Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 23, 1888, Page 11

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY. THE CONDITION OF TRADE. An Tucreased Stringency Apparent in the Money Market. GENERAL LINES RATHER QUIET Lonisiana’s Sugar Crop Said to be Large — Retail Business Very Satisfactory—Collections Fair to Miaaling. The Weekly Business Summa The money marker has shown increased stringency the past week, and, as the bank statementsof Decomber 12 show, there is. a demand from borrowers for ali loanable funds that can be spared. Nevertheless, all on bankers by customers have been y met, and the money market is easier year ago at this time, Rates are stiff at 10 per cent; exchange is §1.00 per thou sand premium. General trade has been rather quict, though s been quite a lively de goods, such as raisins, and wines fish and in groceries there h mand for noliday prunes, nuts, candics, oranges, na cigars, Rice, canned goods were active and steady at pre vious quotations. The Louisiana sugar crop is said to be large, but the molasses yield is small, as the dryness of the cane and its richness in sugar loaves but a small res of secondary product. Tens are ste for new importations, Coffee is hardly firm as a week ago, and the demand is some what light, still there is no change in quota tions. Soap munufacturers have marked up prices all through the list, and charge the necessity to the advance in the price of raw materinl, especially grease and cotton secd oll. Ol are steady and in good demaod The decrease in_the pipe line supplics since January 1 has been 6,405,000 bols., and the total runs have fallen to 16,524,000 bbls. T decrease in stocks for the fivst half of De cember was 5,010,000 bbls, and sice No vember 1, 187, 11,520,000 bbls, Collections are fairto middling, not wholly unsatis| , but they might be ver) much better. Seventeen failures were reported to the agencies to Thursday of this weck against five for the same period in 1557, The leading feature in the fish trade is the movement on foot among the eastern dealers having for its object the suppression of the importation of Irish mackerel into this country. A meeting of the fish dealers of Boston, New_York and other cities has been held in'New York, and one of the principal questions before the mceting was the im- portation of Trish and other European mack kerel. The suggestion of asking congress to impose a higher duty upon fish coming from that section of the world - was favorably con- sidered, During October, says the Commercial Bul- letin of New York, the quantity of Java and other East India grades afloal for Iurope was placed at 300,000 bags, and early h No vember it was reduced to 10,000 bags, while the latest mail from Batavi ashows that dur- ing September the shipments from Java alone amounted to 100,518 bags, to say noth- ing of the supply forwanded from other points. As the trinsportation is by steamer some of this quantity has no doubt by this time arvived and passed into spot stock, but subsequeut shipments have followed Tight along, and it looks very mech as though there was a large discrepancy that should be promptly investigated. Iarmers are marketing their cattle and sheep with a great deal of freedom, but there is a short “crop” of hogs, and the winter packing in the west sinee Nov. 1 fallen ort of the corresponding period of 1587 by ,000 hogs. Hogs are bringing remunera- tive prices, though cheaper than a year ago. Young pigt aro being rapudly on the abundant corn crop th rvested in the northwest, and by next spring hogs will be plenty, and then the corn will be marketed in the form of meats, thereby en- riching the agricultural sections in a large degree. The very mild weathor exerts a depressing influcnce upon the general dry goods bus ness, but some lines are doing well, and thero is still a good call for holiday goods. Domestic cotton goods are selling at gener- ally steady prices and American mdigo prints are }gc higher, while the same advauce is noted in American, Merrimae, Alien and An- chor shirtings. Portsmouth robes are selling at 6ige, an advance of ge. Prints are un- changed, Priees for new light fancies have not been definitely determined upon, but there will probably be little if uny change from last season's quotations. Ginghams are doing well and il agents report agood, steady busiuess in woven spring wash fabrics, such as dress ginghams, seci suckers, chambrays, zephyrs, ote. Misc laneous woolens, such as soft wool dress fabrics, lannels, doeskin jeans and shawls, are selling fairly. all things considered, but the soft weather is an obstaclo. The open- ing prices for Brussels and Wilton carpets are from 5c to 10c per yard higher than last season. and Smyrna rugs have been b jected to an advance of about 5 per cent. The Tollowing circular has been issued by the Roxbury company: *The present prices of our cnryclixu.' are: Roxbury tapestry, 75c3 Saxonville tapestry, i0c; velvets, $1.173g, Jess 2 per cont ten days, All 8¢ borders, 5¢ per running yard above proportion for 3§ goods,” The New York Commercial Bulletin calls attention to the fact that during the current year 127 national banks have reduced their circulation to the amount which the law wakes it compulsory for them to maintain. {t adds that of 104 new national banks organ- ized during the year only 5 have taken out more than_the vompulsory amount of cir- culation, Five ycars ago new national banks deposited 28 per cent wore than the required amount of bonds, in 1884 the excess fell to 14 per cent and in 1885 it was reduced to 8 per cent, in 1387 it further declined to 1 per cent and during the present year new na- tional banks have deposited only one-half of cent bonds in excess of the compulsory requirement. "Plie conl year is drawing to a close and the output to November 80 and the estimated output of 3,000,000 tons for December gave a total production of nearly 85,400,000 tons, an increaso of 8,500,000 tons over last year. Retail trade has been very satisfactory, the fair