Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 18, 1889, Page 11

SUNDAY, AUGUST 18, 1880~TWELVE PAGES. THE CONDITION OF TRADE. A Good Demand For Money Re- ported by Bankers. RATES RULE SLIGHTLY HIGHER. Genbral Trade Undergoing a Genuine Boom and Was Never Better at This Time of Yoar— Ooffee Firm. n Local Commercial Circles. Bankers report a very good demand for money and rates are slightly higher, but there seems to be no doubt but what there ‘will be a supply fally equal to the demand for thewwalanco of the year. The clearing house returns, as reported by Mr. Hughes, the manager, show a satisfactory increase, viz: Clearings, $4,081,043.53; incroase, 26 310 per cent. General trado may be said to be fairly booming and was never better at this season. Thore is hardly a jo bbing house in the city able to keep up with its orders, and the indi- cations are that Omaba will do the_largest trade in its history during the fall of 1880, The sugar market shows more firmness this week, and an advance of 1-0@’4c is noted, with a good demand. Rio coffees are wlso stronger, and higher pricos are looked for. Driea fruits are active, and California goods are strong and very firm at quotations. Cheese is advancing and is fully }¢c higher within the last forty-eight hours, with a brisk demand. The cranberry crop in Wil consin is said to be a partial failure, owing ing frosts and worms. The produce mlr&el is steady, with a scarcity of choice and fancy table butter and a surfeit of low grades. Tha New York Price Current thus charac- terizes the cofiee market: Valwes in Brazil coffec have shown a firmer tendency sinco the close of last week, chiefly 1n sympathy with the higher prices cabled from Europe, but although the option market at the close yesterday showed a net gain of 20@30 I.mIIILI since last Friday, flue- tuations have been irregular and the market appears to have lacked staying qualities, for underneath the surface indications of strength thore has been more or less uncer- taincy and hesitation. So far as invoices are concerned there has beeu a good demand for desirable parcels, which now comvrise the better grades, say from No. 6 upward, but the lower grades, from No, 7 downward, are more difficult of sale, evea at the relative difference iu price that exists. The temper of buyers appears to be wgoverned to a great extent by the fluctuations of option values, an advance stimulating the desire to buy and facilitating negotiations, while this courage rapidly dis- appoars as soon as an easior fecling is dovel- oped. The difficulty of maintaining an ad- vance in the European mark has an un- favorable influence and partly accounts for the unsettled fecling here, while the unwill- ingness of country buyers to puy higner rices likewise tends to restrict operations. g‘he only firm offers from Rio and Santos that have met with any response have been those relating to low grades, which are ob- tamnable about on a parity of current values here, while the higher grades are held too high to make business possible in the present “condition of affairs. “*Cable advices from Rio have not reflected any new feature of importavce. Efforts to foreshadow the conditionof the growing crop imre stiil being made, the most of which are of a bullish character and report uufavorable Weatner, but for reasons already explained {uthere 18 very littlo reliance to be placed upon “theso forecasts, and hence they attract only =passing attention. A new batch of crop esti- m-m'fiu been sent forward, but they do not disclose any new features so far as_the actual situation is concerned, and only reveal the desiro of some Rio firms either to reduce or reaftirm their former fig- ures. The tone of the Rio market continues firm, but this only applies to the better grades, for there has been a willingness to get rid of the lower grades, and for that pur- pose to meet the views of the buyers, The direct sales reported have all been of that character. With respect to the statistical sition of supplics, the reccipts at Rio have g:eu moderate, but at Santos large but re- cent purchases and clearsuces have checked a further accumulation of stock. The ab- sence of purchases for Burupo is still a prom- inent feature of the situation. The local jobbing demand has not been very active during the bast threc days, and ‘while the deliveries indicate a fi ab- sorption of supplies from the prin- cipal soaports, buyers have displayed @ good deul of caution and appear to hesitate ,-1n going beyond iheir current requirements. § The <warehouse deliveries from three ports l%n week aggregated 40,410 bags, of which 515 do. are from this vort, 4,012 do, from ‘Bl.\tlmorn and 1,883 do. from New Orleans, against a total the week previous of 50,476 - bay The arrivals bave consisted of 4,1511 bags Rio, per Ptolemy; 85,575 do. Santos, per " Savona, and 8,500 do. Santos from Hamburg. *‘Options bave been moderately active and values have shown an upward tendency, closing quotations yesterday being 20 {mlnls higher than on b'nsny for the spot and near mear montnhs, and 80 points for the distant months, with' the markets firmer at the ad- vance, although Hamburg and Havre both @eclined from the highest point.” ‘The expenditures of the United States gov- ernment for the fiscal years of 1858 and 1880 were as follows: Ahad +0 8 20,154,142 .0 ‘Nl 446 Customs Internal ‘e Diplomatic service Treasury department. Judiciary.... .. Inturlor dopartiment, civil.. ... . 4! bh 7 0,830 44&!303 4.10‘.)\!57 7,350,700 7,850,468 Total, civil aud mis- cellaneous.. 80,604,004 $72,708,2062 War department. 44,485,271 85,522,430 Navy department.... 31,878,800 16,020,457 Interior departinent, PONSIONS............ 87,034,770 80,283,508 Interior department, Indians 6,592,208 6,249,307 Premium on 17,202,363 8,270,842 Intorest......... 81,001,484 44,715,007 Total.... $300,255,075 $207,675,502 POREIGN IMPORTS AT NEW YORK. For Weok Aug. 10, 188 Dry good 82,800,316 General murulmndua 5,4 13.103 Total, .