Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 8, 1889, Page 15

THE CONDITION OF TRADE. Tho Omaha Bank Clearings Show an Increase as Usual DEMAND FOR EOANABLE FUNDS. Quite Good—The Jobbers sing & Satisfactory Trade— The Retall Holiday Trade is Lively—Latest Quotations. Local Resume. The clearings for the woek were 84,503, 714,10, nn fnerease of 4910 per cent. Bal ances were 806,801.60, Rates for money 8 to 1) per cent. Bankers report a very satisfuctory state of affairs from their point of view. There isa liberal demand for loanable funds from the country and fromthe city, but the latter s not quite 80 strong as last woek. Deposits hold up well and rates for money ure steady. Exchunge is more plentiful and collections aro fairly met, so that the financial situa- tion in Omaba is comfortable. Business is pretty good, better perhaps, n most lines than at this time & year agc. Groeors say trade is good, especially in wings, nuts, fruits, ote., for holiday trade. Sugars are firm and prices a shade higher. Coffoes ulso are stronger and the market v steady. Oils and salt fish are quoted as active with a tendency to aavance. Dry goods riton are Hinding fault and with their brethren in the rubber end glove trade, think 4 foot or two of snow and active perature for a few weeks, at least, would holp matters very much, but except spegial lunes like these trade is very good for the season. Hardware men and dealers fu buildimg material generalty report trade and prices firm and look forward to an exceptional year in 1800, when the outiay tor public improvement by the city and railway corporations will be very heavy. Thede- mand for lumber, structural iron and ma- terial of this class generally to go into the vinduct bridge, city and United Stat buildings will be large aud our mechants urally expect to obtain their share of the trade. ke outlook for a neavy business in tais city next year is freely commented upon by jol bers, and all confidently look forward fo a wery prosperous time, Building material of all kinds is cheap, and_with the exception ol iron, prices are thought likely to rewmin ut figures which will encourage owners of Jroperty to improve their holdings, and with 1h contemplate corporation and eity work Loyl times are deemed certain to come and st Commission men report a good trade with steady murkets. Butter and eggs are firm ations and game is in fai stff. In vegetubles pric for potatoes, turnips and oniot Retail trade is very cood but is coufi to holiday goods, for which thers 0 bean unlimited 'demand, and stores and strocts are crowded with shoppers and buyers p ing for the approaching carni- val time, City collections are said Lo be bet- tor than last month, and, as a rule, thero is no great complaint as to results obtained by collector: Couutry collections are reported a factory by most houses, though lumber deal the city 18 bebind the country in this respect. Upon the whole the commerciul outlook appears to be us good us could bo ¢ pected, Aside from the disbursements of the go ernment in interest and pensions, which will ¢ a large amount, the interest due ble in December upon the bonds of and coznate corporations will H 6 and the dividends already docluged £6,608,570. These sums will make the total futerest and dividend dis- bursements this month reach $23,530,206, whicn will doubtless be creased 10 at least £30,000,000 by payments on various stute, county and municipal obligations novin- cluded 1n any public record. The month's disbursements definitely known will be larger iy the agereg made in the corresponding month last year, as appears from the following: atis- railroads Bonds . Interest. Stocks Divide ; s Total. . i .+ 21,201,805 * Only a very small proportion of the bonds of the United States are held in fornign countries. From tne aunual report of the register of tho tréasury, just 1ssued, it ap- pears that thesotal amount of bonds out- standiv Of this amount only This amounts ouly The stocks of woeat and corn at twe one leading interior und scaboard murkets, oust Of tho Rocky uiountains, in transit from tho west to the seaboard, and afioat_on the ocean, destined for Great Britain and conti- nental Burope, on the dates named, were as follow Wheat, bu. Corn, bu, eastof “‘Rockies” . 51,471, 6,204,000 Atfloaton ocean, U. K'g mi. 15,040,000 3,040,000 Atloat on ocea) B 1,280,000 Total Dec. 2, 1859, Provious week, estimates of tho available supply of coffec from the present crop from 3,000,000 to 2,500, 000 bags, but speuks of more fuvorablo weather for the growing crop, The New York Commercial Bulletin says: sEyaporated apples have weakened off about 3¢ per. Ih during the lnst week, and present appearances are the reverse of flattering for an carly reaction. The export demand i flat aud the call from home buyers is ve moderate, Meanwhile consigned lots seermn 10 reach this market, a carload or two at a ume, and goods that would have brought S1/¢ early in the week would not be taken at 8¢ today. Chopped apples have also weak- ened, 34{c being now a full price.” Thie one refinery turning out cut-louf sugur appears unequal to the task of supplying the demand, Jobbers still complain of back- ward deliveries, ‘The totul orange crop of Florida this sea- #0n is estimated at 2,000,000 boxes. Vice-President MoMullgn of the' Chicago & Alton road pradicts that before next March steel raits will be selling at $40 a ton, He says that a **fair estimate’ of the smonnt of steel rails required annually by the rail- roads of this country will hereafter