Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 4, 1889, Page 3

iring about the Vvrakes and - couplers Ata meeting of stato railroad commission. ers and their accredited reprosentatives, held at WasHington in March last upon the invi- tation of the interatate commerce commission, r 1 WAS unanimously adopted urg- mission *'to consider what can be done 10 prevent the loss of life and limb in coupling and uncoupling froight cars and in handling the brakes of such cars.” During the year ending June 30, 1888, over two thou- sand railroad empioyes were killed 1n the service and more than twenty thousand injured. It 18 competent, 1 think, for congress to requiré umiform. fty in the construction of cars used in inter-state commerce, wnd the use of jmoroved sufety appliances upon such trains, Time will be n v to make the necded changes, but an earnest and ictelligent be ginning should be made at onee. It is a re. DProsch to our civilization that any clasy of American workmen should, in the pursuit of a necessary and useful avocation, be sub. jected to a peril of lifo and limb s great as that of a soldier in time of war. AGRICULTURAL The use of automatic on freight cars, DEPARTMENT, Weather Service Should Transfers d to Its Contra The creation of an executive department to be known as the department of ugricul- ture, by the was a wise and timely response to a request which had long been respectfully ureed by the farmers of the count Hut much remains 10 be done to perfect the organization of the depuriment 8o it will fairly realize the exvectutions which its eation e cited. In this connection attention alled to suggestions contained in the report of the secretary, which is herowith submitted, The need of & law officer for the department, such as is nrovided for the other executivo departments, is manifest. The failure of the lust congress to make the usual provision for the publication of the annual report should be promntly remedied. The public interest in the report and its value to the farming commuuity, 1 um sure, will not bo dimmished under the new organization of the aepartment. 1 recommead that the weathier service be separatea from the war department and established us a bureau in tne department of agriculture, This will involve an entire reorganization both of the weather bureau and of the signal corps, making of the first a purely civil organization and of the other a purely military staff corps. The report of the chief signal officer shows that the work of the corps on its military side nas been deterioriating. be ve DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Stringent Limitations and Control of the Liguor Traflic. Thu interests of the people of the District of Colambia should not be lost sight of in the pressure for consideration of measures affecting the whole country. Having no legislature of its own, either municipal or geucral, its propie must look to congross for the regulation of those concerns that are the subject of local control. Our whole people have an_interest that the na. tional capital should be made attraciive and beautiful, and above all that social order should be maintained. The laws rogulating the sale of intoxi & drinkin the district, should be revised with a view of bringing the traffic under stringent limitations and control In execution of the power confarred upon me by the act making appropriation for the expenses of the District_of Columbia for the year ending June 30, 1859, I did on August 17 last appoint Rudolph Hering of New York, Samuel L. Gray of Rnoda Istand’ and 1red- erick P. Stearns of Massachuseits, threo eminent sanitary engineers, to examine and report upon the system of sowerage existing in the District of Columbia. r report, which is not yet completed, will in due course be submitted to coogr The re- portof the commissionors of the district is lerewith transmitted, and the attention bf congress is called to the suggestions con- tained therein. ‘The proposition to observe the four hun- dredth auniversary of the discovery of America by the opening of a world’s fair or exposition in some onc of our great cities will be presented for the consideration of congress, The value aud interest of such an exposition may well claum the promouon of the general government. CIVIL 8 SRVICE REFORM. Th: Law Will Ba Executed with Firm- ness and Impartiality, On March 4 last, the civil service commis- s10n had but a_single memver. The vacau- cies were filled on May 7, and since then the comunssioners have been industriously, though with an inadequate force, engaged in executing the law. They were assurcd by me that a cordial support would bo given them in a faithful and impartial enforcement of the statute and of rules and regulations adopted in aid of it. Heretofore tho book of eligibles hus been closed to everyone oxcept as cortitications were made upon the requisition of the appointing ofticers, This secrecy wus the source of much suspi- cion and of mauy charges of fuvoritism ir the administration of Ja®. What is secretiy always suspected, and what is oben can be judged. Tue commission, with the full ap- broval of its members, has now opened the list of eligibles to the public. The eligible lists for classified postoftices and custom houses ure now publicly posted in the fospec- tive oftices, as are ulso” tho certifications for appointments. The purpose of the civil ser- vice law was absolutely to exclude any other consideration in connection with appoint- ments under it than that of merit, a: o by he examinations. 