<.w,ll“,m '9,77\'.570 $51,723, 140 210/478,099 wl,‘m.sfi Dry goods General merchan Total 1 weeks .. ., §254,078, 450 OMAHA LIVE STOCOK. Cattle. Saturday, August 17, Among to-day's arrivals there wero some yory dosirabls uud choicg booves, both howvy medium weights, The market on ail such was practically steady, but when it came to the commoner grades, coarse or half at stuft, it was lower, ' The best cattle here Teceived bids of $1.50, which was_ rofused, but one pretty fair bunch sold at $1.30 and somo Lighter cattle at#4.25. Buchers stock was scarce and steady prices were main- ined. Native cows brought $L90@?. he frosh receipts of stock cattle were -also ht. The demand was very good for the t of the week, and thero was considerable trading in this branch of the cattle market; in fact, about all the cattle available chunged hands.’ Quite a string of westerns brought Hogw. “The hog market took an upward turn of fully’ bo pover yeésteraay's wmarket. ‘The trade was active at the advance and the few hogs on salo weresoon cleaned up, Receipts. Cattle.. 5 Tho followinzis o tasla of pricas paid fa this market for the grales of stock wen- tioned lme steers, 1500 to 1600 lbs ., steers, 1250 to 1450 lbs ateers, 1030 wo 1800 1bs uon cunners. . nury 1o fair cows. Wognod vows, $4.15 Good to cliofce cows. .. Choice to fancy cows, hoifers Fair to 2ood bulls, . Good to cholco bulls ., Lignt stockers and foedors Good feoders, 950 to 1100 1bs Fair to choice light hogs Fair to choice hoavy hog: Common to fair heavy hogs. .. Fair to ehoice mixed hogs. .. (@2, 7'5 (@3.00 (@405 (5:\ 95 @3.90 @4.00 Represontative Salo sTRE| Av. Pr. 1110 83 05 100 2 STOOKERS. CANNERS, 150 6., sTAGS, 800 FEEDERS, 2% BULLS. 40401220 160 WESTERN No. 98 feeders 2 feeders 75 stoers, corn fod noGs, No. veees 040 CATTLE. Av. Pr. Shk Pr., 120 200 80 160 80 1 40 80 120 Three Months' Range. Showing the highest and lowest vrices paid for loads of hogs on this market on the days indicated during lho past three month June, May, 1839, 315 4% June 188) 400 @4 Sunday, 895 @41 400 @4 10 @4 4 @ 4 @ 4 InAay. @ @ 4 Holdny, 405 4y b 4 00 0 @ 4124 @ 4 05 tock Notes. J. J. Miller, of ley, had two cars of cat- tle here. Alf Meyers had cattle here from Benedict. Wells Bros,, had five cars of cattle here from Benedict. J. Bonton, of Onaga, Kan., was a visitor at the yards, J. L. Coloman had hogs here from Fuller- ton. H. C. Lofler came in with hogs from Spingfield. The week closed with the hog market 15c lower than the close of last week, when the hogs sold largely at 84.05@4.15, with the top at $4.20. The hogs sold on Monday of the present week at $3.95@+.17%, and Tuesday’s range was $3.95@+4.1234, with a few pieces at $285. On Wednesday $3.75@407}¢ bpought the fult loads and on Thursday $3.70@3.9 Friday’s prices ranged from $3.65 to $4.00. For a lpng time the range between strictly prime and common to fair loads of hogs was extremely small. The best loads would sell at a price and the common loads would bring as much, or within 5¢ as much. -It was an extremely poor load that had to sell 10c be- low the best. The present week’s break has given the buyers an_opportunity to bear the common hogs more than the others until the range is wider and more as it ought to be. ‘With a reasonable range all grades of hogs will sell more on their merits. The cattle barons of Wyoming have given way to the flockmasters. Sheep will nip the grass in tho future where cattlo roamed in the past. The country is better suited to sheep than it was to cattle.—Field and Farm, The exporters of live cattle who have con- tracted all the vessel room for the next month or two. have thereby undertaien the job of exporting live cattle to the full capac- ity of the ocean carriers. This ought to be R?Od for producers.—Chicago Murket Re- view. PEPPERMINT DROPS. A broken window hath no pane. ‘When you get a horse at a bargain, drive your bargain, Heat will expand anything but a pocket- book or a flannel shirt. Theshoe which is in the hands of the boot black has a bright future. Cholera morbus and gastric colic are epi- demic 1n prohibition states. 0ld Sol—*So you have been saying there are spots on me, have you" A bootless attempt—To get up-stairs with- out being heard by your wife. What is the matter with giving the sur- plus a dose of the elixir of life? How much sooner it gots too dark to saw wood thaa it does to play lawn tennis. Emperor evinces one trait of the truly great. He prefers a pipe to a cigarette, You don’t look for motes in the eye of your summer girl; you look for the beames, Little boys are discovering that their sis- ter's bustles make excellent baseball masks, ‘We don’t like to talk about the weather, buv it's really getiing to be a Sirius matter. ‘Wisdom does not always come in the vel- low leaf, but you'll generally finditin the seer. When a vessel hugs the shore what fol- Jows? Why, a litule smack on the beach, to be sure, 1t is perfectly safe to kiss a maiden when she drops her eyes, Thenceforth she is of necessity blind. There soems to be & strange relationship between courting at the summer resort and the divorce court. Said the shingle to the cyclone: You're windy. Said the cyclonevo the shingle: Aw, come off the roof! The Princo of Wales has gout in such a violent form that nearly all the American dudes are rather lame, Many people are now braving the terrors of lockjuw by going to Oconomowoe and Kankakee for pleasure. If we need a national flower why not take the puusy! It indicates the orizn of the species—the chimpanzee. A man may be very great and very good, and then not attract half the attention that & captured horsethief does. A bascball crank says the heaviest batter in the country is Buck Wheat. In the line of discovery this takes tho cake, When old Niagara wets harnessed, eloc- tricity in western New York will go volting along as 1t has never douo before. Ohio’s *‘Calico Charley” Foster declares that Sitting Bull is an old fraud. Sittng Bull's opinion of *Calico Charley” would be interesting. When the young wowan with the gored dress falls 1n love with the young man with the gourd head it is another example of the eternal fitness of things, A young man in Adamsville, Pa., has a strauge ballucination, He thinks Satan is ter bim. Ten to one he would get well if his mother-in-law would move out. ‘The president seems to have taken his ap- intment mill with him to Bar Harbor, Perhaps he is tired runniog it and Mr, uh:llnu has volunteered to ‘*'spell” him aw) Philadelphia’s drinking supply is sald to contain about 25 per cent warter; the rost u! itis sewage. With such & good showin this, Chicago is wondering what Phil vhians are sicking anour. *‘Many vacation! s the Troy Times, ‘are secking the muu this summer instead of the country. They are looking for dry places. If that is the object ey should take in sowe KKansus towns. el~ THE SPECULATIVE MARKETS. Whentbotusns Up Firm, but Later Shows an Basier Foeeling. QUIET BUSINESS IN THECORN PIT Oats Modorately Active, Chiefly May Property—Weaknoss Again in Control in Provisions— Qattle Very Dull in CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKETS, Cuioaao, August 17.