range from 1,500,000 to 2,000,000 tons. A falling off in arrivals of raw sugar at rimary markets, stimulating advices from Surope, urgent requirements on the part of refiners, and only moderate offerings bave combined to stiffen prices for refined sugar, Statistically receipts for the last weok were 17,479 tous less” thun the requirements for meltings and total stocks have decreased to this extent. Refiners’ stocks are largely re- dAuced and importers' stock 18 down to 19,230 tous, agaiust 87,512 tons at this time last yea. The total stock in all the principal countries ot latest uneven dates is 34,255 tons, agaiust 432,805 tons at the sawe time last year. There is no change i news from producing countries, excopt that Cuba ad- vices ure that the balance of the oid sucar crop bas all been bought up and Europeau countries are streugthening prices, Carbon oil is teuding upward. The daily average deliveries for the lust mouth were some 24,000 bbls in excess of the runs and tho estimated excess of consumption over production was about 500,000 or 600,000 bbls Tor the month ‘The statesmen of aute-bellum « cried that cotton was king, but the days of its supremacy are Corn faroutstrips it in the value of the broduct. The corn crop is worth from $500,000,000 to §00,000,000 while cotton hardly gots above §300,000,000—uot as wuch in value s the huy crop. A call has beou issued for a national con- ference at Springtield, I1l,, December 15 and 10 of state bouras of live stock commission. ers and state veterinariaus, to recommend action to the various legislatures for the suppression of cattle diseases, Somo of the largest concerns in the coun- try are refusing 10 name prices on iron for next year, aud there are no lines offering for #ale on any terws, while prices are -fll in favor of sellers. Cbicago's stock of flaxseed at the presont thne amounts to 344,105 bushels, against 00,877 bushels November 23, 1539, and 357,138 bushels o year ago. OMARA LIVE STOOK, Care, Saturday, Uee, 7. eve was hardly any noticeable change in tle murket of today. With so few cat- tle here sellers wero inclined to ask a littie more money for their holdings, but the, found it hard to get any more than stes prices. Common stuff was extremely sloy Sule, the same as it hins been for some duys back. Right good cattle were in demand and would undoubtedly bave brought stronger prices. “The best cattle hero wers enough to bring $1.05. Cows wer at about eteady prices, but the d limited. Feeders as there were yards the sales ment slov the e slow sale mand was were in light supply and few outside buyers in the were small and the move- The hog market was fairly aotive at steady 1o strong prices. A very large proportion of the hogs sold , with & fow at £1.7 top did not show np quite 3 ay, bat there were not so many toppy hogs on sale. The market was falrly active at the prices, and an ear slearance was effec % Sheep. There were a fow here but nothing doinge aside from the sale of a few odds and ends. Heveipts. Cattle Hogs Shep 50 4,600 158 Prevailine Prices, The followine is u tablo of prices paid in this market for tho grades of stock men- tioned : y Prime ste , 1300 to 1600 Tha . 2400 (@445 Good steurs ) Lo 1450 1hs, ., 3,60 (@400 Good su 50 L0 1300 hs. 25 (@300 Common 100 to 1150 th steers. @3, Westarn steers @3.10 Common canners w150 Ordinary to fair ¢ g @180 Fair to good cows 0 (@200 Good 10 choi to fanc. 0 good | Light stockers and o to 1100 Ihs. foice light hows. choice heavy ho Fuir to choica mixed hoz Common to rouzh ho rosBatL @30 (@2,00 ) 1T 1275 . 900 o {1000 NRUT) CANY 2 ST U0 200 1........1300 WESTERN OATTLE, Owner and No. Av. 73 steers, corn fed......,1206 10Gs. 1050 1 Av. Sk, 40 6 160 40 80 200 4 80 160 S0 10 40 200 Live Stock Notes, ‘The week closes with the hog market on ml('kllu.’ hows back about where it was on londay but light hogs are bc lower. The low point of the week wus touched on Wednesday, when almost everything sola at 84471, @3.50, the sales being about equally divided betwesn the two prices, The following were the total receipts of live stock at Sioux City last month: 11,108 cattle, 103,677 hogs. 1,850 sheep, 29 horses. Of this number 3,467 cattle, 44,200 hogs and 1,200 sheep were sold to the Sioux City paclk- ers and butchers, Denver New: It is an interesting fac that cattle, as a rale, lose little or nothing in ight in transit from the United States to dngland, and that they walk from the ves- sele to the stock vens without avparent didi- culty, notwithstanding the cramped position i which they remain during the long voyage and the fact that they stand almost through- out the journey, It 1s a remarkable proof of their powers of endurance, as the motion of the vessel necessarily keeps the muscles of ther legs at a constaut tensiou. There are said tobe plenty of cattle around Buffalo Gap, 8. D, that are being held for better pri although feed is short, With Catle, with cattle: J, Ly- W. Sewart, lnmau; J, H, V. Coupal, 'Herman; J. S, Doller, Sheiby: M. H. Hagarty, Oakland D. G. Robb, Eundicott; Babbitt' & Evan South Bead; 1. J. Taylor, Shelton ; Cook Humilton, Buel Junction, Mo.; H. L. Old- ham, Plattsmouth; J, J. Lightbody, Geneva. With Hogs. On the market with hogs: J. ML erine, Council Hiufls, In.: Cross Broto- ers, Avoca; C. W. Sewart, Inman; W, F. Kobb, Bassett; Packard L. & (. company, Creighton; J.' D. Snerbrook, Crelguton Shepard & Company, Creighton; N. W, M. company, Nickersou; E. A. Fembers, Hooper; F, Johaston, Biair; W. M. White, Tekamab: K. A. Tomploton, Tekams D. Deidrickson, Bensington; Gruber & Company, Manuing, Ia.; Clandail & M., Panama, Ia, J. B Budd, Portsmouth, Ta. J.H. Kube, Earliog, Ia.; Wilson & Loss, Logan, Ia.; F. C. Adams, Logan, Ia. ; Robert Ingram, Silver City, la.; Kayton & E., Strahm, Ia; J. M. 