Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 16, 1888, Page 11

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, DECEMBLEN 16, 1888 ~SIXTEEN PAGES. THE CONDITION OF TRADE. Money Continues in a Fairly Satis- factory State, COLLECTIONS ARE VERY FAIR. Jobhing Not Particularly Active— Coffee Very Bullish—Carbon Ol Lively—Salt Firmer Under Trust Manipulation. The Weekly Summary. The money market continues in a fairly satisfactory state. There is a good demand from borrowers, which is met by the banks ntthe ruling rates, 8 to 10 per cent. The national banks have been called upon vy the comptroller of the currency for a statement of their condition at the close of business December 12, The general jobbing trade i8 not _particu- larly active except in holiday kooas, as the warm, open weather prevailing has prevented a demand for woolen goods, hats and caps, boots and shoes, and coal, though it has ma terially aided the building trades and caused increased activity in lumber and hardware. Prices have ruled somewhat higher for su. gars and coffees, and manilla rope has been boosted about 5S¢ per pound by the trust corner. Collections ave fair, if not ood, and in some lines of trade they are said to be very #00d, though the city does not do so well in this respect as the country. There have been a number of falures throughout the state the t week, and credity ‘tors have been quite busy expected at this season, whe traders are weighed and closed out. The failures in week past were of the United States for the , and 1m Canada 33, & totul st week, TRADI Salt is gradually hecoming firmer under the trust manipulation. The vrice abroad for good brands previous to the formation of the conibin vi o ton, but since then it h vunced to 208, and a further rise of 5s 15 said to bo on the pro mme for January. ‘The supply of Liver- pool salt in th mtry is small. Domestic salt, which recently advanced se’ per bbl, is plenty, but butter makers in many instances prefer'the foreign article, The value of the forcign merchandise im- portations in New York last month, as g by the Comm Bulletin, was 3 SiT056, ngainst § in Novemb: 1887, ' The chandise ex- ported was 825 November, 1 and £25,167,445 in November, 1887, The ot ward mlovement of treasure the past month exceeded the _importations of the same by 5 ovember lust year the excess 9,111, The falling off in ceurred mainly in dutiabic merehandise, with iron and stecl productions and textile fabrics figuring prominent The decline in exports of wdise was largely in food products slewm. d that the c ternal revenue adiie opinion that the use of adulterant in making or coloring butter subjects the product to ax imposed by the oleomargarine law. Coffee is very bullish and the last she advance is well maintained. ‘The gene timate of the present crop is between 000 and 6,500,000 bags, which is a cided reduction from the 8,500,000 estin t the b ming of the yeal next erop is now estimated at between & 000 and 4,000,000 bags Europe has le advance, and her prices_are now materially higher than ours. Coffee has been steadily advancing for nearly a year, but the recent sharp advauce is the dircet outcome of re- ports of serious damage by unfavorable weather both to the present and growing Brazil crops, assisted by speculative manipu- lations, Carbon oil is sellingnctively at current prices, the supply and prices being regulated by the ‘e amount of crude oil now in tank inthe Pennsylvania oil region 1s 21,000,000 bbls, a reduction withinayear of 10,200,000 bbls, As showing a result of the own it is stated that the v il held in stock November 1, 158 000,000, After disposing of 10,200, “I)fl buls at ‘an " Increased. prico tho rewaining stocks are still worth mmissioner of in- to the expressed 2 STOOK. alent in the ma for the most desirable kinds of beef ¢ ut the market for com- mon and half fat stuff is still ina ve un- m\lhlm tor, um\luum. The gen | murket, little different from yes- bought some half fat na- w nll'lm' \mlk of the fair w good went at #380(w4.05. One choice bunch id some Christmas .’ Cows sold mostly from 50, but there were not many here and nothing very choice. There were no feeders here to make a market, even if there had been a demand, which there is not as a rule on Saturday, and to-day was no exce tion to the rule. Hogs. Consider: )00 hogs were on sale to-day, including those inthe hands of specu- lators. The market an an average was 10¢ lower, and although salesmen were a little slow to part with their holdings, the trade was fairly active and the pens cleared by midday. All the hogs in first hanas were s0ld bitore the clos, Two very choice loads of heavy hogs sold at 5,15, but aside from that $5.05 was the nd only a load or two even at that The bulliof the hogs sold at §1.00 while the bulk of the sales yester- There were plenty of sheep, but the de- mand was light and nothing of ‘any account was done ou the market. Meceiprs. Cattle..... . Hous. . Sheep . . 