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bee)—The wheat market was firm at yesterday's improvement early in the day on the shipment of 305,000 bushels from New York, but later it eased off, chiefly on ac- count of advices from the northwest, where prices have been let down by millers aud ele- vator people. The most influential news of the day came from the northwest. It ar- rived first in the form of a reportthat cash wheat had slumped 5@6c per bushel. Later dispatches, in reply to in- quiries, brought the intelligence that country prices were reduced 2c per bushel on new wheat to-day, but that Minneapolis prices were only 1¢ lower on No, 1 hard; old No. 3 hard is off 2¢, however. Additional informa- tion was vouchsafed that free receipts were expected next week, and that & determined effort will be made by millers and elevator companies, acting in unison, to lower coun- try prices to a basis of 75c. The big buyers and consumers feel that they would like to see the new crop year begin with low prices ruling, and it is safe to say that their influ- ence will be exerted in that direction until a poiut is reached where they have to bid against foreigners for grain. When that point is arrived at values up in that section may reasonably be expected to improve. At this juncture millers and elevators are in control, and their bearish positien is strength- ened by the fact that there is a stock of undesirable old wheat knocking about in the northwest, for which customers are wanted very badly. This stuff will bea drug until it is worlked out of sight. It amounts to 2,- 000,000 or 8.000,000 bushels, possibly. The great northwest is attracting its full share of attention for the moment, more possibly than 1t deserves. That part of the country 18 in about the same sort of tremor that was enjoyed by the winter wheat trade beforo the crop began to move. Values were de- pressed in anticipation, but sooner did the wheat start the discovery ~was made that was wanted, and the tone of the market at once improved. It s just barely possible that the same experience may beé repeated with regard to spring wheat, which by all accounts is of excellent quality, with the harvest progressing favorably. A dispatch was sent out from Washington that the printing of the agricultural bulletin for August had been delayed by late oficial news of importance from Russia, emphasiz- ing the damage reports from that quarter. December opened at 78%c, made a gawm of 1-16c, reacted to 78i(c, advanced sharply to 78%c and broke to 78¢ on the Minueapolis advices mentioned above, with active trad- ing on the decline. The market rallied frac- tionally, but it subsequently settled to 773ge, recovering, however, to 78c and sticking close to that quotation to the end. The last price was 78c. September opened at 77igc, raoged from 775¢c high to 76J¢c low, and closed at 763¢c. August started 1 at 773c, sold down’ to 77)c, up to 78¢ and down to 773c, closiag at 77igc.. Operations in fu- tures were on a moderate scale. Great activity was not general, nor lqug con- tinued. There was a rather quiet business in the corn pit and but little variation in prices, The publication in a mormng paper of the weather being unfavorable and the crop backward in all the region east of the Mis- sissippi helped to hold the market in the face of an assured good crop in the more western states und the poomise of increas- ing receipts and the not unlikely possibility of the weather being such as to change pres- ent appearances Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. The possibility of frost catching some of the late corn prevents free su]lmu The range for September was 35'{@3534¢, open- g firm at 353e, advancing to 35%¢c, selling off to and closing at 353¢ Oats were moderately uctive, chiefly in May. Receipts continued large and with 328 cars estimated for Monduy, the speculative offerings were fairly liberal and easiness en- sued. At 24c there was a good demand for May, while nmext month sold off ¢ to 2045 @20%c. The grading was fair, with 113 cars of contractin a total of 314 cars in- spected in, while withdrawals for shipment ‘were also liberal, aggregating 194,881 bush- ols. Carlotsto go to store were in large supply, with No, 2 selling chiefly at 203gc. In provisions the old weekness resumed control. The openiug was quite strong and initiatory transactions were even made at a small advance. The improvement witnessed, however, was short-lived. In trade the un- derlying feeling was bearish and when be- lievers in lower prices commenced to put out new lines of shorts concessions had to be made. Offerings of all classes of property exceeded the demand, and the entire market suffered a severe tumble. Bascd on yester- day’s final quotations the declines shown at tho close of business reached 20c on Septem- ber pork, i5¢ on October pork, 10¢ on Octo- ber short ribs, T3¢ on September short ribs and different deliveries of lard. 10c on Janu- ary pork and 5c on Junuary short ribs, CHICAGO LIVE STOCA, Cuicaao, August 17.—[Special Telegram to Tue Begr |—CarTLe.—Business was exceed- ingly dull, even for Saturday. The great number that arrived daring the week gave all the buyers u chance to fill their orders. The few good cattle on sale to-day, as well the Texaus, found an outlet at about steady prices, but common to medium could not get abid. Five thousand head of grassy, fleshy grades that had accumulated from day to day this week were still in the pens unsold at the finish of to.day’s trade. Sev- eral buyers offered to take cattle at reductions of 40 to 65 cents from prices current about ten days ago, but salesmen gencrally refused, During the past woek good to choice cattle have been unusually Llunu(ul and dressed beef and shipping uyers filled most of their orders from this class, neglecting common to medium grades. Choice to extra beeves, nowinal ut $i.60@ 4.90; Illl!dium to good steers, 1350 1) $4.50; mo L0 'l‘lBO MY(MM 20 iLs. 950 @0, stoskes ad fooders, 83 oo@a T cows, bullsand mixed, §1.20@3.00; bulk, 81.50 @33; " "slop-fod stoors, #00@L50; Texas stoers, 82.40@3.00; cows, $1.75@2.30; natives aud half-breeds, $3.00@3.80. Hous,—The -market opened strong and active, with_pricos for heavy 5@i0c_higher than_yesterday, light selling firm. Sales of packing grades wore largely around $.00@ $4.10, shipping shapes of heavy $4.15@4.20, selected butcners’ @4,80, and assorted light mosily around $4.00, et e FINANOIAL. New York, August 17.