'The business p upon the theory thut both the examination boards and the appointing oflicers are abso- lutely iguorant as to the political views and assooiations of all persons on the civil ser- vice lists. It 18 not too much to say, how- ever, thut some recent congressional investi- gations have somewhat shaken public confi- dence in the impartiality of the sclections for assortment. ‘The reform of the civil service will make no safe or satisfuctory advance uutil the present law and its equal aeministration are well establisned in the confidence of the peoplo. It will be my pleasure, as it i m duty, to sce that the law is executed witi firmness aod impartiality. If someof its provisions have been fraudulently evaded y uppointing officers, our resentment shonld not suggest the repeal of the law, but reform in its administration. We should have one view of the mutter. and hold it with u sin- cerity that is not nffocted by the considera- tion that the party to which we belong 18 for the time in power. My predecessor, on January 4, 1850, by an exeoutive order to take effect March 15, brought the railway mail service under the operation of the civil service law. Provision was made that tho order should take effect sooner in any atate where an eligible list was sooner obtained. On March 11, Mr. Lyman, then the only membor of the coinmission, ro- ported to we in writing that it would not be poe ible to have the list of ehgibles ready bo- loro May 1, and requested that tho taking ef- fect of the order bo postponed until that time, which was done, subject to the same pro- vision contained in the original order as to statos in which au eligivle list was sooner ob- tained. As o result of the revision of the rules, of the now elassification, and of the inclusion of the railway mail service, the work of the commission Las boen greatly increased and the present clerical force is found to_be wadequate. I recommend that the addi- tional clerks asked by the commissioner be appropriatea for. The ducy of wppointment is * devolved by the constitution or .by the law, and the appoint- fug oMicers are held to a high respousibility in its exercise. The growth of the country and the consequent increase of the civil list have maguified this function of the exccutive disproportionately. It can- not bo donind, Lowever, that the 14bor con- neeted with this necossary work is increased ©Often to the poiut of aotual distress by the sudden uud excessive demands that are made upon au incoming administration for re- movals and appointments. Hut, on the other band, it is Dot true that iwcumbency is ® vonclusive argument for coutinuauce in ofice. Lpartiality, moderation, fdelity to public duty, and a good attainment i the discharge of it, must be added beforo the wr. gument is complete. And when those hold- ing administrative oftices so conduct them- selves as Lo convinee just politieal opponents 1hat no party consideration or bias affects in #oy way the discharge of their public duties, We can more easily stuy the demand for re- wovals, I aw satisfiod that both o and out of the classitiea service great benefit would accrue from the adoption of some system by which the oficer wowld receive the distinction and beuefit that in‘all private employments come from exceptional faithfulness and eficiency in the performance of duty. Ibave sug- wested to the heads of the executive depart. ments that they consider whether a record might not be kept in each bureau of ail those ments that ar cred by tho terms faithfulness’ and “efciency,” and & rating made showing the relative merita of clerks of cach class, tho rating to b re garded as atest of merit 1n making promo- tions, 1 have also svggeated general that he udopt some plan by which be can, upon the basis of tho reports 1o the de- vartment and of frequent inspections, indi cate the relative merit of postmastors of each class, will be ap propriately indicated in the official register and report of the department. ‘That a ereat stimuius would thus bo gien to tho whole sarvice I do not doubt, and such n record would be the best defense against re- movals from office. o the postmaster THE SOUTHERN QUESTION. National Aid for Eduncation and Fall Protection for Colored Men, The interest of the general government in the education of the people found an early expression, not only in the thoughtful and somotimes warning utterances of our ablest statesmen, but in liberalappropriations from the common resources for the support of education in the new states. No one will deny thattis of the gravest national con- cern that those who hold the ultimate con- trol of all public affairs should have the necessary iotelligence wisely to direct and determine them. National aid to cducation bas heretofore taken tho form of land grants, and in that form the constitutional power of congress to pro- mote the education of peopie is not seriously questioned. 