1,000 4,600 1,000 Prevalung Pricos. ‘The following 13 a tablaof pricss pail in this n‘:urxel for the gratos of stock men- voned Frimesteers, 1300 to 1500 bs.. Primesteors, 1100 to 1800 103, Nauve feeders . Western feeders., Common to good - Choiceto fancy cows (@4.00 @3.00 (@290 Fair tocnoice ignt hol Fairtocholce heav) Fuaur to choice mixed hogs. . ALeprossntanve ¥alok CATTLE. Av. 1450 0 +.1510 L 1000 L1420 i £ No. 1 bull, 1bull... 1 bull 11 bull; 0 cows, bull 22 cows 18 cows 20 cows 2 oxen ., 6 cows 2 stockers. 3 steers. 5 10 stecrs, natives 1 swer 22 steers, natives. 27 steers. . 19 steery 1steer...... 40 steers, native 2 calves. . cao 2e 53 18 steers, corn-fed. 24 steers, corn-fed. b4 steers, corn-fed, £ BY steers, corn-fed natives......1667 HOGS. No. Ay, Bbk Pr. No. b3 kil 0. 45 bs e ettt ot BLR5EESSHEREE Srert,, \.:2‘ = EESE 230 £0 Live Stoc No sheep market, Cattle unchanged Hogs on the down grade. Keep your half fat cattle home, J. Morrell & Co, the pork packers of Ot- tumwa, Ia., were buying light hogs on this market, Sioux City received 4,200 hogs to-day: tho market was 10c lower and very slow, no trading of any account before noon, Joc Anderson, a commission merchant of at the yards, He says the ttle, espacially common kinds, a the worst on record in Chicago, . Cox, a well known stockman of Ham Neb,, eame in with a_ bunch of choice 1b cattle which sold for Christmas _beef the finest eattle seen here and the best price paid here in a good muany weeks, OMAHA “‘ll()’u ALE MARKETS, Produce, Fruits, Ete, Burrei—Fancy, solid-packed creamery, e choice country medium grades, 15@21e; common grades, 10w Lic Frotik—Nebraska patents, 85,000 Minnesota ¢ grades, per bbl. PorAT orado, 7 SWEET POTATOES. Povitiy—Live ebraslka, 25@40¢ per bu; Col- _B@1ige per b, chickens, 8 dressed syvs, S( 10¢, candled. e 1b, per bunch; Strief l]\ fre: I\IH AGA (:qu- BANANAS clioice, LEMON«—§5.00 per case. Onasrs—Florida, $3.20@ Gave—De : Mallards, teal, $LO0@125; quail, $2.50 3 rabpits, per box, Craxm u;ll‘~»t‘lmm Provistons—Ham t1e; shoulders, i¢; ' rib bacon iic_hams, 10c; dried beef salted clears, short, S1ic; set short ribs, 8k« 151b kits, Soe; lard, S s'per 1b; hog casings, PIgs smoked w15 Crrery—25@i0e per doz; fancy, 40¢ ON10Ns—H0@@40e per bu, CABBAGE—&3.00 per 100, Brers—i0c per bu. TerNiPs—25¢ per bu. Saver Kravr AprLes—Choie £3.00 per bbl; common, $1 Michigan, §3.0066.50 pe California per eider, S15.00 1 common, 2igc. CARROTS—40¢ per bu. “hoiee castern hand picked navies, bushel; western handpicked na- @1.50; mediums, $150@L.50; Lima per ib. I, 0. b. ears, No. 1 upland £6.00; 2 upland Bran Ciorren B Conrx Oars ViNeaan—Cider, 10@18c per gal.: white vine, 1020c per #al. HoNEY—1-1b frames, bbl of 32 v bbl. No. 00 16,00, —S$1+.00(@15.00 per ton, Grocers' List Revised prices are as follo Bacoina—Stark A, seamles Amos- keag, seamless, 1714¢: Lewistown, A, seam- less, 19c; American, seamless, 1ic; burlups, 4 10'5 bu,, 1@ l4c; gunnies, single, 13¢; gun® hics, double, 20c; Wool 830k, 4 TwiN ax, 38¢: extra sal B, 20@ Dk Fiurg— 16¢; dates, in layer raisins, per box, Mulaga loose raisins 2.80@2.50; new Valencia r sins, per Ib, S3e; California loose mus per box, 2002105 California Londons, 1888, $2.40; pitted cherrics, per Ib, 15¢; Cali: fornja_pitted plum b, 120 13c; dried blackberries, per 1b, T3g@Se; dried raspber- vies, per Ib, 34 25c; cvaporated apples, 7@ 18¢ Calfornia sun-dried peaches, 13¢ fornia unpared evaporated peaches, aliforniaapricots, 15 3 Turkish prunes, 43 @ oranze peel, 1hc: lemon peel, California French pruiies, 11 16c. —Moch i Itio, good, Mandabling, { 0. G, Java, 20@21c; sail , per Ib, 18@ u Malaga Cali- Santos and Mara- i Arh\xckh_., 21%4c; McLaugh- , 7ige; conl. A, Tc white extra C, Ti{e % The yellow'C) 615e; powdered, 8 Bepswax colored, ‘EEsE—Young Ameriea, full eream, 1@ :; full cream’ chedders, 11@I12c; cam flats, 121gc. PickLEs—-Medium, in bbls, €.00: do, half bbls, £.00; suiull, in bbls, $6.00; do, in half bbls, §3.50; ehprkins, in bbls, $7.00; o, in half bbls, £1.00. Tomrcco—Plug, 2@ 3 smoking, 16@9%e¢, er 30-1b puil, Sal .7s| 30(01.35 per bbl. ® MarLe Steai—Bricks, 11@12 per lb: penny cakes, 12@l3e per lb; pure maple syrup, $1.00 per gal, Young Hyson, common to fair, 15@ Young Hyson, good to fancy, 80(@dbe; wier, comimon to good, chioico to funcy, common to funcy, #0aihc; Golong, common to wood, 25 3 Oolong, choice to fanc H Twperial, common to medium, perinl, good to (.uu_ 40(@ Nuts—Almonds, Braail, 9G010c; peanuts, e Crackers—6a@10e per 1b1 assorted cakes, 8w25e per 1b as per list, AxpY—Mixed, Yig rock candy, 10} HoLLAND H ConrFisu—0, “.l‘nuls 13%; pocans, 10@116; @lic; (@se, LT Nameless, 5c: RX, No. 40, 10%c; No. .30, colored, Yo No. b0, color "colored, 12ge; Hristal, 125505 Union Bacifle, 17¢ Canpkt WAkP—Bid, white, 19¢; i 7350, e ' No. 10 ~x.,.