The panic was not out of wheat to-day and the tendency of values was down most of the time, though there were, of course, sharp rallies during the course of the sion. Yesterday there were some very ‘we buying orders in the hands of commis- sion merchants a little way under the mar- ket.at the inside range. Lo-day these orders seem to have been withdrawn or clse the limits reduced. The be operated with preater confidence than they have displayed for a month, and to their astonishment they mwet with less resistance than they have been accustomed to encountering of late. The selling scemed to be led by Linn, whose views are very pronounced, and who operates courageously when he engages in a eampaign. The buil leaders, on the other hand, seemed indisposed at present to contest the tend- ency to a decline, though the strongest of them are said to be buying on a large scale. The short intevest has certainly been largely increased by the dealings of the past few days. Whether that is an element of weakness is exceedingly questionable in view of the lightness of stocks and the him- ited forward movement. The receipts at primary markets are small, and aithough the northwest is flooding spoculative centers with dispatches telling of a largely aug- mented movement the pts at the prin cipal points do not yet show it. The sudden rovolution in the character of news from that quarter, the change from fumine to a troublesome plenty in u day, is viewed with natural suspicion, especially in view of the fuct that a quiet canvass shows that some of the big men up there have sold out and are presumably anxious for & break to get in aguin. It may be mentioned in this connee- tion, howe that if they had not first felt' warrauted from a review of the situation to anticipate @ reaction, they would not have sold out, bly. The bulls and bears alike may ex’ tract comfort from the operations of the northwesterners, _Cables were rather better i and New York reported buying for foreign account in that market. Heretofore New York hus led every other market on downturns, but to-day it uctually pulled back. Minneapolis reported the execution of wood sized orders for flour export. The reports could not be verified, however. Open iug trades were around #1171 for Ma, though #1171 1167 would probably more correctly represent the initial range. The market then sold down to L16%;, upto SL17%,, off to S1.16%, up to $L17%, back to down to 5, up to i up L16, up €1.15%, and sharpl decling on - the weakness became emph advanced. It was very sick right at the clos Hutchinson was @ liberal seller all day It-was reported -eurly in the day that ne went home lusEnight long on @ larger line of wheat than uny day yet, but if this be true he scems at the prescut moment to be perfectly willing, to see a further de- cline. Lyon and oneor two parties wer free sellers of Decomber, carly getting rid ¢ considerable lines, December averaged ¢ uuder May when ' the -murket was sottled, but on the slump December was lost sight of, quotations beimg nominal. Closiug prices were §1.13% for December and SL14 for May. This is the ‘16w point of the day and week and maices adecline of Sc from the out- side quotations made on the late advance. During the last hour the crowd wus suffered to trade without assistance or opposition from Hutchinson, who complacently through the “razzle dazzle” as though he hadn't a cent’s worth on the market. The receipts of corn were 88 cars over the timates, but inspection out of store was ui usually hieavy, and experts coutinue to show up respectable quantities going forward from Atlantic ports. There were also fresh orders for export on the New York market to-day, resulting in the takiug of eight boats earl with probably more being worked later the day. The opening of the market was characterized by a fair amount of activity ot about the closing prices of yesterday. Thet was a moderate amount’of buying for a count of an influential operator, and he took afair quantity of the December, January and May deliveries. Fluctuations were held withiz narrow bounds and the total amount of transuctions were light, and principally on local account. The market was quiet anid steady during the greater part of the day, an excellent demaund for shipm to sustain it. Closing quotations show a slight zain on all futures, November, which closed ut 3%%¢c is 3¢ high December 8%, or 1 14c higher: January