1do not think 1t can be success- fully questioned when the form is_changed to that of a direct grant of money from the ublic treasury. Such aid should be, as it always has bean, suggested by some excep- tional conditions. The sudden emanct tion of the slaves, the bestowal of tho suffrage which soon followed, and the impairment of the ability of the stafes where the zens were' chiefly found to be inadequately provided with educational facilities, presented not only an exceptional but unexampled condition. ~ That the situa- tion hus been much ameliorated there is no doubt. The ability and interest of the states have happily wereased, but a great work re- mains to be done, and [ think the eeneral government should lend its aid. As the sugcestion of a national grant in aid of education grows chiefly out of conditions and neods of the emancipated slave and his doscend- ants, the vehef should, as far as possible, while necessarily proceeding uvon some ral lines, be applied to the need that sug- gested it. Tt is essential, if much good is to be' accomplished, that the sympathy and active interest of the people of tho state should be enlisted, and that the mevhods adopted should be such as to stimulate and not to supplant local taxation for school pur- poses. As one cougress caunot bind @ suc- ceeding one in such a cuse, and as the effort must in some degree be experimental, I recommend that any appropriation for the purpose be so limited in annual amount, and as to the time over which it is to extend, as will. on the one hand, give local school authorities opportunity to make the besy use of the first year's ailowance, and, on the other, deliver them from tha temptac tion to unduly postpone the assumption of the whole burden themsely The colored people did not iutrude them- selves upon us. They were brought here in chains and held by the communities where they arc now chiefly found by a cruel slave code. Happily for both races, they are now free. ‘1hey have, from a standpoint of ignorance and poverty, which was our shame, not theirs, made remarkable ad- vances in education aud the acausition of property. They have, as a people, shown themseives to be frienaly and fuithful to- wards the white race, under temptations of tremendous strength. Thiey have their repre- sentatives in the national ‘cemeteries whore a grateful government has gathered the s of those who died in 1ts defense. They furnished to our regular army that bave won high praise from their commandiug officers for courage and soldierly qualities, and for fidelity to the enlistment oath. I civil life, they are the toilers of their community, mak- ing thew full contribution to the widcning streams of prosperity which the communi- ties are receiving. Their sudden withdrawal wovld stop production and bring discord in the ouseliold. Generally they donot desire to quit their homes and their employers re- sent the interference of omigration agents who seel to stimulate such a desire, But, notwithstanding all this, in many parts of our country where the colored povu- Iation i the people of that ruce are by cvices deprived of any effoctive cx- ercise of thewr politival rights and of many of their civil rights. The wrong does not cx- pend itself upon those whose votes are sup- pressed. Every constituency in the union is wrouged. It has been theé hove of every vatriot that a sense of justice and respect for the law would work the gradual cure of these flagrant evils, Surely noone supposes that the present can be accepted as a perma. uent condition.” If it 18 suid that these communities must work out this problem for themselves, we havo a Tight 1o ask whether they are at work upon it. Do they suggest any solution? When and under What conditions 18 tho black man to have a free ballot? When is he, in faot, to have those fuil civil rights which have so long been his in law? When is that equality of influence which our form of government was intended to secure to the electors to be restored! T'his generation should courage- ously faco these grave questions, and not leave them as a heritage of woe to'tho next. lic cousultation should procesd with candor, calmness and great patience upon the lives of justice und humanity, not of prejudice and cruelty. No question in our country can be at restexcept upon the firm base of jus- tice and of the law. 1 carncstly invoke the attention of congress to the consideration of such measures, with its well defined constitutional powers, as will secure to all our people a free exercise of the right of suffrage and every other civil right under the constitution and laws of the United States. No evil, however deplorabie, can justify the assuwmption, either on the part of the executive or of coneress, of powers not granted, but both will be high- ly blamable if all the powers grauted are not wisely and firmly used to correct these evils, The power to takke the whole direction and control of the election of members of the house of representatives is clearly given to the general government. A partial and qual- ifloa supervision of these elections 1 now pro- vided for by law, and in my opinion this law msy be strengthencd = and extend- ¢d” to secure, on the whole, better results than can be attsined by a law taking all the processes of such clections into feaeral control. The colored wan should be protected in all of his relations to the fed- eral government, whether as litigant, juror or witness in our coarts, as su elector of members of congress, or as a pesceful trav- eler on our interstate railways, THE MERCHANTI MARINE, Recommendations for 11s Encourage- nent and Daove nent. There's nothing more justly humiliating to the national pride aud nothiog more burttul to the national prosperity than the inferiority of our merchans marine compared with that of other nations whoso general resources, wealth and sea coast lines do not suggest auy reason for their supremacy on the seas, It was not aiways so, and our people are agreed, I think, that it shall not continue to be