‘ No. 80, 0 colored, nnm Standard, 10¢; 121403 boone, 405 13, cased $6.50, Puixts—Solid colors—Atlanti e Slater, Berlin oil, 6i5¢; Garner oll, ¢ i1 15— Plnk and Kobes—Allen, 60; River- pont, Biges Steel Liivor, Ojgo; itichmond, lg0; Pacific, Te. Pilinma—Dross, Charter Oak, 5 Ram- apo, 43¢¢; Lodl, Bife; Allen, 6¢; Iichmond, 603 Windsor, Gige; Eddystone, 6}¢; Pacific, 0] e, beauty, iipacurn Supering—Berkeley cambric, No. 60, Uige; Best Yet, 44, 63c: butter cloth, 00, 45{c; Cabot, 13¢v; Farwell, halt bleached, ' $10: Fruit of the Loom, 01 Greene G, ige; Hope, 73c; King mufup cambric, 1ie: Lonsdale cunibric 11iye; Lons- Qule, 91 New York mills, 10ie; Bopperell, 420, 11¢; Pepperell, 46-ln, 13¢; Pepperell, o; Popperell, 84, 210; Peppercll, 0.4, } Pepperell, 10-4, 230y Canton, 44, $io} Trmmph [ \Vnmum.t' 1le; Valle; Fiax vese-Piaiditahamon, 300, Goshen, 8344¢; Clear Lake, sc; fron Mountaia! 2 C. LaxxBLS—White-GH, No. 3 5, 233c; GH, No, 1, %, %o: BH No 3 3 2o BH, No.'1, %, 80c; 'Quebee, Conskr JEAN Audmmuun 1}(; Kear sargo, T5¢; Hockport, 65(0; Conestoga, 0 10KS—York, 80-in, w(- York, 81- 1aos Swits river, 7 ’l‘;x:rnd!ke. 3 B178:" Thorndike, EE, $170; Thorndice, 150, " | Thomdike, Xk, 5 Cordis, No. 5, c.Conm. No. 4, 740, n‘ DexisM—Amoskeag, 9 o7, 16 7 oz, 18 York, i oz, 14t5c: _Haymuker, $ige; Jaffrey XX, 113c: Jafirey XXX, 190, ¢ Beaver Creek AA, Beaver Crock BB, Ie; Beaver Croek CC, 10¢ KENTUCKY JEAN<—Memorial 18e; Durhar ¢; Hercule ington, 2 Cottswood, 27%;c, Cradit — Stevens' B, 0 bleached, 7¢: Stevens' A. (4] bleached, 815c; Stevens' 1y sige: bleached, 0 e Stevons . bleached, 10150: Stevens' SKt MisceLtaxeore—~Table on plain Holland, 9'ce; Dado Hollan Biows Sizetivg —Atlanti Atlantic H, 44, § Atlantic i Atlantic P, 44, wrora L1 C, 44, ‘rown XXX Hoosicr 1 i Indian_ Head, Lawrer jei_Old_ Dominion, 4-4, bige: Pepy Pepperell O, 44, 64,05 Peppere Pepperel Utica €, 4 . Pepporell, 104, ¢ chusett, 4-4, Aurora R, 44, 7c A B, 44, G140 Duck—West Polnt 20 in, 8 0z., 101/e; West l‘[vl‘ll- in, West Point 12 y ey “tw[]x\m!\'nl 11 oz, FPANXBL8—Tt0 2lige; GG, 2 in 15¢: Da y 18¢; L4 Stevens' 13 Stevens' A, Stevens' ¥ avens fo} Au Leh 10 0z, 1245 {Gixen—Plunkett chocks, it Renfrow dre Camnities dard, 5ig¢ Prives, Ix v ; fcan, 6ige; € \‘.1 cloth, Gold Gold C long Araold Windsor Lumber. First and sceond clear, 1 in birst and sccond clear! 1 Thire @l in... A select, 11!y in: B select, 15411 in. A stock boards, 12 33 stock bourds, 1300 1§ ft, C stock bourds, 130016 ft, D stock boards, 126016 £, 12 in Flooring, first common, Flooring, second common, 6 in sheing flooring. . first and second clear, 14 £40 00@51 00 AT 0030 00 .43 00@4s 00 37 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0 9 00 SR 00 first comumor, 16 ft.. 00 Sidine, second common., Common boards. 2 boards, 1 cing, No. 1, Fencing, No. 2, 12, Joist and scantling, 2x1, 1461 Timber, 4x4, SxS, 1216 ft. Pickets, D and H flat. Pickets, D and H square, Shingles, extra A Shingles, standard Lath... O G Batts, O G Batts, 13 5 Vin well thbingy D and M. be 1@16 Tt Leat Hemlock sole, 180 @3e per 1b; ok harne e selected oak andtra 1b; ouk and hemlock upper, 20@22 per foot. Hemlock calf skin, No. 1, S0wde per 1b, according to weight; onk calf skin, No. 1, 90c@31.00 per 1b; Poiladelphia calf Skin, extra, $1.00@1.10 per 1b; “hemlock kip skin, 'No. 1, 60a7ue per 1b3 oak kip sk, No. 1, 70(Sic peg 1b; Phila- delphia kip skin, extra, S0@9c per Ib. French calf skin (according to weight and quality), $L15 175 per 1b; Erench kip skin, do, S0c@#1.10 per Ib. Cordovan russett, 1% satin finish, 20c per foot; welt leather, $3. @4.00 per side; moroccos (pebble goat), 2@ e per foot; moroecos, boot leg, 2h@sle per foot doug- @ie per oot : kangaroo skins, 40 @se per foot, according to quality. Top. S.004010.00 per dozens linings, £5.000 dozeu; apron skins, $10.00@12.00 per Kk sole, 33 per 1b: dozen, Metals ana Tinners' Stock. Block tin, small mg. Block tin,sbar. ... Copper, planished boiler sizes Copper, cold rolled. Copper, sheathing Copper, pitts. Copper, flats . Gal. sheet iron, Juniata, Pat. planished iron, 24 to 27 A Pat. planished iron, 24 to 27 B Roofing, 1C, 14x20, 112 sheet Roofing, I1X, 14x20, 112 sheet Rooting, "UV.'