weather bringing out shoppers and buyers in large numbers, OMAHA l:l’Vl“ STOCK. Cattl Saturday, Dec. 22, 1888, After a vain attempt for a Week or two on the part of everyone at all familiar with the situation, to stop the unreasonable run of cattle to market, country shippers have ap- parently come to the conclusion that it is bet- ter policy to hold over the holidays, Thero was a heavy falling off in the receipts on 1'r day and yo-quy orn wera not endtzh catile il sale to make a market. There was noth- ing here in the way of beef cattle that was of much uccount. = A fow light steers sold at £3.00@3.50 and a fow stockers and odds and ends of butchers' stock changed hands, It, spices, oils, Hogs. The market opened early with light re- ceipts in sight and a good demand and the pens were cleared by i o'clock. Prices were B@100 higher, as high 08 $5.20 being paid for @ choice leavy load and the bulk goiug at $5.00 and over, Sheep. The fresh reccipts were light, but there were a fow stalo on sale. Everything was 80ld, one choico bunch of muttons going at #4385, The general market wasabout steady. Aeceipes. 120 8,000 50 Oattle. Hogs. Sheep.. . Prevaling Price The following 18 a tableof prices pald In this market for the grades of stock men: tioned. Prumesteers, 1300 to 1500 Ibs, . #3. Prime steers, 1100 to 1300 1bs, . Nauve feeders. ... Western feeders......... Common t0 good cows, Choiceto fancy cows Commonto choice bulls. . Fair vocnolce ignthogs. . Fairwcnoice heavy hogs r 10 clioice mixed HOR Mepresontaty OATTLS. 1660 b?‘éflw bull 1bull 1 stocker, . ....... €3 Towa stockers # cows Osteers.. .. 8 stockers 2 cows v 18 oxen and steers 30 stockers W2 gtects, hatives £ stoers, natives 2 steers.. ., 17 steers...... 42 steers, nati Av, 305 243 Shik. 240 $5.05 120 5.05 120 1 200 240 440 S0 250 1t HO 407 60, 120 5000 65 S0 500 400 00 500 683 S0 500 65.. 200 9. 120 00....81 120 53 160 0. 160 53 120 41 203 120 160 160 240 304 330 420 Av. R Nob. natives 100 Neb. natives, Giuivares il Live Stock Notes. Hogs higher. Light cattle receipts. Iew sheep here and sold No stock will be received for shipment from here on Chrismas, George Boctel; Millard; Mr. cott: A. W. Beahm, Cortland, Willey, ‘Monteitn, la., were among who camne in with liogs Hogs are bringing a good deal more moncy here than at Kansas City, and on some days the averago price for all the hogs sold 'is higher than the extreme top in Kansas City Neal, Endi- and Mart those OMAHA WHOLESALE MARKET! Fruits, Produce, Ete. Burter—Fancy, solid-packed ereamery, 26a30c; choice ~ country, + medium des, 185w 2le; common g , 1Hwlie. 0 pi $6.00 07503 straight grades, $5.25wW5.75 per obi. 3@3ige pe chickens, $250@2.75 per doz; dressed chickens, 7@Se per 1b; turkeys, teile; ducks and gecse, 10 120, Eas—Strictly fresh, f1@22c MatAGA Grares—In kegs, T BANANAs—Common, $1.50@ choice, 0(@3.50. 5@5.00 per case, Onaxaes—klorida, £3.23%.75 per box. Gave—~Per dozen: Mullards, $3.95; tea £1.505 quail, $2.00; prai ns, $L00@ 303 Tabbit, SL0U; squirrels, $.0); veuison, 2 per 1b e 8100 14,00, Crorred Pien -$14.001 15,00 per ton, Conx Oars Vingaan—Cider, 10@18c per gal.; wine, 10@23c per gal. Hoxty—1-1b frames, 16@1S. CRANBERRIES—$3.0)(@ .00 | Provisions—H 10! ;¢; shoulders, 7 bugon, 11ge; picnic hams, 10503 dry salted cl extra short, 8ige; short ribs, picklod piss’ feet, 1510 Kits, S0 lard, Sig@dze; smoked sausage, 6@se per 1b; hog casings, Tiwlse CELERY. ONIONS. Ca T POTATOR Povnriv—Live andled. er 1b. per bunch; white 10¢} dried beef wrs, short, S'yc; 3 rib bac hams, @ 30e per doz O40c per bu. 5.00 per 100. Bee r bu. TerNips—25e per hu. Saver Kiavr—Bbls., fancy, 40c. half bbls., £ Wl rries—Cholee, $2.50@2. 75 per bbl; fancy €150 @175 per bbl, 006,50 per bbl of 52 r cider, $15.00 per bbl, c; common, 2ige. Cine gals; Por Conx—Rice, Cannors —0c per bu. exxs—Choice eastern hand picked navies, £2.25 per bu.; western_hand picked navies, $1751.80; mediums, $150; Lima beans, b per 1b. HAv—F. 0. b, cars, No. 1 upland, $6.00; No. 2 upland, .00, Grocers' List, Revised prices are as follows BagaiN—Stark A, seamless, 22c; Amos- g, seam 17%¢; Lowistown, A, seam- less, 19¢; American, scamless, 17¢: burlaps, 40’5 bu., 11@l4c; gunnies, single, 13c; guu nies, double, 20¢; Wool, saclk, e, rixes—Ilax, 35c; oxtra sail, 20@21c; sail B, 20@21c; cotton, 22¢; jute, Ve, Diiep Freir—Figs, in boxes, per 1b, 13@ 16c; dates, in boxes, T l0c; London Malaga layer raisins, per box, $2.50@3.75; Malaga loose raisins, $2.90@2.50; new Valencia rai- sins per Ib, 8%¢c: California loose muscatels, pew box, §2.00@210; Cahifornia Londons, 1888, §2.40; pitted cherries, per Ib, 15¢; Cali: fornia pitted plums, per Ib, 12@13c; dried blackberries, per b, T}g@8e; dried raspber- ries, per Ib, 24@23c} evaporated appl Sc; California_sun-dried peaches, 13c; Ca fornia unpared cvaporated pedches, ldc; evaporated California apricots, ' 1c currants, Gig@ic; Turkish prunes, 5@hijc; citron, 23@2e; orange neel, 1ic; lemon peel, ; California 'rench prunes, 11@16c. Corpre—Mocha, ; Rio, good, 17@ 18c; Mandahling, 26@?sc; roasting Rio, 16c; O. G. Java, 24@26c; Java, interior, 2 e; Rio, faney, 18w 1e; Santos and Mara- catbo, 17(@1c; Arbuclles ic; McLaugh- lin's XXXX, 23/5c. Svaan—Granulated, 7{c; conf. A, Tidc; white extra C, 7ii¢; extra G, The; yellow C, 65¢c; powdered, Nige; cubes, 81e, Brrswax—Choice yellow, 20w22ige; dark colored, 13 14c. Curetr—Young America, full cream, 12@ 18}¢c; full eream chedders, 12 1234c. Pickres—Medium, in bbls, .00; do, in half bbls, $3.00; small, in bbls, $6.00; do, in half bbls, §3.50; gherkins, in bbls, $7.00; do, in half bbls, §4.00. Tonacco—Plug, 2605 JELLIES—S1.25 per 50-1b SAL1—$§1.851.40 per bbl. Rore—7-10, 12¢, MarLe Svaan—Bricks, peuny cakes, 12@l3c per syrup, 8L00 per gal. As—Young Hyson, common to far, 15@ 25¢; Young Hyson, good Lo fancy, 03503 CGunpowder, common to good, 2 Gun- avwenred dapan, Commnon 55 medium, e; Jupan, choico to fancy, 80@45e; Oolong, common o good 25@3be; Oolong, choice 0 fancy, 50@ile Tmperial, common-to medium, 