It is not possible in this communica- tion to discuss the causes of the decay of our shippiog interests or the differing methoas by which it is proposed to restore them. The statement of & fow well authenticated fucts and some general suggestions as to legl lation is ‘all thut is practicavle, That the great steamsbip liues saiing under the Hags of Eugland, Frauce, Germany, Spain and Italy and engaged in foreign com - merce, were promoted and have since been aud now ure liberally aided, by grants of public money, 1u one form or another, is generally known. That the American lines of steamships have been abavded by us to an unequal contest with the aided liues of other pations until they have been withdrawn, or in the few cases whero they are still main- tained are subject to serious disadvaatages, is o matter Of cowwon knowledge. The prescut situution is such thet travelers and merchandise find Liverpool often @ neces- sary intermediate port between New York and some of the South Aweriean capitals. ‘The fact that some of the delegates from South American states to the conference of Awerican pnations unow iu session at Wash- ington rercoed our shores by reversing that line of Lravel, is very conclusive of the need of such a conference und very suggestive as to the first wud oSt necessary step in the direction of fuller aud more beneficial inter- course Witk natious thal are now our ueigh- | bors, not only upon the lines of latitude, but | the | THE OMAHA upon the lines of established commercial in- tercours: 1 recommend that such appropriations be made for ocean mail service in American steamships, between our ports and those of Central and South America, China, Japan and the important islands in both of the ereat oceaus, us will ve liberally remunera tive for the service rendered; as well encour age Lthe establishment, and in some fair de- gree equolize the chances of American steamshin lines in the competitions which they must meet. That the American statos Iying south of us will cordially co-opeiate in cstablishing and maintaining such lines of steamships to their principal ports I do not doubt We should also make provision for a naval reserve to consist of such merchant ships of American construction and of specified ton- nage ana speed as the owners will consent to place at the use of the government in case of need as armed cruisers, England has adopt- ed this policy and ®s a result can - vow upon necessity at once place upon her naval list some of the fastest steamships in the world. A proper super- vision of the construcuon of such vessels would make their conversion into cffective snipsof war easy. 1 am an_advocute of cconomy in our nationul expenditures, but it is misuse of terms to makethis word deseribo a policy that withuolds an expenditure for the purpose of extending our 1 com- me the enlargement and improvement of our merchant marine, the development of A suficient body of trained American seamen, the promotion of rapid and regular mail czmmunication and Letween the ports of other countries and our own and the aduptation of large and swift American merchant steamships to naval uses in times are public purposes of the highest concern. ‘The large participation of our peo- vle in the carrying trade, the new and in- creased markets that will' be opened to our forms and factories, the fuller and better employment of our mechanics which will re- sult from a Liberal promotion of our foreign commerce, insure tho widest possible diffu- sion of benefiu to ull the states and 1o all our people. Everything is most vropitunus for the présent inauguration of liberal and progressive policy upon this subject, and we should enter upon it with promptuess’and decision. The lepsiation which 1 have suggested it is sincerely beileved will promote the peaca and nonor of our country and the prosperiiy urity of the people. 1 invoke the ditigent and serious attention of congress to the consideration of these uud such other measures as may be presented, having the samo great end in view: ENJAMIN HARRISON, Executive Mansion, Washington, D. C., Dec. 3, 1889, L PRODUCE MARKK TS, Cuicaco, D 3. Wheat—Firmi Sle: May, $4 Corn—Steady; December, 813{cs 33360, Oats—Firm; 223 ityo—Decomber, 44c. Barley—No tradin Primo Timothy—S| Flaxseed—Cash, $ Whisky—$1 —1:15 p. December, m. oclose— 80c; January, May, December, January, December, $5.90; January, ort Ribs—Sanuary, $4.75. lour— S unchanged; winter wheat, spring wheat, $3.054.90; * rye, 3 buckwheat, $1.50@2.00 per cwt. ions—Shoulders, $4.871¢@4.50; short clear, $5.25@5.973¢; short ribs, January, # _Butter—Higher; creamery, 19@27c; dairy, Cheese—Quiet; full oream cheddars, 0@ 93go; flats, 01,@%5c; Young Americas, 9 @loe, Eggs—Firm; fresh, 22@24o. Hides—Steady; light green salted, 6c; dry calf, 5@bc; deacons, each, 20c. Tallow—Steady; No. 1 solid packed, 4c; No. 3, 31{@3}gc; cake, 4{c. Receipts. Shipm'ts, Flour 15000 20,000 Wheat 103,000 Corn..... . 260.000 5 5 000 New York, 3. ,000; exports, 95,0005 spot dull but firm 2 red, 847g@%o in elevator; SGlg@SHl afloat; 85!