'Bauew; J. M. Cox, Huw) J. R Galentin, Hroomfield; W. C. Hull,' Ord: 8. C.' Co, Superior; 4. 3.7 Lightbody, Geneva; . George Hent, Hazard: Stevenson = Hrothers, Horwyn; Isaac Deardorf, Mern J. Ellis, Dewitt: J. T. Yunmed, Swanto .. Goodell, Westrom; H. Gubd & Co pany, Biue Hill; H. O. Brown, Fairmount; On the man, Union Neff, Horman oaly good | Joe Dixon, Memphis, two cars: Jonn Frostrom & Company, Malmo; J. Grabow, Gretn: John Wiggins, Oconee; W. T. Rickery, Columbus; F. M. Sackett, Boone W. H. Lewis, Columbus; P. Rogers: Standard cattle compan, B.1 . Odessa; A, W. Ottin nev: H. Readin atte Center. 3 Kehoe, Piatte Center: J. B, Hune, Madis Ripps & Company, Humphrey; Standard tin company, Suporior: J. J, Lightbod: Gonova: Morse & Company, Morse Bluffs; John Meltor, Beemer: N.W, & M. Company, Wisner; John Neller, Beomer; J. G. Math. son, . N, W. M. & Company, Stanton ; 1. M. Me & Compuny, West Point; C. Bliss, 1 J Heck, Potershurg N. W. M. & Company, Linds Clark H. & Company, Weston; Rosborough & Gray; Blue Springs; Metealt & Wood, York; Jack Lower, Stromsburgh; H, J, Simpson & e, Tn.: A, Hockman & Kesslor & Com- With Sheep. On thie market with sheep: & Burke, Central City. LIVE STOCK MARKETD REPORTS George Amos In the Evening Edition of tne Omaha Daily Bee. WENING BEE 8 now receiving from a Omabia, an _ex and thoroughly reliable stock report, which is printed in the ovening edition and mailed on outeoing eveniug trains on all tho rouds leaving Omaha or Council Biuffs The receipts at the Union stock yaras are tehied, and every deal of ‘the day’s 1in an exlinustive manner, running direct to the tele graphi room in Tie Bee office, is utilized to record events ana sales ocenrring late in the aftornoon, and guarantees the printing of a complete report covering the entire day Stock dealers who desire to receive Tne BveNING Bee and its stock report should correspond with their brokers at South Omuhia, who have bocn givena rato that will permit thewm to furnish regular patrons with the pape Remember that T tuins not only the very but it gives you the news cablegrams of the old world, tiie associated press dispatches of the United States, special news items from Nebraska. and matters of interest in Omana and surrounding towns. In fact Tue EvEN- 1NG BEz s o fiest-class metropolitan news- paver. tock denlers are requested to mako at least a trial ovder for Tie EVENING BEE nd to compare its stock report with that of any stock paper. When you order Tur EveNiNe B fail to receive it, kindly notify r Publishing company at once, OMA HA WHOL LE MARKETS Fruits, Ere. cold storage, Lve Ber con- best stock report, and Ber Proauc Ja68 —Strietly fresh, 21@ 15, TALLOW, Ete.—Green salted S. Hides, 8gu; dry flint hides, 4144’ 0 velts, gre ner v, ¢} greass, white, hides, hide hid 8100 veliow, : LIEMONS—Fancy @5.0, Cuest—Young Americas, full factory twins, 11@12! Van Kossen Edom, #1150 per doz; sap sawo, 3e; bricl, 3 limburger, 1lc; domestic iss, 13214 Craxperueies—Cape Cod, £).00@10.00. OnaNaEs—Florida, per box, 85.0003.50. BUCRWIEAT FrLouR—Per bbl, $5.50026.00. Arrii bbi, common, ~ $1.50@200; ; choice, #£.50 cream, 12¢: SALSODA—17 @4 Srarcn —4 @ I Hoxe Purseiyes—9i5@loc per Lo, .llm LIES—Ha45e per 1b, . 16-1b average, 10¢; 20 to , U1 to 14 1bs, 10%c shoulaers, bige; breakfa on, No. 1, 88¢ ham sausage, Sigo; dried beef hams, beef tongues, 5600 per dozen; dry salt meats b!{@hiic per Lbs ham roulette, 6i4c; aad 1c per Ib for small lots, MEss Ponk—Per bbi, $1 3 Bavanas—According to size, per bunch, .00(@3.00. olls, 14c. 00, —G 0: hf bbls, $3.00. UGAI—I25@15¢ per 1b. ons—Harley, meal, 3@3ige; Ariosa, German, Dilworth, Alaroma, 247, rree- Green—taney old o lden Rio fancy old peaberry, 23i¢e: Rio, choice to 205 Rio, prime, 21ci Rio, good, 2003 jc; Java, fancy Mandenling, 2S¢ 2ood interior, 2Ho: African, 21c. DY —i{@22 per Lb. AND Cocos-21@idic per lb; chickory, red, Sc. —Bologna, 4(@4}4c; Frankfort, 7o} neadcneese, Gc, per doz live hen dressed, ver 1b, 90 German SAUSAL 11¢; turkeys, liv 2 ducks, live, per doz, $2.50(a 1b, 9@11c; geese, v dressed per b, Wil Pias Fesr—Pickled, kits, tongues, kits, $2.35; pickled tripe, kits, 030: pickied H 'C tripe kits Sic; spiced pigs hocks, kits, $1. Diikp FRUiT—Currauts, new, Oc; prunes casks, 1,300 ibs, 141{c; prunes, bbls or bugs, 4i¢e; citron peel, drums, 30 Ibs, 24c; lemon peel, drums, 20 Lbs, 20c: fard dates, boxes, 12 Lbs, 10c; avricots, choice evuporated, l4c apricots, jeily, cured, 25 1b boxes, 15¢; aprl s, fan Mount Hawilton, 25 1b boxes, 160: apricots, choice, bags, 80 Ibs, l4ige: apples, evaporated, Alden, 50 b boxes, 9ige; avples, star, 8ic: apples, fancy, Alden, 5 Ib, 10¢; apples, fancy, Alds 2 1b, 103ge: Salv Lake, #'/¢; blackberries, evavorated, 7 lb boxes, Slg@iige; cherries, vitted, dry cured, 1 vears, California fancy, '4s boxes, 25 Ib} 12¢3 peaches, Cal. No. 1, fancy, }4s unp bags, 80 Ibs, 15¢; uectarives, red, 14¢; nectarmes, sil! boxes, 15¢: pitted plums, Cal, 25 1bs, boxes, 8!ge: raspberries, evap, N. Y. new. 2bige; prunes, Cal, R C, 90-100 boxes, 25 1bs, (c; 'prunes, Cal,' R C, 0070, 9¢; orange peel, 15¢; raisins, California Londons, crop 1880, $2.95; raising, Cal. loose muscatels, crop 1859, #2.10- Valencins, 1588, 83c; Valencias, old, Te; Cal, seedless sks, 7ic. LARD ses—Itefined, bige; pure leaf, Blge; Kkettlp rendered Add e w e for smaller quantities. WooL—Fine, average, 22@23c; medium, average, 21(@23c; quarter blood, average, 20 @z1c; coarse. avernge, 15@ cotts and average, 14(@loe, per 1b., $2.50@4.00; otter, wolf, each, B0c@$1.25; coon, each, 5 mink, each, 15@Gic; muskrat, fall, b@dc; skunk, rat, 25lc; badger, rat, 25@s0c, doer skins, fall, per ., N winter, 12@2ic ren—Cresmery, fancy, 20@2le. Dairy, fancy, 16@18¢; choice. 