—|Special Telogram to Tur Beg |—Srocks—There was a spurt of activity in stocks_at the opening to-dsy. “The opinion was froely circulated last night that the upward movement startea yesterday had come to stay. The unfavorable Atchison reports, which had served the purpose of helping interested parties to cover short stock, were in part exploded aud cleared the way for freer buying of otner shares, The trade sees evidences of Gould support Wabash, and foreign buying of Erie and others irdicate an improved feeling abroad regarding American securitios. The Chicago buying of Burlisgton, Northwestern, Rock 1sland and other standard shares gives con- fidence among professionals. London fig- ures cume higher this morning and sent buy- ing orders in Union Pacific. First prices were generally a fraction better than last night and the tendency of prices to advance was opposed by professionals, who predicted & poor bauk stutement. The action was justified, for the bank:sfatement announced befors the oloso sHAWO1 a decroase in re- servos of noarly £5500/000. On the early animation Clevelandy Ublambus, Cincinnati & St. Louis advanced 1) per cont over last night to 7714, Chicagd & kastern Iliinois pre- ferrod to 105, and Laké 8horo gained i GFer cent to 10437, Among the western Burlington and Quincy_was a leader, 76|np 10 10514 and closing ot ¥he bost point’ of the week, & distinction shred by no other stock on the list, Atchison>aud St. Paul mado slight net gains. Northwéstern touched 1113, closing 1§ per cent battor at 111}, Union Pacific touched 63, cldsibi % por cent higher at 623, Chicago Gas Wimorratic, going to 61, off to 6014, up to 61k, closing but I§ per cent Dbetter at 61. The total number of shares for the half day were 73,201 The followinz wers the closing quotations: 0. 8. 4s regular. . 128 Northern Pacific U. 8.4 coupons ... 128 vldnxrl‘rnrm«l. v U8 dlmroguinr. i fl . 8. 4148 conpor L1065 Paciilo by of b 5 fl ¥ Central Pactfic. "N‘k lihml & SLP ouyl hnprnmml Chicago & Alton. . Ch|cnun.lmrnnnwu] 116% St.Paul & Omaha., 344 164 do preferrad niney. ., B. & 014/ Uaion Pacifio . Kln!"&' 1214 WSt L. & P, Lako § 21083 do proforred Wientenn coiral ] |Westera Union Missouri Pacitic 3 MoxEr—On oall, oasy: 2 per cont. Priwe Msroaxting Pavan—i){@7 per cent. SteruiNe Bxomawor—Dall sixty-day bills, $4.813: Mining Stocks. New Yoni, August 17.—[Special Telogram w0 Tre Bre.]—The following are the min- ing stock quotations: roferred. mn rl\l D.L&W... ... Tiiinols Centrai but steady; domand, $4.871. Mexican Mutual, Ontario 315 Dy Oaledonfa i1, H: Con. Cal, & Va Ophir, .. Conmonwealth Ofclaentii Deadwood T.... Plymouth . Eureka Con........135 |Savage. EiCristo. . Sierra Nevada., Gould & Curry. andard ... Hale & Norcross.. ullivan il Homestake. ... Union Consoiida’d.310 Horn Si Ward Consolidu’d. Iron Siive Yellow Jacket.... PRODUCKE MARKETS. Cuioaco, August 17.—1:15 p. m. close— Wheat—Lower; cash, 7ii§c; December, 78¢; May, 82 Corn—L.ower; cash and September, 35 5-16¢; December, 84 13-16¢. Oats—Ensy; _ocash, 204} 20 5-160; December, 20%c. 4 Rye—Not quoted. Barley—September, 641¢c. Prime Timothy-—-$1.40. Flax Sood — Cash, 819 1.20. Whisky—$1.02. Pork — Steady; cash and September, sn 5'"/ January, §0.50. rd—Steady; cash, $0.171¢; $0. 17)(@(, 203 October, $6.081¢. Fiour—Steady; wintor wheat, $2.00@4. spring wheat, $1 503 Rye, $2.00@ Dry Salt Méats—In light request and prices easior; short ribs, §5.05@b.15. Butlor—Steady; creamory, 11@17c; dairy, 9@4c. u\mso Steady: full croam cheddars and flats, 73{@3c B@sige. Exgs— S ady; fresh, Huul.; Hides—Unchanged. Tallow—Unchanged: No. 1-solid packed, 4@4%c; cake, 41{c. September, September, September, Rcculnl! Shipments. 14,000 New York, Auguat 17.—Wheat—Receipts, 84,6003 exports, 205,200: spot_weaker, quiet. No. 2 rod, 86@%7c in levator, 87 3/ @380 afloat, ss%@ssm f. 0. b.; No: Bired, 8503 No. § red, 770; options dull, easy; August, olosing au 85'ge, Corn-_Reoelpts, 17,500 bushols: exports, 121,800 bushels; spot steady, moderately active: No. 2, 44igc in elevator, 443{c afloat: ungraded mixed, 433 (@8i¥o; options aull and steady; October closing at 4430, Oats—Ieceipts, 80,200 exports, none; spot, dull and unchanged; options, dull and lower} September closing at 2650; spot, No. 2 white, 49@321c; mixed western, 25@o; Whitd Western, 23:@30c; No. 3 Chicigo, e, Coffee—Options opeacd barely steady, 5 @10 points dow und clased dull; sales, 10,350 bags; September, $15.35; November, 81525 Decamber, $15.30; spot 1tio, barely steady, quict; fai cargoes, $18.50. Petroleum—Firmer; United closed at 90340 for September. Eggs—Firm; wostern, 104 @17c. Pork — Steady; inspected mess, $1L75@ 12.00; uninspected, $11 50. Lara—Opened dull, about moninal; ern steam £6,60; Seplember closing, $6. utter—Fine grades firm; others easy; western, dawry, 9@123c; creamery, 11@173c. Choese—Firm; wostern, 6@7c. Liverpool, August 17.—Wheat—olders offer moderately. Corn—Firm démand; poor, new mixed, 43 2d per cental. St. Louis, August 17.—Whoat—Lower; cash, 74’¢c; September, 744 @747 Corn—Lower; cash, 83%c; September, 83 @321 c. Oats—t.ower; cash, 18i¢c; September, 19c. Pork—Dull and lower at $10.25. Lard—Lower at $5.90. Whisky—Steady, $1.02. Butter—Steady; creamery, 16@18c; dalry‘ 14@ide. Kansas City, Steady; cash 05 Gi3ge. Corn—Quiot; N gust, 25c bid; year, 23i¢o bid. Oats—No. 2 cash, 19¢. Olncinnati. August 17.—~Wheat—Dull; 7e. west- August 17, —Whoat— ugust, 64}gc; September, 2, cash, 25c bid; Au- Whisky— Active lmd firm at $l 03, Minneapolis, August 17.—Sample wheat dull; receipts 103 cars; shipments 31 cars, Closing: No. 1 hard, r northern, cash, S0c; August, tember, $434¢; December, 7707 on track T8 92¢; No 2 norihern, on tarck, 75@79c. Milwaukee, August 17.