{(@sil{e f. 0. b.; ungraded red, 7 e; options fairly active and 4@le higher and strong; December, 841 @s4izc. Corn-—Receipts, 19,000: exports, 145,000 8pot stronger; No. 3, 42@42!4c in ‘elevator; 43@135¢c ufloat; ungraded ixed, 89%;@ options moderately active and fir s—Receipts, 600; exports, 24 spot fairly active and weaker; futures firmer and moderately active; Decetnber and May, 234c; spot No. 2 white, 30@30}c; mixed X i us opened barely steady and closed 10@20 points down. Sales, 27,750 bags; wber, $15.60@15.80; M 80@ 15,90 Rio, dull und lower; fair cargoes, Sugar—Raw, tirm; refined, quiet and firm, Petroleum — Steady and quiet; United closed at £1.05 for Januury, Eggs—Quiot and firm; western, 25c, Pork—Eirm at $11.00@11.50, Lurd—Quict and frmer; western steam, 8.3 Butter—Firm; creamery, 19( Cheese—Quiet and stéady @oe, st Louis, cash, i87¢c; M Corn—Higher {es May, 30@3024c. Oata—FElirm; cash, 30c; May, 223(c. Pork—Quiet at Lard—Dull at § Whisk, cady at $1.02, 2 Butter—I'irm and highe 24 Kansas Oity, Dee. 3.—Wheat—Steady; No. 2 hard, cash, 62ije; December, 2L bid, 62)¢c asked; No, § bard, cash, No. 2 rea, cas! Jic asked, cash, 24c bid; De- 253¢e; No, 8, cash, 285c. western, 73§ Dec. 8.—Wheat — Higher; 8414 creamery, 2 LR 28)ge. Outs—No. 2, cash, 10c. Milwauker, De teady; No. 2 white, 22i¢c. rmer No. 1, 44igc. Barley—Quiet; No. 3, 4 Provisions—Steady; pork, Minneapolis, Dec Active; recoipts, 351 cars, Sing N track, May, No. northern on track, on track, 13@i5e. ' December, .was mot as plentiful Corn—Firm; No. 2 mixed, 83c. Oats—Kirm: No. 2, mixed, 22}c. Wihisky—Firm at §1.02, Dec. 8. holders offer fornia No. 1,78 4@is 43ga h spring, 78 3d@is 8d; red western winter, Gs Olg(@us 1014d, Uorn—¥irm; demand fai western, 4s 24 per cental, LIVE SIOCK Cnicazo, Dec. reports as {ollows: Cattle -Receipts, 118.500; generally un- changed; beeves, $4.70@5.15; steers, §. i5@ 4.00; stockers und feeders, $1.65@8 00; T'oxus cattle, $1.40@2.90; wintercd Texaus, '§.55@ 260, t10gs-- Recelpts, $4,000; market activo, 50w3.70; heavy, $3.45@ market active and wosterns, $3.75@ #4.40@1.50; lambs, Stock Yard Wheat — Firm vew mixed The Drovers' Journal firm; nati 5.10: corn £5,00@0.80. al 3 0003 market steady and active; #3.20 44905 810 s wnd feed- ers, $1.80@3.20; steers, 00w3. 10, Hogs — ke 000; shipmients, none; market a shade lower; packing, $5.50.3.60) light, #8.404.55. Kansas Oity, Doo. 8. —Cattle—Recsipts, 0,000; sbipments, 2,000; et weak and lower; batives, 8.75; stockers aud feeders, $2.15@3.10; Texaus, §1,75@2.50, Hogs—Neceipts, 11,000; shipments, none; market strong: light, §3.52),@3.572¢; heavy avd mixed, £ 521@3 55. Sheep—Iteceipta, 1,000: 10¢ lower: guod to chol 5.00; stockers and feede Swux City, Doe, 3. attle—~Receints, market steady; stockers, §1.50@2.00; feeders, §2.25w2 W), 8,300; market steady; eavy, $3.30@d.40: mixed, market steady to ce muttous, §.30@ £2.45@1.60. o $8.25@3.5735. E: \Vl‘lD*ESDAY DECEMBER 4, THE SPECULATIVE MARKETS. Wheat Strong and Higher in all the Princlpal Markots, CORN SHOWED SOME FIRMNESS, The Monthly Stock Statemont ened iness in Cattd Market Weak- Market—Bus- Stow the Hog Active. the Provision CRIFAGO PRODUCE MARKETS, Cuicaao, Dee. 8, peclal Telegram to Tue Bee,|—~Wheat was strong and gener - ally higher today at ull the principal markets of the world, Uables were stroug, Chicago and New York scored an improvement prices and minor markets followed suit nat- urally. The change 1 tone of news from the northwest, the probability of which was mentioned 1n this column the closing days of Jast week, is already aistinctiy noticeable, Itis turning builish. Dunham’s correspond- ent wires that an account of stocks in coun- try elevators show a total of 10,000,000 bush- els, or no increuse during November, whereas 14,000,000 bushols had been confidently predicted. C. N, Wheeler, a Miuneavolis grain dealer presents the fol- lowing figures, basing his calculation on the crop of 000,000 bushels, Allowing 20,000,000 bushiels for bread and seed the farmer has left 75 per cent of the crop, of which the receipts at Minneapolis and Du- luth amount to 85,000,000 bushels; absorbed for aceount of country mills and for direct shipment, 11,000,000 bushels; stocks in coun- try elevators, 18,000,000 bushels; in transit, 2,000,000 busnels; total, 63,000,000 bushels, leaving for the furmers to market, 15,000,000 bushels. In consideriug theso figurds it must be remewbered that Pillsbu and other good authorities insist that the crop of the two Dakotas and Miune- sota was 80,000,000 to 85,000,000 bushels 1nstead of 95,000,000, as the editor of the Mar- ket Record estimates. In any event, the markets of the northwest, which held steady during the big rush, are 20w decidedly firm. ‘Lhie movement in the northwest is experionc- ing a sudden and precipititious shrinkoge, The most notable bearish statistical item was an ncrease of 934,000 bushels in the amount on passage, whereas for the corres- ponding week last year there was a decrease of 720,000 bushels. The local sentiment was decidedly bullish, and the conditions today favored that side. The market opened strong, with 79%e¢ quoted for December, 80i5c for January and S84l¢e for May. Decem- ber promptly went to 79ie. and . May to 845¢@@s4s{c. December worked back to Toicand May to 84%@Si4e. An advance 10 79%c for December’ und ~ S13{@Sdiic fol- lowed and a second reaction to 030 and 843gs4lje. From about 11 o'clock on to 2 closo the market was very strong, with a ally advancing tenacncy. December worked up to 80c and closed there, January resting ut Sle. May advanced to and closed at 847¢e. The net gain for day was Sg@i{e. The feeling at the last was bullish 0 au unusual degree. New York rcported 17 boat loads taken for oxport The corn market showea considerable firmness and was (L!uile active at the opening, ‘I'he continued mildness of the weather and the strength of eastern und foreign markets