14@ Country, fancy, 14@15¢; good to choice, 1 fair, 10@1le: inferior, G@dce, i per bbl, #5.00; small, #0.00; gherkins, $7.00; C & B chow chow, qts, £ 85; pts, §3 95, Pararoes—2w@i0e for choice, Ox108s—40@be for choice. Savek Kravr—Hbls, $ i h'f bbls, #2.85 Axs—Cut loaf, 9¢; cut loaf,cubes, §' ¢ standard, powdered, 8)5c; XXXX, powdéred Oc¢; gravulated, standard, 7ic; confec tioners' A, 7% ; white extra C, 63{c; extra C, Nebraska, 0'gc; amber. 6)c; California olden ¢, 6o Beer Toxaves—Salt, bbls., $20.00, 2,00, 00; drossed, pe doz, $8.00@9.00; @25¢; choice, HAY—$5.00@6.00. Cuor FrED— Burax—$10.00. Corx—20¢, Oars—18c. VEAL—Choice, medium size, 5@3¢; choice hoavy, $a@do. Lve- $1.75@4.50 per case. Live Pigeoxs—Per doz., $1.50. Game—Prairie cnickeus, $4.50; mallard ; mixed ducks, $1.50@2.00; eal, $L.25@L50; jack snipe, $1.00@1.25; quail, L50@LTH; jack rabbits, $4.00@4.50; small abbits, §1.00@1.20; squirrels, $1.00@1.10; plover, T5c(@#1.00; venison saddles, 11@18c carcasses, t@10c, Beaxs—Choice hand picked navy, $1.73@ 1.80; choico hand clclnsd medium, §!.650@0 ed countey, $1.5001.06 130; chaice hand pi ¥ B0 00y Infocior couuiry: clean country, $1. $L.00G@1.25, SUNDAY,. THE smumfim WARKETS, e | Wheat Rules Heavy and Lower With Bcnrr(!‘§ Influences. BRISK DEMAND FOR CASH CORN. o Oats Sho Some Tendency to Ad- vance—Provisiogs Rather] Disap- pointing to the Trade—Hogs Active—Quotations. CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKETS, Cricaco, Dee. i.—[Special Telegram to Tar Bee,|—The wheat market was active and lower today. Influences were nearly all bearish, Foreign advices were not encour- aging and the home statistical situation can- not be held up any longer with any great degree of s ion to the bulls. A fur- ther incroase af 1,500,000 to 2,000,000 bushels in tho visible is predicted, against 487,533 bushels a year ago and an averago increase 0f 1,100,000 bushels for the corresponding weeks for five years. Bradstreet's publishes an estimate of the stocks of wheat in sight on the first of the month. Ihis estimate makes stocks cast of the Rockies 51,458,000 bushele, against 51,304,000 busheis a year ago. Stocks wncreased 7,507,000 bushels during the montn of November, and since August 1 the increase is reported to have been 88,383,000 bushels, against buskels for the corresponding period last year, Stocks ara now shown to be larger than they have been in twenty months. The increase on the Pacific const since August 1 is given as 8,000,000 bushels, against 6,000,000 bushels a year ago. These figures aided materially 1 the development of bearish speculative sentiment. On a decline of 1{(@ #{c some export orders were caught at thescahoard. New York reported sixtecn boatloads worked. This news had a slightly stimulating effect ou the market, but the provailing feeling cannot be truthfully de- scribed at that of buoyant confidence. Despite the apparent slackness of the foreign demand, barrels of flour, equal in all t }564,000 barrels, cleared from Atlantic ports this week. A local feature was rather for hquidation, chiefly consequent upon the reaching of stop-loss limts. Speculative offerings were free and but for the heavy buying by Hutchinson and miscellaneous covering by scattered shorts late in the day it is probable that lower prices would have been estub- lished. May opened at 83%¢e and for a good while the price wavered between S35 i and S37¢e. Then the market turned down and the price worked off to Sl'je. A sudden dip to Sic occurred, but ouly one or two trades were made at that quotation and a reaction 1o 83%c followed. ‘The closing was 83l7c. December opened at 78/, ranzed at 753, @7874e high and 18,¢ low, closing at Januury opened’at 7 'sold down Oloc and ciosed at final range was St lower than y The feature in the corn deal was the brisk demaud for cash No~#and December. The stock of contract grale hé*e has been con- centrated 10 a few hands and one speculator who has figyred on férmer occasions as a ma- mipulator is credited with owning the greater purt of it. A scare ayioug the shorts for this month resulted from the foregoing condi- tions and for as time here was qQuite an_ active deiwiand and a rapid advance in the price, it which, however, the most distaut futures participated to but a moderate extent. ! December opened at about yesterday's closing price—3115c—but thore was very little,far sale and it was run up to 823gc before roacting mucy, Some re- ceiving houses were prominent in the buy- ing, presumbed to be' covering short sales, which from the present poor grading theg are unable to fill with actual property, as originally intended. The closing price for Decembe: 320, being 4o improvement on the closing figures of the preceding day. January and May each advanced 1-16c. Ouats showed some tondency 1w advance, with a fair demand for account of shorts ana advices from New York indicating strength, especially i near futures. Any improvement of consequence was prevented, however, by free seliing on the part of one speculator av 23%(@: December and January at one time showed @%c ad- vance, with 