at 375¢c, 1{¢ highor, and May at e, 5o higher than the respective closing prices on Friday. Outs were sold rather sparingly within & narrow and uninteresting range, not differ- iug materilly from yesterday, and receipts were fairly liberal, the inspection sheet show- ing 51 cars of contract grade out of u total of 237 cars. Near futures were neglected, with this and the next_months saleable nt_yester- prices and decreased trading i » one trade touching Cashi oats sold sparingly at 24!7c fo store, or 'y improvement, with chiefly in samples. In provisions the day's business was som what contracted. Sales for immediate de were spasmodic, slow and without spe feature. There were no individual move- ments to mention and with the general run of traders an undecided feeling held control In the market, howover, a strong _undertor was manifested, though'lard, January sho rivs and the different deliverios of pork, cept Junuary, closed the sane as yeste ? January pork was advauced ac, and for No- Vember short ribs the quotations reported showed a nominal improvement of 10¢, uin 10 $1LIT@L1T L, 2, oft to §1 ) $L14. Thenet about e and the sized as the on -2 "in trading CHICAGO LIVE STOCK Cricaco, No pecial Telegram to Trr Beg.|—~CarTLe—Business was unusually slow, even for Saturday. The bulk of stock on sule was made up of Texaus and rangers. There were scarcely half a dozen heads of decent natives on sale. Neither shippers or beef packers seemed to want that class of stock, and the chances were that more than half of the arrivals would have to be carried over for Monday's market. Buyers were satisfled with the priges asked, but they did not want cattle and eastern and European markets were reorted full of dressed beef and prices there on the decline. General trade closes for the week demoralized. Re- ceipts for the past three weeks will aggregate nearly 100,000 Cow stock and the common grades of natives are down to the lowest prices ever kpnown and are liable to remain there till the run of rangers and Tpxans gets up to fair propor- tions. The stocker apd feeder trade has been dull from the opaning to the close. No one scems to want to. buy either with the pri pocts ahead just naw; natives, 83.30@4.75; ‘exans, $1.40@3.85; cows, bulls and mixed, $1.50(a3.35. : Hoas—Business opened slow with a down turn of 5@10c on some easy sales, showing a reduction of 15¢, but at the decline there wi an active demand and about everything on the market was sold out, late arrivals only remaining unsold. Common mixed sold down o $5.40(@5.45 and best mixed largely at $5.50, with best heavy marking $5.60@5.65; light sorts, $5.40@5.50, There was more politics than business in the yards this morning, ——— NANCIAL. New Yorg, Nov. 8.—[Special Telegram to Tue Ber.)—-Stocks—The week closed with a quiet and inconsequential stock mar- ket. The opening was at or near the final prices of yesterday and values did not ‘get far away from these figures during the short sespion. Missouri Pacific and one. or two other securities figured up a little on stories about Gould fixing up an agreement with Atchison. The following were the closing quotations : 7.8 48 rogular....127 (Northern Pacifl 4scoupons. 127 | dopreferre 4lysregular. U. 8. 4148 conpons Pacific bs of Central Pacific. . Chicago & Alton 1 Chicago,Burlington - [C., M. & St. P ..... 110%] o preterred. 3 DL & 1 St Paul & Omatia . 3K 1iinots Central. ! dopreterred. ... 104 LB &W. LT Union Pacifie Kansas & Texas WSt L & P P, D.&E 35 °|ROck Island LakeShore 10 Y| do preterred Michigan Ceriirai | &4 Western Union. MissonriPacific .. 734l *Bid. Moxey ox Caur—FEasy, with no loans reported; closed offered at 2 per cent. PRIME MERCANTILE PAPER—4X@0}{ per cent. Stertivg Exomaxor—Dull but steady at #4.84 for sixty-day bills, and $4.87% tor demand. r——— PRODUC Cuicaco, Nov, 3.—Wheat—Weak, cash, £1.11%: De #1110 ¢: May, $1.14c, cash and December, 38%c; i December, lower; r, #1.18%,c; January, Flax—8§1.46. Whisky—81 Pork—Firm Junuary $14.8 Lard—Steady; cash, $5.171j: December, &4.10; January, $.12155 May, .17}, Flour—Unchanged. Bulk Meats ouiders, §8.00@$.25; short clear, $8.1214@$.25: short, ribs, $7.45@} 50. Butter—Unchanged; creamery, J6!g @ cash and December, $14.55; lay, £15.02. dairy, 131 Cheese. full cream cheddars, 10@ 104 105;@liige; Young Americas, 11146 green salted, saited, 6ijc; green, el 1 buf green brande: (@30e each; anged i light green salted bull, 5y dry flint, 71 /@S hides, 15 per cent off; deacons, dry salted. 