were responsible in some measure for the improved tone, This induced some covering of December and January shorts, and their example was followed by some of the more timid shorts in May, which went up to 837c, At the price named there were plenty of sellers, however, and reacted to about’ tho opening vrice, and the closing figure was 333c, oran improvement of about Iy yesterday's prices, December advanced @ #ge and Junuary about the same, Oats were devoid of any special foature, ruling active within a 14¢” range. The ro- ceipts were less than expected, but the out- ard movement contmued small, with only 81,242 bushels reported as withdrawn from store. A good demand existed for May, but any advance was prevented by free selling on” the partof a well &nown operator, who parted with about 500,000 bushels at 22%/c, in - the month aiso scllin o shade below that. December was also in_fair request and No. 210 go 1o store dull and steady at 20'c. No. 2 white oats sold at 21 for Decemper and 2454¢ for May. Provisions showed cousiderable strength. The monthly stock statement, which was in some respects larger than expected, wealk- ened trade at the opening but the depression witnessed was onlv temporary. It brought to the frouta good line of buyers, and as offerings were small the market quickly re- covered. The undertone prevailing was un- questionably a strong one, though the day’s business was somewhat curtailed. Outsidérs continue quite sparing with their specuiativo orders. Cash buyers tool little more prop- erty than on yesterday yet their operations were smaller tuan might bo expected at this season. For immediate shipment 16-1b green hams sold at §7. New York gre shoulders at §3.50 and lard at $5.90, Sixteen pound green hums for December delivery brought $7.12/,@71.15 and for January do- livery #7.25. uture trading was contined mainly to January and May. named mou anged at § ( 2 lard at £5, 5.90; and short ribs at §4.7: Snort ribs’ and lard for Junu closed at the day’s hest prices and pork ab i For May pork rested at §.70, 3 10, and short ribs at %4, T'he closings for Decembor st .40 for pori, $5.90 for lard and 177 for short ribs. Compared with yesterday’s future pork closed ut e, future lard 24 and Junuary short riv highor, CHICAGO LAV 5 LOCK. Cuioago, Dec. 8.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—CatrLe—Ounly a few Texans were among the receipts and no westerns, Business was slow in all classes except for the best, such selling steady at strong prices, and everything else in the native steer line going, but at decidedly uasutisfactory pri In fact, some salesmen were disposed to quote values rather casier on everything o cept prime shipaing and export steers, Na tive butchers’ stock, especially good cows, as yesterday, but for all thav such sold rather slow at former prices, poor and common, old lean bulls and old rough stock generally makiog about the same price us for a8 month past. Blow trade und extremely low prices were the reports from . stock d trade. Choice to extra, hee melilum good gteers, Li #3.00@4.0); 1,200 to Y50 to 1,200 Ibs,, § ra slow at $1.05@..00, mixed casy at $1.00.02.5 450 Ab3,, §940604.00] 30, Stockers and Cows, bulls and cows and Wintered Texans, Busivess was active with a decline of about 5c all around,.the great bulk of mixed b s and heayy. selling within a range of &5.60@3.65, wud, ko clos, A fow lots of pMme snipping aid butchers' weight hogs sold at $; Lizit sorts sold largely ul $3.05, and a fow at §3.00. New Yous, Doc. 8.—|Spacial Telogram to THE Bee |—S100k8 ~The transactions of yesterday worked wonders 1n chauging the sentiment of stock operators. The expres. 5108 at the resorts last® night foreshadowed 4 buoyant opening this morning. One very important fact has beeu settled in the minds of the trade—that Mr. Gould had hand the turn yesterday and will no doubt ba given @ hearty support, His active pur- chases of Missouri;Pacifie were from 66 to 67 ata critical hour yesterday. The fraction was cousidered quite natuzal after tne sharp declines. Chicago Gias has its friends, who believe that the stock will be more sought for than betore after the reorgan- ization, and they predict for it three months hence, 50 continues bearish on the The wmarket started today with Loudon taking Union Pa- cifio, Lake Shore, Reading and St. Paul, There was less uervousncss and less activity than on Monday, but & number of leading stocks wore 1n oxcellent demand. Awong them St. Paul, New England, Reading, Missouri Pacific, Lackawanna, Loulsvilie & Nashville, Union Pacific, Chicago Gas and Suear Refiueries were prominent. The tom. per of the market was also in smarked con trast to that of vesterday, the opening being decidealy strong at advances over last night's 08 of 1§ to i¢ per cent generally, while Tenucssee Coal was up 1 ver cent and Sugar 1%, These fizares had been settled, however, and a general reaction took place, which in « few instances broaght the quota tions below those of last evening. ‘I'he most notable declines were 3¢ in Now Buogland, ¢ 1n Chicago Gas, 1 in Cotton Oil and 21y per contin Sugar. There wi A rally from this depression and Tennessee Coal rose 1 cont, and Atchison and Fort Worth fractioral amounts over the opening pri Missuri Pacific, Lomsyillo & Nashville and Union [Pacific were conspicuously strong. The upward move ment came to a halt, however, toward the end of the hour, but uo material reaction 100k place. During the hour to noon still further gains were made. Lowmsviile went t0 853, New England to 4414, Pacitic Mail to Atchison to 34}, Rock Island to 03, St. Paul 1o 601¢: Sugar moved up to 601y and Chicago Gas recovered from 385 to 80%, the closing price yesterday. The raiding of wanna and the further raiding of Gas trusts formed the feature of the afternoon market in stocks. St. Paul was remarkably firm on rumors of an excellent report soon to come. On the whole, railroad stocks held up well and closed at fair gains over last night Money loaned at 10 per cent, but principal at6to 8 per cent. The total sales were 330,000 shares. The following were the closing quotations : per Denver, Texas & also U.8. 