2l¢ paid, but the higher prices were not fully sustained to the close. Lib- eral business was done, chiefly in May. Re- ceipts were increased to 183 cars and No, 2 regular was dull at 204@20%c, with cash trading mostly by samjpi Provisions rather disappointed trade to- day in their movement. Thoy opened strong and with free covering of storts for a time the wmarket displayed a disposition to buige. It was strong, if not buoyant, but the vrices prevailing increased future offerings beyond expectations. Cudaby and others placed more or less May property on sole and on the retirement of short buyers an easier feeling came to the front. The selling surprised traders eenerally and made the bear interest aggressive. Prices receded quickly and at e showed a decline comvared with of T%(@10c on January and May ¢@5e on future lard and 5¢ on short CHI1CAGO LIVE STOCK. CrioaGo, Dec. 7.—[Special Tolegram to Tur Bes.]—CATTLE—About all the fresh re- ceipts were Texans, some of which were prime, but the bulk was made upof cows and canning stock, The few natives on sale were disposed of av about the closing prices of yesterday. Cows and common stock also sold out at yesterday’s prices, Nothing of note was going ou in stocks and feeders, Choice to extra beeves, $5,00@5.40; medium to good steers, 1350 to 1500 1bs, §1.0064.60; 1200 to 1350 1bs, §3.50@4.25; 95) to 1200 Ibs, $3.00@+.10. Stockers and_ feeders, $1.80 @2.90; cows, bulls and mixed, $L.10( bulk, #2.00( 2,252,490 Western rangers, §2.15 Hogs—The market was active. About everything was sold at an early hour, with prices about the same as yesterday, Mixed and packers soid within 6" range of 3,65 835and shippors at %0 and light sorts at $3.05« 0. Weorkly Bank Statement, New Youk, Dec. 7.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bee.]~The weekly bank statement 8hows the following changes: Reserve, decrease Ll bk Loans, decrease Specie, decroase.. ..., Lopal tenders, decreqst, Deposits, decrease, Circulation, decrease - ‘The banks now hold, $683,150 in excess of the 25 per cent rule. The exports of specie from the port of New York last week amounted to §334,283, 0f which 847,000 was gold and #200,083 silver: Of the total e ports, all the silver weys to Burope and ail the gold went to South’’America. The im- ports of specie to the, port of New York amounted to 250,930, of . which $211,144 wus @old and 848,135 silvey, i FINANOIAL. New Yonx Dac. 7.—iSpecial Telegram to Tae BEe. |—Stocks ~'fle bank statement, showing a decrease ofwovor $1,000,000 in re- serves, over §1,700,000 in loans and nearly $2,000,000 in deposits, was not made public early enough to affact the stock market to any extent. So far as its effect was felt it was aganst the natural tone of the mar which was quite strong, After business yes- terday the buying of sugar was traced lurgely to Philadelphia, while insiders al tributed the strength to naturel causes. Late dispatches from the west reported the form. ation of pools to buy Graugers and other properties. With Europe taking stocks, with business almost unpar- alleled and money workiog easier, sentiment was more bullish than for some time. The market opened strong with many of the active stocks showing slight gaius Action for the half day was & general up- ward movement. Chicago Gus sold up L0 42 ex-dividend and Sugar took the lead i the advance, opening at 67 and «oing Lo 70 at ftor a reaction to 631{ the close was Leading coal stocks showed net mains of {@% per cent all around, New England sold up to 45, Manhattaa to 108'g and Michigad Central to 03 Atchlson wa stoady around 84 and Burlington firmer at 1053, Nortawestarn moved up to 1117, closing 1f per cent better at 2111, Other westorn stocks made small net gains, There Was 4 fair amount of covering n coalers, The closing prices wore very near the bost for the day. The following were the closing quotations ; 1. 8. 48 regular. 0 Pacifio 18,48 conpons T8 A s reguine 7. 8. dig8 conpons acic fis of 95 Central Pacifio, Chiengo & Alron Chicago, Burlington &ulney DL &W, iinols Cantral 1. \ | N.Y.Central. P DA R 130 Rock Island C. M, & StP. dopraterrad . SEPAUE & Omahi dopreforrea 1054 L Rl Lako Shore Michigan ¢ Missouri Pacinic MoNET—On call easy at 4 PRIME MERCANTILE cent SterLING Excrasor—Steady; bills, #4.80; demand, $4.54. dopretorred Western Union. .\ 5 per cont, PAvER per sixty-day PRODU Cricaa Wheat—E Corn—Steidy May Dec, Decembor, i to firm; Decomber, Steady; Decombor, R07fc} i+ May, $L41. January, $0.40@0 Docomber, & Flour—Quict and nchaneed; winter wheat, £2.00@4.85; spring wheat, $3.6504,90; buckwheat, $1.50@3.00 per ewt. ons—shoulders, §1.131;(@4.25; short cloar, £5.05@5.10; short ribs, January, $4.50(04,52 Butter— 24e, Cheese—Firm and active: full cream ched- dars und flats, 91/@"7;c; Young Americas, 0 @10c, dpzs—Itirm; frosh, 2a@2io, Hides light g dry calf, cous, each, 20c. Tallow. No.' 1 solid packed, 4¢; cake, 4ic. Ieceipts 13,001 asy; creamery, dairy, 16@ salted, Oc; Shipm'ts. Flour 12,000 Whea. 000 13000 Corn. U 148.000 140,000 111,000 70,000 ~Wheat—Receipts, 3 red, St e in elev 1S@s63ge . 0. b N d, Decen New York, 17,600;_spot e tor;, N Options iower ber, closing at Sic. Receipts, 7,201 No. 2, 427¢ in elovator; #51c atlont: raded mixed, i Options duli and firmer; Decembor closing at 4 Oats—Receipt POSATRC STOL spot quiet and firmer. Options furl and stronger; Decomber, No. spot activ spot western, Options closed barely ste: un- changed and 10 points down. Sales: 20, 000 bags: Decem.ber, 15.60; spot Rio firmer, fair cargoo: Sugar Petroleum—Stenc £1.04 for —Weak; w Pork—firm. Lard—3pot stronger; options easy. Sales: Western steam, .32/, closing at % Butter—Stronger; flgin, 19¢; western dairy, W@lfe; creamery, 14(@28c. \cese—Quiet and unehar . _Lows, Dee. 7.