10@! Jnchan . 1, solia packed, Shipments, 7,000 000 100 Flour. bisis, .., Wheat bu . Corn, bu. Milwaukee, Nov. heat—W cash, £1.05!; December, §1.067¢; Januai No.'2, 691dc. & 4 pork, cish, £14.60. Minneapolis, Nov. 3.—Wheat— Receipts were 454 cars; shipments, 50 cars. Sellers were holding ‘at about_yesterday's prices, with scarcely anything doing in the fore vart of the session. Some few lots were taken to o mill in Wisconsin, but ¢ity millers ap. ‘ed to be out of the market. The weak- ss in the specalative market reficeted upon supplies and sales were slow. Closgng quo- tations: No. 1 hard, November, §1.22; De- cember, §1.22: May, $1.27; on track, 1. No. 1 northern, November, §1.10 ber, 81111 May, £1.164 1.14; No. 2 nortnern, N % e mber, $1.06; May, $1.12; on track, £1.06@ 08, Cincinnati demand; No, 2 red, £1.06. Corn—Dull and irregular; No. 2 mixed, 441{ Decem- Wheat — In light Oat Rye—Weake Pork-~Dull Lard -Weak ‘Whisky - Ste £3.00@S.05. dy and firm at $1.14, 8t. bouis, Nov. #.-—-Wheat—TLower; cash, §1.08; November, $1.09; December, £1.00. Corn—Dull; cash, 3i@3se; November, 8515¢; December, B31ge. Oats—Quiet: cash and November, May, 287, @287{c. Pork—15.00 Lard—ss. Whiskey—& 220; choice, 20 24c; dairy, 22 Chicago, Nov. 2.—The Drovers' nal revorts as follows: Cattle—Roceipts, 4,500 and slow; natives, £2.30G0+ Jour- market dull Texuns, $1.40 cows, bulls aud mix; 5. —Receipts, 10,0005 lower; 5w 503 heavy. &.60@ light, 0. market lower £3.10¢ - A Ride on An Ambulance, New York Telegram: Few people have an adequate idea of the extent und perfection of the hospital service in New York city. Thousunds of paticnts are annually treated in the wards, and no doubt hundreds are cured who would die of neglect if obliged to weather out their illness in their own homes. In addition to this the dispensarics are daily ministering to the ailments and dressing the wounds of hundreds of people whose diseases or injuries are so slight as to enable them to continue their usual vocations. There are in New York city thirty- nine hospitals. The system employed in tbese institutions is the most perfect in the world. At every police station and at every eungine house of the fire department there are ambulance ealls. The system of electric currents is so constructed that whenever a fire alarm or ambu- lauce call is sounded every bell on the entire cirenit is rung. When twenty strokes are sounded the hospital near- est the station sounding the alarm fur- nishes an ambulance. When twenty- flve strokes are gound every hospital sends every ambulance and wagon on its grounds, for this is the signal that some great disaster has occurred. Such an alarm was sounded when the walls of the Madison Square garden fell years ago, and later when the accident hap- pened on the Brooklyn bridge. Whenever a call comes in night or day the surgeon detailed for this duty is required to be ready and meet the am- bufance at the door of tho hospital ws it 18 driven pust. Often this necessitates the exit of the doctorin a state of des- habille and to the completion of his toilet as he is whirled through the streets, The ambulance has right of way nexi to the fire engines and Unmited States mails, and the drivers usually make use of their prerogative, even when the case is not urgent, as it is im- portant that no cull shall be received at the hospital which cannot be an- swered becuuse of the prolonged ab- sence of the ambulance. A reporter recently interviewed sev- eral doctors who have served the brief term yequired by the hospitals for this vari ¢y of work, and listened to the re- citul of some incidents of their ambu- lancing which show that the doctor on the *fiyer” leads as excitingalife as the fireman. “During my first week at Bellevue,” said Dr. Robinson, of Fifty-seventh street, “I was detailed for night service on the ambulance. One night, as I sat reading in my room, there came the fa- miliar twenty strokes on the bell, and the circuit number of the Tombs soon followed. I picked up my case of instru- ments and a bandage, and with my hat and coat iu my hands, ran down the steps just in time to cateh the wagon. ‘‘We whisked through the streets, the bell clunging and the driver shouting to the teamsters who crossed our path, and after a short but intensely uxulum[,' drive, reached the gates of the ecity prison. Here I met with an entirely novel phase of service. A delirious man was brought out to be conveyed to the hospital. . We had not gone far when he was seized with a fit, the vio- lence of which I have ceeded. “"The patient finally recovered, and 1 looked out of the window into the dark. The curtnins weco down in front, so that the driver could not see what took place in the ambulance. “When I looked again I saw that the man had got possession of a ‘stretcher iron.’