48 regular. 28 | Northern Pa U8/ 4s coupons . do praterced. UIRL 4igurezulnr 5O &N W, U, 8. 4138 coupons Pacicbyof 'y .. 4 Central Pacifle, .\ 33y &R..... Chfcago& Alton . 150 | Rock Isian‘ Chieago, Burlington. ® &9 nincy 1% DL & W L B.& WV, Lako Shore Michigau C Missour: Pacific MoNET— 3 per cent, Priser MERCANTILE PAri—big@i)j cent. STERLING ExomaseE—Quiet and barely stoady; sixty-day bills, £4.80; demand, $4.543. OMAHA LIVE sLOCK. Ao praterrad L st Paul & Omaha’” dopreferrau Pacitic L &P, doproforrei Westera Unton. 108 0 07% @7 per cent; last loan, per Catrle. Tuoesday, Dec, 8. Today’s cattle market was far from satis- factory to the selling interest. The receipts were heavy and the buyers had o splendid opportunity to bear the market snd they were not at all backward about making good use of the chauce offered. Out of all the cattie here, there were a fow desirable beeves, but the general run was avout like that of lust week. The market wus a difti- cultone to report. [Che buyers thamselves admitied that they were bidding 10¢ lower, and in some instances salesmen, who had something that took the buyers' fancy, were placing the decline at that figure. he bu ers, however, did not appear to be ab & afraid of getting their bids too low, especially ou anything that was not particularly de- sirable, and salesmen were claiming that their bids in mauy cases wereanywhere from 10@?25¢ lower. It must be borne in mind by shippers that the decline is the heaviest on the ordinary grades of cattle while the best cattle did not suffer so much. There was a demand for good feeders, but not many cat- tle of that description. There were, how- ever, a good many feeders in tho yards, but they were not the right kind, being mostly smail native and northern cattle. A rizht desirable bunch of feeders would probably have brought steady prices, but the supply of the moro ordinary grades was 8o large at dealers were inclined to accept lower prices in order to close out tieir holdings. The supply of cow stuff was large and the market suffered about the same decline as beef cattle, Hogs, The hog market could safely be guoted be lower, although the average was not that much lower, The movement was slow, for although castern advives were lower and the receipts wera leuvy, salesmen wers not prepared to make the concession. After dragging throngh a good share of the morn- ing, §.50 became tho populor bid of the buyers and at that price the hogs moved quite treely, Before midday the yards were pretty I cleared, the bulk of the sales being at §3.50. Shecp, e a fow good sheop y prices, A fow 1ere Wi sold at ste high as & here which lambs sold as Sheep Prevailinz Prices. The following is a tablo of prices paid in this market for tho grades of stock men- tioned: Prime steers, 1300 to 1600 hs, .$4.00 @4.50 i00d steers, 0 to 1450 1hs. .. 3.060 (@400 Good steers, 1050 to 1300 Ibs, ,, Cominon 1000 to 1150 1b steers, Western steers Common canner Ordinary to fair co Fair 10 god cows. Gooa to choice cows. . ... Choico to fancy corn-fod cows. Fair to good bulls Light stockers and Feaeders, 03 0 1100 1bs ., I"air to choice light hog: . Fair to choice heavy hogs Flair to ohoice mixed hogs Common to rough hogs (@8 2 @3.20 (@150 @1 50 @2,00 Kepresoarncive 5lag, STEERS, ...1000 8290 20.,. cows, 40 2 7. 21 L1091 . 930 . 888 T 017 L1150 SR RS0 e J1440 L1110 L1860 we [ FEEDERS. L2 2 40 AR . 004 STOCKERS, 10 40 CALVES, 00 HEIVERS, L 835 240 WESTERN CATTLE, Oswner and No. Hysham— 899 . 180 70 steors ., 46 steers, corn fed 10GS, 3., 120 83 50 oY....830 160 8 b0 3 160 8 b0 200 860 120 310 SHEED, No. 5% lamby 48 weth native , Dative., Disposition ot Oattle. Showing the number of head of cattle pur- chused on this market by the loading buyers George H, Hamniond & Co......... BWITLAROST T rne Armour-Cudahy Packing Co. .. Omaha Packing compun, Nels Morris it Feaders and shippers Disvosition of Hoge, Showing the number of hogs purchased ou this market by the leading buyor George H. Ifammond & Comy Swift & Company.... eiiieee Armour-Cndihy Packing company . Omaba Packing company . A Year's Revorr Showing the ofeial roceipts and of live stock during the year ending vember 30, 1889, and the number of consumed at South Omuha: TS, KAILIOADS, O & 8t Mo, Pac. FUE &M V. R Drivenin...... Gr RAILROADS, 0. & St 1. R Missourt i3t 64,103 47 TS I8, et b % A “Total shipments. .. Consumed m 8,.0malia 2 John Lemke of Millard was in with hogs. L. C. Todd of Shelden was in with c1ttle J. P. Higgins brought cattle in from Lin- coln, J. Bailor of Moorehead, cows. . 