25@35¢; lm- perial, good to fancy, 40650 Nurs—Almonds, 15@1sc; filberts, 12@12 Brazil, 9@10¢; walnuts, 12¢; pecans, 10@1ic; peanuts, G CrACKERS—0@10c per 1b; assorted cakes, S@z5c per 1b as per list, CANDY—Mixed, 03¢@123ge; stick, 93§@11c; rock candy, 104§@13c; fancy candy, 7@2se. HoLLAND HERRING—00c, Coprisu—6i@iige. smolang, 16@90e, 11@i2 per 1b; 1b; pure maple Dry Goods, CorroN FLANNELS 10 per cent dis.; LL, Bigo; CC, 0%cs SS, 7c, Nameless, bo; KX, 150; 'R, 200 No. 10, 8ige; No, 40, 103¢¢; No. 60, 12'gc; No. 80, 181¢¢; No. 80, colored, 9c No. 50, colored, 12¢; No. 70, colored, 133gc; Bristol, 121¢c; 'Union Pacitie, 17c. Canrer Warp—Bid, white, 10¢; colored, Barrs—Standard, 8c; gem, 10c; beauty, ¢ boone, 4¢; B, cused, 80.50. Puixrs—Solid colors—Atlantic, 6e; Slater, 60; Berlin oil, 615c; Garner oil, 6@Te. Prints—Pilk ana Robes—Alien, 6c: River point, Bic; Steel River, 6ije; Richmond, Bige; Pacific, 7o, PiixTs ~Dress, Charter Oak, bic; Ram- apo, 430; Lodi, blyc; Allen, 60} Richmond, do; 'Windsor, 65¢e; Eddystone, 6i4e; Paciflc, 6lgc. bLtACNIh SuerriNe—Herkeloy No. 12! cambrio, 60, 9ige; Best Yet, 4-4, 68c; butter oloth, 00, Cabot, 7e; Farwell, half bleached, 8igc; Fruit’of the Loom, ' 9ifo; Groeue G, bi Hope, 7ég; iCing Phihis cambric, 11¢; Lionsdale catbric, 11140; Lous, dale, boi Now York mile, 10}ge; Bepperell 2-in, 111c; Pepperel in, 1 Pepperell, 84, 160; Pepperell, b4, 316; Pepponeil 04, 93d; Popperell, 104, 20} Canton, 44, Sigo] Triuwph, 6¢; Wamsu, 11c; Valley, be, Fraxeers—Plaid 82'ges Clear Lake, 2640, Fraxsers—White—GH, GH, No. 1, §, 2c; BH, No. 1, &, 3des Qv CORSET JEANS— Androscog sarge, 9{c: Rockvort, 68¢ Trcks—=York, 80-in, 121§ 13ge: Swift river, T4{c: 8ige; Thorndike, LB, 8 ige; Thorndike, XX, 13¢; @izc: Cordis, No. 4, 7ic. DENIMS —~Amoskeag, 9 0z, 16) o0z, 13igc: York, 7 oz, 13}c; Haymaker, $ijo; Jaffrey XX, 11 X o Beaver Creek AA, 19¢; Beaver Creek BB, 1ic: Beaver Creck CC, 10c. KeNtecky JeANs—Memovial, 15¢; Dakota, 18c; Durham, 2iiyc; Hercules, 18¢; Leam ington, ¥21{c; Cottswood, 2igc Crasn—Stevens' B, 6ige; Stevens' B, bleached Stevens'' A, iige; Stevens' A, bleached, &1jc: Stevens' P, 8igc; Stevens' Py bleached, Uige: Stovens® N, Oige! Stevens bleached, 10%g¢: Stevens' SRt, 1245¢ MisCELLANEOUS—Table on’ cloth, plain Hollan ; Dado Holland, 12 BrowN SurEriNG—-Atlantic A, 4-4, Atlantic H, 44, Tigc; Atlantic D, 44, Atlantic P, 44, te: Aurora L, 44, 6c; rora C, 44, 43{c; Crown XXX, 4-4, Hoosier LI, 4-4, 6¢; Indian Head, 4-4, once, L, 44, Ge; Old Dominion, 3 Pepperell R, 4 ; Pepperell O, 4 i Pepperell, 84, '18ige: Peppereil, o 2ic: Popperell, 104, 2e:” Utic Wachusett, 4-4, 734c; Aurora, R, 44, ic rora B, 44, 6 ¢ Duck—West Point 20 in. S oz, 10}ge: West Point 20 in. 10 0z, 12i5c; West Point 2) in, 12 oz, 15¢: West Point 40 in. 11 0z, 16, FrasyeLs—Red, C, 24 in, 151 2115c3 GG, 24 in, 20¢; HAE ~Raftsmen, 20¢; Goshen, 861gc; Iron Mountain, No. 2 ¥, onestoga, York, Thorndike, ; Thorndi Cord I, 24 in, . 71¢c; Whitten- jandi dress, 815c: nton dress, 8150} GINGTAN ton i%c; York, i Cald }‘v‘um-.w«, Sies Whit Renfrow dress, Skeo12! e, CANDEICS Bige; Woods, ige; Stan- dard, blye; Peacock, bl e Prixts, Ixpico ULee—Arnold, 614c; Amer- fean, 6iy¢y Gloucester, Glge; Arnold C long cloth, ¢ Arnold 13 long cloth, 4¢3 Arnola Gold Sel, 10/ ;¢: Steifel A, Windsor Gold "Ticket, 10/ ;¢ tirst and sccond ¢ {in L $40 00@51 00 First and sceond clear, 11y in... 47 0050 00 Third clear, 1iaeity .. : il A select, 1{aily ins ..., 00 13 seleet, 1ol in,. 1o 00 A stock boards, 12165 1, 12'in ., 0 B stock boards, 1216 ft, 12in., 00 C stock bourds, 1216 £t 19 in. . 0 D stock boards, 1216 ft, 12 in’, 00 Flooring, first common, 6 in.... 00 Flooring, second con on, 6in.. 0 Seleet feneing i 00 Siding, first u @01 v0s .00 . . Siding, first common, 16 ft.. . Siding, sccond common. ... Comzon boards No. 2 boards, al Fencing, No. Iencing Joist and se: Timber, 4x4.% Pickets, D and Pivkets, D aj Shingles, extri . Shingles, standard’ A Lath. . e O G Batts, 15,%3, S T8, 200 3-in well tubing, D and M bev.. [ o 0 0 50 50 50 00 00 0 00 80 00 126020 1t 1416 Tt 4, 4@l Tt S, 12@16 ft.. H flat Leather, Hemlock sole, 18w27e per 1b: oal sole, 33 @3te ver 1b; owk harness, B0 selected ok and trace, 35 10 ouk and hemlock upper, 0w e per foot: hemlock calf skin, No. 1, S0@%c per 1b, according to weight: oak ealf skin, C@EL00 per wdelphia ealf skin, extra, #1.00@1.10 per 1.3 hemloek kip skin, No. 1, 60@70c per oalk kin skin, No. 1, 70@s0c per 1b; Phila- phin kip skin, cxt Soactioe per 1b: rench 20 weight and quality). $1.15, : Lrench lap skin, do, N §1.10. per 1.3 Cordovan russet, 15¢} satin fiu'sh, 20¢ per 1oot; welt leather, §3.50 (.00 per side; moroceos, (pebble goat), 2000 H0e per foot; moroc.os, boot leg, e 3Ue per foot: glove calf skins, 20@30c per foot; Douglas kid, 30@#0e per foot; kanga skins, 40@50¢ pe oty rding to quality : toppings, $.000010.00 per dozen linings, @00 per dozeny apron skins, 10.00@ 12,00 per dozen. Metals and Tinners' Stock. Block tin, small pig. Block tin, bar © Copper, plainished boiler Copper, cold rolled. ... Copper, sheati Copper; pitts. C T, flats, sheet iron, uini plaimshed ivon, plaimshed iron, 21 to Roofing, IC. Lix20, 112sheets...., Roofing, IX. 14x20, 112 sheets...... 