—Wheat—Easy; cash 75%¢c; September, T53c. Corn—Dull; No, 8, 86}gc. Oats—Dull; No. 2 white, 24}@25c. Ryo—Easior; No. 1, 43¢, Barley—Quiet; No. %, Sopmmber, 59c. Provisions—Easy; pork, §,60. —— LIVE STOOR. Ohicago, August’ 17.~The Journal reports as follow: Cattle—Iteceipts, 5,000; market steady; beoyes, 84 60@4.90: steers, $3.50@+4.50; Stock- ers and feedors, 82.00@3.15; cows, bulls and mixed, $1.20@3.00; Texas catule, $1.75@83.00; natives and hait-oreeas, $3.00@,80. Hogs — Receipts, 6,000; market strong and Bc higher; mixed, $.,00@4.40; heavy, §1.854.20; skips, $5.50(4 40, 8,000, market steady: .80; ' wosterns, $3.60@4.00; Texans, $3.75@4.10; lambs, $1.90@8.00, Sioux Oity, August 17.—Cattle—Recaipts, shipments, none; market steady: fat $3.00@3.50 $2.3( H The@8L.25; veal calves, §2.5003.00, ‘Hogs—Iteceipts, 16);" wmarket er; light and mixed, §385@3,874 Mhansas Olty,August 17, Uulllu--l(&cclpfl, 220, ipments, 2,100;, market generally about stoady commen o choice corn-fod steers, $3.00@4.20; stockers and feeders, $1.00@3.00; cows, $L.50@205; grass range steers, $1.70@2.75, Hogs—Hieceipts, 2,430; shipments, 520; market strong W 10¢ higher lmm, 81150 4. heavy and mixed, $3.75@ 1. ational S5k Xards, hlu 8t Louis, August 17 -~Cattle —Receipts, 1,000; shipmontar 1,400; marka stoady;’ clioide heavy native steers, #.10@4.50; fair to ®ood, $3.00@4.15; stockers and luuluw, .20 0 angers, $2.50@3,3). Hogs—Roceipts, 5)0; shipments, 1.800; market higher; heavy, $1.1@4.30; packing, $1.10@1.25; light grades, §4.55@4.55. e Fire and Police. The police and fire commissioners deciaed at the meeting yesterduy afternoon to meet on Monday afternoon to listen to any charges that may be made against members of the police force. Sergeant Johnson was given @ fifteen days' leave of absence on account of his wounded arm, which has been causing bum trouble Drovers’ steers again, W. F. Sidell and James Vanderford, fire- men, were given each a ten days' leave of absence. Mrs, SBeavey was given a month's leave of absence from August b without pay. WEEKLY BUSINESS REVIEW, The Money Market Is Temporarily Basier at Present. LOANA&LE FUNDS Bankers Bxpsct a Firmer €ecling in the Near Fature and Show Some Indisposition o Make Long Loans. Trade Over the Conntry. Cniroado, August 17.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bew.]—~The demand for monetary assistance increases rather slowly, and tho market is in about the same condition as for lsseveral weeks past. Tho grain trade 1s not absorbing o great dealof money, and the provision business is in whout tho same con- dition. This is due to the fact that although there s a great deal of gram movement, the accumulation at any western point s so slight that but little financial assistanco 18 required to oarry it. The demand from the mercantile trade is good, but the supply of loanable funds has sincreased since the 1st of the month, and the mariket is temporarily casior. Calls for cur- rency from the interior wore slightly larger, but not of suficient volume to create special comment. The regular bank rateon cali loans was 5 por cent, but this was frequently shaded !¢ per cent. In some instances there was an indisposition to make long time loans, as bankers think that the market will be firmer 1n the near future and better rates can be secured. On the' streot loans were made at 4 per contand thors were more funds seeking investment than for some time past. Time loans were made at @@ per cont. Tho markets in tho cast are quiet and stendy, though the advance in the Baok of England rate has a tendency to strengthen the feeling, both on this and the other side of the Atluntic. New York exchange was a drug on the market most of the week. Sales ranged at 75¢ discount per $1.000 and closed at_60c. Foreign exchange was weaker and a shade lower, due to the increased offerings of bills drawn against shipments ot wheat, corn and provisions. Documentary sterling bills on Loundon sold at $4.823{(@4.83¢ and ciosed at the inside. The animation which character- ized the New York stock market during the preceding week nearly all disappeared dur- ing the one just closed, and the transactions were on a greatly reduced scale. London was strong most of the time, and higher prices were recorded on Iirie, Louisville & Nashville and a few other specialities which foreigners trade in quite freel The ad- vances, however, had little or no_effact on the market in Wall street. The feeling on the whole was nervous, and although price fluctuations foliowed each other in rapid succession they were counfined to a narrow range. “Big Four” and Chesapeake & Ohio were heavy most of the time under free realizing, But the losses were not severe compared with the amount of business transacted in them. Wabash vre- ferred, Wheeling & Lake Erie, Lake Erie & Western and ago & Eastern Illinois were purchased quite freely on the report that there was a consolidation scheme going on that would absorb them in the Big Four system. However, after the advance they reacted, Grangers were com- paratively steady on reports of good earn- ings. Afchison, howover, wus weakened by the report that dissentions had arisen among its officers and that President Strong wonld resign, This caused free selling and a mod- erate decline. Sugar trusts declined over 2 points on selling, caused by the application of the receiver of the North River Sugar Refining company for an injunction to re- strain the payment of dividends, but a reaction followed the decline. Coul stocks were quiet and easy and without new features. The largest traders. as a rule, were not in the market to any extent and it was chiefly a small traders’ market. The closing prices on a majority of the properties show little change from those of the preceding week. Bonds were slow and without special fea- tures. The aggregate sales on the New York stock exchange for the week were 951,201 shares. In speculative circles during the past week there was rather less business transacted. Trading was curtailed materially in grain and somewhat enlarged in provisions, In grain_considerable steadincss was mani- fested, but in provisions there was a decid- edly weak and unsettled feeling, accompa- ied with a substantial reductiou in prices. The arrivals of grain at the leading markets have