\, 112 sheets. Roofing, 0x14, 225 sheets. , , S 1 nails, per keg s Steel wire nails, per kog il s A AL PEPPERMINT DROPS, A belt railway must mecessarily sell rounds trip tickets. Dakota has hung up both y for Christmas, "Pascott is not a_penniless wander, 50,000—to the man that her stockings THe aptures Can nothing be done to preveut a flood of “Yule tid and “Xmas” phrases for the coming holidays?! A diamond trust has been formed, and the price of materials used in making paste is beginnng to rise, Have you an opportunity to contribute to a Christmas fund for the poor: If not start such a fund yourself. The best Christmas gift for yourself—the knowledge that you have made Christmas merry for somebody else. The favorite song of the contractors on the new waterworks system of New York city1s: “I con-du-it, you know.” Sitting Bull bas acquired a passion for riding on railroads. This nooble red man, however, does much as a scalper. “It is unnccessary for me to remark,"” began the speaker; and his unnecessary re- marks occupied a column and a half, A glass-cye manufactory, while it may not boan institution of instriction, constantly has a number of pupils in attendance, A study of the servant girl question dis- closes the extraordinary fact that the greater part of our domestic intelligence is foreign intelligence, and a low grade of jin- telligence at that, Why do veally young men occupy the frons row of the parquet at the performance of @ burlesque! Ou the principle of mutual at traction—there are always calves in the bal- let, don’t you seo! “Now let's take a look at the Sanitarium,” said a tall l’lnl-ldclflhlnu who was showing er City to a Chicago visitor, e if 1do,” was the reply; “I'm just about us thirsty as I usually get. *Who'd you vote for for congress, ('oh) nelt” asked one citizen of another “Jim! Thought you didn't believe in J Neither I do. That's why I voted for him, Got tired o' seein’ him hangin’ 'round home,” It is the glorious privilege ef everybody to achieve fame in these days. An investment of 3 in a rheumatic remedy will enable any one to see his anlruil and a full history of hh;‘«lurcur in all the leading papers, What is is 834 No, sir,” he replied to the life insurance solicitor; “there is no use in wasting any of your time on me. The way 1 insure my life 18 10 be careful what I put in my mouth,” And he lit a cigarette and turned his back on the agent., “That reminds me of a story,” said Jen- kins, as he straightened himself up to carve tho turkey. ‘A story of an occurrence that happened when I was a little boy, *, vlm " interrupted his wife rather sharply. is it, my deart” *'The turkey is stuffed Vflth chesnuts,” A gentleman of undoubted veracity who attended a concert in one of Chicago’s finest music halls the other evening asserts that he counted ninety-four heads wholly or partially bald in the parquet alone, Talk about Bos- ton being the center of culture and the bome of thought! “‘Well, Jobkins, you don’t seem so happy 88 you were when you first settled down to married life, new home, and ail that.” *No, perhaps not. You see, I was elected presi- dent of the ranch, 80 to speak, but now i, wife is trying to go back of tho returns an ‘steal the house' and run it. In fact, she's coming out.” “1 was at the weddins at the church last evening, Miss Lighthead. Allow me to con- gratulate you ou your elegant appearance as @ bridesmaid. You were ‘ro in ecstas divine’ I supposed. ‘“Ihat's about as muc @8 you men know, Mr. Tould—I wore & robe of ‘white silkmull and poiut lace,” = [ THE SPECULATIVE MARKETS. Scalpers Banked on a Break That Never Oamo - THEN MADE A RUN FOR COVER. A Little Fairy Tale About Hutchin Retiring—Gossip About Bull Leaders Combining-—Short" Scalpers Frightened. son CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET, Cricaco, Doe, 15, —[Special Tue Bee]—The wheat market was dull to day. The scalping crowd was disposed to play for the usual Saturday slump, but they did not go tog o market did not act to suit them. In short, the slump did not come as per programme, prices at the close being f{c higher than the opening; resting in fact, at the outside. There was nothing in the gencral situation to induce any further speculative short selling to-day. That sort of news, which was plentiful yesterday, was not fed by fresh fuel. On the contrary the fecling favored the steadying up of values, Trading was most active early and late, the central part of the session being very quiet, The market opened at $1.1014 for May, ranged to$1.101/, off to $1.007¢, up I5e, back to $1.005,@1.0057, up 1o §1.10%, off to §1.097¢, andup sharply to above $L.11. As before stated scalpers were banking on a break, and when the session drew towards its close and the break did not materialize, they ran for cover, hoisting the market as indicated. The highest price touched for May s 1111, and the close was $1.10% @111 smber opened at $1.047¢, ranged to £1.03Y £ Bl t the outside. January opened at $1.054@1.06, and closed at $1.00. The carly feature was the heavy buying by Baxter. Poole, Mitchell and others were also good buyers on the initial decline, and Hutchinson’s brokers picked up what they could without disturbing values, Hutchinson has been asteady buyerof wheat all the week, which has given rise to o story that the bull leaders have kept out of the market to let him cover his line of wheat, ou the ussumption that he is clearing up 'his trade preparatory to