. Ho attacked me. - I evaded the blow and grappled with him. Then be- in o desperate struggle Together we fell to the bottom of the wagon, each grasping the other's throat and twisting and turning in a fight for life. All un- conscious of the séene behind him, the driver dashed on up the street. A fireman stood at the door of an‘en- gine house as we rattled by and caught a glimpse of the ocupants, Compre- hending the situation at a glance, he sprang, with the agility characteristic of his calling, upon the footboard and gave me his assistance. It required our united strength to subdue the tient. Help came just in time: for the maniac had almost overpowered me, aud before we could have reached the hospital T would have been killed. “The service rendered by young phy gicians in the ambulunce practice of Now York is seldom fully appreciated, Appointments to positions in the ho mtals and dispensarvies are made only after a thorough examination, and the phy ) who rides in an ambulance, although he may be young in years, never seen ex- often better read in the theo! his profession than many a p oner wha.has been twenty years out of col- lege. Jvery earnest student of medi- cine appreciates the value of hospital e and is glad to avail himself of it, for he realizes that the great number of cases coming under his observation in the hospital wards and the opportu- nity thus afforded for the study of any specialty he may choose gives him a at advantage over the physician who has only the experience afforded by his private practice. g ey The Washing Washington ent Moves Great care is taken to note the movements of the Washington monument, for it does move. The law of contraction and ex- pansion of material by heat and cold operates here as well as elsewhere. When the sun shines full on the east- ern face in the morning the stones on that side expand and throw the shaft slightly to the west. Then the sun goes round to the south and the apex of the monument makes a corresponding swing to the north. As the orb ereeps ahout the sky to its final setting in the evening the glittering point on top of the monument makes a contra-move- ment around half a civcle, gradually settling back to its normal position after the rays of the sun have lost their power. This movement has never been caleulated, but is undoubtedly very slight. The wind, too, has an effect upon the structure. IFrom the center of gravity of the shaft, located 174 feet and 10 inches trom the floor, beam, from which is suspended a steel wire, protected by a galvani iron tube about four inches in diameter. This hangs to the tloor at the northwest corner of the elevator well. At the bottom is a plumb bob weighing twenty- five pounds, suspended by means of the wire, and hunging in water. An ivon eylinder protects the instrument from injury, and_a little iron house, about four feet high. keeps off the draught. Through the cylinder is a telescopic epiece, in one end of which are two vertical wires about one-quarter of an inch ay When a candle is held at an opening in the side of the box and the eye is applied to the outside end of the tube, the plumb line can be seen— a fine line between the vertical marks. ¢y movement in the shaft is recorded a corresponding movement in the line. When the structure is at rest, and in its normal position, the line hangs still, midw tween the others, but when the shaft is disturbed by the action of the wind it sways back and forth like the pendulum of a clock, al- ways coming to rest in the center. This 18 observed every day, and if the custo- dian should ever notice the line hang- ing still at any point outside of the two cross-lines he will then know that the monument has been permanently moved from its level positiou. Until then, however, no one need be alarmed by the oscillations of the shaft from the action of the wind or the influence of the sun. ERe Ny It Puzzied the eral. jeneral,” said an aide, addressing