—Wneat — Lower; cash, Ma, . Corn—Firm} cash, Oats—Highe! sh, «Pork—Quiet at $10.00, Lard—Slow at $5.70. Whisky—31.02. Butter—Dull; craamery, (@23, sinneapolis, Dec, 7.—Sample wheat— firmly held: receipts, 396 cars; shipments, S8 cars, Closing: No. 1 hard, December, 7ilqe; May, 83!'gc; on track, 78!Jc: No. 1 northern, December, 75!¢c; May, Sl¢i on track, 6@ go; No. 2 northern, December, 70c; May, on track, TU@72c. tavernool, Dec. — Wheat — Quiers holders offer moderately; California, 78 1d per cental. Corn—Quiet, aemand poor; new western, 4s 11;d per cental. Cincinnau, Dec. 7.— Wheat — No, 2 red, sic. @she. Oats—Nomnal; No. 2, mixed, 23i4e. Whisky—$l. Kansns Ciry, De No. 2 hard, 611 @61 cash, 60 asked. Corn—Steady; No. 2, Decomber 231{c bid. Oats—No. 2, cash and December, 14lge bid. Milwauker. Dec —~ Wheat — Easy; spring on track, cash, ; No. 1 northern, Sic. Corn—Steady; No. on track, 20/c Outs ~Firm 3 white on track, Rye—Active; No. 1 in store, LIVE SiOCK Cnicago, Dec, 7.—The Drovers’ Journal reports as follows Cattle - Receipts, unchunged; beeves, (@4.80; stockers and “Yexas cattie, SLH0@ 50. togs —Receipts, 55(w8.50; Unitedl closed at 20@24; dairy, 21 ~Wheat—Weaker; December No. 2 red cash, {ci bid; 8,000: market quiet and .00@5.40; steers, 3,00 feeders, 81.80@3 00; 05 western rangers, market stead, , $4.50@3.80: lig 8,000; market strong; n: westerns, £3.50(@4.40: Texuns, £3.00@1.75; lumos, £.00(@8.45. National sStock Yards, KEast St 7.—Cattle — Receipts, 400; market strong; fair to fancy native steers, $4.25@5.00; stockers and feeders, $1.80@3.10. Hogs—Recelpts, market firin; $5.50@3.65. sas Oity, Dac. 7.—-Cattle—Receipts, shipments, market steady, natives, g stockers and feoders, §2.15@3.10; cows, §1.60@2.40, Hogs—Iteceipts, 1,045; shipments, 1,250; market steady; light, H715@3.65; heavy and mixed, #3.60@3.67! 1,000: shipments, 1,500; heavy, « 3 packing, ‘REALYY AND BUSINESS. The Week’s Resume in Real Estate. Builting and Bank Matters. The week just closed has been an oxcep- tionally successful one for the real estate dealers, Their sales have been numerous, aggregating overa half million dollars, and at prices that were profiiable, The follow- 1ng figures show the business of the past weok 1n real estate and building trausactions as compared with the corresponding week of lust year: REAL ESTATE TRANS 1558, $88,002 28,534 Day. 1880, Saturday . Totals $500,069 BUILDING PERMITS, Day. . 1888, Monday . & 2,600 '\l;u;dry . ll}.‘.{fi R 5 Thursday.... 900 Friday 5,435 Saturday . 0,205 Totals o 834,595 THE DANK CLEARINGS. ‘Che clearings for the week were as fol- lows Monday . 8 %m fl Tuesday B K Wednesday . AT 48T 01 Thursday . 167,002 44 648,523 84 Saturday 607,71 24 Total, . 84,808,714 10 Increase over corresponding week of last year, 4.9 per cent. 1850, 11,026 10,975 8,250 8,600 4,200 5,550 #38,700 TENPLES OF TERPSICHORE. Where Barly Omabans Chased Pleasure with Flying Foet. THE HARVEST OF LOVE, Where Cupid Wove His Spells and Transfixed Bleeding h His Unpe Arrow, I Hearts ing Haunts of Ploasure-Seokers, “There,” remarked a well-known German citizen to the writer, couple of years ago, pointing to the old Turner hall on South Tenth, “is where [ first met my wife. The place will hold its last dance on next Sunday night. My~ self, my wife and childven will be pres- ont. The regret that I shall experience in the last dance will be as groat ns was the unspenkable pleasure [ oxperienced when [ there first danced with my part- ner for life,” The old hall went out of existence in a blaze of glory, sentiment and olo- quence, One of the most representative gutherings of Germans over held in this city attended it, beeause to all of them the piuce v e or dear from associntion ending b to the early days of the city. Speeches wero made, and from his cellar John Brandt brought wine, which he would h ed otherwise alone to grace a u fenst, How many husbands and wives, when youug men or rmaidens, in Omaha can look to the meeting in some hall which conduced to their engagement for life! What a potent reminder of days that are gone, of joys that have fled, possibly of heartaches which have been occasioned, are all of those danc- ing halls! Many of them, like the old turn-halle, haye served their usefuluess, abandoned their occupntion and vow live in the memory only of those who love the past. The citizen of later days knows them not. They have changed their habiliments, lost their internal roominess, and with evidence of mor fieation devote themselves to the pur- poses of gordid gain. Laughter, heav- enly music, gliding foet and rustling no longer wake the echoes; the queen of the ball no longer rules with imperious - bes and grace, and the loving swain no more waits, with beat- art, the blissful moment to claim his love as partner for the annce. They are not forgotten, however, and g ful men and women, in many a happy home-cirele, bless th th memorics which ean never be i In west ve y, Simpson's, on the Fourteenth hetw Dodge, was until fe: side and of riety of experiences, from deuling in iron to getting out_polyglot newspapers of the daily and hepdo- modal order. Aecross the tral hall, wh time. treet is Clark’s or-Cen- ch lived for but a short It was opened about ten years ago. It is now devoted exclusively lodge purposes, and has o mecting some