quiting the board for a time. Gossips bolster up this story by ‘the further statement that Hutchinson is the only man the bl leaders ave afraid of, and that they very willing to et rid of him by letting him out without loss. This story is given for what itis worth. No afidavits £0 with 1t, und our readers are at liberty to ve as much or as little of it as may elect. The 1c rally that distinguished the last half hour of business was helped along by the report tnat the bull ters had at length combined and put their deal in the hunds of Ream. This is another story that is deficient in “body,” and ranks under the head of “fairy talds.” Tu_ fright ened the scalpers who were short, just the ame and accel ed their Ilm\'vlll\'lll into camp, Cables were rather easier in tone and there has been a halt in the falling off in the movement of wheat in the northwest, Estimates for Monday (two days) at Minne- apolis ave 500 cars. Nevertheless, with the elogram to total stocks of contract wheat in’ the w but 10,000,000 bushels and the reccipts merely nominal everywhere, oxcept in- Min- neapolis, the bulls do not feel that they have any oceasion for alurm. They are not alarmed in point of fa The receipts of corn were as yesterday’s estimate had foreshadowed, and that of itself was an argument on tho bear side, The weather being mild und wet, would under ordinary circumstances, and in view of the small guantity of No. 2 now coming forward,, .be used as a lever by the bulls, but the speculative sentiment appeared to be strongeston the bear side. The weakness in wheat kept down speculation for a rise in corn. The principal buyers were again said to be the shorts. The eceipts for Monday were estimuated at (20 cars, which are, however. inclusive of Sun- day’s inspection. In fo-day’s inspection there were onl; curs of No. 2. From four ports yesterday there were exports o 318,000 bushels. but Liverpool was quoted lower in to-day’'s dispatches. There were consider- able sales of May cornat 37'sc by prominent operators, but the price did not go below that figure. Speculators begin 10 express ‘the opinion quite generally, that bri low. Fluctuations were very narrow, buf slight reduction in price was again the sult of the day . January closing »y cbruury a , and May at nal “declines from yesterday's closing figures. Tn provisions, yesterday, the bearish move- ment was continued, Unexpeetedly large s Is of hogs, coupled with the anticipated increased reccipts this coming weck, made the element favoring lower price: unusu:llly independent. The market for & consider- able portion of the morning was overloaded with speculative offerings, and before an curred pork showed a break s closings of 2714@30c, lard of g15¢ and short r1bs of. 10¢, During the hour the bears, however, became more con- servative and some of the ground lost was regaine: Still the depression suffered, for the day was quite liberal, amounting in pork to 20@?2}c, in lard for’ January and later deliveries 10 T}4@10c and in short ribs to 5@ 3ge. CHICAGO LIVE 8TOCR Cuicaco, Dee. 1 [Special*Telegram to Tne Bee.|—C. The business for the week jusg closed may be reported as an im provement over last week. The demand, es- pecially for good sorts, has been stronger, and while no very considerable advance has been gained, the fecling is better, The mar- ket for common to fair grades has slightly improved in tone, the supply of that class having fallen off, but not until prioes touched the lowest point on record. Nothing like so many common cattle were ever before shoved upon the market at this season of the year. There was less Christmas stock here than for many years. Yet there was ail that was wanted. The big, fat, old-fashioned ox has had s day. The weights sold this week did wot come up to those of former ¥ However, fair prices were ob- tained. The outlook for next week is not encouraging; in fact satisfactory mar kets need not be looked for until after Christ mas, and perhaps not until late in Junuar Thus far the prevalence of mild weather has checked shipments of poultry, and the first cold snap, therefore, will probably sec the, market largely overstocked and prices low. hen chickens sell wie, and turkeys ut 7@sc per Ib, beef and mytton at 12@15e per 1b look dear. Keep hack your common stock until the holidays, You will save money and shut out many vexations thereby. To-day trade was qniet with little or no change us compared with yesterday. —The bulk of the stock consisted of cheap Texans. Choice to extra beeves, 5.40@0.00; medium to good steers, 1850 to 1500 1bs, $4.26@5.00; 1200 to 1850 1bs, 85,501,005 950 to 1200 1bs, £3.00@ $,40; stockers and fecders bulls and mixed, £1.50( Texas eattle, £1.85@3, 10, Hoos—During the week business has been active, but the heavy increase in the run and the persistent “‘beapish”’ tactics of buyers sent prices down 1b@2sc. A