General Schofield a few d ago, ac- cording to the Baitimore American’s Washington correspondent, *are you aware that you are violating a recent order by Sceretary Endicott, which for- bids smoking in the department build- ing? “That is a joke,” said the general. “Jt is a fact, sir,” said the young of- ficer, who showed the order. After General Schofield read it he threw his cigar away, remarking: “Well, if he can stand it I judge that I should. Much obliged to you forthe in- formation.” The general felt rather blue over the fact that he had to be told of the order. v an officer appeared before him smoking o cigar, “Are you aware, sir,” said the gen- eral, that there is an order forbidding smoking in the building?” 0, sir “There is, si There was_sir, an :n revoked.” d the now mys- The deuce it has,” s tified general, who hastened into the secretary’s room to get full particulars of an order that was an order and yct not one. The trouble was that some subordi- nate had the ill-manners to smoke a three cent ‘‘undertaker’s hope” in the presence of the secretary, who is an avowed enemy of tobacco. The nauseating odor so incensed the aristocratic secretary that he determ- ined to break up the practice of smok- ing in the building. The sccretary, however, learned that the clerks in the navy and state departments could stand on the boundary lines of the corridors separating them from his department and could blow the odor of their *‘tufers” across the halls. This he had not considered when he issued his order forbidding smoking in the war depart- ment, nns as the secretaries of the state and navy don't care whether the clerks smoke or not. the secretary of war was compelled to countermand his order. e Printing a Big Magazine, New York Truth: In conversation with an attache of Harper Brothers I learned a simple fact connected with the printing of the monthly magazine that appears almost incredible, and explains at the same time the extraordinary de- lay in the publication of accepted arti- cles. The attache informed me thatthe monthly is ?rinu:d eighteen months in advance of its publication date, and at the present moment the issue of April, 1890, is on the press. Of course one or two forms are left to comple! 1gsue, that timely events may be as they occur. - At the sametime my in formant told me the Christmas issues of the weeklies are printed usually in the previous March or April. - Plenty of whitewash should be used, not only for the brighter appearance, but atso as a disinfectant. Hot white- wash on the inside of barns, stables, poultry nouses and pig quarters, will aid in preventing vermin and jnsects, WEEKLY BUSINESS REVIEW, An Improved Demand For Loans From Several Sources. THE OUTLOOK VERY PROMISING. General Trade Subordinated to Polls tics—Only Moderate Aotivity in Stocks—Some Improvement in the Provision Trade, More Money Wanted. Cnieaco, Nov. 3.—[Special Telegram to Tug Hee,]~The chief feature of the monoy market since the close of last week ‘was tho improved demand for loans from grain and miscellancous business circles, the former being partly due to the monthly settlement on the board of trade. In some cases, some round sums were wantéd for special purposes and borrowers were readily accommodated. There is some demand from parties who are buying wheat at other points to hold through the winter or convert into flour, and also for meeting maturing obligations that are usu- ally larger at this scason of the the receipts from collections on Cattledealers and corn cribbers have also asked for a little more money. The aggre- gate offorings of paper from various sources were about equal to the ability of the banks to accept and interest was rather firm at ¢ per cent for call loans on fancy collaterals, and 61,@$ per centon thirty days to four months paper. All previous loans below 6 per cent were raised to that figure or called in. The outlook for a strong market during the next six months is good, as the channels for the employment of money promise to broaden mor Jidly than the increase in the supply. The fact that considerable sums will be distributed during the first half of the current month on interest and dividends. due on the 1st inst., veally amounts to little, as corporations having obligations of a simi- lar character maturing January 1, 1880, will soon commence to hoard funds for that pur- pose. Logitimate business interests witl