00 7 Roofing, 10, 20x25, 112 sheets. .11 1100 Roofin, 05, 112 sheets. L 145 Shect i 20 Solder . Tin plat IC. 10x14, 225 shee IX, 10x14, 225 shect “fin plate, coke— 1C, 10x14, 225 sheets. Steel nails, per ke, Steel wire nails, per keg.... it “Black Bart " is at it Again. w York World: Everything seems o indicate that “Black Bart,” the famous lone highwayman, has again taken u{; his profession, and is once more holding up stage coaches and rob- bing mails, expr afes and passen- gers with his old-time skill in Califor- nin. The detectives of Wells, Fargo & Co. have been investigating some re- cent robberies, and they positively de- clave that in them they plainly sco the fine hand of Black Bu Whether or not the detectives are correct, it is cer: tain that somebody, and all alone, too, is doing some astonishingly pretty and profitable work in the lone highway- man business, But last January Black Bart w. leased from state prison, and on the of last July the stage going from Beiber, Modoe county, to Redding, Shasta county, was stopped by one man, armed with a six-shooter. The driver had to, give over the mail-bag and Wells- Fargo treasure-hox. The solitary stage- robber probably got between $300 and £400. The mysterious bandit was heard of no more until the Sth of November. Then he cropped up in front of the Downieville and Nevada City stage, near Niggar Tent. He made a better haul this time, getting, besides some oin. a gold bar worth $2,200, This bar, which was six ind thragquaries jaches long, was marked “*H. Scimmon. A week ago the lone robber’s pistol pointed at the driver of the state that runs from FBureka to Ukiah. He ran- sacked seven sacks of mail and the treasure-box, The latter contained nearly $700, and there was probably #1.000 in the mail. The detectives are peeting to hear of another similar robbery at any moment, and when they do they hope to run down the highway- man und find Black Bart, A great many old stories are told about this famed scountrel, and there are many ladics who chanced to be pas- sengers on the coaches he robbed who will remember the polite and gentle- manly robber. His real name is Charles I. Bolles, and he was born in Jefferson county, New York, 1n 1830. The first stage robbery e is known to have com- mitted was in July, 1875, when he held ur the stage running from Sonora to Milton, but it was not until August 3, 1877, that particular attention was di- rected to his peculiar methods, On that day the stage from Fort Rossto Russian River was robbed. On one of the way bills the robbers wrote (the oft-quoted verse signed **Black Bart, the P, O, 8.” He kept on robbing stages in the counties of Mendocino, Sonoma, Yuba, Sierra, Butte, Shasta and Trinity in pretty much the same fashion,and with- out particular incident until June 18, 1852, when he halted the Lakeport and Oroville stage, George Hackett, the express mana- ger, fired a shot at the road agent which struck on the forchead, But the shot glance mark off. and the only result was to the rohbef fér life with a deep dent on his skulli | Black Bart did not return the fire - but escaped into the brush. Within three months, however, he was at it again, Hall a dozen more robberies and a large offer of rewards made every officer in the northern part of the state wild to find the bandit, who had been seen and described so many times. His method of attacking a stage was always the same. A jump from the side of the road brought him in front of the lead horses, which shel- tered him m the fire of the messen- ger and driver. His double-barrelled shotgun would cover those on the hox, and they would seldom fail to throw out the treasury chest and the mail. His politeness to passengers, partiou- larly to ladies, contributed as much to his notoriety as his criminal exploits. He always hud an old axe with which to open the treasure-box and a sharp kmfe for the mail bags. ——— Too Bad. Burlington Free Pres Smith—1 euvy you your lover, Nellie. Heis my beau ideal'of a man. [ sup- pose he always anticipates vour slight- est wish Miss Travis —Well spect but on Miss de Emith—What is that? Miss Travis—When he sees me puck- cring up my lips and looking roguish he doesn’t seem to cateh on She Made the Dude Walk. She was a modest blue-eyed working girl on her w 10 the shop, says the Chicago Tribune. The work she had finished at home she carried in a neat bundle. Miss de yos—in every re- little \ having a feathery mus- tache, and wore garments of the latest opposite each other in a He peepea over the top of at her. A joit of the car caused her to look up and her glance met his, He dropped his paper and stared her full in the face. Her eyes fell. Knowing by some mysterious’ power that he was still looking at her, she suddenly straightened up and looked him calinly in the eye with an expres- sion of dignity and rebuke. Not in the least abashed, he was about to change his seat for one beside her when the conductor asked for fares. The young man fumbled in several pockets and finally produced a nickel, only to drop it on the floor. The girl made a quick little move- ment and relapsed into her former quict dignity. The aude and the conductor peered under the seats and looked be- tween the slats, but did not find the coin. “You'lll have to pay your fare,” the conductor. “But I did “You didn’t. did.”” “But T “Pay your fare or get off.”? The young man looked despairingly the conductor, felt again in his pockets and got off. The toe of the little working-girl’s small boot protruded just far enough to push toward the conductor the missing nickel 1t had covered. Blowing Out the Gas. Chicago Herald: *'Did you ever sce a man blow out gas?” asked one Clark street business man of another yeste day morning. “You® can’t doit, cither, e added, alter a short panse. The friend was not sure about that. so the twain experimented upon a flame of gas in the officg of the first speaker un- til both were weary. Their efforts were inetfectual. “Every few days,we hear that some jury has returnéd w verdiet that this man or that woman blew out the gas, jumped into bed and was found dead— suffocated, you know. There’s that c; at-the St. Charles hotel yeste same story went out about him.” “But} he was asphyxiated by g said the friend. ‘To be sure; but he did not blow it out, simply and purely because he couldn’t. I've been on three coroners’ juries in my life where the subject same to his death by gas poisoning. [n every case [ found that the man turned off the and accidentaily turned it on Usually the jet is above one’s head. He intends to turn it short off and does 80, but in releasing his hold npon the key his fingers unconsciously give it a turn to one side. 1've been accustomed to the use of gas all my life, but one night I did_precisely the same thing. The chandelier was so high above my head that [ had to