5. Senscning had cows and hogs in from iz, H. Baleh, of Friend, marketed cattle. Charles Moon was in from Sutton cattle. G. W. Wyant marketed cattle from Silver City, Ta., William Lamb marketed cows from Moore- head, Ia, H. Kohler ran nine cars of cattle Pueblo, Col. W. H. Errett brought hogs and sheep in from Harlan, W. J. Perry marketed three loads of cattle from Wayne. F. Zimmerer came down from Broken Bow with cattle, H.J. Bond came up from ‘with cattl SHROEDER & DEAN, GRAIN, Provisions = Stocks Basement First National Bank. 305 Seuth 13th Street, - Omahay OHAEA MANURACTURERS, Ia, marketed hogs and with in from Washington, Boots and Shoes: KIRKENDALL, JONES & C Succossors to ligod, Jonos & Co. Wholesale Mannfacturers of Boks & Shoes Akents for Boston Rubber Shoe Co., 1102 1104 aud 1103 Harney Stieet, Omabia, Nebruska. Brewers. STURZ & ILE Lager Beer Brewers, 0vth Klghteenth Stroot, Omunu, Nebrasks, ____Cornice, FEAGLE CORNICE WORK! Mannfactarers of Galvanized Lron Cfl[’lliC'E Window-cn ¢ Proj 105 and 11 “8team Fitting, Pumps, Eto CLARK 8 'EAM HEATING C Pugs, Pipes and Enginss, Steam, wa'er, ratiwny and mining suppiles, etc, 12), 22 und 24 ¥arnam sLrest, O "U.S. WIND ENGINE & PUMP CO Sieam and Waler Supplies, Halli'ay winl il and 02 Jones G.F. cting Munugel BROWNELL & CO, Engines, Boile:s and Geweral Machingry, Blest-iron work, steam pumps. saw mills, 1213 Leavenworth strect, Omal Iron Works, i Ll PAXTON & VIERLING IRON WORKS, Wronglt aud Cast Tron Bilding Work Lries work, genoral foundry, macine. snd . "Omice and works. Ky Maunfacturers of Wire aud Iron Railings Desk rails, widdow gunrds, ot or stunds, wire 81§03, 1. 125 North 161 strcet, Omabi. OMAHA SAFE & IRON WORKS, Maut'ss of Firg aud Burgiar Proof Safes. Vanlis, Sail work, 1100 shutters and £r2 escapss. . Audieen, prop r. Cor. 1ith and ~__8ash, Doors, Eto. M. A. DISBROW & (O, Wholesale manufacturers of §a'h, Doors, Bliuds and Monldings Branch ofice, 125 and 1zard streets, Omaha, Nub e er———2 SOUTH OMAHA UNION STOCK YARD O Of South Omaba, Limite, OMAHA JOBBERS DIRECTORY, v ABriCUItUral IMmploments. LININGER & METCALF CO,, Agricutt'l Imnlcmcms, Wagons, Carriages MOLINE, MILBURN & STODDARD 0O, MAnufacturers and Johers in Wagons, Buggies, Rikes, Piows, Ble. Cor, 9th and Pacific stiects, Omatia. Artists’ Materials, A. HOSPE, Jr., Artists’ Haterials, Piaaos and Orgaus, 1513 DOugIns stroot, Omaha, Nobraska Boots and Shoos. W. V. MORSE & €O, Jobbers of Boots and Sheet, 101, 194 115 Douglne strset, Omata, Manufactorg, Sunimer atrect, hoston. = Coal, Coke, Eto. JAMES W THAT HER COAL 00, Miners and Shippers of Coal and Coke. Roor 21 U. & National Bank Building, Omaha T OMAHA COAL, COKE & LIME €O, Jobhers of Hard and it Coal, Shippers of Coal and Coke, 214 South 13th streot, Omahn, Nebraska, RIDDELL & RIDDELL, Storage aud Commission Marchants Bpecialties- Butter, eez wn poultry, gawe. U112 Howi: @ street, Omalis, Neb, _ Cigars, DEAN, ARMSTRONG & Wholesale Cioars 02 North 6th Strect, Omaha, Neb, “Hello™ 149, Dry Goods and Notions, T TOM.E. SMITH & 0, Dry Goods, Furnishing Goods and Notions 1102 and 110§ Douglas, cor. 11th street, Onah a, Neb. KILPATRICK KOCH DRY GOODS 00, Tinporters & Jobbezsin Dry Goods, Notions Gonts' Furalshing Gools. Cornor 1ith and Marnoy ! streets, Omiiha, Neornssa. Furnitura. EY & NT0) Wholesale Dealers m Furniture, Farnam steo 5 CHARLES SHIV. Farniture, Ouaha, Nebrasska. e Croceries. MeCORD, BRADY & 00, Wholesale Grocers, 15th and Leavenwcrth st-2ets, Omnbin, Nobraska, o Hardware. W.J. BROATCH, Heavy Hardware, Iron and Steel, Sprinks, wagon stock. harawars, lumbar, cte, 1208 Haviiey strest, Gumaha. HIMEBAUGH & TAYLOR, Builders’ Hardware and Scale Repair Shop Mechanics Tools and Bufl vles. 1405 Douglas streot, Omnl b. ___Lumber, Eto. JOHN A. WAKEFIBLD, Wholesale Lumber, Ete. Importod and American Portland Cement. agent for Milwaukos [y Iriulio Cement and Quit oy Whits Lj CH.: R. LEE, Dealer in Hardwocd Lumber., Woud carpets and parguot flooring. 9th ani Diuglas s, Omatn, Nebrasga. State MAHA LUMBER 1,‘0.? 0. AlIRinds of Building Haterial at Wholesa's 16th street and Unlon Pacifis track, Oma, LOUIS BRADFORD, Dealer in Lumber, Lath, Lime, Sash Doors, ete. Yards—Corner ith wnd Douz s OMos Corner 10th and Douglas. FRED. W. GRAY, Lumber, Lime, Cement, Ble., Bte. Cornel C. N. DIETZ, Dealer in All Kinds of Lumber, and Cullfornin atrects, Owalia, Nebru ‘Millinery and Notions. L OBERFELDER & CO.. Tmporters & Jobbers in Millinery & Notions and 212 $uth 111h streot. __Nottons, | 7.1, ROBINSON NOTION O, Who'esale Notions and Furnishing Goods, 1124 Haraey streot, Omuhs. CONSOLIDATED TANK LINE 00, Wholesale Refined and Lubricating Oils, Omaha. A, 1. Bishop, Munsger. 1ER PAPER CO, Wholesale Paver Dealers, Carry n nlco siock of prning, wrapping and writing 1al attention ki £ PApOF, « DEANE & C General Agents for Hall's Safes, 821 and 52 South 10th Et., Omaha, ~Toys, &, H. HARDY & €0, Jobbers of Toys, Dol Albums, Fancy Gols CHICAGO SHORT LINE OF THE Chicago, Milwaukes & St. Paul R'y, The Best Route from Omaha and Councll Bluffy to - THE EAST TWO TRAINS DAILY BETWEEN OMAHA AND COUNCIL BLUFF8 Chicago, —~AND— Milwaukee, St. Paul, Miuneapolis, Cedar Raplds, Rock Island, Freeport, Rockford, Clinton, Dubugue, Davenport, Elgin, Madison, Janesyille, Belolt, Winona, La Crosse, And sll other important ulnl: East, Northieast ang Bouthenst, ¥or through tickets call on the tigket age i Al Cars in ¢ ran siroet, Lo Harkor Bivek, or & ULls an Sleepars and the Siest Dini o b o maln Hie of the Ch/eago i i3] Hailwiy. ana’ every aiieation i1 Dasicukrs Oy Coliteoin swployes of an SRR {0 @encral Manager SR TUCK B Asaintant Gncral Manager. iy Y o0 (;numm-nn. General Passenger and kot Avent G0 1AV FORD. Asistant Goneral Vassenges U s savariuseadens