been quite large, and the shipping move- ment was liberal, especially by the lake route. Advices from ubroad have shown little change and were not particularly en- couraging to holders, though orders from that quarter for grain_were iarger than for some months past. Crop advices from abr sd were less favorable, and indicated a smaller yield in most cases than heretofore reported of all kinds of gran. The su t{y))lim‘l of grain in European markets are gradually decreas- ing, but the prospects of good supplics of new graim tend to check any very substan- tial strength in the markets. Evidently merchants abroad are willing to pay about current prices for the supplies they require, but are not inclined to follow any material advance 1n prices, The crops of small grain in this countrv are bemg secured in good condition generally, and corn is slowly improving. The visible supply of grain is gradually increasing, ex- cepting of corn, and the export movement is quite large—somewhat in cxcess of the cor- responding time of last year. The shipping demand for grain was quite brisk, and liberal sales were made of all kinds. Receivers have experienced little difiiculty in disposing of their consignments and at figures generally deemed satisfactory by interior shippers. Seeds were more active, with prices favor- ing buyers, Provisions were quite weak, with freo offorings, and lower prices were accepted on all the leading arti- cles. The receivts of hogs, cattle and sheep were quite liberal at the ivestern markets and seliers, as a rule, were compelled to ac- cept lower brices. The packing of the west shows a further material increase and now shows an aggregate of 935,000 hogs over the returns of last season to date. Weekly Bank Statement. New York, August 17.—| Special Telegram to Tk Bee.]—The weekly statement of the associated banks shows tho following changos: Resorve, decrcase. ., Loans, increase. .. Specie, decrense Legal tenders, decrease, . Deposits, decroase. . Circulation, decreise. Banks now hold. In excess of 25 per cent rule.” i tdd 1,434,200 Wi 2,565,400 8,852,525 REALTY IN MIDSUMMER, The Usual Big Weekly Deal—The Building Record. There are usually about two big real estate deals each week, even during these dull summer months, They came yesterday late in the afternoon, and helped to swell an al- ready big showing in the realty market, most of the deals in which bave been confined to outside property. By the terms of the first deal Mr. W. R. Vaughan sells to Nellie Me: Bride for $42,600 lots 97, block 9, and lots 15, 16 and 17 in block 2, and lot 1 in block 6, all in Briggs Place. The other prescribes that Mr, Vaughan shall give §85,000 and shoulder a large bun- dle of mortgages smounting in the aggregate to $55,002.84, for the privilege of possessing the north one-half of lot 5, and the north one- half of the west one-third of lot 6, block 136, same being the Thirleenth streét property recently transferred by Nellie McBride w J. Woods Smith, who as attorney, made yest day’s sule for the real owner,Nellie McBride. The lots lie back of the Iirst National bank and are at present occupied by the St. Louis restaurant, The trausfers for the week are as follows: Monday, Tuesday Wednosday Thursday I'riday BSaturday . Total..... 193,560 8906,406 INCREASED. | The Building Recora The week closing yestorday was the boomer one for the year in the matter of buflding permits for residences. Among thp pormits the followiug are prominent: Latey & Benson, brick flats, Twenty-first and Burdetto, §,000; W. B. Willard, resi- dence, Twenty-fourth and Howard, $5,000 Andrew Riggs, rosidonce, Harr Forty-third street, #,000; John A. Smiley, brick warehouse, Shefman avonue and Men* n, #,000; Joha Patterson, residence, Thirty-second and Dodgo, $5,000; O. A. Ol- sen, rosidence, Newton, near’ Twenty-fifth, £3,000; C. T, Taylor, two-story brick storos and flats, Twonty-fourth and Grace, £13,000; Mrs, Mary Bocke, two-story basement brick stora and flats, northwest corner Twentioth and Castellar’ streets, $15,000; Samuel Tin- gle, six two-story frame residences, Nine toonth avenue, between Corby and Nine- teenth streets, $18,000; Charles Behne, seven frame residences, Tweaticth, near 000: Albert Miller, seven idenc Nii mh\nnl\l and £21,000; H, W, Howett, wovon rosidences, Nineteenth an { 000; Thomas Whyte, soven two-story framo _rosidences, Nine: teenth and Ohio streots, $21,000. The permits for the wook show the follow- ng totals : Monday.. Tuesday Wednesday . Thursday . Friday Saturday Ohio streots, 17,500 4,400 181,285 Total... The clearings for the we ek amounted to $1,681,¢ , an incroase of 203 por cent over the corresponding weok of last year, ——— MUSICAL AND DRAMATIOC. Mrs, Langtry is looking for a theater in London, aud will play there next season, Imma Abbott aud her recently purchased $4,000 Parisiun costume are 10 be here in a few da, Fanny Rice hoves to rogain her voice by a four weeks’ holiday up among the high hills of New Hampshire. Margaret Mather will probably appear in W. S, Gilbert's “Gretehen” wiilo she is at the Baldwin theater in San Francisco. ds of Fay Templeton announce that to return here in the holiday season and go to starring in a musical comedy. Miss Eastlake, who will again accompany Wilson Barrett in his coming American tour, is achieving quite a reputation in Lon- don as a billiardist. The leading tenor of the world to-day, Ta- magno, is about forty years of age, and orig- inally ussisted his futher in the manufacture of mineral waters in Lurin. Carl Hertz, the magician, who was to be tourea around the world as a rival to Herr- mann, by “*Nick” Roberts, who abandoned the venture before it was really begun, is now playing in Spain, He is to return hére in a yeal J. W. Pigeott will come over from London in about three weeks to supervise the re- hearsal and proauction of his comedy, “The Bookmaker,”” which Nat Goodwin has agreed positively to produce in the fall The tour which the London Galety Bur- lesque company in “Faust up to Date” wiil make under the direction of Henry K. Abbey, to fill the dates left vacant by the illness of Mary Avderson, will last twenty- five weeks, Fanny Davenport will remain in California until late in September, recuperating for the fatigue of her next tour, which 18 to begin at Rochester, N. Y., on November7, and