also absorb liberal amounts of money that will_be slow to find their w: back whel® they can again be available for dis- counting paper, but while the demand for money promises to be suficient to maintain interest rates on the basis of the figures quoted above, & material advance or stringent market is unlikely. Im brief, money is likely 1o be firm but not uncomfortably close. Ship- ments of money to the country were up to recent average. The bulk as usual went to the wheat sections of the west und north- west. New York exchunge met a better de- mand, Offerings were light and rates ad- vanced from 5 discount to 25¢ premium per £1,000. Forcign exchange was quict with little variation in prices. Shippers’ 60-day documentary sterling bills on London were quoted at $1.821,@1.528, und closed on the outside. Dry goods and general trade has suffered from the temporary attention given to | tical affairs. Purchases by city and interior retailers were in the main restricted to the goods wanted for immediate sale and no im- provement is looked for until after the next week. Collec Wi moderate, but al expected to increase when trade becomes more active, The New York stock market has shown modest activity, but the poor exhivit made by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe follow- ing as it did the shrinkage in carning of other lines, coupled with rumors of a con- tinued large decrease in the Philadelphia & Reading's income caused increased distrust in the value of railway shares. There was also theabsence of outside buying support and every effort to realize on large blocks of stocks almost juvariably resulted in sharp declines. The situation was further aggravated by an almost entire absence of outside buying support, and room professionals, who, as a rule, arcloaded up with non-dividend paying stocks, found it dificult to prevent further recessions in prices. Reliable Wall street udvices speak discouragingly ot the outlook and predict lower prices in the near future. Aggregato sales on the New York stock exchange for the week ending Friday were 1,035,000 shares. Speculative trading in the leading market both grain and provisions, exhibited cousid® erable activity since the last weckly review, yet attention was given mainly to specialties, operators, as @ rule, transferring their con® tracts ahcad as much'ns possible or confining their opcrations to deferred deliveries where there was the least probability of a ‘“squeeze.” Fluctuations in prices were more frequeut and in some instances extended through a wider range than usual. Margins were called with cone siderable freedom, as partics who are mak- ing trades for outside parties are inclined to fortify their position as much as possible and guard agaiust finaucial dificulties. In grain, wheat has been about the only article which has shown any varticular strength, and outside prices for that article have no been maintained. Other cereals have shown a weakening tendency und sold at lower prices. Provisions wero stronger owing to the meagre supply of hogs, and prices ruled higher, but outside prices were not supported to the close. Re- ceipts of grain at all the principal western markets have been moderately free. Deliv- eries at small stations have been compuras tive light, us farmers are taking advantage of the mild weather to perform their fall work. Shipments of grain from lake ports were moderately free, especially of corn and oats. The export movement of both grain and provisions and con- siderably less at this time last year. Deliverics on November contracts were small, and the propert tendered was readily’ accepted by wel known firms and_promptly paid for. The shipping demand for grain was rather moro active, as parties were anxious to enlarge their supplics in the castern and middle states before lake nuvigation ccases. Seeds have shown a little activity and prices have ruled irregular, within a small range, The receipts of cattle and sheep continue liberal at wll principal western points, but the sup- ply of hogs is light. king 'for the sum- mer scason shows a reduction of hogs as compared with the returns of scason. 540,000 Jast An Unexpe Thicago Tribune: “I thanlk low citizens,” said the pale, sehola president of the female seminary, who had been called upon to preside af a rate ification meeting, **for this unlookedfor honor. 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