big run is looked for next week ; some placing the num- ber as bigh us 150,000, If such a number is sent to the market good hogs will go to §1,50 (@500, and best to #.10, and thereaout, Country shippers should take warning'and buy for the downturn the coming week. To- day’s business ruled active, with a strong downturn of 10@18¢, common and rough packers selling down to £.0)5.05, and best mixed at 10@>.15, with prime heavy at s A few fancy heavy sold early at 45 yesterday. Light sorts were extremely scarce, there boing hardly suficient numbers in sight to get the buyers out; hence there were only a few sales at #5.00@5.10. Fancy butchers' weights, 225 to 230 1bs averages, and all barrows sold at $5.15@5.20. —— FINANCIAL. New Yong, Dee. '5.—[Spacial Telegram to Tue Bee.|-Srovks—The stock market Was quiet at the opening this morning, with a strouger tone, although the wmoyement in prices was confined to narrow limits. Chi- cago dispatches anoouncing the signing of the western sgreement by wee Altou road, had a stimulating effect on prices. Hears who were foremost in selling granger stocks yosterday afternoon, were the most active teaders to-day. They were closing out their short contracts for the week, and the result was a slight improvement all around, but the market in general presented an unusually quiet appearance. There was some little re action after the 1ssue of the bank statement and the market finally closed dull and about steady, at insignificant changes from the opening prices. The total sales amounted to 3 shares, including St. Paul, 5000: Union Pacific, 8,000; Lackawanna, 50003 New England, 4,00): id Terminal 37,000 Reading, Lake Shor and Northwestern, The following we 4s regalar. . ); Northern 4sconpons. |1 dopre ysregular. . 108y ('. .\ LW 4438 coupons | 1081, preferred, Pacific s of 05 ns \ \ Central Central Pacific 4| Chicago & Alton 131 |k Chicago, Burlington i & Quing Lo 103 L L& W, nmmu Central 1otations itic. . 24 rred, % Sl M. & St P o preferrad, « St. Panl & Omaha.. _dopreferred § Union a8 & Toxas Shore o preforred Michigan Ceritrai’ & | Western Union. MissouriPacific ... 10 | MoXEY 0N CALL—Easy at 2@3 per ce last loan, 2 per cent; closing offered at per cent. Privg cent SterLiyg Excnaxoe—Dull but stea Mercantine Paven January, 20'c; Nothing doing. T'imothy—Nothing doing, cash, i £13.10; .00 January, uary, & Bulk Meats — Shoulders, short clear, §.25@ 7.00. Butter- 1S@2e, Cheese—Steady and firm; full creg dars, 10} ;@11 flats, i0%;w@llc; Americas. 1l@llige., Brgs—Lasicrs fresh, 20@2le, Hides — Unchanged; heavy green salted, Oige; light g salted, 6'{c; green, salted bull groen bull, 4ije: dry flint, 7§ dry calf, 7@sc; br hides, 15 per cent off; deacons, 25@3)e each dry salted. 1015 Tallow—F |r dems |||w1 No. 2, 4} Flour. bbls. Wheat bu Corn, bu, Oats, bu. Rye, bu. . _houis, ash, £1.01; Mu s'\\l'u ~Lower Eusy; creamery, 21@c; dairy, n ched- Young No. 1, solia 5}fc; Recemnts. Shivments. 9,000 5,000 23,000 6,000 3,000 314,000 201,000 123,000 T Pork Lard - ; ereamery, 28@3Sc: Kansas City, Dee. 15.—Whe Yo. 2 red, cash, 1 Dids Junuary, cod ; asked; white, 0. h. bid; May, g bid. No. 2, cash, Minneapolis, Dec. 15.—DPrices started in fully 1 cent lower, and on low grade wheat almost any bids were accepted before to save grain from going clevator. ints were 104 cars, shipped out. Closing No. 1 hard. Decemb 2 May, $1.271¢ December, ~ §1.10 $1.161 ; on track, $1 H y December, £1.01; January, §1.02; May, §1.00};; on track, $1.00@1.01. Milwaukee, Dec. cash, 0i{c Corn—Quie Oats—Dull to and 15, — \’\'hmlc No. 2 white, 200 Rye—Firm; Ni 3 Barley—Dull; No. Provisions —E1sy Cincinnati, Dec. 15, — \Huub—llurcly steady; No. 2 red, $1.04, Corn—Lower; No. 2 mixed 3 Oats—Quict and casier; No. 2 mixed 27c. Rye—Duil; No, 2, 5 aict at §1.14. Liverpool, Dec. 15.—[Special Cablegram to Tugl 0 p. m. Close.~Pork—Holder offer freely; prime- mess, eastern, Sls 8d, firm. Lard—Holders offer freely; spot moder- ately and futures freely; spot 40s, steady; Decembor, 44s 6 d, dull; January and I ebru- ary, 425 0d, dull. Wheat—Holders offer freely; new No. winter, 8, steady ; do, spring, 8s 1d, steady Flour — Holders offer moderately; 135, firm. Corn—Holders offer futures frecly, with the supply of spot in excoss of the demand; spot, 4s 7d, casy; December, 4s 63(d, dull} Juntary, 48 8d, dull; February, 4s id, steady. New 44,0005 lower; No. York, Dec. 15.—Wheat—! l"uunh, exports, noue; svot dull and g 2 red, $1.04%@1.05 in elevato 005 afioat, §1.05'¢(«1.07% £. 0. b, ¢c.; options less active, neav and H@lie vers; . 