to oud thirty weeks later, Marce Kean and A L. Erlanger remain in chage of hor business - terests. Mrs. Blaine, jr., 1s of the opinion that she Wwill appear to the best possible advantage in comedy, and for that reason she 18 endeavor- ing to find a suitable comedy in which to muke her debut as a star. As her tour is to begin on the 23d prox. she must make her selection very soon. Mark Twain’s “Prince and Pauper,” which is to bring out little Eisie Leslie mn a dval role this winter, will require about sixty people in its presentation, It is more pretentious as a stuge drama than ‘‘Little Lord Fauntleroy,” and it takes place during the reign of Henry the VIL Director Edmund (. Stanton has mapped out an unusually orillilant programme for the season at the Metropolitan opera house in New York, which begins November 27 and continues until the following March. It will be a season of opera in German, but not, strictly speaking, German opera, as out of the thirty-one weeks that are in contempla- tion, fifteen only can be said to belong to the German school—and of these fifteen, ten are Wagnerian—the remainder being ropresen- tauve of either I'rench or Italian, The com- pany engaged is particularly strong, amoug the new members being several singers of world-wide fame. Kate Claxton is becoming au extensive speculator in plays, She bas disposed of the rights to play “The Two Orphans” and “Woman Against Woman” on royalty and 18 to supply the capital for the road tour of “Captain Swift.” ~ If “Bootles’ Baby" makes a run at the Madison Square she will dispose of the road rights to it. The syndicate of Her Majesty's theuter has decided to open that house next seasou for grand Italian opera, Mr. Maver having consented to act as impressal The fact that Signor Bevignani and Signor Faccio (of La Scala, Milan) haye signcd contracts to be the conductors, gives confident hopes of the success of the undertaking. Janauschek will not give up the stage for at least another season. Her manuger an- nounces that she will start again on the 16th prox., and keep at it for thirty-tive weeks, Charles Wyndam made bis farewell appear- ance in London before his American tour in arevival of “Wild Oats.” He will play “The Headless Man,” “Wild Oats,” and “Betsy" in Americ: Emma duch designs many of her concert and opera costumes. Her ideas are exe- cuted through the medium of a local dress- maker, of whom Miss Juch is very proud. Instead of spending & number of weeks in crowded Parisian stores Miss Juch has sent her dressmaker abroad to bring back about forty costumes for home wear, street and stago use. Miss Juch regards this us u very easy way of doing her shoppiug. The latest report from Paris is that a new theater lyrique is being projected there for the production of operas and ballets not in- cluded in the present repertory of the grand opera. Some of the works meationed are “IKassia,” by Delibes; “Lo Feu,” by Gui- raud; “Namouna, by Lalo; “Le Roi de Lahore,” by Massenet: ‘Mephistobheles, " by Boito, and “Lohengrin,” by Wagner. Anton Rubinstein, the composer, will be tendered a great celebration in St. Peters- burg on the 80th of November in honor of the completion of fifty years devoted to art, A subscription has been started to raise for him a testimonial fund, The czar is inter- ested in the project. The "’n't‘!hlunl of the committee having the affair in charge is Duke George of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Americaus who wish to contribute should adaress the president at Michael palace, St. Petersburg. Salvini will begin his next American tour at Paimer's, on October 7, with & berform- ance of “'Othello," which will be presented twice in each of the four weeks that he re- mains there. **The Gladwator” will also be played twice during the opening weel of the engagement, and on October 14 “Sam- son” will be given, These three plays con- stitute the repertoire which the Italian agedian will use ou his tour, which 18 to ast twenty weeks, 1 which he will appear elghty times, —————— Haoscom rark Fire Brigade, The Hanscom vark fire brigade held a meeting at the residence of Mr. G. W. Hold- ege last Saturday night and elected the foi- lowing officers: W. J. Kennedy, president; A. D. Jones, vice-president; G. W. Holdrege, foreman; W. R. Vaughan, first assistant foreman; Frod. Montmorency, second assist- aut foreman; Frank Muuuuulum‘{ -olnm- ry and treasurer; C. W. Holdroge, Holmes and Alex. Cam) pbell, trustees. 'l Ilu cowpany s composed of thirty members and will bo furaished with & hose carriage wnd 400 feet of hose by the city. For the present they will make use of Mr. Montmorency's Larn for a hose house. It is expeoted that at ome remote period a hose house will erected by the city at Thirty-Tuird sud Reed streets. AL, Georgia Rice Crop. The rige crop in Georgia is looking well, and @ large yield is anticipated, A BIG RUCTION OVER RATES. The Missourl Pacific and the Union Stock Yards Company. IS IT CHEATED OF ITS RIGHTS Mr. Baboock Says No and Charactom izes Its Complaint as a Highe Handed Attompt to Dios tate to the Yards, - A Disturbance atSonth Omaha, An interesting and complicated as well as far-reaching freight rato question has been brewing for some days among railroad com- punies centoring at South Omaha, The question bids fair to go tothe interstate coms morco commission for fiual sottlement. While the same condition of facts ocour daily the caso that l|ru\|pzl\l the mattor to an jssue occurred on Thursda ‘WIhoro hias boon & aystomitio und contine ued cutting of frefght rates,” suid a promis nent raiirond official, “in an ingenious way by the Union Pacific, the B. & M., and, in by nearly all the othor railroad coms panios, to evide the spirit if not the lotter of the inter-stato commerse law. The facts in the case in quostion are: ven carloads of cattle wore shipped from Auburn over the Missourl Pacific, via, the Chicago, Rock Isiand & Pacific road. Av South Omaha this stock was sold, and the buyers—Swift & Co. among them- wanted to ship them to Chicago over the B. & o, road, The Rock Island considered it still, had control of the stock and refused to relinquish ita claim. Our road so notified the stock yards company and a claim will be filed for our freight charges, You will seo the im- portance of this when you understand that