secret ovder almost every night. On the southwest corner of Dodge and Fourteenth streets was at one time Clark’s hall als Wiys pat- ronized by the Irish socicties, and in it, atone time the I5. M. A. held its meet- ings. There, too, Irish orators spoke in eloquent terras of tl wrongs and glories of lrveland. There, also, the land league, the national league, and the ladies’ league were formed, and there, too, they encountered disinte- gration. Later it became Kuony’s hall, and more recentiy Metropolitan hall, so styled by the club consisting clusively of Hebrews, which has pleasant rooms beneath. On the northwest corner of the sume -] streets stands Oadfellow hall. TIts en- tertainments are generally for the ben- efit of the order or for the Ruth-Re- bekah degree, but the variety extends from n dance to the amateur efforts of members in both singing and reading. Ovyer the Democratoftice and the Wild, West saloon was a hall in which the young men of twenty years ago danced and flirted. It grew tired of the busi- ness, however, and transformed itsell into u whisky repository aud more re- cently has devoted itself to the more in- ectual occupation of printing aney: paper. When Crounse’s hall come into exist- ence, it enjoyed the prestize of being the largest in the city. That wasabovt ten years ago. Indeed, it was thought an act of temerity to hire i¢ for a dauce, because it was thought too large to be filled. Before it died, however, it was found too small for many a party. The most memorable ball givenin it was that of the telegraphers, in which the decorations w rand. Later, it be- came a rolle ing rink and, like every other rink of the kind in the world, became responsible for many shames as well as pleasures. Finally, it was pronounced unsafe and humanity in sear of pleasure trusted itself no more within its walls. Young men and womer: are now learning in it to become men and women of busine For many a year Musonic hall, on the corner of Capitol avenue and Sixteenth street, enjoyed a monopoly of the prin- cipat dances of the city. During the season it was engaged almost every night. Here the Pleasant Hours flashed, waned and expired. Here Mrs. Lawy, the sweet-faced, the adulated songsiress of Omuha, sang. Here the Hutchinson family, which was not the Hutchinson family, sang under false pretenses. Here zabeth Cady Stan- ton delivered her womanly advice to women. Here, too, more loves were cemented, more vows were exchanged than 10 any other hali in town, Here, too, Hofman and Irving and Stein- hauser maoufactured heavenly notos which ascended to their heavenly home after they had divinely moved all ranks from prince to plebeian. Now the pluce is devoted to educational purposes, und teachers gossip and the board of educa- tion laborg where revelry ruled the hour. This revelry I have heard in the lonely hours of early morning, even ns late in the season as June, asif the heat of summer were unable Lo destroy it. On tnose still nights, also, one could hear the prompter, especially in fall, at adistance of mauny blocks. The greut prompter in those days was “‘Juck” anlligan, then as now chief of the fire department, He was calling for a party one clear moounlight night in early fall and every prompting could be distinctly heard oo the corner of Fifteenth and Faroam streets. The present Musonic hall dates back but four years aud en- joys a patronage not unlike that of its predecessor just descrabed, Ten years ugo there wus a ball in the top swry of the Barker block on Fif- teenth street, south of Farnam. It was the scene of a number of pleasant gath~ erings, both ballsand concerts, and, for atime, like every other hall, it was supposed would vestricted to the patronage of upper tendom. But itfell, aud finally closed its doors only to open them to the Young Men's Christian association, and later to be obliterated by the substitution of rooms which are now used for a variety of purposes. Metz hall on South Tenth street is of its i place was frequently v probably tho oidest of the terpsicho« redan temples Omaha, It is still & little battered and bears evidence of & erude antiquity, but warmly welcomes those who chase pleasnre with flying feet, The changes to which it has boen subjected, the managers who have pro- sided over it, have been about as numerous ns the glasses of foaming or which have been guaffed, both within and about it. Daring all thoso yeurs, it has witnessod gathorings vary ing in size and caste from the private party to the masquerade of the Jardin Mabille I'hen there was What an under to give a ball the exposition hall, aking it was to attempt n it! And yet the unde taking was accomplished. It was ro- peated, and again and ain, until everybody wondored where the danoers of Omaha had previously enjoved themselves. On all these oceasions the hall, a block long, wae filled and the revel invaviably closed with the ws of the morning. The most o entertainment it afforded was the great charity ball, three yours 70, whop tho flaar . was oub¥asen the itire half square. The Musical union hestea, with Franko, Steinhauser, Trvine, and all its other great players was on the music platform. The lights burned brilliantly, and the beauty and v of Omaha were on the Noor. flashed in the beams -of light and oyes as bright spariied with the blissful de t which the scene oc- casioned. There was no crowding, no jostling, no injured trains. The waltzer revelled in the freedom and olided from end to end of the great structure with the lightness and fre dom of a sparrow, the