2 red, Janual closing 5 Corn — Receipts, 79,000; exports, 172,000 spot market modera y active, new a shade easier; No. 2, 46ijc wtor, 4734 ise afloat; ungraded mixed, B37@4sc; options moderately active and higher, Januury clos- ing at 4 Qats—Ite dull and a trill active but loy spot, No. 2white, ern, 0@i2e; whi Coifec—Options opened 10@?20 points lo nid 5@10 points below including Dece ipts, 02,0005 exports, 6315 spot lower; options mod, f wuary closing at 307 1 nixed west- Y@ e, v steady ab at bai closed steady Tanuiry, 3 March, 1 April, $15.20@15.50. Spov Rio quier and e fair cargoes, $17.00. Petroleum —Steady ; united closed at 421{c. Feggs —1irm and in good demand; western, 232 Pork—Weak; mess, $14.5 Lard—Weak dull; slosing #3.25; sales, Butter—-Choice firmer and bott western dairy, 14@ western 19@8le; Elgins, 81 Cheese—F" 015,00, steam, demand; creamery, rn, 10@1154c. STOU Ohicago, Dee. 15 —1'na Drovers' Jour- nal reports as follows : LIVE i market 3.00@5.00; stock: cows, bulls 15 cattle, ¥ 10w becye ers and and mixed, ‘feedors, $1.00, “Hogs —Recoipt tive at a 10@e #4.0505.20; howvy, 90, Kansas City, Da 1,000; shipments, none good o chol corn- mon 1o me 3 slockers feeding stee US3 FUEe SL FLEO@ARD; cows, $LONGLH0. Hoys—Iecoipts, 5,02(; shipmeuts, market 5@l0¢ lower; good to common to mediuw, al Stock Yards, Dee. 15, —Cattie — Recel shipments, 400; market strong heavy native stecrs, $.0005.60; fair to good native steers, $4.80@5.10; ~butchers' steers, medium to cholve, $3.40@i 85; stock- ers wnd feede rs, fair to good, #2.00@3.20; rangers, corn-fed, $3.00@1.10; 8s-fod, §2.10 @3.15. ' . Hogs—Receipts, 8,000: shipments, 0003 market lower: cnoice heavy and butchers selections, #5.20@5.00: packing, wediun to l:rnnu. $3.00 5,305 light grades, ordinary to est, §1.90@5.03. 000 market fairly ac- 3 _mixed and lig choice Rubbers, Arctics. ASK FOR THE NEW JERSEY RUBBER SHOE CO0.'S Sandals , heel and Spring heel, Avcties, Rubbar Boots, Lum= bermen, High button Gaiters, Heel and Spring hosl, Gerster Crogquet Alask: mystic sandals: s.heel and spring heel tine cloth back buckle ar s pure gum light weight tics for ladies and gentlemen, in fact a full and general line ot Rubhler Boote and Slhices The NEW JERSEY CO., makes the best line of goods l\nnwn to the trade, and each pair will have “NEW JERSEY RUBBER SHOE co«‘f Stamped in the m»lv. None 2 enuine without above stamp, I - am Western Agent forthe New Jen y Co., and sell the goods to dealers at same prices they will have to pay in Chicago or Boston. money sent east helps the east. My men and bu-iness help to advertise Omahag I do not retail my goods. I do not sell Leather Goods of any kind but I do Wholesale Rubber Clothing And FELT BOOTS re in alarg way. When you buy New Jersey Rubber Goods you indirectly help Omaha. Z. T. LINDSEY, —ace, Sole Agent for New Jersey Rubber Co. 1111 HARNEY 8T, - - OM AHA, NEB. NO FROST But a Warm Welcome to One and All at 1522 Oouglas St., where may Be Found a Large and Beautiful Assortment of Bibles, Prayer Books and Hymnals, (Single and in s Plush Sets, Gold Pens, Pencils Gents’ Pockethooks and Purses, Deske, Photo, Auto and S P Gems to the Elegant Etching everything to please yourself and friend Albums, Childrens’ Books & ts.) Dictionaries and Holders and an elegant line of nd Silver N ch Safes, Ladies’ and Lap Tablets, Writing L Books from the Little Games, and in fact A competent set of salese Portfolios, men ready and pieased to show goods. H. M. &. S. W. JONES, 1522 | WEEKLY BUSINESS REVIEW. Financial Affairs Have Undergone Few if Any Changes. FOREIGN EXCHANGE IRREGULAR, No Particular Activity in the Produce Markets—The Receipts of Grain Moderately Well Maintained Exports Limited, A Resume of the Week. Cricaco, De —[Special am to Tue J £ T under- gone fov ) since the close of last week. Baukers continue to report an ive demand for ey from all divections, pork packers, here and in the interior, being the lurgest borrowers, although o ing commercial 1industrial intev Jiberally represented among the appl The prospeets of a steadily enlargin mand from interior cora dealers also prom- ises to inci 1 the near future, as corn, which, until recently, communded a premiuwm in Chicago over May deiivery, has fallen to such discount from the latter that operators find it more wrofituble to crib corn in the country and scli May agdinst it, than to ship it n at the current prices, The have the advantage of higher” inspe selling for future delivery. The bankers are also asking for incre of rediscounts, und thie indleations are favor- able for the increasing absorptivn of moncy and a correspouding firmness of interest rates. all and thi y loans were made at G ¢ per cent, and time loans ut 614 per cont for gilt edged to good business paper made by city borrowers, und ¥@s per cent for fuir and choice outside paper, although as high as 4 p nt was paid on the street grain dealers in the novihwest, and by we ern cattle and hog feeders, There is consid. erable lumber paper floating around, as oper- ators in that line sure preparing for their winter's work, and having stocks of lumber on hand they must borr 10 meev ‘e bulk of their