tiptoe to reach the key, which my fourth finger knocked nearly half-way arcund after my thumb and forefinger had shut out the light. Fortunately, I was not downright sleepy.and I smelled the escaping gas,” “Why are not accidents of this kind more frequent, then “That is due largely to the fact that one is not likely to tirn the key back except when it is very loose; one that turns hard would not be likely to move for the light tap given it by the fourth and little fingers. And then many peo- ple have the transoms and windg open, while others discover tneir blun- der, as I did, before falling asleep.” Couldn’t very well tind it out after- wards,” said the friend, with an at- tempt at a smi “Searcely. In any event, T will not believe that any man who has sense enough to travel is such a fool us not to know that gas must Yo turned off. DBut if he did not know this he couldn’t blow it out if he had the lungs of Go- liah of Gath.,” 1d I didn’tdropit. You A Convenient Calendar and Stand, The most convenient, valuable and novel business table or desk calendar for 1889, is the Columbia bicycle calen- dar and'stand issucd by the Pope Man- ufacturing company of Boston, Mass. The ealendar propér is in the form of a 1 of 865 leaves, one for each day. The caveos ard Hxzs anches, a portion of memoranda, and cach is left blanl for mg as the leaves dre sewed ai t129 ends, any entire leaf as well as the memo) blank, can be exposed whenever de- sired, The pad rests upon a portable stand, and when ‘when placed upon the desk or writing table the entire sur- face of the date leaf is brought directly before the eye, furnishing date and memorandum impossible to be over- looked. The reading matter in no way interferes with the calendar,and the in- formation contained on the leaves would, if placed in box type, make o fair sized volume: —a Fire Casuplties at Cincinnati, CrxciNNaTy, Dee, — The fire at Strobel’s” picture frame manufactory this morning mot only caused a heayy loss, but Captain Bray was lost in the building and burned, and several other fire- men seriously injured. After the fire had been raging for some time the north wall fell oftward, In frontof it, on a lumber pile, were a number of firemen, six of whom were seriously injured by the falling debris, The loss is now estimated at about $100,000; insurance §75,000. The injured firemen are reported doing well, with the exception of Georgo Buskamp, who is supposed to bo fa- tally injured. A relief fund for the families of the unfortunate firemen has been started by the Evening Post. - ‘Weekly Bank Statement. New Youk, Dec. 22.—The weekly bank statement shows the reserve increased $2,208,000. The banks now hold §1,315,000 i excess of legal requirements, DECEMBER ndyul 23 THE SPECCLATIVE MARKETS. Wheat Steady and a Shade Boatter Than Yesterday. CORN RULED DULL AND LOWER. A Break in December Lard-Cattle Stll Very Unsatisfactory—Hogs Active All the Week With an Upturn, CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET, Citeaco, Dee. 92 —(Spoeial Telegram to Tie Ber.| ~The wheat market had a very weak opening, but its later phiase took on a better color. The volume of trade was about up to the recent average. Dealings were on a moderate scale most of the time, but there were seasons of life and activity induced very largely by the movements of the local people in the direction of preparation for the holidays. There will bo mo session of the board until Wednesday of next week, and scalpers do not, as a rale, like to o that long with open interest. The first trading in May was around §1.074;. The pit sentiment leancd toward the soft side of the market, the pri dually worked down to 81,0317, Not much business was done at the inside, how- ever, und the market slowly recovered to S1077¢ Tt ranged at $1.075¢@1.07 % for quite a time. A division was occasioned by the receipt of news from Baltimore that 50,000 bushels of wheat had been brought there for export to the United Kingdom, 93¢ heing the pricc given; the grade being No. 2 red. The effect of this was to stimulate the local shorts to cover, and the price was run up from £1.07% to 8105, Considerable business was done at SLOSI@L0S!S: more at $1.0S% than at $1081;, however. This was the liveliest passage of the day. The improvement was not held, the price working back to below £1.03, but the tone of the market was steady, and it closed a shade better than yesterday. The market was not panicky at any stage, and except for the continued selling by Hutchinson, the speeulative offerings would have been called unusually small; neither did there seem to be the slightest pressure of long wheat, Trade in December and June was very small. The first quotation for the former was $1.0115. The range was $1.013 ;@ 1,021, and the close $1.02%. January opened at $1.02%, sold up to $1.03, and closed at §1.023¢, May rested at §1.0SY, and July at $LO7Y. The taking of a littie wheat at 13al timorc for foreipn shipment was the first decided reminder served upon the local crowd that the seaboard markets are getting down to the neighborhood of a shipping Later in the day New York parties advised their Chicago correspondents that some cash wheat had been picked up there for Antwe and ~that there had been some b of futures for for eigners. The foreig cant, Very little is done abroad during the holiday season, and the eables, almost with- out exception, reflect the dull [ fiery tittle fhurry in St. Loui sized bulee m Duluth, nothing of note pired at any of the western markets, punic in St. Louis was short-lived, and the bulge in Duluth is insignificant, because of the fact that prices therc are practically nominal. The Minucapolis receipts tend to confirm the statement that the rush of north western wheat is over. Tne speculative sentiment up there is far from being unani- mous, but ther here, it is noticcable that most of the bearish hubbub 1s being made by the same parties who were roaring and un reasoning bulls when the market was 10c higher. The unmitizated dullness in the corn