while the sped! tors sat keenly admiving the kaloido- scopic scene; the while, also the broad and inviting galleries welcomed, lrun= ds of resting dancers to the pleas- »s of the promenade. J 'hen there was Creighton hall, now den Musec. which latter succeeded o printing house now on Howard ot First a billiard room. and at the timo when Omalin was the especial pet of ¢ Vrancis Train, the place rgest halls of the kind in the state. The proprictors, the Shoaf brothers, struck a financinl snag and left the city. The place then bo- ame Creighton hall and finalty went, for a time. into promuture decay. Rows of blackened laths grinned through fis- surcs in the walls, and tawdry and dusty lambrequins hung vound the grimy windows. Nevergheless, | tho ed for bills and aivs. It was nlways at the disposab of the fire department, because of the ex- cellent work it did in saving the struc- ture from nnnibilation in a fire which destroyed an adjoining building. Thoso old fivemen’ 15, too, used to be social aflni It was in the s before the volunteer department went out of ex- isten ind when the spirit of emula- tion and enthusinsm in sfi rhting, inspired the istant members of the brig: There, T fivst saw Chief Galligan dane id there, also, [ noted a num- berof citizons who have gone to other climes, or who sleep their last sleep on the hilltops 1n the never to be relaxed embrace of death. The, muinly the halls of other days. There are others which are still® in remembrance of the very oldest eiti- zens, but like the cit were 'y I, and most of them have long since gone into kindling wood. halls of toduy are on every hand. They are as well patronized as were those of the past generation, und event- ually of them the chronicler of later days wiil have many a story to tell. Among them are, Germania hall, Har- ney and Eighteenth: A, Q. H., Jackson and Thirteenth; Foresty “Sixth and Pierce; Goodrich,North Twenty-fourth, Hascall’s Cosmopolitan, Thirteenth and Castellar; Mueller’s, Eighteenth and Vinton; Washington, Eightecenth and Harae New Metz hall, Thirteenth, near Williams; Kessler’s, Thirteenth, near Pierce; Kaspar's, and one block further down. sod PEREGRIN SR PEPPERMINT DROPS, Gong to work with a will—Contesting 1t. A politician must look after his fences or he cannot keep up bis stile. There are some things a dwarf can't do, but he can cateh just as big a cold as a giant. ““Lthink this will fill the bill,” as the hon remarked on paining admittance o the corn crib, You have noticed that “the more people b come wrapped 1n thewselves the colder thoy grow."” Bum—Why is the way of the trangressor 80 hard? Pard—'Spose because it's trayeled s0 much, PIeKLE. Literary men are a good deal like hens, The author lays a plot and then the editor sits on it. There is not enough justice in the world to prevent the right from occasionally get- ting left. It is said that smacking the lips is a vaigar habit. Much depends on whose lips are smacked. ‘The quickest way for & mun to got his cir- cumstances straightened 18 to make them crooked first. Though it blooms on many a patriot’s nose, the rum-blossom cannot quite yet be called the national flower. Most peonle at heart would prefer to inter- pretliterally the injunction to neap coals of firo on their enemies' heads, Perhaps the unearest pronunclation of Mpwapwa cai be obtained by celting a real dude to pronounce “improper, When o man is young he thinks to reform the world, but when he gots older he is quite satisfled 11 he is able to reform hmself, ‘There is one point 1n favor of the man that laughs at his own jokes, You are neverin doubt as to whether he intended to be funn; Fangle (reading)-—~Idison often consumes fifty olgars sa day. Mrs. Faogle—1 should ;.Ilnluk he would inveut a machine to do it for him, “There is something in the Keely motor after al,” observes an exchange. There is. ‘'here has been a good deal of money put into i Young Mother—Don't you think baby Iooks liks his father! Visitor— Ye-es, but [ wouldn't Worry; he may outgrow it. Tramp—Could you give mo a littlo to eat, madam? Madam—O, how lucky. The Coo ing blub hus just gono and you can eat all— But the tramp had fled. First Boy—So you have got a situation? Second HBoy—Yes, an' a good one. I, B,— What do you do most. of the dayt S, B,— Keep out of the way of the boss, Although they went to school together, And grew up children siae by side, He vever dreamed how much he lovéd her, Until her wealthy uacle died. The weather bureau has invented a new stori signal. It is of a yellow color sud de- notes thut the weather wan feels in his bones that something or other is going to happen s00n. Tt was charged that a Brooklyn alderman was a0 escaped state prison bird, but the pa- per making iv bas been cowpelled w apolo- ize. As @ matter of fact, he served out th his terms, F dones—Hello, Smith; back from the west again, ebi What did you do out therel Swith—Started a paper. Jones—Aha! what was the name of it Smith—A subsoription paper L get we back east again, “Well, my dear, we should be comfortablo enough here. Stationary tubs, stationary washstands, hot and cold water, and all mod- ern improvements.” “Yes ' (dejectedly), John, that's all very nice, but where is the stationary domestic?" Citizen—Well, I see you were elocted, Successful Candidate—~Yes. *1 lu&pou you voted for your opponeut on election day (" 40, yes: I thought I would give him & coms limentary vote.” “That's right; I thiok in f’om affairs & mae should always vow for the vest wan, regardless of politics."” ..