paper pays b i oceusionally ex- reported good, and rally in a healthy condition w York cxchunge was in good supply, the active employment for moncy at s induces bankers here and further wost 3 bulunces in the cast, henea v only buy sublicent bills to cover curr wants, Sales r 2 discount to premuin per §1,000, ;) xehing in the week w gen higher earl in fair SUPpLY, but money in London und the advance in interest rates on the open warket Lo par with the Bunlk of Eagland rat of Iy The advance and o e cline follos ales bein bout the of on the furi he volun of business ing one several hui A weak and declining 1 pzer’? stocks. CVIOUs week was increased continual cutting of western pussen; between Chicago and Missouri river also by tho reduction in_dressed stock rates {1 Missouri rive n voad. T usal of 10 any ement o restor liscouraged more thoro adly point il Atehigon » being the jeaders. The Missouri Fa cific. diredtors declured a dividend of 1 per cent, but it had 1o apparent effect on the market, as London sold stocks freely, and tow: close the short interest be This selling the taking of 1,000,000 for K to demoralize the entire active list. Vander: bilts were attacked, and Lake Shore declined 2 points, while wesiom stocks were deinoral- ized, “coulors” capec Delaware & Hud- son were strongel and Lighor, A good short interest bad been created, and strong ? took hold of it, as it was cred.ted with ing about 7 per cont. ‘Plicre being comparis tively little of the stock on the street, the the week, but the ort of the pr Missouri Douglas Street, near Corner 16th Street. G 1014 points. [ ne being epain avd the ol vestern Union remai L ly. re large aud the company hus | surplus, Chis cago gas trast certificates and bonds have been listed, but the transactions were smi owing 1o the lurge interest taken in other aurities. Phe fuzerogate sales on the New the week wera in geoeral nolidiys ap- at this 4 important features were deve i !y in the speculative branch of the trade, and the bulk of the bus- ness was eredited mamnly to the operators in larger markets. Money is working closer, nd borrowers are unable to secure all the istance they require, unless they ave will- ing to meet the views of bankers regarding time~ and nteresty rates, Fuctuations were contined within_comparatively narrow ranges, and the closing figures show slight appreciation, compared with those current early in the wi Tho ope a rule, ure teansferring their contracts alicad as as possible, and May delivery is now sater of attraction in e provisions us well as grain, Tl in were moder- ately well m ali the west- crn markets, and the 18 10 the sea- wd were quite liberal shippers were dinge their property ard o take ads vantare of the present rate of freights. xport movement s still_confined to limited quantities, excepting of corn and leading ar_icles of hog products, Supplies of leading grains are cularging, but stocks of prov imulating slowly, Sceds were uictuess, with prices favoring the for nno particular activity the produce markets, and trade in appears to be shicking as the use of the marl No eradually 1ons are inclined to buying what unsettled and considerubly, ruled lower her ajgiin, tve been modoerately und sheep, though what under the ‘turns from the 1 the west indicate log supply is gens the apere six hund. ipared with returng fluctuated e, esvecially of Supply of stations, T ing points falling off in the the deficicncy packing to date is abo thirty thousand hogs, ¢ of lust seuson Lo dite, : A THE L 'Y MARKET, tthe I, and Placed on Record Dave Yesterday. vet al to) M Hedg wd n to J 13 Evans Instraments & Hempel’s l‘l “HH|I4AH4| wifeto K5 A Tronl's suby q ¢ J u‘ pand, Jr, nocd wife to It I 1 12 and 11 Dl s, u H 1ot ‘l 18 C Wagner, ac AW 16 . , 1OH Duvis ang Wite 601 P e Fuimount . a E S Itod and i b, Al for Pot ohugon i ots 15 ana 1y, w ol " . nd wite to 130 zen: on, lot 19, o0 & JoInEon’s Kb, W d nd husbun | to 1 i, IKowiizo 1" 1 8 1o 4 il Tutt's Wilshy, 1687 AU, W to B A Fieder) & CoLD s add, W ) wifo to A Benzon Benzon & John L0, s, Ben Hen 1 e o blk A I Rog. I lot §C Mo DIk 3, and lot 5 Ik i, wld, w d YR ey 1,150 1A S Do b 00 N Kiiel loth, LIk 5, 1y ‘\‘l{ll. 1 . 5 1D 1atrls and wite to 3 1 Comy,ogk, i, bl oo s dnt i, 15,600 nanl wife toJ My (T i1, ¢ ord ot al Lr-biedl) 0, 4 0 3 Wit and ik of 1 12 10 12 11 pigh, Tot ite, 'l ¥ (g ve i ] Patte ason, Tot ¥, on's Iat Inve A f L Walworth to Failrbank lois 110 12, bl 2 wacep all wil 9,000 18 e wss'n add, wa Pwenty-one transfers Y that lady biy anything!” asked the jowoler of his new boy, as the lady in ques- tion left the siore, appurently in a tt'ulpcll “5he did not. She asked 1no for an old ol breastpiri, wid 1 asked her if sho took thi store for a junk shop, Then she went out,! R The Yale foot-bail eleven Rhodes, of 'l captain of the tewm cusning yesr “Did have elected for the