allof our local rates are less than our pro- portion of the through Chicago rate. The ligures oxplain this matter better than anys thing else. The tnrough rate from Auburn 10 Chiicago 18 §63.25 and the local rate to South Omaha is’ $24.20, loaving only §30.058 for tho laul to_Chicago, while the loval rate 10 Chicago is $57.50. Our 40 per cent of the through rate is 30, while the local rates wae get is only $2 As tho two local rates are $81.70 the practice compiained of is not only u violation of the inter-state law in cut- ting the rates to $15.45 but actually takes our business out of our hands and then gives us less compensation thau the contract with our shippers and connecting lines allow us.” Acting Prosident W. N. Babcock, of the Union Stock Yurds company, on haviog his attention called to the matter said: *“This caso is a new one and the claims of the Mis- souri Pacific company can not - be acceded to oreven entertained foru moment. The facts in the caso speak for themsolves, and are sim- p) these: Seven cars of cattle were shipped om Auburn over the Missouri Pacific ral- ro.\\l to Chicago via the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, with notation on the billing ‘with privilege of trying South Omuha market.! The stock in question was sold bere to Swift & Co, and J. R. Conklin & Co. The local freight rate of the Missouri Pacific, ns given us by the local agent from Auburn to this point, was collected and is uow ready to be turned over to that compan “Both_ Swift & Co. and J. R. Conklin & Co. had had shipments of cattle originating on the B. & M., and to save the exponse of an extra shipment this stock was allowed to follow their Chicago, Burlington & Quincy shipments. The latter road, not having any through bill- ing arrangenients with lines east of the Mis- sourt river, shibments, from west of the river, must necessarily follow that liue eass of the rives 'Messrs, Swift & Co. and J. R. Conklin & howing ownership of this stock,ordered the Union Stock Yards company to put it in Chicago, Burlington & Quiney cars, which was done, and the stock was loaded and shipped. The Stock Yards company has no authority tw dictate what route shippers shall patronize in. forwarding their stock from these yards. It is little less than a high-handed piece of dictation on the part of the Missouri Pacific oficials. *“We collect all the freight charges for the railroad companies centering here, acting as a sort of u freight charges olearing house, paying all the various railroad companies all freight charges weekly for receipts at the yards and scttling with' the commission men once each week. This is done as o matter of convenience for our patrons, and not of profit for ourselves, for the compauy does not get a cent for 1t, “After the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy cars were ordercd 1n by the stock purchasers Mr. J. O. Phillipm telephoned our oftice not to let the stock £o out on that_road, but that it mu the Chicago, Rock fsland & Pacif ad, This I coula not comply with. ‘We must let the shippers select their routes, *“As to laying n a claim for its pro-rate share of the through freight churges, the Missouri Pacific, which brings’ in the least and takes out the most freight, is the lasy one to complain. The additional sum would only be abouta dollar. Auy way that come pany has through billing rates with all lines east of tho Missouri river. The unbroken practice of dll the centering lines, and even the Missouri Pacific itself, is to accept local freight ratesto this point and allow the shippers to select the route on cast desired. The matter has been adjusted, and the Mis- souri Pacific peopie have requested us o handle their stock as heretoforo, and we have conseuted to do so.” The Park Commissioners. The park commissioners held an informal session yesterday afternoon to consider the suggestion of Mr. Clevelund conearning the hill at the south end of Hanscom park. The grading of Creighton avenue loft an embank- ment thirty fect high on the south side of this hill, and the commissioners are in dou bt a8 to the best plun for beautifying this par- ticular spot. Mr. Cleveland sugzested that the Lill be cut away entirely, leaving a_lovel plat about six acres in extent. This is ob- Jected to on the ground that it will destroy @ great many valuablo trees, and wiil also do away with a beautiful feature of the park. Mr. Andrew Roscwater has been om- ployed to survey the spot and render an esti- mate of the cost of cutting away the hill, and also the practicability of cutting a series of terraces on the south side. The commissioners also discussed the mat- ter of material for permanent roadways. It was thought that gravel would not prove satisfactory in the long run, and the state- ment was mado that cinders could not be ob- tained in sufficient quantities for this pur. pose. The udvisability of using stone was discussed at some length, THEZ REALTY MARKET. NSTRUMENTS piaced on record during yostorday. 10 Dovries ind wito to G W Buck, 1t 5, omer,” w d . aune to A W 'Tiébber, lots ‘78 to ud 100 10 120, North sids wdd, wd. ... Ggo b Fakoand wite to A J Hunscom, 5 1ot , bik 119, Omaha, W d W§ ltoberta to Amos Phillips, v 10 Wilson’s add to Konntze Place, w d ¥ M Phiiloo and husband to G N HIcKs, mid 35 8-12 foet lots 16 aud 16, Yales & Keed's sub, w Jno A McShie to 1063 1 and #, bl A C Bush and wite tc t b, DIk 9, Horback's 20 wd, w 0 it to Jdus Ioward, ith ll\llllhllll Niew, w a Wwite to Jus Howard, its lzhland View, w d ghn i seice o Noli Mciieide 7, bIk 9, 1ots 15, 1% and 17, blk 3, and lov 11, bik 0l lirigh Place. w d. .. Nellie Mellrido to W K Vaughn, » ’,ul b lll\‘l n % wlboflot, bk 1 % anl wite to 31 A Lako, 0{” fi 42,500 3 M Rotnanterat o 3 1 iy DIk 2, Leavenworth Terrace, w d Fifteen transfors #1000 Building Permits. The frlrviae piraits wiss Building Jnspector Whitloo's T, J, Lowrey, additional story to inie, 1214 Boveuth avonus M. . Mucleod, l-story frame Coi ages, Boitly “tworiy-Reveuti, ear Itickory stre . 1B Cogiey, twa Licatory Friiiig dweils Ings, 1916 South Fourth street . Herinin Bkavin, Tatory trame Cottuge, 43121 by srlay well- 1] y & | y and"busement brm n-u. ety nm sud Hurdeite W Sikiide, Baory " wnd i fesidence. southest corner b th and Howara streets. Thre winor permits Nine paciaity, nsgregating.