market was the most pronounced feature of to-duy’s trading, with a tendency towards lower prices, Thie export clearances were about the recent —average. Liverpool was quoted fractionally highe id the quantity of No, 2 in store here wi ' light, but the feeling among the local specu- lators was inclined toward the bear side, and on the declines the shorts were' about the enly buyers. The opening was quict and at about yesterday’s closing prices, but soon beeame weak upon liberal offérings, and May sold off to 36 ;@3675¢, at which prico there was a good inquiry, which later caused areaction to 37e, at which it was offered at the close, and which shows a reduction of only I-16c from yesterday's resting price. The amount of business done was small and principaily on local account. in provisions the only interc was the break in Decemnber lard. The corner parties in that article held the market quite steady up almost to the close of business, at £3.400@s.45, but just before the adjournment it was sold freely by a broker supposed represent the Pairbauk interest, and in a few minutes it declined to and closed at §5.25 This quotation was 15¢ under yesterday's closing. CarrLe—The history of the trade for the weelk just clo: be remembered as long as those interested live; perhaps no such amount of money was lost by shippers in one week since Chicago was anything of a cattle market, and no such run of cattle is on record for the time and season. Think of 55,000 cattle for Christmas week. The outlook for next week is no_bett rtainly worse—if cattle come in any great numbers. Anent the condition up o Friday night, a well known shipper made the following humorous remark: “Some cattle had stood in the pens s0 long that when the 3 o'clock whistle sounded the hour to quit buying, they would drop on their knees and quit for the day. They were as well trained as Barnum's ele phants.” To-day’s business was about one of the most unsatisfactory patterns of any other day of the week. A salesman who hai prime stock, locked the gates, ordercd feed and water, and left them. He would not, as thero wis no use, offer his property. Choice to extra beeves nominal at s medium 1o good steers, 1530 to @4.405 1200 1o 1350 1bs, £3.40001.00 3.00603.30; stockers and fe 3 cows, bulls and mixed st Texas steers, $23060290; coWs, gra Rossip ting feature SL0G03: S50 255 £1,60002,20. Hous—Business was active all the week, with & quiet but steady up-turn of sa10c us compared with o week ago. To-duy almost everything was sold carly, the market clos. ing stroug, with the bullc of the sules of mixed at #5.20, und of heavy at £.300 light, $5. FINANCIAL. New Yorg, Dee. 22— [Special Telegram to : BEE.|—Srocks—TLondon prices be came materially lower this morning and brought fair selling orders. Our market opened steads ouk toue warked tho subsequent trading, and prices throughout moved up fractionally, Missouri Pacific, Northwestern, Rock Island and Erie show ing gains of i to 11§ per cent. The buying was more distributed and commission houses were very active traders. Omahu preferred, however, was raided by the bears, and a decline of 8 per cent was established, followed by a shght recovering at the close, President Marvin Hughitt, of the Northwestern, in an_interview said: “The meetings which have been held here and in the west this week have greatly improved the railroad situation, There will bo less friction in the future on uccount of a more familiar interchauge of opinion between the various companies. When disagreements, which are not fundamental, occur hereafter, acutting of rates will not be inaugurated by subordinates, but the matter will be care- fully arbitvated and justice done as far as possible. If any subordinate cuts rates or Qdisobeys the provisions of the agreement, his summary discharge will be liable to fol- low. There has been a great misapprehen- sion concerning the extent of rate cutting in the west, and the disagreements between the companies have been greatly exagger- ated. There huve been too many railroads built in the west and that has complicated matters very much. The experiment has to be made, 1 suppose, and now pcople see what it leads 0, It has bLeen so easy for to, XTEEN PAGES men to plan railroads, and then come to this market and raise money, that have been built when they should not have been. There are no pooling features in the arrang ments which have been made. The the systems which run into our territor will be restored Janurry 1, and 1 believe that agreements for the restoration of the in the southwest have al wade, ward the realizing sales were made by the room traders, which weakened prices somewhat, but no pressure of stocks was visiblo, and the markoet finally closed active and firm at fractional advances over the opening figures, The total sa amounted to 133,842 shares, including Lack- awana, 18,0005 Reading, 8,000; Lake Shore, 6,000; Northwestern, 6,500; Rock Island, 7,500; St. Paul, 14,000; Erie, 14,000: Missouri Pacifie, 15,000 sharos. swing were the closing quotations 48 regular. .17 Northern Pacific, . 24 1 Qopreferred...... b8y 108y o KW 108 T roads os on ) been somo long Sk Istund , M. & St P & Quiticy oo preterred D. L& W HO St 1 ol Contral, |14t dopre LIk & W 125 Union P Kinkas & ToXis o 1% WS L. Lakeshora 1004/ do Michigan Contral | 84 ° | Wester Missonri Pacifl i MoNEY 0N CALL—Easy Prive MercaNtine cent StErLiNG Exciiavar—Dull but steady at $4.841¢ for sixty-day bills, and #4881 for de mand. Ll torred Unlo; at 2@ Pares por cont santg per PRODUCE. Dee 22—\ heat—Steady E1L02705 May, SLOS January, Crizeaco, cash, BL02 3 Junary, Corn_lusy cash, 5 May, 3 Outs My Rye, ifirm; cash, 957%c; January, ) 160, 30150, Barley—No trading. Prime Timothy - No tr Plax &1 I\\' isky —81 $13.221 7005 M lour—1 Bulke Meats short clear, §.23@i.3i [ Butter—Unchanged duiry, 15@2ic. Cheeso—Unchanzod: full_eream choddars, 105@11c; fluts, 105 @117, c; Young Americas, 1 @le, Ky ~Unchansed; frosh, 100 /@2le, Hides — Unchangei: heavy green s 6i7¢; light green salted, 6i(e; green salted bull, dige; green’ bull, 45e: greod flint, 7 wse; dey calf, 7@se; brande; s, 15 per cent off; deacons, 25@30¢ each, ted, 10@lie Tallow—Unchanged; No. 2 41403 cale, dige, $0.15@0.871 3 Shouiders, 24 sliort ribs, $6.00@ 20! creamery J@3ocy tod; Sen No. 1, solia Bige; ‘Recemts, 4,000 28,000 Shipments, 133,000 20,000 263,000 120,000 Wheat— Lower; Flour, bbls. Wheat bu, Corn, bu. .. 22,0 ts, bu... . 153,000 ROy bUAL et s . Cincinnati, Dec. 22 No. 2 red, $1.0v@1.02. Corn—Easy: No. 2 mixed,3115e, Outs it i, Whisky —Steady at $1.20. New Yo Dec. 22, —\Wheat—Recemts, L0003 exports, none: svot dull and nominal No. # red, $1.03 in elevator, 310435 afloat, SLOB0L053 ] 0. b No.dred, die. Op tions dull but closmg steady at lust night's rices, P Corn — Receipts, 217.000; exports, 93,0 spot quict at 11t lower and weak; No. 2, 467 @d7c in clevato ¢ afloat; unaraded mi g W0t satle, Options dul’ S lower and weuk, Oats —Receipts, 00003 exports, 8505 spot weak and lower. . Options dull but a shade easior, January closing at 3Usc; spot, No. 2 white, #e; mixed western, Hiwd2e; white wester, B4acc Coffec—Options opened barely steady at 15435 points down and closed ste: t 15 10 30 points below yesterda; les, 260,50, bags; December, §1 waary, $13.4000 13.50; Februar, $13.5@13.5). Spot Rio, firm: fair carg Peiroleum—Slow ; united ¢ Pork—Steady but dull. Lard—Strong and higner; western steam January closing at £5.25 asked rm and in faiv d c; western er osed at Yc. m and in demand;; 10@! ;e Dee. 22.—Wheat dull; re- { shipments, 90 cars. Closing No. 1 hard, December, #1117 81.17; No. 1 northern, mher, May, ¥1.12; on track, £L0S@L.00; No. 2 northern, December, ¢ January, 95e; on track, Yo@h7c, Milw —Wheat—Steady; cash, 0 § hcose western, Minneapolis, ceipts, 200 ci quotations: Oats 3 No. 2 white, Rye i No. 1, b0} Barley—Birm; No. 2, Provisions —Easy: pork, 12 St. Souis, Dee. Wheat cash and January, y, $1.04, Corn—Lower; cash, 80%c; Ma Oats—Firmer} 5 May Nominal. $1. 114 Dail and unchanged; creamery, y 2W@25e. Kansas Oity, Dee. 22.—Wheat—Stead No. 2 red, cash, 94c asied; May, $8e_bid, £1.003¢ asked; No. 2 cash, 9il¢c aslied; May. S04 usked. Corn—Steady; No, 2, January, 26 bid; May, 2015c; May, 3117 aslked. Outs—No. 2, cash, asked. Livernool, Dee, 2 to*l'E Bk, | 13:30 p. m. Close. ers offer freely: prime mess, castern, 80s, dull; do western, 635, 6d, dull, Lard—liolders officr spot moderately and futires sparingly: spet, 438 9d, steady; De cember, 4is, duily January 1 ebruary, 425 9d, 'dull, Wiheat—Holde firm. Corn—Holde: futures sparingly 534d, dull; January steady. 20@iic; d cash, 20}{c askea; No."2 white, go nsked; May, ablegram Pork—Hold- offer moderdtely at 12, offer spot moderately spot, und December, and ' Pebruary, 48 2){d, LIVE STOUH. ne Dre Dee. 22 follows Cattl Receipts, 5003 ma steady; beeves, £1.504400;3 steers, $3.00@ 4,003 stockers and fecders, §1.90.@3.35; cows, bulls and i $1.50@2.85; Texus cattle, §1.6000 2,90, Chicago, 3 Jour - nal repor t slow but iogs —Ieceipts, 10,0000 movket stead jer: XU, (2o, 0@ i naerch FITAY 5. A w15, i 003 mar natives, 82.75(4.50; western cory @1 60; Texans, §.05@3.50; 1 .00, Kansas Oity, Dec, 22, —Cattle —Recoipts, 700 head; shipine me; beef steers strong .to 10¢ higher, cows steady af 10¢ stronger; good to choict corn-fod, $4.50@1.00; common 10 mwedium, §4.2074.40; stoclkers and feeding steers, 82,0005,30; cows, $1.25@2, 85, Hogs—IReceipts shipments, 1,500 market strong, wnd 5wllc higher common to choice, $1 Nattonal Stock Fast St Louis, Dec. 22.—Ca ipts, nonc shipmcnts, none; market unchanged; choie heay native stec £5.0005.60; fair to good” steers, $4.40@i10; butele steors, mediumh to prime, 5340004405 swockers and feeders, fair to good, £2,10403, 15, Hogs—Keceipts, nonc; shipments, none; market a shade stronger; choice heavy, 85,10 5,20 packing, #.05@5.05;light grados, §4.55 steady; fed, $4.00 bs, §2.00@ — Organizing Against Thieves, EvADA, Mo, Dec. 22.—{Special Telo- I ]=In view of the numerous burglaries and petty thieving going on in this v for the past few months, the merehants held a mecting at the opera house last night and organized themsclves to an ‘‘Anti- Thiof and Shoplifting association,” for the detection, wpprehension and couviction of thieves, Five thousand dollars has been subscribed to be used in employing detec tives, offering rewards and prosecuting thieves. WEEKLY BUSINESS REVIEW, Increased Domand From The Interior For Money. An SLANDERING OF INTEREST RATS, New York Exchango Ruled Quict and Weaker—Trading in Produce Circlos was a “Holliday Character,” A Resume of Trade. Citcaco, Dec. [Special Telogram to Tue Bee.|—The chief feature in banking circles during the week was the increased demand for funds from the interior, where money is mecting a enlarging de- mand, and a corresponding hardening of ine terest rates. Among Wie borrowers who are gradually asking for additional loans, are the interior bankers, whose customers aro large amounts of grain, which is accumulating at raflway stae tions, especiaily in the corn where it is belng held until spring. ‘The pork pack- ing mterest, although wanting less money than a year ago, beeause of the deorcased supply of hogs, so far this season, is begine ning to make its influence folt in the loan rket. Merehants who are buying spring stocks are paying cash to sccure the usual discounts allowed such buyers, have also materially increased their vequests for funds, a8 have also the manufacturers of ready-mado #o0ds Who are proparing for the spring trade These absorbing factors, coupled with mis- cellancous ealls, gave the banks all the papers, They are in a position to handlo comfortably, and there is less figuring about rates than at any preceding time sinee the close of spring, 06es per cont baing quoted over the countor at the banks, and i @) per cont on the stroet, Some very good interior paper is roported to have paid the atter fleure during the week, Money has been i good demand at g leading Atlantic citios, and - ulso in L and interest rates are Strone. This is due to the calling in of their loans by corporatio who are preparving to meet tho Junuary ine terests and dividends New York exchange has ruled weaker av 50 discount between banks, Forcign exchange was in fair supply, and bankers' bills were stronger aud higher, but shippers’ 60 days documen bills on Ton- don were quict and steady at'$1S3@#s3 g, The jobbing trade hus been a liberal average for the closing month of the year, The tone of the warket tor dry goods. and many lines of cotton goods is strong, Fancy groceries and other descriptions suitable for the holiday trade were also fairly active und collections good The New York stock market a decidedly unsatisfactory outside business is so light it difficult to meet expenses out of rent earnings, There is 00 much uncer- ty regarding the future of railroad man- nent 1o induce the general public to place contidence i their actions. — Iast-bound rafes have been advanced, and efforts aro being made to restore west-bound freight and passcnger vates, and from the present ap- pearances there is every prospeet of the managers beimg successful. Trading was fair, the volumc being about the same as during the preceding week: > featuro of, the market was the strengih and the upward tendeney in the coal stocks, wnich acted independently from the general list und advanced 21,07 points, Del & Hud- son, which turnished the sensation of tho market the previous week, again came to tho front and advanced 770 points. The appre- ciation was attributable to the statement that the roud earned at the rate of 12 per cent on its stock this year, and would pay 7 per cent nest u that new stoc would de issued at 75 per cent. ‘There being comparatively little of this stock in the Strect, it was an eusy matter for a few strong operators to advance the price to 134, The outside fijures, however, were not main- tained to the close. — The' grangers were ir- regular. Ro Island received the most attention, and was freely attacked by the bears, and prices forced down to (5, on rumors that it would either pass its dividend orreduceitto I per cent. The dircctors declared a 1 per cent dividend, but its effeet having boen already discounted, no particular decline resuited. The' total shrinkage in the value of this stock from the highest price lust year aggregated §12,- 000,000, This, however, is not as_licavy pro- portionately, 4s in Atchison and Lurbngton, T'he rest of the active list was traded in to a modcrate extent, and closed slightly higher than last week. $onds were in faiv demand, but no material improvement occurred in the values. The total sales on the New York Stock Exchange were 1,420,540 shares, There has been but little change in the volume of the busing in produce circles during the past weck. The local speculators were not inciined to do much_business, wna orders from outside parties were ' com- atively light. To use a threadbare expres- sion, *rading was decidedly of a holiday character.”’ Moncy is gradually working closer and borrowers are unable” to obtain accommodaoions at some of the banks, ex- copt a slight advance in the interest rates, The stocks of grain are gradually in- creasing wnd tne supplies of provisions are slowly accumulating. her more money than usual has ceen placep at outside points, consequently bankers are not in a position 10 readily grant favors to applicanis. The peculative trading centered ma nly in the rred deliverics, — Prices have ruled for most articles, hoth in the grain and provision markets, though with fow ex- ceptiof sined. Tho nd- vices f Suropecn were less ble to holders and the domestic mar- little encouragement. ent in grain continues e . in corn, while incrersed quantitics of provisions were fory abroad. The shipping b of the trade has been checked extent by the recent udvance mn freight rates, fair quantities of grain, provisions, d produce are being forwarded o meet pressing wants, Soedd cos favored movement of live stock has n fairly active during the woek, although rrivals of Wve hogs were somewhat be- low expectations, “he relurns from the principal packing poinis in the west show a dlling off in the general supply of hogs, but the d o for the week was lighter than herctofore reported for the scason, The ag- aregate packing of the west is now 663,000 Logs less than reported last season w0 date, steadily usir money in tho rctions, and par quict per £1L,000 to continues in condition, The that brokers find the cur- omo . : UP HIS CLIENT'S NAMSE, wyer Cutting Mak the Chig: Cuicaco, Dee. 22 GAV La tevelation to 0 Grand Jury. Lawyer Cutting was Drough Tudge Tiinieson this moriiog on behalf of the state. The L s usked to rule that Gutting must reveal to the grand jury the name of his client, for whom he was negotiating the return to their owners of some stolen bonds. Cutting stated to the court that he dechined to give the name for the reason that it was s privilege, as it had been giver to him in the capacity of an at- torney. The court ruled that it was not o privileged question, and directed Cutting to answer. He was then taken before the grand ju [0 reply to & ques: tion in the grand jury room, Cutting said that, now that his ¥ight to testily was es- tablished, he was very glad to do so. He then gave the name of his client, but it is not made public in the intercst of justice, Cute ting added that he had never scen the stolen bonds and did not know where they were. - - ight Men Killed, S, Louis, Dec. 22.—A dispatch from Ari- zona says o construction train on the Ar & Southwestern railroad, with some s laborers on board, jumped the track Thurss day evening and rolled down a high embanks ment, killing seven or eight men, L Her Brother Saved Her, Wichira, Kan,, Deec. {Special Tele- gram to Tk Bee, | —Three unknown nogroes attempted a criminal assault on Miss Emma Simmons last night as sho was on her way home from the store where she is employed as @ clerk, Tuey